assisted the Rebellion in England the States may proceed to such Confiscations and Penalties as they shall think fit whereby the King may finde a considerable profit and they be invited to a more vigorous conjunction with himâ— and if this be done for the present France concurring in the same particulars it is apparant by Gods blessing that the King must needs overcome the Rebels if he can but keep his Person and the Princes out of their hands till his friends that are joyned in League with him can send more powerful assistance Though the Portion with the Princesse were as much as was demanded and paid by several parts as the prince of Orange should be able it were not possible by that to serve the King to any effect unlesse these things mentioned were together obtained whereby London might be impoverished which is and will be the fountain of all this mischief And on the other side let the Portion be never so small and ill paid yet if these things be done and the King by vertue of this Marriage enabled to borrow Money or by any means to appear stronger at Sea then they and at Land with the same power he hath formerly done by Gods blessing he will be quickly restored which will give all the world full satisfaction concerning this Treaty and make the conditions Honorable beyond all question Upon these considerations I believe your Lordship may approve what I wrote by Mr. D'estrade and send some Orders accordingly for proceeding in the Treaty of the Marriage apart from other things And for them besides what I am instructed to do already with the Prince of Orange it will be very necessary to write to Sir Will Boswel that upon the coming of the Holland Ambassadors from England he according to his Office be instant with the States to perform the duties of their former Alliances with the King and that he make such other Propositions to them as he shall judge fit But when the Prince of Orange shall finde matters succeed well it will be necessary that your Lordship in the quality of an Ambassador appear here to make a firm and quick conclusion In the mean time it is the opinion of the Prince of Orange that the businesse of shipping is without question the sole thing which ought to be intended by the Queen and may probably restore the Kings Affairs again though the Duke of Lorrains Voyage and the Prince of Oranges endeavours should fail When I wrote from Rotterdam I was not clearly satisfied in the advantages on the Kings part and since that the sicknesse of Dorp who is now perfectly recovered again and fixedly disposed as he was kept me from the particular pursuit of that Argument wherein your Lordship had just cause to be little encouraged with what I wrote before if it be possible to provide money it will prove an excellent Design for the whole execution is to be disposed of by the King as absolutelyâ— as if they were English ships and the Commanders English the intention being not for P. and Q. but for honour and the service of the King for which purpose Dorp desires to have large and particular instructions also some person of trust and courage to be a ship-board with him by whom he might correspond with the Queen and that his Majesty would appoint some Ports to which all prizes might be brought and there judged which he desires should be principally 1. and there Officers of trust to be established which proceed from his Majesty as they do here for the States or at 〈…〉 for 〈…〉 all which shall be particularly set down under his own hand and before conclusion of the matter be made be considered by the Prince of Orange who talkes of this particular with pleasure The condition for himself is very short but very great to prescribe nothing but trust the King and Queen in that point but for his Officers he expects liberall pay and reward as it shall be deserved so that in all respects this is to be esteemed his Majesties royall execution but that the Commanders and Masters are strangers and ships hired And it is here pronounced by all that have knowledge of their Majesties affaires and any thoughts and endeavours for their restitution that this is so necessary to be done that without it all other good successes will but serve to protract the war and not at all to procure peace for till London be humbled the Rebell can never be reduced to reason but I know arguments in this kinde are not so needfull as prayers that God would send some means to provide the money For the Garter which is designed for the yong Prince it is very earnestly desired by them all and shall be constantly worne by the Prince in that manner as in England The Pr. of Orange desires that the King would write himself to him concerning it as also to the States and that it may be conferred after the same manner as it was to the P. Elector in the field if it might before the beleaguering of any Town begin but of these things both Sir William Boswell who hopes to be imployed in it and Master Hemfleet will write at large Dr. Goff to the Lord George Digby From the Hague May 1. Stilo vet. THe Dutch Ambassadors have been here these five dayes wherein they have begun their Report and behaved themselves so well that His Majesty cannot wish it better That the King may receive fruit of their Report it hath been proposed to the States to establish a Committee to hear and examine the particulars and to resolve what ought to be done The States of Holland do not absolutely refuse to have any such Committee but require the whole Narration to be made in publike if so it is like to vanish into air and the Prince of Orange will be able to effect nothing for the King However the Ambassador Borrel whose soul is set upon serving the King is resolved to attempt something which shall be very high and bold with the States to that end in the discourse he will make instructions I shall be able to send the Copy thereof not onely to your Lordship but to all the world It is not possible any creature can be more industrious then Hemflet is now Before this time I believe your Lordship hath received Letters from the Queen the honour of a Baron for his Son by the Lady Stanhop Charls Henry de Kirkeouz that he be created Lord Wotton and called by that name This is represented to your Lordship as the thing in the world most desired by them both that so in the issue of the eldest Daughter the name and family of Lord Wotton may be continued for which they have already taken care to provide an honorable subsistence Within a few dayes the Prince of Orange goes into the field before which our coâ—sis will be past if this Committee be setled something of great consequence may be hoped but if not it
command to stay and the best advice I could give him to obey that command but did notwithstanding resolve to continue his journey and may now be gone for ought I know This Letter I have sent by Portugal Ambassador and I believe will come to your hands soonest that way but there is something added concerning Sir William Davenant The Queen hath commanded me to let you know that the desires you would let Sir Iohn Moâ—son know that she hath recommended to your care his Interests and that you would advance them in all reasonable things she cannot recollect what he did in particular but she desires you to advertise her what it is and thâ—â— you preserve your self uningaged till you hear again from her and in the mean space you let him know her care Dr. Goff to the Lord Iermin May 8. SInce the receipt of yours I am confirmed in that I wrote last from Grafier Muis concerning the resolutions of the Prince of Orange that though there have been overtures made from Brandenburgh yet if the Prince of Wales may be obtained for his Daughter they will not be hearkned unto and it is not probable any treaty has been begun upon them How that reserve may have slackned the adventures for this of the Prince of Wales For as soon as I had given in the Extract of my Letters which was most greedily called for the conclusion was that to gain time Mr. de Zulecum should draw the project of a Treaty of Articles of both sides according to the particulars wherein I shall be instructed within seven dayes as your Lordships Letter to him and to me doth promise and is expected that before the Prince of Orange his going from hence which is like to be within few dayes an assurance may be given him that the Treaty will proceed well and the effecting their desires depend only upon the effects of the publick without which the King and they will have small comfort of the businesse There is now or never something to be done upon this State by means of the excellent and clear relations which their Ambassadors do make both in private and publick in the Kings behalf I have hitherto found as good succes of this as can be wished besides that which is already written of the marriage I have to let your Lordship know that there shall be a Committee of the States presently setled for the English affaires that according to what shall be related to them by their Ambassadours resolutions may be taken what to do that these Ambassadours are so extremly set to bring the States