STATE PAPERS,
DOMESTIC SERIES, '
ADDENDA,
1566-1579;
VOL. XIII. 1566.
15. Sir Anth. Thorold to Sir Wm. Cecil. I understand that my Lord Archbishop of York
means to seek to prefer me to a place whereof I am both unworthy and unfit, which is to
become of the Council in the North. If I had knowledge and all other gifts re- quired, yet
lack of living I trust shall suffice to procure my dis- charge, wherein I beseech your help. I
hope to defend poverty arid maintain a poor contented life. I doubt not but that I shall do
Her Majesty as good service in the place where I am as in the other. [1 page.]
June 28. 21. Sir Thomas Wharton to Sir Wm. Cecil, master of Wards Helaugh. and
Liveries. Queen Mary granted me the office of feodary in the West Riding of Yorkshire
when void, by force whereof, after the death of Christopher Estoft, who exercised that
office, I granted it to one well able for it ; since then Ant. Smetheley has entered into
possession, as I am informed, by your appointment. I would not willingly seem to seek it
without good right and your favour, but trust you will not hinder me in my just cause. I
have sent my servant to you with the copy of my patent, and beg you to signify your
pleasure. The Duke of Northumberland had the like grant for the gift of all offices within
the East Eiding, by whose patent mine was made. My title being good I must justify it, and
hope you will suffer me to proceed. [1 page.]
July ? 24. Answer of Thos. Bishop to the Articles sent to him : 1st. Twenty weeks since,
having promised to take to wife an English woman, and wishing to have it done secretly, I
went to Sir Patrick Frebarne, parson of Lothbury and an acquaint- ance, and having the
Archbishop of Canterbury's licence, we were married in that church. Since then I was ill
with the gout 10 weeks, when Mr. Killigrew was with me four times, and Mr. Willok also
often came and told me news. Since my amendment, being in danger of debt through suits
at law, and not answered my rents for two years by two of my tenants and an untrue bailiff,
I kept house until I could make shift for money.
2nd. I have had no important talk with Sir Patrick Frebarne ; he meddles with nothing
save his charge, but I would tell him general news out of Scotland, as of divisions, religion,
&c., I sent my son about my business, and to such as I was desirous to hear news from, and
once or twice to Mr. Nevill, but said nothing of any moment. Last winter, one Seres sent
for my son, wishing to speak with me, but understanding by Wm. Leith, now in your
hands, that he had played the spy here, and was a lewd man, I would not have anything to
do with him.
I have known Mr. Lassells 18 years, and used him this year past specially, because it is
known what religion he is, and that he is inclined to that faction, and I thought that I
might discover something to the service of the Queen, which cannot be done by a
Protestant; I have been licensed to serve in four Princes' days, and always gave knowledge
before it came to the finish. Lassells has often talked of the title of the Queen of Scots and
the heir apparent, and objectionable words against religion. Since his coming to the town,
I heard that he was suspected for the going away of Rugbin, his brother-in-law, and that
search was made for him in Yorkshire ; having been surety for him four years ago to Sir
Rich. Thambley in 100. for prosecuting an Audito querelo against Leonard Dacre, in 40
marks to one Par- kins, and in 60Z. for payment of 40?. to the Queen, which he induced
me to do on report of Mr. Secretary receiving me ; I tried to get a discharge, especially of
the last two, which he has daily promised ; he travails with no suspected person. With the
departure of Melville, I intended to repair to Mr. Secre- tary and relate things worth
opening, but found little to fear save the rebels, who are prepared for.
3. I have only written two letters to Scotland this year, and Mr.'Killigrew coming to me
when in the gout, at Lord Leicester's last repair from the country, I delivered him two
letters from the Earl of Murray to the Count Palatine of the Rhine, at his departure from
Newcastle, with his good mind to be transported to that country. Killigrew told me that
Lord Seaton was to come here embassing ; I answered that I was sorry any papist should
have the handling of things, for little good would follow, and rather wished Mr. Melville
might be here, being of good religion and a quiet gentleman, who would make the best
between the Princes. He answered that the Queen had a good opinion of him, whereupon I
determined to write to him for his revocation here, which I did, and delivered it to Mr.
Killigrew, with a copy that he might show to the Earl of Murray, to induce the Queen [of
Scots ?] thereto, with which Earl I am great in honesty. The other letter I also wrote to the
Earl and gave to Killigrew, with a note of affairs in Scotland, and would have given more if
time had served, as I did to Sir Nich. Throckmorton, when he went to Sir Walter Mi]dmay
at my Lord of Bedford's last year, and would to any other where my poor talent could
serve. I have received no letters from Scot- land, the Earl of Murray being here, with whom
in that godly quarrel, having the Queen's licence, I would have gone and spent my life. I
gave him my best counsel, and was ready with my body and poor purse. He received it in
great friendship. After his departure, the Duke [of ChatelherauU] he, and the rest, with
John Willok, sent a blank letter for me to write at my discretion for the collection of their
poor afflicted sort, which I did in the Scottish hand. The Earl wrote me two letters since
from New- castle, which I showed Mr. Killigrew, who serves the Queen truly in his heart,
whatever his outward practices be. The Earl sent me a ring by Mr. John Wood and prayed
me to travail to stay his attainder, then pretended. I wrote him two letters to Newcastle.
4th. After Mr. Melville on his last arrival had been with the Queen, the Earl of Bedford, Mr.
Secretary, &c., he openly talked with me in the churchyard, excused his long absence, and
said that the occasion of his coming was to desire the Queen to be gossip, and that he
intended to tarry five or six weeks ; that he was occupied in Scotland between the Queen
and the Earls of Murray and Argyle for their reconcilement, and could not write to me. He
also brought me commendations from the Earls of Murray and Glencairn ; told me the evil
government of the King, and how he was hated, and the father also. He came again on the
Sunday following, when he said he had been burdened with practices which he did not use,
and of a letter that he gave to the Earl of Northumberland from the Queen, his mistress,
which the Earl showed to the Queen. I told him if I had known it, he should not have done
it, for such things might cool the love between the Princes ; but he said there was no great
matter in it, saving the Queen, his mistress, thanked him for his good will in her affairs,
which was ill-interpreted ; and further that he had spoken by the way with sundry great
persons, which he denied, saving with Mr. Lassells.
Another time he told me he had talked with Lady Lenox, and what answer the Queen had
given him touching her, which he had written to the Queen, his mistress ; and that for all
his true labours touching her, yet she had written against him, and was his enemy, and
called him no good minister to his mistress ; that she was my enemy, as also her son and
husband, and he willed me to give her fair words, and not meddle, for she was unthankful.
Some days since, Mr. Melville brought his brother James to me, booted ready to depart, to
make my acquaintance ; he told me openly in the churchyard how the Queen, his mistress,
was brought to bed of a prince, and that he had talked with the Queen, and had resolved
her in certain points, which he did not mention, but that she well liked thereof, and he
thought there should grow a good agreement between them, which his mistress would
seek by all quiet means ; with commendations to the Earls of Murray, and Glencairn, and
Grainge, I took leave of him.
Since then, I spoke with Mr. Melville, who told me of money the Earl of Northumberland
kept, and asked my advice to get some counsel what the Earl designed. I told him none
here would meddle for his mistress without commission from the Queen, and therefore it
was best for him to take what he could get by fair means. He also said he thought my Lady
Rutland would go to the christening, and either the Earl of Leicester or Mr. Secretary ; he
thought the latter, for if the Queen, his mistress, might speak with Her Majesty face to
face, she would show her other things than she would send or write ; and therefore desired
such a one as she dearly trusted, which was one of these, and he thought all should come
to good purpose between them, and that his mistress would be brought to religion. He has
told me many other things, such as the killing of Dacre, the agreement of the Scotch lords,
and,their estate there. In my opinion, he is an honest gentleman, and seems as if he would
have all things quiet, and yet pricks for his mistress's title as heir apparent, to which he
says Her Majesty is more inclined than to any other title, so that his mistress please Her
Highness, and follow her opinion.
I have written what I intended in these and all other things that I could gather, as they
grew to ripeness, as also of things worthy to be disclosed after Mr. Melville's departure. I
wish this trap had not been yet, for it may be a let to greater service, for as I can learn,
there is now nothing intended by force save prac- tices, and Lassells does not meddle, and
willed me not to frequent Melville so often. I answered I was no suspected person, neither
would I refuse his coming, as he was an honest gentleman and meant well in religion. I
meant to have discovered and over- thrown by policy what force will not now execute. You
will follow what is for the Queen's service. I have wrought many good offices in this realm,
as the papers which you have will show.
I have never dealt with papists but to their overthrow, nor conferred these 20 weeks save
with those before named. [6 pages.']
35. Sir Henry Percy to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have already told
you the annoyance to this house by the parish church being
within it, and much frequented by the strangers who visit the
haven. At my request, Sir Eich. Lee has inspected it, and can
report on the cost of a new one, and the value of this towards it.
Your servant has been here, and has requested me not to remove
the stone from Gisborough abbey until your pleasure concerning
it be known, \vhether you will have it at Burghley or London.
[1 page.}
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50. Suit of Leonard Bates for a tenement in Welbury, co. York, which he holds. William
Lord Dacre at Naworth granted to him the tenement during the minority of James Kirton,
upon condition, 1st, to marry Margery, bis present wife, then a widow and mother of the
said James Kirton. 2nd, during James's minority, to provide for and bring him up, or agree
with his friends for payment of a certain yearly sum for that purpose, towards which he
now stands bound either to pay 31. per annum, or to keep him. The said Leonard Bates can
aver that since his marriage, and until the present time, he has been yearly charged with
the youth's education, who is now at school. The witnesses are Leonard Dacre and Win.
Allandbye, who are in the town ; Thos. Bates of Morpeth, gent., and Anth. Barlowe,
formerly secretary to the said William Lord Dacre, and now with my Lord of Shrewsbury,
[f page.}
53. Grant to Ann Parry, widow of Sir Thos. Parry, late treasurer of the household, and one of the ladies of the privy chamber,
of an annuity of 501. for 33 years, on condition f a certain surrender made 10 May 1565. [Parchment, Latin.]
" A kalendar of all the names of the gentlemen in the county of
Cumberland : " 67 in Allerdale ward, J 6 in Cumbrel, 4 in Eshdale,
and 34 in Lyth. With the names of 10 stewards and officers in
Cumberland. [Lavjs of the Marches, Vol. I., Addenda, Vol. V.,ff.
142-143.]
"A kalendar of all the names of gentlemen in the county of
Westmoreland :" 20 in East ward, 18 in West and Middle, 27 in
Kendal, and 7 in Lonsdale ; also of 6 stewards and officers. [Ibid,
ff. 144-145,]
Jan. 27. 65. Sir H. Percy to Sir Wm. Cecil I had conference with the Mayor Tynemouth a
nd others of Newcastle, touching the grievances of myself and my Castle - servants. As to
the causes alleged, that I and my servants take of every stranger's ship Is. as a new
exaction, there is no general custom taken ; but such as touch or lie upon the shore a time
pay that money to the officers there as groundage. They shall examine, and if my officer
have or shall take it in other than the accustomed sort, I am content that I reform or
punish at discretion.
For taking anything of any ship here, before bulk be broken at Newcastle, I long before
agreed with them in what order the same, being marked here, should be sent thence back
to me, according to their own request, which has been so observed as they cannot show the
contrary done by me or mine. Touching the grants of this house and the town to be seen by
the Council in the North, and the arrest and executing of office in any ship here to be done
by the officers of Newcastle, and that the Queen's officers of this house and of Shields
should not meddle with it ; as the grants, records, &c. touching the liberties of this house
do not remain with me, ? I cannot show them. As to arresting, if it should not be executed
by the officer of this house, the inconveniences to the place and haven would be great and
dangerous, and also much against Her Majesty. I have therefore offered them, upon 14
days' warning, to come to London to meet such as they will send, procure that the records
and evidences belonging to this house be con- sidered on by advise of her counsel learned,
and receive such direction as Her Majesty and Privy Council think expedient. I think it will
fall out that nothing is done therein by me impertinent or against their liberties, and yet
such as of necessity may not be withdrawn from this office ; with this offer they seem
satisfied. When I moved them to send up, and I would attend them this term, they
requested me to defer until Easter term, when, if they have occasion, they will give me
sufficient warning. [1 page.]
Aug. ? 94. Petition of Leonard Musgrave, gent., of Cumcatch, co. Cum- berland, deputy
captain of Bewcastle, to Sec. Cecil. Thomas late Lord Dacre of Graystock and Gillesland
was seized of an estate in a tenement called Cumcatch in Gillesland, and demised it to
petitioner's father, the tenant, in consideration of service to him- self and to William Lord
Dacre, his father, for 20 years ; also because petitioner's father was tenant, having married
a daughter of Thomas Lord Dacre, his lordship's grandfather; also because of the great
charges petitioner had borne, both in Her Majesty's service on the Borders under Thomas
Lord Dacre, when deputy warden for the West Marches, as also in Lord Thomas's house,
he demised the said messuage to petitioner for his life, and thereupon he was put into
possession, paying 31. 12s., the old accustomed rent, and doing other duties appertaining,
and enjoyed it during the life of the said Lord Thomas. When he died, seized of divers
lands and tenements held of Her Majesty in capite, Her Majesty was entitled to the
wardship of George Lord Dacre, his son and heir, being six years old, and she granted the
wardship and custody of the body and lands of the said George to Thomas Duke of
Norfolk. Last May the said Duke's officers, being in survey of the said lands, discharged
petitioner of his said farm, whereby he is endangered of his living, besides the fear of his
Grace's displeasure ; and although he has made intercession to his Grace, he can find no
relief. Pray take order that petitioner, paying his rent and doing his duty, may enjoy his
said farm, as tenant to Her Majesty, during the minority of the said George Lord Dacre, his
lord and master, being not able to prosecute his right therein by the usual course of law. [^
sheet.] Endorsed with notes that complainant and his servants destroyed the deer ; that he
bears no goodwill to Lord Dacre or his mother, as appears by his aid given to the brethren
when they besieged Na worth castle, after Lord Thomas's death ; and that he is at deadly
feud with those appointed to serve there, and is warned to leave at Martinmas only as an
outgoing tenant.
Aug.? 95. Petition of Thos. Farlam, bailiff of Askerton, near Scotland, to Sec. Cecil. Served
Thomas Lord Dacre, great grandfather to George now Lord Dacre, seven years, and served
William Lord Dacre all his life, who in consideration of service, granted him a farm in
Brampton, and the keeping of the park, yearly value 3?. 5s. 8d., which he has occupied 11
years. Afterwards Thos. Wilson, one of the principal practisers in the time of William Lord
Dacre's trouble, was thought by his Lordship no meet man to dwell upon his lands, and
Lord Dacre asked divers his officers and servants to dwell at Askerton in the farm where
Wilson dwelt, but could not get any, for Wilson was well allied both in England and Scotland. Thereupon, and for that his Lordship had had trial of peti- tioner's truth and service,
he commanded upon his displeasure that petitioner should occupy it, promising to
maintain him ; wherefore petitioner, not respecting life nor hazard of goods, left his quiet
farm in Brampton to occupy the said farm. In the second year, after, his house was broken,
and his goods, value 40L, taken by his enemies, besides being in daily fear of his life from
the realm of Scotland, but for the countenance of his said Lord. While in service of the late
Queen Mary, petitioner was com- manded, with certain under him, to ride into Scotland,
and carrying, as he has done these 20 years, the pensell [banner] pennant of Gilles- land,
was taken prisoner by the surname of Batesons, of Eskdale in Scotland ; offered 40Z. for
his ransom, but no money would be taken, nor would his enemies part with him except on
bond in 100Z. to enter as a prisoner into Scotland, when called for, which bond yet
remains in force. After his coming home, the said Lord Dacre (then being Lord Warden),
wanting another place for petitioner's quietness, his officers knowing petitioner to have
some skill in guiding upon those Borders, so entreated Lord Dacre that petitioner should
not be removed, that he was enforced to remain ; yet Lord Dacre increased his living with
the title of his own farm, and of divers others of Askerton. After the said William Lord
Dacre died, petitioner making request to Thomas Lord Dacre for some other place, was
likewise re- quired to remain at Askerton, and quietly continued all his lordship's life.
After Thomas Lord Dacre died, seized of divers lands held of Her Majesty in capite, the
wardship and custody of his son and heir, George Lord Dacre, then seven years of age, was
given to Thomas Duke of Norfolk. The Duke's officers being in survey last May in the
North, discharged petitioner from his farm, and Thos. Carlton, with six armed men,
entered his grounds to bereave him of possession, beat his servants, put them in fear of
their lives, crying "Kill them;" apprehended and imprisoned i two of them for five days,
and commanded petitioner to prison at Carlisle, where he remained 1 9 days. In
consideration thereof, and of his wife and seven children, begs relief, and quietly to enjoy
his said farm and tithe, during the minority of the Queen's ward, his Lord. [1 sheet.]
Endorsed with note that he was misliked for misbehaviour by Lord Thomas, who had in
mind to have discharged him, and that he was dismissed for refusing to assist the land
serjeant and others, when besieged in Naworth castle.
Aug. ? 96. Petition of Christopher Blackborne of Greystock, Cumber- land, yeoman to Sir
Wm. Cecil. All his ancestors have been tenants of one tenement, with the appurtenances in
Greystock, to the Lords Greystock, as also to the Lords Dacre, since their intermarriage
with the daughter and heir of Lord Greystock. Petitioner has served William Lord Dacre in
his household for 20 years ; ventured his life in four armies with him, and in the last at
Musselburgh field, carried the standard of the said Lord William, who in consideration of
faithful service, promised him some living, and meantime put him to service with his son
Thomas, the last Lord Dacre, whom he served 12 years as servant in chamber, and keeper
of his purse. The keepership of Greystock park falling into the gift of Lord William, upon
request of Lord Thomas, and in remembrance of his promise, he gave it to petitioner for
life, and also the said farm and tenement in Greystock, to occupy with his mother, then 80
years old. Having paid his fine, has ever since quietly enjoyed the said tenement and park ;
had therein certain cattle, which had been allowed to graze during the life of the said Lords
William and Thomas, and until last May, when the officers of the Duke of Nor- folk, being
in the country to survey the lands of George Lord Dacre, Her Majesty's ward, expelled him
from the said farm, tene- ment, and keepership ; has made suit to his Grace, but can get no
relief. Prays leave to re-enter the farm, paying the usual rent, and observing the due
services. [f sheet] Endorsed with notes that he was never keeper, but the keeper's helper at
will and pleasure ; was discharged, and Laurence Bowsher placed there by Lord Thomas.
That touching the farm, he refused to become tenant to my Lady and pay his rent, or
appear at the Court, and persuaded others to do the like ; broke the park wall of Greystock,
and drove out divers of my Lady's cattle. His mother occupies the land quietly, and
complainant's eldest son was admitted tenant in reversion. Complainant was aider to Fras.
Dacre and others, who hunted in Greystock parks after the decease of Lord Thomas. Aug. ?
97. Petition of Robert Milbourne of the Tarn House, parcel of the forest of Geltisdale, co.
Cumberland, yeoman to Sir Wm. Cecil William Lord Dacre was seized of the said forest,
whereof the said house is parcel, and for the faithful service of petitioner's ancestors,
granted him the tenement called Tarn House, at will ; has enjoyed the same up to last May,
when he was put out of possession by the servants of the Duke of Norfolk, &c., whereby he
and his wife and six children are forced to beg. Prays leave to continue tenant during the
minority of George Lord Dacre ; is too poor to recover possession by the ordinary course of
law. [ sheet.] Endorsed with note that he is a keeper of the forest of Geltisdale with one of
the lodges, and without any meadow or arable land, at will and pleasure ; and is
discharged for receiving deer stealers, and consenting to their evil doings, and for which he
was presented at Court.
Aug. ? 98. Petition of John Bell, of Hawe hill, Cumberland, to Sir Wm. Cecil. Petitioner
and his father have been tenants at will to William and Thomas Lords Dacre 24 years, of a
tenement called the Boordmos, near Wawton Wood, rent 5s. 2d. y which his father, by
licence of Lord William, took upon a waste called Boordmos, adjoining the water of Kinge,
and built thereupon ; but last June, Wm. Craggell and John Walker forcibly entered the
tenement, broke down the hedges, burst open the barn door, chased forth the cattle, and
assaulted petitioner and his father, to the danger of their lives ; afterwards they mowed the
meadows, and assaulted and wounded petitioner and his servants. Prays that during the
minority of George Lord Dacre, Her Majesty's ward, he may have quiet enjoyment of his
farm, and also be defended against the said Wm. Craggell, a disorderly man, who was
banished for theft during the life of Lord William and Lord Thomas Dacre. [1 page.]
Endorsed with note that, upon suit commenced in the Court at Brampton, it was found by
the homage that the defendants had most title to the lands, and they were therefore
admitted, and complainant was removed by the Duke's officer, since his Grace's
commissioners left.
99. Petition of John Fawcet, of Greystock, to Sir Wm. Cecil. His ancestors time out of mind
held a tenement in Greystock from the Lords Greystock and Dacre, and he is ready to pay
all reasonable fine for the same ; but last May, the officers of the Duke of Norfolk, guardian
of George Lord Dacre, dismissed him from the farm that he has held 28 years, and he and
his wife, having had 19 children, must go a begging. Begs continuance in the said
tenement. [ sheet.] Endorsed with note that he refused to be tenant, pay rent, or come to
my Lady's court, and was a great persuader of others to do the like.
Oct. 10. 109. K Aschara to the Queen. Let Your Highness be present in Windsor, some
withdrawing chamber, and your goodness only read this letter. I once wrote a little book of
shooting, and King Henry, your noble father, so liked it that he gave me a living ; but when
he lost his life, I lost that. King Edward revived it by his letters under seal, which was a
great profit to me, save that one unpleasant word, " during pleasure," turned me after to
great displeasure ; for his pleasure went with him, and my whole living went away with
them both. But behold God's goodness towards me ! In Queen Mary's time, when I had
lost all, and neither looked nor hoped for anything again, all my friends being under foot, I
was suddenly sent for by the Council, and sworn secretary for the Latin tongue, as some of
them knew that King Edward had given me that office when I was absent in Germany. I
saw that Winchester liked my writing, and that he governed all, and I told him that my
patent and living for my book of shooting was lost ; he advised me to have it written again,
which I did. Here I will open to you a pretty subtlety, in doing haply a good turn to myself,
whereat you will smile ; I have laughed at it 20 times, with good cause, for I have lived the
better for it ever since. I caused the form of the patent to be written out, with a blank for
the sum, and took it to the Bishop, who asked why the old sum was not put in. I said the
fault was in the writer, who had done ill besides to leave the vacant place so great, for the
old word ten would not half fill the room, and therefore except it pleased him to put in
twenty pounds, which would both fill the vacant place and my purse, I should be put to
new charges in causing the patent to be written again. The Bishop laughed, and went to
Queen Mary, and told her what I had said, who without more speaking, and before I had
done her any service, made my patent 201. for life. Having been often advised by friends to
make suit to you to augment and confirm the living, I long objected, from my dislike to ask
favours, and because your benefits evermore prevented my suits ; but I was urged to it for
the sake of my wife and young children. Arguments thereupon. My friend advises thus : "
You used to have 201. for your book on shooting, and 20L for your Latin secretaryship,
and you paid the Queen 201. a year for a little farm Queen Mary gave you, and 181. for a
parsonage your mother- in-law left. Return what you have, and get the farm for one of
your sons, and the parsonage for the other. Then reprint your book on shooting, which
many wish for, naming the Queen's goodness to you. I believe she will do more, give what
you ask, and not take away your poor livings." I entreat your goodness to plead for me with
Your Highness. If you shall be thus gracious unto me, I shall be able to leave 201. a year to
either of my sons, which will satisfy my desire, although as small a portion as ever
secretary to a Prince left behind him. If I be not so happy as to leave this poor living to my
children, yet will I leave the copy of this poor letter to them, to bear witness with me, in
time to come, that although they had a father unfortunate to do them good, he was called
and suffered to serve many years in good place, in weighty affairs, and no great fault found
in his service, and yet nothing by him obtained to leave behind him to his children. [5
closely written pages. Copy from the original in the possession of the Marquis of
Hertford.']
123. List of 23 Commissioners for ecclesiastical causes in the
diocese of Chester ; proposing that Dr. Wm. Wall, Sir John Southworth, Sir John Atherton, Fras. Tunstall, and Thos. Herte, be removed from the commission, as suspected in religion or of vicious
life, and 11 others be placed in their stead. [1 pages]
10. Abstract of the articles to be heard and determined by virtue of the commission for
causes ecclesiastical in the province of York ; with note of two articles contained in the
former commission {see 5 May 1561], but omitted in this; viz., that for searching out
masterless men, and that for restitution of those deprived of their livings for religion. [2|
pages. The commission is entered on the Patent Roll of 10 Eliz., pt. 2, but without date; the
previous entry bears date 17 Feb., and the subsequent one 14 June. ED.]
June 29. 15. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. I send the copy of the
Kinsley. l as t commission to this Council, by which it appears that any four,
two being of the quorum, may act, and those appointed to give warrant for making process may still do so ; so that if the Queen
wishes the next sitting kept, there lacks only the authorising a
vice-president to execute the commission and instructions, and a
warrant to the Receiver of Yorkshire to defray the charge, or else
to her attorney here to defray it out of fines in his hands. There
is wine to be had reasonably at the late President's house.
If the Queen continue the Council till Michaelmas, lying in York
as the meetest place, five marks should be allowed weekly for diet,
or four marks if he keep his own house.
P.S. I send you articles enclosed to show my good-will for the
estate of these parts. I have not got the commission of oyer and
terminer yet. [1 page.] Enclosing,
15. i. Articles by Sir T. Gargrave for government in Yorkshire :
1. If the Queen choose a president of the Council, he
may preserve good order in the country, and be lieutenant in time of war, at less cJiarge than any other.
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2. "When the late Earl of Shrewsbury was president,
he levied an army as lieutenant ivithout fee till they
left Neiucastle, and tlien had 51. a day till their discharge.
3. I have known two commotions in Henry VIII.
and Edward VI. 's times repressed by means of the
Council, and their authors brought to justice.
4. A godly archbishop and president might together
bring good affection to religion, which is not so forward
as in King Edward's days ; some refuse communion,
and the church service is not used ; the late Archbishop
left in ward Sir Thos. Mecham aud his wife for this
matter, and she seeks not to be loosed. Those who
disobey good laws in religion should either be reconciled or put to their charges, for they grow rich and
encourage others.
5. Mr. Vice-chamberlain, in going northward, wished
me to tell you the mind of the people here about the
Scottish Queen ; opinions vary, the wise think her being
here is dangerous to the Queen, and ivish her honourably
back in Scotland; they fear that her pretended title
and her religion may occasion troubles ; some think it
honourable to relieve her. [1 page.]
June ? 16. Grant to Oliver Dawbeney of London of the office of surveyor
of customs and duties on all beer exported, for the term of six years.
With order to the officers of customs to deliver him copies of their
entries and their licences ; with power to search for concealments,
and to report offences in the- Exchequer. Proviso of revocation in
case it be found injurious to the subject, or in case Dawbeney or
his officers accept fees or rewards from merchants or shipowners.
[2 sheets. See Dom. Eliz., Vol. XLVL, Nos. 66, 71.]
June ? Declaration by the Queen that, having licensed Lord Treasurer
Winchester, 17 June 1568, to sell lands value 647Z. Us. lOfd, to
satisfy his debts to the Crown, she discharges the said lands from
any claim to the Crown in behalf of the said debts, for the security
of the purchaser. [Imperfect. Warrant Book I., p. 11.]
July 11. 17. Sir Thos. Gargrave, Sir Hen. Gate, and John Vaughan to
York. Sir Wm. Cecil. Many lament the present state of the Scottish
Queen in being put from her government, and she is reported by
some that resort to Carlisle, and who are no favourers of our
religion, to be wise, virtuous, eloquent, and according to her power,
liberal, which, with her behaviour, wins the affections of many,
especially the simple. We hear that some of the faction against her
in Scotland doubt of their continuance, for the people are rising
against the Regent, and if he should be overthrown, she lying here,
peril might happen to this realm.
Religion waxes cold, and is going backward, and if Her Majesty
would direct her letters to the Council here and the Commissioners
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for ecclesiastical causes in these parts, to call before them the justices
of peace and other gentry, and charge them touching religion and
their duties to confer with people, and persuade or else certify them,
it might bring about a reformation. [1 page.]
July 17. 18. W. Cock to Valentine Browne. While a ship from London
Newcastle, was discharging her cargo here, four barrels of powder and six
chests of bows were detained, and one of the barrels conveyed
away, whereupon I went to the Mayor for an officer, and stayed the
three barrels, but the chests were gone. Write to the Mayor that
you have received letters from London of the shipping of six chests
of bows and four barrels of powder, and will him to see them safely
kept, if any are gone, to know who has them, for I believe there
are none so shameful as some of our justices. One of Mr. Jerome's
men took the barrel, saying as it was Mr. Bennet's provision, he had
a right to use it. Happily Mr. Bennet's man asked me, upon his
master's death, what he should do with it, and I told him to lay it
up until he knew who should discharge him of it ; since his going to
London, this affair has happened, [f page.]
Aug. 1. Commission by Thos. Randolph, ambassador in Russia, to Jas.
Bassendine, Jas. Woodcock, and Rich. Browne, to undertake a
voyage of discovery from the river Peckora eastward. \_Dom. Eliz..
Vol. CXCVL, ff. 121-123. Copy. Printed in Hakluyt, Vol. I.,
pp. 430-431.]
Aug. 23. 19. The Queen to the Earl of Westmoreland and Bishop of
Durham. Upon the disorders committed upon the opposite
borders in Scotland, we have appointed to have 100 horse put in
order within the bishopric of Durham, to answer such force as
may be used to the annoyance of our subjects there, and prevent
other unlawful attempts. You are immediately to cause the said 100
horsemen to be levied, and put in readiness by the time our cousin,
Lord Hunsdon, made Warden of the East Marches, shall arrive
there, so that they may be ready to repair to the frontiers if
appointed. Some of these horsemen should, if possible, serve for
pistoliers. We have given order that such men and horses shall be
well used, and returned safely, if service does not alter them.
[1 page, draft. Corrected by Sir Wru. Cecil.']
Aug. 24. 20. The Queen to Sir Thos. Gargrave. According to our order in
Feb. 1564, there were mustered in co. York 1,600 able men, furnished with armour, who were to be always ready for service upon
our north frontiers. As it is likely that some of the captains and
soldiers may, either by death or removal, be lacking, meaning to
have that want supplied, we command you, calling to you such of
the rest of the Council there as you shall think meet, to order either
those that were commissioners at the time of our former order, or
such as you think good to appoint in every hundred where the said
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men were put in readiness, to consider, without open assembly or
musters, the state of the said men ; and when they find any captains
wanting, to appoint others, so that the whole number may be full,
ready to serve, specially ordering the choice of able and sufficient
men. In the appointing of captains, good regard to be had that
they be fit for such a charge, and of faithful disposition towards us
and the present government of our realm, whereof we do not
-admonish you without cause. When you have performed this,
we require you to cause the books thereof to be drawn and put in
readiness, against the coming of our cousin of Sussex, president of
our Council, that if he shall see cause, he may take a view of the
said men by open musters or otherwise. [If pages, draft."]
Aug.? 21. Abstract of the suit of A.B. and C.D. to the Queen, touching
her grant to be made to them of the impost of all wines brought
into England or Wales :
That such grant may take effect'next Michaelmas, and continue
seven years, they paying yearly such sums as shall be answered to
her for this present year for the impost of the said wines, by H.S.
[Henry Smith] and J.M. [Jno. Morley], or as much money as she
has been answered in any one year, or 1,000. above an average of
six of the best years.
That they put in sufficient sureties for payment of the said
sums.
In consideration whereof Her Majesty is to grant them and
their deputies full power to be present in all custom-houses, ports,
havens, creeks, and places of lading and unlading merchandises,
and with her customers, searchers, waiters, &c. to use reasonable
means that Her Majesty may be justly answered of all manner of
customs, &c. due for the said impost of wines during the said
term, without any concealment or diminution.
Her Majesty is to revoke her patent to them [H.S. and J.M.]
of the said impost of wines. She is credibly informed that their
services have been unprofitable.
For better countenance of the said lease to be made to A.B.
and C.D., they request special commission, in as ample form as
that already granted to H.S. and J.M., but without any such
condition or proviso as is contained therein ; in consideration that
they stand bound to pay a rent certain for the premises during
the said six years, [f page.~]
Endorsed, Earl of Leicester for wine [by Sir W. Cecil].
Sept. 2. 22. Henry Lord Scrope to the Council. According to Her Majesty's
Boiton. a nd your letter, for apprehension of Fras. Dacre and others, for a
riot lately committed at Carlisle, I have divers times sought for him,
but he fled immediately after the riot, with Humphrey and Mungo
Musgrave, Miles Stavely, and Wm. Hutton. I have apprehended
divers of their adherents, as Edw. Dacre, Nich. Curwen, Chris, and
Wm. Musgrave, Rich. Salkeld, John Briscoe, and Rich. Dacre, all of
whom can be charged therewith, upon credible evidence, as having
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aided in the said conspiracy ; they were with the rest in the consultation had in the church immediately before.
I send recognizances ; the others will not be hastily taken, unless
by the detention of these, or persuasion of friends, they enter themselves, but this matter is now brought to order, and the frontiers
left in very good rule, [f page, damaged.} Enclosing,
22. i. Recognizance of Edw. Dacre, of Crogling, Cumberland, in
1,000 marks, and of Thos. Denton, of Warmell, in 500?.,
before Henry Lord Scrope of Bolton, Warden of the
West Marches, to appear before Privy Council on 10 Sept.,
to answer matters objected against the former, and not
to depart therejrom without special licence.
Also similar recognizances for the appearance of the
other six persons taken. [3 pages, copy.] 30 Aug. 1568.
22. II. Interrogatories for the examination of persons as to a
riot at Carlisle assizes :
1. What number of gentlemen were assembled in the
church or churchyard of Carlisle cathedral on Monday,
2 Aug., and were you one of them ?
2. What conversation or practice was then among
you used ?
3. What company assembled at Edw. Dacre's house
in Carlisle, at 2 p.m. ?
4. Whether word was not brought there that Mr.
Bannister was in the street ?
5. Whether thereupon Fras. Dacre and Miles Stavely
did not send for their swords and bucklers ?
6. What conference have you had with Fras. Dacre ?
7. Did you draw your sword in the affray, and what
servants were attending you ?
8. What conference had you with any Scotchman
since ? [1 sheet.]
22. III. Examination of Christopher, son and heir of Simon
Musgrave, of Ednell, before Henry Lord Scrope, on the
above interrogatories:
1. TJiere were assembled in the church and churchyard Edward and Fras Da cres, Humphrey and
Mungo Musgrave, Nich. Curwen, Wm. Stavely, Rich.
Salkeld, and this examinate.
2. Cannot remember any talk that passed between
them, but heard Fras. Dacre say that he would begin it,
end it who would.
3. Saw the parties before named, as also Wm. A llenby,
at Edw. Dacre's ; was not there but in the court.
4. Never heard any such word or message, nor knew
of any that brought it.
5. Never heard Fras. Dacre will him to do any such
thing.
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6. F. Dacre was in his company at Appleby in Ednell, on Thursday being the assize day, lay there all
night, and left next day ; he said that process would
be issued against him, but he would not be taken by it.
7. Was present at the affray, and drew his sword,
as were also Nynian Middleton, Miles Stavely, Wm.
Cuthbert, Edw. Wythes, and Leonard Waters. [1 sheet]
22. iv. LiJce examination of Nicholas Gurwen, son and heir of
Hen. Curwen, Esq. of Wirkington, to the same effect.
[| sheet."]
22. V. Like examination of Edw. Dacre :
1. Came through the church with the persons before
named, on his way home from the sheriff's house, where
the justices sat, but did not stay there.
2. Does not remember any conversation, save what
he had with suitors who came to him.
3. Rich. Dacre, Thos. Pickering, and Mr. Greenwood,
a lawyer, were with him at his house, and he asked the
latter whether to keep the process served upon him by
Bannisters man or deliver a copy.
4>. Knows no such thing.
6. Fras. Dacre was forced by the townsmen to come
to his house immediately after' the affray ; was never
in his company since but at Ednell, and rebuked
him for his disorder, as Lady Musgrave and others can
testify, but had no other conference with him.
7. Neither examinate nor any of his servants were at
the affray, save Michael James, whom he put away for
that cause. Has only spoken to one Scotchman since
the riot, and he came under safe-conduct. [1 sheet.]
22. vi. Like examination of Rich. Dacre of Acton:
1. Was neither in the church nor churchyard at tlie
time of the affray, nor knew of any assembly.
2. Knows of none.
3. Was with Edw. Dacre and Thos. Pickering, in an
inner chamber, but who vuas in the outer chamber
knows not.
4. 5. Knows nothing thereof.
6. Being at Thisilethwaite on the Sunday after the
assizes, and Fras. Dacre and his wife being at Acton,
they came thither in the morning and ivent away in
the evening, since which he has had no conference with
him.
7. Was not present at the affray, nor any servant
of his.
8. Knows nothing of any conference between Fras.
Dacre and a Scotchman. Newcastle, 29 Aug. 1568.
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22. vii. Like examination of John Briscoe of Crofton :
1. Came through the church from the sheriff's house,
with Humphrey Musgrave, and stood at the church door,
talking with two of his tenants, during which time
Francis and Rich. Dacre and others went up the
church, towards the choir, but stayed.
2. Does not know what passed between them; they
only stayed there a few 'minutes.
3. Edw. Dacre came through the churchyard with a
great number, but does not know who they ivere, and
went home ; examinate and Humphrey Musgrave followed, and sat down with them and Anth. Anthon in
an outer chamber, Edw. Dacre being in an inner room
with Greenwood.
4>. Never heard of the message.
5. 6. Was never in Fras. Dacre's company.
7. Was not at the affray, nor any servant of his.
8. Knoivs nothing of any conference between Fras.
Dacre and a Scotchman, [f sheet.']
22. viii. Like examination of Wm. Musgrave, Esq., of Hatton :
1. Was in the church with Edward, Francis, and
Rich. Dacre, Rich.' Salkeld, Humphrey and Mungo Musgrave, Nich. Gurwen, Chris. Musgrave, and Leonard
Dykes, and walked about with them.
2. Does not remember their conversation.
3. He and Rich. Salkeld and Leonard Dykes went
into the cloisters, leaving Edw. Dacre and the rest in
the church.
6. Never saw Fras. Dacre, nor had any message from
him since he saw him in the church before the affray.
7. Was not present at the affray.
8. Knows nothing of any conference between Fras.
Dacre and a Scotchman, [f sheet.]
22. ix. Like examination of Rich Salkeld, of Rosgill, co. Westmoreland :
1. Came through the church ivith his son-in-law Gco.
Salkeld and others, but saw no assembly save Wm.
Musgrave.
6. Never saw nor spoke with him since.
7. Was not present at the affray, nor any servant of
his.
8. Knows nothing of any conference between Fras.
Dacre and a Scotchman. Also,
Examination of Anth. Hutton of Penrith. Went to
Edw. Dacre's house on 2 Aug., to seek Humphrey Masgrave, but did not find him. Has not seen Fras. Dacre
since the affray, and only his son William once or twice
at his own house.
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Bolton.
Sept. 11.
Jersey,
Sept. 11.
Kinsley.
Sept. 14.
Kinsley.
Sept. 21.
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23. Lord Scrope to Secretary Cecil. To the same effect as his
letter to the Council. [1 page.]
24. Annas Paulet to Sir Win. Cecil. Seventeen ministers of
the -word of God in the Duchy of Normandy have repaired hither
for safety during these troublesome times ; also M. de Colombier and
M. de St. Marie, men of great revenue in Normandy. Also the
Bailiff of St. Sauveur, and others.
We recommend them to you for favour ; they look for none from
their enemies, and are mostly too poor to seek a far refuge. The
Bailiff and justices of Jersey think that as they are too poor to hurt
the island, their abode here will be expedient to the inhabitants, in
the hire of houses and sale of provisions. Let me know your
pleasure about them and others. The Baron of Colouces, a man of
good estate, intends to be here shortly. [1 page.]
24. i. " Names of such as are repaired to the island of Jersey,
out of the Duchy of Normandy, since the 3rd of September
1568," being 17 ministers, 3 children, and 2 others.
[1 page.]
25. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Win. Cecil. I enclose a letter to
you from Thos. Cotton now in Italy. Upon receipt of Her Majesty's
letters, a commission was issued for putting the 1,500 men in readiness, but there is no armour ; money is to be raised to buy it from the
Queen's stores at Newcastle ; we wish to know the prices and Her
Majesty's pleasure whether to purchase at once, or when the soldiers
are to proceed on their journey ; and whether at Newcastle, or receive
them from the ordnance.
I have not yet appointed the captains, and send you a list of some
names, distinguishing such as are well affected in religion or the
contrary, as also of those that are doubted, marking such as we think
need to be appointed.
There was a commission three years since to survey the armour,
but to little purpose ; there should be one to see every man furnished
according to the statute, and appoint armour for every township ;
and lest it be dangerous among the common sort, it should be kept
by gentlemen in castles, and armourers appointed to keep it clean,
which could be done at small charge. [1 page.]
26. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. I send you the names
of gentlemen. I told you I had made one prick at the head of
those meet for religion, and two at the head of those to whom I
had spoken and who had assented. I doubt whether the billet of
names is not [lost ?], so I send another, [f page.]
27. Marquis of Winchester to Sir Wm. Cecil. I send you my
letters to the customers of Newcastle to pay 300Z. to the Treasurer
of Berwick, if they have so much, whereof I doubt.
My letters to the Deputy Receiver of York be passed by post,
and I will send two of my servants for the 700?., as soon as your
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Privy Seal comes to receive it. If he has it not, they are to be
sent to Berwick, with my letters to borrow it there, and pay it to
the Treasurer for the Queen's (?) causes, and to take so much of
him at their return for the Treasurer of Berwick, upon his acquittance, which my servants shall bring from him. If he cannot do
so, then to give my servants his bill to pay so much money to
Rich. Sunley, for repayment of the money that I borrowed.
My servants are gone to Berwick with 700?. in gold, and will
pay it to the Treasurer, and take his acquittance in part of his
Michaelmas pay, at the hands of the Receiver of York, and so
that matter shall be fully answered, and you need not take my
300?. of the customs, except you have cause to use it for the service ;
for money is so scant that I can find none. [If pages.~]
Endorsed with note that with this was sent his letter to the
customer of Newcastle for payment of 300?.
Oct. 2. 28. Sir Hugh Paulet to Sir Win. Cecil. I send a letter from
Tittenhanger, mv S0 n. I approve their zeal at Jersey in receiving these strangers,
Hertfordshire, j^ canno ^ ife e their continued abode on the isle, nor that of a
greater number likely to arrive hereafter. They should be passed
over into the realm for their better surety, and avoidance of danger
to the isles. On the passing of Count Montgomery to the Prince
of Condd, the ministers and other faithful in Normandy are in great
trouble and fear of themselves, [f page.}
Oct. 2. 29. Robert Earl of Leicester to Sir Nich. Throckmorton. Hearing that the Cardinal [Chastillon's] wife has come to London, I
pray you commend me to her, with offer of service, either for her
or her husband. I enclose you a letter from Lord Cobham, with a
schedule of news which God send may be true; you may make
the Cardinal privy to it. The well-doing of M. Dandelot has
been ver}^ lately confirmed out of France, [f page.]
Oct. 3. 30. Robert Earl of Leicester to Sir Nich. Throckmorton. My
Lord Steward, Mr. Secretary, and I have written to you for advice to
be given to the Cardinal [Chastillon], upon the great resort we hear
from all parties that are come lately into the realm out of France ;
so ise our advice to him that he may conceive no evil in our
meaning. Our chief respect is to show good affections towards him.
I know assuredly Her Majesty has a marvellous liking of him,
and one thing more than I looked for, which is her liking to
hear of his wife, and is very desirous to see her, and has sent one
expressly to visit her ; but what her general opinion is as to publicly receiving those that have to do with their Princes, you know
as well as I ; which causes us to forsee lest too much open show
may cause her to grow more weary of the Cardinal, for that all the
repair will now come to him. Wherefore we wish that he deal
warily, that he may do good in the cause ; and when he will treat
with Her Majesty, that he come but in his former sort to her, and
that the open company appear not ; that the ambassador take not
just cause to challenge Her Majesty for matters of the King's adversaries, and so cause a stay, where we wish by little and little to have
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it so increase as it may break forth, as it should and must, if we
look to her own safety and the realm's security. Now you knowing
my mind and ours, I doubt not of your wise handling thereof,
our chief respects being to have the Cardinal keep his credit and
recourse hither, who, I trust, shall do most good. [1 page.]
Oct. 3 ? 31. Statement by Att.-Gen. Gilbert Gerard, on the question of
the legality of leases made by the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle,
but with a variation from their proper style and title, that most
of the judges think them valid, but not all, and that the matter
should be brought to judgment in some suit, that the law might
be known. Endorsed " Case of the Colledge of Carlisle/' [ page.]
Oct. 9. 32. Receipt by John Ramridge for 21, 3s. Qd. from Thomas
Fullam, skinner, for three quarters' rent due to the Mercers' Company at Michaelmas 1568. [Scrap]
Oct. 10. 33. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. The repair of
York. the bearer, Cotton Gargrave, to you gives me occasion to recommend
his good disposition, and I trust, will encourage him in the service.
His father, Sir Thomas Gargrave, has in all times, and especially
since the death of the late Archbishop, used great diligence in the
service here, and is a great stay for the good order of these parts.
By his travail I find the country much more in order, and where
there is any lack, I find him willing to assist me, and therein have
also cause to commend all the rest of the Council here.
I have given order for an abstract to be made of all the causes
depending in this Court, and have given warning by proclamation
for the next sitting to begin 22 Nov., before which, and upon
sight of the abstract, I mean to travail to end the greatest causes
by arbitrament, as proceeding of law breeds in these parts a
grounded hatred between the parties ; if I may compound the
contentions amongst principal persons, I hope thereby to cut off
a great part of the meaner causes which depend upon them.
The Borders are greatly impoverished by repair to York, and for
three or four years past, there have been no sittings in those parts ;
for redress thereof I mean to have the next sitting towards the
Borders, though the time of the year serves ill for it, and meantime
to respite those causes till that sitting, in respect of the peril that
may ensue by absence of the Borderers.
The diligent attendance for the Scottish causes is some hindrance
to me in ordering the country causes, nevertheless, as I may have
any time I will be doing, and what this shall hinder I will redouble
hereafter. I find divers factions here, which time must help, and
informations are given as their humours like. If any secret information comes, suspend credit until the truth be tried, wherein if
you wish you shall know the truth, whomsoever it touches.
[li pages.]
Oct. 17. 34. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Finding some
York. things fit to be altered in three articles of my instructions, I send
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you a copy, and beg to receive them altered before the sitting of
22 November.
Among divers matters here that I have travailed to compound, is
a controversy between Sir Hen. Percy and Mr. Swyneborne, who
are willing to submit to the order of myself and some of the
Council, to stay all matters depending between them in the Star
Chamber or elsewhere, and to proceed in this Court ; and after the
ordering of the title and all other causes depending thereupon, to
be reconciled to good amity and friendship, as will hardly be
brought to pass if matters there should further proceed. I beseech
you to be a means that these causes may be dismissed out of the
Star Chamber.
The warrant for payment of the councillors' fees here is referred
to the former warrant made in June, since which Estoft and
Browne, two of the council be dead, and Tankard and Meeres
appointed in their place, who are not named in the first warrant,
and therefore the Receiver will not pay their fees without a further
warrant. [ 1 page.] Enclosing,
34. i. Note of articles in the Earl of Sussex's instructions, in
which he requests alteration.
Art 6. For the Lord President and two of the Council
bound to continual attendance to be sworn masters in
Chancery. Request for a dedimus potestatem to be sent
for giving the oath of a master in Chancery to the Lord
President.
Art. 18. For four of the Council, of whom the Lord
President, justices of assize, and Sir T. Gargrave to be
two, to assess fines on riots. Request for others to be
added, for in the absence of the justices of assize, if
Sir T. Gargrave be sick or absent, there would not be a
quorum.
Art. 19. Authority for the Lord President and Council
(the sessions being at York) to assess costs and damages to
plaintiffs and defendants. The parenthesis seems to limit
the power to sessions held at York, as though not extend-
ing to Newcastle and other places, and should therefore be
omitted. Either a warrant should be sent to amend the
instructions here, or the articles altered there, and sent
hither signed. [1 page.}
34. ii. Warrant to the General Receiver of Yorkshire for payment
of the Council in the North parts. Our pleasure is to pay
yearly to the now Archbishop of York, Lord President of
the Council, 666Z. 13s. 4d.from the first of this month, for
his diet, and that of others joined with him ; to Sir Thos.
Gargrave for his fee, 100 marlcs yearly; to Sir Hen.
Gate, 20. ; to Sir John Rokeby, doctor of law, 131. 6s. Sd. ;
to John Vaughan, 2,01. ; to Wm. Tankard, 501. ; to
Lawrence Meeres, 4>0l.; to Hen. Say veil, 40.; to Thos.
Eynns, secretary, 33?. 6s. 8c?., and to John Skayffe, mes-
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Oct. 21.
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Oct. 27.
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senger, Ql. 1 3s. 4<d. Provided nevertheless such of the said
councillors as have their fees by patent shall only receive
fees according to such patent, and not double fees by this
warrant.
Noted [by Sir T. Gargrave] that this is to be written on
parchment, to be signed by Her Majesty, and sealed with
the Privy Signet. TJiat the Council are to have their
half year's fees next Michaelmas, and that the Earl of
Sussex, by a like warrant, 10 Eliz., is allmued 1,0001. a
year during pleasure. [1 sheet, copy.]
Richmond, 5 Junk 1564.
35. Receipt by Thomas Ubye and Anth. Rone, churchwardens of
St. Botolph without Aldersgate, of 13s. 4dl. from Mr. Oseley, for
half a year's rent due at Michaelmas 1568. [Scrap.]
36. Amias Paulet to Sir "Wm. Cecil. I enclose a bill written by
M. Villiers, minister of Bayeux, in Normandy, reporting matters
revealed to him by M. de Colombiers, a man of great revenue and
credit in Normandy. I think the information true, as M. Villiers is
a man of credit with the nobility of Normandy, and likely to be
consulted. I beseech you to bear the state of the castle in mind at
this troublesome time, [f page.]
37- T. Compton, W. de la Court, and eight others, bailiff and
jurats of Guernsey, to Sir Wm. Cecil. There are such troubles in
the island as I, Thos. Compton, have not known for 48 years,
because our Captain and Governor would have us confess error in
our sentence for punishment of the procurer's insolency ; maintaining
that we have erred, whereas he should rather have winked than
maintained such a matter, whereby the tumultuous people might be
moved. He and we have Queen and Council to judge of any error,
but misliking our advice, and led by the late condemned jurats,
he seeks to force order, conventing estate against estate, and making
the people mislike us, and the Queen's pleasure signified to us, for
accepting the Bishop of Winchester to our ordinary. They have
sent procurers thereon to Council, but prohibit our doing so. We
doubt not the Lords will suspend their judgments till our messengers may have access, declare our griefs, and answer the complaints
of our adversaries. [2 pages.]
38. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Lord President, and the Council of the
North, to the Privy Council. We received your letters of 30 Oct.
by Mr. Scott, prebend of Carlisle, signifying that T, the President,
should inform myself, by Sir Thos. Gargrave and others of the
Council here, of the state of the matter committed by you to the
late Lord President and Council, for redress of certain enormities
committed by them of the church of Carlisle, in making unreasonable
leases to the prejudice of the church, wherein the said Lord President and Council travailed until Justice Welsh caused some stay to
be made ; and that I should, notwithstanding such stay, proceed to
the speedy reformation of those disorders ; and that I might do
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nothing therein but according to the equity of the law, which you
were informed would help to relieve the right of the church, and
that I should receive in writing the opinions of the judges.
On receipt of these letters, and the doubtful opinions of the
judges, whereof I send you copies, I searched out the truth of the
matter, and * * * * we have admitted the reviving thereof, and
have awarded process against the defendant to appear before us the
29th inst., when if we have good matter in law to relieve the church,
we will proceed ; if we find the law will not help, we will do what
with good conscience we may for relief of the church. Meantime we
beseech you, as the answer of the judges is very doubtful, to take
order with them to advertise us more plainly their opinions.
[1 page, damaged.}
Nov 3. 39. Francis Chamberlain to Sir Wm. Cecil. Controversy has
Castle Comet, fallen out between myself and the jurats of Guernsey, which my
Guernsey. ^ ro t, ne r will send to you before informing the Council. I will
submit to your decision in the matter. [ page.~\ Enclosing,
39. i. Declaration of the controversy betiueen the Captain and
jurats of Guernsey. There are certain grounds called
deserts, not tilled for 100 years ; the] tilth belongs to the
Vicar, and the rest to the Queen, and so to the Captain,
who lets it at rent. The farmers complain that John
Hasler, dean and parson of St. Martins, usurps more
than his right in his parish ; denunciation is made to tJie
Procurer, who represents the Queen's attorney, and prosecutes the same before the jurats.
For proof on the Captain's side is brought an ancient
precedent signed by the Bailiff and jurats, that those
duties belong to the Captain, and the Dean begs a copy ;
the book being delivered to the jurats to give the copy,
they keep it, giving the Dean the advantage of seeking his
proof by new trial of men's oaths. The Procurer refuses
these and demands the record ; the jurats refuse it ; the
Captain requires them to minister justice uprightly, and
the Procurer, seeing himself debarred of the precedent,
departs the court to delay the sentence.
Hereupon the jurats wish to imprison the Procurer,
but he refuses to yield. The Captain's force is required
by the jurats for his imprisonment, which he refuses without copy of the sentence ; this they give, whereon he yields
to prison. Hereupon the jurats refuse to administer
justice unless the Captain appoint another Procurer, and
assemble the states of the isle to make a collection to maintain suit against the Captain. Most of the commons refuse to contribute towards the prosecution appointed by
the jurats, and choose procurators themselves. The jurats
choose three, who were appointed by the Queen to execute
the commission of fortification. The Captain tries to
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appease the matter, and begs them to stay and attend to
their duties in administration of justice, but they refuse ;
whereon he commands them to ward, till Council's pleasure be known, and has sent letters from himself and
them thereupon. [If page.]
Nov. [4?] 40. Causes moving the Captain to detain John Aster, dean,
and Thomas Effart, and Nicholas Martin, jurats, in the Castle of
Guernsey, till the Council's pleasure be known :
That being elected jurats, they refused the oath for the due
administration of justice, and persuaded the rest to the like obstinacy, which caused great disorder upon causes of controversy ; the
inhabitants required redress from the Captain, and are in tumult.
When the captain assembled the estates of the isle, he bade them
not depart till the commission was executed, and if they had any
matter to prefer to Council, to choose what procurers they would,
except the Dean and Eifart, one being of the quorum in the commission, and the other having custody of the treasure ; but they refused
with a contempt that might induce the inhabitants to neglect the
Governor's authority. That they imprisoned the Procurer, being
the Queen's attorney, only on such cause as appears in his letters to
Council. [| page.]
Nov. 4. 41. Robert Bishop of Winchester to Sir Wm. Cecil. I am moved
by letters received from the jurats of Guernsey and the godly
ministers there, to entreat you to stay the tumultuous murmuring
there, by ordering the release of the parties detained in prison by
the Captain lest they should show the truth, that they may show
the case before Council, and receive orders for the quietness of the
island. Jersey is much troubled by one Roupelle, a man of no
good meaning. If these things be not stayed, evil may follow.
[1 page.]
Nov. 9. 42. President and Council of the North to the Queen. Since the
York. coming here of me, the President, we have, according to our commission and instructions, conferred for the advancement of God's
glory and his holy word ; for the good order of your subjects committed to our charge ; for the understanding special matters contained in the instructions, by inquiry to be made by the justices of
peace, and to be certified, together with the state of the country, at
certain appointed days ; and for the good ordering of this Court and
causes therein depending. The effect of all our doings is contained
in a memorial enclosed, which we send, that you may be informed
of our proceedings, and when return shall be made by the justices,
we shall further certify ; we have no knowledge of any notorious
disorder within the limits of the commission. [1 page.'] Enclosing,
42. I. Memorial of matters ordered by the Lord President and
Council. Perceiving that in many churches there have
been no sermons for years past, and that in most parts
the pastors are unable to teach their flock, and that the
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backwardness in causes of religion proceeds rather from
ignorance than stubbornness or wilful disobedience, the
President and Council have ordered tJiat the preachers in
the cathedral and others in the country shall, within the
diocese where they dwell, divide themselves by their oivn
assent, and travel from place to place, preaching the word
of God to the people in all places; and that letters be
written to the justices of peace, to receive, assist, and accompany them to the places where they preach, to remain at
their sermons, and procure sufficient and orderly audience.
That a day be appointed for the appearance of all the
justices of peace of Yorkshire, when declaration shall
be made to them of the matters contained in the 2,3rd
article of the instructions, touching the retaining of Her
Majesty's tenants or farmers. Against that day, the
justices of every riding shall bring certificate of the state
of the country, and what disorders there are requiring the
President and Council's assistance, and letters shall be
written to certain in every riding, to assemble tlie officers
to confer for that cause, &c. On the departure of the justices
from the Lord President, somewhat shall be said touching
the article for extortion, and they shall be charged as to
executing the laws, and on other matters contained in the
instructions. The like letters shall also be written to all
justices of peace in Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmoreland, and the bishopric, and certifying the first day
of the next sitting beyond the river of Theise [Tees ?].
That letters be written to certain discreet gentlemen in
every county, to inquire secretly of the unlawful taking in
of commons, and decay of houses in parts near to them t
and to advertise the Lord President and Council, that
justice may be executed according to law, and that no
person, by over open dealing in those matters, take courage
of unlawful attempt.
That letters be ivritten to the Lord Wardens, justices,
and other principal gentlemen of the Borders, to enquire
as to the decay of houses and tillage, and how the same
may be helped, and not to pei^mit further decay.
That like commission be sent to enquire what is done
by virtue of former commissions toivards executing the
Statute of Queen Mary for enclosings upon the frontiers,
and why the whole orders taken by the Commissioners
are not put in execution ; and to consider how the same
may be executed, or what might be added for advancement of that matter.
That no attorney henceforth take more than IGd., and
no counsellor more than 40cZ. in one sitting, for any one
matter depending before the Lord President and Council.
That all matters of the Borders may be put over by proclamation, until the next sitting beyond Theise, and that a
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sitting be had at Newcastle after Christmas, for those
causes; that such as have a day given may have a
peremptory day, and those having peremptory days may
have publications, except good cause be shown to the
contrary.
All attorneys to note on their bills the names and
addresses of the parties, as also the pleas.
Only the Queen's attorney is to exhibit bills for the
Queen, so that clients may not wrongfully avoid costs.
He shall exhibit no bill in her name unless it declares
upon whose surmise it is exhibited ; and if there be
cause why the Queen's attorney should do otherwise, he
shall declare the same to the President and Council.
Such as unjustly complain and wrongfully vex the
people shall pay great costs as an example. So also those
who fraudulently delay the execution of justice.
The attorneys to present no bills but such as by order of
the Court may lie in Court.
Books of record to be kept by the secretary, and all
sittings and decrees entered therein.
The names of the council present at the hearing of
decrees to be entered at the end of every week, in the time
of sittings ; all decrees made that week to be openly read
in Court, and costs appointed at the ordering of every
cause.
The Clerk of the Court to deliver to the Lord President,
three days before the beginning of every sitting, a book of
the names of all against whom any attachment has
been awarded, with the cause, and to enter all those
granted in time of sitting. Also a book of all matters
at issue in the Court, with the names and addresses of
the parties, a book of matters answered and not at
issue, and a book of bills to be answered that sitting.
Three days before a sitting, he shall deliver the names
of persons bound by recognizances, with the sureties and
sums of the bonds. Every person against whom, any complaint is exhibited for any affray, riot, or breach of peace,
to enter into a bond to be forthcoming, till the cause be
heard.
No process for sequestration to be granted without
warrant, and every such process to be warranted according to the order prescribed in the Queen's instructions.
[2 pages, copy.]
Nov. 11. 43. Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. By the negligence of my
York. servant while engaged myself in the Council, the enclosed letter
was left out of the packet. I sent Her Majesty's letters to my Lord
of Norfolk, but have not yet heard from him. I have appointed
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Sir Thos. Gargrave to be vice-president, and deferred the gaol
delivery until the 13th of next month.
Nov. 12. 44. Receipt by Edm. Burton for 18s. from Wm. Peacock and
Thomas Fullam, due to Cordwainers' Ward, in the parish of St.
Thomas Walbrook. [Scrap.]
Nov. ? 45-49. Papers relating to law suits in the King's Bench between
Wm. Porter and Fras. Alford, of London, relative to the possession
of the manor of Aston-under-Edge, co. Gloucester, the reversion
of which, after the death of his mother Grisogan, was granted
by Porter to Alford, 15 Aug. 1568 ; also to actions of debt for
recovery of damages, &c. [Five papers, Latin, imperfect and
much damaged.]
Dec. 13. 50. Annas Paulet to Sir Hugh Paulet. I am informed that about
Jersey. 10 Nov., the Protestants of France put to flight the French
King's army, and pursued them to Saumur on the Loire. Although
it could not resist battery, yet for expedition they will pass the
river at once, visit the towns of Brittany, or seek the King in Paris.
The merchants here are in doubt whether they should repair into
Brittany or Normandy in this troublesome time, but reports are so
contrary that I fear to send them. Mr. John Seyntaubyn has been
arrested in Normandy by M. Boysrougier, of Coutances, and after 14
days' imprisonment, has been dismissed with loss of a goshawk,
120 ells of canvas, &c. I wrote to this Monsieur for redress, but he
answered he was sorry that he had dismissed his prisoner, and that
his stock was no better ; refusing to restore any part, and advising
me to look to myself, as he hoped to pluck me out of my house as
he had done the Captain of Alderney. If I had the Queen's leave, I
would ask no other aid than the poor retinue of this castle to pluck
him out of his house, and bring him and his canvas into this isle.
One of the Queen's subjects has been imprisoned for 10 days by the
Captain of Granville, and dismissed on payment of two angelots and
the charges of his keeper. [1 pages.]
Dec. 25. 51. Francis Chamberlain to Sir Wm. Cecil. I find by the Council's
Castle Comet, letters that they are displeased with me for imprisoning the Dean
and two jurats. The reason for that proceeding has been their
resolution to depart the island before they had executed the charge
entrusted to them by the Queen's Commission, in which they were
joined with myself.
The troublous times in France prevent my coming up to answer
for myself. They complain that I stay their appearing to lay their
griefs before Council ; but I only stayed them because, they being
of the Commission, the Queen's service would be frustrated by
their absence ; they took no regard, but went aboard the next
passage, so I committed them to ward for contempt of the Governor's
command ; they had the liberty of the castle if they would do
the Queen service, but they refused to leave their prison without
Council's ordera
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As they will not agree to good government, pray grant a commission to indifferent men, chosen within the realm, who may understand all griefs in the government, and reduce it to its ancient use,
or have it settled by your discretion, and necessary rules left for
posterity. [1 ^ pages]
1568?
52. Petition of Etienne la Cloche of Jersey to the Queen, for
redress of a wrong committed against him by Rich. Messervy. Had
purchased certain rents, &c. from Hugh the bastard, on which
certain arrears were due to Edmond le Gallais, and as the bastard
could not pay, he was ordered by law to renounce all his goods and
inheritances. According to the usual mode of proceeding, proclamation was made at three Saturday markets, for the purchasers of
the bastard's goods to bring the goods to be registered, and then
to be treated according to priority of claim, and pay or renounce
their rights of acquisition ; but Rich. Messervy declaring himself
purchaser only verbally, the process was followed till petitioner,
being prevented a hearing by Messervy, was condemned in the
said arrears, &c. Begs redress by a commission to persons in
Jersey to judge the case, or by an order to Messervy to appear before
Council. [1 sheet, French]
53. Petition of the Mayor and burgesses of Arundel, co. Sussex, to
the Queen. In the town there is an ancient bridge, built of timber,
of great height and length, standing over Arundel river, over which
people pass travelling between the east and west of England, and
there is no other convenient way of passage over the said stream
near the town. This bridge of ancient time has been repaired by
collections made in the countries and places adjoining, and is now in
great decay by the violence of the stream ; diligent travail has
been used by petitioners to gather for its repair whatever the charitable would give, but through the great and often charge, and the
decay of charity, the sum collected has been small, and insufficient to
repair or maintain the said bridge, whereby petitioners have been
sundry times compelled to do it at their own cost, and in five years
have expended 140., to their great impoverishment, and the town is
now no longer able to sustain the burden. As its decay will be a
great detriment, there being no other passage within 10 miles of
the sea, pray for a licence to export yearly, within the county at
their own cost, 400 quarters of wheat, custom free, and with the
gain thereof, to maintain and repair the bridge.
With certificate by William Bishop of Chichester, Lord Lumley,
William Lord Delawarr, Antony Lord Montague, and nine others, of
the necessity for complying with the prayer of the petitioners ; and
an endorsement by Walter Haddon, signifying that Council think
the request reasonable, provided they be certified yearly that the
money is spent upon the bridge. Also that Her Majesty grants
the request. [1 sheet, parchment]
54. Grant to John Dudley and John Ayscough, of Lymby Hage
manor, co. No * * *, in consideration of divers manors sold to the
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Queen by Henry Lord Cheyne. [Latin, 1 sheet, imperfect
damaged.]
55. Geo. Calton to Sir Nich. Bacon, Lord Keeper. I must solicit
your compassion towards redressing my grievous penury. I have
already set forth the fraudulent devices of Dr. Ingram and his adherents ; and although he impudently denied what he was most
justly accused of, he shall not be able to do so at his next appearance.
I have disclosed what I have done through famine and subtle
alluring, which I can but lament, and learn hereafter to be Prometheus,
which if I had been as well as I am now Epimetheus, I had avoided
this vexation ; if it be so augmented as a messenger lately
from the fountain of this deceit assured me, my expectation is far
deceived. I was told that if I confessed anything, I should stand in
the pillory, and suffer death for my fault, which I had rather do
than bear the opprobrium if summum jus be shown. Many can
testify how unskilful I am in such affairs, as I have never consumed one hour's study in the law, and never had conference with a
lawyer ; and although I have spent some time in moral philosophy
and other literature, yet I am as ignorant in making of such transcripts, evidences, and leases as the most blind, and only made copies
of those devised by Thimbleby and his adherents. Mitigate justice
with your accustomed mercy, or I shall be urged, through the
reproach thereof, to foresake my native country, and employ my
whole industry, in these my young years, amongst strangers. The
penury that I have sustained for 10 weeks has been intolerable, as
I had not one penny to sustain myself, and only had 2s. three days
since, by that messenger who wilfed me to adhere to an untruth.
[1 pages.]
56. Request that George Holmes, a merchant in Spain, who has
goods there worth 1,000 marks, and trades there, but is not
remembered, may have his name entered among the other merchants.
57. Articles submitted by George Southaick to Council, to restrain all Her Majesty's subjects from trading to the Low Countries,
and to establish the trade of Merchant Adventurers at Hamburg
and Emden :
] . The civil wars in the Low Countries, the revolting of towns,
the uncertain government, and the King not being able to govern
them, gives occasion to the Merchant Adventurers of England to
forbear those places, and to bend their trade to some other town
under a quiet government, to their safety and for the good of the
commonwealth, and to have Her Majesty's support in the same.
2. The merchants of England have of late years, upon the arrest
and restraint made by the Duke of Alva, bent their trade to
Hamburg and Emden, where they had good success, contrary to
the expectation of those who supposed that Her Majesty could not
forbear the traffic of her subjects with the Low Countries one year,
without great peril and great impoverishment of her realm.
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3. On the contrary, if the said restraint had continued, it would
have greatly impoverished the Low Countries, and enriched
England, advanced her customs, maintained navigation, and a
safe trade to the Merchant Adventurers.
4. To seek the merchants' security is most necessary, seeing the
King of Spain cannot grant the free traffic into his countries with
safety, as promised at setting the last restraint at liberty during
his civil wars, the experience whereof the said merchants have
dearly bought, within these few days, with loss of their goods and
some with their lives.
5. This gives good occasion to make a new restraint of traffic to
and from the Low Countries, that the merchants may direct
themselves again to Hamburg and Emden with their whole trade,
which will fall out very profitable, if they may have your
support.
6. The trade of Hamburg and Emden is much better and richer
than when the subjects of the Low Countries were last restrained
from trading with the merchants of England, which countries
are now open for them, which will cause ample trades among all
merchants.
7. The merchants will allege that in the last restraint, the
traffic was set at liberty upon such a sudden, contrary to promise,
that it was a great hindrance to the Merchant Adventurers, and
to all other merchant strangers that were come to them at Hamburg with their merchandise, and it is to be provided that the like
may not happen again.
8. It must therefore be provided that the trade shall continue
certain years, which will embolden our merchants to traffic
liberally, and encourage other merchant strangers to draw to
that place.
9. If the merchants again bend their trade to Hamburg and
Emden, and nothing go hence nor come in hither but without
certain limits, the same order should be taken as in the time of
the restraint, which was only to and from the town of Hamburg
or Emden, where the market was then kept.
10. It is now required that you will be suitors to Her Majesty
to grant that the goods and merchandise of those who go or come
indirectly, contrary to the true meaning for the maintenance of
this trade, may be taken and confiscated absolutely, notwithstanding their nation, during the time of this restraint.
11. If the said merchants obtain your support, they can maintain as ample good trade to and from Hamburg and Emden as to
and from the Low Countries in the best of times.
12. This will yield to Her Majesty as great customs as ever.
13. The trade will increase the shipping and mariners.
14. The maintenance of this trade will bridle the pride of the
Low Countries, and cause them to intreat those who they thought
would intreat them to trade into their country ; and will cause
all other merchant strangers to depend upon the merchants of
England.
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1 5. By these means Her Majesty will keep the Low Countries
beholden to her, and not her to them, having other places
for vending commodities, and they will find that she is better
able to live without them seven years, than they one without
her.
16. The Flemish are persuaded that we cannot be without the
traffic of their country one year, but they should feel our lack,
until the country was in a safer government, when they would
become better neighbours, and greater lovers of Her Majesty's
subjects than they have been lately.
17. The continuance of this trade to Hamburg will cause coin
to remain within this realm, which now runs into the mint
of the Low Countries, where base and hard moneys are, which
in process of time will rob this realm of all the fine money and
gold.
18. If this trade of Hamburg be maintained, it will cause all
merchants to follow a merchant-like trade, and to employ their
money upon the commodities of this realm which are permitted
to be transported, whereby Her Majesty has her duties and
customs.
18. This trade will cause exchange of moneys to pass amply
among merchants, according to the value of the coin in those
countries where the payments shall be made, and keep the
exchange to the standard of England, which will keep the moneys
of this realm within the land.
20. The trade to Hamburg will cause all manner of corn and
victuals of this realm to be kept here, which is now so dear
and scanty by being carried into the Low Countries, and will
make things more plentiful and cheaper, whereby this poor realm
will be the better maintained and succoured.
21. The maintenance of this trade for the safety of the English
merchants can breed no offence to any foreign prince, being done
upon so good occasion, nor yet give just cause to break the
intercourse between Her Majesty and the house of Burgundy.
[5 pages, 1 blank leaf.]
58. Copy of the above. [3 pages, 1 blank leaf.]
59. Particulars of the controversy between John Stowell, plaintiff,
descended from the St. Maur family, and George Lord Zouch,
defendant, as to the right to the manor, advowsons, and lands
situated in North Molton $ and Black Torrington, co. Devon ; with the
pedigrees of plaintiff and defendant. [1 sheet]
1569.
[Jan.] 60. Proceedings in an action at law between Wm. Porter and
Fras. Alford, on a bond of 2,000 marks entered into by Porter,
on condition of Alford's paying 150Z. on demand to Augustine
Grasigna, foreign merchant, for plate for the use of Porter, for
which bond recognizances were entered before Sir Thos. Offley,
then merchant of the staple, and Thos. Bromley, then recorder of
London. [2 sheets, Latin, damaged.]
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[Jan.] 61. Certificate of the amount of Spanish treasure brought into
the Tower : In the charge of John Andrea Pignon, a Genoese,
under the conduct of Sir Arthur Champernon, being 62 bags and
1,246,190 ryals. In the charge of Petro Subiaur, under conduct of
John Killigrew, 32 bags, amounting to 638,044 ryals ; total weight
to 17,289 Ibs. 9 ozs. ; value, 1,884,234 ryals. [Book of 9 written and
9 blank pages ; endorsed with notes of increase of fees to the
comptroller and clerics (of customs). See Dom. Eliz., Vol. XLIX.,
No. 1.]
Feb. 5. 62. Francis Chamberlain to the Council. The Commissioners
Castle Comet, being unable to make a full end of all we have to consider, have
Guernsey. p U j. <jown wna t \ve have done in the survey of this decayed castle
for your consideration, and I beg your furtherance with the Queen,
weighing that these islands are far from succour. I suspect that these
confron tiers now in arms may agree and turn to annoy these isles,
of which in these troubles they stand in doubt, and look daily
that by some arrival from England, their divided estate may be
put in danger from hence, and give common bruit among themselves that 10,000 English are landed in Boulonnois, with assurance
that the Queen will make war. The confrontiers mislike this, their
best force, both Protestants and Papists, being repaired to their
camps, where I wish they may continue till this decayed place in
my charge be put in force, to front the attempt they desire to
make.
I have some suspicion that the preparations in Spain are intended to take part in France, and their navy passing these isles
might be dangerous. My brother John waits to know your pleasure.
[1 pages, damaged.]
Feb. 6. 63. Amiaa Paulet to Sir Wm. Cecil. I enclose an abstract of
Jersey. a letter, the original of which was cast into the sea by the messenger
during a chase. I beseech you to have the condition of this castle
in remembrance. [ page.]
Feb. 6. 64. Petition of the merchants of Exeter to Council. Having merchandise in Spain and Biscay, which they much fear will be
stayed and seized, beg licence to stay to their use such Spaniards'
shipping and merchandise as they can come by in the ports of
Devonshire, till they know whether their goods be in safety.
Feb.? 65. Petition of the English merchants trading into Spain to
Council, for permission for Peter Freire, a Portuguese merchant
dwelling in Lisbon, and Barnard Luis, his brother and agent in
England, to enjoy their debts, goods, and merchandise here ; the
said Peter is a good friend to the English in this trouble, some times
aiding their persons and conveying their goods out of the country.
Signed by Aldermen Thos. Pullyson, Wm. Mashani, and Thos.
Starkye, and 28 other merchants. [1 sheet.]
Feb. 20. 66. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Mr. Barnes,
York. fcutiragan to the late archbishop, reads here Wednesdays and
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March 13.
York.
VOL. XIV.
Fridays upon the Apocalypse; and though some think him over
vehement, he shows great learning, and touches the abuses as
deeply as any I have heard, and passes not the bounds of an honest
and zealous preacher. He has laboured to understand the particular
absurd doings of every Pope, and the causes of introducing their
frivolous traditions, which he liberally utters, and has more
attentive audience than hitherto.
I write this that if any matter comes in question for his benefit,
you might write of his doings as he deserves ; although he has
but a little living, no man keeps better hospitality, nor is more
liberal to the poor. [1 page.]
67. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Win. Cecil. Thanks for your
news. Knowing the great affairs which depend on you, I do not
desire your often trouble in writing, but take your letters as a
special favour. Acknowledgment of obligations. I have received
a letter from Council in answer to mine to you for armour, and
one with writs and proclamations to search for vagabonds, which
I will dispatch and fulfil with speed.
I meant to write you on a Sunday, which I expected to be a
leisure day, but I find it as much troubled with arbitrations and
judicial causes as other days. The assizes begin to-morrow, and
with the gaol delivery, will occupy next week. All is well here.
[2 pages.]
March 16. 68. The Queen to Lord Keeper Bacon. The jurisdiction and
Westminster, authority of the county palatine of Chester having been lately impeached, we commanded our chief justice of common pleas, Sir
Jas. Dzer, and justices Rich. Weston, Rich. Harper, and Thos.
Carus, to hear and report on the case. They have heard the controversy between the President and Council in Wales and the
Chamberlain of Chester, upon the case of Thomas Radford, and we
sent you their writing presented to us 10 Feb. last, which is to
be enrolled in Chancery, to remain on record, for the benefit of the
county palatine, as follows :
Opinion of the said judges that the county of Chester has been
a county of itself before the reign of Henry III., and should have
its rights maintained. That the head officer, the Chamberlain, has
had all Chancery jurisdiction therein ; and that there is a justice of
Chester for all pleas; also that all suits for lands, tenements,
contracts, &c. within the county are to be pleaded there, and any
pleaded out of it are void, except in case of error, or foreign plea
or voucher. That no inhabitant should be summoned to plead out
of the county, except in case of treason or error ; and that the
Queen's writ should not be allowed in the county, unless under the
county seal, except writs of proclamation.
Also that the Court of Exchequer there is as old as the Chancery Court ; and that there is a conservator thereof, with the same
powers as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Also that the Vice-Chamberlain lawfully committed Thos. Radford
to prison for refusing to put in sureties on an affidavit in the said
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Exchequer ; and that the proceedings of the Council of the Marches
[of Wales] touching Radford's enlargement, and their dealing against
the Vice-Chamberlain, were unauthorised and contrary to the liberties of the county. Also, that the ordinance of Wales of 34 & 35
Henry VIII., establishing the authority of the Lord President and
Council of Wales, does not comprehend the county and city of
Chester.
Also, that for enjoyment of their liberties, the inhabitants pay 3,000
marks at every change of the earldom of Chester, and those of Flint,
parcel of the county palatine, 2,000. [9 sheets, copy authenticated
by Rich. Cartwright.]
March 26. 69. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. By letters from
York. me and the Council to Her Majesty, you will perceive what has
passed here this sitting, which began 28 Feb. and ended 25 March.
We have ended all the old published causes depending here, as also
a number of new ones, 275 in all.
By the number of old causes dismissed, you may see how matters
have lingered in this Court, for gain of the ministers, which might
have long since been dismissed ; and by the number of the dismissions of the new causes upon the first hearing, you may see what is
meant to be done therein from henceforth ; the like you may also
perceive by the remittables to other Courts. By the matters committed by consent to arbitrament, you may see how willing the
people be to end their causes at home, without chargeable following
of their suits here, when advised and furthered therein.
I have no cause to mislike any of Her Majesty's Council here, but
must recommend the great care and upright dealing of Sir Thos.
Gargrave, and Mr. Meeres ; in all causes in the Court, they proceed
learnedly to the matter, without respect of the person.
Lord and Lady Herbert are now here, and as he will tarry but
awhile, I have sent for my Lords of Northumberland and Westmoreland to meet us on Monday at Sir Nich. Fairfax's house, and
so, with horse-races, hunting and hawking, to make his Lordship the
best cheer we can, for the short time he tarries in the country.
I am glad to hear from the Borders that the Scottish causes go so
well on the Regent's side, [f page.] Enclosing,
69. I. Note 0/149 old and ]26 new causes which have been
adjudicated upon at York ; total, 275 : also of prisoners
tried at oyer and terminer, 5 executed and 1 reprieved,
8 acquitted by verdict., and 14 by proclamation. [1 page.]
25 March 1569.
March 27- 70. President and Council of York to the Queen. According to
York. your instructions, we have had one Court here, and done considerable service ; and with the assistance of the justices, have kept
one session of oyer and terminer, whereat six prisoners were
convicted, five for felony and one for murder, who were all
executed, save a woman with child. We afterwards admonished all
the iustices of peace to execute certain particular matters lately
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commanded by you, and their duties generally, as we meant to be
diligent overlookers, to know who performed their duties, or were
guilty of negligence or wilfulness, that we might advertise you.
We have also inquired of disorders, but do not find any ; we left
the Border matters to the Wardens there. [1 page.] Enclosing,
70. i. List of causes tried at York. Similar to No. 64. 1. supra.
[1 page.]
April 3. 71. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I received yours
York. of the 28th at my Lord of Northumberland's house, at Topcliflfe,
where Lords Westmoreland and Herbert and I, with many good
fellows, were making ready to take some recreation, after the
trouble taken in the long sittings. Upon my return hither
yesterday, I received the commissions for musters, in which I am
named only for the north of Yorkshire. I have appointed to meet
my associates next Thursday. To-morrow I go to Cawood, to stay till
the sitting of 10 May, and then till this house be made more commodious. I shall be too much occupied with these commissions
three of the Commissioners living out of this shire in the bishopric,
to wait on the Queen on St. George's day ; therefore pray get and
send me licence of absence.
There are no special words how men's goods are to be valued and
their lands rated, so I suppose it will be as in the last subsidy ; but
pray tell me how it is done elsewhere.
There is no record of former musters, but I shall make a perfect
one of these, as a precedent hereafter.
P.S. I hear that suit is made without my knowledge for the
reversion of offices here. I hope my likings may be reasonably
considered about those that are to match with me in Council.
[If pages.]
April 3 ? 72. [Council of the North] to the Commissioners for musters in
the [Northern] counties. We have received from you, and the other
Commissioners for musters in the county, your certificate of horsemen appointed to be kept. We perceive that you have laboured to
further the service, and thank you ; but as divers rated by you
might in respect of their lands be rated to a greater number of
horses, and divers able to keep horses are not rated at all, we have
laid down a book of rates, in which we have increased some and
put in others, noting those that are able in the margin ; this
book we send, and you are to assemble with expedition, and procure all men to keep horses according to that book as far as you
think expedient. When you have finished, you are to make and
Bend us a perfect book. [1 pages. Draft by the Earl of Sussex.]
April 5. 73. Lease by Thomas Robinson, Vicar of Hampton-in-Arden, co.
Warwick, for 21 years, to Geo. Cope, of Knoll, in the said county,
of all the tithes, rents, and profits of the vicarage of Hampton, in
or out of the lordship of Knoll, Henry Marsh's tithes excepted,
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for a premium of 27?. and payment of a red rose for the first
three years, and 91. for the remaining 18 years. Robinson to have
the right of occupying parcel of the said tithes, and of residing at
the vicarage after the first three years, Cope having his former
tithes on payment of 40s. rent ; but if he does not so occupy, such
tithes, after deducting the 40s. and 7. rent and necessary expenses,
to be divided between them during the remainder of the term.
Robinson having received 4. on account, the remaining 23Z. is to be
paid at Ash by, co. Northampton, where Cope resides. [If pages.
Signed by Robinson, in presence of three witnesses, who sign with
marks.~\
April 9. 74. Receipt by Anth. Rone and Thos. Ubye, churchwardens of St.
Botolph's parish without Aldersgate, London, for 13s. 4d, being half
a year's rent, due at Lady Day, for a tenement occupied by Richard
Oseley in Aldersgate Street. [Scrap. Ubye's signature is a mark.]
April 24. 75. E. Clerke to Mr. Oseley, clerk of the Privy Seal. My receipts
Micheidever. of last March for our office come to 12. Os. 8d. I also received 13s. 4c?.
for a lease which Mr. Honying sued out for one Cardin last week ;
charge me with it next dividend, if I was not charged with it last December ; I wrote to Jones to get it of Windebank if he could, and
showed him that I had such a book passed in November. Persuade
Jones to pay me his old debt of 41s. 2d. at the next dividend ; he owes
it, as I never had from him or Mr. Kerry but 44s. 4>d. of his debt of
4>l. 5s. 6d. I send you a true account between Mr. Jones and me,
so that you may the better talk with him, as Mr. Kerry is not there,
neither will be this summer. Deliver my dividend to my younger
son Thomas of the Inner Temple. I hope we shall not be cumbered
with high stiles this progress, as they would trouble my pain very
much ; so does getting into my saddle, which I cannot do without
being lifted by two or three men. [1 page.}
April 24. 76. Deed of gift from John Hatton of Barton, in the parish of
Whippingharn, farmer, to his brother William Hatton of Ningwood,
both Isle of Wight, of all his goods, chattels, and effects, putting
him in possession by delivery of one silver spoon ; as also of all his
interest in a lease granted him by Thomas Stemp, Warden, and the
fellows of Winchester College, in 1559, of the site of the manor or
farm of Barton aforesaid, together with all the houses, edifices, barns,
gardens, and dovehouses thereto belonging, subject to the performance
of the covenants therein contained. [If pages, copy.']
May 2. 77. Thomas Roscarrow to Wm. Carnsew. I send you IQL, balance
of my bill. There is another due at Allhallow tide, on which
I will help you to some money about St. James's tide. Your
tenant, Rich. Thomas of Spergerwere, has paid me 10s. for his
rent due last Easter, which is in the bag with the 10Z. Give my
commendations to all friends, and thank Mr. Johnson for me. [
page, much damaged.]
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Endorsed is a draft of a letter in another hand, wherein the writer
gives his advice to his father as to further dealing in some mining
speculations, and as to whether it will be better for him to pay 500
marks for the 24th part, or leave so good a bargain, seeing the time
to run is short ; he is, however, to consider his age and many infirmities, and the working expenses and risks ; as also those depending
upon him. [2 pages.}
1569?
May 11. 78. Walter Whalley to Sir Valentine Browne, treasurer of Berwick.
Hull. After being detained here 10 weeks by contrary winds, with a hoy
and a crayer of wheat, which you appointed for Berwick, and being
about to sail, the customer has made stay of the two vessels, by
order from the Lord Treasurer. Pray write to the Council for their
letters for transport of this and other provisions to Berwick. Although this general restraint has been too long coming down, yet I
hope it will do some good, and at the last stay those disordered
transports that have been long and largely passed, with injury to the
whole realm, and large loss to the customs. Although the customers
have thus stayed your corn, they have permitted other vessels
to pass, one for Flanders, another for Hamburg, and a crayer for
Newcastle, since the receipt of the restraint. I told them they
used the matter strangely, to restrain Her Majesty's vessels, and
wink at the passage of the others. John Rotsey the customer is
the only worker hereof. I cannot relate all, yet it may be proved
that 7,000 quarters have passed by their cockets, that were well
known to some of them, and part of the pelf came to some of their
hands. This, if you please, I can prove, otherwise I will meddle
no further ; for to be a meddler in other men's matters breeds trouble ;
yet by some stir herein, you should better be certain of my dealings
in the transporting of grain since I have been a dealer for you,
wherein I rather desire manifest probation than longer suspicions.
Lenard Boynton says your malt shall be read}", and desires his bond
for this year's delivery, upon the coming whereof, and the letters
from Council for giving passage for the provisions, I will ship the
same with your oats from Whitby. They would have been with you
at Berwick ere this, but for the contrary winds. [1 page.]
May 26. 79. President and Council of the North to the Queen. AccordYork. i n g to your commission and instructions, we have kept one sitting
here at York, for administration of justice, from 9 to 24 May, and
ordered all the causes, by decrees, by dismissals, or by remitting to
other courts for lack of proof, &c. We then kept a session of oyer
and terminer ; at the end we conferred with the justices of peace in
the county for its good order, and finding great quiet and content by
the good execution of the statute for vagabonds, we have taken
order that once in every month there shall be a secret search for
that purpose throughout the shire, and certificates sent us, until
next November. We find no disorders at present fit to be advertised.
For the ease and good order of the people upon the Borders, we
have appointed a sitting at Newcastle on 11 July, and a session of
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oyer and terminer there ; and after to consider of the decay of houses
and tillage and enclosures upon the Borders, and of all other matters
contained in your instructions. [1 page.] Enclosing,
79. I. Account of 84 new and 115 old causes adjudicated upon,
total, 199. Also of prisoners tried at oyer and terminer,
mz. t 5 executed, 1 reprieved, 2 acquitted by verdict and 10
by proclamation, o stayed till next gaol delivery, and 2
punished as vagabonds. [1 page.] York, 24 May 1569.
May 26. 80. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Having advertised
York. Her Majesty and the Council of our proceedings here in this late
sitting, &c., I need not trouble you with particulars. The sittings at
Newcastle shall begin 1 1 July, on which day I mean to see my Lord
of Hunsdon at Berwick, and do my best in any service Her Majesty
will command in those parts.
Two or three hoys laden with grain have lately gone out of this
country to Flanders, under colour of transporting from port to port
within the realm. Whether the Flemings have run away with the
grain, as the laders say, or it is a compact between them, I know
not. Without remedy, I fear a great mass of grain, in this time of
dearth in Flanders, will be conve3 r ed thither.
This da}' I ordered such justices of peace as have not yet certified
their doings in the search for vagabonds to do so, whereupon I will
certify to you. To-morrow I begin the musters in my limits,
which, with all the rest in this country, I, with my felllows, will
certify before the day prescribed, and then set forward towards
Newcastle. [1 page.]
May [30 ?]. 81. Receipt by Bryan Penny for 61. from Dr. Wm. Latimer, Dean
of Peterborough, for the third payment of his subsidy, due the 24th
instant. [Scrap.]
May ? 82. List of " the officers in the Courts of Record at Westminster,
both English and Latin Courts." [7 pages. Noted by Sir Wm. Cecil,
with the amounts at which many of them were taxed.]
[June 19.] 83. " Certain articles to be considered and answered by the Commissioners for the musters in the county of , for the increase of
arquebusiers and the good order thereof:"
That upon certificate made to the Commissioners of the number
of arquebusiers chargeable to be kept within the shire, a new order
be taken by them on better inquisition, to increase their number
and quality, and to procure all things necessary for their use ; and
as many as can be are to be calivers.
To devise how more men may be taught to use the same, and
for that purpose, and to enlighten the Commissioners, the following
things are to be considered by them, and their opinions be given
thereon.
That every office in Her Majesty's gift, of castle, blockhouse,
receivership or auditorship, and every customer, comptroller,
surveyor, or searcher in any port, &c.,and any other officer in fees,
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&c. of the yearly value of 50 marks, may be chargeable to find a
man to serve with an arquebus or caliver complete.
Every person having any living with cure of souls, value 20Z.
or upwards, and not residing upon it two whole months in the
year, to be charged to find one sufficient arquebusier within the
parish where the said cure is, or a sum of money for the wages of
one arquebusier for 24 days, at 9d. a daj 7 .
Every justice of the peace keeping house within the shire to
find one arquebusier in the parish where he resides, beside the one
he is chargeable with by statute.
Any justice not chargeable by the value of his lands or goods
is nevertheless to be charged to find a ealiver, or else to be omitted
out of his office.
The clergy, according to their abilities, to find arquebusiers, or
else contribute towards tho charges for their maintenance.
The second matter to be considered is how such men shall use
their arquebuses without abuse, wherein the Commissioners are to
devise the best means they can. According to the number of
arquebuses kept within the shire, a number of places should
be chosen for exercises, which they may rent at limited times, as
near as possible to market towns, &c., where the conflux of people
may be most convenient, and where the arquebuses with their
furniture may be most safely kept and preserved in a storehouse.
To devise for such storehouse and a piece of ground to be
enclosed for shooting at marks, not less than 120 yards in
length, and wide enough for the persons to assemble in.
Some person of trust in each place to have charge of the said
artillery house, to be chosen by the two next justices of peace,
and yearly removed or continued ; another person to see to
the good order and clean keeping of the arms, and to be paid
by piece or yearly stipend. A book to be kept by him that
has the charge of the house of the number of arms, and names of
the owners, and of those allowed to exercise them, to be yearly
signed by persons appointed.
A corporation to be established by authority of all persons
at charge to find arquebusiers, and of all appointed to shoot, to
be general for the whole shire, with power to license persons
to shoot within the places limited, any law or statute notwithstanding.
Some principal officers in the corporation to have the oversight
of the whole houses, and in every place other officers more
particularly to see that the exercises are orderly kept at the
times limited.
The exercises to be twice a month, but on different days in any
particular place throughout the shire ; in nowise are they to
be held on Sundays, but upon other holidays, between the
time of common prayers, or upon working days ; one justice of
peace, besides the common officers, always to be present. For
the first year, for the better preservation of order, no person to
carry his arquebus out of the place, except to repair it, or when
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repairing to another place, but to deliver it to the person appointed,
under pain of imprisonment.
The last matter to be considered is how to devise contributions
for maintenance of the charge of powder, shot, the person who
has charge, and the repairs, rent of the storehouses, and rewards
for skill in shooting. A pound and a half of lead will make 30
bullets for a caliver, and a pound of powder will serve for 30
times shooting, whereby may be estimated the charge of the powder and lead to be provided for one arquebusier, exercising twice
a month ; but not for above five shots on a muster day, which
will be four pounds of powder for the year, and comes to 3s., at
9d. the pound, and six pounds of lead, which comes to 8d. The
charge, therefore, for one arquebusier for powder and shot is 3s. 8d.
per annum; for 100 arquebusiers ]8l. Cs. 8d. ; and for 1,000,
183Z. 6s. 8d. For maintenance of these charges, there should be
reasonable contribution from the inhabitants, gentlemen, and
others, especially such as have parks, warrens of conies, dovehouses, &c., and use hawking, all which will be the better preserved if the use of arquebuses be adopted, whereby a store
would be kept in some sure place of the shire, to be distributed
for the ordinary allowance at muster or exercise days ; and for
other voluntary exercises of shooting. The keepers of the storehouses may be directed to make more provision, and sell the same
at reasonable rates, to support their own charges.
The contribution must be certain for the wages of the keepers
of the horses, and the shot, and for the hire of the ground and
places, and for the roundells and marks where the exercises shall
be, as those charges must continue ; the rewards for good shooting may grow by making wagers, as in other games, or else
a portion of the other charges be reserved, and equally distributed
amongst the scholars by way of reward. No common summer
games to be used in any place but either where the artillery houses
are, and there the best prize to be always appointed for the arquebuses, and the next for the long bow, or if appointed in any other
place, then such a sum of money as shall be of the value of the
best game to be paid to the keeper of the next artillery house, by
the person licensed to have the said game, to serve for a reward
to the best scholar at the next muster.
The Commissioners to consider how the contributions may be
had for maintenance of the charge, which must be certain, for
besides the device which the Commissioners think meet, there
may be other ways invented and allowed, when it appears what
number of arquebusiers shall be in every shire, and how many
places and houses shall be limited for their exercises, which should
be so situated that none be compelled to travel above miles,
and a special limitation made to what place of artillery every
town or parish shall resort.
For better maintenance of this weapon and the long bow,
means should be devised to avoid the use of prohibited games, and
special commissioners in every shire authorised, to be renewed
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every second or third year for their ease, to hear and determine
all offences in that behalfj and in one or two other statutes thought
most necessary, whereof part of the fines may be employed to
this use. [5 pages. Draft. Corrected by Sir Wm. Cecil.]
Privileges granted by the Emperor of Russia to the English
Merchant Adventurers, at suit of Thos. Randolph. [Dom. Eliz.,
Vol. CXCVI.,pp. 113-120. Copy. Printed in Hakluyt, Vol. /.,
pp. 424-429.]
84. Proclamation against pirates. Notwithstanding former
orders against piracy, ships are equipped by disorderly persons, who
haunt the Narrow Seas, and pretend leave to come into small rivers
to be victualled, and thus avoid apprehension. For remedy thereof,
all officers of port towns or landing places are ordered not to give
victuals or munition to any who are not known to be merchants,
passengers, or fishers. Also that none buy goods brought by sea,
unless they be publicly landed in the accustomed places, and have
paid the dues, on pain of imprisonment without bail, until they are
tried as pirates ; the informer to be duly rewarded. The port officers
are ordered to enquire after all persons on the Narrow Seas, and
arrest all but merchants, passengers, and fishers, and to allow no
armed vessels, except those known to belong to Her Majesty ; and if
any one flying from justice be in the said ships, rigorous proceedings will be taken. [1 pages. French translation. Printed
from the proclamation by Rich. Jugge and John Cahul, printers to
the Queen, in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. On the same paper
with other documents on the same subject, which are calendared
under their proper dates; all translated by Roger Sanadon, an
English resident in Rouen, 8 Oct. 1575, as evidence in a law suit
of Pierre d Archery of Rouen.~\
Aug. 21.
85. Oswald Wilkinson to the Earl of Northumberland. I hear
York"Castle. of nothing contrary to my last letter to you, but divers confirmations of it, which I believe, as our great masters are so quiet, and
brag not at all, and some likelihood of truth therein I have received
from the enclosed letter, from a plain foolish fellow I have at London,
wherein you will find the Spanish ambassador made a great bonfire,
and set forth wine and beer plentifully for all comers, which he
would not have done but upon some more matter than upon the
overthrow of 7,000 poor wretched Protestants. It is also reported
that the King of Spain has caused all the books of our ambassador
there to be burnt in the open market before his face, and has given
him warning for his dispatch thence with speed : if it be true, God
knows what will follow. [1 page.]
Sept. 15.
Cawood.
86. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir "Wm. Cecil. My Lord of
Northumberland and Lady, my Lord of Westmoreland, Lord and
Lady Talbot, Ladies Herbert and Wharton, and all the principal
gentlemen and their wives of this country were here with me a
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hunting all last week ; after divers matches of shooting made
amongst us, it happened that this bearer, my servant, Anthony
Hanmer, in shooting a match, when the Lords and I were in a field
adjoining about other matches at bowls, struck his own man who
gave him aim, in the head with a prickshaft, in presence of a
great number of gentlemen and others, whereof he is now dead.
The shaft was well shot towards the mark, and his man that gave
aim, desirous to see his master win, would not avoid when he was
willed by crying to from both the marks, but wilfully abode at the
mark, and died by his wilfulness. The mischance greatly troubled
the company, and the poor gentleman, knowing the extremity of the
law, is much dismayed. Pray be a means to the Queen to obtain
his pardon, with such a clause of restitution as shall be most beneficial for him. [f page.]
Sept. 22. 87. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Council. According to the effect
Ca-wood. of my letters of August to my Lord Scrope, Sir Thos. Gargrave, Sir
Geo. Bowes, the Dean of Durham, Mr. Bellingham, and Mr. Eynns,
on the 21st repaired to Carlisle, to meet the justices of assize, and
proceed, by virtue of the commission for oyer and terminer, against
such as, for their offences in the tumult at the Forest of Westward, should be found to be within the compass of felony ; and
by virtue of the commission for hearing causes, to proceed against
such as should be found faulty of the riot. In both commissions,
the justices of assize and the persons above written are Commissioners. They proceeded in such sort as detailed in the enclosed.
Four persons indicted and arraigned have confessed the felony,
and submitted themselves to Her Majesty's mercy, and judgment
has been deferred, for reasons mentioned in the enclosed. Five others
were also indicted, but there was not sufficient proof. Many have
been long detained in prison, and nearly 300 have confessed the riot,
and stand bound to pay such fines, and to abide such punishment
as I and the Council appoint, wherein we shall proceed as soon
as we can conveniently assemble the number requisite.
The cause has been severely followed ; the people be repentant
and very fearful, and the example has been made very great. I
have promised the Commissioners to be a suitor to you to obtain
mercy for the four found guilty, and the 36 indicted; consider
this, that ministers here may be bolder to strain matters to the uttermost justice for continuing of obedience, when upon their motion,
mercy is used in causes to them thought fit. I enclose a copy of the
indictment, with a roll of the names of four found guilty, and of the
other 36 indicted ; John Browne, for his notorious abusing of Her
Majesty's name and authority, should be left out of the pardon.
[1 page.] Enclosing,
87. I. Detailed report of the proceedings of the Commissioners
of oyer and terminer, at Carlisle, 21-25 Aug. 1569, touching tumult made in the unlawful assembly of people in
Westward forest, Cumberland, 24 June 1569. [6 pages.]
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87. II. List of 40 prisoners of Dalston, Thursby, and Wigton,
tried at the assizes, of whom 4 confessed and submitted,
12, after long imprisonment, were bailed till next gaol
delivery, and 24 were not imprisoned at the time of the
arraignment, but the day after; divers submitted and
were committed to ward, but aftenuards bailed. [1 page.]
87. in. Indictment of the said prisoners, for offence against the
Statute of 1 Mary, condemning to death for felony 40
or more persons who meet tumultuously to overthrow
enclosures, &c., if they do not retire on the sheriff's proclamation. [1 sheet, Latin.]
88. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Council. This morning I received
letters from the Earls of Shrewsbury and Huntingdon and Viscount
Hereford ; as I have heard nothing from Her Majesty or your Lordships since my brother was here, and as the letters are somewhat
obscure, I send you copies of them and of my answer. [ page.]
Enclosing,
88. i. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Earls of Shrewsbury and
Huntingdon and Viscount Hereford. I received your
letters directed to me and the Council here, but as we are
much dispersed by sickness and otherwise, and the
greater part meet again on Saturday, and the bearer
intends to remain as long upon other causes, he shall then
receive his answer. The country within this commission
remains in good obedience, and whatsoever Her Majesty
by her warrant shall direct to me shall be obeyed. [ page.
Copy, noted by the Earl of Sussex.]
Cawood, 29 Sept. 1569.
89. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I read your letters
of the 26th with as great grief as I perceive you write them, and
rest appalled and perplexed. When I remember the faithful heart
and dear love that I have known the Duke [of Norfolk] has always
borne Her Majesty, I think it impossible for him to fail in duty
towards her. But when I remember what fear may work in the
heart of him that conceives his sovereign is extremely displeased
with him, and fears imprisonment, I cannot but fear the sequel.
When I think to do good by imparting my mind to you, I find
myself so ignorant in the whole of the Duke's doings, that I know
not where to begin. And yet, hoping that he never had or hath
any intent but loyalty, and that some mischievous practisers have
sought to scatter at home some part of the seeds of sedition sown
abroad, I cannot but call to you for help, as to one who I know
would be glad to seek a remedy. This can only be by inducing the
Queen not to forget her former good opinion of the Duke, and by
his reiteration of his loyalty, and submitting to her pleasure in the
case that has bred the evil. I hope the matter is not so far
past but, by good advice, both may take effect. Pray remember
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now all the good parts you have known to be in the Duke for
the service of the Queen and the realm ; and for both their sakes, and
for the love of them that love and serve her, and wish well to him,
take some hold to "satisfy Her Majesty, and put him out of fear,
and avoid that Her Majesty should mistrust him to be her loyal
subject, or he doubt of her to be his gracious sovereign ; and if any
false practices have been used to offend the Queen, endanger him,
or trouble the realm, help to avoid and turn them to a contrary effect.
I hope the Duke has done nothing but that this may be with duty
brought to pass ; if so, deal in time ; if otherwise, I shall curse the time
that ever I saw this office, whereby I was so long absent from him,
and left him to the counsel of others, who have carried him to that
from which my counsel would have stayed him. My affection to
him cannot blind my duty towards the Queen. I have always
loved him above all others, Her Majesty only excepted, and thereby
wish the restitution of her favour and his duty ; but if he should
forget his duty, which God forbid, I will ever [never ?] slack my
service, and thereof Her Majesty may be most assured. [2 pages.']
90. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Council. I received yours with
great grief, and have sent Her Majesty's letters for all the justices of the
peace in the county of York to be before me and the Council at York,
on Saturday next, 1 Oct. ; and have also sent copies of your letter
to Lord Hunsdon, Sir John Forster, and Sir Hen. Percy, Her Majesty's
Commissioners, authorising them to execute their contents in Northumberland. I have also sent the same to the Earl of Cumberland,
Lords Scrope and Wharton, and Mr. Bellingham, to be executed
in Westmoreland and Cumberland. When I have met with the
Council, and imparted the contents of your letters to the justices
of peace, we will advertise you of our proceedings. God put into
Her Majesty's heart to continue her favour towards my Lord of
Norfolk, whom she has heretofore dearly loved for his just deserts ;
and into his Lordship's heart to continue towards her the loyalty
he has always had, with as great love and desire to honour and
serve her as man could have ; and into your Lordships' hearts to
interpose that both may take effect, to the service of Her Majesty,
and comfort of the realm. [| page.]
91. Survey of the lands and possessions of George Lord Zouch in
co. Devon, taken by John Evelegh, feodary, 8 and 10 Aug. and
14 Sept. [Book of 72 pages, damaged.]
Account by Thos. Randolph of his embassy to the Emperor of
Russia, on behalf of the Merchant Adventurers' company, in 1568-9.
\Dorn. Eliz., Vol. CXCVL, /. 108-1 13. Copy, printed in Hakluyt,
Vol. I., pp. 422-424.]
92. President and Council of the North to [the Council]. Yesterday the justices of peace in co. York and the Mayor and his
brethren of the city were before us, to whom we communicated
your letters of 26 Sept. and advised them in the execution thereof ;
instructing them in their performance of the trust committed to
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them, and directing them to cause good watch and ward to be
kept in all borough towns, market towns, and places through the
shire, for 10 days, for apprehending any lewd persons that should
utter seditious speeches, and to be diligent in advertising of any
unlawful action attempted. Thereupon they divided themselves
into several limits, and returned with goodwill and diligence to
execute their charge. If any disorder or altercation should happen,
whereof we see no likelihood, we shall do theuttermost to suppress
it. [1 page.}
Oct. 5. 93. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. I received from the
Carlisle. Lord President Her Majesty's letters, and a copy of one from Council
to his Lordship, declaring the manner of the Duke's going to
Kenninghall, and have imparted the same to the justices of peace
in this shire. I took no small grief at what had happened to him
to whom 1 bore such good will ; I hope that he will no wise swerve
from his allegiance, but stand Her Highness' faithful servant and
subject, as by her goodness most firmly bound. If what he has done
has grown upon fear of her displeasure, I trust she " shall find him
to the end as he before hath been reposed ; for that that fear is a
great token and perfect sign of obedience." I trust it will so fall
out, but howsoever it fall out, I wish it well. I have been and ever
shall be Her Majesty's true and faithful subject until death, and so
beseech you to declare to her.
There is little news from Scotland, save that the Earl of Murray
intends riding upon Liddesdale the 18th, with Lord Hunsdon and
Sir John Forster, and prays me to meet him there, which I intend
to do. [1 page.}
Oct. 1 0. 94. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil You may have
York. heard the report of an intended stir of the people on Friday last in
the north parts of Yorkshire. I have no doubt it was a lewd
rumour, suddenly raised and suddenly ended ; yet lest the matter
may be wrongly conceived, 1 advertise you of the truth.
Last Thursday there was a bruit raised that there should be a
rising that night or the next day, which grew so hot that Sir
Wm. Ingleby and Mr. Slingsby, who have the custody of Knaresborough castle under the Earl of Cumberland, repaired there
secretly on Friday, with some other gentlemen dwelling thereabouts, and remained there to keep the castle, and also sent to me
for instructions, promising to be ready with their lives and forces,
upon one hour's warning.
I also had intelligence from the North Riding and the bishopric
of these rumours, and thereupon sent to divers of the Council near
hand to repair to me at Cawood, and wrote to the Earls of
Northumberland and Westmoreland to meet me at York on Sunday
morning ; but as until I heard further, and had consulted with the
Council at York, I thought it not fit to make any open account of
these tales, I sent to such as I knew to be assured friends, to be in
readiness for service upon warning, and determined, upon the first
show of force, to take York, Hull, Pomfret, and Knaresborough, and
made a secret disposition who should be appointed to repair to these
places, whereby all that would might with security repair to me,
and myself to the field, with such force as I could have, which I
trust in three days would have been able to put back any raised
against Her Majesty. I came to York on Sunday morning, where I
met the Earls and others appointed to come. I opened what
I had heard, and required their advice and assistance, as well for
searching and apprehending the authors of these rumours, as for
preventing of any evil, should it be meant, and suppressing it if it
should proceed from words to open action.
The Earls had heard the like bruits," and they were very hot and
common in all those parts for two days ; that there should be a
rising one of those nights, and yet they neither saw any person stir,
nor could understand of any cause for it ; so it appeared to us that
it was stayed.
Nevertheless, for better surety, the Earls offered to return to their
houses, and make diligent enquiry for the first authors, and do
their duty for preventing any evil, and be the first to venture their
lives for the suppressing of those who should rise ; whereupon it was
resolved that they and others of the Council should repair to several
places, and join with the justices of peace, as occasion should
serve. I trust the fire is spent with the smoke, yet I will be in
such readiness that, if there should be any evil disposition, I may
quickly defeat it.
It is my part here to be diligent upon every accident or suspicion
to prevent the worst, yet I would be sorry that my forwardness in
preventing or over- speedy reporting should breed further suspicion
in you of these parts. It may be that this rumour sprang from
such as wished accident to aggravate former matters, rather than
from any that meant any stir. Thus I end a great bruit of an
intended rebellion, the cause of which is yet unknown, and which
I think is now at an end. The Queen may command all sorts at
her pleasure, and they will obey, and I think I can be assured of a
sufficient force for service in all events. [If pages]
Oct. 13. 95. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir "Wm. Cecil. I wrote to my
Cawood. Lords af Shrewsbury and Huntingdon of the state here when I
wrote you last. My servant, on his return, was met at Rotherham
by a Scot, who gave him letters for me from Lord Herris. As I
never before received any letters out of Scotland, nor will have
conference with any Scots there, I have enclosed them to you.
Thanks for your letters and packet containing my brother's and
Lord Hunsdon's. All is very quiet here, and the time of the year
will shortly cool hot humours. I perceive by Lord Hunsdon that
what has been made to the Queen that I have been a great
furtherer and dealer in these Scottish matters, is not credited, and
thank her that she believes me better than she does others ; she
shall not be deceived, for I have written to her and to you the
whole truth. Whosoever told her that tale of me, I have done
the Queen better service since that matter began than ever he did
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her in his life. God yield you reward for your good dealings with
Her Majesty.
P.S. Pray deliver the letter sent herewith to my brother in
London. [If pages]
Oct. 16. 96. Thomas Duke of Norfolk to Sir Wm. Cecil. I am always
Kenninghall. bold to trouble you in your office ; last term it was for Christopher
Coke, for whom I thank you, and now for this bearer my servant,
Francis Sturgies. I desire you to be good to him in his suits
appertaining to your office. [^ page.]
Oct. 19. 97. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Thanks for giving
York. me such credit ; I will never fail in my integrity towards Her
Majesty. 1 am by nature bound to love my Lord of Norfolk, and
with the same bond I am bound in like degree to love Her Majesty,
for I am in blood as near to her as to him ; and besides, I am, by the
laws of God and man, bound as a subject to serve Her Majesty as my
sovereign lady, wherein I will never fail, for love to my Lord of Norfolk, or to any other living; for I will love no other, but as with duty
to Her Majesty I may, and in serving her, will spend life, land, and
goods. If there should be any rebellion within the limits of this
Commission, I will neither wink nor look through my fingers at the
rebels, but will do my uttermost to look into their hearts' blood,
whosoever they be ; though my Commission be but slender, Her
Majesty may be assured of me, and whatsoever any person shall misjudge of me, my hand shall never be shown to prove myself a liar.
