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

1564]
THE COUNCIL OF TRENT
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the final steps taken in that of the King of France with one of the
daughters of the King of the Romans.
Vienna, 1 June 1564 (cipher).]
iv. The Cardinal of Lorraine has written to the King of the Romans
that the King of France desires to marry his eldest daughter as soon as
possible. Also that he hopes to be able to write soon what the same
king desires about the Queen of Scotland. In fine, the cardinal wants to
come to the Imperial diet, and seems to believe that that diet must
take place soon, and that the matches will be then decided.
Vienna, 6 of July 1564 (decipher).]
No. 51
POPE PIUS IV. BRIEFS TO QUEEN MARY
AND OTHERS
I. Sources.—Barherini Library, xxxi. 10, fol. 151 seq., and Vat. Arch.,
Arm. xliv., 20, Nos. 141,140,197. The former register, for details about
which I am indebted to Mr. Bliss (Roman Transcripts), omits the brief to
the Archbishop of Glasgow, the latter the briefs to the suffragan-bishops,
the abbots, and the earls. As all these letters have more or less the same
meaning, being simply exhortations to constancy, it has not seemed
necessary to add translations (except a version of the brief to Mary), or
to print more than three in full. They are mentioned by Rinaldi,
Annnles, 1564, § 49, and a summary of the letter to Mary is there
printed.
II. Previous Correspondence :
(а) Rome, 13 February 1564.—Cardinal Borromeo to Monsignor
Santa Croce, nuncio in France. £The decrees of the Council of Trent
‘ have been printed and copies will he sent you for distribution.’—Barberini,
Ixii. 19, fol. 38 b.
(б) Rome, 24 March 1564.—Same to same. ‘ You will also send
c a copy of the decrees to the Queen of Scotland, either by means of the
‘ Cardinal of Lorraine, or directly, and you will urge her, as well as you
‘ can, to have them observed.’—Ibid. fol. 636.
(i.) To the Archbishop of St. Andrews.
[Rome, 13 June 1564]
Ven. fratri Joanni archiepiscopo Sancti Andreae.
Yen. frater, etc. Commissa nobis ecclesiarum omnium
solicitude non patitur nos curam et cogitationem nostram