Cotton MS Caligula B IX/2

Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1556-1579. Volume 2 of 2.

ff. 270r-283v: Discourse by Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven. Concerning Mary, Queen of Scots, and trouble with the Scottish nobility. Newcastle, 1565.

f. 284r-284v: Copy of a French translation of George Buchanan’s poem ‘Diamond’. No date. French.

ff. 285r-297v: Anonymous discourse in defence of the title of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the crown of England. March 1565. Other copies are in Harley MS 248 and Harley MS 4314.

ff. 298r-301v: Chronological notes of events in Scotland, from September 1566 to June 1568.

f.302r-203v: Letter from some unnamed noblemen to Mary, Queen of Scots. Desiring a delay of their trial for the murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, but urging her to see strict justice executed. Stirling, April 11 1567.

f. 303r-303v: Corrected draft letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to John Erskine, Earl of Mar. Recommending the care of her son and Stirling Castle to him, following a plot to seize them. Bolton, December 17 1568. French.

ff. 304r-316v: Copies of seven and a half letters from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth I. Expostulating, soliciting, and defending herself. Bolton, August 14 and 23, September 1, 24, and 15 1568, January 22, and Ripon, January 27 1569. Latin.

ff. 317r-318v: Letter from some Scottish noblemen to Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine. Reporting on the revolution in Scotland, the flight of Mary, Queen of Scots, into England, and the proceedings of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray. August 24 1568. English translation.

f. 319r-319v: Proceedings of the parliament against the allies of Mary, Queen of Scots. Edinburgh, August 18 1568.

ff. 320r-321v: Letter from John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, to Queen Elizabeth I. Defending himself against having attempted sedition, and reporting the unstable state of affairs in Scotland. Dumfries, August 19 1568.

f. 322r-322v: Proclamation of Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll. For levying an army in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots. Largie, July 28 1568.

f. 323r-323v: Letter from John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, possibly to Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll. Concerning the affairs of Mary, Queen of Scots, and measures to be taken. Dumfries, August 2 1568.

f. 324r-324v: Letter from a friend of Mary, Queen of Scots, in Scotland, to the said Queen. Reporting steps taken on her behalf, and desiring instructions. No date.

ff. 326r-327v: Letter from William Stuart to an unnamed Lord. Defending himself from the charge of having been involved in a plot against the life of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray. Dumbarton, August 19 1568.

f. 328r-328v: Letter from some Scottish noblemen to King Charles IX of France. Requesting his interference in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots. August 24 1568.

ff. 329r-330v: Commission of Queen Elizabeth I. For hearing the cause between Mary, Queen of Scots, and her subjects. September 20 1568.

f. 331r-331v: Anonymous letter of intelligence, sent from Scotland to one Mr Wood. 1568.

f. 332r-332v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Reporting that John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, had been desirous to learn whether Queen Elizabeth I would allow Mary, Queen of Scots, to travel to France through her dominions. Carlisle, May 30 1568.

f. 333r-333v: Letter from Sir John Foster, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Reporting on a meeting with the Scottish wardens of the borders, and the strong measures he took concerning their refusal to give redress. Alnwick, October 14 1568.

f. 334r-334v: Letter from Sir John Foster, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. On affairs at the border, and the seizure of Buccleugh. Alnwick, October 21 1568.

f. 335r-336v: Letter from Margaret, Countess of Lennox, to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Sending intelligence she received from a servant of the Laird of Rycharton. Coldharbour, October 3 1568.

f. 337r-337v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Reporting that Mary, Queen of Scots, refuses to be removed from Carlisle without an express order from Queen Elizabeth I. Carlisle, June 27 1568.

f. 338r-338v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Concerning the removal of Mary, Queen of Scots, her vaunting language and her apparel. Carlisle, July 7 1568.

f. 339r-339v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Concerning Mary, Queen of Scots, and her dissatisfaction with Queen Elizabeth I for allowing the intended meeting of parliament at Edinburgh. Also concerning two geldings ordered to be bought for her. Bolton, August 13 1568.

f. 340r-340v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Concerning the meeting of the Scottish parliament, the attempts of Macalespye, an Irish man, and the claim of Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton, to favour and assistance. Bolton, August 18 1568.