I am sorry my Lord Willoughby made so great haste with so
little good speed, in troubling Her Majesty with his letters, and
Lincolnshire with his directions, upon the only report of a coneytaker, seeing he is within 20 miles of Yorkshire, and 10 miles of me,
and in one day, either from me or others whom he liked better,
might have been informed of the truth. It may be his Lordship did
it of zeal, but it was not according to wisdom ; and if he did it upon
mistrust of me, he has the greater sin. Pray so report hereof to
Her Majesty, and deliver her my thanks for her good opinion of me.
[1 pages.]
Oct. 19. 98. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Council. On receipt of yours, I
York. sent for Mr. Herbert, and took his declaration on oath of his
speeches to Hedley, Lady Heneage's coney-keeper, and as to what
company were at his house at the time, and enclose the same. He
is a justice of the peace of this county, of good discretion and
judgment in religion, and does as good service as any man of his
degree. He meant not to leave this country for any tumult, and
was ready to spend his life with me in Her Majesty's service, if the
! bruit had grown to any open action. I have inquired who in these
parts prepared to fly the country upon these bruits, and hear of
no man of estimation gone but the Bishop of Durham and Sir
Wm. Pickering ; the one determined long before to go at that time,
to seek health in London, and the other by sickness stayed here
longer than he meant ; at both their departing, the country
was in universal quiet, and so continues, and I will use all diligence
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and circumspection to prevent open action; if any shall burst
out, I will do my uttermost to suppress it, and to perform my duty
to Her Majesty, with service of life and land.
Pray take order with Lord Willoughby that Hedley may be
apprehended, and sent hither to be examined before Mr. Herbert
of his reports and the causes thereof, for Mr. Christopher Nevill,
being of a noble house and a quiet gentleman, is greatly touched
and slandered thereby. Upon some punishment of such a reporter, these parts will be quieter from like authors, [f page-]
Enclosing,
98. I. John Herbert of Yorkshire to the Council. Being examined this day by the Earl of Sussex, President of the
Council, upon certain rumours and speeches supposed to
have passed from me to Hedley, sewant to Lady Heneage
at Overton, and which have been communicated to you in
worse sort than was meant ; I declare on oath that on
the morning of the 12th, the said Hedley, my Lady
Heneage s keeper, came for rents due to her by me, which
I paid, and asked if he was returning to his mistress, or
Jiad other business ; he replied he intended to go and see
his father-in-law beside Kirby Moorside ; the same
moi^ning Sir Wm. Pickering, Sir Oswald Wilstropp,
and Mr. Davell, a justice of peace, came to my house
about 3 or 4 o'clock, troubled with evil reports spread in
these parts. Thereupon I willed Hedley to return to
Lady Heneage with her money, and not travel further
until these rumours were 'more quiet ; and I willed him
to tell Lady Heneage, who was my old mistress, that I
wished myself with her. He being a simple man, did
not only augment these matters, but imagined of my
speech otherwise than I ever meant or thought.
I am ready to serve, Her Highness with my small
power upon any sudden attempt, as dutifully as any
man. I am bound by allegiance, and my whole living
is only from Her Highness, in fees, leases, &c. In all
other my dealings towards her service, I refer to the
report of my Lord President and Council here established.
I never named Mr. Nevill nor any other gentleman for
raising people or other misbehaviour. I am sure there
was no such rising at Kirby Moorside, and I never heard
any talk about one.
NeitJier Lord Wharton, Sir Geo. Bowes, nor Rich.
Norton the sheriff were at my house, but only Thos. Warcopp the pensioner. As for departing the country, and
conveying away my goods, I never thought of it, as Mr.
Vaughan and other gentlemen can report. [2 pages.]
York, 19 Oct. 1569.
Oct. 23. 99. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. The bruits touched
York. j n m y letters to you of the 10th were so general that thousands of
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reporters may be found, but hereto not one author. The causes be
rather suspected than known, and therefore it is dangerous to write
over hastily ; but if there be any hidden matter fit for Her Majesty
to know, at my coming she shall understand all that is past, and
what I think fit to be done hereafter,
My great care has been how to keep quiet and avoid open action,
which I have done, and hope with God's grace shall do ; when
the winter is a little further shot on, so as the time of the year
avoids actions, then it may be good to inquire of causes, wherein I
may better be an adviser than an executor ; therefore the sooner
Her Majesty will licence me to repair to her, after Hallow tide, under
colour of my own causes in the law, the better it will be for her service ; when I come, she shall see that I have been and will be wholly
hers. I write this to you only, and to be declared to Her Majesty
only, and so beseech her it may rest ; for if it go forth, it will be known
here before I hear from you, and thereof may come hurt. [1 page.'}
Oct. 24. 100. The Queen to [the Earl of Sussex]. We think it strange that
Windsor Castle, no more particular intelligence has been given us by you of the
original government and causes of so large and many bruits as
have of late been spread in those North parts, tending to prognosticate rebellion ; for although by your letters of the 10th instant, you
signified that you were but then newly certified thereof, yet we
find cause now to judge otherwise of matters that preceded the
same ; for our further satisfaction, we have willed our Council to
write earnestly to you, and we require you to return us an answer
with speed, and to have good regard to the quietness of those parts,
as we perceive you are careful thereof.
Furthermore, we will that you send for our cousins the Earls of
Northumberland and Westmoreland, and let them understand that,
for considerations of our service, wherein we mean to confer with
them, we would have them to repair hither to our Court, and so in
our name, we require you to command them to do without delay.
[| page. Copy.]
[Oct. 24.] ] 01 . Draft of the above [by Sir Wm. Cecil page].
Oct. 27. 102. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. By yours of the
York. 21st, and others from my brother Sir Henry, I perceive that Lord
Hunsdon told my brother that Her Majesty told him that the Duke
of Norfolk had said he had made me party to the marriage, and
that he made most account of my liking thereof, and that Cantrell
had declared in his examination no such words of my answer as I
had repeated, but rather that I did well like of the matter ; wherewith, notwithstanding your declaration to my brother, I am somewhat perplexed. On the one side, I cannot conceive that the Duke
or Cantrell will deal unjustly with me, in matters whereof themselves know the untruth ; and the other hearing the report to come
from Her Majesty's mouth, I have cause to think that either they
have dealt ill with me, or others have ill reported to Her Majesty
their speeches.
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But howsoever it be, bring me face to face to them both, and to
all other men living ; and if the Duke can justify that he ever broke
the matter to me but by Cantrell, or Cantrell or any other can
justify that I did not resolutely deny to give advice or assent thereto,
until I knew how Her Majesty would allow thereof, let me have the
greatest shame that ever came to any nobleman. So I beseech you
to say to the Queen from me, and beseech her not to credit devices
against me who have always hitched my staff at her door only, and
in this matter have done her better service than she yet knows.
I doubt some may deal ill with me by report to my Lord Keeper ;
and for that I know he was my good lord, and thought well of me
at my coming hither, if you see cause, deal fully with him of your
knowledge herein, for I would be very sorry to have him abused
herein by practice. All rests quiet here, and I see no likelihood of
the contrary. [1 page.']
103. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I would have
been much more glad to deal with Her Majesty by mouth than by
writing, for all depends upon doubtful informations ; yet to obey her,
I have written my whole knowledge, which I trust she will weigh.
I am sorry she is informed that Mr. Vaughan meant to come up on
his own business, but for a clause in the Councils's letter to me. It
is true the plague only stayed him, or he had been in London before
the bruits began. The clause was not in the Council's letters, but
in the private, whereof Mr. Vaughan had no knowledge.
I always meant to be at this term, for the causes stayed by the
Lord Chief Justices last term ; as my service prevented my coming
in the beginning, I wrote them to defer the juries till the end of
term, by which time I hoped to be spared, and obtain licence to
come, for which I wrote you on the 23rd.
I know not what may be descanted of me, but I am not ashamed
to avow to all the world that no man has cleaner hands than I.
Jealousy is a hard reward for a faithful servant, but I have swallowed
many of these morsels, and none of them shall choke me.
p.S. Lady Hereford has come here, but my hasty dispatching this
prevents my writing to his Lordship. [2 pages.']
104. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Queen. I received yours and the
Council's letters ; I, with others of your Council here, think it had
been best for a time only to look to the continuing of the good
quiet of these parts, and not to enter into the examining of the
causes, or sending for the Earls before the dead of winter ; yet as
your resolute pleasure is otherwise, I have sent letters to both the
Earls to repair hither for the service, and will command them to
repair to you, and will execute the rest of your letter.
I have not heard of any convention of multitudes, nor assemblies
in unlawful times or places ; if any confederacy have been, it has
been but of a few special persons, selected and practised in lawful
times and places.
The persons suspected to have been evil counsellors to the Earls of
Northumberland and Westmoreland are Leonard Dacre, Mr. Marken-
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feld, Fras. Norton, Chris. Danby, Robt. Bowes, John Swinburne,
Robt. Tempest, and Capt. Reed, and that my Lord Talbot is
acquainted with their councils; it is thought these men can declare the truth of all that has been intended. The motives of their
counsels seem of divers natures ; some specially respect the Duke of
Norfolk, some the Scottish Queen, some religion, and some perhaps
all three, yet use my Lord of Norfolk for a cover to the rest.
When I entered into consideration of these matters I thought it
best to do what I could secretly, to divide them in opinion, their
motives seeming to differ ; how far that matter proceeded I will
declare by mouth when you please. I can deliver no authors of
these matters, but conjectures upon doubtful presumptions. On the
other side, I am bound in conscience to affirm that both the Earls,
after Cantrell had been with them, and they understood by me that
I wholly depended upon your pleasure, constantly promised they
would never stand in any matter that you should think was against
your surety ; and they professed the execution of their promise, in
presence of the whole Council, against any that should rebel, and
delivered their hands to me in secret as a pledge for performance.
The bruits had thousands of reporters, but no author found, for
they went from hand to hand. Commissions were directed to search
for the authors, and diligent search made, but none are certified
hitherto, and therefore no person apprehended.
The first declarers to me of the bruits in Yorkshire were Sir "Wm.
Mallory and Wm. Ingleby, a servant of mine ; of the bruits in the
bishopric, Sir Geo. Bowes ; my first hearing of them was between
the 3rd and 7th of this month, whereupon Sir Geo. Bowes, about
the 5th, repaired to the bishopric for your service there, and on the
8th I sent for Sir Thos. Gargrave, Sir Hen. Gate, and Mr. Vaughan,
who had just left me, and opened the matter to them ; this was the
first time they heard thereof. I have made them privy to all my
dealings since ; I never could learn of these any matter but as
reported to them by common bruit.
I was told long after by Sir Wm. Pickering and Wm. Davell, that
for fear of a letter sent from my Lord of Northumberland to 'Davell,
to repair to him for your service, after he was returned from me,
with the commission mentioned in my letters of the 10th, they and
Sir Oswald Wilstropp fled all night to John Herbert ; that there
was killed that night 20 oxen in my Lord of Northumberland's
house, and that 3,000 armed men met there the next night ; but
when Davell was willed by me to go thither for your service, as my
Lord had written to him, he affirmed at his return that all was untrue, and they were sorry for what they had done, for that they did
not find 20 men in the house. The same morning, and in the same
house, the tale was devised for Christ. Nevill's rebelling about Kirby
Moor side, and carried to my Lord Willoughby, and so written to you,
but it was utterly untrue. Sir Oswald Wilstropp also came post
to me after midnight, within these few days, and willed me to rise
and take armour, for the five Lords at Topcliff were in arms, and he
offered to raise the country to come to me, and sent the posts to
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divers others to give like warning, when I was assured there was no
lord near Topcliff by 10 miles, but my Lord of Northumberland,
who lay there with a small family, and that the other two Lords
had not come near Topcliff by 100 miles for two months before.
I have been told that some men had 80, some 100 geldings in their
stables, upon which I made search, but found the Earls had not
sufficient for their ordinary families ; inquiring who bought horses
in the great fairs, I found they were all bought and carried southward, and that there was never so few bought in this country.
There has been some speech of making coats of plate, and I think
many have been made, both by the suspected and the assured, yet
none to my knowledge but what they lawfully might.
I was also warned by Sir Wm. Mallory to take heed of my own
person, upon the first rising, and written to by my servant Freville,
whom I sent to my Lord of Durham, that I should be taken in my
house. This I have been and am careful to prevent ; but Sir Wm.
Mallory spoke only on report, and a blind man in the bishopric heard
men say I should be the first to be taken ; but being blind he knew
not who they were. Many like reports I have heard, but finding
them false, I did not mark who told them, the first reporters of
the bruits only excepted ; the rest for the most part were such as in
time of likelihood of service, never showed their faces to me ; and
when all was quiet, they were still raising new bruits, and showing
a will to serve. These being but presumptions, I beseech you to
make no better of them than they be.
I know not what may fall out upon the sudden sending for the
Earls, if they know any fault in themselves ; therefore thinking
to provide for the worst before I sent for them, I wrote to Mr.
Drury to have a secret respect to Captain Reed, and imder colour of
service, to keep him near about him ; and I sent Thos. Gower,
a man well given in religion and of good experience, to Newcastle, to
assist the Mayor to see the town safely kept, in respect of the
armour, ordnance, and munition there, if there should appear cause ;
otherwise to remain there for a time, and show no cause of his
coming. Now your Majesty has entered into the searching of these
matters, I will do my uttermost to serve you truly therein, whosoever they touch, although I would have wished you to follow the
course touched in my letters to Mr. Secretary of the 23rd.
In the letter from Council, I am directed to employ my authority to continue quietness ; and if I think anything requisite
to be directed from you or their Lordships for my assistance, to
impart it, lest upon any accident I might bear blame. I let you
understand thut whatsoever I have or may take upon me for your
service, my authority is but as a justice of your peace. [1 f page.']
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Nov. 1. 1. Jo. Vaughan to the Council. The rumours of troubles in
York. these North parts were very great and dangerous for the time, but
who were the authors I cannot advertise ; being careful to prepare
for Her Majesty's service, by conference and otherwise with divers
honest gentlemen both of the East, West, and North Ridings, we
agreed to warn each other to assemble with speed, if any sudden
occasion offered, which was greatly feared for a good space.
Touching my knowledge and opinion, you shall understand at my
repair to the Court, which shall be speedily, if occasion of service
stay me not, having matters of .mine own of weight to deal in.
Nov. 1. 2. John Herbert to the Council. You ask how the late rumours
York. had their beginning. They were very great, and seemed likely to
grow perilous ; although I can touch no man particularly with
such testimony as appertains, yet two causes moved me to think
this a time for every good subject to prepare himself to withstand
any sudden attempt. One was that I saw divers of higher estate
than myself much disquieted ; and the other and greatest cause was
that divers honest gentlemen, as Sir Wm. Mallory, Sir Wm. Ingleby,
Mr. Slingsby, Mr. Rich. Maleverer, and Mr. Aldeburgh, some of
whom often used the company of the persons suspected, suddenly
left their houses, which they would not have done without great
cause. I had the less regard to enquire of the beginners of the
bruits, because I supposed that the Lord President and Council are
very careful in these cases. [1 page.~\
Nov. 2. 3. Sir Thos. 'Gargrave to the Council. I have conferred with
York. such as I thought meet to learn the occasions of the late rumours in
these parts ; for at my house in the south part of the shire, I could
not learn anything, by reason of distance from the places where it
began, the Bishopric of Durham and the north of Yorkshire ; until
I was sent for to my Lord President, I heard nothing of it. When
sent for, on 8 Oct., I found Sir Hen. Gate and Mr. John Vaughan
with him, and he declared to us that he had heard that a commotion
was intended in these parts, to be begun either the last night, or
the next to come, or the night after that ; that it was thought
he would be taken in his house ; and it was feared that the Earls of
Northumberland and Westmoreland would be privy thereto. His
Lordship said that he could not hear of any author of these rumours,
nor of any fact to affirm the same. We consulted what was best to
be done to prevent and annoy them, and to keep York, Hull, and
Pontefract castle from them. Considering that both the Earls were
nigh unto York, it was thought good to send for them to meet
my Lord President and Council at York, the next day. They were
sent for, and both came, whereby the great fear wag taken away.
At the Council board, they both stated they had heard such rumours, knew neither the authors nor the causes, but would enquire,
and see the offenders punished. The Earl of Westmoreland protested that if any commotion should arise, he would be the first to
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adventure his life to repress it ; and the Earl of Northumberland
said he would do the like. By this day's work, and the repair to
the Court of the Duke of Norfolk, all the bruits suddenly ceased,
and were not heard of in the country where I dwell a week after.
I cannot learn the causes of the rumours ; some think when the
bruit was that the Duke of Norfolk should marry the Scottish
Queen, it was thought religion would alter ; then it followed that
the Duke was gone into Norfolk, and sundry friends of the said
Earls, in the north parts of this shire and in the bishopric, took up
their horses, and prepared plate coats ; and the justices were called
together and commanded to repress rumours, and prepare themselves, and cause strict watches to be kept. All these, with the
bruit of altering the religion, were the causes of these rumours.
Whether any more horses were taken up than usual, I know not,
nor can learn of any unlawful assemblies, or preparing of armour ;
the common people, in their great fear, bruited such assemblies in
woods ; if any were made, it was done by a few select persons, by
whose examinations the matter must fall out. [1^ pages.]
Nov. 2. 4. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Win. Cecil. I have written a long
York. letter in answer to those from Council, and declared what I know
of the matters ; the causes why any stir should be made I have
explained in certain articles enclosed, which is not to be taken
as matter of truth, but as the imagination of the common sort ; for
the matter of religion, I would wish some strict laws, and especially
for the exercise of the open service and sacrament, being refused by
many, and likely thereby to be much brought into contempt ; it is
said that some in these parts have received pardon from Borne for
offences against that see, and will keep the service of the Papists.
[| page.] Encloses,
4. i. " Notes of uncertain bruits." Upon the first bruit of a
marriage between the Duke of Norfolk and the Scottish
Queen, the Papists much rejoiced, and imagined that
religion would be altered, and thereby took encouragement to speak liberally against the Protestants, whereby
much fear arose among the people.
In the nick thereof, news came that the Duke had left
the Court, and gone into Norfolk, and that thereupon the
Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland had caused
their servants to take up their horses, and be in readiness ;
whereupon the people imagined that they would assist tlie
Duke ; but whether they caused their men to be in readiness,
or liad any such meaning, is unknown. I have heard
since that the Earl of Northumberland has scarcely
sufficient horses for his own family. There was another
bruit that the confederates minded to deliver the Scottish
Queen from the custody of the Earl of Shrewsbury.
When the Duke returned to Court, it was bruited that
the confederates in their assembly moved that religion
should be the cause of their stir, upon which point it was
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said they disagreed, and so departed; but neither the
place where the assembly was held, nor the persons that
attended are known, save that Hobt. Bowes and Fras.
Norton were the persons that disagreed ; yet I have heard
by some of their friends that there never was any such
matter.
The persons named as great doers in these matters be
all evil of religion, as Robt. Tempest and John Swinborne, of the bishopric of Durham, and Thos. Markenfeld,
Fras. Norton, Thos. Hussey, one Highington of Yorkshire, and Christopher, son of Sir Christopher Danby.
It is likewise reported that certain persons here have '
received pardon from the Pope for all their offences
heretofore, and that they confederated to stand to the Pope's
service and religion. Surely the return to the Court
of the Duke, and the meeting here at York of my Lord
President and the Council and the said two Earls clearly
made an end of the rumours in these parts, and therefore
it is thought good here to nourish quiet until winter,
when the nights are longer, the ivays worse, and the waters
bigger to stop their passage, if there shall be any stir.
[1 page.]
Nov. 2. 5. Sir Hen. Gate to the Council. In reply to your inquiries
York. respecting the troubles and rumours in these parts, I have to state
that about the beginning of October, there were dangerous rumours
of troubles north of York, which continued for some time. On the
evening of the 7th, being at Mr. Vaughan's house at Sutton, with
other gentlemen, we received a letter from the Lord President,
desiring us to repair to him forthwith at Cawood, eight miles distant, which we did. Arriving between 5 and 6 a.m., his Lordship
came forth in his nightgown, bare legged, and informed us of
a rumour that a commotion was intended that or the next night,
and that he had need look to himself, lest he should be taken in his
own house. That the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland
were suspected therein, and that certain gentlemen, as Sir Wm.
Ingleby, Fras. Slingsby, and Rich. Maleverer, had entered into
Knaresborough castle, fearing to be taken in their own houses.
After debating the matter with us an hour, he desired us to
consider of it while he slept an hour, as he had not done so
all the night before, and by that time Sir Thos. Gargrave would
be come. Two hours afterwards Sir Thomas arrived, when my
Lord and we concluded what was to be done, not forgetting either
the choice of trusty and faithful gentlemen, nor yet city, town, castle,
bridge, or place of meeting, to prevent mischief. My Lord sent out
letters to the said Earls to repair to York the next day, being
Sunday, where he and the rest of the Council would meet them.
At the Council board, both affirmed that they had heard of the
rumours, but did not know the authors, and the Earl of Westmoreland vehemently protested that if any commotion should come nigh
him, he would be one of the first to venture his life to suppress it.
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Northumberland said the same. Commissions were thereupon issued
to inquire of the rumours.
Next day I returned to my house at Seamer, to take order for
the safe custody of Scarborough castle, with the men under my rule
in Pickering Lithe, which I hold under the Earl of Leicester. I found
my neighbours quiet and ready to serve the Queen, and the bruits
have ceased.
Nov. 2. 6. Sir George Bowes to the Council. As to the late troubles or
York. rumours, I have to certify that, just before the Duke of Norfolk's
departure from Court, there was a bruit in these parts of a marriage
between him and the Scottish Queen, and of troubles likely to
follow ; whereupon the Lord President and Council here intimated
the contents of your letters to the justices of the peace, and directed
them to arrest all suspicious persons and spreaders of these rumours.
The fear of troubles increased until it was known that the
Duke had returned to Court. Meantime there was general fear, and
bruits of harm to be done to Protestants ; warnings were sent
to particular persons by their friends, and divers messages sent to
me by persons of credit, that a trap was laid for my harm. I
have always declared myself ready to serve and die for Her
Majesty, but have rather avoided than inquired into these troubles.
As to provision of armour, and of more horses than limited by
the Commissioners of Musters, upon these bruits, most men of the
better sort, especially those misliking the religion, much increased
their armour and horses, and put themselves in readiness, the
better, as I trust, to serve Her Majesty, should they be required ;
I do not know of my own knowledge of any assemblage of
persons. T think it best to remain here, to preserve the people in
their obedience. [2^ pages.}
Nov. 2. 7. Fras. Slingsby to the Council. As to your inquiries about
York. the rumours, I have to report that there have been no troubles, but
only rumours of them ; and that there has been a larger provision of armour, because the talk of the marriage of the Scottish
Queen, the departing of the Duke from the Court, and his apprehension and committal engendered doubts and suspicions in men's
minds, some on account of zeal to Her Majesty, others for zeal
in religion, some from suspicious inclinations, and others from
having knowledge of some matter, all which have been the cause
of these doubtful bruits.
I have not had conference with any that had any intentions ; but
being at my house on 5th or 6th Oct., there was a bruit that there
would be a stir that night, and that the Earls of Northumberland
and Westmoreland would be parties therein ; thereupon I put
myself in readiness to do service, and repaired to Knaresborough
castle, whereof I had the keeping, together with Sir Win. Ingleby,
who is steward and constable there jointly with me, under the
Earl of Cumberland, Rich. Maleverer, and Rich. Aldborough ; but
upon further intelligence that the Lord President had sent for the
Earls from York, we left the castle under a proper guard, to avoid
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suspicion, and certified our proceedings to the Lord President,
who well allowed thereof, though our doings greatly augmented
the bruits.
Touching any assemblage of persons, I have been at most of the
meetings of the said Earls, but I never saw more in their company
than was usual, nor do I know of any assembly held. As to extra
armour, I cannot state who has more or less. With regard to any
lack on my part, I will assuredly neither fear harm nor hurt to body
or goods while employed in Her Majesty's service. [2 pages.]
Nov. 2. 8. William Lord Eure to Council. As to the late dangerous ruYork. mours, it was said that all the bishopric was in arms, and had spoiled
the Bishop of Durham's house. I heard on the 6th of October that
Sir William Ingleby, Fras. Slingsby, Rich. Maleverer and others had
taken and victualled Knaresborough castle ; thereupon I came to
Cleveland near Scarborough, as more meet for service. At the
sessions I heard of divers that took up horses and arms, and called
in their retainers. On 10th Oct. I heard of an assembly of gentlemen not far from TopclifF, but could get no particulars. I have
since remained at my house near Scarborough, a very quiet place,
-where I am ready to serve the Queen till death. [1 pages.]
Nov. 2. 9. John Vaughan to Sir Wm. Cecil. I hope speedily to repair
York. to the Court to declare my knowledge, being an ill-writer. I hear
there is some intention to appoint me to serve the office of sheriff;
pray prevent it, for it would utterly undo me, as I have written to
my aunt more at large.
P.S. The Lord President wants me here. If I do not come, I
will write at large by a man of my own. [1 page.]
Nov. 2. 10. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. On consideration
York. of my brother's letters, and my last to you, I write a few words to
Her Majesty, and as she spoke the words to him, I have put the
letter in his to be delivered by him to her, so that it may put her
in remembrance of some other speeches used to him at her sending
of him to me. I trust I shall not need to use any words to satisfy
you of me and my doings, for you have so well tried what I have
always been to the Queen, that I heed not all other men's devices ;
therefore a sound conscience is a wall of brass, [f pages]
Nov. 2. 11. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I am sorry Her
York. Majesty conceives my advice in my letters of the 23rd proceeds from
lack ot % will to discover the truth, but I trust she is now better
satisfied, and therefore forbear to answer my brother's letters until
I hear again from you of the receipt of my letters to Her Majesty
of the 30th. Both the Earls are at Newcastle, so that it will be
to-morrow before the pursuivant sent to them with letters will
return ; I am sorry you are troubled with more reports than we
hear of here. It will be good to choose a good sheriff this year,
and if I knew who Her Majesty would like before he is appointed,
I would write what I think of him.
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York.
Nov. 8.
York.
Nov. 8.
York.
VOL. XV.
P.S. Deliver the enclosed schedule to my brother. Robt. Bowes
can say more than all the rest. He has -written to me, and I hear
he has come there. [1 page.]
12. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I received letters
from the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland, requesting to
be excused from repairing to York, because of earnest business of
their own ; but as it seemed they would come if not excused, I sent
a pursuivant with other letters, of which I send a copy. [ page.]
Enclosing,
12. I. Earl of Sussex to the Earls of Northumberland and
Westmoreland. I cannot at this time receive any
excuse for your repairing to York, as I must impart
certain matters to you for Her Majesty's service, and it is
her resolute pleasure that you should attend. [ page,
copy] York, 4 Nov. 1569.
13. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. These Earls deal
so fondly that I am afraid they will forget their duty when
summoned before the Queen. I will perform my duty to the
uttermost, if she will have them chastised.
There is great lack of armour here, and some should be sent. If
much cannot come speedily, there should a few cartloads of arquebuses and powder, without which it would be hard to win any castle.
I have sent for some from Newcastle. I fear some practice for religion, whereto the Earls give great suspicion.
P.S. Lord Eure has been here, and was privy to these letters ;
sudden occurrences make abrupt writing. I think you should show
some respect to what I touch in particular words, though by the
general letter I thought the matter touched. [1 page.]
14. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Queen. This morning I received letters from the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland,
whereupon I called the members of your Council here together, viz.,
the Dean of York, Sir Thos. Gargrave, Sir Nicholas Fairfax, Sir Hen.
Gate, Mr. Rokeby, and Mr. Vaughan. One of the Earls directly
refused to come, and the other deferred his coming ; the pursuivant who went with the letters said that he could receive no answer
of either until they had met at Brancepeth, where old Norton the
sheriff and Markenfeld then were. Both are of one council, and
intend not to come hither. I send you copies of their letters.
- 1 intend to write to the Earls to-morrow, to repair to your Court,
but fear they will not. I find but these two ways : either that
upon their submission you forgive what is past, and call them home
to your favour, or that you pursue them with force, and take them,
or drive them out of the realm ; when you send your instructions
how to proceed against them and their confederates, I will execute
them to the uttermost of my power.
It appears that they do not intend to stir at present in the
rebellion, but rather for fear to withdraw for their defence, if force
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be offered, so I trust there shall be no actual rebellion tili I know
your pleasure, but if there be, I will do my duty.
Pray appoint a new sheriff in these parts, whose truth you know.
Thomas Gower saw some cause of mistrust, and thereupon delivered
his letters to the Mayor of Newcastle, and has put that town in
good order for strong watch and ward. I will, with advice of your
Council here, consider what number of horse and foot should be
levied, and who shall be their leaders, and who remain in the
country to keep the rest quiet. [ I page.] Enclosing,
14. i. Thomas Earl of Northumberland to the Earl of Sussex.
I would most willingly repair to you as required, but
my business does not admit of so hasty a departure ;
I will so order it as to come in a few days. Meanwhile if the matter is urgent, pray send it by letters.
[ page, copy.] Beamish, 6 Nov. 1569.
14. ii. Charles Earl of Westmoreland to the Earl of Sussex.
I received yours of the 4>th inst., refusing to excuse my
attendance at York. Though the Queen has no move
loyal subject, I dare not come to York, because of tJie
untrue rumours spread abroad, and the reports the Bishop
of Durham, 7 think by procurement of those who through
envy, wish my overthrow, and others have made of me,
both to the Council in London and here, so that the
Queen is much displeased with me. I durst not come
where my enemies are, without bringing such a force
to protect me as 'might be misliked ; therefore I thought
it better to stay at home, and use myself as an obedient
subject. [| page, copy.] Brancepeth, 7 Nov. 1569.
Nov. 8. 15. The Queen to the Justices of Peace of Yorkshire, CumberYork, land^ Northumberland, and Westmoreland. You have been already
commanded by the President and Council of the North diligently to
apprehend all persons spreading seditious bruits, and to be ready
to suppress disorders and preserve quiet. On the late accidents we
renew this charge, and you shall advise others to dutiful obedience,
for preserving the quiet so long enjoyed. [ page. Minute.]
Nov. 8. 16. William Lord Eure to the Council. Yesterday night John
York. Home, a servant of mine who is with my wile at Wilton, in the
bishopric of Durham, brought me the following reports from my
house at Malton, in Yorkshire :
That a man of the Earl of Westmoreland asked Thos. Lawe,
another servant of mine, whether he knew that I and Sir Hen.
Percy, Sir Hen. Gate, and Thos. Gower from Newcastle, were to
meet and come to Brancepeth castle, with power to pull the Earl
out of the same ; that the Earl had received a letter from the
Lord President to come to York, but that it was only to entice
him in, and then make him fast as the Duke is, and therefore he
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would not come, nor the Earl of Northumberland, as they had
both vowed to abide together till death. Upon my man asking
how they could do that, he replied that Brancepeth castle was well
furnished, and strong, and they trusted to keep it until help came
by sea or land.
Geo. Tong, of Thickley, co. Durham, told my wife that seeing
Mr. Smith of Eshe riding between two others muffled, he asked
why he was so afraid; Smith replied^ " Our first purpose was the
establishment of the Succession, and I am afraid of being taken,
and therefore ride as you see, and lodge warily ; since the apprehension of the Duke of Norfolk, the setting up of religion, meaning
Papistry, is our purpose." Tong said, " How can that be when
you shall be rebels to our Queen, and so do against your consciences ? " " No," said Smith, " that is not so, for the Pope has
summoned this land once, and if he summon it again, it is lawful
to rise against the Queen, and do it if she will not ; for the Pope
is head of the church."
Colson, servant to the Earl of Westmoreland, told John Vase,
another man of mine, that Brancepeth castle is watched every
night by horsemen, and by day by foot men.
Fras. Burton, one of the Earl of Westmoreland's men, told my
brother, Thos. Eure, that the Earl of Westmoreland, with his
horsemen and one Claxton of Winyard, co. Durham, rode several
times into one of the Earl's parks at Brancepeth in the night, and
there trained themselves in skirmishing and mustering. Without
your help, Tong and the rest will most likely receive hurt, and
probably loss of life, for revealing thus much ; as there are
many others that would gladly reveal for duty's sake, I beseech
your consideration of them. [1 f pages. ]
Nov. 9. 1 7. William Lord Eure to Sir Wm. Cecil. My Lord of Kutland
York. has a great number of able men in his lordship of Helmsley and
thereabouts ; there are many Papists, especially towards the sea,
and he has a trained and expert captain called Thomson, a very
honest man, and another called Lambrough, dwelling in Helmsley
town, a strong castle.
Mr. Chaloner has a lordship called Ayscough, amongst the
thickest of the Papists, wherein are a great many able men, within
three or four miles of the sea, and near my house in Cleveland.
The Lord of Durham has many tenants in Wardale, nigh to a
lordship of mine, where my winter house is, and in which my wife,
children, and brethren are, and have been since my removal out of
Cleveland, for lack of household provisions elsewhere. King Edward
granted me the government of the people in Wardale, and the Lord
that now is has sundry times said he would confirm the same ;
and some had need to have that ofHce, especially in these times.
At my said house I dare not now venture myself, and am doubtful
whether to leave ray wife and children there ; but if I had authority over the men, I suppose I might safely keep my said house.
Durham is straight between Berwick and London j and the town
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is but indifferently walled, but the castle and place where the dean
and prebends remain is very strong.
P.S. Wilton, near Gisborough and near the sea, stands very
serviceable for Cleveland, and is Sir Thos. Cornwallis's. Skelton
castle, belonging to Lord Conyers, likewise ; and Lord Latimer,
in Danby, has a great sort of able men. Most of my tenants and
trusty friends are in the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire, not
far from my house at Ay ton, beside Scarborough, where, while
things remain doubtful, I propose to tarry, and serve Her Majesty
with the Lord President and others. [2 pages.]
Nov. 10. 18. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Queen. Understanding yesYork, terday, at 3 a.m., that Lord and Lady Northumberland were
returned to Topcliff, I sent, by advice of the Council here, my
secretary to require him to be here next morning ; with orders, if he
would not then come, or appoint a certain time for coming, to
deliver my letters containing your command for his repair to you.
I sent also by a pursuivant at the same time like letters to my
Lord of Westmoreland, copies of which are enclosed.
Northumberland said he could not come before Saturday, if
then, whereupon my secretary delivered the letters ; when he had
read them, and saw it was for his repair to you, he showed discontent, and said he was not well used, but in the end said he
would prepare to go to you. About 7 p.m. he dismissed my secretary, who tarried in the town for post horses until 12, and going to
his horses, a servant of my Lord called Holland, riding post, met
him, and asked who was there ; after the answer, " You know me
well enough, Mr. Holland ;" the latter said, " Get you hence," and
called for the bailiff; whereupon my secretary departed and brought
with him a servant whom my Lady sent to speak with me. Before
he was out of the town, he heard all the bells ring, and asking
of him that went with him what it meant, he sighed, and answered
he was afraid it was to raise the country.
This day the Earl sent a man to me, who declared that the Earl
understood, after he was in his bed, that Sir Oswald Wilstropp
should be at his park pale with a band of horsemen to take him ;
and for that he was his enemy, he feared to come into his hands,
and went to horse with his men ; that the townsmen went to keep
the bridge, and some rang the bells without his knowledge ; but
that being assured the report was untrue, he had returned to his
house, and all was quiet.
My Lady's servant also declared to me that my Lord had heard
that you had commanded me to take him, and send him up muffled ;
the like whereof my Lord also told my secretary, and that was the
cause why her Lord was fearful to come to me ; for though he
were a true man, yet he knew not how he should be used by his
enemies.
Upon conferring with the Council here on these two messages,
I gave answer, by their advice and in their presence, that I was
sorry my Lord was so ill-counselled ; for neither I nor any of the
Council had received any such command, and as divers bruits would
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grow of his Lordship's delays in coming hither, and going to your
Majesty, and of the ringing of the bells, I wished he would hasten
to you, whereby all bruits would be stopped. I gave plain advice
for his doings in all respects, and doubting his servant would not
utter all things so plainly, I sent one of my own with the message to
my Lord and Lady, and to bring answer when he would set forward
to you. When my servant came thither, my Lord was gone,
my Lady said for fear ; and the same night old Norton, the sheriff,
also left his house. My Lady excuses her husband's fear upon
intelligence from London or the Court, and affirms she will show
writings of good credit for that matter, and assures upon her life that
her Lord will not seek to stir the people, or- to show any rebellion ;
in the end she sent me word that he would go to you, but would
first write to you.
What answer my Lord of Westmoreland will make I know not ;
but seeing their delays and excuses, I doubt they be led by illcounsel, and will either stir up rebellion in Yorkshire, or retire to
some strengths, or seek to flee. The sooner your pleasure is known
the better. [1% pages. Printed in Sir Cuthbert Sharpens Memorial
of the Rebellion, pp. 20-23.] Enclosing,
1 8. I. Earl of Sussex to the Earl of Northumberland. In your
answer to my letters requiring you, in the Queen's name,
to repair hither, admitting of no excuse, you state that
you would willingly attend me, but your business is such
as it would very much hinder you, but that you will bring
it into small room, and repair hither in a few days, &c.
I am thus driven to write that which I should have
delivered to you by mouth : that as Her Majesty means to
confer with you, her pleasure is that you repair to Court,
which I, in her name, command you to do without delay.
This was all I had to say if you had come hither.
I exlwrt you to perform the truth you have promised
to Her Majesty, and the word which, upon your faith, I
have by my writing delivered to her ; and to follow the good
counsel I have oftentimes given you, and take heed of the
counsel of such as would show you honey and deliver you
poison, and stand as a nobleman upon your honour and
truth, for it will stand by you. Let not vain delusions
abuse you with fear of your own shadow ; if you ha.ve
neglected any duty, and abused me with fair speech,
submit rather with humility to her clemency that never
sought to use extremity, than by wilful disobedience, put
in danger the destruction of your house, and force her to
give you a sharp taste of that which in her heart she
never meant to any. [1 pages, copy.]
York, 9 Nov. 1569.
18. II. Earl of Sussex to the Earl of Westmoreland. In answer
to mine of the 4th, requiring your repair hither, you
write that Her Majesty has no subject more willing to do
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her service ; but that, as you know the false rumours reported of you at London, you dare not adventure to come
to me, where you know your enemies to be, unless with
such a company for the safety of your person as you fear
would be misliked, and therefore have thought it more
meet to stay at home, &c. By my letters of 31 Oct., I
signified to you Her Majesty's pleasure for your repair
hither, to which I received your letters of excuse of the
1 st inst., and thereupon signified her resolute pleasure
by my letter of the 4th inst., and by yours of the 7th,
received direct answer that you dare not come but with a
force. Thus I am driven to write you that which, if you
had come, I should have delivered by mouth : that Her
Majesty means to confer with you ; that it is her pleasure that you should repair to her Court, and that I,
in her name, should command you so to do without
delay.
With similar exhortation to obedience, &c. as in the
above letter to the Earl of Northumberland. [1 pages,
copy.] York, 9 Nov. 1569.
Nov. 13. 19. Earl of Sussex to Sir "Wm. Cecil. These Earls and their
York. confederates will do what they can for the cause of religion, and
therefore this matter should not be dallied with. Orders should be
given to the Receiver here to deliver money upon warrant, and some
person appointed to receive it. The Master of the Ordnance at
Newcastle should be sent hither, or have warrant for taking and
using the ordnance, armour, &c. there, as the service may require.
P.S. I think it best to forbear executing the Council's letters
for religion till these matters be ended, lest some of those now
assured be afraid. [1 page.]
Nov. 13. 20. Thomas Earl of Sussex and six other of the Council of the North
York. to the Queen. Yesterday we heard, by letters from Sir Geo. Bowes,
that the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland, old Richard
Norton, sheriff of Yorkshire, and his sons, Thomas Markenfeld, and
some gentlemen of the bishopric are assembled at the Earl of Westmoreland's house at Brancepeth in the bishopric, with all their servants in armour ; that the Earl of Northumberland, with such of his
men as fled with him on the night of the 9th, rode armed with
privy coats, and Norton, Markenfeld, and others in corselets and
other white armour ; and that they ride daily in that sort, and have
warned all their tenants and friends to repair thither to them, yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow.
We hear also that one Pullen, a servant of Markenfeld and well
affected in religion, left his master yesterday, and is come to his
father, as he says the pretence is for religion, and they intend going
this morning to Durham with all their force, there to have an
open mass. Considering their unlawful assembly, their open riding
armed, the great fear of good subjects, and the peril that may grow
by toleration, we have resolved to meet them with force hoping you
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will allow of our faithful meaning, rather than by expecting further
commission, to encourage them in attempts tending to open rebellion,
lest mauy that now mean truly put themselves under their direction,
for fear of spoil. We have therefore directed letters under your
signet here to all the justices of peace, and principal gentlemen
in Yorkshire, to levy all the force of horsemen that may be had, sufficiently horsed, and armed with spear and foot armour, or with
arquebuses or bows and arrows, to, be at places appointed on the
18th inst., and to levy 1,500 footmen to be at Darlington the 21st
inst., with sufficient money for them for 21 days after their coming
to the place appointed. Upon their assembling, we shall set forward
for execution of what is to be done in your service, to the uttermost
of our power.
. We have also given commission to Sir Geo. Bowes, and others in
the bishopric and in Richmondshire, to levy all your subjects in
those parts, and put them in a warlike manner, offensive and defensive, if they see cause, for defence of your subjects in those parts.
We have also sent your letters to Sir Hen. Percy, Sir John Forster,
and Wm. Drury, advertising what is done here, and authorising
them to levy force sufficient in Northumberland for keeping that
county quiet, and for defending all persons from repairing to those
that unlawfully assemble, and have ordered them to have a special
regard to the safe keeping of Newcastle.
We have also written into Westmoreland and Cumberland for
preservation of the peace, and mean to send a proclamation, sufficiently penned upon the statute of rebellion, to Sir George Bowes,
to be proclaimed in those parts, and thereof to give notice to the
Earls and others assembled. Although we trust all men will be
obedient to these directions until further commission comes, yet we
beseech you to speedily send a sufficient commission to serve for all
respects, whereby we may by better warrant serve you, and others
be the more bound to obey. Until such commission shall come, I,
the Earl of Sussex, by advice of the rest who have subscribed hereto,
have taken upon me that office, which, with their advice, I will
execute as circumspectly as my poor talent will serve. We beseech
an answer before the 18th, if possible. [If pages.]
[Nov. 13.] 21. Proclamation by the Earl of Sussex, Lieutenant General in
the North. The Earls, with their confederates, have conspired to levy
war against Her Majesty, and to cover their wicked attempts, have
deluded many of Her Majesty's subjects in these parts ; sometimes
commanding them in her name to repair to them in warlike manner for defence of her person, when their intent was to maintain
their treasons, and thereby to put her in peril ; sometimes affirming
their doings to be with the consent of the nobility of this realm,
who would spend their lives against them and all other traitors ;
sometimes pretending for conscience' sake to seek to reform religion,
where many of them never respected any religion, but continued a
dissolute life until driven to pretend to popish holiness, to put some
false colour upon their treasons ; sometimes declaring that they be
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driven to take this matter in hand lest foreign princes take it upon
them, to the great peril of this realm, when indeed they have
practised with foreign princes to aid them in this wicked enterprise,
and thereby sought to bring the realm under the slavery of foreign
powers ; sometimes covering their intents with a show of desire to
preserve the state of ancient nobility from destruction prepared, as
they say, against them, when for 12 years past Her Majesty has
had such care of the preserving of the state as, from the beginning
of her reign, there has not perished one of that stock. They
themselves that so abuse the people have tasted of her favour,
bounty, and familiar usage more than others of their equals, and
far above their deserts, of whom she had conceived so good an
opinion as she could hardly be induced to think that either such
lack of duty or such ingratitude could enter into their hearts,
although she knew that some of them lived in danger of her laws,
but gave them to understand that she had tolerated them, in hope of
their loyalty otherwise.
In consideration whereof, I, the said Thomas Earl of Sussex,
seeing how ignorant people are abused by these delusions, and
knowing what constant promises and oaths they have heretofore
and also of late made of truth and loyalty, and seeing that all they
have done or intend to do is but to delude persons to serve their
wicked purposes, hereby notify to all Her Majesty's subjects that
their principal intents are to put in peril the person of Her Majesty ;
to sow sedition and rebellion ; to put Her Majesty in danger of her
crown and dignity ; to draw foreign nations into this realm ; to spoil
all kind of people, whereof the whole country feels the present smart ;
and to abuse all kinds of states for furthering of their wicked
intents. All which matters should induce all that have been by
these delusions abused to forsake and detest them, and all that have
not been abused to forbear to repair to them, aid or succour them.
[If pages.]
Nov. 13? 22. [ Lowther? to the Earl of Westmoreland?]. I was to
make my immediate repair, according to your letter, but being
taken by Sir Geo. Bowes, and losing my horse, I am stopped at
Barnard castle. I learn by the sight of Sussex's letters that they
rest only upon commission from the Queen for the apprehending of
the Earl of Northumberland and you. Sussex writes that the news
of France has so amazed them at Court that they can give him
no direction, but refer him to confer with the Marshal of Berwick,
which, he says, he cannot now do, as the Earl of Northumberland
has stopped all passage, and stays all advertisements. He also
writes that he has despatched the post with advertisement that the
Earl of Northumberland took up Topcliff bridge, and rang the bells
backward, and that Holhmd, his man, gave evil words to the messenger, and also sent up the Earl's letters, excusing his doings by
reason of a rumour that Sir Oswald Wilstropp was at the Park
side to apprehend him, requiring Bowes to make sure of Barnard
castle and all passages out of the west ; " For," said he, " the Earl
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of Cumberland and Dacre, are surely confederate, notwithstanding
the Earl of Cumberland's fair letters."
Bowes has a near spy about you, which must be cut off ; for he
could tell me of all meetings and conferences, and used to enjoy
some of your land. Send word what you think of Dacre and the
Earl of Cumberland ; as for Carlisle, now at the first, with Dacre,
it is easily to be had, and with the Earl of Cumberland at all times,
and without them at no time.
You write that the enterprise of the chief purpose is resolutely
upon the Earl of Northumberland to be attempted, and that the
enterprisers desire my company. This I offer, seeing my stay
hinders present conference. Appoint me one day, and I will meet
with four good horses either at Derby, Burton, or Tutbury, there to
perform with the foremost man, or die. To the furtherance thereof
Lord Wharton and my brother will join ; but coming to you, upon
one hour's warning, with their whole power, is not possible ; their
strength lies so far distant in the country, and all passages are
stopped ; but they will not fail to join you in passing through
Lancashire. Let nothing persuade you to the contrary but that
Lord Wharton and Rich. Lowther are, and always will be, your own,
and join with you until death.
Endorsed by Sir Wm. Cecil. " A letter of one that was taken
with Sir Geo. Bowes/' [1 pages.]
Nov. 15. 23. Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have just received
3 A.M. letters from the Earl of Northumberland to the Queen, which I
York> send with speed, as he required. They are dated at Topcliff, but
he is indeed at Brancepeth. The Queen's letters were delivered him
two hours after these were sent. When the bearer of them returns,
I will write you further. [% page.] Enclosing,
23. I. Earl of Northumberland to the Queen. If you mislike
that I have not made speedy repair to you according to
your command given by the Lord President, let this my
excuse serve me. My loyalty and devotion towards you
have been well known and tried; and what bond of
assurance I have made to you, you best know, having done
nothing that I thought might offend you, but as willing
to serve and fearful to offend as your meanest vassal.
Yet notwithstanding, untrue rumours and surmises
Jiave been blown abroad, and instilled in your ears, to
carry you from me, and to stain my fidelity ; which,
albeit they have been, through your great goodness and
deep consideration, tried and proved void and frivolous,
yet have, I fear, left in your noble heart some suspicion
of me, whereby my adversaries have renewed their hatred,
and in this time especially, wherein some of your nobles
have incurred your grievous displeasure, they have dispersed bruits touching the breach of my loyalty never done
nor intended, and have blown the same abroad, not only
by talk, but by acts, under a feigned pretence of fear ,
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drawing to strengths and holds, where indeed they had no
shadow given them of doubt ; but it was their device to
bring me and others to be odious to you.
God and my conscience know that I never intended
any disloyal act toivards you, but shall be found ready,
whilst I live, to spend life and lands, and all that 1 have,
against all persons whatsoever ; nor have I done anything
offensive to law, as all the country can testify. Yet, as the
maintainers thereof are in these parts in some credit with
some of your private councillors, who as experience has
taught me have been willing to hear 'matters to my discredit, I durst not adventure to your presence till I had
craved your pardon, if I have, through lack of skill, liked
that which may not content you, and till time had shown
how untrue those slanders are.
I beseech you that, as I shall live and die your faithful
subject, you will not give ear to reports touching my
fidelity, before I have done one thing material whereby the
same may justly be drawn in suspicion, but take compassion of my miserable state ; doubtful of your favour,
which of all earthly things I most wish for. I pray that
I may be re-comforted, and safely repair to your presence.
[2 pages.] Topcliff, 13 Nov. 1569.
Nov. 15. 24. Earl of Sussex and four others of the Council of the North
York. to the Queen. The Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland
refuse to obey your commands to repair to your presence. They
have been at Durham with their force in armour, to persuade the
people to take their parts ; some of their company have thrown down
the communion table, and torn the Holy Bible in pieces. They
intend to make religion their ground. They know their offences
to be such that without your pardon, they must do their uttermost
for surety of their lives.
We request your instructions how to proceed, and want money
and munition. [1 page.]
Nov. 15. 25. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Queen. On receipt of yours of
York. the 10th, I sent my secretary and a pursuivant with yours to the
Earls, and charged my secretary to despatch the pursuivant to me
with intelligence of all things there, and remain himself for an
answer. I also sent letters to the Earls, copies of which are enclosed ;
and bade him persuade the Earls to come to you ; all which I did
by advice of the Deans of York and Durham, Sir Thos. Gargrave,
and Sir Hen. Gate. My secretary has returned, by whom I understand they were yesterday at Durham in armour, and have persuaded the people to take their part, and have torn asunder the
Bible, and thrown down the communion board, and make their
show to be for religion. When my servant told him [Earl of Northumberland ?] it was contrary to his faith delivered to me, he said
that was true, but they must now seek all the ways they could to
serve their turn, and willed my secretary to use no further per-
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suasion, for seeing their lives were in danger, they were determined
to lose them in the field, and so dispatched him with a letter to me
from the Earl of Westmoreland, a copy of which is also enclosed.
These two Earls have, I think, been induced by evil counsel to
enter at the beginning into dealing with some matters offensive to
you, but, as they were persuaded, not perilous to them ; and after, by
the same counsel, which had deeper and more wicked meaning than
they discovered in the beginning, they have been put into greater
fear than their cause required ; and so by fear drawn on to their
present unhappy state, and to what was intended by those wicked
counsellors at the beginning, and is now, for fear of their surety
published ; I mean the cause of religion.
These simple Earls are now at Bransby [Brancepeth] with their
wicked counsellors, where under colour of defence, they assemble
forces. I have prepared to assemble force to suppress theirs, lest
seeing no resistance might cany them to further mischief ; I mean
to be within 16 miles of Brancepeth by the 21st.
The Earls having now disobeyed your command, must either prepare force to fight, or seek to fly. If they prepare to fight, they
will make religion their ground, and what force they may have in
that cause I know not, nor how many will go with me against that
cause, nor what treason may be wrought among my own force, but I
have great cause to doubt much of them. If they be not able to get a
force, and so flee into foreign realms and make religion their ground,
it is good to consider what likelihood there is of assistance there,
and what peril there may be upon their return with foreign force.
It is for you to weigh whether it shall be greater surety to pardon
those Earls and their partakers, and call upon the Earls to attend
at Court, and this winter to purge this country and other parts of
the realm of the ill-affected, and so avoid the danger of foreign
aid, and make all sure at home ; or else to hazard battle against
desperate men, with soldiers that fight against their conscience;
or to adventure the peril of seeking foreign aid, and combinations at
home. Let me know your pleasure before the 21st ; if it comes to
a fight, either God shall give you the victory, or if any man will
stand with me, you shall find my carcass on the ground, whatsoever
the rest of my company do ; for I would for conscience' sake spend
a thousand lives against all that shall draw sword against our
religion.
I have made no man privy hereto but the writer upon his oath,
as my hand is ill to read. All the wisest Protestants think that
you should offer mercy before you tiy the sword. [1 pages. Partly
printed in Sharpens Memorials, p. 28.] Enclosing,
25. I. Earl of Sussex to the Earls of Northumberland and
Westmoreland. I send you letters under the Queen's oiun
hand, and though you make little account of my advice,
I must advise you to do what will maintain your house,
and not utterly overthrow it. The Queen has sent for
you on your allegiance. If you come, your friends will
stand by you, and you need fear no enemies. If you
have slipped, your friends will be suitors for you to ths
Queen, who never shows herself extreme, and has always
borne you affection. If you refuse, you make enemies of
your friends, and seek the subversion of your house.
Perform, your duty, and do not take counsel of the
wicked, who would make you like themselves. If you
forsake m.y counsel and follow false parasites, look not
to escape the plague of disobedience in this world and the
world to come, [f page.] York, 10p.m., 13 Nov. 1569.
25. II. Earl of Westmoreland to the Earl of Sussex. It is a
great grief to me that I am unable to obey Her Majesty's
commands to repair to her presence. I have ever been her
faithful subject, though now obliged to contrary her. I
remain here to strengthen myself against the enemies who
seek my destruction, and gather my friends, but meaning faithfully to the Queen, though it ivill be otherwise
taken. I wish her letter had come before my going
to Durham, for that made the people [rise ?], whom I have
stayed all this time, till I feared being plucked out of my
house and sent up, and would have died first. Before
this I would willingly have obeyed, but now I dare not
venture into Her Majesty's presence. Pray be my friend.
[f page, copy.] Brancepeth, 14 Nov. 1569.
Nov. 15. 26. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Win. Cecil. You will hear the
York - state of things here by letters from me and the Council, and my
private letters to the Queen. Pray hasten the reply, and if my
servant be overlaboured in riding, send a pursuivant with the answer.
Consider my private letters, for every part is true.
P.S. Let order be given to the posts for more speedy conveying
of letters ; they never go nor come under three days, [f page.]
Nov. 16. 27. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Win. Cecil. I am sorry you
York. are sick, and pray God to send amendment. Sir Hen. Gate is
extremely sick and not able to serve, so I have written for another
sheriff, either Sir Thos. Gargrave, Sir Geo. Bowes, or Mr. Vaughan.
Consider well my private letters to the Queen of the 15th, for 1
hear daily of the unwillingness of the people to serve in. this cause,
Sir Thos. Gargrave writes that many gentlemen about him selected
for levying men have gone out of the country, so that he thinks
the number of horsemen will not be so great as I looked for,
and a great part of my trust lays that way. Sir Hen. Gate has
heard from his wife at Hutton that all was not so well as it might
be, but he burnt the letters so that they should not be seen. I hear
out of every place that, except it be a few Protestants and some well
affected to me, every man seeks to bring as small a force as he can
of horsemen, and the footmed find fault with the weather, and
speak besides very broadly.
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The Earls appear to have 500 horse, all serving men, and most
furnished with a coat of plate, spear, and one or two daggers ;
they say they look for further force out of Northumberland, Westmoreland, and other places. They have as yet no show of footmen ;
they pay for all they take, and suffer no spoil. At Durham a man.
of the Earl's took a horse of the Dean's out of his stable, but
the horse was restored and the taker punished. The reason why
they have not assembled any foot is either that they have not
been assured of any, or from want of victuals. [If pages.]
Nov. 16. 28. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Council. I received your letters
York. of the 1 3th, with the commission for Sir Hen. Gate to be sheriff of
Yorkshire, and for the discharge of the old sheriff; whereupon I
repaired to him lying very sick, and made declaration of the
great trust Her Majesty had in him, the comfort he ought to
take thereof, and the convenience of the time to perform what
she expects of him, and therewith showed him your letters. He was
greatly comforted and thinks himself most bound to Her Majesty
for her good opinion, and is much troubled that through sickness
he cannot serve in that office, nor venture his life in the field, for
show of love to Her Majesty ; therefore considering the necessity
of a sufficient minister in that office, he has required me to open
to you his present estate, which is such as can yield no service ;
whereof I find as great a lack as could be of any one person ;
for knowing his truth and ability, I determined to repose upon
him great trust and charge, and by his sickness I hardly know to
whom to commit them. He beseeches you, in respect of the service,
to be a means to Her Majesty to appoint some other fit person. I
think Sir Thos. Gargrave, Sir Geo. Bowes, or Mr. Vaughan the fittest
to supply his place. [1 page.]
Nov. 17. 29. Thomas Earl of Sussex and five others of the Council of the
York. North to the Privy Council, This morning at 3 a.m. Thos. Layton,
a justice of peace in the wapentake of Langborth, bordering on the
bishopric, came hither, and declared that Chris. Nevill, with certain
horsemen, was come thither, and had raised all the Earl's tenants
about Kirby Moorside and those parts, and thrown down the communion board, and done in all things as the Earls had done at
Durham ; whereupon the gentlemen of that wapentake fled from
their houses, and we hear that the Earl's men have done the like at
Darlington and Northallerton ; that the Earls are gone to Richmond
to raise Richmondshire, where the Earl of Northumberland is the
Queen's officer, and that the Countess his wife, is gone thither, but
most of the gentlemen have fled to Sir Geo. Bowes, at Barnard
castle, to whom Robert Bowes, his brother, has also repaired, with
certain of the bishopric.
They seek to abuse the people under Her Majesty's authority, and
set forth proclamations to the effect enclosed, which was collected
by one who heard it. They persuade that their cause of seeking to
reform religion is that other Princes have determined to do it, and
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the entering of strangers should be troublesome to the realm, and
therefore they seek to do it before their coming.
We intend drawing all our force to this city ; most will be here
to-morrow night, and we hope the rest the day after ; but by these
accidents we be like to be disappointed of a good part of the North
Riding, and it will be hard for Sir Geo. Bowes to come speedily to
us, as he must come far about, for his own security. Sir Thos.
Gargrave writes that those parts begin to be troubled, upon reports
of the people as doubtful where we hoped to have a great part of
our surest force ; remember our former letters touching a further
force out of other parts. [1^ pages.] Enclosing,
29. I. Proclamation by Thomas Earl of Northumberland and
Charles Earl of Westmoreland, the Queen's true and
faithful subjects, to all the same [of the old and Catholic
faith. Know ye, that we, with many other well-disposed
of the nobility and others, have promised our faith for the
furtherance of this our good meaning. As divers illdisposed persons about Her Majesty have, by their crafty
dealing, overthrown in this realm the true and Catholic
religion towards God, abused the Queen, dishonoured the
realm, and now seek to procure the destruction of this
nobility, we have gathered ourselves together to resist force
by force, and rather, by the help of God and you good
people, to redress those things amiss, with the restoring
of all ancient customs and liberties to God and this
noble realm. If we shall not do it ourselves, we might be
reformed by strangers, to the great hazarding of the state
of this our country. [^ page, copy.]
29. II. Purport of the proclamation made by Thomas Earl of
Northumberland and Charles Earl of Westmoreland.
They intend no hurt to Her Majesty's subjects, but to
bring back the usages of the Church and mutters of religion to the ancient Catholic faith. [ page.]
Staindrop, 15 Nov. 1569.
Nov. 20. 30. Earl of Sussex and four of the Council of the North to the
York. Queen. I, the Earl of Sussex, received your commission of lieutenancy, published the same, and entered into execution thereof ; and
upon deliberate advice, proclaimed the Earls and certain others
rebels, and offered pardon to all others that before the 22nd of this
present, shall repair to their houses. Since then we have been
receiving, mustering, and ordering the horse and foot mentioned in
our letters of the 13th ; and finding them to come in very slackly,
we have raised all the forces in all the wapentakes near this city,
and chosen out of them so many able men as have any kind of
weapon, and the rest we look for to-morrow.
The horsemen yet come are not above 400, the greatest part
ill horsed and furnished, and a great number with bows and arrows.
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The words of the Commission were general for all men to come
with horse and armour ; except in a few places, the justices of
peace and gentlemen are not come, and most have spared themselves
from sending of any of theirs, which is the chief cause of the
fewness of the hoi-semen.
In many places the Commissioners have not appointed any fit
person to conduct the foot to a place appointed, as directed by the
Commission, but have delivered money to themselves, and left them
to their wills, so as a great number of them are not yet come.
In some other places, there has been intelligence given to the
rebels of the place of assembly, and they have sent great bands of
horsemen upon the sudden, and have carried the men with them ;
in some places, they have spoiled them of their armour, weapon, and
money, and in others met them on the way, and either carried them
with them or spoiled them, so that there lack a great number of the
foot appointed.
For supply of the lacks, we commanded to be levied all the force of
the wapentakes near, and thereby have increased the foot, who be
very ill-furnished of armour, but there is not yet thereby come one
more horseman. We have also written to the Earl of Cumberland
for 100 horsemen; to Sir John Forster for 100 or 200 more, as he may
spare them from the shire there, and to Lord Wharton to come
with such force as he can make ; all these forces to join with Sir
Geo. Bowes at Barnard castle, upon the Tees, between Richmondshire
and the bishopric ; and we intend to send new commissions for more
horsemen to come out of all places, with a special charge for every
men to come in person, saving such as be appointed to tarry for
other services.
The people like so well their cause of religion that they flock to
them in all places where they come ; and many gentlemen show
themselves ready to serve you whose sons be on the other side.
Many of the worshipful be here in person, and we think will keep
their duty to you, but the cause is so plausible to all here, as either
by slackness or treason, you are daily disappointed of your forces.
For anything we yet see, their force of horsemen is so far above
what we shall get, that they will be masters of the field until Sir
Geo. Bowes comes hither, with the force above written. Seeing our
forces will hardly be equal in horsemen at anytime, if it be true
that the outlaws of Tynedale and Riddesdale be come to them,
whereof we were this day informed by a minister whom those outlaws spoiled in Richmondshire we think, considering that they be
desperate and well furnished with whom we shall fight, and that
our common soldiers favour the adverse cause, and be ill-furnished,
that you should prepare a force of horsemen and footmen in those
parts, and especially of good horsemen.
They still intend to go forward, and therefore I, Sir Thos. Gargrave,
will presently repair to Pomfret, as well for its surety as (if they go
further forward) to raise all the force before the river of Ayr, to stay
them, if it may be, from passing that rivp.r. If they do pass over,
they go from their strength, and we know not to what end they
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should do so, except to go with a sudden force of horse to the
Scottisli Queen, which we wish you should cause to be prevented,
or that they hope of some other stir in other places for the same
cause.
You may think that we might have done more at the beginning,
but we know certainly that they were 500 horsemen at least, the
day after they refused to come to you ; to which number we cannot
yet come, and therefore we could not do anything. We dare not
impart this much to others of your Council here, and therefore only
write this in discharge of our duties. [2 pages] Enclosing,
30. i. Proclamation by Thomas Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant
of the North, by virtue of Her Majesty's warrant to him
o/15 Nov. 1569. Whereas Thomas Earl of Northumberland and Charles Earl of Westmoreland, being commanded
upon their allegiance to repair to Her Majesty, have contemptuously disobeyed her command, and have, with
Christopher Nevill, Rich. Norton of Norton Conyers,
Thos. Markenfeld of Markenfeld, John Swinburne, Robt.
Tempest, Fras. Norton, and others committed divers
offences, levied great numbers of horse and foot and
put them in armour, and do daily draw to them great
forces, abusing her name and authority to further their
wicked purpose, and intend to proceed further in their
rebellious enterprise, if not resisted in time ; we therefore, in Her Majesty's name, and by her warrant, denounce the said Earls, and the others named, to be rebels
and disturbers of the peace, and in her name, command
that they henceforth be reputed rebels.
And we, in Her Majesty's name, do command all
faithful subjects to flee from the company or aiding of rebellious persons, and do by these presents receive to her
grace and free pardon all such persons, other than hereafter be exempted, as have accompanied the said Earls
and others, if before the 22nd inst., they repair to their
dwelling-houses, and there remain quiet, and do not abide
in company of the said persons aforesaid after 21 Nov.
Her Majesty's pleasure is that the said Earls and the
others named, and Thos. Jennings, be exempted from this
pardon, and also any person adhering to or accompanying any of the before exempted after 21 Nov., and she
commands all her subjects to repute them rebels. [1 sheet.]
19 Nov. 1569.
Nov. 20. 31. Henry Lord Hunsdon to the Council. By reason of the tarMidnight, rying for horses by the way, and the extreme foul ways, it is this
Sunday night before I could reach Doncaster, where I find my Lord
Darcy, who being as far as Pomfret, was fain to return hither for
fear of being taken ; for yesternight Mr. Tempest, having the car7. H
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riage of 150 men to York, being in Tadcaster, was taken and all
his soldiers by the rebels, being 200 horsemen.
The Earls and their company are come on this side Boroughbridge,
but whether their determination is to come forward, or to seek to
get York is not known. It is held here that there are 7,000 or
8,000, and the most part very well appointed.
It is not possible for me to pass to York, for all the passages are
stopped, and I would be loath to be their prey ; therefore I presently mean to ride to Hull, where I will do the best I can to pass
to Newcastle by land or sea, unless I hear to the contrary from you ;
for seeing the rebels are come so far hitherward, and Newcastle is
safe, I may the better remain at Hull until I know your pleasure.
I perceive by Lord Darcy that there is great want of armour
here, although the men are sufficient ; Her Majesty should put
some good force in readiness, for it plainly appears that they mean
to go through with all I cannot see how my Lord of Sussex can
either hear from you or send to you, the passages are so stopped. It
appears that Egremont Ratcliffe and Ginny [Jennings ?], that was
Mr. Norris's secretary, are with them, for they are both exempted out
of the proclamation which was proclaimed here against the Earls
and their confederates yesterday.
It is said that their proclamation is, first, to reform religion, because strangers shall not ; second, to remove certain councillors from
Her Majesty. Some of my Lord Darcy's men affirm that their
meaning is to take the Scottish Queen ; therefore for God's sake let
her not remain where she is, for their greatest force are horsemen ;
and Cuthbert Collingwood, who is Northumberland's man, and was
sheriff of Northumberland this year, is coming after them with 600
horse of the outlaws of England and Scotland, which is the more
cause to doubt the Scottish Queen. I write the common bruit of
this town.
P.S. If I can get into Northumberland, what shall I do with
the houses of such as are with the rebels ? It is said they spoil all
men as they pass that are not of their faction. [If pages.]
Nov. 20. 32. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. He is a rare bird
York. that has not some of his with the two Earls, or in his heart wishes
not well to their cause. I heartily wish that Her Majesty would
quench this fire at the beginning, either by pardon or force ; if by
the latter, then not to trust these parts only, lest by one foil taken,
much be hazarded.
The Earls are old in blood, and poor in force in any other cause
than this ; but it is not to be believed of them that see it not what
is done directly and underhand to serve them for this cause.
Give advice that the sparing of a little money in the beginning
be not repented of hereafter, and send some good force that you may
surely trust into these parts ; for I fear meantime this country will
hardly match them with horsemen, and they think the greatest
number will strike faintly against them.
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I will send to see if Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmoreland can procure more horsemen. If I may be once strong of horse,
I trust to scatter them ; until then I can do but little, for they may
go where they list.
The money will be soon gone ; pray procure warrant for more to
be delivered by Mr. Brown, treasurer of Berwick, who has received
all the receiver had, and has delivered over this 2,000. out of his
own hands for this service.
I have sent the Queen's letter and packet to Mr. Drury, and Sir
John Forster's to Sir Geo. Bowes, which I trust will be delivered in
safety ; but I hear that another packet is intercepted, wherein there
should be a letter to the Lord Regent of Scotland, and the Queen's
letters which I sent to my Lord of Cumberland.
P.S. I enclose a copy of one of their proclamations. [1 page.]
Nov. 21. 33. Capt. John Carvell to Sir Wm. Cecil. Ever since the beginNewcastle. ning of this rebellion, at the request of the mayor and town of
Newcastle, made to the Marshal of Berwick, I have jcontinued here
amongst them, helping to set the best order for defence of the town.
I find the mayor, magistrates, and commonalty so willing and ready
that it would do a man good to see them more ready to spend their
lives than to yield to any rebels ; now they want my company of
50 at Berwick to come hither to me, where if any attempt be, as is
looked for, I trust to show myself a true soldier and servant.
Pray be a means that I may have my band made up to a greater
number, so that I may show my ensign, and carry it as heretofore I
have done, when I had the number appertaining thereto. Some I
have here stayed that were my soldiers before, yet at my own charges,
as I would be loath they should be wanting now ; and more I can
have without great trouble, if you appoint me thereto. [1 page.
Printed in Sharpe'a Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 57, 58.]
Nov. 22. 34. Thomas Skinner to Hugh Allen. I sent you a letter with a
writ for Richard Greenacres, which my man delivered to Lockwood,
my Lord of Westmoreland's servant, to convey to you ; but I have
never heard what you have done in the matter. I have sent my
man to receive my money due on my bonds, and to put you in mind
of your promise to me for the speedy receiving of the same, which
I make sure of your fulfilling. [1 page]
Nov 23. 35. Sir Ralph Sadler to the Council. I have just met in this
7 P c M ' v, v iH a g e Mr. Rone, one of Her Majesty's auditors, who was at York
besidBarton? y es ^erday with my Lord of Sussex. He says the power in York
with his Lordship does not exceed 3,000, whereof there are not
above 300 horse, and therefore his Lordship intends keeping the
town, not being able to meet the rebels in the field. Notwithstanding my advertisements from Doncaster, Mr. Rone assures me that
my Lord has certain intelligences that the rebels are of great
strength, and that they have 1,200 horsemen very well appointed,
and many of them pistoliers, and at the least 5,000 or 6,000 foot. If
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this be true, the matter is of greater moment than it was taken. I
advertise you that, by your order to Her Majesty's lieutenants of
the shires next adjoining, some speedier and sufficient supplies of
horse and foot may be hastened.
I trust to be at Hull to-morrow morning ; but I cannot get
thither to-night.
P.S. Mr. Rone says that my Lord of Sussex has no great trust in
some of his company, and that victuals were scant in York, and the
rebels being masters of the field, it will be hard to be victualled,
and therefore ill being in the town. It is told me that I cannot
safely go thither, for if Mr. Rone had not come away when he did,
he had been stayed, and yet he was fain to forsake the highway.
Wherefore when I come to Hull, I mean to stay there until I see
that I may pass without danger, or that I may hear again from you ;
for as I will leave no danger wherein I may do any service, so if I
might have my own will, I would rather return to my Lord Admiral,
and go with him if he come forward, than be closed up in a
town wherein is neither good force nor victuals. As Mr. Rowe told
me that many of the gentlemen in my Lord's company are suspected, I asked him what he thought of my Lord himself; to which
he replied he was as careful a gentleman, and took as great pains
both day and night as ever rnan did, being most sorry that he was
not of power to go to the field. [1^ pages.]
Nov. 24. 36. John Lord Darcy to Sir Wm. Cecil. On the 14-th I received
Doncaster. commission from my Lord Lieutenant of these North parts for the
levy of all the horsemen within the liberty of Stratford and 1 50
foot, all which, with the aid of the gentlemen my neighbours, joined
in the commission with me, were well furnished and safely conducted,
and delivered at York on the 18th, with their conduct-money and
wages for 21 days.
Understanding that the rebels approached near the said city, I
sent for divers gentlemen of my neighbours and friends, and put
them and myself in readiness, with all the horsemen we were able
to make, and on the 20th set forward towards my Lord Lieutenant ;
but ere I could reach York, I had intelligence that 400 horse of the
rebels were not two miles before me, and had stopped the passages,
whereupon I retired to Doncaster, the town they most desired, for
having it, they might stop all the passages northwards. There, by
force of a second commission, I mustered 2,000 foot, and all the
horse that could be had within the said liberties. I have retained
400 foot, besides horse, and dismissed the rest, to repair upon the
first warning ; many were destitute both of money and armour, yet
offered themselves, if they had wherewith to sustain nature, to die
at my feet ; I and my fellow Commissioners have supplied them so
far as either lands, goods, or credit will extend.
I have further taken order for fortification and sure guard of all
the bridges, fords, and passages in and about Doncaster, so that I
believe they will not attempt them. To-day I am advised that they
have retired from Sherborne and Tadcaster towards Boroughbridge ;
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some allege that they have fled, others that they have gone towards
the city, others that the two Earls are severed, or else gone for safeconduct of ordnance, sent from Brancepeth. Impart to Her Majesty
my willing heart and earnest desire to serve her. [1 pages]
Nov. 24. 37. John Vaughan to Robt. Owenson. To satisfy you touching
York. our troubled estate, the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland, being sent for to repair to Court, refused ; put themselves in
armament at Brancepeth, in the bishopric of Durham, with all their
servants, tenants, and friends, and have entered Yorkshire, levying
soldiers in the Queen's name to maintain their actions, which they
have put forth to be for religion. They have mass daily, yet they
commit great spoil. They have passed all this part of Yorkshire,
viz., Richmond, Ripon, Wetherby, Knaresborough, Tadcaster,
Cawood, Selby, and now are returned towards Topcliff.
The gentlemen in the action are old Richard Norton, with most
of his sons, Thos. Markenfeld, Chris. Nevill, Robt. Tempest, of the
bishopric, and John Swinbome, but no more of value. My Lord
Lieutenant, Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph Sadler are assembled to
take order herein. The gentlemen here stand dutifully to the
Queen. [1 page.]
Nov. 24. 38. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Queen. I have forborne
York. writing these two days, partly from fear of interception by the
rebels, who had sent horsemen along all the passages on the far
side of the Ouse, and partly that I would see whither they bent
their course from AVetherby, where they have remained two nights.
Understanding they are gone to Knaresborough, I send this, and
forbear to write at more length until the way be sure, which I
hope will be to-night or to-morrow.
I have written to Westmoreland and Cumberland for 500 horsemen, and to Northumberland for another 500, if they can be
spared, to join with Sir Geo. Bowes at Barnard castle. T have
written again to levy all the horsemen in the East Riding and other
places where they may with surety come to me, and did not come
upon the other commission. I have already 2,500 foot furnished,
besides the force of the city ; and have sent for 800 more out of
the East Riding. I have sent 200 men to Hull, and 200 to the
place you commanded to be looked to by your letters of the
16th.
Sir Thos. Gargrave is at Pomfret, and has fortified the passage
at Ferrybridge. 1 have written to Newcastle for armour, munition, &c. Each of the Earls has secretly sent messengers to me,
and I have dealt with them apart, and look to hear further from
them to-morrow. Please to have in remembrance what you wrote
about in your letter of the 18th. [I page.]
Nov. 24. 39. Sir John Forster to Council. I perceive by Her Majesty's
Alnwick. letter that she has appointed the Earl of Sussex lieutenant in the
North j>arts ; I shall advertise him of the proceedings here. I
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have already written him of the troubles of late. I enclose you a
copy of my letter. If the two Earls be not stayed in their disobedience, they will draw many to them. I hear their numbers
daily increase.
I send a proclamation made by the Earls at their first entering
in their disobedience at Durham, and one I was driven to make,
or the country would have grown to great disorder. My Lord of
Northumberland has lands in this country, of the yearly rent of
1,OOOZ., whereon he has many tenants, and many of them given
to evil. If they hear Her Majesty's is the better party, they will
come and be obedient ; but if their master return, and enter with
the evil countries of England and Scotland, they are not to be
trusted. The common people, in this sudden hurl, are dangerous
to trust, and therefore Her Majesty should forsee that such as will
bestow their lives in her service may have some help in this time.
I have just been informed that the Earls have offered wages of
16d. a day to all that will come, and especially to the evil countries.
[2 pages.] Enclosing t
39. i. Proclamation by the Deputy Lieutenant of Berwick
and Sir John Forster. The Earls of Northumberland
and Westmoreland are in disobedience to Her Majesty,
and hearing that there is secret warning given to Northumberland's servants and tenants to be ready at an
hour's warning in defensible array, and that great
numbers of persons are put into Alnwick and Warkworth
castles to keep them forcibly, as is suspected, against Her
Majesty's peace and laws ; for avoiding such unlawful
assemblies, that true subjects be not by collusion and craft
brought to enter in Her Majesty's great indignation and
danger of her laws, we command that no officer, servant,
nor tenant to the said Earl in Northumberland, nor any
person whatsoever they be, henceforth assemble with any
force, either at the said Earl's command or others' for
him. Also that such forces as are within the said castles
or elsewhere in the said county immediately depart to
their dwellings, and there remain, to be ready to serve if
commanded by us Her Majesty's officers, and the justices of
the peace. Any who, after this proclamation, keep themselves in readiness to serve the said Earl or any other
against Her Majesty, or remain in the castles aforesaid,
or break this proclamation, shall be used as traitors.
[1 sheet, copy] 18 Nov. 1569.
Nov. 25. 40. Sir John Forster to Sir Wm. Cecil. I crave your furtherance,
that Her Majesty may appoint some men to me for my help ; a few
men in time will do more than many hereafter ; and as I have
hitherto served her to my uttermost, let me not now, for want of
a party, take harm. I and my friends will bestow our lives in her
service. I write boldly, as the matter is great, and the time so
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dangerous that it is hard to know whom to trust, except my own
friends and others at my command. The devices to cut me off,
both of England and Scotland, are known to the whole country.
[1 page.}
Nov. 26. 41. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir "Win. Cecil. By Her Majesty's
York. letters of the 18th, I was to advertise who were the principal
persons that accompanied the Earls in their outrageous doings at
Durham ; the number of men ; how the townsmen liked their doings ;
whether any resistance was made ; what were the matters offensive
to Her Majesty, wherein the Earls first entered, and were persuaded
were not perilous to them ; and who were their counsellors and
drawers on to these doings.
The evil counsellors are the persons named in my letters of
30 Oct., and all were present at their doings in Durham, save
Leonard Dacre, Robt. Bowes, and Capt. Reed. The motives are
as declared in the same letters. The number was 500 horsemen,
well appointed, besides all the country thereabouts ready at their
command. There was no resistance made, nor any mislike of their
doings.
The offensive matters wherein they first entered, and were persuaded not to be perilous to them, were suggested by those
counsellors, and being carried further than they knew, they were
drawn on by degrees to that you see. This I gather from my own
knowledge, and not from anything I have heard from others.
Nov. 26. 42. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have sent Her
York. Majesty a note of all matters as they stood here at the coming of
Lord Hunsdon and Sir Ralph Sadler on the 24th. As the love and
goodwill I have borne to some in trouble there, and to those that
rebel here, and the traitorous dealing of the wretched bastard taken
to be my brother might minister cause of suspicion, I think myself
bound to Her Majesty for sending Sir Ralph Sadler, who may look
into the bottom of my doings and inform her of the truth, and
therefore beseech her, whatever may be sinisterly informed of me,
to suspend judgment until she knows the truth and hears me
speak. Pray continue my advocate, and the truth of the cause shall
yield you just reward.
At the beginning of those matters, the people were so affected to
these Earls for the cause they had in hand, that what was had for
the Queen's service was got out of the flint, and those that came, save
a number of gentlemen, liked better of the other side.
Now I have gathered some good force, delivered them some
money, used some persuasions with all degrees to open their
rebellious intents, and published abroad their delusions of the
people and abuse of this realm ; the discreet begin to mislike ; the
soldiers wax more trusty, and the wealthiest are made afraid of
spoil ; their hangers-on, for lack of money, wax weary ; their force
within a little time is like to decline, and their credit will utterly
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decay ; so as I trust with taking time, after my force shall be come
together, to suppress this matter without great peril, when they
decline and I increase ; which if sooner attempted without a
sufficient force, when they were at the strongest and I at the
weakest, and the hearts bent on the other side, might have bred peril
to the*whole state.
Some perhaps, for saving of money, and some for other respects,
may wish more speed in these matters, but I must say, Sat cito si
sat bene ; better is the money spent that saves the state from peril,
than the money kept whereby, for lack of spense, the state may be
in peril. When any force is come together, I will lose no time.
Lord Rutland and Mr. Thos. Cecil came hither last night, and I
trust to deal with them to their content, and to recompense as I may
the honour they have done me in coming hither. [1^ pages.}
Nov. 26. 43. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Queen. I enclose a note of
York. the state of matters here at the coming of Lord Hunsdon and
Mr. Sadler, that you may perceive what has been done hitherto ;
henceforth I shall join with them in all advertisements. Thanks
for sending Sir Ralph Sadler, whose wisdom and experience is great
in these parts, and whose upright dealings have always been such
as every man has been thought happy that might have his
assistance.
Considering that information might be put into your head to
conceive suspicion of my doings, by reason of my great love to some
in trouble there, and to those that rebel here, and of a wicked
bastard taken for my brother, that is of all other a most detestable
rebel in betraying me, besides his treasons to you, I must, of all
men living, think myself happy that you send him hither at this
time, whereby he may look into the bottom of all my doings, and
inform you truly.
Therefore whatsoever may be sinisterly reported to you of me,
I beseech you to suspend your judgment until you know the truth ;
and when I have delivered the rebels here into your hands, which I
hope shortly to do after I have my full force, set me in the midsfc
of them all, and of all others that be there in prison, or anywhere
else, and if I can be justly charged with any unloyalty or lack of
love and duty to you, or with seeking to cover other men's faults,
or with slackening of any part of your service, or with the lack
of doing anything in my power to advance it, let me have the
punishment that belongs to the worst kind of traitors. If on
the other side it appear that I have performed my loyalty to
the uttermost, neglected no part of my service, done as much as
was to be done for special affection to you, and left off all friendship
with others in matters that might touch yon, do not suffer the illdealings of others to deprive my faithful and good doings. Suspend
your judgment of me until you know the whole truth. [1 page]
Enclosing,
43. I. Account of the state of matters at York, at the coming
thitlier of Lord Hunsdon and Sir Ralph Sadler, 24 Nov.
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1569, being an abstract of the information contained
in the following letter. [If page. Printed in Sharpens
Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 73, 74.]
Nov. 26. 4)4. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph
York. Sadler to the Queen. On the 21th, Lord Hunsdon and Sir Ralph
Sadler arrived here with me, to my no little comfort. I render
you my most humble thanks for furnishing me with such good
company, by whose good advice I shall be the better able to do you
service. We have considered of the state of all things here, whereof
you should be advertised. First, as to the force here assembled, we
have ready 2,500 foot, furnished as this country can furnish, and
500 horse, but not above 60 shot amongst the foot, and no pikes ;
of the horse a great number be archers, which is not so serviceable as other shot. This is the whole force yet, assembled. For
supply I, your lieutenant, have ordered a levy of 800 foot more,
and as many horsemen as can be got in these parts, with express
charge to the gentlemen who yet sit at home as neuter, to come
hither in person, with their whole furniture, for your service. To
supply the lack of shot and weapons, a warrant has been sent to
Newcastle for 200 corselets, 100 calivers, 300 pikes, 500 light horsemen's staves, 1 ,000 Ibs. of corn powder, and four barrels of serpentine
powder, but when it will arrive here we are not certain. We have
some field pieces here which were brought from Hull.
Order is also given from me, your lieutenant, to the Earl of Cumberland, Lord Scrope, and Lord Wharton to send 500 horsemen out
of Westmoreland and Cumberland to come to Barnard castle, arid
likewise for as many out of the East and Middle Marches. And I,
Lord Hunsdon, thinking it most convenient to remain here where
present service is to be done, have taken order for 300 shot and 50
light horsemen of the garrison of Berwick to repair also to Barnard
castle, to join with the said horsemen, and for the better conducting
hither of the said shot, I have despatched hence Capts. Yaxley and
Carew with all expedition.
Order is likewise given to Sir Geo. Bowes to levy, against the
coming of those forces to Barnard castle, all the force he can get in
the bishopric, Richmondshire, &c., and to join and come forward
with those other forces, when and where he may meet with those
here assembled ; trusting that when we join altogether, God will
assist us to bring these troubles to a good end.
Sir Thos. Gargrave is sent to furnish Pontefract castle, and to
stay the passages, if it may be, at Ferrybridge and other places
upon the Ayr ; and if that may not be done, then to stay the passages upon the river that goes by Doncaster ; and when we shall
be ready to take the field, to join with all the forces above mentioned.
Newcastle and Hull are sufficiently provided for ; 200 men are
sent to Hartlepool, and a small ship well furnished is sent to sea,
to keep the coast between Hull and Berwick.
The rebel force is thought to be at least J ,000 horsemen, very well
appointed; men of judgment, who have seen their musters, say
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that there are above 600 foot, furnished as these countrymen be, and
besides that they have put away great numbers that were unfurnished. Considering their force and desperate minds, and that
the force assembled for you is far less, and no equal match to the
rebels in strength, also that the cause is great and dangerous to
suffer any repulse, it is thought best to put off time until a greater
force of men, armour, and munition come, and then to fight upon
the advantage. Also it was thought that the rebels, the time of
the year considered, would meantime weary their company, decrease
their force, grow to spoil, and bring themselves into hatred ; and
therefore it were better to protract time with some expense, and
have a probability of victory, than by making over -much haste, to
adventure so great a matter with the smaller number of worse
furnished and perhaps not fully assured soldiers.
The rebels are now retired from Wetherby to Boroughbridge, and
so back to the Borders between the North and East Riding, whereby
it appears they have no further intent forwards ; by their retiring,
the force to be levied in the West Riding may come to York in
safety ; by retiring they show themselves to be at the uttermost
of their force, for they can levy none where they be, since all that
be able to serve in those parts are already levied for your service.
As they kept men from serving you when they were in the West
Riding, for fear of their spoil, so if they should now spoil any of
those which be ' here in service, it shall increase their hatred.
Those assembled to serve you begin to see the treasons of the
rebels, and therefore we trust they rest better assured. It is
published abroad how the rebels abuse your name in all their
proclamations and unlawful doings.
I, Lord Hunsdon, had your warrant to receive 500. from your
receiver in these North parts, for defraying the charges of such
garrisons as are to come hither for your service ; but neither the
receiver nor the money are to be found. As this matter cannot be
expedited without money, I hope that some may be sent hither to
defray all charges here, which must needs grow great for a time ;
and as this is but a money matter, we trust you will not stay in
such a time as this. We hope shortly to be satisfied therein from
you, and doubt not but all the rest shall have a good end, to your
honour and quiet. [2 pages.]
Nov. 26. 45. Copy of the above. [2 pages.]
Nov. 26. 46. Sir Ralph Sadler to the Queen. The way between Doncaster
York. and York being occupied with the rebels, I was enforced to take
longer way, nevertheless I arrived at Hull on the 23rd, found Lord
Hunsdon, and the next day he and I came to this city, being met
within eight miles by 200 horse, sent by your Lieutenant to convey
us safely ; he himself received Lord Hunsdon at the gates of the city,
and rejoiced not a little of our coming.
I delivered him your letter, for which he thanks you, and said
that of all the benefits he ever received at your hands, he accounted
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this the greatest that you send me to him at this time. If I were his
own brother he could not use me better.
I find my Lord Lieutenant a faithful servant to you ; diligent and
circumspect in the execution of his charge, and as sufficient as any
nobleman I have seen supply that office. If he had force able to
encounter the rebels, he would not suffer them to keep the field as
they do. He says that if nothing depended upon the matter but
the loss of his life, he would ere this have ventured it with such
small force as he has here ; but the considering how dangerous the
sequel might be, if he should receive an overthrow, has forced him to
stay. The overthrow of these rebels should only be attempted with
such force as may execute it with surety.
The force and power assembled here for you is 2,500 foot and 500
horse ; the rebels have 6,000 foot and 1,000 horse well appointed,
a great number being serving men, servants, and tenants to the two
Earls and to the other gentlemen ; their associates are pistoliers,
furnished with shot, which argues that this matter has long been
prepared for by the rebels. It has therefore been wise in my Lord
Lieutenant to forbear until he can take the field with some security.
He neither lacks will nor courage, and spares no charge of his own,
which I perceive is veiy great to him.
I find the gentlemen of this country, though most of them are
well affected to the cause which the rebels make the colour of their
rebellion, willing to serve you against them, and yet I am not
utterly void of suspicion towards them. It is wisdom to be furnished
with such force as you may be assured of, which will the rather
force these to serve truly, if they have any meaning to the contrary.
The suspicion conceived of them by my Lord Lieutenant has much
troubled him, but nothing is so grievous to him as the traitorous
dealings of Egremont Ratcliffe, which he takes so to heart that if
he falls into his hands, he will be revenged on him in such sort
as the world shall see how much he abhors the traitorous doings
of an unnatural brother. You will understand by our common
letter of the whole state of things here, &c. [2 pages.]
Nov. 26. 47. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. Yesterday night my Lord
York. of Rutland and Mr. Cecil arrived here, and were very welcome. I
received by my Lord Lieutenant Her Majesty's and your letters, the
contents whereof I will endeavour to accomplish. Though my Lord
of Rutland can better govern himself than I can advise, yet my
advice shall be for his honour and safety.
My Lord Lieutenant is a faithful servant to Her Majesty, and
well able to answer to all things that breed suspicion to the contrary. He has intelligence of some suspicion conceived against him ;
I wish it were removed, for it is no time to discourage men such
as he ; if he had not been wise and stout, all this country had run
upon wheels, and Her Majesty would not have had one man here
that would have dared to show himself a true subject. Consider of
our relief, for I doubt how such force as is mentioned in our common
letters may arrive in time ; if those forces were here, this matter
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might soon be at a good end. Send money speedily for defraying
charges which will grow great, but in the end I trust will be well
repaid.
In my journey hither, I met a fearful man at Burton Stather, Mr.
Rone the auditor, upon whose information, which I believed because
he then came directly from York, I wrote to the Council what I now
find untrue, viz., that this town wanted victuals, and I was afraid
that the rebels, being masters of the field, might cut off our victuals ;
but we have no scarcity except of force and money. My Lord
Lieutenant now lives here at great charge ; for he nourishes all the
noblemen and gentlemen here assembled, and yet seeks no allowance
thereof, whereof consideration has yet to be had. [1 page.]
Nov. 26. 48. Edward Earl of Rutland to Sir Wm. Cecil. I arrived at
York. York on Friday, and remain with my Lord Lieutenant, from whom
and Mr. Sadler I am promised great courtesy. My coming had been
sooner, but I had to wait for the tide at Barton almost a day. It is
not yet determined how I shall serve. My servants, Bamborow and
Thomson, are here and bear office ; the former is serjeant-major,
and the other provost-marshal under Mr. Vaughan ; others of my
gentlemen, who were my father's friends, with a great number of
my tenants, are here ; there is not one of my tenants that is out.
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Nov. 26. 49. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. If ever man deserved
York. thanks or reward at Her Majesty's hands, it is the Earl of Sussex,
for if his diligence had not been great, Her Majesty had neither
had York nor Yorkshire at this hour at her command ; by her
sending for the Earls, having guilty consciences, they were forced to
take arms before their appointed time ; and being in arms, their
determination was to surprise this town, whereby they had had
the whole shire at their command ; to resist them there was not
one piece of ordnance in the town, and the inhabitants were more
addicted to the rebels than to the Queen. All the gentlemen, save
a few of the East Riding, remain in their houses as neuters, but
their sons are with the rebels. Nevertheless his Lordship has not
only made this town past surprising, but brought the soldiers that
liked well of the rebels to think very ill of them, and to know
that they abuse Her Majesty's name in their proclamations ; I wish
Her Majesty knew of all his doings, and then she would repose in
such a faithful and discreet officer.
As Newcastle and Berwick are not to be doubted, I have forborne
going thither, and remain here, where service is to be done, to
venture my life against those unnatural rebels. I am sorry to hear
of Westmoreland's wilfulness in refusing to follow the advice of
those who, for his house's sake, wished him well. The other is very
timorous, and has meant twice or thrice to submit, but Iris wife
encourages him to persevere, and rides up and down with their
army, so that the grey mare is the better horse. The Earl of
Northumberland has the keeping of Middlehain and stewardship of
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Richmond, whereby he has now a great part of his force to serve
him against the Queen. I have written to my wife to be a suitor
to Her Majesty to bestow it upon me, not for any profit, but that
Her Majesty may be sure to be served by her own tenants, and not
have them, by an ill steward, serve against her. [If pages.]
Nov. 27. 50. SirFras. Leek and Thos. Stanhope to the Council. Yesterday
Newcastle. Thos. Lee, servant to Thos. Skinner, mercer in Cheapside, arrived
at Newcastle, to gather his master's debts of divers men who are
sureties for Mr. Wm Norton, and showed us six parcels of letters,
&c., which we send herewith, as also his recognizance. The letters
being all addressed to those that are towards the Earl of Westmoreland, we stayed him, but as the aldermen of the town knew Skinner
as a man of good estimation and wealth, and Lee seemed a simple
man of about 20, we took his letters, and bound him in 20. to
leave this day, and be with his master by the end of this month,
[f page.]
Nov. 28. 51. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph
York. Sadler to the Council. We enclose copies of letters from the Warden
of the Middle Marches, and of our answer ; also of our letters to
the Regent of Scotland, the Earl of Cumberland, Lord Scrope, and
Lord Wharton.
The rebels are now retired to Richmond, and intend lying in the
bishopric, either to stop the passage of such forces as we look for
out of Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmoreland, or to seek
means to fly out of the realm. We want power to follow them ;
they are much stronger than we both in horse and foot.
We understand from the Lord Admiral that he and the Earl of
Warwick have made levies in Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, and
Leicestershire, and will be ready to do as directed by the Queen ;
we enclose copies of our answer. If we may have 1,000 horse,
500 pikes, and 500 shot out of those parts, with the power we
have here, they would suffice to fight the rebels, and we would not
tarry for the rest, but follow the rebels. If that number of horsemen cannot be speedily levied, if we may have the pikes and shots,
with such horse as can be levied, though they be but 500, we will
not tarry for greater force.
We understand that the carts and carriages of munition sent
hither were at Barton-upon-Humber, and ready to come to Hull, so
that they might have been here last Saturday, if they had not
been revoked by letters ; they returned to Northampton, which has
greatly disappointed us ; for we have little armour here, and neither
pikes nor arquebuses more than we advertised in our last.
We have written to Sir Hen. Percy to prepare with such force as
he can make, and repair to us with expedition, which we think he
will do, for we trust his fidelity to Her Majesty.
Pray send money ; without that we can do little, and the small
number we now have here call upon us in vain to satisfy their
wages. [1$ pages] Enclosing,
51. I. Sir John Forster to the Earl of Sussex. The Queen orders
me to obey your directions as Lord Lieutenant. You
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write me to send 100 or 200 horse to Sir George Bowes,
but I cannot spare any frontier men, considering what
is practised by the Earl of Northumberland, to break
and spoil the Borders, and bring them to disobedience.
I have been forced to assemble all that 1 could to hinder
these practices, as you may see by my proclamation.
I want 100 horse and 100 foot with speed, for I cannot
longer charge my friends. The Earls not only seek tlie
disorder of the country, but my life.
On the 25th, I conveyed myself 50 soldiers that came out
of Berwick to Newcastle, for the Marshal would not send
them otherwise, and had the proclamation set on the gates
ofAlnwick castle, hearing there were a great number there ;
and so passed to Morpeth, assembled the justices and gentlemen of Northumberland, and have executed your commission for the order of the country. The Collingwoods and
Carrs, who are servants of the Earl of Northumberland,
did not come, though commanded. In returning, I found
almost all had left Alnwick castle; I could easily take it ;
but then it would have to be kept. If Alnwick and Warkworth were taken, it would be a great stay to this country,
and the Earls would have no retreat here. The Earl of
Northumberland practices with Lord Hume, Sir A. Carr,
and Fernihurst, to break the Borders. Let me have 200
men with speed, or the country will be overrun, and the
Queen put to great charge to ransom it.
I have served long in this office, but never knew the
country in such peril of disorder.
P.S. The Earls have offered I6d. a day wages to all
that will come. [2 pages, copy.~\ Alnwick, 25 Nov. 1569.
51. II. Copy of the above. [2| pages.}
51. ill. Copy of the proclamation of 19 Nov. [1 sheet; see
No. 26. I., supra.]
51. iv. TJiomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir
Ralph Sadler to Lord Admiral Clinton. We understand
that you have the power of that country ready to march
hitherwards to suppress the rebels, when you receive directions from Court ; and that the Earl of Warwick has levied
a force in Warwickshire and Leicestershire for the same
purpose. We like well Her Majesty's foresight to repress
this rebellion, but no such great force will be needed ; if we
had 1,000 of your horsemen, with lances and pistols, 500
pikes for the front of a battle, and as many arquebuses,
there would be no doubt of despatching this matter ; wherefore, if such a force may be sent to us, the rest may remain
for a back and strength, to do further as the cause requires.
The rebels are noiv retired toivards the bishopric, &c.
If we may have the force above specified from you, we will
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follow them as fast as we can ; they be far stronger than
we are at present. [1 page] York, 28 Nov. 1569.
51. IV. Account of the state of matters at York, on the arrival
there of Lord Hunsdon and Sir Ralph Sadler, 25 Nov.,
being a copy of that enclosed in the Earl of Sussex's letter
to the Queen of 26 Nov. 1569. [1| pages. See No. 39. L,
supra]
Nov. 28. 52. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. You will underYork. stand by our common letters what has passed since the 26th. The
force of horsemen to be had in this country cannot match with
theirs, and it seems doubtful how I shall be answered from the
Borders. Help me speedily from thence.
I may levy great numbers of footmen in this country, but utterly
unarmed ; therefore I think it fitter to retain a convenient number
of the best furnished, than to overcharge Her Majesty with such as
be unserviceable. I think to-inorrow or the next day I shall have
about 4,000 of the most able and best furnished to be had in
this country ; if I might have 500 horse from my Lord Admiral,
whereby my force of horse might be equal with theirs, and 500
armed pikes to make the front of my battles, and 500 arquebusiers,
I could give battle with advantage, and with God's grace have an
easy victory. I fear not the force of a disordered multitude, if
either I were able to match them with horsemen, or had any shot
and armed pikes to supply my lack, but being disfurnished save of
men, I am forced to tolerate for the time, because the matter is of
so great importance. There should be a strong back for all events,
but if you can speedily furnish me what I require, fear not the
sequel ; for rebels that retire have their purposes prevented and their
hearts broken.
P.S. I enclose you my declaration for not taking the Earl of
Northumberland at his last being at TopclifF. [1 page] Enclosing,
52. i. Causes why the Earl of Sussex could not apprehend the
Earl of Northumberland, at his last being at Topcliff.
1st. Because the Earl promised by letter to put his
business in as short a room as he could, and to repair
to him, so that he had no just ground to apprehend
him for refusing to come ; nevertheless he much doubted
of his coming by his dilatory answers.
2nd. The Earl of Sussex did not then and does not
yet know, but by the sequel, what cause the Earl had at
that time to fear coming ; neither did the Earl of Sussex
then know of any just cause for staying the Earl, nor
had he any direction for that purpose.
3rd. The Earl of Northumberland's coming to Topcliff was so sudden, that the Earl of Sussex did not
hear of it until told by his servant, Geo. Frevile, whom
he sent to the Lean of Durham for intelligence, and
who met the Earl at Allerton.
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^th. Upon intelligence of his return to Topcliff, he
sent his secretary to the Earl, with command for his
repair to Her Majesty, willing him to return speedily
with the answer; but before his departure from the
Earl, the bells rang and the Earl fled to Brancepeth ;
so that he tarried at Topcliff but one night, and fled
at the beginning of the next.
Lastly. If the Earl of Sussex had known just cause
for apprehending the Earl, through his sudden coming
and departing, which it appeared by the flying of all his
confederates the same night was before determined, the
Earl of Sussex could not in secret have raised force
in that time to take him, ^vho had a great number
of his family there, well horsed, and a great number
of his tenants and friends adjoining his house, ready
to ansiver upon any call, as appeared upon the ringing
of the bells. Thus it appears that the Earl neither
knew cause at that time to apprehend him, nor could
have done so if he ivould. [1^ pages.]
Nov. 30. 53. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. The rebel Earls,
York. with all their confederates and horsemen, are returned to Brancepeth,
and have ordered their footmen to follow them, who be so wearied
with lagging from place to place, and deceived of the promises made
to them, sometimes of pay, sometimes of the spoil of this city,
Newcastle, and Barnard castle, that many have fled from them,
and the rest, with winter travel, remain miserable. The horsemen,
being serving men and their own tenants for the most part, and
finding the sweet of the spoils, will not leave them but by force.
They begin to be odious to such as at the beginning liked them,
and therefore it were good to set on them in time ; if I might have
but 500 or 600 horsemen and 400 or 500 arquebusiers from my
Lord Admiral, I would not doubt their speedy overthrow.
I understand that the forces prepared by my Lord of Warwick
and my Lord Admiral to back me are about 10,000, and that my
Lord Admiral should join my Lord Darcy for defence of Doncaster ;
I cannot advise the contrary, as I do not know the state of other
parts, and it is but a money matter to procure surety.
The rebels are at present 80 miles from Doncaster, and when
they were in these parts, Pomfret and Ferrybridge were so guarded,
and Sir Thos. Gargrave there with commission to levy all the force
of those parts, that I never saw any danger to Doncaster.
If there were 1,000 horse sent hither to remain, so that the
rebels should not fly and steal back behind me when I pursue
them, I think it would end all these matters without further
charge.
I have set forth the enclosed proclamation, grounded upon one
set forth by them. To such as know this country, it may easily
appear that when I had fortified Newcastle, and put a force in
Barnard castle, provided for Hull, taken Pomfret, stopped all the
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passages upon the river Ayre, and remained myself here in the midst
of the shire gathering force, they were as much straightened as
could be devised, until I could fight with them. [1^ pages~\
Nov. 30. 54. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. I perceive, by your letters
York. of the 26th, the great preparation of forces, both to repair hither with
Lord Warwick and the Lord Admiral, for suppression of the rebels,
and to remain about Her Majesty's person. I must needs allow the
foresight used, yet I think it more chargeable to Her Majesty than
needed ; for if we had 1,000 horse here, with lances and pistols, and
1,000 foot, whereof 500 pikes and as many arquebusiers, my Lord
Lieutenant would not tarry for any greater force.
The rebels are retired into the bishopric. Some say that they will
go to Hartlepool, and seek to escape by sea ; others that they mean
to assault Sir Geo. Bowes in Barnard castle, and so to repair into
Tynedale and Riddesdale, where they hope to be reinforced by
such Scots as are for the Queen of Scots' faction. The Earl of
Northumberland thinks to have all or most of Northumberland at
his devotion, for which he has used great practices.
The gentlemen of this country show themselves very forward in
this service, but I cannot assure myself of such as be Papists ; for
if the father come to us with 10 men, his son goes to the rebels
with 20. I would we had the said number of horse and foot out of
the South, and then we should do well enough.
P.S. Be sure I will have more care of my Lord of Rutland than
I would of myself, and my Lord Lieutenant has as much as if he
were his own son. We lack money, without which we can use no
expedition. [1-^ pages]
Nov. 30. 55. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. Nicholas Erington
York. came to York yesterday from Berwick, and on the way was taken
by the rebels, and carried to the Earl of Northumberland at Richmond, where he was detained three days. He says they are better
than 1,000 horse, well appointed ; but that their foot are simple
creatures, and nothing so well as they have been accounted ; so that
if we had 500 or 1,000 horse here, and 300 shot, we would nothing
doubt their overthrow, for all their strength is in their horsemen.
It is thought they will go into Northumberland, where they can
make no long abode. Erington declares that the Regent sent word
by him that if either my Lord Lieutenant, I, or the Marshal of
Berwick will send to him, he will send us 2,000 horse, though he
hear nothing from the Queen, so that it be not too far hitherward
for charges. If the Earls go into Northumberland, his offer should
not be refused, for it will stand us in great stead.
I perceive by my Lord Admiral's letter that there is a great
army prepared by my Lord of Warwick and my Lord Admiral to
repair hither ; it is more than needed ; if we might have 1,000 horse
and 300 or 400 shot, we would soon make an end of this matter.
I have sent to Berwick for 300 shot and 100 horse, but the
Marshal, having some doubt of Capt. Reed, is loath to send any from
thence. [1 page.]
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Nov. 30. 56. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have not written to
Carlisle. you for a long time, from fear of my letters being intercepted by
the rebels, thinking it better to forbear than rashly reveal to enemies
the state of this country, which, for a few days, stood in great peril,
and very likely, by means of some servants and tenants here of the
Earl of Northumberland, to have entered into that rebellion, if great
care had not been used on my part, as the bearer, credited from the
Queen, can inform you. Pray assure Her Majesty that I have ever
been her faithful servant, and shall risk my life in suppressing this
rebellion, and am ready to employ my power as I shall be directed.
P.S. Be a means that Geo. Lamplough may receive thanks for
the apprehension of Hussey, for he has well deserved them.
[1 page.]
[Nov. 30.] 57. Note of arms, munition, &c., ordered by warrants of 17 Nov.,
to be sent to the Earl of Sussex ; of the 26th, 27th, 28th, and 30th
to the Earl of Warwick and Lord Admiral, directed to Leicester,
Newark, and Northampton, for the North parts ; also to the Mayor
of London, for 300 calivers, and morions not to exceed 1,000.
[1 pages.]
Nov. ? 58. List of 35 knights and gentlemen residing in the "West
Riding : 26 in the North and 20 in the East Biding of Yorkshire,
out of whom choice may be made of captains and lieutenants for
leading the horse and foot. [2| pages.]
Nov. ? 59. Certificate by Henry Earl of Pembroke, and Roger Tanner,
mayor, and George Snelgar and Rich. Bryan, justices of Salisbury, of
the amount of money raised for furnishing 10 arquebusiers, 56. 3s. 4<d.
instead of 60Z., the amount of the tax, and the items of expenditure of the same, e.g., " Ten redd cappes at xiiii d the pece, and
ten blewe cotes at viii 8 viii d the pece." Total, 35. 9s. Also note
of 4. not yet collected. [1 sheet. Tangier was Mayor of Salisbury
in 1569. ED.]
[Nov.] 60. Note of 36 warrants given by the Captain and Dean of
Guernsey to Thomas Effard and Nicholas Carey, for fortifications
about Castle Cornet, from 10 Sept. 1568 to 20 Nov. 1569 ; total sum
5271. 16s. l^d., leaving 621. 3s. Ofd in Fras. Chamberlain's hands.
[1 page.]
Nov. ? 61. Patent by Francis Earl of Bedford, lieutenant of cos.
Devon and Cornwall, constituting Sir John St. [Leger] and Sir
Gawen C[arew] his deputy lieutenants in co. Devon, and city of
Exeter, and Sir William G[odolphin] and Hugh T[revanion] his
deputies in co. Cornwall. [1 sheet]
[Nov.] 62. E. Clerke to Rich. Oseley. Thanks for kindness. My July
dividend was 271. 18s. 4>d., of which Mr. Jones received 51. Pray
move him to pay me his old debt of 41s. I shall need this, November
being such a poor living to us, only 51. 13s. 4d. I will pay your
dividend at my house, or in London next term. [ page.]
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Dec. 1. 63. John Lord Darcy to the Council. I understand by Her
Doncaster. Majesty's and your letters, in what good part you accept my good
will and service in defence of Doncaster. I imparted their contents
to the Lord Lieutenant General of the North, who seemed to like well
of the same until this instant, when pondering the going hack of the
rebels, he found my service, with the horsemen which I have, more
requisite to be at York than here, and I have received his letters for
my speedy repair thither, leaving only 50 soldiers to guard the
passage here, [f page.]
Dec. 1. 64. Sir Fras. Leek to Sir "Win. Cecil. I have sent the Chancellor
Newark Castle. O f the Duchy's letter by Thos. Leek, my kinsman, and have written
to Lord Darcy dutifully as I am bound. He is much advised by
Forbisher and Holmes, two gentlemen little experienced in these
affairs. One Colmer, a drover dwelling near Bedford, declared that
he heard reports of a rebellion in Cornwall and Devonshire, and
that the Earl of Bedford has been appointed for the appeasing
thereof. To-morrow my Lord Admiral will be here with his force,
and stay four or five days. [^ page.]
Dec. 1. 65. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Upon receipt of
York. Her Majesty's letters of 18 Nov., I directed my commission to
Mr. Strangwish and Mr. Layton, to levy 200 men in the wapentake
of Langbarth, which joins upon the river that goes to Hartlepool,
and to be ready to march when directed. Afterwards I sent them a
commission to enter Hartlepool with all haste, and make none privy
thereof, which I thought had been done, for I have written and sent
divers times since to them to proceed with speed.
This day I hear that Christopher Nevill has entered with 300
men, and keeps it for the rebels. I advertise you that if Her
Majesty has any ships abroad, one or two might be directed to that
coast.
I did not drink, after I had received Her Majesty's letters, before
I conferred with Sir Hen. Gate, then sick, and Mr. Treasurer of
Berwick, then here, who knew the place, and thereupon dispatched
Strangwish to Layton, as earnest a Protestant and as diligent as there
is in these parts. Their houses are near Hartlepool, and the wapentake the nearest of any place where I could levy men. Their commission was to proceed with all diligence, and if all their men were
not together, to enter the town with such as they could get on the
sudden, and bring the rest after ; I could not use more expedition if
my life had lain on it, and yet by some negligence, the matter takes
no effect.
When I shall be in the field, I hope to get it quickly, for any force
they can put into it, and meantime the bark is already on the sea.
I have written to Hull to prepare the best ships there for sea, and
trust, until the Queen's ships come, the passage to that haven shall be
kept, if no ship of war come from other parts. Help me with some
horsemen, arquebusiers, and money, and that will make an end of
the whole quickly. [1? pages."]
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Dec. 2. 66. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. My Lord Lieutenant made
York. my Lord Hunsdon and me privy to your letters, and we sent to my
Lord Admiral for money and munition, according to your direction.
If we may have out of the South 1,000 horse and 2,000 foot,
whereof 500 pikes and 500 shot of arquebusiers, we could end
this matter without danger. My Lord Lieutenant thinks to do it
with a less force, but having no great trust in our Northern force,
I desire the greater force out of the South. Order is given for some
horse to come to us out of Westmoreland, Cumberland, and Northumberland, and also for part of the garrison at Berwick, but whether
or when they shall join us I make no sure account, and therefore
desire the supply from my Lord Admiral, which if we had, we need
not tarry for the rest. The rebels are now at Raby ; and yesterday
or to-day are doing with Sir Geo. Bowes at Barnard castle. They
have got Hartlepool, and have put 300 men into it, which has proceeded through the negligence of such as my Lord Lieutenant put
in trust, to go thither, and to levy 200 men in the nearest wapentake
to be put into the town. I gather that they mean to keep that
town for their refuge, and to seek their escape by the sea, or else
hope to receive some foreign aid. One or two of the Queen's ships
should lie on this coast to prevent it. [1 page.]
