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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D803/MZ/1 |
| Title | Book containing manuscript copies of Gresley letters in the British Museum:- |
| Date | 1622-1632 |
| Description | Folios 1-3; Sir George Gresley to Sir Thomas Pickering - there are now 20-30 princes at the King of Sweden's court and he has been joined by the King of Bohemia with 8 troops of horse and 1,500 musketeers; has seen a letter from the Swedish Chancellor to Sir Thomas Rowe confirming the report of the Queen of Poland's death during a tempest and thunderstorm; today is the conclusive day for the business between the 2 Scots combatants in the Earl Marshall's Court 26 Jan 1631
Folios 4-5; Sir George Gresley to Sir Thomas Pickering; gives details of happenings in Paris and the summoning of the Cardinal (Richelieu?) before the parliament; the Earl of Castlehaven was executed on Tower Hill on Saturday; the business between Lord Falkland and Sir Arthur Savage is before Star Chamber 19 May 1631
Folios 6-9; Sir George Gresley to Sir Thomas Pickering; Lord Richardson was removed to the King's Bench on Monday; Sir Robert Heath has been made Sergeant and Mr Noy replaces him as attorney to the King; the Bishop of Winchester is to be Archbishop of York; the Dutch have offered to put 12,000 men into the Palatinate if England will give them £6,000 a month in support but there is not £4,000 in the Exchequer 27 Oct 1631
Folio 10; Sir George Gresley to Sir Thomas Pickering; the King of Sweden has written to the King about his battle with Tilly; Secretary Coke has ordered the translation of 3 bishops 3 Nov 1631
Folio 11-12; Sir George Gresley to Sir Thomas Pickering; the Duke of Vendome arrived from the Low Countries on Thursday; the Queen gave birth to a daughter on Friday; the King of Sweden is to garrison Frankfort and the Duke of Bavaria has fled the Palatinate 9 Nov 1631
Folios 13-17; Sir George Gresley to Sir Thomas Pickering; Count Thorne has taken Prague and Tilly is reported to be dead; details of proceedings in the East Marshall's court 29 Nov 1631 Ormuz has been taken; the plate fleet has been wrecked 29 Dec 1622
Folios 45-5; Walsingham Gresley at London, to Sir Robert Seymour; news of the German wars has arrived - the English forces under the Marquis of Hambleton have done nothing and many have deserted; the King of Sweden prospers well and was at Frankfurt am Main last month; France has declared war on Spain 8 Dec 1631 |
| Level | file |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Gresley family of Drakelow, baronets |
| Copies | A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |