Addenda, Elizabeth - Volume 12: July 1565

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, 1601-3 With Addenda 1547-65. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1870.

'Addenda, Elizabeth - Volume 12: July 1565', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, 1601-3 With Addenda 1547-65, (London, 1870) pp. 569-570. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/edw-eliz/addenda/1547-65/pp569-570 [accessed 19 April 2024]

July 1565



July 28.	72. Release by John Honeywood of Lewes to Jane Dellve, late widow of Robert Clark, for all such raiment as she had of his sister's and for all other reckonings up to 28 July 1565. [Scrap.]
July. Richmond.	73. The Queen to the Earl of Shrewsbury. Considering how ready the vulgar are to be abused by seditious rumours to procure troubles, and hearing how troublesome the realm of Scotland now is, and how some would be well content to have the North part of our realm disquieted,—though we believe our subjects there as elsewhere, will not be suddenly moved,—yet when our neighbours are unquiet, we wish our subjects to be so governed as to be ready for all events. We have therefore appointed the Earl of Bedford lieutenant-general in Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmoreland and the bishopric [of Durham]. We have also thought fit to commit to your charge the lieutenancy of cos. York, Nottingham, and Derby, for which purpose we addressed you our commission under the Great Seal. On receipt thereof, you are to advertise the Archbishop of York, president of the Council there, and accord with him what day you are to be there, that your commission may be published; but without greater cause, you need not remain there. You will confer with our Council whether the musters should be taken this harvest time, but you should take a view of the numbers from Yorkshire lately appointed to be ready to serve for Berwick, and cause them to be renewed, and charge the captains to have them well appointed to serve without delay, on warning from our President and Council there, upon letters from the Earl of Bedford.
	Order should also be taken in your lieutenancy that such as now favour the fashion of those who cause trouble in Scotland be Kept from having any conduct of our subjects. Unless you see cause, you are not to trouble the county with general musters, but our appointment of you as lieutenant-general is that you may have power to command our subjects in your shires on any sudden event. [2 pages. Draft, with corrections and additions, by Sir Wm. Cecil.]
July.	74. Holograph draft of the preceding paper, without the additions. [By Sir Wm. Cecil. 2 pages.] Also,
	The Queen to the Archbishop of York. We signify to you our appointment of the Earls of Shrewsbury and Bedford as our lieutenants-general, and we require you and the whole Council of the North to aid the Earl of Shrewsbury in the execution of his charge, and to preserve the tranquillity of our people, and punish the servers of seditious news and slanders reported to be common in Yorkshire, even by strangers passing through to Scotland. [1 page. Draft by Sir Wm. Cecil.]