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| August 6. | 435. Challoner to the Queen. (fn. 1) |
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| 1. Was this day with the French Ambassador here, who
told him that not long since, when the Queen had a conference with the French Ambassador in England, she said "How,
seeing her neighbours house was on fire, it were convenient
and prudent to provide in time, lest it should take hold
on hers." To this he replied that his letters from the
Council and also his letters from England of the 8th of June
showed to the contrary, and if anything been altered since
then, she would have sent him letters of advice. |
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| 2. They then spoke about the accord of the 25th of June,
which was held to be achieved, the non-completion of which
the Ambassador attributed to the wilfulness of the Prince
of Condé; who (he said) after he and his were offered the
quiet enjoyment of their religion, peremptorily demanded
churches and public places of assembly. After this they
spoke about the meeting between her and the Queen of
Scots. The Ambassador asked if he had heard aught about
a motion of a marriage between the Queen and the Prince
of Spain? He said no, but that it was possible, that for
a kingdom with such a fair lady, these men might have
some such fantasy. |
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| 3. Has not heard from England nor France since the 8th of
June last. Begs that she will write and give him some good
pretence to go to the King about, that he may have the
opportunity of feeling by his answers what his inclinations
are. Thinks it not meet that, as times are, he should be sent
to the King concerning merchants, about whom he could
speak to the Duke of Alva and Erazzo. |
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| 4. This morning the King departed hence towards El
Bosque de Segovia. On Monday next the Queen, the Prince,
and Princess will follow, and will continue there till about the
8th of September next. The Ambassador and the greater part
of the Court remain here till the King returns.
Corrected hol. draft. Endd. by Challoner. Pp. 8. |
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| August 6. | 436. Challoner to Chamberlain. |
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| 1. Fears he has not received his two letters sent by the
way of France since May last, as he has not heard lately
from Throckmorton. Trusts that Chamberlain and his lady
are merry with their young heir. Cuerton would not ship
Challoner's stuff until he had the King's schedule. Sends
herewith a dozen pair of perfumed gloves from Meliadus
Spinola. The writer's servant, Robert Ferneham, will deliver
the parcels to him when he arrives in London. Has re-
tained three bowls, of four score and fourteen ounces,
because he has no fit place to pack them in unbruised.
Wrote to his servant either to deliver other bowls to him
there, or else to pay the full value. Touching his feather
beds, sheets, mattresses, and pewter vessels, can answer
Challoner with the like of his own stuff to his satisfaction.
Finds his words true about the charges and irksomeness of
this place. |
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| 2. The King here has often changed his purpose about
going to his Court of Aragon and to El Bosque de Segovia.
The Queen and Prince will go thither next Saturday, and not
return till the 8th of September. The armies in France
cause the folks here to sit in council daily. They pretend
to send 10,000 footmen and 3,000 horsemen to assist the
Guisians; part of whom are to be sent from hence, part
from Flanders, and the rest from Piedmont. Part of the
Spanish crew are already gone, and the rest are to follow
immediately. Commendations to Lady Chamberlain.—Madrid,
5 August 1562.
Copy. Endd. by Challoner: Sent to Ro. Farneham by
Mr. White. Pp. 3. |
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| August 6. | 437. Answers to Interrogatories ministered to James
Goldborne. |
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| 1. Is the King of Sweden's servant, and was preferred to
his service by the Chancellor, his late Ambassador; and has
for his entertainment 100 crowns. |
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| 2. Has made none other privy to this but his late mistress,
Mrs. Ashley, a little before Easter last, when she gave livery,
which with thanks he refused, saying that he was minded to
go to Sweden so that he might have good entertainment. |
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| 3. Has written four or five letters to the Ambassador and
his secretary to encourage the King's coming, as he was
willed by the said Ambassador, and warranted by him harmless for his doings. |
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| 4. Knows that the Queen is of constant opinion that the
King will come hither, partly by report and partly by conjecture; having heard that when it was said that he would go
into Scotland, she would not believe it, but rather that he
would come hither. |
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| 5. Heard from the Ambassador that the Queen had said
that if the King be such a one as he is reported, he is not
to be refused of any woman; which he willed him to write
that he might have somewhat to show to such as are against
the King's coming. |
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| 6. Heard it reported, both in Lombard Street and elsewhere, that certain gentlemen of France kept themselves close
here; and offered Her Majesty not only to recover her losses
in France, but also to win her more honour there than ever
her father had. |
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| 7. By his saying in his letter to Mr. Harvey that the King
of Sweden's coming is on the one side looked for and on the
feared, he means that the people desire and that Lord Robert
and his faction fear lest he should come. |
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| 8. Where he says in his letter that there be those who show
themselves outwardly Swethians and secretly practise with
Lord Robert, he means Aleyne. |
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| 9. He did not write that the Scottish Queen would come
to London, but that it was thought that she would; for
that as the vulgar voice was, she wailed and wept as
often as she heard that the Queen would not meet with her
this year in progress; and also how she offered herself and
hers to be wholly at the Queen's commandment. He wrote
this that the King might see how wisely he was counselled
to seek a Princess who wholly depended at the will of
another. |
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| 10. Knows none who have written into Sweden except
Kele and himself, but by report of the bearer of those letters,
who showed him that both Dimock and Aleyne would also
write.—6 August 1562. Signed at the foot of each page.
Orig. Endd. Pp. 4. |
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| August 6. | 438. Dymock's Statement. |
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| 1. About five or six days before the Queen was come to
Westminster from her progress, Mr. Treasurer sent Mr. Henry
Mewtes for Dymock to come to him, which he did, and found
him with Mr. Sackfyld; and who said, "Where is this great
Prince of Sweden? all is but wind," and willed him to tell
the Ambassador as of himself, which he did. |
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| 2. Within five weeks of Christmas, Walwicke declared to him
that the Queen and divers of the Council were not content
with the Ambassador because he could give no better advertisement, and willed him to desire him to go more often to the
Court, and to ask some of the Council to dine with him,
which Dymock did, and which he took in good part. |
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| 3. About a month before Christmas, Walwicke told him
that all things did not go well, for that the Ambassador had
made three or four great dinners and desired divers of the
Council to come, and they would not, and therefore he much
doubted that they perceived some things in him which they
misliked, and that he worked some other way for his master,
because he kept company with the French pledges; and
therefore he would go into Sweden and advertise his master
how all things passed. Further, he said that he would first
go amongst his friends and hearken how things passed, for he
had heard things that misliked him. Dymock asked him
what they were? He said he had heard that the Queen
would have the Lord Robert, but that he did not believe it.
Dymock said that it was but the imagination of such as could
not obtain the Queen to their wishes, and from spiteful
Papists. Then Walwicke required that he would seek to get
some truth of the matter. Whereunto he answered that he
would do his best, and perchance go with him to Sweden,
with certain jewels that he had and certain patterns of
jewels, to see if he could sell them for the coronation; and if
Walwicke would tarry till after Christmas he would bear his
charges. Of this he was very glad, and said that if the King
came to England he would warrant Dymock a good entertainment, and whether he came or not he warranted him to
have at the least a chain of gold of 200l. Hearing this, he
was encouraged, and made his reckoning to spend 100l.; and
although he sold nothing he would have 100l., and would see
the King and his coronation and be able to certify the Queen
of him and his realm. And so he devised to go to the Court
and get knowledge in what state the Queen was for her
marriage. |
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| 4. So he went to Whitehall, to Mistress Ashley's chamber,
and desired to speak with her, because in the time of her
troubles he had been acquainted with her at Mistress Walton's,
and said it was talked of all men in the city and in Antwerp,
that the Queen would marry the Lord Robert. If it were so
he prayed her to let him know, as there was an old acquaintance of hers going into Sweden, with whom he was minded
to go, and who was in doubt that the Ambassador had given
some wrong intelligence, which was the stay that the King
did not come. She solemnly declared that she thought that
the Queen was free of any man living, and that she would not
have the Lord Robert; and desired him to come to-morrow
to talk with her husband, which he accordingly did, and
met him coming out of his wife's chamber, who asked him
to dinner. After dinner they went into the park, where
Dymock told him the like he did to his wife, and that he
was minded to take certain jewels, and patterns of jewels on
parchment, and that he desired to know if the Queen were
free, in case he should be asked by the King or his brother.
