BL Harley 6990, 6

BL MSS Harleian 6990, 6
Wright Vol 1, 25 Page 61
Sir William Cecil to Randolph Greenwich, June 30 1561

Extracted by Thomas Wright

Have not much to wryte in the matter now mentioned in the Quene's Majesty's letters.
Ye see our opinion here is that it shall doe much hurt in Scotland if the Quene (1) should come thither before thyngs be better established. To stay her is no better waye than that she and her friends in France maye fynd lack of conformytie there to the end purposed by her, which is to subvert the course of religion, and to withdraw the goodwill of hers hytherward ; whether it be rightly judged of here or no I know not. I have uppon theis newes of her coming wished to have had but one houres conference with my Lord of Ledyngton. As yet I heare not of d'Oyzell's coming, but - as the French Embassador sayeth he is purposed to be here about the 8th July. Nowallees (2) is past hence yesterdaye, somewhat disgraced, for the Quene's Majestye wold not speke with him, for that he sought not to see Her Majestye at his passadg into Scotland. Uppon the receipt of these letters, I pray you make me some answer, although it be but that ye cannot make any full answer. I send you such pamphletts as be here, and bid you well so fair, untill my better leasure. Methinketh, seeing the Lords of Scotland be not together, that it was well doone for two or three of the principall reteyning the Quene's Majestie's letter to send to all the rest some dispersed coppyes of the letter, for I have so disposed it, it shall doe no hurt to be made publick. And so I end. From Grenewich, the 30th of June, 1561.
Yours assured,

W. Cecill.

(1) Mary, who was now preparing for her return to Scotland,
(2) Nouailles.