Series 3 > Foreign correspondence with Marie de Lorraine, Queen of Scotland, from the originals in the Balcarres papers > Volume 7

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BALCARRES PAPERS
fJe ne vous mande rien de Parrivee a Scaint Germain de
nostre petite raine 1 pource que les propos seroint trop long
et que j’ay le tout conte audict sieur de Fourquevaulx.*j*
vostre tres humble et hobeissant frere
Francoys de Lorraine.
Endorsed, M. d’Aubmalle du ixe novembre.
XIII
From Frangois d’Orleans, Duke of Longueville,
to his mother
1548. Vol. ii. 61.
The bearer is leaving so suddenly that he has just time to inform
her of the arrival of the Princess of Ferrara at Court: she is beautiful.
M. d’Aumale will marry her a week after this date. The little Queen
of Scots is thought so pretty that the King is well pleased. The writer
intends to serve her" in every possible way. Written from Saint
Germain-en-Laye on the 9th December.
A LA ROYNE.
Madame, ce porteur est party si soudin que je n’ay eu
le moyen vous escripre sinon vous advertir seullement de
la venue de Madame la princesse de Ferrare en ceste court ;2
qui est une des belles et honneste princesse que Pon souroit
voir. M. d’Aubmalle, mon oncle Pespouzera d’ouiourdui
en huit jours.3 Je ne veu oublier, Madame, vous fayre
entendre que la petite Royne d’Escosse est trouvee si tres
jollie en ceste commpagnee que le Roy en a grant contante-
ment: je me delibere, Madame, de lui faire tant de service qui
me sera possible de aussy bon ceur que je me recommande,
Madame, tres humblement a vostre bonne grace, et supplie
+ t inserted.
1 Farrivee a Scaint Germain de nostre petite raine. Mary Stuart arrived at
the castle of Carrieres, St. Denis, near Saint Germain, on Sunday, 16th October
1548. She was escorted by her grandmother, the Duchess of Guise.
2 la venue de Madame la princesse de Ferrare en ceste court. See preceding
Letter.
3 mon oncle Fespouzera d’ouiourdui en huit jours. De Bouille, Histoire des
Dues de Guise, vol. i. pp. 204-5, >n describing the wedding, gives the date of
the marriage as the 4th December; Francois’ calculation makes it take place
on the 16th or 17 th December.