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| [July 6.] | 279. The Queen to Norfolk. |
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| Accepts his long service there [at Berwick], as at his
coming he shall further understand. As she means to know
the state of his charge in his lieutenancy, and what order
were meet to be established at Berwick, he shall repair to
her upon receipt of this letter, leaving Berwick in the
charge of Sir Francis Leek. He is to do what he can to
reduce her charges. |
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| Draft, in Cecil's hol. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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July 6.
Keith, 1. 296. | 280. Articles proposed to the French Commissioners on the
Part of the Scots. (fn. 1) (fn. 2) |
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| 1. All the French shall be removed save 120 to be stationed
in Dunbar and Inchkeith, who are to be amenable to the
laws of Scotland; they shall be mustered and paid monthly,
and inspected by two Lords of Scotland to see that their
numbers are not increased. |
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| 2. The fortifications of Leith and Dunbar shall be dismantled, and not rebuilt, and no artillery and munition imported
without the consent of the Estates. |
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| 3. Debts contracted by the French troops shall be paid. |
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| 4. Parliament shall assemble on the 10th July, and its acts
shall be valid. |
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| 5. No war shall be commenced save with the consent of the
Estates. |
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| 6. A council of twelve shall be appointed to manage affairs. |
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| 7. No strangers shall be employed in offices of law, or as
Treasurer, Comptroller, or the like. |
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| 8. Amnesty for all things done since 6th March 1558. |
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| 9. Any armed assembly exceeding twelve without the order
of the Council shall be deemed rebellious. |
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| 10. Neither the party of the Congregation nor their
adversaries shall reproach one another with anything done
since the 6th March 1558. |
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| 11. The King and Queen shall not take vengeance for anything done since the 6th March 1558. |
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| 12. It shall not be lawful for any nobleman to assemble in
arms nor to invite foreign soldiers. |
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| 13. Wrongs done to the clergy are to be considered in
Parliament, nor is it lawful for any person to hinder their
enjoyment of their goods. |
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| 14. Any one breaking the treaty to be regarded as a public
enemy. |
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| 15. The Duke of Châtellerault and other noblemen to be
restored to their estates in France. (fn. 3) |
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| Endd. by Cecil.: 6 July 1560. Requests of Scotland to
the French King, accorded by the French Ambassadors of
Scotland in presence of the Ambassadors of England. This
endorsement is cancelled. Fr. Pp. 7. |
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July 6.
Keith. 1. 291. Foelig;d, xv. 593. Lesley's Hist. of Scotland, 291. ed. 1828. | 281. Treaty of Edinburgh. (fn. 4) |
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| 1. The present treaty is intended to put an end to all disputes
between the Queen of England and the King and Queen of
England and Scotland. The Articles are as follows:— |
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| 2. The treaty of Cateau Cambresis shall remain in full force. |
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| 3. The concord between the Dauphin and Dauphiness and
the Queen of England executed at Cambray shall remain in
force. |
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| 4. All French land and sea forces shall leave Scotland,
except the garrisons of Dunbar and Inchkeith, and all warlike
preparations shall cease on both sides. |
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| 5. Eyemouth shall be dismantled, according to the provisions
of the treaty of Cambray, within four days after the commencement of the demolition of Leith. |
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| 6. The French King and Queen shall abstain from using
the arms and style of the Queen of England, and shall
prohibit their subjects from doing the same. |
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| 7. A convention shall be held in London to consider the
question of compensation for the injuries sustained by the
Queen of England in having her arms usurped; and, in case
of no agreement being arrived at, Philip King of Spain shall
be appointed arbiter. |
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| 8. The convention concluded between the French King and
Queen and their subjects, shall be observed by both parties. |
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| 9. Philip of Spain shall be included in this treaty. |
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| 10. This treaty shall be confirmed within sixty days. |
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| 11. All the Princes shall swear to keep these Articles
inviolate. |
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| Appended are:— |
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| Fœd, xv. 581. | 1. The commission of Francis and Mary, appointing the
Bishops of Valence and Amiens and MM. De la Brosse,
D'Oysel, and Randan, their Commissioners to treat for peace.
