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PREFACE.

BY the treaty which Ferdinand de Gonzaga, Viceroy of
Sicily, had made with Henry VIII. 's ministers in England
in December 1543 it was arranged that the Emperor and
the King should each invade France in person, or, in case *
of illness, by a lieutenant, before the 20th June 1544.
The Emperor was to enter the country by Champagne, the
King by Picardy, and the two armies were to converge on
Paris. Each was to consist of 35,000 foot and 7,000 horse,
provided the King on his side could furnish such a number
by including German mercenaries, of whom the Emperor
promised to supply him with 2,000 horse and 2,000 foot ;
and each prince was to equip ships furnished with 2,000
men, who were to keep the Narrow Seas together at the
time the forces were moved across, both going and
returning. 1

The arrangement for the personal invasion was not kept
to the day on either side. As the time approached, indeed,
each Sovereign became particularly anxious not only to
release the other from his obligation, but even to dissuade
him from going in person. Paget had been sent over to
the Emperor in May to arrange about their mutual
obligations. 2 The Emperor begged Henry very earnestly
to consider his state of health and the great importance
of such a life, not only to his own subjects but to
the whole of Christendom. In his own case he did not
feel that he had the same excuse, merely on the score of
gout, when all the world knew that he had come from Spain
expressly to succour his dominions. Besides, he was

1 Vol. XVIII, Part, u., No. 526.

3 lb., Nos. 520, 525-7, 529, 530, 578, 625-8. Paget's mission was in
return for one of Chantomay to Henry VIII.

PREFACE.

pledged to the Estates of the Empire to go in person. But
Henry replied that he was sure the Estates of the Empire
would release him from his pledge, not only for certain
reasons laid before him by the English ambassadors, but con-
sidering how much more dangerous the expedition was than
had been previously supposed. For the French King was
marvellously reinforced and had begun to lay waste the
victuals. And what the Emperor had urged about Henry's
. illness, Henry considered was far more relevant to his own ;
for the King's malady was only of an accidental character,
and was not sure to return like the Emperor's gout, the
regular season for which was the autumn. Moreover to
venture into France in person before he had already gained
ground there to secure his flanks and the free passage of
victuals would not be prudent; it would be far more advanta-
geous to take two or three frontier places that even to burn
Paris. And the Emperor need not expect that the French
people would rebel or assist the invading army ; for French-
men were never known to be so disloyal. 1

Another reason put forward by the Emperor as impera-
tively requiring his presence with the invading army was
that it was composed of different nations, and discipline
could not be kept up except under his direct supervision.
But the King endeavoured to show that this was rather an
argument the contrary way. He insinuated that the Emperor
would be illadvised to place himself among such a diversity
of chiefs ; and, striving even to exaggerate the clanger, told
Chapuys rather ungraciously that many of the men raised
by the Emperor had deserted that in Lorraine the French
had occupied Nanci and in Italy nearly the whole marquisate
of Montferrat and that the men of Mirandola had joined
those of Piedmont. 3

Such were the remonstrances on either side early in June,
just before the date agreed upon for the invasion. It was
clearly a war which for the objects of either Prince required

1 Vol. XIX., Part i., Nos. 626 (2), 714, 730.

PREFACE. ix

to be personally conducted. On the Emperor's side it was
certainly for the safeguard of his dominions, attacked
originally by France and still harassed continually. But as
regards England this could not be said. The war into which
Henry entered was a war in his own behalf, not even
for the interests of his country, which he pretty well
drained of its resources in carrying it on. He had,
no doubt, a personal grievance against Francis, who
had for years withheld his stipulated pension ; but this
reason alone could scarcely have induced him to enter on
such a costly war. As for the people, they simply took
it generally as a matter of course. There was always enough
national prejudice against France and against the Scots;
and the King was only proceeding on old lines of policy
to cripple the power of the latter first and the former
afterwards. But how hard the work would be, even if
there were no misgivings as to its justice, none but
experienced soldiers knew; and experienced soldiers did not
feel it their business to remonstrate. It was all the King's
affair. The Emperor was his ally for the present, even
against the Pope, and it was from France and Scotland alone
that he had anything to dread as to the enforcement of the
papal excommunication.

Early in June the Emperor was still at Spires. He only
reached Metz in Lorraine on the 16th. 1 four days before
the date fixed by the treaty for invading France. Yet there
he remained till the 6th July, when he left for Toul on his
way to the camp which lay before S. Uizier. 2 Already
Commercy and Ligny had surrendered to his advancing
army, with some minor places as well ; 3 and some time
after his arrival they also captured Vitry, thereby not only
defeating an attempt to relieve S. Dizier but obtaining the
command of the Marne as far as Chalons. 4 But the siege of

Vol. XIX., Part i., Nos. 734, 739. a lb., Nos. 860, 851, 915, 916.
8 lb., Nos. 734, 739, 770, 831-2, 851.
lb., Nos. 861, 977, 989, 1026, and Part n., No. 62.

X PREFACE.

S. Dizier continued for weeks, and was attended with the
loss of the Prince of Orange, who was killed just after the
Emperor's arrival. 1 It was going on when the King crossed
to Calais, and the town held out bravely till the 9th August,
when it agreed to surrender unless relieved by Sunday the
17th, and so fell into the Emperor's hands. 2

Henry had crossed to Calais on the 14 July, and it must
have been within three days of his arrival at the utmost that
the Sieur de St. Martin was brought to his presence, who
informed him of the veiy great concessions Francis was
willing to make for peace with England. 3 On the 20th
Francis despatched Framozelles to Henry from St. Maur
with assurances very much in accordance with those inti-
mated by St. Martin. 4 An excellent excuse for approaching
the King was that he could say with truth that he had a
wife shut up in Boulogne who was in the family way, and
he was urgent for a passport to get her out. 5 This did not
blind the vigilance of De Courrieres, who made careful
inquiries about him. The King gave Framozelles an
audience on Friday the I August. 6 But he dismissed him
with an answer than which, as he reported .it to De
Courrieres, nothing could be more straightforward. He had
bidden him tell the French King that even if he were to
offer him half his kingdom Henry would never think
of treating unless the Emperor were first satisfied. Framo-
zelles, according to Henry, replied that his master would
sooner die than speak of peace to the Emperor. But when
Framozelles asked what else could be done, the King offered
to write to the Emperor to inform him what terms he would
require for his part, and he could communicate them to
Francis. 7 He wrote in fact on the 5th to his Ambassador

1 Part i., Nos. 915, 922, 959, 961.
8 Part n., Nos. 62, 68, 69, 77.

3 See Part i., Pref. p. xlv. and No. 929.

4 Ib., No. 953.

5 Part ii., No. 5.
8 No. 424.

7 Nos. 19, 21.

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Wotton to lay the case before the Emperor, proposing that
each of the two Sovereigns should formulate the demands he
was disposed to ask from the French King, that they might
act in concert. 1 Next day, Chapuys came to him in the
camp before Boulogne, from St. Omer, on a special message
from the Queen of Hungary, and he repeated to him all that
he had already said to De Courrieres about his dismissal of
Framozelles. 3

Meanwhile the Emperor himself was very much inclined
to give an ear to French proposals ; and no doubt he was
all the more so from the language used by the English
Council about Landenberg, when they said they cared
not if he joined the French. Chapuys had written to the
Emperor that he considered Henry was feeling severely the
expenses of the war, and would have no mind to carry it on
for a longer period than he was already bound to do. When
pressed to fulfil his engagements by leading on his army to
Paris he answered nothing; and the Emperor said it was
evident that he had no intention to do anything of the kind.
The King, indeed, found plausible reasons for laying the
blame at the Emperor's door. His own army had entered
France within the time prescribed, while the Emperor's had
not ; but his men could not march forward when at the very
entrance into the country they were left to die of hunger and
thirst; for they had not been able to get necessary supplies
out of the Low Countries, and for three or four days they
had had nothing to drink but water. Chapuys pointed out
in reply that this was greatly owing to defective arrange-
ments on the part of the English themselves, and still more
to the debased coinage which the men expected to be taken
at even a higher rate than the old. Chapuys's information
quite convinced the Emperor that his ally would give him
no very material assistance in the campaign. 3 As for Henry
he had his plans, no doubt, and pursued them with his
wonted energy. In June, on learning that the Emperor had

No. 82, No. 45, s Part i., Nos. 799, 866, 989.

xii PREFACE.

gained a great advantage in Italy by the defeat of Pietro
Strozzi, he seemed all the mora bent on leading his army in
person. 1 On the 7 July while still in London, and while
complaining to Chapuys in the way we have shown of the
difficulty his army had in getting supplies from the Low
Countries, he also informed him in confidence that he
intended to essay the capture of Montreuil ; 2 but
this Chapuys had already discovered more than a week
before from the language of the Duke of Suffolk. 3 Of
course, such a project, if it involved a siege, made an
advance on Paris all the more unlikely; and Chapuys
pointed out, that unless the thing could be effected
suddenly, it would be distinctly opposed to the agreed
plan of operations against the enemy. Two years before,
when the relations between England and France were
ostensibly friendly, Chapuys had been himself the medium of
submitting to Henry VIII. a project which De lloeulx had
formed for surprising Montreuil with the aid of 4,000
English soldiers in addition to a force to be raised in Artois,
and the King liked it amazingly. 4 But presently the Duke of
Vendome came down into Artois and captured Tournehem ; so
that the move did not then seem quite so feasible. Now the
idea was again revived by De Roeulx, who sent a message to
Norfolk on the 10 June suggesting that unless the French
could put 7,000 or 8,000 men into the town Montreuil might
be. won by a siege more easily than Ardres or Boulogne. 5
He himself promised with a good body of horse and foot to
protect the supply of victuals from Flanders. Norfolk got
de Roeulx to dine with him on the 14th and discuss alterna-
tive plans for the English army ; and De Roeulx was clear
that unless the French could put into the town more than
2,000 men, it might be captured in four or five days. This
advice Norfolk communicated to the Council, who on

1 Part i., Nos. 734, 799. a Ib. t No. 866.

8 Ib., No. 799. In fact he had surmised it as probable even before
that. See No. 730, p. 450.

4 See Vol. XVII., Pref. xxi. and references in the index,

5 Vol. XIX., Part i., No. 674.

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the 20 June gave him express authority to besiege
Montreuil. 1 The Duke, though by no means sure of
winning it, obeyed ; but it was not long before the difficulty
of the task became apparent. Montreuil could not be
surrounded the enemy were in too great force for that ;
and in spite of the opposition of Lord Russell, it was
determined to lay the siege on one side only. 2 Lord Russell
declared that he had never heard of a town being won that
was not fully invested; and when de Roeulx himself
perfectly admitted that the French King could at anytime
make it impregnable, the wisdom of so besieging it was not
apparent. It would seem, Lord Russell observed, that the
Imperialists cared not whether the English won the town or
not, so long as they lay "as a defence and buckler" to
protect the Low Countries. De Roeulx, moreover, and the
Lady Regent had not kept their promises as to the supply of
victuals. Norfolk's ward was suffering from the great
scarcity of provisions, and were drinking nothing but water.
Russell's advice exactly the opposite of that given by De
Roeulx was that Boulogne and Ardres would be far more .
easily won than the place that they were going to besiege.
Writing privately to Sir Anthony Browne, Russell shrewdly
added that this was his fourth "voyage" he had seen the
King make into France and yet he had not a foot more
ground in that kingdom than he held forty years before. 3

Even the way to Montreuil was not made as easy for
them as it should have been. On the 4 July Norfolk wrote
from his moving camp that they might have been there three
or four days before but that their guides took them up and
down hills and through hedges, woods and marshes, all to
lodge them on French ground and save their own friends.
De Roeulx and Buren and the Count de Wymes arranged
to bring them that day to within two miles of Montreuil;

1 Vol. XIX., Part i., Nos. 695, 700, 738, 741. 2 Jb., Nos. 758, 763, 786, 795.

8 lb., Nos. 816, 817. It was actually true that it was the King's
fourth crossing into France ; but two of these occasions were not hostile.
Henry had, however, twice been at war with France before.

xiv PREFACE.

but Surrey, Cheyney and Poynings being sent to view the
place of the proposed encampment found it destitute of grass
and forage and the way to it impracticable. The Duke wrote
sharp letters to the Queen Regent, for the army was suffering
severe privations; yet he durst not speak his mind too openly
to his Flemish companions lest they should cut off his
supplies altogether. But neither would the Regent order
nor the Lords about her recommend that the English groat
should go for three stivers as it used to do. 1

The access to the town was made more difficult by
"strange and horrible weather," and the town itself, when
Norfolk went to view it with Russell, de Buren and others,
was reported by general agreement to be "the worst town
to approach that ever they saw." There was no sure
camping place within a mile of it ; and inside were Du Biez,
La Guiche, and other veterans with 4,000 soldiers. Norfolk,
however, did his best, and was told not to make too much of
hardships. The siege was laid, if siege it could be called
when the place was not surrounded, and efforts were made at
-mining. But I need not detail the progress of this long and
ineffectual attempt, of which particulars will be found in the
despatches. 2

Much as the King would have desired to capture Mon-
treuil, he was far more set upon the winning of Boulogne,
which, as he afterwards frankly told the Imperial Am-
bassadors, would be much more important to him than the
possession of Paris. 3 He had determined on laying siege to
it before he left England ; but he kept the project a secret
till it was ripe for execution. He placed the Duke of Suffolk
in command of the expedition and suggested that he should
proceed by mining. About this Suffolk had his doubts, as
the town, he said, stood upon a rock; but the King gave

1 Vol. XIX., Part i., No. 836.

2 lb., Nos. 849, 873, 876, 903, 907, 918-9, 965, 976, 1005. And in
Part ii. Nos. 3, 4, 9, 10, 27, 36, 60, 75, 83, 89, 90, 92, 93, 117, 176,
181 0>. 99), 204, 209, 230, 237, 241, 244, 248, 259, 270, 278, 285, 297,
304, 805, 806, 807, 319, &c.

8 Part n., No. 181 (p. 99).

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him express orders to mine. The operation, no doubt,
would be laborious, but it would be just as easy for him to
mine as for those within to countermine, which, it seems,
they were doing. Yet the King, he was informed, did not
expect to win the town by mining, but rather by a bombard-
ment which would terrify the inhabitants into surrender. 1

The Duke of Suffolk, who bore the name of the
King's Lieutenant, had pitched his camp at Marguyson (now
Marquise) a few miles North of Boulogne about the time the
King crossed to Calais. On the 15 July, being informed
that the King had landed the day before, he with the master
of the horse (Sir Anthony Browne) and other noblemen, left
the camp to visit his Majesty, with whom he remained three
days, discussing these matters no doubt, and arranging the
plan of operations generally. On Friday the 18th, having
returned to Marquise, he went on with my lord Marshal (the
Earl of Arundel) taking with him a company of horse and
foot and a few pieces of artillery to view Boulogne. 2 They
met with a little skirmishing ; but drove the enemy into the
town, cleared the wood of robbers and returned to their camp,
which they removed next day, Saturday the 19th, to form the
siege. Suffolk gave the King a good report of the ground,
which he found very satisfactory. He had set pioneers to
work to make trenches opposite the castle and rejoiced to find
that there was some nine feet depth of good earth, through
which large trenches could be made for the passage of
artillery down to Basse Boulogne. 3

At their conference Suffolk seems to have suggested that
it would be well to summon the town to capitulate,
acknowledging their allegiance to the King, and that a like
proclamation should be devised for the whole of France, on
the old theory that that kingdom also belonged to the Kings
of England. On this subject, evidently, Henry had not made
up his mind when they parted ; but Paget wrote to the Duke

1 Part i., Nos. 868, 903. 2 Part 11., No. 424.

3 Part i., No. 932.
15395 b

xvi PREFACE.

about it immediately afterwards. The King, it appears, liked
his device for the summons of the town, but did not approve
of such a proclamation being addressed to " all within the
realm of France." He would limit it to the inhabitants of
Picardy and the county of Boulogne and Guisnes, promising
to all who would tender their allegiance to himself un-
disturbed possession of their lands. 1 This was scarcely
logical if he was going to claim the whole of France by right;
but undoubtedly it was more politic than the plan devised by
Suffolk.

The approach to the town, however, was hot work.
Skirmishers came near the walls the very first day, and several
were slain on both sides. Suffolk was bold and venturesome,
and caring little himself about cannon balls, enforced others
to be hardy, as Lisle said, whether they would or not. He
was anxious to get things ready for the King, who longed to
be at the siege himself and proposed to leave next Monday,
the 21st, desiring to know if it were possible to come
through in a day. Suffolk urged him to delay till the camp
was in proper order, and said that with certain arrangements
before hand, one day might be sufficient for the transit. The
King, thereupon, put off first till Wednesday the 23rd, and
ultimately till Friday. He was anxious to leave as soon as
possible, for "the sickness" was beginning to carry off
its victims at Calais. Suffolk had proposed to assign "the
Advocate's house" for his lodging, and he was directed to
secure first the capture or demolition of the ancient " Tour
d'Ordre " built by Caligula on the cliff above the sea, at the
mouth of the harbour ; for it was believed to contain guns
that would command '' the Advocate's house." Suffolk was
also to take careful note of the range of the guns of the town
before the King's coming. 2

The old town of Boulogne stood high upon a hill,
surrounded by high walls and ramparts, with a castle at the
Eastern corner. To the West between the old town and the

1 Part i., Nos. 933, 940. 2 Ib., Nos. 932, 933, 946, 949.

PREFACE. xvii

harbour lay Basse Boulogne, a separate town lying beneath
the walls of the other with walls of its own towards the sea.
So it appears from an old map and from a contemporary
painting engraved by the Society of Antiquaries. On that
Monday, the 21st, when the King had proposed to come, the
Tour d'Ordre was attacked and some damage done to it,
though a man named Hubcrdyn was killed by a shot from the
defenders. That same morning Basse Boulogne was taken and
occupied, though the French had endeavoured to burn it
before escaping into the high town. 1 They left behind them
"much salt, pitch, tar and other merchandise"; but to the
regret of the English, they succeeded in carrying off much more
by boats and ships, as there were no English vessels at the
haven's mouth. Suffolk set about closing in Basse Boulogne
with trenches, placed in it a sufficient company for its sure
keeping, and declared it as safe as any place in the camp;
then, having surveyed the ground, he set apart a space which
the King and his company could occupy in safety with good
air, water and fuel. 2 On Tuesday, the 22nd, a cannon was
taken up to fire on the Tour d'Ordre, which thereupon surren-
dered. There were in it fourteen men and a boy, who were
afterwards exchanged for English prisoners.

On Thursday morning, the 24th, a message came to
Suffolk by a trumpet of the Duke of Vendome, who was
despatched again in the evening after communication with
the King at Calais. 3 Next day the King began to remove,
but was obliged to encamp at night at Marquise in a tempest
of rain and thunder. The day following (the 26th) he
encamped on the North side of Boulogne near the sea. He
now 7 directed Suffolk to raise a mound between the Castle and
Montreuil Gate ("as one is already," says the letter), make a
breach, see what could be done with mining and give the

1 The King was informed that day that they had actually burned it ;
which he regretted. Part i., No. 955 (p. 583). But it is clear that the
report was erroneous. Part n., No. 421.

Part i., Nos. 957, 964. App. No. 10.
8 Part i., No. 975. Part n., No. 424.

xviii PREFACE.

assault ; while the master of the ordnance was to carry on
like operations in the quarter between the Castle and "the
Green Bulwark," and my Lord Admiral (Lisle) between
"the Green Bulwark" and Boulogne Gate. Lord Cobham,
meanwhile, was to occupy Basse Boulogne, and the King
would be on the top of the hill on the South side, " well
furnished for the relief of all and prevention of rescues."
These points the Council with the King had to explain to the
Duke of Norfolk and his fellows at Montreuil, who, urged
by Count Buren, had asked for reinforcements. They could
not be furnished, as the King was making very special efforts
at Boulogne and had not a man to spare unless there was any
danger of the Dauphin attempting to raise the other siege. 1

My lord Admiral arrived in the haven on the 28th, with
Lord Clinton and other captains and men who had been in
Scotland. Next day Sir Thomas Poynings went to the King
from Montreuil and returned. On his return he summoned
Hardelot Castle, about ten miles South of Boulogne, which
surrendered with 50 soldiers and 100 peasants. The Captain
was brought to Suffolk that day and sent back at night a
prisoner to the very castle he had defended, which Peter
Carew was put in to keep with a garrison of 50 English. On
Wednesday, the 30th, came Richmond herald despatched by
my lord of Norfolk from Montreuil to conduct Framozelles,
who lay in Suffolk's camp till Friday the 1 August, when he
had his interview with the King. 2

The bombardment of the town began on Sunday the 3rd, 3
and on the 5th the King caused the Queen in England to be
informed that he hoped to win it in 20 days. The walls
began already, he said, to tumble apace ; but he wrote for
some more artillery from the Tower, and 40 tons of cannon
balls were presently despatched. Other castles besides Har-
delot between Boulogne and Monstreuil had been taken; and

1 Part i., No. 1003. 2 Part n., No. 424.

"The Council's letter of the 5th (No. 35) says "yesterday," but
perhaps it was really written on the 4th. The diary No. 424 says Sun-
day 8 August distinctly.

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the mission of Framozelles the King took as evidence that
Francis himself anticipated the fall of the former place. 1 But
after a fortnight's severe cannonading, the prospect of taking
it appeared more remote than he had anticipated. Prepara-
tions were made for a third battery with new guns and men
out of England. The King blamed himself for not having
followed the advice of the Duke of Alburquerque, by which
he believed he could have made greater progress ; and taking
further council with the Duke he caused some responsible
officers to receive instructions from him how to act. 3 What
kind of tactics was set forth is not on record; but just about
this time (14 August) a Spanish captain with 100 gunners
came in aid of the besiegers ; and it is recorded that they
were very successful, with the aid of French boys, in the dis-
covery of booty hidden in the ground. Their search, in fact,
was so very profitable that, when the fame of it reached Mon-
treuil, two Spaniards there forsook their captain to serve
under this other captain at Boulogne ; for which they were
very deservedly hanged. 3

It was in the beginning of August, while encamped
before Boulogne, that the King first heard of the capture of
the Scottish ship referred to in the last Preface (Part I., pp.
xlvi., xlvii.) as having been taken off Scarborough. The casket
of letters which the crew had thrown overboard, being fished
up, was found to contain certain despatches sent into France
by the Queen Dowager of Scotland and the French ambassador
La Brosse, of which the Sieur de Bauldreul had charge.
Among them were letters of Arran and Beton and other
Scotch noblemen to the French King, showing, as Shrews-
bury put it, which of them were good Frenchmen, and
giving distinct evidences of the double dealing (among
others) of Lord Fleming, the King's prisoner. Robert
Maxwell was also touched, who, to assure good treatment
to his father (another prisoner of the King's) had been quite
lately writing to Wharton that he would bring all the West

1 Nos. 35, 82. a No. 105, pp. 42, 48. " No. 424.

xx PBEFACE.

Marches to the King's devotion. 1 Then there was a letter
in the Queen Dowager's own hand addressed to Francis I.,
which showed why she required an abstinence for a month. 2
The King was greatly pleased at the capture, and not less so
when it was found from the intercepted letters that the
Queen and Governor were at discord, each making great
complaints of the other, and that the Cardinal meddled
with nothing. 3

Another great cause of satisfaction which had occurred
just before was that those troublesome Borderers, Andrew
Kerr of Ferny hirst and his son, who, as Shrewsbury re-
marked, had always been enemies to England, had been
captured by Sir Ralph Evers in a very successful raid. 4

Altogether, the prospects in Scotland were in these
letters considered very favorable ; and there was much to be
hoped for from Lennox, w ; ho was going North to w r in castles
and fortresses for the King and make him Protector of that
kingdom during Mary's minority. Unfortunately, though
Lennox's fidelity w r as assured, Henry was soon to hear news
of a very different character. But w 7 e must defer the story
of Scotch intrigues and perfidy for the present.

It was on the 9 August, as w 7 e have seen, that the town of
S. Dizier capitulated to the Viceroy of Sicily, the Emperor's
lieutenant, agreeing to surrender if not relieved within eight
days. On the llth the Emperor, dating from the camp
before S. Dizier, wrote to Henry VIII. a letter of credence
for the Sieur de Tourcoin, w T hom he despatched to inform
him of the event ; 5 and the Queen of Hungary, forwarding
the messenger, suggested to De Courrieres and Chapuys that
it might be well, in connection with this news, to remind the
King of England that the Emperor had got so far into France
that the French had withdrawn their forces from Picardy

1 Part i., Nos. 871, 938, 954, 984, 985, 1030.
- Ib., Nos. 1000, 1010, 1019.
8 Part n., Nos. 35, 40, 105 (p. 43).

4 Part i., Nos. 945, G2-3, 969 ; Part n., Nos. 105 (p. 43), 128.
15 Nos. 76, 100.

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towards Champaigne, feeling less concern about the English,
who were still on the very edge of the kingdom. Thus they
might fairly urge that there was a great opportunity for
striking an effective blow if the King, following up the
Emperor's success, would send even a part of his army further
into the country. On the 18th, Tourcoin reached Henry's
camp before Boulogne, and next day, when he delivered his
letters, he was accompanied by Chapuys and De Courrieres to
the King's presence. 1 Henry expressed pleasure at the
capitulation of S. Dizier and talked of the great hope he
himself entertained of shortly winning both Boulogne and
Montreal!. This gave the ambassadors a good opening for the
Queen of Hungary's suggestion about the importance of
marching into France that the whole burden of the war might
not fall upon the Emperor ; but the King's answer did not
encourage them to pursue the subject. Meanwhile the
Emperor had received Henry's suggestions, arising out of the
mission of Framozelles, that they should each commit to
writing the demands which he would require Francis to
satisfy in case of a common treaty. The Emperor accordingly
drew up a statement of his own requirements, which he
forwarded to his ambassadors, intimating that he expected
himself to receive new overtures from France, as the Duke of
Lorraine had applied for a passport for his uncle the Cardinal,
(which, however, he excused himself from granting as the
Cardinal was too high a personage to come unannounced), and
a friar had come with a similar message in behalf of
Admiral d'Annebault, who, notwithstanding the Emperor's
refusal of previous overtures based on a marriage of his
daughter to the Duke of Orleans, was prepared to bring four
new overtures for him to choose from. The Emperor said
he intended to hear d'Annebault's proposals and to inform
Henry of their purport.

Chapuys and De Courrieres reported all this to the King
and delivered the Emperor's articles. The King disguised
his feelings, but they were quite convinced that he resented

1 Nos. 103, 109, LSI.

xxii PREFACE.

the French sending personages to the Emperor of much higher
consequence than they had sent to himself. He tried to com-
fort himself by remarking that the Admiral was not a man of
great capacity in such matters and the Cardinal of Lorraine had
had no influence with the King of France. A few days later
he derived much more satisfaction from the receipt of letters
in Francis I.'s own hand, desiring a safe conduct for the
Cardinal of Paris, the Chief President of Rouen and two
other high officials who would soon be at Abbeville, to
proceed to Calais or where the King thought best for
a conference. Meanwhile Chapuys and De Courrieres
solicited in vain an answer to the Emperor's articles, and
Tourcoin was detained till the 1 Sept., when, after repeated
reminders, the King at length despatched him with a brief
letter, in which he merely thanked the Emperor for his
letters and hoped he should soon be able to inform him of
some good work done against the enemy, 1 As to the
Emperor's claims against France, Paget had at first informed
the ambassadors that the King liked them very well, only
they were not made, as he had proposed, " in degrees," that
is to say with alternatives for negotiation. The ambassadors,
however, were pressed to sign them, and other little delays
were invented. Finally the King himself told them that the
articles were excessive and that there was very little chance
of their being conceded, but that in conformity he had drawn
up demands of his own to submit to the Emperor, and though
they were avowedly no less exorbitant yet, as he said, they
were really more consonant with the treaty. The ambassa-
dors asked him to point out where the Emperor's articles dis-
agreed with the treaty; but he evaded the point, merely
saying that on comparing them with the treaty the Emperor
would see that they did not agree. 2

Of course, when the King himself described his own
conditions as exorbitant, they were so in point of fact. He
intended them as a counterpoise to those of the Emperor,

1 Nos. 168, 181. a No. 181.

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which, as he wrote to Wotton, went "so far beyond the limits
of the treaty as to indicate that he would not fall to any
reasonable composition, or at least did not mean the King to
have the handling of it." The treaty only recognised the
Emperor's right to the Duchy of Burgundy and certain towns
in Picardy ; but the Emperor's articles required recompense
for damages done by the war to the Emperor, the Empire,
the King of the Romans, the States of Italy and the republic
of Sienna, restitution to the Duke of Savoy of all that
Francis held of his on this side and beyond the Mountains,
observance of the treaties of Cambray and Madrid, and
restitution to the Emperor of the Duchy of Burgundy and
the Vicomte of Auxonne, with Estenay and all places taken
since the beginning of the war. These demands, if insisted
on, Henry said that Francis could not perform ; but Wotton
was to say nothing of this unless Henry's own demands were
objected to as extreme ; in which case he was to show that
Henry's were within the treaty, which many of the Emperor's
were not. His own, in fact, were very simple : if Francis
would not restore to him the whole realm of France and the
duchies of Normandy, Aquitaine and Guienne, he must
renew his old pension to the King of England in lieu of
these things a pension of about 100,000 crowns, which had
been withheld for nearly eleven years and pay up all the
arrears out of hand with such sums as the King had been
compelled to disburse for the recovery of his right, and also
for the Scotch wars procured for him by Francis. 1 Pretty
well, as a counterpoise to the Emperor's terms !

But, before the Emperor had been ascertained of the
King's proposals, he had already, on the 7 September,
despatched Anthoine Perrenot, bishop of Arras, the son of
his confidential minister Granvelle, with speed, to show
Henry how he had already pressed the French so hard by con-
tinuing the war (he was now before Chalons which he feigned
a wish to besiege in order to provoke them to battle) that they

1 No. 180 (1, 2).

xxiv PREFACE.

were renewing propositions of peace, offering him aid against
the Turk and a good part of the "excessive" demands he had
actually set forth to Henry. They were willing to restore to
the Emperor and the Duke of Savoy all they had occupied on
either side the Mountains since the war recommenced, to
do as the Emperor pleased about Estenay, which they took
from the late duke of Lorraine and fortified, and, in con-
sideration of a marriage between Orleans and the Emperor's
daughter, to restore to the Duke of Savoy all the rest that
is, what they had occupied since the previous war, and
conform to the treaties of Madrid and Cambray, giving
assurance for perpetual peace. Moreover, they offered to
pay all the arrears of Henry's pension at reasonable terms.
But the Emperor would not accept these proposals without
reference to Henry and had told the Frenchmen they must
give him satisfaction also. He was, however, perplexed by
having so little news of what Henry was doing, while the
French boasted that his efforts before Boulogne and Mon-
treuil were doomed to failure, and that, the season being so
advanced, nothing more was to be expected from that side.
He accordingly sent Arras for the purpose of learning
Henry's final wish touching peace, especially in view of the
facts that he himself had made such a great advance that the
French were burning Epernay and other places to stop his
supplies, and that his army stood in some danger if the King
did not begin his march at once into the interior. If Henry
was not prepared to do this, he must be shown that the
Emperor could not afford to maintain the great expense of
the war any longer single-handed, and he must permit him to
make terms with the French for his own part. 1

Already, in fact, negotiations for peace had taken place
at Bar-le-Duc on the 25th August between Granvelle and
four French officials, the chief of whom was the Admiral
d' Annebault, 2 and though hostilities still continued, it was
by a French passport through French territory that the

1 No. 198. 2 Nos. 199, 205.

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Bishop of Arras was to reach Henry at Boulogne. Two days
after the date of the instructions given to Arras by the
Emperor, a formal commission was given by Francis I. to
d'Annebault, Secretary Bayard and Master Charles de Nully
to treat with Imperial deputies for peace and to conclude
alliances of marriage between the children of Francis and
the Emperor. 1 So the matter of peace was already pretty
well taken out of Henry's hands, and the peace which
shortly followed might have been seriously to his disad-
vantage if success had not speedily crowned the more
important of his two sieges.

The Bishop of Arras arrived at the camp before Boulogne
on the 11 Sept. Cardinal du Bellay and other French ambas-
sadors were then a few miles off at Hardelot, where they had
been discussing the subject of peace for three days with the
Lord Chamberlain (Hertford), Bishop Gardiner, Sir Richard
Eiche and Secretary Paget. a The besiegers meanwhile were
preparing for a great effort. The day that Arras arrived
they assailed the castle, but met with a rather hot reception. 3
The Earl of Surrey and Lord William Howard had come from
Montreuil and accompanied the King to witness the fall of
the castle, to which a train of powder had been laid. The
castle, however, did not fall and the King was seriously
disappointed, though no doubt considerable damage was
done. Many of the besiegers themselves were injured by
flying stones, and there was fighting and much slaughter at

1 No. 213. ~ Nos. 21G, 229.

3 Mason's private letter to Honnings (No. 216) dated the llth Sep-
tember might be supposed from some passage to have been written on
the 12th and dated the llth by mistake. Near the beginning he writes
" We assailed the castle yesterday in play," having just before said
" tomorrow or Sunday we go earnestly to the matter." The words " to-
morrow or Sunday " suggest that the letter was written on a Friday,
which would be the 12th ; and the castle was undoubtedly assailed on
Thursday the llth, if not " in play " yet by no means so effectually as the
besiegers expected. But the date of the letter seems to be correct, for
it records the arrival of the Bishop of Arras as having taken place on the
day on which it was written ; and it is quite certain that he reached
the camp on the llth. ,SV? Nos. 229 and 424, further confirmed by
the statement of Chapuys in No. 286 (p. 124), that a mine in the castle
wall was fired on the day that the Bishop arrived.

xx vi PREFACE.

other parts of the walls. 1 Next day the Sieur de Vervins
who commanded in the town thought it was time to capitu-
late ; and the King granted a safe conduct, at his request,
to Messire Nicolas St. Blymont and Messire Francois de
Renty, Sieur de Aix, to come to him and return. On the
13th a treaty was made for the delivery of the town,
and on Sunday the 14th the surrender was formally accom-
plished. 3

Meanwhile, on Tuesday the 9th the French ambassadors,
Cardinal Du Bellay and his colleagues, had arrived at
Hardelot, where they were met that day by the Earl of Hert-
ford, Bishop Gardiner, Sir William Paget and Sir Richard
Riche, with two companies of horsemen, Lord Fitz Walter
and other gentlemen. That night they and the English
deputies supped together. Next day, to do them further
honor, the Duke of Suffolk and Sir Anthony Browne rode
thither from Boulogne "with a great company in gorgeous
apparel," dined and held council with them and returned to
Boulogne for the night. 3 The offers of the French were
thus signified to Henry much about the same time that the
Bishop of Arras came from the Emperor, and, before des-
patching him again to his master, the King had the double
advantage of having been approached personally by the
French, and on having won Boulogne. Arras left the King
apparently on the 15 Sept. and reached the Emperor's camp,
then at Crespy, on the 18th, where the Duke of Orleans
also arrived the same day.

The return of Arras had been anxiously expected ; his
detention, Wotton was told, was a serious hindrance to the
Emperor's affairs, as the French were urgent that he should
swear to the new treaty at once. Even the very morning of
the day he came the Emperor told Wotton he had been
pressed to swear it that day, but he would neither swear
nor promise till Arras brought him word of Henry's pleasure.

1 Nos. 236, 424 (p. 241). * Nos. 218, 424 (p. 241).

8 No. 424, p. 241.

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When the Bishop did arrive apparently no time was lost ; for
it was on that very 18th of September (if the document itself
may be trusted) that the treaty of Crespy was concluded. 1
The Bishop had brought word that Henry had expressed his
willingness that the Emperor should make terms for himself
with the French, reserving his treaty with England, as
Henry proposed to do for his part, reserving his treaty with
the Emperor. 2

The fact that it had been done (if so it was) seems to have
been kept that day from Wotton's knowledge; but next
morning when he went to tell the Emperor the effect of the
King's letters to him transmitted by Arras, everyone spoke
of the peace as made. 3 The Emperor said he thanked Henry
for his advice, and told Wotton that he had agreed with the
French for the sake of Christendom, but he had reserved his
league with Henry and was glad to believe that he would be
satisfied. He spoke, however, in a low tone and the room
being full of people going in and out and talking, Wotton
could not well hear him. He was accordingly referred by
the Emperor for a further answer to Granvelle, with whom
he had a conference in the afternoon, and he felt bound to
tell him that the Emperor seemed to have left his king in the
lurch. Granvelle replied that the Emperor had earnestly
spoken to the French Admiral about his treaty with England,
and would within two days send Arras to the French King on
the subject; that Wotton might be assured he "would not
forsake his old approved friend for a new reconciled friend,"
and that, at the worst, the peace of England stood at his

1 Nos. 213, 249. a No. 267.

8 According to Vandenesse's diary of Charles V., the peace was really
made on the 16th and sworn by the Emperor on the 19th after the
arrival of Vendome (see Gachard's Voyages des Souverains des Pays
Bas, ii., 292-3). The document itself states that it was concluded on
the 18th, and we have no formal record of the date of the Emperor's
oath. Was the conclusion, the act of the commissioners, postdated to
save appearances with England ? It rather seems so. The date given
by Vandenesse as that of the Emperor's oath the 19th, after Vendome's
arrival, agrees very well with the facts given by Wotton ; for he too
states that Vendome arrived that day, and it was only on that day that
he found people spoke of the peace as made.

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Majesty's arbitrament and he would withhold his decision upon
the alternative marriages till Francis agreed with Henry. In
further discussion Granvelle mentioned the message that his
son Arras had brought, which was confirmed by Arras him-
self, that the King agreed to each prince making terms for
himself, reserving his treaty with the other ; to which
Wotton did not know what to reply except that the King had
not written so to him. 1

The peace was really justified as a matter of policy, if not
even of necessity to the Emperor, and Henry had no very
good ground to complain, having clone nothing to help his
ally by carrying the war into the heart of France. 2 Even
now, having secured Boulogne, he was secretly preparing to
return to England. 3 But it did not follow that he would not
complain because he had little right to do so ; and it was
evidently not without anxiety that the Queen of Hungary
instructed De Courrieres and Chapuys to watch the King's
countenance while they told him, first of the peace, and
secondly of intelligence (to be reported if they thought fit) that
the Dauphin was now marching towards Montreuil with a
part of the French army. 4 The Emperor also was extremely
desirous that they should use the utmost delicacy in de-
livering what he felt would be an unwelcome message,
advising them to declare it to the King when his Council were
not present, and to take care on the one hand not to say too
much about the necessity by which the Emperor was driven
to treat, nor on the other hand to censure the King of Eng-
land's failure to observe his promises, or to call the French
" new reconciled friends," but simply to let Henry see that
the Emperor had done his best to keep the treaty and had
acted on the King's own message sent by the Bishop of
Arras. 5 The King was quite prepared for the intimation of
the peace, which he received calmly without showing either
joy or dissatisfaction; but he changed countenance when told

1 No. 267.

2 See Granvelle' a reasons in justification of it. No. 250.
8 No. 258. "No. 264. 5 No. 271.

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of the French coming to raise the siege of Montreuil.
Surely, he said, that was not owing to the Emperor having
already disbanded his army ? And when they said he was
no doubt provided against this move, he said he had been
better provided, for he had just sent back the Englishmen
who had recently come. However, he would do his best. 1

The negotiations at Hardelot, meanwhile made little
progress. Conditions were laid down by the English to
which the French ambassadors could not agree without
reference to their master, and they despatched Secretary
L'Aubespine, one of their colleagues, to learn the will of
Francis. They desired to have the articles signed by Henry
before transmitting them, but this was refused. They
wished also, as Henry had just then been informed by
Arras of the overtures made by Francis to the Emperor,
that he would write to the Emperor that he considered those
offers reasonable, but they were answered that the King did
not feel it is duty to persuade the Emperor to condescend
to any conditions, as his Majesty doubtless understood best
what concerned his own reputation. They next ventured
to ask what the Council themselves imagined the Emperor's
inclination towards the overtures was likely to be, and they
were answered, as indeed they expected, that at the departure
of Arras the Emperor could come to no resolution, not
knowing the King's pleasure. They then said that the King
might at least write to his ambassador with the Emperor that
he was at liberty to treat with the French under the con-
ditions stated -to Arras, viz., that nothing should be con-
cluded to the prejudice of their amity. This was agreed to,
and on the 17th L'Aubespine was despatched to the King
of France accompanied by an English courier. 2

Two days later, however, the ambassadors came to the
Duke of Suffolk to request him to procure their conge. They
had received a letter from Francis, dated on the 17th (of
course before L'Aubespine had returned to him), stating that

^0.281. a No. 276.

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the conditions offered them seemed too hard, and they should
endeavour to get them abated, as he could not believe Henry
would insist upon them ; but in a postscript he added that, on
reflection, he could come to no determination till he had
spoken with them, for he had no one about him well informed
about transactions with England. Chabot was dead, whom
they called the very register of affairs with that country, and
so was Fran9ois Errault, who had lately filled the place of
Chancellor; Marillac was away ill and Montmorency was put
aside. Suffolk put them off till next day (the 20th) when he
would speak about it to the Council; and that day the
Council sent them a message telling them that as they had
given a promise, at least tacitly, to await the return of
L'Aubespine and the courier, it would be open mockery to
leave without waiting two or three days, according to the
term that had been prefixed. 1

Hitherto the Council had kept Chapuys and Courrieres
uninformed of the nature of their communications with the
French ambassadors, but now they felt it advisable to
tell them what had been going on. Next day they desired
the advice, not only of Chapuys and De Courrieres but also
of the Duke of Alburquerque, on the delicate question
whether they would be justified in actually detaining the
French ambassadors. This they asked of them in the King's
name, who was anxious, in a matter of so great importance,
to do nothing that could be called dishonorable or unwar-
ranted. The Imperial envoys did not like to give any advice
on such a point. Protesting their insufficiency, however,
they gave several reasons in addition to those suggested by
the Council, why they thought the departure of the French
ambassadors might be delayed till the return of L'Aubespine
and the courier and the news of Arras's arrival with the
Emperor. On the other hand, as a matter of policy they were
against it. For they pointed out that such a step would be
fruitless if it was only for three or four days ; and if they

1 No. 276.

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made it longer, the personages were not such that for their
sake Francis would grant much in the conditions of peace ;
while, however just the occasion, the French would be sure
to raise a rumour throughout the world of such disregard for
a safe conduct. Moreover Francis might infer from the
procedure that the King was in great need of peace ; and it
would be more magnanimous to show the ambassadors what
just occasion he had to detain them, while, having more regard
to his own honor than to the lack of them (que a lafaulte
diceulx), he let them depart. The Council, however, asked
the Duke of Alburquerque for his opinion, and he considered
that the ambassadors ought to remain till L'Aubespine's
return ; on which they pressed for further advice of the
Imperial ambassadors. But the Imperial ambassadors con-
sidered that it was no Business of theirs, and said that the
King was so wise and had so notable a Council that they
begged to be excused. The Council must decide as they
thought best on the arguments they had already put before
them ; it was their part only to keep the Emperor, the King
of the Romans and the Queen of Hungary fully informed.
At last, when urged once more for their advice, they said,
if the Council would tell them their own opinion and that of
the King, they would conform thereto. This seemed to give
the Englishmen great satisfaction, for they had hitherto been
sulky; and the Imperialists had made several of them wince by
remarking that if they were so anxious for counsel it would
have been far better to have informed them fully about
matters before the despatch of L'Aubespine. 1

The Council had been anxiously preparing for a scene
which at their request the Imperialists remained to witness.
The French ambassadors were called in, and Bishop Gardiner
declared to them the decision that had been come to with the
concurrence of the Imperialists, that, as they themselves had
consented to remain as hostages till others were sent in their
places, it was unreasonable that they should leave, and it was

1 No. 276.
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to be presumed that if Francis had known he would have
agreed to their remaining. There were, moreover, other and
weighty reasons why they should not depart, especially this
in which the Imperialists concurred that Francis might
possibly on the message despatched by Henry to the Emperor,
which L'Aubespine carried, have intimated to the Emperor
that he agreed to Henry's proposals, on which the Emperor
would have withdrawn his army, while at Hardelot he had not
accepted Henry's proposals but refused them. Thus having
disarmed one enemy, Francis would have the less trouble with
the other. The French protested that their master would use
all sincerity, and if he had treated with the Emperor the date
of the treaty would show that it had not been the result of

the articles carried by L'Aubespine. 1

It is clear, however, that the French negotiators had been

cunningly caught in a diplomatic net, and that they were
embarrassed by the presence of the Imperialists, to whom
they could not reveal what had passed between them and the
English Council. The proposal to detain them was an out-
rage on the face of matters ; but they had, it seems, spoken
of themselves as hostages till they should be replaced by
others if Francis agreed to the articles sent by L'Aubespine,
never expecting that they would be recalled in the meantime.
They chafed at the situation, and protested that if the King
of England would not allow them to obey their own King's
summons but insisted that they were hostages, they could only
say that having come on safe conduct they remained against
their wills. But Cardinal du Bellay confessed that he was to
blame, for had he yielded to the advice of his colleagues, he
told the Council, they would all have taken their departure
with L'Aubespine and the courier, and so the discussion would
have been avoided. As for what had been said in conference
with the Council his memory, he said, was slippery, but if it
was only a matter of personal inclination he himself would be
glad to remain the King's guest, where he was so kindly

1 Nos. 276, 277.

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treated. Only it was their duty to obey their master without
discussing his reasons. In the end he got angry and seems
to have committed himself in various ways, especially when,
turning to the question of the proposed conditions, he spoke
of the unreasonableness of expecting his master to renounce
his ancient amity with the Scots, and was shown that
the overtures containing this suggestion came from his own
side. Gardiner was too much for him, and at last he began
to be abusive; but he was soon made to feel that he had gone
too far. 1

That Henry fully expected the Emperor to make peace
with France was no reason why he should be satisfied with
the accomplished fact. He showed himself sullen towards
the Imperial Ambassadors, wanted to deny the message he
had sent through the Bishop of Arras, and said he thought
the Emperor should at least have procured an abstinence of
war between him and Francis before concluding. There was
no such pressing danger from the Turk, surely, that he
should have been in such a haste to make peace. 2 But all
this only meant that Henry felt himself now at a disadvan-
tage, having to maintain the war without an ally. He gave
orders to raise the siege of Montreuil, from which Norfolk
and the other commanders, accordingly, prepared speedily to
withdraw. They intended to go by St. Omer to Calais. But
unpleasant news came that the advanced guard of the
Dauphin's army were already within half a league of Hesdin,
making bridges and repairing those which they had broken
down before, with an evident design to recover Boulogne.
All thought of going to St. Omer had to be at once given up
and the line of retreat must be by the coast to Boulogne,
crossing at Etaples at low water the only way in which the
artillery could be transported. This was safely accom-
plished, and on the 30th September the King, feeling
assured of the safety of Boulogne, took his passage to Eng-
land. 3 Scarcely had he got back, however, when he learned

1 Nos. 276, 277. 2 No. 804, p. 161.
8 Nos. 306, 307, 809, 818, 319, 331, 836.

xxxiv PREFACE.

that Norfolk and the other generals, against his orders, had
withdrawn with the army from Boulogne to Calais, and he
was exceedingly displeased. The safe keeping of his new
acquisition was the thought nearest to his heart, and he told
his generals that they were inexcusable. Their reason was
that as they believed the town, having at the time three
months' provisions for 4,000 men, could easily be kept
through the winter, they thought it well to relieve it of a
host which consumed in one day what would otherwise have
sufficed for seven. They felt, moreover, that it was not
feasible to carry out another of the King's instructions,
which was to erect a "bastilion" for the protection of the
town; for the Dauphin seemed now to be meditating an
attack on Guisnes, and their own troops had suffered such
hardships from cold and wet on the march from Montreuil,
having to wade through the water at Etaples, that many
had fallen sick and were at the same time destitute of shelter,
having burned many tents for fuel and for want of carriage.
These excuses the King would not accept, and he told them
that they had exposed the town to very serious danger.
They had no right to disobey orders on an uncertain report
about the Dauphin. They had command of the haven, and
he himself, though they did not know it, had taken orders
for their victualling. Soldiers ought to have faced hardships
without burning their tents; and the attempts to make
a "bastilion " should not have been relinquished till Lee and
Rogers had delivered a message from the King. The rebuke
was severely felt. 1

The King's complaint against the Emperor for making
peace with France without procuring an abstinence of war
between him and Francis was answered by letters from the
Emperor himself to the Imperial ambassadors at Calais, who
declared their contents to the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk
and the other Councillors left there after the King had
returned to England. The reply was that the King had

1 Nos. 874, 383, 402, 415, 436.

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declared to the Bishop of Arras that negotiations with the
French were then in good train, while at the same time
Montreuil was likely very soon to be taken. To propose an
abstinence under such circumstances would of course not have
been for the King's interest. 1 At night, however, the Bishop
of Arras arrived at Calais from the French Court, whither he
had been sent by the Emperor to promote a peace between
France and England by persuading Francis, either to accept
the terms offered to Du Bellay and his colleagues, or else to
send new ambassadors to Calais. Francis had declared the
articles proposed by Henry to be intolerable, but had con-
sented to send ambassadors who were to leave the French
Court on the 4 October, the very day after Arras left, so the
Council might shortly expect their arrival. The Council,
after a consultation by themselves, thanked Arras for the
trouble he had taken, but said they did not know how their
master could listen to peace now, for it seemed the French
did not go the right way about it. The King would not yield
to threats, and while their armies were so near the Council
would be occupied day and night with military matters. The
Emperor's gentleness would only render the French more
insolent; he should use a tone of authority with them, rather
than of exhortation. And as he had expressly reserved his
treaty of closer amity with England, he ought to hold them
enemies in case of invasion and let them know of his
obligation to do so in terms becoming such a prince and
friend, telling them especially that it was at his request that
the King withdrew from Montreuil. Arras and the Imperial
ambassadors avoided making any direct answer to this appeal,
saying they were only there to discuss the subject of Arras's
charge ; but the Bishop told them, in passing, that they ought
to consider that Francis had made peace with the Emperor by
their master's consent, and that they believed that the coming
of the French ambassadors would be agreeable to him from
what he had said to l)e Courrieres and Chapuys when he left
for England. 3

1 No. 354. No. 867.

xxx vi PREFACE.

On being informed of the Emperor's answer to his com-
plaints, the King instructed his Councillors at Calais to put
the matter to the Imperial ambassadors in these terms :
First, that the Emperor ought not, by the treaty, to have
concluded peace without their common assent ; and though
the King bore with him somewhat on account of the
temporary necessity he was under, as reported by the Bishop
of Arras, now that he was relieved of that necessity he should
"declare himself ready in all things to the observation of
the treaty." Secondly, he was surprised that the Emperor,
when Cardinal Tournon declared Henry's conditions to be
unendurable, did not fully answer him, seeing that Francis
had already offered higher conditions, which were declared
to the Emperor, and which Henry might have accepted but
for his determination to observe the treaty ; and the Emperor
must feel that these offers were much more reasonable now
after Henry had been at such a great expense. Thirdly,
in answer to a statement made by Tournon and his fellows
to the Emperor that owing to Cardinal du Bellay's com-
plaints of his detention, the French ambassadors would not
go into England, that was a feigned excuse. The French
ambassadors were detained justly and by their own consents
given before the Council and the Duke of Alburquerque, and
the King could not but believe that Francis would send his
ambassadors to England, where they might have quicker
expedition. Nevertheless he was sending over by the Great
Chamberlain (the earl of Hertford) and Paget a commission
to them in conjunction with Bishop Gardiner, the Controller
(Gage) and Riche to negotiate at Calais. 1

The same despatch took notice of a proposal made by
the Emperor for an abstinence, which the Cardinal of Lor-
raine approved of. The King said he would agree to it if
it were for six weeks or two months and on that side of the
sea only ; but he must keep his army there till a conclusion
was come to, else he would be in danger of losing all he had

1 No. 374.

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won. He would agree, however, to both armies being with-
drawn, the one to Montreuil, Hesdin or further, the other to
Boulogne, the Boulormois or Calais. 1

Hertford and Paget were apparently despatched on the
9 October. Their instructions to treat with the French am-
bassadors 2 are not dated, and no formal commission to them
for the purpose appears to be extant. But they had a
commission of that date 3 to treat with commissioners of
Charles V. for a perpetual confederacy and amity between
the Princes and their successors and for certain leagues and
truces offensive and defensive, and also for the confirmation,
reformation, correction, c., of certain treaties, as well of
peace as of intercourse and commerce, heretofore made
between them. This commission can hardly have been
wanted except as a means of putting pressure upon the Em-
peror in reference to the negotiations with France ; which,
indeed, the English Councillors at Calais had begun to do
already, to the best of their powers. But they could not
hope to commit such a diplomatist as Arras, the future
Cardinal Granvelle, to any indiscretion. 4

The prospect of peace between England and France was
not much more brilliant than it had been at Ha.delot.
France of course felt deeply the mortification of the loss of
Boulogne. The Dauphin had been keeping the English on
the alert, both there and at Calais ; at one time making an
incursion into the territory of Guisnes at Anderne and Campe,
where they destroyed churches and houses ; 5 but there was
not much appearance of his "being able to retake the captured
town, which Henry was resolved to keep at any expense.
Chapuys did not see how the negotiations could come to
anything, even with the help of such an able mediator as
Arras. 6 The French had laid their case very fairly before the

1 No. 374. " No. 392. No. 391. 4 Nos. 403-406.

5 Nos. 356, 357, 370, 371, 372, 379, 380, 395, 402, 408, 414, 415,
417, 424-426, 434, 455.
c No. 368.

xxxviii PREFACE.

Emperor, and had even offered to make him arbiter between
them and England. Henry clearly, they said, could not
retain Boulogne and still demand the old pensions granted to
him on account of his claim to the Kingdom of France ; but
if he would restore it, Francis was quite willing to make
peace, submitting all other matters to the Emperor's
arbitration. Otherwise, he said, he expected to recover it by
force and then to be quit of pensions and of all other English
claims whatever. 1

In England the latest accounts had led the Council to
believe that the Dauphin had withdrawn his forces ; and
though the rumor was rather premature, and French ships
soon after kept the sea before Calais interrupting the com-
munication with England, 2 the Council were encouraged to
instruct Hertford and Paget not to agree to any truce or
abstinence with the French ambassadors, but hold out for a
complete settlement of peace. 3 Two days later, in sending
Norfolk and the Councillors at Calais their commission to
treat, the Council at home warned them not to let it be known
that they had any such commission until the coming oi the
Frenchmen, and directed them, when their conferences began,
to let the Frenchmen see that their peace with the Emperor
was invalid without the King's assent by reading out the very
words of the treaty to them in the presence of Arras. 4 That
able diplomatist had certainly enough to do to allay suspicions
on the other side ; for after he had procured from the
Council at Calais 5 a safe conduct for Cardinal du Bellay and
President Eaimond, they wrote to him from Ardres declin-
ing to enter the English Pale till they heard from him again.
They were directed to him in the first place, and they thought
that some neutral place like Gravelines or St. Omer should
be appointed for the Conference rather than Calais ; but they
would come to Calais if Arras thought it best. Arras wrote
in reply that after consultation with Chapuys and De

1 No. 382. Nos. 434, 455. " No. 413. 4 No. 432.

' No. 420.

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Courrieres they all advised the ambassadors to come to Calais.
They had not mentioned their suggestion to the English
Commissioners lest it should create irritation; besides,
reference to the King in England would involve serious delay,
especially from the uncertainty of the winds and of naviga-
tion. 1 The Frenchmen, however, still hesitated for a day or
two and their delay made a bad impression, especially as the
reason for it could not be concealed. In fact, Arras had to
write to them again; 3 but at last they came. 3 Du Bel lay
professed to be ill and to require rest; and though he was
visited by Lord Cobham, the Deputy of Calais, the English
Commissioners abstained from calling on him. They under-
stood that he and his colleagues were not prepared to treat
with them directly, but with the Imperialists as mediators ;
and Arras had much trouble in dealing with punctilios on
both sides. At last on the 18 October the two parties were
brought face to face and met in the Council Chamber of
Calais Hertford, Gardiner, Gage, Paget, and Biche repre-
senting England. Arras apparently presided and set forth
the business. The Cardinal declared that though Henry
began the war, apparently believing that he had a just cause,
Francis was willing, for the quiet of Christendom, to listen to
reasonable conditions of peace. A long discussion followed
in which Gardiner insisted that the French pensions to
England should be paid with arrears and damages, while
England should still retain Boulogne. But this was what the
Cardinal had no commission to concede, and he and his
colleague took their departure. 4

Arras regretted the failure of the negotiations, but could do
no more, except indeed, that he backed up a proposal of the
English that each party should write to their respective
Sovereigns a report of the conference, in case any further
basis of negotiation could be obtained. The English them-
selves, however, would have urged on him a matter which he

1 Nos. 440-1. a Nos. 448, 445, 446. s Nos. 443, 455.

4 Nos. 455, 466.

xl PKEFACE.

said was not in his commission, and which accordingly they
proposed immediately to De Courrieres and Chapuys to
desire the Emperor that in virtue of his treaty with England
he would press Francis at once to satisfy their master, or else
declare him enemy. 1 Three days later there was another
Conference at the request of the Cardinal, who said that on
the previous occasion he had declared his master's final
resolutions unless any new mean of peace could be devised ;
and as the English had reported their first Conference to their
Sovereign he and his colleague-"; would await the reply. This
led to some very unsatisfactory conversation, and the Cardinal
and President in the end left for Gravelines. 2 But meanwhile
the King had despatched the answer in question to Norfolk
and the other Councillors at Calais ; and it was such an
answer as might have been expected. Give up Boulogne,
forsooth ! Even if he were so foolish as to think of doing so,
his subjects would not take it well. But he was disgusted,
not only with "the haulte proceedings of the French ambas-
sadors" but also with "the cold and unfriendly doings of the
Bishop of Arras and his colleagues " ; and he approved of a
suggestion made by the Councillors at Calais themselves, to
send to the Emperor. Concealing the fact that they had got
an answer from the King, Hertford and the bishop of Win-
chester might tell the Imperial ambassadors that doubting
greatly when they should hear from their master owing to
the uncertainty and danger of the passage, they were author-
ised, in case the Frenchmen continued in the same terms, to
repair to the Emperor ; and they were to do so at once,
leaving Norfolk, Suffolk and the others to entertain both the
Imperial and the French ambassadors till the King's answer
arrived. Letters of credence for the two were enclosed, to
be presented to the Emperor ; and no doubt his Majesty
would be ready to press the French King to agree to Henry's
terms, and on his refusal to declare himself enemy and join
with Henry against him as the treaty required. 3

1 No. 456. 2 No. 470.

8 No. 468. The letter of credence is No. 462.

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The King's letters arrived at Calais on the evening of the
23rd October, and next morning Hertford and Winchester
left at once for the Emperor's Court, 1 further communica-
tions having made no change in the attitude of the
French Commissioners. 2 They reached Brussels, where the
Emperor then was, on the 26th, and had an audience given
them next day, in which they were received with marked cour-
tesy and friendliness, the Emperor "being diligent, whenever
they put off their caps, to cause them to put them on again."
They related how untoward the French ambassadors had shown
themselves how the French army bragged they would have
the Emperor's help to recover Boulogne, and that he had
offered Orleans the aid of 3,000 Spaniards how their ships
had taken an English hoy with soldiers, whom they spoiled
and set on land, saying " Thus shall we handle you now the
Emperor hath left you," and so forth. Considering these
things the King, who had entered a costly war trusting in the
Emperor's amity, now asked the Emperor to show his friend-
ship in conformity with the treaty and declare himself
against France. The Emperor answered gently, showing
how careful he had been of his engagements when he made
peace with France and contradicting the injurious rumours.
But he declared himself in amity alike with France and with
England and bound to satisfy both to the utmost of his
power. In the end he remarked very truly that he perceived
the great difficulty to be about Boulogne, which both parties
insisted on having, and he thought Henry might abate some
part of his pension in order to be allowed to keep it "by
way of gage." Here he felt himself on delicate ground.
He spoke in a thick voice and wished to give the subject the
go-by, saying that he spoke without knowing the French
King's mind. The ambassadors did not reply, and the
Emperor said he would appoint Granvelle and some of his
Council to examine the treaty along with them, saying he
would do as he was bound. 3

1 No. 479. a No. 466.
3 No. 492.

xlii PREFACE.

