AFter I had closed up this other Packet, I had occasion to stay the bearer, partly by indisposition of my health, and also within a day after, by reason of the coming of your Son, John Norris, with your letters of the 15. of this moneth, who gave us here to understand of certain discomfortable news which were told him at Abeville; and as it appeareth, were in great haste sent before him by the Marshal de Cosse to Page  159 the French Ambassador, containing an absolute Victory by the Kings brother, in a battail besides Cognac; in which it was written, that the Prince of Conde, and the rest of the Nobility with him, saving the Admi∣ral and Dandelot (who were fled) were all slain; and this news being here dispersed abroad, I thought good to stay the sending away of this bearer, until we might better understand what to think truth herein; which being now four days, and therein no confirmation of the aforesaid news, but a doubtful maintenance of them; whereby it is thought that either no part was true, or not in such sort as was reported; and therefore knowing the necessity of your mans service, I do return him unto you.

We understand certainly out of Scotland, that there hath been an ac∣cord by certain Articles made betwixt the Regent and the Duke of Cha∣stilherault and his party, wherein the obedience to the King is acknow∣ledged, and a Surcease untill the tenth of April; at which time the Duke and eight more, chosen on both parts, shall meet at Edenburgh, to confer of the estate of the Queen of Scots, how she shall be reputed; and likewise of recompences for the losses on both parts sustained in these civil wars; and for performance of this Treaty, the Duke, the Earle of Cassels, and the Lord Herryes, remain with the Regent, untill they put in their Sons for Hostages; and the Regent in the mean time intendeth to use his force to subdue the Out-laws upon our Frontiers.

I received letters even now out of Ireland, by which it is written of the defeat of four hundred Irish and Scots, onely by sixscore Englishmen; I shall continually hearken for your letters, to declare to us the truth of this great tale of the Battail of Cognac. We hear that the Count Meig∣hen is newly departed and fled into Germany upon fear.