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paid him in June 1603 for his role as assistant ambassador to
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Lesieur was born in Geneva, came to
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1575 –1640) was a Swiss-born English ambassador to Denmark, Florence, and the
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45th Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records: Appendix II
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heard in October 1612 that Lesieur had a "sour" audience with the
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detailing his movements and meetings, following his audience with
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that would make him a suitable husband for her lady in waiting,
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Religion, Politics and Society in Sixteenth-Century England
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that he had commissioned in London at Christian's request.
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