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Sir Philip Herbert to Viscount Cranborne. |
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[1604–5], March 1. |
I have received your letter this morning
and am very glad to hear that you have sent hither Sir Thomas
Lake; for truly I have been very much troubled with exercising
of his office in his absence, which the King will tell you when he
comes to Greenwich. I cannot send any certain word of his
coming back, because I dare not ask him; but I hope he will
be back the latter end of next week at furthest. He has been
much troubled these two or three days with a new cold, but is
now very well and merry. He likes this country very
well.—Thetford, 1st of March.
Holograph. Endorsed: "1604." ½ p. (104. 57.) |
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The Earl of Worcester to the Lords of the Council. |
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1604–5, March 1. |
Your letters expressing the comfort you
took from his Majesty's acceptation of your pains in his service
I presented to him. He accounts a great part of his happiness
to be in your loyalty, wisdom and service, and wishes you to
take comfort in his acceptance of your travails. For myself I
am grateful to you for your acceptance of my poor endeavours.
—Thetford, 1 March 1604.
Signed. 1½ pp. (104. 58.) |
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[Printed in extenso in Lodge, Illustrations &c., III, 268, 269.] |
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Lord Sheffield to Viscount Cranborne. |
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[1604–5, March 1.] |
I perceive by your letter that the King
should have written to my Lord Archbishop [of York] and me,
being thereunto moved by some false rumours spread in London.
No such letter is as yet come to my hand, therefore I can say
nothing but that my duty shall not be wanting to perform the
King's pleasure. I thank you for reporting to me your grave
and wise answer to my Lord Archbishop's letter, and am sorry
that any in those parts should divulge it, to your discontentment;
assuring you if it might appear to me who has done it in my
government with intent to injure you, I shall not fail to make
him know his error. |
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The state of these north parts touching matters of religion
stands as I last wrote to you, mightily fallen away; and the
time since the Parliament having afforded but one assizes, has
offered little means of reformation, the law allowing till the
next assizes after their indictments no execution, expecting
their alteration; but as much has been done as could be by
the law, for all that could be known were indicted the last
assizes, and shall be proceeded with according to the law at
this new coming, if they reform not themselves, which I rather
wish, for in my nature I had rather forgive than punish; and I
make no question but to reduce things to as good a pass as ever
they were beforetime; for the nature of this people here is to
be soon elevated and as soon cast down, being as feared of
authority as any people I ever saw. The King's speech and
your lordships of the Council have done great good, for it has
greatly confirmed the well affected, and greatly discouraged
the ill, so that I make no doubt, by God's assistance, to give a
good account in short time of these parts committed to my
charge, for they begin already to quail since my last coming
down, and to pull in their heads. But there is one Roger
Witherington in Northumberland who does great harm, being
a notorious recusant, and yet is baily of Herston [? Hirst,
Morpeth] having thereby a great command of people: which
in my opinion is not fit, for if any so disobedient possess places
of authority it must needs be a great hindrance to religion.
Therefore I wish it may be had in consideration and reformed. |
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PS. |
The contents of these, if it like you, you may acquaint
the King with.—Undated.
Holograph. Endorsed: "1 March 1605." 3 pp. (190. 48.) |
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Sir Thomas Lake to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 1. |
Your lordship shall receive herewith all
the pieces signed by his Majesty which you committed to me.
In the Proclamation about the mariners there is in the first
line a little erasure and a change by his Majesty's commandment to couple the word "brother" as well to the Archduke
as to the King of Spain. In the matter of the tomb, his Majesty
made difficulty saying he had not been made acquainted with
it. But I showed him the smallness of the sum and that you
had bargained with a workman already, which I thought you
had not done without acquainting his Highness with it. So
he passed it but with this addition, that he hoped when
there was more store of money others should be remembered,
which you may guess whom he meant. His Majesty made
also some stay at that of Mrs. Drommond but passed it over
easily. His Highness likes well this place for his hawking
wherein he has been yesterday exceedingly pleased; of hunting
has yet made no trial but does to-morrow. This day he has
not come out of his bedchamber, partly for weariness taken
yesterday and partly for a little defluxion upon one of his eyes,
which yet is so slender as already it wears away and hinders
him not from perusing your letters to my Lord of Worcester
and giving answer to them, and afterwards signing these things
and reading the proclamation about the mariners himself.—
From the Court at Thetford, this first of March, 1604.
Holograph. Seal. 1½ pp. (188. 79.) |
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Thomas Wilford to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 2. |
Myself and others were before the Lord
Treasurer and your lordship touching a charter for the merchants
trading to Spain and Portugal, and the same was committed
to Sir Daniel Dunne, the Attorney General and Sir T. Edmondes.
Now of the Merchants Adventurers, the merchants of Muscovia
and the merchants trading to the East countries many be
admitted into the fellowship of merchants trading to S[pain]
and P[ortugal] for a fine of 5l. or 10l. The foresaid merchants
obtaining their freedom may forbear to bring their merchandise
into this realm and ship them directly to S. and P. So shall
his Majesty lose the custom, and foreign shipping and mariners
be maintained. And if any of these merchants should bring
any foreign goods into England, which the merchants trading
to S. and P. had usually bought of them and the custom over
paid, if by toleration or permission, if he that brought them
in may ship them out again without paying any more custom,
who will not for his own benefit, although the property be in
another, give 5l. or 10l. to save in custom at one time 20l.?
If the merchant may freely ship out of all other countries and
pay no custom in England, he may afford his merchandise
when they come to the market better cheap than others, and
so in short time the merchant that had no other freedom must
give over or else practise to do as the others do. It is too true
that the merchants aforesaid have within these few years
shipped their goods for S. and P. and coloured the same under
the name of some free of the company, which if the former
charter had stood sound, they would have made it known to
you. I entreat that I may not argue this before your lordships,
lest I make my good friends my enemies. I find not our people
much affected to pray any new charter, in respect they must
give way to all that will adventure, alleging that they shall be
at great charges, and cannot tell how to raise the same and shall
be brought in question every Parliament.—2 March 1604.
