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| The Earl of Hertford and Lady Katherine Grey. |
| [? 1563, March.] | "Factum seu casus in causa Domine
Katharine et Comitis Hertford'." |
| Daily negotiations took place between the Earl and the
Lady Katherine for contracting their marriage, which were
followed by the betrothal of the parties and afterwards by
their true and lawful marriage in the Earl's house. Lastly
the said marriage was consummated and male offspring born
thereof. |
| The Earl of Hertford's account of the betrothal: he saith
that he did first make his suit for marriage to the said Lady
Katherine in a closet of his sister's which she had privately
to herself within the maidens' chamber of honour, his said
sister and no other being then and there present with them.
To the which motion her answer was that she, weighing his
long suit and good will borne to her, said that she was contented
to marry with him the next time that the Queen's highness
should go abroad and leave the said Lady Katherine and the
Lady Jane behind her. Further the Earl saith that the
form and manner of the agreement between them to be married
was that they agreed to be married when the Queen should
go abroad as aforesaid without any other ceremony to his
remembrance, except it were by kissing and embracing and
joining their hands together, his sister only being present
with them. |
| The Lady Katherine's words: after the Queen's grace was
come to Westminster, in the closet within the maiden's
chamber, the said Earl himself moved her for marriage and
she declared unto him that she bore her good will to have
him to her husband. Being further examined upon the form
of words of the promise, saith that the Earl did say unto
her that he had borne her good will of long time and that
because she should not think that he intended to mock her,
he was contented (if she would) to marry her; and she at the
same time declared unto him that she liked both him and
his offer and thereupon they gave the one to the other their
hands, then the Lady Jane being present and no other. |
| Arguments for and against the validity of the said betrothal
with quotations from the works of authorities on the canon
law. |
| The Lady Katherine saith that the Earl rode to the Lady
Frances her mother to obtain her good will, who granted
him the same and thereupon sent to the Court for the said
Lady Katherine and moved her to grant her good will to the
said Earl. The Earl denieth any manner of motion to any
any of her friends or kinsfolk to his knowledge and as far as
he remembreth denieth that ever he made motion to the
Lady Frances. This she confessed before Sir Edward Warner
and the Earl before my Lord's grace and other commissioners. |
| The Lady Katherine saith that the Queen chanced to make
a journey to Greenwich for three or four days and left her
behind because she had a swelling in her face and left also
the other maids behind. One night while they thus remained
the Earl and she did agree that she and his sister Jane should
come the morrow after to his house to Chanon Rowe and the
Earl said that he would have a priest ready. The Earl in
his answers to the ninth interrogatory before the commissioners
saith that there was no special day appointed for the
solemnization of the marriage and that he knew not of the
day thereof until Lady Katherine came to his house, because
it was uncertain when the Queen would go abroad. |
| As to the priest, the Lady Katherine and the Earl in certain
examinations both deny that they would know him again
if they saw him, but both in replies to certain articles describe
his appearance and apparel. In their examinations before
the Lord Treasurer the Earl says that the minister before
the marriage asked the banns thrice, but the Lady Katherine
that he asked no banns. |
| The Lady Katherine doth confess that the Lady Jane
after the solemnization did offer her comfits and other
banqueting meats and beer and wine upon the cupboard
but the Earl saith that there were neither beer nor wine
but banqueting dishes which he was accustomed to have
there. |
| The Lady Katherine before my Lord of London and Sir
William Peter doth deny that ever she received any writing
for any assurance of living but she saith upon the twelfth
interrogatory before the commissioners that the Earl delivered
her before his departure beyond the sea a writing of assurance
of 1,000l. by the year out of his lands.
The Earl [saith] that he delivered to Lady Katherine the
said writing of assurance. |
| The Lady Katherine saith that while she lay with the
Earl she wore a night kerchief. The Earl affirmeth that
she had but a caul and no other kerchief. |
| The Lady Katherine denieth the receipt of any letters
from the Earl while he was beyond the sea to her remembrance.
