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Dec. 11.
R. O. Sadler, 1. 632. No. CLXX. | 398. The Earl of Arran and Lord James to Sadler and
Croftes. |
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| Heartily thank them for their answer by Whitlaw, and
have taken order to perform his credit. Have talked with
the Barons, who are most willing to bestow their lives and
substance to expel these strangers; have also given charge to
the captains to list 1,000 footmen and 200 horsemen, and
have promised them musters on 10 Jan. The Barons are ever
ready to enlist on forty-eight hours warning. When all is
ready the writers will let Sadler and Croftes know. They
have in all points necessary ascertained the Council in Glasgow, and shortly look for their answer. The castle of Edinburgh is at good point, of which they look for advertisement
shortly. It is reported there are 800 French in readiness; it
would further their affairs much to have them cut off. They
are travailing to have some ships at sea.—St. Andrews,
11 Dec. 1559. Signed. |
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| Orig. Add. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 2. |
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Dec. 11.
MS. Burton-Constable. | 399. Another copy of the above. Signed. |
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Dec. 12.
R. O. | 400. Randolph's Memorial. |
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| "A memorial of such things as are to be answered unto by
Mr. Secretary touching the affairs of Scotland, if it please
the Queen that Thomas Randolf return again." |
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| 1. Whether the Lords, being once assembled to consult
upon these affairs, shall remain together, or divide as before? |
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| 2. If it cannot be agreed upon what hostages may be given,
what answer shall be made in the Queen's behalf? |
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| Answer. Without this, no open aid of entry of men can be
given. |
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| 3. If there be any town offered into the Queen's hands, as
S. Andrews or Stirling, what shall be said therein? |
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| Answer. The Queen would rather maintain all the towns
in the Scots' hands than have them out of theirs. |
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| 4. What shall be your advice to be said to the Earl of
Huntly, Morton, or others, and how they are to be handled? |
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| 5. What offer may boldly be made unto the Lord Erskine
if he will take openly part with the Lords? |
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| Answer. To have as good provision as he had of France. |
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| 6. Whether any attempt shall be given to Inchkeith before
the English power arrive? |
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| Answer. Except it may appear tenable, being had, it were
better forbear until English ships come thither. |
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| 7. What shall be done, said, or written unto the Earl Bothwell? |
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| Answer. If he cannot be won from the French, to practise
the taking of him. |
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| 8. What shall be advised if the commons and boroughs (fn. 1)
can make no longer abode in the fields than fourteen or
eighteen days, their purpose not being yet achieved? |
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| Answer. Less than twenty-eight days shall not seem reasonable. |
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| 9. Whether any soldiers, Scottishmen, shall be entertained,
and how they shall be paid? |
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| Answer. As the Lieutenant of England shall see cause. |
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| 10. Touching the ensigns and "scharfes," what shall be
your advice? |
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| Answer. According to the ancient usage. |
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| 11. How the need of the Earl of Clancarne may be relieved,
being the most necessary person to further their cause? |
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| 12. What may be said unto the Lord Maxwell for the offer
of his servicè to the Queen? |
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| 13. What shall be said to Balnaves or Grange for their
advices unto the Lords in some cases wherein Randolph may
not himself travail? |
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| 14. What answer shall be given to Knox for preaching in
the borders? What shall be said to Goodman? |
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| 15. How long is it the Queen's pleasure that the writer
shall remain there? To what effect? (Hereunto he desires
full instructions.) Asks for letters to Lord Dacre for his
conveyance to Lord Maxwell, also to the Duke, the Earl, and
the Prior. |
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| 16. By what day, if the hostages be agreed upon, the Lords
shall put their force in readiness? |
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| 17. If need shall be of money for any special practice, what
shall be done or said? |
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| As for further general instructions. The Lord Lidenton's
despatch is ready and attends only upon the passport. Asks
where he may wait upon him.—From my house in Cannon
Row. |
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| The body of the document is in Randolph's hol., the
answers in Cecil's. Endd. by Cecil: 12 Dec. 1559, Randall's
questions. Pp. 3. |
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Dec. 12.
MS. Burton-Constable. Sadler. 1. 633. No. CLXXI. | 401. The Privy Council to Sadler. |
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| 1. Whereas Captain Randall and others having been lately
sent to Berwick for the Queen's service, the Treasurer shall
give them meet entertainment. And if any of the captains
coming with the 4,000 men fall sick, Sadler may appoint
Randall and some of the rest to their charges, giving them in
meantime good words to encourage them in the service.—
Westminster, 12 Dec. 1559. |
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| 2. P. S.—Randall shall have charge of more than 200
or 300 men, considering the place of service he has occupied. (fn. 2) Signed: Bacon, C. S., F. Clinton, F. Bedford, Pembroke, W. Howard, W. Cecil. |
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| Orig., with seal (Pulcher pro patria pati). Add. |
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[Dec. 12.]