Of their subsequent conferences with the Imperial
Councillors we have the reports of both sides. The inter-
views were long and tedious, and somewhat of a trial, at
times, to the diplomatic temper ; for there was an insinuation
on the one side that the Emperor by making a separate peace
with France had done Henry an injury, and on the other a
justification of the Emperor's conduct by the failure of
England to support him in the war. But the English
insisted that even since the peace, the French had invaded
Guisnes "with thousands and thousands," by which the
Emperor was bound to regard his new treaty with France as
void and to declare himself the French King's enemy. On
the other hand the Imperialists represented that the Emperor
had used great efforts with the French to induce them to
satisfy Henry's claims, and that the French had made objec-
tions which they were willing in the most reasonable spirit to
refer to the Emperor's arbitration. 1 The diplomatic battle
went on for weeks, till Hertford and Gardiner received plain
instructions, in case they could get no further satisfaction, to
come away. And doubtless their departure was no small
relief to the Emperor and his Councillors, who had been so
extremely anxious to conciliate them that at last they would
not refuse point blank the required declaration against
France, but only begged that they would not press him for it
for ten weeks. The Emperor was sending a new envoy to
the French King on the subject of Henry's demands; and
Granvelle was anxious to assure the English that the
Emperor would fulfil everything that the treaty required of
him. He was also going to send a new ambassador to
Henry who would satisfy him on that subject. 2

The new ambassador to England received his despatch from
the Emperor on the 25th November. He was a knight named

1 Nos. 507, 517.

2 The despatches, including instructions from home, will be found in
Nos. 508, 509, 568, 577, 583, 585, 605, 609, 611, 627, 628, 649, 650,
651 and 654.

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Francis Van der Delft, and his instructions were, in conjunc-
tion with Chapuys, whom the Emperor wished, if possible,
notwithstanding his broken down health, to accompany him
into England, to try and satisfy the King that it was even
for his own interest not to press the Emperor for a declara-
tion against France for the space of ten weeks; assuring
him still of the Emperor's intention to fulfil all obligations.
They might, as of themselves, tell the King's ministers that
the Emperor might very well resent being asked to declare
war against France when he had just got out of it, even with
the King of England's consent, and he might altogether put
himself out of the treaty with England and make a claim
upon the King for the loss he had sustained by the non-
fulfilment of what had been expressly stipulated. For by
this Henry had left the whole burden of the war upon the
Emperor's back in order to make his own profit of Boulogne
and Montreuil, of the reduction of both which towns he had
felt assured. But they must do their very best to satisfy the
King with the Emperor's answer and to convince him that
the delay was for the best, without committing themselves to
anything that would enable the English to say he had given
up the point of the non-observance of the treaty by England,
though he did not mean to lay stress upon it except in case
of extremity. 1

Charles doubtless expected, while he was thus temporis-
ing, to be urged very strongly to an opposite course of
action. During the war he had been severely rebuked by
the Pope for his league with a schismatic king and his
toleration of heretics within the Empire. 2 But now that peace
had been made, the language of rebuke was exchanged for
exhortation. There were hopes of a General Council at
last and a bull had been actually issued on the 19 Novem-
ber that it should meet at Trent in the fourth week of the
following Lent. 3 By the beginning of December, accord-

1 Nos. 661, 665, 666, 667. 2 Nos. 1B4, 185.

8 No. 773. The date of the bull is given by Baronius as the 19th
November, though he says it was only published on the last day of the
month. The 15 March was the date prescribed for the meeting.

xliv PKEFACE.

ingly, if not earlier, a new papal nuncio, Francesco
Sfondrato, archbishop of Amalfi (afterwards Cardinal), a
senator of Milan, learned in the laws, had arrived at the
Emperor's Court at Brussels ; and he told the Emperor that
Francis, being at war with England, would assuredly seek
aid of the Pope against a heretical King. This in itself
would prevent his Holiness assisting the Emperor against
the Turk as freely as he could wish; and the Emperor
ought to give up his amity with England and join the Pope
and Francis against Henry. 1 The Emperor's reply was that
the quarrel between France and England was not on account
of the Faith, but rather bore upon the matter of protecting
Germany from the Turk, and as the Emperor was now in
alliance with both princes there was no occasion to consider
the Nuncio's proposal. Charles certainly never con-
templated turning his arms against England with the aid of
his late enemy. Such a war would have been injurious to
the commercial interests of his richest provinces. But even
if he had disregarded the welfare of the Netherlands, there
was trouble in wait for him within Germany itself which

would soon require attention. For the prospect of a
General Council alarmed the Protestants, who, deprived of
an old ally in the French King by his peace with the
Emperor, could be much more easily crushed by the union
of these two Powers against them. Some of them were
accordingly inclined to forget their old distrust of Henry
VIII., and the Landgrave of Hesse had already begun to
think of an alliance with him and the King of Denmark,
whom it was most important to bring together in a close
amity. The English King's ever watchful agent,
Christopher Mont, was diligently seeking information on
this subject at the end of the year. 2

We may now resume the story of Scotch affairs, on
which we have but incidentally touched in this Preface ;
for the Scotch correspondence, which at this time is

1 ffos. 697, 699, 700. 2 Nos. 746, 747,

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remarkably full and important, requires treatment by itself.
Nor can we find space for more than a brief indication of
the most important subjects and the general course of events.

Lennox could have had but little honeymoon when he
departed for Chester, where his own ship (apparently that
which had conveyed him thither in May), 1 was ready to take
him back to Scotland. A fleet under John Winter had been
prepared to conduct him thither. Sir Rice Maunsel and
Richard Broke were to go with him and, under his direction,
take possession of Bute and fortify Rothesay castle; after which
he was to sail up the Clyde and hand over his own castle of
Dumbarton to Sir Peter Mewtys and Thomas Audeley as
captain and lieutenant, who would fortify it by the advice of
a surveyor named Burgate. They were, of course, to hold it
for the King, but to allow Lennox, Glencairn and Kilmaurs,
each to enter it at any time with ten men or under. All
this had been beautifully planned beforehand. 2 Lennox,
however, did not sail from Chester. He preferred to go by
land to Beaumaris to await the fleet, which had collected at
Bristol, and was expected to leave that port on the 5th
August. In the middle of the month he sailed from
Beaumaris, just four or five hours before the arrival there of
important despatches from the Council with the Queen,
which were taken back by the courier and forwarded again
to him on the 23rd. These were to inform him about the
return mission to Scotland of the laird of Fyvie, who had
been with the King in France to offer him the service of one
or more important allies or confederates in the North. 3 It
was evidently anticipated that the expedition of Lennox, and
his union with Glencairn and Kilmaurs, and probably some
others besides, would at last make English rule in Scotland
a reality.

Who were the allies whose services the laird of Fyvie
had just offered to the King, and what was the nature of the

1 See Part i., Nos. 639, 652. 2 Part i., No. 818.

8 Part ii., Nos. 39, 48, 58, 87, 88, 121, 126,

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compact? There can be no doubt about either question.
He came from the Master of Rothes and John Charteris, 1 and
his mission must have been to arrange secretly with Henry
VIII. how to give effect to that project of kidnapping or
killing Cardinal Beton which they had proposed to the King
in April. 3 It was clearly important as a matter of policy
that they should not strike prematurely; but perhaps when
Lennox, Glencairn and Kilmaurs had made themselves
masters of Bute, Dumbarton and a few strongholds besides,
the deportation or murder of the Cardinal would complete
the business by paralysing the government of Scotland, and
so place the rule in the King of England's hands. There
seem to have been some official anxieties and changing of
plans at this time. Wharton was to leave his post at
Carlisle to go and confer with Lennox; but Wharton's
absence from Carlisle would have been too dangerous, and
the Council with Queen Katharine bade him stay,
saying that they had communicated all that was necessary
to Lennox by written despatches. 3 Then the Queen and
the Council with her were uncomfortable because they
had not seen the lairds of Brimstone and Fyvie on their
return from the King in France. If they had passed towards
Scotland without visiting her, Shrewsbury must detain them,
with all courtesy, till Lennox was fairly in Scotland, and he
must not suffer any Scotchman to pass that way without her
safe conduct. 4

Scotland was weak, and for a whole year past its borders
had been ravaged, plundered and burnt by the English to a
degree which, to judge by the details, 5 could have been

1 See Part i., No. 881.

3 See Part i., No. 850. There can be little doubt, I think, that
Part n., No. 88, was addressed to the Master of Rothes.

'Part i., No. 1015.

4 Ib. It seems as if Brunstone was already with the King before he
crossed to France and wrote from London letters to Arran and to Sir
George Douglas. See Part i., No. 906.

5 No. 83.

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seldom surpassed even in Border war. Yet "honest roads,"
as officials called them, were still carried out and an enterprise
against the laird of Buccleuch seems to have been wonder-
fully satisfactory. 1 The great thing, of course, was to keep
up the game and harass the Scots in the time of harvest. 2
In July, the Queen Dowager had sent the Scotch herald,
Rothesay, to England ; but the Earl of Shrewsbury and his
colleagues at Darlington, bishop Tunstall and Sir Ralph
Sadler, acting on instructions, detained him there, opened his
despatches and sent them up. 3 There was no desire to give
peace to Scotland till the King had got his way there;
which apparently he hoped soon to have by the aid of
Lennox, Glencairn and Kilmaurs.

After leaving Beaumaris, Lennox sailed through the Irish
Channel and up the Clyde. But the governor of Dumbarton
Castle refused to -give it up, even to its rightful owner, to be
transferred to English rule, and the whole grand project was
frustrated. 4 This in itself, however, was not the worst blight
on the English prospects. Could it be a fact, as Shrewsbury
was informed on the 2 September, that Lennox's ally, the
Earl of Glencairn, like so many other Scotchmen who had
bound themselves to Henry VIII., had now deserted his
cause"? 5 The King himself, notwithstanding "the light
nature of that nation," would not suddenly, when he heard
it, "remove his good opinion" of one who had hitherto been
constant to his promises. 6 But Glencairn's own letters and
those of his son Kilmaurs showed but too clearly how
Lennox and the English had been "prettily deceived," as
Lord Chancellor Wriothesley put it, "by the old fox and his

1 Nos. 50, 133, 148, 154, 167. 2 No. 172.

3 Part i., Nos. 945, 963, 1001. It would seem that their letter No.
843 must have been accidentally misdated "July" instead of "August."
On the 15 Sept. similar orders were given as regards the arrival of
another herald whom the Queen Dowager thought of sending. N'<v 1'avt
n., No. 231.

4 Nos. 186, 197. 5 Nos. 173, 185. 6 No. 202.
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cub." 1 In fact, it is tolerably clear that Lennox's repulse at
Dumbarton was largely owing to his old ally, to whose
keeping he had given up the place before he left for England. 2
From Dumbarton on the last day of June he had written a
letter to Wharton 3 which rather suggests how he pro-
posed to excuse himself for a contemplated desertion
of his friends. His excuses now deceived no one. Henry
thought of inducing Lennox to take vengeance on Glen-
cairn ; 4 but nothing seems to have come of the idea, Lennox
landed again at Bristol, and the naval officers who conducted
him thither had discharged most of their companies before
orders arrived to the contrary.

Inquiries meanwhile were made of the Wardens of
the East and Middle Marches as to the feasibility of
an expedition against Kelso and Melrose. 5 The report
was that the enterprise of Melrose was not possible
without a greater force than they had in garrison; but
that of Kelso was possible, and they were ordered to
execute it. 6 The expedition against Melrose, however, was
only postponed, and we shall have to relatfe how it was
executed in the early part of the following year. Meanwhile
Scotch vessels were taking even Dutch ships (a consequence
of the Emperor's concessions to Henry), and, in conjunction
with the French, were continually molesting the English
coasts. In September they were in strong force before
Bridlington, where they captured a hulk in sight of all the
town. 7 In the same month they were disturbing the herring
fishery at Yarmouth. 8 In October they were off Scarborough,
where no merchant ship could escape them. 9 On the last
day of that month a ship of Grimsby chased by a French or
Scotch vessel was run ashore at Hartlepool and scuttled by
the crew to save her from the enemy; who, nevertheless,
sent a boat to her under cover of a heavy fire, stopped the

1 Nos. 206-7, 251. 2 Diary of Occurrents, 33.

8 Part i., No. 809. 4 No. 302. 5 No. 217. fi Nos. 274, 283.

7 Nos. 254-6. H No. 324. No. 486.

PEEFACE.

leak and brought her off. 1 That same day or the day before,
though the fact is only reported on the 1 November, they
made similar captures at Whitby. 2 They were desperate
merchants of Leith and Edinburgh, as Shrewsbury understood,
trying to recompense themselves for having lost their whole
substance when Hertford laid those towns in ashes. Worst
of all, the King himself could offer the ports no protection,
and while regretting the losses his loving subjects had
sustained, wondered that they could do nothing for them-
selves. He could not afford to divide his fleet, which had
enough to do to protect the Narrow Seas against the French. 3
In fact, Sir Thomas Seymour, who had the command in the
Channel and wished to attack Britanny, could not convince
the King that less than fourteen sail would be sufficient to
guard those waters. 4 But the replies received by Shrewsbury
to inquiries addressed to Newcastle, York, Scarborough,
Whitby and Hull, ah 1 showed the utter inability of those
towns to set forth armed vessels for defence of the coasts
without adequate assistance. Hull, indeed, had already been
at great cost manning three ships of war, which, however,
had been unable to cope with the enemy. 5

In the beginning of October, Thomas Gower, the sur-
veyor of the works at Berwick, came to Shrewsbury at
Darlington with letters and a credence from the Wardens of
the East and Middle Marches. It appeared that the Scots
intended to burn Holy Island, and Gower had already taken
steps to repair the bulwark there, which was much decayed.
But a part of his credence was to inform my lord Lieutenant
(Shrewsbury) that the inhabitants of Coldingham had offered
to be sworn subjects of King Henry, and the question arose
whether a captain and garrison should be laid there.
Shrewsbury and his colleagues hardly thought it worth
while. The men of Coldingham, he wrote, were "mean
persons and few." The place was not secure for a garrison and

1 Nos. 514, 629. 2 Nos. 530, 640, 541.
3 No. 560. 4 No. 573. 5 Nos. 599, 602, 620, 621, 634.

1 PKEFACE.

the King could take it when he pleased ; but no doubt, if it
were well fortified, it could do much annoyance to the
enemies. The King, however, was by no means disposed to
slight the offer, and Sir George Bowes, who had a great mind
for the enterprise, was appointed to do the work. A fort-
night later the abbey of Coldingham was captured and a
garrison put into it The King then sent down Archan, an
Italian engineer, to view the place and devise how it might
be fortified. It was then besieged by the vScots ; but the
besiegers were soon driven off by the Wardens of the
Marches. 1 All the neighbouring country then became
English. 3

But the Scots were more united than before. In October
the Queen Dowager and the Governor were still at feud,
each intending to hold a separate parliament in November,
the one at Edinburgh and the other at Stirling ; as in point
of fact they did. 3 These differences, however, were adjusted
by Cardinal Beton. 4 A united Parliament continued on into
December, and Angus, Sir George Douglas, Bothwell and
even Glencairn, at last, received pardons for past offences. 6
Henry VIII. had the Scottish nation more completely
against him than ever. But, of course, there was still some
hope of raising jealousies and factions among the Scotch
nobles, and a recent message from Angus to Lennox gave
the King a pretext for sending the latter down to Carlisle.
Could not Angus some way be induced to depose the
Governor and set his son-in-law in his place ? 6

We have now set before the reader the leading subjects
in this Part. The Irish Papers, during the whole of this
year, are not very numerous and are almost exclusively
concerned with the internal state of the country, except a
reference to " young Gerald " at Nantes, 7 and a few papers

1 Nos. 345 (2), 860, 439, 553, 635, 653, 705, 707, 708, 720.

- Diurnal of Occurrents, 36.

3 Nos. 490, 565, 671, 576. See Diurnal of Occurrents.

4 No. 657. Nos. 660, 669, 672, 739. 6 Nos. 719, 753.

7 Part i., No. 542.

PKEFACE. li

about the levying of kerne for the French war. 1 Of matters
bearing upon general policy it may be noted that the King
who, as shown in the last Preface (Part I. p. xlix), had been
driven to borrow money at 12 per cent, in June, was obliged
in August to give 14 per cent., 3 and was warned that in the
following month 16 per cent, would be demanded. 8 An-
other method of procuring the needful had been suggested
by exporting lead for sale upon the Continent. 4 But though
the King had doubtless great store of that metal from
the spoliation of the monasteries, he was advised by
Vaughan that its sale in Flanders would be very unprofit-
able, and he ordered it to be stayed at the seaside. It
would be far more advantageous to keep it in England,
and if sold to foreign merchants there, it would bring the
King customs' duties as well as the price of the lead itself. 5

The policy of obtaining money from foreigners by forcing
them to become denizens was abandoned in September, when
a proclamation was made that Frenchmen who had not taken
out letters of denization might still abide in England. 6

J. G.

1 Part i., Nos. 261, 378, 473, 477.
a Part n., Nos. 80, 108, 159.

3 No. 143.

1 Part i., Nos. 927, 981. Part n., No. 89.

'Part ii., Nos. 119, 129, 143, 167.

6 No. 332.

LETTEES AND PAPEKS,

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

HENRY VIII.

A.D. 1544.

1 Aug. 1. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to LENNOX.

Add. MS. Yesterday the Queen was advertised by letters from the North that

B M a Scottish ship, wherein was an ambassador sent from the Dowager and

Hamilton others to the French king, was taken off Scarborowe and with it a great

Papers. number of letters from her and others to the French king and other persons

n., No. 299. in France. Sent the King the most important of the letters, which both

declare their misery and their practices and untruths. Among other things

it appears that Angus, Cassells, George Douglas and Kobert Maxwell are

bound by oath and handwriting to the Dowager ; so that, albeit he has been

warned and has experienced their untruth, he may eftsoons remember the

King's fatherly lesson to him. Beg him to make Glincarn and Kyllmawres

participant of this letter. Hampton Court, 1 Aug.

Draft by Petre, pp. 2. Endd: : A mynute to th'erle of Lynoux, primo
Augusti 1544.

1 Aug. 2. SIR EALPH EVERS to SHREWSBURY.

Add. MS. Reminds Shrewsbury of a former letter in favour of his father's

32 ' 6 ff'\f 129> request for the exchange of 100 mean-horsed men for 100 well-horsed.

Hamilton Thinks it might well be done. Wardens heretofore have been allowed

Papers, 100 to wait upon them. Warkeworthe castle, 1 Aug. Signed.

ii., No. 298. P.S. Would know his pleasure touching the exchange of John

Halleburton, Scottishman, for Thos. Howborne, Englishman. This day

an espial reports that Angus, on Tuesday last, commanded those who were

to go with him to the Parliament not to stir. The Governor keeps

Edinburgh castle and will suffer none but his friends to come thither ; and

has made a new provost of Edinburgh, who has married the abbot of

Jedworthe's daughter. Begs a warrant for 2 half-barrels of corn powder

for Mr. Crowche and his 100 gunners, with 100 matches. They could not

serve on Thursday last for lack of powder and matches.

Pp. 2. Add. Endd. . 1544. Also endd. as " dated at Annyk y e fyrst
day of August at fower off y 6 clok at aft r none."

1 Aug. 3. NORFOLK and Others to HENRY VIII.

R - O. According to his command by Sir Thos. Ponynges to dislodge one of

their three companies and lie at Bouleyne gate, have, together with De
Bures and Wysmes and the most expert men of that company, viewed the
place, and refer to bearer to report how far asunder they would lie. As the
footmen of De Bures and Wysmes are not sufficient to keep one of the
trenches and send men to the convoy, as they do, we desired them to go

A. 1693. Wt. 15395. 400. 5/11/02. M. A

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3. NORFOLK and Others to HENRY VIII. cont.

thither, where no trench is made. They answered that if the King com-
manded it they would do so, " but they saw the danger so great to dissever

this army so far asunder th[at] would

the [unless] I

had ex[pres]se co[mmandment therein from] your High [ness]." Think
their reasons good, and beg that two or three personages may be sent to
report upon what is done here and the danger of removing the camps.
From the camp before Montroeull, 1 Aug. Siyned : T. Norfolk : J. Russell :
T. Cheyne : H. Surrey : Water [D]evere[ux] : T. Wentworth.
P. 1. Mutilated. Add. Endd. : 1544.

E. O. 2. The message by Ponynges.

" Item, to show to the lords of the King's Council at Muttrell that if they
think to keep Bollayn gate" so that neither artillery, victuals nor men
come in, and they may meet without danger and convey their victuals, the
King is content. If not, the King's opinion is that the lord Privy Seal
shall remove to Bolayn gate, with Mons de Bure, " providing that ye cut
a trench throughout the old town," And if you lie at Bollayn gate " ye
shall have vyttaylles frome hence, so ye make yow r brycchgges (bridges)
be twhene Mustrell and Estapulles."

P. 1. Endd. by Payet : A Minute of the 1're to my lords at Mutterell
touching their removing unto before Bullen gate.

1 Aug. 4. KUSSELL to PAGET.

R. 0. I understand by yours of 29 July the deliverance of my letters to

the King, whose prosperous health, and that of the Queen, my lord Prince
and the rest of the King's children now at Hampton Court is not a little
to my comfort. Thanks for your news " as well of that of Scotland as of
that you do trust shortly of Bulloigne." Would much wish the King's
presence here. Are now within little more than the level of a half -hake of
the town before Abdvylde gate, and have beaten down a round tower and
begun a mount which will ere long beat over their great bulwark of earth,
which is their chief defence on that part. Work night and day upon the
mount with 600 men. Begs to be recommended to the serjeant of the
Hawks and other fellows and friends ; and that his wife's letters may be sent
to her in England. Camp at the siege of Mounstrell, 1 Aug. Signed.
P.I. Add.: Chief secretary. Endd.; 1544.

1 Aug. 5. DE COUKRIERES to CHAPUYS.

R- O. After closing his letter, learnt that this gentleman is named

[Spanish Framezelle, and that he was questioned by Suffolk and Paget but desired

vii TyO^' ^ 5 P e& k with the King, which he cannot do as yet. His proposal (terme)

is that he has his wife, who is enceinte, within Boulogne and would like to

get her out. But he is not come with safeconduct for that alone, and, if

the Council make me no other sign of it, I will make some complaint

(debe a usse qu. doleansse ?) unless you send me word otherwise. From the

camp, 1 Aug. 1544.

f'r. Modern transcript of the original at Vienna, p. 1. Original attafhed
to his letter of 81 July.

2 Aug. 6. THE LOAN.

R- O. Bill of receipt by Sir John Williams, treasurer of Augmentations,

2 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII, from Dr. Baugh, archd. of Surrey, of 1001. by way of
loan to the King in answer to His Grace's letters of request for the same.
Signed and sealed.
P. I.

86 HENPjY VIII.

1544.
2 Aug.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 132.

B.M.

Hamilton

Papers,

ii., No. 300.

7. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Have received her Council's letters of 30 July to Shrewsbury (points
recapitulated). Had already determined with Wharton that he should not
repair to Lenoux, without more urgent matter, and with the wardens to get
intelligence out of Scotland now in time of their Parliament. Brunstone
and Five are not passed this way and we have now written to all the
wardens lest they or any other Scottish men should pass any other way.
Her pleasure touching the answer of the Dowager shall be likewise accom-
plished.

Shrewsbury lately received a letter from the Council by Thomas Goure
signifying the King's pleasure that he should learn from such as had
the payment of the new crew at Barwycke what was due to them, &c.
He thereupon called Sir Wm. Malory and Thos. Goure, who only have
acted since the death of Sir George Lawson, and sends their declaration
showing that they have not enough to make the payment now due. As
the Council wrote to us to take order for the payment it is to be remembered
that, of the 5,0001. last sent hither, all charges within the payment of the
treasurer here being now paid until 26 Aug. inst., there remains not enough
for the next month's pay.

Enclose letters and advertisements from the President and Council at York,
the wardens and others. Darneton, 2 Aug., 1544. Signed by Shrewsbury,
Durham and Sadler.

Pp. 3. Add. Endd.

2 Aug. 8. H. SUTHWIKE to JOHN JOHNSON.

ft. 0. Calles, 2 Aug. 1544. Desires him to receive of Edward Wilmot

certain money which the writer has paid here. Has sold to Nicoloche
Venacesye, broker, for Anthony Bumbarghe, of Andwerpe, 10 sarplers of
Johnson's fine Cotswold, " free out" at 34Z. st. "to be paid comptant at
Andwerpe." The bargain was made and the wool sent to the weighhouse
when T. Skryven arrived out of England ; whereupon Nicoloche who has a
difference with him, departed, leaving commission to receive it. Describes
precautions taken to prevent Skryven seizing the wool. By the bargain
Nicoloche is not entitled to brokerage but Johnson may give him a piece of
gold.

This day I have sent Mr. Humffrey Stafford's letter to the camp before
Montreul, " and as for Mr. Browne's letters I will send tomorrow to Bullen,
which I trust will be English within these viij days."

Hoi,, p.1. Add.: Merchant of the Staple at Calles. Endd.: "Answered,
Glapthorne, the same month, etc."

2 [Aug.] 9. NORFOLK, RUSSELL and CHEYNEY to the COUNCIL.

B- 0- Yesternight a spy whom they have hitherto found trustworthy

reported that, on Thursday last, being at Headynge, in the chamber of
Mons. de Hely, captain there, brother to Madame de Stamps, he heard the
captain's secretary say that the Doulphyn was returned from Amyas to the
Court, " for the King was either dead or in great danger." Hope within
two days to know the certainty of this, for both they and Mons. de Bewers
have spies abroad, " though small trust be to be given to their sayings,
being French born." The captain of the Italians of this town " is slain
with a piece of our ordnance, and iij or iiij moe at the same shot." We
are fast raising our mount, and hope by night to see the whole of the
- Abbevile gate. They have begun a new trench from the gate towards the
market place, which is a token " that they trust not long to defend neither

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9. NORFOLK, RUSSELL and CHEYNEY to the COUNCIL cont.

the great bulwark without the gate nor yet their utter wall." Never was
seen more diligence than in raising our mount. Lords and gentlemen
take turns to "labour in their own person, to give ensample how the
soldiers should travail," and 400 men labour thereon, while 600 make
faggots and 160 carts carry the faggots to raise it. The Burgundians
wonder at their diligence. (Here are eif/Jtt lines crossed out and illegible). We
can see that this town will not be won by battery, but by mines and
tumbling trenches ; for which we lack mattocks, shovels and spades, and
have sent to St. Omer's for as many as may be had. Our ordnance handles
them " so sharply that they dare not long let any great pieces lie in one
place." Our mount, when finished on Monday night, will beat " along the
wall within the town from Abbevile gate to the Carmys and also to the
castle." More diligence than is made is impossible. " The town is of
another sort than his Majesty was informed of. There is quick men within
the same which spare not to visit us with not so few as a thousand shot of
small pieces on a day, and in the night come and fight with our men hand to
hand within our trenches," as they did this morning and were repulsed
with loss of one of our men, leaving behind some pikes and carrying off some
arrows, " but what hurt they had we know not, for it was in the break of
the day." Finally we pray God to send the King his pleasure of Boleyn,
and us, shortly after, his presence here. Camp before Monstrell, 2 July.
Signed.

P.S. The King's person here will be worth more than the presence of
20,000 men.

Pp. 3. Add. Sealed. Endd. : 1544.

10. THE SIEGE OF MONTROEUIL.

E. 0. A declaration of the state of the siege of Montroeuil beginning

" First, to show His Majesty that we are at this present hour so near
Abbevile Gate that the trench is within the half level of an handgun."
Have this day beaten down the tower adjoining the gate, and now receive
no hurt save from the great bulwark without the Gate and the mounts
within the walls. Have begun to make a great mount. Intend at the
lower end of the trench to make mines against the great bulwark and the
walls ; also to make a tumbling trench next the ditch, and, with that and
with faggots, to fill the ditch. Having so few pioneers the soldiers are
making faggots and helping with the mount, where 400 persons are con-
tinually working.

In Norfolk's clerk's hand. P.I. Endd.: A declaration of the siege of
Mounstreull.

2 Aug. 11. CHAPUYS to the QUEEN OF HUNGARY.

R- O- Driven from Calais by fear of plague and from Gravellingues by the

[Spanish ^ad a j r an( j inconvenience of his lodging, joined with a touch of the gout,

vn e \71\ ne nas b een constrained to come here, where, this after-dinner, he received,

from Mons. de Courrieres, the letters herewith, by which she will learn the

news of the two camps of the King of England. Is astonished that De

Courrieres is not yet advertised by the Council of the safeconduct of the

gentleman named in the bill enclosed in the said letters, as Chapuys hears

that Norfolk showed it to Mons. de Buren. It is to be believed that the

gentleman comes for another cause than that mentioned in the said bill, of

* The same error is repeated in the endorsement.

36 HENEY VIII. 5

1544.

which doubtless De Courrieres will be advertised by the King or Council ;
and were it not that Chapuys awaits her pleasure upon the matter com-
municated between Mons. Dieke and him, he would, in default of ability to
go to the King, have sent some of his men to his most trusty friends of the
Council to learn something of the gentleman's dealing, and upon oppor-
tunity to broach the matter of which Dieke spoke, which will as con-
veniently, and with less suspicion, be, for the commencement, pursued by
one of his people as if he went there in person, which is not possible.
Both one and the other might be excused while De Courrieres is there
present. Begs to know her pleasure both upon this and upon his revocation.
Sainct Omer, 2 Aug. 1544.

Fr. Modem transcript of the original at Vienna, pp. 2.

2 Aug. 12. The QUEEN OF HUNGARY to CHAPUYS.

K. 0. After learning what Chapuys passed with the Sieur d'Eecke,

[Spanish upon the charge she gave him, had letters from the Emperor with others
Calendar, (enclosed) for Chapuys, who will thereby learn the Emperor's success at
Vitry (which has been taken and is still held, although that is not expressed
in the bill) and the solicitations which the French make by third hand to
treat with the Emperor, whether for a good end or to put jealousy between
the King of England and him is not known. Because the Emperor doubts
not that the French will do no less towards the said King, he requires
Chapuys to report the said practises to the King, with the goods news of
Vitry ; which will be very convenient (in pursuance of the Emperor's
intention and her late message by D'Eecke) for scenting further the King's
intention. Requires, although she knows it will be painful for him to be
in the fields, that for so great a benefit (bien) he will go to the King and
declare the charge given him by the Emperor's letters ; and in this use
the best possible diligence that the Emperor and she may learn soon the
King's resolution, and such discretion that he may not say that we wished
to withdraw him from his enterprise (que on le vouldroit retirer de son
emprise).

Chapuys's letters make no mention of De Courrieres because, for the
danger of the roads, the Emperor was not advertised of the King of
England's landing.

Fr. Modern transcript of tin- or i< final minute- at Vienna, p. 1. Original
headed : A 1'ambassadeur Chapuis, du second d'Auougst 1544.

2 Aug. 13: VAUGHAN to PAGET.

11. 0. Received his letter yesterday at 2 p.m., by Francis the post, with a

letter and bill of credence of John Gyraldes, which he delivered to John
Carolo de Affeitadi, asking whether he would give credence here for the
10,000 cr. He took a long time in reading the ten or twelve lines which
the letter contained, as if " drawing out his answer out of a long neck,"
and at last said he would. Practised then with Jasper Dowche to have
the money ; and is to have the rest of Bonvyce's credence and these
10,000 cr. within five days, at 14 per cent, for the year, and has bargained
to take it for 6 months, to be repaid in mid-February next. Will write to
the King tomorrow by Francis the post, and send Paget account of all he
has received and paid here. "Praying God to send you health, Bulleyn,
Mutterell shortly to be the King's majesty's and good luck in all the rest
of your journey." Andwerp, 2 Aug. 1544.

P.S. By Francis I will send a box with your feathers, of the gift of
Mr. Caern, the ambassador.

HoL, pp. 2. Add. Endd. : 1544.

* See Part I. No. 1013.

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1544.

2 Aug.

B. 0.

14. The BISHOP OF LIEGE to HENRY VIII.

On 18 June last arrived here 10 ensigns of High Alniainsand 1,200
horses under Colonel Lundemberghe, for Henry's service, for whom the
Queen of Hungary had asked passage and victuals, which the writer
willingly gave, thinking that they would next day dislodge and proceed.
Owing to a difference with Landemherghen, Henry's commissioners with-
drew into Brabant, leaving this burden upon the writer's poor subjects.
After twenty days canie three servants of the commissaries of the
commissioners, saying that they brought money enough to pay the footmen
for one month, and that Henry would not have them, but pay the half-
month according to the Emperor's treatment given to High Almains.
When all was reckoned 8,248 cr. 6 solz was found due to the footmen, of
which the commissaries' men paid 5,000 cr. and prayed Pierre de Villegas,
the writer's steward, to pay the rest (promising to repay him within three
days) which he did, thinking that it should be a service to Henry. They
decline to pay the said sum, saying that their men were constrained to
promise it and are imprisoned here, who are yet in this town and at liberty.
Begs him to regard this act of Villegas which was meant to be a service,
and also to regard "les grandes foulles que en si long temps lesdictz gens
de guerre f urent en ce pays qua este totalement la ruyne, et aussi la grande
facherye que jay hen, oultre le dommaige, en ma venue en ce pais." Liege,
2 Aug. 1544. Siyned: Treshumble servif G. d'Austrich.

French, pp. 3. Add. : Au Roy. Endd. ; The bisshoppe of Liege to the
K's majestie, x Aug fci 1544.

3 Aug.
B. O.

15. The COUNCIL OF THE NORTH to the QUEEN.

Began their sitting at the King's palace at York for the ministration
of justice between party and party on 7 July and continued for a month,
hearing many causes; and also [assijsted the justices of assise " who then
kept sessions of oyer determiner with gaol delivery" at the castle of York,
at which 17 persons were convicted of murders and felonies within the
county of York. Sixteen of these were executed and one committed to the
Bishop's prison. ' Written at our said Sovereign lord's palace aforesaid,"
8 Aug. Signed : Robert Landaffe : T. Magnus : M. Constable : Henry
Savell [k.J : Thomas Fairfax : Will'm Babthorpe : Rob't Chaloner.
Faded, p. 1. Add. Endd. : 1544.

3 Aug.
11. 0.

16. The SAME to the COUNCIL with the QUEEN.

According to the King's instructions, they now "ascertain" the
Queen, by letter, of their proceedings in the ministration of justice and
at the sessions kept by the justices of assize at York castle. King's palace
at York, 3 Aug. Signed like the preceding.
Faded, p. 1. Add. Endd. : 1544.

3 Aug. 17. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 134.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

ii., No. 301.

Enclose letters from the wardens showing intelligence out of Scot-
land ^and exploits done by the King's garrisons. She will see by lord
Eure's letters that the garrisons are destitute of weapons ; and indeed there
is some lack, especially of corn powder, matches and spears, which cannot
be provided here, and no great store of bowstrings. Beg her to supply
them. Darneton, 3 Aug. Signed by Shrewsbury, Durham, and Sadler.
In Sadler's hand, p. I. Add. Endd.: 1544.

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1544.
3 Aug. 18. ANNE COUNTESS OF BOTHWELL to WHARTON.

E.G. Begs him to cause " yis vy r lette r " (this other letter) to be posted

with diligence to the constable of the Tower of London.* 3 Dumfreis, " yis
thrid of [August]." Signed : An countes of Bothwell.

P. 1. Add.: To, c., my lord warden of the West Marches of England
foranent Scotland. Endd.: 3 Aug. 1544.

3 Aug. 19. HENRY VIII. to FRANCIS I.

R- O. I have received your letter by bearer the Sieur de Framozelles and

St. P., x. 19. heard hi s credence, marvelling no less at the commencement of this last
letter than at that written before ; for whereas this overture of peace was
made first by the Sieur de St. Martin, your subject, and (when I would not
listen) was renewed by [the Marechal de Bies andjf the Sieur de Vervyns,
your captain at Boulloigne, you write as though we had first broached the
matter, thus touching our honour, which, as you know, we have hitherto
guarded and will not have stained in our old age. Where the Sieur de
Framozelle prayed me to learn the intention of the Emperor for peace ; I
am content, for the sake of Christendom and of our former amity, to be
mediator, provided you make the Emperor, by us, reasonable and acceptable
offers. Until we have sent the Emperor word of this matter we can make
no further answer ; for, having, by your fault or the fault of your ministers,
been constrained to take up arms, we cannot renew amity unless the
Emperor is first informed and provided for. I trust to learn his disposition
towards this in 15 or 20 days, about which time, if you send hither, we will
make more ample answer, and good effect may follow if you show yourself
as affectionate to the common weal of Christendom as you write, and as
conformable to reason as is proper.

French. Draft, corrected by Paget, pp. 5. Endd.: The K.'s Ma te to the
French king, iij Aug u 1544.

R. 0. 2. Fair copy of the above from which it is printed in the State Papers.

French, pp. 2. Endd.: Copy.

R. O. 3. Modern transcript of the above from a copy at Vienna. See Sp.

Calendar, VII. 180.
Fr., pp. 2.

20. FRANCIS L

R- 0. As to the King of England's displeasure at the letter of the King

his brother showing that the overture proceeded from him, the King means
that it came from Mons. le Marechal du Bies, le Sieur de Vervins and le
Sieur de Sainct Martin, as appears by the King's letter to St. Martin. And
as the King desires the peace and union of Christendom, he will, in his
differences with the Emperor, use the advice of the King his brother,
" attendu la grande confidenche et perfaicte amytye qu'il a ettousjours a
eu avecq luy ; en sorte que sy eulx deulx emsamble se porroient voyr, che
que le Roy desyre plus que chose de che monde, porroient desmeler
sumyrement les differens emsamble, che qu'il ne se porroit bonuement sy
tost fayre per leurs embassadeur, veu les grans faictz de guerres quy se
demaynent presentment entre eulx."
l''n'.nch, p. 1. In Framezelles' s hand.

* Her husband, Lord Maxwell, being a prisoner in the Tower,
t Inserted by Paget both in this and in 2.

86 HENRY VIII.

1544.
3 Aug. 21. DE COURRIERES to CHARLES V.

R - 9- After his arrival in this camp before Boulogne, there came, by the

CafencHr ^ mg of England's safeconduct, a French gentleman named Frameselle,
viz. 173 ]' who, after sojourning there about two days and being interrogated by some
of the Council, found means to speak with the King, and delivered a letter
from the King of France written in a secretary's hand. After the gentleman
withdrew, De Courrieres was sent for and conducted to the King by Secretary
Paiget. Was well received and told that he was welcome to the camp, and,
afterwards, the King declared the occasion of the coming of the said
personage and the answer he got, viz., that he might tell his master that,
though he should give half of his kingdom, no treaties would be listened to
unless the Emperor was first satisfied, and that this King had been all his
life a prince of honor and virtue, who never contravened his word, and was
too old to begin now, as the white hairs in his beard testified. The personage
replied that his master would sooner die than speak of peace to the
Emperor. The King then said that he saw no means of treating, and the
personage asked how that might be remedied, to which the King answered
" I will tell you. If the King your master thinks good, I will willingly write
to the Emperor that for the weal of Christendom he may send word (adviser)
what would satisfy him, to come to a good peace " : and he would inform
the King of France of the answer. That is all that occurred at least all
that the King recited, who showed himself desirous of keeping his promises
and satisfied with the Emperor. But De Courrieres believes that he would
desire to have this town and afterwards come to some treaty to avoid the
present great expenses, " car le bruit court quil est pire archier quil ne fut
oncques, et quil ne tira jamais si en vis (?)" Because the King said that copies
of the said letter and of the said writing were to be sent to his ambassador
resident with the Emperor, De Courrieres dared not press him further, but
contented himself with reading them (Paget brought them to him in his tent)
and found the letter to contain many honorable words and regrets for this
war, surprise at the enmity between them two and desire to recover the
King's amity; the writing was that the French king offers to pay the pensions,
with interest and arrears, and the expenses of this war, renounce the
alliance of Scotland and put the town of Ardres into the King's hands.
But, as the King told the writer, he will not listen to tiny treaty unless the
Emperor is also satisfied; whereupon the Emperor may send the King
word of his good pleasure.

From what he can learn from the King, Monstreul is too strong and has
too many good men within to be carried ; but assuredly the King will
make every effort to have Boulogne, and has decided to make shortly three
batteries, with much artillery and mortars, and to try certain mines. The
trenches are very near the wall and finished ; but the town is strongly
walled (remjiaree) within, and there are strong bulwarks with good traverses
and double walls. Believes that they (the defenders ?) lack munition, for
they scarcely shoot, and yet they have the very best platforms, and could
shoot many men in this camp if they were to shoot. The town is very
small and there must be few men within, for they never make sallies. Two
ensigns of Italians are said to be within, besides Frenchmen.

The said personage also begged leave to speak to his wife, who is within
Boulogne at least over the wall. The King said that if he won the town
she and the others would be well treated, and leave would then be given to
speak with her, and if not the personage would be able to come and see her
at his pleasure. And God knows how the said gentleman prattles, as
reported to me, for I have not seen him, nor wish to see him, having no
charge to communicate with him, and they do not say anything to me
about it.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

3 Aug.
it. o.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vn. 174.]

3 Aug.

B. O.

St. P., x. 20.

4 Aug.

Shrewsb. MS.

A., p. 119.

Heralds'

College.

Found here the Duke of Alburquerque, who employs himself in the
Emperor's service, and it would be well to write him some good letter.
Assuredly he greatly regrets that the King's affairs here do not proceed
otherwise, and he does not often keep silence, so that the writer fears in
the end he will have no great satisfaction (naura grantgre).

The King has better health, and works better and more than the writer
would have thought. From the camp before Boulogne, 3 Aug. 1544.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original (in cypher) at Vienna, pp. 4.

22. DE COURRIERES to the QUEEN OF HUNGARY.

Advertises the Emperor of occurrents here, by the English courier.
Caused the copy of the letters to Mons. de Praet from Metz, of the defeat
of the French about Vitry, to be communicated to the King and Council ;
but they remain doubtful until they hear from the Emperor or their
ambassador. The King is very well. From the camp before Boulogne,
3 Aug. 1544.

P.8. A good personage told him that the Frenchman said that hi* master
mil icillingli/ surrender to the Emperor irhat he had taken in this last tear,
provided that the Duchy of Milan is surrendered to him. Answered that " ilne
tiendra tel change a Lyon." Would not write this to the Emperor, fearing to
add fire to the flames, but leaves the reporting of it to her.

FT. Modern transcript of a copy at Vienna, p. 1.

23. EDMOND HARVEL to HENRY VIII.

Wrote on 13 July. Letters from Naples report that Barbarossa took
Lipari in Calabria upon conditions which he did not observe but made all
the Liparotts slaves, to the number of 2,000 or 3,000. Piero Strozi is at
Plaisance assembling men, with the help of the Bishop of Rome, to pass
into France. They are bruited to number 12,000 or 15,000; but the
Imperials are strong and disposed to give Strozy "the second rout." The
French orator lately reported the taking of two of Henry's ships laden with
soldiers and of 200 carts of victuals from the English camp ; which Harvel
esteems " to be fables." The French brag of the rebutting of the Emperor's
army from St. Digier, with the loss of the Prince of Orange and many
soldiers. Venice, 3 Aug. 1544.
Hoi., p. 1. Add.

24. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to SHREWSBURY.

One David Makland, wandering here within the realm, was, by
certain justices in Hertfordshire apprehended and sent to us with their
letters and his confession herewith. As it appears that he is a brother-in-
law of Lord Somervell and came to seek the earl of Lynoux, we gave him
passport to his lordship ; and signify this that you may ef tsoons examine
him and, finding no further matter for detention, let him return to his
country by the Borders. Hampton Court, 4 Aug. Signed by Cranmer,
Wriothcsley, Hertford, Westminster and Petre.
P. 1. Add.: Lieutenant-general in the North.

4 Aug.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 138.

B. M.
Hamilton

Papers,
U., No. 302(1).

25. SIR CUTHBERT RADCLYFF to SHREWSBURY.

According to his late commandment, has had the leads and roofs of
Berwick castle viewed. It is estimated that 10 fodder of new lead is needed ;
and the work, with the reparation of timber, glass windows, &c., will cost
20L Learns from Mr. Gower, master of works here, that only 3 or 4 fodder
of lead remains here. Commission is come down to carry away all the lead

10 36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

25. SIR CUTHBEBT RADCLWF to SHREWSBURY cont.

at Awnwyk, so that unless Shrewsbury stays some there or at Newcastle
the King will be put to higher charges and the castles of Berwick and
Awnwyk lack lead when required. Begs him to command Mr. Gower,
receiver and master of works, and Mr. Schelley to bestow money for the
said reparations. Castle of Berwyk, 4 Aug.
Hoi, p. I. Add. Endd.: 1544.

4 Aug. 26. WHAETON to SHREWSBURY.

IV 0. Has this 4th Aug. received (and forwards herewith) " a pakke of

lettres furthe of Scotlande endoced to the constable of the Towre, with a
lettre also therwith frome the Countesse of Bothewell, the lorde Maxwelles
wif, unto me." Carlisle, 4 Aug. Ni>/<v/.

P. 1. Add.: To, etc., my lord Lieutenant. Endd. : The lord Wharton
to th'erle of Shrewesb., iiij Auguste 1544.

4 Aug. 27. NORFOLK and Others to the COUNCIL.

R. O. As the " distruss . . . made upon our convoy of victuals " last

Saturday is reported greater than it was, we send bearer, Rowgecrose
(altered from Rowgedragon) to report the truth. We have been this morning

with Mons. de Bewres, by whom o we

knowe that the overthrowe was by the too much hardiness of Mons. de
Apemsborg, chief captain of the band of the Burgonyones." Having but
400 horsemen, he charged upon Vandosme with 1,400 ; and was taken,
together with another Burgonyon and a gentleman of Norfolk's named
Strange, who was going to St. Omer's on business, while his men fled and
broke the array of two ensigns of Almain footmen, who were thereupon all
taken or slain. The Frenchmen thrice charged upon the English footmen,
numbering only 800, but were repulsed with arrows and pikes; and Mons.
de Reux came to the rescue. After the Frenchmen's departure, our footmen
retired to Lumbers. On Saturday at 6 p.m., learning that Vandosme was
gone out of Headynge against our convoy, we sent forth Mons. de Bewers,
Mr. Treasurer, captain of our horsemen, the earl of Surrey, my lord William,
and our best horsemen. They departed at midnight and, when 10 miles
hence, were advertised "of the journey," and how Vandosme was retired to
Turwayne ; so they sent a new company of horsemen to conduct the
victuals and returned hither yesternight at 11 p.m. Know not yet how
many carts of victual are lost. The Englishmen have gained a marvellous
good name among all the strangers here. Mons. de Bewers desires us to
write to the King to reinforce this army with horsemen and with 4,000
Almains, which he could shortly get; also to expend 1,500 or 2,000 cr.
upon the ransoms of the Almains now taken. The augmenting of the
horsemen and footmen here is a mattter of great importance. Highly
commend Mons. de Bewers and think that his desire to see the King should
be gratified. Have great lack of the things contained in the enclosed bill,
especially corn powder, of which is much occupied here. Camp before
Monstrell, 4 Aug. Siyned: T. Norffolk : J. Russell: H. Surrey: W.
Howard : Wyllyam Grey : T. Wentworth : Thomas Ponynges.

Pp.3. Slightly mutilated. Add.: at the camp before Boleyne. Sealed.
Endd.: 1544.

B. 2. " An estimate of provision to be made for munition and artillery,"

viz. :

Cornepowder, 30 last at 40J. ; serpentyne powder, 70 last at 35Z. ; G,000
bowstaves 412/. and for making at 8</. apiece 2001. ; i)0,000 sheaf of livery

1544.

R. 0.

arrows at 18J. ; 10,000 black bills at lid. ; 5,000 morespykes at 22rl.
Total 7,430. 13s. id. (s/c), " of which sum there is some portion already
received."

P. 1. EwU.

3. "The estimate of artillery spent," viz. : 18, 220 bows 1,853Z. 13s. d.;
29,000 sheaf of arrows 2,200Z. 13s. 4</.; 13,648 black bills, 624L 12s.;
9,500 morespykes, 8701. 13s. 4d.

ii. On the back in the same hand are jottings of the amounts of
bowstaves, etc., given in 2, and the price of powder.

1'p. 2.

28. COUNT DE BUEREN.

K. 0. The number and charges monthly of such horsemen as serve

under the counte de Bueren at the King's Majesty's soulde."

Captain Jhean van Berchuysen has 218 fighting horse at 15 "karolus
guildrons" a month, 18 messengers and 61 cart horse at 7j k. Captain
Bucholt has 246 fighting horse, 8 messengers and 69 cart horse. Captain
Westrurn has 242 fighting horse, 11 messengers and 78 cart horse. Of
these are xx li with bards as yet not allowed but single sould."

Like statement of the number of persons in the five ensigns of footmen
under Bueren, " afore the overthrow at the skirmish in the convoy from
Saint Omer's," viz. the ensigns of Lens vander Horst, Wm. van Dinther,
Wichus, Bock, and Winegarden, in all 1,900.

The whole monthly charge of these horsemen and footmen is 3,5371.
12s. Qd. The monthly charge of 1,000 horsemen at the above rate will be
2,526.

Pp. 2.

4 Aug. 29. The QUEEN OF HUNGARY to CHAPUYS.

. R. 0.

[Spanish

Calendar.

vii. 59 and

175.]

4 Aug.

R. O.

Has seen his letters of the 2nd inst. and those of De Courrieres to
him, with the bill enclosed therein. Chapuys writes that now is the time
to execute her message by the Sieur d'Eecke, which is since entirely con-
firmed by the Emperor's letters of the 26th ; but to her it seems a matter
not to be managed by Chapuys's men or disclosed to the Council unless
Chapuys had first spoken of it to the King. Therefore, if it were anywise
possible, for so great benefit (hi en) and to prevent the King's beginning to
treat without the Emperor, she prays Chapuys to be there ; otherwise she
fears that little or nothing will succeed according to the Emperor's intention.
Fr. Modern transcript of the original minute at Vienna, f>. 1. Original
leaded : A 1'Ambassadeur Chappuys, du iiii c d'Aougst, dois Bruxelles, 1544.

30. VAUGHAN to HENRY VIII.

On the 1st inst. Francis the post brought a letter from Sir Win.
Pagett with a letter of John Gyrady and a bill of credence consigned to a
merchant here named John Carolo de Affaidady to furnish Henry's agents
with 10,000 cr. of 36 stivers for six months. Delivered the letter and bill
to John Carolo ; who promised the money, which amounts to 3,0001. Fl.
Spoke then to Bart. Compaigny, to know in what readiness he was with
his promised credence, who answered that he was ready with 20,000 cr.
of 36 stivers. Went then straight to Jasper Dowche and devised to have
that money and the rest of Ant. Bonvyse's credence of 100,000 cr. of 36
stivers, which amounts to 13.692Z. Fl. Concluded to have ready, money
upon these three credences "for th'interest of xiiij. in every c. for the

12 36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

30. VAUGHAN to HENRY VIII.^ cont.

year," to be repaid 15 Feb. next, which is 6 months ; for merchants
here desire payment of debts at the time of the " payments in every mart,"
and 15 Feb. "shall happen in the payments of the Cold mart next." The
interest will come to 1,292Z. Fl., which, being deducted, leaves him to re-
ceive in ready money about 21,400. Fl. ; and he is promised it within these
six or seven days.

Received also, by Francis, two letters from the Council, the one com-
manding that, if Lightmaker arrived at Andwerp with 200 horsemen or
upwards, Vaughan should deliver 300 or 400 cr. to bring them to the camp,
and also commanding delivery to John Dymmock of 600 inks, to pay
Nycolas Taphoryn's band of haquebutiers. The other letter commanded
payment to John Dymok of 260Z. for traces made here for Henry's cart
horses. Lastly, the Council, by their letter brought by Wm. Damsell,
command payment to Damsell of 3,000. for 50 lasts of powder.

Lightmaker arrived yesterday with 100 of his horsemen, as he says, but
Vaughan will see them before he delivers any money. Nic. Taphoryn's
father, three days past, brought hither 300 hacquebutiers and despatched
them next day towards Eclo beside Bruges (himself remaining here), where
Dymmock will tomorrow take their musters and send them towards the
army.

Lately sent by John Dymmock and Thos. Lock 14,OOOZ. Fl. to my lord
of Norfolk, Avho refuses acquittance for it, saying that "he will give none
but for sterling money." Shows at length how impossible it is for them
here to keep accounts in sterling money, owing to the variation in the value
of the pound sterling from 24.s. lOd. Fl. to 27s. FL, and begs that all
commands to pay may be in Flemish money. Jasper Dowche, without
whose privity no merchant here will bargain with Vaughan, desires pay-
ment for his herrings that were taken in England, or will essay to recover
it of some of Henry's subjects here. We shall never get a penny of any
merchant here without him ; and, unless answered shortly, he will hinder us.

Sends a brief draft of money received and paid here. Andwerp, 4 Aug.
at noon.

ii. A "brief declaration" showing that before 1 Aug. last 30,977. Fl.
had been received; whereof paid to Norfolk 14,OOOZ. Fl., to Fane for
Landenberg's horsemen 1,266. 13s. 4rf. Fl., to Fras. Hall for lymoners
and carriages 3.000Z. FL, to Fane for Landenberg's horsemen 8,333Z. 6s. 8d.
Fl. The 21,OOOZ. Fl. now to be received and the payments mentioned in
this letter are "not declared in this account."

HoL, pp. 5. Add. Eiuld. : 1544.

4 Aug. , 31. WILLIAM DAMESELL to PAGET.

B. 0. Mr. Stephen Vaghanne, for whom Paget gave him letters for 3,000^.

st. for provision of 50 lasts of gunpowder will only pay 3,0001. Fl., saying
that he is charged only for Flemish money. Begs letters to him for
4,OOOZ. Fl. and meanwhile will " provide, prove and receive and despatch "
the powder with all diligence. If any further provision shall be made
here the bargain should be made now as the price will rise shortly " because
of the scarcity of the saltpetre." Andwerpe, 4 Aug. 1544.
HoL, p. 1. Add. Endd.

5 Aug. 32. HENRY VIII. to WOTTON.

E. o. Thanks for his sundry letters. Would be glad to know the numbers

St. P., x. 23. of that army, and what is said of the Emperor's marching to Paris. A

gentleman called St. Martin was heretofore, by Du Bies and Vervins (at

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

Harl. MS.

1,757.
f. 292-302.

B. M.

[1543.]

the French king's appointment, as it now seems) set to practise with
gentlemen of Calais and Guisnes for peace ; and brought the matter so
far that the French king himself wrote to Henry. The Emperor's late
ambassador was kept privy to that practise, and Paget was sent to declare
it to the Emperor and show the French king's letter. The French king
has now sent hither a gentleman of Boulonnoys called Framozelles with
letters of credence and offers (copies herewith, together with Henry's
answer, to be shown to the Emperor). Wotton shall declare to the Emperor
this renewing of the practise, and say that, seeing the French king's desire
to make peace with both, and be advised by Henry in differences between
" them twain," and that if the French king indeed come to reason it will
be to the common weal of Christendom, devastated by these wars and in
imminent danger of being enthralled by the Turk, Henry desires to confer
with the Emperor therein, without whose assurance he will never agree to
any accord. As the French king offers to be advised by him, he desires
the Emperor to signify in waiting, by degrees, what he will first ask and to
what point he will finally come ; and Henry will likewise declare what he
desires, if the French king should enter to practise with the Emperor.
By this means they will make a better bargain, and meanwhile will contine
their enterprises. Desires the answer to this in 15 or 20 days at the
furthest ; and that Wotton will so handle the matter as to give no occasion
for any sinister opinion of Henry's proceedings, who is determined to
handle it as the friendship between them requires. Eftsoons desires to
know with diligence the answer made by the Emperor and Granvelle, to
whom he shall also communicate the whole. To show that he does not
slacken his proceedings, has commanded Paget to write the state of things
here and at Monstreull since the beginning "of this present."

Draft corrected by Pa/jet, pp. 3. Endd. : Mynute to Docter Wootton, v
Aug 1544.

33. RAIDS IN SCOTLAND.

A tabulated statement, apparently prepared from letters received at
Court, of raids made upon places in Scotland, giving in columns: (1)
The names of the doers and of, in many cases, the warden or other officer
who ordered the raid, (2) the names of places burnt or spoiled and the
nature of the harm done, and (3) the numbers of cattle, sheep, and horses
and prisoners brought away and of men slain. For example :

" Nono Septemb. The
Armestronges, per mand.
Thome Wharton.