f. 341r-341v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Concerning the Scottish parliament, the borders, the state of Wallingford Castle, and horses for Mary, Queen of Scots. Bolton, August 21 1568.

ff. 342r-343v: Letter from allies of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Scottish nobility, to the Dowager Queen of France. Soliciting her interest on behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots. August 24 1568. French.

f. 344r-344v: Extract of a letter from Mary, Queen of Scots. Justifying herself against the charges of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray. Bolton, December 19 1568.

f. 345r-345v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Concerning the removal of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Bolton, with her attendants and apparel. Carlisle, June 28 1568.

f. 346r-346v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Cautioning him against John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, and Mr Lowther. Carlisle, May 31 1568.

f. 347r-347v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Concerning the visit of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, to Carlisle, to see Mary, Queen of Scots, on her arrival, and his designs to have her in his custody. Richmond, May 27 1568.

ff. 348r-349v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Reporting various matters concerning Mary, Queen of Scots, including her walks and rides. Carlisle, June 15 1568.

f. 350r-350v: Letter from William Drury to an unknown correspondent. Sending intelligence, including news that the French ambassador is to propose the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Lord of Albroth. Berwick, April 27 1568.

f. 351r-351v: Letter from Sir Francis Knollys, possibly to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Concerning the treatment of Mary, Queen of Scots. Bolton, August 6 1568.

f. 352r-352v: Letter from James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray, to Sir John Forster. Warning him of a plot for the escape of Mary, Queen of Scots, from Bolton. Edinburgh, August 21 1568.

f. 353r-353v: Letter from William Drury to an unknown correspondent. Sending intelligence from Scotland, including the news that George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntley, has joined the Regent, and that there has been an order for arming. Berwick, August 26 1568.

f. 354r-354v: Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth I. Concerning the attendance of Montmorin, Middlemore, and others. Carlisle? June 22, 1568. Latin.

ff. 354r-355v: Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth I. Soliciting an interview, and some indulgence to those who come to her from Scotland, especially John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries. Promising not to leave England without the consent of Queen Elizabeth I. Carlisle, June 26 1568. Latin.

f. 356r-356v: Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth I. Protesting that she does not attempt to create any disturbance, and earnestly soliciting an interview. Bolton, August 13 1568. Latin.

f. 357r-358v: Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth I. Representing her motives for coming to England, desiring an interview, and sending John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries. Carlisle, May 28 1568.

f. 359v: Corrected draft discussion of two questions by the commissioners of Queen Elizabeth I. Concerning the conduct to be held towards Mary, Queen of Scots, in the case that she be found guilty of the murder of her husband. October 30 1568.

f. 360r-360v: Letter from James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray, to Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton. Concerning the redress of some grievances. Glasgow, March 26 1567/8.

f. 361r-361v: Letter from John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, to James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray. Desiring to know his mind concerning the intended conference in England. September 1568. [The end wanting].

ff. 362r-363v: Paper concerning the restrictions and instructions given by Mary, Queen of Scots, to James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault and 2nd Earl of Arran, George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntley, and Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, for the government of Scotland. Bolton, January 6 1568/9.

f. 364r-364v: The effect of the answer given by the Privy Council to John Lesley, Bishop of Ross, and the others named by Mary, Queen of Scots, promising to communicate to them the charges of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray. Hampton Court, January 13 1568/9.

f. 365r-365v: Declaration of the commissioners of Mary, Queen of Scots. To be laid before the conference at Westminster. December 1 1568.

ff. 366r-370v: Part of the proceedings of the conference at Westminster. November 26 and December 1 1568. See Royal MS 18 B VI.

ff. 371r-372v: Supplication presented to Queen Elizabeth I, by the commissioners of Mary, Queen of Scots. 1568.

f. 373r-373v: Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth I. Concerning the cessation of hostilities in Scotland. Bolton, August 6 1568.

ff. 374r-375v: Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, possibly to Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. Expressing affection, and desiring him not to mistrust her. Coventry, 1569?

f. 376r-376v: A letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to a bishop (not of Ross). Instructions in case French forces should land in Scotland. Bolton, 9 September 1568. Mainly in cipher.

f. 377r-377v: A cipher.

