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Le Duc il York au Prince d! Orange. Même sujet
Edenbargb, Feb. 11.
I hâve receved yours by Major Levîngston, who had a veiy good passage hither and shall give him ail the assistance I can in his levés. I never heard of so many dismal storys, as they tell, and we bave by letters, of the mandations hâve been in your parts and in Flanders. I am very sorry you had so great a share of the lose, and had your part of so generall a calamity. I hope this frosty weather and esterly winds will do mach good, by drying, up the waters; we are not troabled with sach accidents hère, but hâve had a very great snow last weeke , which made it very ill travaling * , but now it is alniost gone, and gone off very gently, by the beat of the son, without raine. This place affbrds no newse, so that I hâve no more to say but that you shall always find me to be as kind to you as you can désire.
For roy sonne the Prince of Orange.
liETTRE MCBLI.
Le Duc et York au Prince dt Orange. Recommandations.
Edenburgh, Feb. 11.
For ail I hâve already writen to you in favor of this bearer lieu, colonel Douglas , I could not lett him go to you, without recomending him to you againe, as one who sure will deserve your favor, and the Reg. of Colyar which is now vacant ; if I did not thinke him fitt for it, I should not write for him; and, now that I am upon thèse subjects, I must needs mention one to you, whom I know to be a very ingénions man and that bas the réputation of a very good foott of&cer; it is one cap.
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Maxwel; he lias served long, as this bearer can infonne you, and I hope, if there shall be a vacancy in any of the Scots Beg. of a company, you will lett him hâve one, which if you do , I am sure you wîll thanke me for getting so good an offîcer for you, and, when you know him, you will find he deservs more. This îs ail I shall say now but to assure you that I shall always be as kind to you as you can désire.
For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
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Le Duc et York au Prince cT Orange, Luxembourg menacé.
Edenburgh, Feb. 14 1682.
I hâve receved yours of the 13, and by ît see you were impacient to know the Kings mind upon the answer he had had from France as to Luxembourg, which yoa will hâve knowne long since by M' Chudly ^ , who I supose was with you sone after you had writen your last letter to me; for some of the Scots ofiSciers, who are corne to raise their recruts hère, told me they saw a yacht agoing in to the Brile, as they came ont. I see the Spaniards bave called upon you for the eight thousand men, and, tho you should lett them hâve them, and his Ma. send them the same number, I beleve that place, I meane Luxembourg, would be hardly saved by it, and that, as things are, a treaty as proposed is the only way to save ail Flanders, by what I can judg of affairs at this distance T am from ail the world. This place affords no newse, so that I hâve no more to say but that I shall always be as kind to you as you can désire.
* Envoyé do Roi d'Angleterre à la Haye.
— 543 — [1682. Février.
LBTTIUS MCDLni.
Le Duc (PYork au Prince (T Orange. Nouvelles.
Edenburgh, Feb. 21.
On saturdaj night I receved yours of the 13, by colonel Douglas, and the next day another from you by leat.-col. Bohan, and you may be sure will assist them ail I can in their recruts, which I hope will be easy for them, those of this nation liking very well to serve in your country. I beleve the murther of M' Thynn will hâve made much noise where you are, as well as at London; 't was well that they that did it, were so sone found and taken; for els the factions party in England would hâve made as much noyse about it and accused the innocent, as well as they did of the death of S' Edmondsbury Godfery, and with more reason, for Thjnn had run a long with the factions and rebellions party, but Godfery had not, and was knowne to be a worthy loyal man. For newse there is none hère, ail things being very quiat, so that I shall end, and that with assuring you that you shall not find any altération in my kindnesse to you. For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
LETTRE nCBlXV.
Le Shic cTYork au Prince cC Orange. Il eeroii dangereux de convoquer un Parlement
Edenburgh, Feb. 25 1682.
I find by yours of the 24, which I had on thursday last, that the contrary winds had hindred your having the letters from England ; long before this you will hâve had his Ma. answer to what had been represented to him by M. van Beuning, and I confesse I am of those that thinke the offers made by the French better then a war, in the condition things are in. I do not know what condition your country is in, but, as for ours, to engage
1682. Février.] — 544 —
DOW into a war and to call a Parliament woald endanger the Monarky and the absolut mine of our famîly; lett people perswade you or flatter you as they please, and I am sure that ail his Ma. subjects, that are truly loyal to him , are of this mind. I could say much to you upon this subject, but will not, for I belere this aflàire will be resolved on, one way or other, before this getts to you. This place affords no newse, so that I shall end, and that with assuring you I shall still be as kind to yon as you can désire.
For mj sonne the Prince of Orange.
