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a-fote halfe a rayell. You may thynk what a fereful sight it was : her Majeste 

 prolde have riden on that horse agayne, hut he wold not suffer her to come on 

 hys baoke. She is very well, thmkes be to God, aud is determined to goe a 

 Prograoe in to Sussex, but whan she will begin it is not knowen. There is no 

 m n o speaohe of her goynge to Wansted, and therefore you nede not stay the 

 longer from hence but whan she will goe she sayth it shall be to Nonsuche, and 

 th. iv you shall have a ioggynge for so my Lord Lomley hymself told me and 

 assured me for he is now att the Courte & there is no tyme apoynted when she 

 will remove but you shall be sure of a Ioggynge at Nonsuche. . . . Your 

 nioste faythefull levying and obedente wife during lyfe 



Frances H. 



[Endorsed] Rec d . by Robert Footman, Monday 11th June 1582." 



No. XVIII. 



Message from William Seymour (afterwards Marquis of Hertford) 

 to Lady Arabella Stuart, suggesting the prudence of breaking off 

 their proposed marriage. ( 'From the original rough draft.) See 

 page ^SO. 



I am com from Mr. William Seymour w th a message to your La : w ch was 

 delevered unto me in y e presence of this gent n yo r servant and therefore yo r La: 

 may he assured I will neither add nor diminish, but will truly relate unto you 

 what he hath directed me to do, w ch is thus : he hath seriously considered of 

 the proceedings betwene yo r La; and hymselfe, and doth well perceive, if he 

 should go on therein, it would not onely prove exceeding prejudiciall to yo r 

 contentment, but extreame dangerous to hym, first in regard of the inequality 

 of degrees betwene yo r La: and hym, next, the King's Ma tie ' s pleasure and 

 comandraent to -the contrary, w ch neyther yo r La: or hymselfe did ever intend 

 to neglect : he doth therefore humbly desier yo r La:, since the proceeding that 

 is past doth not tye him nor yo r La : to any necessytie but that you may freely 

 commit each other to your best fortunes, that you would be pleased to desist 

 from your intended resolution concerning hym, who likewyse resolveth not to 

 trouble you anymore in this kind, not doubting but y or La: may have one 

 more fitter for your degree (he having alredy presumed too hygh) and hymselfe 

 a meaner match with more securyty." 



No. XIX. 



Letter from Sir William Monson to the Earl of Salisbury about the 

 capture of Lady Arabella Stuart, 1 See page 160. 

 " Right Ho: 



S r Edward Souche and S r William Button aryved hear betwixt 7 and 8 a cloke 

 in the morning ; and according to your Lo : derecktiones we ar readie to per- 

 forme every pertyckuler : and for the more couvenientcy & spead we doe im- 

 barke in the french barke wherein they where taken, & goeth with her to the 



1 Found among the Duchess of Portland's collections at Longleat. 



