Cotton MS Titus B VII

Letters to the earls of Leicester, Sussex, and others, mainly from the reign of Elizabeth I and James I (1558-1625).

f. 1r partial contents list of letters.

ff. 2r-3v Letter from Robert Zinzan to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting his delivery of the Queen’s present of horses to King James VI of Scotland. Edinburgh, June 13 1585. Docketed ‘Rob. Alexander’.

f. 4r Letter from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. A note in his own hand. Westminster, November 4 1572.

ff. 6r-7v Letter from William Waad to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Asking for his protection in a cause with William Herle. Florence, November 9 1578.

ff. 8r-9v Letter from Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, to William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Asking for their intercession with Queen Elizabeth I for more liberty. The Tower, July 26 1572.

ff. 10r-11v Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Concerning a malicious libel against Dudley, written by one Morgan, at Paris. Barn Elms, September 29 1584.

ff. 12r-13v Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Concerning several individuals to be promoted. Whitehall, April 1 1570.

ff. 14r-15v Letter from Robert Glover, Somerset herald, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Defending himself from the charge of popery. [24 January 1583].

ff. 16r-17v Letter from William Davison to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting intelligence about troubles in Artois and Hainault. Antwerp, January 25 1578.

ff. 18r-19v Letter from Thomas Randolph to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Thanking him for favour, and interceding for a scholar of Magdalen College, who was confined for preaching on the exercise of prophecy. London, August 28 1578.

ff. 20r-21v Letter from Sir Thomas Leighton to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Defending himself against the false assertions of certain traitors. Jersey, August 11 1580.

ff. 22r-23v Letter from J. Fielde, a preacher, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Thanking him for protection, and professing his zeal for the church. November 25 1581.

ff. 24r-27v Two letters from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. The first on a violent attempt on Queen Elizabeth I, the second on ordinance to be sent to the army. Barn Elms, December 24 1586 and Richmond, July 23 1588.

ff. 28r-29v Letter from Thomas Cotton to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting intelligence about the visit of a duke, possibly the Duke of Parma. Ghent, January 17 1578.

ff. 30r-31v Letter from Sir Thomas Wilkes to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Complaining of his poverty, and Queen Elizabeth I’s displeasure towards him. London, July 12 1584.

ff. 32r-35v Two letters from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. The first apprising him that Queen Elizabeth I had referred a suit of his concerning an exchange to the Lord Treasurer, the second on Sir Walter Mildmay’s dealings with Queen Elizabeth I on the subject. Court, March 4 1587-1588, and June 8 1588.

ff. 36r-37v Letter from Giulio Borgarucci to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Wishing to appeal to Queen Elizabeth I through the Archbishop of Canterbury, in an affair of matrimony. Bruges, December 4 1576.

ff. 38r-39v Letter from Thomas Morgan to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Thanking him for a recommendation to the Prince of Orange, and complaining of bad treatment from Colonel Norris. Amsterdam, June 2 1581.

ff. 40r-41v Letter from Sir Edward Stafford to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Lamenting a lack of letters from Dudley, who was in the Low Countries. Paris, December 26 1581.

ff. 42r-43v Letter from Johannes Still to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Thanking him for the Mastership of Trinity College Cambridge, obtained through his means. February 20 1576. Latin.

ff. 44r-45v Letter from William Herle to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Expressing gratitude but complaining of not being favorably treated, discussing Mr North’s going to mass. Antwerp, March 13 1582.

ff. 46r-47v Letter from Francis Tregian to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Disavowing the malicious aspersion for which he was in prison. Marshalsea, October 20 1577.

ff. 48r-50v Letter from Alfonso Ferrabosco to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Lamenting the inquisition for seizing his property in Italy, and trusting that Queen Elizabeth I will indemnify and reward him for his services. London, October 23 1564. Italian.

ff. 50r-53v Two letters from Ysabeau de la Touche, a French refugee, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Thanking him for assistance, and asking for relief. Sion, June 8 and Canfort, September 3 1574.

ff. 54r-55v Letter from Philip de Croy, Duke d’Arshot, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reminding him of some dogs he was to send him. Brussels, July 1 1574. French.

ff. 57r-58v Letter from William Herle to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Conveying news of appointments at court, and desiring a recommendation to the Lord Treasurer. Temple Bar, September 8 1587.

ff. 59r-66v Four letters from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Sending orders and intelligence. Court, May 1587; London, September 2, Richmond, July 20, and Barn Elms, November 5, 1586.

