RÉPONSE AUX ARTICLES CONCERNANT LES ASSURANCES
Sur l'art, le»". Accordé, — Sur Vart. 4. Même réponse que précédemment. — Sur Vart. 3. Remontrances contre les termes généraux dans lesquels cet article est conçu. — Danger qu'il présente en donnant occasion à Elisabeth d'enlever, sous le moindre prétexte, à Marie Stuart tous ses droits à la couronne d'Angleterre et même d'Ecosse — Rectification qui devrait être exigée, comme il est expliqué dans l'avis donné par la noblesse d'Ecosse. — Conseil qui doit être pris, à cet égard, des jurisconsultes les plus versés dans les lois anglaises. — Sur Vart. 4. Demande de Marie Stuart que le traité soit également confirmé par le parlement d'Angleterre. — Sur les art. 5 «< 6. Mêmes réponses que précédemment. — Vives instances qui doivent être faites par les députés afin que réparation soit donnée à raison des dommages éprouvés par les Écossais fidèles pour avoir observé la trêve qui a été violée par les rebelles. — Demande afin qu'il ne soit pas permis aux rebelles de convoquer un parlement pendant la négociation du traité. — Nécessité d'assurer toute protection aux Écossais fidèles. — Communications que pourront faire à cet égard Vévêque de Galloway et lord Livingston. •^Obligation où se trouvent les députés (|e se conformer à l'avis donné par la noblesse d'Ecosse sur les articles^ qui avaient été proposés. — Promesse faite par Marie Stuart de ratifier les articles qui seront arrêtés par les députés.
De SheffieM, le 26 décembre 1570.
InSTRUCTIOUNS GEVIN TO ANE REVEREND FÂTHER IN GOD JOHNNE BISHOP OF RoSS, OUR TRUSTY COUN- SALliOUR AND AMBASSADOUR TOWARD THE QUENE OF EnGLAND OUR GUID SISTER, TO BE VISIT BE HIM , WITH THE ADVISE AND GONGURRANCE OF THE REVEREND - FATHER IN GOD xVLSO AlEXANDER BISGHOP OF GaL- LOWAY AND WiLLIAM LORD LeVINGSTON, WHO AR SENT IN GOMMISSIOUN BE OUR LIEUTENENTES AND NOBILLI- TIE OUR GUID SUBJEGTS TO BE JOYNIT WITH OUR SAID AMBASSADOUR IN THE TREATY TO BE MAID WITH OUR SAID GUID SISTER OR HIR GOMMISSIONNARIS TO BE DEPUT THERTO ALSWELL FOR APPAISING OF ALL GONTRAVERSYES AND CONTRAGTIING OF FURTHER AMI- TYE BETUIX US, OUR REALME AND SUBJEGTES AS ALSO FOR HIR PLEASOUR TENDING TO YE ASSURANGE OF OUR SUBJEGTES IN ScOTLAND.
First ze sali considdar dillîgentlie the articles and heidis quhilk was proponit to us be sir William Gicill, knyght, the Quene our guid sisters princîpall secretary, and sir Walter Myldmay, chancellar of hir Exchequcr, hir counsallours and commissionnaris at Ghatlisworth in the moneth of october last togidder, with our answer therto that in cais the same be of new proponit to zow agane he sali answer to the same in manner following.
As to the first of the said articles proponit he sali condiscend to the same with the provisioun maid in our answer therto at Ghatlisworth.
. DE MARIE STUAKT. 431)
Ilem^ diS to the secound article bearing the confirmation of the last treaty maid at Edinburgh in the moneth of Julii 1560, ze sali condiscend to the conûrmatioun therof. Providing alvayes that the same be not hurtfull nor prejudiciall to my titill in successioun to the crowne of Englandfaiizeand of the Quene my guid si^er and hir lefuU yssue and to ihat eflect ze sali require my said guid sister in most freindlieand lovingmaner tomak assurance be sic provisiouns as may besufiScient in la^ for preser\atioun of my said titill in succession. And because the same dépendis apone the subtilteis and quiddeteis of the lawis of this reaime therfor ze sali desyre that ze may hâve coun sale of sum of the best learnit in the lawes for the bettîr considderation of this poynt be whoes advise ze may the better résolve iherupone to the Quene our guid sisters contentement and for our guid assurance.