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LETTRE MCIILT.
Le Dite cPYork au Prince <P Orange, La paix dépend en grande partie du Prince et du RoL
Ëdenbnrgh, March 4.
I am very glad to find , by yours of the 3 , that yonr losses by the late inondation bas not been so great as was at first beleved. I find by it also that you are in great impacience to know whether you shall hâve peace or war. I cannot help thinking but that that dépends much upon what the King and you hâve a mind to ; for I cannot thinke the Spaniard will hâve a war, if both of you bave a mind to hâve peace, which I am sure his Ma. dos, and I hope you wiil be of that mind also, «and, as things are now, I thinke they hâve no other party to take but that of accepting the offers made by the French, conceming the raceing ' of Luxembourg. The last letters I had from London sayd very confidently I should be sent for to wayte on his Ma. at Newmarket, which made me expect by this to hâve heard more, since his Ma. is to go thether at this day; if I be to go, you will bave heard of it before this can gett to you, which is ail I shall say now but that you shall find no altération in my kindnesse to you.
* razing.
— 545 — [1682. Mars
Since the wrîtîng of this, I hâve had notice that Wîll. Liegge wîll be hère to morrow moming wîth leave for me to go up.
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liEITTRE MCDE.TI.
Le Duc iYork (m Prince d Orange. Lee français se sont retirés de devant Luxembourg.
Newmarkett, March 20.
I hâve DOW severall of jours to answer, ail which I
receeved since the last letters went for Hollande and I
need saj the lesse upon them, things being so changed
since you wrot them^ by the French having withdrawne
their troups from before Luxembourg, that it will alter
ail the measurs already taken and make new ons * be re-
solved on , and now I hope we shall hâve peace and make
the right use of what the French hâve offerd. I had this
day yours by M"^ Sîdney, and am perswaded you beleve
what you say conceming him, but it is necessary, besids
what he says to you, he should justîfy himself by his
actions hère, which is easy for him to do, and then it
will be in nobodys power to do him ill offices, and so
I will tell him, when I speake to him, which I hâve not
had yett tyme to do , nor indeed hâve I tyme to say any
more now, it being very late and I to go a fox-hunting
to morrow moming early, so that I must end with as-
suring you of my being still as kind to you as you can
désire.
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LETTRE MClILTn.
Le Duc dtYork au Prince d! Orange. Nouvelles.
Newmarkett, Âpril 2.
I had yesterday yours of the 6 from Dieren, and by ît see you were to be there some tyme to divert your-
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self by hunting; I hâve been as offten at that sport hère as I could, tho the weather bas not been at ail favorable for it, we having had nothing but cold N. and N. E. windsy and many showers of snow and haile and raine, ahnost every day since I came hither, it has been faire thèse two days , but continus still very cold for this tyme of the yeare. We shall now be sone at London, bis Ma. intending to go thither on saturday, where he intends to stay but a fortnight and then to Windsor. I beleve I shall wayte on him to both those places, and as sone as he is at the last of those two places, am to go back for Scotland to settle some affairs and bring back the Dutchesse with me, some tyme in May; and, now that the affair of Luxembourg is over, I hope ail Christendome will enjoy peace and quiatnesse. I bave no more to say but that you shall always find me as kind to you as you can désire.
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liEITTRE nCDLTIO.
Le Due <TYork au Prince (ï Orange. Rc^ermiêeement de rautarùé du Rai.
Newmarkett, April 4.
I would nott lett this bearer Sir Oabriel Silvius go back to you into Holland, without writîng to you by him; he is so fuUy informed of ail things hère that I need sa? little to you by him ; for he can give you an account et the true condition of things in this country, which are, God be thanked, much mended within this twelve month, and bis Ma. is now master, if he pleases, and hee need not feare nor endeavour to manage Lord Shaftsbury and bis party; which is ail I shall say to you now, and assure you I shall always be as kind to you as you can désire.
For mj sonne the Prince of Orange.
— 547 — [1682. Avril.
LETTRE nCDliEi:.
Lord Halifax au Prince et Orange. Le Roi^ par son aiti-tude envers la France^ mérite les éloges de ses Alliés.