Whereupon Ashley said that the Queen would rather not
marry, and wished that the Prince of Sweden had come; and
as for the rumour about the Lord Robert, there was no such
thing. Of late a letter came out of France to the Queen in
praise of the beauty of the French Queen, and what great
offers of marriage were made to her; and that one day the
French Queen sitting at her board asked what the Queen of
England meant by refusing such great marriages, and now
marrying the Lord Robert; and the Queen one day said to
some about her, that let the French Queen with all her wit
and beauty marry as well as she can, she did not doubt but
that she would marry as noble a prince and of as good house;
from which Ashley gathered that she would grow in some
great blood. |
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| 5. Then Ashley desired to see this deponent's jewels, which
he brought the next day, and desired him to get a passport
for them, two men, and 100l.; unto which he answered that
he would first show the Queen the jewels to know whether
she would buy any, and then would ask for the passport.
When the Queen saw the patterns she desired to know the
price, but happened to have no jewel money, and then Ashley
asked for the passport. The Queen answered that Dymock
had lately a licence for jewels, and that was sufficient.
Ashley said that that was for bringing in jewels, but that he
wanted one for carrying them out. She would not believe
that so old a man would go so far a journey, and willed
Ashley to ask him in what time he might go and come back,
to which he replied that he thought about two months. The
Queen was pleased that he should have the passport, but not
that he should have the 100l. for his expenses, as he might
make over the money by exchange; and willed Mr. Ashley
to know the least price of a "ruby balls" with a great pearl
pendant. Dymock told him that if her Grace would agree
upon a price he would send for the jewel, and promised to
send him that night a pattern, a ruby of 156 carats, of the
price of 66,000 crowns; which he did, and came the next
day, when Ashley told him that the Queen liked the jewel,
but that she had no jewel money, and that he had asked her
what she would say if the same should be given unto her.
On her asking what way? he replied, if Dymock should sell
it to the young King of Sweden, and he should send it to
her for a token. Her Grace said she was much bound to that
noble Prince, for he is named to be liberal, and if it should
chance that they matched, it would be said that there were a
liberal king and a niggardly princess mated. Whereunto
Mr. Ashley said that he was glad her Grace herself conceived
it. She willed Dymock to go to Mr. Secretary for his passport, which was to have a place blank for his money. |
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| 6. Hearing this from Mr. Ashley, he could not but think
that the Queen was yet well-minded towards the Prince of
Sweden. He could not come to the Court at any time, but
divers would ask him when the Prince would come, and
wished that he was come. Also afterwards Walwicke went
to the Ambassador and told him that he was minded to go
into Sweden, because every man said that the old King
was dead; who was content, and so he resorted daily to
Dymock to make ready, as did Dymock divers times to
Mr. Ashley, to hear if the Queen were minded to marry any
other way. |
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| 7. A day or two before Christmas, Ashley told him that
seeing the Queen playing with a little ring, he smiled, and
the Queen asked him what the matter was, and he said that
if she would let Dymock carry it to the King of Sweden for
a token it would well become her. She asked why Dymock
was not gone, and he said because he had not yet his passport; then she said that it were too much dishonour, having
refused the like thing to Duke John when he desired one but
for an hour, (because she knew that he would have sent it
to the King his brother,) now to send by an inferior person. |
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| 8. About Christmas eve Ashley asked him if the King
could speak Italian? He said no, and at his recommendation
bought a little book, in the French tongue, called the
Courtisan. On the morrow after New Year's day, after
dining with Ashley, he told him that there was one fault in
his passport, which was that the sum of money was written
in the Queen's running hand, and he did not know so, and
that he went to Mr. Secretary, who certified by his hand that
it was so. He also told him that he would depart at the
furthest the morrow after Twelfth day, when Ashley willed
him to come again as he had somewhat to tell him. When
he came, he said that whereas it was thought that the Queen
was verily minded to have the Lord Robert, it was not so,
for he had given her a notable New Year's gift, and it was
thought that she would have given him at least 4,000l. in
lands and have made him a duke, whereas she has given him
but 400l., and not of the very best land, so that whatsoever
the Ambassador has written touching this matter, he and
Walwicke might certify the contrary. For that the King
could not come so soon, he wished that by their means to
Duke John there might be sent a more courtier-like man
than the Ambassador, who should be either a Swede or
Almain. It chanced that afternoon there came a certain
honest Dutchman, a cunning painter, who should make the
haven at Dover, to know if it were possible to get him his
denizenship, so that he might work here quietly. Dymock
said that if he would go with him a journey of ten or twelve
weeks he would content him, which he also declared to
Mr. Ashley, and that he could get the King's picture, who
said that it would not be amiss. |
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| 9. Afterwards Mr. Ashley sent for him to come to the
house of the Customer, Mr. Smith, and as it was not his
servant who came, he thought it was at Mr. Pickering's.
He having intelligence of his being there, caused him to
come up to him, and so begun to speak merrily, saying that
Dymock was minded to go into Sweden, but would not let
his old friends know it; and asked him what he would make
there. Dymock said that he did not go thither, and that he
carried jewels to sell, which Pickering prayed to see; which
when he had done he said that he hoped he would find the
means to cause the King to come hither, and that he thought
he might have the Queen. And so he made him drink a cup
of wine, and would have had him sup with him. As he went
through Gracious Street he met Mr. Ashley, who asked him
when he should be gone. He answered that he was disappointed of Walwicke, who was come in the displeasure of
the Ambassador, and he had threatened to cause his head
to be smitten off, and said that he would go alone with his
two servants. Ashley said that he wished that he were gone.
This was on a Thursday towards night, and on the Saturday
at supper time he was sent for to Mr. Pickering's house; he
sent word that he could not leave his guests, but would come
on the morrow morning. He found no one but Ashley and
Pickering, who asked him when he went, and both urged him
to make haste; he said on Thursday night at the farthest; so
they having drank to him he departed. On Wednesday the
14th January at night he went towards Gravesend, and on
the next day departed towards the sea, thinking to have passed
by land, and by reason of foul weather was set on land at
Calais on the Saturday as he wrote to Mr. Secretary. |
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| 10. About three days before Mid Lent Sunday he arrived
in Stockholm, and the third after spoke with Duke John of
Finland, who lay in the castle with his brother Duke Magnus.
They were glad to see him, thinking he had been sent by the
Queen, which he denied, saying that he had some jewels to
sell to the King, and had come to see his coronation which he
thought would be on Mid Lent Sunday.—Signed.
