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556. Maximilian, King Of The Romans, to the Archduchess
Margaret.
Has received her letters, and the articles concluded by her
ambassadors with the ambassadors of the King of England.
The King of France has complained to the Pope, the King
of Arragon, and even in the Diet of Constance, that he has
broken his word in marrying the Archduke Charles to the
Princess Mary of England. In order to satisfy his honour,
he requests that a clause should be inserted into the treaty
of marriage between Charles and the Princess Mary, according
to which the whole treaty is to be null and void, and not even
the penalty to be paid if the King of France declare himself
ready, within one year, to marry the Princess Claude to the
Archduke Charles.—Kauffbeuren, 4th December 1507.
French. pp. 2, in print.
Printed in Correspondance de l'Empereur Maximilian I.,
&c. Publié par M. le Glay. Vol. I. p. 20. |
21 Dec.
P. R. O. |
Obligations taken
upon themselves
by Henry VII.
and Charles Prince
of Spain towards
each other.
557. Henry VII.—Treaty With Maximilian, King Of The
Romans, and Charles, Prince Of Spain, concerning
An Alliance.
1. A true friendship and alliance is henceforth to continue
for ever between the King of England, his heirs and successors,
and Charles, Prince of Spain, his heirs and successors.
2. The King of England binds himself never to undertake
any enterprise in prejudice of the Prince of Spain.
3. The Prince of Spain binds himself never to do any act
in prejudice of the King of England.
4. The King of England binds himself to show no favour
to the enemies of the Prince of Spain, whoever they may be,
and without distinction, whether they be allies of England
or not. He promises, moreover, to assist the Prince of Spain,
and to send him succour as often as he wants it for the
defence of his present dominions, or of those which he is
entitled by right to possess in future. The King of England
further promises to act towards the Prince of Castile like a
good father towards a good son.
5. The Prince of Spain binds himself in a similar manner
towards the King of England, whom he promises to regard
with filial love as his good father.
6 and 7. Neither the Prince of Spain nor the King of
England is to assist any rebel of the other contracting party.
8 and 9. Both contracting parties bind themselves to arrest
any rebel of the other party who is to be found in their
dominions, and keep him in prison.
10. If either of the contracting parties desires his rebel,
arrested in the dominions of the other party, to be delivered
to him, the rebel is to be conducted to the frontier, and there
to be handed over to the commissioners of the requesting
party.
11. In case that the King of England and the Prince of
Spain should have begun a common war, neither of them is to
conclude peace with the enemy without the consent of the
other contracting party.
12. Neither the King of England nor the Prince of Spain
is at liberty to recede from any clause of the treaties concluded
between the King of England and Philip, King of
Castile. |
Time when the
ratifications are
exchanged.
13. After the Prince of Spain shall have completed the
fourteenth year of his age, he is to ratify this treaty and the
treaties which the King of England has concluded with his
father, Philip, King of Castile. The ratification is to be
delivered within two months after the King of England shall
have made known his will that the ratification should be
given.
14. This treaty is to be ratified by the Emperor Elect and the
Prince of Spain, and to be exchanged for the ratification
by the King of England. The exchange is to take place
when the ambassador of the Emperor Elect shall come to
London in order to solemnize the marriage between the
Prince of Spain and the Princess Mary.—Calais, 21st
December 1507.
Latin. 12 pages of print.
Printed in Rymer. |
21 Dec.
S. E. T. c. I.
L. 6. f. 26. |
558. Henry VII.—Treaty With The King Of The Romans,
Archduke Charles, and the Archduchess
Margaret, concerning the Marriage Of The
Archduke.
Jaques de Luxembourg, Jean de Bergen op Zoom, Laurentius
de Gorrenodo, Jean le Sauvaige, and Jean Flaneton, ambassadors
of the King of the Romans, of the Archduke Charles,
and of the Archduchess Margaret on the one part, and
Richard, Bishop of Winchester, Thomas, Earl of Surrey,
Thomas Dokwra, prior of St. John in Jerusalem, in England,
Gilbert Talbot and Nicholas West, ambassadors of the
King of England, on the other part, conclude the following
treaty of marriage between the Archduke Charles and
the Princess Mary of England. |
Conditions of the
marriage between
the Princess Mary
and Charles,
Prince of Spain.
1. The Archduke Charles is to conclude the marriage with
the Princess Mary, either in person or by proxy, before the
feast of Easter next coming.
2. The King of England consents to the marriage of his
daughter.
3. Within forty days after the Archduke Charles shall have
completed the fourteenth year of his age, he is to contract the
marriage by ambassadors sent for that purpose to England.
4. The King of England promises to permit the marriage
to be contracted per verba de prœsenti on that occasion.
5. The Archduke Charles is to contract the marriage per
verba de prœsenti with the proxies of the Princess Mary as
soon as he shall have completed the fourteenth year of his age.
6. The King of England is to send the Princess Mary to
the Archduke Charles within three months after the marriage
shall have been contracted per verba de prœsenti. |
The dowry.
