
01 信件
| DECODE | 张 | 日期 | 密码 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R7770 | 50–51 | [沙特尔,1592/3年1月19日] | 6 行 |
| R7771 | 56–57 | 图尔,1592/3年2月16日 | 4 行 |
| R7772 | 58–59 | 图尔,1592/3年3月3日 | 6 + 4 行 |
| R7773 | 60–61 | 布卢瓦,1592/3年3月16日 | 2 行 |
| R7774 | 109–110 | 拉昂城下营地,1594年7月 | 10 行 |
| R7775 | 111–112 | [拉昂城下营地,1594年7月23日] | 3 行 |
Edmondes 用的是英格兰历年,以3月25日为岁首,因此日期为1592年1月至3月的信按现代纪年属于1593年。Butler 把它们放在1593年之下,方括号中的日期是他给的。
DECODE 的“发信人”字段(John le Rios、John Symmons、“Permell of Dieppo”、“One of Dieppe”)来自背书。这些信本身是国王身边的某人所写,收在 Edmondes 的文书中。
02 密钥
A = δ,b = +,c = 2,d = ш,e = ʋ,f = 8,g = б/6,h = 4,i = ǂ,k = 7,l = 3,m = □,n = ȝ,o = α,p = 9,r = f,s = &,t = ω,u/v = ш 或一个小 o,w = π,x = 5,y = λ。ш 既代表 d 也代表 u/v,б 既代表 a 也代表 g。代表人物的代码符号:单独出现的9(可能是苏瓦松伯爵,1593);n(凯瑟琳·德·波旁的一位求婚者;Love(2001)引用了伯利收到的信中的同一句话,把他释为蒙庞西耶公爵(M));£、£2(可能是吉斯公爵,1594)。
03解读
f. 50(R7770)。“…the K. continueth his resolution to goe to Saumur to see his sister, not so much for that cause (as it pleaseth himself to tell me) as especiallye to breake of the marriage betwene her and [9] wch he tould me he is resolued not to permitt but to geive her vnto [n] of whom he said he hath great hope that he will render himself of the religion. [9] is herewth enraged and extreemelie discontented.”
f. 57(R7771)。“…by the Pope, will appeare vnto yor L. by the enclosed. [9]: is glad to here of, hoping to be no further troubled wth the clamor of the Catholikes for the seekinge of him.”
f. 58v(R7772)。“I doe secretelie learne that Monsr Montmorancy hath made great instance, as a condition whereof he required the performance before he would come, to haue the yong prince of Condé deliuered into the handes of Madame d’Angolesme his sister in law to be vnder his custodie.”在 f. 59 上接续的四行密码这里没有解读:只有“papistes”和另外几个词是确定的。Butler 在他的 p. 56 上刊印了这几行,但他的措辞尚未见到。

f. 60v(R7773)。“…but the K. thereuppon saide vnto me that his faith is not vendible.”
f. 109v(R7774)。“…choise expreslie to negotiate therein, for the difficulties of empeachement wch he knoweth he will geive to the same in respect of his owne interest against [£] pretending for the gouernment of Champaigne, [?] hauing no desire it should nowe take place, the rather for that he hath renewed his intelligences in Amiens and Rheins by the meanes of the duke; the said townes…”
f. 112(R7775)。“[£2]: execute an enterprise vppon Rheins wch would be the ca[…]inge of the place and him. The King hath a disposition to geve him the Gouernment of Provence to embarque him against the D. Espernon…”
04 悬而未决之处
- f. 59,四行密码(I)。Butler 的 p. 56 刊印了这几行。
- 人物符号代表谁。9 = 苏瓦松、£ = 吉斯与上下文相符(M);按 Love 的释读,n 是蒙庞西耶公爵(M)。
- 单个词:“ca[…]inge”(f. 112),“hauing”之前的符号(f. 109v),墨渍下的“hope”和“marriage”(f. 50)(C)。
- Butler 在 pp. 46–59 和 148–151 的措辞,有待与这里的解读比较。HathiTrust 拒绝本项目的自动请求,因此目前的核查依据的是 HathiTrust 的逐页词频。这里解读出的每一段的词都出现在对应的 Butler 页面上(f. 58v 的 17 个词全部出现;另有几个词因他的斜体被 OCR 识别错乱),旁边都有一条关于密码的注。
05 来源
- 大英图书馆,Stowe MS 166,来自 DECODE R7770、R7771、R7772、R7773、R7774、R7775。
- T. Birch,An Historical View of the Negotiations between the Courts of England, France, and Brussels, 1592–1617(1749),取材于 Edmondes 文书;已检索,其中没有这些段落。
- G. G. Butler(编),The Edmondes Papers(Roxburghe Club,1913),第 XVIII、XXI–XXIII 和 LXVI 号(pp. 46–59、148–151):这些信中的五封,依据 Stowe MS 166 刊印,密码已解读;ff. 109–110 上的信未收录。2026年9月30日依据 HathiTrust Research Center 对 HathiTrust mdp.39015083993017 的词频统计核查;页面文本尚未见到。
- R. S. Love,Blood and Religion: The Conscience of Henri IV, 1553–1593(蒙特利尔,2001),引用了 f. 50 的句子和“faith is not vendible”,引自伯利收到的信,现藏 State Papers。
笔记和档案:代码库中的 targets/stowe166/。

