CP 138, 30b

From Waalt

CP Volume 138 Folio 30(b)

HMC Volume 1 Page 212 Number 678

Haynes Page 294 Number 285

Transcribed by Samuel Haynes in “A Collection of State Papers . . . 1542 to 1570” London, 1740

19 April 1560 From my Lord his Grace to Mr. Secretarye

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

THE Quene's Majestie's Lettres and yours of the 26th of this presente, were the best welcum, that cam fins myn arrivall here. For nowe we knowe that here Majestie woll go throughe, eyther, eyther with faire, or fowle Meanes, as shall seame most agreable, for the Sewertie of bothe the Realmes here. I have this Night depeched the Quene's Majestie's Lettres unto my Lord Graye, in whom of ony ther lackes lest good will of forwardnes; ther be ohers that cast Perrils, if the Skye fall, we shall have Larks. Thes your Lettres woll, I hope, redubbe this longe slacknes. With tyme Men's Myndes alter; and therfore I pray you do not impute vanytye in me, that have wryten the contrarye to you heretofore. The Lords of Scotland and ours are agreed, and chiefly by their Desire, that if the Quene's Majestie wold be contented that Edinburgh Castell might be taken, it wold muche auaunce the Expedycion of the taking of the other, for they thinke, she doth more hurte then five hundreth of the French. She sendeth contynuallye upp and downe, which cannot be remedied without a Seege: This may be donn and no slackenes used towardes Lythe; and as they assure me, they woll have it in four Daies. She were better to be at the Quene's courteysye, than we at hers; and the taking and demolisshinge of it, woll do the Realme no hurte. For Inskiethe, I woll not wryte, for that you maye suffycyently understand the State thereof by the Admyrall's Lettres, which ye shall receive herewith. Of Incheskith and Edenburgh, lett us have spedy Aunswer. Other Newes I have non, but that the Trenches have gayned but lytle. The Bishop of Vallence taketh his Journey tomorow into Scotland, whom the Scotts would not agree shuld entre before nowe, as I thinke they wryte in this Pacquett to the Quene's Majestie; neverthelesse nowe they are contented; who hath leave to tarrye ther thes eight Daies, in going and commynge. I looke for neyther good nor badd by his goinge, and yet he is accompted amongs the Lords of Scotland that knowe hym, one of the synest Ingins in Christendome. And so &c.

Tho. Norffolk.