f. 378r-378v: Memoranda for Mr Middlemore. Concerning things to be mentioned by Queen Elizabeth I to Mary, Queen of Scots. Imperfect.

ff. 379r-385v: Instructions from Queen Elizabeth I to her Council in the North. 1569.

f. 386r-387v: Letter from Sir Thomas Gargrave to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting that George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, is to remove Mary, Queen of Scots, to Wingfield. April 3 1569.

ff. 388r-389v: Letter from John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, to Mary, Queen of Scots. Professing his fidelity, reporting on the proceedings of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray, and on the state of affairs in Scotland. Edinburgh Castle, September 26 1569.

ff. 390r-395v: Paper titled ‘A bill of advertisement sent by a person out of court, to a kinsman of the Earl of Argyll, disclosing the council of six persons’. An account of a conference between James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray, Lord Lindsay, the Laird of Pettarro, John Wood, John Knox, James McGill, and the tutor of Peleur. October 10 1569.

f. 396r-396v: Letter to Sir George Bowes, possibly from Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning measures taken for the security of the borders. November 22 1569.

f. 397r-397v: A note of intelligence concerning the borders. No date.

f. 398r-398v: Letter from Sir George Bowes to Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland. Concerning an outrage committed by Neville and Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. Barnard Castle, November 15 1569.

f. 399r-399v: Letter to Sir George Bowes, possibly from Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning preparations in the North, seemingly against Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, and Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. York, November 18 1569.

f. 400r-400v: Letter to Sir George Bowes, possibly from Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning troops collecting in the North. York, December 7 1569.

f. 401r-401v: Letter to Sir George Bowes, possibly from Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning preparations against Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, and Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. York, November 22 1569.

ff. 402r-403v: Two copies of a letter from Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton, to Sir George Bowes. Concerning military preparations in the North. Carlisle, November 26 1569.

f. 404r-404v: Letter from Sir John Forster to Sir George Bowes. Concerning military preparations in the North. Bamborough, November 25 1569.

f. 405r-405v: Letter to Sir George Bowes, from an unknown correspondent. Concerning preparations in the North. York, December 16 1569.

f. 406r-406v: Letter from Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, to Sir George Bowes. Concerning suppressing the rebellion of Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, and Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. November 12 1569.

f. 407r-407v: Letter from an unknown correspondent to Sir George Bowes. Concerning operations in the North. York, December 1 1569.

f. 408r-408v: Letter from an unknown correspondent to Sir George Bowes. Desiring intelligence on the affairs in the North. York, November 7 1569.

f. 409r: Extract of a proclamation against Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, and Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. Staindrop, November 15 1569.

ff. 410r-411v: Letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Sending intelligence concerning the movements of the rebel Earls, and the measures taken. Barnard Castle, November 15 1569.

f. 412r-412v: Credence to Robert Bowes, sent from Sir George Bowes. Concerning the proceedings of the rebel Earls. November 15 1569.

ff. 413r-415v: Letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Sending various intelligence concerning proceedings in the North. November 15 1569.

ff. 416r-418v: Letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning the movements of the rebel Earls, who are at Brancepeth, and the measures taken against them. Barnard Castle, November 12 1569.

ff. 419r-420v: Letter from Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Recommending a meeting to be held at Howlden instead of Beverley. Lekinfield, April 17 1569.

ff. 421r-422v: Letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning the motions of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. November 7 1569.

f. 423r-424v: Letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting on the troops raised by Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. Streatlam, November 10 1569.

ff. 425r-428v: Copy and original of a letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting the motions of the two rebel earls and their party: they were at Darlington, and going towards Allerton. Barnard Castle, November 17 1569.

ff. 429r-430v: Letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting on the arrival of Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, at Brancepeth. South […], November 7 1569.

f. 431r-431v: Note in the handwriting of Sir George Bowes. Promising to come speedily to the relief of a correspondent. December 3 1569.

ff. 432r-433v: Letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Recommending a person. Barnard Castle, November 20 1569.

f. 434r-437v: Copy and original of a letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning military preparations. Barnard Castle, November 29 1569.

f. 438r-438v: Letter from Sir John Forster to Sir George Bowes. Stating that he cannot send him any more horsemen. Bamborough, November 25 1569.

