The thing (Madame,) that greevithe us most, is, that the meanes is hindred and stopped, to soucco^[r] yow w^[th] money as ofte and as readily as we wold be glad to do, and as yo^[w] have neede of it. Which we durst not aventure, nor also o^[r] brother Mons^[r] le Marquis for the evident danger that might happen. But yt cannot be longe before we see some waye open, and yow maye be sure (Madame) that we will not lose one quarter of an houre. Now (Madame) we must w^[th] yo^[w], lament the Evell, that the mater of religion maye bring into a Realme, which hath so gone to worke on this side, that w^[th]in these xij or xv dayes, there is discouvered a conspiracy, made to kill us bothe, and then to take the King, and gyve him masters and gouvernours to instruct and bring him up in this wretched doctryne. For which pourpose there shuld assemble a great nombre of personnes heerabowtes who ar not w^[th]out the comforte and favour of some great ones. And betwixt the sixth and xv^[th] of this monethe, they shuld execute the same. So that w^[th]out the healpe of God and thintelligences w^[ch] we have had from all partes of christendome, and also of some of the conspiratours, that have disclosed it, the matter had taken effect. But God hath provyded heerin for us. The mater being discouvered, and manye beinge prissoners, we hope that the same shall be bowlted out, and so the danger avoyded. Wherof, and how the same shall breake out, yo^[w] shalbe more particularly advertised heerafter, specially if the waye be freer, then hitherto it hath ben. Yn the meane tyme yo^[w] shall receyve (if yt please yo^[w]) our humble commendacions prayeng God &c. Montignac is presently arryved upon the depeche, wherupon ordre shall be taken out of hande. [_Not signed_] [_Not addressed_] [_This and other deciphered letters_ (Queen Dowager of Scotland to MM. d’Oysel and de la Brosse 29 [April] and “a private man’s letter to d’Oysell” [29 April] 1560) _are written on the same sheets of paper, and are endorsed together_: “The interceptyd lettres discyphred,” _and endorsed in Burghley’s hand_: “B. 12. Martii. 20. Martii lettres deciphred from France to the Q. dowag.”[1756]] APPENDIX II [P. 98, n. 1] ARCHIVES NATIONALES, K. 1,494, PIÈCE NO. 70 [_L’Ambassadeur de France, Mr. de L’Aubespine, évêque de Limoges, au Roi d’Espagne, Philippe II_] Tolède, 4 avril 1561 [_Suscription_] Au Roy. [_Au dos, alia manu_] A Su Magestad. Del obispo de Limoges, a IIIIº de Abril 1561.