1 “Projets de Mariage de la Reine Elizabeth.” Ferrière, Paris.

2 Calendar of Spanish State Papers (Elizabeth), Rolls Series. Edited by Martin A. S. Hume.

3 Confessions of Mrs. Ashley and Thomas Parry. Hatfield Papers. Historical MSS. Commission.

4 Ibid.

5 Tyrwhitt to the Protector, January 23, 1549. Hatfield Papers. Historical MSS. Commission.

6 Calendar of State Papers (Foreign).

7 Ibid.

8 Ibid.

9 Renard Correspondence, Transcripts, MSS. Record Office.

10 Renard to Charles V., October 12, 1553. Renard transcripts. Record Office.

11 Renard to Charles V., October 31, 1553. Record Office.

12 “Papiers d’Etat de Granvelle,” vol. iv. p. 256.

13 Correspondence de Noailles.

14 Feria to Philip II., May 1, 1558. MSS. Simancas.

15 Calendar of Spanish State Papers (Elizabeth), vol. i.

16 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

17 Calendar of Venetian State Papers.

18 Calendar of Venetian State Papers.

19 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

20 Venetian Calendar.

21 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

22 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

23 Quadra’s letters, Spanish Calendar, and Michieli’s letters, Venetian Calendar.

24 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

25 Venetian Calendar.

26 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

27 Michieli to the Doge, August 16, 1560. Venetian Calendar.

28 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

29 Coloredos account. Tiepolo to the Senate, December 10, 1559. Venetian Calendar.

30 Castelnau de la Mauvissière, “Mémoires,” and “Melvil Memoirs.”

31 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

32 “Melvil Memoirs.”

33 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

34 Foreign Calendar, 1563.

35 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

36 “Dépèches de De Foix,” Bibliothèque Nationale. Ferrière.

37 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

38 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

39 De Foix despatches, Bib. Nat., Paris.

40 Foreign Calendar.

41 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

42 La Ferrière, “Projets de Mariage.”

43 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

44 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i. p. 436.

45 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

46 Michaeli Surnian in Venetian Calendar.

47 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

48 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. i.

49 Bib. Nat. Paris. De la Ferrière.

50 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

51 La Mothe Fénélon Correspondence.

52 Correspondence de La Mothe Fénélon. La Ferrière.

53 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. ii. Spes to Philip II.

54 Walsingham Correspondence.

55 Baschet La Diplomatie venitienne. La Ferrière.

56 Mémoires de Nevers.

57 Walsingham to Cecil, February 8, 1571. “Compleat ambassador.”

58 Walsingham Correspondence.

59 Walsingham Correspondence.

60 Correspondence de La Mothe Fénélon.

61 Spes to Philip, 10th and 15th of April, 1571. Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. ii.

62 Foreign Calendar, Walsingham to Cecil, May 25, 1571.

63 Foreign Calendar.

64 Venetian Calendar.

65 Foreign Calendar.

66 Mémoires de Tavannes. La Ferrière.

67 Foreign Calendar.

68 Foreign Calendar.

69 Foreign Calendar.

70 Foreign Calendar.

71 La Mothe Fénélon Correspondence. La Ferrière.

72 Foreign Calendar, May 25, 1572.

73 “Compleat ambassador.”

74 Tomaseo, “Ambassadeurs venetiens.” Ferrière.

75 Foreign Calendar.

76 Foreign Calendar.

77 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

78 Ibid.

79 Ibid.

80 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2.

81 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), and La Mothe Correspondence.

82 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., parts 2 and 3.

83 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2.

84 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2.

85 Foreign Calendar.

86 Foreign Calendar.

87 Record Office State Papers (France).

88 La Ferrière, and “Mémoires de la Reine Marguerite” (The Hague, 1715), p. 78.

89 Le Labourer’s continuation of Castelnau’s “Mémoires.”

90 Foreign Calendar.

91 La Ferrière, “Projets de Mariage.”

92 La Mothe Fénélon Correspondence.

93 Foreign Calendar.

94 Hatfield Papers, part 2.

95 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

96 Gachard, Correspondence de Philippe II.

97 La Ferrière, “Projets de Mariage.”

98 “Mémoires de la Reine Marguerite.”

99 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2, p. 179.

100 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

101 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2.

102 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), August 14, 1578.

103 Castelnau Correspondence. La Ferrière, “Projets de Mariage.”

104 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com. part 2.

105 Domestic Calendar, April 25, 1579.

106 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

107 Castelnau Correspondence. La Ferrière, “Projets de Mariage.”

108 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

109 Hatfield Papers, part 2, p. 468.

110 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

111 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2.

112 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2.

113 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2, and Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

114 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

115 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2, p. 298.

116 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii.

117 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii.

118 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2.

119 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii.

120 Alençon and Simier to the Queen, July 21st and August 4th, 1580. Hatfield Papers, part 2.

121 Hatfield Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., part 2.

122 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

123 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

124 Hatfield Papers, part 2.

125 Mendoza to Philip, April 6, 1581. Spanish Calendar, vol. iii.

126 Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. Fonds francais, 3308. La Ferrière.

127 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

128 Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. Fonds francais, 3308. La Ferrière.

129 Mendoza to Philip, May 4, 1581. Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

130 Probably the important letter misdated 1580 in the Hatfield Papers (MSS. Com., part 2, p. 358) wherein the Queen urges Alençon to obtain a distinct pledge of aid from his brother against the Spanish power in the Netherlands. The main object of her policy was, of course, to bring about a complete rupture between France and Spain, which would have ruined the Guises, raised the Huguenots, weakened Spain, and have rendered England secure on all sides.

131 Hatfield Papers, part 2.

132 Spanish Calendar. Mendoza to the King, 2nd and 5th of June, 1581.

133 Hatfield Papers, part 2, pp. 360, 362, 483.

134 The original draft of the treaty is in the British Museum, MSS. Add. 33963.

135 Hatfield Papers, part 2, p. 400.

136 Walsingham to the Queen. Hatfield Papers, part 2, p. 415.

137 Memorandum to the Queen, August 13, 1581. Hatfield Papers, part 2.

138 Hatfield Papers, part 2, p. 458.

139 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

140 Walsingham to the Queen, September 12th. Hatfield Papers, part 2.

141 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii. p. 182.

142 Hatfield Papers, part 2.

143 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth).

144 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii., November 11, 1581.

145 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii. p. 226.

146 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii. p. 229.

147 “Mémoires du Duc de Nevers.”

148 Bibliothèque Nationale, Ambassadeurs venetiens. La Ferrière.

149 Hatfield Papers, part 2, p. 468.

150 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii. p. 243.

151 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii. p. 244.

152 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii. p. 351.

153 “Mémoires du Duc de Nevers.”

154 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii.

155 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii.

156 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii.

157 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii.

158 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii.

159 Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii.

160 Hatfield Papers, part 3.

161 Ibid.

162 Ibid.

163 Hatfield Papers, part 3.

164 Hatfield Papers, part 3.

165 Spanish Calendar, vol. iii., Mendoza to the King, November 15, 1582.

166 Hatfield Papers, part 3.

167 Ibid.

168 British Museum, MSS. Cotton Galba vi.