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| July. | 961. The Queen to Smith. |
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| 1. Upon committing the French hostages to the Tower the
French Ambassador desired audience. She appointed her
Council to inform him of the offence of the hostages in
breaking faith, and the cause she had to detain them for the
forfeiture of 500,000 crowns due to her by order of the treaty.
The Ambassador yielded many vain reasons to maintain their
departure, because the treaty was dissolved by her keeping
Newhaven, wherein he was refuted, but would not give
place. |
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| 2. On Tuesday, St. Peter's Day [June 29] he entreated her
to have other consideration of the hostages than to keep them
prisoners, requiring her to put them at liberty in their own
houses with a guard, or permit them to accompany together
in the Tower, and have their friends and servants, and himself also to come to them. She challenged him in that he
would seek this to abuse her gentleness and courtesy to
hostages as to practise to their stealing away, adding that she
could not but think unkindly of him. He entered into certain
passionate speeches, with other inconvenient words, and
herein he fell to quarrelling with her Council in her presence,
so that she broke off giving him further audience. |
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| 3. The Lieutenant two days before had ordered that they
should at certain times a day walk in his company or his son's
within some of the gardens; and two days after their entry
they were permitted to have all their necessaries, and cooks
to dress their meat according to their own diets; and two
days before the Ambassador came to her she had determined
to let them come together in the Tower, and at their pleasure
to eat and drink together, but his inconsiderate dealing
made her stay therein. And yet she means to give them
liberty to walk in the gardens amongst themselves, secluding
them only from the Green and Hill, and those outer parts.
She orders Smith to declare her doings to the French King,
and to add that the Ambassador's words were such towards
her that if she thought not he did repent she would require
the King to revoke him. |
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| 4. Marvels that she has not heard since Dannet came to
him.
Draft, corrected by Cecil. Endd.: July 1563. Pp. 4. |
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| July. | 962. Thomas Romney to Cecil. |
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| Sends a book of a survey of Berwick, with every particular
title. Many of the inhabitants having slender or no titles
are discouraged to build other than thatched cottages, both
incommodious and perilous for fire. The same should be
granted under the Chamberlain's seal, and a record thereof
made, as was used by Sir Ralph Ellerker, late Chamberlain.
Grants from the Prince have been passed without record
kept. They live for the most part in beggar's estate, in
idleness and by filching. Great abuses prevail in the town,
especially touching the administration of justice. There is no
town between Berwick and Newcastle able to resist the
advance of the enemy. Large quantities of hewn stone and
lime are at Berwick. Being restrained by the proclamation
from coming to the Court, sends the book of survey by
Troughton, the porter. Fears it will procure him illwill.
Asks Cecil to advertise Browne hereof.—Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd.: July 1563. Rumney, Val. Browne.
Pp. 3. |
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| July 1. | 963. Warwick to Cecil. |
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| 1. Has received his of the 25th inst. [sic] touching the
practice intended for burning their ships here. |
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| 2. The 1,200 Suffolk and Norfolk men have not yet
arrived. |
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| 3. Wrote of one Bunga here in prison, against whom
nothing can be proved, though a brother of his has been
suspected to have practised against this piece. As many
report well of him, asks to know the Queen's pleasure
touching his delivery. |
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| 4. Wrote to the Queen for Clerker's pardon, who is willing
to serve. |
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| 5. It is reported that there were lately at Portsmouth
eighty or one hundred tall men desirous of coming hither, but
for want of money for their passage could not be suffered to
pass, although they offered their swords to gage.—Newhaven,
1 July 1563. Signed.
Orig., with armorial seal. Add. Endd., partly by Cecil.
Pp. 3. |
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| July 1. | 964. Cuerton to Challoner. |
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| Ships from West Chester bring news that about London
great preparations were made for Newhaven. Out of France
is news that there is gone against Newhaven 20,000 Frenchmen, under Condé. Hears nothing of Challoner's geldings.
