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Books, Prehistory, Archaeologia Volume 28 Section 7

Archaeologia Volume 28 Section 7 is in Archaeologia Volume 28.

VII. The Life of Sir Peter Carew, of Mohun Ottery, co. Devon. Communicated by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart ., F.R.S., F.S.A. in a Letter to Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., F.R,S., Secretary. Read Nov. 20, 1838.

Dear Sir Henry, Middle Hill, Nov. 1838.

I beg to send you an article for the Archaeologia, which contains some curious traits of the Manners in the reign of Henry VIII. as well as illus¬ trations of some passages in the general history of this country. I trust you will find it of sufficient interest to be printed in the Society's next Volume.

Believe me, yours very truly, T. Phillipps.

The Lyffe of Sir Peter Carewe, late of Mohonese Otrey, in the countie of Devon, Knyghte, whoe dyed at Rosse, in Irelande, the 27th of November, 15 75, and was buryed at the Cettie of Water Forde, the 15 of December, 1575; collected by John Vowell, aVs Hoker, of the Cetie of Ex cester, Gent, partly upon the credyble reporte of others, and partly wch he sawe and knewe hyme selffe.

This Sir Peter Carewe was boren and descended of the honorable and aunciente howse and famylie of the Carewes, who firste were barones in the countie of Pembrocke in Wales, and afterwards of Mohones Otrey in Devon. His proper and auncient name is Mongomeroye. But, by reason that one Eugenius, his auncester, dyd marye one Engharthe, the daughter to Rsesius Prince of Walls, and thereby made Baron of the Castle of Carewe, in the countie of Pembroke, the name of honor, in course of tyme, became to be the name of the famylie; and so the naturall and proper name of Mongomeroye grewe into the name of Carewe. This Sir Petter Carew was the younger sone to Sir William Carewe, Knighte, the sonne and heire to Sir Edmond Carewe, Knight, and the laste named Baron of Carewe, who was slayne at the seege of Tyrwen, with the shott of a gunne, in the fyveth yeare of Kinge Henrie the 8th, 1513; and was borne at Mohones Otrey in the yeare of our Lorde 1514. This Peter in his prymer years beinge very perte and foreward, his father conceved a greate hope of some good thing to come of hime. And, haveinge then other sonnes, he thought beste to employe this his youngest sonne in the scholes, and so by meanes of learninge to bringe hime to some advancemente. Wherefore, he brought hyme, beinge aboute the age of 12 yeares, to Excester to schole, and lodged hyme wth one Thomas Hunte, a draper and an Alderman of that cetie, and did put hyme to schole to one Freer's, then master of the grammer schole there. And whether it weare that he was in feare of the sayd Freer, for he was compted to be a verie hard and a cruell master, or whethere it weare for that he had noe affection to his learnynge, trewe it is, he woulde never kepe his schole, but was day lie trevant, and all wayes ranginge; whereof the schole master myslykinge dyd oftentymes complayne unto the fore saide Thomas Hunte, his hoste, upon wch eomplayntes soe made, the sayd Thomas woulde goe and sende abroade to seeke out the sayde Peter: and emonge manye tymes thus seekinge hyme, it happened that he founde hyme aboute the wales of the sayde Cetie, and he runnynge to take hyme, the boy clemmed up upon the tope of one of the higheste garrettes of a turret of the sayde walle, and woulde not for anye requeste come downe, sayeinge moreover to his hoste that if he dyd presse to faste upon hyme he woulde surely caste hyme selfe downe hede lounge over the wall; and then, saiethe he, I shall breake my necke, and thou shalte be hangued, because thou makeste me to leape downe. His hoste, beinge afreyed of the boye, departed, and lefte some to wache hyme, and soe to take hyme assone as he came downe. But forthe wth he sente to Sir William Carewe, and dyd advertise hyme of this, and of sundrye other shrewde partes of his sonne Peter, who, at his next comynge then to Excester, callinge his sonne before hyme, tyed hyme in a lyem, and delyvered hime to one of his servauntes, to be caryed aboute the towne as one of his houndes, and they led hyme home to Mohones Otrey, lycke a dogge; and after that, he beinge come to Mohones Otrey, he copied hyme to one of his howndes, and soe contynewed hyme for a tyme. At lenghte Sir Willia myndinge to make some further proffe of his sonne, caried hyme to London, and there did put hyme to schole unto the schole master of Paules, who beinge earnestlie requested to have some care of this younge gentleman, he did his good endevour therein. Nevertheles, he beinge more desyrouse of libertie then of learnynge, was desyrose of the one, and carelese of the other, and, doe the schole master what he coulde, he in noe wise coulde frame the younge Peter to smell to a hocke, or to licke of anye schollinge. Not lounge after, Sir William Carewe beinge agayne come to Loundon, and desirose to understande liowe hys younge sonne prospered, hade conference with the fore sayd schole master, who advertised hyme of the untowardness of his sonne, and perswaded hyme to employe hyme to some other thinge, for that he neither loved the schole, nor cared for learnynge. It happened that the saide Sir William, walkinge in Paules at his then abode in London, he mete wtb a gentleman of his olde acquentaunce, who then served in the Frenche courte, and after y* they had renewed their olde famyliaritie and acquentaunce, the saide gentleman seeinge this younge Peter Carewe attendinge and away tinge upon his father, dyd aske hyme what he was, and then understandinge that he was the sonne of Sir William, and percevinge hyme to be verye forewarde and of a pregnant will, asked Sir William whether he woulde put his sonne unto hyme, to be brought up in the Courte of Fraunce, promysinge