Cotton MS Caligula B X/1

This is volume 1 of 2 volumes created from Cotton MS Caligula B X.

Contents:

f. 1r: Note ‘Scotland ab ao. 1558 usque 1567'.

f. 1v: Note ‘Lord let mee knowe mine end & the munites of my dayes that I may be Certified how long I have to live saith David'.

f. 2r: Inscription of Robert Cotton’s name, ‘Ro: Cotton Bruseus'.

f. 4r: Printed title-page.

f. 5r: Clause of an Act of Parliament of Scotland. Granting the matrimonial crown to King Francis, the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Edinburgh, 29 November 1558.

ff. 6r-7r: Letter from Sir Henry Percy, later 8th Earl of Northumberland, to an unnamed English royal minister. Reporting a conference he had with the James Hamilton, Duke of Chatelherault, promising him English support against the French in Scotland. Norham, 22 January 1559.

f. 8r: Copy of a deed made between Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, and James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell. For an abstinence of war on the Marches for two months. Warkworth, 29 March 1559.

ff. 9r-11v: Treaty between Queen Elizabeth I and Francis, Dauphin of France, and Mary, Queen of Scots. Cateau Cambresis, 2 April 1559. Latin.

f. 13r-13v: Ratification of the peace of Cateau Cambresis by Francis and Mary, King and Queen of Scotland, brought by William Maitland of Lethington. Fontainbleau, 21 Apr 1559. French.

f. 14r-14v: Copy of a commission of Queen Elizabeth I. For treating with Scottish commissioners in consequence of the 7th article of the treaty of Cateau Cambresis. Westminster, 21 May. Latin. Another copy is in Cotton MS Caligula B IX, f. 40r.

ff. 14v-15r: Commission appointing the Scottish commissioners to negotiate following treaty of Cateau Cambresis at Upsettlington. Under the seal of the Regent and Queen Mother Mary at Stirling, 21 May 1559.

f. 16r: Proclamation of the peace of Upsettlington. Norham, 16 June 1559.

f. 16r: Note from Sir James Croft (at Berwick) to Sir Thomas Parry, Treasurer of the Household, reporting on the discontents in Scotland. June 1559.

ff. 17r-18v: Coloured arms of Mary, as Dauphiness of France and Queen of Scotland and England, sent out of France. July 1559.

f. 19r-19v: Paper of advice from Scotland. Concerning an agreement between the Queen Dowager Mary of Guise and the Lords of the congregation. Edinburgh, 24 July 1559.

ff. 20r-21v: Commission of Queen Elizabeth I to Sir Nicholas Throckmorton. For receiving the confirmation of the treaty of Upsettlington. August 1559. Latin.

ff. 22r-24v: Copy of a memorial of certain points for restoring Scotland to its ancient weal, 'Written by my Lo[rd] Thr[easu]rer in his owne hand' (an anachronistic description for Sir William Cecil, then Secretary of State). Its purpose was to severe Scotland from France. 5 August 1559.

ff. 24v-25v: Copy of a letter from Queen Elizabeth I to the Queen Dowager Mary of Guise. A letter of credence concerning Sir Ralph Sadler, describing him as sent as a commissioner to deal with disorder in the Marches. 7 August 1559.

ff. 26r-27v: Copy of instructions from Queen Elizabeth I to Sir Ralph Sadler, Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, and Sir James Croft, for ordering matters on the borders. 5 August 1559.

ff. 28v-32r: Declaration made by the Protestant Lords in Scotland to Queen Elizabeth I. Justifying their proceedings against the Queen Dowager Mary of Guise and the French, and enlisting the aid of the English Queen; to which is subjoined a short petition signed by 12 of the Lords. The document refers to the French having fortified Leith, which occurred in September [see entries under 19 September 1559 in Calendar State Papers, Foreign]. 1559.

ff. 33r-36r: Paper titled ‘A short discussion of the weighty matter of Scotland’. Discussing whether England should help the Protestant nobility of Scotland to expel the French. August 1559. Another version is below, ff. 86r-88v.

ff. 38r-39v: Letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir William Cecil. Sending intelligence concerning the expected return of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Scotland, discussing the disposition of the Protestant nobility in Scotland, and requesting to be recalled. Edinburgh, 9 August 1561.

f. 40r-40v: Paper giving reasons why Mary, Queen of Scots, refuses to ratify the treaty of Edinburgh of July 1560. With signatures of Mary, Queen of Scots, and ‘Paulet’. Calais, 11 August 1561.

ff. 41r-42v: Letter from Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft to Sir William Cecil. Sending intelligence on the treaty with Scotland and the state of the borders. Berwick, 16 September 1559. Partly cipher.

f. 43r: Summary of a letter from Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir William Cecil. Berwick, 19 September 1559.

