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| Oct. 2 |
Commission to the Marquis and Bishop of Winchester, the Lords
Admiral and Chamberlain, Lords Montjoy, Sandys, and Delawarr
Sir Thos. West, Sir Nich. Woodroofe, Thos. Fleming, Solicitor-General,
and others, to hear and determine ecclesiastical causes in the diocese
of Winchester. [Docquet.] |
| Oct. 2. |
Lease in reversion, with proviso for tenants, toJohn Bosome, for
30 years, of the site of Laystonhall manor, of Dullingham in Burwell manor, and of Whitley Park, and other lands and tenements,
cos. Northampton, Suffolk, Cambridge, and Surrey; rent, 50l. 7s.;
fine, 302l. 2s. [Docquet.] |
| Oct. 2. |
Presentation of Bryan Vincent, M.A., to the vicarage of Newark
on Trentham, diocese of York, void by law. [Docquet.] |
| Oct. 2. |
131. Rough noted [by Treas. Burghley], on Exchequer affaairs;
the debts of the Earl of Huntingdon, Sir Fred. Gorges, Sir H.
Woodhouse, Thos. Phelippes, and Sir John Norris; the charges of
sundry fortifications; the state of Sir John Perrott's lands; the
revenues derived from recusants; the ordinary charges for the household, Berwick, Admiralty, &c. The journey to Portugal, by Sir
John Norris and Sir Fras. Drake, cost 39,900l. [2½pages.] |
| Oct. 4. |
132. Ralph Birchenshaw to Lord Burghley. Your late displeasure
taken with me, in advertising Her Majesty of the letter directed to
Sir Thos. Sherley from Mr. Leicester, makes me beseech your favourable censure of my intent. Sir Thos. Sherley wrote to Mr. Smith
and myself that Beecher refused to bring in the Brittany acquittances, which impeded him in proceeding in his account, and that as
we were appointed to peruse Beecher's books. we should certify
his dealings in the acquittances. Having had the perusing and
custody of such books, and not being ignorant of Beecher's false
reports in other matters, I suspected that he might have certified that it was my fault the acquittances were not brought in,
because they were once in my custody; therefore I thought it
requisite to acquaint Her Majesty that Beecher had those acquittances
from me on 11 August last, never suspecting that your Lordship
would have taken any dislike therewith; no benefit should cause
me to do that which might incur your displeasure, as I have always
built on your support; I therefore crave pardon for my boldness,
and shall not presume hereafter to be so forward without your
knowledge. |
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Beecher still detains the acquittances, and yet, under colour to
despatch this business, he is daily abroad, as though he had his
liberty. He does not bring them in because he would have another
protection, nd his creditors exclaim because they can neither have
law nor money of him; for under the veil of the last warrant made
to the keeper of the Counter, that he might have liberty to go
forth with a keeper for Her Majesty's service, he stopped the
mouths of all men; how well he performed Her Majesty's service
appears by his dealing. I have collected divers books, papers, and
letters which will lay open his doings, and have a warrant from
Mr. Chancellor to bring them away, that I might certify how the
case stands; but neither warrant nor anything else will serve him;
he still detains them, whereby I cannot proceed in these things as I
ought to do. This day I have been with Mr. Beecher, who desired
me to speak to Sir Thos. Sherley to have all remaining doubts in
the commission arbitrated, instead of having a judicial determina
tion; but not four days past, he required that they might agree
together, and not hurt one another in passing Sir Thos. Sherley's
accounts for Brittany, and so would do now, if he could bring in Sir
Thomas to deal untruly with Her Majesty in that reckoning,
whereby he shows a bad purpose in all his doings; how requisite it
is for Her Majesty's service to sift out what Beecher has done with
all the money I leave to your Lordship's wisdom. |
| Oct. 5. |
133. Sir Thos. Sherley to Lord Burghley. Give me leave to renew
my humble suit to you for my liberty, that I may labour to provide
money to pay to the Queen, upon the determination of my accounts.
My imprisonment is a great impediment, and makes me less able in
respect of the charges I am now at, being divided from my wife
and poor household. I have been imprisoned 25 weeks, and hoped
the return of the commission between me and Beecher would have
wrought my enlargement; I believed that when his vile practice to
ruin and overthrow me had appeared so plainly, it would have been
a great motive for a consideration in my case. My imprisonment
cannot advance my ability to pay, but the contrary; if I were at
liberty, I would not run away, but will be bound in any sum whatsoever, for my forthcoming to answer my accounts, and will meantime do all I can to provide the money. |
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I have great suits at law which require my attendance, and if I
be not discharged before the term, I am like to be much damnified.
I speak nothing of the decay of my health, because I esteem least of
that, being more willing to die than live in this declination of my
fortune, which affords no comfort to be ministered unto me. [2 pages.] |
Oct. 5/15
Liege. |
John Petit to Peter Halins [alias Thos. Phelippes], London.
* * * I am sorry to see Frenchmen speed so well, and their
greatness upheld by England, for it is easier to make Princes great
than to pull them down again. I wish the Queen and Council may
not repent making strong ancient enemies, and making that King
absolute; now he mocks at Her Majesty, when she and her ministers
demand towns in France of retreat of her forces, and says, "J'ayme
autant estre mordu d'ung chien come gratign´ d'ung chat," meaning
he had rather be bitten by the King of Spain than scratched in
giving her a town. [Extract, Flanders Corresp. Endorsed by
Phelippes.] |
Oct. 5.
Westminister. |
134. Grant to Thos. Smith, clerk of the Privy Council, of the office
of clerk of the Parliament, held by the late Ant. Mason, alias Wickes;
fee, 40l. a year. Also grant to Rob. Bowyer of the Middle Temple,
of the reversion of the said office, after Thos. Smith. Endorsed
with a note of a grant of the said ofice to Fras. Crane, 5 April
[1606.] [Latin, 3 pages, damaged.] |
Oct. 6.