R. O. | 402. Soldiers for Berwick. |
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| "A note of such numbers of men as have been appointed
for Berwick; with the names of such noblemen as were
appointed to levy them, the names of the shires and of the
captains that have the charge of them," viz., from the counties
of York, Chester, Lancaster, Nottingham, Derby, Stafford, and
Shrewsbury. |
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| Pp. 3. |
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Dec. 12.
R.O. | 403. Garrison of Berwick. |
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| Monthly charges of Berwick from the 18th Oct. to the
12th Dec. 1559. |
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| Captains seventeen, petty captains sixteen, officers sixty,
horsemen 159, clerks four, great guides sixty-five, armed men
671, harquebusiers 1,198. Total 2,190. |
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| Total charge 2,447l. 12s. 8d., whereof saved in check
109l. 10s. |
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| Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 7. |
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Dec. 12.
R. O. | 404. Stores for Berwick. |
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| "The charges of the conveyance and packing of armour
presently to be sent to Berwick." Total 71l. 22d. |
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| Endd. Pp. 2. |
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Dec. 12.
R. O. | 405. Mundt to Cecil. |
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| Wrote to him from this place upon the 5th inst., giving
him an account of the meeting of the captains who had
served the King of France in the late war, and now had
taken an oath to serve the French King and the Duke of
Guise. Has understood in the meantime, that the King of
Denmark has heard from various quarters that the French
King is planning an attack upon his kingdom, to join in
which he has invited the King of Sweden, to whom he has
secretly sent an orator, much to the apprehension of the King
of Denmark, who thereupon has sent one of his secretaries
to inquire into the truth of the report. No intelligence of
the kind has yet reached Mundt. Possibly the Guises, (such
is their ambition) think that after having vanquished Scotland, (the conquest of which they have already promised
themselves,) they will move their forces into Denmark, in
order to put the Duke of Lorraine, their relative and the
brother-in-law of the King of Denmark, into possession of his
maternal kingdom. It is easy to guess how convenient this
would be to King Philip and the whole of Lower Germany,
to the cities of the Hanse, and to all the other states and
realms on the Baltic sea. Cecil will doubtless investigate
the subject. Many of the captains and officers of the horse
reside in Lower Saxony; none can inform him more easily of
the place than the Elector of Saxony, since the matter chiefly
concerns him and the Danish King, his wife's brother.—
Strasburg, 12 Dec. 1559. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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Dec. 12.
R. O. | 406. Commission of Otto, Duke of Brunswick. |
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| Commission to Andrew Sawer, one of his Council, and
Theobald Grummer, his Secretary, to solicit from the Queen
the payment of a pension granted him by the late King
Edward, her brother, by letters patent, and which since his
death has not been paid.—Harburg, 12 Dec. 1559. Signed. |
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| Orig., with armorial seal. Germ. Endd.: Syngrapha
quatenus Dux noster nobis potestatem negocium suum in
Anglia conficiendi permittit. Germanice. Germ. Pp. 3. |
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Dec. 12.
R.O. | 407. Translation of the same into English. |
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| Endd: by Cecil: 1560, Comitis Ottonis, Ducis Luneburgensis. Pp. 2. |
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Dec. 12 and 19.
