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| A.D. 1585 March 5. |
Horatio Palavicino to Walsingham. |
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I will free Dr. Hector [Nuñez] of his debt, and would do a much greater thing if you commanded me, but as this doctor has tried to get the start of me, and cries out before he is hurt, I beg you to understand that his debt belongs to my brothers, and it is reasonable that if they have longer to await the doctor's convenience they should have good security, for he might die and his property be scattered. If he will provide this, the rest shall be at his pleasure. My house, 5 March, 1584. |
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Add. Endd. Italian. 1 p. [Ibid. XXIX. 4.] |
| March 11. |
William Cecil to Walsingham. |
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Your kindness to me makes me hold you in special memory, and induces me to write to you, as the only means by which to keep myself in your remembrance. Soon I hope that some opportunity may present itself. I am very sorry that I cannot write to you of my Lord Derby's reception, but I have not been able to salute him, my indisposition keeping me here.—Orleans, 11 March, 1585. |
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Add. Endd. “11 March, 1584.” Fr. 1½ pp. [Ibid. XXIX.7.] |
| March 13. |
John Lawbens to his brother and sister, William Allambbigge and Joan Lawbens, at Cerne. |
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Jesus, Maria. It is nine weeks since I sent William Clercke with letters and instructions to you, hoping by this time to have seen him and you, brother Allambrigge, here with me, or at least to have heard from you. I trust he arrived safe and has well sped my business before this, and nothing distrust his faithful dealing. Let this bearer, Mr. Coxe, be informed of all my affairs and use him and trust him as you would myself.—Rouen, 13 March after your account. |
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Postscript.—I do not write to my brother Rocetor or to William Clercke because of the bearer's haste, but I look to hear from them. |
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Add. Endd. 1 p. [Ibid. XXIX. 5.] |
| April 7. |
Richard Hakluyt to Walsingham. |
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“. . . It pleased her Majesty, two days before my despatch, upon the sight of a couple of books of mine in writing, one in Latin, upon Aristotle's Politics, the other in English, concerning Mr. Rawley's voyage, to grant me the next vacation of a prebend in Bristol . . . whether it be by death, vacation, resignation or any other way “; yet now I hear that one Mr. Sanders is resigning his room to another, which, if it be not hindered, ” my reversion will not be worth the money that the seals did stand me in; for if these resignations be permitted, I may be these seven and seven years before I shall be placed.” How careful I have been to write to Sir Walter Rawley and send him discourses, both in print and written, concerning his voyage, I had rather he told you than myself. |
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I am loth to meddle in matters that do not appertain to me, but since “these Guisian tumults” I have been more vigilant to seek how things go than heretofore, and what I learn among those of the Religion, I always bring to my lord [ambassador]. |
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The Spanish ambassador, Pope's nuncio and Jesuits blaze abroad, by their swarm of spies, anything that falls out in Christendom on their side, and if matter fail them, they coin new rumours and false bruits, which though most untrue and vain, work great and strange effects. “On the other side, if anything fall out against them, they seek a thousand devices and shifts to suppress it, as they covered cunningly a good while their overthrow in February last among the Grisons; and now of late with terrible oaths they deny their defeat upon the river of Antwerp.” We have not yet certain advertisement thereof, but I am told by men of good intelligence that it will prevent the Prince of Parma from sending his intended aid to Guise. If the matter of Antwerp be well followed up, it will frustrate Guise of all the forces he hoped for from the Low Countries, “ and constrain him and his faction to surcease his troubling of them of the Religion, and to grow more willingly to composition with the King.” We hear that a legate from Rome is looked for here shortly.—Paris, 7 April, 1585. |
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Postscript—The rumour of Sir Walter Rawley's fleet, and especially the preparation of Sir Francis Drake, so vexes the Spaniard that I could wish, if Drake's journey be stayed, that the rumour of it might be continued. They sent some to enquire cunningly about it from my lord himself. They have given out here that diver lords in England were up in arms and the Catholics with them, and had taken an island. |
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Add. Endd. 2½ pp. [S.P. Dom. Eliz. Addenda XXIX. 9.] |
| April 17. |
W. Constable to Walsingham. |