ff. 67r-68v Letter from Sir Thomas Scott to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. On sending his son with 39 men and horses. Scots-hall, March 2, 1595-1596.

f. 69r-69v Letter from Francis Littleton to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Desiring reinforcements, and discussing one John Ransie’s misuse of a passport. Ostend, January 24 1586-1587.

ff. 70r-71v Letter from John Shelton to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Complaining of the treatment of the burghers of Arnheim. Arnheim, September 2 1587.

ff. 72r-73v Letter from Raffe Bosseville to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Desiring aid for himself and his company. Ostend, September 28 1587.

f. 74r Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries, to an unknown recipient. Concerning charges against Pyper Martin, a sergeant major, one Eccloe and one Blundeville, for treasonable practices. Ostend, 1587.

ff. 75r-76v Letter from Thomas Digges to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Complaining of the opposition he met with when taking the musters. February 21 1585-1586.

ff. 77r-78v Letter from the states of South Holland to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. A letter relating that Captain Bont was at sea. Rotterdam, July 22 1587.

ff. 79r-80v Letter from John North to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Explaining the cause of a fray he had had with a servant of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, for which he had been confined. Dordrecht, December 1 1587.

ff. 81r-82v Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Recommending a servant of his, who had been appointed water bailiff at Flushing. Court, June 22 1586.

ff. 83r-85v A memorial of Peter Obin, merchant of Wesel, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Concerning some goods detained at Amsterdam. French. With a copy of the relevant order of the admiralty of North Holland. Amsterdam, October 10 1586. Dutch.

ff. 86r-87v Letter from Thomas Heneage to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Requesting lodging for himself and his retinue, near Dudley. Flushing, March 3 1585-1586.

ff. 88r-89v Letter from Edmund Hunt, auditor, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Against Sir John Norris for malpractices in financial matters. London, August 10 1587.

ff. 90r-91v Letter from John Brown to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. On the motions of the army, and a present of horses intended for Queen Elizabeth I. Malines, May 1 1580.

ff. 92r-93v Letter from Sir John Conway to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Desiring speedy supplies, and more orders. [Dort] September 28 1587.

ff. 94r-95v Letter from Sir William Russell to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Recommending William Davison for his services. Flushing, September 19 1587.

ff. 96r-97v Petition from Thomas Basson, an English bookseller at Leyden, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. For a license to print certain books.

ff. 98r-99v Letter from Sir William Stanley to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Recommending a lieutenant, who had been severely wounded. Deventer, January 8 1586-1587.

ff. 100r-101v Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. On behalf of two captains, Wingfield and Randolph. Barn Elms, December 24 1586.

ff. 102r-103v Letter from George Woodward to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Craving redress in his claim that one Thomas Brewnes had cloths delivered to him. Utrecht, September 26 1587.

ff. 104r-105v Memorial from Thomas Lovall to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. For an allowance due for having served as sergeant-major at the Brill.

ff. 106v-107r Warrant of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. For a sum to be paid to Captain William Twydye. The Hague, July 31 1586.

ff. 108r-109v Letter from Sir William Russell to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Low Countries. Relating the details of an insurrection at Flushing. Flushing, September 13 1587.

ff. 111r-112v Letter from Gioseph de Castro, a missionary at Agra, to Claudio Aquaviva, general of the Jesuits at Rome. Reporting persecutions sustained by the Christians. Agra, April 10 1615. Italian.

ff. 113r-114v Letter from François, Duke of Anjou, to Sir Francis Walsingham. Professing his devotion to Queen Elizabeth I, discussing the claims of the Spanish forces. Chasteau Cambresis, August 29 1581. French.

ff. 115r-116v Letter from Thomas Shelley to his cousin Thomas Finch in Spain. Lamenting the state of England, respecting religion. St. Omer, 1604. A French translation.

ff. 117r-118v Letter from Antonio Machado, a missionary at Agra, to Claudio Aquaviva, general of the Jesuits at Rome. Concerning the state of the mission. Agra, April 9 1615. Portuguese.

ff. 119r-120v Letter from Marchese Guil. Ces. Malaspina da Madrignano, to Count Aless. Striggio, ambassador from the Duke of Mantua, at Milan. Disclaiming participation in the conspiracy at Parma. Mantua, April 13 1612. Italian.

ff. 121r-122v Memorial of a French ambassador in London, demanding the release of a master of a ship, the restoration of some goods, and the suppression of libels against the queen mother. French.

