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Adam Newton to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 1. |
The offer of a great benefit and an effectual commendation in a most seasonable time to procure me further good opinion and
credit have made me despair of finding words or deeds answerable to so
exceeding kindness. Yet this much I will make bold to entreat, that in
such cases as this, where my master, finding himself burthened with
your courtesies, is content to ease him by expressing his thanks, I
may have leave likewise to remember my obligation. I am saucy with
your Lordship in the word "burthened", because his Highness has
commanded me to signify his very hearty thanks for your threefold
courtesies, first for the gerfaulcon which by proof he finds a present fit
for a prince, and worthy of you; next for the scarf and gloves, wishing
to the parties propitiam junonem pronubam (to use his own words) for
both their fathers' sakes, whom he has cause to love. And lastly for the
message sent by my Lord Southampton, which (as his Highness says)
was needless, he having given but a small token of his love unto him.
who, he is desirous, should remember him in his absence and expect
another day from him greater testimonies of his affection.—Thetford,
1 Dec. 1608. |
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PS. by Prince Henry: Instead of thanks I send unto you the tops of
half-dozen of those herrons which your gerfaulcon hath killed, to make
you a feather for St George's day; hoping that you will not think me
one of them quorum levior pluma gratia est.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (126 76). |
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Sir Thomas Lake to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 2. |
His Majesty thinks it so necessary that in this matter
of the Count Maurice he should take knowledge of the wrong upon the
advertisement from his Ambassadors, before he hear from the Count
himself, as he has thought good to sign the letter and dispatch it to you
to be sent away, if you find no cause to alter anything in it. |
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It differs nothing from the copy I sent last to you, saving instead of
the last two lines his Majesty has put these words, afin que nous sachions
quel jugement en faire. I was, for my part, not of opinion to have those
words in, because they infer as though his Majesty would be content to
take satisfaction, which is not, as I thought, so convenient to pass in
any words from himself, but rather to come from his seeking and by your
private directions to your Ambassadors and intimation to Mons. Caron
(both which his Majesty thinks meet to be done). It had been sufficient
that they might have perceived that for public respects his Majesty
would have taken satisfaction, but his Highness thinks no such construction can be made of those words. Yesternight I had order in great
haste to have written to you and my Lord Chamberlain, but I stayed
that this letter might go with it, if his Majesty did so resolve as he said
he would this morning. The matter is that where his Highness has often
dealt with my Lord Chamberlain and you for a restraint of buying and
selling of venison in London, and has been promised that some order
should be taken in it, which yet is not done, as it seems, for that he is
informed that never was venison so common neither of hind nor doe as
this winter it has been. His Majesty expects that some order be taken
in it, for he cannot endure that all his care to preserve his game is
eluded in such manner, and common sale made of his does and hinds
which all come out of his Majesty's grounds. He would have you urge
my Lord Chamberlain for some speedy order to be devised for remedy
of it. My Lord Chamberlain also promised his Majesty that some course
should be devised, as well for his Majesty's houses as for those places
of his resort, to prevent the taking of partridges with nets and engines,
for that here is none to be found in all the country. This morning I
received your letters with divers bills to be signed, which his Majesty
has not dispatched till more leisure, having been early up this day and
busy writing.—From the Court at Thetford, 2 Dec. 1608. |
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PS. I have not directed the letter nor can well tell how, because I
have [not] received your pleasure whether it should be to the States
General or Council of State, but it may serve for either, and be directed
there, if you think it meet to be sent away without other alteration.
Holograph. 2 pp. (126 77.) |
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Earl of Worcester to the Earl of Salisbury |
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[?1608] Dec. 2. |
I received your letters at 11 o'clock this morning'
and according to your desire in every point I performed, in answer
whereof I have here enclosed sent you his Majesty's own mind expressed
by his hand, which I desire may satisfy my Lords and you. It is so full
that I need not to enlarge, only this his Majesty commanded me to say,
that if you have procured it in the form he desires he shall be glad, but
otherwise to end it with the best agreement you may, but withal he
will at the Parliament utterly disclaim from yielding his royal assent
in that form, protesting he had rather it should go without a preface
at all than as it is concluded. Pardon, noble Lord, the brevity of this
which is by reason he makes such haste for dispatch of this bearer.—
Hinchingbroke, 2 Dec. at one o'clock.
