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LETTERS

FROM

GEORGE

LORDREW

T O

SIR

THOMAS

ROE

AMBASSADOR

TO

THE COURT

OF

THE GREAT

MOGUL.

1615-1617.

EDITED

BY

JOHN

MACLEAN F.S.A.

ETC . ETC .

KEEPER

OF

TO E

RECORDS

OF

n . M .

ORDNANCE

I N

THE

TOWER

OF

LONDON,

EDITOR

OF

THE L I F E

OF

S I R PETER

CAREW, K N T .

PRINTED FOR

THE

CAMDEN SOCIETY

M.DCCC.LX.


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W E S T M I N S T E R :

J . B .

N I C H O L S AND

S O N S ,

P R I N T E R S ,

P A R L I A M E N T S T R E E T .

[LXXVI]


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COUNCIL OF

THE

CAMDEN

SOCIETY

FOR

THE YEAR

1 8 5 9 - 6 0 .

P r e s i d e n t ,HE MOST

HON.

THE MARQUESS OF BRISTOL, F.S.A.

WILLIAM HENRY BLAAUW,

ESQ.

M.A.,

F.S.A.

JOHN

BRUCE,

ESQ.

V.P.S.A. D i r e c t o r .

JOHN

PAYNE COLLIER,

ESQ. F.S.A. T r e a s u r e r .

WILLIAM DURRANT COOPER,

ESQ.

F.S.A.

JAMES CROSBY, ESQ.

F.S.A.

JOHNFORSTER,

ESQ.

EDWARD F O S S , ESQ.

F.S.A.

THOMAS

W.

KING,

ESQ.

F . S . A . ,

York

H e r a l d .

THE

REV. LAMBERT

B. LARKING, M . A .

FREDERIC OUVRY, ESQ. T r e a s . S . A .

WILLIAM SALT, ESQ. F.S.A.

WILLIAM J . THOMS, ESQ. F.S.A. S e c r e t a r y .

WILLIAM TITE, ESQ. M .P. F .R .S . F .S .A .

ALBERT

WAY, ESQ. M . A . F.S.A.

HIS EXCELLENCY M . SYLVAIN VAN DE WEYER. F.S.A.


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Th e C o d n c i i ,

of t h e

Cam d e n S o ciet y

d e s i r e

i t

t o be

under

s t o o d t h a t they a r e

n o t

answerable f o r an y o p i n i o n s o r observa

t i o n s t h a t may appear

i n t h e

S o c i e t y ' s p u b l i c a t i o n s ;

t h e

E d i t o r s

o f t h e s e v e r a l W o rk s being a l o n e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e s a m e .


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' UNIV FliS ITY

PREFACE.

The Members o f the Camden Society are indebted t o

Mrs. Everett Green

fo r

tbe publication of the i n t e r e s t

ing

le tte r s printed on

the

following p a g e s . In pursuing

her

labours at the State Paper Office,

the

valuable

fru i t s

o f whicb we have received in four r i c h volumes, she d i s

covered

these

documents,

and

brought them i n t o

the

se r i e s of Domestic Correspondence from the various

incongruous p l ac e s i n

which

they

were d e p o s i t e d , and,

knowing

that

I am engaged i n preparing a memoir o f

the

w r i t e r ,

she kindly

introduced

them

t o

my

n o t i c e .

Of

Lord Carew h i m s e l f , however, they

affor d

very scanty

information. It

is

not a little

singular

that in r e l a t i n g

all the

g o s s i p ,

both

public

and p r i vat e , he

could

from

day t o day collect, he mentions h i m s e l f , d i r e c tly, once

o n l y . This

was

on

the

occasion

of h i s being

sworn

a

Member of the Privy Council, and, i n communicating

the event

t o h i s

fr i e n d , with the

marked

humility fre

quently observed

i n

men

of

such eminence,

he

requests

h i s

p r a y e r s ,

in the words o f the Litany, that i t mayplease

God to send him

g rac e ,

wisdom, and understanding.

If however i n t h i s particular the le tte r s

are d e fi c i e nt ,


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a i

PKEFACK.

they

throw very considerablc

l i g h t upon the

period

t o

which they

relate,

and r e v e a l t o us numerous facts and

the

dates

o f

many

events

not

elsewhere

found.

In England, f o r t u n a t e l y , during t h i s period no very

exciting transactions occurred,

if

we except

the

murder

of S i r

Thomas Overburv,

which caused no

little

s t i r .

The events which took p l a c e abroad, however, were of

greater

i n t e r e s t

as af f e c t i n g the world at large. In

France

the

jeal ou s i e s

of

the

royal

fam il y,

superadded

t o

the r e l i g i o u s d i s s e n s i o n s

which p r e v a i l e d , rent

the

country

from the English

Channel

t o the Mediterranean Sea, and

l e d

t o a war i n

which the King

was arrayed against

the Princes

and

the Princes

against

the King. The

sacrifice of the life o f

the

Marshal d'Ancre by order of

Louis

partially healed the quarre l ,

but i t soon broke out

again with

increased

f ur y , and

l e d

t o a

civil

war,

which

was

only

quelled

after

an

enormous

expenditure

of

blood

and t r ea su r e . Italy, as u s u al , was a battle-field. The

plains of Piedmont and

Milan

were wasted

by war

i n

consequence of the struggles of the houses of Austria

and

Savoy

fo r

the possession of

Monferrat. In

the

Netherlands great d i s t r a c t i o n s prevailed on account o f

r e l i g i o u s

d i f f e r e n c e s

between

the

Protestant s e c t s , espe

cially

the Lutherans and Ca l v i n i s t s ,

who

hated each

other

little le s s

than

they hated the

Pope.

Upon

all

these

matters the Lord Carew seems t o have been exceedingly

well informed, and he communicated t o h i s f r i e n d the

i n t e l l i g e n c e he possessed with very little r e s e r v e , con


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PREFACE. vii

s i d e r i n g the

habitual

caution o f an experienced

c o u r t i e r

of

the reign

o f Queen

Elizabet h .

This

caution is

mani

f e s te d i n s e v e r a l places by a request that h i s le tte r s may

be burnt, and i n hi s last communication t h i s request i s

r e i t e ra t e d in a p o s t s c r i p t , t o the effect

that

they might

be s o destroyed o r returned t o him. Fortunately, as i s

usual

i n

such case s,

the request

was

disregarded,

and

the le tte r s are preserved t o us .

Upon perusing these l et t ers

and

observing the great

h i s t o r i cal

i n t e r e s t

which

they

p o s s e s s ,

I

considered

them

well

worth

p u b l i c a t i o n , and, having

submitted them

t o

the

Council

of the

Camden

Society with an offer t o

e d i t

them fo r

the

S o c i e t y ,

the

Council was pleased t o

accept

my proposal.

In

the execution of

t h i s t r u s t

I have

endeavoured

t o adhere as c l o s e l y as p o s s i b l e t o the

o r i g i n a l

orthography, except

that, i n

accordance

with

the

p rac ti ce o f the S o c i e t y , words which i n the o r i g i n a l are

contracted are printed i n full.

I

have

further

added

such f o o t - n o t e s

as appeared t o be d e si r ab le i n illustration

o f the text. In preparing the Index,

where

a name

occurs more

than once on the same page I have not r e

peated

the

r e f e r e n c e .

As

the papers have been prepared

fo r

the p r e s s in the

i n t e r v a l s o f business o f an engrossing nature, I am con

s c i o u s

that

s e v e r a l

e r r o r s

w i l l

be

noticed

by

the

r ead e r .

In

r e s p e c t

t o

such

I must bespeak hi s favourable indulgence.

Having said

thus much

of

the

letters, I

w i l l add a

few

words respecting the writer

and

the person t o whom


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PREFACE.

they

were

addressed.

Both

these men were

too

eminent

i n

t h e i r own

day and are too well known i n

ours

t o

require much t o be written concerning them.

GeorgeLord

Carew was the

second

son

of

Dr.

George

Carew, who held the deanery of Windsor and

other

pre

ferments

in the

reign

of

Queen

Elizabeth.

He

was born

in 1557, and entered the University of

Oxford

i n

1572,

but left without taking a d e g r e e . He

distinguished

himself at an early age i n the

Ir i sh

wars, and i n 1585

received the honour of knighthood from

the

Lord

Deputy.

Having

written a treatise on the

condition

o f

Ir elan d ,

which showed a consummate knowledge of the

state of the

country, the Queen,

when the whole of

Ireland was i n a state of r e v o l t after the

failure

of the

expedition

of the

Earl

of

Essex, made

choice of him

as

Lord President of Munster.

His

conduct i n t h i s office

fu lly justified

her

Majesty's

confidence

in

h i s i n t e g r i t y ,

ca pac i t y ,

and judgment

;

fo r the suppression of the r e

b e l l i o n

was c h i e f l y owing t o

h i s valour

i n

the field

and

h i s wisdom i n the c o u n c i l . By James I. he was no

le s s esteemed. On the accession o f that monarch he

was created

Baron Carew

of

Clopton,

and

made

Vice-

Chamberlain t o the Queen and Receiver-General of her

revenues. Moreover, on

the death of the

Earl

of

Devon

s h i r e

the

office

of

Master

of

the

Ordnance

was

granted

t o

him

f o r l i f e . He held these

offices

at

the

date

of t h i s cor

respondence ; and,

being constantly resident

at

Court, he

was well informed on al l passing s u b j e c t s of i n t e r e s t .


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PREFACE. i x

After the death o f

Queen Anne

he became Chamberlain

t o

the

Prince

of

Wales,

whose

good

graces

also

he

s e c u r e d . On

the Prince's accession t o the throne he

was advanced, f o r h i s long and meritorious s e r v i c e s , t o

the dignity of

Earl

o f Totnes.

