L.ETTR£ mCCCXXXIV

Le Duc dHYorh au Prince d'Orange. En abandonnant le Duc, le Roi prépareroit sa propre ruine.

London, Oct. 12.

I received this day yours from Epsdorf , and by itt see you are agoing to meet the Elector of Brandenbourgh. I should be glad our meetting hère would end as well as I beleve yours will , but it is not so easy deeling with a Parliament, which will not meett in good humor, and besids what I shall hâve to do when they sitt, those whom I expected to be most my friends are no more so now ; for they would hâve me go away; 't is Lord Sunderîand and M"" Godolphin who presse it. I confesse I did not expect they would hâve changed their minds, and never sayd a word to me of it till now ; I do my part to hinder any such resolution, being absolutly persuaded that, should his Ma. quit me, it would be ail our ruins; for it would so discourage the honest men that they would no more hold up their heads , and so encourage our enemys as cannot be imagined. By the next post I shall be able to give an account what is like to be my fate, and in the meane tyme be assured I shall always be very kind to you.

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M. Godolphin au Prince cC Orange. IJmdon du Roi et du Parlement est une question d'intérêt général

London, Oct. 12 1680.

I hâve the honour of your Highnesses of the 14 from Epsdorfe, and shall not faile to take care of paying the remainder of your money to the merchants appointed to receive itt, as soon and as fast as they can possibly find returns for itt. I am very glad to find your Highnesses jorney into Germany is like to hâve soe good an effect amongst those Princes that , in case of an agreement between the King and the Parliament, his Ma. may hâve great reason to expect they will accept of his propositions. 1 am perfectly of your Highnesses mind that the v^hole dépends upon our union hère in England, and though, considering our circumstances, that must bee a very difficult work, yett I am in hopes it may not prove impossible, and, if weé once can but recover ourselves into a tolerable condition at home, I am persuaded wee shall bee a very great support and security to our Allyes abroad.

The time of the Parliament growes soe neare and is soe criticall that I beleive your Highnesse will bee more inpatient than ordinary for the English letters, and therefore I shall take the liberty of troubling you a little oftner than I hâve done of late, when there happens any thing that I can write of by the ordinary post. For his Hio;hnesse the Prince of Orange.