A SIR FRANCIS WALSINGHAM

{Autographe. — Stale paper office de Londres^ Mary Queen of Scots, vol. 18.)

Demande de trois ou quatre mandats pour arrêter Ballard. — Avis qu'il a quitté Londres avec Dunne, et qu'il a été vu quelques jours auparavant chez la comtesse d'Arundel. — Services rendus par Berden. — Demande d'une gratification pour cet agent. — Recommandation pour que l'on fasse garder les ports, parce qu'il n'est pas douteux qu'en apprenant l'arrestation de Babington , tous Tes conjurés essayeront de fuir. — Avis que l'agent Catlin dressera une liste de tous ceux qui ont eu des relations avec Babington. — Circonspection avec laquelle il faut délivrer les autorisations d'embarquement. — Demande formée par la sœur de Somerville pour pouvoir emmener deux domestiques et une femme de chambre. — Abus qu'elle pourrait faire de cette autorisation. — Surveillance qui sera exercée sur elle par Berden. — Prière pour que des ordres soient donnés à sir Amyas Pawlet afin que l'on soit en mesure de procéder à l'arrestation de Babington aussitôt que cette arrestation sera jugée nécessaire. — Services que peut encore rendre Foley. — Prière faite par Phelippes à Walsingham de transmettre à lord Burleigh ses remercîmonts. au sujet d'une faveur obtenue pour lui.

De Londres, le 7 juillet 1686.

It may please your honour to send by Arthur 3 or  T;\arrantes for the apprehension of Ballard alias Forlescue, which shalbe directed to some chovse men, for all your pursevants that ordenarylye are used be very knaves. Ballard and H. Dunne are this day ridd out of towne, together: Ballard \\as sene at the Cowntesse of Arundel Is within these two dayes. Berden will deserve yowr Honours favor therin; and therefore it may please yow to furder the signing of Honin's bill which Her Majestic within these two dayes promised a second lime. Berden shall receave L. 30 and G. G. may have the rest. And if it happen to be signed in my absence it may please your Honour to cawse it to be sent to my fathers.

In my pore opinion it were not amisse that a straight watche were layed afore hand at the ports, for tliat uppon Babingion's apprehension there wilbe fugitives plentye. Catlin wold be loose as sone as nijght be, to gett a roll of those that converse with Babington.

There be diverse that have made meane unto me to have vour warrant to passe over sea, which I have moch suspected. It may please yow therfore not to be abused in soch names as are pretended. Soraerfekle's sister required two men and a way ting woman. Berden, being advertised , will discover all soch abuses. For her selfe I ihinke she will do little harme. I have left my man to attend your Honour's comman dements uppon all soch occasions for Berden.

It may please your Honour to give some direction to Sir Amias Powlett towching the apprehension or surprise of Babington if the matter fall out so as, by that yow find of Her Majestie's disposition, it be necessary to lay handes on him in this contrye. Whicli direction wold follow us with all spede.

I ihinke Poh^y may yelt last, if he beginne first to charge Babington to Pagett and then for a suspected person, in respect of his redynesse, to offer yow service, etc. And so I humbly take my leave the 7*'' of July 1586.

Your Honours most humble at commandement,

Tho. Phelippes.

Posl'Scripium : I beseche your Honour to make my excuse to the Lord Tresorer as required by me, yow having employed me somewhere abrode. For he hath delt very graciouslye with me, notwithstanding my nott attendance, and crossed a request made to the Queen, for the same thing I require of him. It may please yow but say that where yow understand that I have a sule to his Lordship, he wold vouchsafe his favor and pardon my not way ting uppon him, being by yow employed necessarylye elswhere. His Lordship wold be brought in opinion I do your Honour service in soQie other kind besides decifring.

Au dos : To the right honorable Sir Fraîscis Walsingham Knight Her Majestyes principal Secrelarye.