to the Kings assistance that no subjects of England could expresse greater concernment they wild â—ursh sayes the Prince of Orange if they be not able to bring somewhat to passe for the Dukes passage the Prince of Orange sayes that for the saâ—ety and convoy that which was promised before shall be performed for the Transport ships must be sent from hence as was given in instructions to D'estradâ— before and shall be now repeated and enlarged in answer to his Letter of this week Concerning that businesse the States must not by any means be acquainted with the businesse and therefore the course must be under pretence of some service for France to hire the ships of Merchants â—ere which the Prince of Orange will give quick order for when it shall be requisite he sayes â—e will write that which shall encourage them in it and often wisht that his zeal and affection might be a leading example to others and that it should not be wanting It is much feared the hiring of Holland ships in Francâ— may give such an alarm to the Parliament that all French Poets will be presently beseâ— besides if there be numbers sufficient the way were by power to constrain them at the instant and not to send beforehand about it upon information that the Rebels intend a defensive war only the Prince of Orange said he was very glad of â— for then if the King could preserve himself untill he could by sea do something upon them and their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 trade they would be instantly ruined and from thence 〈◊〉 dâ—â— and this was th◠〈◊〉 of that discourse This day I visited Buâ—ralâ— who makes many protestations of pursâ—â—â—g their Majesties affairs here in such a manner that he considers not what he suffers by it I have given him a paper of the things desired of this State such as they may do without declaring war against the Rebels of England and in justice they are bound to do being allied to the King already such as with concurrence with France they are now sought to perform in a new league with his Majesty wherein nothing is demanded of them but what within these four years by their Ambassadours in England they offered his Majesty he approves of every particular and I am assured will labour more effectually then any creature their Majesties have of their own within a very short time will appear the utmost of our hopes from this place For if either the Committee should be refused the Prince of Orange as I have some doubt oâ— it or if being setled nothing should be resolved by it which may invite France to send their Ambassadours and joyn with them it is evident that new councels must be sought and that the King is not to lingeâ— away his Crown here only what ever the event be some means must be used which is no where to be had but if the event of this Committee for England be presently to grant us liberty of their Ports to sell prises to hire ships to buy arms and ammunition here to carry them out of Dunkirke to grant Letters of reprizill to those Hollanders that require them against the Parliament and after these things by inviting of France to them to make a league offensive and defensive as we desire I suppose it will be seasonable for the Lord Iermin to appear in this place and conclude the marriage the conditions whereof will be very honourable what ever little portion they give or how great conditions soever they obtain for the young Prince for certainly by it the Crown will be restored and therefore I hope the whole businesse shall be referred to their disposall except only the conclusion and signiâ—g which must not be untill the effects of the publick Treaty be obtained all this will yet appear more reasonable if the Duke proceed in his voyage but though that vanish as I fear it will yet there is more substance in this triple alliance if it may be gotten then in any other councell in the world I could now wish the Order of the Garter with the Herald and Robes and Letters were come the young Prince is very worthy of all honour and kindnesse from their Majesties and growes 〈◊〉 very proper and lovely person as does Madamoisell more now then at first perhaps difficulty addes beauty but truly she has a perfect good shape white skin excellently
Mr. Hemflet and the Lady Stanhope are very thankfull to you for the businesse of their son hoping that it shal be represented in the form desired that is for the title of Lord Wotton which will be the greatest contentment to them in the world I am Sir Goff Dr. Goff to the Lord Iermin April 17. THe Prince of Orange was very inquisitive this week after my Letters from Paris hoping to be resolved precisely concerning the sum of the Portion as I perceived by his discourse for that point I gave him this answer that the Portion alone could not be of that consideration as to conclude the Mariage unlesse it were able to give the King such succours as might probably restore his affairs which the sum demanded could not do and that therefore I was ordered to assure him that if the other Articles were accorded the Treaty should not break off upon the sum of the Portion from thence we came off of the other particulars and the resolution was this that the affairs of the Duke of Lorrain was to be pursued with all vigour and for that end ships should be sent from hence to meet at the time perfixt that when the Ambassadors are returned all endeavours shall be used to induce the States to a League defensive and offensive and that Mr. D'estrade shall return home fully instructed in these particulars that is to remonstrate the impossibility as they call it of the passage for Holland and to facilitate the other to and from Deipe And for the second to persawde the sending of an Ambassadour from France hither to that purpose which yet notwithstanding the prince of Orange thinks wil be very difficult by reason of the King of Denmarks war to which the Hollanders are violently carried however the rumours all endeavours are and shal be used to bring them to our desires for which end I proposed that in the mean time we might at least have Justice from them and such acts of amity as by their past Alliance they were bound unto such as are First the liberty of their Ports to our men of war and the freedome of them now detained 2. The liberty to sell our Prizes here as we may do in Flanders at least that both sides may sell in their Ports 3. The diâ—missian of Strickland 4. The permitting of Arms and money to be exported for the King both from hence and from Dunkirk with the denyal of the same to the Rebels 5. An open and Publique Declaration of the dislike of the Rebells late Propositions sent to the King according as in conscience they are bound to declare thereby to preserve this People from the guilt of approving the rebellion in England that in so doing they should declare no war against the Parliament and it would be a great preparation for the work in hand this the Prince of Orange seemed very much to approve of and hath ordered me to prepare my papers in this kind against the time that their Ambassadors come from England began to ask me concerning the design and whether I had received any Orders about it for that I told him I should be particularly instructed by the next Post he likes this very well and D'estrade shall be instructed about it this was all that past since the receipt of yours besides that for conclusion the Prince of Orange would know whether if the Duke should fail us our Treaty were at an end I answered No for if the states would be brought to declare for the King and with shipping and in other particulars as should be presented to them I did not doubt but the King would quickly subdue the Rebels which was the end we pursued in this affair to which when he replyed with more cheerfulnesse then has been usual of late That all indeavors should be used I took my leave of him and do of your There 's no danger in discoursing as you find concerning the Portion for the conditions for the Princesse must be proportionable to it and if other things be accorded they will be solicitous themselvs to inlarge the portion for that end the Princesse of Orange is very civill to me and desires much the businesse should go on I should be instructed what to say concerning the condition and habitation of the Princesse before her going into England Dr. Goff to the Lord Iermin April 24. I Will not doubt but that all my Letters of last week are received and if so your Lordship doth perceive the whole Negotiation here depends upon full instructions how to proceed in the particular Treaty of the Marriage wherein the several circumstances being understood and agreed it will quickly appear what the Prince of Orange is at and willing to do with the States for the Kings assistance without the actual performance whereof it is to be declared that the private Articles shall not be signed For this purpose if the Copies of former Treaties cannot be had it were necessary to set down particularly what Houses and what Dowry the Queen will prescribe for the Princesse and for the Portion the lowest sum that must be