71. Sir Wm. Cecill, to Sir T. Smith; with his opinion of the troubles in Scotland, and of the dangers in Ireland occasioned by the rebellion of O'Neal; that it is time Sir H. Sydney should go to Ireland, March' 26, 1566.
72. Mr. Secretary Cecill's draught of his letter to the Chapter of Lincoln; chiding them, and ordering them to pay forthwith the demands of Dr. Mallet their Dean, July 18, 1568.
73. Sir Wm. Cecill, to Sir Hen. Sydney, Lord Deputy of Ireland; that Mr. Nicholas Whyte is well qualified for the places the Queen had given him, Feb. 11, 1568.