Series 1 > Papal negotiations with Mary Queen of Scots during her reign in Scotland, 1561-1567

180 PAPAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH MARY [i JUNE
nutrito in pin modi il sospetto che la Regina d’lnghilterra
hauea del Re dTspagna, et particolarmente col farla dubbitare
che la regina di Scotia si potesse maritare col principe
dTspagna; et il fine era tirar essa Regina a quella pace che ha
finalmente fatta : pero spedito ch’l Re si sia da Lione, s’aspetta
che venga qui 6 lTllm0 di Loreno 6 altri, et che s’habbia da
efFettuare il maritaggio di Scotia col Serm0 arciduca Carlo, et da
finire d’ultimare quello del Re Christianissimo in una delle
figliuole della M** del Re de Romani.
Vienna, 1 Junio 1564< (cifra).
iv. Il Cardinale di Loreno ha scritto al Re di Romani che il
Re Christianissimo desidera maritarsi con la sua primogenita,
et quanto pin presto. Di piu che spera di poter presto
scriuere quanto esso Re Christianissimo desidera circa la Regina
di Scotia, et in somma che esso Cardinale uuol venire alia
Dieta Imperiale, et mostra di creder che detta Dieta habbia
da esser presto, et che allora [si] debba risoluere li parentadi.
Vienna, 6 Luglio 1564 (decifrato).
[Monsignor Zaccharia Delfino to Cardinal Borromeo.
Vienna, 4 February to 6 July 1564.
i. They hold three alliances as settled: the Archduke Charles with
Scotland, the eldest daughter of the King of the Romans with Spain, and
the second daughter with the King of France.
[Vienna] Decipher from Bishop Delfino, the Nuncio, 4 February 1564.
ii. I hear that the King of Spain has written in such terms that one
may be certain that his Majesty does not think any longer of the Queen
of Scotland, and that he will not give the prince his son any other wife
but the eldest daughter of the King of the Romans.
Vienna, 2 of March.
in. The good [Catholics] of France write that their queen has
strengthened in many ways the suspicion that the Queen of England
has of the King of Spain, especially by making her fear that the Queen
of Scotland might marry the Prince of Spain. Her object was to
draw the English queen to that peace which is just concluded. When
the King of France shall have left Lyons, they expect that either the
Cardinal of Lorraine or some others will come here, and that the
marriage of Scotland with his Highness the Archduke will be effected, and