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Thanks him for his advice and would have been glad of his letter to Beza, but seeing that he dare not stay lest the troubles should stop the passage, he has been favoured by the ambassador.—Paris, 17 April, 1585. |
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Add. Endd. 1 p. [Ibid. XXIX. 10.] |
| May 24. |
Anthony Cooke to Walsingham. |
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Attended the Earl of Derby to France, and is constrained to remain abroad by reason of his debts. As his doing so may be construed into want of loyalty by her Majesty, prays his honour to obtain him her licence for his longer continuance. Sends his servant, the bearer, who desires to clear himself of a report that he has held lewd conversation with his honour's nephew. |
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Add. Endd. 1 p. [S.P. Dom., Eliz Addenda XXIX. 16.] |
| June 10. |
William Stafford to Walsingham. |
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Praying him to excuse him to his mother, who will be angry with him for his sudden depature. Assures him of his gratitude and devotion.—Dieppe, 10 June. |
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Add. Endd with year date. ¾ p. [Ibid. XXIX. 18.] |
| July 5. |
Stafford to Burghley. |
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I send Beza's reply about Mr. Cecil. God knows what is become of him; I have done as much as if he were my own, to hear of him. An Italian in this town, who has correspondency at Lyons, tells me he has been assured from thence that he had been at Bourges and was going by way of Lyons into Germany. I fear this is only Hilliard's tale, who, when at Bourges, said he would do so. What makes me muse the more is that when he passed by Bourges he wanted money, yet he has neither sent to me or any other for it. I shall not fail to enquire for him and do him all the pleasure I can. I send a letter received from Hilliard.—Paris. 5 July, 1585. |
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Holograph. Add. Endd. 1 p. [Ibid. XXIX. 27.] |
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Enclosing, |
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E. Hilliard to Stafford. |
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I understand by Thierry, a Xorman, of your care touching Mr. Cecil It is not two months since he was with me at Bourges, coming with his servant and necessaries, expecting my company towards Italy; but I answered that I could not dare to do any such thing without commandment from his grandfather or you. Thereupon he told me he would go to you in Paris, but I now learn he has taken some other way. I am now at Lyons, on my way to Geneva, whence I intend going into Italy, and will do so the sooner, in regard of this business, if commanded. William Leuquenir, an English merchant, lodging with one Sir Morris, by Paul's Wharf, will convey your commands to me.—Lyons, 29 June, 1585. |
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Add. Endd. 1 p. [Ibid. XXIX. 27 I.] |
| Aug. 5. |
Horatio Palavicino to Walsingham. |
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My brother's affairs with Dr. Nunez need new favour, as the 1st of August has passed without his paying anything, or giving
the desired security. Still less will he do it in my absence, unless your honour can induce him to it, as I pray you to do.—London, 5 August, 1585. |
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Ada. Endd. Italian. ½ p. [S.P. Dom. Eliz. Addenda XXIX. 37.] |
| Aug. 11. |
Thomas Rogers to Palavicino. |
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It is said here that the Pope has sent away the French King's ambassador from Rome, because the King stayed his Nuncio, the Bishop of Nazareth, who had come as far as Lyons. It is also said that the Sorbonne doctors and commissioners, sent to the King of Navarre “to persuade with him to like of the late agreement in Parliament” and resolve him of such doubts as he had of religion, have returned without speaking with him; so that now it is resolved to muster the whole camp on the 20th instant near to where the King of Navarre is, and besiege some town; the Duke of Guise to attend the coming of Casimir or any other in aid of the protestants.—Rouen, 11 August, 1585. |
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[The remainder, written with invisible ink, is to the same effect as the next letter, except the following.] |
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Pray stand my friend for 30l. to pay a Frenchman and my brother George, and send me 5l. to discharge my debts at Rouen. |
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Add. Endd. 5 pp. [Ibid. XXIX. 38.] |
| Aug. 11. |
Thomas Rogers to Walsingham. |
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I certified you of my arrival here on the 3rd instant. I have since been to Paris, and made diligent search for such parcels as I was directed to provide, which I hope to obtain shortly, being promised the help of persons of experience. |