—Dated at Chenonceau, 2 May 1560. Fr. |
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| Fœd, xv. 596. | 2. The commission of Elizabeth, appointing Cecil, Wotton,
Sadler, Percy, and Carew as her Commissioners—Greenwich,
25 May 1560. Lat. |
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| Edinburgh, 6 July 1560. Signed: Monlucius, Episcopus
Valentinus, Randan, W. Cecil, N. Wotton. |
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| Orig. on vellum. Endd. Lat. Pp. 6. |
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| July 6. | 282. Treaty of Edinburgh. |
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| Fœd, xv. 581. | 1. The articles proposed to the French Commissioners by
the Scotch nobility. |
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| 2. Appended is the commission of Francis and Mary, appointing the Bishops of Amiens and Valence, and MM. De la
Brosse, Randan, and D'Oysel, to negociate the affair.—Dated
at Romorentin, 2 June 1560. (fn. 5) —Edinburgh, 6 July 1560.
Signed: Monluc, De Valence, Randan. The accuracy of the
above transcript from the original is attested by: James
Steward, Ruthven, W. Maitland. |
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| Copy. Fr. Pp. 10. |
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| July 6. | 283. Copy of the above. Signed.
Lat. Pp. 12. |
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| July 6. | 284. Another copy of the above.
Williamson's transcript. Pp. 8. |
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| July 6. | 285. Another copy of the above.
Williamson's transcript. Pp. 15. |
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| July 6. | 286. Another copy of the above.
Lat. Pp. 10. |
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| July 6. | 287. Another copy of the above, omitting however the
Ambassadors' commission and concluding paragraph.
Lat. Pp. 10. |
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| July 6. | 288. Commencement of the treaty.
Endd. Lat. Pp. 3. |
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| July 6. | 289. Another copy, with the Articles differently arranged.
Endd. Lat. Pp. 15. |
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| July 6. | 290. Another draft in Wotton's writing, corrected in places by
Cecil, but differing in some points from the treaty as finally
settled.
Endd. Lat. Pp. 8. |
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| July 6. | 291. Another draft, differing in many points from the treaty as
finally agreed upon.
Lat. Pp. 15. |
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| July 6. | 292. 1st, 5th, 9th, and 10th Articles, with the French King's
commission to his Ambassadors.
Endd. Lat. Fr. Pp. 4. |
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| July 6. | 293. Latter part of the 3rd Article, arranging a suspension of
hostilities.
Endd. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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| July 6. | 294. Part of 4th Article, relating to the demolition of the
fortifications at Eymouth.
In Cecil's writing. Lat. |
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| July 6. | 295. Draft of the 5th Article relative to the usurpation of the
arms, corrected by Cecil.
Lat. Pp. 3. |
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| July 6. | 296. Copy of the same Article.
Endd. Lat. Pp. 3. |
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| July 6. | 297. Draft of the same, in Cecil's autograph.
Lat. P. 1. |
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| July 6. | 298. Another copy.
Much injured. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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| July 6. | 299. Another copy.
Much injured. Lat. P. 1. |
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| July 6. | 300. Another copy of the same Article, varying from that adopted
in the treaty.
Endd. Lat. Pp. 3. |
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| July 6. | 301. Copy of the same, as finally agreed upon.
Endd. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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| July 6. | 302. Short memoranda in English by Cecil of the different
Articles, with commencement of the Article about the usurpation of the arms, in Latin.
Pp. 2. |
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| July 6. | 303. Draft of Article concerning compensation for the usurpation
of the Queen's arms, and of another concerning the convention
of Berwick, not inserted in the treaty.
In Cecil's writing. Lat. Pp. 2. |
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| July 6. | 304. Draft of the 7th Article.
