Cotton MS Galba C X

Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, between 1586 and 1587.

ff. 2r-9v Articles proposed by Thomas Wilkes to the Council of State. With their answers. Utrecht, 3 September 1586. French.

ff. 10r-15v Account of the contributions grated to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, by the States General. For eight months from 10 January. With a statement of expenditure. 1586. French.

ff. 16r-17v Letter from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, to an unknown recipient. On Queen Elizabeth I’s indecision over the removal of Mary, Queen of Scots. September 8 1586.

f. 18r-18v Letter to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from an unknown recipient. On the danger to Wesel posed by the enemy. September 11 1586. French.

ff. 19r-20v Letter from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. On the arrival of Spanish ships at Brest, and the removal of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Fotheringay. Windsor, September 15 1516.

ff. 21r-22v Letter from George Gilpin to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Relating intelligence, the proceedings at the Council of State concerning the wine duty, the disposition of the provinces. Utrecht, September 20 1586.

f. 23r Petition to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from the wife, children and relations of Paul Buys, prisoner. Requesting his release from confinement. September 21 1586. Italian.

ff. 24r-25v Letter to the magistrates of Utrecht, from the wife, children and relations of Paul Buys, prisoner. Requesting his release from confinement. September 21 1586. Dutch.

ff. 26r-27v Letter from Joachimi Ortell to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting proceedings, and defending himself. London, September 22 1586.

ff. 28r-29v Account of extraordinary charges paid by the states to the general, above their monthly contribution of two hundred thousand florins. September 1586.

ff. 30r-31v Account of the number of men in the pay of the states, with an estimate of their monthly charges. September 1586.

ff. 32r-33v Account of charges issued to the general in six month contributions. September 1586.

ff. 34r-35v Account of impositions kept by the states, towards defraying extraordinary charges. September 1586.

ff. 36r-39v Estimate of the number of garrisons in the United Provinces, and of the means to sustain them. September 1586.

f. 40r-40v Letter from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting Queen Elizabeth I’s permission for his visit; on the government of the provinces, and the English army. Westminster, November 4 1516.

ff. 41r-43v Two letters from William Davison to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Sending directions and intelligence; reporting that Queen Elizabeth I laments the death of Sir Philip Sidney. Richmond, November 4 and 5 1586.

ff. 44r-46v Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Sending directions concerning the Dutch commissioners; on Sir Philip Sidney’s will, and his heavy debts. November 6? 1586.

ff. 47r-48v Letter from John Wolley to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Complimentary, wishing Dudley were in England. Court, October 1 1586.

ff. 49r-50v Letter from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Relating intelligence from Cavendish and Wilkes on their journey to the Low Countries. Windsor, October 1 1586.

ff. 52r-54r Two accounts of funds given by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, for the service of the states. From October 11 1585 to October 4 1587.

ff. 55r-56r A confirmation of a treaty concerning aid to be given during the war. The Hague, October 2 1586.

ff. 57r-58v Letter from the states of Utrecht to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. On behalf of Ghysbrecht van Coenerden, a magistrate of Leusden, who had been slandered. October 7 1586. Dutch.

ff. 59r-60v Letter from John Peyton to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. On the poor state of some companies, and sending news from Antwerp. Bergen-op-Zoom, October 11 1586.

ff. 61r-62v Letter from Choedert van Balen to the Count of Hohenloe. Reporting preparations by the Duke of Parma to relieve Zutphen. Lochem, October 12 1586. Dutch.

ff. 63r-64v Letter from Sir Thomas Heneage to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Sending directions from Queen Elizabeth I, and lamenting the hurt said to have been received by his nephew. Court, October 13 1586.

ff. 65r-70v Three letters from Sir William Pelham, Lord Marshall, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Sending intelligence from the army concerning musters and quarters. Desiring orders. Camp near Zutphen, October 15 and 17, and Deventer, October 19 1586.

ff. 71r-72v Letter from William Stanley to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting the driving back of an attack made by the garrison of Zutphen. Camp near Zutphen, October 20 1586.

ff. 73r-74v Letter from Bartholomew Clerk to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. On delaying the commissioners intended for England, and lamenting Sir Philip Sidney’s death. Reports having procured copies of the French treaties with the states. The Hague, October 22 1586.