He

died at hi s

house

i n

the Savoy 1629. Lord Carew was a man o f learning and

ability,

and

was

much

attached t o

antiquarian p u r s u i t s ,

pa rti c ula rl y

genealogy. There ar e

i n the Lambeth

l i b ra r y

numerous valuable

p e d i g r e e s ,

generally

of

I r i s h

familie s ,

i n hi s

hand-

w r i t i n g . He was an intimate

f r i e n d

of

Camden,

whom

he

a s s i s t e d

i n preparing the Britannia.i r Thomas Roe was no l es s eminent as a diplomatist

than the Lord Carew as a s o l dier. He was descended

from

a family o r i g i n a l l y seated i n

Kent,

and

was

the

son

o f Robert

Roe,

of Lower Layton, Essex, and grandson of

S i r Thomas Roe,

Lord

Mayor of London i n 1568. He was

born

about

1580,

and

studied

at Magdalen

C o l l e g e ,

Ox

f o r d , but left without attaining

h i s

d e g r e e . He

received

the

honour

of

knighthood

i n 1604, but h i s

first

public

employment o f importance was h i s mission t o the Great

Mogul

in 1614,

on

which

occasion

these

le tte r s were

w r i t t e n . The o bje c t o f t h i s embassy was to promote the

extension of

trade

i n the East,

and the

expenses

were

paid

by the East India Company. S i r Thomas succeeded most

satisfactorily.

Our

Indian

empire owes

much

t o

the

treatie s which he e s t a b l i s h e d , and he gained great and

* S . P . O . Dom. C o r r . J a s . L , v o l . I x x v i i i .

6 1 .

CAMD S OC.

b


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X PREFACE.

deserved c r e d i t

from

h i s employment. He arrived at

Adsmere, where the

Mogul r e s i d e d ,

on. the 22nd Decem

b e r , 1615, and was met, he says , by Mr. Edwards, the

resident

agent

of

the East India Company, accompa

nied

with

the

famous

unwearied walker,

Thomas

Co-

ryatt, who on f o o t e had

passed

most of Europe and Asya,

and

was

now arrived i n India being but the beginning

of h i s

purposed

travells.

Roe's

o r i g i n a l

journal

of

t h i s

embassy

i s

preserved

i n

the

B r i t i s h

Museum.*

In

i t

he

gives an i n t e r e s t i n g account of the Mogul empire, the

customs

of

the

Court, and

the

manners of

the inhabi

tan t s . S i r Thomas Roe's

next

embassy was in 1621,

when he was sent to

the Court

o f Constantinople with

very much

the same

o bje ct as h i s mission to I n d ia .

He

remained u n t i l 1628 ; and, by h i s

prudence

and saga

city,

succeeded

i n

obtaining

the most

valuable re sult s,

not

only fo r

the extension of

trade, but

even f o r the

Christian r e l i g i o n

i t s e l f .

His le tte r s and negociations

r e l a t i n g t o t h i s embassy were

published

i n 1740 i n

one

volume

folio

by Samuel

Richardson,

the expense

being

partially

borne

by the Society

fo r

the Encouragement

of

Learning. b This volume

was edited by Carte the

h i s t o r i a n ,

from

whom there i s

a

very i n t e r e s t i n g

letter

dated

20

March,

1736-7,

addressed

t o

the

s e c r e t a r y

t o

the

S o c i e t y , r e la t i v e t o the publication o f these and the

r e s t of Roe's

p a p e r s , which

were all at

that time

the

* A d d i t . MSS.

6 1 1 5 .

b

A d d i t .

MSS.

6 1 8 H .

c A d d i t .

MSS.

6 1 9 0 .

2 1 .


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PREFACE.

XI

property o f

Richardson. It

appears that

from the

time of h i s

being sent

t o

Constantinople

there

was

a continued s e r i e s of hi s le tte r s and negociations t i l l

the

end

of h i s life.

Carte c a r e f u l l y examined

the

documents, and he g iv es h i s opinion as t o what portion of

them

i t was

d e s i r a b l e to publish, and the manner of

such

p u b l i c a t i o n .

He estimated that, by retrenching

le tte r s

containing the

same accounts,

and those of compliments,

the

work

might

be

embraced

in

two

volumes

folio

in

addition t o

the

Turkish negociations, unless

it

were

determined

t o print

also

t r a n s l a t i o n s of such

le tte r s

as

were written i n German or Italian, of

which

there were

a

great number

; in

which

case

an additional volume

would, he thought, be necessary. The first volume,

containing the

Turkish negociations, was

the

only one

published.

All

the

papers

appear

to

have

been

ca re f ul l y

arranged

f o r publication but the printing of the

second volume

was delayed in consequence of

Carte's

absence from

England, and

fi nally

abandoned upon

the

d i s s o l u t i o n

of the Society in 1749.

What

has become of these

documents

is

a question

of

considerable i n t e r e s t . Carte

spe c i fi cally mentions the four le tte r s printed in this

volume as being

with

Roe's papers. He says , There

are also 4

long le tte r s

of the Earl of Totnes t o him

during

that embassy,

containing

a

journal

of

occurrences,

as well i n

England

as i n other

partes

of Europe, from

A d d i t . J d S S .

0 1 S 5 .

1 1 1 . b A d d i t . MSS.

6 1 S 5 .

1 0 3 .


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xii

PREFACE.

1615

t o

1617,

which,

containing

short

memorials

of

facte, like Cambden's summary of King James' Reign,

may by

some

be

thought as

curious. As these

le tte r s

were found in the State Paper O ff i c e i t would naturally

be concluded

that the bulk of the correspondence

would

be discovered there also

;

and

there

i s , c e r ta i n l y , i n that

repository a great

mass

of Roe's papers, and these were

formerly

t i e d up

in separate

bundles, but

some

years

ago

were

d i s t r i b u t e d

among the

various

c o l l e c t i o n s

t o

which

they belong, according to the system of arrange

ment which obtains i n the office. It appears from

Ca rte' s le tte r that he

marked many of the

papers which

passed through h i s hands. I have, however,

examined

a considerable quantity, and

cannot

f i n d one

letter

bearing any peculiar mark. Many of the

documents

in

the printed volume are found h e r e , but counterparts

might

have been used f o r p u b l i c a t i o n . There i s also

a

memorandum i n existence which shows that a volume

of S i r Thomas Roe's Correspondence

had

been l e n t

t o the

Earl

o f Oxford.

This

volume

now

forms

No.

1901 of the

Harleian Collection i n

the

B r i t i s h

Museum

and contains

le tte r s written by S i r Thomas

Roe o n l y ,

whilst in the

bundles of the correspondence f o r the same period le tte r s

to

him

alone

are

found. Were

i t

not

f o r

the

discovery

of Lord Carew's

l et t ers

in the State Paper O f f i c e I should

conclude that Richardson's

papers

might be s t i l l i n

private hands

;

b u t , if such be the case,

how

got these

le tte r s among the

national

archives ?


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PREFACE.

But

t o return from t h i s d i g r e s s i o n .

In 1629

S i r

Thomas

Roe

was

sent

ambassador

to

Poland and Sweden, and on h i s

way

treated with the

King of Denmark, as also on h i s r e t u r n . Advantage

was

taken of t h i s

occasion

to endeavour the

r e c o n c i l i a

t i o n of the Lutherans and C a l v i n i s t s , and unite them all

i n conformity with the

Church

of England.

Although

t h i s last matter failed, great advantages t o trade and

commerce

were obtained through

h i s negociations.

In 1641 he was

sent

ambassador t o the emperor and

the princes of Germany t o be

present

at the Diet of

Ratisbon, and

there

to mediate on behalf of the

Prince

Elector Pa la ti n e .

The

Emperor was s o pleased with

h i s conduct

and

h i s

great

abilities

that he s e v e r a l times

said in pubbc : I have met with many gallant persons

of many

n a t i o n s , but

I

s c a r c e ever

met

with an

ambas

sador

t i l l

now.

On

h i s

return

from

Germany

he

was

made

Chancellor

of the

Garter

and a Privy

C o u n c i l l o r ,

but

he

l i v e d

not

long

t o

enjoy

these honours. He died

6th

November,

1644.

S i r Thomas

Roe was

undoubtedly a

man

of

great

partss c h o la r , a gentleman, and. a c o u r t i e r . Carte

speaking of h i s

le tte r s

and

papers, says

: I have read

them with great p l e a s u r e , and cannot s u f f i c i e n t l y admire

h i s

rare

abilities,

judgment,

and i n t e g r i t y ,

h i s

extraor

dinary sagacity in discovering the views and designs of

those with whom he t r eat e d , and h i s admirable dexterity

i n guarding against

t h e i r

measures and bringing them


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over t o h i s purpose. Wise, experienced, penetrating,

and knowing, he was

never

t o be

surprised or deceived,

and though no minister ever had

greater

difficulties t o

struggle with, or was employed by a Court that had l es s

power to support him, yet he supported a l l ' h i s

employ

ments with

d i g n i t y ,

and

came

out of them

with

reputa

tion and honour. In

al l

the honest

arts

of negociation

he had few equa l s , (I dare say) no s u p e r i o r s . His

le tte r s

and

papers

are

a

treasure that

ought

t o

be

com

municated t o the world.

J.

M.


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23/186

LETTERS OFGEORGELORD

CAREW.

LETTER 1>

Mr Lokd Ambassador :o g e v e

you

testimonie I am nott v n - a . d . 1 6 1 5 .

my n d f ul l o f my p romes s e,

t o

l e t t you . k n o w in thatt r emote part o f the

w o r l d w he re y ou

l i v e how thinges passe in these

p a r t e s ,

I s e n d

y o u

t h i s

e n s u i n g e

rapsodie

o f

thinges

p a s t .

In Januarie

l a s t

the Earl

o f

J a n u a r y .

Kent b died ; his o ld b ro th er , t o the

kne e s

in th e g rav e, l i v e t h e , an d

my Ladie Elizabeth Grey

i s

b ut yet the Ladie R u t h e n . Sir Moyle

F i n c h e c

i s a l s o

dead

; his wife, pressed

w i t h s u t e r s ,

being,

a s

I take i t t ,

S . P . O .

