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Mais Élisabeth croyait en outre avoir à craindre des 
dangers immédiats de la part de Marie et de son époux 
devenu catholique fervent. C’est ainsi qu’elle déclare à 
. de Foix que Marie machine sa ruine avec le Pape et 
d’autres princes, auxquels elle aurait demandé des secours 
qui ne pourraient servir qu’à quelque sinistre- projet (1). 
Nous avons vu qu’elle n’avait pas tout à fait tort. Elle 
be, if she shall followe their advises that will move the alteration 
and suppression of Relligion there, or shall neglect the amity of us hir 
best neighbour and one of whom she has good proofe for our frend- 
shipp and love to hir and hir people. We wold that ye shuld assure 
all such as shall appeare to you well minded to kepe the Realme 
- without alteration of the Relligion receaved, or without neglecting of 
our amity and frendship, wherof the have good proofe to the benefitt 
of booth nations, and not to seke a new, wherof the have in former 
tymes felt dammage importable. That we do not only allowe estemes 
and commend them herin, but do determin to procede the very same 
waye in all our actions to mayntein the same, and ‘in those two 
poynts to concurr with them and assist them as knowing the same 
to be most proffitable for the Quene our sister and her Realm. And 
therefore require them not to think otherwise of us but with the duty 
that belongeth to them to persist in consellyng the Quene their sove- 
raigne thereto. And thoug presently others having no regard but to 
their perticuler appetits shall labour to the contrary, yet not to 
dispayre, but God will direct her to see the difference of the one 
from the other. And in the end they shall find the fruits of their labors 
and constancy, to the honor of God, to comfort of the Quene their 
soveraigne, and to the felicity of their wholl contry. This our inten- 
tion, ye may assurely communicat it as ye see cause, for we have fully 
resolved as we wryte, and meane not by any meanes or persuasions 
to be removed from this determination. » 
(1) Ms. dép. de Foix à Cath. de Médicis, 29 oct. 1565 ; Londres. 
Rec. Off. Baschet Transer. 
