CP 138, 26a

CP Volume 138 Folio 26(a)

HMC Volume 1 Page 200 Number 650

Haynes Page 275 Number 258

Transcribed by Samuel Haynes

1 April 1560 From my Lord his Grace to Mr. Secretaire

From the D. of Norfolk's Book of Entries.

YOUR Lettres of the 28th of Marche, I received the last of the same. And I have myself alredy to the Dowagier, (in suche sorte, as er this Tyme, I doubt ye have perceived by the Copie of my Lettres addressed to her, which I sent unto you) so have I also given order to my Lord Graye, to followe your Direction, in offring Curteyse and Reason to here, and the Frenche, as you have advised in your seid Lettres: But as farr as I can yet understand they mynd not to accepte of our Offers, but to kepe their Forts and Strength, both of Leghe and Dunbarr, and to abyde the Extremytie thereof; whiche woll per Caase requyre the longer tyme er they be expelled out of Scotland. I have advertised my Lord Graye of the commyng of the Bishop of Vallence, to thintente he may communycate the same with the Lords of Scotland, and understand their Opynyons for his Usage and Intreatie, when he shall arrive ther. And to saye unto you my poore Opynyon, I thinke the Bishop shall have but a hard Passage to Edinborough or Leghe, the Lords being nowe in Arms in the Fild; especially if the Frenche shall stand to their Defence, and abide the Extremytie, as I thinke they woll: And therefore I would be gladd to understand sumwhat from you, howe I shall use hym, in Caase he woll adventure unto Scotland, where, I cannot assure his Passage in safftie. Fynally you shall receive herewith such Lettres, as I presently received from the Campe; by the whiche it shall appere unto you, that the Hostags are in the Possession of Mr. Winter, and woll arryve here as sowne as the Winde woll serve; whiche hath ben contrarye thes eight Dayes. I therefore desire and pray you to consider, that yt wolbe muche to the Quene's Majestie's Honour to have them, beinge Children, well brought up, and placed where they may goo to Scoole and have Lernyinge, either in Cambridge or Oxford; which their Parents have earnestlye requyred at my Hands: Wherof I have thought good to remember you, and to pray you to move her Majestie therein, and so to advertise me of here Grace's Pleasure therein.

Tho. Norffolk.