Add MS 48014

Copies of papers relating to the Netherlands, particularly to the events of 1585-1587 and the two expeditions led by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Possibly gathered as part of Robert Beale and Henry Killigrew’s mission to the Netherlands between June and October 1587. With notes and titles in Beale’s hand.

ff. 1r-2v: League between Pope Paul III, the Emperor Charles V, and the authorities of Venice against the Turkish forces. 8 February 1538. Latin.

ff. 3r-5v: Concord between the Emperor Charles V and the princes and states of the empire. In relation to the contribution of his Burgundian lands to the common cause. Augsburg, 26 June 1548. Another copy can be found in Add MS 48026, ff. 3r-5v. Latin.

ff. 12r-13v: Ordinances of the Emperor Charles V, for the conduct of the Council of State of the Netherlands. 1 October 1531. French.

ff. 20r-63v: Joachim Hopperus, 'Recueil et mémorial des troubles des Pays Bas du Roy 1559-1566'; 1566-1567. In four books. Printed in “Mémoires de Viglius et d'Hopperus”, ed. A. Wauters, Collection de Mémoires relatifs a l'histoire de Belgique (1863), pp. 231-374. Other copies can be found in Add MSS 20048, ff. 1r-78v; Add MS 61728, ff. 177r-193v; Egerton MSS 2208, 2252.

ff. 67r-74v: Concluding part, covering the years 1566-1573, of Viglius Zuichem ab Aytta, 'La source et le commencement des troubles suscitez aux Pays-Bas […] 1563-1573'; 1576. Printed in Wauters, pp. 168-219. Another copy can be found in Add MS 20048, ff. 79r-87v.

ff. 79r-92v: Oration addressed to Queen Elizabeth I. Urging a policy of Protestant alliance. Late 1572-May 1573. Latin.

f. 94v: Engraved portrait and arms of François, Duc d'Anjou, sovereign of the United Provinces. 1582.

ff. 95r-104r: Declaration by François, Duc d'Anjou. On his agreement with the States General of the United Provinces. Bordeaux, 23 January 1581. French.

ff. 104v-106v: Memorandum from François, Duc d'Anjou, to the States General about his household. With a statement of his household establishment and expenditure. c. 1582.

ff. 107r-117r: Ordinances of Emperor Charles V for the council of finance of the Netherlands. Maastricht, 27 February 1546. French. Printed in Recueil des Anciennes Ordonnances de la Belgique, 2nd series, vol. 5 (1910), pp. 217-227.

ff. 177v-118r: Letters patent of Emperor Charles V. Publishing the above ordinances (ff. 107r-117r). 27 February 1546.

ff. 118v-127v: Ordinance of François, Duc d'Anjou, as sovereign of the Netherlands. For the conduct of finance. 2 May 1582. French.

ff. 128r-130v: Speech given by the deputies of the States General to King Henry III of France. 13 February 1585. French.

ff. 131r-137r: The Union of Utrecht. 23 January 1579. With amendments made on 1 February 1579. French.

ff. 139r-140v: Articles for the provision of money and men, and for maintenance of the alliance between England and the Netherlands. 15 December 1577. Latin.

ff. 141r-145r: Declaration from Queen Elizabeth I to King Philip II. To be delivered by Thomas Wilkes on his embassy to Spain. 19 December 1577. Latin.

ff. 145v-146r: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to King Philip II. To be delivered by Thomas Wilkes. 17 December 1577. Latin.

ff. 146v-148v: Instructions for Thomas Wilkes on his embassy to Spain. 22 December 1577.

ff. 149r-164v: Journal of the expedition to the Netherlands led by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 10 December 1585 – 23 November 1586. At the beginning, f. 149r, Beale has written the title and 'D. James' presumably the author. Dr John James, M.P., may have been Leicester's physician, and probably accompanied him to the Netherlands.

ff. 167r-176v: Journal of Robert Beale, on his expedition to the Netherlands with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 20 June – 7 October 1587. In Beale’s hand.

