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Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… no artillery or soldiers. And that the King's ships of war serve not to go with the treasure fleet but only to scour … the seas when advertisement comes that there are ships of war which might lay wait for the said treasures. Also he says … this long peace hath wrought in us; we are weary of the war before we come where it groweth. This will be a fit …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… find there hath been great discourse made of my offensive war. I am right sorry that her Majesty should think me either … in not performing of them, but . . . I know not what war that might be called, to suffer the enemy to carry away … any new thing to see soldiers fall sick and run from the war; for since I knew Ireland it was never seen that of any …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… we began already to grow so weary of the charges of the war and to fear so much the long continuance thereof as it … and returning to England was taken at sea by the men of war of this town. Now by the aid of one Hills having obtained … they have need of them. They have not sent their men of war abroad, but still have brought in prizes. Yesterday two …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… troops to Zeeland and Holland it is more to confine the war to those parts and from the fear lest it should fall upon … no small luck shall I have . . . having no man either for war or peace a sufficient counsellor here with me of any … we must have men and money enough, which are the sinews of war. He will find a small number of the first bands left, but …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… with the river, whereon lay half a dozen sail of men of war, on the other side between them and Sattinghambusse (a …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… King [will] give up the peace with her majesty and [go to] war with England. The King now shows himself to be greatly … recovery of the ship and the apprehension of the men of war. The goods belong to the best men of Edinburgh. Bristol. … heaven and earth shall fail. The other is even now in the war, and almost all nations perceive the palpable ignorance …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… the irresolutions of Germany. We must therefore resolve on war, or on a victory for the common enemies. I believe we … this. The means of doing so, is by so carrying on our war that we may bring it to a good issue, and for this, we … and poor people and depleted of victuals and munitions of war; the surrounding country ravaged, without hope of …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… out that those of Venendael had first shot one of their war horses, and that it was for this that they demanded … of their frontiers requires. "So as to make any offensive war it will be hard, and to keep it defensive serveth only to … dangers like to ensue of the discontentment of the men of war for lack of pay ; who, after many difficulties made, and …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… Highness ; but at that time the misfortune and troubles of war not suffering either the one or the other to come to … Low Countries [and] that the King of Spain will not go to war against the realm of England, 9 and the word of his … towns, so that there is good hope of finishing this cruel war successfully if supplies are prevented from reaching the …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… to consider the present state of their affairs, and their war against the enemy, which still continues, notwithstanding … Before your lordship's departure certain ships of war of this country were sent into the river of Ems, to … being furnished with artillery, munition and some ships of war to assist him on the Rhine. The rendezvous is at …