ff. 123r-124v Paper endorsed ‘the sale of the Elizabeth’. Spanish.

ff. 125r-127v Letter from Jehan le Rowsse to Father Ammon. French. Enclosing a dispensation of Pope Leo in favour of William Edwaye, a canon of Bylsington. Latin. Calais, October 24.

f. 128r Letter from Gasparin de Gasin to an unknown recipient. Petitioning to have his livery returned to him, or to have 50 lire in lieu of it. Italian.

f. 130r Declaration that the United Provinces were to be declared free and independent of the King of Spain and the Archduke of Austria. The Hague, December 24 1607. French.

f. 131r Letter from Pietro Lupo, a musician, to an unknown recipient. Requesting an advance of a quarter’s wages. Italian.

ff. 132r-133v Letter from Joseph de Castro to Father Joseph Baudo at Milan. Concerning the persecutions at Agra. Agra, April 10 1615. Italian.

f. 134r Letter from François, Duke of Anjou, to Mauvisiere. Desiring to be sent frequent accounts of Queen Elizabeth I. Angers, February 28. French.

ff. 135r-136v Petition from the wife of Leonard Foriseen, a boatman of Dordrecht, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. For his release. Italian.

f. 137r-137v Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Maurice Visconti. Professing friendship. Court, January 14 1578. Italian.

f. 138r-138v Letter to the King of Sweden, from an unknown correspondent. Requesting protection for two ships fitted out by London merchants. London, April 24 1577. Latin.

f. 139r Letter from G. V. Pinello to an unknown recipient. Concerning several books lent. Padua, March 21 1590. Italian.

f. 140r-140v Paper of advice concerning military and naval preparations in Italy. April 28 1602. Italian.

ff. 141r-142r Copy of a letter to Mr de Semyer, from an unknown correspondent, possibly Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning Queen Elizabeth I’s proposed marriage; said to have been written by the Queen’s order but not sent. French and Italian.

ff. 143r-144v Letter from Dubourg to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Regretting not finding him at court, and professing friendship on behalf of his highness, possibly the Duke of Anjou. London [1580]. French.

ff. 145r-146v Letter from P. Semyer to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Proposing a religous arrangement, possibly connected to the possibly match between Queen Elizabeth I and the Duke of Anjou. Miers, January 24 1580. French.

f. 147r-147v Letter from Marchio de Dominis to Marcantonio Arcivescovo in London. On domestic concerns, and sending news. Venice, March 23 1515. Italian.

ff. 148r-148v Letter from Franco Maria Gondi to an unknown recipient. Complaining of the hard treatment of his relations, wishing to be employed in the service of Queen Elizabeth I. Italian.

ff. 150r-151v Letter from Casp. De Honberg to John Dee. Sending thanks for a favour, and a recommendation. Lusco, October 3 1588. Latin.

f. 152r-152v Letter to Monsieur Ribault, possibly from Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford. On pastimes and hunting. French.

ff. 153r-154v Letter from Geffray Fenton to Monsieur Wrothe. Desiring to borrow money. French and English.

f. 155r-155v Fragment of a letter desiring the remission of a penalty. Italian.

ff. 156r-157v Letter from Pietro Lupo, musician, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Offering to return to his service at court. Rochester, March 18 1578. Italian.

f. 158r Letter from Charles IX of France, possibly to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Concerning the possibly marriage of Queen Elizabeth I and his brother the Duke d’ Alençon. St Germanin en l’aye, February 20 1574. French.

f. 159r-159v Letter from Cesare Nobili to William Herle. On his desperate situation, and need to borrow money. [Before 1588]. Italian.

f. 160r Letter from William Ogellus to the Archbishop of Spallatro. Requesting financial assistance. Latin.

f. 161r-161v Letter from Cornelius Oragyll to a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Desiring protection against the Earl of Kildare.

ff. 162r-163v Letter from Richard Montagu to the Archbishop of Spallatro at the Savoy. Concerning a stipend to a reader in the college of Ely. October 15. Latin.

ff. 164r-165v Letter from P. della Ravoria to the Archbishop of Spallatro. On indemnity received from the states of Holland. London, November 8 1618. Italian.

ff. 166r-167v Letter to Sir Francis Walsingham, from an unknown correspondent. Relating intelligence about the Emperor and the German princes. [Cologn], August 15 1576. Italian and Latin.

