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CONTENTS. 

PAGE 
INTRODUCTION   -  v 

REPORT  -  •  * 

INDEX  •  -  309 


This  Report  has  been  prepared  and  edited,  on  behalf  of 
the  Historical  Manuscripts  Commissioners,  by  Mr.  E.  K. 
PTJRNELL,  M.A.,  who  is  also  responsible  for  the  index. 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  majority,  at  least,  of  these  Papers  belonged  to  John 
Evelyn,  who  on  November  24,  1665,  showed  his  collection  to 
Pepys  (Pepys'  Diary  under  date).  Writing  to  Wotton  on 
September  12,  1703,  Evelyn  explains  that  they  came  into 
his  possession  through  his  wife's  family.  He  married  Mary, 
daughter  and  sole  heiress  of  Sir  Richard  Brown,  who  was 
Clerk  of  the  Council  to  Charles  I  and  his  successor.  Having 
been  sent  as  ambassador  to  Paris  in  1641,  he  remained  there 
till  the  Restoration.  From  him,  therefore,  must  have  come 
most  of  the  Stuart  Papers.  He  was  grandson  of  the 
Sir  Richard  Brown  (ob.  1604)  who  had  been  introduced 
to  official  life  by  Robert  Dudley,  Earl  of  Leicester,  to,  or  by, 
whom  most  of  the  Elizabethan  Papers  are  written.  That 
the  elder  Sir  Richard  was  the  source  of  these  is  confirmed  by 
the  gap  in  the  series  from  about  the  date  of  his  death  till  1624. 

On  December  5,  1681,  Evelyn  sent  them  to  Pepys  with  a 
letter  of  "particulars,"  adding  in  a  postscript  "these  papers, 
mappes,  lettrs.,  books  and  particulars,  when  you  have  done 
with,  be  pleased  to  take  your  own  time  in  returning."  Of 
this  letter  the  writer  kept  a  copy  in  the  margin  of  which  he 
noted  "  wch.  I  afterwards  never  asked  of  him." 

To  avoid  "  the  sad  dispersions  many  noble  libraries  and 
cabinets  have  suffered  in  these  late  times  "  (Evelyn  to  Pepys, 
1689,  Aug.  12),  the  latter  bequeathed  the  contents  of  his 
library,  first,  to  his  nephew  John  Jackson  for  life,  then  to 
Magdalene  College,  of  which  he  had  been  Scholar,  and,  failing 
their  acceptance  by  that  college,  to  Trinity  College,  on  condition 
that  they  were  never  broken  up  nor  supplemented.  Magdalene 
accepted  the  legacy  on  these  terms,  and  on  the  death  of  Jackson 
in  1724,  there  came  to  Cambridge  inter  alia  three  volumes, 
described  on  the  title-page  of  each,  in  Pepys'  hand  as  "  the 
gift  of  my  honoured  and  learned  friend  John  Evelyn." 

Of  seven  pre-Elizabethan  papers  the  most  interesting  is  an 
undated  letter  of  John,  Duke  of  Northumberland,  with  post- 
script in  the  hand  of  the  Duchess,  to  his  son  John,  Earl  of 
Warwick,  on  the  subject  of  the  latter 's  debts. 

Towards  the  end  of  the  collection  are  three  papers  of  later 
date  than  Evelyn's  letter  of  "  particulars."  Possibly  the 
letters  of  Ray  and  Flamsteed,  as  men  of  science,  may  have 
been  added  to  Evelyn's  "  gift  "  by  Pepys  himself. 

The  notorious  Protestantism  of  Lord  Robert  Dudley 
brought  him,  in  1559,  a  list  of  "  Divines,  to  be  considered," 
and  a  large  proportion  of  these  soon  received  preferment. 
Some  of  them,  as  Pilkington  and  Whitingham,  respectively 


Bishop  and  Dean  of  Durham,  Lawrence  Humfrey,  President 
of  Magdalen,  Cole,  Archdeacon  of  Essex,  and  Wyborne, 
Preacher  and  Reader  at  Northampton,  as  time  went  on  and 
the  Queen's  Church  views  stiffened,  had  to  beg  his  Lordship 
to  get  them  out  of  trouble  caused  by  their  dislike  of  Popish 
apparel,  and  in  1570  he  is  directed  by  Elizabeth  to  warn 
Archbishop  Parker  against  toleration,  and  in  particular  to 
desire  him  to  enquire  into  disorder  "  committed  in  Norwich 
Church."  Grindal  writes  to  the  Earl  to  complain  of  the 
Arianism  of  one  Smythe.  Alley,  Bishop  of  Exeter,  applies 
through  Lord  Robert  for  leave  to  eke  out  a  net  revenue  of 
300/.  by  letting  out-houses  and  "  waste  "  in  the  precincts, 
while  Bishop  Scory  of  Hereford,  who  had  moved  his  clergy 
to  make  contributions  in  aid  of  a  new  Residentiary,  contrary 
to  a  law  for  Wales  and  the  Marches  made  by  Henry  VIII, 
says  that  the  Papists  intend  in  consequence  to  undo  him  at 
the  next  Assizes.  During  the  War  of  Religion  in  France, 
Leicester's  foreign  correspondents  are  constantly  appealing 
to  his  zeal  for  the  Religion. 

It  seems  to  have  been  part  of  the  duty  of  the  Master  of  the 
Horse  to  provide  houses  for  Ambassadors  and  Foreigners  of 
Distinction  in  London.  Lord  Francis  Bedford,  at  Berwick, 
prays  that  if  the  Lady  Cecilia,  Marchioness  of  Baden  lies 
not  in  his  London  house  herself,  "  order  may  be  given  for  the 
removing  of  her  train  which,  as  I  hear,  be  but  a  homely  company 
and  in  as  homely  manner  do  use  my  house,  breaking  and  spoiling 
windows  and  every  thing."  Again,  if  a  house  must  be  provided 
for  the  Spanish  Ambassador,  Bishop  Home,  of  Winchester, 
is  content  that  no  rent  be  paid  for  his  town  house, 
though  he  had  meant  to  occupy  it  himself.  If,  on  the  other 
hand,  the  Ambassador  has  to  find  a  house  at  his  own  charges, 
he  shall  pay  300  crowns  till  St.  George's  Day  next.  Several 
of  the  foreign  correspondents  of  Dudley  refer  to  horses,  bought, 
or  intended  as  presents  for  him,  and  Kings  and  Queens  were 
constantly  presenting  these  to  one  another  (see  index,  horses). 
Riders  also  were  sought  out  and  sent  to  England. 

Five  letters  in  the  collection  [p.  3,  below]  on  the  subject 
of  the  death  of  Amy  Robsart  were  printed  by  the  third  Lord 
Braybrooke,  Hereditary  Visitor  of  Magdalene,  in  the  Appendix 
to  the  first  edition  of  Pepys*  Diary,  but  both  his  Lordship  and 
Mr.  Froude  overlooked  a  most  important  letter  of  1567  from 
Thomas  Blount  to  Leicester,  describing  an  attempt  to  suborn 
John  Appleyard,  half  brother  to  Amy,  to  give  evidence  against 
the  Earl  as  to  her  death.  A  merchant,  instigated  by  the 
Duke  of  Norfolk,  the  Earl  of  Sussex  and  Thomas  Heneage, 
had  an  interview  with  Appleyard  at  Hampton,  offering  him, 
in  vain,  1,O.OOZ.  down,  and  from  time  to  time  as  much  as  he 
should  require.  A  further  charge  against  Dudley  was  that 
he  was  the  only  hinderer  of  the  Queen's  marriage. 

On  this  matter  Thomas  Randolph  writes  to  him  in  1563-4, 
"  The  worst  I  intend  you  is  to  marry  a  Queen."  A  few  months 


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later  Throgmorton,  expecting  him  to  be  sent  to  France  with 
the  ratification  of  the  Treaty  of  Troyes,  gives  full  directions 
as  to  the  outfit  necessary  for  such  a  journey,  and  in  October 
Sir  T.  Smith  reports  the  belief  of  the  French  Court  that  Lord 
Robert  is,  or  "  shortly  shall  be  made  Duke.5'  Though  her 
Majesty  did  not  send  him,  and  only  gave  him  an  Earldom, 
he  was  persona  grata  to  Charles  IX  and  the  Queen-Mother, 
and  received  the  order  of  St.  Michel,  to  the  surprise  of  Philip  II, 
at  whose  Court,  however,  he  was  "  much  praised."  In  the 
summer  of  1565  Throgmorton,  from  Edinburgh,  commends 
his  wisdom  or  devotion  to  the  Queen's  Majesty,  which  had 
stayed  him  from  a  great  inconvenience  as  never  to  give  himself 
over  to  like  any  other  than  Elizabeth,  adding  that  the  matter 
between  Mary  and  Darnley  was  "  too  far  past  to  be  broken." 
Smith,  in  the  following  October,  under  the  thin  disguise  of  mis- 
liking  "  Lovealian  "  and  the  opinion  of  "  Agamias  and  Spite  wed," 
hopes  that  he  may  see  the  Queen,  who  had  been  at  his  poor 
house  at  Ankerwick  in  his  absence,  "  merry  there  and  your 
Lordship  together."  In  December  comes  a  most  quaint  letter 
from  Katherine,  Duchess  of  Suffolk,  claiming  a  motherly 
interest  in  Leicester.  She  was  in  difficulty  about  the  choice 
of  a  New  Year's  gift  for  her  Majesty,  which  might  fulfil  the 
purpose  the  writer  most  desired.  The  planets,  however, 
had  reigned  uncertainly,  but  she  now  heard  of  "  some  better 
aspect,"  though  she  playfully  upbraids  the  Earl  for  so  far 
proceeding  without  her  knowledge  or  "  any  means  made  for 
your  mother's  consent."  When,  two  months  later,  Bedford 
regrets  that  Leicester's  estate  is  not  so  well  as  some  of  his 
friends  could  wish,  the  Archduke  Charles  was  in  the  field. 
Yet  no  answer  was  to  be  sent  to  Vienna  by  the  Queen  through 
Sackville,  until  the  Earl  returned  to  Court.  Throgmorton 
warns  him  not  to  "  wrap  himself  into  the  whole  burden  of  the 
matter  "  by  coming  hastily.  Possibly  the  service  for  which 
he  was  thanked  by  the  Emperor  in  July,  1565,  was  the 
promotion  of  the  suit  of  the  Archduke. 

At  any  rate  Leicester's  influence  with  Elizabeth  is  shewn 
by  the  many  letters  requesting  his  intercession.  Lady  Mary 
Grey  writes  to  him  from  Chekers  to  further  her  suit  when  she 
had  made  a  secret  marriage  with  Thomas  Keys,  the  Queen's 
Serjeant-Porter,  and  Edward,  Earl  of  Hertford,  husband  of 
Lady  Catherine  Grey,  appeals  to  him  as  the  "  appointed 
means  that  shall  gain  our  '  Prince's  over  long  wanted  favour.'  ' 
Homesick  Ambassadors,  as  Chaloner  and  Norreys,  Lord  Warden 
Francis  Bedford,  whose  daughter  married  Ambrose  Dudley, 
and  Sir  Henry  Sidney,  his  brother-in-law,  "  dead  already  of 
very  grief  and  toil  in  Ireland,"  think  that  Leicester  can  work 
their  recall.  Lord  Hunsdon  is  a  suitor  through  him  to  the 
Queen  for  the  captaincy  of  Norham  and  even  Francis 
Englefield,  in  disgrace  at  Antwerp,  has  hopes  that  Leicester 
may  help  him.  John  Hawkins,  eager  to  intercept  the  Indies 
fleet  in  1570,  requires  the  Earl  to  borrow  the  Bonadventure 


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and  the  Bull  from  the  Queen,  and  George  Nedham,  the 
"  discoverer  of  Emden,"  and  thereby  odious  with  the  London- 
Antwerp  traders,  desires  to  be  recommended  to  the  Lord 
Treasurer  to  have  in  farm  the  cranes  and  new  wharves  in 
London,  and  gained  his  suit.  Many  who  had  advice  to  offer 
the  Queen  upon  matters  of  state,  as  Sadler,  Henry  Killigrew, 
and  Norreys  made  Leicester  their  channel  of  communication. 
To  Sussex,  as  President  of  the  North,  he  wrote,  in  1569,  or 
later,  upon  the  wisest  treatment  of  Mary,  Queen  of  Scots, 
possibly  having  before  him  a  paper  (p.  166),  endorsed  "Sir  W. 
Myld,"  bearing  date  Windsor,  Oct.  26,  1569. 

In  1565  Leicester,  with  Egmont  and  the  Countess  di  San 
Segondo,  stood  "  gossip "  to  the  daughter  of  Thomas 
Baroncelli,  of  Antwerp,  the  child  being  christened  Elizabeth. 
He  provided  a  christening  cup,  and  Baroncelli,  in  return,  is 
anxious  to  help  him  with  commissions  for  her  Majesty  in  the 
way  of  geldings  and  jerkins.  In  one  of  his  own  gifts 
Leicester  was  unfortunate.  An  adamant  (diamond)  sepulchre* 
which  had  been  sent  to  Throgmorton  appears  to  have 
miscarried.  "  The  messenger  is  more  grieved  with  the  loss  than 
you  be"  (Calendar,  pp.  102,  103).  By  a  later  letter  it  would 
seem  to  have  been  recovered. 

In  1575  Henry  Killigrew,  in  view  of  the  Queen's  intended 
visit  to  Kenil worth,  writes  to  Leicester  to  commend  an  Italian 
artist  in  fireworks.  A  scheme  for  three  evenings  is  suggested. 
The  following  paper  is  a  "  Remembrance  for  the  Progress  "  to 
Kenil  worth. 

In  1587  occurs  Leicester's  letter  to  Christopher  Blount, 
Lieutenant  of  his  Horse,  written  shortly  before  his  departure 
to  the  Netherlands.  He  charges  Lord  Buckhurst  with  having 
exceeded  his  powers.  The  same  volume  contains  an  attested 
copy  of  his  will. 

Whatever  may  have  been  his  relations  with  Cecil  at  other 
times,  in  1567  the  latter  writes  :  "  Wishing  myself  to  be  with 
your  Lordship  at  Burton."  Again,  the  concluding 
paragraph  of  his  letter  of  1568,  May  15,  goes  far  to  prove 
that  he  believed  Leicester  to  be  innocent  in  the  matter  of 
Amy  Robsart.  Of  other  friends,  in  1566  George,  Earl  of 
Shrewsbury,  writes  from  Wynfold  that  it  would  have  been 
greatly  to  his  comfort  to  have  had  Leicester  with  him,  and 
no  subject  so  welcome  to  him  but  Pembroke.  Several  letters 
prove  that  Leicester  was  a  sportsman.  Horses  and  riders  come 
to  him  from  abroad.  John  Casimir,  of  Saxony,  "  wished  you 
this  hunting  time  when  he  was  at  the  death  of  80  stags  in  one 
day,  whereof  one  weighed  700/frs.,"  and  Lord  Hunsdon  would 
hear  how  his  hawks  do,  but  thinks  him  so  busied  that  he  has 
small  pleasure  of  them. 

*  "A  sepulchre"  is  also  known  to  have  been  sent  by  Mary,  Queen  of  Scots, 
to  Bothwell.  Mr.  Andrew  Lang,  Mystery  of  Mary  Stuart,  p.  276,  note,,  explains 
this  as  "a  ring  in  black  enamel  with  representations  of  tears  and  bones, 
doubtless  in  white." 


IX 

As  Chancellor  of  the  University  of  Oxford,  he  accepts 
Dr.  Kenall  as  his  Commissary,  being  the  choice  of  the 
University,  and  having  required  the  University  to  take  a 
survey  of  its  statutes,  receives  a  reply  from  the  Senior 
Proctor.  In  1569  in  view  of  the  Chancellor's  intended  visit, 
the  Vice-Chancellor  sends  the  exercises  proposed.  Leicester 
was  to  lodge  in  Christchurch,  which  College  had,  three  years 
before,  protested  to  him  against  bearing  the  whole  charge 
of  the  Queen's  repair  to^  the  University. 

Of  Cambridge  there  is  little  mention.  In  1569,  however, 
Bishop  Cox  of  Ely  had  "  visited  "  St.  John's  College  to  settle 
controversies  between  the  Master  and  Mr.  Fulke,  Fellow. 
From  the  College  Records,  edited  by  the  present  Master,  it 
appears  that  Fulke  was  an  extreme  Low  Churchman,  but 
had  not  been  punished  for  his  disorders,  the  Master,  Longworth, 
urging  that  he  and  others  did  it  of  conscience.  Later,  Elias 
Mead,  Fellow,  brought  a  charge  of  felony  against  Fulke  before 
the  Mayor,  who  declared  it  to  the  Vice-Chancellor.  With 
this  the  Bishop  declines  to  deal  and  wishes  the  "  foul  matter  " 
referred  to  some  of  the  discreet  of  the  University  (p.  165). 
From  Professor  Mayor's  edition  of  Baker's  history  of  the 
College  it  appears  that  Fulke  was  charged  with  celebrating 
marriages  in  Cambridge  within  the  prohibited  degrees  of 
relationship. 

A  pamphlet  exists  in  the  Cambridge  University  Library 
entitled  "  A  vindication  of  the  Jurie  who  in  .  .  1653  gave  their 
verdict  .  .  at  Westminster  against  the  inhabitants  of 
Haddenham  concerning  Common  which  they  pretended  to 
have  in  a  marsh  called  the  Delffs  and  Ose  Delffs  "  there. 
It  is  by  Francis  Taverner,  owner  of  some  pasture  in 
Haddenham,  and  throws  light  upon  the  letter  of  the  Dean 
and  Prebends  of  Ely,  calendared  on  p.  159.  In  5  Elizabeth  the 
Bishop  of  Ely,  as  ex  officio  Lord  of  the  Manor,  gave  a  lease 
of  the  land  to  the  use  of  the  inhabitants  subject  to  their 
maintaining  the  banks,  which  protected  the  Isle  of  Ely  against 
inundation.  Six  years  later  the  Bishop  demised  the  Delffs 
and  Ose  Delffs  in  reversion  to  Oliver,  Lord  St.  John  of  Bletso 
for  21  years.  Against  this  the  Dean  and  Prebends  protest 
to  Leicester.  They  seem  to  have  been  unsuccessful  for  in 
20  Elizabeth  Lord  St.  John,  for  100  marks,  granted  the  land  to 
the  use  of  all  parishioners.  The  present  Editor  is  indebted  to 
Archdeacon  Cunningham,  of  Ely,  for  notice  of  Taverner's 
pamphlet. 

From  Elizabeth  these  Papers  contain  one  letter  only, 
calendared  on  p.  182,  addressed  in  1599  to  the  Earl  of 
Pembroke.  The  son,  to  whom  the  Queen  refers,  may  have 
been  William,  the  Queen's  Godson,  then  19.  If  so,  his 
"  good  •  beginnings  "  did  not  survive  the  attractions  of 
Mary  Fit-ton.  It  is  noticeable  that  the  concluding  phrase, 
"  with  our  best  wishes  to  you  both,"  is  less  modern  than  it 
might  well  be  thought. 


To  the  Queen  there  is  on  p.  10  a  letter  of  Richard,  Lord 
Rich.  He  had  no  good  reputation.  He  had  deceived  Bishop 
Fisher,  and  perjured  himself  at  the  trial  of  More.  He  had 
helped  Somerset  to  obtain  the  attainder  of  his  brother,  but 
joined  Warwick  in  overthrowing  the  Protector  ;  he  had  signed 
the  proclamation  of  Lady  Jane  Grey,  but  declared  for  Mary 
in  Essex.  His  only  claim  to  respectability  is  the  foundation 
of  Felstead  School.  If  it  is  safe  to  infer  that  the  first  part 
of  the  Papers  came  from  Leicester's  office,  her  Majesty  may 
have  passed  on  the  ex-Lord  Chancellor's  letter  to  Dudley 
before  the  coolness  between  them  which  took  place  later  in 
this  year.  The  second  letter  to  Elizabeth  is  the  petition  of 
the  Archbishop  of  Armagh  and  the  Bishop  of  Meath  for  an 
academy  to  be  erected  in  Ireland.  Then,  p.  65  of  the  Calendar, 
we  have  a  letter  to  the  Queen  from  John  Hawkins,  and  p.  173 
one  from  Hawkins  to  Leicester.  On  p.  73  is  the  appeal  of  the 
Duchess  of  Somerset  on  behalf  of  her  son,  Lord  Hertford, 
the  close  of  which  might  possibly  have  an  effect  opposite  to 
the  writer's  wish.  Elizabeth  also  received  undated  letters 
from  Cecilia,  Margravine  of  Baden,  Princess  of  Sweden,  and 
from  Petrucchio  Ubaldino,  who  could  not  collect  enough  of 
his  countrymen  to  perform  an  Italian  play.  Two  other 
letters  to  her  are  dealt  with  under  the  subject  to  which  they 
refer. 

The  letters  referring  to  France  commence  with  one  from 
Henry  Myddelmore,  written  three  months  after  the  assassi- 
nation of  the  Duke  of  Guise.  Within  another  three  months 
the  Queen-Mother  had  united  both  parties  in  a  common 
task,  and  Warwick  surrendered  at  Havre  in  the  last  days 
of  July.  It  was  argued,  not  without  justice,  that  the  English 
occupation  of  that  town  cancelled  the  clause  in  the  treaty 
of  Cateau-Cambresis  by  which  we  were  to  recover  Calais 
within  eight  years,  or  receive  500,000  crowns.  Chaloner's 
letter  of  January  24,  1563-4,  shows  that  he  took  this  for 
granted.  He  had  tried  to  minimize  the  effect  of  the  loss  of 
Havre  at  Madrid,  but  clearly  realized  the  force  required 
for  the  recovery  of  Calais  and  the  dangers  of  war  with  France 
while  we  had  no  "  faster  hold  "  on  Philip's  amity.  If  France 
were  aggressive  in  Flanders  things  would  be  different.  But 
the  "  sinews  of  war  "  were  wanting,  and  though  Chaloner 
was  hopeful  of  the  result  if  his  advice  were  taken,  Elizabeth 
was  so  bent  on  peace  that  the  French,  writes  Throgmorton 
to  Dudley  in  April,  said  they  had  the  peace  in  their  hands 
to  conclude  it  as  they  would.  In  July  Hunsdon  had  taken 
the  Garter  to  Charles  IX,  and  Henry  Killigrew,  whom  he 
left  in  Paris,  is  conveying  to  Leicester  the  desire  of  the  King 
and  Queen-Mother  for  his  help  in  the  preservation  of  this  new 
league  with  England. 

In  the  same  summer  news  came  from  Rome  that  the 
Dukes  of  Ferrara  and  Savoy  were  to  meet  the  King  and  Queen- 
Mother  at  Lyons  on  their  progress  through  the  south  of  France. 


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Ferrara  had  personal  reasons  for  his  journey  [CaL,  p.  27], 
Savoy  wanted  French  help  against  the  Calvinists,  and 
had  the  support  of  the  Pope,  whom  Catherine  was  glad  to 
gratify  as  a  set-off  against  the  difficulty  which  had  been 
made  in  France  in  accepting  the  Tridentine  decrees.  His 
Holiness  at  this  time  decided  a  question  as  to  the  precedency 
of  the  French  and  Spanish  Ambassadors  at  his  Court,  in  favour 
of  the  representative  of  France,  whom  he  had  reasons  for 
gratifying  even  at  the  risk  of  alienating  Philip.  Smith  at 
Tarascon  in  October  hears  of  too  much  intelligence  between 
Rome  and  Mary's  party  in  Scotland  and  some  at  this  Court. 

It  is  about  this  date  that  we  find  letters  addressed  to  Benedetto 
Spinola.  His  name,  if  a  digression  may  be  pardoned,  has  a 
melancholy  interest  to  the  College  to  whom  these  papers 
belong.  Thomas,  Lord  Audley,  bequeathed  to  Magdalene, 
which  he  had  revived  after  its  collapse  as  Buckingham  College, 
the  garden  of  his  house  at  Aldgate  in  the  City  of  London, 
some  seven  acres.  His  will  stipulated  that  the  College  should 
grant  to  no  person  a  longer  lease  than  21  years.  His  motive 
was  obvious — the  protection  of  the  interests  of  posterity. 
But  the  College  was  advised,  apparently  by  Cecil  [S.P.  Dom., 
1575,  Jan.  26]  to  grant  a  lease  in  perpetuity  to  the  Queen 
for  15Z.  per  annum.  This  lease  the  next  generation  tried  in 
vain  to  upset,  but  the  Courts  decided  that  there  was  no  violation 
of  the  will,  the  Queen  not  being  a  "  person."  She  had  disposed 
of  the  lease  to  Spinola,  who  was  good  enough  to  present  the 
College  with  a  silver  seal,  having  sold  the  lease  for  2,500/. 

Of  the  tour  of  Charles  IX  there  is  an  account  in  a  news- 
letter of  October  17,  which  gives  an  amusing  incident  at 
Cavaillon,  a  Papal  town  in  the  Venaissin,  and  details  of  the 
festivities  at  Marseilles.  The  Queen-Mother  went  on  to 
Bayonne  to  meet  her  daughter,  the  Queen  of  Spain,  and  Alva. 
From  Toulouse  Smith  laments  this  diversion,  "  backward 
again  from  England,"  and  Robert  Huggins,  who  was  in  charge 
at  Madrid  after  Chaloner's  departure  on  March  2,  writes  that 
the  marriage  of  Mary  and  Darnley  roused  fears  in  Philip's 
mind  of  a  united  England  and  Scotland,  and  thinks  that  the 
Catholic  Kings  would  come  together  on  this  point.  Philip 
was  grumbling  at  the  expense  of  his  Queen's  journey,  and  was 
annoyed  at  the  second  French  expedition  to  Florida,  which 
Coligny,  the  Raleigh  of  his  day,  had  despatched,  hoping  that 
it  might  lead  to  war  with  Spain.  Philip,  however,  chose 
to  regard  the  expedition  as  the  work  of  an  individual  only, 
and  sent  Melendes  with  50  ships  and  orders  to  gibbet  and 
behead  all  Frenchmen  within  those  regions.  The  King  of 
France  had  promised  not  to  interfere,  and  the  settlers  were 
hung  not  as  Frenchmen  but  as  heretics. 

Philip  indeed  had  too  much  on  his  hands  to  occupy  him 
without  picking  a  quarrel  with  France,  for  he  had  promised 
Genoa  to  care  for  Corsica  as  if  it  were  his  own,  and  John 
Andrea  Doria  and  Pietro  Corso  were  at  close  quarters  there. 


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Moreover,  the  Sultan,  preparing  for  naval  warfare  in  the 
Mediterranean,  charged  his  Intelligence  Department  to  watch 
Philip's  provision  for  the  seas  (p.  53,  below),  and  was 
encouraging  Zapoyla,  the  Vaivode,  against  the  Emperor, 
who  was  sending  out  all  troops  he  could  raise  under  Schwendi 
and  Stephen  Battorj,  the  future  King  .of  Poland,  Gastoldo 
being  his  Commander-in-Chief.  The  only  support  which 
France  was  likely  to  obtain  was  the  hired  Swiss.  The  Nether- 
lands were  seething,  and  when  Alva  advanced  against  them 
by  Burgundy  and  Lorraine  the  Swiss  were  to  hedge  him  off 
France  if  necessary,  but  they  drove  a  hard  bargain  with  the 
French  (p.  40,  below),  who  were  practically  isolated.  In  France 
therefore,  1566  was  to  be  a  year  of  reconciliations,  the  Admiral, 
the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine  and  Conde  meeting  at  Moulins-sur- 
Allier,  and  the  latter  even  resorting  to  the  Cardinal's  weekly 
sermons.  The  quarrel,  writes  Paget,  1566,  Feb.  2,  is  no 
more  for  religion  but  for  private  injury  betwixt  the  Cardinal 
and  the  Constable,  the  latter  at  heart  detesting  the  Guises 
and  the  Italians  at  the  Court,  and  the  Admiral  labouring  to 
maintain  the  quarrel  between  the  two  Houses.  Catherine, 
"  sailing  with  a  side-wind  seeks  to  reach  some  haven  before 
the  storm  grow  greater , ' '  and  is  for  pacification .  The  Cardinal  as 
a  spiritual  man  left  the  prosecution  of  his  brother's  death  to 
others,  and  the  Admiral  denied  all  complicity  with  the  murder. 

Elizabeth,  at  this  time  much  troubled  with  Scotch  affairs, 
had  little  consolation  from  Ireland.  Nevertheless  she  was 
enjoying  life,  so  much  so  indeed  that  reports  of  her  levity 
of  conduct,  plainly  worded  indeed  (p.  78,  below),  reached  the 
Spanish  Court,  through  the  household  of  her  late  Maid  of 
Honour,  Jane  Dormer,  now  Countess  of  Feria.  Dr.  Man, 
the  new  Ambassador  there,  was  held  of  small  account  for 
his  frugality,  and  tales  were  on  foot  as  to  his  antecedents. 

Arundel  was  sent  to  the  Diet  at  Augsburg  in  the  same  summer 
and  one  of  his  suite  gives  an  account  of  his  journey  from 
Cologne  onwards  by  the  Rhine  and  Neckar,  and  on  through 
Ulm,  interspersed  with  notices  of  the  religion  practised  in 
the  towns  along  the  route,  and  concluding  with  a  description 
of  the  Service  at  which  the  Emperor  was  present  at  Augsburg 
and  of  an  evening  at  his  Court. 

After  some  hesitation  whether  to  go  in  person,  Philip 
despatched  Alva  to  Italy  for  the  Netherlands  in  March,  1567. 
In  February  begins  the  series  of  Sir  Henry  Norreys'  letters. 
He  seems  to  think  that  Philip  would  have  gone  himself,  but 
for  the  preparations  of  the  Sultan,  who  was  more  to  be 
feared  than  ever  after  his  attack  on  Malta,  of  which  these 
papers  contain  two  accounts.  Norreys  remarks  that  the 
Protestants  in  the  Netherlands  want  the  aid  of  some  of 
the  noblemen  there  "  who  begin  to  pluck  their  heads  out  of 
the  collar." 

On  the  news  of  the  murder  of  Darnley,  Thomas  Barnaby 
at  Paris  prays  that  "  the  tragedy  may  have  no  more  acts  but 


Xlll 

one,"  and  adds  that  the  Emperor,  though  secretly  assured  of 
peace  with  the  Sultan,  is  trying  to  raise  money  for  a  worse 
end.  The  government  of  the  Queen-Mother  is  unpopular 
even  with  the  Papists.  She  will  "  rather  turn  Totnam  French 
and  become  Protestant  another  while  than  sit  beside  the 
saddle." 

In  March  Norreys  writes  of  a  meeting  of  all  the  Huguenot 
leaders  and  that  the  old  quarrel  is  likely  to  re-kindle.  Schemes 
were  already  in  the  air  for  bringing  Prince  James  to  France. 
Elizabeth  had  renewed  her  demand  for  Calais,  and  Norreys 
was  of  opinion  that  if  the  Emperor,  being  at  peace  with  Turkey, 
at  this  juncture  demanded  Metz,  Toul  and  Verdun,  she  too 
would  be  successful.  The  Queen-Mother  therefore  tried  to 
arrange  a  double  marriage  alliance  with  Maximilian — his  eldest 
son  to  marry  Princess  Marguerite,  and  Charles  IX  to  marry 
the  Emperor's  second  daughter.  On  the  other  hand  Conde 
was  urgent  that  Spain  should  not  be  allowed  to  annex  Genoa. 
If  this  were  prevented,  Philip  would  be  drawn  towards 
Elizabeth,  and  the  Protestants  have  a  better  chance.  Mary's 
marriage  to  Both  well,  and  a  report  that  she  was  with  child 
by  him,  made  the  French  still  more  eager  to  secure  the 
person  of  Prince  James. 

At  this  time  came  the  first  of  Norreys'  grievances  against 
the  Court,  the  arrest  of  Barnaby  for  a  small  debt,  which  the 
Ambassador  had  offered  to  discharge.  He  was  released  upon 
an  application  to  the  King,  and  Norreys  immediately  writes  of 
the  King's  intention  to  deliver  Mary,  then  captive  at  Edinburgh, 
and  to  get  James  into  his  hands  "  by  hoke  or  croke."  Moray 
was  summoned  to  Orleans  and  received  various  "  gratifications  " 
with  this  in  view.  "  Merchant  ships  under  colour  of  a  voyage 
shall  do  the  deed."  The  Pope,  to  set  France  and  Spain  by 
the  ears,  had  made  over  Avignon  to  Philip.  Elizabeth  had 
therefore  many  ways  to  "  make  her  profit,"  but  in  France  she 
was  suspect,  as  Imperial  and  Spanish.  "Now  would  a  hot 
minister  do  good  service,  but  we  are  too  full  of  moderation." 
A  fortnight  later  Conde,  learning  that  the  Constableship, 
when  vacant,  was  not  to  be  filled,  left  the  Court  in  great  anger, 
although  the  Queen-Mother  tried  to  atone  for  the  rebuff  by 
special  cordiality  to  the  Admiral  and  d'Andelot.  Philip  had 
satisfied  the  Court  that  his  sole  object  was  the  Netherlands, 
and  designs  on  the  Protestants  once  more  filled  the  minds  of 
the  Court.  At  this  point  comes  in  an  important  paper  in 
the  shape  of  an  account  of  the  interview  between  Zulega, 
Envoy  of  the  Elector  Palatine,  and  the  Catholic  party  with 
L'Hopital,  the  politique  Chancellor.  Zulega  saw  Conde  also, 
who  dilated  on  the  grievances  of  the  Religion,  and  admitting 
that  it  was  at  his  suggestion  that  the  Swiss  had  been  summoned 
at  the  time  of  Alva's  march,  asserted  that  they  were  now 
brought  to  the  Court  to  be  used  against  the  Huguenots. 

Before  Norreys    wrote    again    on    January    29,    1568,    the 
Constable  had  fallen  at  St.  Denis,  and  the  Huguenots  had 


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moved  eastward  to  join  the  force  from  Germany.  Dr.  Man 
soon  reports  from  Madrid  that  Philip  was  urged  to  make 
peace  with  the  Turk  and  crush  the  Protestants  in  England, 
and  that  he  had  warned  Charles  IX  to  make  no  terms  with 
the  Huguenots.  Things  were  proceeding  to  extremities  in 
France.  Norreys  in  April  doubts  the  continuance  of  the 
Peace,  and  is  anxious  to  know  the  truth  of  a  report  that 
Leicester,  Bedford,  Cobham  and  Throgmorton  had  levied 
60,000  crowns  to  aid  Conde  and  Coligny,  and  whether  this 
had  been  done  with  Elizabeth's  knowledge.  In  May  Mary 
had  escaped  from  Lochleven  only  to  meet  defeat  at  Langside, 
John  Wood  sending  to  Throgmorton  a  long  list  of  prisoners. 
Elizabeth  had  left  the  Lords  of  Scotland  without  answer 
as  to  the  delivery  of  Mary  from  Both  well,  the  preservation 
of  the  Prince  and  the  pursuit  of  the  murder.  At  Langside 
they  settled  two  of  these  questions  for  themselves.  On  August  1 
Sir  Francis  Knollys  at  Bolton  Castle  writes  to  explain  what 
had  been  done  there  for  Mary's  comfort.  He  had  tried 
one  of  his  own  horses  with  a  woman's  saddle  for  the  Scottish 
Queen,  and  had  provided  a  litter  in  case  of  need. 

Meantime  the  Marshal  Montmorency,  now  Duke,  had 
summoned  Norreys  to  a  meeting  with  a  view  to  alliance  with 
Elizabeth.  The  Court  party  wished  to  know  whether  she 
intended  to  marry  ;  he  was,  as  was  his  father,  hostile  to  the 
Cardinal  of  Lorraine,  and  warned  Norreys  of  the  passage  of 
letters  from  the  Queen  of  Scots  to  the  Guises.  Captain 
Coqueville,  disavowed  by  Conde,  had  made  a  raid  into  Picardy, 
only  to  be  captured  by  de  Cosse  and  executed  at  Abbeville. 

The  Cardinal  sent  Italians  into  England  to  work  treason 
to  Elizabeth.  It  was  hoped  that  Conde  and  the  Admiral 
might  be  seized  in  Burgundy,  in  spite  of  the  Treaty  of 
Longjumeau.  They  effected  their  escape  to  Rochelle,  a 
far  better  stronghold  than  Orleans.  Here  Coligny  fitted  out 
the  fleet  which  kept  open  communication  with  England, 
and  brought  munition,  for  which  he  paid.  On  this  comes 
Octavian  Fregoso  on  the  scene  with  galleys  from  Marseilles, 
Bordeaux  and  Nantes,  which  put  Norreys  in  fear  of  an  attempt 
upon  Scotland.  At  any  rate  Chatelherault  was  to  go  there, 
and  Norreys  notes  the  failure  of  an  attempt  on  the  part  of 
Elizabeth  to  stop  him  by  negociation. 

In  June  Egmont  and  Horn  had  been  executed,  a  blunder 
which  the  Emperor  failed  to  justify  to  the  indignant  Elector 
Palatine,  and  William  of  Orange  had  been  checked  on  one 
of  his  lines  of  attack'  by  the  defeat  of  Lewis  of  Nassau  at 
Jemmingen.  It  was  reported  to  Norreys  that  Lewis  was  drowned, 
the  boat  in  which  he  had  escaped  having  been  found  adrift. 
By  September  William  was  ready  to  advance,  and  these  Papers 
include  a  list  of  his  horsemen  and  their  commanders.  The 
result  was  a  Court  promise  to  Conde  that  the  Edict  should 
be  observed,  and  the  Queen-Mother,  says  Norreys,  "  for- 
thinketh  herself  to  have  given  so  attentive  ear  to  the  Cardinal 


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of  Lorraine."  Orange  advanced  into  Brabant  (p.  135,  below), 
but  December  5  found  him  still  on  the  French  frontier  awaiting 
Deux -Fonts.  Charles  tried  to  bribe  him  to  withdraw. 

In  November  Anjou  and  the  Admiral  had  been  fencing  in 
Poitou,  and  on  p.  138  is  an  account  of  a  stratagem  on  the 
part  of  Martigues. 

At  the  end  of  December  Conde  writes  from  Poitou  to  Leicester 
to  assure  the  Queen  of  his  gratitude,  promising  to  relate  his 
successes  through  Odet  de  Chatillon,  who  had  escaped  to 
England.  Orange  was  then  on  his  way  to  join  Coligny,  havimg 
crossed  the  Marne  on  the  22nd.  The  King  on  January  15 
was  at  Chateau  Thierry  on  the  Marne,  intending  for  either 
Troyes  or  Chalons-sur-Marne,  and  such  was  the  fear  of  Deux- 
Ponts'  advance  that  Philip  and  the  Guises  were  ready  to 
sacrifice  Metz  to  stay  the  Germans.  Early  in  March  the 
Court  was  at  Metz  and  Conde  at  Niort.  Norreys'  position 
was  becoming  more  strained,  his  correspondence  being  inter- 
cepted. Now,  wrote  Sir  Ralph  Sadler,  to  Leicester  was 
Elizabeth's  opportunity.  She  should  aid  Conde  and  Orange 
with  money,  and  where  she  gives  or  lends  a  pound,  her  enemies' 
own  people  will  spend  ten  of  their  own.  If  she  does  it  with 
a  pure  conscience,  God  will  give  her  strength. 

Deux-Ponts,  by  Montbeliard  in  Franche  Comte,  was  making 
his  way  to  the  Loire,  but  not  to  join  Conde,  as  Henry  Killigrew 
hoped,  for  the  day  of  Jarnac  had  come,  and  with  it  had 
passed  the  possibility  of  a  league  between  Conde  and  England 
which  would  have  resulted  in  the  alliance  between  France 
and  Spain.  John  Casimir  was  hanging  back  waiting  for 
money  from  England,  which  never  came,  but  Deux-Ponts 
reached  La  Charite  on  the  Loire  on  May  10,  his  force 
joining  the  Admiral  on  June  23,  but  his  death  by  press  of 
wine  taken  the  first  night  at  supper  in  the  Queen  of  Navarre's 
tent  was  known  to  Norreys  at  Orleans  on  the  19th.  By 
July  8  the  Huguenot  army  is  by  famine  and  sickness  so  scattered 
as  to  be  useless.  The  Duke  of  Orleans,  however,  had  left 
the  King  so  small  a  guard  at  Orleans  that  Norreys  thought 
Charles  might  find  it  hard  to  reach  Paris.  Yet  Norreys  saw  the 
danger  to  his  mistress  if  the  Catholics  swept  the  board  (letter 
of  August  28).  But  in  September  the  Admiral,  raising  the 
siege  of  Poitiers,  advanced  upon  Chatelherault,  on  which  the 
Duke  relaxed  his  hold.  Norreys  writes  his  last  letter  on 
September  23,  1570,  from  Paris,  nearly  a  year  after  the  disaster 
at  Moncontour,  of  which  these  Papers  contain  no  account. 
Peace  had  been  signed  at  St.  Germains  on  August  8.  "  The 
credit  of  Monsieur  increases  so  fast  as  the  King  may  repent 
it."  Some  of  the  German  Bishops,  he  remarks,  would  gladly 
shake  off  the  Pope's  yoke  in  consequence  of  a  new  oath  of 
allegiance  required  at  their  confirmation. 

Two  letters  of  John  Hawkins  have  been  already  named, 
the  first  announces  to  Elizabeth  his  return  in  her  Majesty's 
ship  Jesus  on  September  20,  1565,  when  he  had  in  obedience 


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to  her  command  "  been  a  help  to  all  Spaniards  and  Portyngals," 
to  the  second  reference  has  been  already  made.  It  was  in 
his  expedition  of  1567  that  he  was  attacked  at  S.  Jean  de  Lua. 
The  result  is  described  in  Edward  Horsey's  letter  of 
December  20,  1568,  which  gives  a  full  account  of  the  Queen's 
seizure  of  Spanish  gold  at  Southampton.  The  act  was  illegal 
and  the  means  unworthy  of  an  Elizabethan  official.  The 
Papers  include  one  letter  on  naval  affairs,  dated  Chatham, 
August  27,  1569.  In  spite  of  the  press,  "  the  ships  want  of 
their  appointed  numbers." 

The  name  of  the  Scottish  Queen  first  appears  in  an  entertaining 
account  from  Randolph  to  Dudley  (1563-4,  January  15)  of 
Twelfth  day  at  her  Court.  The  bean  fell  to  fair  Fleming, 
and  "  two  worthy  Queens  possess  without  envy  one  kingdom 
both  upon  a  day."  The  real  Queen  was  in  white  and  black, 
"  no  other  jewel  or  gold  about  her  that  day  but  the  ring  I 
brought  her  from  the  Queen's  Majesty  hanging  at  her  breast." 
Randolph,  who  was  then  40,  was  drawn  into  the  dance  by  the 
"  old  Queen  "*[?  Mary],  and  thought  that  Dudley  would  have 
been  much  fitter  for  the  purpose,  "  with  somewhat  else  of 
greater  felicity,  if  I  knew  how  to  frame  [?  word]  it  unto  my 
desire."  Let  her  Majesty,  he  continues,  "  do  against  France 
what  she  likes.  Scotland  shall  remain  hers."  Lord  Warwick 
had  just  been  made  President  of  York,  and  Francis,  Earl  of 
Bedford,  soon  to  become  his  father-in-law,  was  at  Berwick, 
whence  come  his  letters  to  Dudley,  urgent  for  the  fortification 
of  that  post.  In  October,  1565,  Moray  is  on  the  point  of 
flight  to  England,  the  aid  sent  to  him  under  Captain  Reade 
remaining  at  Carlisle  till  time  came  to  employ  it,  but  "  the 
same  is  no  force  to  the  purpose."  Moray  becomes  more 
despairing,  and  Bedford,  protesting  against  Sussex  being 
sent  over  his  head  to  the  Lords  of  the  Congregation,  begs 
in  vain  for  definite  orders  from  London.  Mary  was  "  viewing 
Eyemouth  "  and  had  designs  on  Kelso.  In  December  the 
rift  between  her  and  Darnley  had  begun,  "  he  on  his  pastime 
on  the  other  side  of  the  water  on  hunting."  By  Christmas 
Moray  was  at  Newcastle,  hoping  that  Elizabeth's  commis- 
sioners might  do  him  some  good.  A  chest  containing  2,OOOZ., 
thought  to  have  been  brought  by  Yaxley,  in  Spanish  gold  was 
cast  ashore  from  a  wreck  off  Northumberland.  The  Earl  of 
Northumberland  secured  it,  though  the  Berwick  garrison 
had  seen  no  pay  for  eighteen  months.  Bedford  had  suspicions 
of  Melvill's  practices  with  Papists  in  London.  By  the  end 
of  April  the  marriage  with  Bothwell  was  known  in  London, 
and  the  Earl  of  Lennox  in  Scotland,  feared  his  own  destruction 
and  that  of  the  young  Prince,  the  "  parricide  having  the  guard 
of  the  Son,"  but  not  even  Throgmorton  seemed  to  realize 
that  Mary  had  staggered  all  Catholic  Europe.  Elizabeth, 
however,  gave  no  comfort  to  them  that  would  pursue  the 
murderers  of  the  King.  At  this  stage  Mary,  who  could  not 
induce  Bothwell  to  go  to  Mass,  re-established  the  law  of 


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oblivion  for  the  Protestant  party  made  before  she  left  France. 
The  competition  for  the  possession  of  Prince  James  had  begun 
(p.  104,  below),  but  Elizabeth  made  no  sign.  In  December, 
1568,  the  Scotch  Lords  were  in  London  in  increased  numbers, 
and  Lindsay  and  Herries  were  at  daggers  drawn,  while  the 
Bishop  of  Ross  writes  a  criticism  of  the  proposal  for  a  joint 
Regentship.  By  the  end  of  the  year  relations  with  Spain 
were  becoming  strained.  Apart  from  the  seizure  of  the  gold 
at  Southampton,  named  above,  Philip  had  refused  to  allow 
the  English  Ambassador  to  read  the  Prayer  Book  in  his  own 
chapel  at  Madrid,  and  Alva,  beginning  to  see  daylight  in 
Flanders,  was  urging  invasion  of  England.  Don  Guerau's 
idea  that  the  fall  of  Cecil,  and  consequent  reversal  of  his 
policy,  was  imminent,  and  Philip's  fear  that  France  might 
sink  religious  questions  if  she  only  secured  England's  support 
against  Spain,  kept  that  King  quiet.  Yet  relying  on  support 
from  this  quarter  the  English  Catholics  became  active,  with 
the  result  that  the  Earl  of  Shrewsbury  writes  from  Tutbury 
that  the  Queen  of  Scots  coming  to  his  charge  will  "  make 
me  soon  gray-headed."  His  Countess  (Bess  of  Hardwicke) 
found  her  house  unready  for  the  Scottish  Queen  "  coming  at 
sudden,"  but  rather  than  not  answer  the  trust  reposed  in 
her,  she  "  will  lack  furniture  of  lodging  "  for  herself.  Later, 
as  has  been  already  said,  English  statesmen  are  conscious 
of  Elizabeth's  difficulties  in  dealing  with  Mary,  while  the 
latter  (p.  177,  below)  will  refuse  nothing  within  her  power  for 
her  "  sister's  reasonable  satisfaction."  There  is  no  further 
mention  of  the  Scottish  Queen. 

From  Ireland  the  first  letter  is  that  of  Shane  O'Neill  to 
Dudley  of  February  29,  1563-4.  The  Queen,  contrary  to  the 
advice  of  Sussex,  was  disposed  to  make  the  best  of  Shane,  but 
she  would  not  go  so  far  as  Cusack,  from  whose  articles  of 
November  18,  1563,  she  struck  out  the  article  non  est  habendum 
pro  violatione  pads  si  non  accedat  personaliter  ad  gubernatorem 
Between  Shane  and  Dudley  an  intimacy  had  existed  since 
the  former's  visit  to  England.  Later  in  the  year  Cusack 
suggests  economies  in  the  administration ;  captains  and 
soldiers  have  lands  and  wages  in  Leix  and  Offaly  ;  3,000/. 
may  be  saved  if  they  are  docked  of  wages,  but  the  Conors  and 
Mores  are  not  yet  brought  to  order,  nor  is  it  certain  that 
Desmond  will  keep  his  promise.  In  November  Ormond  writes 
to  Leicester  complaining  of  Desmond.  (The  two  Lords 
fought  at  Affane,  Desmond  being  wounded,  and  both  were 
summoned  to  the  Queen's  presence.)  Since  the  beginning 
of  1561  the  Pope  had  had  a  mission  in  Ireland,  and  in  1564 
by  a  Bull,  Dum  exquisita,  he  authorised  the  establishment  of 
Catholic  Colleges  ;  this  move  was  met  by  the  petition  of  the 
Irish  Primate  and  Bishop  Brady,  referred  to  on  p.  43,  to  the 
Queen.  They  had  the  support  of  Leicester  and  Cecil. 

A    letter    from    Cusack,    probably    of    June,    1565,    shows 
indignation  at  the  continuance  of  the  quarrel  between  Ormond 

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and  Desmond,  and  satisfaction  with  O 'Neil's  work  against 
the  Scots  ;  of  the  Earls  the  offender  must  suffer  some  smart, 
and  Shane  must  be  persuaded,  by  the  Dean  of  Armagh,  not 
to  release  his  prisoners,  James  McDonell  and  Sorley  Boy. 
Like  Cusack's  other  letter  it  is  far  too  optimistic.  But  by  this 
time  the  Queen  was  hardening  her  heart  and  beginning  to  unloose 
her  purse-strings,  and  Sidney  was  sent  over.  Her  deter- 
mination must  have  been  confirmed  by  a  shrewd  letter,  dated 
May  24,  1566,  from  Lancaster,  formerly  Bishop  of  Kildare, 
who  succeeded  Loftus  as  Primate  when  the  latter  was  trans- 
lated to  Dublin.  To  deal  with  Shane,  whose  proceedings 
he  fully  describes,  would  cost  treasure  for  the  moment,  but 
"  the  time  serves  for  the  same,  for  the  very  robbers  of  your 
crown  are  desirous  to  be  ordered  by  the  Deputy  there."  He 
reminds  her  Majesty  "  what  the  omitting  of  time  has  lost  your 
predecessors  in  Gascony,  Gyan,  Normandy  and  Ange  de  Maine. 
I  need  not  put  you  in  mind  of  later  losses."  On  September  5 
Sidney  addresses  his  brother-in-law  Leicester  from  Drogheda, 
being  obliged  to  write  his  own  letters  :  "  Pardon  my  shaking 
hand.  I  fear  I  am  entered  with  a  palsy."  He  knew  that 
he  was  "  slandered "  by  the  party  opposed  to  Leicester, 
by  his  predecessor  and  by  Ormond.  Of  the  latter  he  certainly 
wrote  that  Desmond  had  not  done  "  a  groat's  worth  of  harm  " 
in  his  lands.  He  had  not  intended  that  a  letter  from  Nicholas 
Whyte,  Seneschal  of  Wexford,  which  he  had  enclosed  to 
Leicester,  should  be  seen  by  Ormond,  whose  countries  were 
"  never  richer."  He  had  paid  certain  money,  due  by  the 
Queen,  to  a  servant  of  Sussex,  who  had  had  no  receipt  from 
his  master.  (Winter  fighting  was  advisable,  and  it  had  been 
decided  to  have  an  outpost  in  North  Ulster.)  1,000  men  were 
to  come  (under  Colonel  Randolph)  from  Berwick,  London, 
and  the  West.  Only  the  former  had  arrived.  Money  must 
be  sent  over,  or  all  is  "  lost  that  is  spent,  or  hoped  to  be  gained. 
I  can  be  but  in  one  place  at  once.  I  would  I  were  at  Jerusalem 
to  be  out  of  this  place."  Yet  he  has  a  word  as  to  a  love  affair 
of  his  nephew,  Harrington,  and  is  not  forgetful  of  Leicester's 
man,  Pet.  He  denies  that  his  men  had  stampeded  upon  the 
reported  approach  of  O'Neil.  This  Harrington  was  Henry, 
second  son  of  Sir  James,  who  had  married  Sidney's  sister, 
Lucy.  He  did  not  "  marry  Windsor."  He  may  be  the 
Mr.  Harrington  of  Man's  letter  to  Leicester  of  April  4,  1568. 

The  next  reference  to  Ireland  is  in  a  letter  of  August  1,  1568, 
from  Sir  Francis  Knollys  to  Leicester.  Knollys  had  been 
sent  to  Ireland  to  keep  an  eye  on  Sidney,  but  was  now  back 
and  at  Bolton  in  charge  of  Mary.  He  reports  a  statement 
made  by  a  servant  of  Sidney's  who  had  been  in  Scotland  to 
buy  wine  for  his  master.  Alexander  McDonnell  and  Sorley 
Boy  had  agreed  to  make  an  attempt  to  recover  their  Ulster 
land  ;  the  latter,  aged  and  broken  by  his  imprisonment  at 
the  hand  of  Shane,  was  to  stay  in  Cantire,  while  his  brother 
crossed  with  800  men.  When  they  came  to  details,  the 


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agreement  broke  down.  One  McAlester  had,  however,  crossed 
with  400  men.  In  or  about  1569  is  dated  a  letter  to  the  Queen 
from  Owen,  brother  to  Sir  Donogh  O'Connor  of  Sligo.  The 
latter,  who  had  received  a  present  from  the  Queen,  required 
Owen,  who  was  at  Oxford,  to  return  to  Ireland.  He  does  not 
wish  to  leave  the  University  entirely.  This  is  the  last  mention 
of  Ireland  in  Elizabeth's  reign. 

From  Spain  Chaloner's  letters  contain  little  news  of 
importance.  Before  the  arrival  of  his  successor,  Huggins, 
who  was  in  charge  at  Madrid,  writes  of  Philip's  vexation  at 
Coligny's  attempt  upon  Florida,  and  of  Feria's  goodwill  to  the 
English.  William  Burlace  had  been  sent  to  Milan.  Later 
there  was  reconciliation  between  the  Pope  and  Philip  in  view 
of  the  Turkish  preparations.  In  March,  1565-6,  Huggins  is 
writing  contemptuously  of  Man,  who  in  the  following  December 
complains  of  the  countenance  given  by  Philip  and  Feria  to 
Englefield,  and  of  the  reluctance  of  the  Cortes  to  vote  money. 
Three  months  later  Philip's  departure  to  the  Netherlands  was 
delayed  by  the  loss  of  29  provision-ships  off  "  Malaca,"  and 
his  beloved  Queen  was  four  months  •,  gone  with  child.  In  the 
summer  of  1567  comes,  by  way  of  Paris,  a  bruit  of  a  joint 
invasion  of  France  by  Philip,  the  Emperor  and  the  Pope, 
who  was  said  to  have  given  Avignon  to  Philip  to  set  him  and 
France  by  the  ears.  A  year  later  Man  has  signified  to  Ruy 
Gomez,  who  was  of  the  anti-Alva  party,  the  sympathy  of 
Leicester  with  Englefield,  which  was  not  worth  much  in  the 
face  of  Elizabeth's  continued  wrath  at  his  treason  at  Namur 
four  years  before.  The  Ambassador,  himself  a  cleric,  was 
complaining  of  Philip's  prohibition  of  Protestant  service  in 
his  house,  and  of  his  encouragement  of  Burlace  against 
Arundel.  Restitution  to  the  King  of  Poland  of  his  mother's 
Duchy  of  Bari  was  demanded.  Don  Carlos  was  in  prison. 
Philip  was  planning  an  Algerian  expedition,  but  the  Turk 
had  come  to  terms  with  Ferdinand  and  with  Persia.  In 
Vol.  II  of  the  Collection,  p.  445,  is  John  Evelyn's  list  of  the 
ships,  armament  and  personnel  of  the  Armada. 

Of  the  Empire  the  first  allusion  is  to  the  impecuniosity  of 
Ferdinand  in  1561  (p.  4).  His  death  was  not  at  once  officially 
notified  to  Elizabeth,  but  his  "  obsequies  "  were  performed 
by  her  at  a  cost  of  12,000  crowns  for  decorations,  alms  and 
banquets,  "as  is  the  custom  there."  His  successor  soon  had 
to  arm  against  Zapoyla,  Vaivode  of  Transylvania,  Sigismund 
of  Poland  offering  to  mediate.  Toccar  [?  Tokay]  and  Terentsch 
fell  to  the  Emperor  early  in  1565.  The  Imperial  Ambassador 
to  the  Pope  about  this  time  is  requesting  that  his  master 
may  be  allowed  to  sanction  the  marriage  of  priests,  license 
for  the  administration  of  both  kinds  in  the  Sacrament  having 
been  already  granted.  Maximilian's  appearance  at  the  Diet 
at  Augsburg  in  1566  has  been  already  named.  The  further 
course  of  his  war  against  Zapoyla  and  his  relations  with  the 
Sultan  are  given  in  Barnaby's  letter  of  March  1,  1566-7, 


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while  Norreys  on  the  10th  refers  to  the  case  of  Culemburg 
and  the  Bishop  of  Wurtzburg.  In  June  Maximilian  labours 
for  a  truce  with  the  Turk,  who  insisted  on  a  continuance  of 
his  tribute,  and  supported  Zapoyla's  claims.  He  is  also 
trying  to  annex  the  Empire  to  his  House.  Further 
negotiations  with  the  Sultan  are  named  by  Norreys  on 
July  16.  The  marriage  of  Philip  to  Anne  of  Austria  is  first 
named  by  the  same  writer  on  June  30,  1569. 

The  Elizabethan  section  of  the  Collection  contains  many 
advices  from  Italy,  and  a  letter,  probably  from  Guido 
Gavalcanti,  strongly  urges  the  renewal  of  diplomatic  rela- 
tions between  England  and  Venice,  which  had  ceased  in 
1537.  In  Rome  Benedetto  Spinola  had  a  correspondent. 
Thus  we  learn  much  of  the  movements  of  Colonna  and  John 
Andrea  Doria  and  their  galleys,  of  the  marriage  of  Colonna's  son 
into  the  family  of  the  Borromei,  and  of  the  question  of 
precedence  between  the  French  and  Spanish  ambassadors 
at  Rome,  which  was  the  counterpart  of  a  dispute  at  the 
revived  Council  of  Trent.  Ferrabosco,  a  rider  in  the  service  of 
one  of  the  Farnese  Cardinals,  was  being  tempted  over  to 
England,  and  a  Bolognese  lady  was  invited  to  Elizabeth's 
household.  Pius  IV  presents  to  the  Seigneurie  of  Venice 
the  palace  begun  by  his  Venetian  predecessor,  Paul  II,  but 
it  was  hoped  that  the  Venetians  would  allow  the  Popes  to 
occupy  it  in  summer.  Economies  were  being  enforced  and 
Borromeo  was  setting  an  example  in  the  matter.  Portugal 
is  granted,  letter  of  December  2,  1564,  an  extension  of  time 
in  the  enforcement  of  the  Inquisition,  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Cardinal  Infante,  later  Henry  I.  From  Venice  comes  a 
story  (p.  41,  below)  of  a  pretender  at  Constantinople,  and 
in  the  next  paper  of  an  attempt  to  assassinate  the  Pope, 
and  later  of  the  punishment  of  the  conspirators.  Snowballing 
is  reported  from  Genoa  in  January,  1564-5,  and  a  case  of 
wife-murder  from  Milan.  The  matter  of  the  Archbishop  of 
Toledo  comes  up  soon  after.  Letters  from  Italy  cease  with 
the  death  of  Pius  IV,  but  there  is  in  Vol.  II,  p.  339,  a  fine 
plan  of  the  Battle  of  Lepanto,  bearing  the  crest  of  Gregory  III, 
and  dated  1572. 

Of  events  in  Flanders  covered  by  these  Papers  an  account 
has  been  given  above.  But  with  regard  to  trade  with  that  country 
and  with  Holland  Herrle's  letter  from  Hamburg  of  August  17, 
1561,  is  of  some  importance.  Instructed  to  deny  the  rumour 
that  Elizabeth  had  been  encouraging  pirates  and  sending 
arms  to  Russia,  which  last  was  unlikely  on  the  face  of  it, 
he  came  upon  one  Georgesson,  or  Yorgessen,  who  had  boasted 
of  having  evaded  the  Queen's  Customs.  Herrle  suggests 
corruption  in  this  department.  At  Bremen  he  complained 
of  excessive  duty  levied  upon  the  Queen's  importations  of 
arms,  which  was  denied.  He  justified  her  attempts  to  trade 
with  Russia  as  due  to  a  desire  to  explore  the  North  Sea  ; 
the  results  might  be  the  same  to  other  nations  as  the  voyages 


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of  Gama  and  Magellan.  If  she  were  successful,  Bremen 
would  be  a  sure  harbour  midway  and  would  benefit  thereby. 
At  Hamburg  he  refers  to  a  mysterious  business,  a  knowledge 
of  which  might  alienate  Denmark.  Gresham  he  describes  as 
jealous  lest  in  service  [business]  he  be  prevented,  and 
suspicious.  Of  him  and  some  business  of  his,  Herrle  thinks 
it  safer  to  write  in  cipher.  In  the  spring  of  1564  comes  a 
long  letter  from  John  Shers,  who  had  been  sent  to  the  Lady 
Regent  on  the  matter  of  the  Intercourse.  Mindful  of  a 
suggestion  from  Cecil  he  had  a  conversation  with  the  Prince 
of  Orange,  who  saw  difficulties  in  the  injury  done  to  the  Lady 
Regent's  subjects.  Egmont  was  more  encouraging,  attri- 
buting Margaret's  reluctance  to  Cardinal  Granvelle.  Viglius 
dwelt  upon  their  grievances,  the  damages  amounting  to  almost 
two  millions  of  gold.  He  did  not  seem  to  believe  that  our 
merchants  would  forsake  Antwerp  in  favour  of  Emden. 
Egmont  had  advised  Herrle  to  be  stout  with  the  Regent ; 
he  took  the  hint  and  opened  his  final  interview  by  announcing 
his  recall  to  England.  In  the  end  she  went  so  far  as  to  say 
that  she  would  want  in  no  part  of  duty  to  maintain  the  love 
and  amity  between  Elizabeth  and  Philip.  Two  months  later 
follows  a  very  promising  account  from  George  Nedham  of 
the  possibilities  of  Emden,  which,  according  to  him,  was  a 
Utopia  ;  "  for  quietness  and  honest  living  here  is  a  heaven." 
Neighbouring  magnates  would  make  things  easy  for  our 
traders,  the  Bishop  of  Miinster  promising  to  grave  out  a  river 
from  his  capital  to  Emden,  of  which  port  Nedham  enclosed 
a  chart.  In  December  a  writer,  probably  Shers,  discourses 
on  "  the  traffic  of  Emden  and  Antwerp."  He  leans  to  the 
former,  but  suggests  that  the  Emden  people  had  selfish  motives, 
and  had  not  provided  for  the  dyeing  and  dressing  of  our  cloth, 
though  a  marginal  note  claims  that  this  was  now  done  as 
well  in  England  as  anywhere.  He  answers  the  criticism  of 
those  who  argued  that  peaceful  trading  was  likely  to  induce 
neglect  of  the  Navy  ;  trade  to  more  distant  places  would 
follow  and  be  better  means  to  maintain  good  shipping  than 
these  two-day  voyages  twice  a  year  where  every  pedlar  may 
practise.  He  points  to  Flanders  as  an  instance  of  a  country 
where  goodly  and  beautiful  towns  were  maintained  by  foreign 
commodities.  And  England  has  of  her  own  store  more  than 
Flanders  could  purchase  of  others.  Probably  to  the  same  year 
may  be  assigned  "  Instructions  for  the  Commissioners 
concerning  Emden."  They  state  the  requirements  of  the 
merchants  at  the  hand  of  the  Count  of  East  Friesland.  In 
May,  1565,  Nicholas  Wotton  writes  from  Bruges  of  her 
Majesty's  demands  as  to  poundage,  while  Shers  says  that  the 
Antwerp  merchants  wish  to  break  the  Intercourse,  and  abolish 
the  favoured  nation  system.  This  might  suit  the  nation  at 
large,  but  would  be  resisted  by  the  Merchants  Adventurers. 
He  cautiously  is  against  a  change  until  we  see  our  way  ; 
repentance  would  be  dearly  bought. 


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Lord  Montague,  writing  a  fortnight  later  from  Bruges,  after 
a  long  talk  with  D'Assonville,  is  more  hopeful  of  concessions, 
for  the  latter  admitted  that  it  was  not  the  time  for  Princes  to 
"  depart  with  things  of  profit."  Later  in  the  year  there  was 
scarcity  at  Antwerp,  and  George  Gilpin  expresses  the  hope 
of  the  magistrates  there  that  Elizabeth  would  allow  corn  to 
be  exported  thither  from  England.  A  year  having  passed 
since  his  previous  letter,  Montague  sees  "  no  likelihood  of 
agreement  in  this  our  wearisome  service." 

Of  the  Russian  Company's  treatment  of  its  factors  we 
read  in  Christopher  Hoddesdon's  letter  (p.  143,  below). 

Two  papers  refer  to  the  Vintners'  Company,  and  we  learn 
(p.  95,  below)  that  Queen  Mary,  to  save  the  wood  of  the  realm 
by  the  use  of  foreign  wine-casks,  had  extended  the  monopoly 
of  the  Company  for  10  years.  In  November,  1566,  the 
House  of  Commons  listened  favourably  to  the  Company's 
petition,  questions  ministered  by  Cecil  having  been  satis- 
factorily answered,  and  an  inspeximus  was  granted  to  them 
in  1567.  An  unsigned  and  undated  paper  refers  to  the  rent 
which  might  be  raised  by  pressure  on  the  farmers  of  the  import 
duties  on  wine  at  certain  ports  (p.  190,  below),  and  are  to  be 
found  at  the  end  of  the  Elizabethan  papers  (pp.  190-192,  below). 
Papers  on  the  export  of  cloth,  four  times  yearly  at  the  most, 
with  a  petition  from  the  townsmen  of  Lynn  that  they  may  farm 
the  customs  themselves,  and  also  be  relieved  of  the  restriction 
as  to  export  in  English  bottoms,  with  a  somewhat  similar 
petition  from  Bristol,  supported  by  arguments.  An  undated 
paper  of  the  Italian  merchants  in  London  praying  to  be  allowed 
to  continue  to  export  cloth  and  other  commodities  is  in  Vol.  II 
of  the  Collection  (p.  591). 

On  pp.  187  sq.  below  is  given  a  declaration  of  the  fees  and 
annuitiefe,  pensions,  rents  resolute,  and  the  expenses  at  the 
Honour  and  Castle  of  Windsor.  It  is  undated  but  is  endorsed, 
Temp.  Eliz.  R.  It  is  of  interest  as  showing  the  extent  of  the 
Royal  Forest,  and  the  expenses  thereof,  including  the  swanmote, 
the  making  and  carriage  of  the  Constable's  wood,  and  for  the 
inclusion  of  such  Parks  as  Easthampstead  and  Langley,  and 
for  the  mention  of  such  places  as  Folly  John  and  Upton, 
now  Slough,  and  of  the  Bishop  of  Salisbury,  in  whose  diocese 
Berkshire  once  lay.  (Wiltshire  Farm,  near  Wokingham,  Berks, 
may  derive  its  name  from  this  fact.) 

On  the  sanitation  of  London  Alessandro  Riccardy  writes 
in  Italian  a  paper  much  in  advance  of  the  times.  He  would 
have  sink-water  pass  through  underground  channels  to  the 
river,  estimating  the  cost  of  channels  from  houses  to  street 
at  lOd.  per  rod,  and  that  of  the  street  channels,  which  are  to 
be  18  inches  wide,  at  28d.,  taking  the  cost  of  bricks  to  be  two 
ducats  per  thousand.  Connections  from  houses  to  streets 
is  to  be  paid  by  the  master  of  the  house  contributing  to  the 
Chamber  of  the  Commonalty  of  London,  or  the  latter  should 
borrow  at  15  per  cent,  and  assess  the  householders.  The 


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channels  are  to  be  flushed  every  summer.  An  adequate 
flow  of  water  is  to  be  kept  up  in  mill  ditches,  a  sluice  is  to 
control  the  flow  of  water  into  the  ditch  below  the  mill ;  this 
ditch  to  be  cleansed  every  five  years  and  kept  in  repair  by 
the  millers.  As  to  the  Fleet,  which  has  three  bridges,  if  the 
houses  on  the  ditch  have  sufficiently  deep  foundations,  a 
sufficient  head  of  water  as  far  as  the  third  bridge  is  to  be 
secured  by  a  lock,  or  as  an  alternative  the  ditch  should  be 
deepened  and  cleaned.  He  would,  however,  allow  this  ditch 
and,  of  course,  the  Thames  to  serve  as  sewers.  From  his 
knowledge  of  Italy  he  recommends  public  slaughterhouses, 
and  from  Antwerp  he  borrows  the  idea  of  public  dust  carts 
for  house  refuse. 

Four  letters,  calendared  on  pp.  182,  183,  refer  to  a  search 
for  Jesuits  made  by  Sir  Francis  Knollys,  the  younger,  at  the 
house  of  Francis  Parkins,  or  Perkins,  at  Upton,  Berks,  on 
the  night  of  July  17,  1599.  Miss  A.  Mary  Sharp  in  her  history 
of  Ufton  Court  supplements  these  papers  by  quotations  from 
Exchequer  Depositions,  6  James  I,  Easter,  Berks.  Parkins 
himself  was  absent,  but  the  informer  Gayler  found  a  secret 
place  wherein  were  two  chests  containing  bags  of  gold  and 
plate,  a  note  of  which  was  taken  in  an  adjoining  room  in  the 
presence  of  one  of  the  family.  Knollys  removed  the  gold  and 
plate  to  his  house  at  Reading.  The  family  then  induced 
one  Peter  Beaconsawes  to  assert  that  in  the  secret  place 
was  a  bag  containing  1511.  16s.  Id.  belonging  to  him.  He 
brought  an  action  of  trespass  against  Knollys  and  his  servant 
Cray,  in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  was  awarded  900/. 
damages  and  201.  costs.  In  the  meantime  Knollys  exhibited 
a  biU  of  complaint  against  Beaconsawe  in  the  Court  of 
Exchequer.  On  his  evidence  the  Court  issued  an  injunction 
to  stay  Beaconsawe's  proceedings,  and  in  1609  the  Lord 
Chancellor  and  Barons  of  the  Exchequer  decided  against 
the  latter's  claim.  Vachell's  claim  comes  to  light  for  the  first 
time  in  Lord  Buckhurst's  letter  (p.  183).  Sir  Thomas  Vachell, 
Knight,  and  Sir  Francis  Knollys  were  justices  for  the  county 
in  1625.  [Diary  of  the  Beading  Corporation,  edited  by 
Rev.  J.  M.  Guilding,  Vol.  II,  p.  245.] 

Of  legal  matters  there  is  little  mention.  Onslow,  Solicitor- 
General,  writes  to  Leicester,  May  8,  1568,  on  the  proposal 
to  carry  on  the  Chancellorship  of  the  Duchy  of  Lancaster 
by  Commission,  for  which  he  could  find  no  precedent.  He 
had  consulted  Lord  Justice  Carus.  From  the  latter  and  his 
colleague  on  circuit,  Edward  Saunders,  is  a  letter  justifying 
their  postponement  of  a  Monmouth  murder  case  at  the  end 
of  1564. 

Medicine  is  not  mentioned,  but  Nicholas  Wotton  contem- 
plates taking  the  waters  at  Aix-la-Chapelle  to  find  relief  for 
his  present  catarrh  and  for  his  gout  and  other  diseases,  and 
Cecil  wishes  himself  at  "  Stamford  where  I  am  informed  this 
May  [1567]  to  grow  a  sovereign  medicine  for  my  gout."  Plague 


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is  often  mentioned  in  France  and  Italy  [see  index],  and  Bishop 
Home  of  Winchester  in  June,  1569,  is  anxious  to  prevent, 
on  grounds  of  sickness  feared  to  be  plague,  the  Queen's  progress 
into  Hampshire,  even  at  the  risk  of  being  suspected  to  be 
exaggerating  the  scare  "  to  save  his  own  charges." 

As  to  Englishmen's  knowledge  of  Continental  languages,  Throg- 
morton,  April  14,  1564,  insists  that  if  Dudley  comes  to  Troyes, 
his  gentlemen  should  speak  French  or  Italian.  Lord  Montague 
was  unable  to  have  full  discourse  with  Montigny  at  Bruges 
"  for  want  of  speech."  Mr.  Thomas  Mildmay,  bearer  of 
Killigrew's  letter  of  May  26,  1569,  hath  the  French  tongue 
as  well  and  natural  as  if  he  were  born  in  France. 

To  painting  there  are  several  allusions.  Mary,  Queen  of 
Scots,  closes  a  discussion  between  some  of  her  Court  as  to 
whether  a  portrait  of  Elizabeth,  seen  at  a  merchant's  house 
at  Edinburgh,  was  a  good  likeness  of  the  Queen  of  England, 
by  saying  that  it  is  not  like  her,  for  "  I  am  Queen  of  England." 
A  Florentine  painter  comes  from  Antwerp  (p.  44,  below)  to 
take  service  with  Leicester,  to  whom  the  Countess  of  San 
Segondo  sends  her  portrait.  He  also  receives  portraits  of 
Elizabeth,  of  Charles  IX  and  two  of  himself,  the  work  of  one 
du  Court,  attached  to  the  French  Court.  He  imports  armour 
and  an  armourer  from  Flanders.  As  to  music  Chaloner 
recommends  a  lute  player,  Fabricio  Denti,  who  also  sang  in 
falsetto  after  the  Neapolitan  fashion.  Luys,  his  father,  had 
been  offered  1,000  crowns  yearly  by  Henry  VIII.  As  to 
furniture,  Sir  Francis  Knollys  and  the  Countess  of  Shrewsbury 
both  make  a  great  point  of  the  Scottish  Queen's  apartments 
being  furnished  with  hangings,  while  we  find  Elizabeth 
bargaining  for  the  purchase  of  furniture  from  the  late  Post- 
master, probably  Sir  John  Mason,  who  had  been  in  Brussels. 
Madame  d'Egmont  is  writing  to  Leicester  to  bring  the  pieces 
before  her  Majesty. 

Of  family  matters,  Sir  William  Dormer  writes  to  Leicester 
in  January,  1568-9,  that  he  purposes  to  lay  the  allegations 
against  his  daughter  Anne,  wife  of  Walter  Hungerford,  second 
Baron,  before  the  Court,  and,  she  once  cleared,  to  bring  the 
whole  matter  into  the  Star  Chamber  to  have  redress  for  the 
slanders.  The  lady  was  charged  with  an  attempt  to  poison 
her  husband  in  1564,  and  with  adultery  with  William  Darrell 
between  1560  and  1568.  She  cleared  herself,  and  her  husband, 
failing  to  pay  costs,  was  sent  to  the  Fleet.  The  Duchess  of 
Feria  was  her  sister.  Lady  Katharyne  Barkeley  was  a  suitor 
to  Leicester  for  a  relation  of  her  husband's.  Her  cousin 
George  had  already  been  supported  by  the  Earl.  An  allusion 
to  the  Earl  of  Warwick  fixes  the  date  as  prior  to  1590,  when 
that  Earl  died. 

Of  foreign  visitors,  Cecilia,  Marchioness  of  Baden,  and  her 
husband  must  have  been  troublesome.  For  some  time,  as 
has  been  already  mentioned,  the  lady  occupied  Lord  Bedford's 
house.  Her  husband  writes  to  thank  Leicester  for  some 


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kindness  to  his  wife  and  son.  In  April,  1566,  the  Marquis 
himself  was  arrested  at  Rochester  for  some  mistake  about 
a  horse.  In  consequence  he  was  returning  home  without 
seeing  Leicester,  from  whom  he  asks  the  gift  of  an  English 
horse  for  his  journey.  He  offers  a  German  one  in  return. 
Odet,  Cardinal  of  Chatillon,  broke  his  journey  to  London, 
in  September,  1568,  at  Canterbury,  "  none  of  his  company 
being  of  estimation  but  one  that  is  a  Dean."  In  the  following 
May,  he  was  expected  to  accompany  Leicester  to  Oxford, 
and  both  were  to  lodge  in  Christchurch. 

STUART  PAPERS. 

Included  herein  is  a  schedule  of  401  letters  taken  at  Worcester, 
abstracted  by  a  clerk  who  is  sometimes  inaccurate,  and  a 
"  Breviat  "  of  79  letters  brought  from  Jersey,  and  reported 
to  the  Council  of  State  on  April  16,  1651. 

The  first  important  item  is  an  "  Acte  "  of  the  Admiralty 
at  Dieppe  concerning  the  ships  James  and  Benediction  of 
London,  brought  into  that  port  by  a  captain  in  the  French 
navy  in  1629.  As  there  are  so  many  allusions  in  this  part  of 
the  Collection  to  Prizes  and  Prize  law,  it  seems  best  to  mention 
them  at  once.  A  long  paper  of  [?]  1635  gives  the  Remon- 
strances of  Charles  I  on  the  rigour  of  the  Ordonnances  of  the 
Marine  of  France.  Those  of  Charles  VI  (1400);  of  Francis  I 
(1517  and  1543),  and  of  Henry  III  (1584)  are  dealt  with,  article 
by  article.  A  great  point  is  made  of  the  fact  that  officials, 
including  the  receivers  of  the  High  Admiral,  have  an  interest 
in  privateers.  Again,  if  a  single  enemy,  or  single  article 
belonging  to  an  enemy,  were  found  in  a  neutral  ship,  that 
ship  was  lawful  prize,  whereas  Spain  only  seized  the  goods. 
French  laws  against  piracy  are  not  enforced  in  France.  Many 
French  ships  sail,  it  is  asserted,  under  a  plain  white  flag, 
without  the  lilies.  Attack  by  such  a  ship  ought  to  justify 
resistance.  English  ships  have  been  adjudged  good  prize 
for  firing  a  shot  to  salute  a  man-of-war.  English  prisoners 
in  a  French  port  are  kept  so  close  that  they  can  get  no 
assistance  by  way  of  advice  or  money.  Their  case  is  dealt 
with  by  the  Conseil  de  Marine  at  Paris  without  their  being 
heard.  On  the  other  hand  in  1645  the  Royalists  had  seized 
a  Dutch  ship.  In  1647  the  ship  Pelican  and  her  cargo,  from 
Amsterdam  to  London,  is  taken  by  Captain  Errington,  the 
owners  and  consignees  being  English.  She  is  declared  lawful 
prize  by  Dr.  Registrary  Hart,  who  gives  a  similar  decision 
in  the  case  of  a  dogger  boat  of  London,  which  had  taken  on 
board  at  St.  Valery-en-Caux  cloth  and  corn  belonging  to  her 
English  owner  ;  the  cloth,  it  was  argued,  was  canvas  used 
for  making  cartridges.  Some  of  Hart's  decisions  may  have 
been  unacceptable — at  any  rate  in  January,  1649,  in  fear 
of  being  directed  to  proceed  to  sea,  he  had  "  cause  of  conjecture" 
that  his  place  as  Judge  of  the  Admiralty  would  be  disposed 
of  to  other  men's  hands.  Some  of  the  captains  of  the  Royalist 


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Fleet  are  instructed  not  to  take  prizes  (pp.  209  and  249,  below). 
In  other  cases  seizures  are  limited  to  vessels  which  can  supply 
the  Fleet  with  necessaries.  In  July,  1648,  the  Prince  in  the 
Downs  was  staying  all  ships  belonging  to  Englishmen,  and 
in  particular  the  Damsel  of  London  for  Middelburg  with  cloth, 
but  bulk  was  not  to  be  broken,  and  goods  belonging  to  the  States 
were  not  to  be  damnified.  At  the  same  date  the  Governor  of 
Scarborough  was  authorised  to  make  prizes  and  apparently 
did  take  a  barque  of  Rye.  A  difficulty  arose  over  a  Dover 
boat  taken  while  entering  Calais  with  cargo  belonging  to 
merchants  there,  and  the  proceedings  of  her  captor,  Penniall 
(p.  261,  below),  are  interesting,  as  is  Norgate's  letter  on  the 
same  subject,  and  two  petitions  from  Rau,  late  Mayor  of 
Calais,  and  the  owners.  In  October,  1648,  an  Admiralty 
Court  was  appointed  at  Scilly,  while  the  Royalist  Crescent 
was,  if  possible,  to  be  victualled  from  a  third  part  of  the 
prizes  taken  by  her,  the  tenths  and  fifteenths  being  first 
deducted  for  the  Prince.  In  the  same  month  Batten  was 
ordered  to  unload  a  New  England  ship  at  Helfort  Sluce,  but 
opposition  was  made  by  the  Shrive  of  Brille.  In  the  following 
December  Apsley  [under  whom  John  Evelyn  served  in  1641] 
is  ordered  not  to  make  prizes  till  he  knows  that  negotiations 
in  England  are  absolutely  broken  off.  The  proprietors  of 
sugar  on  board  the  Elizabeth  and  Susan  receive  promise  of 
payment  of  2,300/.,  and  the  joint  owners  of  the  Goodspeed  a 
bond  of  7,000  guilders  on  account  of  her  detention  by  the 
Fleet.  Three  bales  of  silk  were  restored  at  the  request  of 
the  city  of  Amsterdam  in  September,  1648,  in  which  month 
Mr.  Fisher  was  authorised  to  sell  in  the  best  market  merchan- 
dise seized  by  the  Fleet.  John  Cornelius  [undated]  writes  of 
a  Dutch  prize  of  100  tons  ;  "let  her  prove  Jew  or  Gentile 
but  he  will  gett  a  paire  of  silk  stockens  and  a  wast  coat  for 
Mr.  Secretary."  William  Sandys  in  1649  had  a  design  for 
the  seizing  the  English  fleets  trading  to  Greenland  and  Russia, 
the  vessels  employed  in  the  work  to  be  taken  as  for  the  service 
of  the  Duke  of  Lorraine. 

In  April,  1642,  the  King  informs  John  Heenvliet  of  the 
intended  marriage  of  his  daughter  Mary.  After  acting  for 
nearly  two  years  at  the  Hague  as  Superintendent  in  the  Court 
of  the  Princess,  Heenvliet  is  to  be  made  Baron  de  Kerchove, 
and  Jermyn  enquires  of  Digby  if  the  Barony  is  to  be  an  English 
one  and  to  descend  upon  Heenvliet's  son  by  Lady  Stanhope. 
If  not,  she  desires  that  the  son  may  be  created  Lord  Kerchove, 
Baron  of  Wotton  Marley.  "  Advise  with  Council  whether 
being  born  in  Holland  he  must  not  first  be  made  a  denizen." 
There  is  also  a  paper  endorsed  by  Heenvliet  "  about  the 
precedence  between  the  Princess  Royal  and  the  Electress  of 
Brandenburg,  Louise  daughter  of  the  Prince  of  Orange.  Mary 
refused  to  be  present  at  her  wedding. 

Of  the  proceedings  of  Prince  Charles  there  is  the  summons 
of  Queen  Henrietta  Maria,  June  1,  1648,  to  the  Lords  of  her 


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Council  to  meet  on  the  question  of  the  Prince's  remove  into 
some  part  of  his  father's  dominions.  The  same  month  part 
of  the  Fleet  revolted  to  the  King,  and  the  ships  are  ordered  to 
the  Downs,  Calais,  or  St.  John's  road,  where  the  Prince  will 
meet  them.  There  was  a  doubt  whether  Lord  Willoughby 
of  Parham  would  be  acceptable  as  Admiral.  Later 
there  was  an  idea  that  Lord  Warwick  himself  might 
be  induced  to  join  the  Royalists  (p.  249,  below).  In  July 
comes  a  draft  letter  to  Ormond,  with  a  corrected  paragraph. 
The  first  draft  authorised  Ormond,  "  in  case  the  settlement 
cannot  otherwise  be  effected  to  grant  unto  the  Confederate 
Catholics  an  assurance  of  abolition  of  all  "  penal  laws.  The 
amendment  runs  :  "In  matters  of  religion  he  is  to  grant 
whatever  hath  been  at  any  time  offered  unto  them  by  him 
upon  any  former  treaty,"  i.e.  the  Ormond  Treaty  of  1646, 
which  marked  the  furthest  point  to  which  the  King  would 
openly  go.  Meantime  the  Prince  was  doing  his  best  to  get 
ammunition  over  to  Colchester,  and  to  relieve  Walmer.  The 
revolted  Fleet  was  a  good  card  to  play  at  Rotterdam  and 
Gough,  quel  goffo  [stupid]  Dottore,  as  Windebank  calls  him, 
was  sent  to  play  it,  and  Sir  William  Boswell  was  to  follow 
suit.  A  diplomatic  letter  went  from  the  Prince  to  John  Webster 
of  Amsterdam,  who  had  been  trying  to  hire  ships  for  the 
Prince's  service.  It  was  also  hoped  that  Lord  Gerard  might 
try  to  induce  de  Ransau  at  Dunkirk  to  lend  two  frigates, 
with  ammunition,  if  possible  on  a  "  general  promise  of 
payment."  The  Duke  of  Lorraine,  informed  of  the  Prince's 
intention  to  join  the  Fleet  in  the  Downs,  warns  his  Highness 
to  keep  open  his  communications  with  Ostend  (p.  218,  below). 
The  Prince  of  Orange  refused  to  lend  ships  against  Warwick, 
but  his  Vice-Admiral  will  protect  the  Royalist  Fleet  when 
in  Dutch  waters.  To  Lord  Capel  at  Colchester  goes  a  letter 
calling  the  defence  "  the  most  gallant  action  of  the  whole  war." 
But  nothing  in  the  way  of  relief  is  to  be  expected  from  the 
Prince,  who  has  not  the  means  to  do  it.  The  Worcester  papers 
(No.  344)  tell  us  that  Capel  was  imprisoned  at  Windsor  Castle. 

Correspondence  with  Scotland  begins  on  p.  221  of  the 
Calendar.  The  news  of  Preston  elicits  a  letter  of  condolence 
to  Hamilton.  A  letter  to  the  Lords  and  Committee  of  the 
Estates  of  Scotland  in  September  announces  that  the  Prince  is 
in  Holland  on  his  way  to  Berwick,  and  Secretary  Long's 
minutes  provide  for  letters  to  be  written  to  individuals  in 
Scotland. 

In  October  Sir  John  Grenville  is  sent  to  hold  Scilly,  captured 
by  Captains  Noy  and  Arthur ;  there  he  has  to  break  Captain 
Diamond  for  misdemeanour  and  disobedience  (p.  276,  below). 
In  the  same  month  Long  receives  the  first  of  a  series  of  seven 
letters  from  William  Curtius,  giving  an  account  of  the  close  of 
the  Thirty  Years  War,  and  of  the  state  of  things  on  the  dis- 
persal of  the  various  forces  at  the  conclusion  of  the  Peace.  In 
his  last  letter  from  Nuremburg  of  May  11,  1649,  he  quotes 


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some  remarks  of  the  Duke  of  Amalfi  [Piccolomini]  as  to  the 
King's  prospects  and  plans. 

In  November,  1648,  comes  up  the  quarrel  between  Lord 
Colepeper  and  Sir  Robert  Walsh,  referred  to  in  a  letter, 
enclosed  by  Nicholas  to  Ormond,  dated  Caen,  November  16-26 
(Original  Letters  and  Papers  of  Duke  of  Ormond,  i,  191). 
On  "  October  23  was  spoiled  Lord  Culpepper's  face." 
Walsh  had  agreed  to  give  3,000£.  for  a  prize  laden 
with  sugar,  taken  by  the  Fleet  in  the  Downs.  The  money 
was  not  forthcoming,  and  Colepeper  at  a  Council  called 
Walsh  a  "  shark  and  a  fellow  not  to  be  trusted." 
Rupert  said  he  should  acquaint  Walsh,  who  was  his 
friend,  with  this.  Words  followed  between  Rupert  and  his 
lordship,  but  the  Council  reconciled  them.  Next  day  Sir 
Robert  met  Colepeper  and  gave  him  several  blows  in  the 
face.  He  then  published  a  pamphlet  accusing  Colepeper  of 
corresponding  with  the  Parliament  (p.  237,  below).  Summoned 
before  the  Prince  to  justify  some  reports  scattered  by  him 
in  "  cabarets  and  ordinaries,"  he  did  not  appear,  but  the 
report  was  traced  to  a  Norfolk  recusant.  The  Prince  dis- 
believed the  story,  and  wrote  to  request  Ormond  to  arrest 
Walsh  if  he  went  to  Ireland.  An  order  was  given  to  a  Dutch 
Advocate  to  proceed  against  Walsh  in  the  Provincial  Court, 
but  the  matter  was  allowed  to  drop.  Number  (32)  of  the  Jersey 
Papers  is  probably  from  Walsh.  About  this  date  the  Prince 
made  a  contract,  given  at  length  in  the  Collection,  with 
Martine  de  Reuz,  of  Rotterdam,  for  the  provision  of  victuals 
for  the  Fleet,  to  be  paid  for  by  the  sale  of  guns.  His  Royal 
Highness  on  December  28,  writes  to  Ormond  to  commend  Sir 
George  Monro,  who  had  served  in  the  late  unfortunate  Engage- 
ment in  Scotland.  (He  agreed  to  disband  his  forces  at  Stirling 
late  in  September.)  At  the  same  time  the  Prince  is  giving 
a  favourable  reply  to  the  Committee  of  the  Estates  of  Scotland, 
to  whom  Brentford  was  sent,  and  to  Argyle.  The  support 
of  the  King  of  Poland  and  of  the  King  and  Queen  of  Denmark 
was  sought  about  this  date. 

In  January,  1648-9,  comes  an  important  letter  from 
Ormond.  He  had  then  been  four  months  in  Ireland,  having 
been  begged  to  come  by  Inchiquin.  He  had  powers  from 
the  Prince,  but  the  King  had  ordered  him  to  obey  the  Queen 
and  not  his  own  commands  until  he  was  free  from  restraint. 
Ormond  was  not  to  be  startled  at  concessions  to  Ireland,  for 
they  would  come  to  nothing.  The  Treaty  of  Kilkenny,  on 
the  basis  of  that  of  1646,  had  been  signed  a  week  before 
Ormond  wrote.  The  position  justified  his  appeal  to  the  Prince 
to  come  to  Ireland.  '  Three  parts  "  of  the  island  were  devoted 
to  him,  and  the  fourth  consisting  of  Jones'  and  Owen  Roe's 
parties  might  be  won  over  or  reduced.  The  Marquis  is  so 
confident  that  Charles  will  take  his  advice  that  he  names 
the  ports  that  were  most  suitable  for  his  landing,  including 
in  the  list  the  late  Confederate  Catholics'  Waterford,  Limerick, 


XXIX 

and  even  Wexford,  with  a  warning  against  the  bar  at  the 
last  haven.  He  contemplated  the  possibility  of  the  Duke 
of  York  accompanying  the  King,  who  was  proclaimed  in 
February,  and  renewed  Ormond's  commission,  while  the 
latter  was  arranging  for  the  return  of  the  Marchioness  from 
Caen,  and  treating  with  the  Spanish  Agent  [de  la  Torre],  for 
the  transporting  of  men  to  the  Spanish  service  for  a  sum  of 
3,000£.  or  4,000£.,  a  matter  which  he  desires  may  be  rightly 
understood  in  France.  The  money  would  be  useful,  considering 
the  "forwardness  of  Jones  and  Owen  Roe  to  agree."  From  the 
"  activity  of  the  Nuncio  "  Ormond  was  soon  to  be  free,  for 
Binuccini  departed  in  February. 

The  letter  found  the  Prince  at  the  Hague,  subjected  to  Scotch 
influence.  On  March  2  Loudoun  and  Argyle  send  him  a  joint 
letter  (on  the  back  of  which  C.R.  thrice  writes  his  new  style).  If 
any  man  dissuade  his  Majesty  from  hearkening  to  their  advice, 
he  has  just  reason  to  ponder  such  counsels  as  most  ready  means 
to  strengthen  his  enemies  and  render  Scotland  incapable  of 
serving  him,  "  whereto  we  shall  be  more  grievous  than  any 
private  interest  or  loss  can  befall  us."  The  reply  expresses 
his  Majesty's  hope,  when  the  Commissioners  come,  to  clear 
all  mistakes.  Loudoun  writes  again  on  March  24  pressing 
the  Covenant.  This  letter  crosses  one  from  his  Majesty 
requesting  Loudoun  to  save  Huntley.  He  then  sends  Bishop 
Bramhall  to  Ormond  to  tell  him  of  possible  help  from 
Portugal,  whence  an  envoy,  Irish  but  bearing  the  name  of 
Domingo  de  Rosario,  will  be  sent.  But  in  view  of  possibilities 
of  something  better  from  Spain,  Ormond  must  not  commit 
himself  with  Rosario.  A  minor  duplicity  this,  compared 
with  the  Royal  letter  of  April  25 — May  4,  in  which  the  King, 
having  just  promised  to  go  to  Scotland,  hopes  "  to  start  for 
Ireland  in  a  few  days."  Lord  Henry  Percy,  sent  to  Paris , 
writes  of  being  occupied  only  with  doctors  (p.  277). 

By  this  time  Rupert  had  gone  over  to  Ireland,  and  commerce- 
raiding  had  begun.  This  appears  by  the  Lord  of  Musselburgh's 
letter  (p.  277,  below)  and  those  of  Lord  Marlborough  (p.  296). 
Sir  Andrew  Logan,  more  enterprising,  is  for  the  capture  of 
ships  of  rebellious  subjects  south  of  the  Equator,  the  suggestion 
to  be  concealed  in  view  of  his  own  interest  in  the  East  India 
Company.  Logan's  idea  was  probably  the  result  of  the  opening  to 
Royalist  ships  of  Lisbon,  the  Azores  and  ports  in  Africa  (p.  253, 
below).  The  sending  of  ships  into  the  Straits  was  suggested 
(p.  283).  The  Fortune  from  Holland  to  Cabo  de  Gio  was  also 
seized,  and  the  King  had  to  complain  thereof  (p.  264). 

In  April  he  had  written  to  Ormond  in  favour  of  Lord  and 
Lady  Broghill,  and  the  reply  of  May  25  brings  somewhat 
disquieting  news  of  a  combination  of  Owen  Roe,  Monck  and 
Jones.  In  May,  Montrose  is  preparing  for  his  mission  to 
northern  Kings  and  States,  and  the  Collection  contains  a 
memorandum  on  the  subject  in  his  own  hand.  To  Ireland 
are  sent  commissions  for  commanders  in  Ulster,  as  Montgomery 


XXX 

of  Ards,  and  Sir  Robert  Stewart  and  James  Erskine,  with 
warrants  for  the  apprehension  of  Sir  Alexander  Stewart  and 
others.  In  June  the  Constable  of  Brussels  requests  the 
usual  gratuity  for  firing  a  salute  on  the  King's  "  Joyous  Entry  " 
to  that  city.  In  July  Grenville  wants  frigates  at  Scilly, 
which  place  would  have  been  in  great  distress  but  for  a  Dutch 
prize  which  supplied  their  necessaries.  Long's  notes  of 
July  18-28  include  an  intimation  to  Sir  John  Cochrane  to 
remonstrate  with  the  State  [?  Courland]  if  Jones  be  received, 
an  appeal  to  Curtius  to  procure  the  Emperor's  letter  to 
Hamburg  that  none  be  received  from  the  rebels,  and  a  warning 
to  Grenville  and  Ormond  of  invasion,  in  the  case  of  Ireland  by 
Cromwell.  About  the  same  time  Thomas  Killigrew  is  sent 
to  Italy  where  the  King  now  has  consuls  at  Venice,  Naples, 
Genoa  and  Leghorn.  [An  account  of  the  circumstances  of 
his  recall  is  given  by  Hyde  to  Brown,  1652,  August  6.  Clarendon 
Letters.}  Braham  reports  the  apprehension  of  Marchamont 
Needham  (Pragmaticus)  "  by  his  own  consent ;  he  is  a  very 
knave  "  (pp.  286,  298). 

The  Jersey  Papers  contain  three  from  Lucy,  Countess  of 
Carlisle,  the  first  promising  to  give  intelligence,  and  two 
commending  Sir  W.  Batten  and  Lord  Peterborough,  respec- 
tively. The  fifth  paper,  supposed  to  be  from  Arthur  Slingsby, 
written  after  the  Countess  was  in  the  Tower,  proposes  the 
raising  of  six  troops  of  horse  in  and  about  London.  Numbers  (5) 
and  (7)  are  from  the  Prince  to  the  Countess,  expressing 
gratitude,  fearing  danger  to  her  by  his  letters,  and  acknow- 
ledging the  "  carriage  of  the  Lord  of  Northumberland  in  the 
Lords'  house,  when  the  ordinance  for  the  trial  of  the  King 
was  rejected."  In  (9)  she  receives  blanks  "  for  Colchester 
to  do  what  she  will."  The  money  upon  Tom  Howard's  blank 
is  to  be  paid  to  the  Countess  and  not  to  Lord  Willoughby. 
A  letter  signed  L.C.  recommends  Mr.  Low.  An  unsigned 
letter,  "yet  supposed  to  be  Captain  Titus,  his  hand,  .  .  wrote 
between  the  execution  of  the  late  King  and  Hamilton,"  is 
from  some  of  the  Presbytery  inveighing  against  the  Parliament 
for  murdering  the  late  King,  earnestly  pressing  him  (sic) 
to  the  Covenant.  Numbers  (22)  to  (28)  are  despatches  from 
"  Peter  de  la  Fountayne,  who  sometimes  wrote  as  Tyler,  to 
Coventry,  alias  Crocker,  dated  in  June  and  August,  1649. 
He  mentions  that  Fairfax  must  march  northward,  but  is 
not  entrusted  with  the  main  design  ;  that  Sion  College  resolved 
to  pray  for  the  King,  notwithstanding  the  Act ;  later  that 
Fairfax  was  to  be  laid  aside,  though  courted  with  5,OOOZ. 
per  annum.  If  Cromwell  is  not  prevented  by  "  the  Presbyter}^" 
from  defeating  Ormond,  he  may  be  "  crowned  King  in  the 
heat  of  his  victories  in  Ireland,  and  for  quiet  sake  most  men 
would  submit."  Number  (29)  refers  to  Mrs.  Horwood  [?  Jane 
Whorwood,  who  had  tried,  with  Captain  Burleigh  (p.  284), 
to  enable  the  King  to  escape  from  Carisbrooke].  She  is  to 
have  a  place  kept  open  for  her  for  six  or  seven  weeks. 


XXXI 

Number  (55)  is  from  James,  Earl  of  Derby,  written  after 
the  execution  of  the  King,  expressing  loyalty  ;  this  is  followed 
by  a  letter  of  gratitude  from  the  "  King  of  Scots  "  to  his 
Countess,  while  Number  (57)  refers  to  the  designs  of  the 
Parliament  on  the  Isle  of  Man,  and  advises  that  the  Countess 
be  exhorted  to  hold  out.  From  (97)  it  would  seem  that  in  July, 
1649,  Charles  received  copies  of  letters  from  Fairfax  to  Ireton. 

Other  interesting  documents  among  the  Stuart  papers  are 
a  list  of  the  new  King's  household  early  in  1649,  a  letter  in 
which  the  Prince  condemns  Wishart's  Res  Gestae,  a  most 
extraordinary  production  from  Cornellis  Yvans,  or  Evans, 
the  pretended  Prince  of  Wales  (p.  209,  below),  an  almost 
equally  extraordinary  letter  from  Mrs.  Fitzjames,  whose 
husband  became  a  Parliamentary  spy,  and  one  from  Sir  Gilbert 
Talbot,  written  Feb.  3-13,  1644,  from  Venice,  probably  to 
Sir  R.  Brown  at  Paris,  at  the  instance  of  Lord  Banbury's 
Governor  "  who  is  at  a  great  fault  in  his  correspondence  out 
of  France,  if  you  will  .  .  lay  the  .man  upon  the  sent  [sic] 
you  will  do  a  deed  of  charity  to  the  young  gentleman  (who 
hath  suffered  quarantaine  and  all  the  inconveniences  of  a 
blind  guide)."  From  another  Governor,  Sir  John  Berkeley, 
in  charge  of  the  Duke  of  York,  there  are  several  letters  of 
interest,  especially  one  describing  their  journey  from  Steenbergen 
to  Cambray  in  January,  1648-9,  and  another  of  September  2 
in  which  Berkeley  requests  an  audit  of  his  accounts  of  money 
spent  both  for  the  Duke  and  for  Princess  Henrietta  since  she 
left  Exeter.  In  the  former  case  the  money  had  been  obtained 
at  Rotterdam. 

From  Carisbrooke  two  letters  are  written  in  August,  1648, 
the  first  by  Robert  Hammond  to  his  friend  Colonel  Nath.  Rich  ; 
after  an  earnest  request  for  pay  for  the  latter's  troop  lying 
there,  he  passes  to  the  news  that  the  King  approves  beyond 
expectation  the  message  of  the  Commissioners  ;  then  follow 
many  expressions  of  piety,  which  have  a  very  genuine  ring. 
"  I  now  apprehend  that  God  is  about  to  set  me  free  from 
the  world,  that  which  my  soul  hath  thirsted  after,  but  I  fear 
in  a  carnal  way."  The  second  letter  is  from  the  captain  of 
one  of  the  troops  of  Colonel  Rich  to  that  officer,  and  describes 
a  day  of  the  King's  life  there,  and  his  relations  with  Hammond. 
Rich  had  written  to  Hammond  that  he  had  sent  him  his  best 
friend,  and  this  is  probably  the  best  friend's  letter. 

Noticeable  also  is  a  letter  of  June  23,  1651,  from  Thomas 
Alleen,  apparently  a  Parliamentarian  spy,  to  St.  John,  the 
Ambassador  of  the  Parliament  in  Holland.  He  has  much  to 
say  about  English  and  Foreign  supporters  of  the  Royalist 
cause.  Of  the  same  year  is  the  deposition  of  John  Christian, 
of  the  Isle  of  Man,  that  Major  Whitford,  son  of  Bishop  Whitford, 
had  confessed  to  the  murder  of  Dorislaus,  and  had  given 
the  dagger  used  by  him  to  the  late  Earl  of  Derby. 

The  Collection  includes  many  appeals  sent  or  drafted  to 
Foreign  Powers  by  the  Prince.  Conde  is  congratulated  upon  his 


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victory  at  Lens  ;  other  letters  appeal  to  the  Duke  of  Lorraine, 
the  Archduke  Leopold  and  the  Czar,  besides  powers  already 
named.  Loyalist  Englishmen  come  forward  from  many 
quarters,  and  in  some  cases  their  letters  were  kept  to  fall  into 
wrong  hands  at  Worcester,  or  in  Jersey. 

As  to  colonisation  we  find  heads  of  a  letter  from  the  King, 
undated,  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Colony  of  Virginia,  a  copy 
of  an  undated  letter  to  Lord  Marlborough,  as  a  person  of 
"  great  experience  and  interest  in  the  Caribbo  Islands,"  and 
certain  appointments  in  Virginia,  1649.  A  remarkable  paper 
on  the  first  Plantation  of  New  England  (p.  270,  below)  is 
noted  as  written  to  Mr.  Evelyn. 

Of  the  few  later  papers  which,  as  it  were,  fringe  the  Collection, 
mention  may  be  made  of  two  papers  by  John  Evelyn  on  the 
sovereignty  of  the  sea  ;  of  these  an  outline  is  given  (p.  267, 
below).  The  letter  of  Edward  Billings,  Quaker,  dated  the 
first  month  called  March,  1673-4,  is  noticeable,  and  even 
more  so  is  Flamsteed's  letter  of  February  18,  1702-3,  which 
has  been  given  in  full. 

As  a  rarity  the  most  valuable  paper  in  the  Collection  is 
the  letter  of  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Charles  I,  only  one  other 
autograph  letter  of  the  Princess  being  known  to  exist.  It  is 
addressed  to  a  servant,  Kilvert,  who  may  possibly  be  the 
person  mentioned  on  p.  288  beloiv. 

The  third  volume  concludes  with  the  keys  to  about  20  ciphers 
in  use  in  the  reign  of  Charles  I. 

The  present  Editor  wishes  to  express  his  great  sense  of 
gratitude  to  the  Master  and  Fellows  of  Magdalene  College 
for  the  particularly  kind  manner  in  which  they  granted  the 
use  of  the  Papers,  and  to  Mrs.  S.  C.  Lomas  for  invaluable  help 
in  translation  and  other  ways. 


E.  K.  PURNELL. 


PEPYS    MANUSCRIPTS 


BELONGING    TO 


MAGDALENE  COLLEGE,  CAMBRIDGE 


EDWARD  TV's  CHILDREN. 

[1485.] — Copy  of  a  memorandum  dated  Hilary  Term 
1  Hen.  VII.  concerning  the  reversal  of  the  act  declaring  the 
children  of  Edw.  IV  bastards. 

1  p.  (II.  641.*) 

EDWARD  IV. 

Extract  from  the  will  of  Edward  IV  appointing  two  chantry 
priests  in  the  college  of  Windsor,  to  be  named  respectively  by 
the  Universities  of  •  Oxford  and  Cambridge,  and  to  receive 
20  marks  yearly.  Their  requirements  as  to  duty  and 
residence. 

1  p.     (II.  627.) 

Warrant  to  Sir  HUGH  CONWAY  and  Sir  JOHN  WILTSHIRE. 

1511,  August  18.  Nottingham.— ^Directing  them  as  Treasurer 
and  Controller  respectively  of  Calais  to  make  into  gunpowder 
all  such  stuff  for  gunpowder  as  remains  at  Calais,  and  the 
Treasurer  to  pay  for  the  making  of  it  after  the  rate  of  4«s.  for 
every  last. 

Sign  Manual,  with  5  signatures,  including  Thomas  Wulcy. 
8  lines.  (I.  &) 

The  GREAT  WARDROBE. 

[1512,]  Jan.  26,  3  Hen.  VIII.  Greenwich.— Warrant  to 
Piers  Curteys,  Keeper  of  the  Great  Wardrobe,  directing 
delivery  to  Piers  Burton,  saddler,  of  four  yards  of  black  velvet 
to  cover  a  saddle  and  harness  for  the  French  ambassador. 

Sign  manual,  H.R.     6  lines.     (I.  5.) 

[JOHN,  DUKE  OF]  NORTHUMBERLAND  to  his  son  [JOHN],  EARL 

OF  WARWICK. 

[1551-1553.] — "  I  had  thought  you  had  had  more  discretion 
then  to  hurt  your  selffe  thorew  fantesyes  or  care,  specially  for 

*  The  figures  in  brackets  denote  the  volume  and  page  where  the 
documents  will  be  found  in  the  Pepys  Collection; 


suche  thinges  as  may  be  remedyed  and  holpon.  Well  ynoghe 
you  must  understand  that  I  kno  you  canot  lyve  under  great 
chargyes.  And  therfor  you  shold  not  hyde  frome  me  your 
debts  what  so  ever  yt  be  for  I  wolde  be  lothe  but  you  shold 
kepe  your  credyte  with  all  men.  And  therfore  send  me  worde 
in  any  wys  of  the  hole  some  of  your  debts,  for  I  and  your 
mother  will  see  theym  forthwith  payed  and  what  so  ever  you 
do  spend  in  the  honest  servis  of  our  master  and  for  his  honour 
so  you  do  not  let  wyld  and  wanton  men  consume  yt,  as  I  have 
been  servid  in  my  dayes,  you  muste  thinke  all  ys  spent  a's  yt 
shold  be,  and  all  that  I  have  must  be  yours  and  that  you  spend 
before,  you  may  with  God's  grace  helpe  yt  herafter  by  good 
and  faithfull  servis  wherin  I  trust  you  will  never  be  found 
slake  and  then  you  may  be  sure  you  canot  lak  serving  soche 
a  master  as  you  have  toward  whome  the  lyvinge  God  preserve 
and  restore  you  to  perfyt  helth  and  so  with  my  blessing  I 
comytt  you  to  his  tuision.  Your  loving  Father. 

Northumberland. 

Postscript  in  his  Mother's  hand  : 

Your  lovynge  mothere 

that  wyshes  you  helthe  dayli 
Jane  Northumberland. 

1  p.     (II.  729.) 

PARSONAGE  or  MAID  STONE. 

[1555,]  Feb.  20.  Westminster. — Warrant  from  King  Philip 
and  Queen  Mary  to  William,  Marquis  of  Winchester,  to  grant 
lease  for  40  years  of  the  parsonage  of  Maidstone  with  the 
chapels  of  Dettling  and  Loose  to  Christopher  Roper,  licensed 
to  attend  upon  Cardinal  Pole,  in  recompense  for  his  services 
during  the  rebellion  of  the  Duke  of  Northumberland  and  the 
insurrection  of  Wyatt,  and  for  his  attendance  upon  ambas- 
sadors coming  from  outward  parts  through  Kent  where  he 
dwells. 

Sign  manual  torn  off.     1  p.     (I.  280.) 

EARLDOM  OF  NORTHUMBERLAND. 

[1557,]    April    30. — Copy    of    Letters    Patent    appointing 
Thomas,  Baron  Percy,  Earl  of  Northumberland. 
1|  pp.     Latin.     (I.  29.) 

List  of  PROTESTANT  DIVINES. 

[1559  ?] — "  The  names  of  certen  godlielerned  preachers  which 
have  utterly  forsaken  Antichriste  and  al  his  Romishe  rags, 
besides  divers  whose  names  I  do  not  presently  remember  and 
others  that  I  know  not. 

"Mr.  Coverdal,  Dr.  Tumor,  Mr.  Alvey,  Mr.  Fox,  Mr.  Lever, 
Mr.  Sampson,  Mr.  Whitmgham,  Mr.  Lau.  Hompfrey,  Mr. 
Gilbie,  Mr.  Tho.  Cole,  Mr.  Adam  Haliday,  Mr.  Crowley, 
Mr,  Buskit,  Mr.  Wyburne,  Mr.  Horton,  Mr.  Philpot,  Mr. 


Austian,  Mr.  W.  Cole,  Mr.  Pilkington,  Mr.  Allen, 
Mr.  Hancock,  Mr.  Havel,  Mr.  Tremayne,  Mr.  Courthop, 
Mr.  Stanton,  Mr.  Gogh,  Mr.  Sawle,  Mr.  Reth.— 28. 

"  Whether  these  pore  men  (if  they  were  but  two)  which  for 
the  zeale  of  God's  pure  religion,  do  refuse  and  reject  Anti- 
christ's Livereys,  or  the  Lord  Bushops  and  others,  that  for 
wordlie  respects,  receyve  and  allowe  them,  are  to  be  prefard, 
let  those  that  are  godliewise  judge  :  the  one  following 
thexample  of  al  Christs  faithful  ministers  in  Germany,  Fraunce, 
Scotland  and  al  well  reformed  Churches,  to  the  abolishing 
of  papistrie  and  superstition  :  the  other  imitating  Christs 
sworne  enymies  (the  papists)  to  the  maintenance  of  poprie 
and  superstition." 

Endorsed :  A  remembrance  to  the  Lord  Robert  Dudley 
concerning  the  Preachers  of  the  Gospel.  To  be  considered. 

1  p.     (II.  701.) 

Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY  to  THOMAS  BLOUNT. 
[1560,]  Sept.  9.     Windsor,     f  p.     Copy.     (II.  703.) 

THOMAS  BLOUNT  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 
[1560,]  Sept.    11.     Cumnor.     2   pp.     Copy.     (II.   705.) 

Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY  to  THOMAS  BLOUNT. 
[1560.]     Windsor.     }  p.     Copy.     (II.   707.) 

Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY  to  THOMAS  BLOUNT. 
[1560,]  Sept.   12.     Kew.     J  p.     Copy.    (II.  711.) 

THOMAS  BLOUNT  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 
[1560,]  Sept.  13.     Cumnor.     \  p.     Copy.     (II.  709 ) 

The  above  five  letters  have  already  been  printed  in  the  Appendix 
to  Lord  Braybrooke's  edition  of  Pepys'  Diary,  and  elsewhere.  The 
date  of  the  last  letter  but  one  is  wrongly  quoted  by  Froude  as 
Sept.  27.  For  a  later  letter  on  the  same  subject  see  p.  Ill  below, 

Warrant  to  the  MARQUIS  OF  WINCHESTER,  HIGH  TREASURER, 

Sir  RICHARD  SACKVILLE,  UNDER  TREASURER,  Sir  WALTER 

MILDMAY,  CHANCELLOR  or  EXCHEQUER. 

[1561,]  March  14,  3  Eliz.  Westminster. — Warrant  to  grant 
to  John  West  and  Johanne,  his  wife,  21  years'  lease  of  a  tene- 
ment parcel  of  the  houses  and  rent  belonging  to  Somerset 
House  beside  Strand  at  the  accustomed  rent  of  265.  Sd. 

Sign  manual  of  the  Queen.  \  p.  At  foot  in  different  hand  : 
pro  Honnyng.  (I.  7.) 

W.  HERLLE  to  Lord  [ROBERT  DUDLEY  ?] 
1561,    Aug.    17.     Hamburg. — After    I    had    addressed    my 
letters  of  the  12th  of  July  to  your  Lordship  from  Antwerp 


I  met  at  Amsterdam  with  Mr.  Brigantyne.  He  showed  me 
to  have  orders  of  return  homewards  by  Mr.  Secretary.  He 
told  me  of  some  Colonels  who  entertained  men  of  service  with 
only  hope  of  some  doings,  but  this  is  but  the  common  practice 
to  procure  entertainment  to  themselves. 

I  shall  repair  to  Brunswick,  where  no  few  things  of  great 
moment  and  importance  are  to  be  known.  The  Pope  and  the 
Emperor  be  feared  to  practise  some  extraordinary  feat  against 
Germany,  now  specially  because  they  be  a  Kingdom  divided, 
some  Lutherans,  some  Calvinists  and  the  rest  Papists,  so  as 
the  time  itself  seems  to  work  for  them.  An  Ambassador  of 
the  Pope,  accompanied  with  one  of  the  Emperor,  is  presently 
at  Lubeck.  They  have  solicited  the  Bishops  here,  and  mean 
to  persuade  as  they  go  either  the  obedience  of  a  Council,  or 
the  constraint  of  the  Interim  decreed  by  Charles  the  late 
Emperor  at  Antwerp  ;  their  commission  extends  to  the  King 
of  Denmark  and  Sweden,  to  the  Polish  King  and  to  all  the 
states  of  the  Empire,  but  their  confidence  depends  much  upon 
the  German  bishops,  who  for  the  maintenance  and  restoration 
of  their  dignity  have  much  induced  the  parties.  They  think 
perhaps  also  that  the  Emperor's  quietness  with  the  Turk  shall 
be  able  to  add  a  great  terror,  if  they  show  any  forwardness 
against  this  legation,  wherein  surely  some  part  is  abused,  for 
either  they  have  left  to  fear  the  shadow  before  now,  or  the 
substance  itself  hath  been  little  regarded  hitherto,  which  I 
mean  by  Ferdinand  the  Emperor,  a  person  smally  esteemed. 
He  wrote  of  late  to  have  borrowed  of  Cologne,  Bremen, 
Hamburg  and  Lubeck  160,000  dollars  towards  the  relief 
of  Livonia,  but  no  relief  could  be  gotten  at  their  hands.  There 
is  a  fame  that  a  great  piece  of  the  King  of  Sweden's  navy  is 
appointed  for  Livonia  over  which  he  is  constituted  protector, 
nor  have  the  Hamburg  ships  detained  of  late  by  the  King  of 
Denmark  in  the  Sound  been  yet  released,  but  more  quarrels 
are  sought  to  aggravate  the  matter  laid  against  them,  the 
Hambijrgers  following  the  Court  from  place  to  place,  but  not 
being  admitted  to  audience  of  the  Prince,  who  now  is  not  going 
to  Leipsic  for  the  marriage  of  the  Prince  of  Orange.  The  French 
King  has  had  for  more  than  five  years  an  Ambassador  in 
Denmark,  "  Carolus  Danseus  of  the  county  of  Poyteis,"  so 
as  if  anything  be  meant  towards  the  Scottish  Queen  for 
marriage,  it  is  his  drift  and  motion.  At  Lunenburg  have  divers 
princes  of  Nether  Saxony  assembled  ;  the  Stedes  (sic)  have 
also  been  present  with  their  divines  to  establish  uniformity  in 
the  Sacrament,  from  which  it  is  agreed  to  banish  all  other 
meaning  than  Luther's  Catechism  prescribes ;  they  of  Higher 
Germany  dissent,  and  much  laboured  in  the  last  convention 
at  Nuremburg  to  have  added  a  new  preface  to  the  Augsburg 
confession,  which  the  contrary  part  stiffly  repugned  ;  since 
which  time  Dr.  Albert  of  Bremen,  otherwise  called  Hardenberg 
was  banished  at  Brunswick  out  of  all  the  Nether  Saxon  circle, 
having  converted  the  greater  part  of  Bremen,  and  now  is  with 


Count  Christopher  of  Oldenburg  who  has  appealed  from  the 
sentence  to  the  Bishop  of  Magdeburg  and  to  Duke  Heinrich  of 
Brunswick,  but  there  they  suffered  repulse.  Melancthon's 
epistle  to  the  Palsgrave  hath  alienated  a  number  from  Luther's 
meaning.  The  late  Diet  at  Lubeck  concerned  religion 
principally,  and  next  how  they  might  recover  from  her 
Majesty  their  ancient  privilege  in  England  and  from  the  King 
of  Denmark  the  prerogative  they  enjoyed  at  Bergen,  and  now 
partly  deprived  of  the  same.  "  To  conclude  they  agreed  to 
show  themselves  stout  to  the  end  their  demands  might  force 
some  better  issue." 

My  instructions  will  me  in  all  places  to  declare  how  untrue 
be  the  reports  which  concern  the  conveyance  of  armour  into 
Russia  by  her  Majesty.  No  place  was  more  infected  with  this 
rumour  than  Amsterdam,  where  one  George  Starkye  was,  on 
express  letters  from  Brussels,  attached  upon  surmise  that  he 
should  transport  from  thence  munition  into  Russia,  using  for 
the  shadow  of  his  feat  to  ship  out  corn  divers  times,  the  ballast 
whereof  was  armour  and  such  like,  but  nothing  was  found 
in  the  ships.  Yet  it  affects  not  the  rumour.  A  more  serious 
report  was  that  her  Majesty  and  the  Council  maintained 
pirates  to  spoil  all  merchants  that  had  traffic  through  the 
narrow  seas.  The  principal  author  of  this  infamy  is  one 
Cornelius  Georgesson,  a  man  of  wealth  in  Amsterdam.  He 
said  "  If  I  had  paid  all  the  Queen's  custom,  which  hitherto  I 
have  stolen,  I  should  not  now  be  worth  a  groat."  I  used  secret 
practice  that  this  might  come  to  the  Scout's  intelligence,  yet 
not  seeming  that  the  motion  proceeded  of  me,  or  of  any  English- 
man, thereby  to  explorate  how  the  Scout  was  affected,  and 
thereby  to  get  incident  occasion  for  the  rumour  of  Russia. 
The  Scout  sent  for  Georgesson  who  denied  all  things.  Yet 
suspecting  in  whose  company  he  had  spoken  such  words  he 
arrested  one  Robert  Sergeant  of  London  ;  under  pretence  to 
assist  him,  I  got  occasion  to  declare  the  Queen's  zeal  for  justice, 
her  upright  mind  to  strangers,  her  clemency  to  all  men,  her 
hazard  of  her  Kingdom  for  the  preservation  of  the  Scottish 
liberty,  and  how  she  punished  pirates  of  her  mere  grace,  without 
respect  of  persons.  Unkindness  might  breed  between  the 
countries  from  such  slanders.  Her  Majesty  was  providing 
armour  for  the  defence  of  her  realm  against  France  ;  no  person 
can  prove  that  ever  she  sent  to  any  place  out  of  her  own  country 
the  value  of  one  harquebus.  Her  Majesty  had  charged  me  to 
affirm  that  she  never  heard  of  any  armour  carried  out  of  her 
Realm  to  the  use  of  any  country,  and  for  more  surety  she  hath 
given  charge  to  all  her  ports  that  whosoever  shall  attempt  to 
do  so,  shall  lose  all  that  he  hath.  Neither  should  the  merchant, 
I  concluded,  find  profit  in  that  commodity  in  Russia.  The 
Scout  answered  very  courteously,  assuring  to  become  a  diligent 
investigator  of  these  rumours.  Georgesson  should  be  an 
example  to  the  rest.  He  has  a  son  in  London  who  might  be 
attached  upon  the  word  of  his  father  for  stealing  so  much 


6 

custom  ;  peradventure  it  might  show  small  truth  in  some  of 
the  officers  at  home,  only  there  may  be  craft  in  dawbing 
(bribing).  Some  fear  Sir  Thomas  Gressham  did  inform  of 
Starkye.  You  understand  Gressham's  nature  ;  how  jealous* 
he  is  lest  in  service  he  be  prevented,  and  how  suspicious. 

From  Amsterdam  I  went  to  Bremen,  and  there  solicited 
the  free  passage  of  her  Majesty's  armour  and  provisions,  and  the 
purgation  of  the  false  rumours  spread  upon  the  pretence  of 
the  said  provisions  being  destined  for  Russia,  affirming  that 
double  toll  had  been  charged  upon  her  Majesty's  goods  ;  she 
did  not  seek  any  privilege,  "  for  as  she  was  a  Caesar  within  her 
own  dominions,  so  wished  she  to  be  given  to  every  Caesar 
whatsoever  should  be  due  unto  the  same,  so  it  were  not 
prejudicial  to  other."  She  was  falsely  reported  to  have  con- 
veyed into  Russia  such  store  and  provisions  of  armour  as  she 
of  late  had  made  in  Germany  for  the  use  of  her  own  country  ; 
she  never  had  the  meaning  to  furnish  the  Russ  with  the 
commodity  for  it  brings  neither  profit  to  the  carrier  nor  use 
where  it  is  carried.  The  haunt  of  our  nation  with  that  people 
did  not  tend  but  to  the  public  benefit  and  knowledge  of  the 
world  ;  as  the  Portingales  had  benefitted  by  finding  out  the 
Moluccas  and  the  spicery  trade,  and  the  Spaniards  of  the  other 
side  by  opening  a  way  into  the  large  and  quiet  sea  of  Sur 
through  Magellan's  strait,  so  her  Majesty  desired  to  discover 
the  unknown  coasts  of  the  North  Sea,  and  had  taken  this 
navigation  in  hand  to  try  out  whether  any  issue  were  to  be 
found  betwixt  Greenland  and  the  continent  of  Norway  and 
Lapland  and  by  compassing  the  Frisian  Sea  to  be  able  to 
attain  Cathayia  by  a  nearer  route  than  the  world  yet 
knew  :  in  this  attempt  it  were  not  amiss  to  have  a  sure  harbour 
midway,  therefore  to  maintain  amity  with  the  Russ,  wishing 
that  Lubeck  or  some  nearer  place  did  not  more  supply  him 
things  apt  for  his  purpose  than  did  England.  They  assured 
me  they  never  knew  that  those  provisions  appertained  to 
her  Majesty,  but  rather  to  the  merchant  who  might  make 
his  profit  of  the  same  again  in  England  ;  that  the  custom  did 
not  exceed  an  English  penny  upon  every  corslet  ;  they  never 
took  any  toll  of  things  that  belonged  to  Princes,  much  less  of 
anything  wherein  her  Highness  might  have  an  interest,  requiring 
me  so  to  make  report;  they  had  been  written  to  from  the 
Emperor  and  other  Princes  that  the  munition  passing  through 
Bremen  was  secretly  sent  into  Russia,  yet  they  never  gave  any 
faith  thereunto.  They  presented  me  with  wine,  and  for  that 
the  way  of  iny  travel  was  somewhat  suspicious,  would  have 
sent  with  me  20  horse,  but  I  refused  all  save  four  which 
accompanied  me  as  far  as  the  Duke  of  Lunenburg.  The 
Provost  of  Bremen  entertained  me  on  my  way.  The  Duke 
Otto  of  Lunenburg  is  worthy  of  her  Majesty's  pension  for  his 
wisdom,  forwardness  and  goodwill  to  her  Majesty's  subjects. 

*  The  words  in  italics  are  in  cipher  un deciphered  ;  for  key  see  the  actual 
Papers,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  581,  583. 


He  is  but  about  32,  yet  apt  for  all  things,  well  proportioned,  and 
of  mean  stature  with  a  comely  auburn  beard.  His  country 
lies  so  hard  upon  the  Elp's  (sic)  stream  that  upon  time  of 
service  no  place  were  more  commodious.  He  has  written 
several  times  to  England,  but  received  no  answer.  A  letter 
would  make  such  a  man  more  careful  to  give  larger  intelligence 
of  things. 

Thence  I  came  to  Hamburg,  and  presented  myself  to  the 
whole  Senate.  I  did  not  ask  for  free  passage  for  the  Queen's 
munition,  for  they  had  already  given  the  same.  They 
promised  to  purge  the  Queen's  cause  whenever  they  could. 

In  my  principal  cause  I  have  good  hope  to  make  a  happy 
end  by  Nicholas  Plate's  mean.  I  shall  communicate  secretly 
with  the  parties  within  ten  days.  He  showed  me  of  a  greater 
sum  to  be  had  than  double  my  commission  extends  unto. 
It  only  remains  to  agree  of  the  interest,  for  the  assurance  did 
not  mislike  them.  To  keep  the  bargain  secret,  I  have  practised 
that  two  or  three  shall  take  it  up  of  the  rest  in  their  own  name, 
that  no  bruit  sound  of  it.  If  it  were  known,  it  would  be  con- 
jectured that  her  Highness  meant  war,  and  the  Dane,  who  is 
wholly  French,  would  withstand  with  all  his  force  the  conclusion 
of  the  bargain.  Of  Mr.  Gresham's  armour*  I  shall  shortly 
know,  and  will  use  all  diligence  therein. 

The  Pope's  Legates  are  at  Lubeck  and  but  for  the  authority 
of  the  Emperor's  Ambassador  would  be  stoned  to  death  ;  they 
solicit  safe  conduct  to  Denmark  and  Sweden,  but  in  vain 
for  they  are  feared  to  practise  a  league  with  the  Russ.  Another 
Diet  of  Princes  is  to  be  at  Halberstadt  on  the  25th  chiefly 
concerning  Russia  and  Lyveland  [Livonia],  and  the  con- 
veyance of  munitions  there  will  be  much  spoken  of. 

Postscript.- — I  have  written  to  Mr.  Secretary  so  much  in 
effect  as  this  to  your  Lordship  contains,  Mr.  Gresham's  case* 
excepted.  The  same  is  sent  by  another  messenger  for  double 
security.  If  the  Queen  be  first  informed  by  you  of  these,  my 
proceedings,  I  desire  that  in  no  wise  she  show  any  token  thereof 
till  the  other  party  make  the  first  overture.  Dymock  hath 
written  to  Lubeck  to  be  delivered  out  of  prison  and  albeit 
his  case  deserves  rigour,  yet  the  simple  glorious  man  will  seem 
rather  to  transfer  all  things  to  his  own  just  merits  than  to  her 
gracious  clemency. 

15  pp.  -  (I.  45.) 

GEORGE  GILPIN  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1561,  Sept.  6.  Brussels. — Encloses  letters  received  the 
previous  day.  The  voice  was  that  the  Prince  of  Spain  would 
be  here  in  the  beginning  of  next  summer  ;  it  is  now  said  that 
he  is  sick  of  a  quartan  ague  so  as  they  doubt  of  his  recovery. 
The  Lady  Regent  is  by  report  weary  of  her  state  and  desirous 
to  be  in  Italy  with  her  husband.  He  thinks  this  country  will 


Cipher  undeciphered. 


8 

be  well  content  to  give  her  leave,  notwithstanding  they  seem 
to  be  indifferently  well  contented  with  her.  They  are  in  doubt 
here  that  the  King  of  Denmark  shall  marry  with  the  Queen 
of  Scotland,  which  they  would  not  gladly  should  come  to  pass, 
for  they  think  he  doth  not  bear  good  will  to  the  House  of 
Burgundy  as  his  father  did.  There  is  here  a  Council  Provincial 
of  Grey  Friars.  The  Chief  of  the  order  is  here  :  he  was  received 
at  Antwerp  by  his  brethren  with  procession  and  also  visited  of 
the  lords  of  the  town  and  the  wine  presented  him  after  the 
manner  of  the  Country.  "  To-morrow  he  shall  be  received 
here."  There  is  great  persecution  in  the  Kingdom  of  Naples 
for  religion.  • 

1  p.     Endorsed  :    HearlPs  letters.     (I.  61.) 


EARLDOM  OF  WARWICK. 

1561,  Decy  26.  Westminster. — Copy  of  Letters  Patent 
appointing  Ambrose  Dudley,  knight,  Baron  Lysle,  to  the 
Earldom  of  Warwick. 

2£  pp.     Latin.     (I.  31.) 

[GuiDO  CAVALCANTI]  to  Lord  — 

[1561.] — He  heard  of  his  Lordship's  return  from  the  Emperor, 
and  hoped  to  have  seen  him,  but  could  not  reach  Lyons  in  time, 
there  being  plague  in  Italy,  and  therefore  writes.  When  in 
England  he  had  often  heard  great  lords  there  marvel  that 
since  the  Queen's  accession  no  one  had  been  sent  to  her  from 
Venice.  On  his  leaving  England  the  Queen  dexterously 
alluded  to  this,  regretting  that  she  had  not  been  able  to  main- 
tain and  increase  the  friendship  which  had  existed  between  her 
predecessors  and  Venice.  He  replied  that  the  Signoria,  Reliev- 
ing she  would  marry,  was  waiting  to  send  an  ambassador  who 
would  execute  both  offices  [of  congratulations]  together. 
Being  in  error  on  this  point,  it  did  not  appear  to  them  feasible 
to  send  to  congratulate  her  accession.  They  therefore 
reserved  themselves  for  some  other  occasion.  She  replied 
that  any  time  for  correcting  an  error  was  better  than  none. 

He  therefore  saw  an  opportunity  of  being  useful  to  both 
sides,  but,  an  interview  with  his  Lordship  being  impossible, 
writes  his  views,  though  he  has  no  charge  in  the  matter. 

The  Venetians  have  rubs  with  Flanders  about  trade,  and 
wishing  to  draw  trade  to  Venice,  think  that,  with  an  ambassador 
in  England,  they  might  have  more  facilities  than  Flanders. 
There  has  been  talk  whether  they  might  find  some  material 
for  the  galleys  to  begin  to  traffic  as  formerly.  Things  are  at 
present  but  unripe  (verde).  But  I  believe  that  the  Signoria 
would  not  think  twice  of  a  little  cost  to  negotiate  with  England 
and  its  Queen.  The  diversity  of  religion  is  no  drawback, 
for  they  had  an  ambassador  there  in  King  Edward's  time, 
and  to  the  Queen  a  Venetian  ambassador  would  be  even  more 


pleasing  ;  an  English  ambassador  would  be  more  acceptable  in 
Venice,  and  very  honourable  gentlemen  would  be  sent  in  return. 

He  fears  to  engage  more  than  is  fitting  for  him;  but  is  most 
anxious  to  work  some  good,  and  will  act  on  a  hint.  He  hopes 
to  hear  from  his  Lordship  at  Genoa  whether  it  will  be  possible 
for  him  to  come  there,  or  to  Florence  where  he  is  going. 

2|  pp.     Italian.     (II.   667.) 

[The  letter  is  unsigned  but  is  the  writing  of  Guido  Cavalcanti, 
a  Florentine  in  the  service  of  the  Queen,  who  had  negotiated 
the  treaty  of  Gateau  Cambresis.  There  was  no  authorised 
Minister  from  Venice  to  England  between  1537  and  1602. 
In  1560  the  Venetians  resident  in  London  elected  a  Vice-Consul 
on  their  own  responsibility.  The  Signoria  soon  terminated 
his  appointment,  but  in  1603  the  merchants  were  obliged  to 
appoint  a  Consul,  who  was  however  not  an  accredited  Agent.] 

-  to  Sir  NICHOLAS  THROCMOKTON. 

Notes  of  things  to  be  considered  in  the  reformation  of  the 
statutes  in  Oxford. 

[1561  ?] — That  at  morning  prayer  between  5  and  6  one  half- 
hour  at  least  be  spent  in  expounding  the  Scriptures,  and  that  once 
in  a  week  they  declare  some  fruit  of  their  studies,  and  be  better 
prepared  for  the  Ministry,  and  other  schools  be  instructed. 

2.  That  gentlemen  and  other  strangers  that  live  of  the 
University,  and  not  bound  to  its  exercises,  be  not  forced  to 
swear  to  the  Statutes  unless  they  proceed  in  degree,  and  that 
their  names  be  only  registered  in  the  matriculation  book  with 
a  general  protestation  of  their  favour  to  the  maintenance  of 
the  State,  and  of  their  obedience  as  scholars  in  things  con- 
venient and  pertaining  to  them. 

3.  That  suspect  houses  be  forbidden,  and  unlawful  games 
as  dice,  cards,  football,  and  specially  at   the   time  of  prayer 
or  sermons,  or  study  and  public  exercises. 

4.  That  the  Statute  of  caps,  tippets,  hoods  may  be  some- 
what qualified  that  scholars  may  not  so  straitly  be  tied  to 
them  but  in  the  time  of  school  exercises,  and  that  the  penalty 
may   be   mitigated.     That  there   may   be   a   consideraton   of 
Heads  and  Masters  of  Colleges  which  before  were  never  limited 
but  governed  others. 

5.  That  Doctors  of  Divinity  may  according  to  the  ancient 
custom  wear  a  round  cope  with  a  neck  or  otherwise  both  that 
the  rule  of  Linda verius  in  titulo  Doctor atus  may  be  observed, 
and   some   distinction   betwixt   the   common   priest   and   the 
Doctors  of  D.  retained. 

6.  That  the  order  of  Cambridge  may  be  received  in  choosing 
Proctors  by  combination  of  houses,  whereby  contention  and 
perjury  may  be  removed,  which  now  commonly  every  year 
are  used,  though  oath  be  taken  that  they  shall  labour  nee  per 
se  nee  per  alium. 

1  p.     (II.  567.) 


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RICHARD,  Lord  RYCHE  to  the  QUEEN. 

1562[-3],  Feb.  2.  London. — "  Most  dread  sovereign  lady, 
perceiving  yesterday  your  most  godly  inclination,  great  care 
and  study  to  leave  your  imperial  crown,  your  realm  and  your 
loving  and  faithful  subjects  of  the  same  in  unity,  concord  and 
quietness,  if  God  should  call  your  Highness  from  us  without 
heirs  of  your  most  royal  body,  which,  God  defend  the  same, 
should  be  to  all  true  hearts  and  faithful  subjects  the  greatest 
misery  and  calamity  that  ever  was  in  this  your  realm,  and 
knowing  assuredly  your  accustomed  goodness  and  benignity 
doth  bolden  me  most  humbly  to  desire  your  most  excellent 
Majesty  to  give  me  leave  to  speak  with  your  Majesty  at  what 
time  your  Highness  shall  appoint  on  certain  things  which  at 
that  time  I  shall  declare  to  your  Highness,  which,  I  trust  in 
God,  shall  not  only  tend  to  the  preservation  of  your  Highness 
but  also  of  your  imperial  crown,  realm  and  dominions,  and  to 
the  continual  unity  and  quietness  of  your  faithful  subjects 
of  the  same,  which  matters  being  to  your  great  wisdom  disclosed, 
you  may  order  as  your  Highness  shall  think  most  for  your 
surety,  your  crown  and  realm,  and  the  quietness  of  the  same, 
most  humbly  craving  of  your  Highness  pardon  of  this  boldness, 
trusting  it  shall  appear  to  your  Majesty  that  it  precede th  from 
a  true  and  faithful  heart  according  as  I  am  most  bounden, 
which  through  your  great  wisdom  and  princely  experience  you 
have  not  hitherto  refused,  and  upon  your  pleasure  known  I 
shall  wait  upon  your  Majesty  with  all  diligence."  .  .  . 

1  p.     Holograph.     (I.  67.)  * 

ENRICO,   DUKE   or   BRUNSWICK   and   LUNENBURG    to    Lord 
ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1563,  April  18.  Langenhagen. — I  am  much  astonished 
that  you  have  not  written  to  say  whether  the  Queen  wants 
my  people  or  not.  I  do  not  think  that  my  good  will  ought  to 
be  paid  with  ingratitude.  Coming  to  my  lands  I  would  look 
for  very  good  people,  and  I  have  now  more  than  2,000  or  3,000 
soldiers  thinking  the  Queen  would  take  me  into  her  service. 
I  put  myself  in  your  hands  for  an  answer  yes  or  no  so  that  I 
may  not  remain  with  all  the  expenses,  as  I  see  that  you  are  a 
very  real  friend.  I  pray  your  answer  shortly. 

1  p.     Spanish.     Holograph.         (I.  71.) 

HENRY  MYDDELMORE  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1563,  May  17.  St.  Germains. — Want  of  a  cipher  must 
excuse  my  seldom  writing.  Your  servant  Killigrew  has 
arrived  with  your  letter  to  the  Prince  of  Conde.  I  have 
presented  him  to  the  Prince,  who  promises  his  brother's 
discharge.  Lord  Ledyngton  [Lethington]  has  also  worked 
with  his  own  credit  and  that  of  his  Queen  for  his  release,  and 
the  Queen  Mother  has  promised  that  Ledyngton  shall  have 
Killigrew  home  with  him  when  he  returns.  But  the  latter  is  to 


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give  a  promise  in  writing  neither  to  return  to  France  nor 
meddle  in  these  matters  until  the  end  of  the  war,  and  you  are 
required  -to  give  the  like  promise  in  writing  on  behalf  of 
Killigrew. 

On  the  llth  of  this  month  Conde,  by  order  of  the  Queen 
Mother  and  on  the  advice  of  friends  of  the  Admiral  [Coligny], 
met  the  latter  at  Essonnes,  and  warned  him  of  a  prinse  de  corps 
obtained  against  him  for  the  death  of  the  Duke  of  Guise.  The 
Guard  was  corrupted,  and  they  were  resolved  to  cut  him  in 
pieces  if  he  resisted.  He  therefore  went  home.  His  brother 
Dandelot  is  at  the  Court.  I  spake  with  the  Admiral  at  this 
meeting,  where  I  found  him  someways  more  mindful  of  her 
Majesty's  favour  than  heretofore. 

The  Constable  [Montmorency]  is  at  Chantilly,  and  has 
hitherto  refused  to  take  charge  of  the  army  that  is  said  to  go 
to  Newhaven  [Havre  de  Grace]  which  France  would  fain  have 
again.  Paris  has  presently  given  300,000  francs  for  the  siege 
of  it.  Danville  is  shortly  expected  to  go  his  government  in 
Languedoe.  The  "  Reyters  "  cannot  be  got  out  of  France, 
and  are  now  near  Rheims.  They  refuse  to  depart  until  they 
be  paid,  or  Strasburg  answer  for  the  money  due  to  them,  which 
is  unlikely.  It  is  said  that  her  Majesty  has  intelligence  with 
them  ;  many  here  wish  it  were  so  ;  they  are  said  to  be  8,000 
foot  and  2,500  horse  already  in  Lorraine.  The  appointment 
of  this  our  difference  by  Commissioners  is  probable. 

You  shall  receive  herewith  Conde's  request  to  the  Queen 
Mother  for  the  Admiral,  made  on  his  late  return  from  him. 
The  Marshal  Montmorency  will  thereby  seem  to  have  supported 
it  both  for  his  Father  and  himself,  and  also  Dandelot  who  was 
present. 

Ledyngton  makes  account  to  be  in  England  shortly. 

The  Duke  of  Guise  has  gone  from  Court  greatly  dissatisfied. 

2  pp.     Holograph.     (I.  75.) 

JAMES  STEWART  [EARL  OF  MORAY]  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY, 

1563,  Nov.  17.  Stirling. — I  received  your  bill  of  remem- 
brance. Our  Mistress  is  in  good  health  and  "  desireth  from  her 
the  same  of  the  Queen's  Highness  her  good  sister."  Randolph 
is  shortly  to  return,  when  you  shall  be  more  amply  informed. 

i  p.    Seal.     (I.  87.) 

THOMAS  RANDOLPH  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 
1563[-4],  Jan   15.     Edinburgh. — "  I  assure  your  Lordship 

the  worst  I  intend  you  is  to  marry  a  queen The  Queen 

[of  Scots]  hath  recovered  much  of  her  health.  The  ladies  and 
gentlemen  are  all  in  health  and  merry,  which  your  Lordship 
should  have  seen  if  you  had  been  here  upon  Twelfthday  at  the 
great  Solemnity  and  Royal  estate  of  the  Queen  of  the  Bean. 
Fortune  was  so  favourable  to  fair  Fleming,  that  if  she  could 
have  seen,  to  have  judged  of  her  virtue  and  beauty,  as  blindly 


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she  went  to  work,  and  chose  her  at  adventure,  she  would 
sooner  have  made  her  a  Queen  for  ever,  than  for  one  only 
day,  to  exalt  her  so  high  and  the  next  to  leave  her  in  the  State 
she  found  her.  If  Beton  had  liked  for  so  short  a  time  so 
worthy  a  room,  Fleming  to  her  by  good  right  should  have 
given  place.  There  lacked  only  for  so  noble  a  heart  a  worthy 
realm  to  endue  it  with.  That  day  it  was  to  be  seen  by  her 
princely  pomp  how  fit  a  match  she  would  be,  were  it  to  contend 
either  with  Venus  in  beauty,  Minerva  in  wit,  or  Juno  in  worldy 
wealth,  having  the  two  former  by  nature,  and  of  the  third  so 
much  as  is  contained  in  this  whole  Realm  at  her  command  and 
free  disposition.  The  treasure  of  Solomon,  I  trow,  was  not 
to  be  compared  unto  that  which  that  day  hanged  upon  her 
back.  Happy  was  it  unto  this  Realm  that  her  reign  endured 
no  longer.  Two  such  sights  in  one  state,  in  so  good  accord  I 
believe  was  never  seen  as  to  behold  two  worthy  Queens  possess 
without  envy  one  kingdom  both  upon  a  day.  .  .  .  The  Queen 
of  the  Bean  was  that  day  in  a  gown  of  cloth  of  silver  ;  her 
head,  her  neck,  her  shoulders,  the  rest  of  her  whole  body  so 
beset  with  stones  that  more  in  our  whole  jewel  house  were 
not  to  be  found.  The  Queen  herself  apparelled  that  day  in 
colours  white  and  .black,  no  other  jewel  or  gold  about  her 
that  day,  but  the  ring  which  I  brought  her  from  the  Queen's 
Majesty  hanging  at  her  breast  with  a  lace  of  white  and  black 
about  her  neck.  The  cheer  that  day  was  great.  I  never 
found  myself  so  happy  nor  never  so  well  treated  until  .  .  . 
that  the  old  Queen  herself  to  show  her  mighty  power  .  .  . 
drew  me  into  the  dance,  which  part  of  the  play  I  could  with 
good  will  have  spared  unto  your  Lordship  as  much  fitter  for 
the  purpose,  with  somewhat  else  of  greater  felicity,  if  I  knew 
how  to  frame  it  unto  my  desire." 

"  I  can  assure  her  Majesty  that,  let  her  do  against  France 
what  she  likes,  Scotland  shall  remain  hers,  though  these  that 
are  here  most  mighty  work  the  contrary  .  .  . 

k*  I  have  wished  this  Queen  two  or  three  of  your  Lordship's 
geldings,  fit  for  her  own  saddle  ;  the  other  were  so  well  liked." 
"  I  wrote  unto  Mr.  Secretary  for  a  livery  for  my  Lord  of 
Argile  for  three  geldings  which  I  trust  he  have  in  remem- 
brance." Let  Sir  Harry  Lord  President,*  'know  that  I 
judge  him  the  worst  servant  that  ever  served  so  fair  a  lady 
as  Fleming  his  mistress.  ...  I  can  but  wish  my  poor  friend 
Harry  good  fortune,  and  think  myself  happy  that  am  so  far 
off  from  these  blustering  storms  that  blew  him  so  far  from 
the  Court  at  my  departure  that  never  since  I  heard  word 
of  him." 

'  There  is  here  good  news  of  my  Lord  of  Warwick  to  be 
President  of  York.  We  think  it  no  small  benefit  of  good  that 
two  such  Earls  as  his  Lordship  and  my  Lord  of  Bedford  shall 
be  placed  so  near  unto  this  country." 

*  Sir  Henry  Sidney,  Lord  J  resident  of  the  Council  in  the  Marches  of  Wales. 
He  had  been  sent  to  Scotland  on  a  mission  in  1662. 


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Postscript. — Your  Lordship  shall  be  shortly  written  unto 
in  favour  of  my  Lord  Bothwell,  whose  suit  is  to  be  out  of 
England,  "  whereof  I  think  there  will  come  no  hurt,  for  where 
he  is,  he  doth  no  good  nor  never  will." 

3  pp.  (I.  91.) 

.Sir  THOMAS  CHALONEK  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1563[-4],  Jan.  24.  Balbastro,  near  Montzon,  Aragon. — 
Touching  our  disgrace  at  Newhaven  [Havre  de  Grace],  set  out 
in  your  letter,  two  months  afore  I  had  any  certain  advice  of 
the  loss  thereof,  only  by  conjecture,  I  insinuated  unto  the 
King  and  Court  here  the  true  causes  of  the  rendering  thereof, 
so  as  I  believe  the  French  news,  which  came  flying  with  the 
first  by  post,  set  forth  by  their  Ambassador  here  at  all 
advantage,  did  not  much  hinder  the  reputation  of  our  nation  here. 

I  doubt  if  the  proper  time  was  chosen  to  re-have  Calais  by 
that  means.  If  you  give  me  leave  to  discourse,  I  doubt  not 
Calais  shall  be  English  as  before  within  a  few  years,  the  due 
principles  observed.  It  were  perchance  not  the  worst  advice 
to  take  a  respite  till  so  much  treasure  and  warlike  furniture 
were  amassed  at  home  as  might  serve  the  double,  for  if  the 
brunt  were  passed  of  our  first  onset,  when  our  temporary 
hoard  were  spent,  it  should  be  easy  for  him  to  hold  us  out  at  the 
arm's  end.  This  point  I  touch  not  only  by  what  I  have  seen 
and  read,  but  I  have  heard  of  the  best  in  this  Court,  the  King 
excepted.  They  measure  us  by  our  captains,  horsemen, 
foot,  navies,  discipline,  experience,  armour  domestical  not 
bought  abroad,  and  money,  the  sinews  of  war.  If  the  Queen 
to  her  marine  power  did  join  6,000  or  7,000  horsemen  and 
30,000  or  40,000  foot,  it  would  soon  be  seen  what  account  the 
French  would  make  of  us.  At  my  return  I  trust  to  distend 
to  the  Queen's  Majesty  the  means  of  this  reinforce,  so  that 
within  few  years  she  shall  put  more  yearly  clear  remain  in 
her  coffers  than  the  best  of  her  neighbours.  Besides  my 
ordinary  service  here  I  have  fished  for  something  worthy 
her  Grace's  thanks  when  I  return. 

But  returning  to  the  matter  of  Calais,  if  you  here  were  as  I 
am,  knowing  no  more  than  I  do,  who  once  in  five  or  six  months 
receive  not  a  letter  from  home,  you  would  have  cause  to 
stagger  at  a  rupture  with  France,  so  long  as  we  have  no  faster 
hold  of  this  Prince's  amity,  but  rather  signs  whereon  to  conceive 
great  jealousy.  And  whether  ere  long  we  may  not  have 
unrequired  some  motives  on  Flanders'  part  to  join  with  them 
against  France,  where  now  required  they  not  only  sit  still, 
but  I  fear  do  moreover. 

What  account  I  made  of  Aquila,  I  shall  not  need  to  repeat, 
now  another  long  robe  succeedeth  him,  unlike  to  him  in  con- 
ditions and  inclination  to  the  amity.  I  have  described  him 
at  large  in  my  letter  to  the  Queen's  Majesty.  If  I  find  him 
well  given  to  the  amity  (as  I  believe  you  shall)  show  him  all 
the  courtesy  you  can  so  well  and  becomingly  do, 


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I  have  used  all  good  ways  for  the  Queen's  service  here. 
If  I  had  gone  otherwise  to  work  perchance  I  should  have 
gotten  small  thanks  on  either  hand.  He  that  liveth  here  must 
have  a  long  spoon. 

Touching  the  license  for  12  jennets  I  will  motion  it  if  by  your 
next  you  still  so  desire.  It  is  not  six  days  past  that  upon 
conference  with  the  King  about  the  matter  of  arrest,  I  pre- 
sented him  with  one  of  my  amblers  stoned  for  whom  afore  I 
had  been  woed  of  sundry  with  200  ducats.  As  yet  I  have 
not  bought  any  Spanish  horse,  but  purpose  at  my  return  to 
Madrid  to  apply  the  mart.  Your  offer  of  dogs  shall  not  be 
forgotten.  I  keep  a  piece  of  a  tale  in  store  for  you  till  my 
return. 

"  Postscripta  verte "  (none  to  be  found).  15  pp.  Holo- 
graph. (I.  323.) 

JAMES  STEWART  [EARL  OF  MORAY]  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1563[-4],  Jan.  31.  Edinburgh. — Bothwell  is  stayed  by  the 
Queen  at  Newcastle.  I  have  understood  of  him  his  present 
estate  wherewith  he  is  annoyed  and  is  willing,  if  it  might  stand 
with  the  [English]  Queen's  pleasure  there,  to  visit  other  realms. 
I  pray  you  to  take  consideration  of  his  reasonable  desires 
and  at  least  for  my  sake  to  procure  his  liberty  in  the  premises 
at  the  Queen's  hands  there. 

|  p.     Seal.     (I.  95.) 

SHANE  O'NEILL  [EARL  OF  TYRONE]  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1563[-4],  Feb.  29.  Fedan.— Thanks  for  the  letters  and 
messages  of  good  will  received  by  Sir  Thomas  Cusake.  Requests 
further  friendship  and  despatch  of  his  business. 

Signed,  MISI  [by  me]  ONELL.     1  p.     Latin.     (I.  99.) 

JOHN  SHERS  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1564,  March  29.  Brussels. — I  arrived  here  on  the  18th, 
and  the  next  day  sent  Mr.  George  Gilpin  to  Viglius  to 
procure  audience,  being  advertised  that  the  Lady  Regent  does 
nothing  without  him,  and  that  he  would  be  present  at  my 
audience  with  her,  and  also  that  he  bears  much  with  the  few 
Antwerp  merchants  who  are  against  the  course  of  our  mer- 
chants. I  hope  I  have  brought  him  to  some  indifferency 
and  uprightness. 

On  the  21st  I  had  audience  with  the  Lady  Regent.  The 
Duke  of  Aerschot,  the  Prince  of  Orange,  the  Count  Egmont, 
the  Count  of  Meghem,  Monsieur  d'  Assincourt,  Mr.  Barlemont, 
and  Viglius  were  present.  I  delivered  the  Queen's  letters  ; 
after  reading  them  she  commanded  me  and  the  others,  except 
Viglius,  to  be  covered.  She  then  called  on  me  to  speak,  which 
I  did,  by  my  instruction,  without  interruption  until  I  came 
to  the  end  of  the  chapter  touching  the  intercourse,  and  then 
stayed  to  hear  how  that  was  liked,  but  as  she  said  nothing, 


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I  required  to  know  her  pleasure  concerning  my  message  that 
I  might  advise  her  Majesty.  She  required  me  to  retire  that 
she  might  consult  with  her  nobles.  She  presently  sent 
Barlemont  for  me,  and  said  that  she  understood  the  favourable 
mind  of  her  Majesty  towards  the  King  of  Spain  and  how  willing 
she  is  to  maintain  the  intercourse,  and  professed  equal  zeal  on 
the  King's  part.  She  said  that  she  was  unable  to  say  more 
at  the  moment  but  would  send  some  of  her  Counsellors  to  me 
the  next  day.  All  the  nobility  present  saluted  me  very 
courteously  at  my  departure. 

The  next  day  D'Assonvilla  sent  word  that  he  and  Hoperus 
were  appointed  to  resort  to  me.  They  came  after  dinner,  and 
not  having  been  present  on  the  previous  day,  asked  to  hear 
my  report  again  ;  possibly  this  was  to  try  whether  my  tale 
to  them  agreed  to  what  they  had  heard  of  the  Regent.  I  told 
them  again,  and  D'Assonvilla  repeated  my  tale  that  he  might 
make  relation  again  to  the  Council,  and  said  that  he  liked 
my  message  and  doubted  not  of  good  success.  Hoperus  seemed 
to  cast  some  doubt,  and  asked  if  I  had  commission  to  agree 
upon  the  choice  of  Commissioners,  and  for  the  place  and  time 
of  the  Diet,  and  for  the  suspending  of  laws  made  to  the  hind- 
rance of  their  subjects  and  of  orders  for  the  augmentation  of 
our  Customs.  As  to  the  two  first  I  said  that  her  Majesty 
reserved  herself  to  the  letters  sent  by  De  la  Torre  for  the 
King  of  Spain,  of  which  the  Regent  had  a  copy.  These  he 
said  that  he  had  seen,  but  they  had  nothing  determinate. 
I  replied  not,  for  I  had  not  seen  them,  and  had  no  authority 
to  talk  of  the  other  things  ;  it  was  meeter  they  were  referred 
to  the  Diet.  D'Assonvilla  seemed  not  to  mislike  this,  and 
Hoperus  said  that  I  should  shortly  know  the  Regent's  pleasure. 
They  departed  after  two  hours. 

On  the  23rd  the  Council  sat  all  the  afternoon,  touching,  as 
I  have  since  heard,  the  answer  that  should  be  made  to  me. 
On  Friday  the  24th  the  forenoon  they  were  at  sermons  ;  the 
afternoon  they  sat  in  Council.  Hearing  nothing  I  sent 
Mr.  Gilpin  to  D'Assonvilla,  who  said  that  our  Lady's  Day 
and  Palm  Sunday  (26th)  were  not  days  for  negociation,  but 
that  the  Regent  would  send  for  me  on  the  Monday.  I  then 
remembered  that  Mr.  Secretary  had  willed  me  to  recommend 
her  Majesty  to  such  of  the  nobles  as  I  might  guess  bare  favour 
towards  her,  and  on  Saturday  I  sought  to  the  Prince  of  Orange, 
and  told  him  that  her  Majesty  had  great  hope  that  he  would 
consider  how  necessary  the  observation  of  the  Treaty  for  the 
intercourse  would  be  for  the  maintenance  of  the  amity  between 
the  Princes  :  "  Flanders  and  England  be  unto  the  seas  as  the 
hands  and  the  feet  of  a  man  be  to  the  belly  ;  and  that  even 
as  the  belly  doing  her  duty  maintaineth  both  well  flourishing 
and  lusty ;  likewise  the  seas  lying  between  Flanders  and 
England  well  applied  by  the  merchants  with  the  intercourse 
of  merchandize  hath  maintained  both  these  countries  hitherto 
flourishing  and  wealthy."  "  The  Prince  ,  f  ,  said  that  he 


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would  do  what  in  him  lay  for  the  opening  of  the  trade.  Marry, 
yet  because  there  have  been  of  late  so  many  injuries  done  to 
the  subjects  here,  and  that  daily  there  come  in  so  many 
intolerable  plaints  as  he  could  not  easily  see  how  they  might 
be  compounded  without  some  further  restitution.  And  as 
touching  the  prohibitions  for  the  intercourse  the  Queen's 
Majesty  was  the  first  that  brake  it  (said  he)  making  certain 
laws  directly  against  the  treaty  .  .  .  By  this  kind  of  talk  I 
gathered  a  great  suspicion  of  the  good  success  of  my  message, 
for  I  knew  that  he  was  privy  to  the  answer  that  I  should 
receive  of  the  Regent,"  and  replied  that  the  injuries  had  been 
contrary  to  her  Majesty's  wish,  and  that  she  was  prepared  to 
suspend  the  two  statutes  of  the  last  parliament  till  the  end 
of  the  next  Diet,  and  hoped  the  like  might  be  done  as  to  the 
prohibitions  made  here  in  November  last.  The  Prince  said 
that  he  would  not  let  to  speak  to  the  Regent,  but  yet  he 
doubted  that  she  would  make  some  stay  till  further  restitution 
were  made,  or  that  some  place  and  time  certain  were  appointed 
for  the  Diet.  I  repaired  to  Count  Egmont,  and  had  almost 
like  answer,  saving  that  I  found  him  more  frank  ;  for  he  told 
me  plainly  that  he  thought  the  Cardinal  [Granvelle]  before 
his  departing  had  provoked  the  Regent  to  take  many  things 
more  heinously  than  needed.  On  Palm  Sunday  I  went  to 
Viglius,  because  I  understood  that  he  could  do  more  with 
the  Regent  than  half  the  rest,  and  told  him  that  our  merchants 
had  in  their  hands  a  great  number  of  cloths,  kerseys  and  other 
things.  If  they  were  prohibited  to  trade  hither,  necessity 
would  compel  them  to  seek  some  new  trade.  Her  Majesty 
was  the  only  stay.  He  said  that  he  knew  our  merchants 
had  determined  to  go  to  Emden,  but  they  would  never  find 
better  friends.  "  We  know  that  you  have  no  cause  to  trust 
the  French  man  neither  the  Scot,  and  also  we  here  have  no 
good  cause  why  we  should  trust  them  .  .  .  But  0  Lord  God, 
said  he,  .  .  .we  live  in  peace,  but  we  sustain  more  damage 
than  we  should  do  if  we  had  open  war  ...  The  accounts 
taken  of  the  damages  done  now  of  late  mounteth  to  almost 
two  millions  of  gold.  The  King  of  Spain  is  not  so  weak  but 
if  that  he  would  have  war  with  you  and  license  his  subjects  to 
arm  forth  against  you,  we  should  easily  revenge  those  injuries 
.  .  .  The  Queen's  Majesty  saith  that  she  will  maintain  the 
amity  .  .  .  she  hath  made  proclamations  that  her  subjects 
should  give  pledge  and  caution  not  to  injure  her  friends,  but 
what  availeth  it  ?  They  be  but  bare  words.  The  pilleries 
do  continue  still.  There  is  no  justice  executed." 

Yet  in  the  end,  for  I  tarried  with  him  above  an  hour  and  a 
half,  I  found  him  more  reasonable,  and  he  promised  that  he 
would  be  in  hand  with  the  Regent  that  she  should  condescend 
to  a  day  appointed  for  the  opening  of  the  Intercourse.  By 
his  means,  and  I  think  of  the  changing  of  her  mind,  I  was  put 
over  till  Tuesday,  and  then  had  audience,  Egmont,  Barlemont, 
Viglius  and  the  Secretary  Vanderaa  being  present.  The 


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Regent  said  she  was  sorry  there  should  be  breach  of  the  amity 
during  her  government,  and  asked  Viglius  to  declare  her  mind. 
He  complained  of  the  breach  of  her  Majesty's  proclamations  ; 
if  they  were  observed,  their  placets  and  ordinances  would  fall 
of  themselves.  I  said  little,  thinking  that  if  I  had  asked 
them  to  open  the  intercourse,  they  would  have  agreed. 
I  declared  her  Majesty's  mind  according  to  her  letters  of 
17th  March,  which  came  as  happily  to  my  hands  the  day 
before  as  could  be,  or  else  perchance  I  had  gone  too  far. 

When  I  told  her  Highness  that  I  was  charged  to  repair 
home,  she  and  Viglius  changed  colour,  and  I  gathered  plainly 
that  it  fell  out  far  otherwise  than  they  looked  for.  Egmont 
had  said  to  me  "  If  you  find  the  Lady  Regent  stout,  reply 
unto  her."  After  she  had  stayed  a  while  musing,  she  desired 
me  to  retire  that  she  might  consult  with  her  Council.  Then 
Barlemont  came  for  me,  and  she  said  that  it  was  strange  to 
her  to  hear  that  our  men  and  ships  should  be  stayed  in  Spain, 
"  and  I  protest  openly  (said  she)  that  I  have  not  heard  of  it 
before  now,  and  began  very  vehemently  to  request  me  that 
I  would  use  the  office  of  one  that  was  minded  to  maintain  the 
amity  that  hath  continued  so  long  between  .  .  .  the  King  of 
Spain  and  the  Queen's  Majesty,  and  therefore  I  pray  you  .  .  . 
to  declare  unto  her  Majesty  that  I  will  want  in  no  part  of  duty 
to  maintain  the  love  and  amity  between  them." 

Endorsed:  "  For  the  Lord  Chancellor."     7  pp.     (I.  101.) 

Sir  NICHOLAS  THROKMORTON  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1564,  April  8.  Troyes. — The  French  have  so  plainly  under- 
stood the  Queen's  not  only  inclination,  but  also  resolution 
to  some  peace  so  as  before  we  began  to  treat,  they  said  they 
had  the  peace  in  their  hands  to  conclude  it  as  they  would; 
which  will  much  hinder  her  interests. 
,  This  King  will  be  at  Lyons  about  two  months  hence. 

I  learn  from  the  Duke  D'Aumale  and  other  good  horsemen 
that  your  rider  Hercules  [Trinchetta]  is  specially  able  to  break 
a  dogged  horse.  (MS.  much  torn  here.) 

1  doubt  whether  it  be  meet  for  you  to  make  so  long  a  journey 
[as  to  Lyons].    Coming  in  journey  it  will  be  mid  June  before 
you  can  arrive  at  this  Court,  and  not  much  more  haste  is  to  be 
made  if  you  come  in  post,  because  you  cannot  make  more  than 
four  posts  a  day. 

No  one  is  yet  appointed  to  take  the  oaths  of  each  other's 
prince.  I  hear  that  you  shall  be  grateful  to  the  King  if  you 
come  to  do  this  office. 

2  pp.     Holograph  ;  partly  too  torn  to  be  legible.     (I.  109.) 

Sir  FRANCIS  ENGLEFIELD  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 
1564,  April  8.     Antwerp. — I  am  constrained  by  a  particular 
mishap  on  this  side  to  revive  my  suit  to  the  Queen  and  Council 
by  letter.     I  remain  unholpen  without  any  particular  cause 


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showed.  Make  me  know  what  part  of  my.  suit  is  taken  for 
unjust.  It  is  said  that  certain  reports  are  written  of  me  that 
hinder  me  much,  but  few  of  them  dare  appear  without  a 
vizard.  Of  her  Majesty  I  ask  but  pardon  for  that  fault  which 
I  acknowledge. 
1  p.  (I.  113.) 

THOMAS  BABNABY  to  Lord  ROBEBT  DUDLEY. 

1564,  April  14.  Troyes. — I  learn  that  the  Italian  esquire 
Hercules  [Trinchetta]  gives  place  to  no  other  in  breaking  young 
and  rough  horses.  He  will  be  brought  to  you  by  De  Mauvis- 
siere,  who  is  sent  to  congratulate  the  peace,  and  to  see  if  he 
can  induce  you  to  come  here.  Employ  your  credit  with  the 
Queen  that  he  may  taste  the  same  liberality  as  Mr.  Sommer, 
who  received  from  this  King  a  chain  worth  600  French 
crowns. 

The  peace  is  by  most  well  liked  here.  The  King  and  the 
Queen  Mother  desire  you  to  be  sent  here  to  ratify  it.  You 
should  bring  a  second  person  to  countervail  the  credit  of 
de  Gonor.  My  old  master,  though  anxious  to  return  home, 
will  stay  here  if  desired. 

1|  pp.     (I.    117.) 

Sir  NICHOLAS  THBOKMOBTON  to  Lord  [ROBEBT  DUDLEY]. 
1564,  April  14.  Troyes. — The  great  treaty  was  signed  on 
the  6th  and  that  for  the  particulars  on  the  7th.  The  King 
will  send  to  England  in  about  six  weeks'  time  the  Prince  of 
Mantua  and  Monsieur  de  Gonor,  who  is  brother  to  the  late 
Marshal  Brisacke,  and  likely  to  succeed  to  his  office  ;  the 
Prince  is  very  modest  and  with  good  parts,  and  likely  to 
marry  the  sister  and  heiress  of  the  Duke  of  Navarre.  The 
King  and  Queen  Mother  wish  you  to  come  here,  and  if  not, 
some  change  will  be  made  in  the  great  personages  deleagued 
from  here.  If  you  come,  the  gentlemen  in  your  train  should  be* 
courteous,  and  speak  French  or  Italian.  You  should  send  over 
a  dozen  fair  and  easy  paced  geldings,  for  you  must  make  some 
presents.  I  think  Mr.  Sommers  will  be  charged  to  attend  you 
on  your  journey.  I  see  some  inklings  that  the  King  will 
give  you  his  Order,  and  possibly  exchange  orders  with  our 
Queen.  For  plate  you  should  stay  upon  these  parcels,  silver 
vessel  for  three  messes — trenchers  agreeable — a  light  bason  and 
ewer — 8  or  10  slight  cups — two  leyers  and  no  more,  so  as  one 
horse  may  carry  all,  and  be  where  you  dine  or  sup, — a  light 
bed,  and  your  silver  vessel  should  not  exceed  three  score 
pieces,  the  same  to  be  trussed  in  leather  bagettes  on  each  side 
of  the  horse,  and  the  rest  of  the  plate  to  be  also  trussed  upon 
the  same  horse.  I  will  send  Barnaby  to  you  that  he  may  be 
sorted  in  your  livery.  You  should  make  no  new  apparel  for 
the  voyage,  nor  bring  more  suits  of  all  kinds  than  besides  your 
ordinary  mail  may  be  carried  on  one  horse,  for  three  or  four 
comely  suits  will  suffice  as  your  voyage  is  in  post. 


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This  King  has  told  De  Mauvissiere  to  bring  him  some  good 
fighting  mastiffs  and  two  or  three  pretty  curtals  that  will 
gallop,  and  the  Queen  has  told  him  to  bring  two  or  three 
geldings.  These  should  be  your  presents  to  them  if  you  come. 

I  think  the  Commissioners  shall  have  charge  to  speak  of  other 
matters  ;  therefore  sort  yourself  accordingly. 

4  pp.    Holograph.      (I.  121.) 

ADVICES  from  ITALY. 

1564,  April  17,  Savoy,  and  April  19,  Turin. — The  Admiral, 
the  Vidame  of  Chartres,  d'Andelot  and  others  have  been  in 
Geneva  and  have  negotiated  with  those  of  the  new  religion,  who 
have  elected  Monsr.  de  Mouans  as  their  Captain.  They  have 
put  to  death  a  bandit  on  account  of  a  plot  just  discovered  in 
Savoy,  and  in  France  the  Huguenots  have  killed  priests,  and 
at  Lyons  wounded  priests  going  to  a  funeral.  The  Constable 
and  Conde  have  been  very  ill. 

May  5.  Vienna. — The  Emperor  does  not  expect  to  live  long. 
His  son,  the  Archduke  Ferdinand  and  his  daughter,  the 
Duchess  of  Bavaria,  are  here,  and  the  Archduke  Charles  will 
come  in  two  days.  The  King  [of  Poland]  our  master,  left 
Warsaw  on  April  25  for  Vilna  to  oppose  the  Muscovites,  having 
60,000  horse  and  10,000  infantry  in  the  field  and  much  artillery. 
Two  ambassadors  came  to  him  from  the  Turk,  the  first  to 
congratulate  his  victory,  and  to  demand  the  person  of 
Steffano  Valacco,  who  had  made  himself  lord  of  Wallachia,  and, 
after  killing  the  despot,  later  escaped  to  Poland.  The  Poles 
had  seized  him  and  his  treasure  300,000  ducats.  These  the 
Turkish  ambassador  gave  to  his  Majesty,  and  offering  horses 
for  use  against  the  Muscovite  asked  for  the  continuance  of  the 
alliance.  The  second  ambassador  asked  for  the  same,  and 
informed  the  King  that  the  Turk  had  determined  to  make 
war  from  Tartary,  and  had  raised  troops,  for  which  he  asked 
passage  through  the  plains  of  Russia. 

May  6,  Rome. — Cardinal  Carpi  died  on  April  2.  He  left 
no  belongings,  except  a  few  antiquities  and  a  Virgil  1,200  years 
old,  which  he  left  to  the  Pope.  A  new  Breviary  has  been 
printed,  which  the  Pope  wishes  to  be  used  everywhere,  and 
no  other. 

The  Duke  of  Florence  has  resigned  in  favour  of  his  son, 
wishing  him  to  learn  to  govern  in  his  lifetime. 

The  Duke  of  Urbino  has  arrived,  and  had  a  private  audience 
with  the  Curia,  but  his  object  is  unknown.  The  Marquis  of 
Pescara  is  still  here. 

4  pp.     Italian.     Signed  by  Marsilio  della  Croce.     (I.  133.) 

SlGNOR  GURONE   [BERTANO]  to  BENEDETTO  SPINOLA,   London. 

1564,  April  22.  Rome. — Thomas  Sackville  will  soon  leave 
for  England.  He  has  been  flatteringly  received  by  the  Pope, 
and  has  had,  or  will  have  500  crowns.  I  have  done  more  in 
the  matter  than  he  yet  knows. 


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Marc  Antonio  Colonna  will  leave  for  Spain  in  three  or  four 
days.  Six  of  his  galleys  (paid  nevertheless  by  the  King  of 
Spain)  being  at  Barcelona,  his  Captain  had  words  with  the 
General  of  the  Fleet,  and  was  imprisoned.  It  is  thought  that 
Colonna  goes  to  liberate  him,  and  on  other  of  his  own  affairs, 
he  being  Duke  of  Taliacozza,  a  great  Baron  of  the  Kingdom  of 
Naples,  worth  60,000  or  70,000  crowns  the  year ;  his  eldest 
son  is  to  marry  a  sister  of  Cardinal  Borromei  [sic]  nephew  to  the 
Pope.  I  think  therefore  that  he  is  sent  by  the  Pope  and  the 
Cardinal  chiefly  to  satisfy  the  King  of  Spain,  who  is  desired  by 
the  Pope  to  give  precedence  to  France  in  the  first  Chapel.  It 
is  thought  that  the  Spanish  Ambassador  may  leave  Rome  in 
consequence. 

2  pp.  Italian.  On  the  covering  leaf  the  signature  A.  Warwyk 
is  written  several  times.  (I.  125.) 

MAUVISSIERE  DE  CASTELNATJ  to  [Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY]. 

1564,  April  26.  London. — I  am  sorry  that  her  Majesty  is  not 
sending  you  to  France,  but  glad  to  know  your  affection  for 
the  King  of  France  and  the  Queen  Mother.  I  will  inform 
them  of  your  wish  to  give  them  a  spaniel  and  mastiffs,  and 
some  cobs  (hacquenees).  I  thank  you  for  those  which  you 
have  sent  me. 

1J  pp.     French.     (I.  129.) 

ADVICES. 

1564,  May  6,  Constantinople. — The  Coadjutor  of  the 
Council  of  Venice,  who  came  here  to  learn  Greek,  became 
Turk,  and  now  is  one  of  the  Chamber  of  the  grand  Signory. 
A  Greek  who  said  that  the  Christian  faith  was  better  than  the 
Ottoman,  was  flayed  alive. 

May  24.  Milan. — The  Duke  of  Florence  has  settled  the 
business  about  the  marriage  of  his  son,  to  whom  the  Emperor 
gives  one  of  his  daughters.  The  King  of  Spain  has  ceded  to 
him  all  his  rights  over  Saresana  and  Saresanella,  but  the 
Genoese  are  suspicious. 

May  27.  Rome. — Eleven  Cardinals,  who  met  at  Borromeo's 
house,  suggested  that  the  Spanish  Ambassador  should  have 
place  next  to  the  last  cardinal  deacon.  This  seemed  to  the 
Pope  too  honourable,  for  the  Imperial  Ambassador  would 
be  dissatisfied.  Finally  they  proposed  to  give  him  place 
above  the  Protonotary.  This  did  not  satisfy  the  Spanish 
Ambassador  altho'  they  offered  to  give  him  the  Pax  and 
incense  ;  he  went  to  Borromeo's  house,  and  wished  to  present 
a  petition  to  the  Pope,  who  would  not  give  way.  [A  long 
discussion  of  the  arguments  is  given.]  On  the  next  Sunday 
the  Pope  going  to  his  Chapel  with  the  Ambassador  of  Florence 
alone,  the  Ambassador  took  his  place  without  protest.  The 
Pope  is  sending  the  Archbishop  of  Lanciano  to  the  Spanish 
King  to  explain  matters.  Cardinal  Paciaco  has  come  here, 


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and  received  his  Hat  in  secret  Consistory,  and  it  is  believed 
that  this  was  done,  lest  the  Spanish  Ambassador  should  have 
had  to  be  present  as  protector  of  the  King  of  Castille.  The 
Marquis  of  Pescara  has  been  here,  and  well  received  by  the 
Pope.  He  is  now  gone  to  Naples.  The  galleys  of  the  Corsairs 
are  about  Elba  and  Civita  Vecchia,  and  have  burned  a  place 
of  the  Duke  of  Florence  near  Piombino. 

May  6.  Constantinople. — The  Sultan  has  sent  to  the  King  of 
Poland  to  demand  Stephano  Vallaco,  and  is  likely  to  receive 
him.  An  Ambassador  has  arrived  from  the  King  of  the  Indies 
asking  for  aid  against  Portugal,  bringing  rich  jewels.  He  is  uno 
antropofago. 

3|  pp.  Italian.  Signed  Marsilio  delta  Croce,  the  last  two 
lines  being  autograph,  with  date  Venice  1564,  June  3.  Seal 
with  the  arms  of  Duke  of  Brunswick  and  Luneburg.  (I.  151.) 

(?)  SALVESTBO   DIPRO:   FEDEBI   [torn]  to  his  Excellency  [Lord 
ROBERT  DUDLEY  ?]. 

1564,  May  13. — A  long  letter  concerning  his  own  proceedings, 
interspersed  with  many  pious  observations.  He  states  that 
on  Thursday  the  3rd  inst.  he  was  sent  for  by  Mr.  Guido 
Cavalcanti,  lately  come  to  London,  where  were  also  Mr.  Ruleto, 
Ridolfi  Damieno,  Doffi,  and  Baptista  Fortini.  Cavalcanti 
informed  him  that  the  Queen  had  given  orders  that  he  was 
at  once  to  leave  the  kingdom  whereupon  he  embarked  the 
very  next  day  at  "  Margatta,"  and  after  a  dangerous 
voyage,  reached  "  Doncherche."  Here  he  learned  on  good 
anthority  that  the  Queen  had  given  no  orders  for  his  departure, 
the  truth  being  that  "  these  Florentines  "  had  taken  upon  them 
too  much  authority,  and  done  it  for  their  own  ends.  As  he 
holds  a  patent  from  the  King  of  Poland,  he  thinks  it  very 
unjust  that  he  should  have  been  so  treated,  and  that  they  ought 
to  be  punished  as  well  in  person  as  in  purse. 

At  his  departure  from  England,  he  left  with  Mr.  Antonio 
Bruschetto  a  packet  of  letters  in  a  cover  directed  to  his 
Excellency.  If  they  have  not  been  received,  Bruschetto 
must  be  asked  to  whom  he  consigned  them.  As  a  faithful 
servant  of  her  Majesty,  he  must  inform  his  Excellency  that 
the  Spanish  fleet  is  said  to  be  very  large  ;  good  guard  should 
be  kept,  and  men  in  order  and  readiness  in  all  the  bands. 

2  pp.     Italian.     (I.  131.) 

ADVICES  from  ITALY. 

1564,  May  20.  Rome. — The  Pope  and  the  Cardinals  were  in 
congregation  from  10  to  2  of  the  vigil  of  Pentecost  to  see  if 
they  could  satisfy  the  Catholic  King  in  the  matter  of  precedence. 
The  Ambassador  was  sent  for,  and  the  Pope  told  him  that  on 
his  succession  to  the  Pontificate  having  found  the  French  King 
in  possession  he  could  not  but  maintain  him  there,  seeing 
that  etiam  praedo  manutenendus  est  in  sua  possessione.  Against 


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this  the  Spaniard  protested.  The  Pope  proposed  to  submit 
the  question  for  reference  to  an  impartial  judge,  if  the  Catholic 
King  wished. 

The  Signer  Marc  Antonio  Colonna  does  not  believe  that 
the  Ambassador  will  leave  Rome. 

2  pp.     Italian.     (I.  137.) 

ADVERTISEMENTS  from  ROME. 

1564,  May  27.  Rome. — The  Spanish  Ambassador  has  not 
yet  left,  as  it  was  said  he  wished  to  do.  I  believe  he  awaits 
fresh  instructions  from  Spain.  It  may  unfortunately  be 
guessed  what  they  will  be. 

From  a  discourse  with  Signor  Marc  Antonio  Colonna,  I  rather 
believe  that  he  will  not  go  than  otherwise.  The  Pope  makes 
much  of  the  French  Ambassador. 

A  gentleman  has  been  sent  in  all  haste  with  the  originals  of 
these  letters,  in  order  that  you  may  be  able  to  prove  whether 
the  letters  which  go  by  way  of  Flanders  or  the  others  arrive 
first,  and  so  how  you  may  be  best  and  most  quickly  advertised 
from  hence. 

The  Marquis  del  Guasto  came  here  three  days  ago  from 
Milan,  and  is  going  to  Naples  ;  the  reason  he  gives  is  the  illness 
of  his  mother,  but  it  may  be  believed  that  his  Catholic  Majesty 
will  be  glad  to  see  him  in  that  kingdom  (he  being,  as  you  know, 
a  great  lord)  and  the  rather  because  of  the  late  commotion  at 
Naples.  There  is  no  other  news  here  at  present. 

1  p.    Italian.     (I.   141.) 

••.• 
GEORGE  NEDHAM  to  Sir  WILLIAM  CECIL. 

1564,  May  28.  Emden.—In  my  letter  of  April  13  (*)  I 
wrote,  of  our  voyage  and  matters  here  to  that  date.  I  now 
send  a  Ruttor  (chart)  of  the  sea  drawn  by  William  Torverson, 
a  merchant  with  perfect  knowledge  in  navigation.  It  gives 
the  "  fawlings  "  with  the  dangers  and  marks  along  the  coast  of 
Holland,  West  Friesland  and  the  river  Ember  as  far  as  Emden. 
The  coast  and  river  are  much  better  to  "  fawle "  withal 
than  I  thought,  as  Sir  Thos.  Cotton  and  the  masters  of  other 
Queen's  ships  can  declare  to  you.  I  enclose  to  you  a  proclama- 
tion in  Dutch  for  the  free  resort  of  all  merchants  hither,  and  a 
picture,  the  style  being  written  in  French  and  Dutch.  A  large 
number  have  been  printed  in  the  Netherlands  and  called  in 
again. 

This  town  was  hitherto  governed  by  one  Drosart  and  a 
Burgomaster.  Henceforth  there  are  to  be  a  Drosart,  four 
Burgomasters,  and  eight  other  counsellors  out  of  whom  are 
to  be  chosen  yearly  two  Burgomasters  in  the  place  of  two 
who  are  to  be  removed  each  year.  And  ordinances  have  been 
made  for  the  better  order  of  the  town,  and  100  burgesses  are 
to  watch  every  night. 

*  To  be  found  in  State  Papers,  Foreign,  Elizabeth,  under  date. 


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The  Burgundish  people  have  been  slandering  us  to  the 
people  of  Emden,  saying  that  they  of  Antwerp  trust  us  in 
nothing,  that  Bruges  and  Middleburg  had  banished  us  thence, 
that  our  nobility  are  maintainers  of  thieves  and  that  the  Queen 
would  send  ships  of  war  to  seize  the  town  of  Emden.  When 
we  went  to  provide  chambers  and  packhouse  for  the  company, 
we  were  met  with  refusals,  or  offered  the  worst  accommodation. 
But  this  is  now  changed.  Those  of  Antwerp  had  told  our 
merchants  that  Emden  was  a  village  no  bigger  than  Gravesend, 
and  the  river  not  above  four  feet  deep,  so  that  some  have 
stayed  at  Antwerp,  but  those  who  have  come  are  much 
satisfied  with  this  place.  The  Company  is  much  set  against 
Antwerp. 

If  the  Queen  and  Council  support  us,  we  shall  have  as  good 
sales  of  our  cloth  here  as  we  ever  had  at  Antwerp.  The  air 
here  is  not  good,  for  they  keep  many  beasts  in  the  town,  and 
do  not  remove  the  straw  and  litter,  and  their  canals  have  no 
current.  But  this  they  are  improving,  and  are  turning  the 
stables  into  packhouses.  And  we  are  having  our  food  well 
cooked  by  English  cooks. 

Those  of  Antwerp  wrote  to  many  towns  in  Austria  and 
Germany  that  we  should  not  come  here.  But  these  towns 
have  ascertained  the  truth  for  themselves  and  promise  to 
deal  with  us.  The  Bishop  of  Miinster  sent  his  Chancellor  to 
enquire,  and  now  has  promised  to  build  inns  and  lodgings 
for  merchants  and  to  grant  free  passage  to  them  through 
his  country,  and  to  grave  out  a  river  from  Miinster  to  Emden. 
The  Bishop  of  Osnaburg  makes  like  promises.  The  Duke  of 
Cleave,  the  Landgrave  of  Hesse  and  other  princes  promise  their 
goodwill,  Thus  the  Queen  will  bind  to  her  all  the  German 
and  Austrian  princes,  which  will  make  her  unfriendly  neighbours 
of  Burgundy  smart,  and  become  more  neighbourlike.  It  is 
the  Burgundian  purse  that  makes  war,  not  the  valiantness 
of  the  people,  and  their  loss  of  trade  will  thus  tend  to  peace, 
as  the  Queen's  father  and  brother  most  desired.  But  no 
particular  licences  should  be  given.  - 

In  Emden  200  burgesses  offer  to  build  within  a  year  each 
of  them  two  houses  at  a  cost  of  100  marks  each,  and  the  town 
will  build  40  or  50  houses  for  the  commodity  of  merchants. 
They  surpass  Antwerp  in  speed  of  building  and  strength  of 
the  houses ;  yet  all  their  lime  is  made  of  cockle  shells  gotten 
out  of  the  sea,  and  burnt  with  turf. 

The  three  Earls  went  last  week  in  a  boat  round  the  new 
town  called  the  Valder  and  determined  to  build  round  it  a 
wall  of  earth,  very  high  and  thick.  "  Here  is  great  wealth 
and  riches,  though  it  appear  not  by  the  port  and  apparel  of 
the  people  :  here  is  a  prison  in  this  town,  but  no  prisoners  in 
it,  and  a  place  of  execution,  but  no  sign  of  any  executed  in  a 
number  of  years  :  here  is  but  one  advocate  or  lawyer  in  this 
town,  and  yet  he  is  but  a  beggar  :  it  is  a  great  wonder  here 


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to  hear  of  a  thief,  a  cutpurse  or  a  bankrupt ;  they  abhor  lying 
here  very  much :  for  quietness  and  honest  living  here  is  a  heaven." 
Seal.     5J  pp.     (I.  143.) 

