fx pi // b // vd o P a v ptil 1 v C u v // -| vbar o 1 vd a 3n vbar
c m a d a m e d e s u i s l o s a r t e i m e n t → Madame, j’ay puis le partement
Φ = Saxe · =22 = que · =inf = le Roy

Vienna → Charles IX and Catherine de’ Medici · homophonic cipher with word codes · 1567–69 · contributed, partial

Scipion de Fiesque at the Emperor’s court, 1567–69

Catherine de' Medici
toCatherine de' Medici

A French envoy’s ciphered reports from Vienna on the King’s marriage and the German levies, deciphered by a contributor with Tomokiyo’s key from an AI transcription; checked here and built into French sentences letter by letter, with decipherments of the time found for four letters; twenty-two of the twenty-three letters give sentences, with holes, and one stays decoded, not read.

Daniel Bourdeau · posted · updated

Method: read with known key · Extent: partial (81% of the cipher)

Contributed by Harumi-Matsuba (transcription, solution) and Satoshi Tomokiyo (key or decipherment used) · Also credited · Contemporary key or decipherment (key or decipherment used)

At a glanceKnown key applied · partial (81% of the cipher)

The letters
Scipion de Fiesque (Scipione Fiesco), French envoy to Emperor Maximilian II, to Catherine de’ Medici and Charles IX, October 1567 to November 1569: 23 letters with cipher passages, 44 pages, 29,707 signs.
Where
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 15919, via Gallica (btv1b90573568). No DECODE record.
The cipher
A homophonic alphabet of letters, digits and invented signs, two to five per letter, with doubled-letter signs, about a dozen word codes and null groups.
How it was deciphered
Satoshi Tomokiyo reconstructed the key for this volume; Harumi-Matsuba transcribed every cipher page with AI models and decoded it. Here the key was re-applied, the decodes scored and checked against the decipherment of the time on the facing page, and every letter built into French sentences from the decode (22–23 October 2026), with the doubtful places re-read on native-resolution images. Four letters follow decipherments of the time found in the volume.
What it says
Levies in Germany for the Huguenots, the death of Don Carlos and the marriage negotiation, Archduke Charles’s journey to Spain, and after Moncontour the Emperor’s offer to mediate.
Still open
The letter of 10 September 1569, whose reading leans on too many look-alike sign choices; phrase holes in five letters and about 90 single-word holes; a few lone codes. The transcription is AI-only.
Credit
Reading contributed by Harumi-Matsuba (issue #52), made entirely with AI models (Claude; OpenAI Codex and Claude Sonnet for the cross-checks). No human has checked the transcription. Their figures, 85.0–93.6% agreement between two AI transcriptions and a shuffled-key control, measure consistency, not sense. Key by Satoshi Tomokiyo.

01 The letters

Scipion de Fiesque, a Genoese in French service, was Charles IX’s envoy at the court of Maximilian II from the autumn of 1567, when the King’s marriage to the Emperor’s daughter Elisabeth was being negotiated. BnF Français 15919 (formerly Harlay 238) holds 174 folios of his letters to the King and to the Queen Mother. Most open and close in clear and carry the sensitive part in cipher. Satoshi Tomokiyo noted that many are partly in cipher and reconstructed the key so that the passages with no decipherment of the time could be deciphered.

Upper half of a page of cipher signs headed 15 Novemb. 1567, du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne, Vienne
The letter of 15 November 1567 to the Queen Mother: the clerk’s docket in clear, then the cipher. Image: Bibliothèque nationale de France, fr. 15919 f. 18r (Gallica view 22), via Gallica.

Harumi-Matsuba’s page list (44 pages) runs from October 1567 to 4 November 1569: eighteen letters to the Queen Mother and five to the King (15 February 1568, 4 September 1568, 10 September, 20 October and 29 October 1569). One is dated from Speyer (2 December 1568), the rest from Vienna. The per-page table, with view numbers, sign counts and a one-line summary, is in contributed/docs/PAGES.en.md in the repository folder.

02 The key

Tomokiyo’s table (Cryptiana, “French Ciphers for German (and Eastern) Affairs”) gives each letter two to five signs: digits (4 = b, 1 and 8 = i, 9 = n), letters used as signs (a and o = e, x = f, p = l, u = o), and invented forms (Δ = i, ϕ = m, ⊢ = q, ⊣ = r, ß = r). There are signs for doubled letters (ee, ff, ll, mm, nn, rr, ss), word codes (que, qu’il, et, vous, pour, le Roy, l’Empereur, and Φ for Saxe) and groups of clear-looking letters (par, moy, bro) that are nulls. The contributor named the signs (key.tsv, 95 entries) and inferred 23 values the table lacks, among them 16 = ce, ρ = e and the pair ꝑꝑ = ff. All 44 pages are in this one key.

03 What was contributed

Harumi-Matsuba opened issue #52 on 20 October 2026 and extended it twice the same day, with the work in a public repository (data CC BY 4.0, code MIT). The account was created on 19 October. Their own description of the method:

A person chose the target and decided to publish; no person checked the transcription. Agreement between two AI readers measures their consistency, and a shuffled-key control shows the key is right, but neither shows how much of the text reads as sense. This project’s bar for a complete reading is 95% of the cipher read as sense, measured. So the result is recorded here as a contributed result with a partial extent.

04 Measured here

The contributed key was re-applied to every transcription with this project’s own decoder (measure.py):

The key is right and the decodes are mostly French, but between a fifth and a tenth of the text is not yet words, which matches the contributor’s own marking of most lines as inferred.

Reading audit, 22 October 2026. Read as sentences (George Lasry’s test: can the text be built into sentences and translated?), only two pages hold: f. 79r and f. 94r in the contributed readings, on Archduke Charles’s journey to Spain, with scattered holes. The readings of ff. 39r–v, 100r and 158r have holes in most lines, and the 44 mechanical decodes are unspaced with wrong letters (0–17% of sentences clean). So that day 21 letters, and the other pages of the two, were decoded, not read: about 6% of the signs read, against the 99.7% that take a value. The re-reading that followed is in section 06.

05 A check against 1567

The volume holds one decipherment made at the time: view 23 right, headed “deschiffré de la precedente”, is a clear copy of the letter of 15 November 1567. The contributor found it but did not use it, because AI readers of its cursive agreed only 51–55% with their decode. It was transcribed here by eye from a 2,600-pixel image, as far as the end of the cipher on view 22 right (calib_v023r.txt).

A page of French cursive headed 15 Novemb. 1567, deschiffre de la precedente
The decipherment of the time: “Madame, j’ay puis le partement de monsr de Lignerolles qui fut le cinquiesme de ce moys…” Image: Bibliothèque nationale de France, fr. 15919 f. 19r (Gallica view 23), via Gallica.

Of its 1,193 letters, the contributed decode of view 22 right matches 1,000 (83.8%), and 98 of its 182 words of three or more letters come out whole (calib.py). The sense runs the same throughout: Lignerolles has left for the Duke of Saxony, it is rumoured that horse and foot are being raised in Germany for those who have taken arms against the King, the Emperor expects his mandates to stop it, he has written “de bonne encre noire” to two princes. Two places differ in content. Where the copy has “au pays du duc de Wirtemberg et du conte palatin”, the decode has the Φ code for Saxe and no palatin. And the looped sign that serves for both s and p gives desuis, sarteiment for depuis, partement. This reading of the cursive is itself not checked by a second reader.

The same check found a gap: the cipher of this letter continues on view 23 left (f. 18v), which is not in the contributed transcription. Its text is on the decipherment page, from “de son pays d’Austriche” to the signature. View 23 left was transcribed and decoded here on 23 October 2026 (13 lines, 446 signs) and checked against the decipherment, which abridges it.

06 The reading

On 22 October 2026 every letter was built here into French sentences from the key decode and translated (read/<date>_reading.md and _en.md); four letters (15 November 1567, 4 June, 21 August and 6 November 1568) follow decipherments of the time found in the volume, on view 23 right and in the margins of views 65, 103 and 125 right, three of them not recorded before. On 23 October view 6 right (the first cipher page of 11 October 1567) and view 23 left were transcribed from native-resolution crops, the sign Dz was settled as con, and the single-word holes of seventeen letters were worked through on the images (161 bracketed holes down to 90): this hand writes the number codes with z for 2 and i for 1 (“zo” = 20 pour, “i4” = 14 estre), which closes many of them. Twenty-two letters now build sentences. The letter of 10 September 1569 stays decoded, not read: its reading clears the sentence test, but 4.1% of its letters rest on look-alike sign choices that nothing outside confirms. Square brackets mark supplied letters or open codes, [?word] a doubtful word, [...] an unread place.

Top of a page: a clear opening, Madame Jay receu vostre lettre, then lines of cipher
14 August 1568, to the Queen Mother: clear opening, then cipher on why the Emperor sends Archduke Charles to Spain. Image: Bibliothèque nationale de France, fr. 15919 f. 94r (Gallica view 99), via Gallica.

6 March 1568, to the Queen Mother (f. 39r): j'ay entendu que le duc Jehan Guillaume [de] Saxe, qui est allé en France pour vostre service, a amené avec luy six prescheurs qui sont d'une secte qui s'appelle Flacciani.

4 September 1568, to the Queen Mother (f. 100r; docketed “au Roy”, but the cipher addresses “Madame”), on the marriage: Il m'a dict qu'a ceste heure il n'y a plus aucune difficulté que le mariaige [ne se] face, car le prince d'Espaigne estoict mort; mais que [pp] desiroict d'estre mediateur [de] ce mariaige. The lone code pp is the King of Spain by sense.

29 October 1569, to the King (f. 158r), after Moncontour: Lequel m'a dict qu'il ne s'est meu a mettre en avant ce party que pour une sincere affection et grand desir qu'il a de [vous] veoir delivré de ceste guerre intestine.

The mechanical decodes of all 44 pages are in contributed/data/decoded_*.txt, the contributor’s line readings of five letters in contributed/docs/READING.en.md.

07 What remains uncertain

Full texts

The transcription and the decryption of every document on this page, so that the reading can be used and checked. Short files are shown here; all are in the repository.

11 Oct 1567 (docket "11 octob. 1567"), to the Queen Mother (v006r, transcribed here 23 Oct 2026; v007l, v007r, v008l, v008r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, Oct 1567 (date partly conjectural), during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The Emperor says he will do his utmost for peace in Christendom; The King's ambassador to Constantinople; The ambassador sent to Constantinople; marriages of the Emperor's daughters; Portugal; He will inquire, discreetly.

Transcription

transcription_v006r.txt

# BnF fr. 15919, view 6 right (f. 2r), letter of 11 Oct 1567 to the Queen Mother: first cipher page (23 lines), not in the
# contributed transcription. Transcribed 23 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread round 2) from openapi.bnf.fr IIIF crops at
# native resolution (x 4700-7600, one strip per line, upscaled 1.3-2.5x for viewing). Sign names as in
# contributed/data/key.tsv. NOT checked by a human; a single AI transcription, made while reading (labels of the
# confusable shapes were chosen with the sense in view, as the contributor did for the y-shape).
# Notation: name!x = the sign is read as x, not as its key value (a look-alike alternate, counted);
#           name? = shape uncertain; ? = a sign seen but not identified / not explained by the reading;
#           struck signs are left out. Dz is the contributor's unvalued ꝺʒ sign; it reads "con" in four words here.
# The opening four lines are clear text (in the reading file).
c01: 8 a! p fu 3y D 1 fx vbar v =22 |- ptil // f vbar tri a lf -| 1 3n v Dz m a b o
c02: =18 =20 wt a! f q9 a 3n 1 -| 3p // -| b a n // =18 vd o n + wt vd // 3n D // vbar a T b o f vbar a 3n ?
c03: b -| o T 1 -|!l =14 H# tri fx vbar fu -| // 3y n o =22 p fu 3y =18 // ptil + 1 fx vbar b tri n fs =22
c04: v o 3p p // 1 m 3n // f vbar T // vd // z o v vbar a b o T D a v + -| b -| o v |- q9 1 T + 3n vbar
c05: // p // n 1!r o T vbar 1 a 3n fs o // n // fu v o D a beta a =ll 1 m tri + 3n =22 ? ? ?
c06: ? ? H# 3p + 1 fx vbar 4 1 a! 3n =23 =14 ++ tri fx vbar f a n o H#!ss // 1 -| a! |- fu o p o v 3p -| tri 3n fx o T
c07: fx 1!r a T vbar 1 a! 3n v 3y vd a tri H#!ss o f vbar ptil 3n z 4 ++ 3n + -| b -| ? o a! vbar =22 T 1 p a! T
c08: // q9 p vbar -| o v 3y fu + ptil =ll ++ 1 o 3n fs 3p -| // 3n b -| o m // +!r D o =23 f a! v a ?!s 3p // =ll!r z
c09: 3n o -| H# 1 fx vbar D a T + f fx + v vbar o b a v vd a fs vbar -| o lf a! tri 3n o =20 fu a f 1 -|
c10: // q9 3n o c + =nn a ptil 3n 3y + f |- fu o T 1 p =14 + 1 fx vbar // 1 3n v tri =22 =18 f o =18
c11: a v 3p? ?!a fu!r m 3n o p!r a 3y!z b o fx a v vbar o 4 H# =nn o + a ptil fu -| a // 1 3n T =22 3y
c12: vd a fs vbar -| tri a ? 3y!z C // vd // 8 3n b o =16 n ++ v vbar o =10 x a -| ? + 3y =22 =inf 3y
c13: a 3n vbar o f D 1!r H# 1 fx vbar a! 3n fx + -| o v =22 Dz T + 3n beta ++ 3y // fu ?!l vd o T + 1 fx vbar
c14: o f 4 + =nn o lf // 1 d6 =10 c tri a 3n + 4 a 3y H#!ss // 3n vbar // v a T Dz vd // 3n b o vd a f vbar v
c15: =20 fx a =23 T a 1!r +!o 1 fx vbar 4 tri o 3n // 8 v a b o fu a +!o 1 -| vbar + fu fs o p //
c16: fx 1!r o T vbar 1 a 3n fs a a! 3n c + 3n f o 3p // 1 d6 =10 fu 3n 3y + f 8 o 3p -| 1 // 3y T //
c17: vd // z o v vbar a wt a! =13 fx o 4 1 a 3n b o vd a 3n D 1 -| o v // ptil + p ++ 3n vbar o // H#!ff 1 3n
c18: D a =18 a! f // b fu a -| vbar 1 -| 8 p wt a b 1 fx vbar =23 =14 + 1 fx vbar ptil p!r // 3y =22 3y
c19: fu + 1 // 3n vbar =21 b o D a v + -| ? b -| ? o tri ?!l 3n o 3p + fu ptil H# 1 fx vbar vd + 1 3n v =13
c20: =22 b o T a lf p // 1 3n b -| o // vd -| o vd // 3n vbar D o p // Dz b 1 vbar 1 + 3n D fu
c21: fs o wt 3p v =10 =23 f // vbar fs -| 1 4 fu + 1 fx vbar n o vd // =ll a 3y!u -| =22 // p //
c22: D o v fu 3n 3y + f b o T 3p -| 1 3n n o v fx 1!r o T vbar 1 a 3n v |- p!u ? T + f vbar lf p fu v
c23: o f n 1!l 1 3n T // p o fu -| 3p // beta vbar 1 n fu =ll 1 o -| =22 // ptil 4 1 o 3n 3p fu c p 1 fx fs
Transcription

transcription_v007l.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ7の左ページ(「1567」、Fiesque から王妃宛と推定)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ7の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(n_L01–n_L25)。この書簡は別の手で、区切りの縦線が多く、抹消が多い。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。抹消された記号は書いていない。
c01: fu fx ptil a ptil m p a v // fu u fu -| 8 3n vbar a -| o v fs H# f vbar C // 1 fx H# o pi n -| fx 1 v vbar -| a
c02: fu a pi // C T tri // fu // 3n vbar u vbar =22 b o T // v // -| vbar 8 fu 3n o H# T o
c03: a v f // -| m 3n u -| // b o v + 3n v H# fu ptil fx 1 -| =20 beta a pi o vbar fs -| o fu
c04: fx -| a v vbar 1 o 3n fs u a 3n 4 H# 8 o v // 1 vd =10 fu 3n 3y + f =10 fu + fu o 3y H# -| vbar
c05: =16 4 H# 3n ptil fx fu =ll ++ 1 -| b fu =22 p 8 C // vbar + fu v tri H# ptil -| T fx 1 o 3n
c06: =14 o // H# o fu -| a P 1 v // f vbar =22 =18 fu + ptil T 1 =14 1 o v z + fu ptil a -| 3n a v
c07: T 1 v // 1 m o vd a f vbar =22 =inf =10 v H# 3n -| H# 3y // fu fu pi a b o vd a fu -| ++ 1 a f vbar
c08: f a 3n c + s o v // 1 vd a vbar ffx -| 3n 3n fx fu 1 =ll tri vbar o =10 -| o pi a -| =20 n tri fx 1 fx vbar
c09: b 1 a ptil P o n 1 =14 o 4 + 3n f a 8 3n v v 1 -| // vbar 1 fx f =23 =18 // b + s o P a
c10: fu + ptil =ll H# 1 -| L a u 3n vbar a f b fx o // v 1 4 + s o a ptil fu -| u =10 =20 n a =22
c11: pa x // 1 fx vbar =14 b o z -| // 3n b Dz v a fx fu o 3n n o =10 =23 3y // fu -|
c12: C a // fu n fx 3y P a b 1 pp tri n fu C vbar a v 8 fu 3y ptil a fu C vbar v a 3n v o -| vbar T o 3n
c13: Dz T o 1 =ll a -| =10 fx fu // v -| a v 8 C pi a f 4 // 1 =ll o -| // beta o v v fx 3n n o
c14: 8 o fu ptil 3y // 3y b 1 fx vbar =22 tri a vd // H# o fu -| a fx ptil o v 1 fu 3y ptil fx fu =ll H# 1 fx vbar
c15: a 3n vbar o f b -| u // c fx 3n a H# 1 o 3n =22 b o =16 n + v vbar =18 P + s a -| o fu
c16: // fx H# m 3n + 1 v vbar -| o =23 3n o ffx 1 a 3n b -| // fu fx ptil v P o 3y pi o vbar vbar -| a
c17: ptil 3n z 4 H# f ++ -| P beta o 1 a ptil 3n 3y fx f a vbar =22 8 a v v o 1 u fx fu a n o
c18: v + fu =rr + 1 fx vbar ptil a 3n 1 -| // fu 3n o ++ 4 H# s u Dz n fu fu v 1 H# 3n // vbar fs // 3n b ptil
c19: =22 C o v v p fu v m -| // 3n b o v x + beta n o v P a p // fx -| o v vbar 1 a 3n fs o
c20: vd 3n T b o p fu 3y P fu -| + 3y =10 b ptil -| H# 3y
c21: P o v v // 1 m 3n o fx fu 1 p 3n 3y // b + fu 4 vbar a =22 p o P o pi a fu beta // 3n vbar
c22: v o fu o -| o pi a vbar fs beta // vbar fx fu vbar n a =23 v a 3n // fu -| H# f vbar // ffx H# -|
c23: =10 =22 v // pi // =20 o T vbar n =23 v -| H# fu pp 1 vbar fs o beta fx 1 fx vbar f fu ptil v =22
c24: C a T // fu C vbar -| a v fx // -| v 1 v // beta T + 3n vd H# 3y a 3n fu a v b 1 fx vbar v
# c11 の行頭「pa」は抹消の字。抹消の語は書いていない。
# 2026-10-20:c25(最後の1行)は未書き起こし。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:上の確かめで直した箇所のうち、追加の読み手の Codex が1回目の読みを選んだ 3 か所(v007l)は、読み手がそろわないので元に戻した。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v007r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ7の右ページ(f.3r、コマ7左の続きと推定)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ7の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(o_L01–o_L25)。区切りの縦線と抹消が多い。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。抹消された記号は書いていない。
c01: T o n fx fu -| ptil // v + 3n 4 o v + 1 3n vbar 8 C pi a b 1 fx vbar =23 // 4 1 o 3n
c02: fx H# z 3n o fu vbar + fu vbar n o fu // // u vbar =22 b tri a ptil T n // 1 vbar Dz pi o
c03: 8 fu // a fu fs + ptil v 1 H# fu -| v b o T 1 -| P o q9 + 1 -| n -| o v vbar 1 a 3n vbar o
c04: a f 4 H# s a ptil f 3y + 3n a vbar pi // b 1 fx vbar b o -| a n L o x =23 3y
c05: v a 3n v o -| + 1 fs vbar =10 4 1 a 3n vbar + v fs vd a c // 1 =ll o -| + 1 -| vbar -| a v v + 3n n o
c06: 8 fu vd // T a vd 4 fu o =23 // v -| 1 3n v m + fu vbar a 3n n o f -| H# v ++ v
c07: vbar + fu fs o H# + 1 v 3n o f v fx fu ptil H# 3n v beta 1 a 3n 1 b 1 -| a 8 ptil v =22 T
c08: // z 1 fx fu + 3n // 3y a o fu v // -| a v v + 3n n o a vbar =20 n o 8 // 3y -| a vbar o 3n
c09: fu a f + fu =rr 1 a -| fu =20 fx fu ptil v a 3n o 3n fu + 3y a -| fu // beta o v fx C ptil vbar 1 H# 3n
c10: =10 =18 // 3y a v n 1 v vbar fx o v vbar a p a vbar vbar -| a // pp 1 3n =22 3n o =18
c11: vd a vbar fs 1 o v u 3n v a 1 f o b o v tri m -| // 3n P fu + 3n z ptil a fu -| P o v ptil 1 v
c12: pi // =20 b 1 fx vbar =23 // fu fx -| H# 1 fx vbar + ffx // v 1 + 3n b o v a v fu // 1 3n b -|
c13: P fu -| + 3y b o v vd // fu ptil 1 T fx ++ pp 1 n a v =22 v fx 3n // vd 4 11 H# // b o fu
c14: 3y // 1 fx vbar fx H# 3n T vbar // f vbar 1 3n fx 4 fu o n + 3n vbar -| a fu fx 3y vd // v
c15: =22 =20 n a fu // 8 C 3n o v a v fu // 1 3n vbar v + 1 fs fx vbar n -| 8 fu 3n o C a
c16: ptil a fu C vbar n -| H# 1 fx o 8 o fu ptil 3y b 1 fx vbar v =22 n o =23 vd o ptil a 3n + 1 fx vbar b
c17: P 1 -| o P o v fu // fu C vbar o -| o x + 3y v =22 8 o v vbar + tri v 8 n 3y fu +
c18: a f x // 1 v + 1 fx vbar fx + ptil -| 1 -| vd o v pi a 4 -| fu 1 fx vbar =22 fu // vd c 11 H# // b o fu
c19: b fu -| fx 3y v H# fu ffx + 1 fx vbar // n + 3n v vbar // f vbar 1 3n + 4 fu a fu o fs q9 -| f fx
c20: ptil a 3n 1 -| // fu P + vd pi // 1 m o b o v // pi // z o T vbar u fu // =22 =ll o n L + v o
c21: 1 4 + 1 fx vbar x fx -| vbar C + 1 3n m vbar // 1 3n o b -| fu // ptil u -| 1 vbar o =10 =22 8 o
c22: fu o v -| 3y + 1 v b o pi a =23 n o fx 1 a 3n P a 3n a n -| + 1 -| o C o v
c23: vd // fu 1 3n v a vbar =23 o 3n 3y // v -| fu o vd + 3n b a fx fu 1 3n o n L a -| fx L o 3n vbar
c24: =22 fu // b o v fu f 3y + 3n b a C fu 3y a vbar P ptil -| + 3y fu fu
c25: beta a vd + 3n v vbar -| // f vbar v // -| f p fu T 1 a ptil -| v -| // 1 v + 3n T =22 =10
# 暗号はここまで(ページの終わり)。抹消の記号は書いていない。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:v007r-100(消した 1)は、隣の v007r-101 で C を =10(ıc)に直したので、ı は =10 の一部。消したままにした。
# 2026-10-20:上の確かめで直した箇所のうち、追加の読み手の Codex が1回目の読みを選んだ 4 か所(v007r)は、読み手がそろわないので元に戻した。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v008l.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ8の左ページ(コマ7の書簡の続き、1567年10月、王妃宛)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ8の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(p_L01–p_L25)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。抹消された記号は書いていない。
c01: a vbar fx fu 1 fu v fx fu ptil H# 1 fx vbar 4 1 a 3n n fx m 3n H# 1 v vbar -| o =22 pi =10
c02: =18 fu ptil 3y // fu a v vbar fx fu v 1 H# ptil -| T vd fx 3n v vbar -| a 4 ++ s a
c03: // pp a fx vbar 1 fx 3n a vbar 8 fu vd o b 1 fx vbar =23 f fx fu =rr H# 1 fx vbar 4 1 a 3n 1 4 -| o
c04: =22 =16 // vd 4 11 H# // b o fu -| a fu v o b o C fu 3y pi a v vd o T x // 1 fx vbar
c05: n a v vd // fu ptil 11 1 v fx pp 1 n a T v // 3n T =16 T fx a fu P // fu 11 3n vbar // 1 m o
c06: =23 // ptil fx 1 fx vbar =14 u // b fu a -| vbar 3y =23 a v vbar fx 1 fx vbar v // H# o
c07: fu a 3n 1 v o ptil 3n z 11 vd 4 // H# // b o fu -| =22 =18 a 3n fu fx z u v
c08: n fx 3n v vbar // f fs 1 3n fx v fu o 8 a C fu 3y b 1 fx vbar v =22 8 o 3n o T n // fu fx 1 v
c09: =22 3y a 3n fu fx z H# 1 a v vd // 1 v =22 8 a v vbar fx 1 T 4 1 a 3n // H# a fu -| o
c10: fx fu a =18 3n o fs -| // 1 fx vbar a -| 1 o v n L fx v a =22 T fx 1 fx vbar // v fx 3n
c11: v -| a 1 fu b 1 n o a vbar =22 v 1 n o fu // n a x // 1 v fx 1 fx vbar T o v a -| H# 1 fx vbar
c12: ptil a n fx 3n vbar -| // 1 -| a P o fu // 4 ++ s o ptil fx fu fu 3n vbar o =22 // fu o v b a
c13: fu fx ptil v a 1 vd v fu fx 3y a -| =20 C // b 1 fx vbar o ptil 3n 3y fx 3n a vbar C // 3y
c14: T fu v f fu 1 a fx -| fx 1 fx vbar =22 =18 3y v -| fx n a b P 1 a v b o C //
c15: 1 vd a 1 =ll o ptil -| u =10 T 1 3n n a -| o // 1 vd 1 vbar =23 o =23 =14 v fx H# 1 4 fu o 8 fu
c16: =18 v fu // 1 -| // b o pi // b fu o -| o vbar 1 -| P o n a =22 8 a fu fu 3y // fu -| // 3y
c17: // b 1 -| o =10 beta o v v fx 3n b -| a T fu -| -| o v x // 1 fx vbar o 3n n // v =23 1 vd o f
c18: v // -| fu o f C fu v 8 a 3n // 3y T n a fu // v f -| a 3n b -| o b fu pi // -| 1 // 1 z o
c19: P a v x 1 =ll a v b a pi T 1 3n fx f =22 3n x // 1 v // 3n vbar fu a vd // -| 1 // 1 m a b o
c20: C // 1 T 3n fs fu fx ptil fu b fx -| fx 1 fx vbar 1 4 -| o a v fu o fu -| H# 3y P a v beta fx 8 // 1 3n T
c21: =10 =22 fu // 3n a m // 3n // v f fx -| -| vbar o 4 // m fu a v f a // fu fu vbar -| o n L fx v o
c22: fs fx fu n L // 3n vbar fx a vd 1 -| // tri m o pi // 1 v =23 z o n L // H# fx 1 fx vbar fu //
c23: T o n fx 3n b o z o C a -| fx 3y b o v fx -| vbar fu m // fu b a v fx fu o =ll a v n L fx T a v
c24: pi 3n o T a Dz vbar n 3n vbar a 8 fu // o T vbar b a v v a n L o fu 3n z f fx fu =rr 1 a -|
c25: a 3n o v v // 1 z 3n o b fx 3n vbar f // 3y fx 1 a 3n v v a fu o 3n vbar a f b -| o
# 暗号はここまで。続きはコマ8の右(f.4r の上の2行)。抹消の記号は書いていない。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v008r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ8の右(f.4r の上、1567年10月の書簡の最後の暗号2行)書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ8の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(q_L01–q_L02)。
c01: 8 a vbar // n L a C + -| vbar // pi a 3n fx fu a -| 1 -| vd // 1 v 1 fu x // fu C vbar
c02: =22 8 o pi a 3y m + fu ptil a -| 3n o 4 1 a f b a vd vbar fx -| u pi a 3n vbar
# 続く平文:L'ambassadeur de l'Empereur arrivant de Constantinople le … du grand seigneur …、De Vienne ce … d'Octobre 1567。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:上の確かめで直した箇所のうち、追加の読み手の Codex が1回目の読みを選んだ 1 か所(v008r)は、読み手がそろわないので元に戻した。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:codex・sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v007l.txt

c01 ucueuglesauourinterestontlaicoemcrcistre
c02 uemalsiauantot QUE desasartiuneose
c03 esnargnoradesonsouucir POUR remettreu
c04 crestientoenboiesaim ET unyon ET uoueyort
c05 CE bonucu LL oirdu QUE lilatousiourscien
c06 EST eaoeuredisant QUE VOUS uousi EST iesgouuernes
c07 sisaigement QUE LE ROY ET sonroyauumedemeuroient
c08 nenbohesaimettrnncui LL ite ET remer POUR cicict
c09 dieudeci EST ebonneinssiraticn QUEL/QUIL VOUS adohede
c10 uou LL oirheontendceasiboheeuuro ET POUR ce QUE
c11 [?]faict EST degrand?secuence ET QUEL/QUIL yaur
c12 leauccydedi FF icultesiuyueultsensertsen
c13 ?sei LL er ET cuasresilmenbai LL eraresscnce
c14 ieuuyaydict QUE iemaoeurecuesiuyucu LL oict
c15 entendroabcneoien QUE de CE cost VOUS dohereu
c16 acognoistre QUEL/QUIL netiendraucusdeymettre
c17 ungbonordreieunycnet QUE iesseiocuece
c18 sou RR oictuenirauneoboho?cuusionattandu
c19 QUE lesslusgrandesforcesdelacrestiente
c20 mnsdeluyduroy ET duroy
c21 dessaignecuilnyadoubte QUE ledemeurant
c22 seueremettratcutce QUEL/QUIL senaurontator
c23 ET QUE sama POUR estc QUEL/QUIL srou FF ittercictnuus QUE
c24 lesaultrescarsisarsonmoyenuesdicts
# 記号 803 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 799 個(99.5%)
Decryption

decoded_v007r.txt

c01 seccuruasonbesointilmedict QUEL/QUIL abien
c02 cogneutoutceuaaot QUE dieuscait?me
c03 iuaeutousioursdesirdeuoircrestiente
c04 enboheunyonetmadictderechef QUEL/QUIL y
c05 senseroitt ET bientostmebai LL eroirtressonce
c06 iumasembue QUEL/QUIL asrinsgoutencenrosos
c07 touteooisnenscuuonsrienidireius QUE s
c08 agicuonayeeusaressonceet POUR ceiayreten
c09 uenou RR ieru POUR cuusenenuoyeruaresclution
c10 ET VOUS ayescistcestelettrea FF in QUE ne VOUS
c11 mettiesonseinedesigranduongueurdesuis
c12 ma POUR dict QUEL/QUIL aucroictotasiondesesuaindr
c13 duroydesmauuisco FF ices QUE scnambaoadeu
c14 yaictconstantincbuecontreucymas
c15 QUE POUR ceuailnesesuaintsoitctcriunele
c16 ueultcroiceieuuydicts QUE ce QUEL/QUIL meuenoictd
c17 diredesuaulterefoys QUE iestoisicyuo
c18 enfaisoictcourirmesmebruict QUE uambaoadeu
c19 durcysoutoictaconstantinobueueturnc
c20 ueniraudommaigedesamagestoua QUE LL echose
c21 iboictfcrtloingtainedruauorite ET QUE ie
c22 uesryoisdeme QUEL/QUIL ceciendenecroireles
c23 mauinset QUEL/QUIL enyasruemondecuinecherchent
c24 QUE uadesunyondeluyetduroyuu
c25 remonstrantsarnlusieursraisons QUE ET
# 記号 832 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 831 個(99.9%)
Decryption

decoded_v008l.txt

c01 etcuiuscuuoictbienccgnoistre QUE m ET
c02 VOUS uuyauestcusioursmcnstrebohe
c03 a FF ecticnetiumedict QUEL/QUIL ncu RR oictbienibre
c04 QUE CE ambaoadeureusedeluymesmesfaict
c05 cesmauuaisc FF icessans CE sceudauantaige
c06 QUEL/QUIL aucict EST oaduerty QUEL/QUIL estcictsaoe
c07 ueniseungambaoadeur QUE VOUS enucgos
c08 ccnstantincsueieluydicts QUE ienescaucis
c09 QUE yenucgoiesmais QUE iestcisbienaoeure
c10 cue VOUS netraicterieschcse QUE scictascn
c11 sreiudiceet QUE siceuacefaiscictseseroict
c12 ueccntrairedeuaboheucuunte QUE auesde
c13 ucuseimsucyer POUR ladicteunycnetlay
c14 susnuiecrcict QUE VOUS ysrcceddiesdela
c15 imei LL euro ET sincereaimit QUEL/QUIL e QUEL/QUIL EST scoibueiu
c16 VOUS suairademadueretirdece QUE ieuuyauray
c17 adire ET resscndresurresfaictencas QUEL/QUIL imen
c18 saruenlusienaysceuasnrendredumariaige
c19 desfi LL esdemsincn QUE nfaisantuemariaigede
c20 laisntucuudcrcictibreesueuroydesrciains
c21 ET QUE uaneganasncrrtebaguesneauutrechcse
c22 tcuchantcemiraigemais QUEL/QUIL gechaocictua
c23 seccndegelercydescrtugaudescue LL eschcses
c24 mnese?tcnteiuaestdessecheungncu RR ier
c25 enessaignedcntnayciensseuentendre
# 記号 844 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 843 個(99.9%)
Decryption

decoded_v008r.txt

c01 ietachelortamencuerirmaisiufault
c02 QUE iemeygouuernebiendemtcroment
# 記号 61 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 61 個(100.0%)
Reading

1567-10_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 11 Oct 1567 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica views 6 right - 8 right), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02) from the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_v007l.txt ... decoded_v008r.txt; Tomokiyo's key), word by word, reading through the known sign confusions (y-shape s/p; t-shape c/o; fu u/l; H# o/ss; a/o both e). No contemporary decipherment of this letter was found in the volume. Words in [?word] are only partly carried by the figures; [...] = not read. The opening and closing clear text was read on the Gallica image (view 6 right) and is marked ⟨ ⟩. The first cipher page (view 6 right, 23 lines, 816 signs) is not in the contributed transcription; it was transcribed and read 23 Oct 2026 (round 2) from the Gallica image, read/r2/transcription_v006r.txt and read/r2/v006r_reread_log.md: a single AI transcription, with Dz valued 'con' from four words on the page; [Dz] where that does not fit. Spelling kept, punctuation added. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 11 October 1567 (cipher passages)

⟨Madame, ma derniere lettre a esté du [xxv?] du moys passé, et depuis n'ay peu parler a l'Empereur que mercredy dernier, car il ne bouge de sa chambre et ne se peult soustenir sur ses pieds.⟩

[v006r] Je luy dicts que, quant je prins congé de vous pour m'en venir par deça, vous me [?commandastes] d'entendre s'il estoict vray ce que luy vous avoict dict: que, se plaignant Sa Majesté des desordres qui sont a la crestienté a cause de la relligion, que […] bien qu'il estoict necessaire que les princes crestiens y meissent ung bon ordre, et que si les aultres y voulloient prandre garde, qu'il [?ne s'espargneroict] de son costé de s[e] mettre [en] peine pour venir a une bonne unyon; que s'il estoict ainsi, que vous ne vous [?espargnerez] de ceste bonne oeuvre, ains que y [?mettriez] la main de ce costé, et [?feroy] que le Roy y entendroict, encores que [Dz] son royaulme soict en bonne paix et bien obeyssant a ses commandements, pour ce qu'il seroict bien aisé de veoir toute la crestienté en bonne paix et unyon. Je priay Sa Majesté me faire ce bien de m'en dire sa volonté, affin de vous en advertir. Il me dict qu'il estoict vray que, y voiant tant de desordres, il ne pouvoict moins faire que de se plaindre [?amerement] de la condition du temps, et qu'il n'attribuoict ce [?malleur] qu'a la desunyon des princes crestiens, qui sont plus enclins a leur particullier qu'au bien publict,

[v007l] et aveugles a leur interest, ont [?faict] cognoistre le mal si avant, que de sa part il ne s'espargnera de son pouvoir pour remettre la chrestienté en bonne paix et unyon; et loue [?fort] ce bon vouloir, duquel il a tousjours bien esté asseuré, disant que vous vous estes gouvernée si saigement que le Roy et son royaume demeuroient en bonne paix et tranquillité; et remercioit Dieu de ceste bonne inspiration qu'il vous a donnée de vouloir entendre a si bonne euvre. Et pource que [ce] faict est de grand consequence et qu'il y aura beaucoup de difficultés, il y veult penser et [con]seiller, et puis apres il m'en baillera responce.

Je luy ay dict que je m'asseure que s'il y vouloit entendre a [?bon escient], que de ce costé vous donnerez a cognoistre qu'il ne tiendra a vous de y mettre ung bon ordre et unyon, et que j'espere que ce pourroict venir a une bonne conclusion, attendu que les plus grandes forces de la chrestienté sont [?soubz] les mains de luy, du Roy et du Roy d'Espaigne; qu'il n'y a doubte que le demeurant se remettra a tout ce qu'ilz en auront [?accordé], et que Sa Majesté qu'il prouffitteroict plus que les aultres, car si par son moyen lesdicts [v007r] [estoient] secouru a son besoint.

Il me dict qu'il a bien cogneu tout cela, et que Dieu sçait [con]me il a eu tousjours desir de voir [la] chrestienté en bonne unyon, et m'a dict derechef qu'il y penseroit et bien tost me bailleroit responce. Il m'a semblé qu'il a prins goust en ce propos; toutesfois n'en sçavons riens dire jusques a tant qu'on aye eu sa responce, et pour ce j'ay retenu le courrier pour vous en envoyer la resolution, et vous ay escript ceste lettre affin que ne vous mettiez en peine de si grand longueur.

Depuis [il] m'a dict qu'il auroict occasion de se plaindre du Roy des mauvais offices que son ambassadeur y faict [a] Constantinoble contre luy, mais que pour cela il ne se plaint [?poinct], car il ne le veult croire. Je luy dicts que ce qu'il me venoict de dire de l'aultre foys que j'estois icy, l'on en faisoict courir mesme bruict, que l'ambassadeur du Roy poussoict a Constantinoble le Turc de venir au dommaige de Sa Majesté, laquelle chose estoict fort loingtaine de la verité; et que je le prioys de me faire ce bien de ne croire les mauvais, et qu'il en y a par le monde qui ne cherchent que la desunion de luy et du Roy, luy remonstrant par plusieurs raisons [v008l] et qu'il pouvoict bien cognoistre que [ϖ] et vous luy avez tousjours monstré bonne affection.

Et il me dict qu'il pourroict bien estre que cest ambassadeur eust de luy mesmes faict ces mauvais offices sans [?vostre] sceu davantaige; qu'il avoict esté adverty qu'il estoict passé [a] Venise ung ambassadeur que vous envoyez [a] Constantinoble. Je luy dicts que je ne sçavois que y envoyiez, mais que j'estois bien asseuré que vous ne traicteriez chose qui soict a son prejudice, et que si cela se faisoict, ce seroict le contraire de la bonne volunté que avez de vous employer pour ladicte unyon; et l'ay supplié croire que vous y procedez de la meilleure et sincere amitye qu'il est possible. Il vous plaira de m'advertir de ce que je luy auray a dire et respondre sur ce faict, en cas qu'il m'en parle.

[?Plus] je n'ay sceu apprendre du mariaige des filles de [ϖ], sinon que en faisant le mariaige de l'aisnée, [il] vouldroict estre esleu roy des Romains, et que [...] bagues ne aultre chose touchant ce mariaige; mais qu'il pourchassoict la seconde pour le roy de Portugal; desquelles choses [ϖ] ne se [con]t[e]nte; il a esté despesché ung courrier en Espaigne, dont n'ay riens sceu entendre. [v008r] Je tache [?fort] a m'en enquerir, mais il fault que je m'y gouverne bien discretement.

⟨...⟩
Translation

1567-10_en.md

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# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 11 October 1567 (cipher passages)

⟨Madam, my last letter was of the [25th?] of last month, and since then I have not been able to speak to the Emperor until last Wednesday, for he does not leave his chamber and cannot stand on his feet.⟩

[v006r] I told him that when I took leave of you to come here, you [?commanded] me to find out whether what he had told you was true: that His Majesty, complaining of the disorders in Christendom on account of religion, [...] well that it was necessary for the Christian princes to put good order to it, and that if the others would take heed, he [?would not spare himself] on his side to take pains to bring about a good union; that if it were so, you [?would not spare yourself] in this good work, but [?would put] your hand to it on this side, and [?would bring it about] that the King agreed to it, although his kingdom is [Dz] in good peace and well obedient to his commands, because it would be very easy to see the whole of Christendom in good peace and union. I begged His Majesty to do me the favour of telling me his will, so that I could inform you. He told me it was true that, seeing so many disorders, he could do no less than complain [?bitterly] of the condition of the times, and that he put this [?misfortune] down only to the disunion of the Christian princes, who are more inclined to their private interest than to the public good,

[v007l] and blinded by their own interest, have [?made] the evil known so far that for his part he will spare nothing in his power to restore Christendom to good peace and union; and he praises this good will [?greatly], of which he has always been well assured, saying that you have governed yourself so wisely that the King and his kingdom remained in good peace and quiet; and he thanked God for this good inspiration He has given you, to be willing to apply yourself to so good a work. And because the matter is of great consequence and there will be many difficulties, he wishes to think about it and take counsel, and afterwards he will give me an answer.

I told him I am sure that if he would set about it [?in earnest], on this side you will show that it will not be for want of you that good order and union are put [into it], and that I hope it could come to a good conclusion, given that the greatest forces of Christendom are [?under] the hands of him, the King and the King of Spain; that there is no doubt the rest will fall in with whatever they [?agree], and that His Majesty, that it would profit him more than the others, for if by his means the said [v007r] [were] helped in their need.

He told me he had well understood all that, and that God knows how he has always wished to see Christendom in good union, and told me again that he would think about it and soon give me an answer. It seemed to me that he has taken a liking to the proposal; still we can say nothing until such time as his answer has come, and so I have kept back the courier to send you the decision, and have written you this letter so that you are not troubled by so long a delay.

Since then he has told me that he would have cause to complain of the King, of the bad offices his ambassador does against him at Constantinople, but that he does not complain of it [?at all], for he will not believe it. I told him that what he had just said to me, the other time I was here, people were spreading the same rumour, that the King's ambassador was pushing the Turk at Constantinople to come and do harm to His Majesty, which thing was very far from the truth; and that I begged him to do me the kindness of not believing the ill-disposed, and that there are people in the world who seek nothing but disunion between him and the King, showing him by several reasons [v008l] and that he could well know that [ϖ] and you have always shown him good affection.

And he told me it might well be that this ambassador had done these bad offices of his own accord without [?your] knowledge, further; that he had been informed that an ambassador whom you are sending to Constantinople had passed through Venice. I told him I did not know that you were sending one there, but that I was quite sure you would negotiate nothing to his prejudice, and that if that were done it would be contrary to the good will you have to work for the said union; and I begged him to believe that you proceed in it with the best and most sincere friendship that is possible. Please let me know what I am to say and answer him on this matter, in case he speaks to me of it.

