01 문서
두 장, 네 쪽이다. ff. 79r, 79v, 80r에 편지가 있고, f. 80v에 날짜, 맺음말, 암호로 된 서명, 수신 주소가 있다. 후대의 스코틀랜드 필적이 f. 79r 머리에 “ane Cipher lre from England in ye yeir 1569”라고 적었다. 편지는 평문 영어에 암호 구절을 끼워 넣은 것이며, 암호는 단어 구분을 유지한다. 행간 해독은 더 옅은 잉크로 되어 있다. 각 쪽 왼쪽에서는 온전하지만, 오른쪽의 얼룩 아래에서는 읽을 수 없을 만큼 바래 있다.
02 암호
이것은 라틴 문자처럼 보이는 글자를 암호 기호로 쓰는 글자 단위 치환이어서, 암호문이 알아볼 수 없는 영어처럼 보인다. a, b, e, i, o, u에는 동음자가 있고(w는 u 기호 두 개로 쓴다), 인물에는 단일 기호가 있다. N = 스코틀랜드 여왕, W = 잉글랜드 여왕, L = 각하, 그리고 주석이 그 지시 대상을 보존하지 않은 몇 개(Z, M, La, ⊔)가 있다. 평문 → 암호: a q/ħ, b r/K, c B, d ε, e α/ε, f a, g б, h c, i ∂/4, l f, m g, n ɧ, o 7/i, p k, r m, s n, t o, u p/Δ, x y, y x. 키는 Tomokiyo의 것이며, 여기서 복호한 모든 단어에서 변경 없이 들어맞았다.
03 본문
평문은 정체로, 해독된 구절은 기울임꼴로 표시했다. [?]는 확실하게 복호되지 않은 단어를, 괄호 안의 기호는 이름 기호를 나타낸다. 쪽 순서는 ff. 79r, 79v, 80r, 80v다.
f. 79r. What was intended and resolved here concerning the [N, Queen of Scots] [?] for her restauration, as for the disposition of her in marriage, your [L, Lordship] … thoroughly understand by Mr John Woodes narration. Since which time you did hear also by a letter sent from me to the Lord of Liddington in your [?] of the same matter absolutely and breefly … How your frendes which here aforesaid were of a contrarie minde for the whole, were violently constrained and by great necessitie urged to condescend and thereunto. So as now my good Lord the matter is not in state of deliberation, but rather requires expedite [?], having good opportunitie for execution. With further by all convenient means I doe wishe that you should concurre with your frendes [Z] here, who see so far into your case, and are so content for the same, as they desire nothinge so earnestlie as your Lordship's pr[ocuring] in that matter, and that to be donne in suche sorte, both for the [sign] and good affection, as it may not appear after [signs] to the [N] or to such as have interest in her, that you will doe nothinge frendly but compulsorilie, whereby the frendship, good affection borne you and thestimacion of you shalbe changed into worse conceiptes, and so gradatim your happines, tranquillitie, and anie good else, shalbe turned into turmoile, calamitie, and division, and the prosperitie of your neighbours and frendes eyther converted into greate dissention, or into a miserable transformation. Now (as matters have ben used and conducted) the protestants your frendes have credit and meanes to assure all things there and here in good termes. And suche may be your impugninge or [double?] proce[edinge] …
f. 79v. … as yours and ours adversaries shall [sign] possess the instrument [?], and all other circumstances to the ruine of Religion, you, and your countrey also, and to worke the lyke effectes amongest us moost dangerouslye. You may perhaps amongest other perswasions be moved to thinke, that as you find a faction there to impugne their designe, so there shall not want Instrumentes and a party here to runne the same course. My Lorde I will not dissemble with you, and if I would you can gesse at the truthe. Some there be [sign] graunt which will to their [Z] power withstand this matter. Others will geve the lokinge on; and some will cary twoe faces in a hoode, lokinge which way the matter is lyke to wende. [M] Of all these sortes that will the end, to hasten apace, not to be lefte alone, [sign] when they shall see the ablest and the greatest runne and concurre together in the favour of the [N, M, La] for the purposes aforesaid. And albeit you may thinke [W, the Queen of England] will not so hastily favour her promotion, yet youre experience paste dothe teache you that [W] could never accord her overthrow, or be contented to see her lyfe dispossessed of her state. For I graunt, if her majestie would have runne the direct course against her, perhaps the same would have taken good successe, but this neutralitie can not stande as the worlde standeth. Some light you maye see and thereby conjecture the reste by her majesties letter written to you [sign] at that time, whereby also you may be resolved of what affections they
