QUEEN ELIZABETH'S LETTER a.d. 



1587. 



de parecer a cerca de las calumnias, que le podran 

 levantar, ny dudar, que no complamos muy por entero 

 todo, lo que de nuestra parte os prometiere. Nuestro 

 Sennor guarde vostra muy alta y muy poderosa per- 

 sona. Hecha en nuestra Corte Real de Grenewich a 

 20. de Julio 1587. 



The same in English. 



Ight high and mightie Prince, Having 

 understood from our Agent the great 

 affection and good wil which you beare 

 us, and how great honour and favor you 

 shew him for our sake, to the end to 

 give us more ample testimonie of your 

 friendship, we have received very great 

 contentment & satisfaction, aswel of the one as of the 

 other : and withall we could not omit to magnifie you, 

 according to your desert. We have also received your 

 letters, and do not a litle rejoyce thereof, because they 

 come from a prince unto whom we are so much be- 

 holden. Our Agent hath written unto us concerning 

 certaine things which you desire to bee sent unto you 

 from hence. And albeit we wish that we could par- 

 ticularly satisfie you, as you desire, yet it is fallen out, 

 that the warres, wherin at this present we be busied, 

 wil not suffer us fully to doe the same : neverthelesse, 

 wee have commaunded to satisfie you in part, and [II. ii. 120.] 

 according as the present necessitie doeth permit us, as 

 our Agent will declare unto you more particularly, 

 hoping you will receive it in good part, and according 

 to the good will wherewith wee graunt the same. And 

 because it hath bene signified unto us that you have 

 promised to proceed in justice against one John Herman John Herman 

 our subject, which hath grievously offended us, in such an , E , ng 

 sort as wee have sent word unto you, wee have given 

 order to our said Agent to informe you more par- 

 ticularly in that which we desire to be done in this 

 busines, praying you also to command the same to be 

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