Cotton MS Galba C XI

Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1587. The first 60 folios have been damaged by fire.

f. 1 Fragment of title page engraving.

ff. 2-60 Fragments, including letters and accounts of the armies in the Low Countries. Captains mentioned in the accounts include: Colonel Thomas Morgan; Edward Norris; Charles Blount; Sir Robert Sidney; Nicholas Erington; Sir Philip Sidney; Richard Hartt; Arthur Brett; William Reade; Sir Roger Williams; Thomas Cecil; Thomas Digges; and William Herle. 1587. English and French.

f. 18v Notes concerning Rowland Yorke, soldier and traitor (d. 1588).

f. 60 Letter from Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, to Queen Elizabeth I. Concerning imprudent letters sent by Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, to his dependents in Holland. June 28 1587.

f. 63 Letter from Thomas James to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Concerning intelligence on various movements in Flanders. Ostend, January 29 1587.

f. 65 Letter from Colonel Fremin to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting the treacherous surrender of the castle of Wauwe. Bergues, Jan. 28 1587. French.

f. 68 Letter from William Bloys van Treslong to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Desiring relief after a long imprisonment in Zealand, and leave to return to his country. London, January 27 1587. Italian.

f. 70 Letter from Jean Hotman to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting transactions at Utrecht, and other intelligence. Hague, January 7 1587.

f. 72 Letter from Colonel Fremin to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Requesting promotion, and his pay. Bergues, January 9 1587. French.

f. 74 Letter from Stephen le Sieur to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. On the state of affairs in the United Provinces. Middleburg, January 1 1587.

f. 76 Letter from William Herle, to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Concerning his being sent to Holland. Temple Bar, January 5 1587.

f. 77 Letter from Nicholas Erington to Arthur Atye. Soliciting pay for men and officers; concerning military arrangements. January 9 1587.

f. 79 Considerations of ‘matters incident to the treaty of peace’. Draft in the hand of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. January 10 1587.

f. 81 Letter from Frederic Genebelli to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. On the delay of the States in satisfying some demands of his as postmaster. Delft, January 10 1587. Italian.

f. 82 Letter from the States General, possibly to William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. Concerning an offer made by Queen Elizabeth I towards peace with Spain. Delft, February 14 1587. French.

f. 83 Statement of the expenditure and debt incurred following contributions granted by the States General to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, from January 11 1586 to January 10 1587. French.

f. 89 Letter from Sir Walter Waller to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting changes in the government of the United Provinces. Delft, February 24 1587.

f. 91 Letter from G. de Perverincq of Deventer to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Informing him of P. Buys’s escape from prison; urging the necessity of Dudley's return. Utrecht, January 20 1587. Italian.

f. 93 Instructions sent by the Council of State to Mr Ortell in England. Delft, January 16 [?1588].

f. 95 Letter from Jean Hotman to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting the state of affairs in the Low Countries, both civil and military. Hague, January 16 1587.

f. 97 Letter from Jean Hotman to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting the ill treatment he meets with, and other intelligence. Hague, January 29 1587.

f. 98 Letter from Sir Roger Williams to Sir Francis Walsingham. Reporting suspicions of treachery in the Dutch, the siege of Sluys. Sluys, June 29 1587.

f. 100 Letter from Sir John Conway, to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Concerning the siege of Ostend; the necessities of the troops. Flushing, January 31 1587.

f. 101 Considerations concerning Ostend, and Queen Elizabeth I’s forces there. January 1587.

f. 103 Mr Beale: opinions concerning Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester’s placart for the United Provinces. January 1587.

f. 107 Letter from Sir John Conway, possibly to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. On the state of the forces in Flanders. Middleburg, 1587.

f. 109 Unattributed list titled ‘La Garrison qui pourroit etre envoyée dedans Barch, par le bon plaisir de son Exce.’ 1587.

f. 111 Deputies of the States General: oration to Queen Elizabeth I. Greenwich, January 26 1587. French.

f. 114 Letter from the States General to Queen Elizabeth I. Dissuading her from the treaty of peace. 1587. French.

f. 118 Letter from Mr Bodley to the States General Concerning the imprisonment of Vasseur, Secretary to Sir William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, Governor of Flushing. 1587. French.

f. 119 Advice concerning Vasseur, Secretary to Sir William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, Governor of Flushing. French. f. 120 Letter from the clergy of Guelders and Zutphen, to Queen Elizabeth I. Expressing their alarm at the surrender of Deventer, by Rowland Yorke and Sir William Stanley, and requesting aid. Arnheim, 1587. Latin.

f. 121 Letter from an unknown correspondent to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting on efforts to vindicate Dudley with Queen Elizabeth I. 1587.

f. 123 Unattributed treatise answering calumnies published against Queen Elizabeth I by Philip II, King of Spain, and his minsters. f. 129 Unattributed treatise on articles of instructions for not treating with the States General. February 1587.

f. 130 Order for restraining Dutch merchants from transporting gold and silver. 1587.

ff. 134-141 Patent of Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby, as commander in chief of the English Forces in the Low Countries. With his commission for the office. Greenwich, December 24. Latin. With organizational notes by Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd baronet (1594-1662).