f. 178v: Engraved portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. By Hieronymus Wirix al. Wierix. c. 1585.

ff. 179r-188v: Confession of faith of the reformed church in the Netherlands. Late 16th century. Latin.

ff. 189r-192v: Articles for church government made at the synod of Middleburgh. June 1581. Latin.

ff. 193r-199r: Articles for church government set down at the synod at the Hague. 20 June 1586. English translation.

f. 201r-201v: Oath of Emperor Charles V and Prince Philip. On the installation of the latter as Duke of Brabant. 5 July 1549. An English translation of cap. 58 of Die Blyde Incomste den Hertochdom van Brabant […] 1549, printed in 1564. For other copies see Add MSS 48088 and 48043, f. 157r-157v.

f. 202r-202v: Reasons to support Elizabeth I accepting the title of Protector of the Netherlands rather than that of sovereign. June[?] 1585. For other copies see Add MS 48044, and Cotton MS Galba C VIII, f. 216r.

ff. 203r-206v: Minutes of instructions from Elizabeth I to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. On his expedition to the Netherlands, early December 1585. An abstract of these instructions is in Cotton MS Galba C VIII. See also the description of Add. MS 48084, article 8, a draft amended by Francis Walsingham.

f. 208r-208v: Memorial of the deputies of the States General, to Queen Elizabeth I. Urging her to accept the sovereignty of the Netherlands. 29 June 1585. French.

f. 209r-209v: Act of the States of Holland and Zeeland, appointing Count Maurice as Stadtholder. The Hague, 1 November 1585. French.

f. 210r-210v: Two versions of instructions sent to Count Maurice from the States General, the second with reference to the English governor. November 1585. French.

ff. 210r-212v: Letter from the States of Holland and Zeeland to their deputies in England. Middleburgh, 8 December 1585. French.

ff. 213v-214v: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to the States General and the Council of State. 13 February 1586. French.

ff. 215r-219r: Provisional agreement between England and the States General for the relief of Antwerp. Nonsuch, 2 August 1585. French. A certified copy can be found in Cotton MS Galba C IX, ff. 331r-341v.

ff. 221r-225v: Treaty of Nonsuch. 10 August 1585. French.

ff. 226r-227v: Act of the States General declaring Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, as Governor-General of the Netherlands. The Hague, 1 February 1586. French.

ff. 228r-229v: Commissions from the States General to their envoys. To treat with England on the questions of sovereignty and assistance. The Hague, 6 June 1585. French.

f. 230r-230v: Commission from Elizabeth I. Appointing deputies to treat with the envoys of the States General. Nonsuch, 29 July 1585. French. Another copy can be found in Cotton MS Galba C VIII, ff. 111r-112v.

f. 231r-231v: English amendment to the treaty of Nonsuch. 4 September 1585. French. A certified copy can be found in Cotton MS Galba C IX, ff. 346v-348v.

ff. 232r-233v: Amendment to the treaty of Nonsuch by the envoys of the States General. London, 7 September 1585. French.

ff. 233r-234r: Ratification of the treaty of Nonsuch. The Hague, 2 October 1585. French. A certified copy can be found in Cotton MS Galba C IX, ff. 348v-351v.

f. 234v: Agreement of the States General relating to the 4 September amendment to the treaty of Nonsuch. French. 13 February 1586.

ff. 235r-236r: Congratulatory address of the States General to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. On his arrival at The Hague. 7 January 1586. French. Followed by a reply from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in Dutch.

ff. 236v-237r: Act of the States General concerning financial contributions under the treaty of Nonsuch. The Hague, 1 February 1586. French. Another copy, annotated by William Cecil, Baron Burghley, can be found in Cotton MS Galba C X, ff. 156r-157v.

ff. 237r-238v: Commission of the States General, giving Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, authority as Governor-General in time of war. The Hague, 1 February 1586. Latin.

