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Jan. 5.
Forbes, ii. 265. |
31. The Princess of Condé to the Queen. |
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Begs her to continue her assistance to the cause, and help
to rescue her husband from his captivity. Orleans, 5 Jan.
1562. Signed: Leonor De Roye.
Orig. Add. Endd. Fr. Pp. 2. |
Jan. 5.
Forbes, ii. 263. |
32. D'Andelot to the Queen. |
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Although the Prince was taken, they lost fewer men than
the enemy. The author of all this mischief is so puffed up
with pride that he has constrained the King and the Queen
Mother to set out for Paris to act as spectators to the bloody
tragedies he intends to perform there. Begs her to furnish
them with money, as it is the third month the reiters have
been without pay. The Queen Mother (by the advice of her
Council) set out with the intention of seeing Condé and
placing him in the position which belongs to him in the kingdom, and to build up a firm peace; but the Duke of Guise
opposed her so warmly, even using menaces, that she was
compelled to change her tone.—Orleans, 5 January 1562.
Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd. Fr. Pp. 3. |
| Jan. 5. |
33. Nicholas Guldenstiern to the Mayor of Newcastle. |
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Two of the King of Sweden's ships, the Swan and the
Angel, having started for London last November, and not
having been heard of since, he has made inquiries about them
in different ports of England. Sends a Swedish gentleman,
named Nicholas Gryp, to him, whom he begs he will assist in
case the ships should have come to Newcastle. If they are
not there he fears that they must have been driven into
some Scotch harbour and there fraudulently detained, as they
are laden with many precious things of the King's. In this
case he begs that he will forward his journey towards Scotland.—London, 5 Jan. 1562.
Copy. Add.: To John Wilkinson, Mayor of Newcastle.
Endd. Lat. Pp. 3. |
| Jan. 6. |
34. Sir Thomas Dacre and Valentine Browne to Cecil. |
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1. Received his letters of the 26th ult., and dispatched
those for Randolph. Thank him for news from France, and
of the appointment of a new governor. The disorders about
this town by reason of the townships of Tweedmouth, Ord,
and Spittal (which are liberties) might be redressed by
annexing them to this town. Complain of the late governor
not having lived in the castle, as others had done before him,
but in the lower parts of the town, in those houses intende
for provisions, whereby the upper parts of the town, without
the new works and nearest the enemy, were left naked by
reason of all resorting to where he dwelt. If the governor
lived in the castle, he would always see what Scotch resorted
to the market, and the fields round about, and also be ready to
defend any part that may be in danger. |
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2. The horsemen of this garrison were always considered
the best of all light horsemen, and (notwithstanding the Queen
gives them higher wages than they ever had) they are almost
decayed, and daily seek to give up their "rooms"; the reason
whereof is that the Governor, (being also Warden of the
East Marches, Vice-admiral of the Seas, and having great
farms of tithes and others in the country,) has used them
for messengers, and servants, and also to seek all offenders,
either in the Borders or in his private causes, wherein they
have consumed their wages, horses, and furniture. And the
country (being bound to be furnished for defence and attend-
ance upon the Warden in all causes of the Marches) is now
disfurnished and of little strength to this Border. |
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3. The Queen of Scots has been at Dunbar during the
holidays, and by proclamation has forbidden her subjects
to bring victuals to this place, and has laid certain persons
at Coldingham to apprehend any who shall offend therein.
The writers think this order is given because of the
scarcity in Scotland. Though this town is well provided,
yet the Warden of the East Marches and the rulers of Wark
and Norham should have the like command not to suffer
any grain or victuals to be taken into Scotland, which they
daily do, namely those at Wark and upon the water of Till.—
Berwick, 6 Jan. 1562. Signed.
Orig., with seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
Jan. 6.
Forbes, ii. 270. |
35. Throckmorton to the Queen. |
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1. Informed her on the 3rd by Francisco, of the issue of the
battle, and the state he was in. On the 5th inst., the King
left Paris for Chartres, there to find the Queen. Neither of
them intend to return to Paris for a long time; for that
reason the Admiral and his force (about 6,000 horsemen, and
5,000 footmen) have passed the Loire, and gone towards
Lyons, intending to join the Baron Des Adrets, and also the
forces from Languedoc, sent by his brother the Cardinal
Châtillon and M. De Cursolles. |
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2. The treaty of peace is still in hand, wherein the Queen
Mother and the Constable employ themselves. The Admiral
is more firm now than he was before the battle, both in his
conditions and answers. Some judge the peace is more
forward than it appears, because the Chief President and
other councillors of the Parliament have gone to Chartres by
the Queen's commandment, to yield to such articles as
hitherto they and the Parisians have impugned. The Prince is
guarded by D'Amville very straightly, and is at this dispatch
in a castle, within a league of Chartres. |
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3. Has advised Smith (notwithstanding the Queen Mother's
order) to repair to the Court, and take Mr. Somer with him,
who has not yet had audience. |
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4. Means to accompany Smith to Chartres, to know what
they intend to do with him. If he does not return shortly to
the Queen, hopes she [Elizabeth] will declare to the French
Ambassador there that she thinks it strange he [Throckmorton] cannot return according to her commandment, and
the like to Smith to use to the Queen Mother and Council
here. |
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5. It is necessary for her to have some one to reside