R. O. | 408. Francis Edwards to Cecil. |
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| 1. Wrote last on 30 Nov. signifying the departure of sixteen
sail from Newhaven, since which time he has remained at
Rouen about his affairs there. To-day has been advertised that
of late much munition has been laden at Abbeville and upon
the river of Somme, viz., of gunpowder and shot twenty
lasts, morrispikes, shovels, [?] spades, mattocks, baskets to
carry earth in, of each 5,000 or 6,000, and of other sorts
to fortify with, also wheat and wines, all to be sent to Calais,
to furnish the ships that go for Scotland and for the wars
there. |
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| 2. There are departed out of Bretagne five or six ships laden
with wheat for Calais and Scotland. Much provision is made
in these parts of Normandy for victuals to be sent to Boulogne
and Calais for their forts in Picardy, and to be sent from time
to time into Scotland; like provision of wheat and such like
out of Brittany. From Rouen they send wines into [the]
Somme, and likewise to Calais and Boulogne; and from
Rochelle and Bordeaux, small wines for Scotland; out of Caen
and the bass country, hog's flesh, etc. for the shipping. Much
provision they make for Calais and Boulogne. They have laden
about Calais thirty great brazen pieces of ordnance. These will
be with the victuallers, twenty or twenty-two sail, to convey
the Marquis D'Elbeffe into Scotland. Better intelligence
can be obtained from Calais. They have not yet departed,
but the Marquis and his wife are upon their way riding
towards Calais. |
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| 3. Capt. John Rose is departed from Dieppe in a ship of his
own of sixty tons burden, in which the Marquis pretends to
go. A ship laden with wines has gone from Dieppe to Calais. |
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| 4. Has been certified to-day from Newhaven, that all
merchant ships there begin to rig, likewise at Dieppe, and
all the coast alongst. The French say they propose to go to
Newfoundland a fishing, as they yearly have done. Customably about Candlemas they go upon that voyage. Some think
that when the ships are all ready the French King will take
all such his merchant ships as may best serve for his affairs
for Scotland; but of this matter the writer will shortly perceive more. Will have occasion to ride to Newhaven about his
own affairs, and as he perceives will advertise. Does not hear
that any of the King's ships rig as yet, excepting the Carrick
at Dieppe, but she will not be ready this month. The Flower
de lyce at Dieppe is in a readiness, but lies there still. Divers
merchant ships at Dieppe are ready to depart, some for Spain,
some for Rome, as they say, and as he thinks some will atheiving or they come home again. They are all well appointed, as if
they had war, or feared it. The two row barges that are ready
at Newhaven are now appointed to go to Guinea, to Castel
de Mino for gold, and have taken in merchandise for that
voyage. The profit of the same shall be divided in four
parts; for the Lord Admiral, for the ships, the merchants,
the victuallers, and the captain Sore and his mariners in
both ships, viz. 150 men. Some men think that if they meet
with a good purchase, they will not refuse the same. They are
bravely rigged and have three tops apiece; they lack no cordage, great or small, crow's feet nor merlyn. By the rigging
they may be known, if they go any other ways. Merchants
who ship for Spain had need to take good heed. The French
send their ships thither and into all places well appointed.
They talk much of war, "and much doth fear the same with
us." Their merchants come daily out of England, and our merchants go as fast home; by the last of this month there will
be few Englishmen here or elsewhere in France. The French
say they will not begin; the merchants and common people
desire peace, wishing that the King had never married the
daughter of Scotland. They fear the Queen will help the Scots,
and that the wars shall shortly follow. They look here daily
when we will begin the same. They are not in good quietness;
they grudge and murmur at the Cardinal of Lorraine's proceedings and his government of their King. They fear not
so much the war, and think the Cardinal has cause to fear
the people, who (as the voice is) does not lie far from the
King, and has a guard for his more assurance.—Rouen, 12
Dec. 1559. Signed. |
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| 5. P. S.—Came to this town on 13th inst. with as much speed
as his horse could make, hoping to have overtaken a servant of
Sir Anthony [sic] Throckmorton's, but he had entered into his
passage an hour or more before the writer's coming; and the
water gates being shut, could not come to deliver this letter.
There will now be less passage because of Christmas, and also
for that our merchants are and will be gone from hence. Since
his coming hither has heard no less than he had written. The
Marquis D'Elbœuffe departed from Rue on Saturday last, after
dinner, and his wife with him, towards Calais; it is said she
goes with him into Scotland. The number of men that go
with him at most is 3,000, though some say more. This can be
more perfectly understood at Calais. Some think M. de Termes
and D'Andelot accompany him, who are both at Calais, and see
the shipping of the soldiers. Since his coming hither the
Carrick is had aground to be caulked and tallowed, she will
not be ready before the 14th of next month. All ships rig
here, some for merchandise, some for the fishing, and some he
knows not yet for what purpose. Since he came four ships
have gone from this town, they say to Spain; also two great
ships for Rome and Marseilles. There has been much foul
weather upon this part, the wind southerly; the French fear
that some of their ships are driven upon the coast of England.
The talk of war increases here, and much afeared they are.—
Dieppe, 19 Dec. 1559. |
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| 6. P.S—This day he will ride some part of his way
towards Newhaven. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 4. |
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Dec. 13.
MS. Burton-Constable. Sadler, 1. 634. No. CLXXII. | 409. The Queen to Sadler and Croftes. |
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| By their letters of the 9th she perceives that 300 French
come to Aymouth and 500 more, which is so directly against
the treaty and the safety of Berwick, that it cannot be borne.