admitted of with the times of payment Yet herein it cannot be prejudicial to leave much unto Debate here it being resolved That nothing shall be concluded till the States do fully declare in defence of the King whilest their hands are bufie against Denmark whither they are now sending sixty men of War and Six thousand foot it cannot be expected that they should be induced to supply the King with any forces presently but yet these things following will be in their power and may be expected from the Pr of Oranges Negotiation with them as soon as their Ambassadors return 1. To enter into a League offensive and defensive with the King against all Enemies whatsoever And though the effect hereof cannot be the present preparing and sending of Forces by Sea and Land yet they will be brought by it 2. To publish a Declaration of dislike of the Rebels â—ater Propositions sent to the Kingâ— together with the ill usage of their Ambassadors 3. To set at liberty those Ships of ours which are now detained and to offer the liberty of their Ports hereafter 4. To permit the selling of our prizes in their Ports and for that end such officers for the King as shall be necessary 5. To cause Arms and Powder to be Exported for the King with denying the same to the Rebels 6. To give Letters of reprisal to such of their own people as have been injured by the Parliament 7. To permit the King to hire or buy men of War in these Countreys to set to Sea against the Rebels 8. To admit of no Agents from England and Scotland that are not sent by the King and to dismisse them that pretend from the Parliament of either And in pursuance of these points if His Majesty pleaseth to put out of His Protection all such of His Subjects which dwell or Trade here as have
se Reipublicae can believe that We are so desperate or so senslesse to entertain such Designs as would not only bury this Our Kingdom Our Kingdom again in sudden Destruction and Ruine but Our Name and Posterity in perpetual scorn and infamy If it should be now ask'd What 's became of Our Kingdom Our Name Our Posterity Let the Kings foregoing words and these following Letters with those taken at Nazeby make Answer for strong Endeavours were and are yet on foot not onely for raising Forraign Force for England but whole Forraign States and Kingdoms are prest upon to Declare and to make an Offensive and Defensive War against the Parliament and not onely those of the same Religion to it with the Parliament but the very Duke of Lorrain himself is Treated with to come over and Conduct his Army in Person consisting of Ten thousand men And where can a more desperate and Iesuited Prince or a more declared Enemy to Protestants be found out France is also Courted though it 's hop'd without successe onely there is a clandestine Collection of Moneys going on amongst the rabble of their Popish Clergy to supply the King withall and to make up the Messe the Popish Irish Rebels with their Commander in chief the very Romish Antichrist himself is solicited and sought into And now let the World judge what precious Defenders of the Faith the great Defender of the Faith hath found out and what Faith is likely to be Defended No more needs to be said let the Letters speak out the rest Her Majesties Letter to George Lord Digby PARIS April 7. 1645. MOnsieur Digby Though I received no Letters from you by Pooley I will not forbear to write to you though it were but to reproach you to tell you that I fear that you are as inconstant to your friends as men are to their Mistrisses I do not speak of you you know that I am too well acquainted with you For my part I have only this fault to be a good Friend and I believe you know it therefore it will not be necessary to assure you thereof I have seen the Dispatch that you sent to Iermin concerning Hertogen I believe that you will rest satisfied for I have the same opinion of him that you have and many of those things that he hath written are lyes and within few dayes you shall hear that I have talk'd with him according to his desert which I am resolved to do for some reasons that Iermin will write to you in Cypher You think it strange that Wilmot is so well entertained here which is done according to the Orders which I have under the Kings hand and yours It is true his good carriage here hath merited this good entertainment Henry Percy and he are not so good friends as We thought We have discovered it in some occasions where there can be no dissembling Concerning Thâ— Eliotâ— he hath behaved himself well here and hath to earnestly importuned me for his return that having no Order from the King to tell him that he should stay I could not keep him longer here For my part I believe that he is very trusty I have charged him to impart unto you what I told him therefore I shall not write any more my hand being more lame then ever and I more Your very good Friend HENRIETTE MARIE R. Letters concerning Dr Goffs Negotiation with the Lord George Digby Lord Iermin and others Dr. Goff to Lord Jermin April 16. COncerning the Tin Sir William Boswel and I must both proceed together for many Reasons and the course which is as yet thought best is to put the whole quantity into Websters hands and Bainhaqs contracting That it may be sold at the highest rate at the price currant of seventy two gilders per Cent. and in the mean time to advance such sums upon it from time to time as her Majesty shal have use of paying the interest until the Tin be sold to pay that sum borrowed be it a week or a Moneth or more I proposed to the Prince of Orange the immunity from the Customes who was very willing to give order in it to Greffier Muys who hath since told me he will do his best he is a very serious servant of her Majesties here and ought to be gratified whatsoever becomes of other businesse And because I know your intentions in that kind before I did believe this business would not be unacceptable to him and a good expedient to finde some part of a present for him he hath undertaken also to bring Allen and Hasdouck safâ—ly out of Dunkirk but hath for the present ordered me to write to them to go forth if they can within these Ten days there being no Holland ship there to trouble them in that time or more If there were so much wit and duty in those that govern about Falmouth and Truro they should do well to keep any Tin from coming out untill this be sold if they be but as mischievous to others as to the Queen The Queens letters are gone to the Duke of Curland for the assisting of the Marques of Montrâ—sse I hope to good purpose but it is necessary to send the copy of the Queens letter to the King of Denmark for free passage for his ships through the Zound and a letter of Credence in the Queens own hand to Monsier Vicford who from time to time may do the K good service by it with him But the thing which gives sir W Boswel me most pain in this place is the fear of the next interest day for the Iewels May 16. on which it is necessary to continue the credit begun but above all to redeem those parcels which lie so dangerously in Cletchers hands besides the acquitting our selves of the multiplyed promises made to Monsieur Vicford for the redemption of his it is evident that nothing in the world is of so great importance for the Kings service as to finde money for the ships for Dâ—rp but in the next place these occasions mentioned must be served and therefore it is very unfit to defer any longer the ratifications and procurations which Webster desiresâ— how to transmit them to England receive them from thence I know not since the Ambassadors of Holland are come away if you please to let the King know the fitnesse of doing the thing this week Sir William Boswel and I will prepare the Instruments and send them several wayes but the likeliest is by Paris to you unlesse we may addresse our selves to the Portugal Ambassador which yet hath not bin done I shall obey your order in sending Saint Ibals Iewels by Master D'estrade though they might be of use here but if that design be pursued as it must be unlesse peace can be made you will as easily send them back and more money with them by D'estrade as together with them the orders from France for preparing the ships in the King of Frances name