Ilem, as to the third article ze sali assure the Quene our guid sister of our constant amytie and guid freind ship in tymescuming so that no prince and cuntrey salbe able to perswaid me to do ony thing that may be offensive to hir estait or cuntrey trusting assuredly to receave the lik at hir hands. And therfor ze sali desyre hir to considder and wey our caise and grit lose which may follow to us our cuntrey subjects and pepill of Scotland in caise we wald agre to this article as it is demandit; fortherby we salbe in daunger to lose our dowarrie in France. The privilèges quhilk our subjects hes enjoyed thir mony bnudreth zeiris be the auld league of the interteny-
ment of V mèn of armes , V archas of the gard and xxiiij archers of the corps keipars of the kings body Avith ail othir privilèges that marchands^ sludentis and others wha hes haritaiges, bénéfices and pensiouns of that realme wîth mony othir comodities and honorable promotiouns besydes that we and our cuntréy salbe woyd of the assistance that our predecessours and we was wont to hâve for our defence incaise England or ony other natioun onder quhatsumever colleur sould invaid Scotland. Quhilk inconvénients being foresene and provisîoun beîng maid therfore that we may hâve suiiicient recompence for our lose be the lyke privilèges, comnioditeis, profittis and immuni ties to be assurit to us and our subjectes we will rather contract freindship with the.Quene aur guid sister nor ony prince in Ghristendome. Otherwise it wilbe hard to persuaid our subjects to agre therto alwayes we will not refuse to contract with the Quene our guid sister and joyne with hir in hir defence. Jn caise ony prince or cuntrey sali invaid hir without just cause first gevin be England to that prince or cuntrey , and so being also that in caise England give the first occasion of warre to thame, it salbe lefull to us to joyne with our auld freindis and allyes for thair defence without break of the présent treaty ; providing alwayes that the lyke band of freindschipbe maid to us reciprocly on the Quene our guid sisters part.
Hem, as to the fird article ze sali agrie therto with provisîoun that asweill Englis as Frerinhf me n
of warre salbe removit furth of Scotland gif ony be wilhin a monelh eftir our retourning within our said reaime so that only Scottis men of warre sali remane within the saîne unies it salhappin that sic rebellioun salbe actually attemptit agains us as be the forces of the cuntrey only can not be repressit and in that caise it salbe lesing to us to requyre and receave ayde of strangers asweill of the Quene our guid sister as of other princes our allyes and confideratis without préjudice or violating of this présent treaty. Providing that our said guid sister salbe warnit therof be us and maid privey therto , and that theis strangers sali not be sufferrit to romaine within the realrae eftir the peaceffeing of the rebellioun.
/tem, to the V^article. That it be playnly declairit what is meanit be intelligences mentionat in the same ffor we ar content to forbeare ail intelligences that may be prejudiciall ether to the Quene our guid sister, hir estait or cuntrey and ze sali require that the said article be reciprocly maid for the Quene ofEngiarnds part.
Hem , to the \j^'' article ze sali condiscend as in our formar answer assuring alwayes that thair is no, Englismen presently within the reaime of Scotland of thèse wha socht refuge saving only thèse that ar in ihe keiping of our rebellis, for ail the rest ar abandonit conforme to the promeis maid be the bischop of Ross our ambassadeur at thebeginning of this treaty.
7tem, as to the vij''* article ze sali accord as in our formar answeri^.
lient, as to the viip'' article ze sali al80 coodiscend as in our formar answers.
As to the nynt article conserning the prince our sonne, ze sali considder the adwise of the nobillitie our guid subjects send to us therapone and informe our guid sister apone the same, assuring hir nevertheles for our part that ^e sali levé na thing undone that consistis in our powar to hir satisfactioun in that poynt, trusting alwayes that sche will not prease us and our guid suhjectes forther nor for our consent in respect that tlie delivring of the prince our sonne standis not in our handes he being keipit be our rebellis and being maid ane cullour of thair prétendit rebellioun to our grit hurt and préjudice and tberfor the delivrie of his pâi^sone sould not hy nder our libertie as betng a tbing impossible to us, unies the Quene our guid sister mU mak us to be frelie restored witbin our awin reaime and in the meantyme feceave other pledgeis of our nobillitie. And in that caise we sali cause that part of the treaty be fulfiUit be the speciall assistance and concurrance of our said guid sister , and besydes that thèse conditiouns proponit be us in our former an$\Ter at Chattisworth be âgreit wnto.
The X* article semis not honorable to be put in ony treaty because it is contrarious to ail lawis and guid reasonis to put a bridle to mariage; not theles we refer us to our former answers gevin therto.
The xj*** arlicle wald be weill considdarit of conforme to the instructiouns send be our nobillitie theranent.
Touclieng the xij'** article we refer us to our former answers.
The maner of the assurance.
The first article is agreit.
As to the second article we refer us lo our former answers gevin therto.
The third article semis to be most perillous of ail for that il bearis so mony captiouus ami generall ter^^ noes wherapone occasioun may be taken to our grit huri and préjudice or rather to the haill ovarthraw of our titillis asweill in successioun of the crowne of England as to the présent titill of our awin reaime principally in thèse termes to aydo or ony wayescomfort ony notorious tratour or rebell of England quhitk wald be inlerpreted as is contenit in the articles send be our nobillitie; and therfor it is necessar that he require the Quene our guid sister to mak it lefull to zow lo ha\e the counsale and advise of certaine of the best learnit in the lawis of this reaime apone this article being sa préjudiciall as it is to our haill estait quhilk being so reasonneble we are assûrit it will not be refusit be whose adwise and zour awin wisdomes ze sali agrée to that thing salbe most convenient for the Quene our gud sister surety and ours also.
To the (ird article it appeiris werray necessar that the like ordour be keipit in making assurance to us be the Q. our guid sister and the estaits of the realmc of England for keiping of the poyntis of this treaty
as sche hes requirit us and our estaites todo conforme
to the advise send to us be our nobillitie.
