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April 21.
R.O. | 559. The King of France to the Queen. |
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| Supposes that she knows what arrangements have been
concluded by their respective Deputies in the matter of the
peace. Will send his Deputies in a few days to receive her
oath to the treaty, and is ready to receive those sent by her.
Sends by the bearer, le Sieur de la Marque, his ratification of
the same, who is charged to bring back hers. The King and
Queen Dauphins do the like; and the Secretary Ladinthon,
returning at this time into Scotland, will convey the same,
on their part, to the Queen Regent of Scotland, with the other
despatches which he has received from the writer.—Fontainbleau, 21 April 1559. Signed: Henry,—De L'aubespine. |
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| Orig. Add. Endd. Fr. Broadside. Pp. 2. |
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April 21.
B. M. Cal. B. x. 8. Forbes, 1. 84. | 560. The Dauphin Francis and Queen Mary to the Queen. |
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| Are glad to learn, on the return of the Deputies of the
King, [Henry II.] of the peace concluded between their
respective kingdoms. To satisfy the promises made by their
Deputies they send, by the Sieur de Ledinthon, the bearer,
their ratification of the treaty, having given him charge to
receive hers, that he may carry it to the Queen Regent there
Ledinthon is charged to express their desire for her friend.
ship.—Fontainbleau, 21 April 1559. Signed: Vos bons
frere, seur, et cousins, Francoys, Marie,—Aubeline.
Orig. Add. Endd. Fr. Broadside. |
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April 21.
B. M. Sloane, 4134. 222. | 561. Another copy of the above.
Forbes' transcript. |
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April 21.
B. M. Harl. 353. 172. | 562. Proceedings of Privy Council. |
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| The Star Chamber, 21 April 1559.—Present : the Lords
Great Seal and Treasurer; the Earl of Shrewsbury; the
Lord Chamberlain, the Vice-Chamberlain; Secretary Cecil;
Mr. Cave, Mr. Mason, Mr. Sackevill. |
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| A letter to the Lieutenant of the Tower to receive into his
custody the body of the Lord Wentworth, and to keep him
in safe ward, without having conference with any, until he
shall receive order from the Lord Marquis of Northampton,
appointed High Steward of England for the time. |
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April 21.
R. O. 27 VI. 89. | 563. Another copy of the same.
Modern transcript. |
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April 21.
R. O. 27 V. 130. | 564. Another copy of the same.
Modern transcript. |
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April 22.
R. O. | 565. Surrender of Calais. |
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| Trial and acquittal of Thomas, Lord Wentworthe, late Lord
Deputy of Calais, accused of the treasonable surrender of
Calais and the marches to the Duke of Guise and the French,
7 Jan., 4 & 5 Philip and Mary. Being brought to the bar
by the Lieutenant of the Tower, put himself upon his peers
and pleaded Not Guilty. The Peers, being charged, &c.,
severally answered that he is Not Guilty. |
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April 25.
B. M. Reg. 13 B. 1. 6. | 566. Recommendation for Ch. Threcius. |
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| Circular letter of John Sturmius, certifying that Christopher Threcius and his scholar Stanislaus Comespolius, the
son of the military prefect of Wielun, have resided for
several years in the gymnasium of the writer and conducted
themselves with the greatest credit.—Strasburg, 25 April
1559. |
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| Letterbook. Lat. |
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April 25.
R. O. | 567. Mundt's Negociations. |
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| "Answer of the Landgrave's Commissioners to Mr. Mont."
The Commissioners of the Landgrave of Hess inform Mundt
that they rejoice to hear of the Queen's coronation. They
are especially glad to know that she is attached to the true
religion; and hope that she will continue in the same. Their
master will do all in his power to preserve her friendship. |
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| This answer was given on 25 April at 7 in the evening. |
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| Orig. Hol. Endd. by Cecil: 25 April 1559. Lat.
Pp. 2. |
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April 26.
