Diary of Edward VI. 18 Apr 1550. Mr. Sidney⁴ and Mr. Nevel⁵ made gentlemen of the privey chamber. Commission given to the lord Chobham deputy of Cales [Map], sir William Petre (age 45) chef secretary, and sir Jhon Mason (age 47), French secretary, to see the French king take his oth, with certein instrucion; and that sir Jhon Mason (age 47) shuld be embassadour ligier.

Commission to sir John (Maurice) Denis (age 42) and sir Wiliam Sharington (age 55) to receive the first paiment and deliver the quittannce.^1a

Note 4. Afterwards sir Henry Sidney (age 21), and K.G.

Note 5. Afterwards sir Henry Neville.

Note 1a. On the 17th of April the council had directed "letters to mr. Dennys (age 42) treasurer of Callays, that he and mr. Sharyngton (age 55) be joyned in commission for the CC m¹ French crowns to be received, of the goodness, purity, and weight as they be currant in France." On the 20th, "A letter to sir Morice Denys (age 42) and sir William Sherrington (age 55) knights, commissioners appointed for the receipt of the first payment now to be made by the Frenche, that if mons^r Gondie, master of the French king's finances, do come withall (as it is thought he doth) they shall give him in rewarde from the Kinges Majestie two thousand orownes, because he was the first motioner and procurer of this Peace. And in case it be not he, then to give the bringer of the said money such reward under the said summe of two thousand crownes as to their wisedomes shall seem convenient." (Council Book.)

Diary of Edward VI. 08 Aug 1550. Mons. Henadoy toke his leave to depart to Callais [Map], and so upon the paiment to be delivered home; and Tremouille (age 29), being sike, went in a horslitter to Dover.⁴

Note 4. Hunaudaye, Tremouille (age 29), and the vidame of Chartres (age 28) had been residing in England at perfect liberty from the 7th of May, on which day the council, "Being determined for divers good consideracions to take the faith of monsieur Tremoyle (age 29) and the other ij Frenche hostaiges, that they shulde be trewe hostaiges having their libertie within the realme, the lorde privye seale and the lorde Paget were appoincted to go unto them to receave their faith and promise in that behalfe." (Council Book.) On the 7th Aug. the council addressed "A lettre to sir Maurice Denys (age 42) to prepare lodgings for the French hostaiges now sent to Caleys [Map] for th'enoounter of the second payment, and not onely to entretaine them well, but also to be sure of them that they escape not before the money received." (Ibid)

Diary of Edward VI. 20 Mar 1551. Certein new fortifications were devised to bee made at Cales [Map], that at Gravelin the water should be lett in in my ground, and so shoud fett a compas by the sixe bulwarkes to Guisnes, Hammes, and Newmanbridge, and that their should bee a wall of 8 foot hie and 6 brood of earth to keap out the water, and to make a great marice about the territorie of Cales 37 mUe long. Also for flankers at the kepe of Guisnes willed to be made, a thre-cornerde bulwark at the kepe, to kepe it. Furthermore, at Newmanbridg a massy wall to the French side there as was a greene. Besides, at the west gitie there should bee another gittie wich should defend the vitaylers of the towne alwayes frome shott from the sandhilles.³

Note 3. "Male xviij, 1551. Sir Maurice Dennys (age 43) threasorer of Callaice and the surveiour of the same were this daie before the lordes, with whom order was taken for the performance of the woorkes at Guisnes, of the sluces at Newneham bridge, of making the ditches for the defense of the lowe country, and for the mailing of the new peere in the havin of Callaice, according to the particular platts of the same." The surveyor was Thomas Petitt, as appears by another entry of the same date in the Council Book. One of the "platts" of Calais and its neighbourhood in the Cottonian volume Augustus I. ii. is a "Platt of the Lowe country at Calais," made in 37 Hen. VIII. "by me Thomas Pettyt:'' see the memoir on "Calais in the hands of the English," in the Chronicle of Calais, printed for the Camden Society, 1846, p. xxviii.