f. 44r-44v: Letter from Henry Balnaves of Halhill, possibly to Sir Ralph Sadler. Reporting on the proceedings of the Scottish Lords. Stirling, 23 September 1559.

ff. 45v-46v: Letter from Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft to Sir William Cecil. Sending intelligence concerning the French in Scotland, the Scottish nobility, and dealing with Scottish commissioners on the borders. Berwick, 27 September 1559. Partly cipher. With a summary of another letter from Sadler, of the same date.

f. 47r-47v: Deciphered letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft. Concerning the actions of the Protestant Lords in Scotland, and their naming of a council. 22 October 1559.

f. 48r: Copy of a letter from the Lords of the Congregation to the Queen Dowager Mary of Guise. Signifying their common consent for her deprivation as Regent. Edinburgh, 23 October 1559.

f. 48v: Copy of a list of members of the council established by the Protestant faction.

ff. 49r-50v: Letter from John Knox, using the alias John Sinclair, to Sir James Croft. Requesting an immediate supply of men and money from England. Edinburgh, October 25 1559.

f. 50r: Copy of a memorandum of a letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir Ralph Sadler. 25 Oct 25 1559.

ff. 51r-52v: Letter from Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft to Sir William Cecil. Sending intelligence concerning a skirmish between the Protestants and the French in Scotland, the return of James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, and suspicions about Thomas Clavering of Norham. Berwick, 25 October 1559.

f. 53r: Copy of orders for the maintenance and government of the garrisons of horsemen and footmen. Possibly made by the Council of the Lords of the Congregation. 4 November 1559.

f. 54r: Letter from the Lords of Scotland to Sir Ralph Sadler. Requesting a supply of £1000 to make good the loss of the £1000 previously sent with John Cockburn, Laird of Ormiston. Signed by James [Hamilton, Duke of Chatelherault], James Hamilton [3rd Earl of Arran] and James St Andrews (the last is James Stewart, Prior of St Andrews and later 1st Earl of Moray). Edinburgh 6 November 1559.

f. 54r: Notes of two letters sent from Sir Ralph Sadler to Thomas Randolph. 4 and 5 November 1559.

f. 55r-55v: Letter from Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft to Sir William Cecil. Concerning the Scottish Lords and the French, and applying for more money following the loss of the £1000 sent to the Laird of Ormiston, and lost. Berwick, 5 November 1559.

ff. 56r-57v: Letter from Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft to Sir William Cecil. On supplying Scottish Protestants with money and support, assessing the commitment of certain Lords (the Earls of Huntly and Morton, and Lord Erskine). Sending news of a skirmish between Leith and Edinburgh, and the Protestants’ retreat to Linlithgow. Berwick, 8 November 1559.

f. 58r-58v: Deciphered copy of a letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft. On the retreat of the Protestants from Edinburgh, and the uncertain disposition of the Lords. Stirling, 11 November 1559.

ff. 59r-60v: Copy of a paper titled ‘Intelligence out of Scotland’. Containing a narrative of events from the end of October to the retreat of the Lords from Edinburgh. 10 November 1559.

f. 61r: Letter from Mary of Guise, Queen Dowager of Scotland, to Sir James Croft. Requesting he provide post horses for Monsieur du Rubay, counsellor and Master of Requests to King Francis (and minister to the Queen Dowager), who is going to meet Queen Elizabeth I. Edinburgh, 12 November 1559.

f. 62r-62v: Letter from the English Privy Council to Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft. On supporting the Protestants in Scotland, and reporting that Thomas Randolph has sent them money and assurances of speedy relief. 14 November 1559.

f. 63r-63v: Commission of Francis and Mary appointing Rene Marquis d' Elboeuf governor ['Legatum seu vicarium'] of Scotland, in the absence of the Queen Dowager. Blois, November 1559. Latin. A close copy can be found in Cotton MS Caligula B IX, article 21.

f. 64r-64v: Commission of Francis and Mary for bringing order to the troubles in Scotland. To be sent over by the Bishop of Amiens and Jacques La Brosse. Blois, November 1559. Latin.

ff. 65r-66r: Copy of instructions from Queen Elizabeth I to William Winter. On his dispatch with 14 ships to Scotland. A marginal note records that the original was in the hand of Sir William Cecil. 16 December 1559.

ff. 67r-72v: Copy of instructions from Queen Elizabeth I to Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and Lieutenant General in the North. Again the original was in the hand of Sir William Cecil. 25 December 1559.

ff. 73r-74r: Copy of instructions from Queen Elizabeth I to Valentine Browne, victualler of Berwick. December 1559.

ff. 75r-76r: Copy of a letter from Queen Elizabeth I to Monsieur de Sevre, French ambassador. Concerning Mary, Queen of Scots’ bearing of the arms of England, and the Scottish insurgents. To be delivered by Sir William Cecil and Sir John Mason. 17 February 1560.

