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Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… of Angus; chief of the house of Douglas, great in power, and strong on the frontiers. The Earl of Argyll; a favourite of the King, well friended, strong, and a neighbour to Ireland. [June.] The house of Mar; viz., … engenders. God inspire good choice in great and small officers. I end here, and am going to another journey. God …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… suspicions thereof. Has offered his own person as pledge and hostage that his part and doings may be justified. Has found in the Regent … portion of the ordinary [charge], seeing the principal officers and others abandon their service so long might for …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… honour of the King his master, her majesty's contentment, and his own commendation, that a man of more desert could not … liking that is conceived of him here for his soundness and sufficiency, the same has been an occasion the rather to … of, it may be to their displeasure and displacing from offices, and so the state altered betwixt both the realms, …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… than Midsummer next. These are the opinions of himself and the gentlemen of his wardency why the Borders are not so … peace that the inhabitants fall to tillage of the ground, and have not delight to be in horse and armour as when the world is troublesome; what they were …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… street corners with threats against the first President and President Seguier. The King takes a quarter of their wages from all the officers of the kingdom. Order was to-day given by the … peace, which is partly attributable to her favour and good offices. She may expect to hear more of his matters by the …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… by the letter she wrote to him by M. de Melleville, and also for the favourable audience she accorded to that … affairs of this country, and begs him to continue his good offices and keep him always in the good opinion of the … highly offends him. M. de Heze, that had 5,000 florins by patent of Don John at Louvain, has given up the same again, …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… persecutes the Catholics with greater hate than before, and publicly says that she abhors the sight of them, and on the day she sees a Catholic she openly professes that … of his hearty goodwill to entertain this good amity in all offices of good neighbourhood, as in causing justice to be …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… of the result of the negotiation between the Estates and the Duke of Alenon ; after which she will let him know … sum he could only do it after receipt of such obligations and securities as the Estates are bound to give. Lastly he … learn from any of his agents who have gone from here, and still less from the Viscount of Hargenlieu, who has no …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… States of Hainault still detain the Duke's commissioners, and earnestly insist with the States General to have them called back and satisfied, pretending for their own parts an earnest … way, though it be a matter more embraced by Count Lalaing and his faction than by the generality of the province, who …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… grant, with like success in your affairs. The Lord Deputy and Council in Ireland make sure account of Stukeley's … thought good to certify hereby to his Excellency and his officers that the said money is in our hands, and that we … has received an infinity of pernicious offers [ sic ; qy. offices] as everyone knows. In sum, it would be too great an …