well fashioned hands neck and breast the face is not ill all but very good for many proportions there tomorrow the young Prince and all the Horse take the field Lord Iermin to the Lord Digby Paris 12 May THis Week I had none from you but the Duplicate of that by Romen whereof I made you Answer the last The Queen had one from the King neer it at the same time There is come by the way of the Wâ—st two dayes since â— Copy of that Order for the Tin that L A T first desired it arrived â—here so late that the stay oâ—casioned the disorder we have so often complained of it is during pleasure onely which is well so that there be no alteration without advertising the Queen in time for if again She should send a ship and money and not have the Tin delivered the same inconveniences would happen again Sir Nicholas Crisp advises that in the end of this moneth there will be a proportion for 4000 pounds sterling which the Queen intends to send for in a Holland Man of War and so hereafter for all that shall be to be had by which the Countrey shall be constantly supplied with money for their Tin and the King shall have His profits both of the preemption and Customes duly paid to Him which I desire you to assure the Lord Treasurer of because I cannot write to him it being easie for him to be informed how many blocks and of what weight we received and I do assure him he shall have a just account of the Kings pre-emption and Customes and further profit and that of consideration shall also be accounted for And this I am sure is the best course that this businesse in nature is capable of I send you Doctor Goffe's dispatch by which you will see the condition of his affairs may be our successe with the arrival of their Ambassadours who perhaps will have some credit with their Masters will open a way to more possibility of drawing them to a Declaration then hath yet appeared for though things have little answered what was expected we ought to have a little more patience especially there being some hope of getting money If you remember when the Duke Despernon lent the King the money in England the Prince of Orange was to put that same into the Contoir of Holland for the Duke to engage the Prince of Orange unto this the Queen did secure him by jewels she left in his hands Some hope â—here is by the industry of Sir W. Godolphin who merits infinitely of the King that this money may be again lent by the Duke if that be brought about the Duke releasing the Prince of Orange who is his security the Iewels will return to the Queen and will I hope finde the 20000 Pistols which would be a thing of infinite consequence The Affairs of the Duke of Lorrain I fear will fail Next week undoubtedly we shall have the last Resolution if it do we must endeavour to get here the money that expedition would have cost them or part of it which is fitter to be hoped for it is not likely we shall have it all because in the passing the Duke away they did their own businesse as much as ours all the Dukes this week out of England is cheerful I must confesse if we abroad had been fortunate in any degree near to that you have been at home we could not have failed of being suddenly happy There is arrived this day a Gentleman of Prince Rupert to fetch his brother Edward into England what the Queen will advise in that particular I do not yet know Here is Colonel Sands that killed Ch. Price that hath earnestly desired the Queens Letter to the King for his pardon and with those Letters would have returned home the Queen by the Information she hath had of the businesse was willing to favour him but I advised him not to return until we know how he will be received Speak of the thing and do him all the kindnesse you can and let me know what the King will be willing to do at the Queens entreaty So wishing you all happinesse I rest Yours The Queen cannot resolve yet concerning the Duke of York's going into Ireland next you shall have Her opinion Dr. Goff to the Lord Jermin Paris May 15. VVHen Her Majesty shall be well enough to speak of businesse I hope your Lordship will finde means to instruct me more particularly concerning the private Treaty by the return from England which I do most humbly beseech Her Majesty to do for now is the time if ever to operate strongly upon this country not only because the Prince of Orange is taking the field where the things useful to us cannot be effected but for that the Ambassadors do so plentifully declare the Iustice of the Kings cause and necessity of the States concernment in it That if the Prince of Orange lose this opportunity for want of words or will there is no reason to bestow more time upon any expectations from hence and I assure you that since your two last Dispatches there is a new vigour towards the Kings affairs both in the Prince of Orange and Princesse which I could never discern before she not dissembling that till now it did not clearly appear Whether the Proposition of the Marriage were real or not The Prince of Orange hath appointed Wednesday and Thursday of this week for the form of the private Treaty to be drawn and agreed on which could not be if there were any other in hand however they may be willing to allow that of Brandinburgh as a reserve and for the Publique it is a very good way though the Committee of States mentioned in my last be not yet obtained the States of Holland pretending that it was unusual to grant any to their own Ambassadors however they have done it upon the demand of strangers here upon Friday last they continued their Report before the States General â—n corps and after in the like manner before them of Holland for three hours space in such a method and with such clearnesse for the Kings advantage that no Subject of his could plead it better the effect of this hath been the satisfaction of most of them and the silencing of them that were most opposite Burral is since gone to his Town Amsterdam there to repeat what he hath done and on Thursday next returnâ— to pursue the work here in which it seems to me by the manner of their proceedings they intend to perish themselves or His Majâ—sty shall prosper Muys the Secretary is as industrious as can be desired but I fear he may think it long ere he finde some fruit of his labours in all events that person is to be retained for whether we obtain the League or not it is apparent that ships will be alwayes needful anâ— the use of their Ports and Arms and to all which his concurrence is of great importance The Princesse is now
of a temper much different from that she was larely in besides great desires for that which concerns themselves most there are the same desireâ— for His Majâ—sties affairs vehement invectives against the Rebels great satisfaction in the Ambassâ—dors much sollicitousnesse what is now to be done That the Prince of Orange must do somewhat before he go into the field that some course must be taken to bring the businesse to a Committee of States that Sir William Boswâ—l well affected is slow and so accustomed to receive denials that it were unfit to use him that an extraordinary Ambassador from the King Ought to appear but not yet till the businesse be better prepared that she will advise both with the Prince of Orange and all others best affected to the King that if I have any Proposition to make I should bring it to her This was the sum of yesterdayes discourse yet after all this I must not conceal That the Ambassadors complain that the Prince of Orange is much colder then they expected as Mr. Hemflet sayes if he be a good Author This is all I have to say of our condition here this week which indeed is nothing positive but that very shortly it will appear what is to be expected from hence and that the Prince of Orange and Princesse do now as it seems to me apply themselves very seriously to that end An Extract of Dr. Goffs Letter to the Lord JERMIN May 1. I Have discovered this last week a thing which hath perhaps given me all the impediments I have met with and is without doubt the cause of that sudden and positive demand which Hugh made me from the Prince of Orange it is the overture of the match with Brandenburg revived and pursued now these last four weeks by an Expresse from the Marquesse returned last Wednesday in all haste with Order to bring the Marquesse of Brandenburg to Cleve or thereabouts by the end of this moneth of May for which purpose he said he would ride day and night This is that you may be assured of The party himself having discovered the whole businesse of Moâ—â—ieur Hemflet who with much passion for the Kings interest told me what he had â—ound and afterwards as it was concerted between us made the same relation to the Princesse of Orange and said that he had it from me she was extremely amazed as he sayes how I could get knowledge thereof but in conclusion confessed the thing How far the businesse hath proceeded appears not yet but by what the Prince of Orange discoveredâ— last night with me I am confident that nothing is done to the prejudice of the Prince of Wales pretentions nor shall be if our demands can be performed by them with ease I say with ease for I cannot promise any violence and hâ—zâ—rd of ruine to effect it notwithstanding all this I do hope upon particular Instructions to give a better account of the businesse however it shall cleerly appear that there was perfect integrity on Her Majesties part and that the frustration did wholly owe it self to them not so much for want of desire for that is not to be doubted of but that they did not endeavour to effect those things which were most reasonable for the King to demand and perhaps not impossible for them to do in the opinion of all that shall come hereafter to examine what hath passed The Prince of Orange with many testimonies of his great desire of the honour of it fell to speak of the Garter and in sum professeth how glorious an addition it will be to him and his son and if it may be sent the