Lat. P. 1. |
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| July 6. | 305. The Eighth Article, relating to the comprehension of the
King of Spain in the said treaty. |
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| In Cecil's handwriting. Lat. P. 1. |
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| July 6. | 306. Several Articles of the treaty, including two which were
ultimately omitted, one about the disbanding of the forces
and the other to the effect that the Duke of Châtellerault
and other Scotch nobles should be made parties to the treaty. |
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| Lat. Pp. 3. |
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| July 6. | 307. Draft of Article giving permission to the English to pursue
malefactors across the Borders. |
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| In Cecil's handwriting. Lat. P. 1. |
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| July 6. | 308. Draft of two Articles relative to the detention of hostages in England and the ratification of the treaty by Parliament, which were not introduced into the final copy. |
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| In Cecil's writing. Lat. P. 1. |
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| July 6. | 309. Three Articles providing that the Scots shall give help
to the English, especially in case of a French invasion. |
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| In Cecil's writing. Lat. P. 1. |
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| July 6. | 310. Draft of another Article in Cecil's writing, binding the
Queen of England to protect the Scots from invasion and
oppression. |
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| Lat. P. 1. |
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| July 6. | 311. Treaty of Edinburgh. (fn. 6) |
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| Note of the effect of the principal matters concluded between
the Queen's Commissioners and the French in Scotland,
6 July 1560. |
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| It relates to the following particulars: |
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| 1. That the French relinquish the use of the arms and
style of England. |
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| 2. The government of Scotland by a council of twelve. |
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| 3. An amnesty for past offences, to be granted to the Scots. |
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| 4. No Frenchman to have any office in Scotland. |
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| 5. 120 French only to remain in Dunbar and Inchkeith. |
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| 6. No munition or victuals to be brought, but from six
months to six months. |
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| 7. No foreign ships or men of war to be brought in without
consent of the Scots. |
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| 8. Leith and the new buildings at Dunbar to be demolished. |
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| 9. Matters of religion to be passed over in silence. |
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| 10. The league between the Queen of England and the
Scottish nobility to be passed over. |
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| 11. In the said treaty the French King and Queen are by a
special clause bound to the Queen of England to perform and
keep the said covenants with the Scots.
Endd. Pp. 3. |
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| July 6. | 312. Demolition of Leith and Dunbar and Removal of the
French. |
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| Articles agreed upon as well for the demolition of Leith
and the new fortifications made at Dunbar and Inchkeith as of the forts and trenches in the camp, and for
the removing of the French forces and retire of the
English army out of Scotland. |
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| 1. The French shall demolish Leith, and the new fortifications at Dunbar and Inchkeith, in the view of certain English
gentlemen. |
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| 2. The English forts and trenches to be demolished in the
view of certain French gentlemen. |
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| 3. The French shall then embark their army and weapons,
and such soldiers as shall be transported by sea, for which
purpose they shall have vessels appointed to them. |
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| 4. Then the English shall have free entry to the town, to
embark their munitions and artillery. |
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| 5. The French forces which shall not embark shall march
with the English army to Newcastle, or some other convenient
place for embarkation. |
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| Endd. Pp. 2. |
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[July 7.]
Stowe's Annals, p. 645, ed. 1631. | 313. Proclamation of the Peace of Leith. |
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| 1. The Queen and the King and Queen of France and
Scotland having accorded upon a reconciliation of peace and
amity to be inviolably kept between them, it is commanded
that all persons born under their obedience or being in their
service forbear all hostilities by sea or land and keep good
peace from this time forward. |
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| 2. Further it is ordered that no one from Leith shall
come into the camp, nor any from the camp go into Leith,
except by permission from six gentlemen appointed by both
parties for that purpose. (fn. 7) |
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| Draft in Cecil's hol., and endd. by him: Proclamation of
the peace. P. 1. |
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| July 7. | 314. Gresham to Parry. |
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| The writer by his letter of the 4th sent Parry a copy of his
letter of the 2nd, containing the proceedings between Count
Mansfeld and Clough. Desires to know the Queen's wishes re-
speeting the expenditure of the money. 25,000l. laid out in
paying part of her debts would much advance her credit,
"when neither King Philip, the French King, or the King of
Portugal in peace time payeth nothing." His friend A.
