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| June 16. | 194. Gresham to Parry. |
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| 1. Wrote to him on the 13th of the great overthrow of
King Philip at Tripoli by the Turks. They now say that the
Duke of Medina Cœli has escaped with twelve galleys into
Sicily, and some have put into Naples, and many into a
narrow gulf where the Turks can do them but little hurt
except by famine; it is thought King Philip will not recover
such a power of ships in four years. On the 15th he received Parry's of the 10th, with the Queen's warrant for
forty last of serpentine and thirty of corryn powder. Has
shipped twenty pieces of velvet of pile and half [corn powder]
and 300 ells of crimson. The ships have remained twelve
days for a fair wind. Is now wholly at his wit's end, for
on the 13th the chief searcher (who is all his worker and
conveyor of his velvets) told him that an Englishman had
informed the Customs that of late many velvets had arrived
in London, and that if he made a general search he should
have great booty; but in a council of the customers and
searchers on the 15th they determined not to search, partly
for fear of offending Gresham. On the same day a ship
(whose master's name is Thomas Degraves) departed with
seven pieces of velvet and four dryvats containing eight
score ells of crimson velvets; next tide the other ships were
appointed to depart, but the wind was clean against them.
If any thing is found, the parties who shipped it must fly the
country, as it runs their lives and goods upon. Is promised
the name of the Englishman. Begs that order may be taken
with Mr. Bloomfield for secresy, as he is assured that nothing
comes in that Sir John York and others do not know of by
certain of the officers, and they write to their doers here.
Mistrusts Sir J. York's factor, named Gardiner, for whom he
has refused to transport powder and saltpetre. At his last
being in London, Mr. Scriven, Lord Ambrose Dudley's servant,
spoke in Sir J. York's behalf for Gresham to help him to convey certain saltpetre and gunpowder, which he refused. |
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| 2. The Queen's letter to Paulus van Dall will do much good.
The 4,400 Spaniards still remain in garrison. It is true that
the Abbot of Salute was appointed by the Bishop of Rome,
with the consent of the Emperor and the Kings of Spain
and France, to come into England to persuade with the
Queen for the subversion of the present state of religion; he
is now stayed by reason of the great fear there is for religion
in France. People stick not to say that God has placed King
Philip in this journey of Tripoli for the great execution that he
has done for religion in Spain. The Emperor is very sore sick
of a quartan ague; the Duke of Bavaria and certain Papist
Bishops are gone to see him. The writer's factor, Richard
Clough, wrote on the 1st from Eisenach in Saxony, sixteen
Dutch miles from Mansfield, that he intended to be with the
Count of Mansfield on the 3rd. |
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| 3. On the 15th Arnold Rosenberg, one of the King of
Sweden's Councilors, who was in England with the King's
son, asked the writer what news he had from England and
how the Queen did; whether she was assured to the Earl
of Arran, and whether Don Carlos would come into England:
to which he replied that the Queen was well, but that he
knew nothing of the other matters. Then Rosenberg bursted
out that the King of Sweden's eldest son was coming to
England with eighty great ships, 10,000 men, and 4,000,000
of gold and silver, to come for the Queen, and showed his
picture to Gresham; the Prince is ready to depart by the
last of next month. Don Carlos, the Emperor's son, is the
best one the Queen can marry, as she will there be allied with
all the great Princes of Christendom. "This is the wish of
all her friends, Protestants as well as Papists, and whomsoever Her Highness will fancy at his foot will I die." Thanks
him for the news of Leith, and the payment of the 10,000l.
