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Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… Stafford has enlightened us by his letter, and as he said more in detail to Mr. Darcy. Apart from bad news coming … hope to show you, in such wise that you may say I have no more knowledge of public affairs than on the first day of my … respect of the others, who died miserably of hunger, what more remained after that, when I was denuded of forces and …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… the Scots. Some voluntarily of themselves have vowed never more to serve in the field under the duke's command, although … with a large discourse, but that I am sure you will find more contentment in his speech than in my writing. He knows … but they found them than the others. There were found more than 200 of his Highness's household servants who, owing …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… of that which has happened. In the mean time he sits 'more than accustomed' in deliberation with his Council. None … to the Council of the town, who are resolved to treat no more with the duke, unless he renders them their towns; … are in a good mess, and his Excellency and the States more occupied than they have before been. His Highness is …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… assure you, will not happen by my means, since nothing is more before my eyes than to try all the remedies which I may … untoward events have happened at times, which have brought more good fortune than evil, when instantly, and without … behaved with such moderation that they spared the lives of more than 1,400 or 1,500, whom they took prisoners, part of …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… having; act while you can, for it is time. I will say no more, but that the citizens and you see that I can do you … MM. de Lantmeter and Scholiers, from whom they will learn more, according to the credentials he has given them. They … be to your advantage, I refer you to them, and will sav no more.Berchem, 17 January 1583. P.S. Since writing, I have …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… of sincere and perfect religion, truly, his majesty is more sorry to be so debased to your majesty than if he were … As to myself I trouble very little about it, for the more my said enemies shall search into the foundation and the truth of everything passed up till the present, the more will they discover and find me totally innocent, …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… apparelled in his own livery. They were in consultation more than a long hour and a half, Morgan remaining without, … Morgan were called in, and after a quarter of an hour or more, they brake up, and went each to his own home, Morgan … told me the next day that he never saw the Duke of Guise more gallant nor merry. And that talking with his mother, …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… the rain, the burghers of Antwerp would have killed many more of the enemy, but the strings of their arquebusses were … viz. that those who had regiments hitherto will not have more than two companies each colonel, which will be of 400 … charged them and drove them as far as their ambuscade, more than 40 being left dead, mostly of the arquebusiers. The …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… for a sick body to act as if in health, so there are still more maladies in this body than outwardly appear, though I … grieve that they are as well known as they are, and still more that they have increased hitherto, knowing that the best … As to my own particular, and the provinces in which I have more free command, I have always desired M. Ortel to be kept …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… he would venture his person for her service. There is no more honourable action for an honourable soldier to employ … a forced pretence as well to incense the Queen of England more against your majesty and the Catholics, than of herself, … better, and God of his mercy grant that my suspicion be more malicious than their meaning. I can obtain no answer to …