Holograph. ½ p. (126 141.) |
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Sir Anthony Shirley to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 2. |
Upon Monday night last certain poor men, suspecting
that tanned leather would be brought to Shorum port to be transported,
did watch and found where seven horses' loads was laid into a barn
about 2 miles from Shorum, it being covered with straw, which they
watched a night or two, but nobody came for it. Whereof I being told
caused the constable of that hundred to take it into his safe custody.
There are of them five or six and thirty dozen of skins, being either very
large calf-skins, or of young bullocks of a year old. There is no doubt
but that they were intended to be transported. There is no owner as
yet heard of. I desire to know your pleasure therein, either to deal by
an informer in the Exchequer or otherwise.—Preston, 2 Dec. 1608. |
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PS. The parish it was found in is called Porteslade, and the occupiers
of the barn are John Ampleford and his son John, in the rape of Lewes.
I would have waited on you, but being old and diseased can ill travel,
as my brother Sir Thomas Shirley can show you.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (126 78.) |
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Sir Roger Aston to the Earl of Salisbury |
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[1608, Dec. 2.] |
His Majesty having dispatched me this night to
your Lordship with this letter enclosed, enjoining me to be with you
tomorrow by 12 o'clock, I, fearing my body would not serve me to come
with such speed, thought meeter to send it by post, meaning to follow
myself in the morning betimes with other directions and letters from
his Majesty, meaning to see you tomorrow at night.—This Friday at
10 o'clock at night.
Holograph. Endorsed by Salisbury's secretary: "2 Dec. Sir Roger
Aston." 1 p. (130 103.) |
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The Deputy-Lieutenants of Hertfordshire to the Earl of
Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 3. |
After the receipt of your resolutions of those propositions which we presented to you, we met this 3 December at Hartforde, where we have given order for the munition and performed all
other services required in this general and particular musters. There
rests some doubt among us touching the choice of some captains and
alteration of the bands. We desire that the consideration thereof may
be deferred until the next sessions of the peace which are presently after
twelfth day; then we may have some conference with such gentlemen
of the county whom we have nominated for those places.—Hartforde,
3 Dec. 1608.
Signed: He. Cocke, Raphe Coningesby, Arthure Capell, R. Lytton.
Seal 1 p. (126 78a.) |
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Nicholas Smith to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 3. |
Of his imprisonment, and examination with respect
to the matter of his customership and executorship. Prays him to
grant the enclosed suit.—The Fleet, Dec. 3, 1608.
1 p. (P. 1918.) |
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William Becher to Thomas Wilson |
