L.ETTRE: MCCCVII

Le Duc d'York au Prince <ï Orange. Condamnation de Fitzharris.

June 14.

I receved yesterday yours of the 13 from Honnslardike, by the which I see the French make every day new demands in Flanders, which apears to me very extraordinary. I see also you hâve as great a drought as we hère, there being hardly any grasse, and feare the corne will prove very scarse this yeare; our letters from ail parts make the same complaint. By this I beleve you hâve heard of that villan Fitzharris having been found guilty by the jury, notwithstanding ail the pains was taken by the two shérifs of London, and ail the factious party to save him. I hope it will hâve a very good effect, and that he will discover who sett him on to tell ail those lys ^ he has, and to forsweare hiraself, as I am sure he has done. — I could not refuse the old Generall hère Daliel *, that commands the troups hère, to recomend a neare relation of his, that is already Cap. lieutenant to Col. Douglas , for a company in some of the Scots Reg. ^, when there shall be a vacancy; he has served some years under you, and they say, well. I hâve no more to say but that you shall always find me very kind to you.

LETTRE MCCevIlI.

M. Godolphin au Prince à! Orange. Arrangements financiers.

London, June the 15. 1680.

Since my last, wherein I proposed to your Highnesse

S"" Ste, Fox's security for your money (in case you would

leave it in Engeland), I hâve not had the honour of any

letter from you , but expect every day to heare from your

^ lies. * Thomas Dalyell, déjà depuis la bataille de Worcester au service de Charles II. ^ régiments.

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Highnesse upon it. In the mean time I am to acquaint you that a great part of your money is payd into the Exchecquer aiid lies dead there; I could take it out to morrow, if I knew your Highnesses pleasure how I should dispose of itt ; but till you are pleas'd to name some merchant liere, into whose hands I may safely putt it, to bee return'd to his correspondents in Flolîand, for your Highnesses use and account, I shall not venture to take it out of the Exchecquer, where it lies much more secure than it can doe in any private hands. I hâve been inform'd, (how truly I know not) that at this time no body gives more than 4 per cent for money in Holland; if it bee soe , your Highnesse may certainely dispose of it hère to much more advantage; for you may hâve 6 per cent with as good personall security as any is in England; you may hâve 8 per cent and bee secured upon the Kings heredttary revenue , which gives you as good a title in law as any man can hâve in England, though you had no trust at ail in the Com. ^ of the Treasury; but, as long as wee continue who hâve the honour to bee employd there now, I dare confidently say you run no kind of hazard neither one way, nor tother', but indeed, if it were my own case , I should take 8 per cent and think myselfe very secure upon the Kings revenue. If your Highnesse résolve not to leave your money in England upon any termes, you will please to informe yourselfe of some merchant hère in to whose hands I may putt it, to bee safely return'd to you, and send mee your directions accordingly.

I say nothing of the publick , because M"^ van Leewven goes away to morrow , who will bee able to satisfie your Highnesse much better of any tliing you can désire to bee inform'd of hère.

' Cornrnissioners. " Ihe olhcr.

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liETTRE MCCCIX.

Lord Sunderland au Prince d^ Orange. Signature du traité avec V Espagne.

Whitehall, June the 15 1680.

The King has commanded me to let your Highnesse know that, it being resolved, at the signing of the treaty betweene His Maj. and the King of Spaine, that theyre tvvo Majestys and the States-Generall should be desired by each other to passe an acte for the writing the three défensive treatys , and His Majesty depending very rauch on the conduct and discrétion of M' van Lewen, has obliged him to hasten his returne to the Hague, because he beleeves he will be very usefull towards the passing such an acte, so necessary to the common interest and without vvhich the King can not ratify the treaty ; but of this M"" van Lewen will informe your Highnesse so particularly as well as of every thing else, that I need say no more but that I am, with ail dévotion,

your Highnesses etc.

SUNDEKLAND.

LETTRE MCCCX.

Le Duc dHYork au Prince â! Orange. Affaires de Tanger,

I hâve now two of yours to answer of the 20 and 24, which I hâve receved since the last post, and wonder you had not then heard of the signing of the treaty with Spaine. Our men for Tanger, I meane the foott, sailed from Portsmouth on thursday last, volonters and ail; letters were sent to call back the volonters, by reason of the cessation of ax'ms, which is to last till the 21 of September; but they were sailed before they gott to them , and now we shall make use of this tyme to secure that place, and His Ma. intends to make up that garnison

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4000 foot and 500 horse, which will be butt necessary to be there, till it bo better fortifyd to the land, since the Moors bave gott cannon, and know how to make use of the spade, both above and under ground. Lord Ossory is to command there, the horse are not yett embarked, the ships that are to carry them, not being gott about to Portsmouth. I bave now no more to say but to assure you you shall always find me very kind to you.

LiETTRE MCCCXI.

Le Duc à! York au Prince (T Orange, Pétitions des mécontents.

Windsor , June 24.

I receved y ours of the 27, when I was at London yesterday, and write now to you, tho to morrow be the postday , not knowing whether I should come tyme enough from hunting to do it. We bave had no more newse from Tanger, and are about raising more horse and foot to send thether. As for other newse, Lord Castelmaine was tryd and quited yesterday at the Kings bench; they say that this day there is a désigne in the Citty by the disafFected party there to gett a pétition to His Ma. for the sitting of the ParHament, when it meetts the first of July. I bave not yett heard what bas been done in it, but you may by this post. The same sort of people bave gott themselvs of the grand-jury of Middelsexe and bave prepared such a pétition, which they say will be delivered to morrow to the judges of the Kings bench, and I am told they desygne something particular against me. I would say more, but it is late, and so can say no more but that you shall always find me very kind to vou.

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