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UBTTRE NCCLXXXI.
/^ Duc d^York au Prince et Orange. Arrivée à Londres.
London, Febr. 24.
I am just now corne heather and hâve receved yours bij S' G. Silvias, bat hâve not had tyme to speake with him yett , as yoa may eassily immagin , having had so mnch Company with me ; by the next post yoa shall hear againe from me, and be assured I shall always be as kind to yoa as you can désire.
For my Sonne the Prince of Orange.
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LETTRE nccËjJoaav
Le Due <tYork au Prince dt Orange. Niceuiii êtune aOi' anee du Rai avec les ÉkUê^Généraua.
London F^. 27.
I bave now disconrced ai large with Sir G. SOyios and since with M. Van Leewen» and you maj be sure wiD always do my part that there may be a good and firme alliance bettwene bis Ma. and tbe States, being persoaded nothing bot tbat can secnre both , and you see ail tbings are a doing in oor side to tbat end, and I am not for altring tbose measurs nor any otbers bis Ma. bas taken; for notbing bat stedynesse can secure os, and I make no doubt but affairs bere will mend everv day, and tben bis Ma. will be more considered abroad tben be is. I would say more, but realy bave not tyme; for till now I coald not Write and it is now so late tbat I feare my letter sboald not come tjme enougb, and tberfore must end, and tbat witb assuring you tbat I sball always be as kind to you as you can désire.
For my Sonne tbe Prince of Orange.
LETTRE HCCLXXXm.
Lord Sunderland au Prince d'Orange. Le Rai et le Due d^York persistent dans leurs bonnes risobiHons.
Monsieur van Lewen baving given your H. an account of tbe Eings readynesse to enter into engagements with Spaine and tbe Emperor suitable to tbose tbe States bave, and tbat notbing is wanting but powers from tbose Princes , you can not but be satisfyed witb tbe posture of affaires beere. I never saw tbe Eing more resolved of any tbing tben be is to pursue tbe measures be bas lately taken, tbinking it tbe onely way to préserve tbe peace, or to be in a good condition te make warre. In abort,
— 385 — [1680. Péfrier.
Sir, if yoa were heere, you would be satisfyed. The Dnke îs not onely ready to comply with tlie King, but 18 convinced himselve. Every thing is calme and quîet, beyond what could be expected. The Kings steadynesse in some things and care in others has had a very good eflTect, and I doobt not bat he will continue both. I am very confident his affaires will mend every day. Wee take it now to be the part of the Emperours and the Eing of Spaines ministers to make ail the remaining steps to bring this matter to a conclusion, which I hope your H. will fxirther, as much as you can, and also use your întrest at the courts of Denmarke, Brandenbourg and Lunenbourg, that the Eings ministers may succeede in theire ncgotia tiens. I am, with greate respect, your Highnesses
most faithfull, most humble and most obedient servant,
SUNDBBLAND.
Feb. the 27.
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LiETTRE NCCIiTXXIT.
I^ Duc cCYork au Prince éC Orange. SahUationa.
London, March 1.
I would not lett this bearer S' Rob. South well, whom his Ma. sends to the Elector of Brandenburg, go without writing to you by him, he taking HoUand in his way; you will hâve an account from him of his businesse and of ail things hère, so that I need say no more, but that I hope things will mend every day, and you may be sure I shall always be very kind to you. For my Sonne the Prince of Orange.
LtETTRË MCCLiXXXT.
Lord Sunderland au Prince (F Orange. Les affaires s^amé' liorenU
I am commanded by the King to excuse him lo your V. 25
1580. Mars.]
Hîghnesse that he does not write to jou by Mylord Bodwyn. He and S' Robert Sootwell bave orders to commanicate ail theire instructions to yonr Hîghnesse and what you shall thinke fit to the Pensioner; so that I need not informe you of any thîng that relates to them. There is no change heere, since I wrot last, but for the better. I hope it will continue. So I am, with greate truth and respect y your Highnesses
SUNDBRLAND.
March the 1.
LETTKE ]li€€£i]a:KTI.
Lord Sunderland au Prince d^ Orange. Le Roi et le Prince doivent rester unis.
Newmarkett, March the 6.
I bave receaved the letter your Highnesse was pleased to Write to me, with ail the respect I am capable of, and with ail the joy so greate a faveur can give to any man, which, if I can not deserve, I know at least how to value, and therefore shall endeavour, to the uttermost of my power, not wholly to be unworthy of it The King writing to your Highnesse himselfe, it would be to very little purpose, if 1 should offer to say any thing to you of bis Maj' sence ^ of affaires , by which ail who bave the honour to serve him must ever be directed. I will onely say that I hope he and you will understand your interests so as to be alwayes unlted, to the confusion of your ennemys and the satisfaction off ail your true servants, which is a title no men alive can deserve better then your Highnesses
most faithfull, most humble and most obedient servant
SnUDBRLAKD.
