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1576. Deux serviteurs de la reine d’Écosse détroussés en chemin. Enquête
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
anglais 161, f. 1
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English
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1576 May 17th
June 10, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
July 11, 2023, 8:44 p.m.

Lettre de William Cecil baron Burghley, lord grand trésorier d’Angleterre, à Edmund Bridwell et Michael Harcourt pour appuyer l’enquête concernant les chaînes (d’or) et joyaux volés à deux serviteurs de la reine d’Écosse entre [Market] Harborough et Leicester. — Écriture judiciaire (“legal hand”), issue de l’écriture anglicana des XIIIe-XIVe siècles.
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After my very harty comendatiou(n)s: where of late ther have bene
a robery co(m)mitted betwyxte Harborowe and Leycester upon certeyne
servant(es) of the Q(ueen) of Scott(es), wherof too of the company, one named
Clerke of hir Maj(es)t(ies) garde and one Lee servaunt to yonge M(aste)r Lane,
have by the good(e) dillygence of you M(aste)r Harecourte bene apprehended
but no parte of the spoyle by them taken frome the said Q(ueen) of Scott(es)
s(er)vaunt(es), beinge cheynes and jewell(es), can be come by, although they
have conffessed the taken therof, as to yow M(aste)r Harecourte who
hard(e) the confessyon of the said Clerke and Lee is very well knowen
by reason, as they alledge they hid the same in the ground in Geddyngton
Wood(es) in certeyne places there neare Brixsbooke Parke, which yow M(aster)
Harecourte have partely seene and heard them by some tokens described,
hir M(aies)t(ies) pleasure is that some good care be had for the serch and
recoverie therof ...
…From my house
at Strande, this xviith|xvijth of May 1576.
Yo(ur) very frende,
W. Burghley.
M. Harecourte.
To my lovinge frend(es) S(i)r Edmund
Bridwell knyght and Mr Mychaell
Harecourte esquyer.
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After
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my
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very
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harty
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comendatiou(n)s
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:
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where
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of
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late
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ther
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have
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bene
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a
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robery
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co(m)mitted
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betwyxte
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Harborowe
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and
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Leycester
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upon
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certeyne
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servant(es)
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of
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the
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Q(ueen)
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of
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Scott(es)
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,
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wherof
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too
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of
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the
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company
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,
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one
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named
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Clerke
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of
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hir
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Maj(es)t(ies)
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garde
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and
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one
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Lee
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servaunt
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to
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yonge
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M(aste)r
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Lane
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,
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have
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by
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the
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good(e)
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dillygence
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of
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you
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M(aste)r
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Harecourte
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bene
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apprehended
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but
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no
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parte
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of
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the
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spoyle
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by
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them
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taken
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frome
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the
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said
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Q(ueen)
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of
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Scott(es)
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s(er)vaunt(es)
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,
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beinge
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cheynes
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and
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jewell(es)
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,
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can
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be
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come
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by
,
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although
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they
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have
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conffessed
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the
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taken
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therof
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,
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as
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to
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yow
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M(aste)r
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Harecourte
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who
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hard(e)
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the
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confessyon
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of
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the
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said
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Clerke
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and
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Lee
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is
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very
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well
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knowen
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by
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reason
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,
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as
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they
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alledge
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they
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hid
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the
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same
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in
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the
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ground
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in
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Geddyngton
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Wood(es)
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in
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certeyne
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places
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there
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neare
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Brixsbooke
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Parke
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,
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which
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yow
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M(aster)
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Harecourte
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have
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partely
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seene
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and
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heard
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them
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by
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some
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tokens
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described
,
,
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hir
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M(aies)t(ies)
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pleasure
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is
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that
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some
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good
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care
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be
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had
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for
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the
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serch
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and
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recoverie
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therof
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…
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From
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my
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house
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at
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Strande
,
,
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this
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xviith|xvijth
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of
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May
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1576
.
.
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Yo(ur)
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very
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frende
,
,
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W
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.
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Burghley
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M
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Harecourte
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To
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my
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lovinge
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frend(es)
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S(i)r
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Edmund
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Bridwell
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knyght
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and
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Mr
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Mychaell
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Harecourte
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esquyer
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