I am right glad to heare of your good health, and wold be gladder to se you here well dispathed from thence.
one Monsieur [mast] mounte A servant of the frenche Kinge hath bene here this 3. weekes sociated wth bodins and [others] And dayly we Expect more Comissioners thence As le Comte de Soisons the prince of Condyes yonger brother, marshall de Coshy, la mote pynard, and du vray your good brother [Lansak] et Al.
The prince of Orange hath sent an apology of his utter casting of of the King of Spayne, to all the princes in Europe in prynt And so well penned as yt passeth And Imediatly thereupon, hath the Flemings proclaymed Monsieur the Kings brother Erle of Flanders. And the Comissioners are thought to be sent hyther for some leage to be had. betwene therle and us, as was with the howse of Burgondye. I pray god yt be no worse. For the Scots have some hartening that thei thus sodainly have sent the Erle morton to Dunbuton Castel. And now are at Edenburgh all the nobility in a solem Convention, the Lord guyde theire metings to his glorye And peace of both ther realmes. master [Randolph] is there styll. And the preachers there never preached more soundly.
Don Anthonio is for certein wth the king of navare. And is sayde shall mary his Sister.
[fol. 29v] The prince of Conndy is in Langudock, strong Daniell Rogers (for he is, in his opinion, A [ ... ] prince at least) is styll in durance with his well stayd. Secretarie Anthony Knevet.
No great newes unto of Irland nor of master draks retorne: but that the Erle of desmond should be dead and Kyldars wif wth hir eldest sone that was oute, And [put] hyther.
Sowthell Arryndells hary [ ... ] and [peckhins] be styll in save keeping.
And lastly master Arthur hall is in the tower for his mirth made in derision of the lawes house the last Session [ deleted: their] injoyned to confute him self with an other pamplet. And ther with all vC marks sett on his head for his playing ^not at say not^ but wth Saincts.
I dowbt not but if hir majesties please this [ ... ] there wilbe sharpe lawes made against papists that will ende this weik.
one [use] ^the^ pope prests that be in the lawes hath recanted to the great chaffing of the Rest. And this [ ... ] you wilbe prowd on, I am sewer: for he is a glamorgan shire man. this Rest be my Contry mene all most all ^yett [langs] not at me for^ behold the wavering waters of [ deleted: the] you welshe men, And the great Constancy of [ deleted: my Contry] us of the north.
The Lorde dary and Rich be bothe dead.
[ Marginalia (by Gilpin): dudley] Sir Thomas Barrington Sir Hary Sharrington & Heugh Smyth are gone before them.
I could not get you the jersuyts Answer, but within this 3. weeks you shall have yt wth Charts Reply to yt if you tary oute so long.
The Erle of Lenoix d'anbine wold glad set at lardge therle morton. but he feares then he wilbe revenged for his Surprise
[fol. 30r] Yt is thought that the nombre of the french [ ... ] 3 or 4. hundreth that shalbe comm in this comissiories I pray god [we] come not amongest theme. Thus Raptim hac [ ... ] I Comyte you to god. this ix ^th^ of march 1580 Amis bene [suis] I. G.