Richmond. |
135. Lord Hunsdon to Lord Burghley. Fearing long speech might
come amiss amongst your weighty engagements, whilst my pen
may wait your leisure, I attend on you with the latter, instead of
troubling you with the first. |
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The approaching time of Parliament has moved divers to rake up
the cinders to their long-buried titles, claims, and demands to places
of honour, and thereupon they have moved Her Majesty to refer
their rights to you and the Lord Admiral. I felt inclined to follow
their example, only in so weighty a matter, I first crave your good
advice, by whose opinion I am prepared to abide. |
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I am not ambitious of more than my due, but if I willingly yield
to lose the benefit of my birthright, by not showing what is to
descend to me, or lose this opportunity, I should have no further
chance, which would be a scar of ill deserving, and the testimony of
a baser mind than I hope God will ever give me over unto. My late
father, on the authority of heralds and lawyers, ever assured me
that a title to the earldom of Ormond was to desend to me, which,
if he had lived until this Parliament, he meant to challenge, unless
Her Majesty had bestowed some greater honour upon him. His
claim to the title was, that Sir Thomas Boleyn was created Viscount
Rocheford and Earl of Ormond, to him and his heirs general, and
Earl of Wiltshire, to him and his heirs male; by his death without
issue male the earldom of Wiltshire was extinguished; but the
earldom of Ormond he, surviving his other children before that
time attainted, left to his eldest daughter Mary, who had issue,
Henry, and Henry had issue, myself. Though Henry, my father,
enjoyed and sold all the lands descending from Boleyn, Earl of
Ormond and Wiltshire, as sole heir to their patrimony, yet has he
left me the naked titles of the earldom, accompanied by these oppo
sitions following, seeming strong, but, as I hope to prove, weak. |
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First, that it is supposed an Act of Parliament was made in Ireland, to enable James, the son of Piers, created Earl of Ossory, to
take the title of Earl of Ormond. |
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Secondly, that it would be a wront to Thomas, now Earl of
Ormond, that any one else should have that title, and a matter
unusual that any one in England should bear the title of an Irish
earldom. |
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Thirdly, that Her Majesty is a coheir with me in the said earldom,
viz., as daughter and heir of Anne, youngest daughter of the said
Sir Thomas Boleyn, late Earl of Ormond, in which case she, by her
prerogative, ought to have the dignity, as no subject can participate
with her. |
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To the first I answer, such an Act is spoken of, but from all the
search I have made in Ireland, aided by Sir Henry Sydney and Sir
John Perrott, no such record could be found; in their printed
Acts, and the recital of their private Acts, there is no mention of
any such Act; neither is there any warrant for such Act to be
found in our records of Parliament or Chancery, which give allowance to their proceedings. But admitting such an Act had been
there made, yet that it should take away the inheritance of a creation
in England, the lawyers hold to be against law, all Acts being
presupposed to contain a clause reserving other men's rights. |
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To the second, I see no wrong offered to the now Earl,
my scope not tending that he should surcease his title. As
there are two Lord Dacres, two Lord Darcys, and two Lord
Willoughbys, so there might be two Earls of Ormond, without
taking away the right of either. After Henry VIII. had created
my ancestor Earl of Ormond, as being one of the heirs general to
the whole earldom, Piers, the heir male, who had lost that title, in
recompense thereof was created Earl of Ossory. That they which had
no earldom but by grace from the King should take it from the
heirs who had it by blood and like grace, recompensed with another
earldom, were no justice. It is objected that the earldom is in Ireland. Are not the viscounty of Montague, and the earldom of Rivers
in Frace? the barony of Montjoy in Spain ? And yet all these
Peers of our Parliament. Moreover also for the last 200 years the
Earls of Ormond have sat in our Parliament, as I can prove
by record, which shows them to be the Earls of England as well
as Ireland. |
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To the third. Admit the descent of the Crown to the Queen's
Majesty has made her heritable to the said Sir Thomas Boleyn, her
grandfather, on the part of her mother, yet before the descent of
the Crown unto Her Majesty, the earldom of Ormond, together with
his lands, manors, and tenements, descended to my grandmother,
his eldest daughter and sole heir, and accordingly she sued her
livery, as may be seen by record. But admitting equality of descent,
it is to be considered whether my grandmohter, as eldest daughter,
ought not to have the whole dignity, as in the earldom of Chester, &c.
Also, Her Majesty cannot bear any inferior title of dignity within
her own realm than Queen. My object is not to contest in this
matter with Her Majesty, but to submit myself and my right at her
feet, not doubting but that she, in her princely disposition to grace
other houses, will not do less by me, who am a poor barnch of her
own houses; and that, as she cannot bear the title herself, she will
vouchsafe it to me, being by her mother's side, to speak without
presumption though unworthy, her next kinsman and heir. |
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Thus have I collected what I conceive may give strength or
weakness to my title, "reputing it no small honour to Her Majesty
to yield due honour if so adjudged to me, in disproof of the slanderous scandal by the Papists injuriously imputed to baseness in
her mother, who was daughter to the daughter and co-heri of
Viscount Rocheford, an Earl of Ormond and Wiltshire, descended of
many as great and honourable houses as England can afford." [With
marginal genealogical notes by Burghley. 2¾ pages.] |
| Oct. 7. |
Warrant to pay to Sir John Stanhope, treasurer of the chamber,
1,000l. on account, for sum unpaid to the Queen's servants for
wages, &c., les being allowed on yearly assingment to Sir John
than was heretofore allowed to Sir Thos. Heneage. [Docquet] |
| Oct. 7. |
Lease by the Commissioners to Thos. Lassells, for 21 years, of
East Grinton parsonage, co. York; rent, 41l.; fine, 13l. [Docquet.] |
| Oct. 7. |
Grant to John Hampshire, of the office of yeoman of the leash;
fee, 3l. 6s. 8d., from Michaelmas 1593, and yearly liveries from the
Great Wardrobe. [Docquet.] |
| Oct. 8. |
136. Account of apparel demanded by the captains of Picardy;
at the cost of 29s. 5½d. per man, to be deducted from 37s. 4d. due per
man for the remainder of pay, from 11 April to 23 October, leaving
7s. 10½d. due to each. This the captains desire to have in ready
money, to furnish shoes and other necessaries this winter time.
With calculation that the sum to be paid is 3,407l. 19s. 2d. Endorsed Oct. 20, 1597. |
| Oct. 10. |
Discharge to Lady Cheek of two bonds of 300l. each, into which
she entered with other sureities, for performance of convenants
touching the custody of James and John Mordaunt, lunatics,
granted to her by the Queen, as they are deceased, and the lady
has exhibited a yearly account of the profits of their lands in the
Court of Wards and Liveries, and has observed, all other convenants
of her indenture. [Docquet.] |
| Oct. 11. |
137. Sir Thos. Sherley to the Council. Beecher has not yet
brought me bills for satisfaction of the treasure he has received at
my hands, but as yet owes 50,000l.; and though he obtained your
licence to go aborad with a keeper, under pretence of bringing
bills and ending his payments to me, he has not brought any.