R. O. | 568. Mundt to the Queen. |
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| 1. The Estates here examine all the writings proposed a
collocutoribus in Colloquio Wormaciensi in the year past, in
which some contentions are arisen. The Catholics have
suppressed a writing, which, by the Emperor's decree, after
long debate, they were compelled to bring forth. This writing is a refutation of the Pope's usurped power, against the
prohibition of marriage of priests, and against impurissimum
cleri cœlibatum, and against such other detestable commandments imposed against the Word of God. It is to be feared
that in articulo religionis little progress will be done here,
where the Spiritual Electors, Archbishops, and Bishops, neither
will nor dare condescend to one agreement. It is known
that the Pope has wrought to the collocutores catholicos at
Worms, and ad prœsidentem colloquii, episcopum Namburgensem, commanding them neither to entreat nor dispute upon
acta religionis with the Lutherans. Cardinalis Augustanus
has protested that he will agree in no alteration in matters
of religion, "neither much neither little." The Protestants will
agree to no contribution nor subsidy to the Emperor, except
they be assured before of their religion, and that nothing
be attempted against their doctrine. |
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| 2. The Emperor's son, Charles, is come hither again to his
father, out of Tyrol; the Tyrolese will pay the Emperor
100,000l. within two years, on condition that he will "call
down the new toll" which he has of late set upon all
merchandise carried through that country for Italy. All goods
formerly carried through the Tyrol are now carried through
Switzerland by reason of the new toll. The Swiss have
Ambassadors here for all the cantons, to obtain from this new
Emperor the confirmation of their ancient liberties. They
do not like the conjunction and affinity between the two
Kings and the Duke of Savoy. Certain cantons, as Berne,
Fribourg, and others, have much land pertaining to the
Duke. |
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| 3. Here in this Diet, a nobleman, who had been sent
Ambassador to Maximilian, constantly affirmed "that upon the
Emperor, his father's, threatenings, after that he was come home
from his confirmation at Frankfort, to leave the new doctrine
and to put away his preacher, he hath answered, that he would
rather leave his father and all his friends, and go where he
might serve God with a quiet conscience, than forsake the
true doctrine against his conscience, or to put away his
preacher." He has written to a prince that he will rather
lose all than leave the true doctrine. The Emperor's second
son, Ferdinand, "is wholly after his father's making," in
body, mind, and religion; and if the father might conveniently, he would make him greater than the older, and
Maximilian stands in great fear. The French King has lately
sent an agent to the new Palatine to enter with him into
amity. |
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| 4. To-day the writer has had an answer from the Commissaries electoris palatini to whom he delivered the Queen's
message on the 28 March. Their master thanks her for her
good salutation, not doubting that she will restore the true
doctrine and religion into her realm again, which she every
time professed and worshipped, and hopes that the friendship
which existed under Henry VIII. and Edward VI., will grow
and increase. |
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| 5. The Dukes of Bavaria, Wirtemburg, Mecklenburg, and
Zweybruck, and the Marquis of Baden came here on Friday
last. To-morrow the French Ambassadors shall have their
answer in the presence of the Emperor and Princes, and all
shall dine with the Emperor; the Ambassadors have dined
with the Princes before.—[Augsburg] 26 April 1559. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 3. |
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April 26.
R. O. | 569. Mundt to Cecil. |
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| 1. On the 22nd inst. Vergerius sent a letter to him by his
[Vergerius's] nephew, who has been in England, requiring
Mundt to meet him in a place distant from Augusta a day's
journey, on great and weighty matters concerning the Queen,
as may be seen by his letter enclosed. Mundt (although it
was inconvenient to him), went, knowing by long familiarity
with him his busy and curious intermeddling in many
matters." His communications amounted to this, that they
two should labour with all diligence to persuade that the
Queen should join herself cum principibus protestantibus
in Confessione Augustana recipienda, by which means she
would have the assistance of the Princes and Estates. Vergerius knew, he said, through his master, that in this she
should offend neither the Emperor nor the French King, and
get friends and establish her realm without any danger.