Dom. C o r r .

v o l . l x x x . 8 5 .

b

Henry G r e y , c a l l e d

7 t h

E a r l

o f

K e n t . R i c h a r d , t h e t h ir d E ar l , h a v i n g g r e a t l y w a s t e d

h i s e s t a t e b y g a m i n g , d i e d a t a n i n n i n Lombard S t r e e t . The r i g h t t o t h e E a r l d o m

d e v o l v e d upon h i s

h a l f - b r o t h e r ,

Henry

G r e y ,

w ho a b s t a i n e d

f r o m a s s u m i n g

t h e

t i t l e

b e c a u s e h e h a d

n o t s u f f i c i e n t

p r o p e r t y t o

m a i n t a i n

i t s

d i g n i t y . H i s

o n l y s o n ,

Henry

G r e y , f o r t h e s a m e r e a s o n a s h i s f a t h e r ,

d e c l i n e d

t h e

t i t l e , b u t

h e l e f t t h r e e s o n s w ho w e r e

s u c c e s s i v e l y

E a r l s

o f

K e n t

:

v i z . ,

R e g i n a l d ,

w ho

b y

t h e e x e r c i s e

o f

g r e a t

f r u g a l i t y

n e a r l y

r e c o v e r e d

t he p at e r n a l e s t a t e , and r e - a s s u m e d

t h e h o n o u r s

o f t h e f a m i l y . O n h i s d e a t h

s . p . i n 1 5 7 2 , h e w a s s u c c e e d e d b y t h e n o b l e m a n m e n t i o n e d

i n

t h e

t e x t , who

a l s o d i e d s . p . ,

a g e d 7 4

y e a r s ,

a n d w a s b u r i e d a t F l i t t o n , c o . B e d f o r d . He w a s s u c c e e d e d b y h i s b r o t h e r

C h a r l e s , w ho

s u r v i v e d

t i l l 1 6 2 3 ,

n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g

h e i s a t

t h i s

t i m e s t a t e d

t o b e

t o t h e

k n e e s i n t h e

g r a v e .

The Lady

E l i z a b e t h G r e y h e r e

a l l u d e d

t o w a s

t h e

s e c o n d d a u g h t e r

a n d s o l e h e ir o f G i l b e r t E a r l o f S h r e w s b u r y , a n d w i f e o f Henry G r e y d e R u t h y n , s o n a n d

s u c c e s s o r o f C h a r l e s t h e

8 t h E a r l

o f

K e n t ,

w h o s e

p r o t r a c t e d

l i f e

a t

t h i s t i m e d i s a p p o i n t e d

t h e a m b i t i o n w i t h w h i c h s h e l o o k e d f o r w a r d

t o

b e c o m e C ou n t e s s o f K e n t . Her h u s b a n d

s u c c e e d e d h i s f a t h e r i n 1 6 2 3 , a n d d i e d s . p . 1 6 3 9 .

c S i r M o y l e F i n c h , o f

E a s t w e l l , c o . K e n t ,

c r e a t e d

a B a r o n e t

i n 1 6 1 1 , m a r r i e d E l i z a b e t h ,

o n l y

d a u g h t e r

and

h e i r o f S i r

Thomas

H e n e a g e ,

o f

C o p t

H a l l ,

E s s e x .

Lady

F i n c h

s u r

v i v e d h e r h u s b a n d s e v e r a l y e a r s , a n d r e j e c t e d a l l

h e r

s u i t o r s . I n 1 6 2 3 s h e w a s r a i s e d t o t h e

p e e r a g e a s V i s c o u n t e s s M a i d s t o n e , and f i v e y e a r s

a f t e r w a r d s w a s a d v a n c e d

t o t he d i g n i t y

o f

C o u n t e s s

o f W i n c h e l s e a . She

d i e d

i n 1 6 3 3 .

C h a m b e r l a i n s a y s t h a t

S i r

M o y l e F i n c h

l e f t h i s e l d e s t s o n b u t 1 0 0 2 . a y e a r

m o r e

t h a n h e had b e f o r e , d u r i n g h i s m o t h e r ' s l i f e .

( B i r c h ' s

C o u r t a n d

T i m e s o f James I . , v o l .

i .

3 5 6 . )

CAMP. SOC. B


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2

[ A . D .

1 6 1 6 .

ETTERS

OF GEORGE

LORD

CAREW

the richest widdow

in present e s t a t e , b oth

i n

ioynture,

mov eable s, an d

inheritance o f

he r o w n e ,

thattis i n

England. The Lord

Beawchampe*

hath . a

s o n n e

b o r n e ,

to

the great

c ompforte

o f

o ld

Hertford.

F e b r u a r y .

In

F e b r ua r y e Sir Thomas Cheeke's wife b died. M r. John Dvn e i s

a Minister, the Ki ng's Chaplaine,

and

a Doc t o r o f Divinitic.

Marliall La Chastre d

in

F r a n c e i s dead, an d M o n s i e u r d e R e qu el ar re

e

Edward

L o r d Beauchamp, s o n o f

t h e E a r l

o f

H e r t f o r d ,

d i d

n o t

l i v e u n t i l

1 6 1 8 , a s

s t a t e d i n

a l l

t h e p r i n t e d b o o k s

o n

t h e s u b j e c t ,

and

a l s o i n t h e p e d i g r e e

r e c o r d e d i n

t h e

H e r a l d s ' C o l l e g e , b ut d i e d i n 1 6 1 2 , a s p r o v e d b y t h e f o l l o w i n g e n t r y u n d e r t h a t y e a r i n t h e

B u r i a l R e g i s t e r o f G r e a t Bedwyn, c o .

W i l t s

:

O n t n e s d a y t h e o n e a n d t w e n t y e t h o f J u l y

a n p r e d i c t o w a s h e e r e entombed t h e b o d y o f t h e r i g h t

h o b 1

Edward

L o r d

Beauehampe

who d e c e a s e d a t Week. The L o r d Beauchamp m e n t i o n e d i n t h e t e x t , t h e r e f o r e , w a s

t h e

g r a n d s o n

o f

t h e

E a r l

o f

H e r t f o r d ,

a n d

t h e c h i l d

w h o s e

b i r t h

i s

c h r o n i c l e d

w a s

E d w a r d ,

t he o l d E a r l ' s

g r e a t - g r a n d s o n . We c a n q u i t e u n d e r s t a n d t h e g r e a t

c o m f o r t

i t

m u s t

h a v e b e e n t o him t o w it n e s s t he b i r t h

o f

a n h e i r i n t he f ou r th

g e n e r a t i o n .

H i s

h o p e s , h o w e v e r , w e r e s o o n

b l i g h t e d ,

f o r b o t h t h i s c h i l d a n d h i s f a t h e r d i e d b e f o r e t h e E a r l ,

w h o ,

i n

1 6 2 1 , w a s s u c c e e d e d i n

h i s h o n o u r s b y h i s g r a n d s o n S i r W i l li a m S e y m o u r , i n

w h o m

t h e

Dukedom

o f

S o m e r s e t w a s r e s t o r e d i n 1 6 6 0 .

b She

w a s

t h e d a u g h t e r o f P e t e r O s b o r n e , E s q . and w i f e o f S i r

Thomas

C b e k e ,

g r a n d ,

s o n

o f S i r John

C h e k e , t u t o r t o King

Edward V I . C h a m b e r l a i n s a y s , She w o u l d n e e d s

b e

l e t

b l o o d

f o r

a l i t t l e h e a t

o r i t c hi n g i n

t h e a r m , b u t b y

m i s t a k e

t h e

Q u e e n ' s s u r g e o n

p r i c k e d h e r arm t o o d e e p , a n d c u t a n a r t e r y , w h i c h f e l l t o r a n k l e , a n d i n a f e w d a y s g r e w

t o a

g a n g r e n e ,

w h e r e o f

s h e d i e d ,

and w a s b u r i e d a t n i g h t w i t h a b o v e

t h i r t y

c o a c h e s a n d

much

t o r c h - l i g h t

a t t e n d i n g h e r

;

w h i c h ,

h e

a d d s ,

i s

o f

l a t e

come

much

i n t o

f a s h i o n ,

a s

i t

w o u l d s e e m t o a v o i d t r ou bl e a n d c h a r g e . B i r c h , v o l . i . 2 9 6 .

c

John

D o n n e ,

t h e p o e t . C h a m b e r l a i n

s a y s ,

John Donne

and

o n e

Cheke

w e n t o u t

d o c t o r s

a t

C a m b r i d g e ,

w i t h

much a d o ,

a f t e r o u r c o m i n g a w a y ,

b y

t h e K i n g ' s e x p r e s s man

d a t e ; t h o u g h t h e V i c e - c h a n c e l l o r and s o m e o t h e r

o f

t h e h e a d s c a l l e d them o p e n l y n l i v s

n o c l i s e t t e n e b r i o n a , t h a t s o u g h t t h u s t o come i n a t t h e

window

when t h e r e

w a s

a f a i r g a t e

o p e n. B i r c h , v o l . i .

8 0 6 .

4

C l a u d e d e C h a t r e , e l d e s t s o n

o f

C l a u d e d e

C h a t r e ,

b y A n n e R o b e r t e t z , h i s

w i f e ,

w a s

S e i g n e u r and B a r o n o f M a i s o n f o r t , G o v e r n o r o f O r l e a n s , a n d C a p t a i n o f t h e Tower o f

B o u r g e s .

D i e d 1 4

D e c e m b e r , 1 6 1 4 ,

a g e d

a b o u t

7 8

y e a r s .

A n s e l m e .

c

A n t o i n e

S e i g n e u r

d e

R o q u e l a u r e ,

i n Armagnae,

o f

Gaudoux, & c . S e n e s c h a l , a n d

G o v e r n o r o f R o u e r g u e a n d F o i x . At f i r s t h e w a s known a s t h e S e i g n e u r d e L o n g a r t , a n d

w a s

i n

g r e a t

f a v o u r w i t h

J

e a n n e

d ' A l b r e t ,

Queen

o f

N a v a r r e .

She

e n g a g e d

him

i n

t h e

s e r v i c e

o f

h e r

s o n t h e King

o f

N a v a r r e , and g a v e him t h e s h a r e w h i c h s h e

h a d

i n

t h e

S e i g n e u r i e o f R o q u e l a u r e . He w a s M a s t e r o f t h e Wardrobe i n 1 5 8 9 , K n i g h t o f t h e O r d e r s

i n

1 5 9 5 .