Sir  THOMAS  CHALONER  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1664,  June  7.  Madrid. — I  send  herewith  copy  of  my  letter 
to  you  of  Jan.  22  last,  having  no  word  of  the  safe  arrival  of 
my  letter  of  that  date  to  the  Queen  sent  by  two  hands.  I  thank 
you  for  yours  of  March  22  "in  which  I  have  imprinted  the 
image  of  that  noble  Duke  your  Father's  favour  "  towards  me. 
Your  noble  gentleness  has  won  of  me  a  determinate  mind  to 
desire  the  continuance  of  my  bond  from  the  Father  to  the  son. 
You  "  at  my  return  shall  mark  in  me  a  plain  unpainted  love 
not  set  forth  to  the  Court  show  but  sound  at  the  bottom." 
Your  rider  is  ready  to  depart  with  me.  Set  in  your  hand 
and  favour  that  I  be  kept  here  no  longer.  I  am  so  sickly  and 
tired  that  I  cannot  make  double  repetition  of  my  letter  to  the 
Queen  of  this  present.  I  trust  to  provide  two  or  three  jennets 
worthy  the  presenting  to  her,  and  if  I  can,  will  obtain  license 
for  the  transportation  of  six  more  within  a  year's  space. 
I  crave  you  to  take  in  worth  two  skins  for  a  jerkin  and  harness, 
and  half-a-dozen  pairs  of  gloves  all  perfumed  with  flowers, 
sent  by  this  bearer,  my  servant  Farnham.  "  The  savour  is 
delicate  and  must  not  be  laid  near  apples,  quinces,  or  such 
like  things  that  will  take  away  the  smell."  Such  skins  are 
rare  this  year,  "  because  that  a  late  restraint  suffereth  no 
more  skins  nor  gloves  to  pass  from  Valencia  hither.  When 
I  come  myself,  if  I  can,  I  will  provide  better  besides  some  other 
toys." 

5  pp.    Holograph.     (I.  157). 

IL  STUERDO  (?)  to  BONIFACCIO  DEL  SOLERO  at  Venice. 
1564,  June  10.     Rome. — Information  as  to  movements  of 
galleys,  and  other  Italian  news. 
3  pp.    Italian.     (I.  163.) 

SEBASTIANO  BRUSCHETTO  to  BENEDETTO  SPINOLA,  London. 
1564,  June  13.  Rome. — We  have  good  hopes  that  Ferrabosco 
will  return  to  the  service  of  her  Majesty,  and  that  by  means 
of  Signor  Gurone,  who  has  dropt  a  few  words  to  a  gentleman 
of  Cardinal  Farnese  concerning  his  desire  to  do  so.  His  father 
is  no  longer  in  Rome,  so  that  the  matter  cannot  be  settled 
at  once  ;  otherwise  he  might  have  travelled  to  England  with 
the  Master  of  the  Horse,  as  he  wished.  As  to  a  lady  for  her 
Majesty,  Signora  Lucia  Bertana  has  written  to  a  lady  of 
Bologna  to  enquire  whether  she  would  serve  a  great  lady  out 
of  Italy,  without  mentioning  her  name.  The  matter  cannot 
be  in  better  hands  than  in  those  of  the  Signora  and  the  Duchess 
of  Taliacozza.  I  have  enquired  about  a  lute-player  at 
Bologna,  who  is  very  celebrated  and  would  be  a  fit  person  to 
serve  the  Count. 


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Postscript. — In  my  last  I  asked  you  to  remit  50  crowns, 
which  otherwise  Gurone  would  have  to  pay.  This  proving 
inconvenient,  we  had  recourse  to  Signor  Pallavicini. 

2|  pp.    Italian ;  holograph.     (I.  167.) 


SEBASTIANO   BRUSCHETTO   to    Lord   ROBERT   [DUDLEY]. 

1564,  June  17.  Rome. — Apologizing  for  not  having 
troubled  him  with  letters,  assuring  him  of  his  desire  to  serve 
him,  and  that  he  will  do  all  possible  to  engage  Signor  Gurone's 
help  in  affairs  relating  to  her  Majesty  and  his  Lordship. 

1  p.  Italian.  Holograph.  Endorsed  in  error,  Anthony 
Bruschetto.  (I.  171.) 

Paper  headed  Sir  THOMAS  CUSAKE'S   ADVICE  for  orders   to 
be  taken  presently  in  IRELAND. 

[1564,  Summer  ;  after  the  departure  of  Sussex.] — The  north 
of  Ireland  being  at  peace  no  great  care  to  be  taken  of  the 
rest,  it  being  only  necessary  to  maintain  the  peace. 

The  garrison,  now  1,500  in  wages  besides  300  kerns,  may 
be  reduced  one-half.  Not  more  than  700  or  800  can  be  had 
in  time  of  service  for  lack  of  musters. 

The  governor  should  not  be  an  Earl  or  Lord,  and  his  stipend 
should  be  1,500/.  with  only  100  men  in  wages.  Sussex  had 
2,500/.  with  50  "dead  payes,"  100  men  in  wages  for  his  house, 
with  corn  and  other  perquisites.  The  Queen  will  save  half  on 
this  item. 

She  will  also  save  3,000£.  on  the  army,  and  the  Treasurer  should 
have  180Z.  and  40  men  in  wages,  but  to  forego  men  except  6. 
The  Master  of  Ordnance  to  have  stipend,  but  only  6  men  ; 
in  time  of  service  he  should  have  men  out  of  every  band  to 
attend  him. 

The  office  of  Lieutenants  of  the  Forts  was  created  by 
Sir  E.  Bellingham.  A  Captain  will  do  in  his  stead  in  every 
fort,  there  being  now  3  or  4  captains  in  both  forts.  This  will 
save  1,OOOZ.  per  annum. 

The  bands  to  be  reduced  to  hundreds,  with  captain  and 
officers  to  every  hundred,  but  not  double  officers.  For  40  they 
had  a  captain  and  lieutenant  and  his  officers.  This  will  save 
1,OOOJ. 

The  Queen  is  charged  with  20  men  in  garrison  at  Alone  [sic], 
Leghlen  bridge  [Leighlin]  and  Even.  These  garrisons  may 
be  discharged.  Those  who  keep  the  houses  should  defend 
them. — A  saving  of  500/. 

Captains  and  soldiers  have  lands  in  Leix  and  Offaly,  and 
wages  besides.  They  should  be  discharged  out  of  wages. 
The  country  will  be  as  well  people  and  defended,  and  3,OOOZ. 
saved. 

There  are  200  soldiers  in  both  Leix  and  Offaly  ;  100  may 
be  discharged  in  each — and  the  wages  of  100  men  saved. 


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Till  the  Conors  and  Mores  be  brought  to  order,  the 
300  kerns  in  wages  should  be  appointed  to  serve  in  these 
borders,  and  the  two  countries  be  compelled  to  find  till  Candle- 
mas 100  in  every  country.  The  other  borders  to  find  100 — at 
no  charge  to  the  Queen. 

The  English  1,000  or  more — tall  archers,  arquebusiers  and 
footmen  with  200  horse  to  be  always  ready.  That  will  desire 
no  wages  but  in  time  of  service.  Certain  gentlemen  to  be 
their  captains  and  to  be  considered  for  their  pains. 

Finally  Desmond  observing  this  promise  and  Commissioners 
going  with  him  to  his  country,  the  disorders  in  his  absence 
to  be  reformed. 

Thus  her  Majesty  shall  save  half  her  charges,  and  the  subjects 
of  the  Isle  be  better  defended. 

3  pp.     (II.  671.) 

NEWS  from  ROME. 

[1564,  June.] — The  Pope  has  settled  the  precedency  question 
in  favour  of  France.  The  Spaniard  protested. 

The  Emperor  has  been  ill,  but  is  now  out  of  danger. 

The  King  of  France  is  at  Dijon  and  will  go  to  Lyons  to  settle 
matters. 

Garcia  de  Toledo  is  at  Genoa  with  15  galleys  and  is  to 
command  the  fleet  which  is  going  to  Algiers  or  Tripoli. 

Letters  of  May  17. — Infantry  has  been  sent  to  Sarzana  and 
has  fortified  La  Speza  [Spezzia]  and  a  few  places  in  Corsica. 

£   p.     Italian.     (II.    533.) 

SEBASTIANO  BRTJSCHETTO  to  BENEDETTO  SPINOLA,  London. 

1564,  June  17,  Rome. — I  wrote  to  your  honour  five  days  ago, 
since  which  nothing  of  importance  has  occurred,  so  that  I 
shall  be  the  briefer. 

Only  touching  Ferrabosco,  I  have  to  say  that  either  because 
the  youth  has  shown  himself  too  desirous  to  leave  the  Cardinal, 
and  therefore  has  raised  suspicion  that  he  has  been  suborned 
by  Signor  Gurone,  or  for  some  other  reason,  not  only  is  the 
Cardinal  changed  towards  the  youth,  but  also  towards  Gurone, 
albeit,  in  truth,  quite  wrongly.  For,  as  a  gentleman  versed 
in  the  customs  of  noblemen,  he  has  moved  very  circumspectly, 
and  before  he  said  a  word  to  the  young  man,  he  spoke  to  the 
Cardinal ;  indeed,  out  of  respect  to  him,  he  even  made  me 
keep  back  for  more  than  ten  days  a  letter  written  to  Ferrabosco 
by  your  brother.  So  that,  up  to  the  present,  we  do  not  know 
what  will  happen  as  regards  his  going,  especially  as  Signor 
Gurone  holds  his  ground,  and  cares  little  for  the  anger  of  the 
Cardinal,  in  the  service  of  the  Queen,  knowing  he  has  not 
merited  it. 

Although  they  are  both  incensed  with  the  Cardinal  about 
this,  yet  it  has  been  said  that  after  all  he  was  able  to 
entertain  the  young  man  well,  and  that  money  was  not  so 


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plentiful  in  England  or  at  the  English  Court  that  he  could 
have  any  great  hopes  from  thence.  I  tell  you  this  to  show 
you  what  is  thought  here  about  English  affairs.  To  the  same 
end,  I  will  say  that  a  few  days  ago,  Signor  Gurone  being  in 
discourse  with  the  French  Ambassador,  the  Ambassador  said 
that  the  Queen  was  little  enough  loved  in  her  kingdom  ;  but 
whether  he  said  this  to  sow  discord  for  some  end  of  his  own, 
or  had  really  understood  as  much,  I  do  not  know.  But  I 
think  it  well  to  inform  you  of  all  reports  concerning  her 
Majesty  ;  whether  or  not  they  are  of  consequence,  you  yourself 
can  judge. 

1  do  not  begin  to  send  advices  to  his  Lordship  until  you  tell 
me  whether  to  do  so  or  not,  but  meanwhile  will  not  fail  to  give 
you  information  of  all  that  happens. 

Postscript. — There  is  no  news  here  save  that  it  is  said  (but 
with  little  certainty)  that  Don  Garzia,  general  of  the  fleet 
of  the  Catholic  King,  has  taken  six  of  the  galleys  that  were 
attacking  San  Firenze  in  Corsica. 

2J  pp.    Italian.     (I.   175.) 

GTJRONE  BERTANO  to  SIGNOR  ROBERTO  [DUDLEY]. 

1564,  June  24.  Rome. — The  news  is  here  of  the  Duke  of 
Ferrara  and  the  Duke  of  Savoy,  who  are  going  to  Lyons  to 
visit  the  Queen  and  the  King.  The  former  goes  for  his  money, 
lent  for  the  late  war,  and  also  in  relation  to  his  marriage,  as 
I  hear  for  certain  that  the  Emperor  will  not  give  him  the 
daughter  he  desires,  namely  Giovanna,  and  Barbara  does  not 
please  him,  as  being  unlikely  to  bear  children.  The  Emperor 
wishes  to  marry  the  former  to  the  Vaivode  of  Transylvania. 
I  think  that  the  Imperial  people  are  doing  this  to  prevent 
the  Duke  of  Ferrara  marrying,  and  then  to  give  Giovanna  to 
the  Duke  of  Florence.  Savoy,  taking  his  wife  with  him, 
goes  with  the  design  of  getting  French  help  against  Geneva 
and  the  Lutherans.  The  Pope  is  sending  to  Lyons  to  support 
his  suit.  Geneva  will  have  little  chance  against  the  Duke, 
the  French,  the  Pope  and  the  Catholic  King. 

The  Corsairs  are  very  active,  and  although  not  equal  to 
face  the  Spanish  fleet,  they  may  seriously  endanger  the  Tripoli 
enterprise,  which  even  now  is  in  great  danger. 

2  pp.     Italian.     Signed.     Seal.     (I.  183.) 

SEBASTIANO   BRUSCHETTO  <to  BENEDETTO  SPINOLA,  London. 

1564,  June  24.  Rome. — If  the  Master  of  Horse  does  not 
appear  as  soon  as  his  Excellency  and  your  honour  expect  him, 
it  will  not  be  to  be  wondered  at,  for  the  very  evening  before 
he  was  to  start  (that  is  six  days  ago)  he  was  arrested  by  one 
to  whom  a  horse  had  been  sold  by  his  means.  The  man  com- 
plained that  the  horse  was  short-winded,  and  was  determined 
that  the  Master  should  make  it  good  to  him,  declaring  that  he 
had  taken  the  horse  upon  his  word.  I,  and  Signor  Gurone 


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also,  believe  that  the  matter  sprang  from  another  source, 
seeing  that  the  Cardinal  Farnese,  as  I  wrote  to  your  honour, 
was  somewhat  vexed  with  Signor  Gurone  on  account  of 
Ferraboscho,  and  finding  him  hold  his  ground  (as  indeed  he 
has  cause),  perhaps  thought,  by  treating  the  Master  of  Horse 
in  this  way,  to  put  him  to  ridicule.  Be  that  as  it  may,  Signor 
Gurone  has  offered,  sooner  than  that  Claudio  should  lose 
time  here,  to  be  bound  for  him  as  regards  this  controversy, 
and  is  sending  him  a  quicker  way,  and  Ferraboscho  with  him, 
but  secretly,  because,  although  he  has  had  leave  from  the 
Cardinal,  he  did  not  say  that  he  wished  to  go  to  England,  but 
merely  to  his  home  at  Bologna. 

As  Signor  Gurone  has  sent  his  Excellency  all  the  news,  I 
will  only  add  a  few  minor  matters  which  he  omitted,  as  that 
the  Pope  a  few  days  ago  gave  the  Signoria  of  Venice  a  very 
fine  palace  here  in  Rome  which  is  called  St.  Mark.  The  cause 
of  this  fresh  courtesy  is  not  exactly  known.  It  may  be  there 
was  some  idea  that,  as  the  palace  is  not  finished,  and  was  begun 
by  a  Venetian  Pope  [Paul  II.],  if  given  to  the  Signoria,  they  would 
finish  it,  which  will  cost  a  great  sum,  and  the  pontiffs  will 
none  the  less  enjoy  it  as  they  are  accustomed  always  to  do  in 
the  summer,  it  being  situated  in  the  coolest  part  and  the  best 
air  of  Rome. 

Cardinal  Borromei  [sic]  has  begun  to  reform,  in  order  to  give 
an  example  to  the  other  Cardinals  and  prelates,  in  pursuance 
of  the  decree  passed  against  the  pomp  of  this  Court,  both  as 
to  Cardinals,  Bishops  and  others. 

3  pp.     Italian.     (I.   179.) 

The    BURGOMASTER     and   COUNCIL    OF    ANTWERP   to    Lord 
ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1564,  June  30.  Antwerp. — We  feel  we  must  thank  you  for 
your  letter  and  the  goodwill  shewn  therein  towards  the  Low 
Countries  and  this  town.  We  hope  the  ancient  amity  between 
us  and  England  may  still  be  renewed,  and  that  our  Regent 
will  meet  your  court  and  nation  in  the  matter  of  trade. 

1  p.     Unsigned.     French.     (I.  187.) 

Sir  WILLIAM  CECIL  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1564,  June.  This  Thursday.— I  doubt  how  the  French  King 
will  resolve  whom  to  send  [to  ratify  the  treaty  of  Troyes]  except 
he  be  advertised  whom  the  Queen  will  send. 

I  think  Sir  Nicholas  Throgmorton  shall  be  here  before  any 
shall  be  ready  from  here. 

I  beseech  you  to  inform  the  Queen  that  the  two  treaties 
must  be  delivered  to  the  French  ambassador  before  Saturday 
at  night. 

Being  sent  hither  to-morrow  signed  by  her,  they  may  be  sealed 
here,  and  knowing  her  pleasure  I  shall  deliver  them  to  the 


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French  Ambassador  on  Saturday,  having  some  Doctor  of  the 
Archives  and  a  notary  to  testify  the  due  delivery  thereof. 
On  Saturday  at  night  I  will  wait  upon  you. 

1  p.     Holograph.     Seal.     Signature  torn  off.     (I.   193.) 

HENRY  KILLIGREW  to  LORD  [ROBERT  DUDLEY?]. 

1564 [?]  July  10.  Paris. — He  has  been  granted  leave  by 
Lord  Hunsdon  to  remain  behind  him  for  private  business 
with  Monsr.  de  Beauvais.  When  he  took  leave  of  the  King 
and  the  Queen  Mother,  they  sent  their  commendations  to 
his  lordship  desiring  his  help  for  the  preservation  of  this  new 
league  between  the  Queen  and  them. 

D'Aumale  and  the  Count  of  Guise  send  thanks  for  his 
lordship's  friendly  usage  of  their  brothers  passing  through  Eng- 
land. D'Anville  was  absent,  but  Killigrew  returning  by 
Orleans  received  his  wife's  commendations  to  his  lordship, 
of  which  Lord  Strange  was  witness,  who  has  shown  himself 
friendly  to  his  lordship  this  journey.  Commendations  also 
from  Vielleville,  the  Bishop  of  Valence,  Monsr.  d'Alluy  and 
Monsr.  de  Sence. 

1J  pp.     (II.  525.) 

MAUVISSIERE  DE  CASTELNAU  to  the  MASTER  OF  THE  HORSE 

OF  ENGLAND. 

1564,  July  11.  London. — Requesting  that  Jehan  Combes, 
Frenchman  of  the  Ambassador's  household,  imprisoned  on  a 
charge  which  the  bearer  will  state,  may  be  released  on  bail, 
and  if  guilty  may  be  fined  or  otherwise  punished  without 
infamy. 

1  p.    Seal.     French.     (I.  189.) 

ADVICES  from  VENICE. 

1564,  Aug.  26. — The  Spanish  Ambassador  is  leaving  Rome, 
and  lies  with  Cardinal  Pacecco,  while  his  own  house  is  being 
avoided  of  its  stuff. 

The  Pope  had  mass  for  the  Emperor  at  Santo  Apostolo  [sic], 
and  was  present  himself  with  all  the  Cardinals,  and  ordered  ser- 
vices in  all  churches.  He  sends  Cardinal  Altaemps  to  condole 
with  Maximilian,  and  has  stopped  all  his  building  and  fortifying. 

San  Pietro  Corso  is  still  in  Corsica  and  has  had  his  Captain 
Bavario  of  Corsica  slain. 

The  Genoese  general  in  Corsica  offers  pardon  to  all  Corsicans 
who  return  to  their  allegiance.  300  Turkish  pirates  and 
Corsairs  landed  there ;  12  were  taken  by  Corso  and  the  rest  slain. 

The  Malta  galleys  recovered  the  ship  taken  by  Corsairs,  laden 
with  alum  for  Rouen. 

King  Philip  aids  the  Genoese  against  Corso  with  10  galleys 
and  1,500  men  at  his  own  charge. 

Philip's  son  Charles  shall  marry  Maximilian's  eldest  daughter. 

The  fleet  from  the  Indies  arrived  in  Spain  with  six  millions  of 
gold,  half  for  the  King,  half  for  private  merchants, 


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There  have  been  great  earthquakes  near  Nice.  500  were 
killed. 

At  Vienna  French  and  other  Ambassadors  have  arrived  to 
condole  with  the  Emperor's  sons  for  their  father's  death. 

2  pp.     (I.  197.) 

Sir  THOMAS  CHALONEE  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1564,  Sept.  26.  Madrid. — Your  letter  of  July  15  has  only 
reached  me  this  day.  Having  been  here  three  years,  and  one 
year  in  Flanders,  I  am  anxious  to  be  at  home.  Trade  being 
stopped  with  Flanders  I  receive  no  bills  of  exchange,  and  you 
can  judge  how  sweetly  I  pay  for  the  money  I  borrow.  I  have 
things  that  I  cannot  write.  If  I  had  had,  not  so  late,  advice 
of  things  determined  at  home,  I  might  have  prevented  things 
to  a  better  issue.  Now  I  fare  like  Cassandra,  who  was  never 
believed.  I  am  not  ignorant  what  opinion  some  unadvised 
folks  have  of  me  for  this  or  that.  When  I  talk  with  a  man 
of  reason,  as  you  are,  I  shall  give  such  account  of  myself  #s 
blame  shall  not  appear.  When  I  come  home  I  purpose  to 
live  a  retired  life  to  myself,  my  friends  and  my  books.  The 
rider  tarrieth  only  but  my  departure  hence  to  accompany  me. 

7  pp.     Holograph.     (I.  199.) 

Sir  THOMAS  CHALONER  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1564,  Sept.  27.  Madrid. — After  the  enclosing  up  of  my 
other  letter  of  this  date,  I  received  a  letter  from  my  servant 
Farnham  that  he  had  delivered  my  letter  to  the  Queen  and 
the  copy  to  you.  He  writes  that  her  Majesty  gave  no  answer 
of  any  great  hope  of  my  recall.  If  I  die  here  as  sure  this  winter 
will  make  an  end  of  me,  then  will  they  think  of  another  for 
the  place.  All  my  things  at  home  run  to  manifest  wrack,  my 
receivers  in  the  country  keep  my  rents,  and  I  am  eaten  up  by 
interest.  A  new  broom  shall  sweep  clean  ;  I  am  worn  to  the 
stumps.  If  her  Majesty  sends  another  here,  the  King  will 
allow  me  to  leave  without  waiting  for  his  arrival. 

Postscripta. — At  Barcelona  last  March  I  heard  one  Fabricio 
Denti,  a  Neapolitan,  son  to  Luys  Denti,  play  on  the  lute. 
The  Father  was  offered  of  King  Henry  VIII  1,000  crowns 
pension  yearly  to  serve  him.  The  Father's  play  was  mean,  but 
his  voice  very  sweet.  The  son's  "  play  for  clean  handling  and 
deep  music  and  parts,  and  excellent  fingering  "  is  uncomparable 
of  any  I  ever  heard.  He  sings  "  in  a  feigning  (falsetto)  voice 
after  Napolitan  fashion."  He  intends  to  come  to  kiss  the 
Queen's  hand.  I  recommend  him  to  you.  An  entertainment 
of  400  crowns  a  year  would  not  be  out  of  the  way.  My  brother 
Francis  writes  that  you  gave  Philip  de  Austria  the  Moor  10Z. 
besides  the  Queen's  gift.  On  this  side  I  see  no  such  liberality 
to  any  coming  from  England,  but  "  I  see  that  blood  in  you 
cannot  lie  ...  A  penny  often  given  winneth  a  pound  of 
goodwill,"  The  Queen's  "  housewives  clean  out  of  purpose 


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counsel  her  how  to  pull  a  billet  from  the  fire  ;  their  wit  were 
more  praiseworthy  how  for  every  billet  spared  to  bring  in  a 
load." 

8  pp.     Holograph.     Endorsed.     (I.  207.) 

Sir  THOMAS  SMITH  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY. 

1564,  Sept.  29.  Avignon. — This  day  at  dinner  de  Mauvissiere 
tells  me  that  the  King  has  chosen  you  knight  and  companion  of 
the  Order  of  St.  Michael. 

Endorsed  :  "  Sir  Tho.  Smyth  Ambassador."  Signature  torn 
off.  &  p.  Cf.  Col.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  1564,  Sept.  30.  (I.  217.) 

To  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  and  MR.  SECRETARY. 
OCCTJRRENTS  since  my  last  DISPATCH. 

[1564,]  Oct.  17.  [Marseilles  ?] — Captain  Cobron  and  another 
Scotchman  of  the  Guard  and  an  Almain  speaking  English 
followed  the  King  who  had  gone  to  Aix  in  Provence  by 
St.  Remy.  They  with  many  ladies  of  the  Court  and  Secretary 
Dallny  went  by  Cavaillon,  a  town  of  the  Pope,  in  the  Venaissin. 
There  they  were  refused  food  and  provender,  and  were  not 
admitted  to  the  town.  The  three  before  named  then  burst  so 
the  gate  that  an  unsaddled  horse  might  get  in,  and  so  let  in 
Dallny,  the  ladies  and  the  horses.  The  chiefs  of  the  town 
went  to  council.  The  Scot  cried  '  Tue,  tue,  feu,  feu.'  Dallny 
made  as  though  to  entreat  the  three  to  do  no  harm.  The 
townsmen  soon  gathered  heart  and  demanded  that  the  three 
should  be  given  up.  Dallny  said  that  they  only  desired  occasion 
to  sack  the  Pope's  towns,  and  as  they  had  300  or  400  arque- 
busiers  behind  them,  it  were  best  to  let  them  go  and  be  happy 
to  be  rid  of  them.  They  went  off  and  the  town-council  thanked 
Dallny  and  made  him  and  the  ladies  good  cheer.  Then  the 
populace  wanted  to  slay  the  Council  for  suffering  them  to  go 
who  had  outraged  their  maiden  town.  A  complaint  was 
made  to  the  Chancellor  through  the  Constable.  The  matter 
is  now  turned  to  a  laughing  game,  and  it  is  a  pastime  at  Court 
to  tell  how  three  men  "  backed  with  a  sight  of  poor  ladies  " 
took  Cavaillon.  Now  without  a  bullet  or  command  they  will 
let  no  one  into  their  towns. 

Oct.  29. — The  Duke  of  Savoy  is  said  to  have  told  the  King 
in  Council  that  he  would  be  ill-advised  to  break  the  Edict  of 
the  Peace  made  at  Orleans.  In  Provence  men  are  much 
divided  about  religion,  and  contrary  petitions  have  been  made 
to  the  King,  who  promises  to  reply  to  them  at  Tarascon. 
To-day  there  was  a  mischance  at  Marseilles  in  which  the 
Captain  of  the  town  was  killed.  It  was  begun  by  one  of  the 
Rhyngrave's  men,  but  the  Rhyngrave  says  that  this  man  has 
often  saved  his  life,  arid  that  if  he  is  punished  he  will  quit  the 
service  of  France. 

Oct.  31. — All  connected  with  the  Court  are  ordered  to  leave 
Marseilles .  Many  exceptions  are  granted  by  the  King. 


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Nov.  3. — The  Duke  of  Savoy  is  reported  from  Avignon  to 
have  received  an  Ambassador  from  the  Swiss  and  made  terms 
with  the  Bernates,  they  restoring  to  him  three  out  of  seven 
disputed  balliages. 

Marshal  Villeville  and  the  Bishop  of  Limoges  are  not 
returned  from  the  Swiss  Cantons.  The  Swiss  will  make  no 
new  league  unless  they  are  paid  what  is  due  to  them.  Lately 
packets  came  here  from  Scotland,  some  from  the  Cardinal  of 
Lorraine,  one  messenger  had  been  to  the  new  Emperor. 

Nov.  6. — To-day  the  King  made  entry  into  Marseilles.  The 
next  day  the  five  Malta  galleys  counterfeited  a  battle,  three 
against  two,  as  the  King  came  from  Mass.  The  Marquis 
Dalbeouf  [D'Elboeuf]  went  with  ten  galleys  to  Toulon  to  meet 
the  King  there.  They  have  been  kept  there  by  bad  weather. 
The  Marquis  is  returned. 

Since  leaving  Aix,  where  they  stayed  5  days,  the  Court  has 
only  visited  places  of  pleasure  and  pastime  in  this  goodly 
country  where  oranges,  lemons,  and  pomecitrons  grow,  and 
there  is  no  winter.  There  is  plague  here,  and  it  is  still  sore 
at  Valence  ;  at  Lyons  it  slacketh. 

Nov.  8. — Four  of  the  King's  galleys  skirmished  with  four 
of  the  Maltese  galleys.  The  next  day  the  King  and  his  brother, 
in  Turkish  dress,  heard  mass,  and  then  the  King  and  the 
Queen  went  in  a  galley  to  the  Castle  of  If,  and  dined  on  board. 

Nov.  12. — The  Rhyngrave's  men  who  were  taken  for  killing 
the  Captain  are  released.  The  King  is  said  to  have  discharged 
20  prisoners  out  of  each  galley. 

6  pp.     (I.  239.) 

Sir  THOMAS  SMITH  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY.* 

1564,  Oct.  21.  Tarascon. — At  the  coming  hither  of 
Jo.  Baptista  all  the  Court  is  full  that  you  are,  or  shortly  shall 
be,  made  Duke.  The  "  Countie  Ryngrave "  cometh  into 
England  with  the  collar  of  this  order  to  put  into  the  Queen's 
hands  to  dispose  of  as  shall  be  her  pleasure.  "  The  King  here 
giveth  you  the  prerogative  of  his  voice." 

Let  the  Queen  have  an  eye  to  the  practises  in  Scotland  : 
they  tend  to  the  subversion  of  the  religion  there,  and  the  breach 
of  the  amity  between  us  and  that  realm.  Yet  the  Ambassador 
here  says  that  Jo.  Baptista  brought  him  no  letter  out  of 
Scotland.  There  is  too  much  intelligence  between  Rome, 
them,  and  some  in  this  Court,  and  words  are  cast  out  that 
shortly  "  the  mass  should  up  again  in  Scotland  ;  the  Queen 
be  set  at  liberty  who,  they  say,  is  now  in  bondage,  and  the 
occasioned  of  the  alteration  in  religion  lose  their  heads." 
I  have  sent  piecemeal  to  you  and  Mr.  Secretary  as  they  did 
occur,  conjecture  of  their  doings.  "  You  that  be  nearer  see 
more,  and  do  daily  look  to  it.  ...  If  I  could  have  some  light  from 

*  Dudley  was  created  Earl  of  Leicester  on  Sept.  29,  but  for  some  little 
time  persons  p,t  a  distance  addressed  him  by  his  old  name. 


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thence,  perad venture  I  should  see  more  here.  But  no  country 
is  so  still,  I  suppose,  for  advertising  their  Ambassadors 
as  ours  is."  I  have  written  to  the  Queen  and  Mr.  Secretary, 
who,  I  am  sure,  doth  communicate  my  letters  to  you.  It 
is  told  here  that  he  goeth,  or  is  gone,  to  the  Emperor.  If  he 
be  gone,  open  my  letter  to  him. 

Bateras,  lieutenant  to  Danville,  hath  been  with  me  shewing 
that  I  have  complained  of  him  to  you  without  cause,  and 
that  he  hath  been  or  [ere]  this  Ambassador  himself  and  that 
he  hath  learnt  to  speak  correctement.  I  answered  that  a 
gentleman  of  mine  Francis  Barlow  was  there  with  you,  who 
saw  and  heard  all  that  passed  then  betwixt  us,  and  hath  or 
can  declare  all  to  you. 

1J  pp.     (I.  223.) 

W[ILLIAM]  WHITINGHAM.  DEAN  OP  DURHAM  to  [the  EARL  OF 
LEICESTER  ?]. 

1564,  Oct.  28.  Durham. — Having  heard  that  an  injunction, 
compelling  the  clergy  to  wear  the  old  popish  apparel,  is  either 
passed,  or  at  hand,  requests  the  Earl's  intercession.  He 
quotes  from  the  Fathers  in  Latin,  and  appeals  to  the  example 
of  Christ  who  would  not  suffer  his  disciples  to  wash  their 
hands  as  the  Pharisees  did. 

"  If  our  apparel  seem  not  so  modest  and  grave  as  our  vocation 
requireth,  neither  sufficient  to  discern  us  from  men  of  other 
callings,  we  refuse  not  to  wear  such  as  shall  be  thought  to  the 
godly  and  prudent  magistrates  for  these  uses  most  decent." 

Endorsed:  Mr.  Whittingham,  Dean  of  Durham,  touching 
the  injunction  for  "  cappes  and  typpettes." 

7J  pp.     Holograph.     (I.  227.) 

GUIDO  CAVALCANTI  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1564,  Nov.  14.  Marseilles. — A  few  days  ago  I  wrote  to 
your  Excellency  of  my  journey  hither,  to  see  whether  I  could 
pass  into  Italy  by  the  Maltese  galleys,  which  have  since  arrived  ; 
but  it  is  believed  that,  having  come  into  this  port,  they  will 
have  great  difficulty  in  entering  the  ports  of  Italy,  and  I  have 
been  advised  not  to  sail  in  them,  lest  they  should  carry  me 
where  I  do  not  wish  to  go. 

I  have  therefore  decided  to  stay  here  until  I  can  go  with  my 
horses,  which  I  believe  may  be  when  Christmas  is  past  ;  the 
plague  will  probably  then  be  over  and  no  difficulty  be  made 
in  Italy.  It  is  true  that  in  Venice  they  are  more  cautious 
than  elsewhere,  and  I  may  not  be  able  to  go  there  until  later. 
This  being  the  case,  I  have  determined  to  write  (on  that 
matter  of  which  your  Excellency  knows)  after  the  manner 
which  you  will  see  in  the  enclosed  copy,  and  I  believe  this  will 
have  more  result  than  if  I  went  in  person.  The  gentleman 
to  whom  I  write,  who  was  the  last  Ambassador  from  here,  is 
an  intimate  friend  of  mine,  and  a  wellwisher  to  this  country. 

P  3 


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I  do  not  doubt  that  he  will  make  the  senators  better  under- 
stand the  meaning  of  my  letter  than  if  I  myself  had  gone. 

If,  however,  he  should  write  that  it  would  be  well  for  me  to 
do  so,  I  will  go  there  as  quickly  as  possible. 

It  remains  to  be  seen  whether  my  letter  will  bear  any  fruit 
and  I  believe  I  shall  have  to  wait  at  any  rate  for  the  winter, 
seeing  that  those  gentlemen  are  slow  in  moving.  If  no  result 
appears,  it  will  be  a  sign  that  some  consideration  is  holding 
them  back,  and  her  Majesty  will  see  that  the  affair  cannot  be 
managed  in  this  way.  I  believe  the  gentleman  will,  in  any 
case,  reply,  though  he  may  be  slow  in  doing  so.  When  the 
answer  comes,  I  will  send  it  at  once  to  your  Excellency,  who, 
meanwhile,  will  design  to  inform  her  Majesty  of  what  has 
occurred,  that  she  may  not  believe  me  forgetful  of  her  words, 
or  imagine  that  my  desire  to  serve  her  has  cooled,  which  will 
certainly  never  happen. 

If  pp.     Italian.     (I.  235.) 

THOMAS  [EARL  OF]  ORMOND  to  Lord  ROBERT  DUDLEY  (sic). 

[1564,]  Nov.  23.  Dublin.— The  Earl  of  Desmond  daily 
spoils  the  Queen's  subjects  under  my  rule,  and  hath  murdered 
and  spoiled  divers  of  my  tenants  and  servants.  I  have  had 
no  restitution.  Now  last  of  all  when  I  come  to  advertise  the 
Lord  Justice  of  this,  Desmond  hath  taken  from  the  Abbey  of 
Athashell,  a  farm  of  mine,  1,000  kyne  besides  other  cattle, 
and  1,000/.  worth  of  household  stuff,  and  killed  four  of  the  best 
farmers  in  the  same  Abbey.  I  am  commanded  still  to  forbear 
revenge.  I  beseech  you  let  the  Queen  have  knowledge  of  it 
that  some  speedy  remedy  be  had.  I  would  sooner  end  my  life 
than  suffer  thus.  I  pray  you  be  a  means  to  the  Queen  to  write 
straightly  to  the  Lord  Justice  and  Council  here  to  send  for 
Desmond  and  to  stay  him  till  the  restoring  as  well  of  all  the 
goods  awarded  to  me  by  the  first  Commissioners  appointed 
by  the  Earl  of  Sussex  at  Clonmel,  otherwise  that  the  Queen 
will  license  me  with  force  to  withstand  his  attempts. 

2f  pp.     Seal.     (I.  247.) 

ENRICO,   DUKE   OF   BRUNSWICK   and   LUNENBURG  .  to    Lord 

ROBERT  DUDLEY  (sic). 

1564,  Nov.  24.  Worden. — The  causes  of  my  not  having 
answered  the  Queen's  letter  are  two  difficulties  which  you 
ought  to  know  ;  the  one  is  that  I  have  been  tied  to  the  service 
of  the  King  of  Spain  and  of  the  King  of  Denmark,  which 
obligations  are  now  finished  ;  the  other  is  that  I  have  been 
ill  for  a  year,  and  so  I  waited  and  thought  it  was  better  not 
to  treat  of  the  thing  that  was  put  before  you.  I  therefore  beg 
you  to  defend  me  to  the  Queen,  and  this  will  also  serve  to  let 
you  know  how  I  sent  my  Captain  and  servant  to  the  Count  of 
Schonberg  and  to  my  chatelain  at  Worden  that  they  should 
visit  the  Queen  on  my  behalf,  and  also  your  Lordship,  to 


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whom  I  beg  you  to  give  credence  on  my  behalf  as  to  myself, 
and  to  show  yourself  in  this  affair,  as  you  have  promised  by 
letters,  a  true  brother  and  friend.  I  will  serve  you  with  my 
heart  and  blood  when  needed. 

1J  pp.  Holograph.  Spanish.  On  the  address,  Mano 
propria.  (I.  251.) 

Sir  THOMAS  CHALONER  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1564,  Nov.  30.  Madrid. — Mr.  Secretary  wrote  to  me  on 
Sept.  23  how  the  Queen  would  have  me  stay  here  till  next 
spring  to  accompany  the  Catholic  King  or  his  son  should 
either  repair  to  Flanders.  I  see  no  likelihood  of  either  of 
them  going  this  next  twelve  months. 

Casting  over  my  books  I  find  I  have  spent  in  the  two  years 
ended  Michaelmas  last  130,000  reals  of  plate  at  Qd.  the  piece, 
besides  other  sums  and  charges  in  England  for  interest. 
Sir  Thomas  Gresham's  servant  Kichard  Clough  from  Sept.  1653 
to  Sept.  1654  has  had  made  over  to  him  for  my  use  forth  of 
England  almost  1,900?.  Flemish,  and  I  have  spent  in  one 
year  1,200  crowns  more  received  at  other  hands,  and  have 
scarcely  6,000  reals  left.  In  3J  years  here  I  have  never  had 
one  penny  of  ayuda  de  costas  besides  my  ordinary  diet.  The 
Bishop  of  Aquila,  while  in  England,  the  cheapest  place  in  the 
world,  had  besides  his  diet  at  three  sundry  times  9,000  ducats 
in  reward,  besides  the  debt  he  incurred  there  of  17,000  ducats 
since  paid  of  this  King.  I  have  been  three  years  in  Spain  and 
am  so  sickly  that  I  can  scarce  put  pen  to  paper. 

It  is  a  great  oversight  of  my  Lords  at  home  to  have  no 
young  men  trained  up  under  the  older  to  serve  the  State. 
Next  Christmas  shall  be  the  sixth  I  am  abroad,  and  I  have 
never  had  one  letter  of  thanks  from  the  Queen.  She  should 
in  any  case  revoke  me  on  account  of  my  sickness.  The  King 
will  not  take  this  time  of  vacation  amiss,  and  the  Queen 
will  save  my  successor's  diet  for  four  months  or  three. 

The  passage  from  Plymouth  to  Bilboa  is  but  a  pastime  in 
summer,  and  he  may  bring  plate  napery  and  liveries  for  two 
or  three  years.  I  passed  in  the  heart  of  the  winter,  and  so 
had  to  spend  2,000  ducats  here. 

Being  certain  of  my  return  I  will  move  the  King  for  licence 
for  the  jennets  you  wrote  of,  and  the  sooner  I  return  the 
better  I  shall  be  able  to  spare  for  their  providing. 

Postscript.  Holograph. — I  want  a  secretary  as  you  "  may 
perceive  by  this  false  written  letter  which  I  wrote  the  minute  of 
with  a  fit  of  an  18  hours  ague  on  my  shoulders."  If  you  wish, 
I  can  get  the  Queen's  arms  engraved  in  a  ruby  or  diamond, 
which  no  other  master  save  one  I  think  in  Europe  can  do. 

One  Lewis  Morgan  is  here,  attendant  on  Mr.  Smyth,  well 
known  for  his  valiance  at  the  assault  of  St.  Quenten.  His 
suit  appears  by  the  enclosed.  His  pardon  granted,  he  would 
return  to  serve  the  Queen.  He  says  my  Lord  Henry,  your 
brother,  whom  God  pardon,  was  his  special  good  lord, 


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Enclosure.  For  the  murder  of  David  ap  Llewellyn  at 
Brecknock  in  Aug.  1552  two  men  (names  given)  were 
executed,  one  was  pardoned.  I  Lewis  Morgan,  having  agreed 
with  the  parties  of  Ap  Llewellyn,  require  only  the  Queen's 
pardon.  6  pp.  (I.  255.) 

MAESILIO  DELLA  CKOCE  to  JOHN  SHERS,  London. 

1564,  Dec.  2.  Venice. — News  from  Vienna,  November  23. 
All  efforts  are  being  made  to  procure  men  to  send  to  the 
frontiers.  Signer  Lazaro  Suende  is  made  general  of  the 
Germans  and  Signer  Battorj  of  the  Hungarians  ;  there  are 
also  some  Italian  Captains,  as  Signer  Ortansio  Vesconte,  Captain 
Rosello  and  others,  who,  it  is  said  will  conduct  those  Italians 
of  whom  Signer  Castaldo  is  to  be  the  General.  The  Transyl- 
vanian,  we  now  learn,  has  repassed  the  river  Tibisco  [Theiss], 
and  withdrawn,  having  left  good  garrisons  in  those  places  of 
importance  which  he  has  taken,  and  it  is  hoped  he  will  give 
no  more  trouble,  the  rather  as  the  plague  has  appeared  in 
divers  places  of  the  country. 

The  Count  Olivero  d'Arco  has  returned  from  England,  where 
he  saw  performed  the  obsequies  of  the  Emperor  Ferdinand, 
at  a  cost  which  exceeded  twelve  thousand  crowns  for  decora- 
tions, alms  to  the  poor  and  banquets  as  is  the  custom  there  ; 
her  Majesty  means  to  send  an  Ambassador  to  make  her 
condolences  to  his  Imperial  Majesty  as  soon  as  he  send 
intelligence  of  his  father's  death,  in  the  same  manner  as  to  other 
princes. 

From  Rome. — Signor  Castiglione  has  returned  from  the  Car- 
dinal of  Trent.  It  is  supposed  that  he  went  to  inquire  whether 
the  Cardinal  would  be  willing  to  give  up  the  State  of  Galese,  for 
the  price  at  which  he  bought  it,  to  the  sister  of  the  Signori 
Alto  Emps  ;  but  it  is  said  that  the  Cardinal  is  not  willing  to 
do  anything,  and  has  left  suddenly  for  Trent.  On  Tuesday, 
Signor  Hernando  di  Torres  started  for  Civita  Vecchia,  sent 
by  his  Holiness  to  do  honour  to  Don  Garzia,  from  whom 
letters  have  come  to  Cardinal  Paciocco,  dated  the  18th  inst. 
from  Porto  Ferraro.  He  is  waiting  there  for  the  Signor  Gio. 
Andrea  Doria,  to  make  some  exchange  of  troops,  and  will  then 
come  to  Civita  Vecchia  and  so  to  Rome,  where  he  will  be 
much  feted.  The  same  day,  the  Pope  sent  the  "  Cadamosto  " 
to  the  Duke  of  Urbino,  to  order  him  to  give  no  passes  to  the 
exiles  of  Ascoli,  but  rather,  if  they  came  by  chance  that  way, 
to  have  them  taken. 

Yesterday,  in  a  congregation  of  the  Council,  the  time  for 
Portugal  was  prorogued  for  four  months,  with  option  of  two 
more  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Cardinal  Infante. 

It  is  said  that  the  Pope  means  to  suspend  all  building  paid 
for  from  his  own  purse,  not  wishing  to  spend  more  than  a 
thousand  crowns  a  month ;  but  the  fortifications  will  be 
continued,  as  that  expense  is  assigned  upon  the  duties  on 
meat  and  flour.  It  is  also  said  that  the  Pope  has  given 


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Signer  Brunero,  lord  of  Furlimpoli  in  Romagna,  some  castles 
of  the  Archbishop  of  Ravenna,  for  three  generations,  for  which 
favour  he  pays  20,000  crowns. 

Cardinal  Pisani  being  to-day  in  the  Consistory,  some  thieves 
broke  into  his  chamber  and  stole  7,000  crowns,  of  which,  so 
far,  nothing  has  been  recovered.  He  has  since  asked 
Cardinal  Vitelli  for  the  money  lent  him  to  pay  for  the 
Chamberlainship,  but  the  said  Cardinal  answered  that  he 
had  not  got  it. 

Within  two  or  three  days,  Signor  Marc  Anth.  Colonna  and 
the  Bishop  of  Parma  are  expected  here,  and  a  few  days  later, 
Count  Annibale  Emps  from  Spain,  on  whose  arrival  it  is 
believed  that  his  Holiness  will  proceed  to  the  making  of  a 
Cardinal,  which  has  been  hitherto  postponed. 

Seven  ships  laden  with  corn  from  Puglia  (Apulia)  have 
arrived  at  Naples,  and  another  Venetian  ship  which  ran  aground 
at  the  mouth  of  the  harbour,  so  that  the  necessities  of  that 
place  are  much  relieved. 

The  Viceroy  of  Naples  is  expected  to  pass  through  Rome 
with  his  wife,  in  order  to  go,  he  into  Spain,  and  she  into 
Germany,  thence  to  escort  into  Spain  the  eldest  daughter 
of  the  Emperor.  His  Cathoh'c  Majesty  has  given  the  said 
Viceroy  an  order  for  8,000  crowns  of  revenue,  and  40,000  in 
ready  money.  His  Majesty  has  made  the  Marquis  of  Pescara 
commander  in  chief  in  Corsica,  with  10,000  infantry,  to  be 
drawn  partly  from  the  galleys,  partly  from  the  state  of  Milan, 
joined  to  those  already  in  Corsica  ;  but  it  is  not  known 
whether  the  Marquis  has  accepted. 

The  infantry  under  Signor  Steffano  Doria  have  given  a 
sharp  stroke  to  the  troops  of  San  Pietro  Corso,  and  have  burnt 
a  place  which  adhered  to  him.  Signor  Steffano  is  said  to  have 
fallen  ill. 

News  comes  from  Vienna  of  a  quarrel  there  between  the 
Signers  Tristano  Savorgnana  and  Federico  Collerado.  It 
came  to  the  Emperor's  ears,  and  he  confined  them  to  their 
dwellings,  but  by  the  good  offices  of  his  Majesty's  Marshal  they 
are  reconciled,  and  have  given  their  word  of  honour  to  keep 
the  peace  towards  each  other. 

Postscript,  in  Delia  Grace's  own  hand.  The  Turk  has  given 
20,000  bushels  ("  stara ")  of  grain  for  Cyprus  and  Candia 
and  it  is  hoped  he  will  give  50,000  more. 

3  pp.    Italian.     (I.  271.) 

ADVICES  from  VENICE  and  ROME. 

1564,  Dec.  2.  Venice. — Letters  from  Vienna  of  Nov.  23 
say  that  the  Emperor  has  appointed  certain  of  his  Council  to 
send  soldiers  out  of  hand  to  Hungary  against  the  Vivoida  of 
Transylvania,  and  Lawrence  [sic]  Swendy  to  be  captain  of  the 
Almains,  Captain  Battorj  of  the  Hungarians,  Alphonso  vice 
conte  (sic)  and  Captain  Rossello  of  the  Italians  ;  John  Baptista 
Gastoldo  to  be  General, 


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The  Vivoida  has  retired  over  the  Tibisco  but  leaves  the 
places  he  has  taken  well  furnished  with  men  and  munition. 
The  Emperor  imagines  that  he  is  forced  to  retire  either  by  the 
pestilence  raging  on  this  side  of  the  Tibisco,  or  not  having 
wherewith  to  continue  the  war. 

At  Court  a  quarrel  fell  out  between  Tristram  Savorgnano 
and  Count  Federico  Coleredo.  The  former  seeing  the  latter 
on  the  other  side  of  the  street  sent  to  tell  him  to  salute  him, 
but  the  end  of  his  talk  should  be  with  his  sword  in  his  hand. 
The  Count  replied  that  if  he  were  so  dealt  with,  he  should 
call  him  by  the  order  of  arms,  for  neither  place  nor  time  served 
for  that  purpose.  The  Emperor  hearing  it,  confined  them  to 
their  lodging,  and  reconciled  them  through  his  Marshal. 

Count  Olivaro  di  Arco,  now  from  England,  reports  that  he 
saw  the  exequies  of  the  Emperor  Ferdinand  kept  in  England 
with  much  pomp,  at  a  charge  of  over  12,000  crowns.  The  Queen 
had  Ambassadors  in  readiness  to  send  to  the  Emperor,  if  he 
had  given  her  to  wit  of  his  Father's  death,  as  he  did  to  her 
neighbours. 

Letters  from  Rome  of  Nov.  25  say  that  the  Pope  sent  to  the 
Cardinal  of  Trent  to  forego  the  estate  of  the  manor  of 
Gaelese  to  the  sister  of  Count  Annibal  Emps  for  the 
original  purchase-money,  because  Alt'  Emps  has  25,000  crowns 
due  to  him  out  of  the  manor.  The  Cardinal  is  retired  to 
Trent. 

On  Nov.  18.  Cardinal  Pacecco  had  letters  from  Don  Garcia 
de  Toledo  from  Porto  Fino  that  he  was  looking  for  John  Andrew 
Doria  to  receive  certain  footmen  from  him  and  to  send  back 
others  to  Corsica  by  him.  The  Pope  then  sent  Sr.  Hernando 
de  Torres  to  pay  honour  to  Garcia  at  Civita  Vecchia. 

The  Pope  also  sent  to  the  Duke  of  Urbino  that  he  allow 
none  of  the  outlaws  of  Ascoly  to  escape  through  his  dominions. 

The  Pope  has  prorogued  for  four  months  in  Portugal  the 
Decrees  of  the  Council  of  Trent. 

He  will  stop  all  building  and  save  money  except  1,000  crowns 
a  month  which  he  receives  upon  flesh  and  flour.  He  has  sold 
to  Borromeo,  one  of  his  nephews  certain  castles  in  Romagna 
for  three  lives  for  30,000  crowns. 

While  Cardinal  Pisani  was  at  the  Consistory  7,000  crowns 
were  stolen  out  of  his  chamber. 

The  new  Viceroy  of  Sicily  returns  to  Spain  by  Rome  with 
his  wife,  who  shall  go  thence  to  the  Emperor  and  bring  his 
eldest  daughter  to  Spain.  King  Philip  has  given  the  said  late 
Viceroy  a  commenda  worth  8,000  crowns  a  year. 

5  pp.     (I.  265.) 

[?  JOHN  SHERS]  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1564,  Dec.  2.     From  my  lodgings. — Of  four  matters,  first 

for  the  correcting  and  purging  those  malicious  opinions  of 

us   in   most   places   of   traffic,   touching   piracy,   and   better 

encouragement  of  the  merchant  to  haunt  this  country,  second 


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for  the  despatch  and  utterance  of  our  commodities,  thirdly  for 
the  politic  valueing  of  our  own  and  foreign  coins,  and  last  for 
a  means  to  have  our  substances  in  more  price  and  our  people 
better  occupied,  our  towns  better  furnished  and  our  prince 
and  country  more  enriched,  the  second  craveth  some  present 
determination  in  question  whether  we  should  return  to 
Antwerp,  continue  at  Emden,  or  else  make  our  chief  utterance 
here  at  home.  In  Antwerp  we  have  been  subject  to  divers 
injuries,  but  yet  never  so  likely  to  receive  any  as  now  by 
this  late  brawl  between  them  and  our  merchants  ;  wherefore 
I  see  no  means  to  Antwerp  but  either  with  dishonour  or  great 
danger.  For  Emden,  if  the  merchants  had  been  as  mindful 
of  the  commodity  of  this  realm  and  to  have  prepared  their 
wares  for  the  present  utterance,  as  they  seemed  bent  unto  their 
own  gain  and  monopolies,  then  should  they  not  only  have 
thought  where  and  how  to  have  had  those  cloths  dyed  and 
dressed,*  which  before  they  had  done  at  Antwerp,  but  also 
have  provided  the  sustinence  and  things  meet  and  necessary, 
so  might  they  have  had  besides  the  cloths  ready  hence  for  the 
merchants,  and  so  as  ready  a  market  at  Emden,  and  less 
attendance  there  for  their  sales,  than  they  had  any  before  at 
Antwerp.  For  such  is  the  place  and  the  people,  such  be  the 
neighbours  and  the  privileges  as  out  of  this  realm  I  think  it 
were  hard  to  find  a  place  more  convenient ;  but  now  to  our  own 
ports  of  safety  and  quietness,  less  hazard,  where  we  are  out 
of  all  fear  of  any  stay,  arrest  or  imbargment  either  of  our 
ships  or  merchants,  where  we  stand  not  at  the  courtesy  of 
others,  but  may  have  others  at  our  Prince's  respect  and 
devotion.  Some  ask  what  should  become  of  our  merchants 
or  the  maintenance  of  our  navy,  as  though  they  were  only 
maintained  hereby,  or  as  [though]  the  merchant  could  not 
alter  his  trade,  or  transform  his  stock  to  other  gain  here,  or 
that  his  doings  were  thence  quite  cut  off  altogether,  or  that 
there  is  not  a  Iceland,  a  Muscovia,  a  Estland,  a  France,  a 
Italy,  a  Spain,  a  Portugal,  a  Barbary,  a  Coast  of  Maligelte 
[Malaquete],  a  Guinea,  a  Manicongo,  a  Bacalaos,  and  divers 
other  places  to  occupy  them  and  their  ships,  and  better  means 
to  maintain  their  good  shippings  than  these  two  day  voyages 
twice  a  year  where  every  pedlar  may  practise,  whereby  there 
is  scant  either  a  good  mariner  made  or  a  good  ship  maintained. 
Thus  we  may  avoid  many  hazards  and  losses,  and  have  always 
as  much  or  more  with  us,  as  we  shall  have  commonly  abroad  ; 
thus  the  Prince's  custom  my  be  marvellously  maintained,  and 
we  may  have  plenty  of  foreign  coin  and  bullion  ;  our  good 
towns  may  flourish,  and  the  stranger  trade  only  in  such  places, 
and  tarry  no  longer  than  according  to  the  Statute  ;  the  havens 
may  have  ships  besides  our  own  to  serve,  and  with  this  trade 
we  may  shortly  bring  that  hither  that  lately  was  in  Flanders. 
With  the  example  of  Flanders,  where  there  is  so  many  good 

*  In  margin  :   They  are  able  now  to  dye  and  dress   the    cloth   here    in 
England  as  well  and  as  good  cheap  as  in  any  other  place. 


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policies  and  so  many  goodly  and  beautiful  towns  maintained 
by  strange  and  foreign  commoditieSj  I  commend  unto  you 
what  may  be  done  in  this  realm,  which  hath  of  her  own  store 
more  than  Flanders  could  any  way  purchase,  or  come  by,  of 
others. 

3  pp.  Endorsed :  A  discourse  touching  the  traffic  of  Antwerp 
or  Emden.  Signature  doubtful,  apparently  only  John.  (I.  275.) 

W[ILLIAM]  HEKLLE  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 

1564,  Dec.  5.  London. — Being  on  the  other  side  for  private 
business  this  three  months,  I  am  now  here  newly  arrived,  and 
advertize  you  there  be  come  to  Calais  500  horsemen  with  the 
Prince  of  Conde  and  1,000  foot,  with  intent  to  raise  the  little 
fort  at  Gravelines  ;  their  provision  of  things  and  men  is  great 
at  Boulogne  and  in  all  Boulognaise  ;  all  Flanders  is  moved 
to  brink  of  war  and  Cressioner,  Governor  of  Gravelines,  hath 
sent  men  over  the  water  to  defend  it,  having  imprisoned 
some  French  merchants  who  had  sold  wine  and  other  com- 
modities at  Sluys.  This  sounds  to  be  the  beginning  of  the 
Pope's  holy  confederacy  against  King  Philip.  I  had  not  so 
long  kept  silence,  if  an  occasion  of  intelligence  had  been  offered 
before. 

1  p.    Holograph.     (I.   221.) 

Sir  THOMAS  SMITH  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1564,  Dec.  16.  Nimes. — For  the  double  of  this  letter  see 
Gal.  8.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  Vol.  75,  but  dated  Dec.  14.  (I.  283.) 

ADVICES  from  VENICE  and  ROME. 

1564,  Dec.  16. — The  Pope  will  make  more  Cardinals,  and 
among  others  Andrea  Maryns,  whose  father  pays  100,000  crowns 
for  his  hat,  and  gives  over  to  his  son  the  Abbasia  of  Marimonte. 
Of  the  money  half  is  in  Rome  ready  to  be  paid. 

The  Pope  has  given  Don  Garcia  of  Toledo  a  place  in  the 
Chapel  next  the  Deacon  Cardinals,  which  the  Cardinals 
misfiked,  and  the  Emperor's  Ambassador  would  not  go  to 
Chapel  that  day.  The  French  Ambassador  went,  but  disorder 
being  expected,  the  Pope  did  not  go. 

Don  Garcia  left  Rome  on  Dec.  8  for  Gaeta  where  his  galleys 
lay  to  take  him  to  Sicily.  Three  Cardinals  honoured  his 
departure,  Gonzago,  Pisa  and  Vitelli.  Cardinal  Farnese  came 
not  to  him  at  all  in  Rome,  which  Garcia  lamented  on  his 
going  away.  The  Pope  sent  officers  to  escort  Garcia  to  Gaeta, 
and  gave  him  a  diamond  worth  20,000  crowns,  and  to  his 
gentleman  hallowed  beads  and  pardons. 

The  Pope  gave  to  Gabrio  Cerbellone  two  new  galleys,  with 
artillery,  manned  by  all  the  prisoners  in  his  dominion. 

The  Swiss  Cantons  have  agreed  to  serve  under  the  King 
of  France,  and  no  one  else,  with  as  many  men  as  he  requires, 
600,000  crowns  to  be  paid  to  them,  half  being  due  before. 


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In  Corsica  Corso  has  taken  two  forts,  one  with  70  Sar- 
dinians, and  another  called  Corse  by  starvation. 

John  Andrea  Doria,  with  20  galleys  and  2,000  men  arrived 
at  Bastia,  and  has  taken  800  Germans  and  Italians  ;  with 
Stephano  Doria  he  goes  on  to  besiege  Porto  Vecchio,  which 
Corso  has  held  almost  from  the  beginning.  King  Philip  has 
promised  the  Genoese  to  care  for  Corsica  as  if  it  were  his  own. 

The  Emperor  is  preparing  20,000  foot  and  6,000  horse  to 
recover  what  the  Vivoida  of  Transylvania  has  taken  from 
him.  The  King  of  Poland  has  ordered  his  Ambassador  at 
Vienna  to  mediate  between  them. 

2f  pp.     (I.  285.) 

Sir  THOMAS  CHALONER  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1564,  Dec.  17.  Balbastro. — "  At  this  present  a  principal 
rider*  in  this  Court,  one  whom  Mr.  Parker,  this  bearer,  can 
better  inform  your  Lordship  of,  for  causes  of  offence  by  the 
inquisition  here,  hath  a  mind  to  serve  the  Queen's  Majesty ; 
the  rest  I  shall  refer  to  this  bearer's  report. 

"  The  party  is  here  counted  very  perfect  in  his  skill,  and  this 
for  this  suffice th,  so  I  may  by  your  Lordship's  means  know  the 
Queen's  Majesty's  pleasure  touching  his  entertainment. 

"  All  other  matter  my  letters  at  large  to  the  Queen's  Majesty 
do  express,  so  as  there  resteth  no  more  but  my  humble  request 
to  your  Lordship  to  be  a  means  to  the  Queen's  Majesty  for 
my  speedy  revocation." 

"  Postscript. — The  cipher  of  this  letter  Mr.  Secretary  hath." 

2  pp.     (I.  289.) 

ADVICES  from  VENICE. 

1564,  Dec.  23.  Venice. — The  Turk  is  preparing  for  next 
spring  an  army  of  above  100  galleys  and  many  great  ships, 
either  for  Corsica,  Malta  or  Cyprus. 

On  Sept.  5  as  the  Sultan  walked  in  his  garden,  a  hermit 
appeared  dressed  like  John  Baptist.  He  refused  money 
saying  that  he  was  the  Sultan's  own  son,  whom  he  had 
ordered  to  be  strangled  twelve  years  before  in  Syria,  a  substitute 
having  been  strangled.  The  Turk  thought  him  so  like  his  son 
that  he  kept  him  one  night  in  the  Seraglio.  The  next  day  after 
further  examination,  he  was  beheaded,  and  his  head  exposed. 

The  Pope's  nephew  Count  Alt'emps  is  back  from  Spain  ; 
he  is  to  marry  Cardinal  Borromeo's  sister  and  to  be  General 
of  the  Church.  The  Pope  will  buy  for  him  Castel  Ariano  in 
Campagna  and  other  Castles  worth  in  rents  10,000  or 
12,000  crowns.  Cardinal  Borromeo  is  to  resign  his  duties  to 
Cardinal  Alt'emps  and  retire  to  Milan.  Some  think  that 
the  Pope  will  make  Cardinals  on  Twelfth-Day,  the  anniversary 
of  his  coronation. 


*  The  words  printed  in  italics  are  in  cipher,  undeciphered  ;  but  a  key  has 
been  constructed  by  inspection  of  deciphered  letters  of  Chaloner's  among  the 
State  Papers  Foreign,  Elizabeth. 


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The  Viscount  of  Ventimiglia  brings  news  that  the  Emperor 
and  his  brothers  agree  well,  and  that  he  is  as  Popish  as  his 
father. 

Those  banished  from  Naples  are  to  avoid  the  Papal  States 
on  pain  of  death. 

Seven  men  about  to  kill  the  Pope  were  taken  in  Rome. 

The  Marquis  of  Pescara  is  preparing  against  Corso  in  Corsica. 

2  pp.     (I.  297.) 

ADVICES  from  ITALY,  SPAIN  and  FRANCE. 

1564,  Dec.  31.  Venice. — The  Turkish  General  is  preparing 
for  war  by  sea  in  the  spring,  including  transports  for  horses. 

From  Spain. — The  Sariffa  is  preparing  to  attack  Tangier, 
to  which  the  King  of  Portugal  is  sending  help. 

Of  France. — Conde  has  agreed  with  the  Cardinal  of 
Lorraine  and  the  house  of  Guise,  and  may  marry  the  widow 
Duchess  of  Guise.  The  Constable  is  very  sick  ;  some  say 
dead.  The  King  has  given  30,000  crowns  to  Ludovico 
Gonzago,  who  is  to  marry  the  Duchess  of  Nevers. 

From  Genoa. — Andrea  Doria  arrived  on  the  13th  with 
two  galleys  ;  he  took  Porto  Vecchio,  went  thence  to  the  port 
called  Istria  and  began  to  land  artillery  :  Corso  fled  after  a 
skirmish  with  400  Spaniards  from  the  galleys.  Laurenzo 
Figorhoa  [Figueroa]  took  the  fort  of  Argolie  from  Corso. 

Signer  Marino  came  to  Genoa,  having  slain  his  wife  and 
a  page  taken  in  adultery.  She  was  niece  of  the  Duke  of  Sessa. 

From  Rome. — Three  men  are  taken  for  trying  to  kill  the 
Pope,  Count  Tadeo  Manfredo,  Benedict  Accoli  of  Siena  and 
Count  Antonio  Canozza.  They  have  confessed.  The  Cardinal 
of  Trenta  is  suspected  of  complicity. 

From  Naples. — The  Viceroy  is  thought  to  be  bringing  in  the> 
Spanish  inquisition.  He  has  Spanish  and  Sardinian  troops 
there. 

Don  Garcia  and  the  galleys  of  Rhodes  are  in  Sicily. 

The  Pope  will  not  allow  the  Duke  of  Savoy  to  receive  the 
Bernese  towns  on  condition  that  they  keep  their  religion. 
The  Duke  means  to  keep  his  promise  to  the  Bernese  and  to 
let  the  Pope  do  what  he  pleases. 

2J  pp.     (I.   301.) 

JAMES  [PELKINGTON],  BISHOP  OF  DURHAM,  to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1564 — Not  long  since  I  was  a  suitor  to  you  "  in  the 
behalf  of  such  ministers  as  be  called  breakers  of  common 
orders  because  they  do  not  only  forbear  the  Pope's  doctrine 
but  chiefly  refuse  to  wear  his  livery,  which  is  thought  of  some 
to  be  a  disobedience  to  the  Queen's  Majesty  and  her  laws." 
She  has  not  more  faithful  hearts  than  of  those  that  be  thought 
so  precise  that  in  such  small  matters  will  not  relent.  As  to 
your  great  commendation  you  did  "  put  yourself  betwixt  and 


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helped  to  stay  the  displeasure  conceived  and  intended,  so 
I  beseech  you  be  not  weary  of  well  doing  but  continue  your 
favour  to  such  honest  professors  of  God's  truth  that  under 
your  wings  they  may  serve  the  living  God  purely,  and  that 
God's  enemies  the  Papists  have  no  cause  to  triumph  against 
His  people.  .  .  .  What  a  wound  to  zealous  men  shall  this  be, 
to  see  one  Protestant  punish  and  persecute  another  because 
he  will  not  wear  the  Pope's  livery.  The  Papists  would  suffer 
no  relics  of  our  religion  among  them,  and  we  shall  strive 
how  to  maintain  their  inventions.  Our  sins  and  unthankful 
receiving  of  his  word  deserve  a  greater  plague  than  this,  but 
surely  if  this  go  afore,  more  will  follow.  .  .  .  Your  wisdom 
can  consider  all  the  inconveniences  that  may  follow  the  dis- 
placing of  so  many  good  ministers,  seeing  there  is  no  greater 
store  of  them  to  be  had.  It  is  pity  that  no  other  apparel  can 
be  devised  but  this  :  for  if  it  had  not  a  show  of  the  Pope's 
badge,  they  would  most  willingly  receive  any.  The  Lord 
open  your  heart  to  be  a  mediator  for  the  utter  suppressing  of 
that  punishment  intended  and  give  your  Grace  to  find  such 
favour  that  your  words  may  take  place." 
1  p.  (I.  363.) 

ADAM  [LOFTUS],  ARCHBISHOP  OF  ARMAGH,  and  HUGH  [BRADY], 
BISHOP  OF  MEATH,  to  the  QUEEN. 

[1564  ?] — Petition  for  an  Academy  to  be  erected  in  Ireland. 
Their  acknowledgments  to  Leicester  and  Mr.  Secretary  for 
their  furtherance  of  the  same. 

1J  pp.     Seal;    signed  by  both.     (II.  677.) 

"  INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  THE  COMMISSIONERS  TOUCHING  EMDEN." 

[1564  ?]— Paper  endorsed  as  above. — The  said  merchants 
offer  to  use  the  trade  of  merchandise  in  Emden  and  all  other 
the  dominions  belonging  to  the  Gra[f]  van  East  Freese  upon 
former  motions  as  heretofore  hath  been  intreated. 

They  require  to  be  furnished  with  pilots  as  required. 

They  desire  protection  from  enemies  in  entering  and  leaving 
and  to  know  of  her  Grace  how  that  may  best  be,  and 

to  be  assured  that  their  persons,  ships  and  goods  in  these 
lands  may  remain  unarrested  for  any  duty,  debt  or  contract 
made  or  hereafter  to  be  made,  and 

that  their  goods  and  ships,  both  in  England  and  elsewhere, 
or  coming  into  the  Earldom  of  Freesland  be  free  of  toll  and 
excise  ;  they  will  not  charge  other  merchants  with  unreason- 
able toll,  and 

safe-conduct  to  dwell,  come  in  and  go  out  as  far  as  the  land 
of  the  Earl  of  East  Friesland  goes,  or  may  go  ; 

Also  a  good  assurance  and  oath,  and  in  pain  of  forfeiting 
a  great  sum  of  money,  that  the  Lady  and  Earls  of  East  Fries- 
land  and  her  heirs  shall  fully  perform  all  these  articles,  and 
shall  get  the  consent  of  the  Emperor  and  the  Chamber  Imperial, 


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To  this  they  desire  that  their  present  privilege  shall  be 
augmented  to  the  most  advantage  of  the  Company  as  her 
Grace  has  heretofore  promised  in  writing. 

Lastly  they  desire  to  know  what  goods  and  merchandise  they 
hope  may  be  brought  out  of  other  countries  hither. 

2  pp.     (II.   559.) 

THOMASSO  BARONCELLI  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Jan.  3.  Anvers. — I  hoped  before  now  to  have 
announced  the  accouchement  of  your  fellow  gossip,*  and 
trust  to  do  so  by  my  next.  Your  letter  for  her  Ladyship  I 
have  delivered,  and  written  that  I  had  commission  from  you 
to  declare  personally  your  good  will  towards  her,  which  I 
hope  to  do  after  the  accouchement  of  my  wife  and  of  her 
Ladyship.  If  you  have  taken  pleasure  in  having  her  as 
fellow  gossip,  she  has  not  had  less  in  having  you. 

I  believe  the  geldings  which  you  mean  to  send  will  be 
acceptable  to  her  Highness,  and  the  mares  would  have  been 
brought  from  Holland  to  cross  with  those  of  the  Prince  of 
Orange,  if  the  weather  had  not  prevented.  I  am  seeking  for 
two  white  mares  to  go  with  the  others.  The  arquebus  for 
hunting  will  be  ready  in  four  days.  I  will  tell  you  when  the 
painter  from  Florence  has  started  for  your  service,  and  if  you 
send  the  pattern  of  the  armour,  I  will  see  to  it.  I  should  like 
you  to  make  interest  with  her  Majesty  that  I  may  provide 
the  powder.  If  your  brother  has  tried  the  sample  which 
I  sent,  I  am  sure  he  will  have  recommended  it  to  her  Majesty. 
I  should  be  glad  to  supply  any  armour. 

3J  pp.    Italian.     (I.  501.) 

[EDWIN  SANDYS,  BISHOP  OF  WORCESTER,]  to  LORD  - 

1564[-5],  Jan  6.  Hartlebury. — Recommending  Robert 
Hunkes  to  be  Sheriff  [of  Worcestershire],  as  favouring  justice 
and  true  religion,  and  requesting  favour  to  the  bearer 
Christopher  Deighton,  citizen  of  Worcester,  as  a  good  common- 
wealth man,  who  gave  advice  for  the  last  certificate  to  the 
Council  concerning  favourers  or  disfavourers  of  religion.  He 
proclaimed  the  Queen  at  Worcester  five  times,  and  each  time 
set  on  broach  in  the  street  one  hoghead  of  wine,  and  cast 
into  the  street  for  the  poor  two  handfuls  of  silver. 

I  p.     Copy.     (I.  305.) 

ADVICES  from  VENICE. 

1564[-5],  Jan  6.  Venice. — Nicolo  Marino  cannot  obtain 
safe  conduct  to  stay  at  Genoa  till  his  trial  for  murdering  his 
wife. 

Pescara  has  offered  to  serve  Genoa  in  Corsica  against  Corso, 
on  terms  proposed  by  the  King  of  Spain,  and  has  gone  to  Milan 

*  The  Countess  of  San  Segondo ;  see  letter  of  Pasquale  Spinola,  dated 
1565,  Jan.  22,  below. 


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to  prepare.  Andrea  Doria  returns  with  two  galleys  to  Spain. 
Galleys  are  expected  from  Corsica  with  the  third  part  of  the 
Spaniards  to  be  sent  to  Milan. 

Five  Turkey  galleys  have  taken  a  Christian  ship  near 
Carthagena. 

On  Christmas  Day  the  Pope  blessed  a  sword  and  hat  for  the 
Prince  of  Spain,  and  the  like  for  the  Emperor.  A  hallowed 
rose  is  sent  to  the  Senate  of  Lucca.  The  Queen  Mother  and 
King  of  France  request  the  Pope  to  make  ten  new  Cardinals 
to  quell  the  new  religion.  In  Provence  they  will  suffer  the 
new  religion  no  longer.  The  Pope  has  ordered  that  no  one 
is  to  enter  his  palace  when  he  is  in  bed  or  at  meat  but  four 
or  five  of  his  chamberlains  ;  at  other  times  only  Cardinals, 
(and  they  only  with  two  servants)  and  Ambassadors  with  one 
servant.  The  prisoners  charged  with  the  attempt  to  murder 
the  Pope  say  they  had  no  accomplices. 

2J  pp.     (I.  307.) 

COPY  of  ADVICES  from  VENICE. 

1564[-5],  Jan.  13.  Venice. — France  has  not  yet  accepted 
the  Edicts  of  the  Council  of  Trent.  Cardinal  de  Bourbon, 
supported  by  the  King  of  France,  is  a  suitor  for  the  Legacy 
of  Avignon.  There  is  still  pestilence  there. 

One  of  the  bulwarks  of  the  fort  of  Palliano  fell,  the  cause 
being  unknown.  Marco  Antonio  Colonna  has  left  it  for  his 
house  in  Abruzzia. 

Two  packets  of  letters  from  Spain  to  Rome  have  been  inter- 
cepted in  France.  Complaint  has  been  made  of  the  Spanish 
Ambassador,  and  redress  promised. 

Count  Annibal  Alt'emps  is  made  Governor  of  Ancona  and 
Spoleto  with  300  crowns  a  month  for  his  diet.  The  men  who 
tried  to  murder  the  Pope  are  still  in  prison. 

The  Diet  on  Dec.  27  gave  the  Emperor  400,000  florins 
towards  the  payment  of  his  father's  debts,  and  double  the 
value  of  the  whole  Customs  for  four  years.  The  Emperor 
after  Christmas  went  to  keep  a  Diet  in  Moravia  to  obtain  a 
subsidy,  and  thence  will  go  to  Prague  where  his  father  will 
be  buried.  The  Imperial  Diet  will  be  held  at  Augsburg, 
Nuremburg  or  Ratisbon.  The  French  Ambassador  to  him 
was  revoked  because  of  his  contentions  with  the  Spanish 
Ambassador  for  the  precedency.  The  Emperor  is  preparing 
for  war  with  the  Vivoida. 

On  Dec.  28  a  great  storm  at  Genoa  destroyed  three  ships 
with  their  crews,  and  in  a  snow-balling  fray  a  Spaniard  was 
killed. 

When  the  Governor  of  Algeria  was  taken  by  Philip  last 
summer,  his  son-in-law  escaped  with  four  galleys  with  which 
he  has  now  come  to  Constantinople,  advising  the  Turk  to 
secure  Algeria.  This  he  means  to  do.  He  may  land  in 
Apulia  to  receive  help  from  outlaws .  from  Naples.  He 
threatens  also  the  knights  of  Malta  for  having  taken  a  ship 


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full  of  pilgrims  to  Mecca.  The  Sultan  himself  rode  through 
Constantinople,  which  he  has  never  done,  to  declare  his 
intentions. 

3}  pp.     (I.  311.) 

The  EARL  OF  LEICESTER,  CHANCELLOR,  to  the  UNIVERSITY 
OF  OXFORD. 

1564[-5],  Jan.  16. — On  election  I  committed  the  election  of 
my  Commissary  to  you.  Being  certified  that  Mr.  D[r.]  Kenall 
has  been  chosen  by  you,  "  I  cannot  but  make  liking  of  him 
whom  so  many  wise  and  godly  in  such  sort  have  elected." 
I  am  assured  you  will  consider  my  wishes  as  to  reformation  of 
want  of  preaching,  diligent  reading  and  hearing  of  lessons 
of  all  sorts,  and  comely  and  decent  order  of  degrees. 

1  p.     Copy.     (I.  315.) 

[The  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  to  THOMASSO  BARONCELLI.] 

1565,  Jan.  16.  At  the  Court, — By  yours  of  the  3rd  I  am 
glad  to  hear  that  her  Highness  has  had  my  letter.  The 
patterns  of  bodices  which  you  have  sent  me  for  the  Queen  are 
beautiful,  but  not  what  she  wants,  having  several  of  that  make. 
She  wants  the  kind  used  in  Spain  and  Italy,  worked  with  gold 
and  silver.  I  desire  you  to  make  every  effort  that  I  may 
have  the  two  white  mares,  in  good  condition.  About  the 
powder  I  am  unable  to  give  you  any  definite  answer.  I  will 
send  the  pattern  and  measure  of  the  armour. 

1J  pp.  Italian.  Unsigned.  Apparently  copy  of  reply  to 
I.  501,  p.  44  above.  (I.  509.) 

ADVICES  from  VENICE. 

1564[-5],  Jan.  20.  Venice. — There  is  a  bruit  in  Rome  that 
King  Philip  does  not  wish  more  of  his  subjects  to  be  made 
Cardinals,  being  vexed  with  the  Pope,  who  wishes  for  a  settle- 
ment of  differences.  Rodrigo  da  Castro,  an  inquisitor,  has 
come  to  Rome  about  the  Archbishop  of  Toledo. 

The  Emperor's  Ambassador  has  asked  the  Pope's  license 
for  the  priests  of  the  Empire  to  marry  with  his  assent.  This 
the  Pope  seemed  to  favour  in  open  Consistory,  having  already 
granted  license  to  the  Emperor  for  the  sacrament  to  be 
administered  in  both  kinds.  He  referred  the  matter  to  the 
Cardinals,  directing  the  Ambassador  to  see  them  at  their 
houses.  The  Pope  has  forbidden  masks  in  the  streets  at 
Shrift-time. 

At  Genoa  Philip's  Ambassador  has  presented  a  letter  to 
the  Senate  from  the  Governor  of  Milan,  requiring  them  to 
give  up  Marino,  charged  with  killing  his  wife.  Marino  is 
likely  to  go  elsewhere  while  they  are  consulting.  There  has 
been  great  triumph  for  the  birth  of  John  Andrea  Doria's  son, 
to  whom  the  Viceroy  of  Naples  is  to  be  Godfather. 


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The   Turk  is  preparing   150  galleys,   and  is   staying  even 
Christian  ships  to  serve  his  turn  therein. 
2J  PP.     (I-  319.) 

PASQUALE  SPINOLA  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Jan.  22.  Antwerp. — Since  my  last  letter  I  have  heard 
from  my  brother  that  the  Signora  Baroncelli  has  a  daughter, 
whom  he  held  at  Baptism  in  the  name  of  your  Excellency, 
with  Signor  Malgrani  of  this  town  for  the  Count  d'Agamonte 
[Egmont],  while  the  wife  of  Ludovico  Nicolo  stood  for  the 
Countess  di  San  Segondo.  They  gave  the  child  the  name 
of  her  Majesty. 

I  have  not  yet  visited  her  because  the  silver  bowl  and  ewer 
which  I  desired  to  have  made  specially  for  her  will  not  be  ready 
immediately  on  account  of  the  Festa  and  the  great  cold. 
I  am  going  to  take  instead  a  silver-gilt  cup  which  I  can  have 
in  three  days. 

Count  d'Agamonte  left  for  Spain  four  days  ago,  possibly 
because  the  King  wishes  one  of  the  great  lords  here,  as  this 
Count,  Orange  or  Berghes,  to  inform  him  about  the  proceedings 
of  these  states. 

1J  pp.     Italian.     (I.  511.) 

KOGER  MARBECK  [PROVOST  OF  ORIEL]  to  the  EARL  OF 
LEICESTER  [CHANCELLOR]. 

1564[-5],  Jan.  23.  Oxford. — In  reply  to  the  Chancellor's 
letter  certain  were  chosen  to  take  a  survey  of  our  statutes  ; 
they  have  retained  the  old  statutes,  "  excepting  some  which  in 
part  touched  popery  and  superstition  and  be  now  by  common 
consent  utterly  abolished  "  :  they  have  devised  a  few  articles 
to  the  increase  of  public  exercise  in  all  faculties.  The  number 
of  the  divines,  which  you  commanded  me  to  certify,  the 
Commissary  hath  ready  for  you. 

1  p.     (I.  339.) 

ADVICES  from  VENICE. 

1565,  Jan.  27. — Ascanio  della  Corna  is  in  prison  at  Kome. 

The  Pope  pardoning  the  man  who  was  to  kill  him  but 
gave  information,  will  put  the  rest  to  death. 

The  Pope  and  King  of  Spain  are  agreed  to  restore  from 
time  to  time  the  outlaws  of  the  State  of  the  Church  and  of 
Naples. 

Don  Rodrigo,  the  Inquisitor,  had  audience  of  the  Pope 
touching  the  Archbishop  of  Toledo,  but  returned  to  Spain 
dissatisfied  with  the  result. 

Corsica.  San  Pietro  still  holds  out  and  600  men  are  being 
raised  at  Nice  for  his  aid.  The  Genoese  have  lost  a  great 
ship,  la  Carissima  near  Ajaccio,  and  three  galleys,  one 
belonging  to  John  Andrea  Doria  ;  the  Marines  that  escaped 
drowning  were  slain  by  Corso.  The  "  bousts  "  [?  boats]  of 
the  galleys  that  might  have  been  saved  were  burned  by  Corso, 


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The  judges  at  Milan  condemned  Sr.  Nicolas  de  Marino 
in  10,000  crowns  for  not  appearing  to  answer  for  the  death 
of  his  wife  and  the  page,  and  his  sureties  will  have  to  pay. 
He  has  left  Genoa. 

In  the  Grisons  Count  Angosciolo  is  slain  with  a  dagger. 

The  Venetians  are  still  considering  with  how  many  galleys 
to  arm  forth  for  this  spring. 

2  pp.     (I.  515.) 

ADVICES  from  VENICE. 

1564[-5],  Feb.  3.  Venice. — The  French  Ambassador  has 
asked  Philip  that  some  accord  be  made  with  Corso  ;  Philip 
replied  that  he  was  sending  an  army  to  settle  matters.  He 
is  not  going  to  Flanders  this  year,  but  the  Prince  of  Parma, 
with  his  wife,  will  go  to  see  his  mother  and  thence  to  his 
father  in  Italy.  Philip  sends  3,000  more  Spaniards  to  Naples. 

The  Cardinal  of  Perugia  offers  30,000  crowns  bail  for  his 
brother  Ascanio  della  Corna.  The  Pope  refuses  but  promises 
fair  trial. 

Antonio  Canossa  and  the  other  two,  who  tried  to  kill  the 
Pope,  were  drawn  through  Rome,  pinched  with  red-hot  tongs, 
knocked  on  the  head  with  a  mall,  and  then  quartered.  Accoli 
sent  the  Pope  a  little  book  in  shape  of  a  dialogue,  summoning 
the  Pope  to  appear  before  the  High  Judge  in  the  Vale  of 
Josaphat  within  40  days. 

Pallicone,  for  conspiracy  is  sent  to  prison  for  life,  and  others 
to  the  galleys. 

The  Prince  of  Florence  is  assured  to  Joanna,  the  Emperor's 
sister. 

The  clergy  of  Spain  having  grievances  against  their  Bishops, 
had  chosen  two  priests  to  go  to  the  Pope  about  them.  Philip 
has  banished  the  ringleaders  to  Portugal. 

2  pp.     (I.   347.) 

BEAUVOIR  LA  NOCLE  to  the  MASTEB  OF  THE  HORSE. 

1565,  Feb.  5.  Havre  de  Grace. — The  good  will  shewn  by 
you  since  we  have  been  afflicted  by  civil  war  emboldens  me 
to  beg  you  to  induce  the  Queen  to  accomplish  her  promise. 
The  hope  we  all  have  of  this  takes  the  Admiral  and  his  camp 
in  a  few  days  to  Normandy  to  join  the  forces  of  England, 
to  strengthen  his  Reiters  by  the  aid  promised  by  her  Majesty. 
If  this  aid  is  deferred  your  experience  can  tell  you  how  great 
will  be  the  damage  not  only  to  France  but  to  all  Christendom. 

1  p.     French.     (I.   351.) 

Sir  THOMAS  SMITH  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1564[-5],  Feb.  6.     Toulouse. — I  have  declared  your  message 

to  the  King  and  the  Queen  Mother,  who  took  it  in  good  part. 

Where  you  offered  to  do  what  you  could  to  entertain  the 

amity  between  our  Queen  and  them,  the  Queen  said  there  was 


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nothing  they  desired  more.  She  trusted  it  would  increase 
from  day  to  day.  I  commended  your  geldings  to  them  and 
especially  the  Queen's,  who  said  she  had  heard  that  they  were 
as  fair  pieces  as  could  be  seen.  She  hath  sent  for  them. 

I  also  gave  your  message  to  the  Constable  and  having  heard 
that  the  gelding  you  sent  him  was  dead,  I  said  you  had  sent 
him  a  gelding  for  his  saddle,  and  said  no  more,  to  hear  what 
he  would  say.  "  I  have  heard  of  him,"  said  he,  "  I  have 
willed  him  to  be  conveyed  to  my  house  ...  I  intend  to  keep 
him  as  a  jewel."  I  said  he  was  as  good  a  piece  as  you  could 
find,  and  that  it  was  well  done  to  keep  him  there  till  he  were 
acquainted  with  the  French  diet  and  keeping. 

I  did  your  thanks  Monsieur  Danville  for  his  letter  ;  he 
offered  his  service  to  you  at  any  time. 

The  Queen  here  hopeth  to  see  her  daughter  the  Queen  of 
Spain  at  Bayonne.  This  will  take  me  much  out  of  my  way 
backward  again  from  England,  and  means  longer  tarrying  in 
this  country  which  is  "  dearer,  worse  lodgings  and  worse 
people  than  in  France."  It  has  been  "  fervent  cold  "  here 
since  Christmas. 

I  would  once  hear  who  should  be  my  successor. 

Addition  in  another  hand.  7  Feb.  De  Mauvissiere  hath 
started  for  England  with  a  costly  litter,  fair  muletts  and  camels 
for  a  present  to  the  Queen.  It  will  be  past  the  middle  of 
March  before  he  shall  be  in  England. 

2pp.     (1.353.) 

ADVICES  FROM  VENICE. 

1565,  Feb.  10.—"  Of  Rome  matters."  Cardinal  Cesis 
[Coesi]  is  dead  and  will  be  buried  in  a  chapel  built  by  him 
joining  Ste.  Marie  Maggiore. 

An  account  of  his  legacies. 

The  Pope  is  sick.  He  has  changed  his  guard  of  arquebusiers 
for  an  equal  number  of  gentlemen. 

Ascanio  della  Corna  is  still  in  prison,  and  is  daily  examined, 
as  also  some  of  his  captains. 

The  Duke  of  Mantua  has  sent  congratulations  to  Alt'Emps 
on  his  marriage,  with  presents  to  his  bride. 

At  Corfu  a  fire  was  seen  over  the  island  ;  general  processions 
were  ordered  by  the  Governor  ;  the  fire  rose  higher  in  the  air 
and  passed  towards  Slavonia. 

Two-thirds  of  the  Spaniards  in  Lombardy  (2,000)  are  sent 
to  Corsica  against  Pietro  Corso. 

John  Andrea  Doria  with  two  galleys  will  bring  the  Com- 
mendator  of  Castille  with  his  wife  and  family  to  Spain. 

3  pp.     (II.  531.) 

Sir  THOMAS  CHALONER  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1664[-5],  Feb.  12.  [Madrid.] — Is  "  packing  to  make  home  " 
the  soonest  he  may. 

2J  pp.  Holograph.  For  a  copy  of  the  above  see  Cal.  S.P. 
Foreign,  Eliz.  under  date.  (I.  357.) 


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W[lLLIAM  AliLEY  BlSHOP  OP]   EXBTBB  to  

1564[-5],  Feb.  18.  Exeter. — I  request  that  the  Earl  of 
Leicester  may  be  asked  to  obtain  leave  from  the  Queen  for 
me  to  let  certain  out-houses  and  waste  within  the  precincts 
of  my  palace,  which  stand  me  in  yearly  charges  to  repair. 
The  net  revenue  of  the  see  is  not  more  than  300L  I  hope  to 
dedicate  to  the  Earl  a  book  which  shall  make  open  all  the 
obscure,  dark,  hard  and  contrary  places  in  the  Scriptures  under 
the  title  of  Anticimenon.  I  send  commendations  to  Sir  John 
Ghichester,  "  praying  him  to  have  in  mind  Colum  John." 

2  pp.     (I.   361.) 

THOMMASO  BARONCELLI  to  [the  EABL  OP  LEICESTER]  . 

1565,  Feb.  21.  Antwerp. — Although  I  have  had  no  letter 
from  your  Excellency,  I  have  none  the  less  cause  to  write  this 
to  thank  you,  if  not  so  much  as  I  ought,  yet  as  much  as  I  can, 
for  the  present  you  were  pleased  to  send  to  your  "  comare  " 
for  Elizabeth,  your  spiritual  daughter,  for  the  which  our 
gratitude  is  as  great  as  her  deserts  are  small.  By  it  we  shall 
keep  you  in  perpetual  memory,  in  the  fashion  of  the  Umbrian 
Country,  and  when  the  Count  of  Agamonte  returns  from  Spain,* 
I  shall  pray  him  to  dine  or  sup  with  us,  and  to  measure  how 
much  the  cup  holds  by  quaffing  it  to  your  Excellency's  health. 

Signer  Bruschetto  tells  me  that  you  wish  to  have  the  horse 
of  which  I  wrote  some  days  ago.  I  have  examined  him 
carefully,  and  find  that  he  is  younger  than  I  thought, 
not  yet  four  years  old,  but  very  active  and  strong.  We 
cannot  tell  of  what  he  will  be  capable  later,  except  by  trusting 
to  the  sage  judgment  of  Signer  Claudio,  your  master  of  horse. 

[Further  details  as  to  the  purchase  of  horses.] 

We  can  get  neither  horses  nor  anything  else  from  Holland, 
because  of  the  ice,  but  as  soon  as  it  is  possible,  her  Highness 
and  the  Prince  of  Orange  will  send  here  the  geldings  which 
they  are  giving  you,  and  I  will  forward  them  at  once,  together 
with  any  that  I  have  found  for  you.  There  is  a  fair  at  Diest, 
on  the  first  day  of  Lent,  and  at  Mid-Lent  another  at  Ghent, 
to  which  horses  are  sent,  not  only  from  all  Flanders  but  from 
the  Low  Countries  generally. 

I  shall  also  send  your  arquebuss  and  as  to  the  armourer 
for  whom  you  applied  to  me  through  Castaglione,  I  will 
go  in  a  few  days  to  Brussels  and  find  the  best  that  I  can  there, 
and  will  despatch  him  as  soon  as  possible.  Immediately 
I  have  notice  of  the  painter,  which  will  be  with  the  first  letters 
from  Florence,  I  will  inform  your  Excellency. 

I  pray  you  to  beg  her  Majesty  to  let  me  have  two  lines  to 
say  how  she  was  pleased  with  the  book  I  sent  her  ;  and  also 
that  you  will  inform  her  that  four  days  ago  her  Highness 
talked  with  me  for  a  long  time,  showing  me  how  courteously 

*  Egmont  went  to  Spain  at  the  beginning  of  February  1564-5.  See  S.P. 
Foreign,  Elizabeth.  1664,  1665,  No.  971. 


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she  has  conceded  the  delay  at  Bruges,  and  saying  that  she  was 
preparing  a  gift  for  her  Majesty  which  I  know  will  be  very 
acceptable  to  her. 

I  hope  you  will  see  everything  together,  with  the  geldings 
and  the  jerkins  ("  colletti  ")  which  her  Majesty  wishes  for. 
If  she  had  sent  me  a  pattern,  I  should  have  tried  to  supply 
her  before  now. 

Your  fellow-gossip  sends  you  her  portrait,  taken  in  the  year 
1562,  when  she  was  twenty-two  years  of  age,  for  owing  to  her 
accouchement  and  the  cold  weather,  she  has  not  been  able  to 
have  a  fresh  one  drawn.  Such  as  you  see  her,  she  desires  to 
be  the  most  faithful  servant  of  her  Majesty  and  your 
Excellency. 

I  shall  be  heartily  glad  if  I  can  serve  her  Majesty  in  the 
matter  of  the  powder,  even  though  it  be  no  profit  to  myself. 
Therefore  I  pray  you  to  take  some  good  resolution  with  the 
Earl  your  brother,  and  to  inform  me  of  it. 

Mr.  Francis  Berti  is  coming  here  to  make  an  end  of  the  salt 
business,  and  I  have  given  powers  to  my  brother-in-law, 
M.  Phillippo  Gualterotti  to  offer  him  all  the  help  and  accom- 
modation that  he  can  reasonably  ask  for,  in  order  to  con- 
summate the  matter  as  all  we  who  are  interested  in  it  desire. 

From  Spain  we  have  letters,  and  also  some  aid  for  the  debts 
of  her  Majesty  in  this  country,  which  has  certainly  come  to  a 
good  resolution,  and  is  preparing  a  great  demonstration  of 
goodwill  for  our  fellow-gossip,  the  Count  of  Agamonte.  It 
would  be  well  if  her  Majesty  or  the  prince  [of  Orange  ?]  ;could 
be  persuaded  to  come  into  this  country.  There  is  much  need 
of  it,  on  many  accounts. 

4  pp.     Italian.     (I.   545.) 

ADVICES  FROM  VENICE. 

1564[-5],  March  3.  Venice. — George  Albane,  one  of  three 
Ambassadors  sent  by  the  Emperor  to  the  Turk  with  tribute 
died  at  Constantinople  on  Jan.  6. 

The  Venetian  Ambassador  there  sent  his  Secretary  with  a 
present  to  Selim,  the  Sultan's  son,  as  the  Sultan  cannot  live 
long. 

The  Turk  prepares  for  the  war.  All  who  receive  wages  of 
100  ducats  a  year  are  to  join  the  ships  at  Lepanto.  Ernest 
money  is  being  paid  to  get  soldiers. 

The  Emperor  has  had  success  against  the  Vivoida  of 
Transylvania,  his  General  Lazarus  Swendy  having  taken  the 
forts  of  Toccar  and  Terentsch. 

1   p.     (I.   367.) 

EDWARD   SAUNDERS   and   THOMAS   CARUS   to   the   EARL   OF 

LEICESTER. 

1564[-5],  March  8.  Hereford. — In  answer  to  a  letter  from 
the  Lords  of  the  Council  received  by  us  in  our  circuit  at 


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Monmouth  we  pray  you  and  the  rest  to  suspend  your  judg- 
ment until  our  return  when  we  will  purge  ourselves.  At  the 
last  Summer  Assizes  it  being  doubtful,  in  law  and  fact,  whether 
the  offence  was  murder  or  manslaughter,  and  who  was  the  doer, 
we  "  gave  day  "  to  the  jury  at  their  peril  to  give  their  verdict 
at  these  last  assizes.  They  did  then  indict  divers  of  the  murder, 
and  the  prisoners  were  arraigned.  Though  we  spent  almost 
two  hours  on  the  challenges  taken  by  both  sides,  we  could  not 
have  a  full  jury,  though  we  caused  the  Sheriff  to  return  some 
of  the  justices  being  upon  the  Bench  with  us.  Lack  of  time 
enforced  us  to  postpone  the  trials  till  the  next  assizes,  and 
we  left  the  persons  indicted  in  ward.  The  prosecutors  are 
earnest  to  touch  one  whom  they  cannot  prove  principal  or 
accessory. 

Endorsed:  "The  Lord  Chief  Baron  and  Mr.  Charas  with 
copy  of  the  Council's  letters  touching  punishment  of  a 
murder."  1J  p.  (I.  369.) 

ADVICES  FROM  VENICE. 

1565,  March  24. — Twenty-three  Cardinals  were  made  on 
the  12th  for  their  services  at  the  Council  of  Trent.  Thereby 
the  Pope  takes  to  his  purse  about  300,000  crowns  of  gold  only 
by  change  of  officers  and  selling  offices,  besides  a  far  greater 
sum  taken  for  the  making  of  the  Cardinals. 

The  Pope  will  change  all  his  Nuncios,  and  is  making  a  decree 
that  any  Ambassador  abroad  who  is  made  a  Cardinal  is  to 
be  recalled. 

The  Bishop  of  Fano  is  to  be  sent  to  the  Emperor  :  the 
Bishop  of  Viterbo  to  the  French  King  :  the  Bishop  of  Nervi 
to  the  King  of  Spain  :  a  Bishop  to  the  King  of  Poland  :  the 
Bishop  of  Rossano  to  Venice. 

By  order  from  the  Emperor  his  Ambassador  is  a  suitor  to 
the  Pope  for  Ascanio  della  Coma,  but  his  trial  is  to  go  on. 

Cardinal  Pacecco  has  letters  from  the  King  of  Spain  to 
condole  with  the  Pope  for  the  conspiracy  against  his  life,  and 
to  report  the  meeting  at  Bayonne  of  the  Queen  of  Spain  with 
her  mother  the  Queen  of  France  :  that  the  meeting  shall  tend 
to  the  service  of  the  Church  and  the  quietness  of  Christendom. 

The  Pope  in  fear  of  the  Turk's  army  has  ordered  foot-men 
and  light  horse  to  defend  the  coast. 

Don  Alvaro  di  Sande,  who  was  a  prisoner  at  Constantinople, 
has  passed  through  Rome  new  come  from  Spain  to  Naples  to 
aid  the  defence  against  the  Turk,  who  is  thought  likely  to 
land  in  Apulia  or  at  Syracuse. 

The  Duke  of  Medina  Celi  being  expected  to  return  from 
Sicily  to  Spain  by  Rome,  the  Pope  has  sent  to  ask  him  to  take 
a  night's  lodging  with  him. 

The  Pope  has  made  proclamation  that  none  of  his  subjects 
shall  take  wages  to  serve  in  the  wars — 500  excepted  who  may 
serve  in  Corsica  for  the  Genoese  against  Pietro  Corso. 


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The  Knights  of  Malta  much  fear  the  landing  of  25,000  Turks. 

In  Apulia  the  Turks  have  landed,  taken  prisoners  and  done 
much  harm,  and  also  near  Pesaro.  The  Turks'  army  was 
ready  to  sail  on  March  12.  They  have  sent  spies  to  find  out 
the  King  of  Spain's  provision  for  the  seas  for  this  summer. 

They  of  Casale  of  Montferrato  are  not  pacified  but  keep 
the  fort  that  the  French  had. 

The  General  of  Venice  goes  forth  with  53  galleys  at  the 
beginning  of  April  to  look  into  the  confines. 

Two  men  who  falsified  money  have  been  beheaded  and 
their  bodies  burnt  and  a  third  has  been  blinded  and  his  right 
hand  cut  off. 

Endorsed:  "March,   1564."     3  pp.     (I.  563.) 

FfRANCis  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD   to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  March  27.  Berwick. — You  have  recompensed  your 
long  abstinence  from  writing  with  a  very  friendly  discourse 
and  declaration  of  your  great  zeal  for  religion.  I  have  heard 
of  some  speech  used  to  a  preacher  in  the  pulpit.  Albeit  I 
think  it  not  so  much  as  it  was  said  to  be,  yet  do  I  wish  it  had 
been  less  or  rather  nothing  at  all ;  the  thing  was  the  more 
noted  as  it  happened  to  so  grave  and  learned  a  man. 

Touching  my  coming  up  I  trust  it  be  had  in  remembrance, 
so  as  soon  after  St.  George's  Day  I  mean  to  set  forward  to 
communicate  somewhat  to  you  which  I  will  not  commit  to 
writing. 

Francis  Douglas  whom  Lord  Seton  hurt  is  not  yet  dead, 
but  in  great  danger.  Bothwell  contiiiueth  among  the  Liddes- 
dale  men,  and  notwithstanding  the  order  for  his  coming  in 
by  24th  May,  (as  Seton  should  do  the  22nd)  yet  I  see  he 
meaneth  not  so  to  do,  and  being  bound  but  in  200Z.  Scottish, 
which  is  but  50/.  English,  giveth  great  presumption  that  the 
Queen  there  doth  secretly  favour  him.  The  words  that  he 
used  in  reproach  of  the  Lord  James  have  been  avouched 
albeit  he  denied  the  same. 

For  the  fortifications  here  I  trust  you  and  the  rest  have 
heard  the  whole  estate  thereof,  and  by  this  have  determined 
thereupon. 

1J  pages.  Part  of  the  above  is  to  the  same  effect  as  his  letter 
to  Cecil  of  March  28.  [Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (I.  373.) 

ANNA  COUNTESS  [nee]  D' OLDENBURG  COUNTESS  DOWAGER  OF 
EAST  FRIESLAND  to  the  EARL  [OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 

1565,  March  29.  Emden. — 2,000  escus  au  soleil*  having 
been  promised  yearly  by  the  Queen  of  England  to  her  son 
John,  Count  of  East  Friesland,  and  the  first  year  having  passed 
without  payment,  request  is  made  that  the  money  and  letters 

*  60(M. 


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patent  may  be  sent  to  Antwerp  or  Embden.    If  any  obligation 
or  assurance  is  required,  it  will  be  given  by  Arnold  de  Walwick. 
1  p.    French.     (I.  377.) 

ROBERT  HUGGINS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

[1565,  April  4.  Madrid.]— Sir  Thomas  Chaloner  left  for 
England  on  March  2.  The  King  gave  him  a  horse,  and 
licence  to  take  four  horses  for  himself  and  12  for  her  Majesty. 
Only  six  were  allowed  to  the  French  ambassador  for  his  King. 
The  bearer  of  this  letter  is  Ceaser,  an  Italian,  the  best  rider 
in  this  Court,  for  whom  I  did  write  to  you  for  more  than  a 
twelvemonth.  He  has  long  desired  to  come,  but  could  not 
rid  himself  hence.  Don  Diego  de  Cordova  offered  him  100  ducats 
a  year,  besides  the  300  ducats,  12  yards  of  velvet  and  8  of 
satin  for  livery,  which  he  had  from  the  King.  He  got  away 
by  saying  he  would  go  to  Naples  and  meant  to  go  post  to 
Barcelona  with  Prince  Doria.  I  hope  his  entertainment  with 
her  Majesty  may  be  such  as  he  shall  not  regret  leaving  the 
service  of  one  of  the  greatest  Princes  in  Christendom. 

The  King  storms  at  the  French  having  taken  a  part  of 
Terra  Florida  and  built  a  fort. 

They  be  here  in  as  it  were  in  a  maze  what  is  best  to  do. 

The  last  news  is  that  the  Queen  has  sent  Lord  Darling 
[Darnley  |,  the  Earl  of  Lynyes  [Lennox]  son,  well  accompanied, 
into  Scotland,  hoping  the  Queen  of  Scots  will  marry  him,  on 
which  condition  she  will  have  him  succeed  to  the  crown  of 
England.  Great  enquiries  are  made  of  us  Englishmen  what 
manner  of  man  he  is,  and  of  what  religion.  It  was  said  that 
this  King  is  determined  to  entreat  marriage  between 
Don  John  of  Austria  and  the  Queen  of  Scots,  and  that  he  will 
send  a  gentleman  to  the  Queen  to  that  effect.  Now  this  is  dead, 
I  fear  they  will  make  some  practice  by  way  of  France.  They 
cannot  like  England  and  Scotland  to  be  joined.  I  think  the 
French  King  is  at  Bayonne  partly  for  that  purpose. 

The  sending  of  the  French  Order  to  you  is  much  marvelled 
at ;  no  one  here  having  had  it,  they  see  a  great  amity  between 
France  and  England.  You  are  much  praised  at  this  Court. 
I  hear  this  from  Feria,  who  asked  if  it  was  true  that  her  Majesty 
had  determined  to  marry,  and  further  the  occasion  of  Roger 
Strange  going  to  the  Emperor,  and  whether  Don  Hernando,  the 
Emperor's  brother,  was  going  to  England.  The  Queen  here 
is  with  child,  and  it  is  doubted  whether  she  will  go  further 
than  Burgos.  The  10th  inst.  is  the  day  appointed  for  her 
setting-forth.  The  English  alone  have  been  warned  of  this 
by  the  King's  command.  Feria  was  much  pleased  that  you 
willed  the  Ambassador  on  his  departing  to  kiss  his,  and  his 
Countess'  hand,*  which  he  doth  take  in  such  good  part  as 
it  seems  you  may  command  him,  and  he  said  no  less  to  me 

*  The  letter,  up  to  this  point,  is  bound  up  in  Vol.  ii,  p.  749.  The 
remainder  is  in  Vol.  i,  p.  379. 


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and  Mr.  Parker  when  he  first  came  to  the  Court  :  he  has 
always  shewn  great  friendship  to  any  Englishmen  that  had 
suits  in  this  Court.  He  says  further  that  it  is  much  marvelled 
that  the  Ambassador  was  called  home  before  another  came, 
asking  if  another  were  appointed,  or  if  we  knewT  who  was 
named.  The  Ambassador  there  Diego  de  Guzman  writes  of  your 
good  entertainment  of  him,  which  he  says  the  King  takes  in 
good  part. 

Letters  from  Rome  say  that  23  Cardinals  are  made>  of 
whom  19  are  Florentines  ;  some  say  the  Duke  of  Florence  is 
one,  which  is  kept  secret,  but  his  younger  son  is  one,  but  no 
Spaniard,  whereat  the  Spaniards  are  angry. 

The  King  is  discontented  partly  for  the  Queen  going  to 
France,  which  puts  him  to  charges,  and  the  taking  of  Terra 
Florida  on  the  one  side,  and  the  Turk's  armada  on  the  other  ; 
the  Duke  of  Florence,  whom  he  fears  to  be  more  French  than 
otherwise,  troubles  him.  He  has  ordered  that  no  Ambassadors 
have  recourse  to  him  for  three  months  except  for  matters  of 
great  importance. 

The  Marquis  of  Pescara,  whom  the  King  wished  to  go  with 
his  men  to  Corsica,  refuses  to  go  without  pay  for  his  men  ; 
moreover  the  4,000  Spaniards,  promised  by  the  King,  have  not 
arrived  there.  Mr.  Burlace,  your  lordship's  brother's  man,  is 
sent  to  Milan  with  letters  of  great  favour  to  the  Marquis  of 
Pescara  and  the  Duke  of  Alberkerke,  Governor  there  :  Mr. 
Bradborne  to  Naples,  with  Mr.  Smith  who  has  the  King's 
cedula  for  6,000  ducats. 

Please  you  make  great  account  of  this  bearer  and  speak  to 
the  Queen  that  he  may  have  good  entertainment  :  by  my 
persuasion  he  has  left  the  service  of  the  greatest  Prince  in 
Christendom  ;  if  his  doings  be  not  worse  than  they  have  been 
here,  vou  will  think  favour  shewn  him  well  bestowed. 

5J  pp.     (II.  749  ;   I.  379.) 

NICHOLAS  WOTTON  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER » 

1565,  May  11.  Bruges. — The  first  news  of  the  fall  of  your 
horse  under  you  made  us  more  afraid  than  there  was  cause. 

I  have  no  hope  of  the  success  of  this  Diet  in  matters  which 
concern  her  Majesty.  They  say  that  if  she  can  prove  that 
poundage  has  been  statutum  consuetum  et  solutum  from  50  years 
before  the  Intercourse,  they  will  yield  to  it.  But  I  doubt 
whether  the  proof  shall  suffice,  as  they  aDow  not  the  proof 
made  to  Skepperus  [Scheppere?  J. 

Egmont,  on  his  return,  which  has  caused  great  joy,  brought 
the  Prince  of  Parma  to  his  mother,  and  is  looked  for  here  on 
Tuesday  next  at  a  marriage.  The  gentleman  Monsr.  de  Frenz 
is  he  that  received  a  blow  of  a  Spaniard,  Don  de  Bonavidiz  : 
cartels  were  sent,  and  the  combat  appointed.  The  Champions 
appeared  and  the  Spaniard  offered  the  armour  of  such  a  strange 
fashion  that  Frenz'  parryn  refused  them  as  unlawful. 


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Bonavidiz'  parryn  maintained  the  arms  to  be  lawful.  They 
fought  not,  and  both  departed  with  victory,  each  laying  on  the 
other  the  fault  that  they  fought  not. 

When  the  Queen's  service  is  done  here.  I  desire  to  go  to  the 
baths  at  Achen,  to  find  relief  of  my  present  catarrh  and  of  my 
gout  and  other  diseases.  Trusting  you  may  be  a  means  for 
her  Majesty  to  grant  me  leave,  I  do  not  mean  to  put  her  to 
charges  for  diet  for  that  time,  but  hope  to  return  to  her 
presence  with  Lord  Montague  and  Mr.  Haddon. 

Holograph  1 J  pp.  Part  of  the  above  is  contained  in  his  letter 
to  Cecil  of  same  date.  [See  Col.  8.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (I.  383.) 

CECILIA  INFANTA  OF  SWEDEN,  MARCHIONESS   OF  BADEN,  to 
the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  May  12.  Dantzic. — Thanking  you  for  your  com- 
mendations of  me  to  the  Queen,  which  have  been  communi- 
cated to  me  by  George  North,  I  send  certain  munuscula 
which  I  hope  may  be  accepted. 

I  p.     Latin.     Seal     (I.  387.) 

JOHN  SHERS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER?]. 

1565,  May  15.  Bruges. — The  Antwerp  merchants  seek  by 
indirect  means  to  break  the  Intercourse.  They  would  have 
each  nation  trade  with  the  other,  paying  the  usual  customs. 
If  all  the  English  nation  could  do  this,  I  think  that  it  would 
be  to  the  wealth  of  the  nation  and  her  Majesty.  But  I  know 
the  Merchant  Adventurer  will  oppose  this  with  words  and 
money,  to  keep  the  trade  in  his  own  hands. 

I  do  not  like,  even  as  an  experience,  that  the  Antwerp 
merchants  should  have  the  like  liberty  with  us  in  England, 
as  we  have  had  here,  for  they  seek  to  bring  the  trade  of  all 
the  world  into  their  hands. 

I  think  that  the  present  liberty,  either  for  a  few  English 
merchants,  or  for  the  whole  nation  must  be  maintained,  or 
else,  as  your  Lordship  said  at  Windsor,  there  must  be  fairs 
and  markets  open  for  two  months,  more  or  less,  to  which  all 
strangers  may  resort  to  sell  and  buy,  paying  customs  for 
wares  brought  in  and  carried  out. 

But  if  they  break  with  us,  we  must  consider  how  we  can 
forbear  their  commodities,  and  yet  despatch  and  rid  our  own, 
until  we  turn  their  present  great  trade  to  us,  or  elsewhere. 
But  this  must  be  well  considered  before  it  be  put  in  use  ;  for 
repentance  is  too  dear  bought.  We  must  look  well  into  it  in 
time,  lest  necessity  should  drive  us  into  it. 

4  pp.    Holograph.     (I.  391.) 

Sir  NICHOLAS  THROKMORTON  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  May  21.  Edinburgh. — I  know  not  "whether  I  may 
more  comfmend]  your  fortune,  your  wisdom,  or  your 
immeasurable  d[evoti]on  to  the  Queen's  Majesty.  For  I  am 


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sure  one  of  these  or  [them]  all  have  stayed  you  from  a  great 
inconvenience  as  never  to  give  yourself  over  to  like  any  other 
than  the  Queen's  Majesty.  If  solicitations  of  many  .  .  . 
if  persuasions  and  severe  commandments  of  her  Majesty,  from 
time  to  time,  if  evident  presumptions  and  manifest  assurances 
of  your  never  enjoying  her  Majesty  and  contrary  wise 
probable  arguments  and  vehement  tokens  were  offered  to 
move  you  to  take  hope  that  this  Queen  was  like  to  be  yours, 
as  I  know  there  was  divers  and  sundry  ;  if  all  these  respects 
then  and  many  more  could  have  enchanted  you  to  al[low?]  of 
this  matter  for  yourself,  you  had  been  very  unhappy,  where 
whatsomever  bestan[deth]  you  are  very  happy,  if  it  be  a 
f eh* city  to  be  [torn]  of  the  Queen  of  Scots,  and  to  remain  in 
your  accep[ted]  thraldom  to  the  Queen  your  Sovereign. 
Peravfenture]  this  Queen  (some  will  say)  had  been  more 
yours  and  [less]  others  than  she  is,  if  you  would  have  yielded 
never  [so]  little  and  so  make  your  Lordship  the  cause  efficient 
of  all  her  misery  and  your  own  missing ;  she  herfself ]  doth  not 
altogether  accuse  you,  nor  excuse  you  [but  ?]  chargeth  the 
Queen's  Majesty  with  the  whole,  as  one  that  meant  to  work 
her  so  much  good.  Your  Lordship  would  little  believe  how 
dih' gently  she  hath  observed  the  Queen's  proceedings  with  her 
since  she  did  submit  h[torn]  to  depend  upon  her  M'ajesty's 
advice  in  the  matter  "  [three  lines  torn], 

I  think  it  meet  to  advertise  you  "  that  the  matter  betwixt 
this  Queen  and  the  Lord  Darnley  is  too  far  past  to  be  broken, 
for  though  the  consummation  of  the  marriage  be  deferred, 
I  am  sure  it  is  indissoluble  without  violence.  And  . .  I  do  wish 
that  ^  her  Majesty  may  use  the  matter  to  her  own  most 
advantage  and  surety." 

I  mean  to  remain  a  day  or  [two]  at  Berwick  and  to  return 
by  York  to  prevent  these  folks'  practices. 

2 1  pp.  Holograph.  Parts  of  the  above  letter  are  to  the  same  effect 
as  his  letter  to  Cecil  of  same  date.  [S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (I.  395.) 


ANTHONY,  VISCOUNT  MONTAGUE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 
1565,  May  29.  Bruges. — After  I  had  written  my  other 
letter  of  the  26th  I  met  with  the  other  commissioners,  and  heard 
such  new  matter  as  by  our  common  letter  to  my  Lords  of 
the  Council  you  may  perceive.  After  we  were  risen 
D'Assonville,  half  smiling,  entered  into  communications  of 
small  moment,  saying  at  the  last  he  was  sorry  our  labours 
succeeded  no  better.  I  said  to  him  "  you  may  perhaps  say 
more  truly  than  you  be  ware  of,  and  indeed  if  things  fall  out 
to  the  extremity,  it  is  as  like  you  here  will  be  the  first  to  repent 
as  otherwise,  and  (said  I),  if  at  the  beginning  you  had  used 
less  peremptory  determinations,  I  think  you  might  have  won 
much  time  to  yourselves,  arid  saved  to  us  much  labour. 
Whereas  when  these  two  great  matters  of  poundage  and 
custom  of  cloths  were  by  you  complained  of,  and  by  us 


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answered,  you  were  so  far  from  these  answers,  that  writing 
twice  to  Brussels  therein,  you  were  content  to  stay  our  report 
of  your  answer  till  you  might  hear  whether  the  matter  would 
be  better  considered  there.  Whereof  this  change  and 
determinate  proceeding  doth  grow  I  know  not,  but  of  this, 
quoth  I,  be  you  sure,  I  assuredly  believe  the  Queen's  Majesty 
will  not  hear  of  this  unreasonable  request,  and  I  am  as  verily 
ascertained  that  there  is  not  any  in  England  so  forgetful  of 
his  duty  as  to  advise  her  Majesty  to  relent  in  that  matter 
(I  mean  of  poundage),  wherein  her  progenitors  far  without 
memory  of  man  have  been  in  quiet  possession,  and  her  High- 
ness as  well,  able  to  claim  and  maintain  for  right  as  any  other 
of  her  noble  ancestors.  And  as  for  the  custom  of  cloths, 
besides  such  good  reasons  as  have  been  made  unto  you,  therefore 
there  appeareth  small  respect  or  neighbourly  and  princelike 
consideration,  when  in  a  time  of  charge  extraordinary  to  all 
princes,  yea  and  meaner  men,  your  own  Master  besides  others, 
having  used  so  many  extraordinary  means  to  sustain  his  un- 
accustomed burthen,  exceptions  should  be  taken  to  her 
Majesty  in  this  matter  wherein  her  own  subjects  bear  almost 
all,  and  these  of  the  low  country  in  effect  nothing." 

"  He  seemed  somewhat  altered  by  my  words  and  said  Her 
Highness  had  many  matters  to  satisfy  this  side  in,  and  that 
they  found  relentings  in  nothing,  and  therefore  it  appertained 
to  the  King  to  see  that  his  subjects  might  be  used  according 
to  the  treaty,  or  else  it  were  much  better  there  were  no  treaty. 
I  answered  him  the  gratuity  of  the  Queen's  Majesty  was  in  my 
opinion  half  lost  on  them  that  esteemed  it  so  little,  as  in  that  she 
had  of  her  good  will,  not  compellable  by  the  treaty,  consented 
to  their  greatest  grief  and  matter  to  them  of  most  moment, 
which  was  their  manufactures,  whereof  if  no  vent  were  with 
us,  how  many  thousands  they  should  soon  have  idle,  and 
what  commonly  followeth  of  idleness  he  was  not  ignorant. 
Yea,  quoth  I,  it  might  perhaps  be  (though  indeed  I  know  it 
not)  that  if  her  Majesty  found  any  mind  of  due  consideration 
or  respect  to  her,  she  would  relent  in  some  other  things  that 
might  be  to  you  expedient  and  yet  by  law  in  her  grace  and  choice, 
but  be  you  assured,  this  is  no  way  as  it  were  by  threatenings 
to  win  her  Majesty,  that  no  more  needeth  you  than  you  her,  and 
yet  I  even  say  and  think — God  hath  appointed  one  of  these 
regions  to  have  need  of  an  other.  To  this  he  said,  My  lord, 
in  this  great  case  this  is  my  opinion,  howsoever  I  be  thought  of. 
If  the  Queen  of  England  were  not  able  to  make  full  or  perfect 
proof  of  poundage,  I  would  yet  never  consent  or  advise 
but  that  as  much  should  be  continually  paid  to  her  Majesty 
as  to  any  of  her  ancestors,  for  that  the  same  hath  had  so  long 
continuance,  and  I  confess  Princes  need  not  to  depart  with 
things  of  profit.  Marry,  quoth  he,  the  relenting,  to  the  new 
rate,  seemeth  more  than  reasonable.  True,  quoth  I,  if  the 
twentieth  part  were  not  due,  and  not  the  price  which  was 
paid  when  things  were  less  cheap." 


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And  for  the  cloths  he  said,  the  respect  of  the  time  con- 
sidered, he  would  wish  the  Queen  to  have  the  commodity, 
so  as  an  equality  were  used  that  the  subjects  here  paid  no  more 
than  the  English  subjects.  "  That,  said  I,  might  soon  procure 
no  small  misliking  of  our  nation,  and  yet  indeed  they  here 
little  the  better." 

Finally  he  concluded  "he  was  not  without  hope  of  better 
end  than  the  outer  appearance  gave  likelihood  of,  the  Princes 
on  both  sides  being  persuaded  the  one  to  relent  to  the  other." 

I  thought  meet  to  signify  to  you  this  my  communication 
with  him  that  you  "  may  gather  whereupon  they  be  like  lastly  to 
insist  upon,  or  at  the  least  what  matter  they  utter  for  the 
present." 

"  I  have  not  been  able  to  have  so  full  discourse  with  Monsr. 
de  Mountenye  [Montigny]  for  want  of  speech,  and  yet  as  one 
of  us  may  understand  another,  I  have  plainly  signified  to  him 
my  mind  in  like  sort.  Mr.  Wotton  has  as  fully  and  much  to 
more  purpose,  I  doubt  not,  dealt  with  him." 

3  pp.    In  clerk's  hand,  including  signature  per  me  T.    (I.  399.) 

NEWS  LETTER  FROM  ROME. 

[1565,]  June  2. — The  Spanish  Ambassador  on  behalf  of  his 
King  requested  pardon  for  Lord  Ascanio  della  Corna.  The 
Pope  answered  that  he  would  hear  Ascanio's  own  defence. 

On  Thursday  the  Ambassador  of  the  Knights  of  Malta 
requested  that  Ascanio  might  be  granted  to  be  their  chief 
Captain.  Ascanio  offered  hostages  to  return  when  the  war  was 
over.  The  Pope  told  the  Ambassador  to  meddle  with  his 
own  business  only.  Ascanio  is  said  to  have  asked  the  Pope 
that  if  he  had  committed  anything  against  the  See  or  the 
Pope  since  the  time  of  Julio  III,  otherwise  than  became  a 
man  of  his  calling,  he  might  lose  his  head,  and  if  he  had  done 
anything  amiss  as  a  soldier  in  Julio's  time,  he  desired  pardon. 
He  is  alarmed  at  the  riffling-up  of  his  life,  but  has  many  friends. 

Lord  Angelo  de  Ceses  is  said  to  have  been  cited  to  appear 
personally  under  pain  of  confiscation  of  all  his  goods,  although 
he  is  already  deprived  by  the  testament  of  Charles,  his  uncle. 

A  muster  is  ordered  of  the  Romans  to-morrow  in  the  Theatre 
of  Belvedere. 

The  Viceroy  of  Naples  has  granted  Don  Garcia  de  Toledo 
2,000  footmen,  which  the  Dukes  of  Urbino  and  Parma  are 
appointed  to  take  up.  A  pinnace  went  yesterday  from  Civita 
Vecchia  to  hasten  the  muster  of  the  galleys,  but  the  navy 
will  not  be  ready  till  July  10. 

There  have  been  two  assemblies  about  the  Crocciata 
(Crusade).  The  Spanish  King  liketh  it  not,  for  the  Spaniards 
say  he  has  authority  over  the  Crocciata. 

Cardinal  Parnese  is  Legate  of  the  Patrimony  [of  St.  Peter]. 
Cardinal  Nicolini  has  a  grief  in  one  of  his  eyes.  Cardinal  Medici 
will  depart  shortly.  Cardinal  Pysani  is  sick,  and  may 
accompany  Navagero,  who  died  lately. 


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A  son  of  the  Earl  of  Arran,  lately  taken  by  the  Inquisition, 
is  likely  to  be  delivered. 

It  is  said  that  Pope  gives  the  Earl  Annibal  Empis  20,000 
ducats  to  buy  certain  pools  and  marshes  near  Terracina  and 
turn  them  into  pasture. 

An  Ambassador  has  come  from  the  Switzers  to  confirm 
their  league  with  the  Pope. 

News  from  Malta  of  May  23rd  (from  Messina  26th)  says 
that  the  Turkish  Navy  was  sighted  on  the  18th  and  that  they 
entered  the  haven  of  Marza  Seirocco.  On  the  19th  5,000  landed 
there,  and  in  a  skirmish  which  lasted  nearly  all  day  more 
than  70  Turks  were  killed,  and  on  our  side  a  Portuguese  horse- 
man and  5  soldiers,  and  a  French  horseman  taken.  The  20th 
15,000  more  Turks  landed,  among  them  many  rascals  and 
untrained  men,  as  was  learnt  from  five  renegades  who  fled  to 
Malta.  Five  field  guns  were  also  landed  and  the  enemy  began 
to  entrench  themselves,  and  to  occupy  ground  near  Tarbar. 
The  21st  the  Basha  marched  with  7,000  men  to  view  the 
town  near  St.  Catharine's.  Skirmishing  with  him  we  took  an 
Ensign  and  slew  a  Langiacco  (Lancer?)  and  many  others, 
with  little  loss  on  our  part.  But  this  day  and  the  next  the 
enemy  made  a  bulwark  against  St.  Ermyaes  [St.  Elmo  ?], 
meaning,  it  seems,  to  batter  the  vessels  in  the  haven,  when 
the  great  ordnance  is  landed.  It  is  learnt  from  renegades  that 
a  great  ship  accompanying  the  navy  with  artillery  and  6,000 
barrels  of  powder  and  600  sipahis  was  lost  ;  400  sipahis  were 
drowned.  A  Mahona  was  stranded  and  lost  with  most  of 
its  cargo.  There  are  thought  to  be  180  vessels,  of  which 
120  are  galleys,  13  mahonas  and  5  ships.  Drogues  [Dragut] 
is  not  yet  arrived  ;  Alger  is  expected  with  his  vessels  ; 
Mustapha  Pasha  commands  on  land,  Piali  Haga  on  sea.  The 
Great  Master  means  to  resist,  and  has  1,200  soldiers  of  all  nations 
and  about  600  horsemen,  besides  many  Maltese,  of  whom  the 
best  occupy  St.  Ermo  as  the  most  dangerous  place.  The 
galley,  which  brought  the  news,  carried  forth  women  arid 
others  unfit  for  war.  Other  vessels  were  to  take  more,  but 
this  was  rendered  impossible  by  runaways  warning  the  enemy. 
Camello  Medici,  son  to  the  Marquis  of  Marignano,  was  sent  to 
the  Pope  and  to  all  Christian  princes  for  help. 

From  Vienna  May  30.— Sir  Edward  returned  here  from 
Constantinople  in  9J  days  which  was  great  speed.  He 
brings  news  that  the  Turk  requires  restitution  of  all  places 
taken  in  Transylvania.  Hopes  are  entertained  of  peace, 
but  troops  are  being  mustered  throughout  the  Empire. 

The  Basha  of  the  Janissaries  having  a  son  lately  taken  by 
our  soldiers  and  understanding  that  he  was  carried  to  a  castle 
of  Panbode  belonging  to  a  widoAV  of  Hungary,  determined  to 
assault  it.  Having  done  so,  he  said  that  he  had  not  acted  by 
order  of  the  Turk  and  oii'ered  to  restore  it  to  his  Majesty. 

4  pp.     (I.  79.) 


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ROBERT  HUGGINS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  June  21.  Madrid. — The  news  in  this  Court  be  first 
that  there  has  been  great  reconciliation  between  the  Pope 
and  the  King,  and  between  the  Duke  of  Florence  and  the 
King,  notwithstanding  by  the  last  letters  that  come  from 
Rome  here  is  come  advice  of  18,000  men  that  the  King 
doth  make  in  Italy,  which  here  was  never  spoken  of  ;  the 
Colonels  of  them  be  first  Chapyne  Vittello,  a  marquis, 
one  of  the  best  soldiers  in  Italy  :  he  has  been  always 
general  to  the  Duke  of  Florence  and  commendador  mayor 
of  the  order  of  the  Red  Cross  ;  Cesar  de  Avala,  brother 
of  the  Marquis  of  Pescara,  is  another  who  is  a  very  good  soldier 
also  ;  Pompeio  Colonna  of  the  ancientest  house  in  Rome  ; 
the  Duke  of  Urbino  General  of  all  the  army  ;  but  whether 
these  men  shall  go  is  not  yet  known  here  ;  it  is  thought  that 
they  shall  go  into  Corsica  against  San  Pedro  Corso,  lest 
perad venture  the  Turks'  armada  do  come  to  aid  him,  for  he 
has  all  the  island  at  his  commandment,  and  has  driven  the 
Genoese  into  two  holds,  Bonifacio  and  another,  which  be 
impregnable  unless  by  treason  or  famine  :  the  Turks  in  the 
last  war  between  the  French  King  and  the  Emperor  did  take 
it  by  treason,  and  gave  it  to  the  French  King  who  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  peace  did  render  it  again  to  the  Genoese. 
The  Turk  hath  sent  an  Ambassador  to  the  French  King  to 
have  safe-conduct  for  his  armado  into  any  of  his  ports  if 
driven  into  any  of  them  by  weather.  Don  Garcia  de  Toledo 
arrived  at  Malta  on  May  6  with  his  galleys  and  six  ensigns 
of  men  and  a  great  deal  of  munition  and  other  provision  ; 
he  carried  away  to  Sicily  all  women,  children  and  old  folks 
from  Malta  on  May  16,  and  on  the  18th  the  Turks  arrived 
with  150  galleys  and  50  other  sails  :  they  made  as  though 
they  would  go  into  the  Goletta,  but  it  was  but  a  policy  to 
deceive  the  Christians  and  to  linger  the  time  until  Dragut 
might  join  them,  who  as  yet  is  not  come,  nor  the  King  of 
Argealles'  [Algiers]  galleys,  so  that  they  came  about  and 
returned  to  Malta  which  they  now  besiege,  and  have  landed 
18,000  or  20,000  men  and  60  cannon  :  they  of  Malta  skirmished 
with  them  at  their  first  landing  and  killed  400  Turks  and 
took  one  bander  a  and  divers  prisoners  of  Malta.  One  knight 
of  Portingal  was  killed,  and  a  French  knight,  who  fell  from  his 
horse,  taken  prisoner.  Advice  came  from  Don  Garcia  that 
there  were  lost  by  sea  600  Turkish  horsemen  and  much 
munition.  In  Malta  there  are  3,200  men  and  600  gentlemen 
of  the  Order  :  four  Turkish  renegades  say  that  the  Turks' 
galleys  be  very  well  furnished  of  men  but  few  of  them  old 
soldiers.  Don  Garcia  sends  word  to  the  King  that  he  can 
join  together  130  galleys  and  ships  well  appointed,  and  offers 
his  services  to  the  King  :  he  has  made  a  new  invention  for  his 
galleys,  that  he  has  written  to  the  King,  that  one  of  his  galleys 
should  be  better  than  two  of  the  Turks'. 


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The  King  has  sent  Don  Pedro  de  Avila  to  the  Pope  in  haste  ; 
it  is  suspected  to  be  about  the  matters  of  Germany  wherein 
the  King  is  marvellously  offended  ;  it  is  thought  that  the 
Count  de  Feria  will  go  to  the  Emperor  to  conclude  the  marriage 
for  the  Prince  of  Spain  ;  here  is  great  talk  that  the  Queen  of 
Scots  shall  marry  Lord  Darlin,  and  letters  from  France  and 
Portugal  that  they  be  married,  which  is  not  liked  here.  Pedro 
Melendes  is  gone  with  50  ships  to  Terra  Florida  to  get  it,  if  he 
can,  of  Villa  Gallion  [Goulaine]  the  Frenchman  that  hath  it, 
but  it  is  thought  that  he  can  keep  it.  The  French  King  hath 
promised  not  to  aid  him.  Nicholas  Malby  and  his  brother 
with  Mr.  Jermy  and  one  Denby  be  sent  from  the  King  to 
Don  Garcia  with  letters  that  they  shall  be  entertained,  and 
his  Majesty  hath  written  that  they  be  well  used  in  the  galleys. 
Sir  Richard  Shelly  hath  asked  leave  of  the  King  to  go  to  Malta 
and  goeth  in  post. 

2f  pp.     Holograph.     (I.  403.) 

ANNA,    nee    D'OLDENBURG    and    DELMENHORST,    COUNTESS 
DOWAGER  OF  EAST  FRIESLAND  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  June  21.  Embden. — Thanking  the  Earl  for  com- 
mending her  son  John  to  the  Queen,  and  requesting  that  he 
may  receive  just  compensation  for  his  expenses  in  hiring 
Colonels  for  her  Majesty  in  1564. 

1    p.     Latin.     Seal.     (405.) 

[Sir  THOMAS  CUSAKE]  to  the  QUEEN. 

[1565,  June.] — In  your  Majesty's  letter  of  the  24th*  of 
March  you  thought  it  strange  that  the  Earls  of  Ormond  and 
Desmond  and  their  followers  should  break  the  peace  contrary 
to  my  certificate,  made  under  the  Great  Seal,  of  the  conformity 
of  Desmond  to  what  he  agreed  before  your  Majesty  in  England. 
I  wish  that  the  truth  of  the  case  were  known  to  you  that  the 
offender  of  them  two  might  have  condign  punishment,  for  the 
like  attempt  between  two  subjects  I  have  not  heard  of. 

As  for  the  sums  of  money  assessed  by  me  upon  certain  gentle- 
men in  Munster  for  their  offences,  it  was  agreed  upon  before 
your  Majesty  that  I  should  p[ut]  some  of  the  notablest  to 
execution,  and  in  open  sessions  above  twenty-eight  were 
attainted  and  executed,  and  others  fined,  and  for  the  better 
security  of  payment  I  received  their  pledges,  and  delivered 
them  by  bill  indented  to  Sir  Maurice  Fitzgerald,  then  Sheriff 
of  the  County  of  Cork,  for  safe  keeping.  The  copy  of  the  bill 
I  send  to  Mr.  Secretary. 

For  this  half  year  and  more  I  continued  for  the  most  part 
sick,  or  would  have  been  in  Munster  ere  this,  but  intend  to 
repair  thither  shortly,  and  as  I  have  already  advertised  you 

*  There  is  no  letter  from  the  Queen  of  March  24  amongst  S.P.  Ireland, 
but  Cusake  probably  means  her  letter  of  March  14,  which  is  there  under 
date. 


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that  the  only  way  to  keep  Minister  in  order  was  to  plant 
presidents  to  see  the  former  order  kept,  which  could  have  been 
done  without  great  charges.  It  shall  therefore  do  well  to 
put  things  in  proof. 

Shane  O'Neil's  acceptation  of  your  favour  towards  him 
shall  appear  by  his  letters  to  me  in  that  behalf  which  I  send 
to  my  Lord  of  Leicester.  You  willed  me  to  assure  him  by 
letter  or  message  that  as  soon  as  you  established  some  certain 
deputy  here,  you  meant  to  cause  his  case  to  be  considered, 
and  that  he  should  not  see  in  the  delay  any  lack  of  favour 
towards  him.  Being  sick  at  the  receipt  of  your  letter,  I  sent 
it  to  him  with  a  letter  of  my  own.  He  rejoiced  much,  and 
sent  for  all  the  gentlemen  of  his  county  to  declare  in  open 
assembly  your  clemency  to  him,  after  which  they  cried  in 
their  language  '  God  save  the  Queen.'  He  wrote  a  signed 
letter  to  me  (which  I  send  to  my  Lord  of  Leicester)  saying 
that  he  would  banish  the  Scots  out  of  Ireland,  and  required, 
as  before,  aid  of  your  Majesty  of  "  galoglas  and  kyrne." 
Assembling  his  force,  he  sent  divers  times  to  your  galoglas  to 
join  him.  They  tracted  and  deferred  the  time  so  long  as  their 
coming  then  could  stand  him  in  no  stead.  He  was  sorry, 
affirming  that  he  would  rather  have  them  than  twice  as  many 
like  men.  I  wrote  to  him  not  to  conclude  nor  agree  with 
the  Scots  without  your  pleasure.  He  took  my  advice  well, 
and  I  sent  his  answer  to  my  said  Lord. 

I  sent  for  the  Dean  of  Armagh  (who  is  not  yet  come)  who 
is  a  great  worker  with  me  in  all  these  causes,  that  he  may  work 
with  O'Neil  not  to  enlarge  his  prisoners,  James  McDonell,  his 
brother  Sorley  Boy  and  others  without  your  consent,  and  I 
will  advertise  you  how  I  conclude  therein. 

"  Nowremaineth  not  one  Scot  dwelling  in  all  the  north  part  of 
Ireland  that  dependeth  upon  James  [McDonell]  nor  none  of  his.' ' 
My  poor  advice  therefore  is  that  you  write  to  him  [O'Neil] 
a  letter  of  thanks  for  his  services  with  some  reward  that  he 
may  persevere  to  do  your  commands.  With  policy  all  Ireland 
may  be  brought  to  good  order,  O'Neill  being  made  a  good 
subject  as  to  my  judgment  can  be  done,  his  suits  being  ended, 
and  Desmond  and  Ormond  made  friends  (which  is  hard  to  do 
without  enforcement). 

You  must  be  served  more  than  by  one  earl  or  two,  there- 
fore the  offender  must  suffer  some  smart,  for  better  they 
both  were  unborn  than  such  cruel  and  wilful  part[ie]s  should 
be  left  unpunished.  Those  things  done  that  men  may  fear 
your  justice,  and  presidents  placed  in  Munster  to  maintain 
order  and  justice,  there  is  no  great  care  to  be  taken  for  the 
governance  of  Ireland,  and  you  are  like  to  have  yearly  revenue 
and  profit  to  maintain  the  charges  here,  where  now  your 
treasure  is  wastefully  spent  through  frivolous  occasions.  All 
things  are  to  be  put  in  proof  and  to  continue  no  longer  than 
occasion  shall  serve.  The  faction  of  counsellors  for  friendly 
respects  hath  always  hindered  affairs  here.  I  wish  that  all 


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counsellors  were  as  willing  and  earnest  in  your  affair  as  the 
Bishop  of  Meath.  Sickness  has  long  kept  me  from  the 
company  of  my  Lord  Justice  and  Council  ;  therefore  I  refer 
to  his  Lordship  the  certificate  and  the  rest  of  abuses  meet  to 
be  reformed  in  divers  other  parts  of  the  realm. 

5J  pp.,  bound  in  wrong  order.  Endorsed:  "Copy  of  the 
Queen's  Majesty's  letters  out  of  Ireland  June  56  [sic,  meant 
for  65].  (I.  41  and  39.) 


CAKOLO  UTENHOVIO  to 


1565,  July  22.  London. — Has  heard  from  his  father  who 
urgently  requires  his  return  on  family  affairs,  regretting  his 
departure  from  England.  Ending  with  the  following, 

o  /3/o?  /BooTwv  Oeoio 
are/o  ovSev  a/mfipoTOio. 

1J  pp.  Italian.  No  address.  [Cf.  Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz., 
1564,  pp.  2,  and  317.]  (I.  409.) 

ANTHONY,  LORD  MONTAGUE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  July  29.  Bruges. — Since  my  last  letters  both  Monsr. 
de  Montigny  and  d'Assonville  have  been  continually  absent 
and  yet  remain  at  Brussels,  not  meaning  as  it  seems  to  return 
till  they  hear  of  their  commissioners'  arrival  here  from 
England,  whom  we  look  for  daily,  and  especially  to  hear 
from  the  Queen  such  matters  as  we  have  by  letters  imparted 
unto  my  Lords  of  the  Council.  Our  not  he,aring  is  strange, 
but  we  hope  at  their  arrival  to  hear  the  Queen's  full  pleasure 
and  resolution,  to  bring  us  to  an  end  some  way  or  other. 
From  the  Bill  enclosed,  sent  by  Secretary  Torrey  [de  la  Torre] 
and  confirmed  this  day  by  the  merchants,  will  be  perceived 
the  news  we  have  from  the  Regent  and  State  at  Brussels,  from 
Antwerp  and  the  Spaniards  and  merchants.  There  was  great 
joy  at  Brussels  at  the  arrival  of  the  news  that  the  Turks  had 
sent  40  galleys  to  Thessalonica  for  victuals  which  they  much 
wanted,  and  therefore  Don  Garcia,  expecting  not  the  galleys 
to  come  from  Spain,  but  landing  part  of  his  army,  with  those 
he  had  (60  galleys  and  60  ships  of  war),  invaded  the  Turkish 
navy,  which  he  found  almost  empty,  and  therefore  the  sooner 
distressed.  I  write  what  I  hear.  The  truth  will  appear  after- 
wards. 

I  hear  the  Queen  removes  to  Windsor,  which  so  being,  I 
trust  my  wife  may  the  sooner  have  commodity  to  lay  her 
belly  at  Guildford.  What  the  Queen  shall  resolve,  I  beseech 
you  my  poor  wife  may  have  intelligence.  So  far  as  Cowdray 
she  will  not  till  my  return,  and  in  London  she  hath  been  so 
long  that  the  house  is  too  unsweet. 

1J  pp.     In  clerk's  hand,  including  signature. 

Enclosure. — On  July  26  news  came  to  Brussels  that  the 
Turkish  fleet  made  their  sixth  assault  on  St.  Elmo  and  finally 
took  it,  killing  all  Christians  found  there,  and  while  the  Turks 


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were  intent  on  the  spoil  of  the  Castle,  Don  Garcia,  coming 
up  with  part  of  his  fleet,  recovered  the  castle  and  broke  the 
whole  Turkish  fleet,  and  won  by  land  and  sea  a  greater  victory 
than  his  Catholic  Majesty  ever  obtained.  Dragut,  King  of 
Tripoli  was  killed,  as  also  the  Turkish  land  and  sea  commanders. 
Latin. 

Addition,  in  Secretary's  usual  hand. — I  send  such  advices 
further  as  presently  I  have  received  from  the  Spaniards,  and 
also  by  Mr.  Governor  from  the  Italians  at  Antwerp. 

1J  pp.  The  half  sheet  here  inserted  in  this  volume  is  dated 
1569,  Jan.  22,  and  is  calendared  in  its  proper  place.  (I.  411.) 

The  EMPEROR  MAXIMILIAN  IT  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER 

1565,  July  (endorsement).  Vienna. — Thanking  the  Earl  for 
his  service  in  promoting  that  matter  with  the  Queen. 

J  p.  Endorsed  :  the  Emperor's  Letter.  Seal.  Latin  ;  torn. 
(I.  419.) 

HENRY  [Lord]  PAGET  to  Sir  NICHOLAS   THROCMORTON. 

1565,  Sept.  1.  Venice. — The  hopes  of  the  Knights  of 
Malta  grow  less.  It  is  said  that  Don  Garcia  will  try  to 
land  only  part  of  his  men,  but  this  seems  impossible 
considering  the  continual  guard  of  his  enemies.  Some  of 
the  Maltese  begin  to  fly  to  their  enemies,  and  a  French  deserter 
having  given  information  of  their  weakness,  the  Turks  gave 
a  general  assault  both  to  the  Burgo  and  St.  Michael,  the 
former  to  keep  them  occupied.  A  bridge  had  been  made 
from  the  one  to  the  other,  so  the  whole  force  soon  attacked 
St.  Michael ;  they  were  repulsed,  but  intend  to  batter  for 
three  days,  so  that  Don  Garcia  may  be  too  late.  I  have 
deferred  my  journey  to  France,  as  there  may  be  more  news. 

An  envoy  sent  by  the  Emperor  to  the  Turk  is  returned  to 
Vienna.  Had  the  result  of  his  errand  been  good,  it  would 
have  been  known.  If  the  Emperor  wants  peace,  he  must 
restore  what  he  took  from  the  Emir  of  Transylvania. 

The  Venetians  are  looking  to  their  forts  and  garrisons,  for 
the  Turk  has  a  force  in  Styria  near  their  frontier. 

The  Pope  is  putting  on  his  State  a  tax  of  400,000  crowns. 
An  Ambassador  of  the  Queen  of  Scots  is  looked  for  there  ; 
whether  his  errand  is  to  procure  a  blessing  or  a  curse  for 
England,  or  to  borrow  money  of  the  Pope  is  not  said,  but  it 
can  be  for  no  good  to  us.  Let  my  Lord  of  Leicester  know  this. 

2  pp.     Holograph.     (I.  423.) 

JOHN  HAWKINS  to  the  QUEEN. 

1565,  Sept.  20.  Padstow. — "  Pleaseth  it  your  Majesty  to  be 
informed  that  the  20th  day  of  September  I  arrived  in  a  port 
of  Cornwall  called  Padstow  with  your  Majesty's  ship  the 
Jesus  in  good  safety.  Thanks  be  to  God  our  voyage  being 
reasonably  well  accomplished  according  to  our  pretence. 


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"  Your  Majesty's  commandment  at  my  departing  from  your 
Grace  at  Enfield  I  have  accomplished  so  as  I  doubt  not  but  it 
shall  be  found  honourable  to  your  Highness,  for  I  have  always 
been  a  help  to  all  Spaniards  and  Portyngals  that  have  come  in 
my  way,  without  any  force  or  prejudice  by  me  offered  to  any  of 
them  although  many  times  in  this  tract  they  have  been  under 
my  power.  I  have  also  discovered  the  coast  of  Floryda  in 
those  parts  where  there  is  thought  to  be  any  great  wealth, 
and  because  I  will  not  be  tedious  unto  your  Highness  I  have 
declared  the  commodities  of  it  to  Mr.  Winter,  who  will  show 
my  Lord  Robert  of  it  at  large."  .  .  . 

1  p.     Holograph.     (I.  427.) 

F[RANCIS  EABL  OF]  BEDFOED  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Oct.  5.  Alnwick. — "  Your  Lordship's  letter  was  sent 
to  the  Lords,  who  received  the  same.  The  Earl  of  Murray 
above  all  the  rest  seemeth  best  to  continue  a  good  opinion  of 
us,  notwithstanding  he  thinketh  that  our  aid  might  here  before 
now  have  in  much  better  sort  appeared  unto  them,  and  they 
think  they  have  gone  too  far  and  trusted  us  too  much."  They 
see  now  none  other  way  but  by  flight  .  .  .,  whither  or  where 
are  divers  opinions  among  them.  They  are  of  no  force  and  still 
grow  weaker.  The  Queen  "  will  hear  of  no  peace  but  will  have 
either  the  Duke  or  the  Earl  of  Murray's  head." 

'  The  Earl  Both  well  hath  wrought  sore  with  the  Elwoods 
to  call  them  to  him,  but  my  Lord  Warden  here  of  the  middle 
marches  hath  deserved  great  thanks  for  keeping  them  ours." 

More.  "  The  aid  that  is  sent  to  them  under  .  .  .  Captain 
Reade  and  others  remaineth  at  Carlisle  ready  for  them  if  they 
see  time  and  commodity  to  employ  them,  but  .  .  .  the  same 
is  no  force  to  the  purpose." 

1J  pp.  Part  of  the  above  is  to  be  found  in  his  letter  to 
Cecil  of  same  date.  [See  Cal.  8.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (I.  429.) 

[JAMES  STEWART,   EARL  OF  MORAY  to    the    EARL    OF 

BEDFORD.] 

1565,  Oct.  6.  Carlisle. — I  understand  by  your  letters  "  how 
your  commission  extends  not  so  far  as  may  support  our  cause 
as  I  by  my  last  letter  in  name  of  the  rest  of  my  Lords  required." 
And  albeit  the  same  muckle  endangers  our  friends  here,  yet 
your  resolution  to  be  here  on  Wednesday  shall  do  muckle  good, 
and  therefore  I  would  wish  from  my  heart  you  should  keep 
your  purpose,  whereby  not  only  shall  our  cause  go  the  better, 
but  all  that  thing  you  desire  of  meeting  with  me,  and  no  less 
craved  on  my  side,  shall  be  accomplished,  for  I  shall  not  fail 
to  meet  you  here  that  day,  the  10th  instant,  unto  the  which 
I  refer  all  other  things.  Your  earnestness  and  care  taken  at 
all  times  in  this  our  cause  has  assured  our  hearts,  and  we 
well  understand  there  is  no  lack  in  your  goodwill. 

1  p.     Signature  torn  off.     (I.  433.) 


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F[RANCIS  EARL  OP]  BEDFORD  to  the  EARL  OP  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Oct.  7.  Berwick. — Having  heard  from  Cecil  that 
the  Queen  is  pleased  with  him,  he  has  also  heard  by  Melville 
that  she  meaneth  to  send  the  Earl  of  Sussex  with  a  power  to  aid 
the  Lords  of  the  Congregation.  He  protests  against  being  thus 
superseded,  being  willing  to  spend  goods,  lands,  blood  and 
life  in  the  cause  of  God,  the  Queen,  and  the  peace  of  both 
kingdoms,  and  requests  his  Lordship's  interest  to  avert  this 
discredit. 

2|  pp.  Part  of  the  above  is  to  be  found  in  his  letter  to  Cecil 
of  same  date.  [See  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (I.  435.) 

F[RANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  the  QUEEN. 

1565,  Oct.  9.  Alnwick. — Having  received  the  Queen's 
letters  of  the  3rd  he  states  that  the  three  hundred  men  sent  to 
the  aid  of  the  Lords  of  the  Congregation  are  still  at  Carlisle, 
and  shall  not  enter  Scotland  unless  the  Lords  are  in  the  field, 
nor  will  he  nor  any  of  his  men  openly  break  the  peace.  He 
requests  orders  from  the  Queen  that  he  may  neither  go  too  far 
nor  too  short  for  her  pleasure. 

1  p.  Signature  torn  off,  but  endorsed :  the  Earl  of  Bedford 
and  James  Steward's  letters  in  it.  (I.  439.) 

Sir  THOMAS  SMITH  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Oct.  12.  Nantes. — "  For  mine  opinion  betwixt  home- 
friend  and  Lovealian*  ye  take  it  right.  But  of  all  I  cannot 
like  th'  opinion  of  Agamias  and  Spite  wed,*  for  it  is  the  source 
of  the  ruin  and  trouble  of  our  realm  and  wiU  be  the  final 
disturbance  of  her  Majesty's  good  designs." 

For  my  coming  home  I  never  desired  it  more,  and  am  sorry 
that  England  should  be  destitute  in  time  of  peace  of  men  to 
succeed  me.  If  the  matter  were  hazardous,  I  would  be 
content  to  be  employed  to  adventure  life,  body,  wit  and 
reputation  for  the  Queen.  But  in  such  tranquil  times  a  tiro 
may  do  it  weU.  I  desire  not  to  be,  as  one  of  the  Commissions 
was  sent  to  me,  orator  perpetuus  in  Francia.  For  Mr.  Hobbie 
[Hoby]  whom  you  name  I  take  him  to  be  Sir  Philip  Hobbie 's 
younger  brother.  He  will  be  the  better  able  to  discharge  this 
charge  with  the  help  and  counsel  of  Mr.  Secretary  his  brother- 
in-law. 

I  am  glad  that  the  Queen  took  my  poor  house  at  Ankerwick, 
but  sorry  that  my  wife  was  not  there  at  that  time  to  entertain 
her  Highness.  That  you  write  that  the  Queen  was  merry  there 
recompenseth  all.  "And  I  pray  God  I  may  once  see  her 
Majesty  merry  there,  and  your  Lordship  together.  Then  I 
shall  reckon  my  house  twice  sanctified  and  blessed." 

2J  pp.     Seal.     (I.  443.) 

*  i.e.  lover  of  aliens,  and  opponent  of  marriage. 


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JAMES  HAMILTON  [DUKE  or  CHATELHERAULT]  to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1565,  Oct.  17.     Newcastle. — To  the  same  effect  as  his  letter 
to  Cecil  of  same  date.     [See  Gal  S.P.  Scotland.] 
|  p.     Endorsement  nearly  torn  off.     (I.  447.) 

F[RANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER?]. 

1565,  Oct.  17.  Newcastle. — To  the  same  effect  as  his  letters  to 
the  Queen  and  to  Cecil  of  same  date.  [See  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.] 

1  p.     (I.  451.) 

P[RANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 

1565,  Oct.  18.  Newcastle. — To  the  same  effect  as  his  letter 
to  Cecil  of  same  date.  [See  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.] 

*  p.     (I.  453.) 

THOMAS  [VISCOUNT]  HOWARD    [of  Bindon]    to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1565,  Oct.  22.  Bindon. — After  reference  to  the  musters  of 
those  who  were  bound  to  find  horse  and  geldings,  requests 
the  Earl  of  Leicester  to  crave  the  Queen's  pardon  for  his  having 
termed  one  of  George  Broughton's  witnesses  as  he  well 
deserved,  wherefore  he  was  assessed  by  the  Lords  to  pay  50/. 
which  is  daily  required  of  him.  He  prays  the  Earl  to  give 
further  credit  to  the  bearer  Mr.  Alexander  who  can  declare 
the  circumstances. 

1  p.     (I.  455.) 

F[RANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1565,  Oct.  24.  Berwick. — Desiring  to  know  the  day  of 
his  daughter's  marriage  to  the  Earl's  brother  [Ambrose 
Dudley],  and  requesting  sympathy  for  the  Earl  of  Murray  and 
the  Lords.  That  Queen  "  meaneth  to  be  doing  with  us  when 
peradventure  we  shall  not  mistrust  her,  and  the  sending  so 
often  now  of  late  to  view  Ayemouth  [Eyemouth]  "  confirms 
this. 

I  am  lothe  "  to  take  such  an  enterprise  in  hand  as  this  is, 
that  may  engender  breach  of  peace,  having  no  better  warrant." 
Asks  that  Wilson  "  may  not  say  that  being  commanded  to  serve, 
he  was  entrapped  in  the  meantime.  How  much  it  went 
against  my  heart  that  he  was  so  used." 

1J  pp.     (I.  457.) 

F[RANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1565,  Oct.  26.  Berwick. — Nothing  that  he  does  is  well 
taken,  and  he  will  henceforth  keep  to  his  orders.  He  has  been 
advised  that  the  Scottish  Queen  means  to  take  Eyemouth  and 
sends  300  men  to  Kelso,  and  50  arquebusiers  to  Hume 
Castle.  Because  we  mean  peace,  we  do  not  wish  to  believe 


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that  she  means  war.  The  old  Borderers  say  the  Scotch  are 
always  beforehand  in  making  war  because  we  do  not  wish  to 
break  the  peace.  The  news  about  Eyemouth  comes  from 
the  Borderers. 

[Postscript.] — If  the  Earl  of  Murray  is  gone,  this  letter  is  to 
be  returned. 

1J  pp.  Parts  of  this  letter  are  to  same  effect  as  his  letters  to 
the  Queen  and  to  Cecil  of  same  date.  [Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.~\ 
(I.  459.) 

Sir  THOMAS  SMITH  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Nov.  22.  Tours. — Interceding  for  his  man  Charles 
Willson  charged  with  piracy. 

J  p.  To  the  same  effect  as  his  letter  to  the  Queen  of  same 
date.  [See  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (I.  461.) 

GEORGE  GILPIN  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Nov.  25.  Antwerp. — An  Italian  captain  has  lately 
come  from  Scotland  to  raise  300  (some  say  500)  Italian  and 
Spanish  soldiers  here  or  in  France.  He  sends  them  six  or 
eight  at  a  time  by  Middelburgh  to  Scotland  for  the  Prince's 
guard.  Fifty  are  always  to  be  at  Court,  the  rest  divided  in 
garrisons,  all  going  to  Court  by  turn.  A  Scotchman  also  has 
licence  to  send  5,000  daggers,  corslets  and  other  munition. 

Certain  merchants  have  lately  complained  to  the  Regent, 
who  was  very  angry,  of  their  ships  being  taken  by  English 
pirates.  The  complaint  was  first  brought  to  the  Spanish 
Ambassador,  lately  from  England ;  he  stays  here  a  month  or 
two  longer  than  he  meant,  awaiting  answer  of  certain  matters 
from  Spain. 

Viglius  is  about  to  resign.  One  Tisnack,  who  has  lately 
been  in  Spain  and  is  of  the  King's  Council  here  succeeds  him, 
and  Hoperus  will  go  to  Spain.  The  King  of  Spain  may  be  here 
next  summer,  unless  the  Turk  arm  by  sea,  in  which  case  he 
may  go  to  Italy  first.  A  nobleman  may  be  sent  from 
Spain  to  Hungary  to  "  shut  up  "  the  marriage  between  the 
Prince  of  Spain  and  the  Emperor's  eldest  daughter.  Cardinal 
Granvelle  is  still  in  Burgoyne,  "as  well  liked  as  he  was  here 
and  no  better  loved." 

Lazarus  Swendel  [Schwendi]  is  very  sick  in  Hungary,  which 
is  much  lamented  at  this  Court. 

Great  scarcity  of  corn  is  feared  here,  and  the  Magistrates 
hope  that  our  Queen  will  allow  corn  to  be  sent  here,  for  which 
they  will  be  more  grateful  than  some  other  places  in  this  country 
where  much  corn  has  been  distributed  out  of  England. 

1J  pp.     (I.  465.) 

F[RANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Dec.  1.  Berwick. — Will  frame  his  doings  by  the  Earl's 
letter  received  at  Newcastle. 


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The  Commissioners  are  daily  expected. 

The  Abbot  Kilwinning  and  Mr.  Robert  Melvin  [Melville] 
have  not  had  audience  nor  answer  ;  perhaps  their  dress  depends 
upon  the  coming  of  the  Commissioners,  for  whom  with  100 
horses  in  their  train  a  safe-conduct  has  been  received.  The 
Lords  are  where  they  were,  and  put  no  trust  in  our  help. 

The  Earl's  favour  towards  "  my  daughter  now  your  Lord- 
ship's sister-in-law  "  is  requested  in  the  matter  of  the  jointure. 

If  the  Lady  Cecilia  [Marchioness  of  Baden]  lies  not  in  my 
house  herself,  I  pray  that  "order  may  be  given  for  the 
removing  of  her  train  which  as  I  hear  be  but  a  homely 
company  and  in  as  homely  manner  do  use  my  house,  breaking 
and  spoiling  windows  and  everything." 

The  Scots  seeing  us  discharge  our  force  are  unlikely  to  pay 
sums  due  to  English  subjects. 

2J  pp.  A  P.S.  to  this  letter  is  identical  with  that  of  his  letter 
to  Cecil  of  same  date.  [See  Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (I.  469.) 

F[RANCIS   EARL   OF]   BEDFORD    to   Sir  WILLIAM   CECIL. 

1565,  Dec.  7.  Berwick. — The  Council  of  Scotland  having 
enquired  into  the  rescue  by  us  of  the  prisoners  taken  by  them, 
I  have  in  part  answered,  and  am  minded  to  send  a  man  to 
complain  of  the  want  and  delay  of  justice  at  my  last  meeting 
with  Cesford,  Minister  of  those  marches.  But  I  see  that  they 
are  disposed  to  exchange  prisoners.  At  first  they  thought  that 
we  should  put  up  with  the  injury  done  by  them,  but  hear- 
ing that  we  had  rescued  our  prisoners  with  only  the  death 
of  one,  and  the  capture  of  a  few,  of  their  men,  they  seem  to 
put  up  [with]  the  matter. 

"  Lord  Darnley  and  the  Queen  were  both  from  Edinburgh 
when  this  news  came  thither,  he  on  his  pastime  on  the  other 
side  of  the  water  on  hunting,  and  she  going  after  him,  between 
whom  is  thought  to  be  some  misliking  for  his  twenty  days' 
absence  from  her."  They  come  both  to  Edinburgh  this  night, 
and  we  now  look  for  our  Commissioners  here. 

1  would  gladly  hear  whether  Lord  Lomeley  come  hither  or 
no.     "I  heartily  pray  you  help  that  my  house  there  may  be  rid 
of  certain  rude  guests  that  spill  and  spoil  everything  in  the 
same." 

2  pp.     (I.  477.) 

F[RANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Dec.  24.  Berwick. — Mr.  Randolph  can  receive  as 
yet  no  answer,  but  I  doubt  whether  that  Queen  meaneth 
by  her  delay  not  to  make  such  answer  as  will  be  plausible 
to  you  there.  The  Queen  [Elizabeth]  should  be  stout  which 
would  bring  things  to  better  pass  than  this  mild  dealing. 
The  Parliament  there  begins  shortly :  the  Lords  and  all 
others  abroad  are  summoned,  which  if  they  obey  not,  then 
is  all  confiscate.  The  Duke  [of  Chatelherault]  only  is  excepted 


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because  he  has  already  received  his  dress,  albeit  there  be 
that  would  fain  impeach  him  that  he  may  not  enjoy  it.  In 
what  case  the  Earl  of  Murray  is  towards  his  dress  for  our 
help,  if  it  fall  out  that  no  Commissioners  can  talk  of  things 
on  both  sides,  I  leave  you  to  consider.  Our  number  is  so 
small  that,  if  diminished,  it  will  weaken  this  peace.  I  pray 
you  have  consideration  thereof  for  it  is  of  great  importance. 

1J  pp.  Part  of  this  letter  is  to  the  same  effect  as  his  letter 
to  Cecil  of  same  date.  [See  Col.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (I.  481.) 

JAMES  STEWART,  EARL  or  MORAY,  to  the  EARL 
OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Dec.  26.  Newcastle. — I  wrote  yesterday  to  you, 
and  now  having  occasion  by  repairing  of  this  gentleman, 
servant  to  Mr.  Randolph,  I  thought  it  good  to  let  you  know 
that  to  me  and  the  rest  of  the  noblemen  which  are  joint  in 
this  cause,  as  weU  in  Scotland  as  in  this  realm  (my  Lord  Duke 
only  excepted)  there  appears  nothing  but  to  be  handled  with 
extremity  and  the  "  forfaltor  "  to  proceed,  and  as  you  have 
shewn  you  most  favourable  in  this  cause,  I  now  desire  you 
to  continue  and  to  "  travel!  "  with  the  Queen's  Majesty  that  the 
Commissioners  may  be  with  expedition  direct  doing,  and  to 
be  chosen  such  men  as  will  travell  with  our  Sovereign  in  our 
cause  as  your  wisdom  thinks  good,  for  it  appears  that  her 
Grace  will  appoint  no  Commissioners  to  this  effect  before 
the  other  Commissioners  be  on  their  journey  ;  the  time  of  the 
forfaltor  is  the  six  of  the  next  month,  and  therefore  the  sooner 
the  Commissioners  meet,  it  will  be  better. 

[Postscript.] — "  The  number  of  the  persons  summoned  . . 
are  ma  nor  60  persons." 

\  p.  Seal.  The  rest  of  this  letter  is  to  same  effect  as  letter 
to  Cecil  of  same  date.  [See  Cal.  S.P.  Scotland.]  (I.  485.) 

K[ATHERINE,]   [DUCHESS  OF]  SUFFOLK  to  the  EARL  OF 
LEICESTER. 

1565,  Dec.  28.  Ednarne  [Edenham]. — "  I  ways  wons 
mended  to  have  sent  suche  anyers  geffet  [a  new  year's  gift] 
as  Mr.  Bertey  tolde  yor.  1.  I  hadd  devessed  to  the  qwyens 
majestey,  or  iff  not  that  non  other  thaune  ordenare  monny, 
for  that  I  colde  frayme  no  serttayn  devyes  to  that  porpus 
wyche  I  most  desseryd,  because  the  playnetts  rayned  [planets 
reigned]  most  unserteynly,  nowe  I  hier  to  me  grette  comfort 
of  some  better  aspecte,  but  iff  it  was  so  far  forthe  as  the  frendly 
report  is  abrode,  I  have  juste  cause  to  hender  that  wyche 
I  wold  most  wylengly  forder,  seyng  you  have  so  far  proseded 
wthout  ether  the  knowlyge  or  any  mayns  mayd  for  yor. 
mothers  consent,  and  therfor  unlawful  befor  me,  wyche 
ought  wt.  the  forste  to  have  the  participation  off  the  forste 
freutes  off  yor.  felicity  as  naturaly  I  moste  fyel  the  forste 
sorowes  off  any  yor.  infelicity,  wherfor  I  wysh  yor.  1.  as  well 


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as  any  mother  har  chelde,  but  my  blessing  I  wol  wt.  holde 
tell  yor.  better  amendment  upon  payne  whereoff  I  dessere 
yor.  1.  to  have  my  most  humbly  deute  in  remembrans  to  har 
majestey  and  so  I  lyve  yor.  1.  to  the  etarnale  God.  Yor. 
1.  loving  mother  and  asured  frend  to  me  powre.  K. 
Suffoulk. 

Postscript  by  Tier  husband  Richard  Bertie. — "  Acording  to 
my  promise  I  intend,  God  permitting  to  wayte  upon  yor.  1. 
this  next  terme,  In  the  meane  season  and  ever  I  remeyn  yor. 
1.  humble  at  commandment,  R.  Bertie." 

1  p.     The  whole  in  Mr.  Bertie's  hand.     (I.  489.) 

F[EANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Dec.  29.  Berwick. — Mr.  Randolph's  letters  being 
"  come  with  answer  from  this  Queen,  and  all  things  granted,  . .  I 
trust  your  Commissioners  shall  not  now  long  stay.  I  pray 
God  they  may  do  some  good  for  the  Earl  of  Murray,  . .  wishing 
there  were  some  consideration  had  of  him  for  his  long  and 
chargeable  tarrying  at  Newcastle." 

"  There  hath  of  late  been  taken  up  by  the  Earl  of 
Northumberland's  men  in  a  township  of  his  a  chest  wherein 
was,  as  is  credibly  reported  2,000/.  in  Spanish  gold,  which 
chest  with  an  armour  therein  was  cast  on  land  from  a  ship 
that  perished  on  this  coast.  The  gold  is  carried  to  my  1.  of 
Northumberland,  and  is  thought  to  come  out  of  Spain  by 
Yaxeley,  and  that  he  is  drowned  with  the  ship,  but  hereof 
there  is  no  certain  knowledge,  for  no  man  escaped  that  was  in 
the  same  ship.  To  my  1.  admiral  I  have  written  hereof 
and  sent  his  1.  one  piece  of  the  gold  that  was  of  the 
same." 

This  hard  weather,  if  it  continue,  will  put  our  bridge  in 
great  danger  as  it  did  last  year.  I  pray  you  to  stand  good 
lord  to  Charles  Wilson;  your  Lordship  knoweth  " what  good 
service  he  did  and  would  have  done  if  that  naughty  fellow 
Jenkinson  had  not  so  soon  taken  him."  I  pray  you  to  be  a 
means  towards  the  Queen  for  his  pardon,  and  shall  give  thanks 
therefore  as  it  were  for  anyone  of  mine. 

[Postscript.] — I  have  received  your  letter  by  Lilgrave  my 
man  ;  "  the  fault  formerly  committed  shall  be  amended  as 
now  ye  have  seen." 

1J  pp.     (I.  493.) 

EDWARD,  EARL  OF  HERTFORD  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565,  Dec.  30.  From  Sir  John  Mason's. — Knowing  that 
you  are  the  appointed  means  that  in  the  end  shall  gain  unto 
us  our  Prince's  over  long  wanted  favour  I  beseech  the 
employing  of  your  credit  for  us  and  that  you  will  help  the 
afflicted  that  still  seek  your  mediation  to  our  Queen. 

1  p.     (I.  497.) 


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A  NOTE  of  the  COMPOSITION  for  the  MERCHANTS  ADVENTURES. 

[Endorsement.] 

[1565  ?]. — Anna,  Edzart,  etc.,  Countess  and  Earls  of  East 
Friesland  grant  free  liberty  to  trade  till  6  months  after  the 
present  peace. 

2|  pp.     Copy.     (II.  737.) 

SUMMONS  to  the  EARL  OP  LEICESTER. 

1565[-6],  Jan.  13.  Westminster. — Requiring  his  attendance 
at  Windsor  for  the  installation  on  the  15th  of  the  French 
King,  by  his  proxy  Lord  Rambuliet,  as  a  knight  of  the  Order. 

J  p.     Sign  Manual.     Seal.     (I.  505.) 

ANNE  [DUCHESS  OF]  SOMERSET  to  the  QUEEN. 

1565[-6],  Jan. — "  My  trust  is  your  Highness  hath  not 
been  untold  how  long  I  lay  so  near  the  comfort  of  your 
Majesty's  presence  and  was  unmeet  to  enjoy  the  same,  and 
sorry  I  am  that  as  yet  the  same  occasion  drives  me  to  write 
that  just  excuse  of  mine  attendance,  assuring  your  Highness 
that  what  the  service  of  prayer  and  well  wishing  may  deserve 
in  absence,  it  neither  hath  nor  can  lack  on  my  part.  And 
herewithal  for  that  I  have  so  long  forborne  to  molest  your 
Majesty  touching  the  tedious  suit  of  my  son,  and  for  all  that 
wisdom  wisheth  I  should  not  still  shut  up  my  sorrows  in  silence, 
I  cannot  but  presume  your  Majesty's  godly  nature  will  bear 
with  a  mother's  most  humble  petition  which  is  that  among 
all  your  merciful  and  virtuous  proceedings  in  all  causes  and 
towards  all  persons,  the  lamentable  state  and  case  of  my  son 
may  not  alone  be  without  all  favour  and  forgiveness  and 
herein  for  me  to  remember  this  more  than  four  years' 
imprisonment,  the  great  and  importable  fine  or  other  their 
worse  griefs  of  mind,  as  punishment  worthy  for  their  offences, 
or  that  since  their  delivery,  any  more  than  the  first  fault  of 
disordered  love  by  any  trial  can  justly  be  found  I  will  not, 
but  setting  all  excusing  and  justifying  apart,  fully  and  wholly 
depend  on  your  Majesty's  mercy,  which  the  sooner  your 
Highness  shall  witsafe  to  extend,  the  more  they  must 
stand  bound  in  all  services  to  do  what  in  them  may  lie  to 
recompense  some  part  of  their  former  offences,  and  so  do 
rest  in  prayer  for  your  Majesty's  long  preservation  wishing 
God  to  make  your  Highness  mother  of  some  sweet  prince  to 
the  end  your  Majesty  might  the  better  conceive  what  mother's 
cares  and  affection  can  mean." 

1  p.     Holograph.     Date  given  in  endorsement  only.     (I.  517.) 

HENRY  [Lord]  PAGET  to  [the   EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 
1566,    Feb.   2.     Paris. — After  much  standing  upon  terms, 
so  as  might  be    most  for  the  safety    of    their   persons,    the 
Admiral    and  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine   are   arrived  at   the 


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Court,  and  continue  together  in  God's  peace  and  the  King's, 
shewing  that  they  have  not  been  all  their  lives  courtiers  in 
vain.  The  Admiral  arrived  a  week  before  the  Cardinal  with 
his  ordinary  train,  as  the  King  ordered,  but  yet  for  that  a 
wise  man  cannot  be  too  ware  of  his  enemies,  with  gentlemen 
adherents  in  sundry  places  about  the  court.  The  Cardinal 
was  accompanied  till  within  a  day  or  two's  journey  of  the 
court  with  the  young  Due  de  Guise  and  friends  to  the  number 
of  1,000  horse,  nor,  being  timorous  would  have  approached 
nearer  without  some  assurance  of  the  safety  of  his  person. 
The  King,  desirous  to  procure  prospective  reconciliation 
betwixt  the  two  houses,  sent  Monsr.  Burdillion  and  Monsr. 
Bossu  with  200  or  300  horse  to  guard  him  to  Mollins 
where  half  a  day's  journey  from  the  city  he  was  met  by 
Conde  and  the  rest  of  the  princes  of  the  blood  and  other 
nobles,  and  conducted  to  the  Court.  Though  Conde  and 
his  favourers  thus  met  the  Cardinal  and  resort  to  his  weekly 
sermons,  he  still  professes  the  Admiral's  religion,  for  now 
the  quarrel  is  no  more  for  religion,  but  for  private  injury 
betwixt  the  Cardinal  and  Marshal  Montmorency,  no  man 
having  been  a  greater  enemy  to  the  Protestants  than  the 
Constable,  Danville  and  their  allies,  yet  in  the  maintenance 
of  the  Marshal  they  all  stick  together.  The  Queen  Mother, 
sailing  with  a  side  wind  seeks  to  reach  some  haven  before 
the  storm  grow  greater  that  afterwards  she  might  try  the 
seas  with  more  prosperous  weather,  is  for  a  pacification 
between  the  parties,  which  will  be  like  the  kiss  of  Judas. 
We  had  already  heard  that  the  King  called  upon  the  Cardinal 
in  the  presence  of  the  Admiral  to  accept  reciprocal  amity  ; 
the  reply  was  that  he  being  a  spiritual  man  did  remit  the 
prosecution  of  the  death  of  his  brother  to  his  family,  and  that 
if  ChatiUon  would  deny  his  being  privy  to  the  murder,  he 
would  accept  his  friendship  ;  the  Admiral  then  replied  that 
he  was  not  directly  nor  indirectly  procurer  or  partaker  of 
the  same  and  that  he  was  his  enemy  only  in  respect  of 
religion,  but  that  if  he  accepted  the  friendship,  those  who 
were  dependent  on  him,  would  doubt  his  support,  and  seek 
other  anchor,  and  his  strength  would  diminish  and  he  become 
a  prey  to  his  enemies. 

As  for  the  matter  betwixt  the  Cardinal  and  Marshal 
Montmorency,  the  former  is  content  to  remit  the  case  to 
the  Constable,  according  to  equity.  This  is  thought  wise, 
as  likely  to  disunite  them.  The  Admiral  laboureth  to 
maintain  the  quarrel  and  to  sow  sedition  betwixt  the  houses, 
for  if  the  Constable  died  before  anything  were  done,  to  bring 
it  to  pass  afterward  would  be  a  difficulty.  The  Marshal  so 
stoutly  justifies  his  doings  that  being  sent  for  by  the  King 
to  come  to  court,  he  replied  by  his  brother  that  before  he 
went  he  would  know  whether  the  King  would  avow  his 
dealings  with  the  Cardinal  to  have  been  in  accordance  with 
his  decree  ;  but  that  he  would  come  with  a  guard.  The 


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Court  thus  gathered  that  the  accord  would  not  easily  be 
compounded.  But  so  earnest  are  the  King  and  Queen  Mother, 
and  so  pliable  is  the  Cardinal  (some  doubting  of  his  good 
faith)  that  it  may  almost  be  called  an  agreement.  The 
Cardinal  hath  remitted  the  death  of  his  brother  to  be  judged 
by  the  King,  and  accepts  all  that  was  done  by  the  Marshal 
as  for  the  King's  service,  if  the  Marshal  will  use  some 
ceremonial  words  of  excuse  to  that  effect  that  none  of  his 
proceedings  were  of  private  malice  to  the  Cardinal.  The 
Marshal  within  seven  or  eight  days  means  to  repair  to  Court 
to  the  universal  shutting  up  of  the  dissensions,  though  he 
may  alter  his  opinion  first.  I  guess  that  one  of  the  chief 
stays  of  his  departure  hence  is  his  desire  to  keep  possession 
of  Paris,  for  if  under  colour  of  needing  his  counsel  they 
entertain  him  there  till  they  have  taken  new  order  for  what 
they  lately  feared  at  Paris,  Chatillon's  side  would  be  much 
weaker,  in  that  as  long  as  the  Marshal  remains  here  they 
can  keep  or  sack  the  town.  So  since  there  is  so  much  counter- 
mining on  both  sides,  the  worse  may  be  prepared  for,  and 
some  think  that  great  dissimulation  will  ere  long  engender 
greater  rancour. 

In  the  meantime  the  Duke  of  Orleans  is  to  become  Duke 
of  Anjou,  and  Anjou  become  Duke  of  Alen9on.  Orleans  is 
Governor  of  the  Finances,  an  office  formerly  appertaining  to 
the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine,  and  Lieutenant-General  of  the  realm, 
the  Dukes  of  Guise's  place  ;  with  one  plaster  they  have 
salved  two  sores,  for  it  is  a  proof  to  Orleans  of  the  King's 
trust,  and  the  Cardinal's  ambition  is  less  suspected,  the  King's 
brother  taking  offices  formerly  held  by  the  house  of  Guise, 
and  the  Cardinal  may  well  think  to  arrive  at  his  intent  by 
seeming  to  shun  all  greatness  until  the  King  of  Spain  is  more 
at  leisure  to  be  a  buckler  to  him. 

To  the  divisions  in  France  everyone  has  become  a  party. 

There  is  talk  of  some  way  being  devised  for  the  payment 
of  the  King's  debts,  and  the  diminishing  of  his  charges  by 
casting  some  companies  of  men-at-arms.  Some  treasurers 
have  robbed  the  King,  and  Grandeville  and  Gonora  who  was 
in  England,  are  in  disgrace  for  this. 

8  pp.     (I.  671.) 

CHRISTOPHER,  MARQUIS  OF  BADEN  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  Feb.  3.  Baden.— Thanking  the  Earl  for  kindness 
to  the  Marchioness  and  his  son  in  England,  requesting  further 
services  for  them,  arid  hoping  to  be  able  to  make  some  return. 
The  Marchioness  will  be  able  to  explain  her  husband's 
position. 

1  p.     Latin  :  seal.     (I.  681.) 

F[RANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565[-6],  Feb.  14.  Berwick. — I  thank  you  for  the 
resolution  obtained  of  the  Queen  for  the  enlargement  of  the 


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Earl  of  Sutherland.  Although  this  does  not  so  much  please 
the  Earl  of  Murray  at  this  time  of  distress,  as  his  friends 
desire,  yet  his  gentle  dealing  herein  will  begin  and  continue 
friendship  between  his  Lordship  and  the  Earl  of  Huntley, 
whose  favour  may  serve  at  some  other  time  to  good  purpose, 
and  stand  this  Earl  in  stead,  since  he  is  driven  to  so  hard  a 
condition. 

Yet  it  would  encourage  Murray  and  the  rest  of  these  Lords 
to  be  relieved  in  mind  with  some  words  of  comfort  from  you 
above. 

For  your  own  estate  I  am  glad  it  is  better  than  some  would 
have  it,  yet  I  am  sure  not  so  well  as  some  of  your  friends 
could  wish. 

Touching  my  daughter  I  wrote  to  her  that  I  had  heard 
somewhat,  though  not  so  much  as  I  feared,  and  glad  I  am  " 
you  have  put  me  out  of  that  doubt. 

Robert  Melvyn  [Melville]  comes  up  soon  to  labour  for  the 
Lady  Lennox,  and  for  Fowler,  and  the  money  that  was  lost 
on  the  coast.  There  maybe  in  the  cause  of  his  coming  up 
further  matter  which  may  be  conjectured  because  that  Queen 
sendeth  him,  who  was  so  addict  to  Murray  as  I  cannot,  till 
I  hear  the  contrary,  think  evil  of  him.  Your  wisdom  may 
find  out  this.  I  will  judge  the  best  albeit  I  would  not  wish 
you  otherwise  to  use  him  than  you  find  him.  "  This  Queen 
so  leaneth  to  Popery  as  useth  many  private  devices  to  allure 
men  thereunto  and  chiefly  her  nobles,  among  whom  Lennox 
(who  is  of  himself  most  Popish  of  all)  she  seems  most  wary 
of." 

The  Ambassador  has  used  all  friendly  dealing  for  these 
Lords,  but  nothing  can  prevail.  He  is  now  on  his  return 
and  will  be  here  to-morrow,  and  shall  take  the  same  lodging 
he  had  before,  even  my  bed  and  chamber.  As  he  had  so 
evil  lodgings  at  a  common  inn  at  Alnwick  (my  Lord  Warden 
being  then  from  home)  he  meaneth  to  lodge  him  now  in  his 
own  house. 

Remember  the  best  means  for  my  coming  up  against  St. 
George's  day  and  let  me  put  you  in  mind  for  Mr.  Randolph, 
who  heareth,  as  I  do,  that  great  and  earnest  suit  hath  been 
made  for  the  Postmastership  that  was  promised  to  him,  that 
Sir  John  Mason  could  admit  a  joint  patent  with  him.  You 
know  Mr.  Randolph's  services  and  how  he  hath  deserved  a 
better  thing  than  that,  which  if  he  miss  in  his  absence,  would 
discourage  any  one  to  serve.  His  only  trust  is  that  you  will 
stick  by  him. 

If  their  Lords  be  not  holpen  through  the  Queen's  goodness 
at  this  meeting  upon  the  Commission,  their  case  is  desperate 
and  they  will  be  driven  to  scatter.  Great  pity  it  were  it 
should  be  so.  I  trust  you  will  help  them.  Next  under  God 
her  Majesty  may  best  do  it. 

[Postscript.] — The  fault  found  with  the  haste  meant  for  my 
letters  hence  was  my  man's  doing,  for  he  thought  good  to  tickle 


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the  posts  a  little,  but  since  this  is  forbidden,  let  them  make 
what  haste  they  list. 
3  pp.     (I.  525.) 

F[BANCIS  EARL  OF]  BEDFORD  to  Sir  NICHOLAS 
THROKMORTON. 

1565[-6],  Feb.  14.  Berwick. — I  cannot  but  lament  the 
mutable  state  of  religion  there  which  seemeth  to  be  in  the 
wane  ;  so  do  I  these  good  Lord's  case.  I  cannot  imagine 
how  any  man's  help  can  pleasure  or  profit  them.  I  wish 
the  Commissioners  were  hastened,  and  either  some  such  as 
hath  been  wished,  or  else  that  such  as  should  deal  therein 
had  the  larger  and  rounder  commission  for  their  sakes,  for 
either  must  it  be  done  now  shortly  or  else  not  at  all. 

"  That  Queen  this  other  day  was  in    a  merchant's  house  f 
in  Edinburgh  where    was  a  picture  of  the  Queens   majesty  j 
which  when  some  had  said  their  opinions  how  like  or  unlike 
it  was  to  the  Queens  majesty,  Nay,  quoth  she,  it  is  not  like 
her,  for  I  am  Queen  of  England."     ...     I  have  neither 
written  thereof  to  my  Lord  of    Leicester,  nor    yet  to    Mr. : 
Secretary.     Bothwell   and    Huntley    refused    to    go    to    Mass 
when  the  Queen  would  have  had  them,  whereat  I  much  marvel, 
for  I  took  Bothwell  to  have  been  of  no  religion.     Divers  Earls 
there  have  been  at  the  Court  now  this  triumphing  time,  and 
some  have  gone  to  the  Sermon,  and  as  many  of  them  to  the 
Mass. 

"  Robert  Melvyn  [Melville]  departeth  hence  this  morning, 
who  (it  is  said)  is  of  another  humour  than  before  he  was. 
.  .  .  Some  think  he  cometh  up  about  some  practices  with 
Papists,  and  some  think  for  my  lady  of  Lennox  and  Fowler 
and  to  deal  for  them.  It  is  very  hard  to  make  me  believe 
that  he  that  was  so  far  in  with  the  Earl  of  Murray  should 
now  .  .  .  work  an  other  way.  I  know  not  what  to 
think  thereof;  you  may  hearken,  so  use  him  as  you  find  him." 

Some  comfortable  letters  might  be  sent  to  these  good 
lords  to  revive  in  them  some  hope  of  weldoing.  I  have 
had  some  talk  with  Robert  Melvyn  about  the  cause  of  his 
coming  up,  and  I  conjecture  that  he  meaneth  honestly  and 
well.  You  in  a  little  talk  can  soon  decipher  him  whether 
he  be  gold  or  copper.  To-morrow  or  the  next  day  I  look 
for  Rambouillet. 

2  pp.     (I.  529.) 

ANNA  LADY  HUNGERFORD  to -the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565[-6],  Feb.  17.  Exton. — The  Countess  of  Feria  writes 
from  Madrid  that  Morgan  Robarts,  who  had  your  licence  to 
go  to  Spain,  has  unhonestly  used  his  tongue  towards  you 
and  other  noblemen,  and  has  reported  our  Queen's  court 
more  like  a  stews  than  a  place  of  degree  and  virtue.  This 
with  a  great  deal  more  he  reported  in  the  Count  of  Feria 's 


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house,  and  had  warning  to  use  himself  more  circumspectly. 
One  John  Dutch  of  the  Count's  house  wrote  a  volume  being 
eighteen  sheets  of  his  unnatural  sayings  against  his  country. 
Robarts  went,  unawares  to  my  sister  [the  Countess  of  Ferid], 
to  the  Court  where  the  Count  lay,  saying  she  was  not  able  to 
write,  but  thought  him  a  letter  meet  enough,  with  other 
leasings  so  that  the  Count  believed  him.  At  the  Court  he 
uttered  his  indecent  words  so  that  they  now  talk  of  the 
traitorousness  of  us  English  towards  our  country.  For  trial 
of  this  I  have  a  letter  which  I  would  show  you  and  I  will  write 
to  Spain  for  that  volume  to  lay  his  doings  before  his  face. 
He  is  now  in  London  and  the  bearer  can  tell  you  whereabouts. 
I  am  sure  if  you  examine  him  he  will  deny  it.  It  is  well  known 
that  he  is  great  with  the  Spanish  Ambassador,  and  what 
he  can  hear  by  bribery  or  otherwise  he  gives  him  intelligence. 
2J  pp.  Year  stated  in  endorsement  only.  (I.  533.) 

F[RANCIS  EARL  OF]   BEDFORD   to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565[-61,   Feb.    17.     Alnwick.— To  the  same  effect    as   his 
letter  to  Cecil  of  same  date.     [See  Col.  8.P.  Foreign,  ElizJ] 
1  p.     (I.  537.) 

Sir  NICHOLAS  THROKMORTON  to  the  EARL  OF 
LEICESTER. 