continually with the Admiral's force, of which she should be
truly informed, so as not to depend only upon advertisements
from her Ambassador here or upon such intelligences as she
may receive from the Admiral, who will use things to their
own advantage. Recommends Henry Middlemore.—St. Denis,
6 Jan. 1562. Signed.
Orig., with seal. Portions in cipher, deciphered. Add.
Endd. Pp. 3. |
Jan. 6.
Forbes, ii. 266. |
36. Warwick and others to the Privy Council. |
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1. Montgomery having requested men and money, they
have sent him 500 crowns for the relief of his soldiers at
present, which they have made up with difficulty, and 300
men from this town under Captains Horsey and Blunt, to be
supplied here again by those that are at Tancarville. They
intend to call these men from thence, the place not being guardable against cannon, and because they think Dieppe and this
place sufficient to be kept for this time. The money and men
are nothing to his expectation; and yet they are greater than
they could conveniently spare, yet that present necessity
required it. |
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2. A great treason is revealed, which was intended towards
this town and Dieppe, as by the discourse enclosed may
appear, which is the copy of a blank letter sent hither from
the Rhinegrave to Le Menye, late Captain of Tancarville, now
prisoner here. The bearer being suspected at the gate for a
spy was searched; the blank of three sheets of paper which he
had in his bosom, was tried by the fire; whereupon he, Le
Menewe, and Vitemale, Captains Blundell and Macomble, with
divers others, are imprisoned, for further examination. It
appears by Le Menye, that the persons specified in the letter
were Vitemall, Blundell, and Macomble. This will further
appear by a declaration of Mr. Controller. Sends further
advertisements about the late battle. |
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3. Intelligence from M. Beauvoir says, that the Admiral is
about Orleans with 6,000 horsemen, and 5,000 or 6,000 footmen; and that about 4,000 Almains in Lorraine, are marching
towards the said Admiral. The Baron Des Adrets has taken
Toulouse, and marches with his forces towards Orleans.—
Newhaven, 6th January 1562. Signed: Warwick, Poulet,
Ponyngs, Denys, Bromefeld, Fysscher.
Orig. Add. Endd. Pp. 4. |
| Jan. 6. |
37. Poulet to Lord Robert Dudley and Cecil. |
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1. The intended treason against Newhaven, and Dieppe has
been revealed. Commends Warwick for his wisdom, courage,
and wit. They have enemies without and no trustworthy
friends within. If the Prince makes peace (including their
pardons, and a promise of their estate of religion), the French
here will turn to that party, and employ all their forces
to overthrow the English. Besides, amongst their own com-
pany they will not fail to work some inward treason. |
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2. Mr. Vaughan, Comptroller here, is presently sent to them,
by Warwick. Does not find such haughtiness and wilfulness
in Vaughan as he has heard.—Newhaven, 6 Jan. 1562.
Signed. |
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3. P. S.—Since writing this has received the enclosed from
a gentleman of reputation by the report of M. Beauvoir, who
is coming here upon his escape from prison, having sent a
copy thereof to pass by Hampton to Guernsey and Jersey
with speed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 5. |
| Jan. 6. |
38. Denis to Cecil. |
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1. This day received his of the 16th ult. On the arrival
here of Poulet, sent a declaration of his charges. Little is
stayed here for armour and munition. |
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2. Perceives by the victualler that 1,700l. is due to the end
of last December. A good store of victuals has been delivered
to the French ships for transporting English soldiers to Dieppe,
and Tancarville. Moseley demanded 50l. for transportation,
as have also others at Rye for the like, which he will not pay
until he hears what Armagil Wade has paid thereof. Poulet
has already imprested 2,000 crowns. The charges increase
here daily, and they are looked to do so, by the increase of
pinnaces; whereof there is great need, because the walls of
this place cannot be mended without them. |
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3. After having written this, received his letter of the 29th
ult.—Newhaven, 6 Jan. 1563. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 4. |
Jan. 6
Forbes, ii. 268. |
39. The Rhinegrave to Captain Le Menye. |
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1. The Count has had much ado to read what he has
written to him. Whereas he desires to know some news, he
can say no other but that the Prince's association is well
scattered, and he believes he will try to make his peace. The
Admiral will do as he thinks good. He has not sent him
[the Conté] word of him he "trusts the most" [Blundell].
