Extract from the Despatches of M Courcelles

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: in libertie, wheras she desired he might be put in ward; which not being able to procure by reasone of the creditt he carieth presently, she hath absented her selfe for feare of a mischeefe; wherupon, her hosband is charged to bring her forthe, or to be put to the home. There is much practize to remove Canailon from the Duke of Lennox; some havinge informed the Kinge that the father used his service to some dishoneste purposes, and so he might give ill example to the yong man; but it is the Priore of Blantieres practize, because Canailon sought to deprive him of the wardshipe of the yonge Duke. The late Earle of Arraine is not to goe into France; he was sent by the Kinge (who sent him also for his releefe 1000, ) to procure the delivery of one held prisoner by James Maccoimell among the hyelandes; he hath not scene the Kinge, but he was at the Earle of Craford's lodginge, wher wer the Earles of Huntley and Mount- rosse, with otheres, which made some distruste. But Courcelles seeth no apparance of any thing to be done, but rather that they shall accorde, yf the Queene of England attempte any thing againste the Scottish Queen. The King Of France To Courcelis. 1st November 1586. The Kinge, understandinge by D'Esnevall that he lefte him in his place till his returne, is verie well contented therwith, to the end he maye be advertized of all such thinges as passe in Scotland. Forasmuch as the Queene of Scottes in that state she is in, hath neede to be assisted by all those that love her, so as the Queene of England may be diverted from usinge her so hardly, as some about her goe about to excite her to doe; he hath both spoken frankely therof to Sir Edward Stafford, and written effectually to Monsieur Chauneuf in England, and sent a letter herwith to the Kinge of Scotte...