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CLARENDON STATE PAPERS

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CALENDAR

CLARENDON STATE PAPERS

PRESERVED IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY

VOL. Ill
1655—1657

EDITED BT THE
REV. W. DUNN MACRAY, M.A., F.S.A.

UNDER THE DIRECTION OP THE

REV. H. 0. COXE, M.A.
bodley's librarian

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AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
M DCCC IXXVI

PREFACE.

In the present volume is contained a list of the State
Papers of three years of the exile of Charles II ; but
these, three years of busy plots and negotiations. Of the
comparatively less numerous papers of the six preceding
years described in the second volume of this Calendar,
about 312 are printed, wholly or in part, in the Clarendon
collection, the Thurloe Papers, Carte's Letters, and else
where ; of those here described, only 189 are known to be
in print. And as the period of the Kestoration draws
nearer, the accumulation of correspondence, both printed
and unprinted, becomes greater, and the papers of 1659
and of 1660 will be found far more numerous than
those of other years. And the value of a minute Calendar
of all of these will be seen, when it is considered that
in possessing, on the one hand, the papers of the great
Eoyalist Minister, and, on the other, those of the Pro
tector's indefatigable Secretary, Thurloe, (supplemented to
the year 1652, and occasionally further, by the Ormonde
correspondence and by the papers of Archbishop San-
croft,) the Bodleian Library does really contain the great
bulk of the general State Papers for the whole period of
the Interregnum. To find these Papers, the historical

vi PREFACE.
enquirer mus^ turn, not so much to the Minute-Books,
the Begisters of Warrants, and other directly formal and
official records, which compose the greater part of the
documents of 1650-1660 existing in the archives of the
Public Becord Office, as to the miscellaneous collections
which, from various sources, have, by hap and happily,
met together in Oxford.
With regard to the particularity with which names and
trifling matters have been mentioned in this Calendar,
it is to be remarked that, although where so large a
portion of the correspondence abounds in fictitious names
and disguised phraseology, it might seem at first sight
scarcely necessary to describe it with the fulness required
for the papers of different character, yet that this is really
not the case. Through a variety of pseudonyms one writer
or person may sometimes be traced ; a casual allusion
may help to determine the date of some dateless and
enigmatical paper, as well as unravel its secret meaning ;
and by the comparison of names and consequent identifi
cation of persons, the Clarendon and Thurloe papers may
not infrequently be made to throw light upon each
other*. The item of most interest in the contents of this
volume is that which adds to the works of the Earl
of Clarendon, a tract the authorship of which has hitherto
remained unknown, but which has been ascribed in the
Catalogue of the Bodleian Library to Sir Henry Vane
on the authority of a MS. note by Barlow, Bishop of
Lincoln. Clarendon mentions in his autobiography that
* For this purpose the Index to the forthcoming second volume of the
Catalogue of the Eawlinson MSS., in which all the papers contained in
the Thurloe collection are entered, will be found serviceable in connection
with the present Calendar.

PREFACE. vii
on the occasion of Cromwell's issuing his Declaration of
31 Oct. 1655, in which severe measures were announced
with regard to the King's friends in England, in con
sequence of the partial rising under Wagstaffe, he wrote
a letter to a friend which was printed in England, but he
gives there no particulars of its nature or contents.
These, however, he furnishes at the end of the fourteenth
book of his History, where, without any mention of his
own authorship, he says that " the King caused an answer
to be made " to the Declaration " upon the grounds that
were laid down in it, and as if it had been made by
one who was always of the Parliament side, and who was
well pleased to see the cavaliers reduced to that ex
tremity ; but with such reflections upon the tyranny that
was exercised over the kingdom, and upon the foulness of
the breach of trust the Protector was guilty of, that
it obliged all the nation to look upon him as a detestable
enemy, who was to be removed by any way that offered
itself." And here, in art. 216, we now have before us the
original autograph of this Letter, in which Clarendon
writes under the character of a member of the Long
Parliament who had been faithfully engaged with it
from the beginning of the war to the end, in order to
deprecate, with consummate craft and ability, the hard
dealing proposed to be meted out to all the Royalists
alike. He professes to have been one always excepted
from pardon in the King's Proclamations and Declara
tions, and to have sat in Parliament until excluded by
the army in consequence of advocating an agreement
with the King after the Treaty at the Isle of Wight.
While really well acquainted with the negotiations which
were being carried on, through Sexby, with Wildman and
the Anabaptists, he here ridicules the idea that Wildman

viii PREFACE.
and Overton could by any possibility be allied with the
Cavaliers. He charges the de facto Government with
encouraging the Roman Catholics, instancing as a proof
of this the tone taken in White's book on the Grounds of
Obedience (of which mention is made in arts. 480 and
504, infra, as being complained of by Hyde) ; he declares
that most of the money collected in England for the poor
Protestants in the Valley of Lucerne was apphed to
the levying a body of Swiss mercenaries to control the
English * ; and winds up with a very eloquent and
spirited peroration. There is no resemblance in the style
of the Letter to that of Sir H. Vane, who was probably
only credited with the authorship from the audacious
distinctness with which the writer affected to designate
himself, and from the fact of Vane's being about the very
same time subjected to examination, and subsequently
imprisoned, for his tract entitled A Healing Question,
etc. which was written upon the occasion of Cromwell's
Declaration for a fast on March 13, 1654. From the
paper and type it is evident that Hyde's tract was, as he
states, printed in England ; it consists of seventy-one
quarto pages (including, apparently, a half-title, which is
wanting in the Bodleian copy), the actual text beginning
on p. 5. sign. A. 3. Hyde appears to have concealed his
authorship at the time even from his bosom-friend
Ormonde, for in a letter to Ormonde in Sept. 1656 (art.
518, p. 171) he mentions, as from the information of
Titus, that a Letter to one of the Protector's Council had
* This (of course unfounded) charge is made against Crom
well with great particularity in a letter of information sent to Sir
Marmaduke Langdale in Sept. 1655, of which a copy by John Nicholas
is found at art. 159, p. 58. Sam. Morland's account of the expenditure
of the money entrusted to him for the Swiss Protestants is printed in
vol. v. of the Thurloe State Papers.

PREFACE. ix
appeared, which made Cromwell mad, who ascribed it to
Hollis, and that Hollis was generally believed to be the
author ; and this Letter can hardly, it would seem, be any
other than Hyde's own tract*.
It will be seen that the correspondence of W. Lockhart,
Cromwell's ambassador in France, with Thurloe, which
when Birch printed the Thurloe Papers was in the posses
sion of Mr. Joseph Radcliffe, one of the executors to the
third Earl of Clarendon, is now to be found in this collec
tion. Some of these letters were given for this purpose
by Thomas Astle, the well-known antiquary, to Dr.
Douglas, afterwards Bishop of Salisbury, to whose exer
tions the completeness of our Clarendon stores is largely
owing; and thirty-seven of them were amongst that
portion of Radcliffe's MSS. which was purchased for the
University by the trustees of Dr. John Radcliffe in 1 764,
being entered as lot 15 in the second day's sale in the
catalogue which was then issued. One paper is entered
in the Calendar (art. 1175, p. 385) which belongs to one of
six volumes of papers of Archbishop Sheldon, which were
sold to the Bodleian Library in 1824 by Sir J. E. Dolbenf.
These papers mostly relate to the Restoration period, and
it is proposed to incorporate them in the succeeding
volumes of this Calendar.
It is singular that while the originals of Hyde's letters
to Secretary Nicholas are here found amongst their
writer's own papers, having been presented to the
"University (as we learn from Mr. Monkhouse's preface
to the third volume of the printed collection) by Mr.
Godschall of Albury, Surrey, a very small portion of
* Hollis and Vane were both among the Commissioners appointed by
Parliament to treat with the King at the Isle of Wight.
t See Annals of the Bodleian Library, 1868, p. 237.

x PREFACE.
Nicholas's own share of the correspondence is met
with. Abstracts of very many letters from Nicholas are
given by Dr. Birch in one of his valuable volumes of
transcripts in the British Museum*, taken from "the
originals lately in the possession of his grandson, William
Nicholas, Esq., and now in that of Sir John Evelyn, bart."
It would seem therefore that these letters must have
been returned to Nicholas by Hyde, and it was hoped
that they would have been found still preserved at the
seat of the Evelyn family, Wotton House, in Surrey; but
in reply to enquiry, the Editor has been informed by
W. J. Evelyn, Esq., that a careful search, which he
courteously caused to be made for them, has been
unsuccessful. The attempt to effect the conversion of the Duke of
Gloucester to the Roman Catholic faith, which was made
in so high-handed a manner by the Queen Dowager in
1654, as described in the preceding volume, is found
renewed in 1657 by the Sieur d'Aubigny, but the
paper (art. 981) in which he submits his proposal
to the King, presents a great contrast in its moderation
and temper to the violence of the former proceeding t.
But an attempt at a more important conversion was made
by the busy negotiator, father Peter Talbot, afterwards
R. C. Archbishop of Dublin; in 1655 ne is found (art.
* Addit. MS. 4180. The Editor is indebted to the kindness of E. M.
Thompson, Esq., for the information that this volume contains notes of
9 letters in 1650, 12 in 1651, 37 in 1652, and so on through following
years, but becoming fewer towards 1657 ; of all these papers of 1650-52
not one is found in the Clarendon collection.
t Ludovic Stuart, Sieur d'Aubigny, fifth son of Esmg, third Duke of
Lennox, was a Canon of Notre Dame at Paris, and Great Almoner to
Queen Henrietta Maria. He died in Nov. 1665, a few hours after
receiving notice of his creation as a Cardinal.

PREFACE. xi
206) proposing a change of religion to the King himself,
as the only sure way of securing the help of the Spaniards,
and suggesting that he should nevertheless keep his con
version secret, and play, even throughout his whole life
time, a like hypocritical part to that which was for a short
time played by Queen Christina of Sweden. We do not
wonder that Talbot was regarded by Clarendon with
great distrust and aversion *.
At p. 2 30 we find Capt. Titus urging that the assassina
tion of Cromwell should be the first step contemplated by
Sexby and his co-plotters among the Levellers ; a crime
too often proposed, and too little reprehended and rejected,
amongst the Royalists, nay, for which it is said that a
reward was publicly offered by a Proclamation of May 3rd,
1654!, and which Titus soon afterwards openly advocated in
* Several Roman Catholic books, one of which was a " curious history
of Luther and other such like persons,'' were sent by Talbot for the
King's perusal. See pp. 53, 76, 83.
t This Proclamation is printed in Thurloe's State Papers, vol. ii.
p. 248, but the manuscript from which it is taken is only a rough copy,
in the handwriting of the writer of the letter of 27 May [O.S.]
signed J. O., printed in the same volume, p. 322, who there calls
it " d copy of the King's proscription against Cromwell," which he
had obtained with great difficulty from Mr. H. P. and which
was intended to be added to the King's large Declaration, then in the
press ; and as no mention of it has been found elsewhere, it is to be hoped
it may have been, at most, a proposed paper, never actually adopted or
issued. Even the traitor Bampfield, while he charged the King with
endeavouring to engage persons in a plot for assassination (Thurloe,
vol. ii. p. 533), owned that the proposal when discussed at Court met
with great opposition, (ib. 511.) And Thurloe himself, writing to
Pell on 23 June, 1654, and therefore in the month following the date
of the Proclamation, and doubtless after he had intercepted J. O.'s letter
with its inclosure, says that " the malignant party were generally engaged
[in Gerard's and Henshaw's plot] though not to assassinate the Protector
— that they profess to abhor — yet to subvert the government." (Vaughan's
Protectorate of Cromwell, 1839, i. 13.

xii PREFACE.
his famous tract, as remarkable for its vigorous and power
ful English as for its cutting bitterness. With relation to
this tract a correspondent in Spain of Sir H. Bennet says,
in Aug. 1657 (P- 344)» that "the book of which Killing
no Murder was the preface," had then come to them out
of England ; but it does not appear what this supplement
was, and the original book has hitherto been supposed to
stand alone. And while murder was on both sides
contemplated as a legitimate mode of action, diplomatic
falsehood may appear but small in comparison ; yet it
strangely jars with the general sterling honesty and high-
mindedness of Hyde's character to find him, at p. 68,
giving formal instructions to Sir H. de Vic for a direct
official lie.
The dates which have been inserted in the more recent
editions of the History of the Rebellion may not in
frequently be corrected by papers here described ; e.g., as
Hyde did not observe the exact order of time in writing
his narrative, the proposals made to the King by William
Howard in the name of the Levellers have been assigned
in the History to the year 1658, while the actual date
is here shown to have been July, 1656.
It is amusing to see how common a subject of com
plaint Hyde's bad writing afforded to his correspondents.
Not merely by the King (as noticed in the preface to
the preceding volume) but by the Earl of Bristol (p. 202)
is he good-humouredly rallied; Sir H. Bennet (p. 380)
justly retorts a complaint upon him ; his own copyist
omits a word or two in one of his letters (p. 78, letter
to De Vic), and leaves a blank as being unable to read
the passage; and Ormonde (Carte MS. 47, Nos. 44, 46)
reads, it must be allowed rather unreasonably, the name
Milvjarde as Strickland, and enquires of Hyde who

PREFACE. xiii
Strickland is*. It may be pardoned, therefore, that at
p. 138 of this volume a supposed Cardinal "Borboyne,"
or Bourbon, is made to do duty for Card. " Barberyne t."
In Carte MSS. 30 and 213 are many letters referring to
the period here embraced. In the former are letters and
papers of the Duke of Neuburg in 1655 (printed by Carte
in the second volume of his Letters, pp. 52-63), and
letters of Sir H. de Vic in 1657 about Ormonde's regiment.
In the latter are letters in 1655 of Gilbert Talbot, and in
1656 of R. Dongan, Will. Armourer, Lord Dillon, Sir Q-.
Radcliffe under the name of G. Colton (printed in Carte's
Letters), W. Crofts, Mr. Walsingham (printed ibid), Sir G.
Carteret and Peter Talbot. A few of these bear so closely
upon papers calendared in this volume that abstracts
of them have been added in an Appendix. And by
permission of Clement Cottrell Dormer, Esq., the Editor
subjoins to this preface a brief list of the contents of
an interesting volume of letters relating to the exiled
Court, preserved at Rousham Park, Oxfordshire, many of
which fall within the years comprised in the present
portion of the Calendar.
* In Ormonde's own letters he has the curious peculiarity of always
spelling the word " such " as " shuch."
t Readers are requested to refer to the list of " Corrigenda '' at the
end of this Preface. It should be noted that all names of persons and
places are here given in the text according to the spelling in the original
papers, the varied forms being reduced to uniformity in the Index.
Oxford, April, 1876.

CORRIGENDA.
P. 16, art. 55 marg. Feb. 12 [O. S.], dele [O. S.]. The letter should follow art.
47. p. 29, art. 94. Letter to Henderson, most probably after his return to England.
pp. 45, 46, arts. 185, 136, 138. The papers must be earlier in date than Jan.
1655, as in that month Edgeman, their writer, died.
pp. 47, 49, arts. 139, 140. Subsequent to Nov. 1655, as they mention the im
prisonment of the writer and of Halsey, who were both arrested in that month.
pp. 56, 63, 68, arts. 154, 171, 184, 185. The copies are by John Nicholas, not
by Edgeman.
p. 99, art. 270, for Ferns, read Fermo, and omit [Nich. French].
p. 125, art. 352, Pickering [Hyde], read, Pickering [Ormonde].
p. 138, art. 402, Borboyne, read, Barberyne.
p. 141, art. 416, omit [?], after Enos.
p. 143, art. 421. P. Fo., read, P. Ho[neywood].
p. 167, art. 505, omit, [Rumbold himself].
pp. 177, 179, arts. 539, 550, Aix-Ia-Chapelle, read, La Capelle.
p. 186, art. 576, Maillii, read, Macky.
p. 203, art. 618. The Memorial is endorsed by the Editor of the State Papers as
apparently belonging to the letter of Nov. 23, but it is the paper mentioned in
Bristol's letter of Sept. 22, and must have been forwarded shortly after, as the
letters therein desired for Middleton were sent on Oct. 11.
pp. 233, 234, 246, arts. 700, 701, 731, Sir Will. Howard, read, Will. Howard.
p. 255, art. 761, Dr. Grace, read, Di[ck] Grace.
p. 268, art. 805. Subtle is found from Thurloe's State Papers to have been a
pseudonym for D. O'Neill, and this undated letter, which was found among the
papers of 1657, was probably written to him when in England, before March, 1655.
p. 275, art. 828, Clonmacnois, read, Meath.
p. 303, art. 920, dele, It appears — La[ne]. It would appear probable, on comparing
arts. 1001 and 1024, that the Mr. Rob. Tompson to whom Ashton writes was Sir
George Lane, and that Lane forwarded Ashton's letters to Hyde.
p. 305, art. 926, French Ambassador, read, Spanish Ambassador.
p. 310, art. 941 marg., Fully [?], read, Tully.
p. 328, art. 989, Narborough, read, Neuborough.
p. 334, art. 1004, [Ormonde?], read, [Hyde].
p. 341, art. 1024, Ra., read, Ro[binson].
p. 352, art. 1063 marg., Essone, Aug. 30, read, Madrid,
p. 357, art. 1081, Walford, read, Wilford.
p. 373, art. 1182, J. H„ omit, [opton].

Contents op a Volume of Letters (1652 — 1660)
In the possession of C. Cottrell Dormer, Esq.
Charles II to the Queen of Bohemia, thanking her for . l6S2-
favour shown to Charles Cottrell. aris'
Sir Edward Nicholas to Sir Charles Cottrell, while the Hague,
latter was at Heidelberg on a mission from the Queen of Dec- iV-
Bohemia to the Elector Palatine. General news.
Sir Edward Hyde to the same, very earnestly dissuading 1655.
him from his idea of returning (for the sake of supporting his J°n°s" et'
wife and children) to England. A very familiar and affec
tionate letter. [1655?]
Princess of Orange to the Duke of Gloucester ; not signed, j^1^ ' e'
The same to Sir C. Cottrell, respecting some proposed Cologne,
employment to retain him abroad. Aus- 27-
The same to the same, respecting the proposed offer to him Cologne,
of the post of Secretary or Intendant to the Duke of Glou- SeP4- 3-
cester. Sir E. Nicholas to the same, about his idea of returning to Same date.
England. Dr. George Morley to the same, about the post offered to him. g"1^"6'
Sir E. Nicholas to the same, advising him to accept the Cologne,
post. SeP*- I0-
Dr. George Morley to the same. Familiar letter on Same date.
personal and domestic matters.
The same to the same. Familiar letter of the same kind. Sept. 13.
Charles II to the Queen of Bohemia. Is going to. place Cologne,
Charles Cottrell with his brother Harry; recommends W. Septl 1?'
Sands to succeed him in the Queen's service. Is going to
start with his sister incognito for Frankfort.
Eyde to Sir C. Cottrell, conveying the King's formal offer Same date.
of the post of Secretary to his brother.
Nicholas to the same. General news. Same date.
Dr. Morley to the same. Familiar letter. Septus.

XVI

CONTENTS OF LETTERS, 1652-1660.

Sept. 21 & 28. Dr. Morley to Sir 0. Cottrell. Two letters, chiefly relating
to an application made by Morley for a lodging at Breda with
the court of the Queen of Bohemia.
Hyde to the same; familiar letter. Asks him to buy for
the writer, Grotius' History, Justin and Floras.
The same to the same. Asks him to buy Vossius' Ars
Historica, and De temporibus Poetarum; his two books De
Historicis Hyde already has. Also to buy the " Scottieman's "
[Johnston's ?J Rerum Brit. Historia.
Nicholas to the same. General news.
Princess of Orange to the Duke of Gloucester, about the
payment of his allowance and the forwarding some clothes.
Signed "Marie." Cf. p. us, art. 310.
Warrant, signed and sealed by the King, assigning an
annual salary of 3,000 guilders to Sir C. Cottrell.
Nine letters to Cottrell, and papers, written by N. Oudart,
Heenvliet, Mr. Shaw, and others, respecting the payment of
the Duke's allowance.
Princess of Orange to the Duke of Gloucester. Not signed.

Cologne
Oct. 8.
Oct. 20.

Oct. $g.
[1656.]
Paris,April 14.

1656.
Bruges, June.

[i«57?]
Breda,
March 20.
1658.
Antwerp,July 26\
Brussels,
Oct. 12.

[1658 or -59?]
Nieuport,Aug. 30.
Nieuport,Sept. 4.
Plasquandal, Sept. 15. PI .
Hague,Aug.i8. [?]
Hague.N0v.14. 1660.
Paris, April 22.
Colombe,
June 17.
Coulombe,July 30.
166$.
Jan. 21.

Passport of Cottrell, signed and sealed by the King. —
Fr. Warrant, signed and sealed by the Duke of Gloucester,
authorizing Sir C. Cottrell to receive all sums of money
granted by the King of Spain. — Fr.
Princess of Orange to the Duke of Gloucester ; partly in
French ; not signed.
The same to the same ; not signed.
The same to the same ; not signed. These three letters are
chiefly about the mere interchange of correspondence.
The Queen of Bohemia to the same. Very short.
The same to the same.
Queen Henrietta Maria to the same, expressing her desire
to see him. — Fr.
The same to the same, to the same effect. — Fr.
Princess Henrietta (afterwards Duchess of Orleans) to the
same, wondering at his silence.
List of the household of the late Duke of Gloucester, with
the King's warrant for the payment of certain sums assigned
to each member.

Calendar

OF

CLARENDON PAPERS.

1. The Princess Mary of Orange to Hyde. Gives him 1654.
many thanks for the relation of her brother Harry's good Tyling,
behaviour, for though she knew it before by the letters of Dec. 31.
Paris, yet it was a business in which she was so much con
cerned and satisfied, that the reading it again pleased her as
much as if she had never known it. Holograph.
2. Marq. of Ormonde to Hyde. Has received a pass 1655.
from the Count Sallazar, with a letter of excuse for the inter- Antwerp,
ruption, and of great respect for the Duke [of Gloucester]. Jan- '•
The delay has diminished their money, so that Mr. O'Neil
has come very opportunely ; at Liege 1000 livres were taken
up on Sir George Hamilton's stock, who is now with them
but parts to-morrow. Mr. Lovell writes by this post to say
how soon he will undertake the journey proposed by the King;
it will be necessary in any answer to him to assure him of
the King's satisfaction with him, and that his present relations
shall be preserved to him during his absence. Desires to
know the King's pleasure how long they shall stay at Tyling.
If he be suddenly sent to England, he need not return to
Cologne, but all necessary powers and instructions may be
sent to him. The Duke is a little indisposed ; hopes it is only
by his sitting up all night before in the Bruxells toll, and
walking much on foot yesterday. Nic. Armorer desires to
have some money which has been long promised him, and"
much longer since laid out by him.
3. J. Sanders to Edward Langford, marehand, a Anvers Dec. 22,
[i. e. Sir E. Hyde]. Has received his letter, and will deliver '^|-
the enclosure to Mr. Doucett, if possible, in time to answer by
this post.
tol. m. ' b

2 CALENDAR OF
1655 4. James Gary to "Mr. Maslyn." The law-suit with
Dec 22. Mr. Crue, in which Maslyn made choice of the writer's master
i654- to be on his side for reference, cannot be composed ; but the
[°-&-] latter says he will undertake the suit again, and does not
doubt to overthrow Mr. Crue in law.
Dec. 23. 5. H. Nutt to "D. Ch." {"Dear Chancellor"?), respecting
}^\ the preparations of the royalists in England. Has seen
L ¦"J Mr. Grapley ; has paid £15 for the things he says are ready,
and would have sent ^20 had not Will. Coventry] had it
himself. Urges the speedy sending of the commodities, or
the fair will be over. Is "so assured that almost all letters
miscarry that he will not venture to tell anything of his cor
respondent's own business until some express friend carry it.
Jan- 3- 6. Letters from the King to friends in Scotland, endorsed
by Hyde as having been sent " by Capt. Mewes."
1 . To Middleton. Thanks him for sending Capt. Mewes,
who brings a better account than had been expected.
Although disappointed in his confidence of some
persons, yet is ready to be reconciled to them if
they repent of what they have done. The bearer
promises to return speedily with all necessary ad
vertisements.
3. To "Tom. Dalyell." Much pleased to hear of the
constancy of his affection and endeavours.
3. To " Will. Drummond." Any despatch from him is
always welcome; the difficulty of communication
with friends is a great trouble. Glad to hear of his
recovery from sickness; desires to be commended
to his brother.
4. To Lord Selkirk. Returns pai'ticular thanks for his
constant affection, of which Middleton has given
account.
5. To Lord Napier. Thanks him very particularly for
his constant and unshaken carriage in this time of
so -general defection ; desires to be commended to
his wife.
6. To Lord Lome. Is glad to hear of his affection and
zeal, and constant adherence to Middleton in all his
distresses ; hopes he will have credit and power with
his kindred and dependents to engage them with
him.

CLARENDON PAPERS.
7 . To the Lord Chancellor \_Loudoun~]. Is glad to hear that
he is with Middleton. Conceives it not seasonable or
possible to proceed almost in anything by the usual
ways of justice until the power and tyranny of the
rebels is abated ; but knows that Middleton will be
glad to receive his advice in anything concerning
the civil government.
8. To Glengarry. His constant adhering to Middleton,
when so many grow weary of the King's service,
and his cheerful submission to straits and distresses,
is very acceptable, and a great addition to his former
merits.
9. To the Countess Marischal. Writes these two or three
lines that she may not imagine he does not know
how much he owes her; mentions no particulars, for
her own sake ; should this acknowledgment mis
carry, it will do her no harm.
Copies by Hyde, on three quarto sheets.

1655.

7. Hyde to Middleton, " by Capt. Mewes" For want of
means of communication, they have no news of each other
but what the London prints afford, which say nothing that
can give comfort; no letter has come from Middleton since
his departure but that by Major Straghan and this last by
Capt. Mewes. The arrival of the latter was welcome as one
from the dead; he assures them that Middleton is far from
being in a desperate condition, and is himself impatient to re
turn. Trusts Mewes will quickly find him and assure him that
Straghan is on his way with as large a supply as he thinks
fit to venture in one bottom, and that there is more ready to
follow after ; were there any port to which ships could safely
resort, that part would not be so difficult as it is, but it is not
much harder to provide arms and ammunition than it is to
get a vessel to transport them, all mariners alleging, beside
the dangers of the sea, that there is no place to be safe in
while they wait for unlading. Assures Middleton of his
friendship, and desires to be preserved in his esteem and that
of all worthy persons who are firm to the King. " Your old
friend Mr. Harry " is so much altered that Hyde does not
desire to be tried by his evidence or that of his friends ; he is
not of their mind almost in any particular. Copy by Edgeman.

Cologne,
Jan. 4.

8. Mr. Westrope (i. e. the King) to Mr. Boles. His letter
of 3rd Dec. brought the most melancholy account yet received ;
had hoped that some of the debts would have been got in.

Jan. 5.

B %

4 CALENDAR OF
1655. Is none of that which is due from (Kent, Hull, York, Shrews
bury, Ludlow, Worcester, Gloucester, Newcastle) ready to be
laid down ? Has hopes of (Isle of Ely, Wales, and the West).
Cannot bear this condition of life much longer, so that if there
be not a probable hope of obtaining his composition in a
seasonable time, he will take conditions from the States to
serve against the Portugals in the Indies, or from the
Venetians to serve against the Turks. Copy by Hyde.
The names of places are in cipher, deciphered in the margin.
No date. g. Memorandum of some intelligence from Mr. Roles. The
division amongst the undertakers was looked into; he en
couraged them all he could. Mr. Robisons is safe, but in
danger since all people unadvisedly addressed to him ; he even
desired that he might not be relied on for contrivance of the
whole, but, as others proceeded, he would contribute his best
endeavours.
Jan. 5. io. The King to "D." (Darcy). It is long since he heard
from him by Will. Ryth. Has directed Middleton to corre
spond with him, and has taken order with " D's" two friends at
London to transmit quickly what shall come to them from him.
Draught by Hyde.
Endorsed " The K. to Darcy."
Jan. 5- 11. The same to Sir Will. Davison. Is unwilling to
trouble him before payment has been made for the last vessel
provided by him for Blague ; but Straghan will tell him that
a pretty proportion of arms and ammunition is ready to be
sent over with Straghan [to Scotland], which will be all lost
unless he can help in the transmission. Hopes to discharge
these scores from the money due from Germany, a consider
able part of which is promised to be sent in about two months.
Draught by Hyde.
On the same leaf with the preceding.
Antwerp, 12. Ormonde to Hyde, " ches Madame Belderbec," at
Jan- 5- Cologne. The Duke is ill with a fever, but gives signs of
speedy amendment ; the beginning of next week will be the
earliest time at which he can move. The iooo livres for
which O'Neil had credit will soon be consumed upon doctors
apothecaries, and a fortnight's stay. Sends for the King the
Atteir t0 I"™, fr°m the Queen' which she Save Ormonde at
Uialliot the day before he came away. Let the King think
whether it be fit to send Dr. Fraizer to the Duke.
roVi7' tt 13< MaJPr General T°teas Bridge to Thurloe at Whitehall.
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Mento " and other seditious papers, who is very sensible of
the evil thereof, and of the designs amongst the soldiery.
Will be watchful to discover anything or person tending to
design. Monk's (89's) care in all things is inexpressible ; he
thinks Major Packer is not so firm as is pretended.
Entirely in cipher, but accompanied by a partial deciphering made by
S. B. Richards of Benson, May 5, 1783.

1655.

14. Ormonde to Hyde. Has, according to the note from Antwerp,
the latter to Jamot, opened the letters addressed to him ; has Jan- 7-
found one for himself from Lady Isabella, enclosed in one to
Mr. Knight. Learns, by a letter from Col. Phillips to Jamot,
that if he go to Holland, his safety is apprehended ; of, which
he believes Dr. Morley, who is coming to meet him on his
way, wishes to warn him; thinks he will nevertheless go
there when the Duke is ready to travel, for a good prison, if
he can compass it honestly, is no ill preferment for him.
15. Letter from a royalist agent to Nich. Armorer, addressed London,
to Mr. Alton at the Hague ; signed Ed. Mailer or Master, Dec; 29-
and endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Graply." Hopes the law-suit ^ ' "-'
will come to a speedy trial, and that they will, with
Mr. Archer's pleading, have a good day. Mrs. Tymnsey's
business has been very chargeable; Mr. Moore, although he
has received some considerable sums, will not part with a
penny for it. Mention of Mr. Wade, Mr. Kirkham,
Mr. Graply, Cuddy, Mr. Hatfield, and Mr. Craven.

16. Hyde to the Princess Royal. Complimentary thanks for
a letter received from her. Her brother [the Duke of Glou
cester] spends two or three hours daily by himself in writing.
As soon as the King heard of the Duke's indisposition, he sent
Dr. Frayser to him. Hopes the King's advice to Ormonde of
the danger he will incur by going to Holland will keep him
from it, and that he will not think that those who put him in
prison are bound to maintain him. Copy by Edgeman.

Cologne,Jan. 8.

17. Lord Jermyn to the King; not signed. Although the
Queen cannot yet forget the business of the Duke of Gloucester,
yet he hopes a very few days will render her capable of
meeting the King's advances towards a good understanding.
The treaty between Cromwell and the French is still uncertain.
The Count de Brienne came to Jermyn from the Council, to
complain of the entrance of ships bearing the King's and
Duke's commissions into French ports, and to desire that
order be given to the captains to do so no more; Jermyn's
own advice is, further, that no more commissions be issued in

Paris,
Jan. 8.

CALENDAR OF

1655.

Antwerp,
Jan. 8.

Antwerp, Jan. 12.

Jan. 5.
1654.
[O.S.]

Jan. ;j.
[O.S.]

future, and that the ships now abroad be directed not to
re-victual when their present stock of victuals is out.
The latter part in 01. S. P. vol. iii. p. 261.
18. Ormonde to Hyde ; signed "0." Sends a letter, the writer
of which he does not know, although he thinks he has seen
the hand, and has some remembrance of the name. If the
Duke had not fallen ill and Lovell had gone in time, the
latter might have been so prevailed as to satisfy Mr. Scot
by Feb. a, the time for repayment of the 5000 livres. If
Jamot goes upon the business designed him with the money
he has received, he should be furnished with credit and in
structions to enable him to do good service. Seal of arms.
19. The same to the same; not signed. If the King con
tinues to wish him [to go into England], he had better remain
at Antwerp, whither the few conditional instructions which may
be necessary can be sent to him from Cologne ; money also
must be sent him. His fellow-writer (who desires to be called
130 in the cipher) wishes to accompany him into England;
he himself expressly desires it, from the great use he will
have of one so qualified and trusted. If Jamot goes into
England first, it is necessary that he carry with him a letter
of credence. O'Neill went home yesterday.
Partly in deciphered cipher, written by another hand.
Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 262.
20. T. Thomas to Mr. John Edwards, at Rotterdam, en
dorsed by Hyde, " C[ol.] Gafrdener] to me." He is now in the
country, for fear of some creditors, but his friend is going
immediately to London that he may give an exact account
concerning Mr. White's [the King's] composition, which is
earnestly hastened by Mr. Johnson, who is as diligent and
sedulous as can be imagined.
Sealed with the same coat of arms as the following letter ; but only
a small fragment now remains.
21. /. Brereley to "Mr. Thomas Whyte, at Mr. John
Edwards his howse;" endorsed by Hyde, "to the K"[ing].
Hopes "dear Tom" will suspend his judgment of Will.
Johnson, who has had some ill accidents, but who continues
his confidence of bringing the cause to a very fair trial next
term. Some one should be empowered to consider of the
united testimonies of the witnesses and to act accordingly,
lest Mr. Blackman [Cromwell] should arrest them, as he has
done some already; should Blackman got White's writings
by a sudden seizure, the latter is prevented for ever. If
Will. Johnson or the writer be trusted by White's friends, he
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why Johnson should not be trusted, without whom White's
friends never will do anything, whatever they may pretend.
Seal of arms, quarterly, I and 3, a chevron between three bugle-horns ;
2 and 4, a cross, thereon five crosslets (?).
22. Lord Jermyn to the King; not addressed or signed.
More hopes than before of a breach between France and
England ; it is thought that if the fleets of Blake and the
Duke of Guise had met, they would have fought ; de Bordeaux
is recalled, but also secretly instructed not to come away
without making some agreement if possible. The Pope died
Dec. 31. Pen and Venables were met eleven days since near
Morlaix, with 80 sail; if they are not for America, they may
be for Madagascar ; their victualling makes it probable they
are for some remote and hot part. Madame Longueville is
reconciled with the Court, the Cardinal, and her husband.
A letter from the Queen is enclosed. Mr. Crofts wrote of
something of which it is presumed the King will approve ;
the latter can take no course in that matter that will more
redound to his own satisfaction.

1655.

Paris,
Jan. 15.

Antwerp,
Jan. 15.

23. Ormonde to Hyde ; signed " 0." Has received Hyde's
letters of Dec. 39 and Jan. 5 ; will begin his journey on
Wednesday, which will take four days, without going to Breda,
where Dr. Morley desires to see him to warn him, not of any
danger in Holland, but for some other occasion. Relieved in
Paris one Col. Finch, who was in very pitiful condition, and
was waiting there for directions from the King, and of whom
he remembered that Hyde had spoken well.
24. Sir John Marlay to Hyde, ironically thanking him for Antwerp,
his friendly but unavailing desires of promoting his application Jan- 8-
to the King, first for employment at Antwerp, to enable him
to obtain food and clothing ; next, for employment elsewhere ;
thirdly, for employment for his son ; lastly, for some supply
in money. All these have been denied, while granted to
others ; he is cast off as an useless servant, and will trouble
Hyde no more. Seal of arms. Endorsed by Hyde, " Sir Jo. Morley's angry letter."

[O.S.]

25. Hyde to Mr. Weston. Is very sorry to find in his
letter to Lord Wentworth that Hyde's last letter to him, at
the beginning of December (sent through Sir H. de Vic), was
lost between Bruxelles and Louvain. In reply to Weston's
first letter, which proposed to serve the King by inducing the
superiors of the regular and secular clergy in England to
make what impression they could upon their penitents, it was
said that there would be difference of opinion amongst them,

Cologne,Jan. 19.

CALENDAR OF

1655.

Antwerp,Jan. 19.

[Jan. 20.]

Antwerp,
Jan. 20.

that they would wait for orders from higher authorities, and
that it would be hazardous to themselves ; that therefore the
King's hope was that Weston might be able when in England
to converse freely with some principal persons, and obtain,
purely by his own interest and dexterity, a reasonable supply
for the King. In reply to his second letter, which said that he
had no longer any reason of his own for going to England, and
that he must remain there in great secrecy for fear of being
arrested for debt, it was said that the King, unwilling that
he should risk the danger of imprisonment, thereupon respited
the journey till it could be made secure. If, after the con
clusion of the Parliament and the issue of Acts of Grace, he
should again wish to go, instructions shall be sent him from
the King. Copy by Edgeman.
Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 262.
26. Ormonde to Hyde; signed " 0." Has received his letter
of the 15th; does not know why the expected rising should
stop Nic. Armorer or Mr. Lovell more than Jamot, Armorer
being acquainted with the whole business, and Lovell going
upon a distinct employment requiring haste ; urges that the
restraint be taken off by the next post. Lovell regards
Hyde's last letter as an accusation, and showed it with great
perturbation to Ormonde; should he go away so, he has
ability and credit enough to do hurt even beyond his purpose ;
begs therefore that Hyde will so write to him that he may go
away believing that he is known to have done well. Lord
Hatton defrayed the cost of the Duke of Gloucester's main
tenance while at his house, and is bound with Sir George
Radcliffe for the money borrowed of Scot; let the King
write a letter of thanks to him. Cannot leave until O'Neil
comes to defray his charges to Cologne, where he must live
upon charity.
P.S. Has had a long discourse with Lovell, who has gone
away much better satisfied. Followed by a modern transcript of a part.
27. Deciphering of a letter from Lord Balcarres, without
address. Understands that the King has given leave to
Middleton to treat with the English if he can no longer resist ;
if this be so, and the absent be included, he would rather be
in the public capitulation than make any private application
to the Protector.
28. Ormonde to Hyde/ signed "0." Having heard a
report of the discovery of a plot at London, opened some
letters which Jamot assured him were for Hyde ; among these
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again, unread. Found one for himself from Lady Isabella in 1655.
Mr. Knight's letter ; she mentions the discovery, but gives
no names.
29. The same to the same ; signed " 0." Stays to know Antwerp,
what another post may bring. Sends Sir George Hamilton, Jan 21-
with what in his hands may do good, but no hurt; from what
he will deliver, Hyde will have a perfect knowledge of the state
of the business under Sir George's charge, which now he much
mistakes. Finds that Lord Seaforth is ready to come under
the rebels; fears this is a concluding blow to the opposition.
Dr. Morley will not come to Breda ; the Duke of Gloucester
goes hence to-morrow ; Mr. Lovell stays until the noise of
these plots be over. Seal of arms.
30. The same to the same. Writes again to send some Same date.
letters which will reach Hyde by the post a day sooner than by
Sir G. Hamilton. If it be time the King should be moving,
he should take but two, at most, with him ; how to get rid of
the rest is the difficulty. O'Neil and Nic. Armorer stay, after
tho Duke leaves, to go with Ormonde to Cologne. Seal of arms,
31. Lord Jermyn to the King ; not signed or addressed. Paris,
Lord Balcarres wants a letter of credence from the King to Jan- "•
the Cardinal, which Jermyn begs may be sent ; also begs that
the King will allot Balcarres something out of his French
pension in fulfilment of what he has caused him to expect.
Spoke yesterday with the Cardinal of the business that was
left to M. Servien's care, but could get no positive answer.
The Duke of York will give an account of Mr. White ; if he
be as faulty to the King of France as to King Charles, he is
very justly lodged in the Bastile.
32. T. Thomas to Mr. Edwards, at Rotterdam ; endorsed Jan. is.
by Hyde, " Col. Gardiner." Sends a report for Mr. White [°-s-]
[the King] of the state of the forwardness of his composition
and the goodwill of his mistress.
Sealed with the initial W under a coronet, being the same as that with
which the following letter from J. Brerely is sealed.
33. J. Brerley to " Mr. Thomas Whyte," i. e. the King. Jan. 19.
The trial of the cause [the intended rising] is put off for a l°-s-]
week ; this little delay will prove very prejudicial. " Thou
hast employed such powerful obstructors that they discourage
everybody ; I wish Mr. Pudsey or somebody weare heare that
could rule them." Mr. Blackman [Cromwell] will lessen the
evidence by his money and threats. Sealed with the initial W under a coronet.
See Ormonde's letter to Hyde of 5th Feb., infra.

10 1655.
London,
Jan. 19.
1654.[O.S.]

Antwerp,Jan. 29,

Cologne,Jan. 31.

Cologne,Jan. 31.

CALENDAR OF
34. C. Dowcett to "Mr. Ashwell;" a secret letter referring
to the postponement of the intended rising. Mr. Turner has
been compelled to leave before the business has been heard;
wheresoever he may be his service may be commanded, pro
vided no one be employed to him but Dowcett, or some one
bringing the token left with the latter. The day has been
postponed to give the witnesses that live far off convenient
warning; the writer is now going northwards to prepare
them. Mr. S. K. gives little advice in the business; had
Mr. Jones, Mr. Norton, or Mr. Wiseman been here, the cause
had been managed much better.
35, Ormonde to Hyde ; signed " 0." Fears he will have to
go to Cologne to hold a melancholy consultation what the King
is now to do; his business seems so broken that they mast
wait for an opportunity to begin anew. Hopes there is still
some spirit left in their friends to perish in resisting rather
than in submitting. The sickness, if not death, of Sir R. Foster,
gives the King occasion to enquire from Jermyn how his
pension from France stands ; Crofts told Ormonde and Henry
Bennet in Paris that the Queen of France had promised it
should be paid so far forth as the Queen of England desired,
and no otherwise. Is afflicted for poor Edgeman, on his ac
count, on Hyde's, and on that of the King's service.
36. Hyde to Clement. The new pope can hardly be less to
them than the last; desires, when his name is sent, to be
informed also of his family and relations, and who are at first
promoted by him and have interest with him. Cromwell's
attitude towards Spain and France ; despatch of the fleet to
the West-Indies ; combination among the officers of his army
in Scotland, only upon some fanatic humour of their own.
Copy by Hyde.
37. Sir John Hinderson (Henderson) to Hyde. Quitted the
Imperial service (in which he lost his father and two brothers)
for that of the King, and has thereby ruined himself, his wife,
and eleven children, never having been noticed by the King
for all the good service done to the King's father, or for the
miseries suffered for himself. His offer to serve the King in
the proposed expedition to Scotland met with a flat denial,
all places being disposed of. Hereupon he went to London
and purchased liberty of the government to make levies in
Scotland, but finding by Lord Newburgh that the King is
averse, is most willing to desist, notwithstanding a recom
mendation from the Emperor to his brother Archduke
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subsistence. Desires to propose a way by which this may be
done, not by money but by the King's authorizing him, for
his service. Although certified by many of Hyde's enmity,
trusts to his friendship to peruse this letter and return it.
Written in a different hand from that of the letters of information to
Thurloe entered below; this is in .a clear English hand, those in a
small cramped Scottish hand.
38. R. Sa. to Mr. Will. Hayes [or Huges~\, at the Post-
house, London ; not dated. Little news on account of the bad
ness of the weather. The States assembled on Thursday. A
Polish agent is on his way to England to solicit the Protector
to send his fleet to Muscovy in order to create a diversion.
Achtenoven, the pensionary of Enchuysen, detecting his wife
last week in an intrigue with Count Horn, was miserably
beaten by one of the count's lacqueys while his master escaped.*
39. " Upton " to the King ; in deciphered cipher. Under
standing that his approbation has been desired for the day
which has been chosen for a rising, writes to represent the
opinion of Lord Bellasis, Will. Compton and himself, as also
of the other three when they last met, that since no rising
in the army is now to be hoped for and the fleet is gone,
any rising of the King's party would only be to their own
destruction and to the consolidation of parties on the other
side. This is also the opinion of Jo. Russell, and of all wise
men with whom they confer.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Roles by Halsey.'' The King's answer
to this appears to be the letter dated 1 8th Feb. infra.
40. Ormonde to the King. Is highly satisfied with his
pleasure expressed in his letter and by Sir G. Hamilton. If
he will but think of his own business till he is satisfied that
he has done all he can, he will not blush for want of success,
nor will any servant worthy of that name be weary of follow
ing him, or unwilling to die for him.
41. The same to Hyde ; signed "O." Is doubly satisfied with
what Sir George Hamilton (who came last night) and Hyde
tell him of the King's carriage in this business; if the King
will but think and work by himself, they shall have success,
or satisfaction even without it. Approves Hyde's design for
the King's getting away, who should not stir until they have
such a call as to occasion his embarking immediately on his
coming to his vessel. s. P. vol. iii. p. 263.
42. Jermyn to the King ; not addressed or signed. Peace
between France and England will very soon be concluded.
* See Thurloe's S. P. vol. iii. p. 115.

1655.

Antwerp. [Jan.]

[Beginning
of Feb .
I6S5-]

Antwerp,Feb. 2.

Antwerp, Feb. 2.

Paris,Feb. S.

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1655.

Antwerp, Feb. 5.

Cologne,Feb. 7.

Calais, Feb. 8.

Paris,
Feb. 12.

CALENDAR OF
Conjectured destination (against Hispaniola) of Cromwell s
fleet. The Queen-Mother is about to send an agent to the
new Pope on her own private affairs; she proposes that,
since it is difficult for the King to hold intercourse directly
with Rome, he should entrust the negotiation of his business
to the person instructed in the Queen's name. Urges his
acquiescence with this proposal, not only as advantageous for
his interests, but as promoting the restoration of a good
correspondence with his mother. 01. s. P. vol. iii. p. 263,
43. Ormonde to Hyde; signed "0." Is alarmed by the
letters from England ; the person that writes appears to think
that those in the army intend only their own business, exclusive
of the King's ; conceives that the Sealed Knot are meant by
" the obstructers," but does not know who " Pudsey " and
" Blacman " are ; if he himself be intended by the former,
he is ready to try for a hanging whenever the King pleases.
Cannot reconcile the wish to have some one over to rule the
King's party with the hope expressed that the business will
be begun within a fortnight. The time seems very seasonable.
Expects Maurice's return, with something from J. Step [hens]
or Hall [sail]. Can any use be made of Mr. Henry Coventry,
who has no dangerous mark upon him in England, whither he
has a good pretence to go ? Has received 390 guilders of
Sir Joseph Wagstaffe, which is Mr. Phillips' money.
44. Hyde to Clement. Has not received the advice from
him which he desires ; writes every week, but is not told
whether the letters are received. Cromwell is so apprehen
sive of his person that he has not been abroad these two
months. Are the records perfect at Rome of the treaties
which were between that see and England during the time of
the first three Norman Kings ? The treasure there of those
antiquities must be great, if subsequent disorders have not
trespassed upon them. Copy by Hyde.
45. Col. Thomas Lyon to the King. Having procured
liberty from Cromwell to levy 3000 men in Scotland for the
service of any foreign prince, has agreed with the French
ambassador in London, and is now going to receive in Paris
his money for his regiment, which is to be in France by
May 1. Hopes to choose officers who will be ready to do
the King service, and the bearer will tell at length the way
in which he desires to serve him, to which he prays a speedy
answer. 46. Jermyn to the King; not signed or addressed. A letter
shall be made, according to his direction, for Lord Balcarres,

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Antwerp, Feb. 12.

and to-morrow the writer will wait upon the Cardinal with 1655.
it; those things which ought in reason to be granted, ought
not to be left unasked, although morally certain to be
denied. 47. Ormonde to Hyde; signed "0." Sends Mr. O'Neill
[to Cologne], in his place. His discourse with Mr. Ross
abated the melancholy caused by the English letters, but
Hallsey (who has arrived with Maurice) has revived all by
his account of the divisions amongst their friends. The Sealed
Knot dissuade all from a rising now as being precipitate and
unseasonable ; the others charge the Knot with coldness, and
say that they are forced to rise at once by the discovery they
believe Cromwell to have made of the plot. The Knot will
appear if commanded by the King, although desirous to
remain quiet ; he must therefore either forbid the enterprize
or direct them to help it, as otherwise all will be certainly
lost. Hallsey says that the day was put off a week later,
but is still so near that he is anxious to hasten back to com
municate with some persons who have undertaken great
things. Ormonde's own opinion is that Cromwell has dis
covered the matter, that he dissembles his knowledge to keep
it from breaking, and that they ought to wish the contrary
things to him. Five quarto pages. CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 265.
48. Sir John Henderson, under the name of Peter von Cologne,
Berg, to Thurloe. Has won 808 by the promise in Thurloe's FeD- -ft-
name of an honourable maintenance monthly, until he shall
quit the service of 1 94 [the King] ; he will write himself
to his Highness by the next post, TV Feb. The plot is
carried on in Germany chiefly by the Count of Waldeck
and Mons. Schomberg, lieutenant to the gendarmes of the
King of France ; they are levying soldiers, under the sanction
of the Elector of Brandenburg; the Dukes of Newburgh and
Brunswick are interested, and the King of Denmark and
Duke of Holstein have paid their quota of money. Some five
days ago a long tall gentleman came from England, who was
visited privately in his chamber (which he never left except
once at night to go to the King) by Wilmot, Hyde, Went
worth, Gerard, secretary Nicholas, and Cols. Bryce, March,
and Warrant ; he has gone again this day. There was great
sadness at Court on the first news of the discovery of the plot,
but they were cheered afterwards by letters which assured
them that none of their particular friends at the interested
sea-ports were known. Davancourt, the French ambassador
at Stockholm, writes many letters of the King of Sweden's
affection towards the King; great preparations in shipping
are made there. Desires that 808 may remain at Cologne,

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1655. and that he himself may be empowered to travel in Germany,
where he may learn more of what is being done. 808 has
just been with him, and says that the business will chiefly be
about Lynn and the Isle of Ely ; he desires that Yarmouth
and Scarborough be watched. Captain Strachan has gone to
Scotland with some arms. Wilmot has gone to Denmark,
with credentials written by 808,* but copied by the King.
Hyde's chief correspondents in England are the Earl of
Newport, Ned Villiers and Col. Ashburnham ; Dr. Hammond
writes very often. Culpeper is at Amsterdam, Goring at
St. Omer's, O'Neill and Ormonde with the Princess of Orange ;
Wentworth goes next week to Holland, Col. Philips (Hyde's
main intelligencer) for London, Sir John Minsh [Mennes] for
Holland. Sends a copy of the King of Sweden's letter after
his coronation to the King, with the King's reply. Will send
copies of correspondence between the King and Waldeck,
Davancourt, and the Duke of Brunswick. Nothing can be
done at the court, but 808 will certify Thurloe of it. The
writer himself, to disarm suspicion, has had an interview
with the King to propose what he knew would be rejected ;
the King used great expressions of favour towards him, as
one of the first to be employed when there was anything
to do. Now suspicion is still ; but he had previously been
privately warned to leave the verge of the King's court
lest he should receive affront, and had replied that no man
could drive him from Cologne, having spent more blood
for maintaining the Empire than any others who followed
the King: but since he refused the levying in Scotland all
is well.f
(P.S.) Fears any longer to direct letters to Mr. Robert
Pouell, lest they should miscarry. Col. Pamer [Palmer?],
under the name of Richard Lacie, is busy at Hull, supported
by one Mr. Moss, formerly Mayor. The train bands of Ely
were offered to the King by one John Dacre [ ? or Darcie ?]
who came to Paris to Richard Lacie. Three very closely-written quarto pages.
Endorsed by Thurloe's secretary, as are also other letters to Thurloe. J
Enclosures : —
Feb. -?%. 1. Stockholm, June, 1654. Charles Gustavus of Sweden
to King Charles, announcing his accession, and warmly-
professing good-will and desire to assist. — Latin.
* It would appear from this that the informer must have been Massonet, the
clerk employed for French and Latin documents. See Thurloe's S. P. vol. iii.
P- 493-
+ See Henderson's letter to Hyde of Jan. 31, supra.
% A letter from Rich. Bradshaw, Cromwell's agent at Hamburg, to Thurloe,
enclosing this letter from Henderson, is printed in Thurloe's S. P. vol. iii.
P- IS3-

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2. Aix-la-Chapelle, 18 Sept. 1654. Congratulatory reply 1655.
of the King to the preceding. — Latin.
49. Philip William, Duke of Newburgh and Count Palatine, Dusseidorf,
to the King. Has received from Lord Taaffe the report of Feb- :S-
what he was charged to deliver from the King ; acknowledges
it as a fresh mark of his goodness, and professes great de
votion to his service. — French.
50. Peter von Berg, i. e. Sir John Henderson, to Thurloe. Cologne,
Is assured by 808 that designs upon the Protector's person Feb. ts-
ar« on foot, but cannot learn particulars. The Royalists are
leaving Cologne one by one to meet at the general rendezvous,
of private gentlemen in Norway, of soldiers at Colberg in
Pommern. A letter is enclosed from 808, who desires to come
to England ; let good means be sent him for the purpose and
let him be caressed (" carassired ") and much made of; let
him be told to write meanwhile by every post, directing letters
to the 779 in 399- Desires for himself to be authorized to
travel in Germany, and begs a speedy answer. Encloses
copies of letters out of which what is plotting may be seen ;
these must be kept, or they will both be ruined.
51. Peter von Berg, i. e. Sir John Henderson, to " Mom. du Cologne,
Plesse, R. B." i. e. Richard Bradshaw, at Hamburg, repeat- Feb- A-
ing some of the news contained in his letters to Thurloe.
Desires to know whether the packet sent by last post for " the
gentleman you know in London " arrived safely. Schomberg
and the Count of Waldeck are drawing their men together.
990 [i. e. Wilmot, Lord Rochester ; see letter of Feb. j^,
supra'] has gone to Minden to meet some of the Elector of
Brandenburgh's commanders; thence he goes to Denmark
with credentials written by the King's own hand. Sends
copies of letters translated from the French by 808 for " the
gentleman at London." The Elector of Mentz has written
letters for the payment of the money promised at Ratisbon.
If some witty man could be sent to Berlin and acquaint
himself with old general Spaw, he could learn all ; would
wish to go there himself, as he could find all out better than
any other through his acquaintance with these courts. If
990 go for Denmark, he will be sure to speak with Count
Ranson on the way. A kind letter to be written to Paul
Roll (for so 808 is called),* and money to be sent. The ports
in England between Berwick and Thames to be watched;
ships should be sent to the Sound, and the Belt, and to Bergen,
where the rendezvous may possibly be. It would be well
* Mentioned under this name in Thurloe's S. P. vol. iii. pp. 198, 224.

16 CALENDAR OF
1655. to send Mr. Fergison to Lubeck and thence to Bergen, where
he might do good service among the Scots, which no English
man could do.
(P.S.) Doubts that Mons. Resteau is very active for the
King; therefore, although hitherto he has received
his letters safely, desires they may in future be di
rected, "An denn herren Johan Frhen (?) in denn
Wnterhelinslagers im helin zuzustellenn."
Three closely-written quarto pages.
Feb. 18. 52. The King to " Mr. Roles," by O'Neal. Hoped there
would have been little difference of opinion between his friends,
but too much reservedness has made them too much strangers
to each other. It cannot be reasonable for him to hinder
those who are ready to move, although if Roles remain still no
great success can be expected ; nor yet reasonable to command
the latter to join against his judgment. Has therefore sent
the bearer to beget a right understanding amongst them, and
to tell them his opinion. Copy by Hyde.
Feb. 8. 53. William Robinson to Humphry Floyd, merchant in
'654- Antwerp; a secret letter warning "Mr. Moore" [the King
L ' 'J himself ?] against coming, as he purposed, to England. Mr.
Moore's creditors are very inquisitive after him, and possessed
with a very great prejudice against him ; should he return he
will very probably be taken, the ports being strictly guarded
on account of a supposed plot, for which Sir Humphrey Bennet,
Col. Gray, Mr. John Weston, and Mr. Read have been
arrested. A postscript, signed Robert Bell, is added, certifying the welfare of
friends in Tyling and mentioning one Thomas Adkins.
Cologne, 54. The King to Lady Stanhope. Desires her to give credit
e ' I9' to what the Chancellor has written at large by his order, on
a particular respecting which he has not time himself to write
by this post. Holograph.
Seal in red wax, broken. Amongst the Heenvliet correspondence.
Feb. 12. 55. James Halsall to the King. 13 Feb. [sic; March?] is
[O.S.] fixed for action in England. Mr. O'Neale will give him a
letter from the Sealed Knot, who dissent altogether from
what was proposed by Mr. Ross ; hopes that, since he has
approved the design, he has sent his commands to them not
to be wanting, which the writer is sure they will readily obey.
Cromwell has dissolved the Parliament in very great heat.
3000 foot from Ireland have landed at Liverpool; this will
prevent the design of the writer's brother, Ned Halsall, to
surprise that town.

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56. Account of moneys received by Edgeman for the King
in March and April, 1654, and expended, up to November,
in Paris and at Dusseldorp ; signed by the King as being
perused and approved at Cologne, Feb. 33, 1655. A memo
randum follows, written and signed by the King on the same
day, acknowledging the receipt of 100 pistoles brought by
Sir George Hamilton from Sir Rich. Browne, and of £100
sent by Mr. Davison.
57. Letters from the King to persons in England: —
1. To Sir A[nth.~] A[shley] C[popef\. Is told he has a
mind to do him service; he is master of too good
a fortune not to desire that security which can only
be attained by the writer's restoration ; whatsoever
he has done amiss shall be forgotten if he will do
his part.
3. To A. L. [A dm.. Lawson?~\* Is told he is willing,
and is sure he is able, to do such a service as will
merit not only remission of all that has been done
amiss but also a very ample reward. Whatsoever he
promises to any of his friends shall be performed.
3. [To the Governor of Plymouth ?] If he will join with
those who carry on the King's service, he shall have
not only a full pardon but a liberal reward. Copies by Hyde.
Endorsed, "The K. to Sir As. Co., Law., and G. of PI. by J[ohn]
Se[ymour]. March. Sent from Cull. Feb. 26, 1655."
58. John Gunter (Fellow of New College, and Chaplain to
the Merchant Adventurers at Hamburgh) to George Marshall,
Warden of New College, Oxford. Charles Stuart left Colen
the 14th inst., and certainly intends for England' by way of
Holland; although he knows the plot is discovered, yet he
intends to pursue it. He has assurance of delivery of some
northern sea-port, Hull or Lynn. Three days before he left,
one whom they call Colonel came to him with letters from
England. He has store of arms for transportation. There
is also a plot upon the Protector's life. They will fortify
the sea-port, and hold out until they see what number
shall rise or what help shall come from abroad ; many of
the German princes have promised help, and have taken on
at least 6000 men ostensibly for themselves but really for
him. Wilmot is general of the foreign forces ; the Dane
will lend ships for embarking them, which will be in Norway.
The bearer will communicate the names of some eminent
persons, who are engaged in the plot. A general insurrection

1655.
Cologne,Feb. 23.

Feb. 2(5.

Hamburgh,
Feb. 26.

VOL. III.

* See Thurloe's S. P. vol. iii. p. 185.
C

18 CALENDAR OF
1655 is intended, chiefly in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Notts.,
and the Island of Ely. Endorsed by Thurloe.
Cuiien, 59. Hyde to Dr. Kelly, (the same letter being also sent to
Feb. 28. Mr Belling.) The King being obliged to withdraw suddenly
and privately from this place, desires to let him know his
sense of the affection of Kelly's friends and of his own services,
for which he gives hearty thanks. Sir George Hambleton
will communicate particulars about the non-applying of the
supply to the place for which it was intended, and its disposal
to another part. Copy.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Myne to Dr. Kelly and Mr. Belins."
Feb- 60. The King to the Queen Dowager. The discourses of
plots in England, and the distempers there upon the breach of
their Parliament, may ere long give him occasion to send her
an express to inform her of many particulars not fit to be
trusted to paper. Draught by Hyde.
Feb. 61. The same to the Duke of York. He must not despise
the discourses of plots in England, but keep himself in a
readiness to move. Wishes he had, by Ge. Carteret's care, or
some other way, a frigate or two, ready to attend him upon
short warning ; is confident there will speedily be a reason
to send an express to him. Draught by Hyde.
On the same leaf with the preceding.
FL.b. 62. The same to Mr. Scott. Thanks him for lending Lord
Ormonde 500 pistoles so seasonably ; has been much disap
pointed lately as to the payment of moneys, which has pre
vented the returning of the loan at the day, but hopes to
return it by the end of the month to Amsterdam, through the
receipt of 10,000 dollars which were delivered at Hamburgh at
the end of December and are now hourly expected. Copy by Hyde.
Feb. 63. The same to Lord Jermyn. Has already signed a
warrant to Sir Richard Foster to pay his pension for Decem
ber to several creditors, and therefore cannot sign a warrant
for the payment of it to Jermyn. For January and the
future will send such orders as Jermyn shall judge necessary,
but desires that nothing be done to trouble or discountenance
the good old man, to whom much money is due. Copy by Hyde.
Feb. 64. The same to the same. Knows not what to say about the
business of Rome till he knows who is Pope and what good will
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Antwerp from Breda, and, being drunk, told a friend that 1655.
Mr. Page was gone to Dusseldorp, and that a better man
would soon follow him ; and that he was told this by an
English officer, who came from the Burse (where he was told
it by a friend) in company with Lord Norwich. This gives
the writer much trouble. Mi'. Pickering [Ormonde] and he
set out to-morrow ; when he comes near Dusseldorp he will
rest until he hears from Jermyn, who is to sign "Jackson,"
and direct to "Mr. Page." Leaves out the lady's name who
told the officer, lest it trouble the other sisters who are like
to be trusted. Draught by Hyde.
65. Memoranda for Hyde. I. for "Heure"; to provide [Feb.]
money for the family and the King's journey ; to leave direc
tions with Belin about the German affairs; to agree upon
some way of correspondence ; to advise upon any contingencies
respecting tho men under Count Waldeck ; to give directions
to Ro. Phillipps respecting "this place" and others. 3. for
" Mr. Trelawny "; to go with Lord Rochester, and inform Sir
Thos. Peyton, Col. Thornehill, Sir II. Bennett, Col. Grey, and
Mr. Weston, of his being there; to hasten into the West,
and inform Pollard and Di. Arundell ; to tell all persons that
Lord Rochester has full authority from the King, .but that
he does not come to cause the least delay in any thing they
are ready to do, but to assist and direct them.
66. Statement, of the readiness of the King to repeal the Feb.
penal laws against the Roman Catholics, if aided in the re
covery of his crown ; if the Pope will supply the King at first
only with money, it will enable him speedily to put himself
into a good posture, as he has 30,000 Irish subjects on this
side the water whom he might apply to bis service.
Draught in Hyde's hand, occupying two folio pages, and endorsed by
him, " Paper to the Duke of Newb. concern. Cathol. Febr." If,
however, the paper was intended as the substance of a representa
tion to be made to Pope Alex. VII. in accordance with the suggestion
of the Duke of Newuurgh mentioned in Hist. Reb., book xiv., this
date must (if the paper belong at all to the year 1655) be an error,
since the Pope was not elected until April, at which time the Duke
suggested the application. A letter to the Duke on the subject will
be found at the end of April, infra.
67. Two letters from the King : — F L-b. m
1. To Lord Will[oughby~\. Cannot direct him what to
do, not being informed by his own friends of the full
grounds of their proceeding, and only hearing from
others that his opinion concurs ; therefore sends
this trusty bearer to assure him how ready he him
self is to act his part, and hopes that if any of his
friends appear in any engagement, the rest will join,
which will be the best security for all.
c 2

20 CALENDAR OF
1655. 2. To Lord Rochester] . Upon intelligence received since
his going of differences in England, has found it
necessary to despatch the bearer, who will inform
him of all the grounds, and doubtless be of great
use to him. Copies by Hyde.
Endorsed "by Ni. Ar" [morer].
Feb. [?] 68. Three letters from the King to friends in England;
without names or dates.
i. Has had sufficient information of his affection and of
the service he is prepared to do ; hopes the season
is drawing on that he and his friends will think
proper.
2. Meets every day with new cause to thank him;
desires him to use his endeavours to keep his friends
from being dispirited by misfortunes, and to pre
serve confidence among them.
3. The bearer (who is well known to him) will tell him
that what he has sent by several ways has come safe
to the writer's hands, and will inform him how here
after he may send upon like occasions. Hopes to
live to reward him and his friends. Copies by Hyde.
Feb. 19. 69. Anonymous letter of nevus from England. The writer
[O.S.] has received two letters of 17th arid 19th present, by which
he finds that four of his have missed, which arc of very great
importance. Fresh discoveries are daily made, and many
persons committed to the Tower and other prisons ; some
letters from the King intercepted, addressed only with three
letters on each. One Read was taken four or five days ago,
who had also some of the King's letters; he confessed to
having brought 800 cases of pistols ; he was servant to Sir
Francis Mackworth, and is of very ordinary capacity ; he was
employed by Sir E. Nicholas and very eminently trusted.
One Col. Gardner has been taken, with horse-arms and a
commission ; he it is who came in with the first Duke
Hamilton, escaped from prison, went mad in Holland, and
wrote a book against the Duke. Any wise man might have
foreseen the ruin of this business, from the buying arms and
ammunition in London, and the communication of the design
to a large number of persons, many mean in parts and con
dition and many drunk and mad. The Tower is being
fortified, and 6000 men raised for defence of the city, under
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have a parliament in September, and that the Sheriffs are 1855.
bound to call it, if others do not.
On the inner sides of the letter is written the following further com
munication in invisible ink (faintly brought to light), touching partly
on the same subjects : —
Has written to Mr. C. several times, and has been at his
lodging, but has neither heard from him or seen him ; believes
Mr. Ransford and Mr. Denham (who have done the writer
harm in time past with the person to whom he is writing) have
dissuaded Mr. C. from communication with him. Will wait
on his correspondent ere long, who will find he has not been
wanting in what was committed to his care. Prays for a
supply of money.
Endorsed by the Editor of the S. P. with the name of " Mr. Jno.
Cooper," and with the date of 1656.
70. Princess Mary of Orange to Hyde. As soon as she March 1.
hears from Mr. Bennet the name of the master of the house
at which Mr. Jackson [the King] is resolved to lodge, will
send the direction. Hears by a letter from Mr. Bryan *
himself (dated Feb. 14, 0. S.), that he is a prisoner at Dover,
but that his papers are safe ; this abated the joy given by
Hyde's letter the day before. Desires him to send what
news he can ; wishes he would come into Holland, if the
business goes on as they desire ; if it do not, then those that
are already in that territory will be turned out.
71 . Henry, Duke of Gloucester, to Hyde. Hopes he is now Tiling,
well again ; will be very ready to express any kindness he March *•
may desire, as knowing that he deserves it as well as any-
. body can. Shall be glad to hear from him sometimes. Seal of arms.
72. Ormonde to Hyde; signed " 0." Arrived late and wet March 3.
last night to this period of their journey ; and found Hyde's of
30th ult., with the enclosure brought by the " black gentle
man;" which is fully credited, for it comes from a sober
knowing person, and is as good as can be wished. Letters
from England of 16th ult., say that guards are set at every
street's end in London. Mr. Symons was wiser than O'Neill,
who, with Armorer, was stopped at Dover; this and Sir
Humphrey Bennett's imprisonment are considerable defeats.
Mr. Jackson [the King] cannot write ; " he says. Waters his
son shall finde his kindnes in both their considerations." Seal of arms.
* O'Neill. See endorsement of letter of Feb. 18, supra. O'Neill's arrest and
release are mentioned in Thurloe's S. P. vol. iii. p. 190.

22

CALENDAR OF

1655.
Tyling,
March 8.

March 9.

73. Princess Mary of Orange to Hyde. Received a letter
from the King from Dusseldorp this day; finds he has not
yet received the express that came out of England. Prays
for better news this week than last. Has ordered that all
letters directed to Mr. Knute be brought to her both at
Leyden and the Hague. Black seal of arms.
74. 0. Pickering, i. e. Ormonde, to Hyde and Nicholas
jointly. Has received the letters of Feb. 36 and March 6.
Seymour was sent away with the letters they desired on the
7th. A letter from Phillips of the 2nd assures them that
Lord Rochester went to sea the day before, and had con
tracted for the vessel that took him to wait 48 hours after
his landing to bring back what news ho should send. Spoke
with Jamot this morning on his passage to Antwerp, who
says all are gotten well off but Dan O'Neill, and it was hoped
he might also; he recognized the Duke of Buckingham in the
boat, who conjured him not to speak of it, and acknowledged
he had had a pass from Cromwell to go to England to procure
some means to keep him alive, the King's unkindness having
forced him so to do, but professed to be on his return to
Paris without using it. Mr. Boswell was also restrained at
Dover, but escaped with his usual dexterity. It is not sus
pected that they are in this place but in Zealand. Rosse and
Halsey got over together, but that they were forbidden to
come is no good sign. The letters of the 5th to Mr. Page are
just now received " Mr. Jackson " has nothing to write.
Partly in cypher, deciphered by Nicholas.

Cologne,March 9,

Tyling,March 11.

75. Letter to Thurloe; not signed or addressed ; [probably
from Henderson, in another hand]. C[harles] S[tuart] is be
lieved to be in England ; Sir M. Langdale, the Bishop of
Derry, &c. are in Zealand. There are certain prisoners who
will discover all; their names are in the enclosed, directed to
P. B. [Peter von Berg?], which the writer received this morn
ing. Is coming to England, but what passes at Cologne shall
be sent under his correspondent's cover.
76. Henry, Duke of Gloucester, to Hyde. Did not write
last post, being weary with what he had to do for the des
patch of Mr. Bennet. Does not understand what it is that
should be done at Amsterdam, and to whom Hyde would have
him send.

Toledo,
March 12.

77. Charles, Duke of Lorraine, to his daughter the Princess
of Lrrraine at Brussels. The unworthy and infamous con
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his companions and of his actions. Her mother need not 1655.
trouble herself about her title ; they cannot refuse to her
that of Duchess of Lorraine ; has received her letter, the only
one that has come since [he left] Antwerp. — French. Copy.
78. G. Pickering, i. e. Ormonde, to [Hyde.] " Mr. Jackson " March »:
will himself send an account of Mr. SymondV arrival who has
written to Mr. Gorge; he is well pleased at Brian's escape.
Synionds on landing found Mr. Morton ready to come with
some account of his business, but persuaded him to wait till
he could be more satisfactorily instructed. Is willing to
conclude from so many escapes that- Cromwell is ill served
or they are well befriended, but since Brian's escape divers
are stopped. All their money is spent to the English gold
and ten sovereigns and a half; if money be come in, iooo
guilders are to be sent to Mr. Shaw for Mr. William Thomas
at Dusseldorp, or else directly to the latter place or to
Utrecht.

The having to
g his

" Disssl-
dorp," March 13.

79. W. Jackson, i. e. the King, to Hyde
call for pen and ink every time he writes will, considering
natural inclination to that exercise, excuse his past laziness
Received yesterday a letter from Mr. Gorge at Haarlem,
inclosing one from Mr. Simonds of Feb. 24. 0. S., who is
safely landed in Normandy [England], where he was ex
amined twice, but allowed to go on to Cologne [London] ; he
persuaded a factor [Morton], who carries on their trade there,
and was just coming away, to go back with him and wait for
better information. Last night received another letter from
Mr. Gorge of 9th inst. with the news of Brian's escape out of
Dover Castle on Thursday sen'night, which occasions great
severity to all passengers, and has hindered the coming of a
messenger who has sent word of the good condition of the
law-suit. Holograph.
80. D. and Ann Comely s to a lady, thanking her for a March 13.
flitch just received and for other favours. Mention of Mr.
Ansley and Mr. Altham.

81. Thomas Allin * to Major Gen. Skippon, " at his house in
Blackfryers in London." Encloses a letter for the Protector,
which concerns his safety. There is a great gathering of
English gallants at Bruges, Ostend, and Dunkirk, and some
have gone to Calais; at least 150 have passed through within
* Many letters of information from this writer to Thurloe, chiefly under the
name of Christopher Ailing, are to be found in vols, iv — vi of Thurloe's State
Papers. His real name was Death.

Bruges, March 13.

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1655.

Tyling,March 19.

Hague,
March 18.

March 21.

ten days; some great plot is intended. Has served the
States of Holland for 34 years ; hopes to wait upon Skippon
soon if he can get leave to come to England, for he serves
a governor who hates the Protector, and all who speak well
of him, and would kill the writer, if he could, for hurting one
who spoke uncivilly of his Highness. If his Highness or
Skippon have any commands for him wherein he can do them
service, letters are to be directed to Lieut. Death at Sluse in
Flanders. Does not do this in expectation of any gain. If
a ship were placed at the mouth of the Thames, by Queen-
borough, with one on board who has been of [the King's]
party, and all the ships searched that come from Holland,
or Zealand, Ostend, or Dunkirk, many might be taken. The
landing at Dover should be well looked to ; for when the plot
was on foot when his Highness was in Scotland, two of the
principal actors landed there, and were not once spoken to.
There are many well affected among the States' officers and
many dissemblers; but the Scotch are in general tho most
" invective " against his Highness. Was last night in company
with one who had been Serjeant-Major to Lesley ; he went
out to three men who showed a letter and said that if the
men kept their word, with Kent and Yorkshire, the business
is as good as done. Seal of arms.
82. The Princess Royal to Hyde. Has received a very
uncivil letter from the States of Holland ; has given order
to have it translated, and will send a copy to him as well as
to Dusseldorp. The letters sent to her with a cover for
Mr. Knute were opened at Leyden by one of that name who
lives there, but who, by good chance, sent them to her ; two
days ago she sent another direction. part in ci. s. P. vol. iii. p. 267.
Enclosure : —
Translation of the letter from the States of Holland to the
Princess of Orange. It is reported that her brother
King Charles has entered their territories and is now
in the house at Teyling ; although they cannot believe
that he would either desire or dare to do so, con
trary to the treaty made by them last year with
England, they desire her to inform them with all speed
of the real truth thereof. Ci. s. p. vol. iii. p. 266.
83. Ormonde, under the name of J. Pickering, to Hyde.
Has received his of 16th inst. from Cologne; thinks he
had better go to his family and stay there till there appear
any important cause for his removal. "The enclosed letters
were opened by him 'that best might ;" on reading that " from
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in vain to understand the matter of the alteration of the pen
sion, and was told that Hyde knew of it, and so it is left to
him to say what he thinks fit. Desires they could arrange
to meet in some place privately.
(P.S.) Wishes one of the sums of £100 mentioned in
the enclosed could be conveyed to them, but does not know
where Duncan is, nor how to satisfy Sir H. De Vic without
part of it. Has had further discourse about the pension, and
finds Lord Jermyn made some proposal for its secret receipt ;
but as, on the one hand, all means must be taken to secure
it, so on the other, they must not become pensioners to the
Queen instead of the crown of France.
Enclosure : —
Sir H. de Vic to Hyde; not signed or addressed.
Complains warmly of Hydo's appearing to impute
"some faults" to him in his letter of the 12th inst. ;
fears he writes this to make him forbear addressing
himself to the King for the promised supplies, without
which it will be impossible for him to continue in his
employment at Brussels ; his necessity is beyond what
he can express without extreme shame and confusion.
Has never made provision for himself; and, should
he leave, would either go to places so remote as that
Hyde should no more be troubled with him, or put
himself upon the mercy of the government in England
(which never yet entered his thoughts) to seek for
bread for himself and his children out of the relics of
his fortune. Defies any one to tax him with anything
contrary to his duty during his 35 years' service ; his
only fault is the seeking to have his wants supplied.
Has been told that three several times moneys have
been stopped by Hyde which would else have been
sent; and the very words used by the latter to render
the King angry with de Vic for going without leave
to Cologne have been repeated to him. If Hyde will
tell him the faults with which he is charged, he will
then acquaint him with things of high concernment
reported about him. Has always been a friend to
Hyde, and has for his sake lost the friendship of
others. 3j closely-written folio pages.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Sent first to the King."
A small separate slip follows [addressed to Ormonde],
mentioning that "the single letter" is for the Chan
cellor, and that an old acquaintance, one Dr. Duncan,
has newly come over who has £100 for the King and
another £100 at his disposal. If out of these sums

1655.

Brussels, March 17.

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[Breda ?]
March 27.

Barbadoes,
March 20.
[0. S.]

a supply can be sent him, the inconvenience of his
leaving "the King's service will be prevented ; desires
that no one but the King may know what he writes
about Dr. Duncan.
84. Hyde, under the signature of Edw. Langforde, to
Nicholas. They had a very fine journey by boat to Dussel
dorp and Dort ;" the skipper is an honest, courtly man, which
should be known to his friends at Cologne. Met at Dort the
honest Dr. (Morley?) and the girl, Jos. Jane, and others,
and the copy of the letter from the States of Holland to
the Princess. On Tuesday went on alone to Guytrenberge
and the next day hither, whence he will not stir till some
very good or bad news call him away. Shall hear almost
every day from Dusseldorp, and can easily meet with " James
Pickering." " Will- Peters" writes diligently, and hath had
some conference with " Mr. Jackson." Letters to be addressed
for Mr. Edw. Langforde, under cover to Capt. Skelton at
Breda. Message to Dr. Earle. Part in s. P. vol. iii. $. 267.
85. " The Protestation ofmee Thomas Middiford presented to
the Lieut. Gen. [Venables] by the hands of Sergeant Major
Noell, his Highnesse Secretary of _ this island of Barbadoes."
If persons favourable to the Stuarts have been elected to any
place of command in the Militia, he was not himself aware
of it ; will always vote against any such election ; utterly
abhors and abjures the interest of the Stuarts; desires that
some authorization may be given by his Highness to the
proceedings of the Governor and Commissioners in the Militia,
or else desires to be excused from any further acting as
Colonel of horse under commission from Gen. Venables.

March 30. 86. Ormonde, under the signature of J. Pickering, to Hyde.
Received his letters of the 23rd and 26th last night, sends
copies of two letters received by Mr. Jackson [the King] from
Mr. Brian [O'Neill], in the language in which they were writ,
supposing that he has the means of interpreting them. It
will be most necessary to have a meeting after the letters
of next Wednesday have been received ; meanwhile, let the
business of the Diaper be well considered. Much surprised
yesterday by the coming to the same house of Mr. Cottinton's
wife's sister, with her husband, daughter, and two servants ;
could not avoid the necessity of trusting them ; knows not
what effect their coming may have, but at any rate the
daughter, though but little more than a girl, makes Mr.
Jackson's [the King's] confinement more supportable. Mr.
Gorge, with divers other countrymen, are at Utrecht ; wishes
they were further off, but it is impossible to keep them in

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order. Is preparing for Hyde a \ery convenient paper by
the help of Mr. Waters' son.
Dated by Ormonde " 3rd March," but endorsed with the correct date
by Hyde.

1355.

March 31.

87. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 2; signed " E. H." Received
Nicholas' letter of the 23rd inst. yesterday from Sir Al.
Fane, and two other letters, dated Feb. 22, directed to him
with all his titles, one of them being from the gentleman to
meet whom ho went to Mastricht, who set down his own
name legibly although there was enough in it to destroy him
and all his friends; and the other being, apparently, from
the gentleman who came over to the Hague to visit Sir A.
Fane. Sent, in his last, letters which had come from France
for Tom Ellyott and Mr. Lane. Capt. Mews met him at
Dort, who brought some short account from W. Drummond,
of the sad state of affairs with Middleton, who will not be
able to stay till the summer unless some foreign force be
sent. The English letters have not come, which is no ill
sign. Bryan [O'Neill] wrote very comfortably from Cologne,
[London] ; Symonds was gone to Poictiers, others to Orleans
[the West of England] ; and Toulon looked upon as secure.
His wife promises to write to Nicholas by the next.
88. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 3 ; not signed. Has spent the April 3.
day with Mr. Pickering [Ormonde] at a neighbouring dorp ;
cannot say half he should, for want of time to use the cipher.
Nicholas must be content with believing half of the good
reports which will reach him. Orleans [the West], no
doubt, is well ; conceives their old friend, where Harry
Hawkins is, has joined and gone with them ; in Poictiers
things are not so ripe ; fears the Presbyterians will sit still,
if they do not do worse ; Normandy [Kent] is oppressed
by Mr. Lister [the Army] ; Mr. Jackson [the King] stays
at Dusseldorp, and must wait for a better account than he
has yet got.
89. Hyde, under the signature of Edw. Lloyd, to Nicholas ; not dated.
No. 4. Received Nicholas' letter' of the 26th last Saturday [received
(3 Apr.) ; desires to have the letters sent for him from Rome
that he may return answers. " The good Lord at Paris "
is out of humour both for the money due to Mr. Scott and
for the other affair which he says Mr. Pickering [Ormonde]
undertook; will write to put him in good humour, if he can.
The letter for Mons. Belfov (and all so addressed), was
for Mr. Warren. Has seen Sir H. de Vic, who seems much
wiser than he was, and spoken plainly to him; his desire to
have some assignment out of the moneys which are to be
paid, at his solicitation, out of the Archduke's several lands

April II.]

28 CALENDAR OF
1655. at the fair at Frankfort, was not unreasonable, and Mr. Belins
shall have order to pay somewhat. Desires that Belins may
write to urge payment from the Bishop of Munster. An honest
man [Duncan], who came lately out of England, brought ^Jioo
for the King, but they will presently be in great necessity
again. Has not a hundred guilders left to support his whole
family, yet they eat and comfort themselves that the world
is mending, being refreshed with extravagant news without
foundation. Since writing the preceding, an express is come
with very ill news ; their friends in the West are defeated,
and those in the North in no better condition; the print
says the King was there in person, and escaped with Lord
Wilmot and many others who are named, and that whilst
they are at liberty some good may yet be done. There must
be treachery in some parts. (P. S.) Has received his letter
of the 2nd ; his wife acknowledged his first letter herself.
Is sorry that 65 is in those parts; heard he was gone ten
days since. There has been no order for address to those
Nicholas mentioned in 74 [France], yet does not wonder that
526 [Jermyn] 99 [and] 2. 7. 4. 1. 44. 9. 53. 504 [Balcarres]
apply themselves to that people ; fears more mischief is done
thence in England than by all the rest of their enemies or
by Cromwell's discoveries.
April. 5. 90. The Princess Royal to Mr. Lloyde, i. e. Hyde ; not
signed. Has received his letter of the 3rd inst., with great
joy to find Mr. Jackson is likely to recover his perfect health ;
has not heard from the latter since March 13. Great news
out of England, that Fairfax is risen for the King with 4000
or 5000 men, that Lord Rochester is with him, and that there
are risings in 16 or 17 other places; will wait for the truth
of all this by the next post.
April 5. 91. Edw. Lloyde, i.e. Hyde, to Mr William Peters, i. e.
John Nicholas, addressed as " My good Tutour." Has
received his letters of March 29 and Apr. i. Mr. Knight
remains at the Swan at Dort to receive letters for the writer.
Hopes good news_ will soon give occasion to Mr. AVaters
to remove ; exceedingly troubled that money does not come
in there ; hopes they will soon have no need of the German
Princes. Mr. Jackson and Mr. Pickering are very well
pleased with Peters.
April 7. 92. Printed letter from M. de Lionne, the French ambas
sador at Rome, to the King of France, upon the election of
Card. Ghigi (Alex. VII.) to the Popedom.
Five small quarto leaves ; title wanting.

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93. Ormonde to Hyde, addressed, " For Mr. Knight at 1655.
the signe of the Swan at Dortrecht;" signed "0." Their Aprils.
expectations for a further voyage being for the present dis
appointed, they are returning to their constant habitation.
Desires that an enclosure may be sent to the lady to whom
he has sometimes written by Hyde's means.
94. 1049 to Mons. Van Berg, London; [i.e. Sir John Cologne,
Henderson to Thurloe] . Fears their letters are intercepted, APril 9-
this being the fifth he has written without receiving any
reply ; this puts him in trouble, not only for his danger by
discovery, but from his need of Van Berg's advice and as
sistance for transporting himself "from this company here"
into England, where he will not be unprofitable. The tumult
at Salisbury makes the Royalists hope that 194 [the King]
will soon be restored ; they say that the Marq. of Hertford
is in Wiltshire with 5000 men, that Wagstaffe is gone to
Sussex and other shires to bring men to the rendezvous in
Derbyshire, that Lord Fairfax has engaged himself and has
a commission from 194, and that Wilmot and Col. Philips
(who, a little while before, were taken and dismissed after
examination) are with them ; wonders that they say nothing of
Lord Bellasis who is a great servant to 194. Tom Eliot,
groom of the bed-chamber, and Sir Gilbert Talbot, Gent.
Usher of the Privy-chamber> have gone from hence this
morning to be ready to cross with their master ; on Tuesday,
the two pages Arnot and Hamilton (son of Sir George) will
follow ; and, if the news continue, the rest within eight days.
It is a shame that the Hollanders, contrary to their articles,
receive all the persons who attend upon 194, viz. Ormonde,
Hyde, Lord Newburgh, Lord Wentworth, Lord Gerard, Lord
Culpeper, Lord Taaffe, Col. Price, Col. Warren, Col. Marsh,
Dr. Floyd, minister, Dr. Fraiser, physician, Mr. Heath,
learned counsel, George Benyon, Davies, Harding, Blagge,
Eliot, Killigrew, bed-chamber men, Sir John Minshew,
knight chirurgeon, Mr. Nicholas, son of the Secretary, and
some others. Mons. de Plesse [R. Bradshaw] has given order
for payment to the writer of 60 rix-dollars.
(PS.) Will. Loving, Registrar of 194's Admiralty, was
lately at Antwerp, with three blank sea-commissions ; such
men are not to be suffered in Flanders.
This letter is written in a totally different hand from the former letters
of Henderson, very stiff, formal and clear. As it has no endorse
ment like the rest, it was probably intercepted.
95. Sir Benjamin Wright to Thurloe. Received his letter Madrid,
of Feb. 1, on the 3rd inst., with the welcome news of his April 10.
Highness' acceptance of his zeal and true affection to serve

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1655. him. Will continue his correspondence unless ordered to
the contrary, although he puts himself thereby in assured
danger of imprisonment or losing his head if discovered ; his
brother has written that his Highness will take him into his
protection, but his head may be cut off before his danger
come to his Highness' ears, and then, although the latter
would take satisfaction by cutting off other heads, none would
fit his shoulders; asks, therefore, that a letter of credence
may be sent him which he would keep secret and only use
in case of danger, since don Alonso de Cardenas will not be
backward in searching out in England what correspondent
they have. Various speculations about the destination of
the fleet under the command of Penn ; anxiety for the safety
of the Plate fleet ; orders have been sent to the ports in the
West Indies to provide for their defence. Reported that
the Marq. de Leyden will be sent to England as ambassador
extraordinary ; rumours from France that the King of Scots
has gone to England, and that Hull was to be delivered up
to him. The Cortes met on 7th inst ; application made for
supplies to carry on the war with the French. An Alcalde
de Corte has been condemned on several foul accusations, it
is said to perpetual imprisonment. Desires humble thanks
to his Highness for the letter to the King of Spain on his
behalf, for satisfaction of his debts, which he gave on the 7th
into the King's own hands, who received it very contentedly ;
will ever serve Thurloe in thankfulness for his favour in
procuring this letter. The differences with Genoa may
possibly lead to a war. The Portuguese make daily incur
sions, and lately carried off 6000 head of cattle from Estre-
madura; they have no army of importance, but there are
not soldiers enough on the frontiers to hinder them. Re
ported that Cardenas has written that his Highness has given
liberty of conscience to the Roman Catholics in England ; it
is not credible what joy this has universally caused.
Six folio pages. Seal of arms, broken.
April 10. 96. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 5 ; not signed. Has returned
after waiting a day and night and part of another day,
without finding the company he went to meet ; believes,
although the winds were high, that they have changed their
counsels, and will stay for another post in the place where
they were ; their return should not be so speedy, lot the
news be as bad as it may be. Wrote to the noble lord at
Paris " and, according to my laudable custom, chidd him for
grumblinge unreasonably, for which I am sure he will write
very kindly to me and murmure to you "; but the bill sent
by Nicholas to Amsterdam for Lovell will stop those gaps.
Received Capt. Mewes at Dort very well, as one come on

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the King's business, and as such will be glad to see him re- 1655.
warded ; but said nothing concerning himself, lest he should
say as much as he has done behind his back, of which he
is most sure, and is only troubled at what concerns Nicholas,
for which Mews professes to have warrant ; " otherwise his
raylinge at me cannot hurte me, and probably will not benefitt
him ; it shall not if I can helpe it, and truly my freudes
ought to be very sensible of it in my behalfe ; trust mo it
proceedes from a sawcy, pragmaticall roote, which will offende
others as much as it does me ; the fellow is a Councellour
already, and tooke it very unkindly that I would not tell
him wher the Kinge was, and that was the cold usage he
had." Does not find that Dove was one of those who sat
upon the King ; however, does not differ from Nicholas'
conclusion. No ground for the report concerning Nich. Ar
morer. Docs not understand how the sum of 5000 rix-dollars
comes from Berlin ; what is become of the other 5°o° ? Does
not yet despair of good news, though he thinks Nicholas' friends
the Presbyterians as arrant saints as ever he did.
97. John Gunter (Chaplain to the Merchant- Adventurers Hamburgh,
at Hamburgh) to Mr. John Browne, London, [i.e. Thurloe]. April 10.
Surprised that his letter to Mr. Marshall [see Feb. 26, supra]
has come to his Highness' view ; but confesses that by means
of the Latin tongue he is enabled to converse with some
strangers who have good intelligence of affairs; is bound not
only as an Englishman but by special affection to his High
ness, to set to his shoulder to help forward the work of the
Lord. Will embrace all advantages of making his intelli
gence as considerable as possible, and will act freely, without
wages, to serve the cause which he has always assisted by
his prayers. The Princes of the Empire are levying soldiers
in fear of the King of Sweden, whose army is said to be
60,000 men ; it was said he intended them for England,
but this there is no ground to believe, although probably he
might have assisted C[harles] S[tuart] with some 1000 men
could he have procured a sea-town for their landing; most
probably, the army is intended to fall upon Prussia, Dantzic,
&c, and so give Sweden an interest in the Baltic. Of the
German princes Brandenburgh is most active for C. S. ;
400,000 rix-dollars are said to have been contributed in the
whole, in which it is thought Sweden and Denmark had a
share ; Wilmot was in Denmark in disguise, to receive what
was promised, a little before he went to England. 17,000
rix-dollars were writ off from the bank at Hamburgh to
Cologne last week for C. S., by Brandenburgh's order ;
Newburgh is also very forward. C. S. is still on this side
the water; he went to the sea-side, and then retired to some

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1655. secret place where he remains, known to but very few, but
his servants at Cologne begin to expect him there again.
The letters between him and the King of Sweden were only
in compliment, but the latter styled him King of England,
Scotland, &c. The writer lives in the same house with the
English Resident, and fears that if he knew of this corres
pondence, he would regard it as a reflection upon himself,
who is indeed very diligent in enquiring after these affairs ;
begs, therefore, that if it is to be continued, it may be with
all privacy, and that his letters may be addressed, " To Mr.
Isaake Blackewel in Hamburgh "; desires to give no offence
to any, that the work of the Gospel be not hindered.
Seal of arms ; a star between three hands.

Breda,
April 10.

98. Lady Hyde to Nicholas ; signed " F. H." Gave his
letter of March 30 to her husband to answer it himself.
Has no news answerable to the joy of the wedding he has
had. Her father and mother send their service, as well as
his niece, who on Thursday went with good Dr. Morley
towards the Hague, and Mr. Harding went to his daughter ;
yesterday Nicholas' son came. Desires her service to Dr.
Earle.

The Hague,
April 13.

99. [The Princess Royal] to Mr. Floyde, [i. e. Hyde]; not
signed. Received a letter from Mr. Jackson which gave an
account of his indisposition and resolution ; hears nothing
but what gives worse and worse hopes of his course of physic ;
has not written to the old direction, because he said letters
would not find him any longer at Dusseldorp. Has no
curiosity now for news out of England, for her heart is quite
down, and nothing can now comfort her in these sad times
but to hear of Mr. Jackson's health.

[Breda],
April 17.

100. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 7 ; signed "J. H." Snow has
been falling all night. Has not yet heard anything from
England to make him absolutely despair. Mr. Lovell is
gone to Amsterdam to pay the debt. Does not understand
how Mr. Lane could expect money from him, seeing he is
wholly without it; has written to Sir John Mennes to send
the money appointed by the King, and then he and his
"Tutor" will be able to hasten to Nicholas. Sir Will.
Bellenden has been with him and is now with the King ; he
is confident that the Swede has no purpose to trouble Ger
many, and less to help Spain. Desires his lodging to be
bespoken, and Mr. Carterett to hang up the hangings as
they were before. Has just received Nicholas' letter (5) of
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101. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 8. Enclosest he draught ofa 1655.
letter to the Archduke, proposed by Sir H. de Vic, authoriz- Breda,
ing the latter to receive the proportion payable from the -p" 2I'
Archduke to the King ; thinks that as the whole is not
above £400, the King might, when it is received, assign the
half of it to de Vic, as the poor man will not be able to
stay at his post without some support ; this appears the best
way of proceeding. If no notable revolutions are to be ex
pected in England, plans must be considered for getting
money from thence for the King; Hyde must also procure
some for himself, or he will be in ill case and his poor chil
dren will have no breeding; has, therefore, persuaded Dr.
Hyde to go to England shortly, and is confident he will not
only be able to do somewhat for him, but also raise money
for the King and do other service honestly and industriously.
On this account desires Nicholas to procure the King's
sanction for his going, with a warrant authorizing him to
appear as the King's physician, which will, among the King's
friends, give reputation to him, as well as some to Hyde,
who is not thought to be solicitous enough for his own friends,
this being the first suit he has ever made for one of them,
holding it not seasonable. The King may hear him under
valued in his profession, but he is an excellent scholar, and
will be very eminent in his art upon a little more experience.
Purposes to leave Breda on Monday or Tuesday, wait on
the Princess Royal, and then hasten to Nicholas, whose next
letters are to be directed to Sir Al. Hume. The weather is
bad for travelling ; it snows every day, and the sharp wind
has given him the tooth-ache, which has tortured him for three
or four days beyond his patience ; no kind of weather has had
such an influence upon his body and mind ever since he was
born. Has just received Nicholas' sixth, of the 16th; envies
Capt. Mewes' wit and courage that have gotten so much
credit with Nicholas above him ; hears nothing from Sir
John Mennes, Partly in cipher, deciphered by Nicholas. Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii.
p. 268.
102. Lord Balcarres to the King, upon the failure of the Par?,
design in England; suggests a careful examination into its April 23.
causes ; desires him not to despair, but to cast all his care
upon God, and to trust that He will yet restore him for His
own glory's sake and the good of His Church and people.
Urges the need of a good understanding with the Queen,
and the importance of accepting her offer of mediation with
the Pope ; in writing thus nothing moves him but his affec
tion to his Majesty and zeal to his service. Thinks of leaving
Paris, where it seems he can be of no use to the King.
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34 CALENDAR OF
1655. Desires on behalf of Mr. Moubra (whose faithfulness to the
King's father and himself need not be told) that an answer
may be given to the application made by him above two
months ago for employment. A few words in cipher are deciphered by the King.
April 23. 103. Ormonde to Hyde. Received his letter of the 17th
yesterday ; the business is understood to be absolutely quashed
in England ; hopes, nevertheless, that the E. of Rochester]
and 0['Neili] are endeavouring to lay the foundation of
some new design. It is time to put the matter of money
into some method, of which the Secretary and Dick Beling
speak but sadly. Learns by a letter from Lord Inchiquin of
the 1 6th, that Henry Benett has got to Paris.
Cologne, 104. Ormonde to Hyde ; signed " 0." Brian [O'Neill]
April 27. writes that the reason of his not appearing is the want of
a secure passage ; hopes that he and Symonds are mean
while endeavouring to lay the foundation of such a corre
spondence as may in time come to something. Sir George
Hamilton has written nothing of the consultations at Antwerp.
The last letters from France incline to a peace with England,
which the Cardinal declares shall not be interrupted by what
ever the fleet can do to the damage of the French plantations
and trade.
April 28. 105. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 10 ; not signed. Has received
his letter of the 23rd; has been detained by a violent cold
which makes him very ill. Acknowledged on Saturday the
receipt of the bill for 200 dollars. Hears that Sir Gilb.
Talbot and Tom Elliott have returned from the Hague, and
that Lord Garratt [Gerard?] passed through this town this
morning to the Burse, where he will find Lord Wentworth.
Hopes " my good lady " (Lady Nicholas) will land before
he leaves Holland. Mr. Lane would not have needed an
order for money had money come in. Had promised Sir G.
Hamilton that if his son left Heidelberg, he would write to
Nicholas to take him into his care on his way to his father.
"My_tutour" went this morning to receive the money at
Dort, and expects Hyde at Rotterdam to-morrow to go to
the Hague that night.
Cologne, 106. Ormonde to Hyde; signed "0." Jermyn writes to
April 30. the King that the allowance for Jan. Feb. and March is not
sufficient to satisfy the orders left by him ; that therefore the
1000 crowns he promised to send him will be upon the credit
of succeeding months. Believes " that rogue " (Cromwell)
will be able to make both France and Spain glad of a
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now, as Hyde suggests, if the Princess's proposal to bring 1655.
him with her to see the King in summer seem liable to altera
tion or long delay.
107. " A declaration of the members of Parliament lately [April.]
dissolved by Oliver Cromwell, Esq."; a strong protest and*
invective " against the usurpation, oppression, cruelty and
falsehood of the Tyrant."
A printed copy, on a single sheet, is inserted among Thurloe's MSS.
vol. xxv. p. 19 among the papers of April, 1655 ; it is reprinted
in Thurloe's State Papers, vol. v. p. 419, under the date of Sept.
1656, but the former date is doubtless more correct.
108. Letter from the King [to the Duke of Neuburg ?] Not dated.
acknowledging services his real sense of which it is not now in L Prl -J
his power to testify by acts, and declaring that his chief hopes
with regard to Rome and Spain depend upon the mediation
of the person addressed. A postscript is added by the King's
own hand, promising information about his mother's messenger
to Rome as soon as he knows who he may be. — French.
Draught in Ormonde's hand.
109. Letter from the King to [the Duke of Neuburg ?] Not dated.
warmly thanking him for the many proofs of his friendship, [APnl?]
and approving of the proposition made by him respecting the
Pope, as affording a means for helping his Catholic subjects
as well as benefiting himself.* He will not fail to avail himself
herein of the proffered services of the Chancellor of the person
addressed, when a fitting time comes. — -French.
Draught in Ormonde's hand.
110. John Gunter to "Mr. John Browne, merchant in Hamburgh,
London," [i. e. Thurloe.] His attendance on the work of the May I-
ministry will be doubled for some months by the departure
of the Company's minister on a visit to England. C. S.'s
friends are wonderfully disheartened ; he has appointed a
meeting of all his confederates at Cologne, viz. Hyde, Aid.
Bounce, (sic) Masisy (sic), Lord Belcarris, Sir Gilb. Talbot,
with some others. Their chief business now is to relieve the
handful in Scotland. They have a great quarrel with Hyde
for diverting, as they say, C. S. by the late plot from going
to Scotland with 5000 men offered by the Elector of Bran-
denburgh, who now makes a stand on account of his jealousy
of the Swede's intentions. They are in great fear of Wilmot
who is yet in England. The Scots in Poland, who are very
numerous, have promised a contribution to C. S., if not
hindered by the success of the Muscovites, but they are
generally but poor. The Swedes now begin to march, and
their design daily discovers itself to be against the Pole ;
* See art. 66, p. 19.
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The Hague,
May 4.

May 7.

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they have put forth a manifesto. Gen. Penn is said to have
taken several ships trading to Barbadoes without leave.
Letters may be directed to Gunter in his own name, but if they
come in the Resident's packet, let them not be superscribed
in a known hand. Seal of arms, as before.
111. Hyde to Nicholas; signed "E. H." Has got thus
far, although scarcely alive. If not dead, will set out towards
him on Friday. Thanks the King for the favour vouchsafed
to the honest doctor [Morley?]. Sir H. de Vic complains
he can get no answer from Nicholas; to double the sum is
more than the King can assign to any person of what merit
soever; Nicholas should let him know that the King, when
he knows the money is ready, will assign him what he can
spare. Yesterday Lord Newburgh, Lord Napier, Straghan
and Durham came to him, and told him the extreme danger
Middleton is in, and desired him to move the King to write
to Davyson to send a ship (which they are confident he
would do) to attend in such a place as he may resort to,
and they would give him notice; thinks the King cannot
refuse to write such a letter, which Nicholas might send to
Major Straghan that he may solicit it. ci. S. P. vol. iii. p. 269.
112. John Addams* [to Thurloe]; not addressed. A
rumour that [Thurloe] is dead. The Royalists who went to
England for the late design, return weekly without difficulty ;
Dan. O'Neale and Lord Taaffe have come to the Hague,
where Wilmot (whose servants have arrived) and Armorer
are daily expected. The States of Holland passed a vote
last Saturday against the Duke of Gloucester's staying above
fourteen days longer in their province ; whereupon Hyde and
others counselled him to send word to them that he would
be gone sooner, and he intends to begin his journey to
Cologne to the King within three or four days, with Taaffe,
Hyde, O'Neale and others. The Commissioners of the
Merchant Adventurers are now at the Hague treating with
the States General about their settlement, which it is sup
posed will either be at Rotterdam or Amsterdam ; as yet no
deputy is chosen; beseeches, therefore, that [Thurloe] will
be mindful of him, if he thinks it convenient.
113. Letter from a Royalist in England, signed " E. E. E.,"
addressed "for your self." Having made his case known by
a friend who went four months ago, and never having heard
in reply, begins to think his services misunderstood ; at the
* Many letters of information from this correspondent are printed in Thurloe's
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worst, hopes he can be but looked upon as one that has 1055.
erred in judgment, not in affection, for if that were doubted,
his Christianity must next be called in question. Let credence
be given to the " honest Doctor," who will be with the person
addressed before, or soon after, this; he knows the writer's
true condition, who desires his future course may be debated
with him, and as they shall conclude so he will order himself.
From the same writer as the letters signed Fr. Morgan and Cloth of
Silver.
114. Letter from Philip William, Count Palatine [and Gnmimk- \y
Duke of Neuburg] to the King. Having received letters from jj '
Rome this evening which concern the King's interest, sends
the Baron de Wespenning to receive his commands and in
structions, to whom he may speak as freely as to the writer
himself. The Baron is also charged to give the King infor
mation respecting the Duke's own affairs and his expectations
with regard to France.* — French. Two small seals of arms.
Enclosure : — -
Extract from a letter from Rome of May i. The Pope May l9-
does not much trust the King, as he was often con
sulted during the negotiations which the latter set on
foot at Rome about the same matter three years
previously ; meanwhile he desires to know the condi
tion of the King's affairs ; he gives an annual subsidy
to the Venetians, as his own safety depends on them ;
he knows the power of Cromwell and the danger of the
King ; the writer will wait for four or five weeks for
a reply from his Serene Highness, as the Pope desires
to have an answer. — Latin. Copy in the Duke of Neuburg's hand.
115. Information of Richard Hannam, of London, taken May 15.
May 15, respecting a plot to assassinate the Protector. Be- [°-s-l
came acquainted about four or five months since at Delph with
one John Nelson, by means of Lady Page, wife to Sir Rich.
Page, who told him of the design of assassination in the
presence of Lady Page and one Will. Dyke, a shoemaker, who
lives in Rose Street, Covent Garden, which had been hindered
by the breaking out of the insurrection; afterwards, in the
house of one Jasper Caltoffe, a burgomaster of Dort, he was
shown a stone-bow which could discharge a bullet of carbine
thickness with incredible strength above 40 yards, he him
self seeing it pierce a tree at that distance to two inches
depth, and he was told that that was the engine which was
* The King's reply to this letter is printed in Carte's Original Letters, %ol ii.
P- B2-

38 CALENDAR OF
1655. to do it. Afterwards met Nelson in London several times,
who brought a letter from C. S. to Lord Maynard, and
procured the return of an answer through John Dyke, son
of William Dyke, who conveyed it to Holland to Sir Thomas
Howard, Gentleman of the 'Horse to the Princess Royal,
and who, being arrested at Rochester, swallowed a first letter,
but received and conveyed a second. Met Nelson in the
Temple Garden with a merchant, whose name Mr. Bolton
knows, and two other persons, who discoursed about C. S. ;
one of the gens d'armes of the King of France, and one
Kelley, an Irishman, also kept company with Nelson. This
morning Nelson told the informant he was going to the
King by Lord Maynard's appointment, and took him with him
to the said Lord's house ; whence at 10 o'cl. he went to the
Long Gallery in Whitehall, whither he often went on pre
tence of seeing his brother who lived with Col. Russell;
this morning, after Nelson had seen his brother, there came
to him a gentleman in a very rich cloak with silver lace, of
a middle stature, reasonable fat, with black or brown hair.
Nelson told the informant he had a friend nearer to the Pro
tector than his brother.
[1655?] 116. The King to "Mr. By." Thanks him for money
"'"'"' received through "an honest man." If he can dispose any
of his friends to assist in like manner, a supply will' come very
seasonably. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
Brussels, 117. Sir Marmaduke Langdale to the King. The letter
June 3. enclosed was to have been delivered by him in person to the
King, but the failure of some moneys disables him from
undertaking the journey to Cologne, whereupon he was
commissioned by the writer (one often employed between the
Informer and Count Fuensaldania, and who says his hand
is so well known to the King that his name need not be
mentioned) to send it, with an account of the design. A
considerable person [Col. Sexby] of the party of the Levellers,
Independents, and Anabaptists has come to the Count to assure
him that Cromwell's fleet is gone to take some island in the
West Indies and intercept the Plate fleet ; that Cromwell has
a design upon some part of Flanders ; that their party in
England is so great as to be able to possess themselves of
divers strong garrisons and a great part of the navy, and to
put Irish soldiers in garrisons for the King of Spain as security
for the money he may disburse; they demand £150,000 in
deposit at Dunkirk ; their aim is to pull down Cromwell and
set up a Parliament. The Count will send their propositions
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Enclosure : — 1655.
June 3. [Father] P[eter] T[albot] to the King. Sir M.
Langdale will communicate some things which may be
of concernment to his service, to be spoken to him
alone ; great inconveniences will arise if secrecy be not
kept. The King's counsellors have suffered much of late
in opinion of their wisdom both in England and abroad,
as not being faithfully informed of matters or of
people's inclinations. The less the King appears, the
better; Cromwell could not have moved one man of
the army against Wagstaffe, had not the King been
named. Before ten weeks are past, there will be open
war, and the weakest must call for the King. All that
Sir M. Langdale tells will be communicated to the Pope,
who (like all Catholic princes) is very loath to set up
again the English Church and Protestant Bishops ; the
King's adversar ies offer churches and public exercise of
religion to all Catholics, and are very considerable in
the army and fleet. If once engaged in blood against
Cromwell all will be well, for here we are not ill
affected to the King's interest, which may at last be
our own. ci. S. P. vol. iii. p. 271.
118. Two letters from the King: endorsed by Hyde " The [j6S5?]
K. to Lord Latterdale and to Ballo." une 7'
1. To "3." It is amongst the writer's greatest troubles
that he hears very seldom from him and is totally
without his advice, and it is fit that he as seldom
should send to him lest it might prove to his pre
judice ; yet, that no idle reports may make impres
sion, thinks it necessary to assure him that he cannot
be altered in his affection or esteem. If that for
which he has waited fall not out speedily, he will
try some other way, of which he will give account
as soon as he resolves.
2. To " D." What the writer would have said to him
when he sent for him before his leaving, was to
conjure him to use all his interest with his friends
for entire submission to him to whom the conduct of
affairs is committed in those parts. They who, upon
any pretences soever, shall do otherwise, must not
be accounted by the writer in the number of his
friends. Copies by Hyde.
119. Representation of the advantages which Spain, in the June 13.
event of a war with Cromwell (apparently now imminent from

40 CALENDAR OF
1655. the expedition under Penn against the Spanish West-Indies),
would derive through an alliance with the King, from his
influence with the officers and seamen in the English navy,
from the diversions he could effect in England, from the
withdrawal of the Irish regiments from the French service,
and from the effect it would have upon the Dutch ; antici
pating, and replying to, objections which may be raised by
Spain upon the ground of his reception of an ambassador from
Portugal, and his alleged withdrawing of Irish troops from
Spain to France and inducing the Duke of Lorraine to retire
when near Paris. In Hyde's hand.
Prepared for the Duke of Neuburg, who is requested to negotiate
between the two parties as being both the King's best friend and a
Prince in entire amity with Spain.
Printed in Carte's Original Letters, vol. ii. p. 53.
BruEseis, 120. P[eter] T[albot] to the King. The Earl [of Nor-
June 17. wich] has sent "the person" himself [Sexby] to Spain; he
says their design is a free Parliament, and that this will call
the King, so that he be content to be an administrator, and
not master, of the laws ; he is as ill informed of the King's
counsellors, as the English Catholics are by the mad Irish
friars and priests, whose passion makes them incapable of
reason ; he is also much against the setting up of Bishops
again, and says no soldier or mariner will ever he brought to
it, but is for a free liberty for all who profess Christ and the
repeal of all penal laws ; all his propositions are to be trans
lated in Spanish by the writer, who has also sent secretly a
paper of his own to Don Luis de Haro ; " I have made your
Majestie a meere Spaniard in your affection." The Pope is in
formed of all by the Nuncio, who has sent him a paper by the
writer in Latin, wherein he shows there is no way to pacify
Christendom but by the King ; the Nuncio says the Pope
will never condescend to have a commonwealth established in
England. It is incredible what foolish opinions are enter
tained by wise men of the King's counsellors, particularly of
Ormonde and Hyde ; he has vindicated both. Suggests the
sending an agent to Fuensaldana, another to Rome, and a
third to Spain. Encloses a copy of a letter of one of Crom
well's chief counsellors of state, but his mortal enemy in his
heart, who writes constantly to "this person" in cipher; the
latter received a letter from Wildman, the great Leveller,
this post. Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 272.
Enclosure : —
London, June 12. There will certainly be war with
Spain, unless they give away the Indies and the Inqui
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commission to fall on any one place, but to take any 1655.
opportunity for seizing any place in the West Indies,
or any of the King of Spain's ships. Another fleet is
going out, with a regiment of foot under Col. Hum-
feryes. They depend upon the success of this expedition
for payment of the soldiers' arrears. Alteration in the
laws is daily expected ; perhaps then they may deal
better with the knave [Cromwell], who fears much and
thinks that many are sworn to murder him.
Extract from another letter, June ii. Still great fears
of the Cavaliers' plotting, but all will be discovered ;
Lord Byron and several others are clapped up already,
and more will follow ; when that is done, and the new
militia settled, they will be without fear. Copy by Talbot.
121. Extract (in John Nicholas' hand) of a letter from june 22.
Hyde to Sir H. de Vic, on the impolicy on the King of Spain's
part of acceding, in case of the loss of the Havannah, to
any offers from Cromwell for the regular yearly conveyance to
Spain of the King's dues from the West Indies; since the
trade with the Indies, which is of far greater value than
the King's share of the bullion, would be thrown open, which
is at present entirely confined to Spain.
122. Account by James Halsall of money received (in all june 23.
£1390) and expended (£1437) since Feb. 3, i653(— 4?); (Endorse-
being sums received from Mr. R. H., Sir Tho. Har., Mr. ormonL
Gravenor, Sir Jo. Ch., a minister, W. Mountgomery, and
Mr. Lee, and paid to Mr. R. H., J. Steephens, Treswell, Sir
Tho. Ar., W. Mountgomery, J. Scott, Mr. Carnaby, Mr.
Gravenor, Me. Guyse, H. Norwood, R. Dungan, Ph. Curtis,
Belle w, Mr. O'Neale, Mr. Armorer, Mr. Paldwyn, Jammott,
and for journeys.
123. Instructions for an agent sent from the King to the Duke june.
of Neuburg respecting the negotiations with Rome. 1. About
the time mentioned in the letter from Rome of May 1, the
King did make overtures to the late Pope respecting . the
relief of his Roman Catholic subjects from the tyranny of the
rebels, but, meeting with no return suitable to the hopes given
him he gave over the pursuit ; and any further importunities
have proceeded from an unwarranted zeal in others, acting
without authority. If there appeared no solid ground for
effecting what was proposed, it was because no sufficient en
couragement was given to instance the particular means.
2. If the Pope will engage himself for the King, the resto-

42 CALENDAR OF
1655. ration of the latter will be easy, and he will be able powerfully
to assist the State of Venice. 3. The King does not wonder at the
erroneous ideas abroad respecting Cromwell's power, which is
confounded with the power of the nation ; but not a third part
of those employed by Cromwell are really of his party, the rest
being such as would show affection to the King if his cause
were on foot. 4. The only hindrances to the King's restitu
tion are want of money, of quarters for troops which may be
levied, and of ports and shipping for their transportation. If
the King had money he could corrupt almost any governor
Cromwell has, to deliver a strong place into his hands; for
want of one such it was that the late design failed ; any money
which may be given shall be deposited in hands agreed on by
the Pope. 5. If the person employed by the Duke should
find the Pope so distrustful of the King as to frustrate all
hope of assistance, let him then desist from further solicita
tion, as the King is himself resolved to do till he can gain
a better opinion. Draught in Ormonde's hand.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 270.
June 26. 124. Extract from a letter from Rome. The Pope has a
very thorough knowledge of the state of England from
many sure and impartial reporters, which is far otherwise
from what is described by [the Duke of Neuburg]. From
the commencement of the Interregnum it has never been in a
more secure condition, so that Cromwell may well claim the
throne in reality as well as in name, aided by the discovery
of his enemies' plots, the applause of his friends, the friend
ship of foreign powers, and his own military power. This
being the case, the Pope cannot venture on what is proposed ;
but should any change of affairs occur which would render
a subsidy useful, he will then be found more liberal in fact
than he is now in words, consistently with the poor state of
his impoverished treasury, notwithstanding the prospect of a
civil war in Italy, as well as a war with Turkey. — Latin.
Brussels, 125. Sir Marmaduke Langdale to the King. The pro-
June 29. position conveyed through Father Talbot seems of great
consequence; especially if they make a law that it shall be
treason to make any motion in Parliament touching religion,
leaving every man to his own liberty; this will gain the
Levellers great favour at Rome, and particularly with the
Jews, who are numerous and rich, and offer great matters
for their privileges in England. The informer goes by the
name of Brookes ; Col. Phillips, Major-Gen. Massey, and
others of the King's friends, have discoursed with him ; he
says he was Adjutant-General of Cromwell's army, and
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Suggests the communication of the design to Card. Retz, as 1055.
the King's most faithful friend. Tho party do not appear
averse to the King, but extremely disaffected towards some of
his party. Is sorry that Brookes is gone into Spain ; fears
matters will now get into hucksters' hands whose interest it
is to embroil the nation. CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 273.
126. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. Gave his letter of the 24th June 29.
to the King, who, after reading it, said Hyde could not give
a better answer than by relating the truth of their present
condition. The King hath not money to provide meat for
himself for ten days ; 1200 dollars are yet unpaid out of
2000 borrowed of one person for the last journey ; on
Thursday next there will be three months' arrears due for
board wages to the family ; and many honest men who
come daily from England and Scotland are in extreme
necessity. There is nothing to support all this but the ex
pectation of the money from the German Princes. Urges
de Vic not to quit his post, since there is prospect of negotia
tions with Spain, in which he would certainly be employed, if
he does not withdraw himself. Copy.
127. H. Manning under the name of Andrew Burton, to [June.]
Mr. John Browne, [ Thurloe.] Wilmot and the two Halseys
have landed at Flushing and come hither ; Sir C. Lloyd
and Morgan Blany (who lived in Queen Street) are
here. Middleton and his gang were brought in from Munster
in state. Gerard and Manning are back from Prince Rupert
who will be here in seven days. To serve well, he must have
money now and then to pleasure Charles Stuart, to whom
nothing would be more pleasing than the often giving little
recruits to the Duke of Gloucester ; let the bill for the money
be made to H. Manwaring. Armorer and Page have landed
in Holland. Rombald [Rumbold] was one of the agents in
the late design and knows much, as do Rogers and NeyL
Remember Denham, Lady Isabella Omfrey [Humphrey ?],
Painter the chirurgeon, Mr. Simon Potter who remains at
the Lady Stanhope's and Sir L • * * * who are weekly in
telligencers here, and one Will. Richards who lives at
Trussell's in Pater-Noster Row. Wilmot says the Presbyterian
interest must do the business, and speaks well of Fairfax,
Sir Ch. Howard, Sir A. Haslerig and Mr. Will. Ashhurst.
By the last post from Holland Dolman sent offers to the
King of his service. Wonders that he does not hear that
Sir Rob. Byron, Compton, and Sir R. Willis are taken.
Chiefly in cipher, deciphered by Thurloe.
128. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic, upon the probability of Spain July 2.

44 CALENDAR OF
1655. being induced through fear of Cromwell to favour the King.
If the King were but invited to reside in Flanders, with the
freedom of their ports, it would probably cause a real change
both in their and the King's affairs. Copy by John Nicholas.
July 5. 129. Letters from the King for supplies of money : —
1 . To " Halsy." Desires that as the person trusted by
the King is not in a condition to attend to the busi
ness, he will [go into England to] supply his place,
being so well known that few will doubt him ; autho
rizes him to receive any sums of money supplied by
friends, which shall be employed only to public ends.
2. To "S." Was informed by his friend who came lately
that his constant affection is not shaken by the late
storm ; approves of the advice he sent, and prays
him to pursue the course agreed on ; is sure none
will doubt but that what assistance they send
through his hands will come safe.
3. To "L. 3." The bearer will tell him the writer's
condition; any supplies from his friends shall be
used only to public ends ; doubts not that he will do
all that may consist with his own convenience, and
will dispose his friends accordingly.
Draughts by Hyde on one page.
Endorsed, " King's despatches by Mr. Hal. and Dan."
[1655 ?] 130. The King to Lady Cap. [Capel f] Has so many things
July 8. to thank her for, besides the last obligation (which came so
seasonably that it was like an act of wonderful Providence)
that he can only tell her that if it pleases God to help him,
she will find that he takes all her concernments to heart.
Has given the honest bearer particular directions concerning
the affair. Copy by Hyde.
July 9. 131. Extract from a letter from Hyde to Mr. Lovinge.
Begs to know the cause of Lord Newcastle's displeasure with
him of which he hears from so many hands. Neither in
thought, word, or deed, has Hyde during his life committed the
least fault against him, but on the contrary, at all times, paid
him the highest esteem and reverence. The suggestions
which have aliened his affection must have flowed from fountains
not very pure. Copy by John Nicholas.
Rome, 132. Fatlier John Creagh to Father Peter Talbot. Thanks
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secret chaplains and domestic servants. The King has, from 1655.
the Queen his mother, and might have had from his father,
some testimonies of the writer's loyalty, sincerity and fidelity;
he will observe these towards his person and family as long
as he lives, and if he be not able to do any notable good
service, will be far from doing any ill turn. Dr. Baly,
supposed to be employed to this court by Cromwell, has come
within three days past ; expects to understand with what
purpose he has come.
133. Hyde to Lady Stanhope. For the objections he Cologne,
offered last year to the favour vouchsafed by the Princess July l6-
Royal to his poor girl, it is now seen there was too much
ground ; those who came last from Paris declare that her
reception into the Princess's service is almost the sole cause
of the Queen's late reservation towards her Royal Highness.
Begs, therefore, that if the Princess's intention of taking her
with her on her present journey should cause others to be left
behind who have more title to that honour, and prove thereby
an occasion of increasing the Queen's old dislike, that purpose
may be diverted, and his daughter may have leave to spend a
little time instead with her friends at Breda. Copy by John Nicholas.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 274.
134. " Ad sereniss. et potentissimum Roman. Imper. July is.
Ferdinandum III, sereniss. ac potentiss. Regis Sueciae Caroli
Gustavi literae in quibus exponuntur caussae susceptae nuper
Polonicae expeditionis." A printed tract, in four leaves, small quarto.
135. Draught of a Commission from the King appointing [1655
Treasurers in England for the receipt of contributions for the y -J
support of such persons as he shall appoint to be consecrated
Bishops out of his dominions (whither they may not think it
safe to return), for the maintenance of the Order and Succes
sion, with the hope of the speedy loss of which, by the death
of the existing Bishops, who are not many in number and
most of them very aged, the Romish clergy are delighted;
and promising on the word of a King that no necessity of his
own shall make him touch the money so raised for any other
purpose than that for which it was designed. In Edgeman's hand.
See note to1 the next article.
136. Draught of a Warrant from the King desiring that [1655
conference may be taken secretly between some of the most July ?J
experienced prelates and some persons learned in the Common,
Canon and Civil Law, as to the best method of procedure in

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1655. the granting Letters Patent or Commissions for consecrating
more Bishops, and that the following points be considered
among others: I. How far the form prescribed bythe Stat.
25 Hen. VIII, cap. 20 can, in respect of the distraction of the
times, be observed ; 2. whether Bishops may be consecrated
without a title, or whether it may be fit to make suffragan
Bishops, and whether there be as much formality required in
their nomination and consecration. 3. Whether Bishops may
be nominated by Letters Patent without a Conge d'elire.
4. If it appear unfit wholly or in part to decline the Stat, of
25 Hen. VIII, and impossible altogether to observe it, then
what other safe and valid course may be taken, and whether
it will be fit to nominate those who are to be consecrated to
some of the sees now vacant in Ireland, which have always
been conferred according to the prescription of Edward VI,
whence, when it shall be seasonable, they may be without
difficulty translated into England. 5. Whether the King's
Commission for consesration may be with secrecy and security,
and [yet] with sufficient notoriety, executed by the prelates
in England ; but if not, what place then may be most con
venient for the solemn performance of the act and for an
authentic record. In Edgeman's hand.
Two copies : the first having interlinear corrections by Hyde, which
are embodied in the second, and of which corrections the- original
copy, in the handwriting of Dean Cosin, follows on a separate
paper, which also contains suggested verbal alterations in the
preceding Commission, art. 135, several of which are inserted by
Hyde as interlineations in that draught.
["j^ 137. Note of two propositions with which the writer was
charged from England to the King, relative to continuing
the succession of Bishops: 1. That the King would suspend
the use of his civil power in England, and permit the Bishops
there to use their power purely ecclesiastic. 2. That he will
signify the names of such as he would have to be ordained, or
leave the election also to the Bishops upon the place.
In the handwriting of R. Lovell. Some indistinct memoranda are
noted on the paper by Hyde.
[,655 138. Report on the mode of appointment of Bishops used
July?] in the Church of England, recounting the various steps in the
proceedings: i. Certificate of vacancy; 2. Conge d'elire;
3. Nomination ("  But it was ever to be supposed that if
the Soveraigne had by any surrepcon been wrong adviced,
and had named unto them a man knowne to be hereticall, or
anyway irregular, and against whose promocoh they were
able to obiect just excepcon, they might forbeare electing till
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whereof the Soveraigne would have directed them to a newe 1655.
election ") ; 4. Election ; 5. Royal assent ; 6. Warrant to the
Archbishop for consecration ; 7. Confirmation ; 8. Doing
homage; 9. Restitution of temporalities; 10. Inthronization.
In Edgeman 's hand.
139. Unsigned and undated letter to the King, endorsed by [July ?]
Ormonde, " From Sir R. S." ; [i. e. Sir Robert Shirley] " by
Capt. Toby Barnes." The writer is unable, through his
imprisonment and the terror of men's hearts, to answer ex
pectations in the trust imposed on him ; but humbly offers to
consideration what he formerly mentioned, as the best course
for promoting a right understanding among the King's friends
and settling a correspondence, viz. by settling the Church ;
for whoso in these times of persecution professes himself a son
of the Church will also by the same principles be a loyal sub
ject. When once a settlement is made under Bishops, it
will not be hard for them to know their subordinate clergy,
nor for the latter to know the affections of every distinct
member in their congregations, and so be able to direct the
King's agents to those best able to do him service, and so also
promote mutual confidence.. Recommends therefore — 1. That
to hasten the election of Bishops, to improve the former course
of proceeding according to the ancient Canons, and to satisfy
the fathers and sons of the Church, it be declared that it
should not be a Praemunire for the Bishops in election or
ordination to pass by one whom the major part of the Bishops
of the province shall think unfit. 2. That each Bishop be
required to take particular knowledge of every priest within
his precinct that will pay him canonical obedience, and that
the people who will be accounted sons of the Church of Eng
land be directed to congregate under no others ; and that
every priest keep a catalogue of every one belonging to his
congregation. 3. That if any Bishop choose to leave his
pastoral charge rather than incur danger in pursuance of the
King's directions, he have leave so to do, and others of more
active and passive courage be elected by the Bishops. 4. That
since the maintenance of the Bishops and clergy must now
depend upon voluntary oblations, the priests have, according
to the Church's ancient custom, weekly or frequent communions
(the want of which is often objected by Papists), and that such
oblations be divided into three parts, two to be given to the
Bishop for his own and his clergy's maintenance and the
decent furnishing of the place of meeting, and the third to
some one appointed by the Bishop for relief of the poor of the
persecuted party; and that persons of known fortune be
desired, after contributing for the King, to subscribe also
yearly for the Bishops and clergy. 5. That, since Christian

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1655. people are much tempted away in these times of distraction
by the Papists' taking advantage from our defects, the Bishops
be required to consider which of the Canons of the General
Councils shall be enforced, especially of such as pretend to
apostolical tradition, and also to compose such new ones as
may be necessary ; if this be thought needless, these parti
culars may be instanced, out of many, as confessedly neces
sary, i. the prescribing a way for bringing notorious offenders
to open penance, as professedly desired in the Commination,
but never yet endeavoured ; ii. a form of prayer preparatory
to Ordination and for the Ember weeks; iii. a form of Conse
cration of Churches and the utensils thereof; iv. the inflicting
Excommunication only by ecclesiastical persons for weighty
causes, without easy commutation or remission of penance, and
without appeal to lay delegates. 6. That, for these reasons,
and on account of the objections made against the Liturgy by
Papists and Puritans, and of divers things which may be
amended (as appears by the judgment of the late King and
the Bishops in the alterations made in the Prayer Book sent
into Scotland), and seeing that the old Liturgy is now, as
much as anything can be, excluded, the King be pleased to
order the Bishops to draw up a perfect form of Liturgy, not
open to the just exceptions of either Papist or Puritan, and
with regard had to the ancient Church and to the present
Eastern and Western Churches, that the desire for unity with
the whole Christian world be testified; to which may be added
a Rationale for the times and ceremonies therein appointed.
7. That, in order to avoid giving offence in the Articles of
Religion by obscure words or by vehemency that may ex
asperate, clear words may be used, and such cautions as may
preserve Catholic truth and peace. 8. That the Bishops and
clergy be required so to govern their congregations that no
schismatic or heretic may communicate with them, nor they
with others. 9. That, since the times have proved seasonable
for the putting forth of a new famous Bible in the Eastern
languages (i. e. Walton's Polyglott, completed in 1657), a new
and more perfect translation (which many think very needful)
may be effected by the help thereof, and be very seasonably
done together with the revising of the Liturgy, wherein the
Gospels, Epistles, and Psalms would then be put in the best
translation. 10. That, all this being done, the Bishops and
clergy be required to write an Apology for the Church of
England in this her persecution, which may be sent to all
neighbouring Churches and Princes, and also to the more
remote, both the Greek and other Eastern Churches. 11.
That, in view of the sacrilege in the Reformed Churches, of
which the most judicious Mr. Hooker has left his judgment
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national sins by unhappy laws, and for the procuring national 1655.
blessings, the King make a solemn vow to restore whatever
Church lands are vested in the Crown, and profess his readi
ness to concur in any public Act whereby others may be set
in a way to do the same.
The writer sends this adviee in consequence of the King's
gracious acceptance of what he formerly suggested, which
he was desired to deliver in somewhat elearer expressions.
Although on account of his present troubles he declined in his
last letter the employment he was asked to undertake, yet
whensoever he recovers his liberty he will not be wanting in
any service which he can do. Desires that these proposals
may not be mentioned by the King as coming from any pri
vate man, but may be communicated by him to the Bishops
as from himself. Two very closely written folio pages.
140. Fragment, in the handwriting of Sir Robert Shirley, [before
(very close and small) of advice and information to be con- July>l655?]
veyed to the King. Would not have so often mentioned what
he has now writ, did he not hear that the inferior clergy and
laity mueh complain about it. If the King lay not his com
mand upon the Bishops, they will be very shy to do it ; but if
he will send a commission to them and a command to the
writer to press them about it, the latter will see it done ; the
" pratick " reason should not be mentioned, to avoid making
them timorous of incurring danger, but, rather, the fitness of
satisfying foreign Churches. Would have written concerning
the moneys he promised, but, hears that Mr. Rumb[old] has
given as good an aecount as his present sad condition would
suffer. Has contracted a good deal of envy, as others con
ceive that his forwardness causes them to be pressed in things
they would be well content not to be asked ; desires, there
fore, that for any further service he may have particular in
structions sent him. Desires to know how he may convey to
the King any levies which he may raise, and with what one
person only he may treat as coming from the King ; so that
if any other pretend to eome from the King he may have
leave, for his own security, "to propagate the present force
against him." Desires that a character may be sent for
him to write by, now that Mr. Hal [say] and D. R. are in
prison. Let his cousin Mordent be informed that the good
character given of them by their friends before strangers does
them great prejudice ; particularly, that a person who had
been an officer under his uncle Essex and had nevor redeemed
that fault, but who was fortunately an honest man and a
friend of the writer, told him that he had heard him very well
spoken of by some of the King's servants, and that they re
joiced very much at Court that he had come off (which was a;
VOL. III. E

50 1655.
July.

Cologne,
July 27.

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mistake) ; had not this person proved more honest than they
could have known him to be, he might have undone the
writer. 141. Fragment of a letter [from Dr. Duncombe to Hyde]
respecting the consecration of Bishops to the vacant sees in
England. Consulted often with those five Bishops to whom
he was directed, viz. Ely [Wren], Sarum [Duppa], Rochester
[Warner], Lichfield [Frewen], and Chichester [King,] who
were all ready to further the proposal; the two last would
come over sea to consecrate whom his Majesty should com
mend by writ of collation ; Chichester often ordains priests
and deacons and amongst them many excellent scholars, in
these calamitous times. Sarum is ready to consecrate Bps. in
England, and two who would join with him are Armagh
[Usher] and Exeter [Brownrigge] ; he desires that a collation
be made of the persons, and a mandate for consecration, and
that these be signed and sealed and kept by the King, and
that, for signification of the persons, Duncombe only say in
a letter that he remembers his service to such and such, for
to send anything into England signed by the King would
destroy all that acted upon it ; he recommended Dr. Hench
man of Sarum for an English bishopric and Dr. Flood for
a Welsh one. All said that if three Bishops, while the
archbishopric is vacant, consecrate a priest, the consecration
is valid. Consulted also with the prime common lawyer to
whom he was directed (the Serjeant being out of town) who
after consideration said that the King's collation is a sure
ground for consecration, nay, even said that if all things were
in statu quo prius, and he were to be made a Bishop, he
would prefer being made so by collation without the conge
d'elire and election; it were better the King would first
make an Archbishop, but not essential ; as to appointing
suffragans (which Ely and Sarum thought might be done),
he said the difficulty would be greater, as they must be
presented to the Archbishop and one taken, &c, and the
honour and respect to them would be less. All the Bishops
were satisfied except Ely, who desired a shew of election by
Dean and Chapter which might be made by the clergy about
his Majesty; Dr. Shel[don], Dr. Ham[mond], Dr. Lan[ey ?],
and Dr. Mar[shall ?] and others, all approved of the lawyer's
way. Cl. S. P. vol. iii. Append, p. c.
142. Hyde to Dr. Cosins, with a brief abstract of the
preceding letter from Dr. Duncombe. There was some pro
mise made to Duncombe of ^200 per an. which others hoped
to improve to ^600, but he does not hear that one penny
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the forms, but Hyde has written to him desiring him to send 1655.
for them, and that they may be so perfect that the clerk
may only have to transcribe them to a letter; the King is
resolved to despatch the business one way or another this
winter. Copy by John Nicholas.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. Append, p. ci.
143. Hyde to Mr. Lovinge. "Thanks him for his letter re- Cologne,
specting Lord Newcastle; could never have suspected the July 27-
cause of the latter's displeasure. No one would suppose that
he who never omitted to write to the King's meanest subject,
would lose the favour of the greatest by not writing to him
when he knew it would be acceptable ; the only reason for
his omission has been that since he gave up the seals to
Secretary Nicholas, on the day he came to the King, he has
divested himself of all public correspondence, and therefore
has had no matter for writing ; was greatly surprised when,
having written on one occasion to the Marquis with as
much duty and devotion as ever, he received an answer
in a style very different to what was customary ; has never
written to any in Antwerp except in answer to letters upon
private business, nor to any who knew the Marquis without
desiring them to present .his most humble duty to him ; could
never until now learn what he had done to offend, and even
now suspects there is something more in it, and that some
horrible thing is laid to his charge.
144. Father P[eter] T[albot] to the King. Received yester- Bussein,
day the King's letter written by Sir M. Langdale's way. The July 28-
'person's name who was at Brussels is Sexby, as Lord Nor
wich told the writer; he was employed at first by the old
Parliament to countenance the tumults in Aquitaine and other
places which sided with Conde and the Spaniard ; was intro
duced by Conde's chief favourite to the Prince and the Earl
!of Norwich] together. After a little time he received many
etters from friends in England, remitting themselves to all
that he might agree on ; among others, Lord Grey of Grooby,
Wildman, Allen and some Anabaptists are sure to him, above
fifteen colonels, a great part of the navy and some sea-ports ;
he does not trust Harrison. Is a man of more than ordinary
judgment and sagacity ; after many discourses, professes not
to be opposed to the King's prerogative so far as it agrees
with the liberty of the people, to whom he would give the
legislative power. The writer told him that Spain and Rome
would never assist him to set up a Commonwealth, but might
both give him satisfaction if he would join with the King's
friends ; but he said that the Cavaliers were a generation God
cannot prosper, for their swearing, drinking, whoring, and
E 2

52 CALENDAR OF
1655. little secrecy, and that Cromwell had been down before but
for their folly, but he admits there are some moderate and
honest men, as the Earl of Norwich and Sir M. Langdale.
The Earl, being informed by the .[Spanish] ambassador in Lon
don of his faction and power, at once despatched him to the
King [of Spain] , and desired the writer to go with him ; but
he, fearing that the displeasure of his own order thereupon
(•the Jesuits) might hinder his serviceableness, wrote_ instead
to Don Luis de Haro. Sexby has himself twice desired the
writer to go to Rome to the Pope, and left money for the
purpose before he embarked at Dunkirk, but the same reason
withholds him, his religious superior being as much afraid of
Cromwell as the Spaniards are ; yet by the law of God and
mature all subjects are bound in such matters as these to serve
their natural prince ; but be does not think himself as fit for
such employments as " Thorn " does, although he has the
advantage of the . Italian language.
July. 145. Draught by Hyde of a Statement relative io negotia
tions with Rome, intended for a letter from the King to the
Queen, his mother. Hears from Lord Balcarris that she is
not satisfied with what she has heard from Sir H. Bennett.
The whole case is this : — The Duke of Neuburg once while
hunting with the King, during the late Pope's life, sug
gested an application to the latter ; the King replied he had
already given him cause to believe that he was not inclined to
persecute Catholics, but that they, if he were restored, should
live very happily with him, but that the returns were not
such as he expected. On the election of the present Pope,
the Duke offered to charge his agent so to recommend the
King's cause to him as to discover his inclination; this offer
the King accepted, whereupon the Duke sent a Jesuit of prin
cipal trust in his court, one whom the King has never seen.*
Desires the Queen's advice.
Aug. i. 146. Hyde to Mr. Clement. Has received his letter of
July io. Desires to "know what [Cromwell's] trim ambassadors
propose ; the Court of Rome must be very easy for treating
with, if Dr. Baley gain much upon it ; the King believes they
can be employed only by a very inconsiderahle part of his
English Catholic subjects. It would be very strange if Crom
well should gain credit at Rome as a person to do civil offices
to Catholics, when his power rests only on those who intend
their utter extirpation, the Levellers who profess much incli
nation to the Catholics being his implaeable enemies. The
King cannot himself make any application to the Pope until
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he has received information of his inclination, which he has 1655.
endeavoured by a good friend to discover ; a letter from the
King to Card. Barberini, whose advice is desired, is enclosed.
There cannot be a meaner or more contemptible person than
the man that is employed. Copy by John Nicholas.
Ci. S.P. vol. iii. p. 275.
147. Father Peter Talbot to the King. Hopes his letter Mons,
of some eight days since has been received. Encloses one g- 4-
from Dr. John Creagh, who, he believes, desires nothing more
than to prove himself a true subject. Advises that, when
there is no doubt about [the news from] St. Domingo*, the
King should immediately consider of procuring a good under
standing with the Court of Spain. The Queen of Spain is
with child, and the physicians are said to have certain know
ledge that it is a sou. Sends " a curious history of Luther,
and other sueh like particular persons to Mr. Harding, to bee
delivered to your Majestic"
148. Hyde to Mr. Lovinge. Sends a warrant for Mr. Cologne,
Booth, according to his desire, under cover to Mr. Shaw. g' IO*
Does not wonder that the Marquis of Newcastle thinks himself
to have been slighted by Hyde, since he believes that the
latter directed any man who was to be in Antwerp or pass
through it, not to see him, which only folly or madness could
make him wish. Believes that other informations of the kind
have been given to the Marquis to make him withdraw his
favour, which was certainly not caused by Hyde's ceasing to
write, who only did so because the Marquis appeared to desire
it. Is sure that if he knew the other informations, he should
appear very faultless. Totally denies a report that he had
declared he had no kindness for Lovinge. Copy by John Nicholas.
149. Letters from the King to persons in Scotland, de- Aug. 12.
spatched through Col. Borthwick : —
1. To " 2 ;" [the Earl of Glencairn.J Was very glad to
receive an assurance from himself of his continued
affection, which general report had given cause to
apprehend (sic). Much to his advantage has been
said by him whom the King most trusts, and with
whom " 2 " has reason to renew his old friendship.
2. To " T;" [Gen. Monck.] Is assured by one who believes
he knows him that, notwithstanding all ill accidents,
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54 CALENDAR OF
1655. he retains his old affection for the King and resolu
tion to express it; he must wait patiently for an
opportunity, and in the meantime have a care to
keep himself out of the hands of those who know
the hurt he can do them.
3. To Lord Leven. Hears he has made a contract to
levy men in Scotland, and to transport them beyond
seas for foreign service. Looks upon all such de
signs as most prejudicial to his own service and mis
chievous to the kingdom, and therefore desires him
not only to decline it himself but to dissuade all his
friends from it. Copies by Hyde.
The first two letters are printed, from copies sent by Monck to Crom
well, in Thurloe's S. P. vol. iv. p. 163.
Aug. 12. 150. Instructions for Col. Borthwick (" Bothicke ") . Is
to communicate the particulars entrusted to him to the per
sons to whom he is specially employed. To assure those with
whom he may safely trust himself that the King has very
great confidence in their affections, and that they will manifest
the same on the first reasonable occasion. To discountenance
the levying men for foreign service in all the ways he can, the
King looking upon it as the greatest disservice that can be
done him. Copy by Hyde.
Printed {bid.
Tomay, 151. Father Peter Talbot to the King. Sends Dr. Creagh's
Aug. 16. letter [art. 132] wherein he speaks of Dr. Baylie's going to
Rome for Cromwell's negotiation with the Pope. His friend
Sex[by] has written to all the Protestants not to stir on Crom
well's solicitation who is a knave and juggler; he has arrived
in Spain, and the Spanish ambassador in London writes as if
he were the only man able to oppose Cromwell. If the King
should negotiate with Spain, the business must be carried on
at Madrid, not here, because here they will not believe his
Council to be either wise or faithful ; although to think this
be madness, yet it greatly prejudices the King's interest. If
Ormonde or the Chancellor would go to Madrid incognito,
they might effect much, and the Spaniards would find them
to be other men than they imagine ; but if this cannot be,
then either Lord Norwich or Sir M. Langdale might be
thought of, because they might by their acquaintance with
Sex[by] work upon him to join with the King and Spaniards.
The Spaniards must use all endeavours to embroil Cromwell's
affairs in England, they being in continual fear that he will
send new supplies to Pen (whose defeat is not certainly known)
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152. Letter (chiefly in deciphered cipher) from an agent of
Cromwell amongst the royalists abroad [to Thurloe]. Has
received no letter since July 20, which makes him fear that
his to Mr. Hezekiah Talbott, Mr. Alsop, and the rest, have
miscarried. Has never yet missed a post in writing to most
of them, as also four letters to C. Willson. Trusts that,
though working in mines out of sight his services are not
forgotten. Some [royalists] have broken through the net
[in escaping from England] ; the reason is that some of those
employed at the ports are not over diligent. Lady Ormonde
is looked for here. Middleton is going to consult with his
gang in Holland. Let an eye be kept on Lather (?) and
Gerrard. One Col. Ubanne (?) and Edward Pitt, a friend to
H. Parham are come over. Sends a paper in Gerrard's hand
writing that it may be known when any of his letters are met
with. Though these may appear inconsiderable, yet, if
allowed to proceed long, they will hatch mischievous designs.
All correspondence here may be easily stopped by the having
a list of merchants trading in these parts ; all in other names
belongs [to the royalists] . The deciphering is in Thurloe's hand.
In the same hand as the letter of 24 Sept., art. 161, infra.
153. Sir Marmaduke Langdale to the King. Sends two
letters which he has received from a Leveller, Overton, who
goes by the name of Mr. Willoughby, companion of Saxbie.
He is one who framed most of the Levellers' declarations, and
fled out of England with Saxbie and Mr. Wildman's man ; he
now proffers his service to the King. As the King by his
letter of June 22 seemed desirous to know what advantage
to make of these Levellers, the writer desires instructions how
to proceed.
154. Hyde to Don Luis de Haro. Forbore to trouble him
with importunities while the King was in France and there
was a prospect of Cromwell's giving assistance to Spain ; but
now that Cromwell has invaded the Spanish dominions, prays
him to consider whether it will not be the most natural ex
pedient for extinguishing the fire in the Indies, to give the
Usurper such trouble in his own quarters as that he may not
have leisure to pursue his new conquests, and whether such a
diversion cannot be best undertaken by a union with the King
of England. A small countenance from a powerful friend will
give such life to those who are only waiting for such a con
juncture that too much cannot be expected from it. If the
King of Spain does but declare in favour of the restoration of
the King of England, many of those ships that would not
refuse to infest the Spaniard in the Indies will then rather
come to Ostend or Dunkirk for the service of their own King ;
and many gallant persons who are now obliged to do the

1655.
Aug. 24.

Bruxells,
Aug. 26.

Cologne,
Aug. 31.

56 CALENDAR OF
1655. Spaniard hurt, desire nothing more than to obey their lawful
sovereign. Original in Hyde's hand, followed by a copy by Edgeman, and by a
Latin translation. CI. S.P. vol. iii. p. 275.
Tyling, 155. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. He will be
Sept. 6. surprised to see whence her letter is dated, but as she had
nothing to do at Honslerdike, she has come there with her
son for two nights. People make a great mystery of her
journey, and because the King has gone on a secret journey
from Haughstrat, think she has gone to meet him, but Heen
vliet knows that she is not so fortunate. She will return to
morrow to Honslerdike, but proposes to leave it in a day or
two, as she has a swollen face, which she attributes to the
damp climate. Has received her ale, which is very good, and
for which she desires to thank Lady Stanhope. M. de Dona
has played the devil in Orange, because there is no longer a
parliament there ; Oudart will tell Heenvliet the particulars
with enough of detail. — Fr. Holograph.
Black seal of arms.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
sftT' 156, The Kinv t0 the Du,ce °f Nmhur9- Fmds by tne
ep " ' Duke's letter of the 16th Aug. and by the extract from the
Pope's letter that he has nothing to hope for at Rome ; those
who are opposed to his interests have more credit there than
himself. Does all he can to make the Spaniards see that he
can da them service, but does not know whether he shall gain
more credit amongst them than at Rome. — Fr. Copy.
157. Sir M. Langdale to the King. Is confident that Mr.
Overton will be extremely satisfied with the King's letter ;
has sent him a copy, and will send the original if he thinks ¦
necessary and if assured of safe transmission of letters to
England. Was surprised at Overton's two letters, remember
ing the discourse held with him and Saxby when they were
last in Bruxells, when they were averse from even proposing
to their party in England any agreement with the King ; but
perhaps either he, having mentioned the subject, subsequently
received orders from his party to make the offer, or else Saxby
finds that in Spain his agitation is likely to come to nothing,
and that his party in England will be outed of all power before
the Spaniards will agree of any supply. Hopes Overton will
be able to perform what he propounds, but trusts that the
King will not build his counsels upon any persons that have
been in blood against him or his father ; when they were
against him they did him great hurt, but when they were for
him never did him any considerable service, and never came to
him until they were cashiered by their own party. Strangers

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Sept. 9.

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are the fittest instruments for the King to use in England, as
they are not interested in the several factions, nor have their
hands defiled with the innocent blood shed there ; strangers
will be welcome to the King's friends, but let not the latter
any more appear in arms unless with the aid of a foreign
army, or are joined by a considerable part of the English
army, or, at worst, have some considerable posts into which
to let in strangers. Endorsed by Hyde.
CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 277.

1655.

158. P[eter T[albof] to the King. The Count [Fuensal- Brussels,
daha] has proposed to send him to Rome to represent the Sept- I3-
danger apprehended from Cromwell, and has written to Spain
for an order for that purpose. He has intimated his willing
ness to go, although not apt for such a business, and has
represented further in writing, that it is the interest of the
King of Spain and of religion to embrace the King's cause
heartily, that a monarchy in England would be far better
for others than a commonwealth, and therefore desired that
Sexby might be made only to combine with the King's
interest. Sent a copy of this paper in Italian to the Nuncio
whose answer he encloses, with a copy, lest the King should
be unable to read the original. Don Gaspar Bonifacio
departs for Spain to-morrow. Crilly is dead. Hopes the
Secretary de Propaganda Fide will soon be put out of his
office; friends work underhand as much as they are able,
for he is not fit for the place, and has done the King great
prejudice. Would rather that the King were restored by
his own subjects than any other means, but all ways must
be tried. Suggests that Lord Norwich should go to Madrid
where his son will help him very much ; believes no great
notice would be taken of his journey by spies, he being so
much accustomed to them upon his own score and fancy.
Endorsed by Hyde.

Enclosure : —
Andrea Mangelli, abbot of S. Angelo, the Pope's
Nuncio at Brussels, to Father Talbot. Has received
his letter of the 4th current respecting English affairs ;
has referred it to Rome, for the consideration of his
Holiness, whose answer shall be communicated to
Talbot, through father Gabriel Woodford, directed
as if to the Nuncio himself. — Italian.
A copy is added by Talbot, who subjoins a note that the reason why
the letter should be addressed to the Nuncio is that it should "not
bee unsealed by any of our Superiors, who are all, under pain of excom
munication, prohibited to open the Pope's ministers' letters though
they bee sent to their subjects."

Bruxells,Sept. 7.

58 CALENDAR OF
1655. 159. Copy [by John Nicholas] of information sent to Sir
Sept. 14. jf_ LangduiQ respecting the intention of Cromwell to form
a body-guard of 5000 Swiss, because he cannot trust his own
army. A colonel of the Swiss has been with him for some
time in London, and many families have lately been brought
over there under pretence of being sent to plant in Ireland ;
and every day more come, in small numbers together, to
avoid discovery. All the money collected for relief of the
Protestants of Savoy is sent into Switzerland for this service.
Cullen, 160. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. Put his letter of the 13th
Sept. 17. inf.Q tne king's own hands who read it to his very great
satisfaction, and believes there is some dawning of a cheer
ful countenance from the Spaniard, from the civility of the
Court to de Vic. The King would not have the business of
the Ports pressed further in his name ; should the concession
be made, it might do hurt if the Spaniards did not at once
see a resort of ships thither, for they would conclude that
the King's friends have not the reputation or interest they
pretend; but were the King himself residing in Flanders,
they would quickly see what a resort there would be to those
ports. The advantage that they might derive from the King's
residence in one of their towns should be dexterously in
sinuated to the . Count of Fuensaldagna and the Prince of
Conde ; their neutrality would not be infringed thereby any
more than was that of France ; Holland would then be
quickly found more applicable to the interests of both parties.
Sends a duplicate of his letter to Madrid, in order that it
may be forwarded through some minister and that its safe
delivery may be known; it being as important that those
at Madrid should know that those who send it know it does
not miscarry, as that it should not miscarry indeed. If the
Marq. of Balbaces be the eldest son of the Marq. Spinola,
why does he not use his father's name? Mention of the
death of F . . . Toby. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
The greater part, CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 277.
Cologne, 161. Letter from " Isack Gibbes" to "Thomas Alsop;"
Sept. 24. being a letter of intelligence from an agent of Cromwell's, in
cipher, deciphered by Thurloe. Is informed by Morgan and
Curtis here that Sir Francis Cobb a Yorkshireman, who
was a chief agent in the last design, is still acting against
[Cromwell]; when Denham went from London to the Earl of
Carbery in Wales, the latter ordered them to produce their
despatches from Sir Francis. James HalsalPs man's name is
William Marston. Desires that care may be taken in cor
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he may be addressed by the name of Manwaring, and that 1655.
the cipher may be often changed. Hyde's intelligence says
that those engaged in the North are only found guilty of
riot, at the York assizes ; at which they are pleased ; as
also at the report that a Parliament will be called. Mr.
Robert Murray has come from the Presbyterians in Scotland,
and is to return. Sir Henry Slingesby was the man who
delivered the King's letter to Lady Fairfax. Fairfax himself
is looked on with most hope as to the Presbyterian interest.
Young Langdale and Tilesby of Lancashire were privy to
the last design. Halsall ought to be found out; Worden
knows him well. Cannot add anything as to the King of
Sweden or Doleman's letters.
Followed by a copy made by Mr. Richards of Benson for the Editor
of the State Papers.
162. Ormonde to Hyde. Arrived last night; when to- Francfort,
morrow they have been to a Lutheran service and on Monday ^p'- 25-
have seen the fair, he knows not how they shall contrive di-
vertisements for a longer time, unless Prince Rupert find
them, who is coming and who has sent the King (through
Sir William Curtius) some venison, half-baked and half-
stinking. The Elector of Treves paid all scores at Coblentz,
and the Elector of Mentz did as much. Has seen great
variety of country, and such dismal effects of war as make
him pray God to find them some other means of getting
home in his good time. Has got Dr. Morley's Monasticon,
and has persuaded the King to buy another to lie by him,
which may give him thoughts of [restoring] what is necessary
when he can do it, and such thoughts may perhaps be no ill
way of coming by the means. Desires that Mr. Knight may
send the enclosed as he uses. Small seal of arms.

163. Points suggested by Father Talbot as necessary for the
negotiation at Rome. i. That the Queen appear as a Roman
Catholic and endeavour to get letters from the Queen of
France and the Cardinal to their ambassadors at Rome, &c.
2. The Emperor, Ecclesiastical Electors, and Catholic Princes
of Germany will second the negotiation. 3. Cardinals
Francisco and Antonio Barberini, who govern all at Rome,
are obliged in honour, as being the Protectors of England
and Ireland, to take an interest in the business, and are known
to be very affectionate to the King. 4. The King must ap
pear as permitting all such applications as may be necessary,
to be made in the name of the banished Irish, and also him
self write a letter to the Pope expressing in general terms
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will be an obligation upon him to grant such liberty as may
stand with his security. 5. The application must be made
speedily, that such sums may be raised as may bring the
Irish in Flanders and France together for the King's service.
6. The person employed must be faithful to the King, well
acquainted with the transactions in Ireland and the carriage
and partiality of the Nuncio there, and esteemed by the
King. 7. It would not be amiss by letters from the Queen
to desire F. Luke Wadding and others known at Rome to
assist ; for though they may not do much in the work, yet they
may be secured from doing hurt. 8. When a person is sent,
other letters may be written which may much further the
design. Endorsed by Hyde with the date and the following note ; "With the
petition of the Irish Officers. The petition and letter delivered
backe to Father Talbot on Saturday the 4th of Sept. \Oet. ?] 1655,
by his Majesties expresse commande."

Frafnkfort], 164. Ormonde to Hyde. Approves of the course pro-
ePt- 29- posed by George Lane for keeping his papers at Paris.
" The Dr." can say nothing to poor Jack Stephens at this
distance, but believes he is now past danger one way or
another. The answer to Harding's letter of the 23rd shall
be at Cologne before Ormonde. His man Denis is sick of
an ague. Prince Rupert is here, and the Elector. James
Hamilton is left behind ; Ormonde had a sober letter from
him, but a melancholy one ; his condition is very inconvenient ;
knows not what to advise him till Tom Cooke has been
spoken with, who is wary in his addresses to Ormonde ; this
is to Sir G. Hamilton. The King and Princess have resolved
to leave on Monday; that night they will meet the Elector
of Mentz, and in three days after hope to be at Cologne.
"If Cromwell be not dead, see there bee a good peece of
beefe ; if hee bee, chikins may serve."

Grienav,, Sept. 30.

165. Philip William, Count Palatine [and Duke of Neu
burg^] to the King. Extremely regrets the failure of the
negotiations at Rome, but hopes that the King will not en
tirely despair of aid, the Pope having declared that he will
do what he can when the state of Italy with regard to the
Turks and others, and the condition of his own affairs, will
permit him. Will (if the King will permit him) ask the
Pope to contribute some present assistance in money. Offers
his own services and those of his chancellor to press for aid
from the Spaniards and all others who have the power to
contribute, and professes his readiness to sacrifice his life in
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166. The King to George Mourton. Is so well assured of 1655.
his affection that he is glad of his journey to England, where SePt-
he hopes he may be of use in communicating with the King's
friends and transmitting their advice; desires they may be
assured that it is only care for them which keeps the King
from writing to any. If he can speak with the person the
King so much relies on, he is to tell him that his journey
is only to him and that he is to do whatsoever he may ap
point; if he Gannot speak with that person, then he is to
assist those to whom the latter has entrusted the business;
if he can find neither, then he is to use his own discretion
in conferring with those of whose affection he is assured,
and to endeavour to raise a supply of money to enable the
King to undertake some designs (no part being devoted to
any private or particular purpose), for repayment of which
hereafter his acquittance shall absolutely bind the King.
Draught by Hyde.
167. Hyde to Mr. Clements. False report of Cromwell's Oct. 3.
death. The Queen of Sweden passed through this town
[Cologne] on Tuesday last on her way to Rome, where it is
supposed she will turn Catholic ; Don Ant. Pimentel attended
her as ambassador from the King of Spain. Her successor
continues his victories over the Poles. The King thanks
him for the advertisement in his letter of the nth, but will
not be forward to write ; a neighbour Prince [Duke of Neu
burg], who is very just and solicitous for the King, has
vainly endeavoured to influence the Pope. Hyde has been
deceived, for he thought the Pope would have' taken the
opportunity to oblige the King by a moderate and reasonable
supply towards his support, which might have been remem
bered hereafter: but whatever favours the King may here
after confer upon the Catholics must be from his own good
ness and pious disposition, without one exeuse from the
obligations received from Rome. They are very short
sighted in the King's affairs who think he ought to have
proceeded otherwise than he did in the business of the
Duke of Gloucester, or that that attempt was made with
foresight enough. Copy by Hyde.
168. Printed Proclamation by the Archduke Leopold Oct. 15.
William, addressed to the Council of Flanders, for the seiz
ing of all the goods, ships, &c. belonging to English subjects,
on account of the news of the attack upon St. Domingo by
Penn's fleet; printed at Ghent. — French.
169. Peter Talbot to the King. The Earl [Conde de Fuen- The Camp
saldanha ?] has told him that Sexby will be here very soon, between

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1655. The King's greatest enemy will be destroyed shortly, or will
Athand foe ;n sucn a condition that he will be constrained to trust
OctTio?' to tne King's mercy. Talbot desired the Earl to consider
whom they would set up and to beware of a popular common
wealth, and not to leap from the frying-pan to the fire;
that the King ought to be the object of their design ; that
they need not fear the King's inclination to "France since he
had so little reason to love or confide in those who govern
there ; and much more which he had given before in writing
to the Earl, which writing was sent to Spain. The Earl
replied there was nothing now more for the King's advantage
than the putting down of Cromwell, and there would be
time enough to consider afterwards what should be done ;
but was of opinion that the King should not appear until
Cromwell and the rest were by the ears, for if the name of
the King were mentioned Cromwell would be settled. Thinks
the Earl wishes to see the King restored, or else he would
not impart anything to the writer after his telling his obli
gations to serve the King ; it's true he always added that
the good of religion, and consequently the interest of the
Spanish monarchy, was also a motive for his desiring to see
the King's interest preferred. If the Spanish ambassador in
London could be well informed of the King's interest among
the nobility and people of England, it would incline the court
of Spain to the King, as they are altogether led by the
ambassador's informations concerning English affairs ; Crilly
was his oracle. Wishes the King would apply himself to
speak a little Spanish as well as Italian. Endorsed by Hyde.
Oct. 170. The King to Mrs. Rosse. If her going into England
may be of use to her kinsman Sir William Keith (since he
cannot with safety repair into England or Scotland to confer
with any of his friends), she will do a very kind thing in
undertaking the journey. Doubts not that her husband will
be willing she should gratify a person who is so much in the
care of the King. Draught by Hyde.
Nov. 5. 171. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. In reply to his letter of the
ist, he will herewith receive a despatch from the King, so
full and plain that nothing need be said upon its particulars.
Hopes Don Alonso [de Cardenas] has by this time arrived
from England, unless detained by force ; but even if he stays
there willingly, de Vic should go to the army and make some
proposition, but in that case there need not be so much haste,
and further orders will be sent. Is clearly of his mind that
he should consult first with the Conde Fuens'aldanha before
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reading his proposed letter that 'it would do well in a frank 1655.
conference, but was too much to write, and therefore desired
that it should be shortened to a brief preamble followed by
the announcement of his intended visit to the Conde. The
King is very solicitous that the first express sent to Spain
should carry somewhat concerning him ; and therefore no time
is to be lost. Copy by Edgeman, endorsed by Hyde.
172. Instructions from the King to Sir H. de Vic. If Nov. 5.
Don Alonso has arrived from England De Vic is at once to
proceed to the army, and deliver the three letters here
with sent, and to memorialize the Archduke (after previous
consultation, if he judges necessary, with Fuensaldanha) for
the liberty of the ports of Dunkirk and Ostend to any English
ships which shall out of loyalty to the King repair thither ;
should the like liberty for the ports of Spain be granted,
there is hope that a considerable part of Cromwell's fleets
would put in there in order to serve their sovereign. If com
missions be issued for taking the English by sea, a further
memorial is to be presented making overtures of services
which, if acceptable, the King can render. De Vic is also
to insinuate dexterously the advantages that might accrue
with respect to English ships from the King's presence in
Flanders, whither he especially desires to repair.
Followed by abstracts of the three letters above mentioned ; i . to the
Archduke ; 2. to the Prince of Cond6 ; 3. to the Conde de Fuen
saldanha ; respecting the communications to be made by de Vic.
Draughts by Hyde.
173. Familiar letter from Nic. Armorer, without address, Antwerp,
to some one at Cologne, commencing " Dere Esqr." It con- Nov. 5.
tains references to his correspondent's brothers, ("Ned,"
to whom " Mr. Chanxler," i. e. Chancellor Hyde, had given
some charge over the writer, and "Morton,") and mother,
and to the writer's wife.
174. Dr. John Cosin to Hyde. Has waited in vain for Mrs. Paris,
Lane's going in order to send Hyde's books by her with an Nov- 5-
answer to his letter of Oct. 12. Is glad the blue book is tran
scribed ; it may be sent by post to Paris. Has given the two
little Chronicles to Mr. Church to deliver to Hyde. Salmasius'
Augusta Historia has been very rare for some years; not
one copy is to be found in all the shops in St. Jacques'
Street, and it cannot be bought for less than 20 livres ; in
England probably it will be cheaper, whatever Allestree
may ask for it.
Dr. Duncon writes from Saumur that he has written twice
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1655. he delays writing to Hyde it is because he has no answer
from Barrow, upon whom, with Mr. Philip Warwick, he
alone relies. Sends the Mandate enclosed, as drawn up
three weeks since, with all the cautions and supplements the
necessity of the times requires ; some clauses in it must he
put into the Collation itself. Has used Dr. Clare's name
and mentioned the bishopric of Chester (where he is bene
ficed) for form's sake only, which may be altered or allowed
to stand in the Letters Patent at the King's pleasure. Has
been chiefly careful to give a reason why the ordinary election
by Dean and Chapter is not observed, and to save the con
secrating Bishops from any penalties, and from exceptions
against the validity of their act ; after this manner they
proceeded in the consecrating new Bishops at the beginning
of Q. Elizabeth's reign, "and wee cannot have a better
patterne." Knows not who has changed Hyde from his
resolution to adhere to the English course and not to make
Ireland their way thither. Who can with a good conscience
accept consecration to a bishopric there where he never in
tends to come? Should this new way through Ireland be
taken they cannot avoid those objections against themselves
which they have often justly taken against others. What
difference will there be between a man who is consecrated
for Ireland and yet always intends to live in England, and
one being made Bishop of Corinth or Chalcedon who never
intends to live out of Paris? In Jewel's Apology it was with
great reason said to be a mock for the Pope thus to create
Bishops who never repaired to their bishoprics, and at the
Council of Trent there were Bishops of Armagh and Wor
cester who had been consecrated at Rome in that way,
"which remaynes as an indelible blot and stayne upon their
names at this day." It is therefore his humble and earnest
suit that the old and safe way may be kept. The Mandate
is addressed to at least four Bishops, that number being re
quired by Stat. 25 H. VIII. cap. 20, when there is no
Archbishop in England. Does not yet know what will be
done with his discourse of the Scripture-Canon. Has de
livered his Latin tract concerning the Eucharist and the
History of Transubstantiation to Mr. Church, to be given to
Hyde. The Scotchman, who was recommended to them,
gives no contentment in preaching to his auditors ; Cosin
therefore must still attend that task till he can find some
better assistant. His disease has been favourable for the
last month. Desires an order from the King to Lord Jermyn
that his allowance may be continued to him ; Lord Jermyn
desires a few lines under the King's own hand to authorize
the payment, without which the writer knows not how to
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come to Paris before Christmas that he may get a new house; 1655.
most of his debts are discharged. " Tho Lord in the fields
is making what hast he can to rid himself of a little trouble
here." Endorsed by Hyde.
The greater part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. Append, p. ci.
175. Draught of Letters Patent (in accordance with the pre- [Nov.]
ceding letter), collating Andrew Clare, D.D., one of the King's
Chaplains, to the see of Chester (vacant by the death of John
Bridgeman), the Dean and Chapter being unable to meet
together for the election of the person nominated, and au
thorizing his consecration by four or more Bishops within the
King's realms or elsewhere. — Latin. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. Append, p. cii.
176. Letter of intelligence from one of Cromwell's agents, ap- [Cologne],
parently Henry Manning, tlie same as the writer of the letter Nov- 9-
of Sept. 25 signed "Isaack Gibbes;" signed here with dis
guised initials for H. M., and addressed to "Mr. Talbot."
Mr. Jones of Yapton, near Arundel, and Mr. Walker of
Pulborough, near Petworth, in Sussex, assist in conveying
people to and fro, as the writer heard Charles Stuart him
self tell Wilmot. Vere Cromwell, Randle Egerton, the Earl
of Rivers, Booth, &c. have been privy tp all Worden's
actions ; this Earl's brother, with another, is just going
for England, and should be examined, having had long dis
course with the King. Lord Wentworth, Sir Will. Swan,
Sir Charles Cotterell, governor to the Duke of Gloucester,
and Lovell, the Duke's tutor, are expected to-night. Sir
Edw. Walker is here. Ballendine has gone to the King of
Sweden. Young Goring is to appear; as ambassador with
Ormonde in Spain, upon a breach with England. Alderman
Bunce will be here this week. Letters desired by the writer
weekly, through Cudner ; let Wilson send by Wicket. The
Duke of York sends Lord Gerard here to treat in place of
himself, being unwilling to quit France, and, if need be, Lord
Jermyn will come. Bamfield has returned from Paris to Lon
don ; Charles Stuart has great animosity against him, but the
Queen, Duke, Jermyn, and Lord Gerard make use of him
and of Minge (?). Hyde is fearful of being laid aside, which
causes him to make much of his design in England and Scot
land. Ormonde is troubled at Wall's being hung at Tyburn
last Wednesday sevennight. The writer saw, on looking at the
Council note-book yesterday, that letters were ordered to be
written to the King of Sweden and Prince Adolphus, to the
King of Denmark, and to the Spanish ambassador in Holland.
One Arnet, a Scot, son of Sir James, is banished from Court
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Cologne, Nov. 9.

Nov. 10.

Nov. 16.5

Com-pieigne,Nov. 16.

Amster
dam [i. e.
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for beating Armorer, the equerry. The Princess goes home
next week ; the King will take her to Santen.
Entirely in cipher, deciphered by Thurloe. Printed from a copy
among the Thurloe MSS., in Thurloe's S. P. vol. iv. p. 122.
177. Account of payments made on behalf of the Duke of
Gloucester from Jan. to April, to Mr. Shaw at Antwerp,
Armorer, Mr. Lovel, and various tradesmen, &c.
Endorsed by Hyde as having been given to him by M. Heuflett
(Heenvliet).
178. Account of the yearly revenue and expenditure of the
Princess Royal. Endorsed by Hyde.
179. The King to Capt. Titus. Would have him resort to
such place where he may with least suspicion abide, until he
can safely resort again to his friends, with whom meanwhile
he is to correspond, and proceed upon his former instructions.
He will be able to answer all those particulars of which he
spoke to the King, and thence the friends of the latter will
understand how easy it is to be misinformed. He is to lot
the good man to whom a letter has been very indiscreetly
delivered know that it was committed by the King to the care
of one much trusted by that person ; and therefore, since it
came to his hands in such a manner, it is rather believed to
be a forgery, since in the letter written by the King he
would have found that he had been much recommended by

the King's father for his affection.

Copy by Hyde.

180. Ratification, signed by Louis XIV", of the Treaty
between France and England, as signed by Bordeaux, the
French Ambassador, at Westminster, Nov. 3, 1655.
Recites the 28 Articles of the Treaty,, and the Commissions to the
Plenipotentiaries on either side, but does not contain the Supple
mentary Article with the list of persons to be banished from France
and England. The Great Seal of France and the smaller signet are
attached, but the impressions are poor. Printed in Da Mont's
Corps Univ. Diplom. fol. Amst., 1728, vol. vi. part ii, p. 121, et
alibi.
181. Letter of intelligence to "Mr. Talbott" [i.e. Thurloe],
from [H. Manning] the writer of the letters dated Sept. 25,
and Nov. 9 ; not signed. Has received Talbott's letters of the
19th and 26th, as also the bill, and doubts not that his brother
Manton will always deal as justly with him. The Princess Royal
goes for Holland to-morrow, and all is designed for France
unless the Peace stop it. O'Neal goes with the Princess to
Holland to receive the moneys for Ormonde's journey to Spain,
which she alone advances. Old Goring is designed for Flanders,
and as soon as war is declared Charles Stuart will remove
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design in England, but he is so simple and of so mean an 1655.
interest that he is not worth valuing. Has in twenty letteis
given notice of their designs. Dares not tax Lambert or
Fairfax, but some seem confident of them, and of corre
spondence with the former. The design is to murder the
Protector and seize some sea-ports. Charles Stuart daily
tells us in private, " Have patience a little, and you will not
fail of action both in England and Scotland, or else adieu
Ormonde and Hyde;" the design is chiefly with them and
Middleton. One Doctor Lloyd, a young divine, is sent by
Hyde into England. Remember Shelton. Taylor, our Agent
at Vienna, is lately dead ; his brother, being confessor to
the Emperor, has constant correspondence here. Prince
Rupert has gone to negotiate with the Emperor on Charles
Stuart's behalf; the Duke of Neuburg labours to bring all
the Spanish party in Germany to his side ; one Sir William
Gunne is also employed there. The Hollanders are tampered
with, to join Spain. The Arundel Howards, of whom one
brother is a Dominican friar and has lately gone for England,
correspond with Hanham, who is here, treating privately with
the King. Ballendine has gone to Sweden, Massey is in
Denmark, and Bamfield comes back to Paris.
Chiefly in cipher, deciphered by Thurloe. Printed, from a copy among
the Thurloe MSS., in Thurloe's S. P. vol. iv. p. 169, and described
as being "probably from Mr. Manning."
182. Printed Proclamation by the Archduke Leopold Nov. at.
William, Governor of the Low Countries, warning all who
have gone into France with the troops of Duke Nicholas
Francis of Lorraine (who, in violation of his solemn promise,
has attached himself to a contrary party), that unless they
return within fifteen days, they will be regarded as criminals
and deserters. — French. Broad-sheet, printed at Brussels by H. A. Velpius.
183. The Earl of Norwich to [Eenry Hyde, son of Sir Breda,
Edward;] addressed, "For my owne friend at 9 pins in the Nov- 24-
Court Garden, if not in more payne under a great deske
 at Collogue ;" a familiar letter. Arrived here
yesterday, and will remain till he hears from Bruxells and
Antwerp. Desires to have his " two supports," his secretary's
sons, sent to him. Mention of some boys, " Lowry and Ned ;"
message to "Sir Charles" [Cotterell?] about "Clem"[ent
Cotterell?]. 184. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. If a Declaration be issued for Before
opening the ports, the Spanish Ministers should write to Nov. 26.
Spain to have it published in Italy and the islands, by which
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means some of the English sent into the Mediterranean
might join the Spaniards, for which already preparation has
been made and fit agents shall be employed by the King.
When this business is settled, de Vic should then suggest, as
of himself, that the King's own presence in Flanders would
be the best invitation for his ships to resort thither, and so
touch upon it or enlarge as he sees the Spanish Ministers'
ears open, still disclaiming any order but that it arises e re
nata. Copy by Edgeman.
185. The same to the same. Desires him not to defer
speaking to the Archduke, as the latter is still at Bruxelles,
but to demand an audience at once and deliver the King!s
letter, and then go with him to the army to obtain an answer.
The King is very desirous to move, but cannot do' so until
de Vic has made the overtures he was instructed to do, and
sent a report, when the King would know whether it were
necessary to send to Madrid to press his application. If the
King were once in Flanders, he would be able to interrupt
Cromwell's designs more than can be imagined. Wishes to
know whether Don Alonso de Cardenas has any hope of re
viving a treaty with Cromwell, what he thinks of Cromwell's
condition, the state of England and of the King's interest
there, and whether he understands English. If the Prince
of Conde seems full of regard to the King and speaks frankly,
de Vic is then to assure him of the King's esteem, show how
few obligations the King is under to the Prince's enemies,
and enlarge upon the advantage of the King's presence in
Flanders ; if the Prince speak of past unkindnesses, he is
well able to reply, and is always to conclude with saying
that the Prince when he meets the King will find he never
had any real cause to doubt his affection to him.
Copy by Edgeman.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Eeade to the King and Lord Rochester."

Don-church,Nov. 26,
[O. 8.]

Dec. 3.

186. William Masten to Major Edward Halsall. His
master was taken last Thursday, with Col. Talbot, Robin
Dongin, and some more ; Mr. Prescot was there, but ran
away. Being ordered to give notice of it, he went to Dover
and told Fosterd (?); thence to Donchurch and told Col.
Stevens, by whose directions he returned to tell Fosterd where
he should send his letters for Mr. Charles Davesson. Has
an opportunity once in the week to kill " the roge " [Crom
well ?] with ease ; desires to know what he shall do therein.
187. Report from a Commission of Deputies to the States
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the Provinces, on the government of the province of Oberyssel, 1655.
and on the election of a MarSchal-de-Camp. — French.
Followed by a paper with some proposed alteration of terms in one
portion of the Eeport.
188. Hyde to the Earl of Norwich. The King is weary of Cologne,
Cullen, and will gladly go into Flanders if he has reason to Dec- 3-
believe that his presence will not be wholly unacceptable ;
the advice of Norwich is desired. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
189. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. Is not satisfied with the Cologne,
reasons of his delay upon his journey ; the King will be much Dec- ?-
displeased if any new accidents hinder the pursuing his direc
tions, and is very solicitous that de Vic should not miss the
meeting at Mentz. The Earl of Norwich and others strongly
advise the King's going into Flanders ; if de Vic cannot in
other ways ascertain the feeling of the Spaniards on the point,
then let him represent to the Conde Fuensaldanha that the
King desires to come for a conference with him on matters
touching the service of the King of Spain as well as his own.
Lord Jermyn assures the King that he has satisfied Mr.
Roberts who has undertaken to supply de Vic with ioo pistoles.
Lord Norwich has no authority for what he says in his letters.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde, " Read, to the Kinge."
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 279.
190. Hyde to the Earl of Nortvich, respecting the King's Dec. 7.
proposed removal into Flanders, and the communications to
be held with the Spanish Ministers thereon" ; the King does
not propose waiting for a formal invitation but only an assur
ance that his presence will not be unacceptable ; if the freedom
of the ports be granted, then the King's presence will be
necessary for the encouragement of his shipping. [Manning]
has been arrested according to Norwich's wish ; the fellow
appears by his own confession as well as by his letters the
most cursed villain that ever was heard of; he has written
formal discourses at the Council table, assigning the day of the
transactions and what such and such men said, whereas in
truth there have been neither Councils on those days, nor
have ever matters of that nature been debated ; but then
other particulars are true enough which he hath picked up,
by which very many good men suffer at this present in Eng
land ; he is now in safe custody.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde, " Reade to the Kinge."
191. [Father] P T[albot] to the King. Has a thought Dec. 9.
which, if approved by the King, will infallibly secure the
Spaniard to his interest, and probably in six months restore
him to his kingdoms. To set it in writing would be danger-

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1655. ous; if the King writes, let it be by a secure way (as by the
Earl of Norwich), superscribed only " For Mr. P. T." ; it
would prejudice the King's service and the writer's credit were
anything known.
Antwerp, 192. The same to the same. Has urged Lord Norwich to
Deo- 9- endeavour to win Cardenas to the King's interest, his
influence in Spain being great. S[exby] is returned,
having made an agreement for some money ; the Spaniard is
to give nothing until the party stirs by land and sea; no
mention made, and consequently no exclusion, of the King.
S[exby's] friends in England say they must be sure of three
things ; it is feared some promise not to help the King may
be one of the three, although S[exby] himself will not be the
author or promoter of any such thing. But the Spaniards will
hardly consent to this ; Cromwell himself would rather crave
the King's mercy than trust base fellows. Need of having
some one in Spain to hinder mischief, notwithstanding what
religion or honour is left in the world resides there ; for there
is little of either in the Court of France. If the King could
come invisibly here, it would much better his affairs, but, on
the other hand, his coming might excite suspicion amongst
S[exby's] friends. Cromwell said lately to them that there
was a plot of cavaliers; they think he makes it himself as an
excuse for raising money and men. Has somewhat to say
which he cannot trust to paper.
Deci. 193. "Johnson" [i. e. Thurloe] to "Mons. Mons. Birford,
[O. S. [Col. Gilbert Talbot] au Corone de Rose, sur le marche des
eufs, Anvers;" chiefly in cipher. Is glad of his going to 203
[Brussels] ; Sir Robert and all his friends are well ; will send
him 100 [money] very soon, but 'tis dangerous. Alters his
hand still. One Col. 37. 24. 41. 21. 42. [Sexby] is in 203
[Brussels], a great 25. ^. 24. [foe] of ours; he came from
Madrid lately and has brought papers from 47 [Spain] ; " I
would youe could get his papers some waye or other and send
them hether ;" he must be looked after, to see what he does.
1 (The King) has sent to 47 [Spain] to see if he may be
received; "let me know of this and what he and 7 [Ormonde]
doth.* * * * Alter your hand still, be very warye, and
intimatt yourself to the 66." Will. Boyne presents his
service. Followed by : —
1 . A copy by Nicholas of the above letter, deciphered ;
headed, "Coppy of Mr. Johnson's letter [given] to
my lo. lieutenant."
2. Copy by the same of a letter from Col. Gilbert Talbot
to Ormonde, of Dec. %\, ut infra, art. 201.

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194. Hyde to the Earl of Norwich. Has received his 1655.
letter of the ioth, but does not understand father Talbot's Cologne,
message. The King thinks it necessary to wait for an ac- ec" '4'
count from Sir H. de Vic of his conference with Fuensal-
danha before he moves towards Flanders. Expects speedy
arrival of news from Madrid. Hopes that the report of the
proclamation issued by the Spaniards at Dunkirk on the 3rd
inst. is true. The King has appointed the next day for the
consideration of the maritime business, to stop the scandalous
disorders hitherto occurring therein, and has ordered many
commissions to be prepared. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
195. The same to Sir H. de Vic. Has received his of the Dec. 14.
9th; in Hyde's last, the King's letter to Don Alonso was
inclosed ; the King cannot treat the latter as an ambassador
until he has credentials to him himself or some other acknow
ledged sovereign. The complaint of de Vic's keeping back
a letter from the King to the Prince of Conde arose thus ; Sir
Thomas Rookesby, long an officer with the Prince and who
had lately come to him from England, wrote to a friend ex
pressing the Prince's kindness to the King and suggesting
that the latter should write to him, but the King answered
that he had already written by de Vic, supposing that the
letter had been delivered. Account of Manning and his
fictitious correspondence with Cromwell [agreeing in brief
with that given in the Hist. Reb.]. The reason to be as
signed by de Vic for the proposed journey of the Princess
Royal into France is that it is only in fulfilment of a long-
promised visit to her mother whom she has not seen since
she was a child. Desires to know what became of his letter
to de Haro. Lord Gerard has not made any complaint of
de Vic to the King. Copy by John Nicholas, endorsed by Hyde.
196. The same to the same. Two letters received. The Dec. 17.
King is not disappointed with the wariness and reservedness
found by de Vic in the Archduke and Fuensaldanha at his
interview, but rather encouraged with the expressions of
their good-will. With regard to the King's journey, if upon
further discoursing with them, they renew their expressions
of respect and maintain their civil silence, it will be taken
as consent, and the King will probably come to de Vic's
house with a light train. Fuensaldanha is to be told that
if the liberty of the ports be declared for the King's ships,
he will find that many ships out of any fleets which Cromwell
may send to the Indies or Mediterranean will stop by the
way for the use of their own sovereign. The King will
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1655. Scotland as well as England and so make work for Cromwell
at home. All ceremony is to be observed by de Vic towards
the Prince of Conde when he has his long-desired interview
with him. Copy by John Nicholas, endorsed by Hyde.
Sau[mur], 197. George Ayliffe [a boy] to "Mons. Henery Hyde,
Dec. 18. gentilhomme Anglois." Has received his letter. It is im
possible for him to express how pleasant a country he finds
France to be ; is only unhappy by his separation from his
correspondent ; desires to kiss the hands of his uncle and
aunt. — French. Endorsed, " My Cozen Ayliffe."
Saumur, 198. Dr. E. Duncon to Hyde. Received his letter of Nov.
Dec. 1 8. 3g on jjec ,I# Instead of a Collation, for which he wrote
punctually, there has been sent a Mandate, which he sends
this day to Dr. Cosin, who will send it to Hyde if he thinks
it worth while. Has now again sent for a Collation, and has
shown plainly the mistake. Desires Hyde not to be troubled
by Mr. Lovell's relation as if they would [in England] make
Bishops without titles. Some only said so in their zeal to
preserve that necessary function, rather than suffer which
to fail, they said they would either consecrate Bishops without
titles desiring the King afterwards to assign them to such
and such sees, or else assign them to small bishoprics them
selves, supposing that the King would ratify their proceedings.
But they were exceeding glad to hear another way pro
pounded by Duncon, because they would not seem in the
least to trench upon his Majesty's [here a line has been torn
off]. They will give perfect submission to the King's direc
tions in all particulars. Hyde's diocesan, who had consulted
with the writer about consecration without titles, when at
parting he promised his endeavours to consecrate Bishops in
England besides those to be consecrated beyond sea, desired
to be informed that the King had collated such an one and
given out his mandate for consecration, and because such
instruments could not be sent to him without imminent danger
of his life, agreed upon a way for cryptically conveying the
King's intentions, viz. that whomsoever Duncon in a letter
commended his services to, he was a person for whom the
King by collation and mandate desired consecration ; and
then he recommended Dr. Owen for a bishopric in Wales.
Thanks Hyde for procuring the King's letter to the Prince
of Transylvania; desires a duplicate may be sent by way of
Constantinople. Desires his service to Dr. Earle, Mr. Warren,
Dr. Creighton. Hyde's nephew learns his exercises diligently ;
has scarcely time to play at tennis, and would rather write
two or three French letters to Hyde's son than one to himself.
Intends to hasten to Paris soon after Candlemas to advise
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Cologne,Dec. 19.

long, tedious, and not satisfactory. Mr. Barrowe writes that 1655.
the oppression of royalists in England has damped their
charities, yet hopes that he will still get ^100 per an. from
two brothers. The writer entreated two eminent persons in
England, " of our coate," to do their utmost for a contribu
tion to that work, but has never since heard from them.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. Append, p. ciii.
199. Unaddressed letter signed " Jo. M." It is reported
that Parliament has refused three crowns to Cromwell; hopes
his ambition will soon carry him to ruin. The lost plate
has been recovered, one dish excepted ; at 5 a.m. one rings
at the Recollects' Cloister and tells the porter he will find
something of consequence in one of the pews of the church ;
five or six of the religious go in and find the plate, which
they knew by the arms ; it is said that confession did this ;
the plate was much abused, and is now being melted for
re-making. Mr. Howard is returning from Cologne to the
Princess Royal. Montecuculi, the Emperor's ambassador to
Sweden, has paid the King a visit.
200. Hyde to Lord Norwich. Has received his letter of the Dec 21.
17th. The Spaniards are plainly very unwilling to think a
war with Cromwell unavoidable and therefore equally indis
posed to favour the King, notwithstanding Cromwell's scornful
answers that he will not refuse to treat provided they first
take off their embargoes and arrests. The articles of the
treaty with France contain such vast advantages for the
English without any considerable benefit to the French, that
it may naturally be discerned that Cromwell pays a valuable
consideration in his Secret Articles. Sir H. de Vic has not yet
been able to deliver his credential-letter to the Prince of
Conde. The mistress of Lord Norwich's family is in great
trouble with fear for the remainder of his family at Breda,
which hath got [ill?] neighbours.
Copy by John Nicholas, endorsed by Hyde.
201. Col. Gilbert Talbot to the , Marq. of Ormonde. Calls [Dec. 21.]
God to witness that every word which he said to Ormonde
yesterday' was what Thurloe and Cromwell said to him and
the cipher he gave was Thurloe's, with the letter which Thurloe
sent him ; his only design is to serve the King and Ormonde,
for he will accept of no money. Wishes he may sink into
hell-fire if his object was not purely to serve the King, and
deceive Cromwell; it is too late for him to have any base
thought after serving the King twelve years with the loss of
his blood; and it would have been folly in him to spend
^40 since he left London were it not to offer this service.

