i g8 Eliz, Naval Expeditions, &c of the Engliih, Book V s

1560. Doubt, Was, because, by this Treaty,Mary gave up her Pretences of Right tothe Crown of England , at least duringElizabeth's Life. This Treaty, which

de'nTXV was ^ nown ^7 t ^ ie Name °f the Treatyp. ' of Edinburg , was concluded on the

sixth of July, of this Year 1560.

Elizabeth very well knew, thather Navy was the best Bulwark of Eng-land': However, she ordered, at thefame Time, all the Forts and Castles ofthe Northern Borders to be well fortifi-ed, especially Berwick, as the Place ]from wbenfce she might be attacked with 1most Ease. ^

The English FRom this Time, thsEngliJh began tosower fid at make a more considerableFigure at Sea,Sea. than they had ever done before : For,

being engaged in a continual War withSpain, then a powerful Nation uponthat Element, they were under an indis-pensable Necessity, of exerting them-selves that Way, to the utmost of theirPower. The Encouragement this glo-rious Queen gave to private Adventu-rers, and the distinguishing Marks ofher Royal Favour, which she, upon allOccasions, shewed to brave Sea-Officers,contributed not a little to the Advance-ment of our Naval Glory.

Her laudable Example was soon fol-lowed by a noble Emulation in many of

her rich Subjects, who inhabited theSea-Port Towns. They set themselvesso much to Building of Ships, th-t, in ashort Time, what with the Ships of theCrown, and those of Private Persons,they became so numerous, that theycould, on Occasion of a Naval War,employ twenty Thousand Men.

On the fifth of December, of thisYear,died Francis If. King of France, bywhose Death, Mary, Queen of Scotland ,became a Widow : And, fromthisTime,we may date the Beginning of this un-happy Queen’s Misfortunes. Franciswas succeeded by his Brother CharlesYK.ThisYear likewise, Shan Oneal, aNoble-Man of great Power and Interest in Ire-land, rebelling, some Troops were sentout of England, and others raised inIreland,to reduce him; Upon which, af-ter some Skirmishes, he submitted to theQueen’s Mercy.

In the Year 1561. Mary left France,and returned to Scotland directly bySea, Queen Elizabeth having refused hera safe Conduct, and some say, she esca-ped in a Fog, the Englifo Fleet, whichwaited to intercept her. (d) This, tho’a bare Cpnjecture, is very likely. Shewould, probably, have been detained,at least ’till she had ratisied the Treatyof Edinburg.

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CHAP. TI.

Mr. Anthony Jenkinson\r second Voyage to Muscovy, and from thence

to Persia*

j££ i# rp O W A R D S the ConclusionAnthony- ff of the I. Book, I gave the Rea-

Jenkinson’* -M- tj er a short Account of Mr. An-

, thon y J enkin s on ^ Voyage fromand from London to Muscow, and from thence, o-ver the Caspian Sea, to Boghar, in BaSlria.This Year, the fame Anthony Jenkin-son departed, the fourteenth of May,from Gravesend, with the Swallow, andp r - two other Ships, fitted out by the Com-He ^arrtves pany of Merchant-Adventurers. The

in the Bay fourteenth of July, he arrived in thechdas Nl * Bay of St. Nicholas, in Rujsta. Leavinghis Ships there, on the six and twentiethhe departed by Land » The eighth of

thence toPersia.

Harris’*Colleti ion,P. I. p. 521Hackluyt,

August, he arrived at Vologda , where hewaited some Days for the coming up ofone of his Boats, by Water, in whichwas a Chest of Jewels, and the Presentssent by the Company to the Czar of .

Muscovy. His Boat being arrived, he j a iWdeparted, and came to Muscow the twen- c0 ^.tieth. T he Difficulties he met with be-fore he was admitted to Audience, oc-casioned by the Secretary of State, whowas an Enemy to the English, and thosehe had afterwards before, he obtained theneceflaryPassports andLetters of Licence,to go thro’ the Czar's Territories intoVersa, detained him at Muscow, rill the

seven

Rspin. (d) Buchanan says ; That Queen Elizabeth some were of Opinion, it was with the Design

had fitted out a powerful Fleet, under the Pre- intercept the Queen of Scots, if the should ventext of clearing the Seas of Pirates ; But that ture to pass against her Will.

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