L.ETTRE nCDXJjlK
Le Duc d'York au Prince d^ Orange. Tempêtes.
Edenburgh, Jan. 31.
On sonday last I receved yours of the 27, and by it see you had not then heard what answer had been given in by the King of France to the mémorial given in by M"" Savile and your minister in France, but, before this, you will hâve knowne it; for I hâve been informed of it hère, but not what his Ma. has done upon it; so that I shall say nothing upon that subject. I find by your letter that the great storms you hâve had hâve done much harme where you are, and great préjudice' to the marchants, by keeping their ships so long in port; we in England hâve sufFred by that last , as well as you , tho not so much in the other. Ail things are quiat hère and like to continu so; we hâve had an esterly wind for thèse three or fouer days last past, which I beleve will hâve emptyd your ports, as well as the Downs. I hâve no more to say but that you shall allways find me as kind to you as you can désire.
For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
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— 541 — [1682. Février.
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Le Duc éCYork au Prince d^ Orange. Même
Edenbargli, Feb. 11.
I hâve receved yours by Major Levingston, who had a very 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 hâve by letters, of the inundations hâve been in your parts and in Flanders. I am very sorry y ou had so great a share of the lose, and had your part of so generall a calamity. I hope this frosty vv'eather and esterly winds will do much good, by drying up the waters; we are not troubled with such accidents hère, but hâve had a very great snow last weeke, which made it very ill travaling % but now it is almost gone , and gone off very gently, by the beat of the son, without raine. This place afFords no newse, so that I hâve no more to say but that you sliall always fînd me to be as kind to you as you can désire. For mv sonne the Prince of Orange.
LETTRE 9ICDL.I.
Le Duc â!York au Prince dH Orange. Recommandations.
Edenburgh, Feb. 11.
For ail I hâve already virriten 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 Keg. 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 ingenious man and that bas the réputation of a very good foott officer; it is one cap.
' travelling.
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Maxwel; he has served long, as this bearer can informe y ou, and I hope, if there shall be a vacancy in any of the Scots Eeg. of a company, you will lett him hâve one, which if you do, I am sure you will thanke me for getting so good an officer for you, and, when you know him, you will find he deservs more. This is 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.
LiETTRE MCDL.II.
Le Duc âtYork au Prince â! Orange. Luxembourg menacé.
Edenburgh, Feb. 14 1682.
I hâve receved yours of the 13, and by it see you were impacient to know the Kings mind upon the answer he had had from France as to Luxembourg, which you 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 officiers, who are come to raise their recruts hère, told me they saw a yacht agoing in to the Brile, as they came out. I see the Spaniards hâve 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 I 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 du Roi d'Angleterre à la Haye.
— 543 — [1682, Février.
LETTRE 9ICDL.III.
Le Duc cCYork au Prince cC Orange. Nouvelles,
Edenburgh, Peb. 2].
On saturday night I receved yours of the 13, by colonel Douglas, and the next day another from you by leut.-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 factious 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 Th}^nn had run a long with the factious 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 ]fl€DL.IV.
Le Duc d'York au Prince d^ Orange. Il serait 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
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now into a war and to call a Parliament would endanger the Monarky and the absolut ruine of our family; 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 affaire 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 you as you can désire.
For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
LETTRE ncm^T.
Le Duc dHYork au Prince cC Orange. La paix dépend en grande partie du Prince et du Roi.
Edenburgh, March 4.
I am very glad to find, by yours of the 3, that your losses by the late inondation has 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 hâve a mind to hâve peace, which I am sure his Ma. dos, and I hope you will 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, concerning 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 hâve 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.
' razÏDg.
— r)45 — [1682. Mars
Since the writing of this, I hâve had notice that Will. Legge will be hère to morrow morning with leave for me to go up.
LiETTRE ^€»L<TI.
Le Duc (ÏYork au Prince d^ Orange. Les François se sont retirés de devant Luxembourg.
Newmarkett, March 20.
I hâve now severall of yours to answer, ail which I receeved since the last letters went for Holland, and I need say 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 resolved 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"" Sidney, and am perswaded you beleve what you say concerning him, but it is necessary, besids what he says to you, he should justify 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 T 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 morning early, so that I must end with assuring you of my being still as kind to you as you can désire.