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Le Duc cFYork au Prince d Orange, Le Roi peut se main' tenir sans subsides du Parlement
NewmarkeU, March 11.
I would not lett thîs bearer S' Gabriel go back to you, without writing to you by him, which I do from this place, because I had not tyme to write the day before I came from London , and knew this would be sone ' enough there to fînd liîm. I bavé spoken my mînd very freely to him, and besids ' he is so fully informed of ail things that it is necessary to say little by him. I hope things wîll mend every day, and that we sfaall make a better figur every where, now that hîs Ma is able to subsist upon hîs owne revenu , without the help of a Parliament ; which is ail I shall say now to you, but that you shall always find me very kind to you.
For ray Sonne the Prince of Orange.
UBTTRE HCCIiXXXlTU.
Le ïhic et York au Prince d Orange. Il iinquiète au sujet
de la Princesse,
St. Jamess, March 28.
I bave now three of y ours to answer; two of which I receved at Newmarckett, to which I could not answer till now; as for the third, which was of the 29, it is just now come to me, and bas put me in very great paine for my daughter, to see that she was so ill when you wrot , and shall be very inpacîent till the next letters come, and pray at any tyme when she is not in a condition to Write herself, lett heare from you how she dos. I am to go back to Newmarckett to morrow morning early, and I had so many people with me ail this day that till now I could not write, and it is now so late
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1680. Mtrt.] — 388 —
that I hâve not tjme to any more bat that joa shall always find me very kind to you.
For my Sonne the Prince of Orange.
liETTRE MCCMjJLXXnL.
Le Duc cCYork au Prince éC Orange. Intrigues de Lord ShaJUbury.
Newmarket, March 29.
I am very sorry to.find, by y ours of the 2 of April, that my daughter is yett soo ill, and shall be in very great paine till I hear she is better... . As for newse, his Maj. retnrns back to London on wensday, which is soner then he intended when he came hither; it is to long a story to tell y on the whole matter that occasiond it, onlj in short. Lord Shafsbury bas taken this tyme of his Ma. being absent, to informe the counsell of a new plott in Irland, and by it, as I and many beleve, designed to make as great a distnrbance there as he bas done hère and to mine the D. ^ of Ormond. His Ma. is no ways satisfyd^ to speake freely to you, with what was agoing to be done upon it by some of them, and so gos soner then he intended , to prevent the ill designs of that little maH. You will hear of this from others, and besids I bave not tyme to say more of it. I write this by Cap. Maxwel, to whom I am very glad to heare you hâve given a company; whem you know him, I am sure yoo will like him, he being reported a very good foott-officer. I am sure he is an ingénions man, and be asseured I \ shall always be as kind to you as you can désire.
liETTRE HCCXC.
Le Duc ctYork au Prince (t Orange. Même sujet
London, April 2.
I was veiy glad to find, by yours of the 4, that mr
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— 389 — [1680. ATril.
danghter was somewhat better, and hope by jour nezt to heare that she mends a pace , and shall long extremly for the next letters. The Irish plott is, as I thought it wooldy corne to nothing, after having been examind and inquired into before bis Ma. in councell, and the man that was brought by Lord Shafebury proves to be a very great villan, and says nothing but upon hearesay; but you will hâve a more particular account of this from others, so that I need say no more ont ', and, if I would, I hâve only tyme to assure you that you shall always find me as kind to you as you can désire.
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LETTRE HCCXCI.
M. Godolphin au Prince d! Orange. Bruits âun complot en Irlande; le Roi disposé à s'allier avec F Espagne et CEm^ pereur,
Londoo, April the 2. 1680.
