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26. Catharine Ashley, on the part of the Lady Elizabeth, to Sir William Cecil, that he would interfere with the Lord Protector on the part of the bearer, some poor man; with a postscript in the hand-writing of Elizabeth. No date. fo. 41.
27. A Fragment of certain suggestions to Queen Elizabeth, touching the declaration of a successor to the Crown; with some very angry remarks thereon in her Majesty's hand-writing. fo. 42. See vol. xciv. art. 14, 15.
28. A kind and affectionate Letter from Queen Elizabeth to Sir Amyas Paulett, expressive of her satisfaction with his conduct, and alluding to some base actions of the Queen of Scots. No date. A copy only. fo. 44. Printed in Strype's Annals, vol. iii. p. 361.
29. Queen Elizabeth's warrant for levying pioneers for the service of the Earl of Warwick, Lieutenant of the Army against the Northern Rebels. Windsor, Nov. 29, 1569. fo. 46. This document is signed only with the first two letters of the Queen's name.
30. Queen Elizabeth to the Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl Marshal of England, appointing Mons. de Naon to be Secretary to the Queen of Scots; with admonitions for his good behaviour. Saint James's, March 29, 1575. fo. 47.
31. Mr. Strype's copy of Queen Elizabeth's remarkable letter to Lord Burghley, beginning "Sir Spirit." May 8, 1583. fo. 49. Printed in Strype's Annals, iii. 166, and from thence in the Biogr. Britannica; where the writer seems to err in supposing the Queen to use the word "spirit" in the sense o...
33. James VI. of Scotland to Lord Burghley, in favour of certain Scotish merchants sent to London to provide necessaries for his marriage. Ross, July 19, 1589. fo. 51.
34. Seaton Earl of Wintoun, to Prince Henry, complimentary, with a present of a feather. Edinburgh, Dec. 24, 1600. fo. 53. In the superscription the Prince is called, "Harie be the Grace of God, Prince off Scotland, and Appeirand of Waillys."