CP 152, 125

CP Volume 152 Folio 125

HMC Volume 1 Page 215 Number 686

Haynes Page 301 Number 294

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

28 April 1560 William Maitland of Lethyngton to the Lady Cecill

From the Original.

Madame,

I PRAY yow chyde not with me for my flownes in wryting: My owne Consience doth convict me that I have not done my Dewty. My Occupation is no sufficient excuse. Marry, to say the treuth, the Practises off owr Ennemyes, who hes driven moche Tyme with us in onfrutefull Communication, hes kept me continually in soche a Fear, as having no comfortable Mater to wryte onto yow, I wes rather content to write nothing at all. Now praysed be God, the Mater is lyke to fall better out, that I hope I shall shortly have some good Newes to write. We ar already in a good forewardnes: Now quhen all Comunication is dissolved, owr Newtrals begyn to cum in a paas. At my Lord St. Jhonis commyng, ye shall be more amply informed off all Things, for I think Mr. Mailvin shall kepe him Cumpany. Other Things I refar to Mr. Kylligrew his Report: And so wish yow well to fare. From the Camp befor Leythe, 28 Day of Aprill, 1560. Yours at Commandment to my Lyves end,

W. Maitland.