Before this matter the Duke of Wirtemburg, his master, had
commanded Vergerius to treat with Mundt, and that he
[Vergerius] should write into England and send thither acta
conventus Francfordiensis versa by the Duke's procurement
in linguam Latinam; that to this end he had written certain
letters which he partly read to Mundt, containing that the
Queen should send a solemn Ambassador cum pleno mandato,
whom he would assist to conclude a league with the Queen
and the Princes Protestants. |
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| 2. He then said that the Duke found fault with Mundt's
letters of credit, they being wholly general, and directed as
well to the Princes Papists as Protestants. Mundt sends a
copy of the patent to be perused. Vergerius was determined
to go into England, either as an ambassador or for himself,
to preach there. |
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| 3. To this Mundt replied, that these matters would be considered and weighed by the Queen and her Council, when they
shall be proponed, who would cause answer to be given to
his master. Although he has no expressum mandatum to
offer aliquam confœderationem, yet he has laboured to preserve the old amity; but (to be plain) this general letter of
credit directed to bishops and archbishops, and all other
Papists, will little promote these his doings as he desires. |
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| 4. In going to Vergerius he met the French Ambassador in
an inn, with whom he had some previous acquaintance. They
communed together familiarly, and he learned from the
Ambassador's men that their master came from Laniga.
Vergerius told Mundt that the Ambassador had been with
him. "It is not unlike that the Ambassador, Episcopus
Viennensis, used Vergerius by the Duke in the French King's
affairs. Then Vergerius said that his master, the Duke,
did mistrust that none of us would come to him;" the
meaning of which is, that by the Duke's means we were
called by Vergerius to Laynga. Vergerius said that the
Bishop had told him that his master, the King, had commanded certain of his Council to study and search de illegitimitate Reginœ Angliœ, and that the Bishop Mariliacus had
answered: "If Your Majesty shall stir this doubt, it will be
one occasion that she shall make a conjunction with the Protestants." |
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| 5. The Commissaries of the Electors and others assembled
in the Palatine's lodging; the Elector Palatine is the chief
Prince, and convokes the others when a consultation shall be
holden for religion. If the Queen wishes to propose anything
to those who are conjuncti in Augustana Confessione, it
might be done now; for if it be proponed hereafter it must
first be submitted to the Elector Palatine, and by him
signified to the rest. The present Diet will not be finished
for the next two months. Has done his message from the
Queen to the Commissaries of the two Electors Palatine and
Saxon, those of the Duke of Wirtemburg, of the Landgrave,
and Johannis Frederici Secundi. Sends the articles of
the peace made now in Dutch, which Sir Anthony Cook can
interpret. |
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| April 26. | P. S.—Sends (in Latin) the style to be employed in addressing the Princes, &c., of the Confession of Augsburg.—Augusta,
26 April 1559. |
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| Orig. Hol., with armorial seal. Add. Endd. Pp. 4. |
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April 26.
Harl. 169. 32. | 570. Intelligence from Antwerp. |
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| Note of a letter stating that there is great rejoicing and
triumphing for this peace; and such hope of amity is looked
for to ensue by reason of this marriage that I pray God that
they fall not so far in love one with another that they both
hate us.—Antwerp. |
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April 28.
R. O. | 571. The Emperor Elect, Ferdinand, to the Queen. |
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| Has received her letter of the 15th inst., in answer to his
of the 29 March, and thanks her for this renewed expression
of the kindness which has existed in the times of her father,
brother, and sister. The same feelings are entertained by
him towards her. |
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| He has recalled from the Court of his nephew, Philip, King
of Spain, George, Count of Helffenstein and Baron in Gundelfingen, his lieutenant in the upper provinces of Austria,
whom he is about to send, along with other orators, to conclude a new treaty of affinity with her.—Augusta Vindelicorum, 28 April 1559. Signed: Ferdinandus,—Singkhmoser. |
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| Add. Endd. Lat. Pp. 3. |
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April 28.
B. M. Galba, B. xi. 184. | 572. Another copy of the above.
P. 1. |
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April 28.
B. M. Sloane, 4142. 3. | 573. Another copy of the above.
Forbes' transcript. |
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April 28.
R. O. 171. B. | 574. Another copy of the above.
Modern transcript. |
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April 28.
R. O. | 575. The King of France to the Queen. |
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| Has received her letters in favour of Lord Grey, prisoner
of war in his realm. Would gladly please her, but this
matter is between Lord Grey and the Count de la Rochefoucault, the latter of whom has expended considerable sums
in expectation of the ransom.—Fontainbleau, 28 April 1559.