[Schetz] from Brussels informs him that the 4,400 Spaniards
are like to remain in garrison, because the States will not
consent to pay any money. The French King has as much to
do as he can, and arrests all the ships and fortifies Calais.
The writer since his last has shipped fifteen pieces of velvet
and 1,000 ells of black damask; all the saltpetre from Germany
is in the Queen's hands. To-morrow Daniel Wolfstadt departs
for England about the refining the money. Sends him by
Candler an emerald worth 266l. 13s. 4d., a table diamond
worth 200l., and a pointed diamond worth 50l., which he
insures him are "oryent;" Gresham is bound by his bill to
return them or pay for them in twenty days.—Antwerp, 7
July 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 3. |
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July 8.
Haynes, p. 354. | 315. Cecil and Wotton, to the Queen. (fn. 8) |
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| 1. Yesterday peace was here proclaimed, first in Leith in
presence of certain English gentlemen and next in the camp
in the presence of certain French. It seems welcome to all
parts. This day the artillery on both sides is withdrawing
to places, from whence it shall be carried to-morrow to be
embarked. At present they cannot understand the state of
the town, otherwise than thus; the numbers appear to be many,
and those which are seen are with all their scarcity of victual
very well looking and all very well armed. The French
demanded yesterday shipping for 4,000 persons, and the
writers think they be not under 3,000 soldiers, which would
have been able to have encountered a great number, and would
have occasioned the shedding of a great deal of blood. |
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| 2. The substance of their accord consists in these points, a
reconciliation made and the treaty of Cateau Cambresis
reduced to its former strength. |
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| 3. All the men of war to be removed save sixty in the Isle
here, which serves to no purpose, as the French see and confess;
and sixty in Dunbar, whose new fortifications shall be before
the army leave Scotland, demolished. The town of Leith to
be demolished. |
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| 4. All hostile preparations to cease on both parts, and no
ship to be transported with men of war "or any warly apparel" out of France or any other place by consent of the
French into England, Scotland, or Ireland, nor any from
England or Ireland into France. |
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| 5. Eymouth shall be demolished before the army comes to
Berwick. |
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| 6. Next to this the Queen's undoubted right to the crown of
England and Ireland is fully acknowledged, with a declaration
that no person may use the style or arms thereof but the
Queen. Thereupon follows the part for redress and reformation for all things done to the contrary, both in France and
Scotland. |
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| 7. The writers persisted in demand of Calais, and 500,000
crowns for a recompence. The recompence is referred to a
new treaty to be had betwixt them at London; if it be not
ended by them within three months, then it is to be referred
to King Philip for a twelvemonth, if he does not end it the
right and demand is reserved to the Queen. |
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| 8. Next this follows the covenant to the Queen for observing of the treaty now accorded betwixt the French and Scots,
which Article was as hard to obtain as any; next to it the
recognition of the Queen's right to the crown. |
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| 9. After this follows ordinary Articles for observation and
confirmation of this treaty. |
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| 10. This is the sum of their treaty, which with the accord of
Scotland, has spent sixteen days, that is from the 16th June
to the 3rd of July, and of that time three parts has been spent
in according of the matters of Scotland. |
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| 11. These are the principal heads of the accords of Scotland.
The French shall not send any French soldier, or of any other
nation, into Scotland except it be invaded by an army of
a strange country, and in that case the French shall send
none but by advice of the three Estates. |
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| 12. All soldiers shall depart save 120, whereof sixty shall
be in the Isle, and sixty in Dunbar, which number shall be
mustered and paid by the Lords of Scotland; those soldiers
shall be justifiable to the laws of Scotland, whereunto the
French men of war here were never subjected. They shall
take no victual but for ready money. They shall not receive
any succour out of France of victuals or munition but from
six months to six months; with other Articles to bridle
them, so there be no doubt to fear them. And, saving that
the French King's honour is somewhat relieved thereby, they
see no likelihood that these will be diminished; the charge
will be abridged, the Isle abandoned, and Dunbar committed
to some Lord of the land. |
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| 13. The French shall not fortify anything in this land but
by advice of the three Estates. |
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| 14. The whole debts due to the subjects here for victuals
taken these two years by D'Oysell and others for use of the
French shall be paid. |
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| 15. Parliament shall begin on the 10th instant and shall
be prorogued till the 20th, because the land cannot be cleared
of all men of war before that time. |
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| 16. The King and Queen shall never make peace or war
here without consent of the three Estates. |
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| 17. For governance of this realm, the three Estates shall
choose twenty-four, of which the Queen shall choose seven
and the Estates five, to make a Council of twelve; without the
greater of which number nothing shall be done for the policy.