Holograph. 1 p. (104. 59.) |
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The Earl of Worcester to Viscount Cranborne. |
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[1604–5], March 3. |
I acquainted his Majesty with the Bishop
of London's diligence and therewith he is very satisfied. He
has been very ill and heavy with his cold but it is now almost
gone. The reason it has so long continued has been the sharpness of the air and wind. Every day he hunts he takes a new
cold but being hot with riding a long chase he sits in the open
air and drinks. He is resolved to stay these five days in this
town. He has been but once a hunting since his coming hither
and that day he was driven out of the field with press of company
which came to see him. He therefore came home and played
at cards. Sir William Woodhowse has devised a proclamation
that none shall come to him on hunting days.—Thetford,
3 March.
Holograph. 1 p. (105. 28.) |
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[Printed in extenso in Lodge, Illustrations, &c., III, 269, 270,
and in Nichols, Progresses of King James I, 497.] |
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Sir Philip Herbert to the Same. |
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[1604–5], March 3. |
I understand you would send me a very
great dispatch of many great affairs of his Majesty; but because
I would not be troubled with any affairs that should hinder
me from waiting on the King a hunting, I have got leave that
they may be referred to Sir Thomas Lake. For the young lion
it is his Majesty's pleasure that there should be a "beeth"
[beast ?] put to it to give it suck; but in any ease he would have
her very close muzzled lest she should bite. But if she will not
give her suck he would have a thing made with a horn and a
little piece of leather at the end of it like a teat that it may
suck milk so. The King is very well and likes this country
so well that I am afraid that it will be very near a fortnight
before he will be back. I pray God your lordship can understand my strange description of a new engine to give a beast
suck, but you must be contented to take it as it was delivered
unto me.—From Thetford this 3 of March.
Holograph. Endorsed: "1604." 1⅓ pp. (188. 81.) |
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Sir Thomas Lake to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 3. |
May it please you to receive herewith the
letters for Geniva and the commission for the Mid shires. His
Majesty recommends to your care the examination of the
matter of Berkshire, being desirous to have the offender found
out; for of what religion soever he professes himself his Highness
holds him worthy of severe punishment. The letter to my Lord
Chancellor is to require him to advise with Mr. Attorney what
may be done in favour of certain of his Majesty's huntsmen
bound to appear at the assizes at York upon information of
attempting a robbery upon the highway, whereof his Majesty
holds them innocent. And there is returned also to his lordship
a commission ecclesiastical for the diocese of Chester, which he
sent hither.—From Thetford this third of March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. ¾ p. (188. 82.) |
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R. Morrell to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 4. |
I am most thankful for your unexpected
bounty. I understand by your letter and by speech with Mr.
D. Neale your desire of Sir William's daily proceeding and
profiting at his book, which if it be not answerable to your
expectation I am very heartily sorry, though I know myself to
be free from all blame. For thus much I will say boldly because
truly in my own just defence and to his due commendation that
for the first time of his abode here he has profited more than
ever I could expect. He came hither to me at All Saints Day
last (after a whole year and a half discontinuance from hence)
and stayed with me seven weeks, one whole week whereof and
more he was (with your good leave) with the King at Huntingdon. In that short time he learned a whole oration of Tullie,
besides all his ordinary exercises, which I have showed to Mr.
D. Neale and would for your satisfaction have sent up, if he
had thought it convenient. I willingly confess in him all complements of nature, all good parts of wit, capacity and memory,
so that if there be anything amiss or wanting in him it is this;
that he takes not that delight (which is indeed the only whetstone of the desire to learn and the spur that pricks every man
forward to take pains) in his book that he does in other things,
the true cause whereof I impute to nothing else but his often
calling home and his long keeping from hence. For howsoever
your Honour may imagine that leaving the place he presently
forgets the pleasures, I know by my particular experience and
have often found it true by good proof, that they leave a deeper
impression in his mind than will hastily wear out. As
Themistocles could not sleep in the night for dreaming of
Miltiades's triumphs, so neither can he go to his study all the
day for revolving in his mind the sports and pastimes abroad
in the world. The delights of the Court (if I may so say
without offence) have greatly estranged, if not quite alienated,
his mind from his books. And yet, notwithstanding all this,
I make no doubt but that I shall (if he may continue here
without too many interruptions and too long intermissions)
lay such grounds of learning in him as that hereafter (when
being come to perfect years of discretion he shall be able to
value knowledge at its true worth and to receive it, as it justly
deserves), he shall be able with a little help to go through
anything that he has a mind to or a liking of. If either I were
guilty unto myself or suspected by your Honour of any defect
or fault on my part, I should hold it expedient to make my
apology, but being clear in my own conscience, and acquitted
by your testimony I will not use any needless defence, only I
would entreat you to remember that I know that as it would be
a comfort to you so it would be a credit to me to have done any
good upon a gentleman of his quality.—St. John's College,
Cambridge, 4 March 1604.
Holograph. 1½ pp. (104. 60.) |
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Deposition of Richard Boyle. |
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1604–5, March 4. |
At the Court at Whitehall this 4 of March
1604. Being demanded concerning Mr. Biwater, I have known
him a year or thereabouts. I never had any dealings with him,
saving that he has now and then bought a book of me. To my
remembrance I never bound any books for him but only a little
small paper book of white paper, and to my remembrance I
ruled it also, and this I bound the last summer, since which
time I never saw the book. There was no writing in the book,
for he spake to me to make the book of paper and it was in 16.
Holograph. ½ p. (104. 61.) |
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Lord Cobham to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 4. |
It is not strange but ordinary with my
wife to mistake, "uncaple" [incapable] of good advice, believe
herself and trust her own conceits, which be the true properties
of a fool; for if ever folly were truly in any, she may brag she
hath the prize. If her dearest friends did but truly know how
scornfully she hath used me, and within these few days, I know
they would detest her; myself, that am prepared to take all
events with patience, must not deny her carriage did almost
make me break promise with myself; and yet I thank God I
conquered myself and gained, for now I know nothing can move
me. Your letter unto her was both grave and wise, and you
wrote nothing but truth. Truth offends her and flattery pleases
her. What my fortune is, to God, who I hope will direct the
King's heart to mercy, which I pray for, I leave; but my Lord
believe this confidently, if my fortune remain in her power I am
a prisoner all days of my life. This is the good I expect from
her. I had thought the bedding had remained at Canterbury;
it shall presently be brought thither. For your kindness to me
you shall find your reward in heaven.—Your lordship's loving
brother-in-law to command.—From the Tower, 4 March 1604.