I had not given your Highnesse so mach respite, but that the things which hâve happened , since I writ ' last , might appear so ill and give yon such an impression of us hère that I did not know but, whilst that dissatisfisu^ tion remained in yonr mind , I might bee involved in it, and therefore nothing could bee more welcome than the assurance your Highnesse is pleased to give mee that I am stil in possession of the same place in your favorable thoughts you hâve ever afforded mee. I am the same man in relation to the publique , and am yet lesse to bee altered in my respects to your Highnesse in particular, and, as one of the greatest obligations I could possibly receave , was the opennesse and freedome you were pleased to use towards mee at Windsor. So I lament my ill memory, in not being able to recall to my mind that particular of which you give mee a hint in your letter, so that it would bee a welcome faveur to give mee some further light in it, especially if it is of such a nature that it may either bee of use, to your Highnesse or to myselfe, that I should remember it. In the mean tim.e it is unnecessary for mee to lay before you that the posture of things is extreamly changed, since what hath passed at Luxembourgh; which, as it is a great step towards the establishment of the publique peace, so I hope it will bee improved, as much as may bee, in order to that end, and since the King hath had such a part in bringing this about, hee deserveth ail imaginable incouragements from his AUyes, who are the more obliged to do him right in this, by their having been so hard upon him in their censures, before hee gave this évidence of his zèle for the préservation of Flanders. Your Highnesse will, I am sure, not bee wanting in this, because it is
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not onely a justice and a respect , in neither of which jon can ever fayle, bat that it is reallj of a publique conséquence that bis Ma. and jour Highnesse should in ail circumstances bee intirelj satisfyed with one anotber. I am the more eamest in this, from the knowledge I hare how much dependeth upon it, and therefore, since it proceedeth from so good a meaning, I am sure jou wiD forgive mee, if I moove your Highnesse, when you write next to the King, to take soroe paines to rectify ail mistakes and to excuse any thing that might bear an unkind interprétation ; there is as much zèle in this as in a greater service ) and so I hope it will bee accepted firom one that is so much devoted to you.
LondoD, April 4 1682.
liETTRE MCDIiX.
Le Duc (TYork au Prince d^ Orange. NcuveUeê,
St. James, April 17 1682.
I had yesterday yours of the 17, by which I find you were to go to Dieren for some days, where, if you bave as seasonable weather as we hère , you will find the country very pleasent. For newse there is but little sturing * hère , but we are in great expectation to heare which way the préparation the Turks are making bend ; whether towards Poland or Hungary. Theîr Maj. are to go on saturday for Windsor; I am to wayte on them thether, and then , so sone as some frigatts can be gett ready , am to go with them to Scotland, to settle some afiSurs there and then bring back the Dutcbesse by sea Mrith me to settle in this country, having had travaling* enough for thèse three years last past. I hâve now no more to say but that you shall stilt find me as kind to you as you can désire.
For ray sonne the Prince of Orange.
* stirring. ' traTelling.
— 549 — [1682. Ami.
liETTRE nCDIiXI.
Ijt Due et York au Prince iT Orange. Il va se rendre en Ecosse.
Windsor, April 24 1682.
I had yesterdaj yoars of the 26, by the which I see you are before this ai the Hage, to see the kermis \ I hope you ^ill haye had faire weather for itt, for otherwise there will be yery [durty] doings; we haye had faire weather now thèse two days , bat with an E. wind which maks it not so pleasent hère as it would be otherwise, however 't is yery green and a little warme weather will make it very fine; it looks as if it would raine this night, which may bring the wind in to the warme corner againe. I hâve yett sett no day for my going for Scotland, nor can I, till the fregats are ready; but I beleye they wîll be ready to saile by the end of next weeke, with ' in two or three days I shall know it , and then take my measurs accordingly. I intend to embarke in the Downs , and hope to be back hère with the Dutchesse by the end of May. There is at présent but little Company hère and as little newse; only I heare from London that the factions and phanatike party are much cast downe, by his Ma. having forbid their feast. I hâve now no more to say but that you shall still fiud me very kind to you.
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LETTRE nCDLXn.
Le Duc (PYork au Prince éP Orange. Recommandation,
Windsor, April 30 1682.
I would not refuse this bearer, the Earle of Forfar, to Write to you by him and to recomend him in generall to your favor; he is a man of quality and I hope he will deserve your countenance. I hope now to be going for Scotland bij wensday or thursday, for by that tyme I beleve the frigatts will be ready, and désigne to stay
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but little there, so that, if the winds favor me, diinke I shall be back hère with the Dutchesse by the end of May. The weather continus very bad , much raine, so that ail the meadows hère about are quite under water; thîs day we hâve had much raine, so that I feare the waters will not so sone abate. I hâve no other newse to tell you, and so shall end my letter, which I do with assuring you that you shall still find me as kind to you as you can désire.
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Le Due éCYark au Prince et Orange. Arrivée en Ecosse; naufrage.
Edenburgh, May 9 1682.