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[1608] Dec. 5/15. |
Immediately upon receipt of your last wherein
you write me that my Lord Treasurer's desire was to have a page and
two lackeys provided for my Lord of Cranborne against his coming, I
wrote to let you know of the receipt of yours, and that I would go in
hand to provide them. Now upon this messenger's return I would let
you understand that I have a couple of good serviceable lackeys ready
to put to his Lordship at his coming, for whom I shall have good surety
for their honest behaviour. And for a page there is a gentleman of
Normandy of the religion, one Monsieur de Bienvilliers, a man of good
means, who has a son about 14 years old, who, I am told, is a pretty
youth and well brought up. I have spoken with his father, who desires
to put him to my Lord, both to attend him here and to return with him
to England if his Lordship be desirous of it. I have resolved on him
because it will be hard to find one in all respects so fit and a gentleman,
which point they do precisely observe here in taking of a page. I have
therefore agreed with his father that he should be sent here within these
ten days lest his Lordship should be disappointed; and if my Lord of
Cranborne come not so soon, he shall stay his coming here at my
Lord Ambassador's. I hear from Rouen that my Lord's beer is come
thither, but it cannot be sent so soon hither because the river is at this
time overflown, so as no boats can come up the stream.—From Paris,
15 Dec. stilo novo.
Holograph. Endorsed: "1608." Addressed: "To the worshipfull
Mr Thomas Wilson attending on my Lord Treasurer at Salisbury
Howse." 1 p. (126 79.) |
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[Sir Thomas Edmondes] to [the Earl of Salisbury] |
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1608, Dec. 7. |
The Archduke's Commissioners to lay the fault of
the breach of the treaty on any rather than themselves, give out that
our Ambassador had promised the K[ing] in Sp[ain] that our K[ing]
would procure the truce in the Low Countries without his renouncing the
sovereignty. Mons. de Preaux desired by the Archduke to draw on a
new meeting betwixt the Commissioners. The Spanish Ambassador
not made acquainted with the business of which he bemoaned himself,
saying that by their using of him in that manner they made it appear
they esteemed him no better than a spy. New provision of 150,000
crowns. The promised million purposed to be sent to Genoa. The Friar
returns out of Spain much leaner than he went, with no other news than
that the King of Spain would not join in the renunciation: and some
particular recommendation that he should be held in good opinion.
The confessor stayed in Spain out of an opinion that he ministers no
good counsel to the Archduke.
Abstract. (227 p. 354.) |
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The Isle of Man |
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1608, Dec. 7. |
Receipt of Lord Chandos for 354l from the Lord
Treasurer, due to him for the profits of the Isle of Man.—7 Dec. 6 Jac. 1.
½ p. (206 52.) |
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Sir Thomas Crompton to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 8. |
I am heartily sorry you should conceive the least
tittle of offence against me. If anything was mistaken, or stay made of
that which was expected by the Ambassador, it grew upon your resolution in giving way to the appeal and complaint of the merchants
Bernardo and Soprani. If what I said to the Ambassador's servant
had been considered, only entreating him for satisfaction of the
complainants' importunity that one more might have been added to the
other two, and that some provision might have been had according to
the proclamation if the merchants followed their appeal, I hope there
had been no cause to have troubled your Lordship. Since I received
your last direction the Ambassador has seen the defects of the former
stipulation and has this day supplied that which was necessary, and
I doubt not will certify you that I insisted upon that which was necessarily to be done before the delivery of the money, and free me from
any blame in that respect.—8 Dec. 1608.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (126 80.) |
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John Tomlyne's Deposition |
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[1608. Dec. 8.] |
The examination of John Tomline of Howe in the
county of Kent, mariner. |
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Fourteen days ago, being at Billingsgate, there came one to him naming
himself Saunder Roberts, of middle stature, of 40 years of age, apparelled
in a dun fustian doublet and hose cut, in a sheep's russet cloak and a
black felt hat unlined in the brim, without any weapon about him, his
beard brown and somewhat long, the hair of his head brown also and cut
very short. He seemed to bemoan his coming too late to go down with
the tide boats, and asked whether there was any ketch that would
carry him down to Gravesend and he would give 2s; whereupon this
examinant offered to carry him, and so presently took him on board
and set sail. When he came to Gravesend he called for a boat to set the
said Roberts on shore, but he said the ship was gone that he came to
seek, and asked him to carry him to the Downs after her (being a
French ship) and he would make the first promise 20s, which he accepted
and held on his course for the Downs. When he came to the Downs
Roberts pretended that the ship was gone thence, and moved him
to land him at Callis, and offered to make his former promise 30s;
which he accepted and passed over to Callis haven. He called for a
scallop and going on shore lodged at one Mr Emperour's house at the
sign of the Three Women's Heads. Being in the haven he was, he said,
windbound 7 days, as three crayers of Dover were at the same time.
On Monday, 6 days before his coming thence, Roberts sent for him to his
lodging and dealt with him to carry 3 packs of goods to England, and
gave him in charge to keep them in his house till he should come a
month after Christmas for them and them he would give him 10s for
the freight. Being asked why he entered not the packs into the customhouse ere he landed them, he answers he knew not that he ought any
such duty, and says he never carried goods beyond nor from beyond the
seas before. Returning from Callis he brought over with him a man
whose name he knows not. He was a tall, black man without any hair
on his face, but his beard budding out; the hair of his head was cut short
and coloured very black, apparelled in a sea-water kersey jerkin buttoned
overthwart the breast, and breeches of the same kersey, a pair of blue
stockings on a pair of white, a white hat with a gold band, with a black
rapier at his side, and a cloak near the colour of his jerkin lined with a
yellowish baize. The examinate had but 12s for his transportation and
victuals. He landed him at Howe on Tuesday morning last, and thence
he travelled towards London, but to what place he knows not.