He

w a s a l s o L i e u t e n a n t o f Haute A u v e r g n e , and

C a p t a i n

o f F o n t a i n e b l e a u ,

and

w a s

c r e a t e d

M a r s h a l

o f

F r a n c e 1 6 1 5 .

D i e d

9 J u n e , 1 6 2 5 .A n s e l m e ,

v i i .

4 0 1 ,

4 0 6 .


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3

O

SIR THOMAS HOE.

substituted i n hi s

ro ome.

M o n s i e u r

d e

S i l e r i e a i s g o n e into S p a y n e

to consummatt

the

mariage

o f the King hi s master,b b ut the e v e n t i s

v e r y

doubtfull,

the

F r e n c h e princes

b e i n g e

so o p p o s it e v n t o

i t . The

assemblye o f the

three

Estates i s

dissolved, and

a s

in

o u r parliment,

s o

in t h a t t , n o t h i n g

w as c o n c l u d e d ,

and

F r a n c e i s d i v i d e d into

so

great

f a c t i o n s a s

troubles

i s

expected.

The Erle o f O rken ey,

in Scotland,

i s b e head e d , his lands and

honnour

excheated t o the

kinge.

Sir

Arthur Ingram d w as

s w o r n e

Coferer o f the king's

ho u s e ,

bu t the o f f i c e r s o f the h ous eh ol l d have so

stronglie o p p o s e d against

a

stranger, contrarye

t o

the c u s t om e o f the

ho u s e , a s

the y have

prevayled

t o have

him

r em o v e d ,

which

must

b e

effected

a t t

Michaelmas

next;

in

the

meane tyme

Sir

Marmaduke

Darrelshathe the board, an d executes the o f f i c e , an d s h a l l

b e

c o f e r e r .

Marche. Queene

Marger ett/ the l a s t o f the

Eoyal familie

o f

Valois, M a r c h .

*

P i e r r e B r u la r t , s o n o f N i c o l a s B r u l a r t , M a r q u i s

o f

S i l l e r y and C h a n c e l l o r

o f F r a n c e ,

and o f C l a u d i a Prudhomme,

h i s

w i f e . He was made S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e o n t h e r e s i g n a t i o n

o f N i c o l a s

d e N e u f v i l l e , 4 t h

M a r c h ,

1 6 0 6 ,

and C o u n c i l l o r o f S t a t e 1 s t J a n u a r y , 1 6 0 7 ,

t a k i n g t h e o a t h t h e

2 7 t h N o v .

f o l l o w i n g . He

w a s

n o m i n a t e d A m b a s s a d o r

t o

t h e C o u r t

o f S p a i n i n 1 6 1 2 , a n d d i e d 2 2 A p r i l , 1 6 4 0 , a g e d 57. A n s e l m e , v i . 5 2 7 .

b L o u i s

X I I I .

w i t h

A n n e

o f

A u s t r i a , e l d e s t d a u g h t e r

o f P h i l i p

I I I .

c

P a t r i c k S t u a r t , 2n d E a r l , s o n

o f

R o b e r t S t ua r t, n a tu r al s o n

o f K ^ n g James V .

c r e a t e d

E a r l

o f

Orkney

1 5 8 1 .

P a t r i c k

L o r d

G r e y ,

i n

1 6 0 9 ,

w r i t es t o

L o r d

S a l i s b u r y ,

t h a t

h i s

b r ot h e r t he

E a r l

o f O r k n e y

h a s

b e e n

c o m m i t t e d ,

t h r o u g h t h e m a l i c e o f h i s o w n s e r v a n t s ,

f o r i n f o r m a l i t i e s i n t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f h i s o w n

s t a t e ;

b e g s t h a t

h i s

o v e r s i g h t may

b e a t t r i

b u t e d

r a t h e r

t o s i m p l i c i t y t h a n m a l i c e .S . P . O . Dom. C o r r . v o l . x l v i i . p . 1 4 . P a t r i c k , 7 t h

L o r d G r e y , m a r r i e d t h e s i s t e r o f t h e E a r l a l l u d e d t o i n t h e

t e x t .

d S i r A r t h u r I n g r a m ,

a

w e a l t h y

c i t i z e n

o f

L o n d o n ,

k n i g h t e d

1 6 1 2 . He p u r c h a s e d t h e

manor

o f

Temple

Newsome, c o . Y o r k ,

and w a s s h e r i f f

o f t h a t

c o u n t y 1 6 1 9 . F rom him

d e s c e n d e d S i r Henry I n g r a m , c r e a t e d i n 1 6 6 1 B a r o n I n g r a m o f I r v i n e , and V i s c o u n t

I r v i n e ,

o f t h e

c o u n t y

o f

A y r .

c S i r Marmaduke D a r r e l l ,

o f

F u l m e r e , c o . B u c k s .

He

w a s a l s o S u r v e y o r - G e n e r a l

o f

V i c t u a l s f o r t h e N a v y , i n w h i c h o f f i c e h e w a s s u c c e e d e d b y h i s s o n S i r Sampson D a r r e l l .

A d d .

MSS.

1 4 , 3 1 1 .

2 8 6 .

' M a r g a r e t

o f

V a l o i s ,

d e s c e n d e d

f r o m P h i l i p

V I .

King

o f

F r a n c e , t o

w h o s e g r a n d f a t h e r

t h e c o u n t y

o f

V a l o i s h a d b e e n g i v e n a s a n a p a n a g e i n 1 2 8 5 , b y P h i l i p t h e H a r d y . Mar

g a r e t

w a s

t h e l a s t d e s c e n d a n t o f t h i s g r e a t h o u s e , w h i c h h a d g i v e n k i n g s t o F r a n c e

f r o m

1 3 2 8 . S h e w a s

b o r n

i n 1 5 5 2 ,

m a r r i e d

Henry o f

N a v a r r e

1 5 7 2 ,

who

became

King

o f F r a n c e

o n t h e d e a t h

o f h e r

b r o t h e r Henry I I I . i n 1 5 9 8 . From him s h e w a s d i v o r c e d i n 1 5 9 9 .


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[A.D.1615.

ETTERS OF

GEORGE

LORD CAREW

died

in

Ma r c h e ,

an d

s he made the Kinge o f F r a n c e h er h ey re o f a l l

t he l an ds w^iich he r m o t h e r the old que e n e * had purchased f o r her;

m o s t

o f he r moveables s he b e s t o w e d vppon o n e o f he r f a v o r i t e s .

The

Ladie H a d d i n g t o n , b the C o u n t e s s e Mongomerye c

an d

the

Ladie R o d n e y, 1

are latelye

mother s o f

yonge

b o r n e

daughters.

The

Earl

o f

Tomond e i s

lord

p r es ide nt o f

M o u n s t e r , and the

Lord

Danvers

f

c o n s e n t e d

therevnto.

Sir

R o b e r t

Dr e w r i e 8 i s dead,

an d

*

C a t h e r i n e

d e ' M e d i c i ,

d a u g h t e r

o f

L o r e n z o Duke

o f F l o r e n c e . a n d Queen

o f

Henry I I .

She d i e d 1 5 89 , a g e d 7 0 .

b

The Lady H a d d j n g t o n w a s

E l i z a b e t h , d a u g h t e r

o f R o b e r t R a t c l i f f e ,

E a r l o f S u s s e x ,

a n d

w i f e

o f

John

R a m s e y ,

V i s c o u n t

H a d d i n g t o n .

He

h a d

b e e n

i n s t r u m e n t a l

i n

t h e e s c a p e

o f

J a m e s

f r o m

t h e G o w r i e c o n s p i r a c y . G r o a t f e s t i v i t i e s t o o k p l a c e a t

t h e i r

m a r r i a g e i n 1 6 0 8 .

The

King

h i m s e l f g a v e

away

t h e

b r i d e ,

a n d a f t e r w a r d s t h e r e w a s

a

g r a n d

m a s q u e

and a

b a n q u e t , i n t h e m i d s t

o f

w h i c h t h e

K i n g

d r a n k a

c a r o u s e i n

a c u p

o f

g o l d ,

w h i c h

h e

s e n t t o t h e b r i d e ,

t o g e t h e r

w i t h a b a s o n and e w e r , t w o l i v e r y p o t s , and t h r e e s t a n d i n g c u p s ,

a l l v e r y f a i r a n d m a s s i v e o f s i l v e r and

g i l t ,

a n d

w i t h a l l a

p a t e n t f o r

a

p e n s i o n o f 6 0 0 / . a -

y e a r

t o t h e l o n g e s t l i v e r

o f

t h e m ; w i t h t h i s

m e s s a g e , ' t h a t h e

w i s h e d them

s o

much

c o m f o r t a l l

t h e i r

l i v e s a s h e

r e c e i v e d

t h a t d a y t h e b r i d e g r o o m d e l i v e r e d him f r o m t h e

d a n g e r o f

G o w r i e . '

B i r c h , v o l .

i .

7 3 . I n 1 6 2 0 t h e V i s c o u n t H a d d i n g t o n

w a s

c r e a t e d

B a r o n

o f K i n g s t o n - u p o n - T h a m e s a n d

E a r l

o f

H o l d e r n e s s . He d i e d 1 6 2 5 , s . p .

c S u s a n , d a u g h t e r o f Edward

V e r e , s i x t e e n t h E a r l

o f

O x f o r d ,

m a r r i e d 4

J a n .

1 6 0 4 - 5 ,

t o P h i l i p H e r b e r t , c r e a t e d a K n i g h t o f t h e B a t h a t t h e c o r o n a t i o n o f James I . ,

a n d E a r l

o f

Montgomery

s h o r t l y

a f t e r w a r d s .

By

h i s

f i r s t

w i f e ,

t h e

l a d y

m e n t i o n e d

i n

t h e

t e x t ,

h e

h a d

s e v e n s on s a n d t h r e e d a u g h t e r s .

d F r a n c e s , d a u g h t e r o f S i r

R o b e r t

S o u t h w e l l , o f

W o o d r i s i n g ,

N o r f o l k ,

o n e

o f t h e

Q u e e n ' s m a i d s

o f

h o n o u r ,

w a s

m a r r i e d

o n S h r o v e - s u n d a y 1 6 1 3 - 1 4 t o

Edward

s o n

a n d

h e i r

o f

S i r John R o d n e y , o f S t o k e G i f f a r d , c o .

