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
et sante parfaicte. Escript a Cristofrin ce dimanche matin
xxje jour de juillet.1
vostre tres humble et tres obeissant a jamais oblige
serviteur d’Apestegny.
Endorsed, Le general d’Apestegny.
LIV
From Jehan Chesnyn to the Bishop of Ross
1550. Vol. iv. 139.
Knowing the bad turn which Loys Boutin played the Bishop by leaving
him in the lurch, and that he wished another French secretary, he thinks
the bearer will be suitable. Since his departure all goes well. He is
engaged over the business of the basse marche, and has letters of the King
to compel all accounts to be brought to M. Seguier, who has to make
a valuation. The Bishop knows how strictly he valued Chatelherault to
their great loss ; it seems as if a present of fine hackneys would be
advisable, but the Bishop might send his commands. He begs him to
remember him for the post of secretary to Monseigneur. Written from
Paris on the 21st September 1550.
A MONSEIGNEUR M. DE ROSSE.2
Monseigneur, sachant le maulvais voulloir et mauvais
tourt que vous a faict Loys Boutin secretaire de vous
avoir laisse au besoin apres avoir este adverty par M. le
docteur que aviez voulunte en avoir ung autre de ceste
nation ay cherche partout pour en trouver ung au plus
pres de vostre voulonte et me semble, Monseigneur, que ce
porteur que vous envoye expres vous pourra en cela
servyr car il sest Latin et escript assez bien et d’ailleurs
vour asseure qu’il est de gens de bien et ne vous fera, a
mon ad vis jamais mauvais tour, car j’ay entandu de luy
qu’il a bien bonne volunte de faire son debvoir envers vous.
1 Escript a Cristofrin ce dimanche matin xxj* jour de juillet. The letter from
M. d’Oysel to M. de Courtery, in France with the Queen Dowager (No. LVIL),
makes the only mention of the writer of this letter, who may be supposed to
have been in Scotland before the departure of the Queen.
2 M. de Rosse. David Panter, Bishop of Ross, concerned in the negotiations
for the transference of the Regency to Marie de Lorraine.