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A67912	The Lord George Digby's cabinet and Dr Goff's negotiations; together with His Majesties, the Queens, and the Lord Jermin's, and other letters: taken at the battel at Sherborn in Yorkshire about the 15th of October last. Also observations upon the said letters. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that the letters taken at Sherborn in Yorkshire, with observations thereupon, be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.; Goffe, Stephen, 1605-1681.; St. Albans, Henry Jermyn, Earl of, ca. 1604-1684.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1646 (1646)	Wing B4763A; ESTC R200703	49,468	67

for Scotland the Plot is to unite France and Scotland as formerly and as some say to disjoyn the Scots and English as now they are ●oyned The first I beleeve and as for the second I cannot thinke it is desired however pretended by the French who have already devoured this Kingdome in their hopes 2000 bids me tell you till his Majesty is in a more hopefull posture 〈◊〉 will adventure to doe nothing Savil is still playing blind-man-buffe and when we have served our ends of him it is like we shall make a Pageant of his greatnesse I have no more now to wish unto you then that this may come safe to assure you that I will never desist to honour you but still remain August 8. 1645. For ever yours Δ 401. That is Walsingham My Lord JUst now I received yours of the 10. by Parsons and because I expect back from London this evening doe now prepare against his comming determining so dispatch him immediatly for the Court In my last I signified that 〈◊〉 a moneth after the date brought yours of the 〈◊〉 of Iuly with the first order in behalfe of my Co●en 〈◊〉 to which the Governour hath given an absolute de●iall contemning both the authority of his Majesty and Commissioners and said to divers hee weighed it not a straw with more to that effect two dayes since when Sir Iohn went to sollicite the Lords to releeve him one way or other Collonel ●lague was accidentally present and said Both the Lords and Governors might be highly ashamed to let such a man suffer adding that had he known of his wants hee would one way or other have supplyed him and now offered if their Lordships would please to assigne any place for him he would take care of it and bring it in the Governour Interposed and said all places were disposed of indeavouring what lay in film to hinder it what will be the issue I know not but I am certain in the interim hee is brought to g 〈◊〉 want In my last I signified what constructions was already made here of your going to the North to your Lordships disadvantage the report of going into Ireland was never plyed so as now your voyage into Scotland is breathed out by the Lord Portland who every day exalts his malice to a higher key it was his brother who together with P. R. gave birth to the first and himself who gives life and authority to both In good earnest if some timely course be not taken you will find him a dangerous man his absence is no lesse necessary then those that are in France already this any Lady commanded seriously to recommend unto you that person when he hath brought the Faction here to a maturity is resolved to goe to the West what the consequence of that will bee I need not intimate his brother deserves strict observation and notice for he gives continuall notice of what happens at Court worthy the knowledge of the Junto here and is as it were the Spy upon you there Here hath been a solemne expectation of P. R. these 3 days and great jollity God knows amongst the Cumberlanders but why they expect still I know not Something is lamenting here concerning Ireland and P. R. but what it is I dare not yet