1565[-6],  Feb.  19.  Baynard's  Castle. — By  my  letter  of 
the  18th  sent  by  Mr.  Elles  you  might  perceive  that  I  intended 
to  use  the  same  speech  to  my  Lord  Keeper  which  was  men- 
tioned in  that  letter,  and  I  have  accomplished  the  same. 
He  alloweth  your  stay  for  three  or  four  days,  and  thinketh 
that  Mr.  Sakfeld  shall  be  despatched  by  Thursday  or  Friday 
next.  The  Lord  Keeper  will  be  at  his  house  by  St.  Alban's 
to-morrow  night,  and  looketh  to  speak  with  you  there 
on  your  return,  and  to  accompany  you  to  the  Court  on 
Saturday  or  Sunday,  when  he  will  inform  you  of  the 
particularities  of  Mr.  Sakfeld's  despatch  and  instructions. 
"  More  I  could  not  learn  of  him.  Otherwise  I  do  understand 
this  to  be  the  state  of  his  despatch.  Her  Majesty  will 
tolerate  the  public  contract  for  the  exercise  of  his  Roman 
religion  so  as  he  will  promise  secretly  to  her  Majesty  to  alter  his 
said  religion  hereafter.  She  doth  further  say  that  if  the  Arch- 
duke will  come,  she  promiseth  to  marry  him  unless  there  be  some 
apparent  impediment.  She  maketh  the  greatest  difficulty  to 
accord  unto  him  some  large  provision  to  entertain  him  at  her 
and  the  realm's  cost,  as  he  demandeth."  I  believe  he  will  not 
come. 

Herewith  I  send  letters  to  me  from  the  North  received 
this  day.  Keep  them  safely  and  suffer  Randolph's  letter 
to  be  seen  to  no  man  but  yourself.  Corruptio  unius  est 
veneratio  alterius. 


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Mr.  Henadge  declines.  Lord  Ormond's  credit  amends. 
Lady  Stafford  has  advised  me  to  estrange  myself  two  or 
three  days  from  the  Court.  I  will  do  so  till  Thursday. 

All  men  and  women  of  appearance  in  this  town  and  Court, 
except  the  Earl  of  Arundel  and  the  Lady  Cecilia,  were  this 
day  at  the  Earl  of  Southampton's  marriage,  whence  Mr. 
Secretary  is  now  gone  to  the  Court  to  perfect  Mr.  Sakfeld's 
despatch,  who  this  forenoon  was  with  the  Queen  more  than 
an  hour.  Lord  Pembroke  concurs  with  me  for  your  tarrying 
longer. 

Postscript. — Lord  Arundel  has  lately  sounded  the  Spanish 
Ambassador  touching  the  Queen's  marriage  with  Charles, 
and  the  King  his  master's  devotion  therein,  which  he  finds 
to  be  rather  for  the  manners'  sake  for  respect  of  kindred  than 
for  any  hearty  desire  the  King  has  in  the  matter.  I  now 
understand  that  the  Queen  has  deferred  the  signing  of 
Sakfeld's  despatch  until  your  coming  which  she  looks  to  be 
on  Thursday.  "  Take  heed  by  your  hasty  coming  that  you  do 
not  wrap  yourself  into  the  whole  burden  of  the  matter." 

2  pp.  Endorsed  in  a  later  hand :  A  considerable  letter.    (I.  521.) 

F[RANCIS  EARL  OF]   BEDFORD   to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1565[-6],  Feb.  21.  Berwick. — I  had  hoped  that  the  Com- 
mission would  have  succeeded  so  well  that  I  might  have  had 
leave  to  come  up  against  St.  George's  day.  I  pray  you  to 
move  it  for  me  that  I  may  do  both  for  my  health,  and  for 
some  affairs  of  my  own.  This  poor  garrison  is  now  at  Lady 
Day  one  year  and  a  half  behind :  the  men  are  in  great  necessity. 
"  I  think  some  there  doth  it  to  spite  me ...  We  care  not 
whether  Valentin  Browne  or  the  devil  himself  come  with " 
[the  money]. 

It  is  to  the  Queen's  service  that  Mr.  Randolph  should 
remain  here.  As  my  Lord  Hume  and  I  are  out  (although 
secretly  he  useth  me  well)  and  Cessford  and  I  also,  we  shall 
otherwise  have  no  intelligence.  And  I  hear  from  the  Lord 
Hume  that  there  will  be  some  stir  in  that  Court  shortly. 
At  our  meeting  Mr.  Randolph  and  I  will  write  to  you  quickly 
of  some  way  by  which  some  of  the  disorders  might  be  amended. 
But  you  see  what  good  some  stoutness  used  in  the  beginning 
might  have  done,  the  lack  whereof  hath  bred  much  comber. 

[Postscript.] — "  It  were  not  amiss  that  Mr.  Robert  Melvyn 
were  sent  back  to  Scotland  since  they  used  Mr.  Randolph 
so,  for  some  think  Melvyn  doth  rather  practise  with  Papists 
than  attend  upon  other  matters  that  he  seemeth  to  follow." 

3  pp.     Part  of  the  above  is    to  same  effect    as  his  letter  to 
Cecil  of  same  date.   [See  Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]     (I.  549.) 

Sir  JAMYS  CROFT  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 
1565[-6],   Feb.    28.     The    Minories. — Requesting   the   Earl 
to  confer  with  Mr.  Secretary,  and  move  the  Queen  for  the 


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full  release  of  his  offence,  declared  by  the  Queen's  own  mouth 
and  confirmed  by  trust  afterwards  committed  to  him,  other 
matters  since  objected  to  him  not  having  been  proved.  He 
had  been  banished  for  a  year  from  Court,  lost  an  office  with 
1,OOOZ.  by  year,  and  otherwise  hindered  to  the  value  of  5,OOOZ. 
He  had  borne  office  in  Boulogne  as  a  Councillor  in  the  Prince's 
affairs  there,  had  been  Captain  of  Haddington,  a  Councillor 
with  the  Earl  of  Rutland  on  the  borders,  General 'of  the  foot 
at  Calais  under  the  Earl  of  Huntingdon,  Vice-President  on 
the  Welsh  Marches,  deputy  of  Ireland,  a  Councillor  with  the 
Earls  of  Shrewsbury,  Westmorland  and  Northumberland, 
the  Duke  of  Norfolk  and  Lord  Gray,  captain  of  Berwick, 
some  time  also  in  a  King's  Privy  Chamber,  yet  now  has  to 
beg  for  a  living  or  sell  his  inheritance  to  maintain  the 
countenance  of  a  poor  gentleman. 
1J  pp.  (I.  553.) 


FRANCIS  CHAMBERLAYNE  to . 

1565[-6],  March  1.  Castle  Cornet  [Guernsey]. — Requests 
the  removal  of  some  of  the  Jurats  who  govern  and  induce  the 
people  here  to  all  wickedness,  which  by  the  relations  of  the  last 
Commissioners  in  the  isle  remain  of  record,  as  occasion  should 
serve  by  the  repair  of  any  of  the  Jurats  to  the  Court.  The 
bearer,  the  Dean  of  the  isle,  will  explain  to  what  end  all  the 
doings  here  tend,  which  seem  rather  to  maintain  factious 
tumults  than  any  reformation  of  their  wonted  evils.  His 
brother  George  should  be  sent  from  the  Lords  of  the  Council 
as  Lieutenant. 

1  p.     (I.  557.) 

ROBERT   HTJGGINS   to   his   brother-in-law  JOHN  APLEYARDE. 

1565[-6],  March  4.  Madrid.— Mr.  Cleborne  brought  your 
letter.  The  King  partly  by  my  means  has  given  him  fourteen 
ducats  a  month.  I  am  sorry  that  you  did  not  follow  my 
advice  in  sending  your  son  here  :  he  might  have  seen  and 
learnt  what  might  have  come  to  great  preferment.  You 
doubtless  keep  him  at  home  for  some  good  purpose.  Mr. 
Sheffield,  kinsman  to  Lord  Sheffield,  has  required  me  to  help 
him  to  letters  from  Lord  Leicester  in  his  favour  either  to 
Don  Antonio  de  Toledo  or  to  Don  Dego  de  Cordova  that  he 
may  get  from  the  King  some  entertainment  in  Italy  meet 
for  a  gentleman,  which  letters  I  pray  you  to  get  him.  His 
Lordship  has  already  written  for  Mr.  Cleborne  to  Don 
Antonio,  Master  of  the  Horse,  whereby  he  had  this  enter- 
tainment. If  he  writes  for  Mr.  Sheffield,  I  pray  you  cause 
his  Secretary  to  write  effectually.  I  suppose  the  King  will 
not  come  to  Flanders  before  the  end  of  the  year,  but  the 
Duke  of  Alva  is  ready  to  [come]  with  20,000  men. 


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Here  is  great  rejoicing  that  the  mass  is  up  again  in 
England,  and  of  the  marriage  between  the  Queen  and  the 
Emperor's  brother. 

Mr.  Man,  the  English  Ambassador  here,  wants  all  things 
meet  to  supply  his  place.  He  has  no  good  entertainment 
nor  practice,  can  make  no  discourse  in  any  place  of  con- 
versation, and  keeps  not  the  countenance  that  his  predecessors 
have  done  in  keeping  his  house.  He  keeps  but  seven  or  eight 
servants  and  those  ragged  and  torn  without  liveries.  Other 
English  Ambassadors  here  have  been  in  as  great  estimation 
as  any  other  Ambassadors  at  this  Court,  and  always  kept 
20  or  24  men  in  a  livery,  and  had  at  their  table  a  dozen  or 
fourteen  gentlemen.  Neither  his  own  countrymen  nor  any 
of  this  Court  will  come  at  him  :  his  entertainment  wants  all 
things  that  an  Ambassador  should  have ;  his  furniture  is  as 
bare  as  may  be  ;  setting  his  plate  apart,  I  am  better  furnished 
than  he  is.  Yet  I  understand  that  this  foolish  man  has  as 
great  allowance  of  the  Queen  as  any  of  his  predecessors  ;  one 
quarter  of  it  would  suffice  him  ;  he  has  not  been  "  con vy ted  "  to 
any  banquet  at  the  Court.  At  his  first  coming  he  was  taken 
to  be  a  married,  priest.  The  King  and  his  Council  know 
that  he  is  no  gentleman,  and  nor  was  in  any  estimation  in 
England.  The  Master  of  the  Horse  and  the  Count  of  Feria 
tell  me  that  the  Queen  should  at  least  have  sent  some 
gentleman  for  Ambassador  and  not  one  that  was  an  overseer 
of  labourers  at  Dover. 

The  Ambassador  of  Portugal  and  he  are  great  friends,  to 
whom  he  gives  the  over  hand,  and  he  shall  take  place  before 
the  English  Ambassador  by  this  man's  sufferance,  whereas 
all  other  English  Ambassadors  have  contended  with  the 
Ambassador  of  Portugal  for  the  higher  place,  for  the  King 
of  England  has  always  been  above  the  King  of  Portugal. 
I  do  not  suppose  the  Queen  and  Council  know  of  this.  You 
may  be  able  to  tell  Lord  Leicester  that  some  other  man 
should  be  sent. 

2J  pp.  Holograph.     (I.  559.) 

GEORGE,  EARL  OF  SHREWSBURY  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566  [endorsement],  April  3.  Wyngfeld. — It  would  have 
been  greatly  to  my  comfort  to  have  seen  you  with  me,  and  no 
subject  so  well  welcome  to  me  but  Pembroke  ;  so  would  I, 
if  your  abode  had  been  any  time  in  the  country,  have  seen 
you  at  Kelleng worth,  and  then  you  might  have  carried  me 
wheresoever  you  had  willed,  although  at  this  time  my  delight 
would  have  been  to  have  tarried  at  home.  I  trust  I  shall 
be  found  as  ready  to  serve  when  my  Prince  shall  command 
me,  as  any  other  of  my  calling,  yet  I  have  written  to  Mr. 
Secretary  "  because  your  Lordship  was  come  down"  to  move 
the  Queen  for  my  dispensation  at  our  feast  of  St.  George, 
which  if  the  leave  be  not  granted  before  you  receive  this 


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letter,   that  you  will  put  to  your  helping  hand  for  my  stay 
at  home,  unless  my  coming  up  might  pleasure  you. 
1  p.     Holograph.     Seal.     (I.  573.) 

CHRISTOPHER,  MARQUIS  OF  BADEN  to  the  EARL  OF 
LEICESTER. 

1566,  April  4.  Rochester. — I  have  been  arrested  by  mean 
merchants  to  whom,  if  justice  were  done,  I  owe  nothing, 
and  have  been  put  into  the  common  prison  here.  I  shall  have 
my  revenge  hereafter.  My  lady  will  tell  you  more  fully  of  it. 
I  should  like  to  have  to  met  you,  but  circumstances  recall 
me  in  haste  to  Germany.  I  require  for  this  journey  an 
English  horse  ;  looking  round  I  cannot  find  a  suitable  one 
for  sale  here.  But  knowing  that  you  have  plenty,  I  shall 
consider  it  an  addition  to  your  previous  kindnesses,  if  you  will 
give  one  to  the  bearer,  my  servant,  to  bring  to  me.  If  you 
care  for  a  German  horse,  you  shall  have  one. 

My  lady  will  express  my  gratitude.  Neither  time  nor 
paper  allow  me  to  express  it.  I  commend  her  and  my  young 
son  to  you. 

1J  pp.    Latin.    [Cf.  Cal.  S.P.  Dom.,  April  3  and  4.]    (I.  577.) 

ADVERTISEMENTS. 

1566,  May  2.  Augsburg. — My  lord  [of  Arundel]  took  his 
journey  from  Coleyn  the  12th  of  April  to  Bonne  by  land,  not 
being  able  to  abide  the  smell  of  the  ship  which  was  made 
ready  for  him,  and  my  lord's  stuff  with  certain  of  his  men 
whereof  I  was  one,  came  to  Bonne  the  next  day  by  8  of  the 
clock,  being  drawn  by  a  horse  which  was  tied  to  our  ship 
with  a  very  long  rope.  The  13th  and  14th  day  his  L.  being 
not  very  well  remained  at  Bonne,  which  is  a  fair  walled  town 
of  the  Bishop  of  Coleyn,  who  hath  a  fair  house  in  the  town 
and  divers  here  and  there  about  the  town.  The  great  Church 
is  of  the  foundation  of  Saint  Helen  of  Brytayn,  whose  bones 
lie  there.  The  country  all  about  the  town  is  all  planted 
with  vines.  The  15th  day  my  1.  took  his  journey  by  land 
to  Andernack  24  miles,  and  we  by  water ;  about  four  miles 
from  Bonne  we  entered  alongst  the  river  between  high  rocks 
all,  save  where  the  bare  stones  appeared,  set  with  vines,  and 
within  every  two  or  three  miles,  where  the  river  and  the  rocks 
gave  any  commodious  place,  a  pretty  walled  town,  and  over  the 
town  upon  the  point  of  some  rock  a  fair  castle,  besides  divers 
other  castles  that  be  built  upon  these  rocks  in  the  middle 
of  the  vines  very  pleasant  to  behold.  That  night  we  came 
also  to  Andernack,  a  fair  walled  town  of  the  foresaid  Bishop's. 
The  16th  day  my  1.  by  land,  within  three  miles  of  Andernack 
entered  the  territory  of  the  Bishop  of  Triers,  and  carne  to 
dinner  to  Confluenc,  a  fair  walled  town,  situate  in  the  point 
where  the  River  Mosella  (which  is  there  as  broad  as  Thames 
at  London)  entereth  into  the  Rhene  and  over  against  the 


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mouth  of  Mosella  is  a  fair  castle  of  the  Bishop  of  Triers,  built 
of  long  time,  but  now  in  fortifying,  upon  the  top  of  a  rock  on 
the  other  side  Rhene.  From  thence  my  1.  having  a  very 
dangerous  way  alongst  the  rocky  sides  by  narrow  paths  came 
to  Pobert,  24  miles,  to  bed,  whither  also  our  ship  brought  us, 
through  a  very  pleasant  prospect,  all  covered  with  vines, 
where  among  did  grow  a  wonderful  number  of  peach  trees 
and  cherry  trees.  The  17th  day  from  Pobert,  a  pretty 
walled  town  of  the  said  Bishop's,  my  1.  for  the  great 
danger  of  the  way  took  the  ship  and  within  six  miles 
came  to  St.  Gewer  [St.  Goar]  a  town  and  castle  of  the 
Landgraves  of  Hesse,  which  was  the  first  town  of  pro- 
testants  that  we  saw  in  Germany,  and  passing  by,  his  1. 
came  also  by  Wesell,  a  fair  free  town,  upon  a  Mil  over 
which  the  Bishop  of  Triers  has  a  strong  castle.  Not  long 
after  we  came  by  Pfaltz  a  castle  of  the  Palsgraves  which 
standeth  in  the  midst  of  the  river,  and  upon  the  land  against 
it  is  a  pretty  walled  town  of  his  called  Coue[Caub]  and  so 
my  1.  came  to  Bachrag,  where  the  best  Rhenish  wine  is,  a 
pretty  walled  town  of  the  Palsgraves.  There  my  1.  dined. 
The  inhabitants  be  Zwinglians  as  the  1.  is.  There  my  1. 
took  his  horse  and  rode  to  Binge  29  miles,  having  on  both 
sides  the  river  towns  and  castles  all  of  the  Bishops  of  Mense, 
and  a  little  before  his  1.  came  to  Bing  there  standeth  in  the 
middle  of  the  river  a  tower  which  the  Bishop  of  Mense  made 
to  keep  him  from  mice  which  were  sent  for  a  plague  to  consume 
him.  Bing  is  a  handsome  walled  town.  That  night  we  saw 
not  my  1.,  but  lay  in  a  village  on  the  other  side  the  water. 
The  18  day  my  1.  by  land  and  we  by  water  met  at  Mense  or 
Moguntia,  a  great  old  city,  where  my  1.  lay  all  the  19  day 
to  see  his  1.  stuff  sent,  and  to  make  ready  his  horses  for  his 
journey.  The  town  is  all  Catholic  and  inhabited  with  priests 
and  gentlemen  for  the  most  part.  The  20  day  my  1.  with 
all  his  train  did  ride  to  Oppenhaym  16  miles,  (an  imperial 
town  but  long  ago  laid  in  pledge  to  the  Palsgraff,  who  in 
May  last  put  out  all  the  Lutheran  ministers,  and  placed  his 
own  Zwinglians  in  their  places,)  and  saw  their  Church  and 
service.  The  Church  neither  image  nor  altar  in  it  ;  in  the  body 
of  the  Church  beneath  the  pulpit  standeth  the  table,  whereat 
the  minister  standing  doth  communicate  with  the  people 
also  standing,  and  that  but  five  or  six  times  in  the  year.  They 
have  neither  even  nor  morning  prayer,  but  upon  the  Sundays 
and  solemn  feasts  they  sing  a  psalm  all  together  as  I  heard  them; 
after,  the  minister  goeth  to  the  pulpit  and  readeth  some  piece 
of  the  Gospel  and  upon  it  maketh  a  sermon  just  of  an  hour 
long  ;  then  he  cometh  down  and  they  sing  another  psalm, 
and  every  man  departeth.  This  is  all  the  order  through  the 
PalsgrafiVs  land.  21  we  came  to  Worms,  a  very  fair  city, 
wherein  there  be  two  Churches  granted  to  the  Lutherans  to  have 
their  sermons  in,  in  the  afternoon  :  yet  the  priests  say  masses 
there  in  the  forenoon.  There  I  entered  by  means  to  the 


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Jews'  Synagogue  (whereof  there  are  a  great  number  at  Worms). 
There  I  saw  the  Church  full  of  Hebrew  books,  and  a  continual 
lamp  burning  before  a  grate  of  iron  wherein  they  say  the 
representation  of  the  tabernacle  is.  The  22  my  1.  dined  at 
Eggescheym,  a  little  town  of  the  Palsgraves,  where  my  1. 
entered  the  Church  and  talked  with  the  superintendent  for 
so  he  named  himself,  who  openly  called  the  Lutherans  semi- 
papists  and  said  that  the  bread  and  wine  which  he  ministered 
were  nuda  signa  rei  signatae,  quemadmodun  adnulus  est  signun 
matrimonii  :  these  were  his  very  words.  They  have  upon 
the  bread  they  use  to  minister  the  arms  of  the  Palsgrave  instead 
of  Jesus.  That  night  his  1.  came  to  Spyrs  a  fair  city  30  miles 
where  likewise  the  Lutherans  have  two  places  to  hear  their 
sermons.  The  23  my  1.  took  boat  and  passed  the  Rhene  to 
Rhenhausen  a  village  3  miles  off,  and  because  of  the  swiftness 
of  the  stream  and  the  scarcity  of  boats  it  was  very  late  before 
all  my  1.  horses  might  be  brought  thither.  The  river  also 
was  so  suddenly  risen  that  the  like  was  not  seen  in  memory 
of  any  man,  which  the  common  people  did  interpret  to  portend 
some  great  evil  to  Germany.  The  24  day  my  1.  took  his 
journey  through  Sue  via  which  they  call  Swabenland  by  great 
woods  and  plains  to  Pretta  [Brett/en]  a  pretty  walled  town 
of  the  Palsgraves,  notable  by  the  birth  and  bringing  up  of 
Philip  Melancthon  (20  miles).  This  Swaben  is  a  very  fair 
country,  full  of  woods  whereof  some  be  of  fir  trees  ever  green, 
fair  corn  fields,  pleasant  valleys,  divers  fair  vineyards,  but 
extreme  foul  and  deep  ways.  From  Pretta  my  1.  took  his 
journey  the  25  day  on  horseback  and  I  with  certain  other 
did  ride  in  the  coach  to  Fayngen  [Vaihingen]  a  town  with  a 
fair  castle  of  the  Duke  of  Wyrtenburg,  who  is  a  Lutheran 
and  hath  evening  and  morning  prayer  through  his  dominion 
as  we  have  in  England  save  that  Magnificat,  Nunc  Dimittis, 
Te  Deum  and  Benedictus  are  sung  in  the  Latin  tongue.  They 
have  an  altar  and  the  Crucifix  in  every  Church.  This  day 
there  fell  great  snow  and  hail,  and  the  26  day  to  dinner  we 
came  to  Constat  [Cannstat]  a  pretty  walled  town  of  the  said 
Duke  upon  the  river  of  Neckar,  and  after  dinner  we  rode 
alongst  the  river  having  on  our  left  hands  great  hills  all  over 
planted  with  vines,  and  upon  our  right  hands  hill  all  covered 
[with]  fair  green  woods,  and  between  them  a  fair  valley  all 
good  meadow  ground,  and  so  we  came  to  Eslingen,  a  fair  walled 
town  imperial  and  Lutherans.  The  27  day  we  entered  again 
the  Duke  of  Wyrtenburg's  lands  and  followed  the  foresaid 
river  about  10  miles  where  with  the  river  we  left  the  fair 
vineyards  whereof  we  saw  none  as  yet,  and  my  1.  came  to 
Goppingen  a  strong  town  of  the  said  Duke,  where  he  had 
lately  built  a  fair  house  ;  thence  we  came  to  Geislingen,  a  fair 
walled  town,  under  the  state  of  Ulms  which  be  all  Lutherans. 
The  28  day  we  came  to  Ulms,  a  fair  free  city,  having  it  [sic] 
four  cities  and  100  towns.  There  we  saw  the  Alps  before  us 
all  covered  with  snow  :  there  my  1.  rested  himself  the  29  day, 


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and  the  30th  day  took  his  journey  to  Meiningen,  and  sent 
Mr.  Herbert  Owen  Gabriel  and  me  to  Augsburg  where  the 
Emperor  and  all  the  Princes  of  Germany  be  at  this  Diet. 
Thither  we  came  the  1st  of  May  at  6  of  the  clock  in  the 
morning,  and  as  soon  as  we  could  get  lodging  and  our  boots 
off,  we  went  to  see  the  Emperor,  who  was  by  7  of  the  clock 
gone  to  the  Church,  where  we  had  the  full  sight  of  his  Majesty, 
for  the  nobility  were  come  down  to  the  body  of  the  Church 
to  hear  a  sermon,  and  we  thereby  had  opportunity  to  get 
to  the  chancel  before  the  Emperor's  throne,  which  was  all 
covered  with  cloths  of  gold,  having  over  his  head  a  cloth  of 
State  of  the  same,  and  beneath  that  place  were  12  seats  all 
covered  with  cloths  of  gold ;  and  there  sat  but  three  men  in 
them,  the  Bishops  of  Mense  and  Triers  and  the  Duke  of 
Bavier  ;  upon  the  other  side  sat  the  Archbishops  of  Saltzburg 
and  Camcray  [Cambray].  When  the  sermon  was  done,  the 
gentlemen  of  the  Emperor's  chapel  came  in  with  children, 
and  all  were  about  40,  and  the  priest  began  mass  at  which 
there  was  as  good  music  as  ever  I  heard.  The  Emperor  heard 
the  service  very  devoutly,  and  after  the  Gospel  did  kiss  the 
book  and  so  he  did  the  pax  also.  About  the  middle  of  mass 
came  to  the  Church  the  Dukes  of  Pomeran  and  Mechelburg, 
which  be  young  men  and  wait  upon  his  person  :  after  service 
there  came  to  meet  him  at  the  door  the  Duke  of  Saxony  with 
a  guard  of  60  halbards  and  harquebusiers  and  about  120 
gentlemen  with  great  chains  before  him  ;  there  came  also 
the  Palsgrave,  the  Duke  of  Cleeve,  the  Duke  of  Wyrtenburg, 
and  a  great  number  more  every  one  with  his  guards,  and 
they  brought  him  to  his  lodging  where  his  Majesty  did  take 
every  of  them  by  the  hand,  and  so  they  departed  all  to  dinner 
with  the  Duke  of  Bavaria,  and  after  followed  their  wives  in 
rich  coaches  every  one  drawn  with  six  great  horses,  a  very 
fair  sight.  At  supper  we  got  in  (with  no  difficulty)  and  saw 
his  Majesty  sit  at  his  meat,  with  less  ceremonies  than  any  baron 
in  England  save  that  they  took  assay  ;  there  were  none  that 
kneeled  at  any  time  to  him  :  the  chamber  was  full  of  all  sorts 
of  people,  and  after  supper  he  received  supplications  of  the 
meanest  persons,  and  heard  them  talk  and  tell  their  own  tales. 
He  is  a  prince  wonderful  gentle  to  all  men,  and  therefore 
marvellously  well  beloved  of  all  people.  The  Empress  also 
we  saw  go  to  evensong  through  a  gallery  having  but  two 
gentlemen  before  her  and  about  ten  gentlewomen  after  her  ; 
we  learn  that  they  have  granted  the  Emperor  40,000  footmen 
and  8,000  horses  for  one  whole  year  upon  their  own  charges 
to  defend  himself  against  the  Turk,  who  cometh  himself 
and  his  son  to  Hungry  this  year,  and  sendeth  two  armies 
more  one  to  Croatia  and  the  other  to  Carinthia.  Also  they 
have  granted  to  find  his  Majesty  half  as  many  horsemen  and 
footmen  for  three  years  more  if  need  require,  and  for  the 
performance  there  are  five  cities  bound,  this  city,  Coleyn, 
Frankf ord,  Nurnberg  and  Lipsia ;  the  King  of  Polonia  doth  offer 


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1,000  horses,  the  Duke  and  [sic]  Mantua  and  Ferrara  offer  to 
go  in  person  with  him.  So  do  these  noble  Germaynes  offer 
if  he  go  himself,  besides  the  40,000.  They  talk  of  religion 
but  there  is  nothing  done  as  yet.  In  haste  from  Augsburg 
the  second  of  May. 

8  pp.     Signature  torn  off. 

Endorsed:  May,  1566.  Advertisements  from  Augsburg. 
(I.  589.) 

ANTHONY  VISCOUNT  MONTAGUE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  May  8.  Bruges. — I  see  no  likelihood  of  agreement 
here  in  this  our  wearisome  service.  By  our  letters  and  their 
books  delivered  to  us  and  sent  to  you  it  may  appear,  whether 
their  stoutness  be  meant  or  but  a  countenance  from  which 
they  will  yield  if  they  see  no  way  but  breach. 

Her  Majesty,  understanding  in  what  terms  we  stand  with 
them  will,  I  doubt  not,  shortly  resolve.  We  have  given  no 
hope  of  further  relenting.  They  have  also  written  to  the 
Regent  and  Council  here  and  expect  answer.  Monsr. 
D'Essingecourtt  [D'Assincourt]  is  so  soft  that  he  only  occupies 
the  place,  leaving  the  whole  to  Dassonville,  whereof  as  he  was 
at  the  first  very  glad,  so  we  have  provided  at  all  their  hands  to 
set  him  short  with  reason  and  to  keep  him  fuUy  occupied. 

I  pray  God  all  things  may  succeed,  and  that  the  Queen  may 
know  what  we  sustain  in  mind  and  body  speciaUy  to  labour 
them  both  in  a  matter  almost  out  of  hope. 

The  late  bruits  of  motion  here  be  now  very  quiet,  and  no 
more  appearance  of  alteration  or  stir  other  than  the  casting 
abroad  of  nameless  books  which  take  not  the  effect  intended. 

1  p.  in  clerk's  hand  including  signature.     Seal.     (I.  597.) 

THOMAS  LANCASTER  [Bishop  of  Kildare]  to  the  QUEEN. 

1566,  May  24.  Kilmainham. — Shane  O'Neill  promised  on 
May  Day  last  to  meet  the  Deputy  at  Dundalk  and  show 
obedience.  He  did  not  come,  but  camped  8  miles  off  at  the 
Fedan,  with  200  horse,  200  hackneys  and  boys,  300  gunners, 
120  Scotch  longbowmen,  40  slash  swords,  250  galloglas,  and  550 
kerns,  besides  others  camping  in  McMahon's  country.  Let 
500  horsemen  be  sent  over  at  once,  taken  in  Westmorland, 
Cumberland  and  Gysland,  embarking  at  Workington  to 
Knockfergus  or  Strangford,  for  I  perceive  that  Sir  Nicholas 
Bagnall  shall  lie  at  Carlingford  or  at  the  Newry,  the  chief 
keep  of  the  North.  For  it  is  but  12  miles  to  be  kept  betwixt 
the  head  of  Lough  Neagh  and  the  Newry,  so  is  cut  off  from 
Shane,  McGennis,  McCartan,  them  of  Kyloltough,  Kylwaring, 
McNeall  Oges,  Hew  McPhelomye's,  Alexander  Carron's,  Clande- 
boye  and  the  Route.  Besides  it  shah1  stay  40,000  that  is  ready 
to  despair  seeing  him  reign  and  rebel  without  fear  of  God  and 
your  Majesty.  He  has  taken  from  O'Donell  the  Castle  Lever, 
Castle  Fyne,  Donegal  and  divers  from  McGuire  :  from  Lord 


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Kildare  the  castle  of  Dundrum,  Down,  Arglass,  Ballingtoucher. 
the  Inch,  and  the  Abbey  of  Salle ;  from  Roland  Whyte 
Kylloloungh,  and  as  yet  he  keeps  the  Newry  from  Bagenal ; 
besides  he  has  belded  divers  forts  as  at  Sandell's  Mote,  Donna- 
neall  and  the  Feden,  and  all  the  Route,  the  Glens,  the  Castle  of 
the  Readeeboye,  Clandeboye,  the  Arde  and  other  lands  of  your 
Majesty's  Crown,  only  Knockfergus  excepted.  And  though  it 
will  cost  treasure  for  the  time,  yet  in  few  years  it  shall  be  great 
advantage  to  you  and  your  successors.  I  know  the  time 
serves  for  the  same,  for  the  very  robbers  of  your  crown  are 
desirous  to  be  ordered  by,  this  Deputy  there.  Disorders  have 
so  smarted  them  by  Shane  and  his  that  they  crave  for  aid. 
I  crave  pardon  that  I  am  so  bold  to  put  your  Grace  in  under- 
standing of  this.  Therefore  lose  not  the  opportunity,  and  in 
the  meantime  let  letters  be  sent  into  the  country  declaring 
your  grief  for  the  realm  so  desolate  and  that  you  have 
determined  to  send  comfort  to  them  as  shall  remain  among 
them  for  their  safeguard  against  their  enemies,  commanding 
that  no  man  adhere  to  O'Neil,  but  to  your  Deputy  who  hears 
your  subjects'  causes  and  redresses  their  griefs  as  man  never 
did  the  like  in  so  short  time,  for  there  is  at  his  command  all 
the  Towelles  [O'Tooles]  the  Bernnes,  McShanes,  Caverners 
[Kavanaghs]  and  all  the  other  that  rebelled  when  your  Deputy 
had  to  be  abroad  ;  these  was  always  robbing  the  English  Pale, 
but  now  they  are  all  at  his  command.  The  charges  may  be 
levied  of  your  revenues  and  duties  which  are  concealed,  usurped 
and  detained  from  you  in  Ulster.  These  letters  shall  stay  the 
inconvenience,  and  the  meaning  of  them,  followed  with  effect, 
shall  be  a  growing  revenue  and  increasing  strength,  and  con- 
sequently a  decay  to  Shane  O'Neil  and  his  followers.  But  this 
must  be  done  by  planting  and  ploughing  and  maintaining  of 
Justice  and  not  by  hosting.  If  this  not  done  and  he  is  permitted 
as  he  is,  then  what  lacks  of  the  prophecy  of  Geraldus  Cam- 
brensis,  viz.,  an  universal  expulsion  of  the  English  govern- 
ment ?  Remember  what  the  omitting  of  time  has  lost  your 
predecessors  in  Gascon,  Gyan,  Normandy  and  Ange  de 
Maine.  I  need  put  you  in  mind  of  later  losses.  This  poor 
realm  may  by  your  Grace  be  brought  to  good  order,  and  it 
shall  be  specially  a  fame  immortal  that  it  was  brought  about  by 
the  hand  of  a  woman. 

2  pp.     Holograph.     (I.  601.) 

LAURENCE   HUMFREY   to   the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  June  2.  Oxford. — Being  informed  that  it  is  the 
Queen's  pleasure  that  this  decree  against  the  refusers  of  the 
prescribed  apparel  without  reservement  shall  proceed,  "  I  leave 
it  even  to  the  final  determination  of  him  that  is  Governor  of 
all  Churches  in  all  causes  ecclesiastical  as  well  as  temporal  .  .  . 
Two  things  only  I  would  wish :  liberty  of  preaching  without 
living  generally,  though  not  for  the  person's  sake,  yet  for  the 
church's  cause  and  for  God  his  sake,  who  hath  called  them 


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inwardly  to  that  function,  and  with  safe  conscience  may  not 
for  such  a  cause  be  put  to  silence,  continually  :  secondly, 
license  to  answer  this  New  Examination  of  a  book  lately  set 
forth  in  the  name  of  the  Ministers  of  London  ;  which,  albeit 
I  never  was  made  privy  to,  until  it  was  published,  yet  I  could 
wish  .  .  .  that  the  reply  to  it  may  with  modesty  be  again  by 
the  touchstone  of  truth  better  examined.  If  this  may  not  be 
permitted,  I  purpose  to  rest  in  my  liberty  as  long  as  it  shall 
be  thought  convenient  and  live  in  quietness  without  meddling 
or  stirring  in  the  matter,  if  by  favour  I  may  not.  I  trust  the 
Queen's  Majesty  at  her  coming  to  Oxford  shall  have  no  cause 
in  that  respect  to  be  offended  with  me  or  any  in  the  University. 
Wherefore  as  I  have  once  been  tolerated  by  her  goodness  as 
others  have  been  hitherto,  so  I  wish  your  Lordship  to  bear 
with  me  still  in  your  University,  and  obtain  that  old  freedom  may 
be  renewed.  I  need  not  be  otherwise  punished  than  even 
by  my  own  taxing  of  myself,  which  though  it  be  enough  for  a 
little  body  already  to  bear,  yet  I  mind  for  this  extraordinary 
offence  to  lay  on  my  shoulders  in  the  vacation  now  at  hand 
an  extraordinary  lecture  that  all  men  shall  say  I  am  for  my 
disobedience  well  punished.  I  resign  it  over  to  your  good 
Lordship  to  solicit  as  you  with  your  assistance  of  my  honour- 
able friends  shall  think  best." 
1  p.  (I.  605.) 

LAURENCE    HUMFREY    and    JOHN   PIERSE   to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1566  (endorsement),  June  4.  Oxford. — On  the .  decay  of 
readings  and  disputations  at  Corpus  Christi  College,  requesting 
the  Earl  to  stir  the  Bishop  of  Winchester,  founder  and  ordinary 
of  the  College,  to  remit  enquiry  to  such  grave  and  learned 
persons,  as  will  reform  the  same. 

1  p.     Signed.     (I.   609.) 

WILLIAM  AUBREY  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  Quinto  Idus  Junii.  Bruges. — I  hear  that  the  Bishop  of 
St.  David's  cannot  be  induced  to  give  me  rights,  or  accept  any 
just  conditions.  I  therefore  pray  you  to  help  my  friends  as 
I  am  so  far  away,  and  the  Bishop  has  so  much  power  in  his 
distant  diocese. 

1  p.     Latin.     (I.  617.) 

LAURENCE  HUMFREY  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  June  12.  Ricott. — "  ...  As  misery  groweth,  so  mercy 
is  to  be  sought.  A  time  God  may  send  that  it  shall  be  obtained  ; 
if  by  your  means,  O  most  happy  day,  O  worthy  act,  always 
and  everywhere  to  be  ...  published,  even  to  the  posterity. 
I  am  of  this  opinion  that  if  the  Queen's  Majesty  would  be 
persuaded  to  hear  the  cause  favourably  on  our  part  debated 
by  friends  as  she  doth  receive  complaints  by  our  adversaries, 


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earnestly  urged,  her  [Majesty]  doubtless  would  never  proceed  in 
it,  to  the  triumph  of  the  enemy,  the  abfuse]  of  the  Ministry 
and  to  the  stopping  of  preaching  by  so  many,  so  good,  so  learned 
instruments  .  .  .  Touching  the  last  book  set  forth  in  print  I 
requested  your  honour  to  labour  .  .  .  that  licence  may  be 
granted  to  answer  the  New  Examination  .  .  .  Last  of  [all  ?] 
if  the  matter  be  so  taken  that  no  remedy  will  serve,  no  favour 
may  be  purchased  for  no  respect,  I  crave  of  your  Lordship 
this  friendship,  that  I  may  be  advertised,  .  .  .  that  it  may  be 
lawful  for  me  yielding  up  ...  my  livings  most  obediently, 
yet  to  continue  in  my  vocation  with  pains,  though  without 
profit  of  the  Church's  goods.  So  shall  I  exercise  myself,  so 
shall  her  Majesty  find  me  an  humble  subject,  and  I  trust  [not] 
unprofitable  member  in  the  common  weal.  So  shall  I  enjoy 
a  clear  and  quiet  conscience  ;  so  shall  God  be  glorified,  and 
I  shall  with  my  poor  estate  redeem  Christian  liberty.  ..." 
1  p.  Holograph.  (I.  613.) 

The  DEAN  and  CANONS  OF  WINDSOR  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  June  19.  Windsor. — As  our  answer  to  your  first 
request  for  our  manors  and  parsonages  in  Somerset  was  not 
liked  by  you  in  all  points,  "  for  ourselves  we  can  be  well  content 
in  consideration  of  your  goodness  towards  us  to  accept  one 
hundred  marks  only  in  the  name  of  a  fine  and  also  to  enlarge 
the  term  to  99  years.  Howbeit  for  the  abatement  of  the 
yearly  rent  of  60/.  we  think  us  of  duty  so  bound  to  our  posterity 
that  we  may  not  otherwise  defalk  any  part  thereof  except  by 
your  honour's  good  means  they  and  we  may  be  eased  of  that 
great  Burden  of  our  tenths  which  being  now  but  grievous  unto 
us  may  haply  hereafter  be  scant  tolerable  by  them.  The 
obtaining  whereof  though  my  Lord  of  Northumberland  and 
others  my  lords  of  the  Order  lately  here  with  us  have  promised 
their  help,  yet  shall  we  accept  the  same  as  your  honour's 
only  doing  and  be  ready  with  any  pleasure  or  service  we 
can  do  to  requite  the  same." 

1  p.     Co'py.     Seven  signatures.     (I.  625.) 

DR.  THOMAS  WHITE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  June  29.  Oxford. — I  and  my  company  [New  College] 
have  with  one  assent  granted  you  the  lease  of  the  parsonage  of 
Adderbury,  Oxon.  If  the  election  either  of  Mr.  Foster  or 
Mr.  Davers  to  the  preferment  be  referred  to  the  College,  Mr. 
Davers  will  never  obtain  it,  as  he  has  been  told.  Whoever 
enjoys  the  lease  shall  have  cause  to  thank  you. 

1  p.     (I.  627.) 

The  FELLOWS  OF  NEW  COLEGE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  June  [endorsement]. — We  and  every  of  us  granted 
you  the  lease  of  Adderbury,  and  it  is  not  true  that  if  we  had 


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free  choice,  we  should  have  given  the  lease  to  Mr.  Davers,  for 
the  names  subscribed  being  a  majority  were  in  favour  of 
Mr.  Foster. 

1  p.     With  30  signatures  of  Fellows.     (I.  635.) 

THOMAS  COLE  [Archdeacon  of  Essex]  to  the-  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1566,  June  [endorsement]. — I  have  sent  particulars  of  my 
May-day  Sermon  at  Chelmsford  to  Mr.  Christmas  as  you 
willed.  If  you  have  perused  it,  I  hope  I  shall  be  not  blamed, 
but  thought  to  be  a  good  subject.  I  spake  nothing  in  that 
sermon,  or  any  other  since  to  the  prejudice  of  the  order 
taken,  but  rebuked  those  who  said  that  the  Queen  minded 
to  erect  Popery  again  because  of  this  order  of  apparel;  "  my 
Sermon  was  to  hinder  nothing  the  order  of  apparel,  but  to  hinder 
the  disorderly  talk  and  impudent  conceit  of  the  Papists,  which 
by  reason  of  this  order  rumoured  that  they  should  have  their 
Mass  again."  I  am  accused  because  my  adversaries  think  that 
I  dare  not  come  to  my  answer  for  want  of  conformable  apparel. 
If  you  examine  them,  they  neither  remember  the  text  nor 
any  circumstance  appertaining  to  the  same.  The  days  are 
perilous  :  there  are  many  quarrels  against  them  that  preach 
the  truth.  I  hear  that  you  are  this  week  to  be  with 
Mr.  Stonarde  in  the  forest,  and  would  wait  upon  you.  I  beseech 
you  that  by  the  bearer  I  may  hear  somewhat  of  your  pleasure 
in  my  case. 

2£  pp.     (I.  631.) 

Sir  HENRY  SIDNEY  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1566,  Sept.  5.  Drogheda. — "  Ah  :  my  dearest  lord  that 
you  could  find  in  your  heart  to  lose  one  of  your  fingers  to 
have  me  at  home  ;  God  defend  that  you  should  lose  any  one 
joint  for  me,  but  I  would  that  I  had  lost  a  hand  that  I  were 
delivered  of  this  cursed  charge." 

I  marvel  that  [Sir  Warham]  St.  Leger  should  make  any 
indecent  answer  to  any  of  Ormond's  officers.  I  willed  him 
not  to  meddle  in  Ormond's  liberties,  as  I  was  directed  by  the 
Queen.  Desmond  has  not  done  a  groat's  worth  of  hurt  in 
Ormond's  lands  yet.  The  hurts  which  have  been  done,  have 
been  done  of  the  inhabitants,  of  the  counties  Tipperary  and 
Kilkenny,  both  under  Ormond's  rule.  His  country  is  in  better 
order  than  it  hath  been.  His  steward  confesses  he  has  never 
received  so  much  rent  as  since  my  coming. 

For  my  incessant  toil  to  others  good  and  quiet  I  am 
slandered  and  am  in  disgrace  with  my  sovereign.  "  Help  me 
home  speedily,  or  Almighty  God  dissolve  my  troubled  spirit 
from  my  overtoiled  body." 

I  perceive  you  have  delivered  a  letter  to  Ormond,  which 
I  sent  you  in  one  of  mine  sent  me  by  Nycolas  Whyte.  If 
you  salve  it  not,  it  will  be  to  the  poor  man's  undoing  :  he  is 


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honest,  wise,  a  good  justicer,  and  true  friend  to  Ormond  : 
let  him  not  be  left  in  evil  terms  with  Ormond,  but  be  earnest 
with  the  Earl  to  think  well  of  him. 

I  have  treated  with  my  nephew  Harrington  ;  he  constantly 
affirms  that  he  is  free  from  any  contract  or  bond,  and  I  perceive 
no  such  affection  in  him  towards  the  maid  as  without  further 
advancement  of  living  than  his  Father  will  ever  be  brought 
to  depart  with  while  he  lives,  that  he  might  make  any  marriage. 
I  have  done  what  I  may.  Pardon  his  not  present  repairing 
over  :  he  is  desirous  to  see  this  winter  pass  here. 

"  As  you  love  me  and  the  issue  of  your  worthy  sister  [Henry 
Sidney  married  Lady  Mary  Dudley]  help  me  out  of  this  wretched 
land  or  I  shall  shortly  die,  for,  before  God,  I  feel  myself  half 
dead  already  of  very  grief  and  toil." 

I  will  write  more  largely  of  the  Earl  of  Sussex  on  Mr.  Horsey's 
departure.  I  submit  myself  and  causes  to  your  composition 
and  order. 

I  will  deal  with  your  man  Pet,  as  I  trust  shall  content  him, 
but  not  so  largely  as  he  is  worthy,  and  I  would. 

From  your  letter  of  the  18th  ult.  received  the  30th,  I  perceive 
that  it  is  bruited  there  that  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  Pale, 
assembled  with  me  for  its  defence,  upon  a  cry  of  O 'Neil's  men, 
fled.  I  was  in  the  field,  and  expected  to  meet  the  rebel  who 
had  promised  to  meet  me  in  the  field.  The  whole  truth  is 
they  never  saw  enemy,  nor  heard  cry.  Three  did  run  into 
bushes,  out  of  about  300.  The  battle  stood  fast,  and  all  the 
horsemen.  Move  the  Queen  not  to  believe  such  bruits. 

For  Ormond's  countries  I  affirm  they  were  never  richer. 
I  will  not  promise  the  continuance  of  it,  for  I  doubt  the 
insolence  of  Desmond,  and  see  no  disposition  of  service  in 
Ormond's  men  :  his  brother  is  captain  with  40  men  in  wages. 
In  the  North  I  cannot  spare  him  any  soldiers.  "  I  can  be 
but  in  one  place  at  once.  I  would  I  were  at  Jerusalem  to  be 
out  of  this  where  I  am." 

For  Lord  Sussex,  it  is  too  strange  to  see  how  I  am  dealt 
with.  I  paid  Holdich,  his  man,  all  that  the  Queen  owed  him 
in  May  last,  which  Mr.  Vice-Chamberlain,  who  was  then  here, 
and  Sir  William  Fitz William  know.  Holdich  this  day  confessed 
that  he  had  sent  of  the  money  to  his  Lordship,  and  had  answer 
of  the  receipt.  "  No  servant  of  the  Earl's  ever  desired  my 
help  against  any  that  owed  him  money,  saving  against  O'Beyly, 
and  to  him  I  wrote  and  with  him  I  spake  as  earnestly  as  I  could, 
but  without  war  none  [money]  will  be  had,  and  how  convenient 
it  is  for  me  presently  to  make  war  upon  O'Reyly  having  actual 
war  with  O'Neil  none  can  better  judge  than  my  Lord  of  Sussex 
himself,  and  yet  I  will  make  war  on  him  for  his  money  if  it 
be  not  paid." 

If  I  have  not  money  soon,  all  this  sent  is  lost  with  all  the 
time  and  travail.  As  you  tender  the  Queen's  honour,  speak 
earnestly  for  it. 


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The  300  Berwick  soldiers  are  arrived  here.  Of  the  Colonel 
[Randolph]  and  Western  men  I  hear  nothing.  "  Come  they,  or 
come  they  not,  God  willing,  I  will  be  in  the  field  on  the  14th  of 
this  month." 

By  your  letter  sent  by  Grenyll  I  find  how  I  and  Sir  Warham 
St.  Leger  are  condemned  for  the  disorders  in  Ormond's  country, 
committed,  as  is  there  supposed  by  Desmond.  I  guess  the 
latter  rather  disposed  to  mischief  than  to  good.  He  would 
have  done  more  hurt  had  it  not  been  more  for  affection  to  me 
than  duty  to  the  Queen.  He  maintains  Piers  Grace.  "  I  fear 
he  will  grow  desperate,  for  that  he  cannot  have  his  causes 
ended  between  the  Earl  of  Ormond  and  him,  in  which  matters 
I  suppose  each  doth  other  wrong,  but  if  Desmond  will  burst 
out,  he  is  the  easiest  man  to  be  subdued  of  any  man  of  any 
greatness  in  Ireland,  and  thereby  the  Queen  to  be  made  mistress 
indeed  of  a  great  part  of  this  realm  .  .  .  But  in  the  meantime 
what  can  I  do,  being  forced  to  attend  the  North,  and  he 
inhabiting  the  extreme  part  of  the  south  ?" 

"  I  have  no  more  but  weary  of  writing,  life  and  all  I 
humbly  recommend  unto  you  my  cause,  self  and  service — all 
leisureless." 

Postscript. — "  I  yet  hear  nothing  of  the  Colonel  and  Western 
soldiers.  The  Berwick  men  arrived  here  the  first  of  this 
month.  I  send  my  letters  to  the  Queen  open  for  your  Lordship 
to  peruse.  My  hand  so  shake th  I  can  scantly  hold  my  pen. 
I  hear  nothing  of  that  portion  of  grain  which  should  arrive 
here  whereof  I  have  no  small  lack." 

"  My  lord,  amass  and  send  over  money  or  all  is  lost  that 
is  spent  or  hoped  for  to  be  gained.  My  lord,  you  may  see  the 
mutability  of  men  and  how  my  opinion  is  altered  for  the 
Desmond  and  why,  this  our  worthy  friend  can  declare  :  my 
nephew  now  also  will  go  but  I  cannot  find  to  marry  Windsor  : 
pardon  my  shaking  hand  ;  I  fear  I  am  entered  into  a  palsy." 

7  pp.  Holograph.  [The  pages  wrongly  bound  up,  Vol.  I. 
639,  et  seq.]  (I.  639.) 

DR.  JOHN  MAN  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  Nov.  4.  Madrid. — Six  days  ago  the  Count  de  Feria 
told  me  the  King's  determination  to  go  in  person  toward 
Flanders.  Certain  captains  of  foot  are  already  despatched, 
and  2,000  horse  to  be  levied  in  Spain.  The  King  is  loath  to 
go,  but  is  driven  thereto  by  the  Pope,  by  whom  he  is  ruled 
altogether. 

J  p.  Seal.  Part  of  this  letter  is  to  the  same  effect  as  his 
letter  to  Cecil  of  1566,  Nov.  5.  [See  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.] 
(I.  647.) 

THOMAS  GODWYN  [Dean  of  Christchurch]  and  SEVEN  OTHERS 
to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  Dec.  10.  Christ  Church,  Oxford.— The  charge  of  the 
Queen's  repair  to  the  University  and  her  abode  with  us  is 


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more  than  our  Church  is  able  to  bear.  You  affirmed  that  the 
whole  University  should  be  partakers  of  the  burden.  We 
therefore  pray  you  will  address  letters  to  the  Convocation  that 
either  by  the  University  in  common,  or  the  Colleges  pro- 
portionately, we  answering  our  portion  may  be  unburdened. 
1  p.  (I.  651.) 

DR.  JOHN  MAN  to  Sir  WILLIAM  CECIL. 

1566,  Dec.  19.  Madrid. — In  my  last  letters  I  wrote  of 
Sir  Francis  Inglefield's  arrival  here.  He  has  complained  to 
the  King  of  wrongs  done  to  him  in  England  both  by  loss  of 
his  offices  and  by  detention  of  his  revenues  for  four  years. 
I  am  informed  that  he  complains  also  generally  for  all  fugitives 
in  Lovayn  and  elsewhere.  He  has  been  very  well  heard  of  the 
King,  who  has  promised  aid.  I  told  him  that  the  greatest 
treason  that  he  had  ever  attempted  was  to  exasperate  the 
King  against  England  at  such  a  time  for  relief  of  fugitives  and 
rebels.  He  is  countenanced  by  the  Count  de  Feria.  Ingle- 
field  desired  my  aid.  I  told  him  I  misliked  his  dealings.  You 
may  perceive  quod  Judas  non  dormit. 

The  King  in  his  proposition  the  first  day  of  the  Cortes 
required  a  levy  of  a  million  crowns  for  his  present  charge, 
and  told  them  the  more  speed  they  made,  the  better  service 
they  would  do  him,  for  he  had  a  long  and  painful  journey 
towards  Flanders.  Mr.  Inglefield  told  me  that  the  King  said 
to  him  in  Latin  "  Ego  iam  propono  adire  in  Flandriam  et 
spero  quod  componam  omnia  negotia  ad  consolationem  ecclesiae 
Christi  et  in  hoc  ego  expendam  omnem  meam  substantiam  et 
etiam  vitam." 

The  Duke  of  Alva  leaves  for  Italy  the  26th  of  this  month  as 
general  against  Flanders,  and  waits  for  the  King  in  Italy,  his 
second  son  Don  Hernando  de  Toledo  his  lieutenant. 

The  Spanish  crown  is  proclaimed  up  higher  by  eight 
maravadise  because  they  were  so  fast  conveyed  out  of  the 
realm.  I  am  in  extremity  for  money.  Consider  my  case,  or 
recall  me. 

21  pp.     (I.  655.) 

DR.  JOHN  MAN  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566,  Dec.   19.     Madrid. — To   the  same   effect  as  his  letter 
to  the  Queen  of  same  date.    [See  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.\ 
i  p.     (I.  659.) 

The  VINTNERS'  COMPANY  to  QUEEN  ELIZABETH. 

[1566?]* — Petitioning  for  the  repeal  of  the  statute 
7  Edward  VI,  and  for  a  fresh  grant  of  encorporation,  and  that 

*  A  Bill  repealing  the  Act  of  7  Edward  VI,  was  brought  into  the  House  of 
Commons  on  Nov.  5,  1566,  and  passed  on  Nov.  30.  The  Queen  granted  them 
their  new  charter  (i.e.  an  inspeximus  confirming  their  previous  charters)  in 
1567* 


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all  free  men  of  their  mystery  may  have  license  to  sell  wines  in 
retail  and  in  gross,  and  control  of  all  winesellers  in  London 
and  within  three  miles. 


Questions  ministered  by  Mr.  Secretary  Cecil. 

1.  As  to  the  effect  to  the  Customs  : 

Answer. — That  none  that  now  trade  in  wine  will  be  cut  off. 
Wine  cannot  but  yield  the  due  custom  because  of  its  bulk. 

2.  Whether  any  hindrance  may  follow  to  Princes  in  amity 
with  the  Queen  : 

Answer. — That  this  is  not  likely. 

3.  Whether  the  merchants  adventurers  shall  be  prejudiced  : 
Answer. — That  the  first  answer  covers  this  point. 

4.  Whether  by  this  grant  the  navy  shall  be  diminished,  or 
if  increased,  by  what  means  : 

Answer. — The  sale  of  wine  will  not  be  diminished  and  wine 
being  bulky,  and  brought  from  more  distant  places,  more 
ships,  and  more  warlike,  will  be  employed. 

5.  How  without  Parliament  may  the  Queen  annul  licenses 
already  granted  to  such  as  be  not  Vintners,  or  whether  the 
licences  granted  by  the  Queen  may  not  be  void  by  her  death  : 

Answer. — No  such  repeal  is  sought. 

6.  Whether   the   words   of  the   Vintners'    charter  do   not 
seclude  others  from  selling  wines  : 

Answer. — The  charter  gives  no  such  privilege  ;  their  suit 
is  to  be  set  at  liberty  from  the  statute  of  7  Edw.  VI,  and  that 
they  may  have  control  of  others  who  sell. 

7.  Whether  their  suit  is  to  buy  wines  abroad,  or  only  to 
retail  them  : 

Answer. — They  would  be  at  liberty  so  to  buy  and  to  retail 
at  home. 

8.  Whether  their  suit  extends  to  French  or  to  other  wines, 
or  both  : 

Answer. — They  have  already  this  liberty. 

9.  Whether  the  prices  of  wines  shall  diminish,   and  the 
realm  have  better  wines  : 

Answer. — It  will  be  so. 

10.  What  success  or  benefit  may  in  reason  be  proved  to 
ensue  to  the  Commonwealth  : 

Answer. — This  has  already  been  dealt  with.  Further  the 
casks  are  for  the  service  of  ships  and  others  which  use  casks. 
Lightermen,  cranage,  wharfingers,  porters,  carters  and  coopers 
will  gain.  The  grant  "  will  be  cause  of  avoiding  whoredom, 
dicing,  dancing  and  banqueting  of  apprentices,  servants  and 
such  like  ;  with  observation  of  days,  prescribed  to  be  fasted," 
and  avoidance  of  excessive  rents,  and  "  that  the  order  meant  for 


95 

the  use  of  decent  apparel  concerning  the  said  company  may 
be  observed,  and  that  usury  and  overhighing  the  prices  "  of 
commodities  touching  the  trade  shall  be  avoided. 
2J  pp.     (II.  756.) 

The  VINTNERS'  COMPANY  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

[1566  ?].— To  the  same  effect  as  the  petition  to  the  Queen, 
with  addition  that  in  7  Edward  VI  "by  reason  of  all  wine  sellers 
were  not  under  one  government,"  -prices  became  excessive,  and 
therefore  an  extreme  act  was  made  and  took  away  the  liberties 
of  their  Company  ;  and  that  Queen  Mary  for  the  ancientie 
of  the  Company,  being  member  assistant  of  the  City,  for  the 
sake  of  the  Navy,  and  to  save  the  wood  of  the  realm  by  the 
number  of  casks  brought  in  with  wine,  and  for  the  relief  of 
400  or  500  men,  women  and  children  of  the  Company,  granted 
licence  for  10  years  now  expired. 

This  being  expired,  the  statute  stands  in  force  against  the 
Company,  and  a  Proclamation  has  been  made  of  late  rating 
the  price  of  wines  cheaper  titan  they  can  be  bought,  and  any 
person  may  now  sell  wines,  "  whereby  petitioners  are  in  manner 
utterly  undone." 

1  p.     (II.  761.) 

LADY  MARY  GRAYE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  Jan.  25.  Chekers. — "  I  cannot  but  crave  most 
humble  pardon  at  your  Lordship's  hands  that  I  have  not 
before  this  time  rendered  due  thanks  to  the  same  for  that 
I  understand  by  my  very  good  lady  the  Lady  Clynton  of 
your  Lordship's  goodwill  in  procuring  the  Queen's  Majesty's 
most  gracious  favour  towards  me,  the  want  whereof  is  more 
grievous  unto  me  than  present  death  for  thereby  most  happily 
I  should  be  delivered  from  manifold  miseries  and  calamities 
which  now  living  do  suffer  though  most  justly  I  must  confess 
and  shall  do  until  I  may  be  restored  to  the  same  again.  Full 
truly  spake  the  prudent  Salamon  saying  the  indignation  of 
the  prince  is  death  which  I  most  woful  creature  too  truly  have 
tried.  Most  humbly  beseeching  your  Lordship  as  you  have 
of  your  own  good  inclination  begun  my  reconcilement  to 
towards  her  Majesty  even  so  to  proceed  to  the  accomplish- 
ment thereof,  although  my  faults  be  grievous  in  her  Highness 
sight,  which  I  do  most  humbly  acknowledge  to  be  very  great, 
yet  calling  to  mind  her  princely  clemency  in  pardoning  the 
offences  of  other  her  highness  subjects  moveth  me  to  conceive 
some  good  hope  shortly  to  taste  of  the  same,  most  humbly 
beseeching  your  honour  earnestly  to  further  this  my  lamentable 
suit  unto  her  Majesty,  that  it  may  please  her  Highness  of  her 
princely  mercifulness  to  pardon  me  this  offence,  trusting  here- 
after by  God's  grace  so  to  behave  myself  towards  her  Majesty 
according  to  my  duty  as  I  will  never  offend  her  Majesty  more." 

1  p.  Holograph.  [The  writer  had  secretly  married  Thomas 
Keys,  the  Queen's  serjeant-porter.]  (I.  585.) 


96 

[JOHN  SCOBY,  Bishop  of  Hereford,  to  his  RURAL  DEANS.] 
1566[-7],  Jan.  30.  Whitbourne.— "  Salutem  in  Christo. 
Our  brother,  the  parson  of  Cradley,*  intendeth  to  begin  his 
residence  in  the  church  of  Hereford  on  Tuesday  next. 
These  are  therefore  to  pray  you  to  speak  to  our  brethren  of 
the  clergy  of  your  Deanery  to  show  their  good  will  towards 
him,  which  I  will  as  gratefully  accept  at  their  hands  as  done 
to  myself.  It  hath  been  an  ancient  custom,  as  I  understand, 
to  excite  the  good  wills  of  friends  in  such  cases,  without  urging 
any  man  to  do  otherwise  or  further  than  he  is  disposed  and 
willing." 

J  p.     Unsigned.     (I.  663.) 


Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  Feb.  1.  Paris. — There  is  some  likelihood  of 
troubles  to  be  renewed  against  the  Protestants  here,  and  the 
sooner  if  the  King  of  Spain  come  into  the  Low  Countries, 
"  which  these  men  seem  nothing  to  doubt  of,  considering  the 
lets  that  are  presently  offered  by  reason  of  the  Turkish  prepara- 
tion." They  will,  as  they  say,  provide  for  the  worst.  The 
Queen  Mother  seeks  by  all  means  to  bring  them  under  foot, 
and  to  win  over  the  Prince  of  Conde  with  fair  promises. 

In  Flanders  "  the  Protestants  have  the  worst  end  of  the 
staff  because  they  want  the  aid  and  succour  of  some  of  the 
noblemen  of  that  country,  who  begin  to  pluck  their  heads 
out  of  the  collar.  The  Duchess  of  Parma  hath  offered  them 
to  live  at  liberty,  so  as  it  be  without  ministers  or  preachings, 
but  such  hard  conditions  they  will  not  as  yet  accept." 

1  p.     (I.  665.) 


MARY,  QUEEN  OF  SCOTS,  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  Feb.  8.  Edinburgh. — "  We  have  at  all  times  but 
specially  by  the  declaration  of  the  bearer,  our  servant  Robert 
Malvile  at  his  late  return  understood  your  good  mind  always 
shewn  to  the  increase  and  entertainment  of  the  amity  and 
mutual  intelligence  betwixt  us  and  our  good  sister  the  Queen 
your  Sovereign  whereof  we  give  you  hearty  thanks  and 
effectuously  pray  you  to  continue  :  for  as  therein  ye  show 
yourself  a  favourant  of  quietness  and  one  zealous  of  the 
advancement  and  good  estate  of  your  sovereign,  and  of  that 
your  native  country,  evinsa  [even  so  |  to  us  ye  do  na  small 
pleasure,  that  of  all  other  things  most  earnestly  wishes  to  see 
the  perseverence  of  the  same  good  amity.  We  think  not 
meet  to  be  anything  more  prolixt  in  writing  but  if  it  stand  in 

*  Thomas  Grenewiche  or  Greenvill,  rector  of  Cradley,  was  appointed  in 
Jan.,  1566  7,  to  the  prebend  of  Warham  and  Ayleston  in  Hereford  Cathedral. 
This  letter  was  evidently  enclosed  in  the  Bishop's  of  Feb.  28.  See  p.  98  below. 


97 

us  to  show  pleasure  to  yourself  or  to  any  at  your  commendation 
ye  may  be  fully  assured  of  the  same." 

(In  the  Queen's  hand  :)      Your  gud  Cusign, 

Marie  R. 

|  p.     Seal.     (I.  685.) 

Dr.  JOHN  MAN  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  Feb.  18.  Madrid. — The  Pope  has  excommunicated 
the  King's  Lieutenant  and  Council  at  Milan,  and  the  Viceroy 
at  Naples,  which  is  not  very  well  taken  here,  but  "  he  hath 
them  so  tied  by  the  nose  that  they  dare  not  mislike  with  his 
doings." 

The  Count  of  Feria  has  declared  exceeding  contempt  and 
threatenings  of  the  Earl  of  Arundel,  which  I  could  not  bear 
withal.  "In  my  opinion  it  toucheth  the  whole  estate  of  our 
nobility  to  have  one  such  as  my  Lord  of  Arundel  so  con- 
temptuously used.  Notwithstanding  I  had  rather  be  an 
instrument  in  their  good  reconciliation  than  to  set  them 
further  out.  It  riseth  all  of  the  Contessa  .  .  .  manet  alta 
mente  repostum  Judicium  Paridis  spretaeque  injuria  formae." 

|  p.  (I.  689.)  [Of.  Col.  8.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  1567, 
pp.  166,  220.] 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  Feb.  18.  Paris. — By  your  letter  I  am  not  only 
satisfied  of  your  godly  disposition  touching  religion,  but  can 
shew  [it]  if  any  such  things  should  happen  as  an  alteration  of 
religion.  I  have  shewn  part  to  Mr.  Stewarde  for  the  satisfaction 
of  himself  and  the  Admiral.  The  report  was  brought  by  one 
Dobeney  [Daubigny]  brother  to  Lord  Lenneys  [Lennox]  who 
said  it  came  from  the  French  Ambassador  Monsr.  de  la  Forrest, 
whom  I  think  to  be  too  wise  to  write  of  such  an  untruth. 
The  idle  Friars  went  about  preaching  that  England  was 
restored  to  the  Catholic  Church. 

Certain  ships  are  reported  to  have  past  into  Bordeaux 
and  La  Rochelle,  and  are  likely  to  visit  Ireland  or  some  of  your 
coasts. 

There  was  lately  a  debate  before  the  King  between 
de  Montpensier  and  the  Chancellor,  the  former  threatening  to 
pluck  the  latter  by  the  beard. 

In  Flanders  the  Regent  and  the  Prince  are  said  to  have 
taken  order  that  all  men  shall  have  liberty  of  conscience,  the 
order  being  taken  at  Orange's  house,  in  his  presence  and  that 
of  Egmont,  Horn,  Bredrode  and  Austrode  [Hoogstraten]. 

There  is  an  Englishman  here  called  King,  who  has  spoken 
very  ill  of  Sir  Nicolas  Throgmorton  and  wished  he  had  killed 
him  ;  since  my  coming,  he  threatened  Barnaby,  my  servant, 
who  offered  to  fight  him,  but  he  ran  away,  and  made  an  outcry 
that,  though  he  was  servant  to  the  French  King,  my  servants 
were  trying  to  kill  him.  He  further  said  that  ere  long  he 
would  come  to  the  firing  of  Dover.  I  think  he  should  be 
banished. 


98 

Please  obtain  for  me  a  bill  for  1,000  crowns  (through  request 
to  Sir  Thos.  Gresham)  out  of  Flanders. 
1J  pp.     Holograph.     (I.  693.) 

[JOHN    SCORY,]   BISHOP  OF   HEREFORD,  to   the  EARL   OF 

LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  Feb.  28  (endorsement). — I  lately  received  your 
letters  directed  at  my  suit  to  the  Dean  and  Chapter  of  Hereford, 
in  favour  of  Mr.  Williams  and  Mr.  Grenewich,  two  new  residen- 
ciaries,  and  have  obtained  my  request,  for  which  I  humbly 
thank  you. 

Now  am  I  suitor  for  myself.  I  send  you  a  copy  of  a  letter 
[see  p.  96  above]  which  I  directed  to  five  or  six  deans  rural 
of  my  diocese  ;  which  I  thought  I  might  lawfully  have  done,  it 
being  according  to  precedents  in  the  registers  of  my  pre- 
decessors. I  am  now  informed  that  this  is  against  a  law 
which  King  Henry  VIII  made  for  Wales  and  the  Marches  ;  that 
no  person  should  make  or  procure  any  such  "commotha  [aid] 
(for  so  the  Welshmen  call  it)."  My  offence,  if  any,  was  due 
to  ignorance  of  the  law,  and  overmuch  affection  to  help  the 
new  residentiary  being  an  honest  man  and  not  rich.  The 
sum  and  value  that  was  given  him  by  virtue  of  my  letter 
was  not  IOL,  nor  as  I  presently  think  6?.,  the  most  part  of 
which  he  had  of  me,  "  yet  now  I  wish  that  he  had  had  double 
or  treble  as  much  more  of  me  as  he  had  given  him  by  my 
letters,  so  that  I  had  not  written  them."  The  Papists,  who 
have  watched  to  have  me  in  a  trap,  and  know,  as  well  as  I  do, 
what  I  say  and  do  in  my  own  house,  now  think  that  they 
have  won  the  field,  and  intend  to  undo  me  at  the  next  assizes. 
I  desire  you  to  be  a  mediator  for  me  to  the  Queen  to  dispense 
with,  or  to  pardon  my  rash  doings. 

1  p.  Signature  torn  off.  Endorsed,  The  Bishop  of  Hereford. 
(I.  697.) 

T[HOMAS]  BARNABY  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  March  1.  Paris. — Your  letters  tell  us  of  the 
strange  and  sudden  disaster  which  of  late  hath  happened  in 
Scotland  [the  murder  of  Darnley].  Pray  God  the  tragedy 
may  have  no  more  acts  but  one. 

There  is  new  stir  between  the  Protestants  and  the  Papists 
at  Antwerp.  Those  of  the  religion  have  "  spoiled  and  burnt 
the  Cordeliers,"  and  some  went  with  their  Minister  to  preach 
between  Malines  and  Brussels  ;  the  Duchess  sent  the  Provost 
of  Villevorde  thither,  who  took  some  of  them  and  hung  their 
Minister. 

Great  preparations  are  made  for  the  siege  of  Valenciennes  : 
those  within  are  in  distress  for  lack  of  necessaries,-  and  for 
want  of  horsemen.  On  Feb.  20  they  made  a  sally,  but  were 
driven  in  with  loss. 

From  Hungary  it  is  reported  that  the  Turk's  preparations 
by  land  and  sea  go  on,  and  that  Lazarus  Suenden  won 
from  the  governor  of  the  Vaivode's  country  a  strong 


99 

castle  called  Satwar,  losing  many  Christians.  The  Empress 
this  month  had  a  daughter,  after  some  peril  from  a  fire 
in  the  palace  at  midnight ;  the  child  was  born  next  day  : 
both  she  and  the  Emperor  desired  a  daughter. 

The  diet  began  at  Ratisbon  on  Feb.  9.  The  Emperor  has 
sent  the  Duke  of  Bavaria,  remaining  himself  in  Moravia, 
demanding  the  contributions  granted  by  the  Princes  of  the 
Empire.  It  is  thought  that  he  is  secretly  assured  of  peace 
with  the  Turk,  but  uses  this  council  to  get  money  for  a  worse 
end. 

The  King  of  Spam's  galleys  are  arrived  in  Spain,  and  his 
Ambassador  here  sets  forth  that  he  will  leave  for  Flanders,  with 
the  Queen,  by  the  end  of  this  month.  Alva  has  arrived  at 
Genoa  and  is  waiting  for  the  King. 

A  pensioner  of  this  King's  named  Clery  was  sent  hence  on 
Feb.  21  to  fetch  the  6,000  Swiss  which  are  retained  for  this 
King's  service  :  he  is  to  receive  money  for  the  purpose  at 
Lyons.  They  are  to  be  employed  to  reinforce  the  garrisons 
in  Picardy  and  elsewhere. 

There  has  been  a  quarrel  between  Damville  and  the  Count 
de  Rais,  who  was  reported  to  have  been  killed  ;  this  may 
still  happen,  for  he  is  much  hated  for  the  credit  he  has  with 
the  King. 

The  Queen-Mother's  government  is  becoming  misliked  even 
by  the  Papists.  "  She  to  assure  herself  will,  I  doubt  not, 
rather  turn  Totnam  French  and  become  a  Protestant 
another  while  than  sit  besides  the  saddle." 

2  pp.     (I.  701.) 


Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  Sir  WILLIAM  CECIL. 

1566[-7],  March  1.  Paris. — The  Queen  wishes  me  to  see 
Monsr.  Foix  myself,  and  to  demand  his  answer,  which  I  will 
do  on  his  return  from  Gascony  after  Easter. 

I  shall  be  glad  to  hear  from  you  about  the  prisoners  in  the 
galleys  at  Marseilles,  22  in  number. 

As  for  a  tailor  for  the  Queen,  my  wife  and  I  will  do  what  we 
may. 

"  Touching  the  lamentable  news  of  Scotland,  the  Scottishmen 
themselves  doth  speak  very  broad,  and  mistrust  some  practises 
which  if  so  it  be  will  be  revenged  of  God's  hand." 

1  p.    The  last  two  paragraphs  holograph  and  partly  in  cipher. 
(I.  705.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  March  1.  Paris. — I  was  this  day  with  the  Prince 
of  Conde,  who  was  glad  to  understand  that  the  rumour  of 
Mass  being  allowed  in  England  was  false.* 

*  Cf.  letter  from  Dr.  Man  to  Cecil,  dated  March  3,  from  Madrid. 
[Cat.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz,} 


100 

There  has  been  stir  at  Antwerp  between  Protestants  and 
Papists.  The  Prince  of  Orange  has  tried  to  bring  them  to 
some  conformity,  but  can  little  avail.  Ludovic  de  Nassau  and 
Brederode  entered  the  town  with  horsemen,  and  have  declared 
themselves  rather  for  the  Protestants  than  otherwise.  [The 
rest  of  the  news  is  identical  with  that  in  Thos.  Barnaby's 
letter  above  p.  98.] 

2  pp.     (I.  709.) 

DE.  JOHN  MAN  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  March  3.  Madrid. — The  King's  departure  to 
Flanders  is  delayed  by  the  loss  of  29  ships  laden  with  victuals, 
arms  and  munition  on  the  coast  of  Malaca  [?  Malaga],  but  new 
furniture  is  now  almost  ready.  The  Queen  is  four  months 
gone  with  child. 

1J  pp.  Part  of  this  letter  is  contained  in  his  letter  to  Cecil 
of  this  date.  [See  Cat.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (I.  713.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  March  8.  Paris. — Since  I  last  wrote  the  Princes 
of  Conde  and  Pourgain,  the  Admiral  with  D'Andelot,  the  Counts 
of  Rochef orca  [Rochefoucauld]  and  Grandemoun  with  others  of 
the  religion  met  at  Conde's  house  near  Orleans  and  conferred 
on  the  state  of  religion  and  government.  Conde  wrote  to  the 
Queen-Mother  that  he  might  be  admitted  to  the  secrecy  of  the 
Realm  and  have  liberty  of  conscience. 

The  Count  de  Raye  and  Monsr.  Danville  are  fallen  at  debate  : 
the  Count,  being  but  a  new  man,  leans  to  Conde,  and  is  a 
means  to  the  Queen-Mother  to  bring  them  to  Court.  But  the 
Cardinal  of  Lorraine  is  expected  there  within  eight  days  and 
they  intend  to  see  him  departed  before  they  come  thither. 
Thus  the  old  quarrel  is  likely  to  rekindle. 

It  is  also  bruited  that  the  Queen  of  Navarre  is  now  in 
Vendome  with  many  of  the  religion. 

La  Croce  [Du  Croc]  arrived  at  Fontainebleau  on  Sunday  last 
from  Lorraine  whither  he  went  to  report  to  the  Cardinal  of  the 
death  of  Darnley,  and  is  expected  to  go  to  Scotland.  It  was 
first  reported  that  Rambouillet  should  have  gone,  but  he  stays 
because  the  [torn]  are  not  yet  met,  at  whose  meeting  he  intends 
to  treat  to  have  the  Prince  [James]  delivered  to  France. 

11  pp.     (I.  717.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  [LEICESTER  ?]. 

[1567,]  March  10.  Paris. — Alva  is  at  Barcelona  ready  to 
embark  for  Genoa,  and  at  Cartagena  6,000  Spaniards  also  for 
Genoa.  The  Spanish  army  is  to  assemble  at  Milan.  Many 
practices  are  used  by  the  Protestants  here  to  let  them, 
but  there  is  an  eye  had  of  them  everywhere.  The  King  of 
Spain  is  said  to  have  lost  24  galleys  which  were  going  from 
Cartagena  to  take  Tunis.  Orange  has  declared  himself  for 


101 

those  of  the  religion  *in  Flanders,  but  the  Regent  is  trying 
to  extirpate  them  if  she  may.  Meghem  is  in  camp  besieging 
Thertoghen  bosce  [Bois-le-duc].  The  town  is  divided  in  religion, 
but  the  Protestants  being  the  stronger  have  made  the  Papists 
swear  to  defend  it.  The  Regent  is  at  Brussels. 

Trouble  is  beginning  in  Germany.  Crombrack  [Culemburg] 
who  about  3  years  ago  was  ordered  by  the  Emperor  to  restore  a 
town  taken  from  the  Bishop  of  Wersenterghe  [Wurzburg] 
is,  with  those  of  his  part,  declared  rebel.  With  him  is  John 
Frederick,  the  eldest  son  of  the  late  Duke  of  Saxony.  They 
are  now  besieged  in  Gotha  by  the  Elector  of  Saxony. 

1J  pp.     (II.  623.) 

JO[HN  JEWELL],  Bishop  of  Salisbury,  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1566[-7],  March  16.  Salisbury. — Commending  for  the 

vicarage  of  Helmarten,  George  Coryat,  B.A.,  of  New  College, 
Oxford. 

*  p.     (I-  721.) 

[The  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]  to  [the  UNIVERSITY  OF  OXFORD], 

1566[-7],  March  17.  At  the  Court. — Recommending  for  the 
Vice-chancellorship  Dr.  Humfrey,  Dr.  Tremayne,  Dr.  West- 
phaylinge  or  Dr.  Calfyld. 

1J  pp.     Draft  with  corrections.     Unsigned.     (I.  569.) 

WILLIAM   KIRKALDY  of    Grange  to  the  EARL  OF   BEDFORD. 

1567,  April  20.    Edinburgh. — Copy.    For  the  original  see  Col. 
S.P.  Scotland,  under  this  date. 
2  pp.     (II.  509.) 

Sir  NICHOLAS  THROKMORTON  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1567  [endorsement],  April  30.  At  the  Court. — Since  youri! 
departure  it  is  bruited  that  the  Queen  of  Scots  was  married 
at  Seton  to  Both  well  before  her  journey  to  Stirling,  whence ! 
she  brought  the  Prince  and  put  him  in  Edinburgh  Castle,  as 
she  passed  to  Dunbar  where  she  now  is  with  her  lover.  The 
Lord  of  Grange  doth  not  write  that  she  is  married,  but  to  marry 
shortly,  all  Bothwell's  faction  having  subscribed  thereto. 
A  servant  of  Lord  Lennox  brings  the  consummation  of  the 
marriage  ;  his  master  sues  to  return  to  England,  fearing  his 
own  destruction,  and  that  of  the  young  Prince,  the  parricide 
having  the  guard  of  the  son.  Bothwell  met  the  Queen  with 
3,000  horse,  and  conveyed  her  to  Dunbar.  Upon  the  com- 
mitting of  Cesford  to  the  Castle  of  Edinburgh,  Lord  Home 
and  all  the  border  Earls  refuse  to  come  to  the  Court.  Maxwell 
pleases  Bothwell,  and  Lord  Scrope  should  beware  of  him. 
Maxwell's  ambition  carries  him  away  to  this  lewd  fortune,  for 
he  shall  be,  or  is,  lieutenant-general.  All  the  disfamed 
persons  in  this  murder  are  now  advanced  and  have  charges 
committed  them. 


102 

Lord  Sussex  mislikes  his  instruction^  and  travails  to  have 
them  enlarged. 

At  the  dispatch  hereof  Justice  Brown  was  not  arrived. 
"  I  did  not  mean  to  procure  your  Lordship  writing  so  hastily 
for  Assherydge  as  I  did  remember  you  by»Mr.  Dier  for  the  sending 
your  sepulchre  as  your  lordship  told  me  by  the  way.  But  since 
your  messengers  have  no  better  fortune  in  safe-carrying  your 
tokens  I  would  advise  you  be  not  so  hasty  to  send  things  of 
price.  And  yet  I  know  the  messenger  is  more  grieved  with 
the  loss  than  you  be,  and  hath  left  no  devices  undone  to 
recover  your  diamond." 

2  pp.     Holograph.     (I.  725.)     See  letter  of  May  10  (below). 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1567  (endorsement),  May  2.  Paris. — At  our  audience  at 
St.  Maure  des  Fosses  on  April  29  we  little  prevailed.  But, 
whereas  before  Sir  T.  Smith's  coming  it  was  bruited  that  a 
nobleman  was  coming  to  demand  Calais,  the  French  were 
minded  to  deal  reasonably  with  the  Queen  touching  Calais  : 
now  they  are  not  so. 

If  the  Emperor  make  truce  with  the  Turk,  it  is  thought  he 
will  claim  Metz,  Thou  [Toul]  and  Verdun.  The  Queen-Mother 
uses  all  means  to  let  it,  as  in  seeking  to  make  a  cross  alliance 
between  him  and  France,  the  Emperor  to  marry  his  eldest 
son  to  Madame  Marguerite,  and  the  King  of  France  to  marry 
the  Emperor's  second  daughter,  the  eldest  being  promised  to 
the  Prince  of  Spain.  But  if  her  Majesty  urged  the  Emperor  to 
make  his  claim,  while  renewing  hers,  I  think  the  French  would 
offer  her  right  or  reason.  The  Constable  was  so  unwilling  to 
be  present  at  this  demand-making  that  the  King  and  his 
Mother  not  only  went  to  his  house  at  Chantilly,  but  also 
gave  him  30,000  francs  to  mitigate  his  anger  at  his  son  Mont- 
morency  not  succeeding  him  as  Constable. 

Conde  and  the  Admiral  were  not  present  at  the  demand 
for  Calais,  but  will  be  here  in  two  days,  to  persuade,  it  is  said, 
the  King  not  to  allow  Geneve  [Genoa]  to  be  taken  by  the  King 
of  Spain.  The  Pope  offers  a  year's  pay  to  the  Duke  of  Savoy's 
army  if  it  is  taken.  If  her  Majesty  has  to  do  with  the  French, 
I  am  assured  by  those  whom  I  will  not  name  for  want  of  a 
cipher,  that  the  King  of  Spain  will  be  her  friend. 

Monsr.  de  Morret  has  promised  me  three  setters  for  you. 

1  thank  you  for  having  forborne  the  service  of  him  whom  I 
know  you  might  ill  spare,  your  servant  Mr.  Barnaby. 

2  pp.     The  last  paragraph  in  Norreys'  own  hand.     (I.  729.) 

Sir  NICHOLAS  THROKMORTON  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1567,  May  10  (endorsement).  [Westminster.] — You  shall 
understand  what  the  Queen  wishes  you  to  hear  from  her 
through  your  brother  who  was  in  charge  in  my  absence. 
Lady  Stafford  sees  no  cause  in  matters  within  her  reach  why 


103 

you  should  hasten  hither.  The  storms  which  were  up  here 
lately  are  now  so  appeased  that  it  seems  there  was  no  rough  sea. 

Retain  your  adamant  [diamond]  sepulchre  until  you  have  the 
condition  better  annexed  and  more  surely  verified  than  I  see 
as  yet  occasion  to  hope. 

By  Mr.  Blunt's  writing,  you  shall  understand  what  hath 
been  proceeding  touching  Appleyard.  Huggon  is  sent  for, 
after  whose  examination  I  think  the  matter  shall  suspend 
until  you  return.  Lord  Arundel  remains  here  about  that 
business.  Lord  Pembroke  has  shewed  himself  in  this  and  in 
the  handling  of  it  your  assured  friend.  Your  well-willers 
would  have  you  go  through  now  with  this  matter.* 

The  Queen  appeared  somewhat  perplexed  about  the  Irish 
success,  and  as  yet  gives  but  cold  provision  for  the  remedy. 

Sir  T.  Smith  is  on  his  way  home.  Tylleney  [Teligny]  is 
returned  from  the  Turk  :  his  companion  in  the  voyage 
Vyleconie  [Villeconiers]  is  dead.  Alva  is  landed  at  Genoa. 
The  Emperor  demands  new  aid  against  the  Turk.  John 
Frederic  Duke  of  Saxe  is  prisoner  with  Augustus ;  Crombake 
[Culemburg]  and  two  others  with  the  Emperor. 

Brederode  is  fled  from  Amsterdam,  the  poor  Protestants  go 
to  wrack  in  Flanders.  Orange  is  in  Germany. 

The  Lords  of  Scotland  still  mean  to  impeach  the  marriage, 
and  so  save  the  Prince  from  the  Queen  and  Bothwell's  hands. 
They  desire  her  Majesty's  assistance  whereto  she  will  give 
no  ear.  Thus  she  shall  forego  her  friends,  and  they  be  con- 
strained to  be  at  the  French  devotion. 

This  night  a  fair  lady  lodges  in  your  bed. 

2£  pp.     Holograph.     (I.  733.) 

Sir  WILLIAM  CECIL  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

[1567,  May  15.] — Letters  came  yesterday  from  my  Lord  of 
Bedford  to  the  Queen  containing  the  copy  of  letters  to  him 
from  the  Lord  Grange.  These  letters  were  to  understand  the 
Queen's  devotion  to  the  comfort  of  them  in  Scotland  that  would 
pursue  the  murderers  of  their  King.  The  Queen  gives  them 
no  answer  of -moment. 

He  writes  that  the  Queen  there  enacted  by  Parliament  that 
all  laws  "  made  for  religion  dangerous  to  the  lives,  lands  or  goods 
of  them  of  religion  shall  be  abolished,  and  that  the  law  of 
oblivion  made  before "  her  coming  from  France  shall  be 
established.  "  Many  more  things  were  required  to  have  been 
enacted  for  religion,  but  no  more  would  be  granted.  By  his 
letters  appeareth  great  likelihood  of  the  marriage,  and  a  servant  '/ 
of  the  Earl  Lennox,  newly  come  from  Scotland,  saith  that  the 
marriage  was  secretly  made  before  Both  well  was  arraigned, 
but  I  think  he  speaketh  upon  the  spleen."  "  Wishing  myself  to 
be  with  your  lordship  at  Burton,  to  be  your  messenger 
to  Stamford,  where  I  am  informed  this  May  to  grow  a 
sovereign  medicine  for  my  gout." 

Holograph.     1  p.     (I.  737.) 

*  Seep.  Ill  below. 


104 

F[RANCIS  EARL  or]  BEDFORD  to 

1567,  June  15.  Garendon. — I  have  received  letters  from  my 
Lord  of  Grange  in  cipher.  The  Lords  have  not  yet  assembled 
to  answer  my  last  articles,  but  most  of  them  could  be  content 
that  their  Prince  might  remain  in  their  custody  under  our 
Sovereign's  protection.  Monsieur  du  Croke  hath  offered  them 
liberal  pensions  for  the  King  his  master  to  have  the  prosecuting 
the  murder  and  the  defence  of  their  young  Prince,  being  now 
in  greater  danger  by  the  Queen  being  with  child.  Being 
further  urged  by  my  private  letters  to  say  whether  they  could 
be  content  that  the  prisoner  might  be  brought  into  this  realm  for 
his  better  safety,  Grange  thinketh  some  of  them  would  give  their 
consent.  The  Earl  of  Mar  and  some  of  the  best  sticketh  most 
in  it,  who  will  not  be  persuaded  till  all  have  met,  and  "  until  they 
have  more  certainty  how  far  our  Sovereign  will  aid  them  in 
this  action.  Wherein  they  seek  three  things,  first  the  safety 
of  their  Prince,  next  to  divide  the  Queen's  actions  from  Both- 
well's,  for  which  purpose  Liddington  is  gone  from  the  Court 
so  as  they  will  deal  only  with  Bothwell  and  in  no  respect 
against  their  Queen".  . . ,  and  thirdly  to  prosecute  the  murder  of 
their  King,  which  is  now  openly  known  and  to  be  proved  to 
be  done  by  Bothwell's  own  hands  amongst  others  of  his 
adherents. 

"  The  Lords  were  once  determined  that  the  Lord  of  Mar's 
brother  should  have  come  to  our  Sovereign  of  the  message, 
which  perhaps  he  or  some  other  shall  hereafter  do  when  they 
have  met,  . . .  and  yet  he  standeth  in  some  doubt  hereof.  If  our 
Sovereign  will  assure  them  of  secret  aid,  they  will  feed  the 
French  ambassador  only  with  fair  words  and  yet  make  him  no 
promises.  ...  I  understand  by  my  messenger,"  as  "  you  will  by 
Mr.  Melvyn,  that  the  Queen  and  the  Duke  agree  very  ill. 
The  Queen  makes  great  offers  into  France  for  the  delivery  of  the 
Prince." 

1  beseech  you  continue  to  seek  my  release  from  Berwick,  for 
I  am  well  assured  a  great  number  in  all  respects  are  fitter  for 
that  service  than  I.     Nevertheless  if  the  Queen  will  please  to 
appoint  me  thereunto,  though  I  hasard  myself  with  travail  this 
hot  weather,  I  shall  be  most  ready  to  do  my  duty  so  as  I  may 
know  her  Highness'  pleasure  how  far  I  shall  deal  in  such  matters. 

2  pp.     (I.  741.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 
1567,  June  30.  Paris. — By  your  letter  received  of 
Mr.  Barnaby  on  the  26th  I  find  I  have  sustained  great  injury. 
In  all  matters  of  importance  I  used  his  advice  only,  and  made 
him  privy  to  all  letters  to  and  from  the  Queen.  Only  once  I 
requested  him  to  write  to  the  Queen,  when  he  said  he  had 
business  of  his  own,  and  asked  that  some  one  else  might  write. 
I  said  that  I  would  commit  her  Majesty's  affairs  to  none  but 
myself  or  him,  and  wrote  myself.  I  am  most  bound  to  you 
for  forbearing  the  service  of  him  whom  you  can  ill  spare. 


105 

As  to  the  French  ambassador's  report  of  him,  "his  service 
is  like  to  be  very  slender,  who  in  this  charge  shall  be  accom- 
panied with  such  as  shall  be  to  their  liking."  From  his  coming 
into  France  on  May  25  till  the  26th  June  he  went  daily  quietly 
in  the  town,  no  man  charging  him  with  debt.  On  which  day 
there  came  to  his  lodging  armed 'men,  and  while  I  was  com- 
pounding for  his  debts,  they  took  him  to  prison.  I  discharged 
the  debt,  but  advertised  the  King  :  the  copy  of  my  letter 
and  his  answer  I  send  herewith.  I  am  sorry  these  dealings 
are  so  quietly  put  up  as  whatever  they  do  no  revenge  may 
be  sought. 

On  June  24  a  quarrel  arose  between  one  Mockett  and  a 
Frenchman.  They  fell  to  blows  and  Mockett  was  so  over- 
matched as  young  Mr.  Clinton  tried  to  rescue  him.  The 
French  increased  in  number,  and  the  two  saved  their  lives  by 
taking  a  house,  which  happily  was  the  King's  Advocate's. 
The  French  have  since  watched  his  lodging,  so  that  I  brought 
Clinton  to  my  lodging,  nor  do  I  suffer  him  to  go  abroad.  His 
father,  the  Admiral,  should  send  for  him  home. 

The  Protestants  are  preparing  to  resist  King  Philip  with 
great  force. 

I  have  not  changed  your  bill  for  1,000  crowns,  as  the 
exchange  is  so  bad,  being  6d.  in  every  crown  monthly.  Help 
me  to  one  of  more  easy  exchange. 

I  send  copies  of  my  letter  to  the  King,  his  reply  and  his 
letter  to  the  Provost  of  Paris. 

2J  pp.     (I.   749.) 

Enclosed  with  the  above, 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  KING. 

1567,  June  26.  Paris. — To-day  a  large  number  of 
sergeants  and  officers  came  to  my  lodgings  to  arrest  for 
debt  a  gentleman  sent  by  the  Queen  with  letters  who 
lodged  near  me.  The  sum  was  only  40  crowns,  for  which 
I  and  my  host  Monsr.  de  Verberie  offered  security. 
They  would  not  allow  me  to  speak  to  the  gentleman, 
forced  his  door,  and  took  him  through  the  town  like  a 
thief,  knocking  his  head  against  the  wall.  I  had 
difficulty  in  restraining  my  people  from  attempting  to 
rescue  him.  I  pray  you  to  give  such  order  that  I  may 
not  think  myself  the  worse  treated  of  all  Ambassadors 
here. 

1  p.     French.     Copy.     (I.    743.) 

The  KING  to  Sir  HENRY  NORREYS. 

1567,  June  27.  St.  German. — I  have  ordered  the 
Provost  of  Paris  to  make  satisfaction  to  you,  and  to 
release  the  gentleman. 

£  p.     French.     Copy.        (I.  745.) 


106 

The  KING  to  the  PROVOST  OF  PARIS. 

1567,    June    27.      St.    Germain-en-Laye. — Ordering     the 
release  of  the  gentleman. 

1  p.     French.     Copy.     (I.  747.) 

T[HOMAS]  BARNABY  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1567,  June  30.  Poissy. — Her  Majesty  should  know 
that  the  King  of  France,  having  heard  from  his  ambassador 
in  Scotland  of  the  taking  of  the  Queen  and  of  the  flight  of 
her  husband,  vaunts  that  he  will  set  her  at  liberty,  and  get 
the  young  Prince  into  his  hands  "  either  by  hoke  or  croke." 
To  this  end  he  privately  procured  the  Bishop  of  Glasgow 
to  send  for  the  Earl  of  Murray  to  Orleans,  whom  he  persuaded 
to  return  with  all  speed  to  Scotland,  offering  him  the  order 
of  St.  Michael,  the  captaincy  of  the  Scottish  company,  to 
be  again  erected,  and  other  gratifications,  to  be  at  his  devotion. 
What  else  passed  between  them  I  am  not  able  to  say.  The 
Earl  will  himself  ere  long  advertise  her  Majesty  of  his  deter- 
mination to  go  to  Scotland  as  soon  as  this  King  or  he  shall 
hear  again  from  there.  I  wish  her  Majesty  would  satisfy 
him  better  when  he  returns  than  she  did  coming  here.  Yet 
I  trust  that  he  will  still  be  as  ready  to  please  her  Majesty 
as  ever.  "  Have  an  eye  that  no  French  ships  steal  thither 
to  convey  the  Prince  away,  for  not  long  since  such  a  matter  was 
a  brewing.  .  .  .  Some  of  their  merchant  ships  under  colour 
of  a  voyage  shall  do  the  deed." 

Here  Protestants  and  Papists  are  preparing  for  war,  and 
there  is  bruit  that  the  King  of  Spam,  assisted  by  the  Emperor, 
Pope,  and  other  princes  of  Italy  shall  invade  France  to  suppress 
religion  and  make  what  profit  they  can.  Hereupon  are 
assembled  forces  under  Dandelot,  who  is  restored  to  his  office 
as  Colonel  of  all  the  foot,  and  this  day  strikes  up  the  drum  in 
Paris  and  elsewhere.  His  commission  is  to  raise  20  ensigns 
of  foot  and  to  reinforce  the  frontiers  towards  Burgundy, 
Lorraine  and  other  places  where  the  Spanish  army  shall  pass, 
which  already  marches.  The  Protestants  do  well  to  stand 
upon  their  guard  and  to  make  the  King  a  party  to  prevent 
this  coming  stratagem,  which  is  meant  only  to  be  executed 
against  them,  although  it  has  some  other  colour.  The  Constable 
now  rules  much  in  this  Court :  Conde  will  come  to  the  Court 
this  day,  whither  all  princes  of  the  blood,  nobles,  councillors 
and  bishops  are  sent  for  ;  you  shall  shortly  hear  of  as  great  an 
assembly  at  St.  Germain's  as  seven  years  ago  about  religion. 

Alva  is  reported  to  have  reinforced  his  Spaniards  with  3,000 
Italian  arquebusiers,  and  towards  Luxemburg  is  a  great 
assembly  of  Almayn  foot  and  horse. 

Some  say  the  Pope  gave  the  King  of  Spain  Venice  and 
Avignon  only  to  set  him  and  the  French  King  by  the  ears. 
Avignon  is  environed  by  French  territory  and  mortgaged  to 
the  Apostolic  See  only  for  120,000  florins,  since  which  time 
the  French  upon  devotion  have  suffered  them  to  enjoy  it. 


107 

One  Hugonis,  a  friar,  is  lately  sent  by  this  King  to  Spain  : 
some  remembering  that  the  King  of  Spain's  confessor  is  also 
a  Cordelier  of  much  credit  with  him,  think  it  a  running  way 
to  work  their  purpose  better.  As  for  young  L'Aubespine 
neither  he  nor  his  message  was  greatly  respected  there. 

The  Emperor  labours  for  a  truce  with  the  Turk.  His 
ambassador  is  returned  with  a  cold  answer.  The  Turk  will 
restore  nothing  and  requires  the  tribute  granted  him  by 
the  late  Emperor :  further  that  the  Vaivoda  should  recover 
his  losses  in  Transylvania  and  have  recompense  for  damage. 
Some  think  that  the  Emperor  will  have  truce  that  he  may 
accomplish  his  designs  in  Alemayn,  and  to  bring  it  to  pass 
that  the  Empire  shall  be  perpetually  annexed  to  his  House 
and  to  make  all  Germany  subject  to  him. 

The  Duke  of  Savoy  and  the  Swiss  have  agreed,  they  giving 
him  three  balliages  to  stop  his  mouth  conditionally  that  he 
allow  them  to  exercise  their  own  religion,  which  contract  the 
Kings  of  Spain  and  France  have  signed.  "  I  would  to  God 
the  Queen's  Majesty  would  also  put  in  a  foot  some  way  into 
these  matters  for  surely  she  hath  many  ways  open  to  make 
her  profit.  The  French  both  Papists  and  Protestants  suspect 
her  to  be  Imperial  and  Spanish.  Now  would  a  hot  minister 
do  good  service,  but  alas  we  are  too  full  of  moderation." 

Postscript. — We  have  news  here  of  the  Queen  of  Scotland's 
death. 

4  pp.     Signed.     (I.  753.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  QUEEN. 

1567,  July  16.  Paris. — Conde,  lately  sent  for  by  the  King  to 
assist  in  Council  has  gone  back  to  Valerey  in  great  anger.  He 
had  renewed  his  suit  to  the  Queen-Mother  for  the  Constable- 
ship  when  vacant.  She  answered  that  she  would  consider  with 
the  King.  But  Monsieur  standing  by,  and  instructed  beforehand 
told  the  Queen  that  as  the  King,  his  brother,  had  named  him 
Lieutenant-General,  he  hoped  no  one  would  be  admitted  to 
an  office  which  would  be  superfluous  and  derogate  his  authority. 
Conde  replied  hotly,  and  this,  conjoined  with  matters 
touching  the  King  of  Spain's  enterprises,  occasioned  Conde's 
departure  next  day.  This  piece  of  cunning  to  make  the 
King's  brother  a  party  has  been  devised  between  the  Queen- 
Mother  and  the  Old  Constable,  who,  being  denied  the  reversion 
of  the  office  for  the  Marshal  Montmorency  his  son,  works 
that  only  the  King's  brother  shall  be  preferred  before  those 
of  his  own  house. 

On  Conde's  departure  the  Admiral  and  Dandelot  arrived, 
and  were  well  received  by  the  Queen-Mother.  It  is  said  that 
they  shall  be  restored  to  their  former  offices. 

The  King  moved  from  St.  Germain's  to  St.  Maure  des  Fosses 
on  the  12th,  and  gtfter  two  days  to  the  Constable's  house. 
On  the  17th  he  goes  to  Chantilly  for  the  marriage  of  the 
Constable's  youngest  daughter  and  Monsr.  de  Candale's  son 


108 

and  heir.  About  the  23rd  the  King  will  be  at  Compiegne 
where  I  am  to  have  satisfaction  of  the  depredations  of  which 
you  and  the  Council  commanded  me  to  complain.  The  delay 
is  because  they  say  they  are  now  at  a  place  of  rest,  and  because 
the  Admiral  will  be* present  there  and  take  order  for  the  matter. 

Yesterday  the  Earl  of  Murray  and  the  Scotch  Ambassador 
were  sent  for,  and  dined  with  the  Constable.  They  were  to 
take  leave  of  the  King  and  Queen.  But  the  King  returned 
so  late  from  hunting,  that  this  is  put  off  till  to-day.  The 
Earl  has  been  kept  that  he  may  be  won  with  gifts  to  be  at 
their  devotion.  He  has  refused  all  and  answered  with  such 
good  words  that  they  mean  to  detain  him  no  longer.  You 
will  see  him  shortly.  The  King  is  annoyed  that  Du  Croc 
returned  without  leave,  and  would  fain  send  him  thither 
again.  But  he  and  many  of  reputation  work  the  contrary. 
I  think  he  will  not  refuse  that  charge,  having  special  credit 
with  Murray  and  the  lords  that  are  against  the  Queen.  I 
hear  that  Lignerolles  and  Captain  Colburne  accompany 
Murray  to  Scotland  to  spy  his  behaviour  with  your  Majesty. 

The  King  of  Spain's  army,  being  not  more  than  6,000  or 
7,000  Spaniards  and  1,200  horse,  is  passing  through  Burgundy 
towards  Luxemburg,  and  will  rest  there  till  the  Germ  an  forces  join. 

The  bruited  war  between  this  King  and  the  Spanish  King 
is  now  altogether  calmed.  The  latter  has  assured  his  brother 
and  mother-in-law  that  if  they  mistrust  his  arming,  he  will 
send  his  eldest  son  as  a  hostage.  He  meant  only  to  chastise 
his  own  subjects,  and  prayed  the  French  to  be  no  let  to  him. 
The  Queen-Mother  is  so  satisfied  by  this  answer  that  she  is 
more  Spanish  than  French.  The  Protestants  have  therefore 
cause  to  look  about  them.  As  far  as  I  can  learn,  their  most 
danger  is  from  surprises.  They  on  the  other  side  work  their 
own  safety  by  all  the  means  they  can.  I  shall  not  comfort 
them  more  than  generally  without  express  charge  from  you. 
But  as  you  have  heretofore  stood  them  in  stead,  do  not 
abandon  them  now,  for  it  is  God's  cause  they  have  in  hand. 

The  truce  between  the  Emperor  and  the  Turk  is  like  to 
take  effect,  and  the  Bishop  of  Agria,  sent  by  the  Emperor, 
was  well  received  by  the  Turk,  from  whom  the  Emperor 
demands  restitution  of  Sigetta,  and  will  restore  what  Lazarus 
Swenden  took  from  the  Vaivoda.  The  Turk  wants  either 
side  to  keep  what  they  have  taken  and  double  the  tribute 
granted  by  Ferdinand.  The  Emperor,  it  is  said,  goes  on 
with  his  practises  in  Germany,  and  has  been  about  to  traffic 
an  accord  between  Duke  Augustus  and  John  Frederic.  The 
Protestants  princes'  of  Germany  are  discontented  with  the 
slender  entertainment  given  by  the  Regent  of  Flanders  to 
their  Ambassadors,  and  of  her  proud  answer  sent  to  them 
in  writing.  The  Duke  of  Wittemberg  is  reported  to  advise 
the  rest  of  the  princes  to  revoke  their  subjects  being  anywhere 
in  the  King  of  Spain's  service. 

3J  pp.     Holograph.     Seal,     (I.  759.) 


109 

THOMAS,  EARL  OF  SUSSEX,  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1567,  July  25.  Ulm. — On  the  20th  I  visited  the  Duke  of 
Wittenberge  at  his  house  of  Stocqwardia  [Studtgard]  not  half 
a  mile  out  of  my  way,  who  was  very  glad  to  hear  of  the 
Queen,  and  offered  to  her  his  service  at  all  times. 

I  find  the  Protestants  increase  in  all  parts,  as  I  go,  and 
that  in  many  cities  and  other  places  where  both  the  religions 
be  in  exercise  :  the  Papists'  churches  seemed  almost  vacant, 
and  the  Protestants'  churches  beginning  to  be  too  little,  the 
people  come  so  fast  to  the  one  and  leave  so  fast  the  other. 

The  Emperor  I  hear  is  still  in  Presbroke  [Presburg]  ten 
leagues  from  Vienna,  and  the  Archduke  in  Styria,  24  leagues 
from  thence.  And,  as  a  gentleman  with  whom  I  yesterday 
met  riding  in  post  from  the  Emperor  unto  the  Low  Countries 
told  me,  the  Emperor  and  the  Archduke  were  determined 
to  be  at  Vienna  by  the  last  of  this  present. 

I  mean  to  embark  here  for  shortening  of  the  way  and  ease 
of  travel  so  soon  as  my  boat  is  ready,  and  from  thence  I  shall 
be  at  Vienna  in  7  days. 

J  p.     Signed.    Seal.     (I.  767.) 

Paper  headed  "  DISCOURS  DE  CE  QUE  DE  LA  PART  DU  TRES 
ILLUSTRE  PRINCE  PALATIN  ELECTEUR  ...  A  ESTE  TRAICTE 
PAR  MOY  [ZlJLEGERj  AVEC  LE  ROY  DE  FRANCE  ET  LA  ROYNE 
MERE  CONTENU  EN  CES  TROIS  POINTS  PRINCIPATJX  SUYVANS. 

[1567,  Dec.] — (1)  The  Ambassadors  sent  by  the  King  to  the 
German  Princes,  especially  the  Bishop  of  Rennes  and  young 
Lansac,  told  the  Elector  that  Conde  was  in  rebellion,  and 
Lansac  asked  that  some  one  should  be  sent  to  the  King  to 
learn  the  facts.  Accordingly  the  writer  was  sent. 

(2)  Lansac  told  the  Elector  in  writing  that  the  King  had 
promised  free  exercise  of  religion  ;  the  writer  was  to  enquire 
into  this. 

(3)  He  was  sent  to  find  whether  it  was  true  that  the  King 
was  willing  to  assemble  the  estates  and  ratify  this. 

He  exhorted  their  Majesties  to  embrace  a  good  peace, 
granting  freedom  of  religion  to  all  their  subjects.  This  was 
in  the  presence  of  the  King,  the  Queen-Mother,  the  King's 
Brother,  Cardinal  Bourbon  and  the  Chancellor. 

The  next  day  in  their  presence  and  of  six  Bishops,  the 
First  President  of  Paris  and  old  and  young  Lansac,  answer 
was  made  by  the  Chancellor. 

Surprise  was  expressed  at  the  interference  of  the  Elector, 
especially  as  he  had  told  the  Bishop  of  Rennes  that  he 
condemned  no  one  unheard.  To  say  this,  and  then  allow 
his  son  to  take  up  arms  was  to  offer  bread  in  one  hand  and 
a  stone  in  the  other.  The  present  trouble  was  not  due  to 
religion  but  to  Conde 's  hatred  of  the  house  of  Guise.  The 
Queen,  interrupting,  said  that  the  Edict  had  not  been  infringed. 
The  Chancellor  said  that  if  it  had,  it  was  not  the  King's  fault ; 


110 

he  could  not  know  what  went  on  everywhere.  The  Swiss 
had  been  brought  to  France,  on  Conde's  advice,  to  defend 
the  frontier  against  the  Spaniards  on  their  way  to  the  Low 
Countries.  Conde  was  angry  that  he  was  not  made  Constable. 

[Zuleger]  assured  the  King  of  Conde's  loyalty  to  him  ;  he 
had  heard  him  say  that  if  he  had  the  gift  of  the  Crown  of 
France,  he  would  give  it  to  him. 

The  King  offered  to  grant  the  Edict  removing  the  modifica- 
tions and  to  sign  it  at  once,  and  send  it  to  Conde.  He  handed 
it  to  [Zuleger] ;  de  Haulloy  being  near  asked  to  read  it ; 
when  he  had  it,  young  Aubespine  took  it  from  him,  and  would 
not  give  it  back  to  [Zuleger].  He  supposes  that  if  he,  as 
representing  the  Elector,  had  had  it,  the  King  would  have 
had  to  act  on  it.  He  was  shewn  another  script  to  the  effect 
that  the  King  had  been  with  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine  at 
Marchais  [la  Marche]  not  intending  to  fight  there,  and  that 
nothing  would  have  happened  if  the  Cardinal  had  not  com- 
plained of  Conde  troubling  France.  The  King  left  Monceaux 
the  next  day  to  hunt,  and  heard  that  Conde  was  seen  with 
soldiers  ready  to  take  him.  This  was  incredible,  but  he 
retired  to  Meaux,  and  ordered  his  Court  to  protect  him,  and 
the  next  day,  the  Swiss  having  come,  he  started  for  Paris. 
This  script  had  been  given  to  young  Lansac  to  take  to  the 
Elector,  but  he  was  taken,  and  the  script  brought  in  his  baggage 
to  the  King's  camp. 

[Zuleger]  replied  that  the  Elector  had  not  forgotten  the 
benefits  received  from  France  ;  that  his  interference  was  to 
preserve  liberty  of  conscience,  as  his  actions  in  1562  had 
proved.  The  Spaniards  had  persuaded  the  King  to  extirpate 
the  religion  in  France. 

The  Queen  answered  that  the  Interim  in  Germany  was  due 
to  King  Henry. 

[Zuleger]  corrected  her — he  had  delivered  them  from  the 
Interim  which  was  worse  than  Papal  doctrine. 

[Zuleger]  had  been  refused  private  speech  with  the  Chancellor 
and  Montmorency.  They  did  not  mean  peace. 

When  he  left  Paris  with  young  Lansac,  Conde  had  crossed 
the  Marne,  but  Lansac  avoided  him  "  by  the  King's  orders. " 
They  were  met  and  taken  by  horsemen.  Lansac  admitted 
that  he  meant  to  go  to  John  Casimir's  camp  to  corrupt  his 
Keiters.  Conde  charged  him  with  lying  about  his  (Conde's) 
intention.  Lansac,  on  his  knees,  wished  to  kiss  Conde's 
hand,  who  said  that  he  was  not  fit  to  kiss  those  whom  he  had 
slandered  :  that  he  was  in  the  pay  of  the  King  of  Spain.  Having 
saved  France  from  the  Guises  he  must  now  save  it  from  Spain. 
He  went  on  to  describe  to  [Zuleger]  the  sufferings  of  those  of 
the  religion  ;  children  might  not  be  baptised  in  a  house, 
but  had  to  be  taken  six,  seven,  ten  or  fifteen  leagues  to  be 
baptised.  When  the  Queen  was  at  Bayonne,  Alva  had  offered 
her  all  the  forces  of  Spain  to  extirpate  the  religion.  The 
Cardinal  de  Bourbon  had  told  [Conde]  one  evening  in 


Ill 

his  bedroom  at  Paris  that  he  could  have  the  office  of  Constable 
oix  the  death  of  Montmorency.  Later  the  Queen  had  told 
him  that  the  Constableship  was  not  to  be  filled  up,  but  that 
he  should  be  Lieutenant-General.  In  spite  of  this,  on  the 
instigation  of  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine,  they  had  tried  to  seize 
him,  the  Admiral  and  D'Andelot.  He  admitted  that  the 
Swiss  had  been  summoned  by  his  advice  at  the  time  of 
the  Spanish  march,  but  long  after  that  they  were  brought  to  the 
Court — a  strange  thing  during  peace  in  France.  It  was  said 
before  him  at  Lansac's  table  that  they  were  in  France  to 
make  war  on  the  Huguenots,  and  that  the  King  had  armed 
the  Parisians  for  the  same  purpose.  They  had  therefore 
armed  in  self-defence. 

[Zuleger]  also  questioned  the  gentlemen  who  were  with 
Conde  and  was  assured  that  there  was  private  cause  for  the 
quarrel. 

Duke  John  Casimir  said  the  same,  and  handed  him  for 
delivery  to  the  Elector  a  letter  which  he  had  received  from 
the  King,  dissuading  him  from  joining  Conde. 

[Zuleger]  adds  that  the  King  is  expecting  forces  from  the 
Pope,  this  being  proved  by  an  intercepted  letter  to  Vielleville, 
enclosed.  By  the  same  letter  it  seems  that  the  latter  was 
charged  by  the  King's  Brother  to  corrupt  John  Casimir's 
Reiters.  One  Mandesloe  had  been  sent  for  the  same  purpose. 

Particulars  are  given  of  the  forces  with  Conde,  with  whom 
the  writer  spent  eleven  days. 

[Zuleger's  name  appears  from  the  Elector's  reply  to  the 
King.  See  Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  1568,  Jan.  19.  The 
document  is  incomplete,  and  no  enclosures  are  given.] 

24  pp.     French.     (II.  485.) 

[THOMAS  BLOUNT  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER.] 

[1567.] — Being  sent  for  this  Saturday  he  found  the  Lord 
Steward  [Pembroke],  the  Marquis  [of  Northampton],  Lord 
Arundel,  the  Lord  Admiral  [Clinton],  and  Mr.  Secretary, 
and  was  asked  by  the  latter  what  John  Appleyard  [half- 
brother  to  Amy  Robsart]  had  said  to  him  in  a  matter  touching 
Lord  Leicester. 

He  replied  that  his  Lordship  [Leicester]  having  been  told 
by  William  Huggons,  Appleyard's  brother,  that  Appleyard 
had  been  practised  with  by  certain  persons,  sent  him  to 
Appleyard,  who  at  first  would  say  nothing,  nor  write,  his 
letters  having  been  opened.  On  a  second  visit  he  said  that 
he  would  tell  the  matter  as  to  a  friend,  but  not  to  deliver 
over.  "  Shutting  the  door,  he  began  to  say,  Mr.  Blount, 
if  I  would  be  a  villain  to  rny  Lord  I  could  have  money  and 
friends  great  and  good.  .  .  .  There  came  to  me  a  man,  as 
I  judge,  he  said,  a  waterman,  into  the  garden  at  Hampton 
Court,  and  delivered  me  a  letter  wherein  I  was  called  to  come 
over  the  water  alone,  and  there  I  should  find  a  man  alone 
that  had  to  say  to  me  in  great  matters,  and  secret, 


112 

Whereupon  .  .  .  after  debating  the  matter  with  himself ,  .  ,  , 
[he]  went  over  the  water  and  there  found  a  man  like  a  merchant 
(and  a  merchant  he  was)  who  drawing  near  him,  saluted 
him.  .  .  .  Then  said  the  merchant,  Sir,  I  am  not  acquainted 
with  you,  nor  you  with  me,  but  I  have  matters  of  great  weight 
and  secresy  to  impart  with  you,  the  which  if  you  will  promise 
...  to  keep  private  I  will  impart  with  you,  if  not  I  will  say  nothing. 
.  .  .  Then  say  on,  said  Appleyard,  I  will  keep  the  secret, 
but  what  is  your  name?  Nay,  said  the  merchant,  by  your 
leave  before  I  tell  you  my  name  you  shall  be  .sworn  upon  a 
book.  .  .  .  Now,  said  the  merchant,  I  am  a  messenger  to  you 
from  such  persons  (and  so  he  named  them)  in  this  sort.  They 
say  they  know  you  are  ungently  handled  at  my  Lord  of 
Leicester's  hands.  ...  If  you  will  join  with  them  who  do  mind 
to  charge  him  with  certain  things,  .  .  .  you  shall  lack  neither  gold 
or  silver,  and  one  of  the  things  ...  is  the  death  of  your 
sister  [Amy]  ;  another  is  that  my  Lord  of  Leicester  is  the 
only  hinderer  of  the  Queen's  marriage.  .  .  .  And  further 
the  merchant  said,  I  will  bring  you  to  a  house,  upon  your 
promise  made,  where  you  shall  find  upon  a  board  1,000?. 
.  .  .  and  shall  have  from  time  to  time  as  much  as  you  shall 
require.  .  .  .  Appleyard  answered  and  said  .  .  .  my  Lord 
of  Leicester  is  better  my  good  lord  than  he  is  reported  to  be. 
...  I  will  neither  for  gold  or  friend  stand  against  him, 
but  am  and  will  be  his  to  death  .  .  .  and  so  departed." 

Blount  asked  Appleyard  to  come  to  Lord  Leicester  and 
tell  him  who  these  be  and  what  they  would  charge  him  with, 
and  name  to  him  this  merchant.  He  agreed  to  this,  but  not 
to  give  the  merchant's  name,  being  sworn.  But  he  would 
point  him  out  with  his  finger. 

Blount  delivered  this  to  the  Earl,  but  Appleyard  not  coming 
as  promised,  went  to  him  again,  and  on  his  way  found  Huggons 
who  said  that  he  had  told  the  Earl  of  this  practice,  and  had 
seen  a  man  come  into  the  garden,  and  deliver  Appleyard  the 
letter  willing  him  to  go  over  the  water.  He  had  gone  up 
into  the  leads  and  seen  the  merchant  speaking  with  him. 
There  were  also  not  near  but  apart  two  men  in  tawny  coats. 
He  could  not  get  the  merchant's  name  from  Appleyard,  but 
he  said  that  those  he  should  join  were  Norfolk,  Sussex,  Thomas 
Heneage  and  others.  Though  he  judged  naught  of  the  matter 
in  view  of  the  goodness  of  them  named,  he  promised  to  deal 
with  Appleyard  that  he  should  tell  Leicester. 

Hearing  no  more,  after  some  days  the  Earl  sent  to  Blount 
from  Greenwich,  where  the  Court  lay,  to  bring  Appleyard  to 
him,  which  he  did.  My  Lord  Marquis  was  then  with  Leicester. 
(The  Marquis  said  that  he  remembered  this.)  Within  a  few 
words  the  Earl  became  so  angry  with  Appleyard  that  it  seemed 
that,  if  they  had  been  alone,  he  would  have  drawn  his  sword 
upon  him.  He  bade  him  depart  and  to  Blount  said  that  he 
was  a  very  villain.  [The  MS.  ends  here.] 

8  pp.     Copy  or  draft.     (II.  717.) 


113 

With  this  compare  Appleyard's  examination,  Calendar  of 
Cecil  Papers,  Vol.  I.,  p.  350. 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1567[-8],  Jan.  29.  Paris.— Has  received  the  Earl's  letters  by 
Henry  Crispe  and  understands  the  indiscreet  and  unhonest 
dealings  of  Genney  [Jenye]  whom  he  sends  to  make  his  purga- 
tion. Thanks  the  Earl  for  helping  him  by  words  to  Sir  Thomas 
Gresham,  and  for  being  suitor  to  the  Queen  to  lend  him  1,000 
crowns.  From  his  wife  he  understands  Barnaby's  good  will 
to  return  to  Paris,  but  considering  the  danger  to  himself,  it 
was  best  that  it  fell  out  as  it  did  ;  Barnaby  has  as  yet  received 
small  thanks  for  his  service.  There  has  been  great  difficulty 
in  obtaining  messengers.  George  Glover,  a  denizen  here, 
being  wont  to  convey  my  letters  over  into  England  is 
suspected  and  no  Englishman  allowed  in  his  house.  Has 
obtained  the  King's  letters  for  redress  thereof,  which  hitherto 
has  taken  no  more  effect  than  those  written  for  Montague, 
who  by  his  own  folly  is  yet  in  prison,  boasting,  it  is  said,  that 
he  was  sent  by  the  Earl  to  Conde. 

[The  rest  of  the  letter  is  to  the  same  effect  as  letter  to  Cecil 
of  same  date,  S. P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  Endorsed,  Sir  Henry  Noryce, 
29  Jan.,  1567. 

Postscript  [on  another  sheet].  The  27th  came  a  trumpet 
from  de  Bocral,  Governor  of  Orleans;  the  officers  there,  in 
reply  to  the  King's  order  to  come  to  him,  declare  the  impedi- 
ments of  their  stay. 

Longueville  has  gone  to  Cond6's  camp  to  treat  for  peace, 
and  Montmorency  and  Danville  have  sent  La  Planche 
on  their  behalf  to  that  end.  The  Queen  also  has  sent 
Sirlande,  master  of  her  household,  to  the  Duchess  of 
Ferrara  at  Montargis  to  be  a  means  to  it.  "  They  begin 
to  forthink  them  in  overstepping  so  fair  a  commodity  as 
was  lately  proffered."  The  Admiral  has  crossed  the  Seine 
at  Chatillon.  5J  pp.  Seal. 

Endorsed:   Jan.,   1567.     (II.   213.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568  [endorsement],  March  30.  Paris. — The  contents  are 
included  in  his  letter  of  the  same  date.  [See  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign, 
Eliz.]  (I.  771.) 

DR.  JOHN  MAN  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  April  4.  Madrid. — I  have  declared  to  Wrygomes 
[Ruy  Gomez]  and  to  Don  Antonio  de  Toledo  your  good 
inclination  to  the  King's  and  their  desire  for  Sir  Francis 
Englefield,  and  that  you  will  proceed  as  you  see  convenient, 
albeit  you  do  not  yet  find  her  Majesty  safe  to  be  entreated 
in  that  case.  From  answering  the  King  in  this  case,  "  yet  I  am 
strangely  detained  by  the  misliking  of  the  other  point 
exaggerated  to  the  King  and  Council  by  the  Ambassador's 

p  8 


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letters  there  hence.  I  mean  the  demand  of  equality  of  liberty 
in  religion  for  me  and  my  household  here  ...  as  is  permitted  to  his 
Ambassador  in  England.  This  pill  seems  so  much  against 
their  stomach  that  it  distempers  both  the  King  and  his  Council 
only  to  smell  or  savour  of  it,  but  in  no  case  they  will  be  induced 
to  taste  of  it  or  swallow  it  down.  These  sixteen  days  I  have 
procured  audience  .  . .  with  all  diligence  I  could."  I  am  ashamed 
of  the  contempt  towards  the  Queen.  I  beseech  you  take  the 
relation  of  the  bearer. 

I  suppose  young  Mr.  Harrington  is  arrived  there.  He 
has  many  good  parts.  You  may  work  a  good  deed  to  bring 
him  into  love  of  his  own  country  and  to  Jielp  him  to  some 
provision  or  stay  of  living  there  so  that  he  may  lose  desire 
to  return  to  Spain.  For  other  occurrences  I  send  my  whole 
calendar  of  this  month  past,  and  beg  you  to  help  to  rid  me 
out  of  this  disdainful  country.  I  had  liever  serve  the  Queen 
in  a  right  base  place  at  home. 

1|  pp.  signed,  with  enclosure  following. 

From  the  first  to  the  last  of  March. 

Mr.  Shelley's  letter  to  me  written  from  Malta  and  of 
his  altercation  for  preceding  with  the  Prior  of  Messina  ; 
the  word  of  his  seal  patriarum  opum  excubitor. 

The  plague  was  so  great  last  winter  at  Constantinople 
that  the  Turk's  purposes  are  somewhat  altered  for  this  year. 

The  Turk  this  year  maketh  no  war  against  any  part 
of  Christendom.  His  force  by  sea  not  great. 

The  peace  not  yet  concluded  between  the  Emperor 
and  the  Turk. 

The  French  Ambassador  inf  ormeth  me  that  the  French 
King  revoked  his  Ambassador  resident  in  the  Court 
of  Portugal  because  certain  of  the  Ambassador's  servants 
were  troubled  for  religion  and  that  from  henceforth 
in  that  respect  the  French  King  will  have  no  Ambassador 
in  Portugal. 

Notwithstanding  my  denunciation  unto  this  King  of 
her  Majesty's  misliking  that  de  Feria  did  intermeddle 
to  hinder  justice  betwixt  two  of  her  subjects  in  main- 
tenance of  Burlace  against  the  Earl  of  Arundel,  the 
King  hath  now  restored  Burlace  unto  his  place  in 
Milan,  and  whereas  he  gave  him  before  20  ducats  by 
the  month  he  hath  now  increased  it  to  30. 

And  whereas  according  to  the  Queen's  command 
by  her  letter,  I  charged  Burlace  to  repair  home  to 
England  the  Duke  of  Feria  commanded  him  not  to  go. 

The  warrant  of  12,000  florins  for  the  aid  of  the  English 
fugitives  in  Flanders  according  unto  a  bill  of  names  has 
been  renewed,  besides  sundry  pensions  of  400  and  500 
ducats  as  to  Dr.  Story  and  others,  so  that  in  my  account 
the  King  bestoweth  among  men  of  our  nation  above 
20,000  florins  yearly. 


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The  Prince  of  Castile's  cause  is  put  unto  the  deter- 
mination of  the  law  and  counsellors  retained  for  him 
and  others  for  the  King ;  he  is  never  like  to  return  to 
liberty. 

It  is  reported  that  there  be  in  this  Court  two 
Ambassadors  of  England,  one  for  the  Queen  and  the 
State,  and  the  other  for  the  Catholics  and  good  Christians 
whose  entertainment  comes  very  slowly  thence. 

The  Marquis  of  Pescara,  Viceroy  of  Sicily,  departs 
to  the  charge  within  20  days. 

Don  John  of  Austria  is  made  lieutenant-general  of 
all  the  King's  galleys. 

Don  Luys  de  Sunyca,  Commendador  Major  of  Castile, 
departs  hence  very  shortly  as  his  lieutenant. 

This  King's  Ambassador  writes  from  England  to 
certain  noblemen  here  that  most  part  of  England 
are  Catholics  and  that  the  Queen  is  inclined  that  way 
also. 

The  King  determines  to  do  some  exploit  either  upon 
Busia  [Bougie]  or  some  other  port  toward  Algeria,  and 
not  yet  known  what  he  will  do. 

800,000  ducats  are  levied  yearly  in  his  spirituality 
by  the  Pope's  grant  towards  the  maintenance  and 
furniture  of  his  galleys. 

The  Prince  of  Orange's  son  arrived  into  Spain. 

The  religious  men's  persuasion  to  the  King  is  that 
he  must  of  necessity  bend  all  his  power  against  Lutherans 
and  first  against  England,  else  that  he  shall  not  be  able 
to  sit  long  quiet  in  Spain,  and  for  that  intent  they  willed 
him  to  make  peace  with  the  Turk. 

This  King  has  written  to  the  French  King  that  he 
will  utterly  forsake  him  in  case  he  make  any  peace 
with  the  Huguenots  or  not  persecute  them  to  the 
uttermost. 

Twelve  captains  arrived  here  sent  from  Flanders  to 
levy  each  of  them  an  ensign  of  footmen,  besides  six 
others  appointed  here  before,  as  that  it  is  thought 
to  return  with  them  by  sea  to  Flanders. 

The  French  Ambassador  told  me  he  perceived  this 
King  is  in  some  doubt  of  France  lest  f ailing  to  agreement 
they  might  both  parts  join  to  set  upon  Flanders, 
Navarre  or  Milan. 

The  Ambassador  of  Polonia  arrived  here  to  demand 
of  this  King  restitution  of  the  Duchy  of  Barry  [Bari]  in 
the  realm  of  Naples,  the  heritage  of  the  King  of  Poland 
from  his  mother  Madame  Bona  [Sforza,  daughter  of 
the  Duke  of  Milan],  which  this  King  detains  from  him. 

I  am  informed  that  the  Duke  of  Feria  misliketh 
somewhat  with  the  King's  Ambassador  there  because 
he  is  cold  and  therefore  not  meet  to  serve  in  that  place. 

The  Commendators  of  the  order  of  Stf  John  have  of 


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late  assembled  themselves  at  a  chapter  and  have  levied 
among  them  12,000  ducats  to  be  made  over  for  this 
country  to  the  aid  and  relief  of  them  of  Malta. 

It  is  reported  that  there  were  made  over  into  Flanders 
for  the  king's  use  last  month  20,000,000  ducats. 

The  King  of  Spain  is  sundry  times  touched  with  the 
gout. 

Advices  come  from  Constantinople  of  January  that 
the  Turk  arms  forthwith  180  galleys  and  fustas  besides 
mahonas  which  serve  for  carriage  of  artillery  and  horse 
to  assemble  all  within  the  gulf. 

One  of  the  lineage  of  the  Moors  of  Arabia  revolted 
against  the  Turk  against  whom  he  hath  sent  great 
power  under  the  conduct  of  the  Begles  Bey  of 
Damascus. 

An  Ambassador  has  arrived  at  Constantinople  from 
the  Sophy  of  Persia,  and  as  it  is  supposed  a  peace 
concluded  betwixt  the  Turk  and  the  Sophy.  A  truce 
is  likewise  concluded  betwixt  the  Emperor  and 
Turk. 

3  pp.     [Enclosure  ends.]     (I.  775.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1568,  April  8.  Paris. — To  the  same  effect  as  his  letter  to 
the  Queen  of  same  date.  [See  Cal.  8.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  1 J  pp. 
(I.  783.) 

The  SAME  to  the  SAME. 

1568,  April  30.  Paris. — By  your  letter  of  the  9th  I  find 
you  know  the  insufficiency  of  him  whom  necessity  causes  me 
to  use.  Hitherto  he  has  served  me  as  I  might  very  ill  have 
spared  him,  and  has  cast  himself  into  such  danger  as  I  could 
get  none  other  to  do  for  love  or  money.  Yet  I  am  not  so 
addicted  to  my  own  opinion  but  am  to  be  ruled  by  your 
direction. 

The  23rd  inst.  one  came  to  me  sent  from  the  Prince  and 
the  Admiral  to  know  whether  you  sent  two  bags,  the  one  to 
the  Prince,  the  other  to  the  Admiral,  and  whether  the  messenger 
did  speak  with  you,  the  Earl  of  Bedford,  Lord  Cobham,  and 
Sir  N.  Throgmorton  "who,  as  he  declared  you  said,  had 
levied  three  score  thousand  crowns  among  you  besides  that 
the  Queen  would  give  for  her  part.  And  that  you  knew  not 
how  to  send  but  by  the  Elector  Palatine.  Their  desire  ...  is  to 
know  whether  this  be  true,  and  whether  the  Queen  has  given 
her  consent  to  this  your  collection  or  not.  The  latter  part  of 
your  letter  I  have  fulfilled,  as  to  put  them  in  comfort  of 
good  will  towards  them,  whereof  as  you  very  truly  say  there 
hath  been  some  doubt.  Otherwise  things  had  not  fallen  out 
as  now  they  have,  and  as  it  may  appear  .  .  by  the  Edicts  sent  to 
you,  notwithstanding  the  which . .  I  much  doubt  the  continuation 


117 

of  this  peace,  since  the  proclamation  whereof  there  have 
been  and  daily  are  such  murders  committed  upon  them  of 
Religion  . .  at  Paris,  Lyons,  Amiens,  Rouen  and  elsewhere  in 
France,  where  not  only  they  refuse  the  Edict  to  be  proclaimed, 
but  the  Protestants  desiring  to  repair  to  their  houses  as  they 
enter  the  gates  . .  are  . .  murdered. . .  So  cruel  a  nation  hath  not 
.  .  been  read  of,  that  would  to  their  own  countrymen  work  such 
horrible  cruelty."  Wherefore  I  shall  not  marvel  if  her  Majesty's 
subjects  find  small  justice,  since  their  own  cannot  be  admitted 
thereto. 

Instead  of  reformation  of  these  cruel  facts,  the  28th  inst. 
here  was  proclaimed  that  no  assemblies  should  be  made  either 
about  preaching  or  otherwise  ;  and  that  in  Paris  or  the 
faubourgs  thereof  none  should  use  any  service  in  their  houses 
other  than  the  mass,  upon  pain  to  them  in  the  house  to  be 
put  to  the  sword  and  the  house  razed  to  the  ground,  which, 
as  I  learn,  is  an  Italian  device. 

These  extremities  give  me  to  think  that  for  their  safety 
the  Prince  and  his  associates  must  return  to  then:  arms,  and 
the  war  be  more  cruel  than  hitherto. 

The  Dauphin  has  entered  Orleans  and  keeps  it  for  the 
King.  It  is  much  feared  that  execution  will  be  done  on 
them  of  religion,  without  God  be  merciful  to  them. 

The  Cardinal  of  Lorraine  is  feared  to  be  working  to  get 
affairs  into  D'Anjou's  hands,  and  so,  by  his  youth  and  in- 
efficiency, usurp  the  Government  again  at  his  pleasure,  but 
the  Queen-Mother  will  not  like  thereof  and  Montmorency 
will  withstand  it.  I  hear  of  great  words  between  them  this 
day. 

You  may  find  this  strange  but  it  is  from  the  mouth  of  him 
who  was  privy  to  it.  Ramus  [Ramee]  said  the  Prince  will  never 
consent  though  much  desired  by  others,  to  require  help  of  the 
Queen,  which  now  I  find  was  the  occasion  of  his  strange 
dealings  in  that  behalf  fearing  lest  having  set  in  foot,  that 
were  not  easily  removed  again. 

Postscript. — I  praise  God  for  the  great  justice  that  I  hear 
done  there  by  your  honour  to  the  disobedient  in  causes  of 
religion. 

I  lack  only  a  messenger  to  convey  your  iron  vessel  to  you, 
which  you  shall  receive  by  the  next  that  cometh. 

Partly  in  cipher  (italicized  above)  deciphered  and  the  translation 
then  erased.  1J  p.  (I.  787.) 

RICHARD  ONSLOW  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  May  8. — Mr.  Secretary  sent  for  Mr.  Justice  Carus 
and  me  by  the  Queen's  command  to  consider  how  justice 
might  be  administered  in  the  Duchy  Court  by  commission 
during  the  avoidance  of  the  Chancellorship.  I  could  not 
wait  upon  Mr.  Secretary  myself,  being  unable  to  go  out  without 
pain  this  five  weeks.  I  conferred  with  Mr.  Justice  Carus, 


118 

who  came  to  me  for  that  purpose,  and  have  made  search 
among  the  records  of  the  Duchy  and  find  not  that  the  office 
was  ever  executed  by  commission,  but  from  time  to  time 
shortly  after  the  death  of  a  Chancellor  a  new  was  made  by 
letters  patent  until  the  time  of  Sir  Ambrose  Cave  whose  patent 
is  not  enrolled  in  my  office.  I  sent  to  Mr.  Secretary  by  my 
brother,  attending  Mr.  Justice  Carus  thither,  a  note  of 
the  patents  of  fourteen  Chancellors  before  Sir  A.  Cave,  and 
the  precedents  of  the  patents  that  have  been  made  to  the 
Chancellors,  not  knowing  how  the  present  bestowing  or 
deferring  of  the  same  office  may  concern  or  touch  the  Queen's 
service.  Also  there  be  very  many  come  out  of  Lancashire 
and  other  counties  which  have  to  do  in  the  Duchy  Court, 
some  for  the  proceeding  and  hearing  of  their  causes  according 
to  days  appointed  in  the  last  term,  some  other  upon  process 
at  the  suit  of  the  Queen  or  divers  of  her  subjects,  which 
look  and  attend  daily  at  the  Duchy  Court  for  justice, 
which  they  cannot  receive  until  a  Chancellor  be  made. 
1  p.  (I.  1791.) 

JOHN  WOOD  to  Sir  NICHOLAS  THROGMORTON. 

1568,  May  14.  Glasgow. — "  These  late  mutations  chanced  to 
us  to  whom  novelties  are  no  novelties  so  well  are  we  accus- 
tomed with  changes."  The  Queen  escaped  from  Lochleven  by 
means  of  a  brother  of  the  Lord  thereof  called  George  Douglas, 
who  trafficked  with  my  Lord  of  St.  Andrew's  and  Lord  Herries 
to  that  effect.  She  went  to  Hamilton  and  remained  there 
from  2nd  to  12th  inst.  Then,  about  the  12th,  moved,  as 
we  believed,  against  us  with  the  Hamiltons,  the  Earls  of  Argyle, 
Casellis,  Eglinton,  Bothes,  Lords  Herries,  Yester  and  many 
others.  They  were  betwixt  5,000  and  6,000.  We,  seeing 
them  keep  towards  Paisley,  hastened  towards  them  with  the 
Earls  of  Morton,  Mar,  Glencairn,  Graham,  Monteith,  Lords 
Hume,  Lindsay,  Ruthven,  Ochiltree,  and  many  of  the  chief 
professors  of  these  parts.  Our  avant-guards  having  rencontered 
with  spears,  "  it  was  hard  fochten  more  than  a  large  quarter  of 
an  hour,  and  then  with  the  slaughter  of  six  score  or  thereby  of 
the  chief  Hamiltons  they  were  overthrown.  And  because  we 
were  almost  all  on  foot,  the  chase  was  none  great."  The  Queen 
fled  with  Herries  towards  Dumfries  where  she  is  yet.  Argyle 
is  in  his  own  country.  We  with  divers  prisoners  and  nine 
of  the  field  pieces  returned  to  Glasgow.  For  prisoners  there 
is  Lord  Setoun,  Lord  Hackett,  alias  Lord  Ross,  the  Sheriff 
of  Ayr,  Sir  James  Hamilton,  Lord  Preston,  Lord  Inverwyk 
and  other  gentlemen  of  the  Hamiltons.  This  day  the  Regent 
has  charged  the  Castle  of  Hamilton  and  Draffen  and  rides 
towards  the  same.  Robert  Melville  was  with  the  Queen 
against  her  will  and  is  now  stayed  by  one  of  ours  ;  as  he  is  not 
able  to  do  his  duty  to  you,  I  supply  his  room. 

The  French  Ambassador  is  not  yet  departed  but  the  esper- 
ance  of  support  thence  is  all  our  adversaries  now  lean  upon. 


119 

If  "  Herries,  doublest  and  craftiest  in  Scotland  were  once  att 
under,  this  matter  were  at  good  point.     It  shall  be  more  easy 
to  handle  Huntley  and  Argyle  nor  him." 
1J  p.     (I.  795.) 

Sir  WILLIAM  CECIL  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  May  15. — "  I  have  no  great  matter,  at  the  least  no 
comfortable  to  write.  The  matters  of  religion  on  the  other 
side  suffer  "  wordly  "  persecution  daily.  Sir  Tho.  Smyth  is 
come  with  such  answers  as  were  looked  for.  I  have  obtained 
the  Q.  Majesty's  permission  for  my  L.  of  Bedford  to  stay  his 
journey  as  his  health  shall  move  him. 

"  The  Lords  of  Scotland  have  newly  suited  to  the  Q.  Majesty 
here  to  have  her  favourably  persuaded  in  three  things  where- 
upon they  are  accorded,  upon  the  delivery  of  the  Queen  from 
the  servitude  of  Bothwell,  to  preserve  the  Prince  and  to  pursue 
the  murder.  Her  Majesty  liketh  not  of  the  two  first  as  not 
pertaining  to  her  :  of  the  third  she  doth  not  mislike,  but  yet 
we  cannot  obtain  any  resolution  what  she  will  do,  and  it  is 
to  be  feared  that  the  Lords  shall  be  forced  to  accept  the  offers 
of  the  French.  Her  Majesty  yesterday  once  said  she  would 
send  Mr.  Henadg  into  Scotland,  but  yesternight  she  grew 
therein  irresolute.  And  so  I  end. 

"  If  Wm.  Huggyns  be  with  your  Lordship,  I  pray  you  let 
him  come  with  your  Lordship  that  he  may  be  spoken  withall 
upon  the  sudden,  concerning  Appleyard,  for  amongst  them 
they  will  fall  out  in  their  own  colours." 

I  p.     Holograph.     (I.  799.) 

The  DEAN  AND  CHAPTER  OF  CHRIST  CHURCH  to  the  EARL 
OF  LEICESTER,  CHANCELLOR  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY. 

1568,  June  16.  Christ  Church,  Oxford. — Petition  relating 
to  one  of  their  Vicars  who  had  been  deprived  of  his  house. 

I 1  p.  much  torn.  Latin.   (1.15.)  For  cover  see  Vol.  III. ,  p.  902e. 

Sir  HENRY  LEE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  July  3.  Ausbruck. — There  is  with  the  Prince  of 
Orange  a  man  of  great  experience,  learning  and  practise  in 
the  wars,  a  deep  wit,  and  now  the  only  practiser  between 
Orange  and  the  rest  of  the  Princes — Frederick  Swarttes 
[Schwartz]. 

Coming  from  Spyers  I  fell  into  the  company  of  a  Doctor  of 
Civil  Law,  sent  by  the  Emperor  about  his  especial  causes  to 
that  town.  He  assureth  me  of  their  deadly  hatred  to  the 
Duke  of  Alva,  and  how  much  the  Emperor  misliketh  with  the 
Duke's  proceedings  in  Flanders.  The  Duke  hath  sent  his 
excuse  to  the  Emperor,  and  the  Palsgrave  hath  also  sent 
crying  out  of  the  murder  of  his  son-in-law  [sic], 

4£  pp.  The  early  part  of  the  letter  is  to  the  same  effect  as 
that  to  Cecil  of  1568,  June  29  (Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.].  (1. 803.) 


120 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1568,  July  14.  Paris. — Monluc  the  3rd  of  this  present 
assembled  certain  gentlemen  and  soldiers  both  foot  .  .  [torn]  to 
have  surprised  Montalbon  in  Gascony,  but  the  inhabitants 
.  .  [torn]  provision  for  resistance  and  slew  .  .  [torn]  and 
repulsed  the  rest. 

The  Duke  of  Guise  being  Great  Master  of  the  King's  houses 
had  commandment  the  8th  instant  that  all  Protestant  officers 
of  the  King's  household  should  be  dismissed  out  of  their 
ordinary. 

The  preceding  paragraphs  are  practically  identical  with  his 
letter  to  the  Queen.  [See  Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  1566-8.] 

On  the  other  side  of  the  sheet  is  the  following : — 


Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  [to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1568,  July  14.  Paris. — "  I  am  in  the  same  doubt  as  your 
Lordship  touching  the  Prince  and  the  Admiral  for  whatsoever 
fair  promises  be  made  their  only  intent  is  to  intreat  these  here 
as  others  hath  done  in  Flanders.  . .  I  desire  you  to  provide 
for  the  same  in  time.  That  the  Prince  and  the  Admiral  ruined, 
these  intend  to  do  as  I  have  advertised  their  uttermost  to  pluck 
up  by  the  root  the  whole  religion  with  all  the  favourers  thereof. 
And  where  you  advise  me,  for  which  I  most  humbly  thank 
you,  to  let  the  Queen  understand  what  labour  is  made  to  win 
the  Regent  of  Scotland,  I  have  already  advertised  Mr.  Secretary, 
in  your  absence,  thereof,  as  also  I  will  do  the  Queen,  wishing 
and  praying  to  God  that  aiding  the  Queen  of  Scots  without 
great  circumspectness  you  lose  not  the  Regent,  and  thereby 
do  put  in  hazard  the  loss  of  the  King  of  Scots  which  indeed  is 
the  mark  these  shoot  at,  which  in  my  single  judgment  doth  much 
appertain  to  the  benefit  of  your  country,  wherefore  my  trust 
is  God  will  put  into  your  hearts  to  consider  thereof  accordingly 
and  that  in  time.  Here  is  great  labour  made  for  aid  into 
Scotland  and  good  hope  to  attain  the  same,  which  I  shall  be 
better  able  to  advertize  you  shortly  :  in  the  meantime  I  will 
pray  that  that  Queen  doth  not  cause  you  some  unquietness 
or  it  be  long  with  her  practises  both  here  and  there.  I  wish 
she  might  not  approach  her  Majesty  for  divers  respects  which 
you  can  well  consider  of." 

2  pp.  signed,  partly  in  cipher  deciphered :  this  is  printed  in  italics. 
Parts  of  the  letter  are  in  his  letter  to  Cecil  of  the  same  date.  [See 
Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.  1566-8.]  (I.  807.) 


WILLIAM,  PRINCE  OF  ORANGE. 

1568,  July  20. — Declaration  of  the  Prince  concerning  the 
occasion  of  his  defence  against  the  tyranny  of  Alva.  English 
translation. 

12  pp.     (II.  1.) 


121 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  or  PEMBROKE,  the  EARL 
OF  LEICESTER  and  Sir  WILLIAM  CECIL. 

1568,  July  [about  the  20th].  Paris.—"  The  17th  inst.  I  was 
requested  by  the  Duke  Montmorency  to  come  to  his  house  at 
Ecquan  the  day  following  which  I  did.  And  after  having 
declared  to  him  that  was  committed  unto  me  by  your  Honours' 
letters  of  the  28th  of  June,  as  that  the  matter  being  moved  to 
your  Honours,  you  would  use  your  credit  towards  her  Majesty  t 
whom  you  trusted  neither  could  nor  would  but  accept  the 
good  will  of  the  Duke  in  very  good  part,  whose  answer  was  that 
he  would  be  very  glad  to  have  that  honour  ascribed  to  him 
as  to  be  the  instrument  of  so  beneficial  a  thing  as  this  should  be 
to  both  the  realms,  first  considering  how  much  his  Father  and 
he  both  were,  and  he  yet  is,  bound  to  her  Majesty,  wishing  there 
were  some  occasion  presented  to  make  proof  of  his  fidelity 
towards  her  Majesty  to  whom,  his  allegiance  reserved,  there 
is  not  that  Prince  in  Europe  he  would  so  soon  wish  to  do 
some  service  that  might  be  acceptable  as  to  her  Majesty  for 
such  honour  as  it  hath  pleased  her  Majesty  to  bestow  upon 
his  Father  being  of  her  Majesty's  Order,  as  also  upon  him  being 
in  England ;  secondly  considering  the  benefit  to  both  the 
countries  he  cannot  but  wish  most  earnestly  and  pray  likewise 
to  God  to  be  favourable  to  this  motion  and  grant  it  good 
success.  And  what  he  may  be  advertised  by  me  that  seemeth 
to  your  Honours  most  expedient  to  be  done  to  bring  this  to 
good  effect  he  will  not  fail  to  use  all  diligence  therein  he  may 
possibly.  He  further  declared  unto  me  whereof  he  desired 
your  Honours  might  be  advertised.  That  since  the  first 
overture  made  hereof,  he  hath  conferred  with  the  French  King, 
the  Queen  Mother,  Monsieur  the  French  King's  brother,  which 
all  and  every  one  doth  marvellously  embrace  the  same,  with 
most  earnest  request  only  to  be  advertised  whether  her 
Majesty  intendeth  to  marry  or  not,  which  knowing  all  labour 
and  diligence  shall  be  used  in  that  behalf  and  with  all  speed 
possible.  And  hereby  also  he  trusteth  that  the  Cardinal  of 
Lorraine  shall  be  frustrate  of  his  design,  who,  he  saith,  seeketh 
all  means  to  do  for  you  that  already  he  hath  done  for  them  ; 
further  the  Duke  required  I  would  advertise  your  Honours 
that  it  is  found  strange  that  the  Queen  of  Scots  should  have 
letters  brought  to  her  thither  and  from  thence  conveyed  hither 
and  the  parties  not  discovered  which  can  not  be  done  without 
great  prejudice  to  her  Majesty,  which  he  most  earnestly  wisheth 
your  Honours  to  remedy  in  time,  otherwise  it  will  breed  great 
inconvenience  or  it  be  long." 

Here  both  parties  are  attentive  what  will  be  the  success  of 
Flanders. 

At  Rouen  the  Governor  Carougis  hath  lost  his  charge  and 
Bryotte  is  placed  there.  Since  Coqueville's  coming  to 
St.  Valery  divers  of  Rouen  have  gone  to  him,  which  hath 
caused  the  town  to  be  more  straightly  warded  than  before. 


122 

Here  hath  been  an  inquisition  throughout  the  whole  city 
what  strangers  and  others  be  lodged  here,  to  whom  they 
appertain,  and  of  what  religion  they  be.  Such  as  be  not 
dwellers,  and  suspected  to  be  of  the  Religion  are  commanded 
to  depart  the  town.  In  this  search  murders  have  been  com- 
mitted and  men  found  dead,  their  heads  being  cut  off  and  cast 
away,  whereby  they  might  not  be  known. 

During  this  inquisition  Teligny  was  sent  hither  to  the  King 
from  the  Prince  ;  he  so  hardly  escaped  as  I  think  him  rebuked 
from  coming  here  again.  Capt.  Coqueville  being  besieged  at 
St.  Valery  in  Caux  by  Marshal  de  Cosse  has  slain  six  of  the 
Marshal's  company,  but  he  and  the  rest  of  his  company  are  in 
great  danger  to  be  lost.  Conde  has  disavowed  him. 

News  is  not  allowed  to  come  from  Flanders,  but  I  send 
copy  of  a  letter  brought  by  Teligny  and  presented  to  the  Queen, 
delivered  to  him  by  an  unknown  person.  You  may  consider 
the  mislike  had  of  both  sorts  of  Religion  of  the  Government 
of  this  country. 

(Postscript.) — I  now  learn  of  some  privy  to  the  Prince's 
affairs  that  Coqueville  did  it  in  Picardy  upon  intelligence  with 
other  captains  of  Flanders.  Having  3,000  shot  and  four 
guidons  of  arquebusiers  and  pistoliers  he  would  have  entered 
into  Flanders  according  to  his  appointment,  but  the  Flemings 
said  it  was  not  yet  time,  and  that  he  should  hover  until 
Orange's  coming  down.  Finding  preparations  made  by  the 
Spaniards  on  one  side  to  stop  his  entry  into  Flanders  and  by 
de  Cosse  on  the  other  so  that  he  could  not  lodge  his  companies  in 
the  villages,  he  dismissed  his  men  and  retired  to  St.  Valery,  as 
being  near  the  forest  of  Ardein,  but  Cosse  got  between  him 
and  the  forest.  He  is  determined  when  extremity  drives  him 
thence  to  come  by  sea  to  England. 

2|  PP- ;  partly  cipher  deciphered ;  the  cipher  words 
are  printed  in  italics.  (II.  19.) 

Sir  HENRY  NOBBEYS  to  the  EABL  OF  LEICESTEB. 

1568,  July  29.  Paris. — The  city  of  Lyons  was  of  late  nearly 
surprised,  the  Sergeant-Major  of  the  citadel  having  intelligence 
with  divers  of  the  Religion  in  the  city  and  with  others  that 
were  fled  to  Brele,  not  far  from  thence.*  The  citadel  was  to  be 
delivered  on  Mary  Magdalene  Eve,  but  it  being  discovered,  the 
Sergeant  was  arrested  at  a  Captain's  house  whither  he  was 
invited  to  that  end,  and,  resisting,  he  was  slain  with  another 
Captain,  and  three  others  were  taken  and  executed,  after 
examination.  Briague,  the  Governor,  has  sent  in  writing  to 
the  King  the  confessions  of  the  parties  ;  and  the  Prince's 
[i.e.  Conde's]  adversaries  bruit  that  he  was  consenting  to  this 
practise. 

Capt.  Coqueville  and  three  others  were  beheaded  at  Abbe- 
ville last  Monday ;  36  in  all  are  condemned,  besides  many 
that  were  slain  and  cast  into  the  river  after  their  entry  into 
St.  Valery. 


123 

The  27th  inst.  Clermont  d'Amboise  was  presented  to  the 
King,  and  well  received,  not  having  been  at  Court  since  the 
troubles. 

The  King  has  been  sick,  and  is  still  in  danger,  blood  having 
been  let  twice. 

The  Court  is  still  ordered  by  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine  ; 
the  Prince  of  Conde  remains  at  Noyers  in  Burgundy,  the 
Admiral  at  Taules,  and  D'Andelott  at  La  Valle  in  Brittany. 
[Cf.  letter  to  Cecil  of  same  date,  CaL  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.] 

[In  another  hand  partly  in  cipher*  partially  deciphered :] 
I  now  learn  from  the  Admiral,  the  Cardinal  de  Chdtillon  and 
Montmorency  that  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine  has  sent  certain 
Italians  to  England  to  work  treason  to  the  Queen.  I  cannot  get 
their  names.  One  Griffin  that  hath  lately  been  with  you  and 
is  much  conversant  with  the  ambassador  of  France  wishes  to 
tell  you  that  you  receive  but  few  letters  whereof  the 
ambassador  has  not  shortly  after  the  receipt  thereof  good 
advertisement  of  their  effect. 

11  p.     (II.  17.) 

Sir  FRANCIS  KNOLLYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Aug.  1.  Bolton  Castle,  late  in  the  night. — "  I  received 
at  this  instant  your  Lordship's  letter  of  the  29  of  July  whereby 
I  perceive  that  her  Highness  findeth  fault  that  notwithstanding 
her  sundry  sendings  unto  me  to  know  the  wants  of  the  Scottish 
Q.  for  all  kinds  of  furniture  for  her  self,  as  bedding,  plate, 
vessel,  and  such  other  necessaries  :  And  also  for  her  stable 
and  all  things  thereto  appertaining  :  That  yet  I  have  not 
advertised  particularly  and  fully  thereof  as  appertained.  .  .  . 
I  thought  my  forbearing  to  write  for  bedding,  plate,  vessel 
and  such  other  necessaries  had  been  a  sufficient  argument  that 
here  was  no  great  want  thereof  :  And  in  very  deed  this  house, 
with  the  aid  of  my  L.  Scroop's  friends,  is  very  honourably 
furnished  with  hangings,  and  bedding,  and  conveniently  with 
cupboard  plate  and  silver  vessel,  but  because  my  L.  Scroope 
is  presently  ridden  to  Carlisle  for  4  or  5  days,  therefore  until 
his  return  I  can  not  certainly  advertise  how  long  his  friends 
can  forbear  their  lent  plate  and  stuff  now  occupied  in  this 
house  :  Wherefore  if  by  your  L.  means  we  may  be  advertised 
how  long  this  Q.  shall  remain  here  (by  the  time  of  your 
advertisement  thereof)  I  doubt  not  but  upon  my  L.  Scroope's 
return  hither  we  shall  be  able  to  satisfy  her  Highness'  desire, 
signifying  whether  any  wants  shall  be  needful  to  be  supplied 
or  not  in  that  behalf. 

"  But  as  for  the  staying  of  the  letter  at  Dankester  [Doncaster]. 
and  of  Mr.  Skypworth's  stay  of  bringing  of  horses  for  this  Q, 
to  Carlisle,  my  letters  to  Mr.  Secretary  of  the  28  of  June  and 
of  the  5  of  July  and  of  the  7  of  July  do  witness  that  I  am  not 
guilty  of  their  stay. 

*  The  cipher  words  are  printed  in  italics. 


124 

"  This  Q.  hath  three  woman's  saddles  here  and  sundry  cover- 
ings and  furniture  for  her  own  saddle,  which  do  serve  for  her 
riding  and  hunting  here  about  this  house,  although  they  be 
not  very  fair  :  but  here  are  7  waiting  women  (such  as  they 
be)  with  the  master  cook's  wife,  for  supplying  and  furnishing 
of  which  number  from  Carlisle  hither  we  shifted  with  borrowing 
to  their  content ation  sufficiently  as  it  happened,  yet  not 
without  trouble  and  travail  for  the  same.  As  touching  the 
litter,  this  Q.  hath  no  delight  to  use  the  same,  but  if  she  shall 
journey  from  hence  any  whither  (to  meet  with  misadventures 
of  falls  or  sickness  by  the  way)  I  think  it  honourable  for  her 
Highness  that  she  should  have  a  litter  to  attend  upon  her 
Grace,  but  during  the  time  of  her  Grace's  remaining  here 
I  see  no  need  of  a  litter,  but  you  had  need  to  send  2  or  3  horses 
hither  for  her  own  saddle,  for  she  rides  of  none  of  her  own. 
We  have  borrowed  one  horse  of  Sir  George  Bowes  that  serves 
her  turn,  hitherto  she  hath  ridden  of  one  of  my  L.  Scroope's 
that  is  now  hurt.  I  have  sayed  [sic]  one  of  myne  with  a 
woman's  saddle  to  serve  her,  but  as  yet  no  woman  hath  ridden 
on  him,  and  therefore  his  service  is  doubtful,  although  he  be 
well  liked  of  her  servants  that  hath  ridden  on  him  with  a 
woman's  saddle." 

One  Douglas,  a  Scot,  who  says  he  is  my  Lord  Deputy  of  Ireland's 
man,  came  to  me  yesterday,  saying  that  he  has  bought  wines 
in  Scotland  for  his  master  ;  while  shipping  them  to  Ireland, 
he  heard  that  Alexander  Oeg  [McDonnell],  brother  to 
Sorlebose  [Sorley  Boy]  and  both  of  them  lords  of  Kantire  were 
agreed  that  Sorley  Boy  being  aged  and  broker^  with  late 
O'Neil's  detaining  of  him  in  prison,  should  remain  in  Kantire, 
and  that  Alexander  Oeg  should  go  with  800  men,  levied  there 
and  in  the  isles  near,  to  Ireland  to  attain  their  patrimony  in 
the  Glyns  and  the  Roate  by  the  assistance  of  Turlogh  Leynogh, 
but  Alexander  asking  more  of  the  revenues  of  Kantire  than 
Sorley  Boy  would  "grant,  the  agreement  broke.  Whereupon 
one  Mackalervie  [McAlester]  born  in  Ireland  and  "  being  a 
shifter  sometime  in  Ireland  and  sometime  in  the  Out  Isles  of 
Scotland,"  with  400  of  these  levied  men,  is  gone  to  Ireland. 
Whereof  you  may  inform  the  Lord  Deputy. 

This  Queen  had  news  this  evening  out  of  Scotland  that  she 
likes  not,  but  what  it  is  I  know  not. 

2  pp.     Seal.     (II.  23.) 

Sir  HENRY  NOEEEYS  to  [the  EAEL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1568,  Aug.  2.  Paris. — Letters  from  Antwerp  tell  of  a 
further  loss  received  by  Ludovic  of  Nauceau  [Nassau]  since 
his  retreat  from  Groningen.  Being  within  a  league  and  a  half 
of  Emden,  Alva,  staying  behind  himself,  sent  two  guidons 
of  vantcurriers,  five  ensigns  of  Spaniards  and  two  of 
Burgundians,  a  few  of  whom  approaching  the  trenches 
skirmished  with  the  scouts,  and  one  of  the  captains  desperately 


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entering  the  trenches,  the  others  followed  and  slew  5  or  6  men 
unprovided.  The  rest  fled  thinking  they  were  attacked  by 
the  whole  army.  The  Count  was  forced  to  pass  the  river  in 
a  small  boat,  which  being  afterwards  taken,  he  is  not  found, 
and  rumour  hath  it  that  he  is  drowned.  Much  booty  was 
taken,  and  none  of  reputation  slain  on  Alva's  side  but 
Don  Grazias  Manrico.  The  Duke  himself,  ordering  that  none 
should  enter  any  ground  of  the  Empire,  retired  into  Priesland. 
The  state  of  the  Religion  here  did  partly  depend  upon  the 
success  of  the  wars  in  Flanders,  and  they  now  decline.  If 
Orange  had  come  with  expedition  as  was  looked  for,  neither 
had  matters  stood  in  these  perilous  terms  in  Flanders,  nor  the 
breaking  of  the  Edict  been  so  quietly  passed  over  in  France. 

Marshal  de  Cosse,  returning  from  the  taking  of  St.  Valery, 
sent  to  demand  of  Bouchevannes,  Lieutenant  to  Conde,  if  he 
would  not  receive  2  or  3  bands  into  the  castle  of  Durlans.  He 
asked  for  2  or  3  days  to  resolve  thereof,  but  the  Marshal  marched 
towards  him,  when  he  received  the  garrison  into  the  Castle, 
insinuating  himself  in  the  Marshal's  favour,  saying  that  the 
King  might  bestow  a  better  charge  of  him,  seeing  he  was  well 
affected  to  deserve  the  same. 

The  siege  of  Rochelle  is  continued  by  Vielleville  and 
Monluc.  Those  of  Rochelle  have  lately  sallied  forth  and 
taken  some  towns  near.  It  is  thought  they  will  abide  the 
extreme. 

The  Duke  Chatelherault  minds  to  depart  hence  shortly 
for  Scotland  with  1,500  arquebusiers  out  of  Britany  of 
Monsr.  Martigues'  appointing,  to  land  at  Dambritton  [Dum- 
barton]. 

If  p.  Part  of  this  letter  is  contained  in  Norreys'  letter  to 
Cecil  of  same  date  (See  Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.)  (II.  27.) 

EDWARD  [LORD]  HASTINGS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568  [endorsement],  Aug.  2.  Loughborough.— I  have 
granted  to  Mr.  Killigrew,  your  servant,  the  stewardship  you 
did  write  for,  and  am  glad  to  have  pleasured  him,  both  because 
he  is  so  faithful  a  servant  to  you,  and  for  the  liking  I  have  to 
all  his  race  for  their  truth  toward  your  Lordship.  Resting  as 
you  will  command  me  without  spot  or  wrinkle,  &c. 

Holograph.     J  p.     Seal.     (II.  29.) 

WILLIAM  [LORD]  COBHAM  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Aug.  3.  Cobham. — Letters  from  Aachen  of  July  23 
say  that  the  Prince  is  ready  to  be  in  the  field  by  Aug.  1.  He 
has  of  late  bought  at  Cologne  150,000  dollars  of  armour,  and 
the  Lansgrave  Wane  [van]  Essyne  has  lent  him  200,000  dollars 
upon  his  land,  and  the  Duke  of  Brunswick  as  much  more. 
Ludovic  is  nearer  Holland,  and  would  give  battle  to  the  Duke, 
but  he  rather  seeks  to  weary  him  than  to  fight.  Last  Thursday 
came  over  a  Walloon,  of  St.  Thomeres  [St.  Omer],  who  serves 


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under  Monsr.  Dereu  [?  Roeulx].  Watch  was  laid  on  him,  and 
being  enquired  what  he  sought,  he  said  he  came  to  speak 
with  one  Charle  [MS.  torn] ;  he  was  answered  that  he  was 
departed  hence  ;  next  day  he  rode  to  Sandwich,  and  was 
searched  for  letters,  but  had  none.  At  length  he  confessed 
that  Alva  had  sent  him  over  to  see  whether  there  were  any 
men  ready  to  embark,  and  had  allowed  him  45.  a  day ;  upon 
his  return  he  thought  he  should  be  sent  again,  at  which  time  he 
promised,  if  well  rewarded,  to  confess  all  that  was  given  him 
in  charge.  Neither  the  French  nor  Fleming  sleeps.  What 
their  meaning  is  to  double  the  garrison  at  Calais,  Boulogne  and 
Dieppe,  I  dare  not  judge.  I  have  often  requested  her  Highness 
to  have  consideration  of  her  frontier  in  this  shire.  In  sundry 
doubtful  times  I  have  been  commanded  to  lie  on  the  frontier 
(to  my  great  charges) — a  show  to  small  terror  to  the  enemy, 
for  what  can  one  with  a  few  do  ?  Things  ought  to  be  well 
digested  while  opportunity  serves,  lest  that  being  taken  away, 
hurt  and  shame  come  of  it. 
If  p.  Seal.  (II.  33.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

*  1568,  Aug.  7.  Paris. — Murders  and  injuries  are  daily  done 
to  the  Protestants.  Robert  Siewarde*  will  inform  you  of  the 
proceedings  here.  Rochelle  now  stands  upon  composition, 
requiring  to  have  Vielleville,  or  one  of  his  assignment  for  their 
Governor.  They  stand  upon  some  things  not  yet  accorded  upon. 

Upon  the  determination  to  besiege  Rochelle,  Octavian 
Fregoso,  General  of  the  King's  Galleys,  caused  divers  to  be  put 
in  equipage  at  Marseilles,  and  other  great  vessels  at  Bordeaux 
and  Nantes.  If  not  employed  at  Rochelle,  I  fear  the  ships  in 
Britany  shall  convey  some  force  to  Scotland. 

The  Duke  doth  depart  hence,  as  he  giveth  forth,  for  Geneva, 
but  I  secretly  understand  he  means  to  return  to  Scotland. 

Postscript. — I  cannot  yet  attain  to  further  knowledge  of 
the  Italian,  whereof  the  Admiral  and  Chatillon  require  me  to 
give  advertisement  to  the  Queen.  Steward  will  tell  you  on  his 
arrival  all  he  knows. 

1J  p.     Seal.     (II.  37.) 

WILLIAM  [LORD]  COBHAM  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568  [endorsement],  Aug.  13.  Cobham. — I  thank  you  for 
recommending  my  suit  to  the  Queen  for  forseying  [sic]  and 
providing  of  these  her  frontier  places.  "Among  divers  and 
sundry  storms  some  calms  do  chance  that  doth  revive 
doollte  [sic]  spirits  as  now  the  coming  of  the  Prince  of  Orange 
who  has  the  leeding  of  8,000  horsemen  and  20,000  footmen,  the 
horsemen  already  paid  for  three  months."  The  Count  Palatine  of 

*  The  words  printed  in  italics  are  in  Norreys*  cipher. 


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the  Rhine  has  written  to  the  Emperor,  in  excuse  for  dealing  in  this 
matter  that  his  brother-in-law  Egmont  has  been  put  to  death. 

The  Duke  of  Bavaria,  being  requested  to  stop  the  passages 
and  aid  the  Papists,  has  refused. 

There  is  a  practice  which  if  it  takes  place  Alva  shall  hardly 
escape  it.  A  book  has  been  set  forth  in  French  and  Italian 
touching  their  proceedings. 

Count  Ludovic  is  gone  towards  his  brother  ;  his  last  loss 
grew  upon  a  retire  commanded  by  the  Prince,  for  that  he  had 
discovered  a  treason  in  his  camp  which  could  only  be  prevented 
if  he  removed  ;  upon  these  advertisements  he  communicated 
to  the  rest  who  consented,  but  it  was  contended  whose 
regiment  should  pass  the  river  first ;  this  was  decided  by  lot, 
and  it  fell  to  "  Conte,"  who  passed,  and  so  did  the  second ;  the 
third  under  Count  Swaysseyngborg,  where  the  treason  lay 
hid,  began  to  cry  for  gelt  or  money,  or  else  they  would  not 
march  ;  the  Count  answered  that  it  was  time  to  fight,  not  to 
receive  pay  ;  the  leaders  of  the  Duke's  men,  who  were  made 
privy  of  this  treason,  came  upon  them  ;  they  yielded,  and  a 
great  number  were  slain.  Emden  might  have  been  betrayed, 
for  the  Burgomaster  was  won  and  promised  to  be  made  Earl 
of  Emden  ;  his  son,  faring  not  well  at  supper,  said  openly 
to  the  servants  that  shortly  he  hoped  their  fare  would  be 
amended,  for  says  he  "  My  Father  is  like  to  be  Earl  of  this 
country."  These  words  sounded  not  well  to  one  of  the  maids, 
and  remembering  that  there  were  often  conferences  by  night, 
and  late  going  up  and  down  which  commonly  was  not  used, 
she  bragged  this  secret  conference  to  the  Pastor  ;  he  told  the 
Count,  who  set  a  watch,  and  suffering  one  to  pass  late  out  of 
the  Burgomaster's  house,  had  him  followed  and  taken  as  he 
was  passing  the  water  ;  he  was  kept  secret.  A  letter  was 
found  about  him,  importing  the  delivering  of  the  keys  of  the 
town.  The  Earl  called  the  Estates  to  the  market  place, 
requiring  their  aid  in  a  matter  of  importance.  "  You  have 
heard  of  late  a  muttering  of  treason,  but  hitherto  it  has  not 
been  discovered,  but  I  have  found  the  traitor  and  the  treason. 
What  will  you  have  done  ?  "  They  said  "  Let  him  have  his 
desert."  He  commanded  the  Burgomaster  to  be  taken.  He 
was  counted  so  upright  a  man  that  the  company  seemed  not 
to  allow  of  it.  The  Count  charged  him  :  he  denied  it.  "I  have 
thy  letter."  "  It  was  none  of  mine."  "  If  thou  canst  that 
prove,  I  will  openly  here  promise  to  make  thee  satisfaction 
and  upon  my  knees  ask  thy  mercy."  Then  spake  the  Count 
to  the  assembly,  "  Shall  he  be  put  to  torture  to  see  whether 
he  will  confess  it  ?  "  They  cried  "  Yea,  Yea."  He  was 
racked  and  confessed,  and  was  executed. 

3  pp.     Seal.     (II.  41.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER], 

1568,  Aug.  14.  Paris. — I  learn  from  "  a  Scottishman  of  the 
Duke  of  Chatelherault's  own  company  that  he  departeth  out 


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of  hand  from  hence  towards  Orleans,  and  so  goeth  straight 
to  Nantes  in  Britany,  where  he  shall  embark  with  certain 
soldiers  that  Martigues  hath  levied  for  him,  and  taketh  his 
voyage  into  Scotland,  minding  to  land  (as  his  first  determination 
was)  at  Dumbrytton,  his  intent  to  depart  hence  is  at  the  farthest 
by  the  16th  of  this  present.  I  find  his  whole  intent  is  to 
trouble  what  he  may  the  peace  of  that  country.  ...  I  wish 
(without  offence  to  God)  he  might  drink  as  much  in  the  sea 
as  he  hopeth  to  gain  in  the  land.  .  .  .  My  trust  is  your  Honour 
will  in  good  time  prevent  the  inconvenience  that  hereof  may 
ensue,  and  so  much  the  rather  that  you  know  the  guider  of  this 
enterprise,  more  affectionate  at  all  times  to  pleasure  the 
French,  being  also  to  his  own  advantage,  than  to  seek  the 
welfare  of  his  country  ...  By  as  much  as  I  can  gather  by  that 
hath  proceeded  from  you,  these  his  attempts  will  nothing  better 
the  Queen  her  Majesty's  state,  who  serveth  him  for  a  shadow  in 
his  doings.  But  in  the  end  I  fear  this  feigned  pity  he 
beareth  towards  her  will  resolve  into  open  ambition,  where- 
unto  I  think  him  apt  enough  of  his  own  inclination  and  much 
encouraged  thereunto  by  such  as  be  his  chief  counsellors  and 
directors  in  all  his  proceedings  in  this  Court.  God  prosper 
them  according  to  their  meaning,  which  will  not  be  otherwise 
I  trust,  than  with  their  own  confusion,  for  they  intend  to 
kindle  new  fire  in  that  Realm,  and  do  boast  already  their  party 
there  and  friends  in  England  to  be  very  great,  insomuch  that 
lately  they  have  said  that  the  number  of  the  Queen's  friends 
are  greater  there  with  you  than  either  in  France  or  Scotland. 
But  I  think  since  this  man  meaneth  that  force  shall  try  right, 
the  honourable  means  that  her  Majesty  goeth  about  to  seek 
to  appease  these  troubles  will  serve  to  small  effect .  .  .  since  the 
Duke  intendeth,  as  may  appear,  to  work  his  designs  whilst 
the  matters  of  pacification  shall  be  treated  upon." 

Postscript. — I  beseech  your  Honour  that  such  of  my  own 
servants  as  be  there  may  be  returned  hither  with  speed. 
Shortly  La  Rochelle  shall  be  besieged,  which  now  is  the  only 
refuge  of  them  of  the  Religion,  and  as  yet  I  hear  of  no  prepara- 
tions for  the  defence  of  it.  It  is  greatly  sought  that  answer  be 
made  to  the  letter  sent  to  your  Honour,  the  Lord  Steward  and 
Mr.  Secretary,  whereof  they  seem  very  desirous. 

2  pp.  Part  of  this  letter  is  contained  in  Norreys*  letter  to 
Cecil  of  same  date.  [See  Gal  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.}  (II.  45.) 


JOHN  [MERSHE]  to 


1568,  Aug.  15.  Antwerp. — I  sent  an  express  to  Cologne  and 
beyond  ;  he  saw  large  numbers  of  horse  and  foot  on  both 
sides  of  the  Rhine,  but  dared  not  tarry  till  the  Prince  were  in 
the  field  for  fear  of  stopping  the  passages ;  the  Prince  and  the 
nobles  who  have  joined  him  will  have  20,000  foot  and  7,000 
horse,  besides  2,000  horse  to  be  brought  by  the  Duke  of 
Brunswick  at  his  own  charge.  Count  Ladron  leaves  this  town, 


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of  which  he  has  charge,  to-morrow  ;  Mons.  de  Reux,  who  had 
charge  of  the  frontiers  of  Flanders,  is  looked  for  to  take  his 
place.  The  Italians  report  2,000  horse  coming  to  the  Duke 
from  Germany,  and  3,000  Italians,  and  that  the  Prince  has 
8,000  horse  and  30,000  foot.  There  is  still  persecution  in  these 
parts  and  [MS.  torn]  have  been  taken  in  this  town  in  the 
night  .  .  .  especially  scholars. 

Postscript. — A  letter  from  Cologne  of  the  12th  reports  that 
the  Prince  will  set  forward  within  10  days  to  take  possession  of 
Breda.  The  Prince  of  Spain  has  died  in  prison,  and 
Monsr.  Montanye  [Montigny]  is  executed. 

1  p.     Torn.     (I.  421.) 


to  the  EARL  OP  LEICESTER. 


1568,  Aug.  22.  Romersdorf. — The  bearer  Dolheim  will  tell 
you  the  occasions  which  have  reduced  me  to  write  to  you  as 
the  last  remedy  against  the  cruelties  of  Alva. 

1  p.  French.  Signature  torn  off  ;  no  endorsement  nor  seal. 
(II.  47.) 

CHARLES  IX  OF  FRANCE. 

1568,  Aug.  25.  Boulogne. — Proclamation  of  the  King  of 
France  on  the  protection  of  those  of  the  Religion. 

1  p.  French.  Printed  broadside,  given  in  Calendar  of 
S  P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  under  date.  (IT.  51.) 

LIST  of  HORSEMEN  of  WILLIAM  OF  ORANGE. 

[1568,1  Aug.  26.     Camp  [at  Romersdorf]. — List  of  horsemen 
and  their  commanders  under  William  of  Orange,  7,550  in  all. 
1  p.     (II.  611.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  [EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1568,  Aug.  27.  Paris. — Montmorency  is  earnest  to  have 
answer  of  such  matters  as  I  dealt  with  him  by  your  directions. 

Lately  there  was  suspect  of  the  "  Roysters  "  coming  into 
France  ;  the  forces  of  Brisac  and  Stozzi,  levied  for  the  siege  of 
Rochelle  march  towards  the  frontiers,  but  this  fear  is  passed  over. 

Messengers  were  sent  to  Conde  to  promise  that  the  King 
would  regard  the  observation  of  the  Edict.  One  of  those  who 
went  was  the  Captain  of  the  Guard.  He  saw  no  force  with 
Conde,  whose  mother-in-law,  the  Marquise  of  Rothelin,  assured 
the  King  on  the  24th  inst.  that  he  did  not  wish  to  renew  trouble, 
but  had  it  to  heart  to  see  the  Protestants  so  evil  intreated. 

The  Cardinal  of  Lorraine  has  been  here  for  a  loan,  pawning 
the  Clergy  lands. 

Orange  is  in  the  country  of  Liege,  and  Alva  in  Utrecht. 
Chatelherault  is  yet  here,  but  two  ships  are  ready  near  Nantes 
to  convey  him  to  Scotland.  I  dealt  with  him  according  to 
her  Majesty's  instructions,  but  fear  he  will  not  alter  his 
determination, 


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The  King  sends  one  Mande,  protonotary  to  the  Cardinal  of 
Lorraine,  to  assist  in  the  assembly  on  the  borders  for  the 
Queen  of  Scot's  cause. 

2  pp.     (II.  53.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  [EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1568,  Aug.  29.  Paris. — Such  is  the  time  for  the  Queen  to 
demand  her  rights  as  better  cannot  be  desired.  I  doubt  not 
your  answer  shall  be  more  reasonable  than  it  was  last,  the 
messenger  being  sufficient. 

The  being  of  Robert  Steward  there  is  well  known  so  that  his 
return  cannot  be  hither  without  danger. 

1  p.  Partly  cipher  deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are 
printed  in  italics  :  the  last  two  paragraphs  holograph.  Part  of  this 
letter  is  in  Norreys'  letter  to  the  Queen  o/  same  date.  [See  Cal.  of 
S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (II.  55.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Sept.  2.  Paris. — I  sent  Mr.  Dauncy  in  haste,  hearing 
that  Chatelherault  leaves  to-day  by  small  journeys  for  Orleans 
to  pass  by  Nantes  to  Dumbritton,  whereof  I  marvel,  the  state  of 
this  country  well  weighed.  I  trust  you  will  not  omit  the  time 
which  God  again  has  now  profered  for  you  to  make  evin  with 
the  French  for  Calais. 

D'Anjou  leaves  on  the  7th  for  Orleans.  Conde  was  at  Limozin 
where  companies  of  the  Religion  draw  to  him.  contrary  to 
his  Eminence's  expectation,  who  trusted  to  have  surprised 
him. 

Postscript. — I  now  hear  that  Baron  de  la  Garde,  captain  of 
the  galleys,  is  gone  to  Marseilles  to  take  galleys  to  Rochelle 
to  let  the  victualling  and  land  of  foreign  forces.  Mandey 
[de  Mande]  stands  still  upon  his  departure  to  England. 

1  p.  Partly  deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are  printed  in 
italics.  (II.  57.) 

WILLIAM  [LORD]  COBHAM  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Sept.  5.  Cobham  Hall. — The  courtesy  you  have  shewn 
to  my  wife  at  Killingworth  [sic]  binds  me  alwaj^s  to  serve 
you.  I  am  glad  to  hear  that  you  have  passed  these  dangerous 
months  without  sickness. 

All  the  Protestants  about  Dieppe  are  assembled  at 
St.  Albyn,  2  leagues  from  Dieppe,  and  are  minded  to  repair 
to  the  Prince  at  Noyers.  One  came  over  yesterday  from 
France  who  found  in  all  places  soldiers  gathering  for  the  King 
for  the  siege  of  Rochelle. 

All  the  garrisons  on  the  frontiers  of  Flanders  are  gone  to 
Maestricht.  The  Prince  [of  Orange]  cometh  not  forthward. 

Alva  has  taken  away  the  Allemans  that  were  at  Antwerp, 
and  has  put  600  Spaniards  into  the  Castle  and  6  Ensigns  of 
Walloons  into  the  town. 


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Postscript. — The  2nd  inst.  one  wrote  that  he  heard  proclaimed 
at  Rouen  that  it  was  lawful  for  any  to  kill  any  Protestant  that 
armed  himself. 

1  p.     Seal.     (II.  61.) 

JOHN  MEESHE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  [?]. 

1568,  Sept.  5.  Antwerp. — Advice  has  come  from  Cologne 
that  the  Prince  [of  Orange]  has  passed  the  Rhine.  Van  der 
Bergh  left  on  Aug.  20th  with  100  horse,  and  among  them  two 
Spaniards  suspected  as  spies — one  was  shot,  the  other  fled, 
and  two  others  were  taken  in  the  camp. 

On  Aug.  30th  the  Prince's  camp  was  at  Duren  whence  he 
passed  to  St.  Vyt ;  whether  he  means  to  pass  by  Liitzenbourg, 
Namur,  Luke  [Liege]  or  Maestricht  is  doubtful. 

A  Frenchman  reported  here  that  he  saw  Conde  at  Hennyng 
on  the  Lorraine  coast  with  5,000  horse,  and  there  is  a  whispering 
here  that  he  and  Orange  will  meet,  and  that  Orange  will  go 
towards  Namur. 

The  last  of  10,000  horsemen  are  reported  to  have  passed  the 
Rhine  on  the  3rd  inst. 

1  enclose  copy  of  a  proclamation  made  here  on  the  3rd  on 
which  a  schoolmaster  who  absented  himself,  returned  and  was 
immediately  put  in  prison. 

The  Lords  of  Antwerp  at  the  request  of  certain  schoolmasters 
sent  one  of  the  secretaries  to  the  Duke  that  they  and  other 
Burgesses  who  have  absented  themselves,  showing  themselves 
reconciled  to  the  Catholic  Church,  might  safely  return,  which 
message  the  Duke  misliking  said  that  they  should  have  justice. 

The  Bloody  Commission,  John  de  Vargas,  a  Spaniard  born, 
John  de  Ryo,  a  Spaniard's  son  born  in  Bruges,  the  Procurer- 
General,  and  Secretary  Misdach  (with  whom  the  Spanish 
Ambassador  now  in  England  is  thought  shall  join)  arrived 
here  on  Monday  last  and  sit  searching  for  some  matter  against 
some  of  those  of  the  Town-house. 

1,200  handsome,  well  appointed  Walloons  under  de  Reux 
arrived  on  Friday  last,  and  four  ensigns  more  were  looked  for 
from  Cortrecht. 

An  Englishman,  coming  with  a  guide,  being  three  leagues  on 
this  side  of  Maestricht  was  sent  for  back  again  to  the  Duke 
and  carried  bound. 

The  Bishop  of  Luke,  showing  friendship  to  the  Duke  has  so 
kindled  his  subjects  against  him  as  forsaking  the  town  of 
Luke,  he  has  placed  himself  in  the  castle  at  Huy. 

Postscript. — Orange  is  reported  to  have  entered  the  land  of 
Luxemborg,  where  Count  Mansfeld  (whose  son  is  fled  for  a 
murder)  hath  the  government  under  the  King.  This  report 
is  confirmed  on  the  Bourse. 

2  pp.     (II.   65.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 
1568,  Sept.  6.     Paris. — The  Court  stands  in  great  perplexity, 
and  I  believe  the  Queen  "  forthinketh  herself  to  have  given  so 


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attentive  ear  to  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine."  She  told  me  that 
the  King  her  son,  was  minded  to  have  peace.  These  differences 
may  only  be  appeased  by  a  "  Plein  Interim,"  Conde  not  minding 
to  trust  the  third  time  to  the  Edict.  The  gensdarmes  not 
being  paid  are  unwilling  to  return  to  these  troubles,  which 
greatly  avails  Conde,  whose  soldiers  are  men  of  action  and 
fight  resolutely  for  liberty  of  conscience.  Men  of  judgment 
on  this  side  perceive  that  these  motions  are  only  to  content 
three  or  four  Guizards,  and  declare  how  dangerous  it  is  to 
follow  Spanish  humours,  who  are  in  hope  by  the  common 
misery  of  this  realm  to  make  profit  thereof,  a  thing  as  proper 
to  the  house  of  Austria  as  heat  to  fire.  Carnyvallet  has 
declared  this  to  the  Queen,  which  she  took  in  good  part.  They 
now  begin  to  fear  a  northern  storm.  Their  own  consciences 
accuse  them  of  the  injury  offered  to  us,  and  by  their  mistrust 
show  us  what  ought  to  be  done.  There  has  been  talk  of  sending 
Duke  Longueville  to  treat  with  Conde,  who  has  taken  in  their 
return  from  here  two  Presidents  of  Toulouse,  both  admitted 
to  the  secrecy  of  the  affairs  here.  He  may  draw  from  them 
by  extremity  what  may  not  be  obtained  by  fair  means.  They 
had  instructions  to  proceed  against  the  Protestants  in  the 
Parliament  Court  at  Toulouse. 

Monsr.  Grandmont  and  others  in  Gascony  have  declared 
for  the  Religion,  and  it  is  feared  the  Queen  of  Navarre  will 
support  the  Prince. 

The  King  being  still  sick,  the  Queen  was  not  willing  I  should 
present  her  Majesty's  letters  on  behalf  of  the  prisoners  at 
Marseilles,  but  took  them  of  me  promising  answer  next 
day.  The  Physicians  bled  the  King,  but  from  fear  or 
want  of  blood,  none  issued  forth,  and  his  arm  began  to  swell. 
The  next  day  the  Queen  with  the  Cardinals  and  Lords  came 
from  St.  Maur  to  Paris  and  went  in  procession  for  his 
recovery. 

Yesterday  one  du  Court,  valet  of  the  King's  chamber,  said 
that  according  to  his  promise  to  you  he  had  drawn  her  Majesty's 
picture,  one  of  his  master,  and  two  of  your  Honour.  He  sends 
them  by  Pierre  Roulet,  secretary  to  the  Queen  of  Scots,  a 
crafty  fellow  and  greatly  of  Lorraine's  counsel. 

The  bearer's  business  considered  has  caused  me  to  write 
more  liberally,  nothing  doubting  that  he  will  unrip  my 
letter. 

I  understand  no  more  of  Chdtelherault's  determination  ;  he  is 
already  departed. 

Postscript. — The  King's  recovery  is  much  doubted  of  at 
this  instant. 