Signed: "The mark T of John Tomlyne. J. H. Trevor." Endorsed:
"8 Dec. 1608." 1½ pp. (126 81.) |
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The Earl of Lincoln to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec 8 |
It was agreed afore your Lordship that Sir Edward
Dymmock and I should draw into articles such controversies or grievances as our desire is to be ordered by you, and enter into bond to abide
your censure; and that they should be treated of by those gentlemen
which were by us nominated, and delivered you afore the 20th December. Sir Thomas Munson has procured our meeting to be deferred
till Dec. 16th, for that he says he has other business. Further, Sir Edward
Dymmock having seen my articles ready to be delivered, stays the
delivery of his till that day, whereby I shall not have above two or
three days to make answer or disprove anything that he shall object,
and, as I am informed, intends to draw into that compromise matters
which neither are nor ever were in question. I offer to stand to your
order for anything whatsoever he can set down to be questionable or in
controversy, and to be bound thereunto; but if he shall lie in watch
to understand my grievances and conceal his so long that I shall have
no time to disprove them, I trust that you will not only pardon me from
being bound, but also let his cunning herein appear that it is done
purposely either to overreach me (as he has often) by his subtle practices, or to distaste you from meddling or troubling yourself with the
hearing of it. I have sent my son to you to know your pleasure herein
and to inform me thereof.—8 Dec. 1608. |
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PS When your Lordship is at best leisure, I will also attend to know
your pleasure for the land that his Majesty has in Royston.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (126 82.) |
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Anthony Atkinson to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 8. |
Indictment by the above of one Fenton, a customhouse searcher, under twelve counts, for various misdemeanours committed by him in the execution of his office, of which Atkinson had been
deprived some seven years previously The letter deals with proceedings in the Court of Exchequer against the said Fenton.—8 Dec. 1608.
Signed. Endorsed: "For God's sake and the King's Majesty's, read
this long letter." 1½ p. (126 83.) |
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Thomas Chaloner to [Thomas] Wilson |
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[1608] Dec. 10. |
To the end you may know that absence makes me
not unmindful of your love, with these few lines I thought good to
salute you. This place yields no novelties, therefore I can inform you
only that our greatest sport has been by the hawk my Lord Treasurer
gave the Prince, which is a most excellent "hearner", insomuch that
his Highness seems greatly to delight in that recreation, and thinks himself much beholden to my Lord for so worthy a gift.—Court, Thetford,
Dec. 10.
Holograph. Seal. Endorsed: "1608." 1 p. (126 84.) |
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Sir William Monson to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 11. |
Lord Cranborne has been stayed four days by
tempestuous weather. This morning he set sail from the Downs, and
in less than three hours arrived in the Road of Calais, where he embarked
in a boat and is without peril going ashore. I have sent over the
Vantguarde to advertise you of it, and will attend him so long as he
remains in Calais, and doubt not but within one hour after his arrival
he will find himself much better of his sea sickness.—Callis Roade, 11
Dec. 1608.