affirm because I have hold only of the skirts of it have not made a ful discovery it is I think either about his going or at least ●ending some body to comply with them The Junto had a meeting last night where it was resolved good use might bee made now against you with the Irish upon occasion of your late Letter if it be well followed and the best use made of it and that P. R. may upon that ●ooting take new occasion to ingratiate with them whe●●fore it was resolved either he or some friend should by Letters indeavour to operate on some person of repute there some thinke it is Coll●nel Pr●●●● if him they lose their labour he will not bee jugled withall Thrice within this few dayes here hath been a Woman from Broon with the Governour I can by no means learn the bo●●esse though I much distrust it but there is no remedy I had almost forgot to tell your Lordship that the men here have resolved lately to get into Mr. Ashburnhams bosome by one means or other for the Junto holds him a very necessary person for their ends and therefore must be laid hold of but one of them affirmes him to be a slippery piec● and dangerous to build upon From London I have nothing till C. come who if he bring any thing of moment I will add it I have sent your Lordship a Copy of my Letter directed lately to the Lord Herber● ver●atim as I sent it by London as the speediest and surest way Mr. Brasile mentioned in it is a very able honest man and of authority and repute amongst the Irish the two mentioned in the latter end are Marquesse A●trim and the Lord St. Albans Here are strong reports the Irish are landed which if true they are honest we are happy My Lady commands me to put your Lordship in mind of Mr. Sutton whom the Lady Cob●am hath so often recommended unto your Lordship I must not omit Monsieur Du Boys who is now comming towards you he hath been long sick here if you please to countenance or imploy him you will find him faithfull gratefull and very usefull as dare assure you my Lord August 16. Your Lordships humble Servant 401. POSTSCRIPT I have sent you the last of the Independents which will shew you how necessary a supply is C. is not yet come I know not what to thinke to London he would goe and what stayes him there I cannot imagine wherefore I am forced to send by this Sherborne still holds out I really beleeve without any great danger not withstanding some course Reports August 21. His Majesties Letter to the Queen Deare heart BY Sobrans conveyance whom I dispatched Sunday last I hope before this can come to thee thou wilt receive three Letters from me who although hee condemnes the Rebells procedings as much as any yet he declares in his Masters name a positive Neutrality so that either he complies not with his instructions or France is not so much our friend as wee hope for I rather thinke the latter yet I doubt not but thy dexterity will cure that coldnesse of friendship which in my opinion will be the easier done if thou make the chiefe Treat●e for our assistance betwixt thee and the Q. R. in a familiar oblieging way and withall shewing all possible respect and trust to those Ministers whom she most esteems it being impossible but they must rather applaud then dislike thy familiarity with their Mistresse and by it thou maist prevent any tricks they may put upon thee As for the affaires here we are in so good state that I am confident the Rebels though all their strengths are now united cannot affront us and when my Nephew Rupert comes to mee whom I certainely expect in few daies I hope to be able to chuse fresh Winter Quarters but where I am not yet resolved for which occasion and opportunitie must direct me FINIS Seneca In the Original I●s Secreuer●nt A Present for Muis. Pr. R●p●● Sir Ken. Digby