Therefore if they fortify any of the said ground to their
defence, Sadler and Croftes must use their wisdoms therein;
and if they find that unless they be quickly stopped they will
grow too strong, they must expel them. Should the matter
be of more importance than may be done by the force with
them, then Sir Ralph has permission to assemble further
succours for the removal of the French. Let them with all
speed advertise her of their purposes.—Westm., 13 Dec. 1559.
Signed by the Queen. |
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| Orig., with royal seal. Add. |
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Dec. 13.
R. O. | 410. Armour at Berwick and Newcastle. |
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| 1. "A proportion of armour presently assigned to Berwick,
by force of the Queen's warrant, 13th Dec., 2 Eliz.," with the
prices. |
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| 2. "Armour remaining at Berwick and Newcastle."
Endd. Pp. 3. |
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Dec. 13.
MS. Burton-Constable. Sadler, 1. 621. No. CLXII. | 411. Debts due to the Queen. |
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| "The names of certain of the Queen's debtors which are to
be warned to appear before Mr. Rone, her auditor, 13 Dec.
1559, at Berwick, to answer to their several debts." The
names of about forty persons are given, together with the
four serjeants of the East and Middle Marches. Signed by
Anthony Ratclif, one of the under-sheriffs of Northumberland. |
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Dec. 13.
MS. Burton-Constable. Sadler, 1. 635. No. CLXXIII. | 412. Cecil to Sadler and Croftes. |
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| 1. The time tarries not, as they see. This day their advertisement of the matter of Eymouth makes them stir. The truth
is they had meant before that Norfolk should be at Newcastle
before the end of this month, and Lord Grey at Berwick.
The ships (twelve men of war, eight or ten victuallers, and
eight others with munition, &c.) were appointed to depart on
20th inst. Now this day the writer understands that forty
sail are past from France, so the English are like to come too
late; yet they shall away and reinforcements follow. They
all now at the last judge that the matter is too weighty to
be trifled; wishes to God some had been of more speedy
foresight. (fn. 3) |
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| 2. They will perceive by the Queen's letter that if the French
fortify at Eymouth, Sadler and Croftes must be doing with
them. If they do not fortify, they are to be forborne. One
whom Lethington sent to them, will be with them three days
before this letter. Barnaby departs this night by Carlisle.—
From the Court, 13 Dec. 1559. Signed. |
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| 3. P. S.—They shall seem to the French that the force
shown to expel them from Eymouth comes not of any public
authority, the treaty requiring that the Prince offended shall
first require address by word. |
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| Orig. Add. |
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Dec. 13.
R. O. Forbes, 1. 274. | 413. Killigrew and Jones to the Queen. |
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| 1. On the 6th inst. they despatched letters to the Queen by
the French Ambassador's servant. They have travailled since
to learn the confirmation of what they wrote before touching
the commissions sent to Scotland by the Marquis D'Elbœuf; as
they have obtained the minutes, they send them here enclosed,
according to the copy of the original which they saw.
Martigues is at Calais, to embark; whither the Marquis is
gone from Paris in post; both which do forward into Scotland, notwithstanding their success there. |
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| 2. Having before signified that Lord Seton should have
Châtellerault, they are now told the same is given to the
Duke d'Angouleme, whose duchy was bound to the Duke of
Châtellerault, for the enjoying of his dukedom. The two
Queens have daily a sermon in the chapel, or their dining
chamber, by a frere who can good skill; which some think is
done by the Cardinal of Lorraine's means, to keep in the
Queen Mother, who is rather a Protestant than otherwise.
The Emperor is at Vienna, from whom Montpesat is returned,
who was well entertained there. It was said Charles of
Austria should go to England in post, and that Maximilian's
wife has had a son. |
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| 3. News is come from Flanders, that all things to be rendered by the French in Italy and Piedmont are restored;
and thereupon S. Quentin, Ham, and Châtelet are demanded
by the French. There is some stay made; for several things
in Luxemburg (which by the treaty are to be restored)
are not yet rendered. Yet it is said, that on the 18th,
S. Quentin and Ham shall be restored, and Châtelet kept
by Spain, till all in Luxemburg be rendered to Philip's
Commissioners. |
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| 4. It is reported here plainly that she minds to aid the
Scotch. M. Ruby arrived on the 8th, and confirmed the
overthrow of the Scots twice, the winning of Edinburgh per
force, and 200 Scots taken, and more slain; and that in entering Edinburgh the Laird of Grange very narrowly escaped
over the walls. Also that 1,500l. sterling were taken, sent to
the Congregation in Scotland out of England. The Duke
d'Aumale is absent from Court, to prepare for his journey into
Scotland in the spring. |
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| 5. The King of Spain's Ambassador has told them that he
is here entertained with good words. The Cavaliero de la
Cieva will shortly be sent to England, they know not why.
