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Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… resolution. And for a good peace, one must make a good war, whereas it has been waged pitifully for five years past, … Prince and his forces, conducted by brave chiefs; the war here without discipline or obedience; the soldiers given … and having the most part of the booty; thus it is the war itself which one must reform, to which those of Antwerp …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… to the States, offering, if they will accept him, to make war against the Malcontents in Artois and Hainault (Henegow), … the gast will not lose any time that he can. As to this war, it is in the same state as before, but fiercer, and … or which could give hope of a speedy and good end to this war, nor has any certain news come to us, so far at least as …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… of the defunct Earl of Atholl, who was during all the civil wars either neutral or else against the distressed … of the affairs of the realm, and to cut off the way of all civil wars. If the causes with Mons. de Montmorency shall be compounded to the King's liking, he means to make war on the treasurers and other financiers, who are so far …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… . . They of Antwerp sent up some of their boats of war and fought with the other but were forced to return … convey three or four regiments over, exercise them in war, recall them and use them whenever the needs of her own … that he had no coquet, and the captain of the man-of-war sent hither by her Majesty to fetch the two Scottish …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… 6th the untrue complaints daily made, that our ships of war of Ostend, Flushing, and Holland, finding ships at sea, … for, if so, it were better for us to set no more men of war to sea, and suffer everybody to victual the enemy at … theirs that govern him, who know that if he enter into a war, that so much as is spent that way must fall from their …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… their prizes and lawfully sell them. And as these men-of-war except no nation, and the King is very unwilling that any … not to succour his enemy, that being taken by his men of war they plead not ignorance. Any other commodities they may … that they may pass with better safety through the men-of-war. To show you the just cause my master has to do this, I …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… with Spain. I wish he would be content (without open war against Spain) to assist his mother in the prosecution of … Sandwich, &c. who have received injury by your men-of-war, still complaining to the Lords of the Council that they … reasons to doubt his goodwill. In trust of his aid, the war was taken in hand in 1572 by the Prince of Orange and his …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… as much as if they had sent to know whether he would have war or peace. Nevertheless in his answer he said that he had … upon the treaty, concluding that peace shall not end until war is declared under the great seal, and admitting no … of any discredit or corruption, allowable by the civil law and law of the nations, without which witnesses …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… into their protection. Also that if by the chance of war, any prisoner should fall into the hands of her subjects … release. And if the like happen in the case of any men of war of another nation, serving her Majesty or the States, … did come for. I told him, to know whether they were men of war or merchants. If merchants, they might come in librement; …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… has charged herself with the entertainment during this war of 5,000 foot men and 1,000 horse, besides the garrisons … garrison, for that her pleasures was to make a defensive war, the which accordingly I have done, saving fourteen …