The Earl confesseth the writing of two or three from the
parts beyond the sea. |
| Arguments advanced by counsel for the Earl and Lady
Katherine for reconciling the foregoing contradictory statements, and discussion as to the validity of the marriage.—
Undated.
Latin, citing English examinations. 41 pp. (238. 3.) |
| Jersey Castle. |
| 1563, Sept. 20. | Moneys disbursed upon the works and
fortifications of the Castle of Jersey in the time of Sir Hugh
Pawlet, Captain there, until 20 September, 1563. Also an
account of receipts.
2 pp. (141. 87.) |
| The Navy. |
| 1563, Sept. 30. | Declaration by Benjamin Gonson, Treasurer
of the Sea causes, for money at the Queen's pleasure to be
by him received for the payment and discharge of captains
&c. serving in ships at the seas.
1 p. (142. 24.) |
| The Governor and English Merchants to the Lady Regent
of Flanders. |
| 1563, Dec. 9. | For relief of the prohibition of certain
imports into Antwerp.—Undated.
Decision of the Regent's Council thereon.—Brussels,
9 December, 1563.
Contemporary copies. 4½ pp. (247. 212–5.)
Petition of the English merchants on the same
subject.—Undated.
2½ pp. (247. 216.) |
| The Grammar School, Guernsey. (fn. 1) |
| [1563.] | The finishing of the Queen's new erected Grammar
School with rooms convenient for the schoolmaster and his
family. It is supposed that 100 marks or pounds sterling
will suffice. The schoolmaster prays he may receive the
80 quarters of wheat allotted to him for his entertainment
at the Queen's receiver's hands; and that he be not driven
to go to law for it. That order be taken for gathering the
Queen's new revenue there.—Undated.
½ p. (186. 57.) |
| Theobalds. |
| 1563. | Rentals &c. of lands in Theobalds, Cheshunt, &c.,
Herts, 1491 to 1563. Notes at end by Cecil, including genealogical notes on families of Bedell, Burbage and Grene.
(285.) |
| Thomas Bath. |
| [1563.] | Statement signed by Thomas Seckford, and G.
Gerrard. The cause between Thomas Bath and "the Patentee."
Particulars of the descent of the lands from William Bath,
attainted of treason in the time of Henry the Eighth. Terms of
agreement proposed, which will leave in the Queen's hands the
villages adjoining together of Kilbride and the Nanger
to be given to Bath and his heirs. Bath prays for the reversion
from the Queen, in order to carry out the agreement.—
Undated.
Signed: Thomas Sekford. 1 p. (2127.) |
| Merchants in Flanders. |
| [1558–1563,] Jan. 21. | Lord Treasurer, Lord Steward, Lord
Pembroke, Lord Robert, W. Cecil, Sir Wm. Petre, Mr. D.
Wotton.
To send for the merchants to consider of this cause.
To devise how to impeach the conveyance of money and
plate.
To consider what shall be presently done with their cloths.
Loss of customs—impoverishing of the merchants—danger
of rebellion.
What damage will come to England by continuance of the
edict of Flanders.
To send for the 20 English merchants married in Antwerp.—
Endorsed: "Concerning marchants." Undated.
1 p. In Cecil's hand. (185. 156.) |
| The Fortune of Amsterdam. |
| 1563–4, Jan. 15. | Articles of agreement between Sir John
Pollarde of the one part, and Peter de Reulx and Lewes
Skaep, merchant, of the other, and other documents relating to
the same case. Pollarde has seized, as "wavyd goods by the
sea," upon his manor of Combmertyne, Devon, a ship called
the Fortune of Amsterdam. By the agreement, Pollarde
undertakes to deliver the ship and goods to de Reulx and
Skaep, on certain payments.—Windsor, 15 January, 6 Eliz.
Contemporary copies. 11 pp. (214. 4.) |
| Apparel. |
| 1563–4, Feb. 14. | Inventory of all my Lord's apparel
now remaining within the Court of the Whitehall, taken
14 February, 1563.
2 pp., damaged. (202. 17.) |