55. Lord North mentions the death of his eldest son to Lord Burghley, and requests that his Lordship would permit his next son to marry into his family, June 8, 1597.
57. Charles Howard, Lord Admiral, to Lord Burghley; that Mr. Harris, of St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall, may on certain conditions have a lease of that place for life, June 24, 1597.
60. The Earl of Essex thanks Lord Burghley for writing to mitigate his grief on his being shattered by a tempest at sea, and for his selection of a proper psalm on that occasion, July 26, 1597.