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Sir John Digby to — |
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1611, August 2. |
The many obligations I have unto my Lord your
father and that most noble house into which you are matched, besides
your own worth, make me very desirous to have the means in anything
to serve you, and therefore do make a willing tender of my self in all
things wherein your Lordship may judge my service of any use unto
you. If no occasions of better consequence shall be afforded me, I shall
willingly lay hold of that of giving you advertisements of such things
as happen in these parts, if I shall understand they will be of acceptance unto you. However I shall desire to let you know that it is a thing
that great personages were wont to seek, to have in all places some
particular servants of theirs ready against use or occasion of them were
offered. You may rest assured that you have one in Spain that with
much devotion will attend any accident that may give your Lordship
cause to command him. Madrid, 2 August, stilo veteri, 1611.
Holograph 1p. (129 68) |
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Timber for the Navy |
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1611, August 3. |
Two papers: |
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(1) Estimate of timber, etc. required for repairing the King's ships,
the Merhonore, Defiance, Dreadnought, and new building of the Bonaventur; and of plank to remain in magazine for the King's ships at
Chatham. Total loads of timber, 5683. 3 August, 1611.
Signed: Robert Mansell, Henry Palmer, Mathew Baker, Richard
Binghey, W. Bright, Pe. Buck, Phineas Pett. 2pp. (196 48) Contemporary copy of above (196 51) |
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(2) Places most sufficient and convenient for supply of timber, viz,
6000 loads or tons; Norfolk and Suffolk, 500; Forest of Dean, of oak and
beech, 2000; Shottover and Stowood, 500; Bix Swyncombe and Ewelme,
co. Oxon. 500; New Forest, 1000; Kent, 200; Altons Wood, Worcestershire, 400; Barnwood Forest in co. Bucks, 300; Hartingford Berry Park
and other manors in Herts, 40; Forest of Sherewood and the North
Country, 800; total 6240. Undated
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Ireland |
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1611, August 15. |
"A branch of a letter written from Madrid the 15th
of August, 1611, received the 26th of October following." |
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It was thought here awhile that O'Neil was to come disguised to the
Court of Spain, but now it is reported by reason it was made known to
many that his journey is stayed. He that is his only agent here is one
Friar Florence, Archbishop of Tumme, a stirring man. The constantest
report is that Tyrone and his council solicited some of the potentates of
Italy to attempt the conquest of Ireland, persuading them that their
faction was so strong in Ireland that there would be no resistance, and
that the Pope should give the title of King of Ireland. This motion is
said to have been rejected. |
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Now it is spoken among some in private that the Pope is to make an
army upon the King of Spain's charges underhand, whereof the Pope's
nephew is to be General, under the title to reform some abuses that
some potentates do to the signorie of the Church, and report that the
army is raised against the enemies of the Church; and under this pretext
secretly with all the speed possible to attempt Ireland, and at the same
time the King of Spain should pay the Irish soldiers in the Low Countries
and send them home to their countries as the King of England desires,
and either they should meet with the Pope's army at sea, or after
arriving keep themselves together until the Pope's army arrived. And
by reason that the King of Spain is at the charges, if the enterprise
succeeded well the Pope's nephew should surrender the kingdom to the
King of Spain who should hold it in right of the Church, and give some
other good estate to the Pope's nephew in Italy or Spain. And for the
better furtherance of this enterprise the Pope should grant La Cruzada,
which is general and plenary jubilee to all such as voluntary either in
person or other means would further this journey. |
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This is reported among them that deal most in these affairs, and
kept in as great secret as may be, and few know these proceedings. As
for me you know my good will, which I am sure you will make known
to my Lord Deputy; and whatever I hear from time to time you shall
be certified.
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John Clarke to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1611, August 17. |
With reference to Wikes Park and Pleshey Park,
co. Essex; Throllough Park, co. Leicester; Kyrby Park, co. Lincoln; and
the Broyle, co. Sussex; he cannot find any such parks in the copy of the
book which his late uncle, John Tavernor, made while surveyor of the
King's woods south of Trent. He hears from an Essex man that the
above named parks in Essex have been long disparked, and now belong
to Lord Peter. The King has 374 acres of wood ground at the Broyle,
Sussex. London, 17 August, 1611.
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Pensions Proposed |
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[1611, August 20.] |
Pensions destined to be given to the King's
servants before Christmas last, 1610. |
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Pensions to Lord Hadington, 4001; Lady Elizabeth Cary, 4001; Mrs.
Jane Drummond 500;1 Cassabone, 3001; Elizabeth Shawe, Sir George
Carew, Sir Henry Wotton, Sir Michael Balfour, Sir Henry Balfour, Sir
John Gryme, Sir Robert Nappier, Sir James Fullerton, Sir John Shaw,
John Murray, John Gibb, Barnard Lindsay, John Aughmotie, John
Levinston, Thomas Lumsden and Archibald Nappier, 2001 each, Sir
Richard Conisbie, Sir Edward Zouche, James Maxwell and George
Marshall, 1331 each; Patrick Maule and William Ramsey 1001 each;
John Nesmithe and Ann Barkley, 601 each; James Murray, James Boye
and Patrick Young, 501 each; Francis Galbrieth, Robert Browne and
James Buchanan, 401 each; Ellis Rothwell, Bevis Theloall, John Carse
and Walter Toderick, 261 each. Total, 6,0301.
1p. Endorsed: "20 August, 1611." (196 50) |
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The Privy Council to Captain Skipwith |
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[1611, August] |
This bearer, Mr. Povy being sent hither with letter
from the Lord Deputy and the Lord Carew, wherein was enclosed a
letter from you Captain Schipwith directed to the Lord Deputy containing an advertisement of Easton's arrival at Lemicon with some other
of his consorts, and a report of that which you had done to persuade
them to stay there in hope of pardon, in the first of which we observe
your diligence and your discretion in the second. Although we doubt
not but before this time you are acquainted with the circumstances
and proceedings of this business, yet because we find that when Mr.
Povy came from Dublin there was no certainty of his Majesty's resolution known there by occasion of his return, the Lo. Deputy being now in
Ulster, we have thought fit hereby to assure you (if otherwise you have
it but by uncertain rumours) that his Ma: has been pleased to grant
pardon upon such conditions as are there set down. Whereof we conceive you may make this use, that if Capt. Middleton, who is sent unto
them with the pardon and departed from Plymouth upon Tuesday
last, shall be hindered by foul weather and contrary winds, and in the
meantime the pirates should be doubtful whether they shall find grace
or not, you may give them full assurance. |
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This being as much as is requisite for the present, we bid you heartily
farewell. Undated
Draft 2½ pp. (197 73)
[See Cal.S.P.Ireland, 1611–1614, p.89n] |
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Minute to the Lord Deputy and Lord Carew |
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1611, August. |
Acknowledging receipt of their letter dated 29 July,
and conveying the information contained in the foregoing. With a
commendation of Capt. Skipwith for his good discretion in the carriage
of the business. August, 1611.
Draft 3pp. (197 83)
[See Cal.S.P.Ireland, 1611–1614, pp. 89 seqq.] |