ff. 168r-169v Letter to the Archbishop of Spallatro from an unknown correspondent. On a conspiracy against the state of Venice, contrived by the Spanish ambassador Ossuna. Vicenza, May 24 1618. Italian.

f. 170r Paper of intelligence concerning the Spanish forces in Naples, and the Queen of Spain’s entry at Medina del Campo. Madrid, May 3 1565. Spanish.

ff. 171r-172r Letter from Jacobus Villatus, Inquisitor General at Avignon, to F. Aegidius Chayssius, of the order of Bernadines in France. Acquitting him of false charges of heresy. Avignon, August 21 1621. Latin.

ff. 173r-174v Letter from Perrot de Mesieres to an English ambassador in Paris. Concerning his Italian psalm translation, and private concerns. Sedan, October 7 1603. French.

ff. 175r-176r Order from King Philip II of Spain to the governors of his maritime provinces. Not to allow certain French ships into his harbours. Osmotier, January 13 1566. Spanish.

ff. 177r-178v Letter from Barto Compagni to Pietro Vanni, English ambassador in Paris. Relating intelligence from England: Princess Elizabeth removed from the Tower to Woodstock, William Thomas executed at Tyburn. Antwerp, May 26 1554. Italian.

ff. 179r-180v Letter from Agostino da Sesto to Pietro Vanni, English ambassador in Paris. About remittances of money, and Mr Mason. Lyon, December 23 1550. Italian.

ff. 181r-182v Bill of expenses for an inn at Passaw. German.

f. 183r Notes of wages, possibly for musicians. French.

ff. 184r-185r Two letters between unknown correspondents. The first signed Bray. No dates. French.

ff. 186r-187v Letter from D. Bernardino de Mendoça to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Requesting an audience with Queen Elizabeth I. London, January 14 1579. Spanish.

ff. 188r-191r Two papers of intelligence, possibly sent by Edward, 3rd Baron Windsor. Venice, March 6 and Rome, February 27 1574. Italian.

f. 192r-192v Credence sent from the President of Burgundy to Margaret of Austria. Containing intelligence about Monsieur de Bourbon. [1523]. French.

ff. 193r-194v Letter from John Statilius, ambassador of the King of Hungary at Paris, to Thomas Cromwell. Recommending Peter de Baba, sent by the King of Hungary to England. Paris, June 27 1539. Latin.

ff. 195r-197v Two letters from Edward, 3rd Baron Windsor, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Containing public and private intelligence. The first in Italian, from Venice, November 27 1574. The second in English, from Siena, June 30 1569.

ff. 198r-209v Copies or extracts of twelve letters of intelligence from Rome, Naples, Palermo, Venice, Vienna, and Antwerp, sent by Edward, 3rd Baron Windsor. 1574. Italian.

ff. 210r-211v Letter from Don Gomez to Edward Clinton, Lord Admiral. Recommending Captain Thomas Estude. St James’s Palace, July 8 1558. Spanish.

ff. 212r-218v Copies or extracts of six letters of intelligence from Rome, Venice, Vienna and Antwerp, sent by Edward, 3rd Baron Windsor. April and May 1574. Italian.

ff. 219r-220v Letter from Michel de Castelnau de Mauvisiere to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning some wine taken on board French ships, some of which he desired might be delivered to him. London, January 5 1577. French.

ff. 221r-224v Copies of three letters of intelligence from Rome, Venice and Vienna, sent by Edward, 3rd Baron Windsor. June 1574. Italian.

ff. 225r-226v Letter from Rocho Bonetti to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Desiring a passport to visit England and defend his character. Antwerp, October 16 1574. Italian.

ff. 227r-230v Two letters from Franco Giraldo, ambassador from Portugal, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Desiring an audience with Queen Elizabeth I. Charter-house, June 17 and May 4 1577. Italian.

ff. 231r-232v Letter from Alfonso Ferrabosco to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Defending himself against an imputation of assassination. October 13 1567. Italian.

ff. 233r-237v Three letters from Franco Giraldo, ambassador from Portugal, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Enquiring about the health of Queen Elizabeth I, and complaining of some ill treatment by the servants of the Earl of Surrey. Charter-house, April 24 and 30 1578, and Casal, March 10 1574. Italian.f

f. 239r-240v Letter from Oliver, Count de Arco, possibly to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complimentary. Padua, May 13 1574. Italian.

f. 241r-241v Letter from François, Duke d’Alençon, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Recommending the Duke de Montmorency, sent on an embassy to Queen Elizabeth I by Charles IX of France. Chambort, May 12 1572. French.