that yf he woulde so doe, he woulde bryinge hyme upe, and use hyme lycke a gentleman, and doe as myche for hyme as if he weare his owne sonne. Sir Wyllyam, seeinge that he coulde not frame hys sonne to lycke of hys booke, was contented, and did accepte the offer. And furnyshinge his sonne with apparell, and all other things necessarye for a gentleman's page, delyvered hyme unto the saide gentleman, whoe for a tyme was verye dayntye and made myche of hyme; but as the younge gentleman's apparell was sone worne and spente, soe the master's whote love sone waxed colde and feynte, and of a page he was made a laekye, beinge turned out of the chamber to searve in the stable; there, as a mulett, to attende hys master's mules, and soe in the order of a mulet dyd attende and serve his master. Howe be ytt, the younge boy, liavinge by these meanes some libertye, and trayned upe in the companye of suclie as he lyked well, he was countentyd with his estate. It happened yt at the same tyme one John Carewe, of Haccombe in the countie of Devon, Esquire, a kynsman to Sir William Carewe, they bothe beinge cossen germeynes in the fyveth degree, a gentleman of greate corage and valewe, and desyrose to serve in far countreis, was by Kinge Henry the 8th recomended to the French Kynge, with his letters of comendacions, who presentinge hyme self to the Kinge, was receved, and had interteynemente, havinge the chardge of a bende of horsmen. This gen¬ tleman, as he was rydinge to the Courte, and beinge come before the Courte gate, there wrere sundrye lackeys and horse boyes playeinge together, and emonge theym this Peter Carewe beinge one, a boye called out unto hyme, " Carewe Angloys! Carew Angloys!" at which wordes the sayde John Carewe looked aboute, and asked who it was that was called Carewe Angloys, wchis to saye, the English Carewe; and then percevinge that it was one of the muleter boyes, called hyme, who was then all to-ragged and very symple apparelled, and he examened what he was, whose sonne, and what was his name, who aunsweared hime yt he was an Englishe boy, the sonne of Sir Wylliam Carewe, of Devon, Knyghte, and that his name was Peter, and did serve firste as the page, but nowe as the muleter of a certeyne French gentleman in the Courte, who brought hime out of Englande. Then the sayde Mr. John Carewe, haveinge a good naturall affection to this his kynnesman, comaunded one of his men to take the chardge of the mule wch this Peter before kept, and takinge this Peter with hime, wente throught out the court and sought the gentleman, whome when he hade founde, he soe talked hyme, and soe reproved hyme for the harde handlynge of this younge Peter, that he was contente to forgoe his page, and to seek a newe lackey. Immediatly this younge gentleman by his kynnesman is newe apparelled, and for a space trayned upe under his kyneseman in the courte of Fraunce, licke a gentleman, and in rydinge and other suche excercises as moste meete for one of service. Not longe after, the warres beganne betwyne Charles the Emperor and the Frenche Kinge, whose name was ...., and the French Kynge, myndinge to give an attempte to the recovery and conquest of the Cetie of Pavia in Italy e, sendeth a great armye thether, and emonge others this John Carewe of Haccombe was one, whoe in his journye travellinge thhetherwards dyed. Then a nobleman of Fraunce, named the Marques of Salewe,1 who was of a greate acquentaunce and famylearitie with the foresayde John Care we, knowinge by that meanes this youuge Peter, and the forewarde dysposicon of hyme, toke hyme and gave hyme interteynemente. And so he attended hyme, and was at seege of Pavia, at wch the said Ffrenche Kinge was taken, and this Marquesse, with the shott of a guiie, slayne. Then this younge gentleman, percevinge fortune to frowne upon the Ffrench syde, and the armye beinge dyspersed, he coulde have noe lounger interteynemte, he goeth hyme self to the Emperors campte, and then founde suche favoir, that the Prince of Orenge fantysaied and receved hyme into his interteynmente, and counsydered hyme verye lyberallie. And this Peter, lykinge well of his service, countynewed with his Lorde in his Courte about a yere and half, and untyll the sayde Prynce dyed; and after his death contynewed with the Pryncesse, who gave hyme verye good and honorable interteynemte. At lenght this younge gentleman beinge nowe growen to rype yeares, and some what languyshinge in desyre to see his frendes and countrie, maketh his humble suit to the Princesse for her lawfull favour and leave soe to doe, who soe favored hyme, yt at the firste she was not willinge there unto, for soe honeste weare his coundicions, and soe courtuose was his behavour, and soe forewarde in all honest exercyses, and especiallye in all proweys and vertue, yl he had stollen the hartes and gayned the love of all persones unto hyme, and especiallye of the Pryncesse; nevertheles in the ende shee yelded unto his requeste, and provided all thinges necessarye and meete for the furnyshinge of hime not only as one borne of an honorable lynage, but also as one departinge from a noble Pryncesse. Firste, theirefore, she recommendeth hyme by her letters to Kynge Henrie the 8th, gevinge hyme such comendacions as both he deserved and the Kynge well lyked. The licke letters also she sente by hyme to Sir William Carewe. Then she appoynted too of her gentlemen, with ther servauntes.to accompanye and attend hyme home; and at his departure gave hyme a chayne of golde aboute his necke, and store of monye in his purse, promesinge hime yl, yf he woulde retourne agayne to her, he shoulde have suche a gentleman's interteynem* as he shoulde be well contented and licke well of; for wch her gentle offers and many curtesyes, when this younge gentleman had geven his moste humble thanckes, he toke his leave and departed.

