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Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… nor reckon up my own wants. You can best judge how a war standing on these terms may be carried by such a one as … can brook any kind of proceeding, either in matter of war or civil government but such as where one only commandeth. …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… prepare hitherto in deed little or nothing to defend a war, except some few boats, which you will hear shall be to … stocks, will also be ready. Seven or eight great ships of war too large to be carried up the river, will remain before … arrived from Bremen at Dunkirk where are thirty ships of war ready to take the seas, and at Sluys and Newporte they …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… their captains are looked for in this city. A man-of-war might intercept them. It is thought their chief was …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… behaved most honourably and valiantly in all actions of war. Were he not duly rewarded, "it would not only kill his … November. Postscript. "What the enemy's purpose is to make war in England, as for that [which] is passed here, your … governors of cautionary towns not intermeddling in civil government and Admiralty matters. Minute. Endd. "1588. …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… any government committed to them. During the 16 years of war great pains have been taken to appoint only the resolute … to Verdugo in Vriesland to serve on the council of war there, at the time of the siege of Antwerpen. Oldenzeel, … of the cautionary towns be forbidden to meddle with civil government and their admiral's jurisdiction. Bodley, at …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… they suppose will pass about Ireland. Also that a man-of-war of Holland being by foul weather forced into the river of Hamburg, found there riding a man-of-war of Dunkirk, with whom they fought in such sort that the …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… give them the aid required without entering into open war, which she means not to do without just cause. Advises … done to provoke justly the Queen of Scots to enter into war. The numbers at Carlisle are not to enter Scotland, … undutifulness Lord Darnley has used. Wishes either open war or firm peace, for things cannot continue as they now …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… here, (perceiving that the French were determined to make war against England in the title of the Scottish Queen, and … to win it by conquest, knowing its weakness of men of war, government, and treasure, and that it was much divided … the King should sit quietly and let England and France war together until they were both well spent, and then he …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… than were done against the enemies during the last war; that those subjects are not able to make redress … he shall give her warning thereof. 2. In case of war, offensive or defensive, he shall raise, at her expense, …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… last letter has shipped for the Queen certain munitions of war (the particulars whereof are detailed) to the value of … in the getting away out of hand of Martygues, whose men of war are increased to fifteen ensigns and are to be … better conducting of these matters, and continuing their war against the Scots, they make all the shift they can to …