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Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… and city, seeing that the nature of our states (and more especially of the cities) is partly aristocratic and … of the province, only summoning the States for the more important matters. The States consist of the nobility … which are practically aristocracies, while others approach more nearly to oligarchy.Utrecht, 16 January, 1586, stilo …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… that which has been refused to us. I think that he knows more of the secrets of this Court than we, and has better … disquiets me; I would prefer less kindness and a little more liberty. I sometimes hear news of him, and he is well, … that realm against the tyranny of heresy, growing daily more and more, whereupon we desire to be informed from them …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… hope that having once embarked in the business, he will do more than his past actions have given us reason to … Low Countries into a state of peace and repose. Also it is more than notorious what toils and dangers I have undergone, … effect. But in relation to your Majesty's desire to know more nearly the chief articles of the said communication, I …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… garrison and employ them elsewhere, substituting some one more agreeable to the townsmen. Fr. 2 pp. [ Ibid. XC., p. … they had already disbursed "some near as much and some more," by direction from yourself and your Council, in … disbursements, they neither could or would contribute more ; whereby the soldier continues in extreme misery and …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… . . whereof the ambassador will complain, though we have [more] cause to complain of him; but hereof you shall hear more very shortly; whereof I am commanded not to write to you … of much good to the public cause, and show himself more reasonable than has been the case these past months. The …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… them ; and now I hope I shall be found to have reported no more than is true. I should be glad to be favoured with your … people, and where they remain in garrison, they can be no more trusted, they are so far behind with the towns. 1 "There … by one man, and "not manifesting what he was," was the more rudely entreated and the letters from the Duke, were …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… to put into your Majesty, whereof I desire to know no more, neither of the matter nor of the bringer of it to your … neither the King is well contented to have obtained no more at your Majesty's hands than he hath, nor he himself not … so well pleased that, being the instrument, he could do no more good; yet truly he rather doth repute it to the fear …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… I have already disproved them here openly in that and more shall do hereafter, I doubt not, in the rest. I … and opening the gate at the tower, himself with 5 or 6 more went out on horseback about twenty score off, where he … They were also required to furnish and deliver as much more money as might give three months' pay to the troops of …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… conclusion of the business with D. Casimir I have wished more than ever to have frequent letters from your lordship, … upon the honour of D. Casimir, who, I hope, will give more prompt satisfaction therein than his irresolution and … what I am to do. Truly, to follow the army will be much more fitting for some person less known than I am, but this I …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… our nation. Our forces here are not such as we can command more than with courtesies and fair speeches ; want of … incline to blame the traitors and not the nation, and are more upset at the proposal to give them a Flemish garrison, … with her Majesty, with the firm hope that she will be more liberal and confirm them in their good will. To this end …