Hopes he has received his pewter vessel by Lenares.—Bilboa,
1 July 1563. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Challoner. Pp. 2. |
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| July 1. | 965. Carlo Spinello to the Earl of Bedford. |
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| Has written twice since his return from Flanders without
having received any answer. Is anxious to do some service
to him and the Queen. The Count, the writer's son, is well.
—Naples, 1 July 1563.
Orig. Hol., with armorial seal. Endd.: 1 Aug. [sic] 1563.
Ital. Pp. 4. |
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| July 2. | 966. Warwick to Lord Robert Dudley and Cecil. |
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| 1. There is one Colff, an apothecary, in Cornwall, who has
had experience in curing the diseases reigning amongst them
here, and who will leave his family for this service if he may
have 100l. advanced. Prays him to despatch him with speed,
with some discreet physician, for Doctor Julio, being sick,
departs presently.—Newhaven, 2 July 1563. |
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| 2. P. S.—This morning Captains Liggins and Stucley [?]
arrived here, and if the wind serves the rest of that company
will be here to night. |
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| 3. Where he wrote to his brother yesterday that he was
minded (on the revolting of two or three of the Scottish footmen) to discharge the rest, he has appointed the marshal to
call them before him, and despatch such as are willing to
depart with their full pay, and the rest to take an oath for
their fidelity during this service. There is not meal to make
bread for four days, and of beer but seventy-four tuns.—
Signed.
Orig., with armorial seal. Add. Endd., partly by Cecil.
Pp. 3. |
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| July 2. | 967. Edward Randolph to Cecil. |
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| The mortality increases here; there have not been so few as
sixty a day die since ten days before this. Their enemies are
entrenched within arquebus shot of the counterscrap of their
ditches, for which audacity they had paid dearly ere this if
their chief had had his wants, whose behaviour has won the
hearts of the garrison.—Newhaven, 2 July 1563. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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July 2.
Forbes, ii. 452. | 968. Thomas Wood to Cecil. |
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| 1. Since writing the letters already packeted, the enemy
has these two nights past made a trench from the old wall
at Englefield town end, almost to the gibbet before the
Green bulwark, where last night they began to make a mount.
This afternoon they assembled out of the country two or three
hundred women, whom they forced to bring in faggots for
raising the said mount, which they intend to bring to some
perfection this night. Warwick will do what he can; which
might be better performed were it not for a watered ditch
betwixt them and the trench, that cannot be passed without
boards or some other device. They have fired very much
into this town to-day, and the haven, at the entry of ships
wherein the 1,200 men were shipped. If they may finish
this mount and plant their ordnance, they will dismount all
the guns upon the said Green bulwark, and go near to do the
like upon the steeple. |
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| 2. Therefore they must be furnished with speed of men
and victuals, as Cecil may perceive the enemy do not intend
to dally any longer. The Controller told him there is not
meal to make bread for six days, and of their windmills
there is no more hope. The enemy has planted his ordnance
in four places to annoy them within and without the town,
and they approach so near the new fort, that divers are
wounded daily by the enemy with small shot.—Newhaven,
2nd July 1563. |
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| 3. P. S.—There are not sixty pioneers here able to serve
Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd., partly by Cecil. Pp. 3. |
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| July 3. | 969. Sir Thomas Dacre to Cecil. |
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| 1. Has received the Queen's letters for sending three bands
to Newhaven. Perceiving by Randolph that there is good
hope of quietness with their neighbours, he has asked the
Earl to send but 400 men hither, who are needed for watch
and ward, because of the weakness of this place, and the
want of 500 labourers. |
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| 2. Begs that he may be considered for sending letters to
Randolph in Scotland, the charges whereof amount to 25l. 5s.
—Berwick, 3 July 1563. Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 2. |
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| July 3. | 970. The Admiral of France to Smith. |
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| Has received his letter sent by Middlemore (the bearer of
this), and will do all in his power to preserve the amity
between France and England.—Châtillon, 3 July 1563.
