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a curious Letter.
W.illiam 2d Son of S.ir W.illiam Cavendish.
In 1618 he was made Earl of
Devonshire.
N.B. Alexander de Medicis
was made Pope by ye Name
of P.ope Paul ye .V. in 1605
And Mary 3.d D.aughter of King Iames I
was born at Greenwich ye same
year & which fixes ye Date
of this Letter.
X.d.428
(25)
116
My bounden dewtie most humbly remembred
to your Ladyship &c/ Hauing bene
but one night in towne, I can aduertyse your
La.dyship of little./ my lady Penbroke
monday last, went as farr as the Erle
of Kentes to haue mett hir father, where
she reseued letters from Rufford yat the
Erle of Shrouesbury was not abell
to trauell, som say yat about a moneth
hence he purposeth to be in towne./
yt is sayd yat the duke of holst, my
La.dy Arbell/ & my Lady marquesse shall
christen the .Q.ueen's maiestis daughter, but
which of ye Lady marquesses I know
not./ ffor your La.dyships matters I
shall plie them ernestly, both to quite
your La.dyship of suites; and yat I may ye
soner weyt of you./ The Quene
of Spayne is lately brought a bed
of a sonne; The Spanish Imbassador
here, for ioy made many fireworkes in
the street before his his howse, & cast
gold & siluer amongst the peple to ye
value of CC.li/ Cardinall of
Medices vnkell to the duke of fflorence
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is chosen Pope./ yt is thought he will
fauor the french more then the
Spanyard./ And so most
humbly beseching your La.dyships blessing
I most humbly ceass, with my dayly
prayer to ye Almightie to graunt
your Ladyship a long & happy lyfe/
ffrom London the xxiijth of Aprill 1605
Your Ladyships
most humble & most
bound sonn
W. Cauendysshe
Initial release version, September 2013