3  J  pp.  Partly  cipher  undeciphered ;  the  cipher  words  are 
printed  in  italics.  (II.  67.) 

[Sir  HENRY  NORREYS]  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  [?]. 
1568,  Sept.  9.     Paris. — The  message  from  her  Majesty  was 
of  them  whom  it  most  touched  very  ill  accepted,  though  then 


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they  made  no  answer.  "  The  young  Prince  never  understood 
afore  so  much  of  the  Estate  of  his  country  as  he  did  by  her 
Majesty's  good  means." 

I  shall  have  much  to  do  to  have  my  letters  come  safely 
to  your  hands.  They  have  already  imprisoned  one  taking 
away  his  letter  which  I  sent  to  her  Majesty  which  as  yet 
I  cannot  recover.  Your  servant  Barnaby  is  still  prisoner  only 
for  sending  a  letter  to  Mr.  Steward.  The  letter  they  have  of 
mine  is  of  importance  ;  the  taking  of  the  man  was  strange  in 
time  of  peace.  I  wish  they  may  find  the  like  there  [in 
England]. 

Jp.  partly  cipher,  deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are  printed  in 
ics.     Part  of  this  letter  is  in  that  of  Norreys  to  Cecil  of  same 
date.     [See  CaL  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]     (II.  71.) 

WILLIAM  [LORD]  COBHAM  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

[1568,*]  Sept.  10.  Cobham  Hall.— I  wrote  to  Mr.  Secretary 
on  the  8th  inst.  of  the  arrival  of  Cardinal  Chatillon  with  27  of 
his  company,  and  none  of  estimation  but  one  that  is  a  Dean. 
He  came  yesternight  to  Canterbury,  and  tarries  there  all  this 
day,  until  one  return  whom  he  has  sent  to  the  Court. 

I  know  not  the  Queen's  pleasure,  but  have  willed  that  as  he 
passes,  he  may  be  well  used.  He  has  a  matter  to  break 
to  her  Majesty  touching  this  realm.  He  has  very  hardly 
escaped  his  enemies. 

I  sent  you  a  copy  of  a  French  letter  translated  of  the  true 
news  of  Orange  and  his  confederates. 

The  Prince  has  sent  de  Lionne  and  Vom  Berghen  to  Lucke 
[Liege],   and  the  estate  of  that  country  is  at  the  Prince's 
devotion.     The  Bishop  and  Vitelli  are  at  Huy. 
lj   p.     Seal.     Enclosing 

The  translation  abovementioned. — The  horsemen  are  in  the 
field  and  increase.  The  Prince  is  in  person.  The 
world  marvels  at  his  credit  and  the  help  he  has  out  of 
Almain.  He  is  now  at  Breissiche  [Breisach]  between 
Linz  and  Andernach,  with  the  Count  of  Hooustraeton, 
and  Vander  Bergh  one  of  the  Landgraves  with  his  two , 
bastard  brethren  the  Earl  of  Barbe . .  [torn]  and  the 
Signer  de  Vaulx.  There  is  good  store  of  ordinance, 
and  they  mean  to  march  into  the  Low  Countries. 
Alva  fortifies  Maestricht  that  the  Prince  may  not  pass 
the  Meuse. 
J  p.  (II.  73  and  75.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 

1568,  Sept.  14.  Paris. — The  adversaries  of  God's  word  of 
late  procured  under  seal  an  ordinance  to  revoke  all  the  Edicts 
of  Pacification  and  the  last  protection  of  the  2nd  inst.,  but 
the  negociation  which  her  Majesty  gave  me  in  charge  to  them, 

*  The  year  date  is  fixed  by  the  notice  of  Cardinal  Chatillon's  arrival. 


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has  been  a  bar  therein,  but  they  have  secret  devices  to  invade 
throughout  France  all  ministers.  I  hope  "  the  mine  may  light 
in  their  own  laps." 

Only  six  persons  were  slain  at  Orleans — not  4,000.  The 
congregation  being  at  sermon,  guarded  by  soldiers,  the 
inhabitants  mutinied  and  intended  to  have  slain  them  all. 
The  captain  of  the  warders  fled,  but  those  within  defended 
the  place  while  he  raised  force  and  rescued  it. 

Postscript. — What  you  willed  me  in  your  last  to  do  I  have 
made  the  party  privy  thereof,  who  thinks  the  time  not  con- 
venient. 

2  pp.  Part  of  the  postscript  is  in  a  letter  of  Norreys  to  the 
Queen,  1568,  Sept.  15.  \8ee  Gal.  of  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.}  (II.  79.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 

1568,  Sept.  18.  Paris. — I  praise  God  that,  "  when  many 
pluck  head  out  of  collar,"  you  manifest  yourself  one  of  his. 
You  seem  to  lament  that  her  Majesty  should  be  driven  to  show 
herself  more  doubtful  than  heretofore."  The  Government  here 
grows  to  better  terms,  and  that  is  more  perilous  to  your 
estate  if  it  were  not  declared  by  Lorraine  more  of  cruel  spite 
than  otherwise  ;  very  lately  he  said  that  some  of  the  noblesse  [in 
England]  should  aid  his  enterprises,  .  .  for  though  there  be  of 
his  religion  too  many,  yet  not  so  ill-minded,  I  trust,  as  not  to 
care  for  their  country.  But  since  the  bruit  thereof  is  so  great, 
you  will,  my  trust  is,  consider  thereof  accordingly. 

"  Montmorency  is  very  affectionate  to  her  Majesty  which  I 
pray  may  not  be  forgotten,  being  one  may  stand  her  Majesty 
in  great  stead." 

There  is  bruit  of  a  battle  between  Orange  and  Alva  at 
Maestricht,  and  that  Casimir  joined  with  the  Duke  of 
Lunibrook  [Luniberg]  has  6,000  horse,  but  yet  much  doubted 
whether  he  will  join  Orange  or  come  into  France  to  Conde. 
Whereof  these  stand  in  great  doubt  and  have  sent  the  Duke 
d'Aumale  to  Metz  to  impeach  their  coming. 

|  p.  Partly  cipher,  deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are  printed 
in  italics.  (II.  81.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 

[1568,]  Sept.  25.  Paris. — To  the  same  effect  as  letter  to 
Cecil  of  this  date.  [See  Cat.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.} 

There  has  been  a  skirmish  between  Dandelot  and  Martigues 
near  Chateaubriant.  The  former  has  since  passed  the  Loire. 
As  he  passed  Nozon,  a  house  of  "  Monsieur  Le  Grande  Escuire  " 
[Ecuyer]  he  rested  and  dined,  and  "  bad  him  likewise  to  the 
like  courtesy." 

H  p.     (II.  753.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 
[1568,]  Sept.  30.     Paris. — Partly  to  the  same  effect  as  his 
letter  of  this  date  to  the  Queen.    [See  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.} 


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The  King  as  the  bruit  is  departeth  towards  Orleans  in  a 
week  or  ten  days,  leaving  Alen9on  and  Montmorency  to 
govern  here.  The  King  has  heard  that  Martigues  and  many 
of  his  men  have  been  slain  near  Chatillon  by  some  companies  of 
the  Admiral's  whom  he  had  outraged. 

The  Queen  of  Navarre  is  at  Rochelle. 

1  p.     (II.  597.) 

THOMAS  [EARL  OF]  NORTHUMBERLAND  to  the  EARL  OF 
LEICESTER. 

1568,  Oct.  19.  Leckinfeld. — Requesting  an  answer  by  the 
bearer,  his  cousin  Vavasour,  to  his  suit  for  license  to  travel 
abroad,  and  for  the  matter  of  the  mines,  in  which  the  judg- 
ment was  on  the  Queen's  side,  his  counsel  had  not  seen  the 
records,  which  moved  most  of  the  best  learned  to  think  his 
title  good. 

1J  p.     (II.  85.) 

Sir  R[ALPH]  BAGENALL  to  the  LORDS  [OF  THE  COUNCIL]. 

1568,  Oct.  29.  Warwick  Lane. — Advertisements  from 
Antwerp  of  Oct.  23rd  and  24th. 

The  16th  the  Duke's  son  arrived  with  1,500  Spaniards. 

The  17th  he  left  for  his  father's  camp,  but  stayed  at 
Louvain,  the  passage  being  dangerous,  and  returned  to 
Mechlin,  but  sent  two  gentlemen  to  see  if  he  might  pass,  for 
that  he  had  letters  of  importance.  They  had  not  gone 
two  leagues  before  they  were  taken,  and,  some  report,  executed. 

The  Spaniards  say  that  on  20th  the  Prince  lost  3,000  men 
and  the  Duke  three  and  ten  hurt. 

The  21st  de  Reux  left  with  his  whole  regiment  for  Brussels, 
so  is  neither  watch  nor  ward  here  now. 

From  Picardy  1,500  horses  and  3,000  foot  are  come  to  the 
Prince's  camp.  3,000  more  foot  and  600  horse  are  expected. 

The  Prince  has  taken  St.  Truyen  [St.  Trond]  and  Leew, 
and  may  come  to  Tienen  [Tirlemont]  three  leagues  from  Louvain, 
which  is  shut  up  ;  the  Duke  means  to  come  there  soon. 

At  St.  Truyen  the  burgesses  set  open  the  gate,  contrary 
to  the  mind  of  the  clergy.  The  goods  of  the  Spirituality  were 
commanded  to  the  Place  and  the  abbot  ransomed  at  100,000 
dollars. 

The  Prince  has  also  taken  Leew,  and  is  said  to  have  asked 
23,000  guilders,  but  the  town  is  too  poor  to  pay.  Meaning  to 
besiege  Tienen  he  sent  3,000  arquebusiers  to  keep  a  bridge, 
to  keep  off  the  Duke,  who  slew  1,500  or  2,000  of  the  Prince's 
men,  and  entered  Tienen,  so  say  the  Papists,  and  came  to 
Louvain  that  night. 

It  was  also  said  that  the  Prince  had  taken  Tienen,  and  slain 
the  Duke's  men  there  and  that  their  general  Berlamont's  son 
was  fled,  also  that  1,600  horse  and  6,000  arquebusiers  were 
near  Brussels  on  Wednesday  under  de  Lorges  and  de  Mouy. 


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All  the  Walloons  and  400  Spaniards  left,  these  for  Vilvorde, 
those  for  Brussels  where  two  gates  are  rammed  up  by  fear  of 
siege. 

Some  report  the  Princes'  camp  at  Hocgarden,  others  at 
Waveren,  a  mile  from  Tienen. 

The  Guilds  keep  ward  at  the  gates  and  watch  at  the  Town 
house  at  night. 

The  Duke  writes  to  the  Lords  of  the  Town  that  none  is  to 
be  burnt  unless  he  has  been  hoseled. 

The  Prince  is  reported  to  have  marched  towards  Nivelles. 
The  Duke  is  at  Lovayne.  The  former  means  to  assault  Brussels. 
The  Electors  will  assist  him  because  of  the  injustice  done  to 
Egmont  and  Horn.  The  Emperor  dissuades  them,  saying  the 
Earls  were  rebels.  The  Electors  reply  desiring  the  Emperor 
to  desist  from  loans  to  the  Kings  of  France  and  Spain  and  to 
consent  to  the  Confession  of  Augsburg.  He  replies  that  he  has 
sent  for  proof  to  Alva. 

De  Reux  left  last  Thursday  for  Brussels. 

I  beg  you  to  move  Mr.  Secretary  and  Mr.  Mildmay  in  a  debt 
of  1,00(M.  owed  to  me  by  the  late  Andrew  Wyse,  Treasurer  of 
Ireland.  I  can  then  pay  her  Highness  500  or  600Z.  due  by  me. 

Where  I  pay  her  Majesty  but  20  nobles  yearly  till  the  sum 
be  answered,  this  way  she  shall  be  presently  answered  of 
the  whole. 

4  pp.     The  last  paragraph  holograph.     (II.  91.) 

ROBERT  [HORNE,  BISHOP  or]  WINCHESTER,  to  [the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER  ?]. 

1568,  Oct.  29.  Bishop's  Waltham. — Has  been  delayed  in 
coming  to  Court  by  the  foul  weather  and  sickness  in  his  house- 
hold. Promises  an  advowson  to  one  of  his  Lordship's  chaplains. 

1  p.     (II.  95.) 

H.  FRANCHIOTTO  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

[15]68,  Nov.  4.  London. — Recommending  his  compatriot 
Acerbo  Villutelli.  He  was  bringing  from  France  at  the  writer's 
request  a  barrel  of  wine  which  was  seized  at  sea  ;  prays  that 
he  may  be  favourably  and  speedily  heard. 

1  p.    Italian.     (II.  97.) 

GUERAU  d'EsFES  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Nov.  23.  London. — Sends  his  servant,  James  Burgues. 
to  impart  certain  matters  of  moment  on  his  behalf  and  prays 
that  his  Lordship  will  give  credence  to  what  he  shall  say. 

J  p.     Spanish.     (II.   103.) 

HENRY  CHAMPERNOWNE  to  the  EARL  OF  [LEICESTER  ?]. 

[1568],  Nov.  28.  Abbey  of  Lancastre  near  Poitiers.— On  the 
10th  inst.  Anjou  arrived  at  Poitiers  with  15,000  foot, 
6,000  horse  and  20  guns,  with  the  Duke  of  Guise,  Brisac, 


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Martigo  [Martigues]  and  Montpensier,  having  promised  the 
King  to  defeat  Conde  and  take  Rochelle.  On  the  12th 
Montgomery  offered  battle  before  Chattelleroy,  whither  they 
retired.  The  15th  the  Admiral  meaning  to  lodge  at  Gasenne, 
[?  Jazeneuil  |  heard  of  the  arrival  there  of  the  King's  army, 
and  dislodged  them.  Early  on  the  16th  they  fled,  and  taking 
spoil  to  the  value  of  100,000  crowns,  we  pursued  them  to  a 
castle  called  Lusignan. 

The  25th  Guise,  Brisac  and  Martigo  advanced  to  attack 
Monsr.  de  Subbyso,  and  lost  two  men.  On  the  26th  the 
Admiral  marched  to  Pont  d'  San  [Dissains],  more  than  a  league 
from  Poitiers,  and  found  Brisac  with  a  river  to  back  him,  and  a 
castle  on  the  other  side  which  he  was  forced  to  take  for  his 
defence  ;  he  lost  200  men,  and  all  his  horse  fled  to  Poitiers. 
[Cf.  his  letter  to  Cecil  of  this  date  in  Cat.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.] 

2  pp.     (II.   107.) 

Articles  of  Agreement  between  DENMARK  and  SWEDEN. 

1568,  [Nov.  20. — Articles  for  the  Peace  [of  Stettin].     [See 
Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  under  date.] 
(II.   233.) 

GEORGE  GILPIN  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 

1568,  Dec.  5.  Antwerp, — The  Duke  is  at  Cambarse 
[?  Gateau  Cambresis]  and  less  talk  there  is  of  the  breaking  up 
his  army,  for  Orange  is  still  on  the  frontier,  not  far  from  Ham, 
attending  Deux-Ponts,  or  to  stay  certain  Allmains  from  going 
to  serve  the  King  in  France. 

Aumale  at  Metz  secretly  went  to  sureprehend  Deux-Ponts 
but  he  had  gone  ;  and  Aumale  is  said  to  have  burnt  the  castle 
and  villages. 

The  nobles  of  Germany  are  still  in  Council  at  Cologne. 

The  Archduke  Charles  is  embarked  at  Genoa  for  Spain  to 
marry  the  Princess  of  Portugal,  the  Spanish  King's  sister, 
after  which  he  may  come  to  govern  these  countries,  or  remain 
in  Spain,  and  the  King  himself  come  hither. 

1J  pp.     (II.  113.) 

ODET,  CARDINAL  DE  CHATILLON  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Dec.  6.  Schin  [Shene]. — In  view  of  the  success  of 
the  enemy  with  their  foreign  forces,  urges  the  importance  of 
a  despatch  to  be  made  to  Strasburg  by  Cecil  and  Sir  Grassen 
[Gresham]. 

1  p.     French.     (II.  115.) 


The  SAME  to 


1568,  Dec.  7.  Shene. — Expressing  annoyance  that  Chastelier 
has  not  performed  his  promise  as  to  the  goods  of  Acerbo 
Velutelli,  bearer  hereof  ;  has  written  to  the  Prince  and  the 
Admiral  at  Rochelle  on  the  subject. 


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The  matter  touches  him  so  closely  that  he  will  not  be  easy 
till  recipient  is  satisfied. 

1J  pp.     French.    Last  paragraph  holograph.    (II.  123.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1568  [endorsement],  Dec.  8.  Parts. — From  the  Loire  Conde 
drew  down  again  to  Chatelherault,  d'Anjou  being  near  Poitiers. 
Joyeuse,  the  King's  lieutenant  in  Languedoc,  has  joined 
Monsieur  with  young  Sarlabois'  regiment,  and  28  ensigns  of 
Gascony  under  Monluc. 

The  King  will  not  return  to  Orleans,  but  stay  at  Melun.  and 
expects  de  Nemours  to  bring  from  the  Lionois  4,000  Swiss, 
3,000  provincials,  some  Italians  and  1,000  horse.  D'Aumale 
has  at  Arnes  800  French,  3,000  foot  and  some  Reiters,  the 
rest  being  ready  to  come  from  Germany  under  the  Rhinegrave 
and  the  Count  of  Westerburg.  De  Barbicieux  has  levied  in 
Champagne  400  horse  and  4,000  foot. 

In  Picardy  de  Cosse  has  at  La  Fere  on  Oise,  five  leagues  from 
St.  Quentin,  1,500  horse  and  2,000  foot.  Paris  has  to  furnish 
6,000  foot.  The  Ban  and  Arere-Ban  are  summoned,  besides 
the  force  before  Sanscerre,  and  divers  horse  from  Beaux. 

The  conditions  that  have  passed  between  Francourt,  Agent 
for  Conde,  and  the  Duke  of  Deux-Ponts  are  very  beneficial  for 
the  Religion. 

The  Religion  here  has  had  to  find  sureties  for  their  behaviour. 

2J  pp.  Seal.  Partly  to  the  same  effect  as  his  letter  to  the 
Queen  of  the  same  date  [Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.].  (II.  125.) 

ESTIENNE  PERRET  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Dec.  14.  London. — Requesting  payment  of  money  on 
account  of  a  lottery. 

J  p.     Italian.     (II.  129.) 

Sir   HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568  [endorsement],  Dec.  14.  Paris. — Sends  a  more  full 
account  of  the  skirmish  at  Lussignan,  knowing  that  his  last 
letter  left  an  appetite  to  understand  the  truth  of  the  last 
skirmish,  and  that  accounts  are  exaggerated  to  appal  such  as 
pretend  interest  in  the  quarrel  and  to  cause  others  to  desist 
in  their  intention. 

On  Nov.  26,  d'Anjou  with  Martigues,  Brisac  and  others 
going  to  Lussignan,  three  leagues  from  Poitiers,  to  force  Conde 
back  to  Rochelle,  being  met  by  Montgomery  thought  them- 
selves the  weaker  party.  Not  to  have  the  dishonour  to  retire 
upon  sight  of  the  enemy,  Martigues  placed  a  number  of  corslets 
on  a  hill  with  twelve  drums,  and  two  ranks  of  pikemen  for  show, 
and  behind  these  a  number  of  varlets,  with  vine  stacks  on 
their  shoulders  and  matches  in  their  hands,  as  though  they 
had  been  arquebusiers.  On  the  other  side  were  all  the  horse 
ranged  to  make  a  fair  show  afar  off,  and  d'Anjou  in  the  midst 
of  the  way  with  14  or  15  horsemen.  Martigues  thus  thinking 


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to  face  out  the  enemy,  desired  d'Anjou  to  stand  where  he 
was,  while  he  and  Brisac  charged.  But  Montgomery,  knowing 
such  ruses  of  wars,  perceiving  Martigues,  charged  on  the  foot 
with  his  infantry  so  furiously  that  Martigues  and  Brisac  had  to 
retire  with  loss  100  or  120  of  their  best  soldiers,  Monsieur  and 
the  rest  being  driven  to  the  suburbs  of  Poitiers,  and  this  done, 
had  they  followed  their  fortune,  they  had  obtained  the  victory. 

On  Dec.  4  the  Prince's  people  took  a  castle  called  Bigare, 
two  leagues  from  Chatelherault,  and  spoil  worth  200,000  crowns, 
and  the  5th  besieged  L'lle  Bouchard  and  Clermont.  He  is  now 
at  Mirebeau,  and  is  expected  to  besiege  Saumur.  D'Anjou  has 
garrisoned  all  towns  on  the  Loire  from  Amboise  downwards. 

On  the  7th  the  King  sent  Schomberg,  an  Allemain,  to  the 
Prince  of  Orange,  then  near  Rheims,  to  persuade  him  to  retire, 
promising  him  300,000  francs  to  pay  his  soldiers,  and  50,000 
francs  for  the  year  until  the  King  had  made  means  with  the 
King  of  Spain  to  restore  Orange  to  his  former  state.  On 
Saturday  last  Schomberg  returned  with  small  comfort,  but 
was  sent  again  next  morning.  On  the  llth  Orange  was  near 
Chateau  Thierry,  and  Schomberg  reports  his  forces  to  be 
11,000  horse — Reiters,  Walloons  and  Flemings,  8,000  foot, 
12,000  lansquenets,  1,500  French  horse,  2,500  French  foot  with 
Genlis.  Mouy,  Morvillier,  16  pieces  of  artillery,  and  many 
chariots  laden  with  munition. 

3J  pp.     (II.  133.) 

GlLLES    DE    VlLLE    to    the    EARL    OF   LEICESTER. 

1568,  Dec.  18.  London. — Refers  to  some  chamber  furniture 
which  he  wishes  to  sell  for  800/.  Her  Majesty  had  ordered 
Sir  Nicholas  Throckmorton  to  bargain  with  the  late  Post- 
master *  for  some  pieces,  and  therefore  he  had  induced 
Madame  d'Egmont  to  write  to  the  Earl  to  bring  them 
before  her  Majesty.  In  consequence  of  troubles  he  will  accept 
450Z.  If  the  price  is  accepted,  he  will  send  for  the  money 
being  too  ill  to  leave  the  house. 

1  p.     French.     (II.  137.) 

GIROLAMO  FERLITO,  minister  of  the  Italian  Church  in  London 
to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Dec.  18.  London. — Thanks  the  Earl  for  assistance, 
His  Lordship  shows  a  truly  Christian  nature.  Has  been 
ill  with  fever,  and  the  Earl's  goodness  has  been  as  the  rain  of 
heaven  upon  a  burning  city. 

1   p.     Italian.     (II.   41.) 

EDWARD  HORSEY  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Dec.  20,  [Southampton. — In  coming  down  I  saw  the 
Bishop  and  some  talk  I  had  with  him.  I  do  not  make  relation 
thereof,  for  I  have  hurt  my  finger  in  such  sort  that  I  cannot 
write  myself.  "  Concerning  the  matter  I  was  employed  for 

*  (?)Sir  John  Mason,  who  had  been  in  Brussels  1553  to  1556;  he  died  in 
April,  1566. 


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hither,  I  have  according  to  your  order  and  direction  used  all 
speedy  means  I  might  to  get  into  my  hands  all  such  treasure 
as  was  aboard  a  Spanish  ship  that  I  found  within  the  River 
of  Hampton.  And  after  I  had  delivered  her  Majesty's  letters, 
the  Mayor  having  well  perused  them,  we  then  devised  what 
might  be  the  best  .  .  .  way  to  come  by  the  said  treasure,  and 
in  this  sort  ...  we  proceeded  thereunto.  There  is  one  lacomoe, 
an  Italian,  continually  remaining  in  Hampton,  who,  as  I  am 
credibly  informed  hath  authority  to  deal  for  the  same  ship, 
who  at  the  first  confessed  that  there  was  aboard  fifty  and  nine 
cotters,  and  in  each  coffer  20,000  Spanish  Royals.  I  also 
caused  the  Captain  of  the  ship  to  be  sent  for  and  the  very 
confession  that  lacomoe  made  he  did  the  like  verbatim.  Then 
I  declared  unto  them  that  the  Queen's  Majesty  was  credibly 
informed  how  certain  Frenchmen  and  others*  did  mean  to 
.  .  .  bereft  them  of  the  foresaid  treasure,  wherefore  her  Majesty 
had  sent  me  express  to  see  the  same  in  safety.  Divers 
courtesies  and  Spanish  phrases  were  used  unto  me  then,  and 
great  thanks  unto  her  Majesty.  But  when  they  heard  me  say 
that  I  would  have  the  treasure  brought  into  the  town,  that 
saying  was  nothing  pleasant  to  them,  and  answered  me  that 
being  assured  of  the  favour  of  Caushot  [Calshot  ?]  and  of  this 
town  they  could  and  would  keep  the  treasure  aboard,  whereunto 
I  did  reply  and  said  that  if  there  should  now  come  any  mishap 
unto  the  said  treasure,  her  Majesty  might  impute  great 
negligence  and  fault  in  me  ;  wherefore  for  my  own  discharge 
I  would  have  it  brought  into  the  said  town  where  I  durst  be 
bold  to  answer  the  same  ;  so  could  I  not  do  being  aboard  ; 
and  when  they  heard  my  speke  (sic)  so  earnestly,  they  yielded 
thereunto  which  was  a  good  way  for  them,  for  I  had  so  prepared 
as  easily  I  would  have  had  it,  whether  they  would  or  not : 
and  if  it  please  your  Honour  to  talk  with  my  man  he  can 
declare  unto  you  the  means  I  had  devised  for  the  same.  And 
in  the  end  on  Sunday  in  the  evening  the  59  coffers  were  delivered 
unto  the  custody  of  the  Mayor,  where  they  now  remain  and 
shall  do  until  I  have  other  direction  from  your  Honour.  The 
Captain  of  the  ship  after  he  saw  that  the  treasure  was  taken 
out  of  his  hands  and  lacomoe  also,  he  began  to  fall  out  with 
God  and  with  himself  alleging  great  folly  in  himself  to  confess 
all,  saying  that  he  was  indebted  in  this  town  for  cloth  victuals 
and  divers  other  things  that  he  had  taken  here,  so  in  lamentable 
and  humble  sort  he  requested  that  he  might  have  one  of  the 
coffers  towards  the  payment  of  his  said  debts,  and  for  his 
better  relief  here,  for  that  he  knew  not  how  long  he  should 
remain  within  the  said  town,  whereunto  I  answered  my  com- 
mission did  not  extend  so  far,  but  that  I  would  leave  lacomoe 
one  coffer  until  such  time  as  I  knew  your  pleasure  farther 
therein  which  if  your  Honour  do  not  like  well  the  said  lacomoe 
standeth  bound  unto  me  for  the  redelivery  thereof  immediately 
upon  your  pleasure  signified  unto  me." 
1£  pp.  (II.  143.) 


141 

[JOHN,  LORD]  HERBYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Dec.  22,  London. — A  servant  of  the  Bishop  of  Rosse 
has  shewn  me  your  Lordship  desire th  me  to  come  to  the  Court 
this  day,  upon  "  some  inopportune  suit  of  the  Earl  of  Murray's. 
My  Lord,  I  am  ready  at  the  Queen  Majesty  of  this  realm's 
commandment  or  upon  your  Lordship's  desire  to  come  where 
she  will  command  me.  .  .  .  For  the  Earl  of  Murray  so  long  as  he 
misknows  his  duty  to  his  native  Sovereign  I  will  neither  for 
his  importuneness  nor  pleasure  travel.  But  for  my  own  truth 
and  duty  if  it  be  to  answer  to  such  writings  as  first  I  read 
before  your  Honours  at  Westminster,  the  Queen  Majesty's 
Commissioners,  and  after  presented  unto  her  Highness,  I  ad  vow 
them  ;  .  .  .  I  have  sent  your  Lordship  herewith  a  copy  as  also 
a  letter  I  received  this  day  of  the  Lord  Lindsay's  with  my 
answer  to  it.  If  need  shall  require  my  own  presence  to  advow 
the  same,  it  will  please  your  Lordship  to  advertize  this  my 
servant,  and  I  shall  not  fail  to  be  there." 

|   p.     Seal.     Enclosing, 

(1)    PATRICK,  LORD  LYNDSAY,  to  [LORD  HERRYS]. 

"  I  am  informit  that  ye  have  spokin  and  affermit  that  my 
Lord  Regent's  Grace  and  his  companie  heir  present  wer 
giltie  of  the  abhominable  murther  of  umquahile  the 
Kyng  our  Soverane  Lordis  father.  Gif  ye  have  swa 
spokin,  ye  have  said  untreulie  and  tharin  leyit  in  your 
throte,  guilk  I  will  mantene  (God  willing)  aganis  yow 
as  becamis  me  of  honour  and  dewtie  and  heirupon 
I  desyre  your  answer.  Subscrivit  with  my  hand  at 
Kyngston  the  21  day  of  December,  1568." 

(2)    LORD  HERRYS  to  [LORD  LYNDSAY]. 

"  I  have  sene  ane  writting  of  yours  ye  22  of  December 
and  thairby  understand  ye  ar  informit  that  I  have  said 
and  affermed  the  Erie  Murray  quhome  ye  call  your 
Regent  and  his  cumpanie  ar  gyltie  of  the  Quenis  husbands 
slauchter  father  to  oure  prince,  and  gif  I  said  it,  that 
I  have  leit  in  my  throte,  guilk  ye  will  mantene  aganis 
me  as  becummis  yow  of  honour  and  dewtie.  In  respett 
thay  have  accusit  the  Quenis  Majestie  myne  and  your 
native  souvereigne  of  that  foull  cryme  fer  by  the  dewtie 
that  goode  subjectes  aut  or  evir  hes  bene  sene  to  have 
done  to  thare  native  soverane,  I  have  said  thair  is  of  that 
companye  present  with  the  Erie  Murray  giltie  of  that 
abhominable  tressun  in  the  foirknowlege  and  consent 
thairto,  that  ye  wer  privie  to  it,  Lord  Lindsay,  I  know 
nocht  and  gif  ye  will  say  that  I  have  specialie  spoken  of 
you  ye  leid  in  your  throte  and  that  I  will  defend  as 
of  my  honor  and  dewtie  becumis  me.  Bot  let  aucht  of 
the  principallis  that  is  of  thare  subscry  ve  ye  like  writting 
ye  have  send  to  me  and  I  shall  poynt  thame  furtht  and 


142 

fecht  with  some  of  the  travellers  tharin  fer  me  test  it 
is  that   travellers   sould   pay  for  thare  awin  tressune. 
Off  London  this  22  Decembris,  1568." 
1  p.     (II.   145,  149.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1568  [endorsement],  Dec.  26.  Melun. — The  news  of  the 
evacuation  of  Mirebeau  came  the  day  after  the  procession 
which  followed  the  fire  in  the  Queen's  lodging.  Fighting  is 
expected  at  London,  there  being  such  penury  in  the  King's 
camp  that  desertions  are  likely.  Orange  is  at  Bar-sur-Oise. 
A  message  has  been  sent  to  him  from  the  King,  who  was  going 
to  Montereau-sur-Yonne,  but  now  stays  here.  De  Nemours  has 
orders  to  besiege  Sancerre.  He  has  the  old  Piedmont  garrison. 

He  sent  to  the  Prince's  camp  one  Standen  who  desires  by 
his  service  now  to  the  Queen  to  make  recompense  at  hazard 
of  his  life  for  his  former  follies.  The  passages  are  so  strait! y 
kept  that  many  have  lost  their  lives  of  late  on  like  enterprise. 

Is  sorry  for  the  trouble  the  Queen  and  the  Earl  have  with 
Scotch  affairs. 

2|  pp.  Seal.  Part  in  cipher,  undeciphered  ;  the  cipher  words 
printed  in  italics.  Partly  to  the  same  effect  as  his  letters  to  the 
Queen  and  Cecil  of  same  date  [Cal.  8. P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (II.  119.) 

Sir  THOMAS  GRESHAM  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

1568,  Dec.  29.  London. — Desires  the  Earl  to  remember  the 
matter  of  Asserbo  Velutelie  from  whom  Monsieur  Chattillon 
took  69  tuns  of  wine,  which  cost  him  the  first  penny  5001. 
sterling.  The  Cardinal  promised  to  pay  at  Rochelle,  and 
the  Earl  offered  to  send  some  of  his  own  men  there  to  receive 
the  money.  In  view  of  dangers  by  land  and  sea  his  suit  is 
that  the  Earl  will  see  him  paid  here  at  four  or  six  months'  end, 
the  Cardinal  to  be  bound  to  the  Earl  or  Sir  Thomas  for  payment. 

On  Thursday  Mr.  Stringer  will  wait  on  the  Earl  for  the 
writer's  own  matter. 

1  p.     (II.   153.) 

JOHN  [LESLIE,  BISHOP  or]  ROSSE,  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 
1568,  Dec.  [endorsement].  "  Sonday  at  morrow,  Kingstoune.— 
I  have  conferrit  at  lenth  with  Lord  [?]  quha  hes  shawn  me  of  ye 
purposeis  had  yesternyt  be  your  L.  and  my  L.  Duik  with  ye 
Erll  of  Murray,  be  ye  qlk.  I  onderstand  ye  appointtment  to  be 
laid  alredy  to  him,  and  ye  maner  yairof  that  he  suld  governe  in 
my  maistres'  nayme  during  hir  absens,  bot  he  wald  one  na 
wayis  content  yairwith  and  yat  it  appeirit  ye  nairest  he  wald 
be  brocht  unto  to  governe  in  ye  King  and  Quenis  nayme  joint 
togidder  quhilk  appeiris  to  me  to  be  verray  strange  for  sic  ane 
maner  of  governement  was  never  yit  uset,  yat  tuo  suld  regne 
in  one  trourie.  les  nor  it  war  alter ius  annis  as  did  Romulus  and 
Remus  quhilk  had  na  gude  ishew,  and  yerfore  it  semis  sumpart 
monstruous,  and  safar  as  I  onderstand  my  maistres  will  newir 


143 

content  with  ony  kynd  of  dres  les  nor  sho  reyne  hir  allone  in 
tytill,  and  as  to  ye  usage  of  ye  governement  and  all  uyeris 
particulariteis  I  beleiff  hur  mate,  will  use  ye  consell  of  ye 
quenis  matie.  heir  before  all  uyeris,  quhilk  I  declarit  of  my 
opinion  to  ye  quenis  matie.  one  Fryday,  quharwith  it  seemit 
to  me  hir  matie.  stude  content.  Referring  alwayis  to  ye 
consell  of  your  1.  and  uderis  nobill  menn  quhom  hir  matie. 
wald  caus  trawell  yarintill.  Heirfore  I  besech  your  1.  to 
informe  ye  quenis  matie.  apone  yis  pointt  that  her  Hienes  may 
be  ye  better  resolvit  to  talk  with  ye  uyer  party,  quha  cann 
hafe  noder  dishonour  nor  skaith  in  condiscending  heirto,  bot 
be  ye  contrar  my  maistres  will  suffer  mony  inconvenientis 
yairthrow  to  lose  ye  half  of  hir  troune  besyid  ye  dishonour  in  yis 
case.  This  far  I  was  homelie  to  wreitt  to  your  1.  to  forvarne 
in  tyme  of  ye  purpose  at  leist  of  my  sempill  opinione." 
1  p.  Seal.  (II.  157.) 

Louis   DE   BOURBON   [PRINCE   DE   CONDE]   to  the  EARL   OF 

LEICESTER. 

1568,  Dec.  30.  Touars  in  Poytou. — Thanks  the  Earl  for 
what  he  has  heard  by  Mr.  Steward  of  his  good  will  to  the 
cause  and  for  his  influence  with  the  Queen,  and  hopes  to  repay 
him  for  this.  He  requests  him  to  assure  the  Queen  of  the 
gratitude  of  his  party.  He  will  send  in  five  or  six  days  a  despatch 
to  her  relating  their  successes,  the  enemy  having  retreated 
with  loss  of  men  and  baggage.  The  Cardinal  Chatillon  will 
communicate  news  thereof.  Expressions  of  gratitude. 

H  pp,  French.    The  last  five  lines  holograph.    Seal.  (II.  161.) 

CHRISTOPHER  HODDESDON  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  and 
Sir  WILLIAM  CECIL. 

[1568.] — Being  apprentice  with  Sir  George  Barnefs],  late 
Alderman  of  London,  was  put  to  the  service  of  the  Russian 
Company,  in  England  from  1553  to  1555,  afterwards  at 
Novorogod,  then  had  sole  charge  at  Moscow,  then  was  Chief 
Agent  in  Russia  for  2  years.  He  returned  to  England  a  poor 
man  after  8  years'  service,  and  in  1566  was  sent  by  the 
Company  to  the  Nerva,  and  again  in  "  this  last  year,"  gaining 
50  per  cent,  for  them.  He  has  now  been  charged  in  open 
Court,  and  abashed  with  the  presence  of  their  Honors  with 
incontinence,  which  he  denies,  with  giving  evil  counsel,  and 
with  occupying  privately  for  himself  when  last  at  the  Nerva. 
As  to  the  second,  when  he  wrote  to  Glover,  the  Agent,  who 
owed  him  money,  he  knew  that  the  Company  tolerated  private 
traffic  of  William  Aborough,  in  great  sums  compared  with  the 
trifle  of  furs  he  wrote  to  Glover  for  :  as  to  the  third  a 
Frenchman  Maturine  Ellys  shipped  in  Hoddesdon's  name  a 
parcel  of  wax.  On  his  return  to  London  he  told  the  Governor 
Alderman  Haywarde.  He  trusts  the  Company  will  withdraw 
the  penalty  of  100Z.,  and  prays  their  honours  to  move  them 
to  pardon  him  for  all  that  is  passed. 

2J  pp.     (II.  745.) 


144 

Sir  HENRY  NOEREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

[1568-9,  endorsement,]  Jan.  1.  Paris. — Partly  to  same 
effect  as  his  letter  to  the  Queen  of  this  date  [S.P.  Foreign, 
Eliz.~\.  Orange  is  now  between  Vitry  and  Chaumont,  having 
passed  his  artillery  over  the  Marne  on  Dec.  22. 

At  Meulx  are  4,000  Swiss,  5  cornets  of  horse  and  7  ensigns 
of  foot.  De  Nemours'  forces  at  Nevers  are  esteemed  to  be 
6,000  foot  and  1,000  horse.  D'Aumale  and  de  Cosse  are 
ordered  to  be  ready. 

[In  another  hand.]  According  as  you  advised  me  I  have 
sent  to  the  Admiral.  I  wish  the  messenger  a  good  return.  I 
beseech  your  Honour  to  have  in  good  remembrance  Mr.  Francis 
Parlandes  who  very  friendly  travailed  for  a  license  for  Nicholas 
your  cook  to  transport  wine  for  your  provision,  as  also  the 
pains  to  search  out  the  mullets  I  sent  you. 

2J  pp.  Partly  in  cipher  deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are 
printed  in  italics.  (II.  169.) 

GEORGE  [EARL  OF]  SHREWSBURY  to  [the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER]. 

1568-9  [endorsement],  Jan.  7.  Tutbury. — I  received  adver- 
tisement from  Mr.  Secretary  at  Nuneaton  20  miles  from 
Tutbury  for  my  stay  at  home  till  I  hear  further  of  the  Queen's 
i  Majesty's  pleasure.  The  Queen  of  Scots  coming  to  my  charge 
will  make  me  soon  gray-headed.  May  it  please  her  Majesty 
to  give  me  leave  to  come  up  to  speak  with  her  though  I  tarry 
not  past  a  day.  If  I  might  know  the  certain  day  of  the  Queen 
of  Scots  coming  here,  I  could  leave  such  directions  with  my 
officers  as  they  should  be  as  well  done  as  though  I  were  there 
present,  and  I  think  if  I  come  from  the  Court  but  a  day  or 
two  before  her  coming  it  will  be  best. 
1  p.  Holograph.  (II.  173.) 

Sir  WILLIAM  DORMER  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568-9  [endorsement],  Jan.  7.  Westminster. — Nothing 
doubting  but  that  the  allegations  against  his  daughter  [Anne, 
Lad}r]  Hungerford*  will  prove  untruly  practised,  and  persuaded 
by  his  counsel  that  little  advantage  is  to  be  had  for  these 
defamations,  he  purposes  to  have  such  expedition  used  as  may 
stand  with  the  orders  of  that  Court,  and,  she  once  cleared, 
to  bring  the  whole  matter  into  the  Star  Chamber  to  have 
order  of  redress  for  such  slanders.  From  the  Earl's  favourable 
inclination  she  has  conceived  just  cause  of  comfort.  Her  sister, 
the  Duchess  of  Feria,  will  have  like  consideration  thereof. 

1  p.  Seal.     (II.  175.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1568[9],  Jan.  10.     Paris. — To   the  same  effect  as  his  letter 

to  the  Queen  of  this  date     [S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.     The  answer 

of  Orange  to  Schomberg  is  given  in  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  1568, 

Dec.  21].  

*  She  was  charged  with  an  attempt  to  poison  her  husband. 


145 

Conde  has  released  the  Grand  Escuyer,  who  has  given 
assurance  to  present  himself  within  three  months,  or  forfeit 
20,000  pistolets  for  ransom.  This  has  bred  some  bruit  of  peace. 

Postscript  [in  another  hand,  partly  in  cipher  deciphered,  cipher 
words  printed  in  italics].  On  receipt  of  the  Earl's  letter  he 
sent  a  messenger  forthwith  to  the  Admiral  who  as  yet  is  not 
returned.  God  be  his  speed,  his  enterprise  is  great. 

2  pp.     (II.  179.) 


1568[-9,  Jan.  10]. — Paper  endorsed  "  Spanish  Ambassador's 
Declaration  upon  treasure  detained  by  Queen  Elizabeth." 
[See  Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  under  above  date.] 
6  pp.     Seal  three  feathers.     (II.  245.) 

EDMUND   [GRINDAL,   BISHOP  OF]  LONDON,  to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1568-9,  Jan.  12.  Fulham. — Concerning  one  Smythe,  who 
in  Queen  Mary's  time  had  affirmed  the  Arian  heresy,  and  now 
cloaks  it,  but  confesses  that  he  has  not  eaten  flesh  from  last 
Easter  to  the  day  of  his  examination  before  the  Bishop  and 
Commissioners,  who  required  him  to  make  a  declaration  in 
Westminster  Church  for  purging  himself.  On  his  refusal  he 
was  committed,  but  set  at  liberty  for  a  time  to  deliberate. 
It  is  not  enough  if  he  renounce  the  heresy  before  the  Earl  or 
the  Bishop,  for  the  Arians  of  the  time  recant  openly,  and 
secretly  maintain  their  religion. 

1J  pp.     (II.   181.) 

[HENRY  BARON]  HTJNSDON  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568-9  [endorsement],  Jan.  15.  Cold  Berwick. — "  There 
was  ever  incident  to  this  office  [Governorship  of  Berwick] 
divers  tithes  for  the  provision  of  their  house  and  horses,  which 
was  by  my  Lord  Gray  for  a  piece  of  money,  and  by  my  Lord 
of  Bedford  not  caring  for  the  rest,  suffered  to  be  taken  by 
lease."  Begs  that  her  Majesty  will  bestow  on  him  the 
Captaincy  of  Norham,  vacant  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Norton. 
Sir  Harry  Percy  never  comes  there.  Though  the  entertain- 
ment is  only  501.  it  will  stand  the  writer  in  great  stead. 

The  Earls  of  Huntley  and  Argyle  are  come  to  Glasgow 
to  keep  a  parliament  or  council  there,  and  have  made  pro- 
clamation in  their  Queen's  name  for  all  men  from  16  to  60 
to  be  in  readiness  upon  an  hour's  warning,  with  20  days 
victual,  to  withstand  the  Earl  of  Murray  and  the  English. 
The  Hamiltons  and  the  Hepburnes  have  besieged  a  house  of 
the  Earl  of  Murton's  called  Wawhton,  and  Lord  Hume  is 
gone  to  rescue  it.  Would  hear  how  the  Earl's  hawks  do,  but 
thinks  he  is  so  busied  that  he  has  small  pleasure  of  them. 

1  p.     Holograph.     (II.  187.) 


146 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  Jan.  15.  Paris. — To  the  same  effect  as  his  letter  to 
Cecil  of  this  date  [S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  "  This  day  as  I  under- 
stand from  the  Court  the  King  is  removed  from  Monceaulx  to 
Chateau  Thierry  not  being  yet  known  whether  he  will  take  from 
thence  to  Troyes  or  Chalons.  He  maketh  his  great  speed 
to  have  his  army  in  the  field  before  the  Prince  doth  join  with 
the- Duke  of  Deux-Ponts.  What  shall  fall  out  of  these  great 
preparations  your  honour  shall  understand  as  good  truth  by 
my  next,  for  I  intend  out  of  hand  to  go  from  hence  and  follow 
the  King." 

Wishes  to  be  advertised  of  the  continuation  of  quiet  in 
England  which  is  otherwise  reported  in  Paris.  '*  Yet  because 
the  Regent  continues  there  I  cannot  till  her  departure  thence 
but  live  in  fear  of  Queen  of  England's  good  estate,  wherefore  of 
God  I  wish  her  well  rid  thence.  To  convey  safely  that  I  received 
with  your  letters  of  22  December  I  will  use  what  diligence 
may  be  though  divers  of  my  wonted  friends  be  now  straightly 
imprisoned  for  the  Religion  whom  I  was  wont  to  use  in  this 
behalf." 

3  pp.  Seal.  Partly  in  cipher  deciphered ;  the  cipher  words 
are  printed  in  italics.  Endorsed:  "  15th  January  1568,  Sir 
Henry  Norryce."  (II.  193.) 

HENRY  [EARL  OF]  ARUNDEL  to  DON  GTTERAU  d'EspES. 

1568[-9],  Jan.   16.     Nonsuch. — [Copy  :  for  the  original  see 
Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  under  date.] 
(II.   195.) 

DE  LA  MOTHE  FENELON  [French  Ambassador]  to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1569,  Jan.  16.  London. — Requesting  exemption  from  duty 
on  account  of  35  "  tonneaux  "  of  wine. 

£  p.  French.  Seal.  Misplaced  in  Pepysian  collection, 
(II.  359.)  [Compare  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz. ;  Jan.  11  and  15.] 

MATTHEW   [PARKER,   ARCHBISHOP    OF]    CANTERBURY,  to  the 
EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568-9  [endorsement],  Jan.  17.  Lambeth. — Referring  to 
the  Queen's  wish  that  Dr.  Newton  should  be  preferred  to  the 
Prebend  at  Canterbury  late  Mr.  Newton's.  Being  there  last 
week,  he  had  appointed  a  poor  man,  yet  Master  of  Arts,  and 
doing  good  service  in  the  office  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Judge 
there,  and  he  is  already  possessed  therein. 

J  p.     Seal.     (II.  199.) 

E[LIZABETH    COUNTESS    OF]    SHREWSBURY   to    the    EARL    OF 

LEICESTER. 

1568-9  [endorsement],  Jan.  21.  Tutbury.— "  Your  Lord- 
ship's letters  directed  unto  my  lord  my  husband  and  to  me 


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in  his  absence  bearing  date  the  14  of  this  instant  month  of 
January  was  not  delivered  unto  me  before  the  20  day  of  the 
same  at  six  of  the  clock  in  the  evening.  Surely  my  L.  I  was 
much  grieved  because  there  was  no  more  haste  with  delivery 
of  the  said  letters  considering  the  weighty  and  great  causes 
depending  thereupon,  and  my  humble  duty  and  service  to  be 
shewed  in  the  despatch  of  such  things  as  the  Queen's  Majesty 
requireth  to  have  in  readiness  within  Tutbury  Castle,  the 
house  being  unready  in  many  respects  for  the  receiving  of 
the  Scottish  Queen  coming  at  sudden.  I  have  caused  work- 
men to  make  forthwith  in  readiness  all  such  things  as  is  most 
needful  to  be  done  before  her  coming  and  God  willing  I  shall 
cause  forthwith  three  or  four  lodgings  to  be  furnished  with 
hangings  and  other  necessaries  and  rather  than  I  should  not  j 
with  true  and  faithful  heart  answer  the  trust  reposed  by  the 
Queen's  Majesty  I  will  lack  furniture  of  lodging  for  myself." 

1  p.     Holograph. 

At  back  in  pencil  apparently  contemporaneous,  in  another 
hand,  "  I  shall  by  twelve  goo  to  diener.  If  not  I  will  stay  heare 
but  to  prevent  it  I  will  still  stay  heare."  Also  alphabets  in 
ink.  (II.  203.) 

F[RAN9OIS]    DUG    DE     MONTMORENCY    to    [the    EARL    OF 

LEICESTER?], 

1569,  Jan.  22.  Chantilly. — Thanking  him  for  a  letter  and  for 
enquiries  about  his  health.  Has  been  ill  four  months  but 
better  for  a  fortnight.  Is  most  grateful  for  kindness  shown 
to  him. 

1  p.     French.     (II.  185.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1569,  Jan.  22. — The  ports  being  so  strictly  kept,  I  doubt 
whether  my  letter  will  reach  you.  I  desire  to  advertize  you 
"  that  Spain,  Alva,  the  Queen  Mother  and  Lorraine  are  resolved 
to  give  the  Allemains  Metz  so  that  they  will  take  no  part  with 
the  Protestants  of  France,  nor  with  the  Queen's  matie,  which  you 
must  prevent  in  time,  and  let  the  Allemains  .  .  .  have  speedy 
word  of  this  their  purpose,  who  as  your  Honour  well  knoweth 
are  men  mercenary  and  to  be  won  with  gifts."  According  to  your 
orders  I  have  sent  to  the  Conde  as  also  Orange,  but  in  despair 
of  their  return,  so  many  having  perished  in  these  miserable 
times. 

|  p.  Partly  in  cipher  deciphered ;  the  cipher  words  are 
printed  in  italics.  Unsigned  and  without  address.  (I.  413.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 
[1568-9  endorsement],  Jan.  25.     Paris. — To  the  same  effect 
as  his  letter  to  Cecil  of  this  date.  [See  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.] 
3  pp.    Endorsed :  Sir  Henry  Norryce  25  Jan.,  1568.  (II.  207.) 


148 

EDM[TTND  GRINDAL,   BISHOP  or]  LONDON  to  [the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER  ?]. 

1568-9,  Jan.  27.  London. — In  favour  of  Mr.  Douglas  being 
received  into  the  number  of  the  Earl's  chaplains.  He  had 
preached  at  Paul's  Cross  in  King  Edward's  time  with  good 
commendation. 

J  p.     Wrongly  endorsed  "  Edwin  Sandys."     (II.  211.) 

HENRY  CHAMPERNOWNE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568-9,  Feb.  9.  "  New  Yorke  "  [Niort].— To  the  like  effect 
as  one  to  Cecil  of  Feb.  6.  [See  Cal  8.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  (II.  109.) 

DOCTOR  JOHN  PEERS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568-9,  Feb.  24.  Chester. — On  his  journey  hither  he  had 
knowledge  of  a  Popish  Spanish  practise,  spread  abroad  by 
the  lieges  of  Spain  secretly  conveyed  to  divers  fit  for  that 
purpose,  after  the  form  of  a  proclamation,  the  copy  whereof 
he  sends,  and  will  declare  the  circumstances  more  plainly 
at  his  coming  to  Court  in  Passion  Week  next. 

1  p.     (II.  219.) 

ADVICES  out  of  HOLLAND,  DENMARK  AND  SWEDEN. 

[1568-9,  February?*  Hamburg.] — Alva  has  changed  his 
garrison  at  Groningen,  sending  there  six  Ensigns  of  Walloons 
and  removing  the  old  garrison  to  Luxemburg. 

He  hath  not  as  yet  any  ships  about  Groningen  to  let 
the  traffic  of  Emden,  nor  any  ships  in  Holland  ready  for  sea. 
This  is  reported  by  a  merchant  who  came  here  from  Antwerp 
through  Holland. 

About  six  weeks  past  a  ship  and  all  the  company  thereof 
was  lost  upon  the  coast  of  Holland  ;  whereof  some  men  were 
cast  ashore  wearing  gold  chains  ;  with  them  were  found  letters 
to  Alva  ;  they  were  perhaps  an  Embassy  from  the  Scotch 
Papists. 

Alva  levies  here  3,000  horse,  whereof  Eric,  Duke  of  Bruns- 
wick, is  general.  He  has  already  sent  two  barrels  with  dollars 
to  Breame  for  payment  of  their  prest  money.  He  also  looks 
for  10,000  Italians. 

Our  merchants  are  extremely  dealt  with  at  Amsterdam. 

No  merchandise  may  be  sent  to  this  town,  or  elsewhere, 
out  of  the  Low  Countries  unless  the  owners  give  bond  that 
they  shall  not  be  employed  upon  the  English. 

Of  the  horse  named  above  Duke  Eric  leads  2,000,  and 
Francis  the  younger  Duke  of  Saxony  1,000.  He  dwells  here 
beside  Hamburg.  They  had  their  prest  money  in  January, 
and  stand  bound  till  the  end  of  April  and  further  if  the  Duke 
shall  then  have  need  of  them.  The  Dukes  John  and  Charles 
with  the  nobles  of  Sweden,  understanding  that  the  King  had 

*  Before  Coode's  death  at  Jarnac,  on  March  13, 


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conspired  their  deaths  for  misliking  his  marriage  and  ill 
government,  besieged  him  at  Stockholm.  Contrary  to  his 
will  the  town  was  yielded  to  them,  and  he,  his  wife  and 
children  were  committed  to  the  Castle.  In  the  late  wars  he 
had  to  com  his  plate. 

The  Swedish  navy  consists  of  70  great  ships,  is  very  strong 
and  always  ready. 

Duke  John  is  reported  to  have  been  crowned  on  New  Year's 
Day.  He  has  lately  victualled  Warburg,  a  town  of  his  in 
the  King  of  Denmark's  country,  and  made  three  new  forts 
on  his  Danish  frontier,  and  no  good  effect  is  expected  from 
the  peace,  which  was  dissembled  by  the  Swedes  because  the 
sea  being  frozen,  the  Danes  could  attack  them  on  foot. 

Hamburg  and  the  other  free  towns  are  not  anxious  for 
this  peace,  having  been  threatened  by  the  Danes  and  the 
Duke  of  Holste. 

On  the  bruit  that  our  merchants  come  here,  and  since 
the  restraint  of  traffic  between  England  and  Flanders,  some 
merchants  of  the  Low  Countries  have  become  burgesses  of 
this  town. 

Hoseus,  Cardinal  of  Poland,  has  lately  placed  Jesuits  in 
all  his  diocese  which  frontiers  upon  Danzig,  intending  to  do 
the  like  there.  They  of  the  town  withstood  them  and  have 
incurred  the  King's  anger. 

Casimir,  son  of  the  Count  Palatine,  levies  6,000  horse  for 
Conde. 

Our  merchants  here  learn  from  those  who  came  from  the 
Nerva  that  Mr.  Randall  and  his  companions  were  straightly 
used  in  Moscow  through  the  information  of  the  factors  for 
the  Company  there,  Glover  and  his  complices. 

Her  Majesty  is  so  well  beloved  here  that  she  could  have 
men  if  she  required. 

The  Earl  Bodwell  [Bothwell]  was  within  two  months  at 
Malmoze  in  Schonland  [Schonen],  where  he  and  his  company 
have  liberty,  but  they  remain  there  upon  the  King  of  Den- 
mark's command. 

21  pp.     (II.  229.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

[1569,]  March  5.  Metz. — "  /  sent  my  servant  Mitti  to  the 
camp  with  the  letters  of  Sincerity*  who  returning  brought  no 
answer  in  writing  as  he  will  declare  unto  you.  But  the  premises 
considered  I  being  here  at  Metz  find  the  passages  so  straitly 
kept  "by  D'Aumale  as  it  is  not  likely  he  hath  been  there  whereof 
I  pray  your  honour  examine  him  straitly  and  found  to  be  faulty 
let  him  return  hither,  for  being  privy  hereunto  he  may  do  me 
displeasure  and  greatly  hinder  her  Majesty's  service. 

*  Sincerity  is  shown  to  be  either  the  Prince  of  Orange  or  Cond6,  byNorreys' 
letter  to  Cecil  of  this  same  date  (see  Gal.  8, P.  Foreign),  and  as  Orange  has 
another  symbol,  this  must  be  Cond6. 


150 

"  The  Feb.  27  one  Peter  Clare  of  great  credit  with  the  Allemans 
declared  unto  me  that  lie  did  earnestly  wish  that  no  other  matter 
might  be  moved  to  them  than  the  cause  of  religion  at  your  first 
entry  with  the  Allemans.  This  man  seemeih  very  affectionate 
to  the  Queen  though  he  receive  Spain's  pension.  And  I  think 
his  service  that  way  might  stand  Her  Majesty  in  stead.  Truly 
Sir  here  it  is  usual  one  man  to  take  sundry  fees.'9 

I  am  very  sorry  to  understand  by  your  last  that  the  Papists 
begin  there  so  greatly  to  affect  the  Queen  of  Scots,  because  being 
an  enemy  to  our  religion  and  I  much  doubt  a  scant  friend  to  our 
country  if  she  may  pleasure  Spain  by  seeking  our  hindrance. 
God  send  you  to  have  good  regard  to  the  Papists.  The  Queen 
of  Scots  hath  written  hither  forasmuch  that  her  troublesome 
affairs  hath  fallen  out  greatly  to  her  honor  and  to  the  shame  of 
her  enemies,  whereof  I  heard  nothing  from  thence,  but  these 
was  sent  to  Madame  Carniuallet  her  great  friend ;  having 
forgotten  myself,  and  troubled  you  herewith,  it  may  please 
you  to  understand  that  yesterday  the  Marshal  of  D'Aumale's 
camp  came  hither  and  reported  that  Orange  and  Deux-Ponts 
are  on  this  side  of  the  Rhine  with  15,000  horse  and  30,000 
foot. 

There  are  18  [sic]  galleys  ready  for  sea,  12  from  the  Pope 
and  King  Philip  and  16  from  this  King,  to  trouble  Scotland 
whereby  you  shall  be  leisureless  to  give  aid  hither,  your 
neighbour's  house  being  set  on  fire.  If  you  rid  the  Queen 
of  Scots  out  of  your  country  and  isle  delivering  her  to  the 
Regent,  it  shall  be  safety  to  her  Majesty  and  quietness  to  our 
country. 

1J  pp.  Partly  cipher  deciphered ;  the  cipher  words  are 
printed  in  italics.  (II.  571.) 

The  REGENT  JAMES  STEWART  [endorsement]  to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1568-9,  March  [11  endorsement].  Stirling. — On  his  home- 
coming he  found  the  noblemen  at  Stirling  so  irritated  with 
the  depredations  and  libels  of  their  adversaries  that  it  behoved 
them  either  to  prepare  a  force,  or  yield  the  whole  action  without 
show  of  resistance.  Since  then  Chatelherault  has  proclaimed 
a  commission  whereof  he  sends  copy  enclosed.  Certain 
articles,  copy  enclosed,  have  also  been  dispersed  among  their 
faction  that  the  matter  is  already  composed.  They  have  set 
at  liberty,  on  strict  conditions,  Lord  St.  John  and  others. 
Lenity  has  wrought  harm  ;  he  will  therefore  proceed  without 
conformity  be  offered  by  them.  He  reminds  the  Earl  of 
what  was  bargained  between  Mr.  Pellem  and  himself  before 
his  departure.  The  stay  of  the  same  may  do  harm.  Certain 
of  her  Majesty's  own  should  be  there  to  inform  the  truth 
of  the  affairs  of  that  State  and  to  resolve  things  which  being 
but  lies  may  be  esteemed  as  veritv. 

1  p.    Signature  torn  off.     Seal.     (II.   223.) 


151 

HENRY  KYLLIGREW  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568-9,  March  11.  Hamburg. — Was  stayed  at  Harwich 
by  lack  of  wind  till  20th  Feb.  and  by  the  ports  being  frozen 
tUl  the  6th  inst.,  and  so  was  nearly  a  month  coming  from 
London,  and  trusts  his  goodwill  to  use  speed  on  his  urgent 
errand  may  be  considered.  Proceeds  the  next  day  by  Prank- 
fort  to  Heidelburg  almost  15  days  dangerous  journey,  and 
sends  enclosed  such  news  as  he  has  learnt. 

[Postscript  in  his  own  hand.] — Since  sending  his  packet  the 
day  before  has  recovered  the  copy  of  the  articles  drawn 
between  Denmark  and  Sweden,  which  are  not  concluded  nor 
like  to  take  effect  this  year.  The  Prince  of  Orange  is  by 
report  at  Strasburg,  and  hath  cassed  his  army,  so  that  the 
country  is  full  of  thieves,  so  that  the  worst  of  the  writer's 
journey  is  not  past. 

1  p.     (II.  227.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [CECIL  ?]. 

[1569,]  March  15.  Metz. — The  messenger  Mitty  whom  I 
despatched  by  your  Honour's  command  to  the  camp  with  letters 
from  "  Sincerity "  to  Mowy  has  betrayed  the  secret  to  the 
Cardinal  of  Lorraine,  and  received  300  crowns  reward. 

I  have  lately  received  letters  to  the  Prince  of  Orange  from 
the  Prince  [of  Conde]  earnestly  requiring  him  to  hasten  to  the 
Loire  and  give  no  ear  to  peace  for  thereby  they  would  make 
traps  to  take  them. 

Orange  marches  towards  the  French.  Conde  is  at  Niort. 
My  own  letters  have  been  intercepted  for  the  third  time  since 
I  have  been  at  Metz  ;  it  were  better  to  have  no  Ambassador. 
I  pray  to  be  revoked.  Montmorency  has  displaced  the  soldiers 
of  Soissons,  Compiegne  and  Senlis  and  placed  such  as  he  thought 
good.  Wherefore  it  is  hoped  that  he  will  be  an  aid  to  the  Prince 
and  thereby  keep  his  own  house  in  safety  which  otherwise  will 
be  ruined. 

1J  p.  Partly  in  cipher  undeciphered  ;  this  is  abridged  and 
printed  in  italics.  (II.  573.) 

Sir  R[ALPH]  SADLER  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1568-9,  March  21.  The  Duchy  House  at  the  Savoy.— 
Now  going  into  the  country  is  grieved  to  see  her  Majesty 
pretermitting  the  opportunity  given  her  of  God  to  prevent 
imminent  dangers.  Whether  it  be  best  for  her  to  sit  still 
in  hope  of  peace,  or  to  enter  into  war  is  a  principal  question 
to  be  soluted.  An  uncertain  peace  and  with  such  feigned 
friends  is  to  breed  a  mortal  war.  The  Kings  of  Spain  and 
France  will  be  loth  to  break  or  fall  out  with  the  Queen  because 
the  time  does  not  serve  them.  If  they  establish  the  Romish 
religion  in  their  dominions,  if  Conde  and  Orange  for  lack  of 
aid  in  time  be  overthrown,  these  feigned  friends  will  seek 
to  annoy  this  realm  ;  the  Reformation  of  Religion  in  England  is 
the  next  mark  they  have  to  shoot  at ;  they  will  try  to  set  up 


152 

in  the  Queen's  place  a  Papist,  a  wicked  Jezebel  which  is  here 
in  England.  If  the  lending  of  a  little  money  may  help  to 
prevent  it,  the  Queen  should  not  stick  nor  stay  at  it.  If  she 
gave  twice  so  much  to  that  end,  it  would  be  well  bestowed, 
for  she  may  otherwise  be  enforced  to  spend  ten  times  so  much 
for  her  own  safety.  It  would  be  good  policy  to  nourish  this 
faction  beyond  the  seas.  She  should  follow  the  steps  of  her 
father,  who  when  the  Duke  of  Bourbon  moved  rebellion 
against  Francis,  King  of  France,  sent  Lord  Bedford's  father 
with  money  to  nourish  that  faction,  and  sent  the  writer  into 
Scotland  to  entertain  a  party  for  him,  which  cost  10,OOOZ. 
bestowed  by  Sadler.  But  now  her  Majesty  shall  maintain 
no  rebels,  but  such  as  be  afflicted  for  God's  cause,  being  true 
subjects  to  their  Prince.  She  should  declare  herself  to  be  an 
enemy  to  the  persecutors  of  God's  Gospel,  she  should  put  her 
realm  in  order  for  defence  and  offence,  should  have  an  eye  to 
Scotland,  should  confederate  with  the  Princes  of  Germany, 
should  aid  with  money  Conde  and  Orange,  should  arm  a  few 
ships.  Her  enemies'  own  people  shall  spend  their  lives  and 
goods  in  her  peril,  and  where  she  gives  or  lends  a  pound, 
they  shall  spend  ten  of  their  own.  And  if  in  God's  cause 
she  does  this  with  a  pure  conscience,  He  will  give  her  strength 
and  power.  The  Earl  and  the  other  lords  of  the  council 
have  laid  these  things,  and  more,  before  her.  I  "show  my 
grief  that  your  good  counsel  is  not  embraced." 
4  pp.  (II.  239.) 

A  letter  from  Strasburg  to  the  PALSGRAVE  [endorsement]. 

[1569,]  March  23.  Strasburg. — Account  of  the  movements 
of  Conde,  Deux-Ponts  and  others,  and  of  the  prsopects  of 
peace. 

Copy.  Latin.  1 J  pp.  [In  pencil  on  'back.]  Elizabeth  Evelyn. 
(II.  587.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  March  24.  Metz. — To  the  same  effect  as  the 
Ambassador's  letter  to  Cecil  of  the  same  date  [S.P.  Foreign, 
Eliz.].  Finally  requests  the  Earl's  influence  for  his  recall,  or  at 
least  for  a  letter  from  the  Queen  for  his  wife's  return  with  her 
children  and  family,  and  that  her  Highness'  packets  both 
going  and  coming  may  have  free  passage.  These  injuries 
have  been  done  since  the  arrest  of  the  Spanish  Ambassador. 

2J  pp.  partly  in  cipher  deciphered.  Year  date  given  in 
endorsement.  [The  letter  to  Cecil  shows  that  it  was  1568-9,  not 
1569-70.]  (II.  365.) 

MATTHEW   PARKER,  ARCHBISHOP   OF    CANTERBURY  [endorse- 
ment] to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569  [endorsement],  March  31.  Lambeth. — Having  deferred 
my  answer,  now  having  received  certificate  from  Merton 


153 

College,  I  can  more  particularly  determine  with  your  favour. 
Divers  requests  have  been  made  unto  me  for  this  office,* 
amongst  whom  my  Lord  of  Bedford  by  word  and  letters 
signified  his  desire.  He  moveth  me  to  have  consideration 
for  the  benefit  of  the  College  and  whole  University.  Having 
letters  from  Dr.  Cooper  I  have  condescended  upon  such  a  one 
as  I  trust  shall  work  the  advancement  of  the  University, 
and  so  finally  to  your  honour  and  more  quiet  to  yourself. 
And  specially  to  the  finishing  of  all  controversy  in  that  house 
whereby  they  shall  grow  the  sooner  to  riper  knowledge,  and  I 
be  delivered  from  intolerable  trouble  which  I  have  sustained 
from  them  this  whole  ten  years  from  time  to  time.  The 
party  whom  I  do  like  is  comparable  in  every  respect  with 
the  best  named  unto  me  yet,  and  being  such  a  one  as  hath 
served  the  Queen's  Majesty  as  oft  as  any  other  of  them.  And 
I  know  what  service  he  hath  done  otherwise  in  the  state  of 
religion  and  being  one  of  my  chaplains.  And  moreover 
named  to  me  before  I  heard  the  names  of  such  as  be  now 
hot  suitors.  I  pray  your  Lordship  to  give  me  liberty  to 
suppress  that  long  faction  in  the  house,  which  respect  aforesaid, 
as  I  will  answer  before  God,  and  to  my  Prince,  hath  moved  me 
thus  to  consider,  though  that  I  am  sorry  I  do  not  at  this  time 
gratify  the  desires  of  such  whom  I  would  be  glad  to  pleasure. 
1  p.  Signature  torn  off.  Impression  of  seal.  (II.  253.) 

HENRY  KILLIGREW. 

[1569,  April.] — Account  of  Henry  Killigrew's  journey  from 
Hamburg  to  Heidelberg.  [Identical  with  his  letter  to  Cecil  of 
1569,  April  6.]  He  adds  that  the  Duke  of  Wurtemberg  is  long 
dead,  leaving  a  son  of  15  as  ward  of  Deux-Ponts,  the  Marquis 
of  Brandenberg,  and  one  of  the  Marquises  of  Baden. 

Deux-Ponts  entering  France  by  Montbeliard  goes  towards 
the  Loire  to  join  Conde. 

Our  Ambassador  in  France  has  had  a  packet  intercepted 
wherein  were  letters  to  the  Cardinal  of  Chatillon,  and  since 
that  time  is  straitly  looked  to.  Orange  has  entered  France 
with  Deux-Ponts. 

De  Muoy  is  chieftain  of  the  French  since  the  death  of 
Genlis  of  pleurisy  beside  Strausburg. 

Monsr.  de  Cormallon  deceased  of  the  like  disease. 

While  the  King  was  at  Metz  the  Protestant  Church  there 
was  razed,  and  a  bruit  spread  that  Conde  and  Montgomery 
were  slain,  the  Admiral  hurt  and  their  power  overthrown. 
Bells  were  rung.  Yet  messengers  are  gone  to  hasten  the 
Flemings  under  Mansfield  and  the  Marquis  of  Baden, 
whereby  some  collect  that  the  Prince  won.  Vielleville  conveyed 
six  ministers  out  of  the  town  at  night  by  a  postern.  The  Elector 
of  Sax  has  revoked  his  subjects  who  were  serving  the  Kings 
of  Spain  and  France.  The  Elector  wills  me  to  say  that  the 
Marseilles  galleys  are  sent  for  to  the  ocean  seas,  and  a  pirate 

*  The  Deanery  of  Gloucester  was  then  vacant.     See  p.  161  below. 


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hired  from  Barbary  to  burn  our  ships.  The  Cardinal  of 
Lorraine  said  that  if  the  Queen  of  England  meddled  in  these 
troubles,  the  Papist  lords  there  had  promised  to  rebel  and 
elect  a  Catholic  King.  ' 

The  Elector  Palatine  is  to  marry  Brederode's  widow,  and 
his  son  Casimir  the  Elector  of  Saxon's  daughter. 

Many  nobles  of  Hungary  are  revolted  to  the  Vaivode — a 
Protestant — from  the  Emperor,  who  having  lost  a  castle  to 
the  Turks  is  expecting  an  attack  from  the  Vaivode. 

The  French  King  has  pledged  in  Venice  a  jewel  worth 
200,000  crowns  for  50,000. 

Alva  sent  for  the  chief  ship-master  in  Holland  to  know 
in  what  time  20  good  ships  could  be  armed  to  the  seas.  The 
reply  was  that  it  would  require  six  months. 

Conde's  agent  de  Lambres  is  much  vexed  that  I  have  no 
orders  for  the  money  he  hath  expected  for  3  months.  This 
sum  I  guess  to  be  the  money  paid  to  Chatillon.  If  so,  it  is 
great  fault  to  the  ministers  who  have  dealt  therein. 

5J  pp.     (II.  257.) 

HENRY  KILLIGREW  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  April  6.  Heidelberg. — A  letter  almost  identical  with 
that  to  Cecil  in  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  of  same  date;  enclosing 
postscript  in  which  he  says  that  he  has  had  speech  with  this 
good  and  virtuous  Prince  [Frederic  the  Pious,  Elector  Palatine] 
about  his  Lordship. 

1J  pp.    Holograph.    Traces  of  seal.     (II.  263.) 

JAMES  [PILKINGTON,  BISHOP  OF]  DURHAM  to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1569  [endorsement],  April  14. — In  reply  to  a  request  to 
grant  to  Marmaduke  Blacston  a  new  advowson  of  the  Hospital  at 
Greatam,  the  old  to  be  surrendered  by  Mr.  Tempest,  who  had  the 
advowson  to  the  use  of  one  man  only.  This  priest  is  unwilling 
to  accept  Mr.  Tempest's  terms,  and  the  latter  would  not 
bestow  it  on  Blacston.  Tempest  has  a  lease  for  7  years,  and 
kept  a  good  house  for  gentlemen,  but  not  so  many  poor,  nor 
so  well  used,  as  the  foundation  requires.  The  Bishop  had 
tried  to  get  this  lease  redeemed.  If  it  were  at  his  free  dis- 
posing, and  he  could  find  another  Lever  (to  whom  he  had 
given  such  another  [Sherburn]  hospital)  he  would  give  it  to 
him.  The  place  was  ever  furnished  with  a  learned  man.  The 
county  needs  both  learned  men  and  zealous  in  religion. 

1J  pp.     (II.  265.) 

FREDERIC,  ELECTOR  PALATINE  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  April  17.  Heidelberg. — John  Junius,  my  Councillor, 
whom  I  sent  to  England  lately,  has  reported  your  kindness 
to  him  and  the  talk  you  had  with  him  about  the  troubles  of 
the  times,  from  which  I  have  learned  your  prudence,  piety 


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and  religion.  And  from  your  position  I  rejoice  the  more  that 
you  have  these  virtues,  by  which  many  not  very  secure,  but 
otherwise  not  bad  men,  will  be  helped  to  promote  the  Kingdom 
of  Christ  and  to  overthrow  the  bloody  designs  of  the  Pope. 
Wherefore  I  hope  that  you  may  show  yourself  zealous  and 
ready  to  help  these  endeavours,  and  I  likewise  will  help  you. 
f  p.  Latin.  Seal.  (II,  269.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  or  LEICESTER. 

[1569,]  April  18.  Metz. — The  morning  that  Mytty  should 
be  returned  as  requested  by  the  Earl,  he  wrote  that  he  would 
go  serve  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine  and  departed.  If  Throgmorton 
would  write  to  him  that  nothing  was  meant  to  his  hurt,  he  might 
return.  The  man  that  discovered  this  treason  [of  Cardinal 
Lorraine]  would  like  a  good  gelding.  Sends  a  letter  from 
Liddell  which  he  cannot  read,  not  having  the  like  letters  in 
his  cipher.  There  is  rumour  of  a  defeat  given  by  the  Admiral 
to  Monsieur  D'Anjou,  but  no  one  is  allowed  speech  with 
couriers  who  come  in. 

[Of.  letter  to  Cecil  of  same  date  in  Col.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.] 

1J  pp.     Trace  of  seal.     (II.  575.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER?]. 

[1669,]  April  28.     Verdun. — [The  matter  hereof  is  contained 
in  his  letter  to  Cecil  of  this  date,  see  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.] 
|  p.     Partly  in  cipher  undeciphered.     (II.  579.) 

ADVERTISEMENTS  from  STURMIUS  [endorsement]. 

[Undated,  1569,  April  28.] — Had  heard  in  France  that  an 
Englishman  had  offered  to  render  England  to  the  devotion 
of  the  King  of  France,  on  being  furnished  with  ships. 

They  would  come  at  intervals,  would  find  the  Queen  with 
a  small  suite,  seize  her  and  declare  her  illegitimate.  Their 
chief  speaks  French  and  Italian,  is  tall  with  long  fair  beard. 

3J  pp.     French.     (II.  513.) 

DR.   THOMAS   COOPER   [VICE-CHANCELLOR]   to  the   EARL   OF 

LEICESTER,  CHANCELLOR  OF  OXFORD. 

1569,  May  5.  [Oxford.] — In  view  of  your  intended  visit 
to  Oxford  on  the  15th  inst.,  these  exercises  are  proposed, 
but  you  will  alter  them  as  you  think  best.  Two  sermons, 
one  Latin  by  myself,  one  English  by  Dr.  Westfaling,  Dis- 
putations in  Divinity  wherein  Dr.  Humfrey,  Dr.  Cooper, 
Dr.  Westphaling,  Dr.  Calfehill  and  Dr.  Cradock  take  part. 
If  Dr.  Pierse  comes  with  you,  he  may  well  take  a  place.  The 
questions  are  the  two  pillars  of  Papistry,  the  authority  of 
the  Church  and  the  supremacy  of  Rome.  The  questions  in 
natural  philosophy  are  not  yet  appointed.  There  is  also 
ready  a  play  or  show  of  the  Destruction  of  Thebes,  and  the 
contention  between  Eteocles  and  Polynices  for  the  governance 


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thereof.     But  we  desire  your  help  for  some  apparaiti  [sic]  and 
things  needful.     We  trust  you  may  be  here  at  least  two  days, 
and  that  you  and  the  Cardinal  will  lodge  in  Christchurch. 
1|  pp.     (II.  273.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1569,  May  9.  Paris. — I  have  your  letters  of  April  27. 
Whereas  you  say  that  /  should  prevent  the  search  that  may  be 
used  to  dissuade  the  Duke  [Deux-Ponts]  from  his  enterprise,  I 
will  obey,  but  I  find  him  earnestly  bent  to  follow  that  he  hath 
taken  in  hand,  as  you  shall  perceive  by  his  letters  that  were 
lately  intercepted  the  caput  whereof  I  send  herewith. 

[The  rest  of  the  letter  is  identical  with  that  to  Cecil  of  same 
date,  see  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  1J  pp.  Partly  cipher 
deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are  printed  in  italics.  (II.  277.) 

HENRY  KILLIGREW  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1569,  May  16.  Hamburg. — The  Palsgrave  desires  money 
of  the  Queen's  Majesty  to  furnish  Casimir,  his  son,  with  an 
army  which  he  will  lead  into  France  with  all  speed  to  constrain 
the  King  to  grant  liberty  of  conscience  to  his  subjects,  and 
to  yield  Metz  to  the  Emperor  and  Calais  to  England,  and 
that  the  Protestant  army  shall  not  be  cassed  while  Alva  is 
hi  the  Low  Countries. 

Casimir  has  6,000  of  the  best  horsemen  in  Germany  ready 
to  march  if  he  had  money.  It  might  be  done  with  100,000 
crowns. 

I  have  written  often  of  this  to  Mr.  Secretary. 

Casimir  in  the  meantime  is  gone  to  the  Elector  of  Saxon 
his  father-in-law  to  persuade  him  to  join  the  League.  If  he 
agrees,  the  other  Protestants  will  follow. 

I  abide  here  for  the  answer  about  the  money.  Be  means 
for  my  excuse  if  I  have  not  observed  the  literal  sense  of  my 
commission.  If  I  had  not  stretched  my  credit,  there  had 
neither  been  life  in  this  new  supply  nor  hope  of  a  League. 

I  send  here  inclosed  the  Count  Palatine's  letter.  The  fault 
in  the  directing  thereof  is  due  to  one  of  his  suite. 

1  p.     (II.  279.) 

HENRY  KILLIGREW  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 
1569,  May  16.  Hamburg. — Since  finishing  my  packet  I 
received  yours  of  April  6,  the  first  and  the  last  that  I  had 
from  England  since  my  departure  thence.  It  was  conveyed 
with  others  enclosed  from  our  Ambassador  in  France  to  the 
Palsgrave  who  sent  it  to  me  by  express  to  this  town.  I  heard 
nothing  of  Deux-Ponts  since  leaving  Heidelberg  on  April  18, 
when  the  Elector  Palatine  heard  that  he  had  passed  the 
mountains  and  taken  a  passage  upon  the  Saone,  where  he 
did  abide  his  footmen.  When  they  have  joined  him,  he  will 
have  10,000  horse,  12,000  foot,  26  pieces  of  artillery.  In  his 


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passage  lie  is  said  to  have  overthrown  Baron  des  Adresses, 
and  5,000  men  with  the  loss  of  2,000  of  his  own.  I  fear  this 
is  not  true,  and  unless  he  or  the  Prince  of  Navarre  give  some 
great  overthrow,  it  shall  be  hard  for  them  to  join.  The 
French  King  took  occasion  upon  the  news  of  Conde's  death 
(whom  we  say  here  is  alive)  to  send  ambassadors  to  dissuade 
Bi-ponts,  but  they  returned  in  vain.  The  Duke  is  of  great 
courage,  but  the  want  of  the  Cardinal's  money  hath  been  a 
let  unto  his  forwardness  ;  if  it  had  come,  the  armies  had  been 
joined  ;  some  fault  there  was,  whencesoever  it  came.  I  send 
the  enclosed  that  you  may  perceive  the  last  news  had  in  writing 
by  the  Count  Palatine  from  Bi-ponts,  who  after  entering  the 
mountains  could  neither  send  nor  hear  from  Germany  but 
by  stealth  or  force.  The  King  will  leave  nothing  undone 
to  agree  with  Bi-ponts.  Unless  you  persuade  the  Queen  to 
help  Casimir  with  money,  I  fear  all  will  not  turn  out  well. 
Of  the  sincere  meaning  of  the  Palsgrave  and  his  son  I  have 
warrant.  If  money  come,  he  will  be  ready  to  march  at 
Midsummer.  A  little  thing  will  encourage  him  forward.  I 
beseech  you  to  procure  some  good  and  speedy  answer,  for 
the  matter  requires  haste.  If  the  Queen  gives  no  aid  to 
Casimir,  there  will  be  no  League.  Touching  the  money  sent 
from  Kochelle  to  the  Cardinal  of  Chatillon,  I  shall  do  as  you 
will,  and  have  stayed  de  Lambres  here  who  was  going  over 
to  the  Cardinal  with  this  passage  for  the  money  promised  to 
Bi-ponts.  I  have  this  day  written  to  Casimir  to  keep  him 
in  hope  of  good  answer  out  of  England.  The  Papists  travel 
night  and  day  to  bring  their  matters  to  pass. 

Here  are  advertisements  of  conspiracies  in  England.  I 
trust  the  Queen  will  keep  a  vigilant  eye  upon  the  Catholics. 

The  enclosed  packet  is  from  de  Lambres,  a  gentleman  of 
the  Admiral's  ;  please  send  it  to  the  Cardinal. 

3  pp.     Holograph.     (II.  281.) 

GILBERT  [BERKELEY,  BISHOP  or]  BATH  AND  WELLS  to  the 
EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  May  18.  Wells. — Stating  that  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury  has  by  way  of  lapse  collated  the  Prebend  of  Yatton 
to  Mr.  Welles,  chaplain  to  Sir  W.  Cecil.  Prays  the  Earl 
to  be  favourable  to  Mr.  Welles,  who  is  a  very  worthy  man. 

i  p.     (II.  285.) 

THE  DEAN  AND  PREBENDS  OF  ELY  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 
1569,  May  21.  Cambridge. — Referring  to  a  lease  in  reversion 
of  26  years  yet  to  come,  by  the  Bishop  of  Ely  to  Lord  St.  John 
of  Bletso  of  a  pasture  in  Haddenham,  which  the  Dean  and 
Prebends  cannot  confirm  without  great  danger  to  towns  and 
persons  in  the  Isle  of  Ely.  The  use  of  the  ground  hath  ever 
been  in  the  hands  of  60  inhabitants  of  this  populous  town, 
who  have  little  other  relief  for  the  maintenance  of  their 
ploughs  or  milch  bullocks.  The  taking  of  this  lease  would 


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thus  ruin  them  and  other  villages  belonging  to  the  Bishop 
and  Church  of  Ely.  This  fen  is  subject  to  great  waters,  and 
the  occupiers  are  bound  to  keep  a  great  bank  for  the  safe- 
guard of  a  great  part  of  the  Isle,  which  can  only  be  defended 
in  time  of  storms,  wind  and  waters,  by  the  labour  of  many 
people,  and  if  the  waters  broke  in,  the  whole  Isle  would  be 
surrounded,  and  cannot  be  drained  in  small  time.  The  lease 
was  therefore  hitherto  only  granted  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Haddenham  in  consideration  of  the  maintenance  of  this  bank. 
Reasonable  recompense  should  be  made  by  the  inhabitants 
to  a  child  for  whom  Lord  St.  John  labours  in  this  matter, 
the  father  of  the  child  having  been  charged  for  the  procuring 
of  the  lease  from  the  Bishop. 

1  p.    Impression  of  Seal.     See  introduction.     (II.  289.) 

HENRY  KILLIGREW  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  May  26.  Hamburg. — I  have  now  received  two  of 
yours  by  Monsr.  de  Vezymes  the  first  of  the  21  of  April,  the 
second  in  cipher  of  the  1st  inst.,  so  that  in  all  I  have  received 
three  since  my  coming  over. 

"  I  look  daily  to  hear  from  Duke  Casimir  who  parted  not 
so  soon  from  Heidelberg  as  he  determined,  and  that  will 
cause  me  to  be  the  longer  without  answer.  I  am  of  opinion 
that  they  will  hear  somewhat  of  her  Majesty's  mind  touching 
the  aid  of  money  before  they  will  show  themselves  our  servant 
to  consent  to  the  League. 

"  Her  Majesty  may  have  of  these  Princes  what  her  please 
so  her  Highness  will  go  to  work  roundly  and  substantially. 
If  this  occasion  be  lost  I  doubt  how  it  will  be  recovered  here- 
after. England  was  never  more  famous  among  both  papists 
and  protestants  than  it  is  at  this  present.  I  mean  no  less 
doubted  and  feared  of  the  one  than  honoured  and  loved  of 
the  other.  Her  Majesty's  credit  is  such  by  this  occasion 
that  I  think  with  good  handling  she  may  bring  anything  to 
pass,  but  alas  I  fear  it  will  not  hold,  for  the  proclamation 
made  by  the  French  in  France  upon  the  return  of  their 
messenger  sent  to  declare  the  Prince  of  Conde's  death  together 
with  the  proclamation  set  forth  by  the  Duke  of  Alva  and  her 
Majesty's  lenity  that  way  is  so  bruited  abroad  and  carried 
to  the  Princes'  Courts  that  I  fear  me  it  will  cause  them  to 
stay  their  deliberations. 

"  I  wonder  what  should  be  the  cause  for  in  France  the 
Protestants  were  never  stronger  and  the  Princes  never  more 
inclined  to  aid  them  in  Flanders,  the  Duke  of  Alva  nothing 
strong  nor  having  any  ships  at  all  in  readiness,  or  towards, 
to  annoy  you  any  manner  of  way  unless  it  be  with  countenance 
which  your  Honour  knoweth  is  peculiar  to  the  Spaniard 
though  he  were  ready  to  yield  the  ghost,  and  if  that  amaze 
you,  what  shall  all  they  think  that  did  depend  chiefly  upon 
your  proceedings  and  would  gladly  join  with  you  to  send 
both  him  and  his  into  Spain  again* 


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"  I  would  I  were  able  to  salve  these  sores  and  griefs. 
I  beseech  your  Honour  to  think  I  have  done  what  I  can  and 
that  hitherto  God  hath  blessed  my  journey.  I  must  confess 
your  Honour's  first  letters  did  not  a  little  consort  me  to  write 
to  the  Count  Palatine  and  others  what  hope  I  was  in  of  your 
good  answer  by  my  man's  ret/urn,  but  when  Monsr.  de  Vezimes 
arrived  in  the  ships  and  brought  neither  money  nor  credit 
from  the  Cardinal  I  was  struck  dead.  God  knoweth  how 
much  more  it  may  hinder  the  common  cause  than  it  hath 
done  already.  These  Almayne  princes  can  not  abide  to  be 
so  mocked  withal  nor  their  soldiers  bear  with  it.  It  is 
sufficient  to  make  them  rebel  against  Duke  Deux-ponts  and 
revolt  to  the  King.  There  be  among  them  men  likely  enough 
to  do  no  less.  God  amend  it,  the  sooner  the  better.  Monsr. 
De  Vezimes  taketh  the  best  way  to  help  the  matter  touching 
which  we  have  conferred  at  length,  but  I  dare  say  he  had 
rather  go  to  a  battle. 

"  I  am  glad  to  understand  by  your  Lordships'  of  the  first 
of  this  present  of  her  Majesty's  good  inclination  to  follow 
this  action,  and  do  trust  that  her  Highness  will  upon  mine 
advertisements  be  the  more  willing  which  God  grant.  I  doubt 
nothing  of  your  good  Lordship's  helping  hand,  for  I  know 
you,  so  the  good  may  come  thereof  by  taking  time,  and  the 
harm  contrary.  May  it  please  your  honour  therefore  to 
solicit  her  Majesty  to  send  money  to  furnish  Duke  Casimir 
roundly  and  commissioners  with  ample  instructions  to 
prosecute  that  design  for  restoring  of  Calais  and  the  removing 
of  the  Duke  of  Alva.  This  doth  require  an  Ambassador  of 
honour  and  credit  which  I  doubt  not  your  Honour  doth 
consider  and  that  it  doth  ask  speed  and  not  wonted  delays." 

I  understand  by  a  gentleman  from  Italy  how  the  Italians 
be  not  yet  in  France,  nor  cannot  be  so  soon  because  he  left 
them  the  21  of  April,  some  at  Padua  and  in  those  parts. 

Alva  has  withdrawn  his  forces  to  the  French  frontiers, 
"  whereby  your  Honour  may  assure  yourself  the  papists 
will  do  what  they  can  to  keep  the  French  King  on  foot,  which 
done  look  to  yourselves  when  they  have  leisure.  Within 
these  12  days  the  Duke  of  Alva  hath  renewed  his  prest  money 
for  the  levying  of  3,000  Hitters  in  these  parts.  I  let  your 
Honour  judge  whether  it  be  time  to  look  about  and  to  hasten 
Casimir." 

"  Well  it  may  be  said  the  Protestants  in  France  be  strong 
enough  by  a  victory  or  two  they  have  had  of  late  and  therefore 
they  need  no  aid.  I  am  sure,  though  others  peradventure 
will  say  so,  yet  your  Lordship  is  not  of  that  opinion  but  rather 
that  now  it  is  a  fit  time  to  follow  that  design  which  I  men- 
tioned before  touching  Calais." 

There  is  a  truce  for  three  months  between  Denmark  and 
Sweden.  If  you  see  occasion  to  further  a  peace  between 
them,  I  trust  you  will  do  it.  I  think  verily  it  will  bring  them 
both  into  the  League. 


160 

I  am  the  bolder  to  write  without  cipher  because  Mr.  Thomas 
Mildmay  is  the  bearer  hereof.  He  is  of  good  judgment  and 
hath  the  French  tongue  as  well  and  as  natural  as  if  he  were 
born  in  France.  The  gentleman  from  Italy  heard  before  he 
left  Padua  that  Lord  Windsor  returning  from  Malta 
to  Sicily  was  stayed  there  by  the  inquisition.  I  think  it  cost 
him  both  in  purse  and  credit  before  he  was  quit  of  them. 
Now  he  should  be  about  Rome. 

5  pp.    Holograph.     (II.  293.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER?]. 

1569,  May  27.  Paris. — Identical  with  his  letter  to  Cecil 
of  this  date  [See  Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.}  except  "  /  send  you 
here  enclosed  the  copies  of  letters  sent  from  Muoy.  Mark  the  last 
line.9  [This  in  cipher  deciphered.] 

1J  pp.     (II.  299.)     Enclosing, 

Copy  of  letters  from  de  Mouy  received  at  Paris,  May  22  : 

(1)  To   de   la   Chapelle. — Has   received   his   letter.     The 
lords  of  whom  he  writes  have  such  devotion  to  the 
cause  that  they  do  not  mean  to  budge  till  they  have 
ruined  Antichrist.     They  had  to   wait  for  the    lans- 
quenets who  could  not  come  without  money.     In  a 
charge  he  made   with  his   company  and  a  company 
of  reiters  they  took  more  than  100  prisoners  with  quite 
1.000  crowns  on  them. 

(2)  1569,  May  2.    Between  Beaulme  [Beaume]  and  Chalons 
[sur  Saone]. — Thanks  for  his   treatment   of  his  wife, 
children    and    mother-in-law.     As    for    the    succession 
he  begs  him  warn    his  friends    to  make  sure  of    the 
furniture  and  will. 

(3)  To  his  wife. — Assures  her  of  his   welfare  and  that 
the    enemy    flee    before    them.     Repeats    the    exploit 
named  to  de  la  Chapelle,  and  that  they  had  lost  only 
one  reiter's  horse. 

J  p.    French.     Wrongly   bound   after   the  letter   next 
succeeding.     (II.  303.) 

WILLIAM  [LORD]  COBHAM  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

[1569,]  May  29.  Cobham. — Giving  an  account  similar  to 
that  given  in  Norreys'  letter  of  May  27.  "  Memoranzi  is 
charged  that  he  was  too  well  accompanied"  by  horsemen, 
"  whose  answer  was  that  those  he  had  was  at  his  Highness' 
devotion  and  for  his  own  defence  against  the  Cardinal  of 
Lorraine,  his  mortal  enemy,  whom  he  would  forbear  in  his 
Highness'  presence,  but  otherwise  in  all  places  ...  he  would 
be  revenged.  There  was  also  counterfeit  letters  brought  to 
him  .  .  .  for  which  they  seek  redress  at  the  King's  hands." 

The  Duke  of  Deux-Ponts  is  at  La  Charite,  which  cannot 
hold  out  24  hours  ;  the  bridge  is  broken  which  may  be  some 
let. 


161 

Monsieur  was  at  Bruges  [Gironde],  looked  for  to  reinforce 
D'Aumale  with  2,000  horses  and  4,000  arquebusiers  ;  either 
Martigues  or  Saynsace  [Sansac]  has  charge  of  those  that  remain. 

The  men  of  war  of  Picardy  are  gone  towards  Paris,  and 
muster  at  St.  Denis  ;  their  small  companies  left  at  Calais,  by 
recovery  whereof  we  might  say  nos  sumus  Troes,  and  not  fuimus. 

Montinego  has  burnt  Chatellion  except  the  castle.  The 
King  is  forced  to  sell  abbey-lands,  but  only  the  Spaniards 
are  paid.  As  he  passed  Montreuil  and  Boulogne  he  was 
asked  whether  he  had  heard  of  the  Admiral's  death  at  Paris. 
God  who  guides  all  good  men's  steps  will  not  permit  such  a 
violent  death  to  happen  to  so  godly  a  man,  but  if  it  be  so,  it 
is  for  our  sins. 

2  pp.     (II.  301.) 

MATTHEW  [PARKER,  ARCHBISHOP  OF]  CANTERBURY,  AND 
EDMUND  [GRINDAL,  BISHOP  OF]  LONDON  to  the  EARL  OF 
LEICESTER. 

1569,  June  2.  Lambeth. — Recommending  Dr.  Cowper 
[Cooper]  Vice-Chancellor  of  Oxford,  and  Dean  of  Christ- 
church,  for  the  Deanery  of  Gloucester.  It  "is  not  so  far  distant 
from  Oxford,  so  as  he  may  very  well  have  due  regard  to  both 
the  charges.  We  have  heard  also  of  some  that  have  made 
importunate  suit  in  their  own  persons  for  the  said  Deanery, 
of  whom  we  have  no  good  opinion  :  besides  that  the  example 
so  to  sue  is  not  commendable." 

1  p.     (II.  307.)     See  p.  153  above. 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  June  3.  Paris. — To  the  same  effect  as  his  letter  to  the 
Queen  of  this  date  [see  Cal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.]  with  addition 
in  cipher  deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are  printed  in  italics. 

"  The  trust  that  these  repose  in  your  quietness  having  clean 
disturnisshed  [sic]  as  I  can  learn,  they  fortify  in  Picardy  and 
Normandy  and  withdraw  their  soldiers  from  thence  to  make  a 
new  army."  And  as  you  have  ....  aided  and  assisted  the 
comfortless  and  afflicted,  continue  the  same  unto  the  end  and 
your  reward  shall  be  great.  And  now  that  God's  harvest  is  in 
hand,  I  wish  that  the  worktolte  [sic]  may  want  no  towles  till 
their  work  be  ended. 

1J  pp.     (II.  311.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 

1569,  June  19.  Orleans. — Deux-Ponts  died  of  fever  three 
days  after  he  joined  the  Prince  of  Navarre,  "  his  disease  growing 
by  press  of  wine  which  he  took  the  first  night  at  supper  in  the 
Queen  of  Navarre's  tent."  Ernest,  Count  Mansfeld,  succeeds 
him.  The  two  young  Palsgraves  of  Hesse  are  likewise  dead  of 
the  same  sickness,  Montgomery  has  since  surprised  Perigeux. 

P  U 


162 

Postscript. — Frauncis  Parland  hath  declarid  to  the  Admiral 
that  Queen  Elizabeth  hath  sent  many  munition  and  also  her 
ships  to  Rochelh,  and  to  bring  the  certainty  hereof  as  also  of 
other  your  proceedings  he  is  like  a  spy  returned  to  your  Honor. 
I  thank  your  Honor  for  warning  me  of  my  Enemy  who, 
when  the  King  was  at  Metz,  sought  to  persuade  the  Marquis  of 
Baden  (who  complains  of  discourtesies  used  to  him  and  his 
wife  in  England)  to  assail  me  on  the  way  and  to  take  away 
my  letters  and  ciphers.  He  sent  his  brother  to  Metz  for  that 
purpose,  from  whom  I  escaped  by  departing  the  day  before 
he  came.  If  he  follow  the  enterprise  by  treason,  or  poisoning, 
I  commend  my  children  to  you. 

1J  pp.  Partly  cipher,  now  deciphered  and  printed  in  italics. 
(II.  313.) 

ROBERT  [HORNE]  BISHOP    OF  WINCHESTER  to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1569,  June  28.  Bishop's  Waltham.— If  the  Earl  must  find 
a  house  for  the  Spanish  Ambassador,  the  Bishop  is  content 
that  no  rent  be  paid  for  his  house,  which  he  meant  to  have 
occupied  all  this  next  winter.  If  the  Ambassador  must  find 
himself  a  house  at  his  own  charge,  then  shall  he  pay  300  crowns 
until  St.  George's  Day  next,  for  much  spoil  will  be  made 
about  the  house  in  that  small  time. 

As  to  the  Queen's  proposed  progress  into  Hampshire,  50 
persons  have  been  sick,  and  five  died,  in  the  Bishop's  house  at 
Waltham  since  March  25th  last  and  13  in  the  town.  Last 
Saturday  one  died  at  the  Constable's  house  there,  and  all 
the  neighbours  fear  it  was  of  the  plague.  If  the  spring  had 
been  hot,  as  it  hath  been  very  cold  "  it  would  have  been  a 
kindly  plague  " ;  at  the  least  it  is  febris  pestilentialis.  And  there 
is  no  part  along  the  coast  free  from  it.  Some  think  the  Bishop 
makes  more  of  the  matter  than  needeth  to  save  his  own 
charges. 

1J  pp.     (II.  315.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  QUEEN. 

1569,  June  30.  Orleans. — [To  same  effect  as  letter  to  Cecil 
of  this  date,  see  Col.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  with  additions.] 

The  Cardinal  of  Guise  is  returned  from  Spain  with  hope 
of  aid  and  knowledge  that  the  King  of  Spain  shall  marry 
the  Emperor's  eldest  danghter,  with  proffer  of  the  second  to 
the  King,  the  King  of  Portugal  to  marry  this  King's  sister, 
Margaret. 

1J  pp.     Holograph.     Seal.     (II.  319.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  July  9.  Orleans. — A  displeasure  has  chanced  at  Paris 
to  me  and  the  place  I  represent.  The  judges,  civil  and 
criminal  of  Paris  with  sergeants  and  soldiers,  came  to  my 


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house  there.  At  the  gate  one  of  my  servants  asked  what  they 
demanded  ;  they  said  they  would  enter  ;  he  declaring  that 
my  house  was  privileged,  they  made  semblance  as  though 
they  would  break  up  the  gate,  but  were  stayed  by  the  judges. 
My  servant  complained  the  same  night  to  Ale^on's  Council, 
who  dissembled  as  though  ignorant  of  the  matter,  which  would 
not  have  been  enterprised  upon  an  Ambassador's  house  with- 
out their  consent.  Their  pretence  was  to  apprehend  certain 
which  had  exercise  of  the  Religion  therein.  The  King's 
Ambassador  in  England  has  license  to  use  his  Roman  religion. 
I  remit  this  injury  to  your  discretion. 

The  Admiral  is  drawn  to  Confolans,  Anjou  is  at  Breue  la 
Galiarde — three  leagues  away.  The  former's  intention  was 
to  levy  the  siege  of  Niort  where  Count  de  Lude  had  made 
breaches,  his  brother  having  been  killed  in  an  assault. 

July  8  (sic).  Orleans. — It  is  certain  that  the  Army  of  the 
Prince  is  by  famine  and  sickness  so  scattered  as  now  it  can 
neither  assail  the  enemy  nor  defend  itself.  Here  is  great  reward 
offered  and  men  hired  to  poison  the  Admiral,  which  done  they 
account  these  affairs  ended.  Advertize  as  you  may,  and  / 
will  do  the  like. 

[The  rest  of  this  letter  is  identical  with  that  to  Cecil  of  same 
date,  see  Gal.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.'] 

%2  PP-  Partly  in  cipher  deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are 
printed  in  italics.  Seal.  (II.  323.) 

SIR  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  July  18.  Orleans. — They  "  have  offered  me  so  many 
discourtesies,  I  may  call  them  injuries,  as  the  number  of  the 
one  far  exceedeth  the  other,  which  I  account  not  offered  to  me 
but  to  her  Majesty,  both  intercepting  her  Highness'  letters 
sundry  times,  seeking  to  have  unawares  given  an  onset  on 
me  in  Lorraine,  and  to  have  taken  away  my  ciphers  and 
letters,  having  imprisoned  my  steward  if  not  rescued  by 
Malvoysier.  Lastly  seeking  to  break  up  my  house  at  Paris, 
I  being  absent  attending  on  the  King,  which  injuries  I  think 
hath  seldom  time  been  offered  to  any  Ambassador  specially 
servant  to  her  Majesty  that  in  this  their  misery  hath  so  well 
deserved  of  them,  having  so  good  occasion  now  to  requite 
their  courtesies  if  it  so  liked  her  Highness,  instead  whereof 
she  hath  not  only  given  them  most  profitable  counsel,  but  also 
declared  to  them  the  practices  of  their  enemies,  which  went 
about  to  cause  them  to  destroy  their  nobility,  whereof  now 
they  have  good  proof." 

"  The  King  is  put  daily  in  great  fear  of  troops  of  horsemen 
which  are  seen  not  far  from  hence  so  that  he  hath  a  good  will 
to  pass  to  Paris,  if  it  were  known  how  he  might  safely  do 
it,  being  at  this  instant  weakly  accompanied,  his  ordinary 
forces  attending  upon  his  person  being  sent  to  his  brother 
Monsr.  D'Anjou  so  that  it  is  likely  to  come  to  pass  that  one 
of  his  guard  did  lately  say  hearing  the  siege  levied  from 


164 

La  Charite,  that  the  King  his  master  should  be  fain  to  depart 
without  a  Trumpet,  minding  his  departure  should  be  so  secret 
as  no  trumpet  should  give  warning  thereof  .  .  .  and  surely 
I  think  no  less  but  if  that  the  King  doth  not  shortly  depart 
hence,  he  will  be  environed  and  find  it  hard  to  reach  Paris." 

An j  ou's  camp  is  dispersed  till  the  end  of  August  at  which 
time  the  King  of  Spain  hath  promised  the  King  2,000  foot 
and  1,200  horse,  the  Pope  and  other  Italians  4,000  foot  more. 
The  King  is  levying  8,000  Swiss,  the  great  part  of  those  he 
had  being  dead. 

De  Cosse  sends  word  that  there  are  in  England  ready  to  be 
shipped  4,000  French  and  Walloons  and  3,000  English,  banished 
men,  that  should  attempt  to  land  in  Picardy  or  Normandy. 
The  Cardinal  of  Lorraine  answered  that  this  advertisement 
was  as  vain  as  others  he  made  thereof  afore  whereof  nothing 
ensued,  and  that  her  Majesty  meant  nothing  less  than  to 
invade  France. 

Postscript. — "  There  is  such  search  for  Chapelle&s  I  am  forced 
for  his  safety  to  convey  him  into  England  with  these." 

2  pp.  Seal.  [Part  of  this  letter  is  to  the  same  effect  as  that  to 
Cecil  of  same  date,  see  Col.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.  Part  is  in  cipher 
deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are  printed  in  italics.]  (II.  327.) 

HENRY  KILLIGEEW  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1569,  Aug.  11.  Leipsic. — I  have  now  received  Casimir's 
answer,  dated  Aug.  7th.  I  send  copy  to  Mr.  Secretary  by 
this  bearer,  with  other  writings  specified  in  a  schedule  enclosed. 
I  hie  me  to  the  Landgrave,  from  whom  I  hope  good  news. 

Postscript.  Holograph. — Casimir  "wished  you  this  hunting 
time  when  he  was  at  the  death  of  80  stags  in  one  day,  where- 
of one  weighed  700Z6s."  De  Vezines  also  desires  to  be 
commended  to  you. 

1  p.    Enclosing, 

The  Schedule  above  mentioned. 

1.  A  copy  of  Casimir's  letter  to  her  Majesty. 

2.  The  names  of  the  Princes  that  will  send  Ambassadors 
to  the  convention  of  Nurenburg  the  5th  Sept.,  wherein 
are  shewed  the  causes  of  Casimir's  stay  before  he  came 
to  the  Duke  of  Saxony. 

3.  Copy  of    letter    from    George    Frederic,    Marquis    of 
Brandenberg  to  the  Elector  of  Saxony. 

4.  The  articles  once  determined  by  the  three  Electors  but 
now  deferred  to  the  said  diet  of  Nurenburg  touching 
the  intelligence  between  her  Majesty  and  the  Princes 
of  Germany. 

5.  Copy  of  the  Elector  of  Saxony's  answer  to  De  Vezines. 

6.  Letter  and  articles  written  to  me  from  Hambourg  by 
Gaspar   Gamahul,  a  man  at  present  unknown  to  me. 

These  six  parcels  are  enclosed  with  her  Majesty's  packet. 


165 

1.  A  book  of  such  advertisements  as  from  sundry  places 
have  come  to  me  since  my  departure  from  Hambourg. 

2.  A  brief  of  the  proceedings  of  the  last  Diet  at  Frankfort 
translated   from   Dutch    to    Latin  with   Dr.  Ehemius' 
commission   to  the  Electors   of   Saxony  and  Branden- 
burg, and   copy  of   a  memorial  from   him   to   Casimir 
how  he  should  deal  with  the  Elector  of  Saxony. 

These  two  are  in  one  packet  which  you  shall  receive  from 

this  bearer. 
1  p.     Holograph.     (II.  331.) 

JOHN  BROWNE  to  SIR  WILLIAM  WYNTER  and  MR.  JONSON. 

1569,  Aug.  27.  Chatham. — The  Marosse  [?  Merhorse]  was 
brought  aground  yesterday  and  trimmed  and  the  Victory 
will  be  trimmed  on  Monday.  Mr.  Greye  and  Mr.  Smythe 
are  come  down  this  day,  but  men  slowly  appear.  Mr.  Greye 
says  that  if  the  wind  serve  he  means  to  "  vale "  from 
Gillingham  where  the  ships  now  ride  as  low  down  as  the 
North  Head.  Only  200  of  the  pressed  men  have  as  yet 
appeared.  Hereunder  I  give  account  of  how  the  ships  are 
furnished  and  what  they  want  of  their  appointed  numbers. 

Statement  as  to  the  Bonaventure  and  the  Antelope  follow. 

1  p.  On  back  is  another  note  of  stuffs  supplied  by  divers 
persons.  (II.  337.) 

SIR  HENRY  NORREYS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER?]. 

1569,  Aug.  28.  Ainboise. — I  have  an  idle  head  by  reason  of 
fever.  A  messenger  sent  to  the  Admiral  returned  to  me  who  gave 
me  to  understand  by  his  letters  of  the  good  affection  that  both 
the  Prince  and  the  Strangers  hath  to  prosecute  God's  cause  who 
of  his  mercy  hath  graciously  prospered  their  proceedings.  Being 
now  entrenched  within  the  valleys  of  Poitiers,  he  requests  you 
to  move  the  Queen  to  aid  them  with  money,  being  deeply  indebted 
to  these  strangers.  If  for  want  they  be  forced  to  give  up  this 
enterprise,  the  loss  shall  be  universal  throughout  Christendom, 
but  chiefly  to  the  Queen  on  whom  they  will  first  seek  revenge. 

It  is  better  to  make  war  abroad  than  in  our  own  country. 

|  p.  Partly  cipher,  deciphered  ;  the  cipher  words  are  printed  in 
italics.  (II.  339.) 

[RICHARD  Cox,  BISHOP  OF  ELY  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER.] 

1569,  Aug.  31.  Cambridge. — Refers  to  controversies 
between  the  Master  of  St.  John's  College  and  Mr.  ffulke,  late 
Fellow,  to  settle  which  the  Bishop  visited  the  College.  In 
the  meantime  a  charge  of  felony  had  been  made  by  Mr.  Mead, 
a  Fellow,  unto  the  Mayor  of  Cambridge  who  declared  it  to 
the  Vice-Chancellor.  The  Visitor  has  no  authority  to  deal 
with  felony,  and  wishes  the  foul  matter  referred  to  some  of 
the  discreet  and  wise  of  the  University. 

1  p.  Unaddressed  and  signature  cut  off,  but  names  given  in 
pencil  endorsement.  See  introduction.  (II.  341.) 


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SIR  HENRY  NOEEEYS  to  [the  EAEL  OF  LEICESTER.] 

[1569.]  Sept.  1  [11  ?].  Tours.— The  Admiral  on  the  8th 
of  the  present  levied  the  siege  of  Poitiers  and  advanced  towards 
Chatelheraut,  and  caused  Monsieur  to  levy  the  siege  and  draw 
to  La  Porte  de  Pille.  The  admiral  passed  the  river  and  came 
to  La  Hay.  No  battle  is  yet  stricken,  though  sought  earnestly 
of  the  admiral,  who  has  recrossed  the  river.  "  I  send  you 
this  bearer  lately  come  thence  from  the  Admiral  who  after  his 
humble  commendations  to  your  Honor  doth  likewise  desire  the 
same  to  have  them  in  your  remembrance  to  the  Queen  for  her 
aid  with  the  money,  and  if  that  will  not  be  granted  that  her  Majesty 
will  recover  Calais  thereby  to  cause  her  enemies  the  sooner  to 
demand  peace. 

"I  send  you  the  Admiral* s  letter  unto  me  by  this  bearer,  whom 
it  may  please  you  to  credit  having  taken  both  a  painful  and 
dangerous  journey  on  him  for  her  Majesty's  service  in  so  much 
that  ...  it  is  a  difficult  thing  to  get  one  to  do  the  like.  I 
beseech  your  Honor  he  may  receive  such  comfort  at  your  hands 
as  that  he  may  continue  his  good  service." 

Requests  the  Earl  to  obtain  his  own  recall  on  grounds  of 
ill  health. 

1J  pp.  Partly  in  cipher,  now  deciphered.  This  is  printed  in 
italics.  (II.  569.) 

SIEGE  OF  POITIEES. 

1569,  Sept.  11. — In  raising  the  siege  of  Poitiers  on  the 
approach  of  the  enemy  they  had  only  done  the  duty  of  war. 
Bequests  him  again  to  solicit  the  damoiselle  whom  he  knows. 

French.  Six  lines  on  narrow  slip,  without  signature  or 
address.  (II.  343.) 

DE.  LAUEENCE  HTJMFEEY  AND  FOUE  OTHEES  to  the  EAEL  OF 

LEICESTEE. 

1569,  Oct.  7.  Oxford. — Concerning  the  Queen's  commission 
for  the  search  for  heretical  books,  vagrant  persons  and  master- 
less  men  in  the  Town  and  University. 

2  pp.     With  five  signatures.     (II.  345.) 

[Endorsed]  SIE  W.  MYLD[MAY.] 

1569,  Oct.  26.  Windsor  Castle. — "The  question  to  be 
considered  on  is  whether  it  be  lesse  perillous  to  the  Quene 
Majestie  and  the  realm  to  retayne  the  Quene  of  Scott s  in 
Englande,  or  to  retorne  her  home  into  Scotlande.  In  which 
question  these  things  are  to  be  considered.  On  the  one  syde 
what  daungers  are  lyke  to  followe  if  she  be  reteyned  here, 
and  theropon  if  for  avoyding  of  them  it  shalbe  thought  good 
to  retorne  her,  then  what  caucions  and  provisions  are  necessarye 
to  be  hadd. 

On  the  other  syde  are  to  be  weighed  the  daungers  lyke 
to  followe  if  she  be  retorned  home,  and  theropon  if  for 


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eschueing  of  them  it  shalbe  thought  good  to  reteyne  her  here, 
then  what  caucions  and  provisions  are  in  that  case  necessary e. 

Margin.     Daungers  in  reteyning  the  Quene  of  Scotts. 

Her  unquiet  and  aspiring  mynde  never  cessing  to  practise 
with  the  Quene's  subjects. 

Her  late  practise  of  a  mariage  betwene  the  Duke  of 
Northfolke  and  her  withoute  the  Quene's  knowledge. 

The  faction  of  the  papists  and  other  ambitious  folke  being 
readie  and  fit  instruments  for  her  to  worke  upon. 

The  comiseracion  that  ever  followeth  soch  as  be  in  miserye 
though  their  deserts  be  never  so  greate. 

Her  conning  and  sugred  enterteignment  of  all  men  that  / 
come  to  her  wherbie  she  getteth  both  creadite  and  intelligence. ' 

Her  practise  with  the  Frenche  and  Spanishe  Ambassadors 
being  more  near  to  her  in  England  then  if  she  were  in  Scotland 
and  their  continuall  sollicitacions  of  the  Quene  for  her 
delivereye  the  deniall  whereof  may  brede  warre. 

The  daunger  in  her  escaping  oute  of  garde  whereof  it  is 
lyke  enough  she  will  give  the  attempt. 

So  as  remayning  here,  she  hath  tyme  and  oportunity  to 
practise  and  norrishe  factions  by  which  she  may  worke  con- 
federacye,  and  thereof  may  follow  sedicion  and  tumulte, 
which  may  bring  perill  to  the  Quene's  Majestie  and  the  State. 

Finallie  it  is  sayde  that  the  Quene's  Majestie  of  her  owne 
disposicion  hath  no  mynde  to  retayne  here  but  is  much 
unquieted  therwith  which  is  a  thing  greatlie  to  be  weighed. 

Margin.     Cautions  if  she  be  retorned. 

To  deliver  her  into  the  hande  of  the  Regent  and  the  Lords 
nowe  governing  in  Scotland  to  be  saffelye  kepte. 

That  she  meddle  not  with  the  estate  nor  make  anye  alteracions 
in  the  government  or  in  religion. 

That  by  sufficient  hostagis  it  may  be  provided  that  nether 
anye  violence  be  used  to  her  person  nor  that  she  be  suffred 
to  govern  againe  but  lyve  privatlye  with  such  honorable 
enterteignment  as  is  mete  for  the  King  of  Scotts  mother. 

That  the  league  offensive  and  defensive  betwene  ffrance 
and  Scotland  be  never  renewed. 

That  a  newe  and  perpetuall  league  be  made  betwene  Englond 
and  Scotland  wherbie  the  Quene's  majestie  may  showe  an 
open  mayntenannce  and  allowaunce  of  the  Kings  authoritye 
and  estate  and  of  the  present  government  so  as  the  Scotts 
may  hollye  depend  upon  her. 

That  the  Regent  and  the  lords  of  Scotland  doe  make  no 
composicion  with  the  Scottishe  Quene,  nether  suffer  her  to 
marrye  withoute  the  consent  of  the  Quene's  Majestie. 

That  the  faults  whereof  she  hath  bene  accused  and  her  | 
declining  and  delayeng  to  aunswere  that  accusacion  may  be 
published  to  the  worlde  the  better  to  discorage  her  factious 
partie  both  here  and  in  Scotland. 


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Margin.     Daungers  in  retorning  her. 

The  manner  howe  to  deliver  her  home  with  the  Quene's 
Majestie's  honor  and  saffetie  is  vearie  doubtfull,  ffor  if  she  be 
delivered  in  garde  that  came  hether  ffree  and  at  libertie,  howe 
will  that  stand  with  the  Quene's  honour  and  with  the  requests 
of  the  ffrench  and  Spanishe  kings,  that  have  continuallye 
sollicited  her  ffree  deli  very  e  ether  into  Scotland  or  ffraunce, 
or  if  she  die  in  garde  ether  violently  e  or  naturallie,  her  Majestie 
shall  hardly  escape  slaunder. 

If  againe  she  be  delivered  home  at  libertie,  or  if  being  in 
garde  she  shoulde  escape,  then  these  perills  may  follow  : 

The  suppressing  of  the  present  government  in  Scotland 
nowe  depending  upon  the  Quene's  Majestie  and  advaunsing 
of  the  contrarye  faction  depending  upon  the  ffrench. 

The  alteracion  of  religion  in  Scotland. 

The  renewing  of  the  league  offensive  and  defensive  betwene 
ffraunce  and  Scotland  that  hath  so  motch  trobled  Englond. 

The  renewing  of  her  pretended  clayme  to  the  crowne  of 
this  realme. 

The  likelyhode  of  warre  to  ensue  betwene  ffraunce,  Scotland 
and  us  and  the  bringing  in  of  straungers  into  that  Realme 
to  our  anoyaunce  and  greate  charge,  as  late  experience  hath 
showed. 

The  supportacion  that  she  is  lyke  to  have  of  the  french  and 
Spanishe  kings. 

And  though  peace  shoulde  continue  betwene  Englond  and 
Scotland,  yet  infinite  injuryes  wilbe  offerid  by  the  Scottishe 
Quene's  ministers  opon  the  borders,  which  will  torne  to  the 
greate  hurte  of  the  Quene's  Majestie's  subjects  or  els  to  her 
greater  charges  to  redresse  them,  ffor  the  chaunge  of  the 
government  in  Scotland  will  chaunge  the  justice  which  nowe 
is  hadde  into  all  injurye  and  injustice. 

The  lykelyhode  that  she  will  revoke  the  erle  Bodwell  nowe 
her  husband  though  unlaufull,  as  it  is  sayde  ;  a  man  of  most 
evill  and  cruell  affection  to  this  realme  and  to  his  owne 
countrymen,  or  if  she  shoulde  marrye  another  that  were  a 
lyke  enemy  e,  the  perill  must  needs  be  greate  on  ether  syde. 

And  albeit  to  these  daungers  may  be  generallie  sayde  that 
such  provision  shalbe  made  by  capitulacons  with  her  and  by 
hostage  from  the  Regent,  and  the  lords  of  Scotland,  as  all 
these  perills  shalbe  prevented. 

To  that  may  be  aunswered  : 

That  no  fact  which  she  shall  doe  here  in  Englond  will  houlde, 
for  she  will  alleage  the  same  to  be  done  in  a  forrein  contrye 
being  restreyned  of  libertie. 

That  there  is  greate  lyklyhode  of  escape  wheresoever 
she  be  kepte  in  Scotland,  ffor  her  late  escape  there  showeth 
howe  she  will  leave  no  way  unsought  to  atchive  it,  and  the 
contrie  being  as  it  is  greatlie  divided  and  of  nature 
merveillouslye  factious,  she  is  the  more  lyke  to  bring  it  to 
passe. 


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Or  if  the  Regent  by  any  practise  shoulde  yelde  to  a  com- 
posicion,  or  finding  his  par  tie  weake  shoulde  give  over  his 
regiment,  Then  what  assurannce  have  we,  ether  of  amitye  or 
religion.  That  the  Regent  may  be  induced  to  doe  this 
appereth  by  his  late  secret  treatie  with  the  Duke  of  Norffolk 
for  her  mariage  withoute  the  Quene's  Majestie's  knowleage. 

And  though  the  Regent  shoulde  persever  constant,  yet  if 
he  shoulde  be  taken  away  directlie  or  indirectlie  (the  lyke 
whereof  is  sayde  hath  bene  attempted  against  him)  then  is 
all  at  large  and  the  Quene  of  Scotts  most  lyke  to  be  restored 
to  her  state,  the  factions  being  so  greate  in  Scotland  as  they 
are.  So  as  the  case  is  vearie  tickle  and  daungerous  to  hang 
opon  so  small  a  thredde  as  the  lyffe  of  one  man,  by  whome 
it  appereth  the  whole  at  this  present  is  conteyned. 

And  touching  the  hostages  though  that  assurannce  might 
be  good  to  preserve  her  from  violence  in  Scotland,  yet  it  may 
be  doubted  how  the  same  wilbe  sufficient  to  kepe  her  from 
escaping  or  governing  againe,  seing  for  her  parte  she  will 
make  little  consciens  of  the  hostage  if  she  may  prevaill,  and 
the  punisshing  of  the  hostages  will  be  a  small  satisfaction  to 
the  Quene's  majestie  for  the  trebles  that  may  ensue. 

And  for  the  doubt  of  her  escape  or  of  Rebellion  within  this 
realme,  it  may  be  sayde  that  if  she  shoulde  not  be  well  garded 
but  shoulde  be  lefte  open  to  practise,  then  her  escape  and  the 
other  perills  might  be  doubted  of.  But  if  the  Quene's  Majestie 
houlde  a  streighter  hand  over  her  and  put  her  under  the  cure 
of  a  fast  and  circumspect  man,  all  practise  shalbe  cutte  from 
her  and  the  Quene's  Majestie  free  from  that  perill.  And  more 
saffe  it  is  for  the  Quene  to  kepe  the  bridle  in  her  owne  hand 
to  restraine  the  Scottish  Quene,  then  in  retorning  her  home 
to  commit  that  trust  to  others,  which  by  death,  composicion 
or  abusing  of  one  person  may  be  disapointed. 

And  if  she  shoulde  by  anye  meanes  recover  her  estate,  the 
doubt  of  rebellion  here  is  not  taken  away  but  rather  to  be 
feared,  if  she  have  habilitye  to  her  will.  And  if  she  finde 
strength  by  her  owne  and  forreyn  frends,  she  is  not  farre  of 
to  gyve  ayde  opon  a  mayne  land  to  soch  as  will  stirre  for  her, 
which  so  long  as  she  is  here  they  will  forbeare  lest  it  might 
bring  most  perill  to  her  selfe  being  in  the  Quene's  hands. 
The  lyke  respect,  no  doubte,  will  move  forrein  princes  to  become 
requesters  and  no  threateners  for  her  deliverye. 

And  where  it  is  sayde  that  the  Quene's  Majestie  cannot  be 
quiett  so  long  as  she  is  here,  but  it  may  brede  daunger  to  her 
maiesies  health.  That  is  a  matter  greatlie  to  be  weighed, 
ffor  it  were  better  to  adventure  all  then  her  majestie  shoulde 
inwardlie  conceave  anye  thing  to  the  daunger  of  her  health. 
But  as  that  is  onlye  knowen  to  soch  as  have  more  inwarde 
acquaintaunce  with  her  majestie's  disposicion  then  is  fitte 
for  some  other  to  have,  so  againe  it  is  to  be  thought  that  her 
majestie  being  wise  if  the  perilles  lyke  to  folio  we  in  reatorning 
her  home  were  layed  before  her  and  if  she  finde  them  greater 


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then  the  other,  she  wilbe  induced  easelie  to  chaung  her  opinion 
and  therbie  may  folio  we  to  her  majestie  greate  satisfaction 
and  quietnes. 

Margin.     Caucions  if  she  be  reteyned. 

To  remove  her  somewhat  nerer  the  Court,  at  the  least, 
within  one  dayes  jorney  of  London,  wherbie  it  shalbe  the 
more  easie  to  understand  of  her  doings. 

To  deliver  her  in  custodie  to  sotch  as  be  thought  most 
sound  in  religion  and  most  voyde  of  practise. 

To  diminishe  her  nombre,  being  nowe  aboute  xl.  persons 
to  the  one  halfe,  to  make  therbie  the  Quene's  charges  the  lesse, 
and  to  give  her  the  fewer  meanes  of  intelligens. 

To  cutte  from  her  all  accesse  letters  and  measages  other 
then  soch  as  he  that  shall  have  the  charge  shall  thinke  fitte. 

To  signifie  to  all  princes  the  occasion  of  this  streight  garde 
opon  her  to  be  her  late  practise  with  the  Duke  of  Norffolk 
which  hath  given  the  Quene  cause  to  doubt  farther,  assuring 
them  that  she  shalbe  used  honorablie  but  kept  saffelie  from 
trebling  the  Quene's  Majestie  or  this  state. 

That  she  be  reteyned  here  untill  the  estate  of  Scotland  be 
more  settled,  and  the  estate  of  other  contries  now  in  garboille, 
be  quieted,  the  issue  whereof  is  lyke  to  be  sene  within  a  yere 
or  twoe. 

6|  pp.     (II.  349.) 

JOHN  [LESLIE,  BISHOP  OF]  Ross,  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

[1569,]  Dec.  21.  Kingston. — Complaining  of  the  high  injury 
done  to  his  mistress  [the  Queen  of  Scots]  by  the  taking  away 
of  a  boy  called  Willie  Douglas,  who  was  a  special  instrument 
in  conveying  the  Queen  from  Lochleven.  Last  Sunday  he 
was  in  Kingston,  ready  to  depart  with  other  of  his  fellows  to 
Paris,  and  had  obtained  his  passport  from  her  Majesty,  but 
since  Sunday  nothing  has  been  heard  of  him,  which  touches 
her  Majesty's  honour  as  he  was  here  in  the  court  and  had  her 
safe  conduct,  and  was  therefore  under  her  protection.  If 
such  attempts  are  permitted,  none  of  his  mistress'  servants 
may  resort  here  for  doing  her  service. 

Requests  the  Earl's  furtherance  for  the  suit  of  one  John 
Hog  of  Leith  before  the  Privy  Council. 

1  p.     Year  date  given  in  endorsement.     (II.  357.) 

The  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  to  [THOMAS,]  EARL  OF  SUSSEX. 

[1569*.] — Is  glad  that  he  has  prospered  in  his  journey  and 
answered  in  all  points  the  good  opinion  conceived  of  him. 

Touching  her  Majesty's  resolution  he  knows  not  what  to 
write  ;  she  is  desirous  to  work  her  own  surety  and  the  quietness 
of  her  state.  Among  themselves  there  be  sundry  minds. 
The  place  the  Earl  of  Sussex  holds  requires  all  the  under- 

*  The  Earl  of  Sussex  was  created  Lord  President  of  the  North  in  1569. 


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m 

standing  that  may  be  ;  wherefore  he  will  let  him  know  all 
that  he  knows. 

Her  Majesty  has  two  persons  to  deal  with,  the  Queen  of 
Scots  lately  by  her  subjects  deprived,  and  the  young  King, 
her  son,  avowed  and  set  up  in  her  place.  The  most  in  number 
[in  London]  are  for  the  son,  that  her  Majesty  may  have  the 
like  authority  and  amity  in  Scotland  as  in  the  time  of  the 
late  Regent. 

The  reasons  against  the  other  are  the  title  that  Queen 
claims  to  this  crown,  the  overthrow  of  Religion  there,  and 
the  impossibility  of  any  assurance  for  the  observance  of  any 
pact  between  our  Sovereign  and  her. 

And  upon  indifferent  looking  into  the  matter  on  both 
sides  it  is  disputable,  some  think,  and  of  these  he  confesses 
himself  one,  that  if  she  takes  the  King  into  her  protection, 
she  may  enter  into  a  war  in  which  France  or  Spain  may  set 
foot.  Nor  can  he  see  that  she  has  troops  to  continue  any 
time  in  war.  If  they  enter  into  war,  and  be  driven  for  lack 
or  any  way  to  shrink,  they  must  be  sorry  for  what  they  have 
done.  The  realm  is  already  universally  burdened  in  many 
ways.  The  state  does  not  require  further  cause  of  imposition. 

In  worldly  causes  men  may  be  guided  by  worldly  policies, 
and  yet  so  to  frame  them  as  God,  author  of  all,  be  rightly 
regarded.  Though  in  some  points  he  shall  deal  like  a  worldly 
man  for  his  Prince,  yet  he  will  not  forget  that  he  is  a  Christian. 

The  question  is  whether  it  be  meter  for  our  Sovereign  to 
maintain  the  young  King,  or  upon  composition  to  restore  the 
Queen  of  Scots.  If  there  be  any  assurances  to  be  given, 
or  any  provision  by  wordly  policies  to  be  had,  he  thinks  ways 
and  means  may  be  used  with  the  Queen  of  Scots  whereby 
her  Majesty  may  be  at  quiet  and  yet  delivered  of  her  present 
great  charges.  The  cause  of  trouble  and  danger  to  her  Majesty 
is  the  title  pretended  by  the  Queen  of  Scots  to  the  crown  of 
England.  She  may  be  aided  for  her  religion,  by  the  colour 
of  her  title,  by  the  other  great  Princes  of  Christendom.  The 
setting  up  her  son  does  not  take  away  her  title  in  their  opinion 
though  she  remain  prisoner.  And  having  any  advantage 
these  Princes  will  proceed  far.  The  best  means  to  avoid 
this  danger  is  to  obtain  her  consent  to  renounce  all  such 
interest  and  title  as  she  now  claims  either  presently  or  hereafter 
during  the  life  of  her  Majesty  and  the  heirs  of  her  body.  Here, 
two  questions  may  be  made,  first,  whether  she  will  so  renounce  ; 
secondly,  if  she  will  do  so,  what  assurance  can  she  give  for  the 
performance  thereof  ?  For  the  first,  she  hath,  and  doth 
presently  offer  to  renounce  all  claims  during  the  life  of  her 
Majesty  and  her  heirs,  and  for  the  second  doth  offer  all  manner 
of  surety  that  her  Majesty  can  devise  and  is  in  her  power  to 
do.  She  excepts  none.  It  is  objected  that  Princes  never  hold 
promises  longer  than  for  their  own  commodity.  Yet  Princes 
do  treat  with  one  another,  and  are  forced  to  trust  to  such  bonds 
as  they  contract  by,  and  as  in  wordly  matters  all  surety  is 


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subject  to  many  casualties,  yet  such  devices  are  made  even 
among  princes  as  tie  them  to  perform  that  which  if  they 
might  choose  they  would  not.  Such  means  may  be  devised 
to  tie  her  as  though  she  would  break,  yet  may  she  get  no 
advantage.  Her  own  simple  renunciation  should  be  made  by 
the  most  substantial  instrument,  and  confirmed  by  the  assent 
of  others.  Her  own  parliaments  should  do  the  like  with  the 
full  authority  of  the  whole  estate.  She  should  deliver  her 
son,  and  such  other  principal  noblemen  as  her  Majesty  names, 
as  hostages,  and  put  into  her  Majesty's  hand  some  one  peer 
or  two  of  that  realm.  Her  Majesty  might  also  by  ratifying 
this  by  a  parliament  in  England  make  a  forfeiture,  if  the 
Queen  of  Scots  should  go  about  to  infringe  the  agreement,  of 
all  such  titles  and  claims  as  remain  in  the  Queen  of  Scots 
after  her  Majesty  and  her  issue,  never  to  be  capable  of  any 
authority  in  this  realm.  And  she  must  be  equally  bound 
to  suffer  the  received  and  established  Religion  in  Scotland 
to  be  confirmed.  Thus  the  amity  between  the  two  realms 
will  be  so  strongly  united  as  no  foreign  Prince  should  send 
a  force  to  break  it.  The  confirmation  of  the  Religion  will 
hold  her  Majesty  a  strong  and  continual  party  in  Scotland. 
The  trial  of  this  already  is  sufficient.  Though  the  Scotch 
Queen  shall  now  be  settled  in  her  kingdom  again,  yet  is  she 
not  like  to  be  greater  or  better  esteemed  than  heretofore, 
when  she  could  not  alter  this  Religion.  Lastly  as  the  oppres- 
sion of  strangers  heretofore  had  wearied  them  of  the  yoke, 
this  peaceable  time  between  us  and  them  has  made  them 
know  the  liberty  of  their  own,  and  the  commodity  of  us  their 
neighbours. 

Thus  he  thinks  will  there  be  more  surety  for  the  present 
without  the  intolerable  charges  which  her  Majesty  cannot 
long  sustain. 

7  pp.  [Endorsed :]  The  copy  of  a  letter  to  the  Earl  of  Sussex 
from  the  Earl  of  Leicester.  A  further  endorsement  has  been 
so  much  obliterated  as  to  be  unintelligible.  (II.  651.) 

GRANTZ  DE  POMMAR  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER?]. 

[1569  ?] — Is  a  stranger  in  England,  born  in  Pomerania  ; 
had  served  the  Emperor  Charles  V,  and  King  Philip  of  Spain 
sixteen  years  in  the  wars  ;  was  in  Flanders  in  [15] 6 8,  in  Count 
de  Lodron's  regiment,  when  Alva  arrested  all  the  English 
merchants  at  Antwerp  ;  was  ordered  by  Alva  and  de  Lodron 
to  keep  133  such  prisoners  in  their  own  houses  for  three 
months  ;  some  having  been  allowed,  upon  parole,  to  go  into 
the  town,  Alva,  informed  of  this  by  an  Italian,  sent  orders 
through  de  Lodron  that  none  of  them  must  be  allowed  out 
of  doors. 

The  two  chief  merchants  imprisoned,  Rochart  Kloch, 
debtor,  and  William  Algar,  secretary  to  Jan  Mavan,  Margrave 
of  Antwerp,  came  and  begged  the  liberty  they  had  had, 


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promising  that  none  would  depart  without  license.  He 
then  consulted  his  Colonel,  who  said  that  if  any  of  them 
escaped,  he  [de  Pommar]  would  answer  for  it  with  his  life. 
This  reply  being  reported  to  them,  Kloch  promised,  for  the 
rest,  that  they  would  not  escape.  Within  a  week  all  but 
28  had  escaped,  including  the  two  spokesmen. 

De  Pommar  then  surrendered  himself  to  the  Count  who 
ordered  him  to  be  stabbed.  It  was  however  then  after 
4  o'clock  on  the  Sabbath,  and  the  sentence  could  not  be 
carried  out.  Meantime  friends  petitioned  the  Count  on  his 
behalf. 

When  the  Duke  heard  of  the  escape  of  the  merchants,  and 
that  de  Pommar  was  in  prison,  he  ordered  the  latter  to  be 
executed.  Many  friends  at  Nancy,  with  the  Duke's  two  sons, 
Don  Frederico  and  the  Grand  Prior  of  Malta  intervened  ;  he 
was  reprieved,  but  condemned  to  the  galleys  for  life,  with 
confiscation  of  goods,  the  loss  of  450  crowns  pay  at  25  crowns 
a  month,  and  of  his  pension  from  the  King,  150  crowns  a 
year.  He  was  in  prison  seven  months.  The  merchants  give 
him  101.  a  year  during  life,  but  he  cannot  live  on  this.  He 
has  therefore  come  to  England  and  prays  his  Lordship  to 
solicit  the  Queen  for  a  place  of  pensionary  in  Barwick. 

3  pp.     Spanish.     (II.  697.) 

OWEN  O'CoNOR  to  QUEEN  ELIZABETH. 

[1569.  Oxford.*] — The  Queen  has  shewn  great  kindness 
to  him  and  his  brother,  having  presented  the  latter  with  a 
gold  brooch.  Being  now  attacked  in  war  by  many  wicked 
men,  his  brother  has  requested  him  to  join  him  in  Ireland 
and  bring  a  letter  from  the  Queen  to  the  Lord  Deputy  there. 
The  writer  does  not  wish  to  leave  Oxford  entirely. 

1  p.  Latin.     (II.  675.) 

WILLIAM  MAITLAND  [OF  LETHINGTON]  to  the  EARL  OF 

LEICESTER. 

1570,   March   2[9].     Lethington.— [See   Cal    S.P.    Scotland, 
Eliz.,  under  this   date.] 
(II.  367.) 

JOHN  HAWKYNS  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER]. 

1570,  June  4. — The  Indies  fleet  comes  to  the  Azores  in  the 
midst  of  August,  with  gold,  silver  and  jewels  to  the  value  of 
20,000,000  ducats  or  6,000,0002.  English.  "  This  whole  fleet 
(with  God's  grace)  shall  be  intercepted  and  taken  within 
these  three  months,  for  the  extreme  injuries  offered  unto  this 
Realm :  which  wrongs  being  satisfied  with  the  costs,  the 
great  mass  shall  be  at  the  courtesye  of  the  Queen's  Highness 
to  restore  or  keep." 

*  In  the  summer  of  1569,  Sir  Donogh  O'Connor  Sligo,  had  returned  to 
Ireland,  while  his  brother  Owen  was  still  at  Oxford, 


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[Marginal  note.]  "  The  third  part  that  is  taken  shall 
satisfy  the  losses.  .  . 

"  To  which  enterprise  John  Hawkyns  shall  furnish  ten 
ships  in  warlike  manner  at  his  own  proper  costs  and  charges. 

"  To  which  enterprise  also  it  is  required  that  the  Right 
Honorable  the  Earl  of  Leicester  (with  his  friends)  shall  obtain 
and  borrow  of  her  Highness  two  ships  furnished  with  ordnance, 
powder  and  munition,  to  say,  the  Bonadventure  and  the  Bull. 

"  Also  toward  the  furniture  of  the  ten  ships  of  John 
Hawkyns,  it  is  needful  to  have  two  last  of  powder  and  200 
calyvers  complete,  for  which  powder  and  calyvers  there  shall 
be  good  payment  satisfied  into  the  tower. 

"  There  is  nothing  more  needed  toward  this  enterprise 
but  Her  Highness's  free  consent."  Endorsed  by  Hawkins 
himself  :  "  The  Spanyards,  1570." 

[1  p.  On  the  back  and  front  have  been  scribbled  alphabets 
and  writing  of  a  child.]  (II.  371.) 

THOMAS,  EARL  OF  SUSSEX  to  the  QUEEN. 

1570,  Sept.  10.     Warkworth. — Copy.     [For  the  original  see 
S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,  of  date.] 
(II.  373.) 

Sir  HENRY  NORREYS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1570,  Sept.  23.  Paris. — Partly  to  the  same  effect  as  letter 
to  Cecil  [see  Col.  S.P.  Foreign,  Eliz.,]  of  same  date.  They  of  the 
religion  come  in  such  troops  that  this  day  a  proclamation  was 
made  that  no  one  should  come  accompanied  to  the  Court  but 
with  his  ordinary  train,  and  if  any  quarrel  arise  for  particular 
affairs  the  magistrates  to  reform  the  same  and  if  it  pass  their 
power,  to  repair  to  Monsieur  the  King's  brother,  "  whose 
credit  increases  so  fast  as  the  King  may  repent  it."  Having 
no  money  has  been  unable  to  buy  mullets  for  the  Queen. 

By  a  letter  from  Spires  of  the  7th  he  understands  that  only 
two  of  six  articles  were  agreed  upon  ;  that  an  army  might 
be  formed  at  the  common  expense  for  the  safety  of  the  country, 
and  that  Lazarus  Swendy  should  command. 

That  no  soldier  should  be  levied  for  the  service  of  a 
foreign  prince  without  the  consent  of  the  Emperor  was 
refused.  The  Princes  then  departed. 

Some  of  the  German  Archbishops  and  Bishops  would  gladly 
shake  off  the  Pope's  yoke,  as  he  hath  demanded  a  new  oath  of 
them,  without  which  they  cannot  be  confirmed  at  the  Pope's 
hands.  Among  them  is  the  Bishop  of  Cologne. 

1  p.     (II.  375.) 

The  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  to  the  ARCHBISHOP  OF 
CANTERBURY  [Matthew  Parker]. 

[1570,]  Oct.  10.  Windsor. — Your  Lordship's  letter,  being 
delivered  me  in  her  Majesty's  presence,  it  was  her  pleasure, 


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learning  it  was  from  your  Lordship,  to  open  and  read  it  herself. 
"  Which  having  well  perused  and  remembering  full  well 
the  information  heretofore  given  touching  those  persons 
your  Grace  writes  for,  she  was  in  some  offence  to  find  that 
the  matter  was  so  far  excused  by  you,  and  you  so  loth  to  have 
them  better  understand  their  faults.  She  willed  me  in  any 
wise  to  signify  it  even  so  to  your  Grace  and  to  put  you  in 
remembrance  what  her  Majesty  was  wont  to  say  to  you 
touching  your  over  much  sufferance  and  lenity  towards 
disordered  persons  whereupon  she  thinketh  they  have  taken 
greater  boldness  and  encouragement  to  proceed  as  they  do, 
much  otherwise  than  if  you  had  done  your  office  accordingly, 
they  would  dare  to  do.  I  cannot  tell  what  else,  but  much 
more  (my  Lord)  to  this  effect  her  Majesty  willed  me  to  say 
from  her  which  knowing  this  to  be  enough  do  omit  for  this 
time.  But  in  conclusion  her  Majesty's  pleasure,  I  see,  is 
that  your  Grace  should  have  due  regard  to  the  office  she 
hath  called  you  to,  and  that  above  all  other  things  you  care- 
fully look  to  the  good  observation  of  the  ecclesiastical  orders 
appointed  in  this  Church  within  her  government,  whereof 
.she  hath  placed  you  a  principal  minister,  that  the  true  Religion 
may  quietly  go  forward  and  not  to  be  impeached  disorderly 
by  every  man's  private  or  absolute  will,  that  the  form  of  the 
service  in  this  Church  established  ...  be  not  changed 
.  .  .  in  any  place  contrary  to  law  and  order,  that  the 
breakers  and  disobeyers  of  the  same,  be  by  your  Lordship 
and  the  rest  joined  to  assist  you,  duly  corrected  and  punished, 
seeing  so  many  tolerations  and  so  oft  mild  warnings  will  not 
serve,  And  doth  admonish  you  to  consider  not  only  the  sundry 
speeches  heretofore  she  hath  had  with  you,  .  .  .  but 
to  weigh  with  yourself  whose  officer  you  are,  and  not  seek 
so  much  to  please  the  number  as  to  discharge  the  trust  com- 
mitted you  by  her.  And  for  the  particular  matter  you  have 
written  on,  her  Majesty  ...  is  not  ignorant  of  the  great  labours 
the  parties  have  [torn]  to  have  their  doings  wrapt  up,  .  .  . 
wherefore  her  Majesty  commandeth  you  that  this  matter 
be  thoroughly  examined,  the  rather  to  understand  the  truth  of 
the  Dean  of  Norwich's  doings,  whom  they  say  did  give  his 
consent  to  this  they  have  done,  for  that  he  not  only  informed 
her  Majesty  of  the  disorderly  com[mitted  ?]  but  utterly  seemed  to 
mislike  of  their  whole  doings,  the  which  her  Majesty  willeth 
to  be  tried  for  so  is  their  fault  [torn]  or  greater.  But  where- 
soever the  fault  truly  [torn]  she  meaneth  that  she  would  have 
the  world  [torn]  that  manifest  contempt  and  disobedience 
[torn]  past  over  at  the  magistrates'  hands.  It  is  [not  pyx] 
and  copes  her  Majesty  saith  that  she  makes  matter  [torn] 
against  pyx  or  cope  in  so  public  a  place  [but]  to  give  cause 
that  her  zeal  to  religion  should  be  [torn]  of,  or  that  others 
like  shall  be  so  bold  elsewhere  likewise  to  enterprise  their 
own  reformation  to  the  open  contempt  of  her  Majesty.  She 
thinketh  it  more  than  convenient  that  severe  regard  thereof 


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be  had  in  time,  and  looks  that  this  respect  alone  should 
sufficiently  move  your  Grace  to  be  more  earnest  to  have 
due  redress  for  such,  adding  also  that  this  is  not  the  first 
li'ke  attempt  in  her  time,  that  it  should  ask  so  easy  a  discharge, 
the  information  being  proved.  And  therefore  she  trusts  she 
shall  have  no  cause  hereafter  to  think  you  so  remiss  by  so 
over  slight  passing  this."  It  must  seem  to  those  who  know 
this  to  be  done  without  authority  either  that  her  Majesty 
will  not  reform  evil,  "  or  that  she  is  careless  in  matters  of 
Religion.  To  be  thought  so  in  Religion  you  may  consider 
what  opinion  it  must  breed,  surely  not  such  as  should  be  to 
a  well  deserving  prince  whose  deeds,  thanks  be  to  Almighty 
God  giveth  no  such  cause  hitherto  so  to  be  thought  of.  .  .  . 
I  God  grant  us  we  may  long  enjoy  this  godly  and  good  reformation 
which  it  hath  pleased  Him  by  this  our  prince  to  send  us.  It  cannot 
be  that  all  things  can  be  so  perfect  but  there  will  be  found 
some  want,  .  .  .  for  there  is  no  such  perfection  at  no 
time  in  our  doings.  .  .  not  that  each  private  person, 
having  received  so  much  the  more  plenty  of  God's  grace 
by  understanding  or  knowledge,  shall  take  upon  himself  to 
step  into  the  prince's  place  or  magistrates'.  I  think  that 
comet h  not  of  perfection,  for  I  am  assured  it  is  merely  against 
the  express  words  of  God.  .  .  .  We  have  a  good  prince  by 
whom  under  God  we  enjoy  much  good ;  ...  let  us  not  bring  in 
question  to  have  her  thought  ill,  because  we  will  be  counted 
good.  If  there  be  anything  that  is  not  so  perfect  as  we  would 
have  it,  what  cause  is  there  of  any  such  despair  that  godly 
advertisement  should  not  better  prevail  than  unlawful  control- 
ment  ?  .  .  .  Let  us  not  by  seeking  to  put  away  Popish 
ceremonies  bring  in  Popish  customs.  It  was  wont  to  be  his 
part  and  his  clergy's  to  deal  with  princes  and  magistrates 
thus.  I  have,  I  know,  troubled  your  Grace  too  long  ;  my 
message  from  her  Majesty  had  been  sufficient  and  not  to  have 
said  so  much  of  myself,  but  surely  beside  the  place  I  hold, 
my  conscience  moveth  me  to  it." 

Postscript. — "  It  is  informed  that  after  the  disorder  com- 
mitted in  Norwich  Church,  and  that  sundry  found  fault 
therewith  even  of  the  best  protestants,  and  feared  them 
like  to  answer  to  it.  They  sent  for  one  Slaughter  (or  such  a 
name  he  hath)  of  Cambridge  who  preached  at  the  green  yard 
there  and  in  his  sermon,  as  it  is  reported  here  to  us,  should 
marvellously  commend  the  fact  done  in  the  Church" 
confirming  their  doings,  and  demanding  that  they  should 
not  be  punished  or  ill  handled  for  their  doings,  for  they  were 
the  very  saints  of  God.  It  were  well  and  reason  your  Grace 
enquired  hereof  likewise. 

5  pp.  Endorsed  :  The  copy  of  my  [torn]  the  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury]  by  the  Queen's  Majesty's  comman[d].  (II.  633). 

THE    ANSWER    TO    BE    GIVEN    TO    THE    ABBOT    OF    DlJMFERLINE. 

1570,  Dec.  4.— {See  Cal  S.P,  Scotland,  flliz.,  under  date.} 
(II.  379.) 


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MARY  QUEEN  OF  SCOTS  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1570,  Dec.   29.     Sheffield. — Has  written  to  the  Queen,  her 
sister,  desiring  her  to  proceed  with  the  treaty,  since  the  Bishop 
of  Galloway  and  Lord  Levington  are  passed  toward  her,  to 
be    associate    with    the    writer's    ambassador.     Hopes    there 
shall  be  no  further  delay,  and  prays  the  Earl  to  further  the 
same,   seeing   it   tends   to   the   honourable   contentment   and 
surety  of  the  said  Queen,  to  the  comfort  of  both  and  to  the 
quietness  of  the  whole  isle. 

She  hopes  thereby  to  recover  perfectly  her  health  and  to 
be  relieved  of  the  infirmity  wherewith  she  has  been  so  long 
and  dangerously  troubled,  and  will  refuse  nothing  within  her 
power  for  the  Queen's  reasonable  satisfaction,  as  her  ambas- 
sador will  declare.  Signed  "  Your  richt  good  frind  and 
consignes  Marie  R." 

\  p.     Seal     (II.  383.) 

E[DWARD  EARL  OF]  RUTLAND  to  MR.  CONISTON  of  the 
Admiralty. 

1571,  June  15.     Rame. — Refers  to  injury  done  by  Coniston's 
nephew  to   the   Earl's   tenants   at   Fritwell.     He   had  shewn 
him  the  more  favour  for  the  sake  of  Coniston  and  his  brother- 
in-law,  Mr  Hussey. 

1  p.     Seal.     (II.  385.) 

The  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  to  the  BISHOP  OF  PETERBOROUGH 
[EDMUND  SCAMBLER]. 

[1571-2  ?]  Jan.  28. — In  favour  of  Mr.  Wyborne,  preacher 
at  Northampton.  They  have  there  a  "  weekly  exercise  by 
the  assembly  of  the  ministers  and  preachers  of  all  the  county 
about,  who  are  examined  of  their  doctrine  and  life."  He 
wishes  the  Bishop  would  do  the  same. 

The  poor  men  of  Northampton,  which  is  a  great  town, 
have  been  reformed  by  Wyborne,  and  if  he  be  defaced,  they 
will  be  discouraged.  The  Bishop  should  go  there  and  see 
for  himself.  "  Try  it  yourself,  be  your  own  judge  ...  be 
not  afraid  to  do  that  you  ought."  The  Queen  will  be  offended 
if  such  a  town  is  not  duly  served.  Wyborne  is  "  neither 
accused  nor  quitt."  The  Bishop's  Chancellor  is  no  favourer  of 
the  godliest ;  he  "  seeketh  too  much  the  gain  of  his  purse." 

1J  PP-     Copy.     (II.  647.) 

The  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  to  the  BISHOP  OF  PETERBOROUGH 
[EDMUND  SCAMBLER]. 

1571[-2,]  Feb.  19.  The  Court.— Although  he  has  no  liking 
to  keep  Mr.  Wiborne  at  Northampton,  the  Bishop  was  the  chief 
cause  of  his  leaving  his  book  at  the  University  to  go  there 
two  or  three  years  ago.  Wiborne  made  no  innovations ; 
he  was  not  minister,  only  Preacher  and  Reader,  and  has 
diligently  discharged  that  office  :  he  was  called  before  the 

p  12 


178 

Commissioners,  and  by  them  told  to  go  home  and  do  as  he 
had  done.  From  the  Bishop,  who  knew  him,  he  might  expect 
more  toleration  than  from  them.  He  should  not  be  misliked 
for  his  variance  with  the  townsmen,  as  his  cause  is  more  like 
to  get  enemies  than  friends.  He  may  differ  about  ceremonies, 
(though  the  Earl  knows  it  not)  but  if  the  Bishop  knew  this, 
he  should  have  warned  him.  The  Bishop's  consideration  of 
his  case  is  requested. 

2  pp.     Copy  ;  torn,  and  endorsement  almost  effaced.     (II.  389.) 

PLAN  or  THE  BATTLE  OF  LEPANTO  by  G.  R. 
1572. — Printed  by  the  heirs  of  Antonio   Baldo,   with  the 
crest  and  triple  crown  of  Pope  Gregory  III.  . 
Large  sheet.     (II.  539.) 

HENRY  KILLIGREW  to  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 
[1575.  About  May.*] — "  The  man  that  desired  me  to 
present  this  enclosed  unto  your  Lordship  would  gladly  know 
your  pleasure  therein  for  it  will  ask  two  months'  work.  If 
therefore  you  like  his  device,  it  may  please  you  to  take  order 
with  Mr.  Dudley  or  some  other  for  the  furnishing  of  him  with 
money.  By  his  account  the  charges  will  draw  to  50?.,  which 
sum  he  desires  not  to  have  in  his  own  hands,  but  that  he  may 
receive  it  by  4/.  or  51.  at  a  time,  and  would  gladly  also  that  some 
by  your  Lordship's  appointment  may  see  how  he  doth  employ 
the  same.  The  man  is  honest  and  I  think  will  serve  your 
turn  very  well  and  far  better  in  deed  than  in  words.  The  11. 
which  he  had  of  me  is  employed  about  a  fountain  which  he 
mindeth  to  present  unto  the  Queen's  Majesty — a  singular 
piece  of  work,  whereof  the  like  was  never  seen  in  these  parts. 
I  beseech  your  Lordship  to  let  him  know  your  pleasure  by 
my  brother  or  some  other,  for  that  I  think  to  go  over  myself 
this  journey  with  my  Lord  of  Honsden,  if  he  obtain  leave 
for  me  as  I  think  he  will." 
/  I  p.  Holograph.  Endorsed:  Fireworks.  (II.  607.)  Enclosing, 

The  Paper  alluded  to. 

The  first  evening  in  the  meadow : — Serpents  of  fire.  Eight 
or  ten  pots  of  wonderful  and  pleasing  things.  Also  birds 
to  fly  about  in  the  air  scattering  fire.  Two  dogs  and 
cats  which  will  fight  in  the  fireworks. 
The  second  evening  in  the  courtyard  of  the  Palace  : — A 
fountain  throwing  wine,  water  and  fire  seven  or  eight 
hours  continuously.  This  will  be  worth  seeing  for  its 
marvellous  fireworks.  Three  wheels  of  wonderful  scented 
fire  and  of  different  colours. 

The  third  evening  in  the  river  : — A  dragon  as  big  as  an 
ox,  which  will  fly  twice  or  thrice  as  high  as  the  tower  of 
St.  Paul's,  and  at  that  height,  will  burn  away,  and 

*  The  Queen  arrived  at  Kenil worth  on  July  7. 


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suddenly  will  issue  from  its  whole  body  dogs,  cats  and 
birds  which  will  scatter  fire  on  all  sides. 

There  will  be  many  other  things  in  these  fireworks  im- 
possible to  describe  in  writing.  I  will  do  it  all  at  my 
best  according  to  the  money  sent  me  for  expenses. 

1  p.     Italian.     (II.  609.) 

Progress  of  QTTEEN  ELIZABETH  to  Kenilworth. 

[1575.*] — "  Remembrance  for  the  Progress."  Three  routes 
are  given  from  Windsor  to  Killingworth  [Kenilworth]  with 
mileage,  (1)  Chenies,  Rycott,  Oxford,  Woodstock,  Banbury, 
Coventry,  Warwick,  (2)  Bisham,  Ewelme,  Byssitor  [Bicester], 
or  Buck,  Banbury  and  as  above,  (3)  Misselden  [Missenden], 
Aylesbury,  Buck,  Dan  try,  [Daventry,]  Coventry  and  as  (1). 

Carriage  to  be  appointed  for  all  nobility  and  all  office  for 
the  Queen  and  her  house. 

No  herd  ward,  shoemaker  or  artificer  to  have  carts  but 
their  carriage  with  horses. 

Letters  to  be  sent  to  the  Sheriffs  of  Oxford  and  Warwick 
to  levy  300  quarters  of  wheat  in  each  shire,  besides  the  privy 
bakehouse,  or  to  say  whether  they  can  serve  baked  bread. 

Letters  to  be  sent  to  the  Commissioners  of  the  Peace  of 
both  shires  or  other  gentlemen  to  know  how  the  Queen  may 
be  served  of  beeves,  muttons,  veales  and  lambs,  herons, 
shovelards,  bittors  or  any  kind  of  fowl  or  fresh- water  fish, 
rabbits  &c,  and  what  may  be  served  by  the  day  at  Woodstock, 
Coventry,  Warwick  and  Killingworth  and  price  set  for  the 
same  for  the  time  of  her  abode  there. 

Oxford  and  Coventry  brewing  may  serve  for  Woodstock, 
Warwick  and  Killingworth,  and  also  bought  bread  if  need  be. 

A  staple  to  be  made  for  the  p[o]ulters  for  the  month  at 
Oxford  and  Coventry  for  the  standing  houses. 

Salt  store  to  be  laid  at    [blank]. 

Wood  of  sorts  to  be  had  of  the  Queen's  own  about  her  Grace 
standing  houses  to  be  laid  in  and  also  rushes  of  the  country. 

Coals  to  be  made  out  of  such  wood,  and  laid  in  aforehand. 

Order  to  be  given  by  the  Sheriffs  of  the  shire  at  the  said 
standing  house  by  letters  for  laying  in  of  hay,  litter,  oats, 
horsebread  and  such  like. 

Wines  of  all  sorts  to  come  from  London  and  laid  in  the 
place  appointed  for  the  journey  by  the  jestes. 

If  the  ale  of  the  country  will  not  please  the  Queen,  then  it 
must  come  from  London,  or  else  a  brewer  to  brew  the  same 
in  the  towns  near. 

That  ale  and  beer  be  brewed  at  Oxford  and  to  serve  within 
20  miles  of  the  same  town. 

1  p.     (II.  517.) 


*  This  is  shewn  to  be  the  celebrated  visit  to  Kenilworth  in  1575  by  the 
date  of  Easter  given  in  a  marginal  note. 


180 

CHRISTOPHER  ASSHLEY  to  MR.  LEAVER,  ARCHDEACON 
OF  COVENTRY. 

[Not  later  than  1577.*] — A  long  letter  upon  religious  subjects. 
4  pp.     (II.  563.) 

[GEORGE  NEDHAM]  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  ?]. 

[Not  later  than  1582.f] — Has  become  unpopular  for  doing 
his  duty  in  redress  of  matters  of  custom  paying,  and  is  odious 
with  all  merchants  both  English  and  strangers  at  London  and 
Antwerp,  and  has  spent  all  his  means.  Has  been  warned 
by  his  wife's  friends  not  to  go  to  Antwerp,  where  he  is  com- 
plained of  to  be  the  discloser  of  Emden.  Desires  to  be 
recommended  to  the  Lord  Treasurer  to  have  in  farm  the  cranes 
and  the  new  wharves,  which  he  has  devised  to  his  great  charge 
and  trouble.  It  is  said  by  many  that  he  has  beat  the  bush 
and  others  shall  have  the  birds. 

Without  signature  or  address,  but  see  ante,  p.  22. 

1|  pp.     (II.  613.) 

The  EARL  OF  LEICESTER  to  CHRISTOPHER  BLOUNT, 
LIEUTENANT   OF  HIS   HORSE. 

[1587,]  June  7. — "  I  am  sorry  Mr.  Kytt  for  your  hurt, 
and  yet  glad  you  have  'scaped  so  well,  considering  at  whose 
direction  you  were,  and  whereof  I  was  greatly  afraid  when 
I  heard  he  had  taken  you  with  him.  Well  I  trust  now  to 
be  with  [you]  very  speedily,  and  I  pray  you  let  me  find  a 
fair  band  at  my  coming.  I  bring  200  fair  liveries  with  me 
for  them.  Let  all  my  friends  understand  of  my  coming, 
within  15  days  I  trust  to  be  in  Flushing.  My  Lord  Wyllowby 
will  be  there  by  Tuesday  next  or  Wednesday  at  furthest, 
so  will  the  Lord  Marshal  also.  There  doth  come  with  me 
4,000  men  which  is  the  cause  of  my  longer  stay,  but  they 
are  almost  ready  to  come  hither. 

"My  1.  of  Buckhurst  hath  almost  marred  all  if  it  be  true 
is  advertised  that  he  hath  gone  far  with  the  States  in  the  matter 
of  peace,  and  in  other  sort  doth  it  seem  than  ever  her  Majesty 
gave  him  authority,  for  I  know  his  uttermost  warrant  is  to 
let  some  of  the  wiser  sort  understand  what  offers  and  means 
is  made  unto  her  from  the  King  of  Spain  and  whether  they 
could  like  to  hearken  to  it  if  they  could,  then  to  advertise— 
if  not  that  she  intends  not  to  deal  without  them.  How  far 
farther  my  Lord  is  gone  and  to  how  many  places  published 
you  may  better  learn  there  or  this  but  if  he  have  gone  further 
than  I  set  down,  he  hath  abused  her  Majesty.  Repair  to 
the  Hague  or  send  for  Wood  to  you  and  give  him  order  to  dress 
up  all  my  muskets  and  calivers  and  armours,  as  also  my 

*  Thomas  Leaver  was  Archdeacon  of  Coventry  from  1559  to  1577. 

t  In  1582,  Sept.  6,  George  Nedham  petitions  as  Farmer  of  the  Custom 
House  Quay  in  London,  showing  that  at  that  date  he  had  obtained  the  post 
he  was  seeking.  See  Gal.  Cecil  MSS.,  Vol.  II,  p.  520. 


181 

tents  and  hales.  And  if  he  want  wherewith,  speak  to  my 
cousin  Shirley  to  prest  him  some  201.  or  30/.  to  do  these  and 
other  things  withal  which  he  shall  receive  order  for. 

11  Commend  me  to  my  old  servant  Mrs.  Madleyn  and  bid  her 
see  all  things  handsome  for  me  at  the  Hague  against  I  come 
and  if  she  be  in  any  want  I  pray  you  let  her  have  20  nobles 
or  Wl.  till  I  come.  Fare  well,  Kytt. 

(Postscript.) — "  I  have  given  Pettve  a  company  of  footmen.5 

2  pp.     (IT.  725.) 

IRELAND. 

1588. — A  particular  book  of  the  wages  grown  due  to  the 
Lord  Deputy,  chief  officers,  and  others  of  her  Majesty's  army 
in  pay  within  that  realm  for  one  half,  containing  (with  the 
odd  days  included,  and  allowed  for  the  leap-year)  183  days 
beginning  primo  Ocfobris,  1587,  and  ending  ulto.  Marchii, 
1588,  scilicet  in  annis  [sic]  1588,  Eliz.  R.  XXX. 

[Another  copy  is  in  S.P.  Ireland  calendared  under  date  1588, 
March  31 — also  calendared  in  Carew  MS.  1588,  p.  461, 
No.  652.]  (II.  421.) 

SPANISH  ARMADA. 

1588,  May  9.  Lisbon. — Account  of  the  ships,  armament 
and  personel  of  the  Armada. 

2  pp.     Spanish,  bearing  John  Evelyn  s  signature  on  title  page. 
(II.  445.) 

ARCHBISHOP  MATTHEW  PARKER  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER?]. 

[No  year.]  Dec.  25.  Lambeth. — Recommending  the  bearer 
[unnamed]  for  a  prebend  at  Canterbury  resigned  to  him  by 
William  Darell. 

|  p.     (II.  665.) 

LADY  KATHARYNE  BARKELEY  to  [the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER], 

[Before  1590,]  Feb.  21.  Strensham. —  .  .  .  My  going  out  of 
Warwickshire  was  not  a  little  to  my  discontentment  being  now 
divided  from  your  worthy  sister.  Your  corning  into  those 
parts  was  to  me  no  less  comfortable  than  to  the  residue  of  the 
country  beneficial.  I  am  a  suitor  to  you  in  the  behalf  of 
this  bearer  ;  being  somewhat  akin  to  my  Lord,  I  am  desirous 
to  advance  him,  that  he  may  be  preferred  to  the  Queen's 
service.  "  I  would  not  be  any  means  to  procure  his  abode  in 
a  place  of  so  great  charge  knowing  his  own  living  not  to  be 
sufficient  to  maintain  him  about  the  court  without  his  great 
hindrance."  My  Lord  intendeth  to  furnish  him  with  apparel 
or  give  him  money  against  his  coming  to  the  court. 

My  cousin  George  reported  to  me  at  his  late  being  here  how 
beneficial  he  had  found  you.  I  render  thanks  to  your  Lordship. 
Upon  his  well  deserving  I  trust  you  will  continue  his  good 
Lord.  I  am  sorry  to  hear  my  Lord  of  Warwick  is  so  grievously 
pained  with  his  old  disease.  \He  died  1590. ] 

2  pp.     Holograph.     (II.  681.) 


182 

COPY  of  the  WILL  of  the  EARL  OF  LEICESTER. 

1588,  Sept.  11. — Date  of  certified  copy;  the  will  itself  being 
dated  Aug.  1,  1587.  (IT.  406.) 

Sir  WILLIAM  RUSSELL  to  WILLIAM,  LORD  BURGHLEY. 

1599,  May  13.  Dublin.— Has  cut  off  by  the  sword  Feagh 
McHugh,  and  recommends  the  specially  good  deserving  of 
Sir  John  Chichester,  Sergeant  Major,  and  Captain  Lea. 

1  p.     (II.  449.) 

QUEEN  ELIZABETH  to  [HENRY,]  EARL  OF  PEMBROKE. 

1599,  [July  2  on  back].  Greenwich. — In  commendation  of 
his  son.* 

Ends  :  "  Neither  is  there  any  thing,  for  which  we  estfeem] 
him  more  than  in  that  we  see  how  long  he  thinketh  it,  in  .  .  . 
of  his  natural  duty,  to  be  separated  from  you,  without  record 
.  .  .  his  appearance  ;  though  he  be  full  of  duty  and  devotion 
to  do  [us]  service.  Cherish  him  therefore,  for  our  sake  the 
rather,  and  [be]  assured  that  we  shall  be  partakers  of  all 
contentments  in  that  worth  [?]  which  his  good  beginnings 
promiseth  you  :  to  whom  when  he  hath  made  his  principal 
account  of  attendance,  he  shall  be  right  welcome  back  to  us 
again  :  but  how  much  the  more  for  her  sake  that  bare  him 
leave  rather  to  herself  to  judge  than  to  our  pen  to  describe. 
And  for  this  we  end  with  our  best  wishes  to  you  both  [for 
your]  happiness." 

1  p.  Torn  at  side.  Sign  manual  above  which  the  Queen  has 
written  in  Tier  own  hand,  "  Your  most  loving  Sovereign." 
Endorsed  :  "  Queen  Elizabeth  to  the  Earl  of  Pembroke  touching 
his  son."  (I.  9.) 

G[EORGE,  BARON]  HUNSDON  to  Sir  FRANCIS  KNOLL YS. 

1599,  July  20.  Greenwich. — "  I  understand  by  my  servant 
the  pains  you  have  taken,  and  your  good  and  discreet  carriage 
in  the  search  of  Parkin's  house,f  but  it  seemeth  that  the  darkness 
of  the  night  gave  opportunity  for  the  escape  of  the  Jesuit  and 
seminary,  whose  apprehension  might  have  sorted  to  important 
effects,  who  though  escaped  may  by  better  examination  be 
discovered.  .  .  The  place  where  you  found  the  plate  and  the 
1,3002.  in  gold  was  five 'months  since  stuffed  with  better  than 
20,0002.  of  the  chief  Papists  in  England,  gathered  against  the 
day  of  an  invasion.  But  those  birds  being  flown,  I  fear  there 
will  prove  no  cause  of  just  detaining  what  you  hold.  Yet, 
I  pray  you,  let  it  be  in  safe  keeping,  and  for  her  Majesty's  use, 
until  upon  my  further  examination  and  conference  with 
Parkyns,  you  shall  receive  further  order  .  .  .  from  me.  My 
servant  having  left  with  you  a  warrant  for  the  apprehension 
of  him,  leaving  direction  to  be  subscribed  to  such  a  one  as 

*  The  first  part  of  the  letter  is  too  much  torn  to  be  set  out. 

f  At  Uf  ton,  Berks,  to  which  also  the  three  next  papers  refer.  See  introduction. 


183 

you  should  think  fit,  I  pray  you  let  some  man  of  yours 
of  trust  carry  it  to  his  house  in  Wiltshire,  and  in  his  company 
bring  him  up  hither  to  me.  Or  else  if  he  shall  come  to  you  to 
arrest  him  thereupon,  and  by  some  one  of  your  servants  send 
him  up."  1  p.  (II.  453.) 

[Sir]  EDW[ARD]  COKE  to  Sir  FRANCIS  KNOLLYS. 

1599,  Aug.  24.  Hatton  House. — I  understand  that  there 
are  certain  sums  of  money  in  your  hands,  taken  from  certain 
recusants  in  a  late  search  made  by  you  in  the  county  of  "  Bark." 
I  pray  you  that  whenever  any  commission  shall  come  down 
to  enquire  of  the  goods  and  chattels  of  the  same  recusants, 
you  will  be  ready  to  give  in  evidence  for  the  finding  of  the 
said  money  belonging  to  Her  Highness. 

\  p.     (II.  457.) 

T[HOMAS,  BARON]  BUCKHURST  to  Sir  FRANCIS  KNOLL YS. 

1599,  Oct.  24.  The  Starchamber.— On  Sunday  last  I  made 
my  Lords  of  the  Council  acquainted  with  the  cause  of 
Mr.  Vachell ;  the  money  is  to  be  restored  to  him,  but  no  order 
to  be  given  for  the  same  until  they  speak  with  you  and  for  that 
purpose  have  appointed  Sunday  next  28th  instant. 

J  p.     (II.  461.) 

[Sir]  JO[HN]  POPHAM,  CHIEF  JUSTICE,  to  Sir  FRANCIS 
KNOLLYS,  at  Reading. 

1599,  Dec.  26.  White  Friars. — Threatening  to  send  a 
Sergeant  at  Arms  for  Sir  Francis,  if  he  does  not  comply  with 
an  order  of  the  Court  of  Exchequer  with  respect  to  money, 
jewels,  &c,  taken  out  of  the  house  of  Francis  Perkins  of  Ufton, 
part  being  due  to  the  Queen  for  the  recusancy  of  Thomas 
Vachell,  the  overplus  to  be  delivered  to  Vachell,  who  had 
petitioned  the  Council. 

1  p.     (II.  465.) 

EARL  OF  ESSEX. 

1600[-1],  Feb.  25.—"  The  manner  of  the  death  of  Robert, 
Earl  of  Essex,  who  was  beheaded  within  the  Tower  of  London 
upon  Ash  Wednesday,  1600." 

3  pp.     [In  print.]     (II.  469.) 

UNDATED  PAPERS,  TEMP.  ELIZABETH. 

Claims  made  by  the  Countess  of  Friesland  and  her  sons. 
Apparently  copy. 

2  pp.     French.     (II.  479.) 

[Undated.] — A  remembrance  to  the  Governors  and  Commons 
of  the  four  head  towns  of  Brabant. — Remonstrating  against 
the  breach  of  the  ancient  privileges  thereof,  especially  the 
"  Blythe  Entring  "  and  the  "  Golden  Bull." 

4  pp.     (II.  481.) 


184 

ALESSANDO  RICCABDY  to  "  Gentlemen.*' 

[Undated.] — Knowing  the  importance  of  good  air,  and 
having  great  affection  for  London,  he  wishes  to  put  forward 
an  easy  plan  for  keeping  that  city  free  from  the  filth  which 
affects  its  air.  The  Romans  took  great  care  in  this  matter, 
as  do  the  Venetians  now. 

The  situation  of  London,  especially  in  the  part  of  the  royal 
palace,  makes  this  easy,  but  a  stop  should  be  put  to  the  washing 
of  clothes  and  of  flesh,  and  of  other  businesses  of  the  kitchen. 

As  is  shewn  by  his  model  all  the  aqueducts  of  the  houses, 
those  of  the  wells  and  those  of  the  kitchens,  terminate  in  a 
receptacle  in  the  most  convenient  part  of  the  courtyard. 
Rain  water  may  be  allowed  to  go  uncovered  to  the  said 
receptacle,  or  through  the  streets,  as  is  usual,  but  the  water 
of  the  wells,  and  that  of  the  kitchen,  in  order  to  avoid  constant 
damp  and  smell  in  the  house,  must  disappear  in  the  same 
spot  ;  that  is  to  say  in  the  kitchen  and  at  the  foot  of  the  wells 
there  will  be  made  a  hole  into  which  the  water  will  pour  ; 
from  this  hole  a  little  underground  channel  will  carry  the 
water,  by  its  own  weight,  to  the  receptacle  :  that  this  channel 
may  never  be  blocked,  the  aperture  must  be  the  breadth  of 
four  fingers,  with  a  small  iron  grating  at  the  top,  having 
holes  the  size  of  a  finger  and  no  more,  so  that  the  channel 
cannot  fail  to  carry  anything  which  passes.  Doing  the  same 
for  the  well,  the  water  both  of  this  and  of  the  kitchen  will 
be  carried  to  the  receptacle,  which  will  be  a  stone  cistern, 
one  foot  underground,  more  or  less,  a  square  of  1J  or  2  feet 
according  to  the  house.  It  will  incline  towards  the  street, 
with  a  mouth  six  inches  square,  to  which  mouth  will  be  joined 
a  channel  of  the  same  size  which  will  go  to  the  street,  carrying 
the  water  by  its  weight.  The  exit  of  the  cistern  to  the  channel 
will  have  an  iron  grating,  as  above,  and  the  cistern  will  be 
covered  by  a  stone  pierced  in  the  centre  with  a  hole  large 
enough  to  take  a  ball  of  shoemaker's  wax,  with  five  or  six 
smaller  holes  round  it  at  discretion,  to  carry  the  rain  water 
from  the  house,  which  will  be  directed  to  that  place.  If  the 
channel,  as  it  leaves  the  house,  is  near  a  neighbour's  channel, 
they  may  be  joined,  to  save  the  expense,  from  the  wall  of  the 
house  to  the  stream  in  the  street.  All  streets  will  have  an 
underground  sewer  into  which  the  channels  of  the  houses 
will  go,  the  said  sewers  being  18  inches  wide,  and  the  same 
height,  more  or  less.  If  the  channel  of  one  street  discharges 
into  that  of  another,  the  latter  must  be  larger.  Thus  will  be 
carried  underground  the  foul  water,  instead  of  being  in  the 
streets,  and  it  will  pass  into  the  river.  Whether  the  water 
of  the  springs  ought  to  go  underground  or  be  allowed  to  take 
their  ordinary  course  is  a  matter  for  the  physicians. 

The  water  running  through  the  streets  will  be  clear,  not 
mixing  with  the  kitchen  water,  but  this  also  might  go  under- 
ground at  small  expense. 


185 

In  Italy  and  elsewhere  beasts  are  not  slaughtered  near  the 
places  of  sale,  but  the  butchers  have  fixed  slaughter  places, 
generally  on  the  river  and  somewhat  above  it. 

At  Antwerp  house-refuse  has  to  be  put  at  street-corners 
or  cross  ways  whence  it  is  removed  by  carts.  It  would  be 
better  to  put  it  in  a  corner  of  the  house  to  await  the  cart. 

The  cost  of  the  channels  is  estimated  at  Wd.  per  rod  for 
the  house  channels,  and  28d.  per  rod  for  the  public  channel, 
taking  the  cost  of  bricks  to  be  two  ducats  per  1,000.  Existing 
lead  channels  can  be  used  for  other  purposes  ;  existing  stone 
channels  will  serve  the  purpose.  The  expense  of  the  street 
work  should  be  found  by  the  master  of  houses  contributing 
to  the  Chamber  of  the  Commonalty  of  London,  or  the  latter 
should  borrow  at  15  per  cent,  and  assess  the  total  cost  propor- 
tionately among  the  householders. 

Every  summer  on  a  fixed  day  these  channels  should  be 
flushed. 

Arrangements  should  also  be  made  to  secure  enough  water 
in  mill  ditches  ;  a  sluice  should  control  the  flow  of  water  into 
the  ditch  below  the  mill  which  should  be  cleansed  every  five 
years,  and  kept  in  repair  by  the  millers.  Common  ditches 
also  must  be  repaired  every  five  years.  In  Tuscany  such 
work  is  the  duty  of  specially-appointed  resident  men. 

As  to  the  ditch  which  is  situated  almost  in  the  middle  of 
London,  above  the  Cathedral  Church,  towards  the  Court,  [the 
Fleet]  this  comes  from  outside  London  and  has  three  bridges. 
If  the  houses  which  are  upon  the  ditch  have  foundations  so 
deep  that  the  water  cannot  harm  them,  the  ditch  may  be 
deep  enough  for  the  water  of  the  river  to  come  up  to  the  third 
bridge.  Nothing  but  water  should  be  thrown  into  the  ditch, 
and  at  its  mouth  should  be  a  lock,  without  prejudice  to  the 
boats,  so  that  the  ditch  may  be  flushed.  This  scheme  assumes 
the  houses  on  the  ditch  to  have  deep  foundations. 

Alternatively,  the  ditch  should  be  deepened  and  the  dirt 
thrown  aside  ;  then  a  frame  should  be  made  to  the  ditch,  going 
down  deep,  the  earth  being  thrown  at  the  side  mostly  where 
the  houses  are,  raising  a  wall  of  three  or  four  feet  as  at  Venice. 
Thus  the  adjoining  houses  might  turn  their  sewers  into  it,  subject 
to  orders,  given  by  the  City,  forbidding  any  filth  to  be  thrown 
there  and  requiring  that  it  should  be  put  in  order  every  five 
years. 

If  called  upon,  for  the  benefit  of  the  city,  he  will  gladly  do 
in  her  service  whatever  he  can. 

4  pp.     Italian.     (II.  521.) 

MATTERS  ALLEGED  ON  BEHALF  OF  LORD  MOUNTJOYE. 

[Undated.] — That  he  is  able  to  make  copperas  and  alum 
in  sufficient  quantity  to  profit  her  Majesty,  himself  and  his 
partners,  and  has  made  proof  of  it  in  practice.  And  he  had 
satisfied  herein  Sir  Hugh  Pawlett  and  Sir  Morris  Barkley 


186 

That  he  has  suffered  so  many  years  of  his  patent  to  expire 
is  due  to  his  want  of  ability  to  bear  the  charges,  to  his  troubles 
about  his  mortgaged  lands,  and  to  the  workhouses,  erected 
for  the  purpose,  being  mortgaged  ;  he  wished  to  get  them 
into  his  own  possession  before  disclosing  the  secret ;  he  had 
hoped  to  have  aid  from  her  Majesty  in  this.  Also  he  had 
been  unable  to  make  composition  with  merchants  for  the 
"  vente  "  and  feared  to  have  no  sale. 

He  petitions  the  Queen  for  2,OOOZ.  to  recover  the  works 
and  set  up  new  ones,  or  that  she  will  cause  the  mortgagees 
to  take  their  debts  in  the  commodities. 

He  offers  his  bond  for  the  money,  which  may  be  left  in 
sure  hands  appointed  by  the  Queen,  and  prays  that  his  patent 
may  be  extended. 

2  pp.    Signed,  JAMES  MOUNTJOYE.     (II.  527.) 

PRINCES  OF  GERMANY. 

Paper  headed  "  Copie  de  1'alliance  des  princes,  ducq  et  contes 
Dallemaygne  et  leur  adherentes." 
[Undated.] 
\  p.     French.     (II.  535.) 

PRINCE  OF  ORANGE. 

List  of  "  names  of  such  as  have  charge  under  the  Prince  of 
Orange  in  this  his  enterprise." 
[Undated.] 
ip.     (11.537.) 

AMBROSE,  EARL  OF  WARWICK. 

Between  1553  and  1564. — A  paper  headed  "  Certayne  notes 
of  divers  matters  gathered  out  of  the  Recordes  in  the  Towre 
that  toucheth  the  Auncestors  of  the  Right  Honorable  the 
Lord  Wa[rwick]  sonne  of  the  right  noble  and  valiaunt  prynce 
John  Late  Duke  of  Northumberlande." 

On  the  title  page  coat  of  16  quarterings  surrounded  by 
garter  and  surmounted  by  coronet  in  colours.  Extracts  from 
Patent  Rolls  and  Charter  Rolls  from  the  time  of  Hen.  Ill  to 
Edw.  IV.  At  the  end  pedigree  of  descent  from  Richard  Beau- 
champ  Earl  of  Warwick  married  to  Elizabeth,  d.  of  Thomas 
Earl  Berkeley. 

14  pp.     (II.  543.) 

THE  ITALIAN  MERCHANTS  in  London. 

[Undated.] — Information  on  behalf  of  the  Italian  merchants 
in  response  to  "his  Lordship's  "  orders,  of  the  quantity  of  cloth 
and  other  commodities  now  in  their  possession,  which  they 
pray  to  be  allowed  to  export  as  they  have  done  heretofore. 

J  p.     Italian.     (II.  691.) 


187 

CECILIA,  MARCHIONESS  OF  BADEN,  to  QUEEN  ELIZABETH. 

[Undated.] — After  compliments  begs  her  Majesty  to  accept 
a  little  ring,  not  measuring  her  affection  by  this  mean  offering. 
If  the  ring  holds  together  and  does  not  break,  so  will  also  her 
poor  service  never  break. 

"  Cecilia,  by  her  own  hand, 
born  Princess  of  the  Kingdom  of  Sweden." 

Addressed.  "  To  the  mighty,  noble  and  high  born  Queen, 
the  Queen  of  England,  France  and  '  Erlantt '  [Ireland]  and 
our  gracious  Queen." 

1  p.     German.     (II.  593.) 

FOR  THE  VISITATION  OF  OXFORD  [endorsement]. 

Things  to  be  enquired  by  visitation  : — 

1.  By  what  statutes  the  University  of  Oxford  is  ruled  ; 

2.  Whether  these  are  agreeable  to  God's  Word  and  the  laws 

of  the  realm  ; 

3.  Whether  the -oath  to  the  Queen's  superiority  have  been, 

and  is  ministered  to  all  who  bear  office  and  take  degrees  ; 

4.  Whether  such  as  have  received  the  oath  have  done  it 

with  this  condition  or  under  this  protestation,  Salva 
jurisdictione  uniuscujusque  Episcopi  in  sua  diocesi  or 
this  Quatenus  consentit  verbo  Domini,  alioquin  detestor  ; 

5.  Whether   the   oath   is   taken   publicly  with   an   audible 

voice  and  verbatim  as  the  Statutes  require  ; 

6.  Whether  the  exercises  in  Divinity  are  duly  kept. 

1.  Also  in  private  Colleges  to  know  whether  the  students 

who  by  the  statutes  of  their  several  houses  are  bound 
within  a  certain  space  to  be  priests  delude  the  statutes 
and  not  entering  the  ministry  say  they  be  bound  to 
be  priests  not  Ministers  ; 

2.  Whether  in  the  Colleges  the  Holy  Communion  is  received 

of  all  the  scholars  as  often  in  the  year  as  the  Church 
prescribes  ; 

3.  Whether  in  the  Colleges  do  lurk  any  priests  or  beneficed 

men  who  have  not  taken  the  oath  to  the  Queen,  nor 
conform  to  the  Religion  now  established  but  rather 
manifest  contempt. 
1  p.     (II.  615.) 

JEAN  CALVIN. 

Extract  from  Calvin  touching  Bishops,  Pastors  and  Ministers. 
2J  pp.     (II.  619.) 

WINDSOR  CASTLE. 

A  declaration  of  the  fees  and  annuities,  pensions  Rents  resolute 
and  the  expenses  general  and  necessary  at  the  Honor  and 
Castle  of  Windesor. 

Temp.  Eliz.  R.  [endorsement]. 


188 


In  fees  in 
County 
Berck : 


Fees  in 
County 
Buck. : 


/The  Constable's  fee  201. 
The  Lieutenants  .  Wl. 
The  keeper  of  Est- 

hampsted  Pk.      .      41.    Us.     3d. 
The  keeper  of  Finch- 

ampsted     Bayly- 
wick  .          .  91.      2s.     6d. 
The  keeper   of   the 

Great  Park  .    121.     3s.     4d. 

The  Knocke  pyn  fee 

there  .          .  30s.     5d. 

The    keeper  of  the 

Castle  keys.          .     61.  20d. 

The    keeper  of  the 

leads  .          .  60s.  Wd. 

The  steward  of  Cook- 
ham  and  Bray     .     41. 
The  Controller's  fee     9Z.      2s.    6d. 
The   keeper   of   the 

new      Lodge      in 

Cramburme          .     51.  20d. 

(The  woodward  and  \  150/.  13s. 

warrens  fee          .  60s.  Wd. 

The  porter's  fee  .  41.  Us.  3d. 
The  keeper  of  Folly 

John.          .          .      61.  20d. 

The  keeper  of  Son- 

nynghill      .          .     61.  20d. 

The   keeper  of    the 

Mote  park  .          .     61.  20d. 

The  Riding  Fostar(^'c)  106s.  5%d. 
The  Clerk's  fee  .  9/.  2s.  6d. 
The  fee  of  the  new 

receipts       .          .101. 
The   fee   of  the  re- 
ceipts for  asserte 

rent     and      pur- 

presture      .          .     41.   Us.    3d. 
The   keeper  of   the 

Little  Park  .     61.  20d. 

The   keeper  of   the 
>     garden        .          .     41. 
/The  steward's  fee  of 

Langeley    Marres 

and       Wyrardis- 

bury  ...  26s.   8d. 

The  steward  of  Up-  1  14/.     2s.     (id 

ton   and    Taplow  20s. 

The      steward       of 

Burneham       and 

Holmer  40s. 


[sic  | 


189 


Fees  in 
County 
Buck/: 


Annuities 

and 
pensions  : 


Rents' 
resolute : 


Expenses 
general 

and 
necessary ; 


2pp. 


fThe  steward  of  Da- 
chet 

The  keeper  of  Lang- 
ley  Pk. 

The  keeper  of  Dy  tton 
Pk.  . 

Robert  Norres  clerk 

The  Vicar  of  Burne- 
ham  . 

The  Vicar  of  Dorney 

The  Vicar  of  Upton 

/The  Vicar  of  Old 
Windesor  . 

The  Bishop  of  Sarum 

The  Heirs  of  John 
Syfferwest  . 

The  Heirs  of  Alex- 
ander Newton 

/The     making     and 

[  car[riage]  of  the 
Constable's  wood 

The  making  and 
carriage  of  the 
Wardrobe  woods 

The  preservation  of 
the  mead  in  the 
little  park  till  it 
be  mowed  . 

The  hay  making  in 
Dytton  Park 

Hay  bought  for 
Langley  Park 

The  Clerk's  riding 
days  . 

The  Auditors  allow- 
ance . 

The  Barons  allow- 
ance . 

The  expenses  of  the 
audit  uncertain 
but  this  year 

The  expenses  of  the 
swaiimote  uncer- 

\    tain  but  this  year 
(IL  629.) 


135.     4d. 

, 
Us.    3d. 


.  11*. 

1065. 

405. 
535. 

265. 

205. 
265. 

125. 
115. 


101. 


3d 

Sd. 


4d. 

SdJ 


Sd. 


141.     2s.     6d. 


III.     65.     Sd. 


695.     Sd. 


\ 


185.     Sd. 


525. 


71*.     4d. 

145. 


125. 


11.     65.     Sd. 
21. 


141. 


91.    95.      2d. 


65/.     45. 


GEORGE  CORYATE. 

Petition  of  George  Coryate  for  the  parsonage  of  Warham  in 
Norfolk,  rated  at  the  value  of  1 II.  concluding  with  10  Latin  verses. 

1  p.  Signed.  Endorsed:  "a  scolers  sute  for  a  parsonage." 
(II.  643.) 


190 

BERWICK. 

[Undated.] — Articles  or  conditions  required  for  the  victualling 
of  Berwick  for  1,500  men  for  one  year  with  prices  of  commo- 
dities. 

3  pp.     (II.  659.) 

[PETRUCCHIO]  UBALDINO  [endorsement}  to  the  QUEEN. 

[Undated.] — Having  recently  promised  Claudio  Cavallerizzo 
and  Alfonso  Perrabosco  to  act  an  Italian  comedy  to  please 
the  Queen,  is  unable  to  find  more  than  3  or  4  others  willing 
to  act. 

\  p.     Italian.     (II.  663.) 

IMPORT  OF  WINES  IN  THE  SEVERAL  PORTS  [endorsement]. 

[Undated.]  —  1.  London,  Ipswich,  Yarmouth, 
Chichester,  Southampton  may  be  let  yearly 
over  and  above  all  allowances  granted  by  her 
Majesty  to  the  honourable  and  worshipful  of 
the  realm  for  ......  5,100Z. 

2.  Poole    for         .  ...         400Z. 

3.  Bristol    for       .  ,    .      .      1,4002. 

4.  Bridgwater    for  ,  1002. 

5.  Exeter    for  .  .          .        7002. 

6.  Plymouth  for   .  ...         5502. 

7.  Berwick  for      .  .  502. 

8.  Chester  for .        2001. 

9.  Newcastle  for  .  ,  .        2001. 

10.  Hull  for  .  1,0002. 

11.  Boston  for  ...                                         .  1502. 

12.  Lynn  for  ....                              .  4502. 

13.  Wales  for  3002. 


Total 10,6002. 

So  is  there  improved  above  the  yearly  rent  now 

answered  to  her  Majesty  ....  1,5502. 
There  will  be  given  for  a  fine  .  .  .  .  .  3,0001. 
So  the  lease  shall  stand  to  yr.  L.  in  .  .  .  1,4502. 

which  said  sum  is  to  be  answered  back  again  with  the 

improvement  of  the  first  year  and  one  hundred  pounds 

gained  besides. 

1  can  name  farmers  to  the  ports  according  to  these  rates. 

2  pp.     (II.  683.) 

THE  INHABITANTS  OF  THE  TOWN  OF  LYNN  [endorsement] . 

[Undated.] — They  request  to  have  the  customs  of  the  port 
in  farm  before  Mr.  Sidney,  now  customer  there,  or  that  the 
same  may  remain  in  the  Queen's  hands  as  heretofore.  They 
have  also  a  license  to  export  corn  but  only  in  English  bottoms. 
For  three  years  none  has  been  shipped.  At  the  last  storm 
they  lost  ten  or  twelve  ships,  and  want  ships.  They 


191 

request  that  they  may  use  the  same  license  in  strangers' 
bottoms  as  in  English,  without  which  they  cannot  pay  charges 
for  the  necessary  works  done  and  to  be  done  in  and  about 
the  town. 

1  p.     (II.  687.) 

TRANSPORTATION  OF  CLOTH. 

[Undated.] — First  that  a  like  license  for  transporting  of  cloth 
undressed  &c.  be  granted  from  the  Queen,  her  heirs  and 
successors  for  ever  unto  the  fellowship  of  Merchant  Adventurers 
and  to  their  successors,  mutatis  mutandis  with  like  words  as  the 
other  license  be  granted  to  Lord  Robert  Dudley  &c.  for  certain 
years  with  authority  to  substitute  searchers  from  time  to 
time  to  try  and  find  offenders.  Item  that  all  woollen  commodities 
to  be  transported  into  the  Low  Countries  of  Zealand,  Brabant, 
Flanders  and  Holland  be  shipped  but  at  four  times  in  the 
year,  yearly  at  the  most.  And  that  at  such  time  and  to 
such  places  as  the  Merchant  Adventurers  trade  unto  in  the 
said  Low  Countries  and  at  no  other  time  nor  to  any  other 
place.  [Marginal  note.]  "  The  navy  shall  be  the  better  main- 
tained, coulourers  cut  off  and  custom  better  paid." 

i  p.     (II.  691.) 

A   DISCOURSE   HOW  THE    QlJEEN's   CUSTOMS   AND   SUBSIDY   MAY 
BE    BETTER   ASSURED. 

[Undated.] — A  statute  of  27  Henry  VIII  forbad  white  cloth 
above  the  value  of  4/.  and  colored  cloth  above  the  value  of 
five  marks  to  be  transported,  and  since  this  statute  such  cloth 
has  only  been  transported  by  license.  A  survey  should  be 
made  how  many  such  licenses  remain  in  force. 

The  Queen  should  make  a  restraint  that  no  more  pass  but 
that  the  statute  made  for  a  common  wealth  may  be  put 
in  execution. 

If  she  grant  to  any  person  power  to  suffer  these  cloths 
to  pass,  yea  although  she  take  a  ferm  of  I2d.  a  cloth,  such 
person  so  appointed  will  be  as  good  a  watch  and  overseer 
what  cloths  pass  as  all  other  her  officers,  and  will  not  suffer 
things  to  pass  as  is  supposed  now  to  do,  for  every  man  is 
more  careful  for  his  own  private  profit  than  for  any  other 
person's. 

She  will  thus  be  a  double  gainer  viz.  in  her  ferm  which  after 
I2d.  a  cloth  and  40,000  cloths  a  year  will  amount  to  2,OOOZ. 
a  year  rent  increase,  and  her  custom  much  better  answered. 

It  may  be  alleged  that  drapery  shall  thus  be  decayed,  which 
is  not  true,  for  since  27  Henry  VIII  no  cloths  have  passed 
without  licence,  and  yet  drapery  is  much  increased,  but  if 
drapery  should  decrease,  two  commodities  would  ensue,  (1) 
to  the  Queen  because  more  wool  shall  be  shipped  and  the 
custom  of  that  is  more  profitable  value  for  value  than  of 


192 

cloth,  (2)  to  the  Realm  because  the  inordinate  cloth  making 
damages  it  in  many  ways,  and  upon  some  increase  may  be 
dangerous  to  the  whole  state. 

1J  p.     Endorsed  :  J.  M.     (II.  741.) 

FOB  THE  FARMING  OF  THE  CUSTOM  OF  BRISTOL  BY  THE  MAYOR 

[endorsement]. 

[Undated.] — If  the  farm  be  granted  to  any  private  person 
these  discommodities  will  ensue  : — 

By  the  credit  thereof  they  will  attempt  adventures  to  the 
sea,  being  without  control  of  any  officer,  which  adventures 
will  hinder  the  trade  of  young  occupiers. 

They  will  engross  all  merchandise  brought  in  by  strangers, 
they  first  having  notice  thereof,  and  will  utter  the  same  at 
what  price  they  will. 

If  they  may  not  so  have  the  merchandise,  or  mislike  to 
deal  with  it,  they  will  oppress  the  merchant  strangers  by 
immediate  payment  of  customs  before  the  goods  are  sold, 
or  by  refusal  of  accustomed  allowances. 

They  will  force  the  strangers  to  buy  of  them,  or  will  permit 
them  to  feign  employment,  and  convey  away  the  money. 

Prohibited  wares,  as  hides,  calyesskins,  down,  butter,  cheese, 
tallow  will  be  permitted. 

They  will  deal  with  other  the  Queen's  subjects  (being 
merchants)  with  like  extremity. 

If  the  farm  be  granted  to  the  Mayor  and  commonalty  the 
aforesaid  will  be  avoided,  and  these  commodities  will  follow  : — 

The  Mayor  and  commonalty  will  be  no  adventurers. 

They  will  not  engross  stranger's  goods. 

They  will  courteously  entreat  strangers  and  allure  them 
thither. 

They  will  see  the  employment  made  in  lawful  wares  bought 
of  the  inhabitants. 

They  will  not  convey  prohibited  wares,  nor  suffer  others  to 
do  so. 

They  will  give  strangers  and  merchants  of  the  city  reasonable 
time  for  payment  of  customs. 

They  will  employ  the  profit  for  the  relief  of  the  poor,  and 
the  common  state  of  the  city,  and  although  the  Chamber  of 
the  city  be  some  deal  at  loss  thereby,  if  the  common  wealth 
be  advanced,  they  count  it  well  bestowed. 

1  p.     (II.  759.) 

UNIVERSITY  OF  OXFORD. 

[Undated.] — Orders  or  decrees  of  the  University  concerning 
Registration  of  students  and  payments  of  fees. 

Subsequent  to  1611,  the  date  of  the  institution  of  the  order  of 
Baronets. 

6£  pp.     Latin.     (II.  599.) 


193 

CHARLES  I  to  the  VIZIER  or  THE  SULTAN. 

1626[-7],    March    20.     Westminster. — Recalling    Sir    Thos. 
Roe  and  appointing  Sir  Peter  Wiche  as  ambassador. 
J  p.     Copy.     (III.  3.) 

CHARLES  I  to  the  SULTAN  MORAT  HAN. 
Of  same  date  and  to  same  effect  as  above. 
1  p.     Copy.     (Ill  5). 

Also  second  copies  of  the  two  preceding  papers. 
(III.  7  and  11.) 

"  ACTS  "  concerning  the  ships  JAMES  and  BENEDICTION. 

1631,  Sept.  15.  Admiralty  at  Dieppe. — Before  Jean 
Aveline,  counsellor  of  the  King,  Lieut. -General  for  his  Majesty 
in  the  Admiralty  of  France  at  Dieppe. 

Order  to  proceed  to  the  sale  and  award  of  the  ships  James 
and  Benediction  of  London,  taken  and  brought  into  this  port 
by  Jacob  Bontemps,  captain  in  the  navy,  in  1629,  with  their 
rigging,  powder  &c.  (as  mentioned  in  the  inventories  thereof 
made),  according  to  the  ordinance  of  Cardinal  Richelieu, 
grand  master  of  the  navigation  and  commerce  of  France. 

Roger  de  Lannoy,  serjeant  of  the  town,  having  made  public 
proclamation  to  the  people  in  certain  places  in  the  town 
[enumerated]  that  any  persons  wishing  to  bid  for  or  prize  the 
said  ships  could  view  them  at  certain  times  and  places  specified, 
did  yesterday,  the  14th  inst.,  present  his  "  proces- verbal," 
containing  the  request  of  the  said  Bontemps  and  those 
interested  with  him  in  his  last  voyage,  for  the  sale  of  the 
said  ships  &c.  in  virtue  of  the  ordinance  of  the  Cardinal,  and 
of  the  sentence  by  us  given  on  the  llth  inst. 

And  the  said  Lannoy  has  also  summoned  Thomas  Blissart, 
English  merchant,  for  himself  and  other  owners  of  the  said 
ships  to  appear  by  Mr.  Daniel  Hellard,  their  solicitor,  on  the 
day  appointed  for  the  sale,  to  look  after  the  interests  of  the 
said  owners.  Upon  which  summons  Hellard  personally 
appeared  and  declared  that  Brissart  [sic]  died  eight  months  ago, 
but  that  as  solicitor  for  the  other  owners  he  protested  against 
the  validity  of  what  had  been  done.  And  there  also  appeared 
Sir  Isaac  Watte  [Wake]  Ambassador  for  the  King  of  Great 
Britain,  by  his  solicitor  Jean  Griel,  merchant  dwelling  in 
Dieppe  (appointed  by  deed  dated  on  the  6th  inst.  at  Paris) 
who  put  in  a  protest  from  the  said  Ambassador,  declaring 
that  the  said  sale  was  matter  of  state,  bearing  relation  to  the 
two  crowns,  the  King  his  master  having  reserved  to  himself 
and  his  Council  to  decide  differences  concerning  prizes  ;  and 
yet,  without  any  decree  of  the  said  Council,  they  had  proceeded 
to  the  proclamation  of  the  sale.  Wherefore  he  demanded  to 
have  given  him  the  ordinance  of  the  Cardinal,  and  protested 
against  the  validity  of  the  sale, 

P  13 


194 

Bontemps  alleged  that  at  the  time  of  the  sale  of  the  goods 
in  the  said  ships,  the  English  merchants  tried  to  hinder  the 
sale,  and  to  that  end  obtained  "  lettres  de  cachet  "  from  the 
French  King  by  surprise,  but  which  letters  the  King  in  his 
Council  had  annulled  and  ordered  the  sale  to  proceed,  which 
was  done.  And  now  again,  they  try  to  hinder  the  sale  of  the 
ships,  but  Bontemps  prays  that  notwithstanding  the  delays 
demanded  by  the  ambassador,  the  sale  may  be  proceeded  with 
according  to  the  Cardinal's  ordinance. 

And  the  aforesaid  Hellard  has  now  declared  that  Christopher 
Croop,  domiciled  with  Pierre  Rasse  in  Dieppe  is  interested  in 
the  Benediction  and  that  Frangois  Blissart,  also  domiciled 
in  Dieppe  is  interested  in  the  James. 

Upon  all  which  matters  we  have  ordered  that  the  sale  of 
the  said  ships  shall  be  proceeded  with  according  to  the  ordinance 
of  the  Cardinal  and  without  regard  to  the  opposition  of  the 
Ambassador  ;  notice  to  be  given  to  the  said  Hellard  that 
the  owners  of  the  ships  or  their  solicitors  may  be  present  at  the 
sale  if  they  so  desire.  [Here  follow  particulars  of  the  terms 
of  sale.]  And  Lannoy  is  to  make  proclamation  of  the  said 
sale  at  the  accustomed  places  on  Sunday  next. 

Signed.     Aveline  Le  Moyne. 

11  pp.    French.     (I.  17.) 

Sir  SAGKVILLE  CROWE'S  patent  as  envoy  to  the  Sultan. 
1634,  April  9.     Westminster. 
1|  p.     Latin.     (III.  29.) 

CHARLES  I. 

1634[-5],  March  15.  Westminster. — Letters  patent,  placing 
i/he  office  of  Lord  Treasurer  in  commission,  on  the  death  of 
Richard,  Earl  of  Portland. 

8  pp.     Copy.     (III.  35.) 

REMONSTRANCES  OF  THE  KING  OF  GREAT  BRITAIN  on  the 
rigour  of  the  ordonnanoes  of  the  Marine  of  the  kingdom 
of  France. 

[1635?]  —  Since  the  present  breach  between  France  and 
Spain  more  than  200  English  ships  have  been  seized  and  taken 
to  France,  of  which  more  than  half  have  been  held  lawful 
prizes,  the  rest  released  without  compensation. 

Ordonnances  of  Charles  VI,  year  1400. 

I.  Article  1.  The  Admiral  and  his  Lieutenants  are  to 
enquire  carefully  about  robberies  committed  against 
the  allies  and  punish  them  severely  immediately. 

But  the  French  sailors  have  never  been  punished  for 
searching  and  pillaging  English  ships  before  they 
have  been  condemned. 


195 

II.  Article  2.     The  Admiral  shall  make  the  chief  officers 
of  a  man  of  war  take  oath  before  going  out  viz.  the 
master  and  his  four  fellow  officers. 

This  is  never  done,  although  it  is  very  right. 

III.  Article  6.     Orders  that  if  there  is  a  doubt  whether 
the  prize  belonged  to  the  allies,  it  should  be  deposited, 
till  this  is  cleared  up,  at  the  expense  of  the  "  thing," 
or  of  the  captors,  if  it  is  judged  no  prize. 

But  the  English  have  always  had  to  pay  the  expenses, 
often  equivalent  to  the  value  of  the  ship  and  goods. 

IV.  Article  8.     If  the  French  make  a  capture  from  the 
allies    without    due    cause,     the    admiral   shall     make 
restitution. 

The  facts  being  proved,  it  seems  just  that  the  captor 
should  be  condemned  in  all  charges,  damages  and 
interest,  without  the  judge  having  power  to  liquidate 
them,  as  they  have  done  at  one  per  cent  of  the  sum  due. 

Ordonnances  of  King  Francis  I,  1517. 

V.  Article   19   requires  every   French  ship  to  carry  the 
admiral's  flag.     For  this  see  Article  13. 

VI.  Article   22   requires   the   officers   of  the   Admiralty 
to  obligate  all  ships  going  to  sea  not  to  injure  the  allies. 

This  is  not  done,  whence  it  most  frequently  results 
that  the  captains  being  usually  persons  of  little  or  no 
substance,  when  the  prize  is  released,  the  English 
do  not  know  to  whom  to  turn  for  compensation. 

It  is  insufficient  to  obligate  simply ;  the  captains  should 
give  security  as  is  done  everywhere  else,  both  for 
themselves,  and  their  setters  out  ("  bourgeois,  armateurs 
et  avitailleurs  ")  or  that  the  setters  out  should  give 
security.  It  is  provided  by  Article  4  of  the  treaty 
of  29  Mar.,  1632,  that  captains  &c.  should  give  good 
security  in  10,000  livres,  and  under  pain  of  corporal 
punishment,  confiscation  of  ships,  &c.  they  were  forbidden 
to  injure  English  ships. 

It  is  frequently  the  case  that  governors  of  towns, 
magistrates,  provincial  advocates  and  even  the  receivers 
of  the  High  Admiral  are  partners  in  the  privateers,  so 
that  English  shipmen  arriving  in  French  ports  find 
no  one  bold  enough  to  help  them. 

It  therefore  seems  reasonable  that  persons  of  the 
aforesaid  quality  should  be  forbidden  to  be  directly  or 
indirectly  interested  in  the  privateers,  on  pain  of  forfeiting 
all  claims  they  may  have  in  the  prizes  taken. 

Ordonnances  of  Francis  I  of  1543. 

VII.  Article  42  hereof — repeated  in  Article  69  of  Henry  III, 
1584 — provides  that  if  an  enemy  or  any  merchandize 
belonging  to  an  enemy  is  in  a  siiip  that  ship  shall  be 


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lawful  prize,  so  that  even  if  there  is  (so  to  speak)  a 
dirty  cloth  or  a  nightcap  belonging  to  the  enemy, 
or  a  monk  or  passenger  whom  an  Englishman  has 
from  charity  taken  on  board,  the  whole  may  be  lawful 
prize — a  law  unheard  of  even  with  the  Turks,  who 
would  only  confiscate  the  enemy's  goods,  returning 
to  their  allies  all  that  belonged  to  them.  This  would 
be  unbearable  for  merchants  ;  for  example  a  merchant 
in  England  orders  goods  from  his  factor  in  a  neutral 
place  ;  can  the  latter  discover  whether  the  ship  which 
brings  them  carries  anything  belonging  to  the  enemies 
of  France  ?  Since  the  declaration  of  war,  Spain  only 
seizes  the  goods  of  the  enemy  if  found  in  an  English 
ship  ;  she  releases  the  ship. 

It  was  not  intended  that  this  article  should  be  thus 
rigorously  applied,  it  being  only  meant  to  prevent 
fraud  upon  the  French. 

VIII.  Article  43  allowing  the  confiscation  of  the  ship 
and  cargo  of  the  ally  who  has  thrown  his  charter  party 
into  the  sea  is  just. 

But  [French]  captains  have  often  seized  and  suppressed 
charter  parties,  pretending  that  the  masters  [of  the 
seized  vessel]  had  thrown  them  overboard,  in  order 
to  obtain  adjudication.  The  captain's  report  and  that 
of  his  crew  must  therefore  be  compared  with  that  of 
the  master  and  crew  of  the  prize.  In  some  cases  there 
is  no  charter  party. 

[Various  cases  are  given  in  which  this  might  occur.] 

IX.  Article  44,  confirmed  by  Article  71  of  the  Ords.  of 
Hen.   Ill,    1584,  enacts   that  setters  out  of   the   ships 
should  not  be  held  liable  for  prizes  illegally  made  unless 
they  have  profited  thereby,  but  for  the  English  this 
would  always  mean    the  loss    of  their  goods    because 
the  capturing  soldiers  are  men  of  straw  and  incapable 
of     paying     compensation ;    yet    the    ally    should    be 
indemnified   by   someone  ;   saving   to   the   setters   out 
redress  against  the  captains,  officers  and  men  of  their 
ships,  as  may  be  agreed  between  them. 

Ordonnances  of  Hen.  Ill,  1584. 

X.  Article     47     hereof     requires    the     captain    before 
sailing  to  deposit  with  the  registrar  all  the  names  of  his 
crew,  and  on  their  return  to  declare  if  they  have  brought 
them  all  back  under  pain  of  fine. 

This  article  is  often  neglected,  whence  arise  many 
inconveniences.  Being  so  important,  it  should  be 
enforced  on  both  setters  out  and  crews,  on  pain  of 
forfeiture  of  any  prize  they  may  have  made. 

XI.  Article  61  provides  that  if  a   "  rescue  "   has   been 
24  hours  in  the  hands  of  the  enemies  of  France,  it  is 


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lawful  prize.     But  if  recovered  within   24  hours,  the 
person  who  recovers  it  shall  only  have  the  third. 

In  the  matter  of  rescues  there  is  another  difficulty. 
For  example,  an  English  ship  is  taken  by  those  who 
are  not  at  war  with  England,  under  pretext  that  the 
capturing  ship  asserts  that  the  goods  on  board  belong 
to  one  of  its  enemies.  With  this  view  the  said  man 
of  war  wishes  to  take  the  prize  into  its  country  to 
have  it  adjudged  good  prize.  Meanwhile  the  prize  is 
rescued  by  a  French  vessel.  Is  it  right  that  such 
rescue  should  be  judged  in  France,  when  it  should  have 
been  declared  good,  or  bad,  prize  in  the  place  to  which 
it  had  been  taken?  This  has  happened  too  often,  yet 
it  seems  in  no  way  whatever  just  or  reasonable. 

XII.  Article    64  enacts    that    if    the    ship    of    an    ally 
is  met  at  sea  by  a  French  ship  and  if  the  French  ship 
takes  anything  out  of  it,  the  French  crew  shall  be  punished 
with  death    and  torture  on  the  wheel  without  appeal 
provided  that  six  advocates  or  counsellors  of  repute 
have    signed    the    sentence    after    examination    of    the 
prisoners. 

This  article  is  very  reasonable,  piracy  being  more 
easy  to  commit  and  more  difficult  to  prove  than  robbery 
by  land.  The  article  accordingly  accepts  the  state- 
ment of  the  prisoners  who  have  been  robbed  as  proof. 

Yet  English  ships,  surrendering  without  resist- 
ance, have  been  often  pillaged  by  French  ships  of  war, 
neither  ship  or  prisoners  being  brought  in,  and  have 
only  received  the  value  of  what  was  taken,  and  that 
after  paying  costs  of  the  proceedings,  often  equal  to 
the  value  of  the  ship  and  goods  put  together. 

XIII.  Article    65    is    the    most    severe,    ordaining    that 
every  allied  ship  which  being  summoned  by  a  Frenchman 
shall  have   refused   to   obey   and   made   resistance,   is 
good  prize. 

This  was  not  so  before  1584,  and  defence  at  sea  was 
permitted  by  natural  right.  No  prince  has  a  right  to 
impose  such  a  law  save  on  his  own  subjects. 

Moreover,  in  spite  of  the  orders  for  bearing  the  flag 
of  France  &c.  mentioned  above,  many  French  ships 
sail  under  a  plain  white  flag,  without  the  three  lilies, 
which  is  merely  a  flag  of  peace.  When  an  ally  sees 
such  a  ship  bear  down  upon  her  and  prepare  to  board 
her,  it  certainly  justifies  the  Englishman's  resistance, 
English  ships  have  also  been  judged  good  prize  for 
firing  a  single  shot  merely  to  salute  a  man  of  war,  and 
before  it  knew  the  ship  to  be  French.  The  Frenchman 
may  send  his  boat  to  satisfy  himself  of  the  nationality 
of  the  other  ship,  but  may  not  search  it,  as  is  expressly 
laid  down  in  the  treaty  of  1632.  And  if  the  merchant 
ship  is  delayed,  the  setters  out  of  the  other  are  liable 


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for  charges.  On  the  two  points  (1)  if  the  French  ship 
carried  its  proper  flags,  (2)  whether  the  English  ship 
knew  that  the  other  was  French,  the  two  parties 
frequently  give  different  versions  of  what  occurred. 
On  the  first  point  the  French  ship  should  be  believed, 
but  on  the  second  most  weight  should  attach  to  the 
statements  of  the  English  crew,  or  in  either  case  light 
may  be  gained  by  confronting  the  two  parties  ;  and 
the  decision  must  be  loyally  given  according  to  the 
probabilities  and  appearances. 

The  rigour  of  the  ordonnances  above  examined  remains 
also  to  be  proved  by  the  manner  in  which  the  English 
are  treated  when  in  the  hands  of  the  men-of-war. 

Some  English  have  been  beaten,  ill-treated  and  abused, 
by  the  French  ;  others  robbed  without  their  ship  being 
brought  in  ;  other  [ships]  burnt  without  any  reason 
given.  For  the  future  this  must  cease,  and  for  the 
past  reparation  must  be  made. 

The  Englishman  brought  into  a  French  port  is 
immediately  kept  so  close  that  he  can  get  no  assistance 
by  way  of  advice  or  money.  He  should  have  24  hours 
liberty  to  interest  some  one  in  his  behalf,  according  to 
Article  6  of  the  treaty  of  1632. 

The  interpreter  is  a  matter  of  importance.  The 
owners'  interpreter  represent  these  poor  foreigners  as 
saying  what  they  never  dreamt  of.  There  should  be 
an  interpreter  for  each  side. 

Before  the  establishment  of  the  Conseil  de  Marine,  within 
the  last  14  or  15  years,  the  local  judges  of  the  Admiralty 
used  to  decide  on  the  validity  of  the  capture,  after 
full  hearing  of  both  parties.  From  their  verdict  there 
was  an  appeal  to  the  Lieutenant  General  at  the  Marble 
Table  of  the  Palais  at  Paris  where  once  more  the  parties 
could  defend  themselves.  From  this  there  was  appeal 
to  Parliament  where  all  was  once  fully  heard, 
and  also  what  might  have  been  omitted  before  the 
Lieutenant,  and  so  nothing  on  either  side  was  left 
unheard. 

But  now  this  is  all  changed.  The  parties  no  longer 
argue  before  the  local  officers  of  the  Admiralty,  and  so 
the  English  are  not  fairly  heard  in  their  defence  ;  these 
officers  merely  draw  up  the  report  of  the  captain  who 
has  made  the  capture  ;  the  verification  of  this  report 
by  his  crew  ;  the  examination  of  the  master  of  the 
captured  ship,  and  of  his  sailors  ;  these  they  send  to 
the  "  Conseil  de  Marine  "  at  Paris,  in  a  sealed  bag,  of 
which  the  contents  are  not  communicated  to  the  English, 
so  that  the  next  day  an  English  ship  may  be  confiscated 
without  the  poor  English  being  heard  or  called.  The 
parties  should  argue  before  the  officers  of  the 
'*  Admiraultee  particuliere,"  as  formerly ;  the  latter 


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should  have  all  the  facts  before  them,  before  they 
report  to  the  "  Conseil  de  Marine,"  for  the  investigation 
can  be  far  better  made  before  the  Court  of  the  place 
to  which  the  prize  has  been  brought  than  at  Paris 
where  the  parties  rarely  go. 

It  will  be  said  perhaps  that  the  Interrogatories  are 
secret  and  ought  not  to  be  communicated  to  the  parties  ; 
that  they  are  charges  and  informations  and  not  simple 
enquiries  and  verbal  proofs  ;  but  this  is  what  they 
deny,  and  for  proof  it  is  added  that  the  Interrogatories 
are  not  in  any  way  subject  to  re-examination  and 
confrontation  ;  a  sure  testimony  that  they  are  only 
simple  enquiries  and  verbal  proofs,  besides  the  fact 
that  the  English  are  condemned  to  nothing  beyond 
loss  of  their  ships  and  goods.  Also  Article  5  of  the 
treaty  of  1632  signifies  that  the  captors  are  bound 
within  24  hours  to  place  all  the  papers  before  the 
registrar  that  those  interested  may  have  a  copy  of 
them.  And  whereas  the  process  may  be  sent  so 
hurriedly  to  Paris  that  judgment  may  be  given  before 
the  English  can  be  there  if  they  wish  to  appear 
themselves  ;  it  is  only  reasonable  that  in  giving  their 
decision  to  remit  the  case  to  Paris  the  Court  of 
"  Admiraultee  particuliere  "  should  inform  the  English 
in  time  for  them  to  appear  here,  in  this  city  of  Paris 
by  themselves  or  by  their  agents. 

The  English  should  also  have  the  statements  made 
before  the  local  court  in  order  to  know  whether  anything 
ought  to  be  brought  before  the  judges,  and  the  several 
advocates  or  attorneys  should  make  their  appearance 
before  the  Clerks  of  the  "  Conseil  de  Marine  "  which 
they  must  signify  to  the  advocate  of  the  opposite  party. 

Article  7  of  the  treaty  of  1632  requires  that  the  crew  of 
the  captured  merchantmen  shall  not  be  turned  out  of  the 
ship,  and  none  of  the  cargo  be  unloaded  without  the  order 
of  those  principally  interested.  This  is  not  observed. 

And  thus  it  seems  that  all  things  under  the  above 
heads  might  be  '  put  back  into  their  rightful  state, 
and  that  the  English  would  no  longer  have  grounds 
of  complaint,  which  is  the  true  and  only  way  to  main- 
tain the  good  union,  friendship  and  correspondence  which 
there  should  be  between  the  two  crowns  and  Princes. 
24  pp.  (III.  751.) 

JOHN  [EARL  OF]  ROTHES,  to  the  Lord  Chamberlain, 
[PHILIP,  EARL  OF  PEMBROKE]. 

1639[-40],*    Jan.    27.     Edinburgh.—  Another    copy    of   this 
letter  and  of  the  Lord  Chamberlain's  reply  is  among  the  S.P. 

1640,  p.  397.]      (IIL31,  33.) 


_ 

*  The  English  copyist  has  no  doubt  altered  the  year  date   from   Scottish 
to  English  style. 


200 

Sir  EDWARD  LITTLETON  to  HUMPHREY     LEIGH, 
Sergt.  at  Arms. 

1641,    June    18.     Cranford. — Warrant  for    arrest  of  John 
Boosey. 

*  p.     (III.  43.) 


CHARLES  I  to  [JOHN]  HEENVLIET  [VAN  DER  KERCKHOVE]. 

1642,  April  27.  York.— rlnforme  him  of  the  completion  of 
the  marriages-treaty  between  the  Princess  Mary  and  the  Prince 
of  Orange.  Nothing  more  can  be  desired  on  either  side,  nor 
can  future  questions  arise. 

J  p.     French.     Copy.     (III.  49.)     See  p.  203  below. 


Sir  GILBERT  TALBOT  to  [Sin  RICHARD  BROWN  ?]. 

1644,  Feb.  [3-]13.  Venice.— "  This  is  the  4th  packet  (as  I 
remember)  which  I  have  directed  to  you  (under  the  Venetians' 
Resident's  cover)  at  the  instance  of  my  Ld.  of  Banbury's 
Governor  who  is  at  a  great  fault  in  his  correspondence  out 
of  France,  if  you  will  be  pleased  to  lay  the  man  upon  the 
sent  [sic]  you  will  do  a  deed  of  charity  to  the  young  gentleman 
(who  hath  suffered  quarantaine  and  all  the  inconveniences  of 
a  blind  guide)." 

*  p.     (III.  69.) 


WILLIAM  CROFTS  to  [SiR  RICHARD  BROWN  ?]. 

1644,  [endorsement],  April  18.  Rouen. — Thanks  him  for  a 
crpher,  and  desires  him  to  see  all  his  letters  delivered.  Is 
leaving  for  England  next  day,  and  will  represent  him  to  their 
Majesties  as  a  faithful  servant.  Any  answers  to  the  letters 
are  to  be  sent  to  him. 

ip.     (III.  53.) 

JACQUES  VANDER  WALLE  to  KING  CHARLES  I. 

1644,   May   [4-]  14.     Dunkirk. — Has    received    the    King's 
letter,  and  is  writing  to  the  Secretary  of  State. 
\  p.     French.     Copy.     (III.  55.) 


The  SAME  to  [GEORGE,  LORD  DIGBY,  Secretary  of  State]. 

1644,  May  [4-]  14.  Dunkirk. — Has  received  the  letters  of 
the  King  and  himself  of  May  1,  and  has  answered  by  way  of 
France.  He  has  commenced  preparations  for  the  building 
of  12  small  frigates.  But  he  had  applied  to  the  "  Sieur 
Sandys,"  who  had  arrived  at  Dunkirk,  to  furnish  the  money, 


201 

and  to  appoint,  if  he  pleased,  certain  persons  to  receive  and 
distribute  it.  He  communicated  with  the  Due  d'Amalfi  who 
encouraged  him  to  proceed,  and  had  conferred  several  times 
at  length  with  Sandys  whom  he  found  unwilling  to  provide 
the  money,  telling  him  that  the  King's  intention  was  only  to 
spend  about  30,000  florins,  or  about  2,400/L  for  each  ship. 
Vanderwalle  replied  that  he  had  sent  two  models  of  50  and 
60  feet  respectively,  that  Sergeant  Major  Bertram  had  taken 
away  the  latter,  and  that  the  King's  intention  was  to  use  that 
proportion,  and  to  have  two  frigates  of  60  feet  and  32  oars  each 
carrying  four  or  five  guns ;  eight  frigates  of  50  feet  with  24  oars 
and  two  guns  each  ;  two  others  of  40  feet  and  8  oars,  carrying 
one  gun.  On  the  average  they  would  cost  4,000/Z.  each. 

He  suggested  that  instead  of  twelve,  it  would  be  better 
to  make  eight  worth  4,000/?.  each.  If  the  King  did  not  wish 
to  spend  so  much,  he  would  return  the  money  furnished  and 
keep  the  fabric  of  the  frigates  for  himself.  The  wood  for 
each  frigate  and  the  labour  would  cost  2,000/?.  or  16,000/Z. 
in  all,  which  he  could  pay  in  three  terms — 5,000/2.  at  once 
and  the  others  as  the  work  advanced,  and  as  for  the  rigging, 
sails  and  anchors  the  Sieur  Sandys  could  buy  them  where 
he  pleased,  provided  he  could  be  assured  of  the  16,000/L 
Nothing  being  concluded,  he  thinks  the  King  had  given  no 
absolute  order.  He  therefore  writes  for  more  precise  orders, 
and  if  an  order  is  intended,  the  money  should  be  paid  promptly 
to  the  person  indicated  by  himself.  If  he  had  had  any  suspicion 
of  the  difficulties  made  by  Sandys,  he  would  not  have  com- 
mitted himself  to  the  preparations. 

2J  pp.     French.     Copy.     (III.  55.) 


[FRANCIS,  VISCOUNT]  MONTAGUE  to  [Sir  RICHARD  BROWN  ?]. 

1644,  May  [20-]30.  Rouen.*— Requests  licence  for  his 
wife  and  eight  women  and  for  himself  and  ten  men  to  go  to 
England. 

[Noted  in  shorthand} :     To  be  returned  to  Mr.  Eveln. 

\  p.     (III.  59.) 


FERDINAND,  Baron  FAIRFAX,  to  EDMUND  ANDERSON  of  Hull. 

1644,  June  8.  Foulforth. — Demanding  400Z.  for  the  supply 
of  the  army,  within  six  days. 

[Endorsed  by  Pepys] :  .  .  .  communicated  to  Mr.  Pepys  by  Sr. 
Edmond  Anderson,  directed  to  his  Father  ...  J  p.  (III.  60.) 

*  This  letter  is  probably,  but  not  certainly,  dated  new  style  ;  without 
internal  evidence  the  point  cannot  be  definitely  settled.  As  a  rule  the 
royalist  party  abroad,  during  the  Civil  War  and  the  Exile,  used  the  style 
of  the  countries  they  were  in,  therefore  it  has  been  presumed  to  be  used 
unless  the  contents  of  the  letter,  or  the  known  custom  of  the  writer,  indicate 
the  contrary. 


202 

Sir  THOMAS  LTJNSFORD  to  the  PRINCE  [OF  WALES]. 

[1644  ?]  *  June  29. — Has   not   been   idle   since  he   had  his 
liberty.     Requests  a  commission  as  he  has  interest  in  Sussex. 
1  p.     Holograph.^     (III.  805.) 

SIR  FRANCIS  WINDEBANK  to  [Sir  RICHARD  BROWN  ?]. 

1644,  Dec.  [16-]26.J  Evreux. — "  I  have  with  difficulty 
through  very  ill  weather  and  ways  made  passage  to  my  former 
solitude,  and  have  more  leisure  to  comfort  myself  with  the 
remembrance  of  your  favours  and  of  the  contentment  I  had 
in  the  free  and  domestic  entertainment  you  lately  vouchsafed 
me  than  abilities  to  acknowledge  the  least  of  them.  ...  I  find 
.  .  .  my  own  daughters  in  the  state  for  matter  of  health  wherein 
I  left  them,  Mrs.  Frances  being  still  haunted  with  her  too 
officious  and  importunate  servant  and  so  little  dejected  with 
it  that  I  fear  it  will  be  as  opiniatre  as  she  and  not  quit  her 
so  soon  as  we  desire.  All  the  service  we  can  do  you  and  your 
lady  at  this  distance  is  to  wish  you  timely  supplies  as  well 
for  his  His  M.  honour  as  for  your  own  subsisting,  the  one 
being  very  highly  concerned  in  the  Honor  [sic].  For  myself  I 
am  likely  to  languish  a  petit  feu,  but  I  shall  do  it  with  less 
noise  and  more  incognito  than  you,  which  is  all  the  difference 
I  find  in  our  fortunes.  Besides  I  am  somewhat  more  remote 
from  the  envy  di  quel  goffo  dottore§  and  less  exposed  to  his 
jealousy  of  knowing  that  which  all  the  town  shall  take  notice 
of,  than  you,  which  in  the  midst  of  my  disasters  I  do  account 
no  contemptible  advantage.  A  Privy  Counsellor  he  may  be, 
but  a  secret  (for  all  his  reservedness  to  some)  the  publishing 
of  His  M.  affairs  demonstrateth  he  cannot  be.  I  wish  him 
more  wit  and  less  malice  and  if  he  have  an  ambition  to  be 
Archbp.  of  Cant :  I  would  he  were  even  now  in  his  place. 
I  have  nothing  but  humble  and  hearty  thanks  and  true  English, 
not  French,  complimental,  services  to  present  to  yourself,  and 
your  worthy  Lady  from  myself  and  the  poor  family  here  for  the 
real  Honours  you  both  have  vouchsafed  us  all.  This  with  my- 
self which  I  beseech  you  to  accept  is  as  good  as  a  mere  nothing 


*  Comparison  with  the  Worcester  papers,  catalogued  below,  makes  it  more 
probable  that  this  letter  belongs  to  the  summer  of  1648. 

f  This  and  other  subsequent  papers  so  indicated  are  named  in  a  schedule  of 
papers  endorsed  "the  lesser  bundle,"  and  in  another  hand  "delivered  by  Mr. 
[Denis?]  Bond  in  to  the  Council  22  March  1651[-2"].  On  page  901  (Vol.  Ill) 
is  a  note  apparently  in  John  Evelyn's  hand  "  authentic  memoirs  serving  to  the 
History  of  the  late  Rebellion  from  anno  1 648  &c. 

"  Ex.  MSS.  :  Evelyni. 

"This  seems  to  have  been  an  abstract  of  such  letters  and  other  papers  as 
were  in  the  custody  of  Sir  Robert  Long  or  whoever  was  Secretary  of  State  to 
his  Majesty  at  the  fight  at  Worcester  where  they  were  taken." 

The  above  is  No.  311  of  these  papers.  The  schedule  is  given  below,  pp.  2fllsq. 
Many  of  the  papers  are  not  in  the  Pepys  collection,  and  some  are  wrongly 
numbered. 

J  Style  not  certain.     Windebank  usually  put  the  double  date. 

§  That  stupid  Doctor,  (?)  Dr.  Stephen  Goffe,  or  Gough. 


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unless  it  be  in  regard  that  you  have  by  many  titles  made 
it  and  me. — You  will  be  pleased  to  present  my  most  affectionate 
remembrance  to  your  pretty  company  Mrs.  Anne  Windebank 
and  her  brother." 

2  pp.     Holograph.     (III.  61.) 

CHARLES  I  to  COMMANDERS,  OFFICERS,  GOVERNORS,  &c. 
1644[-5],    Jan.    10.     Oxford.— Pass    for    Robert    Long,  the 
King's    Receiver    General   in    Gloucestershire,    Wilts,    South- 
ampton, Somerset  and  Dorset,  with  writ  of  assistance. 
p.     Sign  Manual ;  countersigned  Edw.  Nicholas. 
o.   103  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.     (III.  65.) 

CHARLES  I  to  [JOHN]  HEENVLIET  VAN  DE  KERCHOVE. 

1644[-5],  Feb.  19.  Oxford. — Expresses  satisfaction  with  his 
services  as  Superintendent  in  the  Court  and  affairs  of  the 
Princess  Mary  [at  the  Hague]. 

1  p.     Copy.     (III.  49.) 

Sir  EDWARD  NICHOLAS  to  the  ATTORNEY  GENERAL 
[Sir  EDW.  HERBERT]. 

1645,  March  25.  Oxford. — Instructions  to  prepare  a  bill 
containing  the  grant  and  creation  of  a  Barony  for  John 
Heenvliet  by  the  name  of  Baron  de  Kerchove. 

|  p.     Copy.      (III.  51.) 

[HENRY]  LORD  JERMYN  to  [GEORGE]  LORD  DIGBY. 

[Undated.] — Asks  if  the  above  is  an  English  Barony  and 
to  descend  upon  Keen vliet's  son  by  [Catherine]  Lady  Stanhope. 
If  not,  he  is  to  move  the  King  for  the  Barony  of  Wotton  for 
that  son.  "  This  is  a  business  in  which  the  Queen  was  ingaged 
in  Holland  upon  the  important  services  shee  received  from 
Monsieur  Heenvliet."  Lady  Stanhope  desires  that  her  son 
by  him  may  be  created  a  Baron  of  England  by  the  name  and 
title  of  Charles  Henry  de  Kerchove  Lord  Kerchove  Baron  of 
Wotton  Marley.  "  Advise  with  counsayl  whether  being 
borne  in  Holland  he  must  not  first  be  made  a  denison." 

1J  p.     Copy.     (III.  61.) 

County  Committee  for  Kent  to  Sir  EDWARD  SCOTT,  K.B., 
Sir  JOHN  HONYWOOD,  Kt.,  CAPTAIN  ROBERT  SCOTT  and 
COLONEL  JOHN  BROWNE. 

1645,  March  31.  Aylesford. — Have  partly  obtained  their 
desire  of  the  Committee  of  Both  Kingdoms  for  liberty  to  recruit 
Colonel  Weldon's  Regiment  only,  and  judge  about  600  men  to 
be  sufficient.  The  proportion  for  Sir  Edward's  lath  falls 
out  to  be  70,  which  he  is  to  impress  on  Monday  next  at  night, 
the  time  set  for  the  general  press  in  the  county,  and  to  bring 
to  the  rendezvous  at  Sevenoake. 


204 

Signed  by  Antluo.   Weldon,   Thomas  West  ro  we,   Lambarde 
Godfrey,  and  John  Dixwell.    At  foot  Shepwav. 
(III.  73.) 

JOHN  WEBSTER  to  Sir  WILLIAM  BOSWELL. 

1645,  Oct.  [4-]  14.*     Amsterdam. — Has    not    received    an 
inventory  of  the  goods  at  Helvetsluys,  but  several  are  inclined 
to  enter   into    conference,  especially  one  young  man  who  is 
interested  in  a  ship  lading  of  sugar,  and  others  who  have 
goods  in  that  ship  ;  others  have  taken  advice  at  the  Hague 
how  to  attach  their  goods  in  Goree,  and  finding  no  convoy 
are  content  to  compound.     So  he  advises  them.     Some  doubt 
to  pay  money  to  his  Highness  before  they  have  their  goods, 
but  it  is  not  safe  for  his  Highness  to  deliver  the  goods  without 
money.     To-morrow  he  intends  to  send  money  for  his  Highness. 

He  has  enquired  here  for  ships  to  be  bought  or  hired  for 
warlike  affairs.  Most  are  freighted  for  Italy  with  corn  and 
hope  there  to  find  employment  either  by  the  French  or  at 
Naples,  or  by  the  Seigneurie  of  Venice.  But  his  Highness  may 
be  supplied  with  four  or  six  ships  of  small  price,  such  as  four 
ships  and  two  frigates,  fit  for  sea  and  victualled  for  three 
months  for  about  20,OOOZ.  sterling,  some  with  36  pieces,  some 
with  30  and  the  least  with  24.  He  would  prefer  someone  else 
to  do  the  business. 

For  20,OOOZ.  might  be  obtained  guns,  carriages  and  three 
months  victual  for  100  men  in  each  ship. 

He  hopes  to  have  the  next  day  information  of  ships  at 
Enchuysen  to  sell  or  hire,  and  of  frigates  at  Rotterdam  or  in 
Zealand.  It  is  better  to  buy  than  hire. 

For  corn  for  Ireland  he  hopes  to  procure  a  300- ton  ship,  in 
which  case  his  own  ketch  shall  not  go.  He  wishes  to  be  at 
Montfoort  the  next  week,  but  can  go  to  the  Hague  first. 

Note  of  contents  endorsed  on  back. 

No.  35  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.     (III.  77.) 

LADY  KATHARINE  AUBIGNY  to  [RICHARD  BROWN  ?]. 

1645 [-6],  Jan.  15.  Bristol. — Begs  "  a  speedy  answer  what 
my  Lord  Jermyn  say  of  my  coming  into  France,  what  letter 
you  send  for  me  if  they  be  left  with  the  governor  of  Bridgewater 
(by  which  place  all  person  must  pass  to  court,  that  land 
within  our  quarters)  and  directed  for  me  to  Bristoll,  I  doubt 
not  but  he  will  send  them  to  me. 

In  shorthand  at  top,  "  This  letter  to  be  returned  to  Mr.  Ev." 
J  p.     Holograph.     Year  date  given  in  endorsement.     (III.  81.) 

THE  PRINCESS  ROYAL. 

1646,  [Nov.    23-]Dec.    8. — Document   endorsed   "Paper   of 
Monsieur  Henvliett  about  the  precedence  between  the  Princess 

*  Probably  new  style. 


205 

Royal  and  the  Electress  of  Brandenburg."*     Noted  as  "  given 
to  Her  Highness  on  "  the  above  date. 
2J  pp.     French.     (III.  109.) 

CORNIFIX  WLLFELD  to  CHARLES,  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1646,  Dec.  27.f     The  Hague.— Your  Royal  Highness'  letter 
by  Mr.  Foully  [Pooley]  reached  me  here  ;  and  being  so  far 
from  Denmark  I  have  been  unable  to  fulfil  your  commands 
in  the  negotiation.     In  everything  I  will  show  my  obligations 
to  your  Royal  Highness,  and  as  I  have  served  the  King   of 
Great  Britain,  so  will  I  serve  you. 

1  p.     French.     (III.  113.) 

DOCTOR  RICHARD  HART  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647,  [April    26-]May    6. — Relation    of    the    ship    Pelican 
taken  by  Captain  Errington  by  virtue  of  his  Royal  Highness' 
commission    and    brought    into    Boulogne.     She    was    sailing 
from    Amsterdam    to    London.     The    owners    were    English. 
She  was  laden  with  iron  bars  and  rods,  hemp,  oil,  flax  &c., 
consigned  to  merchants  in  London.     Neither  ship  nor  goods 
have  been  claimed  at  Boulogne.     The  goods  have  been  sold 
but   most   of   the   money  detained    from    Errington  pending 
adjudication.     The   ship   and   goods   are   lawful  prize. 

1  p.     (III.  127.) 

DOCTOR  RICHARD  HART  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647,  [April  27-]May  7. — Relation  of  the  capture  near 
Dungeness  of  a  dogger  boat  by  Captain  William  Sadlington 
by  virtue  of  his  Highness'  commission.  The  owner  was 
Jervis  Massey  of  London.  The  boat  went  from  there  to 
St.  Valery  en  Caux,  and  was  there  laden  by  one  de  la  Fosse 
with  corn  and  cloth  consigned  to  Massey.  She  was  brought 
into  Boulogne  where  the  goods  were  sold,  and  the  tenths  and 
fifteenths  were  paid.  De  la  Fosse  then  arrests  money  of 
Sadlington's,  deposited  with  merchants  of  Boulogne  on 
pretence  that  the  goods  were  his.  Against  this  Hart  decides 
on  the  fact.  Even  if  de  la  Fosse,  being  an  ally,  laded  his 
own  goods  on  an  enemy's  ship,  the  goods  would  be  lawful 
prize,  but  they  belonged  to  Massey. 

Further,  corn  is  vivres  and  the  cloth  is  coarse  canvas  used 
for  making  cartridges,  and  being  sent  to  our  enemies  is  fair 
prize. 

If  the  Prince  declare  this  by  a  word  in  writing  to  the 
Lieutenant  of  the  Admiralty  at  Boulogne,  and  to  the  merchants 

*  The  Elector  of  Brandenburg  in  Dec.,  1646,  married  Louise,  daughter  of  the 
Prince  of  Orange,  and  the  Electress  claimed  precedency  over  Mary,  Princess 
Royal  of  England,  wife  of  William,  son  of  the  Prince  of  Orange.  Mary 
refused  to  be  present  at  the  festivities.  See  the  newspaper  called  "  the 
Moderate  Intelligencer  "  for  Dec.  10,  17,  24,  31,  1646. 

|  Style  doubtful  as  Denmark  used  the  old,  Holland  the  new,  at  this  date. 


206 

who  hold  Sadlington's  money  arrested,  it  may  have  effect 
without  further  trouble. 

[Endorsed  in  French] :  To  Monsieur  de  Villi[fora],  Governor 
of  Boulogne  or  his  deputy. 

1|  p.     (III.  123.) 

THOMAS,  VISCOUNT  DILLON,  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647,    May    4.     Kilkenny. — Commending    the    bearer,    the 
Earl  of  Crawford  and  assuring  the  Prince  of  his  own  loyalty. 
1  p.     Holograph.     (III.  121.) 

WILLIAM,  PRINCE  OF  ORANGE,  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647,    May    [10-J20.     The    Hague. — Letter    of    thanks  for 
condolence  on  the  death  of  his  father. 
Endorsed  :  "By  Sir  John  Berkeley." 
J  p.     French.     Signed.     (III.  131.) 

AMALIE,  PRINCESS  OF  ORANGE,  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647,    May    [12-J22.     The    Hague. — Letter    of    thanks    for 
condolence  on  the  death  of  her  husband. 
Endorsed  :  "By  Sir  John  Berkeley." 
i  p.     French.     Signed.      (III.  135.) 

CONDE    DE    FUENSALDAIGNO    to   -     — . 

1647,  June  [4-]  14.  Brussels. — Hearing  that  the  enemy 
were  in  force  on  the  frontier  his  Highness*  had  to  go  there 
at  once,  and  I  go  to-day,  regretting  to  be  thus  deprived  of 
the  pleasure  of  waiting  and  seeing  the  Queen  of  England 
at  Treveure  [Ter  Vere  in  Walcheren]  as  arranged.  His 
Highness  desires  that  his  excuses  may  be  made  to  her.  He 
still  hopes  to  see  her. 

1  p.     French.     (III.  139.) 

COLONEL  KUBATTI  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647;  Aug.  [9-]19.  The  Camp  at  Ferling.— Fearing  that 
his  former  letter  from  Landrecy  may  not  have  been  delivered, 
renews  the  offer  of  his  services  vowed  to  his  Majesty,  the 
Prince's  father,  whom  he  has  been  obliged  to  leave  owing 
to  these  sad  times.  In  the  interval  has  taken  service  with 
the  King  of  Spain  in  this  country,  in  order  to  be  at  hand 
to  serve  the  Prince  if  occasion  should  offer,  with  many  other 
officers  whom  he  encourages  in  their  devotion  to  the  cause. 

|   p.     Holograph.     French.      (III.  145.) 

[HENRY  FREDERICK  EARL  OF]  ARUNDEL  AND  SURREY 
to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647,  Sept.  13.  London. — Thanking  him  for  favours 
bestowed  on  his  son  Henry  and  the  memory  which  his  Highness 
retains  of  himself. 

1  p.    Signed.     (III.  149.) 

*  Either  the  Archduke  pr  the  Duke  of  Lorraine,  probably  the  former. 


207 

[CARLO  II,]  DUKE  OF  MANTUA  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647,  [Oct.  24-]Nov.  3.  Mantua.— Credentials  for  his 
Ambassador,  the  Count  Francesco  Nerli,  sent  to  assure  the 
Prince  of  his  devotion. 

\  p.     Italian.     Signed.     Trace  of  seal.     (III.  151.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647,  [Oct.  28-]Nov.  7.  St.  Germain-en-Laye. — Recom- 
mendation of,  and  Pass  for  James  Long  [nephew  to  Sir 
Robert]. 

Signed  by  the  Prince. 

Endorsed  :  "  My  neveu  Long's  passeport." 

1   p.     Latin.     Parchment.     (III.   155.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  and  the  SCOTS. 

1647,  Dec.  26. — Copy  of  part  of  the  agreement  known  as 
the  "  Engagement." 

[Printed  in  Gardiner's  Constitutional  Documents,  259.] 
(III.  739.) 

[CHARLES  LORD]  HOWARD  [OF  CHARLTON  AND  ANDOVER] 
to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1647[-8],  Jan.  18.  London. — "Your  H.  former  letter 
I  never  dursse  praesume  to  answer  till  now,  because  this  is  a 
conjuncture  of  tyme  sutable  to  the  comand  of  the  style  which 
admitted  me  to  give  your  H.  this  accompte  of  your  humblest 
vassal ;  that  I  now  entend  to  wayte  uppon  you  speedilye, 
where  ever  you  shall  be ;  to  venter  all  can  be  imagined  dearest 
to  me  with  your  fortunes,  ill,  or  goode  :  therefore  according 
to  your  Highnesses  owne  gracious  offer:  I  beseech  you  Sir 
be  pleased  to  lett  me  receive  the  signification  of  your  pleasure 
therein,  since  tis  for  noe  ende  nor  distresse  here  I  seeke  the 
adventer,  as  your  H.  will  shortly  be  published :  could  men  of 
honnor  submitt  either  to  their  government  or  kindeness,  but 
meerly  the  naturall  devotion,  and  affection  I  have  perpetualey 
carried  abowte  me  to  live  and  die,  Sir, 

Your  Royall  Highnesses 
obedient  fayethfull  slave  and  servaunt. 

[Endorsed]  :  "  My  Lord  Andover's  letter  to  the  Prince 
answered  Feb.  10,  1648." 

1   p.     Holograph.     Seal  with  device.     (III.  157.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  JAMES,  MARQUIS  OF  MONTROSE. 

1647 [-8],  March  5. — A  book  dedicated  to  the  Prince  contains 
a  relation  of  the  Marquis'  proceedings  in  the  late  war  in 
Scotland.  The  author  has  charged  several  persons  of  quality 
with  crimes  of  a  high  nature,  and  the  Prince  cannot  afford 
"  patronage  to  accusations  which  render  persons  of  honour 
infamous  before  they  be  heard."  He  therefore  desires  the 
Marquis  to  suppress  the  book,  the  author  being  a  person 
unknown  to  the  Prince. 


208 

[The  book  was  Wishart's  History  of  Montrose's  campaigns, 
called  Res  Gestae,  in  which  he  criticised  the  conduct  of  Lord 
Huntly.  It  was  printed  in  Holland,  Sept.  1647.] 

1  p.  draft.  No.  120  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester. 
(III.  115.) 

ELIZABETH  [QUEEN  OF  BOHEMIA]  to  [the  PRINCE  OF 
WALES. 

[1648?  Feb.  29-]March  10.  The  Hague.— By  Lord  Jarret 
[Charles,  Baron  Gerard]  now  going  into  France,  she  assures 
her  nephew  of  her  love  and  affection.  As  the  bearer  can 
tell  him  all  the  news,  she  will  not  give  him  "  the  trouble  of 
reading  her  ill-hand  ;  no  more  for  this  time." 

J  p.  Holograph.  Trace  of  seal.  No.  318  of  papers  taken 
at  Worcester.  (III.  725.) 

QUEEN  HENRIETTA  MARIA  or  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to 
the  LORDS  OF  THEIR  COUNCIL. 

1648,  [May  22-]June  1.  "  Our  court  at  the  Louvre."— 
Summoning  them  to  attend  at  St.  Germain's  to  give  their 
advice  concerning  the  Prince's  remove  into  some  part  of  his 
father's  dominions  ;  the  present  revolutions  there  giving 
occasion  to  judge  that  it  is  no  longer  fit  for  him  to  sit  idle, 
when  action  may  much  contribute  to  his^  Majesty's  re-estab- 
lishment. 

[The  draft  has  been  originally  written  as  by  the  Queen, 
speaking  of  "  our  dear  son  "  in  the  third  person  ;  but  "  him  " 
and  "  his  "  have  been  altered  in  Long's  hand  to  "  us  "  and 
"  our  "  throughout.] 

Underwritten  : 

Directions  for  the  style  by  which  each  of  the  five  lords  is 
to  be  addressed,  and  their  names,  viz.  : — Hyde,  Bristol, 
Nicholas,  Sir  R.  Lane  and  Cottington.* 

1  p.     (III.   161.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES'  Instructions  to  COLONEL  FOXE. 

1648,  [May  25-]June  4.  Paris.| — He  is  to  go  to  Havre, 
enquire  there  for  Captain  Green,  deliver  the  letter  which  he 
bears,  and  to  embark  himself  with  the  arms  and  ammunition. 
He  is  to  sail  to  Pembroke  or  Tenby,  or  to  the  first  port  he  can 
get  in  South  Wales  under  the  King's  obedience. 

He  is  to  make  his  arrival  known  to  Colonel- General  Laughorn, 
to  get  to  him  and  deliver  a  letter,  and  assure  him  of  the  esteem 
in  which  the  Queen  and  Prince  hold  him.  Colonels  Powel 
and  Poyer  are  to  understand  the  same. 

*  There  were  however  22  summoned.     See  Cal.  Clar.  S.P.,  Vol.  /.,  425. 

f  The  Prince's  instructions  to  the  officers  of  the  fleet,  &c.  (the  style  of 
which  might  be  doubtful)  are  shown  to  be  new  style  by  the  dates  of  those 
issued  at  Calais  and  Helvoetsluys. 


209 

They  are  all  to  be  informed  of  the  Prince's  resolution  to 
go  to  Holland  and  thence  to  the  most  proper  place  in  the 
King's  dominions.  In  this  he  will  have  particular  regard 
to  the  good  of  the  Welsh. 

1  p.  Copy.  No.  154  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester. 
(III.  163.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES'  Instructions  to  CAPTAIN  RICHARD 

GREENE. 

1648,  [May  27-] June  6.  [Paris.] — He  is  not  to  put  his 
commission  in  execution  at  once,  and  when  he  does  so,  he  is 
not  to  take  prizes  nor  commit  acts  of  hostility  until  the 
publication  of  the  Prince's  manifest,  or  until  he  receive  further 
orders  from  Lord  Jermyn,  whose  orders  he  is  to  obey. 

1  p.  Draft.  John  Andrews  and  other  words  scribbled  on 
back.  No.  150  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.  (III.  167.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES'  Instructions  to  CAPTAIN  ALLEN. 

1648,  June  [5-]  15  [endorsement]. — He  is  to  go  forthwith 
to  East  Kent  with  Colonel  Jas.  Apsley  to  those  gentlemen 
to  whom  the  Prince's  letters  by  him  are  directed.  With 
their  advice  he  shall  deliver  to  the  captains  of  the  King's 
ships  in  the  Downs  the  several  letters  directed  to  them,  and 
assure  them  of  the  Prince's  intention  to  continue  them  in 
their  commands,  to  reward  their  loyalty,  to  pay  the  wages 
due  to  them,  their  marines  and  soldiers,  and  supply  them 
with  victuals  and  necessaries.  They  and  all  that  join  them 
shall  receive  a  general  pardon. 

1  p.     Draft.     (III.  173.) 

CORNELLIS  YVANS  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1648,  June  7. — Monseigneur,  apres  vostre  exellante  Majeste 
s'est  au  vous  faire  assavvoir  comme  an  pouvre  yantillomme 
franse  estan  au  servisse  de  vostre  perre  le  Roy  dangletere  et 
quan  an  avvoir  antandeu  dirre  Mon  prinse  que  vous  devvies 
vous  anvennir  a  douvre  deus  ou  trois  your  apres  que  eun 
quorronel  ranberri  [Rainborowe]  estan  eun  serviteur  deu 
parlemman  croian  que  leuy  an  mesdissan  que  ye  dississe 
que  y'etest  le  prince  charle  que  vous  melle  recompanserest 
pour  se  que  ye  ferest  an  croian  que  leui  eusse  laise  ses  afferre 
yssi  pour  vous  est  vostre  bon  perre  pour  voir  ques  que  la 
contree  1'etest  quan  vous  viendrest  annagletterre  est  voir 
sy  la  contree  se  voullest  leve  annarme  pour  vostre  Majeste 
pour  vous  servir  est  asteurre  mon  prinse  croian  vous  avvoir 
faitte  deu  bien  ny  pour  vous  poin  prandre  la  plasse  de  vostre 
Maieste  sestest  pleus  pour  vous  avoir  servie  est  asteure  mon 
prinse  pour  avoir  faite  ses  afere  ysi  y  mon  mist  dans  la  prison 
de  neugest  [Newgate],  est  asteure  mon  prinse  ye  seuis  pour 
perdre  ma  vie  comme  ye  panse  sy  vous  ne  m'anvoie  mersy, 
est  mon  prinse  sy  ye  meurre,  y'escroy  que  ye  ne  peu  pas 

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210 

mourrir  pour  melleur  omme  au  monde  que  pour  dieu  est 
le  roy  sy  no  vous,  an  mestan  antre  le  main  de  dieu  que  dieu 
vous  veulle  bennir.  Vostre  tres  obeisan  serviteur  Cornellis 
Yuans. 

Addressed :  "  A  monseigneur,  monseigneur  le  prinse  de 
galle  demeuran  a  la  court  de  sainte  Yarmain  a  pary." 

Endorsed  :  "  The  mock  Princes  letter."* 

1  p.  (III.  169.)  Drawing  of  Crown  and  Coat  of  Arms  at 
head. 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES'  Instructions  to  [FRANCIS]  LORD 

WlLLOUGHBY   OP  PARHAM. 

1648,- June  [13-J23. — 1.  He  is  to  signify  to  the  officers  and 
men  of  the  Fleet  that  the  Prince  is  very  sensible  of  their 
merit  in  his  service,  and  is  to  cause  letters  sent  to  that  effect 
to  be  published  on  board  the  particular  ships  to  which 
they  are  directed,  and  to  offer  officers  and  men  of  the  Fleet 
a  general  pardon  in  such  form  as  they  shall  desire  at  the 
rendezvous. 

2.  He  will  receive  twelve  blank  commissions  for  captains, 
and  the  Prince  will  be  ready  at  the  rendezvous  to  grant  as 
many   more    as    may    be   needful.      The    blank    commissions 
are  to  be  filled  up  by  the  advice  of  the  Committee  of  Kent 
then  aboard,  and  care  is  to  be  taken  to  choose  men  of  good 
affection  to  the  King  and  the  present  undertaking,  and  most 
acceptable  to  the  seamen. 

3.  He  shall  keep  the  ancient  discipline  in  the  King's  ships 
and  preserve  their  dignity  in  the  respects  usually  paid  by 
other  ships  in  striking  sail  to  them  or  otherwise. 

4.  He  shall  put  in  execution  immediately  that  part  of  his 
commission  which  concerns  the  bringing  of  all  ships  of  war 
under  his  obedience,  and  shall  consider  Scotch  ships  as  friends 
and  protect  them. 

5.  As  occasion  shall  require  he  shall  put  in  execution  the 
commission  for  martial  law. 

6.  He  shall  cause  the  Fleet  to  repair   to   the    Downs,  or 
Calais  road,  or  to  St.  John's  road  to  meet  the  Prince  there. 
The  latter  will  set  out  on  June  29. 

7.  Merchant  vessels  are  only  to  be  seized  to  supply  the 
Fleet  with  necessaries,  so  that  the  Prince  on  his  arrival  at 
Calais  can  take  such  course  with  them  as  may  be  advised 
by    Lord    Willoughby    and    the    Kentish    committee.     Cargo 
must  not  be  embezzled,  but  must  remain  on  the  ships  until 
the  Prince  comes,  and  the  officers  of  every  ship  are  to  make 
a  state  in  writing  of  the  arrears  due,  and  of  the  ammunition, 
victuals,  &c.,  now  on  the  ships. 

3J  pp.     Copy.     (III.  177.) 

*  For  notices  of  the  arrival  and  arrest  of  this  pretended  Prince  of  Wales, 
and  description  of  his  person  and  parentage,  see  Col.  S.P.  Dom.,  1648-9, 
pp.  72-76.  and  349. 


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The  PRINCE'S  Instructions  to  CAPTAIN  [THOMAS]  ALLEN. 

1648,  June  [14-]24.  St.  Germain's  [endorsement]. — He  is  to 
repair  to  the  ship,  Constant  Reformation  and  the  rest  of  the 
Fleet  who  have  lately  returned  to  the  obedience  of  the  King, 
and  is  to  deliver  to  the  Lord  Willoughby  of  Parham  the 
duplicates  of  the  commissions  &c.  directed  to  him  and  sent 
herewith,  and  the  duplicates  of  blank  commissions  for  captains 
and  of  the  Prince's  former  letter  to  the  Kentish  committee, 
and  to  the  particular  ships  the  letters  directed  to  them,  and 
if  Colonel  Mayart  be  not  arrived  nor  the  despatch  sent  by 
him,  he  is  to  acquaint  them  all  of  its  effect. 

2.  [To  the  same  effect  as  para.  3  of  previous  instructions.] 

3.  He  is  to  conceal  the   instrument  now  delivered  to  him 
under  seal  and  not  to  break  the  seal  unless  all  or  the  greater 
part  of  the  Fleet  refuse  to  accept  Lord  Willoughby  as  vice- 
admiral. 

4.  If  Lord  Willoughby  be  not  arrived,  he  is  to  deliver  to 
the  Kentish  committee  the  open  warrant  now  sent  requiring 
them  to  bring  the  Fleet  to  the  Downs  or  Calais  or  St.  John's 
road ;   if  Lord  Willoughby  be  arrived  and  received  by  the  Fleet 
he  is  to  conceal  it. 

1J  p.  Copy.  No.  148  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester. 
(III.  181.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES'  Instructions  to  HUMFREY  BOSWELL. 

1648,  [June  2 2-] July  2. — 1.  He  is  to  repair  to  Calais,  and 
if  the  fleet  under  the  command  of  Lord  Willoughby  of  Parham 
be  arrived,  to  deliver  the  letters  herein  sent  to  him  and  the 
Kentish  Committee,  and  by  word  of  mouth  to  assure  the 
officers,  marines  and  soldiers  of  the  fleet  of  the  Prince's  intention 
to  be  with  them  immediately,  and  of  his  care  to  provide  for 
them,  and  to  deliver  the  other  letter  to  the  Lord  Keeper, 
Sir  Richard  Lane,  and  to  leave  with  him  the  letter  for  Lord 
Willoughby  if  the  fleet  be  not  arrived. 

2.  When  he  comes  to  London  he  is  to  repair  immediately 
to  Mr.  Denham  and  to  acquaint  him  with  his  employment, 
[MS.  torn]  and  shall  acquaint   him  with  the  several  blanks 
delivered  to  him  [Boswell]  and  proceed  in  all  things  by  his 
advice  to  the  end  that  he  may  give  no  impediment  to  that 
which  he  hath  direction  to  do  in  this  land  for  the  Prince. 

3.  He   shall   proceed   with   great   caution   and   have^  good 
information  of  the  persons  whom  he  moves  for  the  Prince's 
supply,  but  above  all  things  be  careful  that  nothing  be  done 
to  the  Prince's  dishonour  or  to  make  his  name  cheap  or  bring 
an  undervalue  upon  his  hand  and  seal. 

4.  He  is  to  pay  any  money  he  receives  to  Mr.   Denham 
taking  his  acquittance,  and  to  return  to  the  Prince's  secretary 
all  such  blanks  as  he  may  not  use,  and  upon  which  he  shall 
receive  no  money. 

2  pp.     Draft.     (III.   191.) 


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The  PRINCE  or  WALES'  Instructions  to  JAMES,  MARQUIS 
OF    ORMOND,    Lieutenant    General    of    Ireland. 

1648,  [June  27-] July  7. — 1.  He  is  to  endeavour  the  settle- 
ment of  a  general  peace  in  Ireland,  whether  it  be  by  such 
concessions  as  may  consist  with  his  Majesty's  honour  and 
interest,  or  by  forcing  such  as  shall  not  submit,  for  which  he 
has  full  authority  to  grant  unto  the  confederate  Roman 
Catholics  of  Ireland  all  such  conditions  as  were  granted  to 
them  by  the  late  peace,  and  to  make  such  further  concessions 
in  all  things  (matters  of  religion  excepted)  as  he  shall  judge 
necessary. 

2.  "In  matters  of  religion  you  are  to  grant  unto  the  said 
confederate    Roman    Catholics   whatever   hath    been    at    any 
time  offered  unto  them  by  you  upon  any  former  treaty." 

3.  If  he  find  that  peace  with  them  cannot  otherwise  be 
affected,  and  that  thereby  it  may,  he  is  to  grant  that  they 
shall  not  be  molested  in  their  present  possession  of  the  churches 
in  their  quarters  or  of  the  exercise  of  their  religion  and  respective 
functions  in  them  until  his  Majesty  in  a  free  parliament  shall 
declare  his  further  pleasure. 

4.  In  making  use  of  this  power  he  is  to  use  all  industry 
that  they  may  be  contented  if  possible  with  private  assurances 
of  this  part,  and  if  not,  to  take  especial  care  that  in  the  manner 
of  giving  them  the  said  assurance  there  may  be  nothing  to 
imply  a  consent  in  his  Majesty  of  giving  away  the  churches 
from  the  Protestants  to  them  or  the  settling  of  them  in  the 
same  for  a  perpetuity  but  only  a  sufferance  of  their  present 
possession  till  his  Majesty's  pleasure  be  known. 

2  pp.     Draft.     (III.  193.) 

Also  an  earlier  draft  of  the  above,  except  that  para.  2 
originally  ran  as  follows  : — 

"  In  matters  of  religion  we  do  likewise  further  authorise 
you,  in  case  the  settlement  desired  cannot  be  otherwise  effected, 
to  grant  unto  the  said  Confederate  Catholics  an  assurance  of 
an  abolition  of  all  laws  concerning  the  professors  of  the  Catholic 
religion  so  far  forth  as  they  lay  any  penalty  or  restraint  upon 
them  for  the  free  exercise  of  their  religion." 

This  is  erased,  and  in  the  margin  is  substituted  what  appears 
in  the  copy  above  given.  (III.  195.) 

The  LIEUT. -GOVERNOR  and  JURATS  OF  JERSEY  to  the 
PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1648,  June  28.  Jersey. — A  letter  written  by  John  Gaily 
of  St.  Hillyers  to  John  Herault,  a  fugitive  of  the  island  and 
active  in  the  late  rebellion,  was  brought  to  them  in  court, 
about  three  months  since,  by  the  King's  Procurer.  They 
enclose  a  copy  which  proves  the  seditious  disposition  of  Gaily 
who  lives  among  them  pretending  good  affections  to  the  King. 
They  committed  Gaily  to  prison,  he  being  not  able  to  deny 
the  writing  and  making  no  excuse  but  that  the  Devil  had 


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seduced  him.  At  frequent  examinations  he  will  not  discover 
his  confederates  in  the  island.  They  have  no  power  to  proceed 
in  the  case  of  high  Treason  without  special  commission  from 
the  King  under  the  Great  Seal.  They  therefore  beseech 
the  Prince's  direction. 

Signed  by  Sir  George  Carter et  and  eight  jurats. 

1  p.     (III.  183.) 

The   PRINCE   OF   WALES'   Instructions   for   Sir   THOMAS 

HOOPER. 

1648,  July  [2-]12.— 1.  He  is  to  deliver  the  letter  to  Lord 
Willoughby  of  Parham  if  he  be  with  the  fleet,  but  not  the 
other  letter  to  the  officers  of  the  fleet  and  to  the  Kentish 
gentlemen. 

2.  If  Lord  Willoughby,  or  the  officers  and  Kentish  gentlemen 
in  his  absence,  send  ships  to  the  relief  of  Weymar  [Walmer] 
Castle,  he  shall  accompany  them,   and  desire  them  if  they 
relieve  it,  to  "  sleight  "  all  the  works  made  by  the  enemy  about 
it,  and  to  put  into  it  all  ammunition  arid  victuals  as  it  shall 
need,  informing  them  before  hand  what  is  needed. 

3.  He  shall  entreat  Lord  Willoughby  to  use  the  little  vessel 
with  four  guns  now  in  Kent  for  this  service,  giving  the  captain 
such  commission  as  may  be  necessary. 

1J  p.  [The  last  half -page  bound  after  the  next  paper.] 
(III.  201.) 

The   PRINCE   or   WALES'   Instructions   to   Sir  RICHARD 
LANE  and  [JOHN]  LORD  CTJLPEPPER. 

1648,  July  [3-]13.  Abbeville.  [Endorsed]— I.  The  army 
in  Colchester  under  the  command  of  [George]  Earl  of  Norwich, 
[Arthur]  Lord  Capel  and  others,  requiring  ammunition,  they 
are  to  apply  to  such  Englishmen  now  at  Calais  as  they  know 
to  be  well  affected,  for  the  providing  of  50  barrels  of  powder 
and  a  proportionable  quantity  of  match  and  ball,  and  for 
such  a  sum  of  money  as  will  be  sufficient  to  pay  for  the  same, 
assuring  them  that  when  the  Prince  comes  to  Calais  he  will 
make  satisfaction  for  what  they  disburse  or  furnish,  and  will 
be  very  sensible  of  their  kindness. 

2.  He  is  also  to  provide  a  vessel  to  transport  the  ammunition 
to  Colchester  upon  such  terms  as  he  may  think  fit. 

3.  If  the  fleet  is  at  Calais  he  shall  acquaint  Lord  Willoughby 
of   Parham,  the    Kentish   gentlemen   and    the   other    officers 
that  the  Prince  is  on  his  way  to  them,  and  inform  himself  of 
the  true  condition  of  the  fleet  in  all  particulars. 

4.  He  shall  speak  with  Mr.  Somerset  Foxe  and  Mr.  Garrett 
and  take  information  from  them  of  the  condition  of  the  ammu- 
nition at  Havre  and  dispose  them  against  the  Prince's  coming 
in  a  readiness  to  execute  such  orders  concerning  the  same 
as  he  shall  receive  from  the  Prince. 

1J  p.     Draft.     (III.  203.) 


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The  PRINCE  OF  WALES'  Instructions  to  [CHARLES]  LORD 
JARRETT  [GERARD]. 

1648,  July  [6-]  16. — 1.  He  is  to  repair  to  Dunkirk  or  else- 
where to  the  Marshal  de  Ransau  and  move  him  to  lend  two 
frigates  for  a  month  or  such  other  time  as  he  can  procure, 
and  60  barrels  of  powder  or  any  other  quantity  with  a  propor- 
tionable quantity  of  match  and  ball. 

2.  If  he  be  pressed  to  declare  when  and  how  the  above 
will  be  restored  and  find  that  he  cannot  otherwise  procure 
them,  he  is  to  acquaint  Ransau  that  the  Prince  will  repay 
at  Havre  where  he  has  the  same  ready.     But  he  is  not  to 
engage  the  Prince  to  this,  if  he  can  procure  them  by  any  general 
promise. 

3.  He  is  to  desire  the  same  to  be  sent  to  Calais  immediately. 

4.  If  he  has  to  stay  at  Dunkirk  or  with  Ransau,  he  is  to 
inform  the  Prince  what  he  can  obtain. 

5.  He  has  power  to  add  to,  or  vary  from  these  instructions. 
Lastly  he  is  to   acquaint   Ransau   that  Mr.   Wm.   Sandes 

lately  sent  with  a  despatch  from  Lord  Goring  to  the  Prince 
is  a  servant  of  the  Queen,  his  mother,  and  request  free  pass 
for  him. 

A  summary  at  the  side. 

1J  p.     Draft.     (III.  207.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  the  MARSHAL  DE  RANSAU. 

1648,  July  [6-]  16.*  Calais  [endorsement]. — Introducing  the 
bearer  Lord  Jarrett,  gentleman  of  his  bedchamber,  for  an 
affair  of  great  importance. 

J  p.     French.     Draft.     (III.  209.) 

The  PRINCE'S  Instructions  to  COLONEL  JAMES  APSLEY. 

1648,  July  [7-]  17.  Calais  [endorsement]. — 1.  He  is  to 
repair  to  the  relief  of  Walmer  Castle  with  the  ships  and  soldiers 
under  his  command. 

2.  In  case  of  failure,  if  a  further  attempt  seem  feasible, 
he  may  repair  to  Deal  or  Sandowne  Castle,  and  wait  another 
opportunity,  provided  that  he  again  attempt  it  with  all  possible 
speed,  and  inform  those  in  Walmer  that  he  is  expecting  to 
relieve  them. 

3.  In  case  of  success  he  is  immediately  to  advise  the  Prince, 
and   to  await  further  order,  residing  with  his  men  at  either 
of  the  said  castles,  drawing  together  all  the  force  he  may  of 
horse  and  foot  and  getting  provisions  into  the  several  castles. 

4.  In  case  of  failure  he  is  to  advise  the  Prince  thereof  together 
with  what  shall  be  further  desired  by  the  captains  of  Deal 
and  Sandowne  that  he  may  receive  further  orders. 

1J  p.    [No.  129  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.]   (III.  213.) 

*  The  Prince  left  Calais  on  July  9,  English  style. 


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The  PRINCE'S  Instructions  to  CAPTAIN  ROBERT  STANTON, 
Captain  of  the  ship  or  frigate  [blank]  of  Dover. 

1648,  July  [7-J17.  Calais  [endorsement]. — 1.  He  is  to  take 
his  ship  to  Walmer  Castle  and  lie  before  it  as  near  as  he  can, 
and  with  cannon  or  otherwise  annoy  the  enemy  in  their 
trenches. 

2.  He  is  to  continue  before  the  said  castle  until  ships  be 
sent  by  the  Prince  for  its  relief,  and  then  join  with  them  in 
the  relief. 

3.  He  is  to  advise  those  in  the  castle  that  Colonel  Apsley 
will  be  with  him  at  12  o'clock  on  Saturday  July  8,  and  he 
is  to  obey  the  Colonel's  orders. 

1  p.     No.  127  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.      (III.  215.) 

[CHARLES]  DUKE  OF  LORRAINE  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1648,  July  [8-]  18.  Brussels. — The  unexpected  arrival  of 
the  Prince  on  this  frontier,  and  the  reported  haste  of  his 
journey,  leaves  the  Duke  no  time  to  meet  him.  He  therefore 
sends  de  la  Boulay,  captain  of  his  Guards,  to  express  his  regret 
[that  he  does  not  meet  him]  and  his  affection. 

J  p.     French.     (III.  221.) 

[CHARLES]  DUKE  OF  LORRAINE  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1648,  July  [8-]  18.  Brussels. — Was  011  the  point  of  sending 
the  captain  of  his  Guards  to  the  Prince,  when  le  Sieur  de  Vic 
[Sir  Harry  de  Vic,]  the  King  of  England's  Resident  in  these 
provinces,  being  about  to  go  [to  the  Prince],  he  has  requested 
him  to  assure  his  Highness  of  his  friendship. 

}  p.    French.     (III.  217.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  the  MERCHANTS  ADVENTURERS 
OF  ROTTERDAM  [endorsement]. 

1648,  July  [13-]23.     [Helvoetsluys.] — Letter  of  commenda- 
tion for  Doctor  Stephen  Gough.     Date  only  in  endorsement. 
J  p.     Draft.     (III.  241.) 

Letter  of  [blank]  for  DR.  STEPHEN  GOUGH. 

1648,    July    [13-]23.     Helvoetsluys. — Promising    to    repay 
with  interest  any  money  advanced  to  Gough. 
J  p.     Impression  of  seal.     (III.  243.) 

The  PRINCE'S  Instructions  to  DR.  STEPHEN  GOUGH. 

1648,  July  [14-]24.  Helvoetsluys  [endorsement]. — 1.  He 
shall  presently  repair  to  the  Deputy  of  the  Company  of 
Merchants  Adventurers  at  Rotterdam  that  the  company  be 
immediately  assembled,  and  the  Prince's  letters  to  the  Deputy 
and  them  be  publicly  read. 

2.  He  shall  acquaint  them  that  as  many  of  his  Majesty's 
royal  navy  and  other  ships  are  already  returned  to  obedience, 
and  many  more  are  daily  expected,  the  Prince  has  to  make 


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provision  for  their  pay  and  subsistence,  and  being  informed 
that  the  Company  has  supplied  the  Parliament  with  very 
great  sums  and  is  already  reimbursed  the  greater  part  thereof, 
and  that  his  Majesty  has  for  some  years  been  deprived  of 
the  customs  and  other  revenue  formerly  allotted  for  the  navy, 
he  therefore  demands  50,000/.  by  way  of  loan,  the  payment 
whereof  Gough  is  to  promise  as  soon  as  the  Prince  be  enabled 
thereunto,  and  to  promise  that  the  Company  shall  be  indem- 
nified for  the  past,  and  that  their  trade  shall  be  secured  by 
the  fleet. 

3.  After  bringing  this  treaty  to  good  forwardness,  he  shall 
move  the   Company  to    make    immediately  a  present   of  a 
considerable  sum  for  the  support  of  the  Prince's  person  and 
family. 

4.  He  shall  endeavour  to  procure  the  loan  of  the  several 
sums  from  the  persons  to  whom  the  Prince's  letters  are  directed, 
using  the  blank  letters  for  other  persons,  and  shall  treat  with 
other  persons  at  Hamburg  also  and  elsewhere  for  money. 

5.  He  shall  advertise  the  Prince  of  his  proceedings  and  assure 
all  lenders  of  the  Prince's  intention  to  repay  them  with  interest. 

6.  He  has  power  to  alter  his  instructions,  or  add  to  them. 

7.  He  shall  issue  money  received  for  the  Prince's  use  only 
by  warrant  under  his  hand. 

The  "  proposals  "  which  Dr.  Stephen  Gough  took  from  the 
Prince  to  Rotterdam  are  in  the  Clarendon  State  Papers,  see 
Cal.  I,  435  ;  see  also  letter  p.  219  below,  which  however  is  evidently 
not  the  "  proposals,"  though  probably  given  at  the  same  time. 

2|  pp.     Draft.     (III.  237.) 

Instructions  to  Sir  WILLIAM  BOSWBLL. 

1648,  July  [16-] 26. — 1.  He  is  to  repair  to  the  States  General 
and  in  the  Prince's  name  represent  to  them  the  state  of  his 
present  condition  having  been  for  some  years  since  deprived 
of  his  ancient  patrimony  and  of  those  supplies  which  he  might 
have  drawn  from  the  bounty  of  the  King,  whereby  he  is  enforced 
to  have  recourse  to  them  as  to  the  ancient  allies  of  the  Crown 
of  England  and  of  the  King,  for  the  loan  of  a  considerable 
sum  as  well  for  the  discharge  of  present  engagements  as  for 
personal  expenses  and  the  support  of  his  family.  He  shall 
desire  of  them  the  present  loan  of  any  sums  that  he  shall 
think  fit  above  100,000  francs,  and  shall  make  use  of  such 
arguments  and  motives  thereunto  as  the  Prince  has  already  by 
word  of  mouth  acquainted  him  with,  together  with  such  others 
as  he  shall  think  most  effectual. 

2.  He  shall  advise  the  Prince  of  his  success  in  the  matter, 
who  will  be  careful  to  send  him  such  other  authorities  and 
instruments  as  shall  be  necessary  and  as  he  shall  desire. 
1  p.  Draft. 

Also  : — Other  drafts  of  Instructions  &c.,  apparently  all 
meant  for  Boswell. 


217 

"Trusty  and  well  beloved  .  .  .  whereas  in  the  present 
conjuncture  and  pressure  of  our  affairs  we  shall  have 
occasion  to  make  frequent  addresses  for  his  Majesty's 
service  to  the  States  General,  or  provincial  as  the  case 
shall  require  and  because  we  repose  especial  truth 
and  confidence  in  you  as  well  in  regard  of  your  public 
quality  as  of  your  particular  and  personal  abilities  and 
known  good  affection  to  his  Majesty  and  to  us,  we  have 
thought  fit  therefore  to  require  and  authorize  you  to 
treat  and  negotiate  in  our  name  and  for  his  Majesty's 
service,  with  the  said  States  general  or  provincial  as 
the  case  shall  require,  concerning  all  such  particulars 
as  we  either  have  already  or  shall  hereafter  give  you 
instructions." 

i  p.     (III.  703sg.) 

(1)  He  shall  address  in  the  Prince's  name  the  States  General 
and    such  provincial  States  and  towns  as  he  shall  think 
fit,  and  propose  the  loan  of  some  considerable  quantity 
of  arms  and  ammunition,  as  powder,  match,  muskets, 
carabines,  pistols,  backs  and  breasts  for  horse  in  such 
manner  and  by   such  means  as  may  be  of  least  incon- 
venience to  them.     And  he  shall  advertise  the  Prince  of 
his  proceedings. 

(2)  He    shall    in    the    Prince's   name   desire   from    the 
States  General  and  others  whom  it  may  concern  per- 
mission for  those  employed  by  the  Prince  to  raise  and 
levy  such  men  as  can  be  got  here  of  the  English  nation 
either  upon  the  reducing  of  companies  or  otherwise, 
with    the    like    permission    to    embark    and    transport 
the  men  so  raised  for  his  service  to   such  place  as  he 
shall    appoint,    which    he    desires    to    obtain    without 
prejudice   to   the   States   or   other   places   or   persons 
concerned,   that   his    Majesty's   service   and    the   con- 
veniency  of  the  States  here  may  stand  together. 

(3)  The  hearts  of  the  seamen  of  England  being  moved 
to  return  to  his  Majesty's  obedience  and  divers  ships 
of  the  Royal  Navy  and  others   being  already  under 
the  Prince's  command,  and  more  being  daily  expected, 
he  shall  move  the  States  General  in  the  Prince's  name 
to  afford  him  the  liberty  of  their  ports  not  only  to 
make  provisions  for  the  fleet,  on  paying  for  the  same 
according  to  the  rates  of  the  country,  but  also  to  lie 
at  anchor  and  winter  in  them,  and  to  do  all  other  things 
within  the  said  ports  necessary  for  fitting  the  ships  for 
further  service,  leaving  Sir  William  to  enlarge  this  desire 
in    such  further    particulars   as    he   has   already   been 
acquainted  with  or  shall  hereafter  receive  instructions 
for. 

2J  p. ;  [wrongly  bound],     (III.  705.) 


218 

The  PRINCE  to  JOHN  WEBSTER,  of  Amsterdam,  Merchant. 

[1648,  July?] — "Trusty  and  well  beloved  ...  We  have 
been  informed  by  our  trusty  and  well  beloved  Sir  William 
Boswell,  his  Majesty's  resident  with  the  States  General,  and 
by  others,  of  your  great  zeal  for  his  Majesty's  service  upon  all 
occasions ;  and  how  ready  you  have  been  to  execute  all  things 
that  have  been  desired  of  you,  either  for  the  King  or  Queen's 
service.  We  think  fit  to  return  you  our  acknowledgment  and 
kind  acceptation  thereof,  and  to  entreat  you  to  continue  the 
same  good  affection  and  endeavours  for  such  things  as  we  may 
have  occasion  to  use  your  assistance  in,  as  we  shall  be  ever 
mindful  of  those  services  that  you  have  already  performed, 
and  be  ready  upon  all  occasions  to  let  you  see  how  sensible 
we  are  thereof." 

1  p.  Draft.  On  the  same  sheet  as  the  instructions  to  Boswell, 
dated  July  26,  above.  (III.  709.) 

The  PRINCE  [OF  WALES]  to  M.  HANNIBAL  SCHESTEDT, 
VICEROY  or  NORWAY. 

1648,  July  [17-]27.  Helford  Sluce. — Commending  the 
Sieur  de  Cockeran  whom  he  is  sending  to  the  King  of  Denmark, 
and  asking  the  Viceroy's  aid  and  counsel  in  the  matters  which 
are  to  be  proposed  to  the  said  King  on  the  Prince's  behalf. 

i  p.     French.  '  Signed.     (III.  248.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  IN  COUNCIL. 

1648,  July  [17-]27. — Orders  in  Council  for  a  Declaration 
setting  forth  the  reasons  of  the  Prince's  appearing  upon  the 
Fleet  in  action. 

Three  drafts,  two  rough,  much  corrected  in  Long's  hand  ;  the, 
other  clean,  signed  by  the  Prince. 

A  copy  in  Clarendon  State  Papers ;  see  Cal.  I,  431. 

(III.  249,  253,  257.) 

[The  PRINCE  OF  WALES]  to  [CHARLES]  DUKE  OF  LORRAINE. 

1648,  July  [19-]29  [endorsement]. — Having  given  the 
rendezvous  at  the  Dunes  for  the  1,500  men  raised  by  the 
Duke  for  the  service  of  the  King  his  father,  and  going  there  in 
person  as  soon  as  possibly  he  can,  he  informs  the  Duke 
thereof  (having  written  also  to  Lord  Goring)  in  order  that 
his  Highness'  orders  may  be  conformable  to  his  own  designs. 
Will  always  keep  the  most  affectionate  recollection  of  his 
generosity. 

i  p.     Copy.     French.     (III.  261.) 

CHARLES  [DUKE  OF]  LORRAINE  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES, 
1648,  July  [21-]31.     Brussels. — Has  received  the  Prince's 
two  letters  from  Sieur  de  Vic,  to  whom  he  has  expressed  the 
necessity  of  having  a  small  vessel  to  give  free  communication 
with  Ostend  to  his  army. 

i  p.     French,    Seal.     (III.  263.) 


219 

[JAMBS,  EARL  OF]  CALANDEB  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1648,  July  21.  Kirkbythure. — "Whatsoever  power  is  or 
shall  be  in  my  hands,  next  to  the  glory  of  God  As  in  duty  I 
am  bound  to  implore ;  my  utmost  endeavours  for  his  Majesty's 
rescue  And  re-establishing  him  upon  his  throne  ;  In  the 
pursuance  whereof  Neither  life,  nor  fortune  shall  be  wanting  by 
all  occasions  to  make  appear  That  I  am  &c." 

i  p.     (III.  225.) 

LIEUT. -GENERAL  JOHN  MIDDLETON  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1648,  July  22.  Kirkbye  Thor. — Has  received  by  Sir  Wm. 
Fleeming  the  Prince's  letter  noticing  his  "  meine  "  endeavours 
in  his  Majesty's  service  ;  though  as  yet  he  has  not  been  so  happy 
as  to  make  known  his  loyalty  by  actions,  yet  his  constant 
resolution  is  to  pass  by  no  occasion  whereby  he  may  evidence 
his  affection  to  his  Majesty. 

}  p.     Seal.     (III.  229.) 

His  HIGHNESS  [JAMES  DUKE  OF  YORK]  to  the  [ENGLISH] 
MERCHANTS  OF  ROTTERDAM  [endorsement]. 

1648,  [July  26-]Aug.  5  [endorsement]. — As  his  condition 
is  not  unknown  to  them,  he  presumes  they  are  not  ignorant 
"how  much  it  imports  the  honour  not  only  of  the  Crown  of 
England,  but  of  the  English  nation  itself,"  that  he  should  be 
supported  in  some  measure  according  to  that  dignity  wherein 
he  was  born.  In  confidence  therefore  of  their  loyalty  to  his 
royal  father  and  love  to  their  native  country,  he  desires  them  to 
consent  to  a  loan'of  1,00(M.  monthly  for  his  use  to  be  delivered 
from  time  to  time  to  his  Governor,  Sir  John  Berkeley,  to  be 
continued  till  his  present  circumstance  be  altered,  which 
he  has  reason  to  expect  will  be  very  speedily.  He  engages 
himself  to  use  his  utmost  endeavours  to  procure  an  allowance 
out  of  their  own  Customs  for  sums  advanced.  He  will  look 
upon  it  not  only  as  a  debt  which  he  will  discharge  before  all 
others  but  as  a  service  which  will  oblige  him  for  ever  to  intend 
their  good  and  interest. 

1  p.     Copy.     (III.  275.) 

[The  PRINCE  OF  WALES]  to  Sir  WILLIAM  BOSWELL  at  the  HAGUE. 

[1648,]  July  28  old  style.  The  Downs. — Being  now  at 
anchor  here  the  Prince  has  thought  fit  for  the  present  to  stay 
all  ships  belonging  to  Englishmen,  and  among  others  has 
made  stay  of  one  ship  called  the  Damsel  of  London  and  two 
little  vessels,  laden  with  cloth  and  other  commodities,  bound 
for  Middleborough,  belonging  to  English  merchants,  without 
any  intention  to  break  bulk  or  dispose  of  any  of  the  lading 
of  the  said  ships.  He  requests  Sir  William  to  acquaint  the 
Prince  of  Orange  and  the  States  General  of  this,  and  to  assure 
them  that  any  goods  belonging  to  subjects  of  the  States  shall 
not  be  damnified  in  the  least  degree,  but  restored. 

1  p.    Draft.     (III.  259.) 


220 

The  Prince's  Instructions  for  Captain  JOHN  YERBURY. 
1648,  July  28  old  style.     [The  Downs. 1—1.  He  shall  imme- 
diately repair  to  the  Brill  in  Holland,  and  enquire  out  Captain 
Batten  and  deliver  a  letter  to  him. 

2.  He  shall  desire  him  and  the  rest  of  the  captains  of  frigates 
now  at  the  Brill  to  bring  their  frigates  out  of  command  of  any 
fort,  castle  or  harbour  of  the  States,  whether  victualled  or  not, 
and  if  Batten  be  not  there  to  speak  with  the  other  captains 
to  hasten  to  the  Downs.     The  names  of  the  frigates  are  The 
Constant  Warwick,  The  Satisfaction,  The  Crescent,  The  Roebuck, 
The  Pelican,  The  Hind. 

3.  He  shall  cause  the  letter  to  Sir  W.  Bos  well  to  be  delivered 
with  speed. 

1  p.     Copy.     (III.  260.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  WILLIAM,  PRINCE  or  ORANGE. 

[1648,  July  ?] — Requesting  the  loan  of  four  ships  of  war, 
ready  for  service,  for  two  months,  that  he  may  be  less  inferior 
to  Warwick's  fleet,  the  greatest  hopes  for  the  restoration  of 
his  Majesty  and  the  Prince  to  their  just  rights  depending  on 
this  fleet  now  under  his  Highness's  command.  The  charges 
to  be  repaid  when  the  Prince  can  do  so.  He  also  requests 
that  the  States  General  may  be  induced  that  Warwick's 
fleet  may  be  stayed  24  hours  after  the  Prince's  fleet  is  under 
sail  over  the  bar  at  Goree,  and  that  the  Prince  of  Orange 
will  give  his  brotherly  advice  what  he  may  desire  of  the  States 
General  and  particularly  that  the  desire  akeady  made  by 
Sir  William  Boswell  for  a  loan  of  money  may  be  rendered 
effectual. 

1  p.  Draft,  by  Hyde.  No.  375  of  the  papers  taken  at 
Worcester.  (III.  855.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  ORANGE  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

[1648,  July  ?] — Replying  to  the  Prince's  letter  considers 
the  loan  and  armament  of  the  four  vessels,  for  which  he  is 
asked,  would  clash  with  the  resolution  of  the  States  to  be 
neutral,  and  would  prejudice  and  render  suspect  his  own 
advice  on  English  affairs  without  any  gain  to  Prince  Charles' 
cause.  The  States  are  also  unable  to  meet  their  own  obliga- 
tions. The  Prince  will,  however,  order  his  Vice-Admiral  to 
see  Prince  Charles'  fleet  protected  in  Dutch  waters.  He 
concludes  with  protestations  of  friendship. 

Endorsed  :  The  Prince  of  Orange  his  answer  to  the  Prince 
his  proposition. 

2|  pp.     Copy.     French.     (III.   735.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [COLONEL  MATTHEW  BOYNTON  ?].* 

[1648,  July  ?] — Trusty  and  well  beloved.  .  .  .  We  have 
received  your  proposition  by  your  brother  Colonel  Cornelius 

*  In  July,  1648,  Col.  Matthew  Boynton  carried  over  Scarborough  Castle 
to  the  King. 


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Bointon  and  find  the  same  so  full  of  loyalty  and  affection 
to  the  King  and  so  modest  concerning  your  own  particular 
that  we  are  extremely  troubled  that  our  present  condition 
disables  us  to  comply  with  it  as  we  desire  to  do  [especially 
in  that  particular  of  the  two  months'  pay  for  the  officers 
and  men  *  ].  We  shall  notwithstanding,  as  we  have  ex- 
pressed in  our  answer  to  your  propositions,  concur  with 
much  [unfinished]. 
|  p.  (III.  704.) 

WILLIAM  LAMBERT. 

[1648,  July.] — William  Lambert  of  the  hoy  called  the 
Hopeful  Mary  to  have  a  signification  of  the  Prince  that  he 
belongs  to  the  fleet  and  is  employed  in  his  Highness'  service, 
and  therefore  to  pass  without  molestation. 

5  lines  on  the  same  sheet  as  the  preceding. 

Fragment   of  Instructions   to   [CoL.   M.   BOYNTON]  with 
regard  to   Scarborough   [endorsement]. 

[1648,  July  ?] — To  provide  for  the  garrison  he  may  authorize 
discreet  persons  to  set  forth  ships  to  sea,  and  to  seize  and 
bear  in  to  him  such  vessels  as  they  shall  meet  upon  the  sea, 
out  of  which  he  is  authorized  to  take  provisions  for  the  use 
of  the  garrison,  or  to  use  the  vessels  as  he  sees  occasion  for 
the  service  of  the  garrison. 

\  p.     Draft.     (III.  711.) 

The  DUKE  or  HAMILTON,  and  the  EARLS  OF  CALANDER, 
CRAWFORD  AND  LINDSAY,  and  LANERICK. 

1648,  Aug.  4.  Edinburgh. — The  Earl  of  Lauderdale  will 
return  to  tke  Prince  their  humble  sense  upon  all  the  particulars 
entrusted  to  them  through  Sir  William  Fleming. 

1  p.     Four  signatures.     (III.  267.) 

[The  PRINCE  OF  WALES]  to  the  SPEAKER  OF  THE  HOUSE 

OF  PEERS. 

1648,  Aug.  5  [o.s.].  The  Downs. — Printed  in  the  Lords1 
Journals,  1647-8  under  date  Aug.  8,  correctly,  excepting  that 
in  line  17  for  "  in  manner  "  read  "  in  such  manner." 

line  20  for  "  the  face  "  read  "  any  face  " 

line  33  for  "  this  treaty  "  read  "  the  treaty." 

1|  p.     Copy.     (III.  271.) 

SIR  JOHN  BERKELEY  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1648,  Aug.  [5-]15.  The  Hague. — Your  Highness  "  having 
no  leisure  before  your  departure  to  take  your  brother's 
condition  into  consideration,  and  his  Highness  upon  his 

*  This  sentence  erased. 


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coming  hither  finding  that  several  debts  had  been  contracted  and 
no  visible  means  to  satisfy  them  or  to  discharge  the  necessary 
expense  of  himself  and  his  family,"  was  forced  to  write  to 
the  Deputy  and  company  of  English  merchants  (copy 
enclosed  to  Mr.  Secretary)  whereupon  they  being  called 
together  immediately  voted  12,000  "guildens"  to  be  levied 
for  his  supply,  and  have  this  day  presented  it  by  their 
Deputy  and  four  of  the  chief  merchants,  and  give  no 
reason  to  despair  of  continuing  the  like  sum  monthly 
during  his  abode  in  these  parts,  but  I  perceive  by  Dr.  Go  fife 
that  far  greater  matters  are  expected  from  them.  I  sought  the 
Doctor  to  acquaint  him  with  my  master's  intention,  but  could 
not  meet  him  until  the  day  before  the  company  had  appointed 
to  return  their  answer.  He  then  desired  me  to  "  defer  to  solicit 
it  till  he  had  put  in  his  proposition,  which  was  accordingly 
done."  I  wish  it  may  take  effect,  and  that  your  Highness 
would  be  pleased  out  of  his  receipts  to  settle  an  allowance 
for  my  master.  I  have  troubled  some  of  your  Highness's 
Council  with  the  matter  of  my  master's  condition  at  Helversluce, 
with  my  opinion  that  good  might  be  done,  both  in  levies  of 
moneys  and  men,  upon  the  reduction,  if  it  were  put  in  a  right 
way,  and  am  confirmed  in  both,  great  numbers  of  men  being 
to  be  transported  at  very  easy  rates,  as  your  Highness  will 
understand  by  Dr.  Goffe,  to  which  service  my  master  has 
furnished  him  with  3,000  guildens. 

At  his  taking  leave  the  Deputy  desired  my  master  would 
recommend  their  petition  for  the  release  of  their  ship.  I 
conceive  your  Highness  cannot  well  excuse  the  doing  them 
that  favour. 

2J  pp.     Holograph.     (III.  291.) 

Commission   to   DR.    RICHARD   HART   as   Judge   of   the 

Admiralty. 

1648.  Aug.  [8-J18. — 1  p.  Copy.  No.  177  of  the  papers 
taken  at  Worcester.  (III.  307.) 

[COLONEL]  ROBERT  HAMMOND  to  COLONEL  NATHANIEL  RICH. 

1648,  Aug.  8. — "  Dear  Natt,  Thine  I  have  received  by  thy 
captain,  his  troop  will  I  hope  be  over  to-morrow,  it  comes 
very  seasonably  to  me,  I  had  hoped  he  had  brought  money 
with  him,  the  condition  of  this  place  being  not  like  others, 
for  since  the  beginning  of  the  war  till  this  day,  here  hath 
not  been  one  night's  free  quarters.  If  it  be  possible,  I  pray 
thee  therefore  send  a  fortnight's  pay  to  be  here  within  ten 
days,  by  which  times'  end,  I  doubt  not  but  to  have  a  settled 
provision  for  them  while  they  stay  in  this  island,  thy  captain 
tells  me  that  you  promised  to  send  a  month  pay  after  them. 
If  money  come  not  timely,  this  troop  will  be  so  far  from  being 
advantage  to  the  security  of  this  place,  that  it  will  be  much 
the  contrary.  If  you  send  money,  you  may  cause  it  to  be 


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paid  to  my  solicitor  in  London,  and  he  will  return  it  hither, 
his  name  John  Crych,  his  lodging  in  Brick  Court  in  the  inner 
Temple,  he  is  to  be  heard  of  at  the  Goldsmith's  shop  between 
the  two  Temples,  but  thy  letters  to  me  speak  other  language, 
which  before  I  return  to,  because  thou  mayest  expect  news 
from  hence,  I  shall  tell  thee  the  Commissioners  from  Parliament 
are  now  here,  have  delivered  their  message,  which  the  King 
approves  beyond  expectation,  and  intends  a  very  fair  answer. 
What  our  God  is  doing  in  the  world  as  to  particulars  is  only 
known  to  himself,  only  this  I  am  sure  dear  Natt  that  our  father's 
work  goes  on  while  the  world  thinks  'tis  theirs,  and  they  shall  be 
deceived  in  their  vain  expectations,  for  all  this  is  according 
to  his  eternal  purpose  which  is  grace,  mercy  and  love  to  those 
whom  he  hath  loved  in  the  Son  of  his  love,  therefore  be  strong 
in  the  Lord,  and  the  power  of  his  might,  not  to  resist  after 
the  manner  of  the  world,  but  with  faith  and  patience  to  abide 
the  good  will  of  our  father,  whose  pleasure  it  is  to  give  us  a 
Kingdom,  though  not  of  this  world,  for  his  is  not  so,  he  would 
then  command  Legions  to  help  his  poor  innocent,  oppressed, 
injured  ones  ;  his  Kingdom  the  world  cannot  comprehend 
as  thou  well  observest.  My  heart  is  as  thy  heart,  and  in  the 
same  frame  as  I  understand  thee.  I  expect  as  much  ill  from 
men  as  may  be,  and  have  cause  to  expect  as  much  good  from 
God,  oh  that  we  could  believe.  My  God  hath  carried  me 
through  strong  temptations,  I  have  been  also  impatient  of 
my  load  and  have  sought  ease  but  found  none  from  without. 
I  now  apprehend  God  is  about  to  set  me  free  from  the  world, 
that  which  my  soul  hath  long  thirsted  after,  but  I  fear  in  a 
carnal  way,  the  Lord  lay  it  not  to  my  charge.  I  could  rather 
live  in  a  cottage  with  such  a  friend  as  thyself  than  in  the  palace 
of  the  ungodly  :  only  I  wait  the  good  hour,  my  service  to 
thy  wife." 

[Postscript.] — "  I  am  now  in  haste,  cannot  therefore  say  more 
to  thee,  the  next  opportunity  I  shall  be  more  large." 

li  p.     Copy.     (III.  277.)   " 

From  the  Captain  of  one  of  the  two  troops  in  his  regiment 
to  COLONEL  NATHANIEL  RICH. 

[1648,  about  Aug.  9.] — "  I  am  now  safe  arrived  with  my 
troop  at  the  Isle  of  Wight.  The  King  is  very  pleasant  and 
inclines  to  a  personal  treaty  and  told  the  Com.  if  the  parliament 
would  but  walk  towards  peace  and  the  kingdom's  settlement 
he  would  run,  it  is  thought  he  will  desire  Commissioners  from 
the  navy  and  from  the  Scots,  to  wit,  that  all  parties  may  be 
engaged  in  the  treaty.  Col.  Hammond  at  the  reading  of  your 
letter  professed  he  was  very  much  of  your  mind,  he  is  very 
full  of  employment  day  and  night,  he  desires  me  to  write  to 
you  that  if  possible  you  could,  you  would  be  pleased  to  let 
me  have  another  week's  pay  or  two  and  hereafter  he  will  take 
care  for  the  pay  of  my  troop.  I  entreat  you  to  send  me  word 


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in  a  letter,  directed  to  Mr.  Maude,  by  the  first  despatch  whither 
[sic]  you  can  do  it,  and  where  I  may  send  for  it,  I  shall  be  in  a 
great  strait  for  want  of  it  because  the  Islanders  will  not  bear 
free  quarters  and  to  disoblige  there  at  this  present  will  be 
of  sad  consequent.  I  desire  you  would  take  notice  in  my 
future  letters  that  I  put  12345  for  a,  e,  i,  o,  u,  and  you  shall 
not  fail  of  a  weekly  account.  The  King  riseth  early,  walks 
about  the  Castle  from  7  to  9  o'clock  then  retires  to  a  11,  and 
stays  two  hours  at  dinner,  then  retires  to  4  and  then  to  bowls 
with  the  Governor  with  whom  he  is  very  familiar.  This  morning 
the  King  clipt  his  hair  of  his  beard  and  asked  the  Governor 
if  he  saw  not  a  new  reformation  in  him,  much  discourse  passeth 
between  the  King  and  him,  he  reveals  much  of  his  intention 
about  the  treaty  to  him." 

1  p.     Copy.     (III.  281.)     Apparently  incomplete. 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [Louis]  PRINCE  DE  CONDK. 

1648,  Aug.  [14-]24  [endorsement]. — Congratulating  him 
upon  his  success  at  the  battle  of  Lens*  and  requesting  the 
release  of  English  subjects  taken  prisoners  there  on  condition 
of  their  not  bearing  arms  against  the  Crown  of  France. 

|  p.     French.     Draft.     (III.  309.) 

The  PRINCE  or  WALES  to  the  COMMITTEE  OF  ESTATES 
IN  SCOTLAND. 

1648,  Aug.    16  [o.s.]. — Having  received   a  letter  from  the 
Scotch    Parliament    presented    by   the    Earl   of    Lauderdalef 
desiring  his  presence,  announces  his  intention  to  go  to   their 
army  in  England. 
Signature. 

By  his  Highness'  command  in  council, 

ROB.  LONG. 

J  p.  Cf.  similar  letter,  dated  Aug.  22.,  Cal.  Clar.  S.P.  I,  434. 
(III.  295.) 

DU[DLEY],  LORD  NORTH,  Speaker  pro.  tern,  of  the  House 
of  Lords  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1648,  Aug.  17.  Westminster. — [Printed  in  Lords'  Journals 
under  date,  correctly,  except  that  in  line  13  for  "  your  hearty 
affection  "  read  "  that  hearty  affection."] 

1  p.  Signature  and  seal.  No.  338  of  the  papers  taken  at 
Worcester.  (III.  303.) 

SIR  JOHN  BERKELEY  to  ROBERT  LONG. 

1648,  [Aug.  30-]Sept.  9.  Briel. — The  bearer,  Mr.  Mason,  will 
inform  him  of  the  long  journey  taken  by  the  Prince  of  Orange 
and  what  stay  the  Princes  and  his  master  [the  Duke  of  York] 

*  Fought  on  Aug.  20,  new  style. 

f  Presented  on  the  16th.     See  Cal.  Clar.  S.P.  I.,  433. 


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have  made  here  to  meet  his  Highness,  and  how  at  last  they 
are  too  well  assured  of  the  necessity  of  his  stay.  The  resolutions 
of  the  States  to  receive  his  Highness  with  honour  are  much 
abated  by  the  ill  success  in  the  north.  It  is  better  to  send 
money  for  victuals  to  be  bought  here,  which  can  be  done 
in  three  days,  than  for  the  fleet  to  be  brought  into  the  harbours, 
upon  which  prices  will  be  enhanced. 

He  hopes  that  Mr.  Hartfelt  has  told  his  Highness  of  the 
refusal  of  the  Rotterdam  merchants  to  accept  the  bills  until 
the  cloth  ships  come  into  harbour,  and  then  possibly  they  may 
make  some  other  cavil.  The  ships  should  not  come  until 
the  Prince  is  satisfied.  In  this  change  of  resolution  in  Holland 
he  begs  the  Prince  and  Council  may  be  reminded  of  the  need 
for  considering  his  master  and  his  family. 

1J  p.     Seal.     (III.  323.) 

COURTEBOURNE,  Governor  of  Calais,  to  the  PRINCE  OP 

WALES. 

1648,  [Aug.  31-]Sept.  10.  Calais. — Informs  the  Prince  of 
an  act  of  hostility  done  on  the  previous  Wednesday  afternoon 
by  Captain  Brown,  to  whom  had  been  delivered  four  guns  by 
the  burgesses  of  Calais  during  the  Prince's  stay  there.  He 
had  taken  a  shallop  of  Dover  entering  the  harbour  laden  by 
merchants  of  Calais.  He  therefore  prays  for  restitution  of 
the  goods  at  the  expense  of  Brown. 

\%p.   French.   Two  seals.   See  pp.  228,232  below.    (III.  327.) 

[The  PRINCE  OF  WALES]  to  DUKE  HAMILTON. 

1648,   [August*]. — Is  sensible  of  the  late  misfortune  that 
has  befallen  the  army  under  the  Duke,  yet    has  so  much 
confidence  in  the  affection  of  Scotland  and  in  the  Duke's 
kindness  that  he  will  make  all  haste  to  be  with  him. 
•I  p.     Copy.     (III.  731.) 

[The  PRINCE  OF  WALES]  to  [ARTHUR]  LORD  CAPEL. 

[1648.]  c.  August. f — Looks  "  upon  that  business  of  Colchester 
as  the  most  gallant  action  of  the  whole  war,  and  the  greatest 
service  that  can  be  performed"  to  the  King,  and  has  had  no 
greater  desire  than  to  be  able  to  relieve  him  and  no  greater 
trouble  than  that  he  has  not  hitherto  been  able  to  do  it. 
Nothing  is  to  be  expected  from  the  Prince,  as  being  unprovided 
of  all  means  to  do  it.  He  writes  this  as  to  a  person  whose  honour, 
courage  and  affection  are  well  known  to  him,  but  charges  his 
Lordship  not  to  publish  or  make  use  of  the  letter  until  in  his 
judgment  he  finds  it  seasonable  and  necessary  for  him  to 
take  care  of  the  preservation  of  themselves. 

"  Your  constant  and  affectionate  friend." 

1  p.     Copy.     (III.  831.) 

*  Written  after  the  receipt  of  the  news  of  the  battle  of  Preston  (fought 
Aug.   17)  but  before  that  of  the  capture  of  Hamilton  (on  Aug.  26). 
f  Colchester  surrendered  on  September  12. 

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The  PRINCE'S  Instructions  to  JOHN  DENHAM. 

1648,  Sept.  13. — 1.  He  shall  repair  to  Edinburgh  and 
deliver  the  Prince's  letter  to  the  Committee  of  Estates,  repre- 
senting his  sense  of  the  late  misfortune  to  their  army  in  England, 
and  2,  the  other  letters  with  like  expressions. 

3.  He  shall  inform  them  of  the  despatch  of  the  remainder 
of  the  arms  promised  by  the  Queen,  and  of  the   commission 
given  to  Lauderdale  to  treat  with  the  States  General  in  the 
Prince's  name  and  that  of  the  kingdom  of  Scotland  for  arms, 
men,  money  and  ships. 

4.  He  shall  move  them  to  assist  those  who  now  prosecute 
war  in  England. 

5.  He  shall  on  occasion  confer  with  any  of  quality  among  the 
dissenting  party  and  learn  why  they  are  against  the  proceedings 
of  the  Committee  of  Estates  and  of  the  late  army  in  England, 
and  whether  they  intend  to  be  active  against  them  or  only  sit 
still,  assuring  them  that  the  Prince  desires  to  unite  all  interests 
of  that  kingdom. 

6.  He  shall  inform  himself  of  the  true  state  of  affairs,  parti- 
cularly of  the  inclinations  of  any  dissenting  party,  and  whether 
the  kingdom  is  unanimous  in  the  prosecution  of  the  war :  what 
force  they  have,  or  intend  to  raise,  and  who  is  to  command, 
advertising   the   Prince. 

7.  He  shall  remain  in  Scotland  till  recalled. 

1  p.     Signed  at  the  top  and  end.     No.  202  of  the  papers  taken 
at  Worcester.     (III.  355). 
Also  : 
A  copy  of  the  above.     (III.  358.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  the  LORDS  and  COMMITTEE  of 
the  STATES  OF  SCOTLAND  [endorsement]. 

1648,  Sept.  [7-J17.  The  Hague. — Being  in  Holland,  on  his 
way  to  Berwick,  in  order  to  his  engagement  to  the  Kingdom 
of  Scotland  he  will  endeavour  to  obtain  arms  and  other 
necessary  assistance  for  them.  Notwithstanding  the  mis- 
fortune received  in  England  [at  Preston]  he  adheres  to  his 
resolution  to  come  to  them,  to  free  the  English  nation  from 
the  tyranny  that  they  now  suffer. 

ip.     Signature.      No.  1  of  the   papers  taken  at  Worcester. 
.      •  311.) 

NOTES  by  SECRETARY  LONG. 

1648,  Sept.  [11-]21. — A  letter  to  the  Committee  of  the  Estates 
[of  Scotland]  to  take  notice  of  the  misfortune  of  the  army  in 
England — to  profess  the  Prince's  good  inclination  to  their 
affairs  and  desire  to  assist  them,  but  he  is  not  acquainted 
with  the  state  of  affairs  there  and  desires  information,  and 
desires  them  to  take  notice  of  Mr.  Denham  and  give  him  credit. 

A  letter  to  the  Duke  Hamilton  of  civility,  and  to  Lord 
Calander — to  the  Lord  Traquair, 


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A  letter  to  Lord  Lindsay,  and  the  Earl  of  Lanerick — to  the 
Earl  of  Roxburgh. 

That  the  Prince  intends  to  send  Commissioners  to  reside 
with  them. 

To  intimate  to  private  persons  that  if  they  find  Loid 
Bramford  [Brentford]  may  be  useful  to  them,  to  offer  his 
address. 

To  speak  with  Lord  Lauderdale  about  Lord  Bramford  and 
to  be  in  the  instructions  if  the  former  consent. 

Instructions  for  Mr.  DENHAM  : — To  deliver  the  letters  and 
express  the  Prince's  sense  according  to  the  letters.  To 
remain  there  and  give  an  account  of  the  state  of  things  there,  and 
to  stay  till  recalled  but  to  have  liberty  by  word  of  mouth. 

"  The  remainder  of  the  arms  and  ammunition  gone. 

Ready  to  join  with  their  Commissioners  in  any  treaty  for 
their  advantage. 

The  Prince  has  commanded  him  to  enquire  of  them  from 
time  to  time  how  useful  he  may  be  to  them." 

(III.  331.) 

Attached  to  the  preceding  : — 

To  COLONEL  WILLIAM  LEGGE  [?]. — 1.  The  King's  satisfaction 
of  the  peace;  to  inform  all  persons. 

2.  To  acquaint  Prince  Rupert  and  Lord  [Ormond]  of  the 
King's  resolve  to  go  to  Ireland  and  the  way. 

3.  To    inform  Prince    Rupert    and    L.  Or.   of    the   King's 
necessity  and   press    earnestly   supply    from    Prince    Rupert 
according  to  the  King's  letter. 

4.  To  acquaint  them  with  the  King's  endeavours  to  supply 
them  with  corn,   one   ship   gone   and   others  to  go,  and  to 
desire   the   observation   of  what  is    directed  for  Ford. 

5.  To  thank  Lord  Ormond  for  his  care  of  Scilly,  that  Sir  J. 
G[renville]  Governor  is  there  with  command  to  apply  himself 
to  him. 

To  continue  his  care  of  that  place,  to  give  such  supplies  of 
men  and  victual  as  he  shall  understand  from  Sir  John  G. 
to  be  wanting  there  and  to  confer  with  Dick  Fanshaw  and 
take  his  assistance. 

To  Prince  Rupert  to  send  a  frigate  there  and  to  give 
command  to  all  vessels  under  him  that  pass  that  way  to 
give  all  assistance  they  can  to  that  Island. 

To  speak  with  Lord  Biron  about  arms  to  be  sent. 

In  all  3  pp.     (III.  335.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  the  Committee  of  the  Estates 
of  the  Parliament  of  Scotland. 

1648,  Sept.  [13-J23.  The  Hague. — Expressing  his  sorrow  for 
their  defeat  in  England,  which  shall  increase  his  desire  to 
assist  them  to  repair  the  loss,  and  requesting  information  as 


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to  the  state  of  things  in  Scotland.  They  may  yet  prove 
the  happy  means  of  restoring  his  Majesty.  Commends  the 
bearer,  John  Denham. 

1  p.  '  With  signature  and  seal.     (III.  345.) 

WILLIAM,  [MARQUIS  OF]  NEWCASTLE  to  ROBERT  LONG. 

1648,  Sept.  [13-]23.  Rotterdam. — The  Prince  having 
promised  that  as  soon  as  the  gold  was  coined  I  should  have 
1,OOOZ.  that  I  may  not  starve,  I  request  that  the  bearer, 
Mr.  Lovinge,  may  be  put  in  a  way  to  effect  it. 

[Endorsed:}  Lord  of  Newcastle's  letter  to  me. 

1  p.     Holograph.     (III.  353.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [ALEXANDER]  EARL  OF  LEVEN. 

1648,  Sept.  [14-J24.  The  Hague.— Thanking  him  for  his 
affection  to  the  King's  service  in  the  late  engagement  of  the 
Kingdom  of  Scotland,  and  hoping  for  a  continuance  thereof. 

1  p.     Signature  and  seals.     (III.  347.) 

Petition  of  ALEXANDER  RAF,  late  Mayor  of  Calais,  NICHOLAS 
PIGAULT,  MICHEL  HEUSCH,  CLAUDE  HAYS,  Louis  DELEBECQ 
the  younger,  MADELELIN  DERIENNE  widow,  all  of  Calais  to 
PRINCE  CHARLES  of  Great  Britain. 

[1648,  Sept.  [15-]25].— Their  factors  in  England  freighted 
an  English  shallop,  Stephen  Rogers  master,  with  cloth  from 
Dover  to  Calais,  in  which  shallop  their  factors  unknown  to 
them  put  on  board  several  bags  of  money  amounting  to  2,800?. 
for  their  several  accounts.  One  Browne,  commander  of  a 
smack  under  the  Prince,  being  often  employed  to  Calais  in 
his  Highness'  service,  has  been  there  from  time  to  time  well 
treated  by  the  inhabitants  and  the  petitioners,  and  fitted 
with  guns,  other  ammunition  and  victuals  for  the  Prince  and 
his  other  ships. 

This  Browne  seeing  the  shallop  near  the  French  shore  and 
under  the  King  of  France's  command,  spoiled  the  goods  to 
the  value  of  300Z.  and  took  away  all  the  said  money  saving 
some  250?.  which  the  master  saved  some  small  sum  now 
attached  at  Rotterdam  by  the  petitioners.  The  said  Browne 
has  delivered  only  700Z.  to  the  Prince's  use.  The  Petitioners 
applied  to  the  Lord  Keeper  of  the  Great  Seal  of  England 
under  the  King  (being  at  Calais)  and  to  the  Governor  of 
Calais  who  have  written  several  letters  to  the  Prince  on  their 
behalf.  Inasmuch  as  they  were  ignorant  of  transporting  the 
money  ;  that  the  same  was  taken  under  the  command  of  the 
King  of  France  ;  that  the  Petitioners  and  all  the  inhabitants 
of  Calais  have  been,  are,  and  will  be  ready  to  supply  the  Prince 
and  navy  with  all  necessaries  and  that  the  said  Browne  has 
concealed  most  of  the  money  : — they  beg  the  Prince  will 


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not  only  allow  them  to  implead  Brown,  arrest  his  vessel  to 
recover  their  money  attached  at  Rotterdam,  but  will  repay 
the  700Z.  to  them. 

Noted  :  Copy  of  the  first  petition. 

|  p.     French.     (III.  839.)     See  p.  225  above. 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [WILLIAM]  EARL  OF  LANERICK. 

1648,  Sept.  20-30.  [The  Hague.] — Looking  upon  the 
Earl  as  a  person  that  of  all  others  has  been  most  zealous  for 
the  King's  service,  acknowledging  past  kindness  and  engaging 
to  assist  him  in  all  things,  hoping  that  he  may  yet  be  able  to 
prosecute  the  war  with  good  success.  Requesting  that  this 
letter  may  be  delivered  to  the  Governor  of  Berwick. 

|  p.  Draft.  (III.  351.)  Compare  No.  49  of  the  papers 
taken  at  Worcester. 

The  SAME  to  COLONEL  LUDOVICK  LESLEY,  Governor  of 

Berwick. 
To  like  effect. 
I  p.     Draft.     (III.  351.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES'  Instructions  for  MR.  [STEPHEN] 
GOUGH,  sent  to  the  DUKE  OF  LORRAINE. 

[1648,  Sept.  [21-]Oct.  1.] — To  represent  the  Prince's  regrets 
that  since  his  arrival  [in  Holland]  he  has  not  been  able  to 
send  a  man  of  credit  to  the  Duke  with  his  last  intentions 
concerning  the  employment  of  his  levies,  with  an  answer  to 
the  instructions  sent  by  the  Duke  to  Colonel  de  Romecourt 
by  Lt. -Colonel  Cathcart,  his  business  into  England  having 
been  puzzled  by  so  many  changes  that  he  could  take  no  kind 
of  resolution. 

He  thanks  the  Duke  for  persisting  in  raising  a  third  regiment 
in  which  business  he  will  employ  Lt. -Colonel  Cascart  [sic]. 

During  the  treaty  between  the  King  and  the  Parliament 
in  the  Isle  of  Wight  it  will  be  impossible  to  go  on  in  the 
first  design  nor  attempt  anything  afore  one  see  which  side 
it  will  incline.  Nevertheless  being  resolved  to  make  some 
enterprise  with  the  men  under  Lord  Goring,  in  case  this  treaty 
ends  in  war  (which  will  be  known  soon)  he  has  sent  Colonel 
de  Romecourt  to  the  forces,  to  give  order  for  the  subsistence 
of  Colonel  la  Motte's  regiment,  of  which  the  Duke  was  in 
charges  himself,  as  the  Prince  of  Orange  will  do  for  his  own. 
In  the  interim  he  sends  Mr.  Gough  to  the  Duke,  and  thence 
to  the  Queen  his  mother  to  know  her  intention  concerning 
the  first  design  or  some  other.  Mr.  Gough  has  full  power. 

[Endorsed  :]  The  translation  of  Doctor  Gough's  instructions 
to  the  Duke  of  Lorraine. 

1  p.  No.  72  of  papers  taken  at  Worcester,  whence  the 
date.  (III.  363.) 


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Also  : 

1.  Another  copy  of  the  same,   but  with  verbal  differences 
as   if   both   translated   from   the   same   French   original, 
which  follows.     (III.  377.) 

2.  Original  of  the  above  in  French.     (III.  381.) 

On  the  back  of  the  second  translation  is  : 

[The  PRINCE  or  WALES]  to  FRANCIS  LORD  WILLOUGHBY   or 
PARHAM,  VICE-ADMIRAL  OF  THE  FLEET. 

1648,  Oct.  16. — It  is  our  pleasure  that  Lt.  Lendall  receive 
his  pay  and  allowances  during  his  imprisonment  and  that  his 
place  of  Lt.  of  the  O  Ron-*  be  not  disposed  to  any  other  but 
reserved  for  him  with  the  pay  and  allowances  belonging  to  the 
same  until  means  may  be  found  to  procure  his  liberty. 

J  p.  Copy.     (III.  380.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [JAMES]  DUKE  OF  COURLAND. 

1648,  [Sept.  30-]0ct.  10.  The  Hague.— Thanking  him 
for  his  affection,  introducing  the  Sieur  de  Cockram  [Sir  John 
Cochrane]  and  requesting  a  loan  of  ships. 

1  p.     French.     Three  drafts — two  unfinished.     (III.  371.) 

[JOHN,  EARL  OF]  LAUDERDALE  to  [the  PRINCE  OF  WALES]. 

1648  [Sept.  ?]. — Has  just  now  seen  two  letters  from  Stirling 
of  Sept.  15  o.s.,  one  of  them  from  an  officer  of  the  army,  whom 
he  knows,  to  Sir  George  Sterlin.  Argyll  was  possessed  of 
Stirling  when  [Sir  George]  Monro  came,  and  made  a  short 
despatch  of  him.  Argyll  hardly  escaped,  and  all  his  foot 
were  either  taken  or  killed.  Would  have  waited  on  the  Prince 
himself,  but  was  commanded  by  the  Prince  of  Orange. 

J  p.     No.  51  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.     (III.  719.) 

Instructions  for  SIR  JOHN  GREENULL,  Governor  of  the  Scilly 

Islands. 

1648,  Oct.  [7-]17. — 1.  Ijle  shall  repair  to  Scilly,  and 

2.  Make    his    commission    known     to   Captains  Noy  and 
Arthur  and  other  officers,  thanking  them  for  their  loyalty  in 
reducing  the  islands  to  obedience,  and  assuring  the  garrison  of 
his  care  for  them  as  of  honest  men  who  have  returned  to  the 
King. 

3.  He  shall  advise  with  the  above  officers  as  to  the  disposal 
of    Colonel  Anthony  Buller    and    Captain  Augustine  Nicoll, 
all  fitting  kindness  being  shown  to  them  as  gallant  soldiers. 

4.  He  shall  send  orders  to  the  captain  of  the  Crescent  frigate, 
and  shall  endeavour  by  the  aid  of  Sir  George  Carteret,  Baronet, 
Governor  of  Jersey,  to  have  her  victualled  upon  a  third  part 
of  the  proceeds  of  the  prizes  that  shall  be  taken  by  her  ;  the 
10th  and  15th  being  first  deducted  and  paid  to  the  Prince  ; 

*  Constant  Reformation. 


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the  other  two  parts  to  be  for  the  pay  of  the  men  of  the  frigate, 
and  the  support  of  the  garrison.  The  same  shall  be  done  in 
the  case  of  all  vessels  bringing  prizes  to  Scilly. 

5.  He   shall   fill   the    blank   commission   for  an  Admiralty 
judge  and  a  Register  [sic]  and  have  speedy  adjudication  of 
prizes,  and  to  see  that  all  such  are  brought  to  Scilly  and  bulk 
not  broken  without  order,  to  which  end  all  persons  are  to 
give  security  to  the  Judge  and  Register  before  going  to  sea. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  choose  honest  men  to  hold  commissions 
at  sea,  and  to  see  that  no  goods  brought  in  be  wasted,  using 
them  if  necessary  for  the  pay  of  the  garrison,  and  getting 
best  value  for  the  others.     The  men  are  to  be  upon  pay  only, 
or  upon  half -pay  and  half -shares,  that  is  one  half  of  a  third 
of  the  prizes  the  10th  and  15th  being  first  deducted. 

2J  pp.     Draft.     (III.  367.) 

Captain  ELIAS  JORDAN  to  SECRETARY  LONG. 

1648,  Oct.  [11-]21.  Helfort  Sluce. — In  the  absence  of  Sir 
William  Batten  last  night  came  to  his  hands  a  warrant  signed 
by  the  Prince  of  Great  Britain  to  discharge  the  goods  out  of 
the  New  England  ship  into  other  ships  that  the  New  England 
ship  might  be  the  fitter  for  his  Highness'  further  commands. 
He  had  neither  ship,  boat  nor  any  man  under  his  command 
and  could  not  respond  to  the  warrant. 

This  morning  came  the  shrive  of  the  Island  of  Brille  and 
the  commissary  of  this  place  with  a  letter  from  the  States  of 
Holland  (he  encloses  copy)  to  prohibit  any  discharging  of 
goods.  He  requests  further  orders,  hoping  that  Batten  may 
return. 

1  p.     Holograph.     (III.  373.) 

JOHN  RICH  to  DOCTOR  [ISAAC]  DORISLATJS,  Agent  for  the 
Parliament  at  the  Hague. 

[1648,*]  Oct.  20.  Scebaling  [Schevening  ?].— Being  just 
now  landed  and  having  authority  from  the  Parliament  to 
list  all  such  persons  as  he  shall  find  or  as  should  be  recom- 
mended to  him,  he  commends  the  bearer  James  Fife,  and 
will  himself  wait  on  the  Doctor  on  the  next  day. 

1  p.     Holograph.     (III.  853.) 

WILLIAM  CUR[TIUS]  to  ROBERT  LONG  [?]. 

1648,  Oct.  22. t  Aschaffenberg. — Was  with  the  Elector 
[Palatine]  on  the  arrival  of  the  news  of  the  peace  between 
the  Empire  and  France  and  Sweden.  The  joy  of  this  Court 
was  the  greater  because  the  peace  was  due  to  the  Elector's 

*  Dorislaus  was  sent  over  by  the  Parliament  in  June,  1648,  and  was  still 
there  in  October. 

f  Curtius  was  now  in  the  parts  of  Germany  where  the  old  style  was  still 
employed. 


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efforts.  The  next  day,  Thursday  last,  came  the  young  Count 
of  Nassau,  son  of  the  plenipotentiary  of  the  Emperor  at  Munster 
confirming  the  news.  He  left  the  same  day  for  Vienna,  hoping 
to  be  the  first  bearer  of  the  news.  The  soldiery,  thinking 
that  they  had  checked  the  fortune  of  the  allies,  will  not  regard 
him  as  an  evangelist. 

Presumably  the  signing  will  protect  the  city  of  Prague  and 
the  reputation  of  the  Prince  Palatine.  It  might  have  been 
refused,  seeing  the  strength  of  the  garrison,  supported  by 
cavalry  and  fortifications.  Moreover,  the  Duke  of  Amalfi, 
putting  his  army  over  the  Danube,  might  have  got  between 
the  Swedish  force  in  Bohemia  and  Suabia,  and  the  strength  of 
Austria,  joined  to  that  of  Bavaria,  was  well  able  to  resist 
the  siege.  In  fact  the  news  has  just  arrived  of  a  vain  assault, 
the  besieged  having  exploded  a  mine,  and  repelled  the  assaillants 
from  a  lodgment  they  had  made  in  the  wall. 

1|  p.    French.    Sealed  with  his  monogram.      (III.  385.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  CHRISTINA,  QUEEN  OF  SWEDEN. 

1648,  [Oct.  30-]Nov.  9  [endorsement]. — Commending  Sir 
William  Ballantine  who  wished  for  military  service  under 
the  Queen. 

£  p.    Draft.    French.     (III.  409.) 

PASSES  FOR  SHIPS. 

1648,    Oct.     The    Hague. — Four    blank    passes    for    ships 
signed  by  the  Prince,  and  one  for  the  Charles  of  Amsterdam. 
1  p.     (III.  387-403.) 

Memorial  of  OTTO  DE  LA  PORTE,  junior. 

[1648,  c.  Oct.] — The  memorialist,  merchant  at  Flushing 
and  holder  of  letters  of  attorney,  having  already  represented 
the  loss  suffered  by  the  merchants  of  Calais  of  28  sacks  of 
money,  taken  in  Calais  road  by  Captain  Browne,  who  sailed 
at  the  same  time  from  that  harbour  with  munition  for 
the  fleet  in  the  Downs  in  his  Highness'  service  (as  Monsr. 
Courtebourne,  Lieutenant  for  the  King,  and  "  Millor  Quiperlin  " 
[Lord  Keeper  Lane]  wrote  by  letters  delivered  on  Sept.  25, 
here  at  the  Hague).  The  said  Browne  tried  to  force  Steven 
Kogers  the  master  to  declare  that  he  had  been  taken 
at  sea.  The  said  merchants  deserve  his  Highness's  protection, 
seeing  that  they  have  always  tried  to  do  him  service,  and  that, 
on  this  ground,  Sir  William  Batten  had  given  Rogers  a  passport 
to  trade  with  his  said  challop  in  all  freedom  and  security. 
Prays  for  an  order  against  Browne. 

1  p.     French.     (III.  841.) 

Noted  :  Copy  of  the  second  petition.  [Cf.  petition  of  Sept.  25, 
above.] 

Another  memorial,  stating  that  Mr.  Boswell,  resident  at 
the  Hague,  has  obtained  from  the  States  General  2501. , 


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belonging  to  the  petitioners.     Prays  that  Boswell  may  have 
orders  to  hand  it  over. 

1J  p.     Noted :  Copy  of  the  3rd  petition.     (III.  835.) 

Notarial  attestation  by  Lambert  Rietraet,  of  the  Hague,  of 
statements  made  before  him  by  Otto  de  la  Porte  on  the  above 
matter.  Nov.  5,  1648. 

3  pp.     French.     (III.  843.) 

The   PRINCE'S   Instructions   for   DR.    STEPHEN   GOTJGH, 
employed  to  WILLIAM,  PRINCE  OF  ORANGE. 

1648,  Nov.  [1-J11.  The  Hague  [endorsement].—!.  That  the 
men  in  the  Isle  of  Burcom  be  disposed  of  by  agreement  with 
the  Duke  of  Lorraine  [erased]. 

2.  He  shall  explain  to  Orange  why  the  directions  of  the 
Queen,    his    mother,    concerning    the    said   men   cannot   be 
pursued. 

3.  He  shall  desire  him  to  discharge  the  ship  provided  for 
their  transport  and  to  pay  the  money  due  for  the  nourishment 
of  that  regiment.     He  is  to  thank  the  Prince  for  maintaining 
one   of  the  regiments  in  the   Isle  of  Burcomme   [Burkom], 
and  providing   ships   for  their  transport.     Being   unable   to 
resolve  of  any  employment  for  them,  and  wishing  to  free  him 
from   their   charge,  Prince   Charles  wishes  him  to  allow  the 
regiment  to   remain  in  the  island,   upon  his   endeavour  to 
persuade  the  Duke  of  Lorraine  to  undertake  their  charge. 

2|  pp.     Draft.     (III.  443.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  WILLIAM,  PRINCE  OF  ORANGE. 

Same  date. — Announcing  the  despatch  of  Dr.  Gough  who 
will  explain  matters. 

\  p.     Draft.     French.     On  the  same  sheet  as  the  instruction. 

WILLIAM  CURTITJS  to  [ROBERT  LONG]. 

[16]48,  Nov.  5.  Frankfort  [on  Main]. — The  death  of 
Prince  Rakozzi  has  given  the  Emperor  five  counties  out  of 
seven  which  there  are  in  Transylvania,  and  gives  room 
to  speculate  on  the  replacement  of  the  losses  suffered  by 
Austria  in  the  Treaty  of  Munster.  Letters  from  the  Imperial 
Court  say  their  armament  is  in  such  a  state  that  they  need 
no  longer  bargain  for  peace  at  too  heavy  a  price,  and  that 
Italian  affairs  go  well  for  Spain,  and  are  closely  allied  with 
theirs.  The  journey  to  Spain  had  been  again  postponed 
till  the  5- 15th  instant.  The  Queen's  betrothal  takes  place 
on  Sunday.  The  Swedish  plenipotentiaries  were  in  no  haste 
to  inform  their  generals  of  the  armistice  (Wrangel  disavowing 
that  he  had  heard  of  it  when  all  Suabia  was  full  of  it).  The 
Generalissimo  shewed  so  much  determination  to  attack  Prague 
even  after  the  suspension  of  hostilities  in  the  High  Palatinate 
that  some  incertitude  about  the  Peace  was  evidently  inferred. 
Indeed  even  to-day  we  know  not  but  that  we  are  still  fighting 


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in  Bohemia.  The  Prince  [Palatine]  having  planted  his  guns 
in  the  breach,  the  inhabitants  defend  themselves  by  new 
barricades,  and  having  received  opportune  reinforcements, 
are  not  thinking  of  surrender.  But  on  the  part  of  the  allied 
armies  suspension  of  hostilities  has  been  proclaimed,  Wrangel 
being  about  to  enter  Nuremburg  with  his  ordinary  train  and  the 
Senate  making  ready  to  welcome  him.  Turenne's  forces  are  com- 
ing down,  and  will  winter  across  the  Rhine,  the  Marquis  of  Baden 
trying  to  get  rid  of  them  by  fair  words  and  money.  The  head- 
quarters will  be  at  Spires.  We  do  not  hear  that  the  Spaniards 
of  Francedal  [Frankenthal]  accept  this  truce  of  the  Empire, 
the  governor  there  having  made  arrangements  as  if  to  go 
to  the  Netherlands.  Those  interested  fear  that  this  garrison 
may  be  shifted  to  Lorraine  and  that  the  war  may  assume 
a  new  cloak.  The  diet  of  Franconia  commences  to-day  at 
Bamberg  to  settle  the  winter  quarters  and  to  assess  their 
States  for  the  Swedish  indemnity. 
2  pp.  French.  (III.  407.) 

CARDINAL  TRIVULZIO,  Spanish  Governor  of  Sicily,  to  the 
CONDE  DE  LEMOS. 

1648,  Nov.  [11-J21.  Palermo. — The  condition  of  affairs 
in  this  kingdom  making  it  necessary  to  give  an  account  to 
his  Majesty,  he  has  chosen  P.  Don  Francisco  Marquese, 
President  of  the  Convent  of  St.  Joseph  in  this  town,  both  for 
the  confidence  he  has  in  him,  and  for  his  knowledge  of 
things  ;  and  has  desired  him  to  kiss  his  Excellency's  hands 
and  assure  him  of  his  desire  to  serve  him.  Prays  his 
Excellency  to  assist  the  Padre  in  what  he  has  to  do  at  that 
Court,  relying  on  the  kindness  which  he  has  always  received 
from  him,  and  refers  him  for  all  news  to  the  said  Padre. 

1  p.     Spanish.     (III.  417.) 

The  SAME  to  the  CONSTABLE  OF  CASTILLE. 

Same  date. — To  the  same  effect  as  the  preceding. 
1  p.     Spanish.     (III.  419.) 

WILLIAM  CURTIUS  to  [SECRETARY  LONG]. 
1648,  Nov.  12.  Frankfort  [on  Main]. — Prague  has  been  re- 
lieved by  force  and  not  by  the  treaty  of  Munster.  The  Prince 
Palatine,  finding  that  the  Imperialists  were  only  six  hours  from 
his  camp,  decided  to  withdraw  at  noon  on  the  24th  ult.,  and  the 
next  night  relief  entered.  So  persistent  an  attack  is  attributed 
to  the  prospect  of  success  within  two  days,  according  to  the 
statement  of  the  besieged  who  had  lost  2,000  men  including 
many  scholars  and  priests.  The  bulk  of  the  Imperialists, 
after  reinforcing  the  place,  retired  towards  Budweis  and  the 
Prince  Palatine,  leaving  General  Konigsmark  there,  took 
post  on  the  Elbe — his  line  extending  from  Melnik  to  Leutmeriz 
[Leitmeritz]  whence  he  is  likely  to  descend  into  Misnia,  having 
declared  suspension  of  hostilities. 


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On  the  4th  inst.  Wrangel  left  Nuremberg  for  Aurbach  in 
the  High  Palatinate  ;  on  the  way  he  met  a  courier  from 
Picolomini  with  confirmation  of  the  armistice,  on  which  he 
returned  towards  Forcheim,  and  is  now  spread  out  in  Franconia. 

That  country  to-day  both  is  spreading  the  table-cloth  and 
putting  its  hand  in  its  pockets  at  the  same  time,  the  passion  for 
peace  causing  them  to  do  things  otherwise  incompatible  and 
impossible.  It  remains  to  be  seen  how  the  people  can  furnish 
money  when  their  goods  are  all  swallowed  up  by  free  quartering. 
For,  although  France  does  not  ask  extraordinary  sums  like 
Sweden,  the  Circles  there  are  so  burdened  by  their  garrisons 
and  army  that  very  little  is  left.  Turenne  has  not  yet  quitted 
the  Tauber  valley,  though  he  is  expected  on  the  Rhine,  or 
rather  at  Halbron  [Heilbron],  where  the  solemnities  of  the 
Peace  are  to  be  celebrated.  This  State  will  make  some 
demonstration  next  week  in  the  churches,  as  have  the 
other  States,  which,  however,  have  not  waited  for  the 
ratification. 

2pp.     French.     (III.  411.) 

Sir  WILLIAM  BATTEN  and  CAPTAIN  JOURDAN. 

1648,  Nov.  [18-]28.  The  Hague. — Testimonial  in  favour 
of  Sir  William  Batten  and  Captain  Elias  Jourdan  on  their 
resigning  their  commands  in  his  Majesty's  fleet. 

£  p.  each.  Drafts.  (III.  427  and  431.)  Worcester  papers, 
No.  239. 

WILLIAM  CURTIUS  to  SECRETARY  LONG. 

1648,  Nov.  19.  Frankfort  [on  Maine]. — Although  hos- 
tilities are  at  an  end,  the  countries  see  no  peace.  The  soldiers 
still  swallow  the  wherewithal  to  brew  the  golden  beverage 
(Vor  potable)  required  for  the  Swedes.  Wrangel  left  Bamberg 
the  13-23  of  this  month  for  Eger,  intending  to  return  on  the 
24  inst.  to  lodge  his  troops  in  Franconia. 

They  maintain  that  the  period  of  two  months  granted  at 
Munster  only  begins  from  the  day  when  the  troops  have 
their  "  assiette  ferme."  The  Prince  Palatine  has  had  his 
quarters  hitherto  at  Kuttenberg  in  Bohemia.  Turenne 's 
head- quarters  are  at  Tubingen,  his  troops  between  the  Danube 
and  Black  Forest  and  on  the  Rhine,  Maine  and  Neckar.  Some 
are  even  come  into  this  State,  which  cannot  yet  make  up  its 
mind  to  give  at  once  bread  and  money.  Others  have  helped 
themselves  to  both  at  the  point  of  the  poignard,  which  they 
have  drawn  against  their  own  comrades.  The  German  cavalry 
begins  to  murmur  as  if  unwilling  to  cross  the  Rhine  to  fight 
another  war.  At  least  they  want  to  see  their  arrears  in  good 
French  money.  The  Papal  Nuncio  [Chigi]  detests  the  treaty, 
and  his  protest  will  oblige  the  Protestants  to  demand  the 
Papal  ratification  with  equal  solemnity,  at  the  risk  of  once 
more  shuffling  the  cards.  The  Duke  of  Bavaria  has  held  the 
Estates  of  his  Circle  at  Weissenburg  and  proposes  that  on 


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finding  the  sum  necessary  for  the  soldiers  he  should  dismiss 
them,  it  being  reported  that  he  has  treated  with  the  Republic 
of  Venice  for  the  transfer  of  some  regiments.  But  he  has 
so  well  protected  his  frontiers  and  especially  the  river  Lee 
that  there  is  no  risk  for  his  State. 

The  Elector  of  Mayence  eager  for  peace  at  any  price  has 
sent  to  Cologne  for  money,  and  has  obtained  it  on  the 
security  of  the  Rhinegau.  This  loan  is  to  provide  his  quota 
due  to  the  Swedes.  The  Pope  will  find  the  100,000  crowns 
for  the  "  reluition  "  of  the  Bergstrasse,  on  the  security  of  their 
Cathedral  treasure. 

On  the  3-13  of  this  month  the  Queen  of  Spain  and  the 
King  of  Hungary  left  for  Milan  with  Cardinal  de  Harach. 

2  pp.     French.     Seal.     (III.  413.) 


WILLIAM  CIJETIUS  to  Sir  ROBERT  LONG. 

1648,  Nov.  26.  Frankfort  [on  Maine]. — All  goes  full  speed 
for  the  Peace.  Though  dearly  bought  by  the  States  of  the 
Empire,  they  all  seek  money  to  pay  their  quota.  This 
Republic,  having  weathered  the  storm  as  well  as  any,  is  now 
courted  by  several  borrowers.  Worms,  Halbrun  [Heilbron] 
and  others  have  tried  with  no  success.  The  Elector  of 
Mayence  has  got  some,  on  the  strength  of  his  good  husbandry, 
and  sends  here  wine,  corn,  wood,  charcoal  and  even  ashes,  to 
be  turned  into  money. 

Some  French  regiments  are  dropping  down  already  to 
cross  the  Rhine,  having  apparently  settled  with  their  hosts 
for  two  months  winter  quarters.  Some  have  extracted  a 
promise  of  10,000  rix-dollars  per  regiment. 

Turenne  himself  is  expected  from  Tubingen,  and  perhaps 
may  visit  Cassel. 

The  Duke  of  Wurtemberg  has  gone  towards  Augsburg  as 
Colonel  of  the  Swabian  circle  to  commence  the  carrying  out 
of  the  peace.  Evasions  are  feared,  the  Catholics  of  the 
town  being  unwilling  to  release  so  good  a  prize. 

The  Duke  of  Bavaria  has  informed  the  envoy  of  the  Prince 
Palatine  of  Sulzbach  that  he  must  consult  his  archives,  to 
know  what  to  restore.  He  Is  filling  up  his  regiments. 

Last  Monday  a  courier  of  the  Emperor  passed  this  place 
laden  with  a  whole  valise  of  Ratifications,  Restitutions  and 
the  like.  The  young  Count  of  Nassau  [John  Lewis,  Count 
of  Nassau-Hademar]  who  brought  news  of  the  treaty,  has 
received  5,000/2.,  a  gold  chain,  and  an  estate  worth  2,000/Z. 
a  year. 

The  Emperor  means  to  go  to  Hungary  for  the  Election  of 
another  Palatine,  and  to  take  possession  of  what  has  fallen 
to  him  by  the  death  of  Rakozzi. 

2J  pp.     French.    Seal.    (III.  423.) 


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CARDINAL  TRIVULZIO  to  DON  FERDINANDO  Ruiz 

DE    CONTRERAS. 

1648,    Nov.    [19-]29.     Palermo. — To    the    same    effect    as 
those  dated  on  Nov.  21  (p.  234  above). 
1  p.     Spanish.     (III.  435  and  437.) 

The  SAME  to  the  CONSTABLE  OF  CASTILE. 

1648,  Nov.  [19-]29.  Palermo. — I  have  received  at  the 
same  time  the  two  letters  with  which  your  Excellency  has 
been  pleased  to  favour  me,  dated  the  2nd  and  18th  of  August ; 
informing  me  of  the  safe  arrival  at  that  Court  and  marriage  of 
your  daughter,  Donna  Juana.  I  thank  your  Excellency 
for  the  kindness  which  you  express  for  me  in  both  letters 
and  assure  you  of  my  affectionate  gratitude.  Don  Melchior 
Pacheco  has  made  a  very  good  choice. 

1  p.    Spanish.     (III.  437.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [JAMES,  MARQUIS  OF    ORMOND]. 

1648  [Nov.].  The  Hague. — Warning  him  against  Sir  Robert 
Walsh,  reported  to  have  gone  to  Ireland,  after  an  "  insolent 
attempt  "  upon  Lord  Culpeper,  and  publishing  a  scandalous 
pamphlet  entitled  "  The  Declaration  of  Sir  R.  Walsh  in  relation 
to  the  business  between  him  and  Lord  Culpeper,"  in  which  he 
accused  the  latter  of  corresponding  with  the  Parliament. 
When  Walsh  was  summoned  before  the  Prince  to  justify 
some  reports  he  had  scattered  in  "  cabarets  and  ordinaryes  " 
to  that  purpose,  he  absented  himself.  The  gentleman  from 
whom  he  pretended  to  have  received  his  advertisement,  being 
examined,  declared  that  coming  lately  from  England  he  had 
met  with  a  Norfolk  gentleman,  a  recusant,  who  told  him  to 
tell  Walsh  that  some  one  about  the  Prince  discovered  his 
counsels  to  those  in  London  and  that  he  believed  it  was 
Culpeper.  To  this  the  Prince  gave  no  credit,  and  in  spite  of 
Lord  Culpeper's  wishes,  being  in  a  place  where  he  had  no 
power  to  punish  Walsh  properly,  did  not  proceed  with  the 
matter. 

But  if  Walsh  be  in  Ireland,  he  should  be  imprisoned,  and 
his  pamphlet  burnt  by  the  hangman. 

Copy.     1J  p.     See  p.  239.     (III.  447.) 

1648,  Nov.  [12-J22,  [endorsement].  The  Hague.— Order  to 
Abraham  Oyers,  advocate  at  the  Provincial  Court  of  Holland, 
to  take  proceedings  against  Sir  R.  Walsh  for  the  above-named 
matter. 

Endorsed:  "Passed  not  entered." 

1  p.     French.     (III.  451.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  FREDERICK,  KING  OF  DENMARK. 

[1648.  [Nov.  24-]Dec.  4,  endorsement.]  The  Hague.— 
Recommending  to  the  King  "  Le  Chevallier  de  Hinderson  "  [Sir 


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William  Henderson],  who  had  served  well  in  the  late  Civil 
War  in  England. 

J  p.     Draft.     French.     (III.   459.) 

The  SAME   to  CORNIFICITJS  VTJLLFELD,  MAITRE  D 'HOTEL  and 
VICEROY  OF  DENMARK. 

[The  same  date.]     To  the  like  effect. 
J  p.     Draft.     French.     (III.  459.) 

The  SAME  to  HANNIBAL  SCHESTEDT,  VICEROY  OF  NORWAY. 
[The  same  date.]     To  the  like  effect. 
I  p.    Draft.     French.     (III.  460.) 

E[DWARD]  PROGER  to  SECRETARY  LONG. 

1648,  [Nov.  28-]Dec.  8.  Ostend.— "  Parting  in  some 
haste  with  you  and  forced  to  go  without  the  principal  verb 
in  my  sentence  which  by  your  favour  I  have  since  received, 
the  which  had  I  known  must  have  been  directed  to  so  forgetful 
a  Person  I  should  have  humbly  desired  a  better  address, 
but  now  its  too  late  to  repent  though  not  to  receive  more 
obligations  from  you,  which  shall  ever  be  acknowleged  if 
not  in  my  power  to  be  returned  you,  I  shall  desire  you,  lest 
this  should  fail  and  I  money  bounde  [sic],  you  will  procure 
me  a  more  certain  assignation  to  which  I  am  confident  my 
Lord  Cottington  will  join  his  power,  however,  no  industry  of 
mine  shall  be  wanting  to  give  you  a  good  account  of  the 
first.  I  shall  beg  of  you  2  or  3  lines  which  you  may  send  me 
by  Dick  Hardinge  of  the  proceedings  you  make  in  the  business 
only  known  to  you  and  myself  as  likewise  where  I  may  meet 
you  and  when  you  remove  from  the  Low  Countries  and  in 
the  time  I  am  absent  I  can  give  myself  in  nothing  so  much 
content  as  by  serving  you  therefore  your  commands  will  be 
most  welcome.  I  have  waited  on  the  letters  from  Rotterdam, 
and  the  greatest  inconveniences  I  have  met  with  in  my  journey 
hath  been  some  friends  at  Antwerp  and  trotting  horses  which 
leave  as  ill  a  remembrance  as  a  waiting  gentlewoman.  I  hope 
this  night  the  weather  will  be  fairer  than  the  last  night  was 
and  then  we  shall  to  sea  in  most  damnable  company,  the 
which  I  hope  will  make  me  so  perfect  a  dissembler  that  I 
shall  happily  despatch  my  business." 

£  p.  Holograph.     Seal.     (III.  105.) 

Petition  of  GEORGE  ROSEWELL,  seaman  of  the  Love*  under 
command  of  the  traitor,  Capt.  Miller,  to  CHARLES, 
PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

[1648,  November.] — Has  "  lost  his  wherry  and  chest  and  all 
that  he  had  in  the  ship  and  also  at  home  in  England,  which 

*  A  merchant  ship,  captured  by  the  revolted  fleet  in  the  Downs  and 
carried  into  Holland  to  the  Prince.  The  captain,  Gregory  Miller  or  Milner, 
was  detained  there  &  prisoner.  See  Gal  S.P.  Dvm.,  1648-9,  p.  376, 


239 

was  plundered  by  the  unmerciful  Parliament,  he  being  ashore 
that  night  that  his  captain  went  away  with  the  ship,  and  he 
cut  away  the  Tenth  Whelp's  hawsers,  or  else  your  Highness' 
great  ships  should  not  have  come  into  the  Sluce  which  Sir  Henry 
Mannering  can  witness."  He  requests  present  order  for  a 
month's  pay  for  himself  and  his  son  ;  for  the  rest  which 
is  behind  he  will  not  move  the  Prince  until  hereafter.  He 
prays  the  Prince  "to  call  to  mind  of  6  barrels  of  powder  he 
carried  aboard  of  Captain  Miller's  ship  in  the  King's 
Channel." 

[Endorsed:}    To  be  referred  to  Prince  Ruper[t], 

1  p.     (III.  847.) 

ABRAHAM  OYERS  to  the  COURT  OP  HOLLAND. 

[1684,  November.]  —  An  advocate  of  the  Court  has  order 
from  the  Prince  of  Wales  to  request  the  correction  and  punish- 
ment of  Sir  Robert  Welch  for  striking  Lord  Culpeper  in  the 
face  with  his  fist,  on  Nov.  2  last. 

1  p.  [Cf.  the  Prince's  judgment  on  Nov.  7.  Cal.  Clar. 
S.P.  I.,  444.]  (III.  807.)  See  p.  237. 

Articles  of  Agreement  between  CHARLES,  PRINCE  OF  GREAT 
BRITAIN,  and  MARTINE  DE  REUZ*  of  Rotterdam,  merchant. 

I.  [1648,  Nov.  or  Dec.]      The  Prince  will  deliver  to  de  Reuz 
so   many    brass   cannon   as   will   amount   to   the   weight    of 
70,000$.  at  Helvoetsluys  before  the  [blank]  day  of  this  instant 
November  (sic). 

II.  In  consideration  whereof  de  Reuz  will  deliver  to  such 
persons  as  Prince  Rupert  shall  appoint  at    Helvoetsluys    for 
the  use  of  his  Highness'  fleet  before  the  12th  day  of  this  instant 
December    (sic)    56,000[/6.]    weight    of  good  wholesome  and 
serviceable  bread  or  biscuits  at  the  rate  of   12  guilders  the 
hundred  (amounting  to  6,720  guilders),  and  be  allowed   1800. 
for  the  vessels  or  vats  to  put  the  said  bread  in,  1,428  barrels 
of  beer  making  238  English  ones  at  4  guilders  and   16  stivers 
the  barrel,  that  is  to  say  for  the  beer  barrels,  customs  and  all 
duties  and  charges  amounting  to  6,854  guilders  and  8  stivers, 
6,888/6.  of  good  butter  or  22  barrels  containing  that  quantity 
at  1100.  the  barrel,   8,236/6.   of  the   best  cheese  at   200.   the 
100  weight,    1,400/.  weight  of  Holland  beef,  good,  sweet  and 
serviceable,  at  2J  stivers  the  lb.,  and  so  much  money  as  will 
furnish  3  longboats,  1  pinnace,  one  great  ensign  and  8  lesser 
ensigns  at  1,2000.,  and  shall  furnish  1,4000.  to  buy  8,000  ells 
of  cloth  to  make  clothes  for   1,000  men,   and  4000.   to   buy 
1,000  pairs  of  shoes. 

III.  De  Reuz  shall  be  allowed  3000.   for    boat    hire    and 
portage  of  the  provisions  to    Helvoetsluys,  and  out  of    the 
value  of  the  proceed  of  the  70.000  weight  of  brass  guns  3,2370. 


'•"  Or  KueZj  as  spelt  in  the  endorsement. 


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due  and  allowed  to  him  upon  two  accounts  of  disbursements 
for  the  Prince's  service. 

IV.  De  Reuz  also  covenants  to  presently  furnish  the  sum 
of  8,919Z.  12s.,  to  make  up  28,000  guilders  in  the  whole,  to  be 
paid  to  whom  Prince  Rupert  shall  appoint,  being  at  the  rate 
of  40  guilders  per  cent,  upon  the  70,000|76.]  weight  of  cannon. 

V.  He  will  further  not  sell  or  dispose  of  any  part  of  the 
said  70,000  weight  of  cannon  for  two  months  after  delivery  of 
the  same  to  him,  during  which  time  the  Prince  shall  have  liberty 
to  sell  the  same,  or  part  thereof,  to  any  person  that  will  give 
more  than  400.  per  cent.,  provided  that  out  of  the  said  sum 
de  Reuz  receive  first  the  28,0000.  above   mentioned,   failing 
which  de  Reuz  shall  sell  the  same  at  the  best  rate  he  can, 
and  account  for  the  money  so  raised  above  the  value  of  400. 
per  cent.,  and  above  the  said  sum  of  28,000  guilders. 

VI.  If  there  shall  be  more  than   70,000$.   weight  of  brass 
canon,  de  Reuz  will  account  for  the  overplus. 

VII.  The  Prince  will  allow  de  Reuz  interest  at  the  rate  of 
5  per  cent,  for  a  year  for  all  money  disbursed  by  him  during 
the  two  months  for  which  he  keeps  the  cannon  unsold,  unless 
the  Prince  can  procure  a  chapman  sooner,  in  which  case  he  will 
allow  interest  in  proportion,  but  no  interest  shall  be  allowed 
for  the  3,237[0.]  above  mentioned  as  due  upon  former  accounts. 

Further  the  Prince  agrees  that  in  case  the  cannon  cannot 
be  sold  at  400.  per  cent.,  he  will  either  deliver  so  much  more 
cannon  as  will  make  up  the  28,0000.,  or  will  abate  out  of  the 
28,0000.  so  much  as  shall  fall  short  in  the  price  of  40  per  cent. 
upon  the  said  proportion  of  70,000  weight. 

3J  pp.  Draft.  The  last  paragraph,  in  a  different  hand, 
added  subsequently  to  endorsement.  No.  241  of  the  papers 
taken  at  Worcester.  (III.  817.) 

0 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  ARCHDUKE  LEOPOLD  [Governor  of 
the  Spanish  Netherlands]. 

1648,  Dec.  12  n.s.  The  Hague. — Thanking  him  for  the 
assurances  of  affection  he  has  received  through  Sir  Henry  de 
Vic,  King  Charles'  Resident,  regretting  that  at  present  he 
can  do  little  to  reciprocate  them,  and  commending  De  Vic 
to  the  Archduke's  protection.  It  would  be  a  great  loss  to  the 
service  of  both  Crowns  and  would  also  touch  his  Majesty's 
honour  if  so  faithful  a  servant  should  succumb  under  the 
weight  of  the  expense  to  which  he  has  been  put. 

l|  p.     Draft.     French.     (III.  463.) 

WILLIAM  CURTIUS  to  ROBERT  LONG. 

1648,  Dec.  3-13.  Frankfort.— These  peoples  hardly  see  yet 
any  difference  between  a  suspension  of  arms  and  open  war. 
To  some  the  latter  would  be  more  tolerable.  This  republic 
is  highly  indignant  at  being  ordered  to  entertain  troops 


241 

assigned  to  the  neighbouring  country,  a  thing  never  done  by 
Imperialists  or  Spaniards.  In  the  Low  Palatinate,  the  people 
suffer  more  from  the  commissaries  than  they  ever  did  from 
the  war,  for  in  addition  to  what  the  garrisons  (both  of  friend 
and  foe)  devour,  the  regiments  from  Bavaria  demand  almost 
more  than  all  the  goods  of  the  country  can  supply.  The  end, 
however,  we  hope  is  near. 

The  Duke  of  Saxe  and  General  Konigsmark  have  quarrelled ; 
the  former  having  seized  several  boat-loads  of  booty  from 
Prague,  on  the  ground  that  things  had  been  taken  from  the 
very  walls,  even  marble  pillars. 

Levies  are  still  being  raised  in  Glattaw  and  Silesia.  The  excuse 
is  that  the  die  was  cast  before  the  settlement  at  Munster,  and 
also  that  the  flood  of  Tartars  into  Poland  forces  them  to  be 
on  their  guard. 

It  is  said  at  Vienna  that  the  Princes  Casimir  and  Charles 
rivals  for  the  Crown  [of  Poland,]  had  come  to  blows,  with 
some  slaughter,  to  the  disadvantage  of  the  younger ;  but  from 
Dantzig  we  hear  that  he  has  given  way  voluntarily  to  his 
senior,  and  that  the  election  was  to  be  on  the  15th  ultimo. 

The  Bavarian  army  is  spread  over  the  High  Palatinate, 
and  especially  in  the  lands  of  the  Prince  of  Sulzbach,  thus 
relieving  him  of  the  Swedes,  who  weigh  all  the  more  heavily 
on  Franconia.  The  people  there  loudly  declare  that  they 
cannot  satisfy  their  demands,  and  the  Elector  of  Mayence 
has  had  to  come  himself  to  Wiirzburg,  "  pour  etre  plus  proche 
du  malade."  The  French  commander  will  give  up  the  town 
of  Hochst  and  will  get  1,000  rix-dollars  for  doing  so,  at 
Turenne's  request. 

Your  few  words  of  Nov.  30  on  his  Royal  Highness,  and 
especially  on  his  health,  have  much  enlightened  me. 

2J  pp.  French.  (III.  455.)  Last  para,  in  Curtius'  own 
hand. 


The  PRINCE'S  INSTRUCTIONS  to  CAPTAIN  JAMES  APSLEY. 

1648,  Dec.  [4-J14.  [The  Hague.]— 1.  He  shall  sail  to 
one  of  the  ports  of  Munster  and  deliver  letters  to  the  Lord 
Lieutenant  [Ormond],  to  Lord  Inchiquin,  President  of  Munster, 
and  to  Mr.  Richard  Fanshaw. 

2.  He  shall  not  take  any  prizes  till  he  is  assured  that  the 
treaty  in  England  is  absolutely  broken  off. 

3.  When  so  assured,  he  shall,  before  putting  his  commission 
in  execution,  inform  Ormond,  Inchiquin,  and  the  Admiralty 
Judge  of  the  province. 

The  Prince  acknowledges  himself  bound  to  [blank]  for 
2,300Z.  furnished  to  his  use. 

1  p.  Draft.  No.  224  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester. 
(III.  467.) 

P  16 


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The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  the  CHAMBERLAIN  of  his 
HOUSEHOLD  [LORD  BRENTFORD]. 

1648,  Dec.  [10-J20.  The  Hague. — Certifying  that  he  has 
promised  to  Mr.  Charles  Berkley,  son  of  Sir  Charles  Berkly, 
kt.,  Controller  of  his  Household,  the  first  vacancy  in  the 
posts  of  carver,  cupbearer  or  server  in  ordinary. 

1  p.     Draft.     (III.  469.) 

The  SAME  to  JAMES,  MARQUIS  OF  ORMOND. 

1648,  Dec.  [18-J28,  [Endorsement  "The  Hague/']— Com- 
mending the  bearer,  Major-General  [Sir  George]  Monroe,  who 
had  served  in  the  late  unfortunate  engagement  of  Scotland. 

\  p.     Draft.     (III.  475.) 

Another  of  same  date  and  like  effect  to  [MURROUGH]  LORD 

INCHIQUIN. 

J  p.  Draft.  [Endorsed:]  A  pass  by  sea  the  same  day,  in 
English,  for  Wm.  Walsh  to  Ireland. 

Another  pass  in  Latin  for  Captain-Lieut.  Thomas  Thwaytes. 
(III.  475.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [JACQUES]  DUKE  OF  COURLAND. 

1648,  Dec.  [19-]29.  [Endorsement,  "The  Hague."]— Having 
seen  a  letter  of  the  Duchess  to  the  Queen  of  Bohemia 
containing  proof  of  affection  for  himself  and  the  Duke  of 
York,  he  thanks  the  Duke  for  the  same. 

\  p.     Draft.     French.     (III.  473.) 

[The  PRINCE  OF  WALES]  to  [LORD  CHANCELLOR   LOUDOUN]. 

[1648.]  December  [23]. — Received  on  5thinst.  theletterof  the 
Committee  of  Estates,*  dated  Oct.  17,  and  assures  him  that 
he  should  be  exceeding  glad  to  see  a  perfect  union  between 
all  those  in  his  Majesty's  kingdom  who  are  well  affected 
to  peace  and  the  vindication  of  his  Majesty's  right,  and 
to  the  release  of  his  person  from  the  impious  imprisonment 
he  endures.  Whosoever  shall  heartily  join  in  that  pious 
work  will  lay  the  greatest  obligation  on  the  Prince.  He 
desires  the  Committee  to  be  assured  of  this. 

1  p.     Copy.     [Printed  in  Clar.  8. P.  II.,  461.] 

Overleaf. — Same  date,  to  the  Commissioners  of  the  General 
Assembly,  to  the  like  effect. 

1  p  Copy,  in  the  same  hand.  [Printed  ut  supra,  II.,  462.] 
(III.  733.) 

DR.  RICHARD  HART  to  SECRETARY  LONG. 

[1648,  Dec.  25-]1649,  Jan.  4.  n.s.  Rotterdam.— 
Replies  to  a  letter  concerning  his  going  to  sea  with  the  fleet, 
written  by  command  of  the  Prince.  He  had  not  yet  had 

*  This  letter  is  printed  in  Clar.  S,P.  II,  p.  422. 


243 

any  order  to  go  to  sea,  but  had  causes  of  conjecture  that  the 
execution  of  his  place  as  Judge  of  the  Admiralty  would  be 
disposed  of  to  other  men's  hands.  Thus  he  had  no  reason  of 
his  own  head  to  undertake  a  miserable  journey  at  sea  in  winter 
without  some  assurance  that  he  might  not  only  have  an 
employment  by  his  voyage,  but  also  means  of  subsistence  by 
it.  All  which  in  his  last  undertaking  he  had  wanted. 

The  first  time  he  heard  of  such  motion  was  when  Prince  Rupert 
spoke  to  him  about  it  "this  last  week."  He  told  him  that  no 
one  was  more  willing  to  venture  life  and  fortune  for  the  Prince 
than  himself,  but  only  if  things  were  brought  into  some  order 
before  he  went,  and  he  allowed  to  fulfil  the  duties  of  his  office, 
not  to  "  stand  by  like  a  cypher  and  as  a  useless  man."  More- 
over, as  he  can  get  nothing  out  of  England,  if  he  is  to  go,  he 
must  have  40/.  or  501.  to  pay  his  debts  at  Rotterdam. 

If  p.     No.  307  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.  (III.  569.) 

Colonel  JOHN  PHILIP  HIRTTER   to   SECRETARY   LONG. 

[1648,  Dec.  29-J1649,  Jan.  8.  Brussels. — Renewal  of  war 
in  England  being  certain  he  offers  his  poor  services.  Is 
persuaded  that  his  suggestion  about  a  certain  rich  and 
experienced  general,  much  esteemed  by  the  Duke  of  Lorraine, 
will  not  be  forgotten.  Requests  instructions  and  that  a 
letter  may  be  directed  to  Mrs.  Baker's  in  Troisbruke,  Bruxelles. 
It  will  be  for  the  advantage  of  the  Prince,  and  he  himself  will 
enter  upon  the  risk  manibus  pedibusque. 

2  pp.  Latin.  [See  notice  of  his  death,  while  gathering  troops 
for  Charles  II.  in  1652  Cal.  Clar.  S.P.  II.,  131.]  (III.  573.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [ARCHIBALD]  MARQUIS  OF  ARGYLE. 

[1648,  Dec.  30-]1649,  Jan.  9.  n.s. — Thanking  the  Marquis 
for  his  desire  to  preserve  the  Monarchy  in  Scotland,  and 
entreating  him  to  employ  his  power  for  the  King  and  for  his 
deliverance  from  his  present  sad  condition. 

|  p.     Copy.     (III.  571.)     No.  218  of  the  Worcester  papers. 

The  SAME  to  JOHN,  EARL  OF  LOUDOUN. 
Of  the  same  date  and  to  like  effect. 

I  p.     Copy.     (III.  571.) 

MRS.  ELIZABETH  FITZ JAMES*  to  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

[1648,  December.] — For  his  nines  the  Prins  of  Wals. 

II  Will  et  pies  your  hines  to  rede  this  complants  hou  much 
i  sofer  for  you  brothr  the  Duke  of  yourk  my  goode  is  aresed 
for  his  dus  an  i  myself  an  is  in  arest  this  ten  days  an  partli 
for  him  your  hines  veri  well  knows  that  my  husband  has 
don  veri  much  sarvis  for  the  king  your  fath  in  the  wors  and 

*  Probably  the  wife  of  Col.  John  Fitz  James,  who  went  over  to  the  service 
of  the  Commonwealth  as  a  spy. 


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will  your  hines  be  so  much  displesed  for  with  my  husba  that 
i  must  sofer  in  suhc  a  hi  meshur  as  i  do  at  this  tiem  pray  disingag 
my  husband  for  if  i  goo  to  the  port  for  him  you  will  imbue 
your  bans  in  my  blud  the  pepl  is  ploting  agans  me  hou  i  may  be 
devord,  your  hiness  pies  to  send  me  on  hundred  pund  if  you 
pies  to  ask  the  Duke  of  York  i  beliefe  his  hiness  will  say  my 
husband  has  laid  so  much  for  him  wen  his  hines  had  veri 
mch  need  of  muni  if  your  hines  was  ritli  informed  by  my 
husband  frens  you  must  neds  know  that  my  husband  has 
don  the  best  sarvis  for  the  Duke  of  ani  engilish  man  wot 
sum  ever  that  he  was  in  this  lands  i  hop  our  enemi  shall  not 
make  it  a  krim  for  us  to  do  the  beest  sarvis  we  kold  for  the 
King  of  inglands  son  mani  says  that  Mr.  Fitzjaems  is  torned 
rebill  bekos  he  is  gon  into  ingland  his  fathar  is  ded  ther  ther 
is  mani  that  has  related  soch  falseis  to  your  hines  that  wen 
they  com  to  be  quisened  thay  will  not  daer  justifi  et  houever 
werever  we  ar  we  shall  all  ways  apruves  to  be  your  mos 
obedent  sub  jets  ontel  ded. 

2  pp.     Signature. 

[Endorsed:]   Received  Jan.  2,   1649.     (III.   567.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [William]  EARL  OF  LANERICK, 
principal  Secretary  for  Scotland. 

[1648.] — Has  sent  the  Earl  of  Brentford,  his  Chamberlain, 
to  Scotland,  hoping  that  a  person  of  his  experience  and  good 
affections  to  his  country  may  be  of  use.  Entreats  their 
favour  that  Brentford  may  be  restored  to  his  estate  in  land 
and  money. 

J  p.     Draft.     (III.  815.) 

The  SAME  to  the  COMMITTEE  OF  ESTATES. 

[1648.] — To  the  like  effect  as  the  previous  letter.  Praising 
Lord  Brentford's  affection  to  the  King  his  father,  and  to 
himself. 

1  p.     Draft.     (III.  816.) 

INSTRUCTIONS  for  MA[JOR]  SCOT  [name  erased]. 

[1648?] — He  shall  conceal  from  all  persons  the  trust  com- 
mitted to  him,  and  only  make  necessary  acquaintances  in 
England,  and  making  use  of  discreet  persons  only,  that  the 
Prince  receive  no  dishonour.  He  shall  advertise  the  Prince 
what  money  he  receives,  and  only  disburse  it  by  warrant  under 
the  Prince's  hand,  attested  by  his  secretary.  He  shall  within 
[blank]  months  return  and  deliver  all  unused  blanks. 

At  top. — Credential  letters  and  instructions  for  Venice  ; 
letters  for  two  Consuls  ;  letters  to  the  Duchess  and  Duke  of 
Savoy  ;  letters  to  Florence. 

1  p.     (III.  799.) 


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Petition   of    Lieut. -Colonel    HENRY   MANATON   to    CHARLES, 
PRINCE  OF  GREAT  BRITAIN. 

[1648,  end  of  ?] — He  served  under  Lord  Hopton  and  Prince 
Maurice,  in  whose  service  he  was  twice  wounded,  the  second 
time  being  at  the  taking  of  Exeter.  For  this  the  King,  when 
last  in  Exeter,  ordered  the  Sheriff  and  Commissioners  of 
Delinquents'  Estates  to  pay  him  400?.  per  annum.  He  did 
not  receive  in  a  year  and  a  half  more  than  60L  He  therefore 
appealed  to  the  Prince  at  Barnstaple,  who  by  his  lines  ordered 
the  Sheriff  and  Commissioners  to  pay  in  full.  Petitioner, 
however,  received  nothing.  Not  long  after,  the  Prince  intending 
to  deliver  battle  to  Sir  Thomas  Fairfax  in  Devon,  in  the  dead 
of  winter,  petitioner  rode  to  Devonshire,  when  his  horse 
slid  and  fell  on  his  hurt  leg,  and  broke  it  in  four  places. 
He  then  petitioned  the  Prince  for  the  reversion  of  Carrabullocke 
Park  in  the  parish  of  Stokeclymsland  "  for  21  years  in  reversion 
of  an  estate  of  10  or  12  years  then  in  being,  the  same  being 
assigned  to  the  Petitioner  in  20/.  per  annum,"  out  of  which 
there  is  payable  to  the  Prince  for  rent  61.  odd  yearly.  On  this 
the  Prince  ordered  Secretary  Fanshaw  to  write  to  Secretary 
Long  for  particular  information.  But  Fairfax  coming  into 
Cornwall  nothing  was  done.  Petitioner  has  only  received 
60Z.  in  all,  in  the  four  years  and  a  half*  since  his  Majesty 
signified  his  pleasure;  and  has  paid  surgeons  and  other 
charges  about  5001.  Returning  to  the  Netherlands  he  found 
his  place  disposed  of.  He  therefore  prays  for  the  said  reversion 
of  Carrabullocke,  "  he  having  a  wife  and  child  and  not  able 
to  leave  them  anything." 

i  p.     (III.  791.) 

The  SAME  to  [SECRETARY  LONG]. 

[1648,  end  of  ?] — Giving  a  similar  account  of  himself,  and 
adding  that  he  had  formerly  been  for  20  years  a  lieutenant 
in  the  service  of  the  States,  but  now  returning  "  here  "  [to 
Holland],  finds  his  place  disposed  of.  He  came  to  Prince 
Charles  and  Prince  Maurice  at  Helvoetsluyes  ;  where  they 
both  spoke  to  the  Prince  of  Orange  of  his  service  and  requested 
him  to  give  him  a  company.  He  asks  Long  to  write  to  the 
Prince  of  Orange  to  remember  him. 

1  p.     Signed.     (III.  795.) 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

[1648?] — 1.  To  "take  a  course"  for  arms:  to  send  com- 
missions :  to  keep  intelligence  and  correspohdence  with  the 
Prince,  and  to  have  a  character  [i.e.  cipher]  to  write  to  him 
by,  and  to  receive  letters  from  him  :  to  consider  what 
intelligence  and  correspondence  they  shall  have  with  the 
Scots  and  Irish  and  other  parts  of  England  and  North  Wales, 

*  King  Charles  was  at  Exeter  in  July,  1644. 


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and  by  what  persons  they  shall  make  addresses  in  each  of 
them  :  how  they  may  have  intelligence  from  London  and 
the  parliament  and  army,  to  know  their  designs  and  pro- 
ceedings, and  to  whom  they  shall  address  themselves  herein  : 
to  have  ships  sent  into  these  parts  :  to  find  men  of  experience 
to  advise  with  them  and  to  assist  them  :  to  consider  what 
officers  shall  be  sent  hither,  wherein  care  is  to  be  taken  and 
not  to  send  any  that  may  give  offence  to  the  soldiers  or  country 
here  :  to  raise  men  and  money,  and  that  those  that  receive 
the  money  be  men  of  trust,  and  that  they  may  give  good 
security  or  an  oath,  or  both,  to  employ  it  as  directed,  and 
that  if  it  be  mis-employed  he  shall  give  notice  to  the  Prince 
or  such  as  he  shall  appoint  :  that  there  be  some  of  the  country 
and  of  the  army  and  some  from  the  Prince  that  they  may 
join  in  the  raising  of  money  and  quartering  of  soldiers  in 
such  way  as  may  least  offend  the  country  :  to  provide  for 
proclamations  of  pardon  for  their  adherents. 

1  p.     Endorsed  by  Long,    as   "  sent  by  Captain  Morgan." 
No.   145  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.  (III.  783.) 


NOTES  by  ROBERT  LONG. 

[1648?]  ''Poland.  Mr.  Crofts  to  have  information  of  the 
negotiation  of  Sir  John  Cocheran :  to  take  notice  of  the  King 
of  Poland's  letter  to  the  Queen  and  to  negotiate. 

If  Sir  John  Coche[ran]  there,  to  join  with  and  assist  him, 
if  not  to  pursue. 

To  mediate  with  the  Queen  [of  Sweden]  to  permit  such 
Scots  officers  to  go  into  Scotland  that  are  known  to  be  well 
affected  with  such  care  and  caution  as  the  Queen  may  take 
no  offence  at  it. 

To  have  leave  for  one  of  them  to  repair  to  the  King  if  there 
shall  be  occasion  without  command. 

Instructions  for  sending  of  corn :  to  correspond  with  the 
Queen  [Henrietta  Maria]  and  Lord  Goring:  to  keep  corres- 
pondence with  the  Marquis  of  Montrose  and  to  desire  informa- 
tion from  him  of  affairs  in  his  manage. 

To  order  Sir  John  Cochran  and  Sir  Patrick  Drummond  to 
keep  correspondence  with  the  Ambassador. 

To  correspond  with  Lord  Ormond  and  the  rest  of  his 
Majesty's  ministers  abroad. 

To  press  the  Queen  [of  Sweden]  to  declare  and  engage  herself 
avowedly  for  the  King  if  they  shall  cause  [sic]  to  hope  for 
any  such  thing. 

If  the  parliament  attempt  to  send  a  public  minister  there 
to  oppose  his  reception  and  admittance  by  all  means  they 
may. 

To  incline  the  Queen  to  interpose  with  other  princes  par- 
ticularly France,  Denmark  and  the  States  to  declare  for  the 
King  in  a  case  where  all  are  concerned. 


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To  the  Queen  to  countenance  'all  the  King's  subjects 
in  her  dominion  that  are  known  to  be  well  affected  and  to 
discountenance  others." 

(III.  338.) 

Sir  JOHN  BERK[ELY]  to  ROBERT  LONG. 

1648[-9],  Jan.  [8-]18.*  Cambray. — He  wishes  the  Prince  to 
be  told  that  his  master  [James,  Duke  of  York]  after  a  very 
stormy  night  landed  on  the  10th  inst.  at  Steenbergen,  and 
went  that  day  to  Antwerp  with  all  his  company,  where  he  stayed 
all  the  next  day  and  went  with  a  few  of  his  followers  with  the  night- 
boat  to  Brussels,  sending  the  rest  with  his  baggage  to  Dermont 
[Dendermond].  He  would  not  pass  without  seeing  Brussels, 
which  proved  chargeable,  but  otherwise  not  inconvenient, 
for  by  the  assistance  of  Sir  Henry  de  Vic  he  passed  unnoticed, 
but  in  that  quality  had  all  the  offers  of  respect  from  the  Arch- 
duke that  could  be  expected,  but  "  neither  gave  nor  received 
any  visit,  only  the  Duke  of  Larroyne"  met  him  at  his  going 
out  and  coming  in  to  Brussels  and  expressed  his  desire  to 
serve  his  father,  his  whole  family  and  himself.  He  saw  an 
opera  at  the  Court  where  there  was  an  assembly  of  the 
Archduke  and  all  persons  of  quality  of  both  sexes. 

