LETTRE M€€€1AX

Sir L. Jenkins au Piince cV Orange. Procès de Lord Staford.

Whiteball, 3 Decemb. 80.

This is the fourtli day of Staffords ti'yall. On tursday

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I told your Highnesse how the managers for the House of Gommons liad produced severall wittnesses, to prove in generall that there was a^horrid popish plott; on wednesday, tliey produced three wittnesses, to prove that mylord of Stafford was in that plott; yesterday mylord Stafford produced very many wittnesses, to endeavor the discrediting of those three wittnesses and the invalidating their testimony against his lordship; this day he produced three or foure, to the same intent, and the managers produced severall wittnesses, both to support the creditt of their three wittnesses and to corroborate their testimony by collaterall évidence. Both sides hâve done with their proofes by wittnesses ; to morrow the points in law (if any do arise from the matter, as it will be stated) wqll be debated by Councell. No other busines hath gone on in either of the houses of Parliament, since this tryall began. There is no conjecture to be made of the issue, till the Lords bave heard ail.

LETTRE mCCCI^X.

Sir L. Jenkins au Prince (J Orange. Le Roi disposé à toutes les concessions compatibles avec les droits de la couronne.

May it please your Highnesse. His Ma. having seen the letter that your Highnesse did me the honor to write to me of the 10 current new style, hath commanded me to lett you know (in answer to it), as from himself , that there can be no trouble or chagrin equall to that his Ma. hath to see such jealousies and beats rays'd among his people, that render both him and them uneasie at home, and not regarded (as otherwise they would be) abroad. That he hath upon ail occasions declar'd that he is most ready to passe any law and to doe any other thing that may give his people full satisfaction and remove ail occasions of jealousies and fears in matters of religion , and of their civill rights. That he hath never refus'd any

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Bill that Lis two hoiises of Parliament hâve thought fitt to présent to him, as teiiding to tlie security of our religion. He therefore hopes that the two Houses now sitting will hâve that confidence allwaies in him, as not to intend or désire the diminution of the regall authority, in any of those things that are necessary and fundamentall to it. However, His Ma. desires your Highnesse to be assured that nothing shall be more his care then that the rights of the crown be preserv'd, as much as is possible, entire; and that the monarchy be not chang'd from hereditary to élective ; for so His Ma. conceives it may in processe of time corne to passe, if the next in bloud and the right heir of the crown be once disabled and excluded by act of Parliament. Thus much I hâve in command from his Ma. This is the seaventh day that the viscount Stafford appear'd at the Lords barr, where he receiv'd the sentence of death; foure and fifty found him guilty and but two and thirty of the Lords haveing pronounced him not-guilty of the treason where of he was impeach'd; what the House will apply themselves to next , is not yet declared. I am , with ail the respect and dévotion imaginable, may it please your Highnesse,

your Highnesses most humble and most obedient servant,