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Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… Mayor of the town of Preston, Thomas Hesketh, and Ra. Assheton to Sir Robert Cecil. 1600, Oct. 1. After Sir … Houghton had apprehended Middletonn, a seminary priest, and committed him to me, Hodgekinson, to be sent to the … assaulted by certain persons unknown, four on horseback and one afoot, who intended to rescue the priest, whereupon …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… to me rather to be done of ignorance than otherwise, and for nearness of the way. But in respect of the King's … for your pass for this time. They are bound for France, and have two nags which they brought with them, and the gent. I know, and their dealings.October 21, 1602. …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… said that the laws against Papists were not hard enough, and till they were cut off they remained like serpents in the bosom of the land, and that he thought the faction of the Papists was too … again and putting down of the mass, of great invasions and battles and bringing the world to a unity of Christian faith. …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… to Lord Burghley. 1573, Sept. 4. The bills exhibited and not passed in the last Session remain in the hands of … him ( see his letter of Aug. 25). Knows that the Queen and the principal part of the realm know it to be false. The sum and end of the author's intention is to make us both odious …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… Dr. John Hatcher, Dr. Thomas Lorkin, Dr. William Warde and Dr. Isaac Barrow to Lord Burghley, Chancellor of … in Cambridge, where heretofore he hath been brought up, and there bestow his time in teaching the French tongue and such knowledge as he hath in arms, armoury, and …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… army into Brittany to reinforce those who are at Blavet, and will do nothing else unless new occasions arise, but will … disbanding their forces, awaiting the end of the truce and the course affairs in this state will take. The King has … of peace; I shall be with him next Sunday on the frontier and shall learn what he has in mind, and also the negotiation …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… September 1594, 1630 September 1594, 1630 The Provost and Fellows of King's College, Cambridge, to the Queen. … unable to comply with her request in respect to Horsted and the rectory of Fordingbridge, that the latter was given … son of Charlen Smith of Her Wardrobe, not four years ago, and that if it were free, the knowledge of their oath would …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… her Majesty of customs for these spices for above 120 l., and has done no otherwise than all merchants heretofore that … the unreprovable truth of their dealings with me, and mine with them. True it is, I met a Dutch ship on the … of Spain, which I boarded without weapon or noise of shot, and at my first entrance was informed by the shipper there …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… squadron hath made me send him back with his own ship and two flyboats of transportion, for which I have no use. … whole fleet is together. Sir Walter Ralegh came yesterday and the Dreadnought the day before. The St. Matthew we only … ere we came to the North Cape. My uncle Robert Knollys and Osborne will have informed you of our journey to these …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… by the Council on August 22nd to the Mayor, himself and others; which letter Cecil has been informed should be received by him (Gorges), and by him concealed from the knowledge of the rest. They have denied the receipt of any such, and neither he, nor any to his knowledge, received that …