Dec. 2. 67. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph
York. Sadler, to the Council. We enclose copies of a letter from my Lord
Admiral, and our answer thereto. It seems his Lordship cannot
send above 500 horsemen, which will stand to little effect, being
but light horsemen with northern staves, and raw men. Our
principal lack and the rebels' greatest strength is in horsemen. Pray
provide some supply ; we would not fear, with these forces, to fight
them, if they would abide the fight, and if nothing lay thereon but
our own lives ; yet considering what danger depends upon an overthrow, and that if they will not abide the fight, they may when they
list go with their horsemen where they will, being stronger of
horsemen than we, and pass rivers where our foot cannot follow,
and so perhaps, when we follow them one way, return into the
heart of Yorkshire by another, not passable for our foot, we think
the force of horsemen should be a fit number to fight, and a further
number for stopping passages upon the sudden, &c., which, with the
assistance of some shot, may be easily done in the straights.
We have not yet received answer to our letters to the Wardens of
the Marches, and not knowing what force we shall be assured of
from thence, we crave the larger aid from you. [f page.] Enclosing,
67. I. [Lord Admiral Clinton to the Earl of Sussex.] I have
received Her Majesty's letters of 29 Nov., and send a
copy by the bearer, Edm. Hall, a person of very good
credit, appointed by me to confer with you touching
their contents, by whom you shall understand what supply
you 'may account of from hence. Horsemen sorted as
you desire are not here to be had, but such as they are,
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I hope to furnish you with 100, also 300 pikemen, and
300 shot and arquebusiers, so soon as you desire them.
I shall order delivery of the treasure and munition, at the
place appointed by you for its safe convoy to Mr. Sadler ;
and for your further assistance, I have despatched letters
to the Earl of Warwick, wJio is now come to Leicester,
to know what force may be further drawn out of his
bands, that there be no delay of so necessary a service.
[1 page.] Musters at Branceston, 1 Dec. 1569.
67. ii. [Thomas Earl of Sussex to Lord Admiral Clinton] We
have conferred at length with Mr. Hall, and as you cannot
send above 1 00 horse, which will be but a small supply
for the lack here, we have written to Mr. Secretary for a
supply, as the strength of the rebels is chiefly of horsemen,
which is our greatest lack. The shot and armed pikes
we think sufficient ; if meantime you could confer with
Lords Warwick and Shrewsbury, and by their assistance furnish 500 horse, we could give them battle and
overthrow.
Our principal lack is horsemen, which we pray you
supply with speed, for therein rests great service to be
done. My Lord Darcy and Sir Thos. Gargrave shall
have commission to meet the munition, &c. at Doncaster,
and conduct it to Ferry bridge, and we will send a further
force from hence to meet it. [f page.]
York, 2 Dec. 1569.
Dec. 2. 68. Sir R. Sadler to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. You will perceive by my
York. Lord Admiral's letters what hope may be conceived of such supply
of horsemen as were looked for from my Lord Warwick and him.
Without horsemen this service cannot be expedited ; nor can we take
the field with surety so long as the rebels be stronger of horse than
we ; therefore we shall be fain to tarry the longer here, which
will be a great charge to Her Majesty, without doing her any service,
and yet no fault of such as have the charge of the same. [^ page.]
Dec. 2. 69. Edward Earl of Rutland to Sir Wm. Cecil As my Lord LieuYork, tenant advertises you of the news here daily, I have nothing to
write, but to request that you will thank him and Mr. Sadler for
their friendly usage of me for your sake. My Lord Lieutenant has
made me his lieutenant over the footmen, calls me into council
whenever they treat of any matter, and uses me as if I were his
own son, and Mr. Sadler does the like. [1 page.]
Dec. 2. 70. Thos. Cecil to his father, Sir Wm. Cecil. Since my last of
York. the 25th inst, we have remained at York. The army stays the
arrival of bands from Berwick and the West Riding towards Wakefield and Halifax, without which it is not thought meet to venture
battle, this power being far weaker in horsemen than the enemy,
and the foot very weakly armed.
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VOL. XV.
My armour has arrived, with one case of pistols, which were very
ill-chosen by those you committed the buying of them to, being
neither of good bullet nor long enough, and there is only one instead
of two cases, as promised.
I have received great courtesy from Lord Sussex, who offered me
the leading and choice of 300 men ; I refused in respect of disability, and of my resolute meaning to serve privately ; but I assured
him he should find me ready to hazard my poor carcass in service
of my Prince and country.
There is daily expectation of a power to be brought by my Lord
Admiral, the bruit whereof is no small terror to the enemy ; but will
be no small encouragement to them if they perceive any slackness
in their coming forward. If these Yorkshire men be not backed
with a stronger army from the South, they will fight but with loose
hearts. I wish your speedy recovery, and my mother's prayers in
this my journey. [1 page.']
71. John Lord Darcy to the Council This instant I hear, by a
spy who came from the rebels, that yesterday all the horsemen mustered on Gaterley and other moors and wastes near Kaby, where
the two Earls remain ; that there are 1,500 or 1,600 horsemen,
well furnished, who disperse themselves nightly about Percybridge,
Caterigg, Richmond, Gretabridge, Bowes, Darlington, and some to
the Spitle of Stainmore, from 8 to 12 miles distant from the place
of their assembly. Some allege that they will attempt Barnard
castle, others that they will go to Newcastle. Their footmen are
very weary, and mostly destitute of armour other than staves,
and their lamentation great for want of pay ; hitherto they have
had none, but allowance from the townships whence they came, which
wax weary. Christopher Nevill lies at Hartlepool with 300 men,
and there are 10 or 12 great ships on that coast, and Markenfeld
has gone to sea.
. The horsemen pay for what they take. [1 page.]
Dec. 3. 72. John Lord Darcy to Sir Wm. Cecil. Yours of 30 Nov. came
6 A.M. as I was leaping on my horse towards my Lord Lieutenant. TouchDoncaster. ^g ^ ne c h ar g eS) j shall cause a perfect book to be made, and sent
with speed. In my certificate to my Lord Lieutenant, I have
touched upon the same, and what charges the gentlemen and townships have been at, whose willing hearts deserve commendation and
thanks. As for my own charges, I think them better bestowed
than any money that ever passed from me, considering that my
Sovereign Lady, my good Lord, and you accept the same so thankfully. I signified to my Lord what intelligence I had from the
rebels. [1 page.}
Dec. 3. 73. Sir F. Leek to Council. My man whom I despatched
Newark Castle, amongst the rebels has returned with these occurrents: That
Markenfeld has passed to the seas, with a promise to return shortly.
The Earls remain at Eaby ; their people are dispersed, as well horse
as foot, so that he could not judge of the number, but he was in-
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formed that there are 2,000 light horse, whereof 1,500 are very well
furnished; the others after the order of Riddesdale. These ride
abroad in troops, seeking spoil, without any contradiction, which
encourages the evil to follow them. Last Thursday he met 500
horsemen a mile from Percybridge, with Christopher Nevill, their
captain, better furnished than the northern horsemen, for besides
their staves, few were without a case of pistols ; he thinks he saw
Wm. Norton in their company. The same day, between Percybridge
and Northallerton, he met three bands of foot lying in several villages, who were so badly furnished of armour, weapons, and their
own persons, that he never saw such unlikely soldiers ; these rascals
are supposed to number 10,000 ; he heard that every village in those
parts is rated by the Earls to find at their charge certain foot, as
Leming finds six foot, Bedale four, and so on. Those foot who
were promised wages and not paid have returned home, and say
they would rather be hanged than serve the Earls any more.
The bruit amongst the rebels was that their first voyage should be
to Barnard castle, whither the whole force should approach this day ;
yet he could hear of no artillery that the Earls have, other than
hagbuts and a croke, but only three small brass pieces at Brancepeth. All their force, both of horse and foot, wear red crosses, as
well the priests as others. [1 page.]
Dec. 3. 74. Geo. Frevile to Sir Wm. Cecil. My Lord having taken the
Newark. muster of all such foot and horse as he had within York, sent 1,000 to
lie at Ripon, a chief place of resort for the rebels. Being desirous
to set forward towards the enemy, and his men not meet for such
a service, he despatched me to my Lord Admiral for J,000 horse,
500 armed pikes, and 500 shot ; and if he could not furnish the
whole, a less number, so that they might come more speedily, as he intended to assail if he had a reasonable force of horse, or some armed
pikes for the safety of his shots. This he the rather hastetb, because
they have drawn towards a strength upon the sea, whence I suppose
they intend to make their flight ; yet my Lord has caused a bark
well furnished from Scarborough to lie upon their haven, and has
written to those of Hull to man out their best ships, and lie upon
that haven, to prevent their escape, if they so mean ; to hasten
them thereto, I have likewise moved my Lord Admiral, who has
despatched a gentleman thither.
My Lord has here 100 horse, 300 armed pikes, and 300 shot, and
those he has appointed to be at Doncaster on the 6th inst., which
supply were too slender, and he cannot have them so soon as he
desires.
I had commission to move for armour and pikes, which might have
been sooner conveyed than men with armour ; for if he had armour,
he could find men enough, but my Lord Admiral has none but such
as are already dispersed among the countrymen. Since my arrival
hither, and after I had advertised him of the slender supply he could
have from hence, letters came from the Queen to the Lord Admiral
and Lord Warwick, to the same effect as my commission. As
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Mr. Horsey is on the way with 500 well furnished shot, and Lord
Warwick has appointed a number of horsemen to repair to my Lord
Admiral, and of those to be sent as many as shall be thought meet,
and also as there is armour, munition, and money between this
and London coming towards my Lord, I shall stay here until they
come, and hasten them to York. If the armour that was sent from
London had come forward as first appointed, my Lord had ere this
proved of what force or valour the rebels were ; but since that is
past, he will do the best he can with what he can get, which I hope
will be sufficient in a few days to repress them. [2 pages.]
Dec. 3. 75. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. The bearer has been
York. commended to me by my Lord of Bedford. He went to the rebels,
has been amongst them at Raby, and conferred with both the Earls,
and Christ. Norton, a principal worker of this rebellion ; what
he has learned he will declare. The rebels are before Barnard
castle, and dealing with Sir Geo. Bowes. I marvel that my Lord
of Cumberland and Lords Scrope and Wharton lie still and do
nothing. My Lord Lieutenant has written sundry times to them
to prepare their forces and repair to Barnard castle, but we hear
nothing from them. We look for the coming of some horsemen out
of Northumberland, and part of the garrison of Berwick, for we
are lying here and putting Her Majesty to charge, without doing
any service, for lack of horsemen. I do not see that my Lord
Admiral can supply us, and without horsemen we cannot safely deal
with the rebels strongly ; for they, being stronger than we of horse,
if they list not to fight, may always go from us, and we not able
to follow with foot. Pray devise help, or we shall lie here and spend
treasure in vain. This 2,000?. now ordered from my Lord Admiral
will soon be gone, and the 2,000?. delivered to Sir Thos. Gargrave
was spent before my coming hither ; therefore another mass of money
must be sent shorty.
P.S. If we feared nothing more than the loss of our own lives,
we would take the field with these untrusty soldiers ; but if we
should receive the overthrow, the sequel may be so dangerous, that
it were better for Her Majesty to spend a great deal of treasure
than we should give that advantage ; wherefore so devise for our
strength and furniture, that we may go to it with some security,
and that with speed. I have little hope of forces out of the North,
though we have made all the means we can to have them.
[If pages.]
Dec. 3. 76. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I received your
York. letters to Lord Hunsdon, Mr. Sadler, and me. What is written
from henoo to the Regent of Scotland and to Sir John Forster,
touching the matters advertised to you by Sir John's letters of the
25th, shall appear by our letter to the Council.
The power of the rebels principally consists of horsemen, which
we take to be 1,000 well appointed, but others about 1,200 or 1,500.
Their foot were said to be better than 6,000, but are daily more or
less, as people go and come to them. Their leaders be the Earls, the
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Nortons, Markenfeld, and others the Earls' servants. In their
travel they carried no ordnance ; they have spoiled such as they
mislike in all places, especially Protestants ; but their spoiling will
be general, as rebels ever do.
Hussey has been taken in Cumberland by Lord Wharton's man,
is in prison with my Lord Scrope, and is to be brought hither
by the horsemen coming thence.
The letters which Her Majesty sent us for the Earl of Cumberland were intercepted by the rebels. My first letters to him to levy
any force were of the 18th ult., to send 100 horse to Barnard castle,
whereof 65, all archers, and therefore unserviceable, came on the
30th ult. On the 22nd I again wrote to him and Lords Scrope and
Wharton, to levy 500 more, and send them to Barnard castle. I
have reminded them by five letters since, but received no answer.
I hear from Sir Geo. Bowes that the rebels have besieged him in
Barnard castle, and brought their ordnance within his sight. He
has 700 or 800 men, and the castle is very strong, and has three
wards. All the ordnance they can bring thither are only three or
four culverins and a falcon of cast iron ; so that if he be furnished
with victuals, as I trust he is, for he has long looked forward to
this siege, I do not doubt the castle.
Lord Hunsdon, Sir Ralph Sadler, and I, thinking we should have
heard of the horsemen of Cumberland and Westmoreland ere this,
despatched a letter to Lords Cumberland, Scrope, and Wharton ;
but before the messenger departed, we received letters from them
and sent an answer, of all which copies are sent.
Although I had sent letters to the Lord Admiral by Frevile, and
sent Mr. Hall, who came to confer with me for the despatch of men,
money, and munition, yet, upon these accidents, I wrote again to
him to hasten the supplies, and must also still call upon you for
horsemen, the lack whereof makes the rebels masters of the field,
and slacks all service. With 500 horse out of the South, I could
overthrow or put them to flight.
Pardon me for writing what I think, but if I had been supplied
with 500 horsemen and 300 shot in time, it would have ended these
matters without further charge.
P.S. I have acquainted Lord Hunsdon and Mr. Sadler with this
letter, and they have subscribed it. [If pages.] Enclosing,
76. i. George Earl of Cumberland, Henry Lord Scrope, and
Thomas Lord Wharton, to the Earl of Sussex, Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph Sadler. By yours of the 22nd, you
requested us to levy 300 or 400 horsemen in Cumberland and Westmoreland, and to send them to Sir Geo.
Bowes by 1 May; also to assemble a sufficient force
of liorse and foot to apprehend the rebel Earls and their
confederates, if they should fly this way, to defend all
others from coming to their aid, and to suppress any that
should show any unlawful action.
We met this day at Brougham castle, and with advice
of the Bishop of Carlisle and other gentlemen of both
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shires, we signify that from Westmoreland, other than the
100 already sent, no horsemen can be spared, save gentlemen and their household servants, and in Cumberland
they may not be spared without great danger to the
Borders. For,
First. The Borderers being pressed for this service,
the disordered people and Borderers of Scotland will
seek to annoy these frontiers in revenge of feuds.
Second. The Earl of Northumberland's tenants in
Cockermouth, 1,200 men, under the rule of the deputy
there, join upon the lordship of Holme and the
barony of Burgh, being a principal part of the Borders
whence the said horsemen should be levied.
Third. On the other side, the said Earl's tenants in
Northumberland likewise join upon Gillesland, Bewcastle, Esk, and Leven, from which places the greatest
number of these horsemen should be taken. Consider
what peril may grow to these frontiers by the said
Earl's tenants joining so near upon them, and their
numbers so great, the Borderers that should defend the
same being employed about this service.
Lastly. The said horsemen being sent from these
Borders, if the rebel Earls or their adherents seek with
force to fly this way, or to do violence, the country will
not be able either to apprehend them, or resist their
forces. Notwithstanding 200 horsemen shall be in readiness to set forward upon command, and only now stay
for money to be sent for their conduct. [2 pages, copy.]
Brougham Castle, 30 Nov. 1569.
76. n. Lord Lieutenant Sussex, Lord Hunsdon, and Sir It. Sadler
to the Earl of Cumberland and Lords Scrope and Wharton.
We marvel, considering our often letters, that we have
neither received an answer nor seen the horsemen. Considering the great hinderance of the service for lack of
them, we send this bearer to hasten them by the surest
way (which is not now by Sir George Bowes, who is besieged}, and to tell us why they have not been already sent,
that we may give account to Her Majesty of our long stay
here from marching towards the rebels, for lack of their
coming.
As toleration breeds peril, you must, beside those forces,
raise all the horse and foot of Westmoreland and Cumberland, and march to Barnard castle, to keep the rebels out
of those parts ; and we marching hence when our forces
come, they will be so beset that they cannot escape. The
case requires expedition, and the Dacres being ready to
serve Her Majesty, as we think, we see no peril in those
parts, and think your forces may easily overmatch the
rebels, [f page, copy.~] York, 3 Dec. 1569,
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76. in. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Henry Lord Scrope. The lack
here is great of the 500 horsemen that should come, and
I know that Leonard Dacre has made such promises to
Her Majesty that she looks for his service when commanded ; so there can be no cause why the whole number
should not be sent. Use diligence, and send the men by
a sure way, for Sir Geo. Bowes is now besieged, and send
word by the bearer ivhat day they shall be here, and what
way they will come, and I will meet them. liaise all the
power you can, and draw forward towards the enemy,
and let me hear often of your doings.
I send you 100Z., which will serve 500 men at the rate
of 4s. a-piece ; if you lack more, you must make shift,
and it shall be repaid here ; they at their coming, shall
not lack money. Let all the horsemen be spears, for the
archers sent from my Lord of Cumberland are unserviceable.
P.S. I have received from my Lord Cumberland
and Lord Wharton your letter, wJterewith we rest nothing
satisfied ; we conceive you in your office can make above
200 horsemen, and therefore pray you to send the full
number of 500, for trifling spoil by pilferers out of
Scotland is not to be compared with the danger that may
grow by toleration of these rebels ; if the 200 you write
of be ready, send them, and let the other 300 come after.
As it is proper that I should examine Thos. Hussey,
whom, you have in prison, send him with the 200 Jiorsemen ; and if Mr. Simon Musgrave will accompany them,
I shall be glad, [f page, copy.} York, 3 Dec. 1569.
Dec. 6. 77. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. I perceive Her Majesty is
York. to believe that the force of her subjects of this country should not
increase, and be able to match with the rebels ; but it is easy to
find the cause. There are not 10 gentlemen in all this country that
favour her proceedings in the cause of religion. The common
people are ignorant, superstitious, and altogether blinded with the
old popish doctrine, and therefore so favour the cause which the rebels
make the colour of their rebellion, that, though their persons be
here with us, their hearts are with them. And no doubt all this
country had wholly rebelled if, at the beginning, my Lord Lieutenant
had not wisely and stoutly handled the matter. If we should go to
the field with this northern force only, they would fight faintly ; for
if the father be on this side, the son is on the other ; and one brother
with us and the other with the rebels.
We tarry now for force out of the South, which being arrived,
my Lord Lieutenant does not mean to tarry for that we look for
out of Westmoreland, Cumberland, Northumberland, and Berwick ;
therefore our force out of the South should be the stronger. Yet
having thence 500 horsemen, with the shot, led by Edw, Horsey,
and some armed pikes, we should do well enough.
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My Lord Lieutenant's charge is very great. He feeds all the noblemen and gentlemen assembled ; therefore in reason his diet is to be
increased for the time of this service. Consider this, and whether of
the treasure which shall come to my hands, he shall have allowance
thereof. He never spoke any word of it, nor seemed to make any
account of the charge ; but I write of myself, thinking it great
reason that he should be considered, as all other noblemen supplying
that place have been before. [1% pages.]
Dec. 6. 78. John Lord Darcy to [Sir "Wm. Cecil]. You will me, in case
Doncaster. I had not received any consideration from Lord Clinton for my
charges, and those of the footmen in this town who served Her
Majesty, to advertise you, so I am emboldened to recommend the
same to you.
On Saturday last, in passing towards my Lord Lieutenant, I
received letters for my return to this town, for the more sure
conduct of the treasure to come from Lord Clinton, by whose direction Chester Herald has this day arrived, with 2,OOOJ. to be delivered to Sir Thos. Gargave ; he will be here to-morrow to receive
it, and confer with Lord Clinton, who will likewise be here to-morrow,
when I and Sir Thomas will pass forward with the treasure towards
York.
Amongst other Commissioners here is my friend Mr. Holmes, late
servant to the Duke of Northumberland, whose diligence deserves
commendation ; pray stand his friend as opportunity may serve.
[1 page.]
Dec. 6. 79. Sir F. Leek to Sir "Wm. Cecil. I have received your letters
Newark Castle, for the taking of Colmer. I have again spoken to Edw. Kelsterne,
who gave me notice of his seditious report, and who is a man of
the best credit of any in the town ; he affirms that Robt. Colmer, a
drover dwelling in Bicklesworth, whom the Bishop of Lincoln and
my Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas know, declared to him
the words I signify to you. Colmer has promised to be here at the
market to buy oxen on the 14th, and I will stay him and signify his
answer. I take it to be but a fable, proceeding from some seditious
head, and although these hope-losts have degenerated, their punishment will be an example to others to know their dutiful obedience.
Dec. 6. 80. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph
York. Sadler to the Queen. On your letters of the 1st inst., we wrote to
the Regent of Scotland. It seems strange to you that we have
received no aid from the Earl of Cumberland and Lord Scrope, and
you ask when aid was first required of them. The first letter
whereby I, your Lieutenant, required aid of the Earl of Cumberland,
was dated I7thult., but was intercepted by the rebels ; at which time
I also wrote for the like to Lord Wharton. My second letter was of
the 18th, whereby I required 100 horsemen of him, and for Lord
Wharton to come with all his force to join with Sir Geo. Bowes ;
this came safely, and Lord Wharton's men (upon the Dacres' entering
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into their castle) were stayed in the country, and 65 horsemen, all
archers, sent by the Earl of Cumberland to Sir Geo. Bowes.
On 22nd ult., perceiving the horsemen of Yorkshire far fewer than
I looked for, and coming in so slowly, and the force of the rebels
increasing, I wrote to the Earl of Cumberland and Lords Scrope
and Wharton for 500 horsemen, and to Sir John Forster and Lord
Hunsdon's deputy for 500 more, to join Sir Geo. Bowes at Barnard
castle, and have renewed my demand to the Lords of the West
Borders ; since which we have earnestly required the speedy sending
away of those horse, as we stayed here, to your great charge, only
for lack of that supply. We received letters from Lord Scrope
yesterday, and sent him a reply, copies of which are enclosed.
The rebels still besiege Sir Geo. Bowes, but have done little, so
that if we can have victuals, we think they cannot prevail ; but he
is so enclosed, partly by a river, and partly by them, that he cannot
advertise us of his state, nor we send to him. I, your Lieutenant,
thank you for suspending your judgment on the various reports
made of my disloyalty According to my petition, and according to
your trust in my loyalty and diligence, confirmed by the report of
Sir Ralph Sadler, I will do my uttermost to perform my duty, and
satisfy your expectations. [1^ pages.] Enclosing,
80. I. Henry Lord Scrope to the Earl of Sussex. Notwithstanding the letters from the Earl of Cumberland, Lord
Wharton, and me, signifying how dangerous it would be
to take such a number of light horsemen as you desired
from this frontier, yet upon your last letters that I should
despatch the greatest number you had written for, 1 put in
order the whole number to go last Tuesday ; but having
now received directions from Her Majesty that I, with the
whole force of this wardenry, should join Lord Hunsdon
and Sir John Forster, and their forces on the other
Borders, and all proceed to the suppression of this rebellion
(to which effect she has also written to the Earl of Cumberland), I have made stay of the former number prepared, as I am to come forth with them myself, as soon
as I may, and have written to Sir John Forster as to
where we shall meet. I shall bring with me my friend
Simon Musgrave, who has most dutifully, with person
and good counsel, joined me in this service.
P.S. As some of the Borderers of Scotland, under the
government of the Regent, and some others whom I dare
answer for may desire to come with me, I mean to bring
them, unless I receive directions from you to the contrary.
[1 page, copy.] Carlisle, 3 Dec. 1569.
80. II. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, Edward
Earl of Rutland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to Henry Lord
Scrope. We perceive by your letters that you had put in
readiness to send hither 500 horsemen, the greatest number
written for, but on letters from Her Majesty, command-
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ing you to levy force and to join the Earl of Cumberland, Lord Hunsdon, and Sir John Forster, to suppress
the rebels, you forbore to send them. True it is Her
Majesty intended that I, Lord Hunsdon, should have
gone to Newcastle, but finding that my service might be
better employed here, I determined to remain here, and
sent to Berwick and the East Marches for bands of foot
and horse to join with such as I, the Lord Lieutenant,
had written for to Sir John Forster to send hither, and
so to come all together. We have since advertised Her
Majesty of what we think Jit to be done, and she has
altered her directions, and appointed certain horse and
foot to be sent from the Lord Admiral hither, and marvels
that no supplies be yet come from the Borders, as shall
appear by the enclosed.
Although she thinks that Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmoreland should join with their force to
suppress the rebels, yet her meaning was never to withdraw
from me, her lieutenant, authority to call to me what
force I thought fit, and to direct others as I thought Jit.
We therefore pray that upon receipt hereof, you will immediately send the 500 horsemen so often written for, levy
your force, and march towards the rebels, advertising us
from, time to time, that having intelligence with us, either
of us may the better understand how to proceed. Meantime with the force you can make, march towards the
place nearest the borders of that part of Yorkshire where
they shall be the fewest, so as to keep them from going
behind you.
Touching the Scots, we wish they should rather defend
their own borders from evil attempts, and our rebels from
ftying thither, (to which effect we have written to the
Regent,) than by entering into the realm, seem to aid us to
suppress our rebels. Nevertheless as you have commission
to deal with Scots, and I, the lieutenant, have none, we
leave it to you to do as you think best. [If pages, copy.]
Enclosing, York, 5 Dec. 1569.
80. in. The Queen to the Earl of Sussex, Lord Hunsdon, and
Sir Ralph Sadler. Though we do not mean to enter into
argument why the power of our subjects in the North
has not been sooner levied, we cannot overpass this one
thing which we Jind strange : that no aid has come in
all this time from the Earl of Cumberland, nor from
Lord Scrope ; therefore we desire to know when they were
advertised of this rebellion, and required to give aid.
Upon your other letters to Council, we have resolved
that our Admiral shall speedily address to you 500 horse,
500 shot, and 500 pikes. For the 500 shot, the same
number well furnished and marched from hence this day.
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under Edw. Horsey t shall serve, if our Admiral be not
able to furnish the like number before .they can come
to Doncaster. [i page, copy. Extract sent to Lord Scrope.]
1 Dec. 1569.
Dec. 6. 81. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I am sorry I dare
York. not, until further force comes, relieve Sir Geo. Bowes, who I fear has
more men in Barnard castle than he can victual, and therefore I
have used all the means I may, by sending many fit messengers,
to get one to enter the castle. All the letters are to one effect,
that I will with all possible speed march forward, but the messengers are to will him to cause his horsemen to break through the
camp in the night, and to come hither or go to Newcastle, or some
other place of surety, if he has not sufficient victuals ; and to retire
himself, with his shot and principal footmen, into the inner wards,
and to leave the meaner sort in the outer wards, and desire them
there to set open the gates, whereby he may have sufficient victuals
for such as keep the second ward ; and the rebels, finding but the
meaner sorts in the outer wards, will do them no hurt, but seek
to cause them to serve them, and the lack of their service shall
be no lack to us.
If there lay nothing upon it but my own life, I would not doubt,
with the force I have, to raise the siege, and either not fight, or force
their horsemen to fight at one time with all my horse and foot ; but
the matter is so weighty to the Queen and realm, that I dare not
venture until either more horsemen or shot come.
When I had written so far, a man of -Sir Geo. Bowes' came to me,
by whom I hear that no person can enter or come out of the castle ;
that the rebels have shot for three days together at the walls of the outer ward, but have done no hurt, and that the Earl of Northumberland is gone towards Durham with 500 horse, to meet the shot of
Berwick and the horsemen of Northumberland. God send them of
Berwick never worse match.
Touching the loyalty of the nobility ; I wish that some matter was
delivered whereby the realm might understand that my Lords of
Norfolk, Arundel, and Pembroke detest their doings, for they abuse
the people greatly in the places near to them with those delusions,
and yesterday raised a bruit that the Earl of Worcester is raising
people in Wales, and Lord Arundel in other places.
So soon as any supply comes from the South or North, I will
march forward, and if they be stronger in horsemen, I trust we shall
be so in foot.
P.S. The cause why the force assembled here is not so great as
that of the rebels is not for lack of men in the county of York, but
because the county cannot make so many horsemen as the rebels
have, and I have neither armour nor munition to furnish the footmen,
wherewith I may help to supply the lack of horsemen. [2 pages.]
Dec. 8. 82. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. To-morrow my
Chester. Lord Hunsdon, Mr. Sadler, and I will write jointly, and at length ;
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meantime I send you these scraps. Sir Geo. Bowes, I fear, will be
in peril for lack of victuals, if not speedily relieved ; the rebels have
won the first ward, therefore I will, with the force I have, set
forward on the 10th.
My Lord Admiral has sent 100 horsemen, 300 shot, and 200
armed pikes, which will meet me at my camp. Lord Scrope and
Sir John Forster have stayed the horsemen I wrote for, by reason of
a commission from Her Majesty to raise their power, and set on the
rebels on that side. They meet with all their force on the 9th, and
I have written them to draw on towards Barnard castle, to raise
the siege if they be able, but not to venture too far ; and if not able
to fight with the rebels, to send me 400 or 500 horsemen by the
12th, and remain with the rest of the force at the rebels' back, to
pursue them if they be put to flight.
I intend to be at Darnton [Darlington] on the 12th, where I trust
the shot of Berwick and Sir Hen. Percy, who was with me here this
day, and is returned by sea for that purpose, may come to me ;
then, with God's grace, I will raise the siege immediately, if Bowes
can defend so long. If the armour and munition had not been
returned from me, and the force of Westmoreland, Cumberland, and
Northumberland countermanded, I would not have stayed so long.
My horsemen are fewer in number than the rebels, but most of
them well appointed, save for pistols ; and my foot begin to frame
well, so that I trust to overthrow or put them to flight. I have
had good intelligence to-day that the rebel Earls intend to fly by
Scotland and the West Seas, if they be overthrown, and therefore
some ships should be put to sea from Chester. [1 pages.]
Dec. 8. 83. Thos. Jenison to Sir Wm. Cecil. Upon receipt of the treaLondon. sure, all which I had not till yesterday, I hired carriers to carry it
through on horseback, shall depart to-morrow, and mean to be at
Doncaster on Wednesday. I have left the bearer to finish engrossing the last year's reckoning for Ireland, with orders to deliver it
to Sir Walter Mildmay, which done, pray despatch him after me
with my instructions, and commission for a couple of post horses to
bring him to me. Pray consider,
First, whether coat or conduct money is to be allowed, or whether
the country shall bear the same.
Advertise me of the day of the entry of the Lord Lieutenant and
other chief officers, and the rate of their diet and allowances.
Also the rates of the wages of the horse and foot, and how to
take the entries, whether from the first day of the charge committed
to the particular captains in the country, or from the day of their
arrival with the Lord Lieutenant, and whether their Lordships'
signification to me of their entries shall be the days wherein I shall
proceed with the warrants.
That all imprests here delivered be certified to the treasurer of
the army, so that he may defalcate them upon their pay.
Likewise all such armour and munition as be delivered to any of
the army, with the price thereof, that it may be defalcated.
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That where the countries furnish the soldiers with armour and
weapons, which at their cashiering the captains commonly take to
their own use, order be given that such armour and weapons be
restored.
That upon their discharge, ready money be there for the pay,
otherwise the private soldier is like to return without it ; some
captains are like enough to detain it to their own use. [1 page]
Dec. 10. 84. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Ambrose Earl of Warwick, Edward
Sherburn. Lord Clinton, Edward Earl of Rutland, Henry Lord Hunsdon,
Sir Ralph Sadler, and Charles Howard to the Queen. Upon
yours of the 5th, willing us to confer together, either for joining
our force or sending some supply to me, the Earl of Sussex, out of
your army under us, the Earl of Warwick, and the Lord Admiral,
we thought it best to meet at this town, being the middle way
between York and Doncaster. Having conferred together for the
more speedy suppression of these rebels, we have resolved to go
all together in this service ; for expedition whereof we, the Earl of
Warwick and Lord Admiral, shall march on Monday from Doncaster,
with all our horsemen, some armed pikes, and all or most part of
our shot, and join me, the Earl of Sussex, at Northallerton or
Darlington, so as when altogether, we shall be at least 1,300 horsemen, 6,000 foot well furnished ; and besides we shall meet, ere we
come to Darlington, such force as I, Lord Hunsdon, have appointed
to come from Berwick and the East Marches ; viz., 300 shot and 100
horse, with which Sir Hen. Percy will also come, with 200 horse
of his own.
Lord Scrope and Sir John Forster are also assembled with their
forces upon the backs of the rebels, so as, with God's help, who is
the only giver of victory, we doubt not to overthrow those rebels,
for we proceed thereto with strength and security. The rest of
your army, under us the Earl of Warwick and Lord Admiral, shall
march easily after us, so as to be within one or two days' journey
of us, to do service as the cause shall require. [If pages.]
Dec. 11. 85. Sir Ralph Sadler to [Sir Wro. Cecil]. I have received of this
York. bearer 2,000?., to be defrayed about Her Majesty's affairs here,
which, as he can tell you, was paid out as fast as it was received ;
and yet every captain had but a small prest, so that against the
time of a full pay, pray send a further supply. The bearer has had
no allowance at my hands for the charges of the carriage of the
2,0002. [4 page]
Dec. 11. 86. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph
York - Sadler, to the Council. By yours of the 7th, we perceive you are
much grieved that the rebels have taken Hartlepool, by the negligence of those appointed to enter into it, and conceive they have
taken it either to serve for their flight, or the receipt of foreign
power ; wherefore your pleasure is that we should do what we
possibly may to recover Hartlepool, and see to the safe keeping
of other places that might be commodious to the rebels for those
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purposes; for our assistance wherein, Her Majesty has sent ships
to these seas, and directed Mr. Winter to follow with others ; in all
which you wish great diligence to be used, as it is thought the
rebels have practised with foreign princes, and the Duke of Alva has
sent 2,000 soldiers to take shipping in Zealand. Our opinion on the
premises is that the place, with time and long work, may be made
of force to be kept by good soldiers ; but as it is, we think it cannot
be kept three days against us. The Haven will not receive any
great ship at full sea, and at low water, all vessels lie upon dry
ground, so that it can hardly serve for a foreign power.
We are sorry for the negligence, but considering that the rebels
were the strongest in horsemen, that it lies in the bishopric, on that
side the Tees, that we neither had ordnance nor shot to put into
it, and that many parts of the walls are broken down, we think
that such as should have entered into it could neither have kept it
from the rebels nor from any foreign force.
We have this day set forward the army of foot gathered in this
country, and to-morrow we set forward with the horse, so as on
Tuesday or Wednesday we hope to join my Lord of Warwick and
my Lord Admiral, and within two days after, to overthrow the
rebels or put them to flight ; if they fly towards Scotland, they
shall fly into the laps of Lord Scrope and Sir John Forster ; and if
to Hartlepool, we have them where we would wish them ; we doubt
not but within four days after their overthrow or flight, to recover
Hartlepool.
We write more at large to inform you that, as without better
furniture we could not keep Hartlepool, so long as the rebels were
the strongest in the field, so when we shall be the strongest in the
field, we will recover Hartlepool without foreign aid.
Tynemouth and Newcastle are as well provided for as we presently may ; Sir Hen. Gate has a supply of men put into Scarborough, and 200 are appointed to Hull, when they call for them ;
these are the principal places in these parts that be guardable.
This day we received letters'from John Hensew, Admiral of the
Aid, the bark of Boulogne, and the Phoenix, which arrived last night
at Scarborough ; and we hear by the two ships sent out by our
order along the coast, that the rebels have no kind of vessel to fly
in by the North Seas ; therefore if they mean to fly, they will seek
to the West Seas, and some ships should be sent to those seas from
Chester.
Sir Geo. Bowes put forth in the night all his horsemen, who
broke upon the watch of the rebels, and are for the most part gone
to my Lord of Cumberland in safety ; we hope to come in time to
his relief. The rebels, hearing of our setting forward, have sent
their precepts to assemble what foot they can, one of which we
enclose. [2 pages.] Enclosing,
86. I. Thomas Earl of Northumberland and Charles Earl of
Westmoreland to the Bailiffs and Governors of Richmond.
We require you in Her Majesty's name, upon sight hereof,
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to repair to Staindrop, [Barnard castle struck out] to be
there before us and others the worshipfuls there, on
Monday next before noon, bringing with you all the
able men between 16 and 60 within Richmond, with
such horse and armour as any of you have. Fail not as
you tender the setting forward of our proceedings, and
will answer at your uttermost peril.
P.S. Let every man bring victuals for six days.
[2 page. Signed by the two Earls.]
Durham, 9 Dec. 1569.
Dec. 11. 87. Thomas Earl of Sussex to [Sec. Cecil. You will understand
York. by our common letter what we have written of Hartlepool, and
what we intend to do. This day the foot set forward out of this
city, and to-morrow I overtake them with the horse, and will lie at
Allerton on Tuesday. My Lord of Warwick and my Lord Admiral
will be that night at Boroughbridge, being very desirous to be in
person on this service, and I am very glad to see it. I have written
to hasten them forward with their horsemen and shots, and to
forbear the armed men, lest Sir Geo. Bowes perish in the meantime.
I have so travailed with particular letters to every man in this
country that, what for love or fear, I think I have now the fairest
band of light horsemen that have been seen in these quarters for the
number.
I have often heard from you of munition to be sent to me, but it
goes another way ; therefore bear with me if I think you will
not trust me with more than I can make in Yorkshire. Yet
when it comes to the stroke, I, with my ill-furniture, will take my
place to go before the best furnished, and if I quail by that occasion,
I shall have a good turn, but the Queen .shall lose a better than she
shall keep ; with this mind I set forward, God be my guide. If
being wholly occupied in these causes, I forbear to write any more
until the stroke be stricken, bear with me ; for at this time I, that
am at other times wholly yours, can hardly spare any part of me
for you. [If pages, holograph.]
Dec. 12. 88. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Kalph
c ?fvwe-by- Sadler to the Council. This day Sir Geo. Bowes, Robt. Bowes, his
opc * ' brother, and divers of the gentlemen that were with him in Barnard
castle came hither to us, by whom we understand that the soldiers
in the castle daily leaped over the walls in great number to go to
the rebels, and that last Friday, above 80 did so at one time ; since
which they have grown to such mutinies as upon Saturday, seven or
eight score of them that were appointed to guard the gate, and had
always been of the best disposed, suddenly set it open and went to
the rebels, whereupon Sir George was driven to a composition, and
came away with all his men in safety.
He has had long lack of drink, and was scanted of bread, and yet
if his men had been true, he would have kept it until he had been
relieved. He has served very faithfully, and the rebels have spoiled
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him of all he has ; yet the delivery of the castle, by the falsehood of
his men, grieves him more than all his losses ; although, considering
he and the gentlemen are in safety, the rebels have small commodity
by the castle.
We made the greater haste forwards on hope that, when we came
towards the Tees, the rebels would levy their siege ; that being
now at an end, we will march more easily, that my Lord of Warwick
and my Lord Admiral may make smaller journeys and bring
their men more fresh ; so that where we meant to be at Barnard
castle on Thursday, we now think it will be two days longer
before we come where the rebels be. [Printed in SJiarpe's
Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 95, 96.]
Dec. 13. 89. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have received by Sir
Brougham Thos. Warcup letters from you, Her Majesty, and the Privy Council,
Castle. w ith 300Z. for the horsemen with whom I am to set forward to my
Lord Lieutenant. Since having money, I shall be able to procure the
greater number of horsemen, I am returning to Carlisle, as well to
levy them, as on account of a letter received from the Bishop of
Carlisle, a copy of which is enclosed, iind shall set forward with my
whole force, and Mr. Dacre with me, next Saturday ; the Earl of
Cumberland will be at Carlisle the same night, and receive the
custody of the country in my absence, according to Her Majesty's
letters.
On Saturday I dispatched Simon Musgrave, with 400 horsemen of
these Borders, to my Lord Lieutenant, with whom I sent Thos.
Hussey ; I have written him that I shall set forth with the horsemen
on Saturday, and have stayed the foot already levied with my Lord
of Cumberland, for the better safety of the country, and meeting with
the flying rebels, if they chance to fly this way, until my Lord
Lieutenant's further pleasure is known. [1 page.] Enclosing,
89. I. John Bishop of Carlisle to Henry Lord Scrope. Wm.
Carter, a gunner, requested to speak ^vith me, and declared
that a prudent fellow called him aside and said ; " my
Lord Warden is gone, and my Lord of Carlisle, it is
said, is put in trust with the custody of the castle, and
there is evil imagined either towards his person or the
castle, or both, and to-morrow there will be certain who
will require to speak with him ; but let him not speak with
any unless he may be sure of the house and himself."
U%>on this warning, I called to me such force as I thought
sufficient to repel any such mischief, o,nd shall do my
best that no sudden attempt take place here. [1 page t
copy] Carlisle, Tuesday, 6 p.m., 13 Dec. 1569.
Dec. 13. 90. Declaration by John Bishop of Carlisle of a conspiracy to kill
him and take Carlisle castle.
Lord Scrope, Lord Warden of the West Marches, going into
Westmoreland with his whole power against the rebel Earls,
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appointed me to keep the castle and town of Carlisle ; thereupon I
entered the castle, took the government, and appointed every man
to his charge.
Two hours after, Wm. Carter, gunner to the castle gates, desired
to speak with me upon Her Majesty's affairs, and going to the
rampart he said, " My Lord, take heed of yourself and the castle, as
there is mischief conspired against you ; for John Brisko, named
Lord Brisko, asked me whether my Lord Warden was gone, and
who was left in trust with the castle ; when I told him, he replied,
" That is well ; " his back being turned, Thos. Brisko, his servant,
pulled my sleeve and asked to speak with me, and said, " As you
are Her Majesty's servant, go to the Bishop with all haste, and will
him to look to himself and the castle, as there will be an attempt
made to-night to take it, to the use of the rebels ; therefore let him
call in force, and in nowise depart out of the castle ; for to-morrow,
if this fail, a messenger will call him into the church to speak with
him, and as soon as he is come, a dagger shall be thrust in him, and
the castle entered and taken."
After Carter's departure I, the Bishop, took in such force as
I thought was able to resist their malice.
All that same day, as Carter affirms, Edw. Dacre lay privily at
a little village called Hornby, within a mile of Carlisle, in Bacon's
house, and certain soldiers with him ; and sending for a dish of
apples, he ate them and nothing else. In the eating thereof, he
asked who kept the castle in the absence of the Lord Warden ;
being told my Lord of Carlisle, he smiled, and said it was well for
a bishop to have the custody of the castle and town of Carlisle, and
towards night he departed into Carlisle.
The same night Dacre conveyed 200 soldiers in small numbers
into Carlisle, besides those that came into the town next morning,
under colour of mustering them for the Queen ; and when they
perceived the castle furnished with men, and strongly warded, he
departed, and the soldiers went home.
This afternoon Fras. Dacre, the youngest brother of Lord Dacre,
came to the castle gate, and desired to speak with me on a message
from his brother ; being taken in by my command, with one
man with him, and coming to my presence, he said his brother had
sent him to inquire whether I had said he was not true to Her
Majesty. I replied I marvelled that his brother should charge me
with words I had never spoken, and never heard any other in the
castle use, and prayed him to desire his brother to bolt out the
matter of those that had told that tale, and then it would appear
whether I was faulty or they were liars, and he might credit as he
saw cause. Thereupon Francis said, " Wherefore then have you
taken such force into the castle to you, more now than at any time
before V I answered that last night there were 40 or 50 of the
Hetheringtons lodged in Carlisle, who, as he knew, were not my
friends, and above GO Scotch and other soldiers, for what purpose I
could not tell ; but that it was meet, being put in trust, that I
should look to my charge. With this answer he departed. Thus,
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through God's help, the matter was foreseen, the peril avoided, and
no hurt done. Endorsed, "Delivered to the Lord Lieutenant,
20 Jan. 1570." [2^ pages, copy.]
Dec. 14. 91. Sir Geo. Bowes to Sir Wm. Cecil. I received Her Majesty's
rc^saw^n aUC ^ VOUr ^ et ^ ers f * ne 25th, but none before, since ray entry into
Barnard castle in the beginning of this rebellion. By her several
commissions to me and others to levy forces to attend upon the
Lord Lieutenant, I had gathered both horse and foot, and kept
them with me at Barnard castle, to repair to him upon his call ; but
meantime I was besieged by the rebels, and reduced to very hard
diet, and great want of bread, and water was our only drink, save
that I mixed some wine with it.
I found the people in the castle in continual mutinies, and
seeking not only by great numbers to leap the walls and run to the
rebels, but also to betray the place, and with open force deliver it to
the rebels ; 226 men leaped over the walls and went to the enemy,
of which 35 broke their necks, legs, or arms in the leaping ; upon
which especial extremities, the water we had being taken away, by
intelligence of the traitors that fled, &c., I was forced, by composition
offered, to leave the place, taking with me all the men, armour,
weapons, and horses, but leaving much household stuff of great
value. I have now, with 300 horse and 100 foot, joined the Lord
Lieutenant.
I hope the Queen will take in good part what I have done to
save her subjects from the rebels, rather than to preserve my life.
I write shortly, because my Lord Lieutenant will have informed you
of this. Pray favour and support me.
At my coming abroad, my storers and horse-keepers repaired to
me with the same speech as Job's servants (save only for my
children) ; for I am utterly spoiled of all my goods, my corn and
cattle carried away, my houses defaced by pulling away the doors
and windows, and vessels and chains appertaining my kitchen ; so
I have nothing but my horse, armour, and weapons, brought out
from Barnard castle, which I more esteem than 20 times as much
of other things, because thereby I am enabled to serve my good
Queen. [2 pages.]
Dec. 14. ^ 92. Edward Earl of Rutland to Sir Win. Cecil. Pardon my long
Northallerton. silence, but I have had nothing worth writing, and was sure you
knew of the delivery of Sir Geo. Bowes out of Barnard castle. We
are marching towards the rebels, who have sent divers horsemen into
Richmondshire, and other places in Yorkshire adjoining the
bishopric, to bring men into them, and have commanded them in
the Queen's name to come, and used great threats. Lord Warwick
and my Lord Admiral are at Wetherby. [f page.]
Dec. 14. 93. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I am glad that
Northaiierton. Simon Musgrave has come from Lord Scrope with 400 horse, as I
now am strong enough of horse, and how doubtful soever my foot
were at the beginning, I now dare venture my life amongst them ;
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therefore I intend to march to meet Lord Hunsdon's footmen of
Berwick, and if the rebels offer fight, I will not refuse it, considering
that Lord Warwick and my Lord Admiral are at my back with
12,000 men, and the loss of me and my charge cannot be great
hurt to the realm, if we be no better than we have been taken
for. This I write to yourself. God send us good luck. [|- page.]
94. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir
Kalph Sadler to the Council. We have received letters and two
proclamations from the Kegent of Scotland, showing his true
meaning to the service of Her Majesty and the quiet of this realm.
Yesterday Simon Musgrave came to Ripon with 300 horsemen from
Lord Scrope, and to-morrow will be with us. This day we came
hither with the army levied in the North, and intend to go forward
to get the bridge, and keep the country on this side the Tees in
obedience, whereby we may be better furnished of victuals, and
devise means how the soldiers of Berwick and Northumberland
may come to us.
My Lord of Warwick and my Lord Admiral came last night to
Wetherby, and tarry there to-day the coming of some of their men,
and the resting of those already arrived; they are 12,000 men.
The rebels gather in Richmondshire and the bishopric ; many go
to them from places near to them and far from us, and many come
from them in places near to us. Simon Musgrave has brought
Thos. Hussey with him ; we have appointed Sir Thos. Gargrave
and Mr. Meers, two of the Council here, to receive him, and see
him safely conveyed to you, without conference or examination ;
but for your direction to the contrary, we would gladly have got
some intelligence from him of matters that might have furthered
this serviee. [1^ pages.]
95. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. I doubt not but the
good disposition of the Regent in this troublesome time will content
Her Majesty much. If this rebellion be well used, it will be beneficial to her ; but it must be well foreseen, for lands or goods forfeited
within the bishopric are the bishop's and not the Queen's. Most of
the Earl of Northumberland's men are out of Richmondshire, which
he has by being steward of Middleham and thereby steward of
Richmondshire. If Her Majesty would bestow the stewardship
upon me, her own tenants should not serve against her. I wrote
to my wife to ask it ; pray further it.
I have delivered Her Majesty's letter to Sir Harry Percy at York ;
we look daily for him to come with my horse and foot of Berwick,
and 200 horse besides. [1 page.]
Dec. 14. 96. List of offices in the army, with a note against each of their
daily pay [by Sir Win. Cecil. % page].
Dec. 14. 97. Sir Hen. Lee to Sir Wm. Cecil. My writing to you can be
Wetherby. to small purpose, as you have more sufficient advertisements from
others. Our enemies are much stronger both of horse and foot than
we are like to be. The rebels are making new musters, and will
Dec. 14.
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1569. Vot " XV not long dally. Here be with our Lords many willing hearts ;
more of experience and counsel would do no hurt. The most of
Lord Sussex's dealings that I mislike is that such as are known
both for religion and dutiful zeal to Her Majesty have less trust
committed to them, and the contrary most credit. I, as a dutiful
subject, will pray for the redress of all things amiss, and put my hand
and heart to such causes as I may help. [1 page.]
Dec. 15. 98. T. Jenyson to Sir Wm. Cecil. I arrived here yesterday with
Wetherby. the treasure, and delivered the letters of the Council to the Lord
Lieutenant for my admittance to the office of muster master of
the army, to which office his Lordship had formerly admitted
Mr. Leonard Eresby, and means to write for his continuance ; in this
case, as there is no other charge which I can supply, I beg leave to go
to my wife and children at Berwick, until Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam's
cause shall be in hand, as I have not seen them this year,
[f page.']
Dec. 15. 99. Sir Ralph Sadler to the Council. As there can be no expediNorthallerton. tion without money in these affairs, I am forced to remember you of
our lack thereof. Sir Thos. Gargrave received 2,000?., of which he
has paid me 400?. ; the residue he has laid out by warrant. I have
also received of Chester Herald -at-Arms 2,000?., and Peter York, son
and heir of Sir John York deceased, having 500?. to be paid at
London, left it here with me, to avoid the trouble of carriage, upon
hope to receive it there. Lord Hunsdon and I borrowed 400?. of
the merchants of Hull, to be repaid at the coming hither of the
treasure, though as yet it is not repaid. All these sums amount
to 3,300?., of which there remains but 500?., and we have here
3,000 foot and 1,300 horse. Pray send a mass of money for defraying these charges, as the importance of this service requires.
[1 page.]
Dec. 15. 100. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. I thought it best to write
Northallerton. to all the Council for money for our charges, though I know your
care must be the only furtherance. The rebels, understanding that
we be on the way towards them, are gathering all the forces they
can make ; Cleveland, Allerton, Richmondshire, and the bishopric
are wholly with them ; such is their affection to the cause of religion;
thus they are grown to great numbers, but yet confused, without
order, armour, or weapons, so that we think ourselves able enough,
with the force my Lord Lieutenant has here, to overthrow them.
Yet because my Lord of Warwick and Lord Admiral are very
desirous to be at this service, we stay for them ; they will be at
Boroughbridge, a day's journey behind us, to night ; they resolved,
when we met at Tadcaster, to bring all their horse, but of their
foot only 1,000 shot of the arquebusiers and 1,000 or 2,000 of the
armed pikes, and the rest to march easily after, so that they might
be always within one or two days' journey of us ; yet now they
bring their whole force of 12,000 horse and foot, which causes delay.
I do not know how they will be victualled, the people of this
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country being so hollow-hearted and unwilling to bring victuals to
the camp, but we use all the means we can, both fair and foul, to
force them ; yet I do not see how they can furnish victuals for such
a number, considering that the rebels have spoiled the country
before us.
The rebels are now at Durham or thereabouts. Our soldiers of
Berwick have not yet come out of Newcastle, but tarry the coming
of Sir H. Percy with his force. The rebels are between them and
us, and therefore it is the more doubtful how we shall meet ; but we
have given them orders to look to their own safety, and to give none
adventure.
I desire an answer touching my Lord Lieutenant's charges, which
are such as he is not well able to bear, and he is well worthy to be
considered, for a more painful and careful man of his charge I never
saw. [2 pages.]
101. Sir Valentine Browne to the Council. Having by appointment
of the Lord Lieutenant and Lord Hunsdon levied 700 foot and 300
horse appointed out of Berwick and the East Marches, I have lain
in Newcastle these 20 days, awaiting the coming of the army from
the South, or other order from the Lord Lieutenant, whereby my
money is spent. On the 8th instant, the Lord Warden of the Middle
Marches levied 1,000 horse at Hexham, out of his rule, with which
he has come hither, being likewise destitute of money. For present
help, Sir Hen. Percy and I have borrowed 700. of the mayor and
his brethren, upon our bonds promising speedy payment at London. Pray cause the same to be paid either to Alderman James
Bacon or Edw. Hughes, to whom I have written to repay it as my
bills shall come to them.
I have ventured the doing hereof for the staying of the numbers
together : many of them, being very fickle, would take small occasion
to be gone again. It is meet to charge this sum upon the treasurer
of the army, to whom I will make account for the same.
Mr. Ashton departed without receiving much of Her Majesty's
revenues, whereby I had no money of him upon her warrant sent
by Lord Hunsdon. [1 pages.]
102. Sir Valentine Browne to Sir Wm. Cecil. By appointment of
my Lord Lieutenant and Lord Hunsdon, I left York the 25th ult.,
leaving the horsemen there which Lord Hunsdon could not well
spare, and have remained these 20 days in this town, where my
Lord Warden of the Middle Marches has also been these six days
with his force ; for the relief and stay of which, being 1,200 horse
and 700 foot, I have spent such of Her Majesty's money as I had,
and 700?. borrowed here by Sir Hen. Percy and myself, for which
we have given our words that it shall be paid at London, upon
bills. Understanding Her Majesty's treasure was coming to Darlington, we left Newcastle to draw nigh to the army, and having
intelligence of the flight of the rebels, we returned to pursue them
to the Tyne, where they now pass over, the Earls being at Hexham.
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I enclose a letter from Sir Hen. Percy, in answer to mine, and
for the more surety, I have sent 100 shot of our old band to Tynemouth.
As this part of the bishopric and the West Riding of Yorkshire
have been all traitors, I wish that they may severely feel the smart,
as a warning to their posterity ; and that by such commissioners as
shall not, by linking of blood for affection, lightly overpass the same.
Berwick is destitute of much furniture belonging to the ordnance
office ; orders should be given to such as have the charge thereof.
[2 pages.]
Dec. 17. 103. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. The rebels, under2 A.M. standing my appointment to be at Darlington yesterday, departed
" ^ rom Durham with their horsemen towards Hexham, and their
footmen that were at Durham be scaled, and have sent to abandon
Hartlepool. I have written to Sir John Forster, who has lately
come to Newcastle with 1,000 horsemen, to pursue them, and advertise Lord Scrope and the Regent of Scotland hereof ; I shall
follow with all diligence, with my horsemen and shot. Lord Hunsdon, Mr. Sadler, and I will meet this morning at the passage on the
Tees, and upon conference advertise our resolutions. Lord Warwick
and my Lord Admiral were last night at Ripon and Boroughbridge.
[f page. Printed in Sharpe's Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 107,
108.]
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Dec. 17. 104. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph
Acliff, between Sadler to the Council. We heard last night that the rebel Earls
had fled with . their horsemen to Hexham in Northumberland, and
that all their foot were scaled, &c. This morning we met at
Croftbridge, and have come forward with all the horse and shot,
and mean to be at Durham to-morrow morning, where we look to
meet with the shot of Berwick, whom we intend, if we may, to set
on horses. A warrant is sent to the sheriff of the bishopric, to bring
to Durham to-morrow all the horses in the bishopric, that we may
pursue the rebels with speed.
We have stayed the rest of the foot at Darlington, until our
coming to Durham, that we may see whether we must draw them
on, or cashier a great part of them for diminishing the charge.
We have sent Sir Hen. Gate, Sir Marmaduke Constable, and
Barwick, master of the ordnance, with 600 men and the ordnance
in the field, to take and keep Hartlepool, which we hear is abandoned ;
if not, it will be taken by them ; we mean to leave a garrison in
Durham castle.
We look to hear from Sir Hen. Gate to-morrow, and upon intelligence, will resolve what garrisons shall remain in Durham,
Hartlepool, &c., and what numbers may be cashiered.
We have just heard from Sir John Forster that the rebels came
to Hexham last night, and that he has gone after them with all
the force he can make ; they may go to Liddesdale or some other
part of Scotland ; let us know whether we, with consent of the
Regent, shall join him to pursue them in any part of Scotland.
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Before you return answer, there may be occasion offered, and if we
see any special service may be done thereby, we mean, except we be
countermanded, to join the Regent upon his request, either with
our whole force or part, as the service shall require, in any part of
the Scottish Borders. [1 \ pages. Printed in Sharpe's Memorials
of the Rebellion, pp. 105-107.]
105. Edward Earl of Rutland to Sir Wm. Cecil. We have now
passed the Tees. I hoped a quick despatch of my journey, but I
fear I go de malo in pejus, for although the cowardly rebels have
given us room in the bishopric, we must pursue them into a cold
barren country, which I will willingly now do, hoping to see Berwick, which I have so much longed to see. [f page.]
106. " Articles touching the affairs and preparation against the
rebels in the North." It may be imagined that, with diligence and
good will, the rebels might have been suppressed at the beginning ;
neither was wanting in the Lord President, now Lord Lieutenant,
nor in the gentlemen and subjects, as may appear if the circumstances
of these articles are considered.
First, the rebels had a privy intent long unknown, in which time,
by general musters and a proclamation, whereby justices of peace
were commanded to have armour and weapons, they prepared both
horse and armour ; thereupon a bruit rose amongst the people,
the ground whereof could not be known until they burst out into
rebel] ion.
Thereupon the Earl of Sussex advertised Her Majesty and the
Council, and before any commission of lieutenancy, by advice of the
Council here and for haste, had musters through this shire, both of
horse and foot ; before the men were ready, the commission of
lieutenancy was sent, so that he, so soon as any cause was known,
sent to raise power against them, and appointed days and places for
the soldiers, in their journey towards Darlington, nigh the rebels,
who then lay at Brancepeth.
The rebels hearing hereof, and having 600 or 800 horsemen ready,
repaired from the bishopric into Yorkshire, and with their horsemen
lay in the ways, as the soldiers were coming to York, took them,
and either caused them to serve them, or else took their horses,
armour, weapons, and money from them ; this they did almost to a
third part of this shire. The Lord Lieutenant was thus forced to
make a new muster, which much prolonged the tima
In the musters there was great default of armour and weapons,
for there were neither spears for the horse, corslets or pikes for the
foot, nor arquebuses or powder for shot ; the armour the people had
was plate-coats, jacks, and sallets, black bills, bows and arrows, and
other there was none to get, until my Lord Lieutenant got spears,
pikes, and powder from Newcastle ; for the munition that came from
the South, being at Barton to be carried over to Hull towards
York, was returned upon the sudden, and this lack was also a great
stay.
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When his Lordship was as ready as he thought he could be, the
service requiring haste, minding to proceed from York towards
the rebels, on Friday 9 Dec., there came a letter to him to confer
with the Earl of Warwick and the Lord Admiral, whereupon he
stayed that day, and sent to them at Doncaster to meet at Sherburn,
which they did the next day, and this was a stay for three days.
On Saturday and Sunday following, his Lordship sent forth the
foot, and on Monday set forward to Northallerton, yet tarried one
day for the Earl of Warwick and Lord Admiral ; then by reason of
sickness, the Earl of Warwick was found to stay by the way two
days more.
Hereupon the Lord Lieutenant, having intelligence of his enemy's
force, and perceiving his own sufficient, determined to pass the Tees,
and so proceed to Darlington, and so to the rebels at Durham, which
was last Thursday night; but the rebels hearing this, on Friday
dispersed their footmen, and fled with their horsemen through the
wastes to Hexham ; thence they may go into Scotland, and join
the Hamiltons and the Earl of Argyle and their friends.
There was at Newcastle Sir John Forster with 100 horsemen, who
has gone to meet the rebels. Lord Scrope is ready in his wardenry
towards Northumberland, and the Lord Lieutenant with his power
of horse and shot is gone after them. The Regent of Scotland, if he
keep his promise, will be on the frontiers with 2,000 horse.
If they go into Scotland, the frontiers must have garrisons to keep
them forth, if they fly over sea. The county of Durham should be
strengthened against them, and also such ports as they be like to
land at. The bruit is here that they will begin again in the spring,
and have some foreign force. Many of the foot might be discharged,
so as to ease expense.
Endorsed, " Articles of the proceedings of the Lord Lieutenant in
the North against the rebels" [by Sir Thos. Gargrave]. [1 pages.']
107. T. Sutton to [the Earl of Warwick] I have been sent this
night by the Lord Warden and others, to advertise my Lord Lieutenant that the rebels last night fled from Durham to Hexham with
their horsemen only, having discharged all their foot and willed
them to provide for themselves. Not finding your Lordship here,
I send you this, because being commanded otherwise by my Lord
Lieutenant, I could not wait upon } 7 ou. If you come to Newcastle,
I have provided you a lodging in the same house where your
father [Duke of Northumberland] lay, and where you need not
climb any stairs, and be with a gentleman that will be proud of you.
Mr. York, who serves my Lord your brother, [Earl of Leicester,}
has a brother who was with the rebels, and has come in eight days
ago. I have already broken for his pardon with my Lord Lieutenant, whom I find very gracious. Pray for his name and friends'
sake speak for him ; he is but a child, and seems very sorry for his
fact. [ page.]
108. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I hear from
Sir John Forster that the rebels have this day passed the Tees at
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Hexham, and bend towards Alnwick, whereupon I alter my journey
to-morrow from Hexham to Newcastle, or further. If they turn
towards Cumberland, I doubt Lord Scrope's force, and therefore
will return Simon Musgrave to him, with the 400 horsemen he
brought thence. I am glad I have such an occasion ministered,
for although himself be honest and ready, his people are such
spoilers that no company could speed well where they were ; he
was greatly ashamed that he could not prevent it. This country,
rather for fear than goodwill, has well answered my command for
bringing in horses, so that I trust to have 400 arquebusiers put on
horses before to-morrow noon, whereby I may follow with more
speed. By the next messenger from Sir John Forster, I shall understand certainly which way they will bend their course. The Mayor
of Hartlepool informed me that the rebels have fled thence.
[1 page. Printed in Sharpe's Memorials of the Rebellion,
pp. 108,109.]
Dec. 19. 109. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I understand from
Midnight, Sir John Forster that the rebels, upon a skirmish between their
Newcastle. scou fc s an( j } 1 i S) returned to Hexham, and remained there this day
at 1 o'clock ; so that I shall set forward towards Hexham to-morrow
at 4 a.m., and will remove them or make them pay dearly, and
follow their footsteps, wheresoever they fly, over hills, wastes, or
water, until I have either given them the overthrow, or put them
out of the world. I have this night dispatched to the Regent to
hasten him to the Borders.
Sir Hen. Gate remains at Hartlepool with 300 men ; Sir Geo.
Bowes has put 100 men into the castle of Durham, for keeping
the rebel prisoners under his charge as Marshal. As my Lord of
Warwick and my Lord Admiral keep their forces together, I have
discharged all the footmen levied under my rule, save the garrisons
in Hartlepool, Durham, and York. I hope you will thus see I
weigh the matter more than my particular respect.
P.S. Remember to send the money which Mr. Sadler has so
often written for. [1 page. Printed in Sharpes Memorials of the
Rebellion, pp. 109, 110.]
Dec. 20. 110. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph
Hexham. Sadler to the Council. As we think the suppressing the rebels may
be best done with horsemen, and the continuing of the footmen
levied in these parts is a superfluous charge, we have discharged
all save certain shot that we had with us, 100 men that remain in
the castle of Durham under the Marshal's charge, 300 in Hartlepool, under Sir Hen. Gate, 700 left in York, and 30 in Scarborough.
We the rather thought we might do this with surety, as my Lord of
Warwick and my Lord Admiral continue their whole force together.
For more speedy prosecution of this matter, we have provided horses
in the bishopric for the shot of Berwick, which, with the shot
received in this country, will be about 500.
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We have no money to fully pay such as are discharged, and
therefore have taken upon our credits to see the full pay made at
our return ; we have neither money nor victuals to deliver to such as
are continued ; pray have consideration thereof.
At our coming to Newcastle yesterday, we dispatched Nicholas
Erington to the Regent of Scotland to hasten him to the Borders ;
and upon advertisement of the rebels' bending towards the West
Marches, we again wrote him of their flight. We doubt my Lord
Scrope's force, if the rebels should continue in the West Marches, so
have returned from Durham the 400 horse sent from those Borders
under Simon Musgrave.
We arrived here this night ; the rebels were yesterday at Brampton
and Naworth, and removed thence this afternoon, but where is not
known ; we sent the Lord Warden of the Middle Marches to
Fetherstone Haugh, four miles from Naworth, from whom we shall
know to-moiTOW whether they are gone further into the West
Marches or into Scotland. Meantime we are sending our shot to
Haidenbridge, halfway between him and us ; and partly for extremity of the weather, and to rest our horses who are sore beaten
with travelling in the snow and frost, and partly to understand
which way we should direct our course, we have resolved to stay here,
where is most provision for man and horse of any place in these
parts.
It is doubted that the principal rebels will draw towards the
West Seas, to take flight by shipping that way ; therefore let ships
be sent to those seas from Chester to prevent their flight. We
have just heard from the Regent of Scotland of his receipt of Her
Majesty's letters in cipher, and asking when he should send towards
the Borders, so that he may not consume his victuals in an unfit time,
which we have prevented by sending our letters before specified.
We also received a proclamation, made at Edinburgh on the 1 8th,
which we think was published by the Regent, upon knowledge
given to him by our directions by Sir John Forster, of the flying of
the rebels from Durham to Hexham. [If pages.~\
Dec. 20. 111. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. Last Sunday we arrived
Hexham. a t Durham with all our horse, and met the garrison of Berwick,
viz., 300 arquebusiers, brave soldiers, 200 horsemen, part of the
garrison, and the rest of the East Marches, all under the rule of
Lord Hunsdon. The same night we heard from Sir John Forster,
Lord Warden of the Middle Marches, that the rebels, then at
Hexham, were going into Northumberland, towards Alnwick; we
had before determined to march next morning to them to Hexham,
but changed our minds and went to Newcastle, that being the highway to Alnwick, and not much out of the way to Hexham. Coming
to Newcastle on Monday, we heard from Sir John Forster that the
rebels, having marched the day before out of Hexham six miles
towards Alnwick, were so impeached with hot pricking and skirmishing by his company that they retired back to Hexham ; and,
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further, that they departed yesterday morning from Hexham, with
1,500 horsemen, their number having increased since coming into
this country. Thereupon we came hither this night, with a number
of weary horses, for the weather is extreme of frost and snow, so
that we are forced to rest to-morrow, which can be no hindrance
to this service, as we do not know where the rebels are; some
say they are gone into Scotland, others into Westmoreland and
Cumberland, but Sir John Forster will follow with his company, by
whom we shall understand the truth to-morrow. Lord Scrope is
either at or near Carlisle, with Lord Cumberland with more than
1,000 horsemen, and Leonard Dacre is with him. Sir John Forster
is gone after the rebels with 800 horse, and we be here with 1,500
horse to back him, so that if the rebels keep within England, they
must fall into some of our hands. My Lord Lieutenant will permit
no time nor opportunity to escape for expediting the service ; his
painfulness and travail is such as has tired a great many of us ; pray
answer what I wrote you concerning his charges.
p.S. Pecunia est nervus belli, and here be a great many calling
for it, and we have not wherewith to satisfy any of them.
[If pages.]
Dec. 20. 112. Henry Lord Hunsdon to [Sir Wm. Cecil.] 1 hear from the
Hexham. Marshal of Berwick that, according to directions from Court, he has
committed [Reed]. I had written to him before to look well to
him, so as he might be forthcoming. It seems that he can
answer anything he shall be charged with, which I would be glad.
I caused Mr. Marshal to commit John Gifford, one of the pensioners
of Berwick, for good cause. We are here in Hexham, a miserable
country, and have very hard weather of snow and frost. [ page.]
Dec. 20. 113. Sir Francis Leek to Sir Wm. Cecil. The rebels have drawn
Newark Castle, towards Hexham with their horsemen, and their foot have left them,
and are looking homeward, the one seeming to mislike the other.
Although I trust there is no doubt of the fidelity of Lancashire,
whereof the Earl of Derby has lately made good proof, yet considering the factions which within these two years have grown in
that country, as well for foolish opinions of religion as other
common actions between the Earl of Derby and others, it rests
doubtful that all the keys of Lancashire do not hang at the Earl of
Derby's old girdle. Therefore considering that either they must find
relief in those parts, or be frustrated of all hope, your accustomed
providence is now to be used towards those parts ; for although they
[the rebels] are near Teviotdale, which may give occasion to make a
show that they mean to draw thither, as I wish they should, yet as
there is neither forage for their horses nor victuals for themselves,
they do not mean to go into Teviotdale, but upon desperate hope
to look towards Lancashire, which if they do, the Earl of Sussex
may well encounter them within four miles of Burgh in Stainmore,
with his horsemen but not his foot, the country being too straight for
them to pass. [1 page.]
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114. Thomas Cecil to his father Sir Wm. Cecil. I have twice
lost the opportunity of writing, being commanded to remove
-with certain light horsemen to Brancepeth, to protect Lady Westmoreland from the spoiling of our own horsemen, that did nothing
but spoil and rob in all places they came to. I found my Lady
a marvellous sorrowful creature, whose misfortune is much pitied,
being altogether undeserved. Nothing is more feared than the
escaping of the two Earls, yet their flying has so discredited them,
where they were well beloved, that should they assay the like
wicked enterprise again, they will be deceived of most of them that
otherwise would have ventured their lives. I am much troubled
because my great horse has fallen lame, not knowing how to provide
so good a one as he was.
Divers gentlemen mean, at the end of this chargeable journey, to
crave in recompense some of the goods and livings by this rebellion
forfeited to Her Majesty. I would be loath to account myself one that
has deserved recompense, more than my good meaning to venture
my poor carcass in her service ; but since the victory is got without
any strokes, I would think my labour and charges well bestowed if,
provided any garrisons of continuance be placed here in the North,
I might have the charge of one of them. [2 pages.]
115. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir Ralph
Sadler to the Queen. We hear that the rebel Earls, with their
principal confederates and the Countess of Northumberland, fled to
Liddesdale on the night of the 20th, with 100 horse, and there
remain, under the conduct of Black Ormston, one of the murderers
of Lord Darnley, and John of the Side, and the Lord's Jock,
two notable thieves of Liddesdale, and that the rest of the rebels he
utterly scaled, and many of them taken.
Upon this intelligence I, Your Majesty's Lieutenant, wrote to the
Lord Regent of Scotland, and we have sent Geo. Carey to him,
with letters of credit and instructions. We have also written to
Lord Scrope, to apprehend all the rebels that have fled into his
office, and to make proclamation that every person who has taken
any, or knoAvs where any are, bring them to him, or discover where
they are, upon pain to be taken and used as aiders ; we have sent
officers into the bishopric, Richmondshire, and Yorkshire, to do the
like. We have also sent for Lord Scrope to be here to-night, that
we may confer with him and Sir John Forster for prosecuting this
service, and for the stay and good order of the whole Borders, which
hitherto remain quiet ; when we have done our duties in martial
causes, we will proceed to do justice upon the offenders. We have
already, upon the scaling of the rebels' footmen, disburdened you
of the charge of the greatest part of your army of foot levied in
these parts, and will by degrees proceed to diminish your further
charges, as with surety we may see convenient. [1 page. Printed
in Sharpes Memorials of the .Rebellion, pp. 113, 111.]
116. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. We have devised to diminish Her Majesty's superfluous charges in all matters
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under our direction, and have written to my Lord of Warwick and
my Lord Admiral to use their judgment in all matters under theirs ;
if Her Majesty has been drawn into further charge than the
public cause required, I am sorry, but cannot remedy it. I do
not know what may be thought of my appointing captains, but ]
think the honestest and truest had places, and have dutifully discharged their trust. [1 page, holograph.} Unclosing,
116. I. Tfiomas Earl of Sussex, Henry Lord Hunsdon, and Sir
Ralph Sadler to [the Earl of Warwick and Lord Admiral].
We perceive that you are content to send 100 arquebusiers
to Hartlepool, and 200 to York, as soon as we can take order
for all things needful for them, and that you have thought
good not to go yourselves, but to send Lord Willoughby with
your whole rearward to Richmond, and that Her Majesty
has appointed Mr. Wilford to repair by sea to Hartlepool, with 500 arquebusiers. Although on writing our
fot^mer letters we were moved to that opinion, yet on fresh
accidents we alter our o%)inions as follows :
First. Touching your going or sending your rearward to Richmond ; when the rebels were in force in the
West Borders, we thought it very requisite; but as the
rebel Earls, with their principal confederates and the
Countess of Northumberland, are fled into Liddesdale
in Scotland, and the other rebels wholly scaled, and great
numbers taken, we think the cause of that service at an
end, and the going or sending to Richmond in vain.
Second. Considering the rebellion is thus suppressed,
we find no cause to charge Her Majesty with any
garrison at York, and therefore intend to discharge it.
Thirdly. As Wilford is directed to Hartlepool by
sea by special commission, and Sir Henry Gate
cannot receive pay until we take some further order,
we will not remove him until Wilford. comes with full
directions. As this rebellion is suppressed, and we
have been willed to devise how Her Majesty's great
charges may be diminished, we see no cause to burden
her with an army in these parts, except she understands of any foreign power ready to invade ; therefore we shall disburden her of such soldiers levied in
these parts as we think not necessary, and leave it to
you to consider thereof, and act as you think fit.
[If pages, copy] Hexham, 22 Dec. 1509.
Dec. 22. 117. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Since ours to
Midnight, the Queen, I hear by such as were present and saw it that the
im ' morning after the Earls came into Liddesdale, Martin Elwood and
other principal men of Liddesdale, that of late delivered their
pledges to the Regent, raised their force against the Earls, Black
Ormston and the rest of their company, and offered fight ; and in
the end, Martin Elwood told Ormston that he would be sorry to
7. L
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him and the rest, before the Regent, for keeping the rebels of
England, if he did not put them out of the country, and that if
they were in the country after the next day, he would do his most
against them and all that maintained them ; whereupon the Earls
were driven to leave Liddesdale, and fly to one of the Armstrongs
upon the Debateable [lands], on the Borders between Riddesdale
and England.
The same day the Liddesdale men stole my Lady of Northumberland's horse, and her two women's horses, and 10 others, so that
when the Earls went away, they left her and all the rest that had
lost their horses on foot, at John of the Side's house, a cottage not
to be compared to a dog kennel in England. Such is their present
misery ; and at their departing from her, there were not 50 horse,
and my Lord of Westmoreland changed his coat of plate and sword
with John of the Side, so as to be the more unknown.
Their whole trust at this present is upon three or four mischievous
thieves and men full of treason, and therefore I trust to deal so as,
if they keep between the East and West Seas, and have no succour
in the inland of Scotland, they shall be had by corruption, though
the Queen pay dear for them.
I am sorry she continues these great charges, utterly without
cause from the beginning, except she knows of foreign matter that
I do not. Policy will do more service than force this winter, for
any matters at home in these parts, without foreign invasion.
There may be worse reports of the dutiful subjects in this country
than they deserve ; but credit what I write, for I will not abuse
you. At the beginning, it was hard to get them together, and men
rather looked on than came forward on any side ; but after I
had assembled a certain force, and begun to train them, and give
them good usage, and directed them myself in all their training, I
never saw men more willing to serve ; and before I set forward, the
footmen grew so dutiful as with open shouts they would cry to me,
" Hang them that will not live and die with you ;" from their
first assembling until their discharge, I never saw more obedient
soldiers, and in all that time there was neither affray nor mutiny in
the army, nor any person spoiled of one penny, in all the way they
marched. I will leave it to Mr. Sadler to declare whether he ever
saw an army led with less trouble. Pray think of the good as they
have deserved, but let the evil have their deserts. I enclose the
names of the captains, and I trust they will be considered.
P.S. This day Middleton and Seymour, two of Lord Northumberland's pages, one of them his ward, and both of them inheritors,
were brought to me, and because Seymour is Lord Rutland's kinsman, I delivered him to him ; the other, as he was always diligent
about me when I was at Lord Northumberland's, I keep myself.
[ 2 i pages.] Enclosing,
117. I. List of 4 captains of horse, and 19 of foot, under the
Earl of Rutland, lieutenant of the foot, and Lord Hunsdon, general of the horse. [J page.]
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118. Edward Earl of Rutland to Sir William Cecil. Let me
know what you think fittest for me to do now, as this war is at an
end, and there is nothing now for me to serve the Queen in, by
reason of the sperkling of the power of these rebels, and the flying
of the Earls into Scotland with a few in their company. I am
most willing to serve, but all is at an end here. I would more
willingly know your advice, for now I draw near out of my wardship, and divers things I must despatch before suing my livery ;
also as yet there is nothing done in the matter between my Lord of
Bedford and me, which I am so desirous to have at an end. I refer
all to your judgment, and pray that if you see anything in my
behaviour otherwise than well, I may have knowledge thereof.
[1 page.]
119. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir William Cecil. You will perceive
by our common letter what a fond and foolish end the rebels have
made of their traitorous rebellion. They always fled before us after
we came within 12 miles of them, and we followed as fast as we
might without rest ; nevertheless they are escaped, which they
might easily do in this waste and desolate country. We have now
to devise how they may be trapped in Scotland. What we have
done with the Regent you will perceive by our letters, and Sir John
Forster will be a good instrument for the distress of such as are
now in Scotland.
P.S. I perceive, by your letters to the Lord Lieutenant, that
some of the southern army have written more of him than they
can justify ; but if it comes in question, they will receive no honesty
by the same ; he is .well able to answer all his doings, as I can
witness, for he does nothing without me. [1 page.]
120. Thomas Cecil to his father, Sir William Cecil. By my letter
of the 21st, I requested the charge of any garrison to be placed here
in the North, both as a means to train myself up, whereby I might
be the more able to serve my country in time of need, and as some
preferment towards my living, and I continue the like suit. I mean
to repair home forthwith, unless I receive contrary direction, on
account of the great charge I am at here with my horses and men,
and for that all things here have grown quiet.
I understand that my Lord Lieutenant, upon his return to York,
means to come up to Court, whose coming I mean to expect at
Stamford, and so wait upon him thither.
P.S. I mean to move my Lord Lieutenant to let me have the
guard of Richard Norton's house and demesne, until Her Majesty
disposes of his lands, and to be a suitor for the fee-farm of the house
and demesnes, considering there have been those in this journey
who had not the like charge committed to them who make account
of a greater recompense of their service. [1^ pages] Annexing,
120. i. Account of 'the annual value of the lands and possessions of
Fras. Norton, a rebel, in cos. Lincoln, Leicester, and
Nottingham; total, 2021. 15s. 0|d page]
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Dec. 24. 121. Thomas Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to the Council.
Hexham. Since ours of the 22nd to Her Majesty, we have conferred with Lord
Scrope, Lord Hunsdon, and Sir John Forster, as well for directions
for the Borders as for practice in Scotland ; and finding that no
enterprise can be done upon the rebels out of England, where they
now be, but upon the sudden, and that the gathering of the country
should give fore-knowledge and disappoint the purpose, we have
resolved that there shall be 200 horsemen laid in the West Marches
for a time, 250 horse and 200 shot in the Middle Marches, and 100
horse in the East Marches. For the better expedition of matters,
Lord Scrope has returned to his charge, Lord Hunsdon, with the
garrisons of Berwick and the horsemen of the East Marches, is
gone to Berwick, where he may have daily intelligence from the
Regent and others that he trusts in Scotland, and has commission to
call the aid of Northumberland for any service within that country ;
and we, with a convenient number of horsemen, remain here, as a
place most fit to receive and deliver intelligence and directions.
As we have already cashiered all the foot levied in these parts,
save the 300 appointed to Hartlepool, 30 to Scarborough, and 200
shot to the Middle Marches, we intend, on the return of George
Carey from the Regent of Scotland, to cashier all the horse not
necessary for this shire, and thereupon to advertise you of the
certainty of the charge continuing, which we will diminish as the
service may suffer.
"YVe hear that the rebel Earls are driven to change their names,
horses, and apparel, and ride like Liddesdale men, and that the
Regent of Scotland will be this night upon the Borders of Liddesdale ; we have daily cause of more suspicion that Lord Hume, Sir
Andrew Carr, and Fernihurst secretly aid them ; for at the coming
of Mr. Carey to Fernihurst, by which way he was conveyed to the
Regent, Tristram Phenik, servant to the Earl of Northumberland,
and Welbery, servant to the Earl of Westmoreland, were in
Fernihurst's house.
My Lord of Cumberland, Lord Scrope, and Leonard Dacre have
showed themselves honourable and diligent at the rebels' entering
into the West Marches ; and upon the scaling of the rebels, there
were great numbers of them taken in the West Marches.
Lord Wharton, by a fall of a horse at his setting forward to this
service, was in great danger of his life, and was long taken for dead,
but is now somewhat recovered.
Edw. Dacre, the evening before the rebels scaled, went to them,
and brought the Earls with 200 horse to Naworth, whence they
suddenly departed that night, and he with them, which, as we
perceive by my Lord Scrope, much dismays Leonard Dacre, who
looked for his brother Edward to repair to him with the whole force
of Gillesland.
Sir John Forster has used great diligence and circumspection in
his charge, and takes great travail to get intelligence hourly out of
Scotland ; his knowledge and credit are such in devising or examining of any matter of weight, that if he should quail, Her Majesty
would have such lack as she does not know of while she has him
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Pray remind her to thank him and the other officers and gentlemen
upon the Borders for their service, that they may be encouraged to
continue therein. [If pages.]
122. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir "Wm. Cecil. In such times as
these, Her Majesty will have many cravers ; and as she might upon
the sudden give that which, upon better advice, she would forbear,
tell her that if she will suspend granting or promising anything
here, until informed from Sir Ralph Sadler and me of our opinion,
we will give such information as thereby she may promise meet
rewards to such as have deserved, and make a great commodity to
herself, towards bearing her charges, increasing her revenue, and
providing for the security of good government hereafter in these
North parts, and avoid the ravine and spoil that in like cases has
been used in other places, [f page.]
123. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Queen. Understanding your
pleasure to have a sufficient back left for defence of such as should
first encounter the rebels, I see your especial favour towards me,
who you thought should abide the first brunt, and think myself
bound to you above all my deserts for this inward care, proceeding
from your secret intention for my surety. I shall never be able to
show in your service the thousandth part of that my heart desires.
Pray accept in good part this my dutiful knowledge of your favour,
and my desire to do more in your service than both my inward and
outward man can devise and execute.
I crave of you to conceive of your good subjects, the principal
gentlemen that have served you in these parts, as they have
deserved, among whom I am ready to spend my life in your service,
with as good will and trust of their loyalty as any others in the
realm ; and although in the beginning there was some cause of doubt
among the common people, yet after I had assembled some good
force, and had trained and directed them, and laid open before
them the delusions of the rebels, I found them as ready to serve,
and as obedient and quiet in their service, with as good contention
and toleration of lacks, as any soldiers that I have seen. [1 page.]
124. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. I perceive by yours of
the 19th that there is 10,000?. coming hitherwards, to be delivered
to my hands, whereof there shall be no more issued here than must
of necessity, whereunto you may be sure my Lord Lieutenant will
have good regard.
As soon as he understood of the flight of the rebels from Durham,
he cashiered all the northern foot, save 700 left at York for the guard
of the city, and 300 sent to Hartlepool under Sir Hen. Gate, and
now he has ordered the discharge of those at York, leaving Hartlepool for a time yet in guard ; all the footmen have been discharged
without money, but with assured promise of full pay at my Lord's
return to York ; therewith the captain and soldiers departed well
satisfied. His Lordship also intends to discharge, as we may with
surety, some of the horsemen, keeping a convenient number about
him so long as we lie on the Borders, and for the time that execution
is to be done upon the offenders on our return.
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1569. Yot ; xv The rebel Earls and their principal confederates lurk and hide in
the woods and deserts of Liddesdale, but if they tarry on the Borders
there, Sir John Forster hopes to have some of them ere long. The
Earls have changed their names and apparel, and made themselves
like the outlaws of Liddesdale. We suspect that they will receive
help from Lord Hume and the Carrs in Teviotdale, but the greatest
fear is of their escape by the sea, either on the east or west coast.
Order is given here to the captains of Her Majesty's ships to attend
well on the east, a'nd if you have done anything for the west coast,
they shall hardly escape.
The Regent of Scotland is now near the Borders, and no doubt
will do all he can to get these rebels into his hands.
We remain here for a time, because, although the place be not
pleasant to abide in, yet it is the most convenient to receive
intelligence, and give directions with speed. I am sorry you are not
in health, but pray God to send it shortly, and me to go home by
your good help, as soon as this business is ended. [1 page. Printed
in Sharpens Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 115-117.]
Dec. 25. 125. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Perceiving by the
Hexham. apprehending of the Earl of Northumberland, that these matters will
grow to a short end, I would be as forward in advertising what I think
fit to be done after the suppressing of this rebellion, as in advising
before how it might be suppressed ; if my opinion be as little followed
in the one as it was in the other, yet when I have discharged my
duty, I am disburdened in conscience.
God has given Her Majesty an apt occasion, not only to settle all
these parts in surety, but to frame good government along the whole
Borders, whereby within a few years, her people may be kept in
justice, the Scots defended from ability to invade England, and
England enabled to enter Scotland upon the sudden, without extraordinary charge ; but these matters are too long and grave to deal
in but by personal presence. I only put you in remembrance of
what may be, and leave until a more convenient time how it may
be. I find that all forfeitures that by this late rebellion should
grow to Her Majesty in the bishopric, will bylaw fall to the bishop,
which will be too great for any subject to receive ; therefore, before
I proceed against the offenders that have estates of inheritance or
great wealth, Her Majesty should either compound with the Bishop
for his royalties, and keep them still in her hands, or translate him
to some other bishopric, whereby sede vacante all might grow to her.
Thereby great commodity might grow to her, and except she does
this, it will be very hard to direct such a government as I mean ;
therefore for both these foundations, this, in my opinion, is the first
stone to be laid, wherein I doubt not but Her Majesty will take a
good and long breath.
I have in these matters conferred with Sir Ralph Sadler, and
trust we will so join in all things, as she shall see we respect only
her service and the wealth and surety of the realm. Impart these
matters to her as you think fit, and return some answer, so that I
may direct my course thereafter. [1| pages.]
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126. 'Thomas t Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to the
Queen. This morning we received letters from the Regent of
Scotland, whereby you may perceive how ready he is to serve you.
Since then we hear from Sir John Forster that the Earl of
Northumberland was yesterday delivered by one of the Armstrongs
to Alex. Hume, to be carried to the Regent, who had the day
before sent Alexander to Liddesdale, to the Elwoods and others, for
your service in these causes. We have not received any intelligence
hereof from the Regent, nevertheless we take it to be true, and
thought it our duty to advertise you thereof ; and when we receive
further particulars we will write more at length, [f- page.]
127- Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. The service against
the rebel Earls being brought to an end, I must report the manner
thereof, and the diligence of all the gentlemen of this country, and
especially of the Earl of Cumberland, the Bishop of Carlisle, Lord
Wharton, Leonard Dacre, Simon Musgrave, and Mr. Warcup, the
bearer, who should receive Her Majesty's commendation.
After I had dispatched hence, on Saturday fortnight, Simon Musgrave, with 400 light horse, towards my Lord Lieutenant, on the
Monday, I, with some other horsemen and the whole force of foot,
majched as far as Brougham, to proceed to the utter parts of
those Marches towards Yorkshire, and meet the rebels, if they had
fled into those parts ; but meeting Mr. Warcup, who presented me
with Her Majesty's and the Council's letters, I perceived it was her
pleasure that I should bring forward as many horsemen as I possibly
could, and 300?. was sent for their entertainment. I immediately
discharged the foot, and repaired to Carlisle to levy more horsemen,
and then with 800 spears and 300 archers, on the 1 7th I marched to
Wharton ; there I received my Lord Lieutenant's direction to
return to my charge with speed, as the rebel Earls had fled through
Northumberland hitherwards ; so that I was forced on the morrow
to march with my horsemen from Wharton to Carlisle, being 34
miles. On the way, hearing the rebels were come to Branton, near
Naworth, eight miles from Carlisle, I sent scouts, who declared that
Edward Dacre had been with them, and greatly encouraged them,
and had taken and received into Naworth castle the two Earls and
their adherents.
P.S. Be a means that John Musgrave and Geo. Denton, who
have now been in the sheriffs custody this month by the Council's
direction, may either be bailed or called to trial, so as to ease their
charges.
The Earl of Northumberland had the stewardship of Richmondshire, which my father and other of my ancestors had ; be my friend
to Her Majesty, to bestow it upon me. [2 pages.]
1 28. Henry Lord Scrope to Council. Copy of the above letter with
needful variations, and omitting the last paragraph. [If pages.]
129. Henry Lord Scrope to the Council. Upon the repair of the
bearer, Geo. Lamplugh, to Court, I must signify his true and
faithful service in these troublesome times. He stoutly and man-
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fully apprehended Thos. Hussey in the field, by whose apprehension
that part of the country which, by his practices, might have been
persuaded to that faction, continued in good quiet. Cockerinouth
castle being void of a keeper, I committed it to Lamplugh for the
time, and he substantially and with good numbers caused it to be
safely kept ; he himself has been attending me, being always ready
in person and with his advice to advance Her Majesty's service, to
his great cost and charges. [1 page.]
130. Thomas Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to the Council.
We send you a copy of Mr. Carey's letter to us, that you may see
how ready the Regent is to do anything that may tend to Her
Majesty's service, as also his opinion as to continuing of garrisons
upon the Borders.
We appointed for Sir John Forster to meet Lord Scrope yesterday, to receive the prisoners taken in the West Borders, which,
with those apprehended here, will grow to upwards of 400, all
horsemen ; doubting that most of their horses will be conveyed
into Scotland, we have given orders to the Warden to take notes of
all who took any prisoners, and to charge them to answer what
has become of those horses.
We have appointed 200 horse for the West Marches, 250 horse
and 200 shot for the Middle, 100 horse for the East, 300 foot for
Hartlepool, 30 for Scarborough, 100 for the Marshal, for the guard
of his prisoners, and we intend keeping 400 or 500 horse as a
guard about ourselves until the execution be done, or to reinforce
the garrisons on the Borders if required ; this is the whole present
charge, which we shall diminish as we may with surety.
We have the apprehension of the Earl of Northumberland confirmed from Berwick and^Carlisle. We understand, from Sir Henry
Gate and others that have taken a view of Hartlepool, that it is
very ruinous, the walls down in many places, and not guardable
without great force ; therefore we conceive it a superfluous charge
to continue him there, but await your pleasure. If you doubt
foreign force, shot should be sent thither, as Sir Hen. Gate's
soldiers, being archers and bill men, are unable for such defence.
[1 pages.]
131. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. Her Majesty's care to
diminish her excessive charges has great reason, and we have here no
less care. My Lord Lieutenant has not omitted anything that
might be done therein ; as soon as the'rebels fled from Durham with
their horsemen only, finding that he could not use his footmen,
he immediately, before he had orders, discharged 3,000, and the
rest since, save 300 in Hartlepool, which we think might be dismissed ; but as you seem to make a great account of that place, he
has forborn their discharge until advertised of Her Majesty's pleasure.
He has also discharged some horsemen, and we daily endeavour
to diminish charges ; this is done without money, yet with promise
of pay when money comes, with which they depart contented.
What my Lord of Warwick and my Lord Admiral do I know
not, for we have not met since our first meeting at Sherburn.
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They have been always within one or two days' journey of us,
and if the rebels would have tarried the fight, my Lord Lieutenant would have stayed to join forces ; but when the rebels fled,
he thought it best to pursue them without delay, having then
the way open to meet Sir John Forster and the garrison of Berwick,
and so being strong enough to deal with them.
As I am to confer with my^Lord Admiral for diminishing charges,
and distributing this 10,000?. now coming to both armies, and as
we are so far asunder, I have asked him what portion he will
require to be delivered to Robt. Carr, the treasurer of that army,
and will take order on knowing his mind, and have the rest
brought to me, to be defrayed by warrant of my Lord Lieutenant,
wherein our best husbandry shall be used. [1 page.]
Dec. 28. 132. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I trust your
Newcastle, expectation to know what has become of the rebels is satisfied by
my letters. I have lain until this day at Hexham, as the fittest
place to deliver or receive intelligence from the Borders, and to send
forces for any sudden exploit ; and having given directions there for
the apprehension of the rebels, whereof some be already taken in
Scotland, I left Sir John Forster to prosecute those causes, and
returned hither, and so pass to Durham, to remain some days, to
take order for such of the common people as shall be executed by
martial law. I mean to execute specially constables and other
officers that have seduced the people, under colour of Her Majesty's
service, and such as have been most busy to further those matters,
so as in every town that has sent men to the rebels or aided them,
some of the worst disposed shall be executed for example. I guess the
number will be 600 or 700 that shall be executed of the common sort,
besides the prisoners taken in the field. I trust to use such discretion
as that no sort shall escape from example, and that the example shall
be very great. I mean also, if permitted to execute my office without
abridgment, to fine all other offenders not executed, and thereby
raise a commodity to Her Majesty ; and I trust she will not mislike
that, with the goods of some persons, I reward some that have
served, as others in my place in like case have done.
I had resolved, before the receipt of her letter, not to execute
martial law against any that had inheritance or great wealth, as I
knew the law in that case.
I have not yet the book of all the prisoners, but so soon as they
be brought together to Durham, I will advertise you. I will dis-
charge the garrisons at Hartlepool and Scarborough, and I have
already discharged all ships save the Queen's, which I continue
until I hear what becomes of the other rebels in Scotland. I had
intended to send for Sir Thos. Gargrave and others, with the commission of oyer and terminer, and to proceed, with Mr. Sadler's
advice, at Durham, against all that be apprehended in the bishopric
or Northumberland, and so to go to Richmond for Richmondshire,
and to end at York with Yorkshire ; but as some will be sent
from London, I forbear, although the matter is so plain that it could
have been sufficiently executed ; seeing you mean to send, I wisk
Master Attorney might be one.
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I do not hear of any of the rebels escaping by sea, and I think
Egrernont Ratcliffe will not escape.
I once appointed Mr. Vaughan to be Marshal ; if he gave it up, it
was not my fault. [2 pages. Printed in Sharpens Memorials of the
Rebellion, pp. 122, 123.]
Dec. 29. 133. Edward Lord Admiral Clinton to Sir Kalph Sadler, chanBoroughbridge. cellor of the Duchy. I enclose a note by the Treasurer of the Army, of
the number of men under Lord Warwick and me, wherein it appears
what charges Her Majesty must be at for their dissolving.
P.S. Pray send an answer with speed, for the easing of such
charges, as also a trusty man to see this money delivered to our
treasurer here, or the charges of the men in pay will daily increase,
[f page.] Enclosing,
1 33. I. Robt. Carr to the Earl of Warwick, and Lord Admiral,
Lord Lieutenants of the army in the South. According
to your command, I have travailed at Ripon, with such
skilful auditors as I could get, and we have perused
the muster books of the foot soldiers, 11,000, and the
horse, above 1,200 ; their wages for one month will amount
to 14,430?. Besides these, we find in the muster books
divers gentlemen with their servants attending upon you,
and other officers of ilie camp with their ministers and
servants, not of the aforesaid number, and divers other
charges ; as conduct money for the captains and soldiers^
their carriages, the carriages of the ordnance and munition, &c., which must be allowed. Not less than 6,200?. will
discharge it, and yet we leave out your Lordship's entertainment, the Lord Marshal's, and the general of the
horsemen's. The sum is 21,030?., whereof 8,500?. has
been paid to my hands, and 12,880?. has to be paid for
the discharge ; yet with the little money that remains with
me, the 500?. which I borrowed of my Lord Marshal, and
the 600?. of you, my Lord Admiral, and with your Lordship's promise of payment, the muster master has discharged 6,000 men, whereby Her Majesty saves 200?. a day.
Write earnestly that the money may come with speed, or
the charges will groiv almost to 300?. a day, which may
be saved by speedy payment. The wages that shall grow
after this date is no part of our estimate. [1 page]
Ripon, 28 Dec. 1569.
Dec. 29. 134. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. Before I received
Berwick, your and Her Majesty's letters of the 24th, I had fulfilled their
contents. I sent the Marshal to the Regent at Jedworth, about the
apprehension of the rebels, and the disposition of the country
towards them.
If Northumberland's words be true, many noblemen and others
would have risen with them, if this conspiracy had not burst out
before the time ; though they be overthrown, the others will take
their time better, so as these troubles are but beginning. He names
divers that have promised by oath to take part in this conspiracy,
which is for the setting up of the Scottish Queen.
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Northumberland avowed also to the Marshal, before the "Regent,
that the Bishop of Ross sent a Scotchman to him and the rest,
willing them from the Spanish ambassador to take Hartlepool, for
thither should succour come to them out of Flanders, which was the
cause they took it.
Her Majesty must make no account of money, for if she does not
look into the bottom of this matter, the sore will fester and break
out worse than ever. I can but advise her to look well to herself,
and not to think all gold that glitters, for it will be the greatest
conspiracy in this realm these 100 years.
I have written to Queen and Council touching the state of these
Borders, and the wants of this town ; pray put a helping hand.
P.S. I have also written to Her Majesty touching Capt. Reed,
who desires his trial, and defies all the world to accuse him of any
offence towards her. Let me know her pleasure therein, for surely
he takes it very ill. [If pages.]
Dec. 30. 135. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil I have received
Durham, letters from the Earl of Warwick and Lord Admiral, as also from Her
Majesty and the Council, upon consideration whereof with Sir Ralph
Sadler, we wrote an answer, a copy of which is enclosed.
My spy has not yet returned out of Scotland ; I think his long
abode is to bring intelligence of some good matter practised and
not yet executed. My Lord of Rutland determined to go to
Berwick yesterday, but was dissuaded, and has gone to see his lands
at Helmsley in Yorkshire. I trust he will prove a man of as great
honour and courage as ever was of his name.
To-morrow and Sunday I shall be occupied in examining all the
constables and other officers of this country, to try who have been
the chief instruments to raise the people in this rebellion ; and on
Monday I think to begin the execution of the meaner sort of
offenders.
Her Majesty's opinion is very honourable to mislike that the
Regent should be dealt with to pardon Black Ormston for her
causes ; yet I cannot be removed from this opinion, that it is better
the Regent should pardon a mean person, a murderer, in Scotland,
than she should have a great person, a traitor, maintained abroad.
I intend remaining here until I know her further pleasure, that I
may be near the places where execution shall be done, to give directions to the Borders, and have intelligence with the Regent. As
soon as the execution of the common sort has been done, I will
discharge most of those appointed to attend me, and assist the
Marshal, and, if there be cause, some of the garrisons placed on the
Borders, so that Her Majesty shall not be charged with one man
more than necessary. [1 page.]
Dec. 31. 136. Account of the armour remaining in the armouries within
the Tower, Hampton Court, Windsor, Westminster, and Greenwich ;
totals, demi-lances, 1,150 ; Flanders corslets, 4,249 ; Almain corslets,
3,466; brigandines, 145; shirts of mail, 1,100; sleeves of mail,
580 pairs ; jacks, 10 ; morions, 14,430 ; sculls, 2,700 ; steel saddles,
186 ; shaffrons, 360 ; ermits, 6. [2| pages.]
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Dec.? 137. Estimate of the gunpowder, staves, lances, pikes, bows,
arrows, daggers, armour, &c. remaining in the Queen's stores at
Newcastle. [^ page.]
Dec. 31. 138. Memorial or inquisition for the Northern causes [by Sir Wm.
Cecil]. First, a calendar is to be made of all the principal persons
known to have been with the rebels.
Secondly. Means are to be used to ascertain every person that
was with the rebels, or sent any to them, or helped them with
horses, armour, victuals, &c. The means to get at this are, some
persons of sundry parts being apprehended, should be committed
' to strait prison, and being put to fear, and as need should require,
pinched with lack of food and pains of imprisonment, should be
examined to declare the names of those that were with the
rebels, or sent them relief; upon examination of 30 or 40 of such
offenders, dwelling in several places, the number would be known.
After the head persons are known, there should be an order at
one night and one instant, for some discreet persons, accompanied
with bands of soldiers, to apprehend them, and seize all their lands
and goods, weapons, and armour. Care must be taken to apprehend
all priests, constables, bailiffs, and others that had any office, and in
this rebellion used any means * * * [1| pages, unfinished.]
Dec. ? 139. Memorial [by Sir Wm. Cecil] of proceedings to be adopted in
the North. In every special place where the rebels gathered any
people, and in every market town or great parish, there shall forthwith be execution by martial law, of some of the rebels that had no
freehold, nor copyhold, nor substance of lands.
Some of the serving men belonging to either of the Earls and to
the principal gentlemen that rebelled shall also suffer death by
martial law, at or near their Lords' or masters' houses, and their
bodies there continue hanging for terror.
Inquisition shall be made of all persons in every parish where
any of the rebels dwelt, having lands or goods of any value, and
they apprehended and committed to sundry gaols, and proclamation
made that whosoever shall hide or not disclose the persons shall
be hanged by martial law.
Some commission should be devised, and persons named to hear
and determine the offences of the offenders, and some specially
appointed to take care how Her Majesty may be answered of her
escheats by reason of this rebellion ; if any corruption shall appear,
the party shall be proceeded against in the Star Chamber.
For some terror, these particular examples are to be made at
Durham, where the Bibles and Common Prayers were misused.
A person ought to be forthwith appointed as Archbishop of
York ; the Bishop and Dean of Durham, and all ecclesiastical
persons commanded to return to their charges.
The vulgar people are to be taught how this rebellion was prejudicial to the realm, and against the honour of God. Wherever any
bells were rung to raise rebellion, only one bell is to be left in the
steeple, in memory thereof. Some notable example is to be made of
the priests that have offended in this rebellion. The lieutenants
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should not grant pardon to any person for lands or goods, unless
allowed by Her Majesty. All armour and weapons are to be taken
from persons that have been rebels.
To avoid desperation, it is to be published that all not already
taken, that will come and submit, will be received, and upon good
sureties to be forthcoming, shall remain out of prison until they
have obtained Her Majesty's pardon.
Proclamation is to be made that whosoever has been culpable in
this rebellion, and departs out of the country without presenting
himself to the Lord Lieutenant, shall never receive pardon. Knowledge is to be obtained of the names and qualities of those who
have been spoiled by the rebels in this rebellion, and which of them
in defence of themselves and the service of Her Majesty against the
rebels, so that consideration may be had thereof.
If the Earls, or Norton, Markenfeld, or Swinborne have been
taken, they are to be sent up to London. [2|- pages.]
Dec.? 140. Abstract [by Sir Wm. Cecil] of the evidence of "Wm. Norton,
Christ. Norton, and Oswald Wilkinson, containing the names of
noblemen and gentlemen implicated in the late rebellion in the
North. Leonard Dacre sent a letter to the Earl of Northumberland.
When the Earl of Northumberland came from York, old Norton,
Markenfeld, and Leonard Dacre were at Topcliff; Heckington
drew the first and Johnny the second proclamation of the rebels.
Old Norton said at Wetherby they would have aid of men and
money, and Christ. Lassells told Oswald Wilkinson that the Duke
was to marry the Scottish Queen, and thereupon she would be proclaimed heir apparent ; at his coming to Topcliff, the Earl willed
him to speak with [Hussey ?] to know whether he had spoken with
the Bishop of Ross about the money he was to have had of him.
[1 pages.]
Dec. ? 141. List of 14 knights who have lived between the Tyne and the
Tweed from Henry VIII. to the present time, as also of two made
by the Earl of Sussex, viz., Sir Geo. Heron and Sir Cuthbert
Collingwood. With note by the writer, that with one exception, he
has known them all and their estates during his service in
Northumberland. [1 page, with notes by Sir Wm. Cecil.]
Dec. 142. List of 31 gentlemen taken prisoners for participating in
the rebellion in the West Marches, and confined at Carlisle. With
note that there were above 300 prisoners taken in this wardenry.
[1 page.]
15G9?
143. Petition of 'Thomas, son of Rich. Hoo, co. Norfolk, to
Lord Keeper Sir Nich. Bacon. Was infeoffed by Sir Roger
Townsend and others, on 14 Aug., 20 Henry VIII., of lands in
Burnham Overy, co. Norfolk, being then within age, but was disturbed therein by John Giggs, who, pretending a right, forcibly
entered on the same ; to appease the contest, 16 years ago, a mar-
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riage was concluded between petitioner and Anne, daughter of
Humphrey Deane, grand-daughter, and one of the heirs of John
Giggs, and the property settled on them by their respective parents. But Wm. Yelverton, a man expert in law and a common
brewer of figured titles, and Fras. Hesilton claim the lands, by
colour of a feoffment from J. Giggs. Requests a speedy hearing
thereon, the witnesses on his side being aged men, and Yelverton
having procured from Humphrey Deane, on his death bed, a declaration which he has perverted to another meaning. [3 sheets, rough
draft, much corrected.]
144. Note of goods put ashore at Portsmouth out of the Foresight,
at her return from the coast of Spain, by William Wynter, captain.
Among other items, [gilt leather, cochineal, and silk stockings.
[i
VOL. XVI. 1569 ?
1569?
Book of instructions delivered to Sir Ambrose Cave, late
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, for the better answering of
Her Majesty's revenues and debts, and for certain orders to be
taken amongst the officers 'and other ministers of the Court, with
a list of the officers and their salaries. Estimate of the revenues
of the duchy, 14,000?. a year ; of the payments usually made therefrom, 11,741?. 3s. 4eZ., and list of the forests, chaces, and parks, out of
which the officers are to have deer, winter and summer ; of the fees
of all stewards, bailiffs, constables, masters of forests, receivers,
auditors, and escheators in the north parts of the duchy. [Bound
in vellum, 35 un^itten pages, and 22 blank leaves.]
VOL. XVII. JANUARY, FEBRUARY, 1570.
1570.
Jan. 1. 1. List of persons remaining in the gaol at Durham, in the
custody of Sir George Bowes, knight marshal, under the Earl of
Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of the North : 42 gentlemen, 6 of whom
were gentlemen of the Earl of Northumberland, 28 his household
servants, and 12 his tenants and retainers ; 3 household servants
and 50 tenants and retainers of the Earl of Westmoreland ; 4 servants of Chris. Digby ; 3 of Christopher and 1 of Cuthbert Nevill,
3 of Simon Digby, 19 of Thos. Markenfeld, 14 of Eich. Norton,
8 of Sir John Nevill, 10 of sundry gentlemen named, 10 "made forth
by sundry men " named, and 39 retainers of none. [6| columns.]
Jan. 1. 2. Thomas Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to the Council.
Durham. We heretofore advised discharging the army, and continuing certain
garrisons for guard of the Borders until the execution be done ;
yet on Her Majesty and your letters, and conference thereon by
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letter, whereby we perceive that the Lord Admiral accords with
our doings, and the Earl of Warwick has returned to Court, we
repeat to you our doings.
Two hundred horsemen to remain upon the West Marches ; and
200 horsemen and 200 shot upon the Middle Marches, whereof 100
shot be withdrawn to Durham until the execution be done, or until
the Lord Warden no longer require them.
One hundred horsemen to continue upon the East Marches ; 400
to attend the Earl of Sussex, and assist the Marshal, until the
execution is over by martial law upon the meaner sort.
One hundred footmen to the Marshal for guard of the persons,
which is the whole charge under the pay of me, the Earl of
Sussex, and which we shall diminish, as with security we think
convenient, or as we shall be directed.
The ships sent out of Hull and Scarborough were discharged, upon
the flight of the rebels and the abandoning of Hartlepool, and
there are only the Queen's ships now upon this coast, which we think
it convenient to continue, until we hear what has become of the
rebels fled into Scotland.
We have been two days examining the constable and other
officers of the bishopric, to find the guilty persons of the meaner sort ;
great numbers have been offenders, yet many are within the compass
of the pardon ; many have been carried to them perforce, and
have fled from them so soon as they might ; many have continued
their rebellion to the end, and many have not been there, but either
agreed to the going of others, or paid money for finding such as
went. These offences all tend to the maintainance of rebellion.
We have great trouble to understand the truth of every man's
offence, to punish by death, imprisonment, or fine, according to the
quality of the offence ; we could not sooner proceed, except we had
retired from Hexham, and left undone the principal parts of the
service.
When we have executed here the numbers thought fit for example,
we will commit to sure prisons such offenders as have lands or
great wealth, to be tried by law, and will extend mercy to some of
the serving men of the meaner sort, and set at liberty the rest,
on sufficient bonds to appear to receive grace or punishment as shall
be appointed. The like we intend to do in Eichmondshire and
other parts of Yorkshire, with all convenient speed. We have
received letters from Sir John Forster and Lord Scrope, copies of
which we also enclose. [2 pages, with marginal note by Sir W.
Cecil.] Enclosing,
2. i. Thomas Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to the
Earl of WanvicJc and the Lord Admiral. Upon consideration of your letters of yesterday, together with those
of Her Majesty and the Council to you, I, the Earl of
Sussex, send you a note of the garrisons already appointed by us to continue until further order; all
other bands of horse and foot under me, the Earl of
Sussex, be already discharged.
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1569. VOL Although we think the garrisons olready appointed
dutiful and sufficient, and a further charge superfluous,
yet if you be of another opinion, we will join with
you in what may appear to be most for Her Majesty's
Jwnour and surety.
We have discharged tJie ships of Hull and Scarborough,
and continue Her Majesty's ships until we hear what
shall become of the rebels in Scotland ; and to that end
we have sent you the Lord Admiral's letters to them,
with instructions accordingly.
Details as before of troops retained. There are also
100 foot for the marshal guarding the prisoners; the
number wliereof is very great that ivcre taken in the field,
besides the common sort to be apprehended in the country.
[1 page, copy.'} Durham, 30 Dec. 1569.
2. IT. Copy of the above. [1 page.} Durham, 30 Dec. 1569.
2. in. Edward Lord Clinton to [the Earl of Sussex}. I have
received your letter to my Lord of Warwick and me,
and his Lordship being on Ms way to the Court, and
revoked hence by Her Majesty's letters, has also seen the
contents of yours, and what bands are appointed by you,
for her service, and tJiat you desire to know our opinion
therein. I think you have taken as good order as can be
devised ; I see no cause (the rebels fled and dispersed,
many of the principals taken, and you with sufficient
force to put under obedience all such as disobey her Highness) for 'more force. The executions meet for example's
sake, and the terror of all others in these parts, have now
only to be looked for, so that I cannot see that your order
should be altered, and have written to Council to this
effect, [f page, copy.} Boroughbridge, 31 Dec. 1569.
