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| Sept. 4. |
419. Passport. |
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Passport for Antonio Fugazza, a gentleman of Portugal.—
Pychefelde, 4 Sept. 1569. Signed by the Queen. |
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Endd., with royal seal. P. 1. |
| Sept. 5. |
420. The Regent Murray to Queen Elizabeth. |
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Acknowledges the receipt of her three letters, all of which
he has well considered, and has travailed to satisfy her
resolutely concerning the articles brought by Mr. John Wood.
Is "deliberat," by advice of the King's Council, to send to
her Robert, commendator of Dunfermline, instructed to confer
with her in the matters imparted by her letters. Denies that
it ever entered his mind to prepare any force to pass into the
west. As for Dumbarton, there is no other kind of besieging
used saving a very mean number of soldiers appointed to
resist the daily incursions of them within the castle, from
their daily depredations on the poor people of the country.
Has suffered Mr. Thomas Fleming to return, but has thought
it more sure to send his answer by the ordinary post than by
such an one as his misreport has proved him to be. Paris,
the Frenchman, suffered death by order of law, on Aug. 16,
17 or 18 days before the receipt of her letter. Desires a
safe-conduct for the commendator of Dunfermline to come
into her realm.—Stirling, 5 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Pp. 2¼. |
| Sept. 5. |
421. The Regent Murray to Cecil. |
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Is heartily sorry that the Queen has misliked his answer
sent to her by Alexander Hume. Desires him to expedite the
safe-conduct for the commendator of Dunfermline. Where
Cecil writes that he does not use Lethington as he has done,
there is an accident fallen out since his coming to Stirling that
is the occasion of the restraining of his liberty and the apprehension of Sir James Balfour. That was a public accusation
of them both in presence of the council, that they were of
the counsel for knowledge and device of the murder of the
King's father; and upon the petition of the accuser (being
servant to the Earl of Lennox) it was thought there could be
no less done than to put them it surety, whilst the due trial
might be had.—Stirling, 5 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd. Pp. 1¼. |
August 16.
Sept. 6. |
422. Charles IX. to M. De la Motte Fenelon. |
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Extracts from two letters in which the King directs M. De
la Motte Fenelon to desire the Queen of England to com
mand her subjects to abstain from trading with Rochelle, and
to promise that the same conveniences shall be provided for
them at Bordeaux, and other towns still in his obedience as
exist at Rochelle. |
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Endd. Fr. P. ½. |
| Sept. 6. |
423. M. Dupin to Cecil. |
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Sends some pamphlets printed at Rochelle.—Shene, 6 Sept.
1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd. Fr. P. ⅓. |
| Sept. 6. |
424. The Cardinal of Chatillon to Cecil. |
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Desires his assistance in facilitating the dispatch and procuring licence for the exportation to Rochelle of certain
"merchandises" of which they stand in great need.—Shene,
6 Sept. 1569. Signed. (See Aug. 22.) |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Fr. P. 1. |
| Sept. 7. |
425. Lord Hunsdon to Cecil. |
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Will understand what he can of the marriage at his meeting
with Murray. Has received advertisement out of Scotland
that Lethington is committed to ward, being accused of treason,
and that the parson of Fliske was also sought for. Has
received a letter from the Council in behalf of certain of the
Armerars, and one Carr and Fenwick. It came too late as
the father and one of the sons were condemned of march
treason, and had received their judgment a little before the
delivery of the letter. Denies that there has been any partiality shown either by himself or Sir John Forster in this
matter.—Newcastle, 7 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd. P. 1. |
| Sept. 7. |
426. The Doge of Venice to Queen Elizabeth. |
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Thanking her for the liberation of the two Venetian ships
which had been stayed in her realm.—Venice, 7 Sept. 1569. |
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Add. Endd. on parchment. Ital. Royal letter. |
| Sept. 8. |
427. Lord Hunsdon to Cecil. |
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Sends a packet together with a letter to himself from the
Regent, whereby he finds that his advertisement of Lethington
is true. Balfour was taken out of Fife with certain horsemen
and harquebussiers. They are accused by Crawford, a servant
of the Earl of Lennox, of consenting to and aiding the murder
of Lord Darnley. The Earl of Athole is also in his house upon
bond. Crawford's accusation may be some part of the cause
of their imprisonment, but surely the principal cause is a
certain convention that has been of late at Athole, where
were practised some matters for the Scottish Queen.—Alnwick,
8 September 1569. Signed. |
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P. ½. |
| Sept. 8. |