and the comfortable answer he gave to Gresham's factor,
Richard Candler. |
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| 4. Has shipped at Hamburg 9,000l. of munitions in three
ships, 3,000l. in each, whereof 1,000l. is insured; there are
about 3,000 corslets, and the rest of the adventure is in
corries, handguns, dags, Cologne cleves, staves, saltpetre, and
sulphur. There shall be no more sulphur bought, 150
1,000 weight being bought already. It were well to send
three or four ships of war to meet them from the Frith, lest
any French ship should meet them. |
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| 5. On the 15th there arrived letters from Venice of the 1st,
advertising that the Turks have taken and sunk thirty-eight
galleys and twenty-seven great ships, and it is judged that
the Duke of Medina Cœli is taken or sunk with 5,000 or 6,000
men; likewise there are 8,000 men in the fort, and if the
King does not send succours within a month, they must give
it up for lack of victuals. Whereas King Philip sent word
that he would help the French King in Scotland, now he
will be fain to seek succour from the Queen. They say
that God has blessed the Queen for her religion, and plagued
the other Princes for their papistry and idolatry. |
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| 6. Considering the noble army the Queen has by sea and
land she need not fear the Kings of Spain or France. Besides
this she has her marriage in her hands, with the which she can
make peace and war according to her pleasure, "with the
which she may make the proudest Prince in all Christendom
to stoop and to yield unto that noble carkass of hers, which is
here much spoken of of all men to Her Highness's great laud
and praise." |
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| 7. Whereas the Queen owes 1,000,000 ducats here, King
Philip and the French King owe 2,000,000 apiece. Is
secretly advertised that the Spanish Ambassador in England
has written to the King and the Regent that the Queen must
make peace out of hand with the French King as she is so
poor of money. |
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| 8. There is much talk of the Bishops that are committed to
the Tower, wherein the Queen is commended. There is here
a Scotchman, Mr. Bewmont, who was at Dieppe on the 10th,
who says that the French King has no ships in readiness and
lacks both men and money, and that he has need of men about
him to defend the great power that is up in France for to
subdue the Guises. The Dowager of Scotland died on
the 9th. |
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| 9. His factor Clough passing through Nassau writes
him from Seigen that he found there the Prince of Orange,
the Count of Swartzenburg, the Landgrave, and three Earls
more, met for the christening of a child of the Count of
Assone. Likewise that the marriage of the Palzgrave's son
with the Landgrave's youngest daughter, which was appointed
for the 8th inst. at Marburg, is put off till twenty days after
midsummer by reason of the great scarcity of victuals, and
hay and oats, for that there meet most the nobles of Germany
with 7,000 or 8,000 horsemen. |
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| 10. Encloses a letter for Cecil from Mr. Brickendine,
and another from Payne of Middleburgh. Desires him to
obtain licence to come home, to render up his accounts, which
now amount to 1,000,000 ducats, and also that he will send
the bonds of the Queen and the city of London for renewing
the old ones. |
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| 11. P. S.—Desires him to show Lord Robert Dudley that
the Queen's Turkey horse waxes a very fair beast, and he
intends to bring it home himself.—Antwerp, 16 June 1560.
Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 9. |
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| [June 16.] | 195. Intelligence from Flanders. |
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| Abstract of Gresham's letter to Parry of June 16th, and
of Brickentine's letter to Cecil of June 8. |
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| 1. Touching the Queen's reward to the Bishop of Osnabruck. |
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| 2. Desires information as to his dealings with the two
Earls of Friesland. |
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| 3. For the Queen's letter to the King of Sweden in behalf
of the young Lord of Friesland. |
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| 4. Copy of the said letter to be sent to him. |
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| 5. That Emden be included among the number of the
Steelyards, if the Queen grant the Steelyards their liberties. |
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| 6. Whether he shall repair according to his first instructions to the Elector Augustus and the Duke of Saxony. |
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| Endd. Pp. 3. |
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| [June 16.] | 196. Correspondence with Flanders. |
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| Note of answer to Gresham's letter of the 16th of June. |
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| 1. Mr. Bloomfield is ordered to secresy. |
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| 2. That York knows about the powder, but henceforth he
shall not know. |
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| 3. It is possible that Mr. York's man Gardiner has dealt ill
here, he understands thereof from Bloomfield. |
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| 4. The chief secresy must be well used abroad; henceforth
it shall be well kept here. |
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| 5. Touching three or four ships, it is hard getting them,
besides the enemy is not yet abroad. |
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| 6. His return shall be as soon as the Queen has heard from
him certainly about Count Mansfeld. |
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| 7. There is great towards of accord by treaty with the