I had not yours of the 8 of this month, till I was agoing downe in the barge , to embarke for this place , so that till now I had not tyme nor conveniancy to write to you, but before this getts to you, you will go neare to hâve heard of my beîng safly arrived hère, tho the fiîgat in which I was in, was cast away upon a sand called the Lemmen, which lys some 8 leages from the cost of Norfolk. It was on saturday moming the ship was lost, and by sonday night I landed at Leith, and so was hère by nine a clock that night. We lost a great many men, and, considering the little tyme the ship was above water after she struck first, 'twas well so many were saved; of Lords, there were drownd Lord Roxborow and Lord Obrian, of gentilmen lieutenant Hyde, who was lieutenant of the ship, and capiteyn Stuard, a reformade, both English, of Scots Hopton, Sir Joseph Douglas and one Levingston a phesitian, severall of my underservants were drownd, and of 250 seamen, which was the ships complyment, 110 were lost; 't was the to * great presumtion of the pilot and his mistaking both his course and distance that was the cause of the lose of the ship; » too.
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he was esteemed one of the ablest pilots we had for thèse northern seas; he was saved amongst the rest, by one of the jachts-boats, which had I them knowne, I had eaused him to hâve been hanged ap immediatly, according to the coustume of the sea, but dow he most receve his doome by a court martial, so sone as I shall arrive in £ngland, which I hope will be some tjme the next week, for I intend to embarke with the Dutchesse and my danghter aboutmonday next, on board ihe Happy Retume^ a forth-rate frigat; 't was the Glocestery a third rate, was lost I shall now say no more but to assure you you shall still find me to be as kind to you as ever.
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USTTRE IICIII4XIT.
Le Due cCYork au Prince et Orange. Indisposition du Roi.
Windsor, May 80 1682.
On saturday last in the aftemone I arrived at London^ after a long tho a calme passage. The next day I had two of yours, of the 26 and 29 from Honslardike, by both which I see you had heard of the accident had befalen me in my voyage to Scotland. I came to this place on sonday evening, where I found his Ma. indisposed, having a feaverish distemper; on monday moming he was lett blood, which did hem much good, and the same day his feavor left hem, and this day, Ood be thanked, he is quite well, so that this evening I intend to go back to London to fetch the Dutchesse hether * , and thinke to be back hère on thursday next I write this to you from hence before I go, because it will be late before I come to St. James, and then I should not hâve tyme to write to you. Ail things go very well hère; his Ma. is master, Liord Shaftsbury and that party grow weaker every day, and you may be sure I shall always be as kind to you as you can désire.
For mj sonne the Prince of Orange 1 hitbtr.
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LETTRE mCmJLV.
Lord Halifax au Prince cT Orange. Nécessité dtune bonne entente entre le Prince et le Rai.
Your Highnesse will hâve had an account from M' van Beaninghen how the King receaved your letter, which I was very glad to see; thoagh perhaps hee did not consent to everj particular expression in it, upon the whole it most hâve a good effect , by shewing his Majesty that you take paines to satisfy him, and are désirons to remoove the occasions of misunderstanding which may ha?e arisen in the late transactions between yon. I am sure nothing under heaven is so necessary for the préservation of Christendome as that there may bee an intire union of interests and snch a perfect confidence as shall bee above the danger of being lessened or andermined by those who would prevent the good effects of it. In order to this, I do, out of the fnlnesse of my heart, beg leave to offer this caution to you that you must take away the possibility of the Kings being persuaded that any who are known to bee contrary to his interests hère, can hâve any crédit or influence with your Highnesse ; for such an appréhension, once admitted into his mind so as to take root in it, would destroy the inclinations hee otherwise must hâve to meet and cherish your fnendship ; you must forgive mee, if I own my fears that your Highnesses generosity in being slow and unwilling to beleeve ill of men, may hâve rendred you more lyable to bee misled and misinformed in our affayres hère, by some that are too much swayed by their particular interests to represent things truly to you, and this appeareth so much cleerer to the world every day that I am persuaded, if your Highnesse saw it as wee do, you would bee convinced that even the best things they prétend are promoted and pressed by them for ill ends, and from reasons that are not justifyable. I do not say this out of any particular sharpnesse of my own towards men that may hâve used
— 553 — [1682. Juin.
mee onkindly, bat as it is a great truth, which I affirme with the same indifferency as if I never had any occa^ sioD to complajne of them. Mens expectations are for the présent suspended, till the answer cometh firom Spajne conceming the arbitration, which being accepted by the King for good ends, will I hope bee so interpreted by his AUyes. The Kings recovery from a small distemper patteth every body hère in good humour, and will, I am sure, bee welcome newes to your Highnesse, to whose favorable thonghts I most humbly recommend myselfe. Windsor, Jane 2 1682.