2. iv. Sir John Forster to the Earl of Sussex. The Regent has
departed out of Jedworth to Edinburgh, and taken the
Earl of Northumberland with him, and six of his men
to wait upon him, and has openly said he would neither
deliver the Earl nor any other gentlemen into England's
hands; which I rather judge he does for policy, to get
them into his hands. Before his departure, he sent for the
gentlemen of Teviotdale to Jedivorth ; they all came, save
Lords Fernihurst and Buccleugh. The Regent, seeing their
disobedience, rode to Jedworth with 30 horsemen and 50
gunners, and so rode forth of Jedworth through Fernihurst Wood towards Fernihurst ; the Lords of Fernihurst
and Buccleugh, hearing of his coming, suddenly rode
away. The Regent, hearing of their departure, made no
more of it, and went quietly to Jedworth, and on the
morrow to Edinburgh, and the Earl of Northumberland
with him, and as it is thought carries him to Leith.
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Leames' father, Robt Collingwood, Ralph Swinoe, with
others of their company, were taken in East Teviotdale,
and delivered to the Regent, and at his departure to
Edinburgh, he delivered them back to their takers, and
charged them with their safe keeping. As for Liddesdale,
I do not hear tliat any are remaining there, except your
brother and certain with him, who are not likely to
remain. The Lady of Northumberland has gone to
Fernihurst, and the Earl of Westmoreland, Norton,
Markenfeld, Swinborne, and Tempest are removed out
ofLiddesdale to Lords Fernihurst aud Buccleugh. [f page,
copy.} Hexham, 31 Dec. 1569.
2. V. Henry Lord Scrope to the Earl of Sussex. I have delivered
218 prisoners, and have 36 remaining here, which I can
within two days send forward to the Spittle upon Stainmoor, to Sir Geo. Bowes or such others as you shall
appoint. I shall do my diligence for apprehension of
Egremont Ratcliffe, who is in the Harloiu Woods, with
John of the Side, and Rowy Forster ; Sir John Nevill
and Ralph Conyers are also there. [ page, copy.]
Carlisle, 30 Dec. 1569.
Jan. 1. 3. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I am so touched in
Durham. m y authority here as I am driven to complain. My Lord Warwick
and my Lord Admiral, entering within the limits of my commission,
have, after the rebels were fled, driven their whole army from
Boroughbridge and Ripon to Durham, saving their rear guard,
which, when they were almost at Durham, they sent under Lord
Willoughby to Richmond. They have since seized (while I lay in
service at Hexham) all the lands, goods, leases, and cattle that
appertained to any man between Newcastle and Doncaster; and
their marshal of the camp and other officers have driven all the
cattle of the country, and ransomed the people in miserable sort,
and made open spoil, putting no difference between the good and
the bad.
Upon the flight of the rebels, I directed warrants to the sheriffs of
Northumberland, the bishopric, and Yorkshire, to seize into the
Queen's hands all the Lands, goods, and cattle of the rebels and
their assisters, to apprehend their persons, and to make perfect
books thereof. They answer that all is seized and spoiled, and
that my Lord of Warwick and my Lord Admiral's men and others
ride about the country, ransacking at pleasure. Thereupon I
have given command to the sheriffs to execute their duties, and
with advice of Mr. Sadler, set forth a proclamation, whereof you
shall herewith receive a copy.
In my coming forwards, I gave two or three protections for security of goods until further orders ; but their Lordships have given
warrants for spoil of the same persons, their ministers have thrown
away my protection, thrust them out of the house that had it, and
made spoil of the whole. In short, they have not left me between
7. M
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Newcastle and Doncaster, the order of any one rebel's lands or
goods, nor one town unspoiled where they heard a rebel had been ;
none have done more extremely than Lord Willoughby in Richmondshire ; he takes all, and drives more cattle for his own portion than all the grounds he has will feed, and yet is no lieutenant,
by which means Her Majesty has lost above 10,OOOJ.
Besides this, there is not one rebel that has come to them but
they have received him into protection, upon their honour, and
so have written to me not to deal with them ; but when they came, I
delivered them to the Marshal for example. By these means the
rewarding of service is taken from me ; the people are miserably
spoiled ; and the pardon proclaimed by Her Majesty's command is no
security to such as received it. Her Majesty has been put to
excessive vain charges with that army ; all is spoiled that should
have been to her profit, and I, a lieutenant, made worse than
their Marshal. I trust Her Majesty will maintain me in my authority, and defend me from defacing.
By my commission I am the Queen's sole lieutenant of counties
and the people in them, and not of an army levied in the North (as
they term me), and they be lieutenants of an army levied out of
my commission, whereby they cannot prejudice my authority. I
would not have offered them or any other in like case such dishonour.
All that look into this matter conceive that this is to pick a
quarrel, and but an entry to other matters ; therefore, if I weighed
not the quiet of my Queen more than any other matter, I would
have stopped them from crowing upon my dunghill, or carrying one
halfpenny out of my rule.
Liberal speech is used that all be rebels from Doncaster northwards, but if the Queen had not had true men here, their entry
would not have been so easy. I depend upon justice, and deserve
thanks for my service. I do not crave merit, and seek pardon for
offences, and therefore depend only upon the Queen, and will
neither hang upon any other man's sleeve, nor seek vessels that cannot
hold water. If Her Majesty be induced to think worse of me than I
have deserved, I shall he ready to defend niy honour against any
person she shall command ; if dishonour be offered me, I shall be
sorry, but she shall have the greatest loss, for in the Lord I trust,
and shall never be confounded. [2| pages. Printed in Sharpens
Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 130-133.] Enclosing,
3. i. Proclamation by the Earl of Sussex, Lieutenant-General
of the North. Being informed that many persons ride
about the country, and take and spoil the Queen's subjects,
under colour of persecuting tJie rebels, whereby great spoil
is made, people brought into fear, and the Queen defrauded of her lawful escheats ; We therefore, in her name,
command all who ride or go in that sort to desist from
intermeddling with the lands or goods of any ; and we
command all Her Majesty's officers to apprehend and
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commit to ward all that shall attempt to take or spoil
any man's goods, or take money of any man in that sort.
And we command all subjects to permit none other than
the sheriff of the county and his officers to arrest or take
any of their goods, and in all arrestments and seizures,
only to obey him and his ministers, whom we have
authorised to execute those matters for Her Majesty.
[f page, copy.] Durham, 2 Jan. 1569.
Jan. 2. 4. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. [Cecil]. I conceive, by your
Durham. letters of 26 and 28 Dec., that my Lord Lieutenant's doings here
are hardly construed. I marvel, and am sorry ; for no nobleman in
England in his place could make a better account of this charge.
He does not deserve discomfort, but rather to be made much of, for
Her Majesty has such a treasure of him as few princes have.
I cannot say what interpretations may be made of my Lord of
Warwick and my Lord Admiral's doings, as though they should
prejudice his authority as lieutenant here. They be all noblemen
that I honour and love, and I see no other than good liking amongst
them ; but this is true, that whereas my Lord Lieutenant here and
I devised to make great profit to the Queen of the goods and chattels of wealthy offenders, and yet to have means of reward to such
as have well deserved, there has been great disorder in spoil, as
well of the innocent as the guilty, made by the Southern army by
disordered and unruly soldiers, I think without the knowledge of
the chieftains ; but though the goods be gone, the lands remain,
whereof the greatest account is -to be made.
I have sent my man to Mr. Aglionby to receive the money, and
to deliver such portion thereof to Mr. Carr, treasurer of that army,
as my Lord of Warwick and my Lord Admiral think meet, so as
we here may also have a portion to support our Northern forces ;
but all will be too little for the Southern army. I cannot send an
estimate of the charges on both parts till my man returns ; meanwhile I enclose what I have from my Lord Admiral, touching the
charges of that army ; I think half as much will serve for the other.
Our number of horsemen was greater than theirs, and will therefore
be the more chargeable.
I cannot tell what to think of Capt. Reed, and am sorry he should
give cause of suspicion ; I hear of no matter against him but what
Capt. Strelley, who was sent to me to York by my Lord of Bedford,
learned amongst the rebels from Christopher Norton, who has been
taken amongst the rebels ; I will move my Lord Lieutenant to
have him examined. The letters of Lord Scrope and Sir John.
Forster will inform you what is known of the principal rebels, but
the majority of the prisoners taken are of the meaner sort, yeomen
and serving men. [1^ pages.]
Jan. 4. 5. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have received
York. letters from Hull, stating that John Thornton, of Hull, has a
letter from Hamburg of 1 Dec., as follows : " We hear from
Antwerp that the Duke [of Alva~] is making great provision of
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Jan. 6.
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shipping, and is taking up soldiers ; some say for Spain, to assist the
King against the Moors, who win country daily ; but most say it is to
assist our Moors in England, who should not have begun before spring,
and then they should have delivered him some fort northwards.
Thos. Sandeman, a merchant of Hartlepool or Scarborough, has
leave from the Duke to bring and carry goods to and from the Low
Countries. I will examine him, and have him forthcoming when
called for.
My Lord Lieutenant bade me enquire about three men, a woman,
and child, who had passage from Hull over sea. The searcher confesses they did pass. One of the men married the daughter of Lady
Gifford, who is wife to Rich. Norton, one of the rebels, and he wrote
for the passage.
I cannot hear whether the Earl of Westmoreland, Richard and
Fras. Norton, Chris. Nevill, Thos. Markenfeld, and Chris. Danby are
in Scotland : some say the Earl is with Lord Hume in Hume castle ;
others further in Scotland ; if so, I think they will go to Ireland.
I have laid good watch. If the Earl is in Scotland, I think a little
money would fetch, him and make an end, lest other evils ensue.
[1 page.]
6. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir "Win. Cecil. I return my Lord
of Rutland, according to your directions, and have written to Her
Majesty how I have dealt with him, not doubting she will consider
of his deserts. He is greatly bound to you, and loves and reverences you as a father. God has given him good parts, and you have
instructed him in honesty ; it were a pity they should sleep in him
for lack of employment. Of late years few young noblemen have
been employed in service, which makes them ignorant ; when those
we now have fail, as by course of nature they must, the supply
will be very low, and then wit without experience must direct.
P.S. Your son has already returned to his wife. [1 page, holograph]
7. Sir Ralph Sadler to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. Lord Rutland, in
returning to the Court, has no need of my commendations, yet I
must say that in this service, he showed such courage and forwardness, for one of his years, as deserve great commendation, and his
courteous behaviour has purchased for him the love of all the gentlemen in this company, and the goodwill of all who have served
under him. You may well rejoice of your labour on his education,
and he has good cause to love and honour you for it, as he does not
forget openly to confess, [f page]
8. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sec. Cecil I send you an estimate of
the great charges of the army under my Lord Lieutenant. We
have little towards the pay ; we expended a great portion of the
10,000?. brought by Mr. Aglionby, but it was hard to get from
my Lord Admiral ; we only asked for 3,000^., and could get but
1.500Z.
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The charges demanded by the three Lord Wardens, on the Queen's
letters promising wages for such horse and foot as they could raise
for this service, amount to a great deal. Berwick garrison was
doubled by Lord Hunsdon and the Treasurer there : the estimate
will show what horse and foot remain in garrison or about my Lord
Lieutenant. Please send money with speed, or let me be called
hence, for I cannot endure the exclamations of such as it is due to.
[1 page.] Encloses,
8. i. Note of the charges of the army of horse and foot under
Thomas Earl of Sussex in the North parts, in wages, coat
and conduct money, victuals, &G.; total, 59,608?. 7s. 9c?.,
of which received, 59,051?. 13s. 8^d. [1 page]
Jan. 6. 9. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. Chris. Danby, one of
York. the chief rebels, had from Mr. Gerard, brother of the Attorney
[General] a lease of a coal mine and lands at Beeston, Yorkshire,
during the minority of young Beeston, the Queen's ward, which
lease will come to the Queen by his attainder. Pray help the bearer,
Martin Birkhead of Gray's Inn, to a new lease, or to the Queen's
title thereto ; he is an honest man, and will do good among the
Papists. Sir Thos. Danby, brother to Christopher, and ill-affected
in religion, claims Christopher's leases and goods, by a deed made
two years ago, which I suspect, because it was not known of till
now.
There has been such spoil of the goods and cattle of rebels, and
also of many true subjects, that the scarcity will be felt two or
three years, and the Queen will lose most of the forfeitures, which
would have borne a good piece of the charge.
Some promise pardon of life, lands, and goods, even to the chief
rebels. I hope the Queen will consider this, for she would lose
thereby her escheats and forfeitures, and nourish among us open
enemies to God and the realm, who would, when time and aid serve,
attempt the like enterprises.
I wish a Parliament for 10 or 15 days, for attainder of the principal rebels, lest their tenants and friends live still in hope of their
pardon, or fear of their displeasure, and also for stricter laws against
Papists. If any refuse service and communion, I wish them convicted by open disputation in every shire ; if they will not relent,
then to be attainted in prcemunire for one year, and then death for
heresy. [1 page.]
Jan. 6. 10. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. By the death of
Durham. m y Lord of Cumberland, there be two offices in the Queen's dispo-
sition the castle of Knaresborough, which is of the duchy, and the
stewardship of Ripon, which belongs to the bishopric of York. Sir
Wm. Ingleby dwells near Knaresborough, and had some directions
there under my Lord of Cumberland, and Sir Wm. Mallory near
Ripon. These two gentlemen have truly served the Queen, from
the first suspicion of the rebellion, and delivered me more intelligence than any other, and they are honest and loyal. If she
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bestowed these offices upon them, it would comfort them, she would
be truly served, and it would stop them from further suit. I enclose a note of the lands in the bishopric belonging to the better
sort of rebels, and when the sheriffs of York and Northumberland
return their certificates, I will send you a note of those counties.
[f P^ e -\ Enclosing,
10. i. List and value of the lands of 20 principal rebels
lying within the county palatine of Durham, ; commencing with those of Thomas Earl of Northumberland;
value, 391. 13s. lOd ; and Charles Earl of Westmoreland;
value, 574Z. 8s. 8d. Total value, 1,0581. 5s. [1 page.]
11. Examination of Capt. Rowland Forster, of Wark.
years since, before the soldiers went to Newhaven, had
Two
a man
called Thomas, a Scot, in his house at Wark, who undertook to coin
hardheads, but as he could not bring it to perfection there, he required examinate to get him a more secret place to work it. Before
examinate could do so, Barbour, a soldier of Berwick, and an acquaintance of Thomas, brought Arthur, skilled in the same art,
when they both put in practice to stamp hardheads, and asserted
they could do it effectually ; thereupon put them in Coquet island,
where they remained 20 days, and made Wl. worth, but so imperfect that examinate threw all away, and caused them to swear
never to use that art again ; then they separated and have not
since met. [1 pages.]
12. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Sir Hen. Percy
being desirous to leave, now his service is at an end here, I have
recommended him to Her Majesty, and I trust you will find him
worthy of what I have written. He has been wholly at the
Queen's devotion in the cause of the Scottish marriage, sound from
this rebellion, ready with all his force to serve against them, and
willing to venture his person with the first. [| page.]
13. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. As Sir Hen. Percy
was going towards London yesterday, he showed me a letter he had
received from his principal officer at Tynemouth, which I also
showed to Mr. Sadler, and enclose you a copy. Thereupon I sent
letters to Sir John Forster, to apprehend Robt. Shafto and his
father. I will examine him at his coming, and send you his
confession.
Mr. Vaughan being gone home sick, I will dispatch Sir Hen.
Gate, who is at Richmond examining rebels, and will be here tomorrow, into Scotland, with Her Majesty's letters to the Regent.
I cannot advise about the receipt and conveying of the Earl of
Northumberland until, on Sir Hen. Gate's coming to the Regent,
I understand where he will deliver him. I will warrant his safe
conveyance through the limits of my commission; besides such
company as I shall send with Sir Hen. Gate, I will write to the
sheriffs and justices of the peace of every county by the way, to
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assist him in the safe conveying of Ms charge ; and I will neither
speak with the Earl nor any other of the principal rebels except
directed by special warrant.
I serid you a note of as many offenders as I yet know having
lands in Yorkshire. When the sheriff returns his books, I will
make it more perfect, and rate the values.
Mr. Sayer of Richmondshire has been in Berwick castle with
Sir Geo. Bowes, all the time of the rebellion, but his eldest son,
a very young man, and servant to the Earl of Northumberland,
was with the Earl in the rebellion. Upon Mr. Sayer's earnest suit
for his son's life, I have compounded for his pardon for the fine
of 500Z., if Her Majesty pleased, where, if he were executed, she
would have nothing. I have talked with others in like sort, and if
Her Majesty allows thereof, I will proceed, but have made no promise
to any that has either freehold or wealth ; nor do I mean that the
common householders shall escape without fine, as by many littles
a great sum will rise. I think the like commodity was never
raised to any prince in any rebellion that shall be in this, if no man
intromit in my office.
I send you also a note of such leases as the sheriff of the
bishopric has found for the Queen. When all is done, I trust she
will consider of such as have served under me, who, whatsoever our
southern men report, have served truly and worthily. I also
enclose copy of a letter from Sir John Forster. I have had divera
advertisements within these two days, that concur in the matter of
the Laird of Grange, which seems very strange ; the Regent's
servant now there can ' inform you of the truth. [If pages.]
Enclosing,
13. i. Note o/ll rebels, including the Earls of Northumberland
and Westmoreland, having lands in Yorkshire. [ page.]
1 3. n. Return by [Sir Thomas Gargrave], sheriff of Yorkshire,
of the value of the lands, &c. of nine rebels named, commencing with the Earls of Westmoreland and Northumberland. Endorsed by the Earl of Sussex, that he received
it from the Sheriff after lie had despatched his letter.
[1 page]
13. in. Note of six leases for years of lands, &c. in the county of
Durham, parcel of the estates of rebels named, seized by
Robert Bowes, sheriff of Durham and otJiers, for the
Queen's use; value from 61. 13s. 4d to 24. [1 page]
13. iv. Allan King to Sir Henry Percy, captain of Norham and
Tynemouth castles. Robt. Shafto came to Tynemouth this
evening to speak with you, but too late, so he has importuned me to write you the following : My Lord of
Northumberland is in Edinburgh, not in ward, but in
the keeping of my Lord Regent, who has given him licence
to lie in the town, with a guard of the Regent's men ; he
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has of his own men Geo. Pringell, James Swyno, and
Wm. Burton; the rest, ivho number 17, have liberty to
come at times and lie in the country. My Lord is in
great distress, and begs your brotherly liberality, and also
wliat news you Iw.ve, first as to how the nobility like his
trouble ; secondly, how his friends and those that ivere with
him are used ; and thirdly, of his children.
Lady Northumberland craves your counsel in behalf
of my Lord. She yet lies at Fernihurst, but Lord Hume
has got licence for her to come to him when she will. She
might have access to my Lord at Edinburgh, but she
thinks it not good until she has more warrantry from the
Lord Regent ; for being at liberty she can make some shift
for my Lord, and has already sent home to her friends, as
to my Lord of Worcester and others. She also requests you
will send some trusty man of your own to my Lord and
her, and they would discover to him things yet in safety,
which might be to their relief, or at least might come to
your hands. My Lady wishes you to understand that the
disagreement among themselves was the cause of their
mishap and ill fortune to sever and fly.
For my Lord fiacre's former breach, he has shown
himself a sorrowful man, and my Lady thinks that he
will assist them if they will come into England. Messengers have passed between them, whereby it is supposed that
he will incline to the Earls ; they were at first assured by
the Earls of Argyle and Huntley, and the Laird of Grange
has promised that they shall have what he may do, and
those friends tliat he has in captivity, and that he will
not deliver the castle of Edinburgh to the Regent, who has
demanded it, and cannot have it.
The Regent should have gone to Dumbarton, which is
besieged by his power against the Queen's friends, but as
lie cannot have Edinburgh castle, he lies still in the town
of Edinburgh.
At Lord Northumberland's first coming into Scotland,
the Regent would not talk with him for three days, but
after that did so. The Marshal of Berwick also talked
ivith my Lord at Jedvjorth, and my Lord Regent was
once in the way to fetch Lady Northumberland from the
Lord of Fernihurst, but turned back. He had also like
to have got the Earl of Westmoreland betrayed at Sloe
Lanes, belonging to Lord Fernihurst, but the Earl got
knowledge and escaped, and now he is at liberty. It is
thought that Scotland will break within eight days ivitfi,
tJie Earls.
There are certain merchants of Edinburgh come out
of Flanders, whose ships are stayed there, and they report
that Duke ofAlva and his power are ready, and that som*
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of his horsemen were shipped before they came away ; but
no man knows when and where they are to land. Lady
Northumberland earnestly requests your counsel.
P.& She has sent to my Lady for some apparel, as
she is destitute both of woollen and linen. My Lord
also wrote to Mr. Metcalf of Alnwick, for 40. that remained in his hands, but he cannot be found ; if he is
at Durham, tell him of it. [2| pages, copy.]
Tynemouth castle, 6 Jan. 1570.
13. v. Sir John Forster to Thomas Earl of Sussex. My Lord
Regent has an appointment with Lord Fleming for delivery of Dumbarton castle. The Earl of Westmoreland
lies in the overmost chamber in Fernihurst tower, and
Lady Northumberland in the lowest chamber. In the
EarVs company are Fras. Norton and six others of the
EarUs servants, the Wolberies, Henry lledly, and others.
Old Norton, Markenfeld, Egremont Ratcliffe, Sivinborne,
and Tempest are all with the Lord of Buccleugh in
Branksom ; if they hear of any force of England to
pursue them, they purpose to take the sea at Fast castle
or the West Marches, by help of the Laird of Johnston.
Fernihurst, in the resetting of the rebels, works by advice
of the Laird of Grange, his father-in-law, and Captain
of Edinburgh castle, which is very strange, considering
the great credit that he has ever had upon the Regent.
The Duke, with his friends now in ward in Edinburgh
castle, and all others his well-willers now at liberty, as the
Lord Hume, Fernihurst, Lord Grange, Buccleugh, and
their friends will join in league with the rebels to deface
the Regent's proceedings. The rebels talk amongst themselves that Leonard Dacre should be one of their league,
which, if true, should be foreseen in time, [f page, copy.]
Hexham, 7 Jan. 1570.
Jan 8. 14. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have deferred
Durham, sending you the names of the prisoners, as promised in my letters
from Newcastle, as I looked that the whole number should have been
here before ; having now received letters from my Lord Scrope,
that the remainder of the prisoners in his rule could not be delivered at the day appointed, I have sent you a note of such as
have been delivered, and are to be executed ; as soon as the rest
come in, I shall send a note of them.
I also send you a list of such of the bishopric as my Lord of
Warwick and Lord Admiral have taken under their protection ;
but whom they have received that belong tc Yorkshire I know not.
The sheriffs have arrested rebels in divers counties, whereof I have
no account, and many lurk in corners, whose apprehension will
take time; but no person who has freehold or wealth, shall be
discharged by me, until the Queen's pleasure is known.
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The circuit of my commission is great, the places where the
prisoners were taken far distant, the weather extreme, and the
counties, except in the beaten ways, impassable for snow ; therefore bear with me if all things be not so speedily done as you look
for.
Sir John Forster sent his son with his men to take Robt. Shafto,
but he did not find him at his father's house. He has lost divers
of his horses, and hardly saved the men, by the extremity of the
snow. I have therefore written to Allan [King], Sir Hen. Percy's
servant, to use all means to take Shafto. [f page.] Enclosing,
1.4. i. Memorandum of rebels appointed to be executed by
martial law in the county of Durham, viz. :
" Of the city of Durham. The aldermen and
townsmen - - - - 30
Of constables - - - - 40
Of serving men of the meaner sort and worst
disposition taken prisoners - - 30
Of tovmsmen of Durham - 16
Of the countrymen appointed to be executed
in every town where they dwell - - 172
Of those that leaped over the walls at Barnard
castle - - 20
Whereof
At Durham, .>v*;. 1 - 80^|
At Darlington - 42 I ,,
At Barnard castle - 20 f
In towns and villages in the country - 172J
A like execution shall be done at Richmond for Richmondshire, when the Marshal has finished this, but the
book is not yet perfected. Also at Allerton, Topcliff,
and Thirsk for the North Riding, and at Ripon, Boroughbridge, Wetherby, and Tadcaster for the West Riding.
Besides this there shall be no town whence any men went
to serve the Earls, and continued after the pardon proclaimed, but one or more as shall be executed for example,
in the principal place of the town.
The common people were dispersed when the Earls left
Durham, and therefore the execution is the longer in
doing, by reason of the apprehending and examining of
the constables ; otherwise the guilty might escape, and the
unguilty suffer ; none of the constables found faulty shall
be spared." [1 page.] 4 Jan. 1569.
14. II. List of 34 persons whom the Earl of Warwick and
the Lord Admiral have received under their protection.
[1 page.}
Jan. 10. 15. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. As it is thought
Durham, strange I have not advertised the manner of taking the Earl of
Northumberland, and what has become of the rest, and the names of
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the prisoners, and it is conceived that I do not use such diligence as
formerly, I send you an abstract of such letters as I have written
since coming from York ; on perusal thereof I trust my diligence
will appear.
The manner of apprehending the Earl of Northumberland, of
his delivery to the Regent, and what became of those who confederated with them in Scotland, what is to be done in England or
Scotland for their apprehension, and the punishing of their receivers,
are sufficiently advertised by my letters of 22, 24, 25, and 27 Dec.,
and 1 and 4 Jan.
As to the charge under me, I did not advertise from York my
number of horse and foot, for the number of my horse daily increased until the rebels fled into Scotland, so that I could not
advertise any certainty of them, except I had mustered them daily.
As soon as the rebels left, I discharged all my foot, save those in
garrison, whereof I advertised the certain charge ; and upon the
flight into Scotland, and conference with the wardens, I also discharged all the horse, save certain bands to remain about me at
Hexham, and the garrisons appointed to the Borders, which I also
^advertised, and all this, for saving of charge, I did upon my credit,
without money.
Upon knowledge of the taking of the Earl of Northumberland,
I cashiered all the horsemen, save such as should remain until the
executions were done, and the Queen's pleasure further known,
and so advertised the whole charge under me, as will also appear
by my letters of 19, 20, 22, 24, 27, and 30 Dec., and 2 Jan., and
there has been no time wasted in diminishing the charge. My
letters from York will show what might have been done further
therein had my advice been followed. I have satisfied you of the
cause of my not sending the names of the prisoners ; as to negligence in advertising, I have fully advertised all that came to my
knowledge of importance ; and Her Majesty's Border officers have
searched and given intelligence, showing by good spies the very
houses and chambers where the rebels lodged in Scotland, so that
the Regent's man declared he had better intelligence by me than his
master could get in Scotland.
I could not report other men's tales unless I knew what the
tales were, and I leave tales to others who have less to do than I
have, and who are more fit to write them than I am.
As to making Her Majesty a stranger to her own causes, I am
sorry she conceives so hard an opinion of me. My advice, from
the beginning of her reign, has always been to acquaint herself
with all her causes ; and it will appear by my letters that in this
matter, I never intended nor executed anything, nor received any
intelligence, but I advertised it fully, either to her Council or you,
and so will continue, although it would have discouraged some in
my place to continue their diligence, when themselves and their
opinions were so little regarded. If, after all my service, this hard
opinion be conceived for the only lack of a book of the names of
the prisoners, which I deferred until their coming together to make
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it perfect, it is durus sermo, which has been the sauce to all my
service for 12 years past. \Z\pages.] Encloses,
15. I. Abstract of 23 letters sent by the Earl of Sussex to the
Privy Council, Cecil, and the Queen, between 12 Dec. 1569
and 7 Jan. 1570, all calendared under their dates, except
two relating to Scotland, and one missing. [3 pages.]
16. The Queen to Sir Thos. Gargrave, sheriff of Yorkshire. We
give you our hearty thanks for your diligent service in this late
rebellion, and will not fail to remember it as occasion shall serve.
We require you to have special regard to preserve for our use all
goods and lands within your sheriffwick belonging to rebels ; to have
them seized and put in safe custody, inventories made, and no
embezzlement permitted. If any shall have already seized any
rebel's goods or lands, by order from our general lieutenants, you
shall only cause inventories to be made, and leave the possession
thereof in the hands of those that have them, until further pleasure.
[1 page, draft much corrected.]*
17. The Queen to the Earl of Sussex. We marvel that we have
heard of no execution by martial law, as was appointed, of the
meaner sort of rebels in the North. If the same be not already
done, you are to proceed thereunto, for the terror of others, with
expedition, and to certify us of your doing therein.
We understand that some in those parts, in this hour of service,
have remained at home, or shown great slackness in our service,
having brethren or children with the rebels ; have an earnest regard
to such, and spare no offenders in that case, but let them come to
trial, and receive due punishment, [f page, draft]
18. Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to the Queen. The
night before we received yours of the 6th, the Lord Admiral's,
and a copy of yours to him, we had sent Sir Hen. Gate towards
Berwick, with instructions agreeable to your pleasure, saving that
appertaining to the Marshal of Berwick, of which we presently
write to Lord Hunsdon and Sir Hen. Gate, and will advertise you
to-morrow of our doings in that matter, being this day occupied
about the other contents of your letter. We were in doubt how to
resolve ; on the one side, we see no necessity to continue garrisons on
the Borders, for any matter proceeding from England ; on the other,
we do not know what you will resolve with the Regent, in respect
of the confederacy advertised to be in Scotland ; and if you determined to have any foot sent to the Borders, and they were dispersed,
they would hardly be gathered again in a short time. We have
therefore resolved to discharge as many as may be spared on the
Borders, and to retain of my Lord Admiral's bands sufficient for
any service that may be done in Scotland, which we shall continue until your pleasure is signified. As the martial execution
is this day finished in the bishopric and Richmondshire, and the
Marshal goes to-morrow into other parts of Yorkshire, we have
* A letter from Leicester to the Queen, dated Jan, 10, will be found at the end of this
volume, No. 16*.
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discharged all the horse and foot allowed to him, save 60 horse,
which we shall discharge within a few days ; so that beside the
garrisons on the Borders, and the 300 shot to be left by my Lord
Admiral, there remain only the horsemen appointed about me, the
Earl of Sussex, the number whereof I will advertise to-morrow ;
they are about 200. We have written our opinions herein to the
Lord Admiral, and sent him a schedule of the garrisons we think
fit should remain.
We have only received 1,500?. for the pay of your army under
me, the Earl of Sussex, of the 10,000. last sent ; we doubt not to
satisfy all with good words for the time, so as you shall not be
overcharged with continuing persons for lack of money, and we will
use all our credit to assist the Lord Admiral in any matter he shall
require for your service, and the diminishing of your charges.
[1 pages. Printed in Sharpes Memorials of the Rebellion, pp.
144., 145.]
19. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Win. Cecil. By Her Majesty's letters
of the 5th, I understand her pleasure touching the discharge of the
armies, and the time for continuance of the pay of the Lieutenant's
entertainment, and also touching the garrisons to remain in these
parts. The discharge of the armies was already accomplished ;
the Northern bands were discharged without full pay, yet pleased
with good words until money came. All the money sent by
Mr. Aglionby was employed upon the discharge of the Southern
army, save 1,500. I have imparted Her Majesty's letters to my
Lord Lieutenant and my Lord Admiral, my Lord of Warwick having
gone southward these 10 days, and told Mr. Carr, treasurer of
that army, her pleasure touching the continuance of their entertainment as lieutenants, that he may follow the directions in their pay.
I see no cause why any garrisons should remain, unless to aid the
Regent of Scotland, in case his adverse parties give him trouble,
and especially to chastise the proud Scottish borderers, in case they
will maintain our English rebels, in contempt of Her Majesty;
therefore it is thought meet here to continue some bands until we
know her pleasure. [1 pages.]
20. Thomas Earl of Sussex to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. I send you a
copy of Sir Hen. Gate's despatch. The horsemen attending upon
me here are 200. The weather is so extreme, and the snow so great
upon the fells between England and Scotland, that the way is
impassable from the Middle Marches, which stays my intelligence.
Lady Westmoreland has made very earnest suit to Mr. Sadler and
me, to send a letter to her husband to advise him to submit to
Her Majesty ; although we think he will little regard her advice,
yet considering our present lack of intelligence by reason of the
weather, and how able Sir John Forster is to get perfect intelligence of all matters in Scotland, if he might have a matter
ministered to send openly thither when his secret ways are
stopped, we have thought good to use that commodity offered by
the sending of her letters, as by the copy of our letters to Sir
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Johp Forster may appear. Herewith you will also receive the copy
of her letters.
P.S. Since writing the above, I have received letters from Lords
Hunsdon and Scrope, copies of which I enclose ; the advertisements
differ in the placing of the persons, yet accord in substance. I
think you know, by the Regent's servant, what his master intends
doing and can do for deliverance of the rebels, which I know not.
Howsoever the case stands, it will be good to look into the bottom,
and to resolve speedily what you will do, for mora trahit periculum.
[| page.] Enclosing,
20. I. Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir John
Forster. Lady Westmoreland has made great suits to us
for licence to send a letter to her husband, mhich we have
perused, and find nothing in it but advice to submit
to Her Majesty's mercy ; although we think little fruit will
come thereof, yet as we may use it to get some intelligence
where the Earl remains, we have agreed to send it, and
enclose it to you, praying you to choose such a messenger
for carrying it as may bring us intelligence where he and
the rest of the rebels remain, and what practices they have
in hand ; if the Earl shall write any answer, send it to
us, that we may consider whether it be fit to be delivered
or detained. [| page, copy.] Durham, 11 Jan. 1570.
20. ii. Countess of Westmoreland to her husband. I thought
I could not discharge my duty towards you till I sued
for leave to send you these few lines, to put you in remembrance of what you were always inclined to, had
not the greatness of your offence to Her Majesty been such
as abashed you to come to her presence, and made you
despair ever to obtain her pardon. I wish you most
earnestly, as I am fully persuaded you will, to submit
yourself, and to do it with speed, and crave her gracious
pardon, lest your necessity be such as you shall be forced,
being in a foreign land, to stand in need of their succour
of whom perhaps you shall receive no benefit without incurring further danger : I mean in entering some practices that may aggravate her displeasure and cut off hope
of recovering her favour. Tfierefore, my Lord, in good
time perform your bounden duty to Her Majesty, and
forget not the care that you ought to have of me and your
poor children, now desolate and void of help without the
merciful clemency of the Queen, to which, as I have often
heard you say, she was naturally disposed. Do not fear,
though your fault be very great, that her inclination can
be so suddenly transformed but that, upon your submission and repentance, you shall find her accustomed mercy
to remain, trusting she will consider that, as you
have passed a few weeks in offending her, you Jmve, I
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hope, many years to pass in her service, wherein I think
you would willingly venture your life.
As soon as I receive answer from you, I will not omit
the duty of a true wife in being an humble suitor to Her
Majesty for your life, lands, and liberty, that f may see
your joyful return, and that she may once, by employing
your service, find the true faith in you towards her which,
for your late offence, I fear she will yet hardly believe.
God preserve you in health, and bring you shortly to a
more safe and quiet estate. [1 page, copy.]
20. in. Henry Lord Hunsdon to [the Earl of Sussex]. I have
refrained from writing, as matters have not gone as I
had hoped ; the apprehension of any of the rest is past
hope, and there is great doubt of the delivery of any
that are taken. The Earl of Westmoreland is openly received and maintained at Fernihurst, where in outward
show'he was never merrier, and Swinburne and two others
are with him. Rich. Norton and two or three others with
him are at Lord Buccleugh's at Branksom ; some of the
meaner sort are with Sir Andrew Carr, and some with
the Lord ofBedroule. Egremont Ratcliffe is in Liddesdale,
with the Lords.
Last Thursday the Countess [of Northumberland] was
carried from Fernihurst towards Hume by Fernihurst,
with 100 horse, and the storm being very great, they
were driven to alight at Roxburgh to warm her, so that
it was 8 o'clock on Friday ere she was at Hume ; since
then she is brought to Fast castle, where she remai/ns.
Although the rebels were much dismayed at their first
coming into Liddesdale, they think themselves in better
case than when they were at Durham, for they find many
friends in Scotland, as the greater part of the nobility
are wholly bent to succour them ; so as you will find that
the Regent dares not deliver the Earl of Northumberland,
nor keep him a prisoner.
Earl Morton is also bent for the maintenance of the
rebels, as a liberty incident to all nations, and accounts
it a great reproach to all the country to do the contrary ;
so as between this and Edinburgh, the Regent will not
find one man to stand with him, for even they that went
to the field with him,, and would have done their best to
suppress them, or to have kept them from coming into
Scotland, they being now come in for succour, will not
consent to deliver them. Her Majesty must work other
ways than by gentleness, or else go without them, and if she
lets it overslip till the spring, it will cost her something.
Dumbarton is delivered to the Regent, and he will
return to Edinburgh the latter end of this week.
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Commend me to Mr. Chancellor. I should have waited
upon you but for this great storm, and will do so as soon
as it breaks. [1 pages, copy.] Berwick, 11 Jan. 1570.
20. iv. Henry Lord Scrope to the Earl of Sussex. I hear that the
Earl of Westmoreland came last Saturday from Lord
Hume to Lord Fernihurst's, where he yet remains. Markenfeld and Swinburne, are still with Lord Hume ;
Egremont Ratdiffe, and Edw. Dacre with Lord Buccleugh; and Rich. Norton and his sons Francis and
Sampson with the Sheriff of Teviotdale.
For John Forster and his brethren, of ivhom the Regent
has complained, I have spoken with Simon Musgrave
within vuhose charge they are, and he wills me to signify
to you that they are ready to answer the Regent in any
cause appertaining to the law of the Marches.
I thank you and Sir Ralph Sadler for your good reports of me to the Council.
P.S. / hear that Buccleugh has rode to the Earl of
Morton, and that Geo. Stafford is secretly kept in this
March, for whose apprehension I will do my best.
[f page, copy.] Carlisle, 1] Jan. 1570.
20. V. Thomas Earl of Sussex and [Sir Ralph Sadler] to Henry
Lord Hunsdon. We send you copies of Her Majesty's
letters received this morning, which differ from her
former letters, and the instructions given by me, the Earl
of Sussex, to Sir Hen. Gate, and therefore we pray you
to confer with him and Mr. Drury, and proceed as you
think best for her service ; if it seem requisite to you that
Mr. Drury should go, we think that Sir Hen. Gate should
also go, as in my despatch to the Regent, Sir Henry is
specially named. We enclose copies of my [the Earl of
Sussex's] letters to the Regent, as also of the schedule ^vhich
you are to deliver to Sir Hen. Gate, they being omitted in
the delivery of his despatch. [^ page, copy]
Durham, 11 Jan. 1570.
Jan. 12. 21. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Two men, calling
Durham, themselves Thomas Holmes, sen., and Thos. Holmes, jun., of London,
taken and detained by the Earls, were taken in the West Country,
and sent hither ; finding that Thos. Holmes, sen., was not indeed delivered, I caused Holmes, jun., to be examined, who in the end declared
his name to be Bishop, son to Bishop the Scot, and that Holmes, sen.,
was his father. Thereupon I wrote to Lord Scrope, to send the old
Bishop here to be examined, but meantime Bishop, being in some
peril through a hurt, declared his name to Mr. Dudley, where he
now is, who took his examination and sent it to me, declaring his
taking by the Earls against his will, &c. ; thereupon I wrote to
Lord Scrope to send him safely hither, and received answer that he
could not be carried without peril of life. The Bishop of Carlisle
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repairing hither, went that way, and took his examination, as he
can utter much that would not be r so easily discovered if he were
dead, and the Bishop affirms he is like to die for lack of a sufficient
surgeon ; I have sent one from hence. Upon the father's confession,
I will examine the son. I will send to re-examine Bishop upon
certain interrogatories, and cause the others named in the examination to be apprehended, [f page. Endorsed with note that a
certificate is come of the execution of between 200 and 300 in Richmondshire.]
22. Sir Ralph Sadler to [SirWm. Cecil]. I send you herewith a
long letter from Robert Constable, servant to my Lord of Leicester,
and one of them, that helped to steal his plate. He came to me at
York, before the army marched thence against the rebels, and said
that my Lord of Leicester and Sir Walter Mildmay had directed him
to me, but brought neither letter nor token from them. He said he
had promised them to go amongst the rebels, and get intelligence of
their doings, wherein he said they willed him to follow my directions, and to advertise me of his doings. Accordingly, by my
consent, he went to the rebels, then at Barnard castle, and
advertised me once or twice of parts of their doings, to no great
effect ; after they were fled into Scotland, he came to me again, and
told me if I thought good, he would go into Scotland, and doubted
not but he could learn where they were, and entrap some of them,
that they might be apprehended. I told him if he could do so, he
would do Her Majesty a service that she would not leave unrewarded ;
upon this he has been in Scotland, and had conference with the Earl
of Westmoreland and other rebels, as you will perceive by his letter
which I send you. I still animate him to proceed, and bring himself
into credit with the rebels, the better to affect his purpose, which
he has promised to do. [1 page.]
23. The Queen to the Earl of Sussex. We perceive, by Sir Henry
Percy's letter to you which you sent to us, that some of the principal
rebels in Scotland account Leonard Dacre one of their confederacy ;
we have also other more evident matter discovered to us whereby
to charge him. We think some good means should be used to have
him in safety, and forthcoming to answer. And because we do not
know where he is now resident, but judge him to be in the North,
we require you to take some care hereof ; if he be in the West parts,
in Lord Scrope's wardenry, we doubt not but his Lordship will, upon
your direction in our name, use means to get him into his custody.
If he be coming up hither in term time, as he is accustomed, advertise
us thereof, that we may give order for his stay here. [1 page.
Draft by Sir Wm. Cecil.]
24. Copy of the above, [f page]
25. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Win. Cecil. Thanks to you
and my Lord Keeper for your consideration of my commission, and
your care to advise me not to exceed the words. I am none of those
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that use flattering compliments, yet his Lordship may be assured I
will be thankful to the uttermost of my power.
Although I take my commission to be of the ordinary form, yet
as the dealings toward me have always been extraordinary, I looked
from the beginning to have a hard interpretation, if occasion brought
my authority in question ; therefore I have not given nor promised
pardon to any one person of quality, nor protection to any one that
is an offender, for the keeping of himself or his lands or goods from
the seizure of the Queen's sheriff.
True it is that on the borders of the Tyne in Northumberland,
I gave certain goods of rebels to Lord Hunsdon's sons and to
Mr. Sadler's son, which would in those parts have been spoiled, as
indeed most was, and thereby little commodity to them. I also
gave authority to two of Lord Hunsdon's sons to seize upon old
Norton's goods, whereof they have had as little ; this is all I have
granted, save a little of Lord Northumberland's stuff that was in
Lassel's house at Brackenborth, which, upon Sir Geo. Bowes' coming
out of Barnard castle, and the spoil of all he had, I gave to him
tha't had nothing left. Whether I have therein given cause of
offence to others, or others to me, will appear by the date of the
warrants. All the rest I left to the seizure of the sheriffs, to whom
I gave warrants to seize to the Queen's use all rebels' goods, lands,
and leases, in all places within their rules.
Whatever report is made of me, it shall appear when I come how
careful I have been to do all to the Queen's honour and profit and
security, which no man will impugn when I stand present to answer.
I beseech you declare this to my Lord Keeper, whom I know to be
a man of upright judgment and dexterity, and I will never desire
his favour in any cause wherein it shall not be honourable for him
in justice to show favour to me. [1 page]
Jan. 13. 26. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. I was glad of
Berwick. the receipt of Her Majesty's and your letters touching the Earl of
Northumberland and the other rebels ; first, because I looked long
for them ; secondly, because I hoped for better news ; but yours have
so appalled me that I am almost senseless, considering the time, the
necessity Her Majesty has of assured friends, the needfulness of good
and sound counsel, and the small care it seems she has of either.
Either she is bewitched, or this practice of her destruction, which
was meant to have taken place perforce and by arms, being burst
out before the time, partly discovered, and a little overthrown, is
meant to be performed by practice and policy.
What nearer way can there be to achieve their purpose than to
discredit her faithfullest counsellors, and to absent her most assured
friends from her, whereby they may work all things at their will ?
I condemn none, but God send Her Majesty to have trusty friends
about her, and to follow good counsel, for although the upper skin of
this wound be partly healed, the wound festers, and if it burst out
again, I fear it will be past cure. I can but pray for her, and wish
her security and preservation.
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I perceive she has not shown you my last letter ; I have therefore sent you a copy, as also of one I am now sending her, and
of others, with instructions to the Regent. I am about sending the Marshal to him, for delivery of the Earl of Northumberland, and apprehension of the other rebels yet at liberty, and
openly maintained in Teviotdale and the Marches ; whereof I have
no hope, for I find the nobility and commonalty of Scotland wholly
bent to the contrary, so as I fear the Regent dare not deliver
the Earl, nor apprehend the rest. I perceive Her Majesty cannot be
induced to let me bring up the Earl if he be delivered, but John
Yaughan or some other must have the doing thereof, under pretence
that this town is in peril without I be in it.
Whosoever has the carriage of him will have somewhat to do
to bring him through Northumberland, for he must be carried
through all his own tenants, and through them that love him better
than they do the Queen, but it will be some discredit to me ; if she
will have me remain here, she must send me wherewith, for this
journey has cost me 5QOL, and here is not 201 to be borrowed in all
this town, for the treasurer is away, and the garrison, which was
wont to be paid at Christmas, is yet unpaid, and Newcastle as bare
of money as this town.
It grieves me to see that Her Majesty cannot be induced to
think well of them that serve her best. If the Earl of Sussex had
not been where he was, neither York nor Yorkshire had been at her
discretion, and then the lusty Southern army would not have
returned laden with such spoils, nor put their noses over Doncaster
bridge ; but others beat the bush, and they have had the birds
Since experience teaches him that no services that he has done can
be acceptable, even those wherein he has consumed the better half
of his life, he will seek quietness the rest of his days, and give
place to others.
The Regent went to Dumbarton on some promise of surrender,
but he has returned without it, and either must agree to such articles
as are not for his honour, or win it by force, which is hard, or
leave it, which is the most likely. Two French ships have arrived
with succours to Dumbarton castle, and have there taken two
Scotchmen laden with salmon and other fish, and one Englishman
ladea with wines. It is thought they are sent thither by a base
brother of Lord Fleming's who is in France.
I hear that Layton and others are to remain at Pomfret and
in Yorkshire, and yet Her Majesty writes for the discharge of 100
horsemen that are appointed for this East Wardenry, and 100 footmen in the Middle, as though Yorkshire had more need of garrisons
than the frontiers. If there was a fort made at Bunhill, it would be
a great security to the archers of Finsbury Fields.
I have written to Her Majesty for Capt. Reed, who desires but to
come to his trial, and defies any to charge him with deed, consent,
or knowledge ; I pray your help that he may purge himself, and
that I may come up. [2f pages.]
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Jan. 13. 27. Henry Lord Hunsdon to the Queen. You request to have
Berwick, the rebels already taken in Scotland, and the apprehension of the
rest openly kept in Tynedale and the Marches, also a report of my
doings therein. I have already advertised the Regent where the
principal rebels are maintained, and for better expedition, I am sending
the Marshal to him with instructions, so that by the time Mr.
Vaughan or any other come from you, I shall understand the
Regent's disposition, both for delivery of the Earl, who is taken and
is now in Lochleven, and for the apprehension of the others. I am
sure the Regent will accomplish your request to his uttermost, but
ultra, posse non est esse. If my spies do not much fail, most of the
nobility of Scotland, especially on this side Edinburgh, think it a
great reproach to the country to deliver any banished man to the
slaughter, accounting it a liberty incident to all nations to succour
banished men.
I hear also that Earl Morton, although he be the Regent's in other
actions, will not consent to their delivery, so that there is not one
between this and Edinburgh that will consent with him. The Regent
rode to Dumbarton hoping to have it delivered by composition,
but he has returned without it.
With regard to the horse and foot left upon the Borders, which
you would have discharged, considering the rebels were fled into
Scotland, and their whereabouts not known, nor of what force they
were, it was requisite to have some garrison left upon the Borders
for a time, but as they are now known not to be of any force, there
needs none in the Middle Wardenry. For the 100 horse that are
here, I would not willingly burden you with superfluous charge, yet
would be loath that for so small a charge, this your East Wardenry,
being far weaker than the rest, and opposite both the Middle and
East Wardenry of Scotland, their strongest borders, should receive
such harm as is threatened, not by the Scots, but by such of the
rebels as are servants to the Earl of Northumberland, and were
dwellers in this Wardenry, having great kindred and friendship upon
these Borders ; they have promised to join certain outlaws, and burn
and spoil certain towns and villages upon this frontier.
You are determined that John Vaughan or some other shall bring
up the Earl if he is delivered. You may do your pleasure, but
surely as it will touch me in credit to have any other bring him
up, seeing that my being here is now of no such importance, and
that I have so great business upon great losses, I trust you will
not deny my coming up, though I tarry but for a month, seeing I
had no time at my last being there to do anything for myself.
Capt. Reed desires your favour in his just cause, and thinks
himself hardly dealt with to be condemned without trial. I thank
you for your sables. [2 pages.']
Jan. 14. 28. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. I send herewith a letter
Yor k. to Council about the passengers at Hull. There is no fault in the
searcher, unless the passage of the persons be a fault. All is quiet
here, but the people very poor. It is said that the matter is quieted
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in France, and the Admiral banished the realm ; also that about
Brest are 600 or 1,000 arquebusiers ready to sail for Scotland, to
succour Dumbarton. It is well the force of the rebels was dispersed
before they came. I think the rebels that are with the French
might, for money, be delivered to some Borderers.
I enclose a letter to Sir Hen. Percy, from one that was servant to
the Earl, but no rebel.
I have had before me Thos. Sandiman, of whom I wrote you, but
he denies that he is a merchant, being only a victualler, or that he
ever was in Flanders except once, six years ago, or that ever he had
licence to traffic there or buy merchandise, except sometimes from
Hen. Jacobson of Holland and now of Emden, who has brought
two ships to London, and will soon be at Scarborough, where he
has a ship and goods remaining by reason of the season. I send
you a rhyme that my men found among the writings of Chris.
Lassels. [1 page.] Enclosing,
28. i. Sir Thos. Gargrave to the Council. On your orders t I have
had before me Thos. Hewitt, searcher of Hull, and inquired
about three men, a woman, and a child being transported
over seas in the Hope and George of Hull, and kept secret.
He says that last August, Rich. Norton, then sheriff of
YorJcshire, wrote him for the passage of two merchants of
London, and the wife and child of one, who went accordingly, and when at Hull, lay at the hostlery of Jos.
Robinson ; he being examined, says they stayed with him
from Tuesday to Sunday, but only went twice abroad,
and said they were going to sell wool, &c. which they had
at Hamburg. One was called Shaw; another man
joined them, and said he came from beyond York. The
woman was daughter to Lady Gifford, Rich. Norton's
wife; the other 'merchant was called Conyers. It was
said they were bankrupt merchants of London. They
embarked in the George of Hull, and landed at Stade, 20
miles from Hamburgh. The other man went in the
Hope, but I cannot learn his name.
York, 14 Jan. 1570.
Jan. 14. 29. The Queen to the Sheriffs of Cumberland, Westmoreland,
Windsor. an( j Yorkshire. Edward Dacre, younger brother of the late Lord
Dacre, has not only aided in this late rebellion, but has departed
the realm with the principals, and there continues, whereby all his
goods, chattels, and lands are escheated to us.
We command you to seize to our use all of them within your
sheriffwick, and deliver them by indenture and on bonds for your
discharge to Henry Kynvett, unto whom we have granted the
custody thereof until we shall otherwise dispose of them. Such
goods as cannot be long kept without loss, we command you to
prize, and suffer Knyvett to have them at that price, by indenture
or otherwise, as we shall hereafter order. [1 pages. Draft
corrected by Sir W. Cecil.]
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Jan. 16. 30. The Queen to the Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler. By
yours of the llth, we understand how you have diminished your
numbers upon our frontiers, and nevertheless left in charge upon
the East Marches 100 horsemen, and upon the Middle Marches 100
others, and 200 shot on foot, and stayed in pay 300 foot of the
charge left with our Admiral, until you receive answer from us. We
find no cause to retain any on the Borders in ordinary wages, nor
yet the 300 stayed by our Admiral, but will that all be discharged
as soon as may be. We doubt not, if service be requisite upon
our frontiers, with such forces as the Regent of Scotland shall levy,
to pursue them which aid our rebels, but that our three wardens
can assemble a sufficient number to serve that purpose, with our
ordinary forces in Berwick, and the ability that our Governor of
Berwick may have to levy more soldiers. We doubt not but you
will use your former credit to discharge them, until our treasure
comes, which yesterday we gave order to be sent to you by Sir
Ralph Sadler. We have advised our Admiral that the 300 under
his command shall not remain in charge.
We perceive that William and Christopher, two of old Richard
Norton's sons, are taken, and likewise Thomas Norton his brother ;
we wish, them all safely sent up to Court, with conductors, so as
not to confer together, nor with any others ; the like we would have
done with Bishop, a Scotchman, if he be not already sent up, as the
Earl of Warwick intended he should be, as one thought a principal
instrument to stir this rebellion.
P.S. We lately willed our secretary to write you concerning
certain custodies of lands and goods of certain rebels granted by
the Earl of Warwick and our Admiral, whilst they had charge of
our army in the South, amongst which we require you to have
consideration of the custody appointed to Henry Knollys, whom you
know what reason we have to regard, in respect of his kindred to
us by his late mother. [If pages. Draft by Sir Wm. Cecil.']
Jan. 16. 31. Robert Earl of Leicester to the Queen. If it lay in the
From your power of so unable creatures to yield you what our will would,
KenTiworth vou s h u ld feel the fruits of our wishes, as well as the continual
offerings of our hearty prayers. We two here, your poor thralls,
your ursus major and minor* tied to your stake, shall for ever
remain in the bond-chain of dutiful servitude, fastened above all
others by benefits pasfc, and daily goodness continually showed, the
last not the least, where to our stake there stands so sure a staff as
defends curs from biting behind : and then so long as you muzzle
not your beast, nor suffer the match over hard, spare them not ; I
trust you shall find they fear not who come before. And herein is
the best and most indifferent trial, and to this end did I receive
your gracious remembrance of the humble suit I made at my
coming away.
Now if it please Your sweet Majesty that I may return to my
wonted manner, your old eyes] are in your old ill lodging here,
* Earls of Warwick and Leicester. ED.
f A pair of eyes sketched in place of the word.
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very well, and much the better for the great comfort I have lately
received, first by your Treasurer, and next by Mr. Topcliffe, of your
healthful estate, which is what I most pray for, not doubting but
God will add to it such continuance as we poor creatures have need,
chiefly we that are left to your protection, as ursus major and
minor, Sister Mary and Sister Kate,* who is here with me, and well
amended ; so may I find the other, whose life stands only upon your
good comfort.
You may see how boldly I enter into my wonted manner, but not
believe how gladly I would be in my wonted place. Well, God,
who has hitherto done for you for the best, makes me yield gladly
to what I think shall be for your best, and only yourself I prefer at
his hands before myself, which I have ever done, and continue to
do. [1 pages.}
Jan. 17. 32. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I received Her
Hartlepool. Majesty's letters touching Leonard Daere, and understanding that
he lies in Naworth castle with a hurt leg, I wrote to Lord Scrope
to apprehend him, with advice for secret and sure dealing, and
sent him Her Majesty's letter to me, for better understanding her
pleasure.
Allan King, Sir Hen. Percy's servant, has promised me to do
what he can to get Robt. Shafto, whom he swears he has never seen
since he wrote, to his master. I have written to the Queen for
licence to repair to her, to inform her in matters for the government
of these parts ; pray procure it in such sort as my back friends
take no ground to say I seek to come away before the service be
fully done ; meantime I will put all in such a stay as, upon the first
warning, I may be ready to set forward.
Mr. Wivell's son and heir was in the rebellion with the Earl of
Northumberland, his master, and is detained by Simon Musgrave,
with others, in those parts, contrary to my letters, on some intent
of begging them of the Queen. He is my wife's cousin, and therefore 1 beseech you to procure his stay in Her Majesty's hands. He
has neither lands nor goods, and if Her Majesty do not give him
his life free, I wish, for my wife's sake, she would take a fine
herself, although I pay part of it, rather than give him to be
merchandised by others.
I long since sent you the names and qualities of the prisoners,
but the posts are very slow. I expect an answer daily from the
Council, touching the Scottish causes, and my dealings with the
Regent. I came hither to-day to view this town, and will return
to Durham to-morrow.
I perceived by your letters that our northern judges were thought
over favourable, and therefore there was a meaning to send some
southern judge ; in respect thereof I stayed to proceed by commission of oyer and determiner, and wrote you that if any were
* Mary, eldest daughter'of John Duke of Northumberland, wife of Sir Henry Sydney,
and mother of Sir Philip Sydney ; Katherine, second daughter of the same, -wife of
Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon.
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sent from thence, Mr. Attorney should be one, although I think
the Commissioners here would have been sufficient.
My Lord of Rutland departed from me at Newcastle, and your
son from Durham, four days after. I have written to my brother
to move Her Majesty for stay of such suits as be against me in law
for this term. Pray further this. [If pages. Printed inSharpes
Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 151-158.]
Jan. 18. 33. Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir Wm. Cecil. Thanks for your soliciHartlepool. tation for sending money, which will be welcome to many here, and
rid me of much clamour. I considered Sir John Forster's demand
unreasonable, and told him ; he referred it to my Lord Lieutenant
and me, and I mean, to cut off a great deal of his demand, both in
the wages of his horsemen and the number of his officers, and also
to abridge the time for which he requires pay, for his whole
number had not such a long continuance. As for the 600 men out
of Berwick, Mr. Browne, treasurer there, says that the 300 of the
garrison which came thence were supplied into the town for its
guard, and those captains which came with the said 300, having
but 50 a-piece, increased their bands to 100 a-piece, by order of
Lord Hunsdon, so that Her Majesty is thereby charged with a new
crew of 600, whereof my Lord Lieutenant and 1 knew nothing
until it was done. The question whether they shall be in the
Treasurer's pay or mine must be decided by my Lord Lieutenant
when money comes. Lord Scrope demands no money now, but I
knew not that he had any thence till your advertisement ; yet by
warrant of my Lord Lieutenant, he and Simon M.usgrave have had
at my hands 300?. imprest before he had any money sent from
thence, whereof you may inform Mr. Mildmay.
Thanks for getting me leave to return after payments are made
here ; pray procure Her Majesty's letters for my better warrant,
that I may not be countermanded. I also thank you for my son
Elvington. I trust Her Majesty will remember that the last time
she conferred with me of his suit, she liked it so well that I thought
she had resolved to grant it ; had I been as diligent as some would
for a son, it had been too far passed for Mr. Wiseman to stay it.
If Her Majesty knew Mr. Wiseman as well as I do, she would not
think him worthy of any benefit, for he is one of the greatest
papists I know, and was in the North, in a very suspicious manner,
with the Earl of Northumberland, not long before this last
rebellion, and brought letters from the Duke of Norfolk. He
favours this late rebellion as much as any man in England, and if
he were asked whether he was here at that time and why, you
might understand more.
P.S. My Lord Lieutenant came hither last night to view the
town ; he is so desirous to see and know all things that, though he
had caused plans to be made of it, yet knowing it a matter of
moment, he could not be satisfied until he had seen it. Now we
are returning to Durham. [2 pages.']
Jan. 18. 34. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. Before the receipt of Her
York Majesty's letters to seize the lands and goods of the rebels, &c., I had
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seized and taken inventories of as many of those passed by Lord
Warwick as I could meet with. I have had 12 or 16 men abroad
on this matter four or five weeks, and got displeasure, and some
dano-er ; but most of those who had warrants to seize goods to the
Queen's use have carried them out of the shire, and their names
cannot be known, for the people were in such fear that they made no
resistance, before the proclamation that none but the sheriff or his
deputies should intermeddle with rebels' goods.
I have seen divers warrants made by Lord Warwick, the Lord
Admiral, and Lord Hereford, who was marshal of the Southern
army. I think a difference should be made between a rebellion in
the Queen's own dominions and a foreign realm. In the one, the lawgives the forfeitures to the prince, even should the offenders die
before attainder ; in the other to the officers in the wars. My Lord
Lieutenant granted but one or two licences. Cattle and sheep have
come to my hands by seizure, and I have no meat for them ; if I
buy it, they will soon eat up their value. Some have died by
driving and lack of meat. The Queen orders me to keep the goods
without diminishing, but it would be better husbandry to sell some
than keep all. Pray send directions. [1 page.]
Jan. 19. 35. Leonard Dacre to the Earl of Bedford. The Earl of Cumberland
Naworth Castle, being dead, I understand from my sister, the Countess, that the
Queen has bestowed the wardship and marriage of the now Earl,
her son, upon you ; this I like well, for the friendship between our
fathers, and my education in your house, your honourable inclination
towards me, the devotion which the late Earl had towards you, and
my good hope of your care over the young Earl. As nature
fastens me to the root of that young imp, I account myself bound
to all that further his wealth and honour ; and as his whole estate
rests in you, I crave of you to account me as one which will depend
on him, and those which do for him. [f page.]
Jan. 20. 36. John Bishop of Carlisle to Sir Wm. Cecil. Considering the state
The Rose o f this troublesome time in these parts, the many hollow hearts
[Castle.] touching obedience to the Queen, and the small number of true servitors ; also understanding the confederacy of the Borderers of Scotland
with the late rebel Earls and most of our Borderers here, I recommend to you this bearer repairing to Court, as an approved servitor
to the Queen. In this service against the rebels, he, with only
a few of his company, skirmished with those passing by his house,
and took 10 prisoners, while others conveyed themselves away.
Understanding likewise his great charges, far above his means, by
the passing to and fro of such as appertain to the Queen, and that
he is a man of wisdom, experience, and courage, I beg you to
further him to the Queen in all his suits, that he may be able
to continue his liberal entertainment of her friends, which he
cannot do without help. Let him be called before the Council
to declare the state of this country, and give him credit. Further
his suits that he may be shortly dispatched hither again, for I fear
we shall have need of him and such others ; he can not only conceive
an attempt, but dare and do it himself. [1 pages.]
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Jan. 21. 37. Thomas Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to the Queen.
Durham. Upon receipt of your letter to me, the Earl of Sussex, touching Leonard
Dacre, then in JNa worth castle, I sent it to Lord Scrope, and received
the answer enclosed. We find that you conceive Lord Scrope will,
when directed in your name, use means to get Leonard Dacre into
his custody, but that he cannot do it without further assistance ;
thereupon we considered how his Lordship might be assisted with a
force in secret, or Dacre apprehended by policy ; and finding that
his excuse of a hurt leg might stop all devices without force, we
sent for Sir John Forster to confer with him about it.
Sir John declared that his servant had returned out of Scotland,
with the Earl of Westmoreland's answer to his wife ; and that at
his being there, a servant of Leonard Dacre, who came with letters
from him to the Earl of Westmoreland and the Countess of Northumberland, taking him to be a servant of the Earl's, told him
that his master was very sorry that the Earls thought ill of him that
he did not come to them, and had sent him with letters of purgation
first, and afterwards would openly show himself their friend.
Perceiving afterwards that he was Sir John Forster's servant, he was
abashed, and required him to say nothing of it. He replied that
the matters touched noblemen, and it was not for him to deal
therein ; therefore he need not mistrust him. He assured us that
Lord Grange wrote to Fernihurst that if the Regent would attempt any matter against him and Buccleugh, for receiving the
rebels on the frontiers, he would deliver the Duke, Lord Herris, and
all others in his charge. Sir John declared that the whole Borders
of Scotland were prepared for defence of the rebels, and looked for
the assistance of Leonard Dacre.
Comparing this intelligence with the confessions of Bishop and
Robt. Widdrington, and other appearances of the evil dealings of
Leonard Dacre, we saw the perils that might ensue if he were
not apprehended, and conferred with Sir John Forster in the
whole cause, how Lord Scrope might be assisted with force, and
how it might be most secretly and aptly executed. We wished to
attempt it presently, and hoped success, yet weighing the greatness
of the cause, the friendship of the man, the horse watch that such
have for guard of their persons, the strength of his castle, its
nearness to Scotland, and his confederacy there, and that, if upon a
quarter of an hour's warning he should escape, the whole Borders
of Scotland and a great part of those of England were like to
break, we thought it best not to enter into execution until your
pleasure were returned.
When we remember how little faith has been kept in all their
promises that entered into this rebellion, and see manifest appearances of ill intents in him, we dare not advise you to trust overmuch to his fair words ; if he means ill and should be sent for, he
would gather more suspicion, excuse himself by his sore leg, and
either do as the Earls did, or stand the more upon his guard ; therefore we think the likeliest way to apprehend him is to attempt it on
the sudden with force, before his leg be whole.
The means could more easily be drawn out of the Middle Marches
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than the West, for Lord Scrope has not sufficient force, nor can
he assemble what he has without knowledge of the other ; and if
any shot should be sent to Carlisle, it would discover the whole
matter.
We think that the 400 in garrison on the Borders should be
continued, and the 100 horse that are to be discharged in lieu of
the 100 left by my Lord Admiral also, and the whole 500, with 100
shot of Berwick garrison, be placed upon the frontiers of the Middle
Marches, under colour to defend the incursions of the thieves of
Liddesdale and Teviotdale ; so as these 600, with 400 or 500 horse
that Sir John Forster may make upon the sudden of his assured
friends, may meet at a secret place in the wastes towards the
West Marches, and shortly after midnight be at Naworth, and beset
the castle upon the sudden ; and the next morning Lord Scrope and
Simon Musgrave may raise the country and come to them. If the
castle may not be gotten without ordnance, it may then be brought
from Carlisle, with other things needful ; and as there is little
powder for the great pieces at Carlisle, powder may meantime be
secretly conveyed from Newcastle to Hexham, whence it may be
carried to Naworth in six hours.
On our return to York on the 23rd, we will make proclamation
for all soldiers to repair to the places we have appointed them to
reside in garrison, and for the country to bring in victuals, &c.,
and the like shall be done in all the principal towns in Northumberland, and the places so appointed, so as it shall appear that
they be only appointed to front towards Scotland for surety upon our
first return to York. Our return will take away mistrust, make
Leonard Dacre bolder and less on his guard, and so make his
apprehension more facile.
This we have imparted to Sir John Forster, and will to Lords
Hunsdon and Scrope, and will so take order as, if Your Majesty's
pleasure be signified, it shall be presently executed. If it take good
effect, it shall be a greater surety to you, and a quiet to all these
parts ; will disappoint our rebels and the Scottish confederates of their
greatest hope, and you may then discharge all your garrisons with
more security ; if he should escape, which it is not likely if one
of his legs be indeed broken, garrisons should be left in the
West Borders, and supplies sent to the other marches, lest the
whole Borders of Scotland break upon the sudden, and some part of
your Borders join with them.
We beseech your pleasure with expedition, and if you licence us
to repair to you, we will put all ready, so that if we meet your
resolution by the way, we can give as sufficient direction to the
wardens and others as if it came before our departing from York.
We have also willed Sir John Forster to ask Lord Hunsdon
whether he will go in person, or leave the whole to Sir John
Forster's discretion. We send a copy of the Earl of Westmoreland's
letter to his wife. [4 pages.] Enclosing,
37. I. Earl of Sussex to Lord Scrope. I am ordered by Her
Majesty to direct you to stay Leonard Dacre, so that he
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may be forthcoming ; and as she has informations that
'move her to great suspicion of his doings, be very careful
to use such means that you may be assured to apprehend
him ; for so her resolute pleasure is, as appears by her
letters enclosed. You must deal warily and secretly, for
if he intends ill, he is strongly friended, and may do
much ill; the manner of apprehending him you can
better devise there than can be directed here. [^ page,
copy.} Durham, 17 Jan. 1570.
37. II. Lord Scrope to the Earl of Sussex. I am ready to accomplish Her Majesty's pleasure to my uttermost, yet considering the importance of the cause, and its achieving
much more likely to miss than to hit, I have kept it in
great secrecy, revealing it to none save the sheriff, who I
am sure will be the first to adventure his life ; I defer
the dealing therewith until your further advertisement,
partly because the party, since the flying of the rebel
Earls into Scotland, has been laid up through a fail from
his horse, and has not stirred, save that he was once conveyed in a horse litter to comfort the Countess of Cumberland, his sister, since the death of her husband, so that if
I should call him by letter, he will excuse his absence ; and
partly that he is now at Naworth, a house very strong,
amongst the most disobedient persons of all this frontier,
and so near the Border of Scotland as I can levy no
sufficient force against him but, if he doubts, he will fly to
the rest.
Beside the Borderers, whom, he has made sure with
fair words and great promises, the whole country, as
well the gentry as others, are so addicted to a Dacre, as
although I find no fault with them in any other service,
they are not to be credited in this ; wherefore it would not
be amiss first to try whether he will appear fief ore you
by letter ; if he refuse, then you should send 400 o?*
500 arquebusiers to this town, under colour to lie in
garrisons, with whom at a convenient time I could more
secretly come to his apprehension ; for without sufficient
supply from you, he will not be come to by any force, in
this part. Yet whatever you determine, I shall execute to
my uttermost.
P.S. Considering the importance of the cause, I wish,
before the -matter is stirred, I might repair to you for
your advice. [1 page, copy] Carlisle, 18 Jan. 1570.
37. in. CJtarles Earl of Westmoreland to his wife. I marvel that
you, knowing rny mind, besides duty, so well bent towards
the Queen, should write so earnestly to me, as though I
should both forget my duty towards her, which I will
never do, and also you and my children. Which way
has it been possible for me to send to you before ? Now
that I may send, I pray you deal first, with advice of
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Lords Sussex, Rutland, Hunsdon, and Sir John Forster,
to know which way they think it best for me to make tny
humble submission to the Queen. My offence has been
great in breaking the laws of the realm, yet not so heinous
towards her own person, but if she be gracious unto me,
I trust I might do her service in any place where she shall
command me, to recompense this fault
Pray deal with Lord Sussex and the rest, that I may
receive word from you and them by the last of this
month ; after that, God knows what sliall become of me,
for there will be no longer abiding here, for divers respects
which I dare not write.
P.S. Commend me to Totwinks and all her little ones.
[1 page, copy.]
Jan. 21. 38. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. On receipt of Her
Durham. Majesty's letters, I ordered the discharge of the 300 shot left by
my Lord Admiral at Wetherby, and will consider this day of the
Border causes.
Christopher Norton and his younger brother be here, whom I will
send. I have heard that William and Thomas are gone to my Lord of
Warwick ; if they be committed to any place within my rule, I will
send them. Bishop cannot be carried without peril of life, and as
he could not be brought hither, I caused the Bishop of Carlisle
to re-examine him upon certain interrogatories, which, with his
examination, the Bishop's letters to me, and a declaration by the
Bishop of a treason intended for killing him and taking Carlisle
castle, I enclose.
I also sent for Robert Widdrington, who went on the message
between the Earl of Northumberland and Leonard Dacre, whose
confession is enclosed.
Robert Shafto has offered, on pardon of life, to deliver the letters
that were sent out of the West to the Earls at Hexham. I have
promised, if he deliver matters deserving pardon, to sue for it, and
if they are not worthy his pardon, then to put him safe where he will
require, upon the Borders.
I have ordered the sheriffs to leave the custodies, after seizures
made and inventories taken, to all such as have the Lords' warrants,
wherein I obey Her Majesty's pleasure in that which touches my
own credit and honour. As to my cousin Knollys' cause, I
would gladly have pleasured him before any man in the southern
army except Charles Howard ; but having granted Mr. Sadler's
son part of the goods that he claims in his grant, and of such
things as were 16 miles more North than the Lords came, and lay
along the Tyne, I can hardly tell how to help that part, except I
should revoke my own grant. Let me know Her Majesty's pleasure.
John Vaughan, without any commission, has spoiled and sent away
what the other seeks by order to have, so that little is left. The rest
of his grant remains untouched and shall do. I will gladly do Her
Majesty's command, but if all the custodies granted be confirmed,
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there is nothing left for any gentlemen who have served under me, for
they have left nothing unbestowed. I would be sorry Her Majesty
should be so abused by reports as to conceive they have not deserved
as much as any others. King Henry VIII., in the rebellion here,
sent the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk with a royal army to Doncaster, who were liked to have been repulsed there if the waters
had not suddenly risen ; and Her Majesty, by the only power and
policy of such as served under me in Yorkshire, has put back the
rebels into the bishopric out of Yorkshire, before one man was raised
in the South ; therefore I trust she will not discourage such as have
done her this service, and put their lives in hazard to stay the brunt,
before any southern power was heard of.
I find, by letters from Lord Scrope, that it will be hard for him to
get Leonard Dacre without further help, and therefore, having an
intent to work this matter surely, I sent yesternight for Sir John
Forster, before whose answer in certain matters I cannot resolve.
The rebels remain where they did in Scotland. Sir Hen. Gate
and the Marshal of Berwick did not find the Regent at Edinburgh,
so they have gone forward to Stirling where he is. Lord Scrope
advises of two French ships lately arrived in a haven at Galway,
and of 12 Scotch gentlemen that went to sea in them, and are
detained prisoners, and that the Sheriff of Galway hardly escaped.
I trust Her Majesty will by your means license me to repair to her,
for the causes expressed in my letter of the 15th. [2| pages.
Printed in Sharpens Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 160-162.]
Enclosing,
38. i. Interrogatories to be administered by the Bishop of Carlisle to Thomas Bishop, upon matters contained in his
confession of 20 Jan. 1570 :
1. Which ambassador it was, and when and where a
conference was had between him and the Earl, and if
by writing, who carried the letters ?
2. How he knows of the conspiracy between the Earl
and the Lords named ; whetJier they conferred themselves,
and when and where, or used others, and wJiom ? How
he knew Simon Musgrave was to be sent out of the
country as their messenger, and how he knoivs that
Leonard Dacre 'meant the taking of Lord Scrope ? How
he knows that Edward Dacre should kill the Bishop of
Carlisle, and take the town and castle. By whom and
by what means it should be done ; and hmv he knows
that Leonard Dacre 'meant to join ivith the Earls, and
that it was the occasion of their coming into the country ?
3. How he knows of the conspiracy between the
Dacres and the Scots ; and if there be any such matter,
who were the messengers and practisers ?
How he knows that Naworth was provided one month
before for the Countess of Northumberland ? Also, that
Thos. Bayles, [Hob.] Witherington [or Widdrington],
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and Peter Kirk, passed between Leonard Dacre and
the Earls, and what Witherington's Christian name is ?
4. How he knows of the letters from the Spanish
ambassador to the Duke of Alva, and that they were
delivered to Markenfeld, and who brought them 1
5. Whether he knows the three men of Northumberland who spoke with the Earl of Northumberland ; and
if not, ^uhether he knows any other person that knew
them ?
6. Whether he knows any other persons privy to the
premises, and whom ?
7. What he knows of Wm. Carrs doings with the Earls
at Staindrop, and what conference he had with them ?
8. What he did at London at Michaelmas, with whom
did he confer, and whether he was with the Spanish
ambassador, or had any conference with any that dealt
with him. ' [1| pages.] 10 Jan. 1570.
38. ii. Affidavit of Robert Widdrington. On 10 Dec. at 5 a.m.,
I was sent by my Lord and Lady with others to Leonard
Dacre, then called Lord Dacre, at Naworth in Gillesland,
to request him to be mindful of his promise concerning the enterprise they had in hand, and to declare to
him how they and their associates had been in camp six
weeks at their own charge, whereby their money was
almost spent, and they in great danger of overthrow, not
being ignorant what power was marching towards them,
and unless he would show himself their friend, and come
to them with his power, they were like to be utterly overthrown, and all upon trust of him and his aid.
He answered that on Tuesday next, he intended meeting
my Lord Warden with all his power at Penrith, and that
(as he thought it folly to come to them without some feat
of service), he intended to assemble all his men, and if his
company was great enough, to overthrow him ; but if not
able to meddle with him, he would return with all his
power to my Lord of Northumberland.
He also said he hoped to get Carlisle castle from the
Lord Warden, and would keep it for them, and then send
his brother Edward Dacre to his Lordship, with the rest
of his men.
On the 15th, my Lord, not hearing from him, sent me
again to Naworth, with another letter ; I said my Lord and
Lady marvelled he had not kept promise, when he excused
himself by saying he could not assemble his men (as some
of them, ^vere at Greystock, and others in Burgh Barony,
and must needs pass by the town of Carlisle) without
great suspicion, until he and the Lord Warden should
meet, which was appointed the next morning, when he
would not fail to keep his promise, and show himself
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wholly on their side ; thereupon I returned to his Lordship), whom I found at Hexham with all his company.
[Copy. ] I pages, damaged. Noted that on 17 Dec., the
Earls went from Hexham toivards Naworth.]
Durham, 19 Jan. 1569.
39. E. Clerke to Rich. Oseley. Lady Laurence of this county
(Hampshire), a godly woman and great housekeeper, at whose house
the Queen was last summer, was summoned last November before
the Court of Requests, rode to London, but found the court prorogued. She requests to be spared appearing any more, and to be
allowed to appear by attorney, so pray get Mr. Sackford's hand for
the said permission.
P.S. Add to my account for November 10s. which I lately
received for the office of buckhounds. I sent you my November
account. [1 pageJ]
40. Sir John Forster to Sir Win. Cecil. As great suit will be
made for the stewardship and ordering of the castles and lands of
the Earl of Northumberland in this country, I tell you my mind in
discharge of my duty. In the time of this late rebellion, I received
commission from my lord lieutenant, by all the means I could, to
get into my hands the castles of Alnwick and Wark worth, which
I obtained with difficulty, as they were guarded with a good
number of armed men of the Earl's servants and tenants. I have
kept them in safety for Her Majesty, as they are within my
wardenry. I have, by further warrant from my said Lord Lieutenant, the keeping of them until Her Majesty's pleasure is known,
as Sir Ralph Eure, Sir Robt. Bowes, and other wardens of the
Middle Marches in times past have had. I doubt not but you will
consider how necessary it is for these two castles to remain in her
hands, as her father and brother enjoyed them, and always reserved them for their officers and wardens of those Marches, whereby
they might be able to do the better service ; for if Her Majesty
should appoint any nobleman to be her lieutenant or warden
of the Marches here, other than one of the country that has houses
of his own, she has no house upon the Borders fit for any such
officer to lie in, nor any sure gaol to punish offenders, other than
those two castles.
For want thereof, I have been troubled ever since I have been
her officer, and have been forced of late to desire the gaol of Durham
for the safe keeping of offenders, and yet they have escaped. Consider how unfit it is that any favourers of the Earl of Northumberland should have the stewardship of those lands, or keeping of those
castles, considering where the Earl himself now is, and what practices might be used therein. [1 pages.']
41. The Queen to the Earl of Sussex. Thos. Bishop, a Scot
born and yet our subject, has been in the custody of Rich. Dudley,
towards the West Borders, by order of the Earl of Warwick, and
has great understanding of the original circumstances of this late
rebellion.
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We wish him to be safely, secretly, and without conference,
brought hither, and therefore require you, with all speed, to order
Dudley to bring him up, and to direct in our name sufficient authority to Dudley for assistance in conducting him. As Bishop is
wounded in the head, and it may be dangerous carrying him, we
require you to order that he be well looked after for his cure,
and fall not into any danger of his life by the way. We would
have Dudley move him to make a full declaration of all things meet
for us to know concerning this rebellion, and to procure it either
under his own hand or by testimony of honest persons, if he is in a
desperate state, and not able to be brought hither. We hear of no
other prisoner that knows more of this rebellion, and we wish
therefore that he be not without some comforts to provoke him to
utter his knowledge.
By your letter, we see your disposition to repair to us and inform
us of things necessary to be done on the stay of this rebellion, and
we are content, after you have finished things needful for the stay
of that country, that you repair to us, leaving the care of our
frontiers to our Wardens and the rest under your charge. [2 pages.
Draft by Sir Wm. Cecil.]
42. The Queen to Sir Ralph Sadler. You desire to return to
us this term, and we think it necessary, in respect of your office of
Chancellor of our Duchy of Lancaster, as soon as you have given
order for the payment of our treasure lately sent down thither, not
doubting but you can inform us of divers things necessary to be
known for the better order of that country, [f page. Draft by
Sir Win. Cecil]
Jan. 24. 43. Christopher Rokeby to Sir Wm. Cecil. I should have written
Northallerton. you of the miserable state of these parts, but I thought you had plenty
of advertisements, yet I marvel that some sit quiet whose part I
think so foul ; I mean Leonard Dacre. I doubt not but you understand some part of his doings, and I could open more, if it be your
pleasure. He is one that the country might well spare, and his
things might be beneficial to you or your well-willers. To win credit
with my Prince, I have overcharged myself in this service, without
respect of the great debt I was in before, besides the spoil of my
house and goods with the rebels, and most part of my tenants have
been spoiled by the Southern army, so that now, without the
Queen's help, I shall never be able to serve her or live like a gentleman, wherein I must only crave your help, who have hitherto
been my good master.
P.S. There are divers practices made by the Queen of Scot's
means with foreign princes, which may bring this land into further
trouble if great foresight be not had ; in these parts are many hollow
hearts who look for a change, notwithstanding the sharp executions
that have been. [1 page]
Jan. 24.
Berwick.
44. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. I hope the packet
with the letters to my wife has come to your hands.
7.
Touching
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my letter to the Countess, I trust Her Majesty does not forget that
at my departure she gave me credit to use my discretion. After
my coming hither, the Earl of Westmoreland and the rest being so
secretly kept that no man could get knowledge where they were,
hearing where she was, I thought I could iise no better means than
make some errand to her, and so wrote a few lines, a copy of which
is enclosed, as also of hers to me, and thus I got perfect knowledge
where they all were, as also of her removing to Hume, of which I
advertised the Regent; he had no knowledge of it before, for both
Fernihurst and Buccleugh had denied the leaving of any of them
to the Regent ; this was the cause of my sending to her, wherein
I trust I have given Her Majesty no just cause of offence.
I am advertised that upon Sir Hen. Gate and Mr. Marshal's
being with the Regent, Westmoreland and some of the rest are
shifted from Fernihurst and Buccleugh, but I know where they
are, and I think they will not be in any place, either in Liddesdale,
Teviotdale, or the Marches, but I will get knowledge where they
are. I did think that Her Majesty believed so well of my faithfulness that she would rather have approved than inisliked any
practice for her service. If I have offended her, it was more for her
service than for affection to the lady or any of the rest. It
shall be a warning to me how I deal in any matter without sufficient commission; but may perhaps be small furtherance to her
service.
I have heard that credit has always been committed to such as
have held this place, and neither my credit nor profit be equal to
others that have been before me, yet to serve Her Majesty I will
compare with any. Thus have I shown the cause why I sent to
that lady, which I pray you declare to Her Majesty, and because I
have no leisure to write to my wife, satisfy her of it. I dare assure
you that Sir Henry Gate's going into Scotland will be in vain ; today and to-morrow they shall know what to trust to, and if they
cannot obtain what they go for, no other shall do it, for so the
Regent has told them.
Do what you can for my coming up, for it stands upon my
undoing. Mr. Jennysoii has gone this morning towards Court,
and will be there shortly. [1 pages]
Jan. 24. 45. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. Upon Her Majesty's
Carlisle. letter to the Earl of Sussex, I received his order for getting Leonard
Dacreinto safe custody, to answer matters to be objected against him.
I advertised his Lordship that if Dacre had any suspicion, he would
be hard to come to, lying at Naworth, his chief force, and so near
Scotland ; that it were better, until other force might be sent, to
spare him than to attempt suddenly and let him escape ; and that his
Lordship should send hither 400 or 600 shot, under colour of garrison, as the forces here were not to be credited in that service. He
replied that I should continue the matter in great secrecy, until he
received further advertisement from Her Majesty. It would be convenient to know whether he was a good subject or not, and if he be
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ill, some good and sure device should be had for cutting him off,
and the sooner the better ; it must be done by others than the forces
here, and both secretly and in time, otherwise he will and is able to
bring much greater peril to the State than those before.
P.S. I enclose a letter from the Earl of Westmoreland, in
Scotland, to my wife, as neither of us will have any dealings with
him. [1 page] Enclosing,
45. I. Charles Earl of Westmoreland to his sister, Lady Scrope.
As I have always been beholden to you for your goodwill,
I think myself most bound to you that you do show your
goodwill to me in this my adversity. Pray send me
news out of England, and some good words, if you can,
of my Lord(?} Grace's and of your old friend that owned
the blue and white silver chain which you sent my wife
for a token. I pray you that I may hear from you, either
by writing or else by some trusty friend or servant, and
I will send you some words by them more at large. I
trust that though your husband be Her Majesty's officer,
yet he will show some goodwill to me, his poor old friend,
for divers respects, which I dare not now write, and I
trust to God that we shall yet be as merry as we were
when you were named Angelica. [1 page]
Jan. 25. 46. The Queen to the Earl of Sussex. Upon receipt of your
letters in answer to ours for the apprehension of Leonard Dacre,
we considered both the importance of the cause that moved us to
commit the speedy execution of this service unto you, and the
great hindrance and danger that may grow to the State by the
delay ; finding by your letter that, whereas you might being yourself
not far from the place, and having the assistance of our forces
have executed this service, you have nevertheless protracted the
time otherwise than was requisite, we find this manner of dealing
very strange. We do not disallow your conferring with Lord Scrope
and Sir John Forster, yet we see no cause why you should so much
doubt the strength of Leonard Dacre, but that you might being
our Lieutenant in those parts, and having our whole forces at
command have proceeded to apprehend him, without tarrying
for our further resolution, considering by experience that small
delay in matters of such importance is wont to breed further inconvenience. We think it strange you should remove to York before
this service was executed. However, seeing you have taken another
course, and we now see no other means to bring our purpose to pass
than the resolution you have lately taken with Lord Scrope and
Sir John Forster, we think good that you rest thereupon, and go
through therewith as speedily as you may. [1 pages. Draft]
Jan. 26. 47. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Win. Cecil. I understand Her
Carlisle. Majesty's pleasure is that Thos. Bishop, one of the late rebels
taken in the West Wardenry, should be sent up to the Court. In
his taking he was very sorely hurt, and is in the custody of Rich.
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Dudley, at his house 20 miles hence, and, as Dudley has reported,
very sick. I have not had anything to do with him, save giving
special orders for his safe custody ; when health shall serve him, I
trust he shall be forthcoming at pleasure. Please deliver the
enclosed letter to Geo. Carey. I hear the Regent has been killed,
and fear it is too true, [f page.]
Jan. 28. 48. Sir Fras. Leek to Sir Wm. Cecil. Before receipt of yours for
Newark Castle, apprehension of Gerard Lowther, Rich. Clyburne of Clyburne, gentleman, Thos. Turner and Laurence Busher, servants of the Duke of
Norfolk, and Thos. Clyburne and John Craggs, servants of Rich.
Lowther, came to this town, and brought three of their masters'
geldings. I have examined them, and Turner showed me protests
against the Dacres and others, and a letter of attorney from the
Duke of Norfolk. Turner confesses that Lowther came with them
to Royston on the 25th, but left at 4 a.m. next morning, saying
he was riding to speak with a friend but would meet them at
Huntingdon, and they have not seen or heard of him since. His
own servants deny all this. I hear of a marriage concluded between
Lord Wharton's daughter and Rich. Lowther's son.
I think Cumberland the part of the realm most needing care, for
divers of the rebels yet remain in Liddesdale. Now that this
tumult is ended, I beg licence to return and visit my sick wife in
Derbyshire.
P.S. I send this letter " for life," that order may be taken for
Lowther before he has fled far ; he is not well-horsed. The Earl of
Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler will be here to-morrow. [1 page]
Jan. 29. 49. The Queen to Thomas Earl of Sussex. We were content, according to your desire, that you should come up after things were
stayed in that country, but upon this sorrowful accident by the
death of the Regent in Scotland, we wish you to stay within your
charge, and to send to all the three Wardens to consider how to
make our frontiers strong to withstand any sudden incursions of our
rebels, or of the Scots, their factors and friends, which, upon the
death of the Regent, who was the only stay of peace upon the
Borders, may be attempted if they find our Borders unfurnished.
Bid the said wardens advise you of their several opinions, and
what they require for their maintenance, so as either yourself
may, if the case urges speediness, give aid, or we may direct orders
for it. Sir Ralph Sadler is forthwith to repair into Scotland, and
Thos. Randolph is ordered to hasten before, and not tarry for
Sir Ralph. [1 page. Draft by Sir Wm. Cecil]
Jan. 29. 50. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have written to
Noon. Lord Hunsdon, Sir John Forster, and Lord Scrope, for the appreOn horseback nen ding of Leonard Dacre, that they may all join. I am sorry that
towards London. Her Majesty, by mistaking her former directions for Leonard
Dacre, takes my doings in ill part. I was not directed to apprehend Dacre otherwise than to direct order therein to Lord Scrope,
which I did ; and when I understood his answer, I wrote what I
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thought fittest to be done, and delivered better intelligence of his
ill doings than Her Majesty had before received. I enclose copies
of her letters to me, and pray you to compare them with mine
to her and Lord Scrope, and his answer, and inform her of her
directions to me, and of the peril that might have ensued to me
if I had attempted force without her foreknowledge, and if he by
mischance should have escaped, and the Borders have been presently
broken ; thereupon I trust she will allow better of my doings
than she has hitherto done. I put the copy of the Earl of Westmoreland's letter to his wife into the Queen's letter ; if she did not
find it there, it is very strange. [1 page.]
P. S. There lacked not will in me to apprehend Dacre, and I
have devised the likely way to do it, but all acts here are so hardly
interpreted, that men are afraid to do further than plainly directed.
I had rather this were told you by others, as I ain the patient in
the case. [On a separate scrap.]
Jan. 30. 51. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Win. Cecil. The rebels, when in
York - the bishopric of Durham, spoiled the bearer, Sir Thos. Calverley, a
young man that had newly set up house and furnished it, leaving
him nothing whatever to relieve himself, his wife and family, nor
to pay his rent, and there were none there who were known to
favour religion that they left unspoiled. The bearer proclaimed
them traitors, levied men in the bishopric, and went to Barnard
castle to Sir George Bowes ; left them there, and returned to Newcastle, where he was diligent in watch and ward and defence of the
town. He is of Lincoln's InD, learned in law, and honest in religion.
If any are relieved, pray help him. [ pa(je.~\
Jan. 30. 52. The Queen to Thomas Earl of Sussex. We perceive that you
have stayed James Lawder and Alex. Bogg, two Scotchmen who
brought our passport for going into Scotland, and considering the
late accident of the death of the Earl of Murray by devilish practices,
and that we have addressed a commission for our councillor Sir
Ralph Sadler to repair to Scotland, we require you to stay them
until our further pleasure, or till our said councillor shall have
entered Scotland, as the said Scotchmen may have some secret charge
to trouble that state, which they shall the less attempt if our said
Councillor be first in Scotland. Though we were first pleased that
you should come hither to impart to us your opinion on things there,
yet upon this accident we wish you to remain there till we hear
further out of Scotland ; meanwhile you as our president, and our
Council with you, having commission of oyer and terminer, should
indict all persons culpable of this late rebellion, and arraign and
try as many of them as may by process or otherwise be brought to
trial, omitting nothing to convince them of their traitorous offences ;
for such as cannot be apprehended, it is to be considered how they
may be attainted.
We also require you to cause inquisition of what lands, goods,
and chattels ought to come to us by escheat, by reason of the said
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rebellion, and cause them to be seized by our officers and kept to our
use, and let us know their value ; though we cannot presently confer
with you, if there be anything meet for our knowledge, advise us by
your letters. [2 pages. Draft by Sir Win. Cecil.]
53. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Win. Cecil. I received this
night the enclosed letter from Sir John Forster, and last night I
understood from the other Wardens that they desired supplies of
garrisons. I have answered them all that at my coming to Her
Majesty I will move her therein, and meantime I doubt not but
they will defend their charges from all incursions with the forces
they have, which I trust will suffice, for it is to be conceived that
Scotland will offer no great and open violence to England, until
they know how they shall agree amongst themselves.
Thanks for your letter of the 27th. I have left all things in good
quiet, and trust they will so remain, and hope to see you in three
days' time. [1 page."] Enclosing,
53. i. Sir John Forster to the Earl of Sussex. The Scots have
risen and seized much goods, but the country people
rescued them, slew one Scot, and hurt others. The whole
Borders are ready to break out, taking liberty by the death
o/ the Regent, and having with them the late Earls and
their accomplices, thereby they think to have 'many wellwishers in these parts; the rebels talk largely of hurt
to the Borders; some in England are expected to help
them. Let more horsemen be sent, for there are but 2,000
horse and 200 foot within my office, and it is horsemen
that can do most service. [1 page.]
Alnwick, 28 Jan. 1570.
54. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I received two
packets of letters to-day from Her Majesty and you, and shortly
after I met Mr. Randolph near Stanford ; whereupon, conferring with
Mr. Sadler, we resolved, as we were so far forward, to speak with
the Queen before we returned ; so I wrote, as commanded to all the
Wardens, and bade them advertise my vice-president, Sir Thos.
Gargrave, of all necessary demands and lacks, which he would
satisfy as far as possible. And because it would be some time
before any footmen could be sent to Lord Hunsdon and Sir
John Forster out of Yorkshire, and Lord Hunsdon could suddenly
levy 400 or 500 good shot, I wrote him to do so, if needful for
defence of Northumberland, and to send to Sir Thos. Gargrave for
what he lacked besides.
I sent the Queen's letter to Sir T. Gargrave, and bade him write
as I had done to the Wardens. I had ordered 300 horse and 3,000
foot to be ready on short warning, but now I have ordered him
to muster both horse and foot, and send them forward as the
Wardens require. I have ordered Sir George Bowes to have 100
horse ready in the bishopric, and committed to him the care of the
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bishopric and Eichmondshire, so that all things specified in the Queen's
letters will be as amply executed as if I were present. When I
have spoken with her, she shall direct the time of my abode.
I have just received the Queen's letters of the 30th of the same
effect, but not being commanded to return if I have set forwards,
I keep on my journey, and hope to be at Court with Mr. Sadler, on
Thursday about dinner time. [2^ pages, holograph.]
55. Wm. Cocks to Sir "Wm. Cecil. In the absence of Mr. Sutton,
I have received from Jas. Spencer, master of the ordnance of the
army levied in the South, by command of my Lord Lieutenant, all
his remains brought to Newcastle, which were in tolerable order,
the ways and time of the year considered ; I commend his painful
service. I have laid them up in places thought most convenient,
considering the ruinous state of Her Majesty's manor house where the
old store remains, which I signified in a former letter. Mr. Sutton
is there present, and knows the wants and decay of the storehouses,
and the new devices appointed if it shall please Her Majesty. I
have made an abstract where timber may be had with small charge
and workmanship, and other wants and charges. My Lord Lieutenant and Sir Ralph Sadler will declare they are not great, and
the benefit will countervail the charges in one year. If there should
be any service upon the sudden, 300L will not put in order the
ordnance, munition, &c. in the storehouses there.
As the keeping of the manor house is meetest to him who has
the charge, I think the keeper ought to give attendance both day
and night, as well for the preservation of the Queen's goods as for
looking after the artificers and others. I enclose copies of all my
receipts in Mr. Sutton's absence, part of which lie in lofts in the
town, at Her Majesty's charge, until a portion of those houses
vacant in the manor, which may well be spared, are appointed to
receive them, whereby she will have all her munition together, and
be unburdened of rents.
I am compelled with anguish of heart to complain, my 26 years
of service considered, age creeping upon me, never having any
reward at the Prince's hands, and these 3 years no means of
entertainment. Pray be a means that I may have my wages
and entertainment meet for my service. I could do Her Majesty
profitable service if put in trust. [1 pages.]
56. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. I wrote you how I was
directed by the Earl of Sussex to apprehend Leonard Dacre, and
my opinion that this country was not to be trusted in that service,
to which his Lordship replied that he would know Her Majesty's
pleasure before he advised any attempt by force, and willed me to
keep the matter as great secret as might be. Until yesterday I
rested without further direction, but have now received two more
letters from his Lordship, touching the apprehension of Dacre, one
describing the way and order to be used therein, and that the order
might be the better executed, the other is directed to me, to Simon
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1570. - XVI1 Musgrave, and to Dacre himself, in order that I might send him this
letter, and call him hither, or meet him elsewhere, to confer for the
strength of this frontier, and so under that pretence apprehend
him.
To accomplish this I wrote to Leonard, who sent me the answer
enclosed, stating that on account of the great pain of his leg, he
cannot stir, but if I would come to him he would gladly give his
advice, so that I shall deal no further therein without new direction.
I assure you he is not to be touched with the force of this country.
I may levy a good number, yet few will be found to execute their
force against a Dacre. Pray consider this matter, and be a means
for sending hither 500 men in garrison, whereof 200 to be horse
and the rest shot, with a small proportion of munition, which is as
greatly needed.
P.S. I have received Her Majesty's warrant for seizing the
lands of Edward Dacre, but we think it convenient not to intermeddle therewith until her pleasure be executed towards his
brother. [2 pages.] Enclosing,
56. I. Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to Lord Scrope.
We have thought this accident of the murder of the Regent
a convenient occasion for the apprehension of Leonard
Dacre, without force or peril, by getting him to repair to
you for conference of the Border causes, and to that end
we have written to you, him, and Simon Musgrave ; we
doubt not but you will send the letter to him, and induce
him to come to you at the castle or some place where you
may stay him, or else, under colour of news from the
Borders, procure some sudden assembly where he may
mix with you, and you have opportunity to take him,
iising care and foresight that no advantage be overslipped. [^ page, copy.] York, 28 Jan. 1570.
56. II. Thomas Earl of Sussex and Sir Ralph Sadler to Henry
Lord Scrope, Lord Warden of the West Marches, Leonard
Dacre, and Simon Musgrave. You, Lord Scrope, have
advertised the traitorous murdering of the Regent of
Scotland, and doubting that thereupon disorder may
grow upon the Borders, you have required to have garrisons appointed thither. Although we defer our answer
until Her Majesty's pleasure is known, yet as ^ve are
about repairing to her, to understand her pleasure in the
wJwle direction of these parts, we require you to meet and
confer upon their present state, and advertise us of your
opinion with all speed, that before our return from Her
Majesty, we may impart the same to her, and knoiu her
pleasure. [1 page, copy.] York, 28 Jan. 1570.
56. in. Leonard Dacre to Lord Scrope. I Iwve received yours
and my Lord Lieutenant's letter directed to you, Simon
Musgrave, and me, for executing which you desire to have
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me with you at Carlisle next Wednesday. I would with
right good will satisfy you as my duty is, but the soreness
of my leg, with the extremity of my journey in my litter
to BrougJwm, brought me into such a contagious ague that
since my coming thence, 1 have never left my bedchamber,
neither upon men's shoulders nor by any other means,
as before that travel I might have done. Wherefore I
must beg that you and Simon Musgrave will take part of
an ill dinner with me here on Wednesday, where I shall
gladly join my simple head with you for the least service
of Her Majesty and benefit of our country ; or if you
think fit to send Musgrave with some other of your
Council, I shall be glad to join with them in like sort.
[2 P a y e > c Py-] Naivorth castle, 31 Jan. 1570.
Jan. 31. 57. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. By your letters I
Carlisle. understand that it is Her Majesty's pleasure to have Gerard, brother
of Richard Lowther, apprehended. Accordingly I have caused
secret watch to be laid for his coming into this country, and
written to Rich. Dudley, a gentleman of good credit and secrecy,
who dwells within two miles of his brother's house, by all secret
means to learn of his repair thither, or to Mr. Middleton's, the fatherin-law of Richard Lowther, to one of which he will most likely
resort if he comes in these parts, and to apprehend and bring him
safely to me. I have also appointed Christopher Dacre to cause
the like to be done about Mr. Duckate, his brother-in-law's house,
within three miles of Middleton's. I have in like manner authorised
Dacre for his apprehension, who can both wisely and secretly go
about the same. I shall endeavour to the uttermost in this or any
other Her Majesty's service.
I enclose you a certificate of powder and munition requisite to be
laid here in readiness, for the speedy dispatch whereof I beseech you
to be a means, so that the same may be sent from the Tower, for
there is no good store in any of the Queen's storehouses in the
North. [1 page.]
Jan. 31. 58. Barnard Hampton to Sir Wm. Cecil. Having delivered to
Hampton Court. m y Lord of Leicester the letters that you sent me from Berwick, on
conference thereon by the Council, they resolved to move Her
Majesty for a further strength upon the Borders towards Scotland,
until these doubtful times be overpassed, the particularities whereof
Her Majesty has appointed Mr. Carey, of the Privy Chamber, to
declare to you by mouth. Nevertheless, lest it might seem strange
that she would commit a matter of importance to any person's
report of speech, without letter or other signification, she sent for
me this afternoon, and commanded me to advertise you in her
name that, as she has appointed Mr. Carey to open her pleasure for
the number of men, both horse and foot, that are to be provided,
where they are to be levied, and what munition, money, <fec. are to
be sent thither for this service, she requires you, when you have con-
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ferred with the Lord Keeper and Sir Walter Mildmay, to consider
how this service may be the best and most speedily furnished, and
either cause the needful warrants to be drawn there and sent hither
for signature, or send your directions how they are to be framed here.
P.S. Since writing hereof, Her Majesty sent for me and commanded me to begin the warrants for this service, but being neither
at the consultation in Council, nor understanding what had been
resolved upon, I can frame no perfect dispatch until I have your
opinion. I have just received a packet of letters from the Earl of
Sussex and Lord Scrope, which I will impart to Council as soon as
I find time. [1 page.]
Jan. ? 59. Note of the value of lands belonging to rebels in Yorkshire,
the bishopric of Durham, and Northumberland ; also list of 1 3
rebels, and the value of each of their lands. In Yorkshire, the
Earl of Northumberland's lands, Wressel, Leckinfield, Topcliff,
&c., are valued at 457L 12s. yearly ; the Earl of Westmoreland's at
330?. lls. 5d., and 12 others' from 400 marks to 181. In Durham,
the return is the same as made Jan. 6 [see No. 10. L, supra]. In
Northumberland the rebels' lands are supposed to be worth 8001.
or 900Z. a year. [2 pages.]
Jan. 60. List of 30 rebels and fugitives whom the Earl of Sussex,
Lieutenant-General in the North, demands to be delivered, by the
Lord Regent of Scotland's order, to the Wardens of the Marches ;
including the Earls of Westmoreland and Northumberland. [^
page.]
Jan. 61-63. Notes of fees received [by a clerk of the Privy Seal, Rich.
Oseley?] for the months of Sept. [1565?], May 1569, and Jan.
1570. [3 papers, 1 page each]
Feb. 1. 64. Sir Thomas Gargrave to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. I herewith send
York. you a note of the lands and goods of the rebels which have yet come
to my knowledge, but I know not what has gone by warrants of the
Lord Lieutenant, Marshal, and Provost Marshal ; many took what
they would without warrants, for the people were in such fear of the
Southern Army, who ever called them traitors and rebels, that they
allowed them to take their goods, never asking their authority.
Many mean offenders dare not come home, so that many towns
are not furnished with men, and they will be ready for any evil
attempt. They should be called home by proclamation, with certain
exceptions ; and those who are able, pay a reasonable fine and be
pardoned. Until they are thus made lawful subjects, it is dangerous
dealing with them. Many are abroad, and if they are taken, there
are not prisons to keep them in.
It is reported that the Earl of Westmoreland, with a number of
Scots and rebels, has made a raid into Northumberland, burned
houses, slain men, and taken prisoners. I wish the property of the
rebels' lands were altered ; that would make the tenants depend on
the new landlords, and alienate them from the old. There should
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be good officers placed in Richmondshire and Middleham, which
the Earl of Westmoreland had, and in Knaresborough, which the
Earl of Cumberland had. The people would fear, love, and obey
them. The sheriff here has small force, the liberties are so many
and great. Unless religion be in better stay, and the papists in more
fear, there will be no quiet long. A letter to encourage the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to proceed would do good. [1 page]
Encloses,
64. i. Note of the 'value of the rebels' lands in Yorkshire, viz.,
Earl of Northumberland's, 45 7Z. 12s. ; Earl of Westmoreland's, 330Z. lls. 5d. ; 10 others, 1,319Z. ; also value
of rebels' goods by inventories yet received, 1,200?. ; but a
great deal more is expected. [1 page.]
Feb. 2. 65. Sir John Forster to Thomas Earl of Sussex. There has been
Alnwick. nothing done since my last; but if the Scots will use these burnings and spoilings, I must be even with them, for they must not be
suffered to do these displeasures and sit without scathes, and if it
comes to redress, I shall redress as they will. Touching the matter
for Leonard Dacre, Lord Hunsdon was with me to-day, and agrees
to proceed according to your direction. I sent to Leonard Dacre
touching Morpeth matters, for receiving of the rents there, and
enclose you the answer in a letter from a man of mine. My Lord
Hunsdon and I fear there is not ordnance in Carlisle meet for the
batter}*, but we will do our best for that service, according to your
direction. [1 page.] Enclosing,
65. i. Robt. Daynam to Sir John Forster, Lord Warden of the
Middle Marches. I delivered your letter to Mr. Dacre at
Naworth, and he willed me to come in the morning for his
answer. I went the next day, but he could not be spoken
with, and sent his secretary, Wm. Weldon, who told me
his answer was, that he had tendered his livery in the
Court [of Wards], which had been taken ; that he was no
ward to Her Majesty, but of laivful age, and able to have
the rule of his own lands, and that you were no fit officer
for him, for he did not weigh your grant that you claim,
which was made by his late brother, for he was not able to
make any but during his life ; finally, he said his master
had sent a letter to you by one of his own servants, for the
ordering of all his lands in Northumberland, and if
that might not satisfy you, he would deal with you by law.
Naworth is kept by him with great force, and guns are
laid in every corner of the house, and he is getting victuals
and preparing for a whole year. The gates are very
straightly kept, and he practises with many of the tenants
there to get their rents, but very few pay him. He is called
in the house Lord Dacre, and I asked about it at Carlisle,
but it is unknown there. I also had occasion, by request
of my old master, Sir Geo. Ratcliffe, to ride to Carlisle with
a, letter to Simon Musgrave, where 1 delivered yours with
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my own hands to Lord Scrope concerning Matthew
Armstrong, who bade me say, that whenever you sent for
him you should have him, and that he would send him
to Potres. [1 page.] Hexham, 29 Jan., 1570.
66. Lord Hunsdon to the Earl of Sussex. On receipt of yours, I
repaired to Alnwick to consult with Sir John Forster. He had
received a letter from a servant whom he sent to Naworth about
business, and who at his first coming spake with Leonard Dacre,
and was bidden to return the next morning for an answer ; but when
he did, Dacre would not be spoken to, but sent him answer by his
secretary. This servant wrote that there is ordnance planted in
and about the house, much victuals in it, and many men, so that it
is not to be dealt with without ordnance, there being a great moat
about it. Thereupon we sent to ask Lord Scrope what ordnance he
could bring, and how he can bring it, after we have environed the
house. Upon his answer, we mean to proceed. As I would not
have my going thither suspected, I have have made some business
to this town for a day or two, until I have an answer from Lord
Scrope ; if he has ordnance, I shall see that matter soon dispatched
to Her Majesty's content, but I believe there is not a battery piece
in Carlisle except unmounted and unserviceable : we cannot attempt
it if the ordnance be not there presently after us, for there is never
a house either for man or horse within three or four miles ; therefore, after the house is approached, it must be set upon. Besides
his own power, he will have all the power of Liddesdale, and both
the Teviotdales, where my Lord of Westmoreland is a prince, and
has been both in the East and Middle Marches, with 2,000 horse,
and burnt and carried away cattle and ransoms prisoners, and he
the principal man.
I have received . your packets from Grantham and Stamford.
Touching the first, for men to be sent to the Borders, I do not see
that the West March needs any ; the Middle March has as many
as it needs ; but the East March is the place where it has always
been the custom to have the garrisons, and upon a great deal less
cause, there have been commonly 2,000 or 2,500, the most part
horsemen, which cannot be had out of the North ; but if you can
procure 1,000 foot and 300 horse, we can both defend and annoy,
and that frontier will not be defended under; footmen can but
defend such places as they lie in, and therefore the principal service
upon the Borders must be by horse. I wrote to the Council, upon
the death of the Regent, of the state of the Borders. Touching
Mr. Randolph's coming, I have sent your letter to Mr. Gate and the
Marshal of Berwick, because Gate is at York.
p.S. Pray send the enclosed to my wife. [2 pages]
67. Henry Lord Hunsdon to the Earl of Sussex. Sir John
Forster and I wrote to ask Lord Scrope what ordnance is at Carlisle,
and we have now received the enclosed. Since I see it is not to be
attempted without better force and order for ordnance, I mean to
return to my charge. I was yesterday advertised of a convention
amongst the rebels, at the Laird of Bedrowle's in Teviotdale, and
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that Leonard Dacre was with them. I have written to Sir Thomas
Gargrave for 1,000 foot and 300 horse to furnish the Borders,
which will not be maintained without so many.
P.S. Thos. Bates has come home, and the sheriff has sent for
him, according to your commandment. [^ page.] Enclosing,
67. I. Henry Lord Scrope to Lord Hunsdon and Sir John
Forster, wardens of the East and Middle Marches. You
liave received instructions for apprehension of Leonard
Dacre; Her Majesty well likes the device ; you are to put
it in use, and you ask 'what ordnance and men I can
bring for luinning the house. I have told the Council
that no force of this country is to be credited against him,;
the gentry and others are fw the most part freeholders
and tenants either to Lord Dacre, which title he usurps,
to Ids sister, the Countess of Cumberland, or to the Earl
of Northumberland, and would in this case rather take
part against than for us ; so that although in any other
service I can levy a good number, yet the force of credit
to this purpose must be brought with you. Nevertheless
such numbers as you will me to raise and bring shall b&
ready upon further advertisement.
For great ordnance, the greatest here are tivo, ivhich art
of no force against that house ; and if they were, we have
neither carriages, shot, nor powder sufficient, for supply
whereof I have already prayed my Lord Lieutenant and
others. We have six great gunners here, some of whom
are expert and may do ivell. [If pages]
Carlisle, 3 Feb. 1570.
Feb. 4. G8. Sir Thomas Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. Last night I received
York. a copy of Her Majesty's letter to my Lord of Sussex on four or five
matters. One is to stay two Scots who have her passport for
Scotland. This is done, and they remain here, complaining of their
charges.
Another is about my Lord's stay in these parts. I think his presence very needful, when he has conferred with Queen and Council,
but for resisting incursions, a supply can be sent in his absence ;
2,000 foot will be ready by Saturday in Yorkshire, and 300 horse ;
in the bishopric 400 foot to be sent if needful. The Earl's incursion was made only by the thieves. The Dacre is most to be
feared, if he be evil-minded. I would wish his doings prevented.
The papist offenders should chiefly be touched, or we cherish
enemies.