S o m e r s e t ; a n d

h e w a s k n i g h t e d a t t h e

Q u e e n ' s p a l a c e o f S o m e r s e t House o n t h e 2 9 t h o f May f o l l o w i n g .

Lady

Rodney w a s o n e

o f f o u r

l a d i e s

o f t he p r i v y - c h a m b e r w h o , i n t h e

p r o c e s s i o n

o n t h e Q u e e n ' s

f u n e r a l ,

h a d ,

b y

e s p e c i a l p a r t i a l i t i e , p l a c e s a s s i g n e d them a b o v e B a r o n e t s '

w i v e s .

N i c h o l s ' s

P r o g r e s s e s

o f James I . i i . 7 5 5 ,

i i i .

5 4 1 .

Donough

O ' B r i e n ,

f o ur t h E ar l , b r o u g h t up

i n E n g l a n d , a n d

much

e s t e e m e d

b o t h b y

Queen

E l i z a b e t h a n d

Jamis

I .

He p a i d L o r d

D a n v e r s

a c o m p o s i t i o n

o f 3 , 2 0 0 / . f o r

t h e

o f f i c e

m e n t i o n e d

i n

t h e

t e x t ,

g r e a t l y

t o

t h e

p r e j u d i c e

o f

S i r

K i c h a r d

M o r i s o n ,

who

h a d

l o n g

b e f o r e

b o u g h t t h e

r e v e r s i o n

o f

i t . D i e d 1 6 2 4 .

'

S i r Henry D a n v e r s ,

c r e a t e d B a r o n D a n v e r s

o f D a n t s e y

1 6 0 3 . He ^ w a s

a f t e r w a r d s

E a r l

o f

Danby a n d

K . G .

D i e d 1 6 4 3 ,

s . p . ,

a g e d 7 1 . He w a s t h e f o u n d e r

o f

t h e

p h y s i c

g a r d e n a t O x f o r d .

f

S i r R o b e r t

D r u r y , o f H a w s t e d , c o .

S u f f o l k , f o u r t h i n

d e s c e n t f r o m

S i r R o b e r t D r u r y


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1 6 1 5 . ]

5

O SIR THOMAS ROE.

his

three s i s t e r s

are his heyres;

o n l y e

h e gave away his land in

Drewry

Lane

t o

Sir

Henry

Drewrye

*

o f

B u ck i n g ham s h i r e ,

who

w as

his

n e x t

he yre

male. M r . Edmonds,b

the clerk o f the C ou nc c l,

A bb ot t , c a brother

to

the

L o r d

Archbushoppe o f Canterburye, and

M i d d l e t o n , d another London marchant, are now his Majesties

comissioners

w i t h the Estates Generall o f the

V n i t e d

Pr ovi n ce s , t o

s e t t l e

the

trade b e t w e e n us

an d them,

b o t h f o r the East

Indies an d

Gr e en l an d ; b u t yett n o t h i n g i s

e f f e c t e d , an d

I

thinkc n o t h i n g e

will

b e

c o n c l u d e d , f o r the y

i n s i s t

thatt y f the y

an d

we s h a l l

i o y n e in

the

East Indie t r a d e , the y require that

p ro

r a t a , we

sh ould

beare

equall

charge o f t he re g ar ri so n s and in there f o r t i f i c a t i o n s , an d

to i o y n e

w i t h them i n a w ar re , offensive an d defensive, agaynst S p a y n e in that

Easterne

w o r l d ;

w h i c h we can n ot t d o w i t h o u t breachc o f

o u r

league

w i t h

Spain ; an d how

severe

the

king

i s i n

p e r f o rm i n g e

e v e r y

a r t i c l e

in the t r e a t i e o f peace and amitie b e t w e n e vs

an d

S p a y n e you know.

Our desire

i s

thatt

we an d the

Hollanders,

a s

frends an d

n c y g h b o u r s ,

may

f r e e l i e ,

w i t h o u t

any o p p o s it io n o n either p a r t ,

trade in

e v e r y

p lac e A vhe re

the o the r residethe; b u t the Holland e r s d o

n o t well

o f

t h e

s a m e

p l a c e , o b . 1 5 2 0 . M. P .

f o r

t h a t

c o u n t y

1 6 0 3 - 1 4 . D i e d 2nd

A p r i l ,

1 6 1 5 ,

a g e d

4 0 .

H i s

t h r e e

s i s t e r s

w e r e

:

F r a n c e s ,

m a r r i e d

f i r s t

S i r

N i c h o l a s

C l i f f o r d ,

K n i g h t ,

a n d s e c o n d l y S i r W i l l i a m Wray, o f

G l e n t w o r t h ,

c o . L i n c o l n ,

K n i g h t ,

d i e d s . p . ;

E l i z a b e t h ,

m a r r i e d

W i l l i a m C e c i l l ,

s o n a n d h e i r

o f W i l l i a m E a r l o f

E x e t e r , d i e d 1 6 5 3 , a g e d 8 0 ;

D i a n a , m a r r i e d S i r Edward C e c i l l , V i s c o u n t Wimbledon. ( A d d i t .

MSS.

1 9 , 1 2 7 . )

C h a m b e r l a i n , s p e a k i n g

o f t h e

l a t t e r

m a t c h i n

1 6 1 6 ,

s ay s t ha t

s i n c e

t h e

d e a t h

o f h e r

b r o t h e r s h e h a d

b e c o m e

a g o o d m a r r i a g e , w o r t h 1 0 , 0 0 0 i . o r

1 2 , 0 0 0 / . B i r c h ,

i .

4 4 4 .

* S i r Henry D r u r y ,

o f

E d g e r l y , c o . B u c k s , g r a n d s o n o f S i r R o b e r t D r u r y

o f

t h at p la c e,

s e c o n d s o n o f S i r R o b e r t D r u r y t h e e l d e r , o f H a w s t e d ,

m e n t i o n e d

i n t h e l a s t n o t e . S i r

H e u r y ,

t h o u g h

h e i r m a l e

o f t h e

K n i g h t

n o w d e c e a s e d , w a s

e i g h t d e g r e e s r e m o v e d .

( b j U l e m e n t Edmondes, s o n o f S i r Thomas Edmondes.

He

r e c e i v e d a g r a n t o f t h e o f f i c e

o f

C l e r k

o f t h e C o u n c i l f o r l i f e 1 6 0 9 , w a s k n i g h t e d 1 6 1 7 , a n d

d i e d 1 6 2 2 .

/ c

M a u r i c e A b b o t , s o n

o f

a w e a v e r a t

G u i l d f o r d ,

a n

e m i n e n t Lo n do n

m e r c h a n t ,

a n d

G o v e r n o r

o f

t h e

E a s t

I n d i a

Company

^ _ J 9 e w a s

t h e

f i r s t

p e r s o n

k n i g h t e d

b y

King

C h a r l e s

I . , and w a s L o r d Mayor 1 6 3 8 . D i e d 1 6 4 0 .

d P r o b a b l y

Henry M i d d l e t o n , t o w h o m

i n

1 6 0 4 a c o m m i s s i o n w a s

g r a n t e d , i n c o n

j u n c t i o n w i t h C hr i s t o ph e r C o l e t h u r s t ,

t o

b e G o v e r n o r and

L i e u t . .

G e n e r a l

i n

a m e r c h a n t

v o y a g e t o t h e E a s t I n d i e s . I n 1 6 1 0 a s i m i l a r c o m m i s s i o n w a s g i v e n t o him t o b e G e n e r a l

o f t h e M e r c h a n t s t r a d i n g t o t h e E a s t

I n d i e s .

S . P . O . Dom. C o r .


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6

LETTERS OF

GEORGE

LORD CAREW [ A . D . 1 6 1 5 .

t a s t t he p ro po s iti o n w i t h o u t t he c on di ti on s ab o v em e n t i o n e d , so a s

i t t

i s

c o n c e v e d thatt the negotiation will p r o d u c e

l i t t l e

e f f e c t .

And

a s f o r

Greenland, i t t s t i c k s

a s

i t t did v n t i l l the

East

Indie

b u s i n e s

b e

c o m p o s e d . The

y o n g e Lord Barkelye,*

y o u r c o u n t r y ema n , i s

married t o Sir M i ch ae l S tan h op p es b s e c o n d daughter and hcyre,

the f i r s t b e i n g e l o n g e

since

maried

to

the Lord Fitzwalter. The

Ladie S t .

John the w i d d o w , c an d

mother to

the

L o r d e Howard

o f

Effinghame, i s dead, by whose deathe a portion o f inheritance i s

f a l l e n vppon my Lord o f Effi n g ham in the right o f h i s wife,

daughter an d h e y r e

t o

the l a s t L o r d S t .

J o h n .

A p n i .

April.

haumburge

d

i s

now

maried

t o

my

wife

Anne

Du d l e y ;

h e

c o m e s shortlye

hether w i t h

a

p urs e

f u l l o f

money

t o

purchase

lands in

England.

The F r e n c h e , who w e r e planted

in

an Hand

in

the mouthe o f

the river

Maray n o r ,

arc displanted by the Portugals. Th er e w ho le

number w e r e 400 Frenchmen, bu t 10 0 o f them vnserviceable by

reason o f sicknes.