428. John Sturmius to Cecil. |
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Writes in favour of a man who has translated the Bible
into Spanish. They have no news from France.—Strasbourg,
8 September 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Lat. P. 1. |
| Sept. 10. |
429. Catherine de Medicis to the Duke of Anjou. |
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His letter to the King has just arrived announcing the
raising of the siege of Poitiers with great honour to the Duke
of Guise. Approves of his false attack upon Chatelherault
which has been of great service. |
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Extract from a letter written from Plessis les Tours, 6 September 1569. Endd. Fr. P. ½. |
| Sept. 10. |
430. Sir Henry Norris to the Queen. |
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The town of Naverin for three months being besieged
by M. Terrides, the captain sent secretly to the Queen of
Navarre that unless presently he were succoured he would be
constrained to yield up the place, whereupon the Princes dispatched incontinent to M. Montgomery to repair with the
Viscount's troops to levy the siege. Danville sent in haste to
Terrides willing him to retire to Orthez, or some other place
of security, but by his too long abode his forces were put to
flight, 800 being slain and he himself besieged and taken
prisoner in Orthez, together with M. St. Colombe and divers
others of mark, so as this province is again reduced to the
obedience of the Queen of Navarre. MM. Danville and
Monluc having joined their forces together, there is like to be
some encounter between them and Montgomery. Since his
last of the 28th ult. the Admiral has gained a tower at Poitiers
and kept them so straitly pent in as for 16 days they were
constrained to eat horseflesh, having great penury within the
town. On the 3d M. D'Anjou made a general muster of his
army in which he found 1,500 gendarmes French, 700 Italian
horsemen, 1,000 Walloons, and 4,000 reiters, besides La Vallette's regiment of 400, and the Duke of Longueville's and
some other companies. Of footmen he had 6,000 French,
4,000 Swiss, 2,500 Italians, and 2,000 Walloons. On the 4th
instant he passed over the river of Creuse, and on Tuesday last
planted his artillery before Chatelherault, and by noon next
day had made a breach 40 feet long. The assault was granted
to the Italians, whereat the French greatly misliking would
not follow their captain but suffered 400 of them to be slain
without rescue within the town walls. The Admiral judging
the place to be in great danger, on Wednesday night last
with 7,000 horse and 8,000 footmen marched to within three
leagues of Chatelherault; whereupon Monsieur perceiving that
he came with intention to fight, levied his siege, and on
Friday the two armies skirmished together, when he had two
cornets of horse defeated. Monsieur understanding that 2,000
horsemen be passed the river of Creuse, has advertised the King
here to retire within the town, fearing lest they should surprise him. Monsieur's army is at Ingrande, so that they daily
look for a battle to be stricken. Is informed that the Admiral
yet maintains the siege of Poitiers.—Tours, 10 September
1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd. Pp. 3. |
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431. Occurents in France. |
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Abstract of the intelligence contained in the above letter,
with the addition that the Queen of Navarre had come to the
camp with 12 ensigns and 600 horse. |
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Endd. P. 1. |
| Sept. 11. |
432. Queen Elizabeth to Charles IX. |
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Thanks him for his letter of the 15th August informing her
of his intended marriage with the Emperor's second daughter,
and of that of his sister Margaret with the King of Portugal,
which she right well allows, and hopes that the whole estate
of Christendom shall thereby receive increase of quietness. |
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433. Queen Elizabeth to Catherine de Medicis. |
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To the same effect as the above. |
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Draft in Cecil's writing. Endd.: 11 September 1569. Pp. 1¼. |
| Sept. 11. |
434. Sir Henry Norris to Cecil. |
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Excuses himself for using his servant's hand on account of his
indisposition. Is secretly given to understand that Poitiers
is still environed with sufficient forces. No gentleman from
within that town has come to the Court but only two spies to
Monsieur. Monsieur is with his army at Ingrande and the
Admiral is at La Selle two leagues from thence. Monsieur
advertising that 2,000 horsemen were passed the Creuse caused
the Court to dislodge at midnight with a great tumult. The
Prince's army is very puissant and much redoubted of their
enemies. The Queen of Navarre banqueted the Count Mansfield and the chief rittmasters before Poitiers renewing their
capitulations. There is a levy of soldiers in La Beauce. It
is ordained that those of the religion within Orleans shall be
put out of the town, which the Duke Montpensier misliked
the other day in council, saying that the chasing the Huguenots from their houses had strengthened their enemies above
8,000 men. The Swiss say that they are not bound to furnish
