“Quant a la Royne pour rien ce Roy ne vouldroit qu’elle vint:  Il haeit cest habillement a l’Espagnolle, tant qu’il luy semble veoir un diable.  Il desireroit qu’il pleust au Roy mener a Boulogne, messeigneurs ses enfans pour les veoir.

“Surtout je vous prie que vous ostez de la court deux sortes de gens, ceulx qui sont imperiaulx, s’aucuns en y a, et ceux qui ont la reputation d’estre mocqueurs et gaudisseurs, car c’est bien la chose en ce monde autant haeie de ceste nation.”—­Bishop of Paris to the Grand Master:  LEGRAND, vol. iii. pp. 555, 556.

[380] Sir Gregory Cassalis to Henry VIII.:  BURNET’S Collectanea, p. 433.  Valde existimabam necessarium cum hoc Principe (i.e., Francis) agere ut duobus Cardinalibus daret in mandatis ut ante omnes Cardinalis de Monte meminissent, eique pensionem annuam saltem trium millium aureorum ex quadraginta millibus quae mihi dixerat velle in Cardinales distribuere, assignaret.  Et Rex quidem haec etiam scribi ad duos Cardinales jussit secretario Vitandri.  Quicum ego postmodo super iis pensionibus sermonem habui, cognovique sic in animo Regem habere ut duo Cardinales cum Romae fuerint, videant, qui potissimum digni hac Regia sint liberalitate; in eosque quum quid in Regno Galliae ecclesiasticum vacare contigerit ex meritis uniuscujusque pensiones conferantur.  Tunc autem nihil in promptu haberi quod Cardinali de Monte dari possit—­verum Regio nomine illi de futuro esse promittendum quod mihi certe summopere displicuit; et secretario Vitandri non reticui ostendens pollicitationes hujusmodi centies jam Cardinali de Monte factas fuisse; et modo si iterum fiant nihil effecturas nisi ut illius viri quasi ulcera pertractent; id quod Vitandris verum esse fatebatur pollicitusque est se, quum Rex a venatu rediisset velle ei suadere ut Cardinalem de Monte aliqua presenti pensione prosequatur; qua quidem tibi nihil conducibilius aut opportunius fieri possit.

[381] State Papers, vol. iv. p. 612.

[382] Ibid, p. 616.

[383] The State Papers contain a piteous picture of this business, the hereditary feuds of centuries bursting out on the first symptoms of ill-will between the two governments, with fire and devastation.—­State Papers, vol. iv. p. 620-644.

[384] If the said Earl of Angus do make unto us oath of allegiance, and recognises us as Supreme Lord of Scotland, and as his prince and sovereign, we then, the said earl doing the premises, by these presents bind ourself to pay yearly to the said earl the sum of one thousand pounds sterling.—­Henry VIII. to the Earl of Angus:  State Papers, vol. iv. p. 613.

[385] A letter of Queen Catherine to the Emperor, written on the occasion of this visit, will be read with interest:—­