I had the honour of a letter from your Highnesse, while I was att Newmarekett, which I did not acknowledge from thence, not having any thing to acquaint you with ail that was worth your trouble. The King came , some days sooner than he intended, to London, at the requést of the Councill, who had been informed by mylord Shaftsbnry that there was a person now in towne, whose name be was to conceale , that was able to make out the discovery of a very great plott, that was carrying on in Ireland by those of the popish religion, for the delivery upp of that kîngdome into the hands of the French. The thing was brought to them with that formality and with such injunctions of secrecy, that at first the Councill took it to bee very considérable, but, upon examination of the matter since the Kings returne , it appeares this plott was to hâve taken effect in October last was twelvemonthe , that ail which this man prétends to know was but by
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1680. Atril.] — 390 —
hearesay from otbers, and he himselfe the informer known, by men of unquestionable creditt, to bee a man of a veiy scandalons réputation. I give yonr Highnesse the trouble of this account, because I know not how it may bee represented in Holland by people that are not well informed of this matter, and because I would willingly prevent your being alarm'd, when there is no ground at ail for it However, though there appeares to bee noe great weight in this information, yet the King bas taken ail the care that is possible to make a thorow ' search into the tmth of itt The King continues in the best disposition imaginable to goe through ail dif&cultys in making the Allyances proposed, though it is no small discouragement to see how slow the Spanyards are in sending powers hither, and how backward the Empereur is in meeting our good inclinations ; if it lies in jour tlighnesses way to quicken both the one and the other, I think it might doe verr well; I doe not know how they understand it,bnt in my opinion it is very reasonable for us to treat wîth Spavne and the Empereur joyntly and at the êame time^ soethat, when there shall been powers arriv*d hère from Spayne, either to the Marquis de Burgomayne (which were to bee wîsh'd) or to any other, yett I doe not find they are lîke to bave any efiect, unlesse there bee likewise some body impoured * from the Empereur to joyne in a treaty wîth him. [ beleive M' van Leewven will bee able to give your Highnesse an account of the Kings disposition to putt off the Parliament for noe longer time than yon seeme to think is convenient for the encouragement of our friends; but bis Majesty bas nott yett taken a positive re-solution to what day it shall bee prorogued.
I shall not bee able to say any thing farther concerning your money, till after Easter.
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liElTME HCCJLCU.
lut Duc ^York au Prince â Orange. La prorogation du Parlement fort courte.
London, Âpril 6.
I hâve now receved two of yours , of the 9 and 1 2 , sînce I wrot to you, by the last of whîch I was very glad to find my daaghter had been abroad to take the aire, which I hope will sone restore her to her perfect health. You see, by the short prorogation which is to be, bis Ma. dos his part as you can expect, and will continu the same measurs» which I hope will contribut very much towards* the continuance of peace and quiatnesse ' abroad , as well as at home. His Ma. intends to go to Windsor soner this yeare then he has yett done» and bas named the 19, and irom thence designs to go to Newmarckett on the 27, to see some horse-races of concequence, which are then to be rnn, one of them being bettwene the two very best horses of ail England ; he thinks of stayng ' but two days there, and to be back hère on the last of this month, and to stay att May-day and to returne to Windsor the next day. I bave not tyme to say more now, and be assured that you shall never find any altération in my kindnesse to you.
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tione du Roi.
UBTTRE MCCXCUf .
au Prince <i Orange. EaceUentee diepoei*
Monsieur van Leeuwen will let your Highnesse know that the Parlement will be prorogued to a day as he de* sired, that is to the 17 of May, which the King did yesterday déclare at Councell. Wee are very impatient for the arrivall of D. Pedro Bonquillo and somebody
1 quietoess. S stayiog.
iftso. Avril.] — 392 —
from tlie Emperour; ail the care immaginable has been taken to remove the jealoosies of the Imp. Court, and I hope there is little of it left; ail the letters whîch & G. Sylvius desired are gone to him, or shall goe this night; in a Word the King thinkes his owne and the good of ail Christendome dépends on the alliances he is now making, and what he has already done towards that désigne, with the care he has of late taken to compose things at home, hâve had so good an effect that ail the coantreys are in a very quiet and satisfyed condition, and give markes of it every day. The City is the same, and, without doubt, the measures his Ma. takes now being persued ^ , it will be out of the power of any body to hurt hîm, either within his dominions or from without them, and a few men, who would fright ail the rest of the world out of theire wits, hâve not the crédit they had or that they thinke they hâve, and that is seen now and will be more plaine, when the Parlement meets, which I can assure you the King beleives to be the onely cure for ail our late distempers, and does nothing but with that prospect, which I can assure your Highnesse to be true, upon my Word and honour, which I will never thus expose to deceave you. His Majesty is certainely now persuing the true interest of his people, and I will never beleeve a Eing of England, doing that, can ever want theire support. I am, with ail possible respect, your Highnesses'
April tbe 6.
liETTRE BICCXCIV.
Le Dtic et York au Prince cC Orange* Rumeurs touchant le Duc de Monmoutk.
London, April 16.
It was 80 late when I receved yours of the 19 on tusday night that I could not answér it then or writeto
1 ponoed. ' Sam Hçnaiure.
