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| June 11. | 181. Frederick II., King of Denmark, to the Queen. |
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| Has received her letters sent by Johannes Spithovius, and
will attend to her suggestions for the expulsion of ancient
errors and the advancement of true religion, for which he
professes great zeal. He will herein follow the example of his
father, and advance as far as is possible the progress of that
faith which he holds in common with herself.—Copenhagen,
3 Ides of June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Add. Endd. Lat. Pp. 3. |
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| June 11. | 182. Payne to Gresham. |
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| There are come in two Scotch ships and a boat, thirteen
days from Scotland; two of these are from Queen's Ferry
and the other from Edinburgh. They say the French had
no bread, the Scots having taken away their two mills; they
had nothing but seed corn for their bread, and fish such as
they got by Leith, and rock sampire. They say that
Leith could not possibly be held any long time. They have
brought salmon, fells, skins, cloths, and lead; they hold the
salmon at 40s. the barrel and the lead at 26s. the "waye."
The Commissioners are not come down yet. There are
four Biscay ships taking in merchants' goods for Biscay.
They will be ready by midsummer, and divers other hulks to
sail towards Spain and Lisbon. There is but small stirring of
merchants either to buy or sell such commodities as are here.—
Middleburgh, 11 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd.: Pay the bearer one stiver.
Pp. 2. |
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| June 12. | 183. Frederick II., King of Denmark, to the Queen. |
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| Complains that her subjects have often taken away in their
ships cattle belonging to the inhabitants of his island of
"Vuestoenœ," without paying for them. Begs that the offenders may be punished.—Copenhagen, 12 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Add. Endd. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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| June 12. | 184. Another copy of the above.
Modern transcript. |
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| June 12. | 185. Payne to Gresham. |
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| Yesternight came a Scotchman from the French Court,
who served the King for a long time and has six months
wages owing to him, and who stole away secretly, fearing
that if the French were overcome in Scotland he would not
be well intreated. He says there are many ships making out
who carry but "bowrys" [boors] or peasants, and that the
King has no money. He has letters (he says) from the
Congregation to the Governor of Scotland, that if he will
send 10,000 men into Bretagne, the Congregation would
assist him with 40,000; for they are set all against the
house of Guise, because "he" has done great execution,
contrary to the King's proclamation that they should conceive every man according to his conscience. The Commissioners are not yet come down; the captains here think the
voyage to be done with the Spaniards. There is an Yenges
[English] ship come in with malt and three crayers with beer
and bacon, which they cannot sell but for 1d. per pound;
it is worth, as he hears, at London 2d. The malt is but
6l. the last, which makes in England eleven quarters. There
are many ships from Amsterdam and the east parts laden
with wheat and rye. The price of the best wheat, the last,
is at twenty-eight gold guilders, rye nineteen gold guilders.—
Middleburgh, 12 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol., with seal. Add. Endd.: Give the bringer
one stiver. Pp. 3. |
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| June 12. | 186. The Queen's Debts in Flanders. |
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| "A note of the Queen's prolongations from the payment of
the Paysse mart of 1560, till the payment of the Barnes mart,
1560." Total amount, 495,059 florins. Signed by Gresham. |
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| Endd. by Cecil's secretary: 12 June 1560. Pp. 4. |
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June 13.
Burgon's Life of Gresham, i. 308. | 187. Gresham to Parry. |
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| 1. The writer by his letter of the 10th signified the great
overthrow that King Philip had at Tripoli by the Turk's
army, in which conflict were lost thirty galleys and twentyfive great ships, and all the rest of the galleys burnt. The
saying is that the Duke of Medina Cœli forsook all his galleys
and took to a fort with all his men, where, as he is victualled
for four months, it is judged the Turks will take it by
famine or otherwise. They say that King Philip has more
need of help than able to help the French King. |
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| 2. The 4,400 Spaniards are still here, and will remain, as
the Estates will consent to no payment of money. The eight
ships prepared for their transportation remain in Zealand.
The ships with the Queen's velvets and satins are wind bound.
There is shipped twenty pieces of velvet of pile [powder], and
300 ells of crimson velvets; there is in readiness to be shipped
twenty pieces more of velvet. Parry's son is well given to
virtue and his studies, and is beloved of all men. He begs his
father to increase his stipend to 100 crowns a year, as this
country is very chargeable. Desires to be commended to
Lord Robert Dudley.—Antwerp, 13 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol., with seal. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary:
Received 17 June. Pp. 2. |
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| June 14. | 188. Articles of Berwick. (fn. 1) |
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| Articles agreed upon at Berwick respecting the suspension
of arms between the French and the English and
Scots, viz,— |
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| 1. That the suspension shall last from Monday the 17th
till the following Saturday, during which time neither party
shall carry on any hostile preparations. |
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| 2. The French are not to leave their forts, nor the English
not to approach them. |
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| 3. Appended are several clauses from the Articles of
Berwick.—Berwick, 14 June 1560. |
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| Draft. Endd.: At Berwick, 14 June; the first articles
of suspension devised by the French Ambassadors. Mr.
Treasurer. Fr. Pp. 3. |
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June 14.