On the 11th the King and Court go to Chamburg, three
leagues off, but will return on Christmas Eve. It is said that
lately Lord Paget was two or three hours with her; and
Secretary L'Aubespine said he was sorry for it, as Paget
was a very wise man, and an enemy to the French nation. |
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| 6. Albeit their late letters have not arrived in time, yet
they beseech her to impute it to the evil season there has
been on the sea coast. They have written to the Lords of
the Council. The Duke of Guise, three days past, sent the
Queen's Ambassador a quarter of a wild boar.—Blois, 13 Dec.
1559. |
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| Orig., with armorial seal Portions in cipher, deciphered.
Add. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 4. |
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Dec. 13.
B. M. Sloane, 4135. 58. | 414. Another copy of the preceding.
Forbes' transcript. |
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Dec. 13.
R. O. | 415. Killigrew and Jones to Cecil. |
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| By their letters of this date to the Queen and Council he
shall perceive the cause of their sending by this especial
messenger. Have received on the 11th inst. a letter from
the Ambassador dated 27th ult., signifying that since his
coming thither, neither the Queen nor the Council have heard
from them. There has been no negligence in them, for they
cannot cause their letters to be conveyed speedily nor certainly, but by through posts; specially the Court remaining
where it does, out of all trade towards England, the times
also being so suspicious that no one may pass by Dieppe
without let. Have essayed all the ways possible by express
messengers, French couriers, and extraordinary ways, and by
sending to Paris and so thence by the bankers, yet all without
success. Weighing the anxiety of the time and the importance of speedy sending of advertisements, and there
withal the depths of winter, whereby the ordinary journeys
are shortened by the half, they think it more profitable than
chargeable to send expressly.—Blois, 13 Dec. 1559. Signed. |
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| Orig. Add., with armorial seal. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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Dec. 14.
R. O. | 416. The Queen to Philip, King of Spain. |
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| 1. She intends sending to him one of her Councillors as
speedily as possible upon matters of the highest importance. (fn. 4)
But since the journey into Spain through France is not
convenient at this time, and the voyage by sea is likely to be
more tedious than the importance of the business will admit,
she has determined that not only shall her own Orator proceed
on his mission, but in the meantime she has explained the
whole matter to Philip's Ambassador in England, the Bishop
of Aquila, who has promised that he will inform his master
thereof, which he can do more easily than she can, since to
him there is uninterrupted communication through France. |
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| 2. She requests that if her Orator is detained on the way
by stress of weather, and he receives this letter and the
despatches from his own Ambassador which accompany it,
he will be pleased to favour her with his advice, without
waiting for the arrival of her English Orator. Farther, she
requests that her orator immediately on his arrival may have
easy access to Philip.—14 Dec. 1559. |
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| Copy, in Ascham's hol., with a few corrections, two by
Cecil. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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Dec. 14.
B. M. Reg. 13 B. 122 b. | 417. Another copy of the above,
In Ascham's hol. Lat. Letter-book. |
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Dec. 14.
R. O. Forbes, 1. 276. | 418. Killigrew and Jones to the Council. |
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| 1. On the 11th inst. they received a letter from Throckmorton, dated the 27th of the last month, whereby they
understand that since his arrival in England, neither the
Queen nor the Council have received any advertisements
from them. They wrote to Cecil the 10th ult., and on the
13th of the same sent two letters, one to the Queen and the
other to Cecil; on the 15th another to the Queen, on the
18th a letter to Cecil, on the 29th a letter to the Queen
and two others to Cecil, on the 5th inst., one to the Queen
and another to Cecil, and lastly on the 6th a letter to the
Queen and another to Cecil; thus making six sundry despatches, besides the present. |
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| 2. They think it not necessary to clog the Council with
letters, having no other matter to write but what they
signified to the Queen. They have drawn out minutes of all
their letters to the Queen and Cecil, so that their Lordships
may be better able to consider the reason of their doings and
how things go on here. |
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| 3. The matters of Scotland are of great importance for
England; and if the French are able to conduce to such
effect as they mean their affairs there, and once having that
realm in subjection, shall train its men in the discipline of
war (a special point in the Marquis' commission) and reform
them (as they call it) in religion, making their pretence to
the crown of England, having no war anywhere else to
employ their treasure, and all this joined with the disposition
of the house of Guise,—undoubtedly when finances and pretences agree together they will have to do with the Queen
and her realm. At present for want of treasure they are
not able to do any great matter, being indebted above
eighteen millions, their country poor, and their nobility and
gentry not recovered since the last wars, having much to
do for ordering of religion; but after two or three years they
will be able to do what they list in Scotland and have more
easy means than ever they had to annoy England. Their
present poverty gives cause to desire that the occasion offered
were taken to ask reason at their hands; but if the opportunity be passed, it will not so easily be done afterwards.