None w e r e

spared, bu t a l l o f them, allmost

t o

a

man,

p u t

to the s w o r d , and the women

an d children

f o u n d n o

mercye. The

Portugal commander

thatt

tryum p h e s w i t h t h i s victoric

i s

the

g o v e r n o u r

o f

B ra s i l , w h o

surprised

them thatt

w e r e

o v e r

n e g

ligent;

his forces consisted o f

800 Portugals

and

800

Indians. The

*

G e o r g e B e r k e l e y s u c c e e d e d h i s g r a n d f a t h e r

a a B a r o n

B e r k e l e y

i n

1 6 1 3 ; made K n i g h t

o f t h e B a t h a t t h e

c r e a t i o n

o f C ha r l e s P r i n c e o f W a l e s . At t h e t i m e o f t h e m a r r i a g e

r e f e r r e d

t o h e

w a s

t h i r t e e n a n d

t h e

l a d y n i n e y e a r s o f

a g e . D i e d

A u g u s t

1 6 5 6 .

b S i r M i c h a e l S t a n h o p e , o f S u d b u r y , c o . S u f f o l k , k n i g h t e d

1 6 0 3 .

H i s d a u g h t e r J a n e

w a s m a r r i e d t o Henry R a t c l i f f e , c a l l e d L o r d F i t z w a l t e r , s o n and h e i r o f R o b e r t f i f t h E a r l

o f

. S u s s e x ,

i n

F e b r u a r y

1 6 1 4 .

'

C a t h e r i n e , d a u g h t e r

o f

S i r W i l l i a m D o r m e r ,

o f

E l t h o r p e ,

a n d

widow

o f

John

2nd

L o r d

S t . John

o f B l e t s h o e . She w a s b u r i e d i n S t . M i c h a e l ' s C h a p e l , a t W e s t m i n s t e r .

A n n e ,

t h e i r

d a u g h t e r

and

h e i r ,

m a r r i e d

W i l l i a m

Howard,

e l d e s t

s o n

o f S i r

C h a r l e s

Howard,

1 s t

E a r l

o f N o t t i n g h a m , and B a r o n

E f f i n g h a m , L o r d High A d m i r a l

o f

E n g l a n d .

L o r d E f f i n g h a m w a s summoned t o P a r l i a m e n t , a n d d i e d i n t h e l i f e t i m e

o f

h i s f a t h e r .

S e e a l s o

p a g e

1 3 .

d C o u n t

M e i n h a r d t d e Schomberg

w a s

t h e p r i n c i p a l p e r s o n a b o u t

F r e d e r i c k E l e c t o r

P a l a t i n e o f t h e

R h i n e .

He a c c o m p a n i e d h i s m a s t e r t o t h e E n g l i s h C o u r t ,

w h e r e

A n n e

D u d l e y , d a ug h t e r o f Edward 9 t h B a r o n D u d l e y , h e l d some o f f i c e

a b o u t

t h e p e r s o n o f


29/186

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7

O

SIR

THOMAS R OE .

French

f o r t ,

which

w as

well

f o r t i f i e d , i s rased

to

the g r o u n d . I

pray

God thatt

Virginia

may

n o t

d r i nke o f the

same

c u p p e

The marchants o f L o n d o n , f o r the discoverye o f the N o r t h e - w e s t

Passage, have s e t t forthe a

smal

barke

victualled

f o r 9 mo n t h e s , v n d e r

the charge o f o n e

R o b e r t

Bilot,

who

hathe b e n e thri ce i n H u d s o n' s

S o u n d . God

graunt

him good successe

They have

likewise sent

there w ha l e

fishing f l e e t e

to

Greenland ;

an d a p i n n a c e commanded by

o n e

F o t h e r b y e i s directed to finde o ut

the North-east Passage

by

the

Pole. Of l a t e the B i scayne s have acc u s t om e d

to f i s h e

a t t the ward-

house.

Our

marchants l i k e nott their tieyghbours, an d therefore have

claymed

l e t t e r s f r om his

Majestic to

the

Kinge

o f Denmarkeb t o

f orb id t he re t rad e

in

those

s e a s

:

whatt

e f f e c t

i t t

will

p r o d u c e

I

know

n o t t . Sir Henry

Wotton

c i s nott yett re t our ne d f r o m his

negocia-

tion

i n

the Netherlands.

The deliverie

u p p e

o f the W e s e l i s

nott

yett

pe rforme d; S p i n o la* daylie f o r t i f i e s

i t t ,

encreases h i s garrisons there,

Queen A n n e . Here

s h e

became

i n t i m a t e l y a s s o c i a t e d

w i t h t h e

L o r d

Carew

;

h e n c e , a s a

t e r m o f e n d e a r m e n t , h e c a l l s h e r h i s

w i f e .

She a t t e n d e d t h e E l e c t r e s s t o Germany a s

C h i e f

Lady

o f

H o n o u r ,

a n d t he c ou rt g o s s i p s

s a i d

t h a t

s h e

a c c e p t e d

t h i s

o f f i c e b e c a u s e s h e

w a s n o t i n s e n s i b l e

t o

t h e a t t e n t i o n s

o f C o u n t

d e

S c h o m b e r g .

Her f r i e n d s , h o w e v e r ,

f o r

s o m e

t i m e , o p p o s e d t h e i r u n i o n . M r . L o r k i n g , w r i t i n g o n t h e 1 8 t h J u n e , 1 6 1 4 , s a y s ,

t h e n e w s

f r o m

H e i d e l b e r g i s t h a t M r s .

A n n e

D u d l e y i s n o w mad e s u r e t o M. S c h o m b e r g . ' '

B i r c h ,

v o l .

i .

p .

3 2 5 .

They

w e r e

m a r r i e d ,

a s

s t a t e d

i n

t h e

t e x t ,

a n d

King James

w a s

n o t

a l i t t l e j e a l o u s o f

t h e i r

c o m b i n e d i n f l u e n c e o v e r h i s

d a u g h t e r . A n n e ,

h o w e v e r , d i e d i n

h e r f i r s t c o n f i n e m e n t ( p . 2 1 ) , w a t c h e d o v e r a n d l a me n t e d b y h e r k i n d - he a r t e d m i s t r e s s ,

who t o o k c h a r g e

o f h e r

i n f a n t

s o n , F r e d e r i c k , who

a c c o m p a n i e d t h e

P r i n c e o f

O r a n g e

t o

E n g l a n d ,

and

w a s

c r e a t e d

B a r o n

T a y e s , E a r l o f

B r e n t f o r d ,

M a r q u i s o f H a r w i c h , a n d

Duke o f S c h o m b e r g . He a l s o h e l d t h e o f f i c e o f M a s t e r o f t h e

O r d n a n c e ,

b u t w a s k i l l e d

a t t h e

b a t t l e o f t h e

B o y n e .

The t i t l e s

b e c a m e e x t i n c t i n 1 7 1 3 .

R o b e r t B y lo t p r o b a b ly a c c o m p a n i e d Henry

H u d s o n ' s

e x p e d i t i o n i n 1 6 1 0 , when t h e

l a t t e r d i s co v e r e d t h e Bay w h i c h i s c a l l e d a f t e r h i s name ; o r t ha t o f S i r Thomas B u t t o n , i n

1 6 1 2 . I n

t h e

l a t t e r

y e a r B y l o t

h i ms e lf d i s co v er e d F ox C h a n n e l ,

b e t w e e n

Cumberland

I s l a n d

a n d S o u t h a m p t o n

I s l a n d ;

a n d

h e ,

w i t h B a f f i n ,

i n 1 6 1 4 ,

p e n e t r a t e d t h r o u g h D a v i s ' a

S t r a i t s t o t h e m o s t n o r t h e r n e x t r e m i t y , c al le d S i r Thomas S m i t h ' s Sound

( 7 8 8

n . l a t . )

b

C h r i s t i a n

I V . b r o t h e r - i n - l a w o f

King

J a m e s .

He

w a s

n o t

r e c a l l e d

u n t i l 3

A u g u s t

( S . P . O . ) , h a v i n g

b e e n a b s e n t

a b o u t

f o u r

m o n t h s .

d

Ambrose M a r q u i s

o f S p i n o l a , t h e d i s t i n g u i s h e d S p a n i s h G e n e r a l , b o r n a t

Genoa

1 5 6 9 .

D i e d

a b o u t 1 63 0 .


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LORD CAREW

an d s t o r e s

i t t w i t h victualls and muni ti on. On th e o the r s i d e , the

Es t at e s ar e

a s

v n w i l l i n g e to

quitt

Gulicke

; s o a s

by a l l coniecture

the

warre

w i l l

breake

out;

b ut

the

ambassadors

here o f

S p a y n e an d

the

Archdukes d o constantlyc affirm

that

Wesel s h a l l

b e

rendered.

The

t o w n e s o f G o c h e , Cleve, Emericke, an d Bayz, a l l w h i c h

you

know

w e r e t h i s l a s t sommer taken in by his Excellencye, had b e e n e l i k e to

have b e e n betrayed by some o f t he i n hab it an ts in

e v e r y

o f those

t o w n e s , b ut o n e

o f t he c on fe de rat es

d i s c o v e r e d the p r a c t i z e .

The

chcefe conspirators,

t o the number

o f 17, arc taken, the treason c o n .

f e s s c d ; the

tray

t o r s

somme are in prison

an d

others exe c ute d: the

Marques

S p i n ola w as

acquainted w i t h

the

conspiracie,

an d his men

w e r e

in a

readines

to

enter

the

t o wn e s .

In Italye the warre o f S a v o y c o n ti n e w e s . The K i n g e o f S p a y n e *

hathe in l i s t o f ho rs e and foote in Millan ab o v e 50,000, besides

p r o m i s e d

aydes,

fromm the Duke o f F l o r e n c e

b

6,000, the Duke o f

Urbinc 2,000, the Duke o f Parma d 2,000, o u t o f the

Pope's Duc h i e

o f

Farara

2,000,

an d

f r o m the State

o f

L u c c a 2,000.

How

the

Duke

o f

S a v o y

c

will be

able

to s u p p o r t su c hc a w o r l d e o f armed men

i s

beyond my v n dcrstandi n g e, an d the rathe r

because

i t t

i s

g e v e n o ut

that

the Queene Eegent

o f

F ra n c e

f hathe

caused an

edict t o be

p ubl ish ed

thatt

n o

Frenchmen

s h a l l

p ut

themselves

into

the

warre

o f

Sa v o y :

neverthelesse the Duke o f

Nemours'

and M o n s i e u r

d 'Ed i gu er es , h t he Mares chal o f France, d o p u r p o s e

t o l eav ie

whatt

P h i l i p I I I .

s u c c e e d e d h i s f at h e r a t t h e a g e o f 2 0, 1 5 9 8 .

b

Cosmo

I I .