" xiiij Septem. The
Armestonges, per mand.
pred.

At Awtrick, a towne of
the lordes of Bucklugh , of
his owne goodes.

At Herihugh the lorde
of Chsfurthes (Cesfurthes)
landz.

xxx kene and oxen, cc
shepe, one horse."

iiij xx oxen and kene, xxx
shepe, ij prisoners, muche
insight of howsolde stuff."

The following is a complete list :

9 Sept.. Awtrik (Bucklugh's) spoiled by Armestronges. 14 Sept. Herihugh (Cesforth's)
spoiled by Armestronges. 15 Sept., Hellmburn (" the young laird of Crymston's ")
spoiled by Armestronges. 16 Sept., Kirkhop burnt by Armestronges ; the head of
Lyddesdale annoyed by Sir John Lowter. 19 Sept., Clayde (Flemmyng's) spoiled by
Chr. Lytle and Eic. Foster. 21 Sept., Midsop and Firleston (the Scotts' lands) spoiled
by Armestronges. 21 Sept., Eldynop (Bucklugh's) spoiled by Will Foster.

2 Oct., Leyt and Hetchewiche burnt by Brian Layton, John Car, and the Berwick
garrison. 5 Oct., Cheritryes burnt by Ellerker, Collingwood and Horseley. 6 Oct.,
Bowley and the Deynsyde burnt by Armestronges. 6 Oct., Cesfurth and Cesfurth
Maynes (Cesforth's) burnt by Sir Ralph Ever, Clyfforde and Tindall and Bydsdale. 7
Oct., Bewnchest burnt by Hobbes Bobyn. 9 Oct., Ormston and Orchatche burnt by

14 36 HENRY VIII.

[1543.]

33. EAIDS IN SCOTLAND cont.

Ant. Armestronge and the Forsters ; Delloren and Bellunden burnt by the Grames. 12
Oct., Langton (Bucklugh's) burnt by Tindale men with Ogle and Clyfforde. 13 Oct.,
Ekells, with the corn in the abbey there and the town of Newton, burnt by Brian
Layton and the garrisons. 20 Oct., Oxnam burnt by Sir Ealph Ever and Nic. Throg-
merton. 24 Oct., Kelloe burnt by Bryan Layton, Hen. Evers, Nic. Throgmerton. 23
Oct., Hoppis grange (Tarnehurst's) burnt by Eylewoodz. 25 [Oct.], Smallome town
and granges (Flemmyng's) burnt by Andrew Bell and the Batsones of East dale. 31
Oct., Selbrige and Huntley grange burnt by Edw. Storye ; Farnehurst grange (Farne-
hurst's) burnt by the Armestronges and Lyddesdayles.

1 Nov., Lincobank burnt by the Nicksons ; "certain houses at Coterells and a gentle-
man's house called Lyndesaye " burnt by Robin Foster. 2 Nov., Somesyde, Lath*ne
and Wofers burnt by James Bowtledge (sic i and David Blacklnon (sic). 10 Nov. Howpaslet
tower ("laird of Howpaslet's) spoiled by John Armestronge and other Scottishmen. 7
Nov., Borthicke sheilz spoiled by Ant. Armestronge, John Foster, &c. 10 Nov.. a barn
in Jedworth burnt by Tyndale men. 8 Nov., Whitehawbury burnt by Robert Foster. 7
Nov., Alsop burnt by Armestronges. 11 Nov., Marbotell and Prynside burnt by Bobt.
Collingwood, Horseley, and the Berwick garrison. 13 Nov., Lymkiliroode and Buley
burnt by Kiddesdale men and Croysiers ; the Esshingsides burnt by Grames and Fosters.
19 Nov., Whitchess r , Nubigyn and Ormston burnt by Tyndale men, Croysiers and Sir
Ealph Ever's retinue ; a stone house in Overhowden spoiled by the Aylewoodes. 21
Nov., Over and Nether Crisshopp burnt by Armestronges. 23 Nov., Newton burnt by
Aylewoodes.

6 Dec., Single burnt by Robin Foster. 10 Dec., Laungsikes and Ryckleton grange
burnt by Riddesdale men and Sir Ralph Ever's retinue. 19 Dec., Marsington in the
Marshe spoiled by John Carr and John Swynho.

[1544.1 <> Jan., the Moshouse. Hecfurth and Hecfurth Maynes burnt by Brian Layton, Hen.

Ever and John Carr. 4 Jan., Goodlandz burnt by John Foster. 5 Jan., Abinton
manor (the earl of Arreyn's) burnt by Andrew Bell and Sandy Arrnstronge. 15 Jan., a
grange of Marc Carr's burnt by Nicksons, Fosters and Rutleges. 22 Jan., corn stacks
of the abbot of Jedwoorthe burnt by the Rutleges.

13 Feb.. Over and Nether Hassenden and Harwood burnt by Giles Heron, Ralph
Hogson and the Tyndall and Ryddesdalle men. 12 Feb., Anande in Anerdale, Tordof
Dronnock, Blayt. Blaywoode, Westhills, Scailes, Stokes and other places (not named),
burnt by Mr. Wharton, John Legh, Jack Musgrave, &c. 17 Feb., Cralling Crakshelz,
and Cralling Hall burnt by Giles Heron with the Tyndall and Ryddesdale men. 19 Feb. ,
Whitring, Prendergast and the Black Barne, in the Marishe, burnt by John Foster and
the Berwick garrison ; Hilton spoiled by the captain of Norham. 17 Feb., Laduppe
(Howpasley's) burnt by Armestronges. 23 Feb., Folden and Nether Mordington burnt
by the Berwick garrison. 24 Feb.. Awtenburne, Offenamsyde, Feltershays and the
Woodsyde burnt by Robt. Collingwood, John Horseley and John Carr. 28 Feb., a
grange of the lord of Blackbournes burnt by the Berwick garrison ; Fosterlande and
Awdencrawe burnt by Wm. Buckton, Clem Muschaunce and other of the Berwick
garrison ; Abbottissyde spoiled by Tyndale men. 29 Feb., " two Chattours taken up,
belonging to the lord of Huntils and much corn brent there" by Tyndale and Rydsdale
men.

1 March, Edington burnt by Wm. Buckton and certain soldiers of Berwick. 2 March,
Chernsyde and the Ninewellz burnt by the captains of Norham and Werk. 5 March,
Hilton, the Old and New Whitestones, the Lawes, Ac., burnt by the captains of Norham
and Werk and the Berwick garrison. 8 March, Overwhitton burnt by Norton and Giles
Heron with Sir Ralph Ever's retinue.

18 Feb., Coldingham, Ayton and other 18 other places (not named) burnt by Sir Ralph
Evre, Sir Cuthb. Ratclif and 2,000 men.

12 March, all houses on the water of Logen burnt by Sir John Lowther, young
Wharton, Thos. Dacres, John Eglanby, Jacque Musgrave, &c. 11 March, Newke (lord
Maxwell's) burnt by John Grame of Canaby ; a grange of Alex. Hume's and a tithe of
Geo. Douglas's burnt and the bastell house called Hielawes won by Thos. Carlisle and
the Berwick garrison. 12 March, Dawnchestre and Williklughs burnt by John Carr and

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Gilb. Swinhoo; Swynewoode burnt by the Berwick garrison. 13 March, Bonchester (the
abbot of Jedworth's) burnt by footmen of Tyndale and Byddesdale; a peel beside Paused
and Hasley burnt by John Carpe (sic), captain of Werke ; Blenerne burnt by Wm.
Buckton, Thos. Carlisle, John Orde, and the Berwick garrison. (No date), Temple Hall
upon the water of Kowll burnt by Archibald Armestronge "by my lord Wharton's
commandment. "

Totals of "townes, onsettz, graunges and hamlettes spoiled and burnt" (124), of oxen
and kine brought away (3.285), horses and nags brought away (332), sheep and goats
(4,710), prisoners taken (408), and men slain (35); with the note that much insight was
brought away and much burnt that is " not numbered in the letters, and many men
also hurt."

17 March, Hutton and Hutton Hall burnt by the Berwick garrison. 19 March,
Restons burnt by the Berwick garrison. (No date), Holburne and Hunwood spoiled by
Thos. Carlisle and the Berwick garrison. 18 March, Cayropp burnt by Mr. Clifforth,
Mr. Basfourth and Owen's retinues. 19 March, Farnington burnt by Sir Ealph Ever's
northern men. 17 March, houses at Langholme (lord Maxwell's) burnt by John Grame.
20 March, Mynchame (the laird of Mynchame's) burnt by Armestronges. 21 March,
Mykkel Kydston, Maislandes and Eshelles burnt by Armestronges. 24 March, spoil (no
places named) taken by lord Wharton's servants. 26 March, spoil taken on.Eye water
by the Berwick garrison. 31 March, Boncle manor and church burnt by Thos. Carlisle
and the garrison ; Lomesden beside Fast Castell burnt by Wm. Buckton and the garrison
of Berwick.

8 April, Blacketter burnt by the captain of Norham. Sir Bobert Ellerkar, &c,
11 April, Ruton Burn spoiled by the garrison of Werk. 12 April, 60 houses burnt upon
the water of Mylke (lord Johnston's) by lord Wharton's son. 11 April, Lustruder,
Sowdon, Eoughchestre, Bowie Newke. Dycray and Hindawgheid and East Roughe-
hestre spoiled by Mr. Clefforth and Besforth with their garrisons. 15 April,
bastell houses on Leyte water called Boughtrige spoiled, i First column blank), Dowlawe
beside Fast Castell, Old Cambos and Est Chesters burnt. 25 April, Brydge End spoiled
and Westsoftley and a bastell house of the Midleniestz burnt by John Carre. 26 April,
the laird of Wetherburn's and Robyn Zoume's men spoiled by Brian Layton, Mr.
Metcalf, &c.

26 June, Skraystronges (the lord of Hunthil's) spoiled by the garrisons of the Middle
Marches. 27 June, Kelso burnt by Eobert Colingwood and the garrison of the Middle
Marches. 29 June, Buckley and Lynclanes spoiled by Win. Buckton and the Berwick
garrison.

ii. "Exploits done upon the Scottes from the beginning of July a xxxvj to r.r.
H. viij."

2 July, Preston, Edram and a tower of Patrick Hume's burnt by Sir George Bowes,
Hen. Evre, Thos. Beamont, &c. ; Dronnock, Dronnock Wood, Tordoff, Blawitwood,
Westhill and Scallis burnt again by John Turwen (sic), Robert Lamplerith (sic) and
John Legh. 3 July, a steading of Thos. Reppath beside Grindlar castle spoiled by John
Carr and his brother and the garrison of Werk ; a stead at Colbornespeth spoiled by
Clement Myschaunce and the Berwick garrison. 4 July, two miles beyond the Pethes
of Dunglas spoiled by Thos. Carlyle, Thos. Hagarston and Sir George Bowes' company ;
Shapeley, Howmomkirk, Hownomtown. Corbet House, Grawbet Haugh, Mylberyge,
Growbet mylne, both Growbettes, Hownome grange, the Deane Bray and Blake Jakes
house burnt by Robt. Collingwood, John Carr. Thos. Clavering. Metcalff, &c. " Of the
letters of the lord Wharton x Julii ": two forays by Armestronges to the lord of
Grestone's place and the lord of Cardoney's place. The lord Wharton's letters of the
xjth of July '' : Sir John Lowther, Mr. Strickland, &c., burnt in the head of Averdaill
(sic) one parish and 200 houses which were rebuilt, having been burnt before. The lord
Warden of the Middle Marches' letters of 12 July : certain of Eiddysdaill and Mr. Bas-
fourth's retinue spoiled Mow, Colrust and Awtonborn. Wharton's letters of 17 July :
Armestronges burnt Ladope (" of the laird of Howpaslettes lands called Scott "). Lord
Evre's letters of 17 July : John Carr's son spoiled Girneley in the Marse ; Sir Geo.
Bowes, Sir Brian Layton, Hen. Evre, <fcc , burnt Dunse. Sir Ralph Evre's letters of 19
July: Tynsdaill and Ryddesdale with Mr. Clefforth's garrison burnt Bed Rowll and 15

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[1544]

1544.
5 Aug.

Add. MS.

32,655, f. 140.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

n., No.302 (2).

33. RAIDS IN SCOTLAND cont.

or 16 other steads, and, in their return, fought with lord Farnyhurst and took him and
his son, John Carr, prisoners. Sir Ralph Evre's letters of (blank) July : the lord
Ogle, Sir John Wythyrington, Sir John Dallevell, &c., and the garrisons of the Middle
and East Marches, 2,300 men, burnt Olde Rokesbourgh and New Rokesburgh, New
Gown, Stockes Strother, Hotton of the Hill, and spoiled Makerston and Eothersfurth-
Lord Ever's letters of 24 July : the garrison of Warke spoiled Fawsyde Hill ; and also.
with the captain of Norham and Hen. Evre, burnt Lange Edname.

Lord Evre's letters of 2 Aug. : the captain of Norham, Hen. Evre, John Horseley, &c. ,
burnt Hume town to the gates of the castle. Lord Wharton's letters of 5 Aug. : the
Ledysdaylles, Scottishmen, with divers English borderers, burnt divers houses and
shells (no place named).

Pp. 19.

The leaves are numbered in an early hand at the bottom oj each right hand
page Lti, Lii, &c. The first leaf is blank, irith the exception of the memorandum,
" xvij Feb. Gyles Heron"; and the third leaf (Liii) should come before the
second (Lii).

34. THOMAS GOWER to SHKEWSBURY.

Sir Cuthbert Rattlyfe has shown him, since his last coming to
Berwick, Shrewsbury's letter for a view to be taken of decays in the
castle. Ratlyffe and he with a skilled man have taken a view and find 10
fodder of lead and 20. in money requisite. The bridge of this town is in
great decay, for since Sir George Lawson died nothing has been bestowed
thereon, the yearly profits which belong to the bridge being then granted to
the King's servant Greffyn Flowde, and upon his death to one of the earl of
Essex's servants, who now has it. Suffolk, when lieutenant, wrote to lord
Eure to retain and bestow such profits as belonged to the bridge, but
nothing is yet done. Begs him to command Mr. Shellay to pay for such
repairs as must " be gone in hand withall," who (Gower thinks) will be
content, considering the small charge and the necessity. Barwyke, 5 Aug.
Signed.
Pp. 2. Add. Endd. : 1544.

5 Aug. 35. The COUNCIL with the KING to the QUEEN.

R - O- The King has received her letters and those from her Council and

St. P., x. 21. f rom j ne North, and is right glad of the interception of this Scottish ship.
By the letters found in it he perceives much of their proceedings, and by
the personages taken he trusts to learn more. Where she wrote that she
had put ready 12,000 fodder of lead, and odd fodders at sundry places
named, and desired hoys to be sent to convey it into Flanders ; only 18 hoys
can be induced to undertake it, and they will go to no place but Lynne,
Boston and Newcastle, nor thither without wafting, for which they ride
still in the Downs. Please send it by English ships. The 40,OOOZ. arrived
safely at Calais and will be brought hither tomorrow. The King likes the
answers written to the lords of the North, and thanks the Council with her
for their advancement of his affairs.

The King commands them to write that he trusts, as he told her, to have
this place within 20 days from his beginning to make battery. Yesterday
the battery began ; and the walls begin to tumble apace, so that, as they
are short of men and munition, everyone hopes shortly to have it.
Evidently the French king doubts it too, for he has sent a gentleman to
make large proffers. Between this and Mutterell the King has taken
Hardelow, Frank, Hubersent, and three or four other castles. The state of

36 HENRY VIII. 17

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Mutterell appears by the copy of a letter from Norfolk and others. Enclose
a schedule of artillery in the Tower which is to be sent hither with all
diligence.

Draft in Payet's hand, pp. 3. Endd. : The Counsail to the Quenes grace,
5"" Augusti 1544.

5 Aug. 36. NORFOLK to SUFFOLK.

B. 0. With thanks for your good words to the King in presence of

Richemounte herald and my nephew Bryan, this shall be to advertise you
that I am blamed by divers in "that camp " for remissness here, and for
lying no nearer the town. I am sorry in my old days to be thus spoken of;
but some men's doings are taken better than others. For the old love and
acquaintance between us, I heartily desire you to procure the sending hither,
on some errand, of some man whom the King trusts, to report to His
Highness what I have done and what more I might have done. This will
do me more pleasure than if you gave me 500Z.

Since writing the above, it is determined that Cavendyche shall come to
Boleyn, who can declare my doings here. Camp before Monstrell, " this
5th night of August. " Signed.

P. 1. Add. Endd. by Mason: From my lorde of Norff., vj Sept.

5 Aug. 37. RUSSELL to PAGET.

B. 0. Understands from his letters from Bulloyn of 30 July, Jeron[ymo's]

declaration to the King of his readiness to serve and be one of the
foremost in any feat here. Has always found him willing, and thinks
he will do as he offers. Where the King has given him a letter of
retainer for 100 hacquebutiers not already in service ; all here are
already appointed to captains, and 100 more are needed, which must
be prested in Flanders, for which purpose Jeron. requires 501. Begs
to know the King's pleasure about disbursing this. Mr. Brian has
'advertised Norfolk and the writer that Mons. de Buers shall repair to the
King tomorrow. He " hath desired the same above anything in the world.
[I] cannot too much commend him both for his servy[ce] here, being
[alwayjes as obedient as any servant [that] the King hath [here ?,] and
the gentlest gentleman that I have seen." Doubts not but the King
will find him as faithful as any subject. Sends bearer, Yorke herald, to
report that De Buers will wait upon the King tomorrow. Camp at the
siege of Mounstrell, 5 Aug.

P. 8. Will tomorrow send with Mr. Bryan and Fraunces 50 Cornish
miners, with their captain, as required, of the best that Mr. Godolhan can
choose. Signed.

mutilated, pp. 2. Add. : Chief Secretary. Endd. 1544.

5 Aug. 38. CAKNE to HENRY VIII.

B. 0. In forwarding a packet of letters from Wotton, ambassador with

St. P., x. 27. th e Emperor, signifies that here is no news but of the taking of the town

of Vitry by the Emperor, with the " rupture" of 6,000 footmen and 800

horsemen of the Frenchmen. The lansknechts left there in garrison have

since burnt both town and castle.

This day the Queen removes towards Andwerp to repress " the sects of
the Anabaptists and other that would have all things in common," divers
of whom are taken and fled. Bruxells, 5 Aug. Signed.
P. Add. Endd^: 1544.

15395 B

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.
6 Aug.

B. O.

St P. x. 28.

39. QUEEN KATHARINE to the COUNCIL with the KING.

Has seen their letters of the 4th inst showing the King's health
and success. By advice of the Council here Sir Robert Tirwhit is sent to
London to despatch the ordnance mentioned in the said letters and also
2,000 spades, shovels and mattocks if they may be had. As it appears
that only 13 hoys can be had for the lead, and they will only go to Lynne,
Boston and Newcastle, and not thither without wafting, the Council will
order crayers and ships for the purpose ; but think some order should be
taken for their wafting, there where my lord Admiral is, and that it is
better that it remain here than be sent forth without better wafters than
can here be provided. Encloses certain letters which were sent to the
Council upon a vain rumor of the landing of Frenchmen. Fearing that
some seditious person had spread the rumor (for a landing of Frenchmen
about Gloucester was unlikely), despatched to the justices of peace of the
countries adjoining to stay the countries and enquire the truth ; and
received reply that all was well and the rumor supposed to arise by the
departing of the navy from Bristoll for the conveyance of Lynoux, "which
they judged to have departed thence as yesterday." Notifies this because
such vain rumors fly fast, and this may have reached the King. The
Prince and the rest of the King's children are well. Hampton Court,
6 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. Signed at the head.
Pp. 2. Add. Endd.

6 Aug.

B. O.

40. The COUNCIL of the NORTH to the COUNCIL with the
QUEEN.

As lately commanded by my lord Lieutenant in these parts, we send
to the Queen (by John Broxhame, gent.), S r de Bauldrell, Alexander the
Italion and two other of the Scottish and French prisoners lately taken at
Scardburgh, Yorks., by whom "we think most may be learned of their
purpose into France. The S r de Bauldrell, as we be informed by a surgeon,
' ' is diseased in the head with the French poxe and also with another
unhonest disease." The King's palace at York, 6 Aug. Signed by Llandaff,
Magnus, Constable, Savell, Fairfax, Babthorpe and Chaloner.
P. 1. Add. Endd.: 1544.

6 Aug. 41. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Add. MS. Enclose letters received from the Wardens of the East and West

32,655, f. 136. Marches, Glencarn, lord Maxwell's wife and others; among them letters

Hamilton * rom ^ e ca P ta ^ n ^ Berwick and from Thos. Gower showing what repairs

Papers, are necessary upon the castle and bridge there, upon which the writers

n., No. 302. desire instruction. Darneton, 6 Aug. Signed by Shrewsbury, Durham,

and Sadler.

In Sadler's hand, p. 1. Add. Endd.: 1544.

6 Aug. 42. WHARTON to SHREWSBURY.

Shrewsb. MS.,

A., p. 129.

Heralds'

College.

SteTenson's

" Selections,"

7.
(Maitl. Club.)

Encloses a letter he has received from the laird of Wamfrey, prisoner.
Carlisle, 6 Aug. Signed.

P. I. Add.: lieutenant in the North.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

Shrewsb MS.,

A., p. 127*.

Heralds'

College.

Stevenson's

' Selections,"

7.
(Maitl. Club.)

2. Robert Scot of Wamfry, to Wharton.

" Ye Governour kepyss ye towne of Edinburth sty 11, and ye Queyn com
no* furtht of Styrlyne hess zyt ; and my lord of Anguwss and Boy'well
gaderyt yar folkes and wayttyt one ye cumyng of ye erll of Huntle and
Argyll. Ye erll of Argyll com tyll Edinburh and spak w 4 ye Governour
and raid hiss way agane and ye erll of Huntle com no* fra hes awne cuntre ;
and sa thay kepyt no* yar promyss at thay maid to ye erll of Anguiss and
Boy'well." When I get more tidings I will advertise you.

l\ 1. Add. : To ane honorable lord, my lord Quhartoun, warden of ye
West Merches of Ingland.

6 Aug. 43. CHARLES DE LORRAINE to the QUEEN OF SCOTLAND.

Balcarres MS.

Adv. Lib.
Edin., ii. 138.

7 Aug.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 142.

B. M.
Hamilton

Papers,
ii., No. 303.

Takes the opportunity of writing by Mons. de la Touche to recommend
himself very humbly to her, desiring to know her news. La Touche will
tell her about those here. Paris, 6 Aug.

Our two brothers send commendations.

HoL, Fr.,p. 1. Add.

44. WHARTON to the LORD CHANCELLOR.

Wm. Sandes, father to this bearer Wm. Sandes, has hawks yearly
breeding on his ground in a rock beside a cell called St. Bees, Cumb.,
which belonged to the monastery of St. Mary's beside York ; for which
hawks his said father had a yearly fee from the late abbots, who yearly
presented the hawks to the King as their gift. He asked Wharton's
advice how to use " these caste of faucons and a tercell" gotten this year,
and is glad to carry them to the Queen as a present. Begs favour for him
that he may have something for taking and bringing them. He has
honestly served the King, under Wharton, when commanded. Trusts that,
although remaining far from the King's presence and from his Lordship, he
retains his Lordship's favour. Carlisle, 7 Aug. Signed.
P. 1. Add. Endd.: 1544.

7 Aug. 45. CHAPUYS to the QUEEN OF HUNGARY.

K. o.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vii. 176.]

On the 4th hist., at St. Omer, about midday, received her letters
of the 2nd together with the Emperor's of the 26th, and in pursuance of
her command, although somewhat indisposed, set out hither ; where he
arrived in less than 15 hours, and not without trouble. In his haste to
obey, had no leisure to advertise her of the receipt of her letters and his
departure. Arrived here early next day, but could not speak with the
King, who was in the fields until night. Yesterday, after dinner, he and
De Courrieres were with the King. Said that the principal cause of his
coming was to satisfy his former desire to see the camp, and to congratulate
the King upon his health, of which he had been advertised by Alburquerque
and De Courrieres ; and that desire had been increased by the arrival of
letters from the Emperor. The King took this well and, having heard the
contents of the said letters, made a discourse of all the French practises
with him and his men, saying that it was true that the offers which Framiselle
brought had already been proposed to him some time ago, as he advertised
Chapuys at Calais, but, because there was then nothing to go upon (ny avoit
fondement) he did not name those who spoke of it nor think it n-ell to advertise
the Emperor ; but, Framiselle having come with charge from the king of France,
he would not omit to advertise the Emperor and De Courrieres of it; repeating,
for Chapuys's information, all that he had said to De Courrieres, and concluding
that he took heed on no account to listen to the French, or to practise,* of France

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1544.

45. CHAPUYS to the QUEEN OF HUNGARY emit.

or others, without the knowledge and wish of the Emperor. For haste, avoids
reciting the representations and persuasions which he and De Coiirrieres
used upon this matter. Finally, after the King had told of his hope of
taking both this town and Monstreul, from one topic to another, they led
him, of himself, to declare that when all was said it iroid/l ultimately be
well to come to a good peace. He said flatly that he had not been advertised
from his ambassador of the Sieur de Longevais instance to <jo to the Emperor
to treat of peace, and he rejoiced to hear of "le remede" made to Longeral on
tfte Emperor's behalf. And he has had Chapuys carefully questioned about
this by secretary Paiget, from ivhom Chapuys gathered that the King had written
to his ambassador to pray the Emperor to have regard, if the French came to
practise^ to his honour, as he would to the Emperor's if the French addressed
themselves to him. Either by inadvertance or by confidence in Chapuys, the
said Secretary let out that the King had irritten to his ambassador to use such
dexterity that the Emperor may not take up a sinister opinion either of
desire for peace or weariness of irar. Thought best, for many respects,
not to go futher into the matter at that time ; and, this morning,
upon another pretext, was in the said Secretary's tent without De
Courrieres. Said that, since the matters which he wished to communicate
proceeded from his own zeal for the King's service, he had not wished
the intervention of any other witness than Paget, who (besides his friend-
ship to Chapuys) was the personage who would best assist him and direct
the affair ; and, presupposing, by what he had heard from the King and
Paget, that the King would be inclined to some (food peace, set forth, in
conversation, the message which she sent by the Sieur Deke. The dis-
course would be too long to recite. The Secretary found it all very good
and promised forthwith to speak of it to the King ; and will not be long
(Chapuys thinks) in reporting an answer. The Secretary asked if, per-
chance, she was fully instructed herein of the Emperor's intention, and was
answered that he might well think that Chapuys knew nothing, who put it
forward of himself, but it was certain that the Emperor would not disavow
anything she did (Chapuys alleging several reasons hereupon). Although
he has not had the said answer, would not omit to advertise her of the
above, and of the receipt of her letters of the 4th inst.

The Seigneur de Buren arrived here yesterday to salute the King and
report affairs of Monstreul. Since Framezelle's departure, his wife has
gone out from Bouloigne ; but she will remain in custody of the Deputy of
Calais, who is here, until the capture of the town, so as not communicate
with the French. This and other little particulars will be learnt by De
Courrieres's letters. From the camp before Boulogne, 7 Aug. 1544.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original at Vienna, pp. 4.

8 Aug. 46. For the SIEGE OF BOULOGNE.

Money paid by Sir John Williams, treasurer of the Augmentations,
8 Aug. 36 Henry VIII., for ten days' wages beforehand, at 6^. a day, to
labourers sent into France, with freights paid for them and for ordnance to
Bullen.

[Giving names of the captains of the men, viz. John Belson, John
Heywood, Dennis Kelley, Thos. Bydleye, Eic. Frenchyngfyld, Jasper
Nichollys, John Leight, Walter Clerke, John Taylour, Hen. Robyns, Thos.
Hill and Thos. Kendall, and of the masters of the ten ships in which they
went.]

Total charges 469J. 18s. 4rf,

Pp. 3.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.
8 Aug.

B. 0.

47. [ANTHONY CAVE] to JOHN JOHNSON.

8 Aug. 1544, at [A much mutilated

letter upon commercial dealings and projects.]

" My cousin Eobert Tanfelld is returned, and therefore be you bold to
desire Mr. Buckler, the Queen's secretary, in my name. There is one Mr.
Everart, a gentleman of my lord of Westmynster's, my cousin Robert's
friend, whom if ye deliver his letter unto and desire his help, will, with the
help of one Mr. Stanflbrd, my lord Chanceler's servant, help much for your
suit for Giles, as my cousin Tanffeld sheweth me. So that my trust is
[with] my brother Croke's help and my cousin Ootwelle's and theirs, ye

shall obtain some g Giles which I would be glad to

hear of." Commend me to [your brother] Ootwell, whom I thank
for his letter showing that salt will not be sold [above] 4 nobles a " weye" ;
wherefore my advise is at once to sell it by 12 or 10 weye weekly in
Billingsgate. Cowper, the carrier, and others tell me they pay 9<7. a
" stricke " which is 30*. a weye. If your brother Ottwell " can speak fair
to my lord Mayor and bring some present when he maketh first show of it,
I trust he may get my lord Mayor's price to be ixrf. or better, showing the
goodness of the salt with the great charges and long lying thereof."

Pp. 2. Much mutilated. Add.

8 Aug. 48. LENNOX to the COUNCIL with the QUEEN.

K. o.

St. P., v. 396.

Has received their writings by bearer showing that "by ye provi-
tioun of God, quha evir wirkis w* the kingis Majeste our Maister," the
coloured falsehood of the lords of Scotland is known. Is glad to know it
before his departure ; and thanks them for their counsel, which he will use
according to the King's instructions. His ship " is departed " to sea this
Saturday, 9 Aug., and himself by land to Bomarris, where, when the King s
ships arrive, they will take their voyage with diligence. Begs to be com-
mended to the Queen. West Chester, 8 Aug. Signed.

P.S. Thanks for their good treatment of his brother.

P.I. Add. Endd.: viij Julii (sic) 1544.

8 Aug. 49. JAMES ROKEBY to SIR EDW. NORTH.

K. 0. As you commanded, I have been with Sir Arthur Laiton at York

and sold such goods as late were Richard Layton's, dean of the metropolitan
church there. Tne bearer, my clerk, brings the money and the book of
particulars of the sale. Wherein we had the counsel of my lord President
of the North Parts. Asks allowance to himself (as the King's reward) of
the money he owes. York, 8 Aug. Signed.
P. 1. Add. : Chancellor of Augmentations.

8 Aug. 50. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Enclose letters presently received from the wardens of the East and
Middle Marches describing an honest rode made into Scotland by the
warden of the Middle Marches and exploits done in the Frith by certain
English ships lying on this coast. Darneton, 8 Aug.

P.S. Other letters herewith are arrived from Wharton with such as
Robert Maxwell sent to him and Lenox. Signed by Shrewsbury, Durham
and Sadler.

In Sadler'* hand, j> 1. Add. Endd. : 1544.

Add. MS.
32.655, f. 144.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

xi., No. 304.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.
8 Aug.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 157.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

ii., No. 310(1).

8 Aug.

Ib. f. 158.

8 Aug.

R. O.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vn. 179.]

51. ALEX. BRAND, Vicar of EVAN, to JAMES ANDERSON.

Will be with him shortly and make an end of Willy Ryche's
matter. Lend Lynton (who left my errands in Murray undone) 12rf. to
run to Murray and get word of Alexander. I have been sick and James's
wife is right sick. Alex. Jonson was here, very bare. Two English ships
lie here and take the fisher boats. A new parliament is proclaimed by the
Queen and lords with her in Stervelyn to be held there the morn after our
latter Lady Day. Sanct Andr[ois] , 8 Aug.

Commend me to Mr. John Brown.

HoL, p. I. Add: in Straychtbogy, officer to my lord erll of Huntlye.

52. [THE SAME] to HUGH CRAGE.

Two English ships lie on our coast before Maii and have taken five
or six fisher boats with other crayers, and sell them again. They passed
to Bervyk with one freight and are now returned. The Queen and the
lords with her, Angus and Bothewel have proclaimed a new parliament
the morn after our latter Lady Day in Stervelyng, and the Governor is
summoned to hear himself deposed. Linox is in England proclaimed
lieutenant of the North of England and South of Scotland, of King Henry's
authority ; " quhilk lufftenent ve dred salbe at the next Parliment be the
Dowglas vayis. The Governour and Cardinall ves at ane consal this samyn
day of this dait in Dunfermlyng. The vill get mony assisteris in Mernis,
Angus and Fyff. Bot all this is hot gret trowble to the commonis."

Gives directions for causing Master Thomas to draw the two acts of
process between him and John Browne. St. Andrews, 8 Aug. 1541.
Xr>t signed.

In the same hand as the preceding, p. 1. Add.: Suo confratri Magistro
Hugoni Crage, vicario chori ecclesie cathedralis Moravien.

53. CHAPTJYS to the QUEEN OF HUNGARY.

Having, late at night, received the Emperor's letters of the last of
the past month, Chapuys and De Courrieres went, this after-dinner, to
communicate the contents to the King. Touching the hope of taking
Sainct Desier the King answered not a word. As to the rest, the coming
and offers of the Sieur de Villemont, bailli de Dijon, Chapuys enriched the
affair by saying that King Francis offered several things, one of which, the
marriage of the Princess of Spain with the Duke of Orleans, spoilt all the
rest, for (and principally because there was no offer to Henry) the Emperor
at once rejected the practice, saying that there was no need to talk of the
said marriage, and that, before all things, the King (Henry) must be
satisfied, and the French might content themselves with making restitution
toothers; which rejection, Chapuys thought, was because he had several
times written that Henry did not like the said marriage with such a dowry,
and, besides, the Emperor would not have listened to the practice but that
Chapuys had divers times written that Henry was of opinion that audience
ought to be given to the French, since there was no risk in that. The
King showed great satisfaction, affirming that on his side there should be
no lack of correspondence in all that concerned the Emperor's honor, and
that Framezelle indeed made overture of the said marriage, alleging
persuasions that Milan belonged to his master, to which the King answered
that he was neither judge, doctor nor advocate to decide such questions, and
referred it to those concerned.

* August 15th was the Assumption of Our Lady, which is probably here intended,
in contradistinction to the Annunciation (25 March), though there was also the
Nativity (8 Sspt). There is no record of this Parliament having actually met.

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1544.

As Secretary Paiget dissembled having reported their last communica-
tions, Chapuys did not forget to put them forward to the King ; request-
ing first that, using the benignity wherewith he had always excused
Chapuys' faults and rashness, he would hear privately that which, of
himself and for the King's service, he wished to say. This the King
heartily granted ; and, De Courrieres having withdrawn a little, Chapuys
told him the whole substance of what the Sieur Decke reported and showed
in writing, adding thereto as he thought best, especially that the intention
of the French should be considered, and care taken that they might not
reproach us with being unable to take the season and opportunity
either of peace or war, in which two things, above all others,
opportunity and diligence were terribly needed ; and that if the
King was anywise inclined to peace, it would be a long process to
wait, stroke upon stroke, answer from the Emperor, and likewise to
intimate his will to the Emperor in case the affairs were negociated
there; and, since he had discoursed so prudently of innumerable
inconveniences which in war may happen at any moment, that
it was expedient, while their arms were prospering, to choose
this opportunity and with all diligence learn to what they could
bring the enemy. Wherefore it seemed to Chapuys, the better to
dissemble the desire for peace and prevent spies from making use of the
goings and comings to the camps, that the practise should be negociated
in a place between their countries, and by sufficient and trusty and well
inclined persons ; and that he could think of no more suitable person than
the Queen of Hungary, who, he thought, ought to desire peace (as well for
her goodness, virtue and prudence as for the insupportable troubles which
she sustained by the war) besides that no personage in the world had more
respect to his honor and wealth than she, who was also more able to
persuade the Emperor in this than any other. Finally, after several
answers, duplicate and' triplicate, the King excused himself upon having no
sufficient person to send her to attend to (entendre) the said practice ; and
when Chapuys would not agree, made a second excuse that he knew not
whether the king of France would consent ; and, when Chapuys proved that
there was no doubt therein, he resolved that it was more reasonable and
fitting that those concerned should negociate, that he thought that when
things were in trim (en quelq-ue bun terme) he would have as much credit
with the Emperor as she, and that, if it pleased the Emperor to tell him
resolutely to what conditions his Majesty would condescend, he would do
therein such office as he would wish done for him. Said it would be very
difficult for the Emperor to do this without first hearing partly to what the
enemy might be brought, and that, if he himself had resolved what he
would grant, to gain time, he would do well to advertise the Emperor of
it, in order that if the French returned with other offers the Emperor may
jointly set it down (mectre en terme ce quil desiroit}. The King answered
that he had already written to the Emperor upon the said affair, and until
the answer, and return of Framizelle or coming of some other Frenchman,
he neither could nor would say more. And when Chapuys said that the
chief thing was to spy out soon the bottom of the Frenchmen's intention,
and not to treat absolutely, and that she, with the personage whom he would

appoint thereto, could do this, he answered that there was nothing that
hindered her from doing this and hearing the said Frenchmen, and doing as
she thought good therein. And in these excuses and answers he persisted.
At their leaving, the King affirmed to De Courrieres and him that, last
night, divers of his men mounted the breach and there slew one French-
man, and near the foot of the wall they also slew ten or a dozen French-
men ; and he made no doubt about carrying the town, but, to do it
surely, he would still give two batteries and finish the mines.

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1544.

53. CHAPUYS to the QUEEN OF HUNGARY cord.

Begs her to have compassion upon his illness, for if this fine weather
change he is lost and can neither get well here nor be taken elsewhere.
Begs her also to advertise the Emperor as she thinks fit of the contents of
his last letters and of these. From the camp before Boulogne, 8 Aug.,
1544.

Fr. Modem transcript of the original (in cipher} at Vienna, j>j>. 5.

8 Aug. 54. CHAPUYS to CHARLES V.

E - 9\ Owing to the illness of him who keeps the cipher Chapuys has

r ^ U j. written to the Queen of Hungary to advertise the Emperor of what he has

v/HlGDQ&r. . . _ i _

vii. 178.] written [to her].

Fr. Modern note (headed: Chapuys a 1'Empereur, 1544, Aout 8) of
original at Vienna.

8 Aug. 55. The SIEUR DE ST. MARTIN to FRANCIS I.

R - 0- Spoke with the King of England on Thursday and found him

St. P., x. 25. gracious and reasonable. Takes it on his life that the friendship between
Francis and him was never so great as it will be if they meet ; yet the said
King makes a great effort upon Bouloigne, and if it is forced there will be
great difficulty in dealing for peace. Advises, in accordance with what the
King of England said, that one of the Princes of the realm or other
sufficient gentlemen should be sent to that King, as hostages till the
meeting is arranged. Learnt that the King of England is informed that
Francis has not such trust in him as he would have in Francis ; for, five
or six days ago, Francis sent the bailly of Dijon to the Emperor for peace,
and likewise the brother of the Comte de Brienne. Begs pardon for his
boldness in declaring his opinion that peace can only be obtained in the
way abovesaid. Friday, 8 Aug. Siyned : Nicholas" de Marques.

French. Copy certified by Framcztlles, p. 1. Kndd.: Double de la lestre
de Sainct Martin.

56. The SIEUR DE ST. MARTIN to [Du BIBS].

On Thursday last I spoke with the King of England and found him
the most honest and reasonable prince in the world. His friendship with
the King our master is not outside his heart, and if one of the Princes of
the realm, or other sufficient personages, were sent to him as hostages for the
offers made by me, peace would be easily found, and not otherwise. The
hostages shall remain until the two Princes meet, and once met, as sure as
death, they will part good friends. The King must "ferre le contenu
desdites, missives et bien brief, ou aultrement je ne puis cognoistre que le
Boy se puisse trouver joyeulx." If possible send these to the King. As
soon as the hostages arrive the war will cease.

Subscribed : La vraye coppie de la lestre de Sainct Martin quy a este
envoye au Boy. (Signed) B. de Framezelles.

French. Copy, p. 1. Endd.

August 7th.

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1544.

8 Aug. 57. MARY OF HUNGARY to HENRY VIII.

E- 0. The bp. of Liege represents that, at the request of Henry's

ministers, his steward paid the captains of Chr. Landemberg's footmen
3,248 cr. ; as appears by the Bishop's letters herewith, . asking her
intercession that the steward may be re-imbursed. It was done for Henry's
service, upon the information by the sub-delegates that the footmen were to
be paid a month's wages, not according to their rolls but as the Emperor pays
to 4,000 High Germans (which was also what Henry's commissioner, Ralph
Fane, told the writer), and that they would indemnify the steward; and
she is sure that Henry will not suffer the steward to suffer thereby.
Writes to the Sieur de Courrieres, for whom she begs credence herein.
Antwerp, 8 Aug. 1544. Signed. Cotmterignd : Despleghem.
French. Broadsheet, p. 1.

9 Aug. 58. Q. KATHARINE to HENRY VIII.

Add. MS. This day I received advertisments from my lord of Lenox which,

37>4 B 2 M 8S being first showed to your Council, I address to you ; trusting in God, who
prospers your affairs in Scotland, to hear shortly of your better success in
France, for which all loving subjects pray. My lord Prince and the rest
of your children are in good health. Hampton Court, 9 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
P.S. Imputes the good speed which Lenox has had to his serving a
master whom God aids. He might have served the French King, his old
master, many years without attaining such a victory.
P. 1. Modern copy, from a MS. of Sir T. Hanmer.

9 Aug. 59. LORD EVERS to SHREWSBURY.

Add. MS. This Friday, 8th inst., received a letter (enclosed) from Alex. Pringill

B M 148 ^ a ^ rs m Scotland. "At the making hereof I received a letter from your

Hamilton lordship by Christopher Malyrye, brother to Sir William Malory, treasurer

Papers, of Berwyk, which letter is directed unto Sir Cuthbert Eatclif [and] to me,

ii , No 305(1). wherein your lordship's pleasure is that he shall pay [the] poorest, and the

better sort to spare for a season." The wages of this town have always

been paid at Midsummer and Christmas, and the poor men have wages of

4rf. or Qd. a day, except the head officers, and take what they require on

credit ; so that, their day being so long past, and victuals so dear, please be

a mean for the payment of their whole wages as in times past. Berwyke,

9- Aug. Sinned.

P. 1. Add. Eudd.: 1544.

9 Aug. 60. NORFOLK and Others to the COUNCIL with the KING.

R- 0. Learn by espials that the Frenchmen assemble a great power to

set upon their convoy going or returning from St. Omer's, and have there-
fore delayed sending it. The Burgundian horsemen complain of their
continual travail in going to the said convoy, fetching forage daily and
scouting every night. Their horses are likely thereby to become unfit to
serve. Desire the King to take order for their victualling from Flanders
by way of Boleyn. Are in "no despair of this town" unless their victuals
are cut off, as they will be if the way of St. Omer's is continued. For this
time only they are able to bring their convoy hither. From the camp
before Monstrell, 9 Aug., 1544. Signed: T. Norflolk : J. Russell: T.
Cheyne.

P. 1. Add. Endd.

* See No. 14.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

9 Aug.

E. o.

9 Aug.

Add. MS.
28.593, f. 331.

B. M.

[Spanish

Calendar,

vii. 163 and

177.]

9 Aug.
B. o.

61. RUSSELL to PAGET.

Thanks for those [news] you sent me out of Scotland. To requite you
I trust to send news of the winning of this town. " Sir, I heartily thank
you for the passport for the Italians' horses ; and accordingly] I have caused
to be disbursed unto Jeronimo ("him " cancelled) fifty pounds for the presting
in Flanders an hundreth hacquebuttiers. I pray to God that we [may]

merrily meet together and w t..w.... were

in no worse aredyn[ess] of this tow[n]

t Bul-

loigne

I most wold my

[Written in the camp at] the siege of [M]ounstre[ll,

9 Aug.]". Signed.

P.I. Mutilated. Add. Endd. : ix Aug 4 ' 1544.

62.

Gives an account of the Emperor's proceedings from the time that
he left Pont de Moujon and came to see the Duchess of Lorraine at a place
of hers between Vari and Ligni on the 13th inst, describing the assault on
Sant Desir on the 16th and giving the names of the principal men killed
and wounded, and a particular account of the death of the Prince of Orange,
whose office, some say, will be given to " Mons. Logran." News of the
illness of the King of France. The vanguard and rearguard of the English
King are at Monterreu, an important French place defended by 4,000 foot
and 200 men of arms. The King left London with the battle on the 8th
inst. and we hourly expect news of his crossing. The day before yesterday,
hearing that the French had 600 horse and 3,000 foot at Vitry, the
Emperor sent " Mr. Logran, " Don Francisco d'Este and Juan Baptista
Castaldo, who defeated them (attacks described) and captured their baggage,
worth 30,000 cr. Sant Desir, 25 July 1544.

P. 8. on the 30th. The mining of Sant Desir continues, and there is
news that the King of England has crossed to Calais and his army is busy
mining Monterreue, which they hope shortly to take. Our army is now
well supplied with victuals.

P.S. On the last of the past month 25 French horsemen tried to enter
Sant Desir. Five got in, nine fled and our men captured eleven, &c.
(Notes of the progress of the war and of reports received, written at various
dates, of which 9 Aug., 2 Aug., and 8 Aug. are mentioned.)

Spanish, pp. 12. Modern copy from Simancas. Headed: Muy magnifico
Sen or mio. A full abstract is in Spanish Calendar.

63. BARON JEOEJUS AB HEIDECK to HENRY VIII,

That he has not written for so long was for want of anything worth
writing. Thinks he knows that in last Diet nothing worthy of so great an
assembly was done, save that, at the Emperor's instance, the French king,
confederate of the Turk, was declared a common enemy of the Empire, and
an aid of 20,000 foot and 4,000 horse decreed against him, some of them,
however, to defend Hungary from the Turk. Expects that next Diet,
indicted for 1 Oct., will treat of concord of religion, reformation or resti-
tution of the judgment of the Imperial Chamber, and supplies for some
years for defence and offence against the common enemy. The Swiss, when
required not to aid the French kjng against the Emperor, answered that
they would intercede for concord if the Emperor would first explain his case
to them, and at length openly joined the French king. Henry duke of

* Apparently Duke Maurice of Saxony is intended.

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1544.

Brunswick, having secretly collected an army, attempted to seize the
bishopric of Miinster, as a means to recover his lost duchy ; but his scheme
was frustrated and his soldiers deserted him. It is to be feared that his
adversaries, the elector of Saxony and landgrave of Hesse, who thereupon
assembled an army, will demand an indemnity from his partisans, and so
raise a new and worse tragedy in the Empire. To make matters worse, the
Pope, who hitherto pretended to be neutral and ready to make peace, now
aids the French king ; for it is said that Strozzi leads to the King 15,000
foot and 1,000 horse collected near Alessandria, half of whom the Pope
pays, although he pretends that it is not against the Emperor but against
Henry. Hopes that when the Emperor and Henry return victorious over
the French, the Emperor will have occasion to revenge the Pope's perfidy
and to deliver Germany and Christendom from the Turk ; and that Henry
will assist. The Turk has withdrawn all his forces in Hungary, except the
garrisons, in order to meet an attack from the king of the Persians.
Neuburg (e.r Xova Civitate,oppido meo), 9 Aug. '44. Signed.
Lat. Large paper, p. 1. Add. Endd. : The baron of Hadek.

9 Aug. 64. EDMOND HAKVEL to HENRY VIII.

R - 0- Wrote on the 3rd inst. Piero Stroci has since departed from

' X- Plaisance with his company, which passes not 5,000, and, as he takes his
way by the mountains of Geane, which are barren and extremely difficult,
most of his men will abandon him. Grimani, late legate in Scotland, is
dead in Borne ; and the Bishop has made his brother, Cardinal Grimani,
legate to the French king, and Cardinal Moron legate to the Emperor, to
practise peace, for fear of the French king's ruin rather than for zeal to
Christendom. Bids Henry beware of the Bishop, whose whole aim is to
aggrieve him, being "moved with incredible hate and envy" to see him in
France with so flourishing a power. Barbarossa, since departing from
Lipary, has sent Polin to the Turk with 30 galleys and gone himself to
Previsa. Venice, 9 Aug. 1544.
Hoi., p. 1. Add. Endd.

10 Aug. 65. The COUNCIL with the KING to NORFOLK and Others.

R. O. The King has seen your lordships' letter to us by bearer, Richmond,

and heard his credence ; and commands us to write that order is already
taken for turning the staple of victuals from St. Omer's to Gravelyns to be
conveyed this way, saving that next convoy must come by your accustomed
way, as Mr. Brian would report to you. The King perceives by your letters,
and suspects by the stay of your heralds, that the enemies intend some
sudden enterprise. Remit the rest to bearer's report. Bullen, 10 Aug. 1544.
Draft in Pafjet's hand, pp. 2. Endd.: M. to the duke of Norff., etc.,
x Augustii 1544.

10 Aug. 66. VAUGHAN and Others to HENRY VIII.

B- O. Vaughan lately signified by Francis the post that he had bargained

with Jasper Dowche to have 21,000/. Fl. at 14 per cent, for the year to be
repaid 15 Feb. next. The merchants here have a custom "that all moneys
taken up by exchange or by finance are repaid again in ij parts gold, of
gold valued, and j part in white money" ; which the writers are loth to be
bounden to, as to get so much valued gold may cost from to 2 per cent.
This has always been a cause of sticking, for the merchants will make no
bargain without it, and long ago the lord Chancellor sent instructions not
to "press the merchants nor stick with them thereabouts." Have seen
bargains made by the Emperor, under his seal and the Queen's signature.

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1544.

66. VAUGHAN and Others to HENRY VIII. cant.

showing that he gives 12 per cent, interest for the year and, besides, ex dono
1 per cent, for every mart, of which there are four in the year, and promises
repayment in two parts gold and one white money. See no remedy but to
make the bills accordingly. If they had not quickly bargained with Jasper
Dowche for the money it would have been dearer, for the Queen is come
hither for great sums. As Lightmaker brought not 200 horsemen Vaughan
delivered him only 200 cr., and promised the rest when the rest of his men
came. Enclose copy "of the bill that the merchants desire to have us
subscribe." Andwerp, 10 Aug. 1544. Signed; S. Vaughan: John
Dymmocke : Thomas Lock.

In Vawjhan'ti hand, pp. 8. Add. Endd.

10 Aug. 67. VAUGHAN to PAGET.

R. O. By Mr. Leighton I received your letter and accordingly, after con-

cluding with Jasper Dowche, will " repair to the Italian that is here in
prison and signify unto you his answer." We stick to make the merchants'
bills to repay two parts gold and one part silver, but it is the custom and,
as the Emperor pays it, we shall be compelled to it, which will be a loss to
the King. We now write of it to his Majesty, whose pleasure I beg you to
let us know by Wm. Danasell, the bearer. I have sent a copy of the
merchants' bill. "We hear that Bulleyn will render it self to the King's
Majesty, and so is the Queen advertised." Andwerp, 10 Aug. 1544.
Hoi., ]i. 1. Add. Endd.

10 Aug. 68. WOTTON to HENRY VIII.

K. 0. Within these few days, three persons have fled hither out of the town

St. P., x. 31. w j lo gay h ere j s g rea t } ac k o f fl es h and wine, but wheat enough, &c. ; and
that the common soldiers would have parl-iamented long ago, but the
gentlemen and captains would not agree, and punished some of them for
speaking of it. On the 8th, a trumpet came out of the town for safeconduct
to treat for its " dedicion" ; and the same afternoon came forth the Conte
de Sanxerre, the Viconte de Riviere and an Italian named Maryn, who
devised the fortifications. They required to have all this month, and then,
if not succoured, to march out in full battle array. The Viceroy told them
to return and he would on Tuesday make them answer with a new assault.
So they departed ; but came again in the evening, and again on the morrow,
being Saturday, twice ; when they finally agreed and promised five hostages.
The hostages were long in coming and only four came; the fifth,
Longuevalle's son is looked for, but was not come this Sunday at 1 o'clock
when Wotton was with Granvelle. Unless relieved, the town is to be
delivered on Sunday next, and the defenders to march out with bag and
baggage and two pieces of ordnance, as they of Luxemburgh did. Mean-
while they may make no fortification ; and they receive in two of the
Emperor's men, to see this order kept, and send two gentlemen to signify
it to the French king. The Italian said he wondered why his fellows spoke
of any agreement, as it was the strongest place that ever he saw. The
Emperor draws his men hither, except the garrisons. Most of Landenbergh's
footmen are come ; and more men are sent for. The Frenchmen say that
14,000 Switzers are come to Troyes. If they do as good service as the
French king promises good wages they should do some great feat ; for, as
every man is a gentleman or a veteran, it stands not with their honor "to
take any less than four or five pays apiece." Camp before St. Digier, 10
Aug., 1544. Signed.
Pp. 3. Add. Endd.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

10 Aug. 69. WOTTON to PAGET.

ft- O The Viceroy caused the ensigns taken of the Frenchmen at Vitry to

be set hard by the town ditches, and then sent a trumpet to tell them of
the town that they might perceive that those in whom they trusted for
succour were overthrown, and advise them to adventure themselves no
longer lest they repented it. They answered that those in whom they had
their trust were 40,000 or 50,000 men and themselves, and bade the
trumpet speak no more to them at his peril. Describes how, on the 1st
inst., 30 French horsemen, each with a sack of gunpowder behind him,
attempted a dash from the woods into the town ; of whom 13 got through,
2 were slain and 10 taken. One of those slain carried letters from the
French king to the count of Sanxerre, announcing that he was made a
knight of the King's order, and promising him and the rest great rewards.
On Saturday, 2nd inst'., about midnight, a feigned assault was made on the
town, and, when the Frenchmen came thick upon the walls, 12 or 14 great
pieces of ordnance were suddenly discharged among them. On Sunday,
3rd inst., the Emperor, hearing from Vitry that the Frenchmen were
coming with 6,000 foot and 2,000 horse, rode thitherwards at 1 p.m.,
sending Don Francisco de Est on with some light horse, and after him the
Viceroy and Duke Morice with other horse, "the Emperor following with
the footmen and the horsemen that are called of his house." They found
the Frenchmen gone and returned to camp at midnight. On Wednesday,
6th inst., at midnight was a great alarm throughout the camp, supposed to
have been caused through a horse breaking loose.

I hear that there is come hither, within these five or six days, a Spanish
friar named Gabriel de Goesman, bringing letters out of France from the
French queen to the Emperor, "but, seeing I have not been made privy to
it by none of th' Emperor's Council, I cannot tell whether it be true or
not." By this day sevennight I trust to see St. Digie'r's name in Latin in
the church, as I have written to the King. Camp before St. Digier,
10 Aug. 1544.

P.S. Mons. de Bousse andMons. de Brederode have burnt the town and
Castle of Vaucouleur, upon the Mase, which did much hurt to our victuallers.

HoL, pp. 3. Add. Endd.

11 Aug. 70. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to SHREWSBURY.

Shrewsb.MS..

P.. p. 275.

Heralds'

College.

Send the copy of part of certain letters which the Council attendant
upon the King wrote to the Queen, and also an abridgment of letters to the
King from his ambassador resident with the Emperor; to show how forward
the King's affairs are, and how the Emperor proceeds. The Queen wishes
them communicated to lord Whar ton, for the earl of Glencarn's information,
who seems by his letters much desirous to hear of the King's good success.

We are glad to hear of the diligence of the King's servants upon the
frontiers and think lord Eure has well resolved to give no assurance.
Pray furnish them of the East Marches with the munition they write for ;
and when we know particularly what munition you want we will supply it
as we may. You shall take order for the repair of the castle and bridge at
Berwick, the charge whereof, as you write, will not be great and may be
paid by Mr. Shelley ; and you shall have a commission for lead by next
post. Doubtless you received the letters of our opinion, to be signified to
Lord Wharton, touching Eobert Maxwell. It is well to keep the Scots
waking on all sides; and not to forget Maxwell, whose men have presumed
to attempt such displeasures within the English pale as you last advertised.
Hampton Court, 11 Aug. 1544. Signed by Cranmer, Wriothesley,
Westminster and Petre.

P. 1. Add.

30 86 HENEY VIII.

1544.
11 Aug. 71. THOMAS MOLLINEUX.

Harl. MS. "Will of Sir Thos. Mollineux, parson of the moiety of the parish of

2 ' 6 B M 118 ' Wallesle y> made 11 Au g- 1544.
Modern copy, p. 1.

11 Aug. 72. SHREWSBURY and DURHAM to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Add. MS. Send up, for consideration, letters received yesterday from the

32 ' 6 R 5 '\ f f 146 ' wardens f tne East and Middle Marches. As Shrewsbury has had divers

Hamilton su * ts mad e to him for the exchange of certain prisoners, he intends to

Papers, proceed in it. Darneton, 11 Aug. 1544. Signed.

n., No. 305. In Shrewsbury's hand, p. 1. Add. Endd.

11 Aug. 73. HENRY VIII. to FRANCIS I.

The letter described in Spanish Calendar, VII., No. 180, as of this
date is of the 3rd. Aug. See No. 19 (3).

11 Aug. 74. NORFOLK and RUSSELL to PAGBT.

B. O. Beg him to obtain the King's signature to a bill of Mr. Treasurer's

in the hands of Mr. Rytche. " Mr. Treasurer showeth himself here right
worthy to be much made of, for his great pains and diligent service."
Camp before Montroeull, 11 Aug. Siyned.
P.I. Add.: Secretary. Endd. : 1544.

11 Aug. 75. PIERRE BOISOT and Others to PAGET.

R. 0. When Boisot returned and delivered the Sieur du Roeux the letters

of the King's Council, and declared the conclusion last taken at Boulongne
(after waiting for news from the duke of Noirtfolck, which is not come yet)
because many victuallers had been here over four days, and their victual
was spoiling, proclamation was made, upon consultation with the King's
commissaries, that the victuallers should go by Gravelinghes to Boulongne
and thence get convoy to Monstureul. Have today sent them all towards
Gravelinghes, with three men to keep order among them ; and send their
confrere, the bearer, to signify this conclusion. Du Roeux has written to
Meester Walop to send out horsemen for their protection. Desire that the
victuallers may be put to no trouble and may have licence to carry back
booty ; or they will be unwilling to come again, to the detriment of both
the camps. Understand from Du Roeux that no garrison is yet placed at
Licques, as was last concluded at the Council, and that, some days ago,
120 French horse brought money to those of Ardre, which would have been
prevented had there been a garrison at Licques. Are writing to the
captain of Gravelinghes to let the victuallers pass free of toll ; and intend
to go thither to reside, having proclaimed that victuallers may come towards
Gravelinghes. St. Omer, 11 Aug. 1544. Signed: Piere Boisot: Sebastien
Bourgeois : Raffe de Mondreloiz.

