Chapter XXVII: Appendix: VI

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STATE PAPERS, DOMESTIC

ELIZABETH, VOL. XXIX, NO. 50

[_Admiral Clinton to Cecil_]

S^[r] I am sure that yo^[w] are advertysed of the Appoyntement for New haven I would gladly understand the quenes ma^[tes] plesure for my farther Servyce. I lefte the Philipp and Mary the Lyon the Sakar and twoo gales w^[th] viij victualers wyth m^[r] Wynter in the roade of New haven to joyne w^[th] the shipps under his charge for the Dyspayche of the men and such thinges as is to be brought thense and lefte m^[r] Holstocke to assyste m^[r] Winter and I w^[th] the Elizabeth Jonas and the Victorie cam hither this evenyng and synse my comyng w^[th] the advyse of m^[r] vycechamberlen I have dyspayched a suffycyent nomber of shippes that I founde presentely here to goo to New haven to fetch all thinges thense that is to be brought. I cam to New haven yester day at one a cloke in the after none & departyd thense at twoo a clok this morning fyndyng my lord of Warwycke a shippborde redy to departe and at my fyrst coming Edward Horsey came to me w^[th] monser de Lynerols from the Frenche King the quene and the constable as he sayd to vysyt me w^[th] offer of any thing that was their for my comoditie and sayd that the king desyryd me to com on land to hym and their w^[th] he tould me the Appoyntement for New haven. I sayd to hym that the plage of dedly infexion had don for them that I thynke all the force of France could never a don for yf the mortalitie had not taken a way and consumynyd our Captens & Soldiors in so grete nombers they could never a prevailyd nor a proched so neare the towne yet ys it apparant vnto yo^[w] the noble coraige of the lorde lyevetenaunt and the valeantnes of his soldiors hath bene shewyd as moch as might be in men having fought agaynst an unsesable plage of pestylence & the whole force of France. And as I doo reioyce that my contreymen hath so worthely behavyd them selfes so am I hartely sorry that yo^[r] chanse is to recover that towne, and so I desyryd hym to geve my humble thankes to the King the quene & the constable for their corteous mesaige and offer sent to me but I having charge by the quenes Ma^[tes] comandement my mistres of thes shipps and nombers of men I can not departe from them and so we departyd and afore the comyng of Edward Horsey & the sayd frenshe man to me I not knowyng at that tyme where my L of Warwyk was sent William Drury w^[th] a Trompet to New haven to speke w^[th] my lord from me. And at his landing the Prynce of Condy & dyverse of the noble men found hym their and usyd hym verey curteosly and offeryd hym a horse to ryde to se the towne and a jentilman to attend on hym and declaryd to hym that my lord of Warwyk was gone to the See and had taken a shipp to departe. And this moche I thought mete to let yo^[w] understand prayng yo^[w] that I may know the quenes Ma^[tes] plesure for my dyspayche hense. Thus I take my leave. From Portesmowth the last of Iuly a^[o] 1563.

[_Signed_] Your assured friend to comand
E. CLYNTON

[_Addressed_] to the right hono^[r]able

S^[r] William Cicill Knight
pryncipall Secretare
to the quenes Ma^[ty].

[_Endorsed_] xxxj. July 1563.

to m^[r] Secretary from the
L. admyrall.