British Library, Additional MS 4149
Right Trustye and Right welbeloued Cousenes &
Counselores. Since the Writinge of many of
our
state of you, w
haue established to be of our privie Counsell in
that our kingdome; And we find that when the
Rest of our peers w
be seuered from you hereafter, those that remaine
wilbe a verie small Nomber to attende to the go=
vernement of our affaires, w
Now more to be added to that societie. In w
respecte, we haue thought good first to begine
W
trustie and welbeloued Cousines the Earles of
Northumberland, and Comberland, and o
trustie and welbeloued the Lord Mountioye our
deputie of Ireland, and the Lord Thomas
Howard of Walden of whose Choise as we
intende that you the Peeres of o
take Notice, So we doe herby require and
Authorize you that be of our priuy Counsell
the receipte herof, to admitt vnto our privie co=
unsell, and to give them the oath accustomed to
be given to Privie Counselores. And for the
Lord Mounteioye his Name may be entered in=
to the liste of our priuie Counsellors and the still
So given him in all directiones that you shall
shende to him, and his oathe hereafter minest=
red when he shalbe present: In the meane
time we haue signefyed somuch vnto him by
our l
encreased, you may holde yo
sell aparte as you were wont to doe in o
Sisters tyme from the Rest of our peeres, to
whom ere it be longe, we shall give the ac=
quitall of their vertues and dutifull endevors,
w
versacon w
the Nobillitie and others, we may make cho=
ise of those whom we shall find then meete
to be Called, either to our privie Counsell or
to any other honores, wherof they haue soe
well deserved, As we are more in paine to
haue remunerated them, then any of them
can be in desire to receaue suche testemonyes,
wishinge them (excepte some Charges they
haue vnder vs, or some Necessarie occasi=
ons to severe) that they will staye there at, or
about o
to assist o
occasions (whereof No man knowes what
neralls, the honoringe wherof we shall more
regarde for the presente then the repaire of
any hether at this tyme, vntill we be mett
as is fitt by them and you; wherof the More
shall come to gether of you, the more it will
agree w
forasmuch as for many services Necessarilie to
be attended, both about the late Queene our
Sisters Funeralls; o
and Townes of this o
naton, the vse of a lord Chamberlaine is ve=
rie Needefull; and that the Lord Hunsdon who
Now hath that place, is Not able by reason
of his indisposition to execute the service belon=
ginge to his Charge, as either his zeale ther=
vnto will moue him, or may stand w
Honor, at such atyme when so great an ob=
servacon wilbe made of all the Ceremonyes
due to the dead as well as to the Livinge; we
haue thought good to constitute and Authorize
our right trustie and welbeloued the Lord
Thomas Howard of Walden to exercis
place for the said Lord Hunsdon, both Nowe
and then, in respecte of many things fitt to be
prepared and executed for our service; wherof
we doe requir you our right trustie and well=
beloued the Lord Hunsdon to take notice Not
doubtinge but ye will thinke this to stand both
w
ven vnder o
of our Raigne of England, Fraunce and Ir=
elande and of Scotland the .xxxvjth.
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Directed thus
To our Right trustye and Righte welbeloued
the Peeres of o
Ireland, and to o
loued our privy Counsell assembled at
our pallace of Whitehall. / .