Nevertheless he has very audaciously taken daily benefit of his
liberty, and sent me a message that he would not bring me any
more bills. As I cannot discharge my account, except the whom
I employed in the service be forced to pay what is due from
him, I crave aid; as his debt is very great, I fear he will escape,
and therefore bessech you to commit him to safe custody, where
he may be foreced to make satisfaction; and meantime let him not
go aborad with a keepr in such a bazardous manner, the cause nto
requiring it, as it only remains for him to make satisfaction,
which he may do as well in prison as at liberty. |
| Oct. 12. |
138. Wm. Beecher to [the Council],. Sir Thos. Sherley, the better
to colour his own fault, and to draw Her Majesty and your
Lordships into mistake with me, says that in this time of Her
Majesty's protection, I sought no man's satisfaction, but made conveyance of my lands and leases in trust, to Her Masjesty's prejudice
and deceit of the creditors. This having been found to be wrong,
his next suggestions wer that I had made great gain in the
business and that by the payments he had made me, I could not but
have 20,000l. by me, of had converted it to my friends in trust,
which would appear if my books and writings, and my brother
Quarles's, were sequestered. |
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I confess there has been great gain made in the business, and
somewhiles gain by my servants, not to my linking, but the gain has
all been consumed in the business and much more. Mr. Smith
and Birchenshaw have detained all my books and writings these
two months, much to the hindrance of the service, and prejudice of
my creditors. As to Sir Thos. Sherley's suggestions, for your
satisfaction and my own better clearness from so foul a fault
let Sir Thos. Sherley by his cousel draw such interrogatories as
you deem meet, and myself and servants, my brother Quarles and
hsi servants, and all other whom he mistrusts, be examined thereupon, and as the truth shall then appera, I beseech your favour
towards my distressed estate. |
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For the Brittany acquittances, I am most ready to perform your
commands, albeit Sir Thos. Sherley's proceedings against me
deserve to be recompensed with like measure. |
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For the Low Country acquittance yet wanting, Sir Thomas's
devices, by the intercepting my letters, &c., have hindered the
obtaining of them; and where the Commissioners have certified
that, besides the differences undecided, there is 1,300l. coming to
me from Sir Thomas, upon the bringing in of all the acquittances
mentioned in my books, I desire that the same money may be
deposited in soem indifferent hands, to be paid where I shall appoint
it, upon procuring such acquittances; and I doubt not soon to
obtain then, not withstanding his impediment. |
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As for my servant John Wayring, now brought over by command,
after your Lordships' pleasure with him is performed, I beg he may
be referred to me for the perfecting of his accounts for five or six
years past, and I then do not doubt accomplishing all to Her
Majesty's satisfaction, and will use all honest endeavours for the
creditors' contentment. |
| Oct. 12. |
139. Wm. Beecher to Lord Burghley. Accoring to your direction, I have examined the remains due to the captains up to 12
Oct. 1588, and find that with the defalcation of the check certified,
they are right as I have set them down; it may be suggested
that the checks are not so fully certified as they should have been,
yet there is sufficient to satisfy any checks omitted, and me
besides; for except two parcels, I only demand a small part of
those remains, and therefore desire that my petition in that behalf
may be allowed; I require no payment, but only that it may
pass in Sir Thos. Sherley's account for so much of my discharge.
I also find there are other remains due to the captains since 1588, but
there is no warrant to pay them, or to make it a direct debt to the
captians, as there is for this up to 1588, which remains due to them
upon record, and may be demanded. |
| Oct. 12. |
140. John Wayring to the Council. The payment of the weekly
lendings to the forces in the Low Countries, and the supplying those
in France with 900l. between 1 Oct. and 25 Dec. 1595, amounts to
7,000l. supplied upon my own credit, notwithstanding my master
Wm. Beecher's coming to a stand about 10 December. Having no
means for payment from Her Majesty or Beecher, I took up this
7,000l. by exchange of sundry merchants of Middleburg, for which
my master has given no satisfaction; the crditors therefore, by
order of the Middleburg magistrates, attched and took from me
my receipts for this money, paid to Sir Thos. Sherley's deputies,
and for 8,500l., which the creditors sent hither to Sir Horatio
Polovohen [Palavicini ?], Sir Steven Slaney, and Matthew Dequester,
who have procuration from the creditors, and are themselves interested in the said 7,000l. |
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Since this I have gathered in from the captains and Sir Thos.
Sherley's deputies, for apparel and money delivered, acquittances
for 12,000l., which were attached in the house of James Boyd
in Middleburg, by the magistrates. Upon my apprehension in
Flushing, I gave order to send them for England, that I might seek
the creditors' satisfaction and perfect my accounts; and I daily
expect them. My books of accounts, from the beginning of my
apprenticeship to 31 Dec. 1596, I have delivered to my master, and
since then have not performed any business for him, nor received
any money, debts, or goods, save one debt of 200l. due by him to
Capt. John Fleming, whereof I paid Sir Arthur Savage 100l. due to
him, and 100l. to Jas. Boyd due to him; being myself engaged for
the 7,000l., I doubt to come to Middleburg or any other place, for
fear of imprisonment. |
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Having thus no means to live, being out of employment, the
creditors for the 7,000l. will neither satisfy themselves with the
receipts whcih I received for their money, and paid in Her Majesty's
service, or the soldiers might have mutinied or starved, nor stand to
my master and free me; but so molest me that I have been forced to
shroud myself under Sir Robt. Sydney for protection. I beseech your
Honours to state whether I am liable to satisfy the 7,000l. or not. I
am not only shipwrecked by my master's fall, but other persons' goods
in my custody have been arrested for his debts, notwithstanding
my honest services for him these nine years, which I doubt not he,
and all the governors, captains, and merchants who have known me
will affirm; if any man can charge me with the receipt of treasure for which I have not discharged myself, or my master can
charge me with any other sums than those in my accounts, I will give
the best satisfaction I possibly can. |
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The papers taken in Flushing upon my apprehension are of small
value; the acquittances therein expressed appertain but to
Mr. Bromley and Mr. Babington, for apparel lent to sundry captains
when Groningen was besieged; a catalogue of them was taken by
Sir Edm. Uvedale and the apprehender, without giving me any
copy. I have neither goods nor money appertaining to my master,
neither do I know any man that has; nor how the 7,000l., if he has
received it, and all other moneys and profits of his business have
the value of 400l. Flemish in refuse commodities with part whereof
I have defrayed my charges since Dec. 1596, and for want of better
means, the rest lies in the Lombard at Flushing. |
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Theres is in my accounts a parcel of wheat which was sold to a
merchant in Middleburg for my master at a loss of 400l., likewise
400l. by over satisfaction to Sir John Polly at his departure, both
which sums my master has put upon me; this moved me on 31 May,—partly for fear of his hard dealing in the sums aforesaid, and partly
because I then hoped to be employed, (after my urgent entreaty that
he would free me of the 7,000l. for which I stand charged, and his
protesting his disablity)—to require a general acquittance, without
perfecting the accounts; and I underwrote a contract that, whereas,
I had received such acquittance, I would satisfy certain sums of money
charged for his use by me, for Frankfort, Stade, and Amsterdam,
which sums may be satisfied with 600l. or 700l., and which my
friends were content to advance, upon condition that I might be set
free of my master and his creditors; this he promised he would do
if I would compound the rest of the 7,000l., the payment of my
composition to proceed from him, but to this day he has not performed it. Therefore I beseech you to appoint how the 7,000l.
