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| July 14. |
149. Thos. Barnes to Thos. Phelippes, at Mr. Halton's house, Fenchurch Street. Being ill of a surfeit, through eating cherries, and
obliged to use a physician, and not being well furnished of money,
I beg you to lend me 5l. or 6l., till you can procure me further
maintenance, as you promised. If you fail me, I know not how to
provide. [½ page.] |
| July 22. |
150. Note that the ordinary entertainment of a horse soldier
yearly amounts to 27l. 7s. 6d., whereof he receives weekly by imprest 5s., which is 13l. a year, so that 14l. 7s. 6d. remains due.
That the merchants have contracted to deliver him, in necessaries
above his weekly imprest, his full proportion, to be satisfied by Her
Majesty to the merchants at the end of every six months, and that
with the said imprests he will be fully paid, if the same is received
by his captain for him. With particulars of the yearly pay of a
foot soldier. [2/3 page.] |
| July 24. |
151. Thomas Digges to Lord Burghley. The injurious surmises
invented by some to make you jealous of the office of musters,—which, by my careful endeavours, was first reduced to such perfection, as neither in the Low Countries nor in this realm was ever
established better, or comparable,—and the strange practices used to
convey those important records out of the hands of officers who
faithfully and skilfully served Her Majesty, to others utterly ignorant, or worse, may prejudice Her Majesty many thousands, and
was only wrought by such other officers for accounts there as,—knowing that themselves had proceeded most disorderly and confusedly, in few points serving, but many ways breaking the contract
made between Her Majesty and the States,—thought there was no
other way to cover their errors, but by misconveying these important records of musters, to bring that office into like confusion. |
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By their malicious surmises, my faithful services have been smally
acknowledged, and nigh 1,000l. of my entertainment detained; yet,
in discharge of my duty, I have collected and briefly digested
such a conference of the different, or rather repugnant, proceedings of the good and bad, in each of these offices of accounts, as if
you attentively peruse, and compare them with the actions of such
officers as have served, or shall serve, in those important places of
military accounts, you will easily discern of what rank they be, and
what path they tread; then, I hope, the deceitful malice of the
bad shall be bridled, and the honest service of the good receive
countenance and comfort. [¾ page.] |
| July 25. |
152. Thomas Digges to Lord Willoughby. I find nothing concerning me in these maimed abbreviates of Mr. Treasurer's accounts,
but one sum set down to be paid myself, without warrant, and two
other sums paid Capt. Isley, which, as I was his assignee, both for
the receipt and payment, concern me. For the 142l. 17s. 6d. alleged
to be paid me, he never paid me one penny for which he has not good
warrant, and he has one from the Earl of Leicester to pay me 400l.
more than I ever could get of him, which is not mentioned in this
imperfect parcel of his accounts, besides 600l. more due to me since. |
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As for the 561l. 1s. averred to be paid to Capt. Isley without
warrant, he never paid that sum for him; what he did pay was
paid to myself for him, and upon good warrant. With regard to the
236l. 2s. 4d. alleged to be paid to Capt. Isley by warrant, Mr. Treasurer has such a warrant, and an acquittance for so much; but he
never paid it, either to him or any other for him. I know all that
was done in that matter, as I was his assignee. |
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Whatsoever I see, I will not meddle with more than concerns
myself, being now no officer, but happily disburdened of that thankless place, where, for my faithful services, I have got so many enemies, and have been lately threatened by Mr. Treasurer that if I be
one of the combiners against him, he will so use the matter, as that
although he have as many thousands of Her Majesty's treasure as
is supposed, there shall be little found due to me; well knowing
nevertheless that there is nigh 1,000l. due to me, a good part of
which he has offered to give his bond to pay. Pardon me if I
refuse to irritate so puissant an enemy as can make debts good or
bad at his own pleasure. [1 page.] |
July 30./Aug. 9.
St. Malo. |
153. M. Canisy to M. Paulet, governor of Jersey. Knowing the
King's obligations to the Queen for the assistance she has given him,
especially against his rebels, I would not fail to send you word, lest
this army of Spaniards, whom you know to be at sea, execute
something against the Queen, or against the King, by means of
his rebel subjects; but they, being in intelligence, may assist each
other, to the ruin of their enemies. |
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The King's affairs are in good state. Paris is reduced to obedience.
M. de Maine is 10 leagues from the King's army, and holds some
towns, but the King has more men-of-war and more towns than his
enemies, and I hope the kingdom will soon be at rest. [1 page,
French.] |