If he does not excuse the Conté of the death of his son, and if
this fortune has not his affection, he cannot do with all, when
the hour is come men cannot shun it. Concerning the
Rhinegrave's "great friend" [Vitemale], who he says will
come to him, the Conté will do all he can to sustain him, and
cause his letters to be entertained in the Parliament whether
they will or no. He is not so hated as he thinks for, the
Conte has heard many say that he has been suborned, and
that he is a valiant gentleman. The Conté does not know
whether he pretends to have a company of men, for he must
be sent to the Court, or else some good entertainment with
him. |
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2. Wrote that the Conté should send to him a passport for
himself and twenty-five men which he dare not deliver to this
messenger lest he be searched; but tells him to send him his
drum, or some other whom he trusts, and he will send it to him,
although it is not needful. If the Conté's folks find him, he
is to put up his hands, and they will bring him to him [the
Conté]. Le Menye has done well to send soldiers to Dieppe.
He will send word to the Queen thereof, and that a friend
[Macomble] of his has also some there. Trusts they will
practice a good enterprise. Will make a bruit that the
burgesses have intended to swear to the recompense of the
town, and of the King. Montgomery has not paid his men,
and is in much trouble, and the English will not come thither.
He is to take pains to know the truth thereof. It is not
meant to enter upon the place where Le Menye is, seeing all
the French go out of it. The Conté's friend [Macomble]
should make a good booty, if at his coming away they might
prepare a skirmish. He and his should have a token, which
all his [the Rhinegrave's] should understand, and so he should
seize upon the best that came out, to wit, upon his Lordship,
who should yield to them 30,000 crowns; or if the skirmish
be not brought to pass, that it may be upon a day when his
Lordship goes to run at the ring. The Conté would come
at an hour named between them, and as soon as the Earl shall
take alarm and attempt to retire he shall be taken. Then
the Conté will upon the gallop come to him, and give him
leisure to come with him, and he will bring such force
with him, which shall be hid in a secret place, so if
all came forth he would break their heads, or else enter
with them pell mell. If this seems to him too hard a
thing to do, not to hazard it. Let him tell the friend
[Macomble] to send always some of his folks to Dieppe, for if
by his means he [the Rhinegrave] may enter the town, he will
do so much that he shall be Captain thereof for ever. Will
inform him of something when next they meet, which he
cannot write. He had almost desired he were gone thither
[to Dieppe] with his company, for if he would do as the Conté
would show him, he is assured that he [the Rhinegrave]
would enter the town, and make him rich, for he will
show him a way whereby he shall enter by the gate, with
consent of all the town, either in the morning or at night, and
everybody shall have his candle at his window, so that no
disorder may happen. |
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3. If he [Macomble] will enterprise this, he shall be well
recompensed both of the town and the King, and cannot miss
to have the Captainship. Will give him the way thereunto,
but to find means to speak with him that none perceive
the same, he [Macomble] must enterprise for his own person
to pass by land, and in the night, feigning that he will pass by
his house, and he shall name unto the Conté a place near where
he shall pass, and he will go and tarry for him there, and they
can talk together for half an hour, or an hour, and then he is
to go on his way, or else return to Havre, feigning to have
met with some of the Contés folks, who chased him, so
that none living shall know they have spoken together.
Is sorry that Le Menye cannot send the messenger any
more, another must be found, or some other means to hove
news often from him, and from him "whom the Conté trusts"
[Blundell] to whom he wishes to be recommended.
Copy. Endd.: 1562. From the Count Rhinegrave in
French and English. Fr. Pp. 4. |
| Jan. 6. |
40. Translation of the above into English.
Endd. by Cecil: The Rhinegrave to the Spy in Newhaven.
Pp. 4. |
| [Jan. 6.] |
41. The Rhinegrave to— —. |
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When he has any news to tell the writer he can easily send
letters to a merchant of Antwerp, Peter van der Wael, or to
Jehan Freminot, who always have intelligence by the wag-
goners who come to St. Nicolas.—Signed.
Orig. on a small piece of paper. Fr. P. 1. |
| Jan. 6. |
42. La Motte Tybergeau to — —. |
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1. After Condé had offered to render other prisoners "for
my fellow and me," M. D'Etampes sent Captain Surdeval,
captain of Belle Isle, "to my companion and me," who told
the writer that if he would serve the King, either he or his
companion should have the leading of 100 harquebusers on
horseback, and they should not be employed against their
brethren the Frenchmen, but against the English in the Isles
of Jersey and Guernsey, whither the fugitives for religion
ordinarily retire, and certain false brethren of Belle Isle, Saint
Malo and other places in Brittany. These for a sign carry in
their hats a branch of bays or rosemary, and the chief wears
both, with a white ball in his hands, who gathers together
all those who wear these tokens, and being assembled,
a house in Guernsey will furnish three small pieces to help
them to sustain themselves until the enterprisers set foot on
land. The said chief is of Belle Isle and greatly favoured by
Captain Surdeval. There is one in England named Brillac,
whom the Queen Mother and De Guise favours, who is there
to meddle in all enterprises, especially in one by Scotch
Papists accompanied by certain Flemings. |
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2. M. Martigues has written to the writer and promised
him the order and fifty men of arms, if he would do an enterprise of which he would tell him. The bearer of his letters,
upon being asked what it was, said that if he would come
with his company of footmen from their churches, he should
find M. Blondet, who would help him to deliver Montgomery
into the hands of the King. The writer said that God had
not yet so forgotten him that he should think of doing such a
naughty deed. He then said he did but jest, and so suddenly
went his way. Signed.
