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… only hope is in his foot, which he prefers far beyond the French. He changeth all garrisons and sets up his rest; … Picardy. But if it might please Her Majesty to assure the French King with some foot to make a stand for his horse, I … me with a purpose you had to draw Her Majesty, the French King and the States into a firm league. I have, as …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… at her pleasure the said town, both from the Spaniard and French.March 20, 1595. Holograph. Seal. p. ( 31. 31.) Thomas … is now endeth the latter end of April according to the French account, which is ten days before our month ends. 1 …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… 7 April. Endorsed :Governor of Dieppe, 7 April '96. French. 1 p. ( 39. 99.) Jehan van Oldenbarnevelt to the Earl … 29. Her Majesty hath commanded me to send unto you for a French letter she did give unto you from the French King unto la Fontaine for to-morrow after dinner, she …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… The Spaniards, or most of them, I mean to send away in two French barks here bound for Rochelle or Bordeaux; and having … to the King with the Pope's legate go about to get the French King to make truce with the King of Spain, the which I … that were consorted with Captain Crofts. I have made the French merchant to know your pleasure concerning the charges …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… declination. I find that In all encounters with English or French they have always gone by the worst, but in all … journey; he having been detained at Sainct Desir on the French frontier and his money taken from him because it was … one tale still. He is of Antwerp, but speaketh some little French; and how true his information is I cannot say, but I …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… du Weeresavan, a Frenchman, master and owner of the said French ship, who knoweth the skippers of two of the ships and … the surprise of Arras, upon a vain hope and an uncertain French plot to blow open a port with a petard, assuring … of the town did frustrate their expectation. The French which had the point, being the regiments of Picardy, …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… chiefest cause that Mercuer is come upon his knees to the French King with whom he is agreed. The conditions I cannot … My lord his forces are some 3,000 foot, 200 horse. The French King is at Ausignye, three leagues from Nants, where … Bleuett and Prymela, a castle by Morles [?Morlaix]. The French King means to besiege Bleuett; the place is good, …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… which the States had heard from the Sieur de Buzanval, the French Ambassador to them, of the King of France being in … that the Estates had resolved to send an envoy to the French king, to get the negociations broken off, and, if … there being plenty of great people in France to force the French King into a war with those of the reformed religion at …
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… Calais and Saluzzo, alledging that neither was originally French, the one belonging to the Spanish Netherlands, the … envoy de Vervins vers sa Majest de France, 26 Mars. 1598. French. 3 pp. ( 60. 67.) Sir Edward Stafford to Sir Robert … Deputies were commanded to show their commission from the French King : whereupon they showed theirs, without the which …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… to send to Cecil.Clapham, 8 March, 1599. Holograph. French. 1 p. ( 178. 136.) Mary, Lady Denny to Sir Robert … in the ship Maria of Middelburgh.Clapham, 9 March, 1599. French Holograph. Seal. 1 p. ( 178. 135.) The Mayor and … of Sussex, arrived at the port of Ilfarcombe in a certain French barque from St. Lucar in Spain, fraught with wines and …