any more men. The news of the descent of the Germans into
France is lately confirmed. The Duke of Savoy during these
troubles does not omit to make his profit thereof, and treats
of a league with Berne and Zurich which is greatly suspected by them of Geneva. Begs him to have the Admiral's
cause in remembrance.—Tours, 11 September 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Pp. 3. |
| Sept. 11. |
435. Sir Henry Norris to the Earl of Leicester. |
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Sends the same information as that contained in his letters
to the Queen and Cecil respecting the progress of the siege
of Poitiers, the alarm at the Court, the coming of the Queen
of Navarre to the camp, &c. Six lines in cipher at the end of
this letter.—Tour, 11 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Pp. 2⅓. |
| Sept. 15. |
436. John Bateman to Cecil. |
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Here is great care and pensiveness taken for the Laird of
Lethington being, as it is informed, in great peril, and most
earnest desires and wishes are made that Cecil would stand
his friend in this extremity. Is thus bold to advertise him,
being thereto moved by those who singularly trust unto him.
—Wingfield, 15 Sept. Signed. |
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Add. Endd. P. ¼. |
| [Sept.] |
437. The Regent Murray to [Cecil]. |
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Desires that sharp commandment may be sent to Sir John
Forster to redress divers enormities and spoils committed on
the subjects of Scotland by certain of the West Marches of
England. Signed. |
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P. ½. |
| Sept. 16. |
438. Albert Frederick of Brandenburg to the Queen. |
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Desires that restitution may be made of the goods of certain
of his subjects, which have been seized by her fleet.—Konigsburg, 16 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd. Lat. Pp. 1¼. |
| Sept. 16. |
439. Cassiodorus Reimius to Cecil. |
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Has after eleven years labour finished the translations of
the Bible into Spanish. Describes the different obstacles
thrown in the way of accomplishing his task by Satan. Desires Cecil to procure the Queen's favour for his work.—
Frankfort-on-Main, 16 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd. Lat. Pp. 1¼. |
| Sept. 18. |
440. Sir Henry Norris to Cecil. |
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Finds now that the siege is wholly levied from Poitiers.
There is great want of money on both sides. The King's
Swiss are unpaid for three months, and his reiters for five.
The Admiral is behind hand for three months, and has repassed
the Creuse. Desires him to credit and thank the bearer for
his painful and dangerous services lately done.—Tours, 18 Sept.
1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Pp. 1¼. |
| Sept. 19. |
441. The Cardinal of Chatillon to Cecil. |
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Desires him to procure licence for two French gentlemen
to sell a cargo of fish which they have captured coming from
Newfoundland, in order that they may be able to procure
victual and other necessaries for their return voyage to Rochelle.
—Shene, 19 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Fr. P. 2/3. |
| Sept. 20. |
442. Sir Henry Norris to Cecil. |
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Monsieur is yet at Chinon, and has passed certain of his men
over the river of Vienne, putting garrisons in the towns upon
the Loire. The Admiral besieges the castle of Mirebeau.
Monsieur has much ado to keep his army from "scaling." The
King has made proclamation for all gentlemen to repair to
their regiments, and footmen to go to their ensigns. The
Viscounts have repassed the Garonne. The Duke of Guise,
after his thin diet in Poitiers, making some excess here, is
fallen into a fever, the Marquis, his brother, being sick of the
same disease. A cornet has been brought hither which was
taken in the retreat of the Admiral from Poitiers. Is advertised that a small town in Auvergne called Aurillac is taken by
the religion, some motion beginning in those parts.—Tours,
20 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Pp.1¾. |
| Sept. 23. |
443. Sir Henry Norris to Cecil. |
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Perceives by a letter sent out of Spain that there is some
practice intended by the Spaniards against the Queen by
nourishing the intestine wars in Ireland, they thinking that
they can no ways sooner finish these wars in France than by
troubling England. There has repaired to M. D'Anjou's camp
many gentlemen and certain foot bands, and most of those
about the Court. Monsieur has passed his artillery over the
Vienne, as though he would fight the Admiral. His army is
in great need of victuals. The Admiral's office is given to the
Marquis de Villars, his ancient enemy. There have been discovered certain practices of poison intended against the Admiral, but the parties are apprehended. Mentions places
taken by those of the religion, also sundry motions in their
behalf in Brittany, Normandy, and Picardy. The Italians so
much mislike their entertainment lately at Chatelherault as
they will not winter in France. There are sundry strange
bruits of England which he trusts are not true.—Tours, 23 Sept.
Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Pp.1¾. |
| Sept. 24. |
444. The Queen to William Landgrave of Hesse. |
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Expresses her feelings of good will towards him, and is
sorry to say that the report of the death of Wolfgang Count
Palatine is true.—Windsor. |
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Draft in Cecil's writing. Endd., 24 Sept. Lat. P. 1. |
| Sept. 25. |
445. William Garrard and Valentine Dale to the Privy
Council. |
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Repaired to the French Ambassador and opened to him
the difficulties of his request, and required him to consider
how it would stand with the treaty for the Queen's subjects
to be restrained from free access to such places as were best
for their commodity, and required to know how they might
be assured of their traffic since they had been arrested in so
many places, and how they might have as convenient trade
in other places as at Rochelle. For answer he made a long
discourse what requests he had made, and what answers he
had had, and how grievously his master took it that his
rebels were aided with cannon, powder, munitions, and money,
without which they had not been able so long to annoy him,
or to besiege Poitiers; also that now the galleys were come
down it might be occasion of harm to the English upon the
seas. They asked him whether he made this request of
courtesy or by way of prohibition, at which he was somewhat
abashed, and after certain conversation said that if the merchants would tell him of any particular wares that were to be
had cheap or commodiously at Rochelle, he would cause the
same to be procured at other places.—London, 25 Sept.
Signed. |
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Add. Endd. Pp. 2¼. |
| Sept. 28. |
446. Henry Champernoun to the Queen. |
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Gives particulars of the siege of Chatelherault, and of the
levying of the siege of Navarin, by Montgomery, whose letter
to the Prince of Navarre he encloses. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Pp. 1½. |
| Sept. 28. |
447. Henry Champernoun to Cecil. |
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Arrived here on the 20th Sept. where he found good entertainment, after no little troublesome time passed upon the
seas. Sends a copy of Montgomery's letter to the Prince of
Navarre, of 15 August. Is sent for by the Admiral to come
to the camp. There is some small likelihood of peace. Sends
a letter from the Princes of Navarre and Condé.—Rochelle,
28 Sept. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. P. 1. |
| Sept. 28. |
448. The Princes of Navarre and Condé to Champernoun. |
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Were very glad to hear of his arrival with such a good
troop of English gentlemen and soldiers, who have volunteered
for their succour. As they shortly look for a battle, desire
that they will make haste and go to the Admiral's camp.—
St. Maixent, 28 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd. P. ½. |
| Sept. 30. |
449. The French Ambassador to Cecil. |
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Complains that his packet, directed to his master, has been
stolen, and the bearer wounded, and desires him to inform the
Queen, so that redress may be had.—London, 30 Sept. 1569.
Signed. |
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Add. Endd. Fr. P. ½. |
| Sept. 30. |
450. Valentine Browne to Cecil. |
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Recommends Captain Yaxley, a man of long service, to him,
whom he perceives Lord Hunsdon would be glad to have
helped with the Queen's liberality.—Berwick, the last of Sept.
1569. Signed. |
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Pp. 1½. |
| Sept. 30. |
451. Valentine Browne to Cecil. |
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Sends up the bearer about the soliciting of his causes of
accounts, and thanks Cecil for his goodness, extended always
towards him and his wife.—Berwick, 30 Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd. P. ⅓. |
| Sept. |
452. The French Ambassador to Cecil. |
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Has sent copies of the French King's and the Queen Mother's
letters to the Duke of Anjou, to the Earl of Leicester, in
order that he may show them to the Queen. Desires an
answer to his request that the Queen's subjects may be prohibited from trading with Rochelle, and that more diligence
may be used in the restitution of the goods which have been
arrested.—London, Sept. 1569. Signed. |
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Add. Endd., with seal. Fr. P. 2/3. |