Holograph, signed: Henry Brooke. 1 p. (104. 62.) |
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Lord Hunsdon to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 4. |
I have received a letter from the Privy
Council by Mr. John Corbett: thereby finding their favours
towards me in sending him to make search in Mr. Bywater's
chamber, who was my chaplain, I have performed the contents
so far as my health would suffer me; and when I could stay
no longer, appointed one of my men to stay with him, until
he had satisfied himself of all Mr. Bywater's books and papers.
For Mr. Bywater's fault what it is, God knoweth, for I do not
know, but it seems he hath been busier than becomes his vocation. Had I known he had been so hot brained that he could
not contain himself within the compass of that I hired him
for, he should never have been my chaplain.—Hunsdon, 4
March 1604.
Signed. 1 p. (104. 63.) |
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Headlands of England. |
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1604–5, March 4. |
Printed map of the headlands of England,
with notes of their bearings. Imprinted at London by Robert
Barker.
2 sheets fastened together. (142. 194 (2).) |
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Bevys Bullmer to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 4. |
Since his leaving the Court on Saturday,
January 19, was taken on his way to the mines with an extreme
burning fever and could ride no further than Nottingham.
But by the means of a learned and painful physician, one Mr.
Atkinson, has in long time recovered and on March 2 was able
to take his journey towards Scotland. Wrote in the extremity
of his sickness certain letters to his Majesty and Cranborne
for prosecuting his work but his physician did not permit him
to direct them away as from a dead man. Prays therefore
Cranborne's excuse for not signifying him of his stay.—
Doncaster, 4 March 1604. |
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Postal endorsements.—"Tuxford the 5 at one after noone.
Newark the 5 att 5 att nyghte. Grantham the v at 7 at night.
Witham the . . . . at ix in the night. Stamford the 5th at 12
in the night. Huntingdon the 5 (sic) of Marche at past x in
the forenoone."
Signed. Seal. 2/3 p. (188. 83.) |
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Sir Thomas Lake to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 6. |
I am commanded by the King to say that
he has received a letter from the Queen in favour of a suit for
the college of Ripon in which she alleges that she would not
have written in it but with your allowance. His Majesty called
to mind that the Chancellor of the Duchy had often moved him
against that suit, and asked me what I knew of it. I answered
that there was a book passed his Majesty's hand a year since
at the suit of the Lord Burghley, as I take it, or at least by his
recommendation, and the book subscribed by Mr. Attorney;
Mr. Chancellor had spoken often to me to know who had got
it signed by his Majesty, inveighing much against it as though
it took a great quantity of lands from his Highness. And now
his Majesty would hear from you upon what ground you have
given way to the Queen to write in the matter, and whether
you are privy to Mr. Chancellor's objections and how you are
satisfied therein; whereupon his Majesty will reply to the
Queen. |
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I have sent to you also the pension for Mr. Stafford, and have
nothing else but that yesternight upon perusal of your dispatches
to Sir P. Herbert, his Majesty commanded me to pray you to
signify to Sir Roger Ashton and the Lieutenant of the Tower that
they should be wary how they gave the lioness overmuch milk,
but if it be in any strength accustom it to some other food. |
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I am importuned often by Mr. Fane to know your pleasure
as to the suit begun by him and Mr. Myls and stayed until the
entail were perfected, because he doubts else many will step
before him. I would know whether I shall renew it for them
or no before his Majesty's return.—Thetford. 6 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. 2 pp. (104. 64.) |
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The Earl of Worcester to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 6. |
His Majesty was much pleased with your
discourse of Bywater, how well you took hold of his knavish
and mystical positions in his book. After he had read it the
King gave it to the Dean who kept it two days, and when he
gave it back the King gave it to me to send to you; after
Bywater being under the Dean's arrest proffered a petition to
the King to be dismissed, who had been so but that he willed
to stay till he had received some answer, which I received the
same morning. The King now is very glad of the course taken
with him. He was not so well pleased with that as he was
vexed with the copies of some letters which my Lord of
Northampton sent; he earnestly desires that the authors of those
malicious reports should be found. I told him I was sure that
what was possible would be done, so that if the King's beagle can
hunt by land as well as he hath done by water, we will leave
capping of "Joler" and cap the beagle. And so being very
weary with this day's hunting, I will rest. |
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PS.—I had no sooner put my hand to this letter but I received another packet from you. I have delivered your letter
to me and the enclosed to the King; within these two days
you shall receive a letter from himself of his opinion; I have
sent herewith the Archbishop of York's letter.—Thetford,
6 March now the 7th.
Holograph. 1 p. (104. 65.) |
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[Printed in extenso in Lodge, Illustrations, &c., III, 272, 273.] |
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James Mountague, Dean of the Chapel, to Viscount
Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 6. |
I hear that Mr. Bywater has told your
lordship I told him he might thank you for this that is befallen
him, for the King had forgiven him. I make no great reckoning
to be slandered by him, but should be grieved if you gave him
credit: for I never spake it. It should seem it is his usual
manner of farewell to his friends, for his last word to me was
that he thanked me for this trouble. I told him several times
of his wicked works and that in my life-time I never saw so
much poison spit out by atheist, papist, or puritan against the
sweetest prince that ever the sun of the Gospel did shine on.
And the morning he went away it was told him by my Lord
of Worcester and after by myself that he was to go up to satisfy
you upon sundry points. But to say anything that might argue
a mind to cast any aspersion upon you, I protest I never did.
I appeal to his Majesty, whether I have not on every occasion
expressed my affection to your lordship. I labour this matter
as one ambitious of your good opinion.
Many in this diocese refuse conformity, but the Bishop
carries the matter discreetly and there is no great complaining.
—Thetford, 6 March 1604.
