it pointed
out the Martin Tower as the place of her imprisonment because, as I
believe, her name was found rudely inscribed upon the wall. The Beauchamp
Tower seems to have been named only because it was the ordinary state
prison at the time. The narrative quoted by Speed shows, however, that the
place of her imprisonment was the queen's lodging, where the fading honours
of royalty still surrounded Anne Boleyn.

WILLIAM SIDNEY GIBSON.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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INEDITED LETTER FROM HENRY VIII. OF ENGLAND TO JAMES V. OF SCOTLAND.

I lately transcribed several very interesting original manuscripts, chiefly
of the seventeenth century, but some of an earlier date, and now send you a
literal specimen of one evidently belonging to the sixteenth century;
although, notwithstanding the day of the month is given, the year is not.
If you think it worthy of a place in your very excellent publication, you
are quite at liberty to make use of it, and I shall be happy to send you
some of the others, if you choose to accept them. They chiefly relate to
the period when the Duke of Lauderdale was commissioner for Scotch affairs
at the English Court; and one appears to be a letter addressed by the
members of the Scottish College at Paris to James I. on the death of his
mother.

THOS. NIMMO.

Right excellent right high and mighty prince, our most dereste brother
and nephew, we recommende us unto you in our most hertee and affectuous
maner by this berer, your familyar servitor, David Wood. We have not
only receyved your most loving and kinde let^s declaring how moch ye
tendre and regarde the conservation and mayntennance of good amytie
betwene us, roted and grounded as well in proximitie of blood as in the
good offices, actes, and doyngs shewed in our partie, whiche ye to our
greate comforte afferme and confesse to be daylly more and more in your
consideration and remembraunce (but also two caste of fair haukes,
whiche presented in your name and sent by youe we take in most
thankfull parte), and give youe our most hertie thanks for the same,
taking greate comforte and consolacion to perceyve and understande by
your said letters, and the credence comitted to your said familyar
servitor David Wood, which we have redd and considered (and also send
unto youe with these our letters answer unto the same) that ye like a
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