f. 80r. they be in this matter which have the principall credit about her. [signs] I can assure your lordship there is not one, no, not one, which are of moment, that dothe not allow of this case, and maketh hast to shew his gratitude, leste he might be demed slowe. If I could by anye other course espye anye other thinge than your owne overthrowe, I would not write so peremptorilie unto you, neyther perswade you to geve place where peradventure your conscience may be combred, and some question of overprecise objections may arise to calle your honor in dowbte. We see so far to the beginninge, the middeste and the endinge, and doe forsee all dangers and eventes, as I thinke you can not, but [?] yourself to concurre with your frendes. Therefore settinge aside argumentacion, [Z, La, sign] wishe you should with speed [?] send hither the Lord of Liddington, who undoubtedly is both the wysest and the sufficientest man you may send to provide for you and all the reste substancyally and assuredly. And when you shall leave to be advised by him and to truste him, you shall procure unto yourselfe greatteste perill, and to the whole state of your countrey the grettest hazarde. No mans frendship will be more imbraced than yours, no mans estimacion more preserved. [sign] Contrarywise, if you desist or become an adverse party, you will be so incombred both from hence, from thence, and from all other places, your neighbours, as no man can advise you what to doe. Therefore God send you to directe your course for the beste. And so I commit you and all yours
f. 80v. to almighty Gods counsell. At Grenew. the 20th of July 1569. Your L. to use and commande, N. Throkmorton. 수신 주소: "Lorde Regent of Scotlande".
04 방법
이 기록은 목록 가운데 규칙 기반으로 점수를 매긴 DECODE 부분에서 나왔다. 먼저 Bain을 확인했다. 그의 no. 1103이 청구기호, 수신 주소, “in cipher deciphered”와 일치하여 발신자와 날짜가 확정되었다. DECODE 이미지 네 장과 기록에 첨부된 Tomokiyo의 키 이미지를 DECODE 로그인으로 가져왔다. 키는 먼저 주석이 남아 있는 약 스무 단어(and, the, your, frendes, intended, resolved, concerning, restauration, disposition, aforesaid, condescend, should, Liddington)에서 확인했다. 그런 다음 각 암호 구절을 최대 해상도 스캔에서 반 줄씩 잘라낸 이미지로 전사하고 손으로 복호했다. 주석을 읽을 수 있는 곳에서는 해독과 일치한다.
05 여전히 불확실한 것
- 이름 기호 Z, M, La, ⊔와 가로줄 그은 4는 풀리지 않았다. 그 주변의 주석은 바래 있고, 키 표에도 실려 있지 않다. N(스코틀랜드 여왕)과 W(잉글랜드 여왕)는 주석이 있다(H).
- f. 79r의 첫 N 뒤의 단어, f. 79r 4행의 “in your” 뒤의 단어, “expedite” 뒤의 단어(주석에는 “having”), “[double?] proce[edinge]”, f. 79v의 “instrument” 뒤의 단어, 그리고 f. 80r의 “yourself” 앞과 “send” 앞의 동사는 M 등급이다. 기울임꼴로 된 나머지는 모두 H 또는 C다. 글자 하나하나 해독되며, 주석이 남아 있는 곳에서는 일치한다.
- DECODE의 7월 26일이라는 날짜는 틀렸다. 편지에는 7월 20일이라고 적혀 있다. f. 80v 아래쪽의 사무 기록 “9 of aug”는 아마 수신 날짜일 것이다.
06 출처
- British Library, Add MS 33531 ff. 79–80; 이미지는 DECODE R8348(로그인 필요).
- J. Bain (ed.), Calendar of the State Papers relating to Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots ii (1900), no. 1103, p. 661 (archive.org
CalendarStatePapersMaryQueenOfScotsVol2). - S. Tomokiyo, "Throckmorton-Moray Cipher (1569)", cryptiana: Ciphers of Mary, Queen of Scots; 같은 키가 DECODE R8348에 문서 파일로 올라 있다(2024년 9월 18일).
주석, 전체 읽기, 프로필은 저장소 폴더에 있다 targets/throck1569/.