Copy. Add. Endd. Fr. Pp. 2. |
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| July 3. | 971. Memorial for Newhaven. (fn. 1) |
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| 1. To have warrant for the money requested for the pay of
the garrison and victuals. |
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| 2. In the margin, 8,171l. 16s. 1d. and 24,971l. (fn. 2) |
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| 3. To have order for a navy upon the seas. |
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| 4. To have order for the transportation of the soldiers and
pioneers; 300 pioneers more are requested than are appointed. |
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| 5. For the appointing of a civilian, another physician and
some surgeons, a chief porter, twelve water millwrights, for
the water-mills in the town, and for good espials out of all
parts.
Orig. Endd. by Cecil: Sir Hugh Poulet's new memorial.
Pp. 2. |
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| July 3 | 972. Cuerton to Challoner. |
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| Has received his letter of the 23rd ult. in which he writes
that the Cortes are appointed for the 5th Aug., and that
he thinks to make a start hither. Has not heard of his
geldings, or of his affairs in England. Cannot promise him
beer, but will give him Gascon wine, cheese, and bread, more
at his content, "for I have bought English wheat for your
coming."—Bilboa, 3 July 1563. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Challoner. Pp. 2. |
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| July 4. | 973. Smith to Cecil. |
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| 1. Received this day his of the 22nd ult. The French can
quickly dispense themselves with their oaths. Is sorry that
John Ribaude should at the last now declare himself so much
"oversent;" but the French will always be French. This
news he heard of the Ambassador of Spain six days before
he received [Cecil's] letter. |
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| 2. Middlemore was rejected from Condé to him with a
letter to tarry with him for a time, and as the writer would
not have him remain idle here, he sent him with a letter to
the Admiral. De la Haye and the writer have been together
in conference. Finds him the honestest, but thinks him a
Frenchman when all is done. The King is at Mante sick
of the flux. The Court is nowhere settled. Knows from
a sure place that the Spanish Ambassador in England has
written to the Queen Mother that the English are determined
to abandon Newhaven; that the plague is there, and those
in it think it not guardable against the force of France, and
have so written to her; and that the Queen thinks it should
not be kept, the charge is so great, and that they want money
to keep it. |
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| 3. Here they think it "winable" neither by mine, scaling,
assault nor famine; so that Papists and Protestant, captains,
soldiers, and pioneers, have no courage to go against them.
In talking with a friend he said that they were like two
dogs that "narre" against each other, not daring to join,
but each looks when the other should depart his way.—
Paris, 4 July 1563. Signed.
Orig., with seal. Portions in cipher, deciphered. Add.
Endd. Pp 2. |
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| July 4. | 974. Another copy of the above. Signed. |
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| Orig., with seal. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary.
Pp. 2. |
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| July 5. | 975. The Queen to Smith. |
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| 1. Has perused both his common and his private letters,
and heard Thomas Danett, and allows his diligence; but
in the matter that caused Danet's journey, finds not such
success as she meant. It seems that others have more to do
there than the Prince, yet none can be so meet to deal with
in her cause as the Prince or the Admiral. Sends an answer
to the Prince's letter. If neither cost nor treaty can recover
Calais presently, then it is wise to be contented with what
may stand with her honour and surety. She never said
that "she would never deliver Newhaven except she might
have Calais presently;" but the phrase of her speech has
been, "except she had reason rendered her for Calais," so as
one or the other may be answerable for her honour. Though
she prescribes him to deal with the Prince and Admiral,
yet he may deal with the Constable, or others whom he shall
think meet, and his speech shall appear to come of himself.