Note 1. Saluces.

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As sone as he was arryved into Englande, lie with his compenye repeyred forthwith to the Courte, (the Kinge then lyeinge at Grenwiche,) and then they presented theymeselves before the Kinge, and made delyverye of theire letters, wch when the Kynge hade perused and reede, he very thanckefullie accepted theyme, and forthwith examenethe this younge Peter Care we, and fyndinge hyme to be awnswereable to the Princesse reporte and commendacon, taketh good lykinge and joye of hime, receveth hime into his service, and makethe hyme one of his henchemen; and the Pryncesse men he commaundeth to be interteyned, and at theire departure gave theyme fy ve hundrethe crownes, as also letters of commendacions and thaunckes to the Pryncesse. This younge gentleman beinge thus placed, and in favour with the Kinge, desirethe leave yt he might visitt his fatliere, whome he had not sene in (5 yeares, and unto whome he had also letters frome the Pryncesse; wch beinge obteyned, he, with his fore sayde companye, roade to Mohone's Otrey, where his fathere dwelled; and beinge come to the liowse, and understandinge his fathere and mother to be within, wente into the howse -without further delaye, and fyndinge theym syttinge together in a parler, forth with, with out anye wordes, in moste humble manner kneled downe before theyme, and asked ther blessinge, and therewith presented unto hyme the Pryncesse of Orenge's letters. The sayde Sir Wylliam and his Ladye at this sodayne siglite weare astonned, miche musinge what it shoulde meane, that a younge gentleman, soe well apparelled and so well accompened, should thus prostrate himeselve before theym; for they thought noethinge lesse then of theire sonne Peter, wTlio havinge benne awaye from theyme about 6th yeares^ and never harde of, dyd thincke verelie that he had benne dedd and forelorne. But Sir William havinge redde the Pryncesse letters, and so perswaded that he was his sonne Peter, were not a litle joyefull; but receved hime with all gladnes, as also wellcommed the gentlemen, whome he and his wiffe in¬ terteyned in the best manner they coulde. After a fewe dayes spent at Mohones Otrey, the sayde Peter prayed his father's leave to retourne to the Courte, and the gentlemen to theire countrie, whome he not onelie counducted onewardes in ther journye, but also liberally rewarded the gen¬ tlemen, and by theym sente his moste humble letters of thanckes to the Princesse.