[?Further] I have not been able to learn anything about the marriage of the daughters of [ϖ] (the Emperor), except that in making the marriage of the eldest he would wish to be elected King of the Romans, and that [...] jewels nor anything else touching this marriage; but that he was seeking the second for the King of Portugal; with which things [ϖ] is not content; a courier has been dispatched to Spain, about which I have been able to learn nothing. [v008r] I am trying [?hard] to inquire into it, but I must go about it very discreetly.

15 Nov 1567, to the Queen Mother (v022r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 15 Nov 1567, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): News after Lignerolles left; rumour of troops levied in Germany for the Protestants. The cipher continues on view 23 left, not transcribed; calib_v023r.txt is the contemporary decipherment on view 23 right, read here by eye.

Transcription

transcription_v022r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ22の右(f.18r、「15 Novemb. 1567」「du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne Vienne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ22の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(r_L01–r_L28)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。抹消された記号は書いていない。
c01: fx pi // b // vd o P a v ptil 1 v C u v // -| vbar o 1 vd a 3n vbar b o pi + 3n T 1 a fu -| b C a C tri m 3n o
c02: -| H# =ll o v =22 x fu vbar fu u fx 1 3n fx fu tri a T vd o P a fx u L pi + 3y T a vbar C o =22 p
c03: // =ll 11 v // ffx a -| P o fu a -| v C a b fu fx b o =phi 1 C f o T vbar v fu -| ptil o 3n fu // fu vbar -| a fx L + T a
c04: C vbar 4 -| fu 1 fx vbar fx H# fu -| + 1 fx vbar o 3n fx o T vbar a fu =ll o =23 fx a C o fu + 1 fx vbar
c05: c a fu n fx v b o z a 3n T P a v 1 a b =10 P o fx L u fu // fu o 3n // =ll o pi // 1 m 3n a z o // =ll o -|
c06: fx 1 a f x -| // 3n fx u o f x // fu o ptil -| P o n a fu C d6 L a |- fu 1 ++ f vbar v -| tri f T C o v
c07: // -| o L 1 vd a T fx ++ f vbar -| o pi 3n 8 o 3n // 3y f // -| C o // |- fu 1 pi // P tri fx vbar
c08: =23 o T vbar + 1 n vbar // P fu o -| vbar 3y b o =22 C |- fu a // H# o pi 4 C P o m a 3n T
c09: pi // 1 T =23 o T v a -| ++ 1 fx vbar =22 |- ptil // 3n P T o v Dz vd // 3n b o pi a f vbar v T o -| H# 1 a 3n vbar
c10: ptil u fu v =22 v a -| T ++ s a f 3y + v o -| H# 1 fx vbar C =10 b o T fx 4 a tri -| =10 =22 4 tri o 3n
c11: fs + T vbar tri C o 3n // fu -| // 3n + fu ptil u =ll a T L a =23 o T vbar c 1 a 3n fu -| // 3y =22 + 3n
c12: fx C fu 3y // o v f -| 1 v vbar =22 // C // P o -| H# 4 C tri p T o f fu // |- fu o C =22 T v H# p b // vbar v
c13: o 3n x -| // f fx a pi // 1 v 3n fx f b o fx ++ vd v // 1 m 3n tri o T Dz v C o fs vbar a v =10
c14: v // -| n a =22 tri o C ptil 3y b 1 T + 1 v =22 // fu fu v // 1 T P fu b fu + b o =phi 1 =10 b fu f H# 1 vd vbar
c15: n a x // 1 T + 1 a 3n vbar n a T // pi // vbar v tri fu 1 vd // P 1 fx vbar =23 // o T n -| 1 v vbar //
c16: fx u T b o fu d6 v // -| vbar 1 n fu =ll 1 a -| o pi u 3n vbar b o 4 H# s o a f fx -| o 3n H# 1 beta a
c17: a vbar =23 o T v o -| a fx fu tri C v 3n a fu H# ptil C b -| ++ f vbar fx H# 3n vbar -| o fu a 3n 1 -|
c18: // C o ptil -| x H# 3y 3n o // b fx a =23 v + f vbar 8 fu -| a =10 =22 tri o pi // H# o fu -| a
c19: =22 fx H# 8 o tri C pi // P 1 fx vbar C vbar // f fs b o x + 1 v |- fu 1 C ptil o fu C vbar =22
c20: v // -| o d6 v o -| 1 // 3n fx u v fx ++ 3n m f + 1 H# tri o v fu // 4 ++ s o a 3n fu 3y u =23 //
c21: P o 3n fs -| o vbar a f 1 -| c + s a // vd 3y vbar 1 a o 3n fu a -| T =inf 1 =10 =23 3y
c22: fx 1 n L o 1 vd 1 f a b fu 4 ++ 3n v 1 a b P + 3n vbar tri a fu // 3y -| o pi a -| fx 3y o a vbar
c23: v -| 1 a fx -| H# 1 -| a =10 T // H# o fu -| a -| =22 =inf 1 =10 =18 // fu H# tri 3n // ptil 1 a v
c24: pi + 1 f b -| a // pp a fx vbar 1 H# 3n o f fu a -| v fu fu 3y tri C vd o b o pi // 3n P o
c25: vbar ++ fu T 1 + ptil -| v fx ++ 8 o ptil + 3n vbar C o T // pp // 1 -| o v b a x -| // 3n fx u
c26: vd // 1 T =10 tri o 3n a C fu 3y o f T n // 3y =22 b 1 -| o fx 1 =10 C o v 3n + fu ptil o =ll a v
c27: =22 f // fu + 3n v v // -| P a fx // fu 1 a s o 3n vbar C // v p fu T m -| // 3n b v -| vbar 1 a v // -|
c28: C o vd + 3y o 3n b a fx L // 3n vbar H# s // 3y arrow vbar 1 a 3n vbar 8 + 3y fu 3n o b 1 a vbar fs a
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:上の確かめで直した箇所のうち、追加の読み手の Codex が1回目の読みを選んだ 3 か所(v022r)は、読み手がそろわないので元に戻した。
# 2026-10-20:v022rs-002 は、追加の読み手の Codex がそろわないので元に戻した。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v023l.txt

# BnF fr. 15919, view 23 left (f. 18v): second cipher page of the 15 Nov 1567 letter (13 lines), not in the contributed
# transcription. Transcribed 23 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread round 2) from openapi.bnf.fr IIIF, region
# x 880-3530, y 950-3000 at native resolution, one strip per line and half (upscaled 1.45-2x). Sign names as in
# contributed/data/key.tsv; name!x = read as x (look-alike alternate); ? = sign not identified. A single AI transcription,
# NOT checked by a human. This hand (the scribe of view 22 right) writes the code 10 (et) like "ic", L (h) as a hooked
# c, rt (l) as a curled ⊣, and the y-shape for s, p, y and z. Lines 7-13 are the closing formula, in cipher.
c01: D o T + 3n 3p // 1 T b // fu v vbar -| 1 fx L o |- fu 1 3n o T vbar 3p + fu -| // fu vbar -| a fx L + T o
c02: =22 3p ++ fu -| // fu + 1 -| b a -| // -| m o f vbar =10 // 3p -| o 3y =22 =ll o T o -| //
c03: // n L o fu ? tri rt v o 3n fu // // 3p -| // m fu o ? tri o =18 o 3n fu + 3y a fx a T vbar a!
c04: p a! vbar fs -| o 3p // -| ? ? o + ? o 1 vd tri 3n b a! x rt // 3n b -| o v 3y // 4 -| a z 3y o T vbar
c05: L a v p ++ 3y fx + ptil -| vbar =10 =22 tri a f // 3y a fu 4!r a T 3p + 3n n o b a! n o =ll a T
c06: |- fu o =18 // 3y o f fu + 3y a v!p // -| T fu 1 H#!ss o 3y |- fu o T a -| // C // x 1 3n C a
c07: // 3p -| a v // fu + 1 -| 3p -| 1 a b 1 a fu =18 b fu =nn o -| vd // b // wt a o 3n
c08: 3p a -| x // 1 fx vbar o T // f vbar o fs -| o T rt + 3n m fu o =10 vbar -| a T L o fu -| ++ ptil v o ptil 3y o
c09: // fu + fx L o 3n vbar 1 a -| // fx fx vd 3p ptil 3p H#!ss o 1 vd // f vbar b o p + v b o T 1 -| v
c10: D o ptil 1 a =nn o fx a |- fu 1 f 8z 1 a! T wt a 1 1 + fu -| b a 3n + fu o 1 vd 4 -| o
c11: vd 1 p fs 1 3n fs n a f T 3p fs!o 1 d6 // 3n vbar a T o 3p vbar ? L fu + T vbar -| o vbar -| a T
c12: L fu vd 4 rt o =10 vbar -| a T H# 4 a 1 H#!ss // f f vbar T + -| fu 1 vbar a ptil -| =10 T fu 4 tri o fx vbar
c13: ? T fx 1 3p tri + 3n x a o T n + ?
Decryption

decoded_v022r.txt

c01 cmadamedesuislosarteimentdemonsieurdleligne
c02 ro LL es QUE futuocincuiesmedecohmoysetle QUE l
c03 a LL asaterdeuersleducde SAXE ilnestsuruenuautrechose
c04 ltbruictcouroictencesteu LL e QUEL/QUIL celeuoict
c05 beuccsdegensdesied ET dechouauena LL emaignegea LL er
c06 cienfrancoenfaueurdeceulxhequiontsrinsles
c07 arehimescontremnienaynarleaquimadict
c08 QUEL/QUIL estoictaduertyde QUE lqueaoembldegens
c09 mais QUEL/QUIL esseroict QUE quandses?mandementsseroient
c10 uous QUE sersohenyoseroictl ET descbeir ET QUE bien
c11 tostilenauranouuo LL eshe QUEL/QUIL estbienuray QUE on
c12 cluyaesnrist QUE aladeroblilsenuaquel QUE ssoldats
c13 enfrancemaisncndecomsaignies?slettes ET
c14 sarce QUE ieluydisois QUE auusaisduduode SAXE i ET dunoimt
c15 cefaisoientcesamatsiuimadict QUEL/QUIL aescrista
c16 cosdeuxsarticu LL ieremontdeboheencrenoire
c17 et QUEL/QUIL esserecuilsneuouldrontcontreuenir
c18 aleurfoyneadce QUEL/QUIL sontiure ET QUE iemaoeure
c19 QUE coieilmadictltantdefoisquilueult QUE
c20 sarexseriancoscongnoioiesuaboheenuyo QUEL/QUIL a
c21 dentretenirboheamytieenuers LE ROY i ET QUEL/QUIL y
c22 cicheiminedubonsieddontieuayremercyeet
c23 sriecroire ET saoeurer QUE LE ROY i ET VOUS auoinauies
c24 moindrea FF ectionenuersuuyilmedemande
c25 tousiourscoieuontlesa FF airesdefranco
c26 mais ET ieneluyenscay QUE direci ET lesnouue LL es
c27 QUE nauonssardecauiehentlaslusgrandsrtiesar
c28 lemoyendechantohay?tientioyunediette
# 記号 1059 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 1056 個(99.7%)
Decryption

calib_v023r.txt

# BnF fr. 15919, Gallica view 23 right (f. 19r): "15 Novemb. 1567 / deschiffre de la precedente", the contemporary
# decipherment of the cipher letter on view 22 right (f. 18r). Read here by eye (Claude, 21 Oct 2026) from the
# openapi.bnf.fr IIIF image, region pct:60,15,40,82 at 2600 px. Only the part that corresponds to the cipher of
# view 22 right is given (to "une diette"); the rest of the decipherment ("de son pays d'Austriche ... Fiesque")
# corresponds to the cipher on view 23 left, which the contributed transcription does not include.
# Abbreviations expanded; [?] = word not made out, (x) = doubtful reading. Not checked by a human.
Madame j'ay puis le partement de monsieur de Lignerolles qui fut le cinquiesme de ce moys et lequel alla passer
devers le duc de Saxe il n'est survenu autre chose sinon que le bruict couroit en ceste ville qu'il se levoit
beaucoup de gens de pied et de cheval en Allemaigne pour aller en France en faveur de ceulx qui ont prins les
armes contre le Roy. J'ay parle a l'empereur qui m'a dict qu'il estoit adverty que l'on assembloit des gens mais
qu'il esperoit que quand ses mandemens seroient venuz que personne n'oseroit desobeir et que bien tost il en
auroit nouvelles qu'il est bien vray que l'on luy a escript que a la desrobee de par la quelques soldatz en France
mais non de compaignies complettes et sur ce que je luy disois que au pays du duc de Wirtemberg et du conte
palatin se faisoient ces amatz il me dict qu'il a escript a ces deux particulierement de bonne encre noire et
qu'il espere qu'ilz ne vouldront contrevenir a leur foy ne a ce qu'ilz ont jure et que je m'asseurasse que ce
qu'il m'a dict tant de fois qu'il veult que par experience vous congnoissiez la bonne envye qu'il a d'entretenir
bonne amitie envers le Roy et qu'il y chemine du bon pied dont je l'ay remercye et prie croire et s'asseurer que
le Roy et vous n'auriez aussi moindre affection envers luy. Il me demande tousjours comme vont les affaires de
France mais je ne luy en scay que dire et les nouvelles que nous avons par deca disent la plus partie (le) moyen
de Chantonnay l'empereur tient ce jourd'huy une diette
Reading

1567-11-15_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 15 Nov 1567 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica view 22 right = f. 18r, and view 23 left = f. 18v), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02). It follows the contemporary decipherment on view 23 right (f. 19r, headed "15 Novemb. 1567 / deschiffré de la precedente"), read by eye from the openapi.bnf.fr IIIF image: the part matching view 22 right was read on 21 Oct (calib_v023r.txt) and aligned with the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_v022r.txt: 83.8% of the decipherment's letters agree, calib.txt); the rest, matching the cipher of view 23 left, was read on 22 Oct from native-resolution crops. View 23 left's cipher (13 lines) is not in the contributed transcription; it was transcribed and decoded 23 Oct 2026 (round 2, read/r2/transcription_v023l.txt, read/r2/v023l_reread_log.md) and the v023l part now follows the cipher, checked against the decipherment, which abridges it ("Je vo.z envoye ceste lre"). Abbreviations expanded, spelling kept, punctuation added. [?word] = uncertain reading of the decipherment's cursive; […] = not made out. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 15 November 1567 (cipher passage, after the contemporary decipherment)

[v022r] Madame, j'ay puis le partement de monsieur de Lignerolles, qui fut le cinquiesme de ce moys, et lequel alla
passer devers le duc de Saxe. Il n'est survenu autre chose, sinon que le bruict couroit en ceste ville qu'il se levoit
beaucoup de gens de pied et de cheval en Allemaigne pour aller en France en faveur de ceulx qui ont prins les armes
contre le Roy. J'ay parlé a l'empereur, qui m'a dict qu'il estoit adverty que l'on assembloit des gens, mais qu'il
esperoit que quand ses mandemens seroient venuz, que personne n'oseroit desobeir, et que bien tost il en auroit
nouvelles; qu'il est bien vray que l'on luy a escript que a la desrobée de par dela quelques soldatz [vont] en France,
mais non de compaignies complettes. Et sur ce que je luy disois que au pays du duc de Wirtemberg et du conte palatin se
faisoient ces amatz, il me dict qu'il a escript a ces deux particulierement de bonne encre noire, et qu'il espere qu'ilz
ne vouldront contrevenir a leur foy ne a ce qu'ilz ont juré, et que je m'asseurasse de ce qu'il m'a dict tant de fois,
qu'il veult que par experience vous congnoissiez la bonne envye qu'il a d'entretenir bonne amitié envers le Roy, et
qu'il y chemine du bon pied; dont je l'ay remercyé, et prié croire et s'asseurer que le Roy et vous n'auriez aussi
moindre affection envers luy. Il me demande tousjours comme vont les affaires de France, mais je ne luy en sçay que
dire, et les nouvelles que nous avons par deça disent la plus partie [?le] moyen de Chantonnay. L'empereur tient
ce jourd'huy une diette

[v023l] de son pays d'Austriche, qui n'est pour autre chose que pour avoir de l'argent; et apres qu'elle sera
achevée, il s'en va a Prague. [?Et] je vous envoye ceste lettre par le [?chemin] de Flandres, [?par] [?ce] [?que] [?c'est] le plus court; et [?que] je n'ay eu
responce de celles que vous ay envoyées par Suisse. [?Que] sera la fin, apres avoir prié Dieu vous donner, Madame, en
perfaicte santé tres longue et tres heureuse vie, avec l'entier accomplissement de vos desirs. De Vienne ce quinziesme
jour de novembre mil cinq cens soixante sept. Vostre tres humble et tres obeissant serviteur et subiect, Scipion Fiesco.

## Notes

- The decipherment's "vo.z" (written like "6o.z") is read as the abbreviation for "vous": "celuy que vo.z az envoyé en
  Suysse" (that you have sent to Switzerland). The cipher of view 23 left shows the code 18 (= vous) twice in the
  corresponding lines.
- 23 Oct 2026 (round 2): view 23 left's cipher decoded. It corrects three readings of the decipherment made on 22 Oct:
  "de soy va a Prague" is "il s'en va a Prague"; "ceste [?cour]" is "ceste lettre" (the decipherment's "lre"); and
  "[?Chanton]nay [?en] responce" is "je n'ay eu responce" (the decipherment's "Je / nay eu responce"): Chantonnay is not
  named here. The cipher gives "celles que vous ay envoyées par Suisse" where the decipherment has "celuy que vo.z az
  envoyé en Suysse"; the reading follows the cipher. Still open: the bearer's name (?"le …o…imin", 9 signs) and the
  phrase between "Flandres" and "court" (about 17 signs), which neither the decode nor the cramped decipherment line
  ("q... a ce ...") settles.
- Where the decode of view 22 right differs in content from the decipherment ("duc de SAXE" for "duc de Wirtemberg et
  du conte palatin"; "lo sarteiment" for "le partement"), the reading follows the decipherment (calib.txt).
Translation

1567-11-15_en.md

<!-- English translation of read/1567-11-15_reading.md (Claude Opus 5.5, 22 Oct 2026, batch b02). Same holes. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 15 November 1567 (cipher passage)

[v022r] Madame, since the departure of Monsieur de Lignerolles, which was on the fifth of this month, and who went by
way of the Duke of Saxony, nothing else has happened, except that the rumour ran in this city that many foot and horse
were being raised in Germany to go to France in favour of those who have taken up arms against the King. I spoke to the
Emperor, who told me that he had been warned that men were being gathered, but that he hoped that once his mandates had
arrived no one would dare disobey, and that he would soon have news of it; that it is quite true he has been written to
that some soldiers [are going] to France by stealth from over there, but not in complete companies. And when I told him
that these levies were being made in the lands of the Duke of Württemberg and of the Count Palatine, he told me that he
has written to those two in particular in good black ink, and that he hopes they will not go against their faith nor
against what they have sworn; and that I should rest assured of what he has told me so many times, that he wants you to
know by experience the real wish he has to keep up good friendship with the King, and that he goes about it in good
faith; for which I thanked him, and begged him to believe and be assured that the King and you would have no less
affection towards him. He keeps asking me how the affairs of France are going, but I do not know what to tell him, and
the news we have over here says most of it [?through] Chantonnay. The Emperor is holding today a diet

[v023l] of his country of Austria, which is for nothing other than to get money; and after it is over he goes to
Prague. [?And] I send you this letter by the [?road] of Flanders, [?because] [?it] [?is] the shortest; and [?that] I have had no answer to those I sent
you by way of Switzerland. [?What] will be the end, after praying God to give you, Madame, in perfect health a very long
and very happy life, with the full accomplishment of your wishes. From Vienna this fifteenth day of November fifteen
hundred and sixty-seven. Your most humble and most obedient servant and subject, Scipion Fiesco.

21 Jan 1568, to the Queen Mother (v034r, v035l)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 21 Jan 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The Emperor asks repeatedly for news of Lignerolles's return; He will keep the old alliances between the Empire and France.

Transcription

transcription_v034r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ34の右(f.30r、「21 Janvier 1568 Vienne」「du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ34の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(s_L01–s_L12)。前半10行は平文。区切りの縦線と抹消が多い。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。抹消された記号は書いていない。
c01: // v f -| o 3n P -| a // fu C vbar -| a v fx L fx T o L T tri 3n H# 3n z 3y o v vbar b o C tri ++ o -| a
c02: =22 T o v a 3n x // f v -| o fs fx fu 1 -| 3n o f vbar o 3n // =ll a vd // 1 m 3n o C a v C ptil v
c03: C vbar fx v vbar =23 T o -| // v fx H# tri 4 C fu C o =22 fu pi // b o vd // 3n b o v C fu T tri o fu -| v
c04: x fx tri v T 1 tri 3y -| o -| a fu 3n fx fu ptil o =ll a v b o C // =rr 1 fu b o vd fx 3n T tri o fu -|
c05: P o fu tri m 3n o -| ++ =ll a v // fu =22 fu tri a 3n // 3y T fx o ptil b 1 fx a // fu vbar -| o
c06: fx L ++ v a 3y ++ -| v =22 tri o 3n // 3y f ++ tri 3n fx vbar o fu b o C a vbar fs -| o T
c07: b o v fu 1 v C o fx fu 1 3n v tri o T vd a 3n ++ fu o vd 4 -| o =10 // b fx u =22
c08: tri o v ptil 1 v fx ++ 3n m f H# 1 T vbar -| a tri o fx -| ++ 3y T =23 b o T 1 -| a =22 C =22
c09: -| o T v ++ 3n fx o b o fx u v C o vbar fs -| o T v ++ fu -| T fx // fu fx 1 -| Dz vd o
c10: =18 o T vbar a v b o vd a fu -| o v fx ++ 3n vbar f v b o C fu 3y C o vd o
c11: T o vd 4 C o =23 // C ++ s a o 3n ptil 3y o P o 3n vbar -| o fs a 3n 1 -| 4 ++ s o pi 1 vbar 3y a f
c12: v ++ ptil -| C o vbar a 3n tri -| o 3n H# a T vbar o 4 ++ s o ++ v f Dz f 1 ++ 3n tri o
# 暗号はここまで。抹消の記号は書いていない。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v035l.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ35の左(f.30v、1568年1月21日の書簡の続き)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ35の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(t_L01–t_L03)。
c01: P o rho vd // tri 3n vbar o f 1 -| fx u T vbar a // vd 1 vbar 3y rho =10 =23 fx H# 3n vbar 1 3n fu o -|
c02: C o T // 3n fx tri o s a v fx H# 3n x o b a -| // vbar 1 H# 3n v fx fu 1 fx 3n vbar =14 o
c03: o 3n vbar -| a C rho vd v 1 -| a =10 C rho -| H# 3y // fu C vd a b o 3y -| // 3n fx u
# 続く平文:Le Conte de Fiesque partit hier pour s'en retourner en Allemaigne … De Vienne ce xxi de Janvier 1568。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v034r.txt

c01 asnrendreaultreschcsehsinongyestdelioere
c02 QUE sesenfansretcuirnentena LL emaigneleslus
c03 ltcst QUEL/QUIL serascoiblule QUE umademandeslusieurs
c04 fcissiiyrereuncuue LL esdela RR iudemcnsieur
c05 deuignero LL esau QUE uienaysceudiceautre
c06 choseyors QUE ienaynoincteudelettres
c07 desuislecuinsiesmenouembre ET adco QUE
c08 iesuiscongnoistreiecroys QUEL/QUIL desire QUE l QUE
c09 ressoncedecoslettressourscaucir?me
c10 VOUS estesdemeurescontnsdeluyleme
c11 semble QUEL/QUIL aloheenuyedentretenirbohemityen
c12 sourletenirenoesteboheosn?nionie
# 記号 420 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 418 個(99.5%)
Decryption

decoded_v035l.txt

c01 deemaintenircosteamitye ET QUEL/QUIL continuer
c02 lesanciehesconfederationscuicnt EST e
c03 entrelemsire ET leroyaulmedeyranco
# 記号 98 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 98 個(100.0%)
Reading

1568-01-21_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 21 Jan 1568 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica views 34 right, 35 left), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02) from the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_v034r.txt, decoded_v035l.txt; Tomokiyo's key), word by word, reading through the known sign confusions (y-shape s/p; t-shape c/o; fu u/l; a/o both e). No contemporary decipherment found beside it. [?word] = partly carried by the figures; [...] = not read. Clear text before and after the cipher not transcribed here. Spelling kept, punctuation added. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 21 January 1568 (cipher passage)

[v034r] [...] [ap]prendre aultres choses, sinon qu'il est deliberé que ses enfans retournent en Allemaigne le plus tost qu'il sera possible. Il m'a demandé plusieurs fois s'il y a eu nouvelles de l'arrivée de monsieur de Lignerolles, auquel je n'ay sceu dire autre chose fors que je n'ay poinct eu de lettres depuis le cinquiesme novembre. Et a ce que je puis congnoistre, je croys qu'il desire quelque responce de ces lettres pour sçavoir [con]me vous estes demeurés contens de luy. Il me semble qu'il a bonne envye d'entretenir bonne amitié, et pour le tenir en ceste bonne opinion je [v035l] [...] de maintenir ceste amitié, et qu'il continuera les anciennes confederations qui ont esté entre l'Empire et le royaulme de France.
Translation

1568-01-21_en.md

<!-- English translation of read/1568-01-21_reading.md (Claude Opus 5.5, 22 Oct 2026, batch b02). Same holes. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 21 January 1568 (cipher passage)

[v034r] [...] learn other things, except that it is decided that his children shall return to Germany as soon as possible. He has asked me several times whether there was news of the arrival of Monsieur de Lignerolles, to which I could say nothing else except that I have had no letters since the fifth of November. And as far as I can tell, I believe he wants some answer to those letters, to know how satisfied you have been with him. It seems to me that he has a real wish to keep up good friendship, and to keep him in this good opinion I [v035l] [...] to maintain this friendship, and that he will continue the ancient confederations that have been between the Empire and the kingdom of France.

15 Feb 1568, to the King (v037r, v038l, v038r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the King, Vienna, 15 Feb 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The Emperor is displeased at having no news since Lignerolles left; Resolution of the diet of Fulda: the Emperor to mediate with the Prince of Condé; The troubles in France and Flanders will ruin Germany; Alba levies troops in Germany.

Transcription

transcription_v037r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ37の右(f.33r、1568年2月15日、国王宛。本文は Sire)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ37の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(x_L01–x_L02)。前は平文「… a esté bien à propos parce que comme je vous ay escript je l'ay」。
c01: // v f o -| fx a fu ptil 3n m v a ptil x // fx L o =23 3n // fu + 1 fx vbar o fu b o fu + v 3n + fu ptil o =ll
c02: arrow o v fu tri T C rho v // -| vbar o vd a 3n vbar b o vd + 3n T 1 a fu -| P o fu tri m 3n o -| ++ =ll a T
# 続く平文:Il luy a dict que mauvais commandement de l'Empereur …
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v038l.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ38の左(f.33v、1568年2月15日、国王宛。本文は Sire)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ38の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(u_L01–u_L21)。行頭の平文「puissante」は書いていない。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。抹消された記号は書いていない。
c01: vd // 1 v o 3n b 1 fu 1 T // 3n vbar // fu o -| C ptil 3y pi // T o vd 4 C rho
c02: =23 vbar -| fx fu ptil o -| fu 1 fx vbar x fx -| vbar 4 fu f =22 x fu H# tri o v T fx -| vbar 3y b o -| a T
c03: f o tri 3n o T =10 // H# // 1 -| o v // =16 L fx s a fu -| v // -| fx fu o C =22 C ++ 3n
c04: v f fu tri 3n vbar o vd a f vbar C =10 vd o T pi a T =18 // fu -| o v fu o ptil v // -| C o vbar v a b 1
c05: vbar 1 fx 3n b o fu L fx 8 o =23 fu H# ptil v o 3n fu fx 3y a b 1 vd // 3n fx L o b o fx f tri o -|
c06: fx fu o C // H# o T fx C ptil vbar tri fx 3n b o C // P 1 a vbar fs o b o x fu C b // =14 b o
c07: T fx // fu fx 1 -| T tri C T o -| // b o fu fx T vbar -| o 4 ++ 3n v C // 1 T tri -| =22 C rho vd v 1 -| o
c08: vd fx 3y o s a b // v f ++ tri 3n fx vbar o -| vd ++ 3n T tri o fu -| C rho f -| tri 3n fx o b a
c09: ++ fx H# 3n b a =10 fx o fu C P 3n o T // v ++ tri vbar fs o a vbar C rho v -| o vd a vbar vbar -| o
c10: =16 4 ++ s o m -| // fx o =10 vd // ++ 3n b 1 fx vbar fx fu // v -| o T =23 v // fu -| fx 3n vbar
c11: T fx 3n b o fu ++ T vbar -| o fu fx C ++ 3n vbar a =23 v T fx 3n vbar // v -| o T z o x // 1 fx a
c12: fu f a vd o T pi a P o v a fx L o // fu -| ++ 3y b o T v // tri m 3n o v fx fu -| C a
c13: v o -| T fu // b o -| b o -| o vd a vbar fs beta o fu T v 1 fx a fu C P b o x C // 3n b fx o v
c14: =10 // v f // tri T o -| C rho v // 1 T fx fu 1 o T vbar vd // C fx ++ 3n vbar // 3n fs b o T
c15: v -| fx fx o P fu -| o v fx fu o 3y x // 1 fx vbar 3y // 1 -| o C rho b fu fx P // C 4 a
c16: C rho T =22 =ll a T C ++ 3n f a vbar -| ++ fu fu o C ++ s o T b o P o fx // tri 3n T
c17: vbar -| ++ v -| tri m ++ fu -| o fu T a v =10 T o vd 4 C rho // 4 o // fu fx fx v =22 C fu u T
c18: 3n o v fx fu w ++ 3n vbar v -| // 3n b fx a 4 ++ s o x tri 3n o vbar o 3n vbar -| a // fu vbar -| o T
c19: C rho P fu fx // fu m fu T vbar o b o T // P o v fx fu -| fx L // H# o x fx -| vbar fx o x // 1 fx vbar
c20: C o fx fu a C ++ fu C vbar -| a C // =ll tri // 3n fx a vbar m -| // 3n b o // vd 3y vbar tri o
c21: =23 // fu o fx C rho v -| tri 3n fx o P fx -| o 3n m o n -| // 1 3n fx vbar Dz vd a
# 暗号はここまで(ページの終わり)。続きはコマ38の右(f.34r)。抹消の記号は書いていない。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v038r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ38の右(f.34r、1568年2月15日の国王宛の書簡の続き)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ38の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(w_L01–w_L09)。行頭の抹消の字は書いていない。
c01: // fu H# tri x fx 3n vbar v C fu T tri o ptil -| v // fu C vbar -| o T =22 -| o T vbar -| fu 4 C rho T
c02: vbar // 3n vbar b o x -| // 3n fx o =22 P o x C // 3n b fx -| o v 3n o v fx -| vbar o 3n vbar // C // x tri 3n
c03: fu 3n o m -| // 3n b o -| ptil 3y 3n o // C // C ptil u vd // 1 m 3n o =10 C rho b fx -| vbar b fu fx
c04: P // C 4 o vd fx 3n T vbar -| o // fu fx 1 -| T fx ptil v v ++ 3n b o =22 fu =22 -| o 4 a =ll tri fx 3n
c05: o 3n x C // 3n b fx -| o v v // 4 fx o =23 x // 1 fx vbar fu 3n o m -| // 3n b P o T v a 3n fx o
c06: o 3n // =ll a vd // 1 m f o -| fx fu tri a // b o tri // x // 1 fx vbar C o fu a -| b o T -| o 1 T vbar -| o T
c07: =10 fx fu C vbar -| o fx a o 3n vbar -| o vbar tri a 3n vbar T o fx -| o vbar fs o vd a 3n vbar v C fu T tri o fu -| T
c08: fx // v f tri vbar // 1 3n o T b o m a 3n v b o fx L o fu // C =10 P o v 1 a P z o o T vbar -| o
c09: v -| o T vbar v fx fu // 3n vbar tri C C o T vd // 3n b o -|
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:Je n'ay encore la …
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v037r.txt

c01 asnerceuungseufache QUEL/QUIL nauoicteudeuosnouue LL
c02 ?esuislesartementdemonsieurdeuignero LL es
# 記号 79 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 78 個(98.7%)
Decryption

decoded_v038l.txt

c01 maisendiuisantauerluymasemble
c02 QUEL/QUIL trcuueruictfcrtbun QUE fuoiesscrtyderes
c03 neines ET aoairesa CE hcheursarcuel QUE lon
c04 snuintementl ET mesmes VOUS auresueusarletsedi
c05 ticndeuhcie QUEL/QUIL uousenucyedimanchedecnier
c06 cuelaoescluticndeladiettedefulda EST de
c07 scaucirsilseradeucstrebonslaisir QUE lemsire
c08 mcyehedasnoinctermonsieurlenrincede
c09 oconde ET ceuldnesasoitteetlesremettre
c10 CE bohegrace ET maondictcuasres QUEL/QUIL saurcnt
c11 scndeuostreuclonte QUEL/QUIL sscntasresgefaice
c12 unemesmedesecheauroydessaignescurle
c13 sersuaderderemettreussiceulddeflandces
c14 ET asnaiserlesaiscuiestmalcontantdes
c15 srccedurescueyfaictyaireleducdalbe
c16 les QUE LL eslonnetrouuelohesdedecains
c17 trosrigoureuses ET sembleabeauccs QUE luos
c18 nescu[?]ontsrandcebohefinetentreautres
c19 leducaugustedesadescurchaoefcrtcefaict
c20 lecueloultrela LL iancetgrandeamytie
c21 QUEL/QUIL aueclesrincedcrengecrainct?me
# 記号 733 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 731 個(99.7%)
Decryption

decoded_v038r.txt

c01 auoifcntslusieursaultres QUE restrubles
c02 tantdefrance QUE deflandcresnescrtentalafin
c03 unegranderuynealaluomaigne ET ledcrtduc
c04 dalbemcnstreaucirscussonde QUE u QUE rebe LL icn
c05 enflandcressabce QUEL/QUIL faictunegranddessence
c06 ena LL emaignercuieadeiafaictleuerdesreistres
c07 ET cultreceentretientsecrettementslusieurs
c08 casnitainesdegensdecheual ET desiedgeestre
c09 srestscuantillesmander
# 記号 328 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 328 個(100.0%)
Reading

1568-02-15_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the King, Vienna, 15 Feb 1568 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica views 37 right, 38 left, 38 right), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02) from the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_v037r.txt, decoded_v038l.txt, decoded_v038r.txt; Tomokiyo's key), word by word, reading through the known sign confusions (y-shape s/p; t-shape c/o; fu u/l; a/o both e). The two cipher lines of view 37 right carry a contemporary decipherment in the left margin, read on the Gallica image (view 37, native resolution); it agrees with the decode word for word. No decipherment beside views 38 left/right. [?word] = partly carried; [...] = not read. Clear text around the cipher not transcribed here. Spelling kept, punctuation added. -->

# Fiesque to Charles IX, Vienna, 15 February 1568 (cipher passages)

[v037r] [Je l'ay] apperceu ung peu fasché qu'il n'avoict eu de vos nouvelles depuis le partement de monsieur de Lignerolles.

(margin decipherment beside it: "apperceu ung peu fasché qu'il n'avoit eu de vos nouvelles depuis le partement de mons.r de Lignerolles")

[v038l] Mais en devisant avec luy m'a semblé qu'il trouveroict fort bon que fussiez sorty de ces peines et affaires avec honneur, par quelque bon [?appoinctement]. Et mesmes vous aurez veu par l'expedition de [?l'homme] qu'il vous envoye dimanche dernier, que la resolution de la diette de Fulda est de sçavoir s'il sera de vostre bon plaisir que l'Empire moyenne d'appoincter monsieur le prince de Condé et ceulx de sa suitte, et les remettre [en] bonne grace. Et m'a on dict que apres qu'ilz auront [?sceu] de vostre volonté, qu'ilz sont apres de faire une mesme despesche au roy d'Espaigne pour le persuader de remettre aussi ceulx de Flandres et appaiser le pays, qui est malcontant des procedures que y faict faire le duc d'Albe, lesquelles l'on ne trouve bonnes de deçà, ains trop rigoureuses; et semble a beaucoup que [?elles] ne pourront prandre bonne fin. Et entre autres le duc Auguste de Saxe [?pourchasse] fort ce faict, lequel, oultre l'alliance et grande amitié qu'il [a] avec le prince d'Orenge, craint, comme [v038r] aussi font plusieurs aultres, que ces troubles tant de France que de Flandres ne portent a la fin une grande ruyne a l'Allemaigne. Et ledict duc d'Albe monstre avoir soupçon de quelque rebellion en Flandres, parce qu'il faict une grand despence en Allemaigne, [?car] il a desja faict lever des reistres, et oultre ce entretient secrettement plusieurs cappitaines de gens de cheval et de pied [?pour] estre prests quand il les mandera.
Translation

1568-02-15_en.md

<!-- English translation of read/1568-02-15_reading.md (Claude Opus 5.5, 22 Oct 2026, batch b02). Same holes. -->

# Fiesque to Charles IX, Vienna, 15 February 1568 (cipher passages)

[v037r] [I found him] somewhat vexed that he had had no news of you since the departure of Monsieur de Lignerolles.

[v038l] But in talking with him it seemed to me that he would be very glad if you were out of these troubles and affairs with honour, by some good [?settlement]. And indeed you will have seen, from the dispatch of [?the man] whom he sent you last Sunday, that the resolution of the diet of Fulda is to learn whether it will be your good pleasure that the Empire should mediate to reconcile the Prince of Condé and those of his following, and restore them to [your] good grace. And I am told that once they have [?learned] your will, they intend to send the same dispatch to the King of Spain to persuade him to restore those of Flanders as well and to pacify the country, which is discontented with the proceedings the Duke of Alba is carrying out there, which are not thought good here, but too harsh; and it seems to many that [?they] will not be able to come to a good end. And among others Duke Augustus of Saxony [?presses] this matter hard; besides the alliance and great friendship he has with the Prince of Orange, he fears, as [v038r] several others also do, that these troubles, both of France and of Flanders, will in the end bring great ruin upon Germany. And the said Duke of Alba shows that he suspects some rebellion in Flanders, because he is spending heavily in Germany, for he has already had reiters raised, and besides this he secretly keeps several captains of horse and foot to be ready when he sends for them.

6 Mar 1568, to the Queen Mother (f039r, f039v) read in part

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 6 Mar 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxony and Flacian preachers; The Emperor means to work for an end of the French civil war.

Builds coherent sentences, but under the read bar of 95% of words read as sense (93% here); the holes are marked in the reading.