Is content to render Newhaven so as she may be answered
for her money lent, and her charges, and sufficient assurance
made her to have Calais at the end of three years. If the
French mean the same, he may ask why they allow not of
commissioners, and name them. Sees not who should more
readily do this than the Prince, though not directly himself,
yet by others. |
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| 2. As she means herein sincerely to attain to peace with
surety, so she is also determined to maintain her enterprise
with force if her adversaries refuse to come to reason in the
above manner, which he is to express to them. He should
let these overtures grow from them, lest otherwise they should
think that they come of weakness in her; and thinks a
a third person might be used, such as La Haye. He may
also tell the Prince that (as the world is let to understand
she keeps Newhaven without any colour,) she must let it
be understood abroad what covenants she has of him, the
Admiral, and others, under their hands to the contrary,
and what further offers were made her of more importance
than Newhaven. Which she has kept silent, because she would
not harm them so long as there remained hope of gratitude
in them. |
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| 3. They may say that offers were made by Bricquemault
and D'Allouy, wherein she takes herself rather deluded than
well used, for the offers of the former were slender and without warrant. And for D'Allouy's proceedings, she refers to
La Haye, how he understood them to be not only uncertain,
but also so overthwart, as he appeared to be an instrument
rather to increase discord than to make peace. |
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| 4. He may also say, she would not refuse to refer it to
be heard by any Prince of Christendom, specially by King
Phillip. If they mean otherwise than peace, why should
not she keep the gage she has ? Many other reasons move
her to be precise in seeking assurance. There is great cause
of diffidence that the French mean not the delivery of Calais
by force of treaty or compact, as she knows by the reports
of their own ministers here. |
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| 5. The motions moved by him to the Prince and La Haye
do not content her, neither do those contained in the Prince's
letters, and therein she marvels that no mention is made of
repayment of her money and her charges.
Corrected draft in Cecil's hol., and dated by him: 5 July
1563. Pp. 4. |
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| July 5. | 976. Another copy of the above, with the corrections inserted
and a few additional ones also by Cecil.
Pp. 4. |
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July 5.
Forbes, ii. 454. | 977. Warwick and Others to the Privy Council. |
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| 1. Have received their Lordships' answers on instructions
sent to them by Poulet and Knollys, to which they give
their opinions in certain things. |
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| 2. Concerning the full pay to the 14th ult., they doubt
whether the sum will go so far; therefore they wish that a
sufficient sum may be sent without delay. The Treasurer
will make payment for the works, as far as the sum sent will
go. It seems their Lordships have accounted for the supplies
of the soldiers and labourers according to the numbers given
by Poulet and Knollys, which are so diminished by the plague,
that the 1,200 Suffolk and Norfolk men (whereof 500 have
not yet arrived) will not be able to supply the decayed bands.
And there are not sixty pioneers able to serve. Touching the
victualling of the town, they likeit very well if the same be
as well performed as it has been many times determined, which
hereunto they have not seen. They have received the
carpenters, sawyers, and certain smiths. Those are the great
matters whereupon the preservation of this town and garrison
depends. |
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| 3. Whereas upon conference with Mr. Vice-Chamberlain
they have altered their determination touching the galley,
they are sorry that the frigates devised by Winter (having
but one left here) cannot supply this present service, to stop
the French boats which pass daily this river. These cannot
be impeached by them for want of small vessels; and for
stopping the greater ships which pass, they refer the declaration thereof to Winter. Knollys took order with Winter
concerning the ships here. Time will not permit to do more
than is done for the merchandise and goods here before
Poulet's return. They have not leisure nor means for
mending of the sluice betwixt the castle and jetty, and also
the other sluice in the town, and setting up of the mills devised
by Mr. Fleming; being constrained by the near approach of
the enemy to take such things in hand as present necessity
requires. Ask for supply of soldiers, labourers, and other
necessaries; for of their men they lose 500 weekly, besides
those that fall sick. |
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| 4. Last night the enemy brought a trench (began two or
three nights past) through the marsh, within arquebus shot
of the counterscarp before Bulwark St. Addresses, which they
have cut this night into the beach towards the sea side.
They planted this night for the battery before the new Fort
"within twelve score," and placed other pieces wherewith this
day they flank and batter their defences there. They have
also 2,000 or 3,000 pioneers at least, and so many women out
of the country to carry faggots and earth. Their galley and
two brigantines have come down the river this day well
appointed.—Newhaven, 5 July 1563. Signed: Warwick,
Edward Randolfe, Denys, Vaughan, Bromefeld, Fysscher.
