L.ETTRE MCCCXVI

Le Duc d' York au Prince d^ Orange, Entrée en campagne de 1^ Empereur du Maroc.

London, Jidy 20.

I was very much troubled to fînd, by the last letters

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from Holland , that you h ad not been very well, when you were at Breda, but hope by the next to heare your indisposition bas quit ^ left you. We came this morning hetber and are to returne back to Windsor, to morrow after diner. The élection of the new shérifs are not yett over; I feare they will not prove as one could wish; bis Maj. gos to supper this night to one of the old ons", that is a very honnest man; I beleve it will be late before we corne from thence. By our last letters from Tanger we hère that the Emperor of Morroco is coming into the feeld ' himself, so that that place, or some other Christian garnison, in ail liklyhood will be hard prest, and I beleeve the Moors bave already broken the cessation. I must end, and that with assuring you that I shall ever be as kind to you as you can désire.

LETTRE WCCCXVII.

Le Duc dt York au Prince â! Orange. Sa fille Isabelle dangereusement malade.

Windsor, July 23.

On wensday last, just as I was a coming from London, I receved yours of the 2^, by the which I see you are agoing back to Deren for the rest of this sommer. I was yesterday a hunting and had good sport , but came home late, and was very much surprised to find my daughter Isabella so very ill; she had had two convultion-fitts, and was in a violent feaver, which is now very much abated, for ail which I bave great fears her fits may returne and then there would be but little hope; till this night be over, one cannot thinke her out of danger. I bave not tyme to say more , but that you shall always find me as kind to you as you can désire.

For my Sonne the Prince of Orange.

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liETTRE MCCCXVllI.

Le Roi d'Angleterre au Prince d Orange. Recommandation de Lord Dunbarton.

Windsor, 3 Augustiis 1680.

I do not doute ' but you will be as much troubled as I am for the death of poore mylord Ossory * ; he is as much lamented heere as any man can be; and I am sure you and I hâve had a particular losse of him, but there is no remedy, we must ail submitt to the good will of God. I beleeve now you will be thinking of one to command in his place, and I cannot chuse but recommend mylord Dunbarton to you, who, besides the merritt he has towards me, in leaveing so good an establishment in France and comming so franckly to serve me, I am sure he is the most capable man of my subjects to exécute that charge , and certainly you will fînd him an easy man to live with, which I assure you is a great vertu in this âge , especially amongst our country-men ; thèse are the reasons that makes me recommend him so earnestly to you. This being the only businesse of this letter, I will add no more , but to assure you of my entier * kindnesse.

liETTRS: MCCCXIX.

Le Duc d'Yorh au Prince d Orange. Même sujet.

Windsor, Augustus 3.

I receved two days since yours of the 6 , by the which I see you are agoing to Dieren for some tyme, and by it I see the concern you had for my daughter Isabella, who is now, God be thanked, quite well againe. I am sure you hâve been very much concerned for the losse of poor Lord Ossory ; it has realy been a very great losse to our whole family, especially at this tyme, when we

doubt. ^ Thomas Lord Butler, comte d'Ossory, ' entire.

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are like to hâve so niuch need of freinds. You will by this post receve a letter from his Ma., recornending the Lord Dumbarton to you , for to bave the command of his Ma. subjects that are with you, as Lord Ossory had. I thinke you cannot bave a man better qualifyd for it then he, having served long and quited to good a post as he had, in obédience to his Ma. commands, for which certainly he deserves ail the kindnesse can be shewd him, so that I hope you will be favorable to his prétentions and, when you know him, you wil find he will deserve it from you. I w^ould say more, but hâve not tyme and be assured I shall always be as kind to you as you can désire.

LETTRE HCCCXX.

Le Duc d^York au Prince d^ Orange. Nouvelles.

Windsor, Augustus 10,

I had yours of the 12 from Dieren two day since, and by it see you will bave been as sensibly touched with the losse of poor Lord Ossory as we hère, but I will say no more upon so sad a subject. As for newse, hère is little staring hère, but that the ratifications were exchanged yesterday with Don Pedro de Ronquillio; next weeke his Ma. intends to make a step downe to Chatham, to see a great ship and a new yacht lanched ' ; we are to go most of the way by water, so that I beleve we shall be three days in the voyage; the Dutchesse will be that tyme at London. I linnt now twice or thrice a weeke, and bave not yett mist '^ one stag with my owne hounds, they being very staunch , but his Ma. are not yett so. I bave now no more to say , but that you shall always find me very kind to you.