Orig. Hol. [?] Endd. by Cecil: 6 Jan. 1562, Intelligence
from Newhaven concerning Guernsey. Pp. 3. |
| Jan. 6. |
43. Translation of the above into English.
Dated and endd. by Cecil. Pp. 3. |
| Jan. 7. |
44. Complaints of the Spanish Ambassador. |
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1. Thursday, 7th Jan. 1562, Westminster. First the
Spanish Ambassador complained to the Lords of the Council
that certain of the Queen's workmen came the day before
to his house, and set a new lock on the uttermost gate, and
delivered the keys to the keeper; and therefore he required
to know whether it was their commandment or no. Answer
was made that they had commanded that a lock should be
set upon the back gate towards the water only, and that the
keeper should see it shut every night, and yet diligently
attend upon the Ambassador or any of his family to open it.
The Ambassador said that besides this, on this day the
keeper had come into his kitchen and threatened his servants
that he would take away the water from the kitchen. These
matters have grown by an accident two days past; viz. at
night, being in his chamber with the French Ambassador
at play, he heard a great noise at his chamber door, and
coming thither found a young Italian servant, Alphonso la
Bononye, who plays on the lute in the Court, crying for help,
who told him that he had fallen out with an Italian
captain called Mazines at the gate, who pursued him into
the house to take him. The Ambassador willed the steward
of his house to examine the matter, who told him that the
matter was this, that he had shot a dag at another Italian
and missed him, and thereupon was pursued into the house.
Thereupon the Ambassador willed his steward to rid him
out of the house, which he did immediately. Upon this the
Queen's Marshal and Mr. Cobham in the Queen's name
required him to deliver the malefactor, to whom he answered
that he was gone. After this they came again with the
keeper of the house, requiring him in the Queen's name
to cause the keys of the water gate to be delivered to the
keeper; which he thought not meet to be done. |
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2. After some conference it was ordered by consent of the
whole Council that he should be thus answered. The Duke
of Norfolk (holding in the absence of the Lord Keeper the
chief place in Council) told him that "because his own Latin
tongue was not ready" he and the rest had required Mr.
Secretary to declare their minds, who thereupon said as
follows. |
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3. That he guessed well that the fact committed by the
Italian was the cause which led to his complaints, and that
first he should hear the very order of that matter from the
beginning. The man who was conveyed out of his house
was named Andrea, who was put from Alphonso's service
for certain lewd parts a month past, and has been banished out
of Italy for two like kind of murders. He confesses that
he has most haunted the Ambassador's house at meat and
drink, and the day when he committed this fact came out
after dinner and was at the gate from one o'clock until five
at night, about which hour he shot off his dag at the Italian
in the highway. This Andrea discharged his dag suddenly
and secretly, but the pellet lighted betwixt his left arm and his
body, and pierced the side of his coat, and clean through his
Spanish cloak, and glanced over the street into a shop, where
it also missed very narrowly the killing of another honest
Englishman, grazing the top of his shoulder. As soon as
the murderer had discharged his dag he leapt into the Ambas-
sador's gate, running down into the great hall; whom the
Italian captain with his sword drawn, and divers of the
neighbours without weapon and the keeper of the house
followed to the hall door, which was immediately shut against
them; and the officers calling for the offender, a great multi-
tude of the Ambassador's servants came out armed with
halberts, bills, and swords drawn, denying his entry there. The
Italian captain would have pressed upon them with his sword,
but the officers stayed him, and in so doing the Ambassador's
men pursued them all to the outward gate. Having heard
that his porter had conveyed the murderer out of his back
gate by the water side (where two watermen with a boat had
attended two or three hours before), the Marshal and Mr.
Cobham were sent the second time to require that the keys
of the said water gate might be delivered to the keeper.