may be satisfied, and I freed from it. [3 pages.] |
| Oct. 12. |
141. Account, by Wm. Meredith, of the amount required for one
month's pay of officers and men in the Low Countries, from 25 Oct.
to 21 Nov. 1597; total, 3,790l. 4s.; with note that 500l. is to be
abated for the weekly imprests of 1,000 men gone with the Earl of
Essex, at 2s. 6d. a man, per week. [3½ pages.] |
| Oct. 12. |
142. Abstract by Sir Thos. Wilkes of chechs raised upon officers
and men serving in places names in the Low Countries, between
12 April and 14 Oct. 1597; with particulars of the strength of each
company, &c., total, 3,203l. 6s. 11½d.; also of the checks raised upon
their apparel, 278l. 11s. 11d. [3½ pages.] |
| Oct. 12. |
143. Ludolph Engelstedt to Lord Burghley. By a procalamation
of the Emperor of Germany, all English merchants are to depart the
empire within three months, on pain of confiscation and imprisonment, so that the Merchant adventurers will have to leave Stade.
In Secretary Walsingham's time, I named Groningen, then in the
King of Spain's command, but now for two years back under the
states, as an excellent place for traffic. It is large, well built, has
good storehouses and market places, two rivers flowing up to it, and
is more quiet and better supplied with victuals than Emden. The
merchants are much troubled my wife to some of the chief
magsitrates of Groningen, I have had some conference with them,
and find them inclinable to English intercourse; I therefore offer
my service to negotiable between the twon and the merchants. |
| Oct. 14. |
144. Account, by Rich. Carmarden, of cloths shipped from the
port of London to Stade, Hamburg, Middleburg, and other parts of
Holland and Zealand, from Michaelmas 1596 to Michaelmas 1597;
to Stade by the Merchant adventureres, 60,318 cloths, 19 yards; to
other palces by them and the interlopers, 5,301 cloths, 36 yards.
[Noted by Burghley.] |
| Oct. 15. |
Discharge to Thos. Fyneux, executor to Jas. Brooker,—made collector without his knowledge, in the lathe of St. Augustine's, Kent,
of the first and second of six fifteenths and tenths, granted 35 Eliz.,—of all sums due for the same; Brooker neither paying nor accounting.
for the moneys, process was awarded from the Exchequer to attach
his body and seize his lands, one Mascall having become surety for
him without his privity, all which was known only a little before
his death. Fineux having in Easter 1595 paid all sums due on the
siad collection, he is discharged, and also Michel Sands and Sir
Edw. Wootton, late sheriffs of Kent, and other late sheriffs, of all forfeitures imposed on them concerning executing the writs. [Docquet.] |
| Oct. 15. |
Grant to Wm. Hill, B.D., of the next vacant prebend in Bristol.
[Docquet.] |
| Oct. 15. |
145. Ralph Birchenshaw to Lord Burghley. The extraordinary
dealing of Beecher and his factors in payment of the forces, their
disloyal carraige to Her Majesty, unconscioncable handling of their
creditors, and the public scandal which they have borught upon her
payments in foreign parts and at home, compel me to search out
how all the money whcih came to Beecher's hands has been consumed. He grants that when he began the business, his own stock
was better than 6,000l., and Leicester and Wayring cannot deny
but the profit of the buiness is better than 40,000l. He has taken
up of credit in the Low Countries above 7,000l.; He has taken
3,000l.; and in Italy and Germany 2,000l. and is yet behind
with the catpains, upon their remains of apparel and increase, more
than 3,000l., for which he received ready money of Sir Thos. Sherley; so that Beecher has not to show where all this money,
amounting to 71,000l., is. Beecher, Leicester, and Wayring now
plead beggary, and yet not a month before Beecher broke, his credit
was held very good, and Wayring is well known to be worth 4,000l.
That Wayring may not carry away the matter with pleading he
has nothing, I have drawn the interrogatories enclosed, with observations of my own upon each, for your private knowledge, which I
have not shown to him or any one else. Encloses, |
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145. I. Interrogatories to be administered to John Wayring, with
observations thereon:—
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1st. Whether the 7,000l. taken up by him in the Low
Countries, for which the creditors have attached 8,500l.
in captains' bills and acquittances, was taken up with
the consent of Beecher; for what cause was it disbursed,
and whether he has accounted to Beecher for it ? [It will
be found it was not all taken up, and that Wayring has
not accounted t Beecher.] |
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2nd. Why was the 12,000l. in bills and acquittances
attached, by the magistrates of Middleburg in Jas. Boyd's
house, and whether it was not by Wayring's device that it
was done? [Wayring gave order, on his coming to England, that the said 12,000l. in bills, &c., should be sent
over, but makes no mention by what means he redeemed
them; therefore it is apparent the attachment of these
acquittances was but a practice to some other end.] |
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3rd. Whether the bill signed and sealed by Wayring to
Beecher, whereby he stands bound to him and for him to
other creditors for 20,000l. in bills, and 3,005l. 4s. in acquittances, the 370l. 6s. 8d. and 500l. Flemish, and 2,938l. 14s.
sterling, are all paid, and what money and goods he had
in hand to discharge the same ? [There appears a general
acquittance by Beecher in this bill, which argues that there
is some mystery between them; Wayring says he made it
for an extrarodinary cause, and not in respect of any
goods or means of Beecher's he had in hand to answer it.] |
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4th. Whether the apparel delivered to the 1,700 men
which went with the Earl of Essex were not Wayring's
goods, and if not, to whim did it belong ? [It is reported
that it was his, and that the better to colour the same, it
was all made over to Sir Robt. Sydney, as though it had
been his and other captains', and so Sir Robt. Sydney recevied 700l. or 800l. of Mr. Babington and Mr. Bromley
for the same.] |
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5th. What number of broadcloths, northern dozens,
&c. have been sold by Wayring since the creditors attached
the bills and acquittances, and where was the money
bestowed that he received for them ? [It will be found
that Wayring sold within these three months 20 or 30
pieces of norhtern dozens to a Dutchman in Flushing,
for which he received more than 200l.] |
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6th. Whether Wayring has not yet remaining in Flushing divers kinds of apparel, viz., doublets, Venetians,
cassocks, &c., and how much do they amount to ? [It
will be found he has there of his own or Mr. Beecher's as
much as is worth 1,500l., and yet alleges that by Beecher's
fall, he is shipwrecked, and has nothing left.] |
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7th. Whether he has not money, jewels, and other goods
in the custody of a Dutchman dwelling in Rotterdam,
and what is his name ? [It is reported that such is the
fact, but the name of the Dutchman is not known.] |
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8th. Whether Wayring in not in partnership with Wm.