For they think they shall be able to keep their present
footing in Scotland at a charge of 5,000,000 of francs at the
most, a small deduction from a revenue of 25,000,000. The
common opinion is that if means are not taken to bring
them out of Scotland, England will have unquiet neighbours,
and now is the time for advantage over them. |
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| 4. It is incredible that they ever mean to restore Calais,
and it is unlikely that they who pretend title to another
state, by right, will be bound to restore anything within
their own country. Therefore, seeing that ere long they
will declare their courages, it is most reasonable that other
ways were devised that might conduce thereto, and that
with expedition. And as the occasion by Scotland is offered,
the best means is to be had there, nor has any such occasion
been given of the uniting in perfect friendship of the two
realms. |
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| 5. This is the effect of the discourse made here upon these
doings in Scotland, and conferring of the French towards the
Queen and her realm. For the confirmation of their advertisements touching the use of the French King and Queen's style
for their doings in Scotland, the writers have got copies of
two commissions sent lately into Scotland by the Marquis,
which they send presently to the Queen. |
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| 6. Wotton, the merchant (who is a suitor for the restitution
of a ship taken in the road at Jersey by some men of St. Malo
the 3rd of April last,) has returned to this Court to follow his
suit; whereupon, they presented the said merchant to the
Cardinal and his supplication. He promised at the next
Council to remember the matter, which was accordingly done
and the same was passed, but the Chancellor rejected it, and
so Wotton has returned to Nantes without hope of recovering
anything. |
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| 7. On 9th Nov. a poor man came from St. Malo, and informed them that certain English merchants with two ships
were taken by a Frenchmen and the merchants imprisoned.
The man said that the Frenchmen upon the sea coast, thinking war would break out, were advised to be beforehand.
For the rest of the occurrences they refer them to their letter
to the Queen.—Blois, 14 Dec. 1559. Signed. |
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| Orig., with armorial seal. Portions in cipher, deciphered.
Add. Endd. Pp. 6. |
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Dec. 14.
B. M. Sloane, 4135. 62. | 419. Another copy of the above.
Forbes' transcript. |
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Dec. 14.
R. O. | 420. Proposals by the King of Sweden. |
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| "The following proposals were made by the King of Sweden, through the Duke of Finland, to Queen Elizabeth." |
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| 1. That before the Prince of Sweden comes into England,
he shall be crowned King of Sweden, and the succession
settled upon the issue of King Gustavus. |
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| 2. He shall give the Queen a sufficient present of ornaments and jewels, the value to be settled by the Ambassadors. |
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| Dec. 14. | 3. He shall settle upon her in dower (in the event of her
surviving him) 40,000 dollars upon Westrogothia and the
lands in Sweden which lie nearest the English ocean. Should
he die before her, leaving no issue, the Swedish Commissioners may remove all the furniture and gold and silver plate
which he brought with him; and the same privilege shall be
granted to the Prince should the Queen die before him without
issue. |
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| 4. He shall reside in England, which he shall not leave
without the Queen's permission; nor shall he interfere in
the affairs of England. |
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| 5. He shall support his own establishment (aula) at his
own expense, which shall not exceed a certain number of
persons specified to him beforehand. |
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| 6. England and Sweden shall each preserve its own laws
and customs; nor shall either meddle with the affairs of the
other. |
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| 7. If the Queen shall think good, then a treaty of offensive
and defensive alliance shall be entered into between the two
realms, each of which shall send to the other, when required,
6,000, or 8,000 armed men with a fleet for their transport,
but at the expense of the party requiring the assistance. |
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| 8. The King of Sweden, on the consummation of the marriage, shall (if required,) send an army of 6,000 men with an
armed fleet to help the English, both troops and navy to be
provided for six months, at his own charges. |
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| 9. He shall also give pensions to those Germans resident
on the sea coasts, who are obliged to aid the English with
German troops. |
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| 10. The Duke of Finland shall swear that he will be faithful to his brother, the Prince of Sweden, and his issue by this
marriage, and give letters to the same effect. |
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| Copy. Endd. and dated by Cecil: 14 Dec. 1559. Oblata
a Rege Swecorum per Dominum Finlandiæ Majestati Regiæ
Dominæ Elizabethæ. Lat. Pp. 3. |
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Dec. 14.