ff. 75r-76v Letter from Sir Philip Sidney to William Davison. On having received the regiment from Zealand; that the Count of Hohenloe causes a remonstrance to be made; reporting Maurice, Prince of Orange, to be favourable, and Paul Buys to be insidious. Flushing, February 24 1586.

ff. 77r-78v Letter from William Cecil, Baron Burghley, and Sir Francis Walsingham, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting that Thomas Wilkes had been appointed treasurer at the army instead of Sir Thomas Shirley. With orders about funds already sent. Richmond, October 28 1586.

ff. 79r-81v Instructions sent by Queen Elizabeth I to Thomas Wilkes. Sent a second time to the United Provinces. October 1586.

ff. 82r-101v Journal of the proceedings of the government of the United Provinces, kept by Thomas Wilkes. From November 1586 to June 1587.

ff. 102r-103v Letter from Thomas Gresham to John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. Sending intelligence concerning the intention of Maurice, Prince of Orange, to go into Hungary. Antwerp, August 21 1552.

ff. 104r-106r Letter from Thomas Chamberlain to the Privy Council. Apologising and sending intelligence on the movements of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Brussels? September 12 1552.

ff. 107r-108v Articles of a treaty between Holland and the France. Sent to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. November 4 1586.

f. 109r-109v A challenge sent to the Count of Hohenloe by Sir Edward Norris. With answers. November 1586. French.

ff. 110r-119r A discourse on Bergen-op-Zoom, including its fortifications and the significance of the town, by J. de Ryswick. November 10 1586. French.

ff. 120r-121r A description of the government of the United Provinces. November 15 1586. French.

ff. 122r-130v Regulations for the military service of the United Provinces, by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. To be observed during his absence in England. The Hague, November 18 1586. French.

ff. 131r-133v Petition sent to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from Juan Joppen Vander Lucht. Asking for a pardon over an offence for which he was confined at Rotterdam. Italian. With a requisition to the magistrates of Rotterdam from Don Manoel of Portugal. In favour of Vander Lucht. Portuguese. Referred to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, by the magistrates of Rotterdam. Dutch. July 1586.

ff. 134r-137r Discourse of the best course to be taken in the affairs of the Low Countries. November 1586.

f. 137r-137v Records of sums of money paid to Sir Thomas Shirley, since February 1 1586.

ff. 139r-142v List of captains in the service of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the United Provinces. French.

ff. 143r-145r Account of the pay of the Governors of towns, and other officers of the United Provinces. French.

ff. 146r-147v List of towns in the Low Countries. November 1586. French.

ff. 148r-151r List of war ships in the service of the United Provinces. With their expenses. November 1586.

ff. 152r-153v Letter from Jacob Valche, William van Zuylen, and Joachimi Ortell to the admiralty of Zealand. Concerning some complaints made by William Colston, merchant of Bristol. London, December 19 1586. Dutch.

ff. 154r-155v Remembrances of Nicholas Carenzoni, concerning duties and matters of trade. 1585. Italian.

ff. 156r-157v Ordinance of the States General. Concerning revenues granted to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. The Hague, February 1 1586. French.

ff. 158r-165v Instructions sent by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the Council of State. With marginal notes by William Cecil, Baron Burghley. The Hague, February 10 1586.

ff. 167r-177v Accounts of licences for goods imported into various towns of the United Provinces, for the year 1586.

ff. 178r-180v Answers given by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to remonstrances of the states of Holland and Zealand. Dutch and French.

f. 181r-181v List of towns in the provinces of Utrecht, Overyssel, and Guelders.

ff. 182r-183v Notes of arguments relating to transactions between Queen Elizabeth I and a synod, and other matters of the government of the United Provinces.

ff. 184r-186r Letter from Frederic Schwartz de Ruissingen to Sir Francis Walsingham. Reporting intelligence on the affairs of the Low Countries and Germany. French.

ff. 187r-193v Articles of the treaty between England and the United Provinces, for the defence of Antwerp. Nonesuch, August 2 1585. French.

ff. 194r-204r A proposal for a treaty of aid during the war. Nonesuch, August 10 1585. French.

ff. 205r-212r Four reciprocal confirmations of the treaty above (ff. 194r-204r). 1585-6. Latin and French.

ff. 213r-214v A plan of Bergen-op-Zoom. Colour.

ff. 215r-216v Proposal by Thomas Brune, victualler. For furnishing a garrison or army with provisions.

ff. 217r-218v Summary of a declaration exhibited to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, by gentlemen from Brabant. 1586?