f. 77r: Deleted fragment, probably originally intended as part of the following articles of confederation. 27 February 1559.

ff. 77r-82v: Articles of confederation between the Protestant nobility in Scotland and Queen Elizabeth I. Agreed upon by the Duke of Norfolk and James Stewart (later Earl of Moray). Berwick, 27 February 1560.

ff. 82v-85v: Commission of Queen Elizabeth I for the confirmation of the treaty between the Duke of Norfolk and the Scottish nobility. Westminster, 29 March 1560.

ff. 86r-88v: Paper in the hand of Sir William Cecil, containing considerations on the matter of Scotland. Discussing whether England should help the inhabitants of Scotland to expel the French. [August] 1559. Another copy, with variations, can be found above (ff. 33r-36r).

ff. 89r-92v: Advice from the Privy Council to Queen Elizabeth I. Concerning the affairs of Scotland. A corrected draft in the hand of Sir William Cecil. 23 May 1560.

ff. 93r-95r: Copies of three letters from Sieur d'Oysel, Mary of Guise, Queen Dowager of Scotland, Jacques la Brosse, and Nicolas de Pellevé, Bishop of Amiens, to Charles de Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine, and Francois, 2nd Duke of Guise. On the state of affairs in Scotland. Edinburgh, 27 March 1560.

ff. 96r-97r: Memorial to be sent to Mary of Guise, Queen Dowager of Scotland, possibly from the French Court. On the unsuccessful negotiation of Jean de Monluc, Bishop of Valence, with Queen Elizabeth I, concerning supplies to be sent to her. 11 April 1560. Deciphered and translated into English.

f. 98r-98v: Copy of a commission from Francis and Mary to Jean de Monluc, Bishop of Valence, and four others. To meet the English commissioners on the borders and negotiate for peace. Chenonceau, 2 May 1560. French.

f. 99r: Copy of a deciphered letter from Mary of Guise, Queen Dowager of Scotland, to Sieur d'Oysel. On the diplomatic and military situation. 5 May 1560. English translation.

f. 100r-100v: Copy of articles agreed between Lord William Howard and William Maitland of Lethington. For the meeting of Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. With marginal notes by Robert Cotton’s scribe. 7 July 1561.

f. 101r-101v: Letter from the English Privy Council to the commissioners in the North. Enclosing copies of several intercepted letters, and sending intelligence on Mary of Guise’s plants to fortify Edinburgh Castle, and the escape of principal people by sea from Leith. Greenwich, 12 June 1560.

ff. 102r-103r: Copy of articles concluded between the English and Scottish commissioners for a truce. Berwick, 14 June 1560. Latin.

f. 104r-104v: Copy of a paper on the offers of the French ambassador. Concerning Mary, Queen of Scots’ ceasing the use of the arms and style of England, compensation for injuries, and disarmament in Scotland. Islebourg [?Isleworth], 19 June 1560. French.

ff. 105r-106v: Letter from Sir William Cecil to Queen Elizabeth I. Reporting on his proceedings, and the state of affairs in Scotland. Edinburgh, 21 June 1560.

ff. 107r-109r, 111v: Copy of a peace treaty between England and Scotland. Concluded at Edinburgh, 6 July 1560. The endorsement is on f. 111v. Latin.

f. 110r: Note concerning a letter sent from Sir William Petre to Sir William Cecil. 9 July 1560.

ff. 110v-115v: Address of the Protestant nobility, clergy, and commoners in Scotland, to Mary, Queen of Scots. 10 July 1560. With articles for the suppression of popery and establishment of a Protestant ministry which they request from the Queen and her council. 25 June 1560. With an answer from Mary, Queen of Scots, a reply from the Kirk, and another petition for reformation.

f. 116r: Article concerning the dismantling of fortifications in Dunbarton. Latin. With a certificate concerning the state of the fortifications, in the names of Mr Robert Hamilton and Robert Montgomery. Edinburgh, 13 July 1560.

ff. 117r-142v: Copy of the ancient statutes of the town and castle of Berwick, decreed by Queen Elizabeth I. 1 October 1560.

ff. 143r-144v: Copy of an answer from Queen Elizabeth I to the Privy Council. Concerning the requests made by the Lords of Scotland. The heading states that it was originally in the hand of Sir William Cecil. 8 December 1560.

ff. 145r-148v: Copy of a memorandum from Queen Elizabeth I to Thomas Randolph. Concerning his service in Scotland. The heading states that it was originally in the hand of Sir William Cecil. 20 March 1561.

ff. 149r-150r: Copy of articles stating the terms for Mary, Queen of Scots, to come into England. The text seems to start part way through. [Before 18 July], 1562.