Orig. Endd. Pp. 11. |
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| August 6. | 439. Dymock's Examination. |
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| 1. About the end of March he came to Olsund, where the
King of Sweden lay, about three o'clock in the afternoon,
and there remained in his chamber about a day and a half,
and in the meantime two or three of the King's chamber
kept him company at dinner and supper. On the third day
in the afternoon he was sent for to go to the King, who
desired to see his jewels. Seeing a carcenet, he smiled, and
asked whether they were right diamonds; Dymock told
him that they were right topazes, and when the King had
looked upon them a great while, he laid them aside and
asked him how an old man as he was durst venture so great
a journey. Whereunto he said that he did it for the sale
of his jewels, and to see the King's person and his coronation. The King said that it could not be until the Sunday
before Whitsuntide. He asked how the Queen and her
nobility did, and whether she would have him. Dymock
said that she was in health, but that of other things he could
not say. The King willed him to leave the jewels till next
day. Dymock asked him if he would receive a present from
so poor a man, to which the King replied with all his heart,
and Dymock gave him a pair of winter gloves of black
velvet perfumed, a little gilt book called the Courtisan, and
a fair English mastiff, wishing him as many children as his
father had; and so departed to his chamber. |
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| 2. Within half an hour afterwards his younger brother,
Duke Charles, rode by, and half an hour after that the
King walked upon a hill side, where he appointed to make
a castle, and sent for Dymock to bring his dog. Calling him
apart, he asked him the cause why the Queen would not
have him, and whether he was not sent by her or the
Council. Dymock said that he came only of his goodwill.
The King marvelled that no English gentleman had come
to his Court. Dymock said that it was because the way
was long and dangerous. The King said that he understood
by five or six of his gentlemen that he had been mustermaster of the Almains before Boulogne and in Scotland, which
made him think that he was sent by the Queen. He
answered for the third time that he came of his own voluntary will. Then he asked whether the Queen knew not of
his coming. Dymock said that she had knowledge of it by
reason that he was fain to have a passport for his jewels.
The King then desired to see it in a day or two; asked
him if he thought that the Queen would not have him,
and whether he would give him counsel how to have her,
for he cared not what money he spent as he had loved her
these ten years. Dymock said that it was not more than
four or five years; to which the King replied that it seemed to
be ten, as he waxed old and his youth decayed for love of her.
Dymock said that if he might counsel so noble a Prince, he
would say to go in proper person were best; as the Queen
would marry with none, but she would hear him, see him,
and speak with him. The King said that last harvest he
lay at Helsingborg six weeks with ships and men to have
gone over, but that with wind and weather he was letted;
and the death of his father, and winter being at hand,
caused him to return to Stockholm; and now his Council
would not consent that he should go unless the Queen be
content aforehand to have him. Dymock said that the
Queen was not like his sisters, or the French King's daughters,
who had but a certain portion of money, but she is King
and Queen, and whoso has her has the realm also; and therefore there must be other ways taken to obtain her. The
King said he had sent his brother, Duke John, and his
Chancellor, Guildenstiern, and asked Dymock to devise what
way he might take so as not to go himself. And so he
sent one with him to take of him the price of all his
jewels. |
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| 3. The second day in the afternoon he sent for him, and
said that if the great ruby of 66,000 crowns had been there
he would have bargained for it. He liked nothing but
a carcenet of gold with seventeen diamonds and twelve
pearls and an ouche hanging at the carcenet, wherein was
a ruby and an emerald and three little diamonds and a great
pearl, and a sable's head with four claws of gold and twentytwo diamonds set in them, for which he bargained to pay
24,000 dollars. He then asked Dymock if he could devise
any way for him to have yea or nay of the Queen. Dymock
then told him what he had learnt from Mr. Ashley, word
for word, as he has declared in his first writing. And as
for any talk he had with Mr. Pickering, he never spoke
unto the King of it. The King asked him what was the
cause that the Lord Robert was so much in favour; he said
that he had served the Queen when she was but Lady
Elizabeth, and in her trouble did sell away a good piece
of his land to aid her, which divers supposed to be the cause
that the Queen so favoured him; even as the King himself
favoured one Claude, a Frenchman, and his brother John
trusts Hans Scot. The King said that the Queen was so
virtuous that he believed there was no such thing in her
as had been reported. Dymock said that it had been reported in Flanders that the Duke John was crowned King,
and that the King had fled to Calmar with only forty men,
and that at his being at Stockholm the Duke John laughed
at it, and said that he was next to the crown after his
brother, and that if he did so the same might be done to
him. Therefore the King did well not to credit false
reports. |
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| 4. The King finding in Dymock's passport that he was
called the Queen's servant, asked him wherein he had served;
whereunto he said that in King Henry VIII.'s time he was
gentleman usher extraordinary, and served also for mustermaster of the Almains all King Edward's time. Then the King,
much pressing him, asked what advice he would give him to
come to an end. Dymock advised him to send some nobleman with the two jewels and with two special good sables to
put to the sable's head, and therewithal to send his picture
well made, and to declare in a letter to the Queen that he had
been a long suitor by divers of his own, and now that
there was one come out of England, (of whom he had
bought certain jewels, and perceived by his passport that
he was one of her servants, and understood that he was a
freeman of London,) he thought good to send one of his
nobility, named Nayles Swaint, with this token to her; desiring her, if she had any meaning of marriage towards him, to
receive the token, and if not to deliver it again to his
Ambassador, the Chancellor. Also he told him it were good
to send twenty-two sables, to be three or four pair of them
given to three or four ladies about the Queen, and to others
amongst the maids, and to be lined with cloth of silver and
perfumed, with the King's colours about; and to require them
to help him as a maiden King in his requests. The King
liked this well, and appointed the gentleman aforenamed
to make himself ready to go to Stockholm to receive out
of his wardrobes twenty-four sables and so to resort unto
the King for all his despatch in writing. The King delivered
to Dymock the jewels, for which he made him a bill, and
gave him two horses, and to two of his servants 100 dollars,
and a gentleman to keep him company from Olsund to
Helsingborg where all his ships lay; and because Dymock
was old, he willed him to ride afore, and the other should
meet him there, but if he came not within five days after
that then he should depart, and he should follow, and at this
meeting they should see the two sables put unto the head
of gold for the Queen, and the residue to be made ready.
The King gave him great charge of the gentleman, that
when he should be in England he should look to him as to
the ball of his eye, for that after himself and brethren his
father was next to the crown, and is he who after the late
King's death gave him the crown. The King willed also
the gentleman to see him brought to the waterside without
paying any costs, which he would not suffer because he was
not sent as a messenger. He waited nine days at Helsingborg, and then the wind being fair he took his passage, and
gave his companion seven crowns, and a letter to the King
that he would not go the Court until the gentleman came.
The King would have paid his charges in Stockholm, but
he refused it. |
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| 5. At his departure from Olsund the old Queen bought his
carcenet, and willed him make her commendations to the
Queen, as did the Ladies Cecilia and Elizabeth, the King's
sisters, whom he was minded to bring into England for the
Queen to dispose of. |
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| 6. Denies that he named himself to have been sent as
Ambassador at Antwerp, Bremen, Hamburg, or Lubeck, or
any other place. Being at Antwerp, Mr. Gresham had him
to sup, and asked him where he went, whom he told that
he went into Sweden to sell certain jewels. When at Bremen he told the same to the Earl Esard of Friesland, who
asked him what he thought of the marriage between the
King of Sweden and the Queen; whereunto he said he knew
nothing. He further asked whether Dionisius, the King of
Sweden's Ambassador in England, used himself as he did
at Embden, and as his countryman Charles used himself
against Earl John, his brother, and the King of Sweden's
sister in Sweden. Dymock said the best might be amended,
and he said there was never Frenchman who did good;
and prayed him to offer his humble service to the Queen. |
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| 7. John Kele came to him before Christmas and desired
him to bear with him for a little money that he owed, and
to help him to borrow to the full of 100 marks, out of which
he would pay him. Dymock told him that he could not for
bear his money, as he was going northwards; nevertheless
he was so importunate that he lent him 16l. more. After
wards he desired to go in his company to Sweden, for he
would put 50l. in his purse and make shift to repay the
money. Kele told him that he was the gladder to go because
he liked not the world here, and would become the King
of Sweden's man, if he came into England. He also told
him that Mr. Stukeley had moved him to serve the Lord
Robert, which he was not minded to do; but had desired
him to christen him a child with Lord Paget, which he said
he had done, for he would have a Rowland against an Oliver,
meaning thereby that he had a matter before the Lord
Keeper wherein he and Mr. Secretary were against him.