Signed: Henry,—De L'aubespine. |
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| Orig., with seal. Add. Endd. Broadside. Fr. |
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April 29.
B.M. Harl. 353. 174 b. | 576. Proceedings of Privy Council. |
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| Westminster, 29 April 1559.—Present: the Lords Great
Seal, Treasurer and Admiral; Mr. Comptroller, Mr. ViceChamberlain, Mr. Secretary; Mr. Cave, Mr. Sackevill. |
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| April 29. | Two letters to the customers, comptrollers, and searchers
of Southampton and Plymouth, to cause Stranguishe and
Wilford to be stayed, and their ships also, if they shall prepare to pass to the seas out of those havens; for that it is
informed here they mind to go as adventurers and to take an
island of the King of Spain's. |
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April 29.
R.O. 27 V. 135. | 577. Another copy of the above.
Modern transcript. |
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April 29.
R. O. 27 VI. 96. | 578. Another copy of the above.
Modern transcript. |
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April 30.
R.O. | 579. Intelligence from France. |
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| "The discourse of the voyage that Laurence Hollinshed
made into France by the King's commandment." |
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| 1. Hollinshed, a searcher in Calais, received a letter from one
Mr. Jones (now one of the Clerks of the Privy Seal) that he
should repair to the King, which he did, 30 April 1557.
After three weeks attendance in the Court, the King charged
him in secret wise to view the fortifications of Newhaven, in
Normandy, (for the winning whereof Hollinshed had revealed
an enterprise unto the King more than a year before that
time,) and certain landing places in the "Bay de la Hougue,
in Base Normandy," which he did, and returned in safety
before the war began. He reported to the King the great
fortifications at Newhaven since he had last been there, and
the great carriage of artillery that he had met for the defence
of the coast. |
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| 2. The King wished him to go again into France "as a practiser," which he consented at last to do, (after many motions
made by the King and Domp Barnardin de Mendossa,) and
went to Boulogne, where he offered himself to the Captain
thereof, Mons. de Senarpont, with whom he had acquaintance,
offering to serve the French King by advertisement in all
points which might be prejudicial to the King and Queen
of England, and they that would take their part, so as the
same were not prejudicial to the commonwealth of the realm,
which the said Senarpont accepted. Accompanied by a gentleman, he was sent first to the Admiral, at Abbeville, and
afterwards to the French King; who, after long talk, accepted
his service, and gave him 100 French crowns and an assurance
to come into France and return safely during the war. The
King caused him to be accompanied to Boulogne by two gentlemen, by means of whose company the writer thought to
have found opportunity to view Abbeville, Rue, and Monstreuille, according to his charge, but this he could not do, being
so straightly looked to, nor could he speak a word to Mr.
Wotton, into whose lodging he entered by fortune at Amiens,
not knowing before of his being there. When he returned,
he besought the King of Spain never more to employ him in
such sort, for that there was no trust to be put in the French
King's word. The King would not be satisfied, but wishing
to employ him once more, he besought the Lord Paget to
move the King in his behalf, declaring that besides the great
danger, he was allowed by the King less than his charge near
100 French crowns; the King, however, charging him to
adventure once again, he went. |
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| 3. The three chief points of his mission were (1,) to view the
fortifications of Abbeville, Rue, and Monstreuille; (2,) to
understand what force the French King was able to make;
(3,) "to entertaigne espialls." Going forth, he stayed at
Calais a day or two, and the French Ambassador arriving
there, he thought it best to go with him into France. By
mean made to Sir Thomas Cornwalleys (who much misliked
the same) the writer went with the Ambassador, who used to
him by the way much talk, sounding altogether to the dispraise of the nobility of England, some particularly by name,
and others by general terms. Arriving at Picqueny on Friday, 1 July, the writer was sent the same night to the Court,
then at Compiègne, in the company of the Ambassador's
Secretary. In the meantime, until Monday, (he having full
liberty to go where he list,) he entertained certain espials, by
whom he understood the estate of France. Here was warning
given him to take heed, for he would be practised on by one
who would betray him. The same Monday afternoon there
came to him a Scottish gentleman, who said to him, "If you
can find mean to get me entertainment of the Queen, I will
bring with me to Calais the greater part of the Scottishmen
that are in France, who, with the rest that shall tarry behind
and serve my turn, will (fn. 1) be able to do her great service." The
writer appointed to talk further the next day, but he, seeing
the same but a feigned matter, discovered it the same night
to the Ambassador. On the Wednesday, being brought to
the Constable, was by him promised his despatch to return in
the afternoon; but on going for the same, he was by the
provost of the household arrested prisoner, and at the end of
sixteen days the Constable, going to the camp, delivered him
into his provost's hands. A Frenchman dwelling at S. Katherine's, (who had never spoken to Hollinshed,) said that he
had offered him money to show him the secrets of Boulogne.
