diately, of which he loudly complained, as a violation of the law of nations. Mr. Waad was therefore dispatched to the king of Spain, to inform him of her majesty's reasons for sending away his ambassador, and with a letter from her to that king, dated at Westminster the 14th of January. But Philip II. would not give audience to Mr. Waad, who therefore refused on his part to communicate his business to that king's ministers." Mr. Waad was also employed on various other embassies, to Denmark, Germany, to France in 1586, Portugal during the time of the Interregnum, and there are copies of several of his letters referred to in my Catalogue of MSS. in the British Museum, in the Harleian collection of MSS. and also Sloan MS. 2442.
I have taken notes of various other MSS. on the subject of Invasion in the Museum, as "Abstracts from Records by sir Robert Cotton," and other "by Lord Gray and sir John Norris," "John Neper, lord of Marcheston, Lord Willoughby, Lord Viscount Wimbleton," and others. But the only one which appears to me worthy the attention of the Society is rather long, as it contains thirty-two close written folio pages. The author I have not been able to discover. It is entitled "A Military Discourse, whether it be better to give an Invador present Battell, or to temporize and defer the same," written 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 greatest pleasure communicate it.
with great respect,
Your most humble servant,
Brittish Museum,
February 25, 1797.
To the Rev. Mr. Brand,
Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries, London.
Birch
