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

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From Henri II. to the Queen Doivager
1554. Vol. i. 72.
Having received M. d’Oysel’s letter of the 17th April with another
of the same date, by sea, he answered by the same way. In that letter
the Queen will learn his news so fully that he will not repeat them, only
he begs the Queen to continue to send her news as frequently as
possible. Written from Compiegne on the 17th May 1554.
A MADAME MA BONNE SEUR LA ROYNE
DOUAIRIERE d’eSCOSSE.
Madame ma bonne seur, ayant receu la lettre que le
Sieur d’Oysel m’a escripte du xvije d’avril en compaignye
d’une lettre dudiet jour venue par la voye de la mer, je y
faiz par le mesme chemin la responce que vous verrez ;
par ou vous scaurez si arnplement de mes nouvelles que je
ne vous en feray redicte. Seullement vous prieray.
Madame, ma bonne seur, continuer a me faire scavoir
des votres le plus souvent que vous pourrez, priant Dieu
vous avoir en sa saincte garde. Escript a Compiegne le
xvije jour de may 1554.
votre bon frere
Henry.
Endorsed, Lettre du Roy Henry du xvije de may 1554.
CXLV
From Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France,
to the Queen Dowager
1554. Vol. iii. 34.
As this packet is being sent on chance, the Queen will not have a long
letter from him, since M. d’Oysel’s letter, in cipher, will tell her all
news. The King and Court are all well, and the controller Astier will soon
be sent to her, who will explain the contents of the letters he bears.
Written from Compiegne on the 17th May 1554.