Signed. 1 p. (195 63.) |
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[Printed in extenso in Monson's Tracts, 111, pp. 346, 347. [Navy
Records Society]. |
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Sir Roger Wilbraham to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 13. |
His Majesty has read the whole letter which I received from you this morning. Touching the first part, his Highness
says you are much to blame that have so long deceived him; he never
before understood of your great knowledge in law and profound skill
in the exposition of his statutes, and thinks your father, if he had lived,
would have thought his care in desiring your knowledge in that faculty
well bestowed. But since his Majesty perceives this unexpected science
in you, he nothing doubts but you will find occasion in his Exchequer
to utter your best skill which hitherto you have so long smothered, and
to the end he may discern whether you be a proficient hereafter,
has commanded me to keep your letter. |
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Touching the proclamation his Majesty, having cast his eye upon the
reasons you allege for it, does presently out of his unspeakable apprehension fortify himself with new reason for the maintenance of his
first judgment in requiring additions, without which the proclamation
will be fruitless, and by which he thinks he shall avoid millions of
complaints. Where your Lordship writes by this addition the Florentines will take advantage against our merchants for things past, therein
his Majesty is not satisfied, for that most proclamations and this in
especial is meant to restrain only future offences. Where it is affirmed
that these offences are prohibited by civil and canon laws, his Highness
is much more desirous to have the addition inserted, whereby the proclamation will be much more honourable to his Majesty in the judgment
of all Christian princes, and his subjects may think themselves happy
to be forewarned by the gracious providence of his Majesty's proclamation to avoid the penalties of unknown laws. Besides, he much desires
(as heretofore a twelvemonth past he thought it expedient) that a
proclamation were made for a general restraint to utter any arms, powder, or munition to the Turks, so as he continues more earnest to have
the first addition annexed, albeit merchants may pretend many evasions. |
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Concerning the second addition, his Majesty approves your circumspection to avoid questions what ports be usual (which addition his
Majesty the rather wishes because the merchants lately in question
with the Venetians bought their wares in a port altogether unusual for
trade), and therefore thinks it meet you should cause the known and
meet ports in Turkey, etc, allowable for traffic, to be set down expressly, and an inhibition to trade elsewhere with the Turks. |
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In conclusion, his Majesty thinks the proclamation requires not so
great haste, but that first you may talk with the merchants, and so upon
his return to London it may be perfected by his own direction from his
own mouth (the vigour and lief whereof no pen can rightly delineate);
for which respect I send you the proclamation here enclosed as I
received it.—From the Court at Thetford, 13 Dec. 1608.
Holograph. Seal. 1½ pp. (126 85.) |
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The Bishop of Durham to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 17. |
I wrote lately unto you of the affairs of this country,
which I sent by my solicitor. Our country is generally poor and their
armours such as were fit for the Border service, and yet I doubt not
but to find them very dutiful. Other matters I will spare to trouble
you withal until the next term.—Bishops Awkland, 17 Dec. 1608.
Signed. Seal. ½ p. (126 86.) |
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Sir Roger Wilbraham to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 17. |
It pleased his Majesty to read your letter of the 15th
instant, whereby I find him more inclined to yield to the necessity of
the encouragement of trade into Turkey, as I doubt but you shall perceive at his Majesty's return, which we expect to be on Tuesday. His
Majesty smiled at your jealousy towards me, but kneeling I told him
that I durst not see London, for fear you charged me with some heavy
action; whereat he laughed and promised me protection, because he
knows your ill conceit of me, for which I am sorry. Yesternight after
sunset and after long hunting all day, his Majesty in two hours by night
galloped almost from Newmarket to Roiston, 16 miles. Merry he was
at supper, yet in the night his sleep was hindered by toothache, but
this day (tho' private) yet his chamber say he dined merrily and is
well. I have now received your last letter and Mr Maxwell's bill, which
shall be presented at my first occasion. His Majesty caused me to write
this enclosed and a former to my Lord Admiral, to excite his Lordship
to bring to light by examination such keepers as have sold venison in
London, and to London cooks especially.—From the Court at Roiston,
17 Dec. 1608.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (126 87.) |
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Sir Thomas Gorges to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 17. |
Upon the receipt of the commission for the viewing
of the ruins and decays of Hurst Castle, I sent my man to the gentlemen
to whom it is directed, who I found most ready to perform the service;
only Mr Campion, his Majesty's surveyor, without whom the rest could
not proceed, who did not only most unkindly use my man (who is my
lieutenant there), but also did most contemptuously, after he had seen
and read it, sent it him again, with word it was not now a time of the
year to view it; not once vouchsafing to speak with him. Therefore my
suit is that you will by your letter either command him to execute his
part, or else appoint some other (or those already nominated in the
same commission) to see it executed, that speedy remedy may be had
both to save his Majesty much charge and the castle from utter spoil.
