L.ETTRE MCCLiV

Le Roi éH Angleterre au Prince d^ Or ange. Même sujet.

Whithall friday night.

I receaved your letter by Wroth this evening, by which I perceave you are now at Canterbury. The reason that made me propose your comming hether againe was when I did beleeve you intended to stay at Sheerenesse, till the winde was faire, and in that casse' my proposition was not unreasonable ; but, now that you are advanced so farr and résolve to embarke at Margatt, I thinke you will do well not to come hether, for it will be a troublesome journy this ill wether and, if the winde should

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change, as 3^ou are comming hether, you may chance to loose a good passage, and I hope you beleeve my kindnesse to you is upon a better fondation then to neede any such compliment. Pray, remember me very kindly to your wife and be assured that I am as kinde to you both as you can désire.

LETTRE MCCIiTI.

Lord Danby^ au Prince dt Orange, Le Duc âHYork trh^ animé contre la France.

London, 23 Nov. 1677.

I received the honour of your Highnesses letter about 3 houres agoe et spoke imediately to the King according to your comands. His M. told mee hee would write to your Highnesses himselfe, and I found him only concernd for your owne conveniency, in what hee had writt concerning your returne to London and should leave itt intirely to what you should think best. — When I had writt thus far, I was sent for to the King, vvho told mee that mylady Frances Villers was dead and that the Duke had spoke to him for one in her place, who hee could not refuse, which was mylady Henrietta Hyde, but that hee was a litle embarassed whither your Highnesse might jDOt hâve some objection to her upon that score which

lade you except against her husbands being embassador lu Holland; although hee thought there was a great différence betwixt the unckle and the wife of an unckle,

jspecially since , att your désire , hee was resolved not to imploy him in Holland, and hee could easely refuse him that imployment, without giveing the Duke any reason why

lee did so, but liée could not refuse the Dukes request for mylady, without giveing that reason which hee knew

'^our Highnesse would not hâve the Duke to think. [ee there fore comanded mee to acquainte your High-

» Thomas Osborne, comte de Danby, ffrand- trésorier , de 1673 à 1678.

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. nesse with itt, and that hee does not think itt a matter worth the takeing any notice of, since the effect would bee the putting of some sort of disobligation upon the Duke. Wee hâve yett no newes of mylord Feversham , more then his being att S* Germaines on sonday and the King believes hee wil bee hère on sonday next. In the meane time I know M"" Barillon bas had a carrier, who arrived hère yesterday att two a clock, and hee said to one that hee feared the answer to mylord Feversham would not bee so good as wee expected. I gave an account of this to the King and Duke this mornmg, as also of an intelligence I bave of theire intention to block Ypres, untill the season would give leave to invest itt doser, and (to my great admiration) the Duke said very briskly that, in case they do not agrée to the propositions sent by mylord Feversham, the King ought to lett the King of France know that, unlesse hee would forbear any further conquests in Flanders , hee could not hinder England from coming into the war, and I said I hoped they would give mee leave to renew that motion, if wee should receive an ill or dilatory answer from France. I am extreame sorry the Kings businesse will not permitt my attendance on your Highnesse att Canterbury, and the more because I was so imfortunate as not to kisse your Highnesses hands att your departure from hence; but I hope I am so happy in your Highnesses beleife ' of my zeale to your service that I need make no apologies for ceremony, there being no body alive with greater passion and respect your Highnesses most faithfull and obedient servant.

LETTRE 19ICCLTII.

Le Duc d'York au Prince d'Orange. Compliments.

Londen, November 23.

I receved this afternone yours by M"" Wroth, by the

> belief.

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which I find 3^ou were then a goiiig for Canterbury and, since you did not corne back hether, I am glad you chose that place to ly at, in expectation of a fair wind, it being the convenients in many respects. I wish very much for your sake the wind would change , but I see no liklyhood of it; however it is to far for you to corne hether and to give yourself that trouble, in so ill a season as this is, and beside, by doing it, you might lose the oportunity of the first wind , which. you see by experiance aught not to be lost at this tyme of yeare. — As I had writen this, I receved yours of yesterday, which I had no soner, by reason of my secretary having been in the towne ail day, and hâve no more to say upon it; only that I am very sorry I am not like to hâve the satisfaction of seing you for ail ; the wind may , I feare , keep you some days where you are. Mylord Ossory, that give you this, will tell you ail the newse we hâve hère, which is not much.

l.e:ttre mccLTiii.

Le Duc et York au Prince dH Orange. Il espère qu^il aura eu une heureuse traversée.

London, November 30.

I was very glad to find , by yours of wensday morning

From Margate, that you were then going on board the

^achts, with a faire wind, and, if it hâve been the same

it sea as it has hère, I make no doubt that you landed

''esterday; I am sure I wish it, for, beside that it is so

'■ery necessary for you to be there, it has blowen very

lard ail this night. I long very much to heare ofyour

being landed, and, pray, beleve you shall always find me

as kind to you as you can expect. — I had forgott to tell

lyou that Lord Feversham was to be yesterday at Calais,

^80 that we looke for him hère this day or to morrow.

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