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9. Richard Lane to Rich. Oseley. Suit will be made to you on
behalf of Nicholas Vavasor, for the reversion of the office of attorney in the Court of Requests, which is in your gift, upon the
resignation by his father. I have served you in that office for
18 or 19 years, and I hope diligently and honestly, while Vavasor
not one day; he confesses that he is already sufficiently preferred by
his father, and is likely to be so advanced by his marriage as to live
without that office. My estate is known to you, and your inclination
has ever been to bestow these offices upon such as have served you
justly. I do not desire the death of any, yet when God shall make
any of those places void, pray consider me and my poor wife and
children, and let me have that place before any stranger that never
served. [1 page.] |
March 5/15.
Brussels. |
10. Father Holt to Cardinal Allen. I impute not hearing from
you to broils, whereby the posts pass not free. I long to hear how
these violent proceedings are taken in that Court, what censure
they put on the Sorbonnist conclusions about those affairs, and
especially how the Pope and Cardinals take it. |
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The friend who went from you to * * * is safely arrived, as
Sir Fras. Englefield signifies. He writes that the banns between
young W. Copley and Mrs. Th. Pryn were asked on Candlemas day;
he has more need of wit than a wife, in these troublesome times, but
youth will have its swing. |
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* * * has been here secretly, and was lodged in the best man's
house of this country; he went not abroad, and was seen by few;
it is said his coming was to consult * * *
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or some say it is to get again into his hands
which he lost by negligence, and to maintain wars in those parts. |
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There is here little preparation for war at home, much less abroad.
* * * I do not think the provision is better in * * * although
* * * I am St. Thomas's disciple, and believe when I know
what comes. |
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We hope our state will be mended by your letters to * * *.
All are well, and in better case for banished men than divers
that look lofty in the Court of England, where [as ?] at Geneva,
we are not bound to carry baskets of earth to fortify walls, and
make buttons for our livings, as they make their brags do in their
banishment. Lord Paget is sickly and intends to go to the baths;
he wears away apace. The Earl of Westmoreland is in Antwerp, as
careless and full of youth as ever. |
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In England they make haste to set out their fleet.* * * * * * |
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The long delay in setting forth has given time to prevent in all
coasts where they might have done damage; some say it is but for
appearance, but I marvel if they spend so much to so small purpose.
Some say they are deceived of their expectation, and so driven to
put water in their wine, and let all pass if they can keep their
own. |
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It is reported that * * are to be made Earls, and
* * barons; they must make new nobility to maintain
upstart religion. |
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A man who belonged to * * lately has come over, having
forsaken him, seeing small hope of bettering his estate in those
quarters. In this are many secret and important points, which I
hope to declare in my next; meanwhile accept this much* * * * * * |
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Sir Wm. Stanley has had 600 garments for his regiments, and some
months' pay; he is well and wholly yours. |
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There is a device in hand if it go forward * * * [3 pages,
the asterisks represent passages in cipher undeciphered; the italics
deciphers by Phelippes.] |
March 28.
Penrith. |
11. Henry Lord Scrope and John, Bishop of Carlisle, to Sec.
Walsingham. We have effected the several commissions for finding
Her Majesty's estate in the ancient Dacre lands, by attainder of
Leonard Dacre, in Cumberland and Westmoreland, and found her
entitled to all the lands whereof they were possessed before
9 Hen. VIII., omitting the Greystock lands, and lands purchased since
that time. For particulars we refer to the report of Mr. Hesketh
and Mr. Lowther. |
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As for any further course for establishing her possession in the
lands, we wait direction. Her Highness has been diligently served
in these shires, by the actors in this business. Mr. Hesketh has
showed himself very learned, and Richard Lowther and Gerard
Lowther have carefully performed all good offices requisite. The
sheriffs and gentlemen of both shires have also diligently done their
duty; pray take knowledge thereof by your letters, that they may
know that their well doing is as well accepted as the contrary would
be looked to. [¾ page.] |
March 28.
Penrith. |
12. Henry Lord Scrope to John Wolley, secretary for the Latin
tongue. I receive the Lord Treasurer's and your letter, for detaining
the priest apprehended here, will keep him in ward until I hear
from Her Majesty's Ambassador in Scotland, of his further behaviour
and errands in that realm, and meantime essay to bolt out of him
what further matter I can. The feast of St. George now draws
near, when I ought to attend Her Majesty, and desire to do; yet
as by my late sickness, I am not able to travel, I must pray her
dispensation and special licence of absence. Pray send it with
expedition, the time being short. [2/3 page.] |
| March 30. |
13. A rate for the victualling of 1,500 men, for two months;
total, 2,351l. 13s. 6d. [½ page.] |
| March 30. |
14. Another rate for the same number of men for the same period,
including the charge of transportation; total, 2,250l. [2/3 page.] |
| March ? |
15. Note by Sir Thos. Leighton, of three ships of St. Malo, which
are presently to come from Spain, viz., the St. Pierre, worth
1,200,000 crowns, and the Charles, from the Straits; the Soleil,
worth 200,000 ducats from St. Lucar; two of Her Majesty's ships
lying at the Scilly ? isles, these ships must fall into their hands
before the end of April. [½ page.] |