Petrie's Church Hist. p. 215. (fn. 5) Keith, 1. 247. | 421. Proclamation of Francis II. and Mary. |
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| The Lords of the Council, in the names of Francis and
Mary (understanding the hurt done in times past to Christ's
Church by maintaining the laws of Antichrist, and his Consistory, boasting [terrifying] the simple people with their
cursings, gravatures, and such like other their threatenings,
whereby they sat on the consciences of men of long time
byegone,) have ordained that no Consistory should be after-
wards holden, there being enough of civil ordinary judges, to
whom recourse may be had in all actions. Certain persons,
however, (as the Lords are informed,) within the city of
Brechin, malevolent members of the said Antichrist, contemptuously disobey the said Ordinance, cease not still to hold Consistory, and execute the pestilent laws of the said Antichrist
within the said city; wherefore it is commanded that neither
the commissary nor scribe of Brechin, nor any other member
of the said Consistory, hold any Consistory or assist thereunto
under pain of death.—Dundee, 14 Dec., 2 and 18 years. |
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Dec. 14.
MS. Hatfield House. Haynes, p. 213. | 422–424. The Earl of Lenox to Cecil. |
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| 1. On the 10th of this present month, the writer received a
letter with credit from his brother the Bishop of Caithness,
by a Scotchman and a friend of his [the writer's], called the
Laird of Gaston, who being desirous to return to the writer's
brother, is repaired home; which letter and credit are
enclosed, that Cecil may participate the same unto the Queen,
according to his [the Earl's] duty. He desires her to be
gracious unto him as her progenitors have been heretofore;
and that his wife and himself may have her licence in manner
and form as this other is, which the bearer, his servant, shall
show to Cecil. And (as he wrote heretofore) that which she
has done for the recovery of their living in Scotland, he
trusts shall redound to her own commodity, and he shall be
able to do her better service there than here, yea, better
service than any in Scotland. |
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| 2. He desires the furtherance of his suit, for he intends to
send a servant towards the Regent as shortly as may be after
receiving the Queen's licence.—From his house at Settrington,
14 Dec. Signed: Mathieu Lenox. |
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| Orig. Add. |
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Dec. 15.
R.O. | 425. Otto, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, to the
Queen. |
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| Sends to her Andrew Saur and Theobald Grumer, two of
his councillors and secretaries, with letters, for whom he
requests credence and favour in the matter in which they are
interested.—Harburg, 15 Dec. 1559. Signed: Otto, Dux B.
et Luneb. |
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| Orig. Add. Endd. by Cecil. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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Dec. 15.
MS. Burton-Constable Sadler, 1. 636. No. CLXXIV. | 426. George Heron to Sir John Forster. |
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| Desires to be remembered to the Lady, Forster's bedfellow,
and all other friends. The greater number of the people
are obedient, and he trusts to use them so that they shall
not be otherwise. Will ask for Forster's counsel or assistance when necessary. The true state of the country of
Tynedale is this:—Is credibly informed that the country of
Liddisdale is minded to make disorder, but cannot without
aid from Tynedale and Redesdale, which they had on Friday,
"when they did take up Smethop." For one part went
through Tynedale with the prisoners, and another towards
Redesdale with the nowt and thieves of Tynedale, that was
going a stealing into Scotland, found the Scots with the
cattle lying "in the shells at Uttenshop in Redesdale at
fires." And perceiving the Scots were at rest, they stole the
nowt from them; who came in the morning into Redesdale
to borrow a dog to follow, and learned which of Tynedale
had the cattle. Begs that the offenders may be punished.
Perceives that some whom they both thought would have
served justly, are very slow with the writer.—Chipchase,
15 Dec. Signed: Your loving brother-in-law, George
Heron. |
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| Add. |
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Dec. 15.
R. O. | 427. Challoner to Cecil. |
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| 1. Now out of hand, St. Quentin and the other forts shall
be restored to the French within two or three days, and in
full complement. If the treaty had been longer delayed, the
Prince of Orange and Count D'Egmont had gone, as they were
demanded to render their persons to the French King as
pledges; having only upon their faith been licensed by him to
return hither, where now they shall remain fully quitted.