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«liETTRE MCDIiXTI.
Lord Halifax au Prince à^ Orange. Le Roi est trh'dispoêi h lui rendre service.
I do not know a stronger motive to make mee wish I had crédit at Court than that I might serve your Highnesse with it; not that I think upon the présent occasion there is any need of it, the King being of himselfe so well disposed to do you ail the good offices in his power, though I dare not answer for the successe of them, and your Highnesse will bee pleased not to impute it to want of vigour in the instances that will bee made in your behalfe , if they shouïd not prevayle. M*^ van Beuninghen will give you an account what the french Embassadour sayeth upon this occasion, but his présent thoughts are not concluding, and till an answer cometh from France, I would no more give my opinion on the despayring side than I can incourage you to hope too much, because of the possibility there is you may receave a disappointment. I hâve intermitted my duty to your Highnesse for a longer time than I well know how to justify, but the truth is I did not know what to say in the présent posture of things abroad, which hâve seemed to bee a good while at a stand , in expectation of what would bee doue
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in Hangaiy, npon wbich very much dependeth; the last account from thence giveth cause to beleeve there will bee warre with the Torks, which will probably dispose the French to insist the more stiffely upon having their prétentions allowed them. I shall saj nothing of our affayres at home ; onely that , if your Highnesse could bee hère to see the advances made by oar publique spirited men to get into the Court, you would bee convinced of the truth of what I hâve told you conceming their sîncerity and good meaning, as fuUy as I hope you are of my zèle to your service.
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Lord HaUfcuB au Prince d Orange, Recommandation: on est bien disposé en Angleterre à résister à la France.
I cannot lose the opportunity of presenting my humble duty to your Highnesse by M' Skelton, who is ambitious to bee restored to your botter opinion, and assureth mee, as hee will your Highnesse in a more effectuall manner, that hee will upon ail occasions endeavour to deserve it It may conduce much to the ends you ayme at, in uniting the Allyes against their common danger, that your Highnesse will give him your instructions now, and continue them irom time to time, as you judge them necessary, especially to the Princes of Lunenbourgh, who, as they are very considérable in themselves , so it happeneth well that your Highnesse hath a great influence upon them. I can adde nothing to what your Highnesse knoweth already concerning the Memoriall, which is sent over to bee approoved by the States, as it is hère by his Ma., and when I tell you that M^ van Beuninghen is not dissatisfyed with our présent dispositions hère , I will présume your Highnesse will not bee so neither from the account hee giveth of us; for myselfe, nothing shall ever make mee vary from my professions of service to you.
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LETTRE HCDliXTin.
Lêe Duc {f York au Prince dt Orange. Lee affaires marchent bien.
Windsor, June 9 1682.
I receved this morning yonrs of the 12, and by it find you had heard I was gott into the river and, as jou gnessed, 't was the calmes were the cause of the long passage I had, and now, since I hâve been on shore, we hâve had very sesonable weather, and are like to bave a very plentiiull yeare ont; there is now very little newse sturing hère; ail things being very qniat, and his Ma. affairs going very well and like to continu so. I hâve not yett been a hunting, but am a getting ready to begin stag-hunting the next weeke, and to continu it whilst I shall be hère. I hâve now no more to say but that you shall always find me as kind to you as you can désire. For mj sonne the Prince of Orange.
IjETTWLE HCIlIiXIX.
Lé Due cCYork au Prince d Orange* Élection des Shértfs à Londres,
St. James, Jane 88 1682.
After the last post was gone, I received at Windsor yours of the 23, by which I found you were then agoii^g to see your frontier-towns in Flanders, and that your stay there will be but for a few days; our voyage will not be long, for we came hither this morning and are to go on monday for Chatham by water, to see a new ship lanched ^ there, and so back to Windsor, without calling in hère, where we are like to stay the most of the sommer. To morrow will be a great day in the Citty , the shérifs being to be chosen ; the factions party will do what they can to gett some of their owne tribe chosen ,
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but it is yett uncertaine who will carry it. I ha?e not tyme to say more to yoa now, and shall alway be as kind to you as you can désire.
liETTRE MCDLXX.
Le Due cFYork au Prince (f Orange. NcuvdUe,
St James, June 86 1688.