If the Estates find it needful to make the number fourteen,
then the Queen shall choose eight and the Estates six. The
charges of this Council to be maintained out of the revenues
of this crown. |
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| 18. The ordinary offices of the realm, either for Justice
civil or criminal, or Chancellor, Treasurer, Comptroller and
such like, shall be furnished only with subjects of the land;
neither shall the office of Treasurer or Comptroller, being now
void, be conferred upon any ecclesiastical person. |
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| 19. All things done here against the laws shall be discharged,
and a law of oblivion shall be established in this Parliament,
excepting such as the Estates here shall judge unworthy of
this privilege. |
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| 20. The three Estates shall order that whosoever levies
any force contrary to order of the country, or without consent
of the Council, the same shall be pursued as a rebel, so as the
King and Queen shall not need to send any strange force to
subdue the same. |
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| 21. There shall be a general reconciliation of amity amongst
the states of the land, without reproof of one to another. |
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| 22. The King and Queen shall never make any avenge for
anything past, nor depose any person from any office or estate
for anything done since the 6th March 1558. |
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| 23. A covenant on the Lords' part to keep the realm in
tranquillity. |
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| 24. All complaints of the deprived clergy shall be heard
in this next Parliament and reformation made by the three
Estates, which they think will be light enough. In the meantime the ecclesiastical persons shall not be impeached to enjoy
their goods. In the end a grant of restitution to the Duke
of Châtellerault and his son, and all others of this land, of all
their estates and pensions in France. (fn. 9) |
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| 25. With this Article they find more part of the Lords here
offended, so that they do amongst themselves devise to accord
that no Scotchman shall take pension of France. The Earl of
Glencairn, who has pension, is as earnest herein as any other. |
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| 26. They have briefly repeated the substance of things
accorded: they will make better declaration at their return.
They pray to see the Queen enjoy the benefit of this peace,
which shall augment her honour in the beginning of her reign
and as yet in her maidenhood, and finally shall procure the
conquest of this Court, that is, the whole hearts and good wills
of the nobility and people of this land, which surely is better
for England as they guess than the revenue of this crown. |
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| 27. Amongst other Articles in this treaty it is accorded that
all preparations shall cease, as by the copy of Articles here
included shall appear. They have accorded that these Ambassadors here shall signify the same to the Ambassador there
resident, who shall attend to agree with the Queen or the
Council in what sort and time the same preparations shall
cease. This they expedite with more speed, because they do
not know in what forwardness the French navy is. They
neither would, nor could, accord with these men here by what
time both the navies should be disarmed, but have thought
best to refer the determination thereof to the Queen with
accord of the French Ambassador there.—Edinburgh, 8 July. |
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| Cecil's draft, and endd. by him: 8 July 1560. Letter to
the Queen by Sir Peter Caroo. Pp. 7. |
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| July 8. | 316. Army in Scotland. |
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| Owing to the army in Scotland, being unpaid between
20th June and 8th July, total 8,040l. 16s. 8d., vivers and
private entertainment. |
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| Endd. Pp. 2. |
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| July 8. | 317. Throckmorton to the Privy Council. |
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| 1. Though he has signified the state of things here by Hugh
Barnesby of 30th June, to the Queen and them, and referred
the rest to his report, yet as this bearer Francis Edwards
is going into England he would not omit the occasion. Arrived
at Paris on the 7th inst. Is credibly informed that two hoys
laden with artillery and munitions for ships of war appointed
to go from Rouen to Newhaven were suddenly restrained on
the 3rd inst.; and, the same being discharged out of the hoys,
were with other munition taken out of Rouen, charged into a
gabard, (fn. 10) and conveyed he cannot learn whither. The ten
hulks stayed for the French King have been discharged,
because their mariners would not serve. The most part of