begining of this Campagne that his son who hath the honour to be allied to the King will think himself as long as he lives much honoured in wearing that Order after the manner that it is worn in England wherein he was very particular in describing the several marks used and gave me an account of his own election to that Order which was managed with so much insolency by the Ambassador Carlson that it is easie to collect that was the cause of his not wearing it at first and because not at first never since he added likewise That Henry the fourth wore it always he adviseth that a Letter should be written from the King after the usual manner under the Signer to the States wherein His Majesty may be pleased to expresse the honour he hath done his Son in law Such a Letter was written concerning Prince Maurice and himself and is to be kept by the States This ought to be presented by Sir Will Boswel if no Ambassador be here And after that either an Herald with the Robes and the Order should be sent with Sir W. Boswel into the field where it may be done with more triumph as he sayes or in sending to Sir W. Boswel an excuse may be made for deferring the Formalities and the Order worn presently I told the Prince that I hoped after the return of the Dutch Ambassadors our Affairs here would be in so good a condition that it would be necessary for the Lord Iermine to appear here as Ambassador not onely to present that but to conclude all other Affairs which he said he hoped and that now in short time we should see what was to be expected from hence with which after many kinde promises he ended Since my writing this Letter I have been with the Princesse of Orange where I finde such froideurs and objections now that the portion is like to be accorded against the whole businesse publike and private that I beleeve what I write hath taken place and our businesse at an end Dr. Goff to the Lord Iermin May 1. Since the writing of my other Letter I have been with Secretary Muys who gives great hopes of the States inclining to the King and adviseth the Queen to use all means which hath been spoken of that that alone though the Duke oâ—Lorrain should â—ail will bring all about that we desire He confessed the Treaty of Brandâ—nburg but that he knew for certain the minde of the Prince of Orange was if possibly he could to make the match with the Prince of Wales so that however the Prince be wavering and fearful in regard of the Kings Affairs yet the Prince of Orange is resolved to try what may be done rather for the Prince of Wales then any other Lord Jermine to the Lord Digby Paris May 19. I Wrote to you yesterday by Colonel Fitz-Williams I conceive you will finde cause to take the businesse that concerned him into consideration I have sent you now a Copy of Dr. Gaffe's dispatch out of Holland by which you will see the state of that businesse reduced to this onely hope that the return of the Ambassadors out of England may not onely give Prince Orange a disposition to set on foot that which before he was not confident enough of his own strength to attempt but also afford him some hopes
of effecting it of this we shall see a sudden issue the other advantages we expect from thence as the Ships for the Duke of Lorrain Supplies of money by the marriage are in an estate not much to be relied on for the businesse of the Duke I much fear will fall away the money of the marriage will not be considerable enough to conclude â—t for that Reason it may be we may single that advantage from the rest even without the consideration of the marriage so that we have no more to do but to attend the issue of the hopes of the Declaration and according to that proceed or let fall the whole businesse and look after as a thing to be managed according to the means we shall finde here to go through with it We shall know next week what to depend upon for the Duke of Lorrain which failing we shall presume our pretensions here for moneys in place of that which that expedition would have cost them here The Clergy Assembles next week with whom we shall set on foot the liberty the French Queen Regent hath given us to try their inclinations for the support of the Affairs of England Trasdunk is gone from Dunkirk three weeks since with four Frigots 6040 Muskets 2000 Pair of Pistols 1200 Carabines Swords 400 Shovelâ— 27000 pounds of Match and 50000 pounds of Brimstone I hope he is arrived before now His Arms were all embarked before Allen arrived there so that I cannot assure you that Allen will be provided with that proportion which I sent you word would be sent to Marq. Montrosse The Queen hath sent 400 Barrels of Powder to Dartmouth she hath advise of the arrival of 200 and hopes the other will speedily arrive She could not get the Merchants to undertake the carriage of them without engaging Her self for them iâ— case they were not paid in England The Queen hath now received aâ— I wrote before the Kings Order for shipping for the Tin from time to time whereupon lâ—st week She gave Order for 4000 pounds sterling to be sent to Falmouth for that proportion which she was advertised by Sir Nicholas Crisp would be ready there at the end of May and hath demanded a Ship of the Prince of Orange for that purpose She had advised last week that the ship is accorded so that it is undoubtedly upon the way The Kings Order concerning the Tin was but during pleasure therfore pray have a care there be no change without giving the Queen timely advise of iâ— Her Majesty having been served by Sir Nicholas Crisp at Her coming out of England with affection and diligence is desirous to make him some return and therefore intreats you to assist him in his Affairs as he shall preseâ—t them to you particularly for the transportation of some Wools the proceed of which he undertakes to return in Ammunitioâ— He is also a suitor to the Queen for Her Recommendation to the King to be a Collector of the Customes in the West in which he had formerly a promise Pray advise me in your next how far the Queen may reasonably enterpose in that particular For the proposition concerning the Duke of York's going into Ireland the Queen bids me tell you that She cannot yet for any reason She can discern approve of it The businesse of Her Majesties Jewels is so pressing upon Her that unlesse in the future She be as fortunate as She hath been hitherto She will undergo great trouble and inconvenience That you may perceive this I send you a short Note of the parcels engaged in Holland for which there must be Use duly paid every six moneths or the Jewels must be lost For these sums for which they are pawned for is very inferior to their value For this Reason it is most necessary to continue the Tin in the Queens hands least She should fail of those other means that hitherto She hath had for the discharge of these Instructions if otherwise She findes means to do it then all the profits of the Tin will be duly accounted for to the King Just now your Letter of April the 11 and the Kings of the 10 are come to which you can have no Answer this week they alwayeâ— come to us not under a moneths time whereas I perceive you receive ours in a fortnight Pray rectifie this if you can Paris Lord Iermin to the Lord Digby Paris May 26. 1645. YEsterday I received yours of the seventeenth of Aprill by the Portugall Ambassadour by which you may please to observe that all your Letters by that way are still a Moneth at least a comming it will be good to inquire where the stop is made At the same time I received the Kings of the 3â—th of Aprill by Sabraâ— and I marke that by him they come still quicker By both and by all other concurring I see that our affaires in England if they had received any competent assistance from abroad would have been in an excellent condition that which I most lament is the Queenes inability in the reliefe of M. Montrosse for which I conceived she had provided by ordering Hasdoâ—ck to furnish him out of the Proportions he had provided for England The proportions designed for him I have mentioned in my former Letters but Hasdoâ—â—k would not obey the Queens directions but carryed all he had provided into England so that the Queen remaining without credit or other meanes to do that worke it remaines now imperfect untill she be furnished with one or the other Something she hath since attempted but it is not to be relyed on this May that no possible things within her power shall be omitted for this purpose for she conceives the importance of it even beyond that which you have represented Our Holland news from Scotland which we have oftenâ— doe no lesse then yours confirme the necessitie and moment of this consideration I send you herewithall what I had last week from Dr. Goffe by which you will perceive there is since the returne of the Ambassadour some new hopes of prevailing with the States for the Declaration against the Rebells which is a thing of so great concernment that we must make it our endeavour not to fâ—ustrate the hopes of it by a sudden breaking off the Treaty and to defend our selves against the prejudices we sustaine by the expectation of the successe for that cannot be assured enough to rely on it for great present utilities and me thinkes it were an hard thing being thus awaked in the consideration to provide against both the inconveniences The Duke of Loraiâ—e hath againe this last weeke made so many new Protestatious of his intentions that the most positive commands that could be to Sir Hâ—n de Vic. have not prevailed with him to break off the Treaty but his Troopes now march though himselfe do not remaine at Bruxells so that it will be impossible for any art to prolong the businesse beyond foure or five dayes but there is no hopes to
