XXXIV

DépÊcHE DES AMBASSADEURS ANGLAIS CONCERNANT CaABoT,

« And farther where as one Sebastian Gabote generall plilot] 1549. of the emperours Indias is presently in England forasmuch as he cannot stand the king your Mr. in any greate [stead] seing he hath smale practise in thèse sces and is a vlerie] necessary man for the emperour whose servaunt he is [and ?] hath a pencion of hym his maï° desyreth sume ordre [to] be taken for his sending over in suche sorte as his [ma“*]| Ambassadour shall at better length declare vnto the king your Mrs counsell ».

(Cotton M. Galba B. XII, fo. 124. Despatch from sir Thos. Cheyne and sir Phil. Hoby, English ambassadors 10 Charles V., lo ibe Privy Council. Brussels, 25 nov. 1549: )

XXXIVB Réponse DE CABOT.

«And as for Sebastian Cabot answere was first made tothe said 1550. Amber, that he was not deteined heere by vs, but that he of" 25 avril. himself refused to go either into Spayne of to the emp°', and that he being of that mind and the kinges subiecte, no reason nor equitie wolde that he shulde be forced or compelled to go against his will. Vpon the we aunswere, the said Am said, that if this were Cabottes aunswere then he required that the said Cabot in the presence of some one whom we could appointe might spek with che said Ambéer and declare vnto him this to be

25 novembre.

his mind and aunswere wherunto we condescended, and at the last, sent the said Cabot w'. Richard Shelley to thembassador. Who as the said Shelley hathe made report to vs, affirmed to the said Amb%* that he was not minded to go neither into Spayne nor to themp®* Nevertheles hauing knowlege of certain thinges verie necessarie for the Emp°'* knowlege, he was well contented for the good well he bere themp*" to write his mind vnto him, | or declare the same here to enie such as shulde be appointed to heare him. Whervnto the said Ambder asked the said Cabot, in case the Kinges ma‘ or we shuld command him to go to themp®r whether then he wold not doit? Wherunto Cabot made aunswere as Shelley reportethe that if the kinges highnes or we did command him so to do, then ke knew wel inoughe what he hadto do. But it semeth that the ambd' tooke this aunswere of Cabot to sound as though Cabot had aunswered, that being commanded by the kinges highnes or vs that then he wolde be contented to go to the emp°" wherin we reken the said Amber to be deceived, for that the said Cabot had diuers times before declared vnto vs that he was fullie determined not to go hens at all. Grenewich, 2r april 1550. The counsail to Sir Ph. H. » (British Museum, Harleyan Mss. 523. f. 9.)

XXXIV c ÉMARGEMENT DE CABOT.

1550. « An acquittaunce to the Treasurer and Barons of Thexcheker forthe payment of diuerse somes of monie by the counsailes warrant as followeth, from the feast of Easter an° 4 Ed. VI untill michalmas following » f 66, etc. « To Sebastian Cabote icili by way of the K. M. rewarde. »

(Roy. 18 C. xxIv, f. 66 et 68.)

Déricue pu Coseiz DES Dix À GIACOMO SORANZO , AMBASSADEUR EN ANGLETERRE,

« Per le lettere vostre de’r7 del mese passato indriciate alli Capi del Consiglio nostro di Dieci, havemo inteso quell oche vi è occorso di avvisarne in materia del fedelissimo nostro Sebastiano Gaboto, il che mi & stato molto grato, e vi laudamo della diligentia che avete usato in darne particolar informatione delle qualith e conditioni soe ; in risposta delle quali vi dicemo che li dobbiate far intendere che questa sua offerta ne stata gratissima, usandole quelle bone parole che vi parerano per la prudentia vbstra; et quanto alla richiesta che vi & stata fata da quei Signori circa li crediti che pretende, e ricuperatione de beni, li risponderete che noi desideramo in tutto quello che potemo far cosa grata a quella Maestà, e a loro Signorie #14 che non essendo il detto Caboto conosciuto da alcuno de qui, saria neccessario che esso medesimo venisse per giustificare la sua persona et le ragion sue, essendo quelle cose di che si parla molto vecchie, e questo istesso havemo risposto al Magnifico Ambasciator di quella Maestà, il quale di ciô ne ha fatto instantia in conformità delle lettere vostre, perd anchora ad esso Gaboto farete intender il tutto. Con questa occasione possa dimandare et ottenere la licentia di venire, la quale vederete, che il procuri di avere, transferendosi di qui quanto più presto potrà, ne restarete perô in questo mezo di sforzarvi di intendere da lui più avanti quei maggior particolari che potrete dir, e il disegno suo di questa navigatione, dando del tutto particolare notitia alli Capi.

Fa. 4.

(Archives d'État, Venise, Consiglio dei Diect, Parti Secrete,

Filza, N.8, 1551-54.)

12 septembre.

Dérêcue pu Révi PETER VANNES, AMBASSADEUR D'ANGLETERRE A VENISE.

1551. « To the Council :

.…Touching Sebastian Cabot’s matter, concerning which the Venetian Ambassador has also written, he has recommanded the same to the Seigniory, and in their presence delivered to one of their secretaries Baptista Ramusio, whom Cabot put in trust, such evidences as came to his hands. The Seigniory were wel pleased that one of their subjects by service and virtue should deserve the Council’s good will and favour ; and although this matter is about 50 yars old, and by the death ofmen, decaying of houses and perishing of writings, as well as his own absence it were hard to come to any assured knowledge thereof, they havel commanded Ramusio 10 ensearch with diligence any way and knowledge possible that may stand to the said Sebastian’s profit and obtaining of right. »

(Foreign Calendar, publié par M. W® B. Turnbull, Lond.,

1861, p. 171, No 444.)

12 septembre.

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LETTRE DE CHARLES-QUINT A MARIE Tupor.

1553" « Tres haulte tres excellente et tres puissante princesse nostre tres chiere et tres amee bonne seur et cousine Pour ce que desi-

9 septembre. rerions communiquer aucuns affaires concernans la sheurete de ———" Ja nauigation de noz Royaulmes et pays auec le capitaine cabote cideuant pilote de noz Royaulmes despaigne, et lequel de nostre

gre et consentement sest puis aucunes annees passe en Angleterre nous vous requerons bien affectueusement donner conge audit cabote et luy permecter venir deuers nous, pour auec luy communiquer sur ce que dessus Et vous nous ferez en ce tres agreable plesir selon qu’auons en charge a noz ambassadeurs deuers vous le vous declarer plus particulierement. Atant tres haulte tres excellente et tres puissante princesse nfe tres chiere et tres amec bonne seur et cousine nous prions le createur vous auoir en sa tres saincte et digne garde. À Mons en Haynnau le 1x° de septembre 1553.

ve bon frere et cousin Charles. BauË.

A tres haulte tres excellente et tres puissante princesse nre tres chiere et tres amee bonne seur et cousine la Royne dangleterre.»

(Publié en extrait et en anglais par M. W. B. Turnbull, dans

lés Calendars Foreign, 1553-58. t. I, No 31, p. 10 “4

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