II. the order of the garter; and appointed that the duke of BOOK Somerset, the marquess of Northampton, the earl of Wiltshire, and the earl of Warwick should peruse and amend the order. 24. The lords sat at London, and banqueted one another this day, and three days after, for to shew agreement amongst them, whereas discord was bruited, and somewhat to look to the punishment of tale-bearers, and apprehending of evil persons. 25. A bargain made with the Foulcare for about 600007. that in May and August should be paid for the defraying of it. 1. That the Foulcare should put it off for 10 in the 100. 2. That I should buy 12000 marks weight, at 6s. the ounce, to be delivered at Antwerp, and so conveyed over. 3. I should pay 100000 crowns for a very fair jewel of his, four rubies marvelous big, one orient and great diamond, and one great pearl. 27. Mallet, the lady Mary's chaplain, apprehended and sent to the Tower of London. 30. The lord marquess of Northampton appointed to go with the order, and further commission of treaty, and that in post; having joined with him in commission the bishop of Ely, sir Philip Hobbey, sir William Pickering, and sir John Mason, knights, and two other lawyers, Smith that was secretary, &c. May. 2. There was appointed to go with my lord marquess the earls of Rutland, Worcester, and Ormond; the lords Lisle, Fitzwater, and Bray, Barguenny, and divers other gentlemen, to the number of thirty in all. 3. The challenge at running at the ring performed; at the which first came the king, sixteen footmen, and ten horsemen, in black silk coats, pulled out with white taffety; then all the lords, having three men likewise apparelled; and all gentlemen their footmen in white fustian, pulled out with black taffety. The other side came all in yellow taffety; at length the yellow band took it thrice in 120 courses, and my band touched often, which was counted as II. PART nothing, and took never, which seemed very strange, and so the prize was of my side lost. After that tournay followed, between six of my band and six of theirs. 4. It was appointed that there should be but four men to wait on every earl that went with my lord marquess of Northampton, three on every lord, two on every knight or gentleman: also that my lord marquess should in his diet be allowed for the loss in his exchange. 5. The muster of the gendarmoury appointed to be the first of June if it were possible, if not, the 8th. 6. The testourn cried down from 12d. to 9d. and the groat from 4d. to 3d. 9. One Stewart a Scotchman meaning to poison the young queen of Scotland, thinking thereby to get favour here, was, after he had been a while in the Tower and Newgate, delivered on my frontiers at Calais to the French, for to have him punished there according to his deserts. 10. Divers lords and knights sent for to furnish the court at the coming of the French ambassador, that brought hither the order of St. Michael. 12. A proclamation proclaimed, to give warning to all those that keep any farms, multitudes of sheep, above the number limited in the law, viz. 2000; decayed tenements and towns, regratters, forestalling men that sell dear, having plenty enough, and put plough ground to pasture, and carriers over-sea of victual, that if they leave not these enormities, they shall be streightly punished very shortly, so that they should feel the smart of it; and to command execution of laws made for this purpose before. 14. There mustered before me an hundred archers, two arrows apiece, all of the guard; afterward shot together, and they shot at an inch board, which some pierced quite, and stuck in the other board; divers pierced it quite thorow with the heads of their arrows, the boards being very wellseasoned timber. So it was appointed there should be ordinarily 100 archers, and 100 halbertiers, either good wrestlers, or casters of the bar, or leapers, or runners, or tall men of personage. 15. Sir Philip Hobbey departed toward France, with BOOK ten gentlemen of his own, in velvet coats and chains of gold. 16. Likewise did the bishop of Ely depart with a band of men well furnished. 20. A proclamation made, That whosoever found a seditious bill, and did not tear and deface it, should be a partaker of the bill, and punished as the maker. 21. My lord marquess of Northampton had commission to deliver the order, and to treat of all things, and chiefly of marriage for me to the lady Elizabeth his daughter. First, to have the dote 12000 marks a year, and the dowry at least 800000 crowns. The forfeiture 100000 crowns at the most if I performed not, and paying that to be delivered; and that this should not impeach the former covenants with Scotland, with many other branches. 