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| Sept. 10. |
37. Form of oath taken by Sir John Peyton, captain and governor
of Jersey, before the States of that island; to be faithful and dutiful
to the King; to defend the island and castles against all enemies;
and to execute justice therein, &c. [1¾ pages, French.] |
| Sept. 15 ? |
38. Clause from a letter of the King. If the 40 men will suffice,
instead of 50, for the garrison [at Plymouth] the pay of Sir Ferdinando Gorges might be taken from that allowed to the other 10 men.
[Scrap.] |
| Sept. 17. |
39. The King to the warden and fellows of All Souls, Oxford.
Francis Mills, clerk of our Privy Seal, and sometime a fellow of your
college, desires to be your tenant of certain grounds at Weedon
Weston, co. Northampton, rent 20l., now in the occupation of [Wm.]
Watts. In consideration of his long service to the late Queen, &c.,
we require you to make a lease of the aforesaid grounds to ourself
without fine, reserving your accustomed rent and covenants, which
lease we mean to assign to him, and doubt not of your willingness,
he having been brought up in your house; no longer term is required than as many years as, with those unexpired of Watts, will
make up 20,—a matter by your private statutes lawful, any ordinance notwithstanding. [1 page, draft; see No.55, infra.] |
| Sept. 18. |
40. The King to [the Council of York]. As by the death of
Samuel Bevercotes, one of the ordinary places of lawyers in our
Council there is void. we have made choice of Cuthbert Pepper,
surveyor of the Court of Wards, and sometime our attorney there,
and already one of our Council, and require you to admit him
thereto. [½ page, draft. See Calendar, Eliz., 11 Jan. 1598.] |
Sept. 28.
Paris. |
41. Thomas Morgan to the King. There are two isles called
Jersey and Guernsey, depending of the Crown of England. In the
latter days of the late Queen, some of the English nation presented
one of these isles to the King of France, upon condition of
a pension of 2,000 crowns assured them in France, in recompense
of their treason. They treated with a marshal of this realm,
and he applied an old servant of some very dear to you, to treat
with His Majesty in this negociation. His Majesty replied that he
well understood the infirmity of the late Queen, and would first
see how the affairs of England went forward; yet he commanded
the parties to be entertained in good disposition towards his service. The principal negotiator on this side the sea alleged that he
had special credit with the government of the isle, and that the
governor was much alienated towards the late Queen. I advertise
you hereof, that you may give order for conservation of your
States, and for the discovery of the traitors, wherein I will help to
my uttermost. I have communicated more at large with your ambassador, that he, having a cipher with you, may say more than I can. |
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I lately received some letters from the Duchess of Feria, wherein
she says that the last she had from me was from Turin, by means of
his Highness' ordinary ambassador in that Court, soon after she
heard of the death of our Queen, and that the King of Scotland
quietly succeeded her in the crown of England. That according to
the old affection she bore to His Majesty and his mother, she had
written to congratulate him. That since she sent such letters,
she had heard, to the increase of her sickness, that some of the
English had conspired to offend His Majesty; she asks who they
were, hoping they were none of her blood or alliance; and if so, she
hoped they would have their deserts; nevertheless, her parents and
alliance were dear to her, notwithstanding the distance between them.
I never saw these letters the Duchess mentions, and therefore hold
them to be lost; but, because she has performed her duty towards
you, pray accept her goodwill. |
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The Duke of Feria, her son, is a great personage, and has been
employed in great affairs for His Catholic Majesty, as well in Italy
as France, wherein he acquitted himself so well that on his return,
he was made Viceroy of Catalonia, and so continued with honour
in the charge for some years, and at present he is Viceroy of Sicily.