The workmen who set the lock on the gate complain that
they were made afraid of their lives. |
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4. The last matter for threatening by the keeper to stay
the water out of his kitchen was in this sort. Yesterday the
Ambassador's servants used the conduit so as they took
away the whole water from the conduit above, and shut
the gates of the hall so that neither the keeper nor any of
the neighbours, who were wont to have water at the said
upper conduit and the Thames, could come at the same or
go to the water side through the hall. Whereupon followed
these words of the keeper which he calls threatening. |
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5. It is notorious that by means of that gate there has
been a common access to him of the Queen's subjects every
Sunday and holiday to his private Mass, in disobedience to
the laws of the realm; and because it should not appear who
they be, on those days the hall doors towards the street are
shut. Besides this it is proved that certain traitors have
resorted thither by that back gate. |
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6. A fray was made in August betwixt three English soldiers
and others at his gate, by his own men, as the speaker can
show by letters written in Spanish by one of his, making
a vaunt of that fray, and that they made up the matter with
a few rials and cups of wine. |
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7. The Queen, understands her house to be much ruined
and spoiled since his coming to it in lead, glass, iron, doors,
wainscot, and such like; she means to have it repaired, therefore he shall have some other convenient lodging. |
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8. Upon the ending of this speech certain lords willed him
to understand that besides this it was very well known
what had passed between him and Shane O'Neil, when he
denied that Shane O'Neil had been in his house with him;
but he could not deny that he had oftentimes dealt with his
priest, who also was known a very rebel and evil man, and
by him had given Shane very evil counsel and comfort.
The Ambassador protested that he had never committed
anything against the Queen, or meddled in anything to the
disquiet of the realm, if it had not been in matters of religion,
wherein he not only dissents, but think it commendable for
men so to profess, and herein has done nothing but what his
master allows. To this it was said that the Ambassadors of
the Emperor Charles did always their offices without intermeddling with any matters of religion. |
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9. The Ambassador said that he much mused what was
meant by charging him that he should be of counsel with
any conspirators. To this certain lords said the traitors
were such as were in hold, and had confessed such matters
of him as thereby they yielded themselves guilty of death.
The Ambassador said that he could not guess whom they
meant, and that he was not guilty in any such matter. In
the end the parties were described unto him as men might
be "painted out in words," without express naming of them,
and yet he could not conjecture who they were. And so
concluding with him that he should have some other meet
lodging provided for him he departed. In going away, in
communication with Lord Howard he said he could not guess
who the conspirators were, if it were not Arthur Poole and
his complices, and with Arthur Poole he said he had not
spoken a great while; but of Antony Fortescue, the archtraitor, with whom he had all the last summer frequent
conference, he did not once speak.
Copy. Endd.: 7 Jan. 1563. Span. Pp. 9. |
| Jan. 7. |
45. Translation of the preceding into English.
Draft, corrected by Cecil. Endd.: 7 Jan. 1562. Pp. 17. |
| Jan. 7. |
46. The Earl of Bothwell to the Earl of Northumberland. |
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Being deliberate to go into France to the Queen's uncles
by sea, he has been driven in at the island beside Berwick
where he is kept by Sir Thomas Dacres. Being afraid lest
his unfriends should procure him to be delivered into Scotland (to his utter ruin and displeasure), he prays him to
solicit the Queen in his name to retain him under her protection, and wishes to have the commodity to offer her his service
personally.—Berwick, 7 Jan. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd.: 7 Jan. 1562. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 7. |
47. Information against the Provost of Paris. |
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1. Andrea the Italian who fired the pistol at Captain
Mazins confesses that the Provost solicited him to do so.
That he promised him 100 crowns, and caused the pistol to
be given to him; that one of the Provost's servants helped
him to escape to the Spanish Ambassador's house; and that
the Provost gave him ten crowns after he had fired the shot,
telling him to escape. |
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2. Domville, the Provost's servant, confesses that he gave
Andrea a pistol by his master's order. |
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3. The Provost confesses that Andrea before he was arrested
was frequently at his house; and also said, in Andrea's
presence, that he would gladly give 100 crowns to any one
who would cut off one of Mazine's legs or arms, in return for
an evil turn which he had done him. |
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4. The said Andrea, finding the Provost alone, told him
that he would hamstring Mazines for the said sum; and two
days afterwards begged the Provost to give him a shirt of
mail, which he did, and seven or eight days afterwards he
asked for a pistol, which the Provost gave him. |
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5. The Provost was in the Spanish Ambassador's house
when Andrea fired the shot before the door. Also he agreed
to give Andrea 100 crowns if he would cut off one of Mazine's
legs or arms. Andrea fled to the Provost's house, but was
sent away. |
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6. The Provost says that he would have been justified in
telling Andrea to kill Mazines, as he formerly tried to murder
him at Paris. |
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7. Domville says that the Provost, on his return from the
Spanish Ambassador, remained at supper for three-quarters
of an hour, and afterwards went out for an hour. |
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8. The Provost being very honourably treated in the house
of Sir William Chester, alderman of London, has used many
secret ways of communicating with his people, such as hiding
letters written with onion juice in his breeches, and in the
stoppers of bottles, which is very suspicious.