f. 142 Letter from William van Beveren and other receivers of revenues in Holland to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Dutch.

f. 143 Estimate of the expenses of the war for the year 1587. Drawn up in the presence of an unnamed English ambassador; Maurice, Prince of Orange; Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein; and others. French.

f. 149 Observations on a report by Thomas Wilkes, on the affairs of Holland.

ff. 151-156 List of Dutch ships, their captains, and tonnage. With a copy of part of the estimate in Dutch. 1587.

f. 157 Letter from Sir Robert Sidney to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting on Sidney’s march into Delfshaven with some troops. Delfshaven, 1587.

f. 159v Petition sent by soldiers in London to Queen Elizabeth I, for speedy relief.

f. 160 Memorial sent from Grunevelt, Governor of Sluys, to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Requesting relief for his garrison. French.

f. 161 Petition sent by French merchants to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Requesting to suffer six vessels laden with corn to sail from Flushing for Calais. Notes on military affairs on the rear. July 8 1587. French.

f. 163 Plan for the distribution of £126,000 for the payment of the army.

f. 164 Remonstrance sent from burghers in Bommel to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Against the exportation of provisions. French.

f. 165 Plan for the use of £30,000 for raising and paying troops.

f. 166 Letter from the captains of the old regiment of Zealand to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Concerning the pay of their soldiers. [1587]. Italian.

f. 168 Paper sent to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, concerning the improper conduct of Captain Lambertes.

f. 170 Notes sent to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, on transactions between Mr Praytes, Dr Doyley, who complains of Sir John Norris, Thomas Digges, and others. June 24 [1587].

f. 176 Report sent to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, by an agent of his. On proceedings between the writer and the magistrates of Delft, the States General, and others. French.

f. 178 Discourse on the probability of Spain invading England, and the measures proper to be taken in consequence. 1587. French.

f. 183 Articles of war for the discipline of some German regiments in the service of the United Provinces. German.

f. 186 Examination of Richard Hooper, charged with having shot an unnamed person. Also of Henry Pitten, his wife, and others examined as witnesses. Ostend, August 29, 1587.

f. 188 Article of a treaty between England and Hamburg, concerning the woollen trade. 1567. The same privileges being granted to Stade. 1587. Latin.

f. 189 A paper containing reasons against treating for peace.

f. 192 Accounts between Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and Sir Thomas Shirley, treasurer of the army. 1587.

f. 193 Letter from Jean Hotman to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting intelligence about P. Buys, and the army. Hague, February 1 1587.

f. 195 Articles upon which the States General request Queen Elizabeth I’s present redress and resolution. 1587.

f. 199 Letter from Charles Neufville, to Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma. Concerning some ships that may be secured after the taking of Dunkirk. 1587. French.

f. 200 Letter from James Spencer, Provost Marshal, to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reports on an attempt on the part of the states to rescue Monsieur Ryngolte, his prisoner. Utrecht, February 3 1587.

f. 202 Letter from the clergy of Deventer to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. In favour of two deputies. Campen, February 1 1587. Latin.

f. 203 Letter from the States General to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Complaining and expostulating. Hague, February 4 1587. French.

f. 210 Deposition of Cornelis Corne. Concerning some speeches injurious Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, spoken by Pauli, pensioner of Dort, and Almondo. February 4 1586-7.

f. 211 Instructions, possibly from Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, to Junius, secretary, sent into the Low Countries. Greenwich, May 2 1587. French.

f. 214 Letter from the States General to Queen Elizabeth I. Requesting her to lend them £60,000 and to increase the number of her auxiliaries to 10,000 footmen and 2,000 horsemen. February 5 1587. French.

f. 218 Letter from Sir John Wolley to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting a conversation he had with Queen Elizabeth I concerning Dudley. Court, February 9, 1586-7.

f. 220 Points of a letter from the States General. February 4 1587. Italian.

f. 221 Letter from the States General to Queen Elizabeth I. Communicating some important intelligence they had obtained by the capture of a Danish gentleman, who had been sent by his king to the Duke of Parma. Hague, February 8 1587. French.

f. 227 Letter from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Justifying some speeches he had held with the Queen, which had offended the earl. Two letters. February 7 1586-7.

f. 229 Letter from Jean Hotman to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting intelligence about Maurice, Prince of Orange, and Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein. Hague, February 27, 1587. French.

f. 231 Letter from John Wotton to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. On finding one Thomas Williams. Utrecht, February 28 [1587].

f. 233 Letter from Colonel Thomas Morgan, to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Stating the claims he has to advancement; intelligence about the war; enclosing some regulations, and the oath he administered to the officers and soldiers. Bergen-op-Zoom, February 10 1587-8.

f. 236 Letter from Francis Littleton, possibly to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Complaining of injurious treatment from the States. Ostend, February 10 1587. French.

f. 237 Letter from one Trello to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting credentials for one Combes, and earnestly desiring Dudley's speedy return. Utrecht, February 18 1587. Italian.

f. 238 Letter from Jean Hotman to Queen Elizabeth. Asking her to persist in supporting the cause of the United Provinces, and the true religion. Hague, February 15 1587. French.