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[The remainder is written in invisible ink.] |
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In my letter of the 3rd, I certified you that Durens and Hayns, the Jesuits who were sent into Scotland 10 days before had directions from the Duke of Guise and were sent for by the Earl of Huntley, by the King's consent. They took shipping at Treport, apparelled in purple like mariners, and the ship was bound to Newcastle for coals. |
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I also certified that, in the opinion of all the Papists at Eu and Rouen, the King of Scotland's religion was papistical, and now do so that the papists in Paris take him to be a papist, and whatever he says or does to the contrary to be only policy, the Duke of Guise having had letters to that effect. Also that all priests sent out of England will be sent into Scotland, where means have been made for their entertainment by Earl Huntley, Lord Maxwell, and others, with the King's consent. |
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I also wrote that Charles Arundel was the man who was to have led the army into England, if it should be invaded, and that he has lately received 300 crowns from the Duke of Guise [who allows him 30 crowns a month] which I find to be true, from conference with Papists at Paris and with Charles Paget, in whose company I travelled from Paris to Rouen, where he
is now, with Mr. Tresham and the Bishop of Ross, to see the profession of two Englishmen and three English women of the order of Sion. I was invited, and intend to be there to hear their discourses. |
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From the conference at Paris, I found that my tokens of commendation wrought the effect I looked for. I also certified what friends the papists had in the Court, and that the Earls of Cumberland and Rutland are in working, by Fortescue and Doyland, priests; they have also friends in Lord Herbert and Sir Edward Herbert; but their women friends I cannot as yet learn. |
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I certify this again, fearing that my ink may fail for lack of experience. |
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I have delivered the token of Tramsom, alias Barber, to Thos. Fitzherbert, who upon sight thereof, received me into his company most willingly, and has given me credit with all the papists at Paris, except Charles Paget, as they are divided in factions, viz. [Lord Paget his brother], the Bishop of Ross, [Dr. Lewis], Charles Paget, Thomas Morgan and Thomas Throgmorton and some few priests; on the other part, Doctors Allen and Parsons and all the Jesuits, with all the rest. Dr. Allen plays on both hands, and Throgmorton is rather with the Jesuits than against them, and the Jesuits, with their party, use him in the following practice; viz. that Charles Arundel, who is now with the Duke of Guise, shall conduct part of the Army upon the west parts of England; the Earl of Westmorland, who is also at Paris, is promised 10,000 men and 100,000 crowns from the Duke of Guise, to invade the north parts upon Westmorland side, and is secretly determined to take the two young sons of the late Earl of Northumberland with him; [Charles Arundel and] Thomas Throgmorton to invade the South parts with Spanish forces. The Duke of Guise himself will invade England by way of Scotland, and other Spanish forces are to enter Ireland. This is expected to be performed this winter [and all the papists at Rouen expect to be in England before Christmas]. |
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All this was told me by Thomas Fitzherbert, as a great secret, upon my showing him the three ciphers. I also understand by him that Thomas Throgmorton goes very shortly into Spain to further the practises, and that Parsons is secretly in the camp of the Prince of Parma, to the like end, and shortly goes to Rome about it. Fitzherbert is likely to know of these matters, as he is Secretary to all the persons before mentioned of our nation and of the Jesuits' party. He has offered me a chamber in his house at Paris; but his commons are above my reach, and I must buy a bed, if I will be there; [also he will want to borrow and I have nothing to lend, being six crowns in debt]. Yet it is a place most necessary, as he gives and receives intelligence to and from all places, and his house is the place of common conference, and the lodging of Charles Arundel when at Paris; but if I lodge there, I must do so amongst a great number of the libels in French that were written against the Earl of Leicester. I mean to stay out of his commons, until I hear your resolution. If I go there, I cannot so well sound Charles Paget, as they are jealous one
of another; yet he has great means of knowing the proceedings of Paget and his company. |
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The Earl of Westmorland is but seldom used by the Duke of Guise, matters being wholly referred to Charles Arundel, who seeks to discredit Paget and Morgan, and to keep this conspiracy from “him,” as he is taken to be a spy. |