Holograph. 2 pp. (104. 67.) |
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Sir Edward Hoby to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 6. |
The Lord Treasurer in a letter received
to-day lets me know of the lewd sauciness of a man of mine,
used towards his lordship yesterday by importunities. I have
since understood that the same man importuned you also,
although I forbade him to speak to you, except you offered
cause, concerning me. I am not so little worth as to press you
further than I have done, being always assured of your love and
best endeavours. And so since my last letter to you I have
only proceeded in general letters to their lordships, delivered
first to my Lord Treasurer. I had rather lose a far greater
expectation than your good opinion. Before I knew aught,
my man went down into Kent about some business of mine,
who on his return shall attend you to justify my innocence in
that behalf. I have been sent unto to know, whether your
lordship sent me answer of these general letters, how far your
lordships had resolved for me. I never importuned you thereupon, but sought rather by some special friend to inform you
thereof.—6 March 1604.
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Sir Thomas Lake to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 6. |
His Majesty fails not to be importuned
here with suits. Sir William Constable has delivered him this
enclosed, which his Majesty willed me to send to you for
submission to the Council. If it may be without offence to the
commonweal or to particular persons, he could like well to
pleasure the gentleman.—Thetford, 6 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. ½ p. (104. 66.) |
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The Master of Gray. |
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1605, March 6. |
Account of all that Patrick, Master of Gray,
may demand of the King, according to the warrants produced
by him before Alexander, Earl of Dunfermling, Lord High
Chancellor of Scotland, James, Lord of Balmerinoth, Lord
President of the Council and Session, and David, Lord of Scone,
Lord Controller, 6 March 1605. |
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The account comprises 4316l. 11s. 7d. overexpended by
Gray to June 7, 1586. An obligation dated 1586 of 10,000
marks for his voyage and embassage to England. 1000l.
given to William Keyth, Master of the King's Wardrobe.
An obligation dated 1590 for 12,000 marks for the renunciation
of the Abbacy of Dunfermling.
Signed. 1 p. (190. 50.) |
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The Master of Gray to [Viscount Cranborne?]. |
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1604–5, March 7. |
I received from my servant your letter,
by which and by the relation of my Lord Chancellor, my Lord
of Scone, and my cousin my Lord Home, and by letters from my
Lord of Loundores [Lindores] and Master of Orkney I know
how constantly you continue my friend: whereof I had no less
contentment, nor shalt have at repayment of my old debts.
For although I have deserved no ill of you by any occasion,
yet my long distress and disgrace have made me so unable to
do good and "inutile" for requital that only a pitiful motion in
your own bountiful "natural" moveth your constant favour
towards me. But the hazard of life and mean estate shall
never be spared where question of your name shall occur,
neither shall it lie in fortune to change my opinion. But to
my private errand. My Lord of Scone first at my own house,
before the return of my servant, showed me very plainly
even according to your letter; and now with concurrence of
my Lord Chancellor and Secretary have heard all my "comptes"
and have sent the particular of them to be "suhtit" [sued]
there, which was all you craved. As it hath pleased you bring
it to this point, so am I to pray you return to my Lord of
Scone his warrant (seeing your lordship is admitted advocate
for me) with a letter from yourself of thanks, for that respect
he did carry to your recommendation, and yet more for the very
honourable report he maketh of you in all his conferences.
And this I will not forget, that being very inquisitive of your
estate, and what society you had, beside your own virtue for
maintenance of it, he showed me and I think sincerely that
my Lord of Berwick was fully resolved to hazard his "pach"
in your society. Whereof I was very glad, knowing what
possession he hath both of his Majesty's love and knowledge
of all his humours; and more glad I was to know this of him
than of any, seeing he is on most of the others secret thoughts.
Likewise I beseech you write thanks to my Lord, now Chancellor,
Earl of Dunfermline, both for his favour to me as for his honourable speeches of yourself; and the third [letter] to the Secretary,
my Lord of Balmerino, to friend me in matters touching my
house, wherein he should have some interest, his bairns being
my cousins; for I am so loth to repay wrongs that I wish all
men to do me right, to the end my name fall not in question.
For I thank God that no subject in Scotland can do me wrong,
save in the use of rigorous justice, which I will not look for.
Yet it might be the better that your recommendation
intercede. |
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PS.—Remember to write to my Lord of Scone to end with
me before Whitsunday, for they refuse to pay me "annuell,"
although they see sensibly I both have paid and must pay.
Send your packet to the Secretary, my Lord of Balmerino.—
Edinburgh, 7 March 1605.
Holograph. 2 pp. (110. 28.) |
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Captain Robert Yaxlee to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 7. |
I was much bound to your father while
he lived, and I cannot despair of the son. Yet I quit that little
I had out of the doubt I had of your lordship and am now out
of employment. I understand by Sir Wilfred Lawson that 150
of the Graemes borderers should be transported some way
towards the wars, and for I know them and they me and have
served among them, I thought it my duty to offer my service.
—Durham House, 7 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. ½ p. (104. 69.) |
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Thomas Phelippes to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 7. |
Understanding by my brother your
honourable answer of my last I sent to my Lord of Kenlosse,
who seemed to have ground to satisfy you of his proceeding
with the King. But he being unable to write by reason of the
gout promised within few days to repair to you and further as
much favour as you should wish to afford me. But his lordship
is holden longer within doors than is for my comfort; and
although imprisonment is a dispensation for importunity, I
cannot press him in expectation of a few days. But I find from
my Lord of Kinloss that all that he can say is that he kept the
King better disposed upon his second motion; so as if the
King had been dealt with any further, he had been fit to give
ear to what should have been said in my favour. And therefore
he thinks I might well be confined to my own house. The
truth is I mean not to become fugitive; but in attending the
King's satisfaction I pray what your lordship may without
prejudice do. And seeing there is no more danger of hurt to
himself, Sir Thomas Lake may have your leave to work the
King to conceive of me as my affection for him and the State
deserves. And meanwhile if I must lie here at my own charge,
might I accommodate myself to my own fancy and means?
For the ordinary burden of this house will exceed my poor
proportion greatly, besides the diseases of a prison. And
considering the irreparable mischief this accident has brought
upon my estate, I may say I am sufficiently punished for error
without malice. My Lord of Northampton being taken off,
by whom I was most wounded, the way is more open to show
your gracious inclination towards me.—7 March 1604.
Holograph. Endorsed by Cranborne: "Mr. Tho. Phelippes
prisoner. Mr. Jho. Phelippes. Sir Jho. Phelippes. Mr.
