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| March 3. |
1. Edward Chester (son of Sir Robt. Chester) to Sir Wm. Cecill.
Reporting the slanderous conversation of one John Handford, a
prisoner, that Cecill and the Lord Keeper had consulted together to
have the Duke of Norfolk, now prisoner in the Tower, secretly put to
death. |
| March 4. |
2. Note by Sir Tho. Gresham, of two bonds for prolongation of the
debt due to Ellias' wife. |
| March 4. |
3. Estimate of debts due to the officers and captains of the army,
unpaid, being the declaration of Robt. Carr, Treasurer of the army of
the South. |
| March 4. |
4. The Queen to Lord Trer. Winchester. The commissions issued
for increasing the number of horsemen and footmen, properly equipped
with armour and weapons, are to remain in force, and be duly put in
execution. |
| March 7. |
5. Interrogatories ministered to Robt. Spencer, Edwd. Chester, and
John Handford, with their respective answers, relative to the slanderous imputations against the Lord Keeper and Sir Wm. Cecill, of
their design to have Norfolk put to death secretly. |
| March 7. |
6. James Paget to Cecill. Has received Privy Seals for a loan in
Hampshire, and communicated thereon with Sir Henry Wallop.
Others in the county are well able to contribute. Incloses, |
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6. i. List of Persons in Hampshire to whom Privy Seals were
addressed; some of whom are dead, some decayed, and
others well able to pay. |
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6. ii. List of persons of ability in Hampshire to whom Privy
Seals for a loan might be sent. |
| March 8. |
7. The Queen to the Lord Mayor, &c., of London. Musters to be
taken by Thomas Manners and Robert Constable, of 500 soldiers,
harquebusiers, ordered to repair to York. |
| March 10. |
8. Note of demi-lances and light horsemen to be raised and furnished
by the clergy in the several sees and archdeaconries; and of the
numbers to be raised in various shires. Two lists. |
| March 10. |
9. The Queen to Cecill. Authorizing him to affix her signature, by
stamp, to the letters addressed to the knights, esquires, and others in
diverse shires, to levy and furnish lances and light horsemen for
service in the North. |
| March 10. |
10. Same to an Archbishop or Bishop. Directions to levy a certain
number of horsemen to serve as lances or light horsemen, to be
supplied by the clergy of their respective dioceses. |
| March 10. |
11. Same to the Lieutenants of Shires. Having occasion to send a
number of horsemen towards the borders of Scotland; they are to
levy the number appointed for their respective counties. Description
and quality of arms and armour to be furnished. |
| March 10. |
12. The Queen to the Lieutenants of certain Shires, specified in the
margin. Has found it expedient to cause certain soldiers to be levied
in the South of her realm for service on the Borders. Directions to
levy and see furnished the number assigned to them. |
March 10.
Hampton Court. |
13. Same to an Esquire. Requiring him to provide one able man
and horse, or able gelding, fully furnished with armour, weapon, &c.,
to serve in the wars as a demi-lance, to be at York by the 1st of
April next. [Signed by stamp.] |
| March 10. |
14. Same to a Knight or a Gentleman. To provide and furnish a
lance or light horse. |
| March. 10. |
15. List of gentry in the County of Buckingham to whom letters
were to be sent to furnish demi-lances and light horsemen, with a
special letter to Sir Wm. Dormer. |
March 11.
Hampton Court. |
16. Note of letters sent to the Lieutenants of Shires and Bishops
for levying demi-lances and light horse. |
| March 12. |
17. Sir Wm. Cecill to Bishop Bullingham. Requests of him the
advowson of a prebend called Faringdon, to be bestowed on one who
is a good scholar in the University of Oxford. |
| March 12. |
18. Estimate of charges of the Queen's ships Bonaventure and
Antelope, to be employed in convoying the Hamburgh fleet. |
| March 14. |
19. The Queen to the Earl of Derby. Approves of his allowing
the Lady Margaret, his son's wife, to part with a portion of her land
in payment of her debts. Gives him permission to be absent from
St. George's Feast. |
| March 14. |
20. Same to Lord Strange. Concerning the permission to him and
his wife to sell a portion of land for payment of her debts. Censures
his desire to appropriate any part to the payment of his own debts. |
March 14.
Tower. |
21. Sir Francis Jobson and Sir Henry Nevell to the Council. Have
examined Thomas Bates on the interrogatories directed to them.