the mariners who wrought upon the French King's ships at
Brest are returned to Dieppe, for that having brought their
work to some towardness they perceived the keels of their
ships to be rotten. The Admiral having consulted all the
captains for the sea at Newhaven, received answer that the
ships were not meet for any enterprise and the men were not
willing. It is said that fourteen ships shall be made ready
for the war, and among those such as the Marquis D'Elbœuf
should have passed withal, which are not yet in order, notwithstanding the men on the coast are yet uncassed and
300 more are arrived. Is informed that the eight ensigns
which came from Piedmont, to whom there was three months'
pay due, are paid one, and so discharged. |
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| 2. On the last of June at night there was a new garboil at
Rouen, and some men slain and hurt, for the particularities whereof he refers them to the bearer. Understands no
certainty of the French galleys at Marseilles, notwithstanding
it is said they are appointed to come about in the narrow
seas, and as yet the Grand Prior is not returned. It is
thought that, as about Dieppe the people and mariners are so
evil satisfied that they dare not trust them, they will convey
their ships hence. The bruits of the invalidity of their ships
and discharging the hulks and the keeping the men of war
undischarged upon the coast, not agreeing together, gives
cause to doubt some practice to cause the Queen to disarm
and be more inclined to such peace as they desire. |
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| 3. Is informed that Anthony, who belonged to M. De
Candall, who was once committed to the Tower, is by some
of his colleagues called into England to perfect those practices
which he took in hand, supposed to be either for burning of
ships at Portsmouth or the taking of a plat of some port; he
has gone disguised and has shaven his beard. He is appointed,
as soon as he shall have wrought anything, to give warning
to certain captains of the sea for the doing some sudden
exploit. He reports that if he had been put to the torture,
he must have said something of himself and the Count
Hannibal. Trusts that if he be met withal he may be used
accordingly. |
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| 4. There is great practice used by the Guises for salving
the sores between them and the Constable. The troubles
increase, as they may see by the printed matters enclosed.
The Duke of Savoy has redeemed his gentlemen taken at
Nice out of the Turk's hand for 12,000 crowns; and the
Turks arriving at Antibes and other ports of the French
King received fresh water and victuals, whereof the Duke
of Savoy by his Ambassador resident has complained, of which
matter it may like them to inform the King of Spain's Ambassador. There is a bruit that Leith is taken by force, and
great extremity shown to the French in passing them all by
the sword. Begs to be informed whether it be true or not. |
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| 5. The French King is presently at Dampierre, seven
leagues from Paris; it is thought he will be at Fontainebleau
within eight or ten days. Marshal Brissac is come to the
Court from Piedmont; since whose arrival at Paris there has
been secret intelligence and sending between the Constable
and him. Begs to be excused for not writing to the Queen.—
Paris, 8 July 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Portions in cipher, deciphered. Add. Endd.
Pp. 4. |
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July 8.
Burgon's Life of Gresham, i. 355. | 318. Gresham to Parry. |
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| The bringer of this, Daniel Wolfstat, who made the offer for
refining the base money, offers to put in securities in Antwerp
or London for the performance of the same. Thinks that the
refining the coinage will raise the exchange to 26s. 8d. at
least.—Antwerp, 8 July 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. Hol. Add. Endd. Pp. 2. |
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[July 8.]
Burgon's Life of Gresham, i. 356. | 319. Daniel Volstat's Offer to Gresham. |
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| Has commodity to refine every month 60,000 lbs. of the
base money current in England of 3, 4, and 6 oz. fine in the
12 ozs. If the Queen would return such money into fine
money of 11 oz. or thereabouts, they will bind themselves to
make it also, and deliver weekly the sum of the silver received
of her deputies, and to take only for their reward for every
12 oz. fine ¾ oz., and the copper that may be saved. As they
will provide all the stuff belonging to the refining, they desire
to be assured of the quantity of money to be delivered. Also
they must have leave to take to Germany such silver as will
remain in the copper after refining, which they will take in
part payment of their reward; the rest to be paid every week
or month in ready money. They will be content to send one
of them into England to declare more at large of this matter.