Keith, 1. 287. | 189. Articles of Berwick. (fn. 2) |
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| Articles concluded at Berwick between the Commissioners
of the Queen of England and of the King and Queen of
France and Scotland. |
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| 1. The town of Edinburgh to be the place of treaty. |
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| 2. They will convene together and begin the treaty on
Monday next, which shall last no longer than the Saturday
following, unless the Commissioners prorogue the same for
some just cause. |
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| 3. On the Monday, the Commissioners shall agree upon the
form of a cessation of arms during the time of treaty. |
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| 4. The French Commissioners, and the retinue included in
the letters of safe conduct, shall enter the limits of Scotland
with the English Commissioners, and none shall carry more
money than is necessary for their ordinary expenses. Nor
shall it be lawful for them to have any conference with
French or Scotch men on the road to Edinburgh, or during
their abode in Scotland in the time of treaty, but by consent of the English Commissioners, or such persons as shall
be appointed by them to look after this matter. |
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| 5. No person belonging to the retinue of the Sieur de Randan and Bishop of Valence to leave their lodgings appointed
for them at Edinburgh, without the consent of such Englishmen as are deputed by the English Commissioners to accompany them. |
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| 6. The English Commissioners agree that the French Commissioners during the time of the treaty may confer with the
Archbishop of St. Andrews, and with one who was secretary
with the Queen at her death, and the Justice Clerk. If
either of them refuse the same, then they shall have licence
to speak with other Scotchmen, not being in any of the forts
holden by the French. |
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| 7. The said three Scotchmen shall after their communication with those of France, return from whence they came. |
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| 8. It shall be lawful for the French Commissioners to
demand and retain such ciphers and writings as were left by
the Queen Dowager in the hands of the secretary, and
likewise that Captain Chapperon shall speak with them and
deliver to them such commissions and writings as he carried
into Scotland from France. |
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| 9. It shall be permitted for them to send to the ladies and
gentlewomen of France who served the Queen, to comfort
them, or for them to come to the Commissioners. |
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| 10. The Commissioners of England bind themselves as far
as concerns their parts. |
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| 11. Finally the Commissioners of France likewise bind
themselves to observe and cause to be observed by theirs,
all things in the premises. |
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| Draft, in Cecil's hol. Articles 1 to 6 inclusive in Lat.,
7 to end in English. Endd.: 14 June 1560. Pp. 3. |
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| June 14. | 190. Draft of the above in French. (fn. 3) |
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| Endd. Pp. 3. |
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| June 14. | 191. Payne to Gresham. |
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| 1. There is come in a Scotchman to Camfer with news
that for a truth the old Scottish Queen died on Monday last
past, and there was great shooting of ordnance at Leith both
by sea and land. They say they wish the young Queen were
in the same state as her mother. "God have mercy on her
soul, and all Christians, and forgive her soul her body's
misdeeds. Amen." |
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| 2. Janson, of Enkhuizen, the Admiral of the eight hulks,
is come to Armuyden and looks for the Commissary to come
down. Payne thinks that the Spaniards will not come
down, many of them being married in the country and
having given over their service to the King without money
taken, because they will not go to Spain for the religion's
sake. Twelve merchant hulks have departed for Spain and
Lisbon. A small boat from Harwich has brought 2,000 lbs.
of bacon dried in flakes, and sells it for 1d. a pound. The
news is that the Turks have taken and sunk thirty galleys
and forty ships of the Spaniards and Italians, in their going
away from the island, which they had recovered again of
the Turk. Prays God to send better news.—Middleburgh,
14 June 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. by Cecil's secretary. Pp. 2. |
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June 15.
Burnet, iii. App. p. 307. | 192. The Privy Council to Cecil and Wotton. (fn. 4) |
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| 1. Understand by their letters of the 11th their proceedings
with the French Commissioners, and the death of the
Dowager of Scotland. The Queen well allows their opinion
for signifying unto King Philip's Ambassadors that they are
entered into treaty with the French and are in very good
way towards accord; and she has taken order that one shall
be out of hand sent to declare the same unto them, with
signification of the Dowager's death. |
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| 2. Touching the other points wherein they require the
Queen's resolution, they have considered the same, and the
Queen has resolved, first, in case the French Commissioners
upon hearing the Dowager's death press to return back
again, then by such means as they can best devise to
continue them; but, if they must needs break off and return,
thereupon to consult with the Duke of Norfolk, and, imparting the case to the Lords of Scotland, to take order by
their advice for the expelling of the French according to
that has been heretofore determined, without further delay;
the rather that it appears by all advertisements that the
French seek nothing so much as to win time. If the French
Commissioners require the presence of some of their colleagues in the town it is in no wise to be granted. If they
should require the assistance of such Scots as are of the
French faction, the Queen thinks that unless they and the
Lords of Scotland see some reasonable cause to the contrary
it may be granted. |
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| 3. Forasmuch as they understand that one Parris, a fugitive
Irishman, has come from the French and yielded himself up
to Lord Grey, they direct them to see what he can say touching the practices attempted in Ireland, to the intent that if
his meaning and doing seem to deserve the same they will be
suitors to the Queen for his pardon.—Greenwich, 15 June 1560.
Signed: Winchester, Northampton, E. Clynton, Thos. Parry,
William Petre, Rich. Sackvyle. |
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| Add. Endd. Pp. 3. |
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| June 15. | 193. The Privy Council to Norfolk. |
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| Having received intelligence from France that of late a
certain Scotchman passed out of Scotland thither, taking
ship at Tynemouth by Newcastle in a Flemish ship, and
that on his arrival the French preparations were hastened,
and four ships sent with victuals into Scotland,—they direct
him to cause special watch to be had at Tynemouth, Newcastle, and all the ports on that coast, and to suffer none to
pass out without good knowledge of the cause of their
going. Also to give warning to Winter to meet with the
four ships, and so let the purposes of the French as much as
he may.—Greenwich, 15 June 1560. Signed: North., Winchester, E. Clynton, Tho. Parry, Willm. Petre, Ry. Sakevyle. |
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| Orig. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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