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Le Duc d^Yofk au Prince <f Orange. Recofnmandation.

Windsor, June 11 1683.

This bearer L.C. * Cannon being going back to his command, I would not lett him returne without writing to you by him, thp I hâve but little to say by him but to recomend him to you in generall, which is sufficient, you knowing, as well as I, how good an officer he is; he gos by London and will be able to tell you what newse is there, so that I shall say no more now but to assure you that you shall find no altération in my kindnesse to you.

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Le Duc (TTork au Prince dt Orange. Suppression de la Charte de Londres.

Windsor, Jone 28 1683.

I find, by jours of the 22, whîch I had yesterday, that the squadron yoa hâve gott ready wîll be sone at sea; I heare no more certain newse of the French squadron, whîch was preparîng at Brest; only beleve they are not gone north-ward, because we hâve had no newse of their being in the Channel. — This day the Lord-Major and Aldermen were hère, to pétition his Ma. as to their Charter, which îs tiow forfited absolutly , if he pleases. What answer they had will be in print before the next, and your Ambassadeur having heard it, will, I beleve, give y ou an account of it, so that I need not repeat it to you, and shall only say that this h^ been a great day for the monarky, and that I shall always be as kind to you as you can désire.

For my sonne the Prince of Orange.

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USTORK Mli.

Le Duc d^Tork au Prince d Orange. Conspiration bontre le Roi et le Duc.

Windsor, June 22.

When I went to London, I found there was then a discovery made of a désigne against his Ma. and myself, and not such a plot as that of D^ Oatess, but a real one; for of ail the consperitors ^ that were ordred to be seased, there is but one as I heare of taken, the rest being fled; they are most of them phanatiks in principels or conversation, three of them are lawyers, as Goodenough, West, and Nelthrop; their désigne was, to hâve sett upon his Ma. and I, as we came last from Newmarkett, but the

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fire which happned there, obliging ns to corne awty soner then was intended, they were not ready, and sînce our being hère they hâve talked of attemting it bettwene this and Hamtoncourt, but, because I used not to go thetfaer with his Ma. , they thooght not fitt to attempt it npon any one of us alone. By the next you will heare more of the particulars ; to morrow his Ma. gos to Cooncell to Hamptoncourt about this affaire. The French sqoadron past by Dover on monday last, so that, as the winds hâve been hère ever since, I judg them neare the Sound by this ; which is ail I shall say now but that I am still as kind as ever to you.

liETTRE Hlil.

Le Duc d'York au Prince cC Orange. Suppression de chartes municipales ; conspiration.

London, Juljj 3 1683.

T had yours of the 6 on sonday last, by which I see how well pleased you were with the newse of the affaire of the Charters having gone so well, which, as you say, will be of great advantage to the monarky in ail tyms, as well as for the présent peace and quiat of the governement, and, if the right use be made of this conspirary, which has been so happyly discoverd (of which I do not doubt), that which was designed to be the destruction of it, will prove of great advantage to it Severall of the conspirators are to be tryd next week and most of tfaoee who are taken every day owen the rising and that, tho it had been put of in November last , and that they had fiûled of their attempt upon the Ejng and myself , yeU for ail that they intended to hâve risen about the end of the last or the begining of this month, and were still contriving ways how they might secure, as some of them termed it, his Ma. and myself. The phanatikes are ordred

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to be disarmed evaryvjbere, imd in serching * Wildmans hoQse there were to ' threepounders foand hid in a celler under some billets, which certainlj were keept there for the rising, being very fit guns for a street. The Lord- Major and Aldermep and Common-cooncell were yesterdaj with his Ma., to congratulât his deliverance from this horrid plot, and afterwards came to complyment me upon ît. I would say more, but hâve not tyme to ad any more, bat that I shall always be as kind to you as yoa cB,n désire.

liETTRE HDII.

Le Duc cFTork au Prince dt Orange. ArreetoHone.

London, Julij 10 1683.

I hâve receved yours of the 9 , by which I see you had had myne, that had informed you ofthe conspiracy, which apears every day to be more considérable then was thonght at first, as to the insurrection; for yesterday the Lord Essex, Lord Brandon, Lord Howard of Eserick, M' Hamden and others were taken into coustody; M" Hamden and the two first Lords are sent to the Tower: thev do not confesse, but the other is more ingénions and acknowledges ail, which agrées exactly with what we knew from others of the conspirators. On thursday some of them are to be tryd, and then ail the world will be ftilly satysfyd of the villany of those people, there being some so very malitious and so ill subjects as to say it is but a made plot of the court. When once the tryals are over their mouths will be stoped *. There has been three severall men taken in the countrys for Bombald, being one ejed * men , but whether any one of them be hee, one cannot yett say, we shall sone know. I hâve now no more to say but that you shall still find me the same to you.

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UBTTRE MPUJL

Le Duc (PYork au Prince <t Orange. Il désire qtiil $cit bien avec le BoL

London, Jul^ 26 1683.

Two days sînce I receved yours of the 2 of Augi^t, by which I see you had done your part towards the takîng of such as were fled from hence by reason of the late conspiracy, and am fully satisfyd with what you did in it, and shall still do my part that there may be a very good understanding bettwene hîs Ma. and yourself, but yoa roust do yoar part to, as this bearer M. Bentinck can tell yoa, to whom I roast refer ail I hâve to say upon that subject , and pray consider the présent condition of Germany and what he wîll say to you from his Majesty. Marriage was consumated last night bettwene my daoghter the Princesse Anne and Prince George, and now his Ma. has named tusday for going to Windsor, where I beleve we shall stay ail the next month, but whether we shall go to Winchester I cannot yett say. I need say no more now, this bearer being informed of ail things, but to assure you that I will still do my part, as truly as you can désire, to lett you see I am as kind as ever to you.

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Lord Hyde au Prince d^ Orange. Il se rapporte à ce que M. Bentinck lui dira.

St. James-street , Jaly the 29.

I give your Highnesse most humble thanks for the honour you were pleased to doe me, in letting me receive your commands by M*^ Bentinke, which I am allwaies very desirous to obey with ail possible duty and dévotion. I hope M' Bentinke himselfe will doe me that good office to your Highnesse as to represent to you how much I

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désire to be in your Highnesses good opinion , and I will referr myself to him, whether he doth not thinke I will endeavour to deserve it. I am sorry there should be such différence in opinion in relation to the pnblicke affaires, as to hinder bim from returning to your Highnesse with an. entire satisfaction, but I hope, in ail other matters ^wfaich perhaps needed a better understanding, be will bave had such successe thatt your Higbnesse will not bave cause to repent you sent bim bitber for a sbort time, tho you bave a great deal for bim to doe at borne. By tbe acquaintance I bave bad tbe bonour to bave witb bim a long time , and by tbe intimacy and creditt be batb witb your Higbnesse, I bave been induced to speake of many things witb great freedome to bim , botb passed and présent, in order, to tbe best of my understanding, to tbe service of bis Ma., tbe Duke and your Higbnesse, wbicb îs an interest so joyned by God tbat one may venture to say, cursed be be tbat putts it asunder. If M' Bentincke shall tbinke fitt to trouble your Higbnesse witb any tbing on tbis subject, you will be judge yourselfe wbetber it did not come from a beart full of duty and zealous for your service, wbicb I bave tbe greatest passion imaginable to promote, if your Higbnesse judges so inconsiderable a man as I aro, fitt to be employed in it

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