The Bardon papers : documents relating to the imprisonment & trial of Mary Queen of Scots / edited for the Royal Historical Society by Conyers Read ; with a prefatory note by Charles Cotton.

Date:
1909
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    into the Lowe Countries beyond the seas, where shee procured unto them not only reliefe of money but also letters of encouragement from the great enimye of God and of your Majestie and this your realme, the Pope of Rome ; wherby not only their presente neces- sities were relieved and holpen, but also they were encouraged and put in great hope to recover their former estate in England and to prosequute their former trayterous attemptes ; Moreover the said Mary, still continuinge her said most wicked purposes, hath both by her selfe and her ministers and by the said late Duke of Norfolke, whom shee hath incited therunto, practised to procure newe rebellon to be raysed within this realme, and to joyne with the force of straungeres to invade this your said realme; And for that intente (besides sondrye other her ministers) shee made choyce of one Robert Ridolphe, a merchaunte of Italye, then being secreatlye as the Pope’s agent in this realme and recommen- ded to her from the Pope by letters of creditte to be her instrument and messenger in that matter, which Ridolphe, by her speciale meanes and by commission from her and from the said late Duke of Norffolke for thaccomplishmemente of certaine instructions to him given for furtheraunce of her service and for thadvauncemente of her said trayterous and most wicked conspiracies, devices, and intentes, went unto the partes beyond the sea to procure from the Pope and other forraine potentates men and money for the speedy invasion of this your realme, and to joyne with such force of rebells and traytours as might be raysed by her, her confederates and adherentes, within this realme ; uppon which joyning of forces it was intended that shee shold have bene proclaimed Queene of England and Ireland. And the same Ridolphe, being arrived in the parte beyond the seas, sollicitecl the said wicked enterprises to the said Pope and others, with whom the said Ridolphe had good and favourable audience and receaved great and large promises to the furtheraunce of the said wicked intentes, as he the said Rid- olphe by letteres in cyphre signified to the said Duke of Norffolke and other his adherentes, from whom advertisement thereof was given by meanes to the said Mary. And further the said Ridolphe,