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1466. Provisions for the Army in the North. |
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A note of provisions by Valentine Browne which remain
at Berwick and Holy Island unspent, by reason that the army
was continually employed within the realm of Scotland, prosecuting the Queen's rebels. |
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In Browne's writing. Pp. 3.
After 1568. |
| [1570.] |
1467. A Memorial for Berwick. |
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Note of certain things to be considered for the service at
Berwick, and amongst other whether Lyle, a banished man
for the death of one of the Herons, who has given such good
intelligence of the doings and purposes of such of the Borders
of Scotland as are in forward mind to aid and harbour the
English rebels, might not receive the Queen's pardon. |
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Endd. Pp. 1. |
| [1570.] |
1468. A Memorial for Berwick. |
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Rough notes by Cecil, relating to the charges and service of
the garrison of Berwick. |
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Endd. Pp. 2½. |
| [1570.] |
1469. Charges at Berwick. |
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The yearly, monthly, and daily rate of the charges of the
garrisons serving at Berwick and other places in the north,
amounting to 17,076l. 4s. 2d., 1,310l. 18s. 8d., and 46l. 15s. 8d.
respectively. |
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Endd. Pp. 2. |
| [1570.] |
1470. Licence for [Valentine Browne]. |
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Allowing him to export such fells, tallow, hides, and grain,
as is not necessary for the garrison of Berwick. |
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Rough draft, corrected by Cecil. Pp. 1¼. |
| [1570.] |
1471. Charges in the North. |
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A proportion of the armour and other furniture delivered
to the Yorkshire companies in 1570, and remaining at Berwick,
being the furniture for 300 shot and 530 pikes. |
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Endd. P. ½. |
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1472. The East and Middle Marches. |
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List of tenants of Her Majesty in the East and Middle
Marches, as be decayed since the tenth year of her reign. |
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Endd. Pp. 2. |
| [1570.] |
1473. Petition of Robert Vernon. |
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Petition made by Robert Vernon concerning the valuation
made by Sir Valentine Browne for the receipt of the Queen's
stock and remain at Berwick. |
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Corrections and notes in Cecil's writing. Pp. 1¾. |
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1474. Affairs of France. |
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Abstract of negociations and arguments used by the Queen
of England to induce the French King to show favour to his
subjects of the reformed religion. |
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Written at a later period. Endd.: 1570, Mr. Fr. Walsingham. Pp. 1¼. |
| [1570.] |
1475. — to the English Ambassador in France. |
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Complains that in contravention of the concordat between
the Queen and the French King extra duties have been imposed upon the exportation of salt at Havre de Grace, and
desires that he will speak hereof to the president, De Bizagues. |
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Fr. P. ½. |
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1476. [The Princes of Navarre and Condé and others to
the Queen.] |
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Send M. De Breau to her and also give an abstract of the
negociations for peace between them and the French King
since the month of October. |
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Copy. Fr. Pp. 1¾. |
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1477. Proposed Marriage of the Queen and the Duke of
Anjou. |
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Paper entitled "The commodities that may follow upon the
marriage with the Duke of Anjou." Fifteen articles showing
the advantages to the Queen and her realm through the
French alliance, whereby the King of Spain would be made
more conformable to keep the treaties of intercourse; the
Pope's malice with his Bulls and excommunication vanish
away in a smoke; the Emperor and his brethren have the
Queen in more estimation than for all their fair words they
have had; and the Queen be more assured of Ireland. The
Duke being content to conform to the religion of England
(which must be), there may ensue the increase of the same in
France and other parts of Christendom. Amongst other advantages the Duke has a competent income of his own to
sustain his private charges; also through his means Calais
might be restored, and the country enjoying peace all extraordinary charges might be forborne, and the opportunity
be taken of making the coin rich. |
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Things Needful to be Fully Considered. |
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1. Nothing is to be by Her Majesty assented to until she
may be truly certified of the conditions of his person. |
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2. Although the Queen may have a liking of him the same
is to be dissembled, so as the French King may be more
earnest in his suit, and the conditions of the compact be more
beneficial for Her Majesty and her realm. |
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3. The cause is to be so ordered, as the nobility of the
realm may appear to be suitors to the Queen to like it,
whereby the mislikings of the popular sort would be stayed,
and great inconveniences avoided. |
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Draft corrected by Cecil. Endd.: 1570. Pp. 2½. |
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1478. Proposed Marriage of the Queen and the Duke of
Anjou. |
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1. Paper entitled "Reasonable demands to be required from
Monsieur for the preservation of the religion of England in
credit, and the Protestants thereof in comfort." Monsieur
shall accompany and be present with Her Majesty at her services in her chapel. His ministers shall, in his presence, use
the morning and evening prayer in Latin as it is used in the
English churches; that is, such psalms, prayers, and hymns as
are contained in the service books used both in the English