be allowed to it The businesse here to be done which shall be carefully attended are That of Holland the forme I have proposed in this Letter the supply of Marq. Montrosse with Armes and Ammunition the West with the same for the Prince his new Levyes and for the supply of the Kings and Prince Ruperts Army and the relife of Gâ—rnsey Castle for the Prince of Wales his Army Will Godolphin is very sollicitous what he will be able to effect is as doubtfull as the Queenes expectation in all the other particulars Money for the King is also in her thoughts and pretentions and now the Clergy is assembled upon which many of our hopes have depended She will with all the instance and care that may bee have that way attempted Wee are at this time strangely sollicitous for you for there seemes to be a gathering together on both sides neere Oxford like to produce some notable encounter which cannot well be followed but with great event God make them prosperous and enable us here to contribute something more hereunto then our prayers I am yours Your last concerning Thâ—. Ellyâ—tt where you seeme to take notice we had not here provided according to order is answered in my former ones so as I am confident you are fully satisfied in that point Dr. Goffe to the Lord Iermine the 29. of May NOw that the Prince of Orange is gone into the Field your Lordship will have reason to expect some certaine and good conclusion of all the Propositions which have been offered hitherto and in summe it is That the affaires of the King are now put into a way of consideration Here I sent you a Copy of those Articles presented to the Princesse of Orange and Master Borrell a fortnight since out of them the Ambassadours have this last weeke given in a Paper of their owne believing it impossible to procure the acceptance of them all at one time The Prince of Orange with more warmth and chearfulnesse then ever before told me upon my returne from Rotterdam that he did not doubt but a good beginning would be made for my purpose Hee had given Sir William Roswell his taske to propose the liberty of their Havens and hiving of Ships and the Ambassadours theirs to urge the necessity of granting of Letters of Reprizall to the many complaints received in England from their owne People and then he added Believe me by this means they shall be engaged insensible in a warre Croyes moy par ce moy â—n ils serent engages in sensiblement dans une guerre Both these things have been doneâ— only the Ambassadours as you may see by this inclosed memoriall which Reynswood gave me have thought fit to insist upon the whole businesse pretending out of their recredentialls that his Majesty requires answer to these particulars It has been thought a more probable way of operating upon this jealous people to permit the Propositions to proceed the ordinary way which is by sending Copies of them to their principalls in the severall Provinces and Towns then to make a Close Committee for the English affaires but this will prove a very slow remedy for our evills for the answers must be had from the severall places and a new Assembly of the States who separate this Whitsontide before any conclusion can be made this is all that could bee effected though they were awakened by a very seasonable intelligence that the Houses of Parliament at Westminster intended to send not only a Remonstrance against the two Ambassadours but also severall envoyes to their respective Provinces to Treat with them apartâ— thereby in ending â—o divide the Provinciall States from the Generall and to foâ—nent the quarrell which hath been already begun amongst them in that point for remedy of this the Prince of Orange told me they had resolved two things First that Letters should be dispatched to the particular Provinces to declare the danger of admitting any such Agents and then an order to Ioachim at London to declare that all such Envoyes should be rejected and for their Remonstrance it is a thing much longed foâ— by these Ambassadours who are prepared to repay them in that kind with liberall interest But it falls out very il that whilest these things are in agitation here Sabran hath written hither not concealing his great dislike of the matter that France hath layed aside their intentions about Reprizalls and are contented with the empty promises of the Houses that reparation shall be made which by these Ambassadours are presented to the States as things to be despised forasmuch as they have been told plainly that it was not in their power to performe them and were advised by the Lords themselves to take from them of London and others of their Association five times as much as they demanded by which their pious protecting government hath discovered how much they consider any particular mans safety and interest that lives amongst them it is uncertaine what were the best remedy for this for if your Lordship should complaine of this before that reprizall were granted here perhaps in stead of finding amendment in France some means might be used under-hand to divert these here from good intentions if there were not feare of this it would be of great advantage to the proceedings here if Sabran were commanded presently to demand performance of the promises or else after a fit time to resume their purpose of reprizalls this businesse alone if it be obtained will set ships to Sea against the Rebells before this Summer be ended as the Ambassadours say but the Princesse of Orange told me that she feared France would deceive us and the Ambassadours imputed all the timerousnesse of the Prince of Orange to private discouragements the Prince of Orange receives from France and doe therefore counsell that the Queen should now endeavour to get something done by the Queene Regent and Cardinall Mazerine at this time which might give assurance to the States here of their future concurrence with them as for example The publick and certaine rejection of Aâ—gier the granting Letters of Reprizall or some more imediate promise of joying with them there they have not â—or at the same time that out of your Letters I declare to the Prince of Orange what hopes the Queene hath in that kind he tells me the Letters that he received form Paris are very silent in the businesse your Lordship will by this perceive in what state our affaires are and will by the next I hope give me order how to dispose of my selfe for after I have fully informed my selfe of the state of her Majesties debts here and have settled the businesse of this present Time and seene the Ship under sayle fully instructed for England I cannot imagine what I can doe in this place separate from the Prince of Orange for whatsoever is to be pursued here will be as cordially done by the Ambassadour and Muiâ— Sir William Boswell attending them as can be
desired And with the Prince of Orange as soone as the Instructions come for the private Treaty of the Marriage I shall quickly dispatch that businesse and leave the matter in this condition that her Majesty hath proceeded with most cleare intentions and that it is their own imbecillity or unwillingnesse which might admit of a worse name that frustrates so great and important a Proposition both for themselves and us I have now received your Lordships full Instructions concerning the dispatch for England wherein the Prince of Orange hath complyed as well as could be desired Coulster is judged the fittest man both for his appetite to the worke and courage You may presume the ship will be at Callice by Gods assistance about the last of May old Stile and then Master Carteret may imbarque without the toyle and expence of a journey hither if this Letter come time enough to prevent him if my last hath not done it already since Sir William Coulster is imployed you may be confident of a speedy return and dexterous mannagement of that businesse for by his last he hath gotten great experience about the Tynn so that if I durst venture upon it I would charge Mr. Carteret with a journey to England to the King to whom it is necessary by this ship to make a large and various dispatch and from the King to receive againe answers to many particulars as the ratification for Mr. Webster upon which depends the whole Jewell businesse and the good successe of that which is to be done hereafter A Commission under the broad Seale to receive the Ruby Collar with a blanke for what name the Queen will put into it with a procuration to pawne it for