French, pp. 2. Add. Endd. : The Commissaries of St. Omers.

11 Aug. 76. CHARLES V. to HENRY VIII.

B. O. Although the Queen of Hungary sent the Sieur de Courrieres to

St. P., x. 33. congratulate Henry and welcome him on this side the sea, the Emperor

sends the Sieur de Tourcoin, gentleman of his mouth, for whom he begs

credence. Camp before St. Disier, 11 Aug. 1544. Signed. Countersigned:

Bave.

French. Broadsheet, p. 1. Add. Endd.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.
11 Aug.

B.O.

R. O.

12 Aug.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 150.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

n., No. 306.

77. WOTTON to PAGET.

This morning Secretary Joisse came to say that Mons. de Granvele
sent me word that yesterday he forgot to show me that the gentleman
taken at Lingny, who has been twice before with the Viceroy, was here
again on Friday last, and showed the Viceroy that the Admiral, Mons.
D'Annebault, desired to speak with him and Granvele. When he said he
had no charge to declare upon what ground this was desired, they told him
that D'Annebault need take no pains therein, for, till that was known, they
would " leese " no time in speaking of such matters.

I enclose a copy of the capitulation and the names of the hostages. " I
hear say that the frere Gosemanne is returned again into France, where-
about I know not yet." Camp before Sainct Digier, 11 Aug. 1544.
Sifjned.

'P. I. Add. Endd.

2. " Traicte, pact et acord faict entre le tresillustre S r Vice Roy de
Secille, lieutenant et cappitaine general de 1'armee de 1'Empereur, d'une
part, et le S r Conte de Sensar, lieutenant du Roy de France dedans la
ville et plaice de Sainct Disier, par les voyes des S" de la Chesmiere, le
Visconte de la Riviere et Jheronimo de Marino, ses deputez," viz. :

Ten articles providing for the evacuation of St. Digier on Sunday week
17th inst., unless succoured by the French king in the mean time. Made
at the Imperial camp before St. Dizier, 9 Aug. 1544.

ii. Since the above was made, Sensar's deputies have been before the
Emperor, who has confirmed it.

iii. Names of the hostages to be delivered to the Viceroy for the above,
viz., Mons. de la Roche Baron, Mons. Desternel, Mons. de Cabron son of
Mons. de Longueval, marchal des lor/is of Mons. D'Orleans, Mons. de
Molmon, and Mons. Duysans, standard bearer of Orleans's company.

French, copy, pp. 3. Endd.

78. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to SHREWSBURY.

Enclose an extract of letters to the Queen from the Council attending
upon the King and the abridgment of certain other letters to the King
from his ambassador with the Emperor. The news is such as all have
cause to thank God for; and the Queen wishes it communicated to
Wharton to be by him signified to Glinkarn who seems desirous to hear of
the King's good success. We are glad to hear that the King's servants and
others on the frontiers serve with such diligence and think that lord Eure
"hath very well resolved to give none assurance "; and therefore pray
furnish the East Marches with the munition they write for ; and write to
us particularly what munitions are wanted. .The Queen approves the repair
of the castle and bridge of Berwyke, for which money may be had of Mr.
Shelley and a commission for taking the lead shall be sent by next post.

Draft by Petre, pp. 2. Endd. : M. toth'erleof Shrewesbury, xij August)
1544.

12 Aug. 79. The PORTABLE OVENS.

Add. MS. Warrant to Sir Ric. Southwell, treasurer of the wars, to pay Thos.

5,753. f.99. phelip, the King's smith of Calice, 151. 7s. 5d., as expressed in a bill here-
with. Written 12 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.

This sentence inserted in Wotton's own hand.

2 8<i HENRY VIII.

1544.

79. The PORTABLE OVENS cont.

ii. Iron work made and delivered by Phelip by command of .my lord
Chamberlain " for the mending of the ovens that were broken at Calyce in
the office of Clement Harleston, knight," anno 36 Hen. VIII., viz., 29 items
of chains, bars, hooks, &c., and a pair of smith's bellows (26s. 8d.). Total
151. 7ft. 5d. Sii/iti'il : Bye me Thomas Phillype. Also -mined by Gardiner
and St. John, and by Harleston.

Pp. 3.

12 Aug. 80. CHE. MONT to HENRY VIII.

B. 0. After the Diet at Spires was finished, and the Emperor departed,

the writer came to Strasburg, where, as near France and Switzerland, there
is frequent news to be had. It is reported that 20,000 men of the best
Swiss families are gone to the French king, who, through his permanent
ambassadors there, still asks for more. They fear the Emperor's just
indignation against them. Lately Philippus Strotius has led 12,000 Italians
into France from Milan (Insiibna) ; the Emperor having sent most of his
troops thence to the realm of Naples, where Barbarossa has made incursions.
In their passage the Emperor's troops were commanded not to injure the
Pope's lands, so that many think the Emperor is seeking to appease the
Koman bishop, especially as the former edicts against Lutherans are again
published in Flanders (apud Belt/as) ; although many suppose from the
treaty of Avignon that the Bishop intends hostility to the Emperor. It is
rumoured that 500 sclopetarii have lately come to France from the Venetian
territory. The Turkish garrison in Hungary makes frequent incursions
into the neighbouring country, which the forces of king Ferdinand are too
wasted to prevent. The effort of the duke of Brunswick ended in nothing,
as he probably lacked the sinews of war, viz., money. The aid decreed to
the Emperor is paid. Strasburg, 12 Aug. 1544.
Lat. Hoi., {>. 1. Add. Kndd.

12 Aug. 81. CHR. MONT to PAGET.

R O. Although he has nothing worth writing (because all the doings in

the Emperor's camp will be written by the ambassador) takes the
opportunity of this doctor's going to write that after the Diet of Spires he
went to Strasburg, with which he is much pleased, taking very great
pleasure in the society of those learned men whom this city has called to
the teaching and establishment of the new school. Youth is here carefully
grounded in Greek and Latin and the more advanced study the arts from
Greek sources under Sturmius and Welsius. Prices are reasonable and
there is little luxury. In time of peace the Emperor's most renowned
captains dwell hereabouts, so that news of all Germany is early known.
Now after another year's work, desires Paget's advice how he may better
merit the King's benevolence. Wrote to the lord Chancellor in congratula-
tion of his late honor and sent him two orations lately printed here,
the one addressed to the Emperor, the other to the Princes of the Empire,
in which the tyranny of the Roman Dominator is clearly described.
Would send a copy to Paget but for fear of burdening the bearer. Sends
him the progress of the Emperor's war recently printed here. Commenda-
tions to his colleague Dr. Petrus. Strasburg, 12 Aug. 1544.

Lat. Hoi., p. 1. Add.: Clarissimo viro D. Guilielmo Pacheto
sereniss 1 Regis Anglie secretario, equiti, patrono suo colendiss - Endd.

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1544.
18 Aug. 82. For the SIEGE of BOULOGNE.

Add. MS. Indenture made at the Tower of London, 13 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII., of

5>7 R 3 *M 31 * rece ^P* i by Robt. Baker, master of a crayer of 40 tons (in margin, " The Try-
nytye of Brighthemston "), from Sir Thomas Semour, master of the Ordnance,
of the following iron shot to be conveyed from the Tower to Bulleyn, viz.,
850 for cannons, 265 for culverins, 850 for demi-culverins, 1,500 for sakers
and 500 for fawcons. Signed : Bryan Hogg.
P. 1.

13 Aug. 83. RUSSELL to PAGET.

R. 0. In favour of his friend Sir Thos. Palmer, who has been appointed

muster master to Count de Buers, to be likewise appointed lieutenant of the
horsemen under Mr. Bryan. The man has sustained great losses (as Paget
knows), and within these 15 days lost his mares that drew his wagons. He
may well exercise both offices " for in the one he shall have but one day's
labour in one month." Camp before Mounstrell, 13 Aug. Signed.
P. 1. Add. Endd. : 1544.

13 Aug. 84. BERNARDO NAVAGERO, Venetian Ambassador with the
Emperor, to the SIGNORY.

Venetian Last evening, after supping with Granvelle, had a long conversation

Calendar with the bp. of Arras, who did not see how the Emperor could trust any

v " ' ' peace made by the French king. The same day the English Ambassador,

saying that he had no news of his King, told the writer that yesterday the

Emperor sent a gentleman to the King, but he did not know why. Perhaps

it was to report the surrender of St. Dizier. The same gentleman was

heretofore sent to meet the Duke of Lorraine, coming to speak with the

Emperor at Valenciennes.! "From the Imperial army under St. Dizier,

10th-13th August."

13 Aug. 85. JAMES STEWART. , >

R. O. Note that in Consistory, 13 Aug. 1544,- referente Card. Carpi, the

Brady, Pope commended the mon. of St. Columbaof Imonia|, Dunkeld dioc., void
i SC 189 CC ' ty cess i n f a bbot Richard, to James Steuar, of the royal stem, aged 17 ,

with 1001. Sc. out of the fruits, reserving the rest to abbot Richard. Tax

83ifl.

Lat. Modern transcript from the Vatican.

14 Aug. 86. SIR ANTHONY KNYVET and Others to the COUNCIL with

the QUEEN.

R. 0. About 3 p.m. on Thursday last|| we descried a great number of ships

making towards this place ; and, with speed, we put this town and island,
with the fortifications, in such order, " without any further stir made in
the country," that we might have withstood them for a night and a day.
We then sent out a boat with skilful mariners which encountered the said
ships under Wight, at St. Elyns point, where they anchored to the number
of 44 sails, Spaniards and Portingalys, whereof eight were men of war,
" one of the which was a ship of 600, the king of Portingalys ship," and the
rest merchant men. The boat returned hither and the ships sent a " trego"
with certain captains and others to declare what they were. On Friday, 24

* The Sieur de Tourcoing. See No. 76.
t In November 1543. See Vol. XVIII. Part II. No. 405.
, j Inchcolme (wrongly indexed as "lona " in Vol. XVIII).

' 13 " in Brady. || August 7.

15396 C

34 36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

86. SIB ANTHONY KNYVET and Others to the COUNCIL with the
QUEEN cont.

sail of great hulks arrived at St. Elyns ; and, since then, divers captains,
merchants and mariners from the said Spaniards, Portingalys and hulks
have been here to buy victuals and " used themselves in right honest sort."
They declare that, on Tuesday was se'nnight, 34 of them being together in
the Narrow Seas before Bulleyn, were stayed for a time by four of the King's
ships, the rest of the King's ships being within the haven of Bulleyn.

The new fortress here goes well forward, the barbican almost finished,
the ditch to the sea ward cast and the upper story of the square tower
brought up almost to the laying of the roof. Had we not discharged many
workmen (keeping only enough to finish it this summer) so as to be better
able to defend these quarters in case of any enterprise, the fortress would
now be near an end. The charges about the buoys devised by the King
for the haven here (in charge of Lionel Martyn) and other things besides
the fortress, amount to a far greater sum than was expected. The money
hitherto received is almost paid out and 800/. more will be little enough to
finish the fortress and pay the charges for it and the buoys. Portsmouth,
14 Aug. Signed : Antony Knyvet : Eic. Caurden, d. Cicestren. : John
Chaderton.

P.S. This day, after the finishing of this letter, the said fleet of
Spaniards, Portingalys, and hulks, having the wind at the east, are departed
and out of sight. Signed.

Pp. 8. Add. Endd. : 1544.

15 Aug. 87. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to LENNOX.

Add. MS. Trust that he is either embarked or ready to take passage. To de-

B M dare affairs with Scotland, enclose copy of the letter wherewith the King

Hamilton has presently returned the laird of Fyve. Hampton Court, 15 Aug. 1544.

Papers, Signed by Canterbury, Wriothesley, Westminster and Petre.
II M No. 309. p. i. Add.: at Beaumo[ris].

88. HENRY VIII. to an ADHERENT in SCOTLAND.

R - O- By bearer the laird of Fyfe, has received his letters and credence,

showing that he bears special affection to the advancement of Henry's
affairs and will concur with other noblemen, Henry's friends there, to that
effect. Thanks him, and promises that if he joins with Lynoux " to do as
he hath covenanted," and lays sufficient hostages, he shall be rewarded; as
the laird of Fyfe will declare.

Copy of a minute, p. 1. Endd.: Copie of the Kinges Ma te8 1're to the
lordes and others of Scotland sent by the lard of Fyfe. Begins: "Eight
trusty and wellbeloved."

15 Aug. 89. The COUNCIL with the KING to NORFOLK and RUSSELL.

B. 0. The King has received their letters by bearer, and seen those sent

to the Council, and perceives that, from Mons. de Bies's letters intercepted,
of which they send the decipher, they conceive that the town lacks
victuals and desire more horsemen to empeach any attempt at re-victuall-
ing. The King marvels that, being further within France, you have not
more certain advertisement of the Frenchmen's proceedings; for his
Highness learns from prisoners of Arde, Hesdin, &c., and, two days past,

* Montreuil.

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1544.

from Mons. de Roeulx, and yesterday by the ambassadors, and eftsoons
today, that the Dolphin is gone with all available horsemen against the
Emperor, leaving Vendosme about 2,000, who (although they would, as at
Landrechies last year, make a brag to levy the siege) will not move you who
have 5,000. The King therefore thinks that the letters were meant to be
intercepted. The ambassadors here think that Mons. de Bure's band might
be spared from thence, if the King would agree. He prays you " to stick
hard unto them and doubt no rescues or re-victualling more than needeth,"
and you shall lack no help at need ; before which the King hopes to have
done his feat here and joined you. Please send the original letters
intercepted.

" Signifying further unto you, my lord of Norfolk, that Mr. Walloppe"
has made suit to have his 60 horses from you, and the King is content to
send 100 Almain horse in their stead. The convoy being diverted from
St. Omer's hither, the 400 footmen at the King's charge under Mons. de
Roeulx are appointed to repair to your camp "for the supplement of th'
Allemans that miscarried this other day." As it was [late] ere we
received your Grace's letters, and the King disposed to take his rest, we
could not learn his pleasure touching your particular letters.

Draft in Mason's hand, pp. 3. Endd. : Min. to my lorde of Norff, and
my 1. Privy Seale, xv Aug. 1544.

15 Aug. 90. LA VIGNE to HENKY VIII.

R . 0- Cannot write the anxiety he has been in since the departure of Jehan

Albeige de Daulphine with important information for Henry, and, until
he heard that Jehan was, in his return from Henry, taken by the
Burgundians and at St. Omer or Bruges, feared lest he had been taken by
Marshal du Bies or some other with the writer's cipher upon him. Begs
Henry to give order for his deliverance, and send him back. Has long
known the bearer, and now that the Dolphin is not upon the frontier has
found means for his passage to Henry's camp. If Henry sends an express
messenger a Frenchman would be best, to avoid suspicion, the writer being
continually in the King's Court. Three days ago the King had news that
those of St. Dezier have made composition, to his great regret, for he
counted on succouring them this week, and only awaited his Swiss, who
are 20,000 besides four bands of arquebusiers of the mountains of the
Grisons, who follow them. They say that they have 12,000 lansquenets,
but the writer knows them to be but 8,000. From Piedmont they are
bringing 12,000 or 18,000 men of the old bands, of whom 7,000 are French-
men, those who defeated the Emperor's lansquenets in this battle. All
will be in camp within three or four days, and they will fortify themselves
near Chalons, determined not to fight unless at great advantage. The
King does not yet go to the camp, and has sent away his great horses; but
the Dolphin and Admiral will go hence in three or four days to arrange
things, and Orleans, who is at Reins, will join them. If the Emperor
marches towards Chalons he will have much ado, for there are within it
8,000 foot and 400 men of arms, and in Troyes as many. A great number
"de chevallerie et de jeune noblesse" follow the King's children. Often
hears Henry's sieges of Monstreull and Bolongne spoken of, but fears that
they will prove only a waste of time, as the places are so well provided.
What makes him think this is that no succours are sent to them. Forgot
to say that 300 of the 1,200 men of arms in Picardy are sent to Champaigne
to accompany the Dauphin and Admiral. There has been a great bruit that

Word omitted.

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1544,

90. LA VIGNE to HENRY VIII. cont.

Henry would listen to a treaty and had given safe-conduct to a gentleman
of France to come to him ; but here little account is made of it, at
least the writer has not been able to learn the truth, although he knows his
own danger therefrom if Henry does not have pity upon him. The
Emperor is said to seek peace under colour of certain marriages. Cannot
learn what it is, but was told by a trumpet the other day that a trumpet
of the Emperor's was waiting for a French gentleman near Victry to take
him to the Emperor's camp. There must be something in it, and Henry is
sure to know it if the Emperor acts faithfully towards him. Fifteen days
ago those here were ill content with the Bishop of Borne for not doing as
he promised, but he continues the contribution of the 6,000 men and ought
to furnish something else to be sent into Scotland. He does it, however,
unwillingly, for he is an avaricious priest and great dissembler. Learns
this from a friend with the Cardinal of Tournon. The Bishop of Rome's
ambassador practises " plus brivement" with the Cardinal of Tournon and
the Admiral than he was wont and they treat him better, but the friend has
assured me that there is no friendship which he (the King) might not
forget for yours. Villierscosterez, 15 Aug. 1544.

French. All in cipher, pp. 8. Not addressed. Begins: Sire, je ne vous
saurois dire.

B. 0. 2. Contemporary decipher of the above.

French, pp. 3. Endd.: La Vigne to the King's Ma* 8 , xv Aug" 1544.

15 Aug. 91. CHARLES V. to HENRY VIII.

The letter described in the Spanish Calendar, VII. 181, as of this
date is apparently that of 15 April 1544. See Part I., No. 339.

16 Aug. 92. HENBY VIII. to NORFOLK 'and RUSSELL.

E.G. Sending, "at this present," Sir Ric. Riche, high treasurer of the

Wars, with 20,OOOZ. for the army there, has commissioned him to learn how
the treasure hitherto sent has been employed, and to take the names,
retinues and entertainment allowed to each captain, and be certified of all
charges, ordinary and extraordinary. The money which they have received
out of Flanders in divers coins is to be issued at no lower rate than it was
received, but, if possible, at "better prices." Given under our signet at our
camp before Bulloyn, 16 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.

Draft, p. 1. Endd. : Minute of the King's Ma. 1're to my lord of Norflf.
and my lord Pryvey Scale.

16 Aug. 93. PAGET to RUSSELL.

B. 0. Whereas lately your lordship wrote to me on behalf of Lodovico de

Larjni for a passport for four horses .from England to the camp before
Monstreul, the said Lodovico has since repaired hither before Boulloyn,
and, for these two or three days, has incurred great suspicion by every day
viewing the trenches and the camp, contemning the King's doings and
setting forth the enemies's proceedings, "and letteth not both to make of
our loss beside Saint Omer's more than indeed it was, and, to the recom-
pense also of an overthrow that our men hath given of late to them of
Arde, he braggeth upon the taking of Sir Thomas Poyninges ensign, so as
it seemeth he cannot hide his affection he beareth unto France, or at the
least that he cannot like his Grace's good successes." He is a subject of

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the Bishop of Rome, born in Bononye, nephew to Cardinal Campegio ("who
you know how well he minded his Grace's affairs"), and has been much
Drought up in France, where he had " a condition of living" which perhaps
he still enjoys. The King therefore requires you to send me word at whose
recommendation he came to your acquaintance, and what you think of him.
Draft in Mason's hand, pp. 2. Endd. : Mynute. Mr. Seer. Mr. Paget
to my Lord Pryvey Seale touching Lodivico de Larmi, xvj Aug"- 1544.

16 Aug. 94. MARY OF HUNGARY to HENRY VIII.

R - Stephen van Hassenpergk, a gentleman of Moravia, to whom Henry,

with his accustomed liberality, has given something in his realm, fears to
be hindered in the enjoyment and receipt of it, and asks her to write in his
favour ; which (both for his virtues and because he is her subject as dowager
of the kingdom of Bohemia) she cannot refuse, and therefore begs Henry to
give orders to his officers and subjects therein. Antwerp, 16 Aug. 1544.
Signed : Marie. Countersigned : Despleghem.
French. Broadsheet, p. 1. Add. Endd.

16 Aug. 95. CARNE to PAGET.

B - - Late on the 12th inst. received Paget's of the 4th concerning the

deliverance of an Italian gentleman called the Count Bernardo de Sancto
Bonifacio, prisoner in the castle of Ripelmond here. Obtained audience for
next morning, when he showed the Queen of this command and reminded
her of the King's writing heretofore in that behalf and her promise, and
also her promise to Paget when here (not omitting to say that the Count
came to offer service to the King and that she herself granted that nothing
was proved against him), and begged that he might be set at liberty. She
replied that a traitor, in prison for conveying intelligence to the French,
confessed that one of the Count's accomplices was privy with him ; she had
sent to re-examine the traitor, and if nothing was found against the Count
she would deliver him, upon his bond not to seek revenge upon the causers
of his taking nor to act against the Emperor. She added that, but for his
threatening words, he had been delivered long ago. Said he marvelled that
the Count, who was reputed a modest man, should use threating words in
prison, and, as she insisted on the bond, asked that he might see a copy of
the bond and hear if anything was confessed or not by the traitor. She
answered that he should have the copy of the bond from the President and
should know within two days what was confessed. Thinks they have no
great hope of anything being confessed, but will do their utmost to get it.

Thanks for moving the King for licence to Game's bedfellow to come
over ; and begs him to send the licence with one of his packets to the
lord Chancellor, to whom she will resort for it at her coming. Occurrents
be none but that the Emperor lies yet at the siege of Sayncte Degier.
Among the merchants it is said that the Bp. of Rome finds 16,000
Italians for the French king, who comes down towards these frontiers.
Andwarpe, 13 Aug. 1544.

P.S. This morning, with oft calling, got the copy of the bond, viz., to
confess before a secretary that he was justly apprehended, being in the
French king's service against the Emperor, and to promise not to serve
hereafter against the Emperor. When the Count's friends have seen this,
Game will "earnestly follow his deliverance." Hears among the merchants
" that the king of Denmark should lend his navy of ships to the Scots,"
but cannot learn the certainty of it. Sent one Maydson to Paget with
letters to the King from Mr. Wotton on the 5th inst. Trusts that he came
with diligence. Andwarp, 16 Aug. 1544.

Hoi., pp. 8. Add. Endd.

38 36 HENRY VIII.

1544.
16 Aug. 96. GIOVANNE SALERNO to HENRY VIII.

E - Some time ago (uno passato fa) he left the service of France to

enter Henry's service, and for that purpose staid two months in England ;
but, as there was no war, Henry had no need for him and dismissed him
homewards with a passport into Flanders. Not having the Queen's pass-
port, he was arrested, and five horses taken from him, and has been here
ever since, first in close prison and then at liberty on parole. Being a man
of war he is sorry thus to lose his time, and applies to Henry for service.
Vilvordo, 16 Aug. 1544.

Italian. Hoi., p. 1. Add. Sealed. Endd. : Silerno th' Italian.

16 Aug. 97. VAUGHAN to HENRY VIII.

E - Has spoken with the Italian whom he lately signified to be under

arrest at Villefort, whose name is Messire John de Salerno. Found him
not in strait ward, but committed by the Lady Regent to the keeping of
the provost of Villefort. Told him that, having occasion to repair on
Henry's affairs to Bruxelles, and hearing with surprise that he was there a
prisoner, the writer came to offer to do him any pleasure, as one who " had
known him sometimes in Englonde and had known him there gently to
offer his service to your Majesty." Describes how he then learnt, in
conversation, that the Italian, having been a man of war for 24 years, and
considering, a year and a half ago, that Christendom "was likely to break
into great and horrible wars," came, first, into England and offered his
services ; but was declined, as there was no occasion for war, and dismissed
with 100 cr. reward and a passport and licence to depart. He then came
through these Base Countries, intending to go to Italy, but was arrested at
Villefort and there detained with his base son for 14 months. Nothing is
laid to his charge, and his charges are defrayed by the Lady Regent and
he told to have patience until the wars are ended ; for they fear that he
would go into France to serve the French king. Describes him as a very
martial fellow, and anxious to serve Henry but not the Emperor. Talked
with him of the fortification of Bulleyn and Muntrell. He told of his offer
to Henry for the winning of Turwyn at almost no cost. He could not
tell how Bulleyn was now fortified, but when he was last there it was very
strong and only 'saultable between the Calais gate and a bulwark on the
right of that gate as one goes towards Calais. Told him that Henry had
begun to make battery there ; which he said was well done, but yet it
would be hard to get the town and its getting a greater honor than to win
three others. Victuallers, he said, would be in danger of Turwyn, Arde
and other towns unless hacquebuttiers on horseback were provided, as he
knew by experience that these could far better serve than "Almayn
ruters, which with their great and heavy horses are scantly good but in a
set battle." Such hacquebuttiers would do special service against French-
men " whose fight and policy in wars (he said) was right well known unto
him." When last at Mountrell, being brought by Mons. de Vandome to
view the strength thereof, he pointed out that the great bulwark beside
Abvile gate, which looked wonderfully strong, was really the weakest part
of the town ; but he knows not if it has been mended since. Thinks
(reasons given) that he could serve Henry well, and that, upon Henry's
request to the Lady Regent, who would fain be rid of him, he would
gladly do so and bring his son with him. Since Vaughan departed from
him he has sent a letter (enclosed) for Henry. Andwerp, 16 Aug.
Hoi., pp. 6. Add. Endd. : 1544.

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1544.
16 Aug.

R. o.

98. VAUGHAN to PAGET.

With this packet sends a letter to the King written by himself
concerning the Italian detained by the Lady Regent at Villefort, another
written by Dymok, Locke and himself concerning the matter with the
merchants, and a letter of the Italian's to the King. Wishes that the King
had him and describes (as in No. 97) how and why the Eegent
detains him. Has lately received a letter from the King's Council to pay
John Dymocke 260Z., without stating whether pounds sterling or Flemish.
As this is no sufficient warrant, begs to have a letter from the Council
commanding him to pay Dymocke 3001. Fl. or rather, as Dymocke says
that that is too little, 340J. Fl. Andwerp, 16 Aug. 1544.
HoL, pp. 2. Add. Endd.

17 Aug. 99. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 164.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

ii., No. 307.

Enclose certain letters from the Borders. Thanks for news of the
and Emperor's proceedings in France ; which are communicated by
Wharton to Glinkarn. Perceive, by the Council's letters, that Fernyherst
and his son are to be sent up. Are advertised by the warden of the Middle
Marches that Fernyhurst, who is in his custody at Warkwourth, cannot
travel without extreme danger. The son is in Sir Hen. Savell's custody at
Pomfret castle. The enclosed letters from Mr. Shelley estimate the repair
of Berwick castle and bridge at more than they expected ; but they will
proceed therein. Have received the chancellor of Augmentations' com-
mission for 10 fodder of lead. Remind her that they lately advertised the
lack of munition here to be in corn -powder, matches, bowstrings and spears,
which cannot be supplied in these parts. On Thursday next Shrewsbury
has appointed to meet all the wardens at Morpeth (plague reigning so sore
in Newcastle) and will devise to keep the Scots waking, according to her
pleasure, and will there learn further what munition is lacking. Meanwhile
has furnished the wardens with bows and arrows out of the King's storehouse
at Berwick. Darneton, 17 Aug. 1544. Signed by Shrewsbury, Durham
and Sadler.

Pp. 3. Add. Endd.

17 Aug. 100. The QUEEN OF HUNGARY to DE COURRIERES and CHAPUYS.

E.G.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vii. 183.]

The Sieur de Torcquoyn, arrived here in post, goes from the
Emperor to visit the King of England and notify the appointment granted
to those of St. Dezier about the surrender of that town, as will be seen by
the letters which Torcquoyn will deliver them and by his report. Requires
them to assist him. And, because the enemy are scarcely pressed by the
said King's men, and it is notorious that all their forces which were in
Picardy have withdrawn towards Champaigne, she does not know if it
would be bad to tell the King, in passing, that the enemy's removal from
his armies very likely proceeds from their considering that the Emperor is
far into the realm and the said King at its extreme frontiers, so that he can
scarcely harm them ; and that, therefore, to press them, it would be a good
work, in pursuance of the capitulation made with the Viceroy of Sicily, to
march his men further into the country, having opportunity by the removal
of the enemy 'of making a breach into the realm, even though he should
only advance a part of his army. Refers this, however, to their discretion.
Fr. Modern transcript of tJie original minute at Vienna, p. 1. Original
headed: Au S r de Courrieres et Chapuys, d' Anvers, le xvii me d 1 Aoust 1544,

40 36 HENRY VIII.

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17 Aug. 101. CARNE to PAGET.

R ' - Has received a packet of letters for the King from Mr. Wotton and

sends it, by the post despatched by the merchants towards London, to Mr.
Treasurer of Calaise to forward. Where the Queen and Council here would
have the countie Barnardo de Sancto Bonifacio confess "that he was justly
and in good war apprehended," as Carne wrote on the 16th, the count says
he will not confess what is untrue unless Carne will have him do so. Will
labour to have out that clause. Here are no occurrents worth writing. By
Wotton's letters the King will learn the Emperor's appointment for Sanct
Degier, which seems to be that the Frenchmen shall depart with baggage
and ensigns and two pieces of artillery, leaving the rest to the Emperor,
unless meanwhile succoured by the French army. The Queen this day
removes towards Bridall. Andewerp, 17 Aug. Signed.
P.I. Add. Endd.: 1544.

18 Aug. 102. ALMAIN RIVETS.

Harl. MS. Proclamation by Katharine, Queen and Regent, limiting the price

14 V M* 04 ' of Almain rivetts to 9s. 6d. Hampton Court, 18 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
Modern copy, pp. 2.

Soc. Ant. ' 2. Another modern copy.
Procl., H.138. p j

18 Aug. 103. R. DE FEAMEZELLES to MONS. DE ST. MARTIN.

B - O- The King, having received a letter from you of the 8th inst. in

which you speak of hostages, has sent me back to learn from you why the
King of England should demand hostages when there is no treaty between
them, and such a thing is not usually done except for the observation of an
agreement. In that event I think the King would deliver such sureties as
might be asked of a prince who wishes to keep his promise ; but, the King
of England holding two of his places besieged, he cannot understand why
the hostages are asked, and has sent me hither to know this and to learn how
they would begin to treat, for he would be always ready to listen to reason.
"Et pour nous entre entendre myeulx, sy vous voyes que puissies venyr
ichy, ou bien que je puisse aller vers vous, advertissement (sic), adfin qu'
ayant comunicque ensamble je puisse rendre myllieure raison au Roy
mon maistre du contenu en votre lestre et come elle s'entend ; et
ladessus scavoyr son intencion, je vous envoye ung double adfin que
puissies cognoistre la chose pourquoy je suis venu." At the camp before
Mustroeul, 18 Aug. 1544.
French. Hoi., pp. 2. Add.

104; JOHN ROGERS'S ACCOUNT.
Add. MS. John Rogers received of Sir Ric. Soothewell, 21 July 36 Henry VIII,

4(W> ; and ' 10 Aug '' 60L

Laid out for carriage of the King's privy ordnance and weapons from

Westm. palace to St. Katheryn's Pool to be shipped, viz. : 2 wheelers
taking off the "lymmers and wheles " and marking them, two days, 2s. 8d. ;
14 labourers shipping the "shrympes" into the lighters, 4 days at 5d.,
23s. 4rf. ; 8 labourers at 5d. I day, 3s. 4rf. ; 8 labourers " watching 2 nights
to bring 3 lighters from beneath London Bridge to Westminster," at 5d.,
6s. 8d. ; reward to the labourers "for working out the tide at sundry times,"
12s. ; 3 wherries to tow down the three lighters through London Bridge, ISd. ;

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3 wherries " on the second day," 18d. a lighterman carrying 100 " baces"
of iron from Tower Wharf to St. Katheryn's Pool, to the ship, 3s-4d. ; a
wherryman and his fellow waiting upon John Rogers about the ships, one
afternoon, lOd. ; 5 pieces of line to bind down "the swordes of the engynnes,"
20d. ; reward to mariners of the Pellycan for helping to lade ordnance, 16rf. ;

4 pieces of line " to bind the King's privy weapons," 16rf. ; 8 labourers un-
lading 2 lighters into the Pellycan, 3s. 4d. ; passage by water of John
Rogers and his servants between Westm. and the Tower divers times,
2s. 4d. ; John Redman, of London, stationer, for carriage of a "mylne"
from the park at Westm. to Tower Wharf, 12rf. ; a half barrel to stow
nails in, 5d ; John Askewe of London, ironmonger, for nails of sundry
sorts, 22s. ; Hen. Reade for passage between the Tower and Westm., sundry
times with the King's privy weapons, 6s. 3d. ; mariners of a hoy called the
Grenewoode for helping to stow their freight, 3s. 4rf, ; Thos. Gore for
passage by water overseeing the stowing, &c., 8s. 2d. ; 12 porters bearing
" bare hydes " from Grene the coffer maker to Tower Wharf, 12d. ; re-
wards to Greneburie and 4 other lightermen, 3s. 4d. ; 2 lightermen for
carrying the King's banner staves and other stuff from Westm. to the Tower
and going from ship to ship there, one half day, 20d. ; 2 wherries going
from the Tower to Westm., 12rf; John Greneburye of London, draper, for
carrying 15 " catcheladinges of pryvate ordenaunce and other stuff" from
Westm. to Tower Wharf, 40s.

Laid out for carriage of the King's privy weapons and engines from the
wharf at Calais to the King's manor there, viz., a number of payments to
persons named for carrying loads, for ropes, locks, watchmen who watched
two laden wagons which "stood in the street all a night," rewards to
Thos. Gassett, one of the King's archers, for conducting wagons from
Calais to Bulleyn, to Mr. Speke's wagonner " for bringing away part of the
stuff out of one of the King's wagons whereof the axletree was broken," to
Mr. Garden's wheelers for mending a wagon, to two Northern horsemen
" for conducting John Rogers from the camp to the castle that Mr.
Poyninges did win," to the wagonners for grease, to Mr. Chowte's carter for
removing the wagons to be set about the King, and to a labourer for
bringing 8 " pannelles " for the King's wagons from Calais to Newnam
Bridge.

" Gunners appertaining to the brass pieces lying about the King's
tent " paid for one month 22 July to 18 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII., giving the
names and wages of Richard Jackson, master gunner, and 14 others
bracketed in four groups. "Gunners appertaining to the shrympes with
two bases to every of them," viz., John Kynge, clerk, and 54 others. Also
4 carpenters, 4 wheelers, 8 cleaners, 11 of the King's archers waiting upon
the wagons, two men appointed to oversee the carters " because they speak
their language," and 4 men for the mylne, all named and their wages
given. Also John Rogers at 10s. the day ; Thos. Gore (at 12d.) and John
More (at 8d), conductors of ordnance ; and 4 servants at 6d.

Total payments, 124Z. 16s. 8d. ; leaving due 34Z. 16s. 3d. Signed :
" Receyvyd by me John Rogers."

Pp. 11.

18 Aug. 105. DE COURRIBRES and CHAPUYS to CHARLES V.

R - 9- Being advertised, by letters from Mons. de Reulx, how the power of

Calendar France in this quarter had gone away, with the men of war whom the

vii. 187.]' Dauphin had beside Amiens, to encounter the Emperor, and that the French

bruited that they stood well with the English, even to affirming that there

was some treaty, the writers thought fit to advertise the King's Council,

and represent the danger in which the Emperor placed himself, in order to

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105. DE COUBBIERES and CHAPUYS to CHARLES V cont.

fulfil his obligation by the treaties and capitulations, upon trust that the
King would do the reciprocal, taking the road which was agreed upon when
the Viceroy of Sicily was here ; and that, considering the force of the
French was going away from here and there was no fear of their harming
the King's camps, even if he had many fewer men than he had, it seemed to
them (De CourrieresandChapuys), since things here were prolonged, that it
would ease the camps, especially in the matter of victuals, to send some good
number of horse and foot upon some enterprise to hinder, or at least delay,
the Dauphin's journey, or at all events make him diminish his band ; and,
finding the places unprovided, they might give the enemy some trouble
(facherie) by an attempt on Saincte Ricquerque and other places thereabouts,
and that it would be good to join Landenberghe's horsemen and a number of
their own with Mons. de Beuren for that enterprise. As for the French
bruit of intelligence with the English they (the writers) held it for gospel
that the King would rather die than do it without advertising the Emperor.
It was, however, good to use the opportunity of such a rumor, which will
increase greatly by the coming of Mons. de Ryou to the camp before
Monstreul, on the 12th, by Norfolk's safeconduct. The Council answered
as to the first that they would report fully to the King and afterwards make
answer ; as to the King's constant good will to the Emperor it was as they
(the writers) had said, and as to the coming of De Ryou it was not yet
certain, and if it were true the King would be very dissatisfied.

The second day after that, we sent for the answer ; and received word
that we would be called after dinner, the messenger being only told that
the King was a prince of virtue and would forget nothing that could touch
his honor. This may be interpreted either as concerning the treaty about
the enterprise or as concerning the bruit of intelligence : and there has
since been no question of calling us. True it is that after the return of
him who was sent to the camp of Monstreul to learn about the coming of
De Ryou, Suffolk and Secretary Paget declared to us the King's great
resentment thereat, especially against Norfolk, praying us, when we spoke
to the King, not to exasperate affairs but rather soften them and have
compassion upon Norfolk's old age, who, being busy with other things, had
not had due regard herein. They prayed us at first not to write to your
Majesty, but afterwards thought it best to advertise you, and they moreover
communicated to us the letters which the King writes to Norfolk, pointing
out divers errors committed in this case, the first of which was the giving
safeconduct without the King's knowledge and commission, the second the
having secret communication with De Ryou without calling the Privy Seal
or Treasurer (a thing which those of the Council are not accustomed to do
even in matters of no such importance and suspicion), the third that it
ought not to have escaped him to tell De Ryou that it would be good to attend
first to the appointment with the King and afterwards consider that with
the Emperor, the fourth his soliciting the other to make haste to treat
before Sainct Desir or this town were taken, for then the conditions would
be much worse than now.

The King thought to finish (exploicter] this enterprise sooner and has not
ceased making great effort and battery for more than ten or twelve days,
which still continues, not so much in the hope of doing anything on this
side (for although a width of sixty paces is beaten down, the town is
unassailable from this side) as to keep those within from perceiving the
mines and preparation for another battery which will be much better placed
(plus propice). To assail more easily and surely, the King has decided to

* The abstract in the Spanish Calendar ends here.

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prepare a third battery ; and, besides the great quantity of artillery and
mortars that are here, 21 more cannons are arrived, and he expects a great
number of pioneers, besides 5,000 or 6,000 men of war out of England,
being quite resolved to carry this town even if he has to winter before it.
Some old soldiers give us great hope that when this battery is made he will
strike at the foot of the wall, being within 30 paces of it [and] then those
within will not await the assault. Please God that it may be so, and soon,
that this army might march forward. It is thought, that had the Duke of
Alberquerque's advice been taken the enterprise would have been almost
finished, as the King half confessed to him three days ago ; and, these three
days, the King has communicated at length with the Duke and sends men
who have charge of this army to take his advice. He is marvellously sorry
for the delay, thinking that it may harm the Emperor's affairs, for whose
service alone he daily takes great trouble and risk, and would still more
willingly do so, if he perceived that the Emperor appreciated it.

Landenberghe's horsemen have now arrived within one league from here,
and although we made suit that they ought to take the road by Sainct Omer,
to the end that Mons. de Reulx, with them and the men he has, might make
some enterprise upon the enemies, especially to reap and carry off the
wheat, yet, it was out of the question (il nya heu ordre), we being answered
that the said horsemen marvellously desired to see the King, and he them ;
who was determined to have them for his bodyguard, even though it would
be but too requisite that they should be at the camp before Monstreul,
where there are few men to besiege the town from all sides, as the King
would desire, and where their horses would be fed more easily than here.

The King's affairs in Scotland prosper ; for, besides that some lords there
have declared for him, his men of the frontiers have lately done great
damage in Scotland, burning places and inflicting defeats, in one of which
were taken the two principal wardens of the Scottish frontiers, who were
his greatest enemies there ; and the English have since run upon divers
other Scots and taken several prisoners. The Queen Dowager of Scotland
and the Governor are at discord and the Cardinal meddles with nothing.
Lately the King's men captured letters from the said Queen to the King of
France (and from the Governor and also the French ambassador in Scotland)
by which the Queen makes great complaint of the Governor and he of her,
and the ambassador writes unfavourably of both. From the camp before
Boulogne, 18 Aug. 1544.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original in cipher at Vienna, pp. 6.

18 Aug. 106. CHARLES V. to DE COURRIERES and CHAPUYS.

R - 9' Three days ago received the letters of De Courrieres of the 3rd inst.

Calendar reporting what the King of England and his people had said, and what
vu. 184.]' De Courrieres had discovered, of the charge of the Sieur de Fremezelle ; of
which also the English ambassador here has spoken conformably, showing
the copy of the King of France's letters by Fremezelle, the articles proposed
and the answer made. The Ambassador required the Emperor to inform
his master of his intention upon the peace, and the conditions he would
propose and finally accept, and was answered that the Emperor thanked
his said master for his honorable dealing in this and other things concerning
the perfect amity between them, and that his answer to the King of France
accorded with his magnanimity and virtue and was greatly to be praised (as
in truth it is well put). Encloses copies of it and of the other letters and
articles. Told the Ambassador further that he would willingly correspond

* Apparently referring to the laird of Fernyherst and his son.

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106. CHARLES V. to DE COURRIEBES and CHAPUYS cont.

with Henry in pursuance of his said answer, and send the conditions ;
and that he wished also to advertise the said Ambassador that the King of
France had again required him to listen to peace, since the last return of
the Sieur de Bertheville, about eight days ago, and especially since hearing
of the treaty for the surrender of St. Desir. And for this was come hither
the Emperor's nephew, the Duke of Lorayne, to obtain consent and
safeconduct for the coming of the Cardinal of Lorayne his uncle ; also there
was come the monk of whom by last letters the Emperor advertised them
(as also he did the said Ambassador) to require instantly that, notwith-
standing his refusal to treat the marriage of the Princess his daughter with
Orleans, and to put forward other means of peace, he would grant assurance
for Admiral Hannebault (who was near, about Chalons, and whom the
King of France had purposely caused to approach), were it for himself
alone or one other personage with him, who would bring four overtures
for the Emperor to choose from, or out of which to make up what would
satisfy him ; and that the Emperor excused himself to his nephew of
Lorayne because he had not heard from the King of France of the sending
of the Cardinal, who was too high a personage to come unannounced ;
and, as to the Admiral, since he should come with the above charge, to
conform with the King of England, the Emperor was deciding to grant
that he may come alone or with such another as the King of France
should choose, with 20 horses, and to despatch safeconduct for this for ten
days only ; and that if the Admiral comes, the Emperor will advertise the
King plainly of all that is learnt from him, sincerely and entirely corres-
ponding to the honour of the King of England.

They are, to the King of England, to say as above ; and how they think
that he ought to take for the best the coming of the Admiral, after so many
refusals and excuses upon the coming of the Cardinal of Lorayne and also
of the Sieur de Longueval ; and that the Emperor consented in order to
conform with what the King of England has done and not seem to repulse
peace. They will see the articles which the Emperor has prepared to
satisfy the King's desire to know what he expects for the said peace.
Although, perhaps, to him they will seem great, they are reasonably
grounded, and the Emperor writes to the Queen of Hungary to advise De
Courrieres and Chapuys thereupon ; in pursuance of which advice, whether
she adds to or diminishes the articles, they shall present them to the King,
with such justification of them as shall seem fit. If he persists to know at
what the Emperor would finally stand, they may ask him to consider the
Emperor's obligations (to the Empire and because of his Imperial dignity)
and the great hurt which Christendom has received (and the Emperor and
his countries) by the inexcusable wrongdoing of the King of France, and to
advise the Emperor wherein he might moderate the said articles. Being
so justified, and not knowing to what the King of France would condescend,
has not hitherto omitted to put forward his wrongs ; and, in truth, could
not conveniently restrict the said articles without first knowing some
overture from the French side. It would have been more reasonable that
the King should have advertised him of his own intention, upon the King
of France's offer to him ; and he (the Emperor) doubts that the King seeks
to* know his final intention in order to embrace the whole treaty. In
speaking of the moderation of the articles, they may say that they think the
Emperor will be tractable according as he perceives the goodwill of the
King of France, and provided that good assurances can be had for what is
treated, having regard therein not only to the King of England and the
Emperor but to all Christendom, that it may not be in the King of France's
.power to break treaty and renew war (as he has heretofore done against all

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his treaties and promises) for which the King of England and Emperor
would be blamed, as having both often proved that there is no reliance to
be placed in the French king's promises ; and the Emperor would be most
blamed because he has oftenest proved it to his loss. It would be well to
take occasion to say, as of themselves, that, to advance the peace, in case
the King of France will condescend to suitable means and sureties, the
King of England might boult out the will of the French king upon that
which concerns him, and the Emperor do the like on his side, on condition
that neither conclude anything without mutual agreement, continually
participating in what is done and protesting to the King of France the
wish to conclude nothing privately and without the satisfaction of both,
In this way the conclusion of the peace would be soonest reached, as each
knows his own affairs best ; and, in treating, it is always to be remembered
that the King of France will try his utmost to dissever them, or at least put
them in suspicion, well knowing that their union is the sole means of
bringing him to reason and making him observe what he treats.

As this affair is so important, and Chapuys knows how and with what
dexterity it is necessary to negociate with the King (and also knows the
treaties, of which he passed the principal), the Emperor prays him, if it be
anyway possible, to go to the King, even if he has to be carried in a litter,
so that they may negociate together ; holding it a maxim to persuade the
King that the Emperor does his utmost to please him, and that the said
articles are reasonable, and that the Emperor has permitted the coming of
the Admiral, or other whom the King of France shall send, in order to con-
form with his giving audience to the Sieur de Fremeselle, and to learn if
any reliance is to be placed upon that which the King of France professes ;
and certifying him that, whatever may be proposed, the Emperor will
accord nothing without first advertising him, and trusts that he will do the
like. They must have continual regard to this, and that, if possible, the
practice may proceed by each scenting out that which touches him ; and
without admitting in any way that the King of England may alone embrace
the negociation of the said peace and wish to arbitrate that which concerns
the Emperor ; for that would be neither reasonable nor honorable in view
of their respective dignities (qualitez) and the Emperor might be blamed
and disparaged for remitting to the King what concerns all Christendom
and the Holy Empire, because of his obligation and oath thereto. Besides
the Emperor's claims are greater and juster (plus grandes et quallfiiees) than
the King's and he has oftener treated of them and has more experience
of the ways (faqons) of the King of France, and has also the greatest and
most costly forces (besides assisting the King at his own expense with so
many horse and foot), all which causes the King ought to consider. Leaves
it to their discretion to represent them, or part of them, to the King or to
one of his people, or get the duke of Alburquerque to mention it as of him-
self ; and, in pursuance of what De Courrieres has written, sends a letter
for the said Duke, who (the Emperor trusts) will do all he can, and also
the Sieur de Buren, on his side, to whom, if it seem good, they shall tell
what to say, and the Emperor sends them a letter to him in their credence.

They must answer as soon as possible as to what they have done and
their advice, and of all occurrents ; and continually correspond with the
Emperor's sister.

In the articles, does not mention restitution of Hesdin and St. Pol and
other particulars, because, especially, he makes no mention therein of St.
Desir, Ligny and Comercy, which he has occupied; forasmuch as the
King of France is obliged to the restitution of what is contained in the
articles as unjustly taken, considering the recommencement of the war by
him, which is not the case with the said three pieces. When it comes to
pressing for them, demand will be made for that which was detained before

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the truce and other pieces which will suit the Emperor in exchange for the
aforesaid, according to the memoire of it which his sister is to send him.
If therefore St. Desir, Ligny and Comercy are spoken of, they shall merely
point out that the taking and detention of these places is quite different
from the others of which he asks restitution, and this to the end aforesaid,
giving out that they are very important, especially St. Desir, in the heart of
the realm of France.

They shall advertise the King that today the Count of Sancerre departed
from St. Desire and handed it to the Emperor. The town is stronger than
was thought and there were still in it over 2,200 men. It was well to get
it by composition and save loss of men and damage to the town by battery,
which would have been troublesome to repair. Is about resolving how and
by what way to advance, and will advertise the King of his intention as
soon as possible. Eejoiced to hear of the good hope of taking Boulogne,
and also Montreul. If the King could march his army, or part of it,
further into France, it would be the true means of bringing the king of
France to reason ; and they are to speak for this if they see that it might
profit. From the camp at St. Desir, 18 Aug. 1544.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original minute at Vienna, pp. 7.

K - - 2. Whereas the King of England is content, for the sake of

St. P., x. 53. Christendom, at the instance of the King of France, made by the Sieur de
Fremeselle and other ministers, to treat for peace, provided that the
Emperor does the like, and has agreed to learn the Emperor's intention
therein, to be notified to the King of France, the Emperor consents as
follows :

That he, like the King of England, will treat for peace : In the first place
regard must be had to the damage caused by the last recommencement of
war by the King of France, particularly to the Holy Empire, the King of the
Eomans, the realms of Hungary and Bohemia, Italy, the realm of Naples,
the duke of Savoy, the republic of Sienna and the realms of the crown of
Spain ; also the Emperor must claim reparation for the damage done by
the united armadas of France and the Turk to the town and castle of Nyce,
the republic of Sienna and realm of Naples. The King of France is bound
to restore what he detains from the Emperor, with interest since the
recommencement of war, and all expenses incurred by the Emperor in the
war ; including in this Estenay. Also he is bound to restore all that he
detains from the duke of Savoy. If the King of France repeats his demand
of Milan it is proof that he does not mean peace but rather to continue
war, for he and his have no right to it ; but he should restore Burgundy
and Auxonne, which pertain to the Emperor's patrimony, and all that he
detains from the duke of Savoy, both on this side and beyond the Mountains.
He must also re-confirm the treaties of Madrid and Cambray.

Does not touch upon the rights and pretentious of the King of England,
as he trusts that King will declare them.

If these demands seem great, the causes for them are greater. No mention
is here made of allies and confederates, but the Emperor means the Empire
of Germany, and also Italy, to be included. Signed : J. de Montmorency :
Eustace Chapuys.

French, pp. 5. Endd. : The demandes of th'Emperor.

* By No. 181 it appears that these signatures were added on 28 Aug. when the articles
were presented to Henry.

86 HENEY VIII.

1544.
E.G.

E.G.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vii. 185.]

E. O.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vii. 18G.]

3. Another copy of 2 headed " Copie de la copie de la resolution de
1'empereur sur la paix a faire avec la France par 1'intervention du roy
d'Angleterre."

Fr. Modern transcript from Vienna, pp. 5.

4. Another copy of 2 without the two last sentences (represented
by the last paragraph above) and the signatures.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original minute at Vienna, pp. 3. Original
headed: " Articles de paix proposees par 1'Empereur."

5. The two last sentences of 2 as a separate paper.

Fr, Modern transcript of the original minute at Vienna, p. 1.
an addition to the Emperor's letters of 18 Aug.

E. O.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vn. 182.]

107. CHARLES V. to DE COURRIERES and CHAPUYS.

Our nephew the Duke of Lorayne, towards whom we had despatched
the Sieur de Montbardon, to excuse the coming of the Cardinal of Lorayne,
sent word by him that he would depart to the King of France for private
affairs of much importance. Having heard this, we at once sent back
Montbardon and wrote very expressly to the Duke, and charged Montbardon
to get him to omit or defer his departure for some days, in order that it
might not be presumed that this going is either by the Emperor's charge
or upon the occasion of his last coming here to pursue that of the Cardinal
his uncle and the practice of peace. Wishes them to know this in order
that, if the Duke does go to France, they may certify that it is without the
Emperor's charge and to his regret, as Montbardon is to declare to the
Duke and to Madame the Emperor's niece, his wife.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original minute at Vienna, p. 1.

18 Aug.
E.G.

108. VAUGHAN and Others to HENRY VIII.

Have bargained with Jasper Dowche for the rest of Ant. Bonvice's
credence of 100,000 cr., viz., 13,691Z. 13s. 4d. Fl., 10,000 cr. of John
Gyrardy's credence and 20,000 cr. of Bart. Campanye's, in all about
22.000Z. Fl.; and, interest deducted, expect to receive 21,OOOZ. Fl. and odd.
The bargain is for 6J months, to be repaid in the midst of February next,
with interest at 14 per cent, per annum. As the merchants here insist on
bonds for repayment in valued gold and white money as signified in the
writer's late letters, and when the day approaches the bankers who hold
the valued money may make a scarcity and charge 1 or 2 per cent, for it,
the writers have given per cent., besides the said 14 per cent., to be
bound only for current money. As none of the merchants gave credence for
more than six months and the writers hitherto have taken money to be repaid
at 9 months, viz., in the payments of the Cold Mart, about 15 Feb. next, they
desire that my lord Chancellor may betimes speak with Bonvyce, Vivalde,
John Gyralde and Bartilmeu Companye to prolong the payments until
then.

Have lately paid by the Council's command to Mr. Leighton 200 ducats
of gold, to Wm. Damsell 4,OOOJ. Fl., and to John Dymocke for Nic.
Taphoryn's haquebutiers 542Z. 15s. 4d. Fl. and for provision of traces and
collars 3001. Fl. Pray God to prosper him " with all good chance, luck
and fortune." Andwerp, 18 Aug. 1544.

Have also paid Lightmaker 400 cr. in prest upon the wages of his
" ruters." Signed: S. Vaughan : JohnDymock: Thomas Lock.

In Vaughan's hand, pp. 3. Add. Endd.

48 36 HENRY VIII.

1544.
18 Aug. 109. WOTTON to HENRY VIII.

On the 14th inst. received Henry's letters of the 5th, the courier
. P., x. 34. having been stayed at Pontamouson and other places by the Emperor's
captains, who would not suffer him to pass without escort, because divers
posts have been " destroussid by the waye." On the 15th had audience
of the Emperor and showed the French king's letter. He smiled at the
words "procedans de vous," saying "Why! Will he never leave his old
fashion?" Describes how the Emperor finally concluded that the French
king's flattering words were only meant to deceive, that Framozelles's
credence was "captiously" put, and that he himself was intended to win
little by it, since the French king should have Milan and evidently never
meant to keep his offer to follow Henry's counsel. He praised Henry's
letter. Wotton then took occasion to assure him that Henry would take no
accord with the French king without first having regard to his satisfaction,
and therefore required to know what he would first demand and whereupon
he would finally rest. He answered that it. was indeed well that they
should know each other's minds therein, but before making final answer,
" he would consult the Viceroy and Granvelle. Wotton reminded him that
Henry had promised the French king to have his answer within 15 or 20
days. He said the answer should not be deferred, and that he liked
Henry's advice to slacken none of their enterprises in the meantime. He
said also (as he had divers times caused Granvelle to declare) that the
French king continued seeking to make overture of peace to him, and, the
day before, one of the gentlemen sent from Saint Digier to advertise the
French king of the composition had returned, and, in passing by him, said
boldly that the French king would send an army to succour the town, and
then made a sermon of the incornmodities of Christendom and exhorted
the Emperor to peace, wherein the French king would be reasonable and
would gladly help to resist the Turks. The Emperor's reply was that he
ought to make that sermon to his own master, who began this war ; and,
as for the Turks, the Frenchmen lately made them too good cheer to hurt
them now so suddenly. The Emperor also showed W T otton that the duke
of Lorayn came, on the 14th inst., to desire leave of access for the Cardinal,
his uncle ; but before answering he would hear what news was brought by
" ung beau pere," who had come out of France for like purpose.

Went from the Emperor to Granvelle ; who said he could make no
answer in the matter till he had spoken with the Emperor, and then he
would send for Wotton. Was, accordingly, sent for, after supper, and
found Granvelle and the Viceroy together. Granvelle said they found the
French king's letter and credence craftily set forth, but Henry's answer
showed magnanimity in repelling the impudent charge of ' ' that thing that
stood not with your honor," wisdom in marking that, under flattering
words, the French king sought an occasion hereafter to say that Henry so
feared him as to sue for his goodwill, and gentleness in that, notwith-
standing all this, Henry was content to send to the Emperor for this
matter : it showed Henry's zeal for Christendom that, with this opportunity
of redressing the wrongs of himself and his ancestors, he thought more of
the calamities of Christendom ; and his faithful mind to the Emperor was
evident when he had such respect to the league. Coming then to the
articles of Framozelles' credence, Granvelle pointed out that the French
king was unable to pay the arrears due to Henry, and that French hostages
were valueless (giving an instance from his own experience when he himself
wore harness, in the story of La Trimouille who deceived the poor Swytzers
when they besieged Digion, so that they lost all their enterprise) and,

*A.D. 1513.

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1544.

therefore, it was not likely that the damages and interests would be paid ;
the article of the Scots was craftily devised, for it was true that the Scots
would do as the French king wished them, but he (Granvelle) trusted that
Henry would so order them that their amity would not depend on the French
king's pleasure but on their own duty; and, as for the article concerning the
Emperor, that the French king would indeed follow Henry's counsel was a
thing rather to be wished for than hoped, for, although the Emperor owed
the French king no private ill will, and would therefore, for the sake of
Christendom, listen to reason, experience proved that the French king's
promises were ever broken, and the only means to have them kept was for
Henry and the Emperor to continue in league ready to enforce them. As
to Henry's request, Granvelle said that the Emperor thought it reasonable
that Henry should know his mind and he Henry's ; and therefore- he would
send it to his ambassadors, Mons. de Courrieres and Chappuis, to declare.

To all this Wotton made no long answer, but only commended the
Emperor's decision, and said that Henry looked to have the Emperor's
demands in writing, signed. The Viceroy said that the ambassadors would
deliver it under their signatures, which was sufficient ; and, seeing that he
could not obtain it otherwise, Wotton asked, that Henry might have it
within the 15 or 20 days prefixed. They answered that they would despatch
within two days for that purpose. They said they were informed that
Framozelles pretended that the French king would nowise treat with the
Emperor for peace but through Henry, whereas, as Wotton (said they) had
been informed, it had been sued for by the late duke of Lorayne, the Cardinal
Farneze, a man of arms of Ligny, the baillie of Dygeons and now by a friar.
Asked if that was not Goesmanne ; and the Viceroy said it was. "It was
he, quod Granvele, that I told you of." And when Wotton said that he
had been told of no friar except when at Spyres with Secretary Paget,
Granvelle said he thought that he had told of the friar as of the other two;
and that the friar was come again (for the French king was displeased with
the man of arms for bringing ill tidings of Sainct Digier) to propose that
although the Emperor would not hear of the marriage of his daughter with
Orleans, yet he should suffer Admiral Annebault, or some other notable
person, to come hither, who would propose four overtures of which the
Emperor would surely not mislike one ; and as the French king seemed
inclined to peace, and would perhaps offer reasonably, the Emperor was
content that some one should be sent hither, provided he brought sufficient
overture for Henry's satisfaction. Wotton said he mistrusted not but that
the Emperor would consider Henry as the league required. They answered
that the Emperor would respect Henry's satisfaction as he would his own,
and agree to nothing to which Henry did not " preallablement " consent.

Could not perceive from the words and countenances of the Viceroy and
Granvelle, who are the Emperor's chief counsellors, that there is any sinister
opinion of Henry's proceedings, but rather that they are well taken.
Thinks that, in a bill which he has obtained out of the Chancery here,
the numbers of this camp are exaggerated; and gives the numbers of
footmen reported to be under Count Guyllian, Conrade Pemmelwarc alias
Cleyne Hesse, George van Reighensburgh, those brought by the Prince of
Orange, besides the Spaniards old and new and Landenberghe's men ; and
also the numbers of horsemen brought by the Prince of Orange and those
under the Master of the Horses, Mons. de Boussu, Mons. de Brederode,
Duke Moryce, the Marquyse of Brandenburgh, Direch of Krichem, John
Giltzen, one of the Counts of Manderschet, the master of the Dutch Order,
the Signor Don Francisco de Est and the gentlemen of the Emperor's
household. As for pioneers there have been 4,400, but so many are fled,
because they cannot live on their wages, that only 2,500 remain. Once
asked Granvelle which way the Emperor would take and he refused to tell ;

15395 D

50 36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

109. WOTTON to HENB? VIII. cont.

so has never since asked. Evidently he will remove hence in a day or two,
for the air is sore corrupted with their long lying here and ill order. There
are here 31 cannons and double cannons, 41 field pieces and 6 mortars.
The answer given to the duke of Lorayne is that since the French king
does not require to send the Cardinal hither, who is not mentioned by
others who have solicited here, it is not expedient that he should come
unless sent by the French king. Written at the camp by Sainct Digyer,
18 Aug. 1544. Signed.
Pp. 9. Add. Endd.

18 Aug. no. WOTTON to PAGET.

T> |"J

Thanks for good news ; and, now that things are in such toward-
ness, longs to hear that the King has his purpose of Boleyn. It has been
already bruited here that Boleyn was taken ; owing to the mistaking of a
word spoken by Nicholas the courier. Trusts that, if God send the King
success at Monstrell too, the enemy will not stick to offer reason. " And
would God that there were as great likelihood that he would keep his
promises faithfully as there is likelihood that he will offer largely enough !
But what hope can there be thereof, seeing that the use of France is neither
to make promise nor oath the which they intend to keep, but only till they
have good occasion to break it ? And therefore their own writers call them
subtle and witty, for because they swear and mean it not, and promise and
keep it not, and laugh and mock at us Englishmen, calling us dull, rude
and gross, for because we proceed bona fide, and both mean and do as we
speak, and believe that oaths bind before God and the world, and therefore
seek for no dispensations of oaths at the Bishop of Eome's hands, who
taketh oftener upon him (and sticketh less at it) to dispense against oaths,
what interest soever another have in it, than to eat butter in Lent."

The garrison of St. Digier have left. They were eight ensigns of foot-
men, and their horsemen for lack of horses had become " horsefootemenne."
The French king is not content with their dedition of it. The Count of
Sanxerre asked the Emperor that Frere Gosemanne might come in to see
what lack they had in the town, and bear witness in their excuse. One
article of the dedition was that the Emperor should suffer 200 horses to be
brought to them ; but no one showed any mind to send them any. This
town is strong and will be a good rod for France, being a "marvellous
good entry into it." The Bishop of Eome, who once determined to revoke
his Nuncius, has confirmed him here again. Granvelle says that the
Emperor and the Bishop "are plainly fallen out." The duke of Cameryn is
not yet come. First he tarried at Metz for his household, and now tarries for
money, " and whether he will come at all or not God knoweth." Pirrhus'
Columna came hither on the 16th, having been well entertained by the
French king. He says that Petrus Strozza's 8,000 men, gathered by the help
of certain cardinals, have dispersed for lack of money, and that the French
king told him "he would fight no field with the Emperor," but would
garrison his towns. The duke of Ferrara has sent a gentleman specially to
solicit that Guasto might redeliver Bresselle, which the Spaniards lately
took from the Cardinal of Ferrara ; which matter the resident ambassador,
Ferrufin, has already obtained. The Emperor's army being decayed by
war and sickness, he has now sent for (besides Landenbergh's footmen)
above 10,000 horsemen and footmen. Has been unable to deliver bearer
any money.

P.S. in his own hand: Granvelle has told him "that if the Emperor
would give ear to the overture of the marriage of his daughter and the duke

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1544.

of Orleans, that the French king would be glad k> take her though the
Emperor gave nothing with her but delivered her in her smock. The which
methought was a great word, if it be true." At the camp by St. Digier,
18 Aug. 1544. Signed.
Pp. 3. Add. Endd.

19 Aug. 111. OTWELL JOHNSON to JOHN JOHNSON.

London, 19 Aug. 1544 : Since my last writing to you, both to
Northampton and Glapthorn by the carts that brought Mr. Brudenelle's fells,
I have received the enclosed from Calleis, which I leave to you to answer.
The letter in French I conjecture to be from Wm. Pratt's master at Lyle.
Thos. Flecton's letter contains only news, but we here are daily informed of
later. Our drapers that came last from Calleis relate that Bourgayte, the
surveyor of Calleis, was slain before Boullen on Wednesday or Thursday
last with a small piece of ordinance, John Wenlocke stricken through the
thigh with another, one Thos. Hunte, an excellent workman of iron guns,
dwelling at Tower Hill, also slain, one of our chief pioneers taken and
carried into the town of Boullen, another slain and the third rescued.
"Before Montreul my lord Warden himself (as the saying is) shot through
the thigh with a gun, and daily by hot skirmish and issuing out of the
town -of Frenchmen shrewd bickerings are betwixt our men and them, with
loss of men on both sides, and of late Sir T. Ponynges' banner forcibly or by
stealth was carried into the town of Montreul by Frenchmen and there set
up in despite to look on."

Wrote the above while tarrying for his brother Richard's report of the
shipping of the wools, which ends to-morrow. Describes parcels of wool
received and shipped, etc.

Hoi., pp. 2. Add. : at Glapthorne.

19 Aug. 112. PAGET to LORD ST. JOHN.

** 0- The King has received your Lordship's letter with the others from

Mons. de Vervins [to my lord Cobham] sent by the "tabourin," and wills
you to keep the said tabourin very straitly and lay to his charge that he is
a spy and that you mind to have him confess such things as you will
demand of him. Then go about to learn of him the state of the town and
what number of men came in this morning, reminding him that, although
they minded this other day to kill our tabourin, and indeed wounded him
almost to death, and almost slew a herald of ours nigh Monstreul, yet no
such extremity shall be used towards him if he confess the truth, and
bidding him "think that we know more than they within do think we do,
as well by men slain this morning that be well known and divers others
taken prisoners, with their guides." Secondly, you must write to
Mons. de Vervins that whereas his tabourin delivered a letter [addressed
to lord Cobham, the duke of Suffolk] for recovery of certain prisoners taken
this morning, albeit you know that the tabourin is sent only for " an espie "
(there being no such cause for his sending as Vervins pretends, "for we know
that Saint Aubin is not within the town, La Moyne remaineth hurt of a
horse at Abbeville and Hencourt, God pardon his soul ! remaineth slain
this day among us, and Villart and divers others prisoners in danger of
death, so as you think you have good cause to stay him for an espie") and
you have, besides, reason to arrest him seeing that "he" (qu. Vervins?)
went about to slay our tabourin, and indeed they hurt him unto the death,
and also they of Monstreul shot a piece of ordnance at one of our heralds

* Cancelled.

36 HENKY VIII.

1544.

112. PAGET to LOKD ST. JOHN cont.

sent to them in his coat armour, and slew his horse under him. As the
King and his ministers would have been loth to begin any such order
against the ancient usage of arms, so they, as the beginners, "must be
content to endure the semblable." A letter to this effect addressed to
Vervins is to be thrown over into the town to-morrow by some of our men
in the trenches, some of whom lie so near the walls that "they of the town
and they speak and talk one with another."

Draft in Mason s hand, pp. 3. Endd. : Mynute of Mr. Seer. Mr. Pagetes
1're [unto] the lord Seint John, xixth of Auguste, 1544.

20 Aug. 113. EDWARD, ABP. OF YORK, to SHREWSBURY.

Shrewsb.MS.,
P., p. 73.
Heralds'
College.

Lodge, i. 63.

20 Aug.

B. 0.

Having occasion lately to send up to Court, my servant Elice
Markeham had, amongst other suits to my lord Chancellor, to learn when
I should be discharged of my three pledges, Scots, an uncle to the earl of
Casselles, and two of his brethren, and to declare that since being with me,
a year and a half, they have not received 201. " so that I was constrained to
give them both robes and gowns and other things." My lord answered
that the earl of Casselles "doth not remember his honour" and that I
should pray you to write to him (Casselles) herein. Begs him to do so. Is
content to keep them and their horses, but Casselles must provide them
with apparel, or else, winter coming on, they will lack many things.
Cawod, 20 Aug. 154 [4]. Signed.

P. 1. Add.: To, &c., my lord Lieutenant's good lordship.

114. HENRY SUTHWIK to JOHN JOHNSON.

Calles, 20 Aug. 1544 : Received yours , of the 9th for your
specialties to be sent to Robt. Tempest. Sales to Mathelin Haddebault
and Adrean van Mershe. Tne latter makes great complaint of the wool of
your mark and Walter Leveson's, and has raised much brabbling.

Bullen is not like to be assaulted these 12 days.

Hoi., p. I. Add.: Londoner elsewhere. Endd. :" Answered Glapthorne
and entered into memoriall."

20 Aug.
B. 0.

Beport xiv.,

Dep. Keeper,

App. ii. 21.

20 Aug.
E.G.

115. CHARLES V. and DENMARK.

Henry VIII. 's ratification of the article concerning the Scots in the
treaty between the Emperor Charles V. and Christiern elect king of
Denmark, of 23 May 1544. Dated in the camp at Boulogne, 20 Aug. 1514,
r.r. 86 Hen. VIII. [See GRANTS in AUGUST, No. 31.]

Lat. Draft, pp. 3. Endd.: Mynute of the ratification of the treaty
between th'Empereur and the king of Denmark.

2. The above described from the original in the Archives of Denmark.

116. SUFFOLK to MONS. DE VERVINS.

I have received your letters brought to Basse Boulloyn by your
tanbourin with your request for the return of some of the band of St. Aubin,
La Moyenne and Hencourt, who, you write, came to see you yesterday
morning. Although it is notorious that La Moyenne is still at Abbeville
hurt by a horse and that Hencourt and many others, as we are told by
prisoners, fell in the skirmish, so that there is reason to think the tanbourin
only sent to spy our designs, I do not insist upon that ; but, considering

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that your men lately shot harquebuses at a trumpet of ours who was sent to
you, and have since fired three shots at a tanbourin of ours likewise sent to
you, I think good (not to break the law of arms, as you have done) to detain
your tanbourin until you make reparation and send to us those who have
dared to violate personages who by all ancient law have ever been inviolable.
As to your man of arms and the archer I will speak to the bailly of
Guisnes, and all that he has promised you shall be performed.

French. Draft: in Mason's hand corrected by Paget, p. 1. Endd.: Mynute
from my lord of Suff. to Monsr. de Vervins, xx Aug tu

20 Aug. 117. RUSSELL to PAGET.

Perceives by his letters of the 17th the King's pleasure concerning
Ludovico de Larmi. Jeronimo brought him hither from England, declar-
ing that he was of a good house, and that he had bought certain h[orses] in
England for which he desired Russell to write for passport. Knows
nothing of him but upon report of Jeronimo, whom, he supposes, the King
trusts ; and, had he come hither otherwise, " he nor yet any other Italian
should have tarried and seen our doings here, for I know their natures and
treasons." Knows not whether his bringing up has been in France or
elsewhere.

Are now come very near to the walls of this town, and "if it were
besieged as it ought to be " the King should shortly have it. Jeronimo is
gone into Flanders for gunners and returns by Bulloigne, where he may
be examined hereupon. Camp before Mounstrell, 20 Aug. Signed.

Pp. 2. Flyleaf n-ith address lost. Endd. : My lord Pryvey Scale to Mr.
Seer. Mr. Paget, xx Aug tj - 1544.

20 Aug. 118. CARNE to HENRY VIII.

R - - Although there is no news of importance, takes the opportunity of

the despatch of Francis the post to write that the saying here is that more
soldiers, both from hence and from Allmayne, go with speed to the
Emperor ; also that Peter Strache has been overthrown in Italy by the
marquis of Guasto and lost 4,000 men. Rumor among the merchants is
that the French king, with a great army of Souissers, Italyons, and French-
men comes to give the Emperor battle in Champayne, and that Barbarussa
lately on the sea coasts of Naples has "burned somewhat" and carried
away many Christians. Andewarp, 20 Aug., 4 p.m. Signed.
P. 1. Add. Endd.: 1544.

20 Aug. 119. VAUGHAN and Others to the COUNCIL with the KING.

R - - Answer to the Council's letters received by bearer Francis on the

18th, that the bargain with the merchants here for 21,000^ Fl. and odd
was signified lately in letters to the King by Wm. Damesell and (where the
Council write of 10,000 or 12,000 fodder of lead, " which your honors upon
advertisement out of England suppose shall be brought hither very shortly,"
and ask the price and the difference in weight in England and here) that
the price of things depends on the supply. It is hard to say what such a
lump of lead brought " togethers " would fetch, but no doubt it would bring
a vile price. The lead which the King's merchants of the North and others
have brought within these two months (not above 800 fodder) has been sold
for 9s. and 10s. Fl. the " waghe " which is 61. 10s. Fl. the fodder, some
" for ready money, some for days, as the merchants were wise or lucky
which sold it." Dare not affirm that 10,000 or 12,000 fodders would fetch
even 7s. the "waghe" ; but if sold at leisure and no other suffered to be

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119. VAUGHAN and Others to the COUNCIL with the KING cont.

sold out of the King's hands, " it would be as sweetly sold as lead was sold
these many years." As long as the great bankers have more profit by
lending money to princes they will not buy lead ; for wise merchants " ever
choose that gain that with often turning and little adventure still gro we th."
The fodder in England weighing 19 J cwt. or 2,184 Ib. " weigheth here 13
' waghe ' little more or less, less or more, as the hand of the weigher weighing
weigheth" ; and the "waghe" here contains 165 Ib., which multiplied by
13 makes 2,145 Ib., so that the fodder is less here by 39 Ib. ; but, as the
hand of the weigher is not always certain, the difference may be guessed at
1 per cent. Kemembering that the Emperor has, since a few years past,
ordained that merchandise conveyed hence into France during his wars
must first pay 5 per cent., besides an impost of 1 per cent, on all exports,
and that money waxes daily scarcer by reason of the great sums withdrawn
to serve the princes, they are sure that it will be hard to get ready money for
so much. Describe how they have before this talked with Jasper Dowche
about the advisability of the King's sending lead hither, whose first sugges-
tion was to set it all in the hands of one substantial merchant, say John
Carolo, but afterwards, seeing the great tax upon its transport to France, he
thought it best to sell it to the merchants and let it remain in England.
He has promised to send a post into France to know what lead is worth
there, and, that known, to repair to the King. Suggest that if gently enter-
tained by the King, wherein he will glory (" for that he is a little glorious
and glory is his heaven ") he may be made an instrument to serve in that
and other matters here, being " fine and witty " and in merchants' matters
excelling many. He rather reigns over the merchants here than lives as
one of them, and is well worth 20,000/. Andwerp, 20 Aug. 1544 at 4 p.m.
Signed : S. Vaughan : Thomas Lok : John Dymock.
In Vaughan s hand, pp. 7. Add. Endd.

21 Aug. 120. WRIOTHESLEY to BP. OF ELY.

Perceives by letters from the University* that he and others, the
commissioners for the musters, doubt whether the University is comprised
in their charge or privileged as it claims to be. Considering the explana-
tion made by the Council at last musters, whose letters the University
have doubtless shown, marvels at this scruple, and that anyone should
interrupt privileges which the King has allowed. Advises him and the
commissioners to leave them in quiet. Ely Place, 21 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
Modern copy, pp. 2. Subscribed as "sent from the lord Chancellor of
England to the bp. of Ely, head commissioner for the musters."

21 Aug. 121. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to SHREWSBURY.

Bearer the lord of Fyve, " being despatched from the King's Majesty
and having his passport by the Queen's Highness," now repairs towards
Scotland. Pray take order for his passage by land or sea. Hampton
Court, 21 Aug. 1544. Signed by Cranrner, Wriothesley, Westminster,
and Petre.
P. 1. Add.

Harl. MS.

7,041, f . 189.

B. M.

Shrewsb. MS.,

A., p. 133.

Heralds'

College.

Stevenson's

" Selections,"

8.
(Maitl. Club.)

21 Aug. 122. CHAPUYS to the QUEEN OF HUNGARY.

The letter noticed in Spanish Calendar, VII., No. 188, is of the
21st April. See Part i. No. 365.

* Cambridge.

36 HENRY VIII. 55

1544.

123. The SIEGE OF BOULOGNE.

MS. Cantab. A notebook of the steward of some nobleman in the reign of

No^S Henry VIII., living at Lydingetone ; among which are some historical
notices of the expedition to France, 36 Hen. VIII."
A diary of events from 3 July to 21 Aug.

22 Aug. 124. B. DE FRAMEZELLES to HENRY VIII.

R< - As the King my master wishes to speak with the Sieur de Sainct

Martin, in order to understand better the letters which he has written, if
you would give him leave to go thither you would do a pleasure to the
King my master. From the camp before Monstruel, 22 Aug.
French. Hoi., p. 1. Add.: Au Roy.

125. The SIEUR DE S. MARTIN.

p* 94 ^e ^ n ^ France prayed the King of England to communicate

' '' x ' ' with the Emperor with a view to making peace between the Emperor and
France ; which the King of England has done. The Sieur de Frarneselle,
bringer of the said letters, said the King of France told him he would
rather die than have the matter moved by any other than the King of
England; and yet that King knows that the King of France has moved it
to the Emperor by the bailiff of Dyjon, the lieutenant of the Count de
Bryenne, and a Cordelier named Gougemen, and likewise by the Admiral.
Framezelle has sent a letter (ungnez myssi/vez) to the King of England for
licence to take the Sieur. de Saynct Martyn with him to the King of
France, to explain and excuse himself touching certain letters (quelques
myssyvez) which St. Martin sent the King of France without the King of
England's knowledge. Framozelle, at the camp of Monstroeul, told St.
Martin that the King of France sent him to know why St. Martin asked
for hostages to [be] delivered to the King of England ; and St. Martin
replied that he would not tell the reasons, and that what he did was
of himself without the king of England's knowledge, maintaining that
he wrote to the King of France, not that the things were said by the
King of England, but that they were his own opinion. Framezelle, to
prove his quarrel, then exhibited a little byllet written in St. Martin's hand
containing all the offers made to the King of England by the King of
France, sent by St. Martin with the aforesaid letters, by reason of which
offers St. Martin had asked for the hostages from the King of France.
And Framezelle said to St. Martin that if the King of England would have
hostages for these offers he would undertake that the King of France would
send them, and even a prince of the realm. Nevertheless Framezelle has
sent a byllet to the King of England quite contrary to his promise made to
St. Martin ; by reason of which the King of England could not understand
that the King of France wished for peace. Therefore, the King of
England esteems Framezelle to be no personage for such important affairs ;
and has commanded St. Martin to say to the King of France that, if he
really desires peace with the Emperor, the King of England wishes him
not to send Framezelle, but some prince or other notable personages with
full power.

French. Draft, pp. 8. Endd. by Paget: A memoriall for St. Marten
goyng to the French king.

* Apparently the bishop of Lincoln. Lyddington, in oo. Kutland, was that bishop's
palace. In connection with this MS. see the Diarium printed by Bymer, of which an
abstract will be found further on under date 12 Oct.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

125. The SIEUR DE S. MARTIN cont.

R - - 2. St. Martin's Explanation.

St. Martin answers that he did not write of the King's mouth but of his
own head, the words " Je prens sur ma vie, Sire, que 1'amitye dentre vous
et luy ne fut jamais si grande qu'elle sera moyennant qu'il plaise a Dieu
vous trouver parensemble." And where " he " wrote that it would be well to
send one of the Princes or other sufficient gentlemen to the King of
England " I " wrote that, not of the mouth of the said King of England,
but of my own wish for the amity ; and likewise touching the hostages
to remain with the King of England as long as the Kings were together
" ont este aussi escript de la teste propre de moy led. St. Martyn, et non poynt
de la bouche dud. s r Boy." So likewise, he wrote these words, viz. "que
vous nayes si bon fiance en luy comme il vouldroit avoir en vous." But
the King of England said that although Framozeles told him you would
rather die than practise in any fashion with the Emperor, he well knows
that you have practised with the Emperor by the bailly of Dejeon, by the
lieutenant of the comte de Bryenne, by Longavalle, and by a friar named
Gouseman, "par lequel on peult veior qu'il ne vas pas a si bon pied comme
led. s r Eoy pensoit." And this is all that the King commanded him to say.
Signed : Nicollas de Marcques.

French, in Paget's hand, p. 1.

23 Aug. 126. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to LENNOX.

Add. MS.
82,655, f. 152.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

ii., No. 308.

23 Aug.
E.G.

Eight days past we had word from the King's camp that the laird
of Fyve was despatched towards Scotland with letters (copy enclosed). We
sent the copy to Bewmaries, but you were embarked 4 or 5 hours before the
post arrived there. Commendations to Glinkarn and Kyllmawres.

Draft by Petre, p. l.f Endd. : M. to therle of Lynoux, xxiij Augusti
1544.

127. Sm ANT. KNYVETT and Others to the COUNCIL with the
QUEEN.

Wrote last for 800/. for the fortifications, and have received a letter
from Nic. Launder (by whom they wrote) that, upon knowledge who
should receive the money and the sending of men to conduct it hither,
the Council will pay it. Have appointed Launder to receive it and sent a
sufficient number of men for its safe conducting; and desire its speedy
delivery, for this is pay day, when some of the workmen should have been
discharged, and the longer these men take in conducting the money the
more charge they shall put the King to.

On Monday afternoon last I arrived a little French fisher boat of 4 tons
which eight English ship masters (who have been prisoners in Hartflete
since Candlemas was twelve months and escaped out of prison on Saturday
night last) had escaped in. In the boat were nets and other fishing things.
Now (since the men went home to their wives) the writers have considered
that they should have sent them up to be examined. Enclose a bill of
their names and dwellings.

Divers French boats of war have been haunting the coasts of Sussex, the
south side of Wight, and so Westwards, and have taken some 40 small
boats, fishermen and the like, "that used to go alongst the shore from port

* This "he" is changed into ' I " a little lower down, both evidently meaning
St. Martin, the third person being again resumed further on.

fThis is the same letter as No. 87, being a new draft by Petre written upon the
original letter after its return from Beaumaris.

J August 18th.

36 HENEY VIII. 57

1544.

to port." Hearing this, the writers rigged and manned at their own cost
a small pinnace of 25 tons and a scallop of 10 tons, which departed
hence on Tuesday morning last. They were anchored before Arundell
haven on Wednesday, when a French boat of Dieppe, one of those which
has done most harm, coming from Shorehani where she had chased an
Englishman aground, thinking them to be merchantmen or passengers,
made betwixt them and the shore. But, when she came near and perceived
them to be men of war, she fled and they pursued so fiercely that the
Frenchmen, by bearing too much sail, ran themselves under water and sank
and were all drowned save a man and a boy. Our men weighed the French
scallop or boat and brought her into Arundell haven ; and this morning we
have sent to victual and man her to join the other two. Have sent for the
French man and boy, and will send up the man for examination, who has
confessed that the boat left Dieppe on Sunday last. Beg that he may be
returned after examination, that they may make their profit of him, "as
reason is," considering their charges. Portismouth, 23 Aug. Signed:
Antony Knyvet : Bic. Caurden d. Cicestr'n : John Chaderton.

Pp. 4. Fly leaf with address lost. Endd. : S r Antony Kne[vet] etc. to the
Counsail attend, upon the Quene, xxiij Aug li - 1544.

23 Aug. 128. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Add. MS. Enclose letters from the Borders describing exploits in Scotland by

rf ' vf the garrisons. On Thursday last! Shrewsbury and Sadler met the wardens,

Hamilton by appointment, at Morpeth, and devised to keep the Scots waking and

Papers, destroy their corn when the time comes. She will shortly hear that the

ii., No. 310. Scots are not suffered to sleep. A writing herewith subscribed by Androw

Carre of Farnyherst, and addressed to the warden of the Middle Marches,

shows what large offers he makes to get home, but we doubt much how he

would observe them. Enclose a packet of letters taken in the Frythe by

the captains on the sea, with their letter to the lord Admiral.

As they lately wrote, the garrisons are paid to 26 Aug. Sadler has this
day delivered to Uvedale, the under-treasurer, all money that remained in
his hands, making enough to furnish next pay down to 22 Sept. ; after
which but 2001. will remain here, so that a better furniture must be
remembered in time if the garrisons are to continue. Darneton, 23 Aug.
1544. Signed by Shrewsbury, Tunstall and Sadler.
Pp. 2. Add.

23 Aug. 129. The COUNCIL with the KING to the COUNCIL with the

QUEEN.

R - - We have seen your letter "to me the Secretary" concerning the

sending of 500 more pioneers from London ; and the King is pleased with
your proceedings. Whereas, in our former letters "to your lordship and
the rest of the Council there," we wrote that, for the conveyance of the lead,
14 hoys were appointed to be sent hence to Lynne, Boston and Newe
Castell, the King has now appointed the said hoys to be discharged, as well
as all the vessels you ordered there for the same, for considerations shown
in a letter out of Flanders which "I the Secretary" send you. Your
"Lordship" shall have all the lead ready at the sea side to be conveyed
over as occasion serves, and shall devise that none is conveyed over "but
through his Majesty's hands," and shall also appoint Legge to discharge the
two ships appointed for the waftage. We have received all the ordnance and
munitions we wrote to you for, and all our pioneers to the number of 1,800.
Draft, p. 1. Endd.: M. of a 1're from the Counsaill to the Counsaill
attendaunte upon the Quenes grace, xxiij Aug" 1544.

* August 20th. t August 21st.

58 36 HENKY VIII.

1544.

23 Aug. 130. The QUEEN OF HUNGAEY to DE COURRIERES and CHAPUYS.

_ R - 9- After having seen the two letters which the Emperor writes them,

Calendar * ^ Q 18til msfct ' ^ one * wnicn & * s remitted to her to add to or diminish

vii. 189.] * ne contents of them, she can add nothing, knowing that De Courrieres

and Chapuys will use them according to the Emperor's intention and with

due dexterity and diligence. Finds that, instead of the King of England's

answer to Framezelle, two copies of the offers have been enclosed by

mistake. Desires to know soon how the King takes the Emperor's grant

of safeconduct to the Admiral of France, and what they can learn of the

King's intention.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original minute at Vienna, p. 1. Original
headed: A Courrieres et Chapuys, du xxiii 6 d'Aougst 1544.

23 Aug. 131. CARNE to HENRY VIII.

R - - The 20th inst. came to me Stephen van Hassynberk, your Majesty's

servant " as he saith," saying that he had a matter touching you wherein
he desired advice, viz. that certain Scots were in the East country about
Denmark seeking men to serve in Scotland against you, and the king of
Denmark had now dismissed many men who were ready to serve anywhere,
and you might have them, for he (Stephen) was able to gain the man in
best credit among them. There were two Scots who were offering large
money, and to make the man a lord in Scotland who would help to convey
their intended provision of men thither. Told him to enquire who the
Scots were and to whom in Scotland they belonged, how many men they
wished (who were reported to have said that they had money enough for
20,000) and where in Scotland they would land ; and asked the man's
name whom he could bring to Henry's service. He answered that he had
this knowledge through "another who would not be known." Offered,
when he had tried out these things, to write in his favour to Henry ; and
advised him to go himself to Henry or the Council. Next day, the 21st,
he returned, saying that one of the Scots was a priest who offered much for
help to convey certain things out of France to Scotland ; also he said that
he himself, being lately in Denmark, learnt that certain ambassadors of
Scotland, then there, made suit to have the King of Denmark's brother to
be king in Scotland on condition that the King of Denmark would take
their part, but he could not learn what answer they had. He would find
means to know a man who came to an uncle of a servant of Henry's called
Hans, " a multier or a caster of leades withowt belows, after the facion of
Almayn," who is about Hull, and advised him to write to his nephew to
come away with what he has, "for it will not be long but there will be
somewhat to do." Stephen has undertaken to learn more about the
Scottish priest and, if possible, to get a letter from the uncle to Hans in
England, or else to learn who it is that wished him out of England ; and
then to come to Bruxelles for Game's letter in his favor. He added that,
if sent to lie in Libik, he would try out all things moved in the East Landes
against Henry. Although Hassynberk's report is "very confuse," Carne
has thought good to notify it. Bruxelles, 23 Aug. Signed.
Pp. 5. Add. Endd. : 1544.

23 Aug. 132. CARNE to PAGET.

R- 0. At Andwarp, Stephen van Hassynberke, calling himself the King's

servant, asked advice concerning matters of the East land and Scotland,
as appears by the letters to the King herewith. Could not get at the truth
more clearly. Hears that Stephen " is called a man that will pretend more
knowledge than he hath indeed ; he is better known there, as it is showed
me, than I do know him." Bruxelles, 23 Aug., in haste.
HoL, p. 1. Add. Endd. : 1544.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

24 Aug.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 160.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

ii., No. 311.

133. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Enclose a letter from the warden of the West Marches. The
meeting he mentions between the laird of Bucleugh and the gentlemen
named was appointed by him at the laird's suit ; and at Morpeth, lately,
Shrewsbury devised with him and the warden of the Middle Marches to do
some enterprise upon Buckleugh, who has always been one of the King's
greatest enemies, if the matter proponed by Buckleugh at the meeting
allowed. Now that Buckleugh has himself disappointed the meeting it is
not thought meet to appoint another until after the enterprise, which
Wharton now prepares. Afterwards, if Buckleugh again presses for a
meeting, it were not amiss to hear him. Among other exploits the wardens
will not forget Eobert Maxwell. Darneton, 24 Aug. 1544. Signed by
Shrewsbury, Tunstall and Sadler.
Pp. 2. Add. Endd.

[24 Aug. | 134. PAUL III. to CHARLES V.

Rebukes him at great length for usurping upon "the authority of the
Church and tolerating the heretics by promising, in the recess of the Diet of
Spires, 10 June 1514, a national council to discuss matters of religion.
His league with a schismatic king who is the Church's enemy and has
injured him by the repudiation of his aunt, his sanction of the pntgmatica
in Spain, his revocation of his own decree of Augsburg and the sanctions
of other emperors, his promise to the heretics of a national synod,
are evidence that he has gone over to the side of the enemies of the
Church. Exhorts him to return.
Lat. Extract.

Baronias
xxxin. 70.

R. O.

25 Aug.
R. 0.

135. POPE and EMPEROR.!

Yesterday was published the copy of letters from the Roman Anti-
christ to the Emperor, in which he upbraids him as a Lutheran for all those
things decreed in the late Diet of Spires concerning the religious controversy
and the suspension of the judgment of the Chamber. To a national
council he objects that it would not only be beside but against the juris-
diction (sententiam] of the Roman See. Of a Universal Council he writes
" Vis Concilium ? Damus Concilium. Vis in Germania ? Ecce, fidentes
et hoc facimus ; sed ita ut sit liberum et Christianum ac tale in quo nihil
loci sit haereticis, quibus nulla portio estin Ecclesia, et jubeas armadeponi.
Denique scias tibi non competere ut discernas qui ad id sint deligendi, sed
hoc pertinere ad nostram jurisdictionem." The letters also dealt with the
league with the King of England.

Lat. In Mont's hand, p. 1. Endd. by Mont : Excerptum ex scriptis
Pontificiis ad Cesarem datis.

136. QUEEN KATHARINE to HENRY VIII.

Has no occurrents of importance to signify, the realm being in good
order, yet, as Richard Higham is now despatched to him with a mass of
30,OOOZ., she thinks it her duty to advertise him of the sending of it. The
Prince and the rest of his children are well. Hampton Court, 25 Aug.,
36 Henry VIII. Signed.
P. 1. Add. Endd.

* Letters to Granvelle of 24 Aug., to Dominico de Soto, the Emperor's Confessor, of
25 Aug., and to King Ferdinand, of 27 Aug., to use their influence in connection with
this admonition, are also printed by Baronius.

t This paper is noticed here because of its connection with the preceding, but must of
course have been written some time later.

60 36 HENEY VIII.

1544.
25 Aug. 137. VAUGHAN and Others to the COUNCIL.

Wrote by Francis the King's post that Jasper Dowche, upon know-
ledge of the worth of lead in France, would repair to the King. Now
Jasper's son is sick of a dangerous ague and the writers find no hope of
his going to the King ; "for so inordinate love seeineth he to bear to this
son of his that he neither passeth on God ne the world till he see what
will become of him." As to the sale of lead, can write no more than they
did; and they think it will be hard to sell 10,000 or 12,000 fodder here
for ready money. Bartilmewe Compaigne is yet to give them credit
for 20,000 cr. next month, which will probably not be had for 14 per cent,
like the other money. Despatch bearer to know the Council's pleasure
therein. Andwerp, 25 Aug. 1544. Signed: S. Vaughan : Thomas Lock :
John Dymock.

Pp. 2. Add. Endd.

25 Aug. 138. WOTTON to HENEY VIII.

p 4"> Harmless skirmish on Sunday morning at Barre between the Count

"' Deaumale, with 2,000 horsemen, and certain footmen of the Emperor and
a few of Mons. de Lykes's horsemen. On the 20th, was sent for to [the
Viceroy and] Mons. de Granvele and shown that Mons. de Montbardon
came on Monday night from Barre to say that the duke of Lorayne, hearing
that the French king meant to destroy his countries because they victualled
the Emperor, would depart to the French king to excuse himself. The
Emperor sent Montbardon back with letters of credence to the Duke and
letters to the Duchess, the copy (as they said) of which they showed to
Wotton, requiring her to exhort her husband not to go, or at least not to
go so suddenly after being with the Emperor, lest men should think that
the Emperor sent him to seek for peace. The Duchess replied in her own
hand (as they said, and indeed it seemed like a woman's hand) that the
Duke was gone and she had sent after him ; but when the letters overtook
him he was hard by Chaalons and thought he had gone too far towards
France to return. Whereupon it was signified to her that, when her
husband returned, he should not come to the Emperor, for he would not
be heard even if he came with charge from the French king. On the
evening of the 19tb, Don Francisco de Est with his light horses and the
bands of Mons. de Boussu and Mons. de Brederode, and 4,000 Spaniards,
went from this camp ; and have taken Jainville and another castle of the
duke of Guyse's. On the 22nd secretary Joisse came from the Viceroy and
Granvele to tell Wotton that, the night before, a secretary of the French
king had come from Mons. de Annebault, conducted by Frere Gosemanne.
The secretary said that as the Emperor's safeconduct was only for 25 horses
it was not decent for Annebault to come himself ; and asked what
conditions of peace the Emperor would agree to. He was answered that
it was understood that Annebault would bring overtures, and thereupon
safeconduct was granted, but as for them they had no overtures to make.
The secretary then made the overture that had been made before, and said
he had no other charge ; and they answered that the Friar told them that
Annebault would move other things. "Mary, quod the secretary, if he
might honestly come to you, peradventure he would." They replied that,
if Annebault thought it against his honor to come with that number, the
Emperor would shortly approach near Annebault and then he might come
with a greater number.

Gathers from the above answer that the Emperor draws towards
Chaalons. "If the Emperor had not thought it [meet to take the] said
town of Jain vile and that other cas[tle, forbecause] that they are nigh to

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

25 Aug.
E. o.

Sainct Digier, within five or sy[x] leagues, we had removed hence already."
Apparently we remove on the 24th or 25th inst. Joisse says that this
French secretary is named Laube [spine] and is secretaire de commandementz.
The Emperor, suspecting that the French king will use Lorayne as he used
Savoy, leaves a garrison in Barre. Camp by St. Digier, 25 Aug. 1544.
Signed.

Pp. 4. Sliyhtly mutilated. Add. Endd.

139. WOTTON to PAGET.

The Duke of Cameryn is at last arrived, on the 23rd inst., with a
small train. His father the duke of Castre lately sent his secretary to
excuse his having helped Petre Strozza with men and money for the
French king. Italian ambassadors here have letters that Guasto has
" closed in " Strozza and his men, so that they can hardly escape. This
town is not so great as I thought, being no greater and no better built
than Gravelynes. The suburbs, burnt and beaten down by the French-
men, were apparently better built than the town. Strong as the town is,
the Emperor makes new defences and leaves a good garrison of four
ensigns of footmen and 400 or 500 horsemen. " The Emperor keepeth
marvellous secret whither he intendeth to go now." Report says that he
goes toward Vitry. If so, he will to Chaalons, where more glory is to be
won than profit. It were better, the summer being so far spent, that he
took fortresses betwixt this and Luxenburgh and drew towards Mesieres,
for that way he might get victuals and be always able to succour this
town of Sainct Digier. This camp has been without wine these five or six
days " but now there is largely come." These men are daily in hand with
me " to hear some good news from Boleyn and Monstrel, and say merrily
that if these armies make no better speed they will not meet this year at
Paris."

In his own hand. Duke Morice and Count Guillamme are gone to take
Saincte Menehoult, on the Mase, which has done hurt to our victuallers.
" We depart hence this day and yet know uot whither, so secret it is kept."
Written at the removing of the camp from Sainct Digiers, 25 Aug. 1544.
Signed.

Pp. 2. Add. Endd.

140. OTWELL JOHNSON to his brother JOHN JOHNSON.

London, 26 Aug. 1544 : Difficulty of raising the SOL for Harrysone
the bearer. Finally obtained it from Thomas Lodge, grocer. The capper in
Lombart Street. Francis Samuel. Enclose a letter of another sale of
your Cotswold wool at Calais made by H. Suthwyke. The mortality from
the plague has greatly increased in Calais. Mr. Robyns, your lieutenant,
and many of your friends have fled from thence, but death follows most of
them. Geo. Holland and his wife are both dead and John Perche's wife is
sick and he fled his house. My uncle Johnson's maid Parnell and our little
kinswoman are dead, and that stays him from coming to Bartholomew
Fair. Wool ships, iron, salt, &c.

Hoi., pp. 2, very mutilated. Add. : of the staple at Calais, at Glapthorne.

26 Aug. 141. WHARTON to SHREWSBURY.

26 Aug.
B. 0.

Shrewsb. MS.

A., p. 137.

Heralds'

College.

According to your appointment, my friend Mr. Bovell, one of the
Masters of the Ordnance, this bearer, has surveyed all the ordnance and
munition here, both in castle and town ; and I trust you will remember our
furnishing with men, ordnance and munition. A hundred "halfhagis" to

62 36 HENEY VIII.

1544.

141. WHAKTON to SHEWSBURY cont.

continue in Carlisle at the Warden's command were very necessary for
"marche warre." For the city of [Carljisle, whereof it has pleased the
King to make me captain, I have no allowance of soldiers or otherwise.
Carlisle, 26 Aug.

For the King's works at Carlisle were felled, in the Bp.'s woods called the
Hose Park, 100 timber trees, which the said Bp. has now sold. Being
within 4 miles of Carlisle, those woods lie most convenient for the fortifica-
tions, " having no other timber trees within xx miles of Carlisle and small
store thereof there." Signed.

P. 1. Add.: lie[uten]ant in the North.

26 Aug. 142. RUSSELL to PAGET.

B - - I daily wish that I might write " of the wynnyn[g] of this towne,

and so farre forthwarde to the same as the Kinges Ma tle is for Bulloigne.
I desiered yo u in [my la]st letters to have in yo r remembrance [the] Kinges
[embassadour in] Venice, that some letter [may] be sent fr[om the]
Couns[eyle] unto hym of thocc[urrents] here, whiche shulde be a greate
oomforte unto the .... for the Frenche embassadour there maketh
such bragges of the Frenche men of suche entreprises by theym ageinst th'
Englisshemen as the same are taken emong theym to be trewe." I beg you
to send " these my wife's letters " into England. Camp before Mounstrell,
26 Aug. Signed.

P. 1. Slightly mutilated. Add. Sealed. Endd. : 1544.

26 Aug. 143. VAUGHAN to the COUNCIL.

B 0- Where they lately signified that they had given order for the

transportation of 10,000 or 12,000 fodder of lead to be sold here (which it
will be hard to sell except at a loss of 10 or 12 per cent., and perhaps not
all for ready money) ; if it is sent to make money before next Cold Mart to
pay the sums credited here by way of finance, and not rather kept in
England and the sale of other men's lead staid, the King shall bear a very
great loss. Ten thousand "fowders of leade, which perchaunce may be
solde for viij* the wawe, wherof xiij makithe a fowder," if kept but one
year, and other men's lead restrained, would sell for 12s. the "wawe" or
52s. more in every fowder. Consider therewith the charges of bringing it
here, the custom here, and the cost of moving it, with the advantage to the
King of its custom and sale in England, and you will see that it is better
to take the money again by finance for a longer time. The King gives
interest for the money until next Cold Mart, which is in mid-February,
10 per cent., whereas the loss of 4s. in every 12s. is above 33 per cent.
By selling the lead here would "follow two great losses, one in the interest
of the money taken here by finance, and another in the sale of the lead to
pay the said money with." To bruit abroad that the King had restrained
the sale of lead in his subjects' hands would send all the world into England
to buy lead from him and bring much money thither.

Bart. Companye is bound to credit us in September for 20,000 cr., for
which, when money is so dear, they will ask above 16 per cent. Please let
us know by bearer, whom I have purposely despatched, whether to take it
or not. Andwerp, 26 Aug.

Hoi., pp. 8. Add. : in the King's Majesty's camp besides Bullen.
Endd.: 1544,

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1544.
26 Aug. 144. VAUGHAN to PAGET.

B - - Sends another letter by bearer, which, although addressed to the

Council, he desires Paget to read first to the King, who "looketh to have
his servants write to the same, as reason is." Has paid much money here,
for which he desires the Council's letter of discharge, viz. :

By the Council's command to pay John Dymok 260Z. for traces and 500
mks. st. for Nic. Taphoryn's haquebutiers, 3001. Fl. and 542L 15s. 4d. Fl.
respectively. To Mr. Fane 4,000 cr. for Landenberghes horsemen. To
George Gylpyn 3,000 cr. to prest wagons and carriages.

Desires a letter signed by six of the Council for these payments ; and to
have bearer speedily returned with the King's answer to the letter herewith.
Andwerp, 26 Aug., 9 a.m.

"This post hath promised me to be with you on Thursday early."

P.S. Mr. Cofferer, being high treasurer of the Mint, is half displeased
that he comes not to help in the Mint, and seems to wish another in his
room. Might be spared hence if Mr. Chamberleyn came hither ; and could
do good service in England in the sale of the King's lead and other things.
"My wife is sickly and it were not evil for me to be in England. I refer
all to the King's Majesty's most gracious pleasure."

Hol.,pp.3. Add. Endd.: 1544.

26 Aug. 145. The CARDINAL OF BOURBON to MAKY OF GUELDRES.

Balcarres MS. Has been about 6 weeks at this Court, and has done his best to

Ad 1 i/b promote her business, knowing it was urgent. It is now going on well, as
Edin. *ke bearer will show, who carries the despatch of the largest sum of money
that she demands. As to our own it goes on well too. Eight days ago we
were informed that the enemy had burned Joinville, but the contrary was
ascertained two days since. The destruction of such a fine house would
have been melancholy. Chermayne, 26 Aug. 1544. Signed: Vre tres-
humble serviteur et oncle, Loys Car* 1 de Bourbon.
Fr., p. 1. Add.: A la Boyne d' Escosse.

27 Aug. 146. AXMOUTH, Devon.

B Certificate, made 27 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII., that Thos. Hopar, reeve of

the manor of Axmouth, has paid by command of John Basset, surveyor of the
Queen's lands, for the charges of the court holden at Axmouth for survey
of the said manor, the said day, 24s. 8d. Signed by Bassett.
P. 1.

27 Aug. 147. MARY OF HUNGARY to HENRY VIII.

Has received his letter about having 40 lasts of gunpowder for the
furniture of his two camps ; and much regrets that she is unable to satisfy
him, because of the great quantity with which she has had to furnish the
Emperor, for use against the places he has conquered, and in which he
found very little. The Emperor still presses for more ; but she has told
Henry's ambassador that if any can be obtained from private merchants in
Antwerp or elsewhere she will lend every assistance. Bruxelles, 27 Aug,
1544. Signed : Marie. Countersigned : Despleghem.
French, broadsheet, p. 1. Add. Endd,

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

28 Aug.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 162.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

n., No. 312.

148. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Enclose letters of intelligence out of Scotland from the Wardens of
the East and West Marches and the copy of a letter and device sent by
Wharton to the Warden of the Middle Marches for the annoyance of the
laird of Buckleugh.

Shrewsbury has not yet received all the certificates of the musters of the
shires in his commission, but will certify the Queen as soon as he receives
them. The delay is because the President of the Council in the Marches
of Wales sent to certain of the shires to bring him their certificates.
Shrewsbury begs instructions in that behalf. Darneton, 28 Aug., 1544.
Signed by Shrewsbury, Tun stall and Sadler.

P. 1. Add. Endd.

28 Aug. 149. MARY OF HUNGARY to DE COURRIERES and CHAPUYS.

Bernart Tenbanck, burgess and merchant of Antwerp, has shown
her that he maintains daily at work, in Malines, Boisleduc and Tournay, a
great number of poor and young people in making pins (ttpttttdUt) which
he used to sell in England, but now the King has forbidden the importation
of any pins made abroad, upon a penalty of 21. st. for every thousand.
Desires them to speak to the King or his Council for licence to Tenbanck
to send into England 200,000 doz. of pins of all sorts. Bruxelles, 28 Aug.
1544. Signed: Marie. Countersigned: Despleghem.

French, p. 1. Add. Endd. : "The Kegent to the K's Ma fe , xxvij Aug u ,
1544, for pinnes."

28 Aug. 150. CARNE to PAGET.

E.G.

On the afternoon of the 26th inst. received Paget's of the 2oth, with
a letter from the King to the Queen here, by Francis the courier ; and
immediately delivered the letter to the Queen, who said it was for certain
lasts of powder, wherein she would consult the officers who provide powder
for the Emperor. Begged her to help, either for love or money, as the lack
of powder now might be a great hindrance ; and she answered that if it was
to be had she would not fail. Could not get the answer until next evening,
when Skyperus came to say that she found that all the powder ready out-
side the Emperor's camp was not a fourth part of what the King desires,
and it is sent to the Emperor daily as fast as it can be made, and so she
would write to the King; but she would send toAndwarp, Hampsterdamme
and Dordricke to take up for the King as much as could be found at the
Emperor's price. If Mr. Damesell were sent thither something might be
had, but here " it goeth to th'Emperor faster than it is made."

I never thought less of Stephen van Hassynberke " than your mastership
advertiseth me " ; nevertheless, after I wrote by Nicolas the courier, the
said Stephen came, saying that he had tried out the matter and would ride
to the King with the man with whom the Scots practise, who is a gentle-
man of reputation in Lubeke, " but he will in no wise he should be known
there amongst the Almains." I advised Stephen to bring him to Calays
and thence convey him privily to the King, and gave him a letter to the
King; and he said "he would thither straight."

The President here has promised me that the Countie Barnarde de
Sancto Bonifatio shall be despatched out of prison speedily. Bruxelles,
28 Aug. Signed.

Pp. 3. Add, Endd. : 1544,

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

28 Aug.

R. 0.

29 Aug.

Add. MS.

5.753, f. 36.

B. M.

29 Aug.

Add. MS.

5,753, f. 98.

B. M.

29 Aug.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 164.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

ii., No. 313.

29 Aug.

Wegener,

Aarsberetnin-

ger. iv. 266.

29 Aug.

E.G.

151. VAUGHAN to PAGET.

Sends letters to the King from Venice. Begs word with speed
whether to take the 20,030 cr. of Bartelmew Compaigne's credence, which
ends on 13 Sept. next. Prays " God send you health and good luck at
Bulleyn." Andwerp, 28 Aug. 1544.
Hoi., p. 1. Add. Endd.

152. GRAIN.

Indenture of receipt, 29 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII., by John Stockbrydge,
master of the crayer Elizabeth of Sandwiche, from Thos. Hungerforde of
Sandwich, of 200 qr. malt, to be conveyed from Sandwich to London and
delivered to John Rowseley, for the King's wars in France. Stockbrydge to
bring back certificate of its delivery and have for freight 4t/. a qr.
P. 1.

153. SMITHS.

Wages of smiths, viz. Wm. Hunt for 50 days, 11 July to 29 Aug.,
at 12r/. a day, six others named at 8d. and two at Qd. Total 151.
P.I. Headed: " Smethis."

154. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Enclose letters from the Wardens of the East and West Marches, of
exploits they have done in Scotland to the laird of Buckleugh and other the
King's enemies, for which her thanks would encourage them. Darneton,
29 Aug. 1544. Siyned by Shrewsbury, Tunstall and Sadler.
P. 1. Add. Endd.

155. HENRY VIII. to CHRISTIAN III.

Understanding from the Emperor that he has comprehended Henry
in his treaty with Christian and given him four months for acceptance
of the said league, sends to him William Harvy who, with these letters,
will show him his ratification of the same. Hopes he will approve it and
send an answer by the same messenger. From the camp at Boulogne,
29 Aug. 1544.

Latin. See GRANTS in AUGUST, No. 31.

156. WILLIAM DAMESELL to PAGET.

This afternoon at 3 p.m., coming from Macline, where he has been
for 150 barrels of gunpowder, received Paget's letter. Since coming hither,
has so hasted the makers that all the 55 lasts of powder is here ready,
waiting only for the 85 wagons to be sent from the master of the ordnance
for its transport. Has just learnt that 40 of these wagons are come,
which he will lade and despatch to-morrow if the weather is not too foul.
Paget should see that the other 45 wagons are sent. The partner of
Domnico Irisio says that he has sent the hacquebutes which he promised,
to the camp, consigned to Mr. Ant. Dennye. Where the King desired
2,000 hacquebutes, there are not 200 to be gotten in all this town,
"whereof part are with fire locks, and some of them shoot with matches,
not having the fire locks, very slender gear not meet to be sent to his
Majesty." Has 2,000 morispikes of good ash with well steeled irons ready
to be sent with the gunpowder ; and also 200 of the best sort gilt and
trimmed with velvet will be ready in seven days. Andwerpe, 29 Aug.,
5 p.m. 1544.

Hol.,pp.2. Add. Endd.

15395 E

36 HENKY VIII.

1544.
29 Aug.

Dutnont,
Recueil des

Traitez,
iv. ii., 237.

157. CHARLES V. and FRANCIS I.

Charles V.'s commission to Don Fernanda de Gonzague and the
Chevalier Nicholas Perrenot to treat with the procureurs of Francis I. for
peace with that King and alliance by marriage either of the Infanta of
Spain or the second daughter of the King of the Romans. Camp at Victry,
29 Aug. 1544.
Fr.

29 Aug. 158. VENICE.

Venetian
Calendar,
v. No. 316.

31 Aug.

R. O.

Instructions (decreed 29 Aug. 1544) for Giacomo Zambon sent to
replace Hieronyrao Zuccato as Venetian secretary with the King of
England.

159. BARTHELMEW CAMPAGNI to PAGET.

As Paget knows, has furnished the King's agents with 20,000 cr.,
and expects to furnish the other 20,000 cr., although money is very scarce,
with the help of John Carlo deli Affaetadi, one of the principal merchants
of Andwarpe, out of whose hands most of the money already gathered was
had. This John Carlo desires Paget's favour for a countryman named
Octavian Boske, a Milanoys, lately sent hither prisoner out of England,
who, after much torment, is proved guiltless (by the confession of his
accuser, who is executed), and has the Queen's pardon. For particular
business, Octavian desires the King's licence to repair again into England ;
and the writer, at the request of John Carlo (whose help in gathering the
money is necessary), begs Paget to obtain it. Andwarpe, 81 Aug. 1544.
HoL, pp. 2. Add. Endd.

160. VAUGHAN to PAGET.

On the last of August received Paget's of the 29th by Francis, this
bearer, and will accordingly receive Barth. Campayne's 20,000 cr., help Mr.
Damoysell to despatch his things towards the camp, and bring the residue
of the money to the King. Jasper Dowche says now that he will go to the
camp, which would not be amiss, but the writer cannot swear that he will.
"As far as I can perceive, they hear not gladly here the winning of
Bulleyn, and that maketh me thirst and long so much the more after the
winning thereof. Trust, therefore, the counsel of no Imperialls in the
Camp." Andwerp, 81 Aug.

HoL, p. 1. Add. Endd.: 1644.

31 Aug. 161. CHARLES V. to HENRY VIII.

31 Aug.

R. 0.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vn. 190.]

Writes certain things to the Queen of Hungary to be intimated to
Henry by his ambassador resident, for whom he begs credence as if the said
letters had been written to him. From the camp three short leagues from
Chalons, 31 Aug. 1544.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original minute at Vienna, p. 1.

31 Aug. 162. WOTTON to HENRY VIII.

R 0. Leaving St. Digier on Monday, 25th inst., the Emperor arrived at

St. P., x. 45. Vitry on the Tuesday, tarried the Wednesday, making bridges of boats over

the water, and on Thursday removed to a village two leagues nearer Chaalons.

There Secretary Joisse came from Granvelle to tell Wotton that the Vice-

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roy and Granvelle were, next day, to ride to St. Amand, a village half a
league further, to meet Admiral Annebault, whom the Emperor would not
suffer to come hither to the camp because of his great train of 150 horses.
Joisse also said that the Bishop of Rome, hearing that there was commu-
nication of peace, intended to send two legates, Cardinal Moron and
another, to the Emperor and the French king, and that the Emperor had
written to his ambassador, John de Vegha, to find means that the Bishop
should send none to him. On Friday, 29th inst., the Admiral came to the
said village with the Fourth President and Secretary Bayard and a good
number of gentlemen ; and was met by the Viceroy and Granvelle. On
the 20th (sic) Wotton was not sent for to be shown what was done, but, in
the evening, received notice to come to Granvelle this morning. Granvelle
then told him that the Emperor wrote the whole communication betwixt
them and the Frenchmen to the Queen, who would inform Henry of it,
but, briefly, it was as follows :

As the Emperor would not hear of the marriage of his eldest daughter,
the French king required the second -daughter for Orleans, and that the
Emperor should marry the French king's daughter. It was answered that
the second daughter was bestowed by a cross marriage with Portugal, and
that the Emperor when in France had not shown any favor for the French
king's daughter and was not yet minded to marry ; but there were other
ways for peace than by marriages. The Admiral thereupon asked them to
make an overture, and Granvelle answered that there were three things, the
Turk, the Emperor's satisfaction and that of his friends, especially the King
of England and duke of Savoy. As for the Turk, the Admiral said, the
French king would renounce alliance and make war against him ; as for the
Emperor, the French king would agree reasonably ; and as for England,
let them first agree and they would do well enough with him, if he would
be reasonable, or else leave him out. Granvelle replied that they could
not agree with one without the other, and could not thus " dissever us "
although the French had gone about to agree with England. "Pardieu,"
quod Annebault, " we have never offered nothing at all, although I have no
charge to say so much to you ; and what will you do with him ? You
shall never have but facherye (as he called it) with him ; and you know
what way he taketh." Granvelle says he answered shortly that the Admiral
laboured in vain to try to dissever them. As for Savoy the Admiral said
that the French king would recompense the Duke for it in France.
Granvelle would not consent to this, nor to a proposal that he should go
to the French king and Annebault to the Emperor to treat ; but agreed to
meet again tomorrow, when the Admiral should have further consulted
with the French king.

This night we go to Chaalons, to the surprise of the Frenchmen, who
thought that the army was gone to Saincte Menehoulte because Count
Guillamme was sent thither, who is now returned. The Emperor is de-
termined to <j<> strait/lit tn Paris and not tarry at Chalons, trusting to be better
victualled and <lraic the Frenchmen out of their fortresses. Granvelle says
"that this matter is not yet ripe " nor the Frenchmen come to the point
they will come to if the Emperor and Henry prosper; and still speaks
earnestly as though the Emperor will do nothing without Henry's satis-
faction. Written in haste at the dislodging of the army, upon a hedge,
31 Aug. 1544.

HoL, pp. 4. Add. Endd.

31 Aug. 163. EDMOND HABVEL to HENRY VIII.

B. o. Wrote on the 10th inst. Piero Strocy has since arrived in Piemont

St. P., x. 48. with only 1,800 or 1,400 men. He asked payment for the 8,000 men

68 36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

163- EDMOND HAKVEL to HENRY VIII. cont.

mustered at Parma, but the Frenchmen would only allow him for the com-
pany conduced into Piemont ; where the French have lately taken Alba,
in Montferrata by consent of the Duke of Mantoa's captain there. About
27 July Barbarossa was at Corfu, returning towards Constantinople. He
told the Venetians that he had taken about 5,000 Christians, but lost
many men in Provence through sickness. The Turk is in Natolia,
hunting. There is no talk of things of Hungary. The Bishop slacks the
sending of the cardinals to the Emperor and the French king. He is
furious at the retention of his four galleys in Naples by Janetin Doria
(upon pretence of a claim of Andrea Doria for 20,000 cr.) and has arrested
all the Genoese in Rome. Hopes shortly to hear of the expugnation of
Bolaine and Montrewl, which are here known to be reduced to extremity.
Venice, 81 Aug. 1544.
HoL, p. 1. Add. Endd.

[Aug.?] 164. THE LORDSHIP OF BERKELEY.
E - - See Vol. XIV. Part n. No. 108, wrongly placed in the year 1589.

165. QUEEN KATHERINE PARR.

E - 0- File of mandates to persons who owe money to the Queen to pay it

to her treasurer Wymond Carew, or else appear before her Council at the
Court. The first signed "Kateryn the Quene Regente" and sealed with her
signet; the others signed by Sir Thomas Arundell, Robert Tyrwhyt and
Walter Bucler. All are dated at Hampton Court. The persons addressed
are:

1 . The heirs of the lord Sandes, farmer of the herbage of the great park
of Stradfylde Mortymer, Berks. 25 July, 36 Hen. VIII.

2. The heirs of John Vernon, of Wendon Forest, Bucks. 25 July.

3. The farmer of Barkhampsted honor, Herts. 4 Aug.

4. Thos. Partridge, late collector of rents of King's Langley, Herts.
25 July.

5. Maurice Dennys, receiver of Balsoll, Warw. 6 Aug.

6. John Chalworth, farmer of Barkhampsted Mill, Herts. 25 July.

7. John Rowse, farmer, of Oldfyshbourne, Hants. 25 July.

8. The farmer of Dudlesfolde, Suss. 25 July.

9. John Snode, at Parysgardyn, Surr. 5 Aug.

10. Wm Stapleton, farmer of Drayton, Suss. 4 Aug.

11. Wm. Knight, late farmer of Drayton, Suss. 4 Aug.

12. John Throwgood, surety to John Smyth, late bailiff of Hychyn,
Herts. 3 Aug.

18. Thos. Tyson, in Southwark, Surr. 5 Aug.

14. The bailiffs of the fee farm of Chechester, Suss. 5 Aug.

ii. The rest of the file contains fiats for the issue of privy seals of
summons to appear in the Queen's Council chamber at Westminster ; the
first signed by Wymond Carew and the rest by Sir Thos. Arundel. The
persons named are :

15. - (blank) Adams and (blank) Hay man, late farmers of the

fishery of Hadley Ree, Essex.

16. Ric. Walleweyn and four others.
Laur. Woddell of Thenford, Ntht.

17. Wm. Holbroke and Wm. Leman, of Kenesham, Soms.
Thos. Mascall.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

18. Fras. Barnes and John Wysey of Fynchingfeld and Wm. Raynold
of Little Saylyng.

Oliver Seint John.

19. Ric. Vyze and three others.

20. Laur. Foster of Botsam, Camb.

John Halsamell of Stokenham, Devon.

21. John Kynsman of Wymelton.

Thos. Stephinson and Ric. Dyxon alias Ipswyche.
The file endorsed: Termino S'c'i Michi's a xxxvj to pro Regina.

166.

GEANTS in AUGUST 1544.

1. John Persons, customer of Brige-
water, Soms. Exemption from attending
the King in war against the French king,
having compounded with the commis-
sioners in this behalf as one of the
King's patentees. Del. Hampton Courte,

1 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed by
Hertford, Westminster and Petre). Pat.
p. 8, m. 44. In English.

2. Exemptions from attending the
King in the war, viz. :

Nic. Mynne, auditor of the Chief Butler
of England, of the Isle of Wight, the castle
of Wyndesore, and the Staple of Callyes,
of the treasurer of Callyes. the Great
Wardrobe, the Hanaper and the Mint, and
auditor, jointly with Ric. Dove, of re-
covered lands and lands purchased by King
Henry VII., the possessions of Lenton and
Colchester. Phegarrattes (Fitzgarret's)
lands and divers other attained lands.
Del. Hampton Court, 2 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. ( signed by Westminster and Petre).
Pat. p. 8, m. 43.

Wm. Goodwyn, one of the customers of
the port of Brystoll. Del. Hampton
Court, 2 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed
by Hertford, Westminster and Petre).
Pat. p. 8, 7/1. 45.

The same Nicholas Mynne and Richard
Dove, jointly. Del. Hampton Court, 2
Aug. 36 Henry VIII. S.B. signed by
Westminster and Petre). Pat. p. 17, m.
4. In English.

3. William Todd. late of Hammes,
one of the King's soldiers, alias Wm. Tod,
of Stoke, Line., yeoman. General pardon
of felonies. <fec. Del. Hampton Courte,

2 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. Pat. p. 8,
m. 44.

4. Thomas Broke, the King's servant.
Grant, in fee, for 1921., of the great mes-
suage in tenure of Ric. Broke and Alice
his wife in the parish of St. Michael at
Quenhith, London (extending from Pod-
dyng Lane on the west to the tenements
of St. Mary Graces abbey on the east
18ft., and from Tymberhithestreate to the
Thames 278 ft., and along the Thames
63 ft., with the structures therein

known as Marowlowes Key, Dockinges
Key and Brokes Key. St. John's of Jeru-
salem. Del. Hampton Court, 3 Aug. 36
Hen. VHI. S.B. (signed by Canterbury,
Hertford, Westminster, Petre, Sir Robt.
Southwell, North, Moyle, Bacon, and
Duke). Pat. p. 8, m. 45.

5. Sir Wni. Barantyne, Kenelm
Throkmerton, and Hen. Avetson. Grant,
in fee, for 670Z. 13s. 8d., of the house. &c.,
of the late priory of nuns in Newcastle
upon Tyne, with lands of 30 ac. in Ise-
mond, Nthld., and the grange called
Ouston in the parish of Chestre. in the
bpric. of Durham, in tenure of Jas. Law-
son, and all possessions of the priory in
his tenure in Newcastle upon Tyne, New-
castle nunnery ; the manor of Warpes-
grove, Oxon, St. John's of Jerusalem ;
the manor of Hatfelde, Heref ., the meadow
called Hymbare beside Hatfelde and tithes
in tenure of George Throkmerton in Hat-
felde. Great Malverne priory, Wore.;
lands in tenure of John Welshe of Shellis-
ley beside Soulston, Wore., lying in Soul-
ston within the parish of Clyfton, Wore..
Evesham ; the fishery in Stanward
about Soulston. and lands called "Monkes
Landes of Evesham " in John Welshe's
tenure in Salwell within Clyfton parish ;
numerous lands (named) in tenure of John
Grene and his family (named) in Offorde,
Warw.. viz , about Milnehill. le Eounde-
hill, Offorde marsh and Gedur, near the
Alcetur road and the Syllybourne water
Wynchelcombe, Glouc. ; lands called
Lordesfelde and Kevelande late in tenure
of Ric. Edwardes and afterwards of Edw.
Willoughby in the parishes of Preston
Bagott and Wotton, Warw., and a mes-
suage called le Beare in Stratforde upon
Aven. Warw., parcel of the lands called
Warwikeslandes and Spencerslandes.
Del. Hampton Court, 4 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (signed by Westminster, Petre,
Bakere, Sir Robt. Southwell, North, Moyle.
Wriothesley. Ryclie, Sir Ric. Southwell,
Bacon, and Duke). Pat. p. 8, m. 22.

6. Exemptions from attending the
King in the war, viz. :

John Pollard, under-steward of the

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166.

GRANTS in AUGUST 1544 cont.

Duchy of Lancaster on this side Trent.
Del. Hampton Court, 4 Aug. 36 Hen.
VIII. S.B. (signed by Westminster and
Petre . Pat. p. 8. m. 37.

Wm. Crokey, customer of the port of
Kyngeston upon Hull. Del. Hampton
Court, 4 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.S.B.(signed
by Westminster and Petre . Pat. p. 8,
m. 42.

Sir Wm. Knowlles. holder of an annuity
of 201. Del. Hampton Court, 4 Aug. 36
Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed by Westminster
and Petre). Pat. p. 8, m. 42.

7. Hen. Webbe. Grant in fee, for 811.,
of the site of the late mon. of Hallywell
near London, Midd., and certain buildings
and gardens therein (boundaries given >.
Del. Hampton Court, 5 Aug 36 Henry
VIII . S B. signed by Canterbury, Hert-
ford, Westminster, Petre, North, Moyle,
Duke, and Chydley). Paf. p. 8, m. 41.

8. Sir Hugh Pollard. Annuity of 4
mks. from lands in Culmeleigh, Culme-
leigh Weke, Bikleighes Combe. Bery,
Brymesmede, Lapford, Padyngton and
Borington, Devon, which belonged to Hie.
Bury, dec., and are in the King's hands
by the minority of John s. and h. of the
said Ric. ; with wardship and marriage
of the heir. Del, Hampton Court, 5 Aug.
36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (countersigned by St.
John;. Pat. p. 8, m. 42.

9. George Eolle of Stevynston, Devon,
and George Haydon. of Oterey St. Mary's,
Devon. Grant, in fee to the said Rolle,
for 6811. 6s. 4<Z., of the rectory and the
advowson of the vicarage of Morebathe,
Devon, Barliche priory. Soms ; the lord-
ship and manor of Norton. Cornw., with
its appurtenances in Norton, Lawnsoo
and Saynt Mary Wike. Cornw. \ewham,
Devon ; lands in tenure of James Dawe in
Shapwike, Dors. Shenepriory ; two mes-
suages, &G., called Meadelande and High-
lande in tenure of Ric. Dobell, another
called Blakemore in tenure of Wm. Hyll,
and a mill in tenure of John Quycke in
Highley, Devon, lands called Chillefen in
Ilfercomb parish, Devon, in tenure of Ric.
Guye, a messuage in Aysheford alias
Esshetysforde, Devon, in tenure of John
Somer, messuages in Tyttishill or
Titeshell, in Pilton parish, Devon, in
tenure of John Mershe, Emma Dyar and
John Rogers, messuages called Lye and
Pages Park under Westcote Mill in Mer-
woode, Devon, in tenure of Geoff. Paty
and Ellen Mayne, respectively, a messuage
called Mylbroke in Northmolton parish,
Devon, in tenure of John Toker, and rent,
&c., from Earth. Staveley's land called
Praunceley in Northmolton, a messuage
called Lyllegh in Goodleigh parish, Devon,
in tenure of John Braye, and lands called
Gradthorne in Okeford parish, Devon, in
tenur.6 of Hen. Howe, Pilton. Del.

Hampton Court, 6 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII .
S.B. (signed by Canterbury, Hertford
Westminster, Petre, Bakere, Sir Robt.
Southwell, North, Moyle, Duke, and
Chydley). Pat. p. 3, m. 13.

10. Thos. Catlyn, bailiff of the town
of Leicester. Exemption from attending
the King in the war. Del. Westm., 6
Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed by
Westminster and Petre). Pat. p. 19, m.
23.

11. Eiemptions from attending the
King in the war, viz. :

Robert Burgon, auditor of Augment-
ations in cos. Ntht.,Warw., Leic., Rutl.,
Heref., Salop, Wore., and Staff., and
auditor of the treasurer of the same Court.
Del. Westm.. 7 Aug. 36 Hen. VIIL S.B.
(signed by Westminster and Petre). Pat.
p. 5, m. 4.

John Conysby. general receiver of the
Duchy of Lancaster. Del. Westm., 7
Aug. 36 Hen. VIIL S.B. (signed by
Westminster and Petre). Pat. p 19, m. 23.

Thomas Burgon, one of the auditors of
the Duchy of Lancaster. Del. Westm.,
7 Aug. 3(5 Hen. VIII S.B. (signed by
Westminster and Petre). Pat. p. 12. 7.
24. In English.

12. John Byll. Custody of the lands
in Brughe and Bratoft, Line., in the
King's hands by the minority of Joan
Waterton, kinswoman and heiress of Ric.
Waterton, dec.; with wardship and
marriage of the said Joan. Westm., 8
Aug. Pat. 36 Hen. VIIL, p. 5, m. 33.

13. John Sewster, attorney of the
Court of Wards. Custody of a chief
messuage called Kentes with appurten-
ances in Parva Shobery and Sowth-
churche Essex, the jointure of Joan
formerly wife of Edw. Baker, dec., and in
the King's hands by the minority of James
Baker, s. and h. of the said Edward ; with
wardship and marriage of the heir and
the value and forfeiture of the said mar-
riage. Del. Westm., 8 Aug. 36 Henry
VIII. S.B. 'countersigned by St. John).
Pat p. 5, m. 37.

14. Exemptions from attending the
King in the war, viz. :

George Wall, receiver in South Wales.
Del. Westm., 8 Aug. 36 Hen. VIIL S.B.
(signed by Westminster and Petre). Pat.
p. 8, m. 37.

Thomas Hall, receiver of parcel of the
possessions of the attainted monasteries
of Berlynges, Kyrkested. Brydlyngton, and
Gervaux in co. Lincoln (sic), and of
possessions of the late lords Hussey and
Darcye, Sir Fras. Bygott, Sir John Bulmer,
Sir Kobt. Constable, Thos. Moyne and
George Hudeswell. Del. Westm., 8 Aug.
36 Hen. VIIL S.B. (signed by Hertford,
Westminster, and Petre) . Pat. p. 8, m. 40.

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1544.

Ric. Jenour, clerk of the Court of
General Surveyors. Del. Westm.. 8 Aug.
36 Hen. VIII.S.B. (signed by Hertford,
Westminster. and Petre;. Pat. p. 8, m. 40.

Robt. Ormeston, clerk of the Common
House of Parliament, and weigher of wool
in the port of London. Del. Westm.,
8 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.S.B. (signed by
Westminster and Petre,). Pat. p. 8,
m. 49.

William Clarke, serjeantat arms Del.
Westm., 8 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.S.B.
(signed by Westminster and Petre). Pat.
p. 18, ??i.'lO.

William Cavendysshe, auditor of Aug-
mentations in cos. Oxon, Berks, Bucks,
Kent, Beds, Surr., and Suss., auditor of
possessions of St. Albans mon.. and
having of the King's gift lands to the
yearly value of 51. Del. Hampton Court,
8 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.S.B. (signed by
Westminster and Petre). Pat. p. 18, m.
36.

Sir Leonard Keckwythe, particular re-
ceiver of suppressed and surrendered lands
in Yorkshire. Del. Hampton Court,
8 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.S.B. (signed by
Westminster and Petre). Pat. p. 18,
m. 36.

Edm. Lomner, surveyor of the custom
house of London. Del. Hampton Court,
8 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.S.B. (signed by
Westminster and Petre). Pat. p. 18, m.
36.

Ralph Assheley, having of the King's
gift the manor of Northey, Glouc. Del.
Westm., 8 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.S.B.
(signed by Westminster and Petre). Pat.
p. 22, m. 23. In English.

15. Ric. Woodwarde, clerk of the
castle of Wyndesor, Berks. Exemption
from attending the King in the war. Del.
Westm., 10 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.S.B.
(signed by Westminster and Petre). In
English.

16. Thomas Bacon and George Bacon.
Grant, for 599Z. 8d., viz. :

To Thomas Bacon and Anne his wife
of the manor of Nether Hall alias Paken-
ham in the parishes of Pakenham, Thors-
ton alias Thurston, Barton, Bayton.
Norton, Rowgham. and Tostocke. Suff.,
the advowson of the vicarage of Thorston
alias Thurston and a wood called Clavers
Wood (17ac.) in Thorston, which belonged
to Bury St. Edmunds mon. To hold to
the said Thomas and Anne in survivor-
ship with remainder to George Bacon
their son and Margaret his wife and the
heirs of their bodies, and contingent
remainders to the heirs of the body of the
said George, the heirs of the body of the
said Margaret and the right heirs of the
said George.

To George Bacon, in fee. of the messu-
age. &c.. in Rowgham, Suff., in tenure of
Thos. Nonne, which belonged to Bury St.
Edmunds mon. , and all lands in Rowgh-
am, Hegessett, Bacton. and Tostocke,

Suff.. which belonged to the priory of
nuns of Thetford, Norf . , in tenure of Edm.
Tyllott. except the wood called Nonwoode
1 3 ac.) in Rowgham and Hegessett. Del.
Hampton Court, 12 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (signed by Canterbury, Hertford,
Westminster, Petre, Sir Robt. Southwell,
Moyle, North. Bacon, and Duke '. Pat. p.
9, m. 24.

17. Thomas Broke, merchant tailor,
of London. Grant, in fee, for 3201. 10s.
2d., of rents and lands (specified and
many places and tenants named) in Kinges
Norton alias Norton Howndesfeld, Wore,
(including the site, &c.,of Howndesfeld
manor, leased to Thos. Vytter and the
manor or grange of Kinges Sucche in
tenure of Humph. Feld). and in Barton,
Ragley within the parish (sic, of Barton,
and Bydford, Warw., and the manor or
grange called Norton Graunge in King's
Norton, Wore., beside le Weste Hethe. in
tenure of Baldwin Lyndon, all which
belonged to Bordesley mon. ; lands
specified in tenure of Thos. Staples and
James Crewes in Bagington, Warw., and
a pension of 20s. out of Bagington rectory
with the advowson of the said rectory,
which belonged to Kenellworth mon. Del.
12 Aug. 36 Hen VIII (place omitted).
S.B. (signed by Canterbury, Hertford,
Westminster, Petre, Sir Robt. Southwell,
North, Moyle, Chydley, and Staunford).
Pat. p. 16, m. 17.

18. John Southcott, clerk of the peace
and crown in co. Devon. Exemption from
attending the King in the war. Del.
Hampton Court, 13 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (signed by Hertford, Westminster
and Petre) Pat p. 3, m. 16. In English.

19. Thomas Leonard or Lennard, of
Ware, Herts. Lease, for 13Z. 6s. Sd., of
two corn mills in Ware ; for 40 years from
the expiration of a 21 years' lease (recited)
of them, 23 Nov. 10 Hen. VI i I.,
by Margaret Countess of Salisbury,
to Thos. Cockes. Del. Hampton Courte,
14 Aug 36 Hen. VIII.S.B. (signed by
Canterbury, Hertford, Westminster, Petre,
Sir Robt. Southwell, North, Moyle,
Bacon, and Duke). Pat. p. 8, m. 10. In
English.

20. Exemptions from attending the
King in the war, viz. :

Roger Amyce. receiver of Glastenburye
and Redyng. Del. Hampton Court, 14
Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.S.B. (signed by
Westminster and Petre). Pat. p. 8, m.
38. In English.

David Cleyton, general surveyor of
woods in the Court of Augmentations.
Del. Westm., 14 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. /signed by Westminster and Petre).
Pat. p. 8, m. 49.

21. William Rigges and Leonard
Browne. Grant, in fee to the said Wm.,
for 1 127Z. 19s. Id., paid by him, of the

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

166.

GRANTS in AUGUST 1544 cunt.

lordship and manor of Straglethorp,
Line. . and the meadow called Wydnes in
Cathorpe, Line., leased with it to John
Slatter, and all possessions of Notley
mon. in Stragelthorp, Cathorpe, Sutton,
and Bekyngham, Notley. Bucks. ; rents
and lands (many tenants named) in
Ledenham, Line.. Herenynges priory ;
two pieces of waste land lately built [upon]
called Amberleyns in Northechurche in le
Holymote of Barkehamstede, Herts, and

lands there in tenure of < blank t

Ryppyng, (no previous owner named) ;
four messuages. &c., in Westhroppe and
Southover in Tollepuddell parish. Dors., in
tenure of Sir 'J hos. Trencharde and Edith
his wife. Hen. Martyn and John JVIartyn,
Abbottislmrye ; lands in tenure of Hugh
Barker and 5 others in Ledenham, Line.
preceptory of Temple Brewer and St.
John's of Jerusalem ; the manor of Folliat
alias Folyathall, Essex, and a wood called
Folyates Woode (. . ac. j in Onger,Essex,
which the King purchased from the dean
and chapter of St. Paul's Cathedral,
London; a grange in Stragelthorpe, Line.,
which belonged to Semperingham priory,
in tenure of John Snaynton, with
appurtenances in Stragilthorp, Ful-
beke, Cathrope, Braylond. and Leden-
ham, Line.. and all possessions
of that priory in Stragilthorpe,
Fulbeke, Cathrope, Ledenham, and
Braylonde, Line., Semperingham ; a
messuage and grange in Wellyngore,
Line, in tenure of Wm. and John Tom-
son. Harerholmc ; rent and service from
Thos. Kyrton's lands in Fulbeke. Line.,
Thurtjarton priory, Notts ; lands in
Wellingore. which belonged to St.
Katharine's priory beside Lincoln, in
tenure of Thos. Marton ; a messuage, &c.,
in Stylton parish, Hunts, in tenure of Joan
Smythe, Bushemedc priory. Beds. ; a
cottage, watermill, &c., in Menythorp,
Yorks., in tenure of Thos. Hancoke.
preceptory of Holy Trinity of Beverley
and St. John's of Jerusalem ; the
rectory and the advowson of the vicarage
of Graysthurroke, Essex, in tenure of
Wm. Hanley, St. John's of Jerusalem ;
a tenement called Maynebowe in High-
weke parish, Devon, in tenure of John
Leyker, and tenements in Buckelonde in
le More. Devon, in tenure of Alice Berd,
and in Wydecombe, Devon, in tenure of
Wm. Trend, Torre; the manor of Bur-
deleston alias Burdston, the advowson of
the rectory of Burleston, lands in Bur-
deleston, Litell Pudell alias Thorpe, and
a meadow called Whyte Meade within the
parish of Woodesforde. and a wood (9 ac.)
in Throppe aforesaid, Dors., in tenure of
Thos. Morton, Milton alias Myddelton.
Del. Hampton Court, 14 Aug. 36 Hen.
VIII. S.B. (sinned by Canterbury,
Hertford, Westminster, Petre, Sir Robt.
Southwell, North, Moyle, Bacon, and
Duke). Pat. p. 16, m. 20.

22. John Stoner, bailiff of Cholsey,
Blewbury. and Henrede, Berks, and of
Cheping Onger, and Harlowe, Essex, and
having of the King's gift lands in tail in
co. Oxon. Exemption from attending
the King in the war. Del. Hampton
Court, 17 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed by Westminster and Petre). Pat.
p. 8, m. 12. In English.

23. John Cleyton alias Glutton.
Grant, in fee, for 1821. 15s., of the site,
&c., of the late mon. of Athelney, in
tenure of Sir John Tutchett lord Aude-
ley, with its demesne lands (named j in the
parish of Ling Seint Mighelles Borough
and elsewhere (in parochia de Liny Seint
Mighelles Borough et alibi . Soms. Del.
Hampton Court, 17 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (signed by Canterbury, Hertford,
Westminster. Petre, Sir Bobt. Southwell,
North, Moyle, Bacon, and Chydley).
Pat p. 9, m. 41.

24. Exemptions from attending the
King in the war:

Robert Hennage, auditor of the Duchy,
master of woods of the Surveyors' Court
and one of the customers of the little
custom of London. Del. Westm., 18
Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed ly
Westminster and Petre). Pat . p. 5, m. 4.

Thomas Barbour alias Gymlott, cus-
tomer of the great subsidy of London of
wool, fell and leather. Del. Hampton
Court, 18 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed by Westminster and Petre). Pat.
p. 8, m. 12. In English.

25. John Cokke. Grant, in fee, for
298Z. 18s. Id., of the house, &c., of the
late priory of Byggyng, Herts, a messuage,
&c., called Barkers Dalles Place, formerly
in tenure of Ric. Copcott and now of Ric.
Snedall in Brankecroftestrete in Hechyn,
Herts, between the messuages of Wm.
Pigott and Lucy Wynter, 19 messuages
and gardens (tenants named) in Hechyn,
Byggyng priory ; land called Poplers in
tenure of John Shymak in Tewyng, Herts,
and land formerly in tenure of Wm. Ley
and now of Ric. Mylner in Perwyche,
Derb., Gracedeire mon., Line.; a mes-
suage called le Bulhedde, etc., in tenure
of Alex, Johnson, in Dertforde, Kent, and
a forge, &c. in tenure of Thomas Yarde,
farrier, there, Dertforde mon. ; a mes-
suage, etc. once in tenure of Martin
Holdesworth and now of Chr. Ryley,
with a slaughterhouse adjoining, late in
tenure of Robt. Dawlyng, butcher, a mes-
suage called le Corner House, in tenure
of Martin Holdesworth, between Charter-
house Lane on the North and St. John's
Street on the West, a piece of void ground
and circuit called "le Bakrome" in
Holdesworth's tenure, a new messuage in
tenure of Eic. Watson in St. John's Street
without the bars of Westsmythfelde, and

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1544.

a void ground and " lebakrome " (dimen-
sions given) adjoining the said Corner
House, all which lie in St. John's Street
in the parish of St. Sepulchre without
Newgate and belonged to the mon. of St.
Bartholomew beside Westsmythfelde in
the suburbs of London. Del. Hampton
Court, 18 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed by Canterbury. Hertford, West-
minster, Petre. Sir Robt. Southwell, Moyle.
Bacon, and Duke). Pat. p. 9, HI. 20.

26. Sir Philip Champernon and
Arthur Champernon. Grant, in fee, for
255/. 11s. 6rf., of the manor of Martyn-
stow alias Marystow, Devon, in tenure of
Thos. Whytehed, woods called Scorne
Clyff C'opp (16 &c.). Okeridge Copp (6 ac.)
Westwod (6 ac.) Hylles Woode (3 ac. ),
Byckeham Grove (5 ac.). Thymvood Copp
( 2 ac. , Martyns Wood (4 ac. , and Oke-
ridge Wood (11 ac.), within the said
manor, in the parishes of Tamerton Buck-
land Abbots and Martynstow, Devon, all
which belonged to Plympton priory;
except advowsons, and the timber in
Esthales Park Wood (21 ac.). Del.
Hampton Court. 19 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (signed by Westminster, Petre,
Bakere, * Sir Robt. Southwell, North,
Moyle, Chydlev. and Sewester;. Pat. p.
4. m. 17.

27. David Vyncent, a page of the
wardrobe of Beds. Grant, in fee, of the
manor of Pillesiate, with appurtenances
in PiUesiate, Barnake Baddyngton.
Walcote, Sotherope and the parish of St.
Martin beside the bridge of Staunford,
Ntht., which, by pat. 28 Feb. 33 Hen.
VIII.. was granted to him and his wife
Elizabeth in survivorship ; also grant of
the chapel of Pillesiate ; which premises
belonged to Peterborough mon. Del. '
Hampton Court, .20 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (countersigned by North). Pat. p.
8, m. 16.

28. Robert Brokylsbye, of Glentworth,
Line., and John Dyon, of Lincoln.
Grant, in fee, for 938Z. 6s. 0%d., of a
messuage, &c., in tenure of Edm. Lee, in
Thorney, Notts, Brodholme priory ; a
messuage, Ac., in tenure of Ric. Lee, in
Braughton, Line., GoykireU priory ;
lands named) in tenure of Thos. ami Robt.
Clayton in Waddyugham, Line, (except
lands in tenure of Ric. Waterton in VVad-
dyngham on which a windmill is built),
Thorneholme priory ; rent and service
from land formerly of Steph. Fraunces
and now of Ric. Belor in Coxewold,
Line., Willoughton preceptory and St.
John't of Jerusalem; a messuage, &c., in
tenure of Walt. Dykensonin Bracebrygge,
Line., and lands called Templecrosse-
lande, late in tenure of Thos. and Robt.
Garnett and now of John Browne, in
Braunston, preceptory of the Eagle and
St. John's of Jerusalem; rents and ser-
vices from lands of Ric. Yonge and 5

others (named) in Boulby, Line., and
lands in tenure of John Drewrye in
Boulby and of Richard Newcome in Haw-
thorpe, Semper yngham priory ; lands in
tenure of John Dryver and 5 others
(named) in Messingham, of Hugh Sadler
in Reysbye, of Wm. Freman in Est
Butterwyke, and of Ric. Waterton in
Wadyngham, Thorneholme priory ; the
manor of Thorganby,Linc. , and lands there,
formerly in tenure of Nic. Panton, rector of
Thorganbye, and now of Rrobt. Maxson,
rector there. Wello ; lands in tenure of
Wm. Walysbye in Humberston, Line.,
Humberston ; lands late in tenure of Sir
John Craa and now of Sir Thos. Knyght
in Northynglebye, Line., Brodeholme
priory ; a toft in tenure of Mary Wym-
byshe in Engylbye, Line., Cattcley
priory ; a messuage, &c., in tenure of
Thos. and Eliz. Otbye in Belysbye, Line.,
Irford priory ; two watermills, &c.,
in tenure of a certain goldsmith (cujusdam
fabri aurarii) in Est Rasen, Line., lands
in tenure of Gregory Graye in Cadbye, a
moiety of Cadbye rectory, and the advow-
son of Cadbye vicarage, Syxhill priory ;
the grange, &c. in tenure of John Fenbye
in Northkelsey, Line., Nonne Ormesby;
the manor of Rothewell, Line., and a
meadow in Nettelton, Line., in tenure of
John Welpsdale, Whitbye, Yorks. ; lands
(specified) in Wynterton,Linc., in tenure
of Robt. Wright, elk., vicar there, and
two others (named), Roche, Yorks. ;
lands in tenure of Robt. Mason and two
others (named) in Wynterton, and of
Wm. Sympson in Reysbve, the rectory of
Appulbye, Line., the advowson of the
vicarage, and a pension of 13s. 4d. from
the vicar, Thorneholme priory ; lands in
tenure of Wm. Mydford and Humph.
Bowcher in Wynterton, Goikicell priory ;
Boughton grange in tenure of Wm. Clerk-
son in Boughton, Notts,' Blythe.

The advowsons of Haveryngham rectory
in the deanery of Couplande, Cumb., and of
Wyrkyngton rectory in the archdeaconry
of Richmond.

Messuages in the parish of St.
Mary Abchurche and St. Laurence
Pountney, London (mostly in Candelwike
street; in tenure of Ric. Bakers, John
Mynors, and John Swanne, Charter-
house near London ; four messuages in
tenure of Chr. Smythe in the parish of
St. Mary at Naxe, and two in tenure of
Ric. Cutler in the parish of St. Martin in
le Vyntre, St. Helen's priory, London ;
nine cottages in tenure of Thos. Trentham
in the parish of St. Giles without Creple-
gate, London, Halywell mon. near Lon-
don . two messuages in tenure of Thos.
Pawley in Thamystrete in the parish of
St. Michael in Croked Lane, St. Mary
Graces mon. ; an inn called le Flowre de
Luce in tenure of Chr. Chybborne in the
parish of St. Andrew in Holbourne, Lon-
don, Burneham mon., Bucks. ; a mes-
suage in tenure of John and Joan Thorne

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166.

GRANTS in AUGUST 1544 cont.

in Southill within Peracombe parish,
Devon, and a tenement in tenure of Joan
Panter in Peracombe, Pylton priory.

Also grant, in fee, for 26Z., of the rever-
sion of the manor of South Carleton alias
Carle ton Panell, Line., in tenure of John
Mounson, which belonged to Barlynges
mon., and rent of 6s. 8d. out of lands of
Lincoln cathedral and rent of 8s., parcel
of a rent of 380Z. due upon a grant,

19 May 30 Hen. VIII., of the said manor
inter alia, to Charles duke of Suffolk
and the heirs of his body. Del. Westm..

20 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII S.B. (signed by
Canterbury. Westminster, Petre. North,
Sir Robt. Southwell Bacon, and Duke).
Pat. p. 16, m. 9.

29. Philip Lentall, auditor of attainted
lands in cos. York. Line . and Lane.
Exemption from attending the King in
the war. Del. Westm.. 20 Aug. 36 Hen.
VIII. S.B. (signed by Westminster and
Petre). Pat.j, . 18. m. 10.

30. Wm. Hey wood, late of Shur-
bourne Seynt John, Hants, yeoman.
General pardon of robberies, burglaries
and felonies. Del. Westm.. 20 Aug. 36
Hen. VIII. S.B. (countersigned by Sir
Anthony Sentleger . Pat. p. 18. m. 11.

31. Denmark. Acceptance of an
article (recited, to the effect that
England is comprehended and Denmark
is not to help the Scots. &c.) in
the treaty made 23 May 1544, by the
Emperor Charles, the King's confederate,
with Christiern elect king of Denmark.
Boulogne, 20 Aug. 1544. 36 Hen. VIII.
P.S. i No note of delivery.)* French roll,
36 Hen. VIII., m. 1. Rymer, XV. 49.

32. Thomas Tymperley. Livery of
lands as s. and h. of Wm. Tymperley,
dec. Del. Westm., 21 Aug. 36 Hen.
VIII. S.B. (signed by St. John, Hynde ;
and Sewester). Pat. p. 2, m. 25.

33. Robt. Kaylwaye. Custody of
lands in Whittockemede in Wellowe
parish and Credlingoot in Donkerton
parish, Soms.. which belonged to Wm.
Whittockesmede, dec., and are in the
King's hands by the minority of Eliz.and
Mary, daughters and coheirs of the said
Wm. ; with wardship and marriage of
the said Eliz. and Mary. Del. Webtm.,

21 Aug. 36 Hen. VHL S.B. (counter-
signed by St. John). Pat. p 2, m. 27.

34. Kobert Harrys of London. Grant,
in fee, for 207Z. 14s. Sd., of five messuages
in the parish of St. Clement Danes with-
out the bars of the New Temple, in tenure
of Wm. Hallom and formerly of Kobt.
Bullok and four others (named;, a messu-
age in tenure of Barth. Cave in the parish
of St. Dunstan in Fletstreat (between

those of John Leicetour, cutler, on the
west and John Clarke on the east and
the highway on the south), and three
messuages in Holborne. in the parish of
St. Giles in the Fields, Midd., in tenure
of John Felowes. John Mayne, and John
and Kath. Kyng 'between Holborne on
the north, the garden of Lincoln's Inn and
field of Eic. Sutton on the south and
Turnegayt Lane on the west , 'St. John's
of Jerusalem ; a messuage in the parish
of St. Ethelburg, London, in tenure of
Ric. and Alice Berde, St. Helen's priory ;
messuages in the parish of St. Benet in
Gracious Strete, in tenure of John Stur-
gion. in the parish of St. Margaret in
Lothbury, in tenure of Roger Taylour,
and in the parish of St. Leonard in Foster
Lane, formerly inhabited by Wm. York,
and now in tenure of John Piers, elk.,
Robt. Baxter and Ric. Collard, church-
wardens of St. Vedast's, and of Wm.
Lothe, goldsmith, and three others
named). Clerkenwell; a messuage in
Nortonfelgate in the parish of St.Botolph
without Bishopsgate, London, in tenure
of Thos. Elyotte and Joan his wife and
formerly of Ric. Straker, Hallyu-ell ;
messuages called le Covent Rentes in
Estsmythfeld in the parish of St. Botolph
without Algate in tenure of Jas. Quycke,
6't. Mary Graces; a messuage in the
parish of St. Anne within the precinct of
the late Black Friars in tenure of Agnes
and Hen. Foxe alias Fowlkes. Del.
Westm.. 21 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed bij Westminster, Petre, Bakere,
North. Sir Robt. Southwell, Moyle. Bacon,
and Duke). Pat. p. 9, m. 19.

35. Thomas Hyll, of Kingston, Soms.
Grant, in fee, for 106L 18*. 4<J. r of the
manor of Fons Georgii within the parish
of Wylton, Soms., and four tenements
(tenants named) in Tobridge within
Kyngston parish. Soms. , Taunton priory;
and a tenement in Petybagborowe within
the parish of BysshoppesLydyard.Soms..
in tenure of Thos. Seyman in right of
Honda, his wife, Clyve. Del. Westm.,
21 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed by
Westminster, Petre. Bakere, North, Sir
Robt. Southwell. Moyle, Chydley. and
Duke . Pat. p. 9, m. 22.

36. Ric. Fulmerston, of Thetford,
Norf. Grant, in fee, of the chantry at
the altar of St. Mary within the church
of St. Andrew in Brundishe or Broundishe
Suff., with the chantry house and all
appurtenances in Brundishe, Denyngton,
Tattyngton and Wilby, Suff., as sur-
rendered by John Piersone, last chanter.
Del. Westm., 21 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (countersigned by North and Bacons
Pat. p. 9, w. 38.

37. Sir John Baldwyn, chief justice
of Common Pleas. Grant, in fee, for

' Perhaps the date of delivery was the 29th. Sec No. 155.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

623Z. 18s. 5$d. , of the manor of Elesborowe,
Bucks., and woods called Highwood (26
ac.), Ellysborowgh Wood (27 ac.), le Olde
Coppies (67 ac.), VVranchefeld Grove (1
ac.). New Coppies fl3 ac.), <fec., in Elys-
bowrowe, Bucks., which belonged to Sir
Henry Poole, attainted. Del. VVestm.,
21 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S B. (signed by
Canterbury, Westminster, Petre, Bakere.
Sir Eobt. Southwell, North, Moyle, John
Caryll, and Bacon). Pat. p. 9, m. 40.

38. Sir Ealph Warren. Sir Martin
Bowes, Roland Hill. John Sadler, John
Tolouse. and William Locke. Grant, in
fee, for 1,7332. 6s. Sd., of the hospital of
Newporte, Essex, and all its lands in
Newporte, Shortgrove, [Wyddington,
Magna Wendon, Archedon, Bumsted
Helyan. Elmedon Wymbyshe, and
Wykeham, Essex,] in tenure of Eic.
Fermor and in [Hempstead, Essex,] in
tenure of Bobt. Mordaunt, and all pos-
sessions of the said hospital in [New-
porte, Shortegrove, Wyddyngton, Magna
W]enden, Archedon, Bumpsted Helyan,
Elmedon, Wymbyshe, and Wykeham
with certain exceptions. Also lands
called Burgonnes londes in the parishes,
etc., of [Shordych, Hakeney. and
Stebunheth] , a wharf and meadows
within the parish of Longe Dytton, Surr.,
in tenure of Eobt. Hateley, the great
and small tenements with 40 ac. of land.
&c., in [Hackeney and Shordiche] in
tenure of John Welshe, [2ac. 1 ro. of land
in the common field called Westfeld]
in Hakeney belonging to the said
Burgonnes Landes [in tenure of Eic.]
Henryyong and lands in Hackeney in
tenure of John Lyndsey, and all lands
in Hakeney and Stebunheth, Midd., and
in Longe Dytton, Surr., reputed parcel of
the said Burgonnes Landes ; all which
belonged to the hospital of St. Mary
without Bishops-gate. Also the manor
of Foxston [, Camb.], which belonged
to Chatteras priory [with its demesne
lands in tenure of John Fuller]. Also the
[manor of Estlache,] Oxon (sic), in
tenure of George Theheiron and a wood
called Estlache copye (5 ac.) pertainii.g
to the said manor of Kstlache, which
belonged to Brewerne priory.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. Del.
Westm.. 21 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(much mutilated and injured*, signed by
Westminster and others, whose signatures
are lost).

39. Sir Eichard Williams alias Crom-
well, the King's servant. To be steward
of the manor of Stanford Eivers, Essex,
with fees from Michaelmas last. Del.
Westm., 22 Aug , 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(countersigned by Daunce, arid Moyle).
Pat. p. 3, m. 16.

40. John Broxolme, of London.
Grant, in fee, for 1.122Z. 15s. 6d., of the
rectories of Myddelrasen Parva and
Swynstede, Line., with the advowsons of
the vicarages, Draxe, Yorks. ; rents and
services from cottages of Wm. Goodbarne
and Thos. Watson in Newton, Yorks , a
messuage, &e., in tenure of Chr. Banke-
howse and lands in tenure of Edw. Canon
in Newton, Walton alias Old Malton; a
messuage, &c., in tenure of Jas. Aseleby
in Newton beside Wyntryngham, Yorks.,
and all possessions of Kyrkeham mon.
there, Kyrkeham ; lands in tenure of Nic.
Sanderson in Cokwold alias Cokeswolde
alias Cokwawde, Line., Bollyngton
priory: a toft, &c., in St. Swithin's parish
in Lincoln in tenure of Hen. Sapcotes,
St. Katharine's priory beside Lincoln; the
house and site of the late White Friars in
Lincoln, the chamber of Thos. Welles
and all buildings, gardens, &c., within
and without the said site in tenure of
Hen. Sapcotes, which belonged to the
said White Friars ; two messuages, &c.,
(one in Thornebridge) within the parish
of tst. Swithin in Lincoln, Berdeney ;
messuages in tenure of Thos. Freer in
Tevilby, Line., and of Thos. Hassande in
Bynbroke, Line., Sixhill priory; a mes-
suage, &c. in Lincoln, in tenure of Eobt.
Smythe, Croxton priory, Leic. : the
rectories of Crofte, Thorpe, Swari-y and
Methryngham, with the advowsons of the
vicarages, 40 ac. of land in Croft, Thorpe
and Irbye, late in tenure of Alice Welbye
and five others (named), and all appur-
tenances of these rectories in Crofte,
Thorpe, Irby, Swareby, Calverthorpe and
Methryngham, Line., two tofts in Kyme,
Line., in tenure of Thos. Coke alias
Thorneton and John Bryce, and the land
on which stands a windmill in Thorpe
Tylney, Line., Kyme priory ; rent and
service from lands of John Pape in Coke-
wold alias Cokes wold e alias Cokeswawde,
Line., messuages, &c., in tenure of Wm.
Urre, John Odlyne and John Tysan there,
and the advowson of Cokeswolde church,
Nonne Cotton priory ; a messuage, &c.,
in Cokwolde alias Cokeswolde, late in
tenure of Guy Kayme, Humberston ;
land in Castelbytam, Line., in tenure of
Thos. Wymberley, Temple Bruer pre-
ceptory and St. John's of Jerusalem ; mes-
suages, &c. (specified), in Tevylby alias
Tealby, Line., in tenure of Eobert Bever-
ley, John Clerk, Alex. Baldok, Wm. Butler
and John Trewe, and in Bynbroke in
tenure of Charles Goodhand, and in
Walesby, Otteby and Eysby, Line., in
tenure of Mary Wymbysshe, and in
Normanby beside Claxby in tenure of
Alan Moreley, Willoughton preceptory
and St. John's of Jerusalem; lands in
Braunston. co. City of Lincoln, in tenure
of Eobert Brygeston and John Wilson,

* The granting clause is recited in a grant to Sir Ealph Warren of the year 37 Hen.
VIII. (Pat. p. 13, m. 17) from which the portions lost here by mutilation may be
supplied.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

166.

GRANTS in AUGUST 1544 cont.

preceptory of the Eagle and St. John's of
Jerusalem ; rent and service from lands
of John Drynge in Placenewton alias
Newton beside Wyntryngham, Yorks.,
and lands there in tenure of John Drynge
and Edw. Boynton, preceptory of Holy
Trinity of Beverley and St. John's of
Jerusalem ; the messuage called Skybb
Adam and lands (named) in tenure of
Eic. Aphowell and many others (named)
in Burgaveny, Monm., Burgaveny
priory ; the messuages and lands called
le Wardes in tenure of Alice Wythepole
and Leonards in tenure of John Toggell
in Mylbourne, Wilts, parcel of Mylbourne
manor, Malmesbury ; the rectory of
Olde Bylande, Yorks., with the house of
the said rectory, called le Hall, and
meadow called Gyll Gartheson the north
of it towards the highway, Bella Landa
alias Bylande ; the house and site of the
late Black Friars of Kyngeston upon Hull,
a garden (dimensions given) in tenure of
Robt. Kemsey on the south side of it, and
all possessions of the said Black Friars ;
the manor of Norton, co. City of Glouces-
ter, rents in Norton, the chapel of St.
John there, late in tenure of Edm.
Smythe, John Butte, Edm. Butte and
Edm. Robyns, the site and chief messuage
of Norton manor with the demesne lands
in tenure of Edm. Eobyns and the water
mill, &c., in Norton in tenure of Eobt.
and Joan Moreton or Morton, St.
Oswald's, Gloucester ; and the moor called
Nonne More, Nthld., in tenure of the
mayor and commonalty of Newcastle
(lying between the field called Castelmore
on the east and south, the field of Fenhain
on the west, and the field of Knyton on
the north), St. Bartholomew's in New-
castle upon Tyne.

Also grant, in fee, for 66L 13s. 4rf., of
the chief messuage, &c., in tenure of John
Tourney in Snelland, Line., and the
advowson of the parish church of Snel-
lande. Barlynges ; and a water mill in
tenure of Hamo Sutton in Braunston, co.
city of Lincoln, parcel of Braunston
manor, lord Hussey attainted. Del.
Westm., 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed by Canterbury, Westminster,
Petre, Sir Robt. Southwell, North, Moyle,
Hendle, and Duke). Pat. p. 4, m. 43.

41. Eichard Andrewes of Hayles,
Glouc., and George Lysle. Grant, in fee
to the said Eichard, for 849Z. 5s. lid., of
the manor of Beryngton, Wore., and
woods called Heyswoode alias Beryton
Haye (60 ac.). Olde Woode alias Beryng-
ton Hethe and Stanley 1 15 ac.) and Young
Wood 20 ac. > in Beryngton, Brecknock
priory in South Wales ; a messuage
called Nonne Upton in Nonne Upton
in the parish of Bromehyll alias
Bremehill, Heref.. and the lands leased
with it to Thos. Ambler and his

family i named \ Lymebroke priory ; two
gardens (specified) in tenure of Thos.
Wyndell in Malmesbury, Wilts, Brad-
denstock ; Tetbury grange in Tetbury,
Glouc., leased to John Boughborough,
and tithes thereon. Kyngeswood ; two
pieces of void ground 'dimensions and
situation described; in the parish of St.
Mary de Westporte, Malmesbury, Mal-
mesbury ; messuages, &c., in tenure of
Eic. Davys and Hugh Wyke in Lybote-
woode, Salop, and a watermill called
Longmore Myll or Longnore Myll in
Longnore and Libotwood, in tenure of
John Warton, lands called Myttall
Wood in tenure of Thos. Corbett
in Lybotewoode, the chapel of
Lybotwoode in tenure of Eoger Lytle
alias Luter. elk., and messuages, &c.,
there in tenure of the said Roger and of
John Freman, Haughmond ; the manor
, of Southmeade in Westbury parish,
Glouc. , and wood called Magdalene Wood
(9 ac. there, with common upon Trydlan-
downe and other appurtenances of that
manor,- -priory of St. Mary Magdalen
in Bristol ; the watermill called Moryns-
myll in the parish of St. Mary de Brode-
yates, in co. city of Gloucester, beside
Brokestrete there, and lands in tenure of
Thos. Pyncote and others named) in that
parish, St. Peter's ; messuages, &c.,
(situation described and tenants named)
in the city of Gloucester, Tewkesbury ;
the house and site and all possessions of
the late Friars Preachers of Denbigh in
North Wales ; two messuages, &c., in
tenure of John Yelys and his family
(named; and Alice Smythe in Duntes-
bourne and Dockeham, Glouc., priori/
of Lanthonye beside Gloucester ; and
all possessions of Lanthonye in
Duntesborne ; the advowson of the
rectory of Duntesbourne alias Duntes-
bourne Militis, Glouc. ; two messuages,
&c., in tenure of Eic. Turbyll and
Marg. Whyte in Stokeblys. Heref.. and
the rectory and the advowson of the
vicarage of Welfarlowe, Heref., Acorn-
burye priory ; a messuage, &c., in tenure
of John and Alice Geffreys in Oldbury
Strete. Tewkysbury, Tewkysbury ; a
messuage called Eythegare and tower
called Tower Melys. formerly in tenure
of Jevan ap Hulkyn Duy and now of
Thos. Bolde, in Kellynyok, co. Anglesea.
Conwey ; a pension of 13s. 4d. out of
Shenyugton rectory and the advowson of
the rectory of Shenyngton alias Shenyng-
don, Glouc., Tewkysbury ; messuages,
&c. ('described) in the borough of
Wynchelcombe, Glouc., in tenure of John
Ambrose, Wm. Edwardes and Eobt.
Brigges. Wynchelcombe; and a messuage
in tenure of Joan Thorpe, widow, in St.
Dunstan's parish, Fletestrete. London
(between that in tenure of John Armyn
on the east and that called le Fawcon in

36 HENRY VIII.

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tenure of John Fyssher on the west, the
highway on the north and the garden of
the Inner Temple on the south) . St.
John's of Jerusalem.

Also grant, for 1801. 6s. 8d.. of the
manor of Eoke and Snede, Wore., and
the lands called Parkelaunde and Olde-
parke there : parcel of the lands called
Warwykeslandes and Spencerslandes ;
and the advowson of the rectory of Aka
alias Boke, Wore. Del Westm.. 22 Aug.
36 Hen. VIII S.B. much injured .signed
by Canterbury and oihers whose signa-
tures are lost . Pat. p. 14. m. 14.

42. George Chaldecote, of Querleston,
Dors. Grant, in fee. for 194Z. 10s., of the
manor of Bylley in the parish of Tysbery,
Wilts, in tenure of Wm. Pacyence,
Dartforde, Kent ; three messuages, &c.,
called Swallande alias Salland in the isle
of Purbek in the parish of Corffe. Dors.,
in tenure of Robt. Gyllott and Wm. and
Thos., his sons. Shaftcsbury; the manor
of Coughton alias Coketon and Walford,
Heref., and the lands in Coughton called
Gonnesthing, in tenure of Walt, and
Alice Fermer and their son Thomas, a
messuage, &c., called Jamynes in Walford
in tenure of Morgan Fawkener. lands in
Coughton in tenure of Thos. Underwood,
a chief messuage called Chaundelers
Place. &c., in Coughton, in tenure of
Thos and Rose Cyberanse and a water
mill in Coughton and Walford leased with
it. Wormexley ; with all appurtenances
except the lands of Wormesley,
in Coughton and Walford, in
tenure of John Hall. Giles Cowpe, John
Carpinter. John Harris and Matilda
Mon ; and the messuage in Wydmershe-
strete in the parish of All Saints in Here-
ford in tenure of Ric. \Varnecombe.
Lanthony priory in the Marches of Wales.
Del. Westm., 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
( signed by Canterbury. Westminster,
Petre. Bakere, North. Sir Robt. South-
well, Moyle, Bacon, and Chydley). Pa*.
p. 17, m. 5.

43. Thos. Blanke. Thos. Huntlowe,
Steph. Cobbe, Wm. Hobson, John Symp-
son, Ric. Crymes, Ant. Merler, Thos.
Marbery Wm. Garrard. Wm. Taillour.
Hen. Becher, Thos, Wylkes, Nic. Spak-
man, Earth, Averell, Ric. Aleyn, Ric.
Bukland, David Woodroff. John Ushe, and
Wm. Bower of London. Grant, in fee, for
1,393Z. 6s. 8d., of the lordship and manor
of Cullynges, Herts, a wood called
[Cullinges Grove], lands in tenure of
Adam Tanner and John Samond in
Ramney and Chesthunt, Herts, and of
George Jakson in Chesthunt. Waltham
Holy Cross, Essex ; the manor of Calde-
cote, Essex, Stratford Lanytliorne ; two
fields &c. [latej in tenure of Wm. Hudson

and now of Rie. Hoddeson and lands
formerly in tenure of Robt. Benet and
now of Hen. Whare in Porte Poole, within
the parish of St. Pancras, Midd., St.
Bartholomew' 's priory in Westsmythfeld ;
the lordship and manors of Grymesbury,
and of Kyrtlyngton and Takeley, Oxon,
Burcester; the lordship and manor
of Shyllyngforde and the lordship and
manor of Shyllyngforde and Warborowe,
Oxon, [ Godstowe~] ; the lordship
and manor of Warborowe. Oxon,
Dorchester ; [the manor of Carsington
and lands in tenure of John Nelmes] in
Carsington, Oxon, lands formerly in tenure
of John Townesende, John Daye andWm.
Appulforde, and afterwards in that of the
said John Grenewaye in Carsington, and
lands there in tenure of John Orpode,
John Tyver and John Water and rent
[and service] from John Elmes's lands
there, Godstowe.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year.

Del. Westm., 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (much injured,* signed by Canterbury,
Westminster. Petre, North and others
whose signatures are lost).

44. Sir John Aleyn, Sir John Champ-
nez and Ralph Aleyn, alderman of
London. Grant, in fee, for 1,1002.. of the
manor of Baldoke, Herts, and lands
(specified) in the parishes of Hendon and
Fyncheley, Midd., leased to Hen. Barker,
St. John's of Jerusalem; a chief messu-
age, brewhouse, &c., in Wapping, Midd.,
in tenure of Robt. Wyott, a brewhouse
there in tenure of John Kydman and a
wharf there in tenure of Wm. Fames,
College of Aeon; messuages. Ac. (specified
by name and otherwise) in Wryteshame
parish, Kent, in tenure of Thos. Pyper,
John Bedenden. Steph. Ashemonde, Wm.

Lambyn, George Rympynden and

(blank) Bluett, which the King purchased
of Sir Thos. Wyat, dec. ; the rectory of
North Lee, Oxon, with the advowson of
the vicarage Hayles, Glouc.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. No note
of delivery. S.B. (signed by Canterbury,
Westminster, Petre, North, Bacon, and
Duke).

45. Ric. Turk, John Couper, FTamo
Amcottes, Humph. Knyght, John
Gardenar, Thos. Taylour, Thos. Malby
i Melby in Pat.), John Swyngffeld,
Robt. Harry, Robt. Barker. James
Staveley, John Charley, John Chaunterell
JohnByrd, Thos. a Woode and Thos.
Lee. Grant, in fee, for 8531. 6s. 8d. of
the manors of Barneby upon Donne and
Bramwyth. Sandebeck and Hutton Slade,
Yorks., which belonged to Roche num., and
the manor of Hikylton, Yorks, which

* The portions within brackets have been supplied from Harl.MS. 6822 (ff. 22-36 b.),
a document which will be noticed later, under 20 Oct.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

166.

GBANTS in AUGUST 1544 cant.

belonged to Monkebretton mon., with
appurtenances in these places and in
Carre, Hutton Levyett and Hutton
Robert and in Cadby, Hunchelf, Wolley
and Notion, Yorks. ; the rectory of
Hykylton, which belonged to Monke-
bretton, and theadvowsonof the vicarage.
This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. Del.
VVestm., 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(injured, signed by Canterbury, Westmin-
ster, Petre, North, Hendle, and Chvdley).
Pat. p. 14, m. 1.

46. Morgan Wolff, Thos. Calton, Nic.
Alwyn, Bog. Horton, Bobt. Spendeley.
John Hall, Robt. Ashurste, Bobt.
Hartoppe, Walter Lambert, Nic. Bull,
Ralph Lathom, John Langeley. Thos.
Curtes, Thos Clayton and Robt. Trappes,
of London. Grant, in fee, for 1,083Z. 6s.
8d., of the manors of Bolton super Derne
and Mekisburgh, and the rectory of Bolton
upon Derne, Yorks., which belonged to
Monkebretton mon., the manor of
Arnolde, Yorks., which belonged to Meux
mon., and all other possessions of Meux
in Arnolde. Ro[wto]n, Horneseyburton
and Benyngholme, Yorks. A messuage
&c., in Eston Yorks., in tenure of Chr
More, which belonged to the late mon. of
[Gisburne] Except advowson of the
vicarage of Bolton upon Derne, which
belonged to [Monke] Bretton.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. Aote of
delivery illegible. S.B. (signed by Canter-
bury, Westminster, Petre, North. Staun-
ford, and Chydley).

47. Wm. Laxton, Hen. Hublethorue
and Thomas Whyte aldermen of London.
Grant, in fee for 90(U., of the lordship and
manor of Sheperethe. Camb. the water-
mill in Sheperethe, in tenure of John
Cressewell, the rectory of Sheperethe in
tenure of Ric. and Edw. Hyngrythe, and
the advowson of the vicarage of Sheperethe,
which belonged to Chateras priory ; a
messuage in Snave, Kent, with appur-
tenances in Snave and Ivechurche, in
tenure of Peter Drayner, which belonged
to Thomas Crumwell, earl of Essex.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. Del
VVestm.. 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S B.
(signed by Canterbury, Westminster,
Petre, North, Sewester, and Duke).

48. Sir Richard Gressham, Sir John
Gressham and William Gresham mercer,
of London. Grant in fee, for 1,703Z. 6*.
8d , of the manor of Codycote. Herts, a
messuage, &c., called le Swanne in tenure
of Edw. Dardes and [a croft?] called
Danescrofte (2 ac. ) in tenure of John
Penne, a parcel of land in tenure of John

Michell, rents of 2d. from lands of . .

and 4d. from lands of

Hen. Wrenne in Codicote, all which
belonged to St. Albans mon.

Also the manor of Frerne, Essex, which
belonged to [the New Hospital of St.
Mary without Bishop]sgate, London;
marshes called Bishoppes Mershe and
Hersing Mershe in [the parish of Cliffe]
in tenure of Nic. Orwell, which lately
belonged to the Abp. of Canterbury ;
and woods called Radling Grove (6 ac.)
and Monkeswood (. . ac.; in Codicote,
which belonged to St. Albans.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money be repaid within one year. Del.
Westm., [22 Aug.] 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (much injured,* signed bi/ Canter-
bury, Westminster, Petre North Hendle,
and Bacon '.

49. Ph. Gunter, Ric. Stanffeld, Hen.
Fyssher, Geo. Crouch. Thos. Percy, Geo.
Forman Barnard Jenyns. Wm. Hynton,
Hen. Herdson, Thos. Laughton, Robt.
Newton, Ric. Townsend, John Thrusshe,
and John Garrard, of London. Grant, in
fee, for 566L 13s. 4d. of the manor of
Barkeby, Leic., the rectory of Barkeby
with its appurtenances in Barkeby. Thorp
Barkby, and Hamulton, and the advow-
son of the vicarage of Barkeby ; all which
belonged to the mon. de Pratis, Leicestr'.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. No note
of delivery. S.B. 'signed by Canterbury.
Westminster, Petre, North, Hendle. and
Chydley). Pat. p. 25, ?. 40 (commence-
ment only).

50 Paul Wythipoll, Steph. Kyrton,
Thos. Offeley, John Scutte, Ric. Buke-
londe, Robt. Wylforde. Robt. Melysshe,
Nic. Wylforde, Ric. Holte, John Canon,
John Miller, Balph Davenell, Hen. Pol-
stede, Thos. Broke, Hen. Suckeley Ric.
Wadyngton, Nic. Cossyn or Cosyn, Ralph
Foxeley, John Jakes, Wm. Wilforde jun.,
Robt. Herdys, John Jenkyns, Hen. Cooke,
Robt. Dawbeney, Wm. Wolbar, Wm.
Herper, John Ferthynge, John Malte,
Hen. Brayne, John Fulwoode, Thos. Roo,
Ric. Maye and Ric. Buttell, of London,
merchant tailors. Grant, in fee, for
3,803Z. Gs. 8d. of the fee farm of 221. out of
the manor of Heyley in Woodforde parish,
Wilts, which the King purchased of Sir
Thomas Pope, which manor [John Cope]
leased, 20 Oct. 25 Hen. VIII. , to Wm.
Grene at that fee ; the manor of Nether-
holme, in the parish of Clifton upon
Temyde. Wore., in tenure of [William
Geffreys,] also purchased of Sir Thos. Pope;
rent of 201. out of the manor of Coterige
alias Cowterige [, Wore.,] and a moiety of
the manor of Richeford, Heref , due upon
a lease by Sir Thos. Vaux lord Harrowdon

* The portions within brackets supplied from the abstract in Harl. MS. 6822, f. 256.