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Peter Carewe beinge retourned to the Courte, the Kinge had great delight and pleasure in hyme; for he had not onely the French tounge, wh was os rype in hyme as his owne naturall English touge, but was also verye wyttie, ull of lyfe, and altogether geven to all such honest exercyses as doe apperteyne to a gentleman, and especially in rydinge, for there in he hade a speciall love and desire. After that he hade benne a henchman about too yeares, and he beinge aboute the age of a gentleman of that service, was removed from a henchman, and made one of the prevye chamber. And the Kynge beinge mynded one a tyme to goe to Calis, and theire to meet with the French Kynge, woulde often tymes talke with this Peter Carewe of the Ffrenche Courte, wlioe coulde and did awnsweare soe full in every thinge. and coulde name everye noble man in Fraunce, in what credyte and countenance he was in the courte, that the Kynge the more he talked with liime the more he delyted in hyme. And therefore when he passed over to Calice, this Peter Carewe was one of the cheffest about the Kynge, and was one of the gentlemen who was appoynted to attende when the great Lorde Admyrall of Fraunce was made Knight of the Garter; and suche was his behavoir at that tyme, that the Frenche gave hime greate commendacion and prayse. After the Kinge his retorne into Englande about too yeares, being the 27th yeare of his raigne, the Lord Wylliam Hewarde was sente to Scotlande to Kynge James the 5th, to offer and presente unto hyme the order of the Garter; and emonge others, this gentleman, Peter Carewe, was one apoynted to attend in this service, who behaved hyme self in suche good order in the courte there, that the Scotes perswaded theym selves, by the reason of his rypenes in the Franche tounge, and his behaviour after the Frauncli manner, that he hade benne some Frenche lorde, for of all otheres he was moste praysed and com¬ mended; wch beinge reported to the Kynge his master, he was at his retourne well commended and rewarded of hime. Aboute three yeares after this, a manage was concluded betwyne the Kynge and the Lady Anne of Cleve, namely in the 31th yeare of the Kyngs raigne; and for the recevinge of her at Calice, and for the wafting of her frome thense into Englande, was appoynted Sir William Fitzwilliams, Erell of Southampton, and Lord Great Admyrall of Englande; and emonge soundrey other lusty gentlemen meet for this service, this Peter Carewe was one, who soe well acquitted hime self, that he reaped that prayse and commendacion as he well desearved.