As to the V^ article concerning the castell of Home we refar us to our former answers.
And dois siclyke of the vj'** for we can not agrie that ony straungers possese any strenth within our reaime.
Aiso fibr asmeikle as the assurance taken at the Q. our guid sisters désire betuix the erle of Sussex hir lieutçnent and our lieutenentes in Scotland and the erle of Lennox and his assisters quhilk hes bene trewiie and inviolably keipit be ail our guid subjects and nevertheles the sanie is violated and broken be the advarseparty in sic sort that thair is grit spoylies Beif and oppression» exarcit be thame agains our said guid subjects contrair to thair promeis quhilk becidis our said guid sister of hir honour to cause be redresl therfor ze sali désire hir most afiectuously to cause the said wronges and injuryes be reparit and that ordour be taken that during ihis treaty no parliament behaldin in thair prétendit maner nor nane of our guid subjects be moiestedor troublit in thair bodyes, landis, posscssiouns, guides or geir. Bot that thai be sufierrit peaciably to enjoye thair levinges and possessiouns wilhout ony farther trouble. The particullar déclaration heirofwe referto the informatioun to be gevin be my lordis of Galloway and Levingston and as ze sali get forther knawledge therof frome tyme to tyme faill not to mak earnest instance according to ail reasoun, equitie and guid conscience.
DE MARIE STUAHT. U5
And finally our pleasure îs that ze considdar dilligently the articles and înstructiouns send be our nobillitie at this présent quhilk we find ^array guid in ail respects and because thai haverefarrit to ourawin judgement and pleasure to agrie to whatsumevir conditiouns may sarveTor the advancement ofour libertie and restitution ; we likwise does commit the same to zour wisdome and discrétion to be usit be the advise of the said bischop of Galloway and lord Levingston alsweill in this matters quhilk ar to be treatit betuix the Quene our guid sister and us. As in ony others quhilk salhappin to be proponit for the assurance of our unnaturall subjects in caise for the pleasure of our said guid sister we salbe persuadit to schaw our clemency toward thame wherof the particuliar adwise we refer to the information quhilk we hâve gevin zow conforme to t^e answers quhilk we maid to our said guid sisters commissionaris at Ghattisworth. Promeseing faythfully to ratifie, approve and afferme quhatsumever ze sali do in this behalf and observe and keip the same inviolably in ail poynts. In witnes of the quhilk we hâve subscrivit this présents with oure hand and afiSxt our signet therto, at Shefeild, the xxvp^'daye of december i570.
Marie R.
jéu dos : Instructions gevin be the Q. Ma* OF ScoTLAND to the lordcs lier Hie\ commissioneris. At Sheffeild, 26° december, i570.
TOM. m. 40
A LA REINE ELISABETH
{Copie du temp9. — Musée britannique à Londres, collection Cottonitfme, Caligula, C II, fol. 44i. }
Confiance entière de Marie Stuart dans la protection d'Elisabeth. — Pouvoirs qu'elle a donnés à l'évéque de Ross , à Tévéque de Galloway et à lord Livingston de conclure en son nom un traité d'alliance avec la reine d'Angleterre. — Protestation de Marie Stuart de son désir de donner toute satisfaction à Elisabeth.
De Sheffield, le 28 décembre 1570.
Richt heigh, rycht michtie aod excellent Princes, our derrest sister and cousynes, we commend us to zow most bartiie. The grit trust and confidence quhilk we hâve reposit in zow , as oyr most dere and ten der of ail others, moved us first to cum into zour realme to require zour favourable ayde, and continuallie since we hâve conienewed in ihe same mynd willing to satisfye zow in ail thingis , that consists in our powar, to zour tuU assurance and our honorable contentment ; and to th'effect that nothing be left undonc quhilk may be required of us or our nobillitie and guid subjects in Scotland, we bave présent, direct our ambassadour the bischop of Ross and bis associât with him our trusty cousings the l)ischop of Galloway and' my lord Levingston sufficientlie instructed and authorised to treat for us and thame upon ail sic heades as salbe requised for ane perfect
DE MARIE STUART. Hl
amitye betuixt us, our reaimes and dominions and for the common quietnes of ihe whole subjects. Wherfore, Madame our guid sister, we most hartiie pray zow lo receave and crédit our said commissioners and to proceade in this treaty , i^ith sic guidly expédition as the necessitie iherof dois require. Wherintill , zow sali find us so wiiling to satisfie zow , for our pairt, that zow sali hâve cause to think of us as of one being most wiiling to obey and révérence zow before ail other princes of the world. By the quhilk we hopp to receave sic confort at zour handes that zow sali nott be forder troubled with our cumersum sûtes ; but that we may rejoyce together of the guid peace and quietnes to be keiped betwixt us, our reaimes and subjects in ail tymes cuming : quhilk we pray God to grant and to préserve zow, Madam our guid sister, in helth prosperitie and quietnes to your harles content ment.
At Shefeild, the xw!!]**" day of dccember 4570.
j4u dos : To the richt heigh, richt michtie and excellent princes the Quenes Ma- JESTIE OF Engl^nd, OUF dcrrcsl sister and cousynes.
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