Orig. Add. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 4. |
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| July 5. | 978. Warwick to Lord Robert Dudley and Cecil. |
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| 1. Wrote lately to them by Poulet's man of their state
here, since which has received answer to instructions sent by
Mr. Vice-Chamberlain and Poulet. As they are not so full as
he looked for, they have returned their opinions briefly
touching certain articles therein. |
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| 2. The enemies intend to lose no time nor advantage; and
having great numbers of pioneers, both of men and women,
they bring great things to pass; and of these kind of people
they are altogether destitute through this great plague which
continues to weaken them.—Newhaven, 5 July 1563. Signed.
Orig., with armorial seal. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary.
Pp. 3. |
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| July 5. | 979. Warwick to Poulet. |
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| Has returned the answer of the Council. Mentions the
approach of the enemy.—Newhaven, 5 July 1563.
Orig., with armorial seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| July 6. | 980. Charles IX. to Smith. |
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| Before setting out on his expedition for the recovery of
Ville Francoyse and Havre de Grace, would be glad to see
him.— Gaillon, 6 July 1563. Signed.
Copy. Add. Fr. Pp. 2. |
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| July 6. | 981. Another copy of the above. |
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| Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| July 6. | 982. Occurrences in France. |
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| 1. M. D'Anville, appointed to go to his government of
Languedoc, yet tarries at the Court, 6th July. |
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| 2. 26th June, at night one was hanged about the cemetery
of St. John, and soon after (because he was a Huguenot) the
populace of Paris cut him down and hewed him. As they
were taking him to the river the Provost of the Merchants
took some of the varlets, whereof three were whipped in the
Châtellet, and two, who cut the rope, were kept in prison. |
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| 3. 28 June, Monday. These two (because it is death to
cut any down from the gallows before twenty-four hours,)
were brought to be hanged, but the populace hewed the
gibbet to pieces and made a great tumult. The Lieutenant
was struck with a stone and one of the clerks slain; so they
let the prisoners go. |
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| 4. About the 25th or 26th of June, the tents, armour,
victuals, and munition at their camp on the hill beside Newhaven were set on fire. An Almain (who was taken prisoner
into Newhaven, and let go again,) was hired by the English
to do it. After his examination they hanged him, and within
three hours after this fire chanced. There is great dearth of
victuals, especially of horse meat. The soldiers steal away by
forty or fifty in a night. |
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| 5. St. Peter's day [June 29] and the next Paris was full of
soldiers of the Duke of Nemours' regiment, which is to go
to Newhaven, 5,000 or 6,000 strong. The most parts are
arquebusiers and pikes, indifferently well armed. |
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| 6. 1st July. The King lay at Mantes three or four days,
sick of the flux, and from thence he went to Gallion, 5th July.
The Cardinal of Lorraine is still about his marriages; viz.,
the Queen of Scots to Charles, the Emperor's son; and the
King of the Romans' daughter to the French King. Their
pictures have been interchanged. |
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| 7. 2nd July. A skirmish at Newhaven. The Rhinegrave
approached, and the English made a sortie. He is hurt in
the arm with an arquebus. 100 French slain, divers Almains,
and seven or eight English captains. |
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| 8. 4th July, Sunday. Trouble at Orleans about Corpus
Christi and bonfires. It is reported that the Admiral sent a
gentleman thither, who agreed with some to stay the Swiss
guard and take a gate there, which is not true; for he
remains at his house at Châtillon with his brother D'Andelot
quietly. |
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| 9. 6th July. At Paris they make out 300 pioneers to Newhaven. They are making sacks at Paris, as they did at
Orleans. Some name them 50,000, some 100,000. They are
to be filled with earth, to make a mount or platform to set
their ordnance upon. Others think they are to fill the ditches.
At St. Germain are new devises of timber against Newhaven.
All that Italian heads can invent are now "put in ure."