They  met  Lord  Goring  at  Antwerp.  He  made  great  instance 
that  the  Duke  should  lie  at  his  house  at  Brussels,  and  was  not 
well  satisfied  at  his  refusal. 

They  arrived  at  Cambray  on  the  17th,  when  the  Duke 
received  orders  by  letters  of  the  8th  that  he  should  stay 
wherever  those  letters  found  him.  Berkely  sent  his  nephew 
to  the  Queen  and  impatiently  awaits  orders,  for  they  are  "  at 
30  livres  per  diem  and  not  well  provided  for  such  an  expense." 
Mr.  Crofts  and,  he  thinks,  the  Duke  grow  already  weary  of 
their  stay,  and  will  probably  leave  the  next  day. 

2  pp.     Holograph.     (III.  481.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  LORD  GENERAL  FAIRFAX  and  the 
COUNCIL  OF  WAR. 

1649,  Jan.  22.  [n.s.]  The  Hague. — Urging  them  to  restore  the 
King.  Calendared  in  Cal.  Clar.  S.P.  /.,  465,  but  under  date 
Jan.  23.  See  Clarendon's  Hist,  of  Rebellion,  II,  193 
(ed.  1704). 

\  p.  Copy.  No.  277  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester, 
(III.  579.) 

The  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  [WILLIAM]  EARL  OF  LANERICK. 

1649,  Jan.  [19-]29.  n.s.  The  Hague. — Understanding  by 
Lt.  Colonel  Oglevye  the  affection  of  the  King's  friends  in 
Scotland,  desires  a  full  account  of  the  state  of  things  there. 

*  The  contents  show  that  the  year  date  of  this  letter  is  old  style,  while 
the  month  date  is  new. 


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|  p.  Signed.  Seal,  three  feathers.  Apparently  not  sent. 
(III.  581.) 

[JAMES,  MARQUIS  OF]  ORMOND  to  [JOHN,  LORD]  BYRON  with 
letters  to  the  QUEEN  and  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 

1648[-9],  Jan.  26.  Kilkenny  Castle. — 1.  To  represent  to 
them  the  state  of  Ireland  on  conclusion  of  the  peace  on  17th 
inst. 

2.  To  urge  the  Prince  to  come  to  Ireland  both  to  confirm 
the  three  parts  devoted  to  him  and  to  win  over  or  reduce  the 
fourth  consisting  of  Jones'  and  Owen  Roe's  parties. 

3.  If  the  Independents  hold  forth  a  Treaty,  their  end  may 
be  to  divert  the  Prince  from  laying  hold  of  this  advantage, 
and  he  cannot  be  more  safe  than  at  the  head  of  armies,  and 
in  a  country  where  if  dangerous  persons  approach  him,  his 
father's  own  people  and  laws  are  ready  to  lay  hold  of  them, 
which  cannot  so  well  be  done  in  countries  free  for  all  men. 

4.  To   encounter  any  objections   on  his   part   by  showing 
the  condition  of  Lord  Inchiquin's  quarters,  where  there  is  the 
best  army  in  Ireland,  wholly  Protestant. 

5.  To  advise  him  to  go  first  to  Cork  in  the  first  place,  Kinsale, 
Youghall  or  Dungarvan,  if  his  ships  draw  not  too  much  water 
for  the  last  two  ports.     But  if  pressed  by  weather  he  may 
come  safely  to  any  ports  of  the  late  Confederate  Catholics' 
quarters,  such  as  Waterford,  Limerick,  or  even  to  Wexford, 
taking  care  of  the  barred  haven  and  movable  sands  there. 

6.  To  desire  him  to  write  to  all  foreign  Princes  and  States, 
graciously  mentioning  those  in  Ireland  who  have  expressed 
their  zeal  to  him  in  his  lowest  condition,  and  to  request  such 
Princes  to  favour  them  in  commerce  ;  and  to  write  to  his 
agents  abroad  to  procure  protection  for  them. 

7.  To  desire  him  to  write  to  the  Prince  of  Orange  to  furnish 
Ireland,    upon    security    of    the    Customs,    with    corn,    arms, 
ammunition,  backs  and  breasts,  money  and  frigates  ;  also  to 
send  engineers  and  two  or  three  regiments  of  good  old  foot, 
with  their  pay  for  three  months.     If  these  are  deficient  in 
officers,  there  are  a  confluence  of  gallant  ones  in  Ireland. 

8.  To  encourage  merchants  in  France,  Flanders  and  Holland 
to  come  to  Ireland. 

9.  If  he  cannot  bring  money,  he  should  still  come,  but  leave 
unnecessary  charge  behind  him. 

10.  If  the  Queen  likes  it,  the  Duke  of  York  should   also 
come. 

11.  In  case  none  of  the  Prince's  frigates  can  bring  Lady 
Ormond  from  Caen  to  Ireland,  to  obtain  from  the  States  Captain 
Yambolt's  man-of-war,   which  brought  Ormond  over. 

12.  To    recommend   to    the    Queen    and    the    Prince    the 
importance  of  Scilly,  that  corn  be  sent  there,  and  in  case  Sir 
John  Grenville  is  not  going  there,  that  Ormond  should  send 
a  Governor  with  such  a  recruit  of  men  as  they  solicit. 


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13.  To  deliver  two  letters  from  Ormond  and  Inchiquin  to 
the     Earl     of      Warwick     inviting      him      to     Ireland      if 
Byron  on  arrival  find  him  in  a  posture  to    entertain    such 
overture. 

14.  To  communicate  the  contents  hereof  and  his  knowledge 
of  the  state  of  Ireland  to  Lords  Jermyn,  Digby  and  Hat  ton. 

15.  To  put  Lord  Digby  in  mind  of  the  refiners  mentioned 
by  Dr.  Lambart,  to  be  employed  by  Sir  George  Hamilton. 

16.  To  acquaint  the  Queen  that  Ormond  is  treating  with 
the  Spanish  agent  in  Ireland  (who  pretends  to  have  money) 
for  the  transporting  of  men,  for  which  he  expects  3,000?.  or 
4,0001.,  which  matter  he  desires  may  be  rightly  understood  in 
France.   This  money  will  be  useful,  considering  the  forwardness 
of  Jones  and  Owen  Roe  to  agree,  if  they  have  not  already 
done  so,  and  the  possibility  of  supplies  coming  from  England 
to  Jones,  also  the  activity  of  the  Nuncio  and  Roe  to  alienate 
the  Irish  from  the  peace,  as  happened  before.     The  men  to 
be  transported  are  such  as  come  from  Roe  to  the  Irish  quarters, 
or  being  disbanded  by  the  Confederates  will  serve  the  enemy 
or  plunder  their  friends.     Before  treating  with  the  Spanish 
agent   he   had  found  that  the  French  agent  had  no  money, 
yet  had  offered  him  the  like  number  of  men  in  the  future 
for  the  like  sum. 

17.  To  propose  a  great  seal  of  Ireland  with  sword,  purse 
and  two  maces,  and  Commissioners  for  the  seal. 

18.  To  desire  an  authority  be  sent  to  swear  some   of   the 
Council,  particularly  Inchiquin,   who,  by  his  office  of  Lord 
President  of  Munster  and  by  his  service  to  the  Crown,  hath 
a  double  title  thereto. 

19.  That  Ormond  should  have  authority  to  provide  out  of 
the  public  revenue  a  decent  support  for  the  King's  agents 
abroad,  and  to  address  foreign  Princes  and  States. 

20.  To  request  the  Queen  that  Captain  Darcy,  on  whose 
frigate  Byron  sails,   being  forbidden  to  amuse  himself  with 
prizes  on  the  way,  may  be  satisfied  any  damages  of  victuals, 
according   to    Byron's    certificate,    his    frigate    having    been 
already  stayed  above  three  weeks  by  Ormond. 

5J  pp.  No.  359  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.  Signed  by 
Ormond  only.  (III.  485.) 

[This  document  is  alluded  to  in  Ormond *s  letter  to  Jermyn  of 
Jan.  24.  See  Carte's  Life  of  Ormond,  III,  602.] 

CHARLES  II.  to  [the  KING  OF  DENMARK,  FREDERICK  III], 

[1649,  February.] — Before  this  come  to  your  hands,  you 
will  be  informed  of  the  infamous  parricide  committed  upon 
the  person  of  the  late  King,  our  royal  father,  by  his  rebellious 
subjects,  the  authors  of  an  example  extremely  prejudicial 
to  the  dignity,  and  of  dangerous  consequence  to  the  safety, 
of  all  sovereign  princes,  and  abhorrent  to  the  feelings  of  all 
Christian  people.  We  therefore  conceive  ourselves  bound 


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by  the  laws  of  nature,  as  a  son  ;  by  the  reasons  and  interests 
of  state  as  a  Prince,  and  by  the  rule  of  piety  as  a  Christian, 
not  only  to  be  afflicted  with  extreme  grief  for  so  sad  a  calamity, 
but  also  to  express  our  indignation  and  detestation  of  it  to 
your  Majesty  and  the  whole  world,  being  confident  that  your 
Majesty  in  your  great  piety  and  wisdom  will  likewise  have  a 
just  resentment  and  detestation  of  so  barbarous  and  impious 
a  fact,  as  well  in  regard  of  the  ancient  amity  and  alliance 
between  your  Majesty's  dominions  and  the  crown  of  Great 
Britain  as  of  the  particular  friendship  and  affection  of  the 
King  our  said  late  royal  father  to  your  Majesty's  person.  And 
as  we  are  the  indubitable  heir  of  his  crown  and  dominions  so 
we  will  succeed  to  the  same  measure  of  affection  and  friendship 
to  your  Majesty,  and  will  endeavour  by  all  ways  and  means 
in  our  power  to  maintain  the  ancient  alliance  and  corres- 
pondence between  the  two  crowns,  not  doubting  but  that 
your  Majesty  will  be  pleased  to  contribute  such  advice  and 
assistance  to  us  as  may  give  us  some  consolation  in  the  great 
occasion  of  sorrow  wherewith  we  are  now  oppressed. 

1  p.    Endorsed:     "The  Latin  letter  Englished."     (III.  829.) 

[JOHN,  EARL  OF]  LOUDOUN  to  the  SCOTCH  COMMISSIONERS 

at  London. 

1649,  Feb.  6.  Edinburgh. — Having  used  all  means  to 
prevent  the  King's  death,  they  are  to  take  special  care  that 
nothing  be  done  to  the  prejudice  of  the  King  that  now  is, 
and  that  there  be  no  change  in  the  fundamental  government. 
Having  entered  their  protestation  in  the  name  of  Scotland, 
they  are  to  return  home. 

1  p.  Copy.  No.  64  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester. 
(III.  583.) 

[JOHN,   EARL  OF]  LOUDOUN  and  [ARCHIBALD,  MARQUIS  OF] 
ARGYLL  to  CHARLES  II. 

1649,  March  2.  Edinburgh. — Hoping  that  he  will  embrace 
the  faithful  counsel  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  Scotch 
Parliament,  in  which  case  they  will  esteem  no  hazard  too 
hard  which  may  establish  his  Government  in  all  his  kingdoms. 
But  if  any  man  dissuade  his  Majesty  from  hearkening  to  the 
honest  advice  of  his  most  loyal  subjects,  or  move  him  by 
delay  to  lose  seasonable  opportunities,  he  has  just  reason 
to  ponder  such  counsels  as  most  ready  means  to  strengthen 
his  enemies,  and  render  Scotland  incapable  of  doing  him 
service  "  whereto  we  shall  be  more  greevous  then  any  private 
interest  or  losse  can  befall  us." 

1|  p.     Signed,  CM.  thrice  on  back.     (III.  585.) 

ADRIEN  PAUW  to  [SECRETARY  LONG  ?]. 
1649,    March    [5-]15.     The    Hague.— His    Majesty    having 
received  favourably  the  writer's  prayer  for  his  eldest  son, 


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appointed  to  the  Baillage  de  Goylant,  both  before  and  after 
Pauw's  journey  to  England,  he  requests  his  correspondent  to 
refresh  his  Majesty's  memory. 
1  p.     French.     (III.  589.) 


EARL  OF]  CRA[W]FURD*  to  SECRETARY  LONG. 

1649,  March  [13-J23.  Madrid.  —  Has  written  divers  times, 
but  received  no  answer.  The  horrid  action  done  against  "  our 
righteous  King  "  has  made  him  write  to  his  son  "  our  natural 
and  undoubted  just  prince  "  ;  he  encloses  copy  to  Long. 

If  things  are  well  looked  after  at  Madrid,  the  King  will 
receive  a  very  considerable  assistance  in  money,  notwith- 
standing all  the  troubles  Spain  is  now  in.  Nothing  was  ever 
taken  more  to  heart  by  the  King  of  Spain  and  his  nobles 
than  the  horrid  action  of  those  treacherous  rebels  at  London. 

He  will  be  glad  to  assist  his  Majesty  if  aid  be  desired  from 
Spain.  The  King  should  give  assurance  that  if  restored  to 
his  right,  he  will  restore  back  all  such  aids  in  the  same  nature 
in  which  he  receives  them  now,  and  that  he  will  assist  the 
King  of  Spain  in  all  occasions  lawful  in  time  of  his  necessities. 

1  J  p.    No.  292  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.     (III.  595.) 

[LuDovic,  EARL  OF]  CRA[W]FURD,  to  CHARLES  II. 

1649,  March  [13-]23.  Madrid.  —  Though  he  might  gain  all 
the  wealth  of  the  East  and  West  Indies,  he  would  rather  choose 
with  bread  and  water  to  serve  his  Majesty  than  any  Prince 
alive.  Born  a  Peer  of  Scotland  he  stands  obliged  to  represent 
to  his  Majesty  what  concerns  the  recovery  of  his  crowns.  He 
will  serve  wherever  appointed,  and  advises  the  King  to  ask  aid 
from  the  King  of  Spain,  from  whose  own  mouth  he  has  heard 
that  assistance  will  be  given  to  punish  the  traitors. 

2  pp.     (III.    599.) 
«/ 

Also,  another  copy  of  the  previous  letters  under  the  same 
date. 

1J  p.    No.  288  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.  (III.  603.) 

CHARLES  II  to  [ARCHIBALD,  MARQUIS  OF]  AJRGYLE. 

1649,  March  18.  The  Hague.  —  Has  received  both  the 
Marquis'  letters  by  William  Murray,  and  promises  himself 
much  good  from  Argyle's  advice,  knowing  that  a  right  under- 
standing between  himself  and  his  subjects  will  be  a  sure 
foundation  of  mutual  happiness.  He  hopes  when  the  Com- 
missioners come  so  to  clear  all  mistakes  that  it  shall  be  evident 
to  the  Marquis  and  them  that  he  is  willing  to  do  all  things  for 
their  good. 

|  p.     Copy.     (III.  591.) 

*  Ludovic,  Earl  of  Crawfurd,  was  banished  for  treason  by  the  Scots  Estates, 
the  Earldom  being  given  to  his  younger  brother  John,  Lord  Lindsay. 


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[JOHN,  EARL  OF]  LOUDOTTN,  to  CHARLES  II. 

1649,  March  24,  Edinburgh. — Rendering  his  humble  suit 
that  his  Majesty  may  listen  to  faithful  counsels  and  grant 
the  desires  of  Scotland  tendered  by  their  Commissioners. 
He  has  referred  the  reasons  which  convince  him  to  be  of  this 
judgment  to  the  noble  and  trusty  bearer.  It  is  the  most 
eminent  title  of  his  Majesty's  dignity  to  be  called  "  Defender 
of  the  Faith,"  and  if  he  follow  those  ways  which  are  really 
for  Reformation  and  defence  of  Religion  and  enter  in  the 
Covenant,  it  will  be  the  surest  foundation  to  establish  his 
throne  by  a  pious  and  honourable  peace,  or  by  a  just  and 
necessary  war. 

1  p.  Holograph.  No.  96  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester. 
(III.  607.) 

KING  CHARLES  II  to  [JOHN,]  EARL  OF  LOUDOUN. 

1649,  March  25  [endorsement]. — Requesting  his  lordship  to 
employ  himself  to  preserve  the  life  of  Marquis  Huntley. 

|  p.  Copy.  Endorsed  :  "  delivered  by  my  Lord  Jarrett, 
Mr.  Ayton.  Copy  of  his  Majesty's  letter  to  my  lord  Loudoun 
forM:  Huntley."  Addressed:  "for  Mr.  Doctor  Wisheart." 
(III.  493.) 

CHARLES  II.    Instructions  for  HENRY,  LORD  PERCY. 

1649,  April  [17-]27.— 1.  He  shall  congratulate  Louis  XIV 
on  the  Treaty  [of  Rueil]. 

2.  Also  the  Duke  of  Orleans,  the  Prince  of  Conde  and  the 
Cardinal  [Mazarin]. 

3.  He  shall  thank  the  King  and  Queen-Regent  for  their 
safe-conduct  through  France,  from  the  S.W.  part  of  which 
King  Charles  means  to  sail  to  Ireland. 

4.  He  shall  thank  them  for  previous  kindness,  and  solicit 
more  money,  persuading  also  Orleans,  Conde  and  Mazarin. 

5.  He   shall  show   these   instructions   to   Queen   Henrietta 
Maria  and  shall  follow  her  directions. 

6.  He  shall  acquaint  Lord  Jermyn  with  these  instructions. 
1|  p.     Sign  Manual  of  the  King,  and  also  initialed  by  him  at 
the  end.     (III.  503  ;    III.  499  is  the  draft  thereof.) 

KING  CHARLES  II.     Instructions  to  JOHN  [BRAMHALL],  BISHOP 

OF  DERRY. 

1649,  April  [10-]20.— 1.  He  shaU  deliver  the  King's  letter 
to  Ormond. 

2.  He  shall  acquaint  him  that  the  King  of  Portugal  gives 
the  liberty  of  the  port  of  Lisbon  and  others  in  Portugal  to 
King  Charles'  ships. 

3.  He  shall  also  acquaint  Prince  Rupert  of  this. 

4.  He  shaU  acquaint  them  both  that  the  King  of  Portugal 
will  send  to  Ireland  an  Irishman  called  Domingo  de  Rosario, 


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with  addresses  to  the  King  (though  not  with  any  avowed 
public  quality)  and  if  he  come  before  the  King  is  there  in 
person,  he  is  to  be  received  with  all  civility,  and  Ormond  and 
Rupert  are  to  treat  with  him. 

5.  King  Charles  is  about  to  send  an  Ambassador  to  the  King 
of  Spain,  from  whom  he  expects  more  aid  for  Ireland  than  from 
Portugal.     Caution  and  secrecy  must  therefore  be  observed  in 
'transactions  with  Rosario. 

6.  The  Bishop  shall  follow  any  directions  given  to  him  by 
Ormond  in  the  King's  name. 

1J    p.     Draft.     (III.  507.) 

KING  CHARLES  II  to  [JAMES,]  MARQUIS  OF  ORMOND. 

1649,  [April  25-]May  4  [endorsement]. — Is  now  hoping 
to  start  for  Ireland  in  a  few  days,  passing,  without  any 
great  stay,  through  Flanders  and  France.  Meanwhile  he  has 
ordered  the  Earl  of  Bramford  [Brentford],  whom  he  has 
employed  into  Sweden,  to  send  Ormond  1,000  horsemen's 
arms,  900  pistols  and  a  quantity  of  powder  and  match, 
the  freight  to  be  paid  on  arrival,  as  agreed  in  Sweden. 
Brentford  has  prevailed  with  several  merchants  there  to  send 
to  Ireland  ships  laden  with  corn,  one  of  which  will  convey  the 
arms.  All  kindness  is  requested  for  the  Swedish  merchants' 
factors  and  servants. 

[Noted.] — For  the  Marquis  of  Ormond,  Lord  Hopton's 
cipher.  Endorsed  as  sent  by  Colonel  Hamond. 

1  p.     Copy.     (III.  511.) 

[ARNOUL]  DE  LISLE  to  KING  CHARLES  II. 

1649,  May  [2-]  12.  Lisbon. — By  his  Majesty's  orders  Prince 
Rupert  sent  de  Lisle  to  the  King  of  Portugal  with  King 
Charles's  letter.  Three  days  after  his  arrival  he  had  audience  of 
the*/ King,  who  received  him  with  expressions  of  zeal  for  the 
King  of  England's  interests,  and  promised  to  send  orders  to 
all  his  ports.  His  Ministers  have  since  promised  to  do  the  same  in 
the  ports  of  Africa  and  the  Azores.  The  Queen  was  equally 
zealous,  as  also  was  the  Count  de  Mira,  the  King's  favourite  and 
Admiral. 

2  pp.     French.     A  duplicate  of  the  above  precedes  it  in  the 
Pepys'  collection,  dated  4  days  later.     (III.  527.) 

[JAMES,  MARQUIS  or]  MONTROSE*  to  SECRETARY  LONG. 

1649,  May  [endorsed]. — "  I  hope  you  have  the  other  letters 
for  the  Bishops  of  Mayance  and  Collogne  and  the  Town  of 

*  In  April,  1649,  Montrose,  who  had  previously  been  named  Lieut.- 
Governor  of  Scotland,  received  a  commission  from  Charles  II.  to  treat  with 
the  Northern  Kings  and  States.  There  was  a  M.  de  Carpe  who  was  employed 
by  the  King  in  1652  (see  Gal.  Clar.  S.P.  II,  136)  who  may  have  been 
sent  to  announce  Montrose's  coming,  but  it  is  quite  possible  that  Montrose 
means  himself.  He  was  anxious  to  get  off  in  May,  though  he  did  not  actually 
leave  the  Netherlands  till  July. 


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Franckfurt  (which  Monsieur  Carp  should  have)  in  readiness. 
He  like  ways  desires  letters  for  Mme.  la  Lansgravine,  and  he 
who  is  chamberlain  to  the  Marquis  Brandeburgh,  whose  name 
if  you  know  not,  I  shall  send  it  you  ;  also  a  letter  to  the  Duke 
of  Niberg  [Neuburg]  and  another  to  Curtius  the  King's 
Resident  at  Francfurt  desiring  him  to  be  assisting  to  Mr.  Carp,  and 
if  [it]  be  needful,  to  go  with  him  to  any  of  the  next  adjacent 
places.  I  know  you  have  much  to  do  and  I  am  sorry  we  should 
trouble  so  often  in  this  kind  but  these  things  are  necessary 
and  you'll  be  pleased  to  despatch  with  all  possible  diligence." 

Postscript. — "  We  must  have  all  gainst  to-morrow  night 
for  he  will  needs  be  gone." 

1  p.  Holograph.  Endorsed  :  "  May  the  7th.  Lord  Mont- 
rose  his  letter  about  the  letters  to  Cologne,  Newbur[gh], 
Landg[ravine]  of  Hesse  &c."  (III.  713.) 

[JAMES,  MARQUIS  OF]  MONTROSE  to  [SECRETARY  LONG  ?]. 

[1649,  May  ?] — Requesting  him  to  draw  a  pass  for 
Lt.  Colonel  Montgomery,  who  is  to  repair  to  Sweden,  and,  if 
the  Marquis  is  not  at  Court  while  his  correspondent  is  there, 
that  he  will  get  his  Majesty's  signature.  The  Marquis  forgot 
this  "  yesternight."  It  must  be  ready  "  once  this  foornoun." 

The  other  who  desires  the  commission  is  Halliburton. 

Endorsed :  "  From  the  Marquis  of  Montrose  that  Hero 
perfidiously  hanged  by  Argyle." 

|  p.    Holograph.     (III.  717.) 

WILLIAM  CURTIUS  to  ROBERT  LONG  (?). 

1649,  May  11.  Nuremburg. — He  will  be  glad  to  have  the 
letters  of  credit  and  instructions  from  King  [Charles]  spoken 
of  in  Long's  letter  of  the  9th,  to  give  to  the  generalissimo 
[Turenne],  Wrangel,  the  Duke  d'Amalfi  and  the  Elector  of 
Mayence.  The  first  says  that  the  Peace  about  to  be  made 
will  help  the  King,  and  that  in  his  view  10,000  foot  and  4,000 
horse  will  suffice  to  rally  the  "  debris  "  of  brave  men  dispersed 
in  England  by  the  tyranny  of  villains.  But  a  port  on  the 
East  coast  is  wanted,  and  Prince  Rupert  should  strike  from 
the  West.  Curtius  replied  that  above  all  a  bridge  was  wanted 
which  would  be  a  fleet  in  which  other  Potentates  should  join. 

The  Duke  d'Amalfi  enquired  specially  about  Ireland  and 
that  fleet ;  Curtius  could  give  no  answer,  and  asks  for  news 
thereof  which  he  could  impart  to  such  personages.  He  hopes 
for  a  "  Declaration,"  and  will  speak  of  it  to  the  Elector  of 
Mayence  when  peace  is  definitely  settled. 

Meantime  there  is  much  mutual  distrust.  The  Imperialists 
profess  to  have  no  power  over  Francodal,  but  will  do  their  best 
for  its  restitution  in  6  months,  assigning  some  other  place  to 
the  Swedes  as  guarantee.  The  latter  insist  on  their  first 
proposal,  and  as  the  States  of  the  Empire  complain  of  their 
troops  they  threaten  to  send  them  into  Austria  itself  for  a 
change  of  air. 


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Postscript: — Wrangel  told  me  yesterday  of  the  killing  of 
Dorisla,  which  is  so  loudly  applauded  here  that  he  would  have 
run  the  same  risk  in  this  country. 

3   pp.     French.     (III.  519.) 

CHARLES  II  to  the  SCOTS  COMMISSIONERS. 

[1649,  May  19-29.] — His  answer  to  their  demands. 
1|  p.     Draft.   [Printed  in  Clar.  S.P.   Ill,  Appendix  xciii. 
Also  in  Acts  of  the  Parliament  of  Scotland,  VI,  457.]     (III.  743.) 

Another  copy  of  the  King's  Answer  to  the  Estates  of  Scot- 
land. 
Identical  with  that  previously  given.     (III.  811.) 

The  KING'S  HOUSEHOLD. 

1649,   May   24   [style   doubtful]. — A   list   of   his  Majtie  his 
servants   belonging   to   the   Chamber   according   to   the   last 
reduction  in  Feb.,  1648[-9]. 
The     Earl     of     Bramford 

[Brentford] Lord  Chamberlain. 

The  Lord  Wentworth      . . 


™    T     ^  ™rid°V?f  "      "  'Gentlemen  of  the  Bedchamber. 
The  Lord  Wilmott  . .      . .  | 

The  Lord  Gerard     . .      . .  j 

Mr.  Secretary  Long 

Mr.  Seymor       

Mr.  Braye.          Grooms  of  the  Bedchamber. 

Mr.  Harding      

Mr.  Progers       

Thos.  Chiffeanch      . .      . .  j  p         of  the  Bedchamber. 
John  Hewson J 

Privy  Chamber. 
Mr.  Poley Gentleman  Usher. 

Mr.  Laine \  n     ,1  _. 

TI/T     T-»      -jj     i  h  Gentlemen. 

Mr.  Pennddocke       . .      . .  j 

Chamber  of  Presence. 

Mr.  Ayton Gentleman  Usher. 

Mr.  Smyth         Cupbearer. 

Mr.  Amias         Carver. 

Mr.  Freeman Quarterwaiter. 

Mr.  Lisle Barber. 

Mr.  Lightfoote Groom  of  the  Kobes. 

John  Andre wes         . .      . .  Groom  of  the  Chamber. 

James  Jacks Yeomen  [sic]  of  the  bows. 

Mr.  Masonett Clerk  to  Mr.  Secretary. 

Chapel. 

Dean  Steward. 
Doctr.  Clare. 
Doctr.  Earles. 


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Dr.  Eraser Physicion. 

Mr.  Chase          Apothecary. 

Mr.  Wyseman Chirugien. 

In  all  30  persons. 

A  list  of  others  that  are  come  since,  and  of  some  that  were 
dismissed  and  remain  here. 

M  '  -D/0     ;-  Grooms  of  the  Bedchamber. 

Mr.  Blague        ) 

Mr.  Rogers  Page  of  the  Bedchamber. 

Mr.  Cooke  1  Grooms   of  the  Privy  Cham- 
Mr.  Burges  }      ber. 

Dr.  Stampe  1  n,      ,  . 

Mr.Floyde  |  Chaplains. 

Mr.  Pyle Chirurgien. 

Mrs.  Chiffeanch         . .      . .     Seamstress. 

Mrs.  Freeman Laundress. 

Mr.  Ides Falconer. 

Mr.  Bacon Huntsman. 

Mr.  Samford      }  Tnimnpterq 

Mr.  Henricke  . .      . .  }  J      mPe 

Richard  Easter         . .      . .     Porter  at  Backstairs. 

Alexander  Hill          . .      . .     Chamber      keeper     to      the 

Waiters. 
In  all  16  persons. 

Endorsed  :  A  list  of  his  Matie  his  servants  belonging  to  the 
Chamber,  24  May,  1649.  (III.  529.) 

FRANCESCO  DE  SOTJSA  CONTINHO    [Portuguese  Ambassador  at 
the  Hague],  to  —     — . 

1649,  [May  27-]June  6.  The  Hague.— As  the  King  of 
England  is  writing  to  the  King  of  Portugal,  he  prays  him  to 
mention  the  following  points.  After  his  master  has  read  the 
letter  in  his  presence,  he  will  keep  it  before  himself  to  serve 
for  consolation  to  himself  and  his  successors. 

First,  how  he  has  been  bold  enough  to  exhort  the  King  of 
England  to  give  liberty  of  conscience  in  his  States. 

Second,  how  he  has  suggested  to  the  latter  to  send  to  Rome, 
and  assured  him  that  the  King  his  master  would  take  [the  charge 
of]  the  journey  upon  himself,  and  how  he  [de  Sousa]  has 
offered  to  do  this  service  in  person. 

He  requests  a  "chifre"  which  he  thinks  necessary  if  he  is 
to  serve  his  Majesty. 

1  p.     French.     (III.  533.) 

[The  DUKE  OF  LORRAINE  ?]  to  KING  CHARLES  II. 

1649,  [May  29-]  June  8.  Brussels. — Has  received  his 
Majesty's  letters  of  the  25th  inst.  by  Cottington  and  Hyde  his 
Ambassadors  extraordinary  [to  Spain],  and  heard  their  account 


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of  affairs  and  of  his  Majesty's  continued  good  will  towards 
himself.  He  will  show  his  gratitude  whenever  opportunity 
offers,  as  he  has  said  to  these  lords. 

\  p.     French.     Signature  torn  off.     (III.  535.) 

"  Instructions  from  Mr.  Chancellor  concerning    commissions, 
for  SIR  EGBERT  ST[EWARD]."* 

[1649,  May.] — "  A  commission  to  Viscount  Mongomery 
of  Ards  to  command  in  chief  all  the  horse  and  foot  in  Ulster. 

A  commission  for  Sir  Robert  Steward  to  command 
immediately  under  Lord  Ards. 

A  commission  to  the  same  to  command  in  chief  the  five 
regiments  in  Ulster  formerly  under  his  command,  viz.,  his 
own  regiment,  that  formerly  under  Sir  William  Steward,  the 
Derry  regiment,  lately  under  Lord  Foliot,  Sir  William  Coles' 
regiment  and  Colonel  Audley  Mervin's  regiment,  but  if  the 
Lord  of  Ards  engage,  this  commission  to  be  burnt. 

A  commission  to  Sir  Robert  Steward  to  levy  and  command 
a  regiment  of  horse  and  to  make  inferior  officers. 

A  commission  to  James  Erskin  to  command  the  regiment 
of  foot  and  troop  of  horse  lately  under  the  command  of 
Sir  William  Stewart  deceased,  this  commission  to  be  kept  by 
Sir  R.  Steward  to  be  delivered  at  discretion. 

A  warrant  to  apprehend  Sir  Alexander  Steward,  Capt. 
Robert  Hamleton,  Mr.  Robert  Cunningham,  clerk,  and 
Mr.  Hugh  Cunningham,  clerk,  and  detain  them  till  further 
order  from  his  Majesty  or  the  Lord  Lieutenant.  This 
warrant  to  be  directed  to  Sir  Robert  Steward." 

1  p.     Draft  by  Long.     (III.  801.) 

Memorandum  of  Despatches  for  the  MARQUIS  OF  MONTROSE. 

[1649,  May  ?] — I.  "A  general  commission  to  be  drawn  with 
power  to  treat  for  foreign  levies  and  supplies  of  all  natures,  and 
to  transport  and  conduct  them  accordingly. 

II.  A  commission  with  letters  and  trusts  for  the  King  of 
Denmark,    letters    for    the    Duke    of    Holstein,    Marquis    of 
Brandeburgh,    Duke    Lunenburgh,    Duke    Brunswick,    Grave 
Oldenburgh,  Grave  East  Friesland,  Landgrave  Hessen. 

III.  Letters  for  some  Imperial  towns  as  Hamburg  and  others 
whereof  there  may  be  made  much  use,  as  also  those  who  com- 
mand the  Swedish  forces  in  Low  Germany  and  Holstein,  and 
the  crown  of  Swede  to  be  powerfully  dealt  withal  at  this 
conjuncture." 

1  p.  In  writing  of  Montrose.  Endorsed  :  Despatches  desired 
by  the  Marquis  of  Montrose.  (III.  825.) 

Also,  another  memorandum  for  the  above  commission  and 
letters,  with  the  following  additions  : — 

*  Endorsement.  See  instructions  concerning  these  commissions — Cai. 
Clar.  S.P.  II,  11. 

p  17 


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Letters  to  the  Emperor,  Duke  of  Saxony,  Count  of  Embden 
(first),  General  Coningsmark,  General  Major  Douglas,  and 
"  the  Swedish  Council  in  Stetin  and  that  Governor  there." 
Bremen,  Lubeck,  Emden. 

"  A  letter  to  Prince  Talmont  to  assist  my  Lord  Montros." 

"  Letter  to  Landgravine  [of  Hesse].  To  learn  of  Col.  Heurter 
her  name,  &c." 

A  letter  to  Sir  H.  de  Vic  to  procure  quarters  for  some 
Dutch  troops  of  horse  for  a  month. 

1  p.     (III.  821.) 

ARNOUL  DE  LISLE  to  KING  CHARLES  II. 

1649,  June  [2-J12.  Lisbon.— Sends  the  King  of  Portugal's 
reply,  with  copy  of  the  commission  and  of  the  articles  given  to 
him  by  Prince  Rupert  to  propose  to  that  King.  The  reply  is 
by  the  side  of  the  articles,  signed  by  the  Secretary  of  State, 
after  being  passed  by  the  Council.  He  retains  the  original  for 
fear  of  loss  on  the  way. 

J   p.     French.     (III.  537.) 

LA  CHAPELLE    [French  Secretary  to  the  Portuguese  Ambas- 
sador], to  SECRETARY  LONG. 

1649,  June  [11-]21.  The  Hague. — Though  almost  a  stranger 
he  sends  a  book,  written  by  himself,  for  King  Charles,  as  a 
mark  of  the  desire  he  has  for  his  restoration  and  for  vengeance 
on  the  horrible  parricide  [sic]  of  the  late  King.  He  begs  that 
a  copy  may  also  be  given  to  the  incomparable  Marquis  of 
Montrose,  who  is  about  to  strike  terror  into  the  heart  of  these 
infidels.  At  the  end  of  the  book  is  an  epigram  which  he  wrote 
after  receiving  the  news  of  the  King's  death. 

2  pp.     French.     (III.  539.) 

MONSIEUR  PORREE  to  [RALPH,]  Baron  HOPTON,  with  a  book. 

1649,  [June  24-] July  4.  Rouen. — Encloses  his  translation 
of  the  incomparable  work  of  the  royal  Martyr.  Its  production 
is  due  to  Lord  Hopton's  exhortations  in  the  letters  of  Monsieur 
de  Sangle.  He  hoped  that  Lord  Hopton  would  present  it  on 
his  behalf  to  the  King,  but  hearing  that  his  Lordship  has  gone 
as  Ambassador  to  the  King  of  Denmark,  he  has  asked  the 
Resident  [Sir  Richard]  Brown  and  the  Chevalier  [Sir  George] 
Ratcliff  to  do  him  the  same  favour. 

2  pp.     French.     (III.  543.) 

[PRINCESS]   ELIZABETH    [daughter  of  Charles  I],  to  

KILVERT. 

[1649  ?]*  June  29. — "  Dear  Kilvert,  I  am  very  sory  that  so 
ill  an  ocation  should  bringe  Jackeson  to  you  but  sence  he  is 
gon  I  can  now  only  wish  he  may  have  good  fortune  in  the  world 

*  Or  perhaps  1650.     The  Princess  died  on  Sept.  8,  1650. 


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for  yor  sake  as  well  as  his  owne  and  could  I  say  any  more  to 
expres  my  kindnes  to  you  then  this  poore  assurance  I  would 
not  omit  the  doing  of  it  for  I  am  very  much  yor  friend  and  on 
all  ocations  will  not  fail  to  proove  my  being 

Yor  most  affectionate  friend  and  mistris  to  doe  you  good, 

ELIZABETH. 

J  p.  Holograph.  [Only  one  other  autograph  letter  of  Princess 
Elizabeth  is  known  to  exist :  a  short  note  to  her  sister  Mary, 
1645.  Harley  MS.,  6988,  /.  188.]  (III.  729.) 

The  CONSTABLES  OF  BRUSSELS  (20)  to  the  KING  OF  ENGLAND. 

[1649,  June  ?*] — Had  discharged  canons  at  his  "  Joyous 
Entry  "  on  the  previous  day,  as  is  the  ancient  custom,  to  do 
honour  to  a  monarch,  and  request  the  usual  gratuity. 

1  p.     French.     (III.  849.) 

SIR  JOHN  GRENVILLE  to  [SECRETARY  LONG]. 

1649,  July  14.  Scilly. — The  letter  he  intended  to  send  by 
Mr.  Morton  was  left  behind  by  the  carelessness  of  his  servant. 
He  begs  continuance  of  favour  for  Mr.  Morton.  The  bearer, 
Captain  Smyth,  commands  a  little  frigate  which  would  be  of 
great  use  to  Scilly,  if  so  ordered  by  the  King.  The  want  of 
frigates  would  have  put  the  place  in  great  distress  had  not 
the  Dutch  prize  beyond  expectation  supplied  their  necessities. 
In  his  last  letter  he  acquainted  his  correspondent  that  there 
was  not  one  frigate  belonging  to  the  island.  The  commissions 
have  hitherto  had  very  ill  luck. 

1  p.  Holograph.  Seal.  Addressed  :  For  your  selfe.  (III. 
547.) 

Notes  by  SECRETARY  LONG. 

1649,  July  [18-]28. — "  A  warrant  to  signify  commissions  to 
he  revoked  if  the  Captains  do  not  obey  his  Majesty's  orders. 

To  speak  with  Lord  Jermyn  on  the  particulars  of  Whitting- 
ton's  letter,  and  concerning  a  perfect  neutrality. 

A  letter  to  the  Governor  of  Jersey  concerning  the  ship 
taken  by  the  Sieur  de  Rudunel,  if  dismissed  as  not  prize,  yet 
to  remain  under  an  arrest  till  the  ship  of  Jersey  taken  by  a 
marq  of  B.  [sic]  be  restored. 

To  Sir  John  Cockeran  to  press  for  public  audience  to  signify 
to  the  States  that  he  cannot  stay  if  Jones  be  received. 

Curtius  to  procure  the  Emperor's  letter  that  none  be 
received  at  Hamb[urg]  from  the  rebels. 

Will  Sands  to  be  sent  into  Sweden, 

And  to  attend  the  Lords  to-morrow  at  2  o'clock  at  my  Lord 
Keeper's  [Sir  Rich.  Lane]  chamber. 

Lord  Jermyn  about  getting  200  barrels  of  powder. 

*  Charles'  first  visit  to  Brussels  after  his  father's  death  was  in  June,  1649, 
when  great  preparations  were  made  for  his  reception ;  he  was  lodged  in  the 
Palace,  and  "  royally  entertained."— Gal.  Clar.  S.P.  II,  16 ;  Hist,  of 
Rebellion,  III,  243  (book  12). 


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To  advertise  Sir  John  Grenville  of  the  intention  to 
invade  Scilly  by  the  rebels:  to  send  this  by  way  of  Molens 
to  Sambourne. 

To  advise  Lord  Ormond  of  Cromwell's  intention  to  land  in 
Munster  at  a  castle  near  Cork :  to  send  by  Lord  Ormond  [sic], 

Instructions  for  sending  one  half  of  the  arms  to  Lord  Mont- 
rose  and  the  other  to  Lord  Ormond  :  to  examine  the  state 
and  if  it  be  possible  to  procure  money  to  defray  the  charge 
either  from  the  Queen  or  otherwise,  and  to  send  them  [?  money] 
to  Ireland :  to  examine  the  accounts  and  charges :  to  send 
a  ship  for  the  arms,  and  money  to  defray  the  charge  upon 
them. 

A  letter  from  Lord  Bramford  [Brentford]  for  the  delivery 
of  the  half  of  the  arms  to  such  as  Lord  Ormond  may  appoint, 
and  to  send  a  note  of  the  nature  of  the  arms, 

A  warrant  from  the  King  and  letter  for  Lord  Bramford  for 
the  delivery  of  the  arms  to  be  sent  to  Lord  Ormond  and  another 
letter  to  be  sent  overland  to  John  Madock[?],  paying  charges. 

To  give  an  account  of  the  state  of  the  rebellion  in  England, 
of  the  circumstances  of  the  King's  death  and  of  the  change 
of  government. 

Scotland  and  Ireland,  copies  of  the  papers  of  the  treaty  with 
the  Scots  delivered  to  them,  to  give  an  account  of  his  Majesty's 
proceedings  with  them. 

A  power  to  borrow  six  ships  and  to  insist  upon  it  as  they  shall 
see  cause  upon  the  place. 

To  desire  assistance,  men,  money,  arms,  shipping. 

Contract  for  satisfaction. 

To  forbear  the  pressing  of  any  one  particular  till  they  receive 
from  them  order  after  advertisements  as  they  shall  see  cause 
upon  the  place. 

For  the  order  to  Sir  Wm.  Bos  well  to  proceed  to  demand 
reparation  and  to  prosecute  it  with  effect. 

To  see  the  letter  of  the  King  of  Poland. 

Strickland's  papers  to  be  recommended  to  the  lords. 

Letters  to  several  persons  in  Sweden. 

A  letter  in  Latin  to  the  Queen  of  Spain. 

A  letter  to  Don  Louis  de  Haro  and  other  letters  to  the  ministers. 

My  Lord  Jermyn  to  have  notice  of  this  meeting." 

(III.  551.) 

SIR  JOHN  BERKELEY'S  Petition  to  KING  CHARLES  II. 

1649,  [Aug.  23-]Sept  2. — Having  been  heretofore  appointed 
Governor  to  the  Duke  of  York,  he  received  several  sums  of 
money,  and  has  as  yet  given  no  account,  and  so  received  no 
discharge  for  the  same.  He  requests  that  his  account  may 
be  referred  to  such  persons  as  may  certify  the  state  thereof  to 
the  King,  and  may  take  his  account  of  what  money  he  formerly 
issued  for  the  service  of  Princess  Henrietta  since  her  coming  out 
of  Exeter. 


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At  St.  Germain,  1649,  Sept.  2. — Consideration  of  the  petition 
is  referred  to  the  Lord  Treasurer  [Cottington]  and  Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer  [Hyde].  [Signed.]  Robert  Long. 

The  report  follows  and  is  identical  with  the  draft  by  Hyde,  in 
Clar.  S.P.  [See  Cal.  Clar.  S.P.  //.  21.  It  was  found  that 
Sir  John  had  disbursed  in  all  1,14:81.  5s.]  (III.  561.) 

The  Examination  of  CAPTAIN  MATTHEW  PENNIALL. 

1649,  Aug.  24.  Dunkirk. — He  sailed  from  Calais  in  the  after- 
noon of  Sunday  22nd  inst.*  with  four  or  five  men  all  strangers 
to  him.  Anchoring  in  the  roads  he  was  joined  by  nine  more. 
In  the  morning  they  made  for  England  within  half  a  league  of 
Dover,  having  intelligence  that  English  money  was  to  be  sent 
over  in  a  fisher  boat.  About  4  in  the  afternoon  the  boat  came 
out  from  Dover  which  was  a  French  bottom,  of  Calais.  They 
pursued  him,  and  about  two  leagues  from  Calais,  at  night,  got 
between  him  and  Calais.  "  He  downe  with  his  sails  not  far  from 
us  and  lay  as  if  he  had  been  at  anchor.  Perceiving  of  me  to  be 
a  man-of-war  he  put  all  his  money  into  a  pair  of  canvas 
breeches  and  tied  a  rope  about  it  about  four  or  five  fathoms 
long,  and  at  the  end  of  the  rope  a  long  piece  of  a  fir  pole, 
and.  .  .  threw  it  all  overboard."  He  then  came  to  Penniall  who 
boarded  him  and  asked  what  money  he  had.  He  swore  he  had 
not  a  penny  in  the  boat,  which  they  searched  and  finding  none, 
let  him  go.  Half-an-hour  after,  driving  with  the  tide  towards 
Boulogne  Penniall  struck  a  buoy,  which  he  pulled  up  and  found 
the  money.  Being  loose  bound  some  of  it  fell  into  the  sea 
but  they  saved  about  TOOL  or  8001.  in  gold  and  about  700  half- 
crowns.  He  then  sailed  to  Dunkirk  and  made  a  declaration. 

Certified  to  be  a  true  copy  by  Thomas  Norgate,  Deputy 
Registrar,  Sept.  2,  1649. 

1  p.     (III.  555.) 

THOMAS  NORGATE  to  SECRETARY  LONG,  at  St.  Germain's. 

1649,  Sept.  2  "  new  style "  [sic],  Dunkirk. — Repeats 
Captain  Penniall's  story  and  sends  a  copy  of  his  examination, 
adding  that  he  had  been  of  Sir  Thomas  Rokeby's  regiment, 
but  then  held  a  commission  given  him  by  Mr.  Whittington. 
The  Calais  merchants  claim  the  money  as  taken  out  of  their 
bottom,  on  their  shore.  Norgate  answers  that  the  trans- 
portation of  gold  and  silver  is  unlawful,  nor  can  the  King  of 
England's  coin  in  so  great  a  quantity  be  merchants'  goods  ; 
again,  throwing  it  overboard,  they  threw  away  their  property 
to  it  ;  the  finder  is  the  best  owner  ;  what  is  taken  out  of  the 
sea  is  indisputable  prize  ;  and  how  can  they  swear  that 
numerical  gold  and  silver  and  canvas  breeches  was  theirs  ? 
It  was  the  captain's  luck  to  find  it,  but  ill  luck  that  he  could  not 

*  .This  shows  that  the  document  is  dated  English  style.  Norgate's  letter 
(enclosing  this  examination)  is  dated  Sept.  2  n.s.,  but  this  must  be  an  error. 


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keep  it,  for  coming  under  Mardyke  fort  on  his  way  to  Norgate, 
Monsieur  de  Strade,  through  the  incentment  of  the  French 
merchants,  sent  out  two  sloops  to  take  him,  and  weighing  anchor 
that  night  he  was  chased  into  Calais,  and  used  like  a  dog. 
The  Governor  here  secures  Norgate,  for  examining  him,  taking 
no  notice  of  his  commission,  because  not  recommended  to  him 
by  the  Court  of  France  or  Lord  Jermyn.  Norgate  therefore 
desires  Lord  Jermyn's  letters,  and  a  judge  to  whom  to  report 
prizes  for  adjudication. 

But  every  week  coin  is  transported  either  by  the  packet- 
boat  or  in  such  bottoms  20,000?.  or  30,OOOZ.  sterling.  Again 
there  was  more  than  an  ordinary  mystery  about  it  for  on 
Aug.  22,  when  Capt.  Penniall  was  ready  to  sail,  the  Governor 
kept  him  until  he  had  passed  his  word,  and  Sir  Thomas 
Rokeby's,  that  he  would  not  meddle  with  any  French  boat 
coming  from  England  that  bout.  Norgate  requests  that  this 
may  be  represented  to  the  honble.  Board,  and  that  some  one 
may  solicit  to  the  Admiralty  for  the  captain.  Norgate  is  too 
poor  to  do  so,  and  requests  some  allowance,  and  stricter  order 
for  the  Registrar's  fees  to  be  paid,  and  that  some  boisterous 
ones  may  be  forced  to  conform  to  the  King's  orders.  Captain 
Bing  flatly  before  the  Agent  denies  to  give  any  account  of 
three  prizes  brought  in.  O'Doran  and  Glowd  Collett  flatly  deny 
the  King's  commission.  They  never  intended  for  Ireland,  which 
some  60  of  their  men  perceiving,  left  them  and  bought  a 
vessel,  and  intend  for  Ireland  by  Jersey,  with  whom  goes 
Dr.  Whittaker. 

Postscript. — He  desires  to  be  acquainted  whether  the  Agent  or 
he  should  take  the  account,  which  the  former  is  too  willing  to  do. 
Monsr.  Docquerele,  judge  here,  is  now  gone  to  Paris,  to  move 
for  an  order  that  the  business  may  depend  on  their  judicature  : 
if  so  Norgate  desires  to  be  admitted  with  them. 

2£  pp.    Holograph.     (III.  557.) 


Heads  of  a  letter  to  RICHARD  KEMP,  Secretary  to  his  Majesty, 
for  the  Colony  of  VIRGINIA. 

[1649  ?] — His  Majesty  being  informed  by  the  bearer, 
Major  Moryson,  of  the  loyalty  of  the  colony  to  his  father 
and  now  to  himself,  looks  upon  it  with  a  gracious  eye, 
and  will  use  what  means  he  may  to  protect  them  from  the 
rebels'  ships. 

He  looks  upon  the  fort  of  Point  Comfort  as  a  place  of 
consequence  ;  the  works  must  be  mended  or  extended  if  it 
seems  good  to  the  Governor  himself  and  to  the  Governor  of 
the  fort,  the  cost  to  fall  on  his  revenue  in  that  country. 
Twenty  men  and  two  guns  must  be  kept  in  the  fort,  and  the 
passages  of  any  men  brought  over  for  it  paid  to  the  master 
that  shall  bring  them,  and  others  be  put  in  when  their  time 
is  out  at  the  King's  charge. 


263 

All  ships,  strangers  and  others,  shall  pay  their  duties  to  his 
fort. 

All  care  to  be  taken  to  increase  the  store  of  ammunition  ; 
all  ordnance  to  be  mounted. 

That  the  pay  be  better  paid  to  this  Governor  than 
to  the  former  that  he  may  be  able  to  do  his  Majesty's 
service. 

1  p. 

Also,  on  slip  in  same  hand  :  Heads  of  a  letter  to  the  Governor 
if  he  approves  these  propositions  : — 

If  the  Governor  approve  these  propositions,  he  shall  have 
power  to  contract  with  the  country  for  the  Customs.  All 
ships  having  his  and  the  Governor  of  the  Fort's  certificate  that 
they  have  paid  them,  shall  be  free  from  his  Majesty's  fleet 
and  in  all  ports  under  obedience  from  custom. 

That  his  Majesty's  Agent  or  some  merchant  be  in  the  letter 
named  to  whom  the  Customs  may  be  assigned  for  his  Majesty's 
use  here. 

No.  301  of  the  papers  taken  at  Worcester.     (III.  787,  789.) 


THEODORE  DOMMER  to  CHARLES  II. 

1649  [Amsterdam  ?]. — Being  a  merchant  of  Amsterdam  he 
has  resolved  to  place  himself  at  his  Majesty's  orders  with  six 
ships  of  war  of  36  guns  each,  for  six  months,  for  such  sum  as 
may  be  agreed,  half  of  which  is  to  be  paid  at  once,  that  is  in 
three  months,  and  the  balance  three  months  after  the  expiration 
of  the  said  six  months,  receiving  security  for  the  last  three  months. 
Should  he  succeed  in  bringing  10,000  men  from  Ireland  on  his 
other  ships,  either  for  the  service  of  the  King  of  Spain  or  the 
Republic  of  Venice,  his  Majesty  shall  abate  from  the  last 
three  months  service  ten  rix  dollars  per  man. 

\  p.     French.     (III.  611.) 


Memorandum  by  THOS.  KILLIGREW. 

[1649  ?] — Commission,  letters  of  credence,  instructions  : 
my  pass  from  his  Majesty :  four  letters  to  confirm  the  Consuls 
at  Venice,  Naples,  Genoa,  Leghorn,  "or  to  make  new  ones 
as  I  find  them  affected." 

His  Majesty's  letters  of  thanks  to  these  gentlemen  "  that 
obliged  me  in  Italy  and  furnished  money  upon  his  credit 
when  I  was  last  there,  "  viz.  : — Mr.  John  Abdey,  Mr.  James 
Man,  Mr.  Samuel  Bonnealls,  Mr.  Williams,  Mr.  Francis 
Crumton,  Mr.  Martin  Lister. 

The  King's  letters  to  the  Duke  of  Florence,  the  Duke  of 
Savoy  and  the  Duchess." 

Endorsed :  Mr.  Thos.  Killigrew's  instructions  for  the 
making  (?)  up  of  several  letters. 

1  p.    No.  254  of  papers  taken  at  Worcester.     (III.  785.) 


264 

CHARLES   II   to   [JAMES,   LORD   ORMOND]   the    COUNCIL   OF 
IRELAND  and  the  MAYOR,  &c.  of  WESTFORT  [WEXFORD  ?].* 
1649[-50],    Jan.    20.     The  Hague. — Complaining  that   the 
ship  Fortune  had  been   seized  and  carried  into   "Westfort" 
on  her  voyage  from  Holland  to  Cabo  de  Gio  [Cabo  di  Yof, 
i.e.  the  Cape  Verde  by  Yof  ?]  both  being  neutral  ports. 
1  p.     Unsigned  Copy.     French.     (III.  575.) 

THOMAS  ALLEEN  to  LORD  CHIEF  JUSTICE  [OLIVER]  ST.  JOHN, 

Ambassador  from  the  Parliament  to  Holland. 
1651,  June  23.  Sluse. — This  is  to  give  thanks  for  the  money 
your  Lordship  sent  for  my  expenses,  and  likewise  to  let 
you  understand  that  I  should  have  come  to  know  your 
Lordship's  commands  before  I  went  from  the  Hague,  but  the 
same  evening  I  was  resolved  to  have  come,  "  there  fell  some 
dispute  between  a  friend  of  mine  and  myself,  that  saw  me 
when  I  came  to  your  Lordship's  house,  and  so  I  was  engaged 
to  go  presently  with  him  towards  Rotterdam.  .  .  .  For  the 
little  time  I  stayed  in  the  Hague,  which  was  but  three  days 
after  I  saw  your  Lordship,  I  was  in  company  with  divers 
gentlemen,  cavaliers,  and  I  do  verily  believe  there  were  some 
of  the  party  I  have  told  you  of  amongst  them,  for  they  were 
the  most  invective  men  that  I  have  heard,  but  according 
to  their  discourse  they  were  to  go  most  of  them  suddenly 
out  of  the  Hague,  for  the  Lord  Delamont  [Bellamont]  and 
divers  others  were  gone  some  little  time  before  towards 
Scotland.  Now  to  let  your  Lordship  understand  that  I  will 
not  fail  to  use  my  best  endeavour  to  serve  you  wherein  I  can  ; 
upon  Monday  night  last  there  came  divers  passengers  by  the 
packet  boat  out  of  England  to  one  Coutt's  house  at  Bruges, 
where  I  was  lodged,  and  amongst  the  rest  I  lighted  upon 
my  friend  Mr.  Grenfild's  his  servant,  who  had  been  sent  for 
England,  so,  after  I  came  to  know  it,  I  desired  him  to  come 
into  my  chamber  and  drink  a  glass  of  wine  with  me,  for  I 
would  write  to  his  master  that  I  should  come  and  see  him  it 
might  be  shortly.  So  when  I  had  made  it  appear  to  him 
the  good  acquaintance  his  master  and  I  had,  I  asked  him 
if  Mr.  Purfraye  [Purefoy]  was  in  England,  for  I  had  heard  so 
at  Bruges.  He  said  no,  for  he  was  sick  at  Brussels  when  he 
went  for  England.  Then  I  asked  where  Mr.  Glieene  and  Mr. 
Turvill  was  ;  he  told  me  he  went  with  them  for  England 
about  three  weeks  ago,  and  they  were  now  in  London.  I 
asked  him  if  they  were  to  return  shortly,  he  said  no,  for 
they  had  put  off  all  their  servants  to  others,  and  none  but 
him  to  wait  upon  them  for  England."  He  further  told  me 
that  his  business  in  England  was  to  fetch  601.  for  his  master, 
and  to  stay  with  them  till  they  sent  him  away  ;  that  he 

*  The  Fortune  of  Flushing  was  driven  into  Dingle  Bay  in  Jan.,  1649[-50]. 
See  Irish  Calendar  1647-60,  pp.  376,  377.  The  petition  in  the  S.P.  says 
that  she  was  bound  for  Cape  Verde  in  Barbary. 


265 

believed  they  were  going  towards  Scotland ;  and  that  he 
had  brought  divers  letters  over,  sewed  between  the  soles  of  a 
pair  of  old  boots  in  his  portmantle.  Also  that  their  trunks 
were  searched  at  Dover,  but  as  soon  as  their  trunks  came 
into  their  lodging  and  they  had  put  on  clean  linen,  they  went 
both  up  to  the  Castle  where  they  dined,  and  stayed  there 
till  three  o'clock,  before  they  took  horse,  but  he  stayed  in 
the  tavern  to  look  to  their  goods.  I  asked  when  his  master 
and  the  rest  were  to  go  for  England  ;  he  said  he  did  not  know, 
but  he  heard  a  servant  of  the  Lord  Lowbere's  [?  Loughborough] 
say  the  day  before  he  went  for  England  that  Sir  John  Willet 
and  Mr.  Thtnne  and  the  Duke  of  Lorraine's  secretary  and 
one  of  his  gentlemen  were  gone  for  Holland  to  buy  some 
good  ships  and  that  there  should  be  a  great  many  foot  and 
horse  sent  for  Scotland,  and  that  the  ships  were  to  come  into 
France  to  take  them  in  there,  but  he  did  not  think  his  master 
was  to  go  with  them.  "  He  did  not  know  to  whom  the  letters 
which  he  brought  were  directed  only  seeing  them  sewn  up  as 
he  was  to  deliver  them  to  his  master.  In  London,  the  first 
four  nights  they  lay  at  the  Angel  behind  Clement's  church 
out  of  Temple  Bar,  and  then  behind  the  old  Exchange  (where 
he  left  them),  but  they  dined  for  the  most  part  at  the 
Ship  tavern  with  merchants.  Upon  Thursday  before  this 
man's  coming  over  there  was  a  Dutch  gentleman  at  Bruges, 
a  friend  of  mine,  who  had  invited  me  that  day  to  dine  at  the 
best  ordinary  in  the  town,  where  were  divers  gentlemen, 
but  all  Dutch  and  Walloons  ;  and  amongst  the  rest  there  was 
a  cousin  of  the  Baron  de  Donard  [  ?  Dohna]  that  said  at  the 
table  that  his  cousin  was  raising  2,000  horse  to  be  delivered 
to  the  Duke  of  Lorraine  for  the  King  of  England's  service, 
a£  he  was  pleased  to  call  him  .  .  .  and  that  his  cousin  and 
the  Grave  of  Luxemburg  had  paid  all  the  money  already." 
If  they  were  not  ready  by  the  time  the  Duke  had  provided 
the  ships,  the  Duke  was  to  make  them  up  out  of  his  own 
troops.  He  likewise  said  the  Prince  of  Linnye  [?  Ligny],  the 
Marquis  of  Ranne,  the  Grave  of  Henaute  [Hainault]  and 
divers  others,  Dutch  and  Walloon  Earls  and  Lords,  who  had 
contributed  to  the  raising  of  these  forces,  were  most  of  them 
now  at  Brussels.  "  Of  late  I  have  seen  so  many  malicious 
people  that  I  protest,  by  the  faith  of  a  soldier,  that  if  my 
power  were  as  able  as  my  heart  is  to  do  you  service,  I  would 
go  to  Brussels  and  Antwerp  both,  and  give  you  a  better  account 
of  this  business  than  I  can  at  present." 

Postscript. — "  I  am  now  in  Sluse,  and  shall  have  no  occasion 
to  go  to  Bruges  this  six  weeks,  by  reason  it  is  vacation  there 
now.  The  French  army  upon  Thursday  last  quartered  at 
Do  way  in  Artois,  and  is  marching  into  Flanders ;  it  is  strong, 
26,000  foot  and  10,000  horse.  The  army  of  Leopoldus  is 
nothing  near  the  number,  for  he  is  not  above  8,000  foot  and 
about  7,000  horse,  for  there  be  but  few  of  the  Loraine  troops 
in  the  army,  for  their  corps  lie  upon  another  quarter,  but  the 


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speech  goes  very  hot  here  they  are  like  to  make  an  agreement 
this  summer,  and  this  is  all  I  can  advertise  your  lordships  at 
present." 

2f  pp.     (III.  615.) 

Deposition  of  JOHN  CHRISTIAN,  son  of  John  Christian,  Deemster 
of  the  Isle  of  Man. 

1651,  Nov.  8.     Whitehall. — About  12  months  since  Major 
[Walter]    Whitford,    son    of    Bishop    Whitford,    of    Scotland, 
confessed  in  the  Isle  of  Man  to  deponent  that  he  killed  Dr. 
Dorislaw,    showing    the    dagger    used,    which    he    afterwards 
gave  to  the  late  Earl  of  Derby,  who  had  approved  the  act 
in    deponent's    hearing,    and    had    given    entertainment    and 
means  to  the  major,  who  admitted  that  he  and  his  assistants' 
had  wounded  some  of  the  Doctor's  people.     The  assistants 
were   not   named.     Whitford   and   his   family   were   said   by 
some  prisoners  at  Hull  to  be  still  in  the  Island,  three  months 
since.     He  is  a  man  of  34,  tall,  corpulent,  full-faced,  with 
long  brownish  black  hair,  very  little  curling. 

Sworn   before   the  Council,*    Walter   Frost   [clerk]    signed. 
1  p.     (III.  619.) 

Statement  of  RICHARD  ALLEY  and  THOMAS  WITTON. 

1651[-2],  Jan.  31. — A  warrant  being  granted  on  Nov.  2  for 
the  seizing  of  goods  supposed  to  belong  to  the  "  King  of 
Scots,"  they  seized  in  a  house  a  Dutchman  who  admitted 
that  he  was  bound  for  Holland,  and  being  boatswain  of  the 
London  Brigg  had  been  left  in  London  by  his  captain  to  convey 
a  box  after  the  ship  to  Gravesend  where  she  lay.  They  asked 
him  if  he  could  convey  them  safely  to  Holland  (being  in 
the  garb  of  soldiers)  ;  "he  replied  that  he  had  conveyed  a 
greater  person  not  long  since.  They  then  seized  him,  but 
were  called  to  the  door  by  Mr  Tyton  to  consider  how  they 
could  best  convey  the  box  to  Whitehall,  and  the  Dutchman 
escaped  out  of  the  window  of  an  upper  room.  He  had  said 
that  it  had  been  delivered  to  him  by  one  Major  Wright  in 
Broad  Street,  and  that  he  did  not  know  the  King  of  Scots. 

1  p.     Two  signatures.     (III.  623.) 

OLIVER  CROMWELL. 

1652,  April   14. — Certifying  that  William  Guttridge  master 
gunner  to  the  train  of  artillery  was  slain  in  the  Parliament's 
service  in  Scotland,  and  desiring  the  treasurers  at  Ely  House 
to    allow  Elizabeth  his  widow  a  full  pension  for    the  main- 
tenance of  herself  and  children. 

I  p.  Signed.  Seal  with  the  Cromwell  arms  and  crest. 
(III.  902.) 

*  The  Council  ordered  Whitford's  arrest  on  the  same  day.  See  Cat.  S.  P 
Dom.,  1651-2,  p.  11. 


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Col.  THOMAS  HARRISON  to  [Col.  EDW.  WHALLEY,  &c.]. 

1653,  July  27. — Rowland  Day,  the  bearer  having  been  his 
trumpet  for  divers  years,  has  money  due  to  him  in  right  of 
his  wife  Christian  Day,  daughter  and  administratrix  of 
Elizabeth  Groat,  widow  and  administratrix  of  Malcombe 
Groat,  a  servant  to  the  late  King.  Requests  that  Day  may 
be  regarded  as  a  faithful  servant  to  the  Commonwealth, 
being  left  much  in  debt  by  the  said  deceased.  Signed. 

Below  in  another  hand. — "  Mr.  Faulkinbridge,  the  bearer 
hereof,  being  in  the  State's  service  and  being  commanded 
away  upon  his  duty  and  his  wife  in  a  necessitous  condition 
we  desire  you  will  pay  him." 

1  p.  Signed:  Edw.  Whalley,  G.  Downing.*  Endorsed: 
1653,  July  28,  Rowland  Day's  acquittance  for  100-?.  (III.  647.) 

[1655,  April  4?] — PLAN  REPRESENTING  THE  BURNING  OF 
SHIPS  IN  HARBOUR,  PORTO  FARINA  [?].  (Ill  762.) 

SOVEREIGNTY  OF  THE  SEA. 

1673-4,  January. — Two  papers  by  John  Evelyn  on  the 
above  subject,  the  rights  of  fishing,  &c.  The  contents  of  the 
first  paper  are  mostly  incorporated  in  Evelyn's  tract, 
"  Navigation  and  Commerce"  which  was  suppressed  by  the 
King,  August  12th,  1674  (see  Col.  S.P.  Dora.,  1673-5,  p.  332), 
but  was  reprinted  in  1859. 

The  second  paper  chiefly  consists  of  instances  in  which 
other  nations  have  acknowledged  the  sovereignty  of  the 
English  flag.  These  cases  and  many  of  Evelyn's  arguments 
will  be  found  in  a  volume  of  documents  on  the  above  subjects 
collected  by  Williamson,  probably  for  use  in  the  negotiations 
at  Cologne  (Col.  S.P.  Dom.,  1673-5,  pp.  85-90). 

Paper  No.  1  is  headed  "  A  succinct  but  full  deduction  of 
his  Majesties  indubitable  Title  to  the  Dominion  and  Sovereignty 
of  the  British  Seas,  and  consequently  the  Fishery  and  Duties 
appendant  thereunto.'''  14  pp.,  incomplete. 

It  is  preceded  by  the  following  memorandum  : — "  I  was 
commanded  by  his  Majestie  to  draw  up  this  Deduction,  to 
have  been  published  a  little  before  the  peace  made  betweene 
us  and  the  Dutch,  Febr.,  1673-4  ;  but  having  spoken  a  little 
too  warmly  (I  know  not  whether  truely)  concerning  the  Flagg, 
we  durst  not  exasperate  the  French  in  that  conjunction  of 
affaires,  and  so  it  was  stopped,  just  as  it  was  carrying  to  the 
presse.  J.E.  First  part." 

Paper  No.  2  is  entitled  "  A  letter  written  to  a  Friend  con- 
cerning the  Interest  of  his  Majestye  and  the  nation  in  the 
Fishery  and  Duties,  appendant  to  it,  &c." 

It  begins  "Sir,  you  were  pleased  to  acquaint  me  the  other 
day  of  your  being  lately  in  company  with  some  gentlemen 

*  Col.  Whalley  was  Commissary  General,  and  Downing  Scout-Master 
General  of  the  army.  Thos.  Falconbridge  was  Receiver-General. 


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of  quality,  members  of  Parliament  and  others,  who,  amongst 
severall  things,  happn'd  to  fall  into  discourse  about  the 
Fishery  of  this  Nation,  and  that  'twas  whisper'd  as  if  the 
Treaty  at  Cologne  would  in  all  appearance  soon  come  to  a  com- 
posure if  that  one  Article  were  fairely  or  rather  tamely  yielded 
to  them.  .  .  .  Since,  I  heare  that  'tis  all  the  talke  of  the 
Towne,  and  some  it  seemes  of  note,  who  think  a  peace  were 
very  cheaply  bought  that  might  be  purchased  with  a  few 
Herrings.  I  am  neither  statesman  nor  statesman's  sonne, 
but  a  plaine  country  gentleman,  whose  idle  moments  having 
afforded  him  so  much  leasure  as  now  and  then  to  dip  into 
books,  can  onely  undertake  to  tell  you  that  ...  all  the 
sober  persons  I  can  discourse  with  upon  this  subject  have 
sentiments  of  it  so  far  different  from  those  who  slight  it  or 
think  it  not  worthy  the  insisting  on.  that  I  should  be  sorry 
to  see  the  day  when  so  inherent  a  Right,  and  such  a  Flower 
of  the  Imperial  Crowne  should  be  resign'd  to  any  Nation 
under  heaven,  much  more  to  the  Hollander  but  upon  con- 
ditions of  equal  value,  which  I  question  whether  they  can 
give  us  without  departing  from  a  Jewell  which  has  made 
them  what  they  are,  and  which  would  render  us  what  we 
easily  might  and  desire  to  be  :  The  most  flourishing  and  happy 
People  upon  Earth."  21  pp. 

The  paper  has  the  following  upon  the  title  page  : — 
"  Fishery.  Mr.  Evelyn's  second  paper  concerning  the  Fishery, 
1673.  Drawne  up  a  little  before  the  conclusion  of  the  peace  with 
Holland,  by  the  desire  of  my  Lord  Arlington,  Principal  Secretary 
of  State.  A  Copy  of  this  is  in  the  Paper  Office  at  Whitehall." 

(III.  673  and  649.) 

EDWARD   BILLINGS   to   friends   and   people   of   all   sorts 
whatsoever. 

1673[4],  "  The  first  month  called  March  "  22.— Debts 
having  been  run  into  by  him  and  his  late  wife,  "  in  the 
presence  of  the  mercy  of  Lord  God  "  he  repents  his  part  of  it, 
and  hopes  that  "  no  reasonable  nor  tender-hearted  man  or 
woman  will  not  too  far  oppress  with  their  tongues  him 
that's  already  overwhelmed  in  sorrow  neither  any  wise 
charge  this  my  miscarriage  upon  the  principal  people  of  God 
called  Quakers,  for  their  principal  is  holy  just  and  true  and 
they  are  clear  of  these  things." 

J  p.     (III.  902  D.) 

ROBERT  BOYLE'S  appointment  of  gamekeepers. 

1677[-8],  Feb.  25.— As  lord  of  the  manor  of  Stalbridge, 
Dorset,  appoints  Robt.  Pope  of  Marnhull,  Dorset,  and  Geo. 
Buck  of  Stalbridge,  gamekeepers  of  that  manor,  to  do  all 
legal  acts  according  to  a  late  Act  of  Parliament.  Signed  in 
the  presence  of  Richard  Newman. 

1  p.     Holograph.     (III.  689.) 


JOHN  RAY  to  [his  publisher]. 

[16]86,  Oct.  27.  B[lack]  N[otley].— In  relation  to  his  work 
[Historia  PJantarum]  then  in  the  press,  and  asking  that 
any  money  due  on  the  foot  of  his  account  may  be  sent  to 
him  from  London  by  Mr.  Dale  [his  co-adjutor  in  that  work]. 

|  p.     (III.  691.) 

[FRANCIS,  BARON]  HOLLES  to  [GEORGE,]  MARQUIS  OF  HALIFAX. 

1688[-9],  Feb.  18.  Aldenham. — Thanks  the  Marquis  for 
being  the  means  of  his  absence  from  Westminster  on  the 
1st  inst.  being  excused. 

\  p.     Signed.     (III.  693.) 

JOHN  FLAMSTEED  to  the  REV.  STEEVEN  THORNTON,  rector  of 
Luddesdon,  in  Kent. 

1702-3,  [Thursday*],  Feb.  18.  The  Observatory.—"  When 
you  were  last  here  I  took  occasion  to  show  you  some  papers 
whereby  it  was  evident  that,  the  Theory  of  the  Variations 
published  by  Mr.  Halley  now  near  20  years  agone,  on  which 
he  pretend[s]  to  ground  his  maps  of  them  was  the  invention 
of  Mr.  Perkins,  whose  papers  he  bought  at  a  small  rate,  which, 
because  I  would  not  disingenuously  or  dishonestly  conceal 
he  has  made  it  his  business  to  ridicule  me  behind  my  back 
both  in  the  Remains  of  the  R[oyal]  S[ociety]  and  in  all  com- 
pany where  he  comes.  Living  in  London,  where  I  am  but 
seldom,  and  frequenting  the  company  of  lewd  young  gentlemen 
he  has  had  an  opportunity  to  repeat  his  calumnies  and  spread 
them  even  into  your  neighbourhood  and  to  represent  me  as  a 
spiteful,  envious  person.  I  saw  by  your  smiles  when  here 
on  several  occasions  that  you  were  possessed  with  his 
representations  and  therefore  to  undeceive  you  desired  your 
company  at  Garraways  by  a  letter  that  has  occasioned  yours, 
wherewith  I  am  very  well  satisfied,  and  hope  that  hereafter 
when  you  hear  me  misrepresented  you  will  do  me  justice, 
especially  amongst  our  brethren  of  the  clergy,  and  particularly 
with  Mr.  Petit,  who  I  hear  has  made  bolder  with  me  than 
became  him.  I  have  excused  him  for  it,  and  am  not  the 
less  a  friend  of  one  who  I  am  persuaded  has  rather  erred 
thro'  ignorance  than  malice. 

"  I  thought  you  would  soon  have  enough  of  Dr.  Gregory 'sf 
book.  Mr.  Halley  says  he  is  a  Churchman  too.  They  are 
confederates,  but  I  believe  have  no  confidence  in  one  another. 
Mr.  Halley  saw  his  book  before  'twas  printed.  I  was  not 
vouchsafed  the  sight  of  it  ;  the  reason  is  plain  to  you,  but  I 
fear  the  letter  I  wrote  to  Mr.  Gas  well,  of  which  I  showed  you 
a  copy,  makes  you  have  a  less  opinion  of  it  than  you  would 
otherways ;  you  thought  to  have  found  Mr.  Newton's  principles 
made  easier  by  him,  but  except  you  read  Mr  Newton's 
preliminaries  you  will  not  understand  Dr.  Gregory  and  when 

*  Dies  Jovis,  expressed  by  the  sign  for  Jupiter,     f  Savilian  Professor. 


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you  have  got  him  he  misleads  you  into  a  perplext  theory 
of  the  D.  [  moon]  cumbered  with  menstrual  inequalities  which  Mr. 
Newton  justly  makes  annual,  as  they  are  in  the  Horrocsian 
theory  ;  to  which,  by  the  help  of  what  has  been  imparted 
to  him  from  the  Observatory,  he  has  given  some  few  cor- 
rections and  additions  which  will  make  it  agree  better  with 
the  heavens  than  my  old  tables  did.  If  you  compare  Dr. 
Gregory's  Moon  with  Mr.  Newton's*  you  will  find  but  little 
resemblance  though  they  ought  to  be  the  same,  as  Kepler's 
theory  published  in  the  Rudolphins  Tables  is  with  that 
derived  from  him  by  Mr.  Horrox,  which  much  resembles 
the  old  one  of  Hipparchus  published  by  Ptolemy,  employed 
by  Alfonsus*  and  Copernicus,  improved  by  Tycho  and  Kepler 
and  which  is  therefore  now  almost  2,000  years  old. 

"You  tell  me  you  have  taken  some  propositions  on  trust 
from  the  Doctor.  I  believe  you  need  not  suspect  his  sincerity 
or  abilities  in  anything  of  Geometry,  though  his  Astronomy 
be  poor  :  he  is  fitter  for  the  other  chair.  .  .  . 

[P.S.] — "  I  am  very  busy  hi  fitting  up  my  large  catalogue 
of  fixed  stars.  God  has  blest  my  labours.  I  praise  Him  for  it." 

2  pp.     Holograph,  with  postmark  ?|  on  back.     (III.  903.) 

[Undated.]  Expenses  in  the  FIRST  PLANTATION  of  NEW  ENGLAND. 

I 

"For  the  passage  of  persons  thither..          ..          ..  95,000 

For  the  transportation  of  neat,  horses,  sheep,  swine, 

goats,  besides  the  price  they  cost   . .          . .          . .  12,000 

For  provision  of  food  before  they  could  bring  the 

woods  to  tillage  . .          . .          . .          . .          . .  45,000 

For  nails,  glass  and  other  iron- works  before  they  had 

iron-mills  18,000 

Their  great  artillery,  arms  and  ammunition..  ..  22.000 

192,000 

"  Besides  what  the  adventurers  laid  out  in  England.  Most 
of  those  who  did  cast  into  this  Bank  were  those  who  were  in 
this  transmigration  ;  and  their  charges  amounted  to  much 
more  than  double  the  above  mentioned  sums.  About  20 
years  ago  'twas  calculated  to  above  400,  OOO/. 

Many  of  the  military  saints  at  his  Maties  Restoration  (flying 
thither  richly  laden  with  the  plunder  of  old  England)  carried 
over  great  riches  ;  so  as  now  N.  England  is  become  a  Bank 
of  money,  and  a  magazine  of  men  and  arms,  and  can  effectually 
arm  and  maintain  60,000  stout  men  well  disciplined,  and 
resolute,  &c. 

"  Twas  asked,  why  (being  thus  strong)  they  would  permit 
the  Dutch  and  French  to  encroach?  'Twas  replied  that 
N.  Engd.  had  good  trading  with  N.  Amsterdam  ;  but  as  soon 
as  it  became  N.  York,  they  must  obey  custom,  &c.  When 

*  Alphonso  X  of  Leon  and  Castile,  an  astronomer. 


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all  is  said  to  deter  us  from  attempting  anything  of  force  upon 
them  (which  yet  were  not  impossible)  if  New  Engd.  finds 
that  his  Matie  takes  care  of  their  Ministers  and  will  confirm 
them  a  better  subsistence  (for  which  many  of  them  extremely 
begin  to  complain)  you  disarm  them  of  their  zeal,  which  is 
their  chief  Artillery  and  Ammunition.  In  sum,  N.  England 
is  to  be  gained  by  either  policy  or  force,  so  the  means  be 
prudently  carried  on." 

1  p.    Noted  as  "  Written  to  Mr.  Evelyn."     (III.  697.) 

[Undated.]  "  Upon  the  flying  DUTCH." 

Let  us  extoll  the  Belgick  fleet,  how  well 
They  ours  in  sailing,  not  in  fight,  excell : 
With  such  bold  wings  did  Daedalus  ne'er  flye, 
Fear  the  bold  Dutch  new  plumes  provoke  to  trye  : 
A  people  skild'  in  creekes,  by  which  they  mock 
Th'  enraged  sea,  and  scape  the  cragged  rock. 
0  what  brave  seamen  doe  their  country  breed, 
By  none  in  cowardice  excell'd,  nor  speed. 
|  p.     (III.  699.) 

CATALOGUE   OF   LETTERS    TAKEN   AT    WORCESTER. 

(1)  1648,  Sept.  7-17.  The  Hague.— The  KING  OF  SCOTS 
to  the  Lords  and  COMMITTEE  OF  STATES  OF  SCOTLAND. 
Promising  to  send  arms  and  ammunition  notwithstanding 
their  misfortune  in  England,  and  to  come  with  force  to  assist 
them. 

j(2)  1648,  July  23.  Helford[sluys].— The  SAME  to  RICHARD 
FOORD,  merchant,  Rotterdam.  Has  heard  of  his  affection 
and  desires  him  to  lend  him  400Z.  to  be  sent  by  Dr.  Gough, 
who  is  enjoined  to  keep  it  secret.  See  Nos.  46  and  55  below. 

(3)  The  SAME  to  MR.  DIGGS,  merchant,  Rotterdam.     The 
same  date  and  to  like  effect. 

(4)  1648,  Sept.  13-23.— To  same  effect  as  No.  I.1    Sent  by 
John  Denham. 

(5)  1648,  Aug.  5. — From  [name  in  cipher]  to  DUKE  OF  YORK, 
written  mostly  in  cipher. 

(6)  1648,  [Sept.  ?].*     The  Hague. — PRINCE  CHARLES  to  the 
KING.     Concerning  the  Cormitant  [sic]  Frigate,  belonging  to  the 
Guinea  Company  and  the  Love,  belonging  to  Tho.  Marsham,  and 
his  application  to  the  City  of  London  to  borrow  20,000/.,  which 
was  refused,  whereupon  they  let  out  their  ships  for  the  King's 
service  :  declaring  his  permission  to  the  Guinea  merchants  to 
take  their  goods  out  of  the  Frigate,  except  victual  and  ammu- 
nition, for  which  he  had  promised  satisfaction  as  also  for  the 
hire  of  that  ship,  but  Marshall's  [sic]  goods  was  not  taken  out. 

*  The  date  hidden  by  binding.  The  application  to  the  city  of  London  was 
made  on  July  26,  from  the  fleet.  The  Prince  was  not  back  at  The  Hague 
until  September. 


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(7)  1649,  Aug.  31.     The  Hague. — JOHN  SIMPSON  to  HUMFRY 
BOSWELL.     Concerning  transactions  of  the  States  of  Holland, 
and     mentioning     Montrose's     going     from     Amsterdam     to 
Hamburg,  where  he  hopes  to  find  men   enough,  the  Swedes 
in  the  garrisons  thereabouts  being  willing  to  serve  the  King. 

(8)  1649,  25  May.     Kilkenny.     The  MARQUIS  or  ORMOND  to 
the  KING.     Declaring  thankfulness  for  his  care  of  his  servants 
that  struggled  for  his  interest  in  that  kingdom,  and  his  readiness 
to  obey  his  commands  about  Lady  Broghill.     His  Majesty's 
army  [was]  brought  into  the  field  with  much  difficulty  and 
kept  there  with  greater,  till  all  be  reduced  in  this  province 
that  was  held  by  Owen  O'Neil.     O'Neil,  Monck  and  Jones 
in  a  sort  joined,  who  serve  the  English  rebels.     Two  places 
of  importance  within  16  miles  of  Dublin  surrendered  to  his 
Majesty.     Those  that  kept  them  come  in  with  5  full  companies. 
See  Jersey  Papers  No.  17,  below. 

Letters  from  Prince  Rupert  intimating  that  a  fleet  of  10  ships 
of  the  rebels  was  anchored  at  Kinsale.  Nothing  wanting  in 
his  Majesty's  fleet  to  encounter  them  but  seamen.  Rupert 
and  Ormond  going  to  Waterford. 

(9)  [1648,]    Jan.    16. — RICHARD    HARPER   to    MR.    TIVELL. 
Mentioning  the  Speaker's  preamble  to  the  motion  concerning 
the  King  and  of  going  to  him  with  halters  about  their  neck 
to  implore  his  mercy. 

(10)  [1648,]    Oct.     10.— From    647.     800    to    the    PRINCE, 
mentioning  Sir  Peter  Killegrew  carrying  two  bills  to  the  House 
about  the  Church  and  Militia,  and  the  small  differences  betwixt 
the  King  and  Parliament. 

(11)  1648,  Aug.  26. — LUKE  WHITTINGTON  to  ROBT.  ^OUNG 
[LONG],   secretary  to   the   Prince.     Mentioning   a  request   of 
the    Governor    of    Scarborough   for   two    frigates    to    convey 
provisions  to  the  garrison,  and  for  commissions  to  fit  out  men- 
of-war.      The  Prince  to  write  to  Col.   Overton,  Governor  of 
Hull,  Col.  Bethell,  Col.  Hagard,  Col.  Thornton,  that  he  will 
procure  an  act  of  indemnity  if  they  would  declare  for  the  King. 

(12)  1648,  Sept.  13-23.     The  Hague.— PRINCE  CHARLES  to 
[JOHN,  EARL  OF  LINDSAY]  LORD  TREASURER  or  SCOTLAND. 
To  encourage  him  to  continue  his  endeavours  notwithstanding 
the  late  misfortune  of  the  Scotch  army  in  England. 

(13)  Same     date. — The     SAME     to     [ROBERT]     EARL     OF 
ROXBURGH.     To  the  like  effect. 

(14)  Same    date. — The    SAME     to     [WILLIAM]     EARL     OF 
LANERICK.     By  Mr.  Denham,  who  is  to  communicate  all  things. 

(15)  1649,  Jan.    6. — A  pass  to  MR.  FRANCIS  ROGERS  from 
Holland  to  England. 

(16)  1649,  Jan.  4. — ApasstoMAJORTnos.  CooKfrom  Holland 
to  England. 

(17)  1648,  Dec.   22.     The  Hague. — A  pass  to  MAJOR  COOK 
to  Paris.     French. 

[Unnumbered.  Undated.] — From  LADY  CARLISLE  that  she 
had  rather  serve  the  Prince  than  live. 


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(18)  1648,  July  14. — A  letter  from  [JAMES],  LORD  NEWBEY 
[Newburgh]   or   LADY   AUBIGNY   [his   wife]   to   the   PRINCE, 
declaring  much  affection. 

(19)  [1648.]  July  23  n.s.    Ostend. — LORD  COTTINGTON  and 
EDWARD   HYDE  to  PRINCE  CHARLES.     Declaring  their  being 
taken,  and  their  uncivil  usage  by  some  Ostend  men-of-war. 

(20)  1648,   July   30.     London. — RICHARD   THORNHILL   and 
eight  others  to  PRINCE  CHARLES.     Concerning  the  relief  of 
Colchester,  and  promise  of  an  army. 

(21)  1648,  July  12.     London. — -Some  KENTISH  GENTLEMEN 
to  PRINCE  CHARLES.     Declaring  their  preparing  of  horse  and 
money,  desiring  him  to  name  Commissioners  till  the  arrival 
of  the  Earl  of  Norwich,  appointed  Commander-in-Chief. 

(22)  [No  year.]  July  8. — From  LADY  AUBIGNY  to   PRINCE 
CHARLES. 

(23)  [Undated.] — From  JAMES  BOLLENS  to  SECRETARY  LONG 
for  an  order  from  his  Majesty  for  himself  and  such  vessels  as 
he  should  at  any  time  bring  out  of  England. 

(24)  [1648,]  July  12. — LADY  CARLISLE  to  PRINCE  CHARLES. 
Desiring  a  favourable  reception  of  the  Lord  of  Scarborough  :* 
the  company  neglect  their  own  business  to  serve  his  Highness 
in  the  affair  of  Colchester,  though  with  sad  success. 

(25)  [Undated.] — Petition  of  THOMAS  SKINNER,  Secretary  to 
the  Fellowship  of  Merchant  Adventurers  of  England,  touching 
some  ships  detained  by  the  Prince. 

(26)  1648,  Aug.  9. — From  MR.  POLEY  and  MR.  Lo  to  the 
PRINCE'S  COMMANDER  AT  SEA.    Mentioning  the  Prince's  letters 
to  the  Lords  of  the  Parliament,  hinting  what  Lords  they  are 
who  are  the  Prince's  friends. 

"(27)  1648,  Sept.  7. — Contract  between  PRINCE  CHARLES  and 
CAPT.  ROBERT  DARE,  of  Lyme.  Concerning  the  hire  of  the 
Constant  Warwick  of  London. 

(28)  1648,  Sept.  3.     Scilly. — JOHN  NOY  and  JOHN  ARTHUR 
to  PRINCE  CHARLES.     Declaring  their  securing  of  the  Castle 
of  St.  Mary  and  the  Isles  with  the  persons  of  Col.  Anthony 
Buller  and  Capt.  Augustine  Nicoll. 

(29)  1648,    Aug.    22.     London. — PIERCE    BULLER    to    COL. 
ANTHO.  BULLER,  Governor  of  Scilly.     Advising  him  that  care 
was  taken  to  supply  him  with  money. 

(30)  1648,    Sept.     14. — MATTHEW  BOYNTON,    Governor    of 
Scarborough,  to  PRINCE  CHARLES. — Declaring  the  loss  of  the 
town  and  his  resolution  to  keep  the  Castle. 

(31)  [Undated.] — A  particular  of  Sir  W.  Boswell's  loan  of 
1,000  guilders. 

(32)  [Undated.] — The  DUKE  OF  LORRAINE'S  letters  in  French. 

(33)  [Undated.] — A  copy  of  the  States  General's  order  con- 
cerning the  English  revolted  ships. 

(34)  [Undated.] — Petition  of  HENRY  ROBINSON  to  PRINCE 
CHARLES  .   He  had  brought  to  the  Prince  a  vessel  called  the  Smack. 

*A  copyist's  error  for  Peterborough.     See  Jersey  papers,  p.  295  below. 

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(35)  See  p.  204  above. 

(36)  1648,  Sept.  19-29.     The  Constant  Reformation. — SIR  W. 
BATTEN  to  PRINCE  CHARLES.    Lord  Warwick  with  his  fleet  was 
within  two  miles  of  them.     The  Prince's  presence  desired,  and 
some  money  to  be  given  to  the  men  for  their  encouragement. 

(37)  1648,   Aug.    27.     Scilly. — OFFICERS   AND   SOLDIERS   of 
Scilly  to  PRINCE  CHARLES.     On  Aug.  6  they  secured  the  Castle 
of  St.  Mary's  with  the  persons  of  Col.  Anthony  Buller  and 
Capt.  Augustine  Nicoll — gentlemen   of  honour  and  gallantry 
and  well  meriting  their  command  but  tainted  with  a  [blank] 
from  the  wrong  spring.     George  Tawbin  and  Alexander  Cousens 
are  employed  to  represent  their  present  condition  to  the  Prince. 

(38)  A  copy  of  the  same  to  the  DUKE  OF  YORK. 

(39)  1648,  June  2.     London. — [ROBERT]  EARL  OF  WARWICK 
to   COL.    [ANTHONY]   BULLER.     Ordering   him   to   secure   the 
revolted  ships  if  they  come  under  his  command. 

(40)  1648,    Aug.    6. — Copy   of  a  letter    to   COL.    BULLER. 
Warning  him  against  being  surprised  by  those  under  him  at 
Scilly. 

(41)  1648,    Sept.    13. — The    GOVERNOR    OF   SCARBOROUGH 
[MATTHEW  BOYNTON]  to  CAPT.  WHITTINGTON.     Instructing  him 
to  procure  men  and  necessaries  for  that  garrison. 

(42)  1647,     June     29. — A    copy    of     COLONEL     BULLER'S 
Commission  to  be  Governor  of  Scilly. 

(43)  [Undated.] — SIR  JOHN  WIMES'  [Wemys]  instructions  to 
procure  ships  for  the  King's  service. 

(44)  1648,  Sept.  14.    Castle  Cornet  [Guernsey]. — SIR  BALDWIN 
WAKE  to  PRINCE  CHARLES.     Mentioning  Sir  George  Carteret's 
design  to  surprise  Guernsey. 

(45)  1648,  Nov.  28. — The  MARQUIS  OF  ORMOND  to  SECRETARY 
LONG  desiring  a  return  of  some  letters  formerly  sent  to  the 
Prince. 

(46)  1648,  Sept.   18-28.     Rotterdam. — RICHARD  FOORD  to 
SECRETARY  LONG.     Mentioning  two  bags  [of  gold]  and  dust 
that   weighed  just    10/6.  :   having   proffered   so   much   to   his 
Highness 's  service  he  will  make  it  good  to  give  as  much  as 
any  man,  and  if  he  get  not  by  it,  it  shall  content  him  to  have 
served  so  royal  a  master.     See  No.  2  above. 

(47)  1648,  Sept.  19-29.     On  board  the  Admiral. — ANTHONY 
HAMMOND  to  PRINCE  CHARLES.     Mentioning  a  letter  sent  him 
from  the  Earl  of  Warwick  by  a  trumpet,  to  whom  no  answer 
was  made,  first  to  gain  time,  they  planting  ordnance  on  shore, 
and  second  to  know  his  Highness'  pleasure. 

(48)  [1648,    July.] — A     petition     from     CAPT.      WALTER 
BRAEMES     to     PRINCE     CHARLES.       He     went     with     Col. 
Apsley  for  the  relief  of  Walmer  and  was  driven  into  Deal 
Castle,  where  he  endeavoured  to  raise  a  troop  of  horse,  and 
going  on  board  with  his  men  went  to  Calais  on  hearing  of  the 
levies  of  Prince  Rupert. 

(49)  1648,  Sept.   20-30. — From   a   CONCEALED    PERSON  to 
the   EARL   OF   LANARK.     To   encourage   him   with   promised 


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assistance.     Declaring   the   kingdom's  loss  in   the  person   of 
his  brother  [Duke  Hamilton],  and  army  under  his  command. 

(50)  1648,  July  19.     Appleby. — SIR  MARMADUKE  LANGDALE 
to  PRINCE  CHARLES.     Hoping  that  he  has  heard  of  his  making 
way  for  the  Scots,  who  are  now  coming  15,000.     The  want  of 
arms  and  money  deadens  the  hearts  of  those  with  him,  and 
renders  them  apprehensive  of  being  neglected. 

(51)  Undated    [1648]. — [JOHN]    EARL    OF    LAUDERDALE  to 
PRINCE   CHARLES.     Mentioning   the   routing    of    the   Earl  of 
Argile  in  Starling. 

(52)  [1648,]     Oct.      1.       Helfordsluys.— CHARLES     [LORD] 
GERRARD    to    PRINCE    CHARLES.     Intimating   some   passages 
about  the  fleet. 

(53)  1648,  Sept.  20-30.     The  Hague.— SIR  W.  BOSWELL  to 
SECRETARY  LONG.     Declaring  the  intention  of  the  States  of 
Holland  to  send  to  their  Admiralties  of  Middleburg,  Amsterdam, 
Rotterdam  and  Horn  for  such  men-of-war  as  they  could  suddenly 
provide  into  Goree. 

(55)  1648,     Oct.     1.       Rotterdam. — RICHARD      POORD     to 
SECRETARY  LONG.     Has  sent  him  8,337  guilders.     See  No.  2 
above. 

(56)  1648,    Oct.    8.     Jersey. — SIR    GEORGE    CARTERET    to 
PRINCE   CHARLES.     Declaring   his   preparation   for   surprising 
Guernsey. 

(57)  1648,    Oct.    8.     St.    Malo. — SIR    PETER    OSBURNE    to 
PRINCE  CHARLES.     Inviting  him  to  attempt  the  surprise  of 
Guernsey. 

(58)  1648.     Rotterdam. — JOHN  ROWLA[N]D,  Rector  of  Cray, 
Kent,  to  LORD  HOPTON.     Setting  forth  the  esteem  he  was 
in,  about  20  years  ago,  with  great  and  wise  men. 

(59)  1648.     Rotterdam. — A  letter  from   the   same  hand  to 
PRINCE  CHARLES. 

(60)  1648,     Oct.     20.       Amsterdam. — JOHN    WEBSTER    to 
SECRETARY  LONG.     Referring  to  the  composition  for  goods 
at  Goree.     Abraham  Ferrara  will  contribute  for  14J  chests  of 
sugar. 

(61)  1648,   Oct.    15.       Brill. — A    pass    from    the    PRINCE 
for  the  shallop  Charles  of  Dover,  Stephen  Rogers  and  Edw. 
Jallett,  partners,  from  Dover  to  France.     See  p.  228  above. 

(62)  Same  date. — A  pass  for  the  Sark  of  London,   Thos. 
Treem,  master,  to  pass  from  London  or  Weymouth  to  St.  Malo 
or  Morlaix. 

(63)  1648[-9],  March  2-12.     St.  Germain's. — G[EORGE]  LORD 
DIGBY  to  CHARLES  II.     Condoling  the  death  of  his  father, 
and  promising  service. 

(64)  1649[-50],  Feb.   6. — Instructions   to  the   SCOTS    COM- 
MISSIONERS then  in  London. 

(65)  1648,    Sept.    28.     Newhaven. — [  JAMES]    MARQUIS    or 
ORMOND  to  PRINCE  CHARLES.     Intimating  his  desire  to  come 
to  advance  the  king's  service  and  that  his  stay  was  only  to 
get  the  remainder  of  his  money  from  the  Parliament  :  advises 


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the  Prince  to  keep  a  correspondency  with  Inchiquin  and  to 
encourage  him,  by  which  means  he  hopes  to  balance  the 
king's  losses  in  England. 

(66)  1648-9,    Jan.    22.     Kilkenny. — [JAMES]    MARQUIS    OF 
ORMOND  to  PRINCE  CHARLES  by  Lord  Byron.      Commending 
the  constancy  of  the  Lord  President  of  Munster  [Inchiquin] 
and  the  loyalty  of  the  Assembly  there. 

(67)  1648,  Nov.  2.     The  Hague. — Pass  for  CAPTAIN  BAXTER 
from  Rotterdam  to  London  and  back. 

(68)  [Undated.] — A  paper  wherein  it  is  mentioned  that  the 
Prince  of  Orange  would,  out  of  every  company,  furnish  the 
King  with  ten  good  men. 

(69)  Keys  of  ciphers  and  letters. 

(70)  1648,  July   19. — Commission  for  [GEORGE]   DUKE   OF 
BUCKINGHAM  to  be  General  of  Horse  in  several  counties. 

(71)  [Undated.] — A  triplicate  in  cipher  from  MR.  HANSIIAW. 

(72)  1648,  Oct.  1. — DR.  GOUGH'S  instructions,  going  to  the 
Duke  of  Lorraine. 

(73)  1648,  April  25. — Copy  of  a  commission  from  PRINCE 
CHARLES  to  raise  1,000  horse  for  his  Majesty's  service  and  for 
Mr.   [blank]   to   be  Governor  of  the  Castle  [blank]   in   South 
Wales. 

(74)  1648,  April  4.     Hague. — Pass  for  WM.  RUMBALL,  JOHN 
GERRARD  and  EDW.  BERKELEY  to  France. 

(75)  [1648,    summer.] — Petition    of    some    soldiers    sent    to 
Sandown  Castle  with  commission  from  SIR  J.  BOYS,  desiring 
to  have  their  old  commander,  Capt.  Clark,  restored  to  them, 
or  to  be  under  the  Governor,  and  to  be  supplied  with  clothes 
and  other  provisions  out  of  the  said  castle. 

(76)  [1648,  November.] — PRINCE  CHARLES  to  [the  MARQUIS 
OF  ORMOND  ?]  in  Ireland  against  Sir  Ro.  Welsh  on  behalf  of 
Lord  Culpepper  whom  Welsh  had  scandalized  notoriously,  for 
which  he  was  to  be  imprisoned  if  found    in    the    kingdom. 
See  p.  237  above. 

(77)  1648-9,    March     16.     Castle    Cornett. — SIR    BALDWIN 
WAKE  to  CHARLES  II.     Has  proclaimed  his  Majesty  in  the 
hearing   of  the   town.     They  still  proceed  in   their  villainy. 
His  bark  and  some  provisions  were  lost.        See  Jersey  papers 
No.  68,  below. 

(78)  [1649.] — CAPTAIN  ISAAC  CORNELIUS.    Desiring  continu- 
ance of  his  commissions  from  the  new  king. 

(79)  1649,    March  31.     Scilly. — SIR     JOHN    GRENVILLE   to 
[JOHN]  LORD  CULPEPPER.     Has  tried  Captain  Diamond  by  a 
Council    of    War    for    misdemeanour    and    disobedience  :    is 
banishing  him  from  the  island,  and  disposed  of  his  frigate  to 
another. 

(80)  Undated. — JOHN    CORNELIUS    to    SECRETARY    LONG. 
Concerning  a  prize  of  300  t[ons]  that  lately  brought  in  herself, 
laden  with  cotton  wool,  raw  silk  and  [hopes]  good  store  money  ; 
hath  been  out  5  years     .     .     a  Dutch  vessel     .     .     .      with- 
out charter-party  or  other  papers,  "  it  shall  scape   him   hard 


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let  her  prove  Jew  or  Gentile  but  he  will  gett  a  paire  of  silk 
stockens  and  a  wast  coat  for  Mr.  Secretary." 

(81)  [Undated.] — PATRICK    LINDSY    [sic],    SON     OF    JOHN 
LINDSAY  or  BALFOUR  to  KING  CHARLES  II.     Having  killed  a 
soldier  of  General  Lesley's  who  had  abused  him,  his  father 
and  his  sister,  desires  pardon. 

(82)  [Undated.] — JOHN  KINGSTON  to  KING  CHARLES.     On 
behalf  of  his  father  George  Kingston,  who  served  under  Sir 
Edmund    Fortescue     till     Charles     Fort     at     Salcombe     was 
surrendered,  desires    protection    for    his    father's    barque    the 
Maidenhead  of  Salcombe  to  carry  slate  and  horn  to  the  value 
of  40£.  or  50£.  to  any  port  in  Holland. 

(83)  1649,  April  27.       London. — The  LORD  OF  MUSSELBURH 
to  SECRETARY  LONG. — A  vessel  of  his  coming  from  the  West 
Indies  having  been  taken  by  an  Irish  man-of-war,  he  craves 
his  Majesty's  protection  for  another  ship. 

(84)  [1649,]  May  26. — HENRY,  LORD  PERCY,  to  SECRETARY 
LONG. — Has  not  stirred  out  of  doors  since  the  second  day  of 
his  arrival  [at  Paris],  but  will  not  be  idle  in  what  he  has  in 
charge  nor  slow  in  his  return  to  wait  upon  the  King  :   he 
converses  with  none  but  doctors  and  apothecaries  till  he  be 
able  to  meddle  with  other  subjects. 

(85)  1649,    April      9-19.      Kinsale.— COLONEL  LEG[GE]   to 
SECRETARY    LONG.     Arrived    yesterday    and    found    Prince 
Rupert  ready  to  despatch  some  ships  with  men  and  provisions 
for  Scilly  :  his  Majesty  will  have  an  express  this  day  despatched 
for  Holland  with  bills  of  exchange  for  a  considerable  sum  ; 
his  Majesty's  presence  there  would  make  him  master  of  that 
kingdom.     Ormond  will  be  at  Cork  that  night.      See  Jersey 
papers  No.  30  below. 

(86)  [Undated.] — A   speech    made   by   the    RECORDER    OF 
LIMERICK  to  the  Lord  Lieutenant  on  his  entry  to  that  city. 

(87)  1648[-9],  Feb.  21. — Some  in  the  PROVINCE  OF  ULSTER 
to  KING  CHARLES  II.     Their  disconsolate  condition  occasioned 
by  the  parricide  committed  upon  his  father  is  comforted  by  his 
presence  [see  next  entry]. 

(88)  1648[-9],    Feb.    26. — From   SOME   IN   INNISKILLEN   to 
KING  CHARLES  II.     They  to  whom  they  were  formerly  prisoners 
are  now  their  captives.     Their  hopes  were  eclipsed  by  a  horrid 
fact,  but  now  revived  by  the  report  of  the  King's  arrival  in 
Ireland. 

(89)  1649,  April  6.     Kinsale. — A  letter  of  intelligence  from 
MR.  HANSHAW. 

(90)  [1649,      August?] — Petition     from      MRS.     MARGERY 
MARRIS  [Morris]  to  the  KING  on  behalf  of  her  husband,  Col.  Jo. 
Marris,  late  Governor  of  Pontefract  Castle,  now  close  prisoner.* 

(91)  1648,  July  31. — Petition  of  STEPHEN  EVANS,  with  the 
Prince's  bill  to  him  for  payment  of  126/.  11s.  Id.  for  ordnance 
and  necessaries  delivered  out  of  the  Arthur  of  Plymouth. 

*  Col.  Morris  escaped  after  the  surrender  of  Pontefract  Castle  in  March, 
1640,  but  was  afterwards  captured,  and  was  executed  at  the  end  of  August. 


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(92)  [1649,  May?] — The  MARQUIS  OF  MONTROSE  to 
SECRETARY  LONG.  Captain  Swan  is  to  go  to  the  Emperor  as 
well  as  to  Saxony ;  the  despatches  are  to  be  drawn  up 
accordingly.  See  p.  258  above. 

(94)  [Undated.] — HENRY,    LORD     JERMYN    to    SECRETARY 
LONG.     Two  gentlemen  in  England  will  lend  the  Prince  money  ; 
he  desires  blank  bills  or  letters  with  the  Prince's  seal  for  this. 

(95)  [1648,]  Sept.  26. — The  same  to  the  same.    Desiring  that 
satisfaction  may  be  made  to  Dr.  Gough  for  money  disbursed 
for  the  Prince. 

(96)  1649,  March  24. — The  EARL  OF  LOUDOTJN  to  the  KING 
See  p.  252  above. 

(97)  [1649?] — [Sir]  ANDREW  LOGAN*  to  the  KING.     Desires 
commission   to   take   ships   and   goods   of  rebellious   subjects 
south  of  the  equator.     If  discovered  the  design  destroys  him, 
who  is  a  great  adventurer  in  the  East  India  Company. 

(98)  MR.  MORTON'S  desires  for  Scilly  for  commissions,  &c. 

(99)  [Undated.] — List  of  commissions  desired  by  SIR  JOHN 
GRENVILLE,    "  whereof   one   for   Major   Grove,    dated   about 
Feb.,  1648,  signed  Charles,  Prince,  warranting  him  for  what  he 
attempted  in  Cornwall,  as  if  it  had  been  undertaken  by  his 
Majesty's  order." 

(100)  1648[-9,]  Feb.    23.      [Scilly].— SIR  JOHN  GRENVILLE 
to  SECRETARY  LONG.     Desires  audience  for  Mr.  Morton  who 
will  relate  his  condition  to  the  King. 

(101)  1644[-5],    Jan.     8.      Oxford.— KING    CHARLES    I    to 
CHARLES,  PRINCE  OF  WALES.     Empowering  him  to  sign  letters, 
&c.,  which  are  to  be  attested  by  Richard  Fanshaw,  Clerk  to  the 
Council  attending  the  Prince. 

(102)  [1646,]  March    1.     Pendennis. — CHARLES,  PRINCE   OF 
WALES  to  SECRETARY  LONG.     A  pass  to  go  beyond  the  seas. 
Dated  1st  March,  21  Car. 

(103)  1644[-5],  Jan.  10.     Oxford. — Pass  from  the  KING  to 
ROBERT    LONG,    Esquire,    receiver   of    revenues    in    counties 
Gloucester,  Wilts,  Southampton,  Somerset,  Dorset,  &c.       See 
p.  203  above. 

(104)  [Undated.] — List  of   Commissions  granted  by  Prince 
Charles  in  France. 

(105)  1645,  June  23.     Barnstaple. — Agreement  between  the 
Commissioners    of   the    Prince's   revenues    of    the    Duchy   of 
Cornwall  and  Peter    St.    Hill  and   Geo.   Potter,   of    Exeter, 
merchants,  about  the  tin  business  in  Devon  and  Cornwall. 

(106)  1648,  July  19. — LORD  HOLLAND'S  commission  from  the 
Prince. 

(107)  1648,  July  2. — Three  letters  from  the  Prince  to  the 
GOVERNORS    OF   WAYMOR    [Walmer],    SANDOWN    AND    DEAL 
CASTLES,  to  defend  the  same. 

*  Is  said  to  have  joined  in  Goring's  Kentish  insurrection  in  1648,  and  then 
to  have  gone  beyond  seas  to  the  enemies  of  Parliament.  His  name  was 
included  in  the  3*d  Act  of  Sale.  See  Gal.  Committee  for  Compounding, 
p.  2378. 


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(108)  1648,  July  16. — CHARLES,  PRINCE  OF  WALES  to  EDWARD 
CARTERET.     Instruction  to  go  to  Dunkirk  to  get  frigates  and 
ammunition. 

(109)  1648,     July     18. — Commission     to     the     DUKE     OP 
BUCKINGHAM  to  raise  forces. 

(110)  1648,    March  28. — CHARLES,  PRINCE    OF    WALES    to 
TOM  BLAGUE.     Having  been  informed  by  him  of  gentlemen 
in  Suffolk  and  Norfolk  loyal  to  the  King,  thanks  and  encourages 
them.     Original  was  in  cipher.     Copy. 

(111)  1648,    July    17. — The    SAME    to    [FRANCIS]    BARON 
WILLOUGHBY    OF    PARHAM.     About    the    relief    of    Walmer. 
Another  to  the  officers  of  the  fleet. 

(112)  1648,  July  30.— The  SAME  to  MR.  BOSWELL.     About 
carrying  letters  to  Lord  Willoughby  at  Calais,  and  "for  his 
demeanour  when  he  comes  to  London,  and  above  all  things 
not  to  make  the  Prince's  name  cheap."     To  return  unused 
blanks.     Copy.    See  p.  211  above. 

(114)  1648,  July   30.     St.  Germain's. — Authority    from  the 
SAME  to  the  Kentish  gentlemen  to  command  the  fleet  in  Lord 
Willoughby's  absence. 

(115)  1648,  June  8. — The  SAME  to  [JACOB]  LORD  ASTLEY  by 
Col.  Rogers  "wherein  a  design  is  mentioned,  and  that  the  Prince 
is  extremely  sensible  of  the   kindness   of  some  gentlemen.'1 
Desires  that  Col.  Rogers  may  have  a  commission.     Copy. 

(116)  1648,    July    23. — Three    letters   from    the    SAME    to 
LORD   ASTLEY,   [WILLIAM]  MARQUIS  OF  HERTFORD  and  SIR 
MARMADUKE  LANGDALE. 

(117)  1648,  April  23. — Instructions  from  the  SAME  to  Col. 
MORGAN  and  to  Capt.  MORGAN,  concerning  their  message  to  Col. 
Powell  and  Col.  Poyer  in  South  Wales. 

(118)  1648,  May  13. — Commissions  from  the  SAME  to  LORD 
ASTLEY  for  Norfolk  and  COLONEL  BLAGUE  for  Suffolk.     Copy. 

(119)  1648,  March   17. — The  SAME  to  SIR  ISAAC  ARSTON, 
Bart,  [sic  ?  Astley].      Has  heard  of  his  affection  from  Thomas 
Killigrew.     Copy. 

(120)  1647,    March    5.— The    SAME    to    the    MARQUIS     OF 
MONTROSE.     See  p.  207  above. 

(121)  1648,    March  26.— The    SAME    to    the    MARQUIS    OF 
HERTFORD.      Expressing  thanks  for  kindness.     Copy. 

(122)  1648,  July  18. — The  SAME  to  the  OFFICERS  AND  CREW 
of  H.M.S.  the  Constant  Warwick.     Thanking  them  for  bringing 
the  ship  into  the  King's  obedience.     Copy. 

(123)  1648,  July  28.     Helvoetsluys.— The  SAME  to  THOMAS 
HARFLUETT  [HARFLEET]  and  DR.  [STEPHEN]  GOUGH.     Authori- 
sing them  to  treat  with  merchants  for  terms.     Copy. 

(124)  [1648,]     July.     20.     Calais. — The     SAME    to    LORD 
TREASURER  COTTINGTON.     Regrets   that  he  is   compelled   to 
leave  the  place  before  he  and  the  Council  arrive,  and  cannot 
give  them  a  ship  for  their  journey  to  Helvoetsluys.     Copy. 

(125)  1648,    May     23. — The    SAME    to    the    MARQUIS    OF 
HERTFORD.     Denham    will    relate    proceedings    in    England 


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Desires  the  Marquis'  advice,  and  [to  know]  where  he  desires 
to  place  himself. 

(126)  1648,  July  17. — Commissions  to  CAPT.  ROBT.  STANTON 
to  command  the  [blank]  of  Dover  and  to  CAPTAIN  THOMAS 
BROWNE  for  the  Loyal  Susan,  of  Milton  in  Kent. 

(127)  CAPTAIN  ROBERT  STA[N]TON'S  instructions.     See  p.  215 
above. 

(128)  1648,  July  17.     Calais. — COLONEL  JAMES  APSLEY   to 
command  in  chief  all  the  ships  sent  for  the  relief  of  Walmer 
Castle.     CAPT.  WALTER  BREAMES  to  be  captain  of  a  troop  of 
horse.     This  not  sealed  then  nor  three  months  after.      Copy. 

(129)  COLONEL  APSLEY'S  commission  and  instructions.     See 
p.  214  above. 

(130)  1648,  July  22.     Helvoetsluys.— The  PRINCE  to  CAPT. 
ALEXANDER  KEYNES.     Commission  to  command  80  men  levied 
there  and  put  on  board  the  Thomas  with  power  to  raise  20  more. 

(131)  [No  year.]   May  1.     St.  Germain's. — Copy  of  a   com- 
mission to  SIR  ANTHO.  ARCHER  and  MR.  ARNOLD  BREAMS  to 
raise  forces. 

(132)  1648,  July. — The  PRINCE  to  the  SAME.     That  what  they 
do  by  virtue  of  their  commission  shall  not  be  prejudicial  to  them. 

(133)  1648,  Feb.  8.— The  SAME  to  LORD  STRATTON  [?  Hatton]. 
Declaring  affection.     Copy. 

(134)  1648,  Feb.   19. — The  SAME  to  WILLIAM,  PRINCE  OF 
ORANGE.     On  behalf  of  Mr.  O'Neal  then  in  Holland ;  who  had 
near  relation  to  his  Father,  and  carried  himself  well  in  the 
late  troubles.     Copy. 

(135)  1648,  March  18. — The  SAME  to  the  SAME.     On  behalf 
of  Mr.  Barkeley.     Copy. 

(136)  1648,   Feb.    29. — The  PRINCE'S  order  about  Captain 
King's  vessel  taken  by  Captain  Johnson. 

(137)  1648,  April  10.— The  SAME  to  SIR  THOMAS  WARNER, 
Governor  of  St.  Christopher.     For  Mr.  Devereux  to  be  Governor 
of  Monserat.     Copy. 

(138)  1648,  May  19. — The  SAME  to  THEOBALD,  VISCOUNT 
TAAFF  and  GENERAL  PRESTON.     In  answer  to  their  joint  letter ; 
declaring  his  sense  of  their  affection  to  his  Majesty's  service, 
and  to  his  person.     Copy. 

(139)  [1648,  May?]— The  SAME  to   [FRANCIS]  LORD  WIL- 
LOTJGHBY   OF   PARHAM.      Mentioning   commissions,  &c.,   sent 
him  for  sea  and  land,  and  encouraging  him  to  proceed. 

(140)  1648,    May    11. — The    SAME    to    DOCTOR    [STEPHEN] 
GOTJGH.     A   commission    to   negotiate    the    King's    affairs   in 
Brussels,   Antwerp   and  Holland,   and  particularly  with  the 
Prince  of  Orange. 

(141)  1648,    May    31. — The    SAME    to    LORD    JERMYN.     A 
commission  "  for  the  Admiralty." 

(142)  1648,  June  26.     Paris. — The  SAME  to  SIR  MARMADUKE 
LANGDALE,  Colonel-General  of  the  North.     On  behalf  of  Major 
Mortimer,  Capt.  Alexander  Davison,  Capt.  Jas.  Rosse,  Capt, 
Wm.  Gordon  and  Lieut.  Wm.  Gordon.     Copy, 


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(143)  1648,     June     29. — The     SAME      to     the     EARL     OF 
NORWICH.     Recommending  Col.  Heurtefr]    for   a   command. 
Copy. 

(144)  [1648,  April.] — COLONEL  RICE   POWELL  to  CHARLES, 
PRINCE  OF  WALES.     Desiring  him  to  own  them  for  his  army 
and  to  be  their  general. 

(145)  The    SAME     to    CAPTAIN    MAGAN    [Morgan]     about 
the  same  design.     See  p.  245  above. 

(146)  1648,  July  7  and  8. — THE   PRINCE  to  LORD  JERMYN. 
Commissions  to  be  Lieut. -General  of  the  Channel  Islands. 

(147)  1648,    July    7.     St.    Germain's. — A  commission    from 
the   Prince   to   be   Captain   General   of   his   Highness's   horse 
and  foot. 

(148)  1648,  June  28. — Instructions  for  CAPT.  ALLEN.     See 
p.  211  above. 

(149)  1648,    June    9. — The    PRINCE    to    SIR    MARMADUKE 
LANGDALE.     On  behalf  of  Col.  Foster  for  employment  under 
him. 

(150)  1648,    June    6. — Instructions     to     CAPT.     RICHARD 
GREENE.     See  p.  209  above. 

(151)  1648,  June  6. — Commission  to  the  SAME  to  command 
a  ship  to  transport  arms  from  France  to  Wales. 

(152)  1648,  June  6. — The  PRINCE  to  FRANCIS  BACON,  one 
of  the  Justices  of  the  King's  Bench.     On  behalf  of  Sir  JOHN 
Stowell  to  be  tried  before  him  for  things  acted  in  the  war  ; 
to  shew  him  favour.     Copy. 

(153)  [Undated.] — The  SAME  to  FRANCIS,  LORD  WILLOUGHBY 
OF  J  PARHAM.       Commission    to    be    Lieut. -Gen.    of    Lincoln, 
Nottingham,  Cambridge  and  Rutland.     Copy. 

(154)  1648,    June    4. — Instructions    to     COL.     Fox.       See 
p.  208  above. 

(155)  1648,  June   6. — A  letter  of  credit  from  the  PRINCE 
for  JAMES  MARCHAIES  [sic],  merchant  of  Paris,  giving  assurance 
that  all  such  as    are   willing   to   intrust   money   or  merchan- 
dise   for    the    provision    of    arms    may    safely    proceed   with 
him. 

(156)  1648,   June    24. — The    SAME    to    SIR    HY.   PALMER, 
KNT.,  ANTHONY  HAMON  [Hammond]  and  ROB.   BARGRAVE. 
To  bring  the  fleet  to  St.  John's  road.     Copy. 

(157)  1648,  June  27.— The  SAME  to  the  SAME.     About  the 
fleet.     Copy. 

(158)  1648,  June  1. — QUEEN  [HENRIETTA  MARIA]  to  SEVERAL 
LORDS.     About   the   Prince's   remove   to   some   part   of   the 
King's  dominions.    Copy.     See  p.  208  above. 

(159)  1648,  July  9.  St.  Germain's.— The  PRINCE  to  [JAMES] 
MARQUIS   OF   ORMOND.         On  behalf  of  Don  O'Neale. 

(160)  1648,  Feb.   1. — A  commission   from    the  SAME  to  be 
Colonel  General  of  the  North  of  England. 

(161)  [Undated.] — The  SAME  to  MR.  LOE.     To  pay  100Z.  to 
Mr.  Boswell.     Copy. 


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(162)  1648,  July  8.     Calais. — The  SAME  to  COL.  LUNSFORD. 
To  be  General  of  Sussex.     See  p.  202  above. 

(163)  1648,  July  28.— The  SAME  to  THOS.  HARFLETT.     To 
retain,  out  of  money  received  for  the  Prince's  use,  so  much  as 
was  due  to  him  for  provisions.     Copy. 

(164)  [Same  date.]     Helvoetsluys. — The  SAME  to  [FRANCIS,] 
LORD   COTTINGTON.     Referring   to   their   misfortune   in   their 
passage  to  him,  he  has  written  to  the    King's    Resident    in 
Flanders  to  go  to  the  Archduke  for  reparation  for  the  frigate 
and  arms  and  for  their  valuables. 

(165)  1648,    July    29.— The    SAME    to    DOCTOR    [STEPHEN] 
GOTJGH.     About  1,500  men  to  be  transported  to  the  Downs. 

(166)  Same    date.     Helvoetsluys. — The  SAME  to  [GEORGE] 
LORD    GORING.     Acquainting    that   the   rendezvous   of   their 
men  was  at  the  Downs. 

(167)  1648,  July  28.— The  SAME  to   [SiR  HENRY]  DE  Vic, 
Resident  at  Brussels.      The  letter  referred  to  in  (164).     Copy. 

(168)  [1648,    Aug.]— The     same     to     [JAMES]     DUKE     OF 
HAMILTON.     See  p.  225  above. 

(169,  170)  1648,  April  23.— The  SAME  to  Col.  POWELL  and 
Col.  POYER.  Commissions  and  answers  to  their  proposals. 
See  (144)  and  pp.  208  and  279  above.  Copies. 

(171)  [1648.] — Commission    for    LAHARNE    [Col.     Rowland 
Laugharne]  to  be  general  in  South  Wales.     Copy. 

(172)  Duplicate  of  (169). 

(173)  [No  year.]  April  8.     Antwerp. — From  DR.  GOUGH  to 
SECRETARY  LONG. 

(174)  1648,  July   17.     Calais.— The  PRINCE  to  the  Castles 
of  Deal  and  Sandown.     Two  letters.     Copies. 

(175)  1649[-50.]     March  23  and  30. — MERCURIUS  PRAGMA- 
TICTJS  to  KING  CHARLES.   Two  letters.    See  Jersey  papers  No.  76 
below. 

(176,  177)  1648,  Aug.  15  and  18. — Commissions  to  MR. 
LOVING  and  DR.  [RICHARD]  HART  to  be  Register  and  Judge 
[respectively]  of  the  High  Court  of  Admiralty.  Copies.  See 
p.  222  above. 

(178)  [Undated.]— Copy  of  a  letter  to  the  fleet. 

(179)  1648,  Aug.  7. — Pass  for  the  Rose  of  London  from  the 
Downs  to  London  with  passengers. 

(180)  [Undated.]— A  letter  to  HuU. 

(181)  1648,    June    21. — Commission    to  WM.  GREENWOOD, 
THOS.  MEDOWES,   ISRAEL  INGRAM,  THOS.  JOHNSON,  WALTER 
BTTLLARD  and  GEO.  TILLIARD  to  keep  Yarmouth  for  the  King. 

(182)  1648,    Aug.     11. — Commission    for    [WILLIAM]  EARL 
[sic]  OF  HERTFORD  to  be  general  of  several  counties. 

(183)  1648,   Aug.    14. — To   SIR  JOHN   BERKELEY  and  DR. 
GOUGH.     Concerning   the   monthly    1,000/.    for   the   Duke   of 
York  to  be  had  from  the  English  merchants  at  Rotterdam. 
Copy. 

(184)  [Undated.] — MR.    BERKELEY'S    order    to    treat    with 
Londoners  and  others  for  a  loan  for  the  King's  service. 


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(185)  1648,    Aug.     14. — Commission     to     [HENRY]      LORD 
WILMOT,  to  be  Lieut.-General  under  the  Marquis  of  Newcastle. 
Copy. 

(186)  1648,  Aug.  16. — The  PRINCE  to  [JOHN]  LORD  BYRON. 
Mentioning  the  Prince's  intent  of  going  to  Scotland.     Copy. 

(187)  [Undated.] — Instructions    for    HENRY    LORD    PERCY 
to  the  Prince  of  Orange. 

(188)  1648,   Aug.     19. — Commission   for   PRINCE    RUPERT 
and  the  DUKE  OF  BUCKINGHAM.     Copy. 

(189)  1648,  Aug.   18. — Order  about  moneys  to  be  received 
of  English  merchants. 

(190)  1648,  Aug.  21. — From  the  PRINCE  to  the  EARL  OF 
NORWICH,  about  prisoners.     Copy. 

(191)  1648,  Aug.   20.     From  the  SAME  to  the  GOVERNOR 
OF  SCARBOROUGH  CASTLE.     Copy. 

(192)  1648,  Aug.  23. — A  letter  sent  by  SIR  BALDWIN  WAKE, 
concerning  the  inhabitants  of  GUERNSEY. 

(193)  1648,      Aug. — A      commission      to      COL.      HAMON 
[Hammond],  &c. 

(194)  1648,   Oct.   23. — From  SIR  EDW.   FOORD   concerning 
Portsmouth  and  Southampton. 

(195)  1648,    Aug.    24. — Instructions    for    FRANCIS     LORD 

WlLLOUGHBY. 

(196)  1648,     Aug.     25. — Order     for     the     GOVERNOR     OF 
SCARBOROUGH  to  receive  5001.  of  the  master  of  the  James 
of  London  before  the  barque  of  Rye  be  discharged. 

(197)  1648,   Sept.    3. — A    commission    to    FRANCIS    LORD 
WILLOUGHBY  OF  PARHAM  and  other  officers  of  the  fleet  for 
the  victualling  thereof. 

(198)  1648,    Sept.     3.— THE    PRINCE    to   SIR  W.   BATTEN 
about  several  bags  of  gold  dust. 

(199)  1648,  Sept.  5. — A  letter  to  FRANCIS  LORD  COTTINGTON. 

(200)  1648,  Sept.  6. — Copy  of  a  letter  to  FRANCIS  LORD 
WILLOUGHBY  OF  PARHAM  concerning  the  Fleet. 

(201)  [Undated.] — Copy  of  a  commission  from  the  DUKE  OF 
YORK  to  the  SAME. 

(202)  1648,   Sept. — Instruction  to  JOHN  DENHAM,  Esq.,  in 
his  ambassage  to  Scotland.     See  p.  226  above. 

(203)  [1648?]  Nov.  13. — MR.  MORTON'S  propositions  about 
sending  ships  into  the  straits. 

(204)  1649,  Aug.  17. — A  commission  to  MR.  BOLLEN  from  the 
Scots'  King  for  sea  service.       See  Jersey  papers  No.  38  below. 

(205)  [Undated.] — A  memorial  from  SIR  WM.  BOSWELL  with 
the  signification  of  some  figures. 

(206)  1649,    July. — Warrant   for   sale   of   the   Antelope   for 
8,000  guilders  or  more. 

(207)  1649,    Sept.    19.— Report    from    SIR    W.    DAVENETT 
[Davenant]  about  arms  delivered  to  Scarborough  Castle.     See 
Jersey  papers  No.  42  below. 

(208)  [1649  ?] — CAPT.     JOHN     SMITH'S     petition     to     the 
"  Scotts   King  "   declaring   that  he   was   "  one   of  the    chief 


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adherents  and  assistants  in  the  happily  begun  but  unfortunate 
lost  business  of  Capt.  Burleigh  in  the  Isle  of  Wight."* 

(209)  1649.     Sept. — A   copy   of   a   patent   granted   by   the 
King    of    Scots    to    SIB    JOHN    BERKELY   and   SIR    WILLM. 
DAVENETT  [Davenant]  for  the  office  of  Treasurer  in  Virginia. 

(210)  1649,     Aug.     20. — MR.     COCKERAN'S     letters     from 
Hamburg  to  SECRETARY  LONG. 

(211)  1649,    July    14.— A    letter    of    intelligence    from  MR. 
PARRAMORE  from  Galloway  in  Scotland. 

(212)  1649,    Aug.     13.— The    same    out    of    Ireland    from 
W.  TYLOR  [Ds  LA  FONTAGNE]  to  Monsr.  CROCKER  [COVENTRY] 
in  Paris. 

(213)  1649,'   Aug.    11. — The    same   out    of     Dunkirk     from 
MR.  WHITTINGTON. 

(214)  1649,  June  27. — Warrant  to  PRINCE  RUPERT  to  wear 
the  standard  in  the  main  top  of  the  Admiral. 

(215)  1649,    Jan.     22.— Instructions    to    SIR    E.     H[YDE] 
to  go  to  London.      See  No.  277  below. 

(216)  1649,  Jan.  21. — The  copy  of  the  PRINCE'S  letter  to 
LORD  INCHIQUIN. 

(217)  [The    same    date.] — The   like    to    the    MARQUIS    OF 
ORMOND. 

(218)  1649,  Jan.  9. — The  like  to  the  MARQUIS  OF  ARGILE 
of  thanks  for  his  resolution  to  preserve  monarchy  in  the  person 
of  the  King,  &c.,  with  another  to  the  same  effect  to  the  LORD 
CHANCELLOR  OF  SCOTLAND.     See  p.  243  above. 

(219)  1649,  Dec.  17. — The  like  to  the  LORDS  ORMOND  and 
INCHIQUIN. 

(220)  1648,  Jan.  17. — The  like  to  SIR  MARMADUKE  LANGDALE 
praising   him    for    his  "  carriage "    notwithstanding    the   late 
misfortunes  of  the  army. 

(221)  1649,   Jan.    2. — The   like   to   the   LORD   LANERICKE, 
referring    him    to   Lord    Lotherdale  for    the    relation    of    his 
condition  and  intentions. 

(222)  1648-9,  Jan.  18. — The  like  to  LADY  CARLISLE  express- 
ing thanks  for  her  affection.     No.  5  of  the  Jersey  papers. 

(223)  1648,  Dec.  22. — SIR  JNO.  COCHERANE'S  despatch  from 
Denmark. 

(224)  1648,    Dec.    14. — Instructions    to    CAPTAIN    APSLEY. 
See  p.  241  above. 

(225)  1648,    Dec.     23.— The    PRINCE    to     [JOHN    HARRIS] 
WARDEN     OF    WINCHESTER    COLLEGE.      On    behalf    of    Mr. 
Hall's  son  for  a  scholar's  place  there.     Copy. 

(226)  1648,  Dec.  23. — The  SAME  to  the  EARL  OF  LOUDOUN 
and  the  Council  of  Scotland,  and  another  to  the  ministers. 
To  endeavour  to  unite  the  hearts  of  the  people  as  one  man  to 
redeem  and  rescue  their  Sovereign.     Copy. 

(227)  1648,  Dec.   14. — The  Prince's  promise  to  MR.  BUNCKS 
and  MR.  DAY  for  payment  of  2,300/.  for  the  proprietors  of  the 
sugar  laden  in  the  Elizabeth  and  Susan.    Copy. 

*  i.e.,  his  attempted  rescue  of  the  King,  in  December,  1647. 


285 

(228)  1648,   Dec.  13. — Warrant  to  SIR  JOHN  GRENVILLE  for 
the  making  of  a  new  seal  for  the  Judge  of  the  High  Court  of 
Admiralty. 

(229)  1648,  Dec.  13. — Copies  of  two  letters  to  the  MARQUIS 
OF  ORMOND  and  LORD  INCHIQUIN. 

(230)  [The  same  date.] — Copy  of  the  PRINCE'S  letters   to 
SIR  H.  DE  Vic,  agent  for  the  King  at  the  Court  of  Brussels. 

(231)  1648,    Dec.    13. — Copies   of   two   letters   to   MARQUIS 
OF  ORMOND  and  LORD  INCHIQUIN,  that  Sir  John  Grenvile  Kt. 
was  made  Governor  of  Scilly. 

(232)  1649,   Dec.    12.— The   PRINCE   to   SIR   G.    CARTERET. 
To  assist  Sir  J.  Grenville  with  100  pistoles  in  his  journey  for 
Scilly 

(233)  1648,    Dec.     10. — Order    for    CAPT.    COWELL,    CAPT. 
GOLDING  and  CAPT.  STANTON  to  appear  before  the  Prince  at 
the  Hague. 

(234)  1648,   Dec.    10.— [Certificate  ?]  WILLIAM   LAWSON   of 
Scarborough,  master  of  the  Isabel,  carried  the  Prince's  com- 
mission from   Yarmouth   to  the  Governor  of  Scarborough  to 
declare   for  the  King. 

(235)  1648.     The  Hague. — The  PRINCE'S  promise  to  repay 
500Z.  lent  him  by  ROWLAND  WILSON  and  JOHN  WOOD  of  the 
Guinea  Company. 

(236)  1648,    Dec.    1. — The    PRINCE'S    warrant    to    PRINCE 
RUPERT  to  sell  or  pawn  the  ship  Antelope  to  pay  off  the 
mariners. 

(237)  1648,  Dec.   1.— The  PRINCE  to  SIR  H.  DE  Vic.     To 
assist  Col.  Herter  in  his  addresses  to  the  Duke  of  Lorraine, 
considering  it  may  be  of  great  concernment  to  the  service. 
Copy. 

(238)  1648,  Nov.  29. — Protection  for  the  ship  the  Proprietor's 
Servant  bound  from  the  Caribe  Islands,  if  she  put  in  to  Scilly. 

(239)  1648,  Nov.  28. — Passes  for  SIR  W.  BATTEN  and  CAPT. 
JOURDAN  from  Holland  to  England.     See  p.  235  above. 

(240)  1648,   Nov.   26. — Instructions  for  DR.  GOUGH  to  the 
Duke  of  Lorraine. 

(241)  [1648,  Nov.  or  Dec.] — Agreement  with  MARTINE   DE 
RUZE  (sic).    See  p.  239  above. 

(242)  1648,    Nov.    28. — The    PRINCE'S    promise    to    repay 
1,500L   furnished   by  JOSHUA   FOOT,   ROBERT   HARDING  and 
THOS.  BELL  of  London. 

(243)  1648,     Nov.     23. — The     PRINCE'S    engagement     for 
7,000  guilders  to  THOS.  BLOUD WORTH  and  RICHARD  SPENCER, 
partners,  being  so  much  paid  to  free  the  Goodspeed  of  Hull — 
Thos.  Coates,  master — detained  by  the  Prince's  fleet. 

(244)  1651,   Nov.    22. — The   PRINCE'S   [sic]   to   the  STATES 
OF  JERSEY  for  their  assistance  to  Sir  G.  Carteret  in  his  under- 
taking upon  Guernsey. 

(245)  1648,  Nov.  25. — Letters  to  PRINCE  RUPERT  and  [JAMES] 
MARQUIS  OF  ORMOND  on  behalf  of  Capt.  Smith  and  Major 
Tamell,  respectively. 


286 

(246)  1648,    Nov.    26. — Commission    for    commissioner    in 
Scilly  to  be  receiver  of  the  prize  money. 

(247)  1648,  Oct.  10.— The  PRINCE'S  warrant  to  ROB.  RICH 
of  London  to  pay  300L,  part  of  the  composition  for  the  Chapman 
of  London. 

(248)  1648,  Nov.  22. — The  PRINCE  to  SIR  GEO.  CARTERETT. 
Intimating  his  intent  of  returning  to,  and  staying  some  time 
in  Jersey  :  he  is  to  relieve  Castle  Cornett  if  in  distress,  before 
the  Prince  comes. 

(249)  1648,  Nov.  20.— The  SAME  to  PRINCE  RUPERT.     On 
behalf  of  Capt.  Bing. 

(250)  1648,  Nov.  22. — The  PRINCE'S  order  for  300  small  pieces 
of  lead  on  the  Constant  Reformation  to  be  delivered  to  two 
merchants   of   Amsterdam    being   their   goods   taken   coming 
from  Wales. 

(251)  1649,    Aug.    2. — Letter   from   PETER   FOUNTAINS    to 
one  in  Paris  pretending  some  difference  in  account  between 
them  :  between  each  line  of  which   "  is   occultly  written  "   a 
letter  of  intelligence. 

(252)  [1649,]    July     16-26.     Antwerp. — Ric.     BRAHAM    to 
SIR   WM.    BOSWELL.     Learns   by   letter   from    England   that 
[Marchamont]    Needham,    author   of   Pragmaticus,    is   appre- 
hended, but  it  was  by  his  own  consent  :  he  is  a  very  knave. 
See  Jersey  papers  No.  21  below. 

(253)  1649,   Sept.    1. — LORD  JERMYN  to   [WILLIAM]   LORD 
WHITTINGTON    [i.e.   Widdrington]    for    an   Admiralty    to    be 
settled  at  Dunkirk,  [copy]  and  WHITTINGTON  to  LONG  about 
a  ship  he  had  bought  to  keep  prisoners  in. 

(254)  [?  1649.] — Instructions   for  the  drawing  up  of  several 
letters  by  Thomas  Killegrew.     See  p.  263  above. 

(255)  1649,   Aug.    29.     London. — THOS.    THORYE    to  LONG 
requesting  a  place  as  one  of  his  Majesty's  guards.     See  Jersey 
papers  No.  45  below. 

(256)  1649,    Sept.    30.     St.    Malo. — FRANCIS    NUGENT    to 
SECRETARY    LONG.     The    King    must    not    believe    anything 
against  Owen  O'Neil,  who  is  wholly  for  his  Majesty. 

(257)  1649,    Aug.    9. — CAPTAIN    GRIFFITHS'    letter    to    the 
KING    for    an    allowance     of    the    money    he    disbursed    in 
keeping  of  men  for  his  Majesty's  service. 

(258)  [1650,    April?*]— The    PRINCE    [sic]    to    the   PRINCE 
OF   ORANGE.     Lord   Culpepper   is    sent   as   an   extraordinary 
ambassador  to  the  Emperor  of  Russia. 

(259)  [Undated.] — RICHARD    SQUARE'S    [?  Squire's]    intelli- 
gence  to   Secretary   Long  from   St.   Maloes,    "  being  upon  a 
further  journey." 

(260)  1649,    Aug.     11.     Amsterdam. — HENRY     CROWE     to 
SECRETARY  LONG,  mentioning  a  letter  sent  by  him  from  the 
Emperor   [of  Russia]   to  the  King,   written  in  the  Muscovia 
language.     See  Jersey  papers  No.  39  below. 

*  Lord  Culpepper  made  his  entrance  into  Moscow  on  May  5  (old  style), 
1650. 


287 

(261)  [?  1648.] — A  memorial  to  SECRETARY  LONG  concerning 
Soilly. 

(262)  [?    1648.]— MR.  TARL'S  [?]   propositions  about  prizes 
to  be  brought  into  France. 

(263)  1648,    Dec.    25. — Pass   for   MR.    JAMES    CARMIOHALL 
to  carry  letters  into  Scotland. 

(265)  1648,  Oct.  30. — Order  for  WIDOW  PARKER  for  three 
cow's  grass  in  the  new  park  at  Richmond. 

(266)  1649,  July  25. — CAPTAIN  GRIFFITH'S  letter  for  several 
commissions. 

(267)  [Undated.] — Petition  of  [THOMAS]  NORGATE,  Admiralty 
Registrar  in  Dunkirk,  Picardy  and  Normandy. 

(268)  [Undated.] — Order  to  MR.  WHITTINGTON  to  pay  Norgate. 

(269)  [Undated.] — Letter  to  the  QUEEN  from  several  great 
persons  in  Ireland  stating  that  the  Nuncio  had  excommunicated 
such  as  did  adhere  to  the  cessation  with  Lord  Inchiquin,  for 
which  they  had  appealed  to  Rome. 

(270)  1648,  Oct.  1.     Scilly. — JOHN  NOY  informs  the  Prince 
of  the  taking  of  St.  Mary's  Castle  with  the  persons  of  Col. 
Buller  and  Capt.  Augustin  Nicholl.      See  p.  230  above. 

(271)  1648,  Sept.  30.— Letter  of  Sir  G.  CARTERET  that  Sir 
Baldwin  Wake  had  overthrown  the  design  of  Guernsey. 

(272)  1648,  Sept.  12-22. — Letter  of  some  Kentish  gentlemen 
about  money  laid  out  in  the  preservation  of  the  castles  and 
fleet  in  the  Downs. 

(273)  1648,    Dec.    7. — Letter   from   DR.    GOUGH   giving   an 
account  of  his  instructions  from  Paris. 

(^74)  1648,  Oct.  24. — Letter  from  MR.  FANSHAW  mentioning 
that  he  is  upon  his  voyage  for  Ireland  through  France. 

(275)  [Undated.] — PRINCE  RUPERT'S  letters. 

(276)  1648[-91,  Jan.  23. — English  translation  of  SIR  WILLIAM 
BOSWELL'S  French  speech  to  the  States  at  the  Hague  made 
before  the  Prince. 

(277)  1649,    Jan.    22. — The    PRINCE    to    LORD    GENERAL 
FAIRFAX    and   COUNCIL    OF   WAR.     On    behalf   of  the  King. 
See  No.  215  above. 

(278)  1649,   Feb.    8. — Pass   from   the   PRINCE   for   DANIEL 
LANGLAND  with  the  Good  Fortune  from  Holland  to  Scotland. 

(279)  1648,    Oct.    22.     Middelburg. — JOHN   BOEUE    to   DR. 
GOUGH.     Is  keeping  together  soldiers  levied  for  the  Prince. 

(280)  1648,  Oct.  23.— Copy  of  bill  wherein  Sir  W.  Vavasor 
acknowledges  to  owe  Jas.  (sic)  Boeue  of  Middelburg  1,833  Carolus 
guilders,  money  lent  for  the  pay  of  levies. 

(281)  1649,  July  7. — The  KING  OF  SCOTS.     Promise  to  pay 
Mr.  Cullamore  10,615L  19<s.  Id.  due  for  arms  furnished  to  the  late 
King.     Copy.     Another  copy  in  papers  taken  at  Jersey,  No.  46. 

(283)  [Undated.] — Lord  Montrose's  desire  for  letters. 

(284)  [Undated.] — Copy  of  propositions  given  to  the  Queen  at 
Bourbon  concerning  jewels  of  the  crown.     "  Remarkable." 

(285)  1646,  Nov.  9. — SIR  PETER  OSBURNE'S  letter  concerning 
Guernsey  and  Castle  Cornett. 


288 

(286)  [Undated.]— The  proceedings  of  Luke  Whittington  in 
his  employment  in  Dunkirk. 

(287)  [Undated.] — The  names  of  captains  that  will  engage 
for  his  Majesty's  service  and  set  out  frigates  from  Dunquerke. 

(288)  1649,  March  23.     Madrid.— [LuDO vie]  LORD  CRAFORD 
[Crauford]  to  the  King,  advising  him  to  invite  aid  from  the 
King  of  Spain  and  all  other  Christian  princes.     See  p.  251  above. 

(289)  [Undated.] — EDWARD  ASTON'S  petition  to  the  Scots' 
King  to  go  into  Ireland  with  Captain  Smith. 

(290)  WILLIAM    COVENTRY    to    SECRETARY    LONG.     With 
two  enclosures,  one  subscribed  P.  de  la  Fontaine,  the  other 
subscribed  Tyler,  both  interlined  with  obscure  inks,  the  first 
directing  future  letters  to  be  sent  to  Field,   stationer,    over 
against    St.    Dunstan's,    Fleet    street,    for    de    la   Fontaine. 
See  Jersey  papers  No.  22  below. 

(291)  1649,  April   10.     Saragossa. — SIR  CHARLES  SOMERSET 
to  the  KING.     Assuring  him  of  his  fidelity. 

(292)  1649,    March   23.     Madrid.— The  LORD   CRAFORD   to 
Secretary  LONG.     Assuring  him  the  King  may  have  aid  from 
hence.     See  p.  251  above. 

(293)  [1649  ?]  June  18-28.    Rotterdam. — ROBERT  KILVERT  to 
SIR  W.  BOSWELL  at  Breda. — Sir  Edw.  Roades  of  Yorks  has 
bought  the  ruins  of  Pontefract  Castle,  of  whom  one  Wm.  Fisher, 
merchant,  has  bought  the  lead  worth  above  30,000/.,  "  which 
lead  is  to  be  cast  into  small  pigs,  and  to  be  sent  part  to  this 
town  to  his  factor  Geo.  Crole,  which  he  advises  may  be  arrested 
when  arrived  there,  wherein  he  promiseth  assistance." 

(294)  1649[-50],      Jan.      13.        Copenhagen.— SIR     JOHN 
COCHERAN  to    SECRETARY  LONG. — The  King  of    Denmark  is 
ready  to  contribute  all  assistance  to  the  Scots'  King. 

(295)  [Undated.] — MAJOR  ROYSTON'S  bill  of  Disbursements 
for  his  Majesty's  service. 

(296)  1649,  Jan.  30. — LORD  JERMYN'S  letter  to  SECRETARY 
LONG    mentioning   his    approbation    of   some   letters    written 
from  the  Prince,  and  wishing  him  the  fruits  of  it. 

(297)  [1647  ?]*  Feb.  4.— SIR  HEN.  DE  Vic's  letter  "  mention- 
ing that  by  the  Queen's  command  he  had  moved  the  Archduke 
to  cause  all  offices  to  be  done  in  the  King  of  Spain's  name  in 
the  behalf  of  the  poor  King." 

(298)  [1649-50.]  Jan.  23. — SIR  JOHN  GRENVILL'S  letter  to 
his  Majesty  for  supplies  to  Scilly. 

(299)  [Undated,  1649  ?] — Two  letters  of  intelligence  about 
the  King's  trial. 

(300)  1648,  Jan.  13.     Amsterdam]. — SIR  JOHN  COCHERAN'S 
letter  to  SECRETARY  LONG  acquainting  him  that  he  had  sent 
him  the  ciphers  which  he  intends  to  use  with  him. 

(301)  [Undated.] — Heads  of  a  letter  to  MR.  RICHARD  KING, 
secretary  to  his  Majesty  for  Virginia.     See  p.  262  above. 

(302)  1649,  June  19. — SIR  PATRICK  DRFMMOND'S  commission 
to  be  Treasurer  under  Montr ose. 

*  De  Vic  was  recalled  from  Brussels  in  Feb.,  1646-7. 


289 

(303)  [Undated.] — Letters  in  ciphers  from  THE  KING. 

(304)  1648,   Aug.    13. — THE    PRINCE'S    commission    for  a 
consul  for  the  English  merchants  at  Venice. 

(305)  [1648  ?]  Dec.    12.  London. — A  letter  to  THE  PRINCE 
subscribed  B,  wherein  is  mentioned  that  he  came  from  Ormond 
with  letters  for  the  Prince,  but  by  the  strictness  of  the  guards 
at  all  passages    he  was   forced    to   send   them  by  Sir  Thos. 
Howard;  the  answer  should  be  sent  to  the  author  [i.e.,  writer] 
enclosed  to  be  left  with  Sir  Thos.  Stafford  at  the  Savoy. 

(306)  [Undated.] — SIR    ANTHONY    BROWNE'S    propositions 
about  the  disposing  of  Prize  Goods. 

(307)  1649,  Jan.  4.  n.s.      Rotterdam. — DR.  HART'S  letter  to 
SECRETARY  LONG  in  answer  to  a  letter  of  his  concerning  his 
going  to  sea  with  the  fleet.     See  p.  242  above. 

(308)  1648,  Dec.  30. — SIR  H.  DE  Vic's  letter  about  the  Duke 
of  York's  pass  from  the  Archduke. 

(309)  [Undated.] — A  certificate  on  behalf  of  MAJOR  BUNCKLY 
concerning  his  killing  a  man. 

(310)  1649,  June  9. — From  the  OFFICERS  OF  THE  FLEET 
informing  the  PRINCE  [sic]  of  the  state  of  affairs  in  Kent  after 
the  fight  there,  desiring  a  speedy  supply  and  warrant  for  what 
they  had  done,  which  the  laws  of  the  land  would  not  bear 
them  out  in. 

(311)  [1648?]  June  29. — SIR  THOS.  LUNSFORD  to  the  PRINCE. 
See  p.  202  above. 

(312)  1648,  July  3.     Goree.— CAPT.  THOS.  ALLEN  to  LORD 
JERMYN.     Reporting  the  rout  of  Fairfax  and  revolt  of  some 
ships  from  the  Parliament. 

(313)  1648,  July  4. — A  letter  from  the  OFFICERS  OF  THE 
FLEET  to  the  PRINCE  from  the  Kentish  Committee. 

(314)  1648,  July  30.     Middelburg. — LORD  COTTINGTON  and 
SIR    EDW.     HYDE.     "  About    their    transportation    to    the 
Prince." 

(315)  [Undated.]— The    DUKE    OF    YORK'S    letter    to    the 
officers  of  the  Navy. 

(316)  [Undated.] — MR.     HARFLETT'S    instructions    to  '  the 
DUKE  OF  YORK. 

(317)  [1647,  May]. — The  PRINCE  OF  ORANGE  to  the  "  PRINCE 
OF   WALES  "    "  after   the  death  of   the    old   [sic]  Prince  of 
Orange."     See  p.  206  above. 

(318)  [ELIZABETH]  QUEEN  OF  BOHEMIA  to  the  PRINCE  OF 
WALES,  to  assure  him  of  her  affection.     See  p.  208  above. 

(319)  1647,  March  12. — THE  MARQUIS  OF  MONTROSE  to  the 
PRINCE.     "  Only  a  compliment." 

(320,  321)     1646,  July  7.     Pendennis  Castle.— From  JOHN 
ARUNDEL,  Governor,  and  the  OFFICERS,  asking  for  supplies. 

(322)  1646,  July  13.     Jersey.— Letter  from  LORD  HOPTON 
with  enclosure  from  Pendennis  Castle. 

(323)  1646,  Oct.  20.    Limerick. — [EDWARD]  LORD  GLAMORGAN 
to  the  PRINCE   declaring  affection  and  zeal    for    the    King's 
service. 

p    19 


290 

(324)  1647,  July  1. — [THOMAS],  EARL  OF  CLEVELAND  to  the 
PRINCE,  declaring  great  resolution  notwithstanding  his  then 
imprisonment . 

(325)  1647,  April  30.     Castle  Cornett.— SIR  BALDWIN  WAKE 
asks  speedy  supply  for  the  soldiers  there. 

(326)  1646,  Oct.  26. — Copy  of  the  PRINCE'S  letter  to  the 
LORDS  IN  SCOTLAND  with  thanks  for  their  loyalty. 

(327)  1646,    July    4. — From    LORDS    CAPEL,    HOPTON    and 
HYDE  concerning  Mr.  Fanshaw's  accounts  and  "  to  mind  the 
Prince  to  relieve  the  garrison  "  of  Pendennis  and  Scilly. 

(328)  1646,    Oct.    16. — The    PRINCE    to    the    OFFICERS    OF 
PENDENNIS   then   at   Jersey    wishing    they    had    retired    to 
their  own  homes  in  England. 

(329)  1649,    Aug.    10.     The    Hague. — SIR    W.    BOSWELL'S 
letter  about  the  relief  of  the  Isle  of  Man. 

(330)  [Undated.] — Notes    taken    from    COL.    ROGERS    con- 
cerning Yarmouth. 

(331)  1648,     July     12.      Near    Appleby. — [ JAMES]    DUKE 
HAMILTON    declares    to  the  PRINCE    the    resolution    of    his 
army  to  hazard  life  and  fortune  to  re-establish  the  King. 

(332)  1648,  July  9.     Appleby. — SIR  MARMADUKE  LANGDALE 
mentions  "  the  way  he  had  made  for  the  Scots'  entrance  who 
are  now  coming  15,000,  and  more  expected,"  &c. 

(333)  [1648,    June?] — Copy   of    a   commission   to    ISRAEL 
INGRAM,  Bailiff  of  Great  Yarmouth,  and  others  for  suppressing 
all    attempts  for  delivering    the    town    to    those    in    actual 
rebellion. 

(334)  1648,  Aug.  13. — EDWARD  WALTEN'S  letter  of  intelli- 
gence to  the  PRINCE. 

(335)  [No  year.]  Aug.  18.     Rotterdam. — DR.  GOUGH'S  letter 
to  SECRETARY  LONG  about  the  soldiers  levied. 

(336)  [Undated.] — Instructions     about     the     Marquis    of 
Newcastle. 

(337)  1648,    Aug.    16. — [THOMAS],  LORD    FAIRFAX    to  .the 
PRINCE  about  Major-General  Laugherne. 

(338)  1648,  Aug.  17.     Westminster. — The  HOUSE  OF  PEERS 
to  the  PRINCE.      See  p.  224  above. 

(339)  1648,  June  11. — Copy  of  LORD  INCHIQUEEN'S  letter 
of  several  passages. 

(340,  341)  [Undated.] — Copies  of  LORD  ORMOND'S  letters. 

(342)  [Undated.] — Captain  BOSTON'S  commission. 

(343)  1648,   Nov.    11. — A  letter  from   LORD   HOPTON   and 
SIR  EDWARD  HYDE. 

(344)  [1648.] — SIR  BERNARD  GASCOIGNE  to  LORD  CULPEPER. 
Desiring  money  to  release  him  out  of  prison  in  Windsor  Castle, 
where  he  is  with  Lord  Capel. 

(345)  [1648.] — MR.    READE,     secretary     to     the     English 
commissioners  in  Scotland,   discovers  himself  to   the  Prince 
"  that  he  held  correspondency  with  the  King's  party." 

(346)  [Undated.] — LORD    GORING'S    letter    to    the    PRINCE 
mentioning  a  commission  he  had  returned. 


291 

(347)  [Undated.] — The   CATHOLIC   BISHOPS   to   the   several 
towns  [in  Ireland]  recommending  the  peace. 

(348)  [Undated.] — Remonstrance    of   the    great   ASSEMBLY 
OF  THE  CATHOLICS  in  Ireland  concerning  the  peace. 

(349)  1648,  Sept.  24.     Rotterdam.— MR.  FORD  to  SECRETARY 
LONG.     Concerning  gold  melted  by  him. 

(350)  [Undated.] — A  commission  for  THOMAS  CORRELL  to 
carry  any  ships  to  the  Prince's  fleet. 

(351)  [Undated.] — The  desires  of  CAPTAIN  PAIRWEATHER  for 
a  commission. 

(352)  [Undated.] — A  letter  to  the  PRINCE  in  cipher. 

(353)  [Undated.] — JERREMY  JOHNSON'S  letter  to  the  PRINCE, 

(354)  [Undated.] — Instructions  from  the   DUKE    OF  YORK 
about  the  Fleet. 

(355)  1648,     Dec.    9. — RICHARD      FANSHAW'S     letter     to 
SECRETARY  LONG,  "part  in  cipher." 

(356)  1649[-50],    March   22. — [ULICK,]  MARQUIS  OF  CLAN- 
RIG  ARDE,  mentions  a  commission  received  from  "the  Prince." 

(357)  1648[-9],  Jan.  24.     Kilkenny. — RICHARD  FANSHAW'S 
letter  to  Secretary  Long,  "  part  in  cipher." 

(358)  1648[-9],  Jan.  27.     Kilkenny. — From  the  SAME  about 
several  commissions. 

(359)  [Undated.] — [JOHN]  LORD  BIRON'S  instructions. 

(360)  1649[-50],  March  22. — MR.  FANSHAW,  concerning  the 
command  of  the  fleet  in  case  the  Duke  of  York  did  not  come  in  it. 

(361)  Same   date. — MR.    FANSHAW'S  letter    to    the    KING, 
much  in  cipher. 

(362)  [Same    date.] — [JAMES]  LORD    CASTLEHAVEN'S    letter 
to    the  PRINCE. 

(363)  [Undated.] — [RICHARD]    LORD    MONTGARRET    to  the 
SAME,  declaring  affection. 

(364)  1649[-50],   March    22. — [ARTHUR    MAGENNIS],   LORD 
IVEAGH  to  the  "  PRINCE,"  declares  that  loyalty  to  the  King 
is  part  of  his  faith  and  essential  to  religion. 

(365)  Same    date. — The    MARQUIS     OF  ORMOND     to     THE 
PRINCE.     "  Concerning  the  peace  lately  concluded." 

(366-369)  Same  date. — Letters  from  JEFFREY  BROWNE, 
LORD  TAAFF,  RICHARD  FANSHAW  and  LORD  INCHIQUIN  to 
THE  PRINCE. 

(370)  1648,  July  27. — Instructions  to  SIR  JOHN  COCHERAN, 
the  Prince's  Agent  to  the  King  of  Denmark. 

(371)  1648,  Sept.    25. — Letter  to   SIR  W.   BATTEN  for  the 
restitution  of  three  bales  of  silk  at  the  request  of  the  city  of 
Amsterdam. 

(372)  1648,  Sept.  16-26. — Warrant  to  MR.  FISHER  to  sell  any 
merchandise  seized  by  the  Fleet  to  such  as  will  give  most  for  it. 

(373)  1648,   Sept.    24-14. — Commission   to   WM.   BOOTH  to 
be  the  Prince's  factor  at  Calais. 

(374)  [No  year].      Oct.   20. — The  PRINCE  to   the  MARQUIS 
OF  ORMOND  on   behalf  of  Capt.  Oliver  ffrench,  Alderman  of 
Galway. 


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(375)  The  SAME  to  the  PRINCE  OF  ORANGE  for  four  ships. 
See  p.  220  above. 

(376)  1648,    Sept.    18.— The    SAME    to    SIR    G.    CARTERET 
about  the  relief  of  Castle  Cornett. 

(377)  1648,  Sept.  18-28.— The  SAME  to  CAPT.  THOS.  COOKE 
for  all  officers  and  soldiers  to  repair  to  the  Brill  or  be  discharged. 

(378)  1648,  Sept.   26-16.— Copy  of  the  letters  of  the  SAME 
to  the  LORD  ORMOND  and  LORD  WILLOUBY. 

(379)  [1648,  Sept.] — Commission  to   SIR  W.  BATTEN  to  be 
Vice- Admiral  of  the  Prince's  fleet.     Copy. 

(380)  [1648,  Sept.]— MR.  HAMOND'S  letter  with  the  Earl  of 
Warwick's  summons  to  the  Prince's  fleet,  with  the  Prince's 
reply.* 

(382)  [WILLIAM]  LORD  BELLENDEN   to   SECRETARY    LONG. 
Declares  zeal  for  the  King's  service. 

(383)  1649,    March    17.     Stockholm. — [PATRICK]    EARL   OF 
BRENTFORD  to  the  SCOTS  KING.      Has  a  promise  of  arms  and 
ammunition  which  must  not  appear  to  be  sent  immediately 
from  the  Queen  [Christina]  ;  he  dares  not  persuade  the  King 
to  expect  the  four  ships  asked  for  ;  he  doubts  not  of  corn  to  be 
sent  for  Ireland  :  her  parliament  has  much  importuned  the 
Queen  to  marry  ;  she  refusing,  they  have  left  her  to  her  liberty, 
but  have  declared  that,  failing  heirs  of  her  body,  the  Prince 
Palatine  is  to  succeed  to  the  crown.     The  Queen  had  embraced 
his  motion  with  extraordinary  civility,  but  he  could  not  draw 
from  her  such  expressions-  as  might  ground  an  assurance  to  him 
to  persuade  his  Majesty  at  present  to  be  too  pressing;   he 
advises  him   to   keep  a  kind  correspondency  by  letters  from 
his  own  hand  ;  he  desires  to  have  his  Majesty's  picture. 

(384)  1649,  April  7.     Stockholm. — The  EARL  OF  BRAMFORD'S 
[BRENTFORD]  letter  with  list  of  arms. 

(385)  1649,  March  24.      Stockholm. — The  SAME  to  the  SCOTS 
KING.     Has  just  received  the  Queen  [of  Sweden's]  letter  by 
which  his  Majesty  may  discover  the  reach  of  his  expectations. 
All  there  that  wish  well  to  his  Majesty's  affairs  long  to  hear 
of  his  conjunction  with  the  Scots. 

(386)  1649,    March    31.      Stockholm.— The    SAME    to    the 
SAME. — A  speedy  course  will  be  taken  to  transport  arms  ; 
his  father's  death  is  much  resented  :  there  was  on  the  previous 
day  a  long  debate  in  council  which  way  was  most  probable 
for  the  King  to  engage  with  appearance  of  success  ;  the  result 
was  to  adhere  to  the  Scots. 

(387)  1649,  March  3.     Stockholm.— The  SAME  to  the  SAME 
of  sorrow  for  the  death  of  his  father. 

(388)  1648-9,     March    2[-12].      London. — From   CAPTAIN 
THOMAS  VERNEY.     He  declares  the  King's  death  to  be  very 
much  distasted  in  the  city  and  over  the  kingdom  ;  a  short 
time  might  bring  unlooked-for  things ;  a  friend  of  his,  a  gentle- 
man much  acquainted  with  powerful  persons  in  and  about  the 

*  The  summons  and  the  reply  were  both  on  Sept.  19. 


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city,  if  empowered  with  a  commission,  would  perform  a  good 
piece  of  service  ;  he  and  his  friends  have  a  plot  upon  a  very 
considerable  city,  not  far  from  London.  Letters  should  be 
sent  to  Henry  Vickis  at  his  house  in  Bishopsgate  Street  over 
against  the  Spittle. 

(389)  [Undated.] — LAWRENCE    LOE    to    SECRETARY    LONG. 
Mentioning  the  hard  measure  he  has  and  might  receive  for 
his  affection  to  the  late  King  and  his  now  Majesty  ;  he  would 
have  waited  on  him  but  feared  discovery,  which  would  make 
him  uncapable  of  doing  that  good  which  he  knows  he  may 
do  at  his  return. 

(390)  1648,  Aug.  7.    Deal. — COL,  RICH  to  CAPTAIN  HAMON[D]. 
"  Desires  to  meet  the  same  measure  to  him  as  he  might  expect 
when  the  scene  might  change.     That  he  had  sent  him  his  best 
friend,  and  would  deny  him  nothing  that  was  in  his  power. 
He   desires  the  prince's  pass  for  a  friend  of  his  to    go    into 
France  to  travill  till  the  English  clouds  were  dispersed." 

(391)  1648,  Aug.  2. — A  Commission   to    provide  victual  for 
the   army.      Also    Commission  for   RALPH   SKIPWITH   to    be 
Governor  of  King's  Lynn  and  Old  Lynn. 

(392)  1648,  July  23. — The  PRINCE  to  COLONEL  [MATTHEW] 
BOINTON.       Mentions    the    despatch    of    his    brother    COL. 
[CORNELIUS]    BOINTON   from   Helvetslueys,   appoints   him   to 
proceed  immediately  to  his  declaration,  and  to  provide  for 
his  security,  for  the  enemy  could  not  but  have  notice  of  his 
brother's  being  openly  at  Hilvoedslueys ;    and  of  the  bearer's 
repair  to  the  Prince  aboard  the  fleet. 

(393)  [Undated.]— The  PRINCE  to  SIR  W.BOSWELL.  Hasgiven 
instructions  to  the  Earl  of  Lauderdale  to  treat  with  the  States- 
General  in  his  own  name  and  that  of  the  kingdom  of  Scotland 
for  supplies  of  money,  arms  and  ammunition,  men  and  ships. 
Sir  William  is  to  further  the  matter  and  acquaint  the  Earl  with 
the  instructions  given  to  Sir  William  by  the  Prince  in  Holland. 
Copy. 

(394)  [1649,  early  in.] — The  PRINCE  to  SIR  M.  LANGD ALE  and 
the  GOVERNOR  OF  PONTEFRACT  CASTLE.     They  are  to  assist 
Col.  Bointon,  who  had  secured  the  garrison  of  Scarborough  for 
the  King.       See  p.  277  above. 

(395)  1648,  July  17. — Copy  of  CAPTAIN  LUKE  WHITTINGTON'S 
instructions  and  copy  of  DR.  GOUGH'S  warrant  to  alter  Lord 
Goring's  commission. 

(396)  1648,    St.    Germain's. — Commission   to    the   CORNISH 
GENTLEMEN  to  raise  forces. 

(397)  [1648.]— The   PRINCE    to    [THOMAS]  LORD    FAIRFAX. 
About  General  Laugharne  and  other  prisoners.     Copy. 

(398)  1648,  Aug.  3. — The  SAME  to  MAJOR-GENERAL  BROWNE 
acknowledging  his  kindness  :  is  confident  that  he  will  proceed 
with  his  wonted  courage  in  such  courses  as  are  for  the  public 
good.     Copy. 

(399)  1648,  Aug.  9. — Blank  commission  to  secure  the  town 
of  Portsmouth,  delivered  to  Sir  W.  Boswell.     Copy. 


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(400)  1648,   Aug.    3. — From  the  PRINCE   to  the  KENTISH 
GENTLEMEN  and  to  SIR  WM.  BOSWELL.     Copies. 

(401)  1648,  July  24. — Commission  for  CORNELIUS  BOINTON 
to  be  colonel  of  a  regiment  of  horse  in  Yorks,  and  two  other 
blank  commissions. 


The  whole  endorsed :  "  Delivered  by  Mr.  Bond  in  to  ye 
Counc11-  22°  Mart.  1651[-2]." 

In  later  hand  on  last  sheet :  "  Authentic  memoirs  serving  to 
ye  History  of  ye  late  Rebellion  from  anno  1648. 

Ex.  MSS.  Evelyni. 

"This  seems  to  have  been  an  abstract  of  such  letters  and 
other  papers  as  were  in  the  custody  of  Sir  Robt.  Long  or 
whoever  was  Secretary  of  State  to  his  Majesty  at  ye  Fight 
at  Worcester  where  they  were  taken." 

43  pp.     (III.  859  sq.) 


LETTERS  BROUGHT  FROM  JERSEY. 

1652,  April  8. — "  A  breviat  of  such  of  the  papers  that  came 
from  Jersey,  that  concerns  persons  whom  the  Act  of  Pardon 
do  not  save  ;  both  before  and  since  the  change  of  government, 
1649.  Reported  to  the  Council,  April  16,  1652  .  .  .  . 

Brought  from  Jersey  in  a  trunk  formerly  belonging  to  Robert 
Long,  secretary  to  the  King  of  Scots." 

List  of  the  writers  of  the  letters. 

TEN  PAPERS  concerning  [Lucy],  COUNTESS  OF  CARLISLE. 

Margin.  (1)  "A  letter  without  date  or  subscription,  supposed 
to  be  her  own  hand- writing.  Endorsed,  Lady  Carlile." 

"  From  the  said  lady  to  Prince  Charles,  signifying  that  after 
that  time,  by  means  of  the  person  the  bearer,  whom  she  and 
the  company  he  goes  with  do  absolutely  trust,  she  can  safely 
give  the  Prince  an  account  of  all  she  knows ;  which  she 
promiseth  to  do  faithfully  and  confidently,  being  only  to 
himself  ;  and  intreats  that  he  would  not  suffer  the  bearer  to 
return,  in  regard  that  the  trust  he  hath  as  aforesaid  will  make 
him  so  useful  to  his  service  and  saith  that  she  had  rather  serve 
the  Prince  than  live." 

Margin.  (2)  "A  letr-  dated  July  14  and  endorsed  reed. 
Aug.  10,  1648.  Lady  Carlile's  letrs-  concerning  Sir  Will. 
Batten." 

"  From  the  said  lady  to  Pr.  Charles  in  credit  of  Sir  William 
Batten,  whose  service  by  reason  of  his  Interest  and  Power 
with  a  people  that  may  be  very  useful  to  his  highness  she 
saith  is  the  best  return  she  can  make  in  relation  to  the  honr- 
done  her  by  the  Prince  of  which  she  saith  she  is  not  worthy  : 
that  a  greater  expression  of  his  service  he  cannot  make  than 


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to  wait  upon  the  Prince  at  that  present  wherein  the  Parliament 
is  in  such  a  high  degree  of  good  fortune.  That  the  bearer  had 
so  prepared  all  business  here  that  he  would  find  the  good 
effect  thereof  with  perfect  joy  and  satisfaction." 
Margin.  (3)  "  A  letr-  signed  Carlile,  supposed  to  be  her  own 
hand  :  dated  July  12.  Endorsed,  Lady  Carlile." 

"  From  the  said  lady  to  the  Prince  to  give  a  favourable 
reception  to  the  Lord  Peterborough,  wch.  she  concludes 
because  the  Prince's  gallantry  and  justice  will  persuade  him 
to  consider  persons  from  their  Intentions,  not  from  their 
success — that  his  Ldpps.  engagem*-  had  certainly  exprest 
great  zeal  to  his  service,  though  perhaps  not  accompanied 
with  all  circumstances  of  caution.  That  his  affairs  at  Colchester 
made  ym-  neglect  themselves,  to  venture  on  a  business  of 
wch.  the  success  hath  been  sad,  but  she  hopes  that  the  Pr. 
putting  himself  in  action,  will  give  a  turn  to  all  misfortunes 
and  make  him  as  prosperous  and  glorious  as  is  by  her  wished." 
Margin.  (4)  "A  letter  without  date  and  endorsed  L.  W.  5 
Arthur  S.  supposed  Arthur  Slingsby." 

"  Proposing  the  raising  of  a  regim*-  of  6  troops  of  horse  in 
and  about  London  upon  design  for  the  King  and  for  the 
provision  of  money  in  England  for  that  end  :  he  humbly 
conceives  that  the  Lady  Carlile  being  now  Prisoner  his  Matie- 
may  think  of  some  other  person  of  quality  to  intrust  in  the 
same  Imploym1-  the  Lady  Carlile  had  for  the  levying  of 
money." 

Margin.  (5)  "  Copy  of  a  lettr-   dated  Hague,    28  Jan.,    1649 
n.  style  endorsed  copy  of  the  letr-  to  my  Lady  Carlile." 

"  From  Prince  C.  to  the  said  Lady  expressing  that  though  he 
cannot  doubt  but  that  she  believes  him  truly  sensible  as  he 
ought  to  be  of  her  kindness  and  the  effects  thereof  to  the  King 
and  him,  yet  he  would  more  frequently  give  assurances  to 
her  were  it  not  for  the  danger  may  be  occasioned  to  her  by 
the  Letters,  yet  he  cannot  forbear  to  take  notice  of  the  very 
great  advantage  his  Matie-  had  lately  received  by  the  carriage 
of  the  Lord  of  Northumberland  in  the  Lords  house  (when  the 
Ordinance  for  the  trial  of  the  King  was  rejected)  and  intreats 
her  to  assure  him  that  he  will  with  much  affection  preserve 
the  memory  of  that  seasonable  action  (wch.  by  the  blessing  of 
God  may  be  a  principal  means  of  his  Maties-  preservation) 
and  will,  if  ever  it  be  in  his  power  make  such  real  acknow- 
ledgm1-  thereof  both  to  him  and  her  that  she  shall  have  cause 
to  believe  that  he  is  truly  and  unchangeably — Her  very 
affectionate  Friend." 

Margin.     (6)   Another    copy  of   the  aforesaid    letr-   [Another 
copy  taken  at  Worcester]. 

Margin.     (7)    "  Copy    of     a     letr-     without     date     endorsed 
copy  of  the  Pr.  his  letr-  to  the  Lady  Carlile." 

"  From  the  Pr.  to  the  said  Lady,  declaring  how  much  he  did 
owe  to  her  endeavours,  and  more  to  her  affections  daily  exprest 


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to  the  King  and  him.  That  whatsoever  was  his  condition 
he  should  always  retain  a  just  sense  and  memory  of  her  kindness 
— referred  her  to  the  relation  of  the  bearer  for  other  things." 

Margin.  (8)  "  Minutes  of  orders  taken  by  Secretary  Long. 

"  For  a  letter  to  my  Lady  Carlisle  in  answer  of  Mr.  Beek, 
that  he  will  keep  to  himself  what  she  writes  to  him." 

Margin.     (9)  "  Minutes  of  Orders  taken  by  Secry-  Long." 

"  Mentioning  blanks  for  my  Lady  Carlile.  For  Colchester 
to  do  what  she  will,  for  the  rest  he  leaves  it  to  her  discretion 
on  all  occasions  conveniently  for  his  Maties-  service.  A  letr-  to 
Tom  Howard  to  appoint  the  money  upon  his  blanks  to  be 
paid  to  my  Lady  Carlile  and  not  to  my  Lord  Willoughby." 

Margin.  (10)  "  Minutes  of  Orders  taken  by  Seer.  Long." 

"  Mentioning  the  letr-  to  Mr.  How[ard]  to  pay  the  money 
he  shall  receive  to  my  Lady  Carlile."  [In  another  hand.]  See 
more  touching  her  afterward — numbers  58  and  71  and  79. 

PRESBYTERY. 

Margin.  (11)  "A  large  letr-  subscribed  by  none,  yet  supposed 
to  be  Capt.  Titus  his  hand  :  It  is  two  sheets  of  paper  and  was 
wrote  between  the  execution  of  the  late  King  and  Hamilton." 

"  From  some  persons  of  the  Presbytery  to  the  King  of  Scots 
bitterly  inveighing  against  the  Parliam1-  for  murdering  the 
late  King,  &c.,  earnestly  pressing  him  to  the  Covenant  and  giving 
advice  as  to  the  future  managem*-  of  his  kingly  office,  &c." 

EARL  OF  MARLBOROUGH.     3  papers. 
Margin.  (12)  "  A  letr-  dated  London  April  27,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Earl  to  Seer.  Long  to  procure  a  Protection 
from  the  King  for  a  vessel  that  he  was  sending  from  London 
to  the  Westindies,  in  regard  he  had  lately  had  one  vessel 
taken  by  the  Irish." 

Margin.  (13)  "  A  letr-  dated  London  April  27,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Earl  to  Sr.  Kalph  Hopton,  desiring  the 
aforesaid  courtesy,  and  intimating  his  resolutions  to  pass  in  her 
to  the  West  Indies,  finding  it  necessary  that  he  speed  thither. 
The  vessel's  name  to  be  the  Jonathan  of  London,  Robert 
Harding  master." 

Margin.  (14)  "Copy  of  a  Letr-  without  date;  only  on  the 
top  wrote,  to  the  E.  of  Marlborough,"  and  so  endorsed. 

"  From  the  King  to  the  said  Earl  signifying  how  much 
he  esteemed  his  constant  loyalty,  good  affection,  how  he 
looked  upon  him  as  a  Person  of  great  honr-  and  abilities,  of 
great  experience  and  Interest  in  the  Caribbo  Islands  and  other 
Plantations  Desiring  him  to  improve  the  same  for  the  security 
and  advantage  of  those  places,  the  continuing  and  settling 
the  Inhabitants  in  their  due  obedience  to  his  Matie>,  the 
regaining  of  the  seduced,  assuring  them  of  his  Princely  care 
that  he  shall  have  always  of  their  good,  and  to  reward  and 


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incourage  the  loyal :  To  certify  with  the  first  the  present 
condition  and  Inclinations  of  those  Plantations,  the  names  of 
the  Eminent  Loyal,  or  otherwise,  and  advise  his  Matie-  what 
is  requisite  for  him  to  do  in  their  behalfes  in  order  to  his  service  : 
and  what  increase  and  confirmation  of  Power  he  desires  for 
himself,  or  any  therin  conducing  to  the  good  of  the  Plantations, 
and  the  advancem*-  of  his  Majties-  service  therein  (his  Matie 
relying  upon  his  wisdom  and  integrity)  that  order  may  be 
granted  for  the  same." 

[HENEAGE]  LORD  WINCHILSEA. 

Margin.  (15)  "  Copy  of  a  Letr-  dated  March  25,  1649." 

"  From  the  King  of  Scots  to  the  said  Lord  taking  notice 
of  his  great  affection  in  saving  some  officers'  lives  that  served 
the  late  King  his  Father  and  him  in  the  last  summer's  expedition 
than  wch.  he  could  not  do  a  more  noble  or  acceptable  action." 

[ROGER]  LORD  BROGHILL.     3  papers. 

Margin.  Vide  (7).  "Copy  of  a  Letr-  dated  July  18,  1648." 
"  From  the  Prince  of  Wales  to  the  said  Lord,  intimating 
how  much  he  was  satisfied  with  the  expressions  of  his  good 
affections  to  the  King  and  him,  promising  not  to  fail  to  give 
all  encouragem1-  to  continue  his  affection  and  endeavours 
for  the  King's  service.  Refers  him  for  the  other  things  to 
the  bearer." 

Margin.  (16)  "  Copy  of  a  Let1-  dated  April  10,  1649." 

"  From  the  King  of  Scots  to  the  Marquis  of  Ormond. 
signifying  that  he  had  received  so  full  information  of  the  good 
affection  of  the  Lord  Broughill  to  the  King  his  Father  and  to 
him,  and  such  expressions  of  his  desires  to  do  us  service,  that 
he  was  fully  resolved  to  pardon  whatsoever  he  had  done  amiss 
formerly  ;  and  to  consider  him  for  the  time  to  come  as  a  person 
upon  whose  Loyalty  and  affection  he  may  confidently  rely, 
and  the  rather  because  he  intends  shortly  to  wait  upon  us 
in  his  way  to  Ireland,  he  intreats  therefore  the  like  consideration 
of  him,  and  to  afford  him  his  just  favour  and  protection  in 
such  things  as  may  concern  him  in  that  kingdom,  particularly 
to  receive  his  Lady  (who  intends  immediately  to  repair  thither) 
with  civilities  answerable  to  her,  quality  and  the  esteems  he 
hath  of  her,  and  to  endeavour  (as  there  shall  be  occasion 
to  do  all  good  offices,  and  settle  a  right  understanding  between 
Inchiqueen  and  him,  wch.  he  desires  as  a  thing  most  conducing 
to  his  service." 

Margin.  (17)  "  A  Letter  dated  at  Kilkenny,  May  25,  1649." 

"  From  the  Marquis  of  Ormond  to  the  King  of  Scots,  declaring 
amongst  other  things  that  as  all  other  of  his  commands,  so 
those  wch.  he  had  pleased  to  lay  upon  him,  touching  the  Lord 
and  Lady  Broghill,  shall  be  answered  by  a  most  ready 
obedience."  See  Worcester  papers,  No.  8  above. 


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SIB  THOMAS  BENDISH  :  MR.  MANLY. 
Margin  (18)  "  A  letr-  dated  London  May  4,  1649." 

"  From  Mr.  Manly  to  the  King  of  Scots  ;  expressing  the 
trust  committed  to  him  by  Sr.  Tho.  Bendish  to  present  his 
Matie-  with  the  inclosed,  wch.  he  saith  he  did  also  out  of  his 
allegiance,  and  the  duty  he  owed  to  the  Crown.  Also  that 
he  had  other  instructions  to  deliver  his  Matie<  from  the  said 
Sr.  Thomas  concerning  Sr.  Sackville  Crow  the  narration  whereof 
he  omitted.  That  the  said  Sr.  Thomas  carried  himself  with  a 
lustre  befitting  a  monarch's  imploymt.,  &c.  Rails  against 
the  Parliam1-  for  cruelty  in  executing  the  late  King,  and 
declares  himself  highly  his  Matie's,  and  that  he  will  venture 
with  his  own  blood  to  subscribe  himself  when  opportunity 
serves  his  Loyal  Subject  and  Faithful  Soldier." 

Margin.  (19)  "  A  let1-  dated  Pera  di  Constantinople   21  May, 
1648." 

"  From  Sr.  Tho.  Bendish  to  the  King  giving  him  a  large 
ace1-  of  things  at  Constantinople  :  that  he  received  his  Maties- 
letr-  by  Mr.  Manley  and  was  duly  sensible  of  his  favour  therin 
to  give  him  occasion  whereby  he  might  evidence  with  what 
cheerfulness  he  should  receive  his  Maties-  commands,  and  with 
what  ready  obedience  he  should  execute  them." 

MAJOR  GENERAL  BROWNE. 

Margin.  (20)  "  Copy  of  a  letr-  dated  Aug.  3,  1648." 

"  From  the  Prince  of  Wales  to  the  said  Major-Gen,  signifying 
that  he  looked  upon  him  not  only  well  affected  to  the  King 
and  him  and  to  the  peace  and  settlem1-  of  the  kingdom, 
but  as  upon  one  that  might  contribute  very  much  to  those 
public  ends  and  intreats  him  to  believe  that  he  is  sensible 
of  his  kindness,  and  effectual  endeavours  as  he  ought  to  be, 
and  is  confident  of  his  wonted  courage :  hath  instructed 
Sr.  Anthony  St.  Leiger,  the  bearer,  in  all  that  he  hath  to  say  to 
him,  and  desires  him  to  give  full  credit  to  him." 

RICH.  BRAHAM. 

Margin.  (21)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Antwerp  if  July"  [1649]. 

"  From  the  said  Braham  to  Mr.  Boswell  giving  notice  of 
Mr.  Needham's  apprehension,  but  that  it  was  with  his  own 
consent ;  wishing  him  to  have  a  care  of  him,  because  he  was 
a  very  knave,  and  that  his  very  good  friends  said  so."  See 
Worcester  papers,  No.  252  above. 

MR.  WILLIAM  COVENTRY  and  PETER  DE  LA  FOUNTAINE. 

Margin.  (22)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Antwerp  June  25,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Coventry  to  Seer.  Longe  intimating  that 
the  two  Letrs-  he  had  inclosed  were  from  his  friend,  one  for 
the  said  Secretary,  another  from  [sic]  himself — hopes  that  he  will 
believe  he  may  be  useful  and  deserve  farther  encouragem1- — 


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is  confident  that  he  useth  all  diligence  and  care,  hopes  that  it 
will  appear  he  wants  not  abilities."  See  Worcester  papers, 
No.  290  above. 

Margin.  (23)  "  The  first  dated  June  8,  1649,  wrote  with 
invisible  ink,  between  lines  wrote  with  black  ink,  the  black 
running  in  a  style  as  a  friend  to  the  Parliam*-" 

"  Inclosed  in  the  aforesaid  to  Mr.  Coventry  by  the  name  of 
Mr.  Crocker  ;  signifies  that  the  said  Peter  was  an  agent  for 
the  King  for  intelligence  in  England  :  intimates  that  he  had 
received  a  bill  for  100L,  desires  credit  for  greater  sums  because 
of  a  great  business  he  has  in  hand,  wch.  must  not  be  starved. 
That  Argyle  had  sent  to  the  house  that  he  should  be  forc'd 
to  quit  Scotland,  because  of  the  growing  of  the  King's  party. 
That  a  post  was  come  from  Jones,  Monk,  Coote  to  acquaint  the 
house  that  they  had  made  a  league  offensive  and  defensive  with 
Owen  Roe,  desiring  a  ratification  of  it.  That  Owen  Roe  had 
been  paid  by  these  people  (meaning  the  Parliam*-)  ever 
since  the  Pacification.  That  Cromwell  was  preparing  to  go 
over  to  Ireland  with  12,000.  Lambert  posted  to  Cromwell 
to  tender  his  horse.  Scilly  is  in  great  straits  and  in  danger 
to  be  lost.  That  the  great  officers  of  the  army  undervalued 
Scotland,  and  said  they  could  fetch  that  kingdom  off  with 
200,000/.  at  any  time." 

Margin.  (24)  "  The  other  Letr-  dated  June  8,  and  wrote  as 
the  former,  but  subscribed  Tyler  instead  of  Peter  de  la 
Fountagne." 

"  Said  to  be  to  Secry-  Long  ;  signified — That  the  Parliam*- 
by  the  words  (These  men)  intended  to  burn  the  Prince's  fleet 
at  Kingsale,  of  wch.  he  gave  notice  to  the  Lady  Ormond  to 
advertise  it  by  an  express  ;  yet  lest  that  it  should  fail  he  had 
sent  an  express  by  a  gentleman  to  Dublin  with  the  Speaker's 
pass,  to  acquaint  Ormond  therwith,  and<4o  offer  his  service 
to  him  ;  wch.  he  saith  cost  him  101.  and  that  another  business 
of  a  more  sublime  nature  had  cost  him  2 II.  though  but  in 
preparation,  &c." 

Four  other  Letters  to  MR.  COVENTRY,  alias  Crocker,  from 
PETER  DE  LA  FOUNTAGNE. 

Margin.  (25)  "  The  first  Let1,  dated  Aug.  2,  1649,  signed 
Peter  Fountagne." 

"  Wishes  for  more  blanks  for  money,  if  intelligence  be  to 
be  sent  to  Ormond  then  a  creature  must  be  fixed  in 
Chester,  another  in  Dublin,  a  third  in  Pembroke ;  that 
Munck  was  come  and  'twas  believed  that  Cromwell  would 
no  [?  now]  go,  his  officers  begin  to  fear  England  in  the 
meantime — Lambert  was  here,  and  shall  command  the  parts 
here.  That  Fairfax  must  march  northward,  but  is  not  trusted 
with  the  main  design.  That  Sion  College  resolved  to  pray 
for  the  King,  notwthstanding  the  Act.  That  if  he  had  an 
establishment,  he  would  maintain  agents  in  Ireland,  Scotland 


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and  the  Court  wth-out  danger.  That  one  Gardener  was  taken 
in  Dorsetshire  for  tampering  with  Portland  and  Plymouth, 
and  that  he  feared  he  would  suffer." 

Margin.  (26)  "  The  second  Letr'  dated  Aug.  17,  1649." 

"  Wrote  in  black  ink  and  signifying  the  victory  against 
Ormond  at  Dublin  as  a  friend  to  the  ParliamS  that  Jones 
had  corrupted  Preston  and  Capt.  Harmand  at  the  Pass." 