f. 240 Letter from Sir Philip Sidney to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. In favour of the Baron de Greange, who is to have a German regiment. Rotterdam, February 12 1586.

f. 242 Letter from Le Calvart, to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting intelligence about James Williams. Delft. February 28 1587. French.

f. 243 Letter from Jean Hotman to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting his measures to vindicate Dudley concerning the loss of Deventer. Hague, February 9 1587.

f. 245 Letter from Julian Clareage to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Complaining of persecution after Dudley's departure. Utrecht, February 12 1587. French.

f. 247 Letter from Colonel Thomas Morgan to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. On Rowland Yorke and Sir William Stanley, the traitors who surrendered Deventer. Bergen-op-Zoom, February 14 1587.

f. 249 Letter from Colonel Fremin to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Desiring Dudley's return. Hague, February 16 1587. French.

f. 251 Memorial sent by Joachimi Ortell. Remonstrating against a peace, and concerning the best mode of continuing the war. French.

f. 253 Letter from Adrianus Saravia to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. On the consternation occasioned by the surrender of Deventer. Leyden, February 5 1587. Latin.

f. 254 Letter from Jan Adriaens Cant to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. On sending him some wine, also wishing for his return. Dort, February 16 1587. French.

f. 255 Letter from G. de Perverincq of Deventer to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting intelligence. February 17, 1587. Italian.

f. 256 Letter from Jean Hotman to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting intelligence and urging his return. February 28 1587.

f. 258 Letter from Arnolt de Grunevelt. Containing his receipt for 6,000 florins imprested to the garrison of Sluys. February 21 1587.

f. 260 Brief of the treaties of Breda, Ghent, and Cologn. By Mr D. Lewens. Latin.

f. 272 Letter from one L. H. to Monsieur l'Audiencier. Reporting news. March 31 1587. French.

f. 273 Answer of the States of Holland and West Friesland, to a letter or remonstrance of the people of Utrecht. March 7 1587. French.

f. 304 Letter from the States General to the deputies of Guelders and Utrecht. In answer to a letter of February 24 1587. With an extract of the resolutions of the States General touching a proposal of a peace. November 24 1586.

f. 283 Extract or notes concerning the victualling and paying of troops in Flanders. 1587.

f. 284 Sir John Norris to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester On the pay and regulations of the troops. Utrecht, March 18 1586-7.

f. 285 Appointment by Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, of Arthur Atye as his agent with the States General. Greenwich, March 13 1587.

f. 286 Letter from the council of Guelders and Zutphen to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Remonstrating against irregularities committed by the troops. 1587. French.

f. 288 Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. On Queen Elizabeth I’s dissatisfaction, and intelligence concerning France and Scotland. Court, April 3 1587.

f. 290 Projection of the ordinary charges to be sustained by the States General.

f. 292 Two letters from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Court, April 10 and 6 1587.

f. 298 Letter from Daniel de Burchgrave to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting intelligence, chiefly from and concerning Holland. London, April 3 1587. Italian.

f. 299 Two letters from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Court, April 14 and 17 1587.

f. 302 Letter from Daniel de Burchgrave to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Reporting intelligence concerning Holland. London, April 12 1587. Italian.

f. 304 Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham to William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. Court, April 8 1587.

f. 306 Letter from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. April 16 1587.

f. 308 Letter from Edmund Palmer to an unknown recipient. On the state of the country of Spain. St. John de Luz, April 20 1587.

f. 310 Letter from Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, to the states or council of Holland. Following the surrender of Deventer. Hague, April 17 1587. French.

f. 311 Minutes of state papers concerning Holland. 1587.

f. 312 Estimate of the pay of the crew of a ship of war. Dutch.

f. 313 Letter from Noel de Caron to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Referring to Arthur Atye for intelligence. Hague, April 20 1587. French.

f. 314 Letter from Bartholomew Kieffelt to an unknown recipient. On the affairs of Portugal. Hague, April 20 1587. French.

f. 315 Estimate of pay. French.

f. 316 Two letters from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Containing orders from Queen Elizabeth I. Greenwich, April 10 and 11 1587.

f. 317 Memorandum of a speech between Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset. April 17 1587.

f. 319 Letter from Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein to Queen Elizabeth I. Complimentary. Hague, April 21 1587. French.

f. 321 Letter from the States of Utrecht to Queen Elizabeth I. Relating thanks for sending Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, and urging the speedy return of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Utrecht, April 12 1587. French.

f. 322 Letter from Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, to Queen Elizabeth I. Reporting on negotiations. Utrecht, April 30 1587.

f. 324 Letter from Walter Bendlowes to Sir William Stanley. Concerning the defence of Berghes. Berghes, April 27 1587.

f. 325 Letter from Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, possibly to Sir Francis Walsingham. Reporting news from Holland, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, disliked. Utrecht, April 30 1587.

f. 327 Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset. Instructions to remonstrate with the States General against seizures of French ships. May 1587.

f. 328 Letter to Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, from his secretary. Reporting intelligence. May 17 1587.

f. 330 A schedule of some of the papers in Cotton MSS Galba, C. VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI.