DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Treasure %oom Q TIE E IT OF BOM E M I A A COLLECTION O F ORIGINAL ROYAL LETTERS, WRITTEN BY King Charles the Firft and Second, King James the Second, And the King and Queen of Bohemia $ TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL LETTERS, WRITTEN BY Prince Rupert, Charles Louis Count Palatine, The Duchefs of LIanover, And feveral other diftinguifhed Perfons ; From the Year 1619, to 1665. Dedicated, with Perm iffion, to His Majesty, Bv Sir G E O R G E BRO M LEY, Bart. Illuftrated with elcgint Engravings of The Queen of Bohemia, Prince Ru?£r.T, Emanuel Scrope Howe, and Ruperta, natural Daughter of Prince Rupert • And a Plate of Autographs and Seals. L O N D O N : PRINTED FOR JOHN STOCKDALE, OPPOSITE BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY. M DCC LXXXVII. £0162 fc«fe T O THE FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE, THE PATTERN OF VIRTUOUS CONDUCT, AND THE PROTECTOR OF THE LIBERAL ARTS, GEORGE the THIRD, King of Great Britain, Sec. THIS COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL LETTERS I S, WITH PERMISSION, HUMBLY DEDICATED, BY HIS MAJESTY'S DUTIFUL SUBJECT, AND DEVOTED SERVANT, GEORGE BROMLEY. Stokchall, Nott', 28th March 1787, INTRODUCTION. **ir^HE following Letters, which are A now firft publifhed from the originals, which were written by fome of the moft diftinguifhed perfonages of the laft century, came into the hands of Sir George Bromley, Bart, in confequence of his being defcend- ed from Ruperta, natural daughter to Prince Rupert, third fon of Fre- derick, King of Bohemia, and nephew to Charles the Firft, King of England. As thefe Letters have been preferved in Sir George Bromley's family, and were written by perfons of fuch high rank, and who were fo nearly allied to the prefent royal family of Eng- a 3 land, ( vi ) land, he thought the printing of them might not be unacceptable to the Public. And, indeed, thofe who have been attached to the ftudy of hiftory and antiquities, have gene- rally approved of the publication of fuch letters, as were written by per- fons of eminent ftation, and who had themfelves a perfonal fhare in great and important tran factions. For fuch letters often throw a great light upon the hiftory of the times : and even when at firft view they appear not very important, they tend to elucidate facts and charac- ters, which are not fufficiently illus- trated in the general hiftories of the age in which they were writ- ten. As the greateft part of the Letters contained in this collection, were written ( vii ) written by and to the Palatine Fa- mily, it appears not improper to give here fome account of them; and the rather, becaufe many of the fa&s and circumftances, referred to in thefe Letters, will thereby be the better underftood. Frederick, Elector Palatine, was married to the Princefs Elizabeth, daughter to James the Firft, King of England, on the 14th of February 161 3 ( a ). It is a circumftance not unworthy of remark, that the banns of marriage for this Prince and the Princefs Elizabeth, were publifhedin the chapel-royal ( b ). Mr. Hume fays, that " this marriage, though cele- ( a ) Salmon's Chronological Hiftorian, p. 55. ( b ) Granger's Blog. Hift. of England., vol. i. p. 320. edit. Svo. 1775. a 4. brated ( via ) bratcd with great joy and feftivity, proved, itfelf, a very unhappy event to the Kino; as well as to his fon- in-law, and had ill confequences on the reputation and fortunes of both. The Elector, trufting to fo great an alliance, engaged in enterprifes be- yond his ftrength : and the King, not being able to fupport him in his diftrefs, loft entirely, in the end of his life, what remained of the affections and efteem of his own fubjecls ( c )." It 'was in the year 1619, that the Elector Palatine was made King of Bohemia (). He received his crown from a brave, injured, and opprefTed people ; but they were overwhelmed ( c ) Hift. of England, vol. vi. p. i, 3. edit. 1763- ( d ) Hift. of Modern Europe, vol. iii. p. 102. by ( i* ) by the iuperior power of the Houfe of Auftria ; and his father-in-law, King James, had too little zeal for the Proteftant caufe, and was too averfe to war, to take any active or fpi- rited meafures in his behalf. James, inftead of fupporting Frederick, and the Bohemian Proteftants by whom he was elected, fuffered him not only to be deprived of his new kingdom, but even of his hereditary dominions. He underwent a variety of difficul- ties and hardships, and at length died on the 29th of November, 1632. The letters of the King of Bohe- mia, contained in this collection, are expreffive of a very ftrong and tender attachment to the Queen, his wife ; and when he writes to that princefs, exprefles himfelf thus: cc Would to " God, that we had a little corner "of ( * ) tc of the world, in which we could . ,v ■■'! //,,;/, y Ay . LETTER I. A Madame Madame PEkBrke Palatine. Madame, LE Comte de Linange m'a enfin apporte votre chere lettre - y il s'etoit arrete en chemin aupres du Comte Graf, & aifjfli a Sultzbach ; je le trouve autant aveugle qu'il a jamais ete. Je fuis arrive hier ici, ou j'ai trouve le Due de Weimar, qui a ete aupres de moi a Heidelberg : il ne fe porte plus a lTta- lienne, mais eft fort proprement habille : je l'ai trouve fort a mon gre. II eft parti ce foir ; mais il me reviendra trouver bientot, & veut entretenir une compagnie de cent chevaux a fes depens. Je n'ai pas encore vu la Prin- cefte d'Anhalt, car elle loge avec tous fes enfans aupres de la ComtefTe d'Ortenburg ; 6c auffi elle commence a fe porter mal : je penfe quelle accouchera bientot. Nous faifons la B cene f * ] cene ici Dimanche qui vient. Je n'aj rien de Boheme cette femaine^ mais il y a a ce, qu'en la place que Ferdinand acqueira une eouronne a Francfort, il en pourroit bien perdre deux : Dieu lui en falTe la grace ! C'efl un prince fort heureux, car il a le bonheur d'etre hai de tout le monde. Croyez, mon cher coeur, que je me fouhaite bien aupres de vous, & me tarde d'avoir ce bonheur : ce- pendant je vous fupplie de me toujours aimer, & croire que Fetes uniquement de moi commc de celui qui fera jufqu'au tombeau, de tout* fbn affection, Madame, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affe&ionne ferviteur, Frideric. D'Amberg, £« 13 Aout 16 3JW LETTER £ < j LETT El II. A la Reine de Bo heme. Madame, Cette-ci eft pour vous dire mon heu- reufe arrivee en ce lieiu Le Prince cf Anhalt eft demeure en arriere hier, a caufe des goutes qu'il a a tous les deux pieds]: je penfe qu'il ne viendra que demain icr, 6c & grand'peine pourra-t'il venir a Nuremberg, ou j'efpere d'arriver demain : le Landgrave Mo- rice, M. d'Anfpach, & Due de Wirtemberg y font deja. Le bapteme fe fera dans une heure ou deux. Je n'ai pas encore vu la Prin- cefle d' Anhalt. Je vous fupplie de m'envoyer, par quel que homme expres en pofte, & bien empaquete dans une boite de fer-blanc ou de bois, l'obligation que les Etats m'ont donne pour Targent que je leur ai prete, avec quelques ecrits y joints. Je ne fais fi vous le pourrez trouver : il me femble que je l'ai mis en la boite d'or avec l'obligation que les Etats ont donnee au petit, laquelle eft aupres de la vahTelle d'or. Vous retiendrez la boite d'or, B 2 comme [ 4 ] commc auffi l'obligation qui concerne le petit. J'ai eu hier des lettres de Madame ma mere, qui vous baife humblement les mams. Je vous envoie ci-joint une lettre de ma foeur la Marquife. Je haterai mon retour autant ■qu'il me fera poffible. Je vous ecrirai plus amplement de Nuremberg, & finirai pour ce coup, mais jamais d'etre, Mon cher unique coeur, Votre tres-fidele ami, 6c tres-affectionne ferviteur, Frideric. Je vous prie de me recommander a mon frere, & de baifer le petit de ma part. D'Amberg, ce 8 Novembre 1619. LETTER t 5 1 LETTER III. A la Reine de Boheme. Madame, J 'a i eu le contentement aujourd'hui de re- cevoir deux de vos cheres lettres, Tune par lapofte, & l'autre par cadet : j'eipere qu'aurez recue les miennes. Je ne fais ii ledit cadet voudra me mener une compagnie aux memes conditions que les autres. Pour Vilebon, il parle de 600 chevaux: je n'en ai pas grande en vie, car il eft fort grand papifte, & plus courtifan que foldat. Pour Franteret, je fuis bien content de lui donner l'epee a mon re- tour, & remets entierement a ce que trouverez bon pour le fils de Dupont; ou fi peut-etre vous aimeriez mieux le petit Anglois, ou Villars. Je m'ai enfin refolu de faire venir les chiens de charTe: a cette fin j'ai fait faire une lettre au Due de Deux-Ponts, laquelle il vous plaira envoyer par Henryken a Heidelberg. J'efpere qu'avant mon retour il les pourra mener a Prague. Je m'ai arrete ici deux jours, parceque les AmbarTadeurs de Moravie n'e- B 3 toient D 6 I toient encore arrives . Je leur ai donne audience ce matin : ils me temoignent beaucoup d'affec- tion. Demain je pars d'ici, & ferai, s'il plait a Dieu, Lundi en la maifon du Baron de Leib, & le Mardi a Brin. I6 ] Moravie, a qui on a pris tout fori argent & Moufon. II m'a fallu encore payer pour lui ce qu'il avoit dependu la, & je n'en ferai quitte a 500 fl. Si vous me pouviez encore envoyer 4 ou 5 mille florins, j'en aurai grand befoin : j'ai deja dependu ici prefque autant 5000. Si je puis une fois me defaire de mes chevaux, dont j'en ai encore beaucoup, j'efpere d'etre meil- leur menager. Je crains tant de vous incom- moder. Je crois que le meilleur feroit de faire le change vers Paris; car j'aurois de Tavantage a. la monnoie, & le pourrois bien re- tirer de-la ici avec avantage. Croyez, mon cher coeur, que je me fouhaite bien aupres de vous. Je vous ai deja mande ce qui m'en re- tient : plut a Dieu qu'euffions un petit coin au monde pour y vivre contents enfemble, c'eft tout le bonheur que je me fouhaite. Mais la demeure de la Haye ne m'agree guere. Puif- que 1 3 1 [l'infante] temoigne tant d'affection a 122 [la Reine de Boheme] que de la delirer aupres d'elle, je ne fais s'il feroit hors de pro- pos qu'elle lui ecrivit touchant la confervation de fon douaire, & principalement de 161 [Frankendal] qu'on dit etre amegt:. Le traite de Bruxelles a le meme effet que celui de Mr. Rigby a Vienne: l'un nous a fait perdre le Hautj [ >7 ] Haut, & l'autre le Bas Palatinat. Dieu veuille que leRoiprenne une fois de bonnes refolutions ! w a c k Je crois fort bien ce qu ecrit 35, 64, 17, 24. Le Due de Deux-Ponts eft encore fain & fauf a Deux-Ponts: Dieu fait combienceladurera. La Ducheffe de Lanfperg eft accouchee d'un fils. Si j'euffe plutot fu le partement du coche de Liege, je vous aurois fait cette-ciplus longue: ce fera pour la premiere commodite. Cepen- dant je vous fuppliedecroire, que je vous aime- rai jufqu'au tombeau parfaitement, comme etant, Madame, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affectionne ferviteur, Frideric. Je vous prie de faire mes excufes a Mr. l'AmbarTadeur, que je ne lui ecris pour ce coup : e'eft le fubit partement du coche, & le dine fur la table, qui men empeche : ce fera par la premiere commodite. Je n'ai point recu les autres lettres dont il fait mention. De Sedance, ■Yi Aouft 1622; C LETTER [ i8 ] LETTER IX. A la Reme de Boheme. Madame, J > a i recu hier, par la voie de Bruxelles, trois dc vos tant cheres lettres du T $ r> i% t & \% Sep- tembre, par lefquelles j'ai vu avec beaucoup de contentement l'amitie que me portez : c'eft bien 1'unique bonheur qui me refte d'etre aime de vous ; cela eft aum la plus grande confo- lation que j'ai en toutes mes afflictions, qui ne font a exprimer. Voila la fin du traite de Bruxelles, que la prife de Heidelberg : cepen- dant on a amufe le Roi tout Fete, & femble a cette heure en l'etat de ne nous pouvoir aider quand il voudra. lis font ft eftrontes de pro- pofer a Bruxelles la demolition de Manheim, & de nous donner que les baillages de Heidel- berg, Gemerfum, Neuftadt. Dieu fait ceque le Roi en dira ! On continue encore en Angle- terre a faire diftinction entre l'Empereur & le Roi d'Efpagne; & cependant Tun & l'autre me prennent tout, & femble qu'ils ayent par- tage le Palatinat. Voila mon pauvre Heidel- berg pris ! On y a exerce toutes fortes de cru- z aute's, [ '9 i aute's, pille toute la ville, allume tout 1c fauxbourg qui etoit le plus beau du dit lieu* Pauvre Mr. Herbert y a e^e tue. Plut a Dieu que tous ceux qui y font etes me fufTent etes fi ii deles que lui, ce malheur ne fut arrive. Dieu nous vifite bien rigoureufement : de voir la mifere de ces pauvres gens, cela m'afflige bien. On dit que Manheim eft afliege: je crains qu'on traitera ii long-terns en Angles terre, jufqu'a. ce qu'il foit audi perdu. Si je le perds, j'en aurai une bonne partie de l'obli- gation a 149, duquel jene fuis trop fatisfait. Je vous en dirai force particularites quand j'aurai le bonheur de vous revoir; ce que je fouhaite avec autant de paffion, 6c plus que ne le pou- vez defirer. Me femble avoir ete quelques an- ne'es fans voir ce que j'aime le plus en ce monde; d'ou autrement, certes,jemeretirerois plus volontiers que d'y vivre; car je pourrois mieux fervir a mon Dieu, aurois l'efprit plus content en le plus petit coin du monde, que le plus grand monarque au plus grand palais : & certes, fi je fuivois mon humeur, je m'en re- tirerois de tout, & laifferois faire le Roi d'An- gleterre, pour le bien de fes enfans, ce qu'il leur croiroit utile. Mais l'amitie que me te- moignez me fait changer d'opinion, 6c me fait C 2 fouhaiter. [ 20 ] fouhaiter de vous revoir ; a quoi ne me refbe autre obftacle que le defir du Roi que je m'ar- rete ici, lequel, je veux efperer, me permettra bientot d'en partir. A quoi, pour n'avoir apres d'empechement, je penfe faire partir dans peu de jours mon train & equipage, ni n'efl guere grand. Vous m'alTurez fort que je ne ferai le bien-venu. C'eft une mifere de vivre parmi une belle populace: mais patience. Je fuis aufli fort aife, que me promettez que je ne ferai importune pour les dettes ; car je ferois fort marri de prendre mon logis dans la porte de la Haye. J'efpere qu'aurez recue ma lettre que je vous ecrivis Dimanche pafle fur la prife de Heidelberg. Je fais tout ce que je puis pour me divertir d'y penfer, car c'efl une plaie bien fenfible. Je me rejouis que le Due Chrif- tian fe remet : car certes j'aimerois mieux perdre un bras qu'il mourut; car nous lui fommes extremement oblige's, & Dieu fait que je l'aime comme mon frere. Sile Due de Wei- mar echappe avec 500 r. il fera bien-heureux. Je crois que le Colonel Brock quittera fort mal-volontiers fon regiment ; il y a pourtant bien befoin de reformation, J'ai fort bien recu la lettre de change : je vous en fuis fort oblige. J'ai envoye Dupont pour recevoir Tar- 5 gent : [ » ] r^ent: j'efpere qu'il retournera fur le commence- ment de l'autre femaine. Pour l'offre de 149, j'y penferai bien quatrefoisavantquel'accepter. Pour 185 de 136, elle ne peut quetre bonne. Je fuis marri que notre aine & fon precepteur s'accordent fi mal : Dieu veuille qu'on puiffe changer en mieux ! L'Amballadeur m'en ecrit : il me mande de Sladius, qu'il a fait venird'Am- fterdam. Si Ton effayoit quel que terns, pour voir comme il profiteroit avec lui. Je fuis oblige a l'AmbafTadeur du foin qu'il en a, & de nous tous. II me donne une bonne repri- mande en fa lettre ; mais je crois que, s'il etoit en ma place, il feroit d'autre opinion. Le pe- tit Rupert eft fort favant d'entendre tant de langages. Le Comte de Manffeldt a donne fix pieces de canon, qui font a moi, & qu'il a laiffe ici, au Roi de France, auquel j'ai ecrit la lettre dont je vous envoie copie, 6c aurli a lui. C'eft une grande effronterie : cependant, cela me pourroit apporter prej udice : je ne fais comme cela fe raccommodera. Tournon eft fonam- baffadeur, par lequel il fait tous les mauvais offices qu'il peut a Mr. de Bouillon : c'eft un etrange compere. Je fuis bien aife qu'il a en- core tant de troupes fur pied. Vous ne me mandez point que charge qu'il a, & fi le Due C 3 Chriftian [ M ] Christian eft fous fon commandcment, Con- tinuez toujours a aimer votre pauvre Celadon* & affurez vous que fes penfees font conti- nuelles a fon aftre, 6c qu'il eft jufqu'au tom- beau, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affectionne ferviteur, Frideric, De la Haye, ce \l Septembre 1622, LETTER X, A la Reine de Boheme, Madame, Je fuis arrive hier entre une & deux heures a Crevecceur : j'ai trouve le Prince d'O- range & le Comte Erneft, qui s'en alloient vers Enghien pour y faire quelques ouvrages. Mr. Veer & Mr. Cecil m'ont accompagne jufqu'a mon logis. J'ai vu tous les forts & ouvrages qui font depuis ledit lieu jufqu'ici. Vers le foir j'ai ete a la parade des Anglois, deux des [ 23 ] & il y en a deux de blefles. J'ai fujet de me louer de l'honneur que tous ceux de votre nation me font, principalement du bon Mr. Veer & Co- lonel Harwoot. Mr. de Bouillon m'a con- duit depuis fon quartier jufqu'a mon logis, ou a aufli ete Mr. de Candale, & prefque tous les officiers de toute nation. C'eft tout ce que je vous puis mander de ce qui fe paffe ici. Vous pouvez etre affuree, qu'en tout lieu ou je ferai, vous ferez toujours parfaite- ment aimee de celui qui fera pour toute fa vie, Mon cher coeur, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affectionne ferviteur, Frideric, Pu Camp devant Bois le Due, ce || de Juin 1626. LETTER [ *5 ] LETTER XI. To the SZueen. Madam, Sir William Haward is fo lately arrived, that I had not time to per made him to return to England, becaufe this fellow mak- eth fuch hafte to the Hague. Charles Mor- gan is hurt, but very flight ; fo that it doth not hinder him from going abroad. I mall not forget to make Captain Cave prefs the meeting at Hamburgh, in England. There was not much material in his firft relation ; but it was fo by want of his cyphers : the next, I hope, will be of more importance. My brothers both do behave themfelves very well, for what I can fee, and I hear nothing to the contrary. My brother Rupert needs one to look to his bufinefs. If your Majefty be informed by them that know what it is to be honejie homme, that Frederic Paul will be fit for it : he muft not be neglected, or elfe we (hall be troubled with fuch another afs as Roth is ; for pedants recommend that which is moil; [ 2 6 ] moft like themfelves. A filtie likewife hath made me keep my chamber this four or five days ; fo that I have not yet feen the ap- proaches ; but this day I will take leave to do it, if the doctor which your Majefty hath chriftened do not flop me. So I reft Your Majefty's Moil humble and obedient fon and fervant, C. This \\ Aug. 1627. LETTER XII. - . A la Reine de Boheme. Madame, Je vous ai ecrit hier & avant-hier ; celle-ci eft pour vous dire, que le Comte de Berg eft venu ce matin avec toute fon armee vers nos retranchemens -, mais il n'en a approche de guere plus pres que de la porte'e du canon, dont on Ta fort falue. II a donne l'alarme en tous les quartiers. II me femble que fon intention [ *7 ] intention a ete de tacher de mettre quelques gens dans la ville -, mais il n'a trouve le moyen. Le pauvre Mr. de Move a ete tue en une efcarmouche, & encore deux gentils- hommes Francois dont je ne fais le nom : je le regrette fort. Ledit Comte s'efr. retire d'ici vers fon quartier, & je ne viens que revenir, ayant veille toute la nuit. Je vous baife les cheres mains & la bouche par ima- gination, & fuis toute ma vie, Madame, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affectionne ferviteur, Frideric. Du Camp, Ce 4 de Juillet 1620, St~R - ? LETTER [ 28 ] LETTER XIII. A la Rehie de Bohane. MON TRES-CHER CoEUR, Je vous ai ecrit devant mon partement de Francfort. Je fuis arrive Mardi a Oppen- heim, qui ne refemble guere a ce que 1'avez vu; la maifon toute ruinee, la moitie de la ville brulee, Mercredi j'arrivai ici. La ou nous avons loge cela eft encore afTez bien entretenu ; mais le batiment vis-a-vis n'a ni portes ni fe- netres, ni poefles, & pas une ferrure en toute la maifon; mais cela feroit aiie a faccommoder. J'avois cru que les Efpagnols avoient fortifie quelque chofe; mais je ne trouve pas qu'on puifie etre feulement alTure de furprife; & Franckendal n'eft qu'a quatre lieues d'ici; c'eft pourquoi j'ai cru qu'il falloit jouer au plus fur, 6c fuis refolu d'aller demeurer quelque terns a Mayence, ou le Rhingrave & les gens du Roi m'ont odroye de loger au chateau: il y fait plus plaifant qu'ici, & j'aurai plus fouvent de vos lettres ; je n'en ai point recu la femaine paffee. Je vais voir demain mon frerej ( *9 ] frere; de-la j'irai a Deux-Ponts, 6c retournerai par Mefenum : j'efpere pouvoir etre Lundi de retour a Mayence. J'ai ete une fois a la chaffe avec des levriers : croyez que je vous ai bien fouhaite'e aupres de moi avec les chiens courans : j'ai pris deux lievres. Je vous en- voie ci-joint ce que 124 [Roi de Suede] sell declare. II femble qu'il veut tenir iai [Roi de Boheme] aufli bas qu'il pourra ; tant pour 249, que parce qu'il voit qu'il eft aime en 1 1 4 j mais il ne pourra que ce que Dieu lui permettra. J'efpere que 238 [le Due Ha- melton] fera bientot en 155 [Angleterre], & qu'il fera de bons offices a 121 [Roi de Bo- heme] qui n'a nulle nouvelle de 170 [Jaques Premier, Roi d' Angleterre] depuis qu'il eft parti de Nuremberg, encore qu'il lui avoit promis de lui ecrire foigneufement : mais e'eft a l'accoutumee. II m'ennuie ici, parce qu'on a fi peu de nouvelles de ce qui fe pafle. La garnifon de Worms a repris Fridelfum. Dans Franckendal la garnifon n'eft que de 800, dont il y a force malades : s'ils etoient arlieges, ils ne tiendroient. Le Feld-Mare- chal Horn affiege Benfelt. Ce que le Roi fait, je ne le fais pas. Ceux de Heidelberg font fortis, 6c ont bride Dolfenem 6c la moitie de Schriiiem t 30 ] SchrirTem fur la Bergftrafs : je ne fais qui leuf refiftera, n'y ayant fort peu dc gens leves la autour. Si 124 [Roi de Suede] eut voulu, il eut pu des long terns delivrer 158 de 186 [des gens de guerre] de 301 : il n'y a 210 [ville] tant tourmente que celui de 1 2 1 [Roi de Boheme]. II me tarde fort d'avoir de vo nouvelles. Maurice me mande que Charles a la petite verole : cela me met en peine. Dieu me les veuille tous conferver par fa grace, & me faire fi heureux de vous revoir bientot, & d'avoir le moyen de vous temoigner combien je fuis, Mon cher unique coeur, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affedtionne ferviteur, FRIDERrC, D'Alface, ce 30 Sept. 1631. -rV, I4r d'Avril, & g^j de Mai, Je vous remereie bien de la peine que prenez de m'e- crire li foigneufement ; je vois par-la que vous ne m'oubliez pas. Croyez que je penfe bien continuellemens [ 35 3 continuellement a vous, & qu'il me tarde bien de vous revoir : cela m'afflige bien que j'y vois encore li peu d'apparence. Les affaires vont affez mal au Palatinat : li le Roi de Suede y pouvoit etre, avec l'aide de Dieu, il abattroit aifement I'orgueil des Efpagnols. II y a encore de belles troupes la ; mais il femble que les chefs ne s'accordent trop bien -, & la lachete de Home, d'avoir rendu Spire, ayant le fecours pres de foi, fait beaucoup de mal : cela lui coutera la tete, a ce que le Roi dit. La Reine doit venir ou a Ulm ou a Nu- remberg. Nous ne fommes qu'a deux lieues de Munich, 6c peut-etre daterai-je ma lettre de- la, car il n'y a apparence qu'ils fafTent refi- nance. Le Due a retire tout le lien de-la. Je crois que 124 [Roi de Suede] n'avancera pas plus loin pour ce coup. Mr. Vane ell: a Aulbourg : on lui mande d'y attendre le Roi. Nous avons fejourne un jour a Freiffingen ; e'eft un fort beau lieu : la maifon n'elt pas fort belle, mais la vue fort plaifante, & les cerfs viennent jufque fous la maifon : on voit de-la Munich, & jufqu'aux montagnes du Tirol, qui font couvertes de neige. L'Eveque s'en ell enfui ; la ville a paye 23 mil. R. taler. II y a une fort belle eglife, mais les gens du D 2 Due [ 36 ] l3uc de Baviere ont emporte les meilleurs por~ traits. Hier vint un meftager de la Bafie- Saxe, qui dit que Papenem auroit ete defait par le General Tot & le Due Franflarl, 6c qu'il etoit bloque dans Stade : d'autres difent tout le contraire ; ainfi que nous fommes entrc efperance 6c crainte. 1 24 [Roi de Suede] ne fe fie trop a 129, y ayant beaucoup de fami- liarite entre 209 [Walftein, General de l'Em- pereur] 6c 244 [Arner.] Je n'ofe tout ecrire, cela etant trop dangereux ; e'eft pourquoi je mande feulement les chofes paflees. Le Roi eft encore incommode de la rofle ; mais cela s'amende, 6c il fait marcher 6c aller a cheval. C'eft un brave prince ; on ne s'ennuie pas pres de lui : Dieu nous le veuille conferver ! Je fuis bien aife que mes lettres vous font fi bien rendues, 6c que les portraits que je vous ai envoye par le Comte de Solms vous ont ete agreables. Vous etes fort obligee au Roi votre frere de la cerTion qu'il vous a faite de l'heritage de votre grand'mere : vous faites fort bien d'y employer Mr.' Avery ; il eft tres- honnece homme. Si 214 avoit demande con- feil a 121 [Roi de Boheme], il n'eut fait cette proportion a 1'i8i de 1 16. Je fuis pas marri qu'il n'eft avec 1 2 1 [Roi de Boheme] : je crois 5 Oj^'il [ 37 3 qu'il fuivra la femme de 124 [Roi de Suede] : il eut mieux fait de demeurer a 204 [Berlin]. J« crains que 118 [Roi de France] amuie 140 [P. d. Berg], pour l'empecher d'aller en campagne, par quelque traite : il feroit bien bon qu'il y fut deja, car comme cela, 131 [l'lnfante] peut envoyer tant de 186 [gens de guerre] qu'ils veulent. Vous aurez fu la mort de Tilly & du pauvre Marquis de Baden, en meme jour. Alteringer fe remet a ce qu'on dit. Je mis bien aife que t'aye eclairee des faux rapports qu'on avoit fait. Je fouhaite- rois que 29, 10, 25, 70, 55, d'31 eut au- tant d'efprit que de fidelite, j'en ferois tres- bien fervi. Je me rejouis fort de l'heureux accouchement de la PrincerTe d'Orange ; je vous prie de lui temoigner de ma part, 6c que je fouhaite qu'au bout de Tan elle puifTe accoucher aufli heureufeument d'un nls. Je fouhaiterois fort de pouvoir etre feulement uu jour en la bonne compagnie que vous avez. Je vous prie, mandez-moi ii le neveu dc 226 eft toujours d'aufii bifarre humeur que du paife. Je m'etonne que Bratus n'eft venu avec la Com telle de Lewenftein. Je vous afTure que je me rejouis extremement de voir que le Roi votre frere vous temoigne ta n D 3 d'affection, [ 38 ] d'afTecliion, & que vous & Nederfol m'aiTurez qu'il eft fatisfait de moi : Dieu fait que je ferois tres-marri de lui deplaire, & que je mets en oubli les bienfaits qu'avons reeu de lui, que je fais retentir partout. Pour les traites entre 116 & 124 [Roi de Suede], je crois que, fi 1 8 1 vouloit, on obtiendroit chofes raifonnables : mais il femble qu'on y procede comme avec celui de 1 54 [Efpagne] -, mais on n'a pas l'affection d'avancer celui avec 1 24 [Roi de Suede] comme l'autre. Je crois bien que Nederfol feroit de bons fervices a 116 & a 121 [Roi de Boheme] : il ne feroit pas befoin qu'il fut qualifie AmbarTadeur, mais Refident; car alors il pourroit avoir plus d'ac- ces, & mieux fuivre 124 [Roi de Suede], Mais l'autre proportion avec le frere de 17, 10, 31, I 12, 44, 32, je n'approuve nul- lement : il eft parti de mauvaife grace, & un frere & une foeur en une meme maifon, & de leur humeur, ne feroient rien qui vaille ; vous en feriez bientot lafTe, & apres ne fauriez comment en etre quitte. Je crois qu'il vau- droit mieux de laiffer la place vacante pour quel que terns. Je fuis bien aife que Rupert eft en vos bonnes graces, & que Charles fait fi bien ; certes ils me font fort chers tretous •> Dieu [ 39 ] Dieu me falfe fi heureux de pouvoir vous bientot revoir tretous ! Je vous prie de faire mes baifemains a Madame la Princefle de Bouillon, notre Reine, Madame Arange : je fuis bien marri que fon fils ne fe remet en- core. Je veux efperer qu'avant que receviez cette lettre le Prince fera forti en campagne. — Ayant ecrit jufqu'ici, le Marquis de Hamel- ton eft arrive, & avec lui Houne, qui m'ap- porta votre chere lettre, J'ai vu la cefiion du Roi votre frere. Jl vous temoigne beau- coup d'affeclion ; cela me rejouit fort, & en- core plus de voir la votre, en ce que delirez 1 employer pour mon bien : je ne vous en fau- rois affez remercier ; mais je fouhaiterois que puiffiez avoir cet heritage, & le mettre a rente, & d'icelles payer vos dettes peu-a-peu, ne defirant rien de vous, finon que vous m'ai- miez toujours autant que je vous aime. Vous pouvez etre bien afluree que nulle abfence ne refroidira jamais mon amour, qui ell bien parfait. Je fouhaiterois que votre fille devint bien belle, & que je puffe trouver quelqu# bon parti pour elle : le Comte Maurice ne fera bien aife d'avoir le Comte de Hanau pour rival. Je penfe que ni Tun ni l'autre ne l'aura, 6c que Mr. Hautin la garde pour fon D 4 fils. [ 4° ] fils. Pour celles de Crafs, je crols qu'elles fe changeront bientot, & qu'elle aura bientot un autre ferviteur. II eft bien honnete homme ; je ferai bien aife de faire pour lui. Je ne fau- drai d'ecrire au Prince fi-tot qu'il me fera poffible. Je fuis venu ce matin avec le Roi en la belle maifon de mon bon coufin. Le Mar- quis de Hamelton l'admire, dit n'avoir jamais rien vu de plus beau : il a fait amener le meilleur, mais il y a encore force belles chofes, mais qui ne peuvent etre aifement amenees : encore que cela ne feroit, 121 [Roi de Boheme] n'en auroit rien. 124 [Roi de Suede] eft en- core en doute s'il pourra maintenir cette place ; elle eft fort bien lituee. Si on avoit le terns, on pourroit la rendre fort bonne : il y a deja quelque commencement, C'eft un lieu fort delicieux, & pres a toute forte de chaile : il y a force gibier. Mr, Waacke m'avoit envoye fon fecretaire, mais toutes fes lettres ont ete prifes en chemin : mais, autant qu'il me dit, il femble que c*eft pour' l'af- faire du frere de 133 [Due de Saxe] pour 126 [Electeur de Mayence] : mais 124 [Roi de Suede] n'en demordera aifement -> il dit que le Pape 1'approuve. Je fuis bien aiie que 118 [Roi de France] eft plus affeclionne [ 4i ] a 121 [Roi de Boheme] que du pafTe. J'a- vois commence cette lettre hier; je finirai, vous aflurant que je fuis parfaitement, & que je ferai toute ma vie, Mon cher unique coeur, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affe&ionne ferviteur, Frideric. De Munich, ce i r T Mai 1632. LETTER XVL A la Reine de Boheme. Mon tres-cher Coeur, Je vous ai ecrit le 1 1 de ce mois de Dona- wert : nous fommes partis de-la le 14, & arrives le foir a Ditfurt, le 1 5 a Flimfeld, & hier je fuis venu en cette ville a diner avec le Due Franflarl & le Due de Holflein. Le Roi eft marche jufqu'a Swabach, & ce foir il fera a Firt, une lieue d'ici. Je crois qu'il pafTera par l'Eveche de Bamberg, allant au fecoursde 1 29, qui a perdu Prague : je penfe aller avec lui, pour [ 42 ] pour voir ce que Dicu voudra envoyer pour mon bien. J'ai vu ici votre coufine, la femme du Due Augufte; j'ai foupe hier avec elle : e'eft une bonne princefTe ; elle a le tein affez beau, mais au refte il n'y a pas d'exces. Tout a cette heure je viens de recevoir deux de vos let- tres du i 6c 3 de ce mois. Je me rejouis bien fort des heureux progres du Prince d'Orange. On mande de Cologne qu'il a affiege Maf- trick, & que 150 s'eft retire a Liege. Catringue fera bien aife, car a cette heure elle lepourra voir plus fouvent. Je vous prie me mander qui aura la charge du Comte Erneft, & ce que vous npprendrez du fujet de l'envoi de Mr. de St. Chaumont. Je fuis marri que Dupont n'a rien pu obtenir en France. 238 [Due de Hamelton] m'avoit deja dit le manage du ills de 176 : e'eft pour cela que le frere a ete fait grand d'154 [Efpagne.] L'avarice regne bien en ces quartiers : je trouve pas que 122 [Reine de Boheme] a de fujet de fouhaiter de l'heur a cela. Mr. Vanne n'eft pas ici : il fera bien rejoui d'etre grandpere. II a ecrit ces jours palfes une lettre fort imperieufe a 121 [Roi de Boheme]: je ne puis croire que 116 lui a donne cette charge. 121 [Roi de Boheme] ne lui a pas recrit, mais fait dire de bouche t [ 43 ] bouche, qu'il avoit toujours porte tout ref- pe£t a 121 [Roi de Boheme], qu'il le feroit encore a l'avenir, & qu'il feroit marri de lui dormer jufte fujet de mecontentement. S'il avoit telle commiilion, pourquoi ne l'a-t'il montree a 121 [Roi de Boheme] a Aufbourg ? II y a d'etranges gens autour de 116. II y a un etrange article dans les points a traiter avec 124 [Roi de Suede], qu'icelui n'a jamais defirc. C'eft que, fi 116 manquoit a donner 192 promis a 124 [Roi de Suede], le 210 lui demeureroit en gage pour cela. J'ai dit a 170 [Jacques Premier, Roi d'Angleterre] que, ii cela etoit mis, 1 1 6 defobligeroit fort 1 2 1 [Roi de Boheme], qui, en tel cas, aimeroit mieux que 116 ne traitat pas pour 121 [Roi de Boheme]. II a promis qu'il n'en fera men- tion : vous ne ferez mal d'en toucher un mot a Nederfol, fi me comprenez. Je crains que 176 n'eft pas notre ami: je fuis bien amire que Madame de Bouillon nous fouhaite beau- coup de bien. Je ne fais encore a quoi 238 [Due de Hamelton] fe refoudra: il eft apres a reformer fon train : je crois qu'il fuivra le Roi encore quel que terns. Si le traite fut venu a une conclufion, 1 24 [Roi de Suede] etoit rcfolu d'envoyer 179 en Angleterre : il a peu [ 44 ] peu de gens capables, & ne fe fie a tous. II me tarde de fa voir ce qu'Avery aura fait en vos affaires. Je ferai fort aife d'avoir les por- traits de mes enfans: je fouhaite que je les puiffe recevoir furement : jufqu'ici les poftes vont bien : j'efpere qu'ils deviendront fort honnetes gens. J'ai vu aujourd'hui la vieille Marquife d'Anfpach qui eft de Lunebourg. Simon me fert bien, & mes autres valets de chambre ; mais mes laquais ne valent guere, & Vtenhoven fort plein de poux. Je vois que la richefte vient au grand pas a Crommel : il ne pourroit mieux faire que d'epoufer la veuve. J'efpere de voir a ce voyage Madame ma mere. Je m'etonne que les Mofcovites demeurent li long terns a la Haye. Si les Etats les defrayent encore, cela leur doit cou- ter bon. Henderfon m'a apporte votre lettre : il eft bien fou d'etre parti de Hollande. Je le trouve aufii gentil que du parTe : il ne lui manque que le petit Apile pour gouverneur, & Rogier pour precepteur. Je ne fais ce que j'en dois faire, & comment m'en defaire. On dit que Papenheim vient pour joindre le Due de Baviere ; je crains que l'armee fera en grande neceflite de vivres jufqu'a ce qu'elle vienne au pays de 129. Je vous ecrirai le plus [ 45 ] plus fouvent que je pourrai : mes penfees font bien continuellement a vous, que j'aime de tout mon coeur, comme etant, Mon cher & unique coeur, Votre tres-rldele ami, & tres-affectionne ferviteur, Frideric De Nuremberg, ce t 7 7 Juin 1632. %* Extrait d'une lettre de 181 a 121 [Roi de Boheme]. [II fera 170 — Jacques Premier, Roi d' Angle terre]. Je ne fais fi 124 [Roi de Suede] ne pourroit faire le traite en mon abfence; maisen telcas j'ai commandement expres de 116, que 1 2 1 [Roi de Boheme] ne fafle aucun accord fans mon fu avis & confente- ment. A B ce mon. LETTER [46 |] LETTER XVII. A la Rei?:c de Bobeme. MON TRES-CHER CoEUR, J 'a i recu hier votre lettre qu i er de Juilletj je me rejouis d'y apprendre votre fante & de tous nos enfans. Si le Prince prend Ma- ftrick, les afTaires des Efpagnols feront en mauvais etat. Nous avons l'armee du Due de Fridland & du Due de Baviere bien pres d'ici: hier ils ont pris Swabach, qui n'efr. qu'a deux lieues d'ici. Je ne crois pas qu'ils nous attaquent ici, 1'armee etant bien retranchee : j'efpere que cette armee fe confumera fort en ce pays, ou il y a peu de vivres. Cependant celle du Roi de Suede s'augmente de tous cotes. Je fus hier avec lui pas loin de Swa- bach, avec la plupart de fa cavalerie, vers ou marchoit l'armee de l'ennemi. II y envoya quatre compagnies pour les attirer vers nous : mais il ne fe font engages, ainfi que fommes retournes fans rien faire. Je crois que de- main ils viendront plus pres d'ici. Cela rendra les chemins fort mal-furs -, & je crains que vos lettres C 47 ] lettres & les miennes feront interceptees, i\ ce n'eft que le Due de Fridland foit fi hon- nete de nous les envoyer. Je l'ai toujours fort ou'i eftimer pour fa courtoifie; toujours il a ete fort honnete envers ma foaur 1'Eledtrice de Brandebourg. Ce foir Bercka eft arrive; il a ete long-tems en chemin : je crois qu'il x trouve le vin du Rhin fi bon qu'il n'en a pu partir. Ce que fera de 1'afTaire de 170 [Jacques Premier, Roi d'Angleterre], je nefais pas: il femble que cela procede aflez froide- ment de part & d'autre. 1 24 [Roi de Suede] a carle avant-hier le Colonel Hebron, & a donne fon regiment a un qui a ete autrefois fon Lieutenant-Colonel -, il s'appelle Phul. J'en fuis marri ; car il eft brave homme, mais- un peu opiniatre: cela a ete caufe de ce de- faftre. Je n'ofe mander les particularit.es . Si les ennemis viennent, ce fera un combat comme du terns d'Amadis de Gaule, car les dames pourront etre fur les tours, & voir combattre. Le Marquis de Culenbac avec fon fils aine eft arrive ici : fa femme e'toit venue a une journee pres d'ici : mais il ne l'a ofe faire venir a caufe que les chemin s font mal-furs. Je crains que je ne recevrai le refte des portraits de mes enfans : j'ai recu ceux 4 de§ t 48 ] des~deux aines: il me tardera fort d'avoir les autres. Je ne ferai cette-ci plus longue, finon pour vous aflurer que je ferai toute ma vie, Mon cher unique cceur, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affe&ionne ferviteur, Friderjc. Du Camp pres de Nuremberg, ce t\ Juillet 1632. LETTER XVIII. A la Reine de Bobeme. Mon tres-cher Coeur, Depuis ma derniere du 16 de ce mois il ne s'eft palfe grand chofe : l'armeeenne- mie efl a une lieue d'ici ; ils nous font pas grand mal, & nous a eux. L'autre jour les Crabates prirent un Capitaine de cavalerie, le- quel le Due de Fridland renvoya incontinent fans ranfon, & lui donna un cheval. II a dit qu'il fouhaitoit la paix en Allemagne : elle ie- roit bien a defirer ; car ce pauvre pays patit fort, & les miferes augmentent de jour en jour. Ledit [ 49 ] jLedit Due eft fort honnete : il n'a encoro mis garnifon dans Anfpach, & fes gens ache- tent le pain la. Les Crabates tourmentent nos fourageurs : hier lis en attraperent quel- ques-uns ; ils etoient 24 compagnies. Le Roi forth avec quelques regimens de cavalerie pour leur couper le chemin de leur armee ; mais le pays eft fi plein de bois & mon- tagneux qu'iis fe font fauves avec perte d'en- viron 50, entre lefquels eft un Baron Bohemien Vratiflauf, un petit boffu., Je fus dehors avec le Roi : nous fommes revenus ce matin apres les deux lieures, ayant marche a aller & venir plus de huit lieues fans repaltre. Au refte, nous n'avons faute de rien ici, & je erois que ceux qui croyent nous affamer en patiront. Je conferle que je m'ennuie bien ici ; prin- cipalement parce que je ne puis ft fouvent ^voir de vos nouvelles : je ne fais fi cette-ci pourra pafter. Aujourd'hui le Roi a eu nou- velle d' Aufbourg, que Banier avoit repris Frid- berg, qui s'etoit revolte apres la venue de Cratz en Baviere ; qu'il avoit fait tuer force bourgeois, & bmle la ville. II etoit alle vers Lanfperg, qui avoit chafle la garnifon du Roi. Cratz y doit etre: fes cruaute's & bruleries ne me plaifent point. Je fus ayant-hier chez la E Marquife i 5° j Marquife d'Anfpach; j'y ai vu aufli la veuvC du Comte de Hens Wilhem : je ne la trouve pas changee, Toutes ces dames fouhaitent fort de vous voir en Allernagne : Dieu veuille que cela puifle etre bientot I Cependant vous pouvez etre afluree que je vous aime dc tout mon coeur, & que mes penfees font continu- ellement a vous. Je n'ai eu cette femaine de vos lettres ; je crains qu'elles feront intercep- tees, avec les portraits de mes deux filles, de quoi je ferois bien marri. Les chemins font fi mal-furs, que je ne vous ofe ecrire davantage pour cette fois ; je vous affurerai done feule- ment que je ferai toute ma vie, Mon cher unique coeur, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affeclionne ferviteur, Frideric, Du Camp pres de Nuremberg, If Juillet 1632. LETTER I n 1 Letter xx. A la Reine de Boheme* jVIon tres-cher Coeur, Je n'ai point eu de vos lettres depuis la derniere du 4 de ce mois ; j'efpere que la mienne du 16 fera paflee, mais ma derniere du 23 eft demeuree, parce que les marchands n'ont pu faire paffer leurs lettres. Tout a cette heure on me fait efperer qu'on pourra les envoyer par la voie de Leipfick : cela me fait ecrire encore celle-ci au hafard, pour vous temoigner que mes penfees font bien a vous, & vous affurer que tout continue ici ■en bon etat -, on n'a encore faute de Hen. Le Due de Fridland a envoye, a ce que difent les prifonniers, quelques regimens vers Bam- berg. II femble qu'ils craignent que le Due de Weymar prenne fon chemin vers la. Nous n'avons nulle nouvelle de ce qui fe fait au Pa- latinat, ni en vos quartiers : le Chancelier eft avec fbn armee a Wirtzbourg. II m'ennuie fort ici, car l'ennemi eft coy, & nous aufTL J'ai eu encore des lettres de Madame ma mere, du 24 du mois paffe ; elle etoit fur les fron- tiers de Pologne : j'ai perdu toute efperance de E 2 h [ 5* ] la voir cctte annee. L'affaire de 170 eft toute rompue ; il eft venu avec de nouvelles propor- tions : cela a fait croire a. 1 24 [Roi de Suede], qu'il ne le fefoit que pour tirer en longueur; & fur cela a remis l'affaire a un autre terns. Vous pouvez penfer ft cela eft pour le bien de 1 2 1 [Roi de Boheme], qui eft apres pour fa voir a quoi il en eft. Le Marquis de Lulenbach eft ici, j'ai ete hier diner avec lui; il me temoigne beaucoup d'affection. Le Due de Fridland eft fort courtois, il a renvoye le Colonel de Dra- gons Tubadel. Je crois que l'Ambaffadeur Vanne ira bientot a Ulm -, il veut demander paffeport. J'aurois beaucoup a vous ecrire, mais les chemins font trop mal-furs : cela m'eft bien facheux, que je ne puis avoir dc vos nouvelles : Dieu me les veuille bientot donner bonnes, & me donner le contentement de vous revoir bientot, 6c de vous pouvoir temoigner combien je fuis, Mon cher unique cceur, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-affedtionne ferviteur, Frideric. Du Camp pres de Nuremberg, ce |§ Juillet 1632. LETTER [ 53 1 LETTER XXL A la Reine d? Bobhne. MON TRES-CHER CoEUR, La derniere de vos lettres a e'te du 4 Juil- let; depuis je n'en ai point recu, n'^- tant venu nul ordinaire de Francfort, les che- mins etant mal-furs, a caufe des courfes des Crabates. Je vous ai ecrit le 23 & 30 du pafle : on m'a fait efperer de les faire patter d'ici. Je ne vous ofe mander ce que je vou- drois - y feulement vous dirai-je que tout ie porte bien ici, ou nous n'avons faute de rien, & les ennemis auront a la longue de la peine d'entretenir leur armee. Nous croyons le Due Guillaume, Landgrave de HefFen, & General Banier joints au Chancelier : cela etant, J'ef- pere que tout ira bien. Ceux de Nuremberg empruntent de Fargent de la Bourgeoifiej on tient que cela montera a cent mille R. taler : ils le fourniflent au Roi de Suede, qui leur donne des biens de Teuchmeifier, & auffi en l'Eveche de Bamberg : ainfi ils partagent la peau avant que l'ours foit pris. 121 [Roi de Boheme] eft en autant d'incertitude que E 3 jamais. [ 54 ] jamais. Je vous ai deja mande que 170 n y a, rien fait; il voudroit partir, mais 140 [P. d. Berg] deiire qu'il attende encore quelques jours : il eft fort en impatience. Le terns me dure fort ici, car il ne fe pafle rien,. lennemi demeurant tout coy : on a tous les jours des prifonniers, qui difent qu'il y a force malades en leur armee. Croyez qu'il me tarde bien d'avoir de vos lettres ; & je ne trouve rien fi facheux ici, que d'avoir li peu de nouvelles. Banier mande au Roi que Maftrick feroit pris, de quoi je ferois fort aife. Les gazettes difent que le Comte Le- vefton & Colonel Morgan y auroient ete blef- fes ; j'en fuis marri, leur voulant beaucoup de bkn a tous les deux. Je m'etonne s'ils font meilleurs amis que du parTe. Je vois quelquefois les deux Marquifes d'Anfpach : la plus jeune eft encore fort belle femme, & a fort bonne mine. Je vois aufti vqtre cou- fine la Princefte Palatine, qui eft fort bonne femme : toutes fouhaitent fort de vous revoir en Allemagne, mais perfonne tant que moi ; Dieu veuille que ce puifte etre bientot ! Le Marquis de Lulenbach eft encore ici - y il vou- droit bien partir, mais ne peut pas palTer : Madame fa femme eft allee a Prefen. J'ef- pere I ss 1 pere d'avoir dans peu de jours plus fure com* modite pour vous ecrire ; c'eft pourquoi je ne ferai celle-ci plus longue, finon poui vous afTurer qu'etes toujours parfaitement aimee de celui qui fera toute fa vie, Mon cher unique coeur, Votre tres-ridele ami, & tres-afFec"tionne ferviteur, Frideric. Pres de Nuremberg, 2 g Juillet cc — 1632. 3 Aout BETTER XXII. To the Qiieen , Madam, ''p h e King feeth daily more and more how he is abufed, and therefore will haften his treaty with France as much as he can -, and I doubt not you know he hath fent his Plenipotentiaries ten days ago. I could wifh to know how things ftand in Weftphalia, and E 4 if t 56 ] if the Swedes or the Landgrave of HefTe de- fire the King's affiftance, which he promifeth them by Avery, why do they not offer hire them places there, which they are not able to maintain ? I befeech your Majefty to let me know if it be true what they fay here, that the States are raifing 120 companies of foot, and 25 of horfe, which putteth Ferents in fear, that during his abfence they will ca- fhier his regiment. I hope your Majefty will intercede for him, that his being with me may be no hindrance of his own fortune. I fear he will defire to go over, if the Prince do not command him to flay; and affiire him that he fhall get no prejudice by it : I wifh it may be done fpeedily. Concerning my brother Rupert, M. de Soubife hath made overture, that with your Majefty and your brother's confent, he thinks M, de Rohan Would not be unwilling to match him with his daughter. The King feemeth to like of it ; but he would have your advice and con- fent in it. I think it is no abfurd propor- tion, for fhe is great both in means, and birth, and of the religion. I will leave to others to write of the Spanifh AmbafTador's au- dience, [ 57 ] dience, and of the money bufinefs, which is not buried yet. Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles, Oatlands, this If of September 1632. LETTER XXIIL A la Rcine de Boheme. MON TRES-CHER COEUR, Vo t r e chere lettre du tt Septembre m'a ete fort bien rendue ce matin : je fuis bien aife de voir que paflez fi bien le terns a la chafTe. Croyez que je me fouhaite bien aupres de vous, mais mon malheur ne le permet encore. Vous verrez par le papier ci-joint ce que le Roi de Suede s'efl declare, qui n'cft pas grand'chofe. Cela eft traduit du Latin. Je fuis affez incommode, n'ayant point de fecretaire. J'envoie Dingen vers lui avtc C 58 ] avec une lettre, pour le prier d'etre content de ma precedente declaration, ou de me ren- dre mon pays, comme il a fait a mon frere. S'il ne veut ni Tun ni Fautre, je ne fais ce que je dois faire. Je fus hier a Hanau a. diner ; le Landgrave & Madame fa femme y etoient ; elle fouhaite fort de vous voir en Allemagne. Je me rejouis que les affaires vont fi bien en vos quartiers. On parle fi diverfement de ce que le Roi fait, que je ne faurois vous en dire de certitude ; il femble qu'il a fepare fon armee : on dit qu'il eft alle vers Nuremberg avec une par tie, & le Due Bernard vers Sweinfort avec l'autre. Je penfe aller dans pen de jours a Alfen, 011 je ferai bien folitaire. La foire eft fort petite ici. Je ne vois point qu'ayons aucun fujet de pren- dre le fils de la DuchefTe de Canfperg, mon neveu donne deja alfez d'incommodite. Je crois que 140 [P. d. Berg] fouhaiteroit bien ces deux dames de retour chez elles : mandez- moi fi elles font encore defrayees, Je m'etonne pourquoi vous n'avez plutot loge Dingle en la commanderie, ou il y a affez de place, que fi pres de votre fille, & du quartier des femmes a la Haye : il fe peut bien contenter- de la chambre qu'a eue Afbornheim. Vous favez [ 59 ] favez bien mon humeur en cela, que je n'aimQ point que Ton donne fujet au monde de cau- fer ; mais je fais bien votre facon, que vous ne pouvez rien refufer. Je ne dis pas qu'on le doive changer pour cette fois, mais bien une autre. Je ferai bien aife d'avoir les portraits, des Colonels. Le Marquis Hamelton eft en- core ici ; il a attendu ici pour favoir ce que le fecretaire Curtius portera a fon maitre : cela me fait encore differer d'envoyer vers 1 1 6 & 140 [P. d. Berg]. Je depends beaucoup en ce pays, fans rien avancer en mes affaires ; cela me fache bien, & de voir mes pauvres fujets en fi mauvais etat : Dieu veuille chan- ger le tout en mieux, & me rendre fi heu- reux de vous pouvoir temoigner combien je fuis, Mon cher coeur, Votre tres-fidele ami, & affecliionne ferviteur, Frideric. Quand vous aurez vu ces articles, je vous prie de les envoyer a Maurice. De Francfort, ce 2 O&obie 1632, St. N. LETTER I 60 ) LETTER XXIV. A la Reine de Boheme, MON TRES-CHER CoEUR, Je ne puis'laiffer paffer aucune commodite fans vous ecrire, encore qu'il n'y a pas grand'chofe qui merite. Le Marquis Ha- imelton eft parti hier pour Angleterre, oii j'efpere qu'il nous rendra de bons offices pres jdu Roi ; toujours s'eft-il temoigne fort af- fectionne en tout ce qui nous touche. Je ]ui ai donne a fon partement mon George que m'avez donne : je m'arlure que jugerez qu'il eft bien employe. II a defire que je lui donnalfe mon portrait pour mettre der~ riere ; je vous envoie la mefure : je vous prie de le faire faire par le petit peintre, & le lui ■envoyer de ma part : Maurice le paiera. Du- pont ne m'a guere oblige, de dependre plus de deux mille florins en France : je crois que j'en ai l'obligation a fa femme. Je fuis fur mon partement pour Alfen, II m'eft tombe une derluxion fur l'oreille gauche* qui m'in- commode l'ouie ; Dieu veuille que cela n'em^ pire ! Je ferai diete quelques jours a Alfen, pour [ 6i ] pour voir fi cela m'aidera. On eft ici en apprehenfion de Papenheim, mais je veux ef- perer qu'il ne pourra rien erTectuer, l'hiver etant proche : mais les Comtes de la Wet- tera auront a patir, a ce que je crains. Je me fouhaite fort pres de vous. J'enverrai bientot quelqu'un vers 140 [P. d. Berg] 6c j 16: je fouhaite qu'ils faffent quelque chofe pour 121 [Roi de Boheme]. Je m'ennuierai furieufement a. Alfen, ou je ferai fort folitaire. Je ne manquerai de vous ecrire de-la toutes les femaines, & croyez que mes penfe'es font continuellement a vous, que j'aime de tout mon coeur; je vous prie de faire de meme a & je ferai toujours, Mon cher coeur, Votre tres-fldele ami, & tres-affectionne ferviteur, Frideric, De Francfort, ce 26 Septembre, — 1632. 6 Oftobre Je vais monter en coche, je ferai ce foir a Oppenem, LETTER [ 62 ) LETTER XXV. A la Reine de Boheme. MoN TRES-CHER CoEUR, Le Baron de Rupa vous allant trouver* je l'ai voulu accompagner de cette-ci, encore que je ne vous ai ecrit qu'hier. Je vous envoie par lui un petit coffre d'agate, que ma foeur la DucherTe m'a prie de vous envoyer, & des petits gouppes, de la part de M. fon mari. Je crois que, s'ils eurlent eu quelque chofe de meilleur, ils 1'eurTent en- voye volontiers. Croyez que je vous aime parfaitement, & que mes penfees font conti- nuellement a vous, de qui je ierai toute ma vie, Mon cher unique cceur, Votre tres-fidele ami, 6c tres-afFe&ionne ferviteur, Frideric* De Mayence, ee || Odobre ib^t % LETTEft t 63 ] LETTER XXVI. A la Heine de Boheme. MoN TRES-CHER CoEUR, t/oTRE chere lettre du 4 de ce mois m'a ete fort bien rendue Samedi au foir. Ce m'eft bien du contentement que les poftes vont de rechef, &c que je puis avoir fouvent de vos nouvelles. Je fuis bien aife qu'avez vu 203: 122 [la Reine de Boheme] a fort bien fait d'ecrire. Par lui ai fu qu'avez en- voye mon portrait a 238 [Marquis Hamelton], de qui je n'ai nulle nouvelle depuis qu'il eft parti. 203 eft parti fatisfait de 140 [P. d. Berg], a qui je vous prie de temoigner que c'a ete beaucoup de contentement a 121 [Roi de Boheme], de voir par-la la continuation de fon affection. Je vois que 140 [P. d. Berg] ne defapprouve que 121 [Roi de Boheme] aille a 165 ; mais le pourvu y annexe n'a peu de difficulte : il faudra attendre ce que 1 1 6 confeillera. Toujours je puis aflurer que, pour le contentement de 121 [Roi de Bo- heme], il ne demeureroit huit jours en 151 [Mayence], en etant extremement las. En- fin Dinguen eft revenu : je vous envoie co- 4 pic [ H } pie dc la reponfe qu'il m'a apporte, ou je vois qu'il fe declare ne defirer retenir rien de mes biens, 6c qu'il eft content que ce qu'il y a d'obfcur aux articles foit explique, & qua cet effet on depute de part & d'autre : mais il y a des chofes qui fonnent bien haut. J 'en enverrai copie a 203, pour en faire part a 1 1 6, pour avoir fon avis : vous le pourres faire traduire a Maurice, & par lui faire montrer a 140 [P. d. Berg], & favoir ce qu'il croit que 121 [Roi de Boheme] doit faire. Colb eft revenu de 161 [Franckendal], ou il a paffe un accord fur ratification avec le Gou^. verneur : je ne fais fi les gens de 124 [Roi dc Suede] le voudront tenir, parce qu'il eft fait mention de 121 [Roi de Boheme]. On at- tend dans peu de jours ici 147 : je ne fais s'il aura pouvoir de traiter avec 121 [Rci de Bo- heme]. Lambremont n'a nulle commimon de moi de faire des levees. La cacade d'Urfa eft bien grande : les omciers meritent bien 4'etre chaties, de n'avoir tenu meilleur ordre, L'allee de 198 en 218 donnera de la 247 a 124 [Roi de Suede], qui ne l'aime pas. J'ai recu le portrait de Philippe ; je le trouve em- belli ; mais il me femble qu'il l'a peint trop vieux. Beningfley fert fort bien nos enfans> & ne [ 6 5 ] & ne pourroit etre plus propre pour cettc charge. J'ai envoye deux agates a Clitfcher, pour y faire tailler deux Georges : je vous prie de lui donner ce billet ci-joint, par lequel il apprendra mon intention - y & s'il n'entend le Francois, le lui expliquer. Pour des pages, je n'ai point de place vuide, & les Francois font ordinairement fort fales ; & d'augmen- ter mon nombre, je ne le fais jamais : j'ef- pere que la DuchefTe de Lanfperg trouvera l'excufe legitime. Pour Mr. de la Haye, ne fachant encore comme mes affaires iront, je ne fais a quoi me refoudre. Au refte, pour 122 [la Reine de Boheme], ne fe doit mettre en peine, car il n'y a rien a craindre de ce cote-la. Vous aurez fu la prife de Leipfick : le Roi s'achemine vers -la avec fon armee -, Dieu veuille qu'il ait aufli heureux fucces que ci-devant ! mais cela depend de la volonte de Dieu. Dinguen me dit que le frere de 144 va quitter le fervice de 124 [Roi de Suede] ; de quoi je ne fuis point aife. Le General Baudefin quitte aufli, & fe va marier a la fille d'un Ranfo, en Danemarck. Cell tout ce que je puis vous mander d'ici ; F cela t 66 J ceia me fera finir en vous aflurant que je ferai toute ma vie, Mon cher unique cceur, Votre tres-fidele ami, & tres-afFedtionne ferviteur, Fridsrjc. jDe Mayciice, ce T 5 j Novembre 1632* J'ai oublie a vous dife que j'ai eu la cu- riofite d'ouvrir une des lettres de la maitrefte de FF. II y avoit force plai- fantes chofes de Capliers ; mais le principal eft qu'elle prie FF. de venir bientot vers elle, pour avoir le con- tentement de fes bons difcours ; qu'elle n'ira en Angleterre, quand fon frere . viendroit, & delireroit qu'elle aille avec lui. Je crains qu'elle me le debauche- ra, & lui mettra bien des vanites ea. tete, dont il n'a point de faute. Je vous prie, ne faites femblant que je le vous aie mande. LETTER t 67 ] • LETTER XXVII. To the Queen of Bohemia* My only dear Sister, Though I have little at this time to fay, (having referved all bufinenes until the coming of my agent Bofwell) yet I could, not let this honeft fervant of yours go without thefe lines, to aflure you of the impoffibility of the lead diminution of my love to you ; the which, as I am certain you ealily be- lieve, fo I defire you to be allured, that all my actions have and fhall tend to your fer- vicice ; and that the counfels and refolutions that come from me, is and will prove, more for your good, than thofe of any body elfe : and fo I reft Your loving brother, to ferve you, Charles R. London, the 31ft of January 1634. F 2 LETTER [ 68 ] LETTER XXVIIL To the Queen. M A D A M, f— w~] h i s bearer defired my leave to go over I into Holland for his own bufinefs, be- caufe he hath been but lately married, and hath had no time to fettle himfelf > which he defireth to do with as much fpeed as is poflible, and to return with the firft occa- fion. I would not refufe him, becaufe I thought him a fit and fure means to fetch the copies of the chiefeft acts which were in the King my father's time, for we want them very much, and it was a great over- fight that I forgot to take them with me' when I went from your Majefty. I befeech your Majefty to command Maurice to fend it over by him, and to believe this bearer a very honeft man, who will tell you many things which are not fit to be written, both of our known and unknown foes. Your Majefty may believe him, for he is impartial. Thus, praying [ 69 ] praying for the continuation of your health, I remain Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, C. Hampton-Court, this 1 6th of May 1636. I am moft infinitely glad to hear that your Majefty is fo pleafed with my fifter's behaviour. I pray God me may never do otherwife. LETTER XXIX. ueen. Madam, I need not make you any relation of that which pafTeth at the Polifh AmbarTador's, becaufe the King told me he would himfelf acquaint your Majefty with it : yet in all this I fee no reafon why one mould think the King of P * * * mould not mean it really. He hath been willing to this lafl inftruction of the AmbarTador^ that the Papift ftates mould have no farther excufe, feeing they are deceived in that firm perfualion they had, that the King my uncle would grant them this pro- portion ; and withal, feeing the King of Po- land perffting fo earneftly in it, which Gordon maketh us believe. The King my uncle means to fend him away with a complaint of this AmbarTador, and we mail fee what an- fwer he will have thereupon. The Archbifhop of Canterbury queftioned him about the opi- nion he had of him to be a Papift, at which he was much out of countenance, conferling he had told your Majefty there were many in England, [ 73 ] England, but that he had touched no parti- culars. — The deputy of Ireland is come, and they fay is much incenfed againffc the Sp. F. for fome ill tricks they have played him in his ab fence. He fheweth a great deal of defire to ferve us, in his profemons to me ; but there is none of them all but doth the fame, yet I will believe nothing but that I fee. He told me your Majefty had wrote to him in recommendation of fomebody, but that he would not anfwer you before he had done the bufinefs. There is none of all the affectionate gives me fo good advice, nor fo freely, nor with fuch reafons, as 175 ; 291 will acquaint you with them, or the man without a name, who is very often with him : but all their com- fort to me is, to have patience, which is very unfeafonable in this conjuncture of the af- fairs. I forgot to tell your Majefty by my laft, that the King took not very well the Duke of Bouillon's fudden departure without feeing him : methinks it was very mal-a-propos, in fuch a fufpicious time as this is, now the French have fuch a fleet at fea, and that there is no very good intelligence between them. I wifh your Majefty would reprefent to the King why he gives leave to his Ambarlador, 10 my [ 74 ] my lord of Arundel to go firft to the King of Hungary to Nordling, which is out of the way, and not ftraight to the Emperor, as he had promifed us. The plague increafeth yet at London, and the town is very void of company. Sir Thomas Rhoe is yet fick of the gout. Next week I will go to fee him at his houfe, which is hard by Hampton- Court. Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, C. Theobalds, this i T of June 1636. LETTER XXXI. 7* the Queen. Madam, It feemeth, both by Sir John Borros's let- ters to fome of his friends, and alfo by my lord Arundel's to the King, that he is not much fatisfied with the beginning of his negociation, efpecially becaufe the King of 5 Hungary [ 75 ] Hungary refufed to fee him. The King had a great deal of talk yefterday with me about it -, and told me, that we mould do well (and he alfo would do it) to conceal the difcon- tent we receive from the Emperor, both to himfelf and to others, viz. the French and Swedes, &c. for if either of them perceive it from us, the Emperor will offer them fairer conditions to draw them to a peace, and they will offer us harmer, feeing we come not to them out of love, but for want of other means : as for himfelf, quoth he, if the Emperor would give but a part, he would feem to like it, 'till he had made himfelf and his party ftrong, to make war againft him ; and I think it is a wife refolution, for it is out of fafhion to declare war by a herald. I received your Majefty's letter by Macdou- gal, which furniihes me with reafons enough to excufe to the King the Duke of Bouillon's fudden going from hence, as occafion meweth. Count Henry of FrieHand hath wrote to me concerning the bulinefs he faith Macdougal is come for hither, which is to folicit the King to pay that he is owing in Friefland, which your Majefly is better informed of than J, I have dcfutd Doctor Spina to come hither t 76 ] hither, hoping your Majefty will like well of it, knowing how much I want able men. Bertinger, I hear, and Capliers cannot yet agree. I have not had your anfwer what you will do with Horneck; more company would be troublefome to me this pro- grefs. If your Majefty would let him be at Leyden (for they fay he is moderate enough in religion) and keep Capliers with you, un- til we know what courfe my bufinefs mail take, you will content them both. Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, C. Oatlands, this 7th of July 1636. The King hath changed his refolution of going to Theobalds, becaufe the plague is thereabouts - 3 but Monday next he goeth to Bagfhot, and from hence beginneth his pro- grefs. Before I could fend away this, the King received a difpatch from my lord Mar- fhal, who had his fecond audience, and ex- pected [ 77 1 pe&ed every hour an anfwer ; and I a letter to your Majefty and to myfelf. The King will communicate it all to you. I do not fee what he could do more, as you will fee yourfelf by his letters, and I do not doubt but Ruftorff writes the fame to your Ma- jefty as he doth to me. This bearer will tell you the reft of the news : he hath done good offices to the ftates here with the King, concerning the fifhing bufinefs ; who aflured him there mould no act of hoftility be done, as long as there were hopes of agreement j if he were employed he would be able to do more. I received one of your Majefty's letters from the V 4 of June, by one of the Prince of Orange's fervants ; I have heard nothing of 290's private inftruction, nor do I think 116 would fo bafely cozen 259; and 122 may be arTured that 116 will never prefs him to do any thing prejudi- cial to himfelf or his family, nor will 259 ever fuffer it. For Spina, I never intended to give him any title, being refolved to dif- pofe of no title, nor Ampt Manfhafft, or any lower places under them, until I am in pof- feflion ; and your Majefty liking this, will be a good argument to refufe any that will afk it. s [ 78 I it. I have received none of Maurice's letters iince Haufman's going over. I am infinitely glad your Majefty is ftill pleafed with my be- haviour here, which I think a great happi- nefs to me, and the befl news I can hear, next to that of your good health : I will endeavour ftill to continue fo, and do arTure your Ma- jefty, that I am no lefs pleafed when you tell me of my faults, feeing alfo by that your care and affe&ion to him who mail live and die Your Majefry's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Bagfliot, tins 91 of July 1636. Walter Leflie hath wrote from Manchen (where he is with the King of Hun- gary) to Sir Windebank, that there is no appearance the Duke of Bavaria will quit any thing to me during his life and his babe's ; and advifes the King to make his party in Germany as ftrong as he can. The Marquis Hamil- ton goeth to Scotland for to make up the accounts of the fubfidies which were granted by their lafl Parliament. LETTER [ 79 J . LETTER XXXII. "To the Queen. Madam, By that which Sir William Bofwell re~ ceiveth by this bearer from Secretary Cooke, your Majefty (hall fee the effeclis of that you have fent to the King by Dingley. I think it fomething ftrange, that I may have no copy of any thing concerning my own bufinefs, which was never denied to the King my father. I fee no reafon why the King mould miftruft it in my hands, confidering that, for my own fake, I mull keep it fecret. I befeech your Majefty to touch this matter in your letter to the King. Sir John Manwood will tell your Majefty why I could not anfwer the letter which Dingley brought me from you by him, which was an unhappy acci-^ dent. I fent you by him the meafure of my true height without any heels. I believe your Majefty fent for it, becaufe they think my brother Maurice as high as myfelf. I have again got fome hopes of my bufinefs ; and I believe your Majefty will alio find much content in the letters written by his command to [ 8o ] to Avery, my lord of Leicefter, and now it will be both in Sweden's and France's power to engage the King in a good and firm league with them ; for he plainly feeth he is abufed. Shortly, we mail hear out of France, and then we fhall fee how he will proceed : for other news, this bearer will in- form you, for that I fhall make an end, re- maining Your Majefty's Moil humble and mo ft obedient fon and fervant, C. Grimfthorpe, this 28th of July 1636. I can fend the Countefs of Cutembourg no fan, becaufe the feafon is paft, but I will find fomething elfe for her. LETTER XXXIIL To the Queen. Mapam, This is only to befeech your Majefty to afiift this bearer with your favour, in his defire to go with his uncle into the Weft Indies. [ 8, ] Indies. I Have given him fomething here, and made over the reft to receive of Maurice. When I come to Oatlands, which will be on Saturday, where the King ends his progrefs, I lhall acquaint your Majefty at large with my buftnefs : only now I lhall delire your Ma- jefty to fend your picture to Sir Browne, my lady Caernarvon's uncle, who moft infi- nitely defired me to give it him, and humbly befeech you to pardon my negligence of writ- ing during his progrefs, which was caufed by a perpetual hunting and changing of lodgings. I fhall henceforth recompence it with weekly acquainting your Majefty with that which paffeth ; remaining for ever Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Linduft, this 8th September 1636. G bETTER [ 82 ] LETTER XXXIV. '- morrow tne King and Queen go to Greenwich for a month at leaf!:. LETTER [ 9i ] LETTER XXXVIL To the Queen* } M A D A M, Upon thefe laft letters which the King received from France, and though not a conclufion of the treaty, yet an approba- tion of all the particulars of it, and an ami- ranee of their intention fully to fi gn it after the approbation of the other confederates, he found good to let me go over to Holland ; as he thinks, with my prefence, and your Majefty's amftance, to move the States to come into this league, of which they mall have an entire communication by Sir William jBofwell, by which they mail fee the King's good intentions. This is the fecond time I am urged to this journey, fo that I cannot ef- chew it, but mufl feem to be very fatisfied, of which I befeech your Majefty to make (how too : yet I will not go before I have all in writing, which the King promifed me I mould. Avery is chofen to invite the Swedes to this treaty, which is only to avoid expences, [ 9* J cxpences, or keep out better men : yet I will do what I can, before I go, to get Thomas Rowe, though it will be hard. Your Majefty will be pleafed to content yourfelf at this time with the copies of them letters I re- ceived from France, until I bring the treaty in form : the beft is that the King my uncle is tied to break in a certain time, which is all I can fay at this time'; remaining Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, C\ Greenwich, this || of June 1637. LETTER [ 93 J . LETTER XXXVIIL To the Queen. Madam, Si r Richard Cave's letter, which I re- ceived lately from the 5 th of Auguft, mentioneth that the King was well pleafed with my intention to meet the Landgrave of HefTe, and that my lord of Holland did allure that the French King had invited the States, iince his coming over, to the fame purpofe the King's minifters here had done -, in which I know the good Earl, or them who thus informed him, is mightily miftaken. I find alfo that the Swedes are not to expect any thing from England before the treaty at Hambourg be accomplished j to which, if any Ambanador be fent, the Archbifhop and Count Holland have promifed Cave it mould be Thomas Rowe. Concerning my brother Ru- pert, the King did not feem unwilling to let him have the fix thoufand men ; but he faith he knew not whether France would be willing to it, neither doth Cave perceive that Goring is f 94 1 is likely to have that charge. He defireo* me to get the form of the founding of the Weft-India camp here, how continued, and how governed at this prefent -, which I doubt not will be befl got at Leyden, of M. de Laet* I fee there is no good to be had from England until the meeting at Hambourg, which is in no greater forwardnefs than when I came over firft : therefore, if the Landgrave can fhew us the way how in the mean while we may do fome good, it is not to be neglected, for I hear already fome fpeeches, that, as things ffcand now, a fmall force would make me mailer of a good country. Therefore I was forry to hear that your Majefty did intend to employ fome of the King's money, which is at Amfterdam, to put it to ufe for my fitter Louifa, who, when your arrears are paid out of England, is to have that which of her monies was employed to the houfhold. The other is of the money which was paid for the jewels, but firft was part of a fum which the Duke of Lorraine paid for Lixheim : me- thinks that mould only be kept for a pufh, and for the good of all the family ; and it were fceft. to employ it, and the reft of the King's monies, t 95 1 monies, which are upon the cantor, to no other ufe. Colonel Ferentz will tell your Majefty all the news from hence. I do not know what I mould anfwer your Majefty concerning Blarer, fince you never made any mention of any thing concerning him ; but I hear with great joy that he is content to be at Leyden. I have heard from one that is well acquainted with the Comptroller Vane, that he mould have faid, that becaufe the King had been fo bountiful to me, therefore we mould not expect to have your arrears paid ; but I hope your Majefty will not be content with that bafe faying, but flill fo~ licit it, as hitherto it hath been done. If this be true, he is the falfeft fellow that ever was, for he aflured me the contrary 5 but this comes from one that fpeaketh more good of him than ill, and it is likely he gives the King this advice, pour f aire a bon valet: thus I reft Your Majefty 's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, C. Army, this Jj-of Auguft 1637. LETTER I 96 ] " LETTER XXXIX. To the Queen. Madam, I am fo much overjoyed with this 1 meat! to let your Majefly know, that it feemeth to me as a dream, and makes me fear it is too good a purpofe, and too happy, to come to an ilTue. The King hath not flayed the coming of Augiers, as he firft intended, but refolved, Monday laft, with his junclo counfel, to let me feek my fortune at fea -, and to that purpofe is willing my friends here mould aflifr. me in it. Your Majefly knoweth how many there hath been formerly that have profeffed to you and me, that if the King would give them leave, they would do great things for us : now we fhall fee whofe profeffions were real or not, feeing the King is willing. Your Majefly will know what is fitteft to be done in this -, I fhall acquaint all my friends here with it. My lord Craven hath already offered me ten thoufand pounds for his fhare ; if they all do this, it will be of great confequence. However i 97 1 However, your Majeily will pleafe to let the States know this, and to enquire what af- firmance I fhall expect from them ; and to ad- vife with the Prince of Orange about the de- figns of two or three forts, that the King may chufe, according to the ilrength we mail be able to gather here : but for all this, I be- feech your Majefry to coniider whether I mould attempt any thing, before I be fure that the French will embrace mv interefl -, if I mould, it would get them the better condi- tions in the treaty at Collen from the Spa- niards, and I fliould have profited nothing towards the recovering of my country ; Spain being mighty enough, when lhe is in peace with others, to expel me out of any thing I ihall have got : and if I mould attempt upon Flanders, it will be neceffary the States mould fecond me with their army, and oblige them- felves not to make any treaty, peace, or truce without me. The King told me he would give me an English counfel, when I go to fea ; I pray God they may be underftanding and honeft, for I fee very few here that are both. I have alfo leave to acquaint all my friends beyond fea with tins. I think I need not H write , [ 9 8 ] write to the Prince of Orange, nor the States, becaufe your Majefty will let them know it > but if you think it fit now for Ferentz to go to France, to try what can be done there, I am fure the King would not take it ill, and it would haften the treaty with England. Be- fides, the King fends to Denmark and Sweden in all hafte ; to the firft, to renew his friend- mip, and to acquaint him with that which was done at Ratifbon, and to delire him, that ,in cafe he mould be the mediator betwixt the Emperor and Sweden, I might not be forgotten ; and becaufe we hear he doth not take it well that I have fo feldom acquainted him with my buiinefs, and doth think him- felf neglected by me, I mean to fend Blater to redrefs that ; I can fend no other gentle- man, becaufe I need Ruftdorff here, and he can do that well enough. To Sweden the King offers men, and the affiftance of his fleet, befides other particular helps to their armies in Germany. All this came out at once. I am fure my lord Marfhall was the caufe of the quick refolution, of whom I fpoke to the King, as you commanded me ; who faid it was no fmall thing, and therefore would coniider [ 99 J confidcr of it, and bid not to fpeak of it, which I defire of your Majefty. My friends here, and efpecially my lord Marmall, defired me to befeech your Majefty to hinder as much as you can any prohibition that mould be made by the States to their fubjects, not to take the King's licence for fiming, for it would only incenfe the King againft them, whereas we hope we fhall fee fome moderation on his fide this year. I hope your Majefty hath received mine by Dingley and Captain Guilpin. Your Majefty 's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Theobalds, this 20th of January 1637. P. S. I befeech your Majefty to let me have a fpeedy anfwer of this, by fea and by land, if one fhould mifcarry ; and to let Ferentz know all this. H 2 LETTER [ 100 ] LETTER XL. To the Queen. Madam, This bearer goeth to receive your Ma- jefty's commands for Sweden ; but fince there is nobody with you, that knoweth the form your Majefty ufeth in writing to the Queen, or the adminiftrators of that realm, I take] the boldnefs to prefent unto your confideration, whether you will not think fit to fend blanks figned with your hand, and fealed with a cachet volant, to Mau- rice, that he may write a letter over it in the ufual form, according to the contents your Majefty will think fit. Ruthen hath now engaged himfelf of new, to bring m e four companies of horfes, and as many of dragoons, befides twelve hundred foot, which he is to levy in Scotland. I have given the States a delaying anfwer, as your Majefty bid me, and thofe of this province advifed me, efpecially the Count of Calenbourg. I have appointed appointed to meet the King at the Embs, for which end I fent back Sir Richard Cave to prefs it. I have taken Thomas ErTex into my fervice, upon his defire ; and I hope you will not be difpleafed with it. To-morrow I mail difpatch Leudtemaen for France, therefore I befeech of your Majefty to make your letters ready for it, for there is no time to be loft. When I wait on your Majefty next, I fhalf acquaint you with what I have forgot in this, whilft I remain Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles, . Arnheim, this 2d of Auguft 1638. H 2 LETTER 102 LETTER XLI f To the Queen. Madam, Your Majefty hath underflood my in- tention to go to the King of Denmark, to Gluckftat, by my letter by Sir George Co- borne : now I am returned, I will give your Majefty the belt account of it I can. My way was by Crempen, where I was received by my lord Ambaffador Rowe, and the King's coaches, and two of his gentlemen, fince he keeps but a very fmall court at Gluckftat : thi- ther I was brought -, the garrifon being in arms, I received a falute of the town's ordnance, as was done at Crempen, both coming and going. The fame night I fupped with the King, and was lodged in the caflle*; all the time * This Letter may contain more than appears in it, as at this mark, for nearly two fides of paper, all the words of confequence are written over, fo as to be entirely illegible. The intermediate words are only crofted over. At the bottom of the firft page the excufe for it is written : " I " humbly befeech your Majefty to pardon this blotting, " fince it was a thing fuperfluous ; and I had no time to> < c put it in cyphers, nor to write the letter over again." I was [ io 3 1 I was at Gluckftat I eat with the King (ex- cept once) who was very kind to me j and at feveral times he promifed me he would do his beft for me in the treaty, which mould not be without me. He was very favourable to me for drinking, bidding me drink no more than I had a mind to ; but my people were well foufed. Concerning the treaty or war here- abouts, the Lord Ambaflador and RuflorfF will inform your Majefty ; only I muft tell your Majefty, that it will be in vain to fend any gentleman to my brother, fince he cannot go without Hatzvelt's pafs, for which I have wrote long ago, but have received from him an anfwer to all points in my letter except that, which is as much as a modeft denial. EfTex mould have gone, becaufe there was nobody elfe would, neither could I force any to it, fince there is no fmall danger in it ; for any obfKnacy of my brother Rupert's, or venture to efcape, could put him in danger of hanging. The adminiflrator of Magde- bourg was fuffered to have but a ferving-boy with him ; therefore one may eaiily imagine, that they will much lefs permit him to have any body with him that may perfuade him H 4 to [ I0 4 ] to any thing againft their ends. As your Majefly faith in yours of the '4 of Novem- ber, there is no difficulty concerning either Melander or King, in accepting the Herlian Geneting troops ; for 212 did plainly confefs unto me that it is not pomble for me to make a confi- War in Germany derable 67, 8, 54, $$, 17, 60, 79, 30, 42, 183, except he that commands my army be one of that country ; but fo he be of good qua- lity, honeft, and of good experience, there may fome other good charge be found for him in the fame army. As for AmbarTador Wolf, he is only contrary to me, to mew himfelf a pamonate fervant to Sweden, not for want of a prefent, for I offered it him ; but he refufed it, faying, that if he received it, he would not be able to ferve me fo well with the crown of Sweden as now he is. As I am writing of this, Due Frantz Albert of Saxen Lawen- bourg comes to fee me ; therefore I will end. Your Majefly's Moil humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Ilambourg, this -fr December 1638. I cannot [ ioj 1 I cannot give your Majefty any account ' of the number of thofe letters I had the honour to receive from your Ma- jefty ; for fince our defeat, where I loft all, I ufe to burn them as faft as I have anfwered them. LETTER XLII. To the Queen. Madam, Since the receipt of your Majefty's letter of the 4s and ^4 of January, and M. de Chavigni's two vifits, I have had no op- portunity to acquaint your Majefty with any thing, fince I am kept with greater ftrictnefs than at firft. The caufe may be eafily guefTed at, if one confiders the difcourfe I have had at length with M. de Chavigni : the par- ticulars of it I fhall fend to my lord of Lei- cefter, and Pawel, at the firft opportunity, who will not fail to inform your Majefty of it; t 106 ] it -, and I hope your Majefty will be fatisfied with my proceedings. The States and Swedifh Ambafladors have as yet not fhewed fo much fenfe of the injury done unto me, as defire to engage the King of Great Britain into a treaty during my prifon, which groweth daily more troublefome to me, fince it takes away my health and ftrength, yet mail not make me do any thing that may really prejudice me, or make me unworthy of being for ever Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, c. Bois de Vincennes, this 19th February (New Style) 1639. I dare fay no more, fince this goeth upon adventure. LETTER [ io 7 ] LETTER XLIII, To the Queen , Madam, By M. Damet, who went for Holland two days ago, I have acquainted your Majefty with fome part of the difcourfe which I had with the Cardinal, of which, as well as of all other things which pafted fince my coming from the Bois de Vincennes, your Majefty mall lhortly fee M. Augiers' rela- tion. Yefterday I was at St. Germain to fee the King and Mademoifelle (who did it for the Queen) warn the feet of the poor. I mould have been as incognito, but the King found me out, and made me ftand at the end pf the table where he ferved them, and fpoke with me all the time of the ceremony, which he performed with a great deal of devo- tion. Mademoifelle performed very prettily, but not without the difafter of letting two dimes of peafe fall upon her gown. Having dined privately, I heard from the galleries of the chapel the King's mulic (which is very 2 good) f 10? ] good) fing the vefpers, the King and Queen being below. The day after I had had my audience, the Queen told the matter of the ceremonies, Brulon, that fhe thought that I did not go pleafed from her, but fhe knew what the reafon was : therefore, faid me, the next time I fee him je me raccommoderai bien -, ceji que jai oublie a donner k tilt re a fa mere. I doubt not but after the holidays be pari, we mall fall to our bufinefs, to which the mi- nifters here feem to be very inclined : if the King my uncle will amft, your Majefty mall not fail to be duly advertife'd of every thing that parTeth of confequence, by Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Paris, 7th April 1640. Sunday I do receive at Charenton. M. de Chatillon was with me to-day ; he is grown fomething leaner. LETTER t io 9 ] LETTER XLIV. To the ^ueen. M ADAM, Though fince my laft of the 1 3th of tlii- prefent, there happened nothing worthy of your Majefty's knowledge, but the Car- dinal's vifit to me ; yet fince the Prince Rat- levil delires to be the bearer of a letter to your Majefty, I could not but accompany him with my zealous wifhes for your content- ment, and the happinefs that I may, whilft I breathe, remain in your favour, and be able to fhew myfelf with more real effect than hitherto I could do, Your Majefty's Mofl humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles, Paris, this 1 6th of April 1640. LETTER no LETTER XLV. To the !%ueen. Madam, I | ^hough I have anfwored your Majefry's JL of the 1 6th of this month by my bro- ther Edward, who, and my brother Philip, went away this day, yet fince this will be fooner with you, I thought it my duty to acquaint your Majefty, that I have heard underhand, that my lord of . Leicefter will demand audience of the King, for what rea- fon, he hath as yet concealed from me, though he has told me that he has got nothing for me by the laffc ordinary. I have fent for Cave to come over, becaufe I find thofe conditions which are iigned by me are much interpreted to my difadvantage -, but I believe fome do it out of ignorance, fome out of ma- lice, but I think moft follow the fway of the court at prefent. I humbly befeech your Majefty to difpofe of any thing I have as you pleafe, fince myfelf, and all that is in my power, [ II' ] power, is your Majefty's own. I could not lend any watches, as your Majefty did com- mand them, by my brothers, fince there were none ready made ; but I mall fend them by the firfl opportunity. I think your Majefty hath heard of Madam de Rohan's being angry with me, that I did not fee her foon enough, though I proceeded not to fee any (but the Princelles of the right blood, and the Prin- cefs Mary) in their rank, and therefore faw thofe that were neareft to me next to the before named, as Madame de la Tremouille and Madame de Vantadour, 6cc. But now we are very good friends, and Wednefday laft her daughter and I chriftened my lord of Lei- cester's child together. To-morrow I go to St. Germain to fee the King, Queen, and Duchefs of Lorraine, and to dine with Mr. Le Grand, who hath on feveral occafions been very civil to me, efpecially in thofe things wherein the fool Brulon would have troubled me, whereof de Lean will acquaint your Ma- jefty, whom I humbly befeech your Majefty to maintain in your good opinion, fince he doth behave himfelf like an honefr. man in the [ 112 ] the charge he is in. I can fay na more at this time, whilft I remain Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant. Paris, Charles- this 27th of April 1640. Madam, P. S. Yefterday, as I was going to fe?l this letter, Count Brulon (which is the conductor of the Ambaffador) fon tells me, from his father, who was come from St. Germain, that the King did not expect my coming thither, becaufe the Landgrave had reported that I would not fee the King before Monday: but fince the Landgrave doth deny it, and that I hear from others fomething elfe is meant by it, I have fent Sir Wil- liam Ballendin thither to Mr. Le Grand, to hear from whence this miflake doth proced. I hear alfo that the King goeth Monday next to Chantilly, and that he will take away my entertainment. Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant. This 28th' April. LETTER [ "S ] LETTER XLVI. To the ^ueen. Madam, Monday laft I was with the King at Chantilli, and with the Cardinal at Reomont ; and if I did not fear to weary your Majefty with the relation of the good words and great profeffions they made unto me, I could fill this whole fide with them; but fiill the burden of the fong was, pourvu que l'Angleterre fafle quelque chofe pour vous. The King told me (when I alked him what he would command me) that I mould do well to flay a while at Paris, which I am not un- willing to obey, whilft I expecl: the King my uncle's commands by Cave. For to follow the King's court, when I have nothing to treat with the Cardinal, will be but trouble- fome, and your Majefty knows it feldom comes near les occafions ; and to be a vo- lunteer in Marechal de la Meilleraye's army, will not be honourable for me, fince the Duke of Anguien is there, who hath the chief quarter, and gives the word. M. de Chatil- I Ion/? [ "4 ] Ion's army is not yet in their quarters. I have received your Majcfty's of the £l of April, and do not wonder at the backwardnefs of the fpring there, fince here it is the fame. I am very glad your Majefty hath fo good fport a hunting : I believe the chace was greater than the Marquis de Legones' at Cazal, fince his de- feat doth not continue. I could wifh my friends in England would remember me for horfes ,• when I was there I could fcarcely get any for money, which is the caufe that I am now very ill-mounted. As for thofe that I left at the Hague, I have befeeched your Majefty, in my former letters, to difpofe of them, or of any thing that is mine, as you pleafe ; for I wim nothing which moves paflion, than that I may one day be able to prove really unto your Majefty the truth of what I mall profefs to be whilft I breathe, Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles, Parisj this 1 2th of May 1640. LETTER [ *n 1 LETTER XLVII. To the Queen* Madam, Since my laft from Amiens, the \\ July, wherein I acquainted your Majefty with the recovery of my entire liberty, I have re- ceived yours of the T %- and 41 of the fame. I have received a letter from Sir H. Vane, of the I oth, wherein he tells me plainly, by the King's command, that his Majefty holds it not fit, nei- ther in his wifdom nor honour, to fend Curtius, or any other, to the Imperial Diet, unlefs they be infr.rudt.ed to give the King of Hungary the title of Emperor ; that, for his Majefty to do otherwife, as your Highnefs' propofition doth direct and advife, were to prejudice and over- throw, not advance your Highnefs' interefts ; and therefore, until your Highnefs clear this point yourfelf, his Majefty bids me tell you, he cannot difpatch Curtius, or any other, to the Imperial Diet. Thefe are the very words of the letter, wherein he alfo advifeth me to fend Cave over fpeedily, with fuch clear refo- I 2 lutions [ n6 ] lutions as that thereupon the King may fend orders to Curtius. For my part, I mail not underftand to the giving of the title, as long as I fee no furer hopes of accommodation ; therefore I am very glad of what your Majefty hath done in that point, as well towards the King as towards Curtius. I am very forry for the lofs of my coufin Henry, who (fet afide the Prince and his own brother) had more worth in him than all the reft of that family in the State's fervice. I have fent Kingfmill his pafs, who will be fit enough to pafs my brother Rupert's time, and do not think he will ufe his counfel in any thing. The great convoy is come fafely to the camp of Arras, therefore they make no queftion o* the fudden taking of it. Your. Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Paris, Charles, this 4th of Auguft 1640. I have fent Sir William Ballenden to congratulate the Queen's delivery, and to tell the King of mine. I hope the watches which I will bring with me for your Majefty will content you. LETTER [ ii7 1 LETTER XLVIII. To the Queen. Madam, On Wednefday laft, the 21ft of this month, at night, M. de Chavigny fetch'd me from the Bois de Vincennes in his coach, and brought me hither, where I am in expec- tation of the King's entertainment, whereof I was affured by him. By M. Bawyr's relation your Majefly will find how the bufinefs was carried, and upon what terms I was fet in feme kind of liberty -, which I conceive more advantageous towards the obtaining of further fa tis faction, by my own folicitation, with the afliftance of thofe that have a real intereft in my good, than to remain in prifon, trufting in thofe that would make my misfortune ferve to advance their private ends, and withal run the hazard of being difavouched. Enough of this, more I dare not trufl in a letter ; and I humbly befeech your Majeity to take no no- tice of it. Prince Cafimir doth intend to take a private houfe in this town, fince the King I 3 will f 118 ) will lodge me in that he is in, which is r Hotel des AmbaJ'adeurs Extraordinaires ; in the mean while my lord Ambafiador hath put himfelf to the trouble of giving me a lodging in his houfe, where I am in danger to furfeit of good cheer. My lady and her daughter are big with child. They do all mew a great deal of refpect to any that belong to your Ma- jefty; and I molt humbly befeech your Ma- jefty to take notice to my lord and lady of their kindnefs to me; and to be frill confident that I will do nothing that may really preju- dice my honour or caufe, and that I remain whilft I breathe Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Paris, Charles. this 23d of March 1641. I humbly befeech your Majefty to pardon my not anfwering your late letters, which I have juft now received in a bundle, and have not as yet had time to read them over. Madame de la MoufTaie was with me yefterday. My lord of Leicefter defires to know whe- ther, [ "9 1 ther, new I am come out, your Ma r jefty holds the refolution about my brothers. LETTER XLIX. To the Queen* Madam, This honeft Gentleman being fent by their Majefties to the Prince of Orange, and intending to kifs your Majefty's hands at the Hague, I cannot omit to acquaint you that he doth always profefs a great deal of duty and fervice to your Majefty. I believe his errand is only a compliment, becaufe there were here ill rumours of the Prince of Orange's health. . I forgot to tell your ivla- jefly in my laft, that Landas was arrived, and that the D. of Simmeren is going to Hanau. I fear this violence of the Houfe of Commons, for the extirpation of the Bimops, root and branch, will bring fome troubles, and,- by confequence, will keep back my bu- I 4 finefs : [ 120 ] finefs : this next week will mew what is like- ly to be the iiliie of it. What other news there is here, your Majefty will underftand by this bearer, I remaining Your Majefry's Moll: humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles, Whitehall, this 30th of May 1641. LETTER L. To the Queen. Madam, I have mewed your Majefty's letter of the 6 th of June to the- King ; he read moft part of it, and when he came to that part of the politic heads, he frowned a little, but faid nothing to me. Certainly there is all the ill offices done me to the King that can be ima- gined - y and, what is worffc, he doth not tell me of it. Pie will not have me go with him fog Scotland ; [ 121 ] Scotland -, what reafon he hath for it, God knows. Queen mother is faid to go for Collen within this fortnight -, but I hear from a good hand fhe is to flay at Bruffels. The Queen of England goeth within thefe three weeks (as (he gives out) for Hombie, eight days before the King ftirs from hence ; and from thence to Pumfrey, and to York, where me will expect the King's return from Scotland. I find every body much inclined to fend fome of thefe troops now 'on foot to the Weft-Indies. If the Parliament intend it, I mail not be able to divert it -, if they go on good grounds, I {hall rather wifh-them to do that than no- thing, fince they pretend want of ready mo- ney to make war in Germany -, but for the Indies, merchandize will fuffice to content the foldiers, and all other neceffaries may be furnifhed them out of hand. I wonder your Majefty would have Sir Thomas Rowe em- ployed in the treaty with the States, fince he hath undertaken a more neceffary journey, which I humbly befeech your Majefty not to let any pretence whatfoever interrupt -, for the neglecting of it would be of great pre- 4 judice [ I2 * ] judice unto me, both with my friends and enemies ; who will conjecture, feeing I have had fo fair an invitation to a peaceable com- pofition, that I do not wifh the quiet of my country, nor care much for the fettlement of my family. Befides the aforefaid treaty with the States being put by the King into the hands of the Lords of the Parliament, I fhall not offer to take it out of their hands, for I am fure nothing can be done in it with- out them ; and I moil humbly befeech your Majefty not to make any motion to put it into any other hands, but whom they fhall appoint. As for my brother Maurice, your Majefty will be pleafed to do with him a$ you think fit. It will be hard to get the money of his penfion paid him. I have, with much ado, got a thoufand pounds for my- felf, of fix which were due on our Lady- Day laft paft. As for the Portugal bufinefs, both the King and Sir H. Vane have told me they would give Bofwell order about it • but their thoughts are fo full of other bufinefs at home, that they can think of nothing abroad. To- morrow the Bifhops caufe will be debated; 2 before [ I2 3 ] before that be decided, the Parliament will be loath to hear of any other bufinefs. Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, C. Whitehall, this T 6 S of June 1 641. LETTER LI. To the Queen. Madam, Since William Murray's parting, I have received your Majefly's by Sir Peter Kil- legrewand Mr. Elburough. I doubt not but by the abovefaid your Majefty will find how the King took your letter -, for he told me at his parting, after I had fhut up my letters, that the King would not prefs me to go from hence ; but I cannot judge by that, whether I fhall go with him for Scotland, which journey [ 124 ] journey holds for certain on the appointed day. The King faith he will feek to get money for my brother Maurice, and thei may go to what army he pleafeth : I . very much myfelf, and it is very hard to come by in thefe times. I have wrote to L. G. King, that the King my uncle will let him know his pleafure by Sir Henry Vane. As for Mr. Elburough, I mall affift him wherein I may poffibly - y remaining Your Majefty's Moil humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles, Whitehall, tills 2 1 of June 164.1. LETTER L i 2 5 1 LETTER LII. To the Queen. Madam, By what was wrote to your Majefty from the 4rf> you could perceive that the figning of the 15, 11, 6, 45, 55,' 23, 2, 73, 102, 604, would foon follow thereupon, which was alfo effected the fame evening, without any other condition but mere 398, 120, II7, 19, 41, 43, 22, III, 76, told me the 604. But 124, 78, 66, 10, S, F, mould not go till the 89, 60 over 120, 30, 40, 66, F, were twelve years old in the 21, 24, 41, 38, 55, 46, I, 5, 22, 43, 82, in, 14, 66, 10, 56, 45, 102. Meantime K hold the ftate to 124, 120 would 93, 14, 66, 10, 102, 294, their great for 78, 102, 40, 37 profeffions 4, 107, 72, 85, X 247 -, but I believe, and fo doth every body Mary hath got her elfe, that 585, 94, 120, 6, 53, 21, 83. all tranfport The fame will 8, 98, 111 fo. 805, 120, 83, 82, [ 126 ] 82, 107. Your Majefty's exprefs came but the next day after the ordinary, fo that I had fcarce time to read the proportions, much lefs to fpeak much with the King of them, though I can tell your Majefty, that he did not millike of it ; but it being a bufinefs worth coniidering, I humbly befeech your Majefty not to haften 234 coming over until we have better confidered of it ; of which, as of the aforefaid bufinefs, befides many other particulars, you mail have an account of by the exprefs. So I reft Your Majefty's Moft humble and moft obedient fon and fervant, Charles., Whitehall, this f| of March 1641. LETTER, [ 127 ] LETTER LIII. To the Queen. Ma dam, Imade no queftion but my brother Ed- ward's change of religion would be very fenlible to your Majefty, as I fee it is -, but I doubt very much whether his going to the King had been a way to confirm him in the right, fince there be fo many on that fide that are Papifts, or have none. Reputation h e might have got, as all fuch do, who behave themfelves well and faithfully in the quarrel they undertake, be it never fo unjuft, efpe- cially when they are not convinced of its injuftice ; which I am confident he is, of that fide his faith hath now taken, for I am fure he cannot be fo eafily perfuaded of thofe fopperies which he pretends to, having been fo well inftru&ed in the contrary, as his let- ters would perfuade us ; and I fear his obe- dience to the church of Rome will leflen that which he oweth your Majefty's commands, to come t "8 3 come for Holland. I humbly befeech you. Madam, upon this occafion (which warrants this myprefumption) to put another gentleman to my brother Philip (fince I doubt not but the Prince of Orange will accept of young Pelnitz, becaufe his Romifh religion will en- danger no young man in his court) of the Proteftant religion. I have formerly written to Maurice about it, who arTured me, that your Majefty did approve and intend it ; but I am forry to hear it is not yet performed. It is not fit for me to accufe your wifhing to die, though it were never fo unjuft to your- felf and yours, but rather to befeech God to confirm your Majefty in your former refolu- tion, to remit all to his providence ; which I hope will give you no caufe to defire the hardening of your end, and therein the greateft addition of misfortune to Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. This 28th of November 1645. LETTER [ I2 9 ] LETTER LIV. To the Queen. Madam, I can hardly add any thing to the acknow- ledgment of the honour of your letter of the A of April, without troubling you with a repetition of what you are better informed by the printed news and other letters. The citizen who pretended to arreft me at the city feaft, is in reftraint, and is to be examined this afternoon ; fo that I cannot tell as yet what the committee appointed for it hath done in it. I am confident fomebody fet him on, or elfe he never would have taken fuch a time ; which may prove hurtful to him, at leaft the Houfe of Commons feemed to be very fenfible of it. Since the Venetians have concluded their treaty with my brother Phi- lip, I hope there will be fome means found to accommodate his gentleman with fome charge in the troops, and to put a Proteflant in his K room, [ i3° ] room, which I humbly fubmit to ybur Ma- jefty's careful conlideration. It is not very fafe for me to fay what my opinion is con- cerning the obflruction of your bufinefs here, or where the caufe lies j becaufe the giving my opinion in fuch like cafes, it having been told again, hath caufed me the hatred of thofe perfons who were touched in it. But this I may fay fafely, that the Parliament hath never, fince I came to England, denied or delayed any thing that was offered to them concerning your bufinefs, nor do I think they will whenever it comes before them : your Majefty may then judge where it lieth. Ho- neft. Mr. Cooper hath had as yet but little favour from the Lords Houfe in his bufi- nefs -, for, having petitioned to them againfl the unjuft proceedings of that court wherein his bufinefs firfr. was put, and defired they would hear it in their houfe, they referred it back again, to be ftated to them by thofe judges againfl whom he had petitioned, and who he conceived had wronged him. I hear that the Prince will not go into France with- out the King his father's exprefs command, though [ i3* ] though the Queen does very earneftly defire it. I am Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, This 17th of April 1646; CHARLES* LETTER LV. To the Queen. Madam, I am glad to hear that Pelnitz is otherwife difpofed of, and that his place is rilled up with two Proteftants. I hope before my bro- ther Philip parts, that your Majefty will, with your blemngs, lay your curfe upon him if he change the religion he hath been bred in. Since the Swedifh AmbafTador at Ofnabruck did exceedingly prefs my Minifters to know my will, in how much I would be content to lefTen my demands for my entire restitution I have fent inftru&ions to them, penned in fuch a manner (as I conceive) that it will fa- tisfy the faid AmbafTadors, and not prejudice K 2 me, [ »3* 1 me, nor the rights of our family, and yet prevent the ilander of a backwardnefs to a reafonable accommodation, or to the procur- ing, as much as in me lies, of the public peace of the empire : I ilia 11 by this ordi- nary fend Maurice a copy of them, if it can be made ready foon enough, for to commu- nicate to your Majefty. By the intelligence I receive from the general treaty, I have much caufe to fear,, that the crowns of France and Sweden will make their peace (if they intend any) without much regard to thofe of their allies, that are not in arms with them. I doubt not but that your Majefty knoweth be- fore this of the King's arrival with his Scottim army before Newark, having been fome days private in the French Refident Montreuil's houfe near it : it was ten days before they knew here what was become of his Majefty. I pray God mat this way that he hath taken niay produce his and his kingdom's welfare and fecurity ! and reft Your Majefty 's Moll humble and obedient fon and fervant,. This 8th of May 1646. CHARLES. LETTER L l u ] LETTER LVI. To the Queen. Madam, My brother Rupert fending this bearer to your Majefly about his bufinefs, I cannot omit to accompany him with my humble requeft in favour of the fuit he hath to you in my brother's behalf; which, fince he can more fully reprefent it to your Ma- jefly, and that I have by the lad poft ac- quainted you with it, I will not be farther troublefome therein. Only, Madam, give me leave to beg your pardon in my brother Philip's behalf, which I mould have done fooner, if I could have thought that he had needed it. The confi deration of his youth, of the affront he received, of the blemifh had lain upon him all his life-time if he had not refented it ; but much more that of his blood, and of his nearnefs to you, and to him to whofe afhes you have ever profeifed more love and value than to any thing upon earth, cannot but be fufficient to efface any ill imprefiiens which K 3 the [ r 34 ] the unworthy reprefentation of the fad:, by thofe who joy in the divifions of our family, may have made in your mind againft him. But I hope I am deceived in what I hear of this, and that this precaution of mine will feem but impertinent, and will more juftly deferve forgiving than my brother's action ; fince I will ftill be confident, that the good of your children, the honour of your family, and your own, will prevail with you againft any other confideration : and thus I reft Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles, This joth of July 1646. LETTER [ *35 ] LETTER LVII. To the Queen. Madam, ^p he lady Stafford hath deiired me to recommend this bearer, her daughter, Kate Killegrew, to your Ma jetty's favour, and to your fervice, in the place of a maid of ho- nour -, being as willing to bear with your pre- fent necefhty for an entertainment as any of the reft, and to allow her fo much as will keep her according to the place me will be in, if your Majefty fo like of it. The con- front refpecl and arTe&ion which this lady and all her's have ever (hewed towards you and all your's, obliges me to fecond this her defire with my humble fuit to your Majefty in her faid daughter's behalf, that in cafe you be not formerly engaged, and that it may ftand with your or your family's conve- nience, you will be pleafed to grant it ; K 4 which [ 136 ] which I mall take as a great favour to. Madam, Your Majeity's Moil humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. This 23d of Auguft 1646. L E T T E Pv LVIII. To the Queen. Madam, Powell doth not believe that my brother Edward hath any mind to go for Hol- land, as your Maj efty was pleafed, from the 6 th of January, to write me word of his pro- mife to you -, neither do I think that his coming hither will dter any thing in the fan- cy he hath taken to the Popim religion. I could wifh either my brother Rupert or Mau- rice would undertake the Venetian employ- ment, my brother Philip being very young to undertake fuch a tafk. It were 'fit to be known whether the fecretaries of Venice that treat [ *27 1 treat have any full power to conclude with him, before he engages himfelf in providing of officers. Your Majefty will underftand from better hands what parTeth here ; there- fore I will end this, remaining Your Majefty's Moll: humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. This 9th of January 1646. The extremity of the cold, which hath not been felt this thirty years, (as they fay) I hope will excufe my brevity to your JYIajefty, befides my want of fubject. LETTER [ '3* ] LETTER LIX. To my ?noft dear Brother — thefe. My dearest Brother, I have received your letter by Mr. Legge, in which, give me leave to tell you, you are very unkind to me, in faying that I do con- ceal things from you ; for, my deareft Bro- ther, I have not a thought that I would not acquaint you with. He has told me of your command ; and, now I have difpatched my bunnefs, I will only ilay to fettle it in a way, and then will come and volunteer it with you . My dear Mafter, farewell, and pray let me hear from you as often as it is not trouble- fome to you ; for it is the greateft happinefs I am capable of receiving, being moft paffion- ately, Dear Mailer, Your moft obedient and faithful fervant, ooo. March 31ft, 1647. LETTER Prince Rupert, [ *39 ] LETTER LX. ueen of Bohemia*. Paid to Mrs. Harrington* 7 Maij 1646. In part of 500 pounds ordered to be paid her by warrant from her Majefty the Queen of Bohemia, hereafter in order following - * - £ t .$& 1 9 Novembris 1646. For a year's pen- fion, to end at Chriftmas following - 6d 3 Aprilis 1647. Her penfion for a quar- ter of a year ended at our Lady-Day then laft paft -«---.*-i£ Copy of her Majejlys Warrant* William, fome years ago, upon an occa* fion, I promifed Harrington rive hundred pounds : when you have monies of mine in your hands fufficient to pay her, you muft give it her when me fhall call for it, and this mall ferve for your warrant. The Hague, this T V, of Auguft 1644. Elizabeth. Weftminfter, [ H3 1 Weftminfter, this 2 1 ft of December 1647. Received of Sir Abraham William, Knight, agent for the Queen of Bohemia formerly, fifty pounds, as part of this order for five hundred pounds, for which I gave my acquittance, dated 7 Maii 1646; — and now one hundred and fifty pounds, which makes two hundred pounds, in part of this order for five hundred pounds. The other three hundred pounds I defire may be paid as foon as may be into the hands of Mh Alderman Avery, to be made over to the Hague, for the difcharge of fuch debts as the Queen of Bohemia is engaged for me there. In witnefs whereof I have here- unto put my hand the day and year above- fa id. Jane Harrington. £- 15° Witneffes Walter Rawden, Sylvanus Fryer. At the fame time (he received alfo, for her penfion for three quarters of a year, viz. Midflfmmer 1647, Michaelmas 1647, and Chriftmas 1647 - * - - £.4.$ so LETTER [ H4 ] LETTER LXIIL A la Reine de Boheme* Madame, J'ai une extreme fatisfaction que votre Ma- jefte foit perfuadee de la part que je con- tinue de prendre dans tout ce qui la touche, & de la douleur que m'a fait recevoir le changement de Madame la PrincefTe Louife. II eft vrai qu'on a fait courir des bruits qui I'intererTent, 6c qu'ils ont ete pcrtes jufques dans ces provinces. Je fuis tres-aife que votre Majefte ait eu la bonte de s'en ouvrir a moi j car, outre que c'eft une marque de fa con- fiance, elle me donne le moyen de travailler a les diffiper, & d'en faire remarquer la fauf- fete. Je fouhaite qu'ils viennent plutot des ennemis de Madame la PrincelTe de Zolern que d'elle-meme, & qu'elle ne foit pas arlez mal- heureufe pour que cette facheufe rencontre lui faife perdre les bonnes graces de votre Ma- jefte, qui avoit toujours eu jfcur elle une bienveillance toute particuliere, & de laquelle elle ne fauroit avoir une trop grande recon- noiffance, [ H5 ] noillance. je puis cependant aflurcr votrc Majefte, qu'en cette occafion, j'aurai tous le ientimens que votre Majefte m'infpirera, &> que, fi elle continue a me faire part de ce qui fe paflera dans cette affaire, je me regle- rai aux ordres qu'elle me prefcrira, & lui donnerai fujet de croire que je ne mis pas moins que par le pafle. Si ce n'etoit point manquer au refpect que je vous dois, je demanderois a votre Majefte des nouvelles du Roi fon neveu, & de l'etat de fes affaires, fur le fujet defquelles je ne me puis rien reprocher. Mais 1'etroite union qui eft prefentement entre la France & le gou- vernement d'Angleterre ne me permet pas de dire tout ce que j'ai fur le coeur, dans le- quel je conferve pour la perfonne du Roi un refpedl inviolable. Madame, de votre Majeilc, Le tres-humble, tres-obeiffant & tres-fidele ferviteur, Le P. de Rurent. Laval, i\ Fevricr 1 648. L LETTER [ 146 ] LETTER LXIV. To the Queen. Madam, Th e Duke of Mecklenburg intending to kifs your Majefty's hand, upon his journey to his Miftrefs, is willing to prefent his moil humble fervice to you, and to give your Majefty an account of my good behaviour in this place, and how unwilling I am to pledge the many healths that are drank fince the arrival of the Swedifh envoy, Monf. Sparre, whom your Majefty hath formerly fcen at the Hague. He is fent hither to invite this Elec- tor to be mediator between the crown of Sweden and Polonia, at the treaty which is to be ihortly at Lubeck. I received yefterday letters from Munfter, which inform me that my ratifications have not yet been accepted there, becaufe my title of Archidapifer was in the frontifpiece of them. The matter is not great, whether they do receive them or not; but your Majefty will underftand by Maurice, that the Duke of Bavaria is willing to [ '47 ] to do his part upon much eafier terms than formerly, and that the bufinefs of the guaran- tee is quite laid afide. If the next poft from Nuremberg bring no alteration, I intend to jet forward towards Franckfort, very fud- denly. I mould have been glad to have waited upon your Majefty before my going far- ther up , but fince we receive letters here every day, which require a fpeedy anfwer, I hope you will be pleafed to difpenfe with that duty. Maurice will alfo acquaint your Majefty with what patted at Nuremberg concerning Franc- kendal, which I hope will yet have a good iflue, to your Majefty's contentment, which I (hall endeavour, whilft I live, with all the duty which oweth Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Cleve, this i| of May 1649. L % LETTER [ 148 ] LETTER LXV. I'o the Queen. Madam, Yesterday I received your Majefty 's of the t4- of May, and acquainted . the Elector with the great lye which Henfliett made of your Majefty j in which good qua- lity, beiides his horns, he may outvie the devil : therefore the Elector was very apt to believe it came from him, though he had as yet had no notice of the thing ; but he told me, that he understood by Swerin, that his wife had waited upon your Majefty, and I am fure it was by his exprefs commands, becaufe he told me of it when nril he received letters of the difpute with the Princefs Royal, that he would give order for it. I doubt not but your Majefty hears that they are likely to agree at Nuremberg, and that the Imperialifts have accepted, ad referendum, of the proportion which hath been made to them, by means of the Brandenburg Ambaffador, with the good liking of the Swedes. That the Emperor 5 mould [ H9 ] mould oblige himfelf to get Franckendal ren- dered within three months, and in the mean time Hermenftein is to be delivered up to me. The Emperor hath alfo written a very effectual letter to the Duke of Bavaria, to reftore his part of the Palatinate to me immediately ; fo that I intend to go towards Franckfort, God willing, towards the end of next week. For though my ratification hath not yet been ac- cepted at Munfler, becaufe the title of Archi- dapifer is frill in it, yet they are willing to give me a recepifle that I have offered them, and that there was no other fault in the form of them : neither is it reafonable that I mould omit it before all be performed which is promifed on their fide. The King's anfwer to the Scots, as your Majefty is pleafed to relate it, is, in my poor opinion, very pru- dent, fafe, and rational. I wifh thofe in England may be as good prophets as they pretend to be, and that your Majefty may enjoy your jointure very fpeedily, and I am fure it (hall not be my fault if you do not : but if we may believe thofe that come from thence, it is in fuch a condition, by the French and Swedes quartering there, and the conftant L 3 inciriions [ '5° ] incuriions of the Spanish in Franckendal, that it will be a good while before it will be in a pofture to furnifh what it ought to do to your Majefty - } which they are not ignorant of who make that an excufe to cover their bafe- nefs and difaffection to your fervice and your family's, whom they are only apt to pleafe when nobody elfe cares for them. Though your Majefty was pleafed to recom- mend the bufinefs of Franckendalto the Eng- lifh AmbarTadors that go to Spain, yet I hope you will alfo defire them to be care- ful not to enter into any treaty with them about it ; for that would give the Spanifh an excufe to keep it longer, under colour of a particular treaty about it with England, and fo make ufe of their old fhifts to put it off from time to time, and caufe jealoufies with the French and Swedes, for to make them ilacken in preffing its reftitution. It is true, Madam, I did not write to the Queen your lifter, during my being in Eng- land, nor fince - y for until the King and Parliament were agreed, I being with the Parliament, it was not fit nor fafe I Should keep correfpondence with her ; befides that by [ ij\ 3 by thofe difcourfes which fhe hath held of me, both to the Queen regent of France and others (as I am well informed) before the King's death and fince, I had very good caufe to be- lieve that my letters would not only be un- acceptable, but alfo would be made ufe of to my prejudice. And though the late King and this, in confideration of your Majefty, have ufed me civilly, yet I have no caufe to believe that I am in a better predicament with the Queen than I was formerly ; and that my letters to her, now I am come from England, and that thofe there feem to be angry with me for having been with the king, and re- fufing to fee Strickland, may not be inter- preted (efpecially fince it comes fo late) as a refpect to her, but as driven to it for want of the former appui, and that I believe more in the King's fuccefs than theirs : therefore I fhall humbly expect your Majefty's farther pleafure in it, after you have confidered of thefe my reafons before. I do refolve to write to her Majefty, which I hope you will not be dilfatisfied with, fince you have ever given L 4 mt f 152 ] me the liberty humbly and freely to offer my thoughts unto your Majefty ; being Your raofl humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles, 24th May Cleve, this — 1649. 3d June I LETTER LXVL T0 t/je Queen. M A D A M, f the Reichs Pfenningmeifter at Franck- fort do not make good his fecond and third month, as he hath not yet done, I fhall make good the fum out of the monies I am to receive at the prefent Franckfort-fair for the BergftrafTe, fince the contributions for Heilbron are fo far behind-hand, that I am not likely to get any of it fuddenly for my own ufe, and what is had at prefent goes to. the, [ '53 1 the garrifon. But if the Elector of Mayence fail me, then I am banquerout, both with your Majefty, the merchants at Franckfort, and my own fervants : but I hope better, fince all is concluded between me and him, and they are now upon taking of the bounds of what is to be given and left on either iide. I do not wonder at the King's comply- ing with the Scotch or Argyle's party in all things, fince once he trufted himfelf into their hands ; and they write from London that he hath done public kirk-pennance, the truth whereof, if it be meafured according to the ftrictnefs of their difcipline, may well not be doubted of; elfe I mall not give credit unto \t, until I hear it from your Majefty. By the former port I fent to Maurice a copy, for your Majefty's ufe, of what I fent to the Electrice concerning the Tranfylvanian buii- nefs ; if it can be brought higher, it will be fo much the better. The AmbafTador that is here, and pretended to treat with me about it, though he have no fufficient power, I have, with a civil anfwer of neither aye nor no, re- ferred to the Electrice, to whom his com- miffion is directed, (having only brought me letters I '54 ] letters of credence from the prince regent and his mother) as alfo your Majefty's con- fent. But for my part, I like the other match propofed to her much better, though this will be more profitable for her for matter of money. I have written to Vienna to inform myfelf how things fland with him, and whe- ther the Emperor gives him the title of Prince, which lie pretends, becaufe (as the Ambaf- iador fays) the principality is by the States entailed upon his family. The Princefs of Tarente is here now, with her young fitter; fiie is much altered for the better in her fafliion and behaviour - 3 the niggardlinefs of her mother, which fhe much complains of, hath done her a great deal of good. I fiiall obey your Majefty's commands concerning Nelfon, as far as is pofiible. As for honefl Mr. Avery, I mould be glad I could do for him as your Majefty propofed - } but there is nothing acknowledged due to me in Eng- land : and for my arrears, they were em- ployed for the payment of debts in Holland, and was fain to acquit 3,600 pounds flerling, for to have 2,400 pounds for that purpofe. I have nothing elfe to inform your Majefty of at f 155 ] at this time; but, recommending myfelf to your gracious favour, I reft, Madam, Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Heidelberg, this |£ September 1650. LETTER LXVII. To the ^ueeti. Madam, 1 shall give order for the reimburfement of Carl, for the coach, according to your Majefty's commands. I took the boldnefs to give your Majefty an account, by my laft, why I did not invite the King your nephew to be god-father to the child, whereby your Majefty will fee it was not out of any ne- gledt. ' Secretary Maurice will fhew your Ma- jefty the King of Spain's power to his Am- 3 baflador [ i5*6 ] bafTador at Vienna, about the delivery of Franckendal, which is fubject to feveral tfs and ands ; fo as it is to be feared they only feek, according to their laudable cuftom, to protract time for to gain another fummer. So that I am much confirmed thereby in my belief, that as long as Philipfburg is in the French hands, or the war continue between that crown and Spain, they will not quit Franckendal. Captain Titus's neglect of his letters looks very oddly ; I hope he hath no mare in the treafon of his man, for to fome in the eftates of thofe that are concerned in it. I am forry the Duke of Richmond mould come into the misfortune which is noifed of him ; but I wonder the King would engage thofe other young colts which are named, except Belaf- iife, into a buiinefs which needed riper under- ftandings, and better refolution, than I know fome of them could have. I doubt my lord Bellafife will fuffer moil, becaufe he is the only fit man amongft them for the conduct of fuch a bufinefs. We have looked with admiration upon the picture of the Dame Jans reproche ; and if it were not a fault to rob your Majefty of fo neceffary a perfon, I fhould offer f 157 ] offer him the place of dame d'hormeur here, for we want one, and I am fure his precepts and practice (when he is in cold blood) would be a very good example to both fexes. I reft Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Heidelberg, this 3d of May 1651. LETTER LXVIII. Sans Adrejfe. Ce 25 Novembre 1653. MoN SEIGNEUR, Sans que votre Altene m'ait permis de l'envoyer voir, je n'oferois pas prendre la liberie de m'acquitter de ma parole, en vous faifant favoir que je crois que le mal n'efr. pas fi grand comme Ton m'a voulu perfuader. Si vous prenez la peine de venir en la maifon, j'aurai [ i5« ] j'aurai encore l'honneur de vous afrurer de mes tres-humbles refpecls. Je ne puis vous mander aucune particularite ; le mauvais tems m'a empeche d'en prendre. Si votre AltefTe en fait quelqu'une, elle a eu la bonte de me promettre de me les faire favoir : je Ten fup- plie, & de me permettre de me dire, Monfeigneur, Votre tres -humble 6c obeiflante fervante, La Bohemienne. Je fupplie votre AlterTe, qu'on ne fache point qui prend la liberte de lui ecrire. Cet homme eft fidele : ii vous avez la bonte de me faire favoir de vos nouvelles, que ce foit par lui. Si vous allez Dimanche a la chaffe, & que cela n'incommode point votre Al- ^^e, je la prie de paffer par ici. LETTER [ i59 ] LETTER LXIX. To the %uee?i. Madam, Th e intermiffion of a three months tail- ing pain in my right moulder is not fo fatisfactory to me, as that it renders me more able to give your Majefty moft humble thanks, though in an ill character, for the care you were pleafed to mew of my fad accident, which I defired my fifter Sophia to perform for me, whilft I was fo unfit for that duty, as I am ftill, to my great grief, for the other your Majefty may require of me : and though I ever longed for the honour and happinefs humbly to kifs your hands in this place, yet now I fee the relation of my prefent condition, as it is made by your own, as well as my fer- vants, is fo little credited, lam the more earnefl towifh that your Majefty may be an eye-witnefs of it -, and then I am confident your Majefty will have a better opinion of my endeavours, though never fo little confiderable to you at prefent. The laft poft from Ratifbon brought me t 160 ] me the final agreement between the Duke of Simmeren and my Ambaftador there, which is now drawing Up. This is the fuin of it :— 1 He leaves to me at prefent two thirds of the AmptStromberg, one fifth of the revenue of the Ampt Creutznach, and fome certain church- lands in the Ampt Lantern, with the vote and cefiion of the principality ; and after his and his wife's deceafe the whole Ampt Lan- tern, except Ottenberg. The reft remains according to the brotherly divifion. If I had been fure of a quick difpatch in law, I mould not have quitted my right at fo fmall a rate ; but fince friendship is more worth than long pleading, I have condefcended to the afore- laid agreement. As for what your Majefty is pleafed to command about the changing the drunken Caftelain at Rheims for Grand Inn, I am ready to obey you as foon as I can, by giving the other fome content for his arrears, difpatch him, and agree with this about his entertainment. Your Majefty will well perceive by all my writing, that though my pain be almoft fpent, yet a great weaknefs continues in the nerves of my arm and hand, which are fomewhat withered, and not with- out [ i6i ] out pain, now whilft I write, or when I ufc it any other way ; which I hope will plead for my fcribbling, as my other inabilities for not mewing that duty and obedience, which in all poflible ways I mall endeavour whilfr. I live, as Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Heidelberg, this 26th November 1653. LETTER LXX. Sans Adrejfe. Ce 12 Decembre 1653. MONSEIGNEUR, Je fuis en toutes les peines du monde de votre fante ; Ton m'a voulu faire croire qu'elle n'eft pas auffi bonne que je la fouhaite. Si vous pouvez men mander des nouvelles fans vous incommoder, vous m'obligerez in- M liniment. [ 162 ] flniment. Je vous affure que je ne manquerai pas de la demander a Dieu de tout mon coeur, & a etre toute ma vie, Monfeigneur, Votre tres -humble & tres-obeiflante iervante. La madame qui eut l'honneur de vous voir avec moi, vous falue avec refpecl: ; elle a bien de l'impatience qu'elle ne fait en quel etat vous etes. Si vous me mandez quelque chofe a lui dire, elle fouhaite que ce foit en un papier particulier. Je ne vous en dis pas da- vantage pour aujourd'hui. N. B, Sans Signature, LETTER [ i6 3 ] LETTER LXXI. Sans Adrejfe. MON SEIGNEUR, Je me donne encore l'honneur de vous ecrire par la voie de ma tante, pour vous aflurer de la continuation de mes refpects : j'apprehende bien qu'ils ne vous foient enfin importuns -, mais cette penfee ne me fera pour- tant jamais cefTer, fi vous ne le voulez abfolu- ment. J'ofe meme vous dire que ce ne feroit pas fans une extreme violence que je vous obeirois. Vous ne le devez pas trouver etran- ge, puifque je trouve toute ma fatisfaction a vous dire que je ferai toujours a vous, malgre tout le monde. Ne me refufez pas, s'il vous plait, la grace que je vous ai demandee, qui eft de nous donner une heure de terns avant de vous en aller -, au moins fi vous n'y avez de la repugnance : car, pour le bruit de la ville, il n'en fera pas plus grand. Nous avons tant de chofes a vous dire, & fi plaifantes, que je crois que vous en rirez. L'adieu que vous avez fait a Madame la Prieure ne vous M 2 en [ 164 ] cn doit pas non plus empecher -, elle fera ravic d'avoir l'honneur de vous voir, & vous lui di~ rtz que c'eft a caufe qu'elle vous en a prie. Perfonne n'a vu ma lettre, mais ne me man- dez rien, finon fi je vous verrai, ou non. Ex- cufez-moi, je vous prie, & permettez-moi de me dire toute ma vie, Monfeigneur, Votre tres-humble & tres-obeiflante fervante. Pardonnez li je vous fais reffouvenir des fecrets que vous m'avez promis : ce font les memes que vous avez donne a Madame la Prieure. Je vous prie de me les envoyer, fi vous ne venez pas ; je vous prie encore de trouver un mo- ment pour nous faire cet honneur. JV. B. Sans Signature. LETTER [ i6 5 ] LETTER LXXII. Sam Adrejfe. Ce i Decembre 1653. MONSEIGNE UR, Je ne puis rien vous mahder de ce que jc vous avois promis : li vous avez toujours de la bonte, prenez la peine de venir demain comme a la coutume, ou quelqu'autre jour, li vous le voulez, & Ton pourra fatisfaire votre curiofite. J'ai bien peur que cela ne vous importune, aufli bien que de voir li fou- vent des lettres de, Monfeigneur, Votre tres-humble & tres-obeuTante fervante. Vous favez bien celle qu'il faut demander. iV. B. $ans Signature. M o LETTER [ i66 ] BETTER LXXIIL Sans Adrejfe. \ Ce 3 Decembre 1653, MoNSEI G N EUR, Je crains que votre AltefTe ne fbit importu- nee de voir que je me fers fi fouvent de la liberte que vous m'avez donnee de vous ecrire; vous me ferez, s'il vous plait, la grace de croire que ce n'efl que pour vous dormer de nouvelles afTurances de mes obeifTances, & non manque de refpect. Si je commets des fautes j'efpere que vous aurez la bonte de me pardon- ner, & de foufrrir que je me dife toute ma vie, Monfeigneur, Votre tres-humble & tres-obeiiTante fervante, La Bohemienne. Je vous ecris au lit, c'eft ce qui eft caufe que je ne vous mande pas davantage. Apres votre reponfe, fi vous me faites rhonneur de me la faire, je vous man- derai fi je ferai guerie, & ce que vous voudrez favoir. LETTER [ i*7 ] LETTER tXXIV. To the Queen. Madam, I am forry your Majefly hath taken a re- folution, concerning Mrs. Cary, contrary to our hopes and humble petitions, which your firft letter concerning that point put me in hopes you would fufpend until your arrival here. But as it is not fit for me to order the ranks of your Majefty's domeftics, I mall only crave leave to reprefent to you, that it will be a great difcouragement to them all, if they find that new-comers fhall difplace thofe that have long, and with that fidelity, ferved in your family. As for my brother Maurice, my brother Rupert (who is now here) thinks the way by the Emperor's agent at Conftantinople too far ahout for his liberty (if the news be true) ; but that from Mar- feilles we may beft know the certainty, as alfo the way of his releafement. I humbly be- M 4 feech [ 168 ] fecch your Majefty to pardon my brevity in this letter, which I write in hafte, fince we are inftantly to go abroad, to meet the Duke of Simmeren, who comes from his long tra- vels with fixty perfons and fixty- two horfes : therefore I beg leave to end, profefling myfelf, as I am bound in duty, Your Majefty's Moil humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. P* Heidelberg, this || June 1654, LETTER [ i6 9 ] LETTER LXXV. A Monficur ?no?i Frere, Prince Pahtin 9 a Vienne. Tres-cher Frere, J'ai recu Ja votre du I9me d'Aout, & m'e- tonne que je n'apprends ii vous avez recu aucune des miennes, celles qu'il vous a plu prendre de moi pour Mefjieurs de la Cour Imperiale. Vous les pourrez faire delivrer felon que vous le trouverez a-propos, & que vous jugerez qu'ils vous puifTent fervir. Vous voyez que je n'ai pas mal juge de M. l'Am- barladeur d'Efpagne, & que c'efl une perfonne fort genereufe, qui ne manquera pas de fervir fes amis, li Ton s'applique a lui. M. Bunck- ley vous mandera les nouvelles de la Cour d'Angleterre, & je vous envoie ci-joint ce que le Roi me mande fur ravertiflement que je lui ai donne par ledit fieur Buncklev- Vous faurez mieux ce qu'en juger que moi, & que peut-etre ce petit fripon de Tailor fait ce qu'il fait, de fon propre mouvement, fans ordre du Roi. Je vous envoie ci-joint le St. George, [ '7° ] qui n'a pu etre acheve plutot : l'orfevre l'a fait affez groffierement ; mais c'eft un ivrogne dont on ne peut avoir ce qu'on veut. Je penfe que nous aurons ici une petite guerre avec l'Eveque de Spire, qui, entr'autres torts qu'il me fait, ne veut permettre le pafTage a mes gens a Deidefheim, c'eft-a-dire le golrit ou alleman, que de tout terns on a eu audit lieu, tellement qu'il le faudra forcer. Je vous fouhaite une bonne & prompte expedition dans vos affaires, 5c demeure, Tres-cher frere, Votre tres-affectionne & fidele frere & fervkeur, F. C. D'Heidelbcrg, ce 25 d'Aoflt 1654, LETTER t 171 ] LETTER LXXVI. jl Monfieur mon Frere, Princt Rupert, Palatin, a Vienne. Heidelberg, ce 25 de Septembre 1654. Tres-cher Frere, Depuis notre voyage a la foire de Franc- fort, j'ai recu les votres du iome & i6me de Septembre, & vous ai beaucoup d'o- bligation de l'offre qu'il vous a plu me faire . mais je ferai tres-marri que, pour un demele de fi peu de confequence, vous eufliez neglige vos affaires plus preffantes. Car quoique ceux Deideifieim ont fort fait les mauvais > & merae, attendu la force, neanmoins ils n'ont fait aucune refiftance, fouffrant qu'on ouvnt leurs portes. J'en ai donne entiere informa- tion a fa Majeure Imperiale il y a huit jours, & j'efpere qu'on ne trouvera mauvais que je me tienne en porTerTion des droits que j'ai eu devant & depuis la guerre. Si cette affaire fut allee plus avant, je n'eurTe pas manque de vous en avertir. Cependant je vous fup- 1 o plie [ '7* ] plic de me mander comment l'Empereur & fon confeil prend cette action, comme aufli ce que vous avez appris de TAmbaffadeur de Brandebourg. Je vous envoie le chiffre que vous demandez (s'il peut etre pret a cet ordinaire) de quoi je vous eufTe pourvu plutot, fi j'euffe cru que votre abfence eut tant dure. Au refle, vous n'avez qu'a me propofer les moy- ens comment je dois appuyer votre affaire, & vous me trouverez toujours pret a vous fer- vir en celle-ci, comme en toute autre occa- sion. Neuman m'avoit deja envoye le refultat du Confeil Aulique touchant votre affaire ; je ferai bien rejoui d'apprendre que MefTieurs de la Chambre y aient auffi fait leur devoir. Vous aurez fans doute appris la defaite du Prince Janus Ratzevil par les Mofcovites : i\ me femble qu'en la Cour Imperiale Ton n'en doit etre moins alarme que de la difgrace de- vant Arras, car ils peuvent venir a plein pied jufqu'en Sileiie, & plus outre. Le Co- lonel Moore, qui doit aller en Suede pour la ratification de ce que le Prince Adolfe & moi fommes tombes d'accord, & ce en douze ou feize femaines, n'eft encore paffe par ici, mais attendu a toute heure de Dulach ou ledit Prince [ *73 ] Prince eft encore avec fa foeur. Je ferai bien aife de favoir ce que l'AmbarTadeur d'Efpagne en dit, 6c demeure toute ma vie, Tres-cher frere, Votre tres-affectionne frere & ferviteur, F. C. Le Due de Simmeren nous a vu a Hort, en paffant pour etre au bapteme d'un nls de Madame la Landgrave de Caf- fel, ou je fuis prie auffi -, but I do not love to go a goffiping. Ayez foin de ne vous laiffer amufer avec les Romer Monath. LETTER f m ] LETTER LXXVIL A Monjieur mon Frere, Prince Rupert. Palatin, a Vienne* Heidelberg, ce || d'Octobre 1654.. Tres-cher Frere, Quo 1 que votre derniere me fafle croire que celle-ci ne vous trouvera plus a Vienne, neanmoins je l'ai voulue hafarder, pour vous dire que les quinze couples de chiens que vous avez demande de St. Ravy font arrives hier, comme vous le verrez par la ci-jointe qu'il vous ecrit pour ce fujet. II y en a d'affez beaux, mais je doute fort qu'on s'en puhTe fervir en ce pays, & la caufe que je vous ai fouvent dit, fi ce n'efl de quelques- uns fur le fanglier. Cependant on les ac- commodera le mieux qu'on pourra jufqu'a votre arrivee, puifque vous etes content de vous charger de ceux dont je ne pourrai me fervir. Pour les chevaux de carroffe que St. Ravy pretend, je ne fais comment en trou- ver fitot ; mais Tecuyer du Roi de Danemark me [ »75 ] me fait efperer une bonne quantite de jeunes chevaux, fur la fin de l'annee, que le Roi me veut donner de fon haras, comme il a fait au Due de Wirtenberg -, & ne manquerai pas d'en faire fouvenir ledit ecuyer, qui fe tient a prefent a Stutgard, aupres du Due : aufii pourra-t'on retenir les chafleurs ici cet hiver. Je fuis tres-ravi d'apprendre que vos affaires vont fi bien a la Cour Imperiale ; & efpere, au prochain ordinaire, d'en voir le bout a votre entiere fatisfaction . La mienne eft tres- entiere, de ce que vous croyez que j'v aie pu contribuer en quelque chofe ; & ce fera tou- jours mon deflein, de vous faire paroitre, en toute occafion, avec combicn de fincerite je fuis, Tres-cher frere, Votre tres-affeclionne ferviteur & frere, F. C. Je vous prie de ne trouver mauvais que j'aie ouvert la lettre ci-jointe, puifque je pouvois bien croire qu'il n'y pouvoit avoir rien que ce qui concernoit les chiens. LETTER [ i 7 6 ] LETTER LXXVIII. ^o the ^ueen. Madam, I am extremely joyed to fee, by your Ma- jefty's gracious letter, as well as by what Sir Charles Cottrel writes, that it will not be your fault if you do not blefs us with your prefence here; which I am the more encou- raged to hope for, fince the making of a peace between Cromwell and the States may produce the payment of your creditors, and a greater unfltnefs of your abode with them. Though I know there is nothing here can add any pleafing caufe to that neceffity, if your Majefty's grace and favour do not fupply its original and accidental means, and other in- conveniences, which yet I hope we will keep in their own turbulent fphere, without trouble to the higher region. I mail, by your Ma- jelry's permiffion, defire to know in time which lodgings you will be pleafed to make choice of at Henry's ; building, and in it the Emperor's lodgings for yourfelf, and the i rooms I !/7 3 rooms above for your women •> to which there is a new ftaircafe made from the faid lodg- ings which Sir Charles Cottrel hath not feen ; or the upper rooms in my grand-father's build- ings (which are upon one floor with the ruined glafern faal) for yourfelf, and your women as abovefaid ; which, in that cafe, will be fome- what farther from your perfon, than if you Jay below, except you would have them in the rooms above the Frawenzimer, where I hear the Duke of Deux-Ponts lay, which is nearer. I fhall expect your Majefty's com- mands herein, and other particulars from Sir Charles Cottrel, to whom alfo I do refer my- felf concerning the other points of this letter. I mall not fail to obferve your Majefty's com- mands touching the two cabinets your Ma- jefty defires ; but I doubt we fhall hardly find two of equal goodnefs upon one floor. I believe your Majefty will have the Princefs of Zo- lern's Marquis of Bady here very often -, he is a very gaudy old gentleman, and pretends much friendfhip to us, but I doubt he is fomewhat double, at leaft is reputed fo. He was here yefterday ; and being a judge of the chamb" of Spier, will refide there with his N familv. [ 178 ] family. His two eldefr. fons have much wit, and are well bred ; of which I can name few more in our own country that are more con- verfable, and the women as little, and what they imitate in flrangers is flill the worft. part. Thofe that are for the French have nothing from them but their cloaths, in good letters but ill fpelled, and the affetteries of the Ma- rra's, from whence they have all their modes ; and thofe that are for the Spanifh mew it in their guard infantes only, in every thing elfe as dull or impertinent as can be. We have patched up another peace, upon fatis- faction for what is part, and promife of amendment for the future, of which I have but little hopes, confidering it is abfolutely the uncle's humour; and what at mft was thought peevifh, is now feen clearly to be an unalter- able difpofition. I think myfelf mofb bound to your Majefty for your gracious wifh -, and had been glad to have known the King my father's faying, when I fpoke to your MajefTy of my intentions, at my laft coming out of England* in your bedchamber. But any frranger will be deceived in that humour, fince towards them there is nothing but mildnefs and com- plaifance, [ l 79 1 plaifance, until accuftomed to them. Pa- tience ! every one muft bear their talk, and it is mine to bear feveral ones. If I may de- ierve your Majefty's conftant favour, it will be the greatelr. comfort to Your Majefty's Mori: humble and obedient, though unfortunate fon and fervant, Charles. Heidelberg, this 3d February 1654. N 2 LETTER [ i8o ] LETTER LXXIX. Sans Adrejfe. MoNSEIGNEUR, J 'a i pris la hardieffe de vous ecrire trois di- verfes lettres, fans avoir l'honneur de rece- voir de vos nouvelles, pour les faire favoir a une perfonne qui eft en toutes les peines du monde d'en apprendre. Ceil pourquoi, Monfeigneur, je prends encore cette liberte d'y joindre cette quatrieme, pour vous fupplier tres-humble- ment que je iache l'etat de votre fante. Je demeure encore dans la rue Coutillerie, au Liond'Or, ou j'attendrai avec impatience l'hon- neur de vos commandsmens, en qualite de, Monfeigneur, Votre tres-humble & tres-obeifiant ferviteur, Chalendade* A Paris, ee 1 8 Avril 1655. LETTER [ i8i ] LETTER LXXX. A S. A. Monfcigneur le Prince Rupert. MONSEIGNEUR, Grace a Dieu, je me vois libre, 6c pre- fentement en etat d'aller rendre compte a votre AlterTe de ce que j'ai fait avec M. le Cardinal, qui m'a temoigne de vouloir donner toute fatisfaction a votre AltefTe, 6c la faire payer au plutot de fon ordonnance. M. Pawel efpere de jour a autre, ainfi que j'ai ci-devant ecrit a. votre Altefle, que les habits 6c meubles de Madame la PrincefTe So- phie feront acheves, avec lefquels je partirai \ meme terns. La Cour eft en cette ville, ou Mardi dernier le Nonce du Pape alia trouver leurs Majeure's auxquelles il fit un tres-judicieux difcours con- cernant l'eledion du Pape. Le Roi lui fit re- ponfe que, s'il ne fut venu, il avoit refolu de l'envoyer querir, pour lui temoigner la joie qu'il reiTentoit de ce que le Sacre College a elu le Cardinal Ghigi pour Pape, etant remoli de toutes les bonnes inclinations qu'il etoit a N 3 fouhaiter [ 182 ] fouhaiter pour la paix generale. Sa Majefti eiperoit que fa Saintete feconderoit .fes delTeins pouravancer cette meme paix; ce que la Reine, qui etoit prefente, confirma, en difant, qu'il avoit fi bien travaille du terns qu'il etoit a Munfler, que Ton devoit efperer que fa Saintete dira la verite, & comme quoi il n'avoit tenu a la France que ladite paix ne fe fit point avec l'Ef- pagne j fur le fujet de laquelle fa Majefte com- inuniquera plus particulierement fes fentimens. On parle fort que M. le Cardinal envoit l'Abbe Ondedey a fa Saintete, pour le congratuler de fa part fur fa nouvelle election. Le dernier courier arrive de Rome, dit que fa Saintete envoit le Cardinal Eichi pour nonce en cette cour, 5c Lugo en Efpagne -, & que le Car- dinal Antoine Barberin & M. de Lyonne levent du monde fourdement, qu'ils envoient avec des ammunitions au Due de Modene ; que le Comte de la Serre & le Marquis' de Valavoire doivent joindre le Due de Modene, & entrer dans le Milanois du cote de Cremone, lorfque le Prince Thomas fera fes efforts d'autre cote. Le Marquis de Lafare, Gouverneur de Rofe, qui etoit venu en cour folliciter de l'argent, dont il [ i8 3 1 il avoit befoin pour reparer des baftions de la place, ayant eu avis que le Roi avoit donne foil gouvernement au Marquis de Gadagne, etoit auffi-tot retourne pour s'y aller jetter ; mais il a ete arrete a Montpellier par ordre de fa Majefte. Mercredi dernier le Parlement s'aifembla, fuivant la permiffion que M. le Tellier en apporta au premier Prefident, de la part de fa Majefte, qui leur permet d'ordonncr des remontrances pour la modification des edits. L'on continue a traiter du manage de la demoifelle Martin ozi avec le fils du Due de Modene. Celui de M. de Guife avec Ma- demoifelle de Manchini n'eft encore co,;clu, Is Comteffe de BorTu ne voulant accepter les offres qu'on lui fait ; outre que Ton dit que M. le Cardinal fait de grandes difKnctions entre la conftance de M. le Grand-Maitre &c celle deM.de Guife. M. Duquefne eft de- puis deux jours parti de cette ville pour aller vifiter les cotes de Normandie & la frontiere de Picardie, avec ordre de les faire mettre en etat de defenfe, en cas de rupture avec les Anglois, lefquels ont encore depuis peu pris dix-huit barques qui etoient pour aller pecher N 4 de [ iS 4 ] dc la morue. L'AmbaiTadeur de Genes, qui etoit pafie en Angleterre, en eft retourne de- puis peu avec fatisiaclion. C'eft De votre AltefTe, Monfeigneur, Le tres-obeifTant, tres-fidele, & oblige ferviteur, Dl. Choqueux. Paris, le 23 Avril 1655. LETTER LXXXL Sans Adrejfe. MON SEIGNEUR, Le Colonel Tragener m'ayant cejourd'hui rendu la lettre de votre AltefTe, en date du 22 du mois pafTe, je l'ai en meme terns ete prefenter a fon AltefTe le Due d'York, qui a ete autant ravi de recevoir des lettres de votre Al telle, que les arquebufes rayees qu'elle lui a envoye ; fur quoi elle m'a promis d ecrire a votre AltefTe. M. de [ i8j ] M. de St. Ravy eft continuellement en campagne : je ferai en forte, s'il vient en ville avant mon partement, de lui faire voir le li- mier & les levriers que Ton m'avoit offert pour chafTer le loup, & fur iceux prendre fes fentimens. Je fuis contraint de retarder mon parte- ment fur ce que les hardes de Madame la Princeffe Sophie & de fon AltefTe le Prince Adolphe n'ont encore pu etre vifitees ni ac- quittees de la coutume; mais je fuis certain, & ai eu parole des maitres d'icelle, que Lundi le tout fera expedie, & ainfi je pourrai partir enfuite avec le premier meffager de Langres. La Reine de la Grande Bretagne eft ici en meilleure fante qu'elle n'a eu depuis long- tems, affligee de la mort de Madame Demby. La cour fera encore huit a dix jours en cette ville, puis doit aller a Chantilly, Compiegne, & a la Ferte, oil elle verra vers le 20 du mois fuivant toute fon armee pour Flandres. L'Ambaffadeur de Genes, qui etoit depuis peu de jours retourne d'Angleterre, eft parti d'ici pour Genes, apres avoir eu diverfes conferences avec M. le Cardinal. Le dernier courier qui eft arrive de Londres, a porte des lettres [ i86 ] lettres qui temoignent bien que Cromwell eft prefentement plus eloigne de traiter avec la France qu'il n'a jamais ete. Les avis de Flandres nous affurent que la Reine Chriflinc renvoit le Comte de Tot a Londres, & M. le Prince de Conde le fieur de St. Etienne, pour traiter quelque chofe de grand en leur noin avec Cromwell ; & que le Marquis de Laiden, Gouverneur de Dunkerque, etoit pour partir en bref, comme Ambafladeur extra- ordinaire vers ledit Cromwell. L'on parle que Meffieurs de Vendcme & d'Epernon font pour aller Ambaffadeurs extraordinaires a Rome, & que Ton a ordonne de faire hater l'arme- ment de Provence, qui doit etre de plus de cent voiles, tant navires, galeres, que brulots ; & il fe dit que M. de Mercceur en fera Amiral. M. le Marechal de la Ferte Senneterre fe prepare pour sen retourner en Lorraine, ou il doit avoir un corps d'armee de dix a douze mille hommes, pour entreprendre quelque grand exploit. Rocqueby eft depilis pen de jours hors de la Baftille, d'ou le fieur Robert Welche ne pent fortir. Le Due de Modene a fait fupplier le Roi de [ i8 7 ] de permettre que le Comte de Broglio allat commander les troupes que ce Due deftine contre le Milanois ; & fa Majefte lui a ac- corde fa priere. Ce Comte doit partir dans huit jours, & de plus a permis la levee d'un regiment Francois qui doit etre compofe de quarante compagnies - y & des a-prefent les capitaines ont touche 2,000 livres : il fera ap- pelle le Regiment des Gardes de ce Due. M. le Grand-Maitre a fortement pourfuivi pour la conclufion de fon mariage avec Ma- demoifelle de Manchiny; mais M. le Cardinal a encore differe jufqu'au retour' de la cam- pagne. Etant tout ce que je puis informer votre Alteffe, je lui refterai, Monfeigneur, Tres-obeiffant, tres-fidele, 6c tres-oblige ferviteur, De Choqueux. Paris, Te dernier d'Avril 1655. LETTER [ i88 ] LETTER LXXXIL A ?non Fih k Prince Rupert, a CaJfeL Upon betwixt Delf and Delf 's haven, May 19th. N. S. As I had written to you this morning, and fealed my letter, there came a captain of a little frigate, and gave me a letter from K. to the fame purport as that which Thorn. Doleman brought to I. from P. R. I have returned anfwer that it cannot now flay here, fince Queen had all ship- ped, and taken farewell of all public and pri- vate, not having any handfome excufe to flay; that if it were King did do it, it would be taken as difarieclion to her, which would make her defpifed in all places ; that when me had feen him, fhe would flay no longer than he mail think fit. She has written to Chan, den ring him as her friend to help her in this, and let him know what me has to write to K. I have met with S. who is not changed ; me looks well. E. is received co- adju trice I .s 9 ] adjutrice at Ncyford, which I had forgot t&. tell you in my letter. I go with a refolution to fuffer all things conflantly, I thank God he has given me courage ; I mall not do as poor Neece, but will refolve upon all misfortunes. I love you ever, my dear Rupert. I forget to tell you that K. faid, that both by L. Ar. and R. he had let me know that I ihould not come till K. thought it fit. I anfwer not that to King, but tell Ch. that I thought it was only about the coronation, not to have then that trouble and charge. My next (hall tell you more. Adieu, dear Rupert. Indorfed 1655. The above letter was written by the Queen of Bohemia. LETTER [ 190 ] LETTER LXXXIIL AMonjieur Monjieur Fret's, Lieutenant l -Colons! & Commandant, a Heueffberg. Frankfurt, d T 6 , May 1655. Wohl Edler Geftrenger Hochgechrter Herr Obrift-Lieutenant Werther Herr Bruder. Ic h bin allhier gluechlich angelangt, un- terwegens eins unds andre beftellt, ver- meint eiri Knecht oder etliche zufammen- aubringen, und mit meinem Sohn, den ich hier angetroffen, hinaus zufchicken : habe un~ terfchiedliche Leute auf Werbung geftellt; find viele Werber : wohin man kommt trifft man Werber an. Herzog UJrich von Wuer- temberg ift geftern hieher gekommen, und wird morgen wieder hinweg ins Niederland ; er nimmt an wo Er bekommen kan. Ich habe allhier mit einem Juden, genant Mofes, zum Armbruft einen Wechfel gechlolTen nach Nurnberg fur 2000 Rthlr. dafur ihm in Nurnberg zwey um zwey caution geleiftet wird. Alles das geld mufs dem Juden zur Heidelberg E 19* 3 Heidelberg und nicht zu Bafel gefchoffen werden -, mufs 2* per cent, geben. Der Herr Obrift-Lieutenant wolle es dem Prinzen re- feriren, damit keine Zeit verfaumt wird. Ich werde mich hier nicht aufhalten fonder n an einen Ort gehen, da ich Lothringer und Spa- nier kan bekommen. Will dem Herrn Gbriit. Lieutenant allezeit mit Briefen bewuerdigen. Diefmals mehreres nicht, denn bleib nebffc Empfehlung Goettlicher Gnade, Meines hochzuehrenden Herrn Obrifl- Lieutenants obligirten K. V. Bruen, Marx Andreas Soner, Obrifl-Lieutenant, LETTER [ 192 ] LETTER LXXXIV. AJua Altezza, il SercJtiJJimo Signore Principe Rttperf> Duca di Baviera. Serenissimo Principe, N r o n fendo reftato fodisfatto l'A. V, della patente venuta di Modena, b per non haver riceuto la ratificattione dei trattati, in ordine a quelli e volendo V. A. tutto cio di qui a un mefe 3 fenza lafciare feguitare la marcia delle fue leve in quefta dilattione di tan to pregiuditio di fu'a A. di Modena 5 et inoltre per detto fpatio di tempo che affegna per farli haver quant e detto volendo l'A. V. tremilia reifdollar per il mentenimento delle dette leve, fon contento di accordarneli, ma a condizione che dentro jl tempo dichiarato nelli detti trattati, tutte le medefime leve di V. A. per fervizio di ma A. di Modena, faranno puntualmente compite ; il tutto fenza pregiuditio delli accennati [ J 93 3 accennati trattati, con li quali la prefente fara ratificata N. S. la confervi e guardi. Di V. A. Devotiffimo ct Obligatiffimo fervitore, Bn Pardi. Heidelberg, li 25 Maggio 1655. LETTER LXXXV. Al 'Principe Palatino, Duca di Baviera. Serenissimo Signore, Ho ringraziata con altra mia V. A. della fua affettuofa difpofizione, nel parti- culare delle mie leve, in conformita de gli avvifi, che n'hebbi dal Colonello Pardi. Sentendo per6 le diligenze, che ella tuttavia si compiace di fare per favorirmi in tal pro- poiito ho voluto teftimoniarle nuovamente 1'obligazione che gliene profeflb, e pregar V. A. di andarmi in cio continuando gli ef- fetti della fua cortefia, accioche fi polfa elfere O in [ 194 J in termine di poter operare quanto prima, eC io havere occafione di fervire di perfona air A. V. alia quale ne ratifico piu che mai vivo il defiderio, mentre le bacio per fine cor- dialmente le mani. Modena, ji io Giugno 1655. Di V. A. Noi ufciremo quanto prima in campagna onde refto pien* di deliderio di potere afficurare V. A. che io le fono fervitore di cuore. Francesco d'Este. LETTER LXXXVI. A Son Altejfe Monfeigneur Prince Rupert, Palatin, a Heidelberg, MONSEIGNEUR, J 'a i bien reeu celle qu'a plu a fon Al telle me faire la 'grace de m'ecrire, du 8 Juin, & trouve dans icelle les parties payees fur les ©rdres de fon AltefTe toutes d'accord avec mon livre, t 195 1 Iivres, hormis la partie de M. le Comte de Holach, auquel n'ai fourni que R. T. 1490 & fon AlterTe a mis R. T. 159. Tcllement que j'ai paye le refte des rix thaller fept mille neuf cent feptante, favoir R. T. trois mille cent huitante & demi au fecretaire de votre AltefTe, fuivant fon ordre, & lui remis entre les mains toutes les cedules & ordres que j'avois; ainfi done que cette partie d'argent eft entiere- ment foldee & payee. Si fon AltelTe me jugera capable de la pouvoir fervir en autre, plaira de gratifier de fes commandemens celui qui eft, 6c demeure, Monfeigneur, Votre tres -humble, & tres-obeiflant ferviteur, Abraham Fildeluz. 30 May A Sfort, Je — 1655. 9 Juw O 2 LETTER [ 196 ] LETTER LXXXVII. Sans Adrejfe. MON SEIGNEUR, Ne doutant pas que votre AltefTe n'ait recu les lettres que j'ai eu l'honneur de lui ecrire de Strafbourg & de Nancy, les 9 & 1 2 du prefent, je lui dirai que le quinze, vers line heure apres midi, etant proche de Lafere, je fis rencontre de M. le Cardinal, qui s'en alloit a Laon, auquel lieu je cms etre a-pro- pos de Taller attendre, & lui parler a la fortie de fon carrofle. Mais Meffieurs les Mare- chaux d'E trees & de la Ferte s'y etant ren- contres, furent caufe que M. le Cardinal re- mit a me parler en fa chambre, ou ces Mef- fieurs l'ayant fuivi avec Meffieurs de Turenne Fabert, & Caftelnau, ils s'enfermerent, & fu- rent jufqu'a onze heures de nuit en conference, puis me fit entrer. Alors je fis mon poffible de lui expliquer & faire entendre les raifons pour lefquelles votre Al telle m'avoit envoye en cour. Sur quoi d'abord je l'obfervai furpris, me diiunt que M. le Due de Modene n'avoit promis, [ i97 ] promis, ni du faire efperer a votre Alteffe le commandement des troupes, ou, pour mieux dire, de l'armee du Roi, que fa Majefte lui cntretient pour fa protection & defence, de la- quelle meme fa Majefte l'avoit fait General, & le Comte de Broglio Lieutenant. Mais que, pour toutes les autres forces qui etoient audit Due de Modene, levees par fes ordres & a fa folde, il etoit jufle, & votre Alteffe de- voit etre affuree de les commander : qui feroient deux mille Francois d'elite des meilleures troupes de France, mille Suiffes, & les trois regiments que votre Alteffe emmeneroit d'Al- lemagne : m'affurant de plus que M. le Due de Modene ne manqueroit de donner a votre Alteffe une entiere fatisfadtion fur tout ce qu'elle peut efperer de lui, & que j'euffe a le fuivre a Lafere, d'ou il me depecheroit. En- fuite je lui parlai de la penfion de votre Al- teffe, & des 6000 livres reftantes a lui payer de partie des armees de 48 6c 49, fans qu'il me repondit autre chofe, finon qu'etant a I.afere ils feront le tout. Le lendemain 14, j'arrivai de bonne heure a Lafere, afm d'informer Madame la Prin- cefTe Palatine du tout, & que meme tile en O 3 cut t '93 ] eut pane a la Reine, comme elle fit ; d'autant que vers le fbir M. le Cardinal donna ordre a l'un de fes fecretaires, de me tenir averti qu'il m'expediroit le lendemain. Ledit jour fuivant 1 5, vers le foir, le dit fecretaire m'introduifit au cabinet de fon Eminence, laquelle me dit atoir fait reflexion fur ce que je lui avois re- prefente a Laon, 6c qu'il fatisferoit votre Al- teiTe par la lettre qu'il lui ecriroit, raflurant de fes fervices, & du commandement de deux mille Francis, deux mills SuhTes, aufii bien que de toutes les autres troupes qui pourront paiTer au fervice dudit Due, lequel avoit be- foin que votre AlteiTe voulut fans difcontinuer faire filer fon monde, 6c parler au plutot en perfonne. Ce qui me donna lieu de lui re- peter, que votre AlteiTe n'avoit d'autre penfee, 6: feroit en etat de ce faire, fi M. le Due de Modene avoit envoye la commiffion en forme, 6c la ratification du traite. M'interrompant, il me dit que l'argent qui avoit ete fourni a votre Altelfe etoit plus important que ces chofes- la, qui s'executeront felon que le Colonel Pardi l'avoit promis 6c accorde a votre AlteiTe. Ainii reprenant mon difcours, je lui dis qu'il etoit vrai que partie de Targent avoit ete payee aux [ *99 1 aux officiers qui ont prefentement leurs troupes en etat ; & que, pour l'equipage & entretien de votre Alteffe, Ton n'avoit arrete ni fourni aucune chofe, & qu'elle etoit refolue de ne faire palter toutes fes troupes fans y etre en pcrfonne ; qui etoit le fujet pour lequel elle m'avoit commande, d'aller trouver M. le Due de Modene, en cas que ion Eminence lui vou- }ut ecrire en faveur de fes interets. Ce qu'il commanda fur l'heure a un de fes fecretaires prefent d'aller voir M. Ondedey, qui ecrit les lettres Italiennes, d'en faire une a M. le Due de Modene; & que, pour le paiement des 6000 livres, il en fit ecrire une pour le Sur- intendant, que je lui dis etre en doute qu'elle eut plus d'efFet que celle que fon Eminence me donna a -Chalons. Auquel cas il m'arTura de lui en parler la premiere fois qu'il viendra en cour, mon fejour n'y etant pas neceif-iire ; que cependant fi je voulois laiifer ordre a quelqu'un de folliciter les expeditions de la penfion de votre AlterTe, il les commanderoit. Ce qui m'obligea de lui nommer M. du Bofle ; & eniuite, prenant conge de fon Eminece, il me chargea fort d'alTurer votre Altelfe de fes fervices, 6c qu'il la fupplioit de confiderer O 4 que [ 200 ] que la campagne s'avancoit, Sc qu'elle l'obli- geroit de faire avancer fes gens. De tout le foir, ni le lendemain matin, n'ayant pu avoir la lettre de M. le Due de Modene, qui n'etoit figne'e, je me refolus de partir, & priai M. Ondedey de me l'envoyer en cette ville - y & en cas qu'elle vienne, je partirai Lundi pour Lyon, ou autrement j'attendrai l'honneur des ordres de votre AltelTe. M. le Premier n'etoit arrive en cour que le foir avant mon partement ; il fut fort aile de fa voir la reponfe de M. le Cardinal, & juge qu'effectivement l'armee du Roi ne peut etre comprife fous le nom d'oltramontani. II te- moigne etre fort aife que votre AltelTe ait cet emploi pour commencer a fe former un corps. A mon arrivee j'ai trouve la Reine d'Angle- terre indifpofee, & encore qu'elle eut ete nou- veilement faignee, fa Majefte me voulut parler, & s'enquerit tres-particulierement de votre Altefle, de fon AltelTe Electorale, & de Mefdames les PrincefTes ; & li votre AltelTe avoit fouvent des nouvelles du Roi. Je lui dis celle des d'aupres de fa Majefte, & de ce qu'elle avoit fait l'honneur au Due de Neubourg, [ 201 ] Ncubourg, de quoi elle avoit etc avertie. Son Altefle le Due d'York m'a fait paroitre etre fatisfait apprenant la bonne fante de votre Al- tefle, 6c que les levees qu'elle a entrepris s'a- vancent. II attend d'heure a autre M. de Montagu, que j'ai laifle en cour, follicitan t pour obtenir que fon Altefle aille fervir avee M. de Turenne en l'armee de Flandres ; fonde fur ce que Ton tient le traite abfolument rompu entre la France & Cromwell. Je parlai a fon Altefle de l'etonnement qu'avoit la votre de ce qu'elle avoit reconnu en fa derniere lettre; qu'il me dit ne fe point reflbuvenir ni avoir fait a deflein j au contraire, qu'il fera toujours fon poflible pour le fervice & contentement de votre Altefle, a laquelle il me dit vouloir en ecrire, pour s'en excufer. M. de Souvre n'eft pas en cette ville ; il eft depuis huit jours en Bourgogne. L'afFaire furvenue dans les vallees de Geneve donne fort a penfer ici. Cromwell a envoye au Roi & a M. le Cardinal, qui demande fatisfaction de ce malheur : le dit envoye eft nomme Mor- land, qui a ete fort bien re9u en cour, d'oii il eft parti Mardi dernier, pour aller vers M^ le Due de Savoie lui en demander autant. II [ 202 ] II eft conduit par quatrc gardes, 6c un cou- rier du Roi. Ci-inclufe eft la lettre de M. le Cardinal a. votre AlteiTe, & la copie de celle qu'il a ecrite a. M. de Servien. Je fuis ft mal qu'il m'eft impofiible &en faire davantage. J'eftaie- rai de faire connoitre a votre AlteiTe avant rnon parteinent les nouvelles qu'il furviendra, & de M. de St. Ravy : ces belles chofes le j-ejouiront. C'eft de ' Votre AlteiTe, Monfeigneur, Le tres-obeiftant, tres-iidele, & tres-oblige ferviteur, de Choqueux\ Paris, le 23 de Juin 1655, LETTER [ 20 3 ] LETTER LXXXVIII. No Addrefs. Son, I thought to have written to you by Floer. I thought was but gone to Amiterdam , becaufe he did not tell me of his going, I ftaid till now, believing he would have come to me before he went : but now I fee he is at Heidelberg, I fend this by the pour, to' let you know that the States have given me for my kitchen one thoufand guil- ders a month, till I fhall be able to go from hence, which God knows how and when that will be, for my debts : wherefore I earneftly entreat you to do fo much for me as to aug- ment that money which you give me, and then I fhall make a fhift to live a little fome- thing reafonable ; and you did always promile me, that as your country bettered, you would increafe my means, till you were able to give me my jointure. I do not afk you much. If you would add but what you did hint you would do me a great kindnefs by it, and make t 204 ] make me fee you have ftill an affection for me, and put me in a confidence of it ; fince you cannot yet pay me all that is my due, that will mew to the world you defire it if you could. I pray do this for me, you will much com- fort me by it, who am in fo ill a condition a s it takes all my contentment from me. I am making my houfe as little as I can, that I may fubfift by the little I have, till I mall be able to come to you; which fince I cannot do becaufe of my debts, which I am not able to pay, neither the new nor the old, if you do not as I defire you, I am fure I mall not increafe. As you love me, I do conjure you to give an anfwer, and by the time common- ly ; and you will tie me to continue, as I am moft truly, Yours, Sec. Hague, Auguft 1655. The above letter was written by the Queen of Bohemia. LETTE ■ a 3t [ 20 5 ] LETTER LXXXIX. A Monfieur mon Frere, Monjieur le Prince Pa latin Rupert, a Mayence, Franckendal, 31 Decembre 1657. Mon Frere, Si eur Helmond m'a dit de votre part cc que vous pretendez de moi, outre l'ac- cord que nous avons figne 6c fcelle enfemble* Je l'ai prie de vous temoigner ce que je puis faire la-deffus ; & j'efpere que vous en ferez fatisfait, & qu'en obfervant aufli poncl:uelle- ment ce dont nous fommes tombes d'accord, comme je fais dc mon cote, vous me donnerez tant plus de fujet d'etre, Mon frere, Votre tres affectionne frere & ferviteur, Charles Louis, P. LETTER [ 206 ] LETTER XC. For the Queen of Bohemia* Heidelberg, this 21ft of July 1660. That your Majefty may be pleafed to fee how much Mr. Henry Killegrew fpeaks like himfelf in the relation of his combat, and of his ufage here, I fend your Majefly the relation of the fir ft, from thofe who were witneffes $ and his own hand, which I fend by Gillas vander Heet, for the other. The flrft night he lay in a lodging in the town-houfe, where they ufed to put ftudents that have committed fome infolence ; they call it the Doctor's Stove. But^ becaufe he complained it was not good enough, they put him in a better, in the fame houfe ; and for his diet, which I paid for, the bill mews it. He will never leave his lying as long as his tongue can wag. I am about to find out fomebody of quality, to fend as Ambaffador into England, when I may know that he will not be worfe ufed than the Republics of Venice and Holland. There are enough of good birth, but few that have language [ 2^7 ] language or breeding for fuch an employment in thefe parts. I believe Curtius hath ac- quainted your MajeiTy, that the Marquis of Baden Baden will needs thmfl me out of the fifth part of the farther county of Sponheim, which the Duke of Sirnmeren hath, upon an agreement, put me in poneffion of, and which above two hundred years hath been entailed upon the Electorate by a lady of that family, and was always in the hands of the Electors, until my grandfather left it to the late Duke of Sirnmeren. The lord Marquis's ill-con- fcience knowing the faultinefs of his own poiTeflion in the two parts thereof mortgaged to my grandfather, before he hath paid one penny of the money for which it v/as engaged, makes him fear, the Duke of Sirnmeren and I being joined, he may have an ill bargain of it in the end. To-morrow is the day they have threatened to put me out of pofTeflion of the caftle, wherein I have but the third part of the garrifon, one part thereof belonging to my coufin, and the other to the Marquis ; and the governor is fvvorn to all three. If he and the Duke of Sirnmeren hold firm, I iliall do my utmoft to help them, for I am fure 5 all [ 208 ] all the world will acknowledge the injuftice of the faid commiffion. I could not fo fud- denly" get the relation of the feconds ; but if Mr. Killegrew denies this inclofed, I will fend your Majefty one from hence. Poller hath no more hurt than what the relation mentioned, which is fcarce vifible. LETTER XCI. To the Queen of Bohemia, at the Hague. Heidelberg^ this |4 of Auguft 1660. Being newly returned from Creuthnach, I have only leifure to acquaint your Majefty, in anfwer to your gracious letter of the 9th, that my difpute is with the old Mar- quis of Baden Baden, becaufe he will not fuffer my coufin of Simmeren to difpofe of the 5 th part of the jurifdi&ion of the county of Spon- heim, anciently entailed upon the Electors Pa- latine, but given by my grandfather, amongft the reft, to my uncle : but I hope he will be better [ 20 9 ] better advifed, and hearken to an accommo- dation, which M. de Gravelle, the French King's minifter, hath propofed to him. I am well acquainted with the young Marquis Guftave Adolfe, whom your Majefty men- tioned! ; he is a great admirer of that char- latan Borrhi, if by this time he be not dif- abufed. As for the SerenhTime Prince of BafTan, and I know not what, I believe he is a-kin to the Queen of Cracovia, in the Knight of the Burning Peftle. Your Majefty was not miftaken in him : his Highnefs was gracioufly pleafed to accept from me three ducats for his journey, befides his defraying. I doubt not but he, and the counterfeit Ormond and Oflbry, will come to one and the fame end one day. I am much puzzled whom to fend into Eng- land, for the Count of Laine defires to be excufed, becaufe he is not mailer enough of the French tongue ; and to fend a German ftatue thither will not be worth the charges. I could wifh your Majefty knew how ill thefe parts are provided with fit perfons for any employment. This form which goeth here, which hath been fent me from the Eledlor of Brandenbourg's chancery, I mall be glad to P know f 210 ] know whether your Majefty would have me imitate it or no. The next week the treaty is to begin at Franckfort, about X.'s retreat, God grant it may have a good iflue, for flac longs to travel ! LETTER XCIL No Addrejs* Heidelberg, this 29th of September 1660. The fad hews I received the laft week from Paris, hindered me of my duty to your Majefty by the former ordinary ; for indeed, Madam, it was an unexpected afflic- tion to me, both in regard of the thing itfelf, as in regard of my refentment, which was greater than myfelf could have imagined upon that fubjecl:. For the too early ripenefs of his understanding, befides the misfortune of his birth, made me as much as was poffible hufband the afFeclion I bore him, for fear my expr effing [ «» ] expreffing it too much might injure his for- tune towards thofe on whom he ought to have depended, if God gave him life % and my fet- ting my heart too much upon him might make his lofs the more inconfolable to me* But I fee God and Nature have not vouch- fafed me to enjoy the fruits of my circum- fpedtion. I thought him in good hands, when I trufled him to my brother Edward's care and kindnefs, which was infinitely great to him. Pawell had alfo order to look after him ; all this, with his own moderation and difcretion, which impartial eyes judged to be beyond his years, I thought fufficient to guard him from any ordinary accident, until the next fpring (for fo long my brother and lifter, out of their good-nature to him, would needs keep him at Paris) when I intended to fend a dif- creet gentleman to travel with him into Spain and Italy; which I thought would have been of no ufe to him, as long as he eat and lay in my brother's houfe. I hope your Majefly will pardon this tedious difcourfe, and permit me the only pleafure, in fo extraordinary an affliction, as to feed a while upon it. Your Majefly will be pleafed to fee, by the relation P 2 I fend [ 212 ] I lend herewith at full of his ficknefs, death, and embalming, that I cannot complain of the care ufed, but only of the method, which by all appearance brought him to his grave: the difeafe and his conftitution being quite miflaken, they ufed the morteft way to make him have no more need of their phyfic ; and, inftead of flrengthening his ftomach, fpoiled by eating too much fruit, and expelling the malignity by the fvveat, they drew out his fpirits by letting of him blood, and weakened him by it, and fo many cooling things. The huge affliction this hath cafl me into, is very much augmented by the reflection I make upon that which I am fure your Majefty at prefent partakes by the death of your nephew, the Duke of Gloucefter, in which I mould alfo find a greater mare, if that which is nearer to me did not overwhelm it, and ren- der it lefs fenfible. I can only fpeak of his childhood, wherein I faw and found towards myfelf feveral teftimonies of his good nature ; and fince I have heard he was grown a Prince of great hopes, for his underftanding, and all other virtues, beyond his age, which I doubt, according to the ufual fate and condition of mankind, [ 2i 3 ] mankind, did alfo haflen his. Your Majefly having overcome fo many hard ones, lacketh, I am fure, no comfort nor conftancy to over- come this : I fhall only afk leave to wifh, that I may partake no lefs of the one than I do of the other. By the poft to-morrow I expecl: your orders how to mourn for the Duke of Gloucefter. As for the other, I believe I mail wear out my beft clothes. God's will be done ! I have given order to fend down your Majefly's wines, efpecially the Wermood, as faft as poffibly I can make thofe dull Dutch engines move. I hear your Majefly hath difluaded X. to quit this place. P 3 LETTER t 2I 4 ] LETTER XCIII. No Addrefs, Heidelberg, this 10th of November 1660, I am very glad your Majefty likes fo well of Sandoville for the charge M. Steincalerw fels propofed him for. There is only one dif- ficulty to be avoided, which is, whether he hath any great relation or dependance upon the Rhingrave, in which cafe I mould be loth to employ him. I fee alfo, by what your Majefty is pleafed to write concerning Doctor Morley, that he is wronged in the report that was made to me of him. The good temper your Ma- jefty defcribes him to be of (for I do not know him very particularly) will gain more upon the Engliih nation, than former violent humours have done. I have written this or- dinary to congratulate with the Queen for her happy arrival in England, as I have alfo done to the King of Denmark, who gave me notice of his being declared hereditary of that kingdom. I do not know whether the King your nephew will invite his foreign kindred to the [ 215 1 the late King's burial, which I hear is to be before the coronation ; and whether I fhall expect it. The mifchief is, I cannot find any of quality fit to fend : moil of our Noblemen hereabouts are either ftupid or fools, and of no breeding, and care for nothing but good drink. There is a young Earon of Limbourg, whofe mother is one of Hanau Swargenfels, I believe not unknown to your Majefty, who hath been in France and Italy, not unfit for fuch an employment of compli- ment ; though, notwithstanding his travels, yet fomewhat balhful. I believe your Ma*- jefty hath heard that the fluttering Count of Wiedt doth his beft endeavours to ruin his country, which being a fief of the Palati- nate, I cannot in honour nor confcience fufFer, and have done my utmoft, by fair means, to divert him from it. But now a while ago, inftead of giving me account of his mifbe- haviour, as to his liege lord of his fief, he hath got a commiffion from the Emperor upon me Elector of Colen, to execute upon his poor fubjecls, under colour of difobe- dience, though they were never heard, nor in- deed ought to be heard, but before my court, P 4 % to [ 216 ] to which they appealed, and upon fummons appeared. But the Count remains refractory, and caufed two of my guards, who lay at Wiedt to fecure the fubjects from violence, to be turned out from hence by force, and hath taken up fome foldiers from Gueldres, for to force his fubjects to his will, againft what they owe me, and to more than they owe him -> whereupon I am to fend commif- fioners thither, with fome troops to pro- tect them, and to endeavour to compound the matter, without fuffering them to be forced to any other judicature than mine, the whole country holding from me in fief. Thus your Majefty fees what a life I lead : whilft I am agreed with Baden, there arifeth this new trouble. The Emperor hath demanded af- fiftance from the empire, by the Elector of Mayence, againft the Turk, who is reported to have three bodies of an army, one upon the river Saw, another at Buda, and the third at Alba Grsca. I believe his Imperial Maj efty will do well to call a diet ; for that is the cuftom to demand money, and not by the Elector of Meintz, LETTER t 217 ] LETTER XCIV. For the Queen of Bohemia. Heidelberg, 29th of December 1660. I am forty I mull entertain your Majefty with fo fcurvy a fubject as the furrender of Braunfberg by a company of cowardly rogues, that forced the officer to give it up without one mot of ordinance, as he writes. They mail be tried by a council of war, which himfelf defires, where I doubt not but they will receive what is fit for fuch bafe knaves. I pray God they do not cut the officer's throat by the way ! The old Baron of Kainach, who poflerTeth the faid houfe as a mortgage for the dowry of his late wife, one of the houfe of Wiedt, mewed himfelf very affectionate, and gives Lieutenant Little very good teftimony that he did his duty ; he ferved formerly the King my father in Bohemia, but he is a Ba- ron of Auftria. It was impoffible to fuccour it in fo lhort a time in this feafon, whilft the rivers which are between the county of Wiedt [ 2.8 ] Wiedt and us are impaffable, and the Elector of Treves has befet the pafTages, notwithstand- ing he had at firft affured me he would not at all meddle in the bufinefs. But the cattle was enough provided to have held for two months, and in the mean time we might have treated for the boors, who fcarce de- ferve to be protected, for thofe rogues made me believe they would join at leaft four hun- dred well-armed men with firelocks to my troops, and affirt upon all occafions ; but they did nothing for me, and would never be gotten together, and my horfe could no longer fubfift there for want of forage, and the foot was not ftrong enough to lie quartered in the villages, which are open and very pi- tiful ones. But for all this I do not hear that the boors have as yet fubmitted to the Imperial commiffion, but that they have left all at random, fo that the Count has gotten little by his obftinacy. I wifh I might enter- tain your Majefty with fome better matter. I expect daily to hear what the Elector of Bran* denbourg will do for me in this bufinefs, I fear a good letter is the molt that is to be expected from one Protertant Prince to another; but the Catholics f 219 ] Catholics affift one another more really. I pray God preferve your Majefty! LETTER XCV. No Addrefs, Heidelberg, this 4th of May 1661. I doubt not but ere this letter comes to your Majefty's hands, my filter the Du- chefs will have the honour and happinefs to wait on your Majefty with my little Lifclotte, who hath reafon to have a good opinion of her- felf, fince you are pleafed to grace her with the title of your favourite, which I hope me will ever endeavour to preferve, for me is of good nature, and wants no wit — cunning enough, as St. Ravy ufeth to fay of himfelf. Your Majefty will find my lifter in the fame condi- tion as Ihe was in when me waited laft on your Majefty, for her body and mind is ftill the fame; for nothing afflicts her, at leaft ihe can hide it better than I can do. I have lent my fan's tutor, Spanheim, into Italy, to make [ 220 J make himfelf the fitter for other employ- ments j and until Ladoville's return (who, fince his arrival at Maftricht, hath accepted of the governor's place to my fon) Betten- dorff will look to him, whom I have made my fteward of the houfhold. He hath been bred with M. le Comte de Rouffi, and is a good, civil, and diligent man, but a Lutheran, married, and hath children, or elfe he would not have been unfit for the charge. I fhall with the firft hear whether Madame de la Maifonneuve will accept of the charge I offered her, for M. de Rouffi, where me formerly ferved, hath undertaken to difpofe her to it. I have letters from my fervants out of Eng- land, that they had very gracious reception the Thurfday before the coronation, from the King, Duke and Duchefs of York ; but they have not had time as yet to fpeak about your Majefly's and my bufinefs 5 fo that I do net know how his Majefty will like their propofitions for your Majefly's fatisfaction : if the King remits them to your Majefty, it will fave them the labour of being remitted from your Majefty to the King, which I believe you would have done before you had concluded [ 221 ] concluded any thing with me, fince, if the King doth not help in it, I do not fee how I am able to fatisfy your Majefty's pretentions out of my purfe. This is all the policy for which your Majefty, I find, is difpleafed with me, upon my fending firft to the King ; and I hope your Majefty will rather fecond my intentions herein, than blame them. There is a gentleman arrived here, of good fafhion, as they fay, for as yet I have not feen him : his name is Slingiby Bethell. He faith he is not banifhed, though he was of the latter Parliament, but only goeth to travel . LETTER [ 222 j LETTER XCVL E/ecJor Palatine to the Queen, in vindication of himfelf concerning fending for the fluffs. Altzey, this 3d Auguft 1661. What I commanded Michel was upon this ground, that I believed (as the King my father's fervant, who committed to him the care of the Huff that belong'd to me after his Majefty's death) he ought to have obeyed my orders, ftrengthened by the extract of your Majefty's letter to me, before that of Gilles vander Heck, this being of a different tenure than your Majefty's to me, efpecially fince mine was only to ftay the goods until you had exprefled yourfelf more clearly $ whether thefe words ufed in my letter (fome of mine from the Hague) were to be underftood as Gilles vander Heck did write for all that was good for any thing, and what belonged both to your Majefty and my- felf, as well from Rehan as from the Hague. And t 223 ] And I am confident Michel would have agreed to what was demanded for fo fhort a time, having no command under your hand, and fo have avoided all this flir : but that he, and thofe that let him go, knew they would run more hazard of your difpleafure in difobeying your fervants than me, who could not imagine that a fortnight's flay of the fluff, till your farther pleafure had been fignifled by your own hand (as in fuch a cafe fhould have been expected) and not at the fecond hand, could be thought prejudicial to your Majefly (as thofe learned commentators upon my actions are pleafed to intimate) fincc I hear they have lain longer on more fince their landing at London. Neither can I in charity believe them fo impious as that they can harbour any thought of reprisal in a cafe which [I hope neither they nor I mall ever live to fee. As for that of flirring up the creditors to flop the faid goods, de Groot will make them appear lyars that informed your Majefly fo : but upon the whole matter, I can eafily perceive how willing your Majefly is the world fhould perceive, upon any occa- 1 1 fion, [ 224 ] fion, that you find fault with me ; becaufe I hear that in your prefence, before all the company, you have complained to the Brandenbourg's Ambaflador of me j which, though I had committed 4. much greater fault, you would not have done, if you were not willing to have myfelf and all the world take notice of your conftant fettled difpleafure againft me, as you have alfb mewed in many other occafions ; all which I muft bear with the reft of my misfortunes, yet not neglect, as far as lieth in my power, the humble duty J owe you. LETTER [ 225 1 LETTER XCVII. For her Majefty the Queen of Bohemia. Most Royal Madam, Having heard that your Majefty was pleafed to honour mc with your lines, the which as yet I have not received : therefore I hold it my duty to acquaint your Majefty therewith, left you may think I neglect your Majefty's commands ; the which I humbly beg to be honoured with, either by waiting upon your Majefty there, or doing the fame here, holding it my duty as, Moft Royal Madam, Your Majefty's moft humble and moft obedient fervant, Calander. Callander, this 20th September 1661: LETTER [ 226 J L E T T E R XCVIU. A fa Majejic la Rcine de Boheme , A Hanovre, ce 31 Octobre 1661, 11 y a fi long- terns que je n'ai recu de lettres d'Angleterre, que je eraindrois d'y etre tout-a-fait oubliee, fi la bonte de votre Majefte ne m'etoit entierement connue. Sivan n'etant encore arrive ici, & nous n'y avons- vu depuis long-tems aucun etranger que le Comte de Waldec, qui venoit de Zell, oil il avoit tache de faire fa paix avec l'Elecleur de Brandebourg, qui eft reparTe par-la pour s'en retourner a Berlin avec toute fa cour. Nous n'avons pas eu le bonheur ici de le voir, ni aucun de fa cour - } & il n'a vu de la notre que ceux qui Font traite de la part du D. G. G. a fon paifage. Son train etoit fort grand -, je ne fais s'il etoit fort beau. La PrinceiTe d'Anhalt eft de rechef enceinte, mais on dit que cela ne deguife pas fa belle taille. J'cf- pere que mon frere Rupert a a prefent l'hon- neur d'etre avec votre Majefte -, il y a li long- tems que je n'ai eu de fes nouvelles, que je ac R U ]P. BETA . [ 22 7 1 ne fais plus s'il eft au monde. II eft encore plus harefTeux d'ecrire que moi, mais on ne fait de quoi remplir fes lettres d'un lieu comme celui- ci j & je me promets que votre Majefte me continuera toujours la grace de me tenir pour fa tres-humble & tres-zelee fervante, encore que je ne le debute pas par de longs com- pliments i Sans Signature. N. B. This letter is from the Palatine Princefs, grand-daughter of King James the Firft, who was then married to the Duke of Hanover* Q^2 LETTER [ 228 ] LETTER XCIX. No Addrcjs. Heidelberg, this \\ of January 1661. I am very forry far the new affliction God hath fent upon your royal family, where- of I am the more fenfible, becaufe I know how near it toucheth your Majefty's affection, which was ever great towards the deceafed Princefs, whereof you will daily find the want whilft you flay at the Hague. I am loth to touch any thing in anfwer to your laft gracious letter, that may trouble your thought at this prefent with domeftic affairs ; but I can fhew by your own hand, that your Majefty was at firft not unwilling to live at Heidelberg, whilft another houfe was prepar- ing for you. When your Majefty is here, it will be but one family - y for nobody will dare to conteft againft any thing that fhall be for your fervice and convenience : and if any trouble mould have been that way, thofe that would controul might in better manners quit the houfe to your Majefty than you to them; [ 229 ] them; which myfelf would not have refufed. As for the creditors, if your Majefty had /hewed any real defire to come away, they might have been dealt withal. But I mall not trouble your Majefty at this time with any thing farther, becaufe I hope you will give me leave to do it by an exprefs, who will very fuddenly wait upon your Majefty. In the mean time, I pray God to comfort your Majefty in all thefe great afflictions, -and to do me the grace that I may be able to contri- bute fomething, if not fo much as my duty requires, towards it The ftory I wrote to your Majefty laft week, of the mutiny which caufed Lieutenant Little to deliver up the caftle, proves quite otherwife - 3 which I (hall give you a farther account of by next, when the council of war have made their full report. In the mean time it appears, ^that thofe that witnefs for him, the one upon oath, the other upon his death-bed, deny all, and fay that Little made him write the teftimony, whicli the Baron figned, for to fave his houfe from being fpoiled with the cannon. Befides, Little himfelf, upon ftricl: examination, varies in the ftory; fo that I fear he will prove a Q^ 3 coward [ 2 3 Q ] coward or knave, or both, upon the whole matter, as one Captain Menges, his own countryman, and one that fits in the council of war, doth himfelf believe. If he had but kept it eight weeks, as he was enough able to do, we had made good conditions for him and the country. Yet I hope the Elector of Brandenbourg's offices will do much good, as I believe the Emperor's court, now they are informed of the matter, will be of another mind. LETTER C, No Addrefs. plague, January '£, 1661, I am glad I was deceived, and that you in- tend fhortly to fend me to the King, and that he will pafs this way. I arliire you I neither am, nor ever was, unreafonable, fo as reafon will fatisfy me. I defire not to ruin you, nor make you live under what you do. In my letter I told you why I did not fend one to be informed of your revenue j for either they [ 2 3 I ] they were fuch as durft not offend you, or fuch as might eafily have been deceived, being Grangers ; and befides, in the condition that my family was then in, I eafily imagined that they would not be much regarded. What I have received from you iince your restitution is not fo much : till Franckendal was reftored you, you gave me two thoufand rix4ollars a month; but lince that you gave me but half; and I was fome fix months, as I take it, from receiving any thing, to rebate little of the five thoufand pounds the Emperor gave me. You know yourfelf, as both your letters, can teftify, that the corn and wine was promifed me ; and I was defired to afk the parties. It was reafon you mould pay for them more than I, You could not lofe by fending the corn and wine but very little ; but you know I did offer that from Baghrad the tranfport would coft you nothing. You fent me once feven thoufand guilders, and never lince any more, befides the fifteen thou- fand guilders, only two thoufand guilders for living. I do not mention the mournings, for that is a thing of courfe. I had not tailed fine bread and candles, if you had helped me» 0^4 as [ 23 2 ] as you promifed : but fifteen thoufand guilders could not do it, living as I do, much lefs as I mould ; which made me in a manner beg the States' affiftance : and as it is, I cannot give my fervants their wages. If remembering of you to have more would have done it, you mould not have lacked - y but when I wrote to you of fome things of that nature, I never received anfwer, which has hindered me for to write concerning of my niece's mourning ; but lince you defire to be remembered of it, and may fend it me with what it coft. I again allure you there is nothing I more defire than to have a good end of this bufinefs, which will be as much for your honour as my good and contentment. LETTER [ 233 ] LETTER CI. For the Queen of Bohemia, Heidelberg, January 26, 1661. TH e Count Charles Ferdinand of Wal- lenftein having been here this fennight from the Emperor, to demand prefent afiift- ance from me, as he hath done from other Electors and Princes, I have been hindered from difpatching to your Majefty about the money bufineis. I have little reafon to trouble your Majefty often with letters upon that fub- jecl:, fince mod commonly they are either mifconftrued, or the reafons I a Hedge not at- tended ; as now lately, when I write, it was for want of remembering that I did not fend fomething, inftead of the corn and wine your Majefty challenged, but, as I have fhewed formerly (by the contents of the very words of the letters which were alledged) I never pro- mifed. I meant my treafurer Shloer, becaufe I very well remember that your Majefty fel- dom wrote to me but upon money fubjects fince I was in Germanv ; which I do not blame [ 2 3* ] blame your Majeily for -, but only I am forry that oftentimes I could not anfwer you but with my leg. As for the tranfport of wine and corn from Bocharach into Holland, that it mould coil me nothing, I hope your Ma- jeily doth not think me fo ilupid, that if any fuch ways had been mewed, I mould not have accepted it, for my own profit, as well as for your Majefty's accommodation. But thofe that make fuch projects are better ac-. quainted how to eat and drink it, than how to fell it, and love to tattle of it -, but when it comes to the point, they know not how to make it good. I do well believe, that if I would give them corn and wine at Bocharach almoil for nothing, as (if I do well remem^ ber) they pretended they might well carry it for Holland without my coil: -, but I mould be no gainer, but a lofer by that bargain ; for they think corn and wine groweth here with no more coil and hazard than muihrooms, If there be any fo good hufbands amongil them, I wiih they may come up, and rent all my revenue in that kind ; and I am content to receive one third lefs in money of what it is worth in the beit years. I am glad your i o Majeily [ 2 2S ] Majefty will put in a paper together what you have received from me in twelve years - y I hope your Majefty will alfo examine what my ex- pences and receipts were in that time, and what the condition I was, and am now in. I wifh with all my heart, and nothing fo much, as that your Majefty were fatisfied with me in that point, which I have endeavoured, and mall ftiH do, fo that you will let me keep fo much for myfelf, that I may live in the condition I was reftored to by the treaty of peace at Munfter and Ofnabrug, that thofe that belong to me may not want : for I aflure your Majefty I lay up no money at intereft out of the revenue of the Palatinate, but have fpent a great deal of what I got by other means, for the bettering it ; which, now the French alliance is at an end, I do want in a great meafure. I fhall fhortly reprefent all thefe things more particularly to your Majefty. If your Majefty thinks San- doville fo fit for my fon as they fay he is, it will be in your power to hinder that he be not taken from his intention to ferve here, by the offer I hear is made to him for to be with my coufin the Prince of Orange. LETTER f 236 ] LETTER CII. : No Addrefs. Heidelberg, this 2d February 1661. Sure your Majefty hath forgot in what con- dition the Houfe of Franckendal, which they call the SharTnorey, is in, when you were pleafed to write of preparing it for you. For no preparation would have made that fit for your living in it, but a whole new building, which to do on a fudden, or in a few years, my purfe was never yet in a condition for it; but I intended to do it by little and little, and had then begun it, if your Majefly had come hi- ther. I have done a little laft year. As for the accidents fallen out in my domeftic affairs, it is likely they had not happened if your Majefty had been prefent -, and if any other inconvenience had happened in regard of two families (which was not likely, fince one would not have meddled with the other's charge) it might always have been remedied by a feparation. As for the taking your Ma- jefty's [ 237 ] jefty's debts upon me, which were made upon another fcore, I believe it cannot juftly be claimed ; and it is believed that if your Ma- jefty had mewed the States any earned intention to come hither, they would have taken fome order to have appeafed your creditors. But I mail remit this buiinefs, and what belongs to it, to him that I fend to your Majefty, and to the Attorney-General Newen -, in which I forefee already I mail incur your blame, though I cannot help it, it being the fate of our family not to be in a condition to main- tain any of quality that are able and trufty to do bufinefs ; for, as I have told your Ma- jefty formerly, it is a pity to fee what crea- tures our nobles and gentry of thefe parts are, who have retained nothing but the pride and refractorinefs of their anceftors againft our Houfe. I mail obferve your Majefty's counfel, to give him I fend only the character of an envoy, for the former reafon, and thofe which your Majefty alledges. — The moft votes of the council, notwithftanding the articles, which are clear in that point, would not find Little worthy of death, but only to be ca- (hiered with fhame. He hath been a foldier about f 238 ] about thefe twenty years, and, on this occa- fion, might have gained honour, if he had but held it up fo long that I might have made a good agreement, with the help of Meintz and Brandenbourg, or have lecured it ; but he mewed by all circumitances a great deal of ignorance and cowardice, as can be proved by his own relation. — The Emperor hath com- manded the Elector of Collento retire his forces alfo out of the country of Wiedt, but hath not decided the main queftion, who mall be judge between the Count and his fubjects. — I did hope to have had my fifter the Du chefs here, if the weather had not hindered her journey ; which I fear will now be farther retarded, be- caufe of her quafms, I hear, again come upon her. LETTER t 2 39 ] LETTER CIII. Sans Adrejje. De la Haye, le 20 1662. Madame, De toutes les nouvelles que j'avois penfe amafTer pour ecrire a votre Majefte, je n'ai appris que le mariage de l'ainee Somer- deyed avec le Marquis de Montpouillan -, on l'afTure tellement, que, quoi qu'on allegue, il le faut croire malgre qu'on en ait : autre - ment il ne fe parle d'aucun mariage ici. Je ne fais ce que fera 1'Ambaffadeur de Portugal quand il fera vifible, mais il ne l'efr pas pre- fentement. II devient notre voifin en lieu de la pauvre PrinceiTe de Portugal ; & je puis efperer n'etre pas oublice pour les oranges de; la Chine, comme je l'ai ete cette fois. J'a/- drefle a votre Majefte des lettres que le D'^c de Lorraine ecrit a fa femme : elle me les a envoyees pour me montrer comment o/n la dorlote toujours, & fouhaitoit que votre Ma- jefte les vit. Je lui confeille tant /que je puis de ne s'abattre pas, de peur qu'ell/e perde fon agrement, & puis je n'efpererois p lus pour elle. [ 240 ] die. L'Apothicaireffe eft groffe ou accou- chee, & ainfi je crois la plus forte ardeur de fa pamon paffee. Elle eft toujours a Paris, & notre bonne DucherTe a Neufchateau en Lorraine ; fa iille, a Bar-le-Duc, eft groffe. II ne fait point d'hiver ici ; ce qui nous me- nace de mortalite : meme on dit que de dix il n'en reftera pas un feul en vie ; tellement que fi votre Majefte tarde a venir, elle trouvera peu de vifages connus. L'AmbafTadeur de France revilite la douairiere par ordre de fa cour, ou on a peu envie de remettre Orange dans l'etat precedent. On vend les charges vacantes des biens du Prince d'Orange au plus offrant. Nous prefentons tous nos refpects a votre Majefte, & je demeure, Madame, de votre Majefte, La tres -humble, tres-obehTante, & iidele fervante, G. R. J. V. LETTER [ 241 ] LETTER CIV. ^ Sans Adreffe. A Paris, ce 6 de Novembrc 1662. Madame, L 'ordinaire de Londres ayant manque Vendredi dernier, je n'en ai eu cette femaine de votre Majefte. M. d'Eftrade a ete bien recu a la cour ; le Roi ayant trouve, par fa relation, qu'il avoit fait tout ce qui fe pouvoit faire, ne lui a plus donne de blame, puifque perfonne ne fauroit repondre des eve- nements. On dit que Batteville a employe quatre cent mille livres pour cette incartade, & qu'il a montre au Roi de la Grande-Bre- tagne l'ordre de Ion Roi par ecrit, de faire ce qu'il a fait. A ce compte le Roi d'Ef- pagne ne le pourra pas defavouer ; & par cc moyen la guerre eft inevitable. On dit que le Roi de la Grande- Bretagne enverra ici le Comte de Briftol pour faire un traite fecret avec la France : la conjondture eft belle pour faire une etroite liaifon entre les deux cou- R ronnes. [ 2 4 2 1 ronnes. C'eft en quoi les Efpagnols trouve- roient bien de la befogne. Le Roi de France eft heureux dans tous fes defleins, tant ce qu'il fouhaite & entreprend lui reuffit. Je ne veux pas parler ici des grandes joies ou nous fommes, puifque la naiiTance du Dau- phin a ete des aum-tot mandee par expres en Angleterre. Je me contenterai feulement de dire a votre Majefte qu'il eft blanc, beau, 6c gras, ayand comme la Reine le nez 6c les yeux grands. II naquit le i de ce mois, jour de Tous-Saints., a onze heures trois quarts 6c fept minutes du matin. Le Roi a fait pre- fent au Medecin de la Reine de douze cents louis d'or. Les prieres des deux Reines n'ont fu obtenir du Roi d'envoyer en Efpagne pour donner avis de cette felicite, dont il a plu a Dieu de combler la France, tant fa Majefte paroit toujours irrite'e de cette action de Bat* teville* Le Comte de Fuenfeldaigne eft ar- rive a Cambray. Le Due de Crequi eft def- tine pour rambaffade d'obedience a Rome. La DuchefTe de Laval eft accouchee d'un Prince. J'ai mande a votre Majefte que le patron des crepines d'or 6c d'argent etoit trop lourd pour etre envoye par la pofte, 6c qu'il pefera bien cinq t 243 ] cinq onces. Un facheux rhume m'ayant con- fine dans la chambre, depuis dix jours en ca, je n'ai fu encore fortir pour acheter les etuis des cifeaux, & la continuation de Pharamond. On porte les manchons de zaveline, mais pas ii grands que du parle. C'eft De votre Majefte Le tres-humble & tres-obeiflant ferviteur. N, B. This letter appears to be written to the Queen of Bohemia by a French- man of quality, who had a frequent correfpondence with her. R 2 LETTER i Hi 1 LETTER CV. A fa Majejle, la Peine de Boheme, EleBrice Palatine, nee Princejfe de la Grande-Bre- tagne, a Londres, Madame, Je viens avec le du refpedt. fouhaiter a votre Majefte l'heureufe entree de Fanne'e pre'- fente, & je la fupplie tres-humblement de croire que, comme il n'y a d'homme au monde qui ait plus d'interet a fa confervation, auffi n'y a-t'il perfonne qui farTe fes voeux pour elle avec plus de zele & de fincerite. Et je prends la hardieife, Madame, d'accompagner mes fouhaits de deux petites figures d'ivoire, la mi- fere defquelles reflbuviendra votre Majefte de la mienne, laquelle effectivement eft arrivee au dernier point ; de forte que, ne fachant comme refifter a la grande neceffite ou je me trouve, &; moins comme fatisfaire a mes crediteurs, Madame, [ 245 1 Madame, je fuis oblige de fupplier votre Ma- jeure tres-humblement de fe fouvenir de mes longs, continuels, & fideles fervices, & que de beaucoup d'annees je n'ai rien recu de mes arrerages, que ce peu qu'il a plu a votre Majefte de me faire donner fur la fin de Tan- nee 1660. J'efpere, Madame, que la fuite de quarante-deux ans de fervices, & la perte de mes biens & de mes amis, qui en fuivit, mais fur-tout la bonte ordinaire de votre Ma- jeure, & fa royale promeiTe, feront affez puif- fants avocats pour moi, fins que j'aie befoin de la plus incommoder. J'attendrai done les efTets de ces deux vertus, la juftice & la recon- noiifance, & que par le prompt paiement de mes arrerages me temoignera d'agreer mes tres-humbles fervices ; l'honneur defquels fera toujours le dernier objet de mon ambition, comme la grace & la protection de votre Ma- jefte, eft le fouverain bien auquel j'afpire. Je m'aflure, Madame, que la confideration de mon age, & de mes infirmir.es continuelles, vous obligeront a me, faire la grace que je vous demande, pendant que je fuis encore en etat de la recevoir. Dieu, qui aime tant la R 3 juflice > [ H6 } juftice, en fera le retribuateur, & je ferai tout le refle de ma vie, Madame, De votre Majefle Le tres-humble tres-obeiifant ferviteur & fujet. Gf. Kapljr de Sulewih. A la Haye, le i Janvier, Tan 1662. LETTER CVI. For my niofi dear, and moft entirely beloved Cotifiriy Prince Rupert, Most dear and most entirely beloved Cousin, Upon confidprations which have lately occurred concerning your failing, the King hath commanded me to write to you, that if this find you on this fide the Downs, you mould take the firft opportunity of failing thither, with the fleet under your command; and after your arrival there, fo foon as the wind [ 247 ] wind mall be fair for it, that you fail to the Spithead, near Portfmouth, there to expect far- ther directions, in cafe the wind prefent before you mall have received fuch directions as are intended to be fent you to-morrow, by the re- turn of your meifenger (who brought me your letter this day) who is delayed till then, purpofely to bring you the full account of his Majefty's refolutions relating to your voy- age, the farther confideration whereof is de- ferred until to-morrow, I am Ypur moft affectionate couiin, James. St. James's, October 8th 1664, JLndorfei, " Received in the Downs." R 4 LETTER ^ -■ - - [ * 4 8 J LETTER CVTI. For my mofi dear, and moji entirely beloved Coufin, Prince Rupert. Most dear and most entirely beloved Cousin, I have received your letter: and although I am informed that the putting the feamen five to four men's allowance of victuals, which was ordered by the principal officers and com- mimoners of his Majefty's navy, in lieu of the fifhing trade, hath been practifed in divers of his Majefty's mips with content to the men, yet, for the encouragement of the feamen of his Majefty's mips under your command, I think fit to remit it, and the men fhall be paid for fuch time as they fhall be at fhort allow- ance, according as hath been accuftomed. I am Your moil affectionate Coufin, James. St. James's, nth October 1664. Endorfed, " Received under fail in the Downs, by Mr. Parker, 13 th of October, 9 o'clock in the morning." LETTER [ 249 ] LETTER CVIII. Ta my mojl deary and mofi entirely beloved CouJin y Prince Rupert. Most dear and most entirely beloved Cousin, Sir John Lawfon, who is arrived at the Spithead from the Streights, brings news that de Ruyter, having gathered together what victuals he could at Alicant and Malaga, and having watered at Furmatura, came to Cadiz with hia whole fquadron, where he bought a confiderable proportion of wine and oil, and pretended to go thence to Sallee with his whole fleet. But as well by fome dif- courfes from the commanders, as from the little bufinefs that can be at Sallee for fo great a fleet, and moft of all, from the pro- vifion of wine that he hath made (whereas it is not the practice of the Dutch to give their feamen other drink than water in the Streights) the King doth judge that there is little reafon to doubt but that he is gone for Guinea -, and therefore his Majefty's pleafure is, [ 2 5 ] is, that with the firfr. opportunity of wind and weather ycu fail, with the fleet under your command, to the Spithead, there to ex- pect farther directions, which ihall be fent to you with all fpeed. I am Your mofl affectionate Coufin, James. St. James's, j 2th of October 1664. Received under fail, this 13th of Oc- tober, by Captain Sampfon, to whofe fhip it was fent, A duplicate copy of the above orders received, being at anchor near the Calves cliff, Ifle of Wight, the 14th of October 1664, LETTER [ 2 5 I 3 LETTER CIX. par my moft dear, and moft entirely beloved Cou/in, Prince Rupert. Most dear and most entirely beloved Cousin, Ihave acquainted the King with your pro- pofal of turning over the men out of the Company's mips, into the King's mips now lying in harbour, and fecuring the Company's fliips in the harbour until a fitter occafion for fetting them forth ; of which the King ap- proves fo well, that I defire you immediately to put it in execution, leaving on board the Company's mips the officers and fome few men, fuch as you mail judge fit, to look to them, and their lading in harbour. Direc- tions mall be fent to Sir Philip Honywood, %o furniiTi men, as you defire. The mips in the river will very foon be fo forward as that the moll, and moft confiderable of them, will, I hope, be ready to fail by Monday next, fome fooner; and fome are already failed. I am Your moft affectionate Coufin, St. James's, JAMES, £ij November 1664, LETTEIl [ 252 ] LETTER CX. A Monfeigneur k Prince Rupert, a Londres. Ce 22 Mars 1664. On m'a ecrit une lettre depuis trois jours li differente de celle dont je vous ai parle par ma derniere, que j'ai cru etre oblige de vous en donner avis, arm que vous pre- niez des memres plus juftes. On m'ordonne de vous faire mille compliments, & de vous aiTurer qu'on conferve pour vous toute l'eftime imaginable, quoiqu'on ait appris que vous etes fort engage aupres d'une DuchelTe il y a long-tems. J'ai repondu a tout hazard que cela n'etoit point, mais mandez-moi ce que vous voulez que je dife : car vous devez etre perfuade que j'ai pour vous un refpect & une attache tout-a-fait grande, & que vos inte- rets me font autant chers comme les miens propres. Prenez & confultez bien vos inten- tions. On dit qu'il y a de grandes richefTes ; mais ecoutez les fentiments de votre cceur, & vous conliez en celle qui ne vous commettra pas fans grande raifon. On fait comme on en t 253 ] en dolt ufer pour des perfonnes de votre qua- lite, 6c les mefures qu'il faut prendre. Adieu. Jamais vous ne ferez fervi fi fidelemeut de perfonne, comme vous le ferez de votre tres-obeiflante fervante. Faites-moi l'honneur de me faire reponfe a la meme adrefTe, a Nantes. Si je ne vois les gens bien intentionnes, je ne ferai pas fem- blant d'avoir recu de vos nouvelles depuis long- terns. N. B. This letter is wrote by a woman, who conducted a marriage treaty for Prince Rupert. She defires the an- fwer to be directed, as ufual, to Nantz, in France. LETTER [ m i i LETTER CXL A Monjieur Monjieur le Prince Palathi Rupert y a Jon Rceuau, Berlin, May \% 1665. Dear Brother, If you knew how much joy your letters af- ford me, I am fure you would have the good-nature to let me receive them oftener than I do. Your lair, makes no mention of the copy of my aunt Princefs Catherine's will, which I fent you. There is a ring for you. Let me know how you will have me difpofe of it. I will fend you the bell fhe left, which is not very good. The Ele&or hath put all into my hands ; but Timon is fo vexed at the fix thoufand rixdollars he is to pay mc out of a clear debt, that he will not fend me my annuity, and hath commanded Geeles de Fek not to pay the peniion which my aunt had in Poland : but our Elector will force him to it. I believe Timon would willingly force me to put my pretenfions into the Elec- tor of Mentz's hands (as his wife is like to 1 do) [ *55 | do) and then he may have a jufl reafon to complain. I mall not do it, until I fee that all is loft, but then I will have my fliare. I am now very rich in pretentions, for my aunt has now ninety thoufand rixdollars due, for thirty years exile, in which flie received not a penny out of her country. I mall en- gage the King, if I can, to write for me to the Emperor, who is to 'pay me, and never disavowed the debt. I would willingly let fall half the fum, to get the reft : and wifh much more to know you ftill profperous both in this and all other undertakings. Every body here wonders that fo many ftiips ftay before havens, and that fome of them do not ra- ther go into the Indies, where there is more to be -got; but every body underftands his own bufinefs. I go to attend mine at CafTel, and leave this place within a fortnight, where the Elector obliges me more than I can ex- prefs. I hope you will find fome occafion to thank him for it. So farewell, dear Brother. I am, more than all the world befides, Your's. LETTER [ * 5 6 1 LETTER CXIL (Cop y.) Directed \ " For the Principal Officers and Com- mijjioners of his Majejlys Navy" Gentlemen, In purfuance of a command received from his Majefty, I defire you to make out bills, directed to the treafurer of his Majefty'S navy, for the payment of the fum of two thou- fand pounds unto fuch as £hall be appointed to receive the fame by my molt dear and moil en- tirely beloved coufin Prince Rupert, as a free gift from his Majefty, without charge of imprefl or account for the fame. I am Your affectionate Friend, James. Hampton-Court, 18th July 1665. LETTER [ 257 ] LETTER CXIII. C O P I E de deux Lettres ecrites par le Rci de Boheme, Tune au Roi de France, & l'autre au Comte de Mansfeld. Adreflee a la Reine de Boheme. Au Roi de France, TrES-HAUT, f RES-PUISSANT, ET TRES- excellenf prince, monsieur, et tres-honore' Frere, Le Due de Bouillon m'a fait voir une lettre que vous lui ecrivez, enfemble tine du Comte de Mansfeld, par laquelle il lui mande* que fi vous envoyez querir fix pieces de canon qu'il dit lui avoir laiflees, il vous les farTe bailler : chofe que j'ai trou- vee bien extraordinaire, vu que des fix, il yen a cinq qui ont mes armes, 6c ont ete fondues dans mes arfenaux -, 6c ne les ai jamais pre- S tendues f 258 ] tendues a lui, mais les ai laiffe'es en ce lieu, eftimant jouir bientot de la treve dans le Pa- latinat, & de la pacification de ces affaires, afin de les renvoyer dans mes places. Efti- mant qu'entendant cela, vous n'imputerez rien au Due de Bouillon de defaillir au comman- dement que vous lui fefiez ; ne defirant rien tant qu'en ceci, & autres chofes, conduire mes actions dans les refpects de votre amitie, 5c bonnes graces, comme etant, Monfieur, & tres-honore Frere. De Sedan, Is T6 Septembrc 1622. A Monfieur le Comte de Mansfeld. Monsieur le Comte, "onsieur le Due de Bouillon m'a fait voir votre lettre, par laquelle defirez qu'il faffe delivrer au Roi de France les fix pieces de canon qu'avez laiffe ici. J'ai trouve cela fort etrange, puifqu'elles font a moi, & que n'avez jamais pretendu le contraire^ mais 3 fai * t 259 ] fait dire par mon ecuyer que me les envoyez, & me confeillez d'en prendre reconnoirTance dudit Due (ce que.j'ai fait) qu'elles etoient les miennes, & qu'il me les livreroit quandje les defirerois. Je me promets done que ne voudrez difpofer de ce qui eft a moi fans mon fu 6c aveu. Au refte vous vous pouvez arTu- rer de ma bonne volonte, & que je fuis, &c* De Sedan, le t| Septembre 1622. LETTER CXIV. LES deux Lettres fuivantes font fans Adrefle & fans Signature; mais il n'eft pas dou- teux qu'elles font ecrites de la main du Roi Charles Premier au Prince Rupert* Premiere Lettfe* York, ce 7 Avril. J 'a I recu votre lettre par ou vous me don- nez avis de votre venue. Je ferai toute la diligence poffible pour partir ; mais notre ar- mee eft allee pourfuivre l'ennemi, qui les fuit S 2 tellement [ 260 ] tellement que, jufqu'a cc que j'aie regu de leurs nouvelles, je ne puis abfolument tous mander le jour que nous partirons : mais dans trois ou quatre jours je le ferai. En atten- dant, je ferois bien aife de favoir quelles forces vous amenez avec vous, quel canon, arm de me regler fur cela : aufTi de favoir combien vous pouvez marcher par jour, 6c les lieux ou vous pafTerez entre ou vous etes 6c Newark. Je laifle a vous a choifir oil vous voulez de- meurer entre ci, 6c que je vous mande que je pars, depuis ou vous etes 6c Newark ; 6c fi vous voulez avancer jufques a Newark, que vos troupes ne paffent pas ce lieu. Et, pour votre perfonne, fi vous voulez venir jufqu'ici, mandez-le moi, je vous enverrai un convoi. Je ne fais pas etat de mener avec moi que mon regiment d'infanterie &c cavalerie (ne voulant rien oter a cette armee) qui me con- duira jufqu a Newark. Mais j'efpere qu'elle fera en etat bientot de fuivre, s'il eft befoin ; car je crois que leur befogne fera bientot ache- vee en ce pays. Je ne dirai pas da vantage, ii- non que m'obligez trop d'etre venu me que- rir, 6c que je vous fuis tout acquis. 'Seconds f 261 J LETTER CXV. Seco?tde Lettre. Je vous ai deja envoye une pour vous aver- tir de ce que je trouve a propos que vous faffiez. Ce porteur m'a promis de vous ren- dre ce mot, qui eft pour vous dire encore la meme chofe que dans l'autre. S'il vous plait avancer jufqu'a Newark, ou aupres, lequel vous aimerez le mieux, & que vos forces ne pafient pas Newark : & pour votre perfonne, fi vous voulez venir, de me le mander, je vous enverrai un convoi. Ce pays eft fi mine des armees, que je craindrois que vos forces ne puffent pas fubfifter. J'efpere dans un jour ou deux de vous mander quand je partirai, car notre armee n'ayant rien trouve a Ponte- fret, les ennemis en etant partis fur leur ve~ nue, les ont fuivis a Leeds, qu'ils ont com- mence a battre aujourd'hui ; & j'efpere de- main d'en entendre des nouvelles. ny~ * - ' -•it avec vous, ferai favoir auffi-tir g lon cek> touchant un'onf*** ou non. Car pour des forces, je S3 ne [ 262 ] ne menerai avec moi que mes deux regimens de pieds & de chevaux. L'arme'e, ou une bonne partie, viendra avec moi jufqu'a New- ark. Mais fi nous bartons les rebelles, com- me j'efpere, nos affaires vont bien ici, & l\ n'y aura plus que Hull a reduire, qui, je crois, fera bien aife; & puis Yorkfhire eft libre. J'ef- pere que vous connoitrez ma petite main. York, ce 9 Avril. LETTER CXVI, A fa Majejie la Reine de Boheme* Stolfena, a 5 lleues de Hanoyre-, ce 14 d'Aout. L y a bien long-tems que je n'ai ete ho- noree des lettres de votre Majefte, ni d'au- fakement S>W,K ce f l me mettroit en P ein ? parfaite fatisfaftion ~S S ^' dl fe P orte P ar ~ je fuis affure'e de ceh, je n'a^uy ouit / une baiter, que de me conferver dans l'honnein de [ 263 3 de £es bonnes graces ; quoique je crain.s, quand elle fe fouvient de moi, quelle me trouve very homely, a prefent qu'elle voit tant de dames admirables, dont fa cour eft tous les jours remplie. Ici on ne fait que chaf- fer, & moi je fuis au defefpoir de ne pou- voir faire de meme. Les pauvres Mefdemoi- feiles Quadt ont fini leur cours, dont leurs enfans ne pleureront pas. L'AbbeiTe d'Her- ford eft fort malade, mais je crains qu'elle en fait feulement femblant pour voir la mine v que ma fo^ur fera, qui eft a prefent avec elle. Tout prefentement je recois, Dieu merci ! un paquet de lcttres de Londres, par lequel votre Majefte me fait la grace de m'konorer de fon fouvenir ; ce qui me donne la plus grande joie du monde. Quant a mon frere l'Elec- teur, il me mande que ce qu'il a fait etoit fur la lettre que votre Majefte lux avoit ecrite, & que depuis il n'en avoit re9u autre ordre, & que fon Refident defavoue d'avoir jamais parle aux crediteurs de cette affaire-la. Ces menteries viennent de Frifort, qui eft le plus grand fourbe du monde, & qui eft fache contre de Groot, que l'Ele&eur ne l'a mis dans fa place. Pour le refte, je crois que S 4 Mad. [ M ] Mad. Withynoll en tend fort mal les affaires d'etat, fi elle dit que l'Empereur a rendu en don le Palatinat a mon frere. II n'a ja- mais avoue d'avoir feulement obligation de fon retabliflement qu'au Roi de Suede. Cepen- dant je fuis ravie que votre Majefte a tant de fujet d'etre fatisfaite du Roi fen neveu, ce qui lui eft fans doute bien plus considerable $ comme aiifn* que la bonne Madame Herber^ eft fi bien a la cour, par ci-devant le Chan- celier n'etoit pas trop de fes amis. II y aura fans doute bien des magnificences a Londres quand la belle Infante y arrivera. J'efpere que la DuchefTe de Richmond fera remife vers ce tems-la de la mechante maladie qui 1'incommode : je fuis tout-a-fait marrie qu'en l'age ou elle eft il faut qu'elle en foit incom- modee. A Heidelberg, Mayence, & Stut- gard, la dilfenterie tue beaucoup de monde de tout age : ces pays-ci en font encore exempts. Nous retournerons tretous a la fin de cette femaine a Hanovre. En quel lieu que je puifie etre, votre Majefte me fera grace de croire qu'elle y aijra une tres-fidele, tres- humble, & tres-obeirTante fervante. M. le Due, mon mari, mecommande de rendre graces tres- [ «6 5 ] tres^humbles a votre Majefte de fon fouvenir, £c de l'aflurer qu'il n'y a perfonne au monde plus fon tres -humble 6c tres-obeiflant fervi- teur que lui. N. B. Cette lettre eft fans fignature, mais il n'y a pas de doute quelle ne foit de la Ducheffe de Hanovre, fille de la Reine de Boheme. LETTER CXVII. LA fuivante eft fans Signature, fans Date, ni Adrefie, MoNS IEUR, Le grand fujet que j'ai eft caufe de l'in- commodite que vous donnera la pre- fente, demandant votre juftice contre le Ca- pitaine Habefky, qui, au lieu de me faire une compagnie de chevaux - legers, m'a emporte une bonne fomme d'argent. Les particularites, Monfieur, vous recevrez de ce porteur, le Sieur Wolf; ainfi vous aflurerai feulement de mes tres-humbles fervices, & que [ 266 ] que tout ce qu'il vous plaira de refoudre en la fufdite affaire, fera trouve bon de, &c. Sans Date Gf fans Adrejfe. Mon s I EUR, Le Sieur Colonel Pardi, qui a vos ordres pour la levee de quelques troupes en ce pays, n'a pas pu agir felon les bonnes inten- tions qu'il a pour votre fervice, a caufe des difficultes & raifons confiderables en l'etat que font prefentement les affaires d'Allemagne. Ainfi m'ayant fait part de ce que lui avez or- donne, je tacherai le mieux que je pourrai de vous fervir, felon que verrez par le traite ac- corde entre nous ; & j'efpere de reuflir au dtf- fein que j'ai de paroitre en effet, Monfieur, Votre tres-humble & tres-obeiffant ferviteur, Rupert. LETTER [ *<7 ] LETTER CXVIII. A Monfeigneur le Prince Rupert 9 MON SEIGNEUR, Je crois que vous aurez afTez de bonte pour agreer que je vous temoigne par ces lignes mes tres-humbles refpects, & que je vous difc que je fuis fort en peine de favoir l'etat de votre fante. Je plains beaucoup l'incommodite & les peines que vous avez recues : neanmoins, pour avoir l'honneur de recevoir de vos nou- velles, nous en avons grand defir, au moyen que ce foit felon votre volontc, & que per- fonne ne fache que vous prendrez la peine {Tecrire a cet efFet. J'ai parle a ce Monfieur* qui m'a dit qu'il vous dira les adrelTes, & que celui a qui les lettres s'adrefferont ne faura point de quelle part elles viennent. Vous prendrez, s'il vous plait, auffi la peine de nous faire favoir comrae il faudra, en vous ecrivant, vous [ 268 ] vous les adreffer. Ce me fera un grand avan- tage, fi vous voulez que je demeiire, Monfeigneur, Votre plus obeiflante, & foumife a vos volontes, Sr. F. Richourt. Sam Date. LETTER CXIX. Adrejjee a Monfeig?ieur le Prince Rupert, au Cbapeau Rouge, Vous voyez que je ne neglige au-. cune chofe pour vous temoigner com- bien je fuis a vous. Si je ne reuflis pas, vous ne devez au moins qu'en accufer mon malheur, puifque je n'ai point d'autre vo- lonte que de faire tout ce qui me fera pomble pour votre fatisfaction : & comme elle m'efl: inflniment chere, je vous fupplie de n'expofer point votre AltefTe, & de prendre fi bien votre terns que vous ne puifliez recevoir aucune in- commodite» [ 269 ] commodite. Mettez-y fi bon ordre, que Ton ne (ache point ou vous venez : vous iavez que tout le monde ne dort pas. Enfin il vaudroit mieux remettre la partie a une autre fois ; je ferois au defefpoir fi, pour un moment, il falloit vous perdre pour toujours. Car je fais bien que fi vous demeurez en France, & que vous ne changiez point de fentiment, il ne fe peut que je ne fois en un autre etat, ou je vous pourrai plus facilement faire connoitre que je n'aime au monde que vous. Enfin, faites tout comme vous le jugerez a propos, je m'en rapporte a vous. Je vous prie de me mander ii vous n'avez rien perdu - y nous ne trouvames rien de notre cote, mais je ne fais pas fi vous ne laifsates point tomber quelque chofe de l'autre. Mandez-moi tout ce que vous vou- drez, cette voie eft bien fure. Pardonnez fi je vous en mande tant, & me faites la grace de me tenir pour, Monfeigneur, Votre plus-obeiflarrte, & humble fervante. Sans Signature & fans Date, - um LETTER t 2 7° 1 LETTER CXX. L E Billet qui fuit eft de la meme main. JE penfois vous envoyer cette lettre par ma voie ordinaire, mais j'ai change de fen- timent, ne la croyant pas alTez fure, pour vous aflurer encore une fois de mes refpects. Ayez aufli, s'il vous piait, la bonte de ne me refufer pas de venir ; vous me l'avez promis : je vous en prie, par tout ce qui vous eft le plus cher ! LETTER CXXI. A Nantes, «c 4 Fevrier 1664. JE ne fais plus que faire pour apprendre de vos cheres nouvelles; j'ecris par toutes fortes de voies, & ne recois pas les moindres marques de votre fouvenir. En verite, cela eft plus facheux que vous ne fauriez imagi- ner. J'ai mille penfees differentes fur cek ; mais t 2 7* ] mais de crainte que vous ne receviez pas mi lettre, je ne m'expliquerai point davantage. Voici la deuxieme par cette voie, & environ de cent par toutes les autres que j'ai pu m'i- maginer. Voyez un peu fi ce n'eft pas te- nir bon fur la bonne opinion que vous m'avez donnee. Point de Signature ni d y Adreffe. CXXII. RECIT fidele & veritable des Faits, Geftes, & ProuelTes de la Comtefle dc Levenftein, pretendue Ambafladrice de fa Majefle» durant fon fejour a Breda. FAITS, Apres avoir flotte deux jours fur l'eau, elle eft arrivee dans cette ville, a pris logis chez M. le Capitaine Courtenez, ou elle s'eft repofee un jour entier pour fe desharraf- fer. Le fecond jour, Madame la Princefle Ta faite querir en carroffe par un gentilhomme 5c 'a [ 2 7 2 ] Se l'a recue tres-eordialement, comme Com- teffe de Levenftein, & non en AmbarTadrice j ayant appris que la Reine lui avoit feulement permis de venir, & que fa Majefte ne l'en- voyoit pas. Voyant done qu'on etoit en doute des mouvements qui Tavoient faite venir, elle voulut temoigner que ce n'etoit pas pour faire bonne chere, & ne mangea ce premier repas qu'un plein plat de ftock-nche. On ne fait fi cela conftipe ; tant y a qu'elle fut travaillee de cette incommodite, dont elle mangea cer- taines poifes que fon hotefle lui bailla> qui opererent tres-mal a-propos, interrOmpant fa devotion, qui fut fi grande, que ee Dimanche- la elle alia le matin au preche Anglois, & apres diner au Flamand, ou elle fourTrit des peines extremes, Sc fut contrainte de fortir en la poftufe qui, dans l'article de fes Geftes, fera decrite. Nonobftant ce mal, elle ne laina d'aller a cheval avec fan AlteiTe Royale les jours apres, & fit fa cour comme unedame qui les a toujours frequentees. Elle a en toute chofe temoigne fon obeiffance & fidelite a la Reine fa maitrene, auffi en cela, qu'uayant eu conge de demeurer trois jours a Breda, elle n'y a voulu arreter que huit* II eft [ 273 ] eft vrai que leurs AlteiTes ont retarde fon de- part, en la fefant, avcc beaucoup de peine, condefcendre a faire un voyage avec elles a un certain village, ou elle a fait largefTe au peuple de leurs confitures. Durant tout ce voyage elle s'eft acquitte'e de fon devoir, en ne permettant pas que leurs AlteiTes fe foient ennuyees, ou, pour mieux dire, qu'elles euf- fent pu dire un mot, a caufe qu'elle parloit toujours, encore qu'elle ne difoit rien. Au retour, elle fe prepara a fon voyage, & fit tous les compliments & adieux ce foir-la, pour partir le lendemain. G E S T E S. Entrant dans la chambre de Madame la Princeffe, elle temoigna, par fes foumifes ceremonies, & tres-baffes reverences, qu'elle n'etoit point Ambalfadrice, & ne laiffa pas de protefter, avec un vifagehautain & audacieux, de l'etre. A table, fon maintien etoit dolent & maladif ce premier repas, & fon manger mecanique. A la fortie du preche pour fes neceffites, elle avoit les yeux roulants & etin- celants ; la tete volante & virante d'un cote T & d'au- [ *74 ] 6c d'autre ; fa coifTe de travers, Sc bourne comme une voile de navire de guerre, tout ainfi que fi fes frayeurs fe fufTent communi- quees a ladite coiffe. Son allure etoit rapide; fon corps & fon efprit agite, & fe tremouffoit a toute outrance. De cette hauteur elle arri- va dans fon azile, chez la femme du Pot, ou nous tirerons le rideau pour Thonnetete & la fenteur, & auffi pour n'en favoir les particu- larites que par elle-meme ; & il y a lieu de croire que, ne voulant pas fe louer elle-meme, la modeftie lui fait omettre les principal es gentilleffes. Lorfqu'elle fuivit fon AlteiTe Royale a cheval, fes flatteurs, qui obfervent tout ce qui peut fervir a fa louange, ont re- marque qu'en paffant la jambe par-deffus l'ar- con de fa felle, elle Fa levee fi haut qu'on eut vu tout ce qui lui etoit des jambes, li elle en eut eu une douzaine : fe tenoit au refle aifez mal, ayant rencontre une felle plus que mal conditionnee. Quand leurs Alteiles la prierent de les accompagner a leur voyage, elle fit de terribles grimaces pour temoigner qu'elle ne vouloit fi long-tems priver fa bonne mai- treffe de fa chere & plus qu'aimable prefence- Au voyage fufdit elle ne demeura une feule minute [ 2/5 ] minute en meme poflure, fe levant tantot fur fes pieds, tantot fe panchoit, & fufpendoit fur la portiere ; par fois fe couchoit quafi tout de fon long dans le carroffe : de forte que le peuple, ayant entre-oui que les Romains me- noient des Devinereffes en leurs grandes entre- prifes, croyoient que leurs Alteffes alloient conquerir l'autre monde. Mais les plus piteux plaignoient la fatigue de ce pauvre corps, & tom- boient a genoux pour rlechir les Dieux a pitie. Au feftin elle avoit une mine tantot ferieufe 6c tantot joyeufe, lorfqu'elle ne penfoit pas a ce qu'elle craignoit lui pouvoir arriver dans le carroffe, etant encore en crainte de fon mal du Dimanche. Au fortir de table, comme elle partageoit les confitures au peuple, il y a plus a remarquer que jamais, car elle, pour tenir les gens en leur devoir & en quelque re- fpect, elle grimacoit des yeux, de la bouche, des mains, & des pieds, & fe prenoit a re- poufier d'une main & a tirer d'une autre, de ceux qui recevoient les confitures, pour ne donner deux fois a la meme perfonne ; ou elle crioit, Fey! fey! einaudre man, met einaudre hantt ; feyl fey! ich hat all gegeben. Ce chan- gement de langage fit encore mieux croire au T 2 peuple [ 276 ] peuple qu'elle fe meloit a faire venir le mau- vais terns, pluie & grele. Apres cette action, Madame la Princeffe recompenfa fes peines d'un galant, les perfections duquel elle peut raconter elle-meme. C'etoit alors ou elle de- ployoit toute fa fcience a faire des geftes d'amour, des geftes de civilite, des geftes de dame de la cour ; a recommander la bonte de Madame a ce gentilhomme, & les belles qua- lities de ce galant a Madame la Princeffe. C'e- toit alors qu'elle paffoit toutes les gentilleffes des bonnes mines que fa Majefte ait jamais vues parmi un nombre de guenons. Elle revint avec les memes a Breda qu'elle en etoit fortie, mais beaucoup fatisfaitc -, cela donnoit une grande ferenite a fon vifage. PROUESSES. La principale eft l'efcarmouche avec les payfans, qu'autre courage que le fien n'eut ofe entreprendre. Apres celle-la peut marcher le renvoi qu'elle fit du valet de M. de Hen- flit, qui l'accompagnoit par commandement de fon maitre hors du temple, en ce qu'elle entreprit la defaite dc fon ennemi, fans af- fiftance. [ *77 ] finance ni fecours dudit valet, lequel die con- gedia devant la maiibn de la femme du Pot. Outre ceci, rien n'a ete remarque procedent de courage, mais bien quelques traits d'ef- fronterie dont elle fe fouviendra bien elle- meme. LETTER CXXIII. For Prince Rupert. Sir, I like fo well the difpofal you intend of the fort, as I mall not need to fay any more of it, but that I have the fame opinion of the courage and honefty of Somerfet Fox with you ; and that I am, Sir, Your affectionate Coufin, Charles P. Briftol, May 4th. T 3 LETTER [ * 7 8 ] LETTER CXXIV. Nephew, I hope that I mall have no great neceffity of thofe forces you have with you, for that time you propofe to be abfent ; there- fore I am willing you go on according to your intentions, and fo God profper your en- deavours ! Your loving uncle, and faithful friend, Charles R. Sat, 8 at Night, Nq Date. LETTER [ 279 ] LETTER CXXV. For my Nephew, Prince Rupert. Nephew, I have but this word to tell you, that I am fatisfied that the defign you go about, is not only feafible, but probable, as I hope Afhburnham will more fully tell you ; fo, praying God to blefs you in this, as he has done heretofore, I reft Your loving uncle, and faithful friend, Charles R, Ox. Wednefday, 3 o'Clock Afternoon. No DaU, T 4 LETTER [ 28o ] LETTER CXXVI. Nephew, I can not find fault, but with the mef- fenger, for your not coming this night; but I defire you to come to-mcrrow, for I be- lieve you will find that it will not be fit, that neither horfe nor foot go fo foon to their winter quarter ; for it is certain that the re- bels advance. Therefore I defire you to fend back the horfe, which are farther off, to their old quarters, and when you come, I fhall ad- vife what is farther to be done ; fo I reft Your loving uncle, and faithful friend, Charles R. Sift, at ii o'Clock at Night. LETTER [ *8i ] LETTER CXXVII. Ti my dear Coufin, Prince Rupert. Whitehall, 27 June. Ihave feen yours of yefterday to my Lord Arlington, and have put your general defires into the beft way of difpatch : the only thing that I find difficult to be had is men, in the providing of which there mall be no diligence omitted. At prefent, the beft expedient I can propofe is, that you leave fome of the fourth rates in the Swale, making ufe of their feamen to man the reft ; by which means you may have fifty, or thereabouts, of my fhips well manned, and leave the reft to be fent after you as faft as they can be manned. Next, that you allow no firft nor fecond rate fhip to have more than one ketch to attend them, which is fufficient for the public fervicej which will furnifh you with fome men. I fliall difpatch my Lord OrTory this evening with our opinion here upon the whole de- fign -, fo I fhall fay no more now, but that I am yours. Charles II. C. R. 2 LETTER [ *** ] LETTER CXXVIII. Ti? my dear Coufin, Prince Rupert. Whitehall, July 22. I deferred writing to you till now, in hope to have given you a good account of the bufinefs of Windfor ; but as yet no- thing more is done in it, though new pro- portions have been made, of which I mall give you an account, when you come to town ; affuring you I have done my part in it, and mall continue, in that or any thing elfe, to do my part towards your fatisfaction. For news, here is little but what you know, and I am fure you cannot be ignorant of the difference between my Lord of Bucking- ham and H. Killegrew; the particulars of which are too long for a letter, otherwife you mould have it from me. Jufl now I am told, that on Saturday laft were feen about fixty fail of mips, fmall and great, at an an- chor to the weftward of Portland, which I believe to be de Ruyter's fquadron. A pri- vateer come into Cornwall fays he met about thjrty- [ 283 ] thirty-eight French men of war plying to the eailward of the mouth of the channel. Endorfed, C. 2. to P. R. about the fleet. LETTER CXXIX. To my dear Coujin, Prince Rupert. Whitehall, 27th Oa©ber. As foon as Will Legg fhewed me your letter of the accident in your head, I immediately fent Choquen to you in fo much hafte as I had not time to write by him ; but now I conjure you, if you have any kindnefs for me, have a care of your health, and do not neglect yourfelf, for which I am fo much concerned. I am very glad to hear your fhip fails fo well. I was yefter- day to fee the new fhip at Woolwich launched, and I think when you fee her (which I hope you will do very quickly under Sir J. Law- fon) [ 2 8 4 ] fon) you will fay me is the nneft fhip that has yet been built. The Charles, James, Henry, and fome others, are already in the Hope, and men begin to come in reafonably fait : but to make the more fpeed, yefterday in council I ordered there mould be an embargo of all things till the fleet were manned. There are one thoufand men ready to come out of Scot- land, and the North, which I hope this N.W. wind will quickly bring. I write to you without ceremony, and pray do the like to me, for we are too good friends to ufe any. I muft. again beg you to have a care of your health ; and allure you that I am yours. J- L. LETTER I 285 ] LETTER CXXX. Hague, March 4, St. N. I did not write to you by the laffc poll:, be- caufe I looked to have fomething more to write to you by this. The letters from Francfort, that mould have come the Thurf- day laft week, are not yet come. I believe the weather is caufe of it. We have received ill news of the King of Denmark. It is written from Hambourg, that the King of Sweden is gone with two thoufand horfe into Zealand, and that the King of D. was gone from Copenhagen. I hope is not fo ill ; for I hear of Hambourg are no great to the K. of D. I have- heard no- thing from the Refident of D. fince I fpake firft with him concerning R. I fear things go ill, as he can get no anfwer. The K. of H. do not aflift K. D. : he is much to blame, fince he has made break with Sweden. My Lord Treves fent you a letter from Portugal, from Robert Cortz. He fends you two cafes of Portugal oranges, two for the King, and two f z86 1 two for me : they are at the Bril ; but the ice is not yet all gone. As the things cannot come to Rotterdam, as foon as they come you mall have your part fent you. I believe L. C. will tell you how much ado he has had to fave your part from me ; for I made him be-< lieve I would take one of your cafes for my niece and P. of Orange. I did it to vex him. The King and my niece, and my other nephew, were at Antwerp, and went to fee Louyfe in the' monaftery. I fent the copy of Sir Thomas Berkley's letter to Broughton, and if my nephew and niece did write to me before they law her, to know if I would be content they mould fee her, which I told them would be too much honour for her j but fince the P. of Q^had told fo bafe lyes of her, they would do a very good action to fee her, to juftify her innocence. The P. of Q^ did go to Antwerp twice and fpoke with L. I have not yet the particulars, neither in general. L writes to Merode that they parted upon very ill terms. I hope this we fhall have what parTed betwixt them. By my next you fhall have it. The P. of at her return hither, made many believe that •5 Ac t 287 ] the had brought me letters from the King, my niece, and Louyfa, to juflify her and that me had herfelf given them to me, and talked two hours with me ; which is a moll impudent lye. — Cromwell has broken his mock Parliament, becaufe the independents were too ftrong for him, and had prepared a petition, figned with fix thoufand hands, againfl his being King, and indeed againfl all go- vernment but a Commonwealth. The Lower Houfe would not acknowledge the new Up- per Houfe; and one flood up, and faid that many of the pretended Houfe of Lords mould do well to feek out their pedigree firfl, to fee if they were Gentlemen, before being Lords . —The wind and weather has hindered the lafl week's pofl from coming to us : we know not the fuite. I muft alfo tell you, that I am more beholden to the Spanifh AmbarTador, to the Sweden and Denmark Refidents, than to your brothers ; for they would not vifit the P. of Q^ out againft her. I have not time to fay, but ftill affure yourfelf of my affection. I forgot to tell you, that the King and my niece did chide Louyfa for her change of religion, and leaving me fo unhand- fomely; [ 288 ] fomely \ (he anfwered, that me was very well fatisfied with her change, but very forry that fhe had difpleafed me. Juffc now the French letters are come: writes to me, that the Bifhop of Antwerp has written a letter to your brother Edward, where he clears Louyfa of that bafe calumny ; yet Ned is fo wilful as he excufes the P. of Toleme. The above letter was written by the Queen of Bohemia. LETTER CXXXI. A mon Fits le Prince Rupert, Hague, 29th of Aprii. Since what I wrote to Elector con- cerning de Grote, I have not heard from him ; but defires by Sophie to know which of the brothers of Furftenberg have written that pretty letter. As for G. G. I cannot believe but it is real, fince, as I wrote in my laft, they were to fet out this week. I never fpoke of t 289 ] of it to El. nor will not, becaufe I have given my word to fpeak, or take no- tice of it to none but thofe that are to know it ; but I believe Mrs. H. has told him all, though he faith nothing of it to me, nor I to him, S. having begged me not to let him know of it of all others. Your fitter Louyfa is arrived at Chaillot ; her brother went and fetched her from Rouen -, the Queen went to fee her the next day; the King of France Went thither the week after. They are very civil to her. The Queen wrote to me, that me will have a care of her as of her own daughter, and begs her pardon ; but I have excufed it as handfomely as I could, and en- treated her not to take it ill, but only to think what me would do, if fhe had had the fame misfortune. Ned doth not acknowledge his error in having fo good an opinion of the P. of Q^ She is detefted by Protectant and Pa- pin:. The next week I hope to have Louyfa's j unification againft all her calumnies. I be- lieve Lord Gerard hath too much to do that he has not written to you yet. I allure you he is very conftant to you, and to all of us : he is gone again to Bra telle. My nephews are U all t *9° ] all at Bratelle. All thofe, that are true friends to the Empire here, willi that the Electors would go to a fpeedy election. I have fuch a cold that I can fay no more. Farewell, dear Rupert. Written by the Queen of Bohemia. LETTER CXXXIL A mon Fils k Prince Rupert, Hague, May T J T . I have had a vifit here this week, where I wifh you, alfo, my two nephews York and Gloucefter. They ftaid but two whole days here. My nephew, the Duke of Gloucefter, is much grown. Cromwell's agent, Down- ing, did mean to take no notice of it, but was preffed to it by fome fools and knaves, fo that he fent a writing to the States, to defire them to fend them away ; but the States made no anfwer to it. Yet he, to inflict like juflice, kept fuch a coile as made them go upon Friday to [ 291 ] to Hans Otterdike, from whence they are gone back. Your brother Norwich came with them, and has let them return alone, for he means to ftay here a little longer : h« is ftill in his old humour at fooling, and doth exprefs much kindnefs. Cor. R. Bar- kley wrote hither to know what error S. had committed in his letter to R., and it mould be mended; I [pray let me know what it is. I wifh you may make a good agreement with El. whofe proteftation is much liked here. I wifh all his other actions were fuitable to it. I fear Robin Lefsley did a little reach when he told you that of El. P's. offer to El. the h. F his widow fpoke to him for EL, P j but he would not hear it, defiring to have El. P. go from H, and iign a writing where me conferTeth herfelf a coquette. I do not tell you this for truth, for it is written from the court of CarTel, where I confefs they are very good at telling of ftories, and enlarging them. I pray, let me know if you have fpoken with Martin, and what he faith of the bufinefs. O is returned fafe to BrufTels ; B. and On. are not yet returned. Y. told me he never liked the buiinefs. I hear that the U 2 pretty [ 292 ] pretty Count Ego is now at Frankfort. S. af- fures that El. will not be angry if fomebody play handfomely the knave with him, to make him afhamed of his precious letter. Written by the Queen of Bohemia. LETTER CXXXIII. A mon Fils k Prince Rupert, Hague, March 12th. 1 received this day yours of the 25th of February, and cannot enough wonder at the lies that are made of my dear Godfon Tint. I will tell you, it is true the King and my Godfon have no particular difpute ; but Briftcl did before the King fpeak fo un- handibmely to him, as he took it a little un- kindly that the King did not reprove him for it ; and for Sir Thomas Berkeley, as yet he knows not his crime, no more than he did of the Duke's going away till he faw him; and [ 2 93 ] and for the King of Spain's Minifter hav- ing an ill opinion of Berkeley, on the contra- ry he declared openly there were none of that nation they efteemed more than he. By this you may fee how true thofe people are ! When my nephew went from hence, he went to Breda, hoping there to find Thorn Blagne returned with what anfwer the King would give to his demands. But he did not return; only the King wrote to him, that if he did return, he mould have full power to keep, or put away, what fervants he would ; yet he defired a more full anfwer : but Sir Thomas Berkeley fo earneftly entreated him, upon his knees, to go to Bruges, that he did it without my Lord Ormond's knowledge, or any of the reft that were with him. The King my! nephew, and Duke of Gloucefter, met him with a great mew of love ; but he neither looks, or fpeaks to Briftol. There was like to have been another frefh, but all is well again. Berkeley would not go with his mafter, out of his difcretion, till he might do it with the King's leave. All is now reafonably well. I forgot to tell you, that my Godfon cafhiered Harry Benet and Harry Killegrew from his fervice U 3 a«5 [ 294 ] as foon as he came to Bruges. Harry Kille- grew is he fpake his pleafure of my nephew when he was gone from Bruges. My niece is altogether for my Godfon, and hates O'Neal, and all that fide; and many find my Lady Star, is not fo great with her as me hath been ; lhe ufeth my Lady Hefther very well, which pleafed Stanhope. I will fend the copy of Le. vi : letter to-morrow to my Godfon, who, I am fure, will take very well what you have anfwered for him. I am extremely glad you did it. I pray continue to do fo ftill. I cannot blame you for your feeking what your brother Philip mould have had from the Em- peror, for there is no reafon but you mould have it. I wifh that I had means to take what is due to me ; for, though I am not fo unreafonable to afk all my jointure, becaufe I know your brother cannot give it, yet I may juftly afk more than he gives me. As for Denmark, the King of Sweden offers to treat ; which retards the levies. I confefs I wim you in his fervice, in cafe the war goes on. I pray let me know your mind in it, for I would rather have you with that King than any [ 295 ] any other. My nephew, I pray God blefs you, whatever you refolve to do. Written by the Queen of Bohemia, LETTER CXXXIV. A la Rei?ie de Bohemc. Madame, Sans cette occafion je n'aurois point trouve lieu d'ecrire a. votre Majefte. Elle peut s'imaginer comme cette mort du Roi m'a ete fenfible, & fuis en des inquietudes pour votre Majefte, fachant l'amitie qu'elle avoit pour fon frere. Votre Majefte fait aufli les defordres de ce pays-ci, ou il y a des gens qui aiment mieux perdre la re'gence qu'une bonnette rouge : je ne fais qu'elle vertu elle a. On parle prefentement de queter, mais l'iiTue en eft douteufe. Je fouhaite que cela reufTiiTe, arm que toutes les armes de la Chretiennete tournent vers ce deteftable pays qui a ofe fa- ll 4 criiier [ 2 9 6 j criner fon Roi a fa rage -, & je mourrai fans regret, quand j'aurai trempe mes mains dans le fang de ces meurtriers. Je fupplie vptre Majeile de me faire favoir ce que TEledteur eft refolu de faire ^ je crois qu'ils ne le fourTri- ront plus en Angleterre. C'eft tout ce que puis dire a votre Majefte, la fuppliant de croire que je fuis conftamment, Madame, De voire AltefFe, Le tres -humble, tres-obqrTant ? & tres-fidele ferviteur, Edouard. Sans Date, Adrejfee a la Reine de BMme. LETTER [ *97 3 LETTER CXXXV. To {he Queer?, Mad am, I received your Majefty's letters by my brother, and had no occafion to fend my letters until this poft, for he arrived here Sunday at night, and kiffed the King's and Queen's hands the fame night at Saint James's, Next day he was invited by my Lord of Arun- del to his houfe, to fupper and to a play. I fee your Majefty gives no great credit to that I wrote of 271 ; but if you confider that which 116 hath fo often promifed me, which I wrote to you hy my laft from Newmarket, the 3d February St. V ; and befides that, fome few days agq he told me, that I mould have a little patience, and that he expected 284 to be 11, 50, 15, 42, 65, 13, 33, 52, 4, 12, 22, H ? 50, 14, qf fome with whom he would X, 47>J^> Z7> S l > $> 20 > 6 9> 3 1 * 26 » 37, ii ? 21, 28, 18. I have been told that there [ 2 9 8 ] there is an anfwer come out of France to the King's proportion, but I have heard no cer- tainty of it ; and if I ftaid any longer, I mould loofe this occafion ; but by the next, which I believe will be Sir James Sandelan, I mall ac- quaint your Majefty with it, and with many other things which were too long to be writ- ten in cyphers. As for 284, 277, 116 is quite otherwife informed than your Majefty. I wifh I might have the letter you promifed to fend me, to mew it him. The King fat yefterday at Vandyke's for the Prince of Orange, but your Majefty hath forgot to fend me the meafure of the picture. His houfe is clofe by Black Friars, where the Queen faw Lodwick Carlifle, fecond part of Arvira- gus and Felicia acted, which is hugely liked by every one ; he will not fail to fend it to your Majefty. 1 1 6 is mightily offended at the 39, 45, 19, 27, 33, 69, 44, 56, 29, 15, 47, zy, for writing fo imperious a letter to them of Dover and Canterbury, as if he were King -himfelf, or his mafter, in regard of fome S» who would not let their children be baptiled by the parfon, pretending to have free exercife of their [ 299 ] their religion. By the next I mail write more, not daring to hazard this without cyphers : in the mean while I befeech your Majefty to efteem me as Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, C. My Lord and my Lady Strange are come to town ; and Thurfday next the Queen fups at my Lady Hatton's. LETTER CXXXVI. Dignertzingen, this ioth of September* The expences about my filler's mar- riage (not for the ceremonies or pomp, but for the realities fit for her) to which I am obliged, render me uncapable of what your Majefty is pleafed to require of me, concern- ing the 4,000 rix ; for, befides her due, which I muft advance, I am bound to an extraor- dinary, more efpecially for the friendfhip flie always ihewed me, and beeaufe nobody elie hatn I 300 ] hath done any thing for her. Withal, your Majefty will be pleafed to confider, that though there be no apparent danger of war for the prefent, yet the great expences I have been at at Frankfort, for the foldiery I mufl Jteep over and above my ordinary number, by reafon of the alliance I am to enter into, and to furnifh for the field, upon fummons of any of them, an hundred and eighty horfe and four hundred foot, with what belongs to them -, a» alfo for the duly fortifying of Heidelberg and Franckendal, and providing of magazines in both places, will require more than as yet I can fee how to compafs. As for the bufi- nefs of Hemenflein, I do not fee why there ought to be fo great a ftir about it, though I had furpriled it, the matter of it having taken part with Baviere in denying me the vicariat, and acknowledging the other. It is from Perkins CrofTen, and from CarTel, that the good P. of Landfperg is made rebellious in the point of precedency. The cadets of our houfe, as well as other Princes, do ftill envy the Elector's preeminence. It is only when I am prefent that he pretends to agree before my ion, not when I am abfent -, and I dp [ 30i ] do only pretend the contrary in public cere- monies i but mall fubmit to what the other Electoral Houfes of Saxe and Brandenbourg do practife herein. I do very much pity the King of Denmark's lamentable fortune, but cannot judge who is in the wrong, until I have heard what both can fay for themfelves. I wifh others would always have the fame juflice for me in that point. But methinks, according to the prefent maxim of the world, he that gains a kingdom, right or wrong, never wants honour. I willi the wedding at Turnhait may have better fuccefs than mine at CafTel : they fay the lady is haughty enough, and he is my wife's coufin-german. If Mad- fel. Marie gets my coufin of Simmeren, me will get a precious piece. God blefs it ! they fay he loves no company but pages and foot- men. I hear he means to take the govern- ment of his eftate into his hands, now he is eighteen, according to his father's will : but I have not feen by what authority his fa- ther could alter the common law among the princes of the Empire, who are not majors before twenty-five, or at leaft twenty-one, without the Emperor's licence, Electors ex- cepted. [ 3 02 ] cepted. TWards the end of this month I hope your Majefty will hear an end of my filler's S. Romanza. [Prince E/eclor.] LETTER CXXXVII. To the Queen of Bohemia. Madam, I am entreated by Simon AltofF, whofe faithful fervice to the King my father, of happy memory, is not unknown to your Ma- jefty, humbly to beg your Majefty's gracious' recommendation to the Governors of Sutton's hofpital in the behalf of his godfon and kinfman of the fame name, that he may be admitted into a fcholar's place in the fchool of the faid hofpital, where (as he is in- formed) your Majefly hath the nomination of one in your turn. The good fervice he hath done me thefe many years pail, makes me the -4ii ore I 303 ] more earneftly befeech your Majefty in all humility, to grant him this favour, who will ever be ready to deferve it with his blood, when your commands will require it j and I mall take it for no lefs iign of your conftant goodnefs to Your Majefty's Moll: humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. LETTER CXXXVIIL To the Queen. Madam, I doubt not but your Majefty hath un- derftood by Ruftorff the ftate of my buii- nefs here ; and becaufe I would not give him any inftru&ions before I knew your advice, I bid him fet down fome confederations of his ©wn, of which (befides what you will elfe 1 2 thinft [ 3 will fend them after him to Vienna. This is not neeeflary now, becaufe you have al- ready figned his inltructions; I would not anfwer your Majefty's letter of the 44 of March by 290, for fear of his curiofity; but now I need not fear the bearer. Though Tay- lor be an arrant knave, and a zealous Papift, and the King himfelf confefles that he is gone farther than his instructions, yet he excufes it thus : as for the title, thafc-Taylor would not be fuifered by the Emperor to treat if he gave it me ; and as to what he fpeaks of the fleet, he fayeth, that Taylor was fain to fay that, to make the treaty the eafier -, but he aflured me, that it was not in his instructions, nor to deiire the ban to be taken from me, or the door of grace to be opened to me ; for which the King fent him a reprimand, that he had gone too far in this. But now, in the infractions of my Lord Marfhall, the ban is named again, which I could not hinder for my life. RuftorfF is of opinion, that I lhould deiire the ban to be taken away from my father, 9 and t 3°5 1 afid his fervants -, but why fhould I declare my father guilty ? for, methinks, if I deiire the ban to be taken from him, I declare it juft ; if it be juft, my father is made guilty. Your Majefty hearing both this, and my Lord Mar/hall's reafons, and conferring them with your own, will rightly judge of it. To that point of putting the Electoral dignity to a Diet, the King faith he will not be content with that delay, except the Emperor reftore the country prefently, and give a full aflii- rance of the reft. That that confederation he propounds the King allures me will not be to give him any affi fiance, or to do any hoftility againft any of his old allies, it will only be to reftore the common peace to Chriftendom ; and no fooner till I have aftu- rance of a full reftitution, I cannot but be- lieve him. This is all he told me concerning thefe proportions before he had received your letter, of which he fpoke not to me yet, nei- ther would I afk him, becaufe I thought he would begin of himfelf ; but fince he doth not, I will fpeak to him of it, and your Ma* jefty (hall know by the firft his anfwer, though I believe he hath already wrote it to you by X my C 3°6 ] my Lord of Arundel. The project your Ma- jefty writes of will now be hardly underftood by the King, until my Lord Ambaftador writes what the Emperor means to do : the States' Ambaffador hath made his proportion to the King of that which Vofperg fpoke of to you. He tells me he doth not quite reject it, but doth not think it feafonable now ; yet let not the States difpute for that of their .iiegociation, but take heed, left they anger the King at fea ; for as long as they will difpute the King's right at fea, they muft not hope any firm alliance with him, feeing Spain doth give fo much way in it : the King pro- mifes to free their herring-buffes, if they will give him the due acknowledgments. Let them agree; for fo fmall a punctuality will they neglect their own fafety, which they cannot be fure of without this kingdom's friendship ? I befeech your Majefty to confider it, and to make them underftand it. I long to know what will become of Charnace and Maffe's quarrel : they fay here that the Marefchal and Monf. de la Meilleraye are commanded home ; your Majefty knoweth if it be fo. I have wrote to the Prince for Ference. I would be t 3°7 ] be glad your Majeity would fpeak for Cave. I fee by your poftfcript that your intelligencer hath not lyed, but there is no danger in the negotiation of the Baron de Pufcol, who is but an arrant impoilor j and the King hath been warned by Queen mother, he would take upon him to be fent by the Cardinal Infante j for which he gives no credit to any of his propo- rtions. As I was writing this, I received your Majefty's from the 4 of April, by the gentleman Maurice wrote me word of fome days ago, which came by land. You have a great deal of reafon not to be content with the Emperor's offer ; but the King affureth me that he will never let me condefcend to any thing which may any ways prejudice me or my caufe, neither will he acknowledge the ban upon my father or me : only he will the Emperor take it from him ; but methinks that will be as much as acknowledging it juft. I did never condefcend to that, nor will I do it, except you find it good ; but I will feek all means to put the King from it. We mall read and confider the reafons againft taking of a part of the Palatinate, and write your Majefty what we think of it. Con- X 2 cerning t 308 ] cerning my brother, the King defires him to ftay here longer, and the Queen alfo; for they fay, feeing we have been fo long together, me would not have him go. The King will write to you by Sir R. Honywood; he told me he would not let me go till he put me into poffefiion, or into another way of feek- ing it. I received, fince I begun this letter, one of your Majefty's, of the r* of April, by which I fee the difcourfe you had with my Lord of Arundel, who wrote the King word you were very well pleafed with his inftruc- tions. The Emperor's Envoy is arrived here, they call him Radolf : Wednefday he fhall have his audience. The news is here, that the Duchefs of Bavaria is with child, but it as uncertain. A French man of war hath committed a great infolency againft. the King's ketch which brings the ports out of Flanders, for they have taken it by force, and killed moil of the men in it : this bearer will tell your Majefly more particulars, whom I hope you will do the favour to fpeak for him to the Prince of Orange, that he may have one of thefe void companies. My Lady Killegrew ient your Majefty the cornelian rings : if you would [ 3°9 3 would be pleafed to fend me the mcafure of your finger, we would provide better. Gor- don hath written to Dolbir, whom your Ma- jefty knoweth, that the AmbafTador of Poland was making all hafte to come to Holland, and that he would go his half in any wager he laid for the match. My fifter makes men- tion in all her letters to me how happy fhe is now, in feeing your Majefty fo gracious to her; and as her greater!: ambition is to be continued in your favour, like the reft of your children, fo her only grief would be if you mould rind any caufe in her to difcontent you, or to ufe her with the former coldnefs. If fhe fhould have any, I would condemn her fooner than any body -, for it appertaineth to me, who have received moft favour from your Majefty, to have a fingular care that none of us fail in the duty and obedience we owe you : thus I will fhut up my long and tedious letter, remaining Your Majefty 's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles, This 35th April. X i LETTER t 3*9 ] LETTER CXXXIX. A fa Majejie la Reine de Bohetne. Madame, Ce n'efl pas ma faute de ce que ma fceur a ete plus heureufe que moi, a rendre la premiere fes devoirs a votre Majefte, J'au- rois bien fouhaite, Madame, etre deja en etat de m'en acquitter de bouche, & de me preva- loir comme elle de l'honneur de fes graces & de fa bienveillance. En attendant que ce bonheur m'arrive, je la fupplie tres -humble- ment de m'y donner quelque place par avance, & de me croire, ayeC beaucoup de refpecl:, Madame De votre Majefte Le tres-humble ^c tres-obeiffant petit- fils & ferviteur, Charles, LETTER [ 3ii ] LETTER CXL. 'To the ^>ueen. Madam, I doubt not but Sir Rob. Honywood hath told your Majefty how he perfuaded us to go to Tiel, and take (hipping there ; which we did, but were fain to take a fcurvy old boat, becaufe ours was fent before to Gorkum. Firft it was a great calm ; but within a quarter of an hour after there begun a great ftorm, that all the mips in the river ftruck fail, and lay ftill : yet we, for all ours leaked extremely, held on our courfe all the way, for the wind was full contrary, which made me ficker than I was when I came out of England -> thus we went on, until within one hour's going from Gorkum, when the violence of the wind ftill augmenting, we were forced to land in a great mower of rain, and to go a good way on foot, in the dirt, towards the town, until we met with waggons. The next morning we had a very good palfage to Gertrudenberg and to the army. This after- X 4 noon t 3*2 ] noon I was in the approaches : the French are over the moat, and have begun their mine, fo they fay Count William doth -, and it is thought now we (hall fee an end within this fix or feven days. Your Majefly hath mewed me fo great a teftimony in this laft bufinefs of Cr of the continuance of your care and good opinion of me, that, be- fides fo many others, I cannot enough ac- knowledge it, only I will humbly befeech your Majefty to believe, that the greateft happinefs I wifh for is to become worthy of your fa- vour ; and I mail ever continue my earneft endeavours to render myfelf in deed, thatwhicji I will remain as long as I live, Your Majefty 's Mofl humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Army, this 4th of O&ober 1677. The Tear of this Letter is doubtful LETTER t 3*3 3 LETTER CXLI. To the £>uee?i. Madam, By Sir William Bofwell your Majeiry will I learn what difcourfe we had with the Prince, and what anfv/er he gave us, which was as much as he could fay. I have already wrote to the Landgrave by Martinet, who af- fured me he would advife it very well ; fo that I believe your Majefty doth not think it necef- fary now to fend Nicholls, becaufe his army is up and down, and he will be long be- fore he meet with him. In my letter I did refer the time and place of our meeting to his own convenience. To-night we go again to our by- watches about twelve or one o'clock, which is our ordinary time, and until day ; fome of our volunteers have got very hollow eyes with watching, but my Lord of War- wick and his nephews hold out very well. This is a fearful bluftering rainy night, there- fore I hope your Majefty will excufe me if I take fome two hours reft beforehand. There 3 arc \ t 3'4 ] are two French Colonels wanting to-night which are CharnafTe and Hauterive. The iirft pretends to be troubled with the ftone ; the laft, has had a cholic ever fince the by- watch begun. This is all the news I can write, for I am fure any thing that concerns the army you will know by a better hand than from Your Majefty's Moft humble and obedient fon and fervant, C. Saturday night, at 10 o'clock. No Date, £>uere about 1677. LETTER CXLII. A Monjieur mon Frere, Prince Rupert, Palatin, a Vienne. Tres-cher Frere, J 'a 1 refte tres-aife d'apprendre votre heu- reufe arrivee a Vienne, & le ferai davan- tage quand je faurai que vous aurez obtenu une bonne expedition. Monf. Huhn ne m'a mande [ m ] mande que, touchant la dile&ion, il fe faut fouvenir du proverbe Italien en cette ren- contre. Je vois que vous n'aviez encore recu nos poefies, ni nos lettres du -rVd'Aout. J'ai pris la liberte de depecher M. Bunckley vers le Roi de la Grande Bretagne, pour l'avertir qu'a Vienne Ton n'a pas envie de le voir ; ce que fans doute vous lui pourrez confimer du lieu meme d'ou je l'ai recu par un courrie ex- pres, que fa Majefte Imp. m'a envoy e pour ce fujet. Je ne vous dirai rien de l'armement de Suede contre Breme, ni de celui de Po- logne contre les Mofcovites, puifqu'a Vienne on en aura fans doute l'alarme aufli chaude qu'ici. On parle li diverfement du liege d'Ar- ras, que je ne fais qu'en croire. Monf. l'E- ledteur de Mayence, ce dit-on, eft alle s'a- boucher avec les deux autres Electeurs de fa robe a confluance. II femble qu'ils ne me veuillent avoir de la confidence -, mais je penfe pourtant, devant qu'on en viendra au fait & au prendre, ils me feront encore l'hon- neur de m'en parler. J'efpere d'apprendre par Huhn comment on eft difpofe a la cou r Imperiale, & le croyant en chemin je ne lui ecris rien cet ordinaire. Je vous fupplie de me [ 3*6 ] me conferver votre amitie, & me croire fer- mement, Tres-cher frere, Votre tres-affec'tionne & fidele frere & ferviteur, Charles Louis. D'Heideiberg, ce »{ d'Aout. LETTER CXLIIL Sans Adrejfe. Du Souverain, ce 6 de Septembre, 6 heures du mdjln. Monsieur, )e viens de recevoir nouvelle que la flotte des Indes, & leur convoi, ont paffe Portf- mouth ; ainfi que je ne doute nullement de leur arrivee aux Dunes, & de les voir bientot en cette riviere. Si Its ennemis paroiilbient entre ci & la, (de quoi il y a peu d'apparence) nous ferons contraints de fortir avec tout ce qu'il y a de vaifleaux eapables. De quoi n'ai [ 3*7 ] n'ai voulu manquer de vous donner part, & vous prie de detacher aufli-tot que ce pourra une fregate vers le Galloper, pour y croifer jufqu a ce que ladite rlotte foit entree. J'ai donne ordre a la fregate l'Antilope de faire de meme. Je fuis, Monfieur, Votre tres-Jmmble Serviteur, Rupert^ Si rennemi parohToit, d'en donner or- dre a ladite rlotte aux Dunes ; ce que la votre fera, a nous, ce vous defire. l^ETTER [ 3'* ] LETTER CXLIV. No Addrefs. Strafbourg, ce 29 Mai. MON SEIGNEUR, J 'a I fait voir l'ordre que votre AltefTe m'a envoye a Monf. de Kau, lcquel m'a dit n'avoir pouvoir de payer ladite fome, puifque Monf. Azany eft en ville. Tellement qu'a Finftant j'ai fait la voir a Monf. Azany qui feroit content de le delivrer, s'il avoit une quittance de votre AltefTe, comme la premiere, & crois qu'il donne plus d'eclaircifTement a Monf. Frais ; de quoi fuis tres-marrie qu'il n'a fu executer poncluellement les comman- demens de votre AltefTe, comme celle qui fait gloire de fe dire, Monfeigneur, De votre AltefTe, La tres-humble & tres-obeifTante fervante, M. de Lisle. [Th« [ 3*9 ] [The following fhould have been inferted at page 26.] LETTER XII. To the Queen. Madam, When I arrived here, it was found im- poffible to have fuch things in readinefs as were neceffary for the conjunction of all our troops with King, and to fend the hone before. We have put the foot in fome place of fecurity which was not fit -, therefore we fTiall firft try whether we can get any place near or upon the Rhine, to lodge our foot in, hoping by that -means to draw King this way. As foon as all things are in readinefs, and that our ipy is returned from founding the ditch at 48, 14, 6 3> »*.* 37> 5 6 > s > S5> 3 2 > IO > 4> 59> 6 5> 5S> 33, we mall attempt upon it. There is cer- tain news come to this town, that the Depu- ties of the Landgrave and States of HerTe have, on one fide, and the Elector of Ma- yence, on the other fide, iigned the treaty they have had fo long in hand at Frankfort ; and that it is lent to be ratified by the King of Hungary, and the Landgrave. What were beft f 32° ] beft to be done in this your Majefry Will un- derftand by Sir William Bofwell, whofe ad- vice I have followed. Ruftorff writes me word, that Salvius will not hear of any thing but prefent afliftance from England, which is the thing that muft be prefTed there. I will not tell your Majefty any news from the ar- my, becaufe I do not doubt you have more certain and more particular at the Hague. Concerning the bufinefs with my Lord Cra- ven, Sir Richard Cave mail acquaint your Majefty how we have proceeded in it : if any thing happen of importance, I mall advertife it with all fpeed, whilft I remain Your Majefty's Moil humble and obedient fon and fervant, Charles. Wefcl, this £j of Auguft 1628. We have put off the day of our meet- ing with King to the 30th of Auguft, Old Style. FINIS. N Autographs & Seals. ,'/, // urr,;, /y /yjj . for, ■ '//r QufSn J /-■• James I. King of E j M G L A N n. John How-, of Langar, — Anahf.il \, natural d Notts. Efq. ter of Enfkbuel Earl of Sunderland. Frederick, King of = Elizabeth, daughter! Bohemia. James I, r Scrofe Emanuel Hovvf, El'q. Ruperta, natural daughter of Prince Rupert, 3d fon ol Frederick, King of Bohemia. Rupert, 3d fen of Frederick-. William Howe, = Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Efq. Vv n Pauncefote, Efq. ■Sir Geo. Smi th, of Eaft- = Mary Howe, daughter and Stoke, Notts. Baror.et. fole heir. Sir George Bpomlf.y, of = Esther, eldcft daughter of (heton Curzon, Ef(j ( £.iit-Stoke, Notts. Baronet. of Hagley, by his firft wife Efther Ilunmcr. •Hobert Howe Buohljt. ■«v I