36 HENEY VIII.

1544.

[12 Dec.] 26 [Hen. VIII.] to Sir Robt.
Acton, also purchased of Sir Thos. Pope ;
the manor of Resyngton Parva, Glouc.,
which the King had of Thomas duke of
Norfolk ; the manor of Castelton in
Castelton parish. Oxon, in tenure of Thos.
Skey, which belonged to Launde mon.,
Leic. ; the manor of Fulbroke, Oxon. and
a cottage and messuage called Ballettes
Ferme and pasture for 500 sheep in Ful-
broke in tenure of Dame Mary Ingleffelde.
which the King had of Sir George Broke,
lord Cobham ; the manor of Oxenhale,
Glouc , and moiety of the park of Oxen-
hale, in tenure of Thos. Whityngton,
which the King had of the earl of
Northumberland. Also the reversion of
the manors of Oclegraunson and Wydf orde,
Glouc., now held upon the following
crown leases, viz. (a) to Guy Hoke, of the
site of the manor of Oclegraunson, Glouc.,
with lands specified, for 21 years from
Mich. 28 Hen. VIII.. as appears by the
record dated 28 July 28 Hen. VIII..
which manor the King had of the said
earl of Northumberland, and (b < to
George Cotton, of the manor of Wydforde,
Glouc., for 21 years from Mich. 32 Hen.
VIII., as appears by the record dated
[24] Nov. 32 Hen. VIII., which manor
was purchased from Thos. duke of
Norfolk.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. Del.
Westm., 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(much injured,* signed by Canterbury and
others whose signatures are lost.

51. Sir Michael Dormer, Andrew
Judde, Thomas Lewen, Hen. Amcottes,
John Wilford and George Barnes, alder-
men of London. Grant, in fee, for 1,8002. .
of the [manor of Barkesden], Herts,
lands (extent given) called Wakleyleys,
Bardonfelde, Holley, [Buckmeade,]
Bardon, Lowsey Croft and Neweles, a
wood called Eowstoke (7 ac.). a' close
called Aswell in tenure of Wm. Snowe,
land called Carters Deane and le Horse
Pasture in tenure of Wm. Wattes, all in
Barkesden, Herts, which the King
purchased of Sir Thomas Semer; the
manor of Langnoke, Herts, the rectory of
Weston, Herts, and the advowson of
Weston vicarage, which belonged to St.
John's of Jerusalem ; woods called Lang-
noke Wood 26 ac.) in the parish of

(blank}, which belonged to St. John's,
and Rockstock Wood (7 ac. ;, Brownes
Wood (1 ac.), and Stampes Grove (1 ac. i
in Barkesden, which belonged to Semer.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. Del
Westm., 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII S.B.
(injured,* signed by Canterbury West-
minster, Petre, North, Hendle, and
Bacon 1 .

52. Augustine Hynde, Wm. Hewett,
Chr. Chybborne, John Crymez, John

Machell, John Hawse, Edw. Altham,
Ric. Faux. John Rogers, Humph. Lucye.
and John Davye, clothworkers, and Hen.
Goodyere, Robt. Fermour, Nic. Beyton,
and Edw. Taylour. leather sellers, of
London. Grant, in fee, for 1,0132. 6s. 8dL,
of the manor of Gyldon Sutton Chesh..

rent of 5s. from lands of (blank)

Maynwayryng in Gyldon Sutton, and
other lands there, viz. messuages, etc.. in
tenure of Jas. Walton. Wm. Walton, Ric.
Wodcock John Weston, Thos. Wodcock,
Hugh Walton and Joan Hyll, widow ; a
messuage, etc.. called le Wallehouse with
orchards and lands (specified) called le
Wallefyldes a pasture called Sandfurlong
and 20 selions of land in the common
field of Gyldon Sutton adjoining the said
messuage, in tenure of Thos. Marten,
a pasture called Duncecroftes (?) lately
in tenure of [Ralph Brierton and
now leased to] John Smythwyck and
Jas. Walton, and the moiety of a
messuage called le Aul of Sutton, with
orchard, &c , adjoining ; all which
belonged to Norton mon. Also an annual
rent of 20s. from the lord of the manor of
Newbolde in Astebury parish, lands called
le Abbotz Buttz.etc., in Gostre [. Chesh.].
in tenure of Hen. Hobson, lands lately in
tenure of Wm. Warde, Hen. Dien and
Eliz. his wife and Wm. Dyen, within the
fee of Alderleigh. Chesh., leased by
Dyeulacres abbey to Edw. Fytton. by
indenture dated 10 Sept. 1537 for 60
years ; a [burgage with a croft]
adjoining in Knottesforde, Chesh., in
tenure of Ric. Atrobus; tithes of grain
in Gostr' within the parish of Sande-
bage, Chesh., in tenure of Robt.
Netham; lands in Sandebage, worth 24s.
6<Z. yearly, leased to tenants at will, all
tithes within the parish of Sandebage
belonging to Sandebage church, leased 10
July 1538. to John Burghton for 39 years,
other lands in Sandebage, worth 11s. 6d.
yearly, leased to tenants at will; and a
tithe barn at Hulme aforesaid (sic, in
tenure of the said (sic) Wm. Brereton ; all
which belonged to Dyeulacres abbey. Also
the manor of Betley, Staff., which
belonged- to Sir John Tuchet lord
Awdeley.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money be repaid within a year. Del.
Westm.. 22 Aug. 30 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(tor?) and injured,* signed by Canterbury,
Westminster, Petre, North, and others
whose signatures are lost).

53 Sir William Forman, Sir Wm.
Roche. Sir John Cootes and William
Ferneiey. Grant, in fee, for 9002., of the
manor of Tullesworthe, in tenure of
[Richard]* Aynescombe. which belonged
to Mar ton priory Surr. ; the manor of
Paddyngton. with appurtenances in
Abyngworthe and Shyre, Surr., which
belonged to John Leygh ; the manor of
Westlonde, with appurtenances in the

* The portions within brackets have been supplied from the particulars for the grant
preserved among the Augmentation Records.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

166.

GRANTS in AUGUST 1544 cont.

parishes of Wootton, Abyngworthe,
Ockeley, Euhurst, Craneley, Womersey.
and Albury. Surr. ; certain rents in these
places and from lands in tenure of Ralph
Stone ; and all appurtenances of the afore-
said manors in Abyngworthe, Shyre,
Wutton, Ockeley, Euhurst, Craneley.
Womerse and Albury which belonged to
Marton priory or to John Leygh ; lands
called le Shryne in Postelinge parish. Kent,
in tenure of Kalph Hasylherste, which the
King purchased of Sir Thos. Poynynges ;
the mansion and farm called le Spittell in
Mordon parish, Surr., in tenure of John
Clerke, which belonged to Marton priory ;
and the wood called Okeley Copp (4 ac.)
pertaining to the said manor of Tulles-
worth.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. S.B.
(injured, and note of delivery lost, signed
by Canterbury. Westminster, Petre,
North. Bradshawe, and Chydley).

54. Wm. Buteler, Wm. Mery,
Ambrose Wolley, Thos. Lodge, John
Dawes, Thos. Onslowe, Steph. Bekking-
ham, Wm. Rest, James Apott, John Lane.
Wm. Toker. John Coore, Hen. Barnes,
John Lyon, Edw. Moreton. Thos. Bowyere,
Wm. Rawlyns, Wm. Mathew, Wm. Bod-
nam, Philip Yorke, Thos. Asche, John
Freest, Thos. Constable, Wm. Lane, sen.,
John White, Michael Fox, Hen. Mills,
Ant. Tuthyll, Sir Wm. Denham, Robt.
Downes Nic. Barker, and John Riche-
mond. Grant, in fee for 2.136Z. 13s. 4d.
of the grange of Brantcliff alias Branclff
Graunge, Yorks. in tenure of Wm. Peter,
[Doctor] in Decrees (? ' in decret . . .
. .), and the manor of Roxeby, Line.,
which belonged to Roche mon.. Yorks.,
and all possessions of Roche in Lincoln,
and in Roxeby, Wynterton, Wintringham
and Flixburgh, Line ; the manor of
Wynterton Line., which belonged to
Malton mon.. Yorks., and all possessions
of Malton in Wynterton. Fulstowe,
Marshechaple, Boston and Helpingham,
Line., and the rectory of Wynterton, in
tenure of Ric. Gerynge. which also
belonged to Malton ; the manor of Elton,
Notts, which belonged to Blithe mon. ; the
rectory of Ewreby, Line., in tenure of
Edw. lord Clinton, which belonged to
Kyme priory ; and the advowsons of the
vicarages of Wynterton, which belonged
to Malton, and Ewreby. which belonged
to Kyme.

Except pasture called Roxeby Holmes
within the manor of Roxeby, abutting
upon the water of Ankolme, in tenure of
Sir Wm. Tirwhitt, Thos. Portington and
Nic. Girlington.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year Del.,
Westm., 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(injured, signed by Canterbury, Petre,

North, and others whose signatures are
lost).

55. Ric. Dobbes. Ric. Jervysand Ric.
Reade, aldermen of London. Grant, in
fee, for 7331. 6s. 8d., of the manor of
Walkeryngham alias ma[nor of] Walker-
ynghani. Walkere, Misterton, Stokwith
and Gunthorppe, Notts., in tenure of Robt.
Thornell, which belonged to Newsted
mon . . Notts.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. Del.
Westm., 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed by Canterbury, Westminster,
Petre. North, Staunford, and Chydley).

56. John Clerke, Ric. Tull. John
Kydemyster or Kydermyster, John
Lowen, Thos. Blower, Wm. Brothers,
John Calthroppe, Wm. Bery, Win. Burn-
gill, John Lambert. John Askewe, Wm.
Chester. Edm. Askue, Thomas Bartelett,
and Wm. Ibgrave, clothiers, of London.
Grant, in fee, for 1,073L 6s 8d., of the
manor of Aspesden, Herts, withfieldsand
lands there (named, and tenants named),
as Sir Thomas lord Audeley dec., held
them.

This grant to be void if the aforesaid
purchase money is repaid within a year.
Del. Westm.. 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII
S.B. 'signed by Canterbury, Westminster,
Petre, North, Bradshawe and Sewester).

57. Robt. Chartsey, Chr. Aleyn, Wm.
Browne, Humph. Pakyngton. Thos. Lee,
Roger Starkye, Rol. Shakerley, Barth.
Barnes. John Maynard. Vincent Randall,
John Browne, John Hare Geo. Elyott,
Wm. Lambart, Robt. Meredyth, Robt.
Long. Wm. Robyns. John Garwaye, John
Blundell and Thos. Burnell. of London.
Grant, in fee, for 1.753Z. 6s. 8d., of the
manors of Sutton, Thrustropp and
Beysby, Line.. Hagnaby abbey ; the
manors of Abbes Hall and Caldecotes in
Abbes Rothyng, Essex, and woods called
Abbes \Voode (17 ac.), Abbes Grrove
(2 ac. ) and Tumffeld Grove (2 ac. > in
Abbes Hall. Barkyng ; Howton grange
in Howton, Line., and the rectories of
Hermyston and Newton beside Trent,
St. Katharine's priory beside Lincoln ;
with the advowsons of the vicarages.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. Del.
Westm., 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. -S.B.
(signed by Canterbury, Westminster,
Petre, North, Hendle, and Chydley).
Pat. p. 18, m. 28.

58. Laur. Whythers, Thomas Diche-
felde, Thos. Kyrrey, Robt. Pecok, John
Cokkes, Thos. Bacon and Humph. Byche,
salters, Thos. Aeon, plumber, Thos.
Nicholson, cordwainer, Wm. Ettys,
girdler, Ric. Pykeryng, brewer, John
Pope, beer-brewer, and Robt. Wright

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

poulter. Grant, in fee, for 566L 13s. 4d.
of the lordship and manor, rectory and
advowson of the vicarage of Hokyngton,
Camb.. Croirliuid.

This grant to be void if the purchase
money is repaid within a year. Del.
Westm.. 22 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
ixiijncd by Canterbury, Westminster,
Petre, North, Moyle, Hendle, and Bacon).
Pat. p. 1, JH. 46.

59. Sir Koger Cholmeley, recorder of
London, and Christiana his wife. Grant,
in fee to the said Sir Koger, for 665Z. 13s.
2d., of tenements, &c. , called Yowe Cotte
in tenure of Robt. Selco and Robt. Ray-
syn, Bekkemarresse, in tenure of Wm.
Adams, Cowhouse, in tenure of Roger
Jakson. and Newhowse, in tenure of Robt.
Hereson and Roger Evers, all in Pyke-
rynge parish, Yorks. ; the manor in the
Marresse aforesaid called Lund, with
appurtenances in the parish of Kirkby
Ovei'karre in le Marresse aforesaid, Yorks,
in tenure of Ralph Bawde; and the
grange called Bellifaxe in Kyrkby Over-
karre (now leased to Edw. Blyton for 21
years by indenture dated 4 March 31
Hen. VIII.) ; all which premises belonged
to Ryevalles mon. Also the advowson of
the rectory of the parish church of St.
James in Northcray, Kent, lately per-
taining to the manor and lordship of
Northcray, which belonged to Thomas
Cromwell, earl of Essex, attainted, and
was granted to Cholmeley by pat. 2 July
36 Hen. VIII. Del. Westm.. 23 Aug. 36
Hen. VIII. S.B (sir/tied fry Westminster,
Petre, North, Sir Robt. Southwell, Moyle,
Bradshawe, and Chydley). Pat. p. 3,
in. 26.

60. Humph. Pakington, of London,
mercer. Grant, in fee, for 644Z 16-s. 8d.,
of the manor of Dutton alias Dytton,
Salop ; rents and services from lands in
Midleton alias Midelton. Salop, in tenure
of Ralph Poyner. John Smyth and Thos.
Crowther and from the lands of Dytton
parish church ; lands (specified) in tenure
of John Cattestrey and ten others (named)
in Midleton, of Ric. Hyntes and John
Smyth in Doryngton, and of Thos.
Geffreys and 16 others (named) in Dutton ;
a water mill in Dutton. with appurten-
ances in Dutton and Pokesmore in tenure
of John Mylles ; a pension of 10*. out of
the chapel of Midleton payable by the
vicar of Dutton ; pasture in Hudwyke.
Salop, in tenure of John Markes ; a wood
called Nethe Wood (80 ac.) in Dutton
(between the wood called Litwood and
Medule in tenure of Nic. and John
Reynoldes on the east the town of Weston
on the west, Brokeshed, in tenure of Ric.
Hyntes, on the south, and the town of
Hopton on the north) ; and the rectory
and the advowson of the vicarage of
Dutton ; all which premises belonged to
Wenlocke priory.

15395

Except the messuage, &c., in Sydnall,
in tenure of John A'eyn, vicar of Dutton.
Del. Westm., 23 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. i signed by Canterbury, Westminster,
Petre, Bakere, North, Sir Robt. South-
well, Moyle, Bacon, and Duke:. Pat. p.
4, m. 38.

61. John Bellowe, Robt. Gowche and
Robt. Lawrence, elk. Grant, in fee. for
560Z. 16s. 6d.. of the manor of Befford,
Yorks., and two messuages, &c., in
Befford in tenure of John Athewe and
Wm. Watkynson and a pension of 13s.
4d. out -of the rectory of Befford,
preceptonj of Holy Trinity of Beverley
and St. John's of Jerusalem; rents and
services from lands of Thos. Holme in
Cawkewell, Line., and lands ( specified) in
Cawkewell in tenure of Robt. Dyghton,
Ric. Rysse. Thos. Holme, Sir Wm. Skip-
with, and Edw. Alesbie. IVilloughton
preceptory and St. John' it of Jerusalem ; a
messuage, &c. , in Howton, Line. . in tenure
of John Tharralde, vicar of Howton, and
Robt. Tharrolde, Welloo ; the rectory
of Moungarth in Lymber Magna alias
the rectory of Magna Lymber and Parva
Lymber, Line., Coventry Charterhouse,
Warw. a toft, &c.. in Grymesbye, Line.,
in tenure of Wm. Sheperd, Alvynaham ;
rent and service from Ric. Embryng-
ham's lands in Grymesbye and lands there
in tenure of Alan Southebye, Irford.
Del. Westm , 23 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.
S.B. (sinned by Canterbury, Hertford,
Westminster. Petre. Bakere. Sir Robt.
Southwell, North. Moyle, Hendle, and
Staunford). Pat. p. 9, m. 16.

62. John Atkyns. Grant, in fee
for 146Z. 10s., of the rectory of Codden-
ham. Huff., and the manor of Vesseys,
Suff., the advowson of the vicarage of
Coddenham, and a wood called Priors
Grove 2 ac. / in Codenham and Vesseys,
Hm/ston priory, Herts. Del. Westm,
23 Aug. 36 Hen. VII [. S.B. < sinned by
Canterbury. Hertford, Westminster,
Petre. Bakere, North, Staunford, and
Bacon). Pat. p. 21, m. 1.

63. Exemptions from attending the
King in the war, viz. :

Wm. Turner, auditor (jointly with
Matth. Coltehurste) of Augmentations in
cos. Cornw., Devon, Soms. and Dors.
Del. Westm., 26 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII
S.B. < signed by Westminster and Petre).
Pat. p. 2, m. 29.

John Eyre, receiver of suppressed and
surrendered lands in cos. Norf. and Suff.
Lei. Hampton Court, 26 Aug. 36 Hen.
VIII. S.B. (sinned by Westminster and
Petre). Put. p. 8, in'. 20 (undated).

Robt. Eyre, customer of the port of
Vermouth, Suff. Del. Hampton Court,
26 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed by
Westminster and Petre). Pat. p. 8, m.
20 (undated).

36 HENEY VIII.

1544.

166.

GRANTS IN AUGUST 1544 cont.

Sir Hugh Trevanyon, constable of
Launceston, in co. Cornwal , and " keper
of the feodary in the same countie." Del.
Westm., 26 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
i signed by Westminster and Petre . Pat.
p. 17, m. 3.

In English.

64. Henry Norres, the King's servant,
and Margery his wife. Grant, in tail
male to the said Henry, for his services,
of the rectory of Conipton, Berks, the
advowson of the vicarage of Compton and
a portion of tithes in Fowleston, Berks,
Whcrewell, Hants ; the rectory and
advowson of the vicarage of Hansted
Norres, Berks., with all appurtenances of
that rectory in tenure of Wm. Mathewe,
Goring priory, Oxon; the manor, the
rectory and the advowson of the vicarage
of Beneham, Berks, with a pension of
I2d. out of that vicarage, the manor of
Henrede, Berks, and a meadow called
Hardyngton Meade in Henrede, in tenure
of John Sharp, Redyng ; lands called
Hawkerigge in Bokylbery. Berks, which
belonged to Henry Courtney marquis of
Exeter as parcel of the manor of Button
Cortney ; a wood of 37 ac. in Beneham to
the east of Beneham manor and woods
there called Cowhill Grovo (2i ac.),
Shrubbwoode (2 ac.j and Highgrove
(9 ac.), Redyng.

Also grant, in fee to the said Henry
of the manor of Gosey, Berks, and a por-
tion of tithes in Gosey in tenure of Trios.
Spycer, Abendon. Del. Westm., 26
Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (countersigned
by North, Hendle, and Bacon). Pat. p.

4, m. 25.

65. John Doylye and Sir John
Williams, treasurer of Augmentations.
Grant, in fee, for 746Z 5s. lOd. (paid by
Doylye , of tithes in Challey within the
parish of Comnore, Berks, in tenure of
Wm. Badcock, and all lands of Abendon
mon. in Challey, lands (named) parcel of
the demense lands of Connor (sici in
tenure of Thos. Attwoode in Comnore
parish, and in tenure of Eobert Rynge
and eight others (named) in Strode in
Comnore parish ; lands called Lonyde
and House, in Comnore, in tenure of
Thos. Cockes, and 136 ac. called Comnor
Woode (boundaries given) in the parishes
of Comnor and Wytham ; ' and a pasture
called Oxlesse in tenure of Thos. Hyde
in Comnor, Abendon.

Also grant, for 132L 15s. I0d., of the
manor of Ufton, Berks, Redyng. Del.
Westm., 26 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed by Canterbury, Westminster,
Petre, Bakere, Sir Eobt. Southwell,
North, Movie, Bacon, and Duke). Pat. p.

5, m. 2.

66. Wm. Pynnocke, of Malverne
na, Wore., the King's servant.

Grant, in fee, for 140Z. 16s. Gd., of the
house and site of the late priory of
Greater Malverne, Wore., with gardens,
mills, &c. (specified), therein and fields
and pastures (named; there, as leased to
Ric. Berdes, which belonged to that
priory. Also lands specified in Upton.
Wore., in tenure of John White of
Grovehall, Kic. Carpenter, and John
Lawton, and in Hanley, Wore., in tenure
of Thos. Byston, which belonged to the
priory of Lesser Malverne. Del. Westm
26 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. signed by
Canterbury, Hertford. Westminster,
Petre, Bakere. Sir Eobt. Southwell,
Moyle, Whorwod and Sewester) Pat.
17, m. 15.

67. Robert Miller of Wymbottesham,
Norf., and Ellen his wife. Grant, in
fee to the said Bobert, for 249Z. 5s., of
the manor of Wymbottesham, the
advowson of the rectory of Downham,
Norf., and the market of Downham,
which belonged to Bamsey mon.. Hunts!
Except the marsh called Bardolf Fenue
in Wymbottesham.

Also grant, in fee to the said Robert
Myller of all messuages in the borough of
Lynnc, Norf , which belonged to Warden
mon., Beds , in tenure of Margery Cam-
pyon, widow. Del. Westm., 26 Aug. 36
Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed by Canterbury,
Hertford, Westminster, Petre, Sir Eobt.
Southwell, North. Moyle, Bacon, and
Duke). Pat. p. 19, m. 10.

68. Wm. Wever. of London, mercer.
Grant, in fee, for 200Z., of twenty-nine
messuages ( tenants named; in the parish
of St. Gabriel in Fanchurchestrete,
London, which belonged to St. Helen's
nunnery and are leased to Thomas
Williamson. Del. Westm., 26 Aug. 36
Hen. VIII. S.B. sigiud by Canterbury,
Westminster, Petre, Bakere, Sir Robt.
Southwell, North, Moyle, Bacon, and
Chydley.. Pat. p. 21, m. 8.

69. Thomas Bell, of Gloucester.
Grant, in fee, for 146Z. 3s 4d., of land
formerly in tenure of Eic. Clerk and now
of John Fawkoner (between the pasture
cahed Drakescrofte on the south, and
land called LiteJl Feld on the north > land
called le Hyll Oxe Leas and Oxe Lesue
(between pastures of Edw. Fynche and
Ric. Clarke), in tenure of John Fawkoner
and Maurice Vaughan in the same parish,
and a pasture called le Hylle in tenure of
John Fawkoner. ail which are in the
parish of St. Mary de Lode. co. city of
Gloucester, being parcel of the demesne
lands of the manor of Barton Abbots there,
St. Peter's, Gloucester ; a messuage in
tenure of John Srnythe and his family, in
Staunton beside Corse, Glouc., and all
lands leased with it in cos. Glouc. and
Wore., Lanthonye priory beside

36 HENRY VIII.

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Gloucester ; pasture in tenure of Eobt.
Wellys at Lee in the parish of Lee, Glouc.,
White Friars of Gloucester ; and a wood
called Priors alias Prior's Coppes (2J ac.)
within Norton manor, Glouc., St.
Oswald's priory, Gloucester. Del.
Westm., 27 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII, S.B.
(signed &?/ Canterbury, Hertford, West-
minster, Petre, Bakere, North. Moyle,
Bacon, and Duke). Pat. p. 6, m. 38
(mutilated).

70. Sir Ralph Sadleyr, master of the
Great Wardrobe. Grant in fee, for
450Z. 4.s'. 9o*., of lands which were granted
to him in tail male by pat. 14 Dec 32
Hen. VIII., viz., the manor and borough
of Staundon alias Stondon. the manorsof
Plasshes and Popeshyll, the park of
Staundon. and the lands called Plasshes
and Popeshall in Staundon and Buk-
lande, Herts, which belonged to Queen
Jane and also the manor, rectory and
advowson of the vicarage of Staundon
alias Stondon, Herts, which belonged to
St. John's of Jerusalem, with appurten-
ances in Staundon and Buntyngford,
Herts,

Also grant, in fee. for 831. 12s. tyd., of
the advowson of the parish church of
Suldern, Oxon. which belonged toEynes-
ham mon. ; and the house, &c., of the
late White Friars in Coventry (except the
church and churchyard;, and messuages,
&c., in Coventry in the several tenures of
Ric. Brokley and 49 others (named . Del.
Westm., 27 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed by Canterbury, Hertford, West-
minster. Petre, Sir Robt. Southwell,
North, Bacon, and Duke). Pat. p. 14,
m. 6.

71. Henry Cooke, of London, mer-
chant tailor. Grant, in fee. for 2011.
10d., of a house called le Tyle Kyll. &c.,
in tenure of Miles Dylkocke in Bexley,
Kent, and the lands leased with it, on the
south side of the highway from Bawde-
wynnes to Bexley, a grove of wood ( ac.;
beside le Tyle Kyll, lands formerly in the
occupation of Wm. Englysshe and now of
Edw. Johnson in Northcraye, Kent, a
wood called Joydonns alias Joydona
Woode alias Joydons Coppice (140 ac.)
and all the lands and woods known by
that name in the parishes of Dertford,
Wylmyngton, Bexley. Crey. Creyford,
and Sutton. Kent ; all which premises
belonged to Dartford priory. Del.
Westm., 27 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed by Canterbury, Westminster,
Petre, North, Sir Kobt. Southwell, Moyle,
Duke, and Chydley). Pat. p. 18, m. 9.

72. John Howe. Grant, in fee, for
5081. 12s. 4tt*., of three messuages, &c., in
tenure of Wm. Shelton (former tenants
Thos. Parker, Wm. Vyncent, and Thos.
Wyndsore. serjeant at arms) and one in
tenure of A Jan Hawte within the close of

St. Helen, in St. Helen's parish, London,
and a messuage, &c., formerly in tenure
of Barth. Odye and now of Hen. Bowsfeld
in the parish of St. Faith in Pater Noster
Row, London, St. Helen's priory ;
messuages, &c., in tenure of Thos. Hard-
grave and Joan Stapeler. in the parish of
St. John Zacaryes, London, Wardon
mon., Beds ; five messuages, in the street
called Snourehill, and four cottages in
Secollane. in tenure of Roger Browne,
mercer, and the inn called le Rose, in
tenure of Hen. Averell next the tenement
called le Ramme, in St. Sepulchre's
parish without Newgate, four messuages,
&c., in tenure of Wm. Bodell alias
Bowell, one in tenure of Emeri Shefeld,
and three in tenure of Wm. Garter, in
the parish of St. Botolph without Alders-
gate, and a messuage, &c., in tenure of
Wm. Clevyn, in the parish of St. Vedast
in Foster Lane, St. Bartholomew's beside
Westsmythfeld ; a messuage. &c., late in
tenure of Edw. Preston and now of Ric.
Atkynson and Jas. More, and another in
tenure of Wm. Petyngale, in the parish
of St. Thomas Apostle, nine messu-
ages, &c., in tenure of Thos. Clerk and
others (named) in Myll Aley alias
G-owghe Alley in the parish of St. Stephen
in Colmanstrete, and five in tenure of
Edw. Harte and others (named), in the
same parish, liewlcy mon., Oxon; the
messuages, <&c., formerly in tenure of
John Gyles and now of the fellowship of
Clerks of London, in Whytecrossestrete
in the parish of St. Giles without Creple-
gate (between Whytecrosseetrete on the
east, gardens formerly of Ric. Esterley,
Wm. Jurden and Sir Edm. Momforde on
the west, the lordship of Fynsbury on the
north and the land of Rio. Frende on the
south, dimensions given), Merton priory
Surr. ; a messuage in tenure of Wm.
Brampton, in Rockley, within the parish
of Staunton Lacy, Salop and the
closes, &c. (names and extents given)
leased with it, Lanthonye priory, Glouc.;
and messuages, &c.. in tenure of Ric.
Paynett and others (named) in Havyn,
West Preston, Estangnlerynge, Polynge,
and Pyperynge in Burfham parish. Suss.,
Tortyngton priory. Del. Westm., 27
Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed by
Canterbury. Westminster, Petre, Bakere,
Sir Robt. Southwell, Moyle and Bacon).
Pat. p. 28. m. 17.

73. John Godolgham, clerk of the
peace in co. Cornwall. Exemption from
attending the King in the war. Del.
Westm.. 28 Aug. 3G Hen. VIII. S.B.
(signed by Westminster and Petre). Pat.
p. 17, m. 4. In English.

74. Roland Shakerley, mercer, of
London. Grant, in fee, for 1601. 19s. 2d.,
of the manor of Calver, Derb., in tenure
of Sir John Markehnm, Neirsted, Notts.
Del. Westm., 28 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII.

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166.

GBANTS IN AUGUST 1544 cont.

S.B. (signed by Canterbury, Hertford,
Westminster, Petre. North, Sir Robt.
Southwell, Movie, Bacon, and Dukei.
Pat. p. 21. m. 2.

75. Roger and Robert Tavern er.
Grant, in fee, for 1.0271. IS*. 8d., of a
tenement. Ac., in Fletestrete in the
parish of St. Dunstan in le Weste
(between that of Thos. Broke on the east,
that of Wm. Cholmeley on the west, the
highway on the north and the garden of
the New Temple on the south) in tenure
of John Machen tailor, and Kath. Wat-
son, two tenements there (next the gate
of the New Temple on the east, the tene-
ment of Nic. Melowe on the west, tbe
highway on the north and the aforesaid
garden on the south) in tenure of John
Whaysse. the said tenement of Nic.
Melowes (which adjoins that of Marg.
More on the west), and the tenement
there -between that of John Brownyng
(.sic on the east, that of John Armyn on
the west, the highway on the north and
the aforesaid garden on the south) in
tenure of John Brownyng, six cottages in
Trelmelstrete in the parish of St.
Sepulchre without the bars of West-
smythfelde. Midd., beside the place called
Cowecrosse between the garden called
Butclosse, the wall of the garden in
tenure of Wm. Rygges and the garden
in tenure of John Foxe on the west, a
little torrent called Abroke by which
water descends to Trelmelstrete on the
north and the highway on the south) in
tenure of Wm. Apprice, a cottage in
Clerkenwell parish, Midd. (between the
tenement of John Whiskard on the east
and north, St. John's lane on the west and
the stable of John Atkynson on the south),
in tenure of Thos. Okelande; all which
premises belonged to St. John's of Jeru-
salem. Also tenements, &c., next St.
Margaret's church in South wark, Surr.,
called le Abbottes Lodging and le Abbottes
Stable, in tenure of Walt. Kellet, and the
messuages, &c., in tenure of Laur. Rob-
giant in St. Margaret's parish, South-
wark, Beaulue Abbey. Hants ; messuages.
Ac., in the street called Lewens Mede,
Templestrete and Gropelane in St.
James's parish in Brystoll, in tenure of
Giles Rede and others (named),
Tewkesbury ; a garden in Feweterlanc in
the aforesaid parish of St. Dunstan
(between the great place called le Rolles
on the south and a garden of the late mon.
of St. Mary Overi on the north, the
garden of the bp. of Chichester on the
west and the highway on the east) late in
tenure of David Percer and now of
Wm. Wakefielde, priory of Crechurche,
London ; three tenements in Brodstrete
in the parish of St. Mildred, London, in
tenure of Wm. Roydon, Edw. Corfeld and
Thos. Tryme, Notteley mon., Surr. ; a

tenement in the parish of St. Benet beside
Powles Wharffe, late in tenure of Thrus-
tuan Tyddesley and now of Agues and
John Myrfyn. Syon mon., Midd.: a
tenement in the parish of All Hallows
Steyning London, in tenure of John
Merefelde, and another there in tenure of
Ric Muger, mon. of Grace* beside the
Tower ; five tenements in the parish of
St. Mary in Aldermanburye. London, in
tenure of Wm. Richardson and others
named, St. Helen's priory ; an inn called
le Thre Cuppes in the parish of St.
Andrew in Holborne, Midd.. with three
little tenements adjoining it. and a close
called Drakfeld in the parish of St. Pan-
eras. Midd., in tenure of John Coke, and
a tenement in the parish of St. Botolph
without Aldersgate in tenure of John
Butteler. Charterhouse near London ; a
messuage in the parish of St. Stephen in
Colmanstrete, adjoining the churchyard
of St. Stephen on the south, leased to
Ric. Kynge and now in tenure of John
Eston, and a tenement in the parish of
St. Christopher at le Stockes, London, in
tenure of Thos. Wheton, draper, and
Alice his wife Crechurche priory ; a
tenement called le Whyte Hynde in the
parish of St. Stephen in Colmanstreat in
tenure of Faith Patenson and a chamber
or ' garden plott" there, in tenure of
James Scott, and a tenement in tenure of
Ric. Norris, Clerkemrell priory ; two
tenements in tenure of Matth. Sharpe and
Joan Taylor, leased to Robt. Saunder, and
one in tenure of Ric. Bell, lately leased to
Nic. Spencer, in the parish of St. Thomas
Apostle, two tenements with a void
ground called le Tennys Pley annexed to
them, on the west side of the earl of
Sussex's place in the parish of All Hallows
the Little, in tenure of Wm. Gryffethe ;
tenements in the parish of St. John in
Walbroke in tenure of Win. Penne and
Thos. Langetofte (lately leased to Ric.
Becher i, and the entry to the tenement of
Dr. Clement in the parish of St. Stephen
in w albroke now in tenure of the said Dr.
Clement, college of Aeon ; a tenement in
the parish of St. Helen, in tenure of Wm.
Sherborne and lately of John Rowesley.
two tenements in the parish of St. Ethel-
burga in tenure of Ric. Berde, the little
tenements in Pehan Alley in the parish
of St. Ethelburg in tenure of Edm. Heton,
tenements in the parish of St. Ethelburga
in tenure of Geo. Thomson and Thos.
Pette, grocer, six tenements in tenure of
Ric. Thomson and others (named) and
four in tenure of Dominus Doryott and
others (named), now leased to John
Smythe. and one in tenure of Robt. God-
fray, all in the parish of St. Mary at Axe,
a tenement in the parish of St. Martin in
the Vintry, in tenure of Ric. Butler, a
tenement in the parish of St. Andrew
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one in the parish of St. Peter Paupertatis
in *tennre of John Taylor, three in the
parish of St. Swithin in tenure of Robt.
Marshall. John Turke and John Betris.
one in the parish of St. Mary Magda en in
the Old Fishery, in tenure of Eic. Staver-
ton. two in Ivelane beside Pater Noster
Rowe in the parish of St. Faith, in tenure
of John Thorogood and Geo. Thomson,
and thirteen in the parish of St. Stephen
in Co'manstrete in tenure of John
Maunde and others 'named), St. Helen's
priory a tenement called le Cocke and
Keye in the parish of St. Dunstan in le
West, in Fletestrete, in tenure of Thos.
Ellys, Royston priory, Herts ; tenements
in the parish of St. Stephen in Bristol in
tenure of David Hobby s Glascenbury
mnn.: a tenement in the parish of St.
Michael in Cornehill, London, in tenure
of Stephen Andrewe. Charterhouse ; a
tenement in the parish of St. Mary
Matfelon in tenure of Thos. Gytton.
Minories ; and tenements in Kyelandes
A ley in the parish of St. Andrew in Hoi-
borne (between the great place and garden
of the bp. of Ely on the east and north,
the tenement of the said bp. on the west
and the highway on the south) in tenure
of Hen. Garard, Clerkcnwell priory. Del.
Hampton Court. 29 Aug. 36 Hen. VIIT.
S.B. (slightly injured, signed by Canter-
bury, Westminster, Petre and others
whose signatures are injured). Pat. p. 4,
m. 32.

76. John Ap Rice, secretary of the
Council in the Marches of Wales and
"regester" ad causax ecclesiasticas
throughout England. Exemption from
attending the King in the war. Del. 29
Aug. 36 Hen. VIII place not named).
S.B. (signed bij Westminster and Petre, 1 .
Pat. p. 5, m. 15, and again at m. 8.

77. Robert Holgate alias Halgate. bp.
of Llandaff, the King's Councillor.
Grant, in fee, for 2211. 4s. 2rf., of the
reversion and rent reserved upon a crown
lease to Wm. Thwayttes, 20 Jan. 31 Hen.
VIII . of the rectories of Yeddyngham
(with tithes in Yeddyngham and Vv'esthes-
lerton) and Synnyngton, Yorks. for 21
years, at 43s. 4d. and 51. 10s. 8d. respec-
tively. A Iso grant of these said rectories,
which belonged to Yeddyngham priory ;
a messuage and Jands called Flattes, &c.,
in Beswik, Yorks, in tenure of Marg. Key.
a cottage called Garthes 'and land called
a " flatte " in Kilnwik, Yorks, in tenure
of John Rydy, and the rectory of
Beswi eke. which belonged to Watton mon.;
and the advowsons of the vicarages of
Yeddyngham, Synnyngton and Beswyke.
Del. Hampton Court 30 Aug. 36 Hen.
VIII. S.B. (signed by Canterbury, West-
minster, Petre, Bakere, Sir Robt. South-
well, Moyle, Hendle, and Staunford).
Pat. p. 2, m. 26.

78. Giles Bridges, of London, clothier
and Robert Harrys, of London. Grant,
in fee, for 7381. 10*. 2d., of the manor of
dickering alias Chekeringhall, with its
appurtenances (closes, etc., named) in
Chekering, Wyngfield, Hoxon and Syle-
ham, Suff., in tenure of Wm. Budcle,
lands in Chekering in tenure of James
Inge, Thos Barker and Thos. Pype. and
a wood there called Chekering Grove
(6 ac. .', all which belonged to Wingfield
college; the manor of Abbottes Thorpe,
Norf., and the advowson of the rectory of
Thorpe Abbatis alias Ab"bottes Thorpe,
which belonged to Bury St. Edmunds
mon., Suff. ; the manors of Watering-
bury, Charte and Fowlkes, Kent, which
belonged to St. Mary Graces mon. beside
the Tower of London ; a wood cal ed
Baldyng Salewoode in Abbottes Thorp,
which belonged to Bury St. Edmunds ;
and all appurtenances of the premises in
Chekering, Waybred, Syleham, Wingfield,
Esseham, and Hoxon, Suff., in Abbottes
Thorpe, Norf., and in Wateringbury,
Mery worth. Eastmallyng, WcstmaJlyng,
Estpechame, W estpechame, Yealdyng,
Nettylstede, Bryncheley, Capell, Tewy-
deley, Petyngbury and Teston, Kent.
Del. 30 Aug. 36 Hen. VIII. (place omitted).
S.B. (signed by Canterbury. West-
minster. Petre, Sir Robt. Southwell,
Bakere, North, Moyle, Caryll and Bacon).
Pat. p. 4, m. 18. (Undated.)

79. John Baker, of London. Grant,
in fee, for 129Z. 15s.. of lands called le
Downes, Hardlande and Westland alias
Westfeld in the parish of Halstowe. Kent,
in tenure of John Stone, lands called
Longcrofte and le Chequers in Halstowe,
in tenure of Win. Cobham, lands in the
parish of Seynt Mary. Kent, in tenure of
John Fuller, lands and salt marsh in the
parish of Stoke, Kent, in tenure of John
Fuller, all lands, which formerly belonged
to Boxley mon., in Halstov;e in tenure of
Ant. Denye, the lands in Halstowe in
tenure of Ric. Hawett, the lands,
formerly of Boxley mon., in Halstowe, in
tenure of Wm. Cobham, Thos. Serle,
Longman and Thos. Peoche. and the
messuage, &c. . in Halstowe in tenure of
Ric. Moyse, which belonged to Boxeley
mon. Del. Hampton Court, 30 Aug. 36
Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed by Canterbury,
Westminster, Petre, Bakere. North,
Moyle, Bacon, and Duke). Pat. p. 5, m.
28.

80. Wm. Pynnock, receiver (jointly
with Ric. Breame) ' of Warwikes londes,
Sarum and Copersoners landes."
Exemption from attending the King in
the war. Del. Hampton Court, 30 Aug.
36 Hen. VIII. S.B. (signed by West-
minster and Petre). Pat. p. 8. m. 20.

81. Thomas Fowler, receiver of
Marke and Oye in the marches of Gales.

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166.

GRANTS IN AUGUST 1544 cont.

Exemption from attending the King in
the war. Del. Oking, 31 Aug. 36 Hen.
VIII. S.B. (signed by Westminster and
Petre). Pat. p. 8, m. 21.

82. Licences to alienate lands *:

Giles Bridges, clothier, and Robt.
Harrys, of London, to Sir Robt. Southwell
of Marworth, Kent, Master of the Rolls.
Manor of Chekerynge alias- Cheker-
ynghall. Suff., and lands (specified and
tenants named) in Chekeryng, Wyngfeld.
Hoxon and Syleham, Suff., Wingfeld
College ; the manor and advowson of the
rectory of Abbottes Thorpe, Norf., Bury
St. Edmunds, Suff. ; the manors of
Wateringburge, Charte and Fowlkys,
Kent, St. Mary Graces, near the Tower
of London ; and a wood called Baldyng
Salewoodein Abbottes Thorpe, Bury St.
Edmunds. (1st.) P. 17, m. 28.

Edw. Stockwood, of Lanam, Midd., and
Avica. his wife, to John Wayvant and
Isabella, his wife. Messuage and five
shops, &c., in the parish of St. Clement
Danes without the bars of the New
Temple, London. (4th.) P. 20, m. 2.

Sir William Barantyne. Kenelm Throk-
marton and Hen. Avetson, to Robt.
Brandelyng, merchant. Honse and site-
of the late nunnery in Newcastle upon
Tyne, lands in Jesemond. Nthld., and the
grange called Ouston in Chester parish,
within the bpric. of Durham, which
belonged to the said nunnery. (5th.) P.
15. m. 15.

Wm. Sewster, of Gunmecester, Hunts,
and John Sewster his son and heir
apparent, to Wm. Gardyner and Anne,
his wife. Moiety of the rectory of Elles-
borough alias Eselborough alias Eselberg
Bucks, which belonged to Shene Charter-
house, Surr., late in tenui-e of Hen.
Danvers, and the advowson of the said
rectory. (6th.) P. 15, m. 22.

John Baker and Edm. Danyell to
Humph. Colles. Messuage in Knygthcote
of Brusheford (Knyghtcote dc Bruslicford),
Soms., which belonged to Henry late mar-
quis of Exeter, in tenure of John Combe,
and the lands leased with it in Brusshe-
forde and Knyghtcote. (7th.) P. 15, m. 17.

The same to Sir Thomas Denys.
Tenement, &c., in the parish of St.
Thomas beside Exeter, which belonged to
Henry marquis of Exeter, attainted.
(7th.) P. 15, m. 22.

Sir John Fulford and Humph. Colles
to John Newport, of Brugewater. mer-
chant. Horsemill and the moiety of a
close called New Close and 5 ac. of meadow
in Rysmore, Soms., which belonged to
the priory or hospital of St. John of
Brigewater, in tenure of John and Joan
Grene. (7th.) P. 15, m. 17.

Ric. and John Sakevyle toRic. Michell,
of Hendfeld. .Manor of Wantley, in
Hendfeld, Suss. (7th. P. 15, m. 31.

Sir John Guldeforde and Alured Ran-
dolfys to Sir Thos. Moyle. Manor of
Huntyngfelde, Kent, which belonged to
Sir Simon de Burley, attainted, with
appurtenances in Easelyng, Stallesfelde
and Throughley, Kent, and a messuage
called le Lodge and lands called le Weste
Parke of Wrotham, Kent ; also the manor
of Wythies, Soms., which belonged to
Glastonbury mon., with appurtenances in
Saapwyke and Wythies, Soms. (7th.)
P. 19, m. 16.

Ric. Andre wes of Hayles, Glouc., and
John Howe to Wm. Freer and Agnes, his
wife. House and site of the late Black
Friars in Oxford, with certain woods and
gardens (specified > which belonged to it.
(Hampton Court, 9th.) P. 15, m. 4.

Fras. Jobson. Andrew Dudley, Robt.
Heneage and Ric. Duke to Robt. Burgoyn.
Closes (specified) in Hackney, Midd.,
which belonged to the priory or new
hospital of St. Mary without Bishopsgate,
London. (Hampton Court, 13th. , P. 2,
m. 29.

Wm. Rigges and Leonard Broune to
Sir Richard Riche. Manor of Folyatt
alias Folyat Hall, Essex, late of the dean
and chapter of St. Paul's Cathedral,
London, and the wood called Folyattes
Wood '10 ac. 1 ro.) in Onger, Essex.
(15th.) P. 13. m. 23.

John Maynard. rnercer. of London, to
Alice Payne, widow, and Walter Payne.
Manor of Tomsor (tic), with lands in
Tomson. Sahara, Griston and Stowbedon.
and the rectory and advowson of the

church of Tomson, Norf. i 16th.)

P. 15, m. 24.

Thomas Palmer and Richard Carter
to John Randoll and Agnes, his wife.
Moiety of the manor of Garstone alias
Garston. Herts, which belonged to St.
Albans mon., with its appurtenances in
Watford, and all possessions of St. Albans
in Watford in tenure of Ric. Carter, viz.
four crofts called Small Crofts, &c.
(specified;, and certain rents and services
(from persons named) due to the said
manor in the parish of Langley and in
Watford. (Hampton Court. 18th.) P.
8, m. 11.

John Belloo to James Clarke. Chief
mansion of Tealby manor, Line , and
lands leased with it to John Clarke,
which belonged to Willoughton pre-
ceptory. (20th.) P. 17. m. 32.

Humph. Colles to Sir Thos. Moyle, Nic.
Lambert, of London. Fras. Lambert,
Chr. Gale and John Newport, of Brige-
water to the use of the said Humph, and
Eliz., his wife, and the heirs of the [said

* Almost all are dated at Westm. In this abstract the day of the month appears
in parentheses before the reference to part and membrane of the Patent Roll of
36 Hen. VIII.

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Humphrey. House and site and demesne
lands (specified! of the late hospital of
St. John Baptist of Brigewater, Soms.,
leased by pat. of 10 July 33 Hen. VIII. to
John earl of Bath. i21st.) P. 15, TO. 17.
Wm. Rigges and Leonard Browne to
John Insent, elk , dean of St. Paul's,
London. Two pieces of waste land lately
built upon called Donumbleyns in the
parish of Northechurche in les Holymote
of Berkhamsted, Herts, and lands there

in tenure of (blank) Ryppynge.

(21st ) P. 15, m. 10.

The same to John Osbourne. Eectory
and the advowson of the vicarage of
Oraysthurroke, Essex, which belonged to

St. John's of Jerusalem. (- : blank)

21st. > Ibid.

Geo. Rolle and Geo. Haydon to John
Trystram. Rectory and the advowson of
the vicarage of More Bathe, Devon,
which belonged to Barlyche priory, Soms.
(22nd.) P. 2, m 29.

Sir John WillyamsandChr. Edmondys
to Ric. Cumpton and Agnes, his wife,
and Arnold Champyon. Manor or lord-
ship of Priorsdeene and Culmere, Hants,
and lands there. (22nd.) P. 15, m. 15.

Richard Cycyll to Sir Ant. Seyntleger,
K.G. Marsh and lands called Bekardes
or Beckardesin Brokelond parish, Kent,
which belonged to the abp. of Canterbury,
in tenure of Thos. Bartelett. (22nd. i
P. 19, m. 19.

John Bellowe, Robt. Gowge and Robt.
Laurence, elk., to Ric. Ernpryngham of
Grymesby. Manor of Bedford, Yorks,
and messuages, Ac., in Befford (sic) afore-
said in tenure of John Athewe and Wm.
Watkynson, and a pension of 13s. 4d.
from Befford rectory, all which belonged
to the preceptory of Holy Trinity of
Beverley and to St. John's of Jerusalem ;
and a messuage, &c. . in Howton, Line., in
tenure of John Tharrolde, vicar of Howton,
and Robt. Thorrolde, which belonged to
VVelloo mon. (24th.) P. 15, m. 24.

Ric. Andrewes, of Hay les, Glouc.. and
lohn Howe to Wm. Wattis, of Culworth.
Mansion and lands of the rectory of Cul-
worth, Ntht., which belonged to Canons-
asheby priory. (25th.) P. 15 in. 13.

John Belloo and Robt. Brokelsbe to
James Clarke. Chief mansion of Tealby
manor. Line., and lands leased with it to
the said John (sic) Clerke. which belonged
to Willonghton preceptory. (25th.) P. 15.
m. 14.

Dennis Toppes and Steph. Holforde to
Robt. Metham. of Lockton. Messuages,
&c., specifiod 'and tenants named; in
Lockton in the parish of Middelton hi
Pykering, Yorks. <25th.i P. 23, m. 28.
Hugh Losse and Thos. Bowcher to Ric.
Porye and Joan, his wife. Messuage, &c.,
late in tenure of John Sankes and after-
wards of John Boggens and Hen. Lyche-
ffeld, in Charterhouse Lane within St.
Sepulchre's parish, London, which belong-
ed to the Charterhouse near London, with
an aqueduct from "le great condyte" of the
said Charterhouse. (26th.) P. 15, m. IS.

Richard Andrewes, of Hayles, Glouc.,
and John Howe to Ric. Gunter and Joan,
his wife. Site of the late Grey Friars, in
Oxford, the grove (5 ac.) in tenure of
Wm. Frewers and John Pye, the church-
yard in tenure of Jas. Gunter. and the
gardens called Paradise and Bateham
alias Boteham, in tenure of Wm. Thomas,
in Oxford, which belonged to the said
Friars. (26th.) P. 15, HI. 2-k

Richard Andrewes, of Hayles, Glouc..
to Roger Lewys alias Pope, of Shrews-
bury, draper. Lands which were granted
to Andrewes and Nic. Temple, now dec.,
by pat. 4 July 35 Hen. VIII., viz. the
reversion of the house of the late Austin
Friars in Shrewsbury and lands (specified;
there leased to John Reynoldes, 24 June
32 Hen. VIII., and of the houses of the
late Black Friars and Grey Friars there
and lands (specified) leased to Wm.Peny-
son, 25 Nov. 33 Hen. VIII., and the rectory
and the advowson of the vicarage of
Trethegloyes alias Tresglous in Arustley,
n the marches of Wales, co. Salop, which
belonged to Haughmond mon. (Hampton
Court, 26th. P. 17, m. 25.

Edward Cornewallys, of London, and
Alice, his wife, to Ric. Ive. tallow
chandler, and Katharine, his wife.
Tenement in tenure of the said Ive. and
ten messuages adjoining it in tenure of
J ohn Reynoldes and others (named), in
the parish of St. Dunstan in the East,
London, which belonged to Evesham
mon., Wore. (27th.) P. 13, m. 23.

Ric. Andrewes, of Hayles, Glouc. . and
George Lisle to John Mody. Tetbury
grange, Glouc. . which belonged to Kynges-
wode mon., Wilts. (28th.; P. 15, m. 10.
John Maynard and Win. Breton to Sir
Ric. Lee. Two tenements in Dagenhall,
lands called Gumberdes in tenure of
George Warren, an inn, &c., called le
Tabbard in Dagnall street, in tenure of Wm.
Hudson, a barn, garden and meadow called
Coltons Meade adjoining the said inn. in
tenure of Nic. Markes.au inn, &e., called le
Flower de Luce in Frencherowe leased to
Robt. Semer, all which lie in and near St.
Albans. Herts. and belonged to St. Albans
mon. (28th ) P. 15, m. 23.

Ric. Andrewes of Hayles and John
Howe to Thos. Hyll. Manor of Aston
Bishops alias Whyttelady Aston. Wore.,
lands in tenure of Thos. Hyll in Pore-
feldes or Portefekles within the parish of
Claynes, Wore., and tithes upon tliom,
the mansion of the rectory of Asi on afore-
said, lands called Farmelandes late in
tenure of Thos. WalleysaHrt.s Walche, dec.,
and afterwards of Edm. Wallys alias
Walche in Nether Aston, the glebe lands of
the said rectory of Aston, and the advowson
of the vicarage of Aston Bishops alias
Whitelady Aston, all which belonged to
Whiston mon. (30th. > P. 17, m. 23.

John Belloo and Robt. Brokelsbee to
John Berde. Lands in Ludford, Line.,
in tenure of Thos. Weylpdale and Hen.
Helnys. which belonged to Sixhill priory.
( Aug.; P. 17, m. 22.

88 36 HENEY VIII.

1544.
1 Sept. 167. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to the COUNCIL with the

KING.

B. 0. Send letters and advertisements, received within these two days,

showing good exploits lately done upon the Scots. The Queen has written
letters of thanks to the wardens for their diligence. Whereas " you, my
lord Admiral," wrote to Waters to rig the Salamander to join the King's
navy upon the Narrow Seas, that ship is in such decay that she cannot be
ready for three weeks, and then could not serve above two months ; and, as
the Mynion and Prymerose, which were before appointed to waft the lead,
are more ready the writers have ordered one of them to be sent forth.
Maltbie, who had 1,OOOZ. for provision of cheese and butter, has this day
declared that all is expended and the provision sent to the camp. Because
" you, my lord of Winchester and my lord Chamberlain," advertised us
that you could not have too much store of these, we have ordered another
1,OOOZ. to be delivered to Maltbye. Oking, 1 Sept. Sinned by Canterbury,
Wriothesley, Westminster and Petre.
Pp. 2. Add. Endd. : 1544.

1 Sept. 168. HENRY VIII. to CHARLES V.

B. O. Thanks for letters received by bearer, the Sieur de Tourcoin. Hopes

St. P., x. 49. soon to advertise some effects of their enterprise against the enemy, as
Tourcoin can relate. Camp before Boulloign, 1 Sept. 1514.

French, broadsheet, p. 1. Draft subscribed Jo. Masson, add. and endd.
''V ;: A modern abstract in Spanish Calendar, VII., No. 191, from the
original letter, at Vienna, which, when despatched, was dated 2 Sept. 1544.

1 Sept. 169. VAUGHAN and Others to PAGET.

B. 0. After writing the other letter sent by this bearer we accounted with

the company of Bonvyce here, " and, as we have always found them worse
than devils in their consciences, so would they rebate us for the 100,000
crowns that they credited us for a i in the 100 for factorage." This makes
500 cr., which " they swear and stare that they will have for factorage."
What with bills making, days of payment, interest, factorage, and other
troubles, this is the most painful business in which Vaughan ever served
the King. Will write to rny lord Chancellor to speak with the Bonvyce in
England of this matter. They will not begin to pay until they have our
bill of receipt, and then they rebate at their pleasure ; and the rest will do
as they do. A great part of what they lent came out of their own coffers,
and, not content with 14 per cent, interest, they would have | per cent, for
factorage of their own money! Andwerp, 1 Sept. 1544. Signed:
S. Vaughan : John Dymmok : Thomas Lok.
P. I. Add. Endd.

1 Sept. 170. VAUGHAN to PAGET.

B. O. Is instantly desired by certain worshipful merchants of this town to

sue for one Octavian who, after long imprisonment and threatenings of
torture, has purged himself of a matter laid to his cbarge, " for going lately
into France," and is confessed guiltless by his adversary (who is executed);
and the Queen has given him a letter for his release and the restoration of
his goods. He desires to repair to the King's camp, to show himself cleared
of his troubles and for matters of merchandise ; and also to repair into the
King's realm, as he was wont. Begs Paget to have him so recommended
that the merchants here may know that by the writer's means their friend
receives favour. Andwerp, 1 Sept. -Siyned.
P. 1. Add. Endd.

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1544.
1 Sept.

E. 0.

171. VAUGHAN to PAGET.

Whereas you lately wrote to Mr. Damsell for the speedy sending of
gunpowder to the camp, no more is to be had here than Damsell had
already bought. When you send for gunpowder it were good to send
wagons to carry it, for here are none. I will put all ready to depart with
the residue of the King's money, but it will be 14 days ere I shall have
received Bartilmeu Campeigne's money and ordered all other things.
God send you health and good luck with Bulleyn. Andwerp, 1 Sept.
Hoi. ,]>.!. Add. Kndd. : 1544.

2 Sept. 172. The QUEEN to LORDS EVEES and WHARTON.

Add. MS.
32,655. f. 168.

B. M.

Hamilton

Papers,

n., No. 315.

Being appointed Eegent of this realm in the King's absence, and
understanding from Shrewsbury your diligent service done in the office
committed to you, both for defence of the Borders and chastising of the
King's enemies, we give you hearty thanks and require you to give the like
in our name to the captains and gentlemen who have served you. Requiring
you to continue your diligence, especially " now in the time of their harvest,
so as their corn may be wasted as much as may be."

]>raft by Petre, pp. 2. F.ndd.: M. to the lordes [wardens] of th'Est and
West Marches, from the Quene, ij Septembris 1544.

:: V :: On the back is the commencement of a letter (from Petre to
Shrewsbury ?) as follows : " My duty remembered, it may like your good
Lordship to be advertised that this bearer, my lord of Fyve, this afternoon,
with often suits was att "

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 166.

B. M.
Hamilton

Papers,
n., No. 314.

2 Sept. 173. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN.

Enclose letters of such intelligences as the Wardens have out of
Scotland. If it be true that Glencarn has so much forgotten his promise
and duty to the King (which the writers cannot yet fully believe) it is a
testimony of the Scots' falsehood, of which the King has lately had too
much experience. Remind her that no money is left and no shift can be
made here for any, as Mr. Uvedale has taken and paid away the sums
which Brandeling and Anderson made of the King's victuals, and which
Lewen of Newcastle received for the King's bows and arrows sold to the last
army ; so that little or nothing remains towards next pay, which
begins on the 23rd inst. Darneton, li Sept. 1544. Signed by Shrewsbury,
Tunstall and Sadler.
Pp. 2. Add. Kndd.