French; as for Leith it is easy to be taken. This letter is to
be conveyed forthwith to Brickendine, to assure him touching
the Folkers. |
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| Note of answer to Brickendine's letter of the 8th of June. |
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| 1. The Bishop of Osnabruck will desire no pension. |
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| 2. Touching the entertainment of the two Earls. |
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| 3. There are three sorts of pensions in Germany: Dienst
gelt, that is, to serve personally at command of the conductor;
manne gelt, a pension given to a man and his heirs; gnade
gelt, that is, to use his goodwill, friendship, and council to
prevent the proceedings of the enemy and advance his whose
pension he receives. |
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| 4. Count Christopher will not serve but upon great pension;
he had 2,000 crowns from the French King, yet hereof he
writes not that he will serve. |
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| 5. To give the Queen's favourable letters to the King of
Sweden for the young Lords of Friesland that they may
quietly repair to their country again with his favour and
friendship as they departed into his. |
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| 6. That the town of Emden might be made free with the
rest of the cities of the Hanse. |
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| 7. The Queen will write to the King of Sweden, then to
send him a copy that the Lords might see it ere it went. |
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| 8. If the town of Emden were made free it would serve the
more readily. |
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| 9. It were meet to give the two Earls of Friesland the
second kind of pension. |
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| 10. It were meet to give the Count Christopher the third
kind of pension. |
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| Orig., in Parry's hol. Endd.: The Cardinal granted the
tithes of Crediton, amounting to the clear yearly value of
115l. 14s. 6d., which the Queen granted to the corporation of
Crediton, amounting to 100l. per annum. To pay to a vicar
preacher 20l., with an augmentation of 10l. when Exminster
shall fall. To a curate 10l. A curate at Lampford 10l. To
a schoolmaster 13l. 6s. 8d. Pp. 4. |
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| June 17. | 197. Montague to Cecil. |
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| 1. Cecil's gentle and friendly letters of the 10th, 16th, and
22nd May were received together on the 10th inst. by the
courier of the writer, and also the Queen's of the 12th and
23rd, by which it seems that other letters have been sent
which have not come, and so he fears it has chanced to
some of theirs. |
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| 2. Perceiving by the Queen's letter of the 12th his licence
of return, it was no small joy unto him, although he would
be never weary to serve his Queen and country. Has
written at length to the Queen of the manner of their
doings upon the receipt of the last letters, to which he refers
him. Has taken his leave of the King, and presented
Chamberlain, who was favourably received, and who is a
meet man in all respects, though he is unfurnished of money
or convenient ministers for such a service, which is no small
grief to him. It were well he had some meet man that
he might use in case of sickness, whereunto he is of late
much subjected, and if he is not furnished with money,
Cecil must not look to hear how the Queen's service
proceeds. |
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| 3. On Wednesday Montague intends to take his journey
homewards if he can possibly hire horses and mules, and
afterwards to use all the expedition he can; how he will be
provided of passage he knows not, and therefore had hoped
he should have had one of the Queen's to have transported
him. Hopes that the Queen is pleased with his good will
and faithful travail.—Toledo, 17 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol., with armorial seal. Add. Endd. by Cecil's
secretary. Pp. 3. |
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| June 17. | 198. The Count Mansfeld's Instructions. |
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| 1. The Count thanks the Queen for the kindness with
which she received his agent, Hans Keck, who, through
Gresham's means, had obtained an audience from her respecting the Count's proposals. |
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| 2. As to the affair of the money, she has doubtless understood his proposals from Hans Keck. As for obtaining the
loan at less than 12 per cent., he cannot promise this, since
he knows that the persons who will advance the money to
the Queen can get more for it at Antwerp; nevertheless
he will do his utmost to forward her plans. The bonds
for the 400,000 and the 300,000 dollars ought to be given
by the principal city in England. The Queen, or Gresham,
shall hear as speedily as possible if any new points arise. |
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| 3. With respect to the silver and copper, the Count must
communicate first with his nephews, and will then send
the result by Hans Keck. Desires Gresham to inquire of
his agent how matters are going on in Germany, and
assures him that the Queen might subsidize the "good
people" there if necessary. The writer, as a faithful servant
of the Queen, considers that the Duke of Saxony should be
taken into her service, of the reasons for which Clough can
better inform him.—Mansfield, 17 June 1560. |
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| Copy. Fr. Pp. 4. |
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| June 17. | 199. Another copy of the above.
Endd. Fr. Pp. 4. |
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| June 17. | 200. Extract of that part of Count Mansfeld's instructions which
relates to money matters.—Mansfeld, 17 June 1560.
Copy. Endd. Lat. Pp. 3. |
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| June 17. | 201. Count Mansfeld to Gresham. |
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| Has written from Frankfort promising the Queen of
England a loan of 300,000 dollars, who has agreed to accept
it, giving the usual securities and pensions, and desired that
the money may be got ready soon. Desires him to see to
this, that the Queen may not be disappointed. He will
take care that no less security is given than is usually given
to the merchants of Antwerp, and that no less than 12 per
cent. interest shall be given—Mansfield, 17 June 1560. |
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| Copy. Prefixed is this title: Literæ D. Comitis ad Mercatorem Theodoricum Hut, cum Richardo Gloecken, familiari
D. Thomæ a Gresshems, transmissæ. Endd. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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| June 17. | 202. Payne to Gresham. |
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| Since his last there are come in two great hulks from
Cadiz laden with salt and other merchandise of "Yenghemens," and aqua vitœ for the shippers. The hulks bound for
Spain and Lisbon tarry before Flushing for a good wind.
They say here there are many ships making ready in France
to go into Scotland, and note the subtilty of the French
sending Ambassadors, to seek peace so as to prolong the time
till their ships and galleys are in readiness, and that the
French Ambassadors in England are as subtle men as are
in France. There are three hulks of 100 and 150 tons
lading in Middleburgh with wine, soap, and other Scotchmen's goods for Scotland. Janson, the Burgomaster of
Enkhuizen and Admiral of the eight hulks, told him they
looked for the Commissioner every day.—Middleburgh, 17
June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| June 17. | 203. The Lord Keeper [Bacon] to Cecil. |
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| 1. Were he in Cecil's place and saw cause to credit the
advertisement from France of the mishap of King Philip,
the wants of Leith, and the death of the Dowager, he would
agree to no end but such as would deliver Scotland clearly
rid of the French (the duty of their allegiance saved); but
if he perceived cause of doubt in these advertisements, then
should their sentence rule him. |
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| 2. The Frenchman (whom Cecil ordered should be apprehended) has been committed to the Tower, a lewd man in
the writer's judgment. Last night he was at Cecil's house
with Lady Cecil, where all things go well forward. Thinks
that the privy at the west end is with the least, and is too
near the lodgings and an oven and little larder; it would
have been better to have offended his eye outward than his
nose inward. The writer's young boy Anthony has been
very sharply handled with a fever, much to the discomfort of
his wife.—17 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 2. |
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| June 17. | 204. The Bishop of Valence and Randan to [the Bishop of
Amiens] and Others. |
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| Having been appointed by the French King to arrange an
accord with the Queen of England, in a commission in which
the persons addressed are named under the authority of the
Queen Regent, and hearing of her death at Berwick, they
thought good to ask Sir William Cecil and the Dean of
Canterbury, the English Deputies, to permit them to come
out of Leith to the conference. This they refused, as being
contrary to laws of war for the besieged to be allowed to
have any communication with their friends. They then
proposed that if the accord should not succeed, the Bishop of
Amiens should not return into Leith, but should await the
issue of the siege in any place they might appoint; which
was likewise refused. Permission was, however, granted to
advertise him by an open letter, and a suspension of arms till
Saturday evening was determined on; which the writers
request may be observed by the French. It should be published by them, as it will be in the English camp, and a signal
given by a cannon from the castle at 6 o'clock.—Edinburgh,
17 June 1560. Signed: Monluc,—Randan. |
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| Copy. Endd. Fr. Pp. 3. |
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| June 17. | 205. Suspension of Arms at Leith. |
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| Extract from certain Articles agreed upon between the
Deputies of France and England. |
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| 1. The said suspension shall last from Monday the 17th
till the following Saturday. |
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| 2. The English shall not carry on their trenches, or commit
any acts of hostility against the French forts. |
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| 3. The French shall not leave their forts. |
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| 4. The English and Scotch shall not approach their camp
nearer to Leith. |
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| 5. The French Commissioners shall be at liberty to carry
on free negociations during this period. |
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| Draft. Endd.: 17 June 1560. Fr. Pp. 2. |
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| June 17. | 206. Anonymous to M. d'Oysel. (fn. 1) |
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| The Queen Dowager died on the 11th inst. before 1
o'clock at midnight, which was the 30th day of her sickness.