Margin  (27)  "  The  third  Letr-  dated  Aug.  26,  1649,  wrote 
with  in  visible  ink  between  black  lines." 

"  Mentions  Cromwell's  landing  at  Dublin,  his  sending  for 
more  men  ;  that  Ireton  was  landed,  and  had  Youghal  delivered 
to  him  :  that  Owen  Roe  had  raised  the  bridge  at  Londonderry  ; 
that  the  Parliam*-  by  proclamation  detested  any  communi- 
cation with  him  ;  yet  saw  reason  to  protect  him,  for  his 
voluntary  services.  That  if  the  King  would  forgive  the  Scots 
and  grant  what  he  could  not  deny  to  the  Presbyters,  they 
would  join  with  him :  those  here  called  the  Parliamentarians  etc., 
and  that  Fairfax  was  to  be  laid  aside,  though  courted  with 
5,0001  per  ann.,  &c." 

Margin.  (28)  "  The  fourth  Letr-  dated  Aug.  30,  1649,  wrote 
as  the  former  subscribed  Tyler." 

"  Intimates  much  of  the  news  current,  and  that  if  the 
Scots  could  be  got  heartily  to  declare  for  the  King,  he  dared 
to  undertake  to  bring  in  the  greatest  Presbytery,  wch.  was 
the  only  way  to  ruin  Cromwell,  for  if  he  had  time  to  defeat 
Ormond,  neither  the  Scots  or  English  Presbyters  could,  or 
dared  to  oppose  him.  Nay  without  perad venture  he  would 
be  crowned  King  in  the  heat  of  his  victories  over  Ireland, 
and  for  quiet  sake  most  men  would  submit,  for  Religion  is 
already  poisoned  in  the  people  ;  and  then  Loyalty  would  stand 
but  on  a  weak  foundation." 

MRS.  HORWOOD  [?  JANE  WHORWOOD]. 

Margin.  (29)  "Copy  of  letr  dated  Apr.  6,  1649  n.s.  Tom 
Blague  was  acquainted  with  this  before  Seer.  Long." 

"  Authority  given  to  the  said  Mrs.  Horwood,  viz.,  that 
the  King  of  Scots  would  not  dispose  of  the  place  she  moved 
him  for  during  the  space  of  six  or  seven  weeks  after  the  date 
hereof,  in  wch.  time  I  may  receive  any  propositions  the  Com- 
pany shall  make  me  concerning  it  wch.  I  authorize  you  to 
receive  and  convey  to  me." 

Cf.  No.  50  below. 

COL.  WILLIAM  LEGGE. 

Margin.  (30)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Kingsale  T%  April,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Colonel  to  Seer.  Long  signifying  Prince 
Rupert's  readiness  to  despatch  some  ships  and  men  with 
provisions  to  Scilly  :  That  course  was  taken  that  day  to  despatch 
bills  to  Holland  for  a  considerable  sum,  and  set  Pr.  Rupert  in 


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a  condition  to  support  the  navy  :  wch.  ace*-  was  according  to 
his  5th  instruction  :  that  there  wanted  only  his  Maties-  presence 
to  make  him  Master  of  all  Ireland  :  that  he  gave  [sic]  give 
an  acct.  of  the  commands  he  received."  See  Worcester  Papers, 
No.  85  above. 

Margin.  (31)  "  Minutes  of  Seer.  Long's  dated  March  20,  1649." 
"  Orders  :  speak  of  Col.  Legg  for  Ireland. 

Po.  WELLS    [sic  ?  SIR  ROBERT  WELSH]. 
Margin.  (32)  "  A  Letr-  dated  London  July  26,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Wells  to  Secretary  Long  concerning  the 
clearing  of  his  reputation  in  some  things  not  exprest :  and  that 
the  said  Seer,  would  write  to  the  Lord  Craven  to  clear  him 
also." 

MR.  SANDS. 

Margin.  (33)  "  Propositions  Apr.  26,  1649." 

"  Of  the  said  Sands  to  the  King  for  the  taking  of  the  English 
Greenland  fleet,  and  the  fleet  to  Muscovia,  with  an  estimate 
of  the  ships  that  trade  that  way,  and  the  value,  and  to  accom- 
plish it  by  himself  and  his  friends'  charge  paying  the  King  the 
lOths  and  15ths  and  prescribes  that  the  Duke  of  Lorraine 
make  [may]  take  the  vessels  as  for  his  service  because  the 
Dutch  have  put  forth  an  edict  against  their  vessels  being 
immediately  imployed  for  the  King  of  Scots  against  England." 

RICH.  WILCOX. 

Margin.  (34)  /  Copy  of  a  Commission,  Apr.  30,  1649." 

"  From  the  King  of  Scots  to  the  said  Wilcox  to  seize  the 
Hind  frigate,  the  Henriette  or  any  other  ship  of  war  or  strength 
belonging  to,  or  in  the  possession  of  the  Rebels  in  England." 

Margin.  20  May,  1649. 

The  like  granted  to  Robt.  Kirby  at  the  motion  of  Col.  Palmer. 

Margin.  15  May,  1649. 

The  same  also  to  John  Rygate  at  the  instance  of  Major 
Bos  well. 

SIR  WM.  VAVASOUR. 

Margin.  (35)  "Minutes  of  Orders.  March  f-§,  1649." 

' '  Express .  Sir  Wm .  Vavasour  for  the  expenses  of  his  j  ourney . 
Sir  Wm.  Vavasour  to  be  spoken  withall  about  his  proportion 
for  the  merchant  to  Ireland  and  Scilly,  to  which  the  King 
consents." 

SIR  FRAN:  WORTLEY. 

Margin.  (36)  "A  Let1-  without  date,  yet  wrote  since  the 
King  of  Scots  styled  himself  King." 

"  From  the  said  Sir  Francis  to  the  King :  Expressing  very 
great  affection  to  the  King,  his  sufferings  for  him,  his  girding 
his  first  sword  about  him,  &c." 


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Margin.  (37)  "A  Letr-  dated  July  11,  1649." 

"  From  an  Intelligencer  whose  name  is  torn  out,  who 
expresseth  his  desires  to  discover  the  most  secret  conceptions, 
that  by  those  truths  they  might  balance  their  other  Intelligence. 
That  he  will  expose  his  life  and  fortune  for  the  continuance 
of  them,  if  they  may  be  of  any  use.  Begs  that  the  Instrument 
may  be  known  to  none  but  himself  lest  his  ruin  make  him 
useless." 

JAMES  BOLLEN,  Merc*- 

Margin.  (38)  "  Copy  of  a  Commission  dated  Aug.  17,  1649." 
"  From  the  King  of  Scots  to  James  Bollen,  merchant,  to 
repair  to  any  of  his  ports  in  England  or  Ireland  to  command 
the  vessel  he  brings  ;  to  take  what  vessels  he  can  belonging 
to  the  Rebels  in  England."  See  Worcester  papers,  No.  204 
above. 

HENRY  CROW. 

Margin.    (39)  "A  Letr-  dated  Amsterdam,  Aug.  11,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Crow  to  Seer.  Long  signifying  that  he  had 
brought  a  letr-  from  the  Emperor  of  Russia  to  the  King, 
which  he  had  sent  to  Sir  Rich.  Browne  and  desires  to  know 
whether  it  was  received."  See  Worcester  papers,  No.  260 
above. 

JOHN  WARDALL,  ESQ. 
Margin.  (40)  "  Two  copies  of  a  Let1-  dated  March  18,  1649." 

"  From  the  King  of  Scots  to  the  said  Wardall  of  the  same 
contents,  signifying  the  King's  sense  of  his  affection,  desiring 
the  loan  of  some  money  and  some  other  service,  wch.  the 
Chancellor  of  his  Exchequer  should  acquaint  him  with,  that  what 
he  did  should  be  kept  wth-  as  much  secrecy  as  he  could  desire." 

LIEUT. -COLONEL  DICKS. 
Margin.  (41)  "Propositions.    May  2,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Dicks  to  the  King's  Council  in  order  to 
his  expedition  to  fetch  the  arms  and  ammunition  from  Sweden, 
from  the  Earl  of  Bramford  [Brentford]." 

SIR  WM.  DAVENANT.     Two  papers. 
Margin.  (42)  "  Copy  of  a  Commission  dated  Sept.,  1649." 

''  From  the  King  of  Scots  appointing  the  said  Davenant 
to  be  Treasurer  in  Virginia,  in  the  absence  of  Sr.  Jno.  Barclay, 
whom  he  made  Treasurer  in  the  room  of  Capt.  William 
Clayburne,  because  he  was  affected  to  the  Parliam*-"  See 
Worcester  papers,  No.  207  above. 

Margin.  (43)  "  Dated  Sept.  19,  1649,  St.  German's." 

"  The  state  of  the  said  Davenant's  accounts  for  arms  and 
ammunition  delivered  in  1645  amounting  to  13,224/.  12s. 
under  the  Lord  Cottington,  Hen.  Jermyn,  Edw.  Hyde,  Robert 
Long's  hands. 


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OWEN  POWELL. 

Margin.  (44)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Rotterdam,  July  1,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Powell  to  Mr.  Brey,  one  of  the  grooms  of 
the  bedchamber,  signifying  that  he  had  prevailed  with  "mine 
here"  Hartichsvelt  to  disburse  for  all  the  provisions  sent  for 
by  Sr.  Jno.  Greenfield  [Grenville].  Intends  to  go  with  the  said 
provisions,  desires  a  Letr-  in  his  own  behalf  to  Sr.  John 
Greenfield." 

THOMAS  THORY. 

Margin.  (45)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Aug.  29,  1649,  London." 

"  Of  the  said  Thory's  to  Seer.  Long  to  procure  the  place  of 
being  one  of  the  King's  guard  wherein  he  expresses  that  the 
Parliam1;  had  taken  away  his  estate,  and  that  he  desired  to 
live  and  die  for  the  King."  See  Worcester  papers,  No.  255  above. 

JUSTUS  CULLIMORE,  Merchant  of  Antwerp. 

Margin.  (46)  "  Copy  dated  July  7,  1649." 

"  Of  the  King  of  Scots'  engagement  to  pay  to  the  said 
Cullimore  the  sum  10,615?.  19s.  id.  for  arms  and  ammunition 
for  the  late  King  his  Father."  [Another  copy  in  papers  taken  at 
Worcester,  No.  281.] 

MR.  J.  SEYMORE. 

Margin.  (47)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Feb.  24,   1649." 

/'  From  the  said  Seymore  by  name  of  Thomas  Croker, 
concerning  Intelligence." 

SR.  RICH.  BROWNE. 

Margin.  (48)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Paris  March  26,  1649  st.  n." 

"  From  the  said  Sir  Richard  to  Seer.  Long  desiring 
amongst  other  things  a  Letr-  from  the  King  to  the  Pr.  of 
Conde  wherein  he  adviseth  the  King  to  mention  the  great 
sense  that  he  hath  publicly  expressed  of  his  Father's  murder, 
not  without  a  kind  of  vow  of  revenge  as  soon  as  the  affairs 
of  France  would  permit." 

CAPT.  JASPER  CORNELIUS. 

Margin.  (49)  "  A  Letr-  dated  July,  1649." 

"  Of  the  said  Cornelius  to  the  Lord  Hopton  giving  intelli- 
gence and  expressing  his  affection  to  the  King  together  wth* 
two  letters  of  the  same  nature  to  Seer.  Long. 

Margin.  (50)  "  A  Letter  dated  Westminster  Jan.  28,  1649." 

Concerning  the  carrying  away  of  the  late  King's  two 
children  out  of  England,  the  name  is  cut  out  and  there  is  no 
direction  on  it. 

COLONEL  THOMAS  BLAGGE. 

Margin.    Vide  (29).    "  Seer.  Long's  minutes  of  orders,  Ap.  6, 
1649," 


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Saith  that  Tom  Blagge  knew  of  the  authority  given  to 
Mrs.  Horwood  before  he  was  acquainted  therewith.  Cf. 
No.  29  above. 

Margin.  (51)  "  Copy  of  a  Letr-  dated  March  28,   1648." 

"  From  Prince  Charles  to  Tom  Blagg  concerning  the 
affections  of  the  gentlemen  in  Norfolk  and  Suffolk  to  the 
King's  service  signified  by  him  :  he  adviseth  the  encouragem*- 
of  them,  and  that  he  will  do  all  things  as  he  shall  be  advertised 
by  him."  [Another  copy  taken  at  Worcester.]  See  p.  279  above. 

Margin.  (52)  "  Seer.  Long's  minutes  of  orders." 

"  Saith — The  Suffolk  men  that  Mr.  Blagg  speaks  for  : — 
Robt.  Elmy,  Rich.  Rogers,  Timothy  Lowe  and  John  Lowe. 

Margin.  (53)  "  A  note  of  the  said  Blagg  to  Seer,  by  order  of 
the  King  (as  he  saith)  to  pay  204  guilders  to  Jas.  Juicks." 

CAPT.  JNO.  GRIFFITH. 

Margin.  (54)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Aug.  17,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Griffith  to  Seer.  Long  in  wch.  is  enclosed 
an  ace*-  of  his  expressing  that  he  received  of  Monsieur  Henflit 
800  guld.,  together  with  six  other  Let1"9-  of  his  dated  in  July, 
Aug.  and  Sept.,  1649,  giving  accounts  of  his  agencies  in 
selling  of  ships,  raising  of  men  for  Montrose,  etc.  Intelligence 
also  of  affairs,  desires  an  allowance  monthly  for  that  purpose, 
calls  the  Parliam1-  of  England  rebels,  and  that  the  Dutch 
were  at  last  troubled  and  confessed  it  was  their  fault  to  let 
that  monster  Commonwealth  (meaning  England)  to  grow  so 
big,  and  desires  blank  commissions." 

[JAMES]  EARL  OF  DERBY. 

Margin.  (55)  "  A  Letr  no  date  is  affixed  to  it." 

"  From  the  said  Earl  to  the  King  of  Scots,  intimating  that 
nothing  did  enliven  his  heart  after  the  deadly  tidings  of  that 
fatal  stroke  on  that  Saint  and  Martyr  his  Father,  whom  he 
could  not  name  without  horror,  than  the  commands  of  the 
said  King  ;  that  it  was  a  cordial  to  his  heart  that  the  King 
so  soon  took  notice  of  his  constant  truth  unto  his  service  in 
which  he  had  been  faithful  from  the  first  without  halting, 
and  should  still  be  true  unto  him,  wth.  all  the  power  God  and 
the  King  should  enable  him  ;  that  he  would  not  fail  to  obey 
his  commands  in  holding  correspondence  with  the  Marquis 
of  Ormond,  &c." 

[CHARLOTTE]  COUNTESS  OF  DERBY. 

Margin.  (56)  "  Copy  of  a  Letr-  dated  March,   1649." 

"From  the  King  of  Scots  to  the  said  Countess,  signifying 
that  he  had  despatched  the  gentleman  the  bearer  to  the  Lord 
of  Derby  ;  that  he  could  not  let  him  depart  without  some 
acknowledgm*  of  the  many  obligations  he  hath  to  her  : 
desires  her  to  believe  that  he  is  sensible  of  them,  and  to  continue 


305 

the  same  good  affections  as  she  had  always  to  his  Father, 
who  is  now  with  God  ;  that  he  shall  endeavour  to  appear 
with  much  kindness  her  affectionate  friend." 

Margin.  (57)  "  A  paper  of  Intelligence,  no  subscription  or 
date  signifying  " 

"  That  the  tyrants  at  Westminster  were  designing  to  gain 
the  Isle  of  Man,  and  were  treating  with  the  Earl  of  Derby, 
advising  a  Letr-  to  be  sent  to  the  Earl's  Lady,  not  to  part 
with  it  on  any  terms." 

COUNTESS  OF  CARLISLE. 

Margin.  (58)  "A  Letr-  dated  July  31.  Endorsed  rec. 
Aug.  2,  1648,  from  L.  C.  supposed  the  Lady  Carlile,  there  being 
a  former  Letr-  wrote  with  the  same  hand  by  Mr.  L.  supposed 
Mr.  Low,  recommending  him  and  his  business  to  the  Prince." 

"  From  the  said  Countess  to  the  Prince  of  Wales,  signifying 
that  the  Bearer  had  been  so  faithful  a  serv*-  to  the  King 
your  Father  and  his  interest  that  she  could  not  refuse  the 
recommending  of  him  to  his  favour — from  whom  he  would 
know  the  condition  of  affairs  in  England,  wch.  perhaps  might 
be  of  some  advantage  to  his  service,  therefore  she  would  not 
discourage  him  in  his  journey — that  his  wisdom  might  make 
use  of  the  good  and  leave  the  rest ;  she  thinks  his  intentions 
are  real,  and  that  if  any  favour  be  bestowed  on  his  person, 
she  thinks  it  well  bestowed  ;  that  she  is  with  a  most  exact 
and  strict  duty  his  humble  and  most  obedient  serv1-" 

[EDWARD,  MARQUIS  AND]  EARL  OF  WORCESTER. 

Margin.  (59)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Paris  March  15,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Earl  to  the  King  of  Scots  bitterly  bewailing 
the  death  of  the  late  King,  wch.  he  professeth  is  all  forgot 
when  he  thinks  of  his  Matie-  the  successor. 

Margin.  (60)  "Another  Letr-" 

"  Of  the  said  Earl  to  the  Prince  of  Wales  that  he  hath  a 
Letr-  to  him  from  the  Supreme  Council  that  the  Lord  Crawford 
would  tell  him  the  reason  of  the  deferring  of  his  journey, 
expressing  also  his  affection  to  the  Prince." 

ANTHONY  BROWNE,  ESQR. 

Margin.  (61)  "  Copy  of  a  warrant,  Jan.  8,  1649." 

"  To  the  said  Browne  from  the  Prince  to  sell  36  brass  guns 
at  Rotterdam." 

GEOFFREY  BROWNE. 

Margin.  (62)  "  A  Letr-  of  his  dated  Jan.  28,  1649.  Endorsed 
March  22,  1649." 

"  To  the  Prince  of  Wales  signifying  his  affections  to  his 
service  and  that  his  Entering  into  Governm1-  wth-  the  conclusion 
of  a  Peace  in  Ireland,  was  an  omen  of  the  good  success  of  his 
future  governm*-" 

p  20 


306 

SR.  WM.  BALLANTIN. 

Margin.  (63)  "  Copy  dated  Sept.   19,  1649,"  of  the  authority 
given  to  the  said  Sr.  Wm.  by  the  King  of  Scots. 

RALPH  MADDISON. 

Margin.  (64)  "A  Letr-  dated  Holborn  July  21,  1649.' 

"  Of  the  said  Maddison  to  Seer.  Long  signifying  his  paying 
of  moneys  for  the  said  Long  and  desiring  to  know  where  his 
land  lies  that  he  might  get  in  the  profits  thereof." 

CAPT.  RICH.  GREEN. 

Margin.  (65)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Cherbourg,  July  24,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Green  to  the  Lord  Hopton,  signifying  his 
taking  of  a  Prize  with  the  Blackamoor  Lady." 

Margin.  (66)  "  Another  Letr-  dated  27  July,  1649." 
c'  To  Secretary  Long  for  two  Commissions  by  sea." 

SIR  BENJAMIN  WRIGHT. 

Margin.  (67)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Madrid  March  23,   1649." 

"  From  the  said  Sr.  Benjamin  to  the  King  of  Scots  condoling 
the  death  of  his  father  :  exclaiming  against  the  Parl*-  as 
unnatural  and  tyrannical  Rebels.  That  he  finds  the  King  of 
Spain  and  his  chief  ministers  to  have  a  most  high  and  cordial 
resentment  of  his  case  ;  that  he  is  not  unmindful  to  demonstrate 
unto  them  how  necessary  it  is  for  example  sake  that  so 
barbarous  an  Act  does  not  pass  without  a  severe  punish- 
ment." 

SIR  BALDWIN  WAKE. 

Margin.  (68)  "  A  Let1-  March  16,  1648[-9],  Castle  Cornet." 
"  To  the  King  of  Scots  from  the  said  Sir  Baldwin  condoling 

the  death  of  the  King,  &c."      See  Worcester  papers.  No.  77 

above. 

Margin.  (69)  "  Another  Let1-  May  4,  1649." 

"  To    the    King    concerning    provisions    for    Castle    Cornet 

from  the  said  Sir  Baldwin." 

[THOMAS!  EARL  OF  CLEVELAND. 

Margin.  (70)  "Dated  Aug.  last,  1649." 

"  Recommended  Col.  Francis  Thomson's  desire  to  the  King 
for  a  Letr-  of  recommendation  to  the  Charibbo  Islands.  Two 
other  Letrs-  of  the  said  Earl  to  the  Prince  and  one  of  the  Prince 
to  him  :  dated  May  12,  1648,  July  21,  1647,  May  12,  1648. 

COUNTESS  OF  CARLISLE. 

Margin.    (71)    "  The    Lady    Aubigny's    Letr-  Dated    Aug.    5, 
1648," 


307 

"  To  the  Duke  of  York  :  saith  the  Lady  Carlile  being  now 
the  person  that  hath  the  authority." 

SIR  CHARLES  SOMERSET. 
Margin.  (72)  "  A  Letr-  dated  Saragossa  April  5,  1649." 

"  From  the  said  Sr.  Charles  to  the  King  of  Scots  signifying 
his  desires  to  serve  him  ;  to  know  the  time  wherein  he  might 
assist  his  re-enthroning,  and  design  anything  against  the 
barbarous  usurpers  of  his  Royal  Prerogative." 

[WILLIAM,  MARQUIS  AND]  EARL  OF  NEWCASTLE. 

Margin.  (73)  "Dated  May  25,  1649." 

"  Copy  of  a  Letr-  from  the  King,  to  advise  him  to  endeavour 
the  preservation  of  his  estate  in  England,  in  regard  of  his 
poverty." 

SIR  ARNOLD  DE  LISLE. 

Margin.  (74)  "  Dated  May  12,  June  16,  May  12,  1649." 

"  Two  Letre-  of  his  to  the  King  of  Scots  and  one  to  Seer. 
Long."  See  pp.  253,  258  above. 

SIR  HEN.  WOOD. 

Margin.  (75)  "  Dated  Feb.  22,  1649." 

"  Letter  from  the  said  Sr.  Henry  to  Seer.  Long  concerning 
the  Queen,  her  maintenance,  &c." 

PRAGMATICUS  [MARCHAMONT  NEEDHAM], 

Margin.  (76)  "  Dated  March  23,  March  30,  1649." 

"  Two  Letrs-  of  the  said  Pragmaticus  to  the  King  of  Scots 
concerning  occurrences.  Vide  touching  him  before,  No.  21. 
See  Worcester  papers,  No.  175  above. 

LETTERS  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 

Margin.    (77)     "  Endorsed   delivered    to    me    by   the    King's 
own  hand." 

"  From  England  sent  in  July  1649,  seeming  to  be  copies 
of  Let13,  from  the  Lord  General  Fairfax  to  Major  Gen.  Lambert, 
as  is  supposed." 

MASSE Y  AND  BROWNE. 

Margin.  (78)  "  Minutes  of  orders." 
"  Listing  men  in  London  under  them." 

COUNTESS  OF  CARLISLE. 

Margin.  (79)  "  Minutes  of  orders." 

"  Blank  acquittances  sent  about  the  25  August  to  my 
Lady  C.  with  particular  sums." 

18  pp.     (III.  627  sq.) 

In  addition  to  the  cipher  mentioned  on  p.  7  above  these 
volumes  contain  the  following  "  keys  "  ; — 


308 

Vol.  II,  p.  583.     The  Earl  of  Leicester's  cipher  for  Robert 

Huggins. 
Vol.  Ill,  pp.  903-905.     [Robert  Sydney]   Earl  of  Leicester's 

cipher. 

907-909.     Secretary  Coke,  1638.  Sir  Hen.  Vane. 
911,  912.     "  My  cifer  with  Sir  Sackville  Crow." 
916, 917.     [Erasure.]     Mr.  Hale's. 
919-921.     Cipher  to  be  sent  to  Mr.  Hopton  in 
Spain  and  [in  Hopton's  hand]  My  Lord  of 
Dorchester  which  I  use  with   Sir   BaHasar 
Gerbier,    Anno    1641.         [Sir    Hen.    Vane, 
cancelled.] 
„  923-926.     Lord  Aston. 

927-928.     Mr.  Tailor's  last  cifer. 
„  929-935.     Cypher  Mr.  Sec.  Windebanke. 

937,  938.      My  Lord  Deputy  of  Ireland's  cifre. 

941-943.     Cypher  which  Sir  Robert  Anstruther 

and  Mr.  Hopton  have,  and  Sir  Isaak  Wake. 

A  duplicate  of  the  cifer  sent  me  by  my  Lord 

of  Dorchester. 

„  945,  946.     My  cifre  with  my  Lord  Archbishop 

of  Canterbury,  1639. 
949,  952.     Mr.  Jo.  Tailor's  cifer. 
953,  960.     Mr.    Secretary    Windebank's    cifre. 

[In  Hopton's  hand]  The  old  Cipher. 
„  963,    965.      Copy  of  the  sipher.      [In  another 

hand]  Mr.  Rowlandson. 
„  967,  969.     Mr.  Rowlandson's  cifer. 

971,  972.     My  Lord  Goring's  cypher.     19th  May, 

1644. 

„  975-976.     My  cifer  with  the  Earle  of  Leicester 

and  the  Lord  Viscount  Sleigo,  sent  under 
Mr.  Sec.  Coke's  cover  by  Captain  Bryan, 
1638,  Nov.  7. 

This  serves  for  Mr.  Browne,  Agent  at  Paris. 
,,  980,  981.     My  Lord  Ambassador's  cypher. 

983-987.     My  cifer  with  Sec.  Windebank  sent 
unto  him  the  £f  [sic]  Sept.,    1638,    by  Cap. 
Tenchfield  in  the  Mary  Rose  wh.  is  that  we 
make  use  of. 
The  above  names  are  from  the  respective  endorsements. 

Those  in  Vol.  III.  are  almost  all  ciphers  used  by  Sir  Arthur 
Hopton  during  his  embassy  to  Spain  ;  and  most  of  them  are 
endorsed  in  his  hand. 


Each  volume  of  the  Papers  contains  a  title  page  in 
Mr.  Samuel  Pepys'  writing,  with  print  of  his  portrait  by  Kneller 
as  bookplate,  below  which  "  The  gift  of  my  hond,  and  learned 
Friend  John  Evelyn,  Esqre.,  of  Says -Court."  The  third  volume 
concludes  with  a  rough  index  in  the  same  hand.  To  the  reverse 
of  the  plan  in  Vol.  II,  p.  762,  and  in  Vol.  Ill,  facing  p.  903,  is 
affixed  a  plate  of  his  cipher  with  the  fouled  anchors  of  the 
Admiralty.  Both  plates  have  his  motto,  Mens  cujusque  is  est 
auisaue. 


309 


INDEX 


Abbeville  [France],  122. 

letter  dated  from,  213. 
Abdey,  John,  lends  money  to  T.  Killi- 

grew  in  Italy,  263. 
Aborough,     William,     a    trader     in 

Russia,   143. 
Abruzzia,     home    of     Marc.    Anth. 

Colonna,  45. 
Accoli,      Benedict,      tries      to      kill 

Pius  IV,  42,  47,  48. 
baths  of,  56. 

Adderbury  [Oxon],  parsonage  of,  89. 
Admiralty : 

6f  Charles  I,  280. 
6f  Charles  II,  262. 
Court  of,  for  Scilly,  231. 

,  222,   285. 

,  at  Dunkirk,  286. 

, ,    Registrar    of.    See 

Norgate. 

Adrets  (Adr esses),  Francois  de  Beau- 
mont, Baron  des,  his  reported 
defeat  by  Deux  Fonts,    157. 
Aerschot,  Duke  of.    See  Croy,  Philip 

de. 

Africa,  use  of  ports  in,  promised 
to  Charles  II  by  Portugal, 
253. 

Agamias  and  Spitewed  [an  allusion 
to    Queen    Elizabeth's    mar- 
riage], 67. 
Agria.    See  Erlau. 
Aix  [Provence],  Charles  IX  at,  31, 

32. 
Aix-la-Chapelle,  Aachen,  letter  dated 

from,  125. 
baths  of,  56. 
Ajaccio  [Corsica],  47. 
Albane,      George,      ambassador     of 
Maximilian  II,   dies  at  Con- 
stantinople,   51. 

Albert  V,  Duke  of   Bavaria,  83,  99. 
refuses   to   aid   Papists,    127. 


Albert,  Dr.,  of  Bremen.   See  Harden- 

berg. 

Albuquerque    (Alberkerke),    Gabriel 
de      la      Cueva,      Duke      of, 
Governor  of  Milan,  55. 
Aldenham  [Herts],  letter  dated  from, 

269. 
Ale   and  beer  for  Queen  Elizabeth's 

Progress,  179. 
Alengon,  Francis,  Duke  of,  75.    And 

see  Anjou. 
in      charge      of      Paris,      with 

Montmorency,  135. 
council  of,  163. 
Alexander,  Mr.,  68. 
Alexander  Oeg.     See  McDonell. 
Alexis,  Emperor  of  Russia,  286,  302. 
Algar,  William,  arrested  at  Antwerp 

by  Alva,  172. 
Algeria,  designs  of  Philip  II  upon, 

115. 

Governor  of,  taken  by  him,  45. 
,    his    son-in-law    at    Con- 
stantinople, 45. 
Algiers  (Argealles),  26. 

galleys  of  king  of,  61. 
Allen  : 

Edmund  [?],  a  Protestant  divine, 

3. 

Capt.  Thomas,  instructions   for, 
209. 

,  letter  from,  289. 

Thomas,  a  Parliamentary  spy, 

letter  from,  264. 
Alley: 

Richard,    seizes     a    Dutchman 
in  London  who  had  conveyed 
Royalists  to  Holland,  266. 
William,     Bishop     of     Exeter, 

letter  from,  50. 
Alluey,    Alluy,     M.,      Secretary    to 

Charles  IX,  29. 

Alnwick  [Northumberland],  76. 
letters  dated  from,  66,  67,  78. 
Alphonso    [X,    King    of    Leon    and 
Castile],  an  astronomer,  270. 
Alps,  the,   84. 
Alt'  Emps  : 

Annibale,  Count  [Sitticus],   36- 
38,  41,  45,  60. 

,  marriage  of,41.  49. 

,  sister  of,  36,  38. 


310 


Alt'  Emps — cont. 

Cardinal  [Marcus  Sitticus],  sent 

to  condole  with  Maximilian, 29. 

,  to  succeed  Borromeo,  41. 

Alum,  for  Rouen,  taken  by  corsairs, 

29. 

made  by  Lord  Mountjoy,    185. 
Alva,  Ferdinand  Alvarez  de  Toledo, 

Duke   of,    80,    93,    100,    103, 

106,  119,  120,  129,  135,  148, 

156,   158,   159. 
meets   Catherine   de   Medici   at 

Bayonne,   110. 
makes    excuses    to    Maximilian 

for  execution  of  Egmont  and 

Horn,    119. 
defeats    Louis    of    Nassau    at 

Jemmingen,  124,  125. 
sends  a  Walloon  spy  into  Kent, 

126. 

a  practice  against,    127. 
will    cede    Metz    to    the    Alle- 

mains,    147. 
tries   to  get  ships  in  Holland, 

154. 

on  French  frontier,  159. 
Alvey    [?    Richard],    a    Protestant 

divine,  2. 
Amalfi,     Ottavio    d'Arragona,    Due 

de,        Prince        Piccolomini, 

Austrian  Field  Marshal,  201, 

231,  235. 

advises  Charles  II,  254. 
Ambassadors  : 

arrive   at   Vienna  on  death   of 

Ferdinand  I,  30. 
Prince       Charles       sends,       to 

Louis  XIV,  252. 
English  to  France.    See  Norreys. 

See  Smith,  Sir  T.    See  Brown, 

SirR. 

,  ill  informed,  33. 

,  plate  and  apparel  needed 

by,    18. 
-,  treatment  of,  105. 


English  to  Imperial  Court.    See 

FitzAlan,    Henry.     See  Rad- 

cliffe,  Thos. 
to  Spain.  £eeChaloner.  See 

Hopton.     See  Man. 

to  Turkey,  298. 

(Parliamentarian)       to 

Holland.    See  Dorislaus.     See 

St.  John,  Oliver. 
French,  to  Denmark,  4. 

to  Elector  Palatine,  109. 

to  Emperor,  45. 

to  England.    See  Evreux, 

Bishop  of.     See   Mauvissiere. 

See    La    Nocle.     See    Ram- 

bouillet.     See  Fenelon. 
,  servant  of,  imprisoned,  29. 


Ambassadors :  French — cont. 

,  wine  free  of  duty  for,  146. 

,  allowed  freedom  of  wor- 
ship,  163. 

French    to    Portugal,   recalled, 
114. 

-  to  Pope,  22,  26,  27,  40. 
to     Scotland.        See     du 


Spain    [de    Fourque- 


Croc. 

to 

vaulx],  115. 

to  Vienna,  recalled,  45. 

and    Spanish  at    Rome, 

precedency  of,  20-22,  26,  40. 

Imperial  to  Sultan,  51. 

at  Rome,  20,  46. 

Maltese  to  Rome,  59. 
Polish  to  Spain,  115. 
Portuguese  to  Spain,  81. 

to  Holland,  256. 

Scots',  Mary  Queen  of,  to  Paris, 

106,  108  ;    to  Rome,  65. 
Spanish  to  England.  See  de  la 

Quadra.     See  d'Espes. 
to  France,  45,  99. 

to  Genoa,  46. 

to  Hungary,  69. 

to  Rome,  20-22,  26, 45,  59. 

Swiss  to  Rome,  60. 
Turkish  to  France,  61. 
Venetian    to     England,    desir- 
ability of,  8. 

to  France,  200. 

Amboise,  Clermont  de,  123. 
Amboise,  sur  Loire  139. 

letter  dated  from,  165. 
Amias,   Mr.,   carver   to   Charles   II, 

255. 
Amiens,    Protestants   murdered   at, 

117. 
Amsterdam,  5,   103,  205,   263,  272, 

275. 
letters    dated    from,    204,    263, 

275,  286,  288,  302. 
English   merchants   ill-used   at, 

148. 

Herrle  at,  4. 
merchants     of,     recover     their 

goods,  286,  291. 
ships  for  Charles  I  at,  204. 
Ancona     [Italy],     Count    Alt'emps 

Governor  of,  45. 

Andelot,  Frangois  de,  11,  100,  111. 
at  Geneva,  19. 

commands  French  infantry,  106. 
at  Paris,  107. 

skirmishes  with  Martigues,  134. 
crosses  Loire,   134. 
Andernach  [Germany],  82,  133. 
Anderson  : 

Edmund,  of  Hull,  201. 
Sir  Edmond,  his  son,  201. 


311 


Andover,     Lord.         See      Howard, 

Charles. 
Andrews,  Andrewes,  John,   209. 

Groom     of     the     Chamber     to 

Charles  II,   255. 

Angosciolo,  Count,  murdered,  48. 
Anjou,  Dukes  of  : 

Francis,  also  Duke  of  Alencon, 
75. 

,     defeat     of     by     Coligny 

reported,  155. 
-,   movements   of,  161,  163, 


164. 
Henry,  75,   107,   109,   111,   117, 

121,  161,  166. 

,  movements  of,  130. 

at  Poitiers,  136,  138,  139. 

.  credit  of,  increases,   174. 

Anjou,  "  Ange  de  Maine"  [France],  87. 
Ankerwick  [Bucks],  Queen  Elizabeth 

visits  Sir    T.    Smith's   house 

at,  67. 
Anna,   Countess   of  East  Friesland, 

43. 

letter  from,  53. 

composition     offered     to     mer- 
chants, 73. 
claims  of,  183. 
Anne,    daughter   of   Maximilian   II, 

to  marry  Don  Carlos,  38,  102. 
to  marry  Philip  II,  162. 
Anstrather,    Sir   Robert,    cipher   of, 

308. 
Anticimenon,  book  by  Bishop  Alley, 

50. 

Antonio  de  Toledo ,  D  on .    See  Toledo . 
Antwerp,  3,  4,    8,     54,    64,  65,   124, 

131,  148,  180,  238,  265,  280, 

303. 
letters  dated  from,   17,  28,  44, 

47,  50,  69,  128,  131,  137,  282, 

286,  298. 

advices  from,  135. 
amity  of,  to  England,  28. 
arms  sent  to  Scotland  from,  69. 
arrest  of  English  merchants  at, 

by  Alva,   172. 
Bloody  Commission  at,  131. 
Bourse  at,  131. 
Burgomaster    and    Council    of, 

letter    from,  on    trade    with 

England,  28. 
compared    with    Emden    as    a 

market  for  English  goods,  23, 

38  sq. 

Duke  of  York  at,  247. 
Governor   of    [Mansfeld,    Peter 

Ernest],  65. 

Guilds  keep  ward  at,  136. 
Interim  decreed  at,  4. 
Mavan,    Jan,    "  Margrave  "    of, 

172. 


Antwerp — cont. 

merchants  of,  hostile  to  English 

14,  23. 

proclamation  at,  131. 
Protestants  and  Papists  at,  98, 

100,  131. 

sanitation  of 5  185.  • 

scarcity  at,  69. 
schoolmasters,  Protestant,  per 

secuted  at,  131. 
soldiers  for  Scotland  to  be  levied 

at,   69. 

"  Town  House  "  at,  131 
trade  with,  56. 
troops  of  Alva  at,  130. 
Appleby       [Westmorland],       letters 

dated  from,  275,  290. 
Appleyard,  John,  103,  119. 
letter  to,  80. 
story  of  his  interview  at  Hamp 

ton  Court,    111  sq. 
Apsley,  Colonel  James,  274. 
instructions  to,  214,  241. 
movements  of,  209,  215. 
to  command  ships  sent  to  relieve 

Walmer,  280. 
Apulia  [Italy],  37,  45,  52. 

invaded  by  Turks,  53. 
Aquila,       Bishop    of.     See    De    la 

Quadra. 
Archer,    Sir    Anthony,    commission 

for,  280. 

Arco,  Olivero  d',  in  England,  36,  38. 
Arde,  the  [County  Down],  87. 
Ardein,  Forest  of  [near  St.  Valery 

en  Caux,  France],  122. 
Ardglass,  Arglass  [Ireland],  87. 
Argolie  [Corsica,  Argogliolo  ?],  42. 
Argyle: 

Earl     of,     Marquis     of.         See 

Campbell. 
Arian     heresy     affirmed      by      Mr. 

Smythe,  145. 
Arians,  the,   145. 
Arlington,    Henry,    Earl    of.        See 

Bennett. 

Armada,  the  Spanish,  181. 
Armagh    [Ireland],    Archbishop    of. 

See  Loftus,  Adam. 
Dean  of.     See  Daniel,  Terence. 
Armour,  for  Earl  of  Leicester,   44, 

46,  50. 

Arms  sent  from  Antwerp  to   Scot- 
land, 69. 
Arnes    [?    Arnay    le    Due,    France], 

Due  d'Aumale  at,  138. 
Arran,  Earl  of.  See  Hamilton,  James. 
Arston  [?  Astley],  Sir  Isaac,  279. 
Arthur,  Captain  John,  letter   from, 

273. 

thanked   for  services  at  Scilly, 
230. 


312 


Artois  [France],  265. 
Arundel,    Earls    of.     See    Fitzalan, 
Henry.      See    Howard,    Henry- 
Frederick. 

Arundell,  [Sir]    John,    Governor    of 
Pendennis  Castle,  letter  from, 
289. 
Aschaffenburg      [Germany],      letter 

dated  from,  231. 
Ascoli,  Ascoly  [Italy],  exiles  from, 

36,    38. 
Assembly    of    Catholics   in   Ireland, 

291. 

Assherrydge  [?  Mr.],  102. 
Asshley,    Christopher,     letter    from, 

180. 
Assincourt  de.      See  Montmorency, 

Philip. 

Assonvilla  [Christopher]  de,  64,  86. 
sent  to  John  Shers,  15. 
conversation  of,  with  Lord  Mon- 
tague, 57. 
Astley  : 

Herbert,  dean  of  Norwich,  175. 
Jacob,    Lord,    commission    for 

and  letters  to,  279. 
As[h]ton,    Edward,    petition    of,    to 

go  to  Ireland,  288. 
Astronomy.   See  Flamsteed,  John. 
Athashele  Abbey    [co.    Tipperary], 

34. 

Athlone,  Alone,  garrison  in,  25. 
Attaya,  van,  Viglius.    See  Viglius. 
Aubigny  : 

Esme  Stewart,  Seigneur  d',  97. 
Lady   Katharine,   letters   from, 

204,  273,  306. 

Aubrey,  William,  letter  from,  88. 
Augsburg  [Bavaria],  45,  236. 
letters  dated  from,  82,  119. 
Confession  of,  4,  136. 
Emperor  Maximilian  at  Diet  of, 

85. 

Aumale,  Due  [Claude]  de,  161. 
a  good  horseman,  17. 
thanks  the  Earl  of  Leicester  for 
kindness    to    his    brother    in 
England,  29. 
at  Metz,  137. 
movements   of,    138,    144,    149, 

150. 
Au[e]rbach    [Bavaria],  Wrangel    at, 

235. 

Austian,  Mr.,  a  Protestant  divine,  3. 
Austria,  23. 

in  Thirty  Years'  War,  232,  233. 
Ferdinand,    Archduke    of,     19, 

54. 

Austrian  Princes,  23. 
Austrode.  See  Hoogstraten. 
Avala,    Cesar   de,    brother    of   Mar- 
quis of  Pescara,  a  soldier,  61. 


Aveline,    Jean    Le    Moyne,    of    the 

Court       of      Admiralty       at 

Dieppe,    orders    sale    of    two 

English  ships,  193. 
Avignon  [France],  32,  45,  106. 
letter  dated  from,  31. 
given  by  the  Pope  to  Spain,  106. 
Avila,  Don  Pedro  de,  62. 
Aylesbury  [Bucks],  179. 
Aylesford  [Kent],  letter  dated  from, 

203. 
Ayr,  the  Sheriff  of,  taken  at  Langside, 

118. 
Ay  ton,    Mr.,    Gentleman    Usher    to 

Charles  II,  252,  255. 
Azores,  Indies  fleet  expected  at,  by 

Hawkins,  173. 
use    of    ports    in,    granted    to 

Charles  II  by  Portugal,  253. 


B 


B.,  letter  subscribed,  289. 
Bacharach,  Bachrag  [Germany],  83. 
Bacon  : 

Sir  Francis,  letter  to,  281. 
Sir  Nicholas,   Lord  Chancellor, 
78. 

,  letter  enclosed  for,  78. 

Mr.,   huntsman   to   Charles   II, 

256. 
Baden: 

Cecilia,  Margravine  of,   Infanta 
of  Sweden,  75,  79,  82,  162. 

,  letters  from,  56,  187. 

,  at  Francis,  Earl  of  Bed- 
ford's house,  70. 
-,     sends     ring     to    Queen 


Elizabeth,  187. 
Christopher,  Margrave  of,   162. 

— ,  letters  from,  75,  82. 
,  his  brother  [Philibert]  at 

Metz,  162. 

,  his  son,  82. 

-,  imprisoned  at  Rochester, 


82. 
one  of  the  Margraves  of,  153. 

Baden  [Germany],  letter  dated  from, 
75. 

Baden-Durlach,  Frederick  VI,  Mar- 
grave   of,    234. 

Bagenall,    Sir    Ralph,    letter    from, 
135. 

Bagnal,  Sir  Nicholas,  86,  87. 

Baker,  Mrs.,  of  Brussels,  243. 

Balbastro  [Spain],  letters  dated  from, 
13,  41. 


313 


Baldo,  Antonio,  an  engraver,  178. 
Ballantine,      Sir       William,       com- 
mended to  Christina,   Queen 
of  Sweden,   232. 
receives          authority         from 

Charles  II,   306. 
Ballingtoucher  [?  Ballingtocher,    co. 

Down],    87. 

Bamberg  [Bavaria],  234,  235. 
Ban,  the,  and  Arriere  Ban  summoned, 

138. 
Banbury,     second    Earl    of.        See 

Knollys. 

Banbury,  [Oxon],   179. 
Baptist  a,    John,    a   messenger   from 

Scotland,  32. 
Bar-sur-Oise    [France],    William    of 

Orange  at,  142. 

Barbara,  daughter  of  Emperor 
Ferdinand  I  rejected  by  Duke 
of  Ferrara,  27. 

Barbary  pirate  hired  by  France,  154. 
Barbe  .  .  .,   Earl  of,  with  Orange, 

133. 
Barbiceux,    M.    de,    levies     troops. 

in  Champagne,  138. 
Barcelona  [Spain],  54. 
Alva  at,  100. 
Chaloner  at,  30. 
Colonna's  galleys  at,  20. 
Bard,  Henry,  Lord  Bellamont,  goes 

i      to  Scotland,  264. 
Bargrave,  Robert,  letter  to,  281. 
Bari,     (Barry)      [Italy],     demanded 
from  Philip  II  by  Sigismund 
II,   115. 

Barlemont,  Berlaymont,  Charles 
de,  present  at  audience  of 
Shers  with  Lady  Regent, 
14-17. 

his  son  killed,  135. 
Barlow,  Francis,  servant  to  Shers, 

33. 

Barnaby,  Thomas,  97,  102,  113. 
letters  from,  18,  98,  106. 
Norreys  dissatisfied  with,  104. 
arrested  for  debt  at  Paris,  105. 
imprisoned  there,  133. 
Barne[s],    Sir   George,    alderman   of 

London,  143. 
Barnstaple  [Devonshire],  245. 

letter  dated  from,  278. 
Baroncelli,  Thomasso,  letters  from, 
44,  50. 

to,  46. 

his     daughter,      the      Earl     of 

Leicester's    Godchild,  50. 
his  wife,  44,  47. 
Barry.    See  Bari. 
Bastia      [Corsica],      John      Andrew 

Doria  at,  41. 
Bateras,  lieutenant  to  Danville,  33. 


Bath   and   Wells,    Blishop    of.      See 

Berkeley,  Gilbert. 
Batten,  Sir  W.,  231,  232,  294. 
letter  from,  274. 
letters  to,  283,  291. 
to    be  vice-admiral  of  Royalist 

fleet,  292. 
resigns    command    in    Royalist 

fleet,  235. 
pass     for,     from     Holland     to 

England,   285. 
Battorj     [Stephen],     a    Hungarian 

general,  36,  37. 
Bavaria  : 

Duchess  of,  19. 

Dukes  of.     See  Albert  V.     See 

Maximilian  I. 
troops  of,  in  Palatinate  (1648), 

231,  241. 
Bavario,    Captain   of   Pietro   Corso, 

slain,  29. 
Bayonne  [France],  49,  52,  54. 

Alva  and  Catherine  de  Medici  at, 

110. 
Baxter,      Capt.,     pass     for,     from 

Rotterdam    to    London    and 

back,  276. 
Beaton,  Bethune,  Beton  : 

James,   Bishop  of  Glasgow,   at 

Paris,    106,    108. 
Mary,  Maid  of  Honour  to  Mary, 

Queen  of  Scots,  12. 
Beauchamp,  Richard,  Earl  of  War- 
wick and  his  wife  Elizabeth, 

186. 

Beaulme  [Beaume,  France],   160. 
Beauvais,  M.  de,  29. 
Beaux  [?  Les  Baux,  France],  138. 
Bedford,    Francis,    second  Earl    of. 

See  Russell,  Francis. 
Beek,  Mr.,  a  correspondent  of  Lady 

Carlisle,  296. 

Begles  Bey  of  Damascus,  116. 
Bell,  Thomas,  lends  money  to  Prince 

Charles,    285. 

Bellamont,  Lord.    See  Bard,  Henry. 
Bellenden,     William,     Lord,     letter 

from,  292. 
Bellingham,      Sir      Edward,      Lord 

Deputy  in  Ireland,  25. 
Bendish,    Sir   Thomas,   Ambassador 

at      Constantinople,      letters 

from,   298. 

Bennett,Henry,Earl  of  Arlington,  268. 
Bergen        [Norway],        prerogative 

granted  to  Bremen,  5. 
Bergh,      Count      Van      den,      vom 

Berghen,   131,   133. 
Berghes,  Marquis  of,  47. 
Bergstrasse,    on   the   Rhine,   money 

for    "reluition"    of  provided 

by  Innocent  X,  236. 


314 


Berkeley,  Barkely  : 

Sir  Charles,  Controller  of  House- 
hold of  Prince  Charles,  242. 

,  his  son  Charles  to  have 

appointment  in  the  same.  242. 

Edward,  pass  for,  to  France, 
276. 

Gilbert,  Bishop  of  Bath  and 
Wells,  letter  from,  157. 

Sir  John,  letters  from,  221,  224, 
247,  260. 

,  letter  to,  282. 

,  endorses  letter,  206. 

,  governor  to  James,  Duke 

of  York,  219. 

,    accounts    of,    260. 


,   patent  to,    as  Treasurer 

in  Virginia,  284,  302. 
Mr.,  letter  on  behalf  of,  280. 

,  order  for,  282. 

Lady  Katharyne  [wife  of  Henry, 

Earl  of],  letter  from,  181. 

,  her  cousin  George,  181. 

Sir  Morris,    185. 
Thomas,  Earl,  186. 
Berkshire,  182,   183. 

lands  in  fee  in,  188,  189. 
Berne  [Switzerland],  given  to  Duke 

of  Savoy,  32,  42. 
Bertana,  Bertano : 

Signora  Lucia,  24. 
Gurone,  24,  26,  27,  28. 

,  letters  from,  19,  27. 

Bertie,  Berti : 

Catharine,    widow    of    Charles 

Brandon,    Duke    of    Suffolk, 

letter  from,  71. 
Francis,  going  to  Antwerp  about 

salt,  51. 
Peregrine,      Lord      Willoughby 

de  Eresby,  going  to  Flushing, 

180. 
Richard,  husband  of  Catherine, 

Duchess  of  Suffolk,  71. 

,  postscript  from,  72. 

Bertram,    Serjeant-Major,    at   Dun- 
kirk, 201. 
Berwick-on-Tweed,  57,  80,  173,  226, 

229. 
letters  dated  from,   53,   67-70, 

72,  75,  77,  79,  145. 
garrison  of  unpaid,  79. 
governorship  of,  145. 
should  be  fortified,  53,    104. 
soldiers  from,  in  Ireland,  92. 
victualling    of,    with    prices    of 

commodities,  190. 
weather  endangers  bridge  at,  72. 
wine  duties  at,  190. 
Bethell,    Colonel,    asked   to   declare 

for  Charles  I,  272. 
Bicester,  Byssitor  [Oxon],  179. 


Bigare,  a  castle  near  Chatelherault 
[France],  taken  by  Conde, 
139. 

Bilbao  [Spain],  passage  to,  35. 
Billings,   Edward,   a  Quaker,  letter 

from,   268. 
Bindon  [Dorset],  letter  dated  from, 

68. 
Bing,     Captain,     refuses     to     give 

account  of  prizes,  262. 
Prince  Charles'  appeal  for,  286. 
Bingen,  Bing,  Binge  [Germany],  83. 
Biron,  John,  Lord.  See  Byron. 
Bisham  [Berks],  179. 
Bishops,    Roman    Catholic    [in   Ire- 
land], letter  from,  291. 
Bishop's      Waltham      [Hampshire], 

letter  dated  from,  136,  162. 
sickness  at,   162. 
Black  Forest,  Turenne's  troops  near, 

235. 
Black  Notley  [Essex],  letter  dated 

from,  269. 

Blacston,      Marmaduke,     his       suit 
for    advowson    of    Greatham 
Hospital,  154. 
Blagg,    Blague  : 

Thomas,  Groom  of  Bedchamber 
to  Charles  II,  256,  300. 

,  letter  from,  304. 

,  letters  to,  279,  304. 

Colonel,  303. 

,  commission  for,  279. 

Blissart : 

Francis,  interested  in  the  James, 

194. 
Thomas,     interested     in     ships 

seized  by  the  French,  193. 
Bloody  Commission,  the,  131. 
Bloudworth,   Thos.,   engagement   of 
Prince  Charles  to,  for  money 
paid,  285. 
Blount : 

Christopher,  letter  to,  180. 
James,      Viscount      Mount  joy, 

letter  from,   185. 
Thomas,    103. 

,  letters  from,  3,  111. 

,  letter  to,  3. 

,  examined  in  case  of  Amy 

Robsart,   111,   112. 
"  Blythe  Entring  "  in  Brabant,  183. 
Bocral,  de  [Brocarde],  Governor  of 

Orleans,  113. 

Bodices  for  Queen  Elizabeth,  46. 
Boeue,  John,  of  Middelburg,  letter 

from,  287. 
money  due  to,  287. 
Bohemia,  232,  234,  235. 

Queen  of,  Elizabeth,  242. 

,  letter  from,  208. 

Bois-le-duc.     See  Hertoghenbosch. 


315 


Bollen[s],  James,  letter  from,  offer- 
ing to  bring  vessels  from 
England  to  Prince  Charles, 
273. 

commission  for,  283,  302. 
Bologna  [Italy],  28. 

a  lady  of,  24. 
Bolton  Castle  [Yorks],  letter  dated 

from,  123. 
Bona  [Sforza],  wife  of    Sigismund  I 

of  Poland,  115. 
Bonavidiz,    Don   de,    quarrels   with 

de  Frenz,  55. 
Bond,    Mr.    [Denis],    Clerk    to    the 

Council  of  State,  294. 
Bonifacio  [Corsica],  61. 
Bonn,  Bonne  [Germany],  82. 
Bonnealls,    Samuel,   lent   money   to 
Thos.      Killigrew     in     Italy, 
263. 

Bontemps,  Jacob,  Captain  in  French 
Navy,     seizes     two     English 
ships,  193. 
Books  : 

heretical,  at  Oxford,  166. 
Alley's  Anticimenon,  50. 
Gregory's  Elementa  Astrono- 

miae,  etc.,  269. 

Halley's    Theory   of   the    Varia- 
tions, 269. 
,  La     Chapelle's,     on    death    of 

Charles  I,  258. 

New  Examination,  the,  88,  89. 
Newton's  Principia,  269. 
Ray's  Historia  Plantarum,  269. 
Wishart's    Res    Gestae,    to    be 

suppressed,  207,  208. 
translation    of    [?]    the    Eikon 

BasiUke,  258. 
Boosey,    John,   warrant    for   arrest 

of,  200. 
Booth, Wm., commission  for,  as  King's 

factor  at  Calais,  291. 
Boppard  (Pobert)  [Germany],  83. 
Bordeaux,  97. 

vessels  prepared  at,  126. 
Borkom,  Burkom,  Island  of  [North 
Sea],    troops    in,   maintained 
for  King  Charles  I,  233. 
Borromei,    Borromeo,     Carlo,     Car- 
dinal,      great  -  nephew       of 
Pius      IV,      his      [half-]sister 
[Hortensia]   marries,    20,    41, 
49. 
meetings    of    Cardinals    at    his 

house,  20. 

reduces  expenses,  28. 
Bossu,  M.,  74. 
Boston,    Captain,    commission    for, 

290. 

Boston    [Lincolnshire],    wine    duties 
at,  190. 


Boswell : 

Humphrey,  instructions  for,  211. 

,  letters  to,  272,  279,  298. 

,  resident  for  Prince  Charles 

at  the  Hague,  232. 
-,  to  receive  100Z.,  281. 


Major,  301, 

Sir  William,  218,  260,  293. 

,    letters    from,    275,    283, 

290. 
— — , to,    204,    219,    286, 

288,  293,  294. 
,  instructions  to,  216,  217, 

219. 

,  particular  of  his  loan,  273. 

speech     of,     to     States 


General,    287. 
Bothwell,  James  Hepburn,  Earl  of. 

See  Hepburn. 

Bouchevannes   [Antoine  de   Bayan- 
court],  lieutenant   to    Conde, 
125. 
Boulogne[-sur-Mer],  80,  161,  205. 

proclamation  dated  from,  129. 
'     Admiralty  Court  at,  205. 
garrison  at,  doubled,  126. 
Governor  of,  206. 
prepared  for  war,  40. 
ships  brought  into,   by  Roval- 

ists,  205. 
Bourbon  : 

Cardinal      of.        See      Charles, 

Cardinal. 

Charles,  Duke  of,  Constable  of 
France,  his  rebellion  against 
Francis  I,  152. 
Louis  de,  Due  de  Montpensier. 

See  Montpensier. 
Bourbon  [France],  Henrietta  Maria 

at,  287. 

Bourdillon,  Burdillion,  M.,  74. 
Bowes,  Sir  George,  lends  a  horse  for 

Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  124. 
Boyle  : 

Robert,  appointment  of  game- 
keepers by,  268. 
Roger,  Lord  Broghill,  297. 

,  letter  to,  297. 

,  pardoned  by  Charles  II, 

297. 

,     [Margaret],      his      wife, 

272,  297. 
Boynton,  Bointon  : 

Colonel  Cornelius,  221,  293 
,  commission  for,  to  com- 
mand  regiment    of   horse   in 
Yorks,  294. 

Colonel  Matthew,   Governor  of 
Scarborough  Castle,  272,  293. 

,  letters  from,  273,  274. 

,  to,  220,    221,    283, 

293. 


316 


Boys,  Sir  John,  276. 
Brabant,      four     head     towns      of, 
remembrance      against      the 
breach    of   the    Joyeuse    En- 
tree,   183. 

Bradborne,  Mr.,  55. 
Brady,  Hugh,  Bishop  of  Meath,  64. 

petition  from,  43. 
Braemes : 

Arnold,    commission  for,    280. 
Capt.  Walter,  280. 

,  petition  of,  274. 

Braham,  Richard,  letters  from,  286, 

298. 

[Brahe,]  Tycho,  astronomer,  270. 
Bramhall,  John,  Bishop  of  London- 
derry, letter  to,  252. 
Brandenburg  : 

Frederick  William,  Margrave 
of,  appealed  to  for  Charles  II, 
257. 

,  his  chamberlain,  254. 

George  Frederick,  Margrave  of, 
153,  165. 

,    letter    from,    mentioned, 

164. 

Louise,  Electress  of,  claims  pre- 
cedence over  Mary,  Princess 
Royal  of  England,  205. 
Bray  [Berks],   188. 
Braye,  Brey,    Mr.,  Groom  of   Bed- 
chamber to  Charles  II,  255. 
letter  to,  303. 

Brecknock  [Wales],  murder  at,   36, 
Breda,  129. 
Brederode,  Henry,  Viscount  de,  97, 

100,  103. 
proposed      marriage       of       his 

widow,  15.4. 
Breisach,      Breissiche      [Germany], 

William  of  Orange  at,  133. 
See  also  Brisacke. 
Brele,  near  Lyons,   122. 
Bremen    [Germany],  148. 

converted  by  Hardenberg,  4. 

Herrle  at,  6. 

Provost  of,  6. 

refuses     to      lend     money     to 

Emperor,  4. 
support       of,       solicited       for 

Charles  II,  258. 
takes  toll  on  English  goods,  6. 
Brentford,       (Bramford),        Patrick 
Ruthven,       Earl       of.       See 
Ruthven. 

Bretten,  Pretta  [Baden],  84. 
Breue-la-Galiarde    [France],    Anjou 

at,   163. 
Briague,    M.,    Governor   of   Lyons, 

122. 

Bridgwater     [Somersetshire],     wine 
duties  at,  190. 


Governor  of  [Colonel  Windham], 

204. 

Brigantyne,  Mr.,  4. 
Brill,     Briel,      Island     of     [Nether- 

lands],  220,  292. 
letters  dated  from,  224,  275. 
Shrive  of,  231. 

Brisacke,  Charles  de  Cosse,  Mar- 
shal, brother  of  de  Gonor, 
18,  136-139. 

sent  against  the  Reiters,   129. 
Bristol  [Gloucestershire],  204. 
letter  dated  from,  204. 
proposal   for  the   Mayor  of   to 

farm  the  Customs  at,  192. 
wine  duties  at,   190. 
Brittanny,  arquebusiers  levied  in,  for 

Scotland,  125. 
ships  at,  likely  to  convey  troops 

to  Scotland,  126. 

Broghill,  Lord  and  Lady.   See  Boyle. 
Broughton,  George,  68. 
Brown,  Browne  : 

— ,    enlists     men     in     London, 

307. 

Anthony,    Viscount    Montague, 
56. 

,  letters  from,  57,  86. 

,    Sir,    letter    from    about 

prizes,  289. 
-,  warrant  to,  for  sale  of  guns, 


305. 
Captain,  takes  a  Dover  shallop 

bound  for  Calais,  225,  228,  232, 
Francis,     Viscount     Montague , 

letter  from,  201. 
Jeffrey,  Mr.,  letters  from,  291, 

305. 

Colonel  John,  letter  to,   203. 
John,  letter  from,  165. 
Justice,  102. 
Major-General,  293. 

,  letter  to,  298. 

Sir    Richard,  resident  in  Paris, 

258,  302. 

,  letter  from,   303. 

,  to,   200,   202,   204. 


-,  cipher  of,  308. 


Captain  Thomas,  commission  to, 

for  the  Loyal  Susan,  280. 
Vallentin,  79. 
Bruges  [Flanders],  51,  131,  264. 

letters   dated  from,    55-57,   64, 

86,  88. 
English  traders  to  be  banished 

from,  23. 

Royalists  at,  264,  265. 
[France],  Duke  of  Anjou  at,  161. 
Brunero,  Sign  or,  of  Furlimpoli,  37. 
Brunswick  [Germany],  4. 

Christian      Louis,      Duke       of 
Brunswick-Luneburgj  257. 


317 


nswick  [Germany] — cont. 
Eric,  Duke  of  Calenberg-] 


Brunswick  t       

o -Bruns- 
wick, 148. 

Heinrich,  Duke  of  Brunswick- 
Luneburg,  5. 

,  letters  from,  10,  34. 

-,  offers  troops  to  Elizabeth, 


10. 


-,  his  seal,  21. 

-,  helps  William  of  Orange, 


125,   128. 
Bruschetto  : 

Antonio,  in  London,  21. 

,   letter   wrongly   endorsed 

as  from  him,  24. 
Sebastiano,  50. 

,  letters  from,   24,   26,   27. 

Brussels,    5,  50,  64,   135,    136,    264, 

265,  280,  282. 
letters  dated  from,  7,  14,   206, 

215,  218,  243,  256. 
Charles  II  at,  259. 
Constables  of,  letter  from,  259. 
Duke  of  York  at,  247. 
Margaret  of  Parma  at,  101. 
Protestants  preach  near,   98. 
Troisbrucke  in,  243. 
Bryan,  Captain,  bearer  of  a  cipher, 

308. 

Bryotte,   Governor   of   Rouen,    121. 

Buck,       George,       of       Stalbridge, 

appointed  gamekeeper  of  that 

manor,  268. 

Buckhurst,    Thomas,   Baron.        See 

Sackville,  Thomas. 
Buckingham,  second  Duke  of.     See 

Villiers,   George. 
Buckingham,  179. 
Buckinghamshire,    lands    in  fee  in, 

188,  189. 

Budweis  [Austria],  234. 
Bulkeley  [?].     See  Bunckly. 
Bullard,  Walter,  of  Great  Yarmouth, 

commission  for,  282. 
Buller  : 

Anthony,    Colonel,    letters    to, 
273,  274. 

— ,  taken  atScilly,230,273,274. 
Pierce,  letter  from,  273. 
Bunckly  [?  Bulkeley],  Major,  certi- 
ficate   concerning   his    killing 
a  man,  289. 

Buncks,    Mr.,    promised    2,300Z.    for 
proprietors    of   sugar    in    the 
Elizabeth  and  Susan,  284. 
Buren,     Count    Philip    of,    son    of 
William  of  Orange,  in  Spain,  • 
115. 

Burges,      Mr.,      Groom      of      Privy 
Chamber  to  Charles  II,  256. 
Burgh,     Ulick,     Marquis     of     Clan- 
ricarde,  letter  from,  291. 


Burgo,  the  [at  Malta],  65. 

Burgos  [Spain],  54. 

Burgues,   James,  servant  to   Guerau 

d'Espes,   136. 

Burgundy,  Cardinal  Gran velle  in,  69 
House  of , disliked  by  Frederick  II 

of  Denmark,  8. 
threatened    by   Spain   and  the 

Emperor,  106. 
people  of  unfriendly  to  England, 

Burlace,    William,    servant    to    the 

Earl  of  Warwick,   55. 
at  Milan,  114. 
Burleigh,      Captain,      attempts      to 

rescue  Charles  I,  284. 
Burnham  [Bucks],  188,  189. 
Burton,  Piers,  saddler,  delivery  of 

velvet  to,  1. 
Burton     [?      -on-Trent],      Earl     of 

Leicester  at,  103. 
Busia  in  Algeria  [?  Bougie,  Bougiah], 

115. 

Buskit,  Mr.,  a  Protestant  divine,  2. 
Butler  : 

Elizabeth,  Marchioness  of 
Ormond,  299. 

,  at  Caen,  248. 

James,  first  Marquis  and  Duke 
of  Ormond,  241,  246,  249, 
257,  289,  299,  300,  304. 

,  letters  from,  248,  272,  274- 

276,  290,  291,  297. 

,   to,    212,    237,  242, 

253,  264,  281,  284,  285,  291, 
292,  297. 
-,   thanked  for  his   care   of 


Scilly,  227. 
— ,       informed      of      Prince 
Charles'    intention    to    go    to 
Ireland,  227. 
— ,  Apsley  sent  to,  241. 
-,    treats   with   French   and 


Spanish    agents    in    Ireland, 

249. 
,  to  treat  with  Portuguese 

agent  there,  253. 
,     advised     of     Cromwell's 

going  to  Ireland,  260. 
,  arms  for,  260. 

— ,  reports  state  of    Ireland 

(May,   1649),   272. 
,  going  to  Waterford  with 

Prince  Rupert,  272. 
,  commends  Lord  Inchiquin 

and  the  Assembly  of  Munster 

to  the  Prince,  276. 

,  at  Cork,  277. 

-,  probable  result  if  defeated 


by  Cromwell,   300. 
Richard,      Lord      Mountgarret, 
letter  from,  29  L 


318 


Butler — cont. 

Thomas,  tenth  Earl  of  Ormond, 
62,  63,  79,  90-92. 

,  letter  from,  34. 

Byron,  Biron,  John,  Lord,  276. 

letters  and  instructions  to,  248, 

283,  291. 

at  the  Hague,  227. 
sailing  to  Ireland,  249. 


Cabo   de  Gio  [?  the  Cape  Verde  by 
Yof],     seizure     of     ship     on 
voyage  to,  264. 
"  Cadamosto,"  the,  36. 
Caen  [France],  Lady  Ormond  to  be 

taken  to  Ireland  from,  248. 
Caesar,    Ceaser,  an  Italian  rider  at 

Madrid,  54. 

Calais,  80, 161,  210,  211,  213,  225,  228, 

232,  261,  262,  274,  279,  291. 

letters    dated    from,    214,    215, 

225,  279,  280,  282. 
burgesses  of,  give  guns  to  Prince 

Charles,  225. 
Prince  de  Conde  at,  40. 
garrison  doubled  at,  126. 
Governor  of.    See  Courtebourne. 
making  of  gunpowder  at,  1. 
merchants  of,  complain  of  acts 
of  hostility,  225,  228,  232,  261. 
possibility    of   its   recovery    by 
England,    13,    102,    130,    156, 
159,  166. 

seizure  of  fisher  boat  of,  261. 
Treasurer  of.     See  Conway. 
Calfyld  [Calf hill,  James],  Dr.,  155. 
recommended  for  Vice-Chancel- 
lorship of  Oxford  University, 
101. 
Callender,    James,   Earl    of.        See 

Livingstone,  James. 
Calvin,  Jean,  extract  from,  187. 
Calvinists,  4. 
Cambarse   [?     Chateau      Cambresis, 

France],  Alva  at,  137. 
Cambray,  Camcray  [France],  letter 

dated  from,  247. 
Archbishop  of,  85. 
Duke  of  York  at,  247. 
Cambridge,  University  of,  appoint- 
ment of  Proctors  at,  9. 

,  to       nominate       chantry 

priest  at  Windsor,  1. 
-,  Vice-Chancellor     of     [Dr. 


John  May],   165. 

— ,  Wyborne,  Mr.,  of-  177. 


|     Cambridge,  University  of — cont. 

,  Slaughter,  Mr.,  of,  176. 

,  St.  John's  College,  Master 

of  [Dr.  Richard  Longeworth], 
•  165. 

,    ,     fellows    of.      See 

Fulke,    William.      See  Mead 
[Mede,  Elias]. 

,   -    — ,   visitor   of,   Bishop 

of  Ely,  165. 

Town,  letters  dated  from,  157, 
165. 

,  Mayor  of  [Miles  Prance], 

165. 

County  of,  Lord  Willoughby 
of  Par  ham  to  be  Lt.-Gen. 
of,  281. 

,  Isle  of  Ely  in.     See  Ely. 

Camels  presented  to  Elizabeth,  49. 
Campbell  : 

Archibald,  fourth  Earl  of 
Argyle,  horses  for,  12. 

,  at  Battle  of  Langside,  118. 

,    more    manageable    than 

Herries,  119. 

,  at  Parliament  at  Glasgow, 

145. 

Archibald,  Marquis  of  Argyle, 
254. 

,  letters  to,  243,  251,  284. 

,  loses  Stirling,  230,  275. 

,    alarmed    at    growth    of 

King's  party,   299. 
John,  Earl  of  Loudoun,  letters 
from,  250,  252. 

,  letters  to,  242,  243,  252, 

284. 

Candale    M.    de,    his     son    marries 
daughter    of    the    Constable 
Montmorency,  107. 
Candia,  37. 

Cannstat,  Constat  [Wurtemburg],  84. 
Canozza,    Count    Antonio,    tries    to 

kill  Pius  IV,  42,  47,  48. 
Canterbury,    Archbishops    of.       See 
Laud,  William.     See  Parker, 
Matthew. 
Canterbury  [Kent],  Cardinal  Chatil- 

lon  at,  133. 

Cathedral,  Ecclesiastical  Judge 
at,  146. 

— ,  Prebend  at,  146,  181. 
Cantire  [Scotland],  124. 
Capel,Arthur,  Baron,  letter  from,  290. 
letter  to,  225. 
at  Colchester,  213. 
imprisoned  at  Windsor,  290. 
Cardinals,   appointment  of,   21,    37, 

40,  41,  45,  46,  52,  55. 
precedency  of,  20-22,  26. 
Cardinal      Infante.     See      Portugal, 
King  Henry  I  of. 


319 


Carew,     Geo.,     Dean    of    Windsor, 

letter  from,  89. 
Carey  : 

Henry,    first    Baron    Hunsdon, 
letter  from,   145. 

,  at  Paris,  29. 

,  about  to  go  abroad,  178. 

George,  second  Baron  Hunsdon, 

letter  from,   182. 
Caribbee  Islands,  285,  306. 

Lord  Marlborough  in,  296. 
Carinthia,  threatened  by  Turks,  85. 
Carisbrooke  Castle  [Isle  of  Wight], 

King  Charles  I  at,  222-224. 
Carleton,     Dudley,    Viscount    Dor- 
chester, cipher  of,  308. 
Carlingford  [co.  Louth],  86. 
Carlisle,     Lucy,     Countess     of.     See 

Hay,  Lucy. 
Carlisle  [Cumberland],  66,  67,  123,124. 

letters  dated  from,  66. 
Carmichael,     James,     pass    for,     to 
carry  letters  to  Scotland,  287. 
Carnyvallet,  Carnivallet,  M.,   132. 
Madame,  friend  of  Mary,  Queen 

of  Scots,  150. 
Carougis    [Carouges],    Governor    of 

Rouen,  deposed,  121. 
Carp^Mr.,  254.     See  note  p.  253. 
Carpi,  Cardinal  Rodolfo,  dies,  19. 
Carrabullocke  Park,  Stokeclymsland 

[Cornwall],  245. 
Carranza,  Bartholomew,  Archbishop 

of  Toledo,  46,  47.' 

Carrickfergus,  Knockfergus  [co.  An- 
trim], 86,  87. 
Carron,  Alexander,  86. 
Cartagena  [Spain],  45,  100. 
Carteret : 

Edward,  letter  to,  279. 

Sir  George,  230,  259,  274,  285. 

,  letters  from,  275,  287. 

— ,  letters  to,  285,  286,  292. 
Carus,  Mr.  Justice  Thomas,  117,  118. 

letter  from,  51. 
Casale      of      Montferrato       [Italy], 

mentioned,  53. 
Casimir,  John.     See  John. 
Cassel  [Germany],   236. 
Cassillis,     Casellis,     Gilbert,     fourth 
Earl        of.     See       Kennedy, 
Gilbert. 

Castaglione,  M.,  50. 
Castaldo,  Italian  General,  36. 
Castel  Ariano  [Italy,  ?  Castellarano], 

41. 

Castiglione,  Giovanni  [Baptista],  36. 
Castille,  King  of,  21. 

Commendator  of,  49. 
Constable  of,  letters  to,  234,  237. 

,  marriage  of  his  daughter, 

Juana,  237. 


i     Castle  Cornet  [Guernsey],  286,  287, 

292,  306.* 
letters    dated    from,    274,    276, 

290,  306. 
Castle       Fyne       [?  Castlefinn,       co. 

Donegal],  86. 
Castle    Lever    [?  Lifter,    Lifford,    co. 

Donegal],  86. 
Castlehaven,    James,   Earl   of.      See 

Touchet. 

Castro,  Rodrigo  da,  inquisitor,  46. 
Caswell,  Mr.,  269. 
Cathayia,  nearer  route  to,  6. 
Cathcart,  Lt. -Colonel,  229. 
Caub,  Coue  [Germany],  83. 
Caushot  [?  Calshot,  Hants],   140. 
Cavaillon   [Provence],   adventure  of 

a  party  at,  31. 

Cavalcanti,  Guido,  letters  from,  8,  33. 
may  go  to  Genoa,  is  going  to 

Florence,  9. 

mentioned  in  London,  21. 
Cavallerizzo,   Claudio,    190. 
Cave,    Sir    Ambrose,    Chancellor    of 

Duchy  of  Lancaster,   118. 
Cavendish,     William,     Marquis     of 

Newcastle,   283,   290. 
letter  from,  228. 

to,  307. 

poverty  of,   228. 

Cecil,  Sir  William,  4,  7,  12,  15,  32, 
33,  41,  62,  67,  68,  79,  81,  117, 
118,  120,  123,  128,  136,  137, 
144,  152,  154,  156,  162. 
letters  from,  28,  103,  119. 

-  to,  22,  31,70,  121, 143, 182. 
on    ratification    of    Treaty    of 

Troyes,  29. 
questions  of,    to   the  Vintners' 

Company,  94. 
a  cure  for  his  gout,  103. 
his  chaplain,  Mr.  John  Welles, 

157. 

Cerbellone,  Gabrio,  40. 
Ceses,  Ceces,  Coesi : 
Angelo  de,  59. 

— ,  his  uncle  Charles,  59. 
Cardinal,  dies,  49. 
Cessford,  Sir  Walter  Ker,  Laird  of, 
Warden    of    Middle    Marches 
of  Scotland,  70,  79,  101. 
Chaloner  : 

Francis,  30. 

Sir  Thomas,  Ambassador  at 
Madrid,  letters  from,  13,  24 
30,  35,  41,  49. 

,    anxious    to    be   recalled 

24,  30,  35,  49. 

— ,      recommends      a      lute- 
player,   30. 
— ,  his  expenses,  35. 
,  returns  home,  54,  55. 


320 


Chalons,  France": 

sur  Marne  [?],  146. 
sur  Saone,  160. 
Chamberlayne  : 

Francis,  letter  from,  80. 
George,  80. 
Champagne,  Huguenot  troops  levied 

in,  138. 
Champernowne,  Mr.   Henry,  letters 

from,  136,  148. 

Chancellorship    of    Duchy    of    Lan- 
caster, vacant,  117. 
Channel     Islands,      281.     See     also 

Guernsey  ;  Jersey. 
Chantilly     [France],     Montmorency 

at,  11,  102,   107. 
letter  dated  from,  147. 
Charles  I  of  England,  193,  200,  202, 
203,  205,  206,    208-210,  212, 
213,   215-221,   223-225,   227- 
230,  235,  240-251,  258,  260, 
272,  275,  277,  280,  284,  285, 
288,  290,   292,  293,  295-298, 
303-306. 
letter  from,  193,  194,  200,  203, 

278 

letters  to,  200,  298. 
remonstrates  against  severity  of 
Conseil  de  Marine  of  France, 
194. 
ships  loyal  to,  209-211,  213-215, 

217    218 

life  at  Carisbrooke,  223,  224. 
attempted  rescue  there,  284. 

— gratitude  to  Mrs.  EW]hor- 

wood,  concerned  therein,  300. 

Charles,     Prince     of     Wales     (later 

Charles    II),     221,     225-228, 

239-248,    250-256,    258-260, 

263,  266,  267,  272-274,  277, 
278,  285,  288,   289,  293-297, 
299-303, 

letters,  commissions  and  war- 
rants from,  207-221,  224-230, 
232,  233,  237,  238,  240-244, 
247,  249,  251-253,  255,  262, 

264,  271,  272,  276,  278-287, 
289-298,    301,    302-305,    307. 

letters  to,  202,  205-209,  212, 
215,  218-221,  224,  225,  228, 
230,  232,  238,  243,  245,  248, 
250-253,  256,  258,  259,  260, 
263,  271-278,  281,  286,  288- 
292,  294-298,  301,  304-307. 

holds  goods  of  Amsterdam 
merchants,  204. 

tries  to  hire  ships  at  Amsterdam, 
204. 

the  Pelican  and  a  dogger  boat 
taken  by  his  commission,  205. 

receives  Ambassador  of  Duke  of 
Mantua,  207. 


Charles,     Prince    of     Wales     (later 
Charles  II) — cont. 

his    "  Engagement  "    with    the 

Scots,  207. 
requests    suppression    of    Wis- 

hart's  Res  Gestae,  207. 
question    of    his    remove    into 

some    part    of    his    father's 

dominions,  208. 
intends  to  go  to  Holland,  209. 
and  revolting  Fleet,  209,  sq.  220. 
orders  of,  as  to  Prizes,  210. 
appoints       Lord      Willoughby, 

conditionally,     to     command 

the  Fleet,  210  sq. 
concessions    of,    to  confederate 

Roman  Catholics,  212. 
orders  of,  as  to  relief  of  Walmer 

Castle,  213-215. 
provides  ammunition  for  army 

in  Colchester,  213. 
at  Abbeville,  213  ;  at  Calais,  214. 
tries  to  obtain  frigates  and  am- 
munition from  de  Ransau,  214. 
at  Helvoetsluys,  215. 
sends   Gough   to   merchants   of 

Rotterdam,  215,  222,  225,  271. 
asks  loan  from  States-General, 

216. 
sends  Cochrane  to  the  King  of 

Denmark,   218,    246;   and  to 

Duke  of  Courland,  230 
joins  the  Fleet,  218-220. 
stops  ships  bound  for  Holland, 

219. 
instructions    of,    to    the    Fleet 

and  particular  Captains,  209- 

211,  213-215,  220,  281,  283. 
tries  to  borrow  ships  from  Prince 

of  Orange,  220. 
treats      with      Committee      of 

Estates  in  Scotland,  224,  226, 

227,  242,  244,  284. 
in  relation  to  Ireland,  227,  241, 

248,  253,257. 
at  the  Hague,  226,  sq. 
upon    Battle    of    Preston,  225- 

227,   242,  272. 
takes  a  frigate  of   the  Guinea 

Company,  271. 
upon  Siege  of  Colchester,   213, 

225,  296. 

intends  to  go  to  Ireland,  227. 
anxious  about  Scilly,  227,  230, 

248. 

sends  Gough  to  Duke  of  Lor- 
raine, 229,  233,  and  to  Prince 

of  Orange,  233. 
arranges     for     the     pay     and 

victualling  of  the  Crescent,  230. 
expresses  intention  of  returning 

to  Jersey,  286. 


321 


Charles,     Prince     of    Wales     (later 
Charles  II) — cont. 

petitioned  by  owners  of 
captured  shallop,  232. 

gives  orders  as  to  Sir  R.  Walsh, 
237,  239. 

sells  or  pawns  the  Antelope,  285. 

makes  agreement  with  de 
Reuz  of  Rotterdam,  239. 

instructions  given  to  Apsley  by, 
on  his  going  to  Ireland,  241. 

proclaimed  at  Guernsey,  276. 

advised  to  take  English  Green- 
land and  Muscovy  fleets,  301. 

corresponds  with  Marquis  of 
Argyle  and  Earl  of  Loudoun, 
243,  250,  252. 

appeals  to  Italian  princes  and 
states,  244,  263. 

sends  Lord  Brentford  to  Scot- 
land,. 244. 

intercedes  for  Marquis  of  Hunt- 
ley,  252. 

appeals  to  Queen  Christina  of 
Sweden,  246,  253,  254,  292; 
and  to  Frederick  III  of  Den- 
mark, 249,  288. 

writes  to  Lord  Fairfax  to  restore 
Charles  I,  247. 

is  urged  by  Ormond  to  go  to 
Ireland,  248. 

advised  to  accept  Scotch  pro- 
posals, 250,  252,  292,  296,  300. 

appeals  to  Court  of  France,  252, 
277. 

secures  use  of  Portuguese  ports 
for  his  Fleet,  252,  253. 

sends  Cottington  and  Hyde  to 
the  King  of  Spain,  253,  256, 
306. 

orders  Brentford  to  send  arms 
from  Sweden  to  Ireland,  253. 

intends  to  go  to  Ireland  by 
Flanders  and  France,  253. 

pardons  Lord  Broghill,  297. 

issues  commissions  for  Ire- 
land, and  orders  arrests  there, 
257. 

sends  Montrose  to  German 
princes  and  others,  257  sq. 

agreement  of,  with  Dommer  of 
Amsterdam,  263. 

at  Brussels,  259. 

instructions  of, as  to  Virginia,  262. 

appoints  Consuls  in  Italy,  263. 

appeals  to  Russia,  286. 

list   of  his   household   in   May, 

1649,  255. 

Charles,  Archduke  of  Styria,   19,  42, 
79,  81,  109. 

Elizabeth's  stipulations  as  to 
his  religion,  78. 


Charles,  Archduke  of  Styria — cont. 
embarks  for  Spain,   137. 
to    marry    Juana,    Princess    of 

Portugal,  and  become  Regent 

of     the    Netherlands     or     of 

Spain,  137. 

Charles  Lewis,  Elector  Palatine,  231. 
Charles,    Cardinal   of   Bourbon,    45, 

109,  110. 
Charles    Fort,     Salcombe    [Devon], 

surrendered  by  Royalists,  277. 
Chartres  [France],  Vidame  of  [Jean 

de  Ferrieres],  at  Geneva,  19. 
Chase,  Mr.  apothecary  to  Charles  II, 

256. 
Chastelier,  Mr.  and  Velutelli's  goods, 

137. 
[Chateau     Cambresis  ?]     Cambarse, 

France,  137. 
Chateaubriant     [France],     skirmish 

between        Dandelot        and 

Martigues,  near,  134. 
Chateau-Thierry  [France],    139. 

Charles  IX  at,  146. 
Chatelheraut,  James,  Duke  of,  Earl 

of      Arran.     See      Hamilton, 

James. 

[France],  137-139,   166. 
Chatham  [Kent],  letter  dated  from, 

165. 
Chatillon,  Cardinal  of.    See  Coligny, 

Odet  de. 
Chatillon,  sur-Loing  [France],  burnt, 

135. 

,  fighting  at,  135. 

sur-Seine,  113. 
Chaumont     [France],     William     of 

Orange  near,   144, 
Chelmsford  [Essex],  90. 
Chenies  [Bucks],  179. 
Chequers,    Chekers    [Bucks],    letter 

dated  from,  95. 
Cherbourg    [France],    letter    dated 

from,  306. 
Chester,  299. 

letter  dated  from,  148. 
wine  duties  at,  190. 
Chichester  [Sussex],  wine  duties  at, 

190. 

Chichester,  Sir  John,  50,  182. 
[Chiffinch]       Chiffeanch,       Thomas, 

Page  of  the   Bedchamber   to 

Charles  II,  255. 
Mrs.,  seamstress  to  Charles  II, 

256. 

Chigi,  Fabio,  Cardinal  Nuncio,  235. 
China.     See  Cathayia. 
Christian,  John,  deposition  of,  266. 
Christmas,  Mr.,  90. 
Church   of  England  in   Parliament, 

272. 
government  of,  175,  177. 

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322 


Church,  the  Supremacy  of,  subject  for 
disputation   at    Oxford,    155. 
Ciphers,  keys  to,  308. 
Civita  Vecchia  [Italy],  36,  38,  59. 

Corsairs  near,  21. 
Clandeboye  [co.  Down],  86. 
Clanricarde,  Ulick,  Marquis  of.    See 

Burgh. 
Clare  : 

Dr.,    Chaplain    to    Charles    II, 

255. 
Mr.  Peter,  a  man  of  credit  with 

the  Allemans,  150. 
Clark,  Captain,  Commander  of  San- 
down  Castle,  276. 

Claudio,  Master  of  the  Horse  to 
Lord  Robert  Dudley,  24,  27, 
28,  50. 

Clayburne,  Capt.  William,  super- 
seded as  Treasurer  of 
Virginia,  being  for  Parlia- 
ment, 302. 

Cleave,  Cleves,  William,  Duke  of,  85. 
promises   good-will   to    Emden, 

23. 

Cleborne,  Mr.,  80. 
Clermoiit     [France],     besieged     by 

Conde,  139. 
Clery,  Mr.,  a  pensioner  of  Chas.  IX 

of  France,   99. 
Cleveland,  Earl  of.    See  Wentworth, 

Thomas. 
Clinton  : 

Edward     Fiennes     de,     Baron, 
High  Admiral,   72,   105,   111. 
Lady,  95. 

Mr.,  son  to  the  above,  105. 
Clonmel      [co.      Tipperary],      Com- 
missioners appointed  at,    34. 
Cloth,     export     of,     restricted     by 

Henry  VIII,    191 
license     to     export     for     Lord 

Robert  Dudley,  191. 
export  of,  by  Italians  in  London, 

186. 

Clough,  Richard  [?  Rochart  Kloch], 
servant    to   Sir  T.   Gresham, 
35,  172. 
Coates,     Thomas,     master     of     his 

Ooodspeed  of  Hull,  285. 
Cobham,  William,  Lord,  116. 

letters  from,  125,  126,  130,  133, 

160. 

his  wife,  Frances,  130. 
Cobham  [Kent],  letters  dated  from, 

125,  126,  160. 
Hall  [Kent],  letters  dated  from. 

130,  133. 

Coblence,  Coblentz,  Confluence  [Ger- 
many], 82. 

Cochrane,  Sir  John,  246. 
letters  from,  284,  288. 


Cochrane,  Sir  John — cont. 

sent  to  King  of  Denmark,  218. 
-   Duke    of    Courland,    230, 
259. 
Cockburn,        Cobron,       a        Scotch 

Captain,  31. 

Coiners,  punished  at  Venice,  53. 
Coke,  Sir  Edward,  letter  from,  183. 

cipher  of,  308. 
Colbourne,  Captain,  108. 
Colchester  [Essex],  siege  of,  213,  225, 

273,  295,  296. 
Cole  : 

Thomas,  a  Protestant  Divine,  2. 

,  letter  from,  90. 

— ,  his  sermon  blamed,  90. 
W[illiam],  a  Protestant  Divine, 

2. 
Colepepper,  Culpepper,  John,  Baron, 

286. 

letters  to,  276,  290. , 
instructions  to,  213. 
assaulted  by  Sir  R.  Walsh,  237, 

239. 

Coleredo.    See  Collerado. 
Coles,  Sir  William,  commander  of  a 

regiment  in  Ireland,  257. 
Coligny  : 

Gaspard  de,  Admiral  of  France, 
108,  144,  145,  157,  165. 
— ,  meets  Conde  at  Essones, 
11. 


— ,  at  Geneva,  19. 

— ,  to  join  English  forces  in 

Normandy,   48. 

at    Court,    denies    com- 


plicity  in   murder    of   Guise, 

73-75. 

— ,    not    present    at    English 

demand  for  Calais,  102. 

,    well   received    at    Court, 

107. 

— ,  attempt  to  seize,  111. 

— ,  crosses  the  Seine,   113. 

— ,  bags  sent  to,  by  Norreys, 

116. 

— ,    his   safety   important   to 

England,  120. 

gives    warning    of    plot 


against   Elizabeth,    123,    126. 

,  defeats  Martigues,  135. 

,  operations  of,   in  Poiton, 

137. 

,  at  Rochelle,  137. 

,  reported  to  be  wounded, 

153. 
-,  reported  to  have  defeated 


Anjou,  155. 
— ,  his  death  reported,   161. 
— ,    at   Confolens,    design    of 
poisoning    him,  163. 
— ,  relieves  Poitiers,  166. 


323 


Coligny — cont. 

Odet  de,  Cardinal  of  Chatillon, 

74,  75,  126,  143,  157. 
• ,  letter  from,  137. 

— ,    arrives   in   England  ;     at 

Canterbury,   133. 

— ,  urges  appeal  to  German 

Princes,    137. 

,  his  wine  unpaid  for,  142. 

,  letters  to,  from  Norreys, 

intercepted,   153. 
,       receives      money      for 

German  Princes,   154,   157. 
,  to  visit  Oxford  and  stay 

in  Christ  Church,  156. 
,    money   not    forthcoming 

from,  159. 
Collerado,    Coleredo,    Federico,    37, 

38. 
Collett,   Glowd   [Claud],   denies   the 

King's  Commission,  262. 
Cologne,  82,  85,  128,  131,  236. 
letter  from,  quoted,  129. 
Archbishops  of,  82,  174,  253. 
Council  of  German  Princes  at, 

137. 
negotiations      at     (1673-1675), 

267  sq. 
refuses     to     lend     money     to 

Emperor  Ferdinand,   4. 
William  of  Orange  buys  arms  at, 

125. 
Colonies.     See  New  England  ;   New 

York  ;  Virginia. 
Colonna  : 

Fabrizio     [?],     son     of     Marco 

Antonio,  his  marriage,  20. 
Marco  Antonio,  Duke  of  Palia- 

cozza,  22,  37,  45. 

— ,  his  Captain,  20. 

— ,  leaves  Rome,  his  errand 

doubtful,  20,  22. 
Pompeio,  an  Italian  soldier,  61. 
"  Colum  John,"  50. 
Combes,     Jehan,     of     French     am- 
bassador's     household,      im- 
prisoned, 29. 
Commissioners,  expected  at  Berwick, 

70,  71,  76,  77. 
at  Carisbrooke,  223. 
for  Treaty  of  Troyes,  19. 
in  Flanders,  15. 
Commonwealth      of      England,      a 

servant  of,  267. 
Companies  : 

East  India,   278. 
Guinea,  271. 

Merchants,  44,  56,  191,  273. 
Russian,  143,  149. 
Vintners',  letter  from,   95. 

— ,  petition  of,  93. 
Compiegne  [France],  108,  151. 


Conde : 

Louis  de  Bourbon,  Prince  de 
[the  elder],  10,  19,  99,  102, 
109-111,  116,  122,  138,  139, 
145,  147,  149,  151,  154. 

,  letter  from,  143. 

,  reconciled  with  the 

Guises,  42,  74. 

,  movements  of,  11,  40,  123, 


130,  131,   134,  138. 
— ,       the       Queen       Mother 
approaches,  96. 
— ,    Huguenots   meet    at   his 
house,   100. 
— ,  at  Court,  106,  107. 

negotiations     for    peace 


with,  113,  117,  120,  129,  132. 

,  distrusts  Edicts,   132. 

,      Elizabeth     advised     to 

support,   152. 
— ,  death  of,  158. 
Louis,  Prince  de  [the  younger], 
letter  to,   224. 

,     support    of,    sought    by 

Prince  Charles,  252. 

,      receives      letter      from 

Louis   XIV   about   death    of 
Charles  I,  303. 

Confolens  [France],  Coligny  at,  163. 
Coniston,    Mr.,    of    the    Admiralty, 

letter  to,  177. 
his  brother-in-law,  Mr.  Hussey, 

177. 

his  nephew,  177. 
Conors.     See  O'Connors. 
Constableship  of  France,    102,    107, 

111. 

Constantinople,  45,  46,  51,  52,  60,  116. 
letter  dated  from,  298. 
advices  from,  20,  21,  116,  298. 
plague  at,  114. 
Seraglio  at,  41. 

Continho,      Francesco      de      Sousa 

[Portuguese    Ambassador    at 

the  Hague],  letter  from,  256. 

Contreras,      Ferdinando     Ruiz     de, 

letter  to,  237. 
Conway,     Sir    Hugh,    Treasurer    of 

Calais,  warrant  to,  1. 
Cook,  Major  Thomas,  passes  for,  to 
England  and  Paris,  272,  292. 
Cooke,  Mr.,  Groom  of  Privy  Chamber 

to  Charles  II,  256. 
Cookham  [Berks],  188. 
Cooper,  Dr.  Thomas,  Dean  of  Christ 

Church,  Oxford,  153,  155. 
letter  from,   119. 

— ,  as  Vice-Chancellor,  155. 
recommended    for    Deanery    of 

Gloucester,  161. 

Coote    [Sir    Charles],    makes   league 
with  O'Neil,  299. 


324 


Copenhagen,  letter  dated  from,  288. 
Copernicus    [Nicholas],    astronomer, 

270. 
Copperas,  made  by  Lord  Mountjoye, 

185. 
Coqueville,    Captain,    taken    at    St. 

Valery  in  Caux,  121. 
beheaded  at  Abbeville,  122. 
Cordeliers   at   Antwerp,    spoiled   by 

Protestants,    98. 
Cordova,  Don  Diego  de,  54,  80. 
Corfu  [Island  of],  49. 
Cork,  Co.,  248,  277. 
Sheriff  of,  62. 
Ormond  warned  that  Cromwell 

will  land  men  in,  260. 
Cormallon,  M.  de,  153. 
Cornelius  : 

Captain     Isaac,     letter     dated 

from,  276. 

Jasper,  letter  dated  from,  303. 
John,   letter   dated   from,    con- 
cerning a  prize,  276. 
Correll,    Thomas,    commission    for, 

291. 
Corsairs,  galleys  of,  21. 

Spanish    enterprise    to    Tripoli 

endangered  by,  27. 
in  Corsica,  27. 
at  Malta,  60,  61. 
Corse,  a  fort  in  Corsica,  41. 
Corsica,  37,  38,  41,  42,  44,  45,  47, 

52,  55,  61. 

Pietro  Corso  in.     See  Corso. 
San  Firenze  in,  attacked,  27. 
troops  in,  26. 
Corso,  San  Pietro,  37,  42,  44,  47-49, 

52,  61. 

in  Corsica,  27,  29,  49. 
Cornwall  : 

county  of,  245. 
tin  business  in,  278. 
Royalists  in,  293. 
war  in,  278. 

Duchy    of,    Revenue    Commis- 
sioners of,  278. 
Coryat,    George,     of    New    College, 

Oxford,   101. 
petition    of,    for    parsonage    of 

Warham,  Norfolk,   189. 
Cosse,  Marshal  Artus  de  Gonor  de, 

122,  125,  144. 
in  Picardy,  138. 
his  warnings,  164. 
Cottington,  Francis,  Baron,   one  of 
Henrietta  Maria's  Council  at 
Paris,  208,  238,  261,  302. 
letters  from,  273,  289. 

to,  279,  282,  283. 

sent  with  Hyde  to  Brussels  and 

Spain,  256,  273,  306. 
Cotton,  Sir  Thomas,  seaman,  22. 


Council : 

Privy,  44,  80,  170,  183. 

— ,  Lords  of  the,  5,  57,  64,  81, 
152. 
-,  Clerk  to,  Rich.  Fanshaw, 


278. 

of  Ireland,  letter  to,  264. 
of   War,    Parliamentary,    letter 

to,  247. 

of  State,  deposition  before,  266. 
,    Clerk   to,   Walter   Frost, 

266. 
,       "  Worcester      papers  " 

delivered  to,  294. 
Courland,    James,   Duke   of,   letters 

to,  230,  242. 
Duchess  of,  242. 
Courtebourne,    Governor   of   Calais, 

letters  from,  225,  228,  232. 
Courthop,  a  Protestant  divine,  3. 
Courtrai,  Cortrecht  [Flanders],   131. 
Cousens,      Alexander,      sent      from 

Scilly  to  Prince  Charles,  274. 
Coutts,  Mr.,  of  Bruges,  264. 
Coventry,    William,    alias    Crocker, 

letters  from,  288,  298,  299. 

to,  299. 

Coventry  [Warwickshire],  179. 
Coverdal     [?  Coverdale,     Miles],     a 

Protestant  divine,  2. 
Cowdray  [Sussex],  64. 
Cowell,  Captain,  ordered  to  appear 

before  Prince  Charles,  at  the 

Hague,  285. 
Cox,  Richard,  Bishop  of  Ely,    157, 

158. 

letter  from,  165. 
granted  lease  to  Lord  St.  John 

of  Bletso,  157. 
Cradock,  Dr.  [Edward  ?]  to  dispute 

before  the  Earl  of   Leicester 

at  Oxford,  155. 
Cradley  [Herefordshire],  the  Rector 

of,   96. 

Cranbourne  [Berks],    188. 
Cranford    [Middlesex],    letter    dated 

from,    200. 

Craven  [William],  Earl  of,  301. 
Crawford,    Earls   of.     See   Lindsay, 

Alexander  and  Ludovic. 
Cray  [Kent],  275. 
Cressioner,  Governor  of   Gravelines, 

40. 

Crispe,  Henry,  a  messenger,  113. 
Croatia,    threatened    by  Turks,    85. 
Crocciata  [Crusade],  the,  59. 
Crocker,  Mr.  See  Coventry,  William. 
Croft,  Sir  James,  letter  from,  79. 

services  and  grievances  of,   80. 
Crofts,  William,  246,  247. 

letter  from,  200. 
Croker,  Thomas.  See  Seymore,  John. 


325 


Crole,  George,  factor  at  Rotterdam, 

288. 
Crombrack,   Combake.     See  Culem- 

burg. 

Crompton.     See  Crumton. 
Cromwell,  Oliver,  299. 
certificate  of,  266. 
Ormond  warned  of  his  intention 

to  land  in  Munster,  260. 
will   be   crowned  if  he  defeats 

Ormond,  300. 
Croop,  Christopher,  interested  in  the 

ship  Benediction,  194. 
Crow,  Crowe  : 

Henry,  letter  from,  302. 
Sir    Sackville,     Envoy    to    the 
Sultan,  298. 

,  letters  patent  for,  194. 

— ,  cipher  of,   308. 
Crowley     [?  Robert],     a     Protestant 

divine,  2. 
Croy,  Philip  de,  Duke  of  Aerschot, 

14. 
Crumton  [?  Crompton],  lends  money 

to  T.  Killigrew,  263. 
Crych,  John,  solicitor,  of  London,  223. 
Culemberg,    Crombrack,    Count    of, 

101,  103. 

Cullimore,      Justice,     of     Antwerp, 
note  of  money  due   to   303. 
Culpepper.     See   Colepepper. 
Cumberland,   county  of,   troops  for 

Ireland  from,  86,  92. 
Cumnor  [Oxon],  letters  dated  from,  3. 
Cunningham  : 

Alexander,    Earl    of    Glencairn, 

at  Langside,  118. 
Hugh  and  Robert,  warrant    to 

apprehend,    257. 
Curteys,    Piers,    Keeper    of    Great 

Wardrobe,  warrant  to,   1. 
Curtius,  William,  letters  from,  231, 

233-236,   240,  254. 
his     assistance     requested     for 

"Mr.  Carp,"  254. 
urges     the     importance     of     a 

fleet  to  Charles  II,  254. 
urged  to  obtain  the  Emperor's 
letter    against    reception    of 
"  rebel  "  envoys  at  Hamburg, 
259. 

Cusack,  Cusake,  Sir  Thomas,  14. 
letter  from,  62. 

advice  for  orders  in  Ireland,  25. 
Customs,  augmentation  of  English, 

15. 

in  Virginia,  263. 
King    Charles     I    deprived    of, 

216. 
proposed  increase  of  export  duty 

on  cloth,  191. 
officers  in  England  dishonest,  6. 


Cyprus,  Island  of,  37,  41. 


Daedalus,  the  flying  Dutch  fleet 
compared  to,  271. 

Dale,  Mr.,  co-adjutor  to  John  Ray 
in  his  Historia  Plantarum,  269. 

Dallny,  Secretary,  at  Cavaillon,  31. 

Damascus,  Bey  of,  116. 

Damieno,  Ridolfi,  in  London,  21. 

Dandelot,  Frangois  de.   See  Andelot. 

Daniel,  Terence,  or  O'Donnel, 
Thirlagh,  Dean  of  Armagh, 
63. 

Danseus,  Carolus,  French  ambas- 
sador in  Denmark,  4. 

Dantzic  [Germany],  149,  241. 
letter  dated  from,  56. 

Danube,  River,  231,  235. 

Danville,  Henri  de  Montmorency, 
Marshal  of  France,  11,  29, 
49,  74. 

letter  from,  mentioned,  49. 
his  wife,  29. 

his  servant,  Bateras,  33. 
quarrels  with  de  Rais,  100. 
negotiates  with  Conde,   113. 
on  his  guard  against  Guises,  160. 

Darcy,  captain  of  a  Royalist  frigate, 
249. 

Dare,  Capt.  Robert  of  Lyme,  con- 
tract of,  with  Prince  Charles, 
for  hire  of  Constant  Warwick, 
273. 

Darell,  William,  prebendary  of 
Canterbury,  181. 

Darnley,  Darling,  Lord  Henry.  See 
Stewart,  Henry. 

Datchet  [Bucks],  189. 

Dauncy,  Mr.,  130. 

Davenant,    Davenett,    Sir    William, 
patent  of,  as  joint  Treasurer 
in  Virginia,  284,  302. 
arms  supplied  by,  in  1645,  ac- 
count of,  302. 

Daventry,  Dantry  [Northants],  179. 

D avers,  Mr.  [or  Danvors],  of  New 
College,  Oxford,  89,  90. 

Davies,  Richard,  Bishop  of  St. 
Davids,  88. 

Davison,  Captain  Alexander,  280. 

Day  : 

Christian,  wife  of  Rowland  Day, 
trumpet  to  Col.  Harrison, 
petition  for,  267. 


326 


Day — cont. 

Mr.,     to     receive     money     for 
owners  of  sugar  in  captured 
ship,  284. 
Deal  [Kent],  214. 

letter  dated  from,  293. 
Castle,  274. 

,  letters  to  Governor  of,  278, 

282. 
Deighton,  Christopher,  of  Worcester, 

proclaims  Elizabeth,  44. 
Delinquents'  Estates,  Commissioners 

of,  245. 
Delia  Corna  : 

Ascanio,  47,  49,  52,  59. 
Fulvio,  Cardinal  of  Perugia,  48. 
Delia  Croce,  Marsilio,  100. 

letters  from,  21,  36. 
De   la    Quadra,    Alvaro,    Bishop    of 
Aquila,    Spanish    ambassador 
to  Elizabeth.  13,  35. 
De  la  Torre,  Torrey,  Jacques,  64. 
Del  Guasto,  Marquis,  22. 
Del  Solero,  Bonifaccio,  letter  to,  24. 
Delebecq,    Louis,     of    Calais,     com- 
plains of  seizure  of  a  shallop, 
228. 

Delgey,  a  Turkish  commander,   60. 
Denby,  Mr.,  62. 

Dendermond,      Deremonde,      [Flan- 
ders], 247. 
Denham,John,  211,  226,  271,  272,  279. 

instructions  to,  226,  227. 
Denmark,  Kings  of  : 

Frederick  II,  4,  5,  34,  149. 

,  his  proposed  marriage  to 

Mary,   Queen  of  Scots,   4,   8. 
Frederick  III,  257,  258. 

,  letters  to,  237,  249. 

,    appealed    to,   for   Prince 

Charles,  246,  291. 

promises  to    help    Prince 


Luys,    lute 


See 


Charles,  288. 
Denti,     Fabricio     and 

players,  30. 
Derby,   Earl  and  Countess   of. 

Stanley. 
Derienne,  Madelelin,  of  Calais,  com- 

plains of  seizure  of  a  shallop, 

228. 

Dereu,  M.     See  Reux,  de. 
Desmond,  Earl  of.     See  Fitzgerald, 

Gerald. 
Dettling    [Kent],    Chapel   at,    grant 

of,  2. 
Deux-Ponts,    Duke    of.     See    Zwei- 

briicken. 
Devereux  : 

Robert,     Earl     of    Essex,     his 

execution,  183. 
Mr.,  to  be  Governor  of  Mont- 

serrat,  280. 


Devonshire,  245. 
Sheriff  of,  245. 
tin  business  in,  278. 
Diamond,     Captain,     tried     by     a 

Council    of    War    at     Scilly, 

276. 
Dicks,   Lt.-Colonel,    to    fetch    arms 

from    Earl    of    Brentford    in 

Sweden,   302. 

Dieppe,  Admiralty  Court  at,  193  sq. 
garrison  doubled  at,    126. 
Order  of  Conseil  de  la  Marine  at, 

193. 

Protestants  at,   130. 
Dier,  Mr.,  102. 

Diest  [Flanders],  horse  fair  at,  50. 
Digby,  George,  Lord,  afterwards  Earl 

of  Bristol,   249, 
letters  to,  200,  203. 
letter  from,  275. 
member     of    Queen    Henrietta 

Maria's  Council  at  Paris,  208. 
Diggs,    Mr.,    merchant,    Rotterdam, 

asked  to  lend  money  to  Prince 

Charles,   271. 

Dijon  [France],  Charles  IX  at,  26. 
Dillon,     Thomas,     Viscount,     letter 

from,  206. 
Dissains,    [?]    Pont   d'San   [France], 

137. 

Ditton,  Dytton  Park  [Bucks],   189. 
Dixwell,    John,    signs    for    County 

Committee  of  Kent,  204. 
Dobeney.     See  Aubigny,  d'. 
Docquerel,    M.,    Judge    of    French 

Admiralty  Court  at  Dunkirk, 

262. 

Doffi,  Mr.,  in  London,  21. 
Dogs,  as  presents,  14,  19,  20,  102. 
Donard   [Dohna],   Baron   de,   raises 

horse  for  Charles  II,  265. 
Dolheim,  a  messenger,  129. 
Dommer,  Theodore,  of  Amsterdam, 

letter    from,    undertaking    to 

supply   ships   to   Charles   II, 

263. 

Doncaster,  Dankster,  Yorks,  123. 
Doncherche  [?  Dunkirk],  21. 
Donegal  [Ireland],  86. 
Donnaneall   [?  Dunally,    co.   Down], 

87. 

Dorchester,   Dudley    Carleton,    Vis- 
count.    See  Carleton. 
Doria  : 

John  Andrew,  36,  38,  46,  47,  49, 

54. 
,  at  Bastia,  41. 

— ,  lands  at  Istria,  42. 

— ,  returns  to  Spain,  45. 
,     takes     Porto      Vecchio, 

42. 
Steffano,  37,  41. 


327 


Dorislaus,  Dr.  Isaac,  letter  to,  232. 
murder       of,       applauded       in 
Bavaria,  255. 

— ,    confessed    by    Whitford, 
266. 
Dormer,    Sir    William,    letter   from, 

144. 

Dorney  [Bucks],  vicar  of,  189. 
Dorsetshire,  203,  268,  300. 

Receiver   of  Revenue  in.      See 

Long,  Robert. 
Douai    [Flanders],   French  army  at 

(1651),  265. 
Douglas  : 

Francis,  hurt  by  Lord  Seton,  53. 
James,  fourth  Earl  of  Morton, 
at  Langside,  118. 

,    his    house    at    Wawhton 

besieged    by    the    Hamiltons 
and  Hepburns,  145. 
General  Major  [?  Robert],   258. 
William,   aids   Mary   to    escape 
from    Lochleven,    disappears 
at  Kingston,  170. 
Mr.,  recommended  as  chaplain 

to  Earl  of  Leicester,  148. 
a  Scot,  servant  to  Earl  of  Sussex, 
gives  information  about  Ire- 
land,  124. 

Dourlens,  Durlans,  [France],  125. 
Dover  [Kent],  81,  97,  209,  261,  265, 

280. 
a  shallop  of,  taken  by  Royalist 

Captain,  225,  228,  232. 
Castle,  265. 

Down,  Castle  of  [co.  Down],  87. 
Downing,   George,   scout  master   of 
the  Parliament  Army,   letter 
from,  267. 
Downs,  the,  letters  dated  from,  219- 

221. 
Royalist  ships  in,  209-211,  218, 

220,  282,  287. 

Draffen  [Draffan,  Fifeshire],  118. 
Dragut,   Drogues,   a   Turkish   Com- 
mander, 60,  61. 
killed,  65. 

Dress,  bodices  for  Elizabeth,  46. 
French  tailor  for  her,  99. 
on  Twelfth  Night  at  Court  of 

Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  12. 
Drogheda     [Ireland],     letter     dated 

from,  90. 
Drummond,  Sir  Patrick,  246. 

to    be    Treasurer   under    Mont- 
rose,  288. 
Du    Croc,    French    Ambassador    in 

Scotland,  100,  104,  106. 
returns  without  leave,  108. 
Du  Court,  Valet  of  the  Chamber  to 
Charles   IX,    draws   portraits 
for  Earl  of  Leicester,   132. 


Dublin,  299,  300. 

letters  dated  from,  34,  182. 
towns      near,       surrender       to 

Royalists,  272. 
Dudley  : 

Ambrose,  Baron  Lysle,  44,    51, 

102. 

— ,    copy   of  letters   creating 

him  Earl  of  Warwick,  8. 

,  President  of  York,  12. 

,  Burlace,  his  man,  55. 

,  marriage  of,  68,  70. 

,  ill,  181. 

— ,  pedigree  and  coat  of,  186. 
Henry,  Lord,  35. 
Jane,  Duchess  of  Northumber-* 

land,  postscript  from,  2. 
John,  Duke  of  Northumberland, 

2,  24,  55. 

,  letter  from,  1. 

John,  son  of  the  above,  letter 

to,  1 ;    his  debts,  2. 
Mary,    Lady,    wife    of    Sir    H. 

Sidney,'  91. 
Lord  Robert,  Earl  of  Leicester, 

27,  43,  50,  63,  65,  68,  77,  80, 

81,  136,  145. 
,  letters  from,   3,   46,    101, 

170,  174,  177,  180. 
,  letters  to,    3-178    passim 

pp.   3-181. 

-,  Protestant  divines  recom- 
mended to,  by  name,  2. 

,  a  rider  for,  17,  18,  24. 

,    expected   to   be   sent   to 

Charles    IX   with    Treaty    of 

Troyes,   18. 

,  horses  for,  14,  27,  35,  46,  50. 

,  his  Master  of  the  Horse. 

>SeeBlount,  Chris.  See  Claudio. 
receives     Order     of    St. 


Michel,  31,  54. 
-,   expected   to   be   made   a 


Duke,  32. 
— ,  appealed  to,  on  behalf  of 
Protestant  Ministers,  33,  42, 
43,  87-90. 

— ,  an  armourer  for,  50. 
— ,    sponsor    to    daughter    of 
Signer  Baroiicelli,  47,  50. 
— ,  his   "  fellow-gossips,"   44, 
47,  51. 
-,  urges  France  to  be  friendly 


with  Elizabeth,  48. 

,    his    zeal    for    "  religion," 

53,  97,  117,  134,  139,  176. 

,  fall  of  his  horse,  55, 

— ,  possibility  of  his  marriage 
to  Elizabeth,    57,    67,  71;  to 
Mary,   Queen  of  Scots,   57. 
-,  appealed  to,  by  the  Earl 


of  Hertford,  72. 


328 


Dudley,  Lord  Robert — cont. 

,  summoned  to  Windsor  for 

installation  of  Charles  IX,  73. 

,    Elizabeth   will   not    sign 

despatch  about  her  marriage 
to  Archduke  Charles  till  she 
sees,  79. 
-,  negotiates  with  Dean,  &c., 


of  Windsor  for  manors,  &c.,  in 
Somerset,  89. 

— ,  acquires  lease  of  Adder- 
bury  Parsonage,  89. 
— ,     appealed    to,    by    Lady 
Mary  Grey,  95. 
-,    Mary,    Queen    of    Scots, 


writes  of  his  encouraging 
amity  between  Elizabeth  and 
herself,  96. 

— ,  writes  to  Paris  for  a 
tailor  for  Elizabeth,  99. 

sends       an   s    adamant 


sepulchre     to     Throgmorton, 
102,  103. 

— ,     attempt    to    prove    his 
complicity  in  death  of  Amy 
Robsart,    111,    119. 
-,   well   disposed   to    Sir   F. 


books    and    vagrant    persons 

at  Oxford,  166. 
,  his  opinion  on  foreign 

policy,  170  sq. 
,  requested  to  obtain  two 

ships  for  John  Hawkins,  174. 


Englefield,   113. 
,    obtains    stewardship    for 

his  servant,  Killigrew,  125. 

,  two  portraits  of,  112. 

,  his  cook  Nicholas  trans- 
ports     wine      and      mullets 

[mules  ?],  to  him,  144. 
,   delay  in  delivery  of  his 

letters     at     Tutbury    Castle, 

147. 
,     warned     of     a     Popish 

Spanish   plot,    148  ;     of   con- 
spiracies, 157. 
,  his  advice  to  the  Queen 

on       foreign       policy       not 

accepted,    152. 
• ,  arrangements  for  his  visit 

to  Oxford,   155. 
,  urged  to  induce  the  Queen 

to   help  John   Casimir,    157- 

159. 
,  recommended  to  appoint 

Dr.    Cooper    to    Deanery    of 

Gloucester,    161. 
• ,    Norreys    commends    his 

family  to  him,  162. 
,    his   interest   in   hawking 

and  hunting,  164. 
-,  urged  to  suppress  heretical 


Dudley,  Lord  Robert — cont. 

,     admonishes    Archbishop 

Parker  on  Church  discipline. 
175. 

,   his  support  solicited  by 


Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  177. 
— ,    appeals    to    Bishop 
Scambler    on    behalf    of    Mr. 
Wyborne,  177. 

— ,     arrangements     for     fire- 
works at  Kenil worth,   178. 
— ,  about  to  go  to  the  Nether- 
lands, outfit,  &c.,  180. 
— ,  attested  copy  of  his  will, 
182. 
-,    his    brother-in-law,     Sir 


Henry  Sidney.     See  Sidney. 

,  his  servant  Pet.     See  Pet. 

Mr.,  178. 

Dumbarton,  Dumbritton  [Scotland], 
Chatelherault     expected     at, 
125,    128,    130. 
Dumferline,  Abbot  of.    See  Pitcairn, 

Robert. 

Dumfries  [Scotland],   118. 
Dunally,  co.  Down.     See  Domianeall. 
Dunbar     [Haddingtonshire],     Both- 
well  and  Queen  Mary  at,  101. 
Dundalk  [co.  Louth],  86. 
Dundrum  [co.  Down],  87. 
Dungarvan  [co.  Waterford],  248. 
Dungeness  [Kent],  205. 
Dunkirk  [Flanders],  21, 200,  214,  288. 
letters    dated    from,    200,    261, 

284. 
Admiralty  Court  of  Charles  II 

at,  261,  262,  286,  287. 
frigates   to   be   obtained   from, 

for  Charles  II,  279. 
Governor  of,  262. 
Whittington  at,  288. 
Duron    [Diiren,    Germany],    Orange 

at,  131. 
Durham,  Bishop  of.    See  Pilkington, 

James. 

Dean  of .  See  Whitingham,  Wm. 
letter  dated  from,  33. 
county  of,  needs  religious  men, 

154. 

Durlans  [France].    See  Dourlens. 
Dutch,  John,  servant  of  the  Count 

of  Figueroa,  78. 

Dutch  alarm  at  growth  of  Common- 
wealth of  England,  304. 
fleet,  the  flying,  verses  on,  271. 
ships,      not      to      be      directly 
employed     for     Charles     II, 
301. 

vessel  taken,  276. 
Dutchman,  arrest  of  a,  in  London, 

266. 
Dymock  [?  John],  a  prisoner,  7. 


329 


Earles,     Dr.     [John],     chaplain     to 

Charles  II,  255. 
East  India  Company,  278. 
Easter,    Richard,    Porter    at    Back- 
stairs to  Charles  II,  256. 
Easthampstead  Park  [Berks],   188. 
East  Friesland.     See  Friesland. 
Ecquan  [?  Ecouen],  France,  121. 
Edict  [of  Amboise  ?],  the,  109,  129. 

distrusted  by  Conde,  132. 
Edicts,  all,  revoked,  133. 
Edinburgh,  77,  226. 

letters  dated  from,   11,   14,  56, 

96,  101,  199,  221,  250,  252. 
Castle,  Cessford  imprisoned  at, 
101. 

,  Prince  James  at,  101. 

Edenham,    Edname    [Lines.],   letter 

dated  from,  71. 

Edward  IV,  extract  from  his  will, 
appointing        two        chantry 
priests  at  Windsor,  1. 
reversal    of    Act    declaring    his 

children  bastards,  1. 
Edward  VI,  8,  23,  148. 

statute  of,  re  Vintners,  93-95. 
Edzart,    Count    of   East    Friesland, 
composition  of,  for  merchants, 
43,  73. 

Eger  [Bohemia],  Wrangel  at,  235. 
Eglinton,  Earl  of.    See  Montgomerie, 

Hugh. 
Egmont : 

Agamonte  Lamoral,  Count  of 
Gavre,  14,  47,  50,  51,  55,  97. 

,  favours  English 

merchants,  16,  17. 
— ,  his  death,  119,  127,  136. 
Madame,  139. 
Ehemius,  Dr.,  165. 
Elba  [Italy],  Corsairs  at,  21. 
Elbe,   River,   7. 

Charles  Gustavus  on,   234. 
Elboeuf,  Rene  de,  *  Dalbeouf,'  32. 
Elector  Palatine.     See  Frederick. 

See  Charles  Lewis. 
Eliot,  Mr.,  Groom  of  Bedchamber  to 

Charles  II,  256. 
Elizabeth  : 

Queen  of  England,  3,  6,  11,  14- 
18,  20-27,  30,  32-36,  41-44, 
50,  51,  55-59,  62,  64,  67-72, 
75,  76,  79,  81,  86,  88,  90-92, 


Elizabeth,  Queen  of  England — cont. 
94-96,  98,  99,  102-107,  113- 
121,  123,  126,  128,  130,  132- 
135,  141-147,  149,  152-154, 
164,  166,  170,  173-183,  185- 
187,  190-192. 

,  letter  from,  182. 

,  ,   mentioned,  14,  17, 

34,  67. 

,  letters  to,  10,  43,  65,  73, 

86,  93,    107,  162,    173,    174, 
187,  190. 

-,  mentioned,    13,   24, 


30,  33,  103,  132. 
— ,  reported  to  convey  armour 

into    Russia,    5,    6 ;     and   to 

maintain  pirates,  5. 
— ,  hazards  her  kingdom  to 

preserve  Scottish  liberty,  5. 
— ,  Otto,  Duke  of  Luneberg 

worthy  of  pension  from,  6. 
— ,   no   Ambassador  sent  to, 

from  Venice,  8,  34. 
— ,     Lord     Ryche     requests 

interview  with,  10. 
— ,  Heinrich,  Duke  of  Bruns- 

wick-Luneburg    offers    troops 

to,   10. 
— ,    Coligny   mindful    of   her 

favour,   11. 

— ,  Scotland  faithful  to,  12. 
— ,  advised  as  to  recovery  of 

Calais,  13. 
— ,   trade  of,  with   Flanders, 

15,  16. 
— ,  too  ready  to  make  Treaty 

of  Troyes,  17. 
— ,     advised     to     encourage 

trade  with  Emden,  23. 
,  advised  as  to  economies  in 

Ireland,  25,  26. 
,  said  to  be  unpopular  in 

England,  27. 
-,  to  sign  Treaty  of  Troyes, 


28. 

— ,  to  dispose  of  Collar  of  St. 
Michel,  32. 

— ,  warned  as  to  practises  in 
Scotland,   32. 

— ,  asked  to  check  Desmond's 
raids,  34. 

— ,  ungracious  to  Chaloner  at 
Madrid,  35. 

— ,    has    no    intelligence    of 
death  of  Emperor  Ferdinand, 
36. 
-,  his  obsequies  kept  by  her, 


38. 

> 

41. 


a  rider  from  Madrid  for, 


— ,  proclaimed  five  times  at 
Worcester,  44. 


330 


Elizabeth,  Queen  of  England — cont. 

,  bodices  for,  46. 

,  her  support  sought  for  the 

Huguenots,   48. 
-,  her  amity  to  French  King, 


48. 


gift  for,   from  the   Lady 
Regent,  51. 

geldings  and  jerkins  for, 


51. 

— ,  promises  money  to  Count 
of  East  Friesland,  53. 
— ,  horses  from  Spain  for,  54. 
— ,    reported    to    have    sent 
Darnley  to  Scotland,  54. 
— ,  anxiety  as.  to  her  marriage, 

— ,  claims  poundage  on  goods 

sent  to  Flanders,  55-58,  64. 

— ,  said  to  favour  Leicester's 

marriage    with   Mary    Queen 

of  Scots,  57. 

— ,     her     administration     of 

Ireland,    62-64. 

— ,  a  matter  of  the  Emperor 

Maximilian     promoted    with, 

by  Leicester,  65. 

— ,      Hawkins      reports      his 


return  to,   65. 
— ,    reported    to    be    sending 
Sussex  to  Scotland,  67. 
— ,  at  Ankerwick,  67. 
— ,   Sir  T.    Smith  writes   on 
marriage  of,   67. 
— ,   weakness   of  her   Scotch 
policy,  70,  77. 

— ,  clemency  of,  for  Earl  of 
Hertford      bessed      by      his 


mother,  73. 
— ,  her  picture  seen  by  Mary, 
Queen  of  Scots,  77. 
— ,    her    court    said    to    be 


immoral,  77. 
— ,  proposed  marriage  of,  with 

Archduke  Charles,  78,  79,  81. 
— ,    petition    of    Sir    James 

Croft  to,  79. 
-,  advised  as  to  Irish  policy, 


87. 


chars 


of   her   visit    to 


Oxford,  92. 

— ,  petitioned  by  the  Vintners' 

Company,  93. 

— ,     appeal    of    Lady    Mary 

Grey  to,  95. 

-,  tailor  for,  from  France,  99. 

-,  perplexed  about  Ireland, 


103. 

— ,    inaction    of,     in    foreign 
affairs,  107. 

— ,  her  marriage  said  to  be 
hindered    by    Leicester,    112. 


Elizabeth,  Queen  of  England — cont. 

,  angry  with  Sir  F.  Engle- 

field,  113. 

said      to      be      Roman 


Catholic,  115. 
-,    disposed   to   find   money 


for  Huguenots,  116. 
— ,  her  irresolution  when 
approached  by  the  Lords  of 
Scotland,  119,  120. 

-,  the  French,  121. 


— ,  Italian  conspiracy  against, 
123. 

— ,    complains    that    Bolton 
Castle    was    not     ready    for 
Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  123. 
— ,      warned      of      the      un- 
protected state  of  Kent,  126. 
— ,    has    an    opportunity    in 
French  affairs,  130. 
— ,  sends  message  to  French 
Court,   132. 

— ,  Montmorency's  affection 
for,  134. 

— ,  lawsuit  of,  with  Earl  of 
Northumberland  about  mines, 
135. 

— ,  Sir  R.  Bagenall's  debt  to, 
136. 

— ,  in  treaty  for  furniture,  139. 
— ,  seizes  money  on  Spanish 
ship  at  Southampton,  140, 
145. 

,   sends  Mary   to   Tutbury 

Castle,  147. 
-,  her  popularity  at  Ham- 


burg,  149. 
— ,  danger  to,   if  she  retain 
Mary,  150,  166-170. 
— ,      irresolute      and     parci- 
monious  in  policy,    151,    152. 
— ,    her    letters    to    Norreys 
intercepted,  152,  163. 
— ,  plots  against,  155,  157. 
— ,   asked  to  furnish  money 
for  Casimir,   156-159. 
-,    reported    to    have    sent 


ships  and  money  to  Rochelle, 

162. 
,  proposed  progress  of,   to 

Hampshire,  162. 
,  reported  to  be  about  to 

invade  France,   164. 

— ,    her   support   desired    by 

the  Huguenots,  danger  of  her 

inaction,   165. 
,    her    difficulties   in    1569, 

170-172. 
,    requested    to    encourage 

Hawkins,  174. 
,  her  Church  discipline,  174- 

176. 


331 


Elizabeth,  Queen  of  England — cont. 

,    Mary,    Queen    of    Scots, 

appeals  to,  177. 

— ,  arrangements  for  her  visit 

to  Kenilworth,  178,  179. 

,  her  commission  to  Lord 

Buckhurst,  180. 

,   expenses  of  her  govern- 
ment in  Ireland,  181. 
— ,   writes   to   Earl   of   Pem- 
broke about  his  son,  182. 
-,  fees,  &c.,   at  Windsor   in 


her  reign,  187. 
Princess,  daughter  of  Charles  I, 

letter  from,  258. 
daughter   of  Maximilian  II,  to 

marry  Charles  IX,   102,   162. 
Elliotts  or  Elwoods,  the,  66. 
Elles,  Mr.,  78. 
Ellys,   Maturine,    a    French   trader 

in  Russia,  143. 
Elmy,   Robert,   a   Suffolk  Royalist, 

304. 

Elwoods,  the.     See  Elliotts,  the. 
Ely,  Bishop  of.   See  Cox,  Richard. 
Church  of,  owns  villages,  158. 
Dean  of.     See  Perne,   Andrew. 
Isle    of    [Cambs.],     mentioned, 

157,   158. 

Ember,  River  [Ems],  22,  23. 
Emden,  Count  of.     See  Edzart.     See 

Fries! and,  East. 
Emden   [now  in  Germany],  54,  148, 

180. 

letters  dated  from,  22,   53,   62. 
account  of,  24—24. 
Burgomaster   of,   office   of,    22  ; 

executed  for  treason,    127. 
compared   with   Antwerp   as   a 

market    for    English     goods, 

39   sq. 

fighting  near,   124,   125. 
government  of,  22. 
instructions   for   Commissioners 

concerning,   43. 
Pastor      of,      informs      against 

Burgomaster's  treachery,  127. 
proposal  to  grave  river  to,  from 

Miinster,  23. 
support  of,  sought  for  Charles  II, 

258. 

trade  with,  16. 
Valder,  the  new  town  at,  23. 
Emperors,  Empress  : 
Charles  V,  4,  172. 
Ferdinand  I,  6,  27,  107,  108. 

— ,  practises  with  the  Pope,  4. 

,  tries  to  borrow  money,  4. 

,    complains    of    export    of 

arms       from       England       to 

Russia,  6. 
,  health  of,  19,  26. 


Emperors,  Empress,  Ferdinand  I — 
cont. 

— ,  question  of  his  daughter 
Giovanna's  marriage,  27. 

,  Mass  for,  at  Rome,  29. 

,  death  of,  not  announced 

to  Elizabeth,  38. 

obsequies  of,  in  England, 


36,  38. 

Ferdinand  III,  231. 

,  acquires  part  of  Transyl- 
vania by  death  of  Rakoczy, 
233,  236. 

,    makes     Peace    of  West- 


phalia, 234. 
,      marries     his     daughter 

Maria  to  Philip  IV  of  Spain, 

236. 

,  to  go  to  Hungary,  236. 

,  his  troops  at  Prague,  234. 

,  will  restore  the  Franken- 

thal  to  Charles  Lewis,  254. 
,  appealed  to,  by  Charles  II, 

258. 
• ,  urged  to  prevent  reception 

of  "  rebel  "  envoys  at  Ham- 
burg, 259. 

Maria,  Empress,  wife  of  Maxi- 
milian II,  85. 
Maximilian    II,    33,   36-38,  42, 

43,    45,    51,    60-62,    99,    108, 

127,  136,  154,  156. 

,  letter  from,  65. 

,  receives  condolence  from 

the  Pope,  29. 
,      to     marry     his     eldest 

daughter  to  Don  Carlos,  29. 
,  his  Ambassador  at  Rome 

offended,  40. 

,  and  Zapoyla,  41,  51. 

,  receives  grant  from  Diet, 

and    hat    and    sword    from 

Pope,  45. 
,      requests      license      for 


marriage  of  priests,  46. 
— ,  description  of,  85. 
— ,     to     marry    his  •  son 
Margaret  of  Valois,  102. 
-,  expected  to  invade  France 


to 


with  Philip  II,  106. 

,  designs  to  make  Empire 

hereditary,   107. 

,    his    relations    with    the 

Sultan,  103,  107,  108,  116. 

,  angry  with  Alva,  119. 

,    his    matters    at     Spires, 

119. 

,  his  attitude  after  execu- 
tion   of   Egmont    and   Horn, 
136. 
Empire,  the  States  of,  236,  254. 

army  of,  241. 


332 


Enfield        [Middlesex],        interview 
between  Elizabeth  and  Haw- 
kins at,  66. 
England : 

Kings  of.  See  Edward  IV ; 
Edward  VI  ;  Henry  VII  ; 
Henry  VIII ;  Philip  ;  Charles 
I ;  Charles  II ;  Prince  James, 
Duke  of  York. 
Queens  of.  See  Mary ;  Elizabeth  ; 

Henrietta  Maria, 
trade  of,  with  East  Friesland,  43. 

Emden,  16. 

Flanders,    15,    16,   55-57. 

Russia,  143,  149. 

Venice,  8. 

Englefield,    Inglefield,    Sir    Francis, 

letters  from,  17. 
his  suit  to  the  Queen,  17,  113. 
at  Madrid,  93,  113. 
English  : 

man    arrested    and    taken    to 

Alva,  131. 
nobles,    disposed   to   side  with, 

Cardinal  of  Lorraine,  134. 
troops  reported  to  be  going  to 

France,  164. 

Engraving  on  precious  stones,  35. 
Enkhuisen,     Enchuysen     [Holland], 
ships  for  King  Charles  at,  204. 
Eric  XIV  of  Sweden.     See  Sweden. 
Erlau,  Agria  [Hungary],  Bishop  of, 

Antonio   Verantius,    108. 
Errington,     Captain,     captures    the 

Pelican,  205. 
Erskine  : 

John,  Earl  of  Mar,  104. 
— ,  at  Langside,  118. 
Mr.,  brother  of  above,  104. 
James,  commission  for,  257. 
Espes,  Guerau  d',  letters  from,  136, 

145. 

arrested,  152. 
question    of    a.  house     for,    in 

London,  162. 
Essex,      Robert,      Earl      of.      See 

Devereux,   Robert. 
Essex,    Archdeacon    of.      See   Cole, 

Thomas. 

Esslingen   [Wurtemberg],   84. 
Essonnes  [France],  11. 
Evans  : 

Cornelius.     See  Yvins. 
Stephen,     money     due     to,    by 

Prince  Charles,  277. 
Evelyn  : 

Elizabeth  [daughter    of  John], 
name  pencilled  on  back  of  a 
letter,  152. 
John,  181,  201,  204. 

,    his    two    papers    on    the 

Sovereignty  of  the  Sea,  267. 


Evelyn,  John — cont. 

— ,  paper  on  New  England, 
written  to,  271. 

Even    [Monastevin,    co.    Kildare  ?], 
I  garrison  at,  25. 

Evreux  [France],  Morvilliers,  Jean, 
Bishop    of,    Ambassador    to 
Henry  VIII,  1. 
letter  dated  from,  202. 
Ewelme  [Oxon],   179. 
Exchange,  bill  of,  98. 

of  English  money  in  Paris,  105. 
Exchequer,  Court  of,  183. 
Executions  in  Flanders,  victims  to 

be  houseled,  136. 
Exeter  [Devon],  245,  260. 
letter  dated  from,  50. 
wine  duties  at,  190. 
Bishop  of.  See  Alley,  Wm. 

,  revenues  of  See  of,  50. 

Exploration,  purposed  by  Elizabeth, 

6. 
Export  of  cloth,  186,  191. 

of     corn,     from     England     to 

Antwerp,   69. 
Exton  [Rutland],  letter  dated  from, 

77. 

Eyemouth,  Ayemouth  [Berwick- 
shire], viewed  by  Mary,  Queen 
of  Scots,  68,  69. 


Fairfax  : 

Ferdinand,  Baron,  letter  from, 

201. 
Thomas,  Baron,  299,   300,  307. 

,  letter  from,  290. 

, to,  247,  293. 

,  in  Devon,  245,  289. 

,  urged  by  Prince  Charles 

to  save  Charles  I,  247,  287. 
Fairweather,   Captain,   desires  com- 
mission [from  Prince  Charles], 
291. 

Falconbridge,  Falkinbridge, 
[Thomas],  petition  in  favour 
of,  267. 
Fano    [Italy],    Bishop    of,    sent    to 

Maximilian  II,   52. 
Fanshaw,    Richard,    227,    245,    278. 
letters  from,  287,  291. 
in  Ireland,  241. 
travelling    to    Ireland    through 

France,  287. 
his  accounts,  290. 


333 


Farnese  : 

Alexander,  Prince  of  Parma,  55. 
Cardinal,  25,  26,  28,  40. 
Cardinal  Ranucci,  59. 
Ottavio,  Duke  of  Parma,  7,  48, 

59. 
Farnham,       Robert,       Sir       Thos. 

Chaloner's  servant,  25,  30. 
Fedan  [co.  Tyrone],  86,  87. 
letter  dated  from,  14. 
Federi  [MS.  torn]  Salvestro  Dipro., 

letter  from,  21. 

Fenelon,     de     la     Mothe,     French 

Ambassador,  letter  from,  146. 

Ferdinand  de  Toledo,  Prior  of  Malta, 

173. 

Ferdinand  II,  Duke  of  Florence,  263. 
Feria,  Count  and  Countess  of.     See 

Figueroa. 
Ferling  [?  Netherlands],  letter  dated 

from,  206. 

Ferlito,      Girolamo,      Minister      of 
Italian    Church    in    London, 
letter  from,  139. 
Ferrabosco  : 

a  rider  of  Bologna,  24,  26,  28. 
Alfonzo,    190. 
Ferrara  : 

Abraham,  merchant  of  Amster- 
dam, 275. 

Duke  [Alfonzo  II]  of,  27,  86. 
Duchess  [Renee]  of,  113. 
Field,  Mr,,  a  stationer  of  Fleet  Street, 

288. 

Fife,  James,  232. 
Figueroa,  Figorhoa,  Feria  : 

Gomez,  Count  of,  54,  62,  77,  81, 
92,    93,    115. 

— ,     quarrels    with    Earl    of 
Arundel,  97,  114. 
Jane,   Countess  of,   54,   77,   97, 

144. 

Laurenzo,  takes  Argolie,  42. 
Finch,  Heneage,  Earl  of  Winchilsea, 

letter  to,  297. 

Finchampstead  [Berks],  188. 
Fisher  : 

Mr.,  warrant  to,   to  sell  goods 
taken  by  the    Royalist  fleet, 
291. 
William,  buys  lead    at    Ponte- 

fract  Castle,  288. 
Fishery,  and  Sovereignty  of  the  Sea, 

Evelyn's  papers  on,  267. 
Fitzalan,   Henry,   Earl   of  Arundel, 

79,  103,  111. 
letter  from,   146. 
journey  of,  to  Augsburg,  82. 
threatened  by  de  Feria,  97,  114. 
Fitzgerald  : 

Gerald,   Earl   of  Desmond,    26, 
90,   92. 


Fitzgerald,    Gerald,    Earl    of    Des- 
mond— cont. 

,  his  violence,  34,  62. 

Gerald,  Earl  of  Kildare,  87. 
Sir  Maurice,  Sheriff  of  co.  Cork, 

62. 
Fitz  james,     Mrs.     Elizabeth,     letter 

from,  243. 

her  husband  [John],  244. 
Fitzwilliam,  Sir  William,  91. 
Flanders,  28,  30,  35,  39,  40,  48,  80, 

92,  93,  96,  120,  121,  129,  253. 
attitude  towards  France,   13. 
Captains  of,  and  Coqueville,  122. 

,  levy  troops  in  Spain,  115, 

English  fugitives  in,  supported 

by  Philip  II,  114. 
French  advance  upon,  265. 
garrisons  in,  130. 
horses  from,  50, 
likely  to  be  attacked  by  France, 

115. 

money  sent  to,  from  Spain,  116. 
news  from,  not  allowed  in  Paris, 

122 

Philip  II  expected  in,  99,  100. 
Protestants  in,  96. 
trade  of,  with  England,   15,  16, 

28,  40,  55-59,  86. 

—  with  Venice,  8. 
Flamsteed,  John,  Astronomer,  letter 

from,  269. 
Fleet.     See  also  Ships. 

the  Royalist,  209  sq.,  230,  238 
note,  '242,  248,  273,  274,  283, 
285,   287-289,   291. 
— ,    officers   of,   letters  from, 
274,  289. 

-  and  instruc- 
tions to,  209-211,  213-215, 
230,  279,  282. 

—  at  Calais,  213. 

at  Kinsale  in  danger,  272, 

299. 

at  Goree,  220. 

Batten,    Sir    W.,    to    be 

Vice   Admiral  of,  292. 

Constant     Warwick,     the, 


officers  of,  thanked,  279. 

Lord  Willoughby  of    Par- 


ham,  Vice  Admiral  of,  211. 
doubtful     whether    Lord 


Willoughby  will  be  accepted 
as  Admiral  by,  211. 
—  in  the  Downs,  210,  218,  282. 
-,  in  touch  with  the    Parlia- 


mentary fleet,  274. 

Kentish  gentlemen  to  com- 


mand,   in    Willoughby 's    ab- 
sence, 279. 

liberty    of    Dutch    ports 


requested  for,  217. 


334 


Fleet,  the  Royalist — cont. 

—  off  Ireland,  272,  299. 

Prince  Charles  goes  to,  213, 

219. 

Rupert      to     wear      the 

Standard  on  "  the  Admiral," 
284. 

—  provisions  for,  239,  283. 

• question  of  command  of, 

291. 

summoned  by  Lord  War- 
wick, 292. 

to  relieve  the  Kentish  Cas- 
tles, 214,  215,  274,  280,  287. 
-Parliamentary  revolt  of, 289. 


the    Spanish    treasure,     to    be 

waylaid  by  Hawkins,  173. 
Fleming  : 

Mary,  Queen  of  the  Bean,  11,  12. 
Sir  William,  messenger  between 
Prince  Charles  and  the  Scots, 
219,  221. 

Flemings,  summoned  to  France,  153. 
Florence     [Italy],     Dukes     of.     See 
Medici,    Cosmo.      See   Ferdi- 
nand II. 

Cavalcanti  going  to,  9. 
painter  from,  44,  50. 
Prince  Charles  appeals  to,  244. 
Florentines,  in  London,  21. 
Florida,  54,  55,  62. 

visited  by  Hawkins,  66. 
Floyde,   [?  Lloyd,  Hugh]  Mr.,  Chap- 
lain to  Charles  II,  256. 
Flushing   [Vlissingen,    Zeeland],  the 
Earl  of  Leicester  expected  at, 
180. 
memorial  of  Otto  de  la  Porte, 

merchant  of,  232. 
Foix  [Paul  de],  99. 
Foliot,  Thomas,  Lord,  commander  of 

a  Derry  regiment,  257. 
Folly  John  [Berks],  188. 
Fontainebleau  [France],   100. 
Foord,     Sir    Edward,    letter    from, 
concerning    Portsmouth    and 
Southampton,  283. 
Ford,  Richard,  merchant  of  Rotter- 
dam, 227. 

letters  from,  274,  275,  291. 
letter  to,  271. 
lends  money  to  Prince  Charles, 

271,  274,  275. 
Foot,  Joshua,  lends  money  to  Prince 

Charles,  285. 
Forcheim   [Bavaria],  Wrangel  near, 

235. 
Forster,    Sir   John,   Warden   of   the 

Middle  Marches,  66. 
Fortescue,    Sir  Edmund,  holds  Sal- 
combe  for  Charles  I,  277. 
Fortini,  Baptista,  in  London,  21. 


Foster  : 

Mr.,    of    New    College,    Oxford, 

89,  90. 

Colonel,  a  Royalist,  281. 
Fountagne,  Peter.     See  La  Fontaine, 

de. 

Fowler,  Mr.,  76,  77. 
Fourquevaulx,     de,     Raymond     de 
Beccarie,  French  Ambassador 
in  Spain,   114,   115. 
Fox    [?  Foxe,    John],    a    Protestant 

divine,  2. 
Foxe,  Colonel,  letter  to,  208. 

Mr.  Somerset,  at  Havre,  213. 
France,  48,    55,    62,   200,    204,    208, 

224,  249,  252,  253,  303. 
Admiral  of.  See  Coligny. 
Admiralty  Court  of,  at  Dieppe, 

193  sq. 

advices  from,  42. 
Agent  from,  in  Ireland,  249. 
Ambassadors    of.     See    Ambas- 
sadors. 
Chancellor       of,       Michel       de 

1'Hopital,  31,  97,  109,  110. 
Constable    of.       See    Bourbon, 
Charles,  Duke  of.     See  Mont- 
morency,  Anne. 

Constableship  of,  102,  107,  111. 
Court  of,  252. 
cruelty  of,  towards  Frenchmen, 

117. 
dangers  to  Elizabeth,  in  rupture 

with,  13. 

'  divisions  in,  75. 
Elizabeth's    relations    with,    5, 

12,  13,  29. 
exiles    from,     to    return    from 

England,  164. 

Grand  Escuyer  de,  le  Due  de 
Rouanais  [Claude  Gouffier], 
134. 

— ,  released  by  Conde,  145. 
Kings    of : 

Charles     VI,     ordonnances 

of,  about  prizes,  194. 
Charles  IX,   17,   19-21,  26, 
29,    31,     32,   52,    54,    62, 
105-111,    113,    122,    123, 
125,  126,  129,   133,   136- 
139,  142,    155,   160. 
— ,  letters  from,  105, 106. 

,  to,  105. 

,     makes     Treaty     of 

Troyes,       17,      18,      28, 
29. 
-,  wishes  Robert  Dudley 


to  be  sent  to  ratify  Treaty 
of  Troyes,  18. 
— ,  question  of  precedence 
of    his     Ambassador     at 
Rome,  20-22. 


335 


France,  Kings  of,  Charles  IX — cont. 

,    receives     Dukes    of 

Ferrara  and  Savoy,  27. 

-,  advised  not  to  break 

the  Edict  of  Orleans,  31. 
-,  visit  to  Marseilles,  32  ; 


andAix,    31,   32. 

-,  Swiss  agree  to  serve 


under,  40. 
— ,  requests  the  Pope  to 
make  new  Cardinals,  45. 
— ,     disposed    to    amity 
with  Elizabeth,  48,  121. 
-,    sends  Order    of    St. 


Michel       to       Earl       of 
Leicester,  54. 
— ,  averse  to  an  English 
marriage  for  Mary,  Queen 
of  Scots,  54. 

— ,    restores    Corsica    to 
Genoa,  61. 

— ,  desires  to  reconcile  the 
Guises  and  Conde,  74,  75. 
— ,  dispute  in  his  presence 
between  Montpensier  and 
1'Hopital,  97. 
— ,  to  marry  Elizabeth  of 
Austria,   102. 
— ,     orders     Provost    of 
Paris  to  release  Barnaby, 
105. 

— ,    anxious    to    release 
Mary,  Queen  of  Scots  and 
to  secure  Prince  James  of 
Scotland,  106,  120. 
— ,     relations     of,     with 


Philip  of  Spain,  108. 
— ,    interview    of,     with 
Zuleger,  envoy  of  Elector 
Palatine,  109  sq. 
— ,    recalls     ambassador 
from  Portugal,  114. 
-,    urged     by    King    of 


Spain  to  persecute  Hugue- 
nots,   115. 

— ,     anxious     to     know 
whether     Elizabeth    will 
marry,    121. 
-,     advised    by     Mont- 


morency    to    be   friendly 
with  England,  121. 
— ,  proclamation    of    [la 
courte  paix  ?],  129. 
— ,  sends  de    Mande    to 
Scotland,  130. 
— ,  disposed  for  conces- 
sions to  Huguenots,  132. 
— ,   sends  his  portrait  to 
Earl  of  Leicester,  132. 
— ,  dangerously  ill,  132. 
— ,  annoyed  at  a  message 
from  Elizabeth,  133. 


France,  Kings  of,  Charles  IX — cont. 

,  leaves  Paris,  135. 

,     tries     to      persuade 

Orange  to  retire,  139, 142. 

,  his  movements,  146. 

-,  sends  galleys  to  Scot- 


land,   150. 

— ,  not  disposed  to  quarrel 

with  Elizabeth,    151. 
— ,  at  Metz,  153. 

— ,     pledges     jewels    at 

Venice,  154. 

— ,    threatened    by    the 

Palsgrave,    156. 

— ,  tries  to  stop  advance 

of  Deux-Ponts,  157. 
,   supported    by   Alva, 

159. 

— ,  sells  abbey -lands,  161. 

— ,  persuades  Marquis  of 

Baden  to  attack  Norreys, 

162. 

— ,in  personal  danger,  1 63. 
-,  the  rise  of  his  brother 


Henry  dangerous  to  him, 
174. 
-,  Treasurer    to.       See 


Grandeville. 
,  Valet  of  the  Chamber 

to.     See  Du  Court. 
Francis  I,  rebellion  of  Duke 

of  Bourbon  against,   en- 
couraged by  Henry  VIII, 

152. 
,    ordonnances     about 

prizes,   195. 
Henry  II,  the  Interim  due 

to,  110. 
Henry     III,     ordonnances 

of,   about  prizes,   195  sq. 
Henry  IV,  157,  161. 
Louis  XIV,  Charles  II  seeks 

his  support,  252,  277. 

— ,  Marine  of,  Conseil  de 

la,  rigour  of,   193   sq. 
knight  of,  taken  at  Malta,  61. 
Queens  of : 

Anne   of  Austria,  252. 
Catherine  de   Medici,  18-20, 

27,  29,   32,   48,  100,  109, 

111,  121,  122,  132. 
,    promises    release   of 

Killigrew,   10. 

— ,      warns     Coligny    of 

danger,   11. 
,  requests    Pius  IV  to 

make  new  cardinals,  45. 

— ,  at  Bayonne,  49,  52. 

— ,  anxious  for  peace,  74, 

75,  96,  113,  131. 
,  will  not  sit  beside  the 


saddle,  99. 


336 


France,    Queens    of,    Catherine    de 
Medici — cont. 

,  her  government  mis- 
liked  in  Paris,  99,  122. 

,  and  the  Constableship 

of  France,  102,  107. 
-,  intrigues  with  Maxi- 


milian II,  102. 

,  reconciled  with  Spain, 

108. 

,  at  the  interview  with 

Zuleger,  109  sq. 

,  opposed   to  Cardinal 

of  Lorraine,  117,  131. 

,    fire   at   her    lodging, 

142. 

,  willing  to  cede  Metz, 

147. 
Franchiotto,  Signer  H.,  letter  from, 

136. 
Franconia,  Diet  of,  234,  235,  240. 

Swedes  in,  241. 

Francourt,   an    Agent    for    Conde, 

treats  with  Deux- Fonts,  138. 

Frankenthal,  Francedal  [Palatinate], 

234. 
its  restoration  to  Charles  Lewis, 

254. 
Frankfort  [on  Maine],  85,  151. 

letters    dated    from,     233-236, 

240. 

Diet  at,  165. 
Montrose  sent  to,  254. 
peace  rejoicings  at  [1648],  235. 
Fraser,    Dr.    [Alexander],    physician 

to  Charles  II,  256. 
Freeman  : 

Mr.,  quarterwaiter  to  Charles  II, 

255. 

Mrs.,  laundress  to  Charles  II,  256. 
Frederick      III,     Elector     Palatine, 
5,   83-85,    109-111,    116,  156, 
157,  159. 
letter  from,   154. 
,  mentioned,  156. 


to,   152. 


complains  of  the  execution  of 
Egmont,   119,  126,  136. 

desires  money  from  Elizabeth, 
156. 

to    marry    Brederode's    widow, 

154. 
Frederick,   Don,   of   Toledo,    Alva's 

son,  135,  173. 
Fregoso,  Octavian,  General  of  French 

galleys,   126. 
French : 

report  at  Madrid  of   their  vic- 
tory at  Havre,  13. 

in  Florida,  54,  55. 

in  Thirty  Years  War  and  after, 
231,  234-236. 


French — cont. 

take  up  Dutch  ships,  204. 
threatened       with       war       by 

Catholic  powers,  106. 
French,    Captain    Oliver,    Alderman 

of  Galway,  291. 
Frenz,    M.    de,     quarrels    with     de 

Bonavidiz,  55. 

Friars  report  in  Paris  that  England 
is  restored  to  the  Roman 
Church,  97. 

Friesland,  Duke  of  Alva  in,  125. 
Friesland,     East : 

Anna,     Countess    Dowager     of 
letters  from,  53,  62. 

,  John,  her  son,  promised 

money  by  Elizabeth,  53,  62. 
-,  their  grant  to  Merchants 


Adventurers,  73. 
English  trade  with,  43. 
Count  [Ennon  Louis]  of,  Count 

of  Emden,  257. 
Frisian      Sea,      nearer      route      to 

Cathayia,  6. 
Fritwell  [Oxon],  Earl  of  Rutland's 

tenants  at,  177. 
Frost,  Walter,  Clerk  of  the  Council 

of  State,  266. 
Fuensaldaigno     [Alonzo     Perez     de 

Vivero],     Conde     de,     letter 

from,  206. 
Fulford,    Foulforth    [Yorks],    letter 

dated  from,  201. 
Fulham    [Middlesex],    letter    dated 

from,  145. 
Fulke,  William,  Fellow  of  St.  John's 

College,  Cambridge,  165. 
Furlimpoli  in  Romagna  [Italy],  37. 
Furniture  for  sale,  139. 
Furs,  trade  in,  143. 


Gaeta  [Italy],  40. 

Galese,  Gaelese  [Italy  ?],  an  estate, 

36,  38. 
Galleys,     improved     by     Garcia    di 

Toledo,  61. 

movements  of,  24,  26,  27,  33, 
40,  41,  42,  45,  47,  48,  59,  60, 
61,  64,  99,  126. 

English  prisoners  on,  at  Mar- 
seilles, 99. 

to  trouble  Scotland,  150. 
Galloway  [Kirkcudbrightshire],  letter 

dated  from,  284. 
Bishop  of,  177. 


337 


Gaily,   John,   of    Jersey,    a    traitor, 

212. 

Galway  [Ireland],  291. 
Gamahul,  Gaspar,  correspondent  of 

Henry   Killigrew,    164. 
Gamekeepers,  appointment  of,  268. 
Garcia  de  Toledo  [Viceroy  of  Sicily], 
26,  27,  36,  40,  59,  61,  62,  64, 
65. 

relieves  Malta,  64. 
Gardener,  Mr.,  taken  for  tampering 
with  Portland  and  Plymouth, 
300. 
Garendon      [Leicestershire],      letter 

dated  from,  104. 
Garrett,  Mr.,  at  Havre,  213. 
Garter,  Order  of  the  : 

for   Charles  IX  of   France,    73. 
for    Francois,    Due    de    Mont- 

morenci,    121. 

Knights  of,  at  Windsor,  89. 
Gascoigne,  Sir  Bernard,  in  prison  at 

Windsor,  290. 
Gascony,  87,  99. 

for  religion,   132. 
troops  from,  at  Poitiers,  138. 
Gasenne  [France,  ?  Jazeneuil],  fight- 
ing at,  137. 
Gastoldo,  John  Baptista,  a  General, 

37. 

Geislingen  [Wurtemberg],  84. 
Geneva,  19,  126. 

threatened  by  France,  the  Pope 

and  Spain,  27. 
Genlis     [Frangois    de    Hangest],     a 

Huguenot  captain,  139. 
his  death,  153. 
Genoa  [Italy],   42,   44-48,   99,    100, 

102,  103. 
Archduke  Charles  embarks  at, 

137. 

advices  from,  42. 
at  war  with  Pietro  Corso,  52. 
Consul  of  Charles  II  at,  263. 
Genoese,  in  Corsica,  29,  61. 

suspicious  of  cession  of  Saresana 

and  Saresanella,-20. 
Georgesson,    Cornelius,    of    Amster- 
dam, 5. 

his  son  in  London,  5. 
Gerard  (Jarret)  : 

Charles,  Baron,  208.  252. 

— ,  letter  from,  275. 
,      Gentleman       of       Bed- 
chamber to  Charles  II,   255. 
John,  pass  for,  276. 
Gerbier,  Sir  Balthasar,  cipher  used 

with,  308. 
German  : 

Bishops,  4,  174. 

Princes,  23,  159,  164,  165,  186. 

,  deliberate  at  Cologne,  137. 


German,  Princes  —  cont. 

-  ,     Elizabeth     advised 


to 


support,    152. 

,  desire  Maximilian  not  to 
lend  money  to  France  and 
Spain,  136. 

offer   to   aid   Maximilian 


against  the  Turk,  86,  99. 
horsemen,  156. 

troops    after    Peace    of    West- 
phalia, 235. 

Germany,  23,  62,  82-85, 103,108,  157. 

state  of  religion  in,  4,  101,  109. 

Low,  Swedish  forces  in,  257. 

Ghent  [Flanders],  horse  fair  at,  50. 

Gilbie       [?  Gilby,       Anthony],        a 

Protestant  divine,  2. 
Gillingham  [Kent],  165. 
Gilpin,  George,  letters  from,  7,  69, 

137. 

at  Brussels,  14,  15. 

Giovanna  or   Joanna,  daughter     of 

Emperor  Ferdinand  I,  20,  48. 

refused  to  Duke  of  Ferrara,  27. 

proposed    marriage   of,    to   the 

Vaivode,  27. 

Giraldus  Cambrensis  quoted,  87. 
Glamorgan,  Earl  of.     See  Somerset, 

Edward. 

Glasgow,  letter  dated  from,  118. 
Parliament  at,  145. 
Bishop  of.    See  Beaton,  James. 
Glattaw  [?  Poland],  241. 
Glencairn,  Alexander,  fifth  Earl  of. 
See  Cunningham,  Alexander. 
Glens,  Glyns,  the  [co.  Antrim],  87, 

124. 

Glienne  [?  Green],  a  Royalist,  264. 
Gloucester,  Deanery  of,  Dr.  Cooper 
recommended  for,    153,    161. 
Gloucestershire,  203. 

receiver  of  revenues  in  [Robert 

Long],  278. 
Glover  : 

George,  suspected  at  Paris,  113. 
Agent  for  Russia  Company,  143, 

149. 

Gloves,  perfumed,  25. 
Godfrey,  Lambarde,  signs  for  County 

Committee  of  Kent,  204. 
Godwyn,    Thomas,   Dean   of   Christ 
Church,  Oxford,  letter  from, 
92. 

Gogh  [?  John],  a  Protestant  divine,  3. 
"  Golden  Bull,"  in  Brabant,  183. 
Golding,  Captain,  ordered  to  appear 

before  Prince  Charles,  285. 
Goletta  [?  Tunis],  61. 
Gold,  for  Prince  Charles,  228,  274, 

283. 

Gonor  or  Gonora,  de,  sent  to  England 
with  Treaty  of  Troyes,  18,  75. 
p  22 


338 


Gonzago : 

Louis  de,  Prince  of  Mantua,  49. 

,     marries     Henrietta     de 

Nevers,  18,  42. 

offers  to  join  Maximilian 

against  the  Turk,  86. 

to  take  Treaty  of  Troyes 

to  England,  18. 

Cardinal,  40. 

Goppingen  [Wurtemberg],  84. 
Gordon  : 

George,    Earl    of   Huntley,    76, 

77,  118. 

,  at  Glasgow  for  a  Parlia- 
ment, 145. 
George,    Marquis    of    Huntley, 

252. 
John,      Earl      of      Sutherland, 

released,  76. 
Captain  William,  280. 
Lieut.  William,  280. 
Goree  [Holland],  204,  220,  275,  279. 
letter  dated  from,  289. 
goods  seized  at,  275. 
Goring  : 

George,  Earl  of  Norwich,  letters 

to,  281,  283. 
— — ,  at  Colchester,  213. 
,        Commander  -  in  -  Chief, 

1648,  273. 
George,   Baron,   214,   218,   229, 

246,  293. 

,  letter  from,  290. 

, to,  282. 

,  wishes  to  entertain  Duke 

of  York  at  Brussels,  247. 
Gotha  [Germany],  siege  of,  101. 
Gouffier,  Claude.  See  France,  Grand 

Escuyer  de. 
Gough,  Goffe  : 

Dr.     Stephen,     278,     293. 

,  letters  from,  282,  287,  290. 

,     and     instructions 

to,   215,   276,   279,   280,   282, 

285,  287. 
,    sent    to    Rotterdam    to 

raise  money,  215,  216. 

• ,  at  the  Hague,  202. 

sent  to  Prince  of  Orange, 


Graham,  James,   Marquis  of  Mont- 
rose — cont. 

,  letters  from,  253,  254,  278, 


289. 


233. 

,  his  failings,  202. 

John.     See  Gogh. 

Goulain,     Rene     de      Laudonniere, 
Villa    Gallion,    a    Frenchman 
at  Terra  Florida,  62. 
Goyland  [West  Friesland],  Bailliage 
of,  granted  to  son  of  Andrew 
Pauw,  251. 
Grace,  Piers,  92. 
Graham  : 

James,    Marquis    of    Montr ose, 
246,  258,  287,  304, 


to,  207,  279. 


— ,  sent  to  Germany,  &c.,  253, 
272. 

— ,  memorandum  for,  in  his 
own  hand,  257. 
-,  to  receive  arms,  260. 


John,  later  third  Earl  of  Mont- 
rose,  at  Langside,  118. 
William,   Earl  of  Menteith,   at 

Langside,   118. 
Grammont,  Grandemoun,  Count  of, 

a  Huguenot,  100,  132. 
Grandeville,    Treasurer    to    Charles 

IX,  75. 

Grantz  de  Pommar.     See  Pommar. 
Granvelle,     Antoine     Perrenot     de, 
Cardinal,     against     England, 
16. 

in  Burgundy,  69. 
Gravelines  [Flanders],  the  Governor 

of,  40. 

Gravesend  [Kent],  23,  266. 
Gray,  Graye,  Grey,  Greye  : 

Lady  Catherine,   wife   of   Lord 

Hertford,  72,  73. 
Lady  Mary,  letter  from,  asking 
forgiveness  for  her  marriage, 
95. 

William,  Baron  Grey  de  Wilton, 
Governor  of  Berwick,  80,  145. 
Mr.,  a  seaman,  165. 
Great[h]am  [co.   Durham],  hospital 

at,   154. 

Great  Wardrobe.     See  Wardrobe. 
Greek : 

a     Christian,     flayed     at     Con- 
stantinople, 20. 

language      studied      at      Con- 
stantinople, 20. 
Green,  Captain  Richard,  a  Royalist. 

208. 
letter  from,  306. 

to,  209. 

Greenland,    passage    between,    and 

Norway  and  Lapland,  6. 
English  "fleet"  to,  301. 
Green vill,    or  Grenewiche,   Thomas, 
prebendary       in        Hereford 
Cathedral,  96  note,  98. 
Greenwich  [Kent],  112. 

warrant  dated  from,   1. 
letter  dated  from,  182. 
observatory,   270. 

— ,  letter  dated  from,  269. 
Greenwood,   Wm.,    Commission  for, 
to    keep    Yarmouth    for    the 
King,  282. 
Gregory  III,  Pope,  his  crest,  178. 


339 


Gregory,  Dr.    [David],    astronomer, 

269. 

Grenfild,  Mr.,  a  Royalist,  264. 
Grenville,    Sir    John,    Governor    of 
Scilly,  227,  248,  260,  285,  303. 
instructions  for,  230. 
letters  from,  259,  276,   278. 
warrant    to,    for    a     seal     for 

Admiralty  Court,  285. 
"  Grenyll,"  a  messenger,  92. 
Gresham,    Gressham,    Sir    Thomas, 

98,  113,  137. 
letter  from,   142. 
case  of,  7. 
character  of,  6. 
his    servant,    Richard    Clough, 

35,  172. 

Grey  Friars,  Council  of,  at  Brussels,  8. 
Griel,    Jean,    appears    for    English 
Ambassador  in  French  Prize 
Court  at  Dieppe,  193. 
Griffin,  Mr.,  123. 

Griffith,  Captain,  letter  from,  304. 
disburses  money  for  Charles  II, 

286. 

letter  of,  for  commissions,  287. 
Grindal,  Edmund,  Bishop  of  London, 

letters  from,  145,  148,  161. 
Grisons,  the  [Switzerland],  48. 
Groat,  Elizabeth  and  Malcombe,  267. 
Groningen,    garrison    at,    148. 
Louis  of  Nassau  at,  124. 
no  ships  at,  148. 

Grove,  Major,  warranted  for  what 
he  attempted  in  Cornwall, 
278. 

Gualterotti,  Monsr.  Phillippo,  51. 
Guernsey,  283,  285,  287. 

attacked  by  Royalists,  274,  275. 
Dean  of,  80. 
factions  in,  80. 
Jurats  of,  80. 
See  also  Castle  Cornett. 
Guidubaldo  II,  Duke  of  Urbino,  36, 

38,  59,  61. 
at  Rome,   19. 
Guienne,  Gyan,  87. 
Guildford  [Surrey],  64. 
Guinea  [Africa],  Company,  285. 

owners  of  the  Cormalin  frigate, 

271. 
Guise  : 

Anne,  Duchess  of,  42. 

Claude,  Duke  of  Aurnale.     See 

Aumale. 

Francis,  Duke  of,  11,  42,  75. 
Henry,  Duke  of,   74,    120,   136, 

137. 

House  of,  42,  74,  109,  110,  132. 
Louis,  Cardinal  of,  162. 
Gunpowder     and     ammunition,     at 
Antwerp,  44?  46,  51. 


Gunpowder  and  ammunition — cont. 
at  Calais,  1. 
for  Elizabeth,  44,  51. 
for   Charles  II,    213,    214,   217, 
227,  248,  253,  259,  263,  271, 
292. 

Guns,  &c.,  60,  204,  225,  228,  239, 
240,  248,  253,  259,  260,  262, 
263,  271. 

Gurone.     See  Bertano. 

Guttridge,  William,  master-gunner, 
killed  in  Scotland,  pension 
for  his  widow  Elizabeth, 
certified  by  Cromwell,  266. 

Guzman,  Don  Diego  Guzman  de 
Silva.  See  Silva. 

Gysland  [Gilsland  ?],  Northumber- 
land, 86. 


H 


Hachicourt,  Sieur  de.  See  Mont- 
morency,  Philip. 

Hackett  [Halkhead,  Hawkhead, 
alias  James,  Lord  Ross], 
taken  at  Langside,  118. 

Haddenham  [Cambridgeshire],  lease 
of  pasture  at,  granted  to 
Lord  St.  John  of  Bletso,  157. 
inhabitants  of,  bound  by  this 
lease  to  maintain  a  bank  in 
the  fens,  158. 

Haddington  [Scotland],  80. 

Haddon,  Walter,  Commissioner  at 
Bruges,  56. 

Hagard,  Colonel,  272. 

Hague,  the,  180,  181,  201,  233,  264, 

285    287 

letters '  dated  from,  205,  206, 
208,  221,  226-230,  232,  233, 
235,  237,  240-242,  247,  250, 
251,  253,  256,  258,  264,  271, 
272,  275,  276,  285,  290,  295. 

Halberstadt  [Germany],  Diet  at,  7. 

Hale,  Mr.  [?  Sir  Matthew],  cipher  of, 
308. 

Haliday,  Adam,  a  Protestant 
divine,  2. 

Halifax,  George,  Marquis  of.  See 
Savile,  George. 

Hall,  Mr.,  scholarship  at  Winchester 
College  sought  for  his  son, 
284. 

Halley  [Edmund],  astronomer,  his 
Theory  of  the  Variations,  269. 

Halliburton,  Mr.,  desires  a  com- 
mission, 254, 


340 


Ham  [Picardy],  Prince  of  Orange  at, 

137. 
Hamburg  [Germany],  letters  dated 

from    3,  148,  151,  156,  158. 
news  from,  164,  165. 
convention  at,  164. 
English  trade  with,  149. 
Herrle  at,  7. 
Killigrew's    journey    from,     to 

Heidelberg,    153. 
merchants  of  Flanders  become 

burgesses  of,  149. 
Montrose  at,  272. 
reception    of   rebel   envoys    at, 

the  Emperor  to  be  asked  to 

prevent,  259. 
refuses      to     lend     money     to 

Emperor  Ferdinand,  4. 
ships     detained     by     King     of 

Denmark,  4. 
ship,  perhaps  carrying  embassy 

from  Scotch  Papists,  lost  on 

coast  of,  148. 
support  of,  sought  for  Charles 

II,  216,  257. 
threatened  by  Danes  and  Duke 

of  Holstein,  149. 
Hamilton  : 

Sir    George,    to    employ    Irish 

refiners,  249. 
James,  Duke  of  Chatelherault, 

66,  70,  71,  104. 

,  letter  from,  68. 

,   movements   of,    125-130, 

132. 

,     Elizabeth    tries     to    in- 
fluence, 129. 
-,  proclaims  a  commission, 


150. 
James,  first  Duke  of  Hamilton, 

letter  from,  221,  290. 
• ,    letters     to,     mentioned, 

225,   226. 
James,  Earl  of  Arran,  his  son 

taken  by  the  Inquisition,  60. 
Sir  James,  taken  at  Langside, 

118. 
John,       Archbishop       of       St. 

Andrews,  118. 
"  Hamleton,"      Capt.      Robert, 

warrant  to  apprehend,  257. 
William,  Earl  of  Lanerick,  227. 

,  letter  from,  221. 

> ,  letters  to,  229,  244,  247, 

272,  274,  284. 

the  "Hamiltons,"  118,  145. 
Hamilton  Castle  [Lanarkshire],  118. 
Hammond  : 

Anthony,  letters  from,  written 

from  the  Royalist  fleet,  274, 

292. 
• ,  letters  to,  281,  293, 


Hammond,  Anthony — cont. 

,  commission  for,  283. 

Colonel    Robert,    Governor     of 
Carisbrooke  Castle,  224. 

,  letter  from,  222. 

,  in  difficulties  for  pay  for 

his  men, -222,  223. 
-,  talks  with  Charles  I,  224. 


Colonel,  bearer  of  a  letter  from 

Charles  II  to  Ormond,  253. 
Hampshire,     Elizabeth's     proposed 

progress  to,  162. 
sickness  in,  162. 

Hampton       [Hants].     See      South- 
ampton. 
Hampton   Court    [Middlesex],   Wm. 

Appleyard  at,  111. 
Hancock,  Mr.,  a  Protestant  divine,  3. 
Harach       [Ernest       Albert       von], 

Cardinal,  236. 

Hardenberg,  alias  Albert,  Dr.,  4. 
Harding,     Robert,     Master    of    the 

Jonathan,  296. 
lends  money  to  Prince  Charles, 

285. 
Hardinge  : 

Dick,  238. 

Mr.,  Groom  of  the  Chamber  of 

Charles  II,  255. 
Harfleet,   Harfluett,   Thomas.      See 

also  Hartfelt. 
letters  to,  279,   282. 
instructions  to  Duke  of  York, 

289. 
Harrington  : 

[Henry  ?],    nephew    to    Sir    H. 
Sidney,    his    proposed    mar- 
riage, 91. 
Sir    James,    father    of    above. 

91. 

[William],  114. 
Harmand,    Captain,    corrupted    by 

[Michael]  Jones,  300. 
Harper,  Richard,  letter  from,  272. 
Harris,  John,  Warden  of  Winchester 

College,  letter  to,  284. 
Harrison,  Colonel  Thomas,  petitions 
in    favour    of    his    trumpet, 
Rowland  Day,  267. 
Hart,  Dr.  Richard,  letters  from,  205, 

242,  289. 
his    commission    as    Admiralty 

Judge,  222,  243. 
in  debt  at  Rotterdam,  243. 
question  of  his  going  to  sea  with 

the  Fleet,  242. 

Hartfelt,  Mr.,  225.     See  next  entry. 
Hartichsvelt,    Myn    Herr,    advances 

money  to  Charles  II,  303. 
Hartlebury  [Worcester],  letter  dated 

from,  44. 
Harwich  [Essex],   151, 


341 


Hastings  : 

Edward,  Lord,  letter  from,  125. 

Henry,    Baron    Loughborough, 
buys  ships  in  Holland,  265. 

Henry,  Earl  of  Huntingdon,  80. 
Hatton,  Christopher,  first  Baron,  249. 
Haulloy,  M.,  de,  110. 
Havel,  Mr.,  a  Protestant  divine,  3. 
Havre  de  Grace,  Newhaven  [France], 
11,  13,  208. 

letters  dated  from,  48,  275. 

loss  of,  reported  in  Spain,  13. 

Prince   Charles   enquires   about 

ammunition  at,  213,  214. 
Hawkins,  John,  letter  from,  65,  173. 

proposes  an  enterprise,  173. 
Hawks,  the  Earl  of  Leicester's,  145. 
Hay: 

Lucy,  Countess  of  Carlisle,  306. 
-,  letters  from,  272,  273,  294, 


305. 


to,  284,  295,  296. 


— ,  a  prisoner,  295. 

— ,  blanks  for,  as  to  Colchester, 

296. 
— ,  commends  Sir  W.  Batten 

to  Prince  Charles,  294. 
— ,  Lord  Peterborough 

to  Prince  Charles,  295. 

Mr.  Low  to  Prince 


Charles,   305. 
— ,    levies     money 
Prince,  295. 
-,  money  to  be  paid  to,  296. 


for    the 


William,  Baron  Yester,   118. 
Hays,  Claude,  of  Calais,  complains 

of  seizure  of  a  shallop,  228. 
Haywarde,  Alderman,   Governor  of 

the  Russia  Company,  143. 
Heenvliet,  John,  Baron  de  Kerchove, 
letters  to,  200,  203. 
created  Baron,  203. 
on  precedency  between  Princess 
Royal      and      Electress      of 
Brandenburg,  204.      See  also 
Henflit. 
Heidelberg  [Germany],  151,  156,  158. 

letter  dated  from,  154. 
Heilbron,   Halbron,   Turenne   going 

to,  235. 
tries    to   raise  money  in  1648, 

236. 

Hellard,    Mr.    Daniel,    appears    at 
Dieppe   for    owners    of   ships 
seized  by  French,  193. 
Helmarten      [?  Hilmarton,      Wilts], 

vicasage  of,  101. 

Helvoetsluis,   Helford    Sluice    [Hol- 
land], 204,  239,  245,  279,  293. 
letters    dated    from,    215,    218, 
231,  271,  275,  279,  280,  282. 
Duke  of  York  at,  222. 


Henderson,  Sir  William,  commended 

to  King  of  Denmark,  237. 
Henadge,  Heneage  : 
Mr.,  79,  119. 
Thomas,        intrigues        against 

Leicester,   112. 
Henflit,   Monsieur,   lends  money  to 

Charles  II,  304. 
Hennyng,   on  borders   of   Lorraine, 

131. 
Henrick,  Mr.,  trumpeter  to  Charles 

II,    256. 

Henrietta  Maria,  Queen  of  England, 
206,  214,  218,  229,  233,  246, 
248,  249,  287,  288. 
letter  from,  208. 
letter  to,  287. 
Henrietta  Anne  [Duchess  of  Orleans], 

money  issued  for,  260. 
Henry  VII,  reverses  Act  of  Bastardy 
against    children   of  Edward 
IV,  1. 
Henry  VIII,  23. 

warrants  from,  1. 
law  against  the  Commotha  in 
Wales     and      the     Marches, 
98. 
offers  pension  to  a  luteplayer, 

30. 
supports     Duke     of     Bourbon 

against  Francis  I,  152. 
statute   of,    limiting   export   of 

cloth,  191. 
Henshaw,  Hanshaw  [Major  Thos.  ?], 

letter  from,   276,  277. 
Hepburn,  James,  Earl  of  Bothwell, 

13,  14,  53,  66,  103,   168. 
refuses  to  go  to  Mass,  77. 
his  marriage  with  Mary  Queen 

of  Scots,  101. 
Lords  of  the  Congregation  upon 

his  case,  104,  119. 
flight  of,  106. 
at  Malmoze,  149. 
Hepburns,  the,  145. 
Herault,     John,     a     fugitive     from 

Jersey,   212. 
Herbert : 

Sir  Edward,  Attorney-General, 

letter  to,  203. 

Mr.  [Edward],  at  Augsburg,  85. 
Henry,    second    Earl    of    Pem- 
broke, letter  to,   182. 

,  Lady  Mary  [Sidney],  his 

wife,  182. 

,  William,  his  son,  182. 

Philip,  Earl  of  Pembroke,  Lord 
Chamberlain,   letter   to,    199. 
William,  first  Earl  of  Pembroke, 
79,  81,  103,  111,  128. 

,  letter  to,  121. 

Hercules.     See  Trinchetta. 


342 


Hereford,  letter  dated  from,  51. 
Bishop  of.     See  Scory,  John. 
Dean  and  Chapter  of,  98. 
Prebend  in  Cathedral  of,  96. 
Rural    Deans    of    Diocese    of, 

letters  to,  96,  98. 

Hernando.     See    Ferdinand,    Arch- 
duke. 
Herries,   Herrys,    John,    Lord.     See 

Maxwell,  John. 

Herrle,  W[illiam],  letters  from,  3,  40. 
journey    of,    from   Antwerp    to 

Hamburg,  3  sq. 

Hertford,    Earls    of.     See   Seymour, 
Edward  ;    Seymour,  William. 
Hertogenbosch     or     Bois     le     Due 
[Brabant],    101. 


Landgravine    [Hedwig    Sophia] 

of,   254,   258". 
Landgrave  [Philip]  of,  83. 
,  lends  money  to  Orange, 

125. 
-,  Killigrew  sent  to,  164. 


Landgrave  [William]  of,  promises 
goodwill  to  English  traders 
at  Emden,  23. 

Landgrave  [William  VI]  of, 
appealed  to,  for  Charles  II, 
257. 

Heusch,  Michel,  of  Calais,  com- 
plains of  seizure  of  a  shallop, 
228. 

Hewson,    John,    Page   of   the   Bed- 
chamber of  Charles  II,   255. 
Hill,  Alexander,  a  servant  to  Charles 

II,  256. 
Hirter,  Herte,  Heurter,  Colonel  John 

Philip,  258. 
letter  from,  243. 
recommends  a  general,  243. 
recommended  for  a  command, 

281. 

sent  to  Duke  of  Lorraine,  285. 
Hoby,  Hobbie,  Sir  Philip,  67. 

his  younger  brother  [Thomas], 

67. 
Hochst  [Germany],  given  up  by  the 

French,    241. 

Hoddesdon,  Christopher,  letter  from, 
appealing  against  a  fine  im- 
posed on  him  by  the  Russia 
Company,  143. 
Hog,  John,  of  Leith,  170. 
Holdich,     Mr.,     servant     to     Lord 

Sussex,  91. 
Holland,    148,    203,    220,    226,    and 

passim. 

Alva  tries  to  get  ships  in,  154. 
coast  of,  22. 

conveyance  of  Royalists  to, 
from  London,  266. 


Holland — cont. 

courts  of,  237,  239. 

horses  from,  44,  50. 

no  Spanish  ships  at,  148. 

peace     with     (1674),     Evelyn's 

paper  written  in  view  of,  267. 
Prince  Charles  going  to,  209. 

at,  226. 

States-General  of,  217,  218,  231, 

245. 
,  Sir  W.   Boswell   sent   to, 


216,  287. 


-,  his  speech  to,  287. 


-,  Provincial  of,  217. 


Holland,  Henry,  Earl  of.     See  Rich. 
Holies,  Francis,  Baron,  letter  from, 

269. 

Holmer  [Bucks],  188. 
Holstein  : 

Adolphus,    Duke    of,    threatens 

Hamburg,  149. 
Frederick  III,  Duke  of,  257. 
Swedish  forces   in,  257. 
Home,    Hume : 

Alexander,  Baron,   101. 

at  Langside,  118. 

goes  to  rescue  Wawhton  House, 

145. 
"  out "    with   Francis,    Earl   of 

Bedford,  79. 

Castle  [Berwickshire],  68. 
Hompfrey.     See  Humpfrey. 
Hougarde,      Hocgarden,      Flanders, 

136. 
Honnyng,  warrant  countersigned  by, 

3. 

Honywood,  Sir  John,  letter  to,  203. 
Hoogstraeten,  Count  of,  "  Austrode," 

97,  133. 
Hooper,    Sir    Thomas,    instructions 

for,  213. 
Hoperus    [Joachim],    sent    to    John 

Shers,  15,  69. 
Hopton  : 

Sir      Arthur,      ambassador      in 

Spain,  his  cipher,  308. 
Ralph,  Baron,  245,  253,  258. 

,  letters  from,  289,  290. 

— ,   -      -  to,    258,    275,    296, 
303,  306. 
-,  sent  to  King  of  Denmark, 


258. 
Horn,  Philip  de  Montmorency,  Count 

of,  97,  138. 

[Holland],  Admiralty  of,  275. 
Home,     Robert,     Bishop     of    Win- 
chester, 88. 
letters  from,  136,  162. 
his   London   house   wanted   for 

D'Espes,  162. 

Horrocks,  Mr.   [Jeremiah],   astrono- 
mer, 270. 


343 


Horse  fairs,  50. 

Horses,  as  gifts,   12,   14,   18-20,  26, 

44,  49,  51,  54,  82,  155. 
breeding  of,  44. 
for   Mary    Queen    of    Scots    at 

Bolton,  124. 

purchase  of,  27,  35,  44,  46,  50. 
Horsey,  Edward,  91. 

letter  from,  about  seizure  of 
Spanish  money  at  South- 
ampton, 139. 

Horton,  Mr.,  a  Protestant  divine,  2. 
Horwood,  Mrs.  [?  Jane  Whorwood], 

300,  304. 
Hoseus,       Hosius,       Cardinal,       of 

Poland,  149. 
Howard  : 

Charles,  Lord  [of  Charlton  and 
Andover],  letter  from,  207. 

• ,  gentleman  of  Bedchamber 

to  Charles  II,  255. 
Henry      Frederick,      Earl      of 
Arundel,  letter  from,  206. 

,  his  son  Henry,  206. 

Thomas,  fourth  Duke  of  Nor- 
folk, 80,  142,  167-170. 

,  intrigues  against  Leicester, 

112. 

Thomas,    Viscount   Howard   of 
Bindon,   fined  for  abusing  a 
witness,  68. 
Sir  Thomas,  289,  296. 
Huggins,   Robert,  letters  from,   54, 

61,  80. 

Huggon,  Huggons,  Mr.,  brother-in- 
law  to  Wm.  Appleyard,  103, 
111,  119. 
Hugonis,  a  friar  sent  by  Charles  IX 

to  Philip  II,  107. 
Huguenots.     See   Protestants. 
Hull  [Yorks],  201,  266,  282,  285. 
Col.  Overton,  Governor  of,  272. 
wine  duties  at,  190. 
Humpfrey,      Humfrey,      Hompfrey 
[Laurence],  a  Protestant  di- 
vine, 2. 

letters  from,  87,  88,  166. 
complains  of  decay  of  reading 
at  Corpus  College,  Oxford,  88. 
recommended  for  Vice-Chancel- 
lorship of  Oxford  University, 
101. 
refuses      to      wear      prescribed 

apparel,  87-89. 
to   dispute  before  Leicester  at 

Oxford,  155. 
Hungary,  60,  69,  85,  98. 

Ferdinand  III  to  go  to,  236. 
nobles  of,  join  the  Vaivode,  154. 
Hungerford,     Anna,     Lady,     letter 

from,  77. 
allegations  against,  144. 


Hunkes,        Robert,        Sheriff        of 

Worcestershire,  44. 
Hunsdon,        Barons.     See       Carey, 

Henry ;    Carey,    George. 
Hunting,   108,   164. 
Huntingdon,  Earl  of.    See  Hastings, 

Henry. 
Huntley,  Marquis  and  Earl  of.    See 

Gordon. 

Hussey,  Mr.,  177. 
Huy  [Flanders],  131,  133. 
Hyde,  Edward  [Earl  of  Clarendon], 

letters  from,  273,  289,  290. 
one  of  Henrietta  Maria's  Council 

at  Paris,  208,  302. 
sent       with       Cottington       to 

Brussels  and  Spain,  256. 
taken  at  sea,  273. 
Chancellor   of  Exchequer,    257, 

302, 
sent  to  London,  284. 


I 


lacomoe,      an      Italian      living      at 

Southampton,   140. 
Ides,   Mr.,   Falconer  to   Charles   II, 

256. 

If  [Provence],  32. 
He  Bouchard,  L'  [France],  besieged 

by  Conde,  139. 
Import  duty  on  wines,  farming  of, 

190. 

Inch,  the  [co.  Down],  87. 
Inchquin,      Murrough,      Lord.     See 

O'Brien. 
Indies,    King    of    the,    ambassador 

from,  at  Constantinople,  "  uno 

antropofago,"   21. 
West,   296. 
,      vessel      coming      from, 

taken    by    Irish    man-of-war, 

277. 

— .  See  St.  Christopher ;    See 

Montserrat. 

Indies  fleet  arrives  in  Spain,  29. 
Inglefield,   Sir  Francis.     See  Engle- 

field. 
Ingram,     Israel,     Bailiff     of     Great 

Yarmouth,     commission     to, 

282,  290. 

Injunction  for  caps  and  tippets,  33, 
Inner  wick  [Haddingtonshire],  Laird 

of,    prisoner    after    Langside, 

118. 


344 


Inniskillen  [Ireland],  letter  of  some 

inhabitants  of,  277. 
Innocent  X,  Pope,  opposed  to  Treaty 

of  Westphalia,  235. 
appeal  to,  against  excommunica- 
tion, by  Rinuccini,  287. 
provides  money  for   the  Berg- 

strasse,  236. 
Inquisition,  in  Naples,  42. 

in  Sicily,  160. 

Intercourse,  the,  14,  16,  56. 
Interim,  the,  4,  110. 

Plein  desired  by  Conde,  132. 
Ipswich    [Suffolk],    wine    duties    at, 

190. 
Ireland,  97,  124,  254,  260,  262,  277, 

287,  290,  291. 
administration   of,    63,    86,    87, 

90,  91. 
advice    of    Sir    T.    Cusack    for 

government  of,  25,  26,  62. 
Apsley's  instructions  as  to,  241. 
arms  for,  253,  260. 
Catholic  Bishops  of,  letter  from, 

291. 

Cessation,  the,  of  1643,   287. 
Prince  Charles,    in   relation  to. 

See  Charles,  Prince, 
commissions  for  officers  in,  257. 
confederate  Roman  Catholics  in, 

212. 

corn  from  Holland  for,  204,  294. 
Council  in,  34. 

— ,  letter  to,  264. 
Deputy  of.     See  Croft,  Sir  Jas.  ; 
See  Ormond,  Marquis  of  ;  See 
Sidney,  Sir  Henry, 
foreign  merchants  to  be  attracted 

to,  248. 