BArnes, an Englishman, and whether the latter has not
all his books, letters, and other goods in his custody ?
[Barnes was some time a soldier of Capt. Hender's, and
afterwards employed by Wayring about the bread delivered to the soldiers, and by his means had allowance of
Beecher to do business there. Barnes is acquainted with
all Wayring's doings, and if privately sent for to bring
such books and papers as he has, the truth might be ascertained.] |
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9th. What sums has Wayring received of John Quarles,
junior, of the factors of Mr. Quarles, for the payment
of such money as Beecher was to pay to Her Majesty's
forces; and whether Quarles has not been partner with
Beecher in the business that the latter was employed in
by Sir Thos. Sherley ? [I find amongst the papers I have
perused at Beccher's, that many great sums have been
passed over by him to Alderman Billingsley and Quarles
from Beecher, and for the service in Normandy, and I
think for Brittany; Quarles was partner with Beecher,
and as I take it, 10 days before Beecher's breaking, Quarles
attached all that Beecher had in the Low Countries and
Stade, and Quarles bought his lands called Ludgrave's
Farm; besides Beecher made over to him, by a deed of
gift, all that he had.] |
| Oct. 16. |
146. Sir Richard Fiennes to Lord Burghley. My poor travel and
experience have bred better assurance of my duty towards you and
yours than, in case wherein I know that by your Lordship's means
only I may obtain grace, to leave you and seek others. I wrote
only to my Lord Keeper and my Lady of Warwick, besides the
secretary and Sir John Stanhope, whom I know to be wholly
yours. |
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If I be baron, my desire to attain thereunto shall not appear
to others so immoderate as that I will be drawn to be a bare one;
but for the discontinuance in Parliament, let me remember you
that since Her Majesty's grandmother was born, there hs been
from Sir James unto William, my son, eight of my house successively in descent (I trust Her Majesty shall live to see two more).
My great grandfather, Ricahrd Lord Say, and my grandfather
Edward, who sued his livery by the name of Edward Fiennes, son
and heir of Richard Lord Say, were both, by one grant, wards to
Sir Wm. Brandon, and I most desire in such sort to obtain it. |
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For my enclosures, the tenants where I live being encumbered
with a freeholder, to them and me most forward, desired me to buy
him out, which, with double the value of his lands, I did; and at their
request, I accepting only of my domain of Browghton and Newnton,
not having one foot more (other than his freehold), made them
estates of all their livings, yielding them for their commons and
known grounds as much a foot as before they have, and took not one
groat fine for 21 years or two lives; only this benefit I had, that all
mine was swarded, leaving arable to them; but they since converting much of it to sward, have bred blame to us both. I am
contented at my charge to give them the ploughing of it, and will
myself plough up more than before was tilled, and yet never did
any tenant find himself grieved, their living being much bettered
and now estated; but without your favour, I neither desire the
barony, nor will have any part of my pastures umploughed. |
Oct. 16.
Lubec. |
147. Roloff Peterson to Mr. Towerson. According to my promise,
I give you to understand in brief the whole course of any matters
against Mr. Deputy and Company. On 17 Feb. 1594, Her Majesty
called me over into England, and 30 Sept. 1594, being in England,
she agreed with me that within six months, the materials I left should
be delivered unto me again by the Deputy of the Merchants Adventurers then in Stade, or in lieu thereof 500l., in full satisfaction for
the same. |
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28 April 1595, Mr. Deputy wrote to me that the things are come
to hsi hands; but his order is not to deliver them unto me until
further order, and desired me to ahve patience. |
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2 May 1595, my answer was, that considering I must have patience, I should have salvo of my right. On 14 May, Mr. Deputy wrote
again to me, still craving my patience, and if I repented my patience
he would bear the blame, with may more persuasions. This ran on
until 6 July; I heard nothing further of Mr. Deputy, when the
delay tending to my great loss, and almost to my uttermost undoing, I wrote to his worship that I could not gather the mystery
of this prolonging, and craved his advice. He advised me, 14 July,
in patience to attend, and I should be dealt well withal, and said it
was not his custom to feed men with fair words to their hindrance;
upon that I did not write until 2 Sept. 1595, when in despair I
gave him to understand that he being my debtor, I expected from
his hands satisfaction of 500l. |
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On 12 Sept., Mr. Deputy in return answered me thus, "I do well
perceive you think the time long until you have an answer to say
when you shall receive your money; I would wish I could answer you
directly therein." On 30 September in Stade, I protested secretly,
in the presence of two English witnesses, against Mr. Deputy, for
interest, cost, and charges, and chiefly for not paying; and that if I,
by lawful means, should be brought in question, the falut should
not be laid unto my regard, but unto them who did not prosecute
her command; upon this Mr. Deputy protested against me, 28 Feb.
1596, openly in Stade, alleging my consent and many other things,
and offered me simply the materials again; which protestations, if
they come to indifferent judgment, will show the truth and effect of
the same. |
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By a supplication to the Lords of Lubec, I got a permittorial
letter to Mr. Deputy and the court of Merchant Advernturers in
Stade, to take a reasonable order for my contentment, but he returned me the letter, with answer that neither he nor the court
would meddle with the matter. |
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Thereupon I wrote humbly to Her majesty, teling her the
whole course of the matter, and beseeching her to command Mr.
Deputy to see me contented; to the like effect I wrote to the Lord
High Treasurer and Sir Thos. Wilkes, and sent the same unto
Mr. Deputy, and a copy of every letter, craving his furtherance in
sending these letters unto England, but he retuned them to me
again. Beging alsot destitute and frustrated of all friendly means, I
am constrained to complain at Spires unto the highter power,
praying, citationem edictalem contra Thomas Ferrers et collegium,
that it may be tried who hat right or wrong. [1¾ pages.] |
| Oct. 19. |
148. Advices from Spain. By this secret messenger I send you
word that 49 ships are arrived on this coast, of which 29 are
King's gallions. The St. Peter is leaky; the St. Lucas ran aground;
they had to cast most of their horses and mules overboard; they
were within two days' sail of Land's End. One of the gallions,
with Don Podro de Guevara, general of artillery, in her, took fire,
and has not been seen since; another ships, in which were their
materials for fortifications and for firing our ships in harbour, had
they found them, tried to help former, and took fire and was
blown up, and a French ship full of soldiers with her. Sebure,
with most of his squuadron, is put into St. Andera, so that the
Marquis of Ayanmone, sent by the King to see the fleet off, but detained by sickness, may take word both of its going and returning. |
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The Adelantado beat up with constant resolution in the eye of
the wind, delcaring that if he met the Earl of Essex, he would try
the quarrel with him hand to hand. The storm took them from the
east, and lasted five days. |
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There is nothing but confusion, stories of misfortunes, yet brags
of what they will do before spring. The defeat of an army so long
in preparing has been very sudden. |
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There are bonfires and processionf for the King's recovery. He
had a palsy, and from Saturday to Monday was fed with liquor
blown into his throat by the Infanta; as soon as ever he came to
himself, he asked what Martin (th Adelantado) wanted more,
and if he would never be ready. Such is his resolution that had not
God fought for us, the Queen's fleet must have been taken or burnt.
The rendezvous was said to be the Sorlings, but the private directions
were for Plymouth, being a fortified port, and that from which
Spain is most annoyed, and where it was expected that the Earls'
fleet was descended. They had resolved to attempt the Isle of
Wight, but that was protested against this winter season, so they
changed it for Plymouth; their project was not kept secret after
their departure, for plans of Plymouth were in all the priests' hands.
They were to have landed 8,000 men in long-boats westward of the
town, by peep of day, while SEbure's seqeuadron amused our forces
about Falmouth, till the shole army was landed at Plymouth, where
it was not expected. |
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The St. Paul, in which the Adelantado is sick, is just discovered.
The fleet cannot be soon reparied, but will be kept together in the
port of Ferrol, the river of Lisbon being contagious in winter;
50 of the fleet are missing. |
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I hope you will not think me negligent of my duty to my
country, for which I will risk life and fortune. I am no more
suspected than when to whose protection you have committed my
life many be used with humanity; I am lodged in his uncle's house,
and eat daily with the captain of the Admiral's ship. [3½ pages.] |
| Oct. 19. |
149. Duplicate of the above. [3 pages.] |
Oct. 21/31
Liege. |
John Petit to [Peter Halins alias Thos. Phelippes]. I hear from
Rome that Monsignor Malvasia, formerly nuncio in these parts,
has delivered a discourse to the Pope in favour of the King of
Sctos, to make him King of England, hoping he and his Queen
also will be converted. To execute this plot, the Pope must recal
from England all Jesuits and priests known to be of the contrary
faction leaving in those who favour the Scot, and were malicious
and seditious in the Roman seminary |
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Lord Dacres has gone to France, hoping from thence to make his
pece with England, and his son will follow him. Some say the
Earl of Westmoreland will take the same course; all are of the
Scottish band. I like Her Maejsty's religion better than the Scots',
One Constable, a fine poetical wit who resides in Parish, has in his
head a plot to draw the Queen to be Catholic. It is to be wrought
by means of M. Sancy, a great minion of the King of France,
and of the bishop that went to Rome to procure him absolution.
[Extract, Flanders Corresp. Endorsed by Phelippes.] |
| Oct. 22. |
150. Note by W. Borough, that by estimate of 8 july 1597,
545l. 8s. 8d. was set down as the charge of one ship and two hoys,
to tranjsport 700 men from London to St. Valery; these ships
were afterwards dismissed, and five hoys taken up at the same
expense. They performed the voyage in 28 days, but the increased
expense of victualling 700 soldiers seven days longer makes the
expense 708l. 15s. 4d., of which 545l. 8s. 8d. was paid before they
left London, and 163l. 6s. 8d. remains due. [1¾ pages.] |
| Oct. 26 |
151. Account of money imprested for the 2,000 men in Picardy
who entered into pay 24 Oct. 1596, and paid to Sir Thos. Sherley,
Sir Thos. Fludd, John Jolles, Hum. Basse, and others; total,
29,707l. 14s. 4d., or with sums for appearel, &c., 33,115l. 13s. 6d. |
| Oct. [27 ?] |
152. Notes [by Lord Burghley]. Mr. Carey and Stallenge are to
provide victuals for the fleet to serve for 21 days (3,000l.). Commision to the Erl of Ormond to command all the army. Letters
to the Council to cause the Lords Justices [of Ireland] to continue
their authority for all equitable government. Letters to the Earl
of Essex to continue the preparation of his navy and army, and
to pursue the enemy, if he shall find him to come to offend the
coast of England, or Ireland. Money to be sent to furnish the Earl
of Essex's army, and the ships that shall be provided for the Narrow
Seas. |
| Oct. 28. |
153. The Queen to the Lord General. By your letters hourly
written to our secretary, we perceive your care and diligence, and
for direction in this uncertainty of Spanish purposes, whether they
mean to make their descent in Ireland or England, we determine
that you shall thus proceed. |
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First, you shall put in readiness all such forces as you can to encounter the Spanish navy. For the better strengthening of ourselves upon our own coast, we have commanded our Admiral to
go out with such shipping as can be here drawn out, to lie in the
Narrow Seas, ready to join with the fleet which has been under
your charge; he will ply up as far westward as the Isle of Wight,
or further if there be cause. |
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Second, for the matter of Ireland, upon the death of our Deputy,
we have constituted the Earl of Ormond general of our army there,
with two justices, for better government of the civil policy of the
kingdom; but if it appear to you that the [Spanish] army is there
descended, and that our own coast if free from danger, we authorize
you to make after them with such forces as you shall find necessary,
and give you full authority to command the said army according
to your commission, under our great seal. When you shall arrive,
if you have cause to join your forces with the Earl of Ormond's,
already constituted general of our army there, you shall have the
superior commandment, and in you absence, he is to be the principal
commander. |
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And now—seeing by your late leaving the coast of Spain, upon probability that no army would come forth of Ferrol till March, the enemy
has leisure and courage to attempt us, whilst unprovided to resist
them,—you must take good heed not upon any probability or light
advertisement to venture to leave our own coast, to transport our
forces to Ireland, whereby our own kingdom may lie open to scorn
or damage; but to proceed in this great affair according to the
rules of advised deliberation, zeal, and diligence; for treasure, for
victual, and what may be fit for us to send, you shall find that you
serve a Prince neither void of care nor judgment what to do in cases
of this consequence. |
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We need not advise you if you perceive once the enemy be landed
anywhere on our coast, to use all stratagems, by fire or otherwise, to
destroy their shipping. [2¾ pages. Draft, corrected by Cecil.] |
| Oct. 28. |
154. Henry Aldis to Lord Burghley. Upon your kind promise
to my Lord and master the Earl of Derby, when I was a suitor last
summer to succeed Mr. Bland in the surveyorship of the ports,
which you then granted to Mr. Allington, I now beseech you to
bestow on me the customership of Boston, in Lincolnshire, which
Mr. Doughty is discharged from, upon his lewd demeasnour. I shall
in all faithfulness answer to Her Majesty all duties, and your Lordship in granting this shall bind me to cause my honourable Lord
and good Lady to yield you their hearty thanks. |
Oct. 28.