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A new Lieger ambassador has lately gone into England from the King of France, with whom the Papists have conferred, and framed him fully to their purpose, and have means to convey letters to him in the King's packet, which letters he will deliver to an Italian, to be delivered to James Taylor, a grocer in Fleet Street, and by him as shall be directed, if he will undertake it; but his answer must be first received, which I hope to be made acquainted with, for Fitzherbert is the principal man that has dealt with him. |
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Charles Paget is now here, writing a book in answer to those against Throgmorton and the Earl of Northumberland's death; but he waits for what shall be printed against William Shelley, and so to print his book in English and Latin; and Clitheroe the priest here, doth [help ?] to pen it. I can learn nothing as yet of the cause of the Earl of Arundel's intention to leave England, or that any on this side was acquainted with the matter, except Dr. Allen and Bridge alias Gratley, out of whom I can get nothing as yet, as Dr. Allen has gone to the Spa in great extremity, and we are not certain whether he is alive or dead. |
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It appears to be true that Charles Paget did go into England to the late Earl of Northumberland and others, to move a rebellion, and to give them notice of the then intended invasion by the King of Spain, the Pope and the Duke, although the Queen of Scots sent him letters not to proceed, as the time did not fit for the purpose. The Earl of Northumberland sent to him to the same effect [but he concealed it, and went on his journey]. Drs. Allen and Parsons laboured with the princes in the conspiracy. |
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Paget has been blamed by those of this new conspiracy for not dealing in the matter as he was directed, and for discovering it to the Council in England, by which means he has overthrown two great persons, so that they account him a spy, the rather as he often protested that he never dealt with the Earl or Mr. Shelley in any such matter, notwithstanding, he went to England for the purpose. This brings him deeper in suspicion than before, and the great suit which he makes for the release of Thomas Morgan (who is also accounted a spy by all the papists here) brings him further into it, so that they exclude him from their practises, and labour to discredit him with the Duke of Guise, the Pope, King of Spain, and others, as also to keep Morgan in prison; in which matters they seem to have much prevailed, though Paget is ignorant thereof. Let me know of the receipt of my letters, and pardon what is amiss, as I cannot peruse what is written. I shall stay about Rouen until I know your pleasure as to lodging with Fitzherbert, by doing of which I must exclude myself from Paget. I hold it best to be familiar
with Fitzherbert, as he and his are the principal practisers, and by them I shall know some of Paget's courses.—Rouen, 13 August, 1585. |
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[7 pp. endorsed by Phelippes, with abstract of contents. The words in brackets supplied from preceding letter.] [S.P. Dom. Eliz. Addenda XXIX. 39.] |
| Aug. 25. |
Thomas Rogers to Walsingham. |
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Has advertised him of such parcels as he has already provided, by his letters of Aug. 3 and 11, which he hopes have already come to his hands.—Paris, 25 August, 1585. |
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[In invisible ink.] Since mine of the 11th, my friend has arrived from England, and I have delivered him in writing the state of affairs here. Lord Morley has been solicited by his mother to come over, either to avoid imprisonment in England, or the peril which may befal him there, if foreign princes invade it. It seems she has intelligence of such an intent, but “whether she would make him an actor for that unnatural pageant” or is moved by any of the princes on this side to call him over, I know not. He has promised to come when she sends for him. Since then she has sent over one Hanmer, a gentleman and Ithell a priest, to fetch him over. When they have got all things ready, Mr. Lentroppe, his cousin, who lies on this side ready with a French ship will fetch him. |
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I send you copies of letters delivered me by Bridge, alias Gratly, to send to Henry Donne. The letters, my brother will give him. My friend thinks Donne should use some other means, as my brother may get into danger through them. If Donne could write to Gratly through me, his or my lady's letters might declare more secret matter than otherwise will be revealed, as I am still persuaded that Donne was privy to all these proceedings. |
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Add. Endd. 3 pp. [S.P. Dom. Addenda XXIX. 42.] |
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The papers calendared below have been found amongst those for the year 1585–6, since the Addenda Papers, pp. 692–699, above, were passed for press. |