French  agent  in,  1648-9,  249. 
Great  Seal,  &c.,  for,  249. 
Lord  Justice  of.     See  Plunket, 

Thos. 

Ormond's  powers  in,  212. 
Papal  Nuncio's  action  in,  287. 
pay  due  to  officials  in,  181. 
peace   to    be    arranged  for,  by 
concessions  to  Catholics,  212. 
petition  for  Academy  in,  43. 
Portuguese  agent  in,  252. 
Protestant  churches  in,  212. 
soldiers    to    be    brought    from, 

263. 

Spanish  agent  in,   1648-9,  249. 
state  of,  1648-9,  248,  291,  299, 

300. 
sympathy  of  certain  places  in, 

with  Charles  II,  277. 
warrants  to  apprehend  certain 

men  in,  257. 

wine  shipped  from  Scotland  to, 
124. 


Irish,  the,  245. 

Ireton,  Henry,  in  Ireland,  300. 
Iron  "vessel,"  to  be  sent  by  Sir  H. 
Norreys     to     the     Earl     of 
Leicester,  117. 
Isabella  [of  France],  Queen  of  Spain, 

49,  52,  54,  55,  99,  100. 
Isles,  the  Out  of  Scotland,  124. 
Istria  [Corsica  ?],  42. 
Italians,   sent   by  Cardinal  of  Lor- 
raine   with    designs    against 
Elizabeth,  123,  126. 
Italy,     7,     93.          See     also     Bari; 
Florence  ;    Genoa  ;    Leghorn  ; 
Pisa ;  Rome  ;  Naples ;  Spezia ; 
Venice. 

advices  from,  19,  42. 
Consuls  in,  244,  263,  389. 
corn  for,  on  Dutch  ships,  204. 
plague  in,  8,  33. 
troops  from,  expected  in  France, 

159,  164. 
Iveagh,  Lord.     See  Magennis. 


Jackeson,    mentioned    in    letter    of 
Princess  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Charles  I,  258. 
Jacks,  Jas.,  Yeoman  of  the  Bows,  to 

Charles  II,  255. 
Jallett,     Edward,     partner    in     the 

Charles,  275. 
James  I,  of  England,  VI  of  Scotland, 

100,  141,  167,  171. 
Charles  IX  and,  106. 
placed  in  Edinburgh  Castle  by 

his  mother,    101,    103, 
question    of   his    custody,    104, 

119,  120. 

James,   Duke   of  York    [afterwards 
James  II],  224,  225,  242-244, 
248,  291. 
letters  from,  219,  289. 

to,  271,  274,  307. 

at  Brille,  224. 

commission  from,  283. 

in  Flanders,  247. 

instructions    from,     about    the 

Fleet,  291. 
money  received  by  his  governor, 

Berkeley,  260,  282. 
tries     to     borrow     money     at 

Rotterdam,  219,  221. 
Janissaries,  the,  Pasha  of,  60. 


345 


Jeanne  d' Albert,  Queen  of  Navarre, 

100,  132,  161. 
at  Rochelle,  135. 
Jenkinson,  Mr.  [Anthony],  72. 
Jerkins,  skin  for,  as  present,  25. 

coletti,  as  presents,  61. 
Jenye,  Genney  [Thomas],  at  Paris, 

113. 

Jermy,  Mr.,  62. 
Jermyn,  Henry,  Lord,  204,  209,  249, 

252,  259,  260,  262,  302. 
letter     from,     203,     278,     286, 

288. 

letters  to,  280,  281,  289. 
Jersey,  262,  286,  290. 

letters    dated    from,    212,    275, 

289. 
Breviat  of  letters  brought  from, 

294-307. 

Estates  of,  letter  to,  285. 
Governor    of,    Sir    G.   Carteret, 

230. 
Jurats    of,    cannot    deal    with 

high  treason,  213. 
King's  Procurer  in,  212. 
St.  Heliers  in,  212. 
Jesuits  at  Ufton,  182,  183. 

in  Poland,   149. 
Jewell,  John,   Bishop  of   Salisbury, 

letter  from,  101. 
Jewels,  English  crown,  287. 

of     Charles     IX     pledged     at 

Venice,   154. 

Joanna,      daughter      of      Emperor 
Ferdinand  I.     See  Giovanna. 
John  of  Austria,  Don,  115. 

his  marriage  with  Mary,  Queen 
of  Scots  favoured  by  Philip  II, 
54. 
John  Casimir,  Count  Palatine,  109- 

111,  158,  164,   165. 
answers  Killigrew,  164. 
forces  of,  134,  149,  156,  157. 
money  desired  from  Elizabeth 

for,  156-159. 
stag  hunting,  164. 
to  marry  daughter  of  Elector  of 

Saxony,    154. 
tries    to    persuade    Elector    to 

join  the  League,  156. 
John  Casimir,   1648,  competitor  for 

Swedish   Crown ,   241. 

King  of  Poland,  246,  260. 

John  Frederick  I,  Duke  of  Saxony, 

101. 

John  Frederick  II  of  Saxony,  108. 
besieged  in  Gotha,  101,  102. 
taken  prisoner,   103. 
John,  Duke  of  Sweden,  deposes  his 

brother  Eric  XIV,  148. 
Johnson : 

Jeremy,  letter  from,  291. 


Johnson — cont. 

Thomas,     commission     for,     to 
keep  Yarmouth  for  Charles  I, 
282. 
Captain,    took    Captain    King's 

vessel,  280. 

Jones,  Colonel  Michael,  248,  249,  300. 

makes    terms   with    Owen   Roe 

O'Neill  and  Monek,  272,  299. 

Mr.,   Parliamentary   Envoy    to 

[?]  Courland,  259. 
Jonson,  Mr.,  letter  to,  165. 
Jordan,     Jourdan,     Captain     Elias, 

letter  from,  231. 
pass  for,  to  England,  285. 
resigns    command    in    Royalist 

fleet,  235. 
Journeys,  Cologne  to  Augsburg,  82 

sq. 
Constantinople    to    Vienna,    Sir 

Edward's,  60. 
London    to    Heidelberg,    Killi- 

grew's,  151. 
Ulm    to    Vienna    by    river    in 

seven  days,   109. 
Joyeux    [Joyeuse,    Anne   Duke    of], 

joins  Anjou,  138. 

Juana,  sister  of  Philip  II,  Princess  of 
Portugal,  to  marry  Archduke 
Charles,  137. 
Juicks,  James,  receives  money  from 

Blagg,  304. 
Julio  III,  Pope,  59. 
Junius,  John,  Councillor  to  Elector 
Palatine,    sees    Leicester    in 
England,  154. 

Jurats  of  Guernsey.     See  Guernsey, 
of  Jersey.     See  Jersey. 


K 

Kavanaghs  (Caverners),  the,  87. 

Kelso  [Roxburghshire],  68. 

Kemp,  Richard,  Secretary  for  Vir- 
ginia, letter  to,  262. 

Kenall,  Dr.  [John],  chosen  Com- 
missary at  Oxford,  46. 

Kenilworth,      Kellengworth      [War- 
wickshire], 81,  130. 
progress       of       Elizabeth       to, 

arrangements  for,  179. 
fireworks  at,    178. 

Kennedy,  Gilbert,  fourth  Earl  of 
Cassillis,  fought  at  Langside, 
118. 


346 


Kent,  county  of,   2,  213,   275,  280, 

289. 
Parliamentarian  Committee  for, 

letter  from,  203. 
Royalist  Committee  in,  210,  211, 

213. 

Royalists  of,  to  command  fleet 
in  default  of  Lord  Willoughby, 
279. 
letters  from  Royalists  in,   273, 

287. 

letter  to  same,  294. 
unprepared     against     invasion, 

126. 

East,  209. 

Kepler,  Johann,  astronomer,  270. 
Ker : 

Robert,     Earl     of      Roxburgh, 

letter  sent  to,  227. 
Sir  Walter.     See  Cessford. 
Kerchove,    Baron.     See    Heenvliet, 

John. 

Kew  [Surrey],  letter  dated  from,  3. 
Keynes,    Captain    Alexander,    com- 
mission to,  280. 
Keys,    Thomas,    husband    of    Lady 

Mary  Grey,  95. 

Kildare,  Lord.     See  Fitzgerald. 
Kilkenny     [Ireland],     letters    dated 
from,  206,  248,  272,  276,  291, 
297. 

county,  90. 
Treaty  of,  1649,  248. 
Killigrew  : 

Henry,  letters  from,  29,  151, 
153,  154,  156,  158,  164, 
178. 

,   servant  to  Lord  Robert 

Dudley,  10,  125. 
— ,   brother   of    the   above,    10, 

11. 

Sir  Peter,  in  Parliament,  272. 
Thomas,  263,  279. 
Kilmainham     [co.     Dublin],     letter 

dated  from,  86. 
Kilultagh,  Kylloltough  [co.  Antrim], 

86. 
Kilvert  : 

a  servant  to  Princess  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Charles  I,  letter 
to,  258. 

Robert,  letter  from,  288. 
Kil  winning       [Gavin        Hamilton], 

Abbot  of,  70. 
King: 

Mr.,  at  Paris,  a  dangerous  man, 

97. 

Captain,  his  vessel  taken,  280. 
King's  Channel,  the,  239. 
Kingston  : 

George,  letter  on  behalf  of,  277. 
John,  letter  from,  277. 


Kingston       [Surrey],       Kingstown, 
letters  dated  from,  141,   142, 
170. 
Kinsale  [co.  Cork],  248. 

letters  dated  from,  277,  300. 
"Rebels"  fleet  at,  272. 
Royalist  fleet  at,  299. 
Kirby,   Robert,   commission  for,   to 

seize  "Rebels"  ships,  301. 
Kirkaldy,  William,  of  Grange,   101, 

103,  104. 
letter  from,  101. 
Kirkbythur    [Westmorland],    letters 

dated  from,  219. 

Kloch,    Rochart  [Clough,  Richard], 
arrested  at  Antwerp  by  Alva, 
172. 
Knollys  : 

Edward,   second   Earl   of   Ban- 
bury,  and  his  governor,  200. 
Sir    Francis,    Vice-Chamberlain 
in  Ireland,  91. 

,  letter  from,  123. 

Sir  Francis,  the  younger,  letters 
to,  182,  183. 

,    searches    Perkins'    house 

at    Ufton,    is    charged    with 
retaining  money,  182,  183. 
Konigsmarck,     Johann     Christoph, 
Count    von,     Swedish    Field 
Marshal,   234,   258. 
quarrels  with  Duke  of  Saxony, 

241. 

Kuttenburg  [Bohemia],  235. 
Kylloloungh  [Ulster],   87. 
Kylwaring  [?  Kilwarling,  co.  Down], 
86. 


L 

L'Aubespine,  the  younger  [Claude], 

107. 
at  interview  between  Charles  IX 

and  Zuleger,    110. 
La  Boulay,  de,  Captain  of  Duke  of 

Lorraine's  Guards,  215. 
La  Chapelle  : 

M.,  de,  letter  to,  160. 

,  search  for,  164. 

M.,  French  Secretary  to  Portu- 
guese Ambassador  at  the 
Hague,  letter  from,  enclos- 
ing a  book  for  Charles  II, 
258. 

La  Charite  [France],  164. 
Deux-Ponts  at,   160. 


347 


La  Fere-on-Oise  [France],  de  Cosse 

at,  138. 
La  Fontaine,  Peter  de,  Fountayne, 

an  Agent  for  Prince  Charles 

in  England,  286,  288,  298. 
letter  from,  299. 
La  Forrest   [Bochetel],   de,   French 

Ambassador   in   London,    97. 
has  knowledge  of  letters  sent  to 

Earl  of  Leicester,  123. 
La    Fosse,     de,     merchant    of     St. 

Valery  en  Caux,  205. 
La  Garde,  de,  Baron,  Captain  of  the 

galleys  of  France,  130. 
La  Hay  [France],  166. 
La  Marche  [France],  110. 
La  Motte,  Colonel,  in  service  of  Duke 

Charles  of  Lorraine,  229. 
La  Node,  Beauvoir,  letter  from,  48. 
La  Planche,  M.,  113. 
La  Porte,  Otto  de,  memorial  of,  232, 

233 

La  Porte  de  Pille  [France],  166. 
La   Ramee,    Pierre    de,    "  Ramus," 

117. 

La  Rochelle.     See  Rochelle. 
La  Speza.     See  Spezia. 
La  Torre  : 

Diego    de,    Spanish    Agent    in 

Ireland,  Ormond  treats  with, 

249. 
Jacques    de,    bearer    of    letter 

from     Queen     Elizabeth     to 

Philip  II,  15. 

La  Valle,  Brittany  [Laval],  123. 
Ladron  [Lodron],  Count  Albero,  120, 

172. 
Laine,  Mr.,  gentleman  to  Charles  II, 

255. 
Lambr6s,  de,    an    agent    of   Conde, 

154,  157. 
Lambart,  Lambert : 

[John],  Parliamentary  General, 

299,  307. 

Dr.,  mentions  Irish  refiners,  249. 
William,    Master    of    the    hoy 

Hopeful      Mary,      certificate 

that     he     belongs     to     the 

Royalist  fleet,  221. 
Lambeth  [Surrey],  letters  dated  from, 

146,  152,  161,  181. 
Lancaster,  Duchy  Court  of,  117. 
Chancellorship  of,  vacant,   117, 

118. 

suitors  in,  118. 
Lancaster,  Thomas,  Bishop  of  Kil- 

dare,  letter  from,  86. 
Lancastre   [?  Lencloitre],   Abbey  of, 

near    Poitiers,    letter    dated 

from,  136. 
Lanciano     [Italy],     Archbishop     of 

[Leonardo  Marini],  20. 


Landrecy  [France],  206. 

Lane     [Sir     Richard],     member     of 

Henrietta  Maria's  Council  at 

Paris,  208. 
Lord    Keeper,    211,    228,    232, 

259. 

instructions  to,  213. 
Lanerick    [Lanark],    William,    Earl 

of.     See   Hamilton,   William. 
Langenhagen,  letter  dated  from,  10. 
Langdale,    Sir    Marmaduke  : 
letters  from,  275,  290. 

to,  279-281,  284,  293. 

makes    way    for    the    Scots  in 

1648,  290. 

praised  for  his  carriage,  284. 
Langland,     Daniel,    pass    for,   with 

the  Good  Fortune,  from  Hol- 
land to  Scotland,  287. 
Langley  Marsh  [Bucks],  188. 

Park,  189. 
Langside    [Lanarkshire],    battle   of, 

118. 
Languedoc  [France]  : 

D'Anville,  Governor  of,  11. 
Due  de  Joyeux,  Lieutenant  of, 

138. 
Lannoy,     Roger     de,     Serjeant     of 

Dieppe,  193. 

Lansac,  M.,  the   younger,   109-111. 
Lapland    and     Greenland,    passage 

between,  6. 
Laud,  William,  Archbishop,   cipher 

of,  308. 
Lauderdale,    John,    Earl    of.       See 

Maitland,  John. 
Laugharne        [Laharne],        Colonel 

Rowland,  208,  290,  293. 
commission  for,  282. 
Lawson,    William,    of    Scarborough, 

Master  of  the  Isabel,  285. 
Lea,  Captain,  his  service  in  Ireland, 

182. 

Lead  from  Pontefract  Castle,  288. 
League,  the,  of  Protestant  princes, 

156,  157-159. 
Lee,  River,  236. 
Leconfield,       Leckinfeld       [Yorks], 

letter  dated  from,  135. 
Lee,  Sir  Henry,  letter  from,  119. 
Leeuw  [Flanders],  taken  by  Orange, 

135. 
Legge,  Colonel  William,  instructions 

for,  227. 
letter  from,  277. 
Leghorn  [Italy],  Consul  of  Charles  II 

at,  263. 
Leicester,    Earls    of.     See    Dudley, 

Robert ;  Sydney,  Robert. 
Leigh,  Humphrey,  sergeant-at-arms, 

warrant  to,  200. 
Leighlin  [co.  Carlow],  garrison  in,  25. 


348 


Leipsic  [Saxony],  85. 

letter  dated  from,  164. 
marriage  of  William  the  Silent 

at,  4. 

Leith  [co.  Midlothian],  170. 
Leix  [Ireland,  now  part  of  Queen's 

County],  25. 
Lemos,  Pedro  Fernandez  de  Castro, 

Conde  de,  letter  to,  234. 
Le  Moyne.     See  Aveline,  Jean. 
Lendall,  Lieutenant  of  the  Constant 
Reformation,  imprisoned,  230. 
Lennox  : 

Countess  of,  76,  77. 
Earl  of.     See  Stewart,  Matthew. 
Lens  [France],  battle  of,  224. 
Lenthall,  William,  Speaker  of  House 

of  Commons,  299. 

Leopold        [William],        Archduke, 
Governor  of  the  Netherlands, 
206  note,  247,  282,  288. 
letter  to,  240. 
army  of,  265. 
Lepanto  [Greece],  muster  at,  51. 

plan  of  battle  of,  178. 
Lesley,  Leslie  : 

Alexander,      Earl      of      Leven, 

letter  to,  228. 
Andrew,   fifth  Earl   of  Rothes, 

at  Langside,  118. 
General  [David],  277. 
John,  Bishop  of  Rosse,  141. 

,    letters    from,    142,     170. 

John,    Earl    of    Rothes,    letter 

from,  199. 
Colonel    Ludovic,   Governor    of 

Berwick,  letter  to,  229. 
Lethington    (Ledynton),  Lord.     See 

Maitland,  Sir  William. 
Lethington  [Haddingtonshire],  letter 

dated  from,  173. 
Letters  : 

delayed,  123,  147. 
expedited,  76. 

intercepted,  Norreys',  133,  151. 
painfully  carried,  166. 
Leutmeriz,  Leitmeritz  [Austria],  234. 
Leven,    Alexander,    Earl    of.       See 

Lesley. 

Lever,  Leaver  [Thomas],  2. 
letter  to,  180. 
Master  of  [Sherburn]  Hospital, 

154. 

Archdeacon  of  Coventry,   180. 
Ley,   James,   Earl   of  Marlborough, 

letter  from,  296. 
interested    in    Cariboo    Islands, 

296. 

Leynogh,  Turlogh,  124. 
L'Hopital,     Michel,     Chancellor     of 

France,  31,  97,  109,  110. 
Liddell,  Mr.,  writes  to  Norreys,  155. 


Liddesdale  [Roxburghshire],  53. 
Li  6ge,Lucke  [Flanders],  129, 131, 133. 

Bishop  of,  131,  133. 
Lightfoote,  Mr.,  Groom  of  Robes  to 

Charles  II,  255. 
Lignerolles,  M.,  108. 
Lilgrave,  Henry,  servant  to  Francis 

Earl  of  Bedford,   72. 
Limerick  [Ireland],  248. 
letter  dated  from,  289. 
speech  of  Recorder  of,  277. 
Limoges,  Bishop  of,  32. 
Limousin,  Limozin  [France],  Conde 

in,  130. 

Lincolnshire,  Lord  Willoughby  of 
Parham  to  be  Lieut. -General 
of,  281. 

Lindaverius,  9. 
Lindsay,  Lyndsay  : 

Alexander,    Earl    of    Crawford, 

letter  from,  221. 
John,  Earl  of  Lindsay,  Treasurer 
of  Scotland,  letters  sent  to, 
227,  272. 

,  of  Balfour,  277. 

Ludovic,  Earl  of  Crawford,  a 
Royalist,  206. 

,  letters  from,  251. 

Patrick,  Baron  Lindsay,  letter 
from,  141. 

,  letter  to,  141. 

,  at  Langside,  118. 

,      quarrels      with      Lord 

Herrys,   141. 
Patrick,     kills     a  •    soldier     of 

Lesley's,  277. 

Linnye  [?  Ligny,  Charles  de  Clermont 
Tonnerre],  Prince  of,  con- 
tributes men  for  Charles  II, 
265. 

Linz  [on  the  Rhine],  133. 
Lionne,   M.,   de,   sent    to  Liege  by 

Orange,  133. 

Lisbon,  paper  dated  from,  181. 
letters  dated  from,  253,  258. 
port    of,    opened    to    Royalist 

ships,  252. 
Lisle  : 

Arnould  de,  sent  to  King  of 
Portugal  by  Prince  Rupert, 
253. 

,  letters  from,  253,  258,  307. 

Mr.,  barber  to  Charles  II,  255. 
Lister,  Martin,    lends  money  to  T. 

Killigrew,  263. 
Litter,      a,      presented     to      Queen 

Elizabeth,  49. 
Littleton,      Sir     Edward,     warrant 

signed  by,  200. 
Livingstone  : 

James,  Earl  of   Callander,  226. 
,  letters  from,  219,  221. 


349 


Livingstone — cont. 

James,      Earl     of     Newburgh, 

letter  from,  273. 
Livonia,   "  Lyveland  "  [Russia],  7. 

relief  of,  4. 

Llewellyn,  David  ap,  murdered,  36. 
Lloyde  [Hugh].      See  Floyde. 
Lochleven  [Kinross-shire],  the  Lord . 

of.     See    Douglas,    James. 
Mary  Queen  of    Scots   escapes 

from,  118,  170. 
Lodron.  See  Ladron. 
Loftus,  Adam,  Archbishop  of 

Armagh,  petition  from,  43. 
Logan,    Sir    Andrew,    letter    from, 
desiring     to     take     ships     of 
"  rebellious   subjects  "   south 
of  the  Equator,  278. 
Loire,  River  [France],  134,  151. 
London,  64,  143,  151,  205,  251,  264- 
266,  269,  271,  273,  275,  276, 
279,  282,  283,  284,  286,  293, 
296. 

letters  dated  from,  10,  20,  29, 
40,  64,  78,  79,  135,  136,  138, 
139,  141,  142,  146,  148,  151, 
183,  206,  207,  273,  274,  277, 
286,  289,  292,  296,  298,  301, 
303,  306. 

Bishop  of.  See  Grindal,  Ed- 
mund. 

Churches,  Buildings,  Streets,  &c.: 
Angel  Inn,  Strand,  265. 
Baynard's      Castle,     letter 

dated  from,  78. 
Bishopsgate  Street,  293. 
Brick  Court,  Temple,  223. 
Broad  Street,  266. 
Clement's,      St.,      Church, 

Strand,  265. 
Dunstan's,      St.,      Church, 

Fleet  Street,  288. 
Ely  House,   Treasurers  at, 

266. 

Fleet  Ditch,  185. 
Fleet  Street,  288. 
Garraway's  Coffee  House, 

270. 
Hatton  House,  letter  dated 

from,  183. 
Holborn,  letter  dated  from, 

306. 
Minories,    the,  letter  dated 

from,  79. 

Newgate  Prison,  209. 
Old  Exchange,  265. 
Paul's,St,Church  of,  1 78, 1 85. 
Paul's  Cross,  sermon  at,  148. 
Savoy,  the,  289. 

-  the  Duchy  House  at 
the,  letter  dated  from,  151. 
Sion  College,  299. 


London,        Churches,        Buildings, 
Streets,  &c. — cont. 

Ship  Tavern,  the,  265. 
Somerset  House,  3. 
Spittle,  the,  293. 
Star   Chamber,    the,   letter 

dated  from,  183. 
Temple,  the,  223. 
Temple  Bar,  265. 
Warwick  Lane,  letter  dated 

from,  135. 
Westminster,  269. 
,  letters  dated  from,  8, 

46, 101,  102, 144, 193, 194, 

224,  303. 
-,  summons  dated  from, 


73. 


-,  warrants  dated  from. 


2,  3. 

Abbey,  145. 


,     Commissioners     for 

Scotland  at,  141. 
White  Friars,  letter    dated 

from,  183. 
Whitehall,  266. 

,  Paper  Office  at,  268. 

Common  Council  of,  185. 
Customs  at,  farming  of,  190. 
Italian  merchants  at,  186. 
Queen  Mary,  member  assistant 

of  City,  95. 
Sanitation  of,  paper  upon,  184, 

185. 

Tower  of,  Records  at,  186. 
Londoners,    loan    from,    sought    for 

Charles  II,  282. 
Londonderry    [Ireland],    Bishop    of. 

See  Bramhall. 
a  regiment  of,  257. 
bridge  at,  300. 
Long,     [Sir]     James,      nephew      to 

Secretary  Long,  207. 
[later  Sir]  Robert,  211,  222,  245, 
255,  261,  277,  294,  302. 

,     letters     from,     minutes, 

notes  by,  216,  226,  227,  244- 
246,  259,  296,  304. 

, to,    224,    228,    231, 

233-236,  238,  240,  242,  243, 
245,  247,  250,  251,  253,  254, 
258,  259,  261,  272-278,  282, 
284,  286-293,  298,  300-304, 
306,  307. 

— ,  Receiver-General  for 
Charles  I  in  five  counties,  203. 
-,  signs  by  order  of  Prince 


Charles,  224. 
Longueville,       Leonora      d' Orleans, 

Duke  of,  113,  132. 
Loose  [Kent],  chapel  at,  grant  of,  2. 
Lords  of  the  Congregation,  the,  66, 
67,  70,  76,  77,  103,  104,   150. 


350 


Lords  of  the  Congregation — cont. 
petition  Elizabeth  in  May,  1568, 

119. 

Lords  of  the  Council  of    Henrietta 
Maria  and  Prince  of  Wales, 
letter  to,  208. 
Lorges,        de.     See       Montgomery, 

Jacques. 

Lorraine,    131,    163,   234. 
Reiters  in,    11. 
threatened   by    Spain    and   the 

Emperor,  106. 
Lorraine : 

Charles,  Cardinal  of,  42,  100, 
110,  111,  121,  130,  132,  134, 
154,  155,  160. 

,  at  Paris,  73,  75. 

,   works   for   Henry,   Duke 

of  Anjou,  117. 
,  orders  the  French  Court, 


123. 

— ,    practises    against    Eliza- 
beth,  123. 
-,  tries  to  raise  money,  129. 


,   practises   against   Conde, 

130. 
,  Catherine  de  Medici  turns 

against,  132. 
-,  agrees  to  cession  of  Metz 


to  the  Allemans,  147. 
Charles  III  (IV),  Duke  of,  233, 

243,  247,  265,  276,  285,  301. 
,  letters  from,  215,  218,  256, 

273. 

,  to,  218. 

,  leaves  Brussels,  206. 

,  Gough  sent  to,  229. 

,  ships  to  be  provided  by, 

265. 
-,  troops  of,  229,  233,  265. 


Lottery  in  London,  a,  138. 

Loudon  [Loudun],  France,  fighting 
expected  at,  142. 

Loudoun,  John,  Earl  of.  See  Camp- 
bell. 

Loughborough,  [Leicestershire], 

letter  dated  from,  125. 

Louis  or  Ludovic,  of  Nassau,  at  Ant- 
werp, 100. 
defeated  [at  Jemmingen],    124, 

126. 

his   position   previous   to   Jem- 
mingen,   125. 

seizes    the   treacherous    Burgo- 
master of  Emden,  127. 

Louvain,  Lovayn  [Flanders],  93, 135. 

Lovealian  [?  Love  alien]  67. 

Lovinge,  Mr.,  commission  to  be 
Register  of  Admiralty  Court, 
282. 

sent  by  Marquis  of  Newcastle 
to  Secretary  Long,  228. 


Loe,  Lo,  Low,  Lowe  : 

John,  a  Suffolk  Royalist,   304. 
Lawrence,    letters    from,     273, 
293. 

,  letter  to,  281. 

Timothy,    a    Suffolk    Royalist, 

304. 
Mr.,    recommended    to    Prince 

Charles,  305. 
Loughborough,  "Lowbere,"  Lord.5ee 

Hastings,  Henry. 
Lubeck,  Ambassador    of    Pope  and 

Emperor  at,  4. 
Diet  at,  5. 

legate  of  Pius  IV  at,  4,  7. 
port  of,  6. 
support  of,  sought  for  Charles  II, 

258. 
would  recover   its   privilege   in 

England,  5. 
Lucca,  Senate  of,  45. 
Lude,  Count  de,  at  Niort,  163. 

his  brother  killed  there,  163. 
Liik.     See  Liege. 

Lumley,  Lomeley,  John,  Baron,  70. 
Lunenburg    [Liineburg,     Germany], 

Assembly  at,  4. 
Otto,  Duke  of,  6,  7,  134. 

,  personal  appearance  of,  7. 

Duchy  of,  its  situation,  7. 
Lunsford,  Sir  Thomas: 
letter  froni,   202. 

to,  282. 

Lusignan  [France],  Castle  of,  137. 

skirmish  at,  138. 
Luther,  Martin,  4,  5. 
Lutherans,  4,  27,  83,  84,  115. 
Liitzenbourg.     See  Luxemburg. 
Luxemburg,    Liitzenbourg,    Almayn 

army  near,  106,  108. 
garrison  at,  148. 
Count  [Joachim  Ernest]  of,  pays 

money  for  Charles  II,  265. 
Prince  of   Orange  reported  in, 

131. 

Lyme  [Dorset],  273. 
Lyndsay,       Patrick,       Lord.        See 

Lindsay. 

Lynn  [Norfolk],  petition  of  inhabi- 
tants of,  190. 
Governor  of,  293. 
wine  duties  at,  190. 
Lyons  [France],  8,  27,  99. 

attempted  surprise  of,  122. 
Charles   IX   going    to,    17,    26, 

27. 

Huguenots   wound    priests    at, 
19. 

murdered  at,  117. 

plague  at,  32. 

troops  from,  in  Poitiers,  138. 
Lysle,  Baron.  See  Dudley,  Ambrose. 


351 


M 

Macalervie     [McAlester],     goes     to 

Ireland,  124. 

McCartan,  MacArtan,  86. 
MacDonell : 

Alexander    Oeg,    to    claim    his 

property  in  Ireland,  124. 
James,  prisoner  of  O'Neil,  63. 
Sorley  Boy,  63,  124. 
McGennis,  86. 
McGuire,  of  Ulster,  86. 
McHugh,  Feagh,  killed,  182. 
McNeil's,  McNeall  Oges,  86. 
McMahon,  of  Ulster,  86. 
McPhelim,  Hew,  McPhelomye,  86. 
McShanes,  the,  87. 
Madison,  Ralph,  letter  from,  306. 
Madleyn,    Mrs.,    an    old   servant    of 

Leicester's,  181. 
Madock  [?],  John,  260. 
Madrid,  77,  251. 

letters  dated  from,  24,   30,  35, 

49,  54,  61,  80,  92,  93,  97,  100, 

113,  251,  288,  306. 
English  Roman  Catholics  repre- 
sented at,  115. 
purchase  of  horses  at,  14. 
Maestricht  [Netherlands],  131,  134. 

garrison  at,   130. 

Magdeburg  [Germany],  Bishop  of,  5. 
Magan.     See  Morgan. 
Magellan,     Straits     of,     opened    by 

Spain,  6. 
Magennis,     Arthur,     Lord     Iveagh, 

letter  from,  291. 

Maidstone  [Kent],  Parsonage  of,  2. 
Maine,  River,  235. 
Mainwaring,  Mannering,  Sir  Henry, 

239. 
Mainz,  Mense%  Moguntia  [Germany], 

Bishop  of,  83,  85. 

Elector  of  [John  Philip  von 
Schonborn,  241,  253. 

• ,  appealed  to,  by  Charles  II, 

254. 

,  borrows  money,  236. 

— ,  plagued  with  mice,  83. 
Mai  tl  and  : 

John,  Earl  of  Lauderdale,  Com- 
missioner treating  with  Prince 
Charles,  221,  224,  226,  227, 
284,  293. 

• ,  letters  from,   230,   275. 


Maitland — cont. 

Sir  William,  Lord  Lethington, 
177. 

,  letter  from,  173. 

,  at  St.  Germain's,  10,  11, 

106. 

Malaga,  Malaca  [Spain],  100. 
Malby,  Nicholas,  62. 
his  brother,  62. 

Malgrani,  Signor,  of  Antwerp,  47. 
Malines  or  Mechlin  [Flanders],  135. 
Protestants  preach  near,   98. 
Malmohiis,       Malmoze        [Sweden], 

Bothwell  at,    149. 
Malta,  Island  of,  41,  62,  116,  160. 
attacked  by  the  Turks,  60,  61, 

64,  65. 

galleys  of,  29,  33. 
Knights  of,  45,  53,  59,  65. 

,    Grand   Master    of    [Jean 

de  la  Valette,  60. 
Grand  Prior  of,  173. 
Malvoysier.     See   Mauvissiere. 
Man: 

Dr.  John,  Ambassador  in  Spain, 
letter  from,  92,  93,  97,  100, 
113. 

• ,  forbidden  to  use  English 

service  at  Madrid,   114. 
-,  his  estimation  and  house- 


T. 


hold,  81. 

James,     lent      money      to 
Killigrew  in  Italy,  263. 
Man,  Isle  of,  266,  305. 

John    Christian,    Deemster    of. 

See  Christian, 
relief  of,  290. 
Manaton,  Lt.-Col.   Henry,  petitions 

from,  245. 

Mande,  de,  Protonotary  to  Cardinal 
of    Lorraine,     sent     to    help 
Mary  Queen  of  Scots,  130. 
Mandesloo,    sent    to    corrupt    John 

Casimir's  Reiters,  111. 
Manfredo,    Count   Taddeo,    tries   to 

kill  Pius  IV,  42,  47,  48. 
Manley,  Mr.  [?  Sir  Roger],  298. 
Manners,  Edward,  Earl  of  Rutland, 

80. 

letter  from,   177. 
Manrico,     Don     Grazias,     slain     at 

Emden,  125. 

Mansfeld,  Count  [Peter  Ernest], 
Governor  of  Luxemburg,  131, 
153,  161. 

his  son  [?  Charles],  131. 
Mantua,   Duke  of,   Carlo  II,   letter 

from,  207. 

Prince  of.  See  Gonzago, Louis  de. 
[Italy],  letter  dated  from,  207. 
Mar,    John    Erskine,    Earl    of.     See 
Erskine,  John. 


S52 


Marbeck,    Roger,    Provost   of   Oriel 
College,  Oxford,  letter  from, 
as  Senior  Proctor,  47. 
Marchaies,  James,  merchant  of  Paris, 
letter     of     credit     for,     from 
Prince  Charles,  281. 
Marchais  [France].     See  La  Marche. 
Mardyke  Fort  [near  Dunkirk],  262. 
Margaret,  Duchess  of  Parma,  Regent 
of  the  Netherlands,  7,  28,  48, 
50,  64,  86,  97,  98,  101,  108. 
angry  at  Antwerp   ships  being 
taken  by  English  pirates,  69. 
John    Shers   in   audience   with, 

14,  16,  17. 
offers   terms   to   Protestants  in 

Flanders,   96. 

Margaret       of       Valois,       proposed 
marriage  of,  to  Rudolf,  son  of 
Maximilian  II,  102. 
and     to     Sebastian,     King     of 

Portugal,    162. 

Margate,  Marghatta  [Kent],  21. 
Maria  Anna,   of  Austria,  betrothed 

to  Philip  IV,  233,  236. 
her  support  sought  by  Charles 

II,  260. 

Marignano,    John    James   Medicine, 
Marquis  of,  his  son  Camello,60. 
Marimonte  [Italy],  40. 
Marino,  Nicolo,  murders  his  wife,  42, 

44,  46,  48. 
Marlborough,    Earl    of.       See    Ley, 

James. 
Marne,   River   [France],   crossed  by 

Conde,  110. 
crossed    by    Orange's    artillery, 

144. 

Marnhull,  Dorset,  268. 
Marquese,    P.   Don   Francisco,   sent 
from     Palermo     to     Madrid, 
1648,  234. 

Marriage  of  priests  of  the  Empire,  46. 
Marseilles,  despatch  from  [?],  31. 
letter  dated  from,  33. 
French   Court   officials   ordered 

to  leave,  31. 
mischance  at,  31. 
prisoners     in     galleys     at,     99, 

132. 

vessels  prepared  at,  126,  130. 
vessels  sent  to  Atlantic,  153. 
Marris.     See  Morris. 
Marsham,    Thomas,    owner    of    the 

Lcve,  238,  271. 

Martigues,     Sebastian,    de     Luxem- 
bourg, 125,  128,  161. 
his    skirmish    with     Dandelot, 

134. 

in  Poitou,  137-139. 
reported     to     be     slain     near 
Chatillon,   135. 


Martigues — cont. 

stratagem  of,  138. 
Mary,  Queen  of  England,  95,  145. 
grants     license      to     Vintners' 

Company,  95. 
Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  11,  14,  32,  53, 

57,  66,  72,  76,  104,  119,  120, 

130,  141,  147,  150,  152,  177. 
letters  from,  96,  177. 
marriage  to  King  of  Denmark 

proposed,  4,  8. 

Twelfth  day  at  her  Court,  11, 12. 
her  marriage  with  Darnley,  57. 
sends  Ambassador  to  Pope,  65 
dissatisfied  with  Darnley,  70. 
warnings  against,  68. 
her     remarks     on     Elizabeth's 

portrait,  77. 
orders  Bothwell  and  Huntley  to 

go  to  Mass,  77. 
her  marriage  with  Bothwell,  101, 

103,  119. 
supposed  to  be  with  child  by 

him,  104. 

confirms  Act  of  Oblivion,  103. 
proposal      to      bring     her      to 

England,  104. 
her  death  reported  in  France, 

107. 
escapes  from  Lochleven,  118. 

after  Langside,  118. 

her   letters   pass   to   and   from 

Paris,   121. 
arrangements    for,     at     Bolton 

Castle,  123. 

receives  Scotch  news  there,  124. 
friends  of,  in  England,  128. 
her    Secretary,    Pierre     Roulet, 

132. 
government  of  Scotland  in  her 

absence,   142. 
expected    at    Tutbury    Castle, 

144,  146. 

likely  to  please  Spain,  150. 
paper  on  difficulties  of  dealing 

with,  166  sq. 
Earl     of     Leicester     on     same 

subject,  171. 
Mary,  Princess,  daughter  of  Charles 

I,  at  the  Hague,  203. 
marriage  of,  200. 
precedency  of,  204,  205. 
Maryns,  Andrea,  to  be  Cardinal,  40. 
Marza  Scirocco  [Malta],  haven,   60. 
Masques  forbidden  by  Pius  IV,  46. 
Mason  : 

Sir  John,  letter  dated  from  his 

house,  72. 

,  Postmaster,  76. 

,    to    obtain    furniture    for 

Elizabeth,  139. 
Mr.,  224. 


353 


Masonett,     Mr.     [Peter],     Secretary 

Long's  clerk,  255. 
Mass  in  England,  81,  90,  99. 

in  Scotland,  32,  77. 
Massey  : 

[?  Major       General       Edward], 

enlists  men,  307. 
Jervis,  owner  of  boat  taken  by 

Royalist  shipj  205. 
Maude,  Mr.,  224. 
Maurice,    Prince    [son    of    King    of 

Bohemia],  245.  ' 
Mauvissiere   [Michel]   de  Castelnau, 

Marquis  of,  29,  31. 
letters  from,  20,  29. 
protects  Norreys'  steward,  163. 
returns  to  England,  49. 
sent  to  congratulate  the  Treaty 

of  Troyes,  18. 
to  bring  dogs  and  horses  from 

England,  19. 
Maximilian  I,  Duke  of  Bavaria,  231, 

235. 
and    Prince    Palatine    of    Sulz- 

bach,  236. 

proposes  to  transfer  some  of  his 
troops  to  the  Republic  of 
Venice,  236. 

Maximilian  II.     See  Emperor. 
Maxwell,     Sir    John,     later    Baron 

Herries,  101,  118,  119. 
letter  from,  141. 


to,   141. 


quarrels  with  Lord  Lindsay,  141. 
Mayence    [Germany].     See    Mainz. 
Mayart,  Colonel,  211. 
Mazarin    [Jules],  Cardinal,  his  sup- 
port  sought    for    Charles  II, 

252. 
Mead,  Mede,  Mr.  Elias,    Fellow   of 

St.      John's     College,     Cam- 
bridge, 165. 
Meath    [Ireland],    Bishop    of.       See 

Brady,  Hugh. 

Meaux,  Meulx  [France],  110,  144. 
Mecca  [Arabia],  pilgrims  taken  by 

Knights  of  Malta,  46. 
Mechlenburg,      Mechelburg,      Duke 

[Ulrick]  of,  85. 

Mechlin   [Flanders].     See  Malines. 
Medici : 

Camello      [Medicino],      son     of 

Marquis  of  Marignano,  60. 
Catherine       de.     See       France, 

Queen  of. 
Cosimo  de,  Duke  of  Florence, 

55,  61. 

— ,  his  Ambassador  at  Rome. 

20. 
,  his  son  to  marry  daughter 

of  Emperor  Ferdinand  I,  20, 

27,  48. 


Medici,  Cosimo   de,   Duke   of  Flor- 
ence— cont. 

,  his  place  near  Piombino 

burnt,  21. 

,  resigns  in  favour   of  his 

son,  19. 
,     his     younger     son,      a 


Cardinal,  55,  59. 
— ,     receives      rights 


over 


Saresana  and  Saresanella,  20. 
-,  said  to  be  a  Cardinal,  55. 


Francisco      de,      successor      of 

Cosimo,  28. 
Medina    Coeli,    Juan    de    la    Cerda, 

Viceroy  of  Sicily,  52. 
Medowes,  Thos.,  commission  for,  to 
hold  Yarmouth  for  Charles  I, 
282. 

Meghem,  [Charles  de  Brimeu,]  Count 
of,  at  audience  of  Shers  with 
Lady  Regent,   14. 
besieges  Bois-le-duc,   101. 
Meiningen  [?  Bavaria],  85. 
Melancthon,  Philip,  birthplace  of,  84 

epistle  of,  5. 
Melnik  [Austria],  234. 
Melendes,  Pedro,   62. 
Melun  [France],  letter  dated  from 

142. 

Charles  IX  at,  138. 
Melville    (Malvile,  Malvin),  Robert, 

67,  76,  77,  79,  96,  104. 
at  Langside,  118. 
practises  with  Papists,  79. 
Merchant  Adventurers,  56,  191,  273. 
grant  to,  by  Count  and  Countess 

of  East  Friesland,  73. 
their  trade  in  wine,  94. 
their  ships  detained  by  Royalist 

fleet,  273. 
English,  lend  money  to  Prince 

Charles,  283. 

French,  Flemish  and  Dutch,  to 
be     encouraged     to     go     to 
Ireland,   248. 
Italian  in  London,  information 

on  behalf  of,  186. 

Mercurius  Pragmaticus.     See  Need- 
ham,  Marchamont. 
Mershe,  John,  letter  from,   128  [?'], 

131. 
Mervin,  Colonel  Audley,  commander 

of  regiment  in  Ireland,  257. 
Messina  [Sicily],  60. 

Prior   of,   his   altercation   with 

Shelley,  114. 
Metz  [Lorraine],  102,  156,  162. 

letters  dated  from,  149,  151,  152, 

155. 

Aumale  sent  to,  134,  137. 
events     at,      during      visit     of 
Charles  IX,  153. 

p  23 


354 


Metz  [Lorraine] — cont. 
Norreys  at,  151. 
offered  to  the  Allemains,  147. 
Meuse,   the,   Alva  tries  to  prevent 

Orange  crossing,  133. 
Middelburg  [Zeeland],  219. 

letters  dated  from,  287,  289. 

Admiralty  of,  275. 

English   merchants  said  to  be 

banished  from,  23. 
soldiers  sent  to  Scotland  from, 

69. 
Middleton,    John,    Earl    of,    letter 

from,  219. 
Milan  [Italy],  37,  41,  44,  46,  48,  55, 

100,  114. 
advices  from,  20. 
del  Guasto  comes  from,  22. 
likely  to  be  attacked  by  French, 

115. 
Spanish  lieutenant  and  Council 

at,  excommunicated,  97. 
Mildmay  : 

Thomas,   bearer  of   a  letter,  a 

good  French  Scholar,  160. 
Sir  Walter,  136. 

,  warrant  to,  3. 

7,     paper     endorsed     "  Sir 

W.  M."  on  Mary,   Queen  of 
Scots,  166  sq. 

Militia    Bill  in  Parliament,   272. 
Miller,  or  Milner,  Captain  [Gregory], 

a  traitor,  238. 

Milton  [Kent],  the  LoyalSusan  of  ,280. 
Mines,  case   of,  between   Elizabeth 
and  Thomas,  Earl  of  North- 
umberland,   135. 
Ministers  of  London,  the,  88. 
Mira,      Count     de,     Admiral     and 
favourite     of     John     IV     of 
Portugal,   253. 
Mirebeau  [France],  Cond6  at,  139. 

evacuated,   142. 

Misdach  [Mesdach],  Jean,  Secretary 
of  the  Bloody  Commission, 
131. 

Misnia  [Meissen,  Saxony],  234. 
Missenden,  Misselden,  Bucks,   179. 
Mitti,  Mytty,  servant  to  Norreys,  149. 

a  traitor,  151,  155. 
Mockett,    Mr.,    his    quarrel   with    a 

Frenchman,  105. 
Mollins  [France].     See  Moulins. 
Moluccas,        the       discovery       of, 

beneficial  to  Portugal,  6. 
Monceaux  [France],  110,  146. 
Monck  [George,  Duke  of  Albemarle], 
makes    terms    with    O'Neill, 
272,  299. 

Money,  seized  on  Spanish  ship  at 
Southampton  by  order  of 
Elizabeth,  140, 


Money — cont. 

English,     seized     by     Royalist 

boat  in  the  Channel,  228. 
Monluc   [Blaise  de],   attacks  Mont- 

albon,   120. 

besieges  Rochelle,  125. 
takes  Gascon  troops  to  Poitiers, 

138. 

Monmouth,  case  at  the  summer 
assizes  at,  1564,  mentioned, 
52. 

Monro,    Sir    George,    takes    Stirling 
from  Marquis  of  Argyle,  230. 
serves    in    the    Preston    cam- 
paign, 242. 
Montague  : 

Anthony,        Viscount.  See 

Browne,  Anthony. 
Francis,  Viscount.   See  Browne, 

Francis. 

Mr.  in  prison  at  Paris,  113. 
Montalbon  [?  Montauban],  Gascony, 

attacked  by  Monluc,  120. 
Montargis     [France],     Duchess     of 

Ferrara  at,  113. 
Montbeliard    [France],  Deux-Ponts 

at,  153. 
Monteith,  Menteith,  William  Earl  of. 

See  Graham,  William. 
Montereau-sur-Yonne  [France], 

Charles  IX  at,  142. 
Montferrato  [Italy],  53. 
Montfoort  [near  Utrecht],  204. 
Montgomery  : 

of  Ardes,  Hugh,  Viscount,  com- 
mission for,  257. 
Hugh,   third  Earl  of  Eglinton, 

at  Langside,    118. 
Lt.-Colonel,  pass  for,  to  Sweden, 

254. 

Gabriel  de  Lorges,  Count  of,  153, 
161. 

,     at     Chatelherault     and 

Poitiers,   137-139. 
Jacques  de  Lorges,  Count  of,  135. 
Montigny,    Mountenye,     Floris     de 
Montmorency,  Baron    of,  59, 
64. 

executed,   129. 
Montinego  [Martinego],  Count,  burns 

Chatillon,   161. 
Montmorency  : 

Anne  de,  Constable  of  France, 
11,  "31,  42,  49,  74,  102,  106, 
107,  110. 

,  his  daughter's  marriage, 

107. 
-,  his  death,  111. 


Floris  de.     See  Montigny. 
Francis  de,    11,   102,   107,   113, 

129,  151,  160. 
,  letter  from,  147. 


355 


Montmorency,  Francis  de — cont. 

,    opposed   to    Cardinal   of 

Lorraine,  117. 
,  fidelity  to  Elizabeth,  121, 

123,  134. 
,    interview   with   Norreys, 

121. 
,    Knight    of    the    Garter, 

121. 
,  in  charge  of  Paris  with 

Alen9on,  135. 
-,  his  illness,  147. 


Henri  de.     See  Danville. 
Philip,  Sieur  de  Hachicourt,  or 

Assincourt,   14,  86. 
Montpensier  : 

Louis,  Due  de,  97. 

,  with  Anjou  against  Conde, 

137. 
Francois  de,  Dauphin  of  France, 

at  Orleans,  117. 
Montreuil  [France],   161. 
Montrose,  James,  Marquis  of.     See 

Graham,  James. 

Montserrat  [West  Indies],  Mr. 
Devereux  to  be  Governor  of, 
280. 

Montzon  [Arragon],  13. 
Moors     of     Arabia    revolt     against 

Selim  II,  116. 
Moravia,  Diet  in,  45. 

Emperor     Maximilian     II     in, 
99. 
Moray,      Earl      of.     See      Stewart, 

James. 

Mordaunt,    Henry,    Earl    of    Peter- 
borough,      commended       to 
Prince  Charles,  273,  295. 
Mores.     See  O'Mores. 
Morgan  : 

Lewis,    servant    to    Smith,    at 
St.  Quentin,  35. 

,   charged  with  murder  at 

Brecknock,   36. 
Captain,  246. 

,  sent  to  South  Wales,  279, 

281. 
Colonel     [?    clerical    error     for 

Foxe],  279. 
Morlaix  [France],  275. 
Morret,  M.  de,  102. 
Morris,  Marris  : 

Colonel      John,      Governor      of 
Pontefract,  letter  to,  293. 
— ,  prisoner,  277. 
Margery,  his  wife,  petition  of, 

277. 

Mortimer,  Major,  a  Royalist,  280. 
Morton  : 

James,     fourth     Earl     of.     See 
Douglas,   James. 
Mr.,  a  Royalist,  259. 


Morton,  Mr.,  a  Royalist — cont. 

,  at  Scilly,  278. 

,     his    proposition    as    to 

sending  ships  to  the  Straits, 
283. 
Morvilliers  : 

Jean    de,    French    Ambassador 
to    England    for    Treaty    of 
Troyes,  28,  29. 
[Louis  de  Lannoy],  a  Huguenot 

officer,  139. 

Moryson,  Major  [of  Virginia],  262. 
Moscow,  143. 

Englishmen  ill-used  at,  149. 
Moselle,  River,  82,  83. 
Mote  Park  [?  Berks],  188. 
Mouans    [?  Paul],   de,    a  Protestant 

Captain,  19. 

[Moulins],  Mollins  [France],  74. 
Mountgarret,    Richard   Butler,    Vis- 
count.    See  Butler. 
Mount  joy,  James  Blount,  Viscount. 

See  Blount,  James. 
Mouy,    de    [Artus   de    Vaudray],    a 
Huguenot  captain,   135,   139, 
151. 

letter  from,  160. 
succeeds  de  Genlis,  153. 
wife  and  family  of,  160. 
Mullets  [  ?  Mules]  for  Queen  Eliza- 
beth, 49,  174. 
for  Lord  Leicester,  144. 
Minister  [Westphalia],  231,  235. 
Bishop  of,  encourages  trade  at 

Emden,  23. 
proposal   to   grave  river   from, 

to  Emden,  23. 
treaty  of,  231-234,  241. 
Munster  [Ireland],  241,  260. 
offenders  in,  fined,  62. 
Admiralty,  Judge  of,  241. 
Cusack's  advice  as  to,  63. 
President    of,    Lord    Inchiquin, 

241,  249,  276. 
Murad  IV,    "Morat    Han,"    Sultan 

of  Turkey: 
letters  to,   193,  194. 
Vizier  of,  letter  to,  193. 
Murray  : 

Earl  of.     See  Stewart,  James. 
William,  a  messenger,  251. 
Muscovy.     See  Russia. 
Musicians  : 

lute  players,  24,  30. 
a  singer,  30. 

Musselburgh    [Scotland],    Laird    of, 
his    ship    from    West    Indies 
taken,  277. 
Mustapha  Pasha   [Lali],   commands 

at  Malta,  60. 

Myddelmore,    Henry,    letter    from, 
10, 


356 


N 

Namur  [Flanders],  131. 
Nancy  [France],  173. 
Nantes  [France],  128. 

letter  dated  from,  67. 

ships     prepared     for      Chatel- 

heraut  at,  126,  129,  130. 
Naples,  Kingdom  of,  religious  per- 
secution in,  8. 
City,  47,  48,  52,  55. 

advices  from,  42. 
commotion  at,  22. 
exiles  from,  42,  45. 
Del  Guasto  at,  22. 
Marquis  of  Pescara  at,  21. 
pacification  of , in  1648, 234. 
Royalist  consul  at,  263. 
scarcity  at,  37. 
sea  trade    of,    with    Hol- 


land, 204. 
Viceroy  of  [Perafan  de  Rfbera, 
Due  d'Alcala],  37,  46,  59. 

introduces  inquisition  at, 

42. 

,  excommunicated,  97. 

Nassau-Hademar,       John       Lewis, 
Count  of,  announces  Treaty  of 
Westphalia,  232,  236. 
Nassau,  Louis  of.     See  Louis. 
Navarre,  likely  to  be  attacked  by 

French,  115. 
Queen  of.     See  Jeanne. 
Henry  of.     See  Henry. 
Navagero,  Cardinal  Bernardo,  59. 
Navigation    and    Commerce,    John 

Evelyn's  tract  upon,  267. 
Neagh,  Lough  [Ulster],  86. 
Neckar,  River  [Germany],  84,  235. 
Nedham,   George,  letters  from,   22, 

180. 
unpopular   at   Antwerp   as   the 

"discloser  of  Emden,"  180. 
Needham,       Marchamont,       author 
of     Mercurius     Pragmaticus. 
letters  from,  282. 
apprehended  by  his  own   con- 
sent, 286,  298. 

Nemours,  Jacques,  Duke  de,  at 
Nevers,  144. 

raises  troops  for  Charles  IX, 
138. 

to  besiege  Sancerre,  142. 

Nerli,  Francesco,  Count,  Ambas- 
sador of  Duke  of  Mantua  to 
Prince  Charles,  207. 


Nerva,  the  [Russia],  143,  149. 
Nervi  [Italy],  Bishop  of,  52. 
Netherlands,  22,  156,  234,  238,  245. 
Neuberg  [Wolfgang],  Duke  of,  254. 
Nevers  [France],  de  Nemours  at,  144. 
Nevers,  Francis  II,  Duke  of  Cleves 

and,  18. 

Henrietta,  Duchess  of,  18,  42. 
Neville,  Charles,  Earl  of  Westmor- 
land,   80. 

New  Amsterdam,  Dutch  colony,  270. 
New   England,   first  plantation   of, 

expenses  of,  270,  271. 
a  ship  of,  231. 

New  York,  North  America,  270. 
New  York  [France],  See  Niort. 
Newburgh,  James  Livingstone,  Earl 

of.     See  Livingstone. 
Newcastle,  William  Marquis  of.   See 

Cavendish,  William. 
Newcastle     [Northumberland],      14, 

69,  72. 

letters  dated  from,  68,  71. 
wine  duties  at,  190. 
Newhaven  [France].     See  Havre  de 

Grace. 
Newman,      Richard      witnesses      a 

document,  268. 
Newry,  the  [co.  Down],  86. 
Newton  : 

Alexander,  189. 

Dr.    [?  Francis],    recommended 
too  late  for  prebend  at  Canter- 
bury, 146. 
Sir  Isaac,  269,  270. 
Mr.  [Theodore],  Prebendary  of 
Canterbury,    brother    to   Dr. 
Francis,  146. 

Nice  [France],  earthquakes  near,  30. 
Nicholas,   Sir  Edward,  letter  from, 

203. 

countersigns  pass,   203. 
member    of    Henrietta   Maria's 

Council  at  Paris,  208. 
Nicolo,   Ludovico,   of  Antwerp,   his 

wife  mentioned,  47. 
Nicolini,  Cardinal,  59. 
Nicoll,  Captain  Augustine,  taken  at 

Scilly,  273,  274. 
Nimes  [France],  letter  dated  from, 

40. 

Niort,  New  York,  France,  11. 
letter  dated  from,  148. 
siege  of,  163. 
Nivelles  [Flanders],   136. 
Nonsuch  [Surrey],  letter  dated  from, 

146. 
Norfolk  : 

Duke  of.     See  Howard,  Thomas. 
County,  a  recusant   of,   speaks 

against  Colepepper,  237. 
,  Royalists  in,  279,  304. 


357 


Norgate  Thomas,  Deputy  Registrar 
of  Admiralty  for  Charles  II 
at  Dunkirk,  letter  from,  261. 
petition  of,  and  order  for  pay- 
ment to,  287. 

Norham     [Northumberland],      Cap- 
taincy of,  145. 
Normandy    87,  161,  164. 

Registrar    of   Admiralty    Court 

in,  287. 
Norres,  Robert,  clerk,  189. 
Norreys,  Sir  Henry,  Ambassador  to 

France,  156. 

letters  from,  96-100,  102,  104, 
105,  107,  113,  116,  120-122, 
124,  126,  127,  129-134,  138, 
142,  144,  146,  147,  149,  151, 
152,  155,  156,  160-163,  165, 
166,  174. 

to,  105. 

complains    to    Charles    IX    of 

arrest  of  Barnaby,  105. 
his      difficulty      in      procuring 
messengers  to  England,   113, 
116,  166. 

his  letters  to  the  Queen  inter- 
cepted, 133,  151-153,  163. 
money    due    by     him    to    the 
Queen,  136. 

to  him  from  Wyse,  136. 

his  house  at   Paris  entered  in 
his     absence     for     arrest     of 
Protestants,  163. 
treatment  of,  by  Charles  IX,  162, 

163. 

in  danger  at  Metz,  163. 
wishes  for  his  recall  or  that  of 
his  wife  [Margery  Williams], 
and  children,  152,  162. 
his  ciphers  seized,  163. 
sick,   165,   166. 
North  Head  [Kent],  165. 
North,       Dudley,       third       Baron, 
Speaker  of  House  of  Lords: 
letter  from,  224. 

to,  221. 

North  Sea: 

Elizabeth  desires  to  explore,  6. 
chart  of,  22. 

Northampton  [Northamptonshire], 
Mr.  Wyborne's  preaching  at, 
177. 

Marquis  of.     See  Parr,  William. 
Northumberland  : 

Duke    and    Duchess    of.       See 

Dudley. 
Earl  of.     See  Percy,  Algernon. 

See  Percy,  Thomas. 
Earldom  of,  2. 

Norton,  Mr.,  Captain  of  Norham,  145. 
Norway,      passage     between,      and 
Greenland,  6. 


Norwich  : 

George,    Earl    of.     See   Goring, 

George. 
[Norfolk],    Cathedral,    disorder 

in,  176. 

Chancellor  of,   177. 
Dean  of.     See  Astley,  Herbert. 
Nottingham,  warrant  dated  from,  6. 
county  of,  Lord  Willoughby  of 
Parham,  to  be  Lieut. -General 
in,  281. 

Novorogod  [Russia],    143. 
Noy,  Captain,  letter  from,  273. 

thanked  for  services  at  Scilly, 

230. 
Noyers  [Burgundy],  Conde  at,  123, 

130. 
Nozon  [France,   ?  Nozay,  Loire  In- 

ferieure],  134. 

Nugent,  Francis,  letter  from,  286. 
Nuncio,      Papal.     See      Chigi.     See 

Rinuccini. 

Nuneaton  [Warwickshire],   144. 

Nuremburg  [Bavaria],  45,  85. 

letter  dated  from,  254. 

Convention  at,  4. 

Wrangel  at,  234,  235. 


O'Byrnes,  Bernes,  the,  87. 
O'Brien,  Murrough,  Lord  Inchquin, 

248,  249,  276. 
letters  from,  290,  291. 
letters  to,  242,  284,  285. 
Apsley  sent  to,  241. 
Lord     President     of     Munster, 

249. 
makes  Cessation  with  the  Rebels, 

(1643),  287. 

Owen,  letter  from,  173. 
O'Connors,  the,  26. 
O'Connor,    Sir   Donogh   recalls    his 

brother  Owen,   173. 
O'Donell  [Calvagh  ?],  86. 
O'Doran,  "  denies   the  King's  com- 
mission "  at  Dunkirk,  262. 
O'Mores,  26. 
O'Neal : 

Mr.,  in  Holland,  280 

Don  Eugenio,  281. 

Shane,  Earl  of  Tyrone,  124. 

,  letter  from,  14. 

,  accepts  Elizabeth's  friend- 
ship, 63. 


358 


O'Neal,  Shane,  Earl  of  Tyrone — cont. 

,  attacks  the  Pale,  91. 

,  his  promises  and  forces, 

86,  87. 

O'Neill,  Owen  Roe,   248,   249,  272. 
at  Londonderry,  300. 
joins  Monck  and  Jones,  272. 
receives    money    from    Parlia- 
ment, 299,  300. 
said  to  be  Royalist,  286. 
O'Reilly,  91. 
O'Tooles,  Towelles,  87. 
Ochiltree,      Andrew,      Baron.     See 

Stewart  Andrew. 
Offaly  [now  King's  County,  Ireland], 

25. 
Oggersheim,  Eggescheyn  [Germany], 

Church  service  at,  84. 
Ogilvy,  Oglevye,  Lieut. -Colonel,  247. 
Oldenburg  : 

Count  Christopher  of,  5. 
Count  [Anton  Guenther]  of,  257. 
Onslow,    Mr.    Richard,    Speaker    of 
House    of    Commons,    letter 
from,  117. 
Oppenheim,  Oppenhaym  [Germany], 

church  and  services  at,  83. 
Orange  : 

William  "the  Silent,"  Prince 
of,  44,  47,  50,  51,  97,  103,  119, 
122,  134,  135,  147,  165. 

,  second  marriage  of,  4. 

,    present    at    audience    of 

Shers     with     Lady     Regent, 
14. 

,   in  interview  with   Shers 

favours    English    merchants, 
15. 

,  declares  for  Protestantism, 

100. 

,  tries  to  reconcile  Pro- 
testants and  Papists  at  Ant- 
werp, 100. 

declaration     of,   against 


tyrannies  of  Alva,   120. 
— ,    forces    and    preparation 

of,  126,  128,  129,  163. 
— ,  adherents,  list  of,  186. 
— ,  advance  of,  against  Alva, 

125,   129-131,   133-136. 
— ,  inaction  of,  in  July,  1568, 

125. 
— ,  advance  of,  into  France, 

137,  139,  142,  144,  146,  150- 

153. 

— ,  at  Chateau  Thierry,  139. 
— ,      receives      offers      from 

Charles  IX  at  Rheims,    139. 
— ,  his  son.     See  de  Buren, 


Orange — cont. 

William  II,  Prince  of,  230,  245, 

280. 
,    letters    from,    206,    220, 

289. 
,   to,   220,   233,   280, 

283,  286,  292. 

,  Gough  sent  to,  233. 

,  marries  Princess  Mary  of 

England,  200,  219,  220. 

,  troops  of,  229,  233,  276. 

urged    to    furnish    arms 


and  troops  for  Ireland,  248. 
-,  Vice-Admiral  of,  220. 


Philip. 

Amalie,  Princess  of,  letter  from, 
206. 


Frederick     Henry,     Prince     of, 

dies,  206. 
Orleans  [France],  29,  100,  106,  113, 

117,  128,  130,  135,  138. 
letters  dated  from,   161-163. 
Edicts  of,  31,  117,  125. 
Huguenots  attacked  at,   134. 
Duke  of.     See  Anjou,  Duke  of. 

See  Philippe. 

Duchess  of.     See  Henrietta. 
Ormond,    Marquis   of.     See   Butler, 

James. 

Earl  of.     See  Butler,   Thomas. 
Osburne,  Sir  Peter,  letters  of,  275, 
287. 

rests       the       surprise       of 
5-uernsey,  275. 
Osnaburg      [Osnabriick,      Prussia], 
Bishop      of,       promises      to 
encourage  trade  at  Emden,  23. 
Ostend     [Flanders],     letters     dated 

from,  238,  273. 
men-of-war  capture  Cottington 

and  Hyde,  273. 
vessel   to  keep   communication 

with,  218. 
Outlaws    from    Papal    States    and 

Naples  to  be  restored,  47. 
Overton,    Colonel   [Robert],    Parlia- 
mentary   Governor    of    Hull, 
272. 
Owen,      attendant      on      Earl      of 

Arundel,  85. 

Oyers,  Abraham,   advocate  of  Hol- 
land, letter  from,  239. 
ordered  to   proceed  against  Sir 

R.  Walsh,  237. 
Oxford  : 

letters  dated  from,   47,   87-89, 

92,  155,  166,  173,  203,  278. 
mentioned,  179. 
University    of,    letters    to,    46, 
101. 

,    Chancellor   of,  letters  to, 

47,  87-89,  92,  101,  119,  155, 
166. 

,  , from,  46. 

,  choice  of  Proctors  at,  9. 


359 


Oxford,  University  of — cont. 

,  Convocation  of,  93. 

,    Earl   of    Leicester's  visit 

to,  arrangements  for,  155. 
,  reform  of  statutes  at,  9, 

47. 
,   registration   of  students, 

and  payments  of  fees  at,  192. 

,  religion  at,  88,  89. 

,  search  for  heretical  books 

and  persons  at,  166. 
,     to     nominate     Chantry 

Priest  at  Windsor,  1. 

,  Vice-Chancellor  of,   161. 

letter  from,  155. 
Vice-Chancellorship     of, 


101. 


visitation  of,   187. 


See 


Colleges : 

Christchurch,  Dean  of. 
Cooper,  Dr.  Thos. 

,  Dean  and  Chapter  of, 

letter  from,  119. 

,  Leicester  and  Cardinal 

Chatillonto  lodge  at,  156. 

,   unable   to   pay    ex- 
pense of  Elizabeth's  visit, 


,  vicar,  a,  deprived  of 

his  house,  119. 
Corpus  Christi  College,  laxity 

at,  88. 
Merton  College,  mentioned, 

152. 
New  College,  89,  101. 

,  Fellows  of,  letter  from, 

89. 
Oriel  College,    Provost   of. 

See  Marbeck,  Roger. 
Oxfordshire,   Sheriff  of,   to  prepare 
for  Elizabeth's  progress,  179. 


A 

Pacheco,  Don  Melchior,  marriage  of. 

237. 
Pacceco,  Paccieco,  Cardinal,  20,  29, 

36,  38,  52. 
Pacific  Ocean,  opening  of,  beneficial 

to  Spain,  6. 
Padstow    [Cornwall],    letter    dated 

from,  65. 

Hawkins  arrives  at,  65. 
Padua  [Italy],  159,  160. 


Paget,  Lord  Henry,  letters  from,  65, 

73. 
Painter,    a    Florentine,    coming    to 

England,  44. 

Paisley  [Renfrewshire],   118. 
Palatinate  : 

the  High,  235,  241. 
suspension      of     hostilities    in, 

(1648),   233. 

the  Low,  sufferings  of  popula- 
tion after  Thirty  Years  War, 
241. 
Palatine,     Elector.         See     Charles 

Lewis. 

Pale,  the  English,  in  Ireland,  87, 
inhabitants     of,     attacked     by 

Shane  O'Neil,  91. 
Palermo,  Sicily,  letters  dated  from, 

234,  237. 

Convent  of  St.  Joseph  at,  234, 
Pallavicini  [?  a  Banker],  24. 
Palliano,  fort  of,  [Italy],  45. 
Pallicone,  a  conspirator,  48. 
Palmer  : 

Sir  Henry,  letter  to,  281. 
Colonel,  a  Royalist,  301. 
Palsgrave.     See        Frederic         in, 

Elector. 

Panbode  [Hungary  ?],  60. 
Papacy,  supremacy  of,  subject  for 
disputation   at   Oxford,    155. 
Papists  : 

at  Antwerp,  98,  100. 
in  France,  106,  107. 
in  Germany,  4. 
at  Wurtemberg,  108. 
Lords  in  England,  154. 
Scotch,  148,  150. 
Spanish,  plot  of,  148. 
watch  Bishop  of  Hereford,  98. 
Papistry,    disputation    on    the    two 

pillars  of,  at  Oxford,  155. 
Paris,    132,  138,  161-164,   170,  277, 

287. 

letters  dated  from,  29,  73,  96- 
100,  102,  104,  105,  107, 
113,  116,  120-122,  124,  126, 
127,  129-134,  138,  146,  147, 
156,  160,  161,  174,  208,  280, 
303,  305. 
Louvre,  the,  letter  dated  from, 

208. 

First  President  of,  109. 
gives  money  for  siege  of  Havre, 

"  Marble  Table  "  at  Palais  [de 

Justice]  at,  198. 
Norreys'  house  at,  attacked,  163. 
Protestants   at,    111,    117,    122, 

146,  174. 
Provost  of,   ordered  to  release 

Barnaby,  106. 


360 


Paris,  Provost  of — cont. 

,  letter  from,  106. 

Parker  : 

Matthew,  Archbishop  of  Canter- 
bury, 157. 

,    letters   from,     146,    152, 

161. 

, to,  174. 

,     blamed     for     laxity     of 

discipline  by  Elizabeth,   175. 
Widow,      allowed     grazing     in 

Richmond  Park,  287. 
Mr.,  bearer  of  letter,  41. 

,  at  Madrid  with  Huggins, 

55. 

Parkins,  Perkins,  Francis,  his  house 
at  Ufton  searched  for  Jesuits, 
182,  183. 
Parlandes,  Mr.  Francis,  commended 

to  Leicester,   144. 
mentioned,  162. 
Parliament : 

of  England,  216,  232,  239,  251, 
303-305. 

,    Colepepper    reported    to 

correspond  with,  237. 

,     Commissioners     of,     at 

Carisbrooke,   223. 

,  likely  to  send  Ambassador 

to  Sweden,  246. 

,  spy  of,  letter  from,  264. 

House  of  Lords,  269. 
of  Scotland,  70. 
Parma : 

Bishop  of,  37. 

Prince  of.     See  Farnese,  Alex- 
ander. 
Duchess     Margaret     of.         See 

Margaret. 
Duke  Ottavio  Farnese  of.     See 

Farnese. 

Parr,    William,    Marquis    of   North- 
ampton, 111,  112. 
Parramore,  Mr.,  of  Galloway,  letter 

from,  284. 
Paul  II,   Pope,   began  the  Palazzo 

Venezia  at  Rome,  28. 
Paulet,  Pawlett : 
Sir  Hugh,  185. 

William,  Marquis  of  Winchester, 
warrant  to,  for  Parsonage  of 
Maidstone,  2. 

,     ,     for     John     and 

Johane  West,  3. 
Pauw,  Adrien,  letter  from,  250. 
Peers,  Dr.  John.     See  Piers. 
Pelham,    Sir  W.  [?],    "Mr.  Pellem," 
his  bargain  with  the  Regent 
Moray,  150. 

Pembroke,   Earls  of.     See  Herbert. 
Pembroke  [Wales],  299. 

Royalist  army  sent  to,  208. 


Pendennis  Castle  [Cornwall],  letters 

dated  from,  278,  289. 
in  need  of  supplies,  289. 
officers  of,  letter  to,  290. 
Prince  Charles  wishes  they  had 

not  gone  to  Jersey,  290. 
Penniall,  Capt.  Matthew,  letter  from, 
describing     his     capture     of 
money  in  the   Channel,  261. 
Penruddock,  Penriddocke,  John  [?], 
gentleman     [in     waiting]     to 
Charles  II,  255. 
Pepys,  Samuel,  201. 
Percy : 

Algernon,  Earl  of  Northumber- 
land, 295. 
Henry,  Lord,  letter  from,  277. 

,  instructions  for,  252. 

,  at  Paris,  277. 

,  sent  to  Prince  of  Orange, 

283. 

Sir  Harry,  145. 
Thomas,    80,  89. 

,     restored      to      Earldom 

of  Northumberland,   copy  of 
letters  patent,  2. 

,  letter  from,  135. 

,   men   of,   find   a  chest  of, 

Spanish  money,  72. 
Perigeux  [France],  surprised,  161. 
Perkins  : 

Francis.     See  Parkins. 
Mr.,  an  astronomer,  269. 
Perne,  Andrew,  Dean  of  Ely,  letter 

from,  157. 

Ferret,  Estienne,  letter  from,  138. 
Persia,     Shah    [Tahmasp    Sufi]    of, 
makes  peace  with  Selim  II, 
116. 
Perugia  [Italy,  Fulvio  della  Corna], 

Cardinal  of,  48. 
Pesaro  [Italy],  damaged  by  Turks', 

53. 

Pescara,        Francisco        Ferdinand 
d'Avalos,  Marquis  of,  19,  21, 
61. 
Commander -in-Chief  in  Corsica, 

37,  42,  44,  55. 
viceroy  in  Sicily,  115. 
Pet,  servant  to  Earl  of  Leicester,  91. 
Peterborough  : 

Henry,  Earl  of.    See  Mordaunt. 
Bishop  of.     See  Scambler,  Ed- 
mund. 

Petit,  the  Revd.  — ,  269. 
Pettye,  Mr.,  a  captain,  181. 
Pfalz,  Pfaltz  [Germany],  83. 
Philip  and  Mary,  King  and  Queen  of 
England,  warrant  from,  grant- 
ing Parsonage    of   Maidstone 
and  Chapels  of  Dettling  and 
Loose  to  Christopher  Roper,  2, 


361 


Philip  and  Mary,  King  and  Queen 
of  England — cont. 

letters  patent  from,  appointing 

Thomas,   Baron   Percy,   Earl 

of  Northumberland,  2. 
Philip  II  of  Spain,  King  of  England, 

13-16,  20-22,  27,  29,  30,  34, 

35,  37,  38,  40,  45-48,  52-55, 

59,  61,  62,  65,  69,  75,  80,  81, 

93,  97,  99,  100,  102,  106-108, 

110,   113-116,   131,   136,   137, 

153,  172,  173,  180. 
attitude  of,  towards  the  Inter- 
course, 15-17. 

friendship  with  England,   17. 
precedency   of  his  Ambassador 

at  Rome,  20,  21,  26. 
cedes     territory     to     Duke     of 

Florence,  20. 

pays  Colonna's  galleys,  20. 
aids    Genoa    with    galleys    and 

men,  29,  41,  48,  55. 
confederacy   against,  begun  by 

Pius  IV,  40. 

sends  troops  to  Naples,  48. 
his  son  Carlos  to  marry  daughter 

of  Maximilian  I,  29,  69. 
and  commerce  of  Netherlands,  58. 
reconciled   to   Pope   and  Duke 

of  Florence,  61,  62. 
going  to  Flanders,  92,  96,  99. 
encourages  Sir  F.  Englefield,  93. 
movements  of,  92,  96,  100,  137. 
and  Queen  Elizabeth,  102,  151. 
receives    Venice    and    Avignon 

from  the  Pope,  106. 
his  forces,  108,  111. 
attitude   towards   France,    108, 

110. 
religion   in   France,    106, 

110,  115. 
refuses  freedom  of  worship  to 

English  Ambassador,  114. 
borrows  from  Maximilian,   136. 
requested    by    Charles    IX    to 

restore    William    of    Orange, 
139. 
offers  Metz  to  German  Princes, 

147. 
ships  of,  may  be  sent  to  Scotland, 

150. 

proposed  marriage  of,  162. 
Philip  IV,  of  Spain,  206,  234,  263. 
likely    to    help    Charles    II    in 

Ireland,  253. 
second  marriage  of,  233. 
sympathy  on  death  of  Charles  I, 

251,  253,  288,  306. 
Philip  de  Austria,  a  Moor,  30. 
Philippe,     Duke     of     Orleans,     his 

support  sought  by  Charles  IT 

252. 


Philpot,  a  Protestant  Divine,  2. 
Piali  Haga,  Pasha,  at  Malta,  60. 
Picardy  [France],  161,  164. 

Coqueville's  movements  in,  122. 

deCossein,  138. 

garrisons  in,   99. 

men  of,  go  towards  Paris,  161. 

Registrar  of  Admiralty  Court  in, 

287. 

sends  forces  to  Orange,  135. 
Piedmont,  old  garrison  of,  with  de 

Nemours,  142. 

Pierse,  Peers,  John,  letter  from,  88. 
may     come     to     Oxford     with 

Leicester,  155. 

Pigault,    Nicholas,    of   Calais,    com- 
plains of  seizure  of  a  shallop, 
228. 
Pilkington   [James  ?],   a   Protestant 

divine,  3. 
Bishop  of  Durham,  letters  from, 

42,  154. 
Piombino  [Italy],  burnt  by  Corsairs, 

21. 
Pirates  hired  to  burn  English  ships, 

153. 

in  Sound,  reported  to  be  main- 
tained by  England,  5,  38. 
punished  by  Elizabeth,  5. 
seizure    of    Antwerp    ships    by 

English,  69. 
Pisa  [Italy],  40. 

Pisani,  Pysani,  Cardinal,  37,  38,  59. 
Pitcairn,    Robert,    Abbot   of   Dum- 

ferline,  176. 

Pius  IV,  Pope,  19-22,  27-29,  32, 
36-38,  40-42,  45-49,  52,  59, 
60,  62. 

practises  with  Emperor  Ferdin- 
and, 4. 

his  legates  at  Lubeck,  4,  7. 
feared  to  practise  with  Russia,  7. 
grants    audience    in    Curia    to 

Duke  of  Urbino,  19. 
prints  new  Breviary,  19. 
settles  precedence  of  Cardinals 
in  favour  of  France,   20-22, 
26. 
gives     Palace     at     Rome     to 

Signory  of  Venice,  28. 
has  Mass  for  Emperor  Ferdin- 
and I,  29. 
condoles    with    Maximilian    II, 

29. 

plot  to  murder,  42. 
imposes  taxation,  65. 
Pins  V,  Pope,  92/102,  106,  111,  115, 

155. 
his  galleys  to  trouble  Scotland, 

150. 

promises  troops  to  Charles  IX, 
164. 


362 


Pius  V,   Pope — cont. 

demands      oath      of      German 

Bishops,   174. 

Plague  at  Constantinople,  114. 
in  France,  32,  45. 
in  Hampshire,  162. 
in  Hungary,  38. 
in  Italy,  8,  33. 
Plantations,  the,  296,  297. 
Plate,  Nicholas,  7. 
Plays  : 

to  be  performed  at  Oxford,  the 
Destruction     of     Thebes     and 
Eteocles  and  Polynices   155. 
Italian  to  be  performed  before 

Elizabeth,    190. 
Plot,  a  Spanish  Popish,  148. 
against  Alva,  127. 
of     an     Englishman     to     seize 

Elizabeth,    155. 
Plunket,   Thomas,   Lord   Justice  of 

Ireland,  34. 
Plymouth  [Devon],  35. 

tampered  with,  by  a  Royalist, 

300. 

wine  duties  at,  190. 
Point     Comfort,     Virginia,     to     be 

fortified,  262. 
Poissy  [France],  letter  dated  from, 

106. 
Poitiers    [France],  Coligny   is  near, 

165. 

fighting  near,   137,   138. 
Henry,  Duke  of  Anjou,  at,  136. 
siege  of,  166. 
Poitou  [France],  143. 
Poland,  19. 

Ambassador  of,  115. 

Crown  of,  241. 

King  of.     See  Sigismund.     See 

John  Casimir. 
Queen  of.     See  Bona. 
Tartars  crowd  into,  241. 
Pole,  Reginald,  Cardinal,  2. 
Pomerania,  172. 

Bogislas  XI,  Duke  of,  85. 
Pommar,  Grantz  de,  letter  from,  172. 
in     charge     of     prisoners     at 
Antwerp     who     escape,     his 
consequent  sufferings,  173. 
Pont     d'San     [?  Dissains,     France], 

Coligny  at,  137. 

Pontefract  Castle  [Yorks],  Governor 
of,  Colonel  Morris,  a  prisoner, 
277. 

,  letter  to,  293. 

ruins  of,  bought,  288. 
Poole  [Dorsetshire],  wine  duties  at, 

190. 

[Pooley],  Poully,  Mr.,  a  corres- 
pondent of  Prince  Charles, 
205. 


[Pooley],  Poully,  Mr. — cont. 
letter  from,  273. 
gentleman  usher  to  Charles  II, 

255. 

Pope,        Robert,        of       Marnhull, 
appointed      gamekeeper      of 
Stalbridge  manor,  268. 
Popes.      See  Gregory  III.      See  In- 
nocent   X.       See   Julio    III. 
See  Paul  II.      See  Pius  IV. 
See  Pius  V. 
Popham,    Sir    John,    Chief   Justice, 

letter  from,  183. 

Popish   apparel.     See   Vestments. 
Porree,   M.,   letter   from,    enclosing 
his  translation  for  Charles  II, 
258. 
Portland    [Dorset],    tampered    with 

by  a  Royalist,  300. 
Richard,  Earl  of.     See  Weston, 

Richard. 
Porto    Farina    [?],    Africa,    plan    of 

battle  of,  267. 
Porto  Ferraro  [Portoferrajo,    Elba], 

36. 

Porto  Fino  [Italy],  38. 
Porto  Vecchio  [Corsica],  41,  42. 
Portsmouth  [Hants],  283,  293. 
Portugal,  38,  48,  62,  253. 

King  of,   Sebastian  IV,  42,  81. 

,  ,  to  marry  Margaret 

of  Valois,  162. 

,  Henry  I,  Cardinal  Infante, 

later  King,  36. 

,  John  IV,  his  support  and 

use  of  his  ports  obtained  by 
Charles  II,  252,  253,  256,  258. 

,   ,   to  send  envoy  to 

Ireland,  253. 
Queen   of,   Luiza   de   Guzman, 

supports  Charles  II,  253. 
trade  of,  advanced  by  discovery 

of  Moluccas,  6. 
an     Indian     '  King '     demands 

Sultan's  help  against,  21. 
enforcement      of      decrees      of 
Council   of   Trent   postponed 
in,  36,  38. 
Secretary  of  State  and  Council 

of,  258. 
Portuguese,  helped  by  Hawkins,  66. 

knight  killed  at  Malta,  61. 
Post,  between  London  and  Berwick, 

slowness  of,  77. 
Postmastership,  76. 
Potter,  George,  of  Exeter,  merchant, 

278. 
Poursain  [Antoine  de  Croy],  Prince 

of,  100. 
Powel : 

Rice,  a  Royalist  colonel,  208. 
%  letter  from,  281. 


363 


Powel,  Bice — cont. 

,  letter  to,  282. 

,  in  South  Wales,  279. 

Owen,  letter  from,  303. 
Poyer    [John],    a   Royalist   colonel, 

208. 

letter  to,  282. 
in  South  Wales,  279. 
Poyteis  [?  Poitiers],  France,  4. 
Prague  [Bohemia],  45. 
attacked,  232,  233. 
relieved,  234. 
spoils  of,  241. 
Precedence,    question   of,   in   Papal 

chapel,  22,  26,  40. 
between    Sir    R.    Shelley    and 

Prior  of  Messina,  114. 
[Presburg],     Presbroke     [Hungary], 
Emperor    Maximilian    II    at, 
109. 
Presbyterians,    letters  from  certain, 

296. 
Charles  II  urged  to  agree  with, 

300. 
will  not  oppose  Cromwell  if  he 

defeats  Ormond,  300. 
Pressed  seamen,  165. 
Preston  [Lancashire],  Battle  of,  225- 

227,  242. 
Preston,      General      [Thomas],      a 

Royalist,  letter  to,  280. 
corrupted    by    Michael    Jones, 

300. 
Pretended    Prince    of    Wales.     See 

Yvins. 
Prince  Palatine.     See  Charles  Gus- 

tavus. 
Priests  of  the  Empire,  marriage  of, 

46. 
Prisoners    in    galleys    released    by 

Charles  IX,  32. 
rescued  from  the  Scotch,  70. 
Privy  Council,  44,  80,  170,  183. 
Prizes  taken  at  sea : 

a  Dutch,  supplies  vScilly,  259. 

,  276. 

Admiralty  Court  for.    See  Hart, 
Dr.    Richard.      See  Norgate, 
Thomas, 
bound  for  Holland,  cargo  of,  to 

be  restored,  219. 
capture  of,  authorized,  221. 
French  Ordinances  upon,   193- 

199. 

not    to    be    taken,    209,     241, 
249. 

,     except    to    supply    the 

Fleet,  210. 

proceeds  of  sale  of,  230. 
release    recommended    of    ship 
belonging   to    the    merchants 
of  Rotterdam,  222. 


Prizes  taken  at  sea — cont. 

questions  of  legality  of,  193- 
199,  204,  205,  225,  228,  230- 
233,  241,  259,  261,  262,  264, 
273,  276-278,  283,  285-287, 
289,  291,  306. 

warrant     to     sell    merchandise 

taken  by  Royalist  Fleet,  291. 

Progers,  E[dward],  letter  from,  238. 

Groom      of      Bedchamber      to 

Charles  II,  255. 
Protestants,  churches  of,  in  Wurtem- 

berg  crowded,  109. 
and  Papists  at  Antwerp,  98,  100. 
in  Flanders,  101,  158. 
in  France,   106,   107,   110,   111, 
115,  117,  126,  130,  131,  158, 
159. 

in  Naples,  8. 
in  Wurtemberg,   109. 
in    household    of    Charles    IX, 

dismissed,    120. 
assaults  by,  in  France,  19. 
at  Orleans,   117,  134. 
at  Paris,  122,  146,  174. 
at  RocheUe,  128. 
at  Rouen,  131. 
at  Toulouse,  132. 
Provende,  climate  of,  32. 

divisions  about  religion  in,   31, 

45. 
Provisions  for   Elizabeth's   progress 

to  Kenilworth,  179. 
Ptolemy      [Claudius      Ptolemaeus], 

astronomer,  270. 
Purefoy,  Purfraye,  Mr.,  264. 
Pyle,  Mr.,  Chirugien  to  Charles  II, 
256. 


Quakers,  the,  268. 


Radcliffe  : 

Sir  [George],  258. 

Sir  Thomas,  third  Earl  of 
Sussex,  Lord  Deputy  in  Ire- 
land, 25,  34,  67,  91,  124. 


364 


Radcliffe,  Sir   Thomas,    third  Earl 
of  Sussex — cont. 

,  letters  from,  109,  174. 

,  letter  to,  170. 

,  instructed  as  to  Eliza- 
beth's proposed  marriage  with 
Archduke  Charles,  102. 

/^intrigues  against  Leicester, 

112. 

Rainborowe,  Ranberri,  Thomas,  209. 
Rais,  Rays,  Count  de,  99,  100. 
Rakoczy,  Rakozzi,  George  I,  Prince 
of    Transylvania,    death    of, 
233,  236. 
Rambouillet,    Jacques    d'Angennes, 

100. 

proxy  for  Charles  IX  when 
installed  Knight  of  the 
Garter,  73. 

to  go  to  Berwick,  76,  77. 
Rame  [Cornwall],  letter  dated  from, 

177. 
Randall,   Mr.,   ill-used   in    Moscow, 

149. 

Randolph,  Thomas,  11,  70,  71,  72, 
76,  78,  79. 

,    letter  from,  11. 

Colonel   Edward,  takes  soldiers 

to  Ulster,  92. 

Rantzau,     Ransau,     Count     Josias, 
Marshal  of  France,  asked  to 
help  Royalists,  214. 
letter  to,  214. 
Lord    Gerard    sent    to    borrow 

ammunition  from,  214. 
Rasse,  Pierre,  of  Dieppe,  194. 
Ratisbon,  Regensburg  [Bavaria],  45. 

Diet  at,  99. 

Rau,  Alexander,  of  Calais,  com- 
plains of  seizure  of  a  shallop, 
228. 

Ravenna,  Archbishop  of,  37. 
Ray,  John,  letter  from,  269. 
Reader 

Captain  William,  at  Carlisle,  66. 

Mr.,    Secretary   to   the   English 

commissioners     in     Scotland, 

corresponds    with    Royalists, 

290. 

Readeeboye,  Castle  of  the  [Ulster], 

87. 
Records,  at  the  Tower,  186. 

at  Whitehall,  268. 
Red  Cross,  Order  of,  61. 
Reiters  or  Roysters,  11,  48,  160. 
threaten  France,  129. 
under  Aumale,    138. 
tinder  Orange,  139. 
levied  by  Alva,  159. 
Religion,  Leicester's  zeal  for,  53. 
in  England,  90,  97. 
in  Flanders,  96. 


Religion — cont. 
in  France,  96. 
in  Wurtemberg,   109. 
Rennes  [France],   Bishop  of  [Bert- 
rand  de  Maraillac],  109. 
Reth,  a  Protestant  Divine,  3. 
Reux,    Dereu,    de    Roeulx,    M.   de, 

126,  131,  135,  136. 
Reuz,  Ruez,  Martine  de,  of  Rotter- 
dam,     Prince      Charles     ex- 
changes   cannons    for    provi- 
sions with,  239,  240. 
Rheims  [France],  Prince  of  Orange 

near,  139. 
Reiters  at,  11. 
Rheinhausen  [Germany],  84. 
Rhine,   River,    128,    131,    150,    234, 

236. 

description  of,  82-84. 
Rhinegau,   the,  pledged  by  Elector 

of  Mainz,  236. 

Rhingrave,  the,  31,  32,  138. 
Rhodes,  galleys  of,  42. 
Riccardy,  Alessandro,  paper  on  the 

sanitation  of  London,  184. 
Rich: 

Henry,  Earl  of  Holland,  com- 
mission for,  278. 
John,  letter  from,  231. 
Colonel  Nathaniel,  letter  from, 
293. 

,  letters  to,  222,  223. 

,  his  troop  at  Carisbrooke 

unpaid,  223. 

Richard,  Lord,  letter  from,  10. 
Robert,  Earl  of  Warwick,  com- 
mander     of      Parliamentary 
fleet,  220,  274. 

,  letter  from,  mentioned,  274. 

,   to   be   invited   to   go   to 

Ireland  as  a  Royalist,  249. 
Robert,  warrant  to,  286. 
Richelieu  [Armand],  Cardinal,  naval 

ordinance  of,  193. 
Richmond  [Surrey],  order  for  grazing 

in  the  new  park  at,  287. 
Rietraet,    Lambert,    notary    at    the 

Hague,  233. 

Rider,  a  noted  Spanish,  41. 
[Rinuccini,       Giovanni       Battista], 
Papal  nuncio  in  Ireland,  249. 
excommunicates    adherents    to 

the  cessation  of,  1643,  287. 
Rio,  Ryo,  Juan  de,  at  Antwerp,  131. 
Roades,  Sir  Edward,  buys  ruins  of 

Pontefract  Castle,   288. 
Robarts,  Morgan,  slanders  Elizabeth 

at  Madrid,  77, 
Robinson,  Henry,  brings  the  Smack 

to  Prince  Charles,  273. 

Robsart,    Amy,   her   death   charged 

against  Leicester,  112. 


365 


Rochefoucauld,    Rocheforca,    Count 

of,  100. 

Rochelle  [France],  97,  137,  142. 
Queen  of  Navarre  at,  135. 
reported  despatch  of  ships  to, 

by  Elizabeth,    162. 
sends  money  to  Duke  of  Deux- 
Ponts   through   the   Cardinal 
of  Chatillon,  157. 
siege  of,  125,  126,  128-130,  137, 

138. 
Rochester  [Kent],  letter  dated  from, 

82. 

Rodrigo,  Don.     See  da  Castro. 
Roe,     Sir    Thomas,    recalled    from 

Constantinople,  193. 
Roeulx.      See  Reux. 
Rogers  : 

Colonel,    notes    by,    concerning 

Yarmouth,  290. 
Francis,  pass  for,  from  Holland 

to  England,  272. 
Richard,  a  Royalist  of  Norfolk, 

304. 

Stephen,    Master    of    a    Dover 
shallop      taken     for      Prince 
Charles,  228,  232. 
Mr.,    Page    of    Bedchamber    to 

Charles  II,  256. 
Colonel,  279. 
Rokeby,  Sir  Thomas,  commands  a 

regiment,  261,  262. 
Rome,  24,  28,  40,  46,  47-49,52,  160. 
advices    from,     19-22,    26,    38, 

40,  42,  49,  59. 
letters  dated  from,   19,  24,  26, 

27. 

Ambassadors  at,  precedence  of, 
19-22,  26,  29. 

of   Mary  Queen  of    Scots 

expected  at,  65. 
best  route  for  letters  from,  22. 
Church   of   the    Santi   Apostoli 

at,  29. 
Garcia  de  Toledo  expected  at, 

36. 
intelligence    between    Scotland, 

France,  and,  32. 
palace    of    St.    Mark    [Palazzo 

Venezia],  at,  28. 
Popes    of.     See    Gregory.     See 

Pius  IV.     See  Pius  V*. 

sanitation  of  [ancient],  184. 

theatre  of  Belvedere  at,  59. 

Romecourt,  Colonel  de,  229. 

Romersdorf,     near     Treves    [Trier], 

letter  dated  from,  129. 
Roper,    Christopher,    receives    par- 
sonage of  Maidstone,  2. 
Rosario,  Domingo,   "  an  Irishman  " 
to    be    sent    to    Ireland    by 
John  IV  of  Portugal,  252,  253. 


Rosello,  an  Italian  captain,  36,  37. 
Rosewell,  George,  seaman,  petition 

of,  238. 

Ross,  James,  Baron.     See  Hackett. 
Rossano  [Italy],  Bishop  of,  sent  to 

Venice,  52. 

Rosse,  Bishop  of.     See  Leslie,  John, 
Rosse,  Captain  James,  280. 
Rothelin     [Jacqueline    de    Rohan], 
Marquise  of,  Conde's  mother- 
in-law,  129. 
Rothes  : 

Andrew,     fifth   Earl    of.       See 

Lesley,  Andrew. 
John,  sixth  Earl  of.    See  Lesley, 

John. 
Rotterdam,  228,  229,  238,  243,  264, 

271,  276,  305. 
letters    dated    from,    228,    242, 

274,  275,  288-291,  303. 
Admiralty  of,  275. 
Merchant  Adventurers  of,  215, 
219,   222,   225,   282. 

,  letter  to,  215. 

,    Gough    sent    to    borrow 

money  from,  215. 
merchant  of,  his  contract  with 

Prince  Charles,  239. 
Rouen,  121. 

letters   dated    from,    200,    201. 
alum    intended    for,    taken    by 

Corsairs,  29. 
Governor  of,  121. 
Protestants  murdered  at,    117, 

131. 

Roulet,   Pierre,     Secretary  to  Mary 
Queen     of     Scots,     goes     to 
England,  132. 
Route,  Roate,  the  [co.  Antrim],  86, 

87,  124. 
Rowland,    John,    Rector    of    Cray, 

Kent,  letter  from,  275. 
Rowlandson,  Mr.,  his  cipher,  308. 
Roxburgh,    Robert,    Earl    of.       See 

Ker,  Robert. 
Royal  Society,  the,  269. 
Royston,    Major,    bill    of    disburse- 
ments, '  288. 

Rubatti,  Colonel,  letter  from,  206. 
Rudolf      II,      Emperor,      marriage 
proposed  for,   with  Margaret 
of  Valois,  102. 
Rudolphine  Tables,  the,  270. 
Rudunel,  Sieur  de,  takes  a  ship,  259. 
Rueil  [France],  treaty  of,  252. 
Ruez,  Martine  de.     See  Reuz. 
Rumball,   William,   pass   to   France 

for,  276. 
Ruleto,  Mr.,  21. 
Rupert,  Prince,  227.  239,  240,  243, 

252,  274,  283. 
letter  from,  272. 


366 


Rupert,  Prince — cont. 
letters  to,  285,  286. 
of,   taken    at   Worcester, 

287. 
informed    that    Prince    Charles 

will  go  to  Ireland,  227. 
directed     to     send     frigate     to 

Scilly,  227. 
sends     de     Lisle     to     King    of 

Portugal,  253,  258. 
should  "  strike  from  the  West," 

254. 

at  Kinsale,  272,  277,  300. 
to  wear  the  Standard  in  main- 
top of  the  Admiral,  284. 
warrant  to,  for  sale  or  pledging 

of  the  Antelope,  285. 
bills  sent  to  Holland  for  pay  of 

his  ships,  301. 
Russell : 

Anne,  marries  Ambrose,  Earl  of 

Warwick,  68,  70,  76. 
Francis,      Earl      of      Bedford, 

Governor  of  Berwick,  12,  103, 

116,  119,  145,  153. 
,   letters   from,    53,    66-70, 

72,  75,  77-79,  104. 

, to,  66,  101. 

,    his    house    occupied    by 

Margravine  of  Baden,  70. 
,  marriage  of  his  daughter. 

See  Russell,  Anne. 
,    protests    against    super- 
session by  Sussex,  67. 
,    wishes    to    be    released 

from  Berwick,  104. 
John,  Earl  of  Bedford,  sent  by 

Henry     VIII     to     Duke     of 

Bourbon,  152. 

Sir  William,  letter  from,  182. 
Russia,  Emperor  of.     See  Alexis, 
export  of  arms  to,  5,  6. 
mentioned,    19,    143. 
opposed  by  Poland,  19. 
trade  with,  143, 
Russian  Company,  143,  149. 
Ruthven  : 

Patrick,     Earl     of      Brentford, 

227. 

letter  from,  292. 

to,  242. 

sent  to  Scotland,  244. 

Sweden,  253. 

and  obtains  arms 


there,  260,  292,  302. 

sends  news  from  Sweden, 


292. 

William,  fourth  Baron,  at  Lang- 
side,  118. 
Rutland  : 

Edward,  Earl  of.     See  Manners, 
Edward, 


Rutland — cont. 

County  of,  commission  to  Lord 
Willoughby    of    Parham    as 
Lieut. -General  in,  281. 
Ruy  Gomez  (Wrygomes),  113. 
Rycche,  Sir  Richard.     See  Rich. 
Rycott,  Ricott  [Oxon],  179. 

letter  dated  from,  88. 
Rye  [Sussex],  a  barque  of,  283. 
Rygate,  John,  commission  for,  301. 


Sackville,  Sakfeld  : 

Mr.  [?  Sir  Richard],  78,  79. 
Thomas,      Baron      Buckhurst, 
letter  from,   183. 

,  at  Rome,  19 

,  in  Netherlands,  180. 

Sacrament,    uniformity    of,    sought 

by  Swedes,  4. 
to    be    administered    in    both 

kinds  in  the  Empire,  46. 
Saddle    presented    to    French    am- 
bassador,   1. 
woman's,   for  Mary,    Queen   of 

Scots,   124. 

Sadler,  Sir  Ralph,  letter  from,  151. 
sent  to  Scotland  by  Henry  VIII, 

152. 

Sadlington,   Captain  William  takes 
a  dogger  boat  of  London,  205. 
St.  Alban's  [Herts],   78. 
St.   Andrews,   Archbishop  of.       See 

Hamilton,    John. 

St.     Aubyn,     St.     Albyn     [France], 
Protestants      from      Dieppe 
assemble  at,  130. 
St.  Catharine's  [Malta],  60. 
St.     Christopher's,      West      Indies, 
Warner,  Sir  T.,  Governor  of. 
See  Warner. 
St.  David's,  Bishop  of.    See  Davies, 

Richard. 

St.  Denis  [near  Paris],  161. 
St.  Elmo  [Malta],  64. 
St.  Ermayes  [Malta,  ?  St.  Elmo],  60. 
St.  Germain  [-en-Laye,  France],  107, 

208,  210,  261. 

letters  dated  from,  10,  105,  106, 
207,  211,  275,  279-281,  293, 
302. 

council  at,   106. 

St.  Goar,  St.  Gewer  [Germany],  83. 
St.  Helen  of  Britain,  Church  of,  at 
Bonn,  82. 


367 


St.  Heller's  in  Jersey.     See  Jersey. 
St.  Hill,  Peter,  of  Exeter,  merchant, 

278. 
St.  John,  Commendators  of  Order  of, 

115. 
St.   John,   Lord   [of   Torpichen,    Sir 

Jas.      Sandilands],     released, 

150. 
St.  John  of  Bletso  : 

Lord  [Oliver],  157. 
Oliver,  Lord  Chief  Justice,  Am- 
bassador   to    Holland,  letter 

to,  264. 
St.  John's  Road,  fleet  at,    210,  211, 

281 

St.  Leger,  Sir  Warham,  90,  92. 
St.  Leiger,  Sir  Anthony,  298. 
St.  Malo  [France],  letters  dated  from, 

275,  286. 

intelligence  from,  286. 
pass  for  the  Sark  to,  275. 
St.  Mary's  Castle,  Scilly,  taken,  273, 

274. 
St.  Maure  des  Fosses  [France],  102, 

107,   132. 

St.  Michael   [Malta],  assaulted,   65. 
St.  Michael,  Order  of,  for  the  Earl 

of  Leicester,   18,  31,  54. 
for  the  Earl  of  Moray,  106. 
St.   Quintin  [France],  138. 

assault   on,    35. 
St.  Rhemy  [Provence],  31. 
St.  Omer  [?],  St.  Thomeres  [France], 

125. 
St.  Trond,  St.  Truyen  [Netherlands], 

taken  by  Orange,  135. 
St.  Valery  in   Caux    [France],    121, 

122,  125,  205. 

St.  Vyt  [?  St.  Feit],  Germany,  131. 
Salcbmbe     [Devon],     surrender     of 

Charles  Fort  at,  277. 
protection  desired  for  a  barque 

of,  277. 
Salisbury,  Wilts,  letter  dated  from, 

101. 

Bishop  of.    See  Jewell,  John. 
Bishopric  of,   189. 

Salle  [Saul],  Abbey  of,  co.  Down,  87. 
Salvestro.     See  Federi. 
Salzburg,  Archbishop  of,  85. 
Samford,        Mr.,        trumpeter       to 

Charles  II,  256. 
Sampson   [?  Thomas],   a   Protestant 

divine,  2. 

San  Firenze,  Corsica,  27. 
San  Segondo,  Countess  of,  44,  47,  51. 
Sande,  Alvaro  di,  52. 
Sandell's  Mote  [Ulster],  87. 
Sandown  Castle  [Kent],  214. 
Governor  of,  letter  to,  278. 
soldiers  hi,  petition  of,  276. 
. ,  letter  to,  282. 


Sandwich  [Kent],  126. 
Sandys : 

Edwin,    Bishop    of    Worcester, 

letter  from,  44. 

William,  at  Dunkirk,  200,  201, 
214. 

,  to  be  sent  to  Sweden,  259. 

Sangle,  M.  de,  258. 

Sansac,     Saynsace,     Louis     Prenst, 

Sieur  de,  161. 
Sanscerre,  Sanzarre-upon-Loire 

[France],  138,   142. 
Sadne,    the,    Duke    of    Deux-Ponts 

on,  156. 
Saragossa      [Spain],     letters     dated 

from,  288,  307. 
Saresana  [?  Sarzana],  ceded  to  Duke 

of  Florence,  20. 
Saresanella,     ceded     to     Duke     of 

Florence,  20. 

Sariffa,  the  [of  Algiers],  42. 
Sarlabois,    young    [?  Corbeyran    de 
Cardaillac],    his   regiment    at 
Poitiers,   138. 

Sarzana  [Italy],  garrisoned,  26. 
Satwar     [?  Transylvania],     a    castle 

taken  by  Swendy,  99. 
Saumur  [France],  to  be  besieged  by 

Conde,  139. 
Saunders,      Edward,      Lord      Chief 

Baron,  letter  from,  51. 
Savile,  George,  Marquis  of  Halifax, 

letter  to,   269. 

Savorgnano,  Tristano,  37,  38. 
Savoy,  advices  from,  19. 

bandit  put  to  death  in,  19. 
Savoy  : 

Charles  Emmanuel  II,  Duke  of, 

244,  263. 

Christian,  Duchess  of,  244,  263. 
Emmanuel  Philibert,  Duke  of, 
advises  Charles  IX,  31. 

,  at  Lyons  with  Charles  IX, 

27. 

,    makes    terms    with    the 

Bernates,  32. 

,  receives  Bernese  towns,  42. 

,  agrees  with  the  Swiss,  107. 

-,  wife  of,  27. 


Sawle  [?  Saul,  Arthur],  a  Protestant 

Divine,  3. 
Saxony  : 

Augustus,  Elector  of,  101,  103, 

108,  136,  153,  164. 
,    letter    from,    mentioned, 

164. 

,  to,  mentioned,   164. 

,       recalls      his      subjects 

serving      under      Kings      of 

France  and  Spain,   153. 
,  proposed  marriage  of  his 

daughter,  154, 


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Saxony,  Augustus,  Elector  of — cont. 

,   attempt   to   persuade  to 

join  the  League,  156. 
Francis  of,   148. 
John  William,  Duke  of,  164. 
John  George  I,  Duke  of,  quarrels 
with  Konigsmark,   241. 

,  appealed  to,  for  Charles  IT, 

258,  278. 
Saxony,    "  Nether,"    princes    of    at 

Luneberg,  4. 

Scambler,      Edmund,      Bishop      of 

Peterborough,  letters  to,  177. 

Scarborough     [Yorks],     capture     of 

town,   273. 

arms  delivered  to,  283. 
Governor  of,  Matthew  Boynton, 
letters  from,  273,  274.' 

,  letter  to,  283. 

,  authorized  to  seize  ships, 

221. 

,  orders  for,  283,  285,  293. 

inhabitant  of,  285. 
provisions  for  garrison  of,  221. 
Scebaling     [Schevening  ?     Holland], 

letter  dated  from,  231. 
Scheppere.     See  Skepperus. 
Schestedt,  Hannibal,  Viceroy  of  Nor- 
way, letters  to,  218,  238. 
Schomberg,  Count  Gaspar  of,  34. 

sent  byCharlesIX  toOrange,  139. 
Schonen,  Schonland  [Sweden],  149. 
Schout,  Scout,  the,  at  Amsterdam,  5. 
Schwartz,  Swarttes,  Frederick,  with 

William  of  Orange,   119. 
Schwende,  Lazarus.     See  Swendy. 
Scilly,  Islands  of,  227,  230,  231,  259, 
277,  278,  285,  288,  290,  299- 
301,  303. 
letters  dated  from,  259, 273,  274, 

276,  278. 

Governor  of  Colonel  Buller,  274. 
importance  of  victualling,  248. 
need  of  frigates  for,  supplied  by 

Dutch  prize,  259. 
officers   and   soldiers   of,    letter 

from,  274. 
secured  by  Royalists,  273,  274, 

287. 
to  be  attacked  by  "the  rebels," 

260. 
warning     to      Colonel      Buller, 

Governor  of,  274. 
Scory,    John,    Bishop    of    Hereford, 

letters  from,  96,  98. 
Scotland,    108,   207,   221,   242,    243, 
246,  247,  250,  251,  260,  266, 
284,  287,  300. 

Army  of,  expected  in  England, 
275,  290,  300. 

,  defeated  in  England.    See 

Preston, 


Scotland — cont. 

Charles,     Prince,     Charles     II, 

intends  to  go  to,  225,  283. 

,  negotiates  with,  224,  226. 

,  prospect  of  in,  225,  284, 

300. 

,  urged  to  join,  250,  252,  292. 

Commissioners       of        General 

Assembly  of,  242,  250,  252. 

,  in  London,  275. 

-,  letter  to,  250. 


Committee  of  Estates  in,   226, 

242. 
,  letters  to,  224,  226,  227, 

271,  290. 
Council  of,  70. 
danger  of  Romanism  in,  32. 
Denham  sent  to,  226. 
"Engagement,"  the,  207. 
faithful  to  Elizabeth,  12. 
liberty       of,       preserved       by 

Elizabeth,  5. 
Middle  marches  of,  Warden  of. 

See  Cessford.      See  Forster. 
news  from,  in  Paris,  99. 
officers  of,  in  Sweden,  to  return 

to,  246. 

Parliament  of,  224. 
possibility  of  removal  of  Prince 

James  from,  104. 
Regency  of,  142. 
Sadler,     Sir    R.,   sent    to,    by 

Henry  VIII,  152. 
settlement  of  affairs  in,  150. 
soldiers  sent  to,   from  Nether- 
lands, 69. 
likely  to  be  sent  to,  from 

Brittany,   120,  125,  126,  129. 
war  in,  1647,  1648,  207. 
wines  shipped  to  Ireland  from, 

124. 
Scottish  Commissioners,  desired  by 

Charles  I  at  Carisbrooke,  223. 
in  London,  letter  to,  250. 
at  the  Hague,  227. 
Scot,  Scott : 

Sir  Edward,  letter  to,  203. 
Major,  instructions  for,  244. 
Captain  Robert,  letter  to,  203. 
Scots  in  North  Ireland,   63. 
Scrope,  Scroop,  Scroope,  Henry  de, 

Baron,  his  arrangements  for 

Mary    Queen    of     Scots,    at 

Bolton  Castle,  101,  123,  124. 
Scudamore,  John,  Viscount  of  Sligo, 

cipher  of,  308. 
Seal  for  Admiralty  Judge  [at  Scilly], 

warrant  for,  285. 
Seamen,  of  King  Charles,  payment 

of,  231. 
Sebastian,   King  of   Portugal.     See 

Portugal. 


369 


Secretary  of  State,  1644.     See  Digby, 

George. 

Seine,  River,  113. 

Selim  II,  Sultan  of  Turkey,  51,  96, 
98,  99,  102,107,108,  114-116. 
Sence,  M.  de  [?  Senece,  Baron  de],  29. 
Senlis  [France],  troops  of,  151. 
Sepulchre,   an    adamant    [?    enamel 
ring],    sent    by    Leicester  to 
Throgmorton  and   lost,  102  ; 
found,  103. 
Sergeant,       Robert,       arrested      at 

Amsterdam,    5. 
Sermons,   at   Oxford   on   Leicester's 

visit  to,  155. 
Sessa,  Duke  of,  his  niece  murdered. 

42. 
Seton  : 

George,  fifth  Baron,  53. 

— ,  taken  prisoner,  118. 
[Haddingtonshire],  Mary  Queen 
of     Scots      reported     to     be 
married  at,  101. 

Sevenoaks     [Kent]    rendezvous     of 
Parliamentary  troops  at,  203. 
Seymour,   Seymore  : 

Anne,     Duchess     of     Somerset, 
letter    from,    interceding    for 
her  son  Edward,  73. 
Edward,     Earl     of     Hertford, 
letter  from,  asking  Leicester's 
mediation      with      Elizabeth 
after     his     marrying     Lady 
Catherine  Grey,  72. 
John,  alias  Croker,  letter  from, 

303. 

William,    Marquis    of  Hertford, 
letter  to,  279. 

• ,   commission  to  command 

in  several  counties,  282. 
Mr.    [Henry],    Groom    of    Bed- 
chamber to  Charles  II,  255. 
Sforza,  Bona.     See  Bona. 
Sheffield  : 

[John],  Baron,  80. 
Mr.,  80. 
Sheffield  [Yorks],  letter  dated  from, 

177. 

Shelly,  Sir  Richard,  Prior  of  Knights 
of  St.  John  in  England,  at 
Malta,  62. 

question  of  precedence  between 
him    and    Prior    of    Messina, 
114. 
Shene,  Schin  [Surrey],  letters  dated 

from,  137. 

Shepway,  a  lathe  of  Kent,  204. 
Sherburn    Hospital    [co.    Durham] 

154. 
Shers,  John,  letters  from,  14,  38  [?J. 

56. 
letter  to,  36, 


Ships.     See  also  Fleet, 
a  barque  of  Rye,  283. 
a  Dutch  prize  useful  at  Scilly, 

259. 
Alva  tries  to  obtain,  in  Holland, 

154. 
English,    stayed    by    order    of 

Prince  Charles,  219. 
fishing    boat    of    Calais    taken, 

261. 

Greenland,  301. 
of  Captain  King  taken,  280. 
of  Jersey  taken,  259. 
of  New  England  used  by  Prince 
Charles  at  Helfortsluce,  231. 
Ostend    men-of-war    take    Cot- 

tington  and  Hyde,  273. 
Prince  Charles  tries  to  obtain, 

200,  201,  204,  214,  292. 
Royalist,      209-211,      213-215, 

217-220,  232. 

,  to  have  liberty  of  Portu- 
guese ports,  252. 
Scotch,     to    be    protected    by 

Royalist  Fleet,  210. 
shallop     of    Dover     taken    by 
Brown,  a  Royalist,  225-228, 
232. 

sham  fight  of  galleys  at  Mar- 
seilles, 32. 

Spanish,     treasure     on     board 
seized    at    Southampton    by 
Elizabeth,    140. 
taken  by  de  Rudenel,  259. 
to  be  sent  into  the  Straits,  283. 

to  Ireland,  with  corn  and 

arms,  253. 

Venetian,  ashore  at  Naples,  37. 
wanted  at  Scilly,  230,   259. 
Ships,  names  of: 

Antelope,  the,  165,  283,  285. 
Arthur,  the,  277. 
Benediction,    the,    of    London, 
seized    and   sold    at   Dieppe, 
193  sq. 

Blackamoor  Lady,  the,  306. 
Bonadventure,   the,   Elizabeth's, 
165. 

,   to   be   lent   to   Hawkins, 

174. 
Bull,  the,  to  be  lent  to  Hawkins, 

174. 

Chapman,  the,  286. 
Charles,  the,  of  Amsterdam,  232. 

-  Dover,  shallop,  275. 
Constant  Reformation,  the,  211, 

230,  274,   286. 
Constant     Warwick,     the,     220, 

273,  279. 
Cormitant  [?],  the,  frigate  of  the 

Guinea  Company,   271. 
Crescent,  the,  220,  230. 

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370 


Ships,  names  of — cont. 
Damosel,  the,  219. 
Elizabeth  and  Susan,  the,  284. 
Fortune,  the,  taken,  264. 
Good  Fortune,  the,  287. 
Goodspeed,  the,  285. 
Henriette,  the  301. 
Hinde,  the,  220,  301. 
Hopeful  Mary,  a  hoy,  221. 
Isabel,  the,  285. 
James,  the,   of  London,  seized 

and  sold  at  Dieppe,  193. 
Jesus,     the,     Elizabeth's    ship, 

commanded  by  Hawkins,  65. 
Jonathan,  the,  296. 
La  Carissima  of  Genoa,  lost  at 

sea,  47. 

London  Brigg,  the,  266. 
Love,  the,  238,  271. 
Loyal  Susan,    the,   280. 
Marosse,  the  [?  Merhorse],  165. 
Maidenhead,  the,  277. 
Mary  Rose,  the,  308. 
Pelican,  the,  220. 
,      taken     on     behalf     of 

Charles  I,  205. 

Proprietor's  Servant,  the,  285. 
Roebuck,  the,  220. 
Rose,  the,  282. 
Sark,  the,  275. 
Satisfaction,  the,  220. 
Smack,  the,  273. 
Tenth  Whelp,  the,  239. 
Thomas,  the,  280. 
Victory,  the,  165. 
Shirley  [Sir  Thomas],  181. 
Shrewsbury,  Earls  of.     See  Talbot. 
Sicily,  42,  52,  61,  160,  234. 

Viceroy     of,     Don     Garcia    de 

Toledo,  38. 

,  Marquis  of  Pescara,  115. 

.     See  Trivulzio. 

Sidney  : 

Sir  Henry,  86,  87. 

,  letter  from,  90. 

,    relations    of,  with  Mary 

Fleming,  12. 
-,  Lord  Deputy  of  Ireland, 


173,  181. 
Robert,  third  Earl  of  Leicester, 

cipher  of,  308. 
Mr.,     farmer     of     Customs     at 

Lynn,   190. 
Siena  [Italy],  42. 

Sigetta  [Sigeth,  Szegedin,  Hungary], 
occupied  by  the  Turks,  108. 
Sigismund  II,  of  Poland,  4,  21,  52. 
in  the  field  against  Russia,   19. 
mediates    between    Maximilian 

and  Zapoyla,  41. 
offers  troops  to  Maximilian,  85. 
claims  Bari  from  Philip  II,  116. 


Silesia,  troops  levied  in,  after  Peace 

of  Westphalia,  241. 
Silva,   Don  Diego  or  Didacus  Guz- 
man de,   succeeds  Aquila  as 
Ambassador  in  England,  13, 
55,  69,  78,  113,  115. 
writes  that  Elizabeth  and  most 
English    nobles    are    Roman 
Catholics,  115. 

,     expected     to     join     the 

Bloody  Council,   131. 
Simpson,  John,  letter  from,  272. 
Sirlande,  Master  of  the  Household 
of  Catherine  de  Medici,   113, 
Skepperus  [?  Scheppere],  55. 
Skinner,      Thomas,      Secretary      to 
Merchant      Adventurers      of 
England,  petition  of,  touching 
ships     detained     by     Prince 
Charles,   273. 

Skipwith,    Ralph,     commission    to, 

to  be  Governor  of  Lynn,  293. 

Skypworth,  Mr.,  to  bring  horses  to 

Bolton      Castle      for       Mary 

Queen  of  Scots,  123. 

Slaughter,     Mr.,     a     clergyman     of 

Cambridge,    176. 
Slaughter  houses  recommended  for 

London,   185. 
Slavonia,  49. 

Sligo,     Viscount.  See         Scudamore, 
John. 

[?],  Arthur,  letter  endorsed 
>y,  295. 

Sluys,  Sluce  [Flanders],  239,  265. 
letter  dated  from,  264. 
English   merchants  imprisoned 

at,  40. 
Smith  or  Smyth  : 

Sir  Thomas,   119. 

,  letters  from,  31,  32,  40,  48, 

67,  69. 

• ,  anxious    to   return   from 

France,   49,  67. 

,  at  Paris,  102. 

-,  returns,  103. 


Capt.  John,  assists  in  attempt 
to  rescue  Charles  I  in  1647, 
283,  285. 

Captain  of  a  small  frigate,  259. 

Mr.,  at  Madrid,  35. 
— ,  sent  to  Naples,  55. 

Mr.  [?  Henry],  charged  with 
Arianism,  145. 

Mr.,  Cupbearer  to  Charles  II,  255. 

Mr.,  a  seaman,  165. 
Soissons  [France],  troops  of,  151. 
Solyman    I,    Sultan    of    Constantin- 
ople, 51,  85. 

advised  to  secure  Algeria,  45! 

at  peace  with  Emperor  Ferdin- 
and, 4, 


371 


Solyman    I,    Sultan  of   Constantin- 
ople— cont. 

beheads  a  pretender,  41. 

cannot  live  long,  51. 

his  son  Murad,  51. 

invades  Italy,  53. 

offers    to    aid    Poland    against 

Russia,   19. 
preparations  of,  for  war,  19,  41, 

47,  51,  53,  69. 
rides    through    Constantinople, 

46. 
sends    Ambassador    to    Poland 

to  demand  Valacco,  19,  21. 
threatens  Papal  States,  52. 
Sommers,  Somer  [John],  his  present 

from  Charles  IX  of  France,  18. 
Somerset : 

Anne,    Duchess    of.     See    Sey- 
mour, Anne. 
Edward,    Earl    of    Glamorgan, 

and    afterwards    Marquis   of 

Worcester,  letters  from,  289, 

305. 
Sir  Charles,  a  Royalist,  letters 

from,  288,  307. 
Somersetshire,  203. 

manor     and      parsonages      in, 

belonging   to   the   Dean   and 

Canons  of  Windsor,  89. 
receiver  of  revenues  in  [Robert 

Long],   278. 
Soubise.     See  Subbyso. 
Sound,  the,  4. 
Southampton  : 

Earl       of.     See       Wriothesley, 

Henry. 
[Hampshire],  283. 

,  letter  dated  from,  139. 

,  Mayor  of,  140. 

,  River  of,  140. 

,  treasure  on  Spanish  ship 

seized  at,  140. 

,  wine  duties  at,  190. 

County  of  [Hampshire],  203. 
,  [Robert  Long],  Receiver  of 

Revenue  in,  278. 
Spain,  20,  37,  41,  45,  49,  51,  52,  78, 

115,  233,  251. 
advices  from,  42. 
Ambassador  in.     See  Hopton. 
English  relations  with,  13. 

ships  detained  in,  17. 

Indies  fleet  arrives  in,  29. 
letters     from,     intercepted      in 

France,  45. 
trade  of,  increased  by  discovery 

of  Magellan's  Straits,  6. 
Prince  of,  Don  Carlos,  4,  7,  35, 

45,  62,  108. 
,      to      marry     Anne      of 

Austria,  29,  102. 


Spain,  Prince  of,  Don  Carlos — cont. 

,  his  trial,   115. 

,  his  death,  129. 

Spaniard,  a,  killed  at  Genoa,  45. 
Spaniards,     angry    at    no    Spanish 

Cardinal  being  made,  55. 
helped  by  Hawkins,  66. 
in  Frankenthal,  234. 
paid  by  Charles  IX,  161. 
Spanish  Agent    in     Ireland,    de   la 

Torre,  249. 
Ambassador  leaves  Rome,  29. 

,  precedence  of,  at  Rome, 

20-22,  45. 

Armada,  list  of  ships,  &c.,  181. 
character,  158. 
Cortes    asked    for    money    by 

Philip  II,  93. 
fleet,  warning  against,  21. 
gold  found  on  Northumberland 

coast,  72,  76. 
money  seized  at  Southampton, 

140. 

Popish  plot,  148. 
priests,  grievances  of,  48. 
Speyer,    Spyrs,    Spires    [Germany], 

84,  119. 
Diet  of,  174. 
headquarters  of  Turenne  after 

Peace  of  Westphalia,   234. 
Spencer,    Richard,    partner    in    the 
Goodspeed,    detained   by    the 
Royalist  fleet,  285. 
Spezia,   La  Speza  [Italy],   fortified, 

26. 
Spinola  : 

Benedetto,  letters  to,  19,  24,  26, 

27. 
Pasquale,  44  note. 

,  letter  from,  47. 

•Spires   [Germany].     See  Speyer. 
Spoleto,  Alt'  Emps,  Governor  of,  45. 
Square    [?  Squire],    Richard,    intelli- 
gence from,  286. 
Stafford,  Sir  Thomas,  289. 
Stafford,  Lady  [?  Ursula,  widow  of 
Henry,  Baron  Stafford],  102. 
Stalbridge,      Dorset,      manor      of, 
appointment  of  gamekeepers 
for,   268. 

Stamford  [Lincolnshire  and  North- 
ants],     a    remedy    for    gout 
grows  at,   103. 
Stampe,     Dr.     [William],     chaplain 

to  Charles  II,  256. 
Standen,  a  messenger,  142. 
Stanhope,  Lady  Catherine,  wife  of 
(1)     Heenvliet,     (2)     Charles 
Henry,  Baron  Wotton,  203. 
Stanley  : 

Henry,    "  Lord "     Strange,     in 
Paris,  29 


372 


Stanley — cont. 

Charlotte,    Countess   of   Derby, 

305. 

,  letter  to,  304. 

James,  Earl  of  Derby,  266,  304. 

,  letter  from,  304. 

Stanton  : 

Captain  Robert,  commission  to, 

280. 

,  instructions  to,  215. 

,  ordered  to  appear  before 

Prince  Charles,  285. 
Mr.,  a  Protestant  divine,  3. 
Starkye,       George,       attached      at 

Amsterdam  upon  suspicion  of 

transporting        arms        into 

Russia,  5. 

Star  Chamber,  the,  144. 
Statutes  of  Elizabeth,  fiscal,  16. 
Steenbergen  [Netherlands],  Duke  of 

York  lands  at,  247. 
Sterlin  [?  Stirling],  Sir  George,  230. 
Stettin  [Germany],  peace  of,    137. 

Swedish  Council  in,  258. 
Steward,  Stewarde  : 

Sir    Robert,    commissions    for, 

257. 
Mr.  Robert,  97,   126,   130,  133, 

143. 
Stewart : 

Sir      Alexander,      warrant      to 

apprehend,  257. 
Andrew,    Baron    Ochiltree,    at 

Langside,   118. 
Henry,  Lord  Darnley,  sent  by 

Elizabeth  to  Scotland,  54. 

,  his  marriage,  57,  62. 

,  murder  of,  98,   100,   101, 

104,   119,    141. 
James,     Earl     of     Moray,     53, 

66,    68,    69,    71,    72,    76,    77, 

106,   141,   142,   167-169,   171. 
,  letters  from,    11,    14,   66, 

71,  150. 
,  summoned  to  Orleans  by 

Charles  IX,   106. 
,  attempts  to  win  him  there, 

120. 

John,  Earl  of  Traquair,  226. 
Lady     Margaret,     Countess     of 

Lennox,  76,  77. 
Matthew,  Earl  of  Lennox,   54, 

101,  103. 
,  strongly  Papist,  but  Mary 

wary  of  him,  76. 
Dr.  [Richard],  Dean  of  Chapel 

Royal  to  Charles  II,  255. 
Sir     William,     commander     of 

Royalist  horse  in  Ireland,  257. 
Stirling     [Scotland],     letters     dated 

from,  11,  150. 
Mary,  Queen  of  Scots  at,  101. 


Stirling  [Scotland] — cont. 
Scotch  Lords  at,  150. 
taken  from  Marquis  of  Argyle 

by  Monro,  230,  275. 
Stockholm   [Sweden],   letters   dated 

from,  292. 

Eric  XIV  besieged  at,  149. 
Stocqwardia.     See   Studtgard. 
Stokeclymsland  [Cornwall],  245. 
Stonarde,  Mr.,  90. 
Story,    Dr.    John,    Roman    Catholic 
fugitive     in     Flanders,     pen- 
sioned by  Philip  II,  114. 
Stowell,  Sir  John,  trial  of,  281. 
Strade,    M.  de,  chases    an    English 

vessel    into    Calais,     262. 
Strange  : 

Lord.     See  Stanley,  Henry. 
Robert,  sent  to  Maximilian  II, 

54. 

Strangford  [co.  Down],  86. 
Strasburg   [Germany],    153. 
letter  dated  from,  152. 
alliance  with,  recommended  by 

Cardinal  Chatillon,   137. 
Orange  reported  at,  151. 
owes  money  to  Reiters,  11. 
Sfcratton,  Lord,  [?]  copyist's  error  for 

Hatton,   280. 
Strensham    [Worcestershire],    letter 

dated  from,  181. 
Strickland  [Walter],  260. 
Stringer,  Mr.,  a  messenger,  142. 
Strozzi,  Philippo,  and  Rochelle,  129. 
Stuerdo,  II  [?],  letter  from,  24. 
Sturmius,  Mr.  John,  gives  warning 
of      an      Englishman's      plot 
against  Elizabeth,   155. 
Stuttgart,  Studtgard  [Wurtemberg], 

109. 
Styria : 

Charles,     Archduke     of.        See 

Charles. 

Turkish  force  in,  65. 
Archduke  Charles  in,  109. 
Suabia  [Swabia,  Germany],  84,  231, 

233    236 

Subbyso,  M.  de'[?  Soubise],  137. 
Suffolk  : 

Catherine,    widow    of    Charles 
Brandon,     Duke     of.         See 
Bertie,  Catharine. 
County     of,      commission      for 
Colonel  Blagne  for,  279. 

,  Royalists  in,  279,  304. 

Sultan    of   Turkey.       See   Solyman. 

See  Selim.     See  Murad. 
Sulzbach   [Bavaria],   Charles   Louis, 
Prince  Palatine  of,  236,  241. 
Sunninghill  [Berks],  188. 
Sunyca,   Don  Louis  de,   Lieutenant 
to  Don  John  of  Austria,  115. 


373 


Sur,  sea  of.     See  Pacific. 
Sussex  : 

Thomas,    third    Earl    of.     See 

Radcliffe,  Sir  Thomas. 
County  of,  202. 

,  Colonel  Lunsford  to  com- 
mand in,  282. 
Sutherland,   Earl  of.      See  Gordon, 

John. 

Swan,  Captain,  sent  to  Ferdinand  III 
and  Saxony,  on  behalf  of 
Charles  II,  278. 

Swanmote  at  Windsor,  cost  of,  189. 
Swaysseyngborg,       a       commander 
under  Ludovic  of  Nassau,  127. 
Sweden,  Kings  of  : 

Eric  XIV,  imprisoned  and  de- 
posed with  his  Queen,  Cathe- 
rine, 149. 

Charles  X,  Charles  Gustavus. 
"  Prince  Palatine,"  232. 

,  at  Prague,  234. 

,  at  Kuttenberg,  235. 

,  succession  of,  241. 

Queen  of,  Christina,  246,  247. 

,  letter  to,  232. 

,  account  of,  292. 

,  her    support    sought    for 

Charles    II,    253,    254,    257, 
259,  260,  272,  292. 

,  supports  Charles  II,  292, 

302. 

,  action  of,  in  Thirty  Years' 

War,  233-235,  241,  254. 

,   Earl    of    Brentford  sent 

to,  253. 
Dukes  Charles  and  John  of,  148, 

149. 

may  join  the  League,  159. 
Navy  of,  4,  149. 
Scots  officers  in,  246. 
war  of,  with  Denmark,  149. 
Swedes  at  Liineburg,  try  to  secure 
uniformity  in  the  Sacrament, 
4. 
Swedish : 

Council  in  Stettin,  258. 

forces    in    Low    Germany    and 

Holstein,  257. 
merchants,  253. 
threatened  occupation  of  part 

of  Austria,  254. 

Swendy,  Suende,  Schwende  Lazaro, 
a  general,  36,  37,  .51,  69,  98, 
108,  174. 
Swiss,  the,  and  the  Duke  of  Savoy, 

107. 
demand      arrears      due      from 

France,  32. 

in  league  with  Pius  IV,  60. 
serving    Charles     IX,     40,     99, 
109-111,   164. 


Syfferwest,  John,   189. 

Syracuse  [Sicily],  52. 

Syria,  41. 

Szegedin  [Hungary].     See  Sigetta. 


Taaffe   [Theobald],   Viscount,   letter 
from,  291. 

to,  280. 

Tailor,      a     French,      wanted      by 

Elizabeth,  99. 
Talbot : 

[Francis  ?],     Earl     of     Shrews- 
bury, 80. 
George,  Earl  of  Shrewsbury,  80. 

,  letters  from,  81,  144. 

,  Earl  Marshal,  180. 

Elizabeth,    Countess    of,    letter 
from,  146. 

,      preparations      of,      for 

Queen  of  Scots  at  Tutbury, 
147. 

Sir  Gilbert,  letter  from,  200. 
Taliocozza : 

Duchess  of,  24. 
Duke  of.     See  Colonna. 
Talmont,  Prince,  letter  sent  to,  258. 
Tamel  [?],  Major,  285. 
Tangier,  42. 
Taplow  [Bucks],  188. 
Tarascon  [Provence],  31. 

letter  dated  from,  32. 
Tarl,     Mr.,    proposition    of,    about 

prizes,  287. 

Tartars,  flood  into  Poland,  241. 
Tartary,   19. 

Tauber,  Valley  [Bavaria],  235. 
Taules  [France],  123. 
Tawbin,    George,    sent   from    Scilly 

to  Prince  Charles,  274. 
Taylor,  Tailor,  John,  cipher  of,  308. 
Teligny  [Tylleney],  Charles,  103. 

at  Paris,  122. 
Tempest,  Mr.,  tenant  of   advowson 

at  Greatham,    154. 
Tenby     [Pembrokeshire],     Royalist 

arms  sent  to,  208. 
Tenchfield,    Captain,    of    the   Mary 

Rose,  308. 
Terentschin  [?],  Terentsch  [Hungary], 

a  fort,  51. 

Terracina  [Italy],  60. 
Terra  Florida.     See  Florida. 
Ter     Vere,     Treveure     [Walcheren, 
Zeeland],  206. 


374 


Thames,     River,     compared     with 

Moselle,  82. 
Thebes,   the  Destruction  of,   play  to 

be  given  at  Oxford,  155. 
Theiss,  river.     See  Tibisco. 
Thynne,    Thinne,    Mr.,    a    Royalist 

agent,  265. 

Thessalonica,   a  Turkish  depot,   64. 
Thon  [France].     See  Toul. 
Thornhill,  Richard,  letter  from,  273. 
Thornton  : 

Revd.  Steeven,  letter  to,  269. 
Colonel,    Parliamentary    officer, 

invited    to    declare    for    the 

King,   272. 
Thory[e],      Thomas,      letter      from, 

requesting   to    be   made    one 

of  the  King's  guard,  286,  303. 
Throgmorton,  Sir  Nicholas,  28,   97, 

116,   155. 
letters  from,  17,  18,  56,  78,  101, 

102. 

to,  9,  65. 

ordered  by  Elizabeth  to  bargain 

for  furniture,  139. 
Thwaytes,  Capt.  Lieut.  Thomas,  pass 

for,  242. 

Tibisco,  river  [Theiss],  36,  38. 
Tienen  [Brabant].        See  Tirlemont. 
Tilliard,  George,  commission  to  hold 

Great     Yarmouth     for     the 

King,  282. 

Tin,  in  Devon  and  Cornwall,  278. 
Tipperary,  County,  90. 
Tirlemont,  Tienen  [Brabant],  taken 

by  Orange,  135. 
Tisnack,    Charles    de,    one    of    the 

Council  in  Flanders,  69. 
Titus,  Captain  [Silas],  letter  from  [?], 

296. 

Tivell,  Mr.,  letter  to,  272. 
Toasts,  Umbrian  fashion  of  drinking, 

50. 
Toccar   [?  Tokay],  Hungary,  taken, 

51. 
Toledo  [Spain],  Archbishop  of.     See 

Carranza,    Bartholomew. 
Don  Antonio  de,  80,  81,   113. 
Don  Hernando  de,  Alva's  son, 

93. 
Toll,  charged  upon  Elizabeth's  goods 

at  Bremen,  6. 

Torres,  Hernando  de,  36,  38. 
Torverson,  Wm.,  draws  a  chart  of 

Emden,    Holland,    and   West 

Friesland,  22. 
"  Totnam  "  French,  99. 
Touars  in  Poitou,  letter  dated  from, 

143. 

Touchet,    James,    Earl    of    Castle- 
haven,  letter  from,  291. 
Toul  [France],  102. 


Toulon  [Provence],   Charles  IX  at, 

32. 
Toulouse  [France],  letter  dated  from, 

48. 

Presidents  of,   132. 
Protestants  at,   132. 
Tours  [France],  letters  dated  from, 

69,  166. 
Trade : 

between  England  and  Flanders, 
15,  22,  38,  39,  55-57,  149,  191. 

Hamburg,    149. 

Holland,  191. 

Russia,  143. 

Venice,  8. 

Flanders  and  Venice, 

8. 

in  East  Friesland,  43. 
in  wines,  93-95. 
outlets   for   English,    elsewhere 

than  in  Flanders,  39. 
Transylvania,  107. 

part  of,  acquired  by  Ferdinand 
III  on  death  of  Rakoczy,  233, 
236. 

Vaivode  of.     See  Zapoyla. 
Traquair,     John,     Earl     of.         See 

Stewart,  John. 
Treasurer,    Lord,    office    of,    placed 

in  commission,    194. 
Treem,     Thomas,     master     of     the 

Sark,  275. 
Tremayne  [?  Richard],  a  Protestant 

divine,  3. 

recommended     for     Vice-Chan- 
cellorship    of     Oxford     Uni- 
versity,  101. 
Trent       [Austria],       Cardinal       of, 

[Madruzzi],  36,  38,  42. 
Council  of,  38,  52. 
its     edicts     not     accepted     in 

France,  45. 
Trier,  Triers   or  Treves  [Germany], 

Bishop  of,  82,  83,  85. 
Trincheta,    Hercules,    a    rider,     17, 

18. 
Tripoli,  27. 

Dragut,  King  of,  killed,  65. 
Trivulzio,          Cardinal,          Spanish 
Governor     of    Sicily,    letters 
from,  234,  237. 

Tromp,  Martin  Harpertzo  Van,  Vice 

Admiral  to  Orange,  protects 

Royalist       Fleet       in       Dutch 

waters,  220. 
Troyes  [France],  146. 

letters  dated  from,  17,  18. 
,      Treaty  of,  17,  18,  28,  29. 
Tubingen    [Wurtemberg],     Turenne 

at,  235,  236. 

Tunis  [Africa],  loss  of  Spanish  gal- 
leys sent  to  take,  100. 


375 


Turenne,   Henri   de  la  Tour   d'Au- 

vergne,  Vicomte  de,  Marshal 

of     France,    movements     of, 

after    Peace    of    Westphalia. 

234-236,  241. 
his  support  sought  for  Charles 

II,  254. 

Turin  [Italy],  advices  from,  19. 
Turkey,   Sultans  of.     See  Sultan. 
Turks,  the,  52-55,  154. 
attack  Malta,  61. 
defeated  at  Malta,  65. 
expected  to  help  Corso,  61. 
take  Corsica,  61. 
Turner,    Dr.    [Turner,    Richard],    a 

Protestant  divine,  2. 
Turvill,  Mr.,   a  Royalist  agent,  264. 
Tuscany,  sanitation  in,  185. 
Tutbury  [Staffordshire],  letters  dated 

from,  144,  146. 
preparations  for  arrival  of  Queen 

of  Scots  at,  144,  147. 
Twelfthday,  kept  by  Mary   Queen  of 

Scots,  11. 

Tycho  Brahe,  astronomer,  270. 
Tyler,     a    signature    of     Peter     La 

Fontaine,  288,  299,  300. 
Tylor,    Mr.,    letter    out   of    Ireland 

from,  284. 
Tyton,  Mr.,  266. 


u 


Ubaldino  [Petrucchio],  letter  from, 

190. 
Ufton,  Berks,  search  for  Jesuits  at, 

182,   183. 
Ullfeld,  Wllfeld,  Cornifix,  letter  from, 

205. 

letter,  to,  238. 
Ulm,  Ulms  [Bavaria],  84. 

letter  dated  from,  109. 
Ulster,  87. 

petition  of  some  of,  to  Charles 

II,  277. 
Umbrian      fashion      [of      drinking 

toasts],  50. 
Upton  [Bucks],  188. 

Vicar  of,   189. 
Urbino,  Duke  of.     See  Guidubaldo 

II. 
Utenhovio,        Carolo        [Utenhove, 

Charles],  letter  from,  64. 
Utrecht,  Alva  at,  129, 


Vachell,  Thomas,  a  recusant,  goods 

of,  seized,  183. 
Vaihingen,   Fayngen  [Wurtemberg], 

Church  service  at,  84. 
Valacco,    Steffano,     conquers    Wai 

lachia,  19. 
demanded  of  King  of  Poland  by 

the  Sultan,  21. 

Valder,  the,  new  town  at  Emden,  23. 
Valence  [France],  plague  at,  32. 

Bishop  of,  29. 
Valencia   [Spain],    skins  and   gloves 

from,  25. 

Valenciennes  [Hainault],  siege  of,  98 
Valery  [France],  Conde  at,  107. 
Vanderaa,  Secretary,  16. 
Vane,  Sir  Henry,  cipher  of,  308. 
Vargas,  Juan  de,  at  Antwerp,   131. 
Vaulx,  Signor  de,  with  Orange,  133. 
Vavasour  : 

Mr.,  cousin  of  Thomas,  Earl  of 

Northumberland,    135. 
Sir  William,  287,  301. 
Venaissin,  the  [France],  31. 
Vendome       [France],       Queen       of 

Navarre  at,  100. 
Venice,  52,  53,  65. 

letters  dated  from,  21,  36,   37, 

200. 
advices  from,  29,  40-42,  45-49, 

51,  52. 

Ambassadors  of,  at  Constantin- 
ople, 51. 
Co-adjutor  of,    becomes  Musal- 

man,  20. 

Consul  of  Charles  II  at,  263,  289. 
Doge  of  [Girolamo  Priuli],  49. 
fear  of  plague  at,  33. 
galleys  of,  53. 
given    by    Pope    to     King    of 

Spain,   106. 
has  no  ambassador  in  England, 

8,  9,  33. 
Irish   soldiers   for  Republic   of, 

263. 
jewels  pledged   by   Charles   IX 

at,  154. 
Prince  Charles  corresponds  with, 

244. 

sanitation  at,   184,   185. 
ship  of,  aground,  37. 
Signoria  of,  34. 


376 


Venice,  Signoria  of — cont. 

,  presented  with  palace  at 

Rome  by  Pius  IV,  28. 
trade  of,  with  Flanders,  8. 

, Holland  by  sea,  204. 

treats  for  troops  with  Bavaria, 

236. 

Ventimiglia,  Viscount  of,  42. 
Verberie,   M.    de,    Sir    H.    Norreys' 

host  in  Paris,  105. 
Verdun  [France],   102. 

letter  dated  from,   155. 
Verney,     Captain     Thomas,     letter 

from,  292. 
Vesconte,  Ortansio  or  Alphonso,  an 

Italian  captain,  36,  37. 
Vestments  of  clergy,  9,  33,  42,  87, 

90,  175. 
Vezymes,   Vezmes,  Vezines,   M.    de, 

158,  159,  164. 
Vic,  Sir  Henry   de,    215,    218,    240, 

247,  258. 

letter  from,  288,  289. 
letters  to,  282,  285. 
Vickis,  Henry,  of  London,  293. 
Vienna  [Austria],  65,  109,  232,  241. 
letter  dated  from,  65. 
advices  from,  19,  36,  37,  60. 
ambassadors  arrive  at,  to  con- 
dole with  son  of  Ferdinand  I, 
30. 

Polish  ambassador  at,  41. 
Viglius,  van  Attaya,  14. 

interviewed  by  Shers,   16. 
speaks  for  Regent,  17. 
about  to  resign,  69. 
Villeconniers,Vyleconie,death  of,  103. 
Villa      Gallion      [Goulaine],      takes 

Florida,    62. 

Ville,  Gilles  de,  letter  from,  139. 
Villeville    [Vielleville],    Francois    de 
Stepeaux,     Marquis    de,     29, 
32,  111,  153. 

besieges  Rochelle,   125,   126. 
Villi.   .  .  de,    Monsr.,    Governor    of 

Boulogne,  206. 

Villiers,  George,  second  Duke  of 
Buckingham,  commissions  for, 
276,  279,  283. 

Villutelli,  Vilutelli,  Signer  Acerbo, 
his  wine  seized  at  sea,  136. 
137,  142. 

Vilna  [Russia],  Sigismund  II  at,  19. 
Villevorde,  Vilvorde  [Flanders],  136. 

Provost  of,  98. 
Vintners'  Company,  letter  from,  95. 

petition  of,  93. 

Virgil,  Cardinal  Carpi's  copy  of,    19. 
Virginia,    Colony    of    [N.    America], 

Royalist,  262,  284,  302. 
Treasurer  for.      See  Clayburne. 
See  Davenant. 


Vitelli,  Cardinal,  37,  40. 

Vitello,     Vitelli,     Chapyne,     Ciapin, 

Marquis  of  Cetona,  an  Italian 

soldier,  61. 
at  Huy,  133. 
Viterbo  [Italy],  Bishop  of,  sent  to 

Charles  IX  of  France,  52. 
Vitry    [France],    Prince   of    Orange 

near,  144. 
Vivoida,    the.     See    Zapolya,    John 

Sigismund. 


Wake: 

Sir  Baldwin,  287. 

,  letters  from,  274,  276,  283, 

290,  306. 
Sir  Isaak,  cipher  of,  308. 

• ,   protests   against   sale   of 

English  ships,   193. 
Wales,  goods  from,  taken,  286. 

law  of  Henry  VIII  against  the 

Commotha  in,  98. 
wine  duties  in,  190. 
North,  245. 

South,   Royalists  in,   276,   279, 
282 

,   arms  sent   to,    208,   281. 

See  also  Welsh. 

Wallachia,  seized  by  Valacco,  19. 
Walle,    Jacques    Van    der,    letters 

from,  200. 

on  building  ships,  201. 
Walloon,  a,  spy  in  Kent,  125. 
Walloons,    130,    131,    136,    139,    148, 

164,    265. 

from   England   reported   to   be 

about  to  land  in  France,  164. 

Walmer  Castle  [Kent],  siege  of,  213- 

215,  274,  278,  280. 
Governor  of,  letter  to,  278. 
Walsh,  Welsh,  Welsh  : 

Sir    R.,     assaults    Lord    Cole- 
pepper,  237,  239. 

,  letter  from,  301. 

William,   pass   for,   to   Ireland, 

242. 

Walten,  Edward,  letter    from,  290. 
Walwick,     Arnold     de,     Agent     of 
Countess   of   East   Friesland, 
54. 

Warburg  [Denmark],  149. 
Wardall,  John,  a  Royalist,  letter  to, 
302. 


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Wardrobe  : 

Great,  warrant  to  keeper  of,  1. 
woods  at  Windsor,  189. 
Warham   [Norfolk],    parsonage     of. 

189. 
Warkworth  [Northumberland], 

letter  dated  from,  174. 
Warner,   Sir   Thomas,   Governor   of 

St.        Christopher's        [West 

Indies],  280. 
Warsaw  [Poland],  19. 
Warwick,  Warwickshire,    179,    181. 
Warwickshire,  Sheriff  of,  to  prepare 

for  Elizabeth's  progress,  179. 
Warwick,  Earldom  of,   8. 

Earl  of.     See  Dudley,  Ambrose. 

See     Beauchamp,      Richard. 

See  Rich,  Robert. 
Warwyk,  A.,  written  several  times  on 

cover  of  letter,  20. 
Waterford  [Ireland],  248,  272. 
Waveren,  near  Tirlemont  [Brabant], 

136. 

Wawhton     House     [Scotland],     be- 
sieged,   145. 
Wax,  trade  in,  143. 
Webster,     John,      of      Amsterdam, 

letter  from,  204,  275. 
letter     to,     requesting     further 

assistance  for  Royalist  cause, 

218. 
[Weissenburg],  Wassenburg 

[Bavaria],  235. 
Weldon,     Colonel     [Anthony],     his 

regiment     to     be     recruited, 

203. 
signs  for  County  Committee  of 

Kent,   204. 
Welles,  Mr.  John,  Chaplain  to  Cecil, 

Prebendary  [?  of  Wells],  157. 
Wells    [Somersetshire],  letter    dated 

from,  157. 
Welsh  : 

the  Royalist,  209. 
Marches,  80. 

Wemys  (Wimes),  Sir  John,  instruc- 
tions for,  274. 

Went  worth,  Thomas,  Earl  of  Cleve- 
land, letter  from,  290,  306. 
gentleman    of    Bedchamber    to 

Charles  II,  255. 
Wesel,  Wesell  [Germany],  83. 
West,   John     and     Joan,    grant    of 

lease  to,  3. 

Westerbergh,  Cotint  of,  138. 
Westminster.  See  London. 
Westmorland,  Earl  of.  See  Neville, 

Charles. 
Westmorland,  horseman  for  Ireland 

from,  86,  92. 
Weston,  Richard,  Earl  of  Portland, 

death  of,  194. 


Westphalia,  peace  of,  231,  233-236, 

241,  254. 

Westphaylinge,       Westfaling,       Dr. 
[Herbert],    to    preach    before 
Leicester  at  Oxford,  155. 
recommended  for  Vice-Chancel- 
lorship of  Oxford  University, 
101. 
Westrowe,  Thomas,  signs  for  County 

Committee  of  Kent,  204. 
Weymouth  [Dorset],  275. 
Wexford    [Ireland],     barred    haven 

and  movable  sands  at,  248. 
mayor  of,  letter  to,  264. 
Whalley,     Colonel     Edward,     letter 
from,  267. 

to,  267. 

Whitbourne  [Herefordshire  ?],  letter 

dated  from,  96. 

White,  Dr.  Thomas,  Warden  of  New 
College,  Oxford,  letter  from, 
89. 
Whitf  ord  : 

Bishop  [of  Brechin],  266. 
Major  WTalter,  son  of  the  above, 
confesses    to    the    murder    of 
Dorislaus,  266. 

Whitingham  [?  Whittingham,  Wil- 
liam], a  Protestant  divine, 
2  33 

Whittak'er,  Dr.  [Tobias  ?],  262. 
Whittington  : 

Luke,  259,  261. 

,  letters  from,  272,  284. 

— ,  instructions  to,  274,  293. 

,  order  to,  287. 

,  proceedings  of,   at  Dun- 
kirk,  288. 

Lord.     See  Widdrington,    Wm. 
Whyte  : 

Nicholas,  letter  from,  mentioned, 

90. 

Roland,  87. 

Widdrington  (Whittington),  Henry 
Lord,  letter  from,  286. 

to,  286. 

Wight,  Isle  of,  223,  224,  229. 
Wilcox,    Richard,    commission    for, 
to  seize  Parliamentary  ships, 
301. 

Willet,  Sir  John,  a  Royalist,  265. 
William   [the   Silent].     See  Orange. 
William  II  of  Orange.     See  Orange. 
Williams  : 

Mr.,  Canon  of  Hereford,  98. 
Mr.,  lent  money  to  T.  Killigrew, 

263. 

Williamson  [Sir  Joseph],  267. 
Willoughby  de  Eresby,  Baron.     See 

Bertie,  Peregrine. 

Willoughby  of  Parham,  Francis 
Baron,  210-213,  279. 

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378 


Willoughby    of     Parham,     Francis 
Baron — cont. 

letters  and  instructions  to,  210, 
230,  273,  279-281,  283,  292. 
Lieut. -General  of  counties  Lin- 
coln, Nottingham,  Cambridge 
and  Rutland,  281. 
Vice-Admiral  of  Royalist  fleet, 

211. 

at  Calais,  279. 
ordered      to      relieve      Walmer 

Castle,  279. 
Wilmot,  Henry,  Earl  of   Rochester, 

commission  for,  283. 
gentleman    of    Bedchamber    to 

Charles  II,  255. 
Wilson  : 

Charles,  a  pirate,  68,  69,  72. 
Rowland,      lends      money      to 

Prince  Charles,  285. 
Wiltshire,    Sir    John,    Controller    of 

Calais,  warrant  to,  1. 
Wiltshire,  County  of,  183,  203. 

Long,       Robert,      receiver      of 

revenues  in,  278. 
Winchester  : 

Bishop  of.     See  Home,  Robert. 
Marquis    of.     See   Paulet,    Wil- 
liam. 

[Hants],  Warden  of  the  College 
at    [John   Harris],    letter   to, 
284. 
Winchilsea,  Heneage,  Earl  of.      See 

Finch. 
Windebank  : 

Sir  Francis,  letter  from,  202. 

— ,  cipher  of,   308. 
Mrs.  Anne,  203. 
Mrs.     Frances,     daughter     [in- 

law  ?],  to  Sir  F.,  202. 
Windsor    [Berks],    56,    64,    73,    179, 

290. 
letters  dated  from,   3,  89,   166, 

174. 

Castle,      College     of,      Chantry 
priests  at,  1. 

fees,       annuities       and 
expenses  of,  187  sq. 
—  garden,  keeper  of,  188. 
parks,   188. 


Dean      [George      Carew]      and 

Canons  of,  letter  from,  89. 
Windsor,  Old  [Berks],  vicar  of,  189. 
Windsor  : 

Edward,  Baron,  seized  by  the 

Inquisition,    160. 
a  lady  whom  Henry  Harring- 
ton might  marry,  92. 
Wine,    bought      by      Cardinal      of 
Chatillon,   142. 

in     Scotland,     for     Lord 
Deputy  of  Ireland,   124. 


Wine — cont. 

exemption      from      duty      on, 

requested,    146. 
for  Earl  of  Leicester,  144. 
French,  94. 

import  of,  at  English  ports,  190. 
Rhenish,  83. 
sale  of,  by  Vintners'  Company, 

93-95. 

seized  at  sea,  136. 
Winter,  Mr.,  66.      See  also  Wynter. 
Wishart,  George,  his  Res  Gestae  to 
be   suppressed   by  Montr ose, 
207. 

letter  addressed  for,  252. 
Witton,  Thomas,  statement  of,  266. 
Wolsey,    Wulcy,    Thomas,    warrant 

signed  by,  1. 
Wood: 

Sir  Henry,  letter  from,  307. 
John,    lends   money   to    Prince 
Charles,  285. 

,  letter  from,  118. 

Mr.,  a    servant    of  the  Earl  of 

Leicester's,  180. 
Wood,  English,  to  be  saved  by  use 

of  foreign  casks,  95. 
Woodstock  [Oxon],  179. 
Woollen  goods  to  be  transported  to 
Low     Countries     only     four 
times  in  the  year,  191. 
Worcester,     Edward,     Marquis     of. 

See  Somerset,  Edward. 
Worcester,  a  citizen  of,  44. 

Battle  of,  schedule  of  Royalist 

papers  taken  at,  271-294. 
Bishop  of.     See  Sandys,  Edwin, 
proclamation    of    Elizabeth    at, 

44. 
County    of,     Sheriff    of.        See 

Hunkes,  Robt. 
Worden     [Germany],     letter     dated 

from,  34. 

Workington  [Cumberland],  86. 
Worms  [Germany],  churches  at,  83. 
synagogue  at,  84. 
tries  to  borrow  money,  236. 
Wortley,    Sir   Francis,    letter   from, 

301. 

Wotton-Marley,  Barony  of,  203. 
Wotton,  Nicholas,  59. 

letter  from,  55. 
Wrangel,    [Karl     Gustaf],    Swedish 

general,   255. 
movements  of,  233-235. 
approached       on       behalf       of 

Charles  II,  254. 
Wraysbury,or  Wyrardisbury  [Bucks], 

188. 
Wright  : 

Sir  Benjamin,  letter  from,  306. 
Major,  266. 


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Wriothesley,  Henry,  Earl  of  South- 

hampton,  marriage  of,   79. 
Wulcy,  Thomas.     See  Wolsey. 
Wurtemberg  : 

Duke  Christopher  of,  his  country 

and  religion,  84,  85,   109. 
,  his  death,  153. 

— ,  Sussex  visits  him,  109. 

— ,  his  son  [?  Ludwig],  153. 
Duke  [Eberhard  III]  of,  236. 
Wurzburg,  Wersenterghe  [Bavaria], 

241. 

Bishop  of,  101. 
Wyatt,     Sir     Thomas,    insurrection 

of,  2. 
Wyburne    [?  Wiburn,    Perceval],    a 

Protestant  divine,  2. 
Preacher  at  Northampton,  177. 
Wyche,   Wiche,   Sir   Peter,   sent   to 

Constantinople,    193. 
Wingfield,    Wynfold     [Derbyshire], 

letter  dated  from,  81. 
Wynter,  Sir  William,  letter  to,  165. 

See  also  Winter. 
Wyse,  Andrew,  Treasurer  of  Ireland, 

owes  money  to  Norreys,  136. 
Wyseman,       Mr.,      Chirurgien       to 

Charles  II,  256. 


Yambolt,  Captain  of  Dutch  man-of- 
war  which  took  Ormond  to 
Ireland,  248. 

Yarmouth,  Great  [Norfolk],  285,  290. 
to  be  kept  for  Charles  I,  282. 
wine  duties  at,  190. 


Yatton  [Somerset],   157. 

Yaxley,  Mr.  Francis,  may  have 
brought  gold  from  Spain,  72. 

Yerbury,  Captain  John,  instruc- 
tions for,  220. 

Yester,  William,  Baron  of.  See 
Hay. 

York,  City  of,  57. 

letter  dated  from,  200. 
Lord  President  of,  12. 

Youghal  [co.  Cork],  248. 
taken  by  Ireton,  300. 

Yvans  [Evans],  Cornellis,  pretended 
Prince  of  Wales,  letter  from, 
209. 


Zapolya,  John  Sigismund,  Vaivode 
of   Transylvania,    27,    36-38, 
60,  65,  98,  107,  108,  154. 
attacked  by  Maximilian  II,  41, 

45,  51. 
Hungarian  nobles  join,  154. 

Zeeland  [Denmark],  ships  for  King 
Charles  in,  204. 

Zuleger  [Wenceslas],  sent  by  the 
Elector  Palatin  to  Charles  IX, 
account  of  his  interview  with 
the  King  and  Queen  Mother, 
109,  110. 

Zweibriicken,  Bi-ponts,  Deux-Ponts, 
Duke  Wolfgang  of,    137,  138, 
146,  150,  152,  153,  156,  157, 
159,    160. 
his  death,  161. 

Zwinglians,  the,  83. 


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Stopford  Sackville,  the  Right  Hon.  F.  J.  Savile  Foljambe, 
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1873 


1873 
1876 


1876 


FIRST  REPORT,  WITH  APPENDIX 

ENGLAND.  House  of  Lords;  Cambridge  Col- 
leges; Abingdon,  and  other  Corporations, 
&c.  SCOTLAND.  Advocates'  Library,  Glas- 
gow Corporation,  &c.  IRELAND.  Dublin. 
Cork,  and  other  Corporations,  &c. 

SECOND  REPORT,  WITH  APPENDIX,  AND  INDEX 

TO  THE  FIRST  AND  SECOND  REPORTS 

ENGLAND.  House  of  Lords ;  Cambridge  Col- 
leges ;  Oxford  Colleges ;  Monastery  of 
Dominican  Friars  at  Woodchester,  Duke  of 
Bedford,  Earl  Spencer,  &c.  SCOTLAND. 
Aberdeen  and  St.  Andrew's  Universities,  &c. 
IRELAND.  Marquis  of  Ormonde  ;  Dr.  Lyons, 
&c. 

THIRD  REPORT,  WITH  APPENDIX  AND  INDEX  ... 
ENGLAND.  House  of  Lords ;  Cambridge  Col- 
leges ;  Stonyhurst  College  ;  Bridgwater  and 
other  Corporations ;  Duke  of  Northumber- 
land, Marquis  of  Lansdowne,  Marquis  of 
Bath,  &c.  SCOTLAND.  University  of  Glas- 
gow ;  Duke  of  Montrose.  &c.  IRELAND. 
Marquis  of  Ormonde  ;  Black  Book  of 
Limerick.  &c. 

FOURTH  REPORT,  WITH  APPENDIX.  PART  I.  ... 
ENGLAND.  House  of  Lords ;  Westminster 
Abbey  ;  Cambridge  and  Oxford  Colleges ; 
Cinque  Ports,  Hythe,  and  other  Corporations, 
Marquis  of  Bath,  Earl  of  Denbigh,  &c. 
SCOTLAND.  Duke  of  Argyll,  &c.  IRELAND. 
Trinity  College,  Dublin ;  Marquis  of 
Ormonde. 

DITTO.    PART  II.    INDEX     ... 

FIFTH  REPORT,  WITH  APPENDIX.    PART  I 

ENGLAND.  House  of  Lords ;  Oxford  and 
Cambridge  Colleges ;  Dean  and  Chapter  of 
Canterbury ;  Rye,  Lydd,  and  other  Corpora- 
tions, Duke  of  Sutherland,  Marquis  of  Lans- 
downe, Reginald  Cholmondeley,  Esq.,  &c. 
SCOTLAND.  Earl  of  Aberdeen,  &c. 

DITTO.    PART  II.    INDEX  


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Date. 


No.  of 
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Price. 


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1878 
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1879 
(1895) 


1879 
(1895) 

1881 


1881 


1881 

1883 
(1895 


1884 
(1895 


1884 


SIXTH  REPORT,  WITH  APPENDIX.    PART  I. 

ENGLAND.  House  of  Lords ;  Oxford  and 
Cambridge  Colleges ;  Lambeth  Palace ; 
Black  Book  of  the  Archdeacon  of  Canter- 
bury;  Bridport,  Wallingford,  and  other 
Corporations  ;  Lord  Leconfield,  Sir  Reginald 
Graham,  Sir  Henry  Ingilby,  &c.  SCOTLAND. 
Duke  of  Argyll,  Earl  of  Moray,  &c,  IRELAND. 
Marquis  of  Ormonde. 

DITTO.    PART  II.    INDEX     

SEVENTH  REPORT,  WITH  APPENDIX.    PART  I. ... 
House  of  Lords  ;    County  of    Somerset ;  Earl 
of  Egmont,  Sir  Frederick  Graham,  Sir  Harry 
Verney,  &c. 
DITTO.    FART  II.    APPENDIX  AND  INDEX 

Duke  of  Atholl,  Marquis  of  Ormonde,  Sir  S.  F. 

Livingstone,  &c. 
EIGHTH  REPORT,  WITH  APPENDIX  AND  INDEX. 

PART  I.          

Re-issued  as  Stationery  Office  publications— 
Report  and  Appendix,  Part  I.,  Section  I. 

Price  6s.    8vo. 

Duke  of  Marlborough  ;  Earl  of  Portsmouth  ; 
Earl  of  Jersey ;  House  of  Lords ;  Lord 
Emly;  Ralph  Bankes,  Esq.,  Geo.  Wingfield 
Digby,  Esq. ;  Royal  College  of  Physicians ; 
Corporation  of  Trinity  House. 
Report  and  Appendix,  Part  I.,  Section  II. 

Price  6*.    8vo. 

Magdalen  College,  Oxford;  Corporation  of 
Pontef ract ;  Lord  Braybrooke ;  Viscount 
Arbuthnott ;  Earl  of  Glasgow  ;  Miss  Hamil- 
ton of  Burns  and  Cochno  ;  Alex.  C.  Stuart, 
Esq.,  of  Eaglescarnie  ;  Dean  and  Chapter  of 
Canterbury ;  Corporations  of  Chester  and 
Leicester ;  The  O'Conor  Don,  M.P. ;  Lord 
Talbot  de  Malahide  ;  Marquia  of  Ormonde. 
Report  and  Appendix,  Part  I.,  Section  III. 

Price  Is.  6d.     8vo. 

Earl  of  Denbigh  ;   Trinity  College,   Dublin  ; 
Ewelme  Almshouse ;  Queen  Anne's  Bounty; 
E.  Hailstone,  Esq. ;  Church  of  St.  Andrew, 
Worcester  ;   Bishop  Bubwith's  Almshouses  ; 
Derry  Diocesan  Library  ;  G.  H.  Finch,  Esq. 
DITTO.    PART  II.    APPENDIX  AND  INDEX 
Duke  of  Manchester. 

[Re-issued,  1910,  as  a  Stationery  Office  publica- 
tion.   Price  3*.  6d.    8vo.] 
DITTO.    PART  III.    APPENDIX  AND  INDEX 

Earl  of  Ashburnham. 
NINTH  REPORT,   WITH   APPENDIX   AND   INDEX. 

PART  I.          

St.  Paul's  and  Canterbury  Cathedrals  ;    Eton 
College ;    Carlisle,    Yarmouth,    Canterbury, 
and  Barnstaple  Corporations,  &c. 
DITTO.    PART  II.    APPENDIX  AND  INDEX 

ENGLAND.    House  of  Lords,  Earl  of  Leicester, 
C.  Pole  Gell,    Alfred    Morrison,  Esqs.,  &c. 
SCOTLAND.    Lord  Elphinstone,  H.  C.  Max- 
well Stuart,  Esq.,  &c.    IRELAND.    Duke  of 
Leinster,  Marquis  of  Drogheda,  &c. 
DITTO.    PART  III.    APPENDIX  AND  INDEX 
Mrs.  Stopford  Sackville. 

[Re-issued,  1904,  revised  and  extended,  as  Cd. 
1892.    Price  Is.  IQd. 


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CALENDAR  OF  THE  MANUSCRIPTS  OP  THE  MAR- 
QUIS  OP    SALISBURY,  E.G.  (or  CECIL   MSS.). 
PAHT  I          1306-1571         

C  3777 

s.    d. 
3     5 

1888 

PART  II        1572-1582        

C.  5463 

3     5 

1889 

PART  III      1583-1589                  

C  5889-v 

2     1 

1892 

PART  IV.      1590-1594       

C.  6823 

2  11 

1894 

PART  V         1594-1596 

C  7574 

2     6 

1896 

PART  VI       1593      

C.  7884 

2    8 

1899 

PART  VII     1597                 ..                   

C.  9246 

2    8 

1899 

PART  VIII.  1598      

C.  9467 

2     8 

1902 

PART  IX       1599 

Cd  928 

2    3 

1904 

PART  X.        1600     

Cd.  2052 

2     3 

1906 

PART  XI       1601 

Cd  3134 

2  10 

1910 

PART  XII.     1602     

Cd.  5291 

3     3 

1885 

TENTH  REPORT 

C  4548 

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1885 
(1895) 

1885 
1885 

1885 

1885 
(1895) 

1887 
1887 

(Re-issued,  1906,  as  a  Stationery  Office  publica- 
tion.   Pi-ice  6d.) 
This  is  introductory  to  the  following 
APPENDICES  AND  INDEXES  : 
(1.)  Earl  of  Eglinton,  Sir  J.  S.  Maxwell,  Bart., 
and  C.  S.  H.  D.  Moray,  C.  F.  Weston  Under- 
wood, G.  W.  Digby,  Esqs. 
(2.)  The  Family  of  Gawdy         
(3.)  Wells  Cathedral        
[Re-issued,    1906,    revised    and   extended,    as 
Cd.  2810.    Price  2s.  lid.] 
(4.)  Earl    of   Westmorland  ;    Capt.    Stewart  ; 
Lord  Stafford  ;   Sir  N.   W.   Throckmorton  ; 
Sir  P.  T.  Mainwaring,  Lord  Muncaster,  M.P., 
Capt.  J.  F.  Bagot,  Earl  of  Kilmorey,  Earl  of 
Powis,  and  others,  the  Corporations  of  Kendal, 
Wenlock,   Bridgnorth,  Eye,  Plymouth;  the 
County  of  Essex  ;  and  Stonyhurst  College. 
(Re-issued,  1906,  as  a  Stationery  Office  publica- 
tion.   Price  6s.  ) 
(5.)  Marquis    of    Ormonde,  Earl    of   Fingall, 
Corporations  of  Galway  and  Waterford,  Sees 
of  Dublin  and  Ossory,  the  Jesuits  in  Ireland. 
(6.)  Marquis    of    Abergavenny,    Lord    Braye, 
G-.  F.  Luttrell,  P.  P.  Bouverie,  W.  Bromley 
Davenport,  R.  T.  Balfour,  Esqs. 
ELEVENTH  REPORT 

C.  4575 

C.  4576-iii 
C.  4576-ii 

C.  4576 

C.  4576-i 
C.  5242 
C  5060-vi 

print. 

3     7 

1     4 
Out  of 
print. 

Out  of 
print. 

2  10 
1     7 
0    3 

1887 
1887 
1887 
1887 
1887 

This  is  introductory  to  the  following 
APPENDICES  AND  INDEXES  : 
(•I.)  H.  D.  Skrine,  Esq.,  Salvetti  Correspondence 
(2.)  House  of  Lords,  1678-1688  
(3.)  Corporations  of  Southampton  a  ad  Lynn... 
(4.)  Marquess  Townshend          
(5.)  Earl  of  Dartmouth     

C.  5060 
C,  5060-i 
C.  5060-ii 
C.  5060-iii 
C  5060-iv 

1     1 

2    0 
1     8 
2     6 
2    8 

1887 

(6.)  Duke  of  Hamilton    

C  5060-v 

1     6 

1888 
1890 

(7.)  Duke  of  Leeds,  Marchioness  of  Waterford, 
Lord  Hothfield.  &c.  ;  Bridgwater  Trust  Office, 
Reading  Corporation,  Inner  Temple  Library. 
TWELFTH  REPORT 

C.  5612 
C  5889 

2     0 
0     3 

1888 

1888 

This  is  introductory  to  the  following 
APPENDICES  AND  INDEXES  : 
(1.)  Earl  Cowper,  K.G.   (Coke  MSS.,  at  Mel- 
bourne Hall,  Derby),    Vol.  I. 
(2  )  Ditto    Vol  II           

C.  5472 
C  5613 

2     7 
2     5 

1889 

(3.)  Ditto    Vol.  Ill  

C  5889-i 

1     4 

1888 
1891 

(4.)  Duke  of  Rutland,  G.C.B.    Vol.  I  
(5.)  Ditto    Vol  II  

C.  5614 
C  5889-ii 

Out  of 
print. 
2    0 

1889 
1890 

(6.)  House  of  Lords,  1689-1690  
(7.)  S.  H.  le  Fleming,  Esq.,  of  Rydal   

C.  5889-iii 
C.  5889-iv 

2     H 
1  11 

VI 


Date. 


No.  of 
Paper. 


Price. 


1891 
1891 


1891 
1892 


1891 
1893 
1892 
1892 


1892 
1893 


1893 
1893 
1896 


1894 
1894 
1894 


1894 
1896 
1895 


1895 
1895 


1895 

1895 
1899 

1896 


APPENDICES  AND  INDEXES — cont. 
(8.)  Duke  of  Athole,  K.T.,  Earl  of  Home 
(9.)  Duke      of      Beaufort,      K.G.,     Earl     of 

Donoughmore ;    J.   H.  Gurney,  W.  W.    B. 

Hulton,  R.  W.  Ketton,  G.  A.  Aitken,  P.  V. 

Smith,  Eeqs.  ;  Bishop  of  Ely  ;  Cathedrals  of 

Ely,  Gloucester,  Lincoln,  and  Peterborough  ; 

Corporations  of  Gloucester,  Higham  Ferrers, 

and  Newark  ;    Southwell  Minster  ;  Lincoln 

District  Registry. 

(10.)  First  Earl  of  Charlemont.    Vol.  I. 
THIRTEENTH  REPORT 

This  is  introductory  to  the  following 
APPENDICES  AND  INDEXES  : 

(1.)  Duke  of  Portland.    Vol.  I 

(2.)  Ditto.     Vol.  II 

(3.)  J.  B.  Fortescue,  Esq.,  of  Dropmore.    Vol.  I. 
(4.)  Corporations  of  Rye,  Hastings,  and  Here- 
ford ;    Captain  F.  C.  Loder-Symonds,  E.  R. 

Wodehouse,    M.P.,    J.  Dovaston,  Esqs.,   Sir 

T.   B.   Leonard,  Bart.,  Rev.  W.  D.  Macray, 

and    Earl    of     Dartmouth    (Supplementary 

Report). 

(5.)  House  of  Lords,  1690-1691 

(6.)  Sir  W.   Fitzherbert,   Bart.;    the  Delaval 

Family,  of  Seaton  Delaval ;  Earl  of  Ancaster ; 

General  Lyttelton-Annesley. 

(7.)  Earl  of  Lonsdale      

(8.)  First  Earl  of  Charlemont.    Vol.  II. 

FOURTEENTH  REPORT 

This  is  introductory  to  the  following 
APPENDICES  AND  INDEXES  : 

(1.)  Duke  of  Rutland,  G.C.B.    Vol.  III. 

(2.)  Duke  of  Portland.    Vol.  Ill 

(3.)  Duke  of  Roxburghe  ;  Sir  H.  H.  Campbell, 

Bart. ;      Earl     of     Strathmore ;      Countess 

Dowager  of  Se^field. 

(4.)  Lord  Kenyon 

(5.)  J.  B.  Fortescue,  Esq.,  of  Dropmore.  Vol.11. 

(6.)  House  of  Lords,  1692-93 

(Manuscripts  of  the  House  of  Lords,  1693-1695, 

Vol.  I.  (New  Series).    See  H.L.  No.  (5)  of 

1900.     Price  2s.  2d. 
Ditto.    1695-1697.    Vol.  II.    See  H.L.  No.  (18) 

of  1903.     Price  2s.  3d. 
Ditto.       1697-1699.       Vol.    III.       See    H.L. 

No.  (175)  of  1905.     Price  2s. 
Ditto.    1699-1702.     Vol.  IV.    See  ILL.  No.  (7) 

of  1908.     Price  2s.  3d. 
Ditto.     1702-1704.     Vol.  V.  (New  Series').    See 

H.L.  (62)  of  1910.     Price  2s.  8d. 

(7.)  Marquis  of  Ormonde 

(8.)  Lincoln,  Bury  S.  Edmunds,  Hertford,  and 

Great    Grimsby    Corporations ;    Dean    and 

Chapter    of   Worcester,   and    of    Lichfield ; 

Bishop's  Registry  of  Worcester. 
(9.)  Earl     of     Buckinghamshire ;      Earl     of 

Lindsey  ;     Earl    of    Onslow  ;    Lord   Emly ; 

T.  J.  Hare,  Esq.,  J.  Round,  Esq.,  M.P. 
(10.)  Earl  of  Dartmouth.    Vol.  II.    American 

Papers. 
FIFTEENTH  REPORT ,        

This  is  introductory  to  the  following 
APPENDICES  AND  INDEXES  : 

(1.)  Earl  of  Dartmouth.    Vol.  III. 


C.  6338 
C.  6338-i 


C.  6338-ii 
C.  6827 


C.  6474 
C.  6827-i 
C.  6660 
C.  6810 


C.  6822 
C.  7166 


C.  7241 
C.  7424 
C.  7983 


C.  7476 
C.  7569 
C.  7570 


C.  7571 
C.  7572 
C.  7573 


C.  7678 
C.  7881 


C.  7882 

C.  7883 
C.  9295 

C.  8156 


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1  4 


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0  3 


1  11 

2  8 
1  2 


2  10 
2  8 
1  11 


1  10 
1  5 


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2  9 

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1  5 


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No.  of 
Paper. 

Price. 

APPENDICES  AND  INDEXES  —  cunt. 

*.    d. 

1897 

(2.)  J.  Eliot  Hodskin,  Esq  

C.  8327 

1     8 

1897 

(3.)  Charles  Haliday,  Esq.,  of  Dublin  ;  Acts  of 

C.  8364 

1    4 

the  Privy  Council  in   Ireland,   1556-1571  ; 

Sir  William  Usshers's  Table  to  the  Council 

Book  ;  Table  to  the  Red  Council  Book. 

1897 

(4.)  Duke  of  Portland.    Vol.  IV  

C.  8497 

2  11 

1897 

(5.)  Right  Hon.  F.  J.  Savile  Foljambe  

C.  8550 

0  10 

1897 

(6.)  Earl  of  Carlisle.  Castle  Howard     

C.  8551 

3    6 

1897 

(7.)  Duke  of  Somerset  ;  Marquis  of  Ailesbury  ; 

C.  8552 

1     9 

Sir  F.  a.  Puleston,  Bart. 

1897 

(8.)  Duke  of  Buccleuch  and   Queensberry,  at 

C.  8553 

1     4 

Drumlanrig.    Vol.  I 

1897 

(9.)  J.  J.  Hope  Johnstone,  Esq.,  of  Annandale 

C.  8554 

1     0 

1899 

(10.)  Shrewsbury  and  Coventry  Corporations  ; 

C.  9472 

1     0 

Sir  H.  0.    Corbet,  Bart.,  Earl  of  Radnor, 

P.   T.    Tillard,  J.   R.  Carr-Ellison,  Andrew 

Kin£smill,  Esqs. 

MANUSCRIPTS  IN  THE  WELSH  LANGUAGE  : 

1898 

Vol.  I.    Lord  Mostyn.  at  Mostyn  Hall  

C.  8829 

1     4 

1899 

Vol.  I.    Part  II.—  W.  R.  M.  Wynne,  Esq.,  of 

C.  9468 

2  11 

Peniarth. 

1905 

Vol.  I.    Part  III.—  Peniarth.    Sir  T.  Williams  ; 

Cd.  2443 

0     8 

John  Jones,  Robert  Vaughan,  Esqs. 

1902 

Vol.  II.    Part  I.     Jesus  College,  Oxford  ;  Free 

Cd.  1100 

1     9 

Library,  Cardiff  ;  Havod  ;  Wrexham  ;  Llan- 

wrin  ;  Merthyr  ;  Aberdar. 

1903 

Vol.  II.    Part  II.    Plas  Llan   Stephan  ;   Free 

Cd.  1692 

1     8 

Library,  Cardiff. 

1905 

Vol.  II.    Part  III.    Panton  ;  Cwrtmawr 

Cd.  2444 

0    8 

1910 

Vol.  If.     Part  IV.     The  British  Museum 

Cd.  5353 

1     0 

1899 

Manuscripts.      Duke    of    Buccleuch  and  Queens- 

C.  9244 

2     7 

berry,  K.G-.,  K.T.,  at  Montagu  House,  Whitehall. 

Vol.  I. 

% 

1903 

Ditto.    Ditto.    Vol.  II.    (Parti.)    

Cd.  930 

1  10 

1903 

Ditto.    Ditto.    Vol.  II.     (Part  II.)  

Cd.  930-i 

1  11 

1903 

Ditto.    Ditto,    at  Drumlanrig  Castle.    Vol.  [I.    ... 

Cd.  1827 

1     1 

1899 

Ditto.    Marquess  of  Ormonde,  K.P..  at  Kilkenny 

C.  9245 

2     0 

Castle.    Vol.  II. 

1909 

Ditto.    Ditto.    Index  to  Vols.  I.  and  II  

Cd.  4774 

o  114 

1902 

Ditto.    Ditto.     New  Series.    Vol.  I  

Cd.  929 

1     7 

1903 

Ditto.    Ditto.          Ditto.         Vol.  II  

Cd.  1691 

1  10 

1904 

Ditto.    Ditto.           Ditto.         Vol.  Ill  

Cd.  1963 

2    0 

1906 

Ditto.    Ditto.           Ditto.         Vol.  IV  

Cd.  3008 

3     0 

1908 

Ditto.    Ditto.           Ditto.          Vol.  V  

Cd.  4116 

2  10 

1910 

Ditto.    Ditto.          Ditto.          Vol.  VI  

Cd.  5288 

2     6 

1904 

Ditto.    Mrs.  Stopford-Sackville.    Vol.  I  

Cd.  1892 

1  10 

1910 

Ditto.                    Ditto.                    Vol.  II  

Cd.  5038 

1     6 

1899 

Ditto.    Duke  of  Portland,  K.G.    Vol.  V  

C.  9466 

2     9 

1901 

Ditto.     Ditto.     Vol.    VI.,    with    Index    to    Vols. 

Cd.  676 

1     9 

III.-VI. 

1901 

Ditto.     Ditto.     Vol.  VII  

Cd.  783 

2     3 

1907 

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Cd.  3475 

1  10 

1899 

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C.  9469 

1     3 

1899 

Ditto.    J.  B.  Fortescue,  Esq.    Vol.  Ill  

C.  9470 

3     1 

1905 

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Cd.  2233 

2     6 

1906 

Ditto.     Ditto.     Vol.  V  

Cd.  2811 

2    4 

1908 

Ditto.     Ditto.     Vol.  VI. 

Cd.  3670 

2     5 

1910 

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Cd.  5290 

1  11 

Ditto.     Ditto.     Vol.  VIII  

In  the 

press. 

1899 

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C.  9471 

1     6 

1900 

Ditto.    Mrs.  Frankland-Russell-Astley       

Cd.  282 

2    0 

1900 

Ditto.    Lord  Montagu  of  Beaulieu   

Cd.  283 

1     1 

1900 

Ditto.    Beverlev  Corporation  ... 

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Vlll 


Date. 



No.  of 
Paper. 

Price. 

1901 

Manuscripts.    Various  Collections.    Vol.  I.    Corpo- 

Cd. 784 

*.    rf. 
2    0 

rations  of  Berwick-on-Tweed,  Burford  and  Lost- 

withiel  ;  Counties  of  Wilts  and  Worcester  ;  Bishop 

of  Chichester  ;  Dean  and  Chapter  of  Chichester, 

Canterbury,  and  Salisbury. 

1903 

Ditto.    Ditto.    Vol.  II.     Sir  Geo.  Wombwell,  Duke 

Cd.  932 

2    4 

of  Norfolk,  Lord  Edmund  Talbot  (the  Shrewsbury 

Papers),   Miss   Buxton,   Mrs.  Harford  and  Mrs. 

Wentworth  of  Woolley. 

1904 

Ditto.    Ditto.    Vol.  III.     T.  B.  Clarke-Thornhill, 

Cd.  1964 

1     6 

Esq.,   Sir  T.  Barrett-Lennard,  Bart.,  Pelham  R. 

>•., 

Papillon,  W.  Cleverly  Alexander,  Esqs. 

1907 

Ditto.    Ditto.     Vol.    IV.      Bishop    of    Salisbury; 

Cd.  3218 

1     9 

Bishop  of  Exeter  ;  Dean  and  Chapter  of  Exeter  ; 

Earl  of  Leicester  ;  Sir  W.  Clayton,  Bart.  ;  Major 

Money-Kyrle  ;    F.  H.  T.  Jervoise,   Esq.  ;    Glem- 

ham  Hr  11  ;  Corporations  of  Salisbury,  Orford  and 

Aldeburgh. 

1909 

Ditto.    Ditto.    Vol.  V.    Colonel  Mordaunt  Hay  of 

Cd.  4600 

1     4 

Duns    Castle;     Sir    Archibald    Edmonstone    of 

Duntreath  ;  Sir  John  Graham  of  Fintry. 

1909 

Ditto.    Ditto.    Vol.  VI.    Miss  M.  Eyre  Matcham  ; 

Cd.  4382 

2     3 

Captain    H.    V.    Knox  ;     C.    Wykeham-Martin, 

K.  B.  Tighe,  Esqs.,  Lord  Oranmore  and  Browne. 

1902 

Calendar  of  the  Stuart  Manuscripts  at  Windsor 

Cd.  927 

2  11 

Castle,    belonging  to    His    Majesty    the    King. 

Vol.  I. 

1904 

Ditto     Vol.  II    

Cd.  2189 

2     9 

1907 

Ditto.    Vol.  Ill  

Cd.  3430 

2  10 

1910 

Ditto     Vol  IV  

Cd.  5046 

2     9 

1902 

Manuscripts    of    Colonel    David    Milne-Home,  of 

Cd.  931 

1     4 

Wedderburn  Castle,  N.B. 

1904 

Ditto.     Marquess  of  Bath,  at  Longleat,  Wiltshire. 

Cd.  2048 

1     9 

Vol.  I. 

1907 

Ditto     Ditto     Vol   II            ...         

Cd.  3474 

1     0 

1908 

Ditto.    Ditto.    Vol.  III.  (Prior  papers)       

Cd.  3849 

2    5 

1904 

American  Manuscripts  in  the  Royal  Institution  of 

Cd.  2201 

2    3 

Great  Britain.    Vol.  I. 

1906 

Ditto     Vol  II     ..                   

Cd.  2897 

2     6 

1907 

Ditto     Vol.  Ill  

Cd.  3669 

1  11 

1909 

Ditfco     Vol  IV                        

Cd.  4773 

2    3 

1904 

SIXTEENTH    REPORT    (containing    a  list    of    the 

Cd.  2209 

0    9 

owners  of  Manuscripts  upon  whose  collections 

Reports  have  been  made  to  July,  1904). 

1904 

Manuscripts  of  the   Earl  of  Mar  and  Kellie,  at 

Cd.  2190 

2    7 

Alloa  House,  N.B. 

1905 

Ditto     Lady  Du  Cane  

Cd.  2367 

2    6 

1905 

Ditto.    Marquess  of  Lothian,  at  Blickling  Hall 

Cd.  2319 

2    2 

1905 

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Cd.  2318 

1     8 

1905 

Ditto.           Ditto.               Vol.  I.    Part  II  

Cd.  2570 

1     9 

1909 

Ditto.            Ditto.               Vol.  II  

Cd.  4599 

1     3 

1905 

Ditto.     Duke  of  Rutland.    Vol.  IV. 

Cd.  2606 

2     9 

1906 

Ditto     Earl  of  Verulam 

Cd.  2973 

1     4 

1906 

Ditto.    (Franciscan)   at  the  Convent,  Merchants' 

Cd.  2867 

1     4 

Quay,  Dublin. 

1907 

Ditto.    Dean  and  Chapter  of  Wells  

Cd.  2810 

2  11 

1907 

Ditto.    Earl  of  Ancaster,  Grimsthorpe        

Cd.  3429 

2     7 

1907 

SEVENTEENTH  REPORT  (containing  a  list  of  the 

Cd.  3737 

0  11 

owners  of  Manuscripts  upon  whose  collections 

Reports  have  been  made  to  June,  1907). 

1910 

Manuscripts  of  Lord  Polwarth.    Vol.  I  

Cd.  5289 

2  11 

1911 

Ditto.    Earl   of    Denbigh,   at   Newnham   Paddox, 

Cd.  5565 

1     7 

Warwickshire.    Part  V. 

1911 

Ditto.    Lord  Middleton,  at  Wollaton  Hall  

Cd.  5567 

3     0 

1911 

Ditto.    Pepys,  Magdalene  College,  Cambridge 

Cd.  5721 

1     7