Before M. de Randan and the Bishop of Valence, Secretary
Cecil and Dr. Wotton came to Edinburgh two days ago;
they neither speak nor suffer any of their company to talk
with any Frenchman otherwise than orderly. The instructions of De Randan and the Bishop were in cipher. The
English Commissioners would not that the writer should see
them, but that he should send them the cipher, which he has
not done, but in the end they suffered him to decipher them
at their lodging, whereby the writer had means to give
them to understand as much as he knew by some about
him. It was once agreed by the Queen of England that
D'Oysel should be at the negociation, but now she will
none of it. The contents and end of the said memorials
are of peace, and that no succours are to be looked for
before the end of August, weighing the danger wherein
things are presently in France, as is contained in one of the
memorials to the Dowager with a letter from her brethren;
the other is to agree to the razing of Leith, and the sending
back of the French, except some garrison in Inchkeith and
Dunbar, and to convey thither the artillery and munition
of Leith; also that there be nothing touched of the arms
nor of the relinquishing of the title that the French Queen
bears of England, but that the French King shall take
order that she shall leave it. |
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| 2. Because the enemy have the King's cipher, if D'Oysel
thinks good to give any ciphered advertisement and let the
same fall into their hands, they will not miss to decipher it,
and finding therein the state of the place such as he pleases
to make it, it may be somewhat beneficial to the negociation
of the said Randan and the Bishop, who greatly desire to
know truly for how long he yet has victuals. Seeing that
this bearer may not have means to return, if D'Oysel has
victual till the 15 July he is to give token by a fire on St.
Anthony's Church, and if till the end of this month by a
fire on the Citadel; but if for between both times he is to
make two fires, and if the matter go so that he must to it perforce then to make three fires all at once. And to the intent
they may be perceived from hence, he is to let them continue
for half an hour about midnight.—Edinburgh Castle, 18 June. |
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| Almost entirely in Throckmorton's cipher, and described by
him as: The extract of a French letter sent out of Edinburgh
to them in Leith in cipher, the 18th June. Pp. 2. |
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| June 17. | 207. Meynell and Wandisford to the Marquis of Winchester. |
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| By his letter of the 14th May, delivered by Mr. Thornelle,
they perceive that it is the Queen's pleasure to preserve the
jurisdiction of the county palatine of Durham, and that
all the officers shall have their rooms and the seal of the same,
and that the Master of the Wards shall have the order of the
wards and liveries, and that all writs for inquiries, commissions, etc., shall pass under the seal of the said county.
They desire warrant for the making forth of letters patent
of any such offices and preferments, and that the names of
the officers may be expressed in the warrant. As they are
advertised that he has appointed the Sheriff to entertain the
Justices of Assize at their coming thither, they desire the
renewal of the inclosed patents and commissions for Justices
of Assize in eyre [oyer] and terminer and gaol delivery,
which they must needs have by next assize. Understand
by Mr. Thornelle that Cecil has answered all their letters,
by letters addressed to the post of Allerton, nevertheless
his letters have not come to their hands.—Durham, 17 June
1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Add. Endd. Pp. 3. |
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| June 18. | 208. The Queen's Debts in Flanders. |
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| Letters patent, securing the repayment of 1,920 florins to
George Sticker, merchant of Antwerp, lent by him to Sir
Thomas Gresham for the Queen's use.—Greenwich, 18 June
1560. Cancelled. Signed by the Queen. |
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| Orig. Appended is a fragment of the Great Seal of England in white wax. On the back are the signatures of the
Privy Council. On parchment. |
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| June 19. | 209. Cecil to the Queen. (fn. 2) |
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| 1. Thinks it his duty to ascertain her privately in some
things wherein Dr. Wotton is not acquainted. Her army
here is small and truly does worthily, and like good men
of war besiege so great a town having many advantages
against them. Her pay is more than her numbers, partly
by stealing away but chiefly by stealing of captains. She
will think him a great enemy to sumptuous apparel that
neither can spare his speech against it at London nor at
Edinburgh. There is such excess of apparel in certain captains that he fears some carry twenty, some forty soldiers in
their hose, both are they so big and so costly. It were mere
folly for him to inveigh against these things; the best way is
to make a short end thereof. As for fare, none here of any
degree ever fared better at home, and in this point pass away
the wage of no small number of soldiers. Since his coming he
has caused a muster, wherein he thinks the Queen will save
at one pay 2,000l. Sir Peter Carew's reports to her are very
true, and as touching Croftes, (fn. 3) he is very sorry to find so
apparent matter; his neglect of his duty was the especial
cause of the loss of the town, and that so evidently that it
cannot be denied. Surely Enfield is now wrong, wherefore
if it is her pleasure there is no difficulty therein. Here
are some greatly perplexed. Although the nobility of Scotland hate the French and are devoted to England, yet some
are for one respect and some for another. Many questions
are moved to him by certain Lords whereunto he cannot
answer. |
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| 2. As for making a peace, he thinks they may sooner do it
than the Scots would have it. Finds the Laird of Lethington
disposed to work all the minds of the nobility to allow anything that she shall determine ; he is of most credit here for
his wit, and almost sustains the whole burden of foresight.