William Phelippes." Seal. 1 p. (104. 72.) |
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Sir Philip Herbert to the Same. |
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[1604–5], March 7. |
I have made his Majesty acquainted
how well the young lion prospers, which he is very glad to hear
of, and I have told him of the young wolves, which he will scarce
believe, because he says that he cannot imagine who should be
the father of them. Therefore he has commanded me to write
unto you to send him word what beast it was that got them.
The King is quite well of his cold and thanks be to God is very
merry, but I cannot have any certainty of his coming up as
yet, but as soon as I do I will send your lordship word.—From
Thetford this 7 of March.
Holograph. Seal. Endorsed: "1604." 1 p. (188. 84.) |
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The Earl of Worcester to the Same. |
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[1604–5], March 8. |
I enclose the sweet and comfortable
fruit of his Majesty's own garden. He willed me to say that
when he sat last among you he took on him the office of attorney
with the gentlemen then convened, so now he has done the same
in writing "postels" upon the copy of Bywater's sweet and
charitable collections. His Majesty has sent you by the Duke
of Lenox the letters from France, wherein he notes both the
King and Queen with Rosny and all that are near the King
give him the style of "King of Ingland, Scot. &c." but the
Duke of Guise writes him "King of the Isle of Great Britain."
He begins his journey homewards on Tuesday next. He will
stay three days at Newmarket and four at Royston. And
then I hope to the wished land of two months' rest.—Thetford,
8th of March.
Holograph. Seal. Endorsed: "1604." 1 p. (104. 73.)
[Printed in extenso in Lodge, Illustrations, &c., III, 273, 274.] |
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Sir Thomas Lake to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 8. |
Although I wrote to your lordship to-day
by the post because of the letters to Lord Berwick, yet having
now returned to my Lord of Devonshire the King's answer
to the letters you sent from him, and the King having written
to you at great length and given his letters to the Earl of
Worcester to send to reach you by to-morrow at night, I have
placed my Lord of Devonshire's letters in this packet, which is
so great because all that came from him is returned again, and
what the King has signified upon it he will acquaint you with it.
The King has bestowed all his day upon affairs. On Tuesday
he goes to Newmarket for three days and thence to Royston
for as long and so towards your lordship. |
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I am importuned here for a licence to go to the Spaw for one
Hugh Speake and his son in regard of the child's exceeding
vexation with the stone. He had one in the Queen's time which
was for a time stayed by you in regard the father is a known
recusant. I have forborne to offer this to the King till I might
know from you whether there be anything against it. He
protests much of his unwillingness to go but for his child's
extremity, whereof he has certificates from physicians. The
child is now above ten years old. |
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This bearer having some errand of his own to-morrow and
the King requiring haste for his letters, I thought it best he
should go over night, being likely to make more haste than
the ordinary posts do. He desires some small allowance for
his charges.—Thetford, 8 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. 2 pp. (104. 74.) |
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The Earl of Roxburgh to the Same. |
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[1604–5], March 8. |
I have observed as near as I could the
opinions you gave me in the particular suit I had to propose
to his Majesty, who has been pleased to make me as free a
grant as I could wish, with promise to favour me in reason
and to remember my services to him, so that my enemies
should not harm me with him. This I owe rather to your pains
than my own mean merits, and I can only promise to serve
you in any way you may desire. In speaking to me the King
said that he thought one of the greatest blessings that God
had given to him with his coming to this country was to have
so faithful a councillor as yourself.—Thetford, 8 March.
Signed. Endorsed: "1604." ½ p. (104. 75.) |
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Sir Thomas Lake to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 8. |
This morning the King has perused the
letters out of Ireland sent by my Lord of Devonshire, whom I
shall answer to-night. This afternoon he wrote to the Queen,
as I guess, by the Duke of Lennox and I think to some of your
lordships. He asked me if I had any answer about the matter
of Ripon; I think because he would have written of it to the
Queen. But what I am to write about is a message brought
to his Majesty from you by the Earl of Roxburgh touching certain
counterfeiters of money, namely of one Acton, which service
his Majesty takes in good part, and prays you to continue your
endeavour therein, his Majesty conceiving by reason of the
great quantity there be more partners than one. For the
escheats like to come thence, for which you have recommended
the Lord Roxburgh, the King is pleased that it shall be reserved
for him. |
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I perceived that his Majesty is much moved with this
matter of Bywater, especially since he will not confess who
they were that gave him directions, and looks he should be
roundly dealt with, saying he would have it out of him one way
or the other. |
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This warrant enclosed is by his Majesty's command to certain
principal gentlemen to look to the game hereabout. Cause
it to be sealed and returned. And yet I do not perceive that
his Majesty is in love with this place or like to make many
journeys hither. On Monday or Tuesday it will be for
Royston.—Thetford, 8 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. 2 pp. (104. 76.) |
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Lord Ellesmere, Lord Chancellor, to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 9. |
I am glad of your health and good return,
and take it as a great favour that you have acquainted me with
these enclosed. In the one I see infinite comfort to serve so
gracious a sovereign. In the other I perceive that Judas non
devomit: wherefore it behoves all that be loyally affected to
be vigilant to prevent such plots and practices in time. I will
attend at the Court to-morrow at the hour you appoint.—
9 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. ½ p. (104. 77.) |
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The Earl of Errol to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 9. |
Since it has pleased God that in good
health I am returned to Scotland, never unmindful with what
undeserved kindness I was used by you when I was at Court, I
am bold with these few lines to visit you as the first testimonies
of my great desire to know of your welfare by the first commodity
of your leisure. For in true affections I will give place to none of
your nearest kinsmen. If you think my words effectual or
myself worth as a stranger yet to you, you have assurance
sufficient, if I be not a monster of ingratitude, of whom you
have so well deserved. As in all my affairs there I do stedfastly repose in your favour, so if there be anything wherein I
can serve you in Scotland, or wheresoever my ability may
reach, I most "effecteouslie" pray you to make assured account
thereof.—Perth, 9 March 1605.