Copy. Endd. Fr. Pp. 8. |
| [Jan. 7.] |
48. The Provost of Paris. |
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Two sets of interrogatories to be administered to the
Provost of Paris respecting his complicity in the attempted
murder of Captain Mazines by Andrea Claude, an Italian.
Pp. 2 and 5. |
| [Jan. 7.] |
49. The Provost of Paris. |
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Two sets of charges against the Provost of Paris in regard
to the same attempt.
Pp. 4 and 3. |
| Jan. 7. |
50. Smith to Warwick. |
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Writes, by request of Nicholas Durevel, merchant of Paris,
asking him to send by the bearer, Nicholas Durevel, his
nephew, a safe conduct for his ship the St. Christopher, from
Marseilles, with raisins of Corinth, malvoises, and other
Levant merchandise, part for England and the rest for
Antwerp. He requires this because of the rumours of war
between England and France.—From St. Denis, departing
towards the Court at Chartres, Jan. 7 1562. Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 7. |
51. Warwick to the Privy Council. |
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1. Received their letters of the 26th ult. and has given
instructions to the bearer, Mr. Controller [Cuthbert
Vaughan], in answer, for whom he asks credit touching the
state of this town and Dieppe.—Newhaven, 7 Jan. 1562.
Signed. |
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2. P. S.—There is a bruit that Throckmorton is a prisoner.
Orig., with armorial seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 7. |
52. Warwick to Cecil. |
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1. Perceives by his letter of the 29th ult. that he is grieved
that the charges of the town are so far above the estimates.
Would keep it with 500 men if he could, but engineers who
have been sent to view it have agreed that it cannot be kept
with less than 6,000. Has done nothing without the advice
of Poulet and the rest of the Council. Is sorry the Queen
has been offended with him for taking Tancarville, which he
did by the advice of others of more experience. Touching
putting her people in danger at Harfleur, he put them in no
more danger than he put himself. Did not think of skirmishing when he went out, but only to see their town, and took
such a band with him that he was well assured he would
return in safety, despite of the Rhinegrave, who having horse
and foot lost ten men for one of the English.—Newhaven,
7 Jan. 1562. Signed.
Orig. Hol., with armorial seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 7. |
| Jan. 7. |
53. Thomas Wood to Cecil. |
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The Lieutenant has sent with Mr. Comptroller, Mr. Morris
and young Vaughan, both of whom were committed according
to Cecil's letter to his Lordship. The writer was appointed
by the Court before his Lordship came here, to lead 100
Surrey men, and appointed the said Vaughan as his lieutenant;
and being evilly armed has had to pay forty marks to the
Queen for armour, which is not half enough to put them in
order. The Controller has been evil handled with reports.—
Newhaven, 7 Jan. 1562. Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 7. |
54. Poulet to Cecil. |
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1. Has received his of the 29th ult. Many of the reports
of the late battle were so contrary that he doubts whether
they should have been advertised. The Admiral's letters
appear not to have been received by Cecil when he wrote.
The slaughter of the nobility was far greater than on the
other side, and Guise has reputation of having the victory
only from the Prince being taken, who would have been
retaken if the Admiral had been well seconded by his footmen.
The night forced to Admiral to withdraw from the field rather
than the Guise's force, who did not keep it long, but departed
with the Prince. |
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2. The report brought this day by a gentlemen (who
brought the intelligence for Guernsey) is nearest the truth.
He declared that the Admiral's footmen were defeated and
dispersed, that he has 5,000 reiters, to whom are joined 4,000
Almains under Des Adrets, and 5,000 French footmen wherewith to keep the field. He cannot see how the Admiral can
increase his power, or shall be furnished with money to
maintain it without the Queen's aid, which is undoubtedly
looked for by him. They should be put in comfort thereof
out of hand, or otherwise they may make peace without
her, which they have already concluded, if the Rhinegrave's
advertisements are true, which he has now sent to Beauvoir.
In these he affirms that the Constable is coming from
Orleans to Dreux or Paris about the conclusion thereof; but
it may be as untrue as his advertisement about the Prince
repairing to Orleans to that purpose, which may appear by a
clause in his [the Rhinegrave's] traitorous letter sent to
Le Meuriel [?], wherein he stated that the Prince was
restrained from company, which is utterly untrue. The conclusion of that peace may be doubted every way, for (like as
Le Meuriel [?] confesses) he had commission from the Queen
Mother's own mouth to assure life, lands, and liberty of
conscience in religion to as many as he could practise to return
to that part, and the like promises are made to the Prince
and the Admiral, which are malicious baits to allure them to
a revolt, and consequently to band all their forces together
against the Queen. Of this he can see no stay but by raising
the Admiral's hopes of her speedy aid, neither can he see that
any more trust can be laid on Montgomery for Dieppe, nor
any of this town. |
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3. Cannot undertake to answer for any increase of charges
until there shall have been a thorough pay passed. Mr.