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1655.

[Dec. 22.]

Ba[rce-
lon]a, Dec. 23.

Antwerp,Dec. 23.

Cologne, Dec. 24.

If George Lane or Lord Norwich will oversee him, he will
faithfully send over Thurloe's intelligence. Desires nothing
of the King, for the enemy will maintain him. " Burne this,
after the perusall of it." Endorsed by Hyde.
See p. 70, art. 193. CI. S. P., vol. iii. p. 278.
202. The same to the same; not signed or dated. Prays
him to burn the letter sent last night. The address for Mons.
Lutgens given to the writer is only "a Cologne;" is that
sufficient ? Shall Die stay in London, or what shall he do ?
if he scapes this shock, he will remain there with all his heart.
"Burne the letter I had out of England; 'tis not good to
have papers, fearing some misfortune."
203. A. W. to Marq. of Ormonde. Understands his re
putation is deeply wounded by false aspersions : his Highness
[Prince Rupert?] meeting with some ministers and the
Governor of this place, said that he had not only betrayed
his own King but also their master. Ormonde knows what
account the writer gave of his journey to England ; the
banished father of nine children dispersed through Europe
for Christian and loyal principles deserves a better opinion.
If Ormonde will send a person of proved integrity to the
place from which the writer's brother came, much can be
done. Encloses " las buenas pasquas de navidad " for Sir E.
Hyde. Seal a monogram, apparently G. M., with S. S. at the sides.
204. Hyde to Mr. Dowcett. The imprisonment of Halsey
causes some disorder, as it is feared there may be treachery
amongst persons trusted in England. Dowcett is the person
principally relied upon. If he is satisfied the war will be
carried on briskly against Spain, then let the design be sus
pended till he hears again from the King's party ; but if he
sees plainly that there is delay in preparing for war, then
let him not defer the work an hour longer than he is com
pelled to do. Is assured that this letter will come to him by
the care of the honest man at Dunkirk.
205. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. Father Talbot has no au
thority for his activity ; de Vic will do well on no occasion to
communicate with him, men who are led by their own zeal
alone to over-meddling being justly to be suspected. Wonders
at the wariness of the Spaniards as to offending [the Eng
lish] who injure them every day; but should they prepare
at their ports for arming their fleet, de Vic is to deliver the
Memorial formerly directed. He is, as soon as may be, to in
form the Archduke and the Conde Fuensaldanha that the King
proposes to come with haste to confer with them, more for
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has to say is so much for their benefit and the good of 1655.
Flanders, that they will have cause to thank him for the
expedition he uses; if they do not express an absolute dislike
and averseness, he will come with a light train to de Vic's
house and remain there till he resolves on a fitter place.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde, " Reade to the Kinge."
206. Father P[eter] T[albot] to the King. Although his Anvers,
Majesty has taken no notice of his last letter, delivered r>ec- 24-
by Mr. Harding, nor of his former letters, he will yet write
one more, of high concernment. The King must keep it
entirely secret, and consult with none but God ; he therefore
writes [all proper names] in cipher, the key to which will
come another way. Sexby's propositions have been delivered,
through Talbot, to Fuensaldafia. The latter and Don Alonso
both say there is only one way in which they can h'elp
the King, that is, if he will become a Spaniard [i. e. a
Roman Catholic]; he may do it so secretly that no living
creature shall know except them, the Archduke, the writer,
or others whom the King should name, and may proceed all
his life as the Queen of Sweden did. Then the King of Spain
and the Pope will undertake to get him his own again very
suddenly, by the Pope's collections of money and other ways ;
Sexb}% the Independents, Presbyterians, Anabaptists, and
Harrison's factious endeavours, shall be steered by the King's
directions. If he resolve to be [a Roman Catholic], let him
come suddenly, incognito; messengers shall then be sent to
the King of Spain, Don Lewis, and the Pope, and before
six months the business shall be done ; in that case Don Alonso
said the King would probably marry the Infanta. Fuensal-
daha desires the King to listen to this, notwithstanding
whatsoever he answered to Sir H. de Vic, whom neither he
nor Don Alonso trust. The former is most earnest for the
King's coming to Bruxells on this score, but much against
his coming on any other. Though the King should live a
hundred years, circumstances would never again so concur
to his advantage; three kingdoms are worth a journey.
Should he come, he must come to Anvers first, to speak with
Talbot, who has much to tell him. Talbot can have no design
in this more than his affection to the King, as he is incapable
both by natural talents and by his vocation of any reward ;
he has spent twenty years in examining matters of state, and is
daily more confirmed in his principles. The last words Fuen
saldafia and Don Alonso told Talbot were these : " Tell the
King that he shall find amongst us secrecy, honour, and real
dealing, and assure him that if he will do what we desire,
we will live and die together; let him make no capitulations,
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1655. Spain and the Pope, the better it is." Talbot's coming hither
was by God's most particular providence, as he has been
made use of in many things. If the King does not do what is
desired, the Pope will accept of Sexby 's offer, but that is
not so much for the King of Spain's interest ; otherwise they
will use Sexby for the King's good, making the best condi
tions they can with the latter for Sexby and his friends.
The King may see how necessary it is to accept of what God's
providence hath ordained ; but secrecy is the life of all.
Two closely-written folio pages. All the proper names are expressed
in cipher, of which the explanation has been interlined hy Hyde.
Followed by a copy in Sir. E. Nicholas' hand. CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 280.
Dec. 24. 207. The same to the same. Prays him to send by post
his pleasure in the matter written about. Sends a very
pretty book to Mr. Harding, but it is intended for the King,
who may read it in one afternoon. Encloses the explanation
of the cipher. The King's pleasure may be signified by father
Vander Veken's way.
Dec. 24. 208. The same to Hyde. Fuensaldana told him on Monday
last that he opened his mind least of all to the Resident
de Vic ; asked why there was not one there whom they could
trust, and said that he put de Vic off by saying he was not
yet informed of affairs in England, &c. Talbot assured
them that de Vic was a worthy and honest person, but
believes it will be long enough before a positive answer is
given through him. Desires Hyde to consider the ex
pediency of the King's starting for Antwerp incognito ; his
personal conference may do much good. Desires that what
he writes, as well as the King's coming, if he resolve to do
so, may be concealed from de Vic. Fuensaldana and Don
Alonso de Cardenas profess much affection to the King's
service, but say all his designs are lost for want of secrecy;
Talbot gave them his judgment of Hyde and of Ormonde,
of whose inclinations to help Spain they seem now satisfied.
Cardenas is a true and real servant to the King.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Rec. 26 of December." Followed by a copy in
Sir E. Nicholas' hand. CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 283, where for Ash read
Ath, and in the same line place the semicolon after King.
Dec. 23. 209. Fuensaldana to Father Talbot. Concurs with his
opinion that the journey of Cologne should be put off. Touch
ing the principal business Talbot may write without a letter
of credence, which is not necessary. For the other things
an answer is given to the Resident. — Spanish. With interlinear translation.
Dec. 24. 210. The Earl of Norwich to Hyde. Father Talbot sent
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to come suddenly, according to the manner Talbot would [1655.
himself propose, incognito and disguised, it being of great
importance. Desires to know by the next post whether the
King will come or no, and where he may meet him to bring
him privately to Talbot. Is advised to advertise the King
that the Count will certainly desire a private meeting hand
to hand, by which the Count may take his own measures ;
Hyde may accordingly prepare such memorials for the King
as may supply all that is necessary for so important a work.
If it be objected that the King may receive such usage as
should make him retire again, he can only say, that such
diseases as theirs must run great hazards for a cure. The
journey will take four days. Talbot sends a letter for Hyde
enclosed, and has written to the King by the way of 'the
nuns and the Jesuits ; he says if the King delay coming at
this instant, no more of any hope here, for now is the very
nick of time. Could say much on this subject, but knows
himself fitter for obedience than counsel. "And soe, my
dear Chancellor, I rest yours through thick and thinne."
Endorsed by Hyde.
Attached is a table of distances from Cologne to Antwerp by three
routes.
211. Intercepted letter from a Cromwellian correspondent, Leyden,
without signature or address. News from Cologne last night Dec- 24-
that one Mr. Manning, whose father and brother had been
killed and himself much maimed in the late King's service,
and therefore was well esteemed by the [royalist] party, had
been seized as a spy for the Protector. They secured his
papers before he could tear them, and deciphered his letters,
which they found full of information and particularly of a
design for taking a town and port in England, with the
debate upon it at the Council. Manning declared that he
made all his information himself only as a means for getting
money and expected his last letters would have brought him
^500, and then he would have given over this office : he
confessed that when he heard any man well-spoken of as a
Cavalier, he sent his name as that of a dangerous person,
and that he transmitted to Manley the Postmaster many
letters written to himself that the handwritings might be
known. It is supposed that the town of Cologne will not
suffer any proceeding against him.
P.S. A Dane just come from Cologne says that on passing
through a wood two hours' short of Cologne, they found a
young Englishman dead, who was said to be Manning.
Copy by John Nicholas, endorsed by Hyde.
212. Letter to Col. G. Talbot, signed John Vn., [Thurloe?] Dec 14.
and addressed to Mons. Burford at Antwerp. Knows nothing L°-SJ-

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Dec. 31.

Antwerp, Dec. 31.

of 31. 20. 32. 28. 32. 26. Burford's mother and sisters are
still at Carton ; hopes they will not be transplanted ; what was
expected from him wholly fails, which discourages them, so that
the writer cannot send 100 nor any other commodities if the
trade be no better; upon such slight terms men will part with
nothing, but if they find gain coming will spare for nothing.
Seal of arms ; a rose, impaling a dragon sejant, crowned.
213. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. Has received his letters of the
24th and 27th. Directions from the King respecting the
arrangement with the Prince of Conde &c. for the King's
proposed visit. The King and Duke of Gloucester fear that
de Vic has given to Conde the letter he ought to have kept ;
the .Duke has laid a wager on it. The King will send an
Envoy direct to the King of Spain, and desires orders may
be given to let him pass through Spain without delay ; could
de Vic himself bear so great a journey by land ? The
Princess Royal has positively resolved on a journey to France ;
it is therefore to be represented that she takes it only to see
her mother, St. Germain's fair, and Paris before the Rebels
send an ambassador there. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
214. Mr. George Lane to the Marq. of Ormonde. Sends
herewith a letter received yesterday from Col. Stephens;
will send the promised description of the person gone or
going to Cologne to act Manning's part as soon as received.
Col. Richard Talbot is supposed to be at Cologne; he wrote
to his brother Peter, at Lord Dillon's, desiring him to meet
him at Bruxells to confer on business of importance, and
that his brother Gilbert should go likewise ; another letter
was brought to Lord Dillon's from him to his brother Gilbert,
enclosed in one from Mrs. Jane White to Mr. Tosse a
merchant. Lieut. Col. Jamott says a gentleman has just
arrived from Cologne with the post ; doubtless the one ex
pected by the writer.
P. S. Cannot remove at once, as desired in Ormonde's
letter of the 28th, because his little son is very ill with his
teeth, and because he has no more money in the world than
six dollars. Endorsed by Hyde.
Enclosure : —
/. Steephens to Lane. Has sent the money received
yesterday, according to directions. Has not heard
again from England ; cannot imagine what is become
of S. S., and cannot be informed whether Halsey and
Robin are alive or not. Service to Lord Dillon. In
his next will give the description of such an other as
Manning who has marched into their quarters.
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215. Armorer, under the name of John Benson, to Col. Stee- 1655.
phens "after his return" under the name of Mr. Gyles. Re- De
ceived his goods on Nov. 22, but could not dispose of them
because the Alderman to whom they were addressed was dead ;
but order was taken before his death to prevent delays, so that
an account will soon be rendered. Give Mr. Hall [the King ?]
notice that five bailiffs are promised great sums of money if
they can arrest him and his brother ; let the care be equally
great with the danger. Has not yet received the 50 guilders
from his friends, but hopes to do so within io days. No
course has yet been taken for procuring the horses.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal, a mermaid.
216. "A letter from a true and lawful member of Parlia
ment, and one faithfully engaged with it from the begininge
of the ivarr to the end, to one of the Lords of his Highnesse
Councell, upon occasyon of the late Declaration shewinge the
reasons of the proceedings for securinge the peace of the
Commonwealth, published on the 31st of October, 1655."
Twenty-four closely written folio pages in Hyde's hand, together with
one page of additions. Followed by a transcript in thirty-nine pages.
The tract was printed anonymously in 4to (71 pages) in the year
1656, and its authorship has hitherto remained unknown. On the
title-page of a copy in the Bodleian Library, Bishop Barlow, its
original possessor, has noted, " By Sir Henry Vane, utfertur," and it
has consequently been entered in the Library Catalogue under that
name. Clarendon mentions in his Life (1817, vol. i. p. '222), that
he wrote a discourse upon Cromwell's Declaration, " by way of a
Letter to a Friend, which was likewise sent into England, and there
printed ; " but the tract has never before been identified. In Lister's
Life of Clarendon, no mention whatever is made of the Letter.
217. Verses (in twenty-one four-line stanzas) on the persons
imprisoned in England.
Beg. " Though the governinge part cannot find in their heart
To free the imprisoned throng,
Yet I dare affirme next Michaelmas terme
Wee'l sett them all out in a song."
The persons mentioned are Lords Peter (Petre), Maynard,
Coventry, Byron, Lucas, and St. John, Jack Russell, Sir
Fred. Cornwallis, Ned Progers, Shirley, Dick Nicols, Littleton,
Jack Paston, and Tom Panton.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Lybell of the persons impryson'd, 1655."
218. [Father Clement, or Wilford] to . . . ; partly in cipher,
deciphered. The letter from the King of France to Card.
Barberini was delivered three weeks since ; his answer was that
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1655. were made, or Cromwell had broken with France or Spain.
The Pope disliked the King of England's diverting his brother
the Duke of Gloucester from the Catholic religion ; it was an
swered that the circumstances were such that the King could
do no otherwise than he did, that the place in which the
Duke was to lodge was most improper, and that the affair
was carried on with not too much caution and discretion.
The Pope is poor, and too good, and does not make use of
such means as he might to enrich himself.
219. Paper of pretended information for the King given in
by Henry Manning. The Earl of Pembroke has forty horses at
Wilton, 500 suits of arms, and near ^5000 in the hands of Mr.
Jeffrey Betts at Wilton and Mr. Arthur Saunders at Salisbury;
on giving an impression of a seal which Manning had of the
Earl, Mr. Bartholomew Hall, of Langley near Colbrooke,
will take care that nothing be out of the way; on the first
appearance of any in the King's service westward, the Earl
will allow a seizure to be made; his youngest brother, John
Herbert, will be ready to engage in person; the Earl of
Carnarvon has always near thirty hunting horses at Ramsbury.
Desires that having presented this paper contrary to his
resolution and instructions, it may, when considered, be com
mitted to the fire. Endorsed by Hyde.
Affixed to the paper is Lord Pembroke's seal, Per pale 3 demi-lions
• rampant, impaling, on a cross, 5 escallops ; surmounted by an Earl's
coronet.
220. P[eter] T[alloi] to the King. If what he wrote in
cipher last week has not yet persuaded him to come to
Antwerp, most earnestly desires him not to delay one day
upon the receipt of this ; the occasion is the best that can be
wished. 2 and 7 [Fuensaldanha and Cardenas] desire him
to give out that he goes to meet his sister ; when he is at
Antwerp, 9 [Talbot] will tell him where he shall meet, &c.
Any lingering may be the loss of his three kingdoms. If he
does not come, [Talbot] is commanded to go to him, but that,
they see, hath many inconveniences. 2 and 7 will not deal
really with 60 [de Vic] in anything concerning 1 [the King];
he is no more trusted by them than 39 [Mazarine] . Beware of
Conde and his ; they are mad to hear of 1 coming hither. If
he comes in the manner proposed, he will possess his own in
six months. Copy by John Nicholsa.
Dunkirk, 221. Col. J. Steephens to Ormonde. The day after he
Jan. 3. received Ormonde's letters by Mr. Lane, he sent those
that were for England. It is writ in the Diurnal, from
Dublin, that the Lord of Ardes and Col. Audley Mervin are
committed prisoners to Kilkenny and Carlow castles. His

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sickness has hindered his making enquiry concerning the two
moneyed men who were prisoners upon bonds, but were set
at liberty; is sorry to hear that one of their greatest con
fidants, Sir Moris Eustace, is gone for Ireland with Harry
Cromwell ; there is yet another person of the writer's acquaint
ance whom they trust. A spy of Cromwell's came a fortnight
ago out of France to Dunkirk, whose business is to give in
formation of the King's movements ; he is named Edward
Stephens, a handsome fellow, 30 years of age, with brown
hair ; he went from hence to Antwerp, and afterwards will be
near Ormonde. Desires his letters may be addressed, A
Mons. Mons. le Chemine, marchand a, Dunkirque. Endorsed by Hyde.
222. Col. R. Talbot to Ormonde. Found by Cromwell's
examinations of him that he had great suspicions of his
business. If Halsey should have the good luck to escape, he
will confess that it was not through Talbot that the business
was not attempted. As soon as the latter was out of prison,
he would have proceeded, but Halsey forbad him, alleging
want of money, whereupon he offered a jewel worth ^1500
to pawn ; but in a few days Halsey was made prisoner, and
Talbot brought before the Protector, who tried him in vain
with promises and threats, and at last said that Halsey had
confessed all. Thought it time then to escape, as next morn
ing he would have been taken to the Tower. Lost ^220,
of which <^?20 were sent back by Thurloe. There is no
danger for Robin Dongan and the rest that are prisoners,
unless by confession they destroy one another. Notwith
standing his heavy charges, nearly ^200 out of the ^300
which he received lies in the hands of a person of honour in
England ; his journey with the gentlemen that went with
him cost him upwards of j^00- Hopes his brother Gilbert
has acquainted Ormonde with what he was employed upon,
which he hopes his own escape has not hindered. The Lady
Marquess was in London when he came away ; she and the
children were well. Desires this letter may be shewn to the
Chancellor, as Daniel O'Neyle tells him none were privy to
the business but the King, Ormonde, the Chancellor and
O'Neyle himself. Endorsed by Hyde.
223. Mr. George Lane to Ormonde. The gentleman who was
with Ormonde [i. e. G. Talbot] arrived here yesterday with
his two brothers ; he was much satisfied with the reception he
had, and the constancy of Ormonde's friendship to his family;
his brother had made his escape with great difficulty, and said
it was through Halsey's fault in delaying that the business did
not take effect; the former had offered to pawn a lady's
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Jan. 3.

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jewel worth £\?po for ^J6oo, towards mounting and fur
nishing such as should assist. His brother Peter [Talbot] is
mighty sorry for Robin Dungan, but is sure he will get off
if money from his friends can do it. Dick Talbot sends the
accompanying letter.
224. Familiar letter from Peter Talbot to Mr. Harding, at
Cologne, by Mr. George Lane. Account of a dinner on New
Year's Day with the Archduke in the Jesuits' Refectory at
Brussels. Account of the escape of his brother (Col. R. Talbot)
out of Whitehall the very night he was to have been conveyed
to the Tower. Cromwell had himself examined him, made
him great offers, claimed kindred with the house of Shrews
bury &c, and then threatened him with the rack ; Lambert
also and Thurloe were sent to him and made him great offers
of money. The night of his examination he bestowed much
wine on Cromwell's servants who waited on him and served
him like a prince ; then slipped down to the Thames by a
cord, where he had a boat prepared, and after ten days at
sea landed at Calais, still shut up between some boards of
the boat. Cromwell asked him why he should think of killing
him (the crime he was suspected of) when he had never
prejudiced him in his life: as if to kill the King, nobility,
and gentry were nothing. Thurloe charged him with having
offered ^3000 to Capt. Theorold to be one of his comrades ;
this Captain is a very stout English gentleman, who served.
with Ormonde in Ireland, and never submitted till the last;
he is now a prisoner. There is no fear of accommodation
between Spain and Cromwell ; this may take away Harding's
implicit fear, if not his implicit faith, which must not be reduced
to evidence, as Chillingworth does his. Made a resolution in his
spiritual exercises to write no letters without some reference to
.Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory, "that strange place, which makes
so greate a distance betweene you and us." There are many
honest men in both religions, though the faiths be as contrary
as white and black. True faith is not simply the believing
God when you see evident reason for what He says, but the
believing also what He bids others (the Church) tell in His name;
who these are must be enquired, on peril of negligence, at
least, in the saving of the soul, for without the true faith
and the true Church there can be no salvation. The authority
of tradition ; kings' rights and their history alike rest upon
tradition ; only tradition tells us that M. Paris, Walsingham,
&c. wrote the histories which go under their names. The
prerogatives of all kings have been doubted of by rebels,
just as the Pope's supremacy by sectaries of late; the first
of these spiritual rebels was the Patriarch of Constantinople
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Pope's supremacy over the -whole Church ; whether other
Bishops hold immediately from God, or from His Vicar, is
another question, but there can be no doubt of their sub
ordination to him. For an answer to Bp. Morton, remits
Harding to Anti-Mortonus *, a book which 16 years ago
answered my Lord of Derry's book published last year ; has
not seen the answer lately written f. Does not use bitter
language, though all the ancient fathers do against heresy;
for no language can be too rough for the crime of seducing
innocent souls. Lord Taaffe needs not the book which the
writer sent to Harding, for he is a good Catholic, and no
doubt his life corresponds to his belief; desires his service
to him and Mr. BellingS. Three folio pages, closely written.

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225. P[eter] T[albof] to the King; by Mr. Harding. Ac- Antwerp,
count of the promises made by " % " [Fuensaldanha] in behalf Ja"- 6
of " i " [the King] if he will go to Brussels as invited ; an ^
strongly urges compliance with the conditions proposed ; there
is great danger in even one day's delay ; if he will not do
what is desired, they will not treat with him or desire to
see him. When Halsey and the rest were made prisoners
"9" [Peter Talbot] desired " n " [Sexby] to help them;
he undertook to get them all out if they were in the soldiers'
hands, and has written for no money to be spared to release
them. R. Dongan has escaped, probably by [Sexby's] means.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Three folio pages, closely written ; most of the proper names in cipher,
Enclosed : —
Extracts (in English) from letters from Fuensaldanha, of
Dee. 23 and Jan. 4, and de Cardenas, of Dec. %6, to
P. Talbot.

226. Hie same to Ormonde ; by Mr. Lane. Urges him to
come to Antwerp; twenty pretexts may be found for the
journey, but he should come before the million of crowns
which came yesterday and are to come next week are all
distributed. Desires he would speak to the King to command
Father Pathrik M'Ghinne to remain at Antwerp, where he
will be very useful to the King, and not to travel with a
gentleman, a counsellor in Mechlin, who is himself a great
servant of his Majesty. Lord Norwich writes that he cannot

Antwerp,Jan. 7.

* By John Price, a Jesuit, published in 1640.
-)- A Brief Survey of the Lord of Derry his treatise of Schism; byEich. Smith,
Bishop of Chalcedon ; Par. 1655.
G %

84 CALENDAR OF
1656. go to Collen. Sir Luke Fitzgerald writes that the Lady
Marquess has made a good journey, and got part of her estate.
Dick Talbot says that Lord Ossory is a complete courtier and
most understanding man, and that Lord Richard's judgment
exceeds his age ; Lady Elizabeth and all are in health ; Dick
was to wait on Lord Ossory going towards Chester to meet his
mother, with whom Lord Power comes. Fuensaldanha and
old de Cardenas send their service ; they both will contribute
their best endeavours to serve the King, though they give
Sir H. de Vic only good words. ' Sheelen shed ger francagh
he,' that's an Irish cifer. ' Agges dir shed nagh vili auress
cur.' Reade it if you can. Endorsed by Hyde.
Antwerp, 227. George Lane to Ormonde. Visited on Tuesday both
Jan. 7. the Talbots at their lodging at Mr. Hewett's; the younger
[Richard] said that Cromwell had shown him Lane's
name (whom he would certainly hang if he caught him) in a
cipher written by Lane which was found amongst Col.
Hallsall's papers, containing the names of Robin Dungan,
Col. Wogan, and others who were dead, but fortunately not
Talbot's; Lane denied he had ever written any cipher for
Hallsall, but Talbot affirmed he knew the writing to be his.
Account of Talbot's examination by Cromwell, and of his
escape. On Wednesday the two brothers went to the Post-
house for letters, whither Lane followed with Lieut. Col.
Jammott, and found them take a letter addressed to Mons.
Burfurd, which, or a name like it (Bulfurd or Bulfard),
Jammott thought was one of the names by which letters were
addressed to the Chancellor. In the evening, at Mr. Shaw's,
Lord Dillon received a packet superscribed by Sir Luke
Fitzgerald's man, which enclosed a letter to Col. Richard
Talbot, signed Donna Francisca, which mentioned that Robin
Dungan had escaped ; there was another letter in cipher, of
which the key was lost. The [third brother, the] Jesuit
visited Lane yesterday, and showed him letters from Fuen
saldanha and de Cardenas containing business of importance,
which he said he would send to the King in his letter to
Mr. Harding ; he desired to know where Lord Norwich
was, which Lane could not tell. Encloses letters from the
three brothers and one from Col. Steephens. Endorsed by Hyde.
Five closely-written quarto pages.

Antwerp,
Jan. 7,

228. Col. R. Talbot to the same. While under examina
tion by