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Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 3, 1520-1526. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1869.
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Miscellaneous 1496
| [1496.] Dec. 3. Sforza Archives, Milan. | 1478. Antonio Spinola to Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan. (fn. 1) |
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| The day before yesterday arrived at Genoa, and received letters from England dated 8th October (sic). The King “his Lord” and the whole Court were in good plight at Windsor Castle. Encloses a copy of the news, word for word, as written by a trustworthy gentleman, a member of the King's Council. Hopes within a week to receive a messenger from England. They will thus know all the news; God grant it may be good. Should the Duke choose to have it transmitted, he shall be obeyed willingly. Would have gone to the Duke on his (Spinola's) return from Rome, but business letters from the King awaited him at Genoa, and he had to execute the commissions contained in them. Hopes to return to the King on the arrival of the messenger; in the meanwhile awaits the Duke's commands for England. In his (Spinola's) letters to the King, he gave account of the favour shown him by the Duke for love of his Majesty. | |
| Genoa, 3rd December. | |
| [Original, Italian.] | |
| II. Copy of a letter enclosed in the foregoing, written by a Privy Councillor at Windsor, where the King and his Council then were, to Antonio Spinola.— Dated 24th September (sic). | |
| The French are much surprised and alarmed by the league stipulated between the King our Lord and the Pope. (fn. 2) To prevent his Majesty from assisting his Holiness, they sent Mons, de Concresault to Scotland, (fn. 3) whereupon the Scots broke the agreement lately made with Monsignor de Durano [the Bishop of Durham], and took the field with as great a force as they could muster. To oppose them the Signor de Duran and the Earl of Surrey mustered in Richmond, York, and Northumberland 30,000 men, now on the Scotch territory, well determined to give battle to the Scots, who, on hearing this, offered to disband if the King would pay the cost incurred by them in raising their army for France. His reverend Lordship (el Reverendissimo Maestro) declined the offer, not holding the Scots in any account, and indeed tomorrow morning (to the praise of God) will go to Clingoure (sic) and from thence into Scotland. He (the writer) and others who accompany the King believe he will make such a march that the King of Scotland will be unable to do him any harm, and that he will easily conquer the Scots, who did what they have done at the instigation of the French. | |
| [Copy, Italian.] | |