146 CORRESPONDANCE DU COMTE DE LEYCESTER. 
send over vithin ten dayis Col. Halkerstoun !), vho shall informe 
Your Excellencie of this estait at lenthe. Ve ar now all heir at 
ane convention; vith fallis furthe in the end of it, ye shall heir. 
Sindry ar dealers at this tym vith the English Majestie for his 
mother, bot he vil not displease the Quene, your souverain. I pray 
God maiter be so handelit at this tym in England, that honest ?) 
men have not a dayly feir of thair aivin lyves throu ye savetie 
of one *), vho could never spair hir dearest. I have from mr. Secre- 
tary Valsinghame Your Excellencie letter vrotis from your camp 
befor Coesbroucke *) ye 13 of Septembre, am glaid of your happie 
success and sorie that I am so long absent, bot I hoyp now to 
obtein Hir Majesteis good vil 5) and shalbe schortly at you. I pray 
Your Excellencie to cause mak your provision for the gentlemen, 
vhom I send to you, of horsis and armis and I think, thay shalbe 
at you vithin tventie dayis or a monethe at farrest, vind serving, 
conveyit by Sir James Colvil of Veimis and tvo other Scottish 
gentlemen, bothe hniethin and of great housis and of good souldat 
and long experience, my verie good freindis. Thay vil and shall 
tak sutche pairt as I do and I sutche pairt as Your Excellencie, 
bothe in good and evil. I recommend them than to your memorie 
and shall constitut Sir Philip $) procurator for them, til I be 
thair myself. Remitting all other thingis to my nixt advertis- 
ment, I commit Your Excellencie and all your actiouns to 
Godis holy protection. From Belinbruche 7), this 21 of Septem- 
ber 1586. 
Your Excellence ever to be commandit 
vith service, 
MASTER OF GRAY. 
1) Voyez p. 144. 
2) Sur son rôle dans ce temps: Froude, History of England, XI, p. 297 suiv. 
3) La reine Mantz. 
4) Doesburgh. 
5) Voyez plus haut. 
6) Sir Purp SIDNEY. 
) Bolingbroke. 