( d e ' M e d i c i . )

c F r a n c e s c o M a r i a I I . I n 1 6 2 6, b e i n g o l d and w i t h o u t i s s u e m a l e , h e g a v e u p h i s

d o m i n i o n s t o b e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o t h e P a p a l S t a t e s .

R a n u c c i o

I .

( F a r n e s e ) , 15921622.

c

C h a r l e s Emmanuel

I . ,

15801630.

' Mary d c ' M e d i c i , t h e Queen M o t h e r , widow o f Henry I V . ; d i e d 1 6 4 3 .

s

Henry o f S a v o y ,

Duke

o f N e m o u r s , b o r n

a t

P a r i s

1 5 7 2 .

He

w a s b r o u g h t

up

w i t h

h i s

b r o t h e r

a t t h o C o u r t

o f

t h e Duke

o f

S a v o y .

D i e d

1 6 3 2 .

b

F r a n c o i s

d e B o n n e ,

Duko

o f L e s d i g u i e r e s , P e e r , C o n s t a b l e ,

a n d M a r s h a l

o f F r a n c e ,

K n i g h t o f t h e

O r d e r s

o f t h e

K i n g ,

G o v e r n o r o f D a u p h i n y , c r e a t e d M a r s h a l o f F r a n c e

1 6 0 8 . D i e d

1 6 2 6 , a g e d

8 3

y e a r s .


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THOMAS

R OE .

o f V i l l i e r s .

f o r c e s the y may

to

a s s i s t the Duke, an d

many

yonge

F r e n c h e

g e n t l eme n

( a s

volentiers) e n t e n d t o p ut themselves into thatt warre.he princes o f Germanye thatt

are

o f the Rel ig i o n arc iealous

that

somme

troubles

are

e n t e n d e d

against

them

by

the

P o p e , 8

the Emperor , b

and the Kinge o f S pa y n e ;

wherevppon

t h e y are firmelye vnited, and

have

c o n d i s c e n d e d

to i o y n e

there forces

in a common

defence, an d

e v e ry

o f

them knowethe

wbatt b u r d e n

they must beare. The

Estates o f the

Netherland s d o

i o y n e w i t h them

in

the

warre, offen

s i v e an d defensive. Here in

court

there i s a great o pi ni o n o f the

rising fortune o f

M r .

Villersc;

h e

i s a

g e n t l eman

o f good

p a r t s ;

tyme R i s i n g f o r t u n e

will shew the s u c c e s s e . A ll o ur f re n de s ar e well, an d n o other a c c i -

dents

have

h a p p e n e d

which

I

cann

c a l l

to

mynd

since

y o u r

departure.

God

pr o s pe r y o u r

L o r d s h i p in

y o u r

employment n o

l e s s

good

the n

I would w is he v nto my s e l l f e , an d so

I r e s t y o u r Lordship's v n fa y n e d

an d

everlasting frend,

G.

Carew.

In

writ i n g much I may crre in

somme

particular, and in e s p e c i a l l

in forrayne a f f a y r e s , and

therefore you

must

b e le e v e

by discretion ;

b ut a s

n eere

a s I

may

I w i l l w i t h truthe.

Savoy,

1 8 o f

A p r i l , 1 6 1 5 .

S u p e r s c r i p t i o n .

I n d o r s e d .

To t h e R ig ht Ho n or ab le S i r F ro m my L o r d Carew,

Thomas

Roe,

K n i g h t ,

L o r d s e n t i n t o l n d y a . F e b . 1 3 , 1 6 1 5 .

Ambassador

fo r

h i s M a j e s t i e

w i t h

t h e Great Kinge of Mo-

g o r , i n t h e East

I n d i e s .

*

P a u l

V . C a m i ll o

B o r g h e s e ,

b o r n

1 5 5 2 ,

e l e c t e d

1 6 0 5 ,

upon

t h e

d e a t h

o f

Leo

X T .

D i e d 1 6 2 1 .

b M a t h i a s ,

s o n

o f

M a x i m i l i a n I I . ,

s u c c e e d e d h i s b r o t h e r

R o d o l p h

1 6 1 2 . D i e d

a t

V e n i c e

1 6 1 9 ,

a g e d

6 2

y e a r s .

c G e o r g e V i l l i e r s , w h o s e r i s i n g f o r t u n e c a r r i e d him t o a h e i g h t o f e m i n e n c e i n t h e

f a v o u r o f t w o

s u c c e s s i v e

s o v e r e i g n s n e v e r a t t a i n e d b y a n y o t h e r E n g l i s h s u b j e c t .

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LETTER H>

Mr

GOOD

L :

My

former

l e t t r e

v n t o

you

bare

date

o f

the

18th

o f

Aprill, 1615,

w h e r e i n

a l l that which had

passed

f r o m y o u r

departure v n t o that instant

was c ompris ed.

You

may nott

expe c t

f r o m me an y

other

than vidgar

i n t e l l i g e n c e , r e s

g e s t a e , an d no

further I meane nott

to

treat o f ; the distance

b e t w e n e

England an d

Mogor i s t o muche an d into w h o s e ha n d s these may

f a l l

i s vncertayne,

w he r e for e so muche as

I

may

n o t

s a f e l i e speake in publique, i t t

w e r e

no

discretion

to c omm itt to paper.

Aprill.

onge W al t e r R al e g h

b

in duel

hathe

wounded

R o b e r t

Tirwett, my Lord Threasurer's 0 servant. Ral e g h e f l e d into the

Low Countries, where h e i s entertayned by the Pr in ce Maurice. Sir

Walter Ral e g h e hathe

the

l i b e r t i e

o f

the Tow e r . Your o ld fre n d

Sir W il l iam Lower d i s dead.

M r . G e o r g e Villers

i s k n i g h t e d

by

his Majestie, an d s w o r n e

a

g e n t l eman o f h i s b e d chamber , an d a s like t o

pr o s pe r in

the way o f a

favorite as

an y man that hathe p r e c e d e d h i m; an d t o b e g i n n e

w i t h

a l l h e hathe 1 ,000 l i . a year p e n t i o n pa ye d him o ut o f the C o ur t o f

Wa r d e s . The Lord Knowles e

an d

the Lord F e n t o n f w e r e made

* S . P . O . Dom. C o r r . v o l . l x x x v i . 1 6 .

b

W a l t e r R a l e i g h , s o n

o f S i r W a l t e r , who w a s

s t i l l , a s

a p p e a r s

i n t h e n e x t s e n t e n c e ,

a

p r i s o n e r i n t h e

T o w e r .

Yonng

R a l e i g h w a s

k i l l e d i n t h e

b u c c a n e e r i n g

a t t a c k

o n

S t .

Thomas

i n J a n u a r y 1 6 1 7 .

c

Thomas H o w a r d ,

L o r d Howard d e Walden,

E a r l

o f

S u f f o l k .

d S i r W i l l i a m

L o w e r , s o n

o f Thomas

L o w e r ,

o f S t .

Winnow,

c o . C o r n w a l l , b y

J a n e ,

d a u g h t e r a n d

h e i r

o f

W i l l i a m R o s k i m e r ,

o f R o s k i m e r ,

i n t h a t c o u n t y . He w a s

s h e r i f f o f

C o r n w a l l 1 5 7 8 , a n d w a s k n i g h t e d 1 60 3 . He m a r r i e d P e n e l o p e , d a u g h t e r a n d h e i r o f S i r

Thomas P a r r o t t ,

K n i g h t , a n d

d i e d i n

W a l e s . H i s

w i d o w ,

i n 1 6 1 9 , -

m a r r i e d

S i r

R o b e r t

N a u n t o n .

W i l l i a m K n o l l y s , c r e a t e d B a r o n K n o l l y s 1 3 M a y , 1 6 1 3 . D i e d 1 6 3 2 , a g e d 8 8 .

'

S i r

Thomas

E r s k i n e ,

o n e

o f t he

K i n g ' s

S c o t i s h

f r i e n d s ,

made

C a p t a i n

o f

t h e

G u a r d ,

a n d

g r a n t e d

t h e s t e w a r d s h i p

o f

t h e Honour

o f

A m p t h i l l

f o r

l i f e ,

a n d

a l s o

t h e manor o f

W a l t o n ,

c o . Y o r k , 1 6 0 3 , c r e a t e d

B a r o n o f D i r l e t o n

i n S c o t l a n d 1 6 0 4 , Groom o f t h e S t o l e 1 6 0 5 ,

V i s c o u n t F e n t o n

1 6 0 6 ,

a n d g r a n t e d t h e

m a n o r s

o f F l a m b o r o u g h a n d H o l m e , c o .

Y o r k , 1 6 1 6 .

S . P . O .

Dom.

C o r r .


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O

SIR

THOMAS ROE.

K n i g h t s o f t h e

Garter,

and

the y

r o d e to Windsor

a s

well

ac c om pa n i e d

w i t h lordes an d

g e n t l eme n

a s

any which you have seene.

Sir

Julius

C a e s a r , 8

the new

Master

o f

the

Roles,

hathe

married

the

widdow Hungatt,

s i s t e r

to the yonge

Ladie

K illy g rew, b

o f

Han-

w o rthe .

Black

Oliver

S t .

Jo h n , c who

w as

prisoner

in the

Tower when

you 1[T

s ^ - . J o h n

l e f t England,

about a

l e t t r e by him written

t o

the Mayor o f Marle- p r i s o n e d ,

b o r o u g h e , i s s e n t e n c e d

in the Starre Chamber to

p ay

v n t o his

Majestie 5,000u, im pr i s o nm e n t d u r i n g l i f e , and to a c k n o w l e d g e h i s

f a u l t

publiquelye

in a l l

the courtes

in Westmin s ter.

May.

he

Ladie

Chichester,d

the

o n el y e

s i s t e r

to

the

c ou nt es s e

o f

M a y .

