_Hoby Family_ (Vol. viii., p. 244.; Vol. ix., pp. 19. 58.).--Sir Philip
Hoby, or Hobbie, who was born in 1505, and died in 1558, was not only
Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Henry VIII., but, while he held that
office, was attached to the embassy of Sir Thomas Wyatt to the Emperor
Charles V. in 1538. He was himself ambassador to the same Emperor in 1548,
being sent by the Protector Somerset to replace the Bishop of Westminster.
It may be interesting to state that two volumes of papers containing
instructions and other letters transmitted to Sir Philip during these
embassies, and copies of his replies, together with his correspondence with
some eminent reformers, were in the possession of Wm. Hare, Esq., M.P. for
the city of Cork in 1796. An account of them, drawn up by the Rev. T. D.
Hincks, was read before the Royal Irish Academy on December 17 in that
year, and printed in the sixth volume of its _Transactions_. It is probable
that these papers had formerly belonged to Rev. Sir Philip Hoby, Bart., who
was Dean of Ardfert and Chancellor of St. Patrick's; and died without an
heir in 1766. He was descended from Sir Thomas Hoby, younger brother of Sir
Philip; who was born in 1530, and died in 1566. The father of these two
knights was William Hobbie of Leominster. I presume the two volumes of
papers referred to are in the possession of the Earl of Listowel,
great-grandson of the gentleman who possessed them in 1796.