Bastien Solcher, who is with Sir John York, has commission
of them to move this matter to the Council, but has not the
provision, ability, or bullion to deliver as much. Offer to
put in securities for the full doing of this enterprise.—Signed:
Daniel Volstat and Co. |
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| Pp. 2. |
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| July 9. | 320. Cecil to the Queen. (fn. 11) |
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| 1. The sight of her most gracious letter written with her
own blessed hand raised him up to such a height of comfort
that after he perceived the sense thereof, his fall was greater
into the deep dungeon of sorrow. Has however that opinion
of comfort of her accustomed goodness towards him and of
his own clearness of mind and soul to fulfil her contentations, that when it shall appear by their letters how
they have proceeded, and when it shall be weighed how
honourable and necessary this peace is, and how it could
not be made any other way, she will not only allow their
doings but think it good hap that they had not her letter
before their conclusion. For in breaking off upon the matter of
Calais the French Ambassadors would have departed, and
the Duke of Norfolk entered; whereupon must within ten
days have happened either the loss of the town, to the
perpetual dishonour of the realm, or a winning of it by
assault, to the effusion of a great deal of Christian blood,
or a taking of it by composition; by any of which three
ways war would still have remained, and then he sees not
by what manner of means Calais would have been obtained,
or this peace hereafter made. |
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| 2. As for the message brought by Tremayne, God forbid
that she should enter into the bottomless pit of expense of
her force and treasure, within the French King's own
mainland, being a manner of war more dangerous to her
than this of the French King in Scotland is to him; for
the obedience there is due to his wife and cannot be lost,
whilst in France she would have no more to further her
but a devotion popular upon matters of religion, wherein the
French King (rather than lose his country) would not stick
to incline to his people's requests, and so her purposes there
could not long last. He meant if the French had continued
war to have advised her to entertain the matter of Brittany
and Normandy, to have therewith annoyed the French King,
but as to have kept any piece there, experience of Boulogne
(being in sight of Dover) teaches what to do. And considering
that neither is Portsmouth fortified, nor Berwick, most
necessary of all other, finished, he thinks it strange to keep
Brest or any other of those places longer than of necessity
the French would maintain war, which being now ceased,
and to her great honour, he thinks it a happy mishap that
her letter came not before the conclusion.—9 July 1560. |
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| Draft, in Cecil's hol. Endd. by him: 9 July 1560. Pp. 4. |
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| July 9. | 321. Cecil and Wotton to the Queen. |
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| 1. Her letter of the 3rd instant arrived on the 9th.
They are sorry that her pleasure was not with them the
day before the letter was written, for on the second they
fully concluded; and for so doing they had more causes to
move expedition than is convenient to be uttered but to her
and the Council, whereof part was not unknown to the
Duke of Norfolk. Do not see how this demand of Calais
could be anywise obtained, (wherein they have used all the
earnestness they could after the receipt of her letter of
June 24, by Binks,) both for lack of authority, and specially
by the great likelihood gathered from the French Deputies'
speech, that rather than the house of Guise would deliver
Calais in this minority, they would suffer all the people of
the town to perish. They also protested that they dare
not enter into speech thereof for loss of their heads, and
so she would have remained in war and been never the
nearer to have had Calais. |
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| (fn. 12) 2. Prays God to bless her with the fruits of peace, and
if they may be so bold to write, with the fruit of her
womb.—Edinburgh, 9 July 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig., with armorial seal. Add. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 2. |
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| July 9. | 322. Draft of the above.