Thereupon "having irons given him," he was plundered of
his horse, worth 40 crowns, 80 French crowns and above in
gold, his apparel and weapon, two rings [worth] ter than
8l., and had to the castle of Coucy, 23 July 1557, where he
remained until 1 April 1559. During which time he was
practised withal as follows: |
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| 4. He was kept there until 5 October following, accompanied with a Bourgoinon, taken at Lens in Artois, an honest
and wealthy merchant. Being continually by one or other
threatened, and doubting to be used worse and worse, he
determined (by the consent of the merchant) to break out of
prison on 5 Oct., which he did; but was taken by the warder
at the further end of the castle bridge, and forthwith cast into
a dungeon, where he lay until 2 Nov., when the Bourgoinon
caused his delivery. Hollinshed had declared to him certain
advertisements which he had understood by such espials as
he had entertained, desiring him at his return to repair to
Calais and declare the same to my Lord Deputy, Mr. Treasurer
being then in England. These advertisements were as follows: |
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| 5. That Hollinshed had been informed that the King of
Navarre and M. de Langey, Governor of Normandy, (and
named King of Yvetost) were earnestly moved by the French
King to invade England at the return of the Duke of Guise
out of Italy, in the right of the Scottish Queen's title, who
before that time should be married to the Dauphin of France;
for that they, having the name of Protestants, might the
better allure the nobles and commons of England for religion's sake to join with them. This they refused to do, at the
King's motion. |
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| 6. That there was great intelligence between the French
King and the Cardinal Poole, and that the Cardinal du Bellay, resident in the Court of Rome, had caused the same. |
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| 7. That the Cardinal's "argentier" went over into France
with the French Ambassador. By his speaking he seemed to
be an Italian, by his own report a Limosin, but by the
Ambassador's secretary's saying he was born in Noyon, in
Picardy. |
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| 8. That the French King had few men before the return of
his troops out of Italy, and that his treasure was sore wasted
away by his wars of Italy. |
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| 9. That Monstreville and Rue were greatly fortified, but
Abbeville very little. |
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| 10. After the departure of this Bourgoinon, about ten or
twelve days before Christmas, one Courtenay, an ancient gentleman and keeper of the said castle, came to Hollinshed and
told him that the power of France was gone to meet and "recounter the King of Boesme in a certain strait in Savoy." In
the Christmas holidays he told him that they were gone to victual Arde; and in the end of Christmas he said that they had
besieged Calais, and within four days afterwards he told him
that the same was lost; and in the end of January gave him
the discourse thereof in print. The writer thought it untrue,
and tore it in pieces, and (having obtained paper, pen, and
ink) made about 2,000 French verses, in form of a satire, in
answer thereof. Within a month afterward he began to nip
and pinch the said Hollinshed in dark and covered words
with an old matter done three years ago, and somewhat after
touched and charged him with the enterprise of Newhaven.