f. 150v: Copy of a declaration by Mary, Queen of Scots. Stating that although her meeting with Queen Elizabeth I has been postponed by the latter this summer, she accepts the articles for her coming into England and intends to meet Queen Elizabeth I at York around 26 June 1563. Perth, August 1562.

f. 151r: Note on the English and Scottish commissioners required for a treaty upon the borders. 23 February 1563.

ff. 152r-155r: Letter from Sir William Maitland of Lethington to Sir William Cecil. Sending intelligence from Scotland concerning the state of religion and the danger to Protestantism that the visit of Mary, Queen of Scots, presents. The original day has been lost but a later scribe dates this as 10 August. Edinburgh, 1561.

f. 156r-156v: Indenture between William, 3rd Baron Dacre of Gilsland, and Sir John Maxwell, Scottish Warden of the opposite Marches, and other. Concerning the borders. 22 August 1561.

f. 157r: Letter from the Council of Scotland to Queen Elizabeth I. Accompanying their secretary to speak to her on their behalf. 1 September 1561.

ff. 157r-159v: Letter from Thomas Randolph to Queen Elizabeth I. Reporting on audiences with Mary, Queen of Scots. Edinburgh, 6 September 1561.

ff. 160r-161v: Letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir William Cecil. Sending intelligence from Scotland, including news of a sharp exchange between John Knox and Mary, Queen of Scots. Edinburgh, 7 September 1561.

ff. 162r-168v: Copy of orders taken at Norham for damming, barring, and stopping up the fords and passages of the Tweed, and creating defence works for each settlement within the limits of Norhamshire. Norham, 15 September 1561.

ff. 169r-170v: Notes concerning families on the borders. The Armstrongs 'that are Riders dwelling in Liddesdale', the Greens and the 'Scottishmen in the Batable land of Scottland'. No date, but apparently linked to ff. 162r-168v. The entry ends with a list of all places within the rule of Bewcastle.

ff. 171r-185v: Copy of a letter from Thomas Musgrave to Sir William Cecil. Naming the lawless families of the borders, and seeking protection from his enemies, having been banished from the area. The original of this letter is dated 1583 (The National Archives, SP 59/22 ff. 142r-150v). On the reivers of the borders, [1583].

ff. 186r-188v: Letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir William Cecil. Sending intelligence concerning the movements and reception of Mary, Queen of Scots, in various places. Discussing the reputation of William Maitland of Lethington in Scotland, and reporting that on Sunday John Knox will declare the duty of all magistrates in a reformed commonwealth Mr. Knox's. A PS notes that Knox has received his letter from Cecil sent by Maitland and will reply by the next. Edinburgh, 24 September 1561.

f. 189r-18v: Letter from James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, to Sir William Cecil. Reporting on the steps taken by the Lords of the Congregation, and especially his father (James Hamilton, Duke of Chatelherault), since his return. 21 December 1559.

ff. 190r-193v: Letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir William Cecil. Sending an account of an audience with Mary, Queen of Scots, and discussing the dispositions of several nobles. 24 October 1561.

ff. 194v-196v: Letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir William Cecil. Sending intelligence on the arrival of James Hamilton, Duke of Chatelherault, at Court, and the stances of various nobles. Edinburgh, 11 November 1561.

f. 197r-197v: Letter from James Stewart, Prior of St. Andrew’s and later 1st Earl of Moray, to Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft. Warning them of the mission of Monsieur du Rubay, sent from Mary of Guise, Queen Regent of Scotland, to Queen Elizabeth I. 17 November 1559.

f. 198r-198v: Letter from Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft to Sir William Cecil. Sending information received from William Maitland of Lethington and Thomas Barnaby (i.e. Thomas Randolph), concerning the proceedings of the Lords of the Congregation and the French in Scotland. Berwick, 25 November 1559.

ff. 199r-203v: Letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir William Cecil. Sending news concerning the Bishops coming to Edinburgh; a false alarm at Court; the proceedings of James Stewart, later 1st Earl of Moray, at Jedburgh; the friendly professions of some French men; the friendly declaration made by Mary, Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth I, and her perseverance in favour of popery. With a postscript concerning the cause of John Baptista, and his own pay. Edinburgh, 7 December 1561.

ff. 205r-206v: Letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir William Cecil. Sending the news that Mary, Queen of Scots, liked well a letter from Queen Elizabeth I, and reporting her friendly conversation with Monsieur de Moret, envoy of the Duke of Savoy. Edinburgh, 17 December 1561.

ff. 207r-208v: Letter from Thomas Randolph to Sir William Cecil. Reporting the proceedings of the convention on ecclesiastical affairs, discussing an uproar at Edinburgh involving the Earls of Arran and Bothwell, and writing about his pay. Edinburgh, 27 December 1561.