22. He departed himself in post. 24. An earthquake was at Croidon and Blechinglee, and in the most part of Surrey, but no harm was done. 30. Whereas before commandment was given that 1600007. should be coined of three ounces in the pound fine, for discharge of debts, and to get some treasure, to be able to alter all, now was it stopped, saving only 80000l. to discharge my debts, and 10000 mark weight that the Foulcare delivered in the last exchange, at four ounces in the pound. 31. The musters deferred till after Midsummer. June. 2. It was appointed that I should receive the Frenchmen that came hither at Westminster, where was made preparation for the purpose, and four garnish of new vessels taken out of church-stuff, as miters, and golden-missals, and primers, and crosses, and reliques of Plessay. 4. Provision made in Flanders for silver and gold plate, and chains to be given to these strangers. 7. A proclamation set forth, that exchange, or re-exchange, should be made under the punishment set forth in king Henry the Seventh's time, duly to be executed. 10. Monsieur Mareschal departed from the court to II, PART Bulloigne in post, and so hither by water in his galleys and foists. II. be Octavio. In this month, and the month before, was great business *It should for the city of Parma, which duke *Horatio had delivered to the French king, for the pope ascited him, as holding it in capite of him, whereby he could not alienate it without the pope's will; but he came not at his day, for which cause the pope and imperialists raised 8000 men, and took a castle on the same river side. Also the French king sent monsieur de Thermes, who had been his general in Scotland, with a great piece of his gendarmory into Italy, to help duke Horatio. Furthermore the Turks made great preparation for war, which some feared would at length burst out. 21. I was elected of the company of St. Michael in France by the French king and his order. 13. Agreement made with the Scots for the borders, between the commissioners aforesaid, for both the parties. In this month Dragute, a pirat, escaped (Andrea Doria, who had closed him in a creek) by force of his galley-slaves, that digged another way into the sea, and took two of Andrea's galleys that lay far into the sea. 14. Pardon given to those Irish lords that would come in before a certain day limited by the deputy; with advertisement to the deputy to make sharp war with those that would resist; and also should administer my laws everywhere. 18. Because of my charges in fortifications at Calais and Barwick should be payed, it was agreed, that beside the debt of the realm 800007. there should be 400007. coined, three ounces fine, nine of allay; and 5000 pound weight should be coined in a standard of seven ounces fine at the least. 17. Soperantio came as ambassador from Venice, in Daniel Barbaro's place. 16. I accepted the order of monsegnieur Michael by promise to the French ambassador. 17. My lord marquess of Northampton came to Nants with the commissioners, and all those noblemen and gentle- BOOK men that came over-sea with him. 20. Upon advertisement of Scipperus coming, and rigging of certain ships in Holland; also for to shew the Frenchmen pleasure at their coming, all the navy that lay in Gillingham-water was appointed to be rigged, and furnished with ordnance, and lay in the river of Thames, to the intent, that if Scipperus came afterward, he might be met with, and at least the Frenchmen should see the force of my navy. 22. The lady Mary sent letters to the council, marvelling at the imprisonment of Dr. Mallet, her chaplain, for saying of mass before her houshold, seeing it was promised the emperor's ambassador she should not be molested in religion, but that she and her houshold should have the mass said before them continually. 24. They answered, That because of their duties to king, country, and friends, they were compelled to give her answer, That they would see, not only him, but also all other masssayers, and breakers of order, straitly punished. And that as for promise they had, nor would give none to make her free from the punishment of the law in that behalf. 18. Chastilion came to my lord marquess, and there banqueted him by the way at two times between Nantes and Chasteau Brian, where the king lay. 15. Mendoza, a gentleman of the king's chamber, was sent to him to conduct him to the court. 19. My lord marquess came to Chasteau Brian, where half a mile from the castle there met him-with an hundred gentlemen, and brought him to the court, booted and spur'd, to the French king. 20. The French king was invested with the order of the garter in his bed-chamber, where he gave a chain to the garter worth 2007. and his gown dressed with auglets worth 251. The bishop of Ely making an oration, and the cardinal of Lorrain making him answer. At afternoon the lord marquess moved the French king to the marriage of the Scots queen to be consummate, for whose hearing he appointed two commissioners. II. |