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SIR,
YOur last letters that came to my hands, were of the 29. of the last moneth; by which you signified to me the advertisements which you then had of the taking of Angulesme; since which time sundry re∣ports are brought hither of Battels that should be betwixt the parties,
whereof lacking advertisements from your self; I do give credit unto none, by reason of the diversities of the reports.
On Sunday last La Mot was presented by Mounsieur de la Forest, the former Ambassador, whom the Queens Majesty hath admitted as Am∣bassador for the French King, and seemeth to like well of his wisdom; whereof hitherto, for mine own part, I have not had any proof.
The cause of the Queen of Scots is now to be heard here; for which purpose the Duke of Norfolk, and the Earl of Sussex, are sent for from York, and are to be here within these two days; and presently the Earl of Murray, the Earl Morton, with certain other Noble men of his part, are already come; and on the Queens part the Bishop of Ross, and the Lord Herryes be at London, and do daily look for some other Commissi∣oners to joyn with them; because her Majesty meaneth to have the whole matter advisedly heard, she hath appointed an Assembly, not onely of her whole Council, but of all the Earls of the Realm, to be here the 18. of this moneth; at which time her Majesty meaneth to have this cause of the Queen of Scots fully heard, and therein to take such reso∣lution and end as she shall be advised unto by her said Council and Estates.
The last letters which you sent unto the Queen, wherein, as her Majesty saith, you made declaration of your Message done to that King, concern∣ing the Cardinal Chastillons being here, was by her Majesty casually let fall in the fire, and so burnt; whereupon her Majesty being sorry for that she had not advisedly perused it, willed me to write unto you for the copy of the same letter again, which I pray you to send me by the next.
I would be glad to hear a brief, or, as they call it, a list of the names of the principal persons that have a charge now in these wars in France on both parts, with the contents, as near as you can, of their numbers.
After the writing hereof this present evening, as the bearer hereof can tell, Mr. Edmonds came hither with your letters to the Queens Ma∣jesty, by which I am satisfied for those reports that were made of the great sights at Angulesme; and of that which hath been here reported by the French Ambassador, of the overthrow of Mouvans, which I am glad is not true as he reported; and so finding nothing else to be answe∣red, I thought good to dispatch this bearer with this my letter, to the intent we might the sooner hear of your news, whereupon dependeth the whole expectation of the Christian world.
Yours assuredly, W. Cecil.
Hampton-Court 16. Nov. 1566.
Before Mr. Edmonds came you may see what I wrote of the 〈☐〉〈☐〉.