Transcription

transcription_f039r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.39r(1568年3月6日 ウィーン、Fiesque から王妃宛)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ43の右(BnF の IIIF の原寸)。行の切り出しは src/strips.py・src/lineimgs.py(x 4250–7200)。
# 記号名は key.tsv。区切りの細い縦線「/」は書いていない。
# 十字形は形だけで名前を付けた(文脈で選ばない):+=左右対称の太い十字、fx=上の短い t 形、-|=左だけに腕、|-=右だけに腕、++=横棒2本。
#   輪のある y 形は、文脈で s(v)と p(3p)に書き分けた。この画像では形で分けられない(docs/OPEN.md)。
# 1行目の前は平文「Madame ma derniere l[ett]re a este du penultiesme du passe depuis Laquelle」。直後の「Jay par moy fo」は抹消。
c02: tri // 3y o 3n vbar a f b fu =22 C o b fu fx v a L // 3n m fu tri =ll // fu vd a
c03: .bro =phi |- fu 1 o T vbar // =ll a o 3n x -| // 3n fx a =20 fu ++ T vbar fx a v o beta fu 1 fx o // 11 vd o 3n a // q9 a n
c04: rt ptil 3y T tri d6 v -| o fx L a fu -| v |- fu 1 T + 3n vbar P ptil 3n a T o fx vbar a |- fu 1 T // 3p f o =ll a x C // fx n a // 3n 1
c05: =10 C 3y 1 // P 1 fx vbar pi |- fu // ptil o fx o p C d6 =10 C o v // -| pi o v tri C T o T v a -| // 3n =rr a .bro
c06: fx L // v vbar 1 a -| C rho v v // f tri T vbar d6 v =10 L fu m fu o 3n ++ vbar v P o |- fu ++ 3y tri o 3n a x // 1 T ++ 3y T
c07: 3p // v P m -| // 3n b fx ++ vd vbar a pi a T o vd + C // 3n vbar =23 3n // fu ++ 1 fx vbar // tt u v x + -| fx o T
c08: au =20 x // 1 -| a fu 3n m vbar o C a d6 v C ++ 1 fx vbar K vd // 1 v x -| vd // b 1 fx vbar =23 o 3n x // fu C vbar
c09: =13 rt fu fu v .bro T vbar tri pi o =22 tri o 3n a 3p a f v o fx // -| tri C 3n =14 ptil fx // 3y =23 3n o vbar // fx L a =22
c10: .bro fx -| ++ 1 T vbar -| a =10 // fu m pi o 3n vbar a -| C b 1 fx vbar o T o fx ffx a P o C // =22 C fu u
c11: pi tri C 3y // fu ++ 3n z vbar a vd v T =22 T + 3n x -| o fx a C o b fu fx tri o L // 3n x -| o b a -| 1 fx =23 vbar 1 a 3n ffx
c12: 3p -| 1 T ++ s tri o -| o 3n o T vbar ++ 1 fx vbar =10 b o lf fu 1 T C o T // fx L // tt a v o vbar C a b 1 fx vbar b fu fx
c13: pi tri o L 3n m fu tri =ll // fu vd o C o T // -| o fx fu o 1 fu C tri 3y ffx =23 o T vbar // tt -| // tri 3n b -| fu lf
c14: // vbar ffx // 3n b fu =22 v C ptil T 1 a ptil -| v b c T a v fx // 3p lf a vbar // 1 3n o v T ++ 3n vbar 3p // -| o f T =10
c15: // pi 3y T .bro fx a fu C o P fu fx // tt a vd 3y -| o =10 |- fu // v 1 b ptil 3n a vd o T pi a T a fx vbar o =22
c16: fu ++ ptil v 3n o f v fu tri tt 1 a v // fu + 1 1 vbar o C T a -| fu tri fx a =22 ptil ++ v // x 1 3y T C rho H# a =22 =rr ++ 3n vbar
c17: 3n ++ f 3p // T =23 b ++ fu + vbar a =22 C o b 1 fx vbar b fu fx tri o L // 3n m fu tri =ll // fu vd o =18 x // tri fu C o
c18: 3n o x // + a fx L ++ v a |- fu tri T + 1 fx vbar Dz vbar -| a T ++ 3n L ++ s a fu -| K =10 v C fu T tri a fu -| v 1
c19: .bro fx a T vbar o fx ++ fu -| vbar vbar -| ++ fu ptil o 3n vbar x + -| vbar o T vbar -| // 3n m pi =22 C fu 3y // 3y o 3p b ++ s a
c20: T 1 m -| // 3n b a fx L // -| z a o T vbar // 3n ffx 4 o // fu x 1 C v b fu fx ++ vd vbar a arrow |- fu tri // o T vbar a
c21: fx // fu T a Dz vd o tri C fu u ptil -| T o vd + C a .bro C // fu ++ 3n m ptil c fu -| .bro fx a T vbar o
c22: m fu o =rr a =10 =22 3n o =18 3p f o -| fx a fu tri o v =22 C fu 3y =10 C o fx tt o vd 3y -| // a 3n ++ f o -|
c23: m // -| .bro P u fx o v + -| vbar a -| b ++ ++ q9 1 m a pi // fx o T vbar a n // fu v a tri o fx -| ++ 3y T
c24: =23 T o + ++ 1 fx vbar C o m -| // 3n b v 3p -| ++ fu x 3y tri fx vbar b fu -| ++ 3y Dz vd a tri o =18 // 3y
c25: 3p // -| f C fu T tri o ptil -| v 3y ++ 1 T o T fx -| 1 v vbar =22 fx o T m a 3n v o fu tt a 3n vbar fu ptil 3y .bro
c26: C o -| ++ 3y // fu vd a =10 fu ++ v x + -| fx o T x -| // 3n fx ++ 1 T o v .bro vd a fu -| lf v o 3n vbar 1 a fx o v -|
c27: =10 vd o T pi a v arrow |- fu tri vd o 1 vbar tri 3n vbar tri o fu b C 3y .bro fx 3n tri a fx C fx f m v -| ++ =ff ++ v
c28: T fu -| fx o x // 1 fx vbar =14 b // P fu tri T =23 T o -| ++ 1 fx vbar H# o // fu fx ++ v vd o tri =ll a ptil -|
c29: =22 pi fx o C // o // 3n vbar fu 3n m v o ptil C // -| 1 m fu o ptil -| o 3n ptil a -| T fx a fu C o fx fu tri
# 修正の記録(2026-10-20):Codex による照合(second/run0/)の食い違いを見て直した。残したのは画像を拡大して確かめた修正だけで、確かめられなかった修正は元に戻した。箇所の一覧は second/run0/RESULT.md。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_f039v.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.39v(f.39r の続き)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ44の左(原寸)。切り出しは src/strips.py・src/lineimgs.py(x 850–3900)。右半分は行が傾いて上にずれる。
# 行の名前は c01 から(f.39v の暗号の1行目=c01)。記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。「16」は Tomokiyo の表にない数字。
c01: .Il C ++ 3n vbar ++ pp a 3n fx o au 3p + fu -| fu o ptil =23 v 3n o fu tt a 3n vbar // fu fx fu 3n o T x + -| vbar o T
c02: 3p C // fx o T o 3n C a fu -| v vd // tri 3n v =10 + ++ 3n P o tt a 3n b 1 vbar // 1 // fu fx ptil 3n o v C o fu -| T
c03: P o vd // 3n b o v // pp a 3n P o fx a .bro C tri fu -| o -| .bro fx a T vbar -| ++ fu 4 C rho T f // -| tri a C
c04: fu o ++ 1 b =22 fx o T m fu o =rr a T b fu -| o 3n vbar f -| ++ 3y =10 =22 fu C o T 3n a v o fu ptil a 3n vbar
c05: 3p + + vbar o -| |- fu a m -| // 3n b -| o -| fu 3y 3n a =10 b -| + q9 // 1 m a // =16 -| ++ 3y // fu C vd a =10
c06: T o p C ++ 3n C // -| o T 3p + 3n fx a =23 ptil -| // v // -| 3y f ++ q9 a =23 fu + ptil v // o 3n ptil + 3y o
c07: tri C T o vd 3p C ++ 3y o -| // =20 fu + ptil v fu o + 1 -| f ++ -| v .bro fx a T m fu o =rr a T tri 3n vbar o T vbar tri
c08: 3n o T =10 // b fx a =22 tri a 3p ptil tri T Dz fx o ptil a + 1 -| Dz 1 vd a tri o fu + ptil v // 3y
c09: fx 3y .bro ptil // 3n vbar o T fx -| 1 v pi tri C // vbar f // 3n vbar .bro T fx // fu + 1 -| T fu -| fx o C //
c10: fu + C ptil 3n vbar a b fu -| ++ 3y K 3p ++ ptil -| // 3p -| o T 3p ptil tri fu // 3n vbar tri fx a =ll o ptil 3y
c11: T o vd 4 C // c fu u K o 3p a fx L o fu -| ++ 3y .bro T vbar v // 1 m 3n o =20 C o 3p -| tri o -|
c12: // fu tt tri .bro -| o vd a vbar lf -| o T // 4 ++ s a m -| fx o fx o ptil C o .bro x C // 3n b -| o T
c13: ++ arrow o 3n fu + 3y // tri o fu b 3y ptil 3n m fx ++ fu =rr 1 a -| o f a T v // tri m 3n a |- fu tri 3n o T vbar +
c14: =20 // fu C vbar -| o fx L ++ v a =22 3p + fu -| // .bro fu C fx tri -| pi =10 vd + 3y rho 3n f a -|
c15: =22 C |- fu a -| o Dz T tri =ll tri // vbar 1 + 3n o f vbar -| a C fu 3y =10 T + 3n x tri C 3p K tri C
c16: o T vbar // =rr tri fu o .bro v fu 1 T fu 3n m fx ++ fu =rr tri o -| P o T v // tri m 3n o vd // 1 v tri fu T =22 v
c17: // fx o T vbar L a fu -| a tri o 3n a f // 3y -| tri o 3n v T fx o fu // C f -| o 3n b -| a tri C 1 fx 4 tri o 3n
c18: fu -| // 3y |- fu o arrow T fx // tri vbar C // fx // fu T o b C a C // 3p -| tri 3n T a P fu 3p -| tri 3n fx a
c19: ptil =22 ptil C o tri C vbar 1 a 3n vbar T o fx fx a vbar ffx a
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:Madame, voyant qu'à ceste heure je ne vous puis faire aucun service, et n'ayant aucune occasion pour y demeurer long temps, je vous prie tres humblement, s'il est à vostre bon plaisir, de me donner congé …(目視、推定を含む)
# 修正の記録(2026-10-20):Codex による照合(second/run0/)の食い違いを見て直した。残したのは画像を拡大して確かめた修正だけで、確かめられなかった修正は元に戻した。箇所の一覧は second/run0/RESULT.md。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_f039r.txt

c02 iayentendu QUE leducsehangui LL aume
c03 SAXE quiesta LL eenfrance POUR uostceseruiceaameneauec
c04 luysixsrecheursquisontdunesectequisapne LL eflacceani
c05 ET lyiadictmquauecellx ET lesarmesilsesseran RR e
c06 chastierlessanistxs ET huguenotsdequoyienefaisoys
c07 pasdgrandcomtemesemolant QUEL/QUIL nauoictaoosforces
c08 POUR faireungtelexsloict?maisfrmadict QUEL/QUIL enfault
c09 FAIRE luusstime QUE ienepensecariln EST ucay QUEL/QUIL netache QUE
c10 croistre ET augmenterldictesectedela QUE luo
c11 milyauongtemss QUE sonfreceleduciehanfrederic QUEL/QUIL tient
c12 prisohierenestoict ET depuislesachaoesetledictduc
c13 miehngui LL aumelesarecueiuliyt QUEL/QUIL estaoraindrup
c14 attandu QUE slusieursdbsescappetainessontparens ET
c15 amysceuleducaoemyre ET quasidunemesmesecte QUE
c16 uousnensuioiesauoiitelseruice QUE uosafiysleoe QUE RR ont
c17 nonpas QUEL/QUIL douote QUE ledictduciehangui LL aume VOUS faiule
c18 nefaoechosequisoict?tresonhoheur? ET slusieursi
c19 cestecourttrouuentfortestrangm QUE luyayepdohe
c20 sigrandechargeestantbeaufilsducomte?quiaeste
c21 cause?meiluoursemolelauonguburceste
c22 gue RR e ET QUE ne VOUS pnerceuies QUE luy ET lecoemyraenoner
c23 gardocesorterdoouigemacestecauseiecroys
c24 QUEL/QUIL seooictlegrandsproufyictduroy?meie VOUS ay
c25 parnlusieursyoisescrist QUE cesgenseuoentuuy
c26 leroyaume ET uosforcesfrancoisesmeurpsentiecesr
c27 ET mesmes?quimeitintieudlycnieclcngsro FF os
c28 surcefaict EST daduis QUEL/QUIL seroictoeaucosmei LL eur
c29 QUE mcelaeantungseularigueurenuersceulecui
# 記号 1173 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 1166 個(99.4%)
Decryption

decoded_f039v.txt

c01 lonto FF encepourueu QUEL/QUIL sneuoentaucunesfortes
c02 placesenleursmains ET oondeoenditaiaucunesleurs
c03 demandesa FF endeceliurercestroublesnariel
c04 ueoid QUE cesgue RR esdurentnroy ET QUE ulesneseuuent
c05 pooterquegrandreruyne ET drouaigea CE royaulme ET
c06 sellonlaresponce QUEL/QUIL urasarynoue QUEL/QUIL uousaenuoye
c07 ilsemployera POUR uousueoirnorscesgue RR esintesti
c08 nes ET adce QUE iepuis?ceueoir?imeieuousay
c09 cyuantescrismilatnantscauoirsurcela
c10 uolunteduroy?pouraprespuiuantice LL euy
c11 semblabuo?epecheuroystsaigne POUR leprier
c12 auoiremetpresabohegrceceuleflandres
c13 o?enuoyaieudyungcou RR ierenessaignequinesto
c14 POUR aultrechose QUE pouraulcirm ET moyenner
c15 QUE lquere?si LL iationentreluy ET sonfilp?il
c16 esta RR iuesuisungcou RR ierdessaignemaisius QUE s
c17 acestheureienenayrienssceualnrendreilicbien
c18 urayque?scaitlacausedlelaprinseduprince
c19 u QUE uleiltientseccette
# 記号 726 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 718 個(98.9%)

Decryption: READING.en.md

Reading

1568-03-06_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 6 Mar 1568 (BnF fr. 15919, f. 39r-v, Gallica views 43 right, 44 left), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02) from the key decode of the contributed (corrected) transcription (contributed/data/decoded_f039r.txt, decoded_f039v.txt; Tomokiyo's key), word by word, reading through the known sign confusions (y-shape s/p; t-shape c/o; fu u/l; a/o both e). The contributor's line readings in contributed/docs/READING.en.md (first version) were used only as a check. No contemporary decipherment found beside it. [?word] = partly carried; [...] = not read; [⊸] = sign without a value. The leading and closing clear text is quoted from READING.en.md's reading of the image (not re-read here) and marked ⟨ ⟩. Spelling kept, punctuation added. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 6 March 1568 (cipher passages)

⟨Madame, ma derniere lettre a esté du penultiesme du passé, depuis laquelle⟩ [f039r] j'ay entendu que le duc Jehan Guillaume [de] Saxe, qui est allé en France pour vostre service, a amené avec luy six prescheurs qui sont d'une secte qui s'appelle Flacciani, et luy a dict qu'avec eulx et les armes il [?espere] chastier les papistes et huguenots; de quoy je ne faisoys pas grand compte, me semblant qu'il n'avoict assez forces pour faire ung tel exploict. Mais [...] m'a dict qu'il en fault faire [?plus] d'estime que je ne pense, car il n'est [?que] [?trop] vray qu'il ne tache que croistre et augmenter ladicte secte, de laquelle il y a long temps que son frere le duc Jehan Frederic, qu'il tient prisonnier, en estoict; et depuis les a chassés, et ledict duc Jehan Guillaume les a recueillis; qu'il est a craindre [?plus], attendu que plusieurs de ses cappitaines sont parens et amys [de] ceulx du [?duc] Casimyre et quasi d'une mesme secte, que vous n'en puissiez avoir tel service que vos affaires le requerront; non pas qu'il doubte que ledict duc Jehan Guillaume vous faille ne face chose qui soict contre son honneur.

Et plusieurs [de] ceste court trouvent fort estrange que luy ayez donné si grande charge, estant beau filz du comte [⊸] qui a esté cause, [con]me il vous semble, [de] la longueur [de] ceste guerre, et que ne vous perceviez que luy et le Casimyre [?n'ont] garde [?de] se porter [...]. A ceste cause je croys qu'il seroict le grand prouffict du Roy, [?comme] je vous ay par plusieurs fois escript, que ces gens eussent vuydé le royaume, et vos forces françoises demeurassent entieres. Et mesmes [∞], qui me tint jeudy dernier [ung] long propos sur ce faict, est d'advis qu'il seroict beaucoup meilleur que [∞] [...] ung seul a rigueur envers ceulx qui [f039v] l'ont offencé, pourveu qu'ilz ne veuillent aucunes fortes places en leurs mains, et [?condescendre] a aucunes leurs demandes affin de [?se delivrer de] ces troubles, par[ce qu'il] veoid que ces guerres durent [?trop], et qu'elles ne peuvent porter que grande ruyne et dommaige a ce royaulme. Et selon la responce qu'il aura [...] qu'il vous a envoyé, il s'employera pour vous veoir hors [de] ces guerres intestines. Et a ce que je puis [?] veoir, [?comme] je vous ay cy devant escript, il attend sçavoir sur cela [la] volunté du Roy, pour apres [...] semblable despesche au roy d'Espaigne pour le prier a voir remettre en sa bonne grace ceulx de Flandres.

[Il] a envoyé ung courrier en Espaigne, qui n'estoict pour aultre chose que pour [...] et moyenner quelque reconciliation entre luy et son filz. Il est arrivé depuis ung courrier d'Espaigne, mais jusques a ceste heure je n'en ay riens sceu apprendre. Il [?est] bien vray que [?l'on] sçait la cause de la prinse du prince, laquelle il tient secrette.

⟨Madame, voyant qu'à ceste heure je ne vous puis faire aucun service ... De Vienne ce 6e de mars 1568.⟩
Translation

1568-03-06_en.md

<!-- English translation of read/1568-03-06_reading.md (Claude Opus 5.5, 22 Oct 2026, batch b02). Same holes. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 6 March 1568 (cipher passages)

⟨Madam, my last letter was of the last day but one of last month, since which⟩ [f039r] I have heard that Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxony, who has gone to France in your service, has brought with him six preachers of a sect called the Flacians, and has told them that with them and with arms he [?hopes] to chastise the papists and Huguenots; which I did not make much of, as it seemed to me he had not forces enough for such an exploit. But [...] told me one must make [?more] of it than I think, for it is only too true that he strives only to spread and increase that sect, of which his brother Duke Johann Friedrich, whom he holds prisoner, was long a member; and since then he drove them out, and the said Duke Johann Wilhelm took them in; that it is to be feared [?the more], since several of his captains are relatives and friends of those of [?Duke] Casimir and almost of the same sect, that you may not get such service from him as your affairs will require; not that he doubts the said Duke Johann Wilhelm will fail you or do anything against his honour.

And many at this court find it very strange that you have given him so great a command, being son-in-law of the Count [⊸] who has been the cause, as you think, of the length of this war, and that you do not perceive that he and Casimir [?take] [?no] care to [...]. For this reason I believe it would be greatly to the King's profit, as I have written to you several times, that these people had left the kingdom and your French forces remained whole. And indeed [∞], who held a long discourse with me on this matter last Thursday, is of the opinion that it would be much better that [∞] [...] a single one to severity towards those who [f039v] have offended him, provided they do not want any strongholds in their hands, and [?to yield] to some of their demands in order [?to be rid of] these troubles, because he sees that these wars last [?too long] and can bring only great ruin and damage to this kingdom. And according to the answer he will have [...] that he has sent you, he will exert himself to see you out of these civil wars. And as far as I can see, as I wrote to you before, he is waiting to learn the King's will on this, so as afterwards to [...] a similar dispatch to the King of Spain to beg him to be willing to restore those of Flanders to his good grace.

He has sent a courier to Spain, who was for nothing else than to [...] and to negotiate some reconciliation between him and his son. A courier from Spain has since arrived, but up to this hour I have not been able to learn anything of it. It is quite true that [?people] know the cause of the arrest of the prince, which he keeps secret.

⟨Madam, seeing that at present I can do you no service ... From Vienna this 6th of March 1568.⟩

27 Mar 1568, to the Queen Mother (v049r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 27 Mar 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The marriage; the King of Spain; Grignan.

Transcription

transcription_v049r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ49の右(f.43r、「27 mars 1568 Vienne」「du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ49の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(y_L01–y_L18)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。抹消された記号は書いていない。
c01: o f C -| ++ f ++ v P fu x // 1 fx vbar P ptil pi // -| tri // 1 m a vd // b 1 fx vbar =22 H# a =23 fu fx ptil v
c02: o 3n // fu fx 1 fx vbar o T f -| tri v pi 3n o T vbar ++ 1 fx vbar z o fs o 3n tri -| C rho x // 1 fx vbar o 3n
c03: // fu fx ptil 3n o C ++ 3n =22 fu o ptil -| vd // 1 T =23 x // =ll ++ 1 fx vbar =23 vbar fs o 3n b 1 vbar C rho vbar -| a T
c04: b o T v // tri =22 3n o f // -| P C 3n a T f // fu fx 1 fx vbar o 3n f ++ -| o v o f =22 C v fx vbar -| vd o T
c05: o T vbar ++ 1 a 3n vbar C o T // x =23 T b fu v -| tri 3n fx a b o T v // tri m 3n o =10 =22 // v -| o T
c06: =18 fu o w tri a v =23 3n a vbar tri o 3n b -| ++ 1 fx vbar // C fu 3y =22 C rho vd // -| tri // 1 m a 3n o
c07: fx a x o tri vbar 4 tri o 3n vbar ++ T fs tri o C fu 3y P 3y b 1 fx vbar =22 C rho b 1 fx vbar T tri o fu -|
c08: b o m -| // 1 m 3n // C fu a T o f // =ll ++ 1 fx vbar 4 tri o 3n fx ++ 3n vbar // f fs fu fx 3y 3n fs =23
c09: v fx fu ptil fx 1 fx vbar // H# a fu -| o -| =inf =10 =18 b o C // 4 ++ s a fu fx C ++ 3n vbar a =23
c10: fu fx ptil v v -| vbar a =inf =10 =22 tri a T f o -| ++ tri T o 3n b o tri o fu =22 4 tri o 3n vbar ++ T fs
c11: C rho vd // -| tri // m o T o v fx fu w ++ 1 fx vbar // fx u ++ vd v C tri -| // vbar fs // 3n b fu =22
c12: ptil u Dz vd // 3n fx o pi a 3n vbar o T vbar ++ 1 fx vbar fx ++ f =10 =22 C rho T b a fu P v // -| vbar tri o T
c13: 3y f -| ++ fx o w ++ tri a f vbar b o 4 ++ s a // x z o fx vbar tri ++ 3n =10 T fu -| H# a C a vd v a
c14: -| // vbar fx tri fx a 1 fx fu o 3n ptil a T ++ fu v f a -| // fu a fx C ptil 3y =22 // 1 fx a f // fu v a
c15: =22 tri o 3n a C fu 3y // 3y v o fu vbar a 3n a -| v C ptil v C fx 3n m v -| ++ f ++ v tri o fs // 3y
c16: v // T fs fx fu =ll fu x // tri =ll 1 -| b o =18 o T fx -| tri f -| o fx a n 3y // x z tri 3n =22
c17: fu fx ptil v T fx // fx L tri o v fs =23 3n // vd fx tri 3n b fx -| o a 3n fu 3y rho w fu fx ptil v =22 fx tri o fs
c18: vbar fx T fs C rho vd // -| tri // 1 m a -| a x
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:Madame, la fin par …
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v049r.txt

c01 enlronosdufaictdumariaigemadict QUE oe QUEL/QUIL ucus
c02 enaucictesnrismnestoictgetenirlefaicten
c03 aucunelon QUE ueurmais QUEL/QUIL fa LL oict QUEL/QUIL ttenditletres
c04 dessai QUE nenardlnesnaucictennoresen QUE lsctrmes
c05 estoientlesaf QUEL/QUIL sdusrincedessaigne ET QUE asres
c06 VOUS ue[?]ies QUEL/QUIL netiendroictaluy QUE lemariaigene
c07 cefeitbientostieluydydict QUE ledictsieur
c08 degraignaluesena LL oictbiencontantucynt QUEL/QUIL
c09 scuucictaoeurer LE ROY ET VOUS delaboheuclonte QUEL/QUIL
c10 ucussrte LE ROY ET QUE iesneroisendeieu QUE bientost
c11 lemariagesescu[?]oictacoomslirattandu QUE
c12 uo?mancementestoictcon ET QUE lesdeudsarties
c13 ynroce[?]oientdeboheafgection ET suroelemse
c14 ratciceicuenuesousnerauecluy QUE aicenause
c15 QUE ieneluyayseutenersluslcngsronosietay
c16 sastcu LL ufai LL irde VOUS escrinrececyafgin QUE
c17 ucusscachiest QUEL/QUIL namcindcreenuye[?]ucus QUE ciet
c18 tcstlemariaigeref
# 記号 659 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 654 個(99.2%)
Reading

1568-03-27_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 27 Mar 1568 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica view 49 right), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02) from the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_v049r.txt; Tomokiyo's key), word by word, reading through the known sign confusions (y-shape s/p; t-shape c/o; fu u/l; a/o both e). No contemporary decipherment found beside it. [?word] = partly carried; [...] = not read. Clear text around the cipher not transcribed here. Spelling kept, punctuation added. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 27 March 1568 (cipher passage)

[v049r] [...] en propos du faict du mariaige, m'a dict que [?ce] qu'il vous en avoict escript, n'estoict de tenir le faict en aucune longueur, mais qu'il falloict qu'il attendist lettres d'Espaigne, car il ne sçavoict encores en quels termes estoient les affaires du prince d'Espaigne; et que apres vous verries qu'il ne tiendroict a luy que le mariaige ne se feit bien tost. Je luy ay dict que ledict sieur de Grignan s'en alloict bien contant, voyant qu'il pouvoict asseurer le Roy et vous de la bonne volunté qu'il vous porte, [au] Roy, et que j'esperois en Dieu que bien tost le mariage se pourroict accomplir, attendu que le commencement estoict bon, et que les deux parties y procedoient de bonne affection. Et sur ce l'Emperatrice est venue souper avec luy, que a esté cause que je ne luy ay peu tenir plus long propos; et n'ay pas voulu faillir de vous escripre cecy, affin que vous sçachiez qu'il n'a moindre envye [que] vous que bien tost le mariaige se f[ace].
Translation

1568-03-27_en.md

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# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 27 March 1568 (cipher passage)

[v049r] [...] on the subject of the marriage, he told me that [?what] he had written to you about it, it was not [his intention] to keep the matter in any delay, but that he had to wait for letters from Spain, for he did not yet know in what state the affairs of the Prince of Spain stood; and that afterwards you would see that it would not be for want of him that the marriage was not soon made. I told him that the said Sieur de Grignan was leaving well content, seeing that he could assure the King and you of the good will he bears you [and] the King, and that I hoped in God that the marriage could soon be accomplished, since the beginning was good and both parties were proceeding with good affection. And thereupon the Empress came to sup with him, which was the reason I could not hold longer discourse with him; and I did not want to fail to write you this, so that you know that he has no less desire [than] you that the marriage be made soon.

4 Jun 1568, to the Queen Mother (v065r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 4 Jun 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): No decision from Spain yet on the marriage.

Transcription

transcription_v065r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ65の右(f.61r、「4 Juin 1568 Vienne」「du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ65の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(z_L01–z_L09)。前は平文「Le roy d'Espaigne」。行の中の平文(ou、Dict など)は書いていない。
c01: =10 // + f n // T tri + 3n b a vbar + fu fx L o -| // ptil fx fu f v -| ++ f fx v T fu -| C a
c02: x // 1 fx vbar b fu pi // -| tri // 1 m a // =inf C o =22 fu 3n a vd o 3n // fu ffx tri =10
c03: -| tri o 3n T P 1 fx vbar =10 // P f a =22 tri a v fu tri T o 3n vbar // f P -| a tri C 3n
c04: a fu // ptil fx fu 3n a -| o T + C fu vbar tri + 3n b o T v // tri m 3n a fx 1 T // 3n v L a
c05: fu // fx fu o =ll a tri o f -| -| + 3y v |- fu // m -| // 3n P v o tri 3n a T o -| a T + fu C b -|
c06: tri fu b o Dz fx C fu w a C rho vd // -| tri // 1 m a // fu o fx =inf m o v z o C a pp a vbar
c07: b fu fx fu o C fu fx f b 1 fx vbar o 3n fx a T vbar o n fx fu -| fs =22 fu + ptil v C ptil 3y
c08: o 3n fu + 3y o v 1 fu 3n z // pi fx // H# // b a fx o
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:… est arrivé le chevalier Fiasque envoyé du duc de Ferrare qui a esté son ambassadeur …
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:v065r-015(消した 1)は、切り出しで独立した短い縦画が見えるので元に戻した。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:上の確かめで直した箇所のうち、追加の読み手の Codex が1回目の読みを選んだ 1 か所(v065r)は、読み手がそろわないので元に戻した。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v065r.txt

c01 ET aoncasiondetoucheraucunsroncssurle
c02 faictdumariaigea LE ROY le QUE unemenauti ET
c03 riensdict ET adne QUE iesuisentandreiln
c04 euaucuneresolutiondessaignecisanshe
c05 uacue LL eienrroysquagrandseineseresouldr
c06 iude?clu[?]elemariaigeauec LE ROY gesgele FF et
c07 ducuelucndictencesteccurt QUE uousluy
c08 enuoyesiungamcaoadece
# 記号 260 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 258 個(99.2%)
Reading

1568-06-04_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 4 Jun 1568 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica view 65 right), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02). It follows the contemporary decipherment written in the left margin of the page (19 short lines in a secretary's hand, read from native-resolution openapi.bnf.fr IIIF crops), aligned with the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_v065r.txt, c01-c08). The clear text before the cipher ends "... qu'il ne permettra qu'il soit donné aucune ayde contre le Roy d'Espaigne." Spelling kept, abbreviations expanded, punctuation added. [?word] = uncertain. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 4 June 1568 (cipher passage)

[v065r] Il ne s'est jamais [?presenté] occasion de toucher aulcuns propos sur le faict du mariage a l'empereur, lequel
ne m'en a aussi rien dict; et a ce que je puys entendre, il n'a eu aulcune resolution d'Espaigne, sans laquelle je croy
qu'a grand peine se resouldra il de conclure le mariage avec le Roy, pour l'effect duquel l'on dict en ceste court que
vous luy envoyez ung ambassadeur.

## Alignment notes

- Decode: "ET aoncasiondetoucheraucunsroncssurle faictdumariaigea LE ROY le QUE unemenauti ET riensdict ET adne QUE
  iesuisentandreiln euaucuneresolutiondessaignecisanshe uacue LL eienrroysquagrandseineseresouldr iude?clu[?]elemariaige
  auec LE ROY gesgele FF et ducuelucndictencesteccurt QUE uousluy enuoyesiungamcaoadece".
- The first ∞ ("a LE ROY") is l'empereur in the margin (the tailed ∞~, not distinguished in the transcription); the
  second is le Roy. "amcaoade" = ambassade(ur), H# = ss.
- The margin's second word of line 2 is cramped ("[?presenté]"); the decode begins "[…] a occasion", so the opening verb
  is not carried by the figures either.
Translation

1568-06-04_en.md

<!-- English translation of read/1568-06-04_reading.md (Claude Opus 5.5, 22 Oct 2026, batch b02). Same holes. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 4 June 1568 (cipher passage)

[v065r] No occasion has ever [?arisen] to raise anything with the Emperor about the marriage, and he has said nothing to
me about it either; and as far as I can tell, he has had no resolution from Spain, without which I believe he will
hardly bring himself to conclude the marriage with the King, for the effecting of which it is said at this court that
you are sending him an ambassador.

12 Jun 1568, to the Queen Mother (v070r, v071l) read in part

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 12 Jun 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The Spanish prince's detention; the daughters' marriages; Nothing will be decided before the answer from Spain.

Builds coherent sentences, but under the read bar of 95% of words read as sense (95% here); the holes are marked in the reading.

Transcription

transcription_v070r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ70の右(f.66r、「12 Juin 1568 Vienne」「du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ70の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(aa_L01–aa_L23)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。抹消された記号は書いていない。行頭の「Il ti ol」は無効字。
c01: .Il .ti .ol Dz vd a pi vd // fu fx 1 fx vbar b 1 fx vbar =22 C rho T 1 a fu -| P fu fu vbar -| tri T vbar // 3n
c02: C fu 3y // fu fx 1 fx vbar o T fx -| tri v fu vbar v // -| C rho vbar fs -| a T b fu P ++ fu v tri o T vd a
c03: b fu v // H# a =22 C o -| ++ 3y b o T v // tri m 3n a pi o T vbar ++ 1 fx vbar // v -| o v //
c04: C fu 3y o 3n fu fx z o -| fx fu 3n m -| ++ fu w tri o -| v // -| C rho =22 fu tri C fu // fu tri T o
c05: -| ++ 1 fx vbar =10 b a C // fx // fu T a b o C // -| a vbar // 3n vbar tri fx 3n b fu v -| tri 3n fx a
c06: T fx 3n x tri a C v =22 b a C // -| o T ++ C ptil vbar tri fx 3n b fu P o vd a fu -| // 3n vbar
c07: fx fu tri =14 vbar fx fu fx L // 3n vbar C rho x // 1 fx vbar b fu vd // -| tri // 1 m a b a T o v
c08: x tri =ll a T // tri 3n T 1 =22 tri o 3n vbar // f b fu -| // 3y =22 C rho b 1 fx vbar fx ++ fu w tri o -|
c09: T o -| // fu a 3n ptil tri a fx L o -| fx L a -| // 3y =14 ++ ffx // T tri fx 3n b o T fx // fu fx tri -|
c10: fu a o b o C ++ 3y Dz vd a tri C // b o C tri 4 a -| o T o 3n -| o T fx ptil C b -| a =10
c11: // b fx a =22 tri a v fu tri v o 3n vbar // f b -| a C // m -| // 3n b a 3n ++ 3y o =22
c12: T // x tri =ll a // tri T 3n f T fx 1 fx vbar 4 tri o 3n pi fx fx T vbar vd // -| tri f m o v C // =22 C fu u
c13: C a v -| o vd P tri o -| b o 3n fx fu o vd 4 -| a // fx L a fu a fx // b a P 3n a ptil x // 3n T
c14: .Il =10 T // T o fx ++ 3n b a o 3n fx a vd fx 3y fx 3y T u f // fx L o v fu a fx ptil // vbar fx -| v a
c15: .Day tri // 3y o 3n vbar // f b fu b o 4 ++ s a v // fx vbar =22 pi // b 1 fx vbar =23
c16: =14 // b fu o -| vbar 3y =22 fu fx ptil v // fu o fx vbar fx fu vbar C rho Dz T o tri C b fu -| ++ 3y
c17: // fu a v b o C tri 4 a -| a =22 pi T o vd // -| 3y a =10 fx fu o T vbar tri a v // v -| o T
c18: // C fu 3y a 3n fu fx 3y o -| vd fx 3n T tri a fu -| C o b fu fx b o vd fx 3n vbar v a 3n fx tri o -|
c19: ++ fu // fu vbar -| a m -| // 3n b v o -| T ++ s // tri m a b a =16 -| ++ 3y // fu C pi a fx L
c20: o vbar b a pi // 3n b // f vbar // fx o =ll fu 3y fx a =22 pi b tri T fx 1 fx vbar T fu -| fx a
c21: pi // b tri fx vbar =23 3n o f b tri T fx 1 fx vbar // fu C vbar -| a f L ++ T a T tri 3n fx f
c22: =22 // fu o v b o C tri C a -| o P o 3n T fx // fu fx tri -| // fx a n ++ fu v C // =10
c23: -| o T fx C fu vbar tri fx 3n fx fs fx fu vbar o T x fx tri v Dz vbar tri 3n fu // 3n vbar // vd fx 3n
# 暗号はここまで(ページの終わり)。続きはコマ71の左(f.66v)。行頭の「Il」「Day」は平文の字の組(無効字)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v071l.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ71の左(f.66v、1568年6月12日の書簡の続き)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ71の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(ab_L01–ab_L05)。行頭の「Il」は無効字。
c01: .Il + v f tri 3n 1 ++ f tri o .Dao fx -| -| ++ tri T |- fu // m -| // 3n b v o tri 3n a
c02: tri C 3n a f -| o T + fu C b -| // H# fu fx ptil 3n a fx L + T a =23 3n // 3y a
c03: a fu -| o T v + 3n fx a b o T v // tri m 3n a C // =22 fu C a 3y vd a
c04: tri o T v a fx u 3n o vbar // -| b o -| // m fu tri o fx a T // pi tri fu o -| fx
# 続く平文:Il ne se parle plus d'aucun armement d'armes en Allemaigne …、De Vienne ce xii de Juing 1568。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v070r.txt

c01 ?memmaucictdict QUE lesieurduutristan
c02 luyaucictescrisutsarlettresdudousiesme
c03 dusaoe QUE leroydessaignemestoictasresa
c04 luyenucgercungrou[?]iersarle QUE uiluauise
c05 roict ET delacausedelaretanticndusrince
c06 scnfiels QUE delaresoluticndudemeurant
c07 cui EST tcuchantlefaictdumariaigedeses
c08 fi LL esainsi QUE ientanduray QUE ledictcou[?]ier
c09 serauenuiechercheray EST otasicndescaucir
c10 ueedeloy?meiladeliberesenresculdre ET
c11 adce QUE iesuisentandrelagrandenoye QUE
c12 safi LL eaisnnscictbienmccstmaringesla QUE luo
c13 lesremdierdencuembreacheuecadedneufans
c14 ET sasecondeencemcycysonachesuecuatcrse
c15 iayentandudebohesact QUE madict QUEL/QUIL
c16 EST aduerty QUE ucusauectcutle?seilduroy
c17 auesdelibere QUE msemarye ET cuestiesasres
c18 aluyenucyermcnsieurleducdemcntsencier
c19 ouautregrandsersohaigede CE royaulmech
c20 etdemandantace LL uyce QUE mdiscictsurce
c21 madict QUEL/QUIL nendiscictaultrenhosesincn
c22 QUE auesdelileredenscauciracecousla ET
c23 rescluticnctcutesfcis?tinuantamcn
# 記号 805 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 799 個(99.3%)
Decryption

decoded_v071l.txt

c01 osninioniecrroisquagrandseine
c02 ilnenresouldraoucunechose QUEL/QUIL naye
c03 euressoncedessaignela QUE uleyme
c04 iesseconetarderaguiecesamiuerc
# 記号 119 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 119 個(100.0%)
Reading

1568-06-12_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 12 Jun 1568 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica views 70 right, 71 left), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02) from the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_v070r.txt, decoded_v071l.txt; Tomokiyo's key), word by word, reading through the known sign confusions (y-shape s/p; t-shape c/o; fu u/l; a/o both e). No contemporary decipherment found beside it. [?word] = partly carried; [...] = not read; [Dz], [ϖ] = signs standing alone that read as codes, not identified. Clear text around the cipher not transcribed here. Spelling kept, punctuation added. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 12 June 1568 (cipher passage)

[v070r] [con]me [ϖ] m'avoict dict que le sieur [?Dietri]stan luy avoict escript par lettres du douziesme du passé que le roy d'Espaigne estoict apres a luy envoyer ung courrier, par lequel il l'adviseroict et de la cause de la retention du prince son filz, que de la resolution du demeurant, qui est touchant le faict du mariaige de ses filles. Ainsi que j'entendray que ledict courrier sera venu, je chercheray occasion de sçavoir […] de luy [con]me il a deliberé s'en resouldre. Et a ce que je puis entendre, [il a] la grande envye que sa fille aisnée soict bien tost mariée, laquelle le premier de novembre achevera dix-neuf ans, et la seconde en ce moys en a achevé quatorze.

J'ay entendu de bonne part, qui m'a dict qu'il est adverty que vous avec tout le conseil du Roy avez deliberé que [ϖ] se marye, et que estiez apres a luy envoyer monsieur le duc de Montpensier ou autre grand personnaige de ce royaulme. Et demandant a celuy ce que [ϖ] disoict sur ce, m'a dict qu'il n'en disoict aultre chose sinon que avez deliberé d'en sçavoir a ce coup la resolution. Toutesfois, continuant a mon [v071l] opinion, je croys que a grand peine il ne resouldra aucune chose qu'il n'aye eu responce d'Espaigne, laquelle j'espere ne tardera guieres a […].
Translation

1568-06-12_en.md

<!-- English translation of read/1568-06-12_reading.md (Claude Opus 5.5, 22 Oct 2026, batch b02). Same holes. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 12 June 1568 (cipher passage)

[v070r] As [ϖ] (the Emperor) had told me that the Sieur [?Dietrich]stein had written to him by letters of the twelfth of last month that the King of Spain was about to send him a courier, by whom he would inform him both of the cause of the detention of the prince his son and of the decision on the rest, which concerns the marriage of his daughters. As soon as I hear that the said courier has come, I will look for an occasion to learn […] from him how he has decided to settle it. And as far as I can understand, [he has] a great wish that his eldest daughter be married soon, who on the first of November will complete nineteen years, and the second this month has completed fourteen.

I have heard on good authority, from one who told me, that he has been informed that you, with the whole of the King's council, have decided that [ϖ] shall marry, and that you were about to send him Monsieur the Duke of Montpensier or some other great personage of this kingdom. And when I asked that man what [ϖ] said about it, he told me that he said nothing else about it except that you have decided to learn the decision on it this time. Still, holding to my [v071l] opinion, I believe that he will hardly decide anything until he has had an answer from Spain, which I hope will not be long […].

17 Jul 1568, to the Queen Mother (f079, f079v, f080) read in part

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 17 Jul 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): Archduke Charles to be sent to Spain for the "délivrance" of Don Carlos; The affair may take long; Archduke Charles may reside in Flanders; A courier leaves for Spain tonight.

Builds coherent sentences, but under the read bar of 95% of words read as sense (94% here); the holes are marked in the reading.

Transcription

transcription_f079.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.79r(「17 Juillet 1568 Vienne」「du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ83の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(e_L05 が本文の2行目)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。行の中の平文(Jay receu、receu など)は書いていない。
# c01 の前は平文「Madame, ma derniere lettre a esté du … de ce moys, par laquelle je vous escripvis」。続く「fi ol」は無効字、「Jay receu」は平文
c01: |- fu a C o T tri a ptil 4 fx ++ // f m -| // 3n b
c02: o T u q9 3n a -| b a =inf~ P o + q9 H# tri fx vbar // =ll a -| o 3n a T v // tri m 3n o
c03: C o |- ptil a fu 3n 1 + a f fx H# 1 o T v // -| vbar 3y 3n a // fu fx q9 f fx H# q9 =rr tri o -| m =10
c04: tri a 3n // 3y v a q9 .of vbar // 3n b -| a // |- ptil H# 3y vbar tri a 3n fs fx o T vbar a C H# 3n m q9 a
c05: P o pi a q9 -| u .par C // -| fx L o P ptil fx n L // -| C o T =14 q9 a 3n ptil tri n 3y
c06: v // -| C o -| // =inf~ u // fu fx q9 3n v vd H# 3n vbar q9 H# ptil =ll fu P tri -| a =22 fx o T vbar
c07: C o f -| // 3n P -| a vd a q9 -| o b a C tri fx a -| // vbar 1 H# 3n b 3y o 3n q9 H# 1 a -|
c08: v fx q9 -| f -| tri o beta + tri o 3n // H# a fx vbar q9 o ptil T a pi u 3n vbar H# C o C
c09: P o C tri q9 -| // 3n fx a b q9 v -| tri 3n fx a =10 =23 fx o T vbar fs a 3n q9 =22 C |- fu a T
c10: v -| ++ f H# v =22 C // -| n L o b q9 fx n L // -| C rho T vd a T pi rho v o 3n vbar -| o C -| // 3n b
c11: fx a q9 H# 3y // tri m a 3y // 3y 11 3n v =inf~ =10 C tri vd v a -| // vbar -| tri H# a x + -| vbar
c12: m -| // 3n b P o T tri -| =10 =14 // 3n T b o C tri 4 a -| o v b a vd v C H# 3y o u au
c13: vbar H# 1 q9 fs C o q9 -| v H# fu ptil ++ tri -| C o C // b o C tri q9 -| // 3n fx a b ptil P tri fx vbar
c14: v -| tri 3n fx a .Dav .Day vbar H# q9 vbar tri T x H# tri v tri o 3n a C a s v q9 tri T
c15: // H# o q9 -| a -| fx // -| C o T pi // 3n tri o vd a f vbar v .of T H# 3n vbar v tri .moy
c16: T o fx -| a vbar v =22 tri q9 T =22 T // fx o T vbar L n q9 -| a tri o 3n o f // v -| tri o 3n T
c17: v o q9 P o T n H# fu ptil -| tri -| P ++ 3n vbar tri a vd a v q9 tri tt o // tt a q9
c18: fx o beta =10 // q9 tt tri =22 tri a 3n o f // 3y // q9 T a vbar H# q9 fx L o -| // q9 fx ptil 3n o
c19: vd a 3n vbar // =inf~ .fi .of v // -| fx a =22 q9 // =rr o T vbar // pi a T // q9 P b o -| 3n tri a -| T
c20: v -| ++ f fx v =22 q9 o q9 =10 a T o 3n v a pi fx C rho =22 // v -| o T =23 // q9 -| H# 1 fx vbar
c21: b o v a fx L u o 3n a T v // tri z 3n a =23 pi a b tri -| H# 1 fx vbar o 3n fx H# 1 vd 4 tri o 3n
c22: P a vbar o vd v T tri C o 3n a T v o -| a -| H# 1 fx vbar // q9 + tri -| -| o T v H# 3n fx u =10
c23: =22 3n o T vbar // 3n vbar o f fx H# -| o T v o -| T H# s a f // -| vbar 3n =10 tri C vd // T o
c24: 4 C o =22 T tri 1 a q9 H# a o H# // 3y o b a 3n T fx // q9 H# tri -| =22 C 3y q9 a fx L H# T a
# ここで暗号は終わる。c23 の末尾の平文らしい字の並びは書いていない。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_f079v.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.79v(f.79r の続き、1568年7月17日)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ84の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(g_L01–g_L11)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。
c01: |- 1 q9 o T a q9 T vbar o v fs a T // 3n T v -| H# f + v =10 =22 3n a vd a q9 vbar o T rho tri vd a
c02: .Il a 3n v ++ -| C q9 3n .ti .ol a o 3n a x // a =ll 1 -| // 3y =18 // b q9 o -| vbar a -| b o fx a
c03: =22 a o 3n C o -| // 3y b a C tri m 1 fu o 3n vbar b o tri H# q9 -| o 3n rho fx q9 -| // v -| // 3n b fx a
c04: vd // tri T 1 a .Dao o fx -| // tri 3n T =22 fx o T vbar // H# // tri -| a T + tri fx vbar x H# -| vbar C ++ 3n m
c05: C o fx ++ q9 tri vbar fx H# q9 -| vbar // q9 H# tri 1 n 3y =22 C // q9 o 3n ptil a b o
c06: C // -| + L o b q9 fx f L // -| C rho T 1 fx =10 fx o fx a =23 T a vd // 3n 3y a o 3n vbar -| a pi
c07: =10 ? =23 // tri =ll a -| o T tri b o -| o 3n x C // 3n b -| o T =10 Dz T + C a -| =10 // b fx ptil C
c08: fx tri -| fx a v o q9 f C rho fx q9 o T vbar v tri vd // C Dz vbar // 3n vbar b o T a q9 a H# tri -|
c09: .Il .ti .ol // tri 3n T 1 m ++ q9 pp o fx 3n a b o T o v -| // tri m 3n ++ C v .ti .ol vd // tri T
c10: fx ptil // 3n vbar // vd H# 3y tri o 3n 3y q9 o H# tri T // q9 fx ptil 3n a // v f // -| // 3n fx a
# c10 の末尾の「receu」は平文。続く平文:L'Empereur n'a encores à aucuns nommé ceux qu'a esté deliberé en la diette … De Vienne ce xvii de Juillet 1568。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_f080.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.80r(f.79 の追伸、1568年7月)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ84の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(h_L03–h_L12)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。前の平文「Apres avoir escript la pnte」と抹消の語は書いていない。
c01: tri // 3y o T fx a fx L o q9 v
c02: pi H# q9 tri // 3y o 3n vbar // f b ptil =23 // x // 1 fx vbar q9 3n a b o v a fx L o =10
c03: .Il .Dao a f o T v // tri m 3n o =10 =22 fx o T vbar a 3n 1 q9 tri fx o v // -| vbar tri
c04: -| // q9 3n m fx H# q9 =rr tri o -| |- fu o T vbar T tri z 3n a fx ptil a C rho b tri fx vbar
c05: .Dao T tri o q9 -| fx H# // 3n v // -| vbar tri -| // T tri vbar H# T vbar
c06: // tri 3n T tri =22 C o P 1 fx vbar n ++ q9 =rr tri a -| T -| T o -| // v // -| vbar 3y .Dao .par
c07: .Il tri o H# // 3y a -| // 3y b o T fx // q9 fx 1 fx 1 fx P o vbar fx -| o vd a 3n vbar
c08: b o pi fx =10 =22 tri o .moy =18 // 3y fx 3y b o H# ptil T o v fx -| tri v vbar
# c05 の中の「receu f a」と、c08 の後の「Dao Day receu」は平文の字の並び(無効字と推定)なので書いていない。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_f079.txt

c01 quelesieubcoangrand
c02 esounerde L'EMPEREUR deouoicta LL erenessaigne
c03 lequeunioencoiessartyneaucuncou RR ierg ET
c04 ienayseutandreaquoytientcestelongue
c05 demeurolarcheduccharles EST uenuicy
c06 sarlera L'EMPEREUR oaucunsmontuou LL udire QUE cest
c07 lenrandremeuredelicerationdyenuoier
c08 scurnrieroienaoectueusemontolel
c09 deliurancedusrince ET QUEL/QUIL cesttenu QUE lques
c10 sronos QUE larcheduccharlesmesmesentrelrand
c11 ceuoyaigeyayans L'EMPEREUR ET limseratrioefort
c12 granddesir ET EST ansdeliberesdemsloyeo
c13 toiutleursouuoirleladeliurancedudict
c14 srincetoutisfoisienelehsuis
c15 aoeurercarlesmaniementssontsi
c16 secrets QUE ius QUE sacesthcureienenasriens
c17 seudescouurirdontiemesuioeaoeu
c18 cer ET auoi QUE ienenayausetoucheraucune
c19 menta L'EMPEREUR sarce QUE ua RR estamesaudderniers
c20 sroncs QUE ueu ET esensemcle QUE asres QUEL/QUIL auroict
c21 desechoenessaigne QUEL/QUIL mediroictencoimbien
c22 detemssilenessereroictauoirressonco ET
c23 QUE nestantencoressersohenartn ET ilmase
c24 ble QUE siieuoeeoayedenscauoir QUE lyuechose
# 記号 802 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 802 個(100.0%)
Decryption

decoded_f079v.txt

c01 qiueseustestesanssronos ET QUE nemeuteseime
c02 ensorluneenefae LL iray VOUS aduerterdece
c03 QUE eenleraydeligiuentdeiourenecurasrandce
c04 maisieecrains QUE cestaoairesoictfortlong
c05 lecouitcourtauoiicy QUE lauenuede
c06 laroheducnharlesic ET cece QUEL/QUIL semanyeentrem
c07 ET [?] QUEL/QUIL ai LL eresiderenflandres ET ?soler ET adcul
c08 circeseunlecuestsimal?tantdeseueoir
c09 ainsigou FF ecnedesesraignolsmais
c10 cuantamoyienyueoisaucuneasnarance
# 記号 356 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 353 個(99.2%)
Decryption

decoded_f080.txt

c01 iayescecheus
c02 mouiayentandu QUEL/QUIL afaictunedeseche ET
c03 enessaigne ET QUE cesteniuicesarti
c04 raungcou RR ierquestsignecueledict
c05 sieurcoansartirasitost
c06 ainsi QUE ledictcou RR iersrserasarty
c07 ieoayeraydescaucicicdetcrement
c08 demc ET QUE ie VOUS aycydeousescrist
# 記号 216 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 216 個(100.0%)

Decryption: READING.en.md

Reading

1568-07-17_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 17 Jul 1568, with its postscript (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica views 83 right = f. 79r, 84 left = f. 79v, 84 right = f. 80r), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02) from the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_f079.txt, decoded_f079v.txt, decoded_f080.txt; Tomokiyo's key), word by word, reading through the known sign confusions (y-shape s/p; cross shapes c/o/q/r; a/o both e; H# = ss in "asseurer"). The contributor's line reading of f. 79r (READING.en.md) was used as a check only. No contemporary decipherment beside it. Spelling kept, punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried by the figures; […] = not read; [ϖ] = the lone ϖ sign, used for l'Empereur. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 17 July 1568 (cipher passages)

[f079] […] que le sieur […] grand [?escuyer] de l'Empereur devoict aller en Espaigne, lequel [?n'est] encores party, ne
aucun courrier; et je n'ay sceu entendre a quoy tient ceste longue demeure. L'archeduc Charles est venu icy parler a
l'Empereur, et aucuns m'ont voulu dire que c'est [?pour] la grande demeure de [la] deliberation d'y envoier [?…], pour
[?…] affectueusement [?…] la delivrance du prince; et qu'il s'est tenu quelques propos que l'archeduc Charles mesmes
entreprendroit ce voyaige, y ayans l'Empereur et l'Imperatrice fort grand desir, et estans deliberés de s'employer de
tout leur pouvoir [?pour] la delivrance dudict prince. Toutesfois je ne le puis asseurer, car les maniemens sont si
secrets que jusques a ceste heure je n'en ay riens sceu descouvrir, dont je me suis [?…], et aussi que je n'en ay ausé
toucher aucunement a l'Empereur, par ce que [?…] a noz derniers propos que eusmes ensemble, que apres qu'il auroict
despesché en Espaigne, qu'il me diroict encores combien de temps il espereroict avoir responce; et que n'estant encores
personne party, il m'a semblé que si je [?vouloys essayer] d'en sçavoir quelque chose,

[f079v] qu'il eust esté sans propos, et que ne [?…] en sorte [?…], je ne faillray vous advertir de ce que j'en [?…]
diligemment de jour en [?jour]; mais je crains que cest affaire soict fort long. Le bruict court aussi icy que la venue
de l'archeduc Charles, et pour ce qu'il se [?…] entre[…], et [ꝥ] qu'il aille resider en Flandres pour [con]soler et adoulcir ce peuple, qui est si malcontant de se veoir ainsi gouverné des Espaignols; mais quant a moy je n'y veois aucune apparance.

