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D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D258/10/16/5
Former Reference	D258/31/17e
Title	Letter from [Sir Walter Raleigh] during his final Guiana expedition [ms copy?]
Date	22 Mar 1618
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Transcript or Index	Embassador to the his m[ajesti]e the Kinge, who wrote his l[et]tres to all p[ar]tes of the Indies & espetially to the Gov[er]nor Potomeq’ Eldorado and Trinidado of w[hi]ch one bare date the 19 of M[ar]ch 1617 at Madrill, when I had not yet lefte the Thames, which l[ett]re I have sent Mr Secretary Winwood. I have also 2 l[ett]res more of the Kings & the Cownseles w[hi]ch I reserve. The King sent lres also a Comission to levye 300 souldiers out of his Garrysons de Hucuo Rieno de Granados & Puerto:rico w[i]th 10 peeces of brass ordinans to entrayne us. He also provided an Armie by Sea to set upon us it were longe to tell how we are p[re]served. If I live I shall make it knowne. My Braines are broken I cannot wryte mutch I live yet & love yet. Captaine Whitney for whom I sould my plate at Plimouth & to whom I gave more bred & cowntrans than to all the Captaines in My Fleet farmed from mee at the Canaries & Wollaston. W[i]t[h] him so as I am nowe but 5 shipps & out of these I have sent home a rabbell of Idell rascals w[hi[ch I knowe will not spare to wound mee, but My frinds will not believe them for the rest I care not. I am suer none of them hath slept so lyttell & taken so mutch paines as myself. God keepe & strengthen you 22 M[ar]che 1618