Marshal Brissac seems to have the chief doing of it. He will
take upon himself the assault with his men, chiefly they who
came out of Piedmont. It is not yet assaultable. |
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| 10. 6th July. It is reported here that about the last of June
there was a skirmish at Newhaven, where the French were
beaten and young Strozzi slain.
Orig., with Smith's seal. Add. to Cecil, and endd. partly
by him. Pp. 4. |
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July 8.
Forbes, ii. 458. | 983. The Queen to Poulet. |
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| Has commanded Lord Robert to write to him concerning
a certain matter which she wishes to be communicated to
the Rhinegrave. He is to tell him that whatever he writes
she will not fail to perform. Has written this in French,
in order that he may show it to the Rhinegrave.—1563,
July 8.
Copy. Endd. by Cecil: 8 July 1563. Fr. Pp. 2. |
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| July 8. | 984. Smith to the Queen. |
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| Sent Mr. Middlemore with a letter to the Admiral, and
instructions. The Admiral took his advertisement in
marvellous good part; thinks himself much bound to her, and
laments the imbecility and pusillanimity of the Prince, and
thinks her offers and conditions are reasonable. He said
that he would despatch Bricquemault to the Court to stir
the Prince and to work what is possible. Bricquemault
came on the 6th inst. to Paris to speak with De la Haye,
who was then removed. Smith complained to him of the
Prince's letters which he sent to her by M. Danet. De
la Haye is willing that all things should be well, but he
is sick; nevertheless, on the 7th he sent word that the
Prince had written to him that he had obtained of the
King, the Queen Mother and the Council, to like the offers
which he had made to her in his letter. This seemed very
slender, so once again De la Haye has dispatched to the
Prince. On the 7th there came a gentleman of the court
with a letter, a copy whereof he sends. The like letter is
sent to all the Ambassadors who are at Paris. They will
be lodged at Louviers. It is thought that there will be
some protestation or declaration of war made before all
the Ambassadors against the Queen. The Admiral and
D'Andelot are sent for, and so is the Duke of Guise.—
Paris, 8 July 1563.
Orig., with seal. Portions in cipher deciphered. Add.
Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| July 8. | 985. Stores for Newhaven. |
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| Victuals, munition, and tools shipped, and ready to be
shipped.—8 July 1563.
Copy. P. 1. |
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| July 8. | 986. Challoner's Expenses. |
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| Bill for articles of dress, &c. purchased by Challoner from
Castilio, amounting to seventy reales, and paid 8 July
1563.
Orig. Endd. by Challoner. Span. Pp. 2. |
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| July 9. | 987. Brown to Cecil. |
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| The 700 men in supply will this night be at Durham or
Newcastle. There are not sufficient victuals for them here
until it be removed from Norfolk. — Berwick, 9 July 1563.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 2. |
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| July 9. | 988. The Queen to Dennis and Hugh Counsel. |
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| Has delivered to them 2,000l. above what ought to make
a full pay to the 14th June, out of which they shall pay Sir
Francis Knollys what is required at Portsmouth for sending
soldiers, labourers, victuals, &c. to Newhaven.
Draft. Add.: To Lord Dudley, Sir Edward Ashton, and
Sir Ralph Bagnall. Endd.: From the Queen to Sir Mauris
Denys and Hugh Counsell. Pp. 2. |
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| July 9. | 989. Poulet to Lord Robert Dudley and Cecil. |
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| Received the enclosed letter yesternight, wherein the
writer's intelligence is referred to others addressed by
Meliorino, the Italian, to the Council in England. The
garrison will make a valiant defence. Learns by Meliorino
that the enemy's forces approach. As to the remedy thereof,
there must be a power royal or a peace.— Portsmouth, 9 July
1563.
Orig. Hol., with seal. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary.