[f080, postscript] J'ay [?…], et j'ay entendu qu'il a faict une despesche en Espaigne, et que ceste nuict partira ung
courrier, qu'est signe que ledict sieur [?…] partira si tost, ainsi que ledict courrier sera party. J'essayeray de
sçavoir icy discretement de [ϖ] [?…], et que je vous ay cy dessus escript.

## Notes

- f079 c01-c02 "quelesieubcoangrand esounerde L'EMPEREUR": the name ("bcoan") is not read; "esouner" taken as
  [?escuyer] (as the contributor did); f080 c05 repeats "ledict sieur coan".
- f079 c07-c08 "dyenuoier scurnrieroienaoectueusemontolel deliurance": "d'y envoier" then a stretch read only as
  "[?…] affectueusement"; left open.
- f079 c17 "dontiemesuioeaoeu cer" (dont je me suis a[ss]eu…?) not settled.
- f079v c06-c08 ("ET cece QUEL semanyeentrem ET [?] QUEL ai LL eresider en flandres ET ?soler ET adcul circeseun le cuest
  simal?tant"): only "qu'il aille resider en Flandres" and "est si malcontant de se veoir ainsi gouverné des Espaignols"
  are sure; the subject of "malcontant" is not read.
- f080 c07-c08 "descaucicicdetcrement demc ET": "de sçavoir icy discretement de [ϖ]"; ϖ standing alone is the code for
  l'Empereur elsewhere in the volume (fork B; 1568-08-21 margin).
- Image checks: none in this pass (the readable stretches are carried by the decode; the open ones need sign-level
  crops of f. 79r c07-c08, c17, f. 79v c01-c03, c06-c08).
Translation

1568-07-17_en.md

<!-- English translation of read/1568-07-17_reading.md (Claude Opus 5.5, 22 Oct 2026, batch b02). Same holes. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 17 July 1568 (cipher passages)

[f079] […] that the lord […], the Emperor's grand [?equerry], was to go to Spain; he has not yet left, nor has any
courier, and I have not been able to learn what this long delay hangs on. Archduke Charles has come here to speak to the
Emperor, and some have tried to tell me that it is [?because of] the long delay in deciding to send [?…] there, to
[?…] earnestly [?…] the release of the prince; and that there has been some talk that Archduke Charles himself would
undertake this journey, the Emperor and the Empress having a very great wish for it, and being resolved to work with all
their power for the release of the said prince. However, I cannot vouch for it, for the dealings are so secret that up
to now I have been able to discover nothing of them, of which I have [?…], and also because I have not dared raise it at
all with the Emperor, because [?…] at our last conversation together, that after he had sent his despatch to Spain he
would tell me how long he expected to wait for an answer; and since no one has yet left, it seemed to me that if I
[?tried] to learn something of it,

[f079v] it would have been out of place, and that [?…] in such a way [?…], I shall not fail to inform you of what I
[?…] diligently from day to [?day]; but I fear this affair will be very long. The rumour also runs here of Archduke Charles's coming, and because he [?…] inter[…], and [ꝥ] that he should go to reside in Flanders to console and soothe this people, which is so discontented at seeing itself governed thus by the Spaniards; but for my part I see no likelihood of it.

[f080, postscript] I have [?…], and I have heard that he has sent a despatch to Spain, and that a courier will leave
tonight, which is a sign that the said lord [?…] will leave as soon as the said courier has gone. I shall try to learn
here discreetly from [the Emperor] [?…], and what I have written to you above.

14 Aug 1568, to the Queen Mother (f094, f094v, f095)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 14 Aug 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The Emperor explains why he sends Archduke Charles to Spain; The marriage will be settled on the Archduke's return; The Duke of Bavaria's second son will go to Spain with the Archduke.

Transcription

transcription_f094.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.94r(「14 Aoust 1568 Vienne」「du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ99の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(f_L02 が暗号の始まる行)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。行の中の平文(receu など)は書いていない。
# c01 の前は平文「Madame, Jay receu vostre lettre du 9e de Juillet par laquelle me escripvez」。続く「fi ol par moy」は無効字
c01: |- fu a // tri a tt // 3y o b a 4 tri o 3n a f vbar // 3n b -| a
c02: .par v // -| C o vd o 3n ptil fx a =22 C o T fx ++ fu =rr tri o -| T P o v f // tri m 3n a =rr
c03: ++ 3n vbar // v f ++ -| vbar a =22 tri // 3y x // 1 fx vbar C a v C ptil T P tri =ll tri =10
c04: m a 3n vd o f vbar =23 pi // o T vbar a v H# H# tri 4 C a P o |- ptil ++ 3y vbar ++ fu fs o T pi
c05: x ++ tri T tri o 3n // 3y f a ptil // v -| // 3n b -| a // fu C ptil -| a fx L ++ T a =22 fx a =22 tri a
c06: q9 // 3y o T fx -| tri v vbar v // -| C o T vd tri o 3n a T v -| o fx a b o 3n vbar a T
c07: ptil ++ ptil T // fu -| o v fu a q9 v // -| fx o =ll a b fu T o v vbar tri a T vd a b o fx a vd ++ 3y T
c08: fx ++ ? a =inf~ vd a P tri T ++ 1 fx vbar fs ++ ptil T tri ++ fu -| T =23 v // -| C o -| ++ 1 fx vbar
c09: // pi ++ 3y .Dav .Day .La P o v ptil tri v tri C vd // b 1 fx vbar =22 fx a =23 vd a q9 ++ ptil
c10: ptil ++ 1 fx vbar b a -| a =14 ++ tri fx vbar =23 o 3n fu ++ 3y a T ++ 3n x -| o -| a C // -| fx L o b q9 fx
c11: n L // beta C o T o 3n a T v // tri m 3n a =20 b a q9 o beta // tri T ++ 3n v .ti .ol C ptil 3n a
c12: C o C o x // 1 fx vbar P fu v -| tri 3n fx a b o T v // tri m 3n a =10 C // fu vbar -| o
c13: C o T // x =13 T b o 3y C // 3n b -| a v C o T =22 =ll a T v o vd 4 C a 3n vbar =14 -| a .of
c14: o T vbar // fs P // q9 ++ tri -| 4 ++ 3n c a T ++ tri 3n z b o 4 ++ s a v -| ++ q9 tri T 1 ++ f C o C a
c15: 4 tri o 3n b q9 v // tri T -| o v ++ v b o C // =ll o vd // tri m 3n a =10 P a vbar ++ q9 vbar a C
c16: fx -| o T ptil tri a 3n vbar a .par .moy =10 fx fu // 3y // 3n vbar C // fx L // -| m a =23 // tri C 1 =14
c17: fx ++ 3n vbar -| // 1 3n fx vbar b 3y =13 vbar ++ q9 fs o T v a T b tri =ll 1 m a 3n fx o T C a T fx ptil a =ll o T
c18: .Il .ti .ol tri C 3n a T fx // fu -| ++ 1 fx vbar x // tri -| a // fu o fx v C ptil T m -| // 3n b a
c19: o x tri fx // n a =22 b o f fu ++ 3y o beta T ++ 3n x -| o -| a pi o T vd a v b o q9 a -| v H#
c20: C o ptil 3y =13 o 3n vbar // f b -| a T ++ 3n // b q9 tri T =10 fx a =22 tri fu m a 3n vbar =14 -| a
c21: 3n o fx a H# // 1 -| a vbar ++ q9 T C o T v -| tri 3n fx a T b // =ll a vd // tri m 3n a C o C a
c22: 4 1 a 3n b o T ++ 3n v // tri T b o x C // 3n b -| o T tri C T o -| // fx tri o 3n
c23: // 1 T a v 1 C o T vbar a // pi 4 11 H# // b o =14 vbar -| ++ q9 fu s 4 ++ s a =10 =22 =ll a
c24: v ++ -| vbar a x -| q9 tri fx vbar =10 T tri o =ll a 3n a v -| ++ q9 x tri vbar a // vbar ++ q9 vbar C o
c25: vd ++ tri 3n m T v o -| // tri C b o T fx L // -| m a o 3n fu a -| T P tri o fu =10 vbar ++ fu vbar
# c03 の中ほどの「receu fa」は平文の字の並び(無効字と推定)なので書いていない。
# c07 の前の「Jay receu」は平文。
# c08–c15 は行画像の左右のつなぎ目で記号が重なって写るので、重なりを目で除いた。行内の「receu La」は平文。
# c16 の「par moy」は無効字。c18 の行頭「Il ti ol」は無効字。c19 の行末の平文(au …)は書いていない。
# c22 の後半の「Jay receu」は平文。c25 で暗号は終わる。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_f094v.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.94v(f.94r の続き、1568年8月14日)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ100の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(i_L01–i_L27)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。行の中の平文(receu など)は書いていない。
c01: .Il .ti .ol C o vd ++ 3n b a P // fu ++ tri -| x // 1 fx vbar T ++ 3n b o fx q9 ++ tri -| =10 fx a
c02: fx ptil // v f // -| vbar tri 3n vbar // q9 3n m 4 ++ 3n x -| o beta a tri C vd // =10
c03: // q9 H# tri b tri fx vbar fx ptil // fu -| o fs ++ q9 -| b o T ++ 3n b 1 vbar x -| o beta a tri ptil T o -| //
c04: beta o T ++ C ptil vbar ++ q9 fx L // 3n vbar C o x // 1 fx vbar b q9 vd // -| tri // m a .Il .ti .ol .Dao
c05: fx // -| // H# o 1 q9 -| lf pi a 3n vbar tri C v ++ -| vbar o -| // C // Dz fx L a C ptil T tri ++ 3n b q9 =10
c06: fs ++ q9 vbar 3n o q9 ++ ptil =ll // 3n vbar o 3n x // fx ++ 3n b q9 fu vd ++ 3n P o v C ptil T // vbar fs // 3n
c07: b beta a .Day =10 fu o f fx ++ -| o T =23 // 3y vbar o 3n q9 ++ 3y a q9 3n z fx ++ q9 -|
c08: beta tri o -| b o q9 // 3n vbar tri C 3n // vbar fs // 3n b // q9 fx fu 3n a -| o T v ++ 3n fx a b o
c09: fx a x // 1 fx vbar .ti .ol v // -| fx a =23 b tri fx vbar =22 tri ptil T =22 v // fx o T vbar L o q9 -| a
c10: tri C // o T vbar a vd // 3n 1 a v // -| C a rho -| a T C o T =22 =ll a T 3n o v // -| C rho 3n vbar =22
c11: q9 3n o x ++ 1 T vd // tri T =22 v ++ q9 beta o 3n a T vbar -| o pi tri o q9 C ? T // vbar a T x // 1 fx vbar
c12: o q9 tri vbar a -| // C ++ 3n m fu a q9 -| =10 // vbar // 3n vbar b o v // -| ++ =ll a T .Dao .par .moy .Day
c13: tri C // vbar -| ++ q9 ptil a vd o tri =ll a ptil -| =22 T ++ 3n x -| o beta a pi o T vd a v o 3n v ++ -| vbar a
c14: C // Dz fx C fu T tri ++ 3n C // =22 C fu u tri C o T v o -| a // fu ++ tri -| P // 3y T |- fu // vbar -| a
c15: vd ++ 3y T =22 C rho ptil ++ 3y // tri m a b o T ++ 3n x -| o beta a b ptil -| a -| // C rho fx ptil a C
c16: v // -| vbar tri beta // C rho |- fu // vbar -| tri o T vd a b fx a T o v vbar a vd fx -| a =10 o T // =ll a -| =10
c17: o vd C // -| fx fu o -| // z tri d6 a T .Il .ti .ol =10 fx ptil // T ++ 3n -| o pi ++ ptil -| tri C
c18: =10 o -| ++ 1 fx vbar 4 tri o 3n v // H# o -| f // -| 3y -| // 3n fx a .par .moy P ++ -| T tri o C ptil 3y
c19: P tri fx vbar v =22 tri a 3n T o -| ++ tri T 4 tri o 3n // tri T a fx // -| tri o vd // H# a ptil -| ++ 1 T
c20: fx fu o pi =10 q9 ++ ptil v o 3n // fu -| tri o v m -| // 3n b v C // tri T 1 -| =10 // fu ++ 1 -|
c21: ++ ffx // T tri ++ 3n b o C a fx // -| o H# a -| =10 =13 v f // -| ++ tri -| C // 4 ++ s a
c22: q9 ++ C ptil 3n vbar a =22 C fu 3y // q9 o v vbar ++ fu ++ fu T tri ++ ptil -| v v ++ -| vbar lf =10 v H# -| vbar a v
c23: o 3n n ++ -| o T =10 // vbar ++ fu T fx o fu C rho o fx fu tri b o v // 3n b o 3n vbar b o T // vd
c24: tri o T vbar a // fx o T vbar a fx // fu T a =22 tri o C a v -| tri ++ 3y v C tri o 3n x ++ -| vbar
c25: vd a =13 fx a C tri o 3n b o vd a 3n // b ptil o -| vbar tri -| pi ptil ++ fu T o 3n // b ptil tri T o -|
c26: .Il .ti .ol tri C vd // b 1 fx vbar =23 3n 1 4 o 3n fx ++ -| o T // H# o fu fx a b ptil fx L a vd tri 3n
c27: =23 vbar tri o 3n b -| // T ++ 3n -| o fs ++ ptil fx vd // tri T =23 3n a x // tri =ll 1 -| // vd o 3n
# 暗号はここまで(ページの終わり、続きは f.95r)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_f095.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.95r(f.94v の続き、1568年8月14日)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ100の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(j_L01–j_L20)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。行の中の平文(Dao Day receu など)は書いていない。
c01: .Dao .Day // b ptil tri T o -| fx 1 o L fx a n -| ++ 3y v =23 T o -| // c 1 a 3n // v -| ++ v ++ v
c02: =22 C fu 3y o T fx -| tri f ptil tri o v Dz vd a // fu o v o 3n vbar // f b ptil b o vd ++ 3y =22 T ++ 3n
c03: x -| o beta a // =ll ++ 1 fx vbar 1 3n a T v // tri m 3n a v // -| pi o -| =10 =22 T 1 // T ++ 3n
c04: -| o vbar ++ ptil -| tri C ptil ++ fu =ll H# tri fx vbar v // H# o -| v // -| x -| // 3n fx a =22 C fu 3y
c05: ++ pp -| o T C rho v // 1 T =10 v // H# // tri m a .Dao .moy tri C =18 v C // tri -| // vd a
c06: v // -| b ++ s a -| T tri 1 a vd a pi o vbar v vbar -| ++ v // fu // 3n vbar // fu ++ ptil T b ++ s a -|
c07: f ++ 3n T a tri C fx // -| tri o C a x // 1 fx vbar v f o 3n T // f vbar =23 fx o fx 3y
c08: // 1 b o -| // x ++ -| vbar // vd // tri 3n vbar o fs tri -| =16 4 ++ s a // pi tri vbar 3y o =10 // fu H# tri
c09: =22 tri o fx -| ++ 3y T =22 pi vd // vbar ++ fu fx L o fx o C // T // H# o fu -| // 3n vbar =22 tri o
c10: C o =18 x // 1 -| ++ 3y T o 3n vbar // 3n b fx a .Dao fx ptil o C fx ptil q9 3n m vd // fu ++ ptil C fu
c11: P tri -| a =22 C rho x tri C v // 1 T 3n a b o pi -| o vbar ++ -| 3n o -| // fu o fx C tri -|
c12: fx L o b ptil fx n L // -| C rho T b o fx ptil ++ 3y pi 3n o vd // -| tri =10 3y T b 1 fx vbar
c13: .Il tri a 3n o x // tri =ll 1 -| // 3y b o vd o 3n a f fx ptil o -| 1 beta // fu q9 -| // 3y =10
c14: ptil ++ q9 T o 3n // b ptil tri T o -| .ti .ol .par .moy C o T o fx ++ 3n b 3y tri C v b ptil
c15: P ptil fx b o C // q9 tri o -| a tri -| // fu H# tri o 3n a T v // tri m 3n a // fu o fx C rho
c16: b tri fx vbar // -| fx L o b ptil fx n L // -| C rho T
# c08 の「16」は Tomokiyo の表にない数字(ce と推定)。
# c16 の後の「ti ol Dar par moy Jay receu」は平文の字の並び(無効字と平文)。続く平文:Il ne s'entend plus parler des reistres et gens de pied qui se levoient en Allemaigne en faveur du prince d'Orange …
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_f094.txt

c01 queaieoayedebienentandre
c02 sarlemenuce QUE lescou RR iersdesnaigne RR
c03 ontasnorte QUE iayfaictleslusdi LL i ET
c04 genment QUEL/QUIL maestesooibledequoytoutesm
c05 foisienayneuasrandreaulurechose QUE ce QUE ie
c06 uayescristsarlesmienessrecedentes
c07 uousauresueusarce LL edusestiesmedecemoys
c08 co[?]e L'EMPEREUR medisoicttousiours QUEL/QUIL sarleroict
c09 amoydesuisilmadict QUE ce QUEL/QUIL meuou
c10 uoictdere EST oict QUEL/QUIL enuoyesonfrerelarcheduc
c11 charlesenessaigne POUR deueraisonslune
c12 lelefaictdusrincedessaigne ET lautre
c13 lesaf FAIRE sdeylandresles QUE LL essemblent EST re
c14 estatdauoirbonbesoingdebohesrouisionlele
c15 biendusaisresosdela LL emaigne ET detoutel
c16 cresuiente ET cuayantlacharge QUEL/QUIL aili EST
c17 contrainctdy FAIRE toutessesdi LL igenceslescue LL es
c18 ilnescauroictfaireauecslusgrande
c19 eficace QUE denuoyersonfreremesmesdeuerso
c20 leuy FAIRE entandresonaduis ET ce QUE iugent EST re
c21 neceoairetouslessrincesda LL emaignelele
c22 biendesonsaisdeflandresilseracien
c23 aisesilesteambaoade EST trouuhbohe ET QUE LL e
c24 sortefruict ET sie LL enesroufiteatoutle
c25 moingsseraildeschargeenuersdieu ET tout
# 記号 867 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 866 個(99.9%)
Decryption

decoded_f094v.txt

c01 lemondedauoirfaictsondecuoir ET ce
c02 cuasnartintaungbonfrereilma ET
c03 auoidictcuauretourdesonditfrereiusera
c04 resolutouchantlefaictdumariage
c05 caraoeiurpmentilsorterala?chelusiondu ET
c06 toutneuou LL antenfaconduumondeslusattan
c07 dre ET uencores QUEL/QUIL aytenuoyeungcour
c08 rierdeuantilnattandaucuneressoncede
c09 cefaictsarce QUEL/QUIL dict QUE ius QUE sacestheure
c10 ilaestemaniesarleeresles QUE LL esnesarlent QUE
c11 unefoismais QUE sourenestremieul[?]satesfaict
c12 euiteralongueur ET atantdesaro LL es
c13 ilatrouuemei LL eur QUE sonfreremesmesensorte
c14 la?clusionla QUE luoilessereauoirdaysquatre
c15 moys QUE leuoyaigedesonfreredureralecuel
c16 sartiralequatriesmedcesestemcre ET esa LL er ET
c17 emlarcueragixes ET cuasonremouril
c18 ET eroictbiensaoernaryrancedorsieluy
c19 dicts QUE ienseroisbienaisecariemaoeurois
c20 cuem ET uousenauriesgrandslaisir ET auoir
c21 otasiondelecareoer ET FAIRE snaroirlabohe
c22 uolunte QUE luyauestouousiourssortp ET sortes
c23 encores ET atousceuleecuidesandentdesam
c24 iesteacestecause QUE ielesrioyslienfort
c25 me FAIRE celiendemenaduertirmuousenaduiser
c26 ilmadict QUEL/QUIL nibencoresaoeuceduchemin
c27 QUEL/QUIL tiendrasonretoucmais QUEL/QUIL nefai LL iramen
# 記号 960 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 957 個(99.7%)
Decryption

decoded_f095.txt

c01 aduiserciehcecroys QUEL/QUIL serabienasrosos
c02 QUE luyescrinuies?meauesentandudemoy QUE son
c03 frerea LL oictinessaignesarmer ET QUE siason
c04 retouriluou LL oictsaoersarfrance QUE luy
c05 o FF reslesais ET saoaigeil VOUS slairame
c06 sardohersiiememetstrosauantauousdoher
c07 nonseilcarielefaictsnensant QUEL/QUIL cecy
c08 aiderafortamaintetir CE boheamitye ET auoi
c09 QUE iecroys QUE mmatouchecelasaoeurant QUE ie
c10 le VOUS fairoysentandcecuelcuungmauoulu
c11 dire QUE lefilsaisnedemretorneraueclir
c12 cheduccharlesdecuoymnemari ET ysdict
c13 ienefai LL iraydemenencuerirauuray ET
c14 uousenaduiserlesecondyilsdu
c15 ducdelauiereirauoienessaigneauecle
c16 dictarcheduccharles
# 記号 532 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 531 個(99.8%)

Decryption: READING.en.md

Reading

1568-08-14_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 14 Aug 1568 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica views 99 right = f. 94r, 100 left = f. 94v, 100 right = f. 95r), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02) from the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_f094.txt, decoded_f094v.txt, decoded_f095.txt; Tomokiyo's key), word by word, reading through the known sign confusions (y-shape s/p; cross shapes c/o/q/r; a/o both e; H# = ss in "ambassade", "asseurement"). The contributor's reading of f. 94r (READING.en.md) used as a check only. The clear text before the cipher ends "par laquelle me escripvez". No contemporary decipherment beside it. Spelling kept, punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = not read; [ϖ], [mm] = lone signs standing as codes. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 14 August 1568 (cipher passages)

[f094] ⟨… par laquelle me escripvez⟩ que j'essaye de bien entendre par le menu ce que les courriers d'Espaigne ont
apporté, que j'ay faict le plus diligemment qu'il m'a esté possible; de quoy toutesfois je n'ay peu aprendre aultre
chose que ce que je [?vous] ay escrist par les miennes precedentes. Vous aurez sceu par celle du [?sixiesme] de ce moys
comme l'Empereur me disoict tousjours qu'il parleroict a moy. Depuis il m'a dict que ce qu'il me vouloict dire estoict
qu'il envoye son frere l'archeduc Charles en Espaigne pour deux raisons: l'une, le faict du prince d'Espaigne, et
l'autre, les affaires de Flandres, lesquelles semblent estre en estat d'avoir bon besoing de bonne provision, [?pour]
le bien du pays, repos de l'Allemaigne et de toute la chrestienté; et qu'ayant la charge qu'il a, il est contrainct d'y
faire toutes ses diligences, lesquelles il ne sçauroict faire avec plus grande efficace que d'envoyer son frere mesmes devers […] pour luy faire entendre son advis et ce que jugent estre necessaire tous les princes d'Allemaigne [?pour] le bien
de son pays de Flandres. Il sera bien aise si l'ambassade est trouvée bonne et qu'elle sorte fruict, et si elle ne
prouffite, a tout le moings sera il deschargé envers Dieu et tout

[f094v] le monde d'avoir faict son debvoir, et ce qu'appartient a ung bon frere. Il m'a aussi dict qu'au retour de
sondict frere il sera resolu touchant le faict du mariage, car asseurement il sortira a la conclusion du[dict] [?…], et
tout, ne voullant en façon du monde plus attendre; et encores qu'il ayt envoyé ung courrier devant, il n'attand aucune
responce de ce faict, par ce qu'il dict que jusques a ceste heure il a esté manié par lettres, lesquelles ne parlent
qu'une fois; mais que pour en estre mieulx satisfaict et eviter longueur et tant de parolles, il a trouvé meilleur que
son frere mesmes en sorte la conclusion, laquelle il espere avoir dans quatre moys, que le voyaige de son frere durera,
lequel partira le quatriesme de ce septembre pour s'aller, et embarquera a Genes. Et qu'a son retour il [?aimeroict] bien passer par France; dont je luy dicts que j'en serois bien aise, car je m'asseurois que [ϖ] et vous en auriez grand plaisir, et avoir occasion de le caresser et faire paroir la bonne volunté que luy avez
tousiours porté et portez encores, et a tous ceulx qui despendent de sa majesté; a ceste cause que je le priois bien
fort me faire ce bien de m'en advertir pour vous en adviser. Il m'a dict qu'il n'est encores asseuré du chemin qu'il
tiendra a son retour, mais qu'il ne faillira m'en

[f095] adviser. Je croys qu'il sera bien a propos que luy escriviez [con]me avez entendu de moy que son frere alloict en
Espaigne, et que si a son retour il vouloict passer par France, que luy offrez le pays et passaige. Il vous plaira me
pardonner si je me mets trop avant a vous donner conseil, car je le faicts pensant qu'il[?] cecy aidera fort a
maintenir [?vostre] bonne amitye; et aussi que je croys que [mm] a touché cela, s'asseurant que je le vous ferois
entendre. Quelcun m'a voulu dire que le filz aisné de [ϖ] retornera avec l'archeduc Charles, de quoy [ϖ] ne m'a riens dict; je ne faillray de m'en enquerir au vray et vous en adviser. Le second filz du duc de Bavieres ira aussi en Espaigne avec
ledict archeduc Charles.

## Notes

- f094 c12, c14, c21 "lele" before "faict"/"bien": read as "le" / "[?pour] le"; the doubled "le" recurs and may hide a
  code; not settled.
- f094 c19-c20 "deuerso leuy FAIRE entandre": the person (the King of Spain) is not carried; "[…]".
- f094v c05 "la?chelusiondu ET toutneuou LL ant" ("la conclusion du[dict] … et tout, ne voullant"): one word missing.
- f094v c17 "emlarcueragixes" = "embarquera a [?Gênes]": the port name is two signs ("gixes").
- f094v c18-c20 "ET eroict bien saoernaryrance" ("[?il] seroict bien [?aise de] passer par France"), "cuem ET uous"
  ("que [?…] et vous"): one lone sign before "et vous" (probably the King) not read.
- f095 c08 code 16 before "bonne amitye": read [?vostre] (fork B found 16 = vostre in the 1569 letters to the King);
  c09 lone mm ("QUE mm a touché cela") and c11 lone ϖ ("le filz aisné de [ϖ]", the Emperor's eldest son Rudolf, who
  was in Spain 1564-71) stand as codes.
- f095 c12 "decuoymnemari ET ysdict" ("de quoy … marri …"): not read.
- No image check in this pass.
Translation

1568-08-14_en.md

<!-- English translation of read/1568-08-14_reading.md (Claude Opus 5.5, 22 Oct 2026, batch b02). Same holes. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 14 August 1568 (cipher passages)

[f094] ⟨… in which you write to me⟩ that I should try to learn in detail what the couriers from Spain have brought,
which I have done as diligently as I could; of which, however, I have been able to learn nothing other than what I wrote
to you in my previous letters. You will have learnt from that of the [?sixth] of this month how the Emperor kept telling
me that he would speak to me. Since then he has told me that what he wanted to tell me was that he is sending his
brother Archduke Charles to Spain for two reasons: one, the affair of the Prince of Spain, and the other, the affairs of
Flanders, which seem to be in a state of great need of good provision, [?for] the good of the country, the peace of
Germany and of all Christendom; and that, holding the office he holds, he is bound to make every effort in it, which he
could make with no greater effect than by sending his brother himself to […], to make known to him his advice and what
all the princes of Germany judge necessary for the good of his country of Flanders. He will be very glad if the embassy
is found good and bears fruit, and if it does not profit, at the least he will be discharged before God and all

[f094v] the world of having done his duty and what belongs to a good brother. He also told me that on his said
brother's return he will be resolved on the matter of the marriage, for he will certainly come to the conclusion of
the said [?…], and all, not wishing on any account to wait longer; and although he has sent a courier ahead, he expects
no answer on this matter, because he says that up to now it has been handled by letters, which speak only once; but that
to be better satisfied and avoid delay and so many words, he has thought it better that his brother himself should
bring about the conclusion, which he hopes to have within four months, the length of his brother's journey; he will
leave on the fourth of this September to go, and will embark at Genoa. And that on his return he [?would like] very much to pass through France; to which I told him I would be very glad of it, for I was sure that [ϖ] (the King) and you would
take great pleasure in it, and in having occasion to welcome him and show the goodwill you have always borne and still
bear him, and all who depend on his majesty; for which reason I begged him earnestly to do me the favour of letting me
know, so that I could tell you. He told me he was not yet sure of the road he will take on his return, but that he
will not fail to

[f095] let me know. I think it would be well for you to write to him that you have heard from me that his brother was
going to Spain, and that if on his return he wished to pass through France you offer him the country and passage. You
will please forgive me if I go too far in giving you advice, for I do it thinking that this will greatly help to keep
[?your] good friendship; and also because I believe that [mm] touched on this, being sure that I would let you know it.
Someone has tried to tell me that the eldest son of [the Emperor] will return with Archduke Charles, about which [ϖ] (the Emperor) has told me nothing; I shall not fail to inquire into the truth of it and let you know. The second son of the Duke of Bavaria will also go
to Spain with the said Archduke Charles.

21 Aug 1568, to the Queen Mother (v103r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 21 Aug 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): Passage of Archduke Charles returning from Spain; Provence; the Count of Tende.

Transcription

transcription_v103r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ103の右(f.98r、「21 Aoust 1568 Vienne」「du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ103の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(ac_L01–ac_L19)。左の余白に当時の解読らしい書き込みがある(較正に使う)。
# 前は平文「Madame, encores qu'il ne se soit passé autre chose depuis ce que je vous ay escript du xiiii de ce moys je n'ay voulu faillir de vous advertir」
c01: =22 T a fx ++ T fx =23 fu ptil -| a // pi C o v // v T =10 v // H# // tri m a // C // -| fx L o b fu fx n L // -| C o T =10
c02: T ++ 3n x -| o beta a fx fu // 3n b C tri fx -| ++ ffx 3n o -| // b o T v // tri m 3n a .Dao .Day
c03: =10 // ptil H# tri =22 T a v // -| // b fu ptil // 3n vbar fu fx a o 3n 3y // =ll // f vbar tri C vbar ++ ptil
c04: n L ++ 1 fx vbar // vd // -| T a tri =ll a =ll a ++ ptil // ptil vbar -| a C tri o ptil b a v fx ++ fu ptil o 3n
c05: P ++ -| b fx s a -| // pi ++ 3n T tri o ptil -| C o fx ++ vd vbar a b o
c06: vbar 3n b o P a C fu 3y =13 C o -| a fx fu a tri C =10 fx // -| o H# a T fx fu tri // v f // -|
c07: vbar tri o 3n a f vbar // pi o C v -| 1 3n fx a fx a n // -| pi // 3y vd a x ++ -| vbar T a x -| o beta a
c08: C fu 3y // 3y f vbar o T vbar a fs ++ ptil T tri T tri ++ fu -| v ++ 4 a z H# // 3n vbar =10 vd o T pi a T
c09: // fx o T vbar a P o -| 3n tri o -| a b a f a fx L o .par .moy C // =22 ptil C o tri C T o v vbar
c10: vd ++ 3n T vbar -| a x ++ -| vbar v -| ++ vd f // T // fu ++ C ptil 3n vbar a .Il .ti .ol .Day H# a ptil
c11: f vbar =22 vbar ++ fu T C o T L ++ s a fu -| T =10 v C // 1 T tri -| v =22 C fu 3y T o -| ++ 3n vbar
c12: x // 1 fx vbar v =23 C o T -| o v ptil vbar o -| // o T vbar -| a x // 1 fx vbar v // C fu 3y
c13: o 3n fx ++ -| o T =23 3n o vd // z a 1 tri o 3n T b 1 fx vbar P fu v // H# // tri z a b o T ++ 3n
c14: x -| o beta a o 3n x -| // f fx a =10 v // -| Dz tri o fx vbar ptil -| o T tri o vd a T fu tri T =10
c15: // v o -| fx a fu =22 T tri =18 C o ptil ptil 3y ++ H# -| o v fx fu tri fu 3n o x // tri =ll tri -| // b o
c16: -| o vbar ++ beta 3n a -| v // -| fx a fx L o vd tri 3n fx // -| pi o 3n // fx ++ s a o 3n fu 3y a =10
c17: C a T a Dz vbar tri 3n fu a vbar ++ fu T a T a fu -| v =23 v // -| vbar tri -| C o fx fu // vbar -| tri o T pi a
c18: b o T o v vbar a vd fx -| a
# 行の中の「Jay receu」「Dao」などは平文の字の並び。
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:J'ay entendu que l'on a nouvelles en ceste court …
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v103r.txt

c01 QUE secosc QUEL/QUIL uureamlesass ET saoaigealarcheduccharles ET
c02 sonfrerecuandlicrotneradessaigne
c03 ET auoi QUE sesaraduuantuceenya LL antiltou
c04 choictamarsei LL e LL eouautrelieudescouuen
c05 dordcheramonsieurlecomtede
c06 tndedeluy FAIRE lerecueil ET careoescuiasnar
c07 tienentamelsrincececarmaymefortsefrere
c08 luyayntestetousisioursobegoant ET mesmes
c09 acestedernieredenechela QUE uleilsest
c10 monstrefortsromnasauolunteoeu
c11 nt QUE tousleshoheurs ET slaisirs QUE luyseront
c12 faicts QUEL/QUIL lesresuteraestrefaictsaluy
c13 encores QUEL/QUIL nemageiiensdictdusaoaigedeson
c14 frereenfrance ET sar?iecturesiemesuis ET
c15 aserceu QUE si VOUS leuuyoorescuiunefai LL irade
c16 retornersarcechemincarmenacoheenuye ET
c17 lese?tinuetouseseurs QUEL/QUIL sartirlecuatriesme
c18 desestemcre
# 記号 618 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 616 個(99.7%)
Reading

1568-08-21_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 21 Aug 1568 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica view 103 right), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02). It rests on two texts that agree: the contemporary decipherment written in the left margin of the page (about 40 short lines in a secretary's hand, read from native-resolution openapi.bnf.fr IIIF crops), and the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_v103r.txt), aligned line by line (c01-c18). The margin is followed; the decode carries every clause. Spelling kept, abbreviations expanded, punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried (margin cramped and decode garbled at the same place); […] = not made out. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 21 August 1568 (cipher passage)

[v103r] [Que…] qu'il sçavoit bien que offririez a l'empereur le pays et passaige a l'archeduc Charles son frere quand
il retourneroit d'Espaigne; et aussi que, se par advanture en y allant il touchoit a Marseille ou aultre lieu de
Provence, d'ordonner a monsieur le comte de Tende de luy faire le recueil et caresses qui appartiennent a tel prince.
Car l'empereur ayme fort ce frere, luy ayant esté tousjours obeissant, et mesmes a ceste derniere depesche, a laquelle
il s'est monstré fort prompt a sa volunté, […]nt que tous les honneurs et plaisirs qui luy seront faicts, qu'il les
reputera estre faicts a luy. Encores qu'il ne m'aye rien dict du passaige de son frere en France, par conjectures je
me suis apperceu que si vous le luy offrez, qu'il ne faillira de retourner par ce chemin, car l'empereur en a bonne
envye. Et [?l'on tient pour seur] qu'il partira le quatriesme de septembre.

## Alignment notes

- c01 decode "QUE secosc QUEL uureamlesass ET saoaigealarcheduccharles ET" against the margin "qu'il savoit bien que
  offririez a l'empereur le pays et passaige a l'archeduc Charles": the decode carries "qu'il … a … le [p]a[y]s et
  [p]assaige a l'archeduc Charles"; "sçavoit bien que offririez" and "l'empereur" rest on the margin (the decode has
  "secosc", "uure", "am": the opening of the cipher sentence is in the clear line above, not transcribed here).
- c03 "sesaraduuantuce" = "se par advanture" (margin "se par advanture"), y-shape read p.
- c07 "ce car m ayme fort se frere": the lone m (ϖ) is the ∞ code for l'empereur (margin "car l'empereur ayme fort ce
  frere"), as fork B found on views 109-168.
- c10-c11 "a uolunte oeu nt QUE": the margin has "a sa volunté" then a word not made out; left as "[…]nt".
- c15 "si VOUS leuuyoorescuiunefai LL irade" = "si vous le luy offrez qu'il ne faillira de" (margin "si vous luy offrez
  qu'il ne faillira de retourner que par ce chemin").
- c16 "car m enacoheenuye" = "car [l'empereur] en a bonne envye" (ϖ again; margin "car l'empereur y a bonne envye").
- c17 "lese?tinuetouseseurs QUEL sartir le cuatriesme de sestemcre": "qu'il partira le quatriesme de septembre" is sure
  in both; the clause before it is not made out in the margin, and the decode gives only "[?l'on tient pour seur]".
Translation

1568-08-21_en.md

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# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 21 August 1568 (cipher passage)

[v103r] […] that he well knew you would offer the Emperor's brother, Archduke Charles, the country and passage when he
returned from Spain; and also that if by chance on his way there he touched at Marseille or some other place in
Provence, [you would] order the Count of Tende to give him the welcome and attentions that belong to such a prince. For
the Emperor loves this brother dearly, since he has always been obedient to him, and even in this last mission, in which
he showed himself very ready to do his will, […] that all the honours and pleasures done to the Archduke he will count
as done to himself. Although he has told me nothing about his brother's passage through France, I have gathered by
conjecture that if you offer it to him, he will not fail to return by that road, for the Emperor much wishes it. And
[?it is held for certain] that he will leave on the fourth of September.

4 Sep 1568 (docket "au Roy"; the cipher addresses "Madame"), f100, f100v, f101, f101v read in part

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the King, Vienna, 4 Sep 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The marriage negotiation; the death of the Spanish prince; News of the prince's death; the Emperor's mourning; the King's subjects lobby German princes; The Emperor says he knows of no solicitation from France so far; The affairs of Flanders may be settled gently.

Builds coherent sentences, but under the read bar of 95% of words read as sense (94% here); the holes are marked in the reading.