Since my being with you, by reason of so much tempestuous weather,
there have been much of the land carried away even unto the walls of
the castle. Concerning the old castle, the walls are wholly finished, the
gates are making, there are coneys put in, and many earths and berries
made.—Langford, 17 Dec. 1608.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (126 88.) |
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Lead |
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1608, Dec. 18. |
Where we have of late laid upon tin and lead an
imposition to restrain the transporting of the same out of our realm, at
which time we promised our good brother, the French King, that whensoever he should require any quantity of lead for his own use he should
be freed of that imposition, and now the said King has made provision
here of 100 ton of lead for his own use; we require you to give order to
all whom it may concern to suffer any such person as the French
Ambassador shall nominate to be deputed by the King to make that
provision, to provide ship and transport the said lead, paying for the
same only the old customs and duties payable before the late imposition
laid. Given under our signet at our Palace of Westminster, 18 Dec.
in the 6th year of our reign, etc.
Signed: James R. ½ p. (126 89.) |
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Sir Richard Weston to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 18. |
Asking to be relieved from his necessities.—18 Dec.
1608.
Holograph. 1 p. (126 90.) |
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The Earl of Rutland to the Earl of Salisbury |
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[1608] Dec. 18. |
I had sooner returned your Lordship an answer
of Sir George Gylby's estate but that, at my coming into the country.
I found the feodary Mr Bussy had been with him, and had written back
to you in what state he had seen him. I hear still of his amendment, so
as I hope his friends shall have no more cause to solicit you for him.
—Belvoir, 18 Dec.
Holograph. Seal. Endorsed: "1608." ½ p. (126 91.) |
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Sir John Egerton to Mr Dackombe |
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1608, Dec. 19. |
Has sent his servant with authority to receive such
moneys as are due to him upon some of the accounts of the Isle of Man
taken from Lord Gerrard.—Yorke House, 19 Dec. 1608.
Holograph. ½ p. (206 53.) |
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Sir Henry Wallop to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 20. |
I am steward of his Majesty's manor of Somerford
in this county of Southampton and would by virtue thereof, as also of
your instructions received about Michaelmas last, long since have kept
a court at the manor for his Majesty's benefit, were it not for want of
the copy of those surveys taken by Mr Horsye and others, by which we
are to be directed in making fines for the King. I crave your warrant
for a copy of the said survey, whereby a court may be kept in convenient
time, for many of the tenants are desirous to renew their estates. |
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Touching the ironworks at Bringswood in the county of Hereford,
let me know your pleasure for continuance thereof, my lease being now
[ended] at Michaelmas next, saving some time of riddance after my
term and great provision must be presently made if I hold the same.
I am content to take the works with such portion of wood as the King
will grant therewithal, be it more [or] less; or else, if you be not resolved
what wood to grant with the works until a further survey be had, I
will proceed in my preparation the meanwhile, so I may by one word
stand assured to hold the works only this next year, answering such
reasonable rent therefor as you shall impose upon me, and afterwards
I will take such portion of wood as the King may spare in that place,
and at such price as others will give.—At Farly-Wallop, 20 Dec. 1608.
Holograph. Seal. 1 p. (126 92.) |
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Francis Brakinbury to the Earl of Suffolk |
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1608, Dec. 20. |
At my last being with you I promised to enquire
after a good horse in these parts as I thought befitting for your Lordship's purpose. These are to advertise you that I have been in some
speeches with a very near kinsman of mine, who at this instant has one
of the choicest young horses that I can hear of in this country, and at
my request is content to let me have the horse for 20l, so that he may
have notice from me of your pleasure at or before the 2nd of February
next, otherwise the owner of the horse is purposed to put him to coursing. The horse is of colour bright bay with a black tail and mane, a
star in his forehead and a white snip on his nose, with his near hinder
foot white, now four years old and coming five. I assure you he is for
his time the swiftest horse in these parts, and very sound of wind and
limb. For my better assurance of security to have the horse of my
kinsman, named Thomas Wicliffe, I have given him money in hand for
binding of the bargain, to whom I shall upon notice from you pay the
20l which I shall be ready to receive again of you at Candlemas next, at
which time I purpose to come personally to do my duty to your Honour.
In the meantime I pray you to make way for me to my good Lord, your
most renowned father, to whom out of a sinister persuasion of a most
unconscionable minister I have given some particular cause of offence;
most humbly entreating that my former oversights might be imputed
to the folly of my youth and by the wicked motion of him whom I held
dearest in my affairs and secrets, and now the readiest man to work my
overthrow.—Selletby, 20 Dec. 1608. |
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PS. Your Lordship's pleasure may be by your letter to me returned
to Peter Glover, his Majesty's postmaster at Darnton, who will presently
send the same to me.