that good thing is not like to produce money amongst Merchants A Letter to Sir William Boswell from the K. that he obey the Queens instructions in making such Propositions to this State as his Majesty shall ordain him as likewise some particular Instructions to be sent him from the King concerning the Leagâ—e proposed by him in the mean time till an extraordinary Ambassadour appeare here for without some such Instructions as he cannot confidently doe any thing so will the States lesse consider what he proposes The Instructions for the private Treaty with the Prince of Orange concerning Marriage the Copy of their Ambassadours report and Propositions which Bâ—rrel hath promised to give me within six dayes The Copy of the Ducth Commission for ships of war that mutatis mutandis his Majesties Commission may runne in that forme and not so strangely as some which are showne here A Letter from the King to the Duke of Curland with instructions to Mr. Vicforl about him Some blanke Commissions for ships of war to be left in Sir William Boswells hands or mine for that divers are ready upon their owne charges to put to Sea if they had them to the certaine ruine of the trade of London Letters from his Majesty to the States concerning the Order of the Garter for Prince William if they be not already obtained Besides that it were fit that I should give an account to the Lord Digby of all the proceedings here since the returne of the Ambassadours and in what state the other businesse is For all these uses I conceive Carteret might better imploy his time with the King then at Truro since without doubt Sir Nicholas Crispe and Sir William Coulster can perfectly doe all that is there to be done and especially since her Majesty ought as soone as conveniently it may be to perfect the grant of the Tynn pre-emptions to have a Pattent for it under the broad Seale without which perhaps Merchants will make scruple to contract about it and for her Majestie to buy all the Tynn with her owne money it is thought will prove a thing impossible for her and if possible it would not bee the way of quickest and greatest gaine Wherefore all these things being so necessary to be dispatched to the King if upon Carterets arriving hither it appears unfit to imploy him Sir William Boswell is of opinion some other person ought of purpose to be sent which shall be done aswell and thristily as can be contrived Sir William Boswell doth desire your Lordship to persue this inclosed Copy of the Kings Letter to him concerning the Garter wherein the best way as he thinkes is prescribed that it be done without the pompe of an Herauld which way soever it be done it will cost money and there is nothing more certaine then that Sir William Boswell is one of the poorestâ— and worthiest and most contented servant that the King hath he hath a long time lived here upon borrowing and his thrifty Lady and he make a little goe farre For his last imployment in this kind for the Prince Elector the King allowed him one hundred pounds in consideration of the journey hee tooke which now is like to be every way as expencefull the Prince of Orange intending for Flanders I have not seene Muis since your Lordships last Letter but shall suddenly obey the order supposing Master Webster will make no difficulty to hasten the money one thousand Crowns that is as I take it three thousand Guilders Lord Iermin to the Lord Digby Paris Iune 9. 1645. YEasterday I received yours of Aprill the twenty ninth from Oxford whereby I must needs observe to you ours are received in halfe the time that yours are comming hither now you are removed from Oxford I feare it will yet be harder for you to send to London about all things the Queen recommends it to you I send you here enclosed Doctor Goffs last dispatch word for word by that you will see the estate of that busines Sir H. de vic is now here yesterday arrived with the Dukes last demands tomorrow he attends Cardinall Mâ—z and as soone as the answer is gotten and Queene Regents resolution in a supply of Armes and Ammunition we have now demanded to which already we have some promises advanced Petit shall be dispatched who is stayed for that end and to returne to us with some information of the state you are in where the last letters speake so variously of that wee are in much paine Armes and Ammunition I will be againe confident we shall speedily get but for money I can give no good hopes of it although the Clergy be now together from whom we have so many expectations Sir Kenelâ—e Digby is arrived at Roome hath had audience of the Pope who hath given him the best reception that the first visit was capeable of that is the fairest promises in generall that can be wished if he may be relyed on there are good hopes of money there but you know he is of a sanguine family and himselfe yet the melancholliest of it he hath visited some other of the petty Princes of Italy but they are a frugall generation Talbott is comming from Venice without any effect of his voyage A man the Queene sent
900 Of Monsieur Despernon 2â—0000 Of Webster by three Obligations together on the Pendant Pearles 100000 Of him more 43200 Of him more and borrowed by him since 70000 Of Monsieur Vicford 70000 Of Sir Charles Herbert 20000 Of Collimore at Antwerpe 64000 In all 1281700. Guilders With Webster the six Rubies of the Chain left for about 20000 To Webster 20000 To the Pr. Orange 300000 LEtters concerning Ireland from the Lord Digby Marquesse of Ormond Lord Iermin and others And Fitz-Williams Treaty with the Queene about the Irish Lord Iermin to the Lord Digby Paris May 18. 1645. THe Queene hath written to the King by this bearer Collonel Fitz-Willams with her owne hand it is the first time she hath been able to use her Pen since her sicknesse which now God be thanked is totally gone she refers the King to me for severall things I shall begin with that which concernes this bearer who is a brave man and hath served in the wars of this Country with great reputation he doth perswade himselfe that if the Peace be made in Ireland that he shall be able to raise there for the King and bring into England ten or twelve thousand men upon the conditions that you will find here enclosed signed by the Queen which he desired his Majesty should Signe for this end that the King might see it was her opinion that the King upon this designe of his should signe some others to him to the same effect so that you are to keep the Paper Signed by the Queen and to propose to the King the signing of something to the same effect if he approve of the businesse which the Queen believes the King will find cause to doe being by the opinion of many others knowing in the affaires of Ireland induced to believe so more then by the confidence of his undertakings which yet may passe for someground he having upon severall occasions already both for the raising and recruiting of those Troopes with which he hath served this State found himselfe very willingly followed by his Conutry-men You will observe part of his demands to consist of a considerable body of Horse that must meet at the place agreed on for his landing Marquesse Newcastle being here and acquainted with this Proposition and foreseeing the landing can only be towards the North in Lancashire hath believed he might not be an improper person for the conduct of this body of Horse to this conjunction and believes further that the stage for it being among his friends he may serve usefull in it how reasonably this is imagined cannot be determined here for it must rest upon the disposition that the Kings Troopes in generall will be in when the resolution for this particular shall be taken to determine whether M. Newcastle or any other may be fit for the charge of Conducting a body of Horse to this conjunction with the Collonel in case the King thinke fit to set forward the businesse and that he be so fortunate as to goe through with it the Queen doth approve of but not as a thing to be much relied on for it is a great thing that will remaine to be done on the Collonels part if the King should be able on his to comply with all the demands which the Queen besieves his Majesty in no estate for neither doth she thinke they are demanded so much in hopes of having them performed as that the promise should give him meanes in Ireland the better to bring about undertakings but rather as that which when it shall faile if it disappoint no other enterprise of the same kind more like to produce the effects aimed at in this which she hopes you will have a care of can be of no inconvenience and therefore adviseth you to consider it very seriously and in what resolution soever shall be taken that there be a speciall care had of giving the person of the Collonel all sorts of satisfaction as a man fully deserving it and zealously affected to the Kings service if M. New should be thought fit to have the charge of any Troopes appointed to joyne with those he shall bring he is well contented all should fall under his command and he to command under him if any other hee must bee chosen as that the