Next him is the Lord James, who surely is not unlike either
in person or qualities to be a King soon. The Earl of
Argyll is a goodly gentleman of person and unusually
honoured of all Scotland. The Earl of Arran has all his
father's honour laid upon him, for his father yields in all
things to him. |
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| 3. If she had money to maintain a just war, this amity of
Scotland would so abase France that her posterity to the
third generation would live quietly. Sees that lack thereof
will lose that at this time which quadruple so much at
another time will not redeem. Beseeches her to pardon his
hasty scribbling, as he is overwhelmed with business. Is
forced to bear the whole labour. Mr. Wotton is very
wise and loves quietness, but this matter requires travail.
Hopes that God will direct her to make choice of a husband
who will be a father to her posterity, for without it he wishes
to himself no posterity.—Edinburgh, 19 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol., with armorial seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 3. |
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| June 19. | 210. Arms and Style of England. (fn. 4) |
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| 1. The offers of the French Ambassadors touching Queen
Mary's ceasing the use of the arms and style of England. |
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| 2. In reply to the English Commissioners' demands for
compensation for the usurpation by Queen Mary of the arms
and style of England, they have replied that they have no
authority to speak about compensation; and they can only
promise that the King and Queen, their Sovereigns, will
desist from using the arms and style and will forbid their
subjects from doing so; and that they will call in all letters
in which the arms or style of England are used, and declare
that those which are not brought in within six months shall
be of none effect. |
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| 3. As for those articles which they have not power to agree
to, they will send to learn the King's pleasure. With respect
to the compensation, they are ready to refer it to the judgment of the King Catholic; and if he does not give his
decision within the appointed time, then the right of compensation shall remain with the Queen. In the meantime,
they offer to arrange with the English Commissioners for
the removal out of Scotland of the forces on both sides, and
the number of French who shall remain in Leith and Inchkeith, and also about the demolition of the works at Dunbar.
All warlike operations to cease.—Edinburgh, 17 June 1560. |
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| Copy. Endd. Fr. Pp. 2. |
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| June 19. | 211. Articles proposed to the French Ambassador. (fn. 5) |
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| 1. That the French King and Queen shall not only forbear
to use the arms of England and prohibit that they shall not
from henceforth be joined to those of France and Scotland,
but shall proclaim that where there is any work with them
on it, the arms shall be erased. |
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| 2. They shall not only forbear to use the style and title of
England and Ireland in their writings, or otherwise, but shall
prohibit it to be used in their dominions; and wheresoever it
has been used, it shall be expunged and defaced; and all
grants and writings bearing it shall be renewed without it. |
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| 3. If they will not accord to these demands, then the
Queen will abide by the arbitration of King Philip, to be given
within one year. |
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| 4. For recompence of the above injuries and as satisfaction
for the violation of the treaty of Cambray, she has demanded
the instant restitution of Calais; and for that the Deputies of
the French King and Queen have no authority to treat
thereof, and as it will be a great delay to the reconciliation
of amity to abide resolution out of France to be sent to
Edinburgh, it is covenanted that the demand be referred
to a new treaty at London, and if it be not accorded within
the space of three months, then the said Queen and King
and Queen will stand to the arbitration of King Philip, so
as he give a resolute sentence within one year. If he do
this, then the said claim shall stand as it did the day before
the treaty began. |
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| Draft, in Cecil's hol. Endd.: 19 June 1560. Copy of the
Articles proposed to the French Ambassadors, sent to the
Queen by the first despatch; in English. Pp. 4. |
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| June 19. | 212. Copy of the Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the last entry in
French. |
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| Endd. Pp. 3. |
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| June 19. | 213. Norfolk to Cecil. |
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| 1. Wishes that Cecil had better hope of success in his treaty
than the writer gathers by any letter he has received as yet.
