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

1566] § VIII. LAUREO’S NUNCIATURE
285
[Addressed as before]
[Endorsed] Ricevuta in Parigi alii vd’Ottobre. L’ordina
quello deve fare intomo al pagamento da farsi alia Regina di
Scotia.
[The Cardinal of Alessandria to the Bishop of Mondovi.
Rome, 16 September 1566.
[1] Most reverend monsignor, come fratello—Our lord the Pope
has heard with much satisfaction the information and advertisement
given in your long and prudent letter of the 21st of last month. He
was especially delighted with what was in your foglio a parte, and praised
much your diligence therein. I must also not omit to tell you for your
information, that together with your letter we received copies of the
two letters of the queen to the two bishops in France, and the original
of her Majesty’s letter to you.
[2] As regards the suggestion which you give about the briefs, I
answer in his Holiness’ name, that your idea and Monsignor di Ceneda’s
was a good and very prudent one. They shall be sent you betimes, and
will start this evening with this letter, amended as you suggest.
[3] The first payment to the Queen of Scotland may be begun this
current month with his Holiness’ permission. But assuredly if your
departure is much delayed, he would desire that they should not be
continued in the following months. So too he would not wish you to
disburse anything at all, if on your arrival you should see that the money
already paid has borne no fruit for religion, or if you did not hope that
it might do so in future, in accordance with the desire and principal
intention of his Holiness. About this you must take care to consider well,
when you find yourself actually [there], and to inform us here about
everything with your accustomed diligence. There being nothing
further, etc., I commend myself, etc.
Your Lordship’s come fratello, The Cardinal of Alessandria.
From Rome, 16 September 1566.
[Addressed as before.]
[Endorsed] ltd. in Paris, 5 October. Orders him what he ought to do
regarding the payment to be made to the Queen of Scotland. ]
No. 74
THE CARDINAL OF ALESSANDRIA TO THE
BISHOP OF MONDOVI
Polonia, 171, fol. 4.
[Rome, 30 September 1566]
Molto rev° monsre, come fratello.—[1] Scrissi a V. S. R.
xvi di questo quanto occorreva in risposta della sua di xxi del