ff. 219r-220v Letter from the Portuguese ambassador to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Requesting the establishment of a Portuguese admiralty at Willemstadt. French.

f. 221r-221v List of military companies following the Count of Honenloe.

ff. 222r-223v Letter to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from Maurice, Marquis of Bergen-op-Zoom, and other nobles from Brabant. Concerning their admission into the union. [1586]. French.

ff. 224r-225v Memorial sent to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from Monsieur Civilles. A plan for starving the Spanish-controlled areas of the Low Countries, being already in great want. French.

f. 226r Memoranda of matters relating to Holland. To be conveyed by Henry Killigrew to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. French.

ff. 227v-228v Plan of a fort. Colour.

f. 229r Petition to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from William Milward. On behalf of the merchant adventurers at Embden.

f. 230r-230v Paper containing news from the court of the Prince of Parma, at Brussels. French.

ff. 231r-232r List of colonels and lieutenant colonels in the service of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. French.

ff. 233r-234r Plan of a fort, similar to the plan above (ff. 227v-228v). Colour.

ff. 235r-238v Estimate of the garrisons in the United Provinces, with their expenses.

ff. 239v-240r Plan of the city of Utrecht. Colour.

ff. 241r-242v Demands made by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, for Queen Elizabeth I’s service in Holland.

ff. 243r-244r Order given by William Prince of Orange, to William de Treslong. To negotiate with some towns for equipment for ships. Antwerp, July 3 1578. French and Dutch.

ff. 245r-246r A paper concerning armaments against the Spanish forces. 1578. Dutch.

ff. 247r-248v Minutes relating to the United Provinces, and information to be obtained.

ff. 249r-252r A brief note on the government in Friesland.

ff. 253r-254r Articles concerning the authority of the governor general, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

ff. 255r-261v Articles presented by Thomas Wilkes to the States General. Concerning their violation of the authority of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 1586.

ff. 262r-263v Charges against the treasurer of the army in the Low Countries.

f. 264r-264v Articles sent to the Privy Council by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. For the service of Queen Elizabeth I in the Low Countries, with observations from the master of the musters.

ff. 264v-265r A brief note of abuses reformed by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, during his government in the Low Countries.

f. 266r-266v Articles of an agreement between Monsieur la Motte and possibly the Prince of Parma. For a surrender.

ff. 267r-274r Letter from the magistrates of Utrecht to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. On their proceedings against Paul Buys. French.

f. 275r-275v Statement of services rendered by Sieur de Bruges. With his request for a regiment. French.

ff. 276r-277v Confession of Samuel Whithead, of a plot to attack Newport.

f. 278r-278v Paper containing intelligence on the Prince of Parma, and the state of the Low Countries under the Spanish forces.

ff. 279r-280v Petition to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from Baron de Crahange. For pay for his company and himself, and for repairs at Norden. Italian.

f. 281r-281v A paper advertising against Stanyhurst of Dunkirk.

ff. 282r-310r Paper titled ‘Apologie de François Vander [Kethulle], Seigneur de Ryhove, par lui meme composée; de l’Etat de Flandres’. 1585-1586.

f. 311r Paper on the authority conferred on Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, as governor. Latin.

f. 312r Letter of recommendation sent to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in favour of Bonaventure van Oncle. Signed by six deputies of the state. French.

f. 313r-313v Articles requested from Queen Elizabeth I, by the magistrates and inhabitants of Flushing.

ff. 314r-318v Instructions for commissioners of musters. February 1586.

ff. 319r-320v Declaration of Queen Elizabeth I’s intentions for the states of the Low Countries to conform to the customs of the country.

f. 321r Visual arrangement summarising a speech by Mr. Chancellor.

ff. 321v-322v Confessions of William Creiton. Concerning plots in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots.

ff. 323r-324r Names of the principal officers in the United Provinces, and their entertainment.

ff. 325r-326v Letter from Daniel de Burggrave to William Herle. Concerning the authority given to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and relating intelligence on the war. Arnheim, August 20 1585. French.

ff. 327r-328v The oath of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, as governor of the United Provinces. 1586. Latin.

ff. 329r-350v Three discourses on the government of the Low Countries, by Monsieur de Ombrugge. French.

ff. 351r-353r Paper titled ‘Summa capita earum rerum quae tractari solent in concilio finantiarum (ut vocant) seu dominionum principis harum ditionum Belgii.’