f. 239r-239v: Oaths of the States General and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. On the installation of Dudley as Governor-General of the Netherlands. 4 February 1586. Latin. Another copy can be found in Cotton MS Galba C X, f. 327r-327v.

ff. 240r-242v: Proposition from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the States General. 7 February 1586. French. Followed by the reply of the States General, 15 February 1586. French.

f. 245r-245v: Prayer used each morning at the Council of State. c. 1585-1587. French.

ff. 246r-249v: Instructions given by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the Council of State of the United Provinces. The Hague, 10 February 1586. French. Another copy, annotated by William Cecil, Baron Burghley, can be found in Cotton MS Galba C X, ff. 158r-165v.

f. 250r-250v: Extract from the register of resolutions of the States General. 21 January 1586.

f. 251r-251v: Record of the apportionment among the United Provinces of money promised to Count Maurice and the Council of State. February[?] 1586. French.

ff. 252r-256v: Instructions for Joris de Buy, receiver general of the United Provinces. June[?] 1586. French.

f. 257r: Memorandum from Queen Elizabeth I to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reproving him for accepting the government of the Netherlands. Delivered by Sir Thomas Heneage. 10 February 1586. Marked ‘3.F.3’, possibly a reference to the volume from which the copy was made. A draft by Francis Walsingham can be found in Cotton MS Galba C VIII, f. 427v.

ff. 257v-259v: ‘A draught of instructions for A.B. to be sent into Hollande’. 10 February 1586. Containing material marked 'not allowed of', and omitted from the final version printed from Cotton MS. Galba C.VIII, ff. 24-28. With a note by Robert Beale stating that this document, the above memorandum (f. 257r), and the below minute (ff, 260r-262v) were copied from minutes of the first draft.

ff. 260r-262v: ‘A Minut of instructions for Sir Thomas Heneage’. 13 February 1586.

ff. 263r-266v: Instructions for Thomas Wilkes on his mission to the Netherlands. 19 July 1586. With a memorandum on the state of the Netherlands titled ‘A briefe of the perrilles and the Reamedies’. 19 July 1586. Another copy can be found in Cotton MS Galba C IX, ff. 292r-296v.

f. 267r-267v: Letter from Thomas Wilkes to Queen Elizabeth I. Gouda, 7 August 1586.

f. 269r-269v: Remonstrance addressed to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from the merchants of Delft. 1586. French.

f. 270r-270v: Propositions of Joachim Ortell, agent of the States of Holland and Zeeland in England, to Elizabeth I. March-April 1586.

f. 271r-271v: Observations by Francis Walsingham on propositions made by Joachim Ortell. These do not refer to the propositions above (f. 270r-270v). 1586.

ff. 272r-273v: Letter from the States of Holland and Zeeland to Joachim Ortell. The Hague, 22 September 1586.

ff. 274r-280v: Remonstrance sent by the States of Holland and Zeeland to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. With articles presented by the same. 26 July 1586.

ff. 281r-284v: Remonstrance sent by the States of Holland and Zeeland to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Relating to the treaty of Nonsuch. 26 July 1586.

ff. 286r-290v: Discourse of the United Provinces. On the advantages and disadvantages to their enemies of maintaining trade. 1586. French.

ff. 291v-305v: Articles of grievance presented to the States General by Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst. 14 April 1587. Latin. With replies by the States General on French. Annotated by Robert Beale. Another copy is below (ff. 418r-421v).

ff. 306r-317v: Explanation by the States General of their letter to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, of 4 February 1587. The Hague, 17 July 1587. French. With a summary of the points of the letter of 4 February in Italian, and a note by Robert Beale that it was sent to the Queen.

ff. 318r-320v: Answer sent by the States General to points raised by Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst in defence of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. The Hague, 21 June 1587. French. Annotated by Robert Beale. Other copies are below (ff. 455r-457v) and in Cotton MS Galba D I, ff. 82r-84v.

