Catalogue description CHRISTIAN, KING OF DENMARK, to LORD WILLOUGHBY.

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Details of 8ANC7/110
Reference: 8ANC7/110
Title: CHRISTIAN, KING OF DENMARK, to LORD WILLOUGHBY.
Description:

--"Our singular favor and kinglie grace premised (generous and noble Baron), to us sincerelie beloved, we have well perceived both by your letters and the letters of our cosen the Earl of Rutland, your respective love towardes us. By the one, we doe perceive your millitarie endevour, long inveterated, but of a farr more hopefull expectation, and by the other great commendations of you by our respected and well knowen friend. And since that in theis affaires (by the insolencie of the deceased King of Swethen) we are inforced against our will to gather our forces together, we are well pleased to further your desires, and that you would raise a companie of fifteen hundred English foote, and yourself to be chief comaunder, whereof you shalbe more at large instructed by our comission sent by the bearer of theis our letters, with this proviso, that the paies, time and place designed for them be a care to you and yours. And allso that you would accept that noble gent Sir John Poley, obliged heretofore to us in love and mylitarie service, to be your lieutenant. We doubt not but that (as becomes a man of your ranke and profession) you will fullie satisfy our expectacion."

Date: 1612, January 3. "Our courte at Frederick's towne."
Held by: Lincolnshire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: ½ page.
Physical condition: Copy.

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