Walsingham House, London. |
155. Frances Countess of Essex to Lord Treasurer Bughley.
I understand that upon hearing a cause against Anth. Doughty,
a servant of my Lord's you have displaced him from his office
of customership, because he had sundry deputations, contrary
to law. In the absence of my Lord, I am bold to become an
earnest suitor to you to restore him into his office, being the
greatest part of his maintenance, without which both he and such
as depend upon him shall be hindered if not undone. He is a
gentleman whom my Lord and I have ever found a faithful and
honest servant, and I hope that (however in extremity of law he be
adjudged to lose his office) no dishonest dealing has been proved
against him. |
Oct. 28.
York House |
156. Lord Keeper Egerton to Lord Burghley. The bearer, Thos.
Whitby, being a suitor for the customership of Boston, co. Lincoln
I dare give him my testimony of his ability, and shall be thankful
for any favour used towards him. |
Oct. 28.
Westminister. |
Commission to Sir Edw. Hoby. to search out and prosecute all
offences against the Statute prohibiting the exportation of iron
from England, granting him half the forfeitures arising therefrom.
[Case G., Eliz., No. 9.] |
Oct. 28.
Westminister. |
Warrant to pay to Roger Langford 627l. 10s. 8d. for four hoys,
with victuals and wages for 112 seamen for five weeks, to be sent
to St. Valer in Picardy, to being over for companies of soldiers,
consisting of 540 men, to Dover. With note that the amount was
received of Mr. Taylor, Nov. 1, 1597. [Adm. Warrant Book,
Vo.. CCL VIII., Eliz., f. 13.] |
| Oct. 28. |
157. Estimate by Lord Admiral Nottingham and W. Borough, of
the charge for the wages, victuals, &c. of 1,000 men serving in the
Triumph, Ark, and Truelove, for six weeks. Also for 500 men
serving in the Mary Rose and Hope; total, 4,605l. 15s. |
Oct. 28.
Court at Whitehall. |
158. The Council to the Earl Essex. Considering throught your
long abode on the seas that your victuals would be consumed, we
ordered a proportion to be provided in the western parts, and to be
ready against your coming; and have had an estimate of a convenient proportion to serve the fleet under your charge for 21 days.
Special charge is given to Mr. Carey of Cockington, and Wm.
Stallenge, to provide the same, and the money is delivered them
here for that purpose; we pray you to assist Stallenge, who is
sent down beforehand; Mr. Carey will shortly be there after him. |
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For the other provisions wherewith you wish to be supplied, a
mass of money shall be sent you forthwith to furnish all such
necessaries as you stand in need of. How graviously Her majesty
accepts your willing disposition to advanture your life in this
service you shall understand by other letters. We pray you to
command Mr. Darell to assist the other two in this service. |
| [Oct. 28 ?]. |
159. Lord Admiral Nottingham to the Earl of Essex. You shall
understand Her Majesty's pleasure at large by a general letter, in
answer of yours to my Lords by Mr. Wiseman. Upon your letter,
I have wirtten to Sir H. Palmer that he, with the Vanguard, and
all such as are in the Narrow Seas, shall repair to you with all
expedition, as also to repair to you with all haste; the Lord
send you as good success as ever man had, and bless you with
victory. Not hearing from you, I feared some villainous device had
madke you think ill of me. If I have not dealt with you as I would
have been dealt within your place, let me never enjoy heaven. |
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As to the purser's room in the Defiance, which I perceive you have
bestowed, if it had been of all the ships in the fleet, I would have
confirmed your gift of it, or of any other place that should fall. |
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P.S.—I protest before God I would give half my land to be serving
under you with the Triumph and the Ark. |
Oct. 28.
Westminister. |
160. Lord Burghley to the Earl of Essex. Although I have not
occupied you with any letters in this your voyage, yet I have not
been unmindful to be gald of your services, and especially of your
safety; now hearing of your return, even when the enemy is
come hitherward, whom I perceive your courage koffers to offend,
and so defend you country, I take great comfort, knowing no
project so ready to defend our country; and so we all ought to
acknowledge this your noble offer at this instant, wishing you,
according to you heart's desire, opportunity to show your value
wity our English bodies to make open to the world the proud
cowardice of the Spaniard. I take my leave with a week hand
and sore eyes, besides other infirmities. |
Oct. 29.
Westminister. |
161. Lord Burghley to the Earl of Essex. As I perceive by your
letters how fully you are occupied with matters of weight and cost,
I think it unreasonable to withdraw you to read any other letters
or advices than may directly further the services which you have
in hand, and therfore I forbear to write anything privately,
but to thank you for your kind letters and your golden
?, being sorry of the escape of the overplus, which would
have been a perfect cordial to all our infirmities here; but
yet you and all your friends may well vaunt that you have the
victory of your enemies, both at their own doors and far off; only
you have been overcome with contrary winds, against which no
creature can contend but with loss. I refer you for my opinion
and answer of your public letters to our public ones, wherein my
son is an fully occupied as his power can yield. |
Oct. 30.
London. |
162. John Wayring to sec. Cecil. Upon receipt of your letter
in Flushing, I was most willing to repair hither, to give Her
Majesty the best content in my power; and now—having fully
answered all demands, and delivered acquittances for 14,660l.,
which was all that I had remaining,—I have fully dinished what I
was sent for, and beseech you to further my duischarge form your
father, andlet me have warrant to depart without milestation
to flushing. There are divers creditors of my master, of whom
I took money by exchage in Middleburg, for performance of the
service, who seek to arrest and imprison me, although my master is
the debtor,and I have no means of dischageing their debts. |
Oct. 30.