Collonel may command him as Generall this is as much as need be said to you of this matter Pray doe me the favour to let the Collonel know I have recommended him to you and use him very kindly I have this night received severall Letters form Holland which I shall send you by an expresse within few dayes for we grow very neere concluding of all our expectation there what will be the issue though as neere as we are no man can tell and the knowledge of it is no more of moment in that point which heretofore was to be considered in it how much influence it was to have in the swaying towards an accommodation or to the continuance of the Warre for it seemes the Lott is cast as to that matter and if we save not our selves with our swords there is little other hope of doing it the knowledge of it would be of use in another respect for if the issue were to be a Declaration of the States to which would follow that of Franceâ— there would be in that such a reserve of helpe and so solid foundation of strength to carry through with this Warre as there would be lesse necessity of exposing the fortune of it to frequent hazards the game might be more securely played whereas if now we saw our selves totally without hopes of this support may be that would demand more sudden and lesse seeure tryalls then else we should have cause to attempt For this cause it is a great affliction to me that I cannot so soone as I would give you that which might be some guide to your Counsells pray believe it is not my fault since I am not without the apprehension of the use you might make of it as you see and that upon my word I am not negligent in it which I desire you to represent to the King The businesse of the Duke of Lorraine is not in the same state which the rest are our hopes of money here or breake with the Duke The passing over of them if it be obtained will be of so great expence here that we cannot with any appearance of suceesse presse them for any more supplies of money for Armes and Ammunition All I can say is yet gone is Hasdanâ—kâ— proportions consisting of 6040. Muskets 2000. paire of Pistols 1200. Carabines 130 Swords 400. shovels 27000. pounds of Match 50000 pounds of Brimstone this Brimstone will I hope enable you in England to make good store of Powder for Mills Saltpeter Coale and men that know how to make may every where be had 400 Barrels of Powder I have sent to Dartmouth having undertaken to pay for it here if it be not payd for there for feare presently there
lookes upon the condition of our Affaires that are very unlike to receive but by â— Forain assistance which reasonably is not to bee helped without securing their passage nothing sure can appeare so necessary for us therefore pray take great care that there bee no delay in the dispatch of all things belonging to it when there shall be recourse to you in that behalf I omit to tell you more particulars of this businesse both in what estate it is and how it hath been retarded but weekly now you shall be advertised I heare there is some stop in the Treaty between Denmark and the Swedes so that I feare will frustrate Cockerams negotiation of which else I should hope very well The Arms that went form hence to the M. of Montrosse are arrived at Hamborough and I hope are re-imbarqued from thence Cockeram would have them goe that way we have no news yet of those sent to him from Holland what we are to expect from hence as towards a considerable succour I mean of a body of men is to be attended untill the end of their Campagne for I confesse I am so far abused in the businesse as to beleeve it is equally hard to say we shall obtain no such thing as to assure it now for without doubt there is no desire here to see the Monarchy of England devolve into another Government and there is as little doubt that there are strong inclinations for the persons of the King and Queen and desire to contribute to their re-establishment the humbling of the House of Austria the beating them during the war or making a glorious peace I confesse are passions that prevail more and it is no wonder in the meane time we receive great curtesies The Queen is most civilly and kindly used in all one thing her Pensâ—on duely paid 12000 Pistolls they give lately for the Armes for the M. Montrosse and the Powder should be sent into the west 10000 more they have now given for the Shipâ— which designe is infinitely approved by them and I doubt not but they will give the other 10000 that the setting them forth will come to if they should faile it will be otherwise provided The Queen of England hath given us a sharp alarm of another distemper like her last but the feare is vanished almost after three fits but being young in apprehension of one third she dares not write her self I am entirely yours Pray send me word whether the Barony passed to Mr. Hemflet be an English Barony and to descend upon his Son by my Lady Stanhop if not you are to move the King for the Barony of Wâ—â—ton for that son this is a businesse in which the Queen was engaged in Holland upon the important services she received from Hemflett and she will be very earnest with the King to have done Pray send an answer to this Let the businesse of the Fleet be kept with all secrecy Severall Letters from his Majesty and the Lord Digby to her Majestie The Lord Geo. Digbies Letter to her Majesty Madam VVE live here in great disquiet till we heare how your Majesty hath digested our late mis-fortune God be thanked we have lost already the sharp sense of it We have had many little successes since and are likely to find our selves now within one fortnight in a posture fit to have a day for all which certainly the Rebells will give us in the VVest whither they have drawne all they have even the Scots themselves force us to fight probably they cannot till we are ready for them and I beleeve as wee shall order the matter they will bee likely to waste for want of Provisions whilst we increase in numbers from VValis I have writ to my Lord Iermin at large of the state of our Affaires here of which I reckon the Clubmen not to bee the least comfortable part And this bearer Mr. P. Rogers passing through the VVest where every day may beget great alterations to the better will bring your Majestie the freshest intelligence from thence hee is a modest and discreet young man and certainly will deserve your Majesties encouragement I beleeve by this time your Mâ—jâ—sty heares much noise from London of the Papers taken in the Kings Cabinet it was unfortunately and heedlesly lost to leave so precious things in a VVagon I thank God I lost none of mine it will certainly be fit for your Majestie to consider and to give your advise how we should behave our selves now as to the avowing of those Forain Treaties which can be no longer a secret especially that of the Prince of Orange in case our late disaster hath not cooled his affection to the alliance it will also be necessary the true Copies of all those Letters which have past between the King and your Majesty be transmitted hither with all possible speed for it will be impossible to answer and allay those scandalls which they will raise from them without that help but with it if the King hath writ nothing but what I have had the honour to bee trusted with I am confident there is nothing in them but will heare a very faire construction I am commanded by the King to repeat unto your Majesty although I writ it formerly at large unto my Lord Iermin that in what concerned Sir Io. Greenvills being made of the Princes Bed-chamber the King would not have let the Prince have his will in it although the young Man be the most meriting in England had not the Princes engagements been so publike as that it could not have been refused him without such an affront to his Highnesse in that place as must needs have drawn great dishonour upon him and great inconvenience to his Majesties service I must not conclude without humbly acknowledging your Majesties great Justice in your contempt of those scandalls which his Majesties enemies have endeavoured to cast upon me unto which I shall onely say thus much more that I have been so pure a Virgin in point of my integrity to His and your Majestie that I thanke God no body yet ever durst ask me a question as to my own Interests And as for any private negotiation you may be sure I shall never proceed in any but with your Majesties preceding approbation be it upon terms never so just nor shall I though with your consent ever vary from those principles which you have by you in a paper drawne by me and presented to you when you were pleased to engage certaine persons in the highest trust of the Kings and your service this confidence I beg of you as to the publike and another in what concernes matter of advantages and favours of my Master that as for my selfe and nearest friends I will never accept of any but by your Majesties kindnesse and generosity as well as the Kings so for any other I will never have the share in the procurement but according to what I shall understand more then conjecturally to bee most aggreable