In March, he was sent to the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England as ambassador of King Francis II of France.
He wrote of attacks on three ships of Mary of Guise, one carrying artillery to st Andrews, and two smaller boats guarding the Forth captained by Frenchmen.
Wynter's Lyon had captured a Breton ship, the Marie Babuilduc which had carried a cargo of grain belonging to the King of France.
[6] De Sèvre was involved in the negotiations for the withdrawal of French and English forces from Scotland.
[9] In 1584 he was physically assaulted in the council chamber by King Henry III of France, for a perceived insult.