I could not refuse this bearer, that bas married the heires to old col. Kilpatrik , to recomend bis concems to yoa ; be will tell you tbem bimself, and bas also a letter from tbe King to tbe Stats in bis favor, and I tbe willinger recomend bis affaire to you, be being a very bonest gentilman and of a good family. I am very glad to beare you escaped so well from an accident wbicb bappned to you upon tbe water, as you came firom Flanders, wbicb migbt bave been a bad one. As for newse, wbat bappned on saturday at tbe élection of tbe sberi& in tbe Citty, bas bindred bis Ma. joumay to Cbatbam to see tbe now sbip lancbed, and, for some misdemenon comitted tbere by tbe two sberifs, tbey were botb sent by tbe Councell tbis day to tbe Tower and tbo , by reason of tbe habeas corpus-hïMy tbey will not remaine long tbere, yett tbey will be prosecuted by tbe Attumay-generall at Law; for wbat tbey did, you will bave so full an accoont of tbis from otbers tbat I need say no more of it His Ma. bas not yett sayd wben be will go back to Windsor; I bave not tyme to say more but tbat I sball always be as kind to you as you can désire.
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liETTKE nCDIiXJCI.
j Duc et York au Prince (f Orange. Élection des Shér^s.
Windsor, July 11 1682.
I receved last nigbt, wben I came from bunting, yoars
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of the 10 from the Hage, and bj it see yoa were agoing that day Soesdike, and from thence to Dieren, where y ou intend to staj most of the sommer. On thursday, -we go againe to London, because the next day will be a meetting againe in the Citty about the affaire of the slieri&9 and when that is over, we shall come back hether, and then I beleve shall hardly stur ' from hence the rest of this sommer. This place affords so little newse that I haye no more to say but to assure you that I shall always be as kind to you as you can désire. lB*or my sonne the Prince of Orange.
liETTRE MCIlIiJUni.
Le Duc et York au Prince d^ Orange. Même sujet
Windsor, July 17 1682. On saturday in the evening, as I was just a taken coach at St. James to come hether, I receved yours of the 20 from Dieren, and by it see you hâve had much the same weather as we hère and, if last weeke it wàs the same, you wiil hâve had as violent hott weather as ever you felt, espesialy the three last day of it; and friday and saturday they had warme worke of it in the Citty about the chusing of their new shérifs; on saturday it was ended and Lord-Major declared, North and Box duly elected , both very loyal men and the two old shérifs declared Papillion and Dubois rightly chosen, both ill men, so that this is like to be debated in Westminster-hall before the judges; if the two last will stand fort, tho those declared by the Lord Major, as I am told, will be sworen* of course; but, of ail this, you will hâve ful- 1er account from others; the Dutchesse has not been very well this morning, but is now better, so that I hope it will prove nothinge. I write to you now , tho to morrow be the postday, because I intend to hunt to morrow,
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and 80 know not whether I should be back tTme enon^ t^ do it then , and so sball say no more but that I shall still be as kind to you as I ever bave been.
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liETTRE MCBI^nin.
Le Due et York au Prince et Orange. Nouvelles.
Windsor, Jalijj 21 1682.
I coold not refuse this bearer, M' Gordon a Scots gentillman of a good fiunily, to write to yoa by bim, tbo I bave but little to say, having writen so latly to yoa. It seems be gos over to enquire after tbe deatb of a brotber of bis, wbo was an ofBcer in your tronps and killd some tyme since tbere ; bat now I mnst tell you of a marriage wbicb I sboold bave told you of in my last, wbicb I beleve you will be glad to beare ; it is bettwene Lord Ossory and M'* Hyde, Lord Hyds daugbter; it was sone concluded, and I am told tbis morning tbey were married yesterday, wbicb I beleve, for tbey told me, wben tbey went from bence, it would be one day this weeke; but you will know it certainly by your letters of tbis day from London. Tbe weatber is now very mucb altred trom wbat it was, being windy, cold and some raine, wbicb if continus will make a bad barvest; wbicb is ail I sbalI say now but to assure you you sball still find me as kind to you as you can désire.
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Le Duc dTork au Prince et Orange. Lord Sunderland rtn^ (ré dans les bonnes grâces du Roi.
Windsor, Jul^ 30 16S2.
On fryday, after I came from bunting, I receved yours of tbe 30, but to late to answer it by tbat post, which
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I wonid not faile doing bj this bearer, cap. Maxwell, -wbo is agoing back into Holland. I see jou were to bave a randévous of some of your troaps ; 't is good to see tbem sometymes, they are the better for it. As for newse, Xiord Sunderland is corne to Court againe, the D* * of Portsmouth having made bis peace, he having done bis part by asking pardon for bis past faaits, and giving assearances of bis good bebavior for tbe tyme to corne , wbicb I make no doabt bnt be will performe. I sball now say no more but tbat y ou sbalI always find me'to be as kind to you as you can désire.
For my sonDe the Prince of Orange.
LETTRE HCDLiXXT.
