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diately, of which he loudly complained, as a violation of the law of nations. Mr.Waad was therefore difpatched to the king of Spain, to inform him of her majefty's reafons for fending away his ambaflador, and with a letter from her to that king, dated at Weftminfter the J4th of January. But Philip II. would not give audience toMr.Waad, who therefore refufed on his part to communicate his bufinefs to that king's ministers." Mr.Waad was alib employed on various other embaffies, to Denmark, Germany, to France in 1586, Por- tugal during the time of the Interregnum, and there are copies of feveral of his letters referred to in my Catalogue of MSS. in the Britifh Mufeum, in the Harleian collection of MSS. and alfo Sloan MS. 2442. I have taken notes of various other MSS. on the fubjecl of Invasion in the Mufeum, as " Abftracls from Records by fir Robert Cotton," and other " by Lord Gray and fir John Norris," " John Neper, lord of Marchefton, Lord Willoughby, Lord Vifcount Wimbleton," and others. But the only one which appears to me worthy the atten- tion of the Society is rather long, as it contains thirty-two clofe written folio pages. The author I have not been able to difcover. It is entitled " A Military Difcourfe, whether it be better to give an Invador prefent Battell, or to temporize and defer the fame," writ- ten about the latter end of Elizabeth or James I. If in the opinion of the gentlemen of the Society it is worthy of their attention, I will with the greateft pleafure communicate it. ft p ' * * I am, Sir, with great refpect, Your moft humble fervant, Britt/h Mufeum, February 35, 1797. SAM. AYSCOUGH. To the Rev. Mr. Brand, Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries, London* Birch