Catalogue description LORD WYLLUGHBY to LORD TREASURER BURGHLEY.

--I received your Lordship's on Thursday, the 7th, and yesterday came up to town. I have to-day set down as briefly as possible my reply "to the deputed States' apostilled declaration, being forced to send them to your Lordship in English, both for that I could not transform them into their wallon French or base Dutch so speedily, as also for that I know there is of them two or three, and namely Hortell, that understands the English perfectly. And though their insolency is such indignity to shift off the honourable judgment of your board, yet I, who am English in heart, and in duty a servant to so honourable (sic), thought to present my cause in English to English judges. And they may humble themselves more evenly, as well to the understanding of our language and conformity of your judgments, as for me to answer them in their French or Dutch, since between us there is no courtesy, but each one to speak the best they may for themselves."

I beseech your Lordship that I may not be rewarded for my service by forgeries, cavils and untrue accusations. They care not what they say of me. "If they or your Lordship do not call me, I would disdain to answer so bad fellows and so unhonest matter as is evident they produce, and would to God her Majesty and your honour would leave it between us, and permit me but as frankly to retort wrong as they will faithlessly offer it." I doubt not but they will sue to your Board, and I rely wholly upon your Lordship's favour and justice to me to procure a discharge of these calumuniators by a short day of trial, or that we may both seek our remedies by the law.