[} [\1550. -APRIL.\] }] 2. The parliement proroged to the secund day of the terme in Octobre next ensuyng. 3. Nicholas Ridley, befor of Rochester, made bishop of # London, and received his othe. Thomas Thirlby, befor of Whestmuster, made bishop of # Norwich, and received his othe. 5. The bishop of Chichestre, befor a vehement affirmer of # transubstantiation, did preach against [{it{] at Whestmuster in the preching place. Removing to Grenwich from Whestmuster. 6. Our hostiages passed the narowseas between Dover and Cales. 7. Mon. de Fern~in, gentilman of the kinges privi chamber, passed from the French king by England to the Scottish quen, to tel her of the paix. An ambassadour came from Gostav the Suethin King, called Andre, for a surer amiti touching marchandis.

9. The hostiages delivered on both the sides, for the # ratification of the league with Fraunce and Scoteland, forbicaus som said to mon. Rochepot, lieutenant, that mon. de Guyse, father to the marquis of Means, was ded, and therefor the delivery was put # over a day. 8. My lord Warwic made general warden of the North, and mr. Herbert president of Walis, and the one had graunted to him a 1000 marc land, th'other 500, and lord War[{wick{] 100 # horsmen at my [\altered to King\] charge. 9. Licencies signed for the whole counsel, and certaine of # the privi chamber, to kepe amonge them 2290 [\above is written # 2340\] retainers. 10. My lord Som[{erset{] taken into the counsel. Guidotti, # the

beginner of the talk for peax, recompensed with knightdom, a thousand crounes reward, a 1000 crounes pension, and his son # with 250 crounes pencion. Certen prisoners for light maters # dismissed. Agreed for delivery of French prisoners taken in the warris. # Petre Van sent embassadour to Venice. Lettres directed to certein # Irish nobles to take a blind legat coming from the pope, calling # himself bishop of Arcman. Commissions for the delivery of Boulein, Lodres, and Dunglas. 6. Thre Fleminges men of war wold have passed our shippes without veling bonet, wich the[{y{] seing, shot at them, and # drove them at lenght to vaile bonet, and so depart. 11. Mon. Trimoul, mon. vicedam de Char[{tres{] , and mon. # Henaudie[{re{] , cam to Dover; the rest taried at Cales til thei had leave. 12. Order taken that whosoever had benefices given them # shuld preach befor the King in or out of Lent, and every Sonday ther shuld be a sermon. 16. The thre hostiages aforsaid cam to London, being met at Detford with the lord Graye of Wilton, lord Bray, with divers # other gentilmen to the nomber of twenty, and serving men an hundred, and so brought into the cite`, and lodged there, and kept # houses every man by themself. 18. Mr. Sidney and mr. Nevel made gentlemen of the privey

chamber. Commission given to the lord Chobham deputy of Cales, sir William Petre chef secretary, and sir Jhon Mason, French secretary, to see the French king take his oth, with certein instrucion; and that sir Jhon Mason shuld be embassadour # ligier. Commission to sir John [{Maurice{] Denis and sir Wiliam # Sharington to receive the first paiment and deliver the quittaunce. 19. Sir Jhon Mason taken into the previe counsel, and # William Thomas mad[{e{] clerk of the same. Wheras the Emperour's embassadour desired leav[{e{] by # lettres patentes that my ladi Mary might have mass, it was denied him; and wher he said we brake the legue with him by making peax

with Scotland, it was answered, that the French king and not I # did comprehend them, saving that I might not invad[{e{] them # without occasion. 10. Lodres being besieged of the Scotis, the captain, # hering that the peax was proclaimed in England, deliverid it as the peax # did will him, taking sureties that al the bargaines of the peax # shuld be kept. 18. Monsiur de Guyse died. 20. Ordre taken for the chambre that three of th' utter # previe-chamber gentlemen shuld alwaies be here, and tow lie in the palat, and fill the rom[{e{] of on[{e{] of the foure knightes; that # the esquieres shuld be diligent in ther office; and 5 gromes shuld be alwaies present, of wich on[{e{] to watch in the bedchamber. 21. The marquis du Means, the duc d'Anguien, and the # constable's sone arrived at Dover.

23. Mons. Trimouille and the vicedam of Chartres and mons. Henaudiere cam to the court, and saw the ordre of the garter, # and the knightes with the souverain receive the communion. 24. Certein articles touching a straighter amytie in # marchandis sent to the king of Suethen, being these: First, if the king # of

Suethen sent bullion, he shuld have our commodites, and pay noe toll. Secundly, he shuld bring bullion to non other prince. # Thirdly, if he brought ozymus, and stele, and cooper, etc., he shuld # have our commodites and pai custom as an Englishman. Forthly, if he brought any other, he shuld have free entrecours, paing custom # as a strangier, etc. It was answerid to the duc of Brunswic, that wheras he # offered

service with 10,000 men of his band, that the war was endid; # and for the mariage of my lady Mary to him, ther was talk for her mariag with th'enfant of Portungal, wich being determined, he shuld have answere. 25. The lord Clinton captain of Bolein, having sent away # befor al his men saving 1800, and al his ordonnaunce saving that the # treaty did reserve, issued out of the towne with these 1800, # delivering it to mons. Chastillon, receiving of him the six hostagies English, a

quittaunce for delivery of the towne, and save-conduyt to com # to Cales, whither when he cam[{e{] he placed 1800 in the # emperour's frontieres. 27. The marquis du Means, conte d'Anguien, and the # constable's son wer received at Blakheth by my lord of Rutland, my lord # Gray of Wilton, my lord Bray, my lord Lisle, and divers gentlemen, # with al the pensionaries to the nombre of 100, besid a great nomber # of serving men. It was grauntid that my lord of Somerset shuld have al his # movebal goodes and lesses [{leases{] , except thos that be alredie # given. The kinges of Seuthen embassadeur departid home to his # master. 29. The conte d'Anguien brother to the duke of Vendosm, and next heir to the croun after the kinges children, the marquis # de Means brother to the Scottish quen, and mons. Montmorency the

constable's sone, cam to the court, wher thei war received # with much musike at diner. 26. Certein wer taken that went about to have an # insurrection in Kent upon May-day following, and the priest who was the cheaf worker ran away into Essex, wher he was laid for. 30. Dunglas was deliverid, as the treaty did require. [}MAY.}] 2. Jhon [{Joan{] Bocher, otherwis Jhon [{Joan{] of Kent, # was burnt for holding that Christ was not incarnat of the Virgin Mary, # being condemned the yere befor, but kept in hope of conversion; and # the 30 of April the bishop of London and the bishop of Elie were to # perswad her. But she withstode them, and reviled the preacher that # preached at her death.

The first paiment was paied at Cales, and received by sir # Thomas [{Maurice{] Dennis and mr. Sharington. 4. The lord Clinton, befor captain of Bolein, come to the # courte, where, after thankes, he was mad Admirall of England, upon the surrendre of th'erle's of Warwic patent. He was also taken # into the previe counsel, and promised farther reward. The # capitaines also and officers of the town wer promised rewardes. Mons. de Brisay also passed by the court to Scoteland, where at # Grenwich he cam to the King, telling him that the French king wold see # that if he laked any commodite that he had, he wold give it him, and likewis wold the constable of Fraunce, who then bar al the swinge. 5. The marquis du Means departid into Scoteland with mons. # de Brisay, to comfort the quen of the death of the duc of Guise.

6. The M=r= of Askin and mon. Morret's brother came out of Scoteland for th'acceptacion of the peax, who after had # pasport to goe into Fraunce. 7. The councel drue a boke for every shier, who shuld be # lieutenants in them, and who shuld tary with me; but the lieutenants

wer appointed to tary till Chastillon's, Sarcy, and Bouchetel's coming, and then to depart. 9. Proclamation was mad that the soldiars should returne to their mansions; and the mair of London had charge to loke # thorowgh al the wardes, to take them, and send them to thear countries. The det of thirty thousand pound and ode money was put over an yere, and ther was bought 2500 cinqtales of pouder. 11. Proclamation was made that al wolwinders shuld take an

oth that the[{y{] wold make good cloth ther as the lord # chauncelour wold apoint them, according to an acte of parliement made by Edward the thirde. 7. The lord Cobham, the secretary Petre, and sir Jhon Mason cam to the French king to Amyens, going on his journey, wher # thei were received of al the nobles, and so brought to thear # loginges, wich were wel dressed. 10. The French king toke the othe for th'acceptation of the treaty. 12. Our embassadours departid from the French court, leving # sir Jhon Mason as legier. 14. The duke of Somerset was taken into the prive chambre, # and likewise was the lord admirall [{Clinton{] . 15. It was apointed that al the light horsmen of Bolein and # the men of armes shuld be paid their wages, and be led by the lord # marquis of Northampton, capitain of the pensionaries, and al the gard of Bolein under the lord admiral. Also that the chiefest # capitaines shuld be sent, with 600 with them, to the strenghthening of the frontieres of Scoteland.

The comprehension of peax with Scoteland was accepted so # fare as the league went, and sealed with the [\unfinished\] . 16. The maister of Eskin departed into Fraunce. 17. Removing to Whestmuster from Grenwich. 18. The French king came to Bolein to visit the pieces # lately delivred to him, and to apoint an ordre and stay in thinges # there; wich done, he departid. 19. Peter Van went as embassadour to Venice, and departid from the court with his instruccions. 20. The lord Cobham and sir Wiliam Petre cam hom from ther journey, delivering both the oth, the testimoniall of the oth, # witnessid by divers noblemen of Fraunce, and also the treaty, sealed with the great seal of Fraunce; and in the oth was confessid # that I was Suprem Hed of the Church of England and Irlan[{d{] , and # also King of Irland. 23. Mon. Chastil[{lon{] and Mortier, and Bouchetel, # accompanied

with the Ringrave, Dandelot, the constable's secound sone, and Chenault the ligier, cam to Durasme place, where in their # journei thei wer met by mr. tresoror [{Cheyne{] and threscore gentlemen # at

Whulwhich, and also saluted with great peales both at Whulwich, Dettford, and the Towre. 24. The embassadours came to me, presenting the ligier, and # also delivering lettres of credaunce from the French king.

25. The embassadours came to the court, where thei saw me # take the oth for th'acceptation of the treaty, and afterward dined # with me; and after diner saw a pastime of tenne against tenne at the ring, wherof on th'on[{e{] sid[{e{] were the duke of # Sowthfolk, the vicedam, the lord Lisle, and seven other gentlemen, appareled in yelow; on the other, the lord Stra[{nge{] , mons. Henadoy, and yeight # other, in blew. 26. The embassadours saw the baiting of the bearis and # bullis. 27. The embassadours, after thei had hunted, sat with me at souper. 28. The same went to see Hampton court, where thei did hunt, and the same night retourne to Durasme place.

25. One that, by way have mariage, had thought to assemble the peple, and so to make an insurrection in Kent, was taken by the gentlemene of the shier, and afterward punished. 29. The embassadours had a fair souper made them by the duke of Somerset, and afterward went into the tems [{on the # Thames{] and saw both the beare hunted in the river, and also wilfier cast # out of botis, and many prety conceites. 30. The embassadours toke ther leve, and the next day # departid.

13. Proclamacion signed touching the calling in of # testornes and grotes, that they that list might cum to the minte and have # fine silver of twelve pence for tow testornes. 3. Prior de Capua departed the French kinges service, and # went to his ordre of knightes in Malta, partly for displeasur to the conte Villars, the conestable's brother in law, partly for # that Malta was assayled often by the Turkis. 7. Sir Thomas Paulmer came to th'erl Warwike, since that time duke of Northumberland, to deliver him his cheine, being # a very faire one, for every lince wayed ane ounce, to be # delivered to Jarnac, and so to receive as much. Wherupon in my lord's # gardein he declared a conspiracye. How, at St. George's day last, my # lord of Somerset, (who then was going to the North, if the master of # the hors, sir William Harbert, had not assured him on his honour # that he shuld have no hurt,) went to rayse the peple, and the lord # Grey before, to know who were his frendes. Afterward a devise was # made to call th'erl of Warwike to a banket, with the marq[{uess{] of Northampton and divers other, and to cutte of there heades. # Also if he found a bare company about them by the way, to set apon them. 11. He declared also that mr. Vane had 2,000 men in # readines. Sir Thomas Arrondel had ashuerid my lord, that the Towre was sauf. Mr. Partrige shuld raise London, and take the great seale

with the printes [{apprentices{] of London. Seymour and Hammon should wayt apon him, and al the hors of the gend'armory shuld be slayne. 15. Removing to Westmister, bicaus it was thought this # matter might easlier and surelier be dispachid there, and likewise al other. 14. The duke sent for the secretary Cicel to tell him he # suspected some ill. Mr. Cicel answerid that if he were not gilty he # might be of good courage; if he were, he had nothing to say but to # lament him. Wherupon the duke sent him a lettre of defiaunce, and # called Paulmer, who after denial mad[{e{] of his declaracion was let # goe. 16. This morning non was at Westmister of the conspiratours. The first was the duke, who came, latter then he was wont, of # himself. After diner he was apprehendid. Sir Thomas Paulmer on the tarrase walking there. Hammon, passing by mr. # vice-chamberlaines doore, was called in by Jhon Piers to make a match at shoting, and so taken. Nidegates was called for as from my lord

his master, and taken. Likewise wer Jhon Seymour and Davy Seimour. Arrondel also was taken, and the lord Grey, comming # out of the countrey. Vanne upon tow sendings of my lord in the morning fledd at the first sending; he said my lord was not # stout, and if he could get home, he cared for non of them all, he # was so strong. But after he was found by Jhon Piers in a stable of his man's at Lambeth, under the straw. Thies went with the duke to the Toure this night, saving Paulmer, Arrondel, and Vane, who were kept in chambers here apart. 17. The duches, Crane and his wife, with the chaumber # keaper, were sent to the Towr for devising thies treasons; Jaymes # Wingfeld also, for casting out of billes sediciouse. Also mr. Partrig # was attached, and sir Jaymes [{Thomas{] Holcroft. 18. Mr. Banister and mr. Vaugham were attached, and sent to the Towre, and so was mr. Stanhope.

19. Sir Thomas Paulmir confessed that the gendarmerie on the mustar day shuld be assaulted by 2000 footmen of mr. Vannis, # and my lordes hundred hors, besides his frendes wich stood by and # the idle peple wich toke his parte. If he were overthrowen, he wold rune through London, and crie (^Liberty, liberty^) , to raise # the prentises, and if he could, he wold goe to th'isle of Wight, or to Poole. 22. The dowagier of Scoteland was by tempest driven to land # at Portesmouthe, and so she sent word she wold take the benefite # of the save-counduit, to goe by land, and to see me.

26. She came from Portesmouthe to mr. White's house. 24. The lords sate in the starre-chambre, and their # declared the matters and accusations layed against the duke, meaning to stay the mindes of the pepull. 25. Certain Germain princes, in the beginning of this month, desired ayd in caus of relligion, of 400,000 dalers, if they # shuld be driven to make shift by necessite`, and offered the like also # if I entred into any warre for them. Wherupon I callid the lordis, and # considered, as apperith by a scrole in the board at Westmuster; and therupon apointed that the secretary Peter, and sir William # Cicell, [{and{] another secretary [{Wotton{] , shuld talke with the # messenger

to know the matter precisly, and the names of thos that wold entre the confederacy. 28. The dowagier came to sir Richard Cotton's house. 29. She came from sir Richard Cotton's to th'erle of # Arrondel[{'s{] to diner, and [{was{] brought to mr. Browne's house, wheare # met her gentlemen of Sussex. 30. She came and was conveyed by the same gentlemen to Gilford, where the lord Wiliam Haward and the gentlemen of Surrey met her. Al this month the Frenchmen continued spoiling of # th'emperour's frountiers, and in a skirmish at Ast thei slew 100 Spaniardes. 31. A lettre directed to sir Arthur Darcy to take the # charge of the Towre, and to discharge sir Jhon Mercame [{Markham{] , upon this, that, without making any of the counsel privey, he # suffered the duke to walke abrood, and certain lettres to be sent and answerid, between Davy Seymour and mrs. Poings, with other divers suspicions. 17. There were lettres sent to all emperours, kinges, # embassadours,

noblemen, and chief men in countreys, of the late conspiracy. 31. She came to Ampton court conveyed by the same lord and gentlemen aforesaid, and tow mile and a haulfe from thence, in # a valley, ther mete her the lord marcus of Northampton, # accompanied with th'erl of Wiltshier soone and heir to the lord hie # treasaurour marcus of Winchester, the lord Fizwater soone to th'erl of # Sussex, the lord Yuers, the lord Bray, the lord Robart Dudley, the lord Garet, sir Nicolas Throckmerton, sir Edward Rogers, and divers other gentlemen, besides al the gentlemen pensionars, men of # armes, and usshers, sewers and carvers, to the nombre of 120 # gentlemen, and so she was brought to Ampton court. At the gate therof met her the lady marcus of Northamton, the countesse of Penbroke, and divers other ladies and gentlewomen to the nomber of # threscore, and so she was brought to her lodging on the quene's side, wich was al hanged with arrase, and so was the hale, and al the # other logings of mine in the house, very finely dressed. And for this night and the next day al was spent in dauncing and pastime, as though it were a court, and great presence of gentlemen # resorted thither. 26. Lettres were written for bicause of thies busines, to # differ the mustars of the gendarmery, tile the [\blank\] day of December.

[}NOVEMBRE.}] 1. The dowagier perused the house of Ampton court, and saw some coursing of dere. 2. She came to the bishop's palaice at London, and there # she lay, and al her traine lodged about her. 3. The duke of Southfolke, th'erl of Warwicke, Wiltshier, # and many other lordis and gentlemen, were sent to her to welcome # her, and to saye, on my behaulf, that if she lakid any thing she # shuld have it, for her bettir furniture, and also I wold willingly # see hir the day folowing.

The 26. of October, Crane confessed the most part even as # Paulmir did before, and more also; how that the place wher the nobles shuld have bene bankettid and there heddis striken of was the # lord Pageit's house, and how th'erl of Arrondel knew of the mattier # as wel as he, by Stanop, who was a messinger betwene them. Also some part how he went to London to get friendes, once in August last, faining himself sike. Hammon also confessed the watch he kept in his chaumbre at night. Bren also confessid much of this matter. The lord Straung confessid how the duke willed him to sturre me to mary his third daughter the lady Jane, and willed # him to be his spie in al mattieres of my doynges and saynges, and # to knowe when some of my counsel spake secretly with me. This he confessed to himself.

[}NOVEMBRE.}] 4. The duke of Southfolke and lord Fizwater, the lord Bray, # and divers other lordis and gentlemen, accompanied with his wife # the ladie Fraunces, the ladie Margaret, the duchesses of Richmond and of Northumberland, the ladie Jane daughter to the duke of Southfolke, the marquessis of Northampton and Winchester, the countessis of Arrondel, Bedford, Huntingdon, and Rutland, with 100 other ladies and gentlewomen, went to her, and brought her throwgh London to Westmyster. At the gate their receved her

the duke of Northumberland great master, and the treasorer and controller and th'erl of Penbroke, with al the sewers and # carvers, and cupberears, to the nombre of thirty. In the hall I met her with al the rest of the lords of my counsell, as the lord # treasourour, the marquis of Northampton, etc., and from the utter gate up to the presence-chaumber, on both sides, stode the gard. The # court, the hall, and the staires were full of servingmen, the # presence-chambre, great chaumbre, and her presence-chaumbre of gentlemen; and so having brought her to her chaumbre, I retired to mine. I went to her to diner. She dined under the same cloth of # estate, at my left hand. At her reward dined my cousen Fraunces and my cousen Magret. At mine sate the French embassadour. We were served by tow services, tow sewers, cupberears, carvers # and gentlemen. Her (\maistre d'hostel\) cam befor her service, and mine officers befor mine. There were tow cupboards, one of gold 4 stages heyght, another of massy silver 6 stages. In her great chaumbre dined at three bordes the ladies only. After diner, # when she had hard soome musike, I brought her to the halle, and so # she went away. 5. The duke of Northumberland, the lord treasorour, the lord marquis of Northampton, the lord prive seal, and divers other, # went to see her, and to deliver a ring with a diamont and tow # nagges, as a token from me.

6. The duke of Northumberland with his band of hundred, of wich 40 were in blacke velvet with wight and blacke sleves, 60 in cloth; th'erl of Penbroke with his band and 50 more, th'erl of Wiltshier with 58 of his father's band, al the # pensioners, men of armes, and the euyrey, with divers ladies, as my cousen Marget, the duchesses of Richmond and Northumberland, brought the quene to Shordech throw Chepeside and Cornehil, and there met her gentlemen of Midelsex 100 hors, and so she was conveyed out of the realme, met in every shere with gentlemen.

8. Th'erle of Arrondel committed to the Tower, with sir # [{Thomas{] Straodley [{Stradling{] and S. Albon his men, bicaus Crane did # more and more confess of him.

7. A Frenchman was sent againe into Fraunce to be delivered againe to the Frenchmen at the borders, bicaus of a murder he did at Diep, and therupon he fled hither. 14. Aunswere was given to the Germains, wich did require 400,000 dalers, if nede so required, for maintenaunce of # religion; first, that I was very well inclined to make peace, amity, or bargain with them I knew to be of mine religion (forbicause this messaunger was sent only to know my inclination and will to entre, and not with full resolution of any matters). # Secondly, I wold know whither they could gette unto them any such strenght of other princes as were able to maintein the warre, and to doe the reciproke to me again, if nede should soe require. And therefore willed thos three princes, duke Maurice of Saxon, the duke of Mecelbourough, and the marquis Jhon of Brandenbourg, from wich he was sent, to open the matter to the duke of Prussia, and to al princes abought them, and somwhat to get the good will of Hamborough, Lubeke, Breme,

etc., shewing them an inkling of the matter. Thirdly, I wold # have the matter of religion made more plain, lest when warre shold # be made for other querelles, they should say it were religion. # Fourthly, he shuld come with more ample commission from the same states # to talke of the summe of mony and other appurtenances. This # aunswere was given lest if I assented [{w{]holly at the first, they # wold declare mine entent to the stedes and hole senats, and so to cume # abrode, wherby I shuld runne into daunger of breaking the leag with th'emperour. 16. The lord admiral toke his leave to goe into Fraunce, for christening of the French kinges soone. 18. Mr. Fossey, secretarie to the duke Maurice, who was here for matter above specified [\unfinished\] 20. A proclamacion apointed to goe furth, for that there # went one before this time, that sett prices of beaf, oxen, and # muttons, wich was ment to continew but to November, when as the # parliement should have bene, to abrogate that, and to appointe certein commissionars to caus the grasiers to bring to the market, # and to sell at prices reasonable. And that certein overseers shuld bee besides to certifie of the justices' doings. 23. The lord tresaurour apointed high stuard for # th'arraingment of the duke of Somerset.

At this time duke Maurice began to shew himself frend to the Protestantes, who before that had apeired there enemy. 27. The foresaid proclamacion proclaimed. 17. Th'erl of Warwicke, mr. Harie Sidney, mr. Hary Nevel, # and mr. Harie Gates did chaleng al commers at tilt the 3. of # January, and at turnay the 6. of January, and this chaleng was # proclaimed. 28. Newes came that Maximilian comming out of Spain, 9 of galees with his stuff, and 120 genettes and his threasor was # taken by the French.

24. The lord admiral entred Fraunce, and came to Bollein. 26. The capitan of Portesmouth had word and commaundement to bring the model of the castell and plate, to th'intent it # might be fortefied, bicaus baron de la Garde hadde seene it, having an # ingenir with him, and, as it was thought, had the platte of it. 30. 22 pearis, az nobles, besides the councell, hard sir # Thomas

Paulmer, mr. Hammond, mr. Crane, and Neudigat sweare that their confessions was true, and thei did say that that was saied # without any kind of compulsion, force, envy, or displeasure, but as # favorably to the duke as they could sweare to with sauf consciense. 24. The lord admiraull came to Paris. [}DECEMBER, A=O= D'NI 1551=O= ,5=O= A=O= R=I= R=S= E. 6=I= . # 5=A= CHARTA.}] 1. The duke of Somerset cam to his triall at Westmyster # halle.

The lord treasaurour sat as high stuard of England, under the # cloth of estate, on a benche betwene tow postes, 3 degrees high: al # the lordes, to the nombre of 26, videlicet: -

[}OCTOBER.}] 3. Bicause I had a pay of 48,000 li. to be paid in # December, and had as yet but 14,000 beyond sea to pay it withal, the # merchauntis did give me a loane of 40,000 li., to be paid by them the last # of December, and to be repaied again by me the last of Marche. # The maner of levieng this loane was of the clothes, after the rate # of 20 s. of a cloth. For they caried out at this shipping 40,000 brod clothes. This graunt was confirmed the 4. day of this month # by a company assembled of 300 merchauntis adventurers. 2. The bulwarkes of earth and boardes in Essex, wich had a # continual

allowance of soudiars in them, ware dischargid, bi wich was saved presently 500 li., and hereafter 700 li. or more. 4. The duke d'Alva and the marques of Marignan set forth # with a great part of th'emperour's army, having al the Italians and Spaniardes with them, towards Treves, wheare the marques Albert had set 10 enseignes of launce knigtes to defend it, and # taried himself with the rest of his army at Landaw besides Spires. 6. Bicause sir Andrew Dudley capitain of Guisnes had # indetted himself very moch by his service at Guisnes, also bicause it # shuld seem injurious to the lord Willoughby that for the contention betwen him and sir Andrew Dudley, he shuld be put out of his office, therfore it was agreed that the lord Wiliam Howard # shuld be deputy of Calles, and the lord Gray capitain of Guisnes.

Also it was determined that sir Nicholas Sturley shuld be # capitaine of the new fort at Barwike, that Alexander Bret shuld be porter, and one Rokesby shuld be mershal. 7. Upon report of lettres written from mr. Pikering, how # that Stucley had not declared to him, al the while of his being in # Fraunce, no one word touching the communication afore specified and # declared, and also how mr. Pikeringe thought and certainly advertised, that Stucley never hard the French king speake no soch worde, nor never was in credit with him, or the constable; save ons, # whan he becam an interpretour betwen the constable and certein # English pioners; he was committed to the toure of London. Also the French embassadour was advertised how we had committed him to prison, for that he untruly slaunderid the king our good # brother (as other such runnagates doe dayly the same). This was told # him

to make him suspect th'English runnagates that bee there. A like lettre was sent again to mr. Pikering. 8. Le seigneur de Villandry cam in post from the French king with this message: First, that although mr. Sidney's and mr. Winter's matters ware justly condemned, yet the French king, bicause thei both ware my servauntes, and one of them about me, was content (\gratuito\) to geve mr. Sidney his ship and all # the goodis in her, and mr. Winter his ship and al his owne goodes. Wich # offre was refused, sayng we required nothing (\gratuito\) , but only # justice and expedition. Also Villandry declared that the King his # master wished that ane agreement ware made betwen th'ordonnances and customs of England and Fraunce, in marin affaires; to wich was answerid, that oure ordinaunces ware nothing but the civil law, and certein very old additions of the realme; that we thought # it reason not to be bound to any other law then their old laws, # wich had ben of long time continewed, and no faut found with theme. Also Villandry brought furth tow new proclamations, wich for things to cum were very profitable for England, for wich he # had a lettre of thankes to the king his master. He required also # pardon and releasment of emprisonment for ceirtein Frenchmen taken on the sea cost. It was shewid him they ware pirates; now some of them shuld by justice be punished, some by clemency # pardoned; and with this dispach he departed. 10. Removing to Westmyster. 11. Horne deane of Durham declared a secret conspiracy of # th'erl of Westmurland, the yeare of th'apprehension of the duke of # Somerset, how he wold have taken out treasur at Middelham, and wold have robbed his mother, and sold 200 li. land, and to please # the peple wold have made a proclamation for the bringing up of the coyne, bicause he saw them grudge at the fall. He was # commaunded to kepe this matter close.

6. Mr. Morison, embassadour with th'emperour, declared to th'emperour the matter of the Turkes before specified; whose aunswere was, he thanked us for our gentle offre, and wold # cause the regent to send a man for the same purpose to know our further meaning in that behalf. 11. Mr. Pikering declared to the French king, being then at Reims, Stukleis matter, confession, and the cause of his # imprisonment; who, after protestation made of his own good meaning in th'amite`, and of Stukleis ingratitud toward him, leudnes, and # il demeanour, thankid us mich for this so gentil an uttering of # the matter, that we wold not be ledde with fals brutes and tales. 15. The bishop [{Tunstal{] of Durham was deprived of his # bishoprike.