〈◊〉 your Majesties pleasure Madam whilst you have this relyance upon my intire dedication of my selfe to your Majesty no worldly accident can make unhappy Regland Iuly 10 1645. Madam Your Majesties most humble and most faithfull Creature O SIR MIschiefe will never cease to be active for some amongst you concurring with others here are indeavouring to serve Lord ●●ring such another dog trick as they did hope to have put upon your Lordship not long since but may their successe bee such as formerly it was I hope the work and merit of that man is so well known to those in whose power it is onely to prejudice him that it shall not be in such as these to work his ruine which will bee but a preamble if I can presage any thing to your generall destruction In my last I did intimate somewhat concerning Irish I did it not out of any ill wil God knows I bear to them but out of my zeal to his Majesty I wish it may not be true for indeed I feare it A strong Argument is but lately suggested unto my reason the Rebells have granted 2000 then to the assistance of Spaine in Flanders all the world may see that by this action they must needs displease both the French Portugalls Holland States into which fires they would not thrust themselves you may bee certain had they not strong assurances of some present benefit greater in consequence to their affaires in hand then all the other can be prejudiciall to it and seeing the lownesse of the Spanish condition and the symptom of ruine on all sides attending chat Crown it is easily resolved what they build upon And that Spain doth assure them for this assistance they will take of the Irish from his Majesty in this time of exigence which t is possible they may effect considering the present Pope is Spanish and hath an Ambassador in Ireland who beares the greatest stroke in those affaires and who if you will doe any thing effectuall there must chiefly be wrought upon I wonder at the 〈◊〉 of those with the King that sit at the Helme and yet tolerate and countenance if not reward so many persons whom they cannot but palpably see marchcounter to his Majesties prosperity It is not now a time to dally Courtship must be laid aside and the surest course be taken to preserve that which is already brought into such a desperate condition I have not been silent heretofore concerning Pr. R. and I cannot chuse but smilingly consider the posture you are in I meane your Grandees when they are all overtop't and stampt upon already by one I have not forgot the time I saw him We have had a strong report concerning D. Hamb escape from Pendennis as also of the revolt of that place which because I was conscious of some practises on foot to that purpose I was halfe prepared to believe till this day I was certified that it was yet a fiction which though I am glad on I cannot omit to tell you that it seems to me I pray God it prove not so to others inco●sistent with policy to permit so guilty a person in a possibility of surviving his punishment and redoubling his former villany for it is most certaine there is none can equally prejudice his Majesty if he escape and the is not unpossible to be wrought upon for to my knowledge ●e favours deeply of the Puritan And by the way pray give mee leave to tell you it is not the least disadvantage amongst many others to his Majesty in the prosperity of his affaires and affections of his people to give private Governours such absolute and almost uncontroulable indefinite power over the rest of their fellow Subjects within their jurisdiction which they exercise with so much o●●nipotence and indiscr●●t Regality for the most part to their own ends and profit that it is a miracle if this be continued if the people retain any sense of loyaley and duty to his Majesty who permits it Many did suppose and those none of the weakestmen that upon the late Defeat his Majesty would seriously take to heart the many great and irregular Errors hitherto admitted and in order to his future recovery have made a through reformation which last till it be done the first can neve● be expected Above all for the manage of Warre recourse is to be had to the Councell of the ablest and best resolved men and they Courted in stead of such Non●das as have for the most part hitherto been looked upon If you desire me to point at any Sir Ken. Digby will doe it for me In his late published Treatise hee will tell your Lordship that 120. 64. 2. 12. 25. 8. 70. is a generous and knowing man a compleat souldier both in Theory and Practice And I will tell you there is not a more sincere honourable and fast friend or one more easily oblieged In fine I have erred much in that conversation which formerly I have had with him if there be three in Europe greater Masters of the Art of War and fitter for a Generall Commander or at least to moderate a Councell of War in matters of action I meane and the manner of execution as for Designe I doe beleeve him not so excellent There is a whisper of Lord Astly his employment which indeed doth much recreate me and make me hope such men will now bee looked upon Sir Iohn Digbies death afflicts mee greatly and grieves mee more to consider how sadly it will fall upon you The Match with the Pr. of Orange which I heare talked of if it were seriously effected might possibly for the present adde something to the exigence of the condition though little to the Honour of our Nation But I beleeve there is so much jugling in Holland that they are nothing lesse then in earnest in desiring to doe you good and considering his Majesties lowne●● will not adventure to Match if it must be an engagement to involve them in your quarrell to which God grant a happy issue for indeed I fe●re it I send you here inclosed some Predictions which 2000 sent me from 378. 100. I must confesse though they create no faith they adde somewhat to my doubts wherefore I cannot ch●fe 〈◊〉 communicate them with you that you may passe your 〈◊〉 them and till me freely what you think for 〈…〉 are both ancient and authentique The Parliament sent an extraordinary reward to Strickland in Holland it seems he hath done them good service there The Danes have concluded a Peace with the Swedes and given him Norway with two Danish Counties for performance of Covenants In Malta the Spanish Knights set upon the Portugalls who being assisted by the French massacred all the Spanish Bo●●brook in Flanders is surrendred to the French and they goe to besiege Bergen 〈…〉 ocks There is news in Towne the Iri●● have taken Youghall and are gone to Corke Montreull is newly arrived here from France and is going