The third thing was to keep an oyer and terminer, and attaint all
offenders. If we do so, we shall leave many places naked of inhabitants. I think a number should be chosen, chiefly papists, and the
rest pardoned, except some chief people who are abroad. The poor
husbandmen may become good subjects, and 500 of the poor sort
are already executed. Mr. Bowes, as Marshal, claims their goods,
and I claim them for the Queen, because it is a case of war. Tell
us what should be done.
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The fourth was, the Queen asks what will come to her from the
forfeitures ; I hope this will be known in a fortnight.
The last was to send advertisements of all things ; this I will do,
and send the appointed numbers to the frontiers.
As to how the rebels that keep forth are to be attainted, it should
be by indictments or by Parliament. If they do not answer, the
indictment to proceed, showing how they levied war against the
Prince and fled, whereupon their forfeitures may be taken. I wish
the good were cherished, and the evil bridled in time. A good
officer and a good preacher in Richmondshire may do much good,
for all the gentlemen there are evil in religion.
Mr. Thorold, the Queen's attorney before this Council, is now too
sick for his office. I wish we had a learned and religious man.
John Plice of Gray's Inn is a very fit man. The Lord President
favours Will Baynard (?), but he is evil in religion, and does not come
much to church. [2 pages.]
Feb. 4. 69. Sir Thomas Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. The Lairds of BucYork. cleugh and Fernlhurst, with the Earl of Westmoreland and Chris.
Nevill, daily burn and spoil in Northumberland, and should be
resisted. I hope this week we shall have 3,000 foot and 300 horse
ready ; 2,000 foot, 500 being shot, with 1,000 good horse, and
aid of the garrisons and wardens, would soon end this trouble, and
either apprehend the chiefs, or drive them home and spoil their
country.
The Countess of Westmoreland should be removed, for resort to
her does harm. I wish well to Lady Cumberland, but would she
lay farther from the Borders, for it is doubted what Mr. Leonard,
calling himself Lord Dacre and Greystock, will do. He receives
the rents, gets munition into Naworth, and it is doubted whether
he will come if sent for. It is thought his brother went not without his knowledge. The papists will work all the mischief they
can. I trust God will give them an overthrow. [ page.]
Feb. 6. 70. The Queen to . Whereas you have already received
Hampton Court. an d are further to receive divers great sums for armour, munition, and victuals, for defraying our armies of garrisons under
the Earl of Sussex, our lieutenant-general in those parts, for which
you stand accountable : Our pleasure is that you disburse one
said treasure for the charge of our said armies and garrisons, for
prests, entertainments, wages, and diets of our said lieutenant and
officers, captains and soldiers, as you shall be commanded by warrant
from us or our Council, or the said Earl of Sussex, which warrants
shall be your sufficient discharge.
As our garrisons in the North lie dispersed in three several
wardenries, whereby our said lieutenant cannot always give his
warrant, you must in such cases make payment by a command in
writing from any of our wardens of the Marches, if subscribed by
our muster-master or clerk of the Cheque at Berwick. Where
Sir Thos. Gargrave has had monies delivered for payment of coat and
conduct, and prests for soldiers, you shall receive into your charge
such payments, and charging yourself with the receipt thereof, you
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shall, upon your account, be discharged of the same, having the
testimony in writing of the said Sir Thos. Gargrave. [1 sheet. Draft,
corrected by Sir Wm. Cecil.]
71. Sir Geo. Bowes to Sir Wm. Cecil. I sued for leave to repair
to Court, but being appointed by my Lord Lieutenant to the charge
of this country, and finding new accidents, I think my abode here
very necessary, and do not crave leave until better opportunity. I
trust my causes will meantime receive no less favour by the suit of
my cousin Robt. Bowes, who with great peril and pains has served
Her Majesty, [f page. Printed in Sharpe's Memorials of the
Rebellion, pp. 173, 174.]
72. [Name cut off] to Sir Wm. Cecil. Being a private person, I
have forborne to trouble you, but am now impelled by conscience.
The state of these parts is miserable and the danger great ; the
people are in a mad desperation, many secret mutinies amongst them ;
their daily talk in many places is of the rebels' return, which is rather
wished after than detested. The commons are very wanton, and
though many have suffered, yet very few or none of the gentlemen
who are the incentors to all this evil have tasted of judgment. The
danger is rather doubted, and except that the Queen and you of
her Council prevent, novissima erunt longe periculosiora et pejora
prioribus.
They aim chiefly at the life of the Queen, and destruction of us
that truly embrace Christ's sincere religion and her godly laws. I
hope the Lord will preserve her from poison, shot, and papistical
treacheries. You are maligned and envied by the papist and rebel
faction more than any of the Council, and they seek all means to
supplant you, for they take you for their deadliest enemy. Have
an eye to yourself; beware whom you trust; all are not faithful
friends that have fairest faces ; help to overthrow the wicked conspiracy ; if the heads remain, shortly shall the whole realm repent.
Ministerium impietatis the papists practice day and night. Judas
non dormit. So long as they remain as they do, look for no quietness ; and if they get liberty, look not long to live. Pardon my
boldness ; the fear of God and duty forces me thereto. If I might
sometimes write, I could advertise you of things not to be neglected ;
but if our governors knew that I wrote, I were in danger of displeasure ; although I have not written you since these huiiy-burlies
began, yet I am suspected of it.
Amongst other rebels of the North sent up as prisoners is Oswald
Wilkinson, gaoler or keeper of York castle, the most pernicious and
obstinate papist in all this country, and glories to be so reputed.
Before this rebellion burst out, he openly wore the ensign of the
order of these rebels, which Markenfeld and the rest wore; it
was a great crucifix of gold about his neck. Journeying towards
the South, about the Earls' business as is suspected, at Newark-onTrent, he openly uttered, in hearing of Mr. Heiirison, alderman of
that town, that within four days the mass should be as openly said
in Yorkshire as the Communion was, which he could not know
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except he had been of the conspiracy ; of this Gregory Paicock,
alderman of York, Ralph Micklethwaite, Wm. Broke, merchant, and
others as witnesses.
Peter Wilkinson, Oswald's brother, now attendant on him at
London, said openly, in the house of Mr. Woodde, a capper of York,
a little before the rebellion broke out, that he knew mass would
soon be openly said in York and Yorkshire, and that the Queen and
her Council would further it ; if you examine him and he denies
it, the wife of John Harte, grocer of London, and her neighbour
Mrs. Blakelage, who were present, will witness.
We have here Sir Thos. Metham, a most wilful papist, who
utterly refuses to come to service, receive the Communion, or read
any books except approved by the Church of Rome, or to be conferred with at all. He refuses to be tried before the Commissioners
for causes ecclesiastical ; he uses the corrupt Louvaine books, and
maintains at Louvaine two of his sons, with whom he corresponds.
It is four years since he and Dame Edith, his wife, were first committed to ward, since which he has daily grown more wealthy and
wilful, and now seems utterly incorrigible. He does much hurt
here, and is reverenced by the papists as a pillar of their faith.
I caused him to be committed to the Castle, where he remains and
does harm, yet would have done more if he had lived at large. It
you would be a means of his removal, you would take away a great
occasion of evil in these parts.
We are also encumbered with two archpriests and doctors, whom
we cannot call out of their circuits limited to them by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, so as to deal with them according to their
deserts, Doctors Carter and Siggeswike. The latter was limited to
within 16 miles of Richmond, and the former 16 miles of Thirsk,
where they have lurked since the beginning of the Queen's reign,
and have so practised that those two towns and the towns adjoining have risen in this insurrection, for recovery of their popish mass.
When we would deal with them, they would not obey, saying they
dare not, for fear of forfeiture of their recognizances. If either the
Council or those that limited them would reform them, or remit
them to the Commissioners here, they would be so dealt with that
they would not practice in corners amongst the silly people.
We have also two doctors of physic, worse papists than there are
now in Rome, Dr. Vavasour and Dr. Lee. We have hunted for the
former these two years, but he is so friended that no officer will see
him. He has had a number of masses said in his house of late, as
some of his chaplains whom we have met of late have confessed, and
he has not been seen here since just before the insurrection. Dr. Lee
was with the Earls at Richmond, rode thither with the Countess of
Northumberland, and assisted her when she took the letters from
the post which were said to have been sent from the Queen to the
Regent. He goes from papist to papist, and nothing is said to
him. Unless there be sharp execution on the incentors, altogether
spared hitherto, we shall shortly feel a greater smart ; for whispering
and mutiny have begun again. [3 pages, signature cut off.}
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Feb. 6. 73. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Win. Cecil. Thanks for your
Carlisle. friendship in my suit for the stewardship of Richmondshire. I trust
shortly you shall hear what has become of Leonard Dacre, as my
Lord Lieutenant has sent Lord Hunsdon and Sir John Forster
instructions for his apprehension. I have caused a strict watch to
be kept for the apprehension of Gerard Lowther, but he is very
likely to have fled, as it is reported he came hitherward as far as
Koyston, but made an errand by the way, and has not since been
heard of. A man of Lord Herris' was with me yesterday, and asked
whether I desired conference with his master. I replied that, beyond
lawful commendations, I would have nothing to do with him, or any
other, until I knew further of Her Majesty's pleasure. [1 page.]
Feb. 6. 74. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. The bearer, Rich.
Carlisle. Dudley, being directed by Council to conduct Thos. Bishop to
Court, and having been at great charges therein, I commend his
service, as well in that as other things in the late troubles, and
beseech you to give him hearty thanks. [ page.]
Feb. 6. 75. Confession of Robert Widdrington. On 11 Dec., being at
Hampton Court. Na worth with Lord Dacre, he declared how a servant of Mr. Markenfeld's was sent to Lord Wharton, for aid in such matters as I
was then with Lord Dacre about, and how he was then answered.
" My friend " (said Lord Wharton to Markenfeld's man), " I will
not stir till I see what Lord Dacre, a man of the greatest power in
all this country, will do, and then what way soever he go, I will
join with him/' Thereupon the man (as Lord Dacre declared to
me) came back to him to understand what he would do.
Lord Dacre then said, " Go and tell Lord Wharton that the man
is not this day in England whom I love worse than he, nevertheless
if he will take such part as I take, I will promise him to set all displeasure aside, and shall be as ready to die and live with him in
this quarrel as with my brother Edward Dacre, whom I love with
all my heart, and I will send one of my own men with you to
declare this ; " thereupon both their servants returned to know Lord
Wharton's pleasure.
My Lord Dacre, having appointed his man to meet him at Carlisle
that night with further intelligence from Lord Wharton, asked if
I was known in that country ; I said I was not, so he commanded
. me to ride with him to Carlisle, that I might be the more able to
declare to my master [Earl of Northumberland] the estate of that
country, and what they might expect from Lord W^harton. At
Carlisle his servant met him with Lord Wharton's answer, as is
before declared, and earnestly required Lord Dacre to come to his
house, to confer what they would do ; so Lord Dacre sent me away
that night with this news to my Lord and Lady, who were very
glad to hear of the concord.
At my coming again to Lord Dacre on 16 Dec., to know determinedly what they would do, I was plainly assured that Lord
Wharton would not deal therein, but that his Lordship would not
fail to keep his promise with them, and thereupon I returned to my
master. [1 pages, copy.]
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Feb. 7.
Berwick.
76. Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have received yours
with a warrant for corn powder, wherein I find that the Lords are
wrongly advertised, therefore Spencer's reckoning had need be well
looked into ; it appears by the Lords' letter that there should be
12 cwt. of corn powder left here by Spencer, which is not so, for he
received 13 cwt. by warrant from Lord Warwick and the Lord
Admiral, of which he returned 5 cwt., and left none here that came
from London, save one last of serpentine powder. I shall have half
a last of corn powder from here ; when the other comes down, send
some corn powder with it.
I came to this town upon two causes, one to confer with Sir John
Forster for the apprehension of Leonard Dacre, if we had great ordnance, but sending to Lord Scrope to know what ordnance he could
bring, he answered that there are but two sakers unmounted, and
neither shot nor powder. We have therefore not meddled in the
matter, for if we had gone and returned without him, he would be
gone into Scotland. His house is both ordnanced and victualled, and
has a great moat about it, so that it will not be had without ordnance.
The other cause was that I understood my Lord of Westmoreland meant to surprise Newcastle, andj it being easy to be done,
and hearing he had been at Harbottle and nearer with 2,000 horse,
and burnt divers houses, I repaired hither to take order with
the mayor for the better looking to the town ; now they keep
watch upon the walls every night, and have made certain turnpikes
without the gates,, and bring the keys every night to the mayor.
Since my coming, Dr. Pilkinton and others have been with me,
and reported that the Earl of Westmoreland has threatened to
take certain prebendaries and others of Durham, and hang them,
whereof they are so afraid that they are ready to go out of the
country ; also that the Earl's tenants are warned to be ready at an
hour's warning ; some hold that he has been at Brancepeth of late,
and say that there is great brewing there. The honest sort of the
bishopric, who are very few, are much perplexed, as they have
nobody to repair to, whatever need should happen. The Bishop is in
London, my Lord Eure in Yorkshire, and will not dwell any more
in the bishopric, and Sir Geo. Bowes and his wife gone to York, as
they dare not tarry in the country, so that there is not one gentleman
left but Mr. Hilton. Surely some man of credit should lie sometimes
in the bishopric and sometimes at Newcastle, and so be both a
surety to the town, a stay to the bishopric, and a bridle to this part
of Northumberland, which is as ill as the worst; as long as his
[the Earl of Westmoreland's] wife lies at Brancepeth or in this
country, he shall neither want relief nor intelligence.
I understand by my wife that Her Majesty is well inclined to
do for me and mine, and now is the time. Help as you may.
[2 pages.]
77. Lord Hunsdon to the Earl of Sussex. Cocks, who has the
charge under Sutton, never 'received 22 cwt. of corn powder out
Feb. 7.
Newcastle,
Berwick! ^ Newcastle, but upon my Lord Warwick and Lord Admiral's
warrant, Spencer sent them 8 cwt., whereof 5 cwt. was returned,
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which I have ordered to be sent to Berwick, although it is a very
small proportion for that town. I never saw a weaker band than
the horsemen that Mr. Bowes sent, and there were not 100 in the
whole. It were fitter for Knap's and Pragel's bands to be placed in
the East March, for they do no service where they lie, nor has any
garrison lately been left within the Middle March ; when the Prince
has laid 2,500 upon the Borders, they have always been in the
East March, as that is the place either for defence or for annoyance
of the Scots.
Several of the townsmen and prebendaries of Durham are ready
to forsake the country, being threatened to be killed by my Lord of
Westmoreland, and their fear is the more because all my Lords' men
and tenants are warned to be ready at an hour's warning, and it is
said he has been at Brancepeth since you went. The honest sort
in the bishopric are much perplexed, for they have nobody to resort
to for aid and advice, the Bishop being absent, my Lord Eure
in Yorkshire, and Sir Geo. Bowes and my lady gone to York.
[1 page.]
Feb. 7. 78. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. The Lord Wardens
York. wish for men and horses to strengthen the frontiers against thieves
and outlaws of Scotland, who took the horses from the rebels as
they entered Scotland, and so are well-horsed. The country will
furnish foot, but horse and shot are not here to send. Our horsemen are not perfect in riding with spears, and therefore have been
accounted only prize for the enemy, for their horses and ransoms ; yet
for show 300 are ready, and 3,000 foot.
Lord Scrope writes nothing of the Dacre, yet the bruit is much
against him. Sir John Forster likes not his doings, [f page.]
Enclosing,
78. i. Lord Hunsdon to Sir Thos. Gargrave. You and my
Lord Lieutenant write for a parcel of men to be sent to
the Borders, whereof there is no small need, for Fernihurst, Buccleugh, all Teviotdale and others have burnt
and spoiled much in the East Marches, so that I have
sent 200 prisoners to serve some of the country.
The East Marches being the weakest, and the others
having 2,000 or 3,000 men, I cannot ask for under 1,000
foot and oOO horse. With these I could defend the
Borders, and be revenged on Teviotdale.
The less to burden the country, you need not send
armour for 500 or 600, as the captain of Berwick can
find it ; do not trouble the gentlemen, only send leaders
to conduct them to Berwick, and I will appoint them
captains ; I could take up 200 in these quarters if you
think good, for some of the Southern soldiers have come
to Berwick /or entertainment. [1 page. Copy by Sir. T.
Gargrave] Newcastle, 3 Feb. 1570.
Endorsed [by Cecil], "200 horse York, 200 footmen
York, 200 footmen upon the Borders, 100 horsemen"
P2
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Feb. 7, 79. Wra. Cock to the Council. I Lave your and the Lord
Newcastle. Lieutenant's letter for delivery of 12 cwt. of corn powder, alleged to
! be left here by Mr. Spencer, late master of ordnance of the army
levied in the South. I received 24 barrels of serpentine and 5
of corn powder from Spencer, for which, in the absence of Sutton, I
have indented, but I had delivered eight to him before, by command
of the Earl of Warwick and Lord Admiral, so that there was none
left here which came from the South, but such as they received out
of the stores here, except the serpentine powder. As you wish me
to deliver all this powder to the Governor of Berwick, and as 5 cwt.
is but a small supply, I will deliver, upon my Lord's warrant,
12 cwt. Pray consider all the great decays and lacks, not only here,
but in all the frontiers. f| page]
Feb. 7. 80. Memorial, by the Earl of Sussex, for instructions [for Commissioners to be sent into the North].
All persons of the common sort that have offended in the late
rebellion, and have no lands, to be pardoned, by proclamation, of
their lives, so as they repair to the Commissioners, and submit to
their further orders.
All that will receive the benefit of this pardon to be fined at
the discretion of the Commissioners, according to their substance ;
to receive the oath due to the Queen by statute of 1 Eliz., and
to sue for their pardon.
All that have lands under the yearly value of 51. may redeem
them at reasonable prices, and have pardon of their lives after
taking the oath.
To proceed by ordinary course of law against all apprehended
that have lands above the yearly value of 51.
To advise how to proceed by outlawry or otherwise, against
such as have fled and cannot be apprehended.
To treat with such gentlemen as have had their sons in this
rebellion, and were servants to any of the Earls, for redeeming
their sons' lives by fines.
To consider what persons have continued but a short time witli
the rebels, after the pardon proclaimed, and if there appears a
reasonable cause, suspend prosecuting until answer be returned.
To consider what friends the household servants of the Earls,
&c. have, who have no lands nor goods, and to set fines upon
them, to be paid by their friends ; if they have none, to let them
free, unless they be notable offenders.
To enquire whether such as levy war against the Crown do not
ipso facto forfeit their lands and goods, and whether the Prince
is not lawfully entitled thereto, without their attainder.
Who shall be in the commission for the premises. [1 paye.
Draft, corrected by Sir Wm. Cecil]
Feb. 8. 81. Sir Thos. Gargrave to the Earl of Sussex. There is lack of
York. money and horses in the shire, and it will be overlaid with charges,
considering the lack of traffic, &c., therefore you should have the
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lieutenancy of the North, as it always has been in my time, during
wars with Scotland, viz., to include cos. Salop, Stafford, Chester,
Lancaster, Derby, Nottingham, York with the city of York and
Kingston-on-Hull, Durham, Northumberland with Newcastle, Westmoreland, and Cumberland ; and then when one place was overcharged, another might supply. I never knew great help in these
parts but from these shires, except there were wars with Scotland,
and then aid came from the South. I have written about this to
Mr. Secretary.
I hear that victuals are providing at Brancepeth, and that Chris.
Nevill is resorting thereabouts, to move new strife ; if so it is well
that our troops are ready, but many of the horse will not be good.
I have got 1,000?., but neither warrant to receive nor pay it; if it
be for coat and conduct money for the soldiers, they will be ready to
set forwards before I have the warrant to pay them, unless speed
be made therein. [1 page.']
Feb. 8. 82. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. To similar purport.
York. Also : Without foresight the country will be 'overcharged. At the
last sending forth against the rebels, all my neighbours paid out of
their own purses coat and conduct money, and 20 days' wages to
their soldiers, and had to find carts and carriages to both the armies
of the South and North, and they were pilled by the commissaries of
carriages for the South. Two of them got out of the people 1,000
marks, yet neither paid wages nor let any depart home without
paying money, and now all aids are only called for in this shire.
I wish the lieutenancy of the North were as extensive as formerly, &c. [1 page.]
Feb. 8. 83. Sir Geo. Bowes and Robert Bowes to the Earl of Sussex. At
Durham. O ur meeting here with the (justices of peace and commissioners for
the levy of 400 foot within this county, we found good towardness
of the gentlemen to advance the service. We have followed the
same order as in Richmondshire, appointing only that money shall
be put in readiness for armour, weapons, &c., and without naming
any special men to serve for soldiers, or making assemblies other
than of some few chosen personages of the best discretion and behaviour exhorted them gently to receive this charge thankfully,
and advise their neighbours to do the like, and to show their duties
in all things, so as to move Her Majesty's grace towards them ;
trust will take good effect amongst the people, remove their vain
suspicions, and cause them to become quiet. The former rumours
have been confirmed, but Christopher and Cuthbert Nevill are gone
to some place not known, and we hear of no attempts to stir the
people in this country but what by remaining here, and with the
power we hope always to have ready of ourselves, friends, and
neighbours, we trust to suppress.
There is great want of the gentlemen gone from hence to the
Court and London, in whom there was no lack of a consideration of
their duties, but business called them up ; yet the same being mis-
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taken by the people, made much murmur amongst them, whereby
their return is thought the more requisite. [1 page.]
Feb. 8. 84. The Queen to Lord Hunsdon. "We perceive by yours to the
Hampton Court. Earl of Sussex, that after you received letters from Lord Scrope, you
returned from Newcastle to Berwick, judging the attempt to apprehend Leonard Dacre ought not to be made for lack of great
ordnance, &c. Nevertheless we think the matter of too much importance to be pretermitted, and have resolved that you take the charge
of this enterprise. As it is hard to prescribe certainly, we send
an advice in writing how it may probably be put in execution, and
require you secretly to confer with Sir John Forster and Lord
Scrope as to how to proceed, omitting no time. If upon conference you find cause to alter any part of this advice, we leave it
to your consideration, so that you proceed ; for we cannot any longer
endure delay in a matter so much importing us, seeing that our
intention to have him apprehended cannot be kept secret from
him, whereby he will have occasion to escape into Scotland, if not
prevented. [If pages. Draft by Sir Wm. Cecil.] Unclosing,
84. I. Note of the order of apprehending of Leonard Dacre
in Naworth castle. The strength of the castle not being
known, aud doubtful whether it may be taken upon the
sudden without ordnance, the horse and shot on guard
upon the Middle Marches are to be drawn towards the
Borders of Liddesdale, and 200 or 300 shot of Berivick,
with a convenient band of horse in guard upon the East
Marches, towards Harbottle, under colour of defending
the incursion of thieves of Liddesdale and Teviotdale,
and to be placed near the West Borders, so that they may
be at Naworth two hours before daybreak.
Sir John Forster, under colour of the defence of the
Borders, may assemble 400 or 500 horse of his most trusty
friends, to be at a place near the said garrison; Lord
Hunsdon may come to Alnwick upon some matter just
about the time, and so draw forth towards Hexham.
Lord Hunsdon can then come forward, Sir John Forster
appoint his sudden assembly, and the whole forces meet
at nightfall in the Wastes, so as to be at Naworth before
day, and beset the house ; if there be any danger of discovering the enterprise by lack of the speed of the foot,
every horseman may take a footman behind him at the
place of assembly, so as to make the more diligence.
Lord Scrope is to be ready with Simon Musgrave, so as
to raise the country upon besetting the house, and to bring
such ordnance as he can from Carlisle, which meantime
he must cause to be mounted and put in order. Such
powder and shot as may be provided for the pieces by
Lord Scrope may be secretly conveyed to Hexham by Sir
John Forster, upon a warrant authorising him to convey
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ma
it to Alnwick, and being at ffexham, it may be brought
to Naworth in six hours. Thus having two sakers from
Carlisle to beat the gate and the draw-bridge, and 400
shot to beat the castle, where it is supposed there is little
or no shot, the draw-bridge may be beaten down, and
with some long pieces of timber, a bridge made to pass
over where it was. If the gate be unramparted, two
sakers will be sufficient to beat it down; 'but if it be ramparted, when the soldiers be defended with the shot, they
may approach the gate, and undermine and blow it up,
whieh seems to be the speediest way to take the castle
without battery. Lest he may have some foreknowledge,
and seek to fly, being so near to Scotland, Lord Scrope
and Mr. Musgrave must do what they can to stop his
flight; if he does escape, the castle must be token, and
all other strengths in the country possessed, to avoid
ivhat may come of his flight.
During this exploit, some special persons upon the
East and Middle Marches must draw all the others to
resist any offensive attempt of the Scots and rebels, and
to draw towards such places as the enemy bend their forces
to. [2 pages.] 8 Feb. 1570.
Feb. 10. 85. Rich. Wroth to the Earl of Sussex. I hear that John
York. Hamlen, servant to the Earl of Northumberland, passed through
Yorkshire on Wednesday last, towards Lincolnshire, by Bartonupon-Humber, and if he does not secretly abide there, will go to
Mr. Scott in Kent, a gentleman and familiar acquaintance of his.
I certify this as you might wish his apprehension ; he was a great
doer in this rebellion, and a secret conveyer of messengers, both
Scots and others, between the Earl of Northumberland and others.
Your servant Barwick has been to Hull for hawks, but found
none fit for you, and while there, his man lost his haggard ; if
you would send down a cast of sore falcons to Rich. Falconer, he
thinks your money would be best employed on them, as the time
for the haggards is now passed. One of the hawks you sent by
Mr. Higham's man miscarried by the way, but the other, being very
poor and in danger, Potter has revived. I wish you a most happy
journey, and a prosperous return into these North parts. [1 page.]
1570?
Feb. 13. 86. Robert Earl of Leicester to the Queen. Thanks for your sendTeddington. j n g so graciously toknow how your poor eyes* doth ; I have hitherto
so well found myself after my travel, as I trust I am clearly delivered
of the shrewd cold that so hardly held me at my departure from
you. I have always found exercise with open air my best remedy
against those delicate diseases gotten about your dainty city of
London, which place, but for necessity, I am sorry to see you
remain about, being persuaded it is a piece of the sacrifice you
do for your people's sake, seeing it is not profitable for your own
* A pair of eyes sketched instead of the word.
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health or to prolong your life, which ought to be most dearest
to us your poor servants, how little soever esteemed of yourself. My
daily prayer shall be that God will that way make us blessed,
and I trust you will use those means by which it may be hoped for.
I would gladly wish you ever where your eyes* are, but the ways
are too foul for your travel ; a few fair days will amend this
want ; if when the season serves, your determination holds to spend
some time abroad further from London, it shall be well begun now,
but I would it had been long before put in proof. God grant
that you may find so much good thereof as hereafter to reap the
benefit of the good continuance of your desired health.
You see, sweet lady, with how weighty matters I trouble you ; if
there were other matters in me than well wishing, I would be as
ready to pour it out to do you the least good, as I will ever have a
most dutiful heart to wish you the most and greatest blessings that
God can give his anointed ; so with humble pardon craved for your
poor old eyes* they reverendly offer themselves as wholly your
vassals and creatures, praying the Almighty to prolong your days
with the longest that ever lived, and bless your reign with the
happiest that ever he made most happy.
P. S. I have done your command to the lady of this house, who
thinks herself most happy to stand so far in your thoughts for so
small deserts, and is greatly comforted that you graciously esteem
her poor present. [2 pages]
1570.
Feb. 13. 87. Sir Thos. Gargrave to the Earl of Sussex. Before receipt of
York. yours about sending a supply to Lord Hunsdon, I had written to Sir
Geo. Bowes to send him the 100 horsemen he was to raise of his
own and his friends' in Richmondshire and the bishopric, and 200
of the 700 soldiers appointed to be raised in those counties, of
such as were not of confederacy with the rebels. I wrote to Lord
Hunsdon that they were coming, but to-day I hear from Sir George
Bowes that he cannot raise the horse, and that the foot are not
ready, nor money levied for their arms. The commissioners are
slow about the horse ; I have written to have them to-morrow.
There is much want of the gentlemen who are in London, both
for exercise of commissions and lack of horses. Sir John Constable,
Mr. Hildyard and Mr. Boynton certify that no horsemen can be
raised in Holderness, but I have written again, for there are there
men of good living, and the best store of horses in these parts. The
West Riding may accomplish their number, but none else will.
There is great lack of horses, and many horses and men are yet on
the. frontiers.
I have sent to Council the examination of Lady JSevill, Sir
John's wife ; she is in poor case, having only a white frieze
gown and 10 children, and neither house, meat, nor drink. She
says her husband would come in on promise of life, and that
he went to persuade the rebels not to bear arms against Her
* A pair of eyes sketched instead of the word.
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Majesty, and to prevent them from spoil ; he went when they went
back from Wetherby to Barnard castle.
Sir George Bowes finds Richmondshire quieter than he looked for ;
all is quiet here ; no news of the Dacre nor from the frontiers. The
Scots whose passport you delivered me are in want, and would
gladly be dispatched. [1-|- pages]
Feb. 13. 88. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. Lady Nevill has been
York. examined by myself, Hugh Saville, and Rich. Hammond ; her
husband is of a good nature, was a Protestant in King Edward's
days, became a Papist in Queen Mary's through Dr. Robinson, and is
now confirmed in popery.
I hope soon to send you a certificate of the lands and goods of the
rebels, and what I can learn of those taken away by others.
There are so many suitors that I am ashamad to be one, but I have
had such charges in Pomfret castle at the rebels' stir, and now about
the search of their goods, and the stay of them, and the shrievalty is
coming, that I cannot bear it without help. I want 100 or 100
marks yearly of lands near where I live, not replenished with woods
or commons, but only the bare rents, paying for them half in six
yearly payments, and the other half as a fee farm. [1 page]
Feb. 14. 89. Oswald Wilkinson to Council, addressed to the Lord Keeper,
and Sir Wm. Cecil. I, a poor wretched prisoner, beseech you to stand
my good Lords, or I shall not be able to continue, having a great
ague. As I am to write more truly than I said before you, I add
that on my departure from the Audit at TopclifF, 17 October, I asked
my Lord of Northumberland if he had any errand to London, where
I was going, for renewing of a lease and obtaining pardon for a prisoner under my keeping, for which I had taken his money. He said
Taylor was there already for his business, and willed me to hasten
him home, as he had sent him to borrow money ; if I did not meet
with him, and had any acquaintance with the Bishop of Ross, I was
to desire him to be a means for the money.
Not meeting Taylor, I went to the Bishop of Ross, who sent word
that Lord Northumberland could not be helped, as the factors were
committed to prison ; this is all I had to do with the Bishop or
any other person, and I had no more to do with the rebellion than
a child of two years' old. [2 pages]
Feb. 15. 90. Henry Lord Hunsdon to the Queen. Upon receipt of yours,
Etrwick. I sen t to Sir John Forster to meet me at Belford, 12 miles hence ;
we have resolved to execute your commands, and you shall not
find one minute overslipped that may serve the turn. This day I
set forwards towards Alnwick with my men, and have sent 300
foot and 100 horse another way, and Sir John also sends 200
foot and 400 or 500 horse another way, so that it will be hard
for anybody to know what I mean to do. I have made none of
the captains privy to my journey, but only appointed them to
meet me at a certain place within 1 2 miles of Naworth. It is a
long journey for the foot, being 80 miles, yet I trust by Monday
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to satisfy your expectation, if he [Leonard Dacre] be still at Naworth,
or does not fly. If he be at Rokley, he may have warning of our
coming, it being four miles beyond Carlisle, and 10 from Naworth
to Carlisle, and all the countiy his tenants, and the Countess of
Cumberland his sister.
There was no want in me that it was not done before ; Sir John
Forster and I were ready, but on Lord Scrope's letter importing an
impossibility of prevailing without ordnance, whereof he could
bring none, we durst not attempt it. If we had then gone, we
had marred all the matter, for he was at that instant removing to
Rokley castle, which is as strong or stronger than Naworth, and
four miles beyond Carlisle, where it is thought he is still.
Since however it is your pleasure to have him, I presume I am
to seek him wherever he may be, and if he does not fly, I will have
him or smart for it ; if he flies before our coming, as I fear he will,
I can but take his houses, and put them in safe keeping to your use.
I am an ill-craver for myself, but having so many things of these
rebels in your disposition, I trust you will remember me. [1 page.]
Feb. 15. 91. Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. No time shall be lost for
Berwick, apprehension of Leonard Dacre. The instructions are the same
that my Lord of Sussex left, and were answered by Lord Scrope
that it could not be done in that sort. I marvel whose device it was
that Sir John Forster should bring powder and shot for such pieces
as Lord Scrope could bring thither, when he writes that he can bring
none ; the two sakers which he writes of are unmounted, and if
we shall tarry the mounting of them, we shall do Her Majesty a
good piece of service, there being no one there able to mount them ;
some think everything is as ready as they imagine, and as soon
done as spoken ; but it shall be done as soon as possible. If he be at
Rokley, we cannot possibly eome into the country but he will
know of it, being four or five miles beyond Carlisle, and we must
go there.
It is very strange Lord Scrope is not able to take him, being
within five miles of Rokley, and but 10 from Naworth, and I must
carry my foot 80 miles ; but whatever Her Majesty commands shall
be no pain to me. 1 trust by Monday to end this matter, if he does
not fly, and if he does, I will take all his houses, and commit them to
safe keeping. I will not trouble you with matters of Scotland, seeing
you have heard from Mr. Randolph, and for matters of the Borders
I have written to the Council.
Skidmore arrived here on the 10th, with 1,700Z., as Mr. Treasurer
took 300. of him by the way ; if that money had not come, I
could not have earned one man out of this town to any service.
P.S. Skidmore has brought such ill French crowns and clipped
angels that they will scarcely be uttered, and I think the tellers
have bought ill gold in Cheapside to send hither. [1 page.]
Feb. 15. 92. Bill of R Tutt, servant to [R. Oseley], of money expended
in dinners, provisions for his horse, and miscellaneous items for his
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master, between 27 Jan. and 5 Feb., and ou 15 Feb. ; total, 48s.
[1$ pages.]
Feb. 16. 93. Lord Hunsdon to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. Having just arrived
Alnwick. here, I received the enclosed from Lord Scrope, by which you will
see how easy a matter this enterprise is that I have in hand ; yet,
God willing, it shall be done ; to-morrow I will be at Hexham, and
if my footmen can meet me, I will be at Naworth by Saturday
morning. If he (Dacre) remove to Rokley we must go to Carlisle, so that it will be Sunday or Monday night ere we can deal
with him.
As I have no trust in any ordnance from Carlisle, I carry with
me a cunning pioneer and tools and workmen, so that if he tarries
my coming, I doubt not having him. Show Her Majesty Lord
Scrope's letter, [f page.] Enclosing,
93. i. Lord Scrope to Lord Hunsdon and Sir John Forster,
Lord Wardens of the East and Middle Marches. You
write that you have received another letter from the Queen
for apprehension of Leonard Dacre, with instruetions
like the former, and that as it is to be done with speed,
you intend to be at Naworth by Saturday morning next,
with your whole force both of horse and foot, and desire
to have me stay his passage into Scotland. Mr. Musgrave and I shall not fail to meet you with such forces as
we may, but you have given me such short warning that
I cannot have my greatest force, as it has to be brought
from Kendall, and the edge of Lancashire, 40 miles off,
and is the only force to be credited in this service ; I have
written for them, yet they cannot be here before Saturday
night. As for stopping the passages, there are so many
that, if I had the whole wardenry in readiness, it could
not be done if he is disposed to fly. I hear he intends to remove to Rocliffe [Rokley] 10 miles westward from Naworth,
and but four miles from this town, and as much from
the frontier, where he may at his pleasure pass, any force
here notwithstanding. Such ordnance as I have I shall
put in readiness.
P.S. If Dacre removes to Rocliffe, you should come
straight to Carlisle; as I have had Mr. Musgrave's
opinion, I have got him to sign this letter. [1 pages.]
Carlisle, 15 Feb. 1570.
Feb. 16. 94. Sir Thos. Gargrave, Dr. Mat. Hutton, and Thomas Eynns to
York. the Earl of Leicester and Sir Wm. Cecil. There is a secret bruit here
that the Earl of Sussex, in our Council here, proposed and persuaded
the marriage between the Duke of Norfolk and the Scottish Queen ;
if he had so done, we should greatly have forgotten our duty to'
Her Majesty in concealing it ; but as he has neither in Council nor
otherwise persuaded that matter, we now for our own discharge
signify the same to you. [1 page]
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Feb. 16. 95. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. In a fortnight I hope
York. to send you the value of the goods and lands of the rebels ; the
goods will be 3,OOOZ., and as they daily diminish, I shall sell them
with speed, to preserve the tillage of families ; but money is not
presently to be had. If the lives of the common people are spared,
they should either pay fines or forfeit their goods.
Judgment should be preferred against all that come not in, those in
prison, and open papists, or busy-doers in these troubles. The assizes
and gaol delivery being near, let me know whether to bring to this
gaol more than the 1 4 already there.
I think the law is that, if any levy war in the realm against the
Prince and die before attainder, their lands and goods are forfeit,
and the same for those Avho fly ; though these may be attainted, the
forfeiture is the same.
1 never knew my Lord of Sussex favour the marriage of the
Duke of Norfolk and the Scottish Queen. When Cantrell first
came, he made me privy to it, but then and since has said that he
disliked it, as unsafe for Her Majesty, and would never deal with
the Duke therein, unless it was her pleasure.
I hear from Edinburgh that Sheldon, Somerville, and other agents
of the Queen of Scots run between her and Scotland and do great
hurt, and that these two are now here and shortly to return. ]
have sent to Rotherham, Doncaster, Ferrybridge, and other places,
to lay wait for and take them. [1^ pages.]
Feb. 18. 96. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. I arrived here last
Hexhain. night, and at 2 this morning, a man from Lord Scrope brought a letter
to me and Sir John Forster, with another from Leonard Dacre to
his Lordship, copies of which I send herewith, by which you will perceive how easy the enterprise will be, and I have some hope that he
does not mean to fly. We now only wait the coming of our foot,
who could not make the haste they would have done, the waters
being so great and the moors and ways so deep ; but I trust they
will be where I have appointed this night, which is six or seven
miles nearer to Naworth than this town. It was as much as we
could do yesterda}^ to reach this town from Alnwick, the waters
and ways being so deep.
This matter has been so secretly kept that, though neither the captains nor any other that came with me knew but that Sir John Forster
and I meant to join with Lord Scrope to ride upon Fernihurst and
Buccleugh, as soon as my sons came into town, they were told of
our purpose, and that we had been looked for two or three nights.
1 trust ere this letter comes to your hands, this matter will be at a
point, one way or the other. [| page.] Enclosing,
96. i. Henry Lord Hunsdon and Sir John Forster to Lord
Scrope. We have received yours of the 17 th, with Leonard
Dacrc's to you enclosed, wherein it appears plainly that
he has intelligence of our purpose, and under colour of
raising poiuer to resist the enemies of Teviotdale, means
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makes no such gathering, for it were strange that any such
matter should be meant by the Scots, and he know it before
you. Our opinion therefore is that, under pretence of his
letter, you should send for him to confer about it, and if
he come, stay him, or else send some trusty messenger to
him, who can understand the strength of the house.
Howsoever the matter may be, we ivill set forward to
night or Sunday. You have, under colour of his letter,
good cause to levy your force, and to have them ready to
meet us ; if we knew what time your force would, re%)air to you out of Kendall and the edge of Lancashire,
we woidd stay a day longer, as both our purpose and the
time is disclosed. We cannot so well advise as you.
P.S. Because ^ue would be known from the Scots, if
any com.e to his succour, we all mean to have red crosses,
and so I would your folks had. [ 1 page, copy.']
Hexham, 18 Feb., 3 a.m., 1570.
Feb. 18. 97. Lord Serope to Sir Wm. Cecil. Since first understanding
Midnjprht, Her Majesty's pleasure for the apprehending of Leonard Dacre, I
Carlisle. } )ave written several letters to ray Lord Lieutenant for 500 men to
be sent hither under colour of garrison ; but it was thought superfluous. Lord Hunsdon having the charge of that service, for which
he is most worthy, with instructions for its manner, has proceeded
very honourably, with advice of Sir John Forster. But now the
whole order being determined, and we with our forces ready to draw
forward to the house, my man, returning from Lord Hunsdon with
letters for me, was met by Leonard Dacre, who, under colour of defending his tenants of Gillesland, was levying power, as I suppose,
against us, the letters were intercepted, and he detained, so that I
greatly fear this purpose is defeated. Nevertheless I despatched
three men by various ways again to his Lordship with letters, and
so wait directions. Dacre has this day assembled upwards of 3,000
men, English and Scottish ; his house is hot and well furnished, and
he has joined to him under assurance the Lords Hume, Cessford,
Buccleugh, and other Lords of Teviotdale, who have willed him to
keep his house, and they in person with their powers will come to
his relief. He also looks for the friends and forces of the Lords
Herris and Maxwell ; I assure you that this city, as well as the whole
country, stands in peril ; for defence whereof, move Her Majesty
that a sufficient garrison with munition may be directed hither,
until greater forces may be levied, for I fear our forces will be
assayed. [1 pages.]
Feb. 18. 98. Note and valuation of lands in co. York purchased by Lord
Eure's grandfather, which he requests to exchange with the Queen
for (Nottingham manor, formerly belonging to the Earl of Westmoreland. With the names of six commissioners appointed to survey
the same. Attested by Peter Osborne. [2 pages.]
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Court.
Feb. 19.
Harrow.
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99. Win. Parker to Rich. Oseley, at Jas. Halliday's, Westminster.
I send five processes sealed. Considering the proclamation, I shall
have no time this month to repair to you, so if you divide, account
51. already received for this month, [i page.]
100. Attorney General G. Gerard to Sir Wm. Cecil. The day
after I was at my Lord Keeper's, I asked Mr. Fleetwood, one of the
Bishop of Durham's counsel, to ascertain if the Bishop had anything
to show for the forfeiture of traitors within the bishopric ; he said
the Bishop should have them because he had jura regalia in the
county, but had never seen any special grant thereof to his predecessors. I asked the Lord Chief Baron's opinion ; he thought it
should rest most upon such grants as the Bishop had. I asked
Butler, the Bishop's servant, to request his master to search for his
claims to those forfeitures. He said the Bishop was at Court, and
would settle the matter before he left, but there were precedents of
such forfeitures being enjoyed by the bishops. I think the Bishop
cannot have them unless by special grant, for the statute of 25
Edward III. declares that in high treason, all forfeitures belong to the
King, notwithstanding the lands be holden of other Lords, and there
are no savings. I do not send your letter to the Bishop, because he
has not his ancient grants with him, nor any counsel. [1 page.]
101. Lord Hunsdon to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. I sent you yesterday
a copy of rny letter to Lord Scrope, which, being intercepted by
Leonard Dacre, he assembled what he could, and all this night the
beacons burn. I know not what force Lord Scrope can send me, nor
how he can come to me, as he must come by Na worth, and Dacre
has so laid the country that it is hard for us to hear one from the
other. We will assemble as many horse and foot as we can, and if we
be anything equal to him, he shall have small leisure to gather more ;
but if we be not able to deal with him, we will get Carlisle if we
can, so as we and Lord Scrope may join, for since he is so aided
by Scotland, Carlisle is to be doubted. You may thus see whether
such matters be as easily done as spoken, and can judge how we are
to win his house, having no ordnance.
If we take any overthrow, all the Borders will be open to the
enemy, for Sir John Forster has here the force of the Middle Marches,
and I have 300 of the chiefest of the 500 at Berwick ; we had need
to deal wisely. I have advertised Sir Thos. Gargrave hereof, from
whom I have neither received horse nor foot, but I hear the horse
will be at Newcastle to-day. [1 page.] Enclosing,
101. i. Henry Lord Scrope to Lord Hunsdon and Sir John
Forster. I hear that my man has been intercepted in
returning ^vith your answer to my letter at Gelibridge
by Leonard Dacre, and that he has detained him, so that
I and the gentlemen here know not what to do. Dacre
has a great force, and his house is thoroughly furnished
for defence, and besides his English and Scotch already
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levied, being 3,000 'men, he has assurance from Lord
Hume, and the Lord of Cessford, Buccleugh, and others
of Teviotdale, that he shall keep his house, and that they
will all come in person with their powers to his relief;
and that for these parts, the powers of Lord Herris, Maxwell, Lochinvar, Boneshaw, &c. will do the like. Fearing
the like mishap, I have dispatched two or three messengers
by divers ivays to you, with letters to this effect, by whom
tell me your pleasure. [1 page.]
Carlisle, 18 Feb., 6 p.m., 1570.
Feb. 20. 102. Sir Thos. Gargrave to the Earl of Sussex. I send you
York. book received from the sheriff, of all the lands in Northumberland
belonging to the late rebels ; also a copy of Lord Hunsdon's letter,
according to which I shall have the men kept ready, but here is
great lack of horses, most being spoiled last journey. It is strange
that the Scots take upon them to defend a subject's posssession of
lands.
I have stayed, till I know your pleasure, such of the rebels bound
to appear here this day as have appeared.
Also I send copy of a letter just received from Lord Scrope. I
will have the men ready to-night. If any go to Carlisle, it should
be the 300 Craven men, under John Ingleby ; if more, the 200 of
Richmondshire, under Michael Tomson, The defect is of armour,
for which they will have to go out of the way to Newcastle.
[1 page.] Enclosing,
102. i. Lord Hunsdon to Sir Thos. Gargrave. I was commanded
by Her Majesty to apprehend Leonard Dacre, and
although I came as secretly and with as great speed as
possible, he had fortified his house, and had understanding of my purpose, and for better knowledge, intercepted
and detained one of Lord Scrope s men with letters at
Geltbridge, whereupon he assembled all the power he
could. Now my Lord Scrope writes me that Dacre has
already 3,000 English and Scotch, and the beacons burn
all this night. Also Dacre has assurance from Lords Cessford and Buccleugh and others of Teviotdale, that he shall
keep his house, and they will attend in person with their
powers for his relief ; and that the powers of Lords Herris,
Maxwell, and Lochinvar will come from the West Borders
for these parts. I advertise you that you may have men
in readiness if needful ; I have received neither horse
nor foot from York, but I hear that the horse will be at
Newcastle to-day, [f page, copy.]
Hexham, 19 Feb., 4 a.m., 1570.
102. II. Lord Scrope to Sir Thos. Gargrave. I have often pi^ayed
for a supply of garrisons to be sent hither with speed,
but it has been too long spared, for Leonard Dacre, hearing of the assemblies of us wardens for the possessing of
those houses, and being in Naworth, lias levied 3,000 men,
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lias Ids house furnished for defence, and looks for his
brother Edward, Lord Hume, the Lords of Cessford,
Buccleugh, Maxwell, Lochinvar, and Boneshaw, and those
of Teviotdale, to come to his relief; to day a man of mine,
returning from the other wardens with letters to me, has
been intercepted by Dacre, and he and his letter detained.
Pray dispatch hither a sufficient garrison with speed,
for defence of this city and relief of the country, both of
ivhich stand in great danger. Doubting lest Lord Hunsdon might be deceived in expecting me and my numbers
to come to his relief, I have despatched three men with
letters by as many ways, that some may come to their
hands, and so I may receive instructions.
P.8. Pray advertise my Lord Lieutenant of these
doings, and send the enclosed letters to the Court. [1 page,
copy.] Carlisle, 18 Feb.; midnight, 1570.
Feb. 20. 103. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Win. Cecil. I find by letters from
York. Lords Scrope and Hunsdon that Leonard Dacre has fortified Na worth
castle, and is promised aid from all the frontiers of Scotland. It is
strange, unless the Scots intend war, that they should attempt to
preserve a subject's possessions. I think they will attempt further
than the preserving of Naworth. I know not what ordnance Dacre
can have, unless he has got some of the Earl of Cumberland's from
Brougham.
If any of the west part of Yorkshire be sent to Carlisle, they will
have to go two or three days' journey round by Newcastle to buy
furniture. I wish the Queen had a store of armour in Pomfret
castle under good keeping, and then the people would buy it and
return it at the end of the service. I will cause the 3,000 men,
already mustered in these parts, to be put ready to proceed when
commanded. [1 page.]
Feb. 20. 104. Sir Geo. Bowes to the Earl of Sussex. The 200 foot comThe Isle, manded to be leved in the county of Durham for Berwick are ready,
and will be delivered at Newcastle by me to-day. As to the 100
horse, the abilities of the gentlemen of this shire are so small that
I can hardly levy more than I have, which lie in garrison with my
brother, Robt. Bowes, so that, unless you burden the clergy and
such as hold or farm parsonages, &c., I can do little. As they have
not been accustomed to be charged, I forbear calling upon them
until I receive your directions ; of the other gentlemen and farmers,
it is very hard to levy this number, for every one within this
county able to dispend 201. of yearly inheritance is charged with
a man for every 20?., costing about 10Z.
Upon some tale of Christopher Nevill being secretly in these
parts, I have laid wait for him, but I hear he has passed Tynewater
towards Scotland. This country and the people still remain quiet,
but the stirs in Cumberland may bring peril to the parts hereabouts,
unless prevented with a sufficient force.
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Feb. 20.
Carlisle.
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P.S. Hearing that you are charged with speaking before Council
in favour of the marriage between the Duke of Norfolk and the
Scottish Queen, which untruth touches other Councillors, I have
written to Mr. Secretary to say that I never heard you affirm any
such matter. [1 1 pages.}
105. Sir Geo. Bowes to Sir Wm. Cecil. It has been reported that
the Earl of Sussex in open council commended the marriage between
the Duke of Norfolk and the Scottish Queen ; conceiving that the
report touches me and others of the Council, I certify that I never
heard the Earl utter or allow of anything of the sort. [| page.}
106. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. Lord Hunsdon and
Sir John Forster have just arrived here ; on their way, passing by
Naworth, they were set upon very cruelly by Leonard Dacre and
his company, but God enabled them to overthrow Dacre, who has
fled, but divers of his people have been slain and taken. Remember
that garrisons must be had here, or this country will be overrun ;
it now truly appears that if I, with the forces of this country, being
not above 1,500, had proceeded as I had appointed to-morrow to
meet Lord Hunsdon at Naworth, and if his Lordship had not this
day given him the overthrow, I and my numbers would have
been in great peril of the like event, considering of what force
Dacre was assured, [f page.}
107. Henry Lord Hunsdon to the Queen. Although I have not
satisfied your expectation in the apprehending of Dacre, yet I trust
I have so rid you of a great traitor as he shall not be able to make
any party in this country again.
Yesternight I went from Hexhara towards Naworth, and by
marching all night, came before Naworth by daylight ; the beacons
burnt all night, and every hill was full of horse and foot, crying
and shouting as if they had been mad ; as his house was full of ordnance, men, and munition, I determined to march to Carlisle, and
there join Lord Scrope ; but Dacre 's force was such as he made full
account of both me and mine, and so sent me word, and offered
to skirmish in sundry places, which I forbade. When he had followed
me four miles from his house, in a heath where we were to pass a
river, his foot gave the proudest charge upon my shot that ever I
saw ; whereupon, having left Sir John Forster with 500 horse for
my back, I charged with the rest of my horse upon his foot, and
slew between 300 and 400, and have taken 200 or 300 prisoners.
Leonard Dacre was the first man that fled, and never looked behind
till he was in Liddesdale ; one of my company had him by the
arm, and if he had not been rescued by certain Scots, whereof he
had many, he had been taken.
They were above 3,000, whereof above 1,000 were horsed, while
I had not 1,500 of all sorts. I took there his guidon, with the red
bull, which is Lord Dacre's badge, and which I trust the law of
arms will allow me to bear.
Lord Scrope is advertised that if I had tarried but three hours
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longer, Dacre would have had 1,500 more horse from Fernihurst
and Buccleugh ; when within three miles of Carlisle, we saw a
great company towards Scotland, which we thought had been those
that we had put to flight, but now we know that they were the
others; if we had tarried until Wednesday, as Dacre thought I
should, he had been past dealing with, for he would have had 4,000
or 5,000 men more out of Scotland, besides increasing his own power.
I mean to proclaim him a traitor, when I go to take his houses
as it will make some forbear who would else resist.
My Lord Scrope has this morning taken Rokley. He could only
gather 1,500 men, so that if I had not come when I did, we could
neither have met nor messengers passed between us.
Pray send a special commission for execution to be done, for
which I have no authority ; he, like the other rebels, made proclamation to levy men in your name. I mean to cause divers constables and other officers that procured men for him to be apprehended,
and kept until your further pleasure is known.
Your captains and soldiers of Berwick did you good service, and
the gentlemen of Northumberland who served with Sir John ; Forster
acted very valiantly. When I have delivered the rest of his houses
to Lord Scrope, I will return to my charge ; and as there is now
no cause for my stay in the North parts, I beg leave to come up
to refresh myself, and take order for my business, whereof I have
great need.
P.S. I hear that the 200 men whom Dacre left at Naworth are
fled, so I have sent some to keep the house. [2J pages. Printed
in Sharpens Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 219-220.]
Feb. 21. 108. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have told my
Carlisle. doings to Her Majesty, who will make you privy to my letter. To
be short : Leonard Dacre, having more courage than the rebel Earls,
and having above 3,000 men English and Scotch, whereof 1,000
were horsemen, and not meaning to suffer me, being three or four
miles on this side of his house, to pass to Carlisle, set upon me with
his whole force, and his foot being for the most part archers, gave
the lustiest charge upon my shot that ever I saw ; whereupon, leaving
Sir John Forster with 400 or 500 horse for my relief, I charged his
foot and overthrew them ; Dacre with his horsemen fled, being
chased for three miles : Dacre was once taken, but rescued again by
certain Scots. There are 300 or 400 slain, and 1 00 taken.
We were not 1,500, whereof 500 were foot, but God will not
suffer rebellion to prosper. I hope Her Majesty will consider me
as promised, and if she will bestow upon me Dacre's land in
Yorkshire, which was the Strangwishes, I can better serve her.
P.S. I enclose two proclamations. I have delivered Kirkoswald
and Greystock to those that kept them before. [1 page.~\ Enclosing,
108. i. Proclamation by Henry Lord Scrope. Leonard^Dacre,
upon some surmise of incursions intended by the Scotch,
and wittvout any just cause, by proclamation at Srampton,
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and by firing and burning beacons, levied divers of the
Queen's subjects in GUlesland, for defence thereof, as he
untruly alleged, -thereby alluring the people to his ill
intents and purposes. No subject in this or any other
wardenry has authority to muster, levy, or array Her
Highness's subjects, save the Lord Warden or Wardens
and Sheriffs. Wherefore I, Henry Scrope, Lord Scrope of
Bolton, Lord Warden of the West Marches, and captain
of Carlisle, marvelling at the great repair made to the
said Dacre by the inhabitants of this frontier, without
my licence, especially in consideration that his purposes
are not good (as appears by his contemptuous dealings,
intercepting and detaining a servant of mine sent with
letters to me by the Lord Wardens of the East and Middle
Marches, and his open bringing in the forces of Scotland against Her Majesty and subjects), and doubting
what peril through ignorance may happen to some good
subjects, command in Her Majesty's name all subjects
henceforth, upon burning of any beacon, to repair to
none save to the beacon of the castle of Carlisle ; likewise
that none, upon any warning by any officer, repair to
Leonard Dacre, but immediately upon such warning
repair to me, and declare the manner of their summons.
I further strictly command all who have repaired to
the said Leonard Dacre already to leave him, and repair
to me, on pain of being taken and accounted as rebels.
[1 sheet] Carlisle, 19 Feb. 1570.
108. ii. Proclamation by Lord Hunsdon. As Leonard Dacre,
beside his rebellious dealings in levying and putting
Her Majesty's subjects in arms against her, has yesterday,
with all his forces both of England and Scotland, put
part of his traitorous intents in use against me, Lord
Hunsdon, Lord Governor of Berwick and Lord Warden of
the East Marches against Scotland, and my forces, I, in Her
Majesty's name, pronounce the said Leonard Dacre and
all his adherents rebels and traitors, and I strictly charge
all good subjects so to account them, and that no man
eitfier secretly or openly receive or relieve them, on pain of
death as partakers of their rebellion. I further command
all who have taken any of the said rebels to bring them in to
me to-morrow by 10 o'clock a.m., on pain of themselves
remaining in ward. [% sheet] Carlisle, 21 Feb. 1570.
Feb. 24. 109. Thomas Gardener, goldsmith, to the Earl of Leicester and
London. g ec> [Cecil]. Certain strangers having goods within the survey
of our commission have long been suitors to me and my company,
that they might buy their own goods of us at reasonable rates,
but we did not think it meet to consent without your privity,
although our commission suffers us so to do. If you allow the
said goods to be sold, by the owners' consent, either to themselves
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or others, we are ready to go into the ports, and take such pains
in that service as shall lie in us to do.
There are certain monies and goods remaining in the hands of
Sir Arthur Champernon and Mr. Hawkins ; we desire your letter to
them to make payment thereof to us ; without it we shall do little
good with them, as they have hitherto always given dilatory answers.
There are sundry other goods in great decay, as tapestries, bayes,
sayes, ships, &c., which will shortly prove worth nothing, if speedy
remedy be not appointed by you. I trust we shall do better service
in these things than we did in your letters for collection of debts
in sundry persons' hands here in the city, wherein we can as yet
raake but small brag of anything, but daily pains and travail.
[14 pages.]
Feb. 26. 110. Lord Hunsdon to the Council. If remedy be not had, the
Newcastle. West Borders will be laid waste, for all Gillesland, the barony of
Browhe, and a number of men out of Westmoreland and Cumberland were with Dacre, and have fled the country, save those whom
1 have comforted and thereby stayed.
The day after the overthrow, divers asked their pardons and
would come in, whereupon Lord Scrope prayed me to give them
some comfort, or they would not come to him when I was gone.
I replied I had no authority to grant them pardon, yet would be a
suitor for all who simply submitted to Her Majesty's mercy. The
next day, at my coming from Naworth, there met me 300 horse and
foot, who submitted. I bade them repair to their Warden that
he might take their names, remain in their houses, and on any
occasion of service by the invasion of the Scots, show themselves
good subjects, and make some amends for their rebellion, and I
doubted not but Her Majesty would show them more mercy than
she had cause ; so seeming very repentant for their offences, they
departed.
I never heard any man so cried out upon and cursed, both of men,
women, and children, as Leonard Dacre ; all affirm that he persuaded them it was only for the maintenance of his title, and to
keep the possession, which otherwise would be taken from him by
force. If Her Majesty would send down a commission to execute
some few principal bailiffs and constables, it would suffice, because
the slaughter was so great, being above 400, besides many who
went away with deadly wounds, whereof they die daily, and then
a general pardon be given : I cannot hear of any gentleman with
them.
Pray send some letter of thanks to Sir John Forster, to be
declared by him to the rest of the gentlemen with him, who served
valiantly and frankly.
While Sir John Forster and I have been in this journey, the
Scotch have been both in his wardenry and mine, taken up whole
townships, burnt many houses and much corn, and in one place of the
Middle Marches, taken above 140 prisoners, of whom Robert Constable
is one.
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You ask whether I will, for Her Majesty's satisfaction, release my
bargain for my wood in Cunsburo bought by her, and repay the
money, or give her a year or two longer for the felling of it, because
the time for felling expires next Michaelmas. Touching the repayment, I would gladly do it rather than anybody else should intermeddle there, if she would consider me for the days of payment,
whose riches you are not ignorant of, and therefore 1 am bolder to
crave your favour. As for requiring a year or two longer for the
felling, I trust neither Her Majesty nor you have so ill an opinion
as to think that I would seek any such advantage at her hands
who is to command me and all that I have. Pray be a mean to her
for such reasonable days that I may pay her without too far overthrowing myself. [If
Feb. 26. 111. Lord Hunsdon to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. I have received a letter
Newcastle, from Council for the wood which Her Majesty bought of me in
Cunsburo. Pray put your helping hand for some reasonable days
of payment.
I craved your furtherance to Her Majesty for Leonard Dacre's
lands in Yorkshire ; if she bestow anything on me, I would it might
be that, for it is without encumbrance, and so are not the rest. My
Lord of Leicester has promised to do what he can for me. Her
Majesty wrote me, in her last letter, that he did a man a good turn
twice that did it quickly, and I was not long in doing her command,
which is thought not the least piece of service done since her time ;
therefore if she means to give me anything, the sooner the more
acceptable.
There are 300 foot gone to Berwick, so that I have the full
number of 500 foot and 300 horse. Let me know how and where
they shall be paid, for they live on credit, which the country is not
able to bear, unless they may be paid once a fortnight or once a
month.
I have told the Lords what spoil the Scots have made, whereby
they may judge whether we need garrisons ; but for the name of
horsemen, I would as soon have none, they are so ill-horsed ; and yet
there are no better to be had in the country. The Earl of Westmoreland was at Brancepeth within 20 days. We had word that the
Earl of Sussex was of the Privy Council, and it was easily believed,
being so likely, but it is not so. Get me leave to come up, for it
stands upon my undoing. [1 page.]
Feb. 26. 112. The Queen to Lord Hunsdon. We are right glad that it
hath pleased God to assist you in your late service against that
cankered subtle traitor Leonard Dacre, whose force being far greater
in number than yours, you have overthrown, and he thereupon was
the first that fled, having a heart readier to show his unloyal
falsehood than to abide the fight ; though we could have desired to
have him taken, yet we thank God that he is overthrown, and
forced to fly our realm to his like company of rebels, whom we
doubt not but God will confound with such ends as are meet for
them.
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We will not now by words express how inwardly glad we are that
you have had such success, whereby your courage in such an unequal match, your faithfulness and your wisdom is seen to the
world, this being the first fight in field in our time against rebels ;
but we mean also by just reward to let the world see how much
we esteem such a service as this is, and we would have you
thank God heartily, and comfort yourself with the assurance of
our favour. We have also sent our letter of thanks to Sir John
Forster, and would have you thank our faithful soldiers of Berwick,
in whose service we repose no small trust. [1 page. Draft by
Sir Wm. CecilJ]
Feb. 26. 113. The Queen to Lord Hunsdon. Copy of the above with this
addition, " I doubt much, my Harry, whether that the victory were
given me more joyed me, or that you were by God appointed the instrument of my glory ; and I assure you for my country's good,
the first might suffice, but for my heart's contentation, the second
more pleased me. It likes me not a little that, with a good
testimony of your faith, there is seen a stout courage of your
mind, that more trusted to the goodness of your quarrel than to
the weakness of your number. Well, I can say no more, beatus
est ille servus quern, cum Dominus venerit, invenerit faciendo sua
mandata ; and that you may not think that you have done nothing
for your profit, though you have done much for honour, I intend
to make this journey somewhat to increase your livelihood, that
you may not say to yourself, perditur quod factum est ingrato."
Your loving kinswoman. ELIZABETH, R. [1 page, copy.]
Feb. 26. 114. The Queen to Sir John Forster. Being informed how faithfully you served with our cousin Hunsdon against that false
traitor, Leonard Dacre, our said cousin advertising us how much
you and our good subjects the gentlemen and others of Northumberland have deserved, we thank you and them all, praying you
to impart our thanks to them both generally and particularly,
for these be manifest proofs to discern good from bad subjects.
Howsoever our rebels, now fugitives in Scotland, with the lewd
Borderers and peace-breakers of Scotland, continue their rebellious
acts, by entering into our realm and committing heinous spoils,
we are determined to send such an army to the frontiers as the
offenders shall be duly revenged of their unneighbourly and rash
attempts. You shall shortly understand our determination by our
cousin of Sussex, our lieutenant in these North parts. [ page.
Draft by Sir Win. Cecil.]
1570?
Feb. ? 115. Duckett to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. Through my misbehaviour, I have been a slander to my country, and chargeable to
the State, and I am now willing to turn over the leaf, give my
endeavours to the advancement and honour of my country, and
adventure my life to enrich the State, offering sufficient sureties
not to spoil or destroy any subject or friend.
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My demand is, first, to have two ships of from 200 to 300 tons,
and a bark of 40 or 50, also rowers and boats furnished with munition
and artillery.
2. To know whether you will suffer the ships to pass by freight
and t ad venture, or else by value with the adventure ; that is to say,
to cast the value of the ships, munition, and artillery, with the
merchandise, victuals, and men's wages, &c. into one sum, and
deduct what gain shall be made from the whole.
3. The merchants will ask whether you or any other will have
any adventure in victuals or merchandise. I request that the
mariners may be taken up upon your authority, at good wages, and
not by the merchants, otherwise they will take apparel and money
of them, and then run away, and when on seaboard, will spoil both
victuals and merchandise.
4. To have the frame of a house made here, to carry with us and
set up at Abane, east of the castle of the Myne, built by the King
of Portugal ; for the last time of our ships being there, this place
was shown to the men by the King of Shamma, who is Lord of
Abane, and he said that if our State would send thither a force to
fortify, they should have the commodity of all the gold or other
merchandise that they obtained, and aid with men and victuals.
He told those of the Minion that he had delivered for merchandise to that vile nation the Portuguese, 27 or 28 hundredweight of
gold, in the months of November, December, and January, which
time was very good, for the sun was at the furthest declination
from the equinoctial ; our men were there from April to July
following, which was the occasion of the great destruction that
happened to the voyage ; yet the loss to the merchants was nothing,
but rather a gain, save only the men, because they took not the
time of the year, for the sun had ascended on this side the equinoctial towards our elevation, and passed the perpendicular point twice
before they came home. Notwithstanding their late coming, the
King delivered them for merchandise three hundredweight of gold.
5. To be supplied with 40 or 50 condemned men, to remain behind until our next coming. After our departure, the Portuguese
may come to see if they can destroy our fortification, and if they
once make shot at it, it is more than they can avow by any law.
Some will say that this country is the inheritance of the King of
Portugal, but he can neither challenge it by inheritance nor discovery, but by gift of the Pope ; he has heretofore made himself a
giver by force, but the time is now come that takers go about to
make him a slave by justice. I confess that a division was made
between the Kings of Spain and Portugal, and the umpire between
these two Princes was the Pope, who caused a geometrical line to
be drawn, naming it the permanent meridian, which line is placed
perpendicular over the island of Ferr, and so goes from the north
star to the south. This island lies westward of the Grand Canaries
18 or 20 leagues ; so that to the westward of the aforesaid line, the
navigation and discovery is given to the King of Spain.
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The Spaniards will not suffer any other nation to travel into their
Indies than the Portuguese, for it was first discovered by them ; so
was not the King of Portugal's Indies, for I can prove, by ancient
writings, before ever there was any kingdom of Portugal, ships in
the days of Ptolemy came out of the Gulf of Persia and Straits
of Orinus southwards as far as the Cape of Sperantia [Good Hope],
doubled the Cape, and coasted northward to Malecungo, and from
thence to St. Thomas, and so passed all the coast of Guinea until
they came to Cape Verd, and thence passing the coast of Getulia. and
Barbary, came to the Straits of Gibraltar.
This I allege to prove that the King of Portugal was not the first
discoverer of Guinea ; notwithstanding he was the first that built
there a fort as big as a dove house, also one in Getulia and the other
in Tyngytayne. Therefore he challenges the whole land of Africa
to be his, which is as I suppose almost the fourth part of the earth.
In all his fortifications there, he has no great number of Portuguese ;
at the Castle of Myne, there were not above 50 or 60, save when
their ships came to fetch away the gold. Africa is not the King of
Portugal's by discovery, and cannot be by gift, for few in that realm
will allow the gifts of the Pope ; nor can it be by inheritance, for
Africa was inhabited before there was any kingdom of Portugal, and
the parts of Guinea also.
I also allege for my purpose the saying of Charles the Fifth, whose
words are registered in the Tower of London. There came to him
an ambassador from the King of Portugal, to complain of divers of
his subjects that had been to the coast of Guinea, and desired the
Emperor to have their goods confiscated to his master's use, as the
gold they had taken for merchandize in those parts belonged to his
master. The Emperor utterly denied his request, as without law or
reason. The ambassador answered, the King would arm forth ships,
and if he took them upon the coast, he should correct them himself.
" Not so," said the Emperor, " you may have enough of them nearer
home, and not seek them so far of." So my hope is that when they
come hither to complain, the answer shall be not to seek, for that
there has been no injury or wrong offered.
6. A speedy answer to this demand, that the merchants may
provide for their merchandize at leisure and not on a sudden. We
will then leave England by the last of July or the middle of
August. [5^ pages.]
VOL. XVIII. MARCH DECEMBER, 1570.
1570.
March 2. 1. Note by Thomas Aldersey of books and papers delivered to
Hampton Court him by Sir Wm. Cecil, concerning certain goods stayed beyond the
seas belonging to Merchant Adventurers ; viz., a book of the merchants of London and Ipswich trading to Spain, dated 14 Jan. 1569.
A book of the Merchant Adventurers' goods in the Low Countries.
Another of the goods of the merchants of the staple at Bruges.
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York.
March 3.
Berwick.
VOL. XVIII.
A book of the goods and merchandizes of Her Majesty's subjects
in Spain ; with three papers of the goods of merchants of Hull, one
paper of two merchants of York, and another of the merchants of
Yarmouth. A book of the goods of the Merchant Adventurers in
the Low Countries. A note of goods, &c. of the merchants of the
staple in the Low Countries, delivered 27 and 28 May.
An inventory of all ships and goods belonging to the King of
Spain, viewed by John Barne and others. The value of strangers'
goods in London, arrested 15 Jan. 1569. The value of the goods
in certain Spanish ships at Southampton. [1 page.]
2. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. I enclose letters
from Sir John Forster, Lord Warden of the Middle Marches, and
Simon Musgrave, captain of Bewcastle. It seems that the frontiers
are in peril of spoil, and unless foreseen, all the frontiers of Scotland
will join our rebels against the state lately established in that realm ;
that Lord Hume has forsaken religion and hears two or three masses
daily with Lady Northumberland ; so being revolted and joined with
Buccleugh and the Carrs, Lords Maxwell and Herris may join them,
and with the assistance of the rebels, they will hurt the frontiers
unless prevented. They are well horsed with the rebels' horses, and
ours are spoiled, so that if anything is done, horsemen must be
provided elsewhere.
The Scots are like to be divided for the titles of Queen and King,
and for religion.
The goods of Leonard Dacre are spoiled in Cumberland, and here
there was much conveying of them ; but I have stayed them for
the Queen's use.
If I cannot have Herlesey and the lands I wrote for, let me have
Dale town, worth 29Z. a year, to keep some sheep for my house, by
purchase or otherwise ; but I would be glad of both. [1 pa,geJ]
3. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. Her Majesty's
letter more comforts me than if she had sent me a patent of 500?.
land. I wish my services had deserved half so many good words as
she has bestowed upon me. Considering the great confederacy that
he [Dacre] had entered into, and the great party that he should have
tad with two or three days' more delay, it is a happy turn that it
was not foreslowed. On the other hand, if I had taken the repulse,
from Trent hitherward had been in great danger, and Carlisle would
would have been gone ; I was so welcome thither that such as came
with me could scarcely get either meat or drink.
It appears, by Kowland Forster's letter sent herewith, that they
have some intention of scaling, and I rather fear Newcastle than
Wark, for the latter will do them little pleasure when they have it,
and they know they shall pay dearly for it, there being 200 soldiers
of this town there, and 100 horsemen ; therefore it were no great
charge to Her Majesty to have 100 soldiers there for awhile, for
those there are weary of finding any to watch at nights. They have
made ladders of divers kinds, from 5 to 30 steps, and pieces of
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timber with staves through them like beacons, for two men to
pass up of each side.
Mr. Sadler is much looked for ; if Her Majesty do not take
sure hold of them now, they will deal with France ; let her not
delay, for in delay is danger. The only way to get her rebels out
of their hands is to send the Lords of Scotland word that if they
will not deliver them, she will not suffer them to be so maintained
there, nor bear so great an injury at their hands, and to begin with
my Lord Hume, it being no great enterprise to take Fastcastle and
Hume both.
As long as they see her tolerate their doings, it encourages them
in the maintenance of other rebels ; and yet you will not believe
what a fear Fernihurst and others of them are in, by laying these
few upon the Borders that are come. If Her Majesty send but
2,000 or 3,000 men to the Borders, they would deliver the rebels.
P.S. The packet which I have just received was like to have
been intercepted between Alnwick and Belford by some of our
English rebels, but the boy fled and so escaped. [If pages.]
March 4. 4. Proclamation, granting pardon to certain of Her Majesty's
subjects upon the West Borders, for having oifended in a rebellion lately attempted by Leonard Dacre in Cumberland, most being
falsely allured to aid him for defence of possessions to which he pretended title, and to resist a pretended incursion of the outlaws of
Scotland, and late rebels of England, and having confessed their
error, and cursed him as a traitor. Granted upon their returning to
their homes, and giving' in their submission to Lord Scrope, lord
warden of the West Marches ; excepting therefrom Leonard Dacre
and his brethren, the offenders in the late rebellion, the Earls of
Northumberland and Westmoreland, and any justices of peace,
constables, bailiffs, &c. who are in prison for rebellion, or any that
are not repentant.
In proof of Dacre's unworthiness, in the beginning of the rebellion, though Her Majesty knew he had been conversant with the
two Earls, she admitted him to her presence at Windsor privately,
when he offered to serve against them, and gave such assurances by
oath that she sent him to the place where he committed this treason,
and bade him join her Warden in service against the rebels.
Yet on his journey home, he renewed his conspiracies, and promised
the rebels men and money. After that he conspired to destroy
Lord Scrope, take Carlisle, and murder the Bishop. When the Earls
fled, he sent letters to Scotland for favour to be shown them, and
promised in due time to show himself an open friend. This he did
by fortifying Naworth and attacking Lord Hunsdon, when by God's
goodness, he was defeated. [5 pages.]
March 10. 5. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. According to Her
York. Majesty's letter, I have taken order for sending 2001. to Lord
Scrope ; also, upon your letter for sending away Alex. Bogye, and
the other Scot, I sent for them, and received answer that they were
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gone these two days, one to Tutbury, the other to Newcastle,
whereupon I have written to Lord Shrewsbury to send the one
again to me, that I might dispatch him. They complained to me
six or eight days ago that they had sold their horses for lack of
money, and could make no further shift to remain here.
I have inventories of rebels' goods that amount to 3,000?., and
yet look for more ; some I have sold, as the cattle could have no
meat or could not be kept securely. The goods whereof I have
inventories belonged to mean persons, for there was little left for
me, and I cannot get knowledge of the twentieth part of the goods
bruited to be carried out of the country.
The people are quiet ; the papists should be made afraid to
conspire, and the people should know that their absence from Sacraments is wicked, and not to be borne. There was a commission to
this purpose last Michaelmas, which might now be executed.
I want a warrant for disbursing the 1,OOOZ. left with me, whereof
I have only disbursed for the coat and conduct money of 300
soldiers, and the 200Z. now to be paid to Lord Scrope. I have
taken here Thomas Fairfax, of Finningley, for whose apprehension
and that of one Warcup, the Privy Council wrote to my Lord President a year ago ; they were suspected of coming, and now Fairfax
is suspected for the like ; he and Warcup remain in this gaol.
I wrote to you for Leonard Dacre's lands called Herlesey and the
lands adjoining, which I refer to your good countenance, and if I
may not have the whole, I would gladly have Dale town. [1 page.]
March [13.] 6. Commission to Thomas Earl of Sussex, the bishops of Durham
and Carlisle, the three Wardens of the Marches, the Attorney
and Solicitor General, and numerous others, 20 in all, to assess
fines upon all in cos. York, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Cumberland and Durham, who have been guilty of treason since 1 Nov.
1569. With writ of assistance therein. [2^ sheets. Draft.]
March[13?] 7. Instructions by the Queen to the Earl of Sussex and other
Commissioners appointed to compound with offenders in the late
rebellion as shall be thought meet for mercy and pardon. To fix
times and places for them to come to you, and ascertain beforehand
the value of their property, that, on a reasonable fine, they may
have pardon and restitution. We leave the amount to your discretion, but you must consider our great charges, and not show
partiality, dealing more or less severely, according to the manner of
the offence ; considering the length of time they have been in rebellion, whether they have stirred up others, what burden of wife
and children they have, whether they have offended in former
rebellions, and whether they conform to ecclesiastical law, for condemners of true religion are not to receive favour without repentance
and amendment.
All are to acknowledge their crimes, and discreet preachers to
instruct them in open sermons, whereto they are to resort before
appearing before you, how to know their sins against God and us.
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Before you give them warrants for pardon, they must take an
oath to us, which must be fixed beforehand in the market places and
churches for them to read.
Persons holding lands yearly value 51. or under may redeem
them at a reasonable rate, or else they may be retained, leaving them
some part for their support.
If any have been our tenants, or held office under us, they are to
be dealt with more strictly, and discharged from offices in future.
Any sons or brothers of persons of wealth, being retainers of the
rebels, yet having no lands in possession, may be pardoned on accord
with their fathers or friends for fines, unless there appear excess in
their faults. Their servants are to be dealt with in like manner.
As it is difficult to know the value of the property of those with
whom you compound, they are to declare it themselves, being warned
that they shall only have restitution of what they confess to.
The warrants for the pardon are to record the submission, and
where the parties are too poor to pay the feee of separate pardons, a
number not exceeding 10 may be joined in one.
The payments are to be in ready money if it can be, or part in
goods to be sold to our use, &c., all to be delivered to Sir Thos.
Gargrave.
In matters not prescribed, you are to exercise your discretion.
[6| pages, draft.. Corrected by Sir Win Cecil.]
March 13. 8. Notes [by Sir Wm. Cecil.'] upon the preceding instructions,
and others relating to dealings with recusants ; also on the number
of horse and foot at present in the North parts, and to be sent there
out of Yorkshire, and other counties named, to serve under Lord
Hunsdon and Sir John Forster ; also that Mr. Constable will require
100Z., Mr. Manners, 100?., and Sir Henry Clinton, 50Z., for their
Northern journey. [3 pages and 1 blank leaf.]
March 14. 9. Note by Jas. Cottrell that he received the following documents for his master, the Earl of Sussex : two interrogatories for
Thos. Hussey, and three answers thereto ; the examination of Bates
of Morpeth ; a letter of Leonard Dacre to Lord Hume ; the confessions of Robt. Widdrington [struck out] ; and a letter of Sir
Thos. Gargrave, with the examinations of the wife of Sir John
Nevill. [|- page.]
March 16. JO. Commission for the Council in the North parts, to inquire
Hampton Court, into and punish all crimes, riots, &c., and decide all cases of debt
and matters between party and party, in cos. York, Northumberland,
Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Durham. With a writ of assistance.
[Latin draft, 5 sheets.]
March 16. 11. Henry Lord Scrope to [Sir Wm. Cecil.] I sent copies of
Carlisle. Her Majesty's letters to Lord Hunsdon, for his opinion as to excepting such persons from pardon as he thought meet, but he refers
the whole to my discretion, as I am better acquainted with the men.
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On Saturday next, I shall proceed to the publication of pardon,
excepting such as I think unworthy ; although a great number
of the chief offenders be fugitives, yet I have three principals here
in ward, who, by Lord Hunsdon's opinion likewise, are thought fit
to receive due punishment, viz., Richard Pattenson, a merchant of
this city, Thomas Moyses, a priest, and Alex. Hodshon, of Brughe.
Her Majesty authorises me to levy men for the defence of these
Borders, within this wardenry, or in any place near, till the repair
of her army northward. I have considered with Simon Musgrave
and Henry Knyvett the number needful, and we think 500 are as
few as can stand in any stead ; we have sent into Richmondshire
amongst our friends (as I would not be chargeable to the country),
to levy as many as we can get, but which will not come near that
number; and yet I have no mind to take any within this wardenry,
as I should not be a whit the stronger. I enclose copies of two
letters from Edw. Dacre to his brother Leonard, found at Naworth,
one of which is in his own hand. [1 page.] Annexing,
Papers found in Dacre' s house, as follows :
11. L Edw. Dacre to Leonard Lord Dacre. I have lately enterprised, though without your knowledge, talcing our late
fathers houses for the Queen in these troublesome times,
for if I had not done it, they had been taken by the contrary party, who are bending their force hitherward, and
the Warden is suspected of being unfaithful, and a wellwilier to the contrary, and inflight enter and keep to the
Duke [of Norfolk's] use what you have good right to.
Therefore I doubt not but Prince and Council will allow
the enterprise, but if otherwise, I will yield to your
pleasure.
I have stayed at Naworth to keep the country quiet, for
there has been no punishment of theft, and the poor exclaim that the officers do not relieve these enormities, as I
hope you will do ; I will spare no pains in watching.
P.S. On taking your houses, I sent a man to the Bishop
of Carlisle, and other justices of Carlisle, for aid in keeping them for the Queen if needful, but my servant was
put in prison ; pray have him loosed. [If pages, copy.]
Croglin, 18 Nov. 1569.
11. II. Edw. Dacre to [Leonard Dacre]. The bearer is one in
whom I have trusted my life, ivherefore you may trust
him, and he can tell you all my dealings at Edinburgh,
and can admonish you of your own safety ; for the rest
I refer you to the instructions enclosed.
P. 8. / shall come to you with such company and speed
as I can, when you think fit. Branxam, 16 Feb. 1570.
[1 page.] Annexing,
11. II. i. Instructions as above referred to. Lord Hume
assures me that ivhatsoever you will have him do, shall
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be performed ; therefore send your servant Kenyan with
your pleasure to him.
My Lord of Westmoreland assures me upon his
honour that, if he might have your handwriting that
you would maintain the Catholic faith, and the Queen
of Scots' action, he would be yours until death ; you
should therefore send it.
Get the houses, especially Grey stock, kept by my brother
Francis, if you can have him, and give him fair words
at the time if needful.
In no case be persuaded by fair words of the Queen,
your mistress, to yield to her desires, until I speak with
yov;. Send my Lord of Northumberland shirts and
other stuffs, and my Lord of Westmoreland his nag.
Put sure men in every office in Gillesland, as Rich.
Willy, land agent, the baiUffs and others in possession.
Have Rich. Dacre in Roclvff, if you put some men with
him; also let some men lie m, wait about Durham,
for taking Sir Ralph Sadler, for whom I have written
to my Lord Hume for granting a conduct until he
hears your pleasure.
Get as much money as you can, and furnish the
house with artillery, and some men to keep the same
in safety, with sure watch in every quarter. If you
will anything to the convention of Glasgow, advertise
with speed to Francis Norton, who will repair to it.
I would there were no more raids upon any the
Duke [of Norfolk's] servants, until you hear from me,
which I doubt not will turn to your benefit ; and do not
mistrust, as I shall be as ready as any hereafter.
Do not forget to send to comfort Lady Northumber~
land, to whom you are so very much bound ; for surely
if there were ever honour, goodness, and virtue in
any woman, they remain in her. She has sent to
Rich. Grame and to Michael Trelkelde for all my Lord's
guns to furnish your houses, which I perceive are yet
all safe.
There is yet one especial matter for Liddesdale, and
those you are not sure of, which I have imparted to the
bearer, and would execute if I might know your
pleasure, as I think it needful for your benefit.
You must not fail to send me a nag to deliver to
Lord Hume's brother, which will stand you m stead.
Pray make an end of discord between Mr. Vaux and
my cousin Hutton, to whom I am most bound of any
freind I have.
Lastly, comfort yourself, and you shall not want
men for your relief; for I doubt not to bring you from
hence 3,000 men at least, upon any warning. [5 pages.
Holograph, one leaf being torn across.]
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11. in. Advice given [by Rich. Atkinson to Leonard, titular
Lord Dacre].*
1. See that ye never miss to serve God at all times.
2. See that ye keep a noble house for beef and beer, that
thereof may be praise given to God and to your honour.
Your unnatural brother [Thomas 4tth Lord Dacre] won
the hearts of the country by his house-keeping, and got
praise of the nobility. Suggestions of a mode of raising
fines on your tenants, to discharge the payments to which
you were bound for your livery, and the great arrears the
land is charged with, by means of the cursed woman,
lady to your unfaithful brother [Elizabeth, widow of
Thomas Lord Dacre, re-married to Thomas Duke of
Norfolk]. You will not offend God by taking double rents;
it is but a year's fine to begin with, and any other lord
would charge higher rents.
Pay Mr. Edward and Mr. Francis 'in money, and
keep them in your house, where you may command them.
Thus you can spend as much in one year as any other
Lord Dacre in two, and lay up as much as your father
spent.
Have no dice, but pastimes of hawki/ng and hunting,
and have spies in every town and hamlet, to inform
against thieves, &c. Keep secrets ; do not trust taletellers. Countenance true subjects. Ride always with a
noble company of servants, and orderly apparel. In service of your Prince, have store of victuals, and never fly
but for advantage ; better die in honour than live with
shame.
Bid your tenants come to you if wronged by your
officers, and they will not think much of their rent
doubling.
Pray for good luck in your marriage, and let it be with
a young lady of noble living. Look among the ladies of
honour at Court, and when you have chosen one you
fancy, give her name and two others in a paper to the
Queen, and ask her to appoint one of them to be your
bedfellow, asking her beforehand to choose the one at
whose name you pop your head. So will she seem to
choose for you, while you choose for yourself. Let her be
of the Queen's blood i/ you COM.
If God send you your living, be good to my brother
William, your servant. "What would be easiest come by
* William 3rd Lord Dacre left four sons, Thomas, Leonard, Edward, and
Francis. Thomas 4th Lord Dacre left a son George, 5th Lord Dacre, and
three daughters. The Duke of Norfolk married the widow, and obtained
the wardship of the heir, George 5th Lord Dacre, who died in his minority,
leaving his sisters his co-heirs, all of whom were ultimately married to sons
of the Duke of Norfolk. The title was contested by Leonard, eldest
surviving brother of Thomas 4th Lord, and consequently heir male. ED.
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and of most profit is the parsonage of Grey stock ; it was
given by the Duke [of Norfolk], but as he was not the
owner, Banister says it can be exchanged ; the parson
may be removed by a charge of counselling the Duke to
alter religion.
I want to be your tenant for the farm of Cuthbert
Boddy, who is a false knave ; I will pay double rent and
a fine. Tour courtesy to me at Penrith, in company of
my Lord Warden, when seen by my neighbours, was
worth more than 10. to me. Business affairs. Beware
of my brother John Atkinson.
[The folloiving portion is evidently luritten later."] Do
not be too sorrowful at what has happened about Mr.
Edward. He is in Jiand with making and marring,
which some call a game ; his wits failed to match himself
as he did among sharp thorns. I advise you, the day
after New Year's Day, to send Fras. Dacre with letters
to the Queen, according to the enclosed.
If the rebels' intent take effect, which God forbid,
Edward thinks to save the land; if the best go forward, he hopes you will speed, and in that conceit, would
suffer death patiently, so that you and your blood in
name might continue your ancestors' livings. But he is
utterly deceived, for the founder of this mischief [Thomas
Duke of Norfolk'] wishes utterly to destroy your lands and
living. It was an ill hour when he was thought on to
have the wardship of your nephew.
Write soon to the Queen, and say you will spend life
and all you have in her quarrel. They flatter but to
entangle your brother about his promotion, but God
will not suffer it, but will aid the Queen and all ivho
defend his gospel. The greedy tyrant might have granted
you a living of as much value someivhere, but it would
only be for a little space ; he will be a covetous traitor all
his days, he has entered on all your living, and now will
on all your father's substance, and like a greedy dog,
would let you and your brothers starve to death. They
are a company of hell-hounds, as Lowther, Carleton, tlie
Whelpdales, the Bosts of Deston (T), related to your enemy,
the now dead Duchess. Whelpdale said he would be bold
to say that since the death of Lord George, your nephew,
there never would be a Lord Dacre again. Let me but
see you Lord, and then God may shorten my days. By
their means you and yours are without revenue, and they
have entered the war for your living. Lowther is the most
tyrannous man under the sun. When you return from
London, I will give you a book to warn you of them, all.
Was not that proud Lucifer Lowther in a triumph, thinking that none could go against him in his office of sheriff,
but he could rule all the North ? I wish you had seen
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him at Carlisle assizes. Good Mr. Francis was there,
and was not afraid of them for all their bonds. Simon
Musgrave stood surety to him, like a brother, and always
does to you and yours. Give them fair words if there
be no other remedy, but be your father's son, and he would
have been even with them.
This woman, your enemy dead, was the Duke's fall, for
her wealth and words made him, forget God, and shoot
at all ; but for this, he had never shot at the prick he did.
You first spoke to him of the ward's keeping, ,and then
enemies prevented you, and he got it by marrying her.
You and the Council were deceived, but I was not, for I
said when I heard you had so agreed, that you would repent it ; you should beware of covetousness in men of such
height as he was then, for you thought you could not
match her but by him, and thus he got her and ward and
all. He shortened her days, and was the death of LOT&
George ; then he had a clean ^uay, having the ward's coheirs in governance. Then were you without remedy but
through the poor people, who favour you and your house,
and cry and call for you and your blood to rule them ;
therefore help them to live in quiet that Jielp you. Keep
spies and give them, good rewards and meat and drink.
He (Duke of Norfolk) spies out the Queen of Scots ;
had he not been trapped, her son in Scotland had drunk
the same cup as Lord George, and the Queen of England
was to be his subject.
This Lucifer Lowther as truly believed to be Lord of
Dacre's land and living as you and I believe that you
shall enjoy them : he would have sold all his own lands to
get money for this purpose. He thought no man in the
North durst check him, but God suffers them to check one
another.
If you get the tithes of Penrith, see that Carleton, John
Whelpdale, and Bost pay their tithes of corn, hay, &c.,
and take no money for it, whetJier you let the rest to the
toivnsmen or not.
Hugh Bost, who has a tenement of yours, reported in
London that you and your brethren partly caused the
death of your late brother by troubling him : do not let
him. be your tenant, though you will be urged by the
Huttons, his wife being a Hutton ; but admit my br oilier
William's sister and her husband as tenants instead.
Particulars of these and other tenants, and advices as to
dealing with them.
John Moresby, a tenant of your father's, said that the
lady now dead would undo all, and that at your father's
death, there would never be agreement among you, his
children, /or she would rule all.
You must prepare for marriage, it will be your safeguard; and have a fair living in Yorkshire. Your lady
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must be she that will reconcile good Mr. Edward in his
former credit. Beware of any writing between you but
one that will keep secrets. Keep this from sight of any.
[11 closely written pages, in the same hand as the
folloivingJ]
11. IV. Suggestions [by Rich. Atkinson] for a letter to be written
by Leonard Dacre to the Queen. That according to her
command, you, with a number of persons, accompanied
Lord Scrope ; of the chance of the escape of the rebels ; of
your hurt in coming to Nawcn*tli ; your sorrow at the
wilfulness of your unnatural brother [Ediuard] ; beg her
to be patient at his escape with the rebels, and not have the
blood in suspicion, as you could burst in sorrow at his
proceedings, but for your trust in her mercy.
That to be sure of credit to be given you, you send her
your greatest comfort, viz., your youngest brother Francis,
to stay at her Court till you can come, which you will do
as soon as you are able.
That when you come, you will sue for a proclamation,
to be published through England and Scotland, that the
Queen has given you and Fras. Dacre leave to fight with
Edward Dacre in her quarrel ; that the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland are arrant rebels, and Edw.
Dacre the same, for assisting and conveying them out of
England ; and that if ever you see him, you will bring
him to her, alive or dead, or lose your life in her quarrel,
and Francis should say tJie same.
This would please the Queen, Council, and realm, and
never come to pass; so be bold and proper; it is but
words spoken, for if time and place were fixed, the party
would not come. [1 page.]
11. V. Objections and answers in reference to the barony of
Dacre. As Dacre was first baron in right of his wife, by
his marriage with Margaret, daughter and heir of Thomas
de Multon, and he by his predecessor's marriage with
Maud, daughter and heir of Hubert de Vallibus, so did
this ancient dignity descend also by Joan, daughter and
heir of Thos. Dacre, to Rich. Fiennes, her husband and her
heirs. In like sort also must the barony of Humphrey
Dacre descend to his heirs general, seeing the first institution thereof was by writ, and no lawful restraint since
to the heirs male.
Objection. The award made by Edward IV. assigned
the barony of Gillesland to Humphrey Dacre, and the
heirs male of Thos. Dacre his father, which award was
confirmed by Parliament.
Answer. This award was only for land in controversy
between Fiennes, in right of Joan Dacre, his wife, as Jieir
general, and Humphrey her uncle, as heir male ; but there
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was no cause to submit the dignity to arbitrament, seeing
it was to descend as itjirst came, by the heir general, and
there are no words of creation in the award ; yet the same
being only under the Privy Seal, and not the Great Seal,
it was only in force so long as the King lived.
Objection. The writ goes out in course, neither limiting
to the heir male nor heir of the body, and therefore the
award therein is in nature of an indenture that leads the
use of a fine levied, or a recovery suffered.
Answer. Non sequitur, for an act done by the King
under his privy seal, in a cause between party and party,
binds no longer than the King lives ; yet shall the indenture" under seal, leading the use of a fine or recovery, bind
him that seals and his heirs for ever ? In the award, the
King talces upon him to determine what was never committed to his arbitrament, viz., the dignity ; for Sir Rich.
Fiennes. in right of Joan, his wife, was long before summoned to Parliament as Rich. Fiennes Lord Dacre, 38
Hen.' VI. and 1 Edw. IV. ; and lastly, the award was
made 13 Edw. IV., between which and 21 Edw IV. there
were divers Parliaments, but Hump. Dacre was never
summoned before 22 Edw. IV. ; therefore as an indenture to lead the use of a fine or recovery, dated nine
years after the fine levied or recovery suffered, can hardly
be pleaded without suspicion of fraud, so shall this award,
going so long before the date of the summons, avail little
to enforce the writ in a sense contrary to the ordinary
course ; the rather seeing there is a precedent that Hen.
Bromfiete, Lord Vesci, was summoned by writ to him and
his heirs male, 27 Hen. VI.
By a decree in 1569, before the Marquis of Northampton and other commissioners, on behalf of the Co-heirs v.
Leonard Dacre, it appears that there was no record for
the barony, either by patent or Act of Parliament, but
only by writ, as also appears in the Heralds' Office.
[li pages.}
March 17. 12. Examination of Gregory Peacock, alderman of York, before
York. Sir Thos. Gargrave. Upon Monday night after Martinmas day,
was at Newark, lay at the sign of the Hart, and was first told
of the stir in this shire by the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland and others. There were with him Ralph Micklethwaite,
and \Vm. Peacock, merchants of York, Robert Sothern, girdler, and
Peter Webster, baker, both of York ; but Oswald Wilkinson and
William Broke were not there. Was told by Micklethwaite that
their host said that Oswald Wilkinson had said there, a day or two
before, that he trusted to have mass shortly. Also,
Like examination of Wm. Micklethwaite, merchant of York. Being
with Gregory and Wm. Peacock, and others, at the Hart at Newark,
Kenester, the good man of the house, asked if they knew Oswald
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Wilkinson ; said they did, and that he was the gaoler of York castle.
Kenester said that Wilkinson was in that town a day or two before,
and had openly said, before the aldermen of the town, that he trusted
within a short time to see mass in his own country, meaning Yorkshire. Kenester said if he had heard him say so, he would have
stayed him, and desired them to do the like, but Wilkinson was not
in their company, nor Wm. Broke ; Kenester seemed much offended
that the aldermen had let him go. Also,
Like examinations of Robt. Sothern and Wm. Peacock to the same
effect. [If pages.']
March 18. 13. Commission to Sir Thos. Gargrave, Edmund Hall, Wm.
Hampton Court. Homberston, Rich. Ashton, and John Jenkyns, to survey the lands
of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland, Leonard Dacre,
and all others engaged in the late rebellion in the North, and send
up a certificate hereof to the barons of the Exchequer, not later than
Michaelmas ; with a writ of assistance. With note of another commission in April, to which John Lambert and Chris. Chater are to
be added. [1 pages, copy, Latin.']
March 20. 14. Anne Lady Hungerford to the Duchess of Feria. I wrote
Etherope. you the end of last month how sentence had passed with me last
term, and how much I am bound to my aunt Harrington and my
Uncle Fitzwilliams, or else I should have been still delayed ; also
how Mr. Hungerford is in the Fleet, and will remain there, because
he will neither give me any living, nor pay a penny of my charges,
which is 250?., that he is already condemned in, so that I am
hopeless of anything to be got at his hands ; and further, how much
I am beholden to my cousin Thurland, who has been as diligent
unto me as if it had been to yourself, and is bound for me in 200?.,
which must be paid at Allhallowtide. I must crave your pardon
for being slack in writing, and trust henceforth you shall not be so
long without letters from me. You will weigh how many perplexities I have had, and in what miseries I had been, if your
goodness had not helped me ; God requite you, to whom I cease not
to pray for your coming into Flanders, that I might once enjoy the
sight of your presence, together with your sweet son, and my dear
good grandmother, which above all things in this world I most
desire.
I am marvellously troubled with Essex's husband, whose coming
into Spain I can no longer stay, and his eldest brother and friends
set him forward ; seeing there is no remedy, I intend to send some
one for her as shortly as I can, being sorry that she cannot remain
with you to do you service. My cousin Thurland's mother was a
great comfort to me in Louvaine.
I am cut off from my children ; I pray God to bless them and
make them all his servants, for other good than prayer I cannot
do them. I hear they are evil used and have no bringer up ; God
comfort and help them. [2 pages.]
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] 5. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir "Wm. Cecil. Being at Boroughbridge, coming to my Lord Lieutenant, I received a packet which I
sent to the Marshal ; both he and I will have good regard to
Berwick.
I think my Lord Steward's death will make some alteration in
Court. I am sorry Her Majesty still suspects Capt. Reed, but since
her mistrust is so great, I will send him up, and thereby must want
his service, whereof at this time we shall find great lack; therefore
if there be nothing to justly charge him with, let him be returned
with some encouragement to serve, for you know what lack may be
of such a man in time of need.
I have great cause to hope of Her Majesty's goodness towards me,
and if meantime I might have the keeping of Leonard Dacre's
house, called Herlesey castle, near Northallerton, it would be something towards the matter. I am sorry to see my Lord Lieutenant
come down with no [more] countenance, as his lieutenancy is
for her service ; I assure you it rather hinders her service than
furthers it, for the world looked for his being of the Privy Council
at least, which had been more beneficial to her service than any
commodity to him, more than the honour of it. God send her
many so well able to serve her, whereof surely she has small store.
[I page-]
16. Lord Hunsdon to SirWm. Cecil. I have required the stay of
Ascolph Cleasby, because he may do very much with one of my Lord
Conyers' daughters and heirs, whom I am about to get for my son
Harry, which will the better be brought to pass by him, being in
great credit with all the sisters. He is besides no notorious offender,
and was followed more of malice than otherwise, and has not one
foot of land ; therefore move Her Majesty for his pardon. [^ page.]
17. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Lord Hunsdon, Att. Gen. Gerard, and
Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. Since our arrival, we have
indicted such rebels as have lands, and be either out of the realm,
in prison, or have not appeared before us ; also a few who have
no lands, so as to prevent them aiding those who have, in fraudulently conveying lands away. We have held this course for the
more benefit to Her Majesty, yet we mean to receive to composition
all who submit, and have not above 51. in land, according to our
commission and instructions, and to stay the execution of such as
have no land and are attainted.
There are 12 persons condemned whose names are in the enclosed
bill ; four were executed to-day, as appointed for the first execution,
and seven respited under colour of a second execution, until Her
Majesty's pleasure is known ; the cause why each is respited is
expressed upon the margin, so that if Her Majesty does not like to
extend her mercy, the second execution may proceed, which by all
men is looked for.
We, with Mr. Dean, Serjt. Wray, Sir Nicholas Fairfax, and
Mr. Thorold, receive the submissions of all offenders of the West
Hiding. Mr. Solicitor, Sir Geo. Bowes, Mr. Meers, and Mr. Secretary
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are gone to Northallerton, to receive those for the North Riding ; and
the last day of the month, we will sit at Durham, upon the commission of oyer and terminer, when all the offenders in the bishopric are
warned to make their submissions. We will do what we can to
raise commodity to Her Majesty, but the people in many parts are
very poor, and sore taken of before we dealt for Her Majesty ; so we
think that the sum to be levied will not be so great as is expected,
nor as it might have been if this course had been followed in the
beginning, when the matter was new and the people in fear.
All the principal conspirators are fled, and those apprehended
have been but followers of others, and never privy to the conspiracies, which moves us rather to pity, and causes the country to
expect mercy.
P.S. There is a blank left in the instructions of the sum at
which we should compound with all such as have no lands above
that value, so that we know not what it should be ; we take it to
be meant 100s., after which rate we will proceed, until we know Her
Majesty's pleasure. [1 Ingres.] Enclosing,
17. I. List of four rebels, Simon Digby, John Fulthorp, Rob.
Pennyman, and Thos. Bishop, executed; and of seven
respited, with the reasons therefor.
Henry Johnson, simple, and advised by his wife, who
is Norton's daughter. He made a state of his lands to
her an his marriage, so that by his life the Queen will
have the lands, but his wife by his death.
Leonard Metcalf, servant to the Earl of Northumberland, whom he followed in this .action. He has made
like state to his wife. He has many children, and before
this offence, was honest and quiet, and is generally la-
mented.
John Markenfeld, under 20 years, attainted only to
bring his title to his brother's lands (if he has any) to the
Queen ; it was not meant he should die, for he has no
land, and is within the compass of the commission for
composition.
Ascolph Cleasby, stayed at the request of Lord Hunsdon for causes mentioned in his letter to Secretary Cecil.
Robt. Lambert, taken out of his bed by force by tJie
rebels, in his father-in-law's house, where he had retired
with intent to go to Sir Geo. Bowes, and being kept vrtth
the rebels until the time of the pardon was past, he for
fear continued with them. He has many children, and is
reported honest befoi^e this offence.
Robt. Claxton, servant to the Earl of Westmoreland,
whom he followed in this action. He has many children,
and has married a widow that has children, was of honest
behaviour, and is greatly lamented. His land was
assured to his wife at his marriage, so that the Queen will
lose by his death.
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Ralph Conyers, also servant to the Earl of Westmoreland, and although of good religion, followed his master
in this action ; of honest conversation, and greatly lamented. There is some assurance made in his father's
life of his lands, whereby the Queen would lose by his
death.
With note that all these are utterly out of hope of life,
and desire to die satisfied that the Queen has forgiven
them, and trust to be saved only by Christ's death and
passion. [2 pages.']
March 25. 18. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I will, with the
York. advice of the Wardens, deal with all the Scottish Borderers, in the
causes touched in Sir John Forster's letters, as shall be for Her
Majesty's honour. I am sorry you have not yet heard from Mr. Randolph. I trust the resolution of the last convention is better
than is given forth upon the Borders.
Lord Hunsdon came hither on Tuesday, and continues until
Monday. We have conferred upon all causes of the Borders, and
I have so satisfied him for all matters that I may do touching himself and his friends, as I think nothing can stir him to discord, and
I will avoid all occasions of offence.
I moved Lord Leicester to get a prebend in this church, fallen
into Her Majesty's gift by the death of Dr. Spencer, for my chaplain,
Ralph Colton. I since understand there is an advowson granted by
the late archbishop. Hearing that Mr. Walton, archdeacon of Cleveland died yesterday night, I have written to his lordship to obtain
this archdeaconry for Colton ; pray further it.
Sir Thos. Gargrave requires a warrant for defraying the 1,000?. he
has received by order from you and Sir Walter Mildmay. [1 page.}
March 25. 19. Anne Lady Hungerford to Dorothy Essex, at the Duchess of
The Savoy. Feria's. I have received divers letters from her Grace which have
been slackly answered ; my troubles have been so great, and my
wants such that I have been able to write or send nowhere. I have
had but small help of any, save my aunt Harrington and Gardiner,
and have been in that necessity that I have sold my wearing clothes
and my saddle cloth, and such linen as you know 1 had, to help me
to maintain my suit in law in clearing my innocence. I have had
sentence on my side, but Master Hungerford will not pay my
charges, nor give anything which the law gives me, but will rather
lie in the Fleet than part with a penny of living with me.
Oh, my dear Doll, what endless miseries I live in ! what friends
had I that have utterly cast me and all mine away! I cannot
write one quarter of my troubles. Sir Walter Hungerford and his
brother have touched me with three things, but I would in no case
have the Duchess know them, as it would give her grief. The first
was adultery, the second murder, and the third that I would have
poisoned him six years ago, all of which have fallen out to his
shame, but I shall never recover it. The grief has been and is
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such to me, and my necessities so great, that I do not know what
I should have done but for the Duchess of Feria, and my cousin
Thurland for her sake. Procure her Grace to write him thanks,
and not to leave me until my business is thoroughly ended, as I
have now no one to travel for me, Gardener having left my father,
and my horses being both dead. I kept Gardener as long as I
was able at London, to solicit my causes in law, but now I am
forced to put all my folks away at Midsummer, and nothing
troubles me so much as having nothing for Godsoll, for he has lost
much by serving me.
I have not heard of my children these 12 months and more,
and they are lost for want of good placing. Susan has forgotten
to read, and her complexion clean gone with an itch, and she
has scant to shift upon. Jane is with a sempster in Marlboro',
very evil too, and surely I were happy if God would take them
out of this life. Your husband is very earnest to have you home,
as I have written to her Grace ; and as there is no remedy, after
you know her pleasure, provide for your coming. I have been
in much trouble to stay him all this time, but now there is
no remedy, but that you must come to him. Your children are
in health, but lack good bringing up, and I would have had them,
but I have wanted a house all this while ; for here I live with my
father, and put him to charge for meat and drink, and myself
uncontented, so that I have no joy or contentment. Since you
went from me, I have taken no delight in anything, for the most
comfort I had was of you, and I esteem and love thee as my
only dear child ; but my great troubles and wants these two years
have caused me that I could not do as I would, and that has well
appeared by you and yours.
Your mother is well, and came to me at the Savoy with your
brothers a fortnight ago, when I promised to write to you. It is
not known by them that your husband is coming for you. I
thought it necessary for your brother Robert to come for you,
but his elder brother would not suffer him. I will do for you
as my own to my ability, but I cannot help you as I would.
I will get Gardener to come with your husband for you, if
possible ; for your husband is not meet to go without one with
him. If you knew how he would serve the King in Spain, you
would smile at it ; first he had got 20. and three men who were
to have 51. a piece for their wages, and he knew his entertainment would be such that he should live like a gentleman; and
there he would tarry and have one of his sons with him, and
bring him up as a soldier; his brothers, glad to be rid of him,
procured him to do this, but when I heard of his journey, I
prevented his mastership, and now, if it will hold, I have him in a
better way.
I would at your request send one of your children into Flanders,
but I must have some letter from my grandmother or some other
person to send him, or else it would be folly to do so. If her Grace
would give him his bringing up there, the child would be happy ;
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if you can get her to write me, I will send him as well in all
things as I would my own child, but there is no passage now, as
there has been ; therefore pluck up a good heart and be quiet, and
assure yourself what may be done shall be.
My heart dies for fear I shall never see the Duchess again. I
cannot think my Lord [Duke of Feria] will go out of Spain to
Flanders, but I pray heartily for it. Mistress Parson is weary of
England, and indeed has no great cause to joy in it, were it not for
her brother ; her mother does not love her, and she has an evil
father-in-law. I think if she could get over the seas, she would be
religious . I do not see but often hear from her. Commend me to
Master Kemp, and tell him there is nothing done in his suit, and as
long as things remain as they be, let him not look to recover anything. Commend me to my cousin Harrington ; although I do not
write to her, yet I am ready to do her any pleasure, and have done as
much as was possible to get her mother's goodwill, but all will
not serve. No one thinks well of her because she so mocked her
and the Prince, and the Queen took it in evil part, and so dislikes my
aunt that she dares not go to the Court since, and my uncle hits her
always in the teeth of her children, how obstinate and proud they
be, and has put her out of his will, and will give my cousin
Margaret nothing ; and my aunt and I have been almost out for her.
Commend me to Master Didbe, and tell him that although I do
not write to him, it is not for want of estimation, but he and Kemp
must bear with me until I am ended of my troubles. Salute Felton
and Pickering, and my dear nephew, and I thank you for writing so
largely of him ; it rejoiced my heart to find so much rare virtues
in his young and tender years. God bless him and send him long
life. God surely has sent him to her Grace for her joy and comfort.
I have not received any money since you went of your nephew ;
if you come home, you shall have it ; if not, you cannot get it.
[6 pages.]
20. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. Notwithstanding
Her Majesty's proclamation of pardon to such as accompanied
Leonard Dacre in his late rebellion, there are not above 500 come
in to make their submission, so that the greatest numbers and the
stoutest surnames of the Borderers still keep forth, whereby the
country as yet remains in disorder ; but having just received letters
from my Lord Lieutenant, promising to send me some supply, I
trust in time to bring the country into good order, and do such
service as Her Majesty shall expect at my hands.
There is a French ship arrived at Dumbarton, but I cannot learn
her lading.
P.S. The surnames of those who remain out are the Forsters,
Tailors, Hetheringtons, and the chief of the Armstrongs. [1 page.]
March 31. 21. The Queen to the Earl of Sussex, Lord Hunsdon, and Sir
Thos. Gargrave. We perceive that in your beginnings in our corn-
March 29.
Carlisle.
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mission of oyer and terminer, justice has been done upon four, and
six others being attainted are stayed from execution until our
pleasure be known, in consideration of reasons mentioned by you.
Though we have always been more inclinable to mercy than
severity, yet we doubt whether, an example of justice being passed
in the execution, of a great number of the poorer sort, there should
be no greater example of justice upon the richer than four. Yet as
the principal conspirators and such as are of wealth are fled, it may
be better interpreted, though the number of the wealthy to be
executed be small. Considering the reasons noted in your writing,
we are pleased that Henry Johnson, for his simplicity ; John
Markenfeld, for his youth ; and Ascolph Cleasby, at request of
our cousin Hunsdon, be forborne from execution. The other four,
Metcalf, Lambert, Claxton, and Conyers, we are only moved to
spare for the profit that might come to us by their life ; not knowing
the circumstances of their offences, we will not expressly command
that they all shall suffer death, but although we think, some further
example should be showed, we refer it to your own judgments,
either to cause the rest of those four to suffer, or some of them who
have exceeded in malice and are unworthy of mercy.
You are to compound with all such as have no lands, &c. above
the yearly value of 51., and insert that sum into our instructions.
[1| pages, Draft by Sir Wm. Cecil.]
22. Note of the losses of the Treasurer of Berwick by the rebels
in Yorkshire : 1111. 6s. 8d. in oxen, sheep, &c. taken by Christ. Nevill
out of his pasture at Whorlton in Cleveland; 100Z. owing by the
late Earl of Northumberland, lent him in the last Parliament, on a
promise of repayment within a month.
The Treasurer requests recompence from rebels' goods escheated
to Her Majesty, or to have such goods at a certain price, and also
the custody of certain lands of the rebels, to be used for the service
of Berwick, he paying the accustomed rents.