Comptroller (who is now going to him) will explain the
increase of payments. The musters and payments will pass
better if two muster-masters are sent hither to assist Mr.
Comptroller at the next musters, and an auditor to see to the
passing of the next payments. They cannot be certain of the
charges so long as they are matched with the French, whom
they must please, or they will not give them any true
service.—Newhaven, 7 Jan. 1562. Signed. |
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4. P.S.—The Lord Lieutenant seeks good espials for this
place about the French Princes (besides the Ambassador), to
whom the Lord Lieutenant might address some person from
hence to bring the intelligence upon certain prescribed marks
and tokens.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd.: 7 Jan. 1562. Pp. 10. |
| Jan. 7. |
55. Cuerton to Challoner. |
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1. His servant King departed on New Year's day from
Portugallette in a ship of Plymouth. Three or four English
ships are on the coast. The Prince of Condé is taken prisoner
and sore hurt, and the Constable is prisoner. They say the
Spaniards did all. |
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2. Sends a writing for Thomas Shipman. The maid that
came for Mrs. Clarentius intends to go for London. "Surely
she is to blame for her." Encloses a paper of account.—Bilboa,
7 Jan. 1563. Signed.
Orig., with seal. Add. Endd. by Challoner: 7 Jan. 1563.
Received 29 of the same, by an ordinary messenger. Pp. 3. |
| [Jan. 7.] |
56. Challoner's Accounts. |
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Account of money expended for Challoner between 9 March
1562 and 2 Jan. 1563.
Span. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 7. |
57. Challoner's Bill. |
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Bill brought by Meliadus Spinola to Challoner for renewal.
Endd. by Challoner. Span. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 8. |
58. Maurice Denis to the Privy Council. |
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1. On the 7th inst. he saw by theirs of the 29th ult., that
they did not like his books which he sent them, of all his
charges here, nor his advertisement of the monthly charge. |
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2. Has conferred with the master of the ordnance on the
munition and armour, and perceives there is not yet 67l.
stayed of the pay to November, which he meant to stay
until the next month's pay. Is sorry they should think that
he does not charge himself with as much as he receives. |
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3. Advertised them respecting the victuals. Those which
he has received more than are already answered to the victual-
lers he has paid and prested by the Lord Lieutenant's warrants
since he last wrote. The charges have increased by sending
men to Dieppe and Tancarville, and calling them again from
the latter. |
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4. The victualler estimates that the victuals due here for
last month amount to 1700l. Does not understand the rate
of galley men's wages, so knows not how to stay any money
for victuals for those two months. Victuals have also been
delivered to French ships for transporting men to Dieppe,
Tancarville and other places. The victualler says that he
must have 400l. from him [the writer], to pay for such things
as he has taken up here. Means at the end of every month
to pay according to their order. Does not understand how
there is a variance between his book and Mr. Controller's.
Never heard of the checks, nor does he know what they
mean, except it be such as the Controller threatens for
going to church, whereof he did not deliver him any books,
and must leave the rest to Mr. Poulet. Will (as they direct),
defalk from the soldier's next month's pay, for the mattresses
and bolsters. The soldiers have but 18s. 8d. a month, out
of which their victuals and munition as defalked; and their
munition decays daily, which they are obliged to repair. |
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5. Touching the new increase of wages for tipped staves
and others, whereof they desire to understand from him,
marvels what they mean, as nothing is done here but by
the Lord Lieutenant's and the Council's order. |
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6. As they are not satisfied with his accounts, begs that
he may repair to them and answer his doings, and obtain his
discharge for the same.—Newhaven, 8 Jan. 1562. Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd. Pp. 12. |
| Jan. 8. |
59. Montgomery to Warwick. |
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Hopes that Poulet will interpret his wishes, which are
that he will content the French, in order that the good feeling
between them and the English may increase. Begs him to
do nothing to the French gentlemen whom he has in prison,
but keep them safely until they can assemble a court of
Frenchmen to try them. If he does otherwise he will set
the nobility of the country against him.—Dieppe, 8 Jan.
Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd.: 8 Jan. 1562. Fr. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 9. |
60. The Queen to Phillip II. |
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She has occasion to doubt whether his Ambassador rightly
reports her mind to him. Although she will not deny his
zeal, he meddles with affairs that do not appertain to his
office, and he has implicated himself in matters tending to
disturb the tranquillity of the realm. She has therefore
ordered her Ambassador to request that he may be com
manded to desist from these proceedings, or that he may
be recalled home and another sent in his place.—Westminster,
9 Jan. 1562.
Copy. Endd.: 9 Jan. 1562. Lat. Pp. 3. |
| Jan. 9. |
61. Another copy of the above.
Copy. Endd. by Challoner: Received 12 March. Lat.
Pp. 3. |
| Jan. 9. |
62. The Queen to Challoner. |
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The Bishop of Aquila has been plainly told of sundry his
misdemeanors that have come to her knowledge, much
disagreeable to his office. Because he may advertise his
master otherwise than it passed indeed, she has thought meet
to write to the King, whereof a copy shall be sent to him.
