“5. It shal be more honourable to breake with the F. Kyng for this common quarrel of Chre̅n̅dome.
“Reasons against this Conjunction.
inter multos nihil secretum
“1. The treaty must be with so many parties that it can nether be spedely nor secretly concluded.
amiciæ irritatæ
“2. If the matter be revealed and nothing concluded then consider the F. Kyng’s offence, and so may he at his leisure be provoked to practice the like conjunction agaynste England with all the papists.
“The above is in Cecil’s handwriting. To it the young King himself has added in his own boyish hand.
“Conclusion.
1. “The treaty to be made wᵗʰ the Emperor and by the Emperor’s meanes wᵗʰ other princes.
“2. The Emperor’s acceptation to be understood before we treat anything against the F. King.”