The States here solicit earnestly the riddance of the Spanish
garrisons; some talk is here of their being sent into Scotland
to serve the French, which he does not believe, but will advertise him further in his next. |
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| 2. In all men's mouths here the news of Scotland are
"breeme," and also the great numbers levied by the French in
Germany. Sundry captains have offered him their services, as
if they took it for confirmed that England and France should
break. He has answered them that he knows of no such
thing hitherto, but would write over for further instruction. |
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| 3. The late great tempestuous weather (in which none durst
adventure the seas) hindered somewhat the delivery of his
last letters of the 6th to Cecil, and has also put the Scots out
of their fear of at least 1,000 Frenchmen, who, in four ships,
about the coast of Emden, perished by shipwreck about Friday
or Saturday sevennight, and their bodies cast on land in Zealand in great numbers. When the news arrived this Council
sat that afternoon longer in council till dark night beyond
their wont. A secretary of France, in manner of Ambassador
resident here, has had often conference of late with them.
News from Spain came none of late, but are daily expected.
King Philip, on publishing this peace in the Indies, expects
shortly at least 6,000,000 of divers private men's goods to
arrive in Spain; who during the wars would not adventure
the sending over; when that treasure comes, he will be so
bold as to borrow it at a mean interest to stop other holes. |
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| 4. By letters of the 18th ult., the Conclave stand still at the
pike; it is now thought that neither Carpi nor Mantua shall
obtain. There is incredible dearth of corn in Italy as well as
in Spain. The enterprises against the Turks in Tripoli have
been stayed by the foul weather, which suffered not the ships
and galleys to "engulph" from Sicily; but it shall go forward
as soon as may be this winter, while no further reinforcement
from Turkey is sent unto them.—Brussels, Friday, 15 Dec.
1559. Signed. |
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| 5. P. S.—Trusts he shall receive some letters from him.
Doubts not the Queen is diligently advertised from Germany
what stir the French make there, "and that some of her
ministers there are entertained of purpose to that effect, in
more than one or two places." |
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| Orig. Hol., with armorial seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 4. |
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Dec. 15.
R. O. | 428. Copy of the above.
Endd.: Sent by the ordinary. Pp. 3. |
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Dec. 15.
B. M. Galba, C. 1. 43. | 429. Abstract of a portion of the above. |
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Dec. 15.
R. O. Sadler, 1. 637. No. CLXXV. | 430. Sadler and Croftes to Cecil. |
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| Send letters from the Earl of Arran, the Lord James, and
Alexander Whitlaw, (who has safely arrived with the 2,000l.
lately received from the writers,) and also copies of their
letters to the said Lords, which they wrote when they sent the
said money by Whitlaw. Robert Mailville, sent from Ledington, arrived here on his way to Scotland on Wednesday night,
where he tarried only three hours, and was conveyed into
Scotland by Whittingham, whence he has written to Croftes,
as by the letters enclosed. They have entertainment from
divers of the gentlemen repairing hither with the 2,000 men.
Desire that the Treasurer here may be furnished with money
for the lodging and keeping of the same, who must be lodged
abroad in the country and pay ready money.—Berwick,
15 Dec. 1559. Signed. |
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| Orig. Railton's hol., with seal. Add. Endd. by Cecil.
Pp.2. |
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Dec. 15.
MS. Burton-Constable. | 431. Another copy of the above. |
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Dec. 15.
R. O. | 432. William Cocks to Sir Richard Lee. |
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| After having sent the furniture of steel, coals, and baskets,
which Mr. Prety and Mr. Johnson willed him to send, they
despatched him to Hull to lade a hoy with timber and ashes
for Berwick, which he has done, although it has been to his
utter undoing. Mr. Whalley has brought to the marsh a
great mass of timber, and is now in London. Mr. Treasurer
wishes to have warrant for the 100l. he gave to Mr. Whalley
and for the 400l. laid out and owing for the provisions, and
but 100l. paid.—Hull, 15 Dec. 1559. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. [?] Add.: To Sir Richard Lee, Knt., at his
in Sopwelle. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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[Dec. 15.]
R.O. | 433. Timber for Berwick. |
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| "Timber delivered and at the waterside ready for Berwick,
and also remaining marked in the woods at Welbeck, ready
unto the carriage," of the value of 568l. 13s., whereof Mr.
Whalley's servant has already received 100l. |
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| Endd. by Cecil: Mr. Whally, timber, 500l. Pp. 2. |
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[Dec. 15.]
R.O. | 434. Timber for Berwick. |
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| "Timber delivered and at the water side for Berwick, and
remaining in the woods at Welbeck, ready to the carriage, by
the provision of Mr. Whalley;" amounting to 546l. Signed:
Richard Lee. |
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