ff. 242r-243v Letter from Charles de Montmorency to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. On the inefficiency of his naval enterprise. Road at Bellisle, April 22 1573. French.

ff. 244r-245v Letter from Philip de Croy, Duke d’Arshot, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Urging cooperation for the assistance of his country. Brussels, January 25 1578. French.

ff. 246r-247v Letter from Philip de Croy, Duke d’Arshot, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Thanking him for some dogs. Beaumont, October 30 1571. French.

ff. 248r-249v Letter from Charles de Montmorency to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complimentary. Rochelle, April 19 1577. French.

ff. 250r-251v Letter from Charles de Montmorency to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Sending thanks and compliments, and regretting the delay in his embarkation. Plymouth, April 3 1573. French.

f. 252r-252v Letter from Catherine of Medicis, Dowager Queen of France, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Recommending Charles de Montmorency. Chambort, May 12 1572.

ff. 253r-254v Letter from Philip de Croy, Duke d’Arshot, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Thanking him for some dogs. Antwerp, March 25 1574. French.

ff. 255r-256v Letter from Albertus Lescouecz à Lescouecz to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Paris, June 23 1572. French.

ff. 257r-258v Letter from Languillier to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complimentary. London, September 30 1573. French.

ff. 259r-260v Letter from the Conte de Arco to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complimentary, wishing to know whether he had received a present sent to him. Venice, November 17 1571. Italian.

ff. 261r-270r Eight papers of intelligence from Venice, Antwerp, Rome and Vienna, possibly sent by Edward, 3rd Baron Windsor. 1574. Italian.

ff. 271r-272v Letter from William Tons to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting the progress made on a work, possibly a painting, and desiring an advance of £25. August 28 1579. Italian.

ff. 273r-274v Letter from François de Halewyn, possibly to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning a subsidy to the states of the Low Countries. Kingston, December 21 1576. French.

f. 275r Passport of the magistrates of a town in Moravia, in favour of Don Lazarus de Melcheti, a Persian. March 25 1590. Latin.

f. 276r-276v Paper concerning the descendants of William and Robert Rolin, who served in 1147, during the siege of Lisbon. French.

f. 277r-278v Discourse on some knights of Rhodes, soliciting aid against Turkish forces. [1526]. Latin.

f. 279r-279v Letter from Philippus Maria, Duke of Milan, to John, Duke of Bedford. Recommending the family of Zanini who are merchants, discussing why he calls himself Anglus. Milan, July 6 1419. Latin.

ff. 280r-281v Speech of Carolus Danzaeus, to the senate of Poland assembled at Krakow. On King Henry III of France leaving the kingdom. June 22 1574. Latin.

f. 282r-282v Oath of Charles V, then King of Castile, to observe the treaty of November 29 1516, between himself, the Emperor Maximilian, and Henry VIII.

ff. 283r-284v Letter from Andrew Kingesinus, a Greek bishop, to James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham. Concerning three brothers studying at Oxford. 1564. Greek.

ff. 286r-287v Letter from Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complimentary, and expressing devotion to Queen Elizabeth I. Rochelle, May 10 1577. French.

ff. 288r-289v Letter from Languillier to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting advice and protection, being in great distress, he calls himself a relation. London, October 11 1573. French.

ff. 290r-291v Letter from one van Alsloot to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning a bargain for some paintings or patterns requested by Radclyffe. London, January 15 1577. Italian.

f. 292r-292v Letter from Anglese Odone to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Requesting the service of 25 soldiers. January 1586. Italian.

f. 293r-293v Letter from Captain Aloysius de Verme to the magistrates of an unknown town. Concerning some lost horses. In plano Castegniarii, May 10 1425.

f. 294r Letter from Humfredus Bluet to an unknown recipient. On the medical treatment of a young lady. Laton.

ff. 295r-298v A power of attorney from one Oliver van der Winck at Stade, to Willis Visker in London. State, February 28 1591-1592. German.

f. 299r Paper containing intelligence concerning preparation and stores in Germany. No date.

ff. 300r-301v Letter from the States of the Low Countries to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Desiring financial and military assistance. Brussels, January 9 1578. French.

f. 302r-302v Letter from Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, to an unknown recipient. Arranging a visit to his house to meet William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, and directing him to bring letters from the Emperor. Court, July 19 1565. Italian.

