L.ETTRE MCCCII
Le Duc d' York au Prince cC Orange. Indisposition du Roi ; affaires de Tanger. •
Windsor, May 18.
I hâve receved this morning yours of the 24 , by the which I see you are corne back to the Hage '. You will hâve heard , by the last post, the newse of his Maj. having been indisposed ; it was nothing but an ague, and the fitts not violent; the last fitt he had was on friday, that night he tooke the jesuits powder, since when, Gôd thanked, he has had no more, and is now quite well againe, and gos about the house; he dos not go to morrow to London to councell , as he uses to do every wensday, and will not do it till next weeke, but I am to go thether to morrow , about some businesse of my ovvne , but intend to be back at nio;ht. The Parliament was prorogued yesterday to the first of July. D. Pedro de Eonquillo was hère yesterday , and the measures which were taken with the Marquis de Bourgemene will be followed. As for other newse , j^ou hâve heard of our fregatts that cruse of Tanger, hâve taken one and forced two Algerens^ on shoar, and, by letters from Tanger of the 12, are informed that the Moors had attaqued Honrietta-fort (in which is only 32 men with a lieutenant) , the night before; they began at eight and continud their attaque till three in the morning, and then were beaten of. I liave not tyme to say more now but to assure you that you shall always fînd me as kind to you as you can désire.
* Hague.
— 401 — [1680. Juin.
i^ëttrï: mccciii.
Le Duc d'York au Prince (î Orange. Affaires de Tanger.
Windsor, June 1.
I was hindred the last post from writing to you, by a long chase I had on friday, it being past twelve at night before I gott hether. I am glad to find, by yours of the 31 of the last, that you had put a good end to your afFairs there and were agoing to Deren *; we are hère very busy about sending of men to Tanger, to strengthen that garnison, so as they may be able to relevé the forts which the Moors hâve attaqued , and made a triple line bettwene them and the towne, to hinder their being releved. Besids some men that hâve already been sent from Irland, there are six hundred foott commanded out of the old troups hère commanded by the Lord Mulgrave, with 120 horse and six hundred more out of Douglas regement in Irland, to go thether, which we hope will be sufficient to dislodg the Moors and relevé the forts. Our last letters from thence tell us that, since the attaque the Moors made in Henrietta-fort, where they were beaten of with losse, they hâve attempted nothing els, but fortify their lins % to hinder a relef. There go a great many volonters of quality along with thèse troups, as Lord Plymouth, Lord Mordent, Lord Lumley and others, and the foott are now a shiping of, and will be ready to saile, by the end of this weeke, wind and weather permittin^, and the horse will be ready to go in board some tyme, I hope the next weeke, which will be as sone as the ships can be gott ready to receve them. You will from M. van Lewen receve an account how things go with D. Pedro and to his satisfaction , that I shàll say no more of that , nor any thing els , but to assure you of my being always as kind to you as you can désire.
I had forgott to tell you that to morrow his Maj. o-os to London , to Councell , and will then order that to be
^ Dieren. « Unes.
1680. Juin.] — 402 —
printed that will putt an end to the story of the blackbox and ail that concerns it.
LETTRE mCCCIV.
M, Godolphiii ail Prince d'Orange. Arrangements financiers.
London, June the 1. 1680.
I did not think to hâve troubled your Highnesse any more concerning your money, since y ou seemed to résolve not to leave your money in any banquiers hands hère , without caution given you at the same time from merchants in Holland, for the payment of itt in 3 months time, but, it being very unusuall for merchants to enter into any engagements of that nature, it was not practicable to obtayn tliat security which your Highnesse seem'd most to désire, and therefore I had left ofF the thoughts of making any more propositions to you, till within thèse 2 days I hâve been offer'd a security w^hich I think extreamly good, and I know not but your Highnesse may doe soe, or at least I think myselfe obliged to ofFer itt to your considération. It is this; S"" Steven Fox, vs^ho besides his employements has an estate in land of at least 4000 £ a yeare, does oiïer mee to receive your Highnesses money hère, as it cornes into the Exchecquer, and to give his ovvne bond for the repayment of it that day twelvemonth with interest at 6 per cent. If your Highnesse desires not to leave your money in England upon any termes, to that I hâve nothing to say; but, if you désire only to hâve a security unquestionable , in that case, ail I shall aske of you is that you will please to informe yourselfe whether this bee not soe, before you send mee your answer upon itt. — I doe not give your Highnesse the trouble of telling you in what state our treaty is with D. Pedro Ronquillo, because I know you will boe sure to hâve an account of it by this post from M"" van Leewven, who has been présent at ail the conférences upon itt.
— 403 — [1680. Juin.
liËTTRE nC€€V.
Le Duc d'York au Prince d'Orange. Envoi de renforts à Tanger.
Winusor, June 4.
I hâve receved yours of the 7 from Diren, by the which I see you begin to huiit the stag as well as we hère, and hâve the same weather, which is only favorable for us hunters; it not being hott at ail, and, if the wett weather continu a little longer, it will do very much harme to the corne as well as hay. As for newse, hère is none, nor any from Tanger, since my last to you; the foott from London are by this in the Downs, and those are to from Portsmouth and Plymouth , will , so sone as the wind servs, go on board, and the horse so sone as the ships that are to transport them are gott about to Portsmouth. As for what concerns the treaty with D. Pedro, it is ail agreed on, and will be signed this weeke or on monday, as M. van Lewen can informe you, and be assured I shall always be as kind to you can désire.
