Harley MS 6990

Letters and state warrants, from the years 1560-1570.

ff. 1r-4v: Copy of a letter from Sir William Cecil, later 1st Baron Burghley, to Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford and Captain of Berwick. On the favour of Queen Elizabeth I, and his honour. No date.

ff. 5r-6v: Copy of a letter to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from an unnamed correspondent in France. Sending an account of the behaviour of Mary, Queen of Scots, following the death of her husband, the King of France. Also a request by one de Morette to have a gold chain sent to him, which he had forgotten. Orleans, December 1560.

ff. 7r-8v: Letter from Sir Richard Shelley, Turcopolier [high official of the Order of St John of Jerusalem], to Sir Thomas Chaloner. On the reestablishment of his title, and other privileges in Malta. Madrid, 15 September 1561.

ff. 9r-11v: Letter from Walter Haddon to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex and Lord Deputy of Ireland. Recommending Robert Talbot’s cause to a speedy hearing. Court, 7 June 1561. With a paper by Haddon. Latin.

ff. 13r-14v: Letter from Sir William Cecil to Thomas Randolph, ambassador in Scotland. Concerning the return of Mary, Queen of Scots, from France. 30 June 1561.

ff. 15r-16v: Letter from Sir William Cecil to Thomas Randolph, ambassador in Scotland. Concerning the Catholics in France, and the ambition of the House of Guise. The Savoy, 21 November 1562.

ff. 17r-18v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. On the forest of Wyer, passed by patent of Queen Mary to Mrs Russell, whereby Queen Elizabeth I was deceived. 10 April 1563.

ff. 19r-20v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. On the provisions at Portsmouth, and an examination of Captain Read concerning the surrender of Newhaven. 17 August 1563.

ff. 21r-22v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. Reporting on a proclamation in Flanders, that no English beer should be imported during the plague in England. 31 August 1563.

ff. 23r-25v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. On the payment of officers. 3 September 1563.

ff. 26r-28v: Two letters from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. On the debt of Queen Elizabeth I, his opinion of the Parliament, the news that term is to be adjourned in regard of the plague, and the debt of the Duke of Florence. 6 September 1563.

ff. 29r-30v: Copy of a letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. On Queen Elizabeth I’s pleasure for the erecting of a monument to the King, probably her father. Windsor, 12 September 1563. Copy in the hand of John Strype.

ff. 31r-33v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. On the putting off of Parliament, and the keeping of term courts at Syon and Sheen. 23 September 1563.

ff. 34r-35v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. On fixing the law courts at Syon, during the plague. 24 September 1563.

ff. 36r-37v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. Concerning the charges of Berwick and the Marches, which previously did not exceed 5000 l. per year. And on the conditions of those places now. 10 November 1563.

ff. 38r-39v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to the Privy Council, at Windsor. On a commission for the sale of the Queen’s land, where she would hold her court, and where the term should be kept, if the plague continues. 23 November 1563.

ff. 40r-41v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and Sir William Cecil. Requesting a loan of 6000 l. on behalf of Sir Thomas Lodge, to keep up his credit. 14 December 1563.

ff. 42r-43v: Letter from William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Sir William Cecil. On a regulation of the office of Surveyor of the Works. 1 February 1563.

f. 44r-44v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys to Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montague. To raise 1000 men in Suffolk, to be sent to Newhaven. Portsmouth, 16 July 1563.

ff. 45r-46v: Letter from Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montague, to the Privy Council. Concerning the men to be raised in Sussex, for Newhaven. Enclosing the above letter (f. 44r-44v). 17 July 1563.

ff. 47r-48v: Letter from Sir Robert Catlyn, Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, to Sir William Cecil. Concerning those in the King’s Bench fit to serve Queen Elizabeth I in her wars. 30 June 1563.

ff. 49r-52r: Letter from Justice Weston and Stephen Harper to the Privy Council. With declarations and examinations from the Assizes at Salisbury, concerning one Robert Brooke, accused of slandering Queen Elizabeth I. 10 July 1563.

ff. 53r-54v: Letter from Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick and Master of the Ordnance, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Concerning the defence of Newhaven, where the Earl of Leicester had been Governor. 13 April 1563.

ff. 55r-58v: Letter from Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick and Master of the Ordnance, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Concerning Newhaven, an ambassador visiting from there, and that compliments from the French court are not to be trusted. 19 April 1563.

