jueves, 9 de agosto de 1554

Edad:
27 años

El Obispo de Arras a Simon Renard

The Camp near Lillers,

Your letters for the Emperor, in reply to what he wrote to M. de Courrières and yourself about my conference with Cardinal Pole's man, came yesterday, and I am waiting for his orders with regard to them. M. de Humbermont will have given you fresher news by now and handed over the letters his Majesty wrote to you both. Since then, the Emperor has had news that the King of France is moving his camp towards Renty, and has advanced his own forces with the object of taking the pressure off Renty, though the place is not really strong enough to hold out.

To-night the enemy's camp is about two leagues away, though some patrols have come up to the walls; and to-morrow's news will tell his Majesty what further steps he must take. The Duke of Savoy is reporting to the King, our Prince, on some plan the Constable is said to be harbouring against Calais, of which he has also warned the Deputy, and I am writing these few lines to forward his letter.

Holograph. French.

Fuentes

Besançon, C. G.7.

Printed by Weiss, Documents Inédits, Vol. IV.

Calendar of State Papers, Spain, Volume 13, 1554-1558

Edited by Royall Tyler.

Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1954.

 

 

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