He was married to the Duke de Fantasgo's daughter, one of the
greatest and richest Dukes of Spain, and as his son is a toward
young gentleman, the House of Feria will be a strong house in
Spain. |
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The Duchess is descended from the Dormers in Buckinghamshire,
an ancient house, and allied with the admiral of the realm, the Earl
of Pembroke, the Earl of Southampton, Lord Montague, Lord
St. John, Lord Sydney, Lord Harrington, and many more. Sir
Robert Dormer is the heir of that house, and brother to the Duchess
of Feria. You have honoured sundry subjects with titles of honour,
and I think it would be for your service to honour Sir Robert with
the title of an Earl, he being able to bear the honour; all the good
offices done by the Duchess of Feria in your favour, and that of
your mother, and the service that she and hers may do you hereafter deserve that grace. |
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The advancement of the house of Dormer was handled in the
time of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Queen Mary, and the late
Queen, and now I hope it is you that is ordained to honour Sir
Robert with the title of an Earl, as the title of baron in Spain and
these parts is not greatly accounted of. |
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It is requisite that you should entertain some in the Court of
Rome for your service; I know none more fit to serve you than the
Bishop of Vaison and Sir Edw. Drummond, persons well practised
in the Court of Rome, in good consideration with the best and
greatest there, and faithful subjects to you. The Bishop is now
upon his return to his charge, in the county of Avignon. |
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The Marquis de Laguna in Spain is to pass this way towards
their Highnesses of Flanders, to condole with them on the death of
the Empress, although she has been dead some time. Jean Bapta de
Tassis, ambassador here for His Catholic Majesty, is to return to
Spain, and to serve in a special place. |
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P.S.—It is not likely that I shall be able to learn the names of
the English traitors that have treated, as I have herein stated, as
such deceitful fellows would give false names. It is likely they
are none of those that traffic between the isles and France, but
rather men of some quality, considering they participate, as they
say, with the governor, who I take to be Sir Walter Raleigh; but
perhaps he was not participant with them in their lewd attempts,
unless the devil totally possessed him. By the dexterity of such as
have the principal management of your affairs, it may be tried what
Englishmen in the isle had the best credit with the governor, and
whether any of them were in France about the time of the sickness
of the late Queen; because it was always the conclusion of His
Majesty to entertain the subject and the English in good disposition
towards his service. I think you should change all the principal
persons in charge of the said isle, and put some confident subjects
in their places; and also foresee that by seeking to try out these
traitors, to execute the punishment due to them, they draw no
light that their treason is discovered on this side the sea, but
rather among some of their own confederates, and loyal subjects to
your Majesty of that realm, and of the said isle also. Sir Walter
Raleigh's wife was the daughter of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton,
who was a Protestant, but yet in his time did very grateful service
in England to you and your mother; which should lead you to have
compassion upon her in case he suffers death, and his lands and
goods be confiscated to your service. Colonel Simple came this way
in company of the Marquis de Laguna, to go into Flanders, but
the Marquis stays to kiss the King's hand before his departure.
[5 pages.] |
| Sept. 29. |
42. The King to [the Lord Treasurer]. Francis Allen, citizen of
London, and Wm. Yewart, have offered you for our service, a quantity of hogsheads, staves, and heads; but as the officers of our Navy
have no use for them, they have asked licence to transport them
into foreign parts. If you think this fit, we authorise you to order
the officers of Hull or elsewhere to suffer them to transport the same,
to the number of 200,000, paying customs. [¾ page, draft.] |
| Sept. |
43. List of 110 grants, pardons, warrants, &c. passed during the
month, with the fees received for many; total, 63l. 8s. 4d. [2¾ pages.] |
| Sept. |
44. Similar list, with differences. [3 pages.] |
| Sept. ? |
45. Sir Edw. Norris to his cousin [Dudley] Carleton. I have
this night been at the tables, and lost money; it is your courtiers
that thrive, yet poor men live. My Lord may command my house,
and all that is in it, for he commands me. I have received many
kindnesses from Mr. Winwood, and I like your journals, and have
Coll's news daily, which if you have leisure to peruse, I will send.
I hear that Sir Hen. Bronkard is President of Munster; so use my
name to him for Capt. Whitton. [1¼ pages.] |