7. The dowry is to consist of 250,000 crowns, which are to
be entrusted to the keeping of merchants in Bruges.
8. Conditions on which the payment of the dowry is to
take place, and on which it is to be restored.
9. The King of England gives the usual securities for the
payment of the dowry. Moreover, the Mayor of Calais, for
himself and the Merchants of the Staple, is to give security
for the payment. |
Securities for the
payment.
10. The King of the Romans, the Archduchess Margaret,
Charles de Croy, Henry, Count of Nassau, &c., and the towns
and counties of Flanders, bind themselves to pay 250,000 crowns
to King Henry if the Archduke Charles refuses to contract
the marriage. The King of England, his noblemen, counties
and towns of England, bind themselves to pay an equal sum
of money to the King of the Romans if the Princess Mary
refuses to contract the marriage.
11. All the documents repecting this marriage are to be
exchanged in London before the feast of Easter next coming,
and before the ambassadors of the King of the Romans go to
London, in order to contract the marriage.
12. The King of the Romans and the Archduke Charles
are to assign to the Princess Mary all the towns, castles,
lands, &c., as her jointure, which the Duchess Margaret has
held.
13. The noblemen and vassals of the Archduke are to be
security for the jointure. |
Jointure of the
Princess Mary.
14. The Princess Mary is to have a jointure, not only in
the dominions which the Archduke at present possesses, but
also in those which he shall hereafter inherit according to the
custom of the country.
15. The right of inheritance in England is reserved to the
Princess, as though she were living in that country.
16. The dowry is, after the death of the Princess, to remain
with the Archduke Charles, whether they should have
children or not.
17. All the jewels, ornaments, &c. of the Princess are in
such a case to become property of the Archduke.
18. The King of the Romans and the Archduchess Margaret
are to procure within [blank] days the consent of King Ferdinand
to this marriage.
19. Both parties renounce all exceptions against this treaty,
of whatever nature they may be.
20. The contracting parties are to ratify this treaty before
the feast of Easter next coming.
No date. No signature.
Latin. Copy. pp. 44. |
21 Dec.
P. R. O. |
559. Henry VII.—Treaty With Maximilian, King Of The
Romans, and Margaret, Archduchess Of Austria,
concerning the Marriage Of Princess Mary With
Charles, Archduke Of Austria.
The same treaty as the preceding one. It is dated Calais,
21st December 1507.
Latin. Draft. pp. 45.
Printed in Rymer under the year 1508. |
1507 (?)
B. M.
MSS. Addit.
21,383. f. 17. |
560. Brief Summary of what was said to the Ambassador
whom the King of England sent to the Emperor.
The Emperor had long conferences with the Archduchess
Margaret respecting her marriage with the King of England,
which had been settled by the King of Castile. |
Proposed marriage
between the Archduchess
Margaret
and Henry VII.
The Emperor is very much in favour of the union, for two
reasons ; viz., because he had ratified the treaty of Henry with
the King of Castile by his letters patent, and because all his
counsellors approve of it. |
Inducements held
out by the
Emperor.
In order to persuade the Archduchess, the Emperor told
her that the marriage with the King of England was not
only honourable to her, but also necessary for the House of
Austria. The marriage with the King of England is honourable,
because he is such a pattern of all the virtues. It is
useful on account of commerce and the peaceful state of the
Austrian dominions. It is necessary, because the Spanish
succession cannot be secured, and the Dukeof Gueldres cannot
be kept at bay, without it.
Should the marriage between the King of England and the
Archduchess not take place, the King of England might
marry into another family, and the marriage between Prince
Charles and the Princess Mary would be endangered. |
Disinclination for
the alliance felt by
the Archduchess.
The Emperor told the English ambassador, in presence of
many of his counsellors, that the Archduchess was fully aware
of the great virtues of the King of England, and that should
she marry again, she would marry no one else but him. But
as she has already been three times unfortunate in her marriages,
she is much disinclined to make another trial. Besides,
she said she believed she should have no children, and that
she would thereby displease the King of England. Another
reason given by the Archduchess was, that the marriage portion
is exorbitant. With regard to the representations of the
Emperor, respecting the necessity for her marriage, she said she
was of a different opinion. The Emperor could always easily
make peace with the King of France and with the Duke of
Gueldres. As far as the King of Arragon is concerned she
does not think he intends to exclude the Archduke from the
succession in Spain. The King of England having already
concluded a marriage between Prince Charles and the Princess
Mary, he is obliged thereby to be a friend of England.
Seeing that he could not prevail on the Archduchess, the
Emperor called the Archduke Charles and the whole Privy
Council together. The marriage was once more discussed,
but the Archduchess remained firm in her decision.
From all this it is clear the Emperor has done all in his
power to persuade the Archduchess to consent to the marriage,
and that he can do nothing more.—No date. No signature.
Indorsed : "Anglia."
Latin. pp. 3.
Printed in Gairdner's Letters, vol. I. p. 323. |
