Lord Hunsdon's bard

I'll go back on the  topic of Shakespeare and Henry Carey a little later, but when time will be there, here something until we get to there I think I'll try to dissimulate any thought that he was an imposing presence in the author life. He was the sponsor of his troop and one candidate for the famous dark lady was the mistress of him.  Shakespeare exact place in the company was more minor and actually the bard while he was gaining in prominence was more minor at the time. I'm not even sure the two had any chance to have interact directly.

Watching grass grow

One of the few known things that Henry Carey took interest in was actually Botany. It a bit hard to know just how much it was an interest in him, there at least one description of those plant coming from the furtherst part of the earth (source) apparently even coming from south america (source), though that's far impressive especially if you consider that its a time the frontier is being redefined. He actually had patronized some work on medicinal herb (source). If I dare speculate I have the impression, that with the level of disease he saw on the border, its not really suprising he did so, though it may just be personal interest.

On our way

Well our work seem to heading toward completlion has we so have nothing but 15 years left to do.

Here a few things, land deal between the crown and lord Hunsdon.

Should you look into the catalogue of Harlesian manusciprit you'll find plently on lord hunsdon(link)

The other valentine

A little interesting event that happen is in 1575. Remember Valentine Browne, the man was the treasurer of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, who happen to have the share the name with Henry Carey possible bastard son. Well he seem he got into trouble. The previous year, the soldiers started to complain (Source) and that the food was being crappy. Then again money was alway problem, but it seem that this time it was enough for the authority to take action against Valentine as he seem to be more or less accuse of embazllement and he ended up in the same prison Henry Carey had been sent to previously, though eventually release several month later he was.  The entry on Valentine Browne and Lord Hunsdon in the act of the privy matters will give you the details

In Privy

So around 1577 was apointed to one of the highest office in the land 15 years after he was first recommend for it in 1562. I suppose that Elizabeth kept him away from it because she needed at Berwick. Anyway here a link to the act of the privy council.

Personality

 One has to be a bit careful when talking about the traits of character of an historical figure especially when centuries separate them. Heck it's a difficult thing to do in everyday life. Henry Carey being a secondary player in history also ended up making very little description of his behaviour compare to some. Although there is some that exist.  Recent edition of the queen elizabeth (which I swore were not online previously)  have extract of two text that give quite a good idea of how other perceived him (note). I had seen them previously in their original source, though it is a bit more convenient to have the put together. Also one thing I've seen him being a bit more vocal is in a letter to Lord Burghley (185), but the very notable part is that Henry demonstrate criticism of Elizabeth pretty much saying that her indecisiveness over the duke indecision was causing issue in fairly plain term to it midly (Calling her careless, to the point of not worrying for her own life and how full of consequence that be for kingdom if she bite the dust, I wouldn't be surprised if its Hunsdon was allowed more bluntness because of the family connection) since they seem to be something of a grudge over his son (not sure which) fell into disgrace with her and saying that (125) that she treated her enemies  better than her friend.

Two little things

Here a little thing from 1575, in which apparently Sir Philip Sydney apparently heard two sons of Lord Hunsdon had died (page 122), this is of course wrong has him and and his two elder son were not anywhere around Ireland at that time. The note also mention that the events were in fact pure rumour. Also the other thing is the Thesis yet again (source) page 42 of the pdf and 38. Has it provide a good list of the Carey family involvement into the action of the border.