* S i r J u l i u s C s a r , e l d e s t s o n

o f

C a e s a r D a l m a t i o , a V e n e t i a n , and P h y s i c i a n t o Q u e e n s

Mary and E l i z a b e t h . B o r n

1 5 5 7 .

Was M a s t e r o f R e q u e s t s , Judge o f t h e

A d m i r a l t y ,

a n d M a s t e r

o f S t . K a t h a r i n e ' s

H o s p i t a l ,

i n

t h e r e i g n

o f Queen E l i z a b e t h . O n t h e

a c c e s s i o n

o f

James I . h e w a s

k n i g h t e d

and made

T r e a s u r e r o f

t h e E x c h e q u e r ,

s w o r n o f

t h e P r i v y

C o u n c i l , and c r e a t e d M a s t e r o f t he R o l l s , w h i c h o f f i c e h e h e l d u n t i l h i s d e a t h i n 1 6 3 6 .

6

A n n e

and M a r y , d a u g h t e r s o f S i r

Henry

W o d e h o u s e , o f Wareham, c o . N o r f o l k ,

b y

A n n e ,

d a u g h t e r

o f S ir

N i c h o l a s B a c o n . A n n e

m a r r i e d

f i r s t

Henry

Hogan

o f E a s t

B r a d e n -

ham, c o . N o r f o l k , b y w h o m s h e h a d o n e s o n , R o b e r t H o g a n , w ho w a s a n i n f a n t o n t h e

d e a t h

o f h i s f a t h e r i n 3 4 t h E l i z a b e t h . Henry

Hogan

l e f t a l l h i s

l a n d s

i n j o i n t u r e t o b i s

w i f e . She

o bt ai n e d a g r a n t

o f

t h e w a r d s h i p

o f h e r

s o n ,

a n d , s e e i n g t h a t

h e w a s

w e a k l y

and

n o t

l i k e l y t o

a t t a i n

f u l l

a g e ,

o n

June

1 s t ,

1 61 3 , h e b e i n g

s t i l l

a

m i n o r

a n d

i n

e x t r e m i t y

o f

s i c k n e s s ,

s h e p r e v a i l e d u p o n him b y

f a l s e

r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s t o e x e c u t e a c o n v e y a n c e i n h e r

f a v o u r , p r o v i d e d

a f i n e

o f

1 0 / .

w a s

n o t

p a i d b e f o r e t he 1 s t S e p t e m b e r

f o l l o w i n g . R o b e r t

d i e d t h r e e w e e k s a f t e r w a r d s , b u t t h e t r a n s a c t i o n w a s c o n c e a l e d

f r o m

t h e

h ei r s u nt i l

a f t e r

t h e d a y

w a s

p a s t o n w h i c h t h e f i n e s h o u l d h a v e b e e n p a i d , w h e r e b y t h e . c o u s i n s a n d h e i r s

o f t he

d e c e a s e d , Dame A n n e Day

a n d

Thomas

D o w n e s , w e r e

d i s i n h e r i t e d .

T h i s g a v e

r i s e

t o

e x t e n s i v e

l e g a l p r o c e e d i n g s , and t o a p e t i t i o n

t o

P a r l i a m e n t i n 1 6 2 1

f o r

a n A c t t o c a n c e l

t h e f i n e a s i l l e g a l ,

a n d

t o g i v e t h e h e i r s p os s es s io n o f t h e e s t a t e s . S . P . O .

Dom.

C o r r .

e x x i .

1 6 - 2 0 .

A f t e r t h e

d e a t h o f

Henry

Hogan h i s

widow

m a r r i e d W i ll i a m H u n g a t e , o f

E a s t B r a d e n h a m ,

c o . N o r f o l k , a n d

s u b s e q u e n t l y S i r J u l i u s C a e s a r , a s i n t h e t e x t . Mary

Wodehouse m a r r i e d S i r R o b e r t K i l l i g r e w , o f H a n w o r t h . S h e i s c a l l e d t h e y o u n g

Lady

K i l l i g r e w ,

t o

d i s t i n g u i s h

h e r

f r o m

t he o ld

Lady

K i l l i g r e w ,

w ho

m a r r i e d ,

i n

December

1 6 1 6 ,

D r . G e o r g e Downham, B i s h o p o f

D e r r y . She d i e d t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r .

C h a m b e r l a i n

c a l l s h e r t h e F r e n c h Lady K i l l i g r e w .B i r c h , i i . p p . 4 1 , 4 3 . A n o t h e r s i s t e r o f t h e s e l a d i e s

m a r r i e d

M r .

H a k e w i l l ,

a

l a w y e r .

c

S e e Appendix N o .

1 .

d F r a n c e s Lady C h i c h e s t e r , a n d Lucy C o u n t e s s o f B e d f o r d , w e r e t h e o n ly d a ug h t e r s


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GEORGE

LORD CAREW

B e d f o r d , i s dead, which ga v e a new wound to h e r and the olld

ladye.

Sir Henry

B r o m e l y e

*

i s

dead.

One

o f

the daughters b o f the l a t e Earl

o f

Essex, ( I meane Essex-

le-grande,)

i s

married

v n t o

the

s o n n and

h e y r c o f Sir G e o r g e Sherlye,

Knight an d Barronett.

Sir

John

B r o o k e

c

b o u g h t

o f

Sir R o b e r t

Brett,d t he L ie ut en an ti e

o f

D o v o r , an d s i n ce t hatt

he

hathc sold i t agaync t o an o th er .

The

Parliament

o f

Ireland

i s p r o r o g u e d , and a

subsidie

graunted.

Dudl i e N o r t o n e i s kni ghte d , and sent into Irland, to b e the

Secretarye

o f

that Realme.

Sir Humphraye May's f wif e

i s

dead.

o f John f i r s t L o r d H a r r i n g t o n , a n d s i s t e r s a n d c oh e i r s o f John s e c o n d L o r d H a r r i n g t o n .

The f o r m e r

m a r r i e d S i r

R o b e r t

C h i c h e s t e r o f R a l e i g h , c o .

D e v o n ;

t h e

l a t t e r Edward

t h i r d

E a r l

o f B e d f o r d .

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l a d y

m e n t i o n e d w a s t h e widow

o f

t h e

f i r s t

L o r d H a r r i n g

t o n , who s t i l l mourned t h e l o s s o f h e r h u s b a n d , w ho d i e d i n

1 6 1 3 ,

and o f h e r o n l y s o n , who

d i e d i n t h e f o ll ow i n g y e a r . The l o s s o f

t h i s d a u g h t e r

may w e l l b e s a i d t o h a v e g i v e n h e r

a

n e w

wound.

* S i r Henry B r o m l e y ,

o f

H o l t C a s t l e , c o . W o r c e s t e r .

b

The L ad y

D o r o t h y

D e v c r e u x . A f t e r t h e d e a t h

o f S i r

Henry S h i r l e y ,

s h e

m a r r i e d

W i l l i a m S t a f f o r d ,

o f B l a t h e r w y k e ,

c o . N o r t h a m p t o n ,

E s q . , and

d i e d 1 6 3 6 .

c I n t h e S . P . O . i s a n I n v e n t o r y , d a t e d 1 4 J u l y , 1 6 1 5 , o f t he B r a s s a n d C as t I r o n

Ordnance

o f

D o v e r

C a s t l e ,

e t c .

s u r v e y e d

and

d e l i v e r e d

o v e r

b y

S i r

John

B r o o k s

t o

S i r

Thomas

Hamon, n o w L i e u t e n a n t

o f

D o v e r C a s t l e , D e p u t y

Warden o f

t h e C i n q u e P o r t s . V o l .

l x x x i . 1 6 .

d T h e r e

w e r e t w o g e n t l e m e n

o f

t h i s n a m e , b o t h

o f D e v o n s h i r e .

On e

w a s

k n i g h t e d

b y

t h e

King

a t

B e l v o i r

C a s t l e i n 1 6 0 3 ,

and

t h e

o t h e r , who w a s o f P o l l o n d , c o . D e v o n ,

a n d

W i n s t a n t o n , S o m e r s e t ,

a t

W h i t e h a l l ,

o n

t h e

1 s t

A p r i l , 1 6 0 4 .

N i c h o l s ' s

P r o g r e s s e s . I t

w a s t h e l a t t e r , w e i m a g i n e , who w a s G e n t l e m a n U s h e r i n 1 6 0 7 ,

( S . P . O f f i c e

G r a n t B o o k , )

a n d w ho

w a s

g r a n t e d t h e L i e u t e n a n t c y o f D o v e r

C a s t l e i n S e p t e m b e r 1 6 1 3 . ( I b i d , l x x i v .

f o .

3 6 . ) He

d i e d

1 6 2 0 .

C h a m b e r l a i n , w r i t i n g o n t h e 1 6 t h D e c e m b e r , 1 6 1 4 , s a y s , D u d l e y N o r t o n h a d i n a

s o r t a l m o s t

s u p p l a n t e d

S i r R i c h a r d

C o o k e ,

a n d g o t t e n a

g r a n t

o f b o t h h i s p l a c e s i n

I r e l a n d ,

u p o n

s u g g e s t i o n t h a t

h e

w a s grown weak a n d u n s e r v i c e a b l e .

B u t S i r

R i c h a r d s a y s h e

h a t h

g o t t e n

i t

r e v e r s e d ,

y e t

w i t h

t h i s

c o m p o s i t i o n ,

t h a t

h e

i s

t o

h a v e

a

p e n s i o n

o f 2 0 0 ? .

a -

y e a r i f h e p a r t w i t h t h e s e c r e t a r y s h i p , b u t h e w i l l n o t l e a v e

h i s

c h a n c e l l o r s h i p o f t h e

E x c h e q u e r ,

b e c a u s e

i t

i s

t h e o n l y

means

t o

come b y h i s p e n s i o n .

B i r c h , v o l .

i . p .

3 5 4 .

' S i r Humphrey

M a y ,

k n i g h t e d 1 6 1 3 . He

b u i l t

t h e l a r g e

m a n s i o n

a t R a w - m e r e , c o .

S u s s e x , a n d became M a s t e r o f t h e R o l l s 1 6 2 9 . H i s w i f e

w a s

t h e d a u g h t e r o f Henry


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