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| July 21. | 325. Cecil to Throckmorton. |
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| By his last letters the Queen understands that one [blank],
a goldsmith, (fn. 1) means to come over with jewels. She wishes
that he might rather stay, as he could not be here before her
progress.—Ingatestone, 21 July 1561. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Much mutilated. Pp. 2. |
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| July 21. | 326. Richard Clough to Gresham. |
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| 1. Since his last letter, he has received Gresham's letter of
the 12th inst., and perceives thereby of the arrival and discharging of divers ships. Two days ago Simon Lossone
arrived here from Stockholm, who brought divers letters;
amongst which were two letters from Captain Host to his
brother, wherein there is not much written of the King's
coming, but mention is made that lately five ships passed
from Lubeck into some part of the Muscovite's country, who
were met by the galleys of the King of Sweden, and a fight
ensued, wherein one of the galleys was sunk; but in the end
they took the five ships, and in discharging them found much
munition aboard. The King takes it in bad part, and confiscates the said ships. No news from Dutchland and Italy.
The controversy betwixt the Duke of Wurtemberg and
another is ended, and the Duke has his castle again. |
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| 2. Trusts that Gresham has received Cecil's "pelers" before
this, sent by Cornelius Jansone of Bergen, with whom Clough
shipped them five days past. Concerning the payment, he
hears by divers of the company here that he makes no reckoning to pay any here, and says the matter is not agreed upon;
but yesterday upon the Bourse he spoke with the Master
Governor, who asked the same question. He answered that
Gresham wrote to him that the Queen's creditors shall be
paid, and also of the order of the bargain made with the merchants at home. He intends to ship this day the six velvet
stools, three green and three red; by his next he will write
the ship's name and charges thereof; and next week he shall
not fail to have Cecil's chairs, four leather and two velvet.
He has received the three tuns of beer, and distributed it according to his commission; and whereas he wrote that he
should give two hogsheads to Jasper Sketts, he has given
them to Condratt Sketts, whom he thinks he meant, for
Conrad spoke to him about them. |
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| 3. A marriage is concluded between John Fleming and
Jasper's second daughter, who will be married within eight
days. The exchange passes at twenty-two shillings and
threepence.—Antwerp, 21 July 1561. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 4. |
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| July 22. | 327. Intelligences from various Places. |
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| 1. Milan, 16 July 1561. The Castellan was going into
Spain to answer certain informations concerning a new
fortification about the castle, of great expense, and to
small purpose. The corsairs have done much harm, especially
in Puglia [Apulia]; where, landing three or four hundred at
a time, they took a great number of persons. Visconte
Cicala, lately taken by Dragut Rays, is well entertained by
him, and is put in hope to be shortly dismissed. It is said
King Philip has made the Duke of Alva his lieutenantgeneral, by sea and land. The Bishop of Terracina arrived
in Spain, and presented the Pope's licence for levying
300,000 crowns yearly of the clergy, until the number of
galleys which the King had determined to make, should be
furnished; at which the King seemed displeased, having
required licence to alienate so much land of the Church as
would amount to 25,000 crowns a year, which licence he
expected would be sent by the said Bishop. |
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| 2. Don Luigi Valeja was sent by King Philip to Portugal
for three causes: one to request that the Government might
be jointly used by the Queen Mother and the Cardinal, it
being supposed the Cardinal took the matter upon him alone;
the second, to borrow the galleys of Portugal to resist the
Turk's army; and the third, requesting the King to marry a
daughter of the King of Bohemia. |
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| 3. Answer was made to the first, that there was no other
meaning but the Government to be jointly. To the second,
the King intended to send his galleys to Gibraltar, and being
there, they should be at King Philip's command for the aid
of that coast. To the third, it was honourable, but the King
was too young to treat of such a matter yet. |
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| 4. The corsairs had taken two rich ships coming from the
Canary Islands laden with sugar and other merchandise.
Others have taken three foists and a galley belonging to the
Religion of Malta. |
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| 5. King Philip's affairs grow worse because of the discord
of his Councillors. The debate between the Brescians and
the Cremoneses is not yet quieted. It is thought the end
will be good by the means of the Marquis of Pescara. |
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| 6. Fifteen Turkish vessels attempted to land in Malorque
and other places. Entering as friends into Antibes, they were
made much of; from thence they departed to Marseilles,
where they were furnished with masts and oars and such
things as they lacked. The Duke of Savoy and his subjects
of the Valle D'Angrona have agreed, and they are permitted
to enjoy their religion till the end of the General Council.
A Turkish foist passing Corsica landed forty persons to seek
some "butyn." The Comite, who was a Christian renegade,
seeing his time, released all the Christian men that rowed in
chains in the foist, and put all the Turks in their places, that
remained in the vessel. He then went his way, and sending
the Turks to be sold at Genoa, he liberated all the Christian
men. The said forty Turks remained in the isle, where order
was given to take them, and good sums of money offered for
their apprehension. |
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| 7. Rome, 22 July 1561. Fifty sail of the Turks were
seen about Terracina, whereof there were twelve of Dragut
Rays' galleys, whereby the Pope was obliged to send a
number of men for defence of Ostia and other places. It
was expected they would do all the harm they could on the
river of Genoa. The Cardinal of Marsilia is dead. The
Pope has published a Bull, whereby all prelates dying in
Rome are inhibited to make any testament. |
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| 8. Certain Turkish vessels had laid siege to a place of
Puglia, called Goso [Gioja]. The Conte of Tendila was
banished from Spain, and had retired to Portugal. The
Cardinal of Ferrara was on his way to France, with a great
train, making small journeys, not exceeding fifteen miles a
day. He expects to be at the Court of France about the
middle of September. He has received letters from the
King of Navarre signifying he will be welcome to the Court.
