MADAME LA DUCHESSE DE GUISE
A LA REINE ELISABETH
CETTE LETTRE AURAIT DU ÊTRE PLACÉE TOME l'"^ , PAGE 4 99.
{Original. — State paper office de Londres, Scotch Royal letters.)
Demande d'un sauf-conduit en faveur de Henri , évêque de Ross , qui veut se rendre en France pour raison de santé et traverser l'Angleterre avec une suite de vingt-quatre personnes.
De Holyrood, le 20 février 1563-64.
Rich Excellent Richt Heich and Miditie Princesse our dearest Suster and Cousine. Efter our maist
hartlie conimendationes , we pray zou at this oure requisitioun to grant zour letters of saufconduct and sure pasport in deu and competent forme, unto oure traist counsalour Henry Bischop of Ross (quliome we haif licent to pas to the partes of France, to soke cure and remédie of certane maladyis quhairwjth he is presentlie diseasit) that he with tuenty four personis with him in cumpany, or under, and alsmony horssis mulettis or geldingis , may saulflie and suirlie cum and repair within zour realme of England to quhatsumevir toun port place or passage therof, be sey or land, in schipor schippis of yebirthe of ane hundreth tunnis or under, and in the samyn schip or schippis, maisteris, skippers and mariners to sufficient nowmer for furing lhairof, on horse or on fute, conjunctlie or severaiie, thairin to remaine and sojorne at his piesure, and to do and exerce his lefuU errandis and* bissines and inlikesort to depart furthe of the samyn to the partes of France, Flanderis, or utheris bezond sey, furth of quliatsumevir port or havin of zour said realme, and be that ilk way or ony uthir as he sail find neidfull, and to returne and repas als oft as he sail think expedient, with there horsses alswele stanyt as geldingis, mulettis, baggis, baggagis, males, colferis, pacquettis, fardellis, money, jowellis, plait, gold, silver, cunzeil and uncunzeit, letters clois and patent, and all utheris thair necessair thingis quhilkis thay sail bring with thame, without any maner of arreist, serche, moleslatioun , perturbatioun , stop, trouble or impediment to be mayd or done to him or
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lhame aythir in his repair abyding or return^rig, in lhair bodyis or guidis in any wyse. And gif it salliappin ony of the personis being in cumpany with our sayd counsalour to commit offence within zour realme, the committar thai rof suffering dew punisment for the samyn, efter the quantitie of the trespas, zour saulfconduct nevirtheles to continew in dew strenth during the space of ane zeir, efter the dait thairof irrevocabillie to the remanent personis, beha- \and thame selffis honestlie, but offence. Thus Richt Excellent, Richt Heich and Michtie Princesse oure dearest Suster and Cousin we commit zou to the protectioun of Almichtye God.
Gevin under oure signet and subscrivit with oure hand, at our palace of Halirudhuse, ye tuenty day of februarie and of our reignne the twenty two zeir 1563.
Zour richt gud sister and Cusignes,
Marie R.
ÂU dos : To the Richt Excellent, Richt Heich and Michty princes oure derest Suster and Cousine The Quene of England.
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A LA REINE ÉLISABETH
(Original. — State paper office de Londres ^ Scotch Royal letters. }
Demande d'un sauf-conduit pour Jacques Stewart , archer de la garde écossaise, afin qu'il puisse traverser l'Angleterre pour se rendre en France.
De Holyrood, le 23 novembre 1565.
Richt Excellent Richt Heieh and Michty Princes oure richt deare Suster and Cousyn, we commend ws unto zou in our maist harty maner. Quhairas the berair heirof James Stewart our borne subject and Archier of the Gard of our dearest Bruder the Maist Cristian King, hes remanit in this his native cuntre a certane space bipast, and having performit his bissines is willing to returne in France; we pray zow gude suster to grant him zour pasport in deu forme, saulflie and suirlie to cum within zour realme of England to any toun porte havin or passaige thairof by sey land or fresche watter, lhairin to remane for doyng of his lefull erandis, at his plesure throw the samyn (accumpanyit with his servand and there horsses) to pas towert the partes of France, with there saidis horsses aswele stanyt as geldingis, bulgettis, fardellis, pacquettis, money, gold, silver cunzeit and uncunzeit,
lelters dois and patent, and with quhatsumevir there utheris guidis, without stop impediment greif or injurie to be done or schewin to thame, conjunctlie or severalie in thair cuming remanyng or departing, quhill thay be frelie within the partes of France, in boilyes or guidis ; and zour said pasport for the space of ane zeir nixt efter the dayt af the samyn, but revocation to indure. Thus Richt Excellent Richt Heich and Michtie Princes ou re richt deare Suster and Cousin we commit zow to the tuitioun of Almichty God.
Gevin under our signet at oure Palace of llalyrudehous the twenty thre day of november and of our regime the 23''' zeir 1565.
Zour richt gud sister and cusignes ,
Marie R.
Au dos : To the Richt Excellent Rich Heich and Michtye Princesse oure dearest Suster and Cousin The Quene of England.