Transcription

transcription_f100.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.100r(「4 Septemb. 1568 Vienne」「du comte de Fiesque au Roy」。本文は Madame で始まる)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ105の右(原寸)。切り出しは src/strips.py・src/lineimgs.py(x 4400–6750)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。行の中にある平文(Jay receu など)は書いていない。
# c01 の前は平文「Madame Jay receu v[ost]re l[ett]re du … du passé」。
c01: .Il .fo .of =10 b tri fx vbar
c02: // arrow =22 C L ++ m a =22 tri // fu ++ ptil v // q9 ++ tri T o 3n ptil ++ 3y a o T vbar ++ 1 fx vbar |- o 1 pi a 3n fu
c03: o ffx =22 3n o vd // q9 tri o v o 3n fu ++ 3y a -| o T v ++ 3n fx a f C fu v vbar ++ T ffx // vbar ffx // 3n P // f vbar
c04: =22 C o pi x ptil vbar fx tri a 3n m fu a -| 3y C o =22 v // fu ++ 1 fx vbar o fu 3p C fu fu T
c05: .bro q9 tri 3n m vbar tri H# ptil -| v C // x tri o + ptil -| a vd // tri T =23 T o v ++ -| vbar H# tri fx vbar
c06: 4 tri o 3n |- fu // 3n b vd ++ 3n L ++ vd pi a o 3n v // fx vbar tri ffx |- fu 1 x fu vbar C o
c07: q9 tri 3n m vd tri tri vbar vd o b fu v // H# a 1 C // fu ++ 1 fx vbar P o tri // lf fu tri fx vbar tri ++ fu -| T =22
c08: fu // 3y tri o 4 q9 -| a fu // fu ++ 1 fx vbar C // tri H# a // fu H# 1 =22 ptil ++ q9 v vd // q9 tri o v C
c09: o T fx -| 1 v vbar =22 vbar -| ++ q9 fu tri o 3y 4 ++ 3n n a =22 vbar -| H# fu ptil ++ tri fx vbar 4 ++ 3n 1 C =22 au
c10: q9 o T vbar tri a v 4 tri o 3n // tri T a =22 b -| o vd a fu -| u o 3n fx a T vbar a C ++ s a fu ++ C fu 3n vbar o
c11: b // fx C o fu a -| C o vd // -| tri // m a o 3n C // =22 fu C a tri C q9 ++ ptil v vbar -| ++ q9 ptil o -|
c12: vbar ++ q9 T tri H# fu -| v 3y -| o T vbar a P o T tri -| // 3n vbar =22 fx o T vbar a C H# 3n x a // pi tri vbar 3y a
c13: =22 fu ++ q9 T // q9 o v o 3n T a pi -| C o T a fx o -| o T vbar -| // tri vd 3n a // q9 o fx q9 3n a 1 au
c14: 4 H# s a // =ll tri // 3n fx a tri C vd // b tri fx vbar |- fu // fx o T vbar C o q9 -| a tri C 3n 3y // v C fu v
c15: // q9 fx fu 3n a P tri =rr 1 fx q9 C vbar a 1 =22 C o vd // -| tri // 1 m a .Il x // 1 fx vbar fx // fx C o
c16: v -| 1 3n fx a .bro T v // tri m 3n a o T vbar ++ 1 fx vbar ptil vd H# -| ffx .par .moy vd // tri T =22
c17: tt .bro T tri -| ++ 1 fx vbar P o T vbar beta a vd o P tri // vbar o lf fx .bro fx a vd // -| tri // 1 m a C rho
c18: o 3n |- fu ++ 3y tri C 3n a 3y ++ 1 fx vbar 3n tri o -| P o C 3p 3y =23 3n a 3y C // tri C T tri fx 1 C 3y
c19: o T 3y a -| H# 1 fx vbar =22 q9 ++ ptil v o 3n T o -| tri a 3y Dz vbar // 3n vbar o .par C a tri o C 3p 3y .bro fx o 3y
c20: =22 tri o fx -| ++ 3y H# tri T v o q9 -| a vd a 3n vbar =22 q9 ++ ptil v vbar -| ++ q9 3p o -| tri a v C ++ 3n =22
c21: =ss o 3n x q9 vbar C o pi o b tri // vbar a fu -| b C // 4 ++ s a // pi tri vbar 3y a 1 C tri 3n vbar o =ll tri vd o 3n 3n a
c22: |- fu a // q9 tri o v a 3n T o vd + C a 1 C =22 .bro tri // =18 C fu 3y // fu tri o v x // 1 fx vbar o 3n vbar o // f
c23: P -| a =22 q9 ++ ptil v o T vbar tri a v o 3n v -| // fx vbar 1 |- fu a // fu o fx T // vd // tri o T vbar a .bro
c24: fx a vd // -| tri // 1 m a // q9 tri f .bro 3n o C 3p 3y fx 3y fx tri o 3n T fx a =ll o fx .bro =16 tri 3n vbar a f fs tri
c25: fx 3n fx o C // =ll tri // 3n fx a |- fu // 3p o v o 3n T a =rr + C a
c26: vbar o 3n // f fs fx o fx 3n x tri C 3y 1 C q9 -| // 3y // vd 3y T fu -| fx o C // tri C vd a .bro tri fx o
c27: 1 C fx tri o 3n vbar =22 T ffx tri C o 3n q9 ++ 3y a -| ++ 1 fx o f a T v // tri m 3n a =22 C |- fu a C
# c25 の後半「La Dao par moy ro rrru」と c26 の「Jay」は平文の字の並び(無効字と推定)なので書いていない。
# 修正の記録(2026-10-20):Codex による照合(second/run0/)の食い違いを見て直した。残したのは画像を拡大して確かめた修正だけで、確かめられなかった修正は元に戻した。箇所の一覧は second/run0/RESULT.md。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_f100v.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.100v(f.100r の続き、1568年9月4日)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ106の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(k_L01–k_L27)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。行の中の平文(receu など)は書いていない。
c01: .Il .ti .ol v o -| T ++ s a =10 =23 vd o v // -| C o -| ++ 1 fx vbar // v -| o T vd // 1 v =22 C rho
c02: pi // =ll tri // 1 m a o T vbar ++ 1 fx vbar f ++ 3n pi C ptil b =10 =22 T ++ 3n x -| o beta a C // -| fx L o b ptil fx
c03: n L // -| C rho T 3n tri -| ++ 1 fx vbar v ++ 1 3n vbar o 3n o T v // tri m 3n a .Dao .moy q9 ++ tri C //
c04: vbar ++ q9 fs fx a =22 tri // 3y v a ptil vbar tri -| o beta pi fx o T vbar L o q9 -| a b o .Il .ti .ol
c05: tri o pi a T ptil tri T + tri o 3n m // -| b a P o C fu 3y // ptil ++ tri -| beta tri o 3n T b tri fx vbar =22
c06: pi // q9 tri o v o T f -| a q9 vbar b o C // vd ++ -| vbar b ptil v -| tri 3n n a b o T v // tri m 3n a
c07: =10 =20 fx a =22 vd ++ 3n L ++ vd pi a // =rr tri ptil // q9 o -| C rho f ++ ptil =rr tri o -| b ptil P ptil fx
c08: P // C + a fx ptil tri v ++ -| vbar // C o v fx a -| vbar // tri 3n o T f ++ q9 ptil o =ll a T b o C // vd ++ -| vbar
c09: b ptil P 1 fx vbar v -| tri 3n fx a .Dao .moy f // -| b o P a q9 // 3n vbar tri C o 3n // fu ++ 1 fx vbar
c10: =22 C fx fu a fx -| fu tri vbar b o ptil a -| v tri vbar // C tri a .Day =10 3y f -| tri 3n T fx o T vbar a
c11: fx ++ fu =ll a ptil -| =22 vd ++ 3n L ++ vd pi a fx fu tri o T vbar ++ 1 vbar beta o q9 a 3n ptil // fu ++ 1 fx vbar
c12: vbar // -| b o // o T vbar -| a P o v a fx L o =10 vd a vd a v ++ -| vbar a -| C // T a ptil fx o m fu o -| tri T ++ 3n
c13: b ptil fx ++ 3y L a .par =10 =20 fx a fx fu tri pi a fx ++ fx ++ 8z // 3n b 1 a v b o =18 o T fx -| tri v -| a
c14: fx ++ vd pi a // ptil -| // vbar -| ++ q9 ptil a fx o T vbar // ffx tri b o 3n vbar tri C 3n a vd o f //
c15: P tri fx vbar // fu vbar -| a fx L ++ v a T tri 3n ++ f =22 vbar ++ fu T v ++ vd pi o v T fu 4 tri o fx vbar v
c16: // fx a C // =10 =22 b ptil tri ++ fu -| // fu C a 3n b o vd // tri f tri C x // fu C vbar =22 =10 o v // H# a
c17: fx a v // T 1 vd // tri T o 3n fx a T vbar o fx ++ q9 -| vbar C o f a 3n v // -| C a 4 tri o 3n b ptil tri fu o -|
c18: v a 1 vd o 3n vbar T o C ++ 3n C // x // 3n vbar // tri T 3y o b o v L ++ fu a T .Il .ti .ol .Day
c19: pi v ++ -| vbar a C rho m -| // 3n b P o ptil a tri C // fu o fx vbar ++ ptil ffx a T // fx L // vd fx -| a
c20: =10 // fx ++ vd pi // 3n b a =22 vbar ++ ptil vbar a T // fx ++ fu -| vbar T // 4 tri =ll a // fu H# tri b o
c21: P o fu a tri ptil o 3n -| ++ fx a T fx ++ fu -| vbar a T .Dao .Day tri // 3y b o v ptil 1 T b tri fx vbar
c22: // pi fx fu a // ptil C fx ptil 3n v b o v T fu fx tri o fx vbar v b ptil -| ++ 3y 3n o T a fx ++ 3n vbar // f vbar // 3n T
c23: b o C a o b 1 fx vbar =22 pi C o ptil -| // x // 1 fx vbar =10 3n o T a // H# o fu -| // 3n T b o T
c24: v // -| ++ C o vbar ++ fu T tri H# ptil -| T vd // fx L tri 3n tri 3n a f vbar =22 C fx fu a o 3n vbar -| a v -| tri 3n T a
c25: =10 =22 fu ++ ptil v // fu tri o v o 3n vbar // f b ptil =22 v H# fu -| b ++ s a -| fx ++ fu =ll o ptil -| // C o ptil -| T
c26: b o H# a tri 3n m T tri C v ++ 3n vbar a 3n ptil ++ 3y a o 3n // =ll a vd // tri m 3n a b o fu a -| T
c27: v C fu T tri o ptil -| T v -| tri 3n fx a T pi C o T o T v o -| T fu // b o beta =10 =13 o 3n vbar // f b fx a
# c10 の「receu」と、行頭の「Day」の後の平文は書いていない。
# c13 の「par」は無効字。c14 の「ffx」は f 2つに横棒の形(Tomokiyo の ff に横棒=t)。
# 暗号はここまで(ページの終わり、続きは f.101r)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_f101.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.101r(f.100v の続き、1568年9月4日)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ106の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(l_L01–l_L27)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。
c01: .Il .ti .ol v C fu T tri o ptil -| v fx L ++ T a T c tri o 3n tri C ++ 3n m 3n lf v b o C // ptil o -| tri vbar a
c02: =10 =22 vd // fu tri o v fx ++ vd pi // 3n b a b o C fu 3y =13 o 3n vbar // f b fx a fx o fx 3y
c03: // pp tri 3n =22 b o fx ++ s a L o fu -| a tri C v fu fu tri H# a b ++ 3n f a -| ++ -| b beta a o 3n ptil o -| v
c04: C o T b tri fx vbar v f -| tri 3n fx a T v tri C 3y o 3n // =22 C fx fu a T ptil 3n m T fx fu tri ptil H# fu =ll o 3n vbar
c05: // b L o -| a beta // C o ptil -| T vd // q9 fu // tri T b o H# a tri 3n T =10 vd o T pi a vd a 3n vbar
c06: =22 pi C o T vbar -| // 1 fx vbar a b ++ ptil C fx a vd o 3n vbar =10 vd // tri 3n vbar 1 a f vbar fs ++ fu T C rho T
c07: o b tri fx vbar v =23 C o fu -| // ++ fx vbar -| H# 3y a tri C =14 ptil -| // 3y =23 // T tri 4 tri o 3n
c08: =20 q9 a fu =10 b ++ s a ++ -| b -| a v // -| vbar ++ ptil ++ ptil v C o T o 3n b -| ++ tri vbar v b o T ++ 3n
c09: beta ++ 3y // fu vd a =23 3n // fu fx ptil 3n a v // ++ fu -| =22 T a v ++ tri vbar o 3n C a fu -|
c10: v fu tri H# // 3n fx a f o b // fu C vbar -| fu 3y b o C fu =13 // fu fx ptil 3n vd // C pi // 1 T =22
c11: fu ++ ptil v b o T tri -| 1 a v b o -| a vbar -| // 3n fx L o -| vbar ++ fu v C o T vd ++ 3y a 3n T =23 v
c12: v fu tri H# o 3n vbar -| o 1 vd a vbar fs -| a C o T // -| 1 vd o T o 3n =16 -| ++ 3y // fu C 1 vd a .Day L a
c13: tri C vd // b 1 fx vbar =23 3n // T fx a fu tri ptil T fx fu fx fu a v // fx o T vbar L o fu -| a fx fu // fu fx ptil 3n T
c14: v -| tri 3n fx a T b // =ll a vd // tri m 3n a // 3y o 3n vbar a T vbar a v T ++ C tri fx 1 vbar o v b ptil
c15: fx ++ T vbar a b a x -| // 3n fx o vd // tri T =23 o 3n a T fx -| tri v -| // T o v fx ++ vd pi tri H# // 1
c16: -| o v fx fu tri T ++ 3n vbar ptil o -| v C o T H# =10 x // tri -| // vbar ++ fu vbar a T C o T v -| ++ fu tri T 1 H# 3n v
c17: =23 v ++ fu =rr // =23 3n o T ++ tri fx vbar v -| o T vbar a ++ 1 ++ -| a tri =ll a // fu C x // fu C rho -| // v f ++ -| vbar v
c18: =22 C ++ 3n =20 -| ++ 1 fx vbar v ++ -| vbar o beta b o x -| // 3n fx a o vbar // fu H# tri =23 3n o T ++ 1 fx vbar
c19: P ++ s a // fu fx ptil 3n T o fx ++ ptil -| v fx ++ 3n vbar -| a pi vd // 1 T =23 q9 ++ ptil v fx ++ 3n T a tri =ll o
c20: + tri o 3n =22 =18 o fu tri vbar 1 a v vbar ++ ptil vbar a T C o v ++ ffx // v tri ++ 3n T fx ptil tri v ptil tri H# o 3n vbar
c21: ++ 1 vd v -| a =16 v // vd .Day vbar o fx fu o 3n fx ++ -| a T =23 T ++ 1 fx vbar // H# o fu -| a
c22: =22 q9 ++ ptil v o T vbar a v // H# a T v -| ptil b o 3n vbar a =10 =22 =16 fx ++ 3n T a tri C 3y 4 T tri C
c23: T // tri m a =22 q9 ++ ptil v 3n ++ fx vd o vbar fs -| a v // fu fx ptil 3n a fx L ++ T a pi o C a T vbar //
c24: fx C a H# o vd a 3n vbar b ptil -| o v ++ v b o =16 -| ++ 3y // fu vd a .Day vbar ++ ptil vbar o T
c25: x ++ tri T pi C a 3n fu 3y a =23 // =22 fu ++ v // x 1 =23 T // tri =ll o 3n vbar // fu H# tri C tri o 3n
c26: =22 C rho T v tri o 3n T v -| ++ f -| o T =23 3n o fu a ptil C vbar x // tri =ll 1 -| b o 3n P tri -| a T ++ 3n
c27: // fu tri T pi =10 vd a fx ++ vd pi // 3n fx // f vbar // v -| C o -| b o T // x 3y // tri -| o T
# c10・c11・c12 の行末の「receu」「ar」などは平文の字の並び(無効字と推定)なので書いていない。
# 暗号はここまで(ページの終わり)。続きは f.101v(コマ107の左)。行の中の「receu」と行頭の「Day」の後の平文は書いていない。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_f101v.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.101v(f.101r の続き、1568年9月4日)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ107の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(m_L01–m_L26)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。
c01: .Day L a b o x C // f b -| o T v a vd fx C o =23 3n // o T vbar a fx -| a ptil b o fx a =23
c02: // vbar ++ fu T tri ++ ptil -| v fx ++ 3n T a tri =ll a =10 fx fu // fx o T vbar L o fu -| a tri C T o 3n vbar -| ++ fu
c03: ptil a o 3n v o tri 3n a o vbar =22 b ptil fx ++ 8z // 3n fx o vd a 3n vbar C ++ 3n v ++ fu q9 ++ 1 fx vbar -| o vd a
c04: b tri o -| // v C ptil T tri o ptil -| v fx L ++ T o T fx fu // fx o T vbar L o fu -| a =22 C rho x a ptil =14
c05: // =ll fu vd a tri C 3n a T f // 1 vbar fx ++ fu a T tri x // fx tri =ll o 1 vd a 3n vbar tri C T a z o -| //
c06: // vd ++ -| vbar tri -| tri o C ptil =23 // 3y b 1 fx vbar =22 ptil ++ 3y // 3n vbar C // fx -| o T vbar tri o 3n vbar a
c07: o 3n T tri m -| // 3n b o a P vbar -| o 1 vd tri vbar a fx fu a T tri C ptil ++ fu =ll ++ 1 fx vbar vd o vbar fs -| a
c08: a f // fu // 3n vbar =22 C fx fu a vd ++ 3y o 3n =20 C o -| o v ++ v fu 3n tri ptil o -| T a C =10 =22
c09: pp 3y ptil ++ fu C ptil vbar fx ++ 3n b o T fx a 3n b -| a =22 tri a vd // H# o fu -| ++ 3y T =22 pi b o
c10: T ++ 3n fx ++ T vbar a 3n o T v // -| m 3n o -| // -| tri o 3n T =20 C o T vbar // fx C tri H# a vd o 3n vbar
c11: b ptil -| o v ++ v v fu fx C tri fx 1 fx =10 =23 T o m ++ q9 ptil o -| 3n a -| // T o C ++ 3n T ++ 3n
c12: fx ++ 3n T a tri C fx // -| a C // 3y vd a =10 -| o q9 a -| a fx ++ vd pi a T ++ 3n
c13: v -| ++ f -| a v o -| a .Day tri C vd // b 1 fx vbar =23 o T vbar // H# o ptil -| a b o C //
c14: fx ++ s a fu ++ C fu 3n vbar a b ptil q9 -| ++ 3y =10 =22 =22 C // T tri o s a 3n 1 4 vd ++ tri 3n b -| a
c15: o 3n fu o -| v C fu 3y vd // tri T =22 =20 fx o T vbar L o fu -| a tri C 3n o fu a ++ 1 b =22
c16: C o T // x 1 =23 T v ++ 1 a 3n vbar o f vbar a -| vd a =23 T a 3n v fu tri H# a o T v a -| o -|
c17: // fu fx ptil 3n fx ++ 3n x -| fu 1 fx vbar .par .moy tri // 3y o 3n vbar // 3n b ptil b o fx fu o C =22
c18: 4 ++ 3n C tri o fu =22 C // x // fx L o -| tri a =22 pi // o T vbar fx fu o 3n b ptil tri ptil o -| vbar tri T
c19: v // 3n vbar =22 C o T v -| tri 3n fx a T 3n o b o b ++ s // H# o 3n vbar // tri b a 3n o a 3n fu ++ 3y // T
c20: v o 3n vbar z a 3y T fx ++ 3n vbar -| a x C // 3n b -| a T C o T // H# o fu -| H# tri fx vbar =23 pi
c21: vd ++ 3y o s a -| ++ 1 fx vbar =22 C rho T // x =13 T b o x C // 3n b -| o T v a fx ++ vd v ++ T o
c22: -| ++ tri o 3n vbar // fu a -| b ++ fu C fx a ptil -| =10 b ++ s H# tri fx vbar a T v a -| // 3n fx a
c23: =22 pp // H# o fu -| a -| ++ 1 fx vbar b o C fu 3y a =10 4 tri o 3n T =10 =22 b o v fu tri T
c24: C ++ 3n // fu a ptil C o fx ++ 3n vbar -| // tri -| a =10 T o 1 vd 4 C a =22 C o T v -| tri 3n fx a T
c25: T o 3n v C // tri m 3n o f vbar P o fx fu ++ 3y tri C 3n o vd // -| tri o 3n T vbar ++ fu fx L o =10
c26: vd // tri T =22 C fx fu ptil 3n m fx fu tri C rho v a fu C vbar T fx // fu ++ tri -| vd o 3n //
# c12 の行末の「receu」は平文。
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:Dao par moy … Je vous envoye ce pacquet que Monsieur de Chantonnay m'a envoyé …、De Vienne ce iiii de Septembre 1568。署名 Scipione Fiesco。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_f100.txt

c01 ET dict
c02 a? QUE lhoge QUE iauousauoisenuoyeestoictqeimenu
c03 et QUE nemauiesenuoyeressoncenlustostattandant
c04 QUE lemfutciengueryle QUE sauoicteupluus
c05 uingtiourslafieouremais QUEL/QUIL sesortoict
c06 bienquandmonhommeensactitquifutle
c07 uingmiitmedusaoeilauoictdeiapuictiours QUE
c08 uayiebureuauoictlaioeauoi QUE uousmauiesl
c09 escrist QUE trouuieybonce QUE trouuoictbonil QUE
c10 uestiesbienaise QUE dremeuroencesteloheuolunte
c11 dacleuerlemariageenla QUE uleiluoustrouuer
c12 tousioursyrestedesirant QUE cestelonfeamitye
c13 QUE uousauesensemrlesecerestraimneauecunei
c14 bohea LL ianceilmadictquacestleureilnyaslus
c15 aucunedi RR icultei QUE lemariaigefaictcacle
c16 srincessaigneestoictumortmais QUE
c17 osiroictdestremediatepccemariaigele
c18 enquoyilneyoictnierdelpy QUEL/QUIL neylailsicily
c19 esyeroict QUE uousenseriey?tanteleielpycey
c20 QUE iecroyoisseurement QUE uoustrouperieslon QUE
c21 SS enfutlemediateurdlaboheamityeilinte LL imenne
c22 queauiesensemoleil QUE ia VOUS luyauiesfaictentean
c23 dre QUE uousestiesensractiqueauecsamaieste
c24 cemariaigeauinnelpycyciensce LL ec CE intenti
c25 cncela LL iancequapesense RR ole
c26 tenantcecnfilyilurayamysurcelailmeice
c27 ilcient QUE stilenuoyeroicenessaigne QUE lquel
# 記号 996 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 994 個(99.8%)
Decryption

decoded_f100v.txt

c01 sersohe ET QUEL/QUIL mesarleroictasresmais QUE le
c02 ma LL iaigeestoictnonmlud ET QUE sonfrerelarcheduc
c03 charlesniroictsointenessaigneuoila
c04 toutce QUE iayseutirermcestheurede
c05 iemesuisoiengardedeluyauoirriensdict QUE
c06 mauiesesnreutdelamortdusrincedessaigne
c07 ET POUR ce QUE monhommea RR iuauerlenou RR ierduduc
c08 daloecuisortalescertainesnouue LL esdelamort
c09 dudictsrincenardedeuantilenauoict
c10 QUE lcuecruitdeuersitalie ET ynrinsceste
c11 cou LL eur QUE monhommecuiestoitreuenuauoict
c12 tardeaestredeseche ET memesorterlaseuceguerison
c13 ducoyhe ET POUR cecuimecocozandiesde VOUS escrisre
c14 commeauratrouuecestatidentilnemena
c15 dictautrechosesinon QUE toussommessubiects
c16 acela ET QUE duiouraulendemainilfault QUE ET esaoe
c17 cesasimaisencestecourtlenensarlebienduiuer
c18 seimentselonlafantaisyedeshoues
c19 msortelegranddeueilauectoutesachamcre
c20 ET acommande QUE toutesacourtsabi LL eauoide
c21 deueiuenrocescourtesiaydesuisdict
c22 amcueaulcunsdessuciectsduroynesecontantans
c23 deleedict QUE mleurafaict ET neseaoeuransdes
c24 saroletousioursmachininent QUE lcueentresrinse
c25 ET QUE uousauiesentandu QUE sourdohercou LL euraleurs
c26 deoeingsilsontenuoyeena LL emaignedeuers
c27 slusieurssrincesmlesessersuader ET FAIRE entandce
# 記号 1021 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 1021 個(100.0%)
Decryption

decoded_f101.txt

c01 slusieurschosesbienilongnpsdelauerite
c02 ET QUE mauiescommandedeluy FAIRE entandcececy
c03 a FF in QUE decoheheureilsuuioedonnerordreenuers
c04 lesdictsnrincessilyena QUE lcuesungscuiuou LL ent
c05 adhereraleursmauuaisdeoeins ET mesmement
c06 QUE mlestraictedoulcement ET maintienttousles
c07 edicts QUEL/QUIL leuraoctroyeil EST uray QUEL/QUIL asibien
c08 POUR ueu ET doheordresartououslesendroitsdeson
c09 royaume QUEL/QUIL naucunesaour QUE sesoitenleur
c10 suioancenedaultruydelu FAIRE aucunmalmais QUE
c11 uousdesiriesderetranchertouslesmoyens QUEL/QUIL s
c12 suioentreimettrelesarimesen CE royaulimehe
c13 ilmadict QUEL/QUIL nasceuiuscucuesacestheurecuaucuns
c14 srincesda LL emaigneayentestessolicitesdu
c15 costedefrancemais QUEL/QUIL enescrisrasescommioai
c16 rescuisontuersleso ET fairatouteslessrouisions
c17 QUEL/QUIL sou RR a QUEL/QUIL nesoictsresteoiorei LL eaulfaulerasnorts
c18 QUE lon POUR roictsorterdefranceetauoi QUEL/QUIL nesoict
c19 doheaucunsecourscontremmais QUEL/QUIL uousconsei LL e
c20 oien QUE VOUS euitiestouteslesotasionscuisuioent
c21 oimsre CE samtecuencores QUEL/QUIL soictaoeure
c22 QUE uousestesaoessrudente ET QUE CE conseilybsil
c23 saige QUE uousnocmettresaucunechosemelesta
c24 cleoementduresosde CE royaumetoutes
c25 foismlenuye QUEL/QUIL a QUE uosafi QUEL/QUIL sai LL entauoilien
c26 QUE lessienssronres QUEL/QUIL neueultfai LL irdendireson
c27 auism ET mecommancantasrlerdesafyaires
# 記号 1031 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 1031 個(100.0%)
Decryption

decoded_f101v.txt

c01 hedeflandressemcle QUEL/QUIL naestecreudece QUEL/QUIL
c02 atousioursconsei LL e ET cuacestheureilsentrou
c03 ueenseineet QUE ducozancementlonsouuoictreme
c04 dieraslusieurschosescuacestheure QUE lefeu EST
c05 a LL umeilnesnaitcouesifaci LL eimentilsegera
c06 amortirielu QUEL/QUIL aydict QUE uoyantlacrestiente
c07 ensigrandeedtreimitecuesiluou LL oictmettre
c08 enauant QUE lcuemoyen POUR leresosuniuersel ET QUE
c09 FF yuoulutcondescendre QUE iemaoeuroys QUE mde
c10 soncostenessargnerariens POUR lestaclioement
c11 duresossuclicic ET QUEL/QUIL segouuerneraselonson
c12 conseilcarelayme ET reuerecommeson
c13 sronresereilmadict QUEL/QUIL estaoeuredela
c14 coheuolunteduuroy ET QUE QUE lasiehenibmoindre
c15 enuersluymais QUE POUR cestheureilneueoid QUE
c16 lesafi QUEL/QUIL ssoiententerme QUEL/QUIL sensuioeesserer
c17 aucunconfruictiayentandudecuel QUE
c18 bonlieu QUE lafacherie QUE maestcuenduiuertis
c19 sant QUE lessrincesnededohaoentaideneenuoyas
c20 sentgeyscontreflandreslesaoeuroict QUEL/QUIL m
c21 moyeheroict QUE lesaf FAIRE sdeflandressecomsose
c22 roientauerdoulceur ET dohoictesserance
c23 QUE FF aoeureroictdeluye ET biens ET QUE desuis
c24 lonaueulecontraire ET seimble QUE lessrinces
c25 senslaignentdecuoyilnemarienstouche ET
c26 mais QUE lcuungcuileseultscauoirmena
# 記号 947 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 947 個(100.0%)

Decryption: READING.en.md

Reading

1568-09-04k_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter of 4 Sep 1568, endorsed "au Roy" (the text addresses "Madame"; BnF fr. 15919, ff. 100r-101v, Gallica views 105 right, 106 left, 106 right, 107 left), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02) from the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_f100.txt, decoded_f100v.txt, decoded_f101.txt, decoded_f101v.txt; Tomokiyo's key), word by word, reading through the known sign confusions (y-shape s/p; t-shape c/o; fu u/l; a/o both e). The contributor's line readings of f. 100r in contributed/docs/READING.en.md were used only as a check. No contemporary decipherment found beside it. [?word] = partly carried; [...] = not read. Signs standing alone where a person is meant are given as codes: [ϖ] (key m; by context a Majesty, the Emperor or the King), [pp] (key ff, inferred; by context the King of Spain), [ss]. Clear text around the cipher not transcribed here. Spelling kept, punctuation added. -->

# Fiesque, Vienna, 4 September 1568, endorsed "au Roy" (cipher passages)

[f100] [...] et dict [...] que l'homme que je vous avois envoyé estoict [?revenu], et que ne m'aviez envoyé responce plus tost, attendant que le [ϖ] fut bien guery, lequel avoict eu plus [de] vingt jours la fiebvre, mais qu'il se portoict bien quand mon homme en partit, qui fut le vingt [?huictiesme] du passé; il avoict desja huict jours que la fiebvre l'avoict laissé. Aussi que vous m'aviez escript que trouviez bon ce que [il] trouvoict bon, [?et] que [?vous] estiez bien aise qu'il [?demeurast] en ceste bonne volunté d'achever le mariage, en laquelle il vous trouverroit tousjours preste, desirant que ceste bonne amitié que vous avez ensemble se [...] estraigne avec une bonne alliance.

Il m'a dict qu'a ceste heure il n'y a plus aucune difficulté que le mariaige [ne se] face, car le prince d'Espaigne estoict mort; mais que [pp] desiroict d'estre mediateur [de] ce mariaige, en quoy il ne pouvoict nier de luy qu'il ne [...]; [et] esperoict que vous en seriez [con]tante. Je luy [?dis] que je croyois seurement que vous trouveriez bon que [ss] en fut le mediateur de la bonne amitié [?et] intelligence que aviez ensemble. Il [?dit] que ja vous luy aviez faict entendre que vous estiez en practique avec Sa Majesté de ce mariaige, affin de ne luy [...] celle de vostre intention, [...] l'alliance qu'avez ensemble, tenant son filz, et [...] amy. Sur cela il me [?dict] que bien tost il envoyeroict en Espaigne quelque [f100v] personne, et qu'il me parleroict apres; mais que le mariaige estoict [...], et que son frere l'archeduc Charles n'iroict poinct en Espaigne. Voila tout ce que j'ay peu tirer [?a] ceste heure de [luy].

Je me suis bien gardé de luy avoir riens dict [de ce] que m'aviez escript de la mort du prince d'Espaigne. Et pource que mon homme a [?rencontré] le courrier du duc d'Albe, qui portoict les certaines nouvelles de la mort dudict prince, [...] il en avoict [...] devers Italie, et y print ceste couleur que mon homme, qui estoit revenu, avoict tardé a estre despesché et me porter la seure guerison du [...]; et pource [...] de vous escripre comme [il] aura trouvé cest accident: il ne m'en a dict autre chose sinon que tous sommes subjects a cela, et que du jour au lendemain il fault que [...] ce pas. Mais en ceste court l'on en parle bien diversement, selon la fantaisie des hommes. [ϖ] porte le grand deuil avec toute sa chambre, et a commandé que toute sa court s'habille de deuil en robes courtes.

J'ay depuis dict a [ϖ] [...] que aulcuns des subjects du Roy, ne se contentans de l'edict que [ϖ] leur a faict et ne se asseurans de sa parole, tousjours machinent quelque entreprinse; et que vous aviez entendu que pour donner couleur a leurs desseings ilz ont envoyé en Allemaigne devers plusieurs princes [ϖ] les persuader et faire entendre [f101] plusieurs choses bien eslongnées de la verité; et que m'aviez commandé de luy faire entendre cecy, affin que de bonne heure il puisse donner ordre envers lesdicts princes, s'il y en a quelques ungs qui voullent adherer a leurs mauvais desseins; et mesmement que [ϖ] les traicte doulcement et maintient tous les edicts qu'il leur a octroyé. Il est vray qu'il a si bien pourveu et donné ordre par tous les endroits de son royaume qu'il n'a aucune paour que ce soit en leur puissance ne d'aultruy de luy faire aucun mal; mais que vous desiriez de retrancher tous les moyens qu'ilz puissent remettre les armes en ce royaulme.

Il m'a dict qu'il n'a sceu jusques a ceste heure que aucuns princes d'Allemaigne ayent esté sollicités du costé de France, mais qu'il en escripra a ses commissaires qui sont vers les [...], et fera toutes les provisions qu'il pourra qu'il ne soict presté oreille aux faulx rapports que l'on pourroict porter de France, et aussi qu'il ne soict donné aucun secours contre [ϖ]; mais qu'il vous conseille bien que vous evitiez toutes les occasions qui puissent [...] ce [...]; et encores qu'il soict asseuré que vous estes assez prudente, et que ce conseil [?est] si saige que vous ne mettrez aucune chose [...] l'establissement du repos de ce royaume, toutesfois [ϖ] l'envye qu'il a que vos affaires [...] que les siens propres, qu'il ne veult faillir de dire son advis.

Et me commençant a parler des affaires [f101v] de Flandres, [me] semble qu'il n'a esté creu de ce qu'il a tousjours conseillé, et qu'a ceste heure il s'en trouve en peine, et que du commencement l'on pouvoict remedier a plusieurs choses; qu'a ceste heure que le feu est allumé, il ne [...] si facilement il se pourra amortir. Je luy ay dict que, voyant la chrestienté en si grande extremité, que s'il vouloict mettre en avant quelque moyen pour le repos universel, et que [pp] y voulust condescendre, que je m'asseurois que [ϖ] de son costé ne s'espargneroict riens pour l'establissement du repos publicq, et qu'il se gouvernera selon son conseil, car [?il] l'ayme et revere comme son propre pere. Il m'a dict qu'il est asseuré de la bonne volunté du Roy, et que [...] moindre envers luy; mais que pour ceste heure il ne veoid que les affaires soient en terme qu'il s'en puisse esperer aucun bon fruict.

J'ay entendu de quelque bon lieu que la facherie que [ϖ] a est [?d'avoir] esté [?adverty] que les princes ne [...] aide ne envoyassent gens contre Flandres, les asseuroit qu'il [ϖ] moyenneroict que les affaires de Flandres se composeroient avec doulceur, et donnoict esperance que [pp] asseureroict de [?leurs] vies et biens; et que depuis l'on a veu le contraire, et semble que les princes s'en plaignent; de quoy il ne m'a riens touché. Mais quelqu'ung qui le peult sçavoir m'en a [...]
Translation

1568-09-04k_en.md

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# Fiesque, Vienna, 4 September 1568, endorsed "au Roy" (cipher passages)

[f100] [...] and said [...] that the man I had sent you had [?returned], and that you had not sent me an answer sooner, waiting until [ϖ] was quite cured, who had had fever for more than twenty days, but was well when my man left, which was the [?twenty-eighth] of last month; the fever had already left him a week before. Also that you had written to me that you found good what [he] found good, and that you were very glad that he [?remained] in this good will to complete the marriage, in which he would always find you ready, wishing that this good friendship you have together should be [...] tightened with a good alliance.

He told me that now there is no longer any difficulty in the way of the marriage being made, since the Prince of Spain was dead; but that [pp] wished to be mediator [of] this marriage, in which he could not deny of himself that he did not [...]; [and] he hoped you would be content with it. I [?told] him that I believed for certain that you would find it good that [ss] should be the mediator of the good friendship and understanding you had together. He [?said] that you had already let him know that you were in negotiation with His Majesty about this marriage, so as not to [...] him that of your intention, [...] the alliance you have together, holding his son, and [...] friend. Thereupon he [?told] me that he would soon send some [f100v] person to Spain, and would speak to me afterwards; but that the marriage was [...], and that his brother the Archduke Charles would not go to Spain. That is all I have been able to draw from [him] at present.

I took good care not to tell him anything [of what] you had written to me of the death of the Prince of Spain. And because my man met the Duke of Alba's courier, who carried sure news of the death of the said prince, [...] he had [...] towards Italy, and took this pretext, that my man, who had come back, had been late in being dispatched and in bringing me the sure recovery of [...]; and therefore [...] to write to you how [he] will have taken this misfortune: he said nothing else to me about it except that we are all subject to it, and that from one day to the next one must [...] that step. But at this court it is spoken of very variously, according to men's fancy. [ϖ] wears full mourning with all his chamber, and has ordered all his court to dress in mourning in short robes.

Since then I have told [ϖ] [...] that some of the King's subjects, not content with the edict [ϖ] has made for them and not trusting his word, are always plotting some enterprise; and that you had heard that to give colour to their designs they have sent into Germany to several princes [ϖ] persuade them and give them to understand [f101] many things far from the truth; and that you had ordered me to make this known to him, so that in good time he might take order with the said princes, if there are any who wish to join in their evil designs; and especially that [ϖ] treats them gently and maintains all the edicts he has granted them. It is true that he has so well provided and given orders in every part of his kingdom that he has no fear that it is in their power or anyone else's to do him any harm; but that you wished to cut off every means by which they could take up arms again in this kingdom.

He told me he had not known until now that any princes of Germany had been solicited from the side of France, but that he will write about it to his commissioners who are with the [...], and will make every provision he can so that no ear is lent to the false reports that may be brought from France, and also that no help is given against [ϖ]; but that he strongly advises you to avoid every occasion that could [...] this [...]; and although he is sure that you are prudent enough, and that this council is so wise that you will put nothing [...] the establishment of the peace of this kingdom, still [ϖ] the wish he has that your affairs [...] than his own, that he will not fail to give his opinion.

And beginning to speak to me of the affairs [f101v] of Flanders, it seems to me that he was not believed in what he always advised, and that now he finds himself troubled by it, and that at the beginning many things could have been remedied; that now that the fire is lit, it will not [...] so easily be put out. I told him that, seeing Christendom in such great extremity, if he would put forward some means for the universal peace, and [pp] were willing to agree to it, I was sure that [ϖ] on his side would spare nothing for the establishment of the public peace, and that he would govern himself by his counsel, for he loves and reveres him as his own father. He told me he is assured of the King's good will, and that [...] less towards him; but that for the present he does not see affairs at a point where any good fruit can be hoped for.

I have heard from a good source that the vexation [ϖ] has is at having been informed that the princes [...] help nor send men against Flanders, he assured them that [ϖ] would arrange that the affairs of Flanders should be settled gently, and gave hope that [pp] would guarantee their lives and goods; and that since then the contrary has been seen, and it seems that the princes complain of it; of which he said nothing to me. But someone who can know it has [...] me [...]

4 Sep 1568, to the Queen Mother (v109r, v110l, v110r) read in part

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 4 Sep 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The marriage; Archduke Ernst; Bohemia; The Emperor loves his eldest daughter; a good alliance would confirm the friendship; Keeping the edicts; he will find out whether the Archduke passes through France.

Builds coherent sentences, but under the read bar of 95% of words read as sense (94% here); the holes are marked in the reading.

