latristereina: Plan proposed by Henry for depriving King Ferdinand of all influence in Castile.585.
latristereina:Plan proposed by Henry for depriving King Ferdinand of all influence in Castile.585. G. De Theimseke, Prevost Of Cassel, to the Archduchess Margaret.[Details respecting Gueldres and Flanders.]The King of England asked him whether he had news from Spain. Answered, he had not. King Henry then observed that there was not a man in Paris who was such a stout Frenchman as the King of Arragon. But if the Emperor would listen to him, the King of England would tell him how to deprive the King of Arragon of all influence in Castile. Castile would then be ruled only by the Emperor, the Queen Juana, and the Prince of Spain. If the Emperor were to obtain the regency of Castile, he would become so powerful that all his enemies would tremble. It is quite clear that the King of England would go very far in this affair. Asked him what the means he alluded to were. The King of England said he would not tell him, but he would communicate all his secrets to the Emperor when he had a meeting with him.The King of England said that he wished the Emperor would not undertake any enterprise except after mature consideration. It would not even be necessary for the Emperor to go in person to Spain, but it would be time enough for him to go there when the whole affair was over. This enterprise would make the King of the Romans much greater than any man had ever been for a long time past. The King of England trusted the Emperor, and hoped that the Emperor trusted him.Asked whether he was to communicate this conversation to her. The King meditated for a time, and then said, he might.[More news from Flanders.]—London, 20th June.Addressed : “To my most dread Lady, &c.”French. pp. 13, in print.Printed in Gairdner’s Letters, vol. I. p. 350.(x) -- source link
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