After, &c., &c., we have verie latelie receaved advertisements from the Lowe Countries that Sir William Standleie and Rowland Yorke, the one appointed by my Lord of Leicester to the government of the toune of Deventer, a place of great importaunce upon the Isell, the other to the commaunding of the fort before Zutphen, recovered this Sommer by his Lordship, have about the 19th of this present most disloially and treacherouslie delieured over the places committed to their severall charges into hands of the enemy, and withall not onley for there owne persons made a most shamefull and traitorous revolt and defection, but also seduced and drawen after them diverse others of her Majesties subjects, and namely those Irish bands serving under the said Stanley to do the like, to the great dishonour and sclaunder of the nation, and detriment of her Majesties service, which fact, as we find it straung, in respect of the said Stanley, considering the generall good opinion conceaved of his loialty and fidelity; so, nowe by many circumstances induced to thinke that this treasonable revolt of his hath proceeded of some other grounds then is yet discovered. And because we have receaved many advertisements of some foreine invasion intended this yeare by the Spaniard against that realm, wherin his long trauell and experience may make him a daungerous instrument for the enemy, we have thought it meete to give your Lordship knovledge thereof to thintent you maie carry a watchfull eie upon all such as you knowe to have bene his secrett freinds and dependants, and especially one Jacques de Francesco his lieutenaunt; of whom both in respect he is a straunger ill affected in relligion, and noted to have had some intelligences with Ballard, lately executed here for the conspiracie against her Majesties life, we thinke fitt to be removed out of his charge, and sent hither before this fact of his capten be divulged; bestowing such charge and commaundement as the said Stanley hath yet in enterteinement there upon such other as by your Lordship and the rest of the Council shall be found most meete and worthie for the same. We think it also meete that your Lordship, immediatly upon the receipt hereof, do cause his house to be verie narrowly searched, and his wife and children restrained, and such of his freinds and followers as you shall suspect, to be very diligently examined. [The rest is in Burghley's writing]. And for yt we here yt befor this his treaterross act, he did send some of his followars or servants from hym, as may be supposed to pass by sea into Irland, we thynk it covement that inquirey be made, what parties are come fro hym, or may hereafter arryve in yt realm, ether in ye province of Mouster or elswhere, and theruppon to mak stay of any such, and diligently to examyn them of the cause of ther coming, and of ye tyme of ther departur from Stanley; and furder, to use them as you shall thynk covenient, both for discovery of any ther lewd purposes; and also to stay the from any evill attempt yt may be in ther power, and of your doyngs we require to be advertised.