He thought to make the Lord Robert his friend, so that
he might have a stay against them. And so Dymock has
never heard since of him. |
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| 8. As for the letter he wrote to the Queen, he never showed
it to Pickering or Ashley. Showed it to Lord Strange and
Mr. Sackford, the master of the requests, to have their
advice. Lord Strange misliked the word stumbling-block.
Showed them a copy of his further news the night he went
his way. Did speak those words that Mr. Pickering had
read the letter, and that he had told Mr. Ashley that he
would write a letter to the Queen, which his wife should
deliver after Ashley had seen it; the which he never saw,
whatsoever he said yesternight, for he was so amazed that
whereas he meant to say that Mr. Pickering had seen the
letter, it was but the jewels only. Signed.
Orig. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 12. |
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| August 6. | 440. Answers to Interrogatories ministered to John
Keyle. |
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| 1. Touching his acquaintance with the Chancellor of
Sweden, he says that a little before the first Ambassador's
departure, as he was walking "in Powles," with a Frenchman
and Mr. Allen, the Frenchman commended the Ambassador's
wisdom, and so they all agreed to dine with him that day;
and at divers other times he came to Mr. Stewkley's to dinner
when he lay there, but had no conference with him. The
day that he went into Sweden he spoke with him, and
when he knew that he was not sent thither by Mr. Barty
to his hinderance, he gave him his passport. |
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| 2. He was never procured by any man to go into Sweden,
other than once last year Mr. Allen told him that he thought
it would be a profitable voyage to go thither before the
King's coming. The cause that he went was partly for
travel, thinking that if the King should come he would have
benefit thereby, and partly to meet the French Viscount
who had not used himself well towards the Queen. Had
no company but his own men. |
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| 3. He never carried any messages or letters out of England
to any place. |
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| 4. It was about a fortnight after he came, ere he either
saw or spoke with the King, and then Mr. Preston fetched
him out of the town, and he was used by the King as he
does all strangers in the vocation of gentlemen. |
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| 5. He spake with the King three times, about the Queen
and Lord Robert, but mostly about the Viscount De Grevres,
all which he has already declared to the Council. |
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| 6. Had conference with none but Herr Knowt about what
lusty young noblemen there were in England for the King's
sisters, if he came; and at his coming to New Lease with
the Ambassador, which talk he has also declared to the
Council. Left about twenty Englishmen there. |
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| 7. Tarried there about ten weeks for the snow and ice.
Brought only general commendations from the King to the
Council and nobility, and one letter with a token in it from
the Lady Cicely to the Queen. |
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| 8. Landed at Gravesend, and continued at Tower wharf,
and in Fleet Lane, and would not have his return known
until he had agreed with Mr. Stewkley for a condemnation
which he had against him whilst he was absent. There
resorted none to him but Messrs. Hastings, Pelham, Allen,
and John Fitzwilliams once only, and had no conference with
him but for Mr. Stewkley's matter, and the country he came
from. |
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| 9. Has written none other letters to the King, or any one
else in Sweden, but those which are come into the hands of
the Council. |
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| 10. Has not spoken with the Queen or her Council, except
Mr. Secretary, Mr. Vice-Chamberlain, and Mr. Cave, to know
when he should wait upon them. |
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| 11. Cannot call to mind where he heard that the Queen's
counsellors and the nobility were desirous of the King of
Sweden's coming. |
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| 12. With respect to the Queen's looking on the King of
Sweden's picture, and blushing, and saying, that if secret
enemies had not letted he had been here in person; Mr.
Nicholas or Mr. Cornelius told him about the picture, but he
cannot remember who told him about the words. |
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| 13. The King told him of the answer that he had received
from the Queen, refusing certain requests, and willing him to
leave off his suit. |
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| 14. Cannot remember where he heard that the Queen said
that she had given the King by the said letter sufficient
occasion to come if it had been rightly interpreted. |
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| 15. Cannot remember where he heard that the Queen
answered certain of her Council that if the King were such
a one as he is reported, he would come, as he is not to be
refused of any woman. |
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| 16. None commanded him to keep secret; he wrote that
only to excuse the cause of his being close. |
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| 17. None communicated any secret matters to him, but
those which were common. |
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| 18. Promised the King to write unto him of the news
here, and to serve him if he came into the realm and prevailed
in his suit. |
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| 19. Knows only by common report that the King's cause
is more favoured now than heretofore. |
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| 20. Only knows how the King would be met at the coast,
by the preparation made last year. |
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| 21. None procured him to speak with the Lord Robert;
but Mr. Appleyard told him that his Lordship was informed
that he had used him ill in Sweden, which was not so. And
for Stewkeley's troubling him, it proceeded from his own
mouth and his servant's that he durst do none other for his
Lordship's displeasure. |
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| 22. Alleged that the intent to trouble him was to cut
him from working what he came for, only to have the more
credit. |
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| 23. Only knows by common report that the Queen had
openly said in her chamber of presence, that she would never
marry the said Lord Robert, and checked and taunted such as
travailed for him. |
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| 24. It is commonly said that his Lordship made means for
leave to go over the sea upon the Queen's answer. |
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| 25. It is said commonly in London that certain merchants
came to his Lordship for money which he owed, and that
he fell out with them, which was the cause of the loss of his
credit. |
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| 26. That the Scottish Queen offered to come to London
rather than to miss the meeting with the Queen's Majesty was
commonly reported. |
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| 27. The Ambassador told him at New Lease that Francis
Barty was in great displeasure with the Queen and her
Council, for words spoken by him. |
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| 28. Knows of no letters written unto the King or his
subjects but only his own and one of James Goldborne's, and
one of Mr. Saunders. |
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| 29. His doings were done not of malice to any man, but
because he thought it greatly to the Queen's honour to have
such a prince still travail for her; and he will for ever after
beware how he deals in any matter otherwise than he shall
have good warrant.—6 August 1562. Signed at the foot of
each page.
Orig. Endd. Pp. 8. |
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| [August 6.] | 441. John Utenhove to the Bishop of London. |
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| The nobleman of whom he spoke is Christopher, Count of
Oldenburg, the brother of Anna, Dowager Countess of East
Friesland. He has influence with the Elector Palatine; is an
experienced captain, and (although nearly sixty years of age)
is still robust. He lives between Emden and Bremen. He
has directed Utenhove to be informed of what he spoke by
Albert Hardenberg.