He is charged, first, to settle the displeasure between
Vendôme and Guise; if any remain, then to hasten the
French prelates to the General Council for fear of a National
Council, and to do his best to support the old religion there.
Cardinal Morone has cleared himself concerning the election
of another Pope when this one dies. The Bishop of Terracina has informed the Pope that King Philip would send his
prelates to the Council immediately, and would cause his
Ambassador in France to travail that those prelates may do
the same. It is confirmed by letters from Naples of the
executions for religious matters. Two hundred have been
put to death, five hundred condemned to the galleys, and a
great number banished. |
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| Endd. Pp. 6. |
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| July 22. | 328. The Marquis of Winchester and Sir R. Sackville
to Cecil. |
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| They forward Challoner's request to have certain lands
belonging to the Queen, of the yearly value of 21l. 11s. 2d.,
lying at East Haddon and Cold Ashby, in Northamptonshire,
in exchange for certain others, parcels of the manor of St.
Bees, in Cumberland, of the yearly value of 21l. 15l. 8d. He
also desires to be restored to his annuity of 50l. Encloses a
bill of another suit, touching the same annuity.—22 July
1561. Signed. |
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| Orig., with seal. Add. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 4. |
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| July 23. | 329. Measurement between the Tweed and the Sea. |
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| "A note of remembrance of the quantity of the measure of
the ground betwixt the river of Tweed and the sea side
above the castle and town of Berwick, taken 21 July by
Sir Thomas Dacre, Richard Goodall, and John Rophe,
carpenter." |
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| Length from low-water mark of the Tweed to low-water
mark of the sea, 4,000 feet. From Tweed side to the sea side,
taking one place with another, the ground is eighty feet deep,
that the sea may easily fall into the Tweed. For the safeguard of the town, there may be water fifty feet deep always
standing, if need require. There are 300 feet between the
walls and where the ditch shall be, for casting of the earth
towards the walls. They think the same may be done with
charges by the Queen; and if it were once finished, there was
never such a strength made for the safeguard of the town.—
Berwick, 23 July 1561. Signed: Thomas Dacre, John
Roffe. |
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| Orig. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 2. |
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| July 24. | 330. Fortescue's Debt to Farre. |
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| Acknowledgment of a debt of fifty-five rials of plate, current
money of Spain, owing by Thomas Fortescue to William
Farre.—24 July 1561. Signed. |
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| Orig., with seal. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| July 25. | 331. Thomas Cecil to his Father. |
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| 1. Wrote on 10th July, and on the 19th received his letters.
Thanks him for his affectionate care, and for the advice which
he had given him in writing before his departure. Of study
there is little or nothing; they spend their whole time in
seeing what is to be seen. Not being yet settled, they cannot
apportion any fixed time to study. There is a dispute about
the rent of their house, which he hopes will be settled, as he
likes his quarters, and the landlord is a wise, honest, and religious man. But Windebanke will write more fully about
these matters. Will himself write at greater length about
his studies in his next letter, and will take care to obey his
father's injunctions. |
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| 2. On the day that he received his father's letters, Throckmorton took him to the Court. In consequence of the news
which they brought, their presence was not so acceptable as
formerly. He there witnessed a terrible battle between a
lion and three dogs, in which the latter were victorious.—
Paris, 25 July 1561. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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| July 25. | 332. Windebank to Cecil. |
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| 1. Cannot as yet send an estimate of their monthly
charges. (fn. 2) With Throckmorton's help found a gentleman,
who, for 300 crowns a year, will lodge, board, and find them
fire and candle, with other necessaries, and give them stable
room for their horses, and allow them a fourth man as lackey.
The monthly rate is twenty-five crowns, that is eight for
Mr. Thomas, eight for Windebank, seven for Thomas Kendall,
and the rest for the fourth man, which he will not abate.
The gentleman is a courtier, and is learned and has had charge
in the wars, and is of "indifferent good religion;" yet, all that
notwithstanding, his demand is very great. |
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| 2. The fashion of gentlemen and of meaner men is to ride
with foot-cloth, and therefore Mr. Thomas must have his
horse and foot-cloth. The keeping of two horses will come to
4s. the week, or at least two and a half French crowns a
month. His furniture of apparel for the winter will stand
almost 20l. Mr. Thomas has spent his time as a courtier, and
Windebank trusts that when he is settled he will frame himself more to his studies. |
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| 3. In his letter of the 10th, he desired to know Cecil's
pleasure touching the forty crowns which Mr. Thomas has received for his hobby. Desires that he will remember him to
avoid English company, saving so far as their duty to Throckmorton and the Earl of Hertford requires, and that he do not
neglect the Latin tongue.—Paris, 25 July 1561. Signed. |
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| 4. P. S.—Their engagement with the aforesaid gentleman
will only be from month to month. |
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| Orig. Hol., with seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 3. |
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| July 25. | 333. Draft of the above. |
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| In Windebank's hol., and endd. by him. Pp. 4. |
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