Stowe MS 365

PROCEEDINGS against John Digby, Earl of Bristol, for his conduct of the negotiations at Madrid for a marriage between Charles, Prince of Wales, and the Infanta of Spain, consisting of copies of articles, speeches, letters, etc. ; 1624-1628. The contents are:-

1. " Interrogatories administered to the Earle of Bristol] (after his arrivall in England from his Embassage in Spayne), Anno Dni. 1624"; with the Earl's replies. Printed in the Hardwicke State Papers, 1778, vol. i. p. 494. f. 2.

2. Letter of the Duke of Buckingham to the Earl of Bristol; 2 Feb. 1624 [5]. f. 12.

3. Account by the Earl of Bristol of his negotiations from 1611 till the arrival of' the Prince and Buckingham in Spain in Mar. 1623. Printed in the Camden Miscellany, vol. vi., 1871, ed. S. R. Gardiner. f. 13.

4. A paper enclosed in the letter above (art. 2), '" conteyning certaine Propositions the which the Duke requireth that the said Earle would acknowledge"; with the Earl's replies. f. 24.

5. Letter of the Earl of Bristol to the King, " touching the Propositions of the Duke of Buckingham "; 16 Alar. 1624 [5]. f. 33.

6. " Articles of the E. of Bristoll, whereby he chargeth the Duke of' Buckingham "; 1 May, 1626. Pr. in Rushworth, vol. i. p. 262. f. 34.

7. " Articles of severall high Treasons and other greate and enormious crimes, offences and contempts," etc., charged against the Earl of Bristol; t May, 1626. Pr. in Rushworth, vol. i. p. 249. f. 35.

8. Speech of the Earl of Bristol iii Parliaent, 6 May, 1626; with further proceedings to 10 June. See Rushworth, vol. i. p. 254. f. 38.

9. "The Answeare of John, Earle of Bristoll, to the Articles of seuerall high Treasons," etc.; 19 May, 1626. Pr. in Parl. Hist., vol. ii., col. 134; cf. Rushworth, vol. i. p. 274. f. 45.

10. " The substance of the Earle of Bristoll's Speech delivered iii Parliament," 19 May, 1626; with other proceedings. Cf. Rushworth, vol. i. p. 269. f. 63.

11. Six " Articles of severall high Treasons," etc., against the Duke of Buckingham; 1626. f. 69.

12. Information of the Attorney-General, Sir Robert Heath, against the Earl of Bristol, 24 July, 1626; with the Earl's demurrer, and proceedings thereupon to 19 Oct. 1627. ff. 89 b-98 b.

13. Letters brought by Lord Savage to the Earl of Bristol, 17 Feb. 1627 [8], to be written to the King and Buckingham, but rejected by him ; with the letters actually written instead, 19 Feb. ff. 99, 100.

14. Letter of the Earl of Bristol to the Attorney-General, Sir Rob. Heath, 13 Mar. 1627 [8]; with the latter's reply, staying all further proceedings, 19 March. f. 101. Added at the end, in different hands are:-(a) Speech in Parliament of Gervase Holles, M.P. for Grimsby, against the treaty with the Scots, 26 Apr. 1641, " for which hee was excluded the house." See Parl. Hist., ii. col. 771. f. 102 b;-and (b) Various poetical and other pieces, roughly scribbled, to one of which (f. 110) is appended the name of Henry Lowen. ff. 104-113. Paper; ff. 113. xviith cent. On f. 1 is the signature of Sir Lewis Dyve (ob. 1669), whose mother, Beatrice, widow of Sir John Dyve, Kilt., of Bromham, married the Earl of Bristol, then Sir John Digby, circ. 1611. With book-plate of Algernon Capell, Earl of Essex, 1701. Folio.

Charles I of England: Proceedings against Lord Bristol for the negotiations with Spain: 1624-1628.

Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex: Book-plates.

John Digby, Earl of Bristol: Proceedings against, for his conduct of the negotiations with Spain: 1624-1628.

England; Parliament: Proceedings against the Earl of Bristol: 1624-28.

Bookplates: Capell (Algernon), Earl of Essex: 1701.

includes:

• ff. 12, 100 b John Digby, Earl of Bristol: Correspondence with the Duke of Buckingham: 1625, 1628.: Copies.
• ff. 12, 100 b George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Correspondence with Lord Bristol: 1624-1628.: Copies.
• f. 33 John Digby, Earl of Bristol: Letters to James I.: 1623, 1625.: Copies.
• f. 33 James I of England: Correspondence with the Earl of Bristol: 1623, 1625.: Copies, 17th cent.
• f. 34 John Digby, Earl of Bristol: Articles against the Duke of Buckingham: 1626.
• ff. 34, 69 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Proceedings in Parliament against: 1626.
• f. 73 Sir Robert Heath, Chief Justice of King's Bench: Information against Lord Bristol: 1626.
• f. 99 b John Digby, Earl of Bristol: Letters to Charles I.: 1626.: Copies.
• f. 99 b Charles I of England: Letters to, from Lord Bristol: 1626, 1628.
• ff. 99, 100 Thomas Savage, 1st Viscount Savage: Letters drafted by, for Lord Bristol: 1628.: Copies.
• f. 101 Sir Robert Heath, Chief Justice of King's Bench: Correspondence with Lord Bristol: 1628.: Copies.
• f. 102 b Gervase Holles, MP for Grimsby: Speech in Parliament: 1641.
• f. 102 b England; Parliament: Speech of G. Holles: 1641.
• ff. 109 b, 110 Henry Lowen: Poem signed by: 17th cent.
• ff. 109 b-113 Poetry: Poetical pieces: 17th cent.