Is glad that Cecil finds the writer's declaration of the whole
state there true. There is no man there of whom account is
to be made but Sadler for Council matters and Mr. Randolph
for warlike affairs. Thinks there is time enough for Cecil to
write to the Court to have Lord Wharton placed here by the
Queen's directions, which would prevent all misfortunes that
might fall. The office yet remains in Sadler's hands, who
received it by the Queen's letters, and therefore he would wish
the like again to Lord Wharton; would be sorry, having
missed Sadler's company so long in Berwick, to miss it also
in the field. Hopes that Cecil will moderate whatsoever his
rash head writes on the sudden. It is impossible for him
to go out of the town before the money arrives, wherefore
he wishes Cecil to remember it once again in his letter. The
armour is not yet arrived from Newcastle. Sends a packet
from the Court herewith. As for the passing of the Scotchmen, he can give no straiter commandment for taking heed of
these escaping within his lieutenancy than he has done. It
was (as he could gather) the Dowager's Almoner who was
convoyed through Northumberland by some of the country.
He may chance to know one day who they were.—19 June
1560. Signed. |
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| 2. P. S.—The Berwick news is that Croftes will be there
within three days, in which case there will be no need to
study the appointment of a new captain. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. by Railton. Endd. by Cecil's secretary.
Pp. 3. |
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| June 19. | 214. The Marquis of Winchester to Cecil. |
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| Thanks him for his letter and will do his devoir to help
him to the end he seeks for, for which purpose he sends
to Mr. Brown, the Treasurer of the army, 22,000l. certainly,
and more as he trusts. The ships must be paid, for Mr.
Gonson [torn] or thereabouts, which will acquit both parts
he trusts. Richard Asheton is appointed by the writer to
pay 3,000l. to the Treasurer of Berwick for the old garrison,
and then there is to be paid more for the [torn] 6,000l.,
which he will consider as much as he can and provide [torn]
July to be at Berwick before the end of the same month
above 24,000 or 25,000l., but there are so many other things
to pay that it will be hard to make this.—19 June 1560.
Signed. |
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| Add. Torn at the outer edge. Endd. by Cecil's secretary.
Pp. 2. |
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| June 19. | 215. Payne to Gresham. |
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| All the hulks that were bound for Spain and Portugal,
and which were riding before Flushing, have come back to
the Rammekyns, because the wind is contrary. Has been
to Camfer, but there have arrived no ships from Scotland.
Yesterday there came in a hoy of Flushing laden with
English malt, which came out of a crayer which was sold
to a man of Flushing, which had English wool under the
malt; the malt was sold for 5l. 5s. the last, and it was
worth to the Queen 5l. 15s. Thus they bring over malt and
bacon and sell them cheaper than in England, for bacon is
sold but for 12s. 6d. the 100, and wool for eighteen guilders
the cwt., and in England it is worth 15s. The Commissary
and the Spaniards are not yet come. There are ships lading
every day with wines for Scotland. There came in this day
two hoys from London, who are gone towards Antwerp.
There are two ships come with wines of France, who say
that they make great preparations in France and look for
galleys.—Middleburgh, 19 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| June 20. | 216. Johannes Spithovius to Cecil. |
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| Wrote to him on the 2nd March and the 16th May.
