The States of the Vnited Provinces have the towne of Sedan into there protection, with promise to ayde the same (yff itt be attempted) att all tymes. There is now in France 3 armies in the feld, one commanded by the Duke of Gvise, in Champagne, another by the Count d'Avvergne, neere vnto Paris, and the third vnder the command of the Marshall D'Ancre, in Normandie. The Duke of Rohan is the generall of horse vnder the Counte d'Avvergne. Mr. Henry Bartie," the yongest brother to the Lord Willoghby, is now att Rome, prisoner in the Inquisition; how he will be able to free himsellfe out of the Inquisitors divelishe clawes is to be feared. Scotland. This 14. Marche the Kinges Majestie beginnes his jorney towards The King's Scotland; his first remove is Theobalds; the quene, the prince, and journey to all his counsayle, attends him; and from thence with his selected trayne he departs. God send him a prosperous and short retourne! Latelye in thatt kingdome a difference hathe fallen out betwene the Marques Huntley and the Erle of Arrell, which by partiallities were like to put a flame in itt, for they are on ether side strong in frends and followers, but the Kinges presence amongst them (I hope in God) will make a pacification, otherwise itt is conceved thatt muche mischiefe would ensue. b Of men of quallitie there attends his Majestie into Scotland— The Erle of Pembroke, Lord Chamberlayne, The Erle of Arundell, The Erle of Rutland, The Erle of Southampton, The Erle of Montgomerye, The Erle of Buckingham, Master of the Horse, a Henry Bertie, third son of Peregrine Bertie, first Baron Willoughby d'Eresby of his General news. The Bishoppe of Winchester,e Deane of Chapple, The Bishoppe of Elye,f Almosiner, The Bishoppe of Lincolne, clarke of the closet; besides many northern noblemen thatt meet him vppon the way in Yorkshire. There is allso many gentlemen of marque, noblemen's sones, knights, &c., which is to longe to relate. The Lord Chanceler died the 15. day of this monethe att Yorke house, leavinge to his posteritie an huge estate. The Duke of Saxe is entred into the vnion with the Protestant Princes in Germanye, and the Duke of Savoy hathe subscribed to the same. In Germanye there is great levies of men, as well for the Kinge of France as for the Princes proscribed. The Duchesse of Brunswicke (her Majesties fathers sister) is latelye dead. Sir John Egerton, Viscount Brackley, sonne to the late Lord a Esme Stuart, Lord d'Aubigny, created Earl of March 1619. as third Duke of Lennox 1624, and died the same year. Succeeded his brother b Theophilus Howard, eldest son of the Earl of Suffolk, called to the Upper House as Lord Howard of Walden (1603) in his father's lifetime. Earl of Suffolk 1626. Died 1640. c John fifth Lord Mordaunt, created Earl of Peterborough 1628. Died 1642. d William Compton, second Baron Compton, created Earl of Northampton on the 2nd of August in this year, K.G. Died 1630. e Dr. James Mountague. f Dr. Andrewes. g Dr. George Mountaine. Chanceler, is created by lettres patents Earl of Bridgewater, but they are nott yett delivered vnto him. Sir Edward Nowel a is created a Baron of Parliament. The Lord Hay is sworne a counceler. The Lord Rosse the 21. of this monethe came to London, from whence he must follow the Kinge, to geve an accompt of his negotiation in Spayne. The Lord Audeley, who latelye in Irland was created Erle of Castelhaven and Baron Orier, is newlye dead. It is sayed that the Duke of Florence, in ayde of his brother-in- Foreign news. law the Duke of Mantua, sends vnto him 14,000 foote and 2,000 horse. There passage through the territorie of Modena is denied, for (as we know) thatt duke's sonne hathe maried a daughter of Savoy. Itt is threatened thatt they will force there way,—but the truthe of the forces above mentioned vix credo. Don Giovanni de Medicis, bastard brother to the Duke Florence's father, is the generall of the Venetian's land armye agaynst the Archduke Ferdinand, commonlye called the Duke of Gratz, or ells the gazette from Venice is fallse. The great armado of Spayne with the land armye in itt is dissolved, whether itt was to go, or what the cause of the dissolution, is not yett so vulgar as thatt I cane geve you an accompt of itt: itt is sayed itt brake for want of victualls. This 28. Marche Sir Wallter Raleghe's shippe fell downe the river Raleghes vnto the Downes, and himselfe is gone overland to Dover. Vntill he expedition. come to Plimouthe (where is the rendevous of his little fleet) I cannott exactlye send you a report either of his shippes, captens, or men. He goes for the Orenoquen myne. God graunt he may retourne deepe loden with Gvianian gold oure! The Holland fleet is retourned frome the East Indies. Of the Hollanders' actions in those parts, and particularlye att Malacca, I forbeare to write, beinge better knowne vnto you then vnto us. a Sir Edward Noel, created Lord Noel of Ridlington, co. Rutland. b See note c, p. 44. CAMD. SOC. Foreign news. Sir John Digbye, the King's Vicechamberlayne, is to be dispatched Ambassador into Spayne; Sir Thomas Edmonds, his Majesties Comptroller, to be dispatched Ambassador into France; and Sir John Bennet,a her Majesties Chancellor, is sent Ambassador to the Archdukes: but none of them make any longe stay in those employments. Some four or five of your men, lefte in the River of Amazons, are richelye retourned in a Holland shippe; the rest of your men remayne there, those which are come home are ryche, and (as I heare) they meane to retourne: itt is sayed, that these five brought with them so much tobacco, as they have sold in the Low Countries, where they first arrived, and in England, for 2,300.; and allso itt is reported thatt they brought some ingotts of gold, butt to whatt valew I know nott. The Duke of Espernon keepes in the cittie of Bordeaux. He is nether for the King nor for the Princes; but in this sturringe world he is nott ydle, for he drawes men vnto him, and for there payment he is bold of the Kinges revenew in those parts, takinge uppe to his own vse as muche as he cane lay hands vppon. Those of the religion do nott yett move, but to prevent dangers (which may fall out to there preiudice) they have agreed vppon an assemblye att Rochell: the Kinge forbids itt, but yett they go on, and Rochell allso beinge required to the contrarye, yett they will hazard all rather then refuse there olld frends. The Duke of Ossuna,b Viceroy of Naples, threatens the Venetians to visite them shortlye with a fleete in the Gullphe of Venice; the State provides for his comminge: the salutations betwene theme a Sir John Bennet, of Dawley, co. Middlesex, D.C.L., a man of great learning and ability, knighted 1603. He was frequently employed in important matters of state. The object of the present mission was to demand from the Archduke an explanation concerning a libel published, as was supposed, by Erycius Puteanus, which the Archduke took no care to suppress or to punish the author. Sir John was the ancestor of the Tankerville family. Died 1627. b Peter Giron, second Duke of Ossuna, born 1579. Died 1624. will be cannon language; some are of opinion that the late dissolved Spanishe armada was for Venice. The difference betwene thatt state and Spayne arisethe from the warre which longe since hathe bene on foote betwene the Archduke of Gratz and theme. Home news. Aprill.-In my laste I wrote vnto you, that there was a wicked April. villanous booke written agaynst the Kinge, and itt was supposed to be Barkley's writinge,a but now the truthe appeares thatt it was written by one Puteanus, a lecturer in the Vniversitye att Lovayne: Sir John Bennett amonge other matters hathe instructions to deale with the Archduke about him, to be made an example for scandalizinge annoynted Kinges. The Lord Evre is dead.b The Lord of Hunsdon is dead. Mr. Thomas Warre, a Counceler-att-law, who I thinke was well knowne vnto you, is latelye drowned in Severn in Walles. Sir Charles Candishe,d the Countess of Shrewsburies brother, is dead. France is now in every part in a flame: latelye the noblesse of French news. Gvyenne wrote unto the Kinge a remonstrance of there aggreaveances, wherein they complayned principallye vppon the Marshall de Ancre, and how insupportable his arrogancye and greatnes is to be endured, and thatt vntill remedie were taken for quietinge of France they professed to be bolld with the Kinges revenews and when he came to riper yeres they would make him an accompt how they had disposed of itt. In these partes all the protestants and catholiques ioyne in this resolution. The men of greatest note thatt are in & See p. 37. b Ralph, third Lord Eure. Nicolas states that he was alive in 1623, but he died on the 1st April, 1617.-Pedigree in Coll. Arm. Norfolk Ix. c John Cary, third Lord. d Sir Charles Cavendish. of Bothal Castle, near Morpeth, younger brother of the first Earl of Devonshire, knighted 1603. |