Pp. 4. |
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| July 9. | 990. News from France. |
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| The King left Paris on the 28th ult. The English Ambassador has demanded the restitution of Calais according to
the capitation of Cambray. The English will keep Havre
de Grace by force. The Prince of Rochsurion and the Duke
of Bordillon (both heretics), have had a conference with the
Queen Mother. Condé's mother-in-law has come to the
court, of whom the Queen mother made much, and gave
her precedence before the Duchess of Guise. The Cardinal
of Châtillon treats of returning to the Court and of resuming
his cardinal's habit. He hears Mass. There has been a
disturbance in Orleans. The people of Lyons have admitted
the Mass in two or three churches. At the Court the
Huguenots are the most favoured, and have the chief posts.
The dispute between Condé and the Duke De Nemours is
appeased. The affairs of Flanders will speedily become
desperate.—From the French Court, 9 July 1563.
Copy. Endd. by Challoner: Advises, old, yet in some
points to be noted. Span. Pp. 2. |
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| July 9. | 991. Another copy of the above. Pp. 2. |
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| July 9. | 992. Henry Duke of Guise to Eric XIV. |
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| Supposes that he has already heard of the death of his
father. Has received Eric's letter addressed to his father,
and (in company with M. D'Aumale, his uncle), has heard
what the messenger had in charge to say. Is sorry that he
cannot satisfy his demand in an affair of such importance,
which concerns the greatness and ornament of their whole
house. He can therefore give no other reply than what his
grandmother and uncles advise, who will be always ready to
do him all good services in their power. The King of Sweden
lost in the late Duke one well affectioned towards him. Deeply
regrets that by the malice of the adversaries his father should
have been betrayed so miserably. His enemies were unable
to obtain any advantage in open and lawful warfare, therefore against human and divine right they traitorously
murdered him.—Joinville, 9 July 1563. Signed: Henry De
Lorraine.
Orig. Add. Endd. Fr. Pp. 3. |
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| July 10. | 993. Maitland to Cecil. |
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| Cecil remembers what past betwixt them (before he came
from thence) touching the meeting of Commissioners on the
Borders to take order for offences past, whereof the writer
drew a memorial, which he left with Cecil and delivered a copy
to Sir John Forster. Has since opened the purpose to the
Queen and her Council; who finding it convenient will direct
a commission to the Master of Maxwell, Warden of the West
Marches, the Lord of Drumlangrick, the Justice Clerk, and
Sir Robert Carnegy, to meet Lord Scroope and others to be
named. He asks him to send commission for that realm. (fn. 3)
Whereas he believed that Thomas Clavering had been kept
prisoner at Berwick, he not only was at liberty but was in his
own house at Norham. He now troubles the Lord Home in his
fishing of Holywell, and cuts his nets. Cecil knows how easily
Home will be irritated, receiving injury. Commendations to
Lord Robert.—Glasgow, 10 July 1563. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 3. |
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| July 10. | 994. Sir Thomas Dacre and Browne to Cecil. |
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| According to the Queen's letters of the 28th ult. received
yesterday, they have despatched eight gunners towards New-
haven with full pay and given towards their passage 15s.
each. As the spoilers on these coasts might distress them,
they have appointed them to go by land to London.—Berwick,
10 July 1563. Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd.: Marshal and Treasurer of Berwick.
Pp. 2. |
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| July 10. | 995. Gunners at Berwick. |
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| The bearers, eight gunners of Berwick, being despatched
towards Newhaven, Dacre and Browne hereby direct all
sheriffs to assist them to money, horses, shipping, and other
things meet for their journey. — Berwick, 10 July 1563.
Signed by Dacre and Browne.
Orig. P. 1. |
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| July 10. | 996. The Queen to the Lord Treasurer. |
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| He shall order the Receiver of Northumberland to pay to
Sir John Forster, Knight, Warden of the Middle Marches, the
fees of his office now due, and those that shall fall due.—
Greenwich, 10 July, 5th of Eliz.
Corrected draft. Pp. 2. |
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| July 10. | 997. Commission for Throckmorton and Smith. |
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| The Queen authorizes them to ratify the treaty of peace
with the King of France.—Greenwich, 10 July 1563.
Draft. Endd. Lat. Pp. 3. |
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