CP 138, 32a

CP Volume 138 Folio 32(b)

HMC Volume 1 Page 216 Number 688

Haynes Page 301 Number 295

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

29 April 1560 From my Lord his Grace to Mr. Secretary

From the Duke of Norfolk's Book of Entries.

YOU may see by my Lord Graie's Lettres, that now Thinges goo forwarde, and that the slacknes passed hath not ben for lacke of my offten calling on: I assure you, if Things had ben handled with that celerytie before, as have ben sins the 14th of this Monethe, Lythe had not ben nowe to wynne. Neverthelesse you knowe the Nature of my Lord Graye; and althoughe I woll in the meane Tyme feede his Humor with som gentle Lettres, yet I praye you, for his better harting procure, sum Lettre of Thanks from the Quene's Majestie unto hym: And it wold do no hurte, if there were sum privatt Lettres of the like Effecte to those, that he requyreth. For that my Lord Gray wrytethe, thatt he cann geate no Skotts in wags, neither for Love, nor Moneye, I mynde to wryte to my Lord of Ledington, from whom when I have harde, I woll advertise you of the certintye thereof. I have staied the givinge of any Authoritie, for bysieging Edinburgh Castell, according to your Lettres; and have also sent my Lettres unto Mr. Winter, with such Advertisements as I thought necessarie. I pray you send me spedie Worde for my Discharge sake, whether, if King Phillip woll nedes land ony Men in Scotlande, we shall use him as an Enemye or not. The Matter is of greate Importaunce; and yet I knowe not the Quene's Majestie's Pleasure. For thapproche, and howe nyer we are nowe unto Lythe, I referr you to my Lord Grey's Lettres. Thus fare ye well, &c.

Tho. Norffolk.