JLord Sunderland au Prince d^ Orange. Il se loue de la bien" veillance du Roi et du Duc et York.
London, August the 1.
Your Higbnesse bas been so favourable to me on ail occasions tbat I bave reason to beieive you will be glàd of any good tbat bappens to me, wbicb makes me take tbe liberty of acquainting you now tbat the King bas been pleased to allow me to kisse bis bands , and bas receaved me very graciously and so bas the Duke, much beyond wbat I ought to bave expected from bis R. H., wbose proceeding bas been such to me in this wbole matter tbat I must for ever acknowledge to owe more to bim then I can hope to deserve , thougb I will alwayes endeavour it Mylord Hyde bas likewise bebaved himselfe to me as well as I could bave expected, when wee lived best together, and I can not but owne tbe being extreamely obliged to bim, and tbat I am very glad it is to bim tbat I am so. If I bave troubled your Higbnesse too long with this account, you niust accuse yourselfe, for having given me ground to beieive you would not
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dislike it If anj condition I can be in, may enable me to be serviceable to yoor Highnesse , there is no man aiive that will more zealoaslj embrace tbe occasions of it then I shall, who am most trulj
Yoor Highnesses most faithfuU, most humble and most obedient servant
SUKDE&LAND.
LETTRE MCPIjXXTI.
Le Duc et York au Prince d Orange. Nouvelles.
Windsor, Aag. 8 1682. I receaved tbis daj jours of tbe 10, and am sorrj jou were so disappointed as to bave a rainey day, when you saw your troups , since 't was a great disapointment, both to you and them. As to wbat you wrot to me about tbe affaire of Orange, M. van Beuning bas informed me of it I bave spoken to tbe Frencb Embassador about it, and so bas tbe King, of whicb you will bave an account from van Beuning; so tbat I need not repeat it to you. To morrow I am to go to London, wbere I tbinke to stay till sonday and tben returne hether. Tbere is so little newse stnring amongst us bere tbat I bave no more to say but tbat you sball still find me as kind to you as you can expect For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
LETTRE mcmijXJLwn.
Le Duc cPTork au Prince et Orange. La Duchesse vient d accoucher dune fille.
St James, Aug. 16 1682.
Tbe Dutcbesse was tbis morning delivred of a girle; God be tbanked, botb she and tbe cbild are very well, she bad a quick and a good labour and, tbo sbe came
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a fortnight soner then she reconed, yett the child is a very [lust] and strong one, whîch maks me beleve she was mistaken rather then that it came before its tyme. I was at Windsor, when I had the newse ont, and came hether , as fast as I coald. I hâve not tyme to say more to you now bnt to assure you that you shall ever find me very kînd to you.
For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
LETTRE 1IICPL.XXTI1I.
Le Ihic éFYork au Prince d* Orange, Affaire de la Princi" pauié ^Orange.
Windsor, Aug. 2B.
I had not tyme by the last post to lett you know I had receved yours of the 24, nor hâve I seen M. de Barillion since ; when I do , I shall speake with him , and thîs day desîrd M*^ van Beuning to informe me of some matters of fact and of the article of the last treaty that concems Orange, that I may be the better prepared to answer any objections may be made. We hâve now very ill weather againe, it having rained most part of yesterday, and this day. Ther^ is Httle newse sturing at présent, so that I shall say no more but to assure you that you shall still find me verv kind to vou. For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
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LETTRE ncBtJoax.
Le Duc d'York au Prince cP Orange. Recommandation,
London, Aug.
Tho I shall write to you by the post, I would not lett
this bearer col. Douglas go back to his command without
wrîting to you by him; you know him better then I, he
having served under you, so that I am sure you will be
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kind to bim , when anj occation offers itself. I sfaall say no more now , becanse tbe letter I write b y the post w3I be mnch soner with joa then this, and do assure yon you sfaall still find me as kind to yon as you can désire. For roy sonne the Prince of Orange.
LiETTRE HCDIiXXX.
Le Duc et York au Piince d^ Orange. Affaire de la Principauté d Orange.
LondoD, Âag. 29 1682.
When I was at Windsor last, I had yours of the 31 from M' van Beaning, who gave me a ftill account of the affaire of Orange; be will give you an accoant, I snpose, by this post, of what was done in it, on sonday last at Councell at Windsor, and what orders M' sec. ^ Jenkins had to speake to the French Embassador. When I see faim, I sfaall speake to faim to, and wisfa it migfat faave tfae effect you désire, and sfaall still do my part to lett you see that I faave ail tfae concerne for you you can expect , wfaicfa is ail I faave tyme to say to you now, it being late and I am to rise early to morrow morning to go a faunting and so to Windsor. For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
Le Duc et York au Prince d! Orange. Même sujet
London, Sep. 4 1682.
