Henry Roberts

Henry Roberts (fl. 1606) was an English writer and poet. His works are all of extreme rarity, may be identical with the "Henrie Roberts, one of the sworne esquires" of Queen Elizabeth and envoy from her highness to "Mully Hamet, emperour of Marocco and king of Fes", in 1585, whose embassy is recounted in Richard Hakluyt's Voyages (1589, pp. 237–9). He was subsequently attached to the court of James I, and was present at the festivities upon the occasion of the visit of Christian IV of Denmark to England in 1606. Works A most friendly farewell, Giuen by a welwiller to the right worshipful Sir Frauncis Drake, Knight, Generall of her Maiesties Nauy, which be appointed for this his honorable voiage, and the rest of the fleete bound to the Southward, and to all the Gentlemen his followers and captaines in this exploite, who set sale from Wolwich the xv. day of Iuly, 1585 …, imprinted at London by Walter Mantell and Thomas Lawe, 8 leaves; the only copy known is at Britwell. Robertes his Welcomme of Good Will to Capt. Candishe [?Cavendish]; licensed to John Wolfe 3 December 1588; no copy known (Arber, Stationers' Regist. ii. 238). An Epitaphe vpon ye Death of the Erle of Leicester, by Hen. Robertes licensed to John Charlwood 5 December 1589 (Ames, ed. Herbert, ii. 1105; Arber, Regist. ii. 251 b). This is the only work by Roberts to which Joseph Ritson alludes; no copy exists. Fames Trumpet Soundinge, or Commemorations of the Famous Liues and Deathes of the two Right Honourable Knights of England: the Right Honourable Sir Walter Mildmay and Sir Martin Calthrop, Lord Mayor … who deceased this year, 1589. … At London printed by I. C. for Thomas Hackett, 1589 (Arber, Regist. ii. 246 b); inscribed to ‘Ma. Anthony Mildmay’; the only copy known is in the Grenville Library, British Museum; reprinted in Huth's Fugitive Tracts, 1st series 1875. A Defiance to Fortune. Proclaimed by Andrugio, noble Duke of Saxony, declaring his miseries, and continually crossed with vnconstant Fortune, the banishment of himselfe, his wife and children. Whereunto is adioyned the honorable Warres of Galastino, Duke of Millaine, in reuenge of his wrongs vpon the trayterous Saxons, London, 1590.