Orig. Hol. A fragment. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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| August 6. | 442. Bishop Grindall to Cecil. |
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| Johannes Utenhovius has moved him to recommend a
German count who offers his service to the Queen, specially
in the quarrel of religion. Conjectures by his sister that his
religion is good. Westphalia adjoins to him, and he is near
our sea.—6 Aug. 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Cecil: With the names of
certain Papists. Pp. 2. |
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| August 7. | 443. Jacopo Antonio Gromo to Lord Cobham. |
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| Is at St. Omer, where he has spoken with "our friend,"
who has undertaken to do his best, if provided with 10,000
or 12,000 men and twelve cannon, ladders, bridges, gabions,
etc., as the writer has already informed his Lordship. Could
not obtain a plan of the site, the friend apprehending that
if he gives it up he will be disregarded, an impression which
the writer endeavoured to remove. His name is Stefano
Casticoto, of Urbino. He thinks that if he were to enter
the Queen's service he would be in danger. Asks Cobham
to send a paper certifying that Stefano shall have the required
assurance. Sends a part of the plan. Would gladly pass
into the Queen's service. Asks for a speedy answer.—Dunkirk, 7 Aug. 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Cecil. Ital. Pp. 4. |
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| August 7. | 444. Lord Cobham to Challoner. |
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| Thanks him for his courtesy and friendship shown to his
brother Henry.—Greenwich, 7 Aug. 1562. Signed.
Orig., with seal. Add. Endd. by Challoner. Pp. 2. |
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| [August 7.] | 445. The Marchioness of Northampton to Challoner. |
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| Understands by her brother how much he is beholden to
him for his kindness, for which she thanks him. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd.: Received 15 August 1562.
Pp. 2. |
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| August 7. | 446. The Master of the Rolls to Cecil. |
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| 1. Cornelia and Kele being both present before them, she
charged him that at his coming one day to her house, she
told "her" [him] that she had received letters from the Lady
Fitzwilliams, which she had delivered unto Nicholas, whereunto the said Kele answered "Well." The said Kele utterly
denies that she made him privy of the receipt of any letters,
and charged Cornelia that she had often said that she would
procure letters for the said Nicholas to carry (as he thinks)
into Sweden. She plainly denies that Nicholas ever made
request unto her for letters, or that ever she promised to
procure him any, or delivered any other to him than the two
which the Lady Fitzwilliams sent to her, who never promised
her any reward from the King. |
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| 2. Cornelia being questioned what person brought the said
letters, said that he was a boy in a blue jerkin carrying a
cloak bag guarded with white and yellow, and that he asked
where Mr. Kele or Nicholas were with her, to whom she
answered, "No;" and thereupon he delivered to her two
letters, the one sealed and the other unsealed, to be delivered
to the said Nicholas.—7 August 1562. Signed: W. Cordell,
E. Warner.
Orig., with seal. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 2. |
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| August 8. | 447. Throckmorton to Cecil. |
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| 1. Asks for passports for the bearers, Thomas Gordon and
John Stevinston, Scotchmen, students in the university of
Paris, to retire to Scotland.—Paris, 8 August 1562. Signed. |
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| 2. P. S.—He prays Cecil to show them favour in the
charges of their passports, they being poor scholars.
Orig. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| August 8. | 448. John Cuerton to Challoner. |
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| 1. Received three days ago his letter of the 29th ult. Sent
Challoner's letter to his brother by a merchant of Chester, who
was ready to sail from hence when it arrived, from whence
they go daily to Develyn [Dublin]. Sent the letters for
Lord Cobham by the same merchant. |
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| 2. The French would not allow the 300 Spaniards who
were sent from hence some days since to come into Bayonne.
They went with 100 horsemen, which M. De Guise had sent
for their safe conduct.—Bilboa, 8 August 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Challoner: Received the
18th of the same. Pp. 3. |
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| August 8. | 449. George Gilpin to Cecil. |
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| At his being in England he moved the request of Peter
Stowghbergen for a "placard" to be granted to him, for
making of ovens or furnaces for brewers, dyers, and others,
saving at least a third part of the fuel which other furnaces
consume. Peter has the said placard in such manner that
none other may erect any of that pattern during a space of
ten years. Requests Cecil to procure the said placard with
the conditions.—Antwerp, 8 August 1562. Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 3. |
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| August [8.] | 450. Gresham to Cecil. |
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| 1. He sent his last letter, dated 1st inst., by Richard
Clough, wherein he mentioned that he had taken up of
Christopher Prewen and Gilles Hoffeman 12,600l., and also the
prolonging of the 64,000l. Is glad he has done what he has,
for there is such news here from France that men cannot tell
what to do. Here is a bruit that the King has sent to M. De
Guise 3,000 Spaniards from Spain, and that he provides
3,000 horsemen by the Count De Mansfeld; also that 6,000
Almains are brought by the Rhinegrave. This is the best
opportunity for the Queen; for if Guise and the Papists have
the upper hand they will not forget to visit her for religion's
sake, which thing has made a great alteration in the credit
here. Now is the time to recover the places England has lost
in France. Advises the purchase of saltpetre and brimstone.
Trusts there is a good stock of bow staves. Master Bloomfield says if the Queen had 400,000 weight of saltpetre and
50,000 bow staves more in store it would be a treasure.
The Landgrave and the Duke of Saxony arm. The States of
this land are commanded by the King to be at Brussels out of
hand, to get their consent to assist M. De Guise with men
from hence. The Cardinal here is hated by all men. |
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| 2. On the 7th inst. Cecil's son arrived here with Mr.
Windebank in good health. He has improved very much,
and speaks French very well. Cecil would do well to let him
go to Germany, but they will wait until his pleasure is
known; in the meantime they will visit Louvain and other
towns here. They have not much money left. If it pleases
Cecil he will give them credit to all places where they go.
He has conferred with Mr. Fitzwilliam concerning Brown,
who said he had done nothing. He is not without a company
of crafty knaves to give him counsel. They will try and
send him home; in the meantime Cecil must send the
Queen's letters to the lords of this town for sending him
home to answer the debt, and to repeat in the letter what is
owing. If that does not take place, then to go and deliver
the Queen's letter to the Regent. Asks Cecil to be his means
for his pardon, considering his uncle, Sir John Gresham, and
others have always had it, that have served in the like charge.
Sends his commendations to Lord Robert Dudley.—Antwerp,
9 August 1562. Signed. |
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| 3. P.S.—Sends a letter herewith from Cecil's son, and
others from Mr. Windebank and Mr. Fitzwilliams.
Orig. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 4. |
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| August 9. | 451. Sir John Foster to [the Earl of Rutland]. |
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| 1. The enclosed letter from Lord Dacre will show into
what bondage the Master of Maxwell is likely to bring the
Graymes. Pity it were they should be in the thraldom of
Scotland if they can be helped by standing to the treaty, as
he suppose they might. |
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| 2. The men of Liddesdale are not obedient to the authority
of Scotland, for on Wednesday last they ran a foray at the
village of Clarylawe, a mile from the house of the Lord
Warden of Middle March, and drove away a great many
cattle and horses; and the power of Tevitdale and the March
are in Liddesdale seeking to be revenged thereof.—9 August
1562. Signed.
Copy. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| August 9. | 452. Cecil to Throckmorton. |
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| M. De Vielleville had audience on Friday afternoon, and
before he departed the Ambassador's steward came in post,
but they knew not thereof until they had taken their leave.