f. 59r-59v: Letter from Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, to Sir William Cecil. On purchasing Godalming from Queen Elizabeth I, also aimed at by Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montague. 17 June 1563. Copy in the hand of John Strype.

ff. 60r-61v: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Sir William Cecil. On the Queen’s displeasure as to the carriage of John Grey in his examination over his book concerning the succession, which favours the House of Suffolk over the Scottish. 26 April 1564.

ff. 62r-63v: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and two others, to Sir William Cecil. On the above book, and another concerning the marriage of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to Lady Katherine Gray, both written by John Hales. Including the examination of Hales by Dr. Dale and D. Wilson. 26 April 1564.

ff. 64r-65v Letter from John Scory, Bishop of Hereford, to Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury. On the disorders and corruptions in his cathedral. 17 February 1564.

ff. 66r-67v: Letter from Sir Richard Shelley to Sir William Cecil. Advising moderation in religion, discussing the restoration of Calais, his plan to present himself at Malta, and the option of retiring to his book and beads. Madrid, 22 June 1565.

ff. 68r-69v: Paper by the Privy Council, against the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. Offering her a free election of any other of the nobility. 1 May 1565.

ff.70r-71v: Letter from Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, to Sir William Cecil. Sending an account of the goods from a ship wrecked within his royalty, containing the effects of Mary, Queen of Scots. 3 March 1565.

ff. 72r-72v: Letter from Sir William Cecil to Sir Thomas Knight, resident in France. Requesting to be remembered, when he comes by Paris, if any new books of genealogies or armories are available. Reporting that Patrick Murray and Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, are received to favour, and that James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, and Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven, are in danger of forfeiture for killing David Rizzio. 11 April 1566.

ff. 73r-74v: Award given by Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, and William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, between Sir Henry Compton, Lancelot Smallpece, and Christopher Sharneburne. Concerning the interest and title of the Manor of Sharnebune, Norfolk. 13 July [1568].

ff. 75r-77v: Letter from Sir Robert Catlyn, Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, to Sir William Cecil. Concerning the attaint of the Suffolk jury, his narrative of the case upon which they gave a verdict, the form of the judgement and the reasons why commiserations should be showed to them. Serjeants Inn, 21 May 1568.

ff. 78r-79v: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Sir William Cecil. On removing Mary, Queen of Scots, from Bolton, on the examination of a man associated with James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, and concerning his farm for wines. 17 October 1568.

ff. 80r-81v: Letter from Edward Windsor, 3rd Baron Windsor, to Sir William Cecil. Sending an account of his travels, particularly of Malta. Naples, 16 May 1569.

f. 82r-82v: Letter from Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Châtillon, to Sir William Cecil. Recommending that the business between them be dispatched by one de Canaignes. Shene, 19 May 1569. French.

ff. 83r-84v: Letter from Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich, to Sir William Cecil. Concerning letters sent from the lords to promote the subsidy in the country. 3 March 1569.

ff. 85r-86v: Letter from Edward Windsor, 3rd Baron Windsor, to Sir William Cecil. On a conference with a French Catholic, about the license granted by the Pope to act any treason against Queen Elizabeth I. With foreign news. Sienna, 15 June 1569.

ff: 87r-88v: Letter from Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich, to Sir William Cecil. On increasing the number of calivers in the militia of Essex. 4 August 1569.

f: 89r-89v: Proclamation of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, and Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, to the Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby. Determining to resist force by force. 28 November [1569].

f. 90r-90v: Declaration of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, and Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland. For taking up arms to restore Catholicism, summoning all persons from 16 to 60 years of age. [No date].

ff. 91r-92v: Proclamation of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, and Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland. Requiring the Bishop of Durham’s tenants to bring in their rents. 12 December 1569.

ff. 93r-93*v: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk. Concerning the discourse between himself and Queen Elizabeth I, upon her refusal of his New Year’s Gift. 2 January 1570.

ff. 94r-95v: Letter from Walter Haddon to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex and Lord Deputy of Ireland. Soliciting Queen Elizabeth I for the release of Fulthorp from York Castle. 28 November 1570.

f. 96r-96v: Letter from Daniel Rogers to Abraham Ortelius. Sending compliments on the glory he will reap from posterity by his geographical works, and concluding by mentioning his own commentary on the laws and manners of the ancient Britons. London, 15 February 1570.

f. 97r-97v: Letter from Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, to an unnamed correspondent. Sending a present of one of the Histories he had lately printed, enlarged with old copies he had received from other friends. Lambeth, 16 December. [No year].

ff. 98v-104r Index of letters.