But he answered that he saw he had trusted an unsure pillar
in crediting their King's word; "howbeit [it] were better he
should lose his life than the King his occupation, which was
to abuse the world by dissimulation and untruth in promise
keeping." After this time they used him no more the like
talk. |
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| 11. About ten or twelve days before Easter two plats of
Calais were sent to him, and he was asked if he could draw the
like, whereunto he answered that, though he could, he would
not; thinking, assuredly, that Calais was not lost. He was put
in irons by the Governor's commandment, 20 May 1558, and
remained in the same until 14 August, during which time
much talk was ministered unto him, and specially in the
month of July, whilst the French camp was assembling not
far from thence, by French gentlemen, but specially by Scottish men, whose whole talk was in praise of the Scottish
Queen and of her title to the crown of England, and to the
dispraise of the English nobility, ever moving him to serve
the King. |
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| 12. On 14 Aug. the French King, coming "along that coste"
with his army, dined in the castle of Coucy, as did also the
Cardinals of Lorraine, Guise, and Chastillon, and diverse
noblemen, and came to see the writer and talked with him
awhile; and going forth, left the Cardinal of Lorraine there
still, who (entering into talk of discourse of chronicles) spoke
of the crown of England, preferring much the Scottish
Queen's title more than the Queen's, her sister's, or any other.
To this point Hollinshed seemed to agree, and thereupon the
King entering in again, seemed to be sorry for his trouble,
and promised to send him apparel, (he had then neither hose,
coat, doublet, nor jerkin, but was only wrapped in an old torn
gown,) money, horse, and other necessaries, and also large
recompence if he would enter his service. He gave the Cardinal of Chastillon charge to put him in mind of Hollinshed,
to whom he declared the loss of Calais, and how one Philberd,
a physician, and an apothecary dwelling upon the marketplace, were causers of the same. He commanded his irons to
be taken off, and, leaving him still a prisoner, went his way. |
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| 13. Here the writer remained without fire, candle, or apparel
(other than the coverlets of his bed) all the last winter and
the spring time, and until 1 April, when he was single and
simply apparelled and sent into the Bourgoinon pale without
money or weapon. |
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| 14. From the time the King was at Coucy he was more
visited than before by diverse gentlemen, and moved to serve
him and to accept recompence and entertainment. During
January, February, and March, M. de Boucheavanes, Governor
of Dorlens and Coucy, promised him 200 marks of lands in
inheritance, a large recompence, and a pension besides; telling
him that Queen Mary was dead of the dropsy, and that one
of her gentlewomen had got the crown, but what she was he
could not tell; Mary, the rumour was that she had but a
simple title to the same. The better to accomplish his matter
he ordained him flesh all Lent, (where he had no want of red
deer and wild boar) and further, dissembling his religion, offered
to give him a notable good book called Sledanus de Statu
Religionis, and seemed to be offended with his lieutenant for
not advertising the King thereof, with diverse other words of
feigned friendship, but ever extolling the Scottish Queen and
her title to England, whereunto he feignedly agreed, in order
to hear in what wise they would employ him. |
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| Endd.: Ultimo Aprilis 1559. Hollynshed. Pp. 10. |
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[April 30.]
R. O. | 580. Taking of Calais. |
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| Copies of two supplications exhibited to the Constable of
France by Thomas Gery, alias Monceaulx, son to Philibert
[de Monceaulx] late physician in Calais, against the Vidame
de Chartres, who had despoiled him of certain possessions
granted to him by King Henry II. upon the taking of the
town of Calais. |
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| Copy. Endd. Fr. Pp. 2. |
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[April.]
R. O. | 581. Remembrances for the Borders. |
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| Commission to be given to the Lord President of the North
for levying 1,000 light horse, to be ready by 1st May, to
whom ten captains shall be appointed who shall be approved
by the Queen. These horsemen shall be "mere countrymen
and no borderers," and on their coming to the borders all
Northumberland men shall be discharged out of wages. |
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| The President shall also have commission to appoint 1,000
footmen for service in Berwick. Earnest letters to be sent
to the Lord Warden for appointing the watches, and for the
punishment of them that will not rise to the frays. A deputy
to lie at Harbottle. The controversy between the Carres and
the Herons to be decided. The Warden shall have commission to execute the law martial during the wars. The like
commission to be in Berwick, the new orders for which place
shall be set forwards. A comptroller to be appointed. The
Master of the Ordnance shall be directed to mount all his
ordnance. Wark and Norham to be considered. |
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| Copy. Endd. by Cecil: North, Mr. Brend. Pp. 2. |
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