Transcription

transcription_v109r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ109の右(f.104r、「4 Septembre 1568 Vienne」「du Comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ109の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(ad_L01–ad_L28)。行頭「Madame」の後の「Il ti ol」は無効字。
c01: .Il .ti .ol b o v fu tri T fu ++ ptil v // fu ++ tri -| o T fx -| tri v vbar fx o T vbar o v -| a vd tri o -| a
c02: C o vbar -| a pi fx fu tri pi // q9 ++ 1 fx vbar v -| ++ vd a T b a vd a P tri -| a =22 C fx fu a n f ++ v a
c03: b o T // ptil ++ C fu 3n vbar a b o fu // 3n vbar =22 C fx -| b a 3n // 1 -| a b o x C // 3n b -| o T =10
c04: v // -| vbar a fs vd // b 1 fx vbar =22 // 3y // 3n vbar pi pi o 3n fu 3y a b o T vbar -| a vd ++ 3y o s a fu -|
c05: b o fx a vd // -| tri // 1 m a =22 fx ++ vd pi a tri C vd // fu ++ 1 fx vbar b fu tri fx vbar tri C
c06: C fu 3y T a vd 4 C o b fu a C o fx ++ 3n vbar // f vbar a -| =10 =23 fx -| ++ vd a =22 =18 // fu H# tri
c07: C o vbar -| ++ vd pi o -| a v 4 ++ 3n fx // -| tri C o 3n vd pi // fu C b fx // vd tri o fu C o .Day
c08: =23 // -| o T ++ C fu b o 3n fu ++ 3y o -| C o T a tri m 3n a fu -| v o -| 3n a T vbar // 3n o fs
c09: o T v // tri m 3n a =10 C o fx a x // 1 fx vbar tri C // o 3n fu ++ 3y a fx ptil o -| tri -| o 3n
c10: 4 ++ a T vd a =10 =23 o T v a -| u =22 pi b o T v // tri m 3n a fx ++ 8z // 3n fx a fx //
c11: .Il tri 3n fx ++ f o tri 3n f o // v -| // fx o tri o tri n fu o -| C o vd // -| tri // 1 m a
c12: fx // -| tri C o T fx -| tri v -| // b o x // fx ++ 3n 3n =23 3y fx ++ 3n m f H# tri T vbar -| // =23
c13: // o 3n fu 3y o =22 fx a vd // -| tri // 1 m a T // fx L o ptil a C o v C ptil T vbar ++ v fs
c14: fx fu tri C =22 o -| // tri o C // 3y o 3n fx ++ -| o T // H# a ptil -| o =22 tri a fx -| ++ 3y H# tri T
c15: =22 fu ++ ptil v T a -| tri o v vbar -| o T // tri v a =22 pi vd ++ 3y o s a fx a vd // -| tri //
c16: m a =10 =22 3n // fu tri o v vd ++ tri 3n m T b o 3n fu 3y a =22 C ptil 3y b o 3n ptil o 3n tri -|
c17: // C // fx ++ 3n n C ptil T tri ++ 3n tri C vd // b tri fx o =23 3n 3y // v C ptil v // ptil fx fu f
c18: ++ 4 T vbar // fx C a vd // tri T pi o fx ++ 3n vbar // f vbar a -| pi =23 x // fu C vbar // vbar fs 3n
c19: b fx a o 3n fx ++ -| o T fx a v a fu b o vbar a vd v T =10 fx fu o 3n fx ++ -| a T =22 C
c20: v -| tri 3n fx a P o T v // tri m 3n a f a x fu vbar vd ++ -| vbar =22 T ++ 3n tri f vbar a 3n
c21: vbar tri ++ 3n o T vbar ++ 1 fx vbar fs ++ fu T tri H# ptil -| T fx -| T b o v =23 // =ll tri // 3n fx a // fu o -|
c22: pi b fx fu 3n a b a T o v x tri =ll a T =10 =22 =22 T tri v // -| C o v // H# a C o T
c23: ++ =ss // T tri ++ 3n T ++ 3n vbar // v f ++ -| vbar a =22 =22 C fu a T b a T ++ 1 fu C vbar a v
c24: =23 3n o C a T o v vbar tri vd ++ 1 fx vbar fs o =ll a T fu a =ll o T a fu H# o 3n vbar v o fu
c25: o vd v o T fx L o -| n a T vbar a 4 ++ s a ++ a ptil fu -| o =10 =22 C o fu a T =22 b a
c26: -| a fs o T vd o T pi a v fx fu tri // fu ++ 1 fx vbar b o vd a ptil -| a C ++ 3n m vbar a vd v T
# 暗号はここまで(ページの終わり)。続きはコマ110の左。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v110l.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ110の左(f.104v、1568年9月4日の王妃宛の書簡の続き)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ110の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(ae_L01–ae_L26)。行頭「Il ti ol」は無効字。
c01: .Il .ti .ol // fu v -| o T b a C fu 3y // fx fu fx 1 fx vbar x fx -| vbar 4 tri o 3n v o fu
c02: fx ++ 3n m f fx tri T vbar -| a C // 4 ++ s a // H# o fx vbar tri ++ 3n =23 q9 ++ fu T
c03: v fx -| vbar H# 1 fx vbar fs ++ fu T tri H# fu -| v .Day C fx -| v tri // 3y v -| tri 3n T
c04: fx ffx // T tri fx 3n b o C fu 3y b a -| a =22 =22 o T vbar // 3n fs // H# o fu -| a C o fu a T =22
c05: b o -| a fs o T b o C // 4 ++ s a // vd tri vbar 3y o fu tri C v ++ -| vbar ++ tri fx vbar
c06: // fu -| ++ 3y tri C 1 ptil m a // b o 3n a v ++ -| vbar a -| C o T fx -| 1 v vbar =23 T f // tri vbar
c07: pi 3n a b ++ s a -| // fu fx fu 3n a ++ =ss // T tri ++ 3n b // C vbar o -| a beta C o fu -|
c08: 4 ++ s a // vd tri vbar 3y o T a v o -| T fu // b // 3n vbar =22 fx fu o C =22 T fu 3n m T
c09: // fu ++ tri o 3n vbar vd tri T o 3n // ptil // 3n vbar fx o T vbar o vd v o T fx L o vd a 3n vbar
c10: pi o T o v // -| o beta C o ptil -| fx ++ 3n tri ptil f ptil f fx vbar tri ++ 3n vd // tri T =22 // C a x tri 3n
c11: fx o T vbar a // vd tri vbar 3y o T a fx ++ 3n x tri -| vd a -| ++ 1 fx vbar v // -| fu 3n a
c12: 4 ++ s a // =ll tri // 3n fx a tri C vd // b 1 fx vbar =23 // 3y vd a x ++ -| vbar T // x tri =ll a
c13: // tri T 3n lf =10 v C ptil v =22 vbar ++ fu T v a T o 3n x // f T =10 =23 o T v a -| a =22 =18
c14: =10 pi o 3n b a vd o fu -| a beta tri o v fx ++ 3n vbar // f T =10 vd o C o b a tri T ++ 1 fx vbar
c15: P o T ++ -| vbar a =22 C ++ 3n fu ++ 3y H# 1 fu tri o 3n b o P // 3n T T ++ 3n fx fu o ptil -|
c16: C // tri ++ 3y C =23 // fu ++ tri fx vbar b o C // ptil o ++ tri -| -| ++ 3y 3n a b o x -| // 3n fx a
c17: .Il .ti .ol tri a C // 3y // H# a fu -| a =22 =22 pi =10 fu ++ ptil v =18 v ++ -| vbar o -| tri o v
c18: C o 3n b -| ++ 1 fx vbar P a =ll o b a vd // 3n tri o -| a =22 vbar ++ fu v C o tri ++ fu -| T
c19: tri C o 3n T a -| // v C fu T fx ++ 3n vbar // 3n fs b o fx a vd // -| tri // 1 m a tri C vd //
c20: b 1 fx vbar b o -| o fx L o x =23 o T fx -| tri v -| // T o v fx ++ 3y tri H# // tri -| o T
c21: =23 v f -| o 3n a fs vbar m // -| b o =23 3n o T a x // fx o =22 C fu a T x // fu C
c22: -| // v f ++ -| vbar v fu o v -| tri 3n fx a T =10 =22 b o C ptil -| v // tri T 3n o T a
c23: C o fu a m a 3n T fx ++ 3n vbar -| a pi =10 =22 tri o =18 o T fx -| tri v fu a =23 ptil ++ fu T
c24: fx ++ 3n T a tri =ll o =10 v -| tri a 4 tri o 3n x ++ -| vbar b o vd // tri 3n vbar o fs tri -| =16
c25: v // -| vbar o 3n =16 -| ++ 3y // fu vd a tri o C fu 3y // 3y b 1 fx vbar =22 pi C o
# 行画像 ae_L13 と ae_L14 は同じ行(行の山が2つに割れた)。
# 暗号はここまで(ページの終わり)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v110r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ110の右(f.105r、1568年9月4日の王妃宛の書簡の最後のページ)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ110の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(ag_L01–ag_L10)。行頭「Il ti ol」は無効字。
c01: .Il .ti .ol x // 1 fx vbar // vbar ++ fu fs T ++ 3n v ++ ptil fu ++ tri -| vd // tri T =23 3y
c02: o 3n // fu C fx fu 3n T fx fu tri 3n o T a fx ++ 3n vbar // f vbar o 3n vbar b o C // =10
c03: -| // tri T ++ 3n vbar f -| ++ fu T fx ++ -| o =22 pi C fu T // H# o fu -| a ++ fu T C fu T
c04: tri ++ fu -| v b o vd // tri 3n vbar f vbar tri T o v o b tri a ptil vbar o v
c05: b o fx ++ vbar vd a =10 fx L 1 fu // =ll tri o -| b o C // vbar ++ tri T H# 3n
c06: tri C T o -| // =rr tri fu a tri o vbar // fx L o -| 3y b a T fx // fu ++ 1 -| v tri C
c07: v // H# a -| // v // -| x -| // 3n fx a pi =18 o 3n // b fu tri T o -| // x 3y tri 3n =22
c08: C o v fu tri H# 1 a v fx // -| o H# a -| fx ++ vd pi a T ++ 3n o T vbar // fs vd o fx tri vbar a
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:Il ti ol par moy De cest endroict de privay … De Vienne ce iiii jour de Septembre 1568、署名 Scipione Fiesco。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v109r.txt

c01 desuisuousauoirescristcestesremiere
c02 letremcuimauoictsromesdemedire QUE lcuecnose
c03 desauoluntedeuant QUE lcrdenairedeflandres ET
c04 sartetmadict QUE ayantmmenuyedestremoyeheur
c05 decemariaige QUE commeilmauoictduictil
c06 luysembleduelecontanter ET QUEL/QUIL crome QUE VOUS auoi
c07 letrommeresboncarilenmmauldcamieule
c08 QUEL/QUIL aresoludenuoyerleseigneursernestanet
c09 essaigne ET lecefaictilaenuoyecueriren
c10 boesme ET QUEL/QUIL essero QUE mdessaignecozanceca
c11 inconeinneasraceieicuerlemariaige
c12 carilescrisradefaconn QUEL/QUIL ycongnoistra QUEL/QUIL
c13 aenuye QUE cemariaigesacheueleslustost
c14 cuil QUE eraielayencoresaoeure QUE iecroyois
c15 QUE uousseriestresaise QUE mmoyehecemaria
c16 ge ET QUE nauiesmoingsdenuye QUE luydenuenir
c17 alaconclusionilmadice QUEL/QUIL nyaslusaucun
c18 obstaclemaismecontanterm QUEL/QUIL faultattn
c19 dceencoresceseudetemss ET cuencores QUE l
c20 srincedessaignenefutmort QUE soninten
c21 tionestoicttousiourscrsdes QUEL/QUIL a LL ianceauer
c22 mdcunedesesfi LL es ET QUE QUE sisarlesaoeles
c23 o SS asionsontasnorte QUE QUE luesdesoiultes
c24 QUEL/QUIL nelesestimoictte LL esue LL eseuoentseu
c25 emseschercesteboheoeuure ET QUE leues QUE de
c26 retesmesmescuiauoictdemeurelongtemss
# 記号 919 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 919 個(100.0%)
Decryption

decoded_v110l.txt

c01 ausresdeluyacucictfcrtbienseu
c02 congncistrelaboheaoection QUEL/QUIL uous
c03 scrtoicttousiourslcrsiaysrins
c04 ctasicndeluydere QUE QUE estantaoeureleues QUE
c05 deretesdelaboheamityeuilsortoict
c06 auroyiliugeadenesorterlescrist QUEL/QUIL snait
c07 mnedoheraucuneo SS asiondaltererleur
c08 boheamityesesersuadant QUE cuel QUE sungs
c09 auoientmisenauantcestemseschement
c10 mesesarerleurconiununctionmais QUE alefin
c11 cesteamityeseconfirmeroictsarune
c12 bohea LL ianceilmadict QUEL/QUIL aymefortsafi LL e
c13 aisnp ET slus QUE toussesenfans ET QUEL/QUIL essere QUE VOUS
c14 ET mendemeureriescontans ET meledeisoict
c15 desorte QUE lonuoyoiuiendedanssoncueur
c16 laioyl QUEL/QUIL auoictdelaueoirroynedefrance
c17 ielayaoeure QUE QUE m ET uous VOUS sorteries
c18 lendroictde LL edemaniere QUE tousleiours
c19 ilenserasluscontantdecemariaigeilma
c20 dictderechef QUEL/QUIL escrisrasescoyioaires
c21 QUEL/QUIL snrenettgarde QUEL/QUIL neseface QUE luesfaul
c22 rasnortsuesrinces ET QUE delursaisnese
c23 leuegenscontrem ET QUE ie VOUS escrisue QUEL/QUIL uous
c24 consei LL e ET sriebienfortdemaintetir CE
c25 sarten CE royaumeieluyaydict QUE mle
# 記号 830 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 830 個(100.0%)
Decryption

decoded_v110r.txt

c01 faictatoutsonsouuoirmais QUEL/QUIL y
c02 enaulcunscuinesecontantentdela ET
c03 raisontnrouscore QUE mlusaoeureouslus
c04 ioursdemaintntisesedieutes
c05 decotme ET chiua LL ierdelatoison
c06 ilsera RR iueietacherydescauoirsil
c07 saoerasarfrancem VOUS enaduiserafyin QUE
c08 lesuioiescareoercommesonestatmecite
# 記号 244 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 244 個(100.0%)
Reading

1568-09-04q_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the ciphered passage, built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (REREAD_BRIEF, batch b02): the key decode
(contributed/data/decoded_v109r.txt, v110l, v110r; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and
read sentence by sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, ℌ = n read as h, H# = o or ss, a/o = e).
No contemporary decipherment of this letter is known. One image check (view 109 right, lines c01-c05). Original spelling
kept where the figures give it; punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried by the figures; […] = unread;
[∞] = the code sign for le Roy / l'Empereur (transcribed "pi" in the contributed transcription where it stands alone;
which of the two is meant is decided by the sense). -->

# 4 Sep 1568, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna (BnF fr. 15919, views 109 right, 110 left and right)

[v109r] Depuis vous avoir escript ceste premiere lettre, [∞ l'Empereur], qui m'avoict promis de me dire quelque chose de
sa volunté devant que l'ordinaire de Flandres partist, m'a dict que, ayant [∞?] envye d'estre moyenneur de ce mariaige
comme il m'avoict dict, il luy semble de le contanter, et qu'il croit que vous [?aussi] le trouverez bon, car il en
[?vauldra] mieulx; qu'il a resolu d'envoyer le seigneur Ernest […] en Espaigne, et de ce faict il a envoyé querir en
Boesme; et qu'il espere que [∞ le Roy] d'Espaigne […] le mariaige, car il escripra de façon qu'il y congnoistra qu'il a
envye que ce mariaige s'acheve le plus tost qu'il se [?pourra]. Je l'ay encores asseuré que je croyois que vous seriez
tres aise qu'il [?moyennast] ce mariage, et que n'aviez moings d'envye que luy de venir a la conclusion. Il m'a dict qu'il
n'y a plus aucun obstacle, mais [?me contanter] qu'il fault attendre encores ce peu de temps; et qu'encores que le
prince d'Espaigne ne fut mort, que son intention estoict tousjours […] qu'il [eust] alliance avec [∞ le Roy] d'une de ses
filles; et que si par les […] occasions on [?a] apporté quelques difficultés, qu'il ne les estimoict telles qu'elles
[?deussent] empescher ceste bonne oeuvre; et que l'evesque de Retes mesmes, qui avoict demeuré long temps

[v110l] aupres de luy, a […] fort bien seu congnoistre la bonne affection qu'il vous portoict tousjours. Lors j'ay
prins occasion de luy dire que, estant asseuré l'evesque de Retes de la bonne amityé qu'il portoict au Roy, il jugea
de ne [?porter] l'escript, qu'il sçait [ϖ] ne donner aucune occasion d'alterer leur bonne amityé, se persuadant que
quelques uns avoient mis en avant cest empeschement [?pour] separer leur conjunction; mais que a la fin ceste amityé se
confirmeroict par une bonne alliance. Il m'a dict qu'il ayme fort sa fille aisnée, et plus que tous ses enfans, et qu'il
espere que vous et [∞ le Roy] en demeurerez contans; et me le disoict de sorte que l'on voyoit bien dedans son cueur la
joye qu'il avoict de la veoir royne de France. Je l'ay asseuré que [∞ le Roy] et vous vous porteriez en l'endroict
d'elle de maniere que tous les jours il en sera plus contant de ce mariaige. Il m'a dict derechef qu'il escripra a ses
commissaires qu'ilz prennent garde qu'il ne se face quelques faulx rapports [?aux] princes, et que de leurs pays ne se
lieve gens contre [∞ le Roy]; et que je vous escripvisse qu'il vous conseille et prie bien fort de maintenir […] en vostre
royaume. Je luy ay dict que [∞ le Roy]

[v110r] faict a tout son pouvoir, mais qu'il y en [a] aulcuns qui ne se contantent de la raison, […] que [ϖ] [?plus] asseure tous [?les] jours de maintenir ses edicts. […] le seigneur Ernest […] de [?…] et chevalier de la Toison il sera arrivé, je tacheray de sçavoir s'il passera par France, [ϖ] vous en advisera affin que [?…] caresser comme son estat merite.
Translation

1568-09-04q_en.md

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# 4 Sep 1568, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna

[v109r] Since I wrote you this first letter, [the Emperor], who had promised to tell me something of his will before the
ordinary courier of Flanders left, told me that, [?] having the wish to be the mediator of this marriage as he had told
me, he thinks fit to satisfy him, and that he believes that you [?too] will find it good, for it will [?be] the better
for it; that he has resolved to send Lord Ernest […] to Spain, and for this purpose he has sent for him in Bohemia; and
that he hopes that [the King] of Spain […] the marriage, for he will write in such a way that he will see that he wishes
this marriage to be concluded as soon as it [?can]. I assured him again that I believed you would be very glad that he
[?should mediate] this marriage, and that you had no less wish than he to come to the conclusion. He told me that there
is no longer any obstacle, but [?] that one must still wait this little time; and that even if the prince of Spain had
not died, his intention was always […] that he should [have] an alliance with [the King] through one of his daughters;
and that if, on the […] occasions, some difficulties had been raised, he did not consider them such as [?ought] to
hinder this good work; and that the Bishop of Retes himself, who had stayed a long time

[v110l] with him, has […] very well been able to see the good affection he always bore you. Then I took the occasion to tell him
that, the Bishop of Retes being assured of the good friendship he bore the King, he judged not to [?carry] the writing, that he knows [ϖ] (the King) gives no occasion to alter their good friendship, persuading himself that some people had put
forward this obstacle to separate their union; but that in the end this friendship would be confirmed by a good
alliance. He told me that he loves his eldest daughter dearly, more than all his children, and that he hopes that you
and [the King] will be content with her; and he said it in such a way that one could see in his heart the joy he had in
seeing her Queen of France. I assured him that [the King] and you would behave towards her in such a way that every day
he will be more content with this marriage. He told me again that he will write to his commissioners that they take
care that no false reports are made [?to the] princes, and that no troops are raised in their lands against [the King];
and that I should write to you that he advises and begs you very strongly to maintain […] in your kingdom. I told him
that [the King]

[v110r] is doing all in his power, but that there are some who are not content with reason, […] that [ϖ] (the King) [?more] assures [?them] every day that he will maintain his edicts. […] Lord Ernest […] of [?…] and knight of the Golden Fleece has arrived, I will try to find out whether he will pass through France; [ϖ] will let you know, so that [?…] welcome him as his rank deserves.

6 Nov 1568, to the Queen Mother (v125r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 6 Nov 1568, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): Troops for the Prince of Condé; the King of Denmark; Orange; Alba.

Transcription

transcription_v125r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ125の右(f.120r、「6 Novemb. 1568 Vienne」、王妃宛)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ125の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(af_L01–af_L17)。この手は区切りに単独の斜線「/」を多用する(書いていない)。左の余白に当時の解読らしい書き込みがある。
c01: .bro P a fu d6 v ++ 3n vbar v f c fx // H# o vd tri fx a fu a q9 o 3n vbar T tri o pi 1 C fu a
c02: =10 vbar -| H# 3y v -| a m tri vd o 3n vbar v b a m a 3n T b o v tri a b z o o 3n fu ++ 3y o beta
c03: // fu T o fx ++ q9 -| v b o vd ++ 3n T tri a q9 -| C o v -| tri f fx a b a fx ++ 3n P a =10
c04: =22 C o -| ++ 3y b o P // pi 3n a vd // -| fx a d6 v ++ q9 T a C // T a q9 -| b fu
c05: v -| tri 3n fx a P // q9 -| // 3n m a T =10 =23 x // 1 fx vbar q9 f a C tri m fu a // q9 a fx =10
c06: vbar ++ q9 vbar a T C o v q9 tri =ll a T pi // -| tri vbar 1 vd a T =20 o 3n fu + 3y a -| T o fx ++ q9 -| v
c07: // q9 b tri fx vbar v -| tri 3n fx a b // q9 -| // 3n m a T .par .moy .Day tri // 3y o 3n vbar // f b fu
c08: b o 4 ++ 3n C tri o q9 =23 3y // C ++ 3n m vbar o vd v T =22 C // =ll o vd // tri m 3n a 3n
c09: o T vbar a v tri q9 3n tri a fx ++ P a o =ll a =14 // fx o T vbar L u fu -| a =20 b o pp // 3n b -| a
c10: C // fx fu a -| o =ll a b q9 P 1 fx vbar v -| tri 3n fx a P // q9 -| // 3n m a T C o T .Day
c11: fx ++ vd pi tri H# // 1 -| o T ++ 3n vbar fx ++ 3n vbar tri f q9 a C o q9 -| q9 ++ 3y // tri m a
c12: q9 o -| T C o b q9 n P // C 4 a =10 v -| tri 3n fx a b // q9 -| // 3n m o T vd // tri T =10
c13: C // v fu fu T m -| // 3n b v // -| vbar tri a fx -| ++ tri b =23 v 3n a v -| ++ pp tri vbar o
c14: -| ++ 3n vbar -| tri o 3n T
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:receu par La Dao … presentant autre chose digne de vous escripre de privay …
# 2026-10-20:画像で全14行を見直して書き直した(三角 ▲ を tri(i)として a と分けた、ŧ を ꝑ と書いていた誤り、行頭の「lro」を無効字 bro でなく lr(b)+ o と読んだ、など)。単独の斜線(区切り)は書かず、二重の斜線(a)だけを書いた。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v125r.txt

c01 deuxsontsnbcaoemiceueuentsiemilue
c02 ET troysregimentsdegensdesiedgeenuoyer
c03 ausecoursdemonsieurlesrincedeconde ET
c04 QUE leroydedamnemarcexsouselaseurdu
c05 srincedauranges ET QUEL/QUIL faictuneligueauec ET
c06 touteslesui LL esmaritimes POUR enuoyersecours
c07 audictsrincedaurangesiayentandu
c08 debonlieu QUEL/QUIL yalongtemss QUE la LL emaignen
c09 estesiuniecodee LL e EST acesthoure POUR de FF andre
c10 lacuere LL edudictsrincedaurangesles
c11 commioairesontcontinueleuruoyaige
c12 uersleducdalbe ET srincedaurangesmais ET
c13 lasuusgrandsartiecroid QUEL/QUIL snesro FF ite
c14 rontriens
# 記号 458 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 458 個(100.0%)
Reading

1568-11-06_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the cipher of Fiesque's letter to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 6 Nov 1568 (BnF fr. 15919, Gallica view 125 right), built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (reread batch b02). It rests on the key decode of the contributed transcription (contributed/data/decoded_v125r.txt, c01-c14), which reads almost straight, and on the contemporary decipherment written in the left margin of the page (about 35 short lines, read from native-resolution openapi.bnf.fr IIIF crops). The margin agrees clause by clause and supplies the opening (the decode's c01 is garbled). Spelling kept, punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = not made out. -->

# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 6 November 1568 (cipher passage)

[v125r] Le bruict court que le duc Wolfgang de Deux Pontz [?a assemblé] environ six mil reistres et troys regiments de
gens de pied pour envoyer au secours de monsieur le prince de Condé; et que le roy de Dannemarc espouse la soeur du
prince d'Aurenges, et qu'il faict une ligue avec toutes les villes maritimes pour envoyer secours audict prince
d'Aurenges. J'ay entendu de bon lieu qu'il y a long temps que l'Allemaigne n'estoit si unie comme elle est a ceste heure
pour deffendre la querelle dudict prince d'Aurenges. Les commissaires ont continué leur voyaige vers le duc d'Albe et
prince d'Aurenges; mais la plus grand partie croid qu'ilz n'en proffiteront riens.

## Alignment notes

- Margin, first lines: "Le bruict court / que le duc / Wolfgang de Deux / Pontz [?] / [?] mil / reistres et troys /
  regimens de gens / de pied pour envoyer / au secours de mons.r / le prince de Condé". The decode c01 has only
  "deux sont snbcaoemiceueuent sie milue" ("Deux [P]ont[z] … six mil re[istres]"): "le duc Wolfgang de" is in the clear
  line before the cipher or rests on the margin; the verb and "environ" are not made out in either ([?…]).
- H# read ss in "commi[ss]aires" (c11), as in OPEN.en.md §7; pp = ff in "pro[ff]iteront" (c13).
- Margin end: "… prince d'Aurenges mais / la plus grand part / croid qu'ilz n'y / profiteront / rien": the margin
  abbreviates the commissaires sentence, which is read from the decode (c10-c14 read straight).
Translation

1568-11-06_en.md

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# Fiesque to Catherine de' Medici, Vienna, 6 November 1568 (cipher passage)

[v125r] The rumour runs that Duke Wolfgang of Zweibrücken [?has gathered] some six thousand reiters and three regiments
of foot to send to the help of the Prince of Condé; and that the King of Denmark is marrying the sister of the Prince of
Orange, and that he is making a league with all the maritime towns to send help to the said Prince of Orange. I have
heard from a good source that Germany has not for a long time been as united as it is now to defend the quarrel of the
said Prince of Orange. The commissioners have continued their journey towards the Duke of Alba and the Prince of Orange;
but most people believe they will achieve nothing.

2 Dec 1568 (Speyer), to the Queen Mother (v129r, v130l)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Speyer, 2 Dec 1568 (Speyer), during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The Duke of Aumale; levies of reiters; Pretext of defending the Empire's lands; all to be settled on Archduke Charles's return.

Transcription

transcription_v129r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ129の右(f.124r、「2 Decemb. 1568 Spire」、王妃宛)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ129の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(ah_L01–ah_L16)。前の平文の結び「… autre guerre」の後に無効字「Il ti ol」。
c01: .Il .ti .ol pi vd // b tri fx vbar =23 C fu 3y // o T vbar a n T fx -| tri v vbar =22
c02: vd ++ 3n T tri a fu -| b // fu vd // =ll a T o f // =ll ++ 1 fx vbar // H# tri o m a -| q9 3n a fu tri =ll a
c03: b fu P q9 fx q9 fu C v L // 3n m b o 4 // q9 1 a -| o T .par .moy =10 =22 T tri fx o =ll //
c04: =14 ++ 1 fx vbar q9 beta // 3y =23 fx -| // tri m 3n + 1 fx vbar =22 vbar ++ q9 T C o v fx tri -| n fu =ll o T
c05: .Day b o C a pi v tri -| a T a 3n -| o H# a 3n vbar tri H# a f vbar =10 3n o -| o vd q9 // v
c06: T a 3n vbar fx L ++ v a |- fu tri =20 -| ++ 1 fx vbar 4 tri a 3n -| o vbar ++ q9 -| 3n o beta // q9
c07: P ++ =mm // tri m a b fu -| ++ 3y .Dao .La tri o C fu 3y // 3y =22 tri a v o 3n T H# tri v =22 T tri
c08: vd ++ 3n T tri a q9 -| b // q9 vd // C a o T vbar ++ tri fx vbar // =ll a // q9 vbar a pi o T b fu
c09: P q9 fx fu fu C x // 3n =22 fx fu tri C fu // q9 -| // x // 1 fx vbar =20 C o b tri pi o -| vbar tri -| =23
c10: 3n o pi a 3n // T vbar o f x -| // 3n fx a fx ++ 3n vbar -| a pi fx a T fu a =22 C o fx -| q9 1 vbar
c11: n ++ q9 -| H# tri fx vbar =23 // H# o vd fx C ++ 1 fx vbar .Il .ti .ol tri C vd // b tri fx vbar =23
c12: vbar -| ++ q9 fu + 1 fx vbar 4 tri o 3n C + f |- fu ++ 3n o f v a T fx L // =22 // fu fx q9 3n o T
c13: x ++ -| fx a T 3n // =ll 11 H# a 3n vbar fx ++ 3n vbar -| a pi n =23 T a b a fx q9 -| ++ 1 fx vbar n
c14: pi a vbar fs -| a 4 ++ 3n ++ beta b -| a n b tri =ll 1 m a 3n fx a o f fx a x // 1 fx vbar vd // 1 T
c15: =22 b // =ll a -| // H# tri o m a -| C o T vbar a pi o T // 3y f // -| vbar o 3n // f vbar a T //
c16: C a vd v tri -| a tri fu b ++ fu fx vbar a =22 fx a 3n o T ++ tri fx vbar ++ ffx // v tri ++ 3n b tri =23
# 暗号はここまで(ページの終わり)。続きはコマ130の左。
# 2026-10-20:画像で全16行を見直して書き直した(三角 ▲ を tri(i)として a と分けた、ŧ を ꝑ/ǂ と取り違えていた箇所など)。単独の斜線は書かず、二重の斜線(a)だけを書いた。ŧŧ は形どおり H#(o)としたが、この手では ss かもしれない(未定)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v130l.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ130の左(f.124v、1568年12月2日の書簡の続き)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ130の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(ai_L01–ai_L25)。行頭「Il ti ol」は無効字。
c01: .Il .ti .ol -| o T ++ q9 C b -| a fx a fu fu |- fu tri P o vd a fu -| a 3n vbar |- fu ++ tri T
c02: fx a =23 b o vd o T pi a x 1 fx vbar o 3n vbar f b -| a q9 b fu fx P fu q9 a
c03: .Day // fx a =22 tri a v fu tri T fx ++ vd v -| // 3n b -| a pi |- fu tri //
c04: x // 1 fx vbar fs + q9 T C o v fx ++ 3n T H# pp tri fx a T =23 // v a fu o 3n fu a -| T C o T
c05: v -| tri 3n fx a T P // =ll a vd // tri m 3n a // pp tri 3n =23 v 3n o b ++ s // H# o 3n vbar
c06: // 3y b a // q9 vbar -| a 4 o =ll a T vbar // 3n vbar b fu pi =22 P fu =ii 3n a fu ++ fu C 3y
c07: b -| ++ 1 fx vbar =23 v f -| tri 3n T a f vbar ++ =ff // v tri ++ 3n b a 3y // H# a vd 4 C lf
c08: T ++ q9 + 3y fx ++ q9 =ll a q9 -| b o P a pp // 3n b -| a C o v // tri T b o C a vd v tri -| a
c09: .Il .ti .ol tri a q9 ++ fu T // 3y o T fx -| tri v vbar fx ++ =ii a // q9 ++ 1 fx vbar x // 1 fx vbar
c10: a 3n vbar // f b -| a // q9 C o m // vbar fx ++ vd a 3n b ++ 3n =23 3n a T tri 3n f ++ q9 o -| ++ 1 vbar
c11: // q9 fx fu 3n a fx L ++ T a vbar ++ q9 fx L // 3n vbar C // -| a =ll tri m 1 ++ 3n =10 =23 // q9 ++ 1 fx vbar
c12: P ++ s a fx ++ 3n m a // q9 b o v fu vbar a v |- fu tri T a b s fx fu ++ tri a 3n vbar
c13: // H# a vd 4 C o -| // C // T // tri 3n fx vbar vd // -| vbar tri f .Day =10 =22 |- fu // 3n vbar
c14: // fu x // 1 fx vbar b fu vd // -| tri // 1 m a tri C 3n a T a f v // -| C o -| // .bro
c15: tri q9 T fx fu a T // fx a =23 // 3y a o q9 3n ++ q9 fu a =ll o T b o C // -| fx L o b fu fx
c16: n L // -| C o T .Day .par .La tri a fx -| ++ tri T |- fu // fu -| a v f a fu
c17: b o T fx ++ q9 fu -| tri -| b fu fx ++ T vbar a b o T v // tri m 3n a =22 P C o =14
c18: C tri f vbar a 3n vbar tri ++ f b fu =ii .Il .ti .ol tri C 1 =23 v C // tri -| // vd // b fu o -| vbar 1 -|
c19: fx ++ =ii a tri P vd a b ++ tri fx vbar v m ++ q9 fu o -| 3n a beta fx // -| tri o q9 a ++ tri T
c20: 4 tri o 3n =23 3y // b q9 fx L // 3n C a vd a 3n vbar fs ++ fu vbar a T x ++ tri T // fx a =22
c21: tri a v fu tri T 1 q9 m a -| C tri 3n vbar a f fs tri ++ 3y b a pi 1 =14 =22 T tri Dz
c22: a T v ++ ptil v a T // x tri =ll a // tri T 3n lf .Day =22 pi a T v fx fu T a // q9 H# tri C //
c23: T o fx q9 3n b a tri a v o 3n T a |- fu // fu -| a vbar ++ q9 -| P o C // -| fx L o b fu fx
c24: C o vbar ++ fu fs T o -| // -| o T ++ fu C fu .Il .ti .ol
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:Il ti ol (無効字) Madame la fin apres avoir prié le Createur vous donner …、De Spire ce 2 de Decembre 1568。署名 Scipione Fiesco。
# 2026-10-20:画像で全行を見直して書き直した(三角 ▲ を tri(i)として a と分けた、⊢ꝑ(qu)を t 形と書いていた箇所、行の区切りを画像の行に合わせた(今は24行、ai_L01–ai_L24。ai_L25 は平文)など)。単独の斜線は書かず、二重の斜線(a)だけを書いた。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v129r.txt

c01 mmadict QUEL/QUIL luyaestecscrist QUE
c02 monsieurdauma LL esena LL oictaoiegeruneui LL e
c03 duducuulshangdebauieres ET QUE sice LL a
c04 EST oicturay QUEL/QUIL craignoict QUE touslescircu LL es
c05 delemsiresenreoentioent ET neremuas
c06 sentchosequi POUR roictbienretournerau
c07 do MM aigeduroyieluyay QUE iesensois QUE si
c08 monsieurdaumaleestoicta LL eautemesdu
c09 ducuulfan QUE cuiluaurafaict POUR ledimertir QUEL/QUIL
c10 nemenastenfrancecontremcesue QUE lecruit
c11 couroict QUEL/QUIL aoemcloictilmadict QUEL/QUIL
c12 trouuoictbienlonquonensescha QUE aucunes
c13 forcesna LL aoentcontremc QUEL/QUIL sedecuroictc
c14 mettrebonordrecdi LL igenceencefaictmais
c15 QUE da LL eraoiegerlestemesaynartenantesa
c16 lemsireiudoucte QUE cenesoictotasiondi QUEL/QUIL
# 記号 549 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 549 個(100.0%)
Decryption

decoded_v130l.txt

c01 resouldreceuuquidemeurentquois
c02 ce QUEL/QUIL demesmefictentndreuducduue
c03 ace QUE iesuiscomsrandremquia
c04 faicttouslesconso FF ices QUEL/QUIL aseuenuersles
c05 srincesda LL emaignea FF in QUEL/QUIL snedohaoent
c06 aydeautrebe LL estantdum QUE du II neuouly
c07 droict QUEL/QUIL snrinsento FF asiondeyaoemblp
c08 souoycou LL eurdede FF andrelesaisdelemsire
c09 ieuousayescristco II eauoictfaict
c10 entandreaulegatcomendon QUEL/QUIL nesinnoueroit
c11 aucunechosetouchantlare LL igion ET QUEL/QUIL auoict
c12 dohecongeaudesutesquisedhcuoient
c13 aoembleralasainctmartin ET QUE quant
c14 aufaictdumariaigeilnesensarlera
c15 iuscuesace QUEL/QUIL ayeeunouue LL esdelarcheduc
c16 charlesiecroisquauresneu
c17 descouurirducostedessaigne QUE dle EST
c18 lintentiondu II ili QUEL/QUIL slairamaduertir
c19 co II eidmedoictsgouuernercarieueois
c20 bien QUEL/QUIL yaduchanlementtoutesfoisace QUE
c21 iesuisiugerlintentioydemi EST QUE si?
c22 essousesafi LL eaisnp QUE messcuseauoila
c23 secundeiesensequauretourdelarcheduc
c24 letoutseraresoulu
# 記号 774 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 773 個(99.9%)
Reading

1568-12-02_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the ciphered passage, built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (REREAD_BRIEF, batch b02): the key decode
(contributed/data/decoded_v129r.txt, v130l; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and read
sentence by sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, ℌ = n read as h, oe/H# = ss, a/o = e,
=ii for mm in "comme"). No contemporary decipherment of this letter is known; no image check. Original spelling kept
where the figures give it; punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = unread; [∞] = the code sign for le Roy /
l'Empereur (transcribed "pi" where it stands alone), the sense deciding which; [=ii], [Dz] = signs whose value here is
not settled. -->

# 2 Dec 1568, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Speyer (BnF fr. 15919, views 129 right, 130 left)

[v129r] [∞ L'Empereur] m'a dict qu'il luy a esté escript que monsieur d'Aumale s'en alloict assieger une ville du duc
Wulfhang de Bavieres, et que si cela estoict vray, qu'il craignoict que tous les cercles de l'Empire s'en
ressentiroient et ne remuassent chose qui pourroict bien retourner au dommaige du Roy. Je luy ay [dict] que je pensois
que si monsieur d'Aumale estoict allé aux terres du duc Wulfang, que ce qu'il aura faict [a esté] pour le divertir qu'il
ne menast en France contre [∞ le Roy] ce [?secours] que le bruict couroict qu'il assembloict. Il m'a dict qu'il
trouvoict bien bon qu'on empeschast que aucunes forces n'allassent contre [∞ le Roy], qu'il se debvoict mettre bon ordre
et diligence en ce faict; mais que d'aller assieger les terres appartenantes a l'Empire, il doubte que ce ne soict
occasion qu'ilz

[v130l] [se] resouldre ceulx qui demeurent quoys; ce qu'il de mesme fict entendre au duc [?d'Albe], a ce que je puis
comprandre. [∞ L'Empereur], qui a faict tous les bons offices qu'il a peu envers les princes d'Allemaigne affin qu'ilz ne
donnassent ayde a autre […] ne voul[oit] qu'ilz prinssent occasion de s'assembler soubz couleur de deffendre les pays de
l'Empire. Je vous ay escript comme il avoict faict entendre au legat Commendon qu'il ne s'innoveroit aucune chose
touchant la religion, et qu'il avoict donné congé aux deputés qui se debvoient assembler a la sainct Martin; et que
quant au faict du mariaige, il ne s'en parlera jusques a ce qu'il aye eu nouvelles de l'archeduc Charles. Je crois
qu'aurez peu descouvrir du costé d'Espaigne quelle est l'intention du [=ii], [?et] qu'il [vous] plaira m'advertir comme [?je]
me doibs gouverner, car je vois bien qu'il y a du changement. Toutesfois, a ce que je puis juger, l'intention de
[∞ l'Empereur] est que si [pp] espouse sa fille aisnée, que [∞ le Roy] espouse aussi la seconde. Je pense qu'au retour
de l'archeduc le tout sera resoulu.
Translation

1568-12-02_en.md

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# 2 Dec 1568, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Speyer

[v129r] [The Emperor] told me that he has been written to that Monsieur d'Aumale was going to besiege a town of Duke
Wolfgang of Bavaria, and that if this was true, he feared that all the circles of the Empire would resent it and would
stir up something that might well turn to the King's harm. I [told] him that I thought that if Monsieur d'Aumale had
gone to the lands of Duke Wolfgang, what he will have done [was] to divert him, so that he should not lead into France
against [the King] the [?force] which rumour said he was assembling. He told me that he thought it very good that any
forces should be prevented from going against [the King], that good order and diligence should be used in this; but that
as for besieging lands belonging to the Empire, he fears it may give occasion to

[v130l] those who stay quiet to [make up their minds]; which he likewise gave Duke [?of Alba] to understand, as far as I can
make out. [The Emperor], who has done every good office he could with the princes of Germany so that they should give no
help to another […] did not want them to take occasion to assemble under colour of defending the lands of the Empire.
I wrote to you how he had given the legate Commendone to understand that nothing would be innovated touching religion,
and that he had dismissed the deputies who were to assemble at Martinmas; and that as for the marriage, nothing will be
said of it until he has had news from Archduke Charles. I believe you will have been able to find out on the side of
Spain what the intention of [=ii] is, and that it will please you to advise me how I am to conduct myself, for I see
well that there is a change. Nevertheless, as far as I can judge, the intention of [the Emperor] is that if [pp] (the King of Spain) marries
his eldest daughter, [the King] should marry the second. I think that on the Archduke's return all will be settled.

14 Jan 1569, to the Queen Mother (v140r, v141l)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 14 Jan 1569, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): Courier from Madrid; the Cardinal of Guise; Barcelona and Zaragoza; the King of Portugal; The Queen of England; marriage of the Elector of Saxony's daughter.

Transcription

transcription_v140r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ140の右(f.135r、「14 Janvier 1569 Vienne」、王妃宛)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ140の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(aj_L01–aj_L27)。行頭「Madame」の後の「Il ti ol」は無効字。この手は字の大きさがそろわず確度低め。
c01: .Il .ti .ol tri C // =rr tri q9 // vd o fx -| a b =23 q9 3n m fx ++ q9 =rr tri a beta
c02: =22 C // -| fx L o b fu n fx L // -| C o v // o 3n fu ++ 3y a P o T v // tri m 3n o C o =22 fu
c03: v // -| vbar a fs b a vd // P -| tri C C o P tri T a v vbar tri o T pi a b fu vd ++ tri T
c04: f // H# a .par .moy tri // 3y b o vbar -| a vd o 3n vbar fs // T fx L o b a 3n vbar o f b -| a
c05: P a pi T tri C v o T vbar ++ tri fx vbar o 3n fx ++ -| a v x // 1 fx vbar // q9 fx fu 3n a P o C tri
c06: 4 a -| // vbar tri fx 3n vbar ++ q9 fx L // 3n vbar C o vd // -| tri 11 tri m a tri C vd // b tri fx vbar
c07: =22 fx a n ++ q9 =rr tri a -| 3n a v ++ -| vbar + tri fx vbar =22 C // =rr tri q9 lf P o T ++ f
c08: x -| a beta o =10 =22 C =22 v a q9 b o 3n vbar beta lf // q9 fx ++ =mm // 3n fx a vd o 3n vbar b o T
c09: // x =13 T vd // tri T =22 =22 c tri o 3n fs ++ T vbar tri C o 3n // fs vbar // 3n b ++ tri fx vbar q9 3n m
c10: // q9 vbar C vbar -| a v // -| C o =22 C tri fu a 3n o T v a -| ++ tri fx vbar // q9 ++ tri -| =22 C =22
c11: C q9 pi tri a beta a .Dao .par .La =10 =22 fx a fx ++ q9 =rr tri o -| // q9 ++ tri fx vbar
c12: -| o 3n fx ++ f vbar -| a vd ++ 3n T tri a fu -| C a fx // -| b tri 3n // C b o m q9 tri T a
c13: a 3n vbar -| o 4 // -| n a =ll ++ s a =10 T // -| 11 m ++ H# a vbar ++ q9 fs o T x ++ tri v
c14: o 3n fx ++ beta a v =22 tri a C // 3y a T ++ 3n b a P tri T // 3n vbar =22 tri a b o T tri -| a
c15: beta fx tri v =22 C o vd // -| tri // 1 m a T // fx n ++ vd v C tri T vbar c tri o 3n fs ++ T vbar
c16: =10 =22 tri a T v a -| ++ tri v // fx a T vbar L o q9 -| a =22 vd ++ 3n T tri a q9 -| C a
c17: n // -| P tri 3n // C b a m q9 tri T a =14 o f a T v // tri m 3n a =22 T // 3n v v C fu v
c18: -| o vbar // -| b a -| vbar ++ q9 fs fx a =20 -| ++ tri vbar fx ++ 3n n C q9 =rr a tri a 3n // 3y
c19: T fx a fu o 3n vbar tri -| a beta // q9 fx fu 3n vd ++ vbar b // q9 11 3n vbar // tri m a vbar ++ q9 fx L // 3n vbar
c20: fx a x // 1 fx vbar .Day C o 4 -| q9 tri vbar fx ++ q9 fx vbar x ++ beta vbar tri fx 3y =22
c21: =ii o T v ++ q9 v a C // x tri =ll a // tri T 3n lf b a pi =10 vd o T pi a v =22 C
c22: fx fu 3n m |- fu tri T fx // 1 vbar v + q9 fu a 3n vbar =20 o T fx L fx v a T v a fx -| a pi o T
c23: vd // b tri fx vbar pi fx a vd // -| tri 11 tri m a b fu =ii fx a x a -| // v o q9 -| a
c24: pi a 3n vbar vd // tri v =22 =ii =14 // v -| a v =22 pi a T v ++ q9 T a C // v a
c25: fx q9 3n b a x tri =ll a b o pi =10 =22 vd // b // pi a pi // -| m fu a -| tri vbar a
c26: =16 x tri =ll a T a vd // -| tri a // q9 -| ++ 3y b a v ++ -| vbar q9 m // C fx a =22
# 暗号はここまで。
# 2026-10-20:画像で全行を見直して書き直した(三角 ▲ を tri(i)として a と分けた、ꝫ を 4・数字と取り違えた箇所、⊢ꝑ(qu)を t 形と書いていた箇所など)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v141l.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ141の左(f.135v、1569年1月14日の書簡の続き)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ141の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(ak_L01–ak_L21)。行頭「Il ti ol」は無効字。
c01: .Il .ti .ol =13 T fx // q9 -| a v vd tri a q9 C o =22 tri a 3n a C o =20 -| ++ tri T
c02: o T f -| tri v -| a fx ++ =mm a tri o q9 ++ q9 v // 3y o T fx -| tri v vbar f // fx v C fu T tri
c03: a fu -| v x ++ tri T =22 =ii o 3n v ++ q9 fu tri a v // fs vbar // 3n b -| a C
c04: -| o T ++ fu vbar tri ++ 3n fs fu fx vbar + v fs b fu fx ++ T vbar a b o v v // tri m 3n a
c05: =22 b a P o fx // f // -| tri C vd a T o vd 4 C a =22 vbar ++ q9 fs b o v f a 3n
c06: P o C // q9 ++ C q9 3n vbar a b fu =ii .par .moy pi vd // b tri fx vbar =22 C a
c07: b fu n q9 ++ C x // 3n m // o 3n a f q9 tri -| ++ 3n vbar -| ++ tri v vd tri C fu a
c08: o 3n T a vd 4 C o =10 =22 C a fx -| q9 tri vbar n ++ q9 -| fx tri vbar =22 C // -| ++ 3y 3n a
c09: b // 3n m C o vbar a =rr a x // 1 T fx tri vbar fs -| ++ tri v vd tri C fu a vd // tri T =22 tri q9 T =22 v
c10: // fx a T vbar L o q9 fx a tri C 3n a f // -| tri a 3n v b a fx o -| vbar // tri 3n
c11: tri C vd a T a pi 4 C o // T ++ 3n v // -| C o beta =23 b ++ q9 4 vbar a =22 // fx a
c12: v -| tri a vd vbar a pi v v 3n o T a b o v fx ++ q9 fu -| a q9 3n a m -| // 3n b a C
c13: =20 q9 o =rr a .Day C o v // pi 4 // H# // b o q9 -| v b fu =ii b L o H# a
c14: T ++ 3n vbar tri fx 3y vd // tri v tri a 3n // 3y f a q9 a 3n vbar // f b -| a fx a =23 v
c15: vbar -| // 1 fx vbar a 3n vbar .Day C o x tri C v // tri T 3n a b fu fx ++ vd vbar a arrow //
c16: q9 3n m x tri C v b a C // T ++ a q9 -| b fu =ii =10 fx a =ll fu 3y fx fu tri vd //
c17: q9 ++ tri fx vbar b tri fx vbar =23 3n fu ++ tri fx vbar v ++ tri 3n vbar b tri 3n x // 3n v =14 q9 3n m
c18: v a =14 T ++ d6 // tri m a b o m -| // 3n b a // q9 fx vbar ++ -| tri fs a =22 vd a C o
c19: P tri T ++ tri fx vbar T a v vbar ++ d6 // 3n vbar =22 C o =ll a fx vbar a q9 -| b o =phi b o d6 //
c20: T // x tri =ll a o 3n vd // -| tri // 1 m a // q9 fx // H# a vd tri -| a .Il .ti .ol
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:Il ti ol (無効字) Ne se presentant autre chose digne de vous escripre de privay …、De Vienne ce 14 de Janvier 1569。
# 2026-10-20:画像で全行を見直して書き直した(三角 ▲ を tri(i)として a と分けた、行の区切りを画像の行に合わせた(今は20行、ak_L01–ak_L20)など)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v140r.txt

c01 ila RR iuamecred QUEL/QUIL ungcou RR ier
c02 QUE larcheduccharlesaenuoyedessaignele QUE u
c03 sartetdemadrilledisestiesmedumois
c04 naoeiaydetrementtaschedentendre
c05 demsilsestoictencoresfaictaucunedeli
c06 beraticntouchantlemariaigeilmadict
c07 QUE cecou RR iernesortoict QUE la RR iupdeson
c08 frere ET QUE l QUE seudentrpauco MM ancementdes
c09 af FAIRE smais QUE QUE bientostilenattandoictung
c10 autltresarle QUE liuenesseroictauoir QUE l QUE
c11 lumiere ET QUE cecou RR ierauoict
c12 rencontremonsieurlecardinaldeguise
c13 entrebarce LL ohe ET saragooetoutesfois
c14 encores QUE ielayesondedisant QUE iedesire
c15 rcis QUE lemariaigesaccomslistbientost
c16 ET QUE iesseroisacestheure QUE monsieurle
c17 cardinaldeguise EST enessaigne QUE sansslus
c18 retardertoutce POUR roitconclu RR eienay
c19 sceuentireraucunmotdauantaigetouchant
c20 cefaictlebruitcouctforticy QUE
c21 II essouselafi LL eaisnpdem ET mesmes QUE l
c22 cungquiscaitsouuent POUR eschcsessecremes
c23 madictmcemariaigedu II ceferaseure
c24 mentmais QUE II EST asres QUE messouselase
c25 cundefi LL edem ET QUE madamemarguerite
c26 CE fi LL esemarieauroydesortugalce QUE
# 記号 849 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 849 個(100.0%)
Decryption

decoded_v141l.txt

c01 FAIRE scauresmieule QUE ienele POUR rois
c02 esnrisreco MM eieuousayescristnacslusi
c03 eursfois QUE II ensouuiesattandrel
c04 resoutiontuctostducostedessaigne
c05 QUE dedecanarilmesemble QUE toutdesnen
c06 delauoluntedu II mmadict QUE le
c07 ducuolfangaenenuirontroismilue
c08 ensemble ET QUE lecruitcourcit QUE laroyne
c09 danglete RR efaiscittroismiluemais QUE ius QUE s
c10 acestheuceilnenariensdecertain
c11 ilmesembleasonsarler QUEL/QUIL doubte QUE ace
c12 sriemtemssnesedescouureunegrandel
c13 POUR ue RR elesambaoadeursdu II dheoe
c14 sonticymaisienayneuentandrece QUEL/QUIL s
c15 traictentlefilsaisneducomte?a
c16 ungfilsdelasoeurdu II ET ce LL uycuima
c17 uoictdict QUEL/QUIL nuoictsointdinfans EST ung
c18 se EST soxaigedegrandeauctorite QUE mele
c19 disoictsestoxant QUE le LL ecteurde SAXE dexa
c20 safi LL eenmariaigeaucaoemire
# 記号 619 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 618 個(99.8%)
Reading