Inclosing, |
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21.i. Examination of Thomas Bates as to transmission of money
to the Earl and Countess of Northumberland, during or
since the rebellion. |
| March 15. |
22. The Queen to Arthur Lord Grey (of Wilton). Sanctions the
orders given by him for furnishing certain demi-lances and light
horsemen in co. Bucks, though varying from her former directions. |
| March 17. |
23. Certificate of muster of lances and light horsemen, with their
furniture, with in the County of Northampton, taken before Sir Rob.
Lane and Sir Ric. Knyghtley. |
March 18.
Warwick. |
24. Justices of Warwickshire to the Council. Have assembled and
all subscribed the articles for Uniformity of Common Prayer, except
Sir Robt. Throkmorton, Thomas Throk morton, and Robert Midlemore.
Inclosing, |
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24. i. Certificate by the Justices of Warwickshire of their submission to the articles for Uniformity of Common Prayer and
Service in the Church. |
| March 19. |
25. The Queen to the Sheriff and Justices of Wilts. To carry into
effect the levy of 50 footmen and certain horsemen, notwithstanding
the death of the Earl of Pembroke, the Lord Lieutenant. |
March 20.
Strenisham. |
26. Sir Thomas Russell to the Earl of Leicester Touching the
horse and foot sent out of Worcestershire into the North. Incloses, |
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26. i. List of names of soldiers discharged on plea of sickness by
one William Price, Lieutenant of Thomas Maynard, Esq.,
with the sums of money exacted from each man. |
March 20.
Shelford. |
27. Thomas Stanhope to Sir Wm. Cecill. Is an humble suitor for
the wardship of his sister's child, eldest son of Thomas Cooper, of
Thurgarton, Notts. |
| March 22. |
28. The Queen to the Countess of Pembroke. Condoles with her
on the death of the late Earl of Pembroke. |
| March 22. |
29. Same to the Earl of Shrewsbury. Recommends the Lord
Talbot, his son, to his especial protection; whose father-in-law, the
Earl of Pembroke, has lately deceased. |
March 24.
Sudeley. |
30. Edm. Lord Chandos to the Council. Has caused 100 foot furnished,
and 20 demi-lances, with eight light horsemen, of Gloucestershire, to
set forward to the Earl of Sussex. Death of Wm. Reede. Incloses, |
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30. i. Names of gentlemen who have furnished demi-lances and
light horse, to serve in the North. |
March 23.
Fakenham. |
31. Sir Christopher Heydon and Sir William Buttes to same.
Measures taken for levying horse and foot within the County of
Norfolk. Names of those not furnishing any. Death of Sir Edward
Wyndham. Inclosing, |
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31. i. List of gentlemen of the County of Norfolk furnishing
demi-lances and light horses, with the names of those
gentlemen omitted in the calendar for the same. |
| March 23. |
32. The Queen to the Lord Adm. Clynton. Directions to set forth
the Bonaventure and the Philip and Mary, to convoy the vessels of
the Merchant Adventurers bound for Hamburgh. |
| March 23. |
33. Estimate of the profit arising to the Queen by the coinage of
certain Spanish money. |
| March. |
34. The Queen to George Throckmorton, Sergeant of her Hawks.
To receive and withhold the rents of certain lands at Fulbrook and
Marston, in the county of Bucks, the property of Ric. Norton, concerned in the rebellion in the North. |
| March 30. |
35. Sir Ric. Fenys to the Council. Has, according to the Queen's
instructions, levied 50 footmen in the county of Oxford, furnished
with armour and weapons. Incloses, |
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35. i. List of gentlemen of Oxfordshire furnishing demi-lances
and light horsemen. |
| March 31. |
36. Lord Chandos to the Council. Sends their Lordships the names
of such gentlemen of best wealth in the county who may be charged
with provision of lances and light horse. |
| March 31. |
37. Account of debts due to divers persons for provisions brought
in for supply of the Office of Ordnance, from the 1st of October, 1569,
to 31st March following. |
| March 31. |
38. Decree of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for the dioscese of
Chester, shewing that Cuthbert Clifton, Esq., has appeared before
them, and made submission to the articles objected against him; and
that he is therefore required reverently to attend divine service and
receive the Holy Communion. |
| March 31. |
39. Certificate of the muster of horses and geldings in the County
of Buckingham; with a note of the lances and light horse gone to the
north parts. |
