ETTRE HCDXCTI

Le Duc iYork au Prince (f Orange, Nouvelles,

Windsor, May 8 1683.

I bave receved yours of the 11, by the which I see you were come to the Hage, and tbat you bad much raine; we bave bad our share ont, but not to much for ihe country, and for thèse two days last past bave bad fiEÛre weather which, if it continus, we shall in ail apearence bave a very good season and a plentifîill yeare. I Write this hère, tho I am just now agoing to London, for feare I should not bave tyme enougb to do it there , wbere I intend only to stay this night and to be back hère to morrow. I bave no other newse to ad to what was in my last, and so shall end, which I do with assuring you tbat I shall always be as kind to you as you can désire.

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IJSTTRE HCDXCÏTTI.

Le Duc dYork au Prince d^ Orange. Les Espagnole auraient dû se soumettre à un arbitrage.

Windsor, May 29 1683.

I receved yours of the 1 of June so late on firîday last that I coald not then answer it. I see by ît you were newly come from Antwerp and that the Mar. * de Grane says he désirs the peace. I agrée with yoa and him that the Spaniards are not in a condition to désire a war, which I beleve they might hâve been secured from by this tyme, if they had accepted of the Arbitration, without losing ail pièce by pièce or endangring the whole at once ; which is ail I shall say on that snbject. I had good weather enough in my journay to and from Oxford, but, sînce I came back, we hâve had much thnnder, lightning and raine. This place affords no newse, so that I shall end, which I do with assnring you that you shall find no altération in my kindnesse to you.

For my sonne the Prince of Orange.