For my Sonne the Prince of Orange.

' launclied. ' misscd.

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LETTRE IWCCCXXI.

Le Duc d'York au Prince cC Orange. Le Parlement va être convoqué pour octobre.

Windsor, Aug. 13, When I came last night from hiintingj I receeved yours of the 15, by which I find there is but little newse staring where jou are ; there is not much liere iiether , only his Maj., upon the advice of Don Pedro, is resolved to advance the sitting of the PaHiament and to lett it meett some tyme in October, of which mind I am for severall reasons. I beleve you will like it to , for the soner they meett, the soner one will see what they will do, and hâve more tyme to take our measurs against the spring. There has been some endeavors used in severall countrys by some few gentillmen to hâve gott pétitions for the speedy sitting of the Parliament, but they were rejected everywhere , and realy the generallity of the nobility and gentry are very loyall, and it is but a few, and those not considérable, that make ail the noyse, so that, if things be but well menaged, every thing will do well , and those who expect troubles hère, may be deceved. His Maj. gos downe to Chatham on sonday next , intending to be back at London on wensday; wdiich is ail I shall now say, but that you shall never find any altération in my kindnesse to you.

LETTRE! MCCCXXII.

Lord Sunderland au Prince d^ Orange. Le Roi désire que M. van Leeuwen retourne comme ambassadeur.

Windsor , Aug. the 20.

The King has commanded me to let your Highnesse know that Mons. de van Lewen did behave himselve heere,

Iith that prudence as well as affection to the common

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interest, that he thinkes, if he could returne againe, with the character of extraordinary arnbassador, before the meeting of the Parlament, it would be of greate advantage to what his Maj. earnestly desires, a good understanding between him and his people, and a strict union betweene him and the States, and therefore he would be glad your Highnesse could so order it that he might be heere a fortnight at least before the 20 of October, which is the day appointed for theire sitting. The King has also commanded me to let your Highnesse know that he hopes there will be no difficulty in passing the Act which is so necessary for the good of his affaires, and, as he thinkes, of the common cause. I am, with ail the respect imaginable ,

your Highnesses most faithfull etc.

SUNDERLAND

LETTRE jyiCCCXXIlI.

Le Duc âlYork au Prince cV Orange, Recommandation.

Windsor, Augustus 24.

I could not refuse this bearer, cap. Kelly, to recomend him to you for a company and he tells me there is one now vacant, in Wisleys Reg. ; he had a promise from poore Lord Ossory for the first should fall , which , besids that he is fitt for such command, make me recomend him. I hâve not tyme to say more, being just agoing a hunting, but that I am yours.

For mv Sonne the Prince of Oranee.

I^ETTRE MCCCXXIV.

Le Duc (ÏYork au Prince cC Orange. Nouvelles.

Windsor, Angustus 28.

I had two of yours to aiiswer the last post, but came

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so late from hunting as then I had not tvme to do it, but now I hâve, and but little newse to write. The younge P. Elector came hither last night ; what stay he will make I do not know ; there are now within this weeke two very extraordinary men dead of their kinds, which are Bedlow and Blond; the first killed himself with drinking. We hâve had for thèse eight days last past very exceding hott weather, which continus still and like to last; it is very troublesome a hunting, but dos not hinder me from it. I was abroad yesterday and had very good sport, and am to go out againe to morrow, I hâve now no more to say but that you shall always find me very kind to you.

LETTRE MCCCXXV.

Le Duc (ÏYork au Prince âl Orange. Il est question <ï accuser le Duc devant le Parlement.

Windsor, sept. 3.

I had so long a chase on tusday last as I gott not hether tell wensday morning, and so had not your letter of the 2 tyme enough to answer it till now, and, for ail that, some of the ill people begin to talke very high, and that I know it is now the intention of some of them to impeche me, so sone as the Parliament sitts, yett I will hope they may alter their minds before they meett, and behave themselvs as become them to his Ma.; however I shall prépare for the worst , but am not of your mind so as to thinke that, if his Ma. should be obliged to disolve them, it would hâve so very ill an effect, either to aifairs abroad or at home; for I beleve, if another parliament should be called, that they would do their parts very well, but I hope this will do well, and then there will be no need of calling another. I hâve not tyme to say more but that you shall always find me as kind to you as you can désire.

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