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| Copy of the title page of a book, Headed "El Segretario
Aguilon. Historia del duque Carlos de Borgonna, (fn. 1) bisaguelo del
Imperator Carlos V." Printed in Pampelona, with licence of
his Majesty, by Thomas Portalis, 1586. |
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| With dedication to Philip II. by [the said Secretary] Pedro
de Aguilon. (fn. 2)
Spanish, 1 p. [Spain II. 73.] |
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| [1586] | Note in Walsingham's hand of ships, endorsed "A note of
the preparation of shipping in Spain." The numbers come to
21; the total being given as 4000, which apparently refers to
the tonnage.
Endorsed "1586" in pencil (modern). ¼ p. [Spain II. 74.] |
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| Undated. | Points arguing the King of Spain's ill-affection to her Majesty.
His unkind drawing to accord with France upon the death of
Queen Mary, and no care had for the restitution of Calais. |
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| His refusal to break with Scotland, when she was at open
war with England. |
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| His "restraint" of munition from the Low Countries for the
siege of Leith; his protection of the Queen of Scots, and sending
of ammunition to her. |
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| His refusal to renew treaties and leagues "passed between
the two crowns in former time." |
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| Suffered the Bull of Pius V., excommunicating the Queen, to
be printed in his dominions. |
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| Indignities shown to Dr. Mann, when ambassador. |
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| Barbarous usage of English subjects trading to Spain, whereof
great numbers burnt, cast into the galleys or died in prison,
only for their religion. |
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| Arrest made by Duke d'Alva of English men and their goods
in 1568 and spoil of English merchants at the sack of Antwerp. |
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| Privity of his ministers to practices against the Queen; Duke
d'Alva and Guerau d'Espes principal instruments of the rebellion
in the North. |
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| Practice of Duke of Feria and Secretary Sayas [Zayas] to win
John Hawkins to join with the rebels in the North; to restore the
catholic faith in England and deliver it to the Queen of Scots. |
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| The notorious practices of Bernardino de Mendosa with
Throckmorton. |
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| Entertainment and pensions given to rebels at his court after
their flight. |
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| Procuring of rebellions in Ireland by James Fitzmorris and
others, proved by the letters of Escovedo, his [i.e. the King's]
secretary, those of and to the Scots' Queen, the confession of
the Bishop of Ross etc. |
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| Confederacy with the Pope and other Catholic princes to
invade England, as appeared by Throckmorton's confession,
showing that the King had promised Sir F. Englefield to aid
in the enterprise and bear half the charges; but it was stayed
by the death of the Duke of Lennox. |
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| By discourses which came to light at the taking of Creighton
the Jesuit. |
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| By the Instructions of Don John of Austria, who was to
marry the Queen of Scots and be the head of the enterprise;
prevented by his death. |
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| By the examination of divers Jesuits, "who all agree that a
conspiracy was concluded between the Pope, the King of Spain
and others" that the realm should be invaded.
Endd. Draft, much corrected. 3 pp. [Spain II. 75.]
[All the matters mentioned are of much earlier date, but it
may very well have been drawn up towards the end of 1586,
when the alarm in relation to the Queen of Scots was at its
height.] |
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| [1586?] | Passport from the Queen, granted at the request of the Grand
Duke of Tuscany, for Nicolao Ximenes and Francisco Duart his
subjects, "Portingales born"—lawfully taken on the seas in the
ships of her enemies—to go from England into the Low Countries, from whence they mean to repair to Florence to serve the
said Duke, as by his letters he has signified to her.
Copy, undated, examined by Yetsweirt. (fn. 3) ½ p. [Tuscany I. 7.] |
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| Note, in 17th Century hand, that Sir Horatio Palavicino was
sent in 1586 to the Elector of Brandenburg, and brought back
his answer to her Majesty's proposition touching the support
of France.
Endd. ¼ p. [Germany, States IV. 132.] |
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| [Undated] | The Secretary of M. de Buy to Davison, Secretary of her
Majesty. |
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| There is a common proverb to the effect that la verdad
adelgaca, pero jamas rompe, whereof I have had experience
since I have been in England, for great as was my mortification
at the change in her Majesty, much greater is my satisfaction
that this refrain has proved true, and would be greater still if
I knew what the cause has been. So I beseech you so far as
possible to let me understand it, for I cannot believe that there
has been any other occasion for it than that King Don Antonio
has said something about me, to which I answer, if it be so,
that a blind man is ill fitted to speak of what he has neither
seen nor understood. When the Earl of Leicester wrote to me
that her Majesty was willing that I should speak with her, I did
so covertly and without declaring who I was; so that I am
astonished how I can have said aught that has caused her
Majesty to change her mind. But I now ask of the King
himself if it is he that hath persuaded her Majesty to go no
farther in my affairs; knowing nothing of them. For he has
sent to tell me to go again to speak with her Majesty, and
that she was satisfied. This I will say, whenever there shall
be need, in presence of her Majesty and Council, and for this
reason I pray you earnestly to show her this letter, whereby
you will do me a very particular favour. London. [Undated.]
Postscript. The bearer will tell you why I desire first to
speak with King Don Antonio. |
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| Add. Endd. "A Spanish letter to Mr. Secretary Davison."
Spanish, 1½ pp. [Portugal II. 25.]
[Apparently written a few days before Walsingham's letter
to Davison, of Jan. 4, below.] |
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| [1586 or 1587?] | Memoire by Nicholas Masselin to the [French] ambassador
praying him to lay before the lords of the Council his complaint
against the citizens of Bristol. |
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| Certain grapes and cochineal having been laden in Spain
for his constituents, in the French ship Christofer of Croiset,
Nicholas Mirault master, were taken by John Oradon of Chichester, returning from Spain to Rouen, and great part thereof
brought to Bristol, where they were bought by some of the inhabitants of that town, as appears by the informations made
there, declared below, by The "Limao" of the customs of
Bristol; Mr. Anthony Stanbank, Master of the Common Pleas
there; George Ollam, and John Fil, searchers; Richard Tissan,
searcher of the sheriff "de Longs" of Bristol; the sheriff "de
Longs"; Tobie Franche and others.
Copy. Endd. Fr. 1½ pp. [News-letters IX. 34.] |
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| [Undated] | Dr. Marta to the English Ambassador. |
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| Yesterday I could not find your Excellency. To-day the weather keeps me a prisoner. I wished to show you letters from
Verona, from whence they write that the Duke of Mantua is
there and goes every day to the play-house; also that you are
expected there to negotiate. Secretary Cesareo writes the came.
The scholars who are come from Trent say that they are raising
2000 soldiers, at the instance of the Governor of Milan. Other
matters I reserve to tell you to-morrow, if the weather be fine.
I pray you to return me the book of the bull In cena Domini
as I have need of it to-day. I have written 32 carte of the
work.—From the Casa dominica. |
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| [No clue to date, but found placed at the beginning of 1587.]
Addressed to his patron, the English ambassador. Endd.
"Dr. Marta to my lord." Italian. ½ p. [Italy I. 18.] |
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