Recapitulates all the intelligence contained in his last letter
rather more fully. Does not think that the King of
Denmark will be so rash as to aid the French in subjugating
the Scots, although the French Ambassador has been urgent
with him to permit his master to have the loan of the
Danish fleet to be employed against the Scots. He is exceedingly annoyed with the journey of Duke Adolphus
into England. The privileges of the Hanse towns will be
considered next week at Othoma [Odensee], in the Isle of
Funen; thinks that the fact of some of them obtaining
advantages to the exclusion of others will breed dissensions
amongst them. The King departed thither on June 17,
he often reviews his fleet, which is lying in the Sound near
Helsingfors, exceedingly well manned and equipped with
artillery. Renews his request for preferment, reminding
Cecil that he has faithfully served the Queen for some years.—
Copenhagen, 20 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Add. Endd. Lat. Pp. 4. |
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| June 20. | 217. Norfolk to Cecil. |
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| At last the armour is arrived before the haven, and they
hope to have it all in the next tide. Fears nothing but the
fewness of their number. There shall be no delay found
in him. The new reconciliation between Lethington and
Croftes seems very true, for he is credibly informed that
the Lords of the Congregation and he wrote either to the
Queen or some of the Council in his behalf; Hume, who
seemed to go for the Earl of Arran's horses, carried the
letters. Likes not this sinister dealing in them. Begs him
to send his [Cecil's] nephew Julian hither, and he [the writer]
will supply him; wishes there were many more such for
the purpose. Lord Wharton sends his commendations.—Berwick, 20 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. by Railton. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 2. |
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| June 20 & 22. | 218. Randolph to Killigrew. (fn. 6) |
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| 1. Has received his letter of the 12th of June. His news,
though otherwise pitiful, was not ungrateful to them, who
suspect as many as they think may hinder the cause. On
Monday last the treaty began, and will continue until
Saturday at 8 p.m. They are certain that one way or
other there will presently be an end of this matter. The
French necessity is great, their doings hitherto as becomes
valiant soldiers ; it will be no small loss to the French King
to have so many slain as are like to be if they attend the
fury of the black bill. |
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| 2. In this time of abstinence divers of the English talk
with divers of them with gentle words, and they have eaten
and drunken together. Yesterday there met upon the sands
the captains of Mount Pelham with divers of theirs, and
each brought such victuals as he had in store ; the English
brought beef, bacon, capon, chickens, wine, beer, and such
stuff as they had. The French (to signify what difference
there was between assiegers and assiegees,) brought with them
a cold capon roast, a pasty of a baken horse, and six rats well
roasted, giving them to understand that that was the best
fresh vivers they had, and of such as those they lacked no
store. Should himself have been at the banquet; there was
at it Vaughan, General of Mount Pelham, Sir Andrew
Corbet, and Sir Edward Felton. They departed kindly, whatsoever their meeting shall be. |
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| 3. Has had of late a little more credit in the castle. Has
received favour at divers ladies' hands. Saw the Dowager's
corpse; she lies in a bed covered with a fair fine white sheet,
the tester of black satin and the bed stock hanged round
about to the ground with the same. All her own servants are
at liberty, saving only the bishops and clergy, who are
stayed until the Parliament make order with them. Her
ordinary continues, her dames continually wait on the corpse,
they have not yet received their mourning garments.
Scindite corda vestra, non vestimenta, so said the Lady
Fleming to him, talking of that matter. Her burial is
deferred till the Lords of Parliament are assembled; the
first day thereof is decimo Julii. It is determined that
she shall have all solemnities meet for so noble a personage,
saving such as savour rather of superstition than of Christian
piety. |
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| 4. It is almost miraculous to see how the Word of God
takes place in Scotland. They are better willing to receive
discipline than in any country he ever was in. Upon
Sunday last, both before noon and after, there were at the
sermons that confessed their offences and repented their lives
before the congregation. Cecil and Dr. Wotton were present.
The Wednesday after three others did the like. They think
to see next Sunday Lady Stonehouse, by whom the Bishop
of St. Andrews has had (without shame) five or six children,
openly repent herself. Affairs here are very troublesome,
the nature of men diverse, liberty great, justice slenderly
executed in all places. God save them from more discord
amongst themselves, when the French are gone. Writes it
for a miracle that since the camp arrived there was never
quarrel or discord between the English and Scotch that
ever blows were given or swords drawn. |
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| 5. Wishes to know where Killigrew bestows himself, that
he may be the surer what becomes of his writings. Prays
him if he repairs into France to have care of his things there
that they may shortly be at home. Killigrew's Bishop
antiquum obtinet, and has received great honour both by
the English and the French, royally banqueted and honourably entertained. Cecil and Dr. Wotton are in health and
have visited the works. Desires him to let them know what
has become of Sir James. All their hurt men are whole.
Lord Grey, Tremaine, and Carew are all in health.—Holyrood, 20 June. Signed: Vostro, Thos. Barnaby. Virtus
pro divitiis. |
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| 6. P. S.—" The Commissioners cannot agree as yet upon
the bargain; the abstinence is broken, the time expired,
all men in armour, the swashes sounding, dom drum, &c."—
22nd midnight. |
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| Orig. Hol., with seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 4. |
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