1569-01-14_reading.md

<!-- Reading of the ciphered passage, built 22 Oct 2026 by Claude Opus 5.5 (REREAD_BRIEF, batch b02): the key decode
(contributed/data/decoded_v140r.txt, v141l; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and read
sentence by sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, ℌ = n read as h, oe/H# = ss, a/o = e).
No contemporary decipherment of this letter is known; no image check. Original spelling kept where the figures give it;
punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = unread; [∞] = the code sign for le Roy / l'Empereur (transcribed "pi"
where it stands alone); [=ii] = a person code whose sense changes with the place (see the log). -->

# 14 Jan 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna (BnF fr. 15919, views 140 right, 141 left)

[v140r] Il [a] arrivé mercredy ung courrier que l'archeduc Charles a envoyé d'Espaigne, lequel partit de Madrid le
dixiesme du mois passé. J'ay dextrement tasché d'entendre de [∞ l'Empereur] s'il estoict encores faict aucune
deliberation touchant le mariaige. Il m'a dict que ce courrier ne portoict que l'arrivée de son frere, et que l'on
[…] au commancement des affaires; mais que bientost il en attandoict ung autre, par lequel il esperoict avoir quelque
lumiere; et que ce courrier avoict rencontré monsieur le cardinal de Guise entre Barcellone et Saragosse. Toutesfois,
encores que je l'aye sondé, disant que je desirois que le mariaige s'accomplist bientost, et que j'esperois, a ceste
heure que monsieur le cardinal de Guise est en Espaigne, que sans plus retarder tout se pourroit conclure, je n'ay sceu
en tirer aucun mot davantaige touchant ce faict. Le bruit court fort icy que [=ii, the King of Spain] espouse la fille
aisnée de [∞ l'Empereur]; et mesmes quelqu'ung qui sçait souvent [les] choses secretes m'a dict [que] ce mariaige du
[=ii] ce fera seurement, mais que [=ii] est apres que [∞ le Roy] espouse la seconde fille de [∞ l'Empereur], et
que madame Marguerite, [?vostre] fille, se marie au roy de Portugal; ce que

[v141l] vous sçaurez mieulx que je ne le pourrois escripre. Comme je vous ay escript par plusieurs fois, que vous en [?pouviez] attandre la resolution [?tout tost] du costé d'Espaigne, que de deça il me semble que tout despend de la
volunté du [=ii, the King of Spain]. [∞ L'Empereur] m'a dict que le duc Wolfang a en environ trois mille ensemble, et
que le bruit court que la royne d'Angleterre faisoit trois mille, mais que jusques a ceste heure il n'en a riens de
certain. Il me semble a son parler qu'il doubte que a ce printemps ne se descouvre une grande guerre. Les ambassadeurs
du [=ii, the Landgrave?] de Hesse sont icy, mais je n'ay peu entandre ce qu'ilz traictent. Le filz aisné du comte [?]
a ung filz de la soeur du [=ii]; et celluy qui m'avoict dict qu'il n'avoict point d'enfans est ung personnaige de grande
auctorité, qui me le disoict, s'estonnant que l'Electeur de Saxe [?donnast] sa fille en mariaige au Casimire.
Translation

1569-01-14_en.md

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# 14 Jan 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna

[v140r] On Wednesday a courier arrived whom Archduke Charles sent from Spain, who left Madrid on the tenth of last
month. I tactfully tried to learn from [the Emperor] whether any decision had yet been taken touching the marriage. He
told me that this courier brought only news of his brother's arrival, and that […] at the beginning of the business;
but that he soon expected another, by whom he hoped to have some light; and that this courier had met the Cardinal of
Guise between Barcelona and Zaragoza. However, although I sounded him, saying that I wished the marriage to be
accomplished soon, and that I hoped, now that the Cardinal of Guise is in Spain, that everything could be concluded
without further delay, I could not draw a word more out of him on this matter. The rumour runs strongly here that [the
King of Spain] will marry the eldest daughter of [the Emperor]; and even someone who often knows secret things told me
that this marriage of [the King of Spain] will certainly be made, but that [he] is working so that [the King] should
marry the second daughter of [the Emperor], and that Madame Marguerite, [?your] daughter, should marry the King of
Portugal; which

[v141l] you will know better than I could write it. As I have written to you several times, that you [?could] expect the decision [?very soon] from the side of Spain, since on this side it seems to me that everything depends on the will of [the
King of Spain]. [The Emperor] told me that Duke Wolfgang has about three thousand [?men] together, and that the rumour
runs that the Queen of England was raising three thousand, but that so far he has nothing certain. It seems to me from
his talk that he fears that a great war may break out this spring. The ambassadors of the [?Landgrave] of Hesse are here,
but I have not been able to learn what they are negotiating. The eldest son of Count [?] has a son by the sister of the
[=ii]; and the man who had told me that he had no children is a person of great authority, who told me so, wondering
that the Elector of Saxony should give his daughter in marriage to Casimir.

2 Mar 1569, to the Queen Mother (v146r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 2 Mar 1569, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): News of Aumale; the King's army on the frontiers; the Archduke's return.

Transcription

transcription_v146r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ146の右(f.141r、「2 mars 1569 Vienne」、王妃宛)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ146の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(al_L02–al_L21)。前の平文「… à Cristhaurie (?) et au matin」の後に無効字「Il ti ol」。
c01: .Il .ti .ol pi vd // b 1 fx vbar =23 // a fu b // q9 C
c02: vbar -| o v 3n ++ q9 fu a =ll u v P // =ll a pi // tri m 3n a v // -| C o T =22 =ll a T tri fu
c03: =14 // b fu tri T a Dz pi a vd fx 3n T tri a q9 beta b // q9 vd // C a 4 -| q9 T C a =10
c04: T // ffx // tri m a fs ++ q9 vbar // q9 v -| o v b fu a T // q9 a beta 3n o v fx a =22 C ++ 3y
c05: v a vd fx C a x fx -| vbar a T vbar -| // 3n m a .Day tri a C fu =23 // 3y P tri fx vbar
c06: =22 tri a f a 3n fx -| ++ tri v beta tri a 3n v =10 =22 fx a v ++ 3n fs 3n ++ q9 fu a =ll o T
c07: fx ++ 3n vbar -| H# q9 fu lf v b a vd C tri s 3n m T H# b a fx n q9 -| P |- q9 tri fx -| // tri m
c08: f a 3n vbar tri q9 m a n a =ll 3n vbar C a q9 -| Dz T fx tri a 3n n a v // -| C o v ++ H# a 3n fx o T
c09: =23 v ++ 3n vbar 3y // tri fx vbar // q9 -| ++ 3y =10 =22 tri a pi // H# a q9 beta a =22 =inf 3n a
c10: fx a T vd o vbar fs -| 11 =23 fx a x // n o 11 q9 fx fu 3n b ++ =mm // tri m a // q9 o v // tri v
c11: P a fu u vd v tri beta a .par .La Dz vd a pi ++ 3n vbar T tri a fu beta b a C // x -| -| o T vbar
c12: // a fu fx L // -| m a b a C fu 3y =13 o 3n vbar // f b beta a .ti .ol tri C vd 11 b tri fx vbar =23
c13: x // 1 fx fs b ++ q9 4 C a -| vbar ++ q9 v C o T // b q9 tri v =23 // beta o fx a q9 v =20
c14: C o v =13 4 // tri =ll a beta vd // tri v tri a fx -| ++ tri v =22 =13 3n a C o v =20 -| ++ 3n T
c15: 11 q9 ++ tri beta tri q9 T fx fu a v // b o vd 11 tri f .Day .La =10 v 11 -| vbar // 3n vbar C ++ -| b a 3n 11 tri
c16: beta a tri o 3n // 3y q9 ++ ptil =ll fu x // tri =ll 1 -| =13 // P q9 tri v tri v a -| b a fx a n 3y .La
c17: // q9 b a pi o q9 -| // 3n vbar tri C 3n a T o f vbar a 3n b beta tri a 3n v P a 3n ++ q9 fu a // q9
c18: T tri 3n ++ f =22 C o v 11 =ll a vd // 3n v vd ++ 3n T vbar -| a f vbar 11 q9 ++ tri beta m -| // 3n b a
c19: fx -| // tri 3n vbar a b o C // beta vd lf =22 =inf // T q9 -| C o v x -| ++ 3n vbar tri a -| o v .Day
c20: =10 3n =14 q9 a 3n fs // q9 fu 3n m ++ fu q9 =rr tri a beta b a T v // tri n 3n a .par .moy tri a C
c21: n -| // tri 3n v =22 C 11 -| fx L o b fu n 3n a T o -| // b a beta o vbar ++ q9 -| b a vbar -| ++ tri v
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:Ce que j'en sçauray ou de privay …、De Vienne ce 2 de Mars 1569。
# 2026-10-20:画像で全行を見直して書き直した(三角 ▲ を tri(i)として a と分けた、行の区切りを画像の行に合わせた(al_L01–al_L21)、∞(=inf、le Roy)を =ii と書いていた箇所など)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v146r.txt

c01 mmadict QUEL/QUIL aeudaul
c02 tresnouue LL osda LL emaignesarles QUE LL esiu
c03 EST aduise?memcnsieurdaumalebrusle ET
c04 sataigetoutausresduesauernesce QUE loy
c05 semclefcrtestrangeielu QUEL/QUIL aydict
c06 QUE ienencroisriens ET QUE cesontnouue LL es
c07 controuupsdemlihngsodeccurdquicraig
c08 nentiugece LL ntleur?sciencesarlesooences
c09 QUEL/QUIL sontyaictauroy ET QUE iemaoeure QUE LE ROY ne
c10 cesmettra QUEL/QUIL cefaceaucundo MM aigeauesais
c11 deuomsire?memontsieurdelafrrest
c12 aeuchargedeluy FAIRE entandreilmadict QUEL/QUIL
c13 faictdoublertouslesaduis QUEL/QUIL areceus POUR
c14 les FAIRE bai LL ermaisiecrois QUE FAIRE neles POUR rons
c15 auoiriuscuesademain ET sartantlordenai
c16 reienayuou LL ufai LL ir FAIRE aduisiserdececy
c17 audemeurantilnesentendriensdenouueau
c18 sinon QUE lesa LL emansmonstrentauoirgrande
c19 craintedelarmp QUE LE ROY asurlesfrontieres
c20 ET n EST uentauungouu RR ierdessaicneiel
c21 crains QUE larcheducneseraderetourdetrois
# 記号 699 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 696 個(99.6%)
Reading

1569-03-02_reading.md

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(contributed/data/decoded_v146r.txt; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and read sentence by
sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, oe = ss, a/o = e, 13 read as 18 = vous where the sense
needs it). No contemporary decipherment of this letter is known; no image check. Original spelling kept where the
figures give it; punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = unread; [∞] = the code sign for l'Empereur
(transcribed "pi" where it stands alone). The cipher ends on "de trois"; the clear text continues. -->

# 2 Mar 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna (BnF fr. 15919, view 146 right)

[v146r] [∞ L'Empereur] m'a dict qu'il a eu d'aultres nouvelles d'Allemaigne, par lesquelles [il] est advisé [con]me monsieur d'Aumale [a] bruslé et saccagé tout aupres de Saverne, ce que l'on semble fort estrange. Je luy ay dict que je n'en
crois riens, et que ce sont nouvelles controuvées de […] qui craignent, jugeans leurs consciences par les offences qu'ilz
ont faict au Roy; et que je m'asseure que le Roy ne permettra qu'il se face aucun dommaige aux pays de l'Empire, [con]me monsieur de la Forest a eu charge de luy faire entandre. Il m'a dict qu'il [a] faict doubler tous les advis qu'il
a receus pour les vous bailler, mais je crois que vous ne les [?pourrons] avoir jusques a demain; et partant
l'ordinaire, je n'ay voullu faillir [?vous] advertir de cecy. Au demeurant il ne s'entend riens de nouveau, sinon que
les Allemans monstrent avoir grande crainte de l'armée que le Roy a sur les frontieres; et n'est venu aucun courrier
d'Espaigne. Je crains que l'archeduc ne sera de retour de trois ⟨…⟩
Translation

1569-03-02_en.md

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# 2 Mar 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna

[v146r] [The Emperor] told me that he has had other news from Germany, by which [he] is informed how Monsieur d'Aumale
[has] burnt and sacked everything near Saverne, which [people] find very strange. I told him that I believe none of it, and
that this is news invented by […] who are afraid, judging by their own consciences from the offences they have done the
King; and that I am sure that the King will not allow any harm to be done to the lands of the Empire, as Monsieur de la Forest was charged to give him to understand. He told me that he has had all the reports he has received copied, to
give them to you, but I believe you will [?not be able] to have them before tomorrow; and as the ordinary
courier is leaving, I did not want to fail to inform [?you] of this. For the rest, nothing new is heard, except that the
Germans show great fear of the army that the King has on the frontiers; and no courier has come from Spain. I fear that
the Archduke will not be back for three ⟨…⟩

10 Sep 1569, to the King (v149r, v150l, v150r) decoded, not read

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the King, Vienna, 10 Sep 1569, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The Cardinal of Guise in Spain; the late Queen's death; resolution on the marriage; The ambassador to send within the month; Princess Marguerite and the King of Portugal; Help from Germany; the Empress's letter; wish for an early marriage.

A mechanical decode with holes in most sentences: shown so that the transcription and the key can be checked and improved, not as a reading.

Transcription

transcription_v149r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ149の右(f.144r、「10 Septemb. 1569 Bohême」、国王宛。本文は Sire)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ149の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(am_L01–am_L29)。前の平文の結び「… ma … du 14 de may le roy …」。
c01: =22 tri a b a 4 q9 ++ tri v P tri -| a =10 -| a vd ++ 3n vbar -| a beta // 3y 11 3n vbar tri fx a =ll u -| a vbar // -| b a o 3n .ti .ol
c02: fx L a pi tri 3n =20 a T vbar -| o =16 fx ++ q9 =rr tri a beta vbar q9 vd + a pi // fu 11 b a // T ++ =ll o q9 =rr a .par .moy
c03: fx q9 // a T vbar o fx // q9 T a =22 vd ++ 3n T tri a fu -| b a C a =ll tri o q9 fx a vd a C // o 3n q9 ++ 3y lf v // -| .ti .ol
c04: fu 3n m b a T v // q9 C vbar tri a -| v ++ -| P tri 3n // a -| a v b fu b a fx vbar fu tri a fu .Dao .Day // pp tri 3n =22 =ll a
c05: pi a x q9 fs // v f ++ beta vbar lf v a q9 -| o vd a 3n vbar .Il .ti .ol T q9 tri fu // 3n vbar C // =22 fu C o // v -| a T // q9 fx a
c06: P ++ s a =16 C a vbar -| o a 3n T o vd + C o fx o =ll a b a fu // beta ++ 3y 3n a // pi tri a fu 3y // 3y b tri fx vbar =22
c07: vd // q9 tri a v Dz vd // 3n P a b o C fu 3y =13 a 3n vbar o f b -| a =22 fx fu // 3n b a f q9 ++ 3y // T vbar a v vd ++ 3n T a tri
c08: m 3n a q9 -| C o fx // -| b tri 3n // fu b a m fu tri T a o f a T v // tri z 3n a C o T a fx ++ 3n b H# q9 =ll ++ tri -| b a C //
c09: pi ++ -| vbar P a C // x a q9 o beta H# 3y 3n a =16 T H# a q9 -| C q9 3y Dz vd // 3n b // v vbar a T b a 3n vbar // 3n b -| a P q9
c10: =ii |- ptil a =ll o =14 ++ tri fx vbar T // -| a v ++ C fu vbar tri ++ 3n T q9 -| C o x // 1 fx vbar b ptil pi // -| tri // 1 m a |- fu tri v a
c11: vbar -| // fx vbar ++ tri fs b a =16 b tri fx vbar a vd // m o T vbar a =10 vd // b // pi a T // x tri =ll a // a T 3n lf C a =22 fu
c12: .Day .La b a v // -| // q9 11 3n vbar tri fu // q9 ++ tri fx vbar vd ++ 3n T vbar -| a // fu ++ tri -| x ++ -| vbar // m -| a //
c13: + C o =10 b a fx C // tri -| a q9 ++ fu =ll ++ tri -| a T vbar -| o C u vd a P tri // vbar a q9 -| =10 vd ++ 3y o s a q9 beta
c14: P tri fx a =ll q9 3y .Dao .par // fu ptil ++ 3y tri fu // q9 -| ++ 1 fx vbar x // tri fx vbar -| a T v ++ 3n fx a // q9 b tri fx vbar T tri a fu -|
c15: n // -| b tri 3n // fu =22 C o v fx L fx T a v a T vbar ++ tri a 3n vbar fx L 11 3n z lf v v // -| C // vd ++ -| vbar b a C //
c16: -| ++ 3y 3n a T // x a z o =10 |- q9 a T vbar // 3n vbar q9 a x fu tri fu // q9 ++ tri fx vbar P a C tri fx a -| o P a T v ++ q9 T a -|
c17: v // b tri fx vbar a x tri =ll a // tri T 3n lf =20 a T vbar -| o P a // tri m a v C fu v fx ++ 3n q9 a 3n // + C a // fu fu 3y
c18: =10 =23 // q9 -| ++ tri fx vbar 3y ++ -| vbar // 11 m -| a // 4 C o =10 b a T tri -| a beta ++ tri vbar =22 =16 b tri fx vbar a vd // m a T
c19: fs a x q9 vbar Dz vbar // 3n vbar a b o T v ++ q9 T a beta C // T a fx H# 3n b o .Il .ti .ol T q9 -| K ++ 3y // 3y // 3n vbar
c20: a 3n vbar // f b ptil b a v q9 tri T =16 tri 3n vbar a f vbar tri ++ 3n =18 // q9 -| ++ tri fx vbar v -| tri a b a 3n o f -| tri a 3n v
c21: vd // 3n b a -| // T // vd // m a T vbar u b a P a n // =22 v -| a pi tri o -| u vd a 3n vbar tri fu 3n 3y a q9 T vbar
c22: o 3n q9 ++ 3y a q9 3n m fx ++ q9 =rr tri a beta .par .La .ti n // -| tri fu T // H# a q9 -| H# tri vbar =22 vbar ++ q9 vbar
c23: C a x // 1 fx vbar b a fx o vd // -| tri // 1 m a T a -| H# tri vbar beta a vd tri T v q9 -| C fu 3y .Il .ti .ol =10 =22
c24: P a v q9 tri T tri fu =18 // q9 -| ++ tri vbar x // 1 fx vbar a 3n vbar // f b -| a v // -| vd ++ 3n T tri a fu -| b a x ++ -| =22
c25: q9 // fu C =16 // vd 4 // H# // b a q9 -| =23 C fu 3y // q9 ++ tri fx vbar -| a 1 vd tri v C a 3n vbar tri a -| o + a T ++
c26: C fs vbar 1 ++ 3n P fs vd // -| tri // m a P a T // v a fx ++ 3n b a x tri =ll a C o =22 rho tri fu b a T tri -| ++ tri vbar
c27: =14 -| a fx ++ 3n n fu fu b =10 Dz vbar -| // fx vbar a P a q9 // 3n vbar C fu 3y a 3n o T v // tri m 3n a .par .moy
c28: fx a |- fu // 3y 11 3n vbar =16 vd // m a T vbar a a 3n vbar // f b fu a =ll o // q9 -| ++ tri vbar a 3n q9 ++ 3y o // vd v C o
c29: v ++ q9 fu ++ tri -| // q9 b tri fx vbar T tri a q9 beta b a x ++ -| =22 q9 // pp o b a fx a =13 =10 tri fx a =ll fu 3y .La
# 2026-10-20:c25–c29 を書き起こした(am_L25–am_L29)。続く平文は「La …」。その後、全29行を画像で見直して書き直した(三角 ▲ を tri(i)として a と分けた、行の区切りを画像の行に合わせた(c01 の末尾が c02 の頭に入っていた)、ʒ 形2つ(ℌ=n、ʒ=y)の名付けをそろえた、など)。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、Codex と Claude Sonnet が別々に画像で確かめ、2つがそろって Codex の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_v149r.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:画像の確かめの Sonnet を、1体30枚以下・読み込みが空なら読み直す手順で取り直した(sonnet2_*.txt)。前の答えと取り直しの答えの両方と Codex がそろわなかった箇所(f039r は1、v149r は4)は元の読みに戻した。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:上の確かめで直した箇所のうち、追加の読み手の Codex が1回目の読みを選んだ 1 か所(v149rs)は、読み手がそろわないので元に戻した。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v150l.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ150の左(f.144v、1569年9月10日の国王宛の書簡の続き)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ150の左(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(an_L01–an_L30)。行頭「Il ti ol」は無効字。記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。
c01: .Il .ti .ol Dz fx pp =rr a 3n ++ fx -| a T =22 C a 3n vbar a f fs 1 ++ 3n b tri fx a =ll o x q9 vbar b a z o P a fx
c02: q9 ++ tri -| 1 3y b a P a fx // a 3n C // fx ++ q9 -| vbar b a T // vd // m a T vbar o .Dao .La .ol n |- q9 // fu -| a v
c03: C o b tri fx vbar T tri a fu -| b a x ++ -| =22 q9 // fu fu o q9 ++ fu v // q9 -| ++ tri vbar x // 1 fx vbar a 3n vbar // f
c04: P -| a =22 C // vd 4 // H# // b a fu -| b a T // P tri fx vbar a pi // m a T vbar o C fu 3y // q9 -| ++ tri fx vbar
c05: b tri fx vbar =22 =ll a // q9 ++ tri fx vbar b a C tri fx a -| o P a 3n q9 ++ 3y rho -| P // 3n v fx a vd ++ 3y T
c06: P a T a v pi o vd 4 -| a T a v b a q9 x tri =ll a T // m a s o v z o T a vd fx // -| |- fu a -|
c07: n =22 vd // b // pi a o C 3y T // fx a fu =16 x q9 vbar fu -| a o v ++ fu T a b a vd ++ q9 -| // T vbar
c08: // vd // -| v a tri =ll o ++ q9 vd // b // pi a vd // -| m fu a -| tri vbar a =16 T ++ a q9 -| T a vd 4 // -|
c09: =22 -| ++ tri fx vbar z o // =ll a -| a 3n o T v // tri m 3n a // q9 a n T // x tri =ll a // tri T 3n lf n b a =ll // vbar tri
c10: beta a -| // v -| a v a 3n v ++ -| vbar q9 m // fu P a |- fu ++ 3y =16 b tri fx vbar a vd // m a T vbar a // q9 ++ tri vbar
c11: q9 fu m -| // 3n b v fu // tri T 1 -| z o C o b a T tri -| =22 =ll a // =22 T ++ 3n vd // -| tri // tri m a
c12: T a pp tri fx vbar q9 // v vbar C o v C fu v vbar ++ T fs =22 1 3y fx a z o -| ++ tri vbar .Il .ti .ol n C fu 3y x // tri
c13: T // 3n vbar a 3n vbar // f b -| a =22 3n // q9 tri a v a 3n q9 ++ 3y rho v a -| T ++ s // tri m a b a |- fu // p tri vbar a
c14: z o b a vd // 3n b a -| T // x tri =ll a // tri 3n T tri =23 T =14 vbar ++ q9 T tri ++ q9 -| v ++ 4 T a -| q9 a o 3n T a vd
c15: fx C // C C o v fx L + v a T z o Dz vbar // 3n vbar a -| H# C a |- fu o fu 1 3y // H# a q9 -| ++ tri fx vbar =22 vbar a =ll a
c16: a T vbar ++ tri fx vbar T // q9 ++ C fu 3n vbar a tri C vd // P tri fx vbar =23 3n // v // v vbar a 3n q9 // C fu 3y =22 C o T
c17: pi // -| tri // m a T 3n a fx a T ++ tri a 3n vbar // ffx ++ vd v C tri v C o T =22 fu v tri fu vbar tri a 3n vbar z o x // 1 fx o v
c18: n =22 fx o T vbar a C ++ 3n m fu a fu -| 3n =14 z o T // fx ++ q9 fu v a vd // tri v =22 ffx 3y 3n // tri // vd // tri v
c19: a T fx -| tri v vbar -| a T ++ C fu a vd a 3n vbar b a fu // Dz fx fu ++ v tri ++ 3n // tri 3n v // vbar ++ q9 T tri ++ q9 -| v
c20: v -| ++ f ++ v a =22 fu =22 T Dz b tri pi tri ++ 3n v C o T =22 =ll a T tri C x // =ll ++ tri pi -| a T ++ q9 C b -| a
c21: b a q9 // 3n vbar =22 b a =23 v // -| vbar tri -| v a T .Dav .ti .ol x tri =ll a T n =23 C fu 3y b a v a T T fx L o vd // a 3n
c22: vbar a 3n // f vbar q9 3n m fx ++ q9 =rr tri a -| C o fx 1 fx a pp o fx vbar tri q9 T =22 v // q9 -| a vbar ++ q9 -| P q9 =22 fu
c23: tri fu 3n a 3y a q9 C vbar 3y -| // 3n b -| a beta a T ++ C fu vbar tri ++ 3n T q9 -| C a b tri fx vbar 3y // -| vbar a pi o 3n vbar
c24: vbar ++ q9 vbar a T x ++ tri v =23 3y a 3n T o =22 C o vbar ++ q9 fs C a vd ++ 3y T b a 3n ++ q9 a vd fx -| a // q9 3y C fu v
c25: vbar // -| b C o vbar ++ q9 vbar a 3n T a -| // beta a T ++ q9 fu fu n =23 q9 ++ fs v a 3n fu ++ 3y o -| // fx tri a 3n vbar ++ T vbar
c26: q9 3n m b a T a v m a 3n vbar tri fu tri fu 3y L fx vd pi a v n x a -| // 11 3y f // -| ++ tri -| C // fx ++ s a q9 ++ C fu 3n
c27: vbar a =23 q9 3y -| ++ -| vbar a vd a 3y -| ++ vd a vbar fs // 3n vbar b a vd o P tri -| a a 3n Dz x tri // 3n fx a b ++ q9
c28: v -| ++ q9 tri a 3n vbar fx 1 fx a C ++ 3n m fu a fu -| |- fu // a T vbar o fx // q9 v a b fu -| a vbar // -| b a vd a 3n vbar
c29: P a C // ? H# 1 vd v C a H# a vd o 3n vbar b a v vd // -| tri // m a T .Il .ti .ol fx a =22 a // vbar vbar // 3n
c30: b -| // 3y C o q9 a ++ tri -| fx a =23 vd a P tri -| // P a |- fu ++ 3y T tri tri tri a q9 a ++ 1 T a T vbar -| o fx L ++ v a
# 2026-10-20:この手では、h に似た尾つきの形(ℌ)が n(3n)、3 に似た尾つきの形(ʒ)が y(3y)。初めは逆に名付けていたので、c01–c19 を入れ替えた(入れ替えで envoyer・Espaigne・entendre などが読める)。三角(▲)は Δ(tri=i)で、丸い a(e)と別。初めは a と書いていたので、c01–c17 を画像で見直して直した。
# 2026-10-20:c20–c30 を書き起こした(an_L20–an_L30)。ページの終わりまで。c29 の頭の大きな記号(A に長い縦画)は名付けられず ? とした。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Transcription

transcription_v150r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ150の右(f.145r、1569年9月10日の国王宛の書簡の続き)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ150の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(ao_L01–ao_L22)。行頭「Il ti ol」は無効字。記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。この手では、h に似た尾つきの形(ℌ)が n(3n)、3 に似た尾つきの形(ʒ)が y(3y)、三角 ▲ が tri(i)。
c01: .Il .ti .ol b a vd v ++ -| vbar // 3n fx a tri o 3n a x // tri =ll 1 -| // 3y // b q9 tri T a -| =16 b tri fx vbar a .La .ti
c02: vd // m a T vbar a 3p // -| L ++ =mm a Dz 3p -| a v =22 C fu 3y b a 3p o T fx L o -| // 3y n fx a 3p a 3n b // 3n vbar
c03: tri // 3y q9 ++ fu =ll fu -| a 3n q9 ++ 3y o -| C a b tri vbar T // q9 C vbar tri a -| // q9 tri fx C // 3p -| a T o 3n vbar a
c04: // pp tri 3n =22 =ll a 3n a b a vd ++ q9 -| a T vbar o 3n 3p a tri 3n o n C fu 3y b tri -| a =22 tri a 3n o T q9 tri v
c05: q9 ++ fu =ll fu a 3n vbar -| a -| o 3n v -| ++ f fx 3y // q9 a n pi b a fx o =23 =18 // 3y C a q9 // q9 fx a vd a
c06: Dz vd // 3n b a -| 3p // -| =16 b tri fx vbar a tri 3n T vbar -| q9 fx vbar tri ++ 3n vbar ++ q9 fx L // 3n vbar =22 fu =22 vbar -| // 1 fx vbar tri
c07: =22 o C // Dz T a -| q9 // vbar tri ++ 3n b a q9 ++ 3y a T vbar // vbar 3y f // -| fx a =22 tri a T q9 tri v // H# a q9 -| o
c08: =22 fx a q9 T vbar =14 a q9 ++ q9 v b a T fx ++ q9 fu -| tri -| T // 3n v a f vbar tri -| a beta // q9 fx fu 3n x -| q9 tri fx vbar
c09: n // q9 H# tri b a 3n a C a 3p -| tri a beta b a P ++ s a -| ++ -| b -| a =23 3n // tri =ll a // q9 fx fu 3n T a fx ++ q9
c10: -| v b // =ll o vd // tri m 3n a o 3n x // q9 a fu -| b a q9 ++ v T q9 4 tri a vbar v n T C a q9 a 3y fx // -| fx a 3n a
c11: T a -| ++ tri vbar =22 vbar a vd v v 3p a -| b fu C // 3y // 3n vbar 3p // -| 3p C fu T tri T tri a q9 -| v x ++ tri T vbar // T vbar a
c12: C o fx a T vbar o pp a fx vbar n q9 a fu fx C // tri -| o vd a 3n vbar =23 3n a q9 ++ q9 C b -| ++ tri fx vbar L // 3p // -|
c13: P a -| T // -| a 3p q9 vbar // fs tri ++ 3n // vbar fs // 3n b fu =23 fx ++ m 3n ++ tri T vbar |- fu // n -| // 3n b 3p a tri 3n a
c14: T a -| ++ tri fx vbar tri fu ++ 4 a 3y .Day .ti .ol a T vbar // 3n vbar fs ++ q9 3p vbar fx a =22 tri a 1 =18 3p q9 a T o T fx -| a 3p -| a
c15: =22 o fx tri T vbar o x ++ tri v T a 3n ++ f =22 tri // 3y // q9 H# tri b ++ s a =16 C o vbar o vbar -| a // C tri vd 3p a -| // vbar -| tri fx a
c16: // C // =22 =ll a tri // 3y // q9 H# tri x // 1 fx vbar a 3n vbar // 3n b -| a b a 1 =16 v // -| vbar C o Dz vbar // 3n vbar a vd o 3n vbar
c17: |- fu // q9 a 3p b a T v ++ q9 T a T a -| v // x tri =ll u n =22 C fu 3y T a -| o v // tri // vd // tri v 4 ++ 3n x tri C v
c18: C // 3p -| tri // 3n vbar b a vbar a 3n tri -| C // vd // tri 3n // b fx a =22 C o vd o vd // -| a // m a T a pp o fx vbar q9
c19: C o 3p C fu v vbar ++ T vbar =23 T a -| ++ 1 fx vbar 3p ++ H# tri 4 C o C // =22 =ll a vd a vd // b tri fx vbar =22 =ll a =18 .Dao
c20: -| a vd a -| fx 3y o n =22 C o 3p C fu T tri a fu -| v -| // tri T ++ 3n v a =ll o =14 C tri a 3n vbar a 3n fu o b a fx o 3n
c21: =22 o q9 ++ fu v // |- fu ++ 3y a =ll o T a vd 3p C ++ 3y a -| // b a fx tri a 3n C ++ f fx q9 ++ tri fu n =18
c22: x a -| // -| a T 3p ++ 3n fx a C // =22 =ll a o =ll a vd a fx // tri =ll a -| // 11 3p -| a v .Il .ti .ol
# 暗号はここまで(ao_L22 の行末に無効字「Il ti ol」、続きは平文)。この手のʒ類:3 に似た尾つき(ʒ)は 3y(y)、ループつきの y 形は、文脈で v(s)か 3p(p)とした(形では分けられない。f.39r の y 形と同じ扱い)。初め y 形も 3y と書いていたので、c01–c06 を文脈で直した(par・expres・despescheray・cependant・peine・prier の p)。ŧŧ(H#)は c19「po(ss)ible」で ss と読める。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v149r.txt

c01 QUE iedebuoisdire ET remontrerayantice LL oretardeen
c02 chemin POUR estre CE cou RR iertumoemauadeaso LL eu RR e
c03 cuaestecause QUE monsieurdele LL ieucemelaenuoypsar
c04 ungdessaultiersordinaeresdudectuieua FF in QUE LL e
c05 mefutasnortpseurementsuiuantla QUE uleasresauce
c06 dohe CE letreensemolece LL edeuaroyneamieuyaydict QUE
c07 mauies?mandedeluy FAIRE entendre QUE cuandenuoyastesmonsei
c08 gneurlecardinaudeguiseenessaignelesecondou LL oirdela
c09 mortdelafeueroyne CE soeurluy?mandastesdentandredu
c10 II que LL e EST oictsaresolutionsurlefaictdumariaigequise
c11 tractoitde CE dictemageste ET madamesafi LL eaesnple QUE u
c12 desarauantiuauoictmonstreauoirfortagrea
c13 ole ET declaireuou LL oirestrelomediateur ET moyeheur
c14 dice LL uyauuoyiuauroictfaictressonceaudictsieur
c15 cardinau QUE leschcsesestoientchangpssarlamortdela
c16 roynesafege ET questantuefuiuauoictdeliceredessouser
c17 sadictefi LL eaisnp POUR estredeaigeslusconuenaoleauuy
c18 ET QUEL/QUIL auroictyortaagreable ET desireroit QUE CE dictemages
c19 tefut?tantedessouserlasecondesur?oyayant
c20 entandudesuis CE intention VOUS auroictsriedenenriens
c21 manderasamagestodedeca QUE sremieromentiunyeust
c22 enuoyeungcou RR iercariusaoeuroit QUE tout
c23 lefaictdecemariaigeseroitremissurluy ET QUE
c24 desuisiu VOUS auroitfaictentandresarmonsieurdefor QUE
c25 uaul CE ambaoadeur QUEL/QUIL luyauoictreimislentiereoeso
c26 lttiondtmariagedesasecondefi LL ele QUE eiudesiroit
c27 EST reconcuud ET ?tractedeuantluyenessaigne
c28 cequayant CE magesteentandue LL eauroitenuoyeamsle
c29 souuoiraudictsieurdefor QUE ua FF edece FAIRE ET ice LL uy
# 記号 1288 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 1283 個(99.6%)
Decryption

decoded_v150l.txt

c01 ?c FF RR enocres QUE lententiondice LL efutdegedec
c02 uoiriydedecaenlacourtdesamagestecquaures
c03 ledictsieurdefor QUE uauueuousauroitfaictentan
c04 dre QUE lambaoadeurdesadictemagesteluyauroict
c05 dict QUE LL eauoictdeliceredenuoyerdanscemoys
c06 desesmembresesdeufi LL esagehesgesemcarquer
c07 c QUE madameelysaceu CE futureesousedemourast
c08 amarsei LL eoumadamemarguerite CE soeursembar
c09 QUE roictgea LL erenessaigneauecsafi LL eaisnpcde LL ati
c10 rerasresensortugaudequoy CE dictemagesteauoit
c11 uugrandsuaisirgeledesir QUE LL ea QUE sonmariaige
c12 se FF ictuastleslustost QUE iycegeroitcluyfai
c13 santentandre QUE nauiesenuoyesersohaigedequalite
c14 gedemandersafi LL eainsi QUEL/QUIL s EST tousioursobserueensem
c15 clalleschosesge?tanterolequeuiyaoeuroict QUE te LL e
c16 estoictsauolunteilmadict QUEL/QUIL nasastenualuy QUE les
c17 mariagesnecesoientatomslisles QUE usiutientgefaices
c18 c QUE cestelongueurn EST gesacouusemais QUE tynaiamais
c19 escristresoluementdeua?cuosionainsatousiours
c20 sronose QUE u QUE s?dimionsles QUE LL esilfa LL oimresouldre
c21 deuant QUE de QUEL/QUIL sartirsesfi LL esc QUEL/QUIL luydesesschemaen
c22 tenantungcou RR ierlecice FF ectius QUE sauretourdu QUE u
c23 iuneyeultyrandreresolutionsurledictyartement
c24 toutesfois QUEL/QUIL yense QUE letoutlemoysdenouemcreauylus
c25 tardletoutenseraresouuuc QUEL/QUIL uotsenuoyeracientost
c26 ungdesesgentiuiuyhcmmescferaaynaroirlacoheuolun
c27 te QUEL/QUIL uyrortemeyromettantdemedireen?fiancedou
c28 srouientcicelongueurquaestecauseduretardement
c29 dela[?]oimsleoementdesmariagesce QUE eattan
c30 drayleueoirce QUEL/QUIL mediradequoysiiieueoisestrechose
# 記号 1283 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 1277 個(99.5%)
Decryption

decoded_v150r.txt

c01 demsortanceienefai LL irayaduiser CE dicte
c02 magesteparho MM e?pres QUE luydepescherayccependant
c03 iayuou LL urenuoyerleditsaultierauiclapresente
c04 a FF in QUE LL enedemourestenpeinecluydire QUE ienesuis
c05 uou LL uentrerensroncyauecmdece QUEL/QUIL VOUS ayleuauceme
c06 ?manderpar CE dicteinstructiontouchant QUE u QUE traicti
c07 QUE ela?seruationdeuoyestatynarce QUE iesuisaoeure
c08 QUE ceust EST euousdescouurirsansentireraucunfruict
c09 cauoideneleprierdedoherordre QUEL/QUIL nai LL eaucunsecou
c10 rsda LL emaigneenfaueurdeuossubietscsleueycarcene
c11 seroit QUE temssperdulayantparplusisieursfoistaste
c12 leceste FF ectcueuclairement QUEL/QUIL neuouldroicthapar
c13 dersareputationattandu QUEL/QUIL cognoistquacrandpeine
c14 seroictiuobeyestanttouptce QUE iei VOUS puesescrepre
c15 QUE ecistefoissenon QUE iayauoidohe CE letetrealimperatrice
c16 ala QUE LL eiayauoifaictentandredei CE sartle?tantement
c17 quauepdessousesersafi LL oc QUE luyseresaiamaisbonfils
c18 lapriantdetenirlamainadce QUE lememareagese FF ectu
c19 leplustost QUEL/QUIL seroictpooiblela QUE LL ememadict QUE LL e VOUS
c20 remercyec QUE leplusieursraisonse LL e EST lientenuedecen
c21 QUE euousaquoye LL esemployeradecienloncuoiuc VOUS
c22 feraresponcela QUE LL ee LL emecai LL eraapres
# 記号 964 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 960 個(99.6%)
Reading

1569-09-10_reading.md

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(contributed/data/decoded_v149r.txt, v150l, v150r; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and
read sentence by sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, ℌ = n read as h, oe = ss, a/o = e,
Δ/a). The numeral 16, valued "ce" by the contributor, reads "vostre" throughout this letter to the King ("16 lettre",
"la feue royne 16 soeur", "16 dicte majesté", "madame Elysabeth 16 future espouse"). No contemporary decipherment of
this letter is known; no image check. Original spelling kept where the figures give
it; punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = unread; [∞] = the code for l'Empereur (transcribed "pi" alone);
[=ii] = the code read as the King of Spain (see the log of 1569-01-14). Round 2, 23 Oct 2026: view 150 left c14-c23 checked on
native-resolution crops (read/1569-09-10_reread_log.md): the code 18 and the code 20 ("zo") corrected where the
contributor read letters; Dz = con ([con]clusion, [con]ditions, [con]tanter, [con]servation); [H#] and [ffx-3y] are
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# 10 Sep 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the King, Vienna (BnF fr. 15919, views 149 right, 150 left and right)

