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or_o much_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o intelligency_n either_o with_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n or_o england_n pass_v my_o hand_n not_o without_o great_a difficulty_n danger_n and_o expense_n when_o all_o these_o transaction_n be_v conclude_v the_o king_n send_v i_o the_o follow_a letter_n of_o credit_n to_o be_v communicate_v to_o as_o many_o of_o the_o gentilemen_n of_o the_o eastern_a assotiation_n as_o i_o shall_v think_v fit_a with_o the_o advice_n of_o those_o with_o who_o i_o have_v before_o treat_v the_o duke_n of_o lauderdalle_n do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o deliver_v it_o i_o at_o his_o return_n from_o cairsbrook_n castel_n and_o to_o let_v i_o know_v what_o be_v conclude_v betwixt_o his_o majesty_n tie_n and_o the_o sotch_n commissioner_n cairsbrooke_n decemb_v 1647._o sect._n 91._o gentilemen_n i_o have_v be_v long_o since_o advertise_v by_o colonel_n bamfield_n who_o i_o have_v often_o employ_v to_o you_o of_o your_o good_a affection_n to_o my_o service_n and_o 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to_o my_o wife_n the_o earl_n of_o laneric_n and_o my_o lord_n willowby_n wherefore_o excuse_v i_o to_o the_o earl_n of_o southampton_n that_o i_o have_v not_o answer_v his_o which_o i_o shall_v do_v by_o the_o first_o occasion_n i_o be_o advertise_v that_o it_o have_v be_v deliberate_v by_o some_o of_o the_o army_n to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n consider_v if_o you_o can_v find_v mean_n to_o convey_v he_o out_o of_o england_n cause_n the_o enclose_a to_o be_v deliver_v to_o he_o for_o it_o concern_v i_o near_o to_o have_v correspondence_n with_o he_o at_o this_o time_n let_v i_o know_v as_o soon_o as_o may_v be_v your_o opinion_n touch_v this_o business_n farewell_n your_o assure_a friend_n charles_n r._n sect._n 93._o upon_o the_o receipt_n of_o this_o letter_n i_o cause_v the_o enclose_v for_o his_o royal_a highness_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n to_o be_v deliver_v he_o by_o a_o sure_a hand_n who_o have_v that_o access_n to_o he_o which_o i_o can_v not_o 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the_o parliament_n have_v make_v he_o so_o the_o rest_n i_o leave_v to_o your_o conduct_n commit_v you_o to_o god_n providence_n trawble_n not_o yourself_o about_o my_o other_o affair_n but_o think_v only_o of_o what_o you_o have_v now_o in_o your_o hand_n bring_v he_o if_o possible_a either_o to_o his_o mother_n or_o sister_n farewell_o your_o assure_a friend_n charles_n r._n sect._n 95._o for_o some_o important_a reason_n which_o i_o acquaint_v his_o majesty_n tie_n with_o i_o delay_v this_o business_n until_o the_o end_n of_o april_n follow_v at_o which_o time_n it_o succeed_v happy_o to_o the_o great_a contentment_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o royal_a family_n his_o highness_n arrive_v first_o in_o zealand_n and_o the_o next_o day_n in_o holland_n sect._n 96._o about_o six_o week_n after_o the_o parliament_n whole_a fleet_n quit_v their_o unlawful_a master_n come_v to_o anchor_n in_o gorée_a road_n deliver_v themselves_o up_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n as_o their_o 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