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 Th● Eliot● 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 saf●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 Montr●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 D●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 desires● 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

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 di●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 ●ater Propositions sent to the King● 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

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 Leag●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 B●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 poorest● 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 M●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 Kenel●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

should be want I have newes of the arrivall of 200. of the barrells and am confident the others will be very shortly there and I shall give Callimore such helpes for his effecting last undertakings that I am confident you shall receive good quantities of Powder from him● I shall write to you to morrow by the Ordinary and presently after by an Expresse therefore now I will hold you no longer There is a young Gentleman one Captaine Carteret a Iersie man taken prisoner lately pray doe me the favour to speak he may be examined hee was lately taken as I remember neere Warwicke I have spoken to the Collonel to say something to you in a businesse that concernes you and me I remaine Yours Instructions to our trusty and well-beloved Servant Daniel O Neile Groome of our Bed-chamber 27. Iune 1645. You are forthwith to repaire unto our Ports of Dartmouth and Falmouth where you are to conferre with Sir Nicholas Crispe Knight and with Captain Hansdonck or any other owners 〈◊〉 Shipe or Friggots in our service You are to let them know that whereas by a Clause in their severall Commissions they are oblidg'd upon extraordinary occasions of our service to employ their Frigots for six weekestime according to our speciall Commands wee giving them just payment and satisfaction for the time of their Ships during the time that they are so employed by us wee having now at this time such an occasion for them as doth highly import the good of our affaires wee 〈◊〉 require them to have in readinesse to expect our Orders all such Ships or Frigots as can within a fortnight or three weekes time be set to Sea for a moneth or six weekes service and that for the present they doe send immediately with you over into Ireland unto such Ports as you shall direct all such Ships and Frigotts as are now fitted and ready there into Ireland to expect and obey such Orders as they shall receive from the Marquesse of Ormond Wee assuring the owners of the said Vessells that they shall not only receive full satisfaction for the time that they shall bee withdrawne from their owne employments by this our Command but that we shall carry the same in mind as the most acceptable and important service that they can possible doe us And we doe further Command you that in case you shall find that more of the said Frigots then one cannot within very few dayes bee ready that then you make use of the nimblest Vessell you can there find and that whilst the others are preparing you forthwith transport your selfe with all diligence unto the Marquesse of Ormond there to pursue such further directions as wee here give you having first advertised us by expresses what wee may rely upon and when concerning the shipping aforesaid expected for our service You are likewise to represent unto the Marquesse of Ormond the great Importance to the good of our affaires that w●● 〈◊〉 speedily supplyed from our Kingdome of Ireland with some good members of fo●t that we● should be very glad you could fram● such a body there so be sent over as might bee worthy by his 〈◊〉 comming to command it in which case when we heare from him we shall give him our further directions● but for the present that no time must be lost in sending over what numbers can be spared of our old English 〈◊〉 there as well as what may be procured of the Irish together with the best Artillerie as well for Battery as the field that the said Marq. of Ormond can assist us withall You are to acquaint the said Marquesse of Ormond with the deligence used here to procure shipping for their Transportation and what may be relyed on of that kind from hence You are to employ your selfe in soliciting what ayd●s of all kinds may possible be had from the Irish according as you shall bee instructed by the Marquesse of Ormond And what by his appointment you shall promise or engage in our name by way of invitation or encouragement to our service unto any in that Kingdome we shall be carefull to make good but in this and all things else of your negotiation there you are strictly and punctually to governe your selfe by such directions as you shall receive from the said Marquesse of Ormond and no otherwise Of all this and what we may expect from thence and when you are to give the speediest and punctuallest accompts you can unto our principall Secretary of States attending To the Lord George Digby 16. Iuly 1645. My Lord I Do not thinke it very necessary to put my letter wholly in Cypher having so secure a Beares as Sir Nicholas Byron yet have I suppose so Cypherd it as not to be understood but by your selfe at my comming here I find all things contrary to what your Lordship expected and much more to the Articles past betweene the Queene and me For in those free use of Religion a free Parliament and the penall Lawes to be taken off This were granted But there is only of these a free Parliament granted and incapacityes taken of withall an Article proposed by the Marquesse of Ormond and the Councell that no propositions shall be hereafter made by the Irish Parliament but such as they shall now propose at the making of the peace if they can agree by which I find the Irish addes many trivialls which else they would leave out I have had some with Marquesse Ormond who tells me ●e never had order from the King to grant to the Irish either the penal lawes to be taken off or that they should keep any of the Churches now in their possession O● contraire the restitution of them is desired backe being the only principal points insisted on by the Irish Truly my Lord had you told me of this before my comming from you I could have told you that in all probability there would be no peace having heard much of the Irish resolutions before ere my comming out of France and declared the same unto the Queen which caused her to condescend that the three demanded poynts as by the Articles signed by the Queen to 〈◊〉 you may see I also find by Marquess●Ormond that if the King instead of referring all things touching peace to the Marquesse of Ormond do not order the granting of the said demanded poynts viz. free exercise of Religion a free Parliament all penaltyes to be taken off with such other poynts as are already condescended unto That the Marquesse of Ormond is resolved never to condescend to the demands of the Irish and by the Irish that they are resolved to have them or perish I proposed to the Marquesse of Ormond the condition the King was in and how necessary it was for him to have from the Irish incontinant army from hence and how the absolute ruine and destruction of the Irish depended on the least losse the King should sustayne in England for want of army I said as much to

lookes upon the condition of our Affaires that are very unlike to receive but by ● 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 Pens●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 Ship● 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 W●●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 M●j●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