Holograph. Seal. Endorsed: "I pray yow all his Maties Post have
especiall caer that this rune with the packet accordinge to the directione. Yower brother in office, Peter Glover." 1½ pp. (126 93.) |
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[Sir Thomas Edmondes] to [the Earl of Salisbury] |
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1608, Dec 21 |
The truce prolonged till the 15th of February; the
Archduke much pleased withal. An act to this purpose brought from the
States, the like delivered to the French Ambassador and ours from the
Archduke with this only omission, that because they would not qualify
the States by the title which they gave themselves in their own acts of
hauts et puissants Seigneurs, they forbare to specify the titles of the King
of Spain and the Archdukes. The French King writes to his Ambassador
that unless the King of Spain would join with the Archduke in the treaty,
he would not be a means to abuse the States. The Archduke gave him the
same assurance as before to Mons. de Preaux that he would procure the
King of Spain to join with him "I was told a while since that there was
70,000 crowns ordained at Antwerp to be made over to London to
Don Fernando Gyron, but before I would give credit thereunto, I wrote
back unto the party that he should better inform himself of the truth
thereof, and he has again assured me that he knows it from good means;
and the like I have also understood from another person. The President
Richardot takes very thankfully the favourable mention which it
pleased you to make of him to the Baron of Hoboque; and I do therein
acknowledge my part of the like obligation, for that your Lordship does
thereby justify me that I am willing to do them right for any satisfaction which they give me concerning his Majesty's service"
Abstract. (227 p 355) |
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Waltham Forest |
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1608, Dec 27. |
Warrant to the Earl of Salisbury to give order for
the drawing of a bill containing a grant to Arthur Mills of the forfeitures
of all bonds taken of any person or persons within the forest of Waltham,
co. Essex, for their good behaviour respecting the game there, with
authority to sue all such bonds in any of the courts of record at Westminster. Given under the signet at Westminster, 27 December, in the
6th year of the King's reign, etc.
Signed: James R. Seal. 1 p. (126 94.) |
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Justices of the Peace of Cornwall to the Earl of
Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 28. |
There is a brewer called Rodger Collwell, dwelling
near Barnstaple in Devon, has here near unto this town of Padstow
about 8 weeks past made provision of some 500 bushels of barley, 400
bushels of oats and 300 bushels of wheat, of purpose to serve the ships
bound for the Newefounde Land, who every year use a great quantity
of bread and beer in this fishing voyage; which provision was ready to
be shipped here before your letters came to this town, whereby he is
restrained. We are credibly advertised that there is in that place many
ships bound forth as aforesaid, and corn this year falls about Barnstaple
very scarce, and the Eastern parts, as Gloucester and those places that
were accustomed heretofore to help them in this fishing time, now neither
do nor are able to help them. We thought it our duty to make known
to you that this small quantity we verily believe will do them great
pleasure and may well be spared without prejudice of this north part of
Cornwall, which otherwise they will be enforced to convert into malt
and brew their beer here to serve this shipping aforesaid.—Padstow
in Cornwall, 28 Dec. 1608.
Signed: Nicholas Prideaux; Wa. Kendall; W. Roscarrock; Gilbt.
Mychell. 1 p. (126 95.) |
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The Mayor and Aldermen of Bristol to the Earl of Salisbury |
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1608, Dec. 28 |
They thank him for accepting the High Stewardship
of their city, as his father did in his lifetime, and send a token of the
love and dutiful affection of the whole city.—Bristol, 28 Dec. 1608.
Signed: John Butcher, Mayor, and the following Aldermen: Wyllyam
Hickes; Fraunces Knight; John Webbe; William Ellys; Jno Hopkenes;
Wm Vawer; John Whitsone; Christopher Kedgwin; Richard Smyth.