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Not lounge after this, the warres were begonne betwyne the Turke and the Kinge of Hungerye; and upon that occasion the mooste common speches in the courte were of the Great Turke, and of the royaltie of his courte, and what a mightie prince he was, and howe that he had conquered the stronge cetie of Buda in Hungarye; wch soe perced the younge lustie gentlemen of the Courte, that manye of them were desirose to travell and see the same; hut none more forewarde nor more desirose then this Peter Carewe, whose cheefe desyre was to travell countres and to see straunge fashions. And conferringe herein wth a kinseman of his, then alsoe servinge in the courte, named Iohn Champernowne, the sonne to Sir Phillip Champernowne, and of the Lady Katheren his wiffe, and awnte to the sayde Peter, who, as sone as he hade harde of the mocion, the other was noe more willinge then he was readye and forewarde, they thinckinge every one daye to be tenne before ye journye were taken in hande. Wherefore, manye and sundrie conferences had betwyne them, they agreed ye matter shoulde be broken to the Kinge, and there with they to make their humble suetes for his lawfull leave and faviour. The Kinge, acceptinge theire sute, dyd like well of theire myndes, but noethinge lyked to adventure theyme in soe perellouse a jour¬ nye, wherein more feare was to be thoughte of looste of theire persones then proffyte of theire travells, and therefore he woulde not at the firste graunte there unto. Neverthelesse, by often suetes and soundrye medyacions, the •> Kynge at lenglite, consyderinge the noble myndes of the gentlemen, was contented to graunte theire requestes; where upon they prepared alle thinges meet and necessarye for soe lounge a iournye, towardes which what soe ever they procured emonge theire fryndes, none was more bountyfull unto theime then the Kynge hymeselfe, whoe not onely furnished theyme with monye, but also gave theyme letters of comendacon to sundrye noblemen, as well in Fraunce as in Italye. Wherefore in the next springe tyme folowinge, and haveinge alle thinges inredenes mette for theire journye, they, with one Mr. Henrie Knolles, toke there leave of the Kinge and of their fryndes, and passed over into Fraunce, and frome thense into Italie, and havinge spente the whole sommer in travellynge throught those too Realmes, they mynded to travell into Venice, and there to reste alle the nexte winter, wch they did; and then, havinge procured a salf conduite of the Turks imbassador theire, they in the nexte springe, leavinge Mr. Henry Knolls and others, who had accompained theyme soe farre, toke shippinge, and passed frome thense to Aragosa, the same beinge the course of aboute fyve hundrethe leagues: and beinge theire arryved, they passed by lande to Constantynople, wch is about a thousande myles: and all thoughte they hade a sufficient a salffe conduyte from the Turkes bassado in Venyce, yet they weare examyned what they were, and what busynes they had to doe, whoe beinge loth to be knowen to be gentlemen, and that there travellinges should be onely to see the Turkes Courte, for so they mighte have put theym selves in great perell, they alledged that they were merchauntes, and came to seeke for allume, under wch coulour they remayned there about 6 weekes or too monethes; and in that tyme they visited the Turkes Courte, and saw hyme twyse or threse in his greateste royaltie and glorye: as also entred into acquentaunce with the French Kinges ambassador, whoe hade greate affection to theyme bothe, but especyally to the sayd Peter Carewe, by reasone yt his Frenche tounge was so perfecte, as also his behaviour tastinge after the Frenche manner. Howe be it, they beinge not liable to dyssemble theire owne estats, were in the ende hade in greate suspection, and lycke to have benne taken and apprehended, had not the Frenche ambassador yt stoode theire good frynde; for he did not onely advertyse them of the same, but also did healpe to convey theyme awaye in a merchauntes sliippe, then theire in redynes to passe awaye from v thense unto Venyce; and with theyme they caryed a gentleman of Spayne, who hade bynne a captive or a prisoner in Turkey aboute 6th yeares, and whome by meanes they recovered or redemed. At ther arryvall unto Venyce they newe appareled this Spaynerd, and bestowed great chardges upon his promyse of repaymente, to be made wth great thanckes; but he havinge libertie, and all thinges at will, stole awaye from them with out takinge leave, or gevinge once gr auncle mercyes. At there beinge in Venyce, they were advertysed ho we that the Kinge of Hungerye was layinge at the seege of Buda, wch standeth upon the Ryver of Danubius, and wL'h the Turke a too yeares paste had recovered frome the sayde Kynge. And they beinge desyrose to see the manner of these warres, and the manner of that countrie, they dyrected there journye thether wards. And in theire journy they wente unto the Duke of Feraria, who before at theire firste beinge in Italye had receved by theyme letters in their commedacion from Kynge Henrye the 8th, and he dyd verye honorablye receve, Wellcome, and interteyne theme, callinge theyme his felowes, and usinge them as his companyons: for he hade a yearely pencion of the Kynge of Englande. From these they wTente to Myllayne, where they had the lycke interteynemte of the Marquesse of de Gashayes, who was alsoe a pencionarye to Kynge Henry; and from thense they wente streighte unto Buck, where Kinge Ferdinando laye then at the seege. Within this cetie was the wyffe and the sonne of Vaoida, who made the clayme to the same cetie, and in whose behalf the Turke recovered yt, and with theyme within was a myghty armye, whoe made sundrye assayles upon the lioste of Ferdinando; as also in the ende, the Turke with a greate armye came to rayse the seege, wherewith the sayd Kynge beinge not liable to prevayle, removed the seege, and departed. And then, there beinge noe furthere service to be donne, they wente to Vienna in Austria, ande ther they meet with one Mr. Wyngeffelde, theire olde frende and acquentaunce. But they contynewed not manye dayes together before they felle all sycke in the bluddye flixe, in which desease Wyngfelde and Champernowne dyed. Irninediatlie whereupon, this Peter Carewe, havinge the desease upon hime, toke his horse and travelled backe agayne unto Venyce, and there stayed for a tyme, untyll he recovered his healthe, and then retourned homewardes and came into Englande. Immediatlye upon his arryvall he roode to the Courte, and there presented liymeself before the Kinge, and recounted unto hyme the whole course and successe of his journye: but the Kynge firste demaunded for John Champernowne, and understandinge of his deathe, was verye sorye for the same; and yet havinge this gentleman, of whome he made accompte, was the leasse sorofulle, as he was the more glade and willinge to heire of the newes of his iournye; where upon he reported unto the Kynge the whole order of his iournye as it was: the orders of Fraunce, the manners of Italye and his interteynemente theire, the govermente and state of Ve¬ nyce, the maiestie of the Turkes Courte, the warres of the Hungarynnes, the discription of Vyenna, wth manye other thinges; but noethinge was more lyked then the dyscription of the Turkes Courte, and the manner of his warres, wch the more rarer, the more delectable and pleasaunte they were bothe to the Kynge and nobilitie to be herde. When he had sayde all that he coulde, the Kynge and nobilytie lyked so well thereof, that from tyme to tyme they woulde be stylle talkinge with hyme, and especially the Kynge hyme self, who had such a lykinge of this Peter, that he miche delited to talke with hime. And by that meanes the sayd Peter contynewed stylle in the courte, and spent his tyme in all such lioneste exercises as do apperteynenge to a gentleman, and wherein he excelled; for in singinge, vaul tinge, and specially for rydinge, he was not inferior to anye in the Courte; and what soe ever maehes were made for anye of these exercyses, he for the most parte was alle wayes one.