The goods required are the corn, cattle, &c. of the late Leonard
Dacre, remaining at his house and grounds called Herlesey and
Arden in Cleveland, Yorkshire ; this house and grounds at the
rent reserved to be used for keeping cattle and stores for the
garrisons in the North. Or else the lands called Hernigham and
Rowmanby, co. York, late the possessions of Thos. Markenfeld, co.
York, [f
March? 23. List of 11 noblemen and gentlemen of the South parts that
served with the Earl of Sussex in the late rebellion. Also of 18 in
the West, 13 in the North, and 18 in the East Riding of Yorkshire,
and of 10 other gentlemen of meaner sort who were trained for
service in the wars. With note that there were several more of the
latter whose names are left out. [1^ pages.]
March ? 24. Note of Sir Henry Gate's suit to Her Majesty, to be preferred
by Sir Wm. Cecil, viz., the fee-farm of Smith's lands, bishopric of
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Durham, at the old yearly rent, he paying for the wood. Or the
fee-farm of 50?. land per year by him to be found out. Or 100?. a
year land in lease, without fine in reversion for 40 years. Or the
fee-simple of Shalford manor, co. Essex, yearly value 25?., which for
some time was his ancestors', and all the lands in Her Majesty's
hands that were his late brother's. Or some other , consideration
as shall best please her, without which he will not be able to remain in the North parts, to do service and keep his house there,
rs
Ls
March? 25. Note of the lands of William Smith of the bishopric of
Durham, attainted of treason, viz., Nunstaunton, sometime
parcel of the possessions of Nunmonckton, co. York, purchased by
his father, Geo. Smith, in the time of Henry VIII., yearly value,
13?. 6s. 8d. Lands in "Walworth, purchased by himself of Mr. Askew,
of Lincolnshire, yearly value, 10?. Lands at Woodham house, also
purchased of Askew, yearly value 11. 6s. Sd. ; total 30?. 13s. 4d.
He has also, in right of his wife, a daughter and heir of Mr. Esshe,
deceased, the manor of Esshe, yearly value, 40?. [f page.']
April 1, 26. Att. Gen. Gerard to Sir "Wm. Cecil. There are no more to
Durham. t, e arraigned either at York or Durham, but such as are within the
compass of the Queen's pardon. We have found the juries willing
to serve the Queen, and have indicted those who are fled, and others
not within the composition, when we could get any intelligence.
One Holmes, thought to be the patriarch, is indicted here, but he is
fled. Leonard and Edw. Dacre are both indicted for conspiracy,
but are also to be indicted in Cumberland for the last offence, when
my Lord Lieutenant goes thither ; the indictments are made.
Those who come before us commissioners to compound are many,
but very poor, being so spoiled by soldiers and officers, and by others
on pretence of service, that there is almost nothing left for the
Queen to take ; so we are obliged to impose very small fines, the
rather that they are very sorrowful for their offences, promise obedience in future, and willingly take the oath.
Those who have lands and come before us for composition are so
few that the business might have been discharged in a day ; but the
meaner sort are more than was looked for. I hope we shall end in
two days more, and Mr. Solicitor and I shall return to York, deliver
the receipts to Sir Thos. Gargrave, and then repair to London.
My Lord Lieutenant stays at York about despatch of the army
till Monday next. He is veiy careful of his charge, and though we
have heard many complaints of spoils, none have been against him.
Precedents have been shown for the Bishop of Durham to have
the forfeitures as in the rebellion in Henry VIII.'s time, and they
will be great. Order should be taken with the Bishop before he
comes hither. Meanwhile all the lands are seized for the Queen, the
offenders shall be attainted, and I will bring all the indictments and
deliver them to the King's Bench, and leave nothing here of those
matters for the Bishop. [2 pages.]
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April 1. 27. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Council. I received your
York. letters yesterday, and thereupon sent for "Win. Price ; being lieutenant to Thos. Manners, he was gone with his band towards Newcastle, but returning to-day, I gave order for his repair to you, and
have taken bond of Manners in 5001., of Robt. Constable in 5001, and
of himself in 5001. to appear before you by the 20th instant. I have
charged him with part of the matters objected against him, to which
he seems to have a satisfactory answer, although not to the whole.
He is well trained in service, and well commended by those who
know him, and therefore being so far onward in his charge, I would
gladly he might, after the service is finished wherein he now is
under me, have answered the matters objected against him for services in other places ; but your command being contrary, I obey.
Upon his arrival, let me know your pleasure for cancelling the bonds.
[f
April 3. 28. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. The French amYork. bassador lately come into Scotland is now near Edinburgh, accompanied with certain lords of the Scottish Queen's faction, and
Lethington is gone thither to him. He makes liberal promises of
men and money, wherewith that side takes great comfort. It is
thought that one Bateley, Laird of Garteley, carried letters lately
into Scotland from the Scottish Queen and the Bishop of Ross ; let
me know whether any French person had a passport from Her
Majesty.
The shot sent out of the South are very ill-furnished from all
places, save London, Hertford, and Middlesex, and the Queen has
nothing at Newcastle ; it had been better if most of the shot had
been good archers than so ill-furnished arquebusiers.
You have heard evil reports of captains that have levied men ;
but if the report of the soldiers be true, the justices of peace that
have had the levying have been as bold as the captains were before,
and have levied 6l for each footman whose furniture has not
amounted to 40s. If this be true, it is miserable that no way can
be devised for the Queen's service tut that, where she charges the
realm with a groat, the ministers will poll a shilling.
There are many gentlemen here in the bands who serve as private
soldiers, and are able to take charge of a whole band. There
was no direction at my coming away what dead or double pays
should be allowed in every 1 00 ; let me know whether the Council
will allow a certain number, or leave it to my discretion. The
horsemen are slow in coming, but those that have come are better
furnished than the foot.
To-morrow I go to Newcastle, where all the Wardens meet me
to resolve upon our first exploit. Mr. Constable, Mr. Manners, and
the Yorkshire men were at Newcastle yesterday ; as the horsemen
come so slowly, I have directed them to set forward towards the
Borders, to be placed at the direction of Lord Hunsdon and Sir
John Forster, until the army come wholly togethei".
P.S. I send you herewith some articles devised by Sir John
Nevill, for the surety of the Queen and State, and wish for his
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trouble he had that which was devised for him by Mr. Attorney, at
the last sessions here. [2 pages.] Enclosing,
28. I. Questions to be propounded [to the Queen], if the Pope's
licence and the consent of foreign princes will agree
thereto :
First, if she will assent that the Lords and the rest of
their confederates be set in their several estates, with a
toleration through the realm to live with safety of conscience, and have churches appointed.
That liberty may be given to all now in prison for
conscience, to be within the realm wliere they think best.
That every man may have liberty to relieve such of tlie
spirituality as be now in prison, and others in or out of
the realm.
That she will take order that the Lords rebels and the
rest may have half the goods taken from them, towards
setting up of their houses again.
That she ivill see the Scottish Queen set in Jier own
realm with safety, among her true and friendly subjects.
If tlie above may be granted on her part, and taken of
tlie Lords o,nd others, it may save much bloodshed, and
obtain peace, and she be assured to have the said Lords
and all the rest obedient subjects. [| page]
April 5. 29. Geo. Chamberlain to the Duchess of Feria. I hoped, at my
Louvaine. first coming hither, oftener to have opportunity of sending to England than I am now able, but my being here is taken in a very
evil part, insomuch that some of my friends have already been
unjustly troubled, as they were thought privy to my departure.
I am not without knowledge of the state of things there, which
many here had better hope of, especially for redress in religion, than
I see just likelihood of ; my reasons are,
First, the great weakening of our country by the imprisonment,
banishment, and death of so many chief nobility and gentlemen,
as the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Arundel, Lord Lumley, imprisoned ; the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland and
Lord Dacre, banished by flying ; the Earls of Pembroke, Cumberland, and Derby, lately deceased ; all which were of great name and
power, and either Catholics or no enemies to the cause, whereby our
present State rulers may without fear execute their furious will.
Good was hoped for by many when the Lord James [Stuart] was
slain in Scotland, and most there agreed to enter into a quarrel to
demand their Queen again, wherein it was thought that our noblemen who fled thither would join, in hope thereby to be so strong
that they might recover their Queen, or at least obtain redress in
religion, &c. ; but the hope is frustrated. The Scots still detain the
Earl of Northumberland prisoner, the Earl of Westmoreland and
Lord Dacre are driven to keep upon the wild Borders, where they
be only friended with a small number, and not suffered to enter far
into the country, much less to be directly aided or joined, and those
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that agree to demand their Queen home again are desperately affected
Protestants, and suspected for aspiring to the Crown themselves.
Now our Queen has her army ready under the Earl of Sussex
to enter into those parts where our Lords and gentlemen remain,
and is likely to find the Scots willing either to yield our noblemen,
or constrain them to fly.
Meantime our rulers are not idle at Court, but daily execute,
imprison, and vex all good affected Catholics, and threaten to rid
the country of them all, seeing now they be out of fear, as well at
home, as that foreign Princes will regard or endeavour for our
bettering in God's cause, or claim redress of our injuries, the fear
whereof much bridled their rigorous determinations to root out the
Catholic faith and favourers in our country, which, if the Almighty
does not miraculously withstand, is likely to be speedily put in
execution, the rather as the King of Spain not only neglects our
injuries done him, but enters into new friendship and accord for
traffic with our nation and alliance. Whoso is acquainted with the
present state of our country knows nothing could have more dismayed our well affected Catholics there than this manifest show of
the King's careless regard to be a party to reduce us to conformity
in religion, when both the time at home and willing help of other
Catholic Princes seemed ripe and ready to have put in practice
something for the good of Christ's cause and church, whereby it
seems that the Almighty teaches us not to put trust in Princes, but
only in him.
We cannot often hear from England ; the passages on both sides
are yet straightly kept ; but many are in such fear at home that we
daily look to hear of divers that mind to come over. There was a
bruit that Lord Dacre had made a raid into England, and taken
Carlisle, but it is not confirmed, and yet both the Earl of Westmoreland and he lying so near the borders of their own country,
where they are well beloved, have divers times entered and made
spoil of their enemies there, whereupon the Queen hastened her
army there, under the Earl of Sussex.
In my former letters I besought your favour in my suit for some
entertainment at His Majesty's hands, which I was made to
believe I had deserved for my faithful endeavours. I yield the
consideration of my doings to whom the same belongs ; my chief
comfort is that I have not intermeddled otherwise than I was
in duty bound. The Duke of Alva here directed letters in my
favour to the Duke of Feria, which I sent you, but my only hope
consists in your favourable consideration for some means to enable
me to live, now I am banished out of my country. [G pages.]
April 5. 30. Thomas Earl of Sussex, Sir Thos. Gargrave, Att.-Gen.
York. Gerard, and Sol. Gen. Bromley, to Sir Wm. Cecil. We could not
confer on Her Majesty's letters of 31 March, some of us being at
York, and some at Durham, until meeting here to-day. As she
would have further example of the better sort, and there were none
in Durham gaol to be tried and executed there, we have thought it
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best, for example's sake, to have Metcalf, Lambert, Claxton, and
Conyers, whereof the first is of Yorkshire, and the other three of the
bishopric, executed at Durham. Pray procure writs for that purpose
to the sheriffs of both counties. We know no difference in the
qualities of their offences, but have simply advertised that they were
no malicious conspirators ; therefore we know no special cause for
mercy more to one than to another.
Pray procure Her Majesty's resolution.
P.S. [by the Earl of Sussex]. I enclose letters from Mr. Randolph,
and intend to set forward to-morrow, leaving orders for those that
are not come to follow. [1 page.']
April 6. 31. Recognizance by Wm. Porter, of Ashton-under-Edge, in 250Z.,
Westminster, to pay 150. to Francis Alford, of Salisbury Court, Fleet Street,
gent, before 22nd May next. [2^ sheets, much damaged.}
April 7. 32. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. Mr. Randolph
Berwick, arriving here the 5th inst., and sending to you, I enclose this.
The Southern horsemen come forward slowly. My Lord Lieutenant
means to be here next week, with a very slender force, considering
that, whenever he invades Scotland, he must leave the Borders
guarded, or we shall receive more harm than we shall do ; if this
had been considered, he should not have come with so slender a
company, and it will force Her Majesty to a further charge. I fear
when my Lord Lieutenant and others under him venture their lives
and do their uttermost, some other John [ Vauyhans] shall step up
to deface our doings, keeping themselves safe enough from peril.
It has not furthered her service sending my Lord of Sussex down
with such small credit, it being known how and by whom he was so
accused, and yet the party not punished. I speak not from affection
to the Earl, but in respect of the service ; for John Vaughan, Her
Majesty shall find him but an ox, neither able to serve her abroad
nor at home, in war nor in peace, but only in words, envying ^every
man that is in authority above himself.
My letter may seem malicions, but I protest it is on certain
knowledge of his doings, and I would not have Her Majesty abused
by such as he is ; but for offending her, I would write no less to
herself.
Mr. Mohun, my Lord of Lenox's servant, arrived here yesterday,
and went into Scotland ; Sandy Bogg, and James Lawder passed
the day before, with two nags and other things to the Scottish King,
by passport. [1 page. Printed in Sharpens Memorials of the
Rebellion, pp. 233, 234.]
April 8. 33. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil The spoil of the
York. inhabitants of these parts has been such as much to hinder the
Queen's fines. Though I spent much labour and charge in staying
the goods in the country, and taking inventories, it seems to
small purpose. A great sum might have been raised of the goods
and leases of the meaner sort, and they brought thereby to extreme
beggary, but by compositions and fines, the people still have their
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g oods, and can inhabit the country, and serve the Queen. The
people seem very thankful for her mercy, and detest the doing of
the two Earls and their accomplices, affirming they deceived them
by using the Queen's name.
The Queen's opinion about the execution of some of those
attainted and reserved is most true, for the common people say the
poor are both spoiled and executed, and the gentlemen and rich
escape ; yet those who were forced thereto should be considered.
[1 page.]
April 8 ? 34. Christopher Norton to the Council. Capt. Stirley says I
told him that I, in a morning, spoke with the Queen of Scots
before she rose from her bed. I told him that, at request of one of
my brothers' wives, to procure a letter for saving the life of a kinsman
of hers, being one morning in the great chamber at Bolton, with
divers of my Lord Scrope's servants and some of my captains and
soldiers, there came forth one of Her Grace's chamber, when I asked
if the Queen was ready ; he replied no. I told him I had a suit to
the Queen, and he bade me stay and he would tell the Queen. He
came forth shortly after, and said that Basdone (?) had kept such
revel in the inner chamber with his fellows, that the Queen could
not sleep, and prayed me to see her maidens, and that none should
perceive that I went to speak with the Queen. I followed him, as
willed, through the middle chamber, where Basdone (?) and his
fellows were, into the Queen's bedchamber, where she lay, and her
women about her, her physician and surgeon talking with her.
She bade me good day, and said her man told her I had sent to her.
I declared that one of my brothers' wives had a near kinsman that
was taken for prize, and it was thought he would die within 10
days if Her Grace did not help in it ; she asked which way she
could do good to him : I said her letter to the Spanish ambassador,
who was earnest against him, might stay him, and then his friends
hoped to get his pardon. She said her servants reported me to use
them gently, and therefore she would not deny me. I told her I
would be glad to do her any service I might lawfully do ; she thanked
and willed me not to do any thing unlawful, and to give the name
of the prisoner to one of her servants, and she would write for him
to do me pleasure ; though princes M^ere not used to write for such
suitors she would do so ; and told me if I was espied by any of Sir
Fras. Knolly's men, I should be shent, and withal she bade me avoid
blame, and thereupon I came away. I have never spoken with her
since, and for saving a man's life I ventured this blame. When suit
was made to Sir Fras. Knollys for his letter to some of the Council
for the same matter, and also for the Queen of Scots' letter to the
Spanish ambassador, he said he would not hinder it if she would
write, and that he would will her to it.
Stirley says I told him of a ring with a diamond which the
Queen of Scots showed me, and said that when Lady Levingstone
should turn her finger with that ring on, and the diamond turned to
me, I should know she would speak with me from the Queen. She
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never showed me a ring, nor any token for any such matter. He
says I told him that the Queen of Scots practised with me to convey
her away, and that I made my soldiers think that Lady Levingstone
loved me, and that I might get the Queen of Scots forth of the
gates in her linen, who is nothing like in make, and both well
known to every soldier. Not one soldier in the band that thought
there was any such love, and Lady Livingston continually lay in
the castle with her husband, and at night either my Lord Scrope or
Sir Fras. Knollys kept the keys of the gate, and watch about the
castle continually. I never meant any such practices, and neither
the Queen of Scots, nor any for her, willed me to any such.
He says I named to him many noblemen who would be of the
confederacy iu this rebellion, and told him that a servant of the
Duchess of Norfolk brought a message from his Lord to the Earls of
Westmoreland and Northumberland, which stayed them from rising.
I never told him anything of the kind, but I did mention the names
of those who I thought favoured the matter for religion, but they
were not all those he spoke of. As to the talk I had with him of
the Duke being in trouble, and of his marriage with the Queen of
Scots, I told him that it was reported in our country that most of
the noblemen of this realm consented to the marriage, and also said
that Her Majesty once consented to it ; he said it was so talked in
London, but it proved not so ; and it was thought when the Duke
went last from Court to his house in the North, he should have
risen, and taken the Queen of Scots from Tutbury. I told him that
it had been more easy to have taken her out at Bolton, when she lay
there, if we would have risen for that. He asked me why we neither
went to York nor to the Queen of Scots ; I said for York, we had
nothing to win it with, all our number being no better appointed
than they were ; and wanting ordnance and money, if we had the
Queen of Scots, we could do her no good nor ourselves either ; that
there had been no rising of the noblemen if my father could have
saved them, yet the stirring would be safe for five or six weeks, till
the Queen's army levied in the South could come up.
He says I told him of a conversation between me and Capt. Reed
for the Queen of Scots, and that he broke three purposes that were
made for taking her from Bolton, but it is not true. The talk came
from Capt. Stirley, who asked me for Reed, and said it was thought
he was with us ; I told him we thought to have had his company,
as he was in suspicion and discharged of his band at Berwick, but
within three or four days he was entered again. Stirley swore that
Capt. Reed had betrayed the Earls, and opened all their counsel, and
said the taking his office from him was to colour his doings, ard
asked me if ever Reed was a counsellor of the Earls' doings, but I
knew not. He said they would not be so mad as to trust him, as
if he would be false to the Queen, considering the living he is come
to by her, he would be true to none. Stirley said he was a perilous
man, and was full of treason, and told me of three or four foul parts
that he had played to them that had trusted him ; one touching the
Earl of Bedford, another the treasurer of Berwick, another between
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Thos. Carey and Giles Heron, and another between Capt. Stirley and
Geo. Malare.
He also says I told him of a purpose for the death of the
Regent of Scotland, and the taking of Lord Bedford, when in the
North, but I never heard of any such matter, and moreover his
Lordship has been my friend. Stirley told me of his suit at Court,
and also that the Regent should come to the Borders, when Her
Majesty's army came towards us, and willed me to warn my friends
that neither they nor I should hope for any relief or safety that
way.
He says I told him of a device made for Sir Francis Knollys'
death ; that is false ; though I talked with him of Mr. Knollys ; for
this reason he willed me to keep myself from being taken, and said
if I was I might die for it, and told me I was suspected for the Queen
of Scot's matter ; I told him how I thought that blame came, and of
the lutes which I borrowed at the request of Lord Scrope and Sir Fras.
Knollys, and how that one day, when the Queen of Scots in winter
had been sitting at the window knitting of a work, after the board
was covered, she rose and went to the fireside, and making haste
to have her work finished, would not lie it away, but worked at
it while she was warming herself, and looked for one of her own
servants, which were all gone to fetch their meat ; seeing none
of her own folks there, she caused me to hold her work, as I was
looking at my Lord Scrope and Sir Fras. Knollys playing at chess.
I went, thinking it would not become me to refuse ; Lady Scrope
standing by the fire, and many gentlemen in the chamber saw that
she did not speak to me, and I do not think Sir Francis saw or heard
when she called me. When he had played his mate, seeing me
standiDg l>y the Queen holding her work, he called my captain
and asked if I watched ; he answered sometimes, then he commanded
that I should watch no more, and said the Queen would make me a
fool. I told him of the parting of my captain and me, which was
about then.
I told him of the ambassadors, as he says, that I heard say they had
promised us some aid of money and men ; I spoke more largely to
him, though it was common speaking amongst us, that we should have
aid from beyond sea. This made me think it true ; my father told
me the day we came to Wetherby, when I said I did not like our
back-turning, that he liked it better than he did before, and that,
if we were able to abide together 14 days, we should do well, and
want neither men nor money. Christopher Danby told me four
days after that within fourteen days there was promised either
100,000 or 500,000 crowns, and 4,000 shot.
Pray be a means to Her Majesty to grant me life, and consider
how I lighted in this blame. I chanced to be one day with my
father, who told me he had heard that the Lord President was not
his good Lord, and wished himself beyond seas. Marvelling thereat,
I said he could do him no hurt so long as he did not offend the
laws ; he told me Lord Northumberland had been with him in the
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summer, and broke to him such a piece of work as, if known, might
make him lose his life, and that he handled the Earl so that he made
him think that he would take him, and make him answer to it,
insomuch that he wept and desired him not to be his undoer ; whereupon my father pitied him, considering he spoke to him in secret,
and was a man of honour, and a near neighbour, for my father was
brought up in his grandfather's house, and said if he would swear
never to reveal to any man that he had talked with him of it, he
would never hurt him, which he did.
When Lord Westmoreland sent my father word of my Lord President's cruel words, my father first thought that Lord Northumberland had told my Lord President how he had talked with him, and
said to me that his concealment was as dangerous as though he had
consented to his request. He said that my Lord President and the
other two Earls were near akin, and great friends, and that to save
them harmless, he (the President) cared not to do as much as in him
lay, to put the whole matter in his neck, and some other gentlemen's.
He also told me he had sent to Newcastle to know if there were any
shipping to be got, either to France or Flanders, and within four
days after, he made a journey into Bishopsbridge, and took me with
him to Mr. Tempest's, where he practised with him to provide for
them both, because there was no ship ready.
My father returned homeward, and three nights after, one came
and told him that Lord Northumberland was besieged in his house,
and would be taken within one hour if he looked not well to him. I
being the eldest child he had with him, he sent for me and told me ;
I willed him to shift for himself, and go into Bishopsbridge to
Mr. Tempest, and see if he had provided any shipping ; and so called
up his servants ; got a couple of horses saddled, and put into the
park. Thinking no harm, but as nature wrought in me to help my
father to some place where he might be in safety, I rode with him
to Bishopsbridge, and there on the sudden they began this rebellion, and I was in it before I was aware, and durst not leave them
for fear of death. Being in their company, I hurt none of the
Queen's true subjects, and saved many ; Capt. Stirley, I think, will
say if I had not been there, he had not come from our company, nor
Nicholas Harrington and my Lord of Lenox's men.
Also at Barnard castle, the night that Sir George [Bowes] put
out 300 of his horsemen, I saved the lives of four or five score
which were taken prisoners, wherein I was in danger of my own life
with our company. After they were taken, word came that they
had issued out of the castle into the town, and had slain more of
our men ; an open talk rose that my Lord had commanded to kill the
prisoners, and some villains would needs have done so ; in trying
to save, I ran to one that struck his prisoner to kill him, struck at
him to save the man, and had a stroke myself with his bill ; those
who took no prisoners would have had them killed. I caused the
wounds of the man who was hurt to be dressed, and gave him 2s. to
bear him to Westmoreland, where he arrived, and refused office and
clergy, as Stirley knows. [4 pages.}
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April 8 ? 35. Christopher Norton to Sir Francis Jobson, lieutenant of the
Tower. I thank you for giving me leave to write to you, and intend
only to make a short declaration of all my doings in this late rebellion. Because it was objected at my arrraignment that I was the
worst, and one of the most cruel men in the rebellion, and I could
not then make full declaration of my doings, pray show this to the
Council, that they may perceive that I was not the greatest offender,
but a saver of much harm, and move them to be a means to Her
Majesty for my pardon, if they perceive my doings not so evil as
reported.
I have already touched in my writings to them the occasion of my
being in that rebellion, which was the service which nature bound
me to do to my father, upon whom I waited until we came to
Durham, which was the first day of the rebellion, where I neither
did, nor was moved by the Earls or my father to do anything.
The day after our coming to Darlington, 400 or 500 foot came to
them, of whom the Earls willed me to take charge, and to go to
Mr. Sayer's house, to take his arms and weapons, which they thought
with what they had already, would have furnished all ; this spoil I
refused to take in hand. The next day we came to Northallerton,
Avhere all the footmen of the bishopric were commanded to be, and
promised to have money, and to be appointed to captains, and
to be in wages. There the two Earls prayed me to stay and
head their foot, and to muster and bring them to Ripon, where I
should find them ; I desired that they would appoint some of their
own to it, alleging that ray father wanted me to wait upon him ; but
they would not take this answer, and desired my father to will me
to it, at whose commandment I promised them to do it, if they
would appoint other gentlemen with me. They did, and eadh of
them gave me 10. to distribute as prest money to the footmen, and
also willed me to promise them 8d. a day each, and that captains would
be appointed to them at Ripon ; I answered that as they were at least
1,000, 20. would do little good. They said they could not spare
any more ; I thought that less than Is. a man could not be given,
and told my fellows that I would not promise the rest anything in
their march, but that at Ripon they should know their Lordships'
pleasure, and that I would neither will them to go forward nor back ;
those who received nothing were dissatisfied, and returned home ;
400 of the best I conducted to Ripon, and delivered them to the Earls,
who appointed them a captain, as I would not meddle with them
any more. They also appointed their councillors and officers of their
army, and would have had my brother William for general of the
horse, and me as serjeant major, but we both refused.
The next day, all the men of Richmondshire and Ripon which
were of our company were appointed to me at Boroughbridge, and
I was promised money and captains, and was to have had 40Z., but I
would not meddle with either, and they told my father I would do
nothing. When we came to Wetherby next morning, my father
told me what my Lord of Northumberland said, and prayed me to
help them that day to muster, and he would not will me any more ;
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whereupon I obeyed his command. The same night my Lord of
Northumberland's servants brought in Mr. Tempest and his soldiers,
whom they had taken and spoiled at Tadcaster ; the Earls wanted
him to join with them, but he said he never would, and they
then told him that he should not part from them. Mr. Tempest
being my great friend, I willed him to promise them that he would
not come into the field as their enemy, so as to get liberty, and after
to do as he thought good, which counsel he followed, and with the
help of my father and brother William, he and his men were sent
home with a passport, to keep him from further trouble.
When divers were commanded to go to Ogelstrope's house, of whom
I was one, to fetch some enemies who were reported to be there,
such house would have been spoiled had I not drawn my sword
against my own company ; I was in some danger thereby, as
Mr. Vavasour and Mr. Plompton will report, for I saved their lives,
and for that I was very evilly thought of by the Earls and some of
their servants, for a time.
On our return, at Richmond, Nicholas Harrington of Berwick,
and two of Lord Lenox's servants, who came from Scotland, were
taken and brought to my Lord of Northumberland ; Nicholas had
letters to some of the Council, and credit if his letters should be
taken from him, but by my great suit and labour, I obtained him a
passport to pass the army, and by means thereof, Lord Lenox's
servants also obtained the like.
At Raby Capt. Stirley came to us, and had not parted from our
company but by my means, and has stated as much, although he
has done me great wrong in falsely reporting my words in many
points. Also at Barnard castle, when Sir Geo. Bowes' horsemen
issued out, and three or four score of them were taken by our company,
the whole had been slain but for me. When Sir Geo. Bowes gave
up the castle, my brother William and I were appointed, with a
company of the Earl of Westmoreland's men, to conduct him out of
the danger of our own army ; and we, seeing the soldiers bent to kill
him, against the will of the Earl, notwithstanding all the promises
that were made, made the people think that he should go forth
on the other side of the castle, which drove them thither, by which
means we conveyed him safely away. These my doings will
declare that I was none of the cruellest in this rebellion, and it shall
not be proved that I hurt any true subjects during this commotion, nor was the raiser of any company. I did not refuse to
take charge because I thought myself unable to do it ; though
I speak like a fool in praising myself, if anything I do is good,
it is not of myself, but of God.
Bear with me, though I say of myself what I know and can do.
To make a band of untrained soldiers able to serve in the face of an
enemy like trained soldiers, I know as many ways and helps as any
man does, what number soever be in the field ; and if they pass 300
and are under 20,000, I can place them in square battle orderly. If I
come by a whole army of men, it' they be in order of battle, though
I gallop my horse by them, if I be near them, I will report
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their just number. If they be in straggling troops, or order of
march, I could go as near to their number as another man ; if I see
the enemy in the field, I could tell their ad vantages or disadvantages
as soon as another. For serving with horsemen, I could take the time
and the advantage of my enemies, if there be any to be taken, either
in ground, or in disorder, and charge them, whether horse or foot.
I rehearse these points, because some of the Council said I had no
knowledge of service. Seeing the jndgesare ministers of justice and
not of mercy, and have given sentence of death upon me, my only
refuge is in Her Majesty's mercy. I have heard it preached that
there was never a man putting his hope in God that went away
deceived ; and seeing that in ministering mercy the Prince is likest
unto God, I hope I shall not depart void of my expectation ; if I
may taste but one drop of her mercy, my life shall ever more be in
her hands, in whatever service it shall please her. Pray signify
the contents of this letter to the Council, and beseech them to be
suitors for me. [3 pages.]
36. Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. The bearer, Christopher
Wansworth, has married a daughter of Sir Geo. Bowes, and was
with him in Barnard castle, and afterwards in the service against
the rebels. His mother was married to Christopher Nevill, who
long dealt very ill with Her Majesty, and now the lands that were
her jointure have come to Her Majesty by Nevill's offence.
Mr. Wansworth wishes to be farmer of the lands Nevill had in right
of his wife, and for some portion of the rent to be allowed to his
mother for her maintenance. As he has served dutifully throughout the rebellion, and is of the best sort in the bishopric, I recommend
him to you. [1 page.]
37. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. Upon letters from
Council, I apprehended Peter Wilkinson, brother to Oswald Wilkinson
now in the Tower, but have not heard of any matter against him,
nor what I shall do with him. I send you notes of matters laid
to his charge before the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, in which they
would have proceeded if he had not been committed.
Wm. Hammond begs my letter to you for a prebend in York for
his son, now in the University but within age. He begs your favour,
having long been an officer in the Court of Wards. [1 page]
38. [Sir Fras. Englefield] to
. Since the death of James,
the affairs of Scotland have much changed their course, for the Lords
of the Queen's party, which are Huntley, Argyle, Atholl, Crawford,
Eglinton, Cassillis, Boyd, Seaton, Ogleby, Herris alias Maxwell,
Hume, Fleming, Lethington, and others, are wholly inclined to
restore their own Queen to the government, against whom Morton,
Glencairn, Marr, Macgill, Lindsay, and some others band all they
can.
Sundry days of meeting have been deferred, and 5 May is now
thought to be the day of meeting ; in this delay each side has had
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hopes of gaining on the other, one by the aid of the English forces,
and the other by policy, to win some of their adversaries to join them
and leave the Protestants.
At the meeting it shall be propounded that all join in demanding their Queen's restitution ; that not granted, then to require
the Queen of England to become the arbitrator of their discord,
an easy suit to be obtained thereby to take away all occasion
of calling foreign aid into that island, which might be dangerous
to both realms.
The English army of 1,500 horse and 4,000 foot is upon the
frontiers under the Earl of Sussex. He has demanded the English
who have fled, and restitution of the spoils made by both the
Borderers ; the first the Scots have denied, the second they will
recompense according to the league, conditionally that this army
does not enter Scotland. Marr has the keeping of the young Prince ;
Northumberland is in Morton's hands, and Westmoreland is at
Edinburgh, free with the Queen's friends.
Marr has given his false faith not to deliver the young Prince,
which Wm. Randolph solicits by all possible means for the Queen of
England. Morton will not consent in words that the English
army shall enter Scotland, but he demands 15,000?. or 16,000?., and
promises to bring all to the English devotion. The English
Council are not of one opinion whether Sussex shall enter Scotland
or no. Ba[con?] and Cy. [Cecil] say yea, the nobility say no,
and Sussex himself thinks it best not to enter yet. The Queen
of England yet stands indifferent, and would do that which is most
for her own security, if she knew what that way were.
The Duke of Norfolk has some liberty in the Tower, and six of
his servants serve him there, but of his delivery there is little hope.
Arundel has sat in the Council since Pembroke's death, and methinks will have the staff again, for much holy water of Court is
sprinkled on him, and small things suffice to blear the eyes of them
that be pur-blind already.
Lady Waldegrave's eldest daughter is married to Sir "Wm. Petre's
son and heir, whose parents gave him free choice of his wife, and
now they joy much in his choice, for as they care not for his
wealthy match, so they are glad that he made choice in a family
of such estimation. Her mother gives with her but what she
pleases, for to nothing at all is she bound or strained by his friends.
An ambassador from the French King has arrived at Edinburgh.
[1 page.]
April 12. 39. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. If the four persons
York. attainted are to be executed at Durham, one writ should be sent to
the Sheriff of Yorkshire to discharge him of their execution, and will
him to deliver them to the Sheriff of Durham, and another to the
latter to receive and execute them ; but if they are to be executed
in Yorkshire, there needs only a command from the justices that sit
to the Sheriff of Yorkshire to execute them. Wm. Ingleby has sent
to ask my opinion on the names of those charged with loans by
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privy seals, and the names of those that can lend ; many of those
appointed are unable, and others omitted who may increase the
sum, as will appear by the bills enclosed.
No man within the shire can worse lend money than I, for I live
on borrowing ; yet in time of need I will further what I can, but
without relief, I shall not recover the year's charges during my life.
The charge of the country has been very great this year, and it will
be hard to get money here.
I am glad we shall have a learned and grave archbishop, and
would wish him placed on the commissions of the Council, oyer and
determiner, the peace for Yorkshire, and ecclesiastical causes.
My Lord Lieutenant says he has moved the Queen for me to have
Metcalf s lands, worth 26?. a year. Pray help me therein. [1 page.]
Enclosing,
39. i. List of persons now charged with money by Privy Seal,
viz., 7 at 100?., 4 at 100 marks (1 not able}, 48 at 50?.
(6 not able}, and 14 dead or removed. [1 page.]
39. II. List of persons not charged, and able to be charged with
loans ; 9 at 100 marks, 40 at 50?. each. Of this number
25 are noted as Catholics, and 8 as Protestants ; the rest
unmarked. [1 page]
April ? 40. The Queen to Sir Nich. Bacon, Lord Keeper. You are to
Hampton Court, prepare and seal two writs in form following :
Warrant to the Sheriff of York to deliver Leonard Metcalf of
Beer park, co. York, Rob. Lambert of Owton, Rob. Claxton of Old
park, and Ralph Conyers of Cottam, all co. Durham, attainted of
treason and in your custody in York castle, to the Sheriff of Durham,
to be executed at Durham. Also,
Warrant to the Sheriff of Durham to receive the said men, have
them drawn on hurdles to the place of execution, hanged, cut
down alive, their bowels cut out and burnt, beheaded and quartered,
and their quarters placed over the gates and most public parts of
the city. [2 pages, draft, Latin.]
April 12. 41. Warrant to Chicheley, Hen. Pigott, and StondCambridge. we ll to call upon the petty constables and two others in every town
under their charge for a return to certain articles, and to send in
such return to Orwell, by the 2nd of May 1570 ; viz., what sums of
money have been assessed since 1 2 March 1569, for providing armour,
ammunition, horse and foot, coat or conduct money, discharge from
service, hire of carriage, &c., for any township, parish, hamlet or vil-
lage, or for any hundred or town within their charge ? How much
has been collected, and by whom received ? Whether such armour,
munition, &c. has been provided, and where bestowed ? How much
has been expended thereon, and in pressing or discharging men, and
for hiring carriages, horses, labourers, &c., as also in procuring provisions. [2 pages. Copy damaged.]
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42. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. Since the repair
hither of the garrisons, some of the Hetheringtons have come in and
made their submission, and have laid pledges for obedience hereafter, and the rest of that name mean to do the like within two
days.
Fras. Dacre having requested my letters in his behalf, I signify
that at the first entry made to the houses by his brother Edward, he
immediately gave notice to Simon Musgrave, sheriff of Cumberland ;
and in the late rebellion of Leonard Dacre. as soon as he heard of
the taking of my man and intercepting the letters, and perceived
that Leonard enterprised against Her Majesty, he left him and
offered his services to me, being Her Highness's officer,
I am greatly comforted by the coming of these garrisons which
my Lord Lieutenant has sent me ; the captains and bands of foot
and the 100 horse are so well furnished that I trust to satisfy Her
Majesty and you with their service. [1 page.]
43. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. A great number of
those to whom privy seals are sent have been with me, lamenting their disability to perform what is required, though they are
willing: some say they cannot get money here if they should
sell land. I have tried to persuade them to make shift to get it
in the present necessity, but I fear the money demanded will not
be had, as the sums are mostly great.
In the bill sent to Mr. Ingleby, some are put down for 50L and
their privy seals are for 100?. ; some have two privy seals, one for
100?. and one for 501
I send you a book rated impartially according to ability, the
whole sum amounting to much more than the sum demanded. If
the privy seals were sent accordingly, I think most of the money
would be levied. [1 page.] Enclosing,
43. I. List of 12 persons, and reasons why they are severally
unable to pay and note [by Gargrave]. The gentlemen of
the county, since these troubles, have been at great charge
with making light horses, and going with more numbers
than they were able to make, with my Lord Lieutenant.
The country near the highway from Wetlierby to Newcastle
has been spoiled. Many complain, some ^vith and some
without good cause. I have levied in the country 1,520?.
to buy armour, to serve in the journey with my Lord
Lieutenant. [I page.]
44. Sir Fras. Englefield to Dorothy Essex. Pray you salute my
little Lord, and commend me to Mr. Kemp, Mr. Digby, Mrs. Pickering, Mrs. Judith, and to Buttocks, my fat one, 1,000 times, whose
letters to Mrs. Pastoii be well delivered.
It is long since I heard from you ; I fear I shall hear that her
Grace cannot win my money out of the merchants' hands, for
although she thought herself sure of it, when I heard that the Duke
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was gone before the money was got or the merchants' assurance put
in, I doubted of the end, having had too much experience of the
falsehood of that generation of men, but God's will be done. I would
I might have heard that I might use the next remedy if that
will not serve, for if it come to an ordinary process in law,
this delay will be prejudicial to me, because the matter will be
accounted a stale cause. I regret the trouble I give her Grace, but
it is the ill-fortune of some to be a burden to many, and never able
to benefit any.
Your last was of the 18 Jan., and written kater cornerwise, begun
at the wrong end of the paper, and written backwards. You will, I
perceive, learn Hispanizare. My last to you were of 15 and 22
Feb. In March I wrote not, for I was in childbed when the post departed, and shortly after I was delivered of a great stone, whose
afterthrows troubled me long, so that as yet I am not very free,
though I fear as free as ever I shall be.
You have doubtless heard how my Lady Hungerford's great suit
has ended by sentence, to her sufficient purgation and honour,
though neither sufficient for her recompense, nor for his punishment.
I have had two letters from her since I came, one dated three
months ere I had it, and the other I send you herewith, as also a
copy of my answer to her first, whereby you will perceive how I
have agreed for her coming over to these parts, which I am advised
by some is but lost labour. Her letters were for me to procure
that some order may be taken by her friends to bring her out
of debt, and to live in such estate as they think she ought to sustain.
I know that the charges will be greater that any one of them will
willingly bear, and some of them that could best do will do least. Yet
I see no other way but that the matter must be begun and followed
with every friend she has of good ability, that each may bear a part,
till the justice of her cause be better heard, and that great beast, my
cousin, compelled to recompense the injuries done her, and furnish
her with a yearly living, according to the portion she brought him.
Her Grace does her part liberally, and this lady here is ready to
do hers ; her father also, while he finds her and her company meat
and drink, need not be further charged, but my Lord Deputy and
my Lord of Sussex should do somewhat. If they three \vould give
her but 4>Ql. a piece yearly, and her father continue the charges of her
diet, she would be able to pass away for a time. If she will come
hither, my old lady will take all the charge of her diet, and then her
father must part with 4>Ql. yearly towards her other charges, as my
lady here will not then be able to spare her any money, besides the
diet for her and her friends. This solicitation of her friends must
be done by my Lady Harrington ; it should be one of wisdom
and credit, and that would not give in for any excuse, for slow and
backward enough they will be found in coming off with any money,
though such a small sum is not much paid in any of their purses,
nor uneasy for them to levy, for proof whereof I will tell you a good
tale.
There be in this town divers Irish priests, honest and virtuous
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men, who tell us that my Lord Deputy has one archbishopric and
two bishoprics in farm already, the archbishopric of Cashell for 40.
a year, and the others for much less, and has made his clerk of the
kitchen bishop of the one, and his chief falconer bishop of the other ;
sufficient parsons no doubt to have such cure of Irish souls as the
English doctrine will permit them to have at this day.
If her Grace will allow of that way, she must write to Lady
Harrington to enter into the trouble thereof, and not to give it over
for a little, as there is so much reason to be said, so that if the matter
be earnestly stuck to, none of them can gainsay it.
We hear nothing of your son's coming to these parts, with which
I am not pleased, for the time is now somewhat easier for folks to
pass than it was. My merchants are now suitors at Brussels for
restoration of the goods arrested, and many have come of late, but
none that I would most see here.
Touching her Grace's friends at home, and their showing themselves as she desires, the matter is more desperate than I dare be
known of, either to her there or to the other here. The party whom
her Grace chiefly means is so beset with ill folks, and has none about
him nor in credit with him that is to be trusted, and all that have
credit with him are so far set on the wrong side, that he depends
wholly upon the Earl of Bedford, in outward show, and inwardly I
fear he is worse than men think : the use of ill company, and the
lack of all good occasions of renewing a man's slow devotion to good
things in time corrupts the very mind, affection, and soul. What
may be done from hence shall be, but look with what danger and
prejudice ! There is no man meet to be sent on such an errand that
looks for less rewards for his doings than to be clapped by the heels
and endure further dangers, whilst nothing they say will be kept
from those about him.
I wish myself many times with you during the Duke's absence,
but the journey is so long, and my body every day less able to
labour, that I despair of taking any journey again on horseback.
Sir Cysnack's son has refused the offer of a rich wife ; if I had
been in Louvaine when he came hither to visit Lady Dormer, I
could have said more to you ; either the air of Spain, the King's
presence, or the manners of the country like him well, for he speaks
all the good he can of Spain. Her Grace is beholden to him for
his good words ; he commends herself, her house, and all their
government, and cannot say good enough of her. His father is
restored to the presidentship of the Privy Council as they call it here ;
He has a passing fair house in Brussels, with a large garden, and
keeps a very good house. Father, mother, brother, and sister send
commendations to all you of her Grace's house.
As for the news of our country, on 18 Dec. the two Earls, with
all the gentlemen and horsemen of their party, licensed their footmen to depart, and entered Scotland, where Northumberland was
betrayed by a Scottish gentleman and delivered into James's hands ;
the residue continue free among those Scots that be the Queen's
friends. Northumberland was sent prisoner to Lochleven, where
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the Queen had been prisoner before. Our Queen then dissolved her
army, and made commissioners to do justice upon the baser sort, of
whom were executed more than 100, and many that had accepted
her pardon at first. Two Nortons, brothers, and an uncle, were
brought prisoners to the Tower, where yet they remain.
In January, James was killed by an old enemy in deadly feud
with him years before. The same month Dacre fled into Scotland, but not so quietly as the two Earls, for they went without
a stroke ; but his going cost 500 men's lives between the Lord of
Hunsdon and him, who came with the garrison of Berwick to
take him, but he would none of that. Cumberland and Pembroke
be both since dead. Arundel remains still at Nonsuch, and Lumley
in Mr. Hampden's house by Stain es.
If James had not died when he did, the Queen, his sister, had
either been delivered to him, or dispatched in the way towards
him. It has lately been reported that the Scottish nobility agreed
to have no other governor but their own Queen, and many saythat Carlisle is either taken or likely to be taken by the Earls and
other English who have fled into Scotland. Our Queen is making
an army northward, and so all is in turmoil in those parts, as well
as with you by the Moors, of whose extirpation we much desire to
hear. Lord Montague did not come hither as you suppose, nor any
other man of account, but I fear they will wish they had when they
shall not have the ability to do so. Long experience has proved and
brought it into a proverb that thoughtless wit lies so far back in
the hinder part of the head, that too late commonly he comes to see
what he might have done before. We are informed by some
Irishmen of more troubles begun in Ireland.
P.S. Young Harley that hurt Beaumont cannot be seen or heard
o He did not go to England, and no one has seen him in Italy.
[3 pages.]
April f. 45. Sir Fras. Englefield to the Duchess of Feria. The last post of
LouTaine. March brought you no letters of mine, for I was sick of my old
disease, the stone, but I hope you received those of February acknowledging yours. Of His Majesty's alms procured by you last
November, we have heard no more than I before wrote, viz., that
Sir Arrias Montanus and I, by the Duke's command, had before sent
him the form of two manners of distribution (as Sir Montanus'
opinion did not concur with mine, especially with regard to Mr. Hargatt's portion), and not having heard since, we have sent one to
Brussels with a supplication from all the religious, to ask it of the
Duke, and the arrears of the old year's pension due at Christmas.
The chief part of your letter has often been debated between
me and my Lady here ; it is difficult to find a fit person to send to
do any good, for writing to Sir Wm. Dormer is not to be thought
of, and the matter is not to be written of to any other. Here be
some able and willing to do my Lady here that service, but being
unknown to Sir William, there remains little hope of good to be
done in that matter, wherein he is assured to have adversaries of
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most credit and nearest in affection. Moreover the matter of the
marriage is said to be far entered into already, the mother having
given over her part in her son's marriage to my Lord of Bedford's
order, as the chief friend that her husband has, by whom he
enjoys all that he now has, which has often been in peril of being
lost ; but if the matter shall come again to the state it was in
when you moved that motion, one shall go.
In one point you mistake the state between my Lady here and
her son ; you think she plies him with letters touching religion, of
which points no letter of hers made mention for two or three years ;
since I came home out of Spain, there has not been a syllable sounding that way. When Kindlemarsh was here last August, it was
requested of my Lady, in her son's name, that no mention should
be made in her letters of religion or matters of State, nor of any
money she received from him ; for Kindlemarsh would make her
believe that it stood in danger of her son's undoing. I suspect
that all was but a message contrived between the messenger and
another at home, without Sir William's privity. The matter is so
handled that my Lady lucks a whole year's rent, and my man that
carried her acquittance at Candlemas writes me that the merchant
has 200. lying in his hands, which he must not make over until
Sir William has seen and allowed the acquittance. Surely this
dealing can only proceed from his being beset with heretics, and
breathing their spirit. Praying and penance must be the remedy.
It is thought one message from you would move Sir William more
than 15 from us Louvainists, for Catholics condemn us as too severe
and scrupulous, and call us the Puritans of the Catholics. The
matter of the marriage is the greatest point of the two. As Sir
William is not likely to live long, if your brother comes to ill hands,
it will be in as ill case as before ; but in the marriage with Lord
Montague would be the safety of both, and a pillar to the family
that shall succeed in that realm.
You write that the Duke here is to participate our country
matters with one you name, but he is an unfit man. The poor
imprisoned Queen [of Scots] should know the Catholic King's devotion to her ; for want of this knowledge, she and hers will cast
themselves on the shoulders of the French.
This Duke is talking with commissioners of our London merchants
for general restitution of goods on both sides, They were admitted
to his presence, and courteously welcomed; they are Marsh the
governor, and Fitzwilliams and Salkstone, two of the principal
merchant adventurers. The ambassador, Don Gueran [Despes], has
not been with our Queen since the first arrest, and she says he shall
never come to her presence more, for she professes to think him the
procurer of this variance ; but the true cause is to acquit the like rejection used to Mr. Mann in Spain, and to let your husband see his
error in procuring that affront to her ambassador ; also because
Don Gueran has discovered and set forth in writing the numberless
falsehoods set forth in the first printed proclamation of the causes
of the arrest of the King's money. Foul though the weather was,
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1570. VOL the Duke's secretary here said lately that our Queen had given no
cause why the Catholic King should think otherwise of her than as
a good sister, and the matter of money was only as other Princes do
in like case ; so it seems they intend to make all fair.
There is no alteration in home affairs. Dacre is gone, but neither
Wharton nor Monteagle, nor any else. Dacre went away bloodily,
for it cost 500 lives. He bad got possession of his father's house and
barony, given by Council to his brother's daughters, being the Duke
[of Norfolk's] wards, and disobeyed many processes to call him up, so
Lord Hunsdon and the Berwick garrison were sent to take him by
force. He assembled his friends of both Borders, and charged Lord
Hunsdon, so that both were on the ground, and Dacre was taken,
but rescued by the country people ; Hunsdon was forced to retire,
| and Dacre went into Scotland, where he lies at liberty, as does
"Westmoreland and all the other gentlemen who went there at first.
They write from London that Northumberland is also liberated
again.
This was the first bloody bickering, but is not likely to be the
last. The Queen has sent 4,000 men northwards, either to garrison
the Borders, or to enter Scotland and set up a meet governor there,
in James's stead. The Queen of Scotland continues prisoner at
Tutbury, and her bishop in GrindalPs house, closely kept. She
had been delivered into James's hands, or else worse conveyed
away, if he had not been slain. She was, under pretence of favour,
to be carried about to see the country, and take recreation after her
long restraint, and by hunting and hawking from place to place,
brought near to Bristol, where she could have been embarked by
force at night ; and in the morning her keepers and guard were to
make an outcry, and raise the country and pursue her, saying she
was run away into France. Then the ship, some say. was to be
drowned next night, the master and mariners escaping in a pinnace.
The ship was on its way to Bristol when James was slain, and was
taken by two or three French ships that went to victual Dumbarton
castle, besieged by James's command. This talk comes from London ;
give it what credit you please.
Our Queen fears the French will send some aid to Scotland, to
join the English and Scots, and enter England. They do not fear
this King or Duke, their cart being more than fully laden with
Moors at home and Turks abroad.
Lord Cumberland died about the time the two Earls fled. The
wardship of his son is given to Lord Bedford, and the child removed
thither from Lord Montague's, with whom he had been brought up
hitherto. Lords Arundel and Montague are put out of the lieutenancy of Sussex, and Mr. West, created Lord Delawarr, and Lord
Sackville put in. This accounts for the report that Lord Montague
was fled ; some say these affronts are done him to make him fly, or
do something to bring him to infamy. Mr. Shelley and Mr. Copley
here say that he is the best beloved nobleman in England.
Lord Pembroke is dead in Court ; a great loss to many, and a gain
to some ; all of the faction of Lord Hertford's children triumph at
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his death. The Queen of Scots, Duke of Norfolk, and Earl of
Leicester have lost much thereby. Lord Sussex has returned to his
charge at York. My Lord Deputy remains in Ireland, and acts
with a policy and temperance which hurt the Catholic religion
more than rougher dealing would do. An English Jesuit has lately
come thence to Lady Hungerford. I have asked her to come hither
now her suits are ended. She has asked me to beseech you
and my old lady here to treat with her father in England, and
provide among you for payment of her debts which are 801., besides
the 2001. you lately sent her, and provide a yearly portion, as it
breaks her heart to be forced to have of her friends. Such is her
husband's miserable nature, that to save money, he will lie in
prison still, so there is little hope of him, nor much more of her
father because of other impediments. Those near him think the
Sydney stock a hindrance to the others. My (old) lady's portion here
is so small, that though she makes the best of it, it hardly suffices
her ; and it does not concur with the dignity to her kindred that
she should live too low. If Lady Hungerford stay where she is,
and have meat and drink of her father for herself and company, you,
my lady, here, and my Lord Deputy might make up for her ] 001.
a year for other expenses. If she come hither and my lady
here has to keep her and her company, she can spare her no money,
and some must be got of her father. You must get Lady Harrington to solicit her father and my Lord Deputy, for no one else would
prevail.
How Lady Harrington has provoked me by her letters to write
to her, you will see by the copies sent to Mrs. Margaret who
ought to have account thereof, she being my mother, and the other
hers.
Answer has come from Brussels that our books of distribution are
sent to the King of Spain, and that we can have no full resolution
for the alms until they are returned. They promise 1,000 florins
imprest upon account for the religious, which we have since received.
Since the news of these alms, the Duke and Council have been
troubled with private suits of priests and others of our nation, and of
the Irish here, every man seeking to prefer himself by such friends
as he can procure in Court. I send you an English copy of the
form of distribution sent to the Duke by Dr. Arrias Montanus
and me, which is sent to Spain, where it may happen to lie long,
unless you procure the return thereof.
With the book I am so bold as to show my opinion how the
King's next answer to the Duke should be framed ; for if left to
the Duke's disposition, neither can he intend such small matters, nor
satisfy private suits, nor they that are assigned thereto by him
make an end of talking and writing ; meanwhile the religious
lack, others that strain themselves to help them are pinched,
and there will be no end of suits and exclamations. The number
of our nation is here great and diverse, one envying the other's
preferment, and the least needy most craving ; every secular priest
or lay man finds some friend to speak or write for him, or to give
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him six or eight or ten crowns, which to a schoolman is a. great
relief, and a quarter of a year's findings ; whereas our religious, and
they be many, are all closed up, and have none to solicit for them or
give to them, that sum of money not finding a convent one day that
finds a schoolman a month ; by which men are discouraged to give to
them. If they were once provided for, the other priests and students
that daily change, remove, die, or are otherwise provided for by
services in abbeys, or pensions out of them, and some by masses,
might be competently furnished of necessaries, which in this time
were enough, and you should not be again troubled therewith ;
but it will ever be so if the final order of the distribution does not
come from the King.
My old lady here is still in good health ; she rises early, fears no
cold, spares no labour, and is as busy about her house as when she
was 20 years younger, and she has a very good servant in that
Elizabeth sent her by Lady Hungerford. Mr. Harry is such a good
husband, that he has not been to Brussels since he was known to be
married, which is now six or seven months. Cardinal Shotillyan
(Chatillon) has told our Queen that he has letters of mine of great
treasons against my country ; but I am sure he cannot show any.
Whatsoever is said or done by any man, be it French, Scotch, or
Flemish, if it be said to be mine, it is believed. Take care of my
letters ; though there be no treason, yet there is more than I sa)' to
any other, or were meet to come to other's eyes. Our Lord has so
provided me with languages that in any other tongue than my own
they need not fear my pen nor my tongue. [5 pages.']
April 21. 46. Edm. Hall to Sir Wm. Cecil. I am unfit to travel as you
Kipon. have appointed, not only from lack of experience in so great a work,
but my continual travels in youth make me feel that it is time for
me not to think myself able to take upon me such a journey as this
will be before we can return ; but as you appoint me, I will go
through, God giving me health.
Mr. Humberston came to York on Easter Tuesday, and I the
Thursday following; but for your warning, I should have been
unready to follow Humberston so soon, not only for my own causes,
but for lack of horses.
We remained at York for our instructions, which we received of
Lord Sussex and the Attorney and Solicitor General, with the
names of those indicted in the late rebellion, as also divers presentments from the Sheriff, expressing many towns where the lands
of the offenders lie. We have surveyed Tadcaster, Spofford, and
Topcliff, parcel of the Earl of Northumberland's lands, wherein
is not left undemised ground enough to keep a gelding, more than
his parks ; and of these divers grants are claimed made by the
late Earl, though the present Earl had possession of them these
eight or nine years, and has fully recompensed the claimants. He
has taken sore fines of his tenants for things of small value ; the
tenants" of Spofford and Topcliff are much dearer rented than those
with us, and the grounds are riot fruitful. They have great commons
for the summer time, for storing cattle upon the moors.
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In Spofford and Topcliff there is much great timber, but much
spoiled with snaithing, and the underwoods destroyed.
We have surveyed Walton head, Leethley, and Farnley, part of
Hen. Johnson's lands, which are not much, and are much entangled,
as he has sold the greater part his father left him, and what he
has left, he has conveyed by fine to himself and his wife and their
heirs. He has built a small house at Walton head of stone, upon
a demesne adjoining a large common in a wild country, whereof
the old lady of Northumberland has a moiety of the demesne
for life. It is well stored with old wood, but the underwood is
spoiled, and the ground not fertile. All his land is demised by lease,
save the demesnes at Walton head.
Nigh to Topcliff we find certain lands which were Sir Giles
Strangwish's, and were in debate between Leonard Dacre and
Mr. Tankarde who has boughtJRosse's interest ; but as Tankarde has
had quiet possession three or four years, we shall not deal with them.
Such as we find Leonard Dacre had possession of lately we shall
survey, and charge the tenants to answer the rent to the Queen's
receiver.
We are informed that Christ. Lockwood of Sowerby had of his
father-in-law Christ. Lassell's, by gift, either an estate of inheritance
of the manor and park of Sowerby, or a lease for a small rent ;
this Lassells denies, but we shall take the survey thereof, unless
commanded to the contrary upon some matter shown by Lassells to
the Council.
We have surveyed part of John Fulthorp's lands in Islebeck and
Thirkleby ; his house at Islebeck is too evil for shepherd or herdsman to dwell in ; the demesne is the best pasture and meadow
ground of all the lands we have viewed, and contains 160 acres,
whereof 50 are good watered meadow. The whole demesne lies
together within a hedge, and the old man, John Fulthorp, has always
dwelt in this evil house.
We are now at Ripon, surveying Richard Norton and Thos. Markenfeld's lands. Norton has a brick house, which looks fair, but is
all out of order within. It is well placed, with apt grounds for
gardens and orchards, wherein he had pleasure ; within half a
mile of his house, he has a park of 1 miles, well stored with timber.
It has been stored with deer and conies, which are now almost
spoiled. Of his demesnes, part is good ground lying about the river
Ure, but the grounds on the rivers are not so good as those by the
rivers in the south. His demesnes are about 650 acres.
As Norton's house lies two miles from Ripon, N.E., Mr. Markenfeld's is one mile S.W. ; an ancient house, built all of stone, to
the outward show fair and stately ; the hall and the lodging side
embattled, more in length than breadth, and three sides environed
with an evil moat ; but the house is served with a conduit very
plentifully. Against the entry of the court is built the hall and
kitchen ; on the right hand of the court, the lodgings, and on the
left the stables, brewhouses, and offices. The hall and lodgings are
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all vaults, and were at first built all about one high room. Besides
the vaults, the walls are of a great height, without order, whereof
part is divided at the mid-transom of the window, so that the rooms
are all out of order. The house is placed in a park of the like
quantity of Mr. Norton's, but better ground, and well planted with
large timber. There is a demesne adjoining of 800 acres, with no
quantity of water meadow, but much hay is made in seasonable
years.
Many offenders have compounded with the commissioners, notwithstanding we are appointed by Mr. Attorney to inquire what
lands they have, so that if they have above 500Z. in lands, they
are bound to make new compositions. Among these we find John
Green, son and heir of Green of Newby, nigh Topcliff, and yet
within age ; he was ward to the old Countess of Northumberland,
who sold him to Rich. Norton, his father-in-law, and he is not yet
married, so that I think the Queen is to have the marriage of him.
If you would grant me the preferment, I should be much bound to
you. It is said he will not have 100s. a year during his mother's
life, but after her decease, he will have a proper gentleman's house,
with a fair demesne lying upon the Swale.
The country people have been sore taken on, what by their Lords
in taking great fines for their lands, the spoil lately made by the
armies, and compositions made by men for their lives, not before
the Queen's commissioners, but others without commission, so the
people seem to be in much obedience, though they talk of some of
their countrymen somewhat at large for their hard dealing with
them. Many a man prays for Mr. Attorney and Solicitor, as by their
means they have recovered part of what was taken from them.
Mr. Markenfeld has made leases of almost all his land, save part of
his demesne at Markenfeld, and has received great fines, and of
many of his tenants from four to six years' rent in advance, so that
they greatly exclaim against him.
From hence we go to Leeds, to survey Sir John Nevill's lands
and thence to Craven, and so into the bishopric. [4| pages.]
April 23. 47. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil I send herewith the
York. judgments found at Carlisle against rebels and traitors, that
Mr. Attorney may procure process against them, and have them
speedily outlawed.
I fear the Queen will not get the money required by privy seals
in these parts, for they have already been much charged, and there
is no store of money to be had ; but if they might be qualified
according to the book I send you, most could be had in a fortnight
after Whitsuntide. Many named are dead, and divers unable to
pay.
As I am sheriff of this shire, I want the Queen's pleasure about
the execution or stay of the persons attainted remaining in my
charge ; for Oswald Wikinson, now in the Tower, has the gaol by
patent, and I cannot discharge him ; if I knew there was an
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attainder against him, I would place another for the surety of the
gaol, for it is very inconvenient for the sheriff to be charged with
it, while another has the patent.
P.S. The army entered Scotland on Tuesday ; God prosper
them. [1 page] Annexing,
47. I. List of 36 persons that were indicted at York of
treason, for being concerned in the rebellion of 27 Nov.,
in the North, including the Earls of Northumberland and
Westmoreland; also of 17 indicted for rebellion only,
of II for conspiracy and rebellion, 7 Oct., of II who have
been sentenced to die, and of 4 who have been executed.
Also of 33 indicted at Durham, and 4 at Carlisle, 21
Dec., and of 28 indicted at Carlisle with Leonard Dacre
for the rebellion at Geltmore, 20 Feb. 1570. [5 pages]
April 23. 48. Sir Geo. Bowes to Sir Wm. Cecil. The bearer, my son-in-law
Berwick. Christopher Wandsforth, being now of age, and having served Her
Majesty dutifully, comes before you for his livery. Pray favour
him, and grant him long days. His entry will be but poor, through
the evil dealings of his father-in-law, Christopher Nevill, who
married his mother, and in his minority, came into possession of all
his father had, which he for the most part consumed, used the
mother in a most evil manner, and now has forfeited the rest, both
lands and goods, to Her Majesty, and left nothing either for him or
his mother, unless by your help. His desire is to farm such of his
inheritance as shall come to Her Majesty by the attainder of
Christopher Nevill, at such rent as it shall be valued at. [f page.]
April 27. 49. Sir Hen. Gate to Sir Wm. Cecil and Sir Walter Mildmay.
York. I came here on the 25th with the treasure, but found none having
authority to receive it. Next morning Mr. Browne wrote to me
by his man, Eobt. Ardern, for 4,OOOZ., which seemed strange, as I
had to deliver but 2,000, and to the Dean and Chapter of York
for another 1,OOOZ. The 2,000 and letter I have delivered, and
beseech you to advertise Browne that my charge was no more than
this 2,OOOZ. Your reward was bountiful towards me for the carriage, yet I will not take the like charge again, both for the toil
and pain by the way, and because my hand remains with the tellers
that I had it of, which shall always charge me, and I only have
Ardern's hand for my discharge. Remember my suit to the Queen,
for otherwise I shall be forgotten, and run on the rock, and
I and mine shall want necessary relief. I have written to my
Lord Lieutenant that I am ready to be employed. [1 page.]
May 5. 50. Inventory prized by Martin Sydley and five others, of the
household furniture, plate, and jewels, linen, clothes, horses and
harness, credits, debts, farm stock, and other personal estate and
effects of Sir Thos. Knyvett, deceased ; total value, 1,034/. lls. Id.
pages and two blank leaves.]
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May 7. 51. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. Yesterday I received
York. the Council's letter of 16 April, touching such as had privy seals
sent for the loan, but the request that the money be paid by
10 May, or within three days, or else the parties repair to Council,
cannot be accomplished, for they must have longer time ; if they
might have to Midsummer day, most of them will provide the
money, and those who have any meantime will pay it.
There is great scarcity of money, for those appointed by the
late Commissioners for composition with offenders to pay their
money to me were with me this day, but many lacked their
money or most part thereof, so that it will not be had by the
time appointed.
My Lord Lieutenant and Valentine Browne having desired me to
send them all the money I had received, I sent them 1,000., all I had
in hand, but more is daily coming in. I want a warrant to pay the
money arising from the fines to the Treasurer of Berwick, and a
similar one for Mr. Ingleby.
My Lord Lieutenant has somewhat recovered from the cold he
took at Hume castle and in his journey into Scotland. To-morrow
I am to meet Sir Wm. Ingleby to confer as to the men charged
with privy seals ; I wish he might take less sums in cases where
the whole is not to be had.
My Lord Lieutenant has appointed me to see that all the men in
the shire are furnished with horse and armour, according to Her
Majesty's letter of last February, and although at the coining of his
Lordship I caused 1,520Z. to be levied, for furnishing 1,000 soldiers
now set forth, yet I trust the gentlemen and people here will find
money for their full equipment, when informed where to have it.
It was stated in Her Majesty's said letter that a good mass of
armour would be sent by her ; if part might be brought to Hull, it
would serve the country, and any that remained might be conveyed
to Newcastle and Berwick ; I wish to know where the inhabitants
here may be furnished for their money with what is good and
serviceable. I have appointed to-morrow that all who are or have
been justices of the peace shall subscribe to the matters appointed
for that purpose. [2 pages.]
May -&. 52. Sir Francis Englefield to the Duchess of Feria, Madrid. How
Antwerp, great soever be my pain of the lack of your letters, it does not
become me to complain, since it was only of favour that you pleased
to write at all. Since those of 20 Jan., which mentioned the Duke's
departure towards Cordova, I have had none from you or any of
your family, whereof my good old lady here conceives great grief.
To make the matter worse, letters from Lady Hungerford have
arrived, to be sent to you, directed to Saffra, so we suspect that she
understands your return thither, but we have not dreamed of any
such thing. I hope it is but her mistaking the name of the place,
from long custom in directing her letters thither ; otherwise it were
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to all of us here one of the greatest plagues aiid calamities that, in
our banishment, God could lay upon us.
Since my last to you of -- April, we have heard more news, as
you will see by the paper enclosed ; therefore I trust you will not
spare labour to expedite what you see necessary, ever remembering
that Spa[nish] consultations dwell so long in deliberation until all
help be desperate, and make greater danger and charges by delay.
In this Court there will be not one jot done more than is expressly
commanded by the King and Court there. The ends be divers
that sundry folks shoot at. In England the two factions shoot at
two several marks ; the one wholly for the Duke of Norfolk, and
the other clean contrary, to abase both him and the Queen of Scotland, that neither of them should ever enjoy their own or any
better ; only the poor Catholics there seek the Queen's restitution
to her own realm, but think it not meet for her to consent to
Norfolk's marriage.
In Scotland there are sundry practices ; one sort tends to
marry their Queen basely, that still they and their religion may
reign, and of this mind be most of the Scottish nobility, though
they be (against England and James's faction) of their Queen's
party. Another company are of the faction of England, that
would have her deposed for ever, but they are the weakest and
fewest, and have little hope to prevail but by the puissance of
England. There are only a few that thoroughly join with her in
mind to marry neither in England nor Scotland, neither yet with
any other so great as should have any nearness or likelihood to
enjoy any greater crown or state than England is. Meantime she
remains a prisoner, and in hourly peril of her life, and is like still
so to be, unless her enemies by her death make an end of her misery,
for it does not appear that any Christian Prince attempts her
relief. Pray send me a cipher, by which you may write me what
should not be mingled with other common matters, which must be
answered by secretaries and servants ; and by which I may write any
like matter to you, which I would now use in some small points, if I
had it.
Lady Dormer has 300Z. sent her out of England, but there is
another 100?. due, and another in five or six weeks. In this delay
she has been forced to borrow of your stock, which shall now be
repaid. Lady Hungerford must also have part, for surely her friends
at home have not that regard that they ought for her, and none
other has she to call on but either my old Lady here or you, who
have done very bountifully for her. She has not yet answered my
motion touching her coming hither, and until she comes, my old
Lady here must help yearly for payment of her debts ; for the maintenance of her yearly charges for meat and drink is not all that
such a one can live by, and now the care of her debts and the
burden that she lays on your Grace is such a corrosive to her heart,
that it is almost as heavy as a new suit in the Arches for defence of
her honour.
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P.S. After the death of James Earl of Murray, it seemed necessary
to the Council of England to establish a new Governor of Scotland,
of the same zeal and faction, by whom the Queen of Scots might
always be kept from coming to her estate. For this purpose
Wm. Randolph was sent ambassador, with much money, to corrupt
the nobles ; they not giving their assent to constitute Morton in
James's place, were threatened with the forces of England. Another
practice was that the Queen of England should first marry her of
Scotland to some one of her own devotion, no matter how mean,
and then restore her to her own realm. When the Queen of Scotland would not agree to this, an army of 9,000 or 10,000 was
levied, pretending by proclamation to punish the English rebels
who had fled into Scotland, and to appease the seditions moved
there, by the slaughter of James.
On 17 April, the army entered into the Scottish ground in three
parts, viz., the Earl of Sussex, lieutenant, about Berwick, with 4,000
foot and 1,500 horse ; Lord Scrope about Carlisle, and Sir John
Forster in the Middle Marches, who had the rest of the army
divided between them. On the 20th, the Scots encountered Lord
Scrope, and overthrew 500 or 600 of his horsemen ; whereupon the
lieutenant, with the residue, returned on the 22nd to Berwick, until
greater forces were gathered to enter again ; they looked that the
Earl Morton and some other of the nobles of Scotland would have
come to them, but there came not one. Westmoreland and some
of the English gentlemen were in the skirmish against Lord Scrope.
Northumberland is a prisoner at Lochleven, and his wife at Hume
castle, but at liberty to go where she likes. If they saw any hope
that England might be stayed from oppressing them, they would
deliver Northumberland. Hunsdon has offered Northumberland
conditions of pardon, but he has refused them without liberty to the
Catholics to live as such.
France has an ambassador in Scotland. Randolph was privately
conveyed out of Scotland, for fear of being murdered as James was.
All the Scottish nobles accord not to admit the English army into
their ground, and promise each other by all possible means to solicit
their Queen's liberty and restitution ; but England thinks that no
policy for them to permit, for then were lost all their charges in
setting up Murray, which has cost England a warm sum of money.
[3 pages.]
May -j^-. 53. Sir Fras. Englefield to Dorothy Essex. Seven posts have
Antwerp, arrived without one from you, which admits of no excuse ; 300?. of
Lady Dormer's money has now come, most of which she owes, and
there is now as much again due to her, and still they use the matter
so that my Lady here shall ever be behind one, two, or three payments, and yet dares not call for it for fear of hurting her son. Lady
Hungerford sent the enclosed for you. I doubt to send it, because
I can hear of none of mine that be come to your hands since
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November ; but if they tarry here, she will be surely deceived, so I
send them. Mr. Thurland has taken up 200. in the Duchess' name,
the interest whereof for one year will be 38L, a plague on those
usurers, and if it be not paid at Hallowtide next, the interest will
still increase, Mr. Thurland's surety be in danger, and Lady Hungerford's credit be impaired, besides the great grief that it will be to her.
Foresee therefore that payment be provided in time, for letters
are long in going between Spain and London, and sometimes never
come there. I cannot yet hear her answer to my advice for her
coming over, nor of your son, wherewith I am angry. Such news
as be here, I send her Grace in a packet by itself.
I have not seen your brother Francis, but hear he is perfect in
the Spanish tongue, and in some other of their qualities. Tell her
Grace that another brother of the Barclays has passed this way
towards Milan. I do not think he will come into Spain. Within
these four or five months, 25 or 30 persons have come out of England on pretence of the Spa waters, and we daily look for more.
The great talk that Mr. Marshe and his fellows have made here
about restitution of the arrested goods is now Jaid in water, without
final end. Some say this good news of the Moorish wars makes
this Duke more stout than he at first showed himself Commend me
to my mother, to Pickering, and Judith, and bid my daughter get
her a white garland and sing " well away," her love hath forsaken
her. Though none of you will write, I hear that Mr. Parker's
heart is at Madrid, though his body be at Cordova. [1 page.}
Mav 8. 54. "Receipt by Edw. Williams for 21. 5s. from Mr. Latimer, dean
of Peterborough, due at Pentecost. [Scrap.]
May 10. 55. Sir Thos. Gargrave and four others of the Council in the
York. North to the Queen. In the absence of the Earl of Sussex, Lord
President, in your service on the frontiers, we have kept one sitting
here at York, have heard and decided many causes between subjects, and kept one oyer and determiner and gaol delivery, whereat
eight persons were arraigned, six of whom were found guilty, and
two acquitted. Of those found guilty, one was for counterfeiting
coin, and another for sundry felonies ; four were executed, and the
other two were committed to the Bishop's prison by their clergy.
The country people remain in good obedience, and we hope they
will so continue, [f page.]
May 12. Warrant to the Sheriff of [Yorkshire ?] to seize to the Queen's
Hampton Court, use, and deliver to Cotton Gargrave, all the lands, goods, and
chattels within his sheriffwick belonging to Reginald Forster of
Tadcaster, and Oswald Metcalf of Wildon, co. York, they having
assisted the late rebels, refused the pardon offered, and spoiled
faithful subjects. Any perishable goods to be sold to Gargrave by
a priced inventory. [Warrant Book L, p. 10.]
May 15. 56. Sir Thomas Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. Mr. Thorold, Her
York. Majesty's attorney in these parts, has left his office and gone to his
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house in the country. He had no money nor fines of the Court in
his hands, but yet there are some to be levied. I hear that my
Lord Lieutenant has moved you for Mr. Reed to have the place ;
he is a very fit man for it, being well learned, but I would wish
he should remain in the country, so that he might understand the
matters there, and thereby be the more able both to try and prove
them and levy the sums due. There is another man called John
Plice, learned in the laws of God and the realm, but both are meet
men ; Mr. Reed however is better versed in the law.
I wish the sums demanded by privy seals were diminished to
some, and more put in to help to bear the burden ; many put in at
50Z. are unable thereto, but would shift for less sums. [1 page.]
May 20. The Queen to the Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London. We hear
Westminster, from Lord Admiral Clinton that you have taken upon you to decide
causes, contracts, &c. happening upon or beyond seas, which properly
belong to our Admiralty Court, feigning them to be in some parish
or ward of London. We think it strange that the prerogative of his
Court should be usurped, and he and his lieutenant defrauded of their
dues. We command you to intermeddle in no such matters, or if
begun, to desist on warning from our said admiral or his lieutenant.
[Admiralty Collections, Dom. Charles I., No. 208, pp. 534, 535.]
May 20.
Berwick.
57. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Queen. Having had proof of
the good service of the bearer, Sir George Bowes, I am bold at his
repair to you to recommend his services. At the beginning of the
rebellion, he entered into Barnard castle, gathered the gentlemen of
those parts, and prepared to join the forces that should have come
from the Borders ; which failing, he was besieged within the castle,
spoiled of his goods, and had his house defaced, and was forced,
partly by the treason of the people within the castle, and partly by
other lacks, to deliver it on composition.
After this he was Marshal of your army under my charge, and
discharged his office to your best service. At my coming to you, I
left him with the charge of the bishopric and Richmondshire, which
he kept in good order. Since my coming hither, I gave charge to
Lord Eure and him to raise the power of the bishopric, according
to the custom of the country, and repair therewith to the Borders,
for their defence, when I entered Teviotdale. He came with 1,000
able men to the Borders, and so defended them that in my absence
no Scot offered to look within English ground.
At my return out of Teviotdale, Lord Eure returned with the
men into the bishopric, and Sir Geo. Bowes remained with certain
horsemen, at his own charge, to go to the siege of Hume, and continued with me until my return. As there is no further service to
employ him here, he is desirous to make his repair to you.
His truth to you is well proved, and his ability well known ; his service has been equal with the best of this country's birth, and his losses
have been very great. Pray consider him in all reasonable causes.
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May 25.
York.
1570.
I refer him further to the report of Sir Ralph Sadler, who knows
him and his services in the late rebellion. [1 \ pages.] Annexing,
57. i. Petition of Sir Geo. Bowes to the Queen, for the feesimple of lands and tenements mentioned, being parcel
of the possessions of Rich. Norton, Robt. Tempest, Leonard
Metcalfe, Thos. Markenfeld, and John Trollope, convicted
rebels, as also of the dissolved monastery of Fountains ;
total yearly value, TOO?. 19s. 6cZ. ; lie paying after the rate
of 20 years' purchase in four years. There are several
estates for term, of life and lives, of which only the reversion will pass to him. [f page, abstract]
58. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. I enclose Sir Wm.
Ingleby's letter as to procuring the money for the privy seals,
which is not going on well ; many of the best able to pay make
excuses, many are not able to pay the sum demanded, but would
willingly lend less, and many will have their money ready within
a fortnight. I have sent 2,200?. of the money paid as fines to
Berwick, and will send the rest as I get it, which I trust will
be within 10 days ; many make default for lack of money.
I wish the enterprise in Scotland should be perfected as much as
may be, as it is now thought to be in some good towardness, and if
it should not, either for lack of money or otherwise, the trouble
and cost will be of small effect, and the matter will have to be renewed. If the Scots would not be reformable, I would wish the
frontier quarters to lick their corn and grass for the year, and the
English frontier to be well guarded.
I beseech your help in preferring the Bishop of Nottingham* to
the see of Carlisle ; he is a meet man both for sound doctrine,
holiness, and liberality in housekeeping, and it will be hard to get
his like into that place. [1 page.]
May 26. 59. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. I was a suitor to
Berwick. m y Lord Lieutenant to stay Ascolph Cleasby, condemned at York,
upon such considerations as I then wrote to you, which are presently
to be put into execution, and cannot be done but by him ; since
Her Majesty stays him upon my suit, I beg that he may have his
pardon, or that order may be given to the sheriff for his enlargement until his pardon be obtained. This stands me much in hand,
and I have sent the bearer, his nephew, on purpose for it. [ page]
May 31 . 60. John Walsh to Mr. Bos vile. Alan Bellingham, Rich. Salkeld,
Hen. Crockenthorpe, and Thos. Blenkinshop, or two of them, whereof
Bellingham being custos rotulorum in the same shire to be one, are
the fittest that I can name to take the oath of the sheriff of Westmoreland, and sureties for executing his office, for they all dwell not
far from Lancelot Pickering's house, who I hear say is now sheriff.
Let Mr. Secretary understand what I have written to you. [$page]
Rich. Barnes, chancellor and prebendary of York, suffragan bishop of Nottingham.
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May? 61. "The certificate of such money as remaineth in readiness,
either in the hands of the parties, constables, or tything men, for
provision of certain armour and weapons taxed and set upon sundry
persons and tythings this last year by the commissioners appointed
for the musters in the said county [Dorset] over and beside such
armour and weapons as they had of their own (according to the
statute in that case ordained) before the said musters, and also
beside such armour and weapons as they have bought and provided
since the said musters, by the taxation and order of the same commissioners, in the division of Sir Wm. Paulet, Knight, Wm. Huddy,
and Rob. Foulkes, Esquires :"
Bemister hundred
Gotherthorne do.
Frampton liberty i lv%
Broadwindsor manor Lyme Regis borough
Whitchurch hundred Bemister Forum and Redhoane hundred ,
Bridport borough : . ;* '
Poorestock manor
Eyndon hundred
Dorchester borough ;:' ;:- if
Total - - ^174 17
Note of assessment in the same division towards furnishing 50
soldiers for Ireland, with the names of 23 persons, a town, and a
borough, on whom or which it was assessed ; total, 381. 2s. 4o5.
[Book o/14 written and 2 blank pages.]
May ? 62. Like certificate for the division of Thos. Howard, Viscount
Bindon, and Chris. Cheverell :
8. d.
George hundred -(,3% i - 19 4
Totcombe hundred ' j&d - 12 10
Puddell Hinton liberty >, f ' r *, 4 16
Week Regis liberty - 3 4
Medborough hundred - 3 19 4
Cooliford-stere hundred - 9 18
Uggescombe hundred - - 28 13 4
Sutton Points liberty - 18 8
Tollerford hundred - 18 14
Pyddle Trenthide liberty :- ' 7 3 4,
Puddle town hundred - 6 8
Fordington manor - 8 8
Total - ^123 9
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Also for 50 soldiers for Ireland raised from 19 p e rsons, 22. 5s. 8d.
[Book of 13 written and 3 blank pages.]
May ? 63. Like certificate for the division of Thomas Howard, Viscount
Bindon, Thos. Moreton, and Edw. Lawrence :
s. d.
Pimperne hundred - 29 15 8
Beare Regis hundred - 5 10 8
Winfrith and Bindon hundred - - 15 12 8
Hundred Sbarrough hundred - 5 7 4
Congesdiche hundred - 8 18 8
Wareham borough - 228
Rushemore hundred - 9 2 8
Hasilor hundred - 16 74
Roughborough hundred - 12 18
Develish manor - 2 12
White way hundred - 4 16
Blandford borough - 5 17 4
Total - - ^118 1
Also for soldiers for Ireland, raised from 20 persons and the town
of Blandford, 31Z. 9s. 4d [Book of 11 written and 1 blank page."]
May? 64. Like certificate for the division of Rob. Coker, John Lewiston, and Thos. Mulleyns :
s. d.
Sherborne hundred - - 48 18
Brownshull hundred - - 13 8 8
Buckland hundred - 27 1 4
Etmyster hundred - 15 9 4
Redlanc hundred - 33 2
Newton hundred - 26 18
Guillingham liberty ~*rr < ** 9 10
Halstock liberty > * ; 3 4
Alcester liberty - 168
Shaston borough - 340
Total - - X J 182 2
Also for 50 soldiers for Ireland, raised from 23 persons and 3
towns, 49. 14s. 4>d. [Book of 14 written and 2 blank pages.]
300
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May?
May ?
May ?
May?
June 1 .
Berwick.
June 2.
Guernsey,
VOL. XVIII.
65. Like certificate for the division of Sir Hen. Ashley and Hen.
Uvedale :
Upwimborne hundred Knolton hundred
Wimborne St. Giles hundred
Cocledeane hundred
Badbury hundred
Lowsebarrough hundred
Seppenhanley hundred Total
s.
d.
22
18
4
16
1
18
8
3
10
8
- 21
5
4
-4
12
8
-4
16
18 8
Also for soldiers in Ireland from 22 persons named, 261. 18s. 8d.
[Book of 8 written and 4 blank pages.'}
66. List of names sent in by the collector of Gloucestershire of
persons able to contribute to the loan, viz., one to have letters for
100, one for 100 marks, and 40 for 501. ; with notes of such as are
removed, dead, or have relatives able to contribute, &c. [1 sheef]
67. List of six ladies noted [by Sir Wm. Cecil], " These ladies
may have letters ;" also of four knights and six gentlemen, noted, "As
for these, I think the Lord Cobham himself may command them."
\probably residents in Kent to whom, letters were to be sent for
hans]
68. List of gentlemen of Dorsetshire to be assessed for the
loan, viz., 25 for 100?., 30 for 501. each, and 9 for 401. each ; total,
4,360?. [1 page.']
69. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Win. Cecil. I have forborne
hitherto to be a suitor to Her Majesty for any rebel, but have
yielded to become a suitor for the life of John Gower, and that he
may compound for his lands. The causes are, first, that he is a
young man, and has not been a malicious offender or privy to
the conspiracy ; second, that he is son to Serjeant Wray's sister,
whom I think Her Majesty favours, and I would gladly further;
third, that Cottrell my secretary shall marry with the mother, who
reposes her whole trust in me for saving her son's life ; and lastly,
that I do not require Her Majesty's mercy absolutely, whereby
life and lands should be pardoned, but that she will accept a
fine for redeeming the lands. Pray open this to her, ana let me
know her pleasure therein. [1 page.]
70. Thomas Leighton to Sir Wm. Cecil. Being several times
driven back by contrary winds, I only arrived on Whitsunday at
Guernsey, where the Queen has put me in trust. The fortifications
of the castle are in bad order, there is neither bulwark nor platform
sufficiently flanked. Some may say it is not subject to battery, being
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on a rock surrounded by the sea ; but there are divers platforms
near the town whence the base court may be annoyed, especially
one against the entry, where the gates are weak and open onto the
churchyard, where 20 cannons might be planted, and the walls are
so weak that a large breach would be made. The ancient building
is but stone and clay without mortar, and at every low tide, men
may come 100 abreast dry shod, from the town to the castle.
The Queen must either remove the gate or make before it a
ravelin which would defend it and the curtain of the base court, and
the bulwark before the gate.
Mr. Chamberlain's platform lacks 60 feet of wall to join the
curtain, and is so ill-built that unless buttressed it will fall. There
are some materials which should be used at once. The keep will
fall unless taken down. There is no proper cellarage nor place of
stowage for provisions or gunpowder, but one rotten gate to the
three wards, and none to the base court.
I have received the ordnance, &c. by inventory from John Chamberlain, but many pieces are unserviceable through canker. It
were better to bestow some cost on fortifying the place than to
wish afterwards that it were done, for an enemy will attempt a
weak place. On 23rd May I mustered the people, 800 in all, but
scare 300 able to serve, and ill furnished ; 200 soldiers could overcome
the country. I fear I shall not persuade them to levy a sum to
furnish 300 calivers.
There are far too many Normans and strangers in the isle ; I send
you a list of their names. The castle greatly wants ordnance, having
but one brass piece and several broken. I wish two French demiculverins in merchants' hands might be had for the castle, and two
pretty field pieces sent them instead, because these pieces if left in
the island may annoy the castle. [3 pages.]
June 6. Proclamation against pirates. Many persons have been appreHampton Court, hended and executed upon the proclamation of August last for
chasing pirates out of the Narrow Seas, so that none remain ; yet
by the fraud or avarice of the officers of petty ports, goods are
secretly brought in which have been taken by ships of war of other
countries, from merchant vessels in the Narrow Seas. The Queen
therefore orders strict observance of the said proclamation, with
addition that if any officer know of any one buying or possessing
goods brought otherwise than by merchant vessels, and do not
apprehend the delinquents, he shall be deprived of his place, .and
made prisoner without bail, if the place be held from Her Majesty ;
but if from the corporation, the liberties of the corporation shall be
seized into Her Majesty's hands and annihilated; all informers
shall be liberally rewarded. [Dom. A ddenda, Vol. XIV., No. 84.
f page. French translation from, the proclamation printed at
St. Paul's Churchyard by Rich. Le Juge and John CahuL]
June 7. 71. Bond of Hugh Hollinshed of Thane, co. Oxford, to pay a
certain sum to Rob. Naunton before next St. James's day, on penalty
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June 10.
York.
June 11.
Guernsey.
June 13.
Guernsey.
VOL. XVin.
of a statute staple. Signed, Fras. Alford, Hugh Hollinshed, James
Dyer. [Latin, parchment, imperfect]
72. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. Thanks for your
goodness towards the suffragan of Nottingham; I trust you will
think the bishopric well bestowed, for the man is zealous, liberal,
hospitable, and of sound doctrines ; I have caused him to send one
to prosecute what is there to be done.
As my Lord Lieutenant required me to see that all men here
were horsed and weaponed, and every town furnished with armour
and shot, I would be glad to know where men may have armour,
shot, and weapons for their money. Her Majesty's letter declared
that she had taken order to have some from beyond seas, but it is
not known here where the same is to be had ; if part might be
brought to Hull and York, there would be money ready to pay for
them, or for so much as would serve the country. [1 page.]
73. The Queen to Lord Hunsdon. Though we have not written
you for long, we do not forget your notable service against the
traitor Dacre, nor your continual service jointly with the Earl of
Sussex. We are glad of success where you two are joined that are of
blood to us. You must not judge us by outward show, for you know
that when you were at Court, we did not use such countenance to
you as nature moved us ; but though we do not demonstrate love in
words and letters, we shall in deeds. [1 page. Draft by Sir
Wm. Cecil.]
74. Thos. Leighton, captain of Guernsey, to Sir Wm. Cecil. I
sent a man to Brittany to learn the truth about the ships preparing for Scotland. St. Malo sets forth six ships and one pinnace,
and two other places six ships more. All will be ready, with men
and munition, by 6 July, to sail for Dumbarton. The conductor is
Lord Hume, who stays secretly near j Brussels, and has it given
out that he is already gone to Scotland.
The ships will pass by the west of Ireland, not Wales, and should
be laid wait for there, and cannot escape. They dare not take the
Narrow Seas, for fear of the adventurers of the Isle of Wight, and
they think the Queen's navy will lay in wait for them off Cornwall.
They will not come in sight of England. Two or three of the
Queen's ships, and two small pinnaces might do it. I will lay watch
by trusty ministers, and tell you the day they set forward.
One of these has just returned, and tells me that six ships are
preparing from St. Malo, and six from Roscow near Morlaix. They
pretend to be going on letters of marque of the King [of Spain]
against the English. They hope for peace, and then they say the
King will have war with England by way of Scotland.
The news from Brittany is that the Admiral has won Lyons. I
have moved the people of this island to furnish themselves better,
and send you a note of what they will do. They of St. Peter's port
have offered to furnish 70 muskets, calivers, and morions, and 30
corslets ; the other parishes plead poverty, but will do somewhat.
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The jurats and merchants of the town request licence to make a
pier to save their ships in winter, which is very needful ; for many
ships are cast away when it blows east. The place where they had
begun it might annoy the castle, but another place a mile off, at
Glatney, would do well. [2 pages.] Annexing,
74. I. Account of tfie number of calivers, muskets, morions, and
corslets furnished by each parish of Guernsey ; total,
muskets and calivers, 2,004 ; corslets, 20 ; morions, 120.
[French. 4 pages, and two blank leaves.] -|-g- June 1570.
June 17. 75. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. I enclose a note of the
York. fines assessed here, and of the payments and remains, with the like
for the 1,000?. I received of Mr. Skinner ; also a note of a warrant
which, if Mr. Sheriff likes it, I would have for my discharge, as well
for the sums paid for coat and conduct money, as for the remains in
my hands.
There are many poor men that cannot get money to pay their
fines, but will do so as soon as they can, which will be after harvest ;
many of the great fines are to be paid at days to come, as may
appear by their bonds remaining with the attorney-general.
Here is a great bruit raised of the fall of money. I have searched
for the beginners and occasion, but only understand that it was
uttered in the fairs northward from hence. A month ago, I wrote to
the justices of peace to stay such rumours, and see the offenders
punished ; some of them travail to find out the spreaders. It may
chance to further the payment of the loan money.
If there be any mass of armour, calivers, and arquebuses brought
from beyond seas, the people here should be directed whither to
repair for the same, and I should know where it is.
I fear that divers think it not good to lend Her Majesty their
money, but much against their conscience. The rebels had an opinion
that Her Majesty was not the lawful Queen, and that for matters
of religion, the Bishop of Rome had authority to do much. I
fear without strict laws the priests will not keep quiet? ; yet in
King Henry VIII.'s days, the proudest of them wrote against the
Pope, but now he is much favoured. [I page.] Enclosing,
75. i. Account [by Sir Tfios. Gargrave] of the receipt and expenditure of 4,800?., fines assessed in the North parts,
of which 3,362?. has been received by him, and also of
1,000?. from Mr. Skidmore ; balance in hand, 673?., for
which he wants a warrant to pay it to Valentine Browne.
[1 page.]
75. II. Suggested warrant authorising him to pay any balance
remaining in his hands to Valentine Browne, treasurer
of Berwick. [1 page. Draft by Gargrave.]
June 21. 76. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. I herewith send to
York. m y Lords and others of the Council the article subscribed by the
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justices of the peace, most of whose hearts and hands I trust
agree ; and although I neither wish bloody laws nor death in
matters of conscience, yet by experience I see that in Henry VIII/s
days sharp laws kept the evil quiet, where now they be both fierce
and stout, whereof evil ensueth. I wish it might be experimented by some law whether they that refuse the service 'and
sacrament would abide imprisonment, with loss of their livings,
during life. Long sufferance of evil breeds hardness, whereof
ensue troubles and dangers ; it is time to stick earnestly to the
Church, and stoutly to resist the malice of the enemy. Cruel
enemies will hardly by gentleness become assured friends, but at the
most will dissemble till the time serves. I beseech the Almighty
to repress their malice, and win their hearts to godliness, and long
to preserve the Queen and realm from their malice and deceits.
P.S. I am so bold as to send herewith a packet of letters from
Lady Sussex to Sir Hen. Ratcliffe. [1 page.]
June 23. 77. Submission of the Duke of Norfolk. I, Thomas Duke of
Norfolk, with all reverence submit myself to Your Majesty, acknowledging my offence, and offering to make amends, with a determined
mind never to offend you in the same or any like. I beseech
you to accept me into favour to serve you in any manner you please,
wherein I will show the world how loyal a servant you have in me,
and ready to make recompense for former offence.
Where I unhappily gave ear to motions of marriage with the
Queen of Scots, permit me to declare such part of the truth that
makes in part my excuse, as I will willingly confess the rest
wherein I did err. I never consented thereto, but whatever reasons
were propounded to induce me thereto for your surety, I always
referred the matter to your allowance, which, I beseech you to
regard in weighing what was faulty in me. On the other part,
I confess that I erred much in not revealing it to you upon the
first motion, and I crave forgiveness.
Perceiving that you do not like of such marriage, I do, by
this writing, signed and sealed by me, bind myself never to
offend you again in the same, and do utterly renounce all that
has passed on my part, with a full intention never to deal in that
cause of marriage of the Queen of Scots, nor in any other cause
belonging to her but as you shall command. Having thus declared
my error and repentance, I hope you will extend your accustomed
favour upon me, draw me out of the danger of your displeasure,
grant me relief for my health, and let me appear to the world as
one of your subjects, not touched with any infidelity, but to be
employed as it shall please you, with my life, lands, and goods ; and
so recovering the same again, I shall ever acknowledge myself
born under a most gracious sovereign. [1^ pages. Copy damaged.]
[June 26.] 78. List of 60 residents in co. Berks, distributed into the several
hundreds, including two at New Windsor. [If pages. S
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Eliz., Vol. LXXI. t No. 24, in which this paper was probably
enclosed.]
June 27. 79. Att. Gen. Gerard to Sir Win. Cecil. I enclose you a note of
the offers of compositions I have received ; the best way to be taken
in these suits is to refer them to the Lord Lieutenant and commissioners for further trial, otherwise Her Majesty is likely to lose
the fines already offered ; after I came from her, she signed one bill
for the pardon of Roger Menuel, who offered 100Z. for his fine ;
if his pardon passes before it is paid, the fine will be lost. She
also appointed that Hussey should be sent down to Durham for his
trial next assizes, which will be in July. I will send the record, but
for his body, order must be given from her to the lieutenant of the
Tower, and to those who are to convey him.
Sir Thos. Gargrave has written to ir.e to know whether he and
other commissioners at York might proceed further in the commission for compositions, as divers poor men yet offer composition
for their pardons ; and because the proclamation appointed all to come
before the commissioners within 40 days, they have not received
any since the expiration of that time. Her Majesty seemed to
like well that they should proceed for the poor men that required
pardon, and if she will so have it, order must be given to them.
I send a list of those that are condemned and remain in the castle
at York ; Her Majesty said she would give order to the Lord
Lieutenant, either for their execution or further examination.
P.S. Hussey has married Robt. Bowes' sister, who is sheriff of
Durham, and has returned the jury of divers gentlemen, for so he
was warned, because there should be an indifferent jury for the
Queen. I forgot to inform Her Majesty hereof, and this may cause
her to stay his trial until next term. I would gladly know ; the
matter is very evident against him, by his own confession. [If pages.]
Enclosing,
79. I. List of 13 rebel prisoners, with particulars of their lands'
their doings in the rebellion, the amount of composition
offered by each for his pardon, from Wl. to 300 marks,
and the Att. General's opinion in each case. With note
that the fines offered amount to above 1,OOOZ., and that
each case should be referred to the Lord Lieutenant and
the commissioners. [4 pages]
79. IT. Folding sheet of the above.
June 30. 80. The Queen to the deputy-lieutenants of Kent, Essex, and
Hampshire. In the absence of the Marquis of Winchester, lord
treasurer, we have committed the government of the country to
you, and perceiving how meet it is for sudden occasions, either from
abroad or at home, that some arquebusiers in that county, especially
towards the seaside, might be ready to be employed, we wish the
7-
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.570. VoL-XYHI.
same speedily provided for, not meaning to prevent the furniture
and putting in order the rest of our subjects, to serve as occasion
shall be given.
We will and require you therefore with speed, upon conference
with such as you shall think meet, to cause a number of our subjects
to meet and be trained to use arquebuses, to be furnished at the
common charge of the county, and committed to the charge of
skilful captains ; taking care that thereby neither the captains nor
their companies abuse their licences to use their shooting to the hurt
of the country, either for destruction of warrens, or offence of our
people by travelling by the highways ; but that their training be at
times specially appointed, where some of credit may see the same
orderly done. We cannot prescribe the number, yet the greater the
better, and above 500 or 600 for that part of the county near the
sea or the Thames.
You will do well to distribute the charges hereof more indifferently, that they which be further from the sea may be the
more burdened, either with aid to this charge, or with provision
of other weapons, and especially with charge of horses. Advertise
us or our Council what you shall devise, and have good regard that
such as collect aid to this service do not make private gain hereby,
as they have done in some parts of our realm. [If pages. Draft
by Sir Wm. Cecil.]
"July 1. 81. Att. Gen. Gerard to Sir Wm. Cecil. The record and process
are ready to be sent to Durham for Hussey, and if Her Majesty
rests in the mind to have him tried there, order must be given for
sending him down, as also his examination, which I sent you, as I
shall want it to show to the justices, &c. These and the letters to
the justices, and to the sheriff of Durham I have a mind to send to
Sir Thos. Gargrave, to deliver the record and examination to the
justices when they come to York, as also to send the process for the
jury to the Sheriff of Durham, to get the jury ready against the
day of the assizes. As the things are of weight, I must send a
messenger ; only devise how he may be safely sent, [f page.']
July 8. 82. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. The bearer, Henry
Berwick. Harrington, has continued with me in this service until his discharge.
He repairs now to Court, to make friends to obtain some lease at
Her Majesty's hands. His father is hard, and he is one of his
mother's darlings, whom I have cause to love dearly, and who rests
greatly affected towards you, so pray give him your furtherance.
[I '
[July] 12. 83. The Queen to Lord Scrope. As the offices of steward and
bailiff of our castles and manors of Kichmond and Middleham, &c.,
co. York, late in the occupancy of the Earl of Northumberland, are
now, by his treason and flying out of this realm, void of any to
govern the same, we authorise you to enter into and take care and
charge of the said offices, and enjoy the same commodities and fees
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH. 307
1570.
as the said Earl did, and so to continue until our further pleasure
therein, by our further grant to you under our great seal. [1 page.
Draft, corrected by Sir Wm. Cecil.]
July 18. 84. Account of sundry articles, spices, groceries, meat, crockery, &c.
purchased, and payments made by Laurence Maidwell, for his master,
Win. Catesby, at the assizes at Northin and Weston Underwood.
[5 columns."]
July 20. 85. The Queen to Sir Thos. Gargrave, sheriff of Yorkshire, and
to the Sheriff of the bishopric of Durham. Lady Gascoyne, who was
last married to the late Earl of Westmoreland, granted by lease
to Ralph Bowes the manors of Kirkby Moorside, co. York, and
Eglestone, bishopric of Durham, whereupon Bowes entered into
bonds for payment of divers sums of money for her, with which
lie stands charged. The said lady being lately deceased, his
lease has become void, and he has made suit to continue lessee of
the said manor. We require you to permit him so to continue
without impediment, till our further pleasure. [1 page. Draft,
corrected.]
July 21. 86. Edmund Hall to Sir Wm. Cecil. Mr. Humberston and I
Scroby. received your letter on behalf of Mr. Stanhope as we were on our way
to Pomfret, where we appointed to have before us all the tenantsof Sir
John Nevill of Billingley manor, and of Edw. Dacre of the manor
of Great Houghton which he purchased of Lord Windsor. I met a
servant whom my wife had sent to me from Meuting, to say
that Lord Willoughby was there, very sick, and in great peril of
life, much desiring to see me, and not disposed to perfect his
will until I came, which caused me to leave Mr. Humberston at
Pomfret with Mr. Jenkins, Her Majesty's receiver in Yorkshire, an
honest gentlemen joined in commission with us.
Humberston and I have gone through all the offenders' lands in
Yorkshire, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Northumberland, and the
bishopric of Durham, that are indicted and have not the Queen's
pardon, saving these two lordships of Sir John Nevill's and
Edw. Dacre's, which will be perfected by to-morrow night ; thence
Humberston and Jenkins go to Eggiston, a lordship of Leonard
Dacre's in Derbyshire, where he will finish his survey by Monday,
and be a,t Greatford on Wednesday ; there we shall tarry two or
three days, to oversee our whole doings, and make a fair copy of our
survey for Council ; but this cannot be well done before the beginning
of next term.
You require us to hasten the survey of Gower's lands, that
Mr. Stanhope may feel the fruit of the Queen's grant ; if we are
only to send the survey, we will do so ; but after we had entered
into the survey, divers of good reputation came to know the value
of those things we had surveyed, which we much disliked, and
resolutely answered that we had special command from Council
that no particular should be given to any, until we had declared the
U2
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whole to Council. Upon my Lord of Sussex's letters requiring
the value of young Carnabie's land of Langley, that he might
understand whether he could grant him his pardon, we sent it,
but no other has received any value from us, whereby we have found
much quietness.
As for Gower and the other offenders' lands, we find both the
Earls' lands wholly demised, what by a lease made by the Earl of
Westmoreland of his parks and demesnes of Brancepeth, Raby,
and his pastures at Darlington to certain of his servants, and of the
park and demesnes of Kirkby Moorside to Christopher Nevill and
Geo. Stafford, offenders, and the leases of Northumberland's parks
made by the old Earl his uncle, with other leases made by them
both to the rest of their tenants, for which great fines are taken ;
and almost nothing is left unleased.
For the other gentlemen, both in Yorkshire and the bishopric,
whose chief living consists in demesnes, save Mark enf eld's, they
are let for years to come for great fines, and so let that no ground
in our country is dearer ; if we value what was in their hands
according to the rate of what they let, the values would so exceed
as no honest man may live of the rent ; and yet using moderation,
you will find upon our report great alterations from the values we
have received ; what we find demised we do not alter in value,
but for such demesnes as be in the Lords' hands, we consider the
quality both of the let and unlet, and make such value of the latter
as we think best. Respecting Mr. Manners, in whose favour you
have written, we find the lands so excessively let that we do not
know which way to do him good. Conyers' demesnes of Tottam are
now let for more than SQL a year, a great deal more than they are
worth, the old value being 10Z., and in like case are divers others.
Gower's lands, which Mr. Stanhope sues for, rest chiefly in the
demesnes of St. Agathe's nigh Richmond, certain tenements in towns
thereabouts, and a pasture near Darlington, purchased by Gower's
father of Henry late Earl of Westmoreland, all let for many years.
The old rent of the pasture was QL 13s. 4d, but it is now demised
for 20?. St. Agathe's demesne is divided between Gower and his
mother ; she holds it for her jointure, and his part is let at rent high
enough, for he occupies little or nothing himself. Thanks for remembering my request for the wardship and marriage of Green,
although that suit will come to none effect, as some say he was of
full age before the offence committed by Norton his guardian.
[3 pages.]
July 26. 87. The Queen to Edm. Hall and Mr. Humberston, surveyors of
the lands escheated by the late rebellion in the North. Understanding that you have finished the said surveys, although you
cannot finish your books so speedily, we desire you to send us a
brief of all the said lands, with a clear yearly value, and the names
of the possessors, and not to deliver to any person any survey or
particular value, until the whole survey shall have been presented
to us. [ page. Draft by Cecil.]
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
309
1570.
July 31.
Alnwick.
July.
[July.]
VOL. XVIII.
88. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. The bearer,
Mr. Meeres, has travelled all this summer in Her Majesty's service
in these parts, and hearing of the repairing up of the surveyors
appointed for the rebels' lands, he has gone to Court to renew
his suit, which I moved to Her Majesty for him, and which is
entered in the memorial of suits delivered by her to you; pray
further it. In his desire to Her Majesty's service, he has determined
to leave his habitation in Lincolnshire, and settle in Yorkshire,
which will be a great benefit to the country, as it lacks men of his
calling, honesty, and uprightness. I have found him honest and
upright in the causes which came before him, and without any
respect of persons. [1^ pages.]
89. Petition of Edw. Compton, servant of Thos. Leighton, captain
of Guernsey to Council, to know whether they will grant the
proportion of munition requested by his master for better furnishing
Guernsey castle.
Account of warrants issued for payments in sundry departments of government, from October 1569 to July 1570, and of the
payments made thereon. In a few cases the entries are left blank.
[Book o/61 written or partially written pages, and 27 blank ones.
Case Addenda, No. 11.] The contents are as follows :
No.
Date of
Privy Seal.
Amount due.
Person.
Object.
Date of
Payment.
Amount
paid.
s. d.
s. d.
1
Flanders.
2
4 July 1569
428 19 7
W. Winter and
Ireland
7 Nov. 1569
128 19 7i
Edw. Baeshe.
5 Dec.
100 0"
1>
100
23 Jan. 1570
100
16 Dec. 1569
1,155 5
Sir W. FitzDo.
12 Feb.
500
williams, trea-
13 Mar.
655 5
surer - at - war
in Ireland.
j>
8 Feb. 1570
2,058 17 3
Do.
Do. -
20 Feb.
2,058 17 3
M
12 May
671 4 3
Do.
Do.
100
5 June
200
12
200
l" j>
171 4 3
j
2
435 11 8
Sir Wm. GarCollected in Ireland
* n ))
235 11 8
rard, alderman
for the lottery kept
12
200
of London.
at London.
3
16 Nov. 1569
300
Lord Hunsdon Berwick
22 Nov. 1569
300
M
500
Valentine Browne.
victualling
22 Feb. 1570
500
garrison.
>
,
400
Do.
20
400
4
-
John Fortescue
Great Wardrobe
.
5
8 Jan. 1568
3,449 13 6f
Ricnard Ward,
Household 20 Feb. 1570
449 13 6|
cofferer of the
27
500
household.
6 Mar.
500
13
500
20
500
17 Apr.
500
30 May
500
310
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
1570.
VOL. XVHL
No.
Date of
Privy Seal.
Amount due.
Person.
Object.
Date of
Payment.
Amount
paid.
& s. d.
s. d.
6
28 Mar. 1570
1,677 10 8|
Goldsmiths and
Jewel House
3 Apr.1570
277 10 8|
others.
10
200
17
200
x
24
200
1 May
200
q
*>
200
21
200
30 ,,
200
7
24 Nov. 1568
1,000
Wm. Pelham Ordnance office, Earl
25 Nov. 1569
500
ofWarwick, master,
5 Dec.
500
for powder, salt-
petre, &c.
30 Nov. 1569
1,000
Do.
Munition
13 Feb. 1570
500
20
500
8 Feb. 1570
3,502 19 5
Do.
Provisions and office
27
500
debts.
6 Mar.
500
13
500
20
500
3 Apr.
500
10 ,,
300
17
300
24
202 19 5i
1 May
200
8 Feb.
60 10
Do.
Tower gunners
20 Feb.
60 10
23 Mar.
200
Do.
Setting forth 2 ships
200
to waft the mer-
chants' fleet to
Hamburg.
19 Apr.
50
Do.
Conduct of munition
50
northward.
6 Mar.
400
Do.
200
?>
12 Junel570
200
8
21 Feb. 1567
476 3 6
Benj. Gonson,
Due for Oct. 1569,
7 Nov. 1569
276 3 6
treasurer of
on his yearly
22
200
the Admiralty.
allowance of
5,714Z. 2*. 2rf.
22 Nov. 1569
1,000
B. Gonson and
Repair and victual22 x
500
"
Edw. Baeshe.
ling of ships.
19 Dec.
500
476 3 6
B. Gonson
Allowance for No5 ,,
476 3 6
99
vember.
10 Dec. 1569
329 5
Do.
Cordage and canvas
19
329 5
99
for ships.
476 3 6
Do.
Allowance for De24 Jan. 1570
276 3 6
99
cember.
1 Feb.
200
__
476 3 6
Do.
Allowance for Jan.
13
276 3 6
99
1570.
20
200
24 Jan. 1570
45 3 4
B. Gonson
Seamen's wages and
27
45 3 4
9}
wafting Marquis
Viteile to Calais.
476 3 6
Do.
Allowance for Feb.
6 Mar.
476 3 6
99
1570.
23 Mar. 1570
400
Do.
Two ships to conduct
,
400
9'.
Hamburg fleet.
476 3 6
Do.
Allowance for March
3 Apr. 1570
276 3 6
99
1570.
10
200
28 Mar. 1570
128 7 4
Wm. Winter Setting forth two
)> >
128 7 4
ships from Bristol.
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
311
1570.
VOL. XVHI.
No.
Date of
Privy Seal
Amount due.
Person.
Object.
Date of
Payment
Amount
paid.
s. d.
i. d.
8
476 3 6
Benj. Gonson Allowance for April
1 May 1570
276 3 6
1570.
9 j,
200
476 3 6
Do.
Allowance for May
30
200 6
1570.
5 June
276 3 6
476 3 6
Do.
Allowance for June
25
476 3 6
1570.
1,428 10 6
Do.
Allowance for July,
2 July
1,428 10 6
Aug., and Sept.,
whereof
1570.
1,000/. is to
be retained
for cordage.
M
11 July 1570
375
Do.
Marine affairs, as
13 ,, i)
375
appointed.
9
.
165 2
Edw. Baeshe, surVictualling ships in
17 Oct. 1569
165 2
veyor of vicharbour for Oct.
tuals for the
1569.
seas.
165 2
Do.
Victualling ships in
7 Nov.
165 2
harbour for Nov.
1569.
21 Nov. 1569
1,000
Do.
Victuals for 1,000
22
500
men, beside the
3 Dec.
500
1,000 in his bargain.
w
165 2
Do.
Ships in harbour, Dec.
5i
165 2
1569.
____
165 2
Do.
Ships in harbour, Jan.
23 Jan. 1570
165 2
1570.
M
165 2
Do.
Ships in harbour, Feb.
1 Feb.
162 2
1570.
)
300 10 6
Do.
Balance of his ac20
200
count for 1570.
27
100 10 6
w
.
165 2
Do.
Ships in harbour,
6 Mar.
165 2
March 1570.
w
23 Mar. 1570
400
.
Victualling two sliips
400
ships to conduct the
Hamburg fleet.
n
165 2
Do.
Ships in harbour,
3 Apr.
165 2
April 1570.
165 2
Do.
Ships in harbour, May
iMay
165 2
1570.
165 2
Do.
Ships in harbour,
30
165 2
June 1570.
^___
495 6
Do.
Ships in harbour,
2 July
495 6
July, Aug., and
Sept., 1570.
10
Ordnance for the seas
11
_
Sir George
Armoury.
____
___
Howard, mas-
ter.
12
12 May 1570
1,000
Henry Sackford,
Tents and pavilions -
400
master.
21 May 1570
600
13
29 July
499 17 6:
Sir Thos. Benger,
Revels
6 Aug. 1870
499 17 6^
master.
14
6 June 1569
200
Lewis Stockett,
Works at Exchequer,
23 Jan.
100
surveyor of
Records, and Ar1 Feb.