— 393 — [1680. Avril.
jon, and besids then I had little to saj. Yesterday the Parlement was prorogned untîll the 17 of May and, when that day coms, y ou may be sare there will be the same considération had of affairs abroad , as was now. I beleve you may hâve heard of a story of a certaine black box that S' Gilbert Garrat had found amongst the late Bishop of Durhams papers conceming the D. of Monmouth , it has been so discoorced on in towne that his Ma. thinks himself obliged to enqoier into it and to lett the world see that, if there be any sach paper as is reported, that it is a false one and bas been forged hère. His Ma. is very much concemed at it, and is a doing that which will put an end to any sach reports for the future, but it will be some days for it , sir G. Gerrat being not yett in towne. As for the présent temper of the severall countrys, the judges and ail that are come to towne do say they find , within thèse two or three months , the greatest altération for the better that can be imagined, and what bis Ma. has done in purging the commissions of the peace of ail disaffected people to him, has contributed very much to it, by encouraging her old freinds , the Cavalere or Church-party, and truly I am persuaded, if he do but continu stedy to the grounds he has now layd downe to himself (as I make no doubt but he will) that, within some tyme , he will be more master and in a better condition then he has been thèse many a yeare, so that, except the D. of Monmouth do some hott headed thing, which I thinke him capable of, ail things are like to be very quiat* hère. Lord Ossory.is againe made a Prive Gounceller, which I beleve you will be glàd to heare , and 1 beleeve he would be glad to know what to trust to, and to bave an end of his affaire in Holland, one way or other. My letter is so long already that I shall say no more but to assure you that you shall always find me as kind to you as you can désire.
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1«80. AfriL] — 394 —
LETTRE MCCXCT.
M. Hjfde au Prince et Orange. Il regrette le départ de M. de Bourguemaine.
Whitehall» Apryl 16, 1680.
I hâve received the honour of your Highnesses letter of the 19 y in answer to those letters from bence that carried the news of the prorogation of the Parliament, which I am extrême glad to find gave jour Highnesse so mach satisfaction; I hope ail onr measnres will ever doe soe. M' de Bonrgameine is goeing veiy snddainly away from os, towards the Empereur, which I am sorry for, apon some considérations that a man whom we ail know very well at Court and is knowne and believed by ail the others too, should not stay to finish an alliance which hath been 80 long wished for generally in the nation, or at least to bear wittnesse for us, which I doubt we shall need, if we doe not succeed, that now the fault is not to be imputed to us; but he says his orders are so précise, that his joumey is indispensable; so at least we may expect one advantage by it, that he will endeavour to remove ail the obstacles in that Court whether he is goeing, and fiilly convince them that we are in good eamest hère, to conclude with them upon terms that shall be good for us both. He says that the same yacht that carrys him over is to bring hither Don Pedro Ronquillo, who is a man that will please the King well, but I know not whether he will hâve the same creditt out of the Court, where we hâve need of good certificates that we doe proceed de bonne foy. If we bave good fortune in concluding thèse alliances, I doe not know what should hinder us from meeting the Parliament, which I am sure I aime at, and, notwithstanding the possibility of bringing the year about without them , it will not be well till that reconciliation be made, if I may call it soe, between the King and his People, but indeed the alliances must be made in
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the first place, that there may be no roome for any to say that they are not intended to be made and that under hand it is still ail French.
Last night there hath another very nnfortanate accident hapned in the towne , allmost like to that of S' Edmand Godfrey. A gentleman of Monmonthshîre , one M' Arnold , a justice of peace there and very active against the PapistSy was sett on in a little lane, by three men, anknowne to him , and wounded in severall places ; they designed no doubt to hâve killed him, but a light passing by made them run away; one of them crying out to this Arnold , „remember capitaine Evans." This Evans was a jésuite, whom this justice of peace was the eheife occasion of descovering and was afterwards hanged last year. This I say is a very unfortunate accident, to revive mens fears and appréhensions of the plott, which were pretty well asleep, but there is noe care nor watchfuUnesse can prevent the folly and wickednesse of men that are so given to it. The onely thing that can be done , is that there be a through * and vigorous prosecution of the matter, to see who hâve been the authors and actors of this barbarous action, that no man may hâve it to say that any thing is left undone to discover and punish , and that being a proceeding contrary to what was held in the beginning of the great plott, I hope it will hâve a contrary effect too and give better satis&ction. This care is allready begun to be taken with ail imaginable zeale and industry, which is the best end can be made of so bad a matter.
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liETTRE IIC€X€¥I.
Le Roi dt Angleterre au Prince d Orange, Recommandation.
Windsor, 29 Âprill.
This bearer, Mylord Forfer, bas desired me to recommend him to y ou, that, when there is any occasion, y ou
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1680. Afril.] — 396 —
will employé him, as you shall thincke fitt. I am confident you will finde him very faithfoU to you , whicb makes me give him my recommendation ; this being the only biisinesse of this letter, I will add no more but that I am truly yours.