The errand was to give thanks for the offer of pacification,
and to understand by what means the Queen meant to have
the accord. Answer was deferred until to-day, and yesterday
in the evening, "without feigning," a form fell on the Queen's
foot, so that until Tuesday she cannot speak with them, so as
hitherto they have not opened their knowledge of Throckmorton's revocation. Francisco came yesterday. Sir Peter
Mewtas is not come.—9 August 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| August 9. | 453. Windebank to Cecil. |
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| 1. They departed from Paris on the 1st inst. in such sort as
they took no leave of him in whose house they had remained
all their time, nor of any other Frenchman, by reason that the
night before news came to the French Court of the arrival
of Englishmen at Havre-de-Grace. Thereupon Throckmorton
counselled them to depart as they did, the rather fearing some
stay to be made by the gentleman their host, who had the
day before played them a French trick to their hindrance of
twenty-five crowns, and gave suspicion of doing them a worse
turn. They came to Antwerp on the 7th inst., where they
perceived by a letter from him to Gresham that his pleasure
was that they should go to Strasburg or Bâle till November.
They are minded not to go thither until they hear from him,
as they have but 100 crowns. They must buy horses here
and keep them all the while, for hired horses are not to be
had in that country. Besides, Mr. Thomas is to be furnished
of money to spend after his own fantasy, and not Windebank's discretion, for that he is given to buy many pretty
things. |
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| 2. Throckmorton willed him, if they went straight into
England, to tell Cecil that if there was any meaning for anything to be done in France there should be no delay; that
the Queen should not serve her turn in anywise by Papists;
that one Cromes, a Frenchman, should not be suffered in
London, or else be reputed but as the Ambassador's servant,
and to have no further privilege; M. De Foix to be entertained so as he be not called away, being the meetest man to
be kept there; the Princes of Almain to be entertained by
some friendly visitation from the Queen; Maximilian to be
visited by some legation, being shortly to be made King of
the Romans; that Mr. Smith's coming would be more to the
Queen's service than his own being there, by reason of the
great jealousy they have in him, and that he could have no
intelligence, being watched on every side; and that he was
advertised that Cecil was the chief cause of his stay, which
grieved him much. Gresham has taken them into his house.
Hope to hear from him within eight days; in the meantime
they will visit some towns of Flanders. Trusts that Cecil
will like Mr. Thomas's personage and behaviour better than
in times past, and that his little folly past will increase him
in wisdom.—Antwerp, 9 August 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 4. |
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| August 9. | 454. Corrected draft of the above. |
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| Endd. Pp. 4. |
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| August 9. | 455. Cuerton to Challoner. |
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| Yesterday a London ship arrived at Bermeo. They
left London twenty-two days ago, and bring news of the
Queen going a progress northward when she was to have
met the Queen of Scots, but just as they were leaving it was
suddenly stopped, and the Queen did not go. On their
arrival at Rye, a general stay was made of all ships that were
empty. The Captains of Dieppe and Newhaven were going
to England to ask for aid, and 700 men were suddenly made
in London, and many more in the country, to be sent to
France. The Captain of Dieppe left Rye with Mr. Killigrew
and departed for Dieppe. The Captain of Newhaven went
up to London and had not returned. Daily many come out
of France into England. The great wet in England has
destroyed all the hay, and the corn stands in great jeopardy.
—Bilboa, 9 August 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Challoner.: Received the
17 of the same. Pp. 3. |
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| August 10. | 456. Randolph to Cecil. |
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| 1. Those that depart to-morrow for France for the great
credit they have with their mistress may be the better
spared. Pigilion is master of her household, and chief in
credit. His wife is well favoured of the Queen. Young
Pigilion is one of her carvers. Raulet is her secretary. The
rest are such as they are well willing to be quit of. There is,
notwithstanding, a young French gentlewoman of her chamber whom she loves marvellously well, whose father is lately
dead, whom the writer thinks more worthy of honour than
the whole company. Pigilion brings a dagger from the Queen
to the Lord Robert. She goes to Stirling to-morrow, where
the Lords assemble on the 15th, that full resolution may be
taken whether the interview shall be accorded for next year.
From thence she takes her journey to Inverness. A terrible
journey both for horse and men, the country is so poor, and
victuals so scarce. She wills that the writer shall attend
upon her. It will be a voyage of two months or more. For
good order in the meantime, all the wardens of the Borders
are here to confer with the Council. It pleases him that the
thieves have been lately in hand with the young laird of
Ferniehurst, with the laird of Cessford, Warden of the Middle
Marches, and with Justice Clerk, from whom they have taken
above 1,000 head of cattle. They are able enough to take
their revenge; some of the cattle are recovered and five of
the thieves taken. The Master of Maxwell was sent for
and is here. Yesterday he gave a new complaint against
Lord Dacres, that he could get no justice at his hands. This
whole year past, having met him eight or ten days, he could
not get as many bills filed as were accorded by the late commissioners to be filed in one day. Since the last command
from the Queen of England, the Master has twice sent to him
to appoint times of meeting, but he has never come. The
thieves on either side are like to grow so proud that justice
can no ways be ministered or quietness kept. He complains
also that the English have corn growing more than a mile
within Scottish ground, where there is no controversy of the
limits. The Queen has desired him to advertise the Queen
of England hereof. Lord Dacres should appoint some convenient day of meeting, where the Master of Maxwell will
not fail to be. Lord Dacres, with age and other infirmities,
has become almost past ability to serve; also, some discord
there is between him and his sons. The whole doings of that
Border are guided by Mr. Richard Dacre, a man who will
oversee that which a severe man would not let pass. The Justice
Clerk is advertised by his brother out of Orkney that he ha
apprehended seven Englishmen out of the company of Johnstone and Whitehead, who landed for fresh water. Desires to
know what shall be done with them, though he doubts not
five of them will be hanged there for example, and the others
delivered over to himself. Of those lately taken by the Earl
of Argyll, part will be hanged and the rest brought hither,
which will be somewhat cumbersome. |
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| 2. Is requested by the Queen to write to Lord Grey for
the apprehension of Captain Hepburn, who played of late a
most shameful part with her Grace and has fled into England.
The tale is so irreverent that he knows not in what honest
terms to write it. The day before Sir Harry Sydney's departure, he walking with the Queen in the garden, this
Hepburn presented her Grace a bill, which she, being in
talk with Sir Harry, took unopened to the Earl of Mar to be
considered. He not at first taking great care of it, at
length looked in it, and saw there written four as shameful
and ribald verses as any devilish wit could invent, and under
them drawn with a pen the secret members both of men and
women in as monstrous a sort as nothing could be more
shamefully devised. This offends her Grace greatly; the
more that it was done at such time as might give occasion to
Sir Harry Sydney and divers gentlemen who were with
him to muse much at his boldness, or otherwise judge of herself than any occasion is given by her or hers. This man she
desires to be sent to her, and to that effect the writer has
written to Lord Grey. The next day she fell sick, and is
greatly grieved that he is fled out of her country. Yesterday, being Sunday, she being at her Mass, fell sick, but
recovered within half an hour. The like has chanced to her
divers times. They hope that it will drive her altogether
from her Mass. She is greatly offended with the Duke, who has
both secretly and openly in Council said that he thinks it
not good that she should go into England; and that at the
time he granted thereunto, he durst do no other, because his
son was a prisoner. This agrees little with the purpose he
had with the writer not two days before. Sees that he seeks
so many ways his own destruction, that he cares not what
becomes of him. |
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| 3. The Queen has received no news out of France for above
a month, and stands greatly in doubt of her uncles. The
doings of the Guises are here marvellously misliked, and
there is enough both said and preached against them. Some
word has come hither of succour intended to be sent by the
Queen of England to the Prince. The love of this nation
towards her is nothing diminished. Mr. Knox, within two
days takes his progress towards the West, to visit the churches
as far as his language will bear him, and Mr. Goodman
towards the North, as far as the Queen intends her journey.—
Edinburgh, 10 Aug. 1562. Signed.