[v149r] ⟨…⟩ que je debvois dire et remonstrer, ayant icelluy retardé en chemin pour estre ce courrier tumbé malade a
Solleurre, qui a esté cause que monsieur de Bellievre me l'a envoyée par ung des [?saultiers] ordinaires du [?dict] lieu, affin
qu'elle me fut apportée seurement. Suivant laquelle, apres avoir donné vostre lettre, ensemble celle de la Royne, […],
je luy ay dict que m'aviez [?commandé] de luy faire entendre que, quand envoyastes monseigneur le cardinal de Guise en
Espaigne [?pour] [?se] condouloir de la mort de la feue royne vostre soeur, luy [?commandastes] d'entandre du [=ii] quelle
estoict sa resolution sur le faict du mariaige qui se traictoit de vostredicte majesté et madame sa fille aisnée, lequel
de par avant [?il] avoict monstré avoir fort agreable, et declairé vouloir estre le mediateur et moyenneur; [?et que]
icelluy auroict faict responce audict sieur cardinal que les choses estoient changées par la mort de la royne sa femme,
et que, estant veuf, il avoict deliberé d'espouser sadicte fille aisnée, pour estre d'aage plus convenable a luy, et
qu'il auroict fort agreable et desireroit que vostredicte majesté fut contante d'espouser la seconde; sur ce, ayant
entandu despuis vostre intention, vous auroict prié de n'en riens mander a sa majesté de deça que premierement il n'y
eust envoyé ung courrier, car il s'asseuroit que tout le faict de ce mariaige seroit remis sur luy; et que despuis il
vous auroit faict entandre par monsieur de Fourquevaulx, vostre ambassadeur, qu'il luy avoict remis l'entiere
resolution du mariage de sa seconde fille, lequel il desiroit estre conclud et traicté devant luy en Espaigne; ce
qu'ayant vostre majesté entandu, elle auroit envoyé ample pouvoir audict sieur de Fourquevaulx de ce faire, et icelluy

[v150l] [?conclurre], encores que l'intention d'icelle fut de [?le veoir faire] de deça en la court de sa majesté; et qu'aurez
[?sceu que] ledict sieur de Fourquevaulx vous auroit faict entandre que l'ambassadeur de sadicte majesté luy auroict dict
qu'elle avoict deliberé d'envoyer dans ce moys de septembre ses deux filles a [?Gennes] pour s'embarquer, [?et] que madame
Elysabeth, vostre future espouse, demourast a Marseille, ou madame Marguerite, vostre soeur, s'embarqueroict pour aller
en Espaigne avec sa fille aisnée, [?et] de la tireroit apres en Portugal; de quoy vostredicte majesté avoit eu grand
plaisir, pour le desir qu'elle a que son mariaige se effectuast le plus tost que il se pourroit; luy faisant entandre que
n'aviez envoyé personnaige de qualité pour demander sa fille, ainsi qu'il s'est tousjours observé en semblables choses,
pour [con]tanter [H#], lequel vous asseuroict que telle estoict sa volunté. Il m'a dict qu'il n'a pas tenu a luy que les mariages ne se soient accomplis, lesquelz il tient pour faictz, et que ceste longueur n'est [?de] sa coulpe, mais que [ffx-3y] n'a jamais escript resoluement de la [con]clusion, ains a tousjours [?proposé] quelques [con]ditions, lesquelles il falloit resouldre devant que de partir ses filles; qu'il luy despeschera
maintenant ung courrier pour [?cest] effect, jusques au retour duquel il ne veult prandre resolution sur ledict partement; toutesfois qu'il pense que
le tout, le moys de novembre au plus tard, le tout en sera resolu, [?et] qu'il vous envoyera bientost ung de ses
gentilzhommes [pour] [vous] faire [?entendre] la bonne volunté qu'il [?vous] porte; me promettant de me dire en confiance d'ou
provient icelle longueur qu'a esté cause du retardement de l'accomplissement des mariages, ce que j'attandray le veoir,
ce qu'il me dira; de quoy, si je veois estre chose

[v150r] d'importance, je ne faillray advertir vostredicte majesté par homme expres, que luy despescheray. Cependant j'ay
voullu envoyer ledict [?saultier] avec la presente, affin qu'elle ne demourast en peine. […] je ne suis voullu entrer en
propos avec [∞ l'Empereur] de ce qu'il vous a pleu [?me] commander par vostredicte instruction touchant quelque traicté [?pour]
la conservation de [?vostre] estat, par ce que je suis asseuré que ce eust esté vous descouvrir sans en tirer aucun fruict;
[?aussi] de ne le prier de donner ordre qu'il n'aille aucun secours d'Allemaigne en faveur de vos subjectz eslevés, car
ce ne seroit que temps perdu, l'ayant par plusieurs fois tasté [sur] cest effect, [?veu] clairement qu'il ne vouldroict
hazarder sa reputation, attandu qu'il cognoist qu'a grand peine seroict il obey. Estant tout ce que je vous puis
escripre pour ceste fois, sinon que j'ay aussi donné vostre lettre a l'Imperatrice, a laquelle j'ay aussi faict entandre
de vostre part le contantement qu'avez d'espouser sa fille, et que luy serez a jamais bon filz, la priant de tenir la
main a ce que le mariage se effectue le plus tost qu'il seroict possible; laquelle m'a dict qu'elle vous remercye, et que
[?pour] plusieurs raisons elle est tenue de ce [?faire] envers vous, a quoy elle s'employera de bien bon coeur, [?et] vous
fera responce, laquelle elle me baillera apres ⟨…⟩
Translation

1569-09-10_en.md

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# 10 Sep 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the King, Vienna

[v149r] ⟨…⟩ which I was to say and represent, it having been delayed on the way because this courier fell ill at
Solothurn, which was the reason why Monsieur de Bellièvre sent it to me by one of the ordinary [?couriers] of the [?said] place, so that it
should be brought to me safely. In accordance with it, after delivering your letter together with the Queen's, […], I told
him that you had [?ordered] me to let him know that, when you sent Monseigneur the Cardinal of Guise to Spain to [?offer]
condolences on the death of the late Queen your sister, you [?ordered] him to learn from [the King of Spain] what his
decision was on the marriage being negotiated between Your said Majesty and Madame his [the Emperor's] eldest daughter,
which he had earlier shown he found very agreeable, and declared he wished to be its mediator and go-between; [?and that]
he had answered the said Cardinal that things were changed by the death of the Queen his wife, and that, being a widower,
he had decided to marry the said eldest daughter, as being of an age more suitable to him, and that he would find it very
agreeable and would wish Your said Majesty to be content to marry the second; thereupon, having since learnt your
intention, he had begged you to send nothing of it to His Majesty here until he had first sent a courier, for he was sure
that the whole matter of this marriage would be left to him; and that since then he had let you know through Monsieur de
Fourquevaux, your ambassador, that he [the Emperor] had left to him the entire decision on the marriage of his second
daughter, which he wished to be concluded and negotiated before him in Spain; which Your Majesty having heard, you had
sent ample powers to the said Sieur de Fourquevaux to do this, and he

[v150l] [?to conclude it], although your intention was [?to see it done] here at His Majesty's court; and that you will [?have learnt
that] the said Sieur de Fourquevaux had let you know that His said Majesty's ambassador had told him that he had decided
to send his two daughters this month of September to [?Genoa] to take ship, and that Madame Elisabeth, your future wife,
should stay at Marseille, where Madame Marguerite, your sister, would embark to go to Spain with his eldest daughter, and
from there would go on to Portugal; at which Your said Majesty had been very pleased, for the wish you have that your
marriage should take effect as soon as possible; letting him know that you had not sent a person of rank to ask for his
daughter, as has always been observed in such matters, in order to [satisfy] [H#], who assured you that such was his will. He told me
that it has not been his fault that the marriages have not been accomplished, which he holds as done, and that this delay is not [?of] his fault, but that [ffx-3y] has never written resolutely about the conclusion, but has always [?proposed] some conditions, which had to be settled before his daughters left; that he will now send him a courier [?for this] purpose, until whose return he will not take a decision on the said
departure; nevertheless he thinks that the whole will be settled in the month of November at the latest, and that he
will soon send you one of his gentlemen to let you know the good will he bears you; promising to tell me in confidence
where this delay comes from which has caused the postponement of the marriages, which I shall wait to see, what he will
tell me; of which, if I see it to be a matter

[v150r] of importance, I shall not fail to inform Your said Majesty by a special messenger, whom I shall send. Meanwhile I
wanted to send the said [?courier] with this letter, so that you should not remain in anxiety. […] I did not want to
enter into talk with [the Emperor] about what you were pleased to command me by your said instruction concerning some treaty [?for] the preservation of your state, because I am sure that it would have been to reveal yourself without
drawing any fruit from it; [?also] not to ask him to give orders that no help should go from Germany in favour of your
risen subjects, for it would only be time lost, having sounded him several times [on] this point, [?seeing] clearly that
he would not wish to hazard his reputation, given that he knows that he would hardly be obeyed. This being all that I can write to you for this time, except that I have also given your letter to the Empress, to whom I have also conveyed on
your behalf the contentment you have in marrying her daughter, and that you will forever be a good son to her, begging
her to lend a hand so that the marriage may take effect as soon as possible; she told me that she thanks you, and that
for several reasons she is bound to [?do] this towards you, in which she will employ herself very willingly, and will
answer you, and will give me the answer afterwards ⟨…⟩

1 Oct 1569 (date conjectural), to the Queen Mother (v155r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 1 Oct 1569 (date conjectural), during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The siege of Poitiers; Saint Martin's day.

Transcription

transcription_v155r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ155の右(1569年10月1日、Passome?、王妃宛「du comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ155の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(ap_L01–ap_L22)。冒頭「Madame」の後の抹消は書いていない。記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。三角 ▲ は tri(i)、ℌ は 3n(n)、3 に似た尾つきは 3y(y)、ループつきの y 形は文脈で v(s)か 3p(p)。
c01: q9 ++ fu v // q9 -| a 3y f a fu q9 a ++ tri -| n o T vbar -| a // vd 3y C o pi a 3n vbar
c02: a T fx p // tri -| n 3y o 3p // -| fx a =ll o =22 q9 ++ fu v // 3y a 3n q9 ++ 3y a 3p // -| vd ++ 3n L ++ vd pi a =22 .La
c03: b a v o T fx L // 3y C o vbar -| a 1 3p tri a T vd a P fu 3p // H# a P a fx o =22 vd a T fx -| tri v q9 a 3y f // -|
c04: C // =16 b fu q9 tri 3n m vbar L q9 tri fx vbar tri a T pi o b fu pi ++ tri v P // ++ q9 T vbar b a -| 3n tri o beta .Dao
c05: .moy b a |- fu ++ 3y 3n a q9 3p ++ q9 fu // 3n vbar // 3p -| a T o 3n vbar a T fx -| tri 3p -| a // q9 vbar -| a fx L ++ v a
c06: x ++ -| v =22 tri a T fx // 3y // q9 fu -| // 3y =22 vd a H# tri a fu -| v b a fx L // 3n vbar ++ s // 3y n q9 // 3n a
c07: m // ++ 3n vbar x // 1 fx vbar C -| // 3n b a tri 3n T vbar // f fx a C o vd 3y // q9 // 3n fu // 3n fx a -| C o v vd // -| tri // m a v
c08: .Day .Dao .La C o T =22 fu 3y vbar ++ q9 vbar a T x ++ tri v 3n // q9 -| ++ tri a 3n vbar o f fx ++ -| a v -| tri a 3n v T fx a fu
c09: beta a T ++ fu C b -| a T tri 3n ++ f |- fu ++ 3n // o fs // 3n b -| // C o fx ++ q9 =rr tri a -| =22 tri a 1 =mm // 3y a T fx -| tri
c10: 3p vbar =22 pi // b a -| 3n tri a -| o vd a 3n vbar b a v o T fx L o a 3n o T v // tri m 3n a C a =22 fu 3n a
c11: T fx // q9 -| ++ tri fx vbar a T vbar -| o 3p C fu T vbar fx v vbar |- fu // C // T // tri 3n fx vbar vd // -| vbar tri 3n fx vbar o
c12: 3p -| ++ fx L // tri 3n a b a -| u vbar ++ q9 -| .Dao .Dao .La tri // 3y b tri fx vbar // pi fx a =22 vd // q9 a 3y
c13: a T fx -| tri 3p vbar b a C o T vbar // fs b a v // x 1 3y v b fu pi P ++ 3n vbar tri fu // o T vbar a x ++ -| vbar
c14: // tri T a vd a T pi o vd a 3n vbar =22 q9 ++ 3y x ++ -| fx a v T ++ tri a 3n vbar o f T a vd 4 C o C a =22 fu
c15: vd // P tri fx vbar =23 // a fu 3n ++ q9 fu a =ll o v =22 q9 ++ 3p a s o vd 3y v ++ 3n vbar C a fu o C o T tri a m o
c16: b a P o q9 // 3n vbar 3p ++ tri vbar tri vbar tri a -| v n b a T tri -| a P a 3n vbar // 3n b -| a =22 fu fx L o vd tri 3n tri fu 3p
c17: ++ 3n vbar 3p -| tri 3n v n // q9 H# 1 =23 3n // 11 P q9 tri T =23 fx a x // fx o // q9 fx fu 3n a C o q9 f b a
c18: m a 3n v a 3n // =ll o vd // tri m 3n a vbar ++ q9 vbar a T x ++ tri v =23 a T vbar // q9 tri T a =23 3y // 3p C fu T tri
c19: a 1 q9 -| v tri 3n vbar a =ll tri m o f fx a v P o T =22 =ll o T tri 1 q9 T =22 v // fx a T vbar L o 1 q9 -| a tri fu 3n a
c20: fx o T vbar -| tri a 3n v b a T fx ++ q9 fu a -| vbar tri fu vd ++ 3n T vbar -| a // q9 ++ tri -| m -| // 3n b .La
c21: b a T tri -| P a q9 ++ tri -| pi L ++ -| v b a fx a v vbar -| ++ q9 fx C o v .Il .ti .ol
# 暗号はここまで(ap_L21 の行末に無効字「Il ti ol」、ap_L22 は平文「Ne se presentant autre chose …」)。ŧŧ(H#)は c03「pa(ss)e」c17「a(ss)is」で ss と読める。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v155r.txt

c01 uousaureyneuueoircestreamylement
c02 esclaircyeparce LL e QUE uousayenuoyeparmonhomme QUE
c03 deseschayletreipiesmedupaoedece QUE mescrisueynar
c04 la CE duuingthuictiesmedumoisdaoustdernier
c05 dequoyneupouuantapresentescripreautrechose
c06 fors QUE iescayauuray QUE meoieursdechantohaycuane
c07 gaontfaictlrandeinstancelemyauanuancerlesmariages
c08 les QUE uytoutesfoisnauroientencoresrienssceu
c09 resouldresinonquonaetandralecou RR ier QUE iei MM ayescri
c10 pt QUE madernierementdesescheenessaignele QUE une
c11 scauroictestreplustcstqualasainctmartincte
c12 prochainederotouriaydictamce QUE mauey
c13 escriptdelestatdesafiysdumdontiuaestefort
c14 aisemesmement QUE uoyforcessoientensemblele QUE u
c15 madict QUEL/QUIL aeunouue LL es QUE uopehemysontleuelesiege
c16 dedeuantpoititierscdesiredentandre QUE ucheminiup
c17 ontprinscauoi QUEL/QUIL naaduis QUEL/QUIL cefaceaucuneleunde
c18 gensena LL emaignetoutesfois QUEL/QUIL estauise QUEL/QUIL yaplusi
c19 eiursinte LL igencesdes QUE LL esiius QUE sacestheiureiune
c20 cestriensdescouuertiumonstreauoirgrand
c21 desirdeuoirmhorsdecestroucles
# 記号 872 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 872 個(100.0%)
Reading

1569-10-01_reading.md

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(contributed/data/decoded_v155r.txt; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and read sentence by
sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, ℌ = n read as h, oe = ss, a/o = e; 16 = vostre). No
contemporary decipherment of this letter is known; no image check. Original spelling kept where the figures give it;
punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = unread; [∞] = the code for le Roy / l'Empereur (transcribed "pi"
where it stands alone), by sense. -->

# 1 Oct 1569 (date conjectural), Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna (BnF fr. 15919, view 155 right)

[v155r] Vous aurez peu veoir estre amplement esclaircye par celle que vous ay envoyée par mon homme, que despeschay le
treiziesme du passé, de ce que m'escripvez par la vostre du vingt huictiesme du mois d'aoust dernier; de quoy, ne
pouvant a present escripre autre chose, fors que je sçay au vray que messieurs de Chantonnay et Vanega ont faict grande instance […] pour faire avancer les mariages, lesquelz toutesfois n'auroient encores riens sceu resouldre, sinon qu'on attendra le
courrier que je vous ay escript que [∞ l'Empereur] a dernierement despesché en Espaigne, lequel ne sçauroict estre plus
tost qu'a la sainct Martin prochaine de retour. J'ay dict a [∞ l'Empereur] ce que m'avez escript de l'estat des [?affaires] du [ϖ], dont il a esté fort aise, mesmement que vos forces soient ensemble; lequel m'a dict qu'il a eu nouvelles que vos
ennemys ont levé le siege de devant Poictiers, et desire d'entandre quel chemin ilz ont prins; aussi qu'il n'a advis qu'il
se face aucune levée de gens en Allemaigne; toutesfois qu'il est advisé qu'il y a plusieurs intelligences, desquelles
jusques a ceste heure il n'en est riens descouvert. Il monstre avoir grand desir de veoir [∞ le Roy] hors de ces troubles.
Translation

1569-10-01_en.md

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# 1 Oct 1569 (date conjectural), Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna

[v155r] You will have been able to see fully explained, in the letter I sent you by my man whom I dispatched on
the thirteenth of last month, what you write to me in yours of the twenty-eighth of the month of August last; of which,
being unable to write anything else at present, except that I know for certain that Messieurs de Chantonnay and Vanega (Venegas) have pressed hard […] to have the marriages advanced, who however have not yet been able to settle anything, except that the
courier will be awaited whom, as I wrote to you, [the Emperor] lately sent to Spain, who cannot be back before next
Martinmas. I told [the Emperor] what you wrote to me of the state of the [?affairs] of [ϖ] (the King), at which he was very glad, especially
that your forces are together; he told me that he has had news that your enemies have raised the siege before Poitiers,
and wishes to learn what road they have taken; also that he has no report of any levy of men being made in Germany;
nevertheless he is informed that there are several intrigues, of which nothing has so far been discovered. He shows a
great wish to see [the King] out of these troubles.

15 Oct 1569 (date conjectural), to the Queen Mother (v161r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 15 Oct 1569 (date conjectural), during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The English ambassador; movements of troops in Germany.

Transcription

transcription_v161r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ161の右(1569年10月15日?、Passome?、王妃宛「du comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ161の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(ar_L01–ar_L10 と at_L01–at_L02)。前の平文の結び「… autre chose digne de vous escripre」の後に無効字「Il ti ol」。記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。三角 ▲ は tri(i)、ℌ は 3n(n)、3 に似た尾つきは 3y(y)、ループつきの y 形は文脈で v(s)か 3p(p)。
c01: .Il .ti .ol T tri 3n ++ f =22 a // 3y
c02: 3p -| tri a pi b a vd o P a -| a T tri C // ffx fx a q9 |- fu a beta C // H# a vd 4 fu lf =22 fx a
c03: vbar tri a 3n fs // L o -| x ++ beta vbar T a vbar -| // tri fx vbar o fx L ++ T a =22 3p |- fu tri H# o vbar ++ q9 -| 3n a -|
c04: // q9 3p -| tri a tri fu b tri fx a b fu tri .Dao .moy C o =22 fu vd // P tri fx vbar =23 3n // o 3n vbar // f b fu
c05: -| tri a 3n v b // P 1 q9 // 3n vbar // tri m a b a fx o =23 vd // q9 ++ tri vbar P a -| 3n tri o beta o vd a 3n vbar
c06: P 1 fx vbar x ++ -| v =22 C // vd 4 // H# // b a fu -| b a C // -| ++ 3y 3n a P // 3n m C o vbar a =rr o
c07: 3p a -| T 1 q9 // b a vbar // 3n vbar =23 3p a 1 q9 C vbar C o v 3p -| tri 3n fx a v 3p -| ++ fs a T vbar // 3n v b a
c08: 3n a // 4 // 3n b ++ s a -| q9 ++ 3p a s o vd 3y v 1 C P a C o T v a fx ++ q9 -| tri beta v -| ++ vd a vbar
c09: fs // 3n vbar =22 =ll a C o x a -| // 11 q9 H# tri b a T ++ 3n fx ++ T vbar a vd // tri T =23 3n // 11 b fu tri v
c10: =23 fx a x // fx o a 3n fx ++ -| a v // q9 fx fu 3n -| a vd q9 o pi a 3n vbar P // -| vd a v a 3n // =ll a
c11: pi // tri m 3n a ++ fu tri fu // b ++ s a C H# 3n ++ -| b a b a T vbar -| fx o // b fu a -| vbar 3y b a fx o |- fu ++ 3n
c12: 3y -| a vd q9 a -| // .Dao .Il .ti .ol
# 暗号はここまで(at_L02 の頭に無効字「pav(Dao)Il ti ol」、続きは平文「Lon dessus Mercredy … la Chambre …」)。c11 の「ŧŧ」(H#)は「a(ss)embler」の位置で ss と読める。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v161r.txt

c01 sinon QUE eay
c02 priemdemederesilatceuquerlaoembup QUE ce
c03 tientaherfortsetraictechose QUE pquioetourner
c04 auprieiudiceduile QUE umadict QUEL/QUIL naentandu
c05 riensdadiuantaigedece QUEL/QUIL mauoitdernierement
c06 dictfors QUE lambaoadeurdelaroynedanglete RR e
c07 persiuadetant QUEL/QUIL peiultlesprincesprotestansde
c08 neabandoheruopehemysildelessecourirsromet
c09 tant QUE LL eleferaauoidesoncostemais QUEL/QUIL naaduis
c10 QUEL/QUIL cefaceencoresaucunremuementdarmesena LL e
c11 maigneouiuadohelonordedestrceaduertydecequon
c12 yremuera
# 記号 422 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 422 個(100.0%)
Reading

1569-10-15_reading.md

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(contributed/data/decoded_v161r.txt; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and read sentence by
sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, ℌ = n read as h, oe = ss, a/o = e). No contemporary
decipherment of this letter is known; no image check. Original spelling kept where the figures give it; punctuation
added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = unread; [∞] = the code for l'Empereur (transcribed "pi" where it stands alone). -->

# 15 Oct 1569 (date conjectural), Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna (BnF fr. 15919, view 161 right)

[v161r] ⟨…⟩ sinon que j'ay prié [∞ l'Empereur] de me dire s'il a sceu que [en] l'assemblée qui se tient a Erfort se
traicte chose qui puisse tourner au prejudice du [ϖ]. Lequel m'a dict qu'il n'a entandu riens davantaige de ce qu'il
m'avoit dernierement dict, fors que l'ambassadeur de la royne d'Angleterre persuade tant qu'il peult les princes
protestans de ne abandonner vos ennemys, et de les secourir, promettant qu'elle le fera aussi de son costé; mais qu'il
n'a advis qu'il se face encores aucun remuement d'armes en Allemaigne, ou il a donné bon ordre d'estre adverty de ce
qu'on y remuera.
Translation

1569-10-15_en.md

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# 15 Oct 1569 (date conjectural), Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna

[v161r] ⟨…⟩ except that I asked [the Emperor] to tell me whether he had learnt that anything is being negotiated [at]
the assembly being held at Erfurt that might turn to the prejudice of [ϖ] (the King). He told me that he has heard nothing more
than what he had lately told me, except that the Queen of England's ambassador is persuading the Protestant princes as
hard as he can not to abandon your enemies, and to help them, promising that she will do the same on her side; but that
he has no report that any stirring of arms is yet being made in Germany, where he has given good orders to be informed of
whatever is stirred there.

20 Oct 1569, to the King (v159r) read in part

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the King, Vienna, 20 Oct 1569, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): Assembly of Protestant princes and a defensive league; England's ambassador.

Builds coherent sentences, but under the read bar of 95% of words read as sense (94% here); the holes are marked in the reading.

Transcription

transcription_v159r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ159の右(1569年10月20日、Passome?、国王宛「du comte de Fiesque au Roy」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ159の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(aq_L01–aq_L12。aq_L01 は平文)。前の平文の結び「… une bonne fin a ceste guerre」の後に無効字「Il ti ol」。記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。三角 ▲ は tri(i)、ℌ は 3n(n)、3 に似た尾つきは 3y(y)、ループつきの y 形は文脈で v(s)か 3p(p)。
c01: .Il .ti .ol 1 C b a 3p fu tri v =23 // a 3n vbar // f P q9 =22 C o v ? 3p -| ++ vbar a T vbar // 3n T a vbar
c02: lf fu fu T tri a fu -| v // q9 C vbar -| a v b a C a fu beta -| a =ll tri m a + 3n x ++ 3n vbar q9 3n a // H# o vd
c03: fx fu L // C o -| x ++ beta vbar .Dao .moy C o vbar -| // tri fx vbar a -| q9 3n a C tri m fu a b o =ss a 3n T tri q9 a
c04: fx -| // tri m 3n // f v P a T vbar -| o // H# // tri C tri v 3p C // =22 =ll a C o fx ++ vd vbar a ? o C o fx L // H# u
c05: 3p fu fu v =22 3n 1 q9 fu P a v // q9 vbar -| a v .Dao .La 1 C =22 C // -| ++ 3y 3n a P // 3n m C o vbar a =rr a
c06: 3y // T ++ 3n // vd 4 // H# // b a q9 fu beta // tri fu 1 4 // 3p -| a v =23 a 3n vbar // f b -| a fx o =22 ++ 3n 3y .Day
c07: P a -| C tri C a -| o beta // P ++ 3n vbar tri fu vd // 3p -| ++ vd tri v pi // b 1 q9 tri T a -| 1 C vd // 11 q9 H# tri C
c08: b tri fx vbar |- fu a 3n fx ++ -| a v =22 |- fu a fu |- q9 fu 3n m C // 3y vbar // b q9 a -| vbar 3y =23 T a x // tri T ++ 1 vbar
c09: C o 1 q9 lf b a m o 3n v =22 o // =ll a beta a 3n x -| // f n o =23 3n 3y // q9 C n fu 3n x ++ f b a vd o 3n vbar
c10: 1 C =23 // b ++ s a T tri C H# 3n ++ beta b -| a =22 T tri fu a 3n 1 4 =22 fu =22 fx L H# 3p a =23 a 3n T a -| //
c11: // b fu a -| vbar 3y .Il .ti .ol
# 暗号はここまで(aq_L12 の頭、続きは平文「L'Empereur me donna hier …」)。この手でも ŧŧ(H#)は ss(c04 assaillis、c06 ambassadeur)、ff 形(=ss)は c03「deffensive」で ff と読める。形の名前はそのままにした。c01・c05 の「Ħ」に似た三重の十字(?)は名付けられなかった。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v159r.txt

c01 ildepuis QUEL/QUIL aentandu QUE les[?]protestanset
c02 puusieursaultresdeleurre LL igeonfontuneaoem
c03 cuhalerfortletraicteruneliguede SS ensiue
c04 craignansdestreaoailispla QUE LL elecomte[?]elechaoo
c05 puus QUE niuudesautresil QUE laroynedanglete RR e
c06 yasonambaoadeuuraiuibapres QUEL/QUIL entandrece QUE ony
c07 derlilereradontiumapromismadiuiserilmaauoil
c08 dictquencores QUE queuquunglaytaduerty QUEL/QUIL sefaisoit
c09 leiupdegens QUE ea LL erenfrance QUEL/QUIL nyaulcunfondement
c10 il QUEL/QUIL adohesilonordre QUE siuenib QUE u QUE chope QUEL/QUIL ensera
c11 aduerty
# 記号 425 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 423 個(99.5%)
Reading

1569-10-20_reading.md

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(contributed/data/decoded_v159r.txt; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and read sentence by
sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, ℌ = n read as h, oe = ss, a/o = e). No contemporary
decipherment of this letter is known; one image check (view 159 right, lines c01-c02). Original spelling kept where the
figures give it; punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = unread. -->

# 20 Oct 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the King, Vienna (BnF fr. 15919, view 159 right)

[v159r] ⟨… a ceste guerre.⟩ Et depuis qu'il a entandu que les [?p]rotestans et plusieurs aultres de leur
religion font une assem[?blée] [?a] Erfort pour traicter une ligue deffensive, craignans d'estre assaillis par […] le
comte […] plus que nul des autres. Il [dict] que la royne d'Angleterre y a son ambassadeur, il est apres pour entandre ce qu'on y deliberera, dont il m'a promis m'adviser. Il m'a aussi dict qu'encores que quelqu'ung l'ayt adverty qu'il se
faisoit [?levée] de gens pour aller en France, qu'il n'y [a] aulcun fondement; et qu'il a donné si bon ordre que s'il en est quelque chose, qu'il en sera adverty.
Translation

1569-10-20_en.md

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# 20 Oct 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the King, Vienna

[v159r] ⟨… to this war.⟩ And since he has heard that the Protestants and several others of their
religion are holding an assembly [?at] Erfurt to negotiate a defensive league, fearing to be attacked by […] Count […]
more than by any of the others. He [says] that the Queen of England has her ambassador there, who is about to learn what is decided there, of which he has promised to inform me. He also told me that, although someone had informed him that a levy
of men was being made to go to France, there is no foundation for it; and that he has given such good orders that if there is anything he will be informed of it.

29 Oct 1569, to the King (f158)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the King, Vienna, 29 Oct 1569, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): After the victory (taken to be Moncontour), the Emperor offers to mediate.

Transcription

transcription_f158.txt

# BnF fr.15919 f.158r(「29 octob. 1569 Vienne」「du comte de Fiesque au Roy」。本文は Sire で始まる)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ163の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py で作った(行をたどって傾きを補う)。
# 記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ(⊢=|-、t 形=fx、太い+=+、⊣=-|)。「ıg」は q9 とした。
# c01 の前は平文「Sire, Jay receu vos lres du … et … de ce moys.」
c01: .Il .ri .ol // fu a n C // fx ++ v f a
c02: b a C // 4 a T v ++ 3n fx a |- fu // q9 a v x // tri fx vbar // pi // q9 |- fu a fu tri // 3n b tri fx vbar
c03: .par .moy fx ++ vd pi a q9 a T vbar tri a v f beta a T vbar // v 11 -| vbar tri beta =20 // =ll a -| vbar -| ++ 3n
c04: fu a beta =16 fx // vd v =20 v ++ ptil -| T q9 a fu -| a C o x -| q9 a fx vbar b a C // q9 a fx vbar ++ tri -| a
c05: =22 P tri a fu q9 // P ++ s lf ++ T a beta ++ 3n vbar beta H# q9 v C o T v -| tri vd fx tri f // q9 ptil P T a tri m
c06: 3n a ptil -| v =10 fx // v f a vbar // tri 3n a v b a =16 -| ++ 3n // fu pi a .Dav .La // q9 a fx C o T =22 ptil
c07: v -| // 3n b -| a v |- fu a fu =22 4 ++ s a beta a T H# fu fu vbar a fx f =10 vd a v pi o v T ptil -| C ++ K
c08: =23 q9 ++ ptil v // x // 1 fx vbar b o T a q9 ++ fu =ll ++ tri -| a vd v C ++ tri a -| // vbar -| // tri fx vbar a -| C
c09: =22 ptil =22 4 H# s a v // fx tri x 3n a fx 11 vbar tri ++ 3n T q9 -| C o v vbar beta ++ q9 C ptil u v =22 3n .Il
c10: T ++ 3n vbar =10 z C vd // q9 a v Dz vd // 3n b a P a C o -| a vd o -| fx tri a -| + tri a 3n x ++ -|
c11: b a C // b a vd ++ T vbar -| // vbar tri ++ 3n =23 x // tri fx vbar P // q9 ++ tri -| vbar ++ q9 T tri H# q9 -| v
c12: a 3n T tri f m fu C tri a -| o beta o Dz pi // 3n b 11 vbar tri ++ f C o C tri a 3n v -| ++ q9 x 1 vbar =10
c13: q9 vbar tri p 1 vbar a P a =16 -| ++ 3n // q9 vd a =10 =22 fx ++ pi a T v ++ 3n P -| tri a v b a v // -| a tri
c14: C rho // q9 a fx vbar tri fx 3n o f vbar ++ q9 vbar fx a =22 C fu 3n vbar ++ ptil fx L o -| // .Dav .Day C a =22 fu
c15: vd // P tri fx vbar =23 3n a T o v vbar pi a q9 // vd a vbar beta beta a // q9 // 3n vbar fx a v // -| vbar 3n
c16: =22 =20 q9 3n a T tri 3n fx a beta o // q9 a fx vbar tri fx f =10 z beta // 3n b P a T a -| =23 // P a q9 .par
c17: q9 a ++ tri -| P a C tri ptil -| a b a fx o T vbar a m fu a v v o tri 3n vbar a T fs a 3n a vd a T pi o
c18: vd a 3n vbar // fx a T vbar L o q9 beta a =23 3n // q9 -| 11 fx a T vbar a T vbar -| ++ tri vbar C tri a 3n b a =16
c19: pi // beta tri 11 m a // q9 a fx T // x tri =ll o T ++ pp -| // 3n vbar b a =13 fs ++ q9 vbar fx a =22 T a -|
c20: a 3n T ++ 3n v ++ q9 ptil ++ tri -| a T vbar // 3n vbar a f C // vd a T pi o ++ v f tri 3n 1 ++ f =23 // vbar ++ ptil
c21: tri ++ ptil -| v a T vbar o =22 a 3n fx o =22 v ++ q9 =rr tri a v -| a vd o P tri a -| // q9 a n P ++ ptil v
c22: fx a q9 -| =22 3n 3y ptil v tri a v b a beta tri m fu a fu -| o T vbar // 3n vbar -| ++ 3n 3n // vbar q9 -| a fu u
c23: fs ++ fu T tri H# ptil -| v T vbar fx 1 a 3n // 3n pi a b a fx a v T q9 fx tri a fx vbar v .Il .ri .ol
# 暗号はここまで。続く平文:Il luy ay dict que depuis la victoire …(目視)
# 2026-10-20:初めは ß を =ss と書いたが、guerre・heure・mariage の位置で r になるので beta(Tomokiyo の β=r)に直した。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_f158.txt

c01 aueclacosne
c02 delabessoncequauesfaictamauqueuiandict
c03 commeuestiesnrestasartir POUR a LL ertron
c04 uer CE cams POUR soursueurelefruectdelauectoire
c05 QUE dieuuadohposerontrouslessrimcinauudseig
c06 neurs ET casnetainesde CE ronaumeauecles QUE u
c07 srandresqueu QUE boheresouutecn ET mesmessurlo?
c08 QUEL/QUIL uousafaictdeseuou LL oiremsloieratraicterl
c09 QUE u QUE bohesacifnecationsurlestrouluos QUE n
c10 sont ET glmaues?mandedeleremercieroienfor
c11 delademostration QUEL/QUIL faictdauoirtousiours
c12 ensingulierere?mandationleliensroufit ET
c13 utilitede CE ronaume ET QUE comessondriesdesarei
c14 leauecticnentoutce QUE luntoucherale QUE u
c15 madict QUEL/QUIL nesestmeuametrreauantcesartn
c16 QUE POUR unesincereauecticn ET granddeser QUEL/QUIL adeu
c17 ueoirdeliuredecesteguesseintestenemesme
c18 mentacestheure QUEL/QUIL nauracestestroitliende CE
c19 mariageauecsafi LL eso FF rantde FAIRE toutce QUE ser
c20 ensonsouuoirestantenlamesmeosninion QUEL/QUIL atou
c21 iourseste QUE ence QUE sou RR iesremedierauecdous
c22 ceur QUE nyusiesderigueurestantronnatureuo
c23 tousioursstcienanmedecessuciects
# 記号 846 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 843 個(99.6%)

Decryption: READING.en.md

Reading

1569-10-29_reading.md

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(contributed/data/decoded_f158.txt; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and read sentence by
sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, n/y in "ronaume" = royaume, a/o = e) and 16 = vostre.
Checked against the contributor's line readings in contributed/docs/READING.en.md (f. 158r), which agree where they
read; they were not used as a source. No contemporary decipherment of this letter is known; no image check. Original
spelling kept where the figures give it; punctuation added. [?word] = partly carried; […] = unread; [∞] = the code for
l'Empereur (transcribed "pi" where it stands alone). -->

# 29 Oct 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the King, Vienna (BnF fr. 15919, f. 158r, view 163 right)

[f158r] ⟨…⟩ avec la [?copie] de la responce qu'avez faicte a [∞ l'Empereur], auquel j'ay dict comme vous estiez prest
a partir pour aller trouver vostre camp, pour poursuivre le fruict de la victoire que Dieu vous a donnée, [?ou] seront tous les principaulx seigneurs et cappitaines de vostre royaume, avec lesquelz prandre quelque bonne resolution; et mesmes sur
l'[?offre] qu'il vous a faict de se vouloir employer a traicter quelque bonne pacification sur les troubles qui sont; et
[que] m'avez commandé de le remercier bien fort de la demonstration qu'il faict d'avoir tousjours en singuliere
recommandation le bien, prouffit et utilité de vostre royaume, et que [vous] respondriez de pareille affection en tout ce
qui l'en touchera. Lequel m'a dict qu'il ne s'est meu a mettre en avant ce party que pour une sincere affection et grand
desir qu'il a de [vous] veoir delivré de ceste guerre intestine, et mesmement a ceste heure qu'il n'aura [que] ceste
estroicte liaison de vostre mariage avec sa fille, s'offrant de faire tout ce que sera en son pouvoir; estant en la
mesme opinion qu'il a tousjours esté, que en ce que pourriez remedier avec douceur, que n'y usiez de rigueur, estant
[?de] nature vo[…] tousjours [?si bien] aymé de ces subjectz.
Translation

1569-10-29_en.md

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# 29 Oct 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the King, Vienna

[f158r] ⟨…⟩ with the [?copy] of the answer you made to [the Emperor], whom I told how you were ready to leave to join
your camp, to pursue the fruit of the victory that God has given you, [?where] all the principal lords [will be] and captains of your
kingdom, with whom to take some good decision; and also about the [?offer] he made you to be willing to employ himself to
negotiate some good pacification of the present troubles; and [that] you commanded me to thank him very warmly for the
demonstration he gives of always holding in singular regard the good, profit and advantage of your kingdom, and that
[you] would answer with like affection in everything that concerns him. He told me that he was moved to put forward this
course only by a sincere affection and great desire to see [you] delivered from this civil war, and especially now that
he will have this close bond of your marriage with his daughter, offering to do everything in his power; being of the
same opinion he has always been, that where you could remedy things with gentleness you should not use rigour, being
[?by] nature [your …] always [?so well] loved by these subjects.

4 Nov 1569, to the Queen Mother (v168r)

Scipion de Fiesque, French envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian II, to the Queen Mother, Vienna, 4 Nov 1569, during the negotiation of Charles IX's marriage with Elisabeth of Austria. Contents (conjectural, from the contributor's page list): The courier; the answer; ceremonies of the marriage.

Transcription

transcription_v168r.txt

# BnF fr.15919 コマ168の右(1569年11月4日、Vienne、王妃宛「du comte de Fiesque a la Reyne」)暗号部分の書き起こし(2026-10-20、目視。確定ではない)
# 画像:Gallica btv1b90573568 コマ168の右(原寸)。行の画像は src/trackline.py(as_L04–as_L10 と au_L01。as_L01–L03 は平文)。前の平文の結び「… les particularités de la victoire … au Roy son Seigneur」の後に無効字「Il ti ol」。記号名と十字形の扱いは transcription_f039r.txt と同じ。三角 ▲ は tri(i)、ℌ は 3n(n)、3 に似た尾つきは 3y(y)、ループつきの y 形は文脈で v(s)か 3p(p)。
c01: .Il .ti .ol tri // 3y -| a vbar a 3n fu .La .Day C o fx ++ q9 =rr tri a -| =22 o q9 H# fu v vd // 3n b a beta .moy
c02: 3p // -| fu fu 3y C // -| a T 3p ++ 3n fx u =22 pi a x o -| // arrow T 1 q9 -| fx a =22 tri o fu ptil 3y // 3y b a vd // 3n
c03: P o vbar ++ q9 n L // 3n vbar fx a =22 vd a T fx beta a f q9 a 3y P a T fx o -| tri pi ++ 3n tri a v =23 a 3n .La
c04: fs // 3n P =22 fx o x // n a 3y f vbar // q9 pi // -| tri 11 m a // H# tri f =22 3y -| o 3n tri a 3y .Dao .moy
c05: -| a T ++ C fu vbar tri ++ 3n P 3y a 3n fu ++ 3y o beta vbar a fu f a -| T ++ s // tri z a =23 // 3p f // -| vbar tri a f
c06: b -| // .Dao .La C o =22 fu vd // P tri fx vbar =23 vd a 3n -| // f P -| // 4 tri a 3n vbar ++ T vbar .Dao .La
c07: -| a T 3p ++ 3n fx a C -| a T ++ C fu vbar tri ++ 3n C // =22 =ll a // 3y // 3n vbar // 3n vbar tri ptil o tri a 3n o x // tri =ll tri -| // 3y
c08: 1 =mm a 3n fu ++ 3y o beta tri 3n tri 3n fx fu f vbar tri 3n // f vbar 3y // -| C o b tri fx vbar fx ++ q9 =rr tri a beta .Il .ti .ol
# 暗号はここまで(au_L01 の行末に無効字「Il ti ol」、続きは平文)。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:codex・sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20:独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、画像で確かめ(読み手:codex・sonnet2・sonnet3)、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した(second/check/decisions_{TAG}.tsv)。
# 2026-10-20(公開の初版の後の修正):独立の2回目の2回がそろって食い違った箇所を、別々の読み手(Codex と Claude Sonnet、のちに Sonnet 2人)が画像で確かめ、読み手がそろって独立の2回目の読みを選んだ箇所だけを直した。前に直した箇所も、取り直した Sonnet が支えない所は元の読みに戻した(一覧は second/check/decisions*.tsv)。
Decryption

decoded_v168r.txt

c01 iayretenulecou RR ier QUE euousmander
c02 paruuylaresponco QUE mefera?siurce QUE ieuuyaydeman
c03 detouchantce QUE mescrenueydescerimonies QUEL/QUIL en
c04 tand QUE cefaceyntaumariageaoin QUE yreniey
c05 resolutiondyenuoyerteunersohaige QUEL/QUIL apnartien
c06 drale QUE umadict QUEL/QUIL menrandrabientost
c07 responcelresolutionla QUE LL eayantantiueienefai LL iray
c08 i MM enuoyerinincuntinantyarledictcou RR ier
# 記号 321 個のうち、表と推定を合わせて値が付いたもの 320 個(99.7%)
Reading

1569-11-04_reading.md

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(contributed/data/decoded_v168r.txt; Tomokiyo's key as applied by Harumi-Matsuba) divided into words and read sentence by
sentence, with the known sign confusions resolved (y-shape s/p, ℌ = n, a/o = e). No contemporary decipherment of this
letter is known; no image check. Original spelling kept where the figures give it; punctuation added. [?word] = partly
carried; […] = unread. -->

# 4 Nov 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna (BnF fr. 15919, view 168 right)

[v168r] J'ay retenu le courrier pour vous mander par luy la responce que me fera [ϖ] sur ce que je luy ay
demandé touchant ce que m'escripvez des ceremonies qu'il entend que se facent au mariage, affin que [?prenies] resolution
d'y envoyer tel personnaige qu'il appartiendra. Lequel m'a dict qu'il me randra bientost responce et resolution,
laquelle ayant, je ne faillray vous envoyer incontinant par ledict courrier.
Translation

1569-11-04_en.md

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# 4 Nov 1569, Scipion de Fiesque to the Queen Mother, Vienna

[v168r] I have kept back the courier in order to send you by him the answer that [ϖ] (the Emperor) will give me on what I
asked him concerning what you write to me about the ceremonies he intends to be performed at the marriage, so that you
[?may] decide to send such a person as is fitting. He told me that he will soon give me an answer and decision, and
having it I shall not fail to send it to you at once by the said courier.

08 Sources

Working notes, the contributed files and the measuring scripts: targets/fiesque1567/.