and French churches. This divine service is to be used openly
so that any may resort thereto. |
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2. As long as he shall observe the premises, and until he
may by instruction be induced to think the use of the English service in the church sufficient, he may for three days in
the week use his own religion, so that the same be in some
private chamber within his bedchamber, where none come or
may conveniently come but himself and six or seven more
besides the minister or priest and one to attend upon him, and
the time of this service must be before Her Majesty's usual
repair to her chapel, so as he may be openly seen to accompany her to service. No reproof shall be offered to his priest,
so that he does nothing by his speech to deprave the service of
the Church of England. If at any time the Queen may perceive that any offence is grown, or publicly may grow, to the
trouble of the quiet of the realm, by the exercise of his religion, then he shall be advised by her and her Council to do
all things reasonable for the present remedy thereof. That
Monsieur and his shall not refuse to hear and be informed in
convenient times and places, of the truth and sufficiency of
the religion of the Church of England, so as no unseemly
terms of reproof be used against the profession of his
conscience. |
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Draft in Cecil's writing. Endd. Pp. 12/3. |
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1479. Presents given to the French Queen. |
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List of presents given to the young French Queen with the
size of some of the diamonds contained in them depicted. |
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Endd. P. 2/3. |
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1480. News from France. |
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1. The King in reply to certain demands has refused to
assemble the States General, but consents to a reduction of
taxation and the abolition of sundry superfluous offices. |
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2. In Languedoc the truce is extended to the end of next
February. At Montpellier an attempt has been made to blow
up M. Danville. In Poitou a practice has been discovered to
surprise Rochelle, whereupon the inhabitants have put to
death more than 100 persons, captains and others. |
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Fr. Pp. 2. |
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1481. Sir Henry Norris to —. |
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M. De Mesnil, prothonotary to the Cardinal Chatillon, has
declared that a great personage, meaning M. Montmorency,
gave him to understand that there is some secret practice in
England for the delivery of the Queen of Scots, and that the
Cardinal of Lorraine has granted to him of the Queen to send
4,000 harquebussiers into Scotland upon the cassing of the
companies, which the Cardinal requires to be done out of hand,
as the Queen of England has an army on the frontiers, and
her navy besieges Dumbarton. |
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Endd.: Ricardo Edwardo, H.N. |
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1482. Certain French Captains to Edward Horsey, Governor
of the Isle of Wight. |
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Having understood of certain orders issued to the English
mariners which they consider to mean preparations for war;
they place at Her Majesty's disposal their vessels 10 in number
at present lying in the roads ready equipped. Signed by eight
captains. |
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Fr. P. 1. |
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1483. Affairs of France. |
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List of Huguenot captains, with the different localities in
which they held command. |
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Fr. Pp. 1¼. |
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1484. The Cardinal of Lorraine. |
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When the Cardinal heard that peace was restored between
the Flemings and the English, and that the commerce was
again free, he was much annoyed, and complained to the
Duke of Alva that it was to the disadvantage of his niece,
and in order to induce him to break it, he sent articles for
her marriage with Don John of Austria. The Duke of
Medina Celi is going to Ireland with 6,000 Spaniards. |
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Endd. Fr. P. ½. |
| [1570.] |
1485. Petition to the Spanish Ambassador. |
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Margaret Vandenbruck, a subject of the King Catholic,
begs him to procure her liberation from the Fleet where she
has been confined for some weeks for delivering a letter to
Nicholas Huge, one of the King of Sweden's people. |
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Endd. Fr. P. ½. |
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1486. Message from the Queen to the Duke of Alva. |
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The Queen having been informed that the Duke has received
certain matters of importance from his master to communicate
to her, which he has not done, because neither the Spanish
Ambassador nor any one sent by him has been allowed
audience with her, sends John Fitzwilliam to explain why
neither the Spanish Ambassador nor M. D'Assonville were
received. If the Duke has any special matters to communicate from the King of Spain, Her Majesty will be content to
be informed of the same by any proper person whom he may
send. |
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Endd. by Cecil. Fr. Pp. 2. |
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1487. Inventory of the wardrobe of a Spanish gentleman. |
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Pp. 1¼. |
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1488. Memorial in Spanish of the wrongs done to English merchants in Spain contrary to existing treaties of intercourse. |
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Endd.: M. in Spanish touching the innovations. Pp. 4. |
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1489. Account of Moneys.
Rough draft of accounts in ducats. |
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Endd.: "A memorial of Don Juan Alonzo." |
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Span. P. ¾. |
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1490. Notes on the interruption of the commerce between Spain
and England, and on the stay of the money belonging to the
King of Spain. |
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Ital. Pp. 2¼. |