100
3 1 A I-U ~afe
Works.
moury in the Tower
__
100
Do.
Ordinary allowance
16 Oct. 1569
100
of 1,200/. a year,
,
1
for Oct. 1569.
312
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
1570.
VOL XVIII.
No.
Date of
Privy Seal.
Amount due.
Person.
Object.
Date of
Payment.
Amount
paid.
s. d.
s. d.
14
100
Lewis Stockett,
Ordinary allowance
5 Dec. 1569
100
surveyor of
for Nov. 1569.
Works.
100
Do.
Ordinary allowance
19
100
for Dec. 1569.
100
Do.
Ordinary allowance
iFeb.
100
for Jan. 1570.
174 6 3
Do.
Works on the Arches
19 Dec. 1569
174 6 3
of the Round house
of Records, adjoin-
ing the college,
Westminster, Trea-
sury chambers, and
conduit heads at
Whitehall.
M
100
Do.
Allowance, Feb. 1570
6 Mar. 1570
100
22 Feb. 1570
1,306 7 2|
Do.
27 Feb,
306 7 2i
6 Mar.
200 0"
13
300
20
300
3 Apr.
200
20 Mar.
90 18 2
Do.
Timber for Reading 20 Mar.
90 18 2
100
Do.
Allowance for March
3 Apr.
100
1570.
100
Do.
Allowance for April
21 May
100
1570.
100
Do.
Allowance for May
5 June
100
1570.
M
12 May 1570
1,200
Do.
New buildings at
12
200
Westminster.
19 ,.
200
25
200
>f
100
Do.
Allowance for June
100
1570.
300
Do.
Allowance for July,
2 July
300
Aug., and Sept.,
1570.
24 June 1570
387 5 5
Do.
Divers works
387 5 5
15
14 Oct. 1569
148
Sir Fras. Jobson,
Quarter's wages of gen17 Oct. 1569
148
lieutenant of
tlemen porter and
the Tower.
yeoman warders.
>>
174 14 2
Do.
Diet, &c. of Earl Des24
J74 14 2
mond, Sir John
Desmond, his bro-
ther, and other
prisoners.
3 Jan. 1570
147 6 8
Do.
Christmas quarter's
23 Jan. 1570
147 6 8
wages, gent, por-
ter, &c.
152 13 6
Do.
Diet of Earl Desmond,
1 Feb.
100
his brother, and
12
52 13 6
others.
17 Apr. 1570
161 6 8
Do.
Wages of 40 prisoners
1 Mar.
161 6 8
at 8d. a day for 121
days.
n
148 13 4
Do.
Quarter's entertain24 Apr.
148 13 4
ment for self, gent.
porter, and 30
warders.
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
313
1570.
VOL. XVIII.
No.
Date of
Privy Seal.
Amount due.
Person.
Object.
Date of
Payment.
Amount
paid.
s. d.
& s. d.
15
9 May 1570
279 8
Sir Francis Jobs on
.Diets of Earl Desmond,
21 May 1570
279 8
lieutenant of
Sir John Desmond,
the Tower.
and other prisoners,
and Sir Hen. Nevill
and his retinue for
guarding the Duke
of Norfolk.
n
30 June
147 6 8
Do.
Wages, self, porter,
2 July
147 6 8
and warders, for
the quarter.
>
9) )I
292 1 10
Do.
Diets of Earl Desmond,
6
292 1 10
Sir J. Desmond, Sir
H.Nevill, and other
prisoners.
16
280
Sir Hen. Norris,
Three months' diet in
3 Oct. 1569
280
ambassador to
advance, 27 Sept.
France.
to 19 Dec. [1569].
)J
.
280
Do.
Three months' diet in
5 Dec.
280
advance, 20 Dec. to
whereof 100/.
13 March 1570.
is to be stayed,
as parcel of
2001. loan.
>
_
280
Do.
Three months' diet in
13 Mar. 1570
280
advance, 14 March
to 5 June 1570.
^280
Do.
Three months' diet in
30 May
280
advance, 6 June
to 28 Aug. 1570.
>l
280
Do.
Three months' diet in
2 July
280
advance, 29 Aug.
to 20 Nov. 1570.
17
Ambassador for
___
____
Spain.
>
29 Jan. 1570
112
Thos. Eandolph,
Two months' diet, &c.
30 Jan.
112
sent to Scotland.
in advance.
18
173 14
Hen. Killigrew
Balance due of
22Nov.[1569]
100
7591 8s. 4d. for diet
5 Dec.
73 14
for 239 days, post-
ing charges, &c.
19
10,736 8 11|
Tellers of the
Fees, pensions, and
16 Oct
2,000
Exchequer ;
aunuities due at
24
200
viz., Stonley,
Michaelmas 1569.
7 Nov.
1,000
Killigrew, 1
22
1,000
Candler, and
5 Dec.
1,000
Smith.
19
4,379 6 Oi
23 Jan. 1570
500
1 Feb.
500
13
257 2 ll
3,768 I 3^
Do.
Fees, pensions, and
1,000
annuities for Christ20
1,500
mas 1569.
27
1,268 1 3|
10,292
Do.
Fees, pensions, and
3 Apr. 15"0
1,000
annuities for Lady
10
1,000
Day 1570.
17
1,000
24
2,000
1 May
2,000
9
3,292
_
3,809
Do.
Fees, pensions, and
19 June
1,000
annuities for Mid25
2,809
summer 1570.
314
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
1570.
VOL. XVHL
No.
Date of
Privy Seal.
Amount due.
Person.
Object.
Date of
Payment.
Amount
paid.
s. d.
s. d.
20
1,124 10 5
Gentlemen penWages, 706/. 4s. 7d. ;
17 Oct. 1569
1,124 10 5
sioners and
board wages 418?.
men-at-arms.
5s. 10d., for the
Michaelmas quarter
1569.
M
1,202 5
Do.
Wages, &c., Christ23 Jan. 1570
1,202 5
mas quarter 1569.
.
1,049 13 9
Do.
Wages, &c., Lady
17 Apr.
1,049 13 9
Day 1570.
1,049 15 5
Do.
Wages, &c. Midsum25 June
1,049 15 5
mer 1570.
21
16 June 1570
398 2 4
Peter RichardSpangles for the
5> j> n
198 2 4
son, goldsmith
guard, messengers,
2 July
200
/
to die guard.
footmen, &c.
>J
87 8 7
David Smith and
25 June
87 8 7
Win. Middle-
ton, embroi.era t f>
"?- '
derers.
22
j>
219 18
Edw. Wingate,
Cloth for the guards
51 5J
219 18
clerk of the
and others.
Cheque.
8 15 6
Do.
Embroidering red
JJ
8 15 6
coats with the let-
ters E. E.
100
Grooms and
Queen's yearly beneJan.
100
pages of the
volence to them.
chamber.
23
;^_4333 4
Sir Adrian PoyEntertainment of re5 Dec. 1569
333 4
nings, capt. of
tinue, 7 months,
Portsmouth.
14 May to 26 Nov.
1569.
31
_
142 16
Do.
Entertainment of re-
13 Feb. 1570
142 16
tinue, 3 months,
26 Nov. to 17 Feb.
24 Mar. 1570
286
Do.
Works at Portsmouth
3 Apr.
286
JJ
_^^_
142 16
Do.
Entertainment, 18
21 May
142 16
Feb. to 12 March,
1570.
jj
__
47 12
Do.
Entertainment, 12
12 June
47 12
May to 9 June
1570, Guernsey.
___
___
Fras. Chamber___
__
99
lain, capt. of
.KiTr. ';
Guernsey.
24
9 Dec. 1569
756 13 4
Earl of ShrewsCoats for 100 soldiers
19 Dec. 1569
756 13 4
bury, for the
attending him, 20
t: ^ 1 '* ; '-
Queen of
Sept. to 1 Dec. 1569.
e-t -.!.;. <
Scots.
5 Nov.
89 17 8
Rich. Ward, cofProvisions for the
j> >
89 17 8
ferer.
Scottish Queen
against her coming
to Tutbury castle.
M
22 Feb. [1 570;
700
Earl of ShrewsDiet of the Queen of
17 Feb. 1570
700
bury.
Scots.
jj
5 June 1570
600
Do. -i
Do. - 12 June
300
19,, j>
300 00
25
10 July 1569
400
<MS
Repairs of Bewcastle
7Nov.'l569
200
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH. 315
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No.
Date of
Privy Seal.
Amount due.
Person.
Object
Date of
Payment.
Amount
paid.
*. d.
s. d.
25
18 Nov. 1569
200
Sir Ralph Sadler,
Entertainment on his
22 Nov. 1569
200
Chancellor of
journey to the North
the Duchy of
parts.
Lancaster.
26
j
200
Secretary Cecil For the Queen's ser>>
200
vice.
27
12 Apr. 1570
1,000
Hum. Michell -
Repair of Windsor
200
castle.
30 May 1570
200
25 June
200
jj
31 May
2,192 8 5|
Lawrence Brad-..
2 July
200
shaw, late sur-
veyor of works,
and a number
of poor people.
22 June
263 14 3
Ceriack Petitte Repairs of castles and
>
263 14 3
forts in the Cinque
Ports.
28
^" M
93 7|
Executors of
Surplus of an account
>
93 7j
John Eevell.
1570.
Aug. 2.
VOL. XIX. AUGUST DECEMBER 1570.
1. Observations by
on the submission of Thomas Duke of
I note in the first clause the terming of
2. That the greatest
Norfolk, of 23 June 1570.
his offence conceived rather than committed.
offence acknowledged is but his not opening the first motion.
3. Those to whom it may come, seeing so great submission and
deep repentance for only forgetting or neglecting to tell a matter
supposed for Her Majesty's benefit, and that in so great a personage, will surely conclude in him small error, and great lowliness, and in the Queen, small indulgence, and much hardness, to the
peril of augmentation of his popularity, and of the people's grudge
against her or her good counsellors, or both.
5. That if the not opening of the first motion be so grievous,
great wondering must needs be what is done to the first motioners.
6. That there is no misliking of the Queen's competitress's person,
facts, or title.
7. That the reasons which moved him to offend, and the motion
of the marriage are not disliked in truth, but for lack of better
speed.
8. That it is yet left free to him, notwithstanding his submission,
to defend that the reasons moving him in the marriage are for the
Queen's benefit, and to persuade Her Majesty to like it.
9. That the marriage may be for her benefit, though she may not
so account it.
10. That the renouncing extends not to any certainty passed, nor
316 DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
1570.
utters any specialty, for if a contract be passed, this renouncing is
void contra priorem /idem, and the breaking of the faith of his
submission if opportunity of justification serve shall be accounted
but an honourable mean to attain performance of the former faith of
marriage, the force hereof lightly wiped away with pretence of
duresse and compulsion, which excuse would be well liked in such a
case of conscience as marriage, or of weighty commodity as a crown,
or of high necessity as the peril to be found guilty of an offence of
such quality as his presumption might be viewed.
11. That the title which is thought to gape for Her Majesty's dispossession is no way renounced or discredited, though it be the very
ground of his offence.
12. That the prayers to be declared untouched of infidelity all
accidents since considered, and especially the hardness to him remembered may drive Her Majesty to confess very much. His
Grace may mean well, but he has not said well enough.
There was one died lately in the Tower of the plague, as it is suggested, whereby is some hope of deliverance, or at least great suit.
There be some in the Tower to whose cases \episcopi quondam,,
<fcc.] I would otherwise turn it, that their men come no more abroad
to fetch the plague, nor themselves go too far abroad to carry a
worse plague. Close prison is best for all sides, &c. \\\ pages.
The passage in italics is a marginal note.~]
Aug. 4. 2. Sir Valentine Browne to the Council. I received your letters
Berwick, from Chenies touching the stay of all vessels of 30 tons and upwards,
with their mariners, and have caused to be viewed all such vessels
and mariners as are at home and in the river Tyne, besides which
place there are no vessels of value within my charge. I enclose a
certificate of them ; most are vessels for portage, serving with few
men, and are lading for divers places within the realm ; as their
stay is burdensome to them, I desire their discharge. There are six
sail of coastmen in this haven, which came hither with victuals, and
remain under like stay. They have no more men than will suffice
to sail with, which are about 24. [^ pages.'] Enclosing,
2. i. List o/13 ships in the haven of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
4 Aug. 1570, employing 82 mariners; giving their
burden and the masters' names. [If pages.]
Aug. 11. 3. Sir Henry Gate to the Council. I received your letter conKingston-upon- cerning the stay of ships and mariners when at Alnwick with my
Hullt Lord of Sussex, so could not make such expedition as if I had been
in Yorkshire. I repaired along the sea-coast homeward to Hull, and
took a view of all ships and mariners within my circuit, and a note
of such as were abroad in trade of merchandise, as may appear by
the certificate sent herewith, [f page.]
Aug. 28. 4. Capt. Thos. Leighton to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have requested Lord
Guernsey. Leicester to impart to Council my news from Brittany. Pray consider the state of this castle ; the walls are rotten, and the gates old
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH. 317
1570. " XIX '
and weak. I know the Queen has many ways to employ her money,
but I must not be negligent of my charge. I have laid out 100Z,
since my coming, on repairs and mounting ordnance ; never was
castle more out of order. The Queen has been much abused, for
great sums have been made of her lands and church goods, but the
money which was appointed for repair of the castle is dispensed, and
not a penny paid us.
On Aug. 23, a bark arrived, armed with the munitions you sent,
though not so much as I wrote for ; it came in such good time and
order that the strangers here took it for four times as much as it
is. We must have four strong gates, and some repairs, also pickaxes
to work the rock.
P.S. I have fetched from Alderney four brass pieces of ordnance,
which were in danger of being taken, and left them the like pieces
of iron. [1 page.] Annexing,
4. i. Note of things which the Captain of Guernsey demands
from Council. Money for repairs of the castle ; cleansing
and deepening the ditch, and a vamure of turf of 300
feet; also for a rampart at the end of the base court.
Timber for five ne^u gates and a postern, and a warrant
for planks from the New Forest to the master carpenter
at Lymington, near Hurst castle ; 200 pickaxes ; victuals
for the castle to remain all summer, be sold in winter,
and new provided in spring ; three tons of iron, for
nails, bars, and hinges for the gates, [f page, with notes
by Sir W. Cecil]
4. n. Note, signed P. (?) Johnson, of the charges of the foregoing
demands; viz., ditch-making, 1 OOZ. ; vamure, 151.; rampart, 151. ; timber, 161. ; pickaxes, 191. 6s. Sd.; iron, 24Z. ;
four carpenters' wages, ] II. 6s. 8d. ; two sawyers',
21. 13s. Aid.; two smiths', 51. J3s. 4d. ; a clerk to look
after the workmen, 4:1. 4s ; total, 208Z. 4s. [1 pages.]
Aug. 30. 5. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. Thanks for the conCarlisle, tinuance of your friendship. I send you a copy of my letter to the
Queen, which pray deliver, if you think it in fit order. [ page]
Enclosing,
5. i. [Henry Lord Scrope] to the Queen. I understand how
bountifully you have bestowed on me the office of Middleham, greatly to my credit in my country, and perceive,
from the Earl of Leicester and Mr. Secretary, your great
liberality in the confirmation of your former gifts for
my relief in this service, for which / thank you ; although
I cannot answer as I am of duty bound, yet I shall not
fail to serve you in all respects and places, [f page.]
Carlisle, 30 Aug. 1570.
318 DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
1570.
Sept. 8. 6. Thomas Earl of Sussex to the Council. By order of Her
Warkworth. Majesty, I caused 200?. to be received of the receiver of Yorkshire,
for finishing buildings begun by the Earl of Rutland and the Archbishop of York, when Presidents, at Her Majesty's house in York,
and have caused the money to be so employed. Understanding
from the Council that the 200L is disbursed, that money is still due
to certain workmen, and that a gallery has yet to be tiled, and with
two other chambers ceiled in the roofs, which will finish the whole
work begun, and unless done before winter, the vault which is over
the gallery will be in danger of falling, as the rain has already
began to pierce it, I beseech your warrant to Sir Thos. Gargrave,
receiver of Yorkshire, and others, to take account of the 200.,
pay the overplus due, see what remains to be finished, and disburse the premises, either of the revenues of Yorkshire or of the
fines of the rebels, which being done with small charge now, Her
Majesty shall have a convenient house for her President, and sufficient for a lodging for herself, if occasion should draw her into those
parts. If it be not presently done, the cost already bestowed will
be lost, the like will not hereafter be done without a far greater
sum, and the house still remain unfit for any nobleman that holds
that place.
Lest you might doubt the sum to be far greater than is meet,
I think 200Z. or 300Z. at most will pay all that is due, and finish
the rest ; 150Z. is already due. [1 pages]
Sept. 9. 7. Will of Hugh Pickering. I desire to be buried in the churchyard of Great Bud worth [Cheshire], to which I give 2s. I give
the house I live in, with the lands, &c. which I hold of Her Majesty,
to Alice my wife for life, according to a former surrender. To Hugh
Cocker, the house he dweDs in, with the yards, &c., for 10 years,
if he shall so long live, he paying such rent for the same as Rich.
Eaton, of Sandyway, and Robt. Pemberton think reasonable.
To my son George, Cocker's house, after the 10 years, for life, on
rent of 4s. to Her Majesty, and so to be enrolled at Halton.
I desire Mr. Booth to stand a friend to Alice my wife and my
son John, with regard to the ground which I hold of him. I give
the meadow which I bought of Peter Starky to my daughter Anne,
and her issue, and for default of such, to her husband for life ;
remainder to my son John. I give the profit upon Cocker's house to
my four (sic) children, George, Margaret, Alice, Elizabeth, and Anne,
if need require, for eight years, to be used as Rich. Eaton, and John
his son, Robt. Pemberton, and Thomas his son think fit, keeping
the goods together, accounting yearly for them to my children,
unless any come to preferment, and stand in no need thereof;
remainder to my sons George and John, reserving 26s. 8d. to my
wife Alice, and 40s. more than the others to my youngest daughter
Elizabeth.
My son John is to pay five marks to his brothers Thomas
and Richard nine years after my decease, and if Richard stand
in ueed of money to obtain learning, he shall have 33s. 4<d. out of
DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
319
1570.
Sept. 10.
Warkworth.
Sept. 10.
Warkworth.
Sept. 17.
Berwick.
VOL. XIX.
the proceeds of Cocker's ground, and half of the said five marks
assigned to him shall be distributed amongst George, Margaret,
Alice, and Elizabeth at the end of nine years. My goods shall be
divided into three equal parts, one for myself, one for my wife, and
the other for my unmarried children ; and I being honestly brought
home [buried] of my part, the rest shall be equally divided amongst
my unmarried children, but my daughter Ellen Highfeld shall have
one of my best heifers being in calf.
Concerning the 31. which I am wrongfully sued for, I declare on
conscience that Alice Millington, of Knuttesford, put a folded paper
into my hands privily, to the intent that I should give the same to
her son, John Highfeld, which I did, not knowing what was in it,
as is now confessed by the said John. And I appoint Alice my
wife and John my son my executrix and executor, and Peter and
Thomas Pickering supervisors. Christopher Fox owes me 12s. for
wood, due next Michaelmas.
Codicil. My son John is to have my house on my wife's death,
with remainder to his brothers, and should she die within four years,
to maintain his brother Richard four years more. [1| sheets, copy.]
Endorsed is a list of 13 names, commencing with Henry Earl
of Derby.
8. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I have sent Her
Majesty a copy of a letter which I received from Lord Herris,
whereby you will perceive the terms he stands in. I have also
written to the Council at York for finishing Her Majesty's house
at York, which will now be done with little, and if slacked, will be
a far greater charge hereafter. The justice clerk and Archibald
Douglas will be here with me from the Regent to-morrow.
P.S. Pray cause the letter to Butler to be delivered. [1 page.]
9. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. Thanks for your
last, the more because others that ought to have advertised me
of it keep from me the decay of the game at Ampthill. The Great
Park, Broxborough, and Steppingley, are in other men's hands by
patent, so that I cannot deal with them without Her Majesty's
help ; for the others, I have such bonds of them for the increase and
preservation of the game, as they shall smart for it, besides the loss
of their office.
God send Her Majesty to continue in her good mind for her
marriage, and them short life that seek to hinder it, for it has been
delayed too long. Considering how the Kings of Spain and France
join in league by marrying two sisters, if Her Majesty does not
prevent it, we shall find the smart of it before we look for it, and
therefore if there be any longer delay in it, I fear it will not be
when she would. They look certainly in Scotland for aid from the
Duke of Alva. I pray God Her Majesty has not dealt too gently
with the S[cottish] Q[ueen]. [f page.]
10. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Sir Wm. Cecil. I am sorry to
hear of your sickness. I have heard from my Lord of Leicester of
320 DOMESTIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
1570. Vot ' XIX the decay of the game at Ampthill, and have written to Her
Majesty, lest she might conceive some lack in me. I perceive that
she has been incensed against Robert Newdigate, more for malice
than any just matter ; first he got the displeasure of my Lord of
Norfolk, for taking part with my Lord St. John against Mr. Long,
and afterwards that of my Lord Steward and others, for holding
with Mr. Grey against Harry Compton ; now those friendships are
forgotten, and both my Lord St. John and Mr. Grey are become his
enemies, and my Lady Suffolk is greatly offended with him, and
charges him to be the let that her son Grey bought not the office of
Ampthill of me, wherein she does him great wrong ; but belike my
Lady has a further meaning than to have her son Grey steward of
Ampthill. I have written to Her Majesty what great occasions I
have to come up this term, and besought her leave, which I pray
you to further. [| page.]
Sept. 18. 11. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I requested you to
Warkworth. be a means to Her Majesty to extend her mercy to John Gower,
an offender in the late rebellion, and to permit him to pay a fine
for the redemption of his land. I received answer that she had
granted it to one of her servants, which I took to be Mr. John
Stanhope.
Understanding that the surveyors are now gone up, I renew my request to you upon the same grounds, viz., first, that the young man was
simple and so led into this his first fault ; second, that Her Majesty
will be no loser thereby; third, that I would gladly be a means
to gratify Serjeant Wray, and fourth, that my secretary, who has
long served me honestly, is about to marry his mother. I hope
Her Majesty will give ear to my suit, although no advantage to
me ; it will in no way hinder her in satisfying Mr. Stanhope. I have
sent the bearer, James Cottrell my secretary, to you, although I can
ill spare him. [1 ^ pages]
Sept. 12. Thomas Earl of Sussex to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. Sir Geo. Carey
beseeches you to stay my grant for the demesnes of Norton Conyers
and Hertford, parcel of the lands of Rich. Norton, lately forfeited by
his rebellion, annual value 1001., until he comes. \_\ page.]
Sept.? 13. Petition of John Barker, John Hopkins, John Rowborrow,
John Slowcoinbe, and other merchants of Bristol to the Council.
Last March they freighted and laded with woollen cloths and kersies, at Bristol, the Falcon of Barnstaple, and sent her to the island
of Tercera, where she sold her goods ; being laden again with
wood in July, a great navy belonging to the King of Spain
arrived at the island, and in warlike sort suppressed it and all
the vessels there, took the Falcon and her goods, value 2,600.
and sent the master, mariners, and others to the galleys. Pray
that as their ship went only in the way of trade, and made no
resistance, restitution of the said ship and goods may be made,
or sufficient recompence for the value thereof, and the master and
mariners restored, [f page.]
DOME STIC ADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
321
1570.
Oct. 1.
The Isle.
Oct. 6.
Alirwick.
Oct. 21.
Alnwick.
VOL. XIX.
14. Sir Geo. Bowes to Sir "Wm. Cecil. Truth and conscience
move me to show you the good dealing of Eowland Digby, son
and heir of Simon Digby, convicted for the late rebellion. He
was formerly my servant, but forced away by his father for
religion ; but his duty towards Her Majesty and honesty to me
were such that, when he saw his father adhere to the rebels, he stole
from him, and came to me at Barnard castle, where he served truly
to the end ; his father having by his conviction forfeited his whole
estate, this poor man intends to sue for relief. Pray help him.
15. Sir JohnForster to Sir Wm. Cecil. According to your letter,
I have delivered to your servant, Ralph Grey, Sir Thos. Grey's lands.
The gentlemen who married the daughters and heirs of Sir Thomas
have thought that I dealt hardly with them : but upon conference
and showing them your letter, some were pacified and content to
repair to you, that the matter should he heard friendly by their
counsel, and their title ordered with favour and equity, [f page.~\
16. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. I send letters
from the Bishop of Carlisle, touching matters without my commission. I find in the Border shires, and by weekly advertisements
from other parts within my charge, that there is an unusual quiet,
neither have I heard of those suspicions by other means. It seems
Sir John Atherton has conceived some jealousy of the Earl of
Derby, of whose judgment I can gather little, for I am neither
acquainted with the man, nor know in what terms he stands with
the Earl, whose fidelity to Her Majesty was well shown in the late
rebellion. [1 page.] Enclosing,
1C. I. Richard Bishop of Carlisle to the Earl of Sussex. Thanks
for your friendship. Before my coming out of York,
Sir John A therton arrived there from Lancashire, where
he had long resided, and not being able to come to my
house through infirmities, he sent for my father, and
declared to him how all things in Lancashire savoured of
open rebellion ; what provision of men, armour, horses,
and munition were made there ; what assemblies of 500
or 600 at a time; what wanton talk of invasion by
Spaniards ; and how in most places the people fell from
their obedience, and utterly refused to attend divine service
in the English tongue. How since Felton set up the
bull, &c., the greatest there never came to any service, nor
suffered any to be said in their houses, but openly entertained Louvainist massers with their bulls, &c.
There were other important things which he advertised
me of, but I had no leisure to confer further with him.
If you send for him, to meet you in your way, he will
open all to you. He lies at Friton hall, not far from,
Sir Nich. Fairfax's. I have also learned of my kinsfolios of that country that omnia apud illos sapiunt sedi-
322 DOMESTICADDENDA, ELIZABETH.
1570.
tionem et apertam rebellionem. 7 rejoice that I have
here so good a stay to stick to as my Lord Warden.
[If pages] Carlisle, 16 Oct. 1570.
Oct. 24. 17. Note that the effect of the Earl of Sussex's suit for
John Gower is for pardon, and admission to compound for his
lands, for the following reasons; 1, his simplicity led him into his
first fault; 2, Her Majesty will be no loser; 3, his Lordship
would gratify Serjeant Wray, uncle to Gower : 4, a servant who
has long served him in all the Queen's causes will marry Gower's
mother, and he undertook to be a suitor herein. His land is scarcely
worth 501. per annum, half of which his mother possesses as her
jointure. [ page]
Oct. 25. Proceedings in the court royal of Jersey before the Bailiff;
present Hugh Perrin, Thos. Lempriere, Nich. de Soullemont, Hellier
Dumaresq, Laurence Hampton, Nich. Lempriere, Clement Journeaulx, and Edw. Messervy, jurats. There having been for some time
two vacancies in the Court, owing to the death of John Lempriere
and deposition of Rich. Messervy for wronging Demoiselle Collette
Dumaresq, the captain's lieutenant, by advice of the bailiff and
justice, in presence of the Queen's officers assembled to choose
two jurats, appointed Giles Lempriere, who took the oaths, and
restored Rich. Messervy, on account of his late good conduct, his repentance, and satisfaction to the parties wronged, and also his age,
experience, and acquaintance with the ancient laws and customs
of the island. [French, parchment, seal of the island. Case H.,
Addenda, No. 12.]
Oct. 27. 18. The Queen to Sir Thomas Cockayne, Sir Geo. Blount, Rich.
Bagot, and John Gifford. Complaint having been made to us by
Lord Paget against Sir Wm. Griesley, for stopping a highway which
he claims, we committed the hearing thereof to our Council, who find
Wm. Griesley grieved that a watercourse belonging to him had
been stopped by his Lordship, but they could not, in the absence of
evidence, determine the controversy ; therefore we remit it to you
residing in that country, and require you to call the parties before
you and make final order therein ; or if you cannot do so, to notify
to our Council the truth of the matter, that they may take further
order. [1 page. Draft damaged. Endorsed with a docquet of the
letter]
Oct. 31. 19. Sir Thos. Gargrave to Sir Wm. Cecil. You will receive
Nostal. herewith the names both of the Commissioners of the Council and of
the oyer and determiner in these North parts, wherein at your
pleasure you may cause to be placed the Archbishop of York, and
if there shall be any alteration of a Lord President, one alteration
of the commission may serve for both.
The next sitting of the Council here, both for suits and oyer and
determiner and gaol delivery, is appointed for 1 Dec., and if there
be any matter for Her Majesty, it shall be preferred to the best
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of our knowledge. I also send you herewith a certificate by
Mr. Ingleby of those who are thought able, but refuse, to pay the
loan. Also the examination of Thos* Leigh for words spoken in
Cheshire. He is much given to hunting. In the heart of the
trouble, when Christopher Danby and other rebels with 200 horsemen came to Leeds, within two miles of his house, he kept himself
from them, and came to me at Pomfret castle, to serve Her Majesty;
as he dwelt in Leeds, south of the water, I joined him in a commission to fortify and defend that bridge, lest the rebels should
pass southward ; he served well, and sent both horse and foot to the
Lord Lieutenant to serve Her Majesty. He had a younger brother
who served the Earl of Northumberland, but has submitted and
paid the fine. He has been sick ; if the case may bear it, pray be
his good master.
The bearer, Mr. Calverley, sues relief for losses in the late rebellion. He served in Newcastle, and mustered and carried men to
Sir Geo. Bowes at Barnard castle. Allan Bellingham has a suit
with a college in Cambridge, and has requested me to move you to
end the matter without expense ; if he is in the wrong, he will make
reasonable recompense. [1 page.] Enclosing,
19. I. List [by Sir Thos. Gar grave] of 29 councillors in commission in the Northern parts. Also of 48 justices in
commission for oyer and terminer and gaol delivery;
many being on the preceding list. [2 pages.]
19. ii. Interrogatories for the examination of Thomas Leigh,
gent., viz.,
1. When was he in Lancashire or Cheshire, what
was his business there, and with whom did he remain ?
2. What communication had he of the doings of
the Lord Lieutenant of the North, or of Her Majesty's
army ?
3. What talk did he hear of the musters in Yorkshire, and the overthrow of the Queen's army there, and
by whom ?
4. Was he in the house of Ediv. Coppock, at his
being in Lancashire or Cheshire, and who else were in
his company ?
5.. Lid he know Coppock, Robert Ryle, Thos. Bromhill, and Jos. Whitelegg, and how long has he known
them or any of them,; were they in his company at
Coppock's house, and what talk had he with them as
to the loss of Her Majesty's army in Scotland, or the
state of the Earl of Northumberland, and what did he
say of the Earl ? [1 page]
19. in. Examination of Thos. Leigh, of Middleton, before Sir
TJios. Gargrave, on the above interrogatories :
1. Six or eight weeks since, visited his kinsman,
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Mr. Leigh in Cheshire, for pleasure, and remained
with him, six or eight days.
2. Heard little or nothing of either.
3. Heard of no musters in Yorkshire until a day or
two before coming home, when one came from his house
in Yorkshire, and said he was to be at the muster at
Rothwell Haigh, in Yorkshire, before Sir Thos. Gargrave the following Monday, and have a horseman
furnished there.
4. On Sunday was with his cousin, Mr. Leigh, at a
bear-baiting, where the dog that did best won a bell for
a prize ; in riding home towards Mr. Leigh's, the
owner of the dog went into a house and asked him to
drink ; alighted and went in, when this man, who was
called Coppock, with divers others whom he did not
know, brought him a syllabub ; drank it, and in conversation said that he was sent for home, to be at the
muster the next day. Was asked where the Earl of
Northumberland was ; replied at Lochleven, and that
before his last offence, he was well beloved of all, and
but for that, examinate should have been his servant.
Some of the company asked the news in the North ;
said he knew of none, but that as a muster was ap-pointed, some of our men might be put away, or the other
party might be coming to us, for which he should be
sorry, as it would grieve him to draw his sword against
the Earl, who had been his friend, but he would venture
as far as any in the Queens service.
When the Earl and his accomplices were up, and
their horsemen came within two miles of him, kept
from them, and served Her Majesty at his own charge,
sending horses and footmen to my Lord Lieutenant at
York, and was one of them ivho had charge to keep the
bridge at Leeds, that the rebels should not pass southward. Was at Pomfret castle with Sir Thos. Gargrave
for advice how to keep the said bridge, and although he
would be sorry to draw sword against the Earl's person,
yet if he came against the Queen and realm, would be
as ready to resist him as any man ; never meant evil,
but repaired home and went to the musters, carrying a
light horseman as appointed; there found a good
number of horsemen, both lances and light horse, before
Sir Thos. Gargrave, and understood it was no common
muster, although so termed by the people, but was a
view appointed to see that men had their furniture of
horse and armour according to the statute. [2^ pages.]
Nostal, Aug. 1570.
[Oct.] 20. Proceedings at courts of frankpledge for the manor of Norton,
from July to Oct. 1570. [Paper book of 22 pages, much dilapidated.]
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Nov. 1.
Alnwick.
Nov. 2.
Alirwick.
Nov. 6.
Carlisle.
Nov. 7.
Nov. 14.
Guernsey.
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21. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. Sir Walter Mildmay lias written to Sir Thos. Gargrave that Her Majesty has given
to George, my Lord Admiral's servant, the keepership of Catton park,
belonging of late to the Earl of Northumberland. At my coming
hither, she sent me word to take order for both the Earl's houses,
parks, &c., and because I asked further warrant, she ordered me
herself so to do. The keeper being dead, I committed the park and
the office of bailiff to Roger Barwick, a servant of mine, who has
served as petty captain here, besides other services in Ireland.
There is nothing belonging to it beyond the keeping of the park,
and the fees of keeper and bailiff, as the herbage and pannage is in
lease ; my man will discharge the place as well as any other, but if
Her Majesty's pleasure be otherwise, I will obey, and be sorry I
knew not as much when the charge was committed to me. It
may be thought I have some benefit by that command, but the
truth is, Sir John Forster possessing all in Northumberland, I have
not had more than the bare house-room, nor ever demanded more ;
Brancepeth and Raby are out on lease ; my Lord of Warwick's
servant has the profits of Bowland ; and the bailiff of Lenkenfield
the profits there. The other parks of both Earls are disposed of,
and neither I nor mine have received a groat.
This being only an office, and the place fit, I meant to put a servant
there with my hawks. The worst is to remove one whom I had
appointed, as I thought, by Her Majesty's command. Let me know
her pleasure. I have only heard this from a third or fourth hand.
[24 pages.]
22. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Sir Wm. Cecil. The bearer,
Captain Game, repairs thither with my Lord of Hunsdon ; as in
this time of service I have made good proof of him, pray favour
him. He is a sufficient man for his charge, quiet, of fair words, and
will execute truly and with skill what he shall be commanded. If
I come thither before he returns, I will say more of him. He is a
man that has few fellows in his calling. [ page.]
23. Henry Lord Scrope to 'Sir Wm. Cecil. Suit has been made
to Her Majesty for pardon for Roger Menell, gent., for offences in
the late rebellion, because he was forcibly taken, at Anthony
Catterick, his father-in-law's house at Stanwick, and conveyed to
the rebels, amongst whom he remained a while against his will,
and fearing the extremity of the law, fled with them into Scotland ; after that, he neither joined the rebels nor did further
mischief, but with all humbleness sought Her Majesty's mercy. At
the earnest desire of sundry gentlemen, his friends, I write this. It
is confirmed by the report of Sir George Bowes and Robert Bowes
his brother. [1 page]
24. Bond of Wm. Chamberlain and John Saxby in 10Z. to pay
61. 8s. to John Towers, at the house of John Croke, of Northampton,
at the rate of Is. weekly. [4 sheets Latin and English, imperfect.]
25. Thos. Leighton to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. If the Queen cannot now
spare any great sum to fortify here, pray remember our repairs.
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Most of our ordnance lies as fit for an enemy as for us, the ditches
and lower ward being filled up, and the vamures, which were of
turf, decayed. The harbour lies open night and day, the gates are
so rotten. I am daily at great charges, as I have written to Lord
Leicester, for which I beg consideration ; 600Z. were delivered to
Fras. Chamberlain to make a wall within the castle ; there is but
60?. left in the hands of Nich. Carey and Thos. Effard, who are to
pay the workmen, on warrants signed by F. Chamberlain and John
Aster, dean of Guernsey. I called the spenders of the 600. to
account, and they showed their warrants for part, but the rest they
say Chamberlain got in England, and it never came into their hands.
A Council letter should be sent to Chamberlain's executors, commanding them to pay it. [1 page.]
Nov. 14. 26. Thos. Leighton to Sir Wm. Cecil. The Queen has erected in
Guernsey, this isle a college, or free school, where young children daily profit
in learning, and two especially are advanced enough for the Universities, but being of poor parentage, have not the means. Pray get
one placed this next placing at Cambridge, and I hope Lord Leicester
will place the other in Oxford. All the isles will pray for you, and
we shall be able to have good preachers country-born, whereas now
we are forced to have French ministers, [f page.]
Nov. 17. 27. Extracts from church registers [of Jersey ?], recording the
baptism of four children of Thos. Patron, from 1567 to 1569, and
the burial of the said Thos. Patron, 17 Nov. 1570.
[Nov.] Accounts of Sir Wm. Dansell, receiver general of the Court of
Wards and Liveries, for payments made from January to November
1 570, as foUows :
28. Bill for 18s. 5d due to Rob. Rowbotham, for the exhibition
of Margaret, daughter and heir of Rich. Grace, goldsmith of London,
and Her Majesty's ward, from Michaelmas to Nov. 2, 1569, at 6^d.
per day ; with warrant by Wm Tooke, auditor, to Sir Wm. Dansell,
receiver general of the Court of Wards and Liveries, to receive
33s. 9cL for the mean rents of lands due to the day of the full age
of Margaret Grace, and then pay the said sum of 1 8s. 5d. for her
exhibition, [f page, damaged.] Also,
Receipt by Rob. Rowbotham for the said amount, 10 Jan. 1570.
[.2 pQ<g & damaged.]
29. Account of payments made by John Hart, Chester Herald,
for Thos. Grey of Northumberland, Her Majesty's ward, for 13 weeks
from 25 Dec. 1569 to 25 March 1570 ; total, 26Z. Is. 4d ; with order
dated Hampton court, 9 April, from Sir Wm. Cecil, master of the
Wards, to Sir Wm. Dansell, receiver, to pay the same, and Hart's
receipt for the amount, dated 10 April 1570. [1 pages, damaged]
30. Similar account by John Hart, on behalf of James, Baron
Dunboyne, Ireland, Her Majesty's ward, for apparel, &c. for 13
weeks, from 25 Dec. 1569 to 25 March 1570 ; with like order, dated
Hampton court, 9 April, for payment, and receipt, 10 April. [1% pages,
damaged.]
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31. Similar account of payments for Wm. Carr of Northumberland,
Her Majesty's ward, for 13 weeks, from 25 Dec. 1569 to 25 March
1570; total, 16?. Is. 2d. ; with like order, dated Hampton court,
9 April, and receipt 10 April. [1^ pages, damaged.]
32. Similar account for Win. Carr from 25 March to 24 June
1570 ; total, 131. 19s. lid. ; with like order, dated Oatlands, 27 June,
and receipt, 13 July, [li pages, damaged.]
33. Similar account for Wm. Carr, from 25 June to 30 Sept.
1570 ; total, 151. 10s. 6d. ; with like order, dated my house, the
Strand, 9 Nov., and receipt, 15 Nov. [1^ pages, damaged.]
34. Similar account of payments for Edward Earl of Rutland, Her
Majesty's ward, from 1 Jan. to 25 March 1570 ; total, 1002. 5s. lid. ;
with like order, dated Hampton court, 9 April, and receipt, 10 April.
[2^ pages, damaged.]
35. Similar account for the Earl, from 26 March to 24 June 1570 ;
total, 124?. 5s. 2<Z. ; with like order, dated Oatlands, 27 June, and
receipt, 13 July 1570. [2 pages, damaged]
36. Similar account for payments omitted in the preceding one,
from March to 12 July 1570 ; total, 26?. lls. 6d. ; with like order,
dated Oatlands, 12 July, and receipt, 13 July. [2 pages, damaged.]
37. Warrant by Sir Wm. Cecil, master, to Sir Wm. Dansell, receiver of Wards and Liveries, to pay 407. to Edward Earl of Oxford,
the Queen's ward, whom Her Majesty is sending into the North to
be employed under the Earl of Sussex ; dated Hampton court, 30
March 1570 ; with the Earl's receipt for the same.
38. Account of payments made by John Hart, Chester Herald, on
behalf of Edward Earl of Oxford, Her Majesty's ward, from 1 Jan.
to 25 March 1570 ; total, 145?. 17s. 4cL ; with like order, dated
Hampton court, 9 April, by Sir Wm. Cecil to Sir Wm. Dansell for
payment thereof, and receipt by Hart, 10 April. [2^ pages,
damaged]
39. Similar account for the said Earl, from 26 March to 24
June 1570; total, 135?. Os. 9d. ; with like order, dated Oatlands,
27 June, and receipt, 1 3 July. [2 pages, damaged.]
40. Similar account for the said Earl, from 25 June to 30 Sept.
1570; total, 113?. lls. lid.-, with like order, dated my house,
Strand, 9 Nov., and receipt 15 Nov. [1| pages, damaged.]
41. Similar account by John Hart, for Edward Lord Zouch, Her
Majesty's ward, from his coming to the government of the Master of
the Wards, at his house at Cheshunt, co. Herts, 8 April 1570, to
30June following; total, 44?. 12s. 4cZ. ; with order, dated Oatlands,
15 July, by Sir Wm. Cecil, master, to Sir Wm. Dansell, receiver
general of the Wards, for payment, and receipt, 19 July, by Hart,
for the amount. [2 pages, damaged]
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Dec. 5.
Magdalen
College,
Oxford.
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Carlisle.
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42. Similar account for Lord Zouch, from 25 June to SO Sept.
1570; total, 211. 17s. Id; with like order, dated my house, Strand,
9 Nov., and receipt, 15 Nov. [1^ pages, damaged.]
43. Francis Baker to his mother, Bridget Langley, at Flintham.
Thanks for the crown of gold I received from you by Raggisdale
for a token. I wrote you when Master President came down, certifying what kind of living I would apply myself to, as you willed
me in your letters sent by Master Jackson, and desired you to help
me to a farm, or other temporal living, as I was more inclined that
way than for a priest, on account of my infirmities, but you have
not sent me any answer, which I impute rather to your great
business than your forgetfulness of me.
P.S. Send me some hose, clothes, &c. by your next messenger.
[1 pages, damaged.]
44. Hemy Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. The bearer Lockwood my servant, upon some good words of Her Majesty for
his service in the late rebellion, hopes some reward, and has
prayed my letter in his favour. I will not say he has deserved
benefit, for he has done but his duty, nor will speak of his just and
honest dealings, but, as he is my man, leave the report to others ;
yet I cannot but testify his towardness in the late rebellion. He
first disclosed the repair and purpose of Thomas Hussey into this
country, whereby the same was overthrown, and has to his uttermost, without wages or reward, served against the rest and their
receipters all this year. As you and others of the Council have well
accepted his service, and as he is the first and only man that ever I
sued preferment unto, pray obtain him some sufficient commodity,
whereby he and such others may be encouraged to continue their
dutiful service. I have also written to the Earl of Leicester, who is
well inclined towards him. [1 page.]
The Queen to the Lord President of the Council in Wales. We
have appointed Sir John Perrott as president of Munster, and he
should take 50 men and officers to attend him. You are to furnish
20 horsemen with horses from those chargeable by law in the
compass of your commission, and send them to Haverfordwest,
where he will receive them. Also you are to commission Sir J.
Perrott to raise 50 among his own servants or tenants, or in Haverfordwest, 33 being well furnished, and take them into Ireland.
[Warrant Book, Eliz., No. 1, p. 87.]
Discourse by Lord Keeper Sir Nich. Bacon on the Queen's marriage
with the Duke of Anjou.
She should marry without delay, for causes relating to the person
and to the realm.
First, for the person. If she continues single, and past the age of
hope to have children, she will be in danger of such as may be
tempted to desire her end, to bring some other to her state. She
Would lose the love of a multitude of her subjects, for the natural
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care in those that have possessions and families is to see to the
preservation of themselves and posterity, and that must be her
care, otherwise it will be left to others to determine the succession.
A great number of her subjects already infected with factions
towards others mislike her prosperous continuance, and will be
ready to assist in any invasion or rebellion, and thus for lack of
children she will have a perpetual torment of her life.
Second, for the realm. Her marriage will much profit it, for
upon the hope of issue, all honest subjects will continue constant,
and hope that the crown will remain in the right line of Henry VIII.,
and so the curious questions of succession, now the ground of all
mischief, will be buried. For the other sort, during the time of
hope of her having children, most subjects that have not yet manifested themselves over much dedicated to a future Prince will be
afraid to give ony open change of mind towards any other, so that
many dangerous practices will be forborne, of which the principal
are :
1. The intention to advance the Queen of Scots' title.
2. To revive the marriage between her and the Duke of
Norfolk, which shall be no way so well stayed as by the Queen's
marriage.
3. The comforters of discontented subjects and rebels (whose
whole hope of prosperity depends upon the success of the Queen's
reign, in respect of papistry, and of their former rebellion),
thereby to be restored to their estates and country.
When the Queen has issue, the joy will be so great to good
subjects, and the grief to the evil, that she will see a new life put
into both, and will be freed from inward care. Nor will she then
have occasion to fear any matches of the Queen of Scots, nor practices of rebels or discontented persons within the realm, nor attempts
of foreign Princes, if amity be observed towards them, which may
be easily kept, considering there will not be much need to use the
devices and preparations that have hitherto been prepared, for fear
of annoyance of the realm by foreign enterprises.
The second consideration is with whom it may be meet for her
to marry, what person is meetest for her, for the realm, and for both
jointly. For the first, that the party should be such as she may
best like, and if many respects be required, and all cannot be
fulfilled, yet the marriage is so necessary as it may not be deferred for lack of some of those respects, but to allow of the
person that may bring content to her with most or the best of
them. If she shall disclose her mind in these respects, then consideration must be had of their number, weight, and value, and
therewith to make choice of the best that may be attained.
No man can conceive what shall be best, but herself. Yet conjecturably it may be said that by marrying at home, she may be most
assured beforehand of the qualities of the person. She may also,
with more facility, direct such a person in all his actions, for
although by matrimony he be her head, yet by the laws of this
realm, and by policy, he will be in the nature of her subject, and
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she will thereby avoid the mislike that this nation commonly has
of a stranger. Besides this, she may so order her proceedings in
marriage with her subject, as she may procure that her estate may
well allow of it.
To marry a foreigner, and one of the King's blood, and particularly
Henry Duke of Anjou, the French King's second brother, it is good
first to remember its discommodities and commodities.
Discommodities. 1st. His age is inferior to hers, his conditions
not known, his estate and constitution of body not well understood,
his disposition in religion contrary to hers and to the order of her
realm, whereof without reformation there cannot but follow notable
perils.
2nd. As a stranger, and especially a Prince and heir of the crown
of France, he will be misliked of the English.
3rd. If he should not have children by the Queen, he might, with
help of his brother, the King of France, encroach the crown to
himself, by colour of gift from the Pope.
4th. If he should have sons, and his brother, the King of France,
should die without issue, then both the kingdoms should come to
Her Majesty's son by the Duke, whereof though the Queen should
have cause of comfort, yet her subjects of England shall perpetually
rue it, and for fear of such accident, shall mislike this marriage.
5th. If the Duke shall not have children by the Queen, and the
Scottish Queen should remain unmarried, it might be dangerous to
the shortening of Her Majesty's life, lest some insinuation might
light in the heart of the Duke to attain to the marriage of the Queen
of Scots, thereby to continue possession of the crown of England and
conjoin the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in his own
person.
6th. By this marriage will ensue coldness of amity with Spain
and Burgundy, and a fear that the French King, having many titles
and challenges to countries possessed by the King of Spain, as
Naples, Milan, Flanders, and Burgundy, the Queen may be brought
to war with France against Spain, as Queen Mary was with King
Philip against France, whereby Calais was lost.
Answers. 1st. It were to be wished that he were older, and yet
his stature and person is manly and comely ; but as it is, he shall have
cause to esteem Her Majesty as shall become him, both because
she is in person, beauty, and all gifts of nature the best and goodliest
Princess in Chistendom, and also in sight to behold not inferior to
any other Princess of the Duke's own age, neither is her age to be
judged by her visage, but thereby she may be esteemed of equal age
with him. She is also a Queen of a realm, and such a one as all
Christendom nor the rest of the known world has the like to be
married, considering her person, her gifts, and her kingdoms ; she is
also so wise as it is probable she shall always provoke and direct
him to love and honour her, besides that he has no kingdoms or
countries to resort to, nor war to maintain, as King Philip had, who
by pretence thereof, absented himself, and by absence abated his
love.
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2nd. Things either liked or misliked alter with time. It is a proverb that a wonder lasts not nine days ; this marriage cannot have
such a mislike as King Philip's justly had, when the Emperor Charles,
his father, lived, a Prince feared for his attempts and conquests,
and King Philip was invested in a great part of his father's
kingdoms and dominions, and by the Emperor's death approaching,
was to be a monarch of as great puissance as any in Christendom.
The offence conceived against him at first was chiefly by Protestants,
partly in respect of religion, partly because some of them were not
in the estimation they had been, but the example of that attempt,
with the sequel, is sufficient to make others beware of the like.
3rd. The necessity and the long desire of her subjects to have
her married will stay the misliking of this Prince, considering also
that he is to come hither but as a King's youngest brother, and not
a monarch, so as he must procure the good will, first of Her Majesty,
and next of all her estates, and being a stranger, shall be constrained
to use himself favourably towards all sorts, without difference.
4th. In the compacts of marriage, order may be provided that
until further proof be had of him, and until he have a son by the
Queen, he shall not meedle with any part of the government of the
realm, nor move but as requisite to ease the Queen of her care of
government.
5th. This is an unlikely accident, for the King his brother is
newly married to a wife likely to have issue, but it may be provided by law of both realms that if Her Majesty of England shall
have two sons, the one may be King of France and the other of
England ; and if there should be but one son, then the case must be
suffered, with provision that if the Prince, being King of England
and France, shall afterwards have two sons, the kingdom may be
divided. If the Queen has no sons, but daughters, then considering
the crown of France is not descendable to daughters, the peril is
avoided. It were good that the Scottish Queen were married, and
it is likely that being young, it will not be long before she is.
6th. It is more likely that hereby the King of Spain will more
courteously use the Queen, for by hard dealing he will gain nothing,
but rather provoke harm to himself and his countries.
The commodities that 'might ensue upon the marriage with the
Duke of Anjou. The marriage is honourable, for he being a son
and brother to Kings of France, -the children will be princely,
and comfortable by amity with the crown of France, with which
the wars of England have been most cruel and hurtful. Her
Majesty's mind will be more satisfied, in that she has always pro-
fessed that if she married, it should be like a King's daughter, in
the rank of Princess. By this marriage she will be delivered of the
continual fear of the practices with the Queen of Scots, on whom
depends almost the only prosperity of her whole life and reign, so
that she may deliver her if she pleases, and permit her to marry
whom she lists ; and indeed it were convenient she were married
after Her Majesty has been.
Hereby the King of Spain shall be made more conformable to
revive the treaties of intercourse with the Queen, whereof the doubt
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is now such ; as how to recover and keep them depends upon his
pleasure.
The Pope's malice with his bulls and excommunications, and
the spite of all his dependents shall vanish like smoke, and the
Emperor and his brother will hereby have the Queen in more
estimation than they have had, with all their fair words.
With note that on the matter of religion, which is the greatest,
the writer has said nothing, and as to the rest, the answers are
not so weighty as the objections. [5 pages, copy. Domestic
James I., Vol. LXXXVL, No. 150, pp. 8-12.]
Proclamation. The Queen is informed that, during this time of
civil war, her subjects arm vessels and enter into service on both
sides, and thus spoil not only the princes of France and the Low
Countries, but her own subjects, decreasing customs, and hindering traffic. Also that fishermen and seafaring men exercise acts
of hostility without licence, and thus many piracies are committed,
even in her own ports, and her subjects, by persuasion of English
fugitives, are drawn to enter into foreign service, and have their
loyalty withdrawn from her. She therefore orders all who without
written licence serve foreign princes, to surcease and return to their
accustomed occupations, on pain of being accounted rebels ; and
commands all admirals, captains of ships, and other officers on sea,
and all justices of peace, mayors, customs' officers, &c., to commit
such to prison, and stay their ships during pleasure.
As divers officers, for the sake of gain, have winked at these disorders, whosoever are now found guilty of negligence or corruption
in apprehension of these malefactors shall lose their offices and
be punished at pleasure ; if they be officers of any corporate towns
the Queen shall have cause to seize the liberties of the town for
their disobedience. [Copy. Dom. Eliz., Vol. XLV., pp. 37, 38.]
45. Articles touching the suppositions made by Thos. Leighton,
captain and governor of Guernsey :
1. To be answered that the commissioners appointed have always
proceeded faithfully, and certified their doings.
If more particular answer be needed, Mr. Carew, captain of Hurst,
I, the Dean, and others yet surviving will confront our accusers
before Council. The money accruing from sales and fines is to be
answered by Nich. Carey, receiver of the isle, to whom it was
committed, and 300L was issued to him and Thos. EfFard, who can
give good account of it.
As to me, the Dean, by the Queen's commission, 25 May 1563, I
had granted for my office 100 quarters of wheat, Guernsey measure,
being 33 English measure ; also the fee-farm of Arme, which was
uninhabited, on fine of 51. and rent of 2.
As the Captain summoned all who held fee-farms or mills to
appear before Council to defend their right, I have attended four
months at great cost, and beg Her Majesty to allow me to hold
what I have, in reward of my 10 years' service, with losses and
dangers, my living being only 300., or to grant me some other
reward. [1^ pages.]
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46. Note of such lands of the Queen as appertain to the captaincy
of Guernsey, which are let below their value, and of the rent which
they are worth yearly, being between two and ten times the present
rental, [f page]
Endorsed [by Sir Wm. Cecil] " Guernsey, Mr. Leighton."
47. Note that in 5 Eliz., a commission was issued for survey of
lands, rents, &c. in Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Arme, and Gythowe,
which had become waste, decayed, or concealed and withdrawn
from the Queen, with authority to grant the same in fee-farm.
That the Commissioners have not only granted away three of the
isles, to the great prejudice of the Captain, but also a manor of Her
Majesty's, three mills, and other things needful for his use. With
note [in another hand] that the Dean was procurer of this commission, and by virtue hereof, got for himself 100 quarters rent corn
for life ; the island of Arme for ever ; the isle of Gythowe for life ;
and 751. 8s. ready money. [1 page.]
Endorsed, " Guernsey, Mr. Leighton " [by Sir Wm. Cecil].
48. " A copy of Her Majesty's bill, signed, procured by the Rt.
Hon. the Earl of Leicester, constable of Her Majesty's castle and
forest of Windsor, by virtue of which you may deny the purveyors of all such things as in the bill is prescribed."
As our deer and game within our forest of Windsor have a great
part of their feeding within the corn fields, meads, and pastures of
our subjects dwelling in the forest, and thereby do great damage ;
we, tendering the maintenance of our subjects, grant unto the
dwellers within the parish of Purbright, co. Surrey, in the said forest,
during pleasure, discharge from all provision of victuals for our household ; and we command all purveyors, &c. not to purvey or take to
our use any manner of victuals, save hay or straw, but suffer our
said subjects quietly to enjoy their farms, grounds, and livings,
without disturbance, as they shall answer at their peril. And we
command that the officers of our household cause order to be
taken with our said purveyors for the full obtaining of this our
pleasure, [f sheet. Copy signed Hen. Nevill.]
49. Draft of the above. Docqueted, " A discharge for the
parishes within the bounds of Windsor forest, to be exempted from
purveyors, saving of hay and straw for your Majesty's stable, to
continue during your Majesty's pleasure." [f sheet.]
50. Statement made to the Queen. You gave Lord Wentworth
certain concealed lands in fee-farm remaining in the Earl of Hertford's hands, value 80L a year, towards repairing his great losses
in service. After the grant thereof, Lord Wentworth, to obtain
the same, caused an information to be preferred in your name
according to the course of the common law, whereupon the Earl of
Hertford, finding the case would go hard with him, made suit to
you to have the matter determined in the Exchequer Chamber,
before the Lord Treasurer, Sir Walter Mildmay, the Barons, &c.,
where, after four years, it was decided that the said Earl had no right
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to the lands, but they should belong to Lord Wentworth, and the
rents thereof to Your Majesty. As Lord Hertford refused the
common law, and now will not have those judge the title whom at
his earnest suit Your Majesty appointed, it were hard for Lord
; .: Wentworth and prejudicial to you that, after so long a time spent,
he should be driven to any further suit, as by the order delivered
from Your Majesty by the Lord Treasurer he would be ; but rather
he should receive order for the title, or at least for the possession,
which he purchased at great charge, and which will be to your
profit 80?. a year. [1 page, copy. See Dom. Eliz., Vol. LXXV.,
No. 28.]
51. Certain remembrances for Alford's counsel to move the
Lord Chief Justice and other justices of the King's Bench for
judgment against Porter. Porter not having settled a debt of 150?.
due to John Pierce of London, the latter sued me, being surety
in 300?. for the debt, obtained judgment, and issued execution,
whereupon I sued Porter, who had promised to save me harmless, and
obtained a verdict last Michaelmas term. It may be alleged that
I am not so much damnified, and that Pierce will not take the forfeit,
yet it is to be answered that I was not saved harmless, but arrested
and condemned. Pierce has the execution out against me, and may
extend it when he likes. Porter besides this owes me 150?. by
recognizance lent out of my purse ; also 120?. paid for him to
Stoddard, for which I stood bound. I also stand bound for him in
390?., to Augustine Grafigna, merchant stranger, for payment of
180?. next June. I have no assurance from Porter which is not
encumbered with conveyances, &c., and as he is laid for by the
Council, he dares not appear, so that I am like to have to pay all these
sums, and having sufficient bail for this matter is all the relief I have
towards recompensing my other debts. Besides, he has commenced
divers actions of vexation against me, to the value of 5,000?., upon
device of false assumpsit, and having false men feed to aver anything. When I joined issue, and would have had these actions tried,
he discontinued them all. With particulars of the said actions, in
which Austen Porter, Stoddard, and Ludovic Greville were concerned.
[If pages, damaged.]
52. [Wm. Porter] to Fras. Alford. I know not whether it be
the slackness of the bearer, or your own mistrust of me, or my
honest dealing towards you, but I rely only upon your last promise
for aiding me in this necessity, to avoid the great danger and
shameful loss I must otherwise enter into. Do not mistrust me,
nor let me incur such a shameful bargain as I may enter into ;
think me not importunate in craving your friendship so many ways,
for I am all yours whilst I Kve, and so use me in this case. I am
now a suitor to your counsel, in other cases to yourself, but I put my
trust only in you.
Endorsed, " Porter entereth with Mr. Alford for fear of shameful
loss, and hasteth the assurance/' [f page, damaged.}
53. Brief instruction touching matters between Fras. Alford and
Wm. Porter. Alford last Easter term brought an action upon an
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assumpsit against Wm. Porter, viz., that on 9 May, Porter promised
to put Alford in sufficient sureties to save him harmless from an
obligation for 300?., wherein they both stood liable to John Pierce of
London, for the debt of the said Porter of 150?.
Porter in his answer confessed the assumpsit, and pleaded a concord, viz., that on 8 July last, it was agreed between him and
Alford that in consideration of one obligation of 40?., wherein
Alford stood bound to Wm. Bote for Porter, also of 150?. more
to be lent by Alford to Porter, also of his saving Alford harmless of
the bond of 150?. to Pierce, Porter should acknowledge a statute
to Alford of 2,000 marks, which he did on 13 July, and therefore
pleaded that Alford had no cause of action.
Alford pleads that there was no such concord, and there is no
proof of it, except they bring in suborned witnesses. Ludovic Greville will depose upon his oath for it, but untruly. Particulars for
disproof of the concord. Causes for acknowledgment of the statute ;
and reasons to impair the credit of Greville. [3 pages, damaged.]
54. Copy of the above. [3 pages, damaged.]
55. Articles of concord whereby Wm. Porter agrees to transfer
to Fras. Alford, the manor of Aston-under-Edge, with 12 messuages,
10 cottages, a dove house, 12 gardens, 12 orchards, 24 acres of
meadow land, 200 of pasture, 10 of wood, &c. [J page, Latin,
damagedJ]
56. Bill] of Francis to [Mr. Oseley], for bridles, saddles, and other
furniture for horses ; total, 1?. 10s. 4<d. [Scrap.]
57. Note, that in 3 Eliz., a patent was granted during pleasure
to Sir Hen. Percy, and in 12 Eliz., to him and his sons Henry and
Thomas, of the captaincy of Tynemouth castle, with the forts, havens,
&c., as also of the monastery, the demesne lands, keeping of courts
wind and water mills, saltpans, coal mines, corn tithes of 19 villages,
tithe lamb and wool, and all other petty tithes of the parish of Tynemouth, in consideration of their exercise of the said office, and well
defending the castle, &c., but the deputies must be such as Her
Majesty shall have no cause to dislike.
The Receiver of Northumberland is to pay the following fees at
Lady Day and Michaelmas, viz. :
s. d.
The captain - - 100
The master gunner at Id. per diem - 1850
8 other gunners at 6d. per diem - 73
11 household servants each at 6?. ISsAd.
per annum - 73 6 4
264 11 4
Rent reserved upon the grant of the monastery, &c., 165?. 11s. 5d.
[1 page.]
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58. Information of the illegal proceedings of Thos. Rous, of
Denington, Suffolk, to whom and his accomplices special regard is
to be had. In the time of the rebellion in the reign of King Edward,
he became captain of a great number of traitors. Having the gift
of three benefices lately fallen void, he declines disposing of any.
Neither he nor any of his family have attended church for some
time ; he and his accomplices have been indicted for it, and refusing
to subscribe under the Act of Uniformity, he was bound by a
recognizance of 2001. to be of good bearing, which when he was
asked to sign, he said, " I am assured as soon as I put to my hand
that my bond is forfeited/' which has been done. He maintains his
brother beyond the seas, as a doctor of civil and canon law, who
is lately passed to Rome, where he now remains, doubtful whether to
good purpose, considering his religion, and his brother's ill disposition, [f page. See Domestic Eliz., Vol. LX., No. 62. IIL]
59. Copy of 31 inscriptions from the tombs of knights, lord
mayors, merchants, ladies, &c., chiefly of London, who died in the
14th and 15th century. The numbers ], 2, and 3 are used in most
cases for the surnames of the deceased. [1^ columns, soiled.]
1571.
Jan. 1.
Carlisle.
Jan. 15.
Antwerp.
VOL. XX. 1571.
1. Henry Lord Scrope to Sir Wm. Cecil. Being informed by
Win. Carlisle that Christ. Danby had come into these parts to be
conveyed into Scotland, I examined Carlisle, when it appeared that
he had lodged in Danby's house as a serving man, and that Danby
was at John Scott's house, at Colbeck in Cumberland, 20 miles from
hence. Thereupon I sent servants to apprehend any strangers found
thereabouts, and to bring Scott before me; rinding no strangers,
they returned with Scott. He utterly denied receiving Danby or
knowing where he was ; I have committed him, and Carlisle for
letting him pass. I hear that Danby has landed at Liverpool, and
may yet be lurking about. The Borders are quiet. [1 page.}
2. John Lee to Sir Wm. Cecil. On the 10th, the Earl [of Westmoreland] with all gentlemen of his faction were at North Cannes, who
was appointed by the Duke to take order about the monthly pensions
granted them by the King. There is some misliking among them, for
some have not all they looked for, and blame their solicitors for
hindering their cause to advance their own. Fras. Norton is slenderly
considered, partly for want of language to advance his cause, but
mostly for dislike, because he has sued his pardon. He has 10 crowns
a month, and would have refused it had it bound him to any kind of
service prejudicial to Her Majesty. He hopes you will sue for him,
and he will be a dutiful subject. I have no interest in his restitution, but his repentance is sincere, and he will amend hereafter.
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North Carme has told the Earl and the rest that the Duke wishes
some of them to go to some other place of the King's dominions, to
satisfy the Queen, who mislikes their remaining here. Several have
pensions, though misliked by the rest, as not being of the first
faction. Leonard Dacre has come fromMalines to-day. [1 pages.]
Jan. 20. 3. Edm. Morton, clerk, to Mr. Mynne, London. I am yet unpaid
Little Dunham, for serving your cure at Sporle, which I have now done for a year.
All I received was 4>l. 10s., so that there remains 51. 10s. due, which
I require you to give the bearer, or some warrant for it, or I cannot
serve you any longer. I have borne with you a good time, and
therefore ought to have the more favour ; if you discharge my debt,
you shall have my best service. [1 page.]
Jan. 24<. 4. Law. Humfrey, president, to Dr. Haddon and Mr. Sackford,
Magdalen masters of Bequests. Roger Quatremain and Wm. Wigan having
College, ^ Q a pp ear before you at Whitehall, in a matter concerning Magdalen
College and me the president, at the suit of Thos. Wigan, an unquiet
busybody, I have thought good to open the matter.
The question is whether a tenant that has but an estate for his
own life, after the custom of a manor (where all the customary
tenants hold but for term of lives, and not by inheritance), may
surrender his own estate without the lord's leave, and thereupon
the lord be compellable to transfer such estate.
Wm. Wigan, tenant for life at our manor of Chalgrave, was circumvented by Thos. Wigan to surrender his estate, presuming that
I must needs admit him tenant. The surrender being passed, I
was unwilling to admit him, being an unquiet and busy person, and
a lewd and perverse fellow. Yet I thus much relented in open court,
that if from two to six honest men would affirm that he would be
quiet, and was fit to be a tenant to Magdalen College, I would
hearken to him ; but no man among all the tenants would say one
word in his behalf, all were against him. Whereupon, the surrender of Wm. Wigan being passed, I bestowed the copyhold upon
Rich. Ball, schoolmaster of our Song School, minding to prefer Wm.
Wigan otherwise, and Ball was admitted accordingly. Nevertheless
Thos. Wigan by force withstood him, whereupon suit was made by
Ball to the Lord Chief Baron, being justice of assize in Oxfordshire,
who was fully resolved that I might dispose of the copyhold as I
saw cause, and sent for Thos. Wigan and Ball to appear before him,
at the Oxford assizes, intending to have made a quiet end ; but as
Wigan would not appear, my Lord misliked him, and willed me to
use the advice of other learned counsel ; upon their advice, I gave
Ball leave to make an under tenant of the premises, for term of
years, and he granted them to Quatremain, the now defendant. He
by virtue of his lease entered, and shortly after was ejected, and
thereupon sued his action de ejectione firma. Perceiving the law is
against him, he seeks to try what he can obtain at your hands. He
pretends a promise from me to colour his enterprise, but I assure
you he much abuses me, and I therefore desire you, considering the
7. Y
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matter is clear, to dismiss it out of Court, and remit it to the common
law.
P.S. (Holograph.} As the parties are both poor, and law is
chargeable, I beseech you to end it according to your discretion.
^ Signed by Simon Parret, bailiff, and Wm. Standish, steward,
witnesses. [1 \ pages]
Jan. 25. 5. Robert Braham to Paul Gresham. I have sent up my
brother to make my accounts. Pray favour him. He will pay all
that is due this year, save only for part of Farneham's lands,
which is Staughton. The occupiers, Sir Geo. Turpin, and Nich.
Beaumont, have fallen out for the occupation, so that the house is
neither inhabited nor the grounds occupied, and distress cannot be
taken. They are both in London, and I have willed my brother
to talk with them, that the rent may be paid in before his coming
down.
I have not yet received Crisp's rents of Burrows, but as to those
lands, I will charge myself for the last year, for I received it after
this day twelvemonth, and after my brother was gone to make my
accounts, and for the year before also, if he will show my acquittance to you, which I would gladly have seen, as it does not appear
in any book to have been received, so that there are no more arrears
grown in my time but my own. I trust to pay part now and SQL
between this and next term. Pray give me that time, and if you
will use me, you shall find me as sure as any friend you have in
England, [f page, damaged.]
Jan. 26. 6. John Lee to Sir Wm. Cecil. The Earl of Westmoreland has
Antwerp, talked with me on a report that I was here as an advertiser for
England, but I persuaded him to the contrary, except that if I
understood anything prejudicial to Queen or country, I was bound
to reveal it. He showed himself repentant of his late undutiful
proceedings, and would submit to Her Majesty and sue for pardon,
but he despairs of it, notwithstanding her great clemency. I persuaded him to try to regain what he had lost, and told him he
would find friends with Her Majesty. I asked what the Queen
and Council thought of him before his rebellion, and which councillors would best aid him. He said all were well inclined to
him, but he was most beholden to you, and your friendship would
stand him in most stead. His sister Lady Elinor, Mr. Pelham's
wife, has written him a friendly letter to submit to Her Majesty,
and he seems very willing, if you will be his friend. He wants
to speak to Mr. Fuwilliams [Fitzwilliams] by him to win your
favour, or he thinks his suit will have no effect. I would not have
written for him and Norton, but for their repentance and desire to
be restored to favour.
Prestall is returned from Scotland, well inclined to Her Majesty. He is waiting to speak with the Duke and Council, and has
written through me to Secretary Courteville ; if I should be interpreter between them, you shall know what passes.
I hear that several of the chief of the Council in England think
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ill of me, but I can prove that I have served Her Majesty faithfully,
and lament if you think ill of me. I beg consideration towards my
charges, that I may settle my affairs in England. [3 pages.]
Feb. 5. 7. Will of Edward Browne, of Brockham End, parish of Leigh,
co. Worcester, husbandman. I desire to be buried in the churchyard of Leigh. I give my son Thomas a pot and a pan that his
grandfather left, and an iron bar in the chimney, immediately after
the decease of Agnes, his mother. To Margaret, my daughter, a red
cow. To Anne, my daughter and her heirs, my free lands in Herefordshire, after 16 years have expired, and for 16 years to receive
Sd. yearly out of the rents of such lands ; also a black heifer with a
star in the forehead. To Elizabeth, my daughter, a black cow. To
Joan, my daughter, a black bullock, called Colley. To Agnes, my
wife, Margaret, Anne, Elizabeth, and Joan, my daughters, all my
sheep and household stuff; also 10s. of the rent of my free lands
aforesaid, at the expiration of one year after my decease, for 15
years, to be equally divided between them. To Alice Brown, the
first year after my decease, 10s. out of the rents of the lands aforesaid, two bushels of monckcorn, and an acre of the same, and every
year after, during her life, five bushels. If my daughter, Anne, die
without issue, my said land is to go my daughter, Elizabeth, and
her heirs, with remainders to Joan and Margaret, and their heirs. To
my brother, William, two sticks of kersey (sic.). To Thomas Browne,
1^ sticks of kersey. To Elizabeth, daughter of Alice Browne, a bushel
of monckcorn and a lamb. To Elizabeth, another bushel. To each
of my godchildren, 4>d. I appoint Agnes my wife residuary legatee
and sole executrix, and Richard Nott and James Cook overseers,
and give them 3s. 4<d. each for their pains.
With a list of the debts, and the names of the creditors. Proved
before Dr. John Langford, vicar of the Bishop of Worcester,
21 March 1571. [2 pages]
Feb. 16. 8. Answer of Ludovic Greville, of Milcote, co. Warwick, to
certain interrogatories as to his dealings with Wm. Porter, defendant to a bill of complaint filed by Fras. Alford in the Star Chamber.
[8 1 sheets]
1571?
Feb. 17. 9. Robert Earl of Leicester to the Queen. Your great favour
From your old thus oft and so far to send, to know how your poor eyes* doth, is
greatly beyond the reach of his thanks, that already for 1,000
' benefits stands your bondman ; and therefore as the whole is yours,
so I offer all together as the most acceptable sacrifice.
As you hold your determination for your progress this next week,
I pray for fair weather, that your journey may be pleasant, as I
trust this and infinite more shall be. Nothing is better for your
health than exercise, and no one thing has been a greater hindrance
thereto than your overlong abode in that .corrupt air about the
city ; but you have so earnestly promised remedy as I hope to see
* See note on next page.
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Feb. 19.
Berwick.
Feb. 19.
Lambeth.
VOL. XX.
you in time this year put it in practice, respecting yourself before
others. Among meet places for you, I think none will be found
more pleasant and healthful than this at Grafton, which you order
to be repaired ; I trust it shall be ready for you by the end of May.
Meantime other good places shall see you, which, if they could speak,
would show how sorry they are that you have been so long from
them. Wishing for you, above all earthly treasures, good health
and long life, I take my leave, rejoicing in your postscript that you
have felt no more of your wonted pangs.
P.S. I held this bearer longer after his painful journey than he
would ; pardon him if he return not so soon as you commanded,
but he came in such speed as I think he did fly, and therefore
deserved some rest, your eyes * being well. I thank you also for
Mr. Heneage, who has written me of your great goodness towards
him, and of your special favour used in my behalf, to make him
know my furtherance of his suit. [1 page.]
10. Sir William Drury to Sir Wm. Cecil. About 12 days since,
Ambrose Pudsey, born in Richmondshire, and Robt. Tate, born in
Norham, and late servant to Thos. Clarke, dwelling in the bishopric,
passed over at Norham; hearing of their secreting themselves
in the house of one of the Humes in Scotland, 10 miles hence,
I sent him such a message that he caused them to come to this
town and yield themselves to me. I was satisfied with his dealing,
and have committed the men to ward. Pudsey confessed that the
occasion which drove him into those parts was getting Sir Christopher Allen's daughter with child, by reason whereof he was so
dangerously handled by Christ. Allen, his men, and others in Kent,
as also in his return to Richmondshire towards his father, by certain
of Sir Christopher's friends there, that he was forced for his own
safety to draw near to Berwick, and meeting with Tate at Durham,
through his persuasion passed with him into Scotland.
Tate says that having long served Thos. Clarke, and he having
promised him a farm in recompense, but not performing the same, his
master being in London, he brought away a gelding of his master's,
and an obligation of 40. due to his master, and came to Durham,
where he met Pudsey, and they both passed into Scotland.
P.S. Mr. Herington departed hence to Scotland yesterday.
I am advertised that there is one landed at Aberdeen from Flanders,
with 10,000 crowns. The Lord of Lethington is daily looked for at
the castle, and comes by sea to Leith from Aberdeen. James
Melville has been twice at the shore, accompanied with certain
soldiers, to aspect his coming. [1 page.]
11. Matthew [Parker] Archbishop of Canterbury ; Rob. [Home]
Bishop of Winchester ; Rich. [Cox] of Ely ; and Nich. [Bullingham] of Worcester, to the Council. Thanks for your committing
the matter of the Bishop of Chester to our examination, and for
remembering the ancient order for the accused to be examined by
* A pair of eyes in place of the word ; Leicester's symbol to signify himself.
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their brethren or peers ; we will use no private respect, but act for
the glory of God, and reformation of what is amiss. As the Queen
soon intends a Parliament, and consequently a convocation for
matters of religion, we intend, after hearing the accusations and
answers, to defer this matter till then, when we shall all be met,
and others with whom we wish to commune, so as with the Queen's
help and yours, to establish uniformity. [1 page.]*
Feb. 25. Account of the ceremony of the creation of Sir Wm. Cecil as Baron
Burghley. [Domestic Corresp., James I., Vol. LXXXIX., No. 7,
fol 7.]
Feb.? 12. Verses in honour of Lord Burghley, secretary of state and
chancellor of Cambridge, by Wm. Harvey.
Inc. Plaudite jam, Musse, suaves vos plaudite, Musse.
[58 Latin hexameters and pendameters.]
Feb. ? 13. Mr. Cockeram to Lord [Burghley]. State of accounts on my
debt of 1,387?. 9s. lie?, to the late Armigail Waad, and the award of
the arbitrators. The sum of the exchange is 557?. 14s. 4cZ., which I
owe ; I am paying 12 per cent., and think it cheap. Consider my
mean estate, and as Mr. [Wm.] Waad will have Belsize, let me have
the ground about my house wherein my water comes. I sent in
accounts of the debt of 722Z. 3s. 4d, a month after his father's
death, and have made him another book of it since. [See Dom.
Eliz., Vol. LXXVIL, No. 34.]
March 8. 14. John Lee to Sir Wm. Cecil. Prestall is not so well liked
Antwerp, ag ne looked for. His device was to persuade that Scotland lay more
necessary for the King of Spain than for the French King, and that
it was as easy a course by sea from some parts of Scotland to Spain
as to France, and that with a garrison of 2,000 shot and 500 horse, it
might be kept to the King's use. Prestall and most of the gentlemen,
except my Lord and Fras. Norton, went hence to Brussels on the
Duke's removing. Hamilton, the Scot, is at Calais, expecting letters
from the Bishop of Ross, or the Scottish Queen, and will then go
for France or England. Chris. Danby has returned from France,
in good hope that the Scottish ambassador will get aid thence.
Slingsby, a servant of Lord Northumberland's, lately come over to
my Lady, says their cause has many well-wishers, if any good
occasion offered to show it. Astrop, a merchant, who carries letters
for the gentlemen and the Louvainers, has sent his man into
England.
Fras. Norton has refused the King's pension, presuming on your
goodness. His money is spent, and he asks your pleasure that he
may make some provision if his suit do not succeed. Please say
whether you will employ me here any longer. [2 pages.]
* Strype, in his Parker, Vol. I., p. 211, has printed this letter under the date of
1561, and did not know the transaction to which it referred. OH 12th Nov. 1570, the
Council summoned the Bishop of Chester to appear and answer to the information' the
Queen had received of disorders in religion in his diocese, through his remissness, and on
the 14 Jan. following they directed the Archbishop to inquire into the matters objected
against Bishop Downman. Council Register. [Note by the late Mr. Lemon.]
342
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Guernsey.
March 31.
Antwerp.
April 4.
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15. Thos. Leighton to Lord Burghley. I sent John Packington
to solicit the Queen's pleasure respecting the fortifying of the castle,
but as he has had no reply, I fear he has been either negligent or
over importunate. I now send Edward Compton, receiver of the
Queen's revenues in the island, with instructions, and beg you will
give him a hearing. When last at Court, I obtained the Queen's
patent to levy strangers' customs on merchandise imported into the
island in strange bottoms ; but of late the Lords Commissioners of
Marine Affairs have commanded me not to take the said customs.
Pray let not what the Queen has granted me be taken away without
just cause. If this is taken, the Queen's coffers must be charged
with the soldiers' wages, for the revenue of the isle will not do it.
I wish the commissioners would appoint their trade elsewhere, for it
is great trouble and charge, and small profit. [1 page.]
16. John Lee to Lord Burghley. General meetings [of fugitives]
have been held at Malines and Louvaine, to knit up private
quarrels and make them friends with Dacre, whom they dislike
for his double dealing, and to subscribe letters to the King of Spain
and the Pope, for aid of men and money ; they wrote to ask the
Duke of Feria's influence in Spain, being assured of his friendship,
and to two cardinals to solicit the Pope. Thos. Harvey will take
their letters to Spain ; those for Rome will go by the post, commended to some of our countrymen there. Lady Northumberland
sent over a messenger to request Mr. Ratcliffe to attend. Fras.
Norton is much disliked for submitting to the Queen, and begging
your influence and the Earl of Leicester's ; they say he will leam
to know your double dealings, fair promise and no performance.
Seeing his unfeigned repentance, I would plead with you in his
favour.
I hear things are said to disparage me. If I came over I could
clear myself. I have dealt in nothing that I have not made you
privy to. [2 pages.]
17. John Lee to John Fitjzrwilliams, London. Your letter has
relieved my affliction at causeless charges. The two friends for
whom you travailed seem faithful, but act through other means.
Fras. Norton frequently writes to the Earl [of Westmoreland] to
remain constant ; my Lord has sent to me to know if I had heard
from his sister or you. His submission will be to their honours' content. He showed me his letters to his wife and sister. Should Norton
make any further submissions ? He shows himself a repentant and
reconciled subject ; he is no changeling, but hopes through Lords
Leicester and Burghley, to whom he has written, to obtain Her
Majesty's mercy. He has left other friends, therefore he would do
ill if rejected, and cannot endure long delay. Mr. Ratcliffe has
added to former misdeeds the killing of George Breame, one of Her
Majesty's subjects. If this be tolerated, no faithful subject can rest
here in quiet. Here is a lewd company of banished English, who
will bring more and honester men over. [2 pages]
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April 10. 18. Thomas Earl of Sussex to Lord Burghley. The physicians
Berwick, resolved to give my wife a purgation to draw part of the humour
from her head, and the next day after to apply a vesicatory under
her left ear, to divert the humour from her eye ; to-day they forbore
the vesicatory, as she had a very ill night, and she is in extremity.
They accorded that I might see her without peril of infection, as it
is a month since she was first struck, and the pox has dried and
most fallen away. She took greater comfort from my visit to her
than with all they did besides.
I am sorry for the death, of the Kegent; Morton and the rest
should receive some comfort from the Queen, and feel her liberality,
for mora trahit periculum. The Queen of Scots' party will take
advantage on the lack of a governor. Such as were in feud with
Lenox will perhaps be brought to accord with Morton, and thereby
the King's party made the greater. All the friends to the Queen of
Scots will take their time to advance her party, therefore Her
Majesty should lose no time in what she intends.
If Morton's credit were strengthened, and he caught with a golden
hook, Her Majesty's party might be as strong as ever ; and if, upon
assurance to detain the Queen of Scots here, and set up the King,
Morton and Mar might be induced to have the King brought up in
England, the whole island would be joined. These late accidents
show that the Queen should look to her own safety. I will not say
how needful a husband is for her. Pray favour the suit of my
servant, Ralph Cantley, for lands in Ireland. [If pages.]
[April 12.] 19. Articles of a bill exhibited in Parliament against the cor-
poration of the Merchant Adventurers of the city of Bristol, and
answers unto the same :
First objection. The like corporation of general exemption has
not been found to continue long anywhere.
Answer. By their corporation, no man is exempted that ever
occupied the seas, but such as voluntarily sequestered themselves
from the same, for every retailer, leaving off his retailing, may be
a merchant, so that he will content himself with the only trade
of merchandize, whereas, in other corporations, they cannot be
so admitted.
Second objection. Prices of wares are enhanced, and are dearer
in Bristol than in any place in England.
Answer. Foreign wares of the countries to which we traffic are
cheaper in Bristol than in London, as appears by our having of
late brought great store to London, where we have sold them,
notwithstanding the carriage, to a greater benefit than we could
have done in Bristol ; at present they are better and cheaper
than anywhere else in England.
Third objection. The navy is supposed to be decayed.
Answer. Our navy cannot be decayed since the last Parliament,
but much increased, for we have built nine or ten new ships and
barks, bought divers, and suffered none to decay ; and although we
have lost divers, and have some embargoed in Spain, yet we have
more than on the confirmation of our patent, and twice as many
serviceable as before, as the Vice- Admiral well knows.
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Fourth objection. The customs are supposed to be decayed.
Answer. They are much increased, as appears by the copy of
the customs' books, which we can show.
Fifth objection. The poor craftsmen are not set on work as they
might be.
Answer. On the year that the intercourse of trade was open to us,
we adventured 400 more cloths, wrought to the full proof by the
poor craftsmen, than in the two years before, and so they have
had more work from the merchants than heretofore.
Reasons approving our corporation to be for the common wealth
of Bristol :
The rich retailers, as the grocer, mercer, haberdasher, soap maker,
vintner, &c., adventuring themselves, must needs undo all the poorer
sort who do not adventure, and eat out the mere merchants, who
have but those to whom they may make their vent.
Unskilfulness in merchandize, and great numbers going aver on
the seas, must greatly abase our English commodities, and advance
the prices of foreign wares ; for the more there are to sell there, the
worse market they will make, and the more buyers of strange
commodities, the dearer they must be.
When the navy was best maintained in Bristol, there were not
above 40 merchants, and now there are nearly 100, and less merchandize to be vented than at that time, for iron and alum, which
were usually brought from thence, are now made better and cheaper
in England than in Spain.
It is injurious to him who has served seven or eight years, and
was apprenticed to a merchant, to have his living prejudiced by such
as are ignorant of the trade, wherein there is more skill than every
man judges.
A merchant cannot be a retailer, for want of skill and acquaintance
of customers, which requires an apprenticeship to bring him to it ;
neither can he have a fit place to dwell in, for all the houses that
stand in place of retail are already in the hands of retailers.
No retailer at any time has built any shipping, and one poor
merchant has sustained more loss in the service of the Prince than
all the retailers in Bristol.
All the benefits done by townsmen to the city of Bristol, as the
erection of hospitals and freeholds, giving out money for clothmaking, and other provisions for the poor, has been done by the
merchants only, and never by retailers or any of other sciences.
The retailers were never in better estate in Bristol ; the mere
merchants were never so many, and since the last Parliament, very
much impoverished by the restraint of the intercourse of trade.
[1 sheet.']
April 17. 20. Sir Wm. Drury to Lord Burghley. Your mediation in
Berwick, achieving my long and tedious suit to Her Majesty was known to
me by sundry of your courtesies and arguments to relieve my
decayed state, and lately reported to me by my wife, now arrived
here, and my servant Scudamore. I am bound to you as to my
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father, which is too little to repay your benefits. Nevertheless I
perceive Her Majesty has abridged her first grant to 50Z., and the
rest to be purchased of her, which will hinder the benefit of the
whole, unless there be great mitigation in the years of purchase,
wherein I trust she and the commissioners will have some regard, in
respect of so great an improvement from 20 to 100 marks a year,
besides other impeachments of great hindrance to the buyer and
seller of the lands. If she had used liberality with me and clemency
towards the offender, upon whom this benefit depends, I might have
dealt more gently with him, to the comfort of his repentant life, and
relief of his innocent children ; but to serve my own necessity, yield
the Prince her portion, and restore something to him I cannot, and
conscience commands me I should.
If Her Majesty would yet make her grant to me of the whole,
without reservation, she would gain more than the value of so much
rack land can be worth ; but he must needs go that is driven, and
I must render my thanks that it has pleased her to do so well by
me. Though I write thus boldly, I would not further trouble you
than to help in expediting the passing of Her Majesty's order, and
if the lands of the rebels who made sales of them just before their
rebellion be not given by Parliament to the Queen, the suit will
cost me more than I shall gain.
P.S. Pray favour this bearer in a case in question between
Mr. Leighton and Mr. Chamberlain, for the Isle of Alderney.
[2 pages.}
April 20. 21. John Lee to Lord Burghley. The Duke has had all the ships
Antwerp, arrested, and sent 400 Spaniards and 3,000 or 4,000 Walloons into
Holland, to resist the rovers, who daily harm those parts. Some
say that under this colour, aid will be sent to Scotland. Lady
Northumberland is told that the King of Spain has broken his
league with the Venetians, saying he cannot aid them this year
against the Turks, for he must employ his force another way.
John Hamilton has returned, and says he has been in England
and spoken with the Queen of Scots, having a free passport to go
and come. Thwyne, Lord Northumberland's servant, has come to
his lady from England. Sutton is sent by the Duke to Spain, with
a good allowance.
Astrop's man went to Holland, not England, but has now gone to
England with letters from Mr. Lovelace, who lately came from
England, and others. Lord Westmoreland is at Louvaine, sick of
an ague. Fras. Norton has written to the Earl of Leicester and you,
and hopes you will help him to the Queen's favour ; he shows himself faithful to Her Majesty ; pray give him some assured hope.
The Earl would submit to any reasonable order, and this would so
crack the credit of the rest here that the Queen would not need to
fear their proceedings against her. Mr. Fitzwilliams being dead, I
know not how to proceed. Pray refer me to some one to deal with.
Thanks for your remembering me to Her Majesty, though nothing
has come to my hands, and for your promising to be my good lord,
notwithstanding false reports.
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A servant of the Bishop of Ross has been at Malines and
Lou vain e with my lady, and has departed again with divers letters
in charge. [2| pages.]
[April 23.] 22. " An Act to repress the oppression of common promoters."
None to commence any actions on penal statutes without previous
notice given in the Court where they will prosecute, [Not plain
to be understood], and then only to serve process against the parties
informed against. [This will restrain their serving process for
witnesses, and thus no trial can be had.~\
Each process to be duly endorsed with the name of the penal
statute infringed, on penalty of imprisonment or fine of 51.
Each offence to be laid in the county where committed, but the
defendant may traverse the country. [The Queen would be defrauded of customs, for when goods are forfeited, it is seldom
known in what county the forfeiture was made ; by confederacy
between the informer and offender, the county may be misnamed]
Defendants, though summoned in person, may appear by their
attorneys, provided the attorneys have power to put in the bail
required [it were an evil precedent to allow subjects to disobey the
Queen's process], and recognizances, as though the party were present
[needless if good execution of these laws be meant] ; and every
defendant to have a copy of the information.
Any one of the plaintiffs may prosecute, but if there be delay in
the prosecution, the judge may award the discontinuance of the
suit. [All offences would thus be cloaked by the defendant delaying,
or by informer and offender agreeing to delay.']
No promoter of a suit, nor factor or servant of one, shall be
allowed to be witness or juror in any suit within a year. [Execution of penal statutes will thus be taken away, for anyone not
wishing to appear as witness or juror can easily become factor to
an informer.]
On discontinuance of suits, plaintiffs to be allowed costs and
damages against the informers.
It should be considered whether the Queen's attorney sue as
heretofore, without paying costs.
Information to be allowed in vacation as well as term time, and
suits accounted begun at the day of their receipt. [It is contrary
to order and precedent that a suit requiring the credit of a judge
be considered as begun before a clerk]
No prisoner or bankrupt shall commence a penal suit, on penalty
of being put in the stocks, and the suit voided. [Many an honest
man may be accounted bankrupt, and offenders might escape
punishment also by confederacy]
Any terrifying another by pretending to have process against
him shall, for the first conviction, stand on the pillory, the second,
the pillory and loss of one ear, the third, the pillory and loss of
the other ear. [Process cannot be served without terrifying the party,
and it is not necessary to have the process of the suit at the delivery
of the process]
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Any thus terrifying another and gaining money or goods value
3s. 4>d. shall be subject to death as a felon, with forfeiture of goods
and chattels, though without corruption of blood, and a first offence
only punishable with six months' imprisonment, two days' pillory,
and loss of both ears.
All Exchequer commissions for enquiry on penal statutes to be
void from next June. [This defeats the Act of 7 Edw. VI. for the
true answering of revenues, by taking away the Queen's remedy
against receivers, &c., and tends to take away the execution of the
penal laws, like the rest of this bill, which forgets the Queen's
prerogative, customs, &c] All justices of peace or assize to have
discretionary power as to penalties incurred by this bill, and
persons fined to be allowed appeal to any Court of record. [4 sheets.
The passages in brackets are marginal objections. A bill for the
reformation of common promoters was read and discussed in the
Commons, 23 April 1571, objected to, and a new bill ordered.]
[April 23.] 23. Copy of the above marginal objections. [1| pages]
April 30. 24. William, Marquis of Winchester to Mr. Sackford, master of
Basing. Requests. There was a bill of complaint in your Court last term,
wherein the bearer, Thomas Palmer, was plaintiff, and Richard and
Elizabeth Holmes, defendants, touching a copyhold in Pangborne
manor, co. Berks. The plaintiff desired a commission to some gentlemen of worth to judge in the matter, but could not have it without
the appearance of the defendants, whereupon you granted him a
privy seal to cause them to appear before you the first day of this
Easter term, and then to have the commission granted. The
plaintiff doubts the defendants will not join therein, but he desires
the commission. Pray let him have it. [f page]
April ? 25. Treatise by Saul addressed to the Houses of Parliament,
setting forth the superiority of the arquebus over the bow in
warfare, and urging the necessity of having well-made weapons, and
of training a sufficient number of men in the use of them. [6 pages
and 1 blank leaf. A bill for the use of the arquebus hand-gun
was passed in the Commons 27 May 1571.]
April ? 26. Similar treatise partially a repetition of the above, suggesting regulations for the making of the arquebus and its exercise.
[3i pages and 2 blank leaves]
April ? 27. Bill for relief of tenants of manors, lands, or tenements held
of lessees under the Crown, and forfeited for non-payment of small
arrears of rent, due when the lands were let to the said lessees.
[1 sheet]
April ? 28. Proposed Act in Parliament : that whereas the tenants of lands
in Cumberland, being bound to defend the country against the Scots,
and to invade Scotland when required by the Lord Warden of the
West Marches, and therefore always to be ready with horse and
harness, have hitherto held their lands without rent, on payment
of small fines on change of tenant, and the said lands have descended
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by inheritance ; yet sundiy lords who have lands have expelled the
inhabitants, and charged excessive fines, so that there are not the
fourth part of the number of horses that there were : be it enacted,
that all those who hold by tenants' right peaceably enjoy their
livings, and pay not more than six . years' rent as fine on change of
tenant ; and if any lord of the manor attempt to claim more, the
case be referred to the Lord President of York.
Noted that the Queen, to the good example of the landlords of
Cumberland, by commission, 12 Feb. 1568, has confirmed her tenants
in their lands, on'payment of two years' fine on the entry of every
tenant. [3 sheets!]
Endorsed, " Bill read in both the houses."
April ? 29. Statement of the benefits that may grow to the inhabitants
of Cumberland and to the Commonwealth, by confirming their
ancient customs :
Their duties and fines being certain, they will not be led by their
, landlords to rebellion, as lately by Leonard Dacre.
The fines being certain, the landlords will force them to have
horse and arms in readiness, whereas now, taking excessive fines,
they spare their tenants.
Juries will not be obliged to strain their consciences in controversies, for fear of their landlords.
Tenants will build, plant, and repair, whereas now they do nothing
but for the time present, unless their custom may be confirmed.
They are so excessively fined that they lack necessaries to nourish
them in strength for service.
The landlords force young men, when they should be admitted
tenants, to take as wives servants or others whom they appoint, for
fear of unreasonable fines, [f page]
May 1. 30. John Lee to Lord Burghley. The Duke has sent regiments
Antwerp. o f Spaniards to Zealand and Flanders; those from Valenciennes
are sent to Ghent, and the Duke is going thither. They are rigging
up ships in Zealand and Holland, and the men-of-war that wafted
the Queen are ready, but the end is doubted ; some say in case the
rovers invade Zealand ; others for an enterprise against our country,
when the other duke [of Medina Celi], who is looked for in three
weeks, returns hither from Spain.
Prestall remains here secretly, seeing none but Leonard Dacre and
his men. Gunter, a young Hampshire or Berkshire man, lately
came over ; he has returned to England to sell his land, will
convert his money by exchange, and then come hither. Through
Sir Fras. Englefield, he obtained Lady Dormer's passport.
The Earl is still sick ; he wrote me lamenting Fitzwilliams'
death, knowing not by whom to proceed in his suit for the Queen's
favour, which he much desires. Pray stand his good Lord, and you
will have no cause to repent it. His upright dealing makes me
remind you of him. [2 pages.]
May 4. 31. Robert Bishop of Winchester and John St. John to
The Court. Mr. Sackford and Dr. Wilson, masters of Requests. The bearer has
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Jong been sued in your Court by Atwell for copyhold lands, which
he holds in right of an infant, late parcel of the bishopric of Winchester ; the matter was dismissed, and committed to the Lord's
Court, yet you have called it before you again, and ordered the
hearing before Commissioners in the place where the land lies,
before whom all the officers of the bishopric have deposed for the
trial of the custom of the manor, and the records of that manor have
been produced, and proved the continual use of the said custom. In
consideration thereof, and that the case is an infant's, pray dismiss
the matter out of that Court, at least until the infant comes of age,
or let it be heard before yourselves only, [f page]
32. Robert Bishop of Winchester to Mr. Sackford, master of
Requests. The bearer, my friend and an honest man, was likely
to receive extremity by common law, in a cause sinisterly proceeded
against him ; so he committed it to the Court of Requests, and I
requested your favour towards him, which was effectual, and for
which I thank you. I now desire the continuance of your goodness,
as his adversaries, knowing the weakness of their cause, in contempt
of your Court, have sought to have the cause tried at nisi prius in
the King's Bench, which would be very prejudicial to the poor man.
Pray consider the case, the rather in respect of the prerogative of
that high court, which I think they go about to abuse. [1 page]
33. John Lee to Lord Burghley. Swynhoe, a servant of Lord
Northumberland's, lately come from Scotland to my Lady, says
the State there is greatly divided about the executing of the Bishop
and taking the castle, and that with a few shot from hence, they
would hope to overthrow the Regent. Lord Hume and others have
promised, if they prevail, to set Lord Northumberland at liberty, so
my Lady has sent George Chamberlain to Brussels with a message.
Story, a servant of old Mr. Norton's, long in the north of England,
has returned. Notwithstanding the great restraint, some come to
them daily from England, and say that many would show themselves well-wishers, if they had opportunity. Markenfeld is sent
hence to Spain or Rome, to return in two months. [1 pages]]
34. John Lee to Lord Burghley. Fras. Norton, just returned
from Louvaine, has been with me, as well disposed as ever, notwithstanding the persuasions of his father and others. He says the
Bishop of Ross' man, though apprehended, caused all important
letters to be safely delivered. The Spanish ambassador's secretary
knows the Bishop's man, who is thought to be a doer in such cases.
I write this only for your eye.
He says they have good tidings from England. Pray comfort
him with some assured hope ; he will seek by dutiful behaviour
to recover what he has lost ; but if his submission take no place,
he must have other means to live by. [1 page]
May 12. 35. Francis Earl of Bedford to Mr. Sackford and Mr. Wilson,
Russell House, masters of Requests. The poor woman, the bearer, has suffered
May 11.
Antwerp.
May 11.
Antwerp,
350
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from the long and troublesome suit depending before you.
favour her. [ page.]
Pray
May 16.
The Court.
36. Robert Earl of Leicester to Mr. Sackford, and Mr. Wilson,
masters of Requests. I have been earnestly requested to write to
you in favour of a poor gentlewoman, Jane Leonard, who being
seized of certain lands, and having assured the same for a rent upon
which she lives, is now had in suit by one Grene. Pray have care
that she may have justice with favour and expedition ; so shall
you do a charitable deed, and give me cause to thank you. [^ page.]
May 17. 37. John Lee to Lord Burghley. At last, notwithstanding the
Antwerp, restraint by the Louvainers, I have sent this poor woman [Parker's
wife] and her children, hoping the Queen will consider her husband,
and enable him to maintain his family ; for through my persuasion
and his duty's sake, he has left all in those parts, lost his office, and
endangered his life, if he had been betrayed, to serve Her Majesty.
I have helped his wife, during her abode here, and for her journey,
with 35?., which I trust you will repay. [1 page.]
May 21. 38. Sir Rowland Hayward, lord mayor [of London], to Dr.
Wilson, master of the Cpurt of Requests. There is a suit before
you between Sir Anthony Clerk, minister, and Simon Hodson. The
parties being before me, it was not denied that there was a bond of
801. made, which Hodson was to take up to procure a benefice for
him, but which took no effect. I demanded of Hodson whether the
debt grew by the delivery of wares or loan of money ; he answered
all in money. He could make but simple proof of anything, and
there seemed to be hard dealing against the priest, although Hodson
had been surety for him for a certain sum, which the priest could
not deny, but said he could prove it was paid after the making of
the bond, so that it seems the priest has been wronged. [^ page.]
May 23. 3.9. Answer of Ludovic Greville to interrogatories filed in a
suit in the Star Chamber, wherein Fras. Alford is plaintiff, and
Wm. Porter defendant, and which he refused to answer on his first
examination [See 16 Feb. 1571. 12 sheets.]
May ? 40. Answer of Huinfrey Wilton and Thomas Watkis, defendants,
to the bill of complaint of Fras. Alford, complainant. Admit that
Edm. Porter named in the bill did, on 26 Jan. 1571, sell them all
his lands and tenements in Aston, which were conveyed to them
by the procurement of their master, Ludovic Greville, on the
understanding that they should convey the same to his children, or
such as he should appoint ; he consents that they should agree
to a decree of the Court for the extinguishment of their title and
cancelling all their deeds, which they are ready to fulfil, and pray to
be dismissed with costs. [2 sheets. Draft drawn by Fras. Gawdy.]
[May.] 41. Note of things to be considered for Portsmouth :
First, the ruin and weakness of the town, and the number of
the garrison, townsmen, and islanders not able to resist any sudden
attempt.
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Some place to be made defensible for the garrison and town
to retire to upon a sudden for defence, and some person of experience sent down to view the ordnance, armour, and munition
there. [A plan to be made, and a note of the charge.]
That there may be a commission to assemble the townsmen
and islanders for training them, and that order be taken for
better furnishing them with armour. [This commission is to be
made, and continue during pleasure.]
That the vantmure of the platform, much damaged by the sea,
be repaired, or a few storms will carry it all away. [Some
estimate to be made]
That the platforms of the castle, called the square and round
tower be repaired, the ordnance on them being too decayed to
play and retire. [Estimate to be made.]
That there being many unserviceable arquebuses, a number of
them be changed and calivers delivered instead. [80 to be changed
by the Ordnance Office.]
That where there is more armour, shot, &c. than one armourer
can keep, others may be assigned ; and that as the armoury is
defective of forges, bellows, hammers, files, &c. for repairs, they
be supplied. [The armoury to be amended, and an account made
of the money allowed for the same.]
That where wheels and stacks for ordnance are wanting, but
there is plank ready sawn, there may be a warrant to supply the
rest. [Pelham to certify ^vhat is needful for this purpose.}
That there may be a commission to the surveyor of the works
there to take up needful labourers, artificers, land and water
carriage, &c., and money allowed for repairs, to be disbursed by
some one appointed for that purpose. [A commission to be
issued.]
That the gunners and others serving in the garrison may
be paid their arrears due since Sir Adrian Poynings' death.
[A warrant to be made]
That three or four of the Queen's ships may lie there, for more
security to the town and country. [To speak with the Lord
Admiral.]
That a deputy customer may be appointed there, as in former
times, which will be a relief to the town, and no hindrance to Her
Majesty. [To ask the customer of Southampton what he has to
say to this.] [1 pages. The passages in Italics are marginal
notes by Lord Burghley.]
[May.] 42. Copy of the above, without the marginal notes. [i pages.]
May. 43. List of eight merchants nominated by the Merchant Adventurers to sell the goods stayed in England belonging to subjects of
the King of Spain, for restitution to the Queen's subjects interested
therein, and of eight others who signed the procuration for the
Spanish merchants. [J^ page.]
[May.] 44. List of 45 persons attainted by Act of Parliament for being
concerned in the rebellion in the North ; including Charles Earl of
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Westmoreland, Anne Countess of Northumberland, Edw. Dacre, Sir
John Nevill, &c. ; also a list of eight fugitives, including Lord Morley,
Dr. Morley, his brother, Sir Fras. Englefield, and Thos. Copley ;
and note that divers fugitives are thought to be lurking in Louvaine.
[If pages. The list of the attainted includes almost all the names
printed in the Act of Attainder, Statutes of the Realm, Vol. IV.,
Part I, p. 549.]
June 4. 45. Warrant under sign manual to Sir Wm. Dansell, receiver of
Westminster, the Court of Wards and Liveries, to deliver to Richard Stonley,
teller of the Exchequer, 1,500Z., to be defrayed by him as the Queen
shall appoint. [ page, damaged.] Annexing,
45. I. Receipt ~by Rich. Stonley for the above amount. [ page,
damaged.'] Jane 4, 1571.
June 11. 46. John Lee to Lord Burghley. Lord Seaton returned hither
Antwerp, from France, June 5, with two of his sons, to offer them to the Duke
here as pledges for performance of what he undertakes. Our contraries give out that 4,000 Gascons are sent from France to Scotland,
so that, what with the aid tbey look to from France and from hither,
they doubt not soon to come into England as conquerors. Sir John
Nevill, Chris. Danby, Rob. Tempest, and Marmaduke Blakestone
have been earnest suitors at Brussels for pensions, of which they are
assured. Fras. Norton has been constrained, for necessity sake, to
receive a month's pay, which he bade me tell you, to avoid evil construction, but he is still bent to obtain pardon. He has refused to
join his associates in any new practices ; he deserves pardon for
his constancy and upright dealings.
Lord Westmoreland remains at Louvaine, not wholly recovered of
a broken leg. Story's death is lamented, but he is commended for
dying so stoutly, refusing either to ask Her Majesty's forgiveness
or to die her subject.
When the Duke comes, there will be inquiry made about the
departure of Parker's wife. I am suspected for it. I have adventured much to serve Her Majesty ; I will continue, if she will allow
me my charges, or else I beg licence to depart. [2 pages."]
[June 25.] 47. Abstract of a grant to Sir Humfrey Gilbert, of the office
of general surveyor of all horses, armour, weapons, munition, and
artillery throughout England, for seven years ; reciting sundry acts
and proclamations on the subject ; appointing his fee ; defaulters
at the show of armour to pay a tine of 5s. ; shows to be not more
than four times a year, and not more than six miles distant from the
parishes. He is to muster and train ; search the wants of armour ;
make compositions therefor, and receive and pay them in ; compound for penalties and releases, and have one moiety, and one-fifth
of the other moiety for his charges. The Queen may dispense the
nobility and Council and their servants. He is to be discharged for
ever, if not gcalled to account within a year after the term. Signed
W. Fleetwood. [f page.]
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1571.
June 29. 48. Keceipt by Win. Chelsham and Kobert Whorwood of London,
merchants, of 46?. 8s. 8d from Wm. Catesby, Esq., by payment of
Wm. Chisnall and Wm. Askew, his servants, in full of all demands.
[ page, damaged.]
June? 49. Bill of complaint in the Star Chamber, of Fras. Alford of
London against Ludovic Greville and Owen Jones. Became surety
in 300?. for a debt of Wm. Porter's of Camden, co. Gloucester,
150?. of which Porter would not pay. In Easter 1568, entered
an action against him ; Ludovic Greville became his bail, and
suborned Owen Jones, a servant of Porter's, to swear that there had
been a concord between his master and the plaintiff. Greville also
had him arrested at Porter's suit, to the damage in the whole of
6,500 marks.
Also in 1564, Greville was a contriver with Porter of a sale of
lands, co. Warwick, belonging to Mr. Wm. Clopton, under forged
deeds, whereby the plaintiff loses the reversion of the manor of
Aston-sub-Edge, which he had bought of Porter for 360?. Greville
has sworn falsely in his reply to a former bill in Chancery in this
matter. [8 sheets, draft much corrected.]
June ? 50. Answer of Ludovic Greville, denying or explaining the aforesaid charges. [6 sheets, copy.]
51. Replication of Eras. Alford, maintaining his former bill of
complaint to be good and true. [2 sheets.]
June ? 52. Another answer of Ludovic Greville to a complaint of Fras.
Alford, in reference to the sale, on forged indenture, of the lands
mentioned in the preceding bill. [5 sheets.]
June ? 53. Petition of Fras. Alford to Council, embodying the articles of
the preceding accusations against Ludovic Greville, and praying that,
as the suits between Greville, Porter, and Clopton are now ended, a
recognizance in 2,000?., made by Porter to Greville, to have the
peaceable enjoyment of the lands, may be made void, being made
only to defraud the plain gift of the reversion of the manor of
Aston-under-Edge. [1 sheets]
June 54. Reasons to prove that the late general pardon granted by
Her Majesty does not extend to incests, adulteries, and other offences
punishable t>y ecclesiastical discipline, although a general clause to
that effect was introduced into the last general pardon of 8 Eliz., but
is omitted from this.
They are not among the crimes rehearsed, any more than errors
and heresies. They are not included in the general term of all
offences pardonable by the Queen, because this has been the form of
many pardons, but no such claim has been made. She has the same
power as the Pope, but though he exercises it de facto, he never
had it de jure, and the Queen directs her actions by the word of
God. The Queen's own meaning is the only life of this law, and
she who hates all viciousness in life never intended to pardon such
offenders, &c. [2f pages.]
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55. John Lee to Lord Burghley. Since the Duke's coming to Antwerp, divers of our gentlemen of the late faction have been earnest
suitors for pensions, and after waiting for Lords Seaton and Fleming,
who lately came from Scotland, they all returned to Malines and
Lorraine, discouraged by Lord Fleming, who told them that he saw
no hope of success for their enterprises, and advised Norton to continue his suit for pardon as most necessary. Lord Seaton however
is a daily suitor, and our gentlemen, fearing lest there be spies
among them, have referred their cause to Lady Northumberland and
Leonard Dacre, who have substituted George Chamberlain and
Dr. Saunders to confer with Lord Seaton on their affairs. Saunders
has left, but Chamberlain remains here. Here is an English
gentleman, Mr. Parrot, serving as a soldier, now going to Spain, with
letters in charge general and particular. The Earl is misliked because
he refused to subscribe the general letter, which was only to beseech
the King to consider the Catholic cause, enlarging on the severity
with winch Her Majesty proceeded against them and her other
Catholic subjects out of the realm, in the late Parliament.
Prestall hoped that the late printed book on Story's examination
would have revived his credit, which yet is dead. Old Norton and
Saunders say that I have discovered all that passed in Parker's house,
and tried to have me apprehended, but the Earl courteously let
me know, bidding me take heed of my writings. My Lord despairs,
hearing neither from his wife nor sister about his submission.
Norton has gone to the Spa, greatly misliked. His behaviour has
been dutiful ever since he first spoke to Mr. Cobham, and if the
Queen would pardon him, he would so continue.
Thanks for 20. received. I shall alwaj^s be ready to serve you.
[2 pages.]
56. John Lee to Lord Burghley. I persuaded an honest and
loyal English merchant who knows Prestall well to induce him to
forsake his undutiful practices against Her Majesty and all such as
are now in hand, to which he was quite inclined, and means to write
to you and open those practices at large, if you will permit it, and
like his offer. [1 page.']
July 11. 57. "Warrant under sign manual to Sir Wm. Dansell, receiver
Hampton Court, of the Court of Wards and Liveries, to pay 100 marks yearly
to Wm. Parker, draper of London, during pleasure, or until he
is advanced to some better pension or office. Also to pay him
presently 20Z. over and above. [^- page, damaged.]
July 19. 58. Capt. Thos. Leighton to Lord Burghley. By your means a
Isle of Wight, warrant was obtained to the Ordnance office for exchange of a brass
cannon and culverin for Guernsey, and delivery of two other small
pieces for the castle, which I sent for on leaving Court, but
Mr. Pelham refused to deliver them. I cannot, with my small
living, send men to follow officers who delay obeying warrants.
John de Vic will wait on you thereon.
I begged of you that Castle Cornet might be fortified ; let me
know the Queen's pleasure. If I know that money can be had at
July 10.
Antwerp.
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Michaelmas or Hallowtide, I will put things in readiness. [1 page.]