Orig. Add. with a few marginal notes by Cecil and
endd. by his secretary. Pp. 8. |
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| [August 10.] | 457. M. De Peguillon. |
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| List of persons who accompanied M. De Peguillon into
France, for whom 25 horses are required.
Fr. P. 1. |
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| August 10. | 458. M. De Fors to Cecil. |
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| Has written to him already how much they are in need of
assistance against the enemies of God and the Gospel. Begs
him to endeavour to procure succour from the Queen. As
their enemies are already marching against them, he desires
that it may be speedy.—Dieppe, 10 August 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Fr. Pp. 2. |
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| August 10. | 459. Henry Killigrew to Cecil. |
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| 1. Arrived at Dieppe on the 4th inst. at night. Coming
into the town (on the west side), he found the wall well
built with free stone, and on the river side it was almost
perfect, likewise of stone. A new stone platform at the
entrance of the haven was almost ended. |
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| 2. The haven is full of ships of all sorts, some of which
lately came from Newfoundland with fish, which fleet arrives
daily. |
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| 3. The Parisians already want things which used to come
from this town [Newhaven]. If it, and Dieppe, be well
kept, they will want what they cannot have elsewhere. |
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| 4. It is of more commodity to France, than Calais, or any
member of the realm beside. |
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| 5. They have fresh water in the town by conduits and
cisterns, but the conduits may be taken. |
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| 6. They fear the siege, because the garrisons round about
increase both with horseman and footmen. |
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| 7. They are very desirous of aid, even if it be Turks;
rather than to fall under the Guisians' power. |
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| 8. They have not more than 600 men in the town, whereof
all are not the most trusty. |
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| 9. Here is a bruit that the eight or nine galleys come from
Nantes. At Rouen there are some as good as theirs, and for
those in England there are mariners here to row in them,
to prevent the others coming. At Dieppe and this town
they are able to send forth the ships to keep the seas against
the rest of the country. |
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| 10. Victuals are more plentiful in Dieppe than here. At
both, ships are set forth for Brazils and other places, as though
there were no troubles. |
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| 11. All the poor men who escaped from Pont Audemar,
Honfleur, Harfleur, and the Protestants betwixt this and
Rouen, have arrived here. |
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| 12. At his coming from Dieppe, he was asked how they
should behave towards the Queen's navy at their coming
upon the coast. He answered, as they thought best, and if
they needed friends, to use the matter so that they might
have the same. This was said in the Captain's presence, who
is determined to send Captain Ribaud to the navy to bid
them welcome as soon as they appear. |
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| 13. Hitherto he has not spoken with [the Vidame (fn. 2) ], but
by talk with his host; he has written thus far since supper,
and now being 10 o'clock he is sent for to him, who also sent
word to keep himself as secret as he could. |
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| 14. The writer having declared his message, it did not a
little please him, and he seemed still to fear there were no
men in England; answered, if he could find room, there would
be more than he was aware of. He said if he saw them, he
would soon provide a place, and that if the Queen would aid
them, [the Protestants,] she would be well served, and upon
sight of her ships, M. D'Aumale would retire, and they
trusted she would provide for their continual surety. He
then asked when the ships would come; the writer answered
if the weather served he might expect them about the 8th or
10th inst. He wished they were there then, lest Vielleville
made them linger; whereof he put him out of doubt. He
then inquired what Killigrew had done with the notes his
man delivered; he said they were sent to the Court, and
that the memorial he left in England should be answered
by the ships. |
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| 15. He sent to Dieppe for corn powder, but the Captain
there requested the writer to make excuse, that he could not
spare it. [The Vidame] told him (Killigrew) he had delayed
to answer the Queen Mother's letters till he heard from
England, but it being so long ere the ships arrived, he
thought it best to despatch the messenger; and he then read a
copy of his answers to the Queen Mother and M. De Piennes,
who was willed to practise with them. Piennes counterfeited religion, and at length withdrew from Orleans. |
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| 16. The effect of [the Vidame's] answer to the Queen
Mother was, that he had taken the town, and kept it for
the King's use, and that the best way for him to preserve the
town would be for her to cause the Duke D'Aumale to leave
his oppressions in all these parts, and to make restitution to
the poor men of their goods and lands. |
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| 17. The Vidame answered Piennes, that he would keep
the town for the King, and not for the Duke of Guise, whose
doings will cause more harm to France than will be recovered
in many years. |
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| 18. The Vidame told the writer that Caen was assured;
that D'Aumale gathered his forces, and that he would be
occupied this day (5th inst.) in despatching the Queen's messenger desiring Killigrew to keep himself secret for a time
until the ships appeared; and so he [Killigrew] departed from
hence at 11 o'clock, yesternight. |
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| 19. All this day (the 5th inst.) he has kept his chamber.
The Vidame told him how he had sent word to Rouen and
Caen that they might expect help, and therefore to be
constant. Unless they are aided, they cannot hold out. For
want of men they lose all their corr, for the enemy is left in
garrison by the Duke D'Aumale at Honfleur, Harfleur, and
Montivillier, which is within two leagues of this town, where
they have horsemen and footmen. |
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| 20. He was told this day that there were no galleys in
the river off Nantes, but that they were sent long since to
Marseilles, two of them were sent to the Duke of Florence,
and two to the Duke of Savoy. |
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| 21. The Provost of the marchands of Paris (a great Guisian),
was one of the first killed by the plague at Paris, where the
mortality is marvellous. |
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| 22. Ships from Newfoundland come daily into this haven,
many of them being well appointed. |
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| 23. On the sixth, for that his being there was discovered, he [the Vidame] sent his man to him in the afternoon that he should come to him, and openly declare the
cause of his coming to be to see him, and to offer for his
predecessor's sake what service he (Killigrew) was able to do
them, which he did. |
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| 24. The Vidame told him that a person had come from the
Prince, to inform him that 25,000 Almains were coming to aid
him, whereof the best part at their own charge. |
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| 25. The Vidame had no answer from the Prince to the
letters sent to Orleans upon his return from England. He
was assured that Barkevyle was prisoner at Orleans, who
went to the Duke of Bouillon with letters from the Queen
Mother to betray them of Caen. |
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| 26. This night he supped with the Vidame, who resolved
he should remain there until the ships arrived upon the
coast, which he thought were a long time coming. |
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| 27. This aid of Almains has put them in hope of liberty,
without endangering any strong place; yet when he touched
him [the Vidame] with his promise, he said that if the Duke
D'Aumale did not retire, he would receive Englishmen into
Newhaven. Having no instruction upon such cases he
thought good to say somewhat of himself, grounding the
same upon the following points, both here and at Dieppe. |
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| 28. The weighing of their own estate of peril, both for
that they had enterprised, and must of force follow. Their
weakness, because of division amongst themselves. The estate
of the rulers to be in the greatest danger. That without aid
they were all undone. That in choosing their aid, they must
obtain the favour of one who is able to sustain a long war. |
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| 29. To take into consideration how many dangers the
Prince who takes this quarrel in hand for them enters into. |
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| 30. He reminded them that if the Queen succoured them,
how much they were bound to God, considering that thereby
she lost her interest in Calais, and entered into war with
France, Scotland, and Spain. What charges she was at in
Scotland; what she must do to make the matter seem reasonable to her people, who are not all of one religion. |
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| 31. In consideration of these reasons, he said it behoved
them to make such offers as might induce her to take so
great a matter in hand. |
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| 32. He has assured [the Vidame] and the Captain of
Dieppe, that unless they used matters frankly, it would not
only make the Queen afraid to meddle, but also undo them;
and to [the Vidame] he said that he would not set a man
on land without assurance of [Newhaven]; and further he
told them that unless they upon sight of the ships resolved
thereupon, it would be the means to lose the Queen for ever.
