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the towne that there shall shortly come forth a 

 confutation of the defence of the execution of 

 justice in England, wch was set foorth in English 

 and French in London. When yt cometh foorth 

 I trust to have yt with the first. 



There is good hope that the minister and those 

 that were taken lately with him in Paris by the 

 abbot of St. Geneveva shal very shortly be set at 

 libertie. For the King secretly seemeth to favour 

 them, and they have very discreetly annswered for 

 themselves that they were not at any communion 

 or sermon, but that they mett together to consult 

 whether to goe out of Paris to some place lawful 

 by the edicte. A friend of myne told mee he heard 

 a frier enveigh very exceeding bitterly agaynst them 

 in a sermon before a greate congregation of people. 



Wee have heard by diverse letters from Geneva 

 that beside the earthquake wch was there about 

 the end of Ffebruarie wch untyled many houses 

 and overthrow'd many chymneis in the towne, 

 there is beside a whole village in the countrey of 

 Wallerye swallowed up, being foure dayes iourney 

 of Geneva. 



Those who favour the Spanish here in the towne 

 have spred al abroad these two or three dayes that 

 Monsieur is dead : wch is nothing soe. 



Thus leaving other matters and advertisements 

 of importance to those unto whom they appertayne, 

 with remembrance of the continuance of my humble 

 dutie to yo' honor and yo'' worthy and vertuous 

 Sonne in lawe I leve you to the merciful protection 

 of the Almightie. Paris the first of April, 1584. 

 Don Antonio his captaynes of his fleet are not yet 

 departed from Paris, but looke every day to depart. 

 Yo" honors most humble 



Richard Hakluyt. 



To the right honorable Sir Ffrancis Walsingham 

 principall secretarie to Her Ma*'^ give these 

 at the Courte. 



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