In this month Mons. de Rue, Martin Rossen, and an army of Flemminges (while the French had assembled his men of warre in Lorrain, had sent the constable to the army wich lay 4 leages # from Verdeun, the duke de Guise with 7,000 men to Metz, and the mareschal St. Andrew at Verdeun), rased and spoiled betwen the rivier of Some and Oise many tounes and villages, as Noyon, # Roy, Chamy, Nelle, Follambray a new bilt house of the kinges, etc., insomuch that the French kinge sent the admiral of Fraunce to help the duke of Vendosme against that army. Ther was at this time that reigned a great plage in sondry partes of Fraunce, # of wich many men died. 20. A man of th'erl of Tyron's was committed to the Toure, bicause he had made an untru suggestion and complaint against # the deputy and the holle counsel of Irland. Also he had bruted # certein il brutes in Irland, how the duke of Northomberland and th'erl # of Pembroke were fallen out, and on[{e{] against another in the # feld. 17. The Flemminges, and the Englishmen that toke their # partes, assaulted by night Hamleteu; the Englishmen were on the walles, and some of the Flemminges also, but by the couardise of a # great part of the Flemminges the enterpris was lost, and many men # slain. The nomber of the Flemminges was 4,000; the nomber of the men within Hamleteu 400. The capitain of this entrepris was mons. de Vandeville, capitain of Gravelin.

6. Mons. de Boissy entred Treves with a Flemmish army to the nomber of 12,000 footmen and 2,500 horsmen Bourgignons, without any resistauns, bicause th'enseignes there left by marques # Albert ware departed, and therupon the duke d'Alva and the marques of Marignan marched toward Mets; th'emperour himself, and the marques Hans of Brandenburg, having with him the rest of his army, the 9. day of this month, departed from Landaw towards Mets. Monsieur de Boissy his army also joyned with him at a # place called Twaybrug of Deuxpont. 23. It was agreed that, bicause the state of Irland could # not be knowne without the deputy's presence, that he shuld in this # ded time of the yere leave the gouvernaunce of the realme to the councel there for the time, and bring with him the hole estat of the realme, whearby such ordre might be taken as the superfluous charg might be advoyded, and also the realme kept in quietnes, and the revenu of the land better and more profitablie # gathered. 25. Wheras one George Paris, Irishman, who had ben a # practiser

betwen th'erle of Desmond and other Irish lordes and the French king, did now, being wery of that mater, practise # meanes to cum hom, and to have his old landes in Irland againe; his # pardon was graunted him, and a lettar written to him from my counsel, # in wich he was promised to be considered and holpen. Ther fel in this month a great contention among the Skottis. For the Carris slew the lord of Bouclugh in a fray in # Edinborough, and assone as they had done they associated to them the lord # Hume and al his kinne. But the gouvernour therupon sommoned an army to goe against them. But at lenght, bicause the dowagier of # Scotland favoured the Carris and Humes, and so did al the French faction, the French king also haveng sent for 5,000 Scotish # footmen and 500 horsmen, for his ayd in theis warres, the gouvernour agreed the 5,000 footmen, under the leading of th'erl of # Cassels, and 500 lighthorsmen, of wich the Carris and Humes shuld be # capitaines, shuld go with such hast into Fraunce that they might be in such place as the French king wold point them to serve in by # Christmas, or Candlemas at the furdest. And thus he trusted to be wel # ridde of his most mortal enemies. 27. The Scottis, hearing that George Paris practised for # pardon, committed him to ward in Sterling castel. 25. Mons. de Rue, having burnt in Fraunce 18 leages in # lenght, and three leages in bredth, having burnt, pilled, sakked, and # raised the faire tounes of Noyon, Roye, Nelle, and Chamy, the kinges # new house of Follanbro, and infinit other villages, bulwarkes, and # gentlemen's houses in Champaine and Picardy, returned into Flanders.

23. Th'emperour in his person cam to the toune of Mets, with his army, wich was rekened 45,000 footmen, as the brut went, # and 7,000 horsmen. The duke d'Alva, with a good band, went to vieu the toune, upon whom issued out the soudiars of the toune and # slew of his men about 2,000, and kept him play til the maine force # of the camp cam doune, wich caused them to retire with losse. On the French party was the duke of Nemours hurt on the thigh. Ther was in the toune as capitain the duke of Guise, and ther # were many other great lords with him, as the prince of Roussirion, the duke of Nemours, the vicedam of Chartres, Pierro Strossy, # mons. Chastileon, and many other gentlemen.