I did not receve yours of tfae 3 , till I came faither last nigfat, but, before I came from Windsor, as we were agoing to diner, M. van Beuning spoke to me about tfae affaire of Orang, and gave me an account of wfaat faad been done tfaere, wfaicfa I was veiy sorry to faeare and
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was very muchi surprised at it; for I could not thinke, tbo they had thretned to quarter troups there upon discrétion, that it woald hâve been done. You will hâve an account from M. van Beuning of what was resolved on at Councell that aftemone. I wish what I could saj or do might signify more then it dos; for then what has happned there, shonld not hâve been, and you and the towne of Orange should not hâve been so ill used as you hâve both been, and pray be assured I will still do my part în what concerns you. As for newse, bis Ma. likes the country about Winchester so well that he désignes to be next hawking-season there about a month , and I beleve will go neare to build there; this day sennight he intends to corne from Windsor, and the 18 to go for Newmarkett, where at first he will not stay above ten days, intending to be hère againe about Michelmas for two or three day and then to go back againe thether and stay most part of October. I bave now no more to say worth writing to you, and do assure you you shall still find me to be as kind to you as you can désire.
LETTRE 1IICPE.X30JJ.
Le Duc cPYork au Prince et Orange. Même sujet,
London, Sep. 19 1682.
I receeved yesterday yours of the 21 and, as to the affaire of Orange, did my part in it, by speaking to the King and the French Embassador that is hère, and I supose by this you hâve had an account from Paris of the answer has been given to the Dutch Embassador there about it; which, if it be so as I heare, will putt an end to that affaire. As for newse, this day has been a very busi day in the Citty about the élection of the shérifs; one Biche was chosen by the honest party, in the morning, in the roome of Box, who had fined and, in the
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aftemone, the two old sherife meett with their factions partj and would hâve done some thing against the forms, bat the Lord-Major went there and sent them home, in the doing of which the factions partj comitted some disorders, which will be enqaired into, and those who did them pnnished. By the next post 70a will heare roore ont; I hâve not tyme to say more now but that you shall always find me as kind to you as you can désire.
LETTRE MCPUCCOn.
Le Duc d^Yorh au Prince éC Orange. Même sujet,
London, Oct 8 1682.
I would not lett this bearer M' Chudley go back into Holland without writing to you by him , and at the same tyme to lett you know that I had receeved yours of the 2 from the Hage, by which I see I had not been rightly informed conceming the affaire of Orange. I hâve and shall do my part that you may hâve satisfaction in it As for what passes hère , this bearer can so fully informe you of ît, that I need say no more to you but to assure you I shall still be as kind to you as you can désire. For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
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LETTRE RCDLXXXIF.
Le Duc d^York au Prince d^ Orange. Mort 'de la Princsêse Charlotte.
London. Oct 6 1682.
I find by yours of the 9, which I receeved at Newmarkett, that the Stats are agoing to send an Envoyé Ext into France about the affaire of Orange , and I make no doubt but that the King will do his part in it also. I came hether yesterday from Newmarkett upon an nnpleasent occation, being sent for upon my daughter Char-
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lotts beîng very ill of convultion fitts, and found hîr so very ill that I wonder she is yet alive , but thinke she cannot hold ont till night , and that she may dy ' even before I hâve ended my letter, which I am snre you wîU be sorry to heare. I shall say no more to yoa now but that you shall still find me to be as kind to you as you can désire.
As I was agoing to seale up this letter they are corne to me and tell me my little girle is dead. For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
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LETTRE Mcpuonrr.
Le Duc (F York au Prince et Orange. Demande en grâce pour un ûJlfider condamné à mort
London, Feb. 9 1688.
I find by yours of the 1 1 that my daughter had spoken to you about cap. Alex. Bruce and hâve read the copy of the sentance , and because I would not take upon me to Write myself to you in bis favor, meerly * upon my owne head, I shewd it to his Ma., who heard it read aiso and was of the same opinion with me that, tho the breaking of his confinment and the shoting of the ensigne, as cap. Bruce did, were very ill actions and deserved to be seeverly ' punished , yett , since sentence had not been executed^ at first , and that he had been repreved * so long, and that the ensigne was not dead, he told me I might Write in the cap. favor, which I do, and désire you will, for my sake, pardon him. I thought to hâve sayd more, but it is now to late, and I am to go early a fox-hunting to morrow, that I bave not tyme to do it, and so raust end, which I do, with assuring you that you shall always find me as kind to you as you can désire.
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