He is to deliver the letter and say that the report is true,
and that the Queen hopes that this may be redressed and
fit ministers placed in this service; wherein he shall endeavour to have some speedy resolution.
Draft, corrected by Cecil. Endd.: 9 Jan 1562. Pp. 3. |
| Jan. 9. |
63. Clough to Challoner. |
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1. Sends statements of accounts and encloses a parcel of
letters out of England. In the skirmishes with Condé's men
before Paris he always forced the Guisians to retire, and one
of the Constable's sons who fell from his horse was ridden
over and slain. |
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2. The Prince having marched towards Bas Normandy
the Duke followed him. The Prince having gone with
100 horse to view the place where the battle should be, some
traitor wrote to the Duke of Guise who came with 500
horse and took him prisoner and fled with him towards Paris,
but was followed by 700 or 800 horsemen so hard that he
was forced to take shelter in a castle not far from Dreux.
In the meantime the Admiral, perceiving that the whole
camp followed the Duke, made after them with his entire
camp; and before they could turn, the Dutch horsemen overran them three or four times and made such slaughter that
most of the nobility of France were slain, hurt and taken.
There were slain 18,000 men, whereof the Prince lost about
3,500. So having overthrown the whole camp the Prince's
camp lay before the castle, and will not away until they have
him dead or alive. |
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3. The Parliament of Paris have sent for all the garrisons,
and will have out of Paris 5,000 foot and 1,500 horse to fetch
the Prince. |
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4. There are in Newhaven about 8,000 English with
pioneers. |
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5. Dieppe has revolted and slain its captain, and received
Montgomery with 1,000 men. All the Spaniards are slain
or drowned. Parliament begins about the 10th inst. It is
thought they will grant a great piece of money to the Queen.
—Antwerp, 9 Jan. 1563. |
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6. P.S.—In his last enclosed a bill of 740 ducats payable
at Madrid, with two packets of letters.—Antwerp, 9 Jan.
1563. Signed.
Orig. Hol., with seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 10. |
| Jan. 9. |
64. Clough to Challoner. |
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Sends him a packet wherein are two parcels out of England,
and a bill of exchange of 740 ducats delivered here to Philip
and Isuardo Catanes, due to Challoner on the last of February.
Has paid his bill of 114l. to Catanes already, who has pro-
mised him that if Challoner needs his money ten days sooner
he shall have it.—Antwerp, 9 Jan. 1562. Signed.
Hol., with seal. Add. Endd. by Challoner: Received
3 Feb. 1562. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 9. |
65. Clough to Challoner. |
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List of the killed, wounded, and prisoners on the side of
the Duke of Guise at the battle of Dreux.
Hol., with seal. Add. Endd. by Challoner: 1562,
Jan. 9. Received 3 Feb. 1562, by the Ordinary of Flanders.
Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 9. |
66. Montgomery to the Queen. |
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The Admiral intends to join his forces to her army. It is
necessary to take Honfleur, in order that he may do so more
easily. Begs her to send more troops so that they may
strike a decisive blow. Warwick has sent him two ensigns
of foot, but he wants more, and also the means of paying
the French troops whom he has.—Dieppe, 9 Jan. 1562.
Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd. Fr. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 9. |
67. Montgomery to Cecil. |
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Has written to the Queen. Begs him to urge her to
augment her forces in Normandy before the Admiral joins
them, and also to command the Earl of Warwick to take
Honfleur; also to furnish them with money. He requires
four or five ensigns more in order to guard this town.—
Dieppe, 9 Jan. 1562. Signed.
Orig. Add. Endd. Fr. Pp. 2. |
| Jan. 9. |
68. Horsey to Cecil. |
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1. He and Mr. Blount arrived here yesterday with their
companies by the appointment of the Earl of Warwick.
They were welcomed by Montgomery, but not by the Papists.
Captain Twyttie (also appointed to come hither), has not
arrived for lack of shipping. If the Queen means to keep
this place more men must be sent with speed. There are
500 French soldiers here, and 1,500 English added would
suffice for the defence thereof. They require a miner, as it is
much subject to be mined. By keeping it, Newhaven will be
strengthened with 5,000 men's forces; the enemy's naviga
tion taken away; and they shall be able to transport men
as occasion serves. Near here is the castle of Arques, wherein
is a Papist garrison who alarm them daily. Upon coming
here he found the bailiff (whom Cecil knows), swimming
between the two waters. The Rhinegrave (that crafty old
fox), has been practising with the burgesses and soldiers
here, and promised them good entertainment and money. |
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2. Asks for some consideration of his charges here, which
are greater than at Newhaven.—Dieppe, 9 Jan. 1562. Signed:
Edoard Horsey.
Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 3. |