174. HERTFORD to the COUNCIL with the QUEEN.

" [My Lords, whjereas I wraght unto yo r lordshippes in mi layte
letares that I trustid the Kynges Ma te 'shuld have Bulleyn bi Munday
last att the fard[estj ..... you shall undarstand that bi [reson
of moche fjowlle wethers that felle here and allso [our] lak off powdar
hath causid the tyme to be defarid, the which I assur you in mi jugment
and ... in others, it canot be long after the cuming of the powdar
the which I trust shalbe here w l in towe dayes. We have all redi wonne
the bray of the castell, which [is of] gret imp [or] tan [ce] and of such strenght
that yf they had binne mene, a hundret in it were abull to akept it a
go[od] while. The Kynges Ma te hath stayde me here to bring the Querns
Highnes good newis of this towne, the which I pray you to schow her Grace ;
and allso that, thankes be to God, his Highnes is mery and in a good helth
as I have have (sic) senne his Gras att eny tyme this vij ye[re]. This

90 36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

174. HERTFORD to the COUNCIL with the QUEEN cont.

w' mi right harte comendacions I bede yo r lordeshipis most hartely
[fare] well. Fro the Kynges Ma tes campe before Bullen the second [day of
September]. Yo r lordshipis assurid frend, E. HERTFORD."

Hoi., p. 1. Very faded and rjall-stained. Add. : attendant upon the
Quenes Grace, Begente generall of England in the Kynges Ma tes absence.
Endd: 1544.

175. FRANCIS I. and HENEY VIII.

Eibier, i. 572. Instructions a Mrs. les Cardinal du Bellay, Mareschal de Biez, Mres.
Pierre Rernond, premier president au Parlement de Rouen, et Claude de
1'Aubespine, secretaire des finances du Roy, de ce qu'ils auront a faire avec
le roy d'Angleterre ou ses deputez pour le fait de la paix d'entre le Roy et
luy."

After cordial and fraternal recommendations, they shall tell of the King's
desire for a good and sure peace, and say that they are empowered to treat
and conclude therein. After hearing what the King of England will
demand they shall say that the amity between the princes was well
begun, especially at the time when the King was prisoner, and that, to
shorten this negociation, the best way would be to remit things to the state
in which they were before this last war, without going into new disputes ;
adding that the King is content to pay the arrears at reasonable terms.
They shall do all they can to get an agreement that the " said pension " may
be paid and continued according to the preceding treaties and the arrears
at 30,000 cr., 40,000 cr., or at most 50,000 cr. a year, without consenting
to pay any ready money, considering the King's present expenses. They
may agree to a payment of as much as 100,000 cr. of the said arrears by
next Easter. If the English press for damages because of the war, it shall
be pointed out that the King never thought to give occasion of rupture,
having always offered to maintain the treaties, and that the King of
England has done great hurt in his country, for which he ought rather to
be recompensed. But, rather than break off, the King will agree to
200,000 cr. or 300,000 cr. damages payable in yearly instalments of 30,000
cr. or 40,000 cr. commencing after the last payment of the said arrears,
" et sera ce point la quittance dont a parle le Sr de S. Martin." In proof of
good faith, he is content to send, and the Deputies shall promise, four good
personages, to be renewed yearly, provided that the King of England forth-
with withdraw his army and levy his sieges of Boulougne and Monstreuil.
After the conclusion hereupon the Deputies shall name and present the
marquis de Rhotelin, who is prince of the blood, the comte de Vertus, the
sieur de Roye, the vidame de Amiens, the sieur de 1'Estrange, the sieur de
Guemenay, the Comte de Villars, the Sieur de La Palice, the vicomte de
Turennes and the Sieur de Taillebourg, brother of the Sieur de la Tremouille,
four of whom may be chosen. If the matter of the Scots is mentioned,
the Deputies shall promise that the King will stop the war between England
and the Scots and that they shall enter the said treaty. But as for the
fortress of Ardres, it is not to be touched, the King having so often said that
he will not part with a single inch of the lands of his patrimony.

If the negotiation (pourparU) with the Emperor is mentioned, they may tell
how it stands, and that the commencement was due to language used by
the Emperor to certain French gentlemen, prisoners in his camp ; and if
the Sieur de S. Martin had arrived with the King before the departure of
the Admiral and his colleagues, the King would no less willingly have sent
them to the King of England, for, having no necessity to treat with either,
affection for the King of England would have induced him to seek that

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King rather than the Emperor. The King of England is to know that the
King would not consent that his said deputies should go to the Emperor's
camp, but treat at some intermediate place, whereas with England he used
no ceremony in order to show the world his esteem for the King of England
and appreciation of his friendship. As to the King's differences with the
Emperor, he will be content, if necessary, " de traiter avec ledit Roy d'Angle-
terre, a la charge qu'apres les traitez faits et respectivement, d'une part et
d'autre, quant aux choses qui gisent en prompte execution ; et quant aux
autres, apres les seuretez baillees respectivement du reste dudit accomplisse-
ment "; and even now he consents that the King of England shall be
arbiter of all his demands and of all that the Emperor may demand of him
since this last war. If an interview (entrebas) is spoken of, it shall be said
that the King much desires it, but, being here in camp so near his enemy
the Emperor, he cannot honorably abandon his said camp.

The Deputies may make promises of money to such as seem to have
influence in this business, especially to secretary Paget.

Fr.

B. O.

Nott's
Howard
App. xvi.

2 Sept. 176. NORFOLK to the COUNCIL with the KING.

" Mons r de Bewers with his band and my son of Surrey, my lord
of Sussex, my lord Mount Joye, my brother William, my lord Latymer,
Mr. Treasurer and all the rest of the noblemen whom I sent forth upon
Saturday at 10 at night " returned this night at 7 p. mi, having burnt the
walled towns of Saynt Riker and Riew and the faubourgs of Abbevyle on
this side, where the English horsemen had a hot skirmish. They of
Crotey, expecting a siege of their castle, burnt their own town. Our men
brought away a great booty of cattle, and the noblemen and gentlemen
kept their footmen in such order that they borrowed nothing of the
Burgonyons. Such an "excourse" has not been made since these wars
began.

The Cardinal of Bellay might well see what was done. Asks
whether at his coming to " give him the over hand " or take it upon
himself, as the King's Lieutenant. The man is glorious; but Norfolk can
suffer that if it be the King's pleasure.

In his own hand. God send his Majesty his pleasure of Boleyne, the fear
of which makes the Frenchmen speak more gently than they mean. " From
this camp at ten at night." Signed.

P. 1. Add. End<L : 3f Sept. 1544.

2 Sept. 177- The QUEEN OF HUNGARY to DE COURRIERES and CHAPUYS.

The English ambassador here resident, being with her the day before
yesterday, said that his master desired provision made here of 100 lasts of
powder, and that she should despatch commission to the person charged
therewith to obtain that powder at the Emperor's price, and grant him a
good quantity of wagons to convey it to the King's camp ; moreover, that
she should deliver from prison one Jehan de Salerno, Italian, whom the
King intended to use in certain affairs. Finding the powder excessive, viz.
1,200 barrels, each of about SOOlbs., she caused him to be shown yesterday
that the King's last demand was only for 40 lasts, which still was a great
deal (questoit encoires beaucoitp), and she doubts that it will be ill to get here ;
however, because he persisted for the 100 lasts, she has been content to
grant it ; but, as for decreeing commission for the King's clerk, it was not
the custom, even for the Emperor's provision, the bargain must be made

B. 0.

[Spanish
Calendar,
VH. 192.]

'August 30th.

t Apparently the day of its receipt. Sec No. 182.

92 36 HENRY VIII,

1544.

177. The QUEEN OF HUNGARY to DE COUERIERES and CHAPUYS cont.

with the merchants, but she would charge the receiver of the Emperor's
artillery to go with the King's servants and assist them ; and as for the
wagons it was impossible to get them, considering the excessive quantity
levied as well for the Emperor's camp as the King's, and that, daily, others
had to be levied to furnish the Emperor's camp, for the sending of money,
beer (brasserie) and other necessaries ; and that there was much better
commodity of sending the powder by sea ; if wagons could be had she would
not hinder it but give every assistance, and that she could not be pressed
beyond what was possible.

At first the Ambassador did not seem very well satisfied, and let out that if
the King could not have what he needed he must raise his camp, since from
his own realm he could not obtain it. Finds this language troublesome,
indicating that upon any want at the King's camp he would raise it and
make her his excuse ; and she requires them, very instantly, to speak of it
to the King, moderately, and make him understand that she has given every
assistance possible to his affairs, and is still ready to do so ; in proof of
which she has charged the said receiver of artillery to assist his men in
obtaining powder and transport for it, either by ships or wagons. Prays
them to make every good endeavour in this, and advertise her fully of the
issue.

Has been content for the King's sake to release Jehan de Salerno, to go
to the King, as they shall likewise advertise him. Bruxelles, 2 Sept. 1544.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original minute at Vienna, pp. 2. Orii final
subscribed : A messrs les ambassadeurs de 1'Empereur devers le roy de
Engleterre. Headed with note that a copy was sent to the Emperor, 4 Sept.
1544.

2 Sept. 178. VAUGHAN to PAGET.

B. O. There is no gunpowder to be had in all these quarters unless the

King will tarry the making thereof ; and, if Mr. Damsell is to have charge
to buy any hereafter, we must leave him money, being commanded
to bring Avhat we have to the camp. We appointed Damsell lately to receive
5,000/. to pay for what he has already bought, and cannot leave him money
for more until we know whether the King will tarry the making of it ;
but I could come and leave the rest of the money in the hands of
Dymock and Locke to bring after. Desires instruction by bearer whom
Damsell sends. Longs to hear of the winning of Bulleyn. " Men say
here, ye are afraid to give assault to Bulleyn, and that the town was easier
to win at your first coming to it than now." Andwerp, 2 Sept. 1544.

P.S. " It is a great cost to carry gunpowder by land ; it were far better
to send it by water, and would be sooner there."

P. 1. Add. Endd.

2 Sept. 179. HENEY VIII. to CHARLES V.
See No. 168.

Sept. 180. HENRY VIII. to WOTTON.

E. O. Received his letters by Nicholas the courier, showing his proceedings

St. P., x. 50. w ith the Emperor, the Viceroy and Granvele to obtain the Emperor's

demands signed and set forth "by degrees," the better thereby to proceed

with the French king for the Emperor's advantage. Has also received his

letters of the 25th ult. Whereas they promised that the Emperor's

36 HENRY VIII. 93

1544.

ambassadors resident here should sign and deliver the articles of the
Emperor's demands, the said ambassadors have presented articles (but not
signed nor in degrees) so far beyond the limits of the treaty as to indicate
that the Emperor will not fall to any reasonable composition, or at least
that Henry should not have the handling of it. The treaty goes no further
than that the Emperor may have the duchy of Burgundy and certain towns
in Picardy ; whereas the articles delivered by the ambassadors require that
the Emperor, the Empire, the King of Eomans, the states of Italy, the
commonalty of Senes, may have restitution of damages by the war, that
the duke of Savoy may be restored to all that the French king holds of his,
both of this side and beyond the Mountains, that the treaties of Cambray
and Madril be performed, that the duchy of Burgundy and viscounty of
Aussone be restored to the Emperor, with all profits since the French king
first possessed them, that Estenay be delivered and all places taken since
the beginning of the war restored with interests. Which demands, if the
Emperor stick to them when the Admiral comes, the French king could
not perform. The above is not to be declared unless Henry's demands are
first found fault with as too extreme, and in that case Wotton shall show
that his demands are according to the treaty, whereas a great part of theirs
are not therein contained. Encloses his own demands, to be presented
first without signature, and then, if required, signed, as if done without
commission and upon condition of receiving a copy of the articles which
they sent hither ; for this course the ambassadors here used, as may be
noted to Granvelle and the Viceroy who promised otherwise.

The French king, following his suit for peace, has required safe conduct
for ambassadors who are already at Abeville, viz. " the cardinal of Bellay,
the premier president of Roan, the High Treasurer of all the finances of
France, the Premier Secretary, and the captain of the Daulphyn's guard,
who is also gentleman of his privy chamber." Has not yet sent their safe-
conduct, not knowing the number they would bring nor the place whereto
they should resort. For the place, has appointed Hardelow castle, which
he has lately won, five miles hence towards Mutterell, and will send certain
of his Council thither to hear them.

Draft corrected by Fayet, pp. 10. Emhl : Mynute from the K's Ma te to
Mr Wootton (blank) Septemb. 1544.

R. O. 2. [Enclosure in the above].

St. P., x. 52 Whereas the Emperor, for the sake of Christendom and at the instance
made on the French king's behalf by Admiral D'Annebault and the bailiff
of Digeon, has given them safe conduct to treat of peace, with protestation
that the King do the semblable and that the French king offer means
agreeable to both, and has desired his ambassadors to learn the King's
intention, the King declares it as follows :

He is content, like the Emperor, to treat of peace, and therefore :
1. Whereas the realm of France, Normandy, Aquytany and Guienne belong
to his inheritance, but, for the sake of peace, he has, for the forbearing
of that right, accepted from the French king a pension of about 100,000
cr., which has been withheld nearly eleven years, he requires that all the
arrears be paid to him out of hand, together with such sums as he has been
forced to defray for the recovery of his right and also for the wars in
Scotland procured by the French king. 2. He requires to have restored to
him the realm of France and the duchies of Normandy, Aquitaine and
Guienne.

He makes no mention of the Emperor's claims against the French king
because they have been already presented to him (Henry) by the ambassadors
Chappuis and De Courrieres.

36 HENRY VIII.

1544.

K. o.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vn. 194.]

B. 0.

R. O.

[Spanish
Calendar,
vn. 193.]

180- HENRY VIII. to WOTTON cont.

Has no doubt but that the Emperor will think these demands reason-
able, as they are no more than is expressed in the treaty between them.

Draft, pp. 7. Endd.: Mynute of the Kinges demaundes sent to
th'Emperor.

3. Another copy of 2 from the Vienna Archives.
Modern transcript, pp. 3.

4. Modern copy of 2.
Pp. 3.

3 Sept. 181. CHAPUYS and DE COURKIEKES to CHARLES V.

On the 18th ult. the Sieur de Tourquan arrived here ; and next day
they went with him to the King, who received him politely, and showed
pleasure and satisfaction at the letters, the news, and the good health of the
Emperor, and took well the capitulation of St. Disier, especially for the
considerations expressed in the Emperor's letters to the Queen of Hungary.
The King was also pleased to hear that the Emperor had been very glad of
the good hope (of which they had written) of shortly taking this town and
Montreul, and said that some good exploit would soon be seen therein, since
his men had already got close to the wall, and much closer to those within,
who were seeking to advance beyond the wall (et qui dailleurs ilz
appro uchoient de beaulcoup plus pres deidx de dedens vueillans estre avancees
ou/tre de la muraille). On their saying, in pursuance of the theme, that it
was important to accelerate it for fear of some sickness of his men, or
revictualment or succour, he answered that there was little fear of revictual-
ment or succour, because all the enemy's men in this quarter had marched
against the Emperor ; and thus gave an opening to represent to him that
all the burden of the war was falling on the Emperor, who, in trust that
his men would march into France, had put himself in his present hazardous
position ; and that it would be good to march some part of his men towards
Abbeville and thereabouts. He answered (conformably to what they have
already written) that he had still need of many men, especially to surround
Monstreul, and that there was little appearance that the King of France
would give the Emperor battle, knowing him to be so well provided
with men ; that Landemberg's 4,000 footmen had come to him very
opportunely, and the garrisons which, the writers had said, occupied many
of his men, as Longny and Commercy, were all called in ; and that the
places occupied from the French (even though they had a mind to give
battle) were not so very strong as was said, and the Swiss were refusing to
march. Seeing their remonstrances so unprofitable, the writers made no
other instance therein.

After that and other conversation (propos), as the King made no mention
of Frameselle, who was arrived at the camp of Monstreul, the writers asked
if there was any news of him, since the term of 20 days granted for his
return was approaching. The King said that Frameselle was arrived at the
said camp, where he had caused him to sojourn until he had news from the
Emperor ; and that Frameselle had forged a copy of a letter purporting to
be written by the Sieur de Sainct Martin, by which it was expresssed that
the King had used language to Sainct Martin upon the affair of the amity ;
and that he had sent Sainct Martin (who denied writing anything) thither

* Here there seems to be some omission in the transcript, which reads "et que les
ohoses occupees des Francois (ores quilz eussent envye de livrer la bataille) nestoit si
tresfortes que Ion disoit courir Je bruyt, lesquelz Suysses quelques jours parayant led.
S r - Roy nous aff ermoit ne marcheroient du moins si tost que Ion disoit, car il* demandoient
certains arreraiges passez et quelque trop advantaigenBe condition."

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to be confronted with Frameselle. The King has since told them that
Frameselle would not maintain that it had been written by Sainct Martin,
laying all the blame on the copyist ; and the King seemed very dissatisfied
and annoyed with Frameselle, as well for that as for having affirmed that
the said King (i.e. of France } has never caused the Emperor to be solicited
for peace and amity and never would, whereas he knew the opposite, both
from his ambassador resident with the Emperor and from Chapuys. The
King added another occasion for his dissatisfaction, which has since proved
unfounded, viz., that he thought that Frameselle's wife had gone out of this
town before the siege and that the suit made for her should be some
intelligence with those within.

On the 27th ult. received the the Emperor's letters of the 18th, together
with the articles concerning his intention upon the affair of the peace, and
next day were with the King. In delivering the articles, added to the
justification written in the Emperor's letters what seemed suitable to
to accelerate affairs, especially requesting him to reciprocally [certify] the
Emperor of his final intention, because at the coming of the Admiral of
France affairs might be smoothed (deyrosser) , besides that their union and
amity would be much better known by the Emperor's speaking particularly
of the King's intention than only holding general language. This he took
well, saying that it was right and he would at once see to it, and from that
and other language it seemed that he took it well that the Emperor should
learn what the French would say, with the respect and confidence accustomed,
avowing expressly what he formerly said to the writers, viz., that each party
would do well to scent out what the enemy wished to say. Are very sure,
whatever countenance he kept, that he resented the French sending such a
personage to the Emperor, of another quality than those sent to him, although
he consoled himself (s'en desenuoii) somewhat by saying that the Admiral was
not a man of wit for treating such matters, and the Cardinal of Lorraine
held no credit with the King of France. He said nothing of the coming
of the Sier de Eyou to the camp at Monstreul, nor of a servant of a
gentleman named Monsr. de la Vigne who, two days before, had brought
him a letter from his said master. On representing to him that as good,
or better, regard must be had to the assurance and observance of the things
treated as to the principal points, the French being so subtle and malicious
that they would promise all that could be asked in order to escape from
their present necessity, so long as the observance was at their will (as they
had done several times upon less occasion, and as the Emperor had proved)
he answered that he knew it too well, and, were it not for the sake of
Christendom, he had no desire to treat with the French, for the little trust
he has in them ; and he was certain, as they said, that the French were
trying for nothing more than to put suspicion between the Emperor and
him for that end, thinking that the third would pay the debts (les det) first
and the other afterwards would pay his share of them, and they (the writers)
might believe that he was not so witless as not to have good regard to that.
On his speaking of hostages as security, they put forward the inconveniences
which might ensure therefrom, especially in the event of their death. He
said that there was no way of obtaining, from the French, towns or places
for assurance ; and he thought if that point were insisted on, nothing would
be done. On their reminding him, finally, how important was the brief
resolution upon the said afi'airs of peace, he answered that it was the French
rather than the Emperor or himself, who ought to move, for the longer they
waited the less profit would they make of it, inasmuch as the Emperor's
continued success and his taking of this town and Monstreul would make
their bargain much dearer.

* Throughout thia letter Henry is designated " le s r roy" and Francia " le dit roy. 1 '

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Did not think it well to mention what the Emperor had written, viz.,
that this affair of peace might be negociated before him, or that each should
busy himself to find out the enemy's intention with regard to his own
claims. But, on the morrow, they invited Secretary Paiget to come to them
and, as of themselves, made to him the representations which seemed fitting
upon these points ; to which he only answered that he would report to the
Council and afterwards to the King, and procure an early answer. The
said Secretary, the evening before, sent them the articles which they had
presented, with a request from the King that they would sign them, as his
ambassador wrote that Don Fernando de Gonsague and Grantvelle gave him
to understand that they would do so. Excused themselves, as having no
advice from the Emperor or the said lords to do it ; but as the Secretary
prayed for it again more earnestly, showing their ambassador's letter, they
agreed, and he promised that their ambassador would do thus with the
articles to be presented to the Emperor on the King's behalf, and that
the writers should have a copy of them. The Secretary said that the
King liked the Emperor's articles, although it seemed that they had noj
been made as the King asked, namely in degrees, to the end that one might
descend from one to the other according to the exigence of the case ; to
which they answered that the articles seemed to them to be the least to
which the Emperor could condescend.

Have never since ceased daily to solicit resolution ; but the Council saying
that the thing is important, and that, because of occurrents here, they could
not so often assemble, it has been impossible to obtain answer until
yesterday ; and the writers think that it has been retarded at least two days
by the receipt, on Sunday last , of letters written by the King of
France's own hand, praying safe-conduct for the Cardinal of Paris, the
premier president of Eouen, the premier ijeneral of France, his premier
secretaire and a gentleman of his chamber, captain of the Daulphin's guard,
who would soon be at Abbeville, to proceed to Calais, Guisnes or elsewhere
as this King should think good, as the King [said], the same day, to De
. Courrieres, meeting him by chance on the road; and, by the King's manner,
it seemed that he was not only joyous but vain of the said news, for his
reputation (on which he stands much) and for counterpoise to the French
embassy which was prepared to be sent to the Emperor.

Yesterday morning, sending to Secretary Paget to learn the said
resolution and ask audience for Tourquoin s taking leave, the Secretary
sent word that he thought there was no need for them to wait on the King
with Tourquoin, whose charge required no communication ; but, on their
afterwards sending to say that the King had assured them they should have
the resolution before Tourquoin's departure, he sent back notice that they
might choose whether to speak to the King or the Council. It seemed best
to go to the King, in order to abridge affairs and to understand him
exactly, as well by the answer as by other signs and language ; and thus,
after dinner, they were with the King, and, for an opening, presented
the Queen of Hungary's letters containing the excuse of the 40 lasts of
powder which he had demanded, with which excuse he was greatly
satisfied, especially as the Queen offered all possible assistance for the
getting of all that could be got in private hands. That subject finished,
the King thought to have finished with them, either not remembering for
what matter they chiefly went to him, or feigning to do so in order to get
rid of it ; seeing which, they began to say that he kneAV well how important
it was to the Emperor to know resolutely his intention both as to the

* August 31st.

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peace and the war, in view, especially, of the great charge which the
Emperor sustained, who was far into the country and needed to be warned
early (whereas he was here, as it were, in his own house and in a place
where he might depart and sojourn at his pleasure), and that, as they had
several times told him already, in war or in peace diligence and opportunity
were all-important, and that he saw well that if affairs proceeded as slowly
as they had begun they would never end ; and therefore they prayed him
to say what means there was to abridge this. And upon his answering
that he for his part knew not, they proposed, as of themselves, that (since
the Emperor was so near to the King, and so much sought by the said King
for the peace), if he liked, the Emperor would not refuse to take the affair in
hand, having as much, and more, respect to his claim as to his own, and
that, even though the commodity of the King's nearness were on this side,
they knew not well how the Emperor could condescend to the thing pro-
ceeding here (que In chow fut demeiiee icy], chiefly because the Emperor was
bound to preserve the rights of the King of the Komans, the Holy Empire,
Mons. de Savoye, and the republic of Sennes, all of whom had ambassadors
with his Majesty, who, if affairs proceeded there, could well satisfy them
Avith much less than he would do in remitting the affairs to another.

The King answered to the preamble that as to the cost, his was
greater than the Emperor's ; but on their replying, especially about
that of Italy which was made against the same enemy, he spoke no
further of it. As to the rest, he said that there was no need to think so
carefully of the retreat, nor to speak of it, nor to trouble oneself for the
abridgment of this treaty in question, of which the French would have the
worse bargain the more they deferred it (as is noticed above) : and that he
was astonished that he should be spoken to about what pertained to other
people than the Emperor, whom he would not consider well advised if he
refrained on that account from treating with the French in case they were
willing to come to reason in what concerned the Emperor and him ; and
that, as to the advantage (eorfimoditf) of the Emperor's treating matters,
there was very little appearance of it, for, although they said that the
Emperor was sought and importuned to listen to peace, his Majesty hitherto
had no letters of the said King to show, nor offer of importance to speak of,
indicating desire to treat, and that it is doubtful whether the Admiral of
France goes thither (? et qne il ne scayt question que ledit Admiral de France
y alle], who having received the Emperor's safe-conduct had sent a secretary
to excuse him, with the overture of one of the marriages (parties) in question,
the secretary saying, however, that on the Admiral's coming it might be
that he would make overture of the others. And, as to the Emperor's
articles, the King said that they were much too excessive, and there was
little appearance of effecting anything upon them, but that, in conformity,
he had made others to send to the Emperor which were no less exorbitant,
though they were really more consonant with the tenor of the treaty than
the Emperor's. Hereupon they made some representations in justification
of the Emperor's articles, praying him to declare wherein they did not
conform with the said treaty. This he would not answer, saying that by
comparing them with the treaty the Emperor would find them very
dissonant ; and thus precluded occasion of longer dispute. And as to
letters, [they continued,] if the Emperor had been willing to receive them
from the said King he would have had an infinite number ; but to have
such as he (Henry) had received, it was very much better to do without
them, and, as to offers, it was again the Emperor who would not listen to
any ; and that if, perchance, the sending of the Admiral was interrupted,
the reproach which the King had made to Frameselle (for giving him to
understand that the King of France was not seeking the Emperor) might
be partly the cause, and the certainty of it would soon be known.

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181* CHAPUYS and DK COURRIERES to CHARLES V. cnnt.

That done, the writers began to speak, as of themselves, of the other
overture, viz. that each should seek out how far the enemy might be
brought in his direction, with the correspondence, communication and
confidence required by the said treaty [of] closer amity and the apparent
perpetual fraternity between the Emperor and him. The King answered
that that was well understood, that each should do his best to spy out as
above, and that, notwithstanding, the sooner to come to some good effect,
it would be expedient that the Emperor should have some person here
absolutely instructed and fully empowered to conclude affairs when
opportunity offered, and for himself he would instruct and empower his
ambassador resident with the Emperor. And, though they said that
ambassadors would neither be so fervent nor so tractable, as they would
take occasion of any obscurity (considering that what was not done in one
place would be done in the other) to rid themselves of it, he maintained the
contrary, and said that it would not become good men to act thus.

On the King's magnifying (mainfiant qu. magnifiant?) the number and
quality of the aforesaid persons who should come to him on the French king's
part, as if taking it to his great reputation and glory, the writers said that
his honour was so great already that even if the King himself came it could
not be increased, and that it might be said of them, "si ce que disoit
lautre," that ' if they come for enemies they were too few, if for ambassadors
too many'; and that, to proceed secretly and truly, there needed not so
many men, for truth persuades of itself, but to practise and lull people to
sleep everything was useful (/ tost estoit dobsoiny qu. tout estoit debesoiny /).
The King took in good part what was said about his honour and glory ;
and as to the rest answered that he would guard himself well from their
tricks and wiles (ruses et finesses). Pi-ay God that it may be so, but are
doubtful ; for he seems already to give them credit in many little things.
He did not tell the writers whether he had already despatched the
safe-conduct or where the meeting was to be ; but one of his people has let
them know that the place of assembly was first named at Ardelot castle,
halfway between this and Montreul, but that the King had since given
charge to seek some place nearer here ; and that the safe-conduct had not
yet been despatched because the Council wished first to advise the
conforming respectively to the time and number of horses which the
Emperor was according to the Admiral of France. Would not, after the
commencement, speak to the King touching the marching forward of his
men, considering what he had already answered, as will have been seen by
their last ; but took the expedient of representing it to Secretary Paget, very
expressly, the aforesaid morning that he came to them, showing him- the
contents of the first treaty and the second (of Don Fernande with him and
others of the Council) and that he had proposed to the Emperor at Speire
to march forward 80,000 men and meanwhile prepare the rest to be
employed in the great hurt of the enemy. These representations were so
well taken that the King at once ordered Mons. de Buren, with his band of
foot and horse and some artillery to march towards Aubeville to harass and
damage the enemies (pour fascher et a donna, car les ennemys qu. pour fascher
et endommaijer les ennemys?}. And, for that cause, they did not think fit
yesterday to make other instance to the King for it.

The Duke of Alberquerque was greatly pleased to receive the Emperor's
letters and will certainly do his utmost for the Emperor's service, being
grieved that affairs here do not advance better ; and he is so annoyed with
the slowness and coldness of the procedure here that each day seems to
him a year, for his desire to return to Spain, as he will do as soon as this

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expedition finishes one way or another. Sent the letters to Mons. de
Bueren ; and, as he is absent, the letters will serve for the future, especially
if the practices continue.

Will not weary the Emperor with particulars of this siege, which will tie
much better learnt from the Sieur de Tourquoin, who has been very careful
and curious to see and hear all affairs. The chiefs who are before
Monstreul, especially Norfolk and the Privy Seal, who have been here
divers days, despair of a good issue there unless the King sends more men,
so as to surround the whole town and close one of the gates which hitherto
has been free.** However, some days ago they entered upon great scarcity
of flesh and have eaten what horseflesh they have, as two men who came
out have reported ; and they begin also already to need wheat, as has been
learnt by the decipher of a letter which Mons. de Biefz wrote to the King of
France, to the effect that the English seemed to trust more to taking him
and (en qu. et ) the company by the mouth (bee] than by the hands,
wherefore he begged that grain and other victuals might be sent to him by
the means which the bearer would tell ; which bearer, by mishap or the
indiscretion of those who met him, was slain, so that nothing could be
learnt from him. The Sieur de Tourquoin and the writers have pressed
for his (Tourquoin's) immediate despatch, but the King has kept him from
day to day, praying him to wait, as there was hope of sending by him some
good news, which they think was the hope of taking this town, "et est
inspire du premier terme quil avoit donne, nous pria quil attendit, sinon
pour aultre, que du moins pour emporter ce present despesche." A little
after their return from the King, he sent them the copy of the articles
he was sending to his ambassador ; which there was no need for his
pronouncing exorbitant (as above), for it was self evident. The articles
were sent in English and, as interpreted to the writers, the narrative was
different, and as it were contrary, to that of the Emperor's articles. Asked
to have it in French, but it has not yet been brought.

The Emperor's incredible and inestimable wisdom can judge of the King's
intention by the above discourse, and the writers might be excused giving
their poor and imbecile advice ; however, to obey him, they will say that
the King has no other intention, principally, than to win this town, which,
as he formerly told them and has again reminded them, is much more
important to him than Paris, and which he considers his, devising already
to build within and without it forts and pleasure houses ; and it is to be
doubted that, having obtained it, he will not care to march further, unless
he should have great hope of immediately carrying Monstreul, in which
case he would make that enterprise, not in order to keep it but to make
better conditions. For, as he spends money unwillingly and finds himself
ill furnished, he will not wish to put himself to greater expense for the
fortification and keeping of them. Think that, having conquered this
town, he will very willingly listen to peace, and more lightly than would be
convenient for the surety of it, especially upon the coming of such talkers
as will not fail by word and presept to gain and suborn those about him.
Will use their utmost care therein, and think that if the Emperor ever had
desire to give pension to any of these men, it will soon be the proper time.
Beg him to see to it and also to gratifying the King as regards the sending
of the power which he asks for them, which they will use exactly as the
Emperor shall command.

* The transcript here seems faulty, viz. "Et quant a ceulx de Monstreul, les chiefs qui
sont devant, mesmes le due de Norfolt et Privesel quont este icy divers jours desperans den
ponvoir avoir bonne yssue, ce nestoit ledit S r Roy leur envoye plus largement de gens,
a6n de pouvoir environner toutes les villes et serrer lune des portes, niais que icy leur a
este libre,"

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181- CHAPUYS and DE COUERIERES to CHARLES V. cunt.

As they finished writing the above, the Council sent them the aforesaid
articles in English, excusing the translation of them forasmuch as they are
sent in the same language to their ambassador to put them into French,
and, if translated here, even though the the substance might be one the
words of the two translators might differ, which would not sound well.
As to the preamble the writers have not asked them to alter it (nc leur aeon*
semble y riena changer) as it is unimportant and the King would have to be
consulted, which would delay this despatch too much. From the camp
before Bologne, 3 Sept. 1544.

Fr. Modern transcript of the original (in cipher) at Vienna, pp. 16.

3 Sept. 182. NORFOLK to SUFFOLK.

R. 0. Wrote yesternight to the Council, among other things, to know how

St. P., x. 49. to use the Cardinal of Bellay. The man is not a little glorious, "and
also he is a cardinal and an ambassador sent from his master " to the King,
whose lieutenant the writer is here. As that part of the letter " may be
left unanswered as many others hath been," he begs Suffolk to cause it to
be answered. Sees no reason for giving pre-eminence to his cardinalship
any more than to his superior, by whom he claims that title, " which is of
right but only bishop of Rome." Camp before Monstrell, 3 Sept. 1544.
Signed.

P. 1. Add. Endd.

4 Sept. 183. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.

Add. MS. Enclose letters from the Wardens of the East and West Marches,

32,655, f. 169. o f intelligence out of Scotland. Beg her to remember their former
R B "Ito advertisement, made upon communication with the treasurer and receiver
Papers. of Berwick, of the lack of money to pay the garrison and new crew there,
ii., No. sie. The poor soldiers do not a little grudge the want of their wages, and what
money is here for the supply thereof she knows. Darnetou, 4 Sept.
Signed by Shrewsbury, Tunstall, Llandaff and Sadler.
In Sadler's hand, p. 1. Add, Endd.: 1544.

4 Sept. 184. JOHN HUSEE to PAGET.

B. o. Came hither yesternight, and found Henry Atkinson and certain

wagons laden with powder, eight more of which came this morning, making
in all 44 laden with 215 barrels. Took two barrels out of every wagon
laden with five, and therewith laded some of the wagons he brought and
saw them safely out of the town, trusting that they will be at Calice on
Saturday night. Sent the residue of the empty wagons towards Eclowe,
where the wagons last laden in Antwerp will be tonight, which shall
likewise be sent forward in all haste. The people are such that " they will
obey nor be governed longer than it liketh themself, and neither fair words
nor yet gift of money will better their conditions." Is both sorry and
ashamed " that it frameth no better." Bruges, 4 Sept. 1544, 6 p.m.
" I have paid this bearer for his labour 10s. st."
HoL, p. 1. Add. : at the campe before Bulleigne. F.ndd.

5 Sept 185. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to the COUNCIL with the

KING.

5, o. Enclose letters and advertisements received yesternight from the

North ; and albeit in some doubt of the earl of Glykarnys proceedings

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therein mentioned, cannot fully think that he can so far forget his
promises. Have written to my lord Lieutenant, through lord Wharton,
to get advertisements either by sea or land from the earl of Linoux and
the King's captains in those parts of the truth of that matter and of their
proceedings. Where it is written that Anguishe is appointed lieutenant
and expected shortly to come to the Borders, and Sir Ralph Evre writes
" that if Kelsay and Mewres were as well defaced as Jedworthe is, they
should have no meet place to lie any garrisons near the Borders," the lord
Lieutenant is to take order with the Wardens to burn those towns and
destroy the corn growing next them. Where the lord Lieutenant writes for
more money, they will this week send him 2,0001. and appoint him what
remains in Mr. Shelley's hands, about 1,0001., for payment of the garrisons.

P.S. Since the King's departure, have received letters from the commis-
sioners of Cornwall, Devonshire and other places touching "certain old
Frenchmen which have very long inhabite here and have many children,"
and also certain mariners who know the ports and havens, and if sent hence
might trouble the country. These men would rather die than go hence and
offer to contribute their utmost to be made denizens. As they are not
in the books subscribed by the King, could only " tolerate them, [being the]
same, for the more part, very aged men, and yet the number not very great,"
until the King's pleasure be known. Are daily troubled with them, and
desire instructions, Oking, 5 Sept. 1544. Siijned by Canterbury,
Wriothesley, Westminster and Petre.

In Petrc's hand, pp. 3. Add.

5 Sept. 186. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN and COUNCIL.
Add. MS. Enclose a letter from Wharton, with one from Robert Maxwell to

S2 ^B 5 M 171 ' ^ ne cons t a hle of the Tower. She will see that the news of Lenox's repulse

Hamilton from Donbrytteyn are partly confirmed. Have written to Wharton to use

Papers, all means to get further intelligence. Darneton, 5 Sept. Signed by

ii., No. 317. Shrewsbury, Tunstall, Llandaff and Sadler.

In Sudkr'x hand, p. 1. Add. Endd. : 1544.

5 Sept. 187. The COUNCIL with the KING to the COUNCIL with the

QUEEN.

K- O. The King has bestowed upon his sieges so much powder that all he

brought is spent and also a great proportion lately provided out of Flanders
and borrowed from Callais or Guisnes, and he is forced to make a further
furniture out of Flanders and to send Ant. Auchar, yesterday into England
to see what may be spared out of castles and bulwarks within the survey of
the Cinq Fortes. Lest all may not be sufficient, it is to be declared to the
Queen that the powder there in charge of the Master of the Ordnance is to
be sent hither, with as much as may be spared from the bulwarks of
Gravesend ; and also all ships, strangers or English, in the Thamise are to
be searched and their powder bought or borrowed. All gunpowder makers
are to be set to work to make a great proportion. The King has bargained
in Flanders for 200 last to be made.

Whereas the camp is " troubled with a sort of light women which daily
do repair out of England hither," the Council shall take order with the
mayor of London to " permit no woman to pass out of any port within the
city " and write to the mayor of Dover and other ports. Proclamation shall
be made throughout the realm that any soldier repairing from hence
without safe conduct may be committed to ward. Camp before Bulleyn,
5 Sept. 1544. Signed by Suffolk, Hertford, Gage and Paget.

In Mason's hand, pp. 2. Add.: To, &c., "attendant upon the Queues
grace, Regent generall of Englande in the Kinges Ma tes absence."

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5 Sept. 188. CARNE to the COUNCIL with the QUEEN.

St P H ^ ki g Departure they commanded him to solicit with the Queen the

abolition of the imposts set of late upon the King's subjects here, contrary
to the treaties of intercourse ; whereupon the governor and agents of the
merchants (the Queen being at an abbey 3 leagues hence, for four or five
days, upon the death of the Prince of Orenge) desired him to move Mons.
Score, the president, whose counsel the Queen most used therein. Said to
Score that he was commanded to solicit the Queen to abolish, as regards
the King's subjects, certain imposts lately attempted, viz. the hundred and
the impost for wine and beer, as contrary to their privileges and the
treaties of intercourse lately confirmed by the Emperor. He marvelled that
any such thing should be moved, "the wars depending" ; the Queen had
already abolished the hundred concerning the King's subjects ; and the
impost for wine and beer was not new, was paid by the Emperor and
the Queen herself, and was for drink, and not mentioned in the treaties.
Answered that the marvel was that, "the wars depending," they would go
about to set such new imposts, especially when the King was in the wars
with such an army that his charges must needs be infinite ; if the Queen
had abolished the impost of one in the hundred, would he write to the
officers to repay the money they took from the King's subjects for it and
restore the pledges and cautions they were driven to lay in ? As to the
impost for wine and beer, it must needs be comprehended in the treaties
under the name of goods and things bought, and the increase of it was a
new impost and contrary to the treaties. Score replied that as for the
moneys received and cautions laid in for the centiesute, Carne must consider
that the impost was abolished conditionally, viz. only for goods carried into
England and sold there ; and, as for the impost of wine and beer, the
Emperor and his Council could do nothing, as it rested with the state of
Andwarp. Told him that the abolition upon the said condition was
contrary to the treaty (by which the King's subjects might carry
merchandise anywhere freely without any payment save "the toll -used in
time out of mind"), and that if the States did us wrong, the Queen and her
Council could doubtless redress it. He answered that if the centiesme were
abolished unconditionally, the King's subjects would carry goods anywhere,
and the Emperor lose the whole impost. Carne said they could doubtless
provide well enough in that behalf ; whereupon Score was very angry and
charged Carne and the ambassadors heretofore with making all this
business without command from the King or Council. Carne then said that
he had strait commandment to solicit it, and that it was against reason that
they should, without the King's consent, do contrary to the treaties. Score
then said "Well, we shall provide for you well enough," adding the threat
"You will do what please you against th'Emperor's subjects and
th'Emperor shall do nothing against yours, and doubt ye not bat that we
shall bring all the doleances and wrongs that th'Emperor's subjects hath
in England contrary to the treaties to you again, and if we have remedy
you shall have the like." Carne replied that he did not perceive that the
Emperor's subjects had any such doleances in England, but our doleances
in these imposts were evident, and "it stood with no equity that they upon
pretensed incertain doleances should defer the redress of our notorious
doleances had by them and so known to them." Score only answered that
the doleances in England (naming none) should be known in their answer,
and the impost of wine and beer was set by the State, and neither the
Emperor nor his Council could remedy it.

Next day the Queen came home, and Carne made like representations to her.
She answered that she would send to know the Emperor's pleasure. Told her
that Paget, when lately with the Emperor, had answer that the whole matter

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103

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K. o.

St. P., x. 59.

6 Sept.
6 Sept.

E.G.

was committed to her, and in his journey homeward Paget moved it to her.
She then said that she would search for the Emperor's answer and Came
. should have answer if he would put his demand in writing. Which he did
(copy herewith) and sent it to her. At his next coming, was in hand with
her for the answer. She replied sharply that he should have it " and their
doleances withal," but it was not ready. Two days later moved her again,
and she said that he "should surely hear of all their doleances," but she
had matters concerning the common wealth which she must first look to.
At his being in Andwarp on the 14th ult. he was in hand both with her and
Score, and she promised to answer on coming to Bruxelles ; and now since
her return thither he has been always told that she was occupied with the
Emperor's business. On the 29th ult., sued for answer in that, and for
deliverance of an Italian prisoner for whom Paget wrote, and was promised
that the Chancellor of the Order, Nigre, should bring the answer ; who came
in the evening and said that the Council would deliver the prisoner upon
conditions. Carne asked about the abolition of the imposts, and Nigre
replied, smiling, that he had no commission for that. Prayed him to show
the Queen that it was important, and that Carne had strait commission to
call for it. He answered that the King's subjects must live here after the
Emperor's laws ; the Emperor's subjects had to bear in England what was
set upon them. Carne said that nothing was set upon them contrary to
the treaties and, although the King's subjects here must live according to
the laws in matters of justice, they ought not to be bound to provide new
imposts contrary to the treaties.

The above shows that those here will not willingly answer his petition ;
but he will continue to call upon them. Bruxelles, 5 Sept. Signed.

Pp. 9. Add. : "resident in London." Endd. : From Mr. Kerne touching
the exaction of the impost of the merchants adventurers in Antwerp.

2. Petition of the English ambassador for the abolition of the imposts of
the centiesme and for wine and beer, as regards English subjects, and
restitution of money and pledges taken thereupon, contrary to the treaties
(cited) ; showing that the impost of wine and beer is collected at Antwerp
under an order (quoted) by the Emperor in his Council of Brabant.

French. Hoi., p. 1. Headed: A la Royne.

189. PKIVATEERING.

See GRANTS in SEPTEMBER, No. 6.

190. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to the COUNCIL with the

KING.

Enclose letters and advertisements received this day from the North,
to be signified to the King. Look daily for more certain knowledge of
Lynoux's proceedings. Pray God that the King may shortly attain his
enterprise. Oking, 6 Sept. Signed by Canterbury, Wriothesley, Westminster
and Petre.

P.I. Add. Endd.: 1544.

6 Sept.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 175.

B. M.
Hamilton

Papers,
ii., No. 318(1).

191. RAIDS IN SCOTLAND.

Exploits done by Sir Brian Layton, Thos. Goore, Henry Eure, John
Carre, etc., sent forth by lord Eure 6 Sept. 1544.

Litleton burnt, all except the storehouse. Rotherford burnt. Dawcove
taken by assault and burnt (9 prisoners and much baggage won). The
lairds of Hume, Bowclewgh and Sesforth, Mark Carre and Dand Carre

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191- RAIDS IN SCOTLAND cont.

pursued and were foughten with and chased, losing 50 Scots taken and 6
slain. Dand Carre "went hardly away," Jock Hollyburfcon's uncle's son
was taken, and many monks and canons also, and Mark Carre ill hurt.

ii. Exploits done by Sir Ralph Eure, 6 Sept. 1544.

Town and church of Exforth and town of Ormeston burnt. Moss Tower,
a very strong house, won by assault lasting 5 hours, wherein 87 Scots were
slain, including two of the Carres and Dande Yownge, who is much moaned
in Tyvydale. Three English prisoners were there recovered, the tower
burnt and 100 horseload of spoil gotten. Grymsley, Horton of the Hill,
Aldroksebrowghe, Cralling and Cralling Coves burnt. " In the said tower
were taken 80 prisoners and not a man of them unhurt."

iii. Exploits done by lord Wharton, &c., 6 Sept. 1544.

Hodholm, Hodholm Mains and all the peels and houses (named) within
Hodholm, Myddleby, Haglesleyghan, Boonshaw, and Robgyll, with all the
corn found by the way, burnt. Four Scots slain and sundry taken, includ-
ing Irwen Proctour, a friend of Robert Maxwell's. Never within the memory
of man was so much hurt done with fire in the West Marches of Scotland.

Pp. 4. Endd.

6 Sept. 192. SIR RICHARD RICHE to WRIOTHESLEY.

R - - Has received his letter, and also, by Mr. Hygham, 30,000/. ; at the

receipt of which he had not 1,500Z. and this 30,OOOZ. will scarce satisfy
next pay day, 8 Sept. Begs him to accelerate the next mass of money sent,
which must be here before 22 Sept. This night at 10 o'clock 30 of the
Frenchmen issued out at a breach by the castle to win the bray which we
had won, and there was a good skirmish and 9 or 10 Frenchmen slain.
One Frenchman offered 300 cr. for his life but "he suffered also." If
powder come, we shall make the assault the latter end of this week and
" the town must be the King's." Camp near Bullen, 6 Sept.
HoL, p. 1. Add. : lord Chancellor. Endd. : 1544.

6 Sept. 193. WOTTON to HENRY VIII.

K - - Since we left Chaalons, the escorts are not strong enough to conduc

St. P., x. 61. ^g p 0s t S) an( j these men have removed the garrisons from Lorayne, so that
unless by safe conduct like this, there is no means of sending, ti rani-ell
shows me that the Admiral of France with one of the Maisters dcx tteqttettes (foe
the President who accompanied him before died two days after returning to thr
French king) came hither again and offered reasonably to the Emjieror but would
not consent to satisfy Henry, so they parted. The Maister des Ilequextes has
since returned and offered payment of the arrears of henry's pension, with
proof why it ought not to be paid hereafter, and (when Crranvelle insisted, that
Henry must be satisfied) that his master should be ordered therein by the
Emperor. Granvelle answered that the Emperor would not undertake that, for
the amity and league was that none would agree to anything unless the other
was also satisfied, and although the Cardinal of Paris and Secretary
Laubespyne had gone to Henry, the Emperor knew well that they woidd find
the like mind in him ; they knew what Henry required, but if the French king
would give a safe conduct through France the Emperor would stnd to
Henry. This safe conduct being granted, the Emperor now sends the bp. of
Arras, Granvelle's son, who is in favour both for his father's sake and foi
his own learning, wit, etc. }lis father ever shows himself addict to Henry,
and says tJiat Arras irill particularly report all communications with the French
ambassadors here. For lack of time, having been advertised only this after-

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noon of his departure this evening, and because he knows best what this
army has done, I will be the briefer. We are now about 10 leagues on this
side Chaallons, leaving Reyms on the right and still following the Marne.
The day after I last wrote we lodged within a league of Chalons and viewed
it, and on the 2nd inst. went round the town to the Paris side, as though to
attack it, but about midnight removed towards the French camp, four
leagues off, betwixt Marne and Yone. Of the taking of the prince de le
Roche sur Yone and 28 or 29 other French gentlemen, and of Count
Guillaume de Furstenberg the same morning, the taking of the staple of
victuals and munitions for the French army and of boats laden with wine,
and the burning of Ay, Esprenay and other villages hereabouts, Arras will
inform you. At the camp, 10 leagues on this side Chalons, 6 Sept. 1544.
Hoi., partly in cipher, pp. 3. Add. h'ndd.

B O. 2. Contemporary decipher of the portions in cipher above.

P. 1.

6 Sept. 194. WOTTON to PAGET.

K. 0. For haste, wrote not to Paget when he last wrote to the King, and

likewise omitted the date of his Majesty's letter, which was from a place 3
leagues from Chaalons. The Emperor has deceived the expectation of the
French king, who looked not for him so nigh. Have fair weather as they
could wish and plenty by the way, being unlocked for, especially at a good
abbey, where they found the tables covered, the holy fathers having had
scant warning to run away. The Frenchmen fortify their camp still
against our return, but our men desire nothing more than to be in hand
with them, which I would were done that we might homeward, for else I
shall be without money. I doubt not but you will show all courtesy to
Mons. d* Arras this bearer, but if my request might add anything to your
good will 1 would be glad that he might perceive it. "Written at a village
10 leagues on this side Chaalons," 6 Sept. 1544.
Hoi., p. 1. Add. Endd.

1 Sept. 195. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to the COUNCIL with the KING.

R- 0. Send letters herewith which arrived this day from the North.

Their letters just delivered signify that the powder remaining here in the
Tower or in the ships, except a mean furniture, is to be sent over; and the
Queen has thereupon despatched Sir Thos. Arondell to London to take order
for the sending of the powder in the Tower (nigh 20 lasts) and also like order
for the ships and bulwarks. Will write to the ports to stay "such light
women as use to pass over to the camp." This morning, sent over to them, by
the bailey of Westminster, a soldier that came thence without licence. Will
now take order for [the apprehension ?] and punishment of such as come
hither from henceforth. Oking, 7 Sept. Sif/ncd by Canterbury, Wriothesley,
Westminster and Petre.

In Petre'* hand, p. 1. Faded. Add. Endd.: 1544.

7 Sept. 196. The COUNCIL with the QUEEN to the COUNCIL with the KING.
B. 0. Since the King's passing over the seas, many soldiers have come

over without passport from their captains, contrary to the statutes of the
realm. Amongst others is David Morice, of the retinue of Mr. Deverox,
whom, for the terror of others, we remit to the camp by bearer, the bailiff of
Westminster, who, for business of his own, sued for licence to pass over.
Ask how to use such as shall hereafter wander hither. Oking, 7 Sept. 1544.
Signed &?/ Canterbury, Wriothesley, Westminster and Petre.
']'. 1. ' l-'udcd. Add. AW./.: '1544.

106

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1544.

7 Sept.

Add. MS.
32,655, f. 173.

B. M.
Hamilton

Papers,
ii., No. 318.

197. SHREWSBURY and Others to the QUEEN.

Enclose letters from the Wardens of the East, West and Middle
marches showing the honest service they have lately done. This day
received letters from the Council attending her, for Wharton to send persons
by sea and use all other means to learn Lynoux's proceedings at Donbrytayne
Had already partly done this. Perceive also by the same letters that Kelso
and Mewrehouse are to be burnt. The latter stands far within Scotland
and is well garnished with men, who have withdrawn thither from the
Borders, and the King's garrisons and subjects have wearied themselves
and tired their horses by their late exploits ; but the wardens are written
to to consult thereupon and send opinions. Perceive by the same letter
that 2,OOOZ. shall be sent shortly, and have received a letter to Mr. Shelley
to pay Sadler such money as he has, but they fear that he has not so
much, or at least not much more than will furnish next month's wages.
Darneton, 7 Sept. 1544. Sit/ned by Shrewsbury, Tunstall and Sadler.

P. 8. Here arrived the letters (herewith) from the Warden of the West
Marches, with others to him from Glencarn to be answered.

Pp. 3. Add. Kndd.

7 Sept. 198. CHARLES V.

Add. MS.
28,594, f. 1.

B. M.
[Spanish
Calendar,
vii. 195 ]

"Instruction a vous, nostre tres chier et feal conseillier, Messire
Anthoine Perrenot, evesque d'Arras, de ce que avez a faire devers le roy
d'Angleterre, ou presentement vous envoyons."

To go with speed to the King and say that the Emperor has, as opportunity
offered, advertised the Queen of Hungary, the Sieur Deniron, captain of
his archers, and Messire Eustace Chappui his ambassador, of his
progress, and has also imparted it to the King's ambassador with him ; and
notably of all the diligences made by the French, as well at the beginning
by the S r de Longueval sent from the Bailly of Dijon, the S r de Breteville,

lieutenant of the S r de (blank), as by a religious man, and

also touching the coming of the Admiral of France with safe conduct.
That the Emperor long refused and delayed the said communication,
waiting to know how the King would act on his side and his advice, until
he heard that the King thought that the Sieur de Reulx should hear
what the French wished to say to him and, successively, what the King
intimated by the Emperor's said ambassadors and by his own of what had
passed with the S r de Frenezelle. That in communication with the Admiral
the Emperor restricted himself to finding out what the King of France
wished; and the inclination shown by Don Fernando de Gonzaga and
Granvelle to the alliances proposed by France was under condition that
France should assist against the Turk and satisfy the King of England,
with preliminary protestation to accord nothing without this satisfaction
of the said King. Notwithstanding the said communications and the
offers made by the French, the Emperor has continued the war and come
before Chalon, feigning a wish to besiege it, in order to come to the French
army, being camped three leagues on this side Chalon, and compel them to
battle. And here he may tell the King what diligence the Emperor made
on Tuesday last! all night and the next day, and how the French went in
disorder into their principal fort (and seemed terrified, although they had a
river on one side and a wall on the other), where they have since been busy
entrenching, and have themselves begun to burn Epernay and the places
round to prevent our obtaining victuals. The French have never ventured
out of their fort except for little skirmishes, in which they have always

* A transcriber's error for ' ' De Curier." as appears later. f Sept. 2.

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lost. The French, astonished at the Emperor's marching forward, solicit
peace, offering 600 men of arms and 10,000 footmen to serve against the
Turk (or else the pay of so many Almains and Swiss), to restore all that
they have occupied from the Emperor and the Duke of Savoy, as well on
this side of the Mountains as beyond, since last re-commencement of war,
and to do as the Emperor pleases with Steney, which they took from the
late duke of Lorraine and fortified ; and that for a marriage of Mons.
d'Orleans to the Emperor's daughter, with the Low Countries, or to his
niece, the second daughter of the King, with Milan, they will restore to the
duke of Savoy all the rest that they occupy, and conform to the treaties of
Madrid and Cambray, giving suitable assurance for perpetual peace. As to
the King of England, they offer to pay all the arrears of the pension at
reasonable terms, and for the future and all the rest to do as the Emperor
shall tell them ; which the Emperor would never accept, but referred it to
the said King, saying that they must deliver him reasonable satisfaction.
And because for a long time there has been no news of the King of England,
and the French boast that he has done nothing at Boulogne or Monstreul
and, the season being so advanced, can do nothing on that side (and it is
learnt by spies that they mean to withdraw most of their men from thence,
and that the Dauphin returned because not needed there), the Emperor
sends Arras, on pretence of learning the King's final wish touching
peace, principally in order to advertise him of all that has passed and to
know certainly what he intends to do, both in the war and in the peace, so
that the Emperor may do the like in accordance with the treaty. As to
continuing the war, the King may consider how far the Emperor is already
within this kingdom, and how he has astounded the common enemy,
"et 1'hazard ou il se retreuve de present, si ledit roy d'Angleterre
faisoit marcher diligemment la syenne (armee) et s'approcha," and
also that all he shall do henceforth is to the King's advantage, seeing
the offer made by France as above. The King should also consider that
the principal forces of France are opposed to this army, and that a good
number of warlike men, both Italians and French, have been brought from
Piedmont, and the King of France, seeing the Emperor so far within his
kingdom, assembles men from the frontiers of Burgundy, Luxemburg and
those on the frontiers of the said King of England, and it would
be a heavy charge for the Emperor to bear that burden alone ;
besides, that this great army has been an incredible expense to
the Emperor and very difficult to furnish with victuals, the want
of which, if the French compelled it to halt, would be irremediable.
It is impossible to bring the pay of the army from Flanders, as the
King has already heard ; and to send a force sufficient to conduct it
would diminish this army. To bssiege any town of importance without
pay, and perhaps with lack of victuals, would give occasion for mutiny ;
and, with winter approaching and pay lacking, any town taken would be
sacked, and to continue the war simply to destroy the country would be
cruel and fruitless as far as the Emperor is concerned. It is therefore
more than requisite to know if the King wishes to continue the war, and
for how long, whether he will forthwith march his main (puissant?) army
(and by what way) without stopping to make any siege until we are near
together, and we may, thus supported, send for the payment of ours.

And as to the peace, the King might advertise us of his final resolution
touching his claim (i>retcncion), especially upon the charge with which the
Cardinal Belay is gone to him (as you will hear, and the French " en font
feste") and the means which the King of France offers us, as well for
Christendom at large as for us; we being confident that as to the first he
will act as becomes his dignity and magnanimity, and as to the second like
a true friend.

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1544.

198- CHARLES V. cont.

All the above is to be communicated first to the said Sieur de Curier and
the ambassador Chappuis, and with their advice laid before the King. If
the King says that he will at once inarch his main army towards the
Emperor, he is to be shown the difficulties, the possibility of delay and the
charge which the Emperor is at, and that it must be considered, whether
that which is sought and is likely to be effected will be a greater means of
coercing the enemy ; and also, in case the Emperor's money may come, the
King must know that what the Emperor shall do with it is for his sake and
not for anything that concerns the Emperor. And in case he does not wish
to march at once, as above, he is to know that the Emperor has done all
that in him lay to press the enemy, " et qu'il n'a reste ny fait encoires par
nous de passer plus oultre"; and in that case, let him regard the above
reasons why the Emperor neither can nor ought longer to sustain so great
charge, and on his side let him take (a r reste) the means of peace which suit
him, and which he can get from the French as things stand.

In all this business the King of England is not to understand that the
Emperor is absolutely determined either as to Avar or peace, but rather
susp'ends all and will determine in accordance with Arras's report of the
King's intention ; and it is to be obtained if possible that, if the King will not
march at once, he may resolve what concerns him for the said peace and be
content that the Emperor do likewise, without further sending one to
another ; for, as the said ambassadors may be told in confidence, in that
case, the Emperor is forced to withdraw his army and accept the French
conditions, r