Edmund Tremayne letter to Robert Beale, 1576 June 21

Item — oversize: 1

Identifier: Vault MSS 457 Item 14

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Image of Edmund Tremayne letter to Robert Beale

Dates

1576 June 21

Creator

Tremayne, Edmund (approximately 1525-1582) (correspondent, Person)
Beale, Robert, 1541-1601 (correspondent, Person)
England and Wales. Privy Council (contributor, Organization)

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Originals condition restricted. Microfilm copy available for public use.

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Biographical / Historical

Edmund Tremayne (c. 1525–1582) was an English conspirator and official who was dedicated to Protestant causes, in opposition to the policy of the Catholic Queen Mary Tudor. He was elected a Member of Parliament for Tavistock, and was later made commissioner of Lancaster. In 1571 Tremayne was made clerk of the Privy Council.

Biographical / Historical

Robert Beale (1541-1601) served as ambassador to France starting in 1570, special envoy of queen Elizabeth to the German Lutheran princes 1576, Secretary of State 1578 and 1581-1583, and was in parliament from Dorchester in 1586 and 1588. In addition, he served under Leicester in 1588 in the Netherlands probably with the transport department. As a scholar he is known for two books which maintain the principle of toleration and for works glorifying marriage and women.

Biographical / Historical

The Privy Council of England and Wales was the British sovereign's private council. During Elizabeth I's reign, the Privy Council were a group of 19 powerful noblemen who advised but did not control the Queen. They met daily and advised on domestic and foreign issues.

Extent

1 folded sheet (1 page) ; 32 x 42 cm folded to 32 x 21 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS457.xml

General

Autograph letter signed by Edmund Tremayne, with address to Beale on second leaf. Written in English from Greenwich, England, 21 June 1576. Tremayne, Clerk of the Privy Council, warns Beale that the conflict with the Dutch may lead to further reprisals.