1 p. (195 64.) |
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The Earl of Salisbury to [Sir Thomas Edmondes] |
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1608, Dec. 30. |
Displeased with Richardot for laying the imputation
of the backwardness of the King of Spain in the treaty upon our King
and his Ambassador in Spain, under pretence that our King had
promised to procure a simple truce without renunciation, etc. The
King treats with Gyron and declares himself openly not to deal further
in the treaty without express renunciation from Spain. The fault of the
report of his dealing otherwise laid upon Richardot as done, not out of
truth, but out of design to serve his master's turn.
Abstract. (227 p. 356.) |
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James I to Henry IV of France |
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[? 1608 c. Dec.] |
Monsieur mon trescher frere; ayant entendu du
gracieux accueil et extraordinaires faveurs et courtoisies dont il vous
a plu user le Vicomte de Cranborne, fils de mon Tresorier, je ne puis
omettre de m'en ressentir et vous asseurer par la presente, que vous ne
m'eussiez sceu donner un plus infallible tesmoignage de votre affection
que celuy qu'avez faict en regardant de si bon oeil pour l'amour de
moy le fils de celuy qui m'est si bon serviteur, en demonstrant par la
que vous aimez le serviteur pour l'amour du maistre qui vous demeurera
a jamais vostre tres affectionne frere, cousin et ancien allie.—Undated.
Copy. Endorsed: "One of his Majesty's letters to the French King."
1 p. (134 159.) |
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[Viscount Cranborne] to [Prince Henry] |
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[?1608 c Dec.] |
Although I know your Highness expects not much
from me, yet having placed the eye and hope of my youth upon your
person and fortune, I would be loth by silence to fall out of your memory.
And therefore where I had once resolved not to trouble you, till I
might have represented the images of my humble affection in the
French tongue, I have now rather chosen to err in this than to hazard
any longer silence. Let it not displease your Highness that I presume
also to beg two favours: first, that you will grace me so much as to
thank his Majesty for the grace he hath done me in thanking this great
king for his gracious usage of me, seeing my devotion to you, that are
so dear to him, is the best merit that I can plead for myself. And next,
that you will think that nothing could make me endure the privation
of your presence, but the infinite desire I have some day to return so
qualified as he ought to be that hath the ambition to be worthy the
service of so rare a prince.—Undated.
Draft. Endorsed by Cranborne: "To the Prince his Highness, my
most dear and gracious master." 2½ pp. (134 161.) |
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Prince Henry to Viscount Cranborne |
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[?1608 c Dec.] |
Though the great and extraordinary favours, whereby we hear you are graced by the great King of that country where ye
remain, may perhaps make you forget your friends here, yet I would
have you think I have neither forgotten yourself nor the two requests
you made unto me in your letter. For the one I remembered
immediately after the receiving of yours and gave his Majesty thanks,
as since ye may have understood. And as concerning the other, as I
know the end of your absence from me to be the better enabling of
yourself to deserve the greater interest in my favour, so during this
your absence there is no cause to fear that my affection should be
wanting unto you; being both the son of that father who by his particular services done unto myself, besides the general of the state, draweth
love from me unto him and all his; and such a son as from whom I do
expect, if not as much sufficiency in serving princes as hath been found
in your grandfather and father, yet as great abundance of love and
loyalty as the example of so worthy patterns and so good education can
promise from your estate; which my expectation of you I am willing
you should give me occasion daily to increase.—Undated.
Signed. 2 seals on yellow silk. 1 p. (134 162.) |
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Silver Mines in Scotland |
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[?1608, Dec.] |
Letters of commendation for [?Sir William Godolphin] to the Commissioners of the Silver Mines in Scotland, with whom
(and in particular with one Doubleday) he is to confer and forthwith
report to his Majesty on the working and value of the said mines.—
Undated.
Draft. 4 pp. (197 59.) |
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[See Cal. S.P.Dom, 1603–1610, p. 474.] |
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Hugh and Walter Morrell |
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[?1608, Dec.] |
They have undertaken for Lord Salisbury to keep
certain people in work at Hatfield. Some of the boys have been brought
to good perfection in weaving, and not being bound their parents have
taken them away. They also require a dye-house and a fulling mill,
and land for corn and pasture, to support so large a company. They
pray that the boys may be bound to them, and that they may have
the other things necessary to carry on their business.—Undated.
1 p. (197 32.) |
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[See Cal. S.P.Dom. 1603–1610, pp. 477, 478.] |