ff. 322r-324v: Resolution of the States of Holland. 24 January 1587. French.

f. 325r-331r: Reply from the States of Holland to a letter of 7 March 1587 (below, ff. 333v-335r) from the town of Utrecht to the towns of Holland and Zeeland. The Hague, 26 March 1587. French.

ff. 331v-333v: Reply from the States General to a letter of 24 February 1587 from Gelderland and the States of Utrecht. The Hague, 8 March 1587. French.

ff. 333v-335r: Letter from the council of the town of Utrecht to the towns of Holland and Zeeland. 7 March 1587. The reply is above (ff. 325r-331v). French.

f. 335r-335v: Extract from the resolutions of the States General. 24 November 1586. French.

ff. 337r-353v: Orders by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, concerning the troops during his absence in England. 18 November 1586. French. Another copy is in Cotton MS Galba C X, ff. 122r-122v.

ff. 338r-344v: State of the garrisons on the departure of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. With his agreement on the number of troops to be maintained. 18 November 1586. French. Another copy is in Cotton MS Galba C X, ff. 123r-130v, and an extract is in Add MS 48083, article 24.

ff. 345r-348v: Authorisation from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, for the Council of State to act in his absence. 24 November 1586. French.

ff. 346r-348v: Orders by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to prevent disorder in the army. 20 November 1586. French.

f. 349r-349v: Order by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, restricting the authority of the Council of State in certain matters. 24 November 1586. French.

ff. 350r-352v: Instructions from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, for the commissaries of the musters. The Hague, 24 November 1586. French.

ff. 354v-355v: Memoranda on the liberties and government of the Netherlands. 15 November 1586. French. Another copy is in Cotton MS Galba C X, ff. 120r-121v.

ff. 356r-357v: Letter to King Henry III of France from Elbert Leoninus, Chancellor of Gueldres. Relating to trade and shipping. [1585-1586]. French.

ff. 358r-361r: Estimate of the cost of garrisons in the United Provinces, and of how their charges are to be met. September 1585. Other copies are in Cotton MS Galba C X, ff. 36r-39v, 235r-238v.

ff. 362r-363v: Summary of troops in the service of the States General. 1579. Another copy is in Add MS 48084, article 15(bb).

ff. 364r-367v: Brief description of the Nethelands. c. 1586.

ff. 368v-371v: List of ships in the service of Holland, with their cost and location. 1585-1586.

ff. 372r-373v: Instructions from the States of Friesland to their representatives at the assembly of the States General. Relating to the authority and maintenance of the Earl of Leicester. Leeuwarden, 20 April 1586. English translation.

f. 374r-374v: Instructions from the States of Friesland relating to general taxation. 20 April 1586.

ff. 375r-376v: Abstract of accounts relating to the contribution of the United Provinces to the charge of the wars, and how it is raised.

f. 377r-377v: Impositions retained by the States for extraordinary expenses. Another copy is in Cotton MS Galba D X, ff. 34r-35v.

ff. 378r-379v: Receipts and disbursements of money raised in the Netherlands, between 9 April and 10 August 1586.

f. 380r-380v: Record of money issued to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in six months by the States General, above the monthly contribution of 200,000 florins. Another copy is in Cotton MS Galba D X, ff. 32r-33v.

f. 381r-381v: Monthly charges of the army. Another copy is in Cotton MS Galba D X, ff. 30r-31v.

f. 382v: Extraordinary charges defrayed by the States General over and above their contributions made to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Another copy is in Cotton MS Galba D X, ff. 28r-29v.

f. 383r: Record of money delivered by the States General since 10 February 1586.

ff. 383v-385r: Record of the contribution made by the States General of 200, 000 florins a month.

ff. 385v-387v: Responses of the Council of State to propositions by Thomas Wilkes, ambassador from England, made 18 August 1586. French. Other copies are Cotton MS Galba C IX, ff. 360r-366v, and Cotton MS Galba C X, ff. 2r-9v.

ff. 388r-390v: Responses of the Council of State to propositions by Thomas Wilkes, ambassador from England, made 25 August and 3 September 1586. French. An Italian copy is Add MS 48083, article 10.

ff. 390r-395v: List of troops, and their financing and deployment necessary to defend the United Provinces against the King of Spain. 1586. French.

ff. 399r-400v: Record of the annual charges for the garrisons, July 1587. French.

f. 401r-401v: Memoranda of the monthly cost of the armies in the pay of the United Provinces, and of arrears owed to them. 7 July 1587. French.

f. 402r-402v: Record of allowances for senior officers, as agreed by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the Council of State at Utrecht. 22 August 1586. French.

f. 403v: State of the contributions agreed by the United Provinces since the departure of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in November 1586. French.

f. 404r-404v: Summary account for the contribution of Holland. January 1586-June 1587. French.

f. 405r-405v: Distribution among the United Provinces of 3600 l. promised by the States General upon the establishment of the Council of State. 1585-1586. French.

ff. 407r-411r: Remonstrance of the States General to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. With Dudley’s comments. 20 November 1586. French.

ff. 411v-412v: Memoranda by the States General on the comments made by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, concerning their remonstrance. With a response by Dudley. 24 November 1586. French.

ff. 413v-414v: Letter from the Council of State to Queen Elizabeth I. The Hague, 25 November 1586. French.

ff. 415r-416v: Letter from the States General to Queen Elizabeth I. The Hague, 25 November 1586. French.

ff. 418r-421v: Articles presented to the States General by Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst. 14 April 1587. Latin. With date and title by Robert Beale, and marginal memoranda by Arthur Atye.

ff. 422r-424v: Letter from Thomas Wilkes to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. The Hague, 12 March 1587. The original is Egerton MS 1694, ff. 116r-117v.

ff. 424v-425v: Letter from Thomas Wilkes to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. The Hague, 12 December 1586.

ff. 425v-426v: Letter from Joachim Ortell, agent of the States of Holland and Zeeland in England, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. With enclosure. London, 14 January 1586. Annotated by Robert Beale.

ff. 428r-432r: Draft instructions for Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, on his mission to the Netherlands. 13 March 1587. In 23 clauses. Another copy is Add MS 48084, article 10, and an imperfect original draft amended by William Cecil, Baron Burghley, is Harley MS 285, ff. 284r-291v.

ff. 432v-433v: Extracts from the registers of the States General. 7 July 1587. French.

ff. 434r-436v: Instructions from Queen Elizabeth I to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 20 June 1587. A shorter version is in Add MS 48083, article 32(a).

f. 438r-438v: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to the States General. 20 June 1587. French.

f. 439r: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to the Council of State. 20 June 1587. French.

f. 439r: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to the States General. In reply to a letter received when Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was on the point of departure. 22 June 1587. French.

f. 440r: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to the States General. Replacing Wilkes and Clerk with Killigrew and Beale. 20 June 1587. French.

f. 440v: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to certain towns. 20 June 1587. French.

f. 441r: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to the States General. Recalling Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst. 20 June 1587. French.

ff. 445r-449v: Remonstrance from Thomas Wilkes to the States General. 16 March 1587. French. Annotated by Robert Beale.

ff. 450r-453v: Letter from the States General to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 4 February 1587. French. The original is Add MS 48129, ff. 158r-161v.

f. 454r-454v: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the States General. Concerning receivers appointed in Friesland, Brabant, and Utrecht. 31 December 1586. French. Another copy is in Add MS 48083, article 33.

ff. 455v-457v: Copy of the above (ff. 318r-320v) answer of the States General.

ff. 458r-459v: Remonstrance sent from Count Maurice of Nassau to Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst. 21 April 1587. French. Annotated by Robert Beale.

ff. 460r-461v: Extract of a letter from Paul Choart, Sieur de Buzanval, ambassador to England from Henry of Navarre, to an unknown recipient. 10 March 1587. French. Marginal notes by RobertBeale refer to the letter's use as evidence by Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, in his defence against Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in summer 1587.

ff. 462r-463v: Remonstrance from the States General to Sir William Sackville, Lord Buckhurst. Relating to letters sent by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Gerard Prounincq (aka Van Deventer), burgomaster, and the magistrates of Utrecht. 24 June 1587. With a copy of the letters in question, 31 May 1587. French. Other copies are in Add MS 48083, article 23 and Add MS 48129, article 10(g).

ff. 464r-465v: Two copies of a letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Junius. Announcing his return to the United Provinces. 10 June 1587. French. Another copy is Add MS 48083, article 5.

ff. 467r-468v: Report by Junius on treatment received at Delft from the representatives of the States General. c. 14 July 1587. French.

ff. 470r-472v: Remonstrance of Philip, Count Hohenlohe, to Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst. 28 April 1587. Italian.

ff. 473r-475v: Memorandum of Philip, Count Hohenlohe, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 1586-1587. Italian.

f. 476r: Document relating to the evidence of Launcelot Parasis in the quarrel between Sir John Norris and Philip, Count Hohenlohe. Dordrecht, 23 August 1587. French.

ff. 476v-478v: Documents relating to the involvement of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the quarrel between Sir John Norris and Philip, Count Hohenlohe. Including a statement by Jehan Reynbouts Danckartssen, secretary to Sir John Norris, Dordrecht, 6 September 1587; a letter from J. de Blandre, secretary to Hohenlohe, to Danckartssen, The Hague, 10 March 1587; Danckartssen's reply to the above, Utrecht, 3 March 1587; a letter from Blandre to Danckartssen, Delft, 18 March 1587; and a notarial certificate of Pierre van Laere, Dordrecht, 2 September 1587. French.

ff. 478v-479r: Document relating to the evidence of Henrick Notelman in the quarrel between Sir John Norris and Philip, Count Hohenlohe. 25 August 1587. Dutch.

f. 479v: Sir Edward Norris's challenge to Philip, Count Hohenlohe, with Hohenlohe's reply. November 1586. French. Another copy is in Cotton MS Galba C X, f. 109r.

f. 480r: Letter from Sir Edward Norris in response to Philip, Count Hohenlohe. November 1586. French. Another copy is in Cotton MS Galba C X, f. 109v.

f. 480r-480v: Letter from Sir Edward Norris to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 21 November 1586. French.

ff. 482r-483v: Articles agreed by the Council of State on behalf of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Relating to military expenses. 1 February 1587. French.

ff. 486r-487v: Memorandum of the Council of State to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, relating to the present state of their men and money. 28 June 1587. French. Annotated by Robert Beale. Another copy, dated 29 June, is in Add MS 48084, article 21.

ff. 488r-490v: Summary of the state of war for 1587. French. With a note by Robert Beale that it was translated from Flemish by Christopher Huygens, secretary to the Council of State, and sent to the States by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, before 10 July.

f. 493r-493v: Resolution of the States General relating to the army. Middleburgh, 11 August 1587. French.

ff. 494v-495v: Letter from the States General to Queen Elizabeth I. 15 August 1587. French. Another copy is in Add MS 48083, article 29.

f. 496r-496v: Letter from the States General to Queen Elizabeth I. [5 August?] 1587. French.

f. 497r-497v: Remonstrance sent to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, by the States General. Middleburgh, 15 August 1587. French.

ff. 498r-499v: Estimate for the costs of an army for two months, delivered to the States General by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 4 August 1587. French.

ff. 500r-501v: Discourse by Gerard Prounincq (aka Van Deventer), burgomaster of Utrecht. Discussing whether Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, should wage an offensive or defensive war. August 1587. French. Another copy is in Add MS 48126, article 10.