Enclosing,
58. I. Wm. Pelham to Capt. Leighton. I have received your
warrant for munition; but you can only have one
cannon and two culverins, for which you are to send
other pieces. Tou must write to some friend to procure a
warrant for money for casting your old pieces, and also
for the two minions and the rest of the munition specified,
according to an order in Council for supplying the stores
in the Tower. Had you made me privy to your doings,
you would have saved much trouble, and had your things
sent in order. You had leisure for four months, but you
waited a time that you might have excuse through haste.
Let me hear who will solicit your business, that I may
instruct him how to proceed. [1 page]
July 20. 59. Request to Council to consider Thos. Leighton's demands for
Guernsey castle.
1. An order for the castle to be fortified.
2. To appoint some sea coast shire to have 300 men ready to
embark, to defend Guernsey when needful. [400 for the isles of
Jersey and Guernsey from, cos. Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Hants, and
Wilts]
3. The castle always to be victualled for 300 men.
4. To have a brass cannon and culverin in exchange for unserviceable pieces. [To be sent to London, and a new cannon and culverin
to be sent]
5. Letters to the bailiff and jurats to deliver two brass culverins
into the castle, in lieu of two minions or falcons. [These to be sent
from London]
6. Authority to re-enter for Her Majesty land taken away under
colour of a commission, but contrary to its meaning. [Letters to
enter on such lands, and the possessors to repair to England to
answer to the title]
7. To have 300 pickaxes, 200 shovels, 100 spades, and 400 Ibs.
weight of match for arquebusiers. [From the Tower]
8. A letter to the bailiffs and jurats, forbidding any kind of merchandise to be brought in strangers' vessels, without paying strangers'
custom. [Letters to this effect?]
9. A warrant to the Lord Treasurer to cause the master carpenter
of the New Forest to deliver 20 tons of timber for planks for gates.
[Warrant for this to the Lord Treasurer and Sir W. Mildmay]
With note that Leighton has already disbursed 135Z. 15s., and
received by Privy Seal, 240?. [1 page. The italics are notes of
orders by Burghley]
July 20. 60. Fras. Norton to Lord Burghley. I have presumed more than
Antwerp. I ought, considering my late undutifulness to my Prince, in writing
to you to obtain the Queen's pardon. Pray remember me and pity
my unhappy estate, which I have never, since my coming out of
Scotland, sought to relieve but by submission. I have repented,
promised amendment, and never, since my coming into the Low
z2
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1571. VOL Countries, entered into practices against Her Majesty. If she will
pardon me, I will remain her most obedient subject, and I and mine
will be bound to you. If you knew how I am disliked here for
acknowledging this duty, you would pity me. Pray move Her
Majesty that my afflicted mind may be eased, or I must, to my great
grief, seek some way to end my unhappy state, by withdrawing
into Italy, and venturing my life in wars against the Turk. Pray
notify to such of the nobility as were my friends how sorrowful
and repentant I am, that my obstinacy be not accounted greater
than my folly. I must go towards Italy the middle of August,
unless I receive some comfort from you to the contrary. [2 pages.]
July 22. 61. George Earl of Shrewsbury to the Council. I have this
Sheffield Castle, day heard of the secret meeting, at the Friars, of John Murray,
Stanhope, and Felton, who are ready to deface my doings in the service of Her Majesty, and discredit me as much as in them lies in
my country, as I wrote yesterday to Lord Burghley to inform you
of. If my doings show that I have done nothing but for the peace
and quiet of the country, pray move Her Majesty that I may not
be defaced with these impostors, who, on any service, hide in holes,
and make excuses to tarry at home. I have served my Prince and
country ; let it be considered, and let them have their merits.
P.S. If this cocking with a nobleman whom the Prince trusts be
not looked to, he cannot discharge his trust, nor the Prince be served
as appertains. [1 page.']
July 23. 62. John Lee to Lord Burghley. Prestall still continues well
Antwerp, inclined, and wants to leave these dominions that he may address
his letters to you, but we wait your pleasure. He will reveal somewhat important about Her Majesty's person. He says she should
be careful of her meats and drinks, for some say she shall not reign
long.
Hutton, a Lancashire gentleman of fair possessions, has come
hither and gone to Louvaine. Remember the Sol. disbursed to the
party that lately came from France; for part was borrowed.
[1 page.]
July 31. 63. John Grey, draper, to [Lord Burghley ?]. I crave pardon for
Hamburg, not writing, but you know how all things pass in this time of
restraint between our realm and the Low Countries, and how the
Duke of Alva has forbidden all English commodities in the Low
Countries without his licence, which is chargeable in the commodity ;
and though we sell here wool and cloth cheaper by 10 or 15 per
cent, than accustomed, yet what goes for the Low Countries is dearer
there than it was wont, because of the great charge on the goods.
Wool and cloth are brought out of England cheaper by 10 or 15 per
cent, than usual, and 20 per cent, cheaper than of late, which is no
small loss to our realm in a year, for I account loss all that are sold
at lower prices than accustomed, except men brought cheaper commodities of the Low Countries into England ; but some things are
30 or 40 per cent, dearer than they were ; and as they buy dear,
so they sell dear at London, to the damage of the Queen's subjects.
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Let the merchant retailers at home make known the price of
wares now and three years ago, and you shall find it agree to my
writing.
The chief commodities that England needs out of the Low
Countries are hops, madder, linen, cloth, and pins. The price was
wont to be 7%d. the Flemish ell of Ghentish cloth, now llcZ. or
\\\d. Hops were 14s., 15s., and 16s. the 100 ; now 45s. and 50s.
Madder about 20s. the 100 ; now 38s. and 40s. To stop this I see
but one remedy, to requite Duke Alva by banishing out of England
all commodities of the Low Countries, and then the prices will fall,
for the greatest part is consumed by England, and when nobody
will buy their prices will fall. Her Majesty should take the matter
into her hands, until the countries be agreed, and one may be licensed
to bring in such wares of the Low Countries as our country shall need
cheaper than now, and great profit to go to the Queen's chest, and
yet she shall sell to her subjects 10 per cent, cheaper than now, and
it may be so done that the world need not know that it is for
Her Majesty's use.
Princes at times must do things to bridle and annoy their
enemies. Her Majesty need not disburse above 40,000?. to have
this feat wrought, and less than 10,000?. may serve the turn, for
there will continually be such store of money by exchange that
it will be at 24s. and upwards. It is now here at 24s. Id., but
if this take effect, it must be higher. The Low Country merchants have a great trade into England by colouring their goods
by men of this town, but my plan would cut them all short, and
navigation be better maintained by setting on work merchants'
ships. If you wish, I will write or come home, and declare how I
think it best to buy and ship the goods with least charge.
I am a broker, and if I might be broker and buyer, and send the
goods where they might be shipped for England, I could save the
Crown and realm 60,000?. a year. [3^ pagesJ]
July ? 64. Statement read at the Council board, that it is very necessary, for reasons mentioned, concerning the honour of the realm
and the safety of the subjects during the present controversy with
the King of Spain, that traffic should be restrained to certain
places, and none permitted between the dominions of Her Majesty
and those of the King of Spain, especially the Low Countries, and
that the Merchant Adventurers should be maintained ; it being
manifest that if the restraint is not continued and executed with
effect, by virtue of a commission, the trade to Hamburg will be
overthrown, the merchants undone, and the wager lost which has
now so long been wrestled for, and is likely to be won. It is hoped
that Her Majesty and Council will provide that the restraint is
more severely kept, by proclamation and confiscation, and that
offenders taken may be punished, as practisers against the policy
and state of the realm. [8 pages]
Aug. 17. 65. Henry Lord Scrope to Lord Burghley. James Lawder, a
Midnight, Scotchman, servant to the Scottish Queen, and one of the 30
8 e ' appointed to attend upon her, passing into Scotland this way, with
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Win. Campbell, laird of Skeleton, as his servant, by passport from
you, and seeking to return again under conduct of an Englishman,
without passport or licence, or making me privy thereto, was taken
by a servant of mine, and brought to me ; on being examined upon
his so passing, and searched for secret letters, none of which were
found, he said he was repairing to the Queen to do his service,
and thought he might do so without passport, being one of the
number, as he says, appointed to attend upon her. I stay [him]
here for your instructions, and have committed the Englishman, his
guide, to close ward, [f page.}
66. John Lee to Lord Burghley. Lady Northumberland and all
her train are returned from the Spa, and there has been no small posting to and fro to Brussels, to Lord Seaton, to Bruges, Lord Morley,
the Nunnery, and Sir Fras. Englefield, caused by letters from Spain,
giving them better hope.
It was lately whispered among our contraries, that the Duke
[of Norfolk] was committed to the Tower again, whereat divers
blustered against you and the Council, saying you would rout out all
the ancient nobility, but they hope you will be disappointed ere long.
There are practices too in hand. Lord Morley, notwithstanding
any suit to Queen or Council since his coming over, is wholly theirs.
I would be loath to hinder his cause, but more so to omit my duty to
Her Majesty. Eras. Norton says that ill as his case is, he wonld
rather die than dissemble as this Lord does.
I hope you have heard from Prestall ; if Dacre answers expectation, you will have good intelligence by them, and you will not need
me ; my discredit comes from England, from some wanting wisdom
or honesty. F. Norton despairs of his suit, but is upright and
repentant. [If pages.]
67. Wm. Holmes to George Smith. I am sorry to seem to
neglect you in not writing, but I have to write when I should
sleep. I have prayed for your spiritual comfort, and am glad to
hear of your courage in God's cause. You may rejoice that you
are thought worthy to suffer for his sake ; walking on the seas tried
Peter's love, but he was not suffered to drown. Drink the cup of
persecution willingly, though bitter in taste, and your reward shall
be everlasting life. [f page.]
Sept.
68. Wm. Holmes to John Swinborne. I did not write, being
L[ouvaine]. warned that my letters might be hurtful, and that none could be
sent, and I do not know sometimes when messengers leave, but
it pinched me to hear of other men's letters passing; my good
meaning towards you will never decay. Comfort yourself in God,
while you tread the painful paths prepared for the chosen, to suffer
injuries, &c. [1 page]
^-. 69. "Wm. Holmes to Brian Palmer. Excuses for not writing. I
L[ouvaine]. h ave gai ne( j y OU the good will and prayers of sundry wise and
virtuous. Your case, though sorrowful, is the ready way to salvation. Those who live godly in Christ must suffer persecution. "We
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must glory in the cross alone. This way our Saviour went himself,
and led his mother and his servants.
P.S. If I can, I will send you a book entitled " Collectio consolationum vere aurea," and three pictures for yourself and two
others. [1^ pages.}
Sept. 6. 70. Sir Thos. Gargrave to the Earl of Sussex. This country
Nostal. remains quiet, and in the last watch, there were not found any
suspected persons other than certain known beggars and vagabonds,
who were punished according to law. I have travelled these three
weeks and more, daily except Sundays, for the assessment of the
subsidy, and was forced to sit in seven several places, for lack of
commissioners, and have had more to do to bring it to any convenient sum than ever I had before, and I have not heard the complaint so general of poverty as it now is. They have been much
touched with the late troubles, payments for armour, assessment for
repairs of above a dozen bridges overthrown last winter, payment
of fines, enhancement of rents, lack of traffic with Flanders, Commissioners for concealed lands and goods, and for sale of wines, outlawries, &c. They are much troubled when called on for the 15th,
10th, and subsidy, for in every parish there are some called before
the said Commissioners. I wish they had stayed till the subsidy
had been rated.
At the last gaol delivery, Cuthbert Athye was attainted at York
for stealing a mare. He has served long in Ireland, and hearing of
your levying in Scotland, got leave of his captain to come to serve
under you, but being at sea, was driven into Scotland, all he had
taken from him, and by ill persuasion, took the mare, and was
taken at Ferrybridge. He is reprieved till it is known whether you
will procure his pardon, or he will be executed Allhallowtide.
[Marginal note. If this be true, it is charitable to procure his
pardon, for he is no malicious offender.]
A poor man's house was robbed in service time a year since, and
last Christmas, a rich priest, being a great usurer ; but no offenders
could be found, though I awarded three commissions. At last Thos.
Fairfax and other commissioners found it was seven poor men, and
Gabriel Green, a gentleman of 30L or 40L in land, well thought of,
but who had overcharged himself by buying a piece of land, was
accessory. All the offenders have been indicted, and five executed ;
he that brought it to light reprieved, and Green and another fled.
Green's friends, for his wife and children's sake, would raise 200?. for
his pardon, and as they allege most of the land is entailed, and can
only be forfeit for his life, the Queen could have no great commodity
thereby. The wife is a daughter of Thos. Lister of Craven, kinsman to Lister, your servant. If you procure the pardon, the payment will be made, and I hear much good of the man.
[Marginal note. If the land is entailed it ivould be better for
the Queen to have the 200Z., either for her own use, or to bestow in
reward on some servant."]
If you procure a pardon for Athye, I will have it drawn, and send
it you. There are certain felons in Hull gaol for whom I have
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appointed a gaol delivery for Sept. 13th, and hope Serjeant Wray
will be there. [2 pages.]
71. Fras. Norton to Lord Burghley. I hoped at first you would
be a means to obtain me the Queen's pardon, as you promised me
through Mr. Fitzwilliams, but now it seems my dutiful submission
does not appease Her Majesty's displeasure, or I am hindered by
some new practice, though Mr. Lee can testify that I am most innocent thereof. I trouble you with these to avoid sinister reports, and
beg your furtherance with Her Majesty. [1 page.]
72. Robert Earl of Leicester to the Queen. Thinking it long
since I heard of your good estate, according to the duty of your
bounden eyes* I have sent this bearer to understand of the same,
meaning not to be long after in coming to give my attendance.
Meantime it shall be most comfort to your poor eyes to hear that
you continue your health.
I also give you thanks for this small liberty granted ; it had
been no small hindrance, both for my brother and myself, if I had
not been now here. All that we both have hath proceeded from
your only goodness. God send us grace that we may, by our faithful
services, acknowledge the great benefits of so gracious a mistress.
I found my Lord Marquis [of Winchester ?] here in the country, in
marvellous weak state ; a strange sight it is to see such a one travail
in such sort with life ; but I perceive, contrary to his determination,
he came hither only to speak with me, thinking he should never else
have seen me, nor had means to break his mind in such sort as now
he hath done : yet I must say, before he entered into any cause of
his own, he spent two hours only in questioning of your estate, and
showing his good heart towards you. His very tears did witness his
zeal; and though he be marvellous weak, yet in your causes I
found his wit fresh, and much better than to talk of any private
matter. God send him to recover for your service's sake, for he was
a just gentleman and a faithful Councillor ; but surely I fear he cannot long continue, and therefore if you send some comfort to him,
it would greatly relieve him ; if anything do him good it must
come from you. The poor gentlewoman his wife has so behaved
herself towards him in his sickness as she hath won great love
among all his friends, and great commendment with others that
hear of it ; since his coming hither to me, it appears to be true that
has been reported of her.
Though upon so sudden change there can come but little hope,
yet there is the greatest amendment in my Lord since he came
hither that can be thought, and there cannot be a better place wished
for him than this, both for good air and otherwise to content his
disposition ; but no physician in England would do him more good
than the company of my brother of Warwick, whom he much longs
to see. I tell him at my return 1 will procure his leave of you, but
meantime pray send some express comfort from yourself, for he has
* See note on p. 340 ante.
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f long pined away with inward grief, thinking that he had been clean
forgotten and forsaken of all the world, having made very hard shift
to maintain himself and his family hitherto. [2 pages.]
Sept. ? 73. Robert Earl of Leicester to the Queen. It is easier for me to
confess how much I am tied to you by innumerable benefits than to
attain to my desire to be worthy of so great favour. I may not
begin, lest I should not make an end, to tell of that I have received,
but am ashamed that I have deserved so little ; only I offer you a
most faithful and loyal heart. God grant me no longer breath than
it be most unspotted to you.
And now to satisfy your over great care of my present estate,
though I departed away in some pain, yet in no suspicion at all of
what you feared, only it seems, for lack of use, my late exercise
wrought some strange accident, through my own negligence, to take
more cold than was convenient after such heat. I was well warned
by you, but neither fearing or mistrusting any such cause as followed,
I have felt some smart for my carelessness, whereby I am driven to
use the commodity of a bath, to ease the pain, which is none otherwise than I have declared to this bearer to show you, and is not
worth the troubling you with, but to satisfy your good pleasure,
being more careful for me, poor wretch, than the loss of a thousand
such lives are worth. [ I page.]
1571.
Oct. 3. 74. Thomas Leighton to Lord Burghley. Finding Her Majesty
Guernsey, disposed to take order for fortifying the Castle of Guernsey, I
trouble you to get her resolution. If anything is to be done in
spring, order should be taken, that I may provide lime, stone, &c.
for the workmen ; building materials must be fetched from far. I
do not wish the thing to be burdensome, but some money should be
had now, and some the next two or three years, and a warrant
granted for all together, that I may not have to send a messenger to
sue for warrants. My charges rise greatly in sending to Court.
Since leaving Court I have often written to Lord Leicester, but received no answer. Let me have a final answer from you. John De
Vic will attend you, and is fit to bring the money. He has fair
lands in this country. [1^ pages.]
Oct. 8. 75. Examination of Henry Simpson of Darlington, bishopric of
Durham, before Sir Thomas Gargrave, Matthew Hutton Dean of
York, and Thomas Eynns. Seven years ago, went to Newhaven,
and served as a soldier half a year, under Capt. Saunders, who had
married his aunt. When the town was given up, had the plague,
and remained until he was well, and was relieved by the Frenchmen.
Thence went to Paris, and used his art as a stationer for a year;
thence to Cambray, then to Antwerp, where he learned to paint,
and remained there 2| years, then to Louvaine and Italy with
certain Dutchmen. Went thence to Rome, but could get no living,
so came back to Louvaine, and there met with Sir Fras. Englefield,
who gave him four dollars.
Thence went to Valencia [Valenciennes], with Thomas Cross, an
Englishman, and a hatter, of whom he learned to make felts ; re-
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mained with him two years, and married Elizabeth Browne, a French
woman, whose mother lived in Valencia. Set up in business there,
and in going about to sell hats, sometimes fell in with the Earl of
Westmoreland, and other rebels ; heard the Earl say at Louvaine
that if he and his associates came again to England, Simpson and
Allan of York, should be spoiled, as they were the Bishop's own
hands ; and that if the Lord Keeper and Mr. Secretary were put
away from the Queen, he would have friends enough in England,
and they would all be merry.
Heard many say there that the Queen much favoured the Earl of
Leicester, but they trusted to make him and his blood low, as they
were never any good to the realm.
Ten weeks since, saw an Englishman at Louvaine deliver a letter
to the Earl of Westmoreland, which when he had read, he said that
where before they had one friend in England, they had now 100 ;
for the poor commonalty were so pilled that he and his fellows
had the hearts of all men, women, and children, who would take their
parts, and wished them to come in, if but with 500 men.
Heard Stansfield, another Englishman, say that the Earl had sent
letters to his wife, as also to the Earl of Derby ; heard other Englishmen at Louvaine often wish that the Earl had taken Sir Geo. Bowes
at the first, and kept him, as then they might have gone and taken
York, and then all England would have taken their parts.
Eight days before last Lady Day, an Italian came in post to the
Earl, who immediately went to the Duke of Alva, it was said to levy
men-of-war.
Was told by Ralph Stansall, servant to the Earl, that he had two
men in Paris to learn intelligence from England.
There is a talk amongst the rebels that when Her Majesty sent
for the Duke of Norfolk, the countrymen persuaded him not to go,
and they would live and die with him, and hung upon his horse's
tail and legs, exclaiming upon the whole country to stay him, and
that a Lord met him at midnight, and willed him to go back again.
Heard Richard ,the Earl of Derby's man, who came over a
year since as cook to Lord Morley, say that the Earl cast great guns
in the Isle of Man, to help for the religion, and had mass said,
and 12 beadmen in his house.
Thos. Taylor, one of the rebels, and servant to the Earl of Northumberland, willed examinate to tell his wife at Tadcaster that all
the rebels would be in England next spring. Ralph Stansall of York,
who had fled over for debt, also willed him to tell his wife that
he would be home next spring, and pay every man his own, and to
commend him to John Goodyer, Mr. Brogden, and Mr. Richardson
of York, and tell them that he heard mass daily for them.
Sherwood, a priest, sometime of the bishopric of Durham, who
sent home young Trollope to his mother, being sick, willed him to
tell her that if she had not obtained her husband's pardon, she was
not to sue for it, as he trusted that both he and the rebels would be
in England ere long. On coming away, saw soldiers prepared by
the Duke of Alva ; some said they were going with him into Spain,
and others to help the Earls into England, and would go to Scot-
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land, and that when they invaded England, they would enter two
parts of the realm at once.
Sir John Nevill delivered him one angel to carry to his wife, and
he had rings of hair of Thomas Taylor to carry to his wife, but they
were all, with 8s. of his own money, bribed from him in the ship.
Often heard the rebels say that when they came again into England, they would spoil the new ministers and heretics of all they
had, hang them, and not leave one alive to spread more evil seed,
for they came of Luther. They had books which declared that the
devil came to Luther at midnight, to tell him what he should say.
Henry Browne, a student at Louvaine, desired examinate to ask
John Browne of Selby to help him with money, which he would
repay if he could. Mrs. Lassells, the Countess of Northumberland's
gentlewoman, sent commendations to her father and mother.
Parkinson, the Earl of Westmoreland's servant, bade him get
Mrs. Parkinson to speak to Sir Geo. Bowes, his late master, to get
his pardon.
The French and Dutch doctors were disputing in the schools at
Louvaine that the Queen of England was not a righteous Queen,
and ought to be put out of her seat. It was also bruited she was
sore sick, and had lain speech[less] three days, at which the rebels
much rejoiced.
Also that a priest of Thirsk had openly in the pulpit asked his
prisoners' forgiveness for preaching and teaching false doctrine, of
which matter Dr. Saunders made a sermon at Louvaine.
Heard the rebels say that any man, for a little money, might pass
into England and back, at Dover, and that they knew everything
from Court within two days, if the weather served.
His chief cause in coming into England was to see his friends,
brothers, and sisters, and to hear who were alive, as he had heard
that the plague had been much about there, and that many had
been executed for their offences. Has not delivered any letters since
he came into England, nor intended to deliver those he brought,
nor the messages, but to disclose all to Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Dean
of York, to whom he declared part before he was apprehended and
imprisoned.
With list of 37 Englishmen at Louvaine, including the Earl of
Westmoreland and Lady Hungerford ; also note that many Irish and
Frenchmen are there, and that Sir Fras. Englefield finds a cloister
of nuns, and one of Charterhouse monks with money, either from
England or Spain. Also list of 14 at Mechlin, including the Countess
of Northumberland and Lord Dacre, and of 30 others at Bruges,
Tournay, Valenciennes, and other places in the Low Countries.
[4 pages.]
Oct. 10. 76. Capt. Thomas Leighton to the Earl of Leicester and Lord
Guernsey. Burghley. When at Court, I applied to you to be permitted to victual the castle for 500 men for three months, during summer, which
is the dangerous time, the victuals to be sold against winter, and renewed in spring. This may be done without going to the Queen's
coffers, if she will grant me a licence to export 4,000 or 5,000 quarters
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of corn ; the money rising from the licence would buy the victuals,
which would remain as Her Majesty's stores ; 1,000 marks will be
little to furnish it. The Bretons are greedy to buy corn ; last Parliament, an Act was passed that corn might be exported when not
above a certain price, so my suit will be easy, and I would gladly save
Her Highness charge. Send an answer by the bearer, Packington.
Corn will sell well this year, for it has failed in Spain and the
Canaries. If the licence come to more profit than is needful for
victualling, I will spend it on fortifying. [1 page.']
Oct. 10. 77. Thomas Duke of Norfolk to the Queen. I dare not presume to
Tower. hope for your favour, I confess myself so unworthy thereof ; but
when I look on your manifold mercies, which so many have tasted
since your prosperous reign, I am emboldened to make my trembling
hand offer you my most humble and lowly submission, having no
other means to_ease my oppressed mind. I am, for my offences and
disobedience, to ask pardon, first of Almighty God, and then of Your
Majesty ; the first I have done to my God, and so by his grace
will continue, with a new heart and mind of amendment, not doubting but to receive it, according to the Scripture, " He that knocketh
at the door shall have it opened unto him/'
I now prostrate at your feet myself, my children, and all that I have,
hoping more of your clemency than is my desert. I seek to excuse
myself no way, but wholly submit to what shall please your most
merciful heart. I am as a man that has run astray, and finding
favour for former good service has redoubled my follies. It is in
your power to make of my wretched mould whatever pleaseth
you ; my faith and religion being reserved to my Saviour, my body
being already your subject and prisoner, I dedicate my heart and
mind to be as it shall please Your Majesty. I do not seek favour
for former service, my undutifulness has blotted the same, nor dare
I remember that which heretofore was my greatest comfort, because
I deserved not that honour, which was that you accounted me
your kinsman. Woe worth the day that I entered into that matter
which has made such alteration of your favour, and heaped upon me
these intolerable troubles ! Unworthy wretch that I am ! that in all
the days of my life have coveted nothing but a quiet life, I take
God to witness, whatsoever some have judged to the contrary.
I dare not presume too long to trouble you with my lamentations,
but shall not cease to pray to God to put it into your heart to extend
your clemency. My service in time coming shall be such that you
will have no cause to repent your mercy. [1 page. CopyJ]
Oct. 11. 78. Third examination of Hen. Simpson before Sir Thos. Gargrave
York. an d Thomas Eynns.
1. Had the letter to Gregory Wilkinson from a priest at
Mechlin, who requested him to deliver it to Wilkinson, a maker
of hats at York, for Gregory Wilkinson's father.
2. The letter to be delivered at the Swan, Tadcaster, was sent
by Thos. Taylor to his wife ; was to tell her that he, Taylor, with
the rest of the rebels, would be in England next spring.
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3. That directed to Edw. Vavasour and signed R.V. was from
Ralph Vavasour, a scholar, to his kinsman in York : although
dated from Cologne, it was delivered at Louvaiue.
4. That to Thomas Metham was sent by Geo. Metham, his
brother, and desired money, or would never send again, or call
him brother.
5. Does not know John Soull, to whom a letter was directed
from Ralph Vavasour.
6. The letter to John Thorneley at Thornytoft was from Philip
Sherwood, to be delivered to Mrs. TroUope, whose son he
brought home, as also Robert Booth, who was sick at Louvaine
for two years, and has been beyond seas four years.
7. Supposes Ralph Stansall sent the letter to Christ. Marshall
from Thos. Marshall, his son, butler to the Earl of Westmoreland.
8. That to Margaret Browne was from her son Henry, a scholar,
and desired help of money if she was able.
9. That to John Bailie of Woodhall in Calverley was from
his son Thos. Bailie a priest.
10. That to Hen. Brewar is from Hen. Browne, butler in an
English house at Louvaine.
11. That to John Walton is from Gray a prisoner for murder.
Did not bring any books. Mr. Fowler, an Englishman, prints all
the English books at Louvaine written by Mr. Harding or others,
and the Duke of Alva's printer, who lives in Brussels, all the Latin
that are against the doings in England. Wm. Smith, a Welshman, servant to Dr. Harding, commonly brings the books to the
printing.
Was at Rome four years since when Sir Robt. Peckham died.
Had money of Mr. Englefield, and saw in the English hospital
Mr. Nevill, who said he had a living there ; could not get one, so
came away.
Parkinson, servant to the Earl of Westmoreland, required him to
speak to Mrs. Beamond of Beamond Hill, to be a suitor for him
to Sir Geo. Bowes, his late master, to procure his pardon that
he might come to England.
Cuthbert Nevill's servant asked him if he went to Durham
to deliver a Spaw ring to Stephenson's wife, a poor woman, formerly his hostess ; had a similar ring for Mark's wife but did not
see her.
Had an angel from Sir John Nevill for Lady Nevill, to be
delivered at Hunslow mill, and a pair of knives from Heighington
for Wm. Atkinson, but they were stolen from him in the ship.
Was willed by Mrs. Lassell's, Lady Northumberland's gentlewoman, to commend her to her father at Brakenbarghe, and to
her aunt Mrs. Kirkby.
Stephen Colyer, late cook to Thos. Metham and now servant to
the Earl of Westmoreland, sent commendations to Sir Thos. Metham.
Landed at Whitby, and hired a horse for Robert Booth who was
sick ; he that they hired the horse of rode with them on another
horse, and sometimes let his wife and others ride ; the rest went
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on foot to Billingham, where they hired another horse for 4<d. to
Mrs. Trollope's house, and the bailiff of the town lent young Trollope
another horse.
Had a letter from Philip Sherewood to Mrs. Trollope for money
for her son, and for his pains and charge in bringing him, but it was
not delivered.
Did none of his messages nor delivered any of his letters save the
ring to the poor woman in Durham, nor spoke with any but
Mrs. Trollope. [2| pages.]
Oct. 11. 79. Examination of Margaret, wife of Thomas Taylor, of Tadcaster,
before Sir Thos. Gargrave and Thomas Eynns. Has received no
letters or token from her husband since he left, but one brought
last Easter by a Dutchman, who with two others lay at her house
all night. One of them could speak English, and said he lived
in Northumberland, had a suit in London, and was not returning
to Flanders.
The other two spoke but ill English, and said they would return
to Flanders. Two or three days after, they returned and lay at
her house another night, and she sent her husband some small presents, as they said they dwelt in the same town, and that he was
clerk of the kitchen to the Countess of Northumberland.
But a week since, a servant either of Sir Rich. Sherborne or Sir
John Atherton arrived from York, and slept at her house, and said
that a man had been taken in York, with a letter from her husband to her. The persons named in cipher in her husband's letter,
are the daughters of Mr. Nelson, Hen. Nevill and his wife, and one of
the Fosters, some of whom owe him money. [1^ pages. In Gargrave's hand.]
Oct. 16. 80. Receipt by Bryan Penny for 91. from Dr. Wm. Latimer, dean
of Peterborough, for the first payment of his subsidy due to the
Queen on the 1st inst. [Scrap.]
Oct. 17. 81. Characters of a cipher between the Earl of Leicester and
Sir Hen. Nevill, relating to the Queen of Scots and the Duke of
Norfolk. [1 page.]
Endorsed by Burghley, "xvii. Octob. 1571. The ciphires in
y e D. of Norfolke's booke of Graftos chronicle."
Oct. 18. 82. Henry Lord Scrope to Lord Burghley. I examined, as
Carlisle. ordered, Thomas Carleton land Serjeant of Gillesland, as to receiving
Anth. Armstrong, but he denied that he has had anything to do
with him since he was a rebel with Leonard Dacre, who has fled the
realm, otherwise than that he sometimes came by stealth to his
house without his knowledge, and he has of late killed Geo. Wigham,
a notable thief and special friend of his. As to his office in Gillesland he says that, considering the time and the disorders in Liddes-
dale, he cannot keep it in good order without assistance, and cannot
find any man fit to supply it who would take it for the fee, which
is but 51. a year ; so I have continued him. charging him to look well
to his office, and avoid receiving Armstrong or any other rebels,
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Carlisle.
Oct. 20.
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and to have a special regard to the quiet of the country. Pray order
me how to proceed with him and his office. I shall do my best in
apprehending Armstrong, who once only very narrowly escaped me.
[1 page.]
83. Henry Lord Scrope to Lord Burghley. The poor inhabitants
within the lordship of Dalston, pertaining to the Bishop of Carlisle,
were anciently accustomed to free common of pasture within the
forest of Westward, of late pertaining to the Earl of Northumberland, which forest, by information of Thos. Hussey, has been inclosed, whereby the poor men are greatly impoverished, and Her
Majesty's service much impaired, for they had their horses grassed,
and their cattle brought up and increased in the forest, which by
the enclosure is greatly diminished.
As the poor men are bound to keep horse and armour for service
on these Borders, at their earnest request I make suit to you and
the Council in their cause, for a commission to some discreet persons
in the county to enquire of their rights, [f page.]
84. Richard Bishop of Carlisle to Lord Burghley. For Christ's
sake favour these poor men of the barony of Dalston, in Cumberland, in their suit to the Queen and Council for their common of
pasture in Westward forest, injuriously taken from them by Thos.
Hussey, then steward to the Earl of Northumberland, and now
supposed to be an attendant 'at Court. There are in the barony
300 poor householders, whose living depends upon this, and who in
all men's remembrance had their kine and nags therein, until the
summer before the late rebellion ; since then they have been debarred,
and if continued, will be forced to leave the country, and seek home
in Scotland, or God knows where. There are 200 men able to serve
the Queen in that frontier so impoverished that since the taking
from them the said common, they have wanted both horse and
armour, which they were wont to have always ready ; for skill
and courage they were as serviceable men as any on this Border.
Let Her Majesty grant a commission to my Lord Warden, Mr. Lamplough, her officer in the Westward, though he is somewhat partial
on the side against them, and any other indifferent gentleman in
this country. In behalf of these miserable wretches, 1 beseech you
to stand their friend. If I did not understand their miserable
causes I would not have written so boldly in their behalf to you,
who are known to be a patron to the poor and oppressed.
Praised be the Lord who, even in this utmost corner, amongst
these savage people, has mightily prospered his gospel and my simple
ministry. I dare assure you that there is not one within this little
diocese that openly repines against religion, and refuses to communicate or come to church, or that shuns sermons, or openly speaks
against the established religion, those of the Lowland excepted,
amongst whom is neither fear, faith, virtue, knowledge of God,
nor regard of any religion, which are but four parishes, viz., Arthureth, Kirklington, Bewcastle, and Stapleton. Some indeed are
not reclaimed in all things, but are in a good way. The officers
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of Gillesland and Greystock should be considered of by you, not
being trustworthy. [1^ pages.]
Oct. 21. 85. Examination of Henry Simpson before Sir Thos, Gargrave.
Although his wife is a Frenchwoman, and cannot speak English,
brought her to England, wanting to get a place in York or Newcastle, and there exercise his art of making hats, and place his wife
there, and then go to Valenciennes and fetch her mother, who is
an inn keeper, and has promised to sell what she has there, and
dwell with her daughter.
The rebels did not promise him anything on coming away ; had
no special talk with them, but heard some say they would be in
England next spring.
Became acquainted with them from trafficking from town to town
where they were, to buy wool and sell hats, and being an Englishman, they would talk with him. The Earl of Westmoreland bought
12 or 14 hats of him for his servants, at 2s. a piece.
Was not made privy to their doings. Of all the letters he received
from them, only delivered one to Stansall's wife, of commendation,
and saying that he trusted to be home next spring, and to pay all
his debts.
The Earl of Westmoreland keeps a good house, and has 40 or 50
come to meai with him, but only 12 or 14 household servants.
Does not know the name of the Englishman who brought over the
letter which the Earl read, and who afterwards said they had 100
friends in England for one man they had before, but thinks he had
been Fras. Norton's servant ; he had been at Court, and told them of
the Queen's sickness, and that men for a little money might pass
and repass at Dover.
Stansall said it was Hen. Ridley who carried the letters from the
Earl of Westmoreland to the Countess of Westmoreland and Earl
of Derby.
Does not know whether the Earl had horses, but when he rode
post to the Duke of Alva, for levying soldiers, he sent to the Duke
of Ascott, near Louvaine, to borrow one.
Stansall said that those who lay at Paris to learn news from
England were Mr. Stafford and Francis, who was cook to Mr.
Markenfeld, and spoke French.
The Earl of Westmoreland and his company were the chief Englishmen who conferred together ; those who were at Louvaine for
religion, before the rebels came, used not to come in their company. Has seen Sir Fras. Englefield refuse to meet or speak with
the Earl in the street, whereat the Earl was much offended ; but
every Thursday all the English in Louvaine went to Church to hear
mass and pray for England. Many persons are continually coming
from England into Flanders. Coming towards England, he met a
waggon with 14 men, women, and children from Oxfordshire, their
servants walking on foot with sky-coloured cloaks laid on with
green lace. Also,
Like examination of Edward Vavasour of York, capper. Remembers Ralph Vavasour, brother to Sir Wm. Vavasour, and
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his under sheriff. Knows no one of that name beyond sea, and
has never sent any money to any, nor received any letter ; does not
understand Latin, and never promised to go abroad.
Simpson, being re-examined, said he was appointed to deliver the
letter directed to Edw. Vavasour at a house by the common school
house in York.
With note that the said house is that of Dr. Vavasour the physician ; that the letter was almost all in Latin, which Edward did not
understand ; that it moved him to whom it was written to come
over sea, and mentioned 20Z. sent over ; Edw. Vavasour has not
sent money, but is a poor capper, dwelling in York. [2^ pages.]
Oct. 25. 86. Sir John Forster to the Council. On your letter for apprehendSeaton i n g gi r Hen. Percy, I sent letters to all suspicious places through
Delavai. ^ Q Middle Marches, not making any privy for whom it was, laying
watches of horse and foot in all places, with command to apprehend
all persons that should travel, that he might have no recourse into
Scotland. I then went myself to all places where I thought he would
be likely to repair, as Tynemouth, Beamish, and Purdow [Prudhoe ?],
but did not find him, and being sure he was not in these parts, sent
my son Nicholas to Ripon, to search for him ; there he learned that
he had ridden upon his own horse to Doncaster, and there took post
horses, intending to come towards you. Having made all these
parts quiet, I thought it good to continue the watches a little longer,
and doubting Tynemouth castle most, lest he should come thither
and keep himself secretly, and there take ship, and so pass over
the seas, I went thither, but only found John Metcalf, a rebel, late
servant to the Earl of Northumberland, who went with him into
Scotland, standing at the gates with his keys in his hand, who
declared he was the porter, and Thomas Dicam, another servant of
Sir Henry Percy. As I misliked Metcalf, I appointed certain men
to remain there with them. I inclose the muster-book of all the
soldiers assigned by Thos. Barton, the muster master, and now lying
in garrison at Harbottle.
Endorsed with the names of nine persons, some of whom were
sent to keep the castle, [f page.] Unclosing,
86. I. List by Thomas Barton, deputy muster master, of 59 men,
under Lieut. Nicholas Forster, who have entered into pay,
and been mustered by him. [1 page.] 10 Oct. 1571.
Oct. 26, 87. Answer of John Brooke of London, draper, Augustine Graffigna
of London, merchant stranger, Robert Billott, gent., servant to
Lord Burghley, Wm. Massy of the Inner Temple, gent., and
Dionis Sandways of London, gent., to interrogatories filed in the
suit of Fras. Alford, plaintiff, and Ludovic Greville, defendant.
Brooke remembers that in September 1568, Calthorpe, a broker, told
him that Augustine Porter and Fras. Alford, the plaintiff, had
entered into a bond for 240Z. to Geo. Stoddart, a grocer, for payment of 120/., and the latter not feeling satisfied, he, Brooke, in con7. A A
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sideration of five marks, became responsible for the amount, and
subsequently had an action brought against him by Stoddart, when
the sum was paid by Alford, with his own money and not with
Porter's.
GrafBgna remembers that in June 1568, he had in his hands certain
plate which he wished to sell ; Hawes, a broker, offered to purchase
1801. worth, upon 12 months' credit, and said it was for Porter, who
was a gentleman and would give ample security, but deponent
declined unless some good citizen would be bound for him. Two or
three days after, deponent met Hawes and Alford in Lombard Street,
when he took the latter's bond for the amount, and delivered the
plate to Hawes and a young man. The money was not paid by
Alford until long after it was due, and then less by 20Z. The bond
given to him by Alford he left with Benedict Spinola's nephew, to
receive the amount of a man in Wood Street, who told deponent that
he received it within one day after it was due.
Billot remembers that in July 1568, while servant to Alford, he
paid away various sums, amounting to 43Z., to the use of Wm. Porter,
as to one Massy, to lawyers, servants, &c. Also that Porter sent
[Rob.] Massy, his servant, to the plaintiff, then living in Salisbury
Court near Fleet Street, for money, and received 67L, for which
Massy gave the receipt now sh'own.
Wm. Massy deposes that he has compared the receipt produced
with some letters of his brother Robert's, and believes it to be his
handwriting. He asked him why he remained with Mr. Porter, his
master, seeing he had sold and mortgaged all his lands and living ;
Robert replied that he doubted not but he should do well enough
for all that, and that he had even then sold or mortgaged a piece of
land to Alford ; a day or two after, he brought a counterpart of the
conveyance to deponent's chambers, where it lay 12 months, when
he fetched it away, as also a pardon which Porter had obtained,
either for murder or felony.
Sandways remembers that in July 1568, Alford solicited him to go
with him to Dr. Mouse, a Master in Chancery residing at Shoreditch,
to see an acknowledgment of a deed of bargain and sale by Porter
of the manor of Aston-under-Edge, co. Gloucester, which he did, and
upon subsequently attending at Porter's lodgings, he saw him with a
note of sums which he owed to the plaintiff. There was also a debt
owing to the plaintiff by Greville, for which he had him in suit upon
an assumpsit, and subsequently recovered the amount. With further
interrogatories for the examination of Brooke and Sandways on
behalf of the plaintiff. [20 sheets damaged and imperfect.]
Oct. 28. 88. John Leveson to the Earl of Warwick. You told me to ask
Wolverhampton.jf I eV er required your aid; as I have never before asked, I trust
you will not now consider me too bold. There is a matter depending in the Court of Requests between me and Wm. Grene, formerly
my servant, whom I brought up and helped to live as an honest
man, and put him in trust for myself; amongst other things I
entrusted him to take the knowledge of a fine, in his own name, of
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Place de
Greve, Paris.
Nov. 5.
Nov. 9.
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401. a year, growing out of my land, which I should have purchased
of a kinswoman, and now he would detain the rent to himself,
having paid nothing, and being simply an instrument of trust ; this
would be to the undoing of my poor kinswoman and my great hurt,
having laid out great sums for the same ; pray write or speak to
the Master of Requests that I may have equity and favour for your
Lordship's sake.
Thanks for your good will with regard to the wood that I purchased of you ; I made a bad bargain through ignorance, yet neither
your Lordship nor your servants were to blame.
P.S. Sir George Blount has long borne me ill-will through some
transactions between us, and he is a great bearer with Grene against
me. [1 pages much defaced.']
89. Nich. Houel to Lord Burghley. Hearing of the Queen's
perfections, her favour for science, and her love for painting and
portraiture, and that she wishes to make a large collection of portraits, and knowing that your merit has made you first in her
Council, I beg you to inform her that for 25 years I have been
collecting the portraits of the most excellent workmen in the world,
Italian, French, and German. I have enough to make 20 volumes,
which would enrich her library, and give her honour and pleasure ;
four volumes on the Holy Scriptures ; others of Greek and Roman
history, histories, drolleries, nobles with their towns, architecture,
Albert Durer's works, &c.
Also I have a cabinet of pictures of the best masters ; also busts,
medals, vases, &c. all at reasonable prices ; if the Queen would send
over a gentleman or her ambassador here to view them, I would
receive him with the utmost courtesy. [French, 2 pages.}
90. Order in the suit of Fras. Alford, plaintiff, and Ludovic
Greville, defendant, that Wednesday next is the day appointed
for the parties to make proofs or disproofs to matter specified in a
former order of 23 Oct ; on which day the counsel on both sides
are to be present, that the Court may make further order. Copy
by Martin James. [^ page.}
91. John Lee to Lord Burghley. There has been hot talk that
Lord Seaton and Dacre, with a Spaniard of credit, were gone for
Scotland with two ships laden with munition and arms, whereof
10 or 16 pieces were taken out of the castle, and 5,000 Walloons ;
1,000 or 1,500 are in readiness to be embarked, but for jealousy of
the French King, who is coming to St. Quentin to celebrate the
marriage with 5,000 soldiers.
Lord Seaton and Dacre have been a month at Camphire. To-day
I met Lord Seaton riding post for Brussels. They mean to set Lord
Northumberland at liberty, either by sword or composition of
money, of which they vaunt a great store, as the Pope and State of
Italy have given them 300,000 crowns. Then the Earl of Northumberland and Dacre will enter the borders of England, not doubting
but all the North will take their parts. They count on the Earl of
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Dec. 6.
Dec. 7.
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Derby and his force, affirming that he has already refused to come
up to Court ; also that the Earl of Shrewsbury, through some effeminate desire, is wholly addicted to the Scottish Queen. I write not
what they expect of the Earls of Pembroke and Worcester, Lord
Montague, and of all Norfolk and Suffolk joining with them. I trust
their surmises will be untrue.
When it is known here that the rebellion is begun in the North,
some of our soldiers will land in Norfolk. The Earl of Westmoreland is spoken of for captain, but he grieves thereat, being repentant and dutiful, as you will perceive by his letters to you and the
Earl of Leicester. Some think the Duke of Norfolk and Queen of
Scots will be brought to the Tower. Rudolphi was here, and has
ridden post to Spain. If you would venture 50 or 60 crowns on
an Italian here, you can have his doings deciphered. The bearer
and myself are suspected about Prestall's coming to England ; he is
thought to be the betrayer of these matters. [2 pages.]
92. Inventory of bed and table linen, wearing apparel, &c.
[1 page.]
93. Note of persons appointed by Queen and Council to be discharged from the impost on wines provided for them, viz.: 10
bishops, 12 to 3 tuns each ; 7 deacons and provosts, 3 tuns ;
the nobility, 12 to 4 tuns each ; ambasssadors of France and
Spain, 12 tuns each, or more if needful ; Privy Councillors, law
and other state officers, noble ladies, 33 knights, and 1 esquire
from 10 tuns to 1. With note that any lady who is of good
reputation for hospitality, and is omitted from this list, may have
a meet allowance, provided the total quantity allowed does not exceed 1,000 tuns yearly. Those who provide their own wines may
do so impost free. All wine for the Queen's household to be duty
free, on certificate by her household officers. [2 pages.]
Endorsed, " A coppie of the note whereunto the Queene's hande
was sett, and remayneth in the Exchequer for the allowance of the
impost to the nobilitye in the tyme of Mr. Gardner, the impost
Master." \Sir Walter Mildmay probably alludes to this list in his
letter of 21 Nov., Lorn. Miz., Vol. LXXXIIL, No. 15.]
94. Grant to Freeman Young, valet of the Chamber, of the office
of keeper of St. Mary's palace, near the city walls, York, with the
gardens, orchards, pools, &c. ; fee, QL 13s. 4>d. [2 sheets, Latin.]
95. Bills in detail for making a loose gown for Mr. Webb, 54s. 5d.,
and Mrs. Clinkerte, 25s. Qd. [1 page]
96. John Lee to Lord Burghley. The wife of Rob. Pygot has
written me to request your influence with Her Majesty in behalf
of her husband ; she declares his dutiful disposition and wish to
serve you. Pray be good Lord to her and her children. [| page]
97. John Lee to Lord Burghley. Mr. Harvey has brought news
from Spain that greatly pleases our contraries, that they shall have
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overthrow given the Turk by Don John of Austria, who they
trust will be King of England within a year ; and that his next
enterprise will be to subdue the English Turks, which they say will
be easy, considering the great force he will bring with him, the
great aid he will have with us, and the Scots ready to join him.
They augur well because Sir Fras. Englefield, who has always dealt
very secretly, now deals openly, and lives at Brussels to follow it,
which he would not do unless something important was taking effect.
Lady Northumberland, either for hope or some private cause, stays
at Brussels to prosecute her affairs.
The Duke of Medina is expected daily ; his soldiers are at Alleredo,
ready to embark. Our contraries think he will arrive in Scotland
or on some part of the coast of England ; he brings x 3,000 or 4,000
soldiers. [1 page.]
Dec. 27. 98. Kobt. Braham to Paul Gresham, at the Court of Exchequer (?).
St. John's day. Thanks for your friendly advertisement touching ray debts to Her
Majesty, most of which I mean to pay before my next account at
Candlemas. I have received Crisp's arrears these two years, and
not charged myself, partly through Burrowes' fault, and partly
through my brother's, but I will charge myself with it in the next
account. He is the worst payer within, my receipts, and has not
paid this year's rent. With regard to your further request, I have
not 4>l. in my house, but if you will send for four or five marks, you
shall not fail thereof; your bill of 20 nobles I will send up next
term, and trust that you will then help me with the 101. to make
my account, [f page.]
Dec. 31. 99. Thos. Leigh,ton to Council. An information has been given
Guernsey, you, brought by certain merchants, that I have declared I will take
custom of those who touch here with Spanish commodities, and that I
have lately taken custom of Rob. Ford, merchant of Bristol, for reysings. The truth is on 8 Nov., the Anne Gallante of Morlaix came
in, laden with reysings, of which I received the usual customs, but
saw nothing of Rob. Ford, only of Peter Preshante, the French shipmaster. I have declared that I will take custom for merchandises
brought in strange bottoms, as I am warranted to do ; this the
merchants know, for when the first motion was made for establishing the Spanish trade here, they wanted to compound with me for
their customs, which they had not done if the custom was not due ;
but I have written you of their jugglings. I only take what my
predecessors have done for 100 years, and what my patent authorises ; yet if any money arise therefrom, I will spend it in
fortifying the castle. In France they pay two customs, but our
Englishmen grudge one, even when goods come in a strange bottom.
No custom is asked of English goods exported or Spanish goods
received here, but they wrest orders to the uttermost, and seek to
bereave men of their right. I am. not grown rich enough for any
to envy my wealth, for 1 have not taken 40. yet. You bid me no
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more to demand custom. I am a poor gentleman, let me enjoy
what of right belongs to me.
P.S. I enclose the copy of a letter from the Queen to the bailiff
and jurats of Guernsey, signifying her pleasure concerning merchandise brought thither in strange bottoms, by which it will appear
that I have taken customs on good authority. [2 pages.]
Enclosing,
99. i. The Queen to the bailiff and jurats of Guernsey. You
shall take order that henceforth, all merchandise imported
in strange bottoms to the island pays such customs as
strangers are bound to pay. [^ page.]
Hampton Court, 13 July 1571.
Dec. 100. Sir John Forster to the Council. According to your letters,
Near Alnwick. I went to Tynemouth castle with Sir John Delaval, a gentleman
never suspected of unkindness towards Sir Henry Percy; and for
more show of indifference, I sent for Cuthbert Carnaby, a justice
of peace that always leaned to that house, to meet me and the
rest there at a day appointed ; but why he came not we do not
know. I and Sir John Delaval viewed and ordered things as
appertained; we found Thomas Dicam, Metcalf the porter, and
Helme, who confessed to us that since my first being there, they
had put in seven others, as appears by a schedule enclosed, under
the hands of two of Sir Henry's servants. Of this number we
found Metcalf, who had charge of the gates, and who is touched
with the last rebellion, and is a servant of the late Earl of
Northumberland. We sequestrated him, and committed that charge
to Dicam, a servant of Sir Henry's, and as we found the number
insufficient for the guard of such a place, learning that Sir Henry
Percy has by patent from the Prince, an allowance for 17 able men,
we appointed eight more until your pleasure is further known, and
have taken order that their charges are defrayed by Sir Henry.
We have also viewed the ordnance, and send you a schedule ; as it
is almost useless for want of stocks, ladles, sponges, and wheels, we
desire a warrant to the master of the ordnance here to put it in order.
We have also stated that munition is needed, and that a master
gunner of skill should be assigned, as the castle is destitute of one.
You admonish me to leave off the remembrance of unkindness ; 1
would be sorry, knowing with whom I deal, that my certificate
should not show my duty, and quit me also of all suspicion of
ancient quarrels. [1 page, signed also by Sir John Delaval]
Enclosing,
100. i. Note, signed by Thos. Dicam and Robt. Helme, appointed
by Sir John Forster, Lord Warden of the Middle Marches,
Sir John Delaval, and Cuthbert Carnaby, on warrant
of Council, to take a view of Tynemouth castle, of six
persons named, called to the guard of the castle, eight
days after the Lord Warden was last at Tynemouth, by
Sir Hen. Percy's command; also that deponents, John
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Metcalf and Sir Jas. Rowley, were the persons found by
the said Lord Warden as the guard of the said castle,
under Sir Hen. Percy. [1 page.]
100. n. Note by Sir John Forster and Sir John Delaval, of ordnance, powder, and munition found in Tynemouth
castle, and of what is required for defence of the same.
With request for a warrant to the master of the ordnance
to repair the ordnance. [1 page.]
Dec. ? 101. William Bowie to Lord Burghley, I lately delivered you
certain letters subscribed by the Lord Treasurer, Sir Thomas Benger,
and John Holt, late yeoman of the revels, for your favour in
obtaining the said office in Holt's and my name. Since then Holt
has died, and unless you now obtain me the office, myself and
family will be ruined. I have long served therein as Holt's deputy,
and been forced to sell my living to pay money to him upon the
composition, as also to the creditors and workmen, for money due
to them in the office, only to maintain its credit. [^ sheet]
1571?
102. [John Daniell] to the Lord [Keeper]. I am informed that the
Earl of Leicester, 10 years since, ordered my servant, John Daniell,
to permit Geo. Ireland to enjoy certain tithes growing out of his
lordship of Dewsbury. Ireland has since granted the same to
Wm. Asten, his brother-in-law, who made a lease thereof to my
servant, for 21 years. Nevertheless Asten and Ireland devised to
defraud my servant both of his money and bargain ; to accomplish
which Asten surrendered his estate back to Ireland, who entered
into possession, and thereby caused Asten to forfeit his bond and so
avoided the forfeitures. They further conspired together that the
said Asten should hide himself in Ireland's house, meaning thereby
not only to obtain possession of the tithes, but to defeat the lease,
and take away the means to recover the penalties in the bond. Let
the cause be heard before your Lordship, and the order meanwhile
respited. I declined my servant's request to appeal to the Privy
Council against extremities shown in the execution of the order,
and advised him to submit.
You appointed my said servant to the charge of 100 soldiers, the
keeping of their armour, &c., which he has performed, both training the men, and taking care of the armour four years, at his own
charge. I beg for hirn a recompence for the past, and a yearly
allowance for the service.
At the foot is a fragment of a letter soliciting interest on behalf
of a person injured by the proceedings of his nephew, who has fled
the country through fear. [1 sheet]
Endorsed are arguments in the suit between Ireland and Daniell
in the Exchequer Court at Chester, respecting the tithes in Dewsbury.
103. Bill between Rich. Dudley, receiver and treasurer for Her
Majesty's portion of the mines royal in Cumberland and Westmoreland, and the governor and company of the said mines, witnessing
the delivery by Daniel Hechsteter, resident at Keswick, and governor
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for the merchant strangers, and Rich. Ledes, also resident there
for the English partners, of the profits to be paid to the said Dudley
on behalf of Her Majesty, by virtue of her letter of 23 July 1570 ;
viz., from the beginning of the works, 17 Nov. 1570, up to 21 June
1871, there were made in copper 1,410 quintals, including 1,000
before sold and delivered to the Queen, of all which a twentieth
part has been delivered to Dudley by Hechsteter and Edes, and
amounted to 70^ cwt. ; from 21 June to 23 Nov. there has also
been made into copper 720 quintals, the 15th part whereof also
delivered to Dudley amounted to 48 quintals. Signed by Hechsteter
and Edes. [1 pages]
104. Note of remembrance to the Earl of Leicester and Lord
Burghley. It will be seen by the above bill, signed by two of the
governors of the minerals, that Dudley has received 118 quintals,
since which 46 more have been paid to his deputy, Thomas Pickering,
making altogether 164 quintals received as Her Majesty's portion.
Signed " Richard Dudley." [ page.]
105. First answer of Ludovic Greville in the Star Chamber, to
the bill of complaint of Fras. Alford. [7 sheets.']
106. Statement [by a canon of Windsor] of reasons why the dean
and canons should be exempt from payment of subsidy. They have
only 40. corpus and I2d. a day when present ; have to increase the livings of vergers, choristers, &c. ; pay 900?. a year or more for repairs ;
300?. steward's expenses ; 50?. for chanters, augment curates' livings,
&c., yet their revenues are less by 2,000 marks than formerly. They
have still to pay 20?. yearly for 12 St. Anthony's men in London,
though having no lands of St. Anthony. Pecedents for their discharge. Account of charges on the Alms Knights' lands. [2 pages.]
107. Supplication of the Puritans of London to the Queen, to set
forth the true word of God, to cut down, root out, and utterly
destroy all monuments of idolatry produced by the canon law, as
forked caps and tippets, surplices, copes, starch cakes, godfathers
and godmothers, and all other abominations ; and according to the
commands of God, not to use in his service the manners, fashions,
and customs of the papists, but utterly to destroy them. This
canon law has killed the Lord's servants, Richard Fitz, minister,
Thomas Bowland, deacon, and many others, and the very walls of
the City prisons could testify the Lord's anger against such unjust
persecution. With a prayer that the Queen, in the 13th year of
her reign, may imitate Jehosophat, and cast down idolatry. Signed
by 11 males and 16 females. [1 sheet] Annexing,
107. I. " The trewe markes of Ghristes Churche, &c. The order
of the privye churche in London, which by the malice of
Satan is falselie slaundred & evell spoken of." Signed
Richard Fitz, minister. [Black letter, printed. % page.]
107. II. Declaration by a Puritan of tJie reasons moving him to
join in prayer and the hearing of God's word with those
that have not yielded to idolatry, and for his not coming
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back again to the preaching, &c. of them that have received
the marks of the Romish beast. \Black letter, planted.
108. Declaration of Robert Horsbrygg, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Laurence Banister has been servant to the Duke of Norfolk during
the late rebellion, and has since had doings with Lord Dacre's
lands ; being on the frontiers in the Borders, he had authority to
receive and take up the revenues thereof. In May, the year
after the rebellion, he wrote to Edw. Dacre, who is not the
Queen's friend, and asked him to stir the common people, who, he
knew would rise to make a dissent against the Prince in that
country. Edw. Dacre refused, because his brother fared so evilly
in that matter before, and said he would never bear arms against
his Prince ; that if he would, he had not power, and that a man
must have a great substance to do such a deed.
Banister answered him, take the matter in hand, and you shall
not want substance ; you know the value of Dacre's lands
is 5,0001. a year, of which I have as much ready ; and if you will
receive it and keep promise with me, and send an answer by a
priest to Rokley castle, I will make you better friends than you
are aware of, viz., Rich. Lowther of Lowther and Thos. Carleton
of Carleton, and Fergus Grame of the mote of Ledell, with other
gentlemen that are our good friends. As for money, if you
need another 5,OOOL you shall have it within 14 or 20 days, for
we trust to have you a constant friend ; and if you will stand
to it, we believe you can make more party on the Borders than
all our money can. Now is the time, for the Duke is in the
Tower, and will die for his offences ; but if you would stir up a
small commotion in the North, then we have promise of the city
of London to set him at large ; and this shall be your release,
confirmed by your brother Leonard Dacre's hand. [1^ pages.}
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1572.
Jan. 1. 1. Mich. Tempest to his cousin, Cuthbert Vasey. I am glad of
Brussels. this messenger to carry my letter, since others have miscarried. My
father and I commend ourselves to you and the good laird of
Cowbardye ; we do not forget your friendship and courtesy, and
will requite it if erer it lies in us. We are both in health, and
living quietly with safety of conscience, without any relief as yet of
any Prince ; neverthless we expect it shortly by the grace of God,
and hope to see a happy end of all our troubles. We are glad to hear
you remain the same men we left you, and with such good success
in your North parts, and yourselves safe. If the bearer cannot
deliver a letter of mine to Dorothy Carr, pray send it her. [1 page.]
[Jan. 8.] 2. Note that Calverley, an Englishman, sued Clowtier, a stranger,
in the Queen's Bench for 450., and upon trial at Guildhall, he
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obtained a verdict, and issued execution. The defendant thereupon
got one Smith, a substantial man, and one of the customers for
the city of London, to arrest him for a debt to the Exchequer
of 160Z., and he was thereupon committed to the Fleet. Then
Calverley got an habeas corpus to the Warden of the Fleet to
bring up Clowtier, who replied that he was in execution for the
Queen's debt, and brought him to the bar. The court committed him
to the Marshalsea upon both debts. The Warden of the Fleet thereupon sues in the Exchequer for an habeas corpus to bring Clowtier
before the Barons of the Exchequer, to be re-committed to his
custody ; the Keeper of the Marshalsea rejoins that the Court of
King's Bench has given commandment to retain him in regard of
the prerogative of that Court, and this is the sum of the controversy.
[1 page. See Dom., Eliz. Vol. LXXXV., Nos. 2, 3.]
3. Dr. Nich. Saunders to the Earl of Northumberland. Amongst
my other fortunes, I account it not the best that I am forced to
leave this county when you, as we hear, are drawing near to it, for
now I depart to Italy, being called for to Rome ; and yet, amongst my
adversities, I accept it the least, that I go not hence before I see
you in some towardness to come hither. What travail my lady has
taken for your delivery, not only do I know, who was a part of it,
but all men see, because she was no longer able to work by private
means, but was forced to follow the Court, and to press upon the
Duke's grace, even against his will. God saw her tears and heard
her prayers ; but what say I, hers ? He saw and heard yours,
which were so earnest that they also appeared in her. I shall long
to hear from you, being at Rome, and much more to hear of your
delivery, and to deliver your letter of thanks to him that there
loves you, and truly if he loves you, as he has given good evidence,
then God loves you ; for these 300, years there was no such man in
that see, albeit many excellent men have sat there. But you have a
more proper token of God's love, your imprisonment, affliction,
trouble, and tedious oppression, that do you embrace, and you have
conquered the world. As you have borne yourself well in adversity,
so take care not to forget the goodness of God if he send you
prosperity, as I beseech him to do. [2 pages.]
4s. John Lee to Lord Burghley. The Countess of Northumberland has been waited upon by 20 gentlemen, and was brought to
the speech of the Duke of Alva, by his son's means, on the 5th inst.
Redman, the interpreter, would have made a long oration if he
would have permitted him ; he divided it into three parts ; the first,
concerned the cause of her banishment, the second the delivering of
the Earl of Northumberland, and the last for continuing their
pensions which were now restrained. He answered in a few words,
and reserved the determination thereof to the King of Spain,
granting an allowance of 100 crowns, to be paid for the time present
until further order shall be taken.
Lord Seaton has been here these five or six days in disguise,
and has willed such as knew him to hold his being here secret, and
has informed them that the Queen of Scots shall prevail in the end,
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notwithstanding the little hope thereof at present ; and willed them
to be patient, for the time should not be long. He sought to take up
money here by exchange to be repaid in France, and was very inquisitive as to' whether the Queen has any ships in readiness, and as
to their number. Owen, Lord Arundel's servant, who is very
intimate with Lady Northumberland and the rest, has lately sent
his man over with letters, and the searcher, being their friend,
suffers them to pass and repass at pleasure. Owen passed by his
sufferance, and since then there is another come over, named Story,
who is reported to have brought goods value 5001. or 600?. for Sir
Fras. Englefield, who will shortly keep house in the same city
where Lady Northumberland remains.
Old Norton and all the rest save Westmoreland are most earnest
suitors for their pensions, but none of them have obtained it but
Mr. Ralph Lyffe ; Westmoreland will not make any suit, for if the
rest be paid, he trusts he will also. I hear nothing of the performance of his late promise, notwithstanding my earnest letter to
him. Fras. Norton is very sick, and it is doubtful if he will recover ; he thinks himself countenanced here and rejected there ;
as he is in great poverty, if you and the Earl of Leicester would
move the Queen in his behalf, it would be a most charitable deed,
and nothing prejudicial to the Queen, for I believe he would be most
dutiful hereafter. Prestall likes it well that the Ambassador is commanded away, affirming that the greater the injuries offered to the
King of Spain he will seek the greater revenge, which they trust
shortly to see attempted as well in Ireland as in Scotland, besides
the home enemies, being fully persuaded that the long lingering of
the long expected Duke of Medina tends to the attempting of some
great exploit ; my daily prayers shall be to the Almighty to withstand the same. [2 pages. The passages in italics are in cipher
undeciphered.]
5. Suggestions by John [Leslie] Bishop of Ross to Lord Burghley,
for the decipher of certain characters, some being the same as in
the common cipher delivered to the Council at Higford's committing. In this, as in other things, I make you participant of as much
as I know. Pray regard my request in my last touching my liberty,
and let not my speeches or writings be used to accuse any, according
to your assurances. I marvel not to have had an answer to my
former letter. [1 page.]
Endorsed, " Letters propowned to Godyer and decypherde by the
Byshoppe of Rosse this 15 Januarie 1571."
6. Account of the arraignment and trial of Thomas Duke of Norfolk
for high treason. [4 pages. Imperfect, much damaged, less detailed
than tJiat printed in Howell's State Trials, Vol. I., pp. 957-1031,
but slightly differing.]
Jan. 17. 7. Richard Bishop of Carlisle to Lord Burghley. Knowing your
Rose Castle, good nature, I craved your help on behalf of my poor neighbours of
Cumberland. the ^ aron i es o f Dalston, Wigton, and Brughe, in their suit for the
right of common of pasture of the Westward, Cumberland, being
Jan. 15.
The Tower.
Jan. 16.
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their only stay, of which they had been unjustly deprived by
Thos. Hussey, and other evil counsellors of the late Earl of Northumberland. By your good means they obtained a commission for
examination of their rights, which has been indifferently executed.
The jury, mostly gentlemen of the shire, found a verdict accordingly,
which I transmit to you and the Council with thankfulness. Pray
continue to favour these poor men. I may be partial in their
cause, but it touches many of my poor tenants. The prayers of
thousands are daily offered for you ; duty and the integrity of the
cause enforce me patrocinari pauperibus et oppressis. [1 page.]
8. Christopher Danby to the Earl of Northumberland. I have
not written you, having been in France nearly 20 weeks after the
rest of my company, and my movements in these Low Countries
uncertain, but I have not forgotten you in my prayers. Pray account
me as one whose goodwill shall never fail you. Enclosed is Sir John
Neville's letter to you ; he departed with Dr. Saunders for Rome on
the 25th. [ page.]
9. Christ. Danby to John Swinburn. I am sorry for your misfortune, nevertheless when I consider the occasions of all your extremities, not mistrusting your wisdom in taking all things as of
God's appointment, it turns my sorrow into joy, especially considering the Almighty punishes where he loveth, and by your suffering
patiently, it makes you the more like unto himself, and so to attain
the due reward. Consider what the Princes of this world be subject
to, as also the uncertainty of it. You may account yourself a happy
man, that by God's sufferance you are taken from the joys and
vanities of it, and in the end obtain the heavenly joy prepared for
his elect. I shall remember you in my prayers which is all I can
do ; also good Mr. Palmer and Master Geo. Smyth. [| page.]
10. J. A., priest, to E. C. K. Pray crave my parents' blessing for
me, and confer with my mother, and ascertain whether if I should
come home, it would turn my father to me. Trouble or no, I do not
think I shall put it in practice, but my wants are very great. Pray
be a means to them to help me. My master has so little to do with,
and so many ways to employ it, that I cannot crave it at his hands.
I do not feign this, as God knows ; and believe me, for conscience'
sake, I would not desire to come home until the world and our poor
country are in more quietness ; I refer myself wholly to your
advice. If you should desire my return, I think my master would
not suffer it, but I hope this will move you to send me some means.
My cousin and companion sends her commendations. [1 page]
Jan. 4-f. 11. Grant to John, son of Roger Taverner, of the reversion after Sir
Westminster. Fras. Jobson, whose deputy Roger now is, of the office of surveyor of
woods belonging to the Court of Augmentations, north of the Trent ;
fee, 50Z. a year. [4 sheets, Latin]
Endorsed with note of a like grant to Thos. Morgan. [See
Calendar 25 May 1603.]
Jan. |f.
Louvaine.
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Jan. 22. 12. Leonard Dacre to his brother Edw. Dacre. I received your
Mechlin, letter by my man William. The bearer will inform you of the cause
of my silence ; whatever fair promises William had, I have never
heard nor received anything from that side the seas, and so remain
without hope of good. Let my friend understand as much as you
can, that he may let others know ; I understand he was with you at
the Laird of Redell's ; if any will help me, they must deliver it to
you, and you send it hither by Lord Maxwell's means, with some
merchant of Dumfries. I understand that you mean to travel this
spring. Pray stay if you can safely, as all things are so chargeable. Commend me to my old cousin R. ; keep him with you
wherever you go, and follow his advice, which I know will be
faithful. My commendation to his son William and Mungoy, and to
old Thomas.
Tell Lord Maxwell that I will send copies of the writings between
him and Laird Johnston with the first Dumfries merchant that
I can learn of. I had written further to you in cipher, but that
you wrote to me in cipher which I have not the copy of, by Metcalf,
wherein you have hindered me and yourself. Deliver the enclosed
bill to Mungo. [1 page.] Enclosing,
12. I. Leonard Dacre to his servant Mungoy. You may think
something in me that you have not heard o/tener ; defer
it until our meeting, for if God sends me life and ability,
you shall Jind me a true and faithful master to recompense all things past I understand tlie lack of the privy
token between us has been a hindrance of help ; but
I put it in uniting, and in great extremity, cast it with
otlters in the sea. If the party will help in this my need,
you must get it conveyed by some Dumfries' merchant. I
have not received a groat these 12 months but IQl., which
does not bear the bringers charges, [f page.]
Mechlin, 22 Jan. 1572.
Jan. 25. 13. Thomas Bayly to John Svdnburn. Thanks for yours of
Louvaine. August. I wrote from duty, but distance and the iniquity of the
time will not suffer me to show myself in deed mindful of your
goodness. I would have sent you some of Mr. Palmer and Mr.
Smith's books, some Agnus Deis, beads, &c., which you and other
good Christian men desired to have, but I fear you would not
be suffered to occupy them, and that they would be in danger of
being abused. Commend me to your companions.
P.S. Sir J[ohn] N[eville] salutes you. He is this day gone
towards Rome with Dr. Saunders and others, and if my purse had
been well filled, I had gone with them. I look for Sir John the
latter end of May. He has set forth with a good mind and fervent
zeal. [1 page.]
Jan. 28. 14. Daniel Rogers to Lord Burghley. You will me to declare
Chancery Lane. w hat I know touching the malice of Edinond Mather against you.
No one has better marked his practices or had better occasion ; we
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being together four years in France, he so trusted me that he let
me see every letter that he wrote for my Lord Ambassador, and
asked my opinion, and by often reasoning together, I easily marked
what was in him, and I never thought he would come to any other
end. I knew him before Sir Hemy Norris' coming to France, where
I was studying, and I noticed that our Papists and Louvainists
resorted to him, and that he sent their letters into England, but
never communicated with Protestants. Being desired to reside
with Sir Henry, I easily perceived that, although there was no
religion in him (Mather), he inclined to defend Popery for faction's
sake. Instances of the factious disposition of him and of Jenney.
Mather was a slanderer both of friends and enemies.
He often told me in what credit he was with Sir Walter Mildmay, and what he had done for him, and that Sir Walter Mildmay
was the chiefest enemy of the late Duke of Norfolk, as being very
proud, and the Duke making no suit to him. I suspect that he
had particular intelligence from the Duke, for three months before
the Duke was brought to Windsor, he told me in France, on re-
turning from England, that he was sure of a great hurly-burly in
England, as the Duke would marry the Queen of Scots, either by
fair means or foul, and that he should be well appointed by that
time, with a couple of horse pistols, &c. for service amongst them.
On my coming from the Admiral of France at Poictiers to my Lord
Ambassador, he laboured to send me to England, and advised me
to look to my own affairs, as there would be a change of religion.
He was so familiar with Liggons, that as soon as he was come,
he told me that a gentleman of the Duke's and a friend of his had
arrived, and he talked with him of his master's practices. He tried
to get acquainted with Pacisco, who he thought was in England
for some such enterprise as he had in hand, but he was deceived ;
for Pacisco often frequenting the Lord Vidame's house, and growing
acquainted with me, asked me about Mather, and said he thought
him a meddler in the Duke's affairs, as going by the Duke's house
to see the Spanish minister, he often saw him coming from the
house, and heard he was familiar with handlers in the Duke's affairs.
I told Mather of it, and he thanked me much for so doing.
If any know what he has lately enterprised, it must be Nanfant
or Skidmore, with whom he was more familiar than with his old
friends in France ; for when the Queen of Scots' state began to be
disputed, he had undue familiarity with the Scotch ambassador's
brother and his steward, with whom he only could agree when we
fell into dispute touching the Queen of Scots' defence. He was told
such things by them that he must have betrayed great secrets to
them. He commended and first brought to my Lord Ambassador
that false traitor Meslic, who without his direction had not had the
head to betray the letters sent to the Prince of Orange, which he
first delivered to the Cardinal of Lorraine. He openly defended his
acts, avouching to Edw. Norris that it was no marvel if he wrote
to the Cardinal, of whom he was assured to receive a reward, as he
would receive nothing of the Prince ; as though he had not received
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money for his journey from his master, my Lord Ambassador, and
should not rather have looked for a reward at home than of him to
whom he was sent. His traitorous dealing was suspected when
Mr. Chaunge, a minister, complained to my Lord that he had discovered the rendezvous of the Duke of Deuxponts and the Admiral
to the King's Council ; but what better might a man look for at his
hands who would even mock at God, and who cared not by what
villainy he might advance himself?
If his malice towards you had been of late conceived, yet it were
most horrible. It is very horrible to kill any man, more horrible to
seek the death of such a councillor, in whose safety consists the health
of the commonwealth ; most horrible of all to kill one who has been
his advancer.
Three years past, Mr. Hurleston, my host, desired me, as I was
sent to you out of France, to declare what he had understood
from Mr. John Harbert [Thos. Jenny], to whom Mather had said he
would kill you that you might not hinder the designs working [my
Lady Lenox, with whom,, when she was in the Tower, Mather's
sister was'], but I did not fearing lest Mather might be in your favour,
and I knew if he had been charged with it, he would have said Hurleston had invented it through ill-will, as they two could never agree,
which arose from Mather's deceitful nature. Harbert could have
proved Mather's deceit, as he was always very familiar with him, and
opened the matter to Hurleston, because he saw Mather went about to
undermine all those who were in credit with my Lord Ambassador, as
Hurleston always was, for his virtuous and gentlemanlike actions.
Mather often talked on whether it were better to execute an enterprise by a dag or dagger ; he commonly threatened his enemies with
stabbing, and exercised himself with a dagger, to prove how he
might hold it the surest. Touching Brune ; I often spoke to him
in France ; he was familiar with Mather, who attempted to bring
him into my Lord Ambassador's service, and wrought with Brune's
cousin Mr. Southwell to commend him for the stable, and Mather
told me he was fit to set men together by the ears. He had no
sooner come to Paris, where the Court then was, but he was very
familiar with all the Scots who were familiar with the Cardinal of
Lorraine, and the Hamiltons who slew the Christian Earl of Murray
were his best companions. There were certain persons appointed by
the Cardinal of Lorraine to kill you, some of whom were shown to
me while in his company.
I have written largely from no malice, but that you may judge
of his malice towards you, which is four years older than he has
confessed ; I hear that Hurleston has this day come to town, and can
better declare what and to whom Mather confessed. [5 pages, much
damaged. The italics are marginal notes in the same hand.]
Jan. 31. 15. Wm. Carr to his brother, Robert Carr. I am in health, but
put to my shifts, for my lady went to Brussels, and I was left to
keep the house, without, meat, drink, or money, and might have
begged if my friends had not been good to me. At her coming home,
T went to Louvaine, at my Lord of Westmoreland's desire ; at his
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coming to Malines I went to him, and was told that my lady was
not content with me, but she said that for your sake she would
give me meat until your coming. I am endeavouring to find a bed
in the town, as I presume she would be glad to be rid of me.
I therefore intend going to my Lord at Louvaine, as he offered
me meat and drink until you came or sent. Send word what
I shall do, and I will stay here until I hear from you. I have
no friends in the house, but the gentlewoman who tells me what
my lady says, and that she will have no one lie in the house but
such as she gives wages to. Remember me to my best friend,
Mr. Maners. ff page.]
Jan.? Ifi. Notes on the English fugitives in Flanders. The Countess
of Northumberland and the Earl of Westmoreland have each a
monthly pension of 100 ducats from King Philip, and old Norton
50. There has been a design ever since last Easter to steal the
Queen of Scots, as also to take the Isle of Man. The Earl of
Westmoreland does not agree with Leonard Dacre, and the
Countess of Northumberland does not like Markenfeld's dealings.
John Brooke and Hen. Fawckner [Faulkner] desire to serve the
Queen, [f pages.]
Jan. ? 17. Arguments to prove the necessity of the Queen's using severity
instead of lenity, her present state considered, in cases of treason,
in reference to the Duke of Norfolk, who cannot be said to have
sinned ignorantly, for he foresaw danger when he made away his
land, and took, no warning of the case of the Earl of Hertford,
which was not so bad as his, for the lady the Earl married was not
a competitor. [If pages imperfect and much damaged.]
Feb. 4. 18. John Lee to Lord Burghley. I fear my letter of the loth ult.
Antwerp. } ias been stayed, wherein I advertised you of the great suit the
Countess of Northumberland made to tJie Duke of Alva, and that
Lord Seaton was here disguised for five or six days, and that he
was inquisitive whether the Queen had any ships in readiness, or
to man any on the sudden, and what number. I further advertised
that Owen, Lord Arundel's servant had sent his man over with
letters, and that old Norton and all the rest save 20 are most
earnest suitors for their pensions, wherein none of them have prevailed save Ratcliffe. Lastly, I signified what the opinions were of
Prestall, on the ambassador's being commanded away, and of the
great hope of a revenge they trust will be made by the King of
Spain for the same.
The late proceedings against the Duke of Norfolk move their
patience greatly, and cause them to rage against those whom of late
they held most dear, viz., the Earls of Leicester and Sussex ; accounting your Honour and Sir Nich. Throgmorton, the first devisers
hereof, the plot being devised by you both seven years past, and the
Earl of 'Sussex was made the only instrument to cut him off, under
the pretended colour of friendship, with a great deal of other vehement talk. They trust there will be such a revenge made ol either
of you that all Christendom shall speak thereof.
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The Duke of Ahu has sent one away to the King of Spain,
and it is somewhat doubtful here lest it should grow to some
extremity of both sides. Capt. Vitelli sent a letter to Effetata's
house, to be sent to Rudolphi, who is shortly looked for here, if these
news alter not his determination. Dr. Saunders and Sir John Nevill,
with five or six more, have departed from hence toward the Pope,
expecting to find better entertainment there than they have done
here. Leonard Dacre who, as it is reported, likes well of the proceedings against Norfolk, has lately had conference with Alva
by means of Seaton, two hours. It is said he has got a grant of
.3,000 men, well appointed, who shall be shortly conveyed into
Scotland ; also of certain great pieces of artillery, with the promise
of money sufficient to pay them for three months. Alva has been
so ill that he has kept his bed these four days. [2 pages. The
italics are in cipher undecipheredJ]
19. John Mersli to Lord Burghley. Smart, an Englishman
dwelling at Brussels, knows Powell, an English priest, conversant
with the rebels resident at Louvaine. He says that Howell, Lord
Arundel's nian, has conferred with the Earl of Westmoreland, and
has returned to England. Lord Dacre, as they call him here, has
been with the Duke, obtained a grant of 1,000 arquebusiers,
armour and shot to furnish 3,000 more men in England, and money
to pay 4,000 for three months. Chris. Neston(?), Parratt, and
Powell are appointed guides. Lord Dacre and Lord Seaton and his
two sons remain pledges.
Thus much Smart willed our post to tell me. Pray remember
the commission for examining the demands, on which all the rest
depends. [1 page.]
Form of the proclamation ordered to be published in seaports
and public places. All freebooters of any nation to depart and not
to return, on penalty of confiscation of goods and imprisonment.
No subject to supply them with victuals, munition, &c., or to purchase goods from them, on pain of death.
If these orders are disobeyed in any place, the most eminent
officer shall be made prisoner during pleasure, and the town forfeit
its liberties. All transgressors of the proclamation to suffer according to the laws, as infringers of the public peace, [f page. French
translation from the English proclamation, printed by Mich.
Jugge and John Cahul, St. Paul's Churchyard,^ London. Down.
Addenda, Vol. XIV., No. 84.]
20. Mich. Tempest to James Swynhoe, gentleman of the English
countess. Understanding that you are going to Scotland, and not
knowing when I shall have the like opportunity of writing into
England, I desire you will deliver the letters sent as directed. If
you cannot find my cousin Swinburne, you can give his letter to
Geo. Pringle, or keep it until we meet. Recommend me and my
father to my Lord. [ pacjc. Endorsed, " Taken the 7 of March
1572."!
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21. Thos. Leighton to Lord Burghley. I told you of Lord
Fleming's being at St. Malo. The King has sent lately and stayed
14 ships of that town, which are rigging, and the gallej^s are to
come there and join them. It is said to be against the Prince of
Orange's ships, but that is not likely. I fear lest they feed Her
Majesty with fair words, and on a sudden, they and the Spaniards
clap upon Scotland or England. Ships are preparing at Moiiaix
and Rosco. Divers merchants of St. Malo have asked me for safeconducts, a thing never sought but when war is likely. This
southerly wind I expect the Spanish fleet passing along the road,
with the Duke of Medina Celi. Pray remember this castle and
country, which are worth accounting of.
I hear from Nantes that six ships are ready there, and wait for
the Baron de Lagard, who is now at Court. Two ships in Spain are
ready to come away. [1 page.]
22. Robert Welch to Lord Burghley. For 10 years I have been
out of my country, and mostly here in Spain. My demeanour has
been such as became an Englishman, and knowing you as a principal pillar of the Commonwealth, I offer you my service, and
beseech you to employ me as you may devise ; also to be a means
to Her Majesty for my pardon, which my well-willers have already
mentioned to you. Obtaining that, I shall accomplish my great
desire I have to serve my Prince in my own country. Thomas
Stuckley came to Court here 10 days since ; whether sent for or of
himself I cannot state.
[If pages.]
23. John Lee to Lord Burghley. Mr. Egremont' Ratclitfe will
very shortly be sent hence, by appointment of the Duke of Alva,
with letters of great importance to the King of Spain. The Earl
of Westmoreland was earnestly requested by the Spanish Ambassador to take the carriage of them, but he refused. Mr. Ratcliffe
signified to my man Butler (who has attended him ever since my
last coming over, by my appointment, and who is not known to
have ever attended upon me) that he would open his letters by
the way, and disclose their secrets, trusting thereby to purchase
grace of the Queen. Markenfeld has been sent from the Pope
to the King of Spain, and it is thought that the latter will land
certain men in Ireland, and that the Pope will presently send
12,000 crowns to be employed in Scotland. Lord Seaton has
gone to confer with the Regent of Scotland, Earl Morton, and the
Scotch King's party, to see if he can procure them to join with
the Scotch Queen's party, to the behoof of the Queen of Scots.
There was a bruit that the Earl of Northumberland was delivered
to Berwick, and Lord Seaton apprehended in England, which
caused the Countess of Northumberland to send hither in haste,
and both his sons (who remain here as pledges) came hither to
learn the truth thereof.
The Papists in the Low Countries hope some attempt shortly
against the Queen, for they hear that the French King has manned
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20 ships of war, and that the Duke of Alva has sent into Germany
to take up bands of horse and foot. They further affirm that there
was like to have been a mutiny there the 27th of last month, when
it was thought that the Duke of Norfolk should have passed ;* so that
they be fully persuaded that the Queen dare not proceed further
therein, and affirm that the Duke has secret friends, and such as
may do very much with the Queen, and that the Earl of Orford,
who has been a most humble suitor for him, has conceived some
great displeasure against you for the same, and has put away the
Countess his wife. What other vain imaginations they have conceived of the Queen going to see the Earl of Sussex, and what
words were spoken to him by her, I spare to write, nothing
doubting but that the Queen rests in greater security than they
imagine, which I pray God long to continue.
P. S. Thanks for your letter. If you would write to Norton,
it might help me to find out what I cannot obtain by any other
means. [2% pages. The passages in italics are in cipher undeciphered.
Tlie key to the cipher is in the collection of ciphers of Queen Elizabeth,
Vol. L, Nos. 63, 64.]
24. Sir Ralph Sadler to Lord Burghley. I am glad that the
Queen is granting the reversion of a lease of the manor of Pickering
to Mr. Barkley, and will expedite it ; but the attorney and officers of
the Duchy of Lancaster, through whose hands it must pass, are
absent.
If our commissioners do no good in Scotland, cannon must be
used ; words seldom do more good than blows, and if they are
given in time, Alva's aid may come too late, and the money Lord
Seaton brought stand them in no stead.
I doubt having met Lord Seaton on the road, and did not give him
2s., except he got it by chance as a beggar. If he brags of that
which is untrue, he showeth himself to be a false lying Scot. His
faction should be dealt with; it has been too long neglected.
[1 page, damaged.']
March 24. 25. Account by Captain Yonge to Lord Burghley, of his voyage,
since his departure from Court. Taking shipping at the Wight,
where I remained 10 days, I was driven by a leak to Plymouth,
where I stayed three weeks ; thence I was driven to the coast of
Spain, and having great storms and being in danger, was constrained to thrown certain of my ordnance and provisions overboard and cut off my topmast and sails. I arrived at Mongia
in Galicia ; perceiving me to be an Englishman, they sent a Britanny ship and two Spaniards to take me, but I compelled them
to bring their ships aground before the town of Mongia, where I
remained 18 days in spite of the whole country ; I was constrained
to charge them twice or thrice in one forenoon, and compelled
to take off' the shore a carvel with certain sacks to refresh my
victuals, or we had perished with drinking salt water. We took an
English prisoner out of their ships, and according to my commission,
Been executed ; see Lee to Burghley, April 2.
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I examined divers Bretons, Normans and Flemings, who affirmed that
it is reported in Spain and Portugal that they will have war with
England if they will not turn their religion, and will arrive in Ireland,
Wales, or Cornwall. The Spaniards and Portuguese greatly doubt
whether the Duke [of Norfolk] has yet suffered, and say that they
have many friends in England who will assist them. There is a fleet
bound for Flanders, and 200 or 300 Flemings or Easterlings which
*oo
may serve their turn.
A cardinal come out of Rome has commanded the Kings of Spain
and Portugal upon their allegiance to prepare an army. The King
of Spain has caused all religious houses to pay money for the
maintenance of his wars, and divers are in prison because they
refused. This cardinal has gone into France, some think to procure
an army, and others a marriage between the King of Portugal and
the French King's sister. Fifteen of the best ships the King of
Portugal has are to be ready to come into France by 15 May,
to receive this lady ; some say that the King will come himself,
and that the Duke of Medina will embark with 1,500 or 1,600
soldiers for Flanders, where he and a nobleman going with him will
govern, and that the Duke of Alva will return to Spain. The King
of Spain has appointed a captain in every good town along the
coast, which was never seen before, and has commanded on pain of
death that no Englishman, Norman, Gascon, or Scot shall have any
kind of victuals, unless he be a Barton, of whom they think very
well ; they stand in great doubt of men of war burning their towns,
for they be of no force, and if it pleased Her Majesty and the Council,
I could do so with a very small force. [11 pages.]
March 25. 26. Sir Valentine Browne to Lord Burghley. I have received a
Berwick, process out of the Exchequer to make personal appearance there
1 5 days after Easter next, to put in sureties for the execution of my
office, according to a statute of Edw. VI., made for treasurers and
receivers, under pain of forfeiture of my office and 200. I suppose
that statute was not meant for treasurers of war, &c, wherein no
surety more than the trust conceived of the party has been required ;
yet I shall willingly appear if I may have Her Majesty's licence for
absence ; but my Lord Governor, having no other assistance here,
denied my departure. Pray obtain me a licence for my repair, or
save me harmless for default herein, and let me know Her Majesty's
pleasure, as my charge differs from others, both in the great mass
of money committed to me, and the casualties and uncertainties
that depend thereon ; neither myself nor such as have to do
under me can assure our own safety upon the frontiers, whereby
sureties may make just scruple or rather refusal. My office standing
at Her Majesty's pleasure, without patent as required by the statute,
I mind rather to commit myself to her favour than to require any
surety other than my own things, which be too small for such a
trust. [| page.]
March 27. 27. Charles Earl of Westmoreland to Mr. Pelham. For the great
Antwerp, good will I have to obtain Her Majesty's favour, by all honourable
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means possible, and being void of a faithful friend to assist me, I
desire, if you be moved thereto by any of her Council, as I trust you
will be, that you will come over hither, and confer with me on some
points tending to the Prince's safety, and to the further advance-
ment of your credit and my honour. If you refuse me, I shall think
myself void of any friend or kinsman in that land. God preserve
you and my sister, with your children, to his pleasure.
P.S. Brother, as my trust is in you, deal secretly in this matter,
for I do not mistrust the nobleman's secrecy that shall deal with
you, nor yet the conveyer of my letters. [If pages.]
March 31. 28. John Lee to Lord Burghley. I received your letter for
Antwerp. Norton, which he thankfully accepted, and promised to serve you
faithfully during life, greatly lamenting his error, which has so
aggravated the Queen's displeasure against him, that he is doubtful
of recovering it, notwithstanding his great confidence in the Earl of
Leicester. I have tried to accomplish what Leicester and you gave
me in charge at my last being with you, and I have so persuaded
therein that Westmoreland is wholly resolved to become a suitor
to the Queen, and is content not only toldeliver the whole grounds of
the late rebellion, trusting thereby to purchase grace, but will discover
all such practices as he knows to be at present in hand, the secrecy
whereof he refuses for divers respects to commit to paper ; so that
his desire is to persuade Mr. Pelham, to whom he has written, to
come over hither to confer with him, and he will deal so frankly
and plainly that he trusts that neither he, the Queen, nor you
shall mislike thereof. If Mr. Pelham doubt to come into these
parts, he will meet him in any part of France, and it is thought he
will discover something important, as he plainly says that the King
of Spain will make war against the Queen this summer. He
begs you to excuse his not writing, as he feared his letters beinp 1
intercepted ; he affirms that his conference with Mr. Fitzwilliams
was objectsd to at the Court here, and that it was signified to tlw
Queen of Scots that he sued to the Queen for pardon, which causes
him to be the more scrupulous in his dealing ; but he trusts that you
^vvill further him, and hold this his offer secret. He wants to know
"your pleasure as soon as possible, so I have sent the beaver, who
will return with your answer.
I shall much miss the bearer, as he is commanded hence with the
rest of the merchants by the whole company, but Mr. Governor
might easily dispense with him, which would nothing prejudice
the company, and direct me how to deal with him ; let him know
the advertisement that I have given of his dutiful disposition. In
anywise you must send Mr. Pelham over to make his first offer,
and if you direct me to deal, do it by a separate letter, so that lie
may not see it.
P.S. I have sent Earl Westmoreland 201. ; let it not be to my
discredit ; I did it simply to advance my services to the Queen.
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April 2. 29. Fras. Norton to the Earl of Leicester and Lord Burghle}'-. It
Antwerp, were too troublesome to you to discourse the whole grounds of our
late disordered behaviour. It is commonly reported that I was a
most earnest procurer of the Earl of Northumberland to our errors,
which is most untrue, for I and the Earl were not friends ; and
dwelling both in our parishes for three years, I never came in his
company but by chance,, until Dr. Morton came into England from
Home ; he used persuasions to the Earl and my father, whom he
had served in times past, and to many others where he had
travelled to and fro in England, and was the most earnest
mover of the rebellion, showing many reasons which we by experience find to be most untrue. His first persuasion was to tell
us of the excommunication which threatened us, dangers touching
our souls and the loss of our country ; that all Christian Princes,
through the Pope's persuasion, would seek to subvert us if we
did not reform, and affirmed that he had travelled through most
of England, and found most of the common people inclined thereto,
if any would at once take the enterprise in hand.
On this the Earl of Northumberland sent for my father, knowing
him to be a Catholic, and declared his great grief that they all lived
out of the laws of the Catholic Church, for the restitution whereof he
would willingly spend his life ; and got my father to command me to
lay aside all differences, and come and speak with him, as he thought
I had credit in the country. I refused at first, but my father growing
very angry, I agreed to meet the Earl at a place appointed by him
in a field. The Earl was the first that broke with me in the cause,
and used persuasions to encourage us, and it was reported to us, by
such as had dealings with the Spanish Ambassador, that if we
would take so good a cause in hand, within 14 days after we were
in arms, we should be aided with money and men to our content.
Understanding the Queen's displeasure towards the Duke of
Norfolk and others of the nobility, we thought there would be some
great stir, which caused us to confer together at divers times ; but
our meetings moved great suspicion, and made us fear being
apprehended. This caused us all to draw to Brancepeth, where,
in conference what was to be done, most thought that we
should go to arms, save the Earl of Northumberland, who however agreed to do as the most would ; I was wholly against it, as I
can prove, or else I will be content to lose the fruits of my pardon, if
Her Highness would grant it me, and to suffer the law. I persuaded
them to cease from stirring, and the chief doers to shift for themselves for a time, whereupon I and others departed from them,
and were not at the beginning of their uproar, nor came to them
for two or three days after. [2 pages, in the handwriting of John
Lee. Printed in Sharpens Memorials of the Rebellion, pp. 280282.]
April 2. 30. Fras. Norton to the Earl of Leicester. I am ashamed that I
Antwerp, have not thanked you for your comfortable letter, received from
Mr. Lee in the beginning of my sickness, which has continned these
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six months, and is now turned to a quartan. I trust that you and
my good Lord Burghley will obtain me Her Majesty's gracious
pardon and favour. I will deal with Mr. Lee as you desire to the
uttermost, for Her Majesty's service, and if there are any other points
you desired to be informed upon, I will declare all I know to him.
[1 page. Printed in Sharpens Memorials of the Rebellion, p. 279.]
31. John' Lee to Lord Burghley. The Pope has written to the
Countess of Northumberland that he will shortly send 1 0,000 crowns
to be sent to Scotland, and Earl Westmoreland has signified to
' me that 8,000 crowns are to be paid at the same time, to procure
the delivery of the Earl of Northumberland, wherewith they entertain certain light horsemen at present. Mr. Ratcliffe and Jenny
are gone for Spain with the Duke's letter, and are well commended
by the Spanish ambassador, who signified to Westmoreland that
the Duke of Norfolk had great wrong through your procurement.
It has been rumoured by the Italians that the Queen is very sick
and in great danger, which causes Papists in the Low Countries
to triumph not a little, and to substitute the Queen of Scots,
without contradiction, in the place; alleging that God had most
miraculously preserved the Duke of Norfolk to this time, who
they trust will so reward him that caused the scaffold to be
first set up, that he shall play the first tragedy, with a great deal
of other malicious talk. They say that on 26 Feb. last, was a
warrant directed to the Lieutenant for the execution of Norfolk
on the following morning, but the Queen, after she had signed the
warrant, was so greatly disquieted in mind and conscience that she
could not rest until she had sent to the Lieutenant to return it.
This is reckoned by some as a miracle, and by others as a judgment.
The Duke of Medina is daily looked for here. Fras. Norton has
written to Leicester and to you, and 3 have written his discourse
of the first grounds of his error; if he has not answered your
expectation, he will settle any point you demand, and trusts
that you will obtain Her Majesty's pardon, which would be one ot
your most charitable deeds. [1^ pages. The passages in italics
are in cipher undecipheredJ]
32. John Lee to the Earl of Leicester. Mr. Norton has answered
your note which I had in charge to deliver, and assures you that the
extremity of his sickness has caused him to neglect his duty, but has
sent a discourse to you and Lord Burghley, declaring the first
grounds of his error, and will enter upon any point you may demand ;
he reposes his whole trust in you to obtain Her Majesty's pardon,
which would be a charitable deed, and, in my opinion, nothing
prejudicial to her. [f page.]
33. Receipt by Hugh Lewis, parson of St. John's, Walbrook, for
81. from Thomas Fulham, skinner of London, for his quarterage out
of the rectory of St. John's, whereof Fulham is farmer. [Scrap.]
34. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Lord Burghley. I will not trouble
you with the Scottish affairs, but pray that the Earl of Northumber-
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April 17.
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land's matter may be resolved upon, because there is a time limited,
whereby they think that either Her Majesty will not resolve so soon,
or else will not give so much for him ; surely, all things considered,
Her Majesty had better give twice as much than go without him.
It is not for nought that the Duke of Alva makes means to have
him, and though his being at liberty could do no harm, yet it would
not be honourable for Her Majesty to have it said that she was
offered him for so much, and refused him; besides she will see
thereby whether they will perform their promise, and it will cause
them not to be so clamorous of her for money, having some among
themselves to borrow of.
If she will have him, I 'wish that they might be appointed to
deliver him at the Bound Road, and there receive their money ; if
he should be delivered in any part of Scotland, there may be craft
in D'Aubigny ; if 1 once receive him, I trust to make Her Majesty
a good account of him. His being in her hands will greatly daunt
those in Northumberland, Yorkshire, and the bishopric, who live
in hope of his liberty. I trust if the Parliament goes forward, I
shall see Her Majesty sooner than otherwise I look to do. If
Capt. Pikeman's suit be reasonable, pray get it despatched. [1 page.'}
35. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Lord Burghley. Being requested to
send this packet to the Earl of Sussex from the Earl of Morton, I
send my commendations, looking hourly to hear from you. If there
fall out no greater likelihood of accord from Scotland, I think it
requisite to revoke Mr. Marshall and Mr. Eandolph, for it is but
time lost, and Her Majesty thereby at great charge.
P.S. I have received yours of the 8th, and am sorry for your
sickness, but glad of your recovery ; although I fear you make it
better than it is, knowing your accustomed manner not to recover
so gaily when you fall down by that accident of purging. As I
would think myself unhappy to lose so dear a friend, so would Her
Majesty be very unfortunate to lose such a councillor; and surely
the greatest loss would be to her, so that I trust God will not do
her so ill a turn, especially in this time of trouble, to take you away
from her. [f pageJ]
36. Henry Lord Scrope to Lord Burghley. I am ready to obey
Her Majesty's writ for my appearance this Parliament, but would
ask whether I should repair up without further motion made to her,
or continue in my office here. [\ page.]
37. Bill and receipt for 1. 3s., for making dresses and doing
repairs for Mr. Foliamb, his daughters, and his maid. [Scrap.]
38. Lord Scrope to Lord Burghley. I understand Her Majesty
has granted you the inheritance of West and East Tanfeld, with the
lands there that were the possessions of the late Marquis of Northampton, between the tenants whereof and my officers of Middleham
some questions have been moved, about the demand of certain
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duties, wherein you pray me to give order that nothing be done by
my officers otherwise than justifiable by law, until you and* I may
consider thereof.
I am very glad that Her Majesty has granted you those lands,
and being bound to you for your friendship, would be loath that
I or mine should prejudice you or yours. I imparted your letter to
my cousin, Sir Christ. Metcalf, my deputy of Middleham, who tells
me he knows nothing of the matter, save that the goods of a felon
were seized by him as escheat to Her Majesty, which your tenants
take to be liberties. To satisfy you, I have ordered restoration of
the goods, and my deputy shall call upon your officers, and upon
declaration of their griefs, take order to your satisfaction.
Touching the landing places upon these coasts, I have made
diligent enquiry, and am advertised that a ship of great burden
may arrive at Pelysudder and at Ravenglass, Whitehaven, Workington, and Elnefoot, where a ship of 60 or 90 tons may come in at the
spring tide, and at Skinburness, 10 miles from Carlisle, a ship of
130 tons. Of these things Sir Hen. Cur wen, now at London, can
better inform you.
The ship that was on that coast was sent from the Earls and the
Dacre rebels, for intelligence, by their adherents, of affairs in England and Scotland, and passed by Ireland and to the south part of
Man, where she continued two days, and so coasted upon the havens
of these coasts, plumbing and sounding all the way, and passed to
Kirkcudbright, where she bought wine and victuals ; 12 or 16 of
the principals came on land, in shirts of mail, and having a pistol
and caliver, but would not suffer any to come on board. Edward
Dacre commonly lies on that coast of Scotland towards Kirkcudbright, and looks for his brother Leonard to arrive there with
some aid. If any such attempts should happen on the sudden,
these parts being without soldiers, and the affection of the common
people towards the Dacres, it would be too late to seek relief.
[2 pages.]
April. 39. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Lord Burghley. I know not what
authority is committed to Sir John Forster of the Earl of Northumberland's lands and houses, nor what he has purchased thereof,
and therefore when complaints come to me, I can say nothing, but
he takes the rule of all. It is pity to see how Alnwick castle and
Warkworth are spoiled by him and his, and if some order be not
taken, whenever Her Majesty sends any Lieutenant into this country,
she will be at no small charges to repair the same. In the abbey in
Hull park, he has neither left lead, glass, iron, nor even the pipes
of lead that conveyed the water to the house, but has brought it
to his own house, and means utterly to deface both Warkworth and
Alnwick. He hopes to get the keeping of Tynemouth for Sir
Francis Russell, and has sent him up, and I know of promises made
for some offices thereof. It was a happy rebellion to him, for besides
that he is the better by 500Z. a year, it was worth in spoils
3,000. or 4,000. to him. I in no way envy his greatness, and
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have no cause of displeasure towards him, but that I see that no
man, howsoever oppressed, dares complain ; and whatsoever the
matter be, it is sic volo, sic jubeo.
Her Majesty is at no small charge with soldiers at Harbottle, and
as I told her before his face in the orchard at Westminster, I saw
no necessity thereof ; it is money cast away, for no man in the
country has his goods the safer kept, but Sir Geo. Heron and some
others of his own, and the country is none the better for their lying
there ; it is more than time it were reformed. [1 pages.]
40. Articles to
the trade of gun
be considered of in the bill for regulating
making. All guns to be surveyed by persons
appointed by the Master of Ordnance. Everyone wishing to be a
gunmaker to make a proof piece in the workshop of a master or
workman, and to be admitted or not accordingly. All guns to be
made to a model bullet of steel, to be furnished by the Master of
Ordnance, [f page. A bill for the true making of calivers, guns,
and small ordnance was read in the Commons 22 May 1572.]
41. Charles Earl of "Westmoreland to Lord Burghley. Thanks
for your travail towards helping my misery ; I lament that time
and other lets disable you to do me good ; pray continue my good
Lord to Her Majesty, though I find the entry of my suit very
hard.
Touching the other two points of your letter to Lee, as soon as he
has recovered I will discharge myself of all that I can say. I thank
you also that it may be lawful for my friends to relieve me, and
pray that my wife or my sister Pelham may know it, lest I be
constrained to entangle myself, which hitherto I have not done.
[1 page.]
42. John Lee to Lord Burghley. Sickness prevented my telling
you that George Chamberlain and Anthony Naul worth have returned
from the King of Spain, and have put the Papists in the Low
Countries and all the rest in good hope. As the King gave Stuckley
such good entertainment, he has undertaken with 20 ships,
which he desires altered to his fancy, to keep the Narrow Seas,
notwithstanding Her Majesty's navigation. He has already
taught them to frame their ships after our manner, which they
are persuaded will annoy us greatly in a short time, and it is
reported that he will be made Admiral or Vice-Admiral of the
whole. 3,000 crowns have lately been sent by the Pope to be
conveyed into Scotland. Markenfeld has come into these parts,
and keeps himself close, so that they persuade themselves that the
Scotch Queen's party in Scotland, witht he aid of this and the rest
of the money there, will be able to annoy the Regent and the King's
party greatly. Swynhoe, Smith, and Bryan Staines are daily looked
for here ; Cufie Armourer, servant to the Countess of Northumberland,
and John Welbery, servant to the Earl of Westmoreland, have
arrived, having been in Scotland and the North.
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There is a whispering here that Berwick was in great danger
of being betrayed, and that the Regent of Scotland and the Earl of
Morton would have been slain by the Marshal of Berwick, who, as
they say, has fled into Scotland upon the apprehension of Ellerston
or Ellerton in Leith. They affirm that the French King has or
shortly will send 5,000 soldiers into Scotland, and that he refuses
to enter into any league or amity with Her Majesty, unless the
Scottish Queen may be restored.
The Duke of Alva makes great preparations against the freebooters and such as have revolted, and^ has sent his son against them,
and if they were as valiant in deeds here as they are in words,
it would go hard ; he has been constrained to execute seven or
eight of his mariners, for example's sake, but it is doubtful whether
the rest will serve.
I wrote to the Earl of Westmoreland to come to me ; he was
appalled at the contents of your letter, and despairs because his entry
is so strait, but upon further deliberation, he wrote to the Earl of
Leicester and you. I persuaded him either to discharge himself by
an alphabet in cipher, or to deliver it to me, but he has deferred it
until I am somewhat recovered, and then he promises to do his duty.
He desires that I should come over ; let me know your pleasure.
He is wholly bent upon seeking Her Majesty's favour; if that be
your pleasure, let him receive an answer as well from my Lord of
Leicester as yourself.
Fras. Norton beseeches the Earl of Leicester and you to have him
in remembrance.
P.S. The King of Spain has sent for his ambassador, who left
here in post. Some think that the King practices somewhat
against the Queen. I would wish the Queen somewhat beforehand,
having so good an opportunity. This was given me for certain by
Fras. Norton. [3^ pages. The italics are in cipher undeciphered.]
May 8. Account of the manner of admitting Sir Hen. Compton, Sir Hen.
Cheney, and Sir Hen. Norris as barons by writ into Parliament,
with a note of the habit worn by a baron of England. [Dom.
Corresp., James L, Vol. LXXXIX., No. 7,/ 7.]
May 21. 43. Henry Lord Hunsdon to Lord Burghley. My son George,
Berwick, who has been a while here with me, is repairing again to you on
business of mine and his own. Thanks for the goodwill that I and
mine have found at your hands ; although we may want power,
there shall want no goodwill to requite it. If you hear anything of
him that you like not, let him know it, and he will be advised by
you. Give mine and my wife's commendations to your lady.
[I
May ? 44. Bill in Parliament, that there having been much doubt
whether the liberties of Hexham and Hexhamshire, late parcel of the
possessions of the archbishopric of York, and by exchange come to
the Crown, ought to be judged as a liberty of the county palatine, and
exempted from the jurisdiction of the sheriffwick of Northumberland,
whereby great hindrance has grown to the execution of justice : It is
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enacted that the said liberties shall from henceforth be accounted
private franchise within the jurisdiction of Northumberland, and
that justices shall have full power to hear and determine offences
causes, &c. within the said liberties, and keep sessions and courts ; save
that all manner of forfeitures and other profits growing or due by
offences tried by them are to be paid to Her Majesty or her officers,
as before the making of this Act. [1 sheet, draft. See Statutes of
the Realm, Vol. IV., pt. 1,p. 604.]
May? 45. Preamble for a bill of subsidy by the Temporality. [1 sheet.
As this does not occur in any of the printed Acts of Subsidy, it was
probably a bill of the Parliament of 1572, in which no Act of
Subsidy was passed.]
June 2, 46. Account of the execution of Thomas Howard, Duke of
Norfolk. At his coming to the scaffold at 7 A.M., in a black satin
doublet, a long gown of black raised velvet, a velvet nightcap, and a
felt hat, he looked about him, and after a little stay, asked where he
should stand to speak to the people ; he was directed to the east side.
The noise being great, Master Nowell beseeched them to make
silence, when the Duke said : It is not a rare thing to see a man
come to die, yet through the great clemency of Her Majesty it has
been strange to see a nobleman suffer in this place. It is my fortune
to be the first, and I pray God I may be the last, and that my death
may be an example to others (whereunto the people cried, Amen,
Amen). I have not been accustomed to long speech in such an
auditory ; my rude speech shall consist in three parts. I would
that none should take it in pieces, but the whole. I am loath to
offend any.
The first is touching the state of my offences, as in my own conscience
I judge them, and wherein I can clear myself. I will lay no injustice
to my peers. I dealt touching a marriage with the Queen of Scots, not
as I ought, but without the assent of my Prince, wherein I fell justly
in Her Majesty's displeasure, for which I was committed to this
place. I was afterwards delivered, and made a submission, and it
sinks deeply in my stomach that I dealt most disloyally, contrary to
my promise and truth. It has been bruited of an oath I should
take, and protestations I should make of refusing the same, and
receiving the communion thereupon ; it is utterly untrue. I confess
I dealt contrary to my promise and writing to the Queen. I have
had judgment given on me by occasion of my dealing with suspected
persons, namely, one Rudolphi. I never saw him but once a
stranger and a naughty man, with whom I never dealt, but touching
a recognizance. (Here Sheriff Brarnch interrupted him. and said he
carne to execution, and not to purge himself and charge his peers.)
I purge my peers ; I will not accuse them. I have been charged
that I received letters from the Pope ; such letters were brought to
me ; the one deciphered I read, the other I saw in cipher ; both were
touching rebellion, but I never assented to nor allowed them, nor
consented to rebellion or invasion, or any danger to my Prince or this
city ; but in that I had to do with such persons as had no good
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did offend. (Mr. Christopher vehemently interrupted him, affirming
that such matters were not now to be dealt with, and that by
such dealing he might bring them in danger of displeasure, and that
he was come to be executed.)
The second matter is touching my conscience and religion to Godward. I have been called a papist, a leaner to papistry, and a
maintainer of papists. I confess I have had many familiar friends,
and many servants whom I did trust that were papists, and whom
I have favoured, to some offence of the Gospel. The Lord in heaven
forgive me ; my only faith is in Jesus Christ ; in Him and by Him
only I trust to be saved.
As for the Pope and his traditions, I never liked them since I
understood religion, neither do I trust to him, but renounce him
utterly, and all his ceremonies. Bear with me ; I can scarce make
an even tale, to be so stopped as I am.
For the third matter, I am to show you how I am bound to our
Sovereign Lady, whom, although I have grievously offended, yet of
her mere mercy it has pleased hitherto to grant me pardon of
the extremity of law for my offences, and she has long prolonged my
execution, that I might repent my sins. The Lord send her a long
and prosperous reign, to the comfort of the true profession of His
word. She has promised to be good to my poor orphan children,
and I pray God my death may end all troubles that grow to her.
I would not wish any to lean to faction, and if any have factions,
let them take heed ; it will be their own destruction. It is possible
there be divers factions ; forsake them and depend only upon, her ;
seek not to prevent her doings, for if every man had his wish, who
would live in peace? Good Father Latimer, in King Edward's
time, preached that our sins would be the cause of taking away
that good King, and I pray God that your living may be such that
God may lengthen [her] life, which I would wish to be to the
world's end, which in my judgment will not be long, and I believe
.some alive shall see it. Pray all for her, that she may long reign
over you, for preservation of the professors of the Gospel, and to the
overthrow of papistry (whereunto the people cried God grant it).
Lastly, 1 beseech you pray for me, that I may depart cheerfully,
and that God may strengthen my faith, through Jesus Christ, now
at my last time, and give me sure hope in His mercies, that dying
constant here, I may by death pass to life everlasting (to which
all the people cried Amen).
Then he kneeled down towards the north-east 'corner of the
scaffold, where the straw was laid, and read the 81st and 38th
Psalms ; and in the midst of the latter, at the word enemies, he
said, " Enemies, enemies, God forgive them!" and turning to the
people, he said, "I have forgotten one thing which I should principally have spoken of; that if I have offended any, I heartily pray
them to forgive me ; and if I knew any particular man here that
I have offended, I would ask him forgiveness, and do likewise generally forgive all that have offended me, even as I would be forgiven
at God's hand, for Christ's sake." The Psalm he said very loud,
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and with great courage and cheerfulness, and