1559, Jan. 17. Gottorp. Adolf, Duke of Holstein, to the Queen. Desires her licence for Joachim Bekeman, Henry of Czevona, and John Militor to export from England to Bohemia and Poland each of them 500 white clothes of the sort called “Wilser et Westerlaken,” to be purchased by them from the weavers at Blackwall hall. V. 1559-60, p. 202.
1578, June 1. Grenwich. The Queen to the Princes of the Empire, professing the Augsburg Confession. We therefore earnestly pray You that certain delegates from various regions in Scotland, France, some of the provinces of Belgium, Poland, Bohemia, and elsewhere, who invoke Jesus Christ, may be peaceably joined in a common council, to consider of the common cause. V. 1583, p. 512.
1619, May 8. Lord Doncaster has set out for Bohemia, his expenses will be £30,000. V. 10, p. 44.
1619, Oct. 2. Sir Horace Vere to Carleton. Great longing for news of the King of Bohemia’s coronation. Much suing for the command of the troops to go to Bohemia, but his Majesty has not yet resolved to send any. V. 10, p. 82.
1619, Oct. 5. Thos. Locke to Carleton. Greater difficulty than ever in getting money. It is thought that letters from Bohemia must be intercepted in the way, they are so long in coming. V. 10, p. 83.
1619, Oct. 11. The general loans will not supply the Bohemian wants. V. 10, p. 557.
1619, Nov. 21. A gentleman has arrived from the King and Queen of Bohemia, to announce their arrival at Prague; their coronation is fixed for the 25th and the 26th. V. 10, p. 97.
1620, Jan. 18. Sir Fras. Nethersole to (Carleton). To be zealous in the cause of Bohemia is thought a fault in the eyes of those that govern. V. 10, p. 113.
1620, Feb. 20. Sir Fras. Nethersole to ——. The King commanded Baron Dona to prepare an answer to the Spanish minister’s information that the Crown of Bohemia was only elective of heirs male, and that Ferdinand’s deposition was unlawful. His answer to the first part was conclusive and he is sent to prepare one to the second. He was sanguine at first, from the zeal of the Prince, Buckingham and others, as to obtaining substantial aid, but the King, unwilling to call a Parliament, sits still, seeing what will be done without him; he even refused to second the King of Bohemia’s request to the City of London for a loan of £100,000. V. 10, p. 124.
1620, Feb. 26. Chamberlain to Carleton. Sir And. Gray has made suit to be allowed to raise 2,000 volunteers for Bohemia. V. 10, p. 125.