Holograph. Two seals over red silk. 1 p. (110. 29.) |
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Sir Thomas Lake to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 10. |
This afternoon before this bearer was
dispatched by his Majesty, your lordship's letters came; and
speaking to the king about the matter of the Placart as from
myself he would not be persuaded I had received some direction
to say so, and when I pressed it I showed him what you had
written. He bade me answer that he took in very good part
that advice, for though his actions have none other but a true
and honest meaning, and such as can justify themselves, yet
is he willing to take away all colour of cavil, and has given order
that this be done by a letter which shall be sent to you to be
sealed.—Thetford, 10 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (104. 78.) |
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Sir Richard Lee to the Same. |
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[1604–5], March 10. |
I had the rangership of Canterbury
Park given me by my Lord Cobham during my life under his
hand and seal at the entreaty of my Lord Wootton. Sir John
Lawson having had the command there made me forbear to be his
ranger; but understanding your lordship has the command, I am
a suitor to be continued in that place.—Canterbury, 10 March.
Holograph. Seal. Endorsed: "1604." 1 p. (104. 79.) |
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A Diamond from M. de Beaumont. |
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1604–5, March 10. |
Acknowledgment of the receipt from
Monsieur de Beaumont, Ambassador from the King of France
to the King of England, of a diamond belonging to Monsieur
de Saney of the weight of fifty-three carats, for which promise
is made of the immediate payment of 20,000 crowns (escus)
and on April 24 next security will be given by merchants dwelling
in London for the sum of 40,000 crowns to be paid, to wit,
20,000 crowns to be paid on September 10 and the remaining
20,000 completing the sum of 60,000 crowns to be paid on
March 10, 1605[–6].—"A Londres ce dixiesmc Mars 1604."
Endorsed:—"Copy of the receipt of the diamond of 60,000
crowns of Mons. Beamont."
Copy unsigned. 1 p. (188. 85.) |
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Sir John Stanhope to Viscount Cranborne. |
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[1604–5], March 11. |
I thank you for your letter and was
sorry my want of health would not permit me to attend you and
the honourable company with you. The book you sent I
have perused; the matter thereof methinks savours rather to
be the project of some sly reforming statesman than the labour
of a scholarly or zealous minister's brains, who unpractised
cannot of themselves frame their brains to so high a reach.
The paper proceeds further as willing to insinuate into the
multitude a disposition to enforce that by some violent course,
the orderly reformation whereof they have no patience to
endure. But the ordering hereof is in so good hands as will
omit no good circumstances to "vente" the devices of these
busybodies. Myself have been vexed of late with a hungry
colic, a cough, and cramps, and though I observe what their
art prescribes, yet I find the season of the year must join to
help the cure.—This 11 of March.
Holograph. Endorsed: "1604." 1 p. (104. 80.) |
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Sir Thomas Lake to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 11. |
Sir Robert Killigrew has been suitor to
his Majesty for a lease in reversion of the profits of the Seal
Office in the King's Bench, wherein his father has an estate for
twenty years. This was at his Majesty's first coming begged
by Sir James Sandilands and by composition passed from him
to Sir William Killigrew. If it be meet it be granted again,
his Majesty had rather give it to Sir Robert Killigrew than
another, because the profits of the office have been much increased by his father's diligence. His Majesty would know
whether it may be without offence or ill example to grant the
same to Sir Robert, his father having so long an estate in it.—
Thetford, 11 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (104. 81.) |
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The Earl of Argyll to the Same. |
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[1604–5], March 11. |
It pleased his Majesty at my being in
England to grant me licence to "dispone" certain cloth, paying
only according to the custom of such patents. But I hear, by
reason of sundry other patents that are granted, mine has
taken little effect, albeit it was the first. I therefore request
you to further this bearer to exped[ite] the same, as you shall
have me ever ready to obey your commandments in all things
wherein I can do you pleasure.—Dunoon, the 11 of March.
Holograph. Seal over pink silk. Endorsed: "1605." ½ p.
(110. 37.) |
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The Bishop of Chester to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 11. |
Touching the affirmation of one William
Felles upon conference lately with Mr. Glasyer in the Bishop's
house, that a seminary priest was kept and maintained in the
house of one Mr. Whitmore. a gentleman of Cheshire. Requests
his pleasure as to what is next to be done in the matter.—
11 March 1604.
Signed. ½ p. (188. 86.) |
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The Bishop of Hereford to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 11. |
My excuse for so long time not addressing
my letters to you is my continual sickness and lameness, wherewith I have been grievously afflicted from Bartholomewtide
last by reason of this cold and rheumatic place where I now
live. I now beseech you to be a mean that amongst others
of my brethren, I may have an ecclesiastical commission for
enabling me to do the better service against this froward
generation of popish recusants and priests, wherewith this
country is too much pestered. I most humbly craved it of
his Majesty in Parliament time, and made my like petition to
you. I once again beseech your mediation for me. My Lord's
grace of Canterbury is willing to further it; the Lord Chief
Justice and Mr. Attorney promised me their effectual endeavour,
and I assure you no part of this land has more need than this,
their number is so great and their insolence so importune.—
From Whitburne, 11 March 1604.
Signed. ⅓ p. (188. 87.) |
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Lord Sydney to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 11. |
In favour of the bearer, one of the Queen's
footmen yet a gentleman, who has made suit to her Majesty
for a lease in reversion; which matter has been referred to
Viscount Cranborne.—Greenwich, 11 March 1604.
Holograph. 1 p. (188. 107.) |
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The Earl of Shrewsbury to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 12. |
This gentleman Sir Thomas Edmondes
coming thus far on this side Northamptonshire only to visit
me, and now hasting back to London, brings these few lines
from us poor foresters. Now that he is so near his repair into
Brabant I beseech you will add somewhat for my sake to the
favours that you show him. He can tell you how privately we
live here, and that God blesses us with the sunbeams as well as
he does you in the south parts, although you think apples will
scarce grow in this barren country. Your health is remembered
at our dinners by some of us that drink not healths every day.
The owner of this house, Sir Charles Cavendish, with my wife
and myself, wish you all happiness.—Welbeck, 12 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (104. 82.) |
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Laurence Marbury to Viscount Cranborne. |
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[1604–5], March 12. |
Sir Philip Harbart has entreated me to
bring your son Sir William to the Court now at Newmarket.
assuring me that you assented that whensoever he would send
for him you would allow it. I have brought him hither and
will carefully attend on him and bring him back to his tutor,
where I hope he will carefully redeem these few lost days. His
Majesty's remove hence is yet unspoken, but on Saturday I
suppose he will remove to Royston. The Lord Chief Justice
has attended his Majesty's coming this night till six of the clock,
and after seeing him went to Bury.—Newmarket, 12 March.
