[39] Calendar of Spanish State Papers, vol. ii.
[40] Ibid.
[41] Calendar of Spanish State Papers, vol. ii.
[42] Le Glay, Correspondance de l'Empereur Maximilian I.
[43] Apparently his landing on the Continent.
[44] In the margin is written, 'Bresylle said there was no way to avoid the bruit but that my lord should marry the lady Lisle, as more at length I have written unto my said lord.'
[45] Calendar of Spanish State Papers, vol. ii.
[46] Calendar of Spanish State Papers, vol. ii.
[47] The Duke of Longueville had been a prisoner in England since the battle of Guinegate.
[48] 'Francis of Valois and the Duke of Suffolk were amongst Mary's devoted admirers, but it was noticed that she showed a marked preference for the handsome English duke. Francis gaily entered into a negotiation with Suffolk, and promised in case of Mary's widowhood that he should have the queen en noces officielles. After Louis XII.'s death Francis kept his promise, and authorised Suffolk to marry Mary with permission that she should retain the title of Queen and her dowry.'—R. de Maulde la Clavière.