ff. 303r-304v Letter from George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. A request concerning Lord Wharton, and a marriage. Sheffield Castle, October 21 1572.

ff. 305r-306v Letter from Thomas Radclyffe, as Baron FitzWalter, to his father Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex. Assuring him of Queen Mary’s gracious acceptance of his duty, and of Lady Elizabeth’s thanks for good offices. With some news from abroad. Court, July 7 1555.

ff. 307r-308v Letter from Thomas Stafford to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Asking his protection in his education. February. Latin.

ff. 309r-310v Letter from Alfonso Ferrabosco to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complaining of the delay in acquitting him of the crime of assassination. London, December 29 1567. Italian.

ff. 311r-314v Two letters from Franco Giraldi to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. On Radclyffe’s ill health, and an accident Giraldi had met with. Charter-house, March 29 and November 1 1574. Italian.

ff. 315r-316v Letter from Michel de Castelnau to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting Queen Elizabeth I’s gracious reception of Captain Bourg, who had delivered dispatches to her from the Duke d’Alençon. London, March 8 1580. French.

f. 317r-317v Letter from Henry, King of Navarre, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. On his difficulties, and requesting assistance from Queen Elizabeth I. Leyetours, April 13 1580. French.

ff. 318r-319v Letter from Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting assistance from Queen Elizabeth I. Rochelle, June 12 1577. French.

ff. 320-321v Letter from Philip de Croy, Duke d’Arshot, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complimentary, discussing a dog sent by D. Bernardino de Mendoça for his lady. Brussels, July 1 1574. French.

ff. 322r-323v Letter from Julio Testa to Captain Orlando Capodelista. Concerning negotiations between them. Padua, June 9 1582. Padua.

f. 324r Letter from Petrus Torrisanus to an unknown recipient. Offering his services to him and to a king. Latin.

ff. 325r-326v Letter from François de Halewyn to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Sending him a letter from the Duke d’Arschot, possibly the letter above (ff. 320-321v). London, September 26 1574. French.

ff. 327r-328v Letter from Michel de Castelnau to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Sending a recipe for a sprain for Lady Sussex, and various news. Hopes that Queen Elizabeth I will relent from her aversion to matrimony. London, July 3 1580. French.

ff. 329r-330v Letter from Joseph Lupo, musician, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Petitioning for preferment. Italian.

ff. 331r-332v Letter from Michel de Castelnau to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Professing devotion to him and Queen Elizabeth I. London, March 12 1580. French.

ff. 333r-334v Letter from François de Halewyn to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting an audience with Queen Elizabeth I. London, October 29 1574. French.

ff. 335r-336v Letter from Matthias, Archduke, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. On his entering upon the government of the Low Countries, by the Marquess of Haurech. Antwerp, March 5 1578. French.

ff. 337r-338v Letter from Franco Giraldi to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting an audience with Queen Elizabeth I. Charter-house, January 3 1577. Italian.

ff. 339r-340v Letter from Michel de Castelnau to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Introducing Captain Augustin, sent to ask him a favour. London, January 21 [1580]. Italian.

ff. 341r-342v Letter from one Heerlinck to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Professing duty and discussing some private concerns. Bruges, January 5 1577. French.

f. 343r-343v Letter from Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. On the ruinous proceedings of the enemies of his cousin the King of Navarre. Rochelle, August 16 1577. French.

ff. 344r-345v Letter from Alfonso Ferrabosco to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. On the false charges against him. London, September 23 [1567]. Italian.

f. 346r Letter of recommendation in favour of the second son of Sir William Russell, Earl of Bedford. Requesting that he may be presented to the Emperor, and obtain further letters of recommendation from the Imperial court. A draft. Richmond, February 17 1575. Italian.

ff. 347r-348v Paper containing intelligence on the Turkish forces. Vienna, October 19. Italian.

ff. 449r-350v Letter from Languillier to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting a passport for travelling out of England. London, February 5 1574. French.

f. 351r-351v Letter from François, Duke d’Alençon, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Credentials. Borgneil, April 17 [1580]. French.

ff. 352r-253v Letter from Charles IX of France to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complimentary, and presenting credentials for Marshal de Retz. Paris, August 26 1573. French.

ff. 354r-355v Letter from Michel de Castelnau to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Acquainting him with dispatches received from François, Duke d’Alençon by Captain Bourg. [1580]. French.

ff. 356r-357v Letter from Henry III of France to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Thanking him for his good offices to his brother François, Duke d’Alençon, now Duke d’Anjou. Paris, April 6 1580. French.

ff. 358r-259v Letter from Alfonso Ferrabosco to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting that a fever had prevented his waiting on Queen Elizabeth I. London, February 1565. Italian.

f. 360r-360v Letter from François, Duke d’Anjou, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Expressing the warmest attachment for Queen Elizabeth I. Paris, September 13 [1579]. French.

ff. 361r-364v Two letters from Franco Giraldo to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting the release of a Portuguese prisoner confined by order of the Bishop of London. With a memorial. Paris, October 27 1579 and London, March 1 1575. Italian.

ff. 365r-266v Letter from P. Semyer, agent of François, Duke d’Anjou, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Hoping good news will soon arrive from Queen Elizabeth I concerning the marriage. Paris, 1579. French.

ff. 367r-368v Letter from Franco Giraldo to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting an audience with Queen Elizabeth I. Charter-house, September 22 1576. Italian.

ff. 369r-370v Letter from Michel de Castelnau to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Relating various matters concerning the marriage, the Huguenots, and the Prince of Condé in France. London, June 27 1580. French.

f. 371r-271v Letter from Charles de Montmorency to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Conveying intelligence on the Turkish forces, and hostilities in France. Strasbourg, October 4 1575. French.

ff. 372r-373v Letter from Philip de Croy, Duke d’Arshot, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. On the aid expected from England. Brussels, January 24 1578. French.

ff. 374r-375v Letter from François, Duke d’Anjou, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Hoping to hasten his marriage to Queen Elizabeth I. St. Germain en l’aye, February 20 [1573]. French.

ff. 376r-377v Letter from Charles de Montmorency to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Asking him to hasten a business. London, January 31 1575. French.

f. 378r-378v Letter from Geffray Fenton to Richard Wrothe, a gentleman of Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Desiring intelligence on the service in the Low Countries. London, September 1572. French.

ff. 379r-380v Letter from Madame de Calliac to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting a greyhound for the King of France. Boulogne, December 7 [1573]. French.

ff. 381r-382v Letter from Franco Giraldi to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting an audience. London, February 25 1575. French.

ff. 383r-384v Letter from William Toms to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting that the patterns for tapestries he had made were ready, and requesting payment. [1579]. Italian.

ff. 385r-386v Letter from Don Bernardino de Mendoça to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Asking for a passport. London, July 25 1574. Spanish.

ff. 387r-388v Letter from one Champagney to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complimentary, and recommending one Wilson, returning from an embassy. Brussels, July 6 1577. French.

ff. 389r-390v Letter from Charles de Montmorency to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Complimentary. Rochelle, June 8 1577. French.

ff. 391r-392v Letter from Franco Giraldi to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting an audience. Charter-house, April 1 1577. Italian.

ff. 393r-394v Letter from Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning the assistance his party expects from England. Strasbourg, August 7 1575. French.

ff. 395r-398v Two letters from Charles de Montmorency to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. The first in thanks for aid and the second on some military successes in Languedoc. Agen, October 18 1577 and Strasbourg, August 27 1575.

ff. 399r-404v Three letters from Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Sending thanks and intelligence, and requesting financial help. Strasbourg, October 4 and 28 1575, and Coignac, August 16 1576. French.

ff. 405r-406v Letter from William de Nassau, Prince of Orange, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Showing the necessity for England to assist their cause. Ghent, January 14 1578. French.

ff. 407r-408v Letter from Henry, King of Navarre, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting that the negotiations for peace were broken off, and that the papists were demanding. Nerac, March 2 [1577]. French.

ff. 409r-410v Letter from Philip de Croy, Duke d’Arshot, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning a dog. Heverlé, February 7 1574. French.

ff. 411r-412v Letter from Antonio de Castilla to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Requesting an audience with Queen Elizabeth I, having just arrived from the King of Portugal. London, November 24 1579. Italian.

ff. 414r-419v Letter from Thomas Morgan to King James I. Stating the services he had rendered to his mother Mary, Queen of Scots. Dover, June 14 1608.

ff. 420r-421v Unfinished letter from a minister of King James I to an unknown recipient. Concerning an answer to the Pope’s nuncio, and other affairs.

ff. 422r-423v Letter from Francis Michell to Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel. Claiming relief and rewards which had been bequeathed to him by the late King James I. March 26 1628.

ff. 424r-427v Three letters from Toby Matthew, Dean of Durham, to Francis Mylles. Concerning preferment. The second dated Duresme, January 9, and the third December 23, 1587.

ff. 428r-429v Order by King James I. Concerning the gifts and recompenses granted to subjects and servants by his Majesty.

ff. 430r-431v Letter from the benchers of Lincoln’s Inn to the Privy Seal and the Lord Chamberlain. An answer to the suit of Sir Charles Cornwallis, to build a house in the fields near the inn. Lincoln’s Inn, October 20 1613.

ff. 432r-433v Letter from the Privy Council to Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton. Reporting that his share of the subsidy amounts to £20. Court, July 7 1606.

f. 434r Letter from King James I to the Duke of Savoy. Desiring strict friendship. Hampton Court, January 13 1603-1604. French.

ff. 435r-436v Petition from Olyvier Picquet, a French merchant, to King James I. Requesting to be compensated for goods taken from him by an English pirate. French.

ff. 437r-438v Letter from Prince Henry to his father King James I. Containing advice concerning a match. Richmond, July 29 1612.

f. 439r Instructions to the gentlemen that are to search Sir Edward Coke’s papers.

f. 440r A pardon granted by King James I to Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans. For all felonies and offences of praemunire. October 7 1621.

ff. 441r-442v Letter from King James I to the University of Cambridge. Concerning the election of their Chancellor. June 1612.

ff. 443r-444v Letter from King James I to the states of the realm. Concerning the removal of the Earl of Southampton from the Tower. Holyroodhouse, April 1 1603.

ff. 445r-446v Letter from the peers of the realm to the sheriff and justices of Southampton. Directing them to proclaim King James I. Whitehall, March 25 1603.

ff. 447r-452v Two letters from William, Lord Roos, to an unknown recipient and to Sir David Murray. Reporting intelligence on the Earl of Tyrone, and the Pope. Sienna, November 6 1613, and Florence, November 25 1612.

ff. 453r-454v Letter from Thomas Corke, servant to Sir Edward Wynton, to Thomas Philippes. Concerning an bargain for some wood. Lydney, May 25 1600.

ff. 455r-456v Letter from Herbert Croft, to an unknown recipient. On some public impositions.

ff. 457r-458v Letter from Jane Nevill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Asking that her husband may not be allowed to leave the kingdom. Greensteed, September 1 1612.

ff. 459r-460v Letter from Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, to Robert Carr, Viscount Rochester. Signifying his intention to stay some time in Sienna. [19 October 1613].

ff. 461r-462v Letter from Thomas Frith to the Archbishop of Spalatro. On some clerical matters relating to Isleworth. Windsor, February 10 1618. Latin.

ff. 463r-464v Letter from one R. C. to James Milles. Advising on conduct and studies, and reporting intelligence. December 12.

ff. 465r-466v Letter from Sir Robert Mansell to Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset. Sending a tender of a burgess’s place for the city of Rochester. Chanon Roe, February 23 1613.

ff. 467r-468r Copies of three letters concerning Catholic plots. The second from George Blackwell, Archpriest to the Catholic clergy in England.

ff. 469r-470v Letter from Thomas Castle to James Milles. Reporting court and law news. November 19 1616.

ff. 471r-472v Letter from Ferdinand Howes to an unknown recipient. Concerning the favour to be shown to Sir John Hawkins. Plymouth, March 17 1612.

ff. 473r-474v Letter from Sir Thomas Roe to George Calvert, Secretary of State. Largely in cipher. Constantinople, July 11-21 1623.

ff. 476r-477v Letter from J. Castle, to [James Milles at Southampton]. Relating the executions of Ann Turner and Sir Gervase Helwisse, lieutenant of the Tower, convicted for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. [28 November 1615].

ff. 478r-482v Three letters from Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, to Sir Gervase Helwisse. With a note of the last letter, concerning Sir Thomas Overbury. 1615.

ff. 483r-484v Letter of expostulation, said to be by Sir Thomas Overbury.

f. 485r Notes on transactions relating to Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset.

ff. 486r-489v Two articles concerning Francis Howard, Countess of Suffolk, the Lord Treasurer, and the death of Sir Thomas Overbury.

ff. 490r-491v Paper titled ‘Doubts touching the Recusants in Hampshire not yet resolved in the former resolutions’. January 4 1581.

ff. 492r-493v Letter to one Mary, possibly from the Privy Council. Excusing the commitment of her chaplain Doctor Mallet. Draft. Greenwich, May 6 1551.