ff. 502r-506v: Report by Arnold, Sieur de Grunevelt, governor of Sluys, to the Council of State, on the siege of Sluys. Dordrecht, 26 August 1587. French. Illustrated with a map of the siege area, annotated by Robert Beale.

ff. 510r-511r: Proclamation by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Middleburgh, 14 August 1587. French.

ff. 511v-513v: Letter from Ambrosius Martini to Henry Killigrew, enclosing a treatise on the question of safeguards. 29 August 1587. French.

ff. 516r-517v: Instructions from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and others of the Council of State, to William Bardesius, burgomaster of Amsterdam. For representations to the State of Holland after the fall of Sluys. 28 Aufust 1587. French. See also Add MS 48083, article 40.

ff. 520r-524v: Articles presented to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, by deputies of the States of Holland. 30 August 1587. French. With replies from Dudley. Dordrecht, 1 September 1587. French. Also with a list of deputies presenting the articles. French.

ff. 526r-527v: Extract from the register of resolutions of the Council of State. 31 August 1587. French.

ff. 530r-533v: Act of contribution of the States General. 18 September 1587. French. With a date and title by Robert Beale.

f. 536r-536v: Reply from the town of Horn to a remonstrance from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 17 September 1587. Replies from other towns are in Add MS 48083, articles 17 and 25.

ff. 538r-541v: Discourse on the state of the United Provinces by ‘Monsieur Betinck’. 12 August 1587. Date and title by Robert Beale. French.

ff. 544r-545v: Declaration of Henry, King of Navarre, on the subject of his army's entry into France. Fontenay le Comte, 14 July 1587. French.

ff. 548r-552v: Letter from Thomas Wilkes to Queen Elizabeth I. 12 July 1587. Heavily annotated by Robert Beale.

ff. 554r-555v: Letter to Francis Walsingham from Henry Killigrew and Robert Beale, English representatives on the Council of State. Middleburgh, 13 July 1587. The original is Cotton MS Galba D I, ff. 96r-97v.

ff. 556r-558v: Two copies of a proposition delivered by Chancellor Leoninus to the deputies of the States General. For the relief of Sluys. Annotated by Robert Beale. 10 July 1587. French.

ff. 559r-560v: Points for consideration regarding the government, finances and army in the Netherlands. July 1587. Annotated by Robert Beale ‘Sent to Mr. Secretary 23 Julii’.

ff. 561r-563v: Letter from Henry Killigrew and Robert Beale to Queen Elizabeth I. Flushing, 17 July 1587. The original is Cotton MS Galba D I, ff. 100r-102v.

ff. 564r-566r: Letter from Henry Killigrew and Robert Beale to Francis Walsingham. Middleburgh, 1 August 1587. The original is Cotton MS Galba D I, ff. 227r-229v.

ff. 566v-567r: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the Privy Council. Middleburgh, 1 August 1587.

f. 567r: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Edzard II, Count of East Friesland. Middleburgh, August 1587. Latin.

ff. 567v-569r: Letters from Henry Killigrew and Robert Beale to Francis Walsingham. Middleburgh, 4 and 8 August 1587.

ff. 569v-571v: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the Privy Council. Dordrecht, 18 August 1587.

ff. 572r-579v: Discourse in letter form, sent from Robert Beale to Sir Christopher Hatton. On the war in the Netherlands and other aspects of foreign policy. Middleburgh, 4 August 1587. With date and title by Robert Beale.

ff. 583r-591v: A draft remonstrance to be delivered by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the States General. 6 September 1587. Amended by Robert Beale. English translation from French.

ff. 592r-594r: Draft letter from Henry Killigrew and Robert Beale to Queen Elizabeth I. Dordrecht, 31 August 1587. Amended by Robert Beale.

ff. 594v-595v: Letter from Henry Killigrew and Robert Beale to Francis Walsingham. Dordrecht, 31 August 1587.

ff. 596r-600v: Draft letter from Henry Killigrew and Robert Beale to the Privy Council. The Hague, 11 September 1587. Amended by Robert Beale.