Official papers of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, and Robert his son, 2nd Earl,...

DE/VOL. II

1571-1601

Official papers of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, and Robert his son, 2nd Earl, relating chiefly to the former's expedition to Ireland in 1573 and the latter's command in Normandy in 1591, his expedition to Cadiz in 1596, his debts to the Queen and his trial; 1571-1601.

1. "A Breif of the nombre of the garaisons there" (sc. in Ireland), with the chardges thereof for one month"; Michaelmas, 1571. f.1.

2. Account of the proceedings of an English force serving in the Netherlands against the Spaniards, 26 July - 11 Aug. 1572; with news from Flushing, 13 Aug. f. 7.

3. Devisees how the Q. Majesty may have half ye commodities and proffitts of ye Erle of Essex voyage into Ulster, bearyng also half ye charges that are susteaned and shall be by hym susteaned in ye same"; July, 1573 In the hand of William Cecil, Lord Burghley. f. 11.

4. Heads of "Articles and Instuccions", apparently for Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, on his expedition to Ireland in 1573. f. 13.

5. Papers relating to the transport, victualling, etc., of the forces sent to Ireland in 1573. ff. 15-23.

6. Accompts of the cost of the Irish expedition, 1573-74. ff. 24, 26.

7. Remembrances for Mr Waterhowse", or, as endorsed, "Instructions for my Lord of Essex from Mr Auditor Jenison", relating to the pay, victualling, building works, etc., of the Irish expedition; [1573]. f. 27.

8. Statement of "Debtes owinge by the Right Ho. Roberte [Devereux, 2nd] Erle of Essex, unto the Q[ueen's] Maiestye", amounting to £11,145, the chief item being £6000 due out of a loan of £10,000 by the Queen to Walter, the 1st Earl; [1589?]. f. 29.

9. Copies of treaties between England and the United Provinces 1585, 1598, 1608. f. 30.

The vellum covers (ff. 63, 64) contain a deed-poll of Lodowick [Stuart] Duke of Lenox, appointing Raphael Powell, of Upminster, co. Essex, his deputy as Alnager and Collector of Subsidies and Alnage of "the olde as of the new Draperies" in co. Hertford; imperfect and the date cut away.

10. "The names of all her Maiestes shippes and other vesselles, with their numbers of men to serve in warrlyke mannour"; 26 Feb. 1589[90] With estimates of charges, etc. Signed by Sir John Hawkyns, W[illiam] Borough, and B[enjamin] Gonson. f. 65.

11. "Instructions to be observed by Sir John Hawkins, Knighte, in his jeorney to the Southward by her Maiesties order"; [May, 1590]. f. 70.

12. Expenses of the Earl of Essex "for the entertaining of the Imbastor [ambassador] of Fraunce" at Wanstead; 12 Apr. 1591. f. 72.

13. "A note of certeyne disbursmentes when my Lo. [the Earl of Essex] was before Roane" [Rouen] and elsewhere in Normandy, in command of the English force supporting Henry IV.; 12 Aug.-26 Oct. 1591. f. 73.

14. Note of a loan from Qu. Elizabeth to the Earl of Essex of £3000 made in 1590, and allowed in the Accompt of Thomas Freake, son and executor of Robert Freake, Receiver of the moneys growinge by sale of her Majestes lands" from 21 Oct. ao 31 [1589] to 26 Apr. ao 34 [1592]. f. 79.

15. Estimate of the expenses of the Earl of Essex in the Queen's service, etc.; drawn up by Gilly Meyrick, his steward, apparently in or about 1594; with a draft of a letter from Meyrick on the subject. f. 82. Printed in the Wilts Archaol. Mag. vol. XVIII, 1879, p. 271.

16. Warrant from the Earl of Essex to John Lynewraye, Clerk of the Ordnance, to deliver pikes out of the Tower to the "severall coronells" commanding in the Cadiz expedition, viz. the "Lord Marshall", the Earl of Sussex, Sir John Wingfield, Sir Christ. Blount, Sir Tho. Gerrard, Sir Conyers Clyfford and Sir Rich. Wingfield; Plymouth, 23 May, 1596. Copy. f.84.

17. List of regiments, with names of colonels and captains and number of men in each company amounting in all to 6300, engaged in the Cadiz expedition; 1596. Besides the regiments of the colonels as above, those of Essex himself and of Sir Horatio Vere are included. f.85.

Followed (f.87) by "A note of the severall dayes that the colonells and captans receaved entertaynment for their companyes", etc.

18. "Newes ... out of Spayne and the Lowe Countries", giving an account of the arrival of the fleet at Cadiz on 20 June and subsequent events to 25 June, derived from Matthew Rye [or Rise], an eye-witness, who reached Bristol on 20 July, 1596. ff.89, 91.

19. Miscellaneous papers connected with the Cadiz expedition, comprising lists of names of soldiers, payments to several companies, etc.; 1596. ff.92-96.

20. Discharges, passes, certificates, etc., of soldiers who served in the Cadiz expedition and elsewhere, with lists of sick, etc., signed by officers, mayors and others; 28 Apr.-17 Sept. 1596, and undated. ff.97-264.

21. Discharges of seamen of the "Bonaventura", "Dreadnought", "Lyon" and "Nonpareil", after the return of the Earl of Essex's second expedition to the coast of Spain; 28 Oct.-5 Nov. 1597. Signed by Lord Thomas Howard, Vice Admiral, Capt. George Fenner, and other officers. ff. 265-289.

22. Petitions to Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, chiefly from soldiers and others who had served in the expedition to Cadiz; many endorsed with orders signed by the Earl. ff. 290-316.

23. Report of the trial of Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, at York House 5 June, 1600. f.318.

This is a different account from that used by Fynes Moryson in his Hist. of Ireland, I. p. 157.

24. News-letter, giving an account of the defeat of the Spanish by Count Maurice of Nassau at Nieupoort, 2 July, 1600 with other foreign and home news. f.326.

25. "The names of the prisoners taken .... by Grave Morris", 2 July, 1600 (see art. 24), with other particulars. f.328.

26. "The names of those that weare committed to the Tower for the Earle of Essex cause"; Feb. 1600-1601 f.329.

Folio; ff.330.

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