Canterbury. |
163. Henry Lord Cobham to Lord Admiral Nottingham. I have
received a letter form the mayor of Dover, as follows: This day
arrived here the Admiral of Zealand, Capt. Leger, who stated that
Capt. Block, employed to understand the state of Ostend, has
brought news that it was besieged by the Cardinal, and that he lay
on the west part of the town with his forces. He further declared
that he had in charge form the States to send six ships with all
expedition to lie before the haven, for preventing the enemy from
annoying it, which he has performed. |
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P.S.—He writes me in a postscript that Sir Hen. Plamer was at
Dover, taking up shipping to send to St. Valery, and that Sir John
Brooke was there, ready to pass with him. I have sent the mayor's
letter to Mr. Secretary. |
Oct. 31.
Dover. |
164. Henry Lord Cobham to Sec. Cecil. Upon my arrival at Dover,
I sent for the Admiral of Zealand, from whom the report came that
Ostend was besieged, and he afirmed that the enemy lay about the
town on the 28th, and played divers great shot at them. To certify
the truth, I sent Paul Ivey, with a letter to Sir Edw. Norris, to
know what state the town is in, and what are his wants, that they
might presently be supplied; if it happens that he is not able to
get into the town, yet being a soldier, and seeing the manner of
their lying, he can report whether they are like to continue, or have
set before the twon fo a bravador, having some other design.
I have given directions to stay all the hoys at Dover and Sandwich,
so that if there be cause, they may be ready to transport men
and victuals. I have not yet received the insturctions which your
father told me should be sent after me. |
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I have taken order for mustering the whole of the forces of the
shire. This day Sir Edw. Woton, Sir Thos. Wilford, and myself
are going to view all the castles on the Downs, as well as the
shortness of the time will permit, and such wants as we find
shall be supplied. |
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Pray move Her Majesty touching Walmer Castle, where Isham
is captain. By her express command to my father, he was willed
to forbear coming thither, so that there is none but a man of his
that keeps the castle. It is one of the best forts,and therefore at
this time especially, men should be put into it. |
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P.S.—A passenger come form Boulogne confirms the besieging of
Ostend, and says that on Monday the 24th, the cannon was carried
from Dunkirk towards Ostend. [1½ pages.] |
Oct. 31.
Lime Street. |
165. Thos. Myddleton and three other surveyors general of the
outports, to Lord Burghley. Our deputy at Bridgewater being dead,
there are two applicants; Wm. Spencer of Bridgewater, who was
lately customer there, a resident in the town, and one whom we know
from his experience to be very fit to serve Her Majesty; and Hen.
Wallis, brother to the searcher there, who is not a resident, but
promises to make his abode there, and who is also well commended.
The fee is but 10l. yearly, agreeable to the small trace there; we
refere ourselves to your pleasure to bestow the said office upon which
is shall seem best. |
Oct. 31.
Westminister. |
Warrant to pay to Roger Langford 492l., for paying off the
Triumph, Ark, and Truelove, lately appointed to be set forth for
sea, but now discharged. [Adm. Warrrat Book, Col. CCL VIII.,
Eliz., f. 13 b.] |
| Oct. ? |
166. Wm. Beecher to [Sec. Cecil.] I have often answered my
Lord Ambassador's letters to this effect. It is true that, finding
the continuance of Sir Thos. Sherley's wants so excessive that he
could not spare the payment of Her Majesty's money as appointed,
notwithstanding the over large sums he had detained from me, I
ordered my servant at Rouen to pay, only to mr. Molle, 2,000
crowns, being all that was left unpaid by my man of what I had
received for that service. It is also true that my man, being commanded by my Lord Ambassador to furnish Mr. Molle with a lager
proportion, took up those sums by exchange,of Robert Bell, Jervis
Kerk, and other merchants there; so by my Lord Ambassador's
command, my man paid to Mr. Molle 6,500 crowns, as declare by
Molle's receipt, which has since been delivered by my man to the
merchants, so that he has thereby paid about 1,500l., more than I have
received from Sir Thos. Sherley for that service, This matter was
reported to my Lord Keeper, Lord Buckhurst, and your Honour,
when I understood that Sir Thos, Sherley should take order to pay
the merchants, so that I should be freed form them, and that my
man, and some goods of mine in question for the same at Rouen,
should be set at liberty, as I think ought to be done according to
right and equity. Endorsed, "Beecher's answer touching the money
due to Lusen and other in France, and sir Ant. Mildmay's letters." |
| Oct. ? |
167. Statement that Mrs. Colly of Buckland, and Father Elver
of Sutton, knew Mr. Vaughan well, but nothing of any wife or
child that the had. Mr. Kemp and Michel say that his wife was
Vincent's widow, nother of Vincent of Wooton, and was buried at
St. James's church, Dover, and will sent up the records thereof.
Mount confessed, on Oct. 17, 1597, in presence of the constable, of
Gravesend, that he sole the horse form Mr. Petit's grounds, with
saddle and bridle, and sold him at Gravesend for 10s. Goodwife
Humfrey is froward and will say nothing. Endorsed with a note
from E. Michel. Remind Mr. Mills, if the commission that comes
down be a dedimus potestem to examine witnesses, to send down
a copy of the articles 14 days before to me, but he needs not do
it if it be any other commission, ad capiendam responsionem, &c. |
| Oct. |
168. Notes [by Lord Burghley] of proceedings to be taken to
prevent an invasion, viz.: Lord Cobham and some special genteleman are to be sent to Dover; sir Thos. Palmer and Sir Nich.
Parker to Sussex; the Lord Chamberlain and some forces to be in
readiness to be sent to Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, and Portsmouth; Sir G. Trenchard to go to Dorsetshire; Sir Ferd. Gorges,
Earl of Bath, and Sir Wk. Courtney, with 6,000 men, for Devon;
Sir Fras. Godolphin to Cornwall; Sir Arth Savage to come to Dover
with all the soldiers; Sir H. Palmer to be sent to conduct them, wtih
help of the Low Country ships, for Weymoth, Plymouth, Falmouth,
and other ports, and a proportion of victuals to be provided at
Plymouth. |
| Oct. |
169. Account of receipts extraordinary of fifteenths and subsidies
of the lait and clergy, form 1592, to 1597; total, 536,504l. 5s.
[Endorsed by Burhley.]. |
| Oct. |
170. List. by Rich. Carmarden of foreign Princes to whom licences
have beengranted, with the last three years, for export of cloths,
long-bows, iron ordnance, &c. cutom-free. |
| Oct. |
171. Reasons agaisnt hte claims of the Hanse towns, being extracts
form seven records, form 44 Henry III. to 1558, relating to liverties
granted to merchants of the Hanse Towns resident in England. |
| Oct. |
172. Accounts of receipts and payments form Michaelmas, 34 Eliz.,
to Easter, 39 Eliz.; total of receipts, 2,299,424l. 13s. 6¾d.; of payments, 2,175,734l. 18s. 8d. [Noted by Burghley.]. |
