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Oct. 2.
Calais. |
183. Mrs. Ursula Hall to same. Thanks him for the continuance of his goodness, not only to her and hers, as informed by
the letter of Thomas Welles, but to all those who served under her
late husband. Requests he may be mean to him who shall succeed
as Comptroller, that the parties following may retain their offices:
viz., the said Welles as clerk of carpenters; William Philips, clerk
comptroller of the labourers; John Benett, clerk of the check of
the retinue; and Richard Bryant, clerk concerning the Custom
House; all being such honest men, and so meet for their rooms, as it
will be hard to find their like. Having since the death of Mr. Hall
been charged with the watch and ward of seven men, as the bearer
William Skelly can show, requests that she may be allowed therefor
when the new Comptroller is appointed. [One page.] |
Oct. 3.
Calais. |
184. Same to same. After dispatching her letter of yesterday, had received one from Lord Gray, requesting to have her
house with its stuff, and understands that his Lordship either has
applied, or is about to apply to the Council for it; wherefore requests
Cecil, should such be the case, to aid that she may keep her said
house; because she knows that if it goes out of his hands it will fall
into utter ruin and decay, besides her stuff, with which she is
charged, will be lost. Her only desire is to keep it in her hands
that it may not fall into decay, so that her son may have a house to
put his head in when he comes to age, which she fears he is not like
to have, if she by any such means go from it. Has none but Cecil
to apply to for assistance. [One page.] |
Oct. 10.
Calais. |
185. Mrs. Ursula Hall to Sir William Cecil. Welles had informed
him that the Mayor of Calais was contented to find the office of
Mr. Hall's lands in these parts. This the Mayor now delays because
they lie in three several jurisdictions, Calais, Guisnes, and Sandgate.
Requests a commission may be given to the Mayor and the two
Bailies of Guisnes and Sandgate, by virtue of which they may
forthwith find the said office. Returns thanks for his having procured that the individuals, concerning whom she had written, shall
retain their situations under the new Comptroller. [One page.] |
Oct. 17.
Guisnes. |
186. Sir Andrew Dudley to King Edward VI. Returns thanks
for his being revoked from the command of Guisnes and licensed to
return to England. [Copy, indorsed by Cecil. One page.] |
| Oct. 17. |
187. Sir John Fogg to Sir William Cecil. Has been sore vexed
with this bitter pain of the stone, as shall appear by certain stones
that he has voided by God's help, and sends to him by the bearer.
He has endured great pains, and being not so well as he would be a
suitor himself, beseeches Cecil to be a mean to the Council, that he
may have his wages as Marshal of Calais allowed to him, until such
time as his successor is sworn into office. Also that they may grant
him a letter to the "Feers Marshal" for the having a way of his stuff
without trouble or arrest, else he shall be utterly undone; for he
intends to satisfy all men when his wages are received there. And
if it so be, that he be not able to discharge his debts there, he trusts
to God he shall be able to content them here with the uttermost,
although he is in great hindrance and poverty. Farther, that when
convenient they may reward him somewhat, for his long and
chargeable services there have brought him to this hindrance and
sickness, which pincheth him very sore. [One page and a half.] |
| Sine anno. |
188. "The remainders of the ordnance, munition, and artillery
under the charge of Sir Henry Palmer, Knight, Master of the
Ordnance there, placed about the King's Majesty's fortresses of High
Boulogne and the castle there, Bas Boulogne, the Old Man and
Boulogneberg, and an entitling of all such wants desired to be
supplied for the better defence of the same." [Roll, upwards of
eight feet in length.] |