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Chronicle of Queen Jane and Two Years of Queen Mary 1554. [3rd February 1554]. On sattersdaye in the mornynge, being the thirde of Februarye, ther came fourthe a proclamation, sett furthe by the quenes counsell, wherin was declared that that traytour Wyat deduced simple people agaynst the quene. Wherefore, she willed all her loving subjectes to endevour themselves to withstande him; and that the duke of Suffolke, with his ij. brethren, were dyscomfeted by the erle of Huntingdon, and certayn of his horsemen taken, and the duke and his ij. brethren fledde in servingman's cottes; and that sir Peter Carowe (age 40) was fled into France; and that sir Gawen Carowe (age 70), Gibbes, and others, were taken, and remayn in Exeter; and that the hole cytie of Exeter, and commons therabout, were at the quenes commandement, with their powere, to the death.a And that she dyd pardon the hole campe except Wyat, Harper, Rudestone, and Iseley; and that whosoever coulde take Wyat, except the sayd iiij. persons, should have an hunderith poundes a yere to them and to their heires for ever.

Note a. Sir Peter Carew, and his uncle sir Gawen, had been the commanders employed by the government of king Edward VI. to quell the insurrection of Humphrey Arundell and others in Devonshire, in the year 1549, and had been rewarded with the rebels' lands. (Lysons, Magna Britannia, Devonshire, p. x.) Mr. Lysons found no account of the present insurrection in any of the annals of Exeter; and from "The Life of Sir Peter Carew, of Mohun's Ottery," written by John Vowell, alias Hoker (the historian of Exeter), which is printed in the 28th volume of Archaeologia, it is evident that the reports which reached London were much exaggerated. It appears that, before the conspirators had made any head, sir Gawen Carew, sir Arthur Champernowne, and William Gybbes esquire were arrested by sir Thomas Denys the sheriff and sir John Sentleger. Sir Peter Carew, escaping to Weymouth, fled first to France, afterwards to Venice, and lastly to Strasburg; from whence he was tempted to goto Antwerp, in order to seek an interview with lord Paget, but, being arrested, was at last brought back to the Tower of London, in company with sir John Cheke, and finally made his peace with the queen by payment of a heavy fine. See the narrative of these adventures in Archaeologia, vol. xxviii. pp. 120 et seq.; and see also in Tytler's "Edward VI. and Mary," a letter addressed to the queen by sir Nicholas Wotton, her ambassador at Paris, describing sir Peter Carew's reception on his first arrival in France. The date of his release is shown by the following passage in a letter of sir John Mason to Peter Vannes, dated London, Oct. 12, 1555: "Mr. Carew, having throughlie clered himself of all matters layed unto his charge, is also abrode with the quenes favour." (MS. Cotton. Vesp. C. VII. f. 200.)

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