He then made a comparison between the Queen's power and
the private Princes of Germany, whereof some receive the
Queen's pension. |
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| 33. They confessed these things to be true, and said that
when they saw the ships they would say more, blaming the
Prince of Condé that he had not before this cleared up all
doubts, and they still believed he [the Prince] had some secret
intelligence with the Queen. |
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| 34. The next day (the 7th inst.) (the Vidame) sent for
him and said he was informed by some of his friends, that he
[the Vidame] was in great danger, because a practice had
begun in the town, and also an enterprise intended against
him, which he suspected all the more because the garrisons
round about were increased; and further that his [Killigrew's] being there did more harm than good; wherefore he
desired him to return to Dieppe, and hasten the ships. [The
Vidame] desired him to ask the Captain of Dieppe to send
him some men with all speed, for he stood in danger, and
that as soon as the ships were seen, the Captain should inform
him, whereby he might with speed write to the Queen
Mother and to M. D'Aumale. |
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| 35. They have not 600 soldiers in Newhaven, and they
need as many more to keep the town. [The Vidame] at
his departure was determined to put certain suspected persons
out of the town. It is not in a state of defence. |
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| 36. They are in need of money, and they gave him the
remembrance enclosed; they have also elephants' teeth and
salt in great store. They have about 400 brass pieces at least,
and a great store of powder. |
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| 37. As he was ready to depart about four o'clock in the
afternoon, a boat came from Caen, which had been chased
by a ship of Fécamp, which brought news that the Duke
of Bouillon was slain, between Falaise and Caen, by the
Conte of Montgomery. This bruit was not verified. A
gentlemen is sent from the Prince, who had commission to go
from Caen to Newhaven, Dieppe, and Rouen, to assure them
of the coming of the Almains. |
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| 38. Being at sea in a fishing boat, a tempest arose about
midnight, which lasted 24 hours, during which time they were
without hope, and they were driven to throw masts and
all they had overboard to make room to cast out the water;
yet they arrived here on the 9th inst., but the tempest
continuing they were as like to be lost at the entrence, as
others had been just before. He was never in such danger
before. |
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| 39. The [Vidame] promised to send letters on to him at
Dieppe, as he had not then leisure to write. |
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| 40. He found Peter Mewtas at Captain Ribaud's here, who
was very sick, and who will hardly escape. |
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| 41. Delivered the [Vidame's] message; the Captain said
he was in the same position himself, and that he expected aid,
desiring him to write over with all speed for the same.
The Captain writes himself to Cecil, which Killigrew desired
for his discharge. |
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| 42. The Captain lately received news from the Prince by
a gentlemen, to whom he [Killigrew] spoke, who told him
that the reason why the Prince would have the English haste
is to keep this country from M. D'Aumale, whilst he and the
Almains sack Paris. This messenger was sent chiefly to
Senarpont, who will be at Rouen upon Thursday, the 13th
inst. |
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| 43. The Cardinal of Bourbon is at Abbeville; he has some
friends in this town, who work for him. He sent a man
expressly to Captain Ribaud to desire him to withdraw his
wife and children from the town, and to avoid the danger
that is like to ensue shortly, and for himself he would advise
him to go to M. D'Aumale. Ribaud told Killigrew this,
and said he would rather return to England to become a
bondman. |
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| 44. The Conte of Rochefocault has gone to the Queen of
Navarre to bring such men as she has levied to the Prince,
should there be no cause to leave them there to withstand
the Spaniards. |
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| 45. In this town they fear the siege, and are desirous of aid.
Last night a company of M. De Nemours came to Arques, to
cut off the victuals of this town, which are abundant and not
over dear. |
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| 46. The soldiers are unpaid, the citadel will not be guardable these 10 days; there is a division amongst themselves,
and they intend, when they have aid, to drive many out of
the town. |
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| 47. The Captain here has complained to him that the
powder which was taken at Treport from an Englishman,
and afterwards restored, was sold to the enemy. He desired
to know the merchant's name, which they have promised to
tell him. |
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| 48. Has not heard anything from Paris since Mewtas came
of the Ambassador there, but this day he has taken order
with the Captain to send to him, and to hear from him weekly
by the fishmongers. |
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| 49. This day the Bailiff of this town arrived from Rouen,
who repairs into England for money; (the Prince having
written to him therein) who is addressed to the French
preacher. Is not acquainted with the particularities of
his negociation, but the effect is to have money which is
to be paid at Antwerp or Strasburg. This messenger is no
man of deep discourse. M. De Saule will declare the effect
of this negotiation unto Cecil. |
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| 50. Was in hand with the Captain of this town to have
sent Captain Ribaud with some good offer to the Queen,
whereby she might be induced to think they esteem her aid
and favour above all others. They were willing, but the
Captain thought that it would obtain small credit without
the Prince's authority. |
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| 51. Upon [the Vidame's] steward coming to this town,
the writer despatched to Cecil, and sent money to Rye for a
man to carry the same with diligence. |
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| 52. Desires Cecil to excuse this rough letter, and to inform
him of his pleasure by this bearer, whom he sends chiefly to
that end. |
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| 53. Hears the Prince has caused a priest to be hanged at
Orleans, who was a spy. The Prince is about to set forth an
apology against the Queen Mother, wherein will be the copies
of such letters as she wrote persuading him to take up arms.
—Dieppe, 10 August 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol., with seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 19. |
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| August 10. | 460. Cuerton to Challoner. |
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| Yesternight received letters from Robert Farnham, with
one for Challoner here enclosed. Farnham writes of having
sent certain stuff of his [Challoner's] by a ship from Bermeo.
Received letters from Chamberleyne, with one for Challoner.
He writes for his stuff which he left with Challoner.—Bilboa,
10 Aug. 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol., with seal. Add. Endd.: Received 18 of the
same. Pp. 2. |
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| August 10. | 461. Edward Kingsmill to Challoner. |
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| 1. Mr. Tipton of Seville has written to him of Challoner's
goodness in procuring to have redress of the sentence passed
against him in Granada, touching his keeping his account
books in the English tongue. |
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| 2. He has proved before the justice that he has kept all
his account books, receipts of merchandise, &c., in the Spanish
tongue, according to their laws. The law gives to the judge
who shall sentence one third of the condemnation. |
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| 3. Herewith sends a memorial to inform him what is to
be done in this behalf—Canary, 10 Aug. 1562. Signed.
Add. Pp. 4. |
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| August 10. | 462. Meliadus Spinola to Challoner. |
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| 1. The weather has been delightful. The horse which
Challoner lent him is well; many thanks for it. Hears that
Condé's party is in disorder, and that the Catholics are the
stronger. Professions of service and commendations to
Henry Cobham.—Medina del Campo, 10 August 1562.
Signed. |
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| 2. P. S.—A Genoese passing through France on his way
hither, who on the 20th July was near Lyons, reports that
France is in a miserable condition by reason of the insurgents.
The Catholics are the stronger in cavalry. Signed.
Orig. Hol., with seal. Add. to Challoner at Madrid,
and endd. by him. Ital. Pp. 3. |
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