Holograph. Endorsed: "1604." 1 p. (104. 83.) |
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Sir Arthur Gorges to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 12. |
In that I humbly offer these my poor
papers (such as they are) to be disposed, altered or suppressed
as your Honour pleases it is but the duty that I am tied unto
before it be printed. For being, as your lordship is, the eye of
the State, it would argue great neglect and presumption in me
to publish matters of this nature without your knowledge and
approbation. But I hope I shall never be so graceless to commit
so public an error, especially where I am so particularly bound:
which things I want power to merit, yet will I never want
gratitude to acknowledge.—12 March 1604.
Signed. Seal. 1 p. (104. 85.) |
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Thomas Wildgosse to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 12. |
If you command me to your presence I
will show your lordship some few the first fruits of my youth
of long time closely nourished by much study, travel, and
expense, such as shall not only bring infinite wealth into his
Majesty's coffers yearly, but add renown to his realms.—From
my house at Lewsham, this New Year's Day, 1604. |
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Written on the same sheet: A long and wordy exposition of
the above ending as follows:—"Let me have but 500l. and a
commission to take a hundred loads of choice timber, charts,
and choice workmen, and I will yet ere Michaelmas term make
five several kinds of works, which shall plainly show how to
bring 100l. yearly into his Majesty's coffers for ever, without
any more charge to his Majesty, and enrich his subjects 100l.
more each year . . This 12th day of March, 1604."
Holograph. Seal. 2½ pp. (109. 65.) |
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The Earl of Shrewsbury to the Same. |
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1604–4, March 13. |
There is one of Mr. Tho. Markham's sons,
George Markham, who is desirous to spend two or three years
in service in the wars somewhere beyond the seas, perhaps
against the Turk; his suit is to procure a licence to be abroad
for three years. I beseech your lordship, if conveniently you
may, to grant him one. My opinion of the gentleman I have
imparted with Sir Tho. Edmondes, who can also tell you why
he may not go over without a licence.—13 March 1604.
Holograph. ½ p. (104. 86.) |
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The Mayor and Burgesses of Dartmouth to Viscount
Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 13. |
Pray that a case against Thomas Gurnye,
mayor, John Smith, one of the bailiffs, and Christopher Collaper,
one of the serjeants at mace, before the Lord High Admiral
concerning the liberties of the town, may be heard in one of the
King's courts.—13 March 1604. |
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Signed, Tho. Gourney, maior, Nycholas Hayman, John Follet,
Jno. Newbye, Gylbart Staplehyll, Walter Frauncis, Tho.
Holland, Benette Fluette, Tho. Spurwaie, Wm. Cade, Cha.
Newlande, Tho. Pazge, Zacharye Gould, John Smyth, W.
Nuell. Seal. ½ p. (104. 87.) |
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Sir Philip Herbert to the Same. |
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[1604–5], March 13. |
I entreated Mr. Marbery to fetch my
cousin Sir William Sissel [Cecil] against the King's coming to
Numarket, who brought him hither yesterday and met the
King betwixt this and Thetford. I find by Mr. Marbery that
your lordship would not have him stay long here. But now I
hope, because the King stays here so little a time, you will give
him leave to stay until his Majesty's going away: for he told
me this night that he would be at Greenwig upon Saturday
next, or Monday at the furthest. In the meantime I hope
you will pardon me for staying him here until I hear farther
from you.—Newmarket, 13 March.
Holograph. Seals. Endorsed: "1604." ½ p. (104. 88.) |
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Francis Gofton, Auditor, to the Same. |
|
1604–5, March 13. |
This day I have been with Mr. Attorney
who has written the enclosed to your lordship. He has appointed
me on Monday next to be with him again, in which mean time
he will pen the discharge and warrant for the new remain, both
which I have left with him. He desires the sight of my Lord
Chamberlain's pardon, which if I may have I will deliver it
to Mr. Attorney. Since the delivery up of the goods of the
Lord Cobham I never heard more of him, though before the
receipt thereof he sent divers of his late servants to inform
against Mellersh. but upon the view and sight thereof they were
satisfied; which goods in my opinion he very faithfully has
delivered over, so as I now purpose to go with him before one
of the Barons to take his oath, and so to perfect his accounts
if it shall seem good to your lordship.—13 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. ½ p. (104. 89.) |
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Lord Zouche to Viscount Cranbourne. |
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[1604–5], 13 March. |
Your lordship may well see that I have
occasion to draw me abroad to wait upon you. By these letters
enclosed you may also see, if it please you to have any feeling
of your poor friend's grief, some cause that touches me nearer
than I wish it should, sith neither his Majesty nor the State
has more feeling of it. But alas, to use long lines does but heap
too much thinking of that I desire to forget. You know, Sir,
that if I durst have refused that place I never affected it. You
promised, if I were weary of it, you would procure my release;
and lately you said that so I would wait the end, if there were
anything concluded which I took to be discomfortable to my
service, though it was fit to conclude that which you found
fittest for the State, yet you would, as for your friend you
affected, do your best to ease me. I beseech you free me and
this poor man by the King's pardon and commandment that
he be no further dealt withal, and I shall be as much bound to
you as most men on whom you are means to have offices
bestowed.—Philippe Lane, 13 March.
Holograph. Seal. Endorsed: "1604". 1 p. (104. 90.) |
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Francis Gofton, Auditor, to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 13. |
The georges and garters of the late Lord
Cobham I have by former warrant delivered to Sir Edward
Carye, kt., Master of the Jewels and Plate, by bill indented
between him and me.—13 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. ½ p. (104. 91.) |
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Sir Thomas Lake to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 13. |
Yesternight, at his Majesty's coming
to this town, which was late because of his sport by the way,
I acquainted him with what you had written by Mr. Ellis and
with the Pasquill. This morning he has given me commandment to signify to you that, although he doubt nothing of your
diligence in finding out the truth, both of the project for reformation and of this Pasquill, yet would he have me report to you
an example of the like case of Mr. John Colvile's: who, whilst
he was a follower of the Earl Bothwel's being in his Majesty's
jealousy and his doings awaited, it happened a packet of letters
and other things of his to be intercepted; amongst which was
a bitter Pasquill against his Highness's person written of his
own hand: wherewith being charged he ever denied to be the
author of it but imputed a Bachelor of Oxford from whom he
had transcribed it, and although it were likewise found blotted
and interlined as this is, all of his own hand, yet would he never
confess. But being put to judgment of the Council in all
probability he was held to be the author except he would confess
another. You may thereby perceive with what confidence
guilty persons led with a bold sprite will deny; and then by
any asseveration of his you will not impute it to another except
he make another appear. His Majesty doubts not but that his
first imputations will fall out to be on some scholar either dead
or out of this realm, whereby you shall have good advantage
to gather that it is but shift.—Newmarket, 13 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. 1¼ pp. (104. 92.) |
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Thomas Bellothe to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 13. |
I make bold to acquaint you how that
I moved my Lord in his time for the building of an almshouse,
and said that half the tenths that his lordship had spent in
building would erect an almshouse and sufficient maintenance
for the same. His answer was that I said true and so named a
place that I did not like of, and so nothing was done. Thinking
now to have moved you by the same argument, I understand
your lordship of your own zealous and charitable mind has
given order for the same. To further so godly a deed I will
deliver to you at Midsummer 800l. part of my remainder that
I have for pious uses, whereof 600l. to be towards a purchase
of lands to the same, and 200l. for the building of the house and
furnishing it with bedding. The only place for building the
same will be where the spital is, for it is your tenement and
pays a rent, and in my Lord's time by sufferance the tenant
then, to make a commodity and gain to himself, took in poor
diseased persons. He may be dealt with to provide another
place and to be bound to the parish not to take more new
persons, but such as he has now to be provided for till God
call them away. The other house over against the spital which
is in Enfild parish was a spital house and now is a tenement.
If you like of this place and to have the spital man to be dealt
with, I will give him 10l. to make him the more willing to depart.
I have caused a plate to be made a twelvemonth since of the
same, and have made an estimate of all the yearly charges for
maintenance of the poor thereof, if it please you to see them.—
From Strand, 13 March 1604.
Holograph. Endorsed by Cranborne: "Mr. Bellot to me."
1 p. (188. 88.) |
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Sir Edward Coke to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 13. |
Has perused the minutes of two privy
seals drawn by Mr. Auditor Gofton and will perfect them in the
best manner he can. Desires to see the discharge for the jewels
which were in the custody of Mr. Ratcliffe, with instructions
to make a full and complete discharge, if the same be not
already sufficiently discharged.—13 March 1604.
Holograph. ⅓ p. (188. 89.) |
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Sir Thomas Lake to Viscount Cranborne. |
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1604–5, March 14. |
Yesternight after his Majesty's return
from his sport, which was somewhat late, he received by my
Lord of Worcester your lordship's letter and the general letters,
and after he was retired into his chamber sent for me and
commanded me to advertise you that now he begins to be of
opinion that astrological opinions are not altogether vain, but
that there is in constellations some general disposition of causes
to their effects here on earth, especially when these effects are
to be universal in many parts of the earth together. For having
found at his sitting down to supper by your letter what was
like to come of Bywater, and your opinion of his humour, at
his rising from supper he received advertisement out of Scotland
that Mr. Robert Bruce, the most turbulent minister of all
Scotland, was, by such directions as his Majesty gave at the
departure of the Bishops from hence, by them and by the General
Assembly, deprived of his ministry, from which sentence he has
appealed to the General Assembly. Whereupon his Majesty
thinks he shall be driven to appeal to your lordships of his
Council to know your opinions when he shall grant a licence for
another General Assembly to be held, which for aught he sees
he is not like to do without your great solicitation. |
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His Majesty seemed also to be well pleased that his conjecture
that Bywater was author of the Pasquill according as I signified
to your lordship by his commandment in my last letters (sic).—
From Newmarkett, 14 March 1604.
Holograph. Seal. 1¼ pp. (188. 90.) |
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Erasmus Cooke to the Same. |
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1604–5, March 15. |
I entreat you that I may come to a
speedy answer for the cause for which you examined me. I
have but a short time allowed me by my ordinary to exercise
my ministry in my charge. Therefore my desire is to preach
to them the next Sabbath. If I shall not come to further
answer before the Sabbath I humbly request that I may be
bailed and bound to return the next week whensoever you shall
command. For the matter itself. I have already confessed
what I can say herein: if I have offended I crave your favourable interpretation of my meaning, protesting that I have not
offended maliciously but only ignorantly, and I abhor and detest
all courses and practices leading to schism and sedition.—"From
my lodging," 15 March 1604.
Holograph, signed: "Erasmus Cooke, a poor minister of the
Gospel." ½ p. (104. 94.) |
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The Justices of the Peace of Berkshire to
the Same. |
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1604–5, March 15. |
We received letters from the Privy
Council dated 28 February last for the examination of a very
strange, irreligious and intolerable outrage lately committed by
some ill-affected persons in breaking open the door of the church
of Enborne, tearing in pieces the Communion Book and
Ecclesiastical Canons lately published, and casting abroad a
libel in contempt of religion established in his Majesty's
dominions. We have met several times and examined divers
persons but can find no particular person to whom the fact can
be imputed. We think it fit that we had the libel itself, which
(as we understand) was left with your Honour, that comparing
hand with hand we may the better find out the libeller.—Newbury, 15 March 1604.
Signed: Alex. Chokke, Tho. Dolman, Tho. Chamberlyn,
½ p. (104. 95.) |
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Sir Francis Vere to Viscount Cranborne. |
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[1604–5], March 15. |
I advertised you what I had received
from my Lord of Eyrskyn and of my purpose to repair to him,
which I had done accordingly if he had stayed about London;
but his lordship being abroad with his Majesty I do forbear till
I receive further order, which I have signified to him by letter.—
Tilburye, 15 March.
Holograph. Endorsed: "1604." ½ p. (188. 91.) |
