ELISABETH
A SIR AMYAS PAWLET.
{Minute originale. — State paper office de Londres, Mary Queen of Scots, vol. 20 j
Charge donnée par Élisabeth à lord Buckhurst et au secrétaire Beale de faire connaître à Marie Stuart ce qui a été fait par les lords commissaires depuis leur départ de Fotheringay et par le parlement. — Communications préalables qui devront être faites à sir Amyas Pawlet. — Ordre de laisser les deux commissaires communiquer avec la reine d'Écosse. — Espoir d'Elisabeth que la santé de sir Amyas Pawlet sera assez bien rétablie pour qu'il puisse se joindre à eux dans l'exécution de leur charge. — Autorisation de laisser Marie Stuart en communication particulière avec l'un ou l'autre des commissaires , si elle manifestait le désir de faire quelque révélation confidentielle. — Observation qu'il serait préférable que sir Amyas, comme étant spécialement chargé de la garde de la reine d'Écosse, assistât à tous les entretiens qu'elle pourrait demander.
Le (17) novembre 1586.
Right Trusty, etc. We have thought it very convenient for sondrie respectes to send our Right Trusty and Welbeloved Counsailor the Lord of Buckhurst and our servaunt Beale lo acquaint the Queen your charge, aswell with the proceedings of the Commissioners since their departure from our Castell of Foderingham, as also what hath beene lately done in Parliament, upon communicating unto them the said Commissioners proceedings both at our said Castell and since iheir return, as by their particular instructions
DE MARIE STUART. 2i9 you shall more at large understand; which we have willed ihem to imparte unto you. And therefore our pleasure is that yqu permitt them to have accesse unto the said Queene; hoping in God that before their repaire ihether you will be restored to that good state of health as you may be able to assist and joyne with them in the present service committed to their charge. And in case the said Queene shall desire to have any conference aparte (upon pretence to reveale some secret matter to be communicated unto us) either with the Lord of Buckhurst or with anie one of our said servauntes above named, we are content to assent thereunto if she shall earnestlie request the same, for that otherwise we could best like that you , to whome ihe onely charge of her is committed, should be present when any such speeches should be delivered.
Ju dos : The minute of a letter of Her Majesties to Sir Amyas Paulett.
November... 1586.
SIR AMYAS PAWLET
A SIR FRANCIS WALSLNGHAM.
( Autographe. — State paper office de Londres , Mary Queen of Scots, vol. 20. )
Remise tardive de la lettre écrite le 19 par Walsingham, laquelle n'est arrivée qu'après le départ de lord Buckhurst. — Conviction de sir Amyas Pawlet que la lettre écrite par lui à la Reine sera communiquée à Walsingham. — Vifs remercîments qu'il lui adresse pour la libéralité avec laquelle ses soldats et ses serviteurs ont été récompensés. — Restrictions apportées vers les derniers temps par sir Amyas Pawlet dans ses relations avec Marie Stuart.
De Fotheringay, le 21 novembre 1586.
Sir. Your letters of the 19*'' came not to my handes untill this present clay at Ihre after none, wherein you may see the lewde neghgence of the postes, who might have brought this letter inclosed to have been delivered to my Lord of Buckhurst before his departure from hence this present morninge. My letter to Her Majesty inclosed herein wilbe (I doubt not) imparted unto you; and although it pleaseth you to impute Her Highness intended liberalitye towardes my servantes and soldiers, to the report of M'. Stallenge, yet I am greatlye perswaded that the same hath proceeded in the greater part, if notwholye, of your favour towardes me and mine; wherein you have bound me verye much, and in deede I thanke you for
y t as for a singuler benefitt. And ihus I leave to trouble you, beseeching God to blesse all your actions to his glorye.
From Folheringhay, the 24'' of November 1586.
Your most assured poore friend, A. Poulet.
Posl-scriptum : I do not remember, and 1 thinke 1 may be bolde to denye, that 1 have at any time lefte this Ladye in her passionate speeches ; but 1 confesse that I have left her often in her superfluous and idle speeches. I have sayd to Stallenge, and yt is verye trewe, that in former tyme I have observed this , course, to have as little talk with her as I might; since now lately that followinge your direction 1 have geven her full scope and tyme to say what she would, and yet at some tymes fyndinge no matter to come from her worthye of advertisement; I have departed from her as otherwyse she would never have left me; and 1 am deceaved yf my Lord of Buckhurst will not geve the same testimonye of her tediousnes.
Ju dos : To the Right Honourable Sir Frauncis Walsingham Kn'. Her Majesiys Principall Secretarye.
