L.ËTTRE MCDL.XIX
Le Duc d'York au Prince d'Orange. Election des Shérifs à Londres.
St, James, June 23 1682.
After the last post was gone, I received at Windsor yours of the 23, by which I found you were then agoing 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 hâve not tyme to say more to you now, and shall alway be as kind to you as you can désire.
LETTRE mCDl^XX.
Le Duc (TYork au Prince d^ Orange, Nouvelles.
St. James, June 26 1682.
I could not refuse this bearer, that has married the heires to old col. Kilpatrik , to recomend his concerns to you; he will tell you them himself, and has also a letter from the King to the Stats in his fàvor, and I the willinger recomend his affaire to you, he being a very honest gentilman and of a good family. I am very glad to heare you escaped so well from an accident which happned to you upon the water, as you came from Flanders, vy^hich might hâve been a bad one. As for newse, what happned on saturday at the élection of the shérifs in the Citty, has hindred his Ma. journay to Chatham to see the now ship lanched, and, for some misdemenors comitted there by the two shérifs, they were both sent by the Councell this day to the Tower and tho , by reason of the habeas corpus-hiW, they will not remaine long there, yett they will be prosecuted by the Atturnay-generall at Law; for what they did, you will hâve so full an account of this from others that I need say no more of it. His Ma. has not yett sayd when he will go back to Windsor; I hâve not tyme to say more but that I shall always be as kind to you as you can désire.
LETTRE ]?l€DL.]i:Xl.
Le Duc JJYork au Prince à! Orange, Election des Shérifs,
Windsor, Jnly 11 1682.
I receved last night , when 1 came from hunting , yours
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of the 10 from the Hage, and by it see y ou were agoing that day Soesdike, and from thence to Dieren , where you intend to stay niost 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 i shérifs, 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 nevvse that I hâve no more to say 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 dHYorh 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 y ours of the 20 from Dieren, and by it see you hâve had much the same weather as we hère and, if last weeke it was the same, you will 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 so know not whether I should be back tyme eiiough to do it then , and so shall say no more but that I shall still be as kind to you as I ever hâve been.
LETTRE MCDLXXIII.
Le Duc et York au Prince cC Orange, Nouvelles,
Windsor, Julij 21 1682.
I could not refuse this bearer, M'" Gordon a Scots gentillman of a good family, to write to you by him , tho I bave but little to say, having writen so latly to you. It seems he gos over to enquire after the death of a brother of his, who was an officer in your troups and killd some tyme since there; but now I must tell you of a marriage which I should hâve told you of in my last, which I beleve you will be glad to heare ; it is bettwene Lord Ossory and M^^ Hyde, Lord Hyds daughter; it was sone concluded, and I am told this raorning they were married yesterday, which I beleve, for they told me, when they went from hence, it would be one day this weeke; but you will know it certainly by your letters of this day from London. The weather is now very much altred from what it was, being windy, cold and some raine, which if continus will make a bad harvest; which is ail I shall say now but to assure you you shall still find me as kind to you as you can désire.
LETTRE 9IC0L.XXIT.
Le Duc (ïYork au Prince (T Orange. Lord Sunderland rentré dans les bonnes grâces du Roi.
Windsor, Julij 30 1682.
On fryday, after I came from hunting, I receved yours of the 30, but to late to answer it by that post, which
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I would not faile doing bj this bearer, cap. Maxwell, who is agoing back into Holland. I see you were to hâve a randévous of some of your troups ; 't is good to see them sometymes, they are the better for it. As for newse, Lord Sunderland is corne to Court againe, the D^ ' of Portsmouth having made his peace, he having done his part by asking pardon for his past faults, >and giving asseurances of his good behavior for the tyme to corne, which I make no doubt but he will performe. I shall now say no more but that y ou shall always find me to be as kind to you as you can désire.
For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
LETTRE MCDLiXXV.
Lord Sunderland au Prince d^ Orange. Il se loue de la bienveillance du Roi et du Duc dHYorh.
London, August the 1.
Your Highnesse bas been so favourable to me on ail occasions that I hâve reason to beJeive you v^^ill be glad of any good that happens to me, which makes me take the liberty of acquainting you now that the King lias been pleased to allow me to kisse his hands , and bas receaved me very graciously and so bas the Duke, much beyond what I oLight to bave expected from his K. H., whose proceeding bas boen such to me in this whole matter that I must for ever acknowledge to owe more to him then I can hope to deserve, though I will alwayes endeavour it. Mylord Hyde bas likewise behaved himselfe to me as well as I could bave expected, when wee lived best together, and I can not but owne the being extreamely obliged to him, and that I am very glad it is to him that I am so. If I bave troubled your Highnesse too long with this account, you must accuse yourselfe, for having given me ground to beleive you would not
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dislike it. If any condition I can be in, may enable me to be serviceable to your Highnesse , there is no man alive that will more zealously embrace the occasions of it then I shall, who am most truly
Your Highnesses most faithfull, most humble and most obedient servant
SUNDERLAND
LETTRE nCmjXXTl.
Le Duc â!York au Prince d'Orange. Nouvelles.
Windsor, Aiig. 8 1682.
I receaved this day yours of the 10, and am sorry you were so disappointed as to hâve a rainey day, when you saw your troups, since 't was a great disapointment, both to you and them. As to vi^hat you wrot to me about the affaire of Orange, M. van Beuning has informed me of it. I hâve spoken to the French Embassador about it , and so has the King, of which you will hâve an account from van Beuning; so that I need not repeat it to you. To morrow I am to go to London , where I thinke to stay till sonday and then returne hether. There is so little nevvse sturing amongst us hère that I hâve no more to say but that you shall still find me as kind to you as you can expect.
For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
LETTRE MCRLXXVII.
Le Duc (TYork au Prince d^ Orange. La Duchesse vient (Taccoucher d^une fille.
St. James, Aug. 15 1682.
The Dutchesse was this morning delivred of a girle ; God be thanked , both she and the child are very well , she had a quick and a good labour and, tho she came
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a fortnight soner then she reconed, yett the child is a very [lust] and strong one, which maks me beleve she [was mistaken rather then that it came before its tyme. il was at Windsor, when I had the newse ont, and came ihether, as fast as I could. I hâve not tyme to say more to you now bnt to assure you that you shall ever find me very kind to you.
For my sonne the Prince of Orange.
LETTRE 1ICDL.XXTIII.
Le Duc d^York au Prince d^ Orange. Affaire de la Principauté d'Orange.
Windsor, Aug. 25.
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 this day desird M*" van Beuning to informe me of some matters of fact and of the article of the last treaty that concerns 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. There is little newse sturing at présent, so that I shall say no more but to assure you that you shall still fînd me very kind to you. For ray sonne the Prince of Orange.