In Cecil's hol. and endd. by his secretary. Pp. 2. |
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| July 9. | 323. Cecil to Throckmorton. |
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| Sum of the accord made between the Queen's Commissioners and the French. |
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| 1. A reconciliation made, and the treaty of Cambray
reduced to its former strength. |
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| 2. All men of war to be removed, saving sixty in Inchkeith, and sixty in Dunbar, whose new fortifications shall
be demolished before the Queen's army depart from Scotland. (fn. 13) |
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| 3. Cecil (fn. 14) forwards the above through the Court, according
to his promise in his letter of the 8th by Lignolles. They have
much ado to preserve the French here from the fury of the
vulgar Scots; the Ambassadors are not without fear, so the
English are driven to give them a guard. The matter of
religion proceeds here, and has taken a faster root than in
England. The league between the Queen and these men
remains untouched.—Edinburgh, 9 July 1560. Signed. |
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| Orig. with armorial seal, partly in Cecil's hand. Add.
Endd. Pp. 4. |
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| July 10. | 324. The Privy Council to Cecil and Wotton. |
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| Understand by letters written from Cecil to the Lord
Admiral, that the opinion of Winter is that the navy under
his charge should, at their coming from Scotland, repair to
the Thames, to the intent they might at Gillingham, or some
other fit place, be grounded and new trimmed. It is thought
meet to be otherwise ordered by the advice and counsel of
the best and most expert officers of the Admiralty; and therefore they pray Cecil and Wotton to communicate this matter
to the Duke of Norfolk, unto whom they have written herein,
that between them they may give order unto Winter to repair
with the navy towards Portsmouth, and in his way to waft
such merchant ships and other small vessels as shall have
the conduction of the French soldiers out of Scotland to
France; foreseeing that none of the Queen's ships, nor the
Minion, nor Primrose, enter any haven in France, and that
none of the said ships pass any farther along the coast of
France than Portsmouth, and there abide the Queen's
pleasure. And whereas Winter alleges that the Queen's ships
stand in such case that they must of necessity be grounded,
and supposes it cannot be so well done in any other place as
at Gillingham, or some such place in the Thames, the best
masters in the Queen's navy are of a contrary opinion, and
think there is no ship of the Queen's in Scotland (the Philip
and Mary pted) but may as well be grounded in Portsmouth water as in any other place; for which and other
respects it is thought meet that they should be brought to
Portsmouth.—Greenwich, 10 July 1560. Signed: Pembroke,
E. Clynton, W. Howard, F. Knollys, Tho. Parry, William
Petre. |
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| Orig. Add. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 3. |
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| July 10. | 325. Norfolk to Cecil. |
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| 1. Master Carew is arrived and goes presently Londonwards. Berkeley has written requiring the Duke's aid for
his delivery; there is no way to help him but with the
exchange of Seatone; they say he is but a third brother, and
has been taken before, and then did not pay above 300
crowns for his ransom. Berkeley offers 500. There is no
man able to do anything with Lord Grey but Cecil herein. |
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| 2. The Queen writes to him to place Lord Wharton here,
if he should have entered, whom he warned for that office.
Asks Cecil what the writer had best advise Wharton unto,
and into whose charge he [Norfolk] shall commit the town,
as he minds to return to Newcastle as soon as he conveniently
may. All the new bands are almost discharged, and a great
many gone.—Berwick, 10 July 1560. Signed.
Orig. Hol. Add. by Railton. Endd. by Cecil. Pp. 2. |
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| July 10. | 326. Peace between England and Scotland. |
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| "These are the heads and articles necessary for the entertainment and continuance of the peace betwixt the realms of
Scotland and England." |
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| 1. To cause reformation and redress of all attemptates
committed since the last peace on either side. |
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| 2. That the true men of either realm be allowed to pass
freely in the other, but that thieves be compelled to raise safe
conducts. |
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| 3. Stealing, reif, slaughter and other enormous attempts, to
be punished as felony, as if it were done in the realm where
the doer dwells. |
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| 4. If either realm reset any offender of the other, the same
realm and the Warden thereof may be caused to make redress
for the offence. |
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| Copy in a Scottish hand. Endd. by Cecil: 10 July 1560.
Mr. Maxwell, for order upon the borders. Pp. 2. |
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