ff. 439r-440v: Copy and original of a letter from Sir George Bowes to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting that the rebels have advanced to Barnard Castle. Barnard Castle, December 1 1569.

f. 441r-441v: Letter from Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning levying forces against the rebel Earls. Wharton, November 24 1569.

f. 442r-443v: Letter from Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. On war preparation, and mentioning the disaffection of the Dacres. Wharton, November 21 1569.

f. 444r-445v: Letter from Sir William Drury to William Cecil, Secretary of State. On the state of affairs in Scotland after the flight of Mary, Queen of Scots, from Lochleven. May 12 1568.

ff. 446r-447v: Letter from Sir William Drury to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Reporting on the motions of the two parties in Scotland. Berwick, August 20 1568.

f. 448r-450v: Letter from Sir William Drury to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Concerning some Scottish forces approaching the borders, reporting that Leonard Dacre is coming to Jedworth, and there have been secret conferences with the Scots. Berwick, February 23 1569.

f. 451r-452v: Letter from Sir William Drury to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Discussing the conduct of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and the state of the parties in Scotland. Berwick, February 21 1569.

f. 453r-455v: Letter from Sir William Drury to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Reporting that the Scottish forces on the borders are looking for the restoration of their Queen, and that the Regent of Scotland is coming to the borders. Berwick, September 30 1569.

ff. 456r-460v: Deposition of Haubert de Paris, servant to Mary, Queen of Scots. Concerning the murder of her husband, at which he was present. St. Andrien, August 9 1569. French.

ff. 461r-462v: Letter from Henry Radclyff to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Sending instructions and assurances of the Queen’s continuing confidence. Windsor, December 12 1569. Partly cipher.

f. 463r-464v: Letter from the Privy Council to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Containing an order for apprehending some coiners. Greenwich, May 9 1569.

f. 465r-466v: Letter from James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Sending a present of a tarsel and a falcon. St. Andrews, August 18 1569.

f. 467r-467v: Letter from William Ingleby to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Informing him of some desertions. Berwick, December 1569.

ff. 468r-469v: Answer given by Mary, Queen of Scots, to an order by Queen Elizabeth I for her removal from Bolton. Bolton, January 25 1569/70.

ff. 470r-471v: Letter from Sir Henry Percy to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning the choice of some hawks sent to Sussex. Tinmouth, January 1 1569/70.

ff. 472r-473v: Letter from Henry Radclyff to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting on some appointments at Court, and the regard of his friends. Windsor, January 8 1569/70.

ff. 474r-475v: Letter from George Pococke and John Fishe of Scarborough, to an unknown recipient. Reporting on some captures they made off Hartlepool. Scarborough, December 18 1569.

ff. 476r-477v: Letter from Robert Bowler to Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. Concerning a loan of £400, and advising him to send intelligence more frequently. Court, November 29 1569.

ff. 478r-479v: Letter from George Dethick, Garter Knight of Arms, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Enclosing a letter from Mr Brygantyne in Germany. Windsor, December 10 1569.

ff. 480r-482v: Letter from Henry Radclyff to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Acknowledging a letter in which Sussex reported the flight of the two rebel Earls into Scotland, advises him to write often, and expresses great friendship. Windsor, December 26 1569.

f. 483r-483v: Draft warrant for apprehending and conveying Thomas Hussey to Court. Durham, December 18 1569.

f. 484r-484v: Letter from Henry Radclyff to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Wishing him success against the rebels. Windsor, December 17 1569.

ff. 485r-486v: Letter from Matthew Shaftoe to Sir Henry Percy. Requesting his intercession on behalf of Shaftoe’s brother, who had been sentenced to death. February 2 1569.

f. 487r-488v: Letter from Sir Henry Percy to Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. Interceding for Shaftoe, and enclosing the above letter. Tinmouth, February 4 1569.

f. 489r-489v: Letter from Sir John Forster, possibly to Sir George Bowes. Reporting that the Regent has coming to Jedworth. Alnwick, September 15 1569.

f. 490r-490v: Letter from Sir William Drury to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Concerning the Regent’s motions on the borders, news that the Abbot of Dunfermline has gone to meet him, and that Lord Grange has been made Provost of Edinburgh. Berwick, October 4 1569.

f. 491r-491v: Letter from Sir Thomas Gargrave to an unknown correspondent. Sending intelligence on military operations. York, February 3 [1569].

f. 492r-492v: Letter from Thomas Stanhope and one other to an unknown correspondent. Reporting on the progress of the rebels. Newark, December 1 1569.

f. 493r-493v: Letter from Sir Thomas Gargrave to an unknown correspondent. Sending reports concerning the rebels. York, December 19 1569.

f. 494r-494v: Letter from A. Elphinstone to William Cecil, Secretary of State. Cautioning him against John Lesley, Bishop of Ross. [January 1569/70].

f. 495r-495v: Letter from James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray, to an unknown recipient. About his movements. Edinburgh, December 18 1569.

f. 496r-496v: Memoranda concerning affairs of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the hand of William Cecil, Secretary of State. March 1569.

ff. 497r-500v: Letter from Gabriel Croft to Thomas Radclyff, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Sending intelligence concerning some landed property in Essex, with a note on the profits of the courts. December 24 1569.

f. 501r-502v: Letter from Henry Radclyff to Thomas Radclyff, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting that the Lord Admiral has been discharged, and wishing Sussex at Court. Windsor, January 6 1569/70.

ff. 503r-504v: Letter from Charles Tyrell to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Recommending a person to his service. Windsor, December 14 1569.

ff. 505r-506v: Letter from Allayne King to Sir Henry Percy. Sending intelligence concerning the retreat of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, to Edinburgh, and the distress of his wife Anne Percy, Countess of Northumberland. January 6 1569/70.

ff. 507r-508v: Letter from George Frewill to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Tendering his services following reports that Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, had been taken. Durham, December 25 1569.

ff. 509r-510v: Letter from Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, to Queen Elizabeth I. Defending himself for withdrawing from his house when he heard that his commitment was resolved. Kinyng-hall, September 24 1569.

ff. 511r-512v: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Ordering him to retain his charge, following the Regent’s death. Hampton Court, January 29 1569/70.

f. 513r-513v: Passport issued by the Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland, in favour of F[J]elberd Havers, servant to Mr Drury. Durham, December 15 1569.

ff. 514r-515v: Answers given by Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, to certain messages from Queen Elizabeth I delivered by Sir Henry Neville. December 1569.

ff. 516r-517v: Letter from John Leache, surgeon, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Interceding on behalf of Thomas Bishop. Durham, 1569.

ff. 518r-519v: Letter from Robert Fleming, Sheriff of Northumberland, to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning a survey of the estates of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland. Shorteflatt, January 18 1569/70.

ff. 520r-521v: Letter from Robert Constable to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning the discharge of 300 men, which cannot be done for want of money. Boroughbridge, January 21 1569/70.

ff. 522r-523v: Letter from James Ryther to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning several seizures of property on the borders. Harwood, January 1569/70.

ff. 524r-525v: Letter from Robert Constable to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting that he has advanced from Wetherby to Boroughbridge. Boroughbridge, January 19 1569/70.

ff. 526r-527v: Letter from Robert Constable to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. On his arrival in Boroughbridge, and recommending one Mr Mossett. Boroughbridge, January 21 1569/70.

ff. 528r-529v: Letter from Robert Constable to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Reporting that he is remaining at Wetherby with 300 arquebusers and 100 horsemen. Wetherby, January 17 1569/70.

ff. 530r-531v: Letter from Henry Cobham to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Thanking him for favours to his brother Thomas, and tendering his services. Windsor, January 10 1569/70.

ff. 532r-533v: Letter from Sir Richard Cholmeley to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Interceding for Marmaduke Redman, and requesting that Mr Grey may have some of Thomas Williamson’s forfeited property. Rexby, January 9 1569/70.

ff. 534r-535v: Letter from Henry Radclyff to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Concerning the proceedings in consequence of the Earl of Northumberland being taken. Court, January 4 1569/70. Partly cipher.

ff. 536r-537v: Letter from Sir Henry Percy to Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. Representing the case of some distressed women, and discussing the seizure of several horses. Screwynge? January 9 1569/70.

f. 538r-538v: Letter from Valentine Browne to Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon. Reporting that the rebels have retreated westward. December 16 1569.