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Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… begin with what most touches us all here ; the want of money. I had money to maintain certain companies, but since … enemy, might greatly annoy these places, especially the passage of the Rhine. . . . I cannot write of anything, "for … 3. That all merchants who came to them should have free passage in and out of the river, but they could not answer …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… whereof they have always one ready, desiring to have the money presently, to do some great effect. "You may see what … them to do nothing) that seeing they are so greedy of this money, though it be against my express commandment, . . . … showed, that I shall be repaid both the rest of the money I do deliver now and that I have delivered afore, I …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… deputies came to me. When they came, they neither brought money nor could appoint me any one band of their men to join with me. And for my authority to command men, money, shipping or anything else more than I brought with me, … ; amongst whom a small number of 28 went a foray to the passage between Antwerp and Brussels, and have taken these …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… I could not have any men from them (as I was promised) nor money, nor such numbers of carriages and pioneers as were … us with his horsemen and 3000 footmen, so as there was no passage that way without a manifest loss of the whole forces, … of what passed there, "together with a plot of his of the passage by the river," 3 whereby I hope you will see "that I …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… lances, 2000 musketeers and other shot to hinder their passage; the Duke of Guise having a great opinion that these … his one request, and the King shall have a great deal of money by the Bull that he will procure for him. "Mope [ sic] … us, all the princes have determined to refuse and hinder passage through their country. But we know well that it is …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… the first, after the taking of the sconce, there was no passage towards the town on the enemy's camp but upon the … 24, where the enemy had made a strong sluice to close the passage, and came himself with a choice regiment to stay us, … was furnished out of England with powder, munition and money, and needed only (for our money) to be provided with …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… they agreed to furnish 10,000 l. sterling in ready money (to be deducted from their extraordinary grant) … letters. He reported that the enemy had no bridge at the passage there, but only five ships at anchor ; no fort but at … arrived the first night at the enemy's bridge, found the passage open as he had before declared, and returned …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… countenance them, will be in great peril without relief in money from England to keep about him 1000 horse and foot of … The King hath writ to the Earl of Huntingdon for enough money to levy 1000 horse and 1000 foot of his own people. He … the west isles called Lewis, and pays his men with Spanish money. "I understand the Lorde Claud Hamilton hath professed …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… Majesty's ships as soon as possible to secure their safe passage. It would be well if her Majesty "would bestow a few … 3 next. Prays that order may be given for the payment. The money, according to his honour's direction, is "to be … be one, for "it grieveth us that have spent her Majesty's money to be in Flanders when our country is like to be …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… such prices as they may buy for of the burgher with their money, and give me their bills only for the receipt of so … and bringers of the powder shall have 'presently' ready money and great thanks, and those that come the first will be … hard a garrison where nothing is to be had without ready money, by means whereof I am become greatly indebted." …