LETTER 1594? | RICHARD SMITH into Cornwall, or to Sir WILLIAM BEVILL to be delivered vnto SMITH, with all spede (if I be at charge of sending a fote man of purpose). And heirof I desire yow to haue care first that good and sufficient menn be ymprested and ther names taken, and then that yow cause the proclamation to be published, and not before; for that the best sort will absent themselves, not having received the prest before, and to write the like direction vnto SMITH, and appoint him to be likewise readie at Falmouth at the same daie with the Cornishe menn. And so, commending me vnto yow, I comytt yow to God. Your lovinge Brother, W. RALEGH. [POSTSCRIPT.]-I praie lett LUSCOMB have the levienge of the menn in Devon; or, if they be alreadie ymprest, if he know menn of better sufficiency, to ym¦ prest_them anew, and leave out some of the worse sort for them alreadie ymprest. Addressed: To my verie loving brother, Sir JOHN GILBART, Knight, these. LETTER 1595 LIII. TO SIR ROBERT CECIL. From the Original. Cecil Papers, vol. xxiv. fol. 76 (Hatfield). Holograph THIS gentleman, my especiall frinde and kyn-Jan. 2. man, hath sume controversye with the towne of Ply 1594-1595. mouth, and hath desired mee to recummende unto your Honor his just and reasonable desire, and therin no farther to be favored then it shall apeare lawfull. If it shall therfore pleas your Honor to be his honorable favorer herein I shall acknowledge it as don to my sealf, and shalbe very proude if it pleas yow to make hyme know that, as I am yours in all love and service, so hee may fynde that you pleas for my sake in this his great righte to aforde hyme sume testimony therof; and yeven so, only gasing for a wynde to carrye mee to my destiny, I humblie take my leve. From Sherburne, this first of January [1595]. Addressed: Your Honor's to do you service, W. RALEGH. To the right honorable Sir ROBERT CICILL, Knight, of Her Majesties most honorable Privey Councell. Endorsed: 2TM Jan. 1594 [legal style]. Sir Walter Raleighe to my Master, LIV. TO SIR ROBERT CECIL. From the Original. Cecil Papers, vol. xxxvi. § 4 (Hatfield). Holograph. SIR, FROM this desolate place I have little matter; from myself, less hope; and therefore I thinke the shorter the discourse, the better wellcum. LETTER 1595. Nov. 10. Cecil. I receved from Lyme,-a port town in this shire,-by To Sir R. a smale barke lately arived, that there ar lately many French shipps imbargoed in Spayne, and of good burden Sherborne. LETTER 1595. Νον. 10. Alleged Naval Preparations in Spain against Ireland.Desire to hear if to be done and very serviceable; notwithstanding that the same went by pasport and asurance from Spayne. And all the marriners likewise imprested; and that ther ar a fleet ether gone or goinge of sixtye saile, as the1 saye, for Irlande. It seemeth asuredly that the preparations ar great, and do dayly increase. If your Honors conceave therof aright, or looke into the nirest mischeif, wee shall do the better. Butt I anything is feare, by your favors, ther is somewhat more in the enemys intent then is supposed. Wee that have mich ado to gett bread to eat have the less to care for, unless mich lost labor and love awake us that ar also thanckles busied in things ether beyound our capasates in the matter of Guiana. or cares. What becumes of Guiana I miche desire to here,whether it pass for a history or a fable. I here Mr. DUDLEY and others ar sendinge thither; if it be so, farewell all good from thence. For although my sealf,-like a cockscome,-did rather preferr the future, in respect of others; and rather sought to wine the kings to her Majesties service then to sack them, I know what others will do, when thos kings shall cum simpely into their hands. If it may pleas yow to acquaynt my Lord Admiral therwith, lett it then succeed as it wille. If my Lord will have a fyne pinnes sent to the coast of Spayne, to vew what is dunn, I thinke for a matter of £40 or £50 I can gett one that shall do service. Sir, for conclusion, I will only say this mich,-take good heed least you be not to slow. Expedition in a little is better than mich, to late. Butt yow, ministers 3 Sir Robert Dudley, afterwards titular Duke of Northumberland (son of the Earl of Leicester). LIV. of dispach, ar not plentifull. Neather is it every man's LETTER occupation. God send yow all honor and health. I will wishe yow both, and be reddy ever to do yow service, W. RALEGH. From Sherborne, the 10th of November [1595]. Addressed: To the right honorable Sir ROBERT CECILL, Knight, of Her Majesties most honorable Privey Councell. Endorsed : 10 November, 1595. Sir Walter Ralegh to my Master. 1595. Nov. 10. LV. TO SIR ROBERT CECIL. From the Original. Cecil Papers, vol. xxxvi. § 9 (Hatfield). Holograph. SIR, Yow may perceve by this Relation that it is no dreame which I have reported of Guiana. And if on1 image have bynn brought from thence wayinge 47 kintalls,2-which cannot be so little worth as 100 thousand pounde,-I know that in Manoa ther ar store of thes. If the Relation sent to the Spanishe kinge had bynn also taken, yow should therin have founde matter of great admiration. Butt, howsoever this action be respected, I know that the like fortune was never offered to any Christian prince. I know it wilbe presently followed both by the Spanishe and French; and if it be foreslowed by us, I conclude that wee ar curst of God. In the mean tyme, I humblie beseich yow to move her Majesty that none be suffred to soyle the enterprize; LETTER LV. 1595. Nov. 13. and that thos kings of the borders which ar by my labor, perrill, and charge, woonn to her Majesties love and obedience, be not by other pilferers lost agayne. I hope I shalbe thought worthy to direct thos actions that I have att myne own charges labored in; and to govern that countrey which I have discovered, and hope to conquer for the Queen, without her cost. I am sendinge away a barke to the countrey, to cumfort and asure the people, that they dispaire not, nor yeild to any composition with other nations. I know the plott is by this tyme finished which yf you pleas to cummand from HERIOTT, that her Majestye may see it. If it be thought of less importance then it deserveth, her Majestye will shortly bewayle her negligence therin; and the enemy, by the addition of so mich wealth, weare us out of all. Sir, I pray esteeme it as the afaire requirethe, if you love the Queen's honor, profitt, and saufetye. If I be thought unworthy to be imployed, or that because of my disgrace all men feare to adventure with me,-if it may not be otherwise,-I wishe sume other, of better sufficiency and grace, might undertake it, that the Queen loose not that which shee shall never fynde agayne. Yow fynd that ther ar, beseds gold, both diamonds and pearell. And I brought with mee-taken up amonge the sands-a stone which, beinge cutt, is very rare. I pray do mee the favor to cummand PETER VANLORE to deliver you thos too which I gave hyme to prove, which hee made litle accompt of. Butt I will have them cutt by PEPLER, who is skilfull, and dwel's here with A[DRIAN] GILBERT. I have sent yow on3 which was cutt here,-which I thinke is amatist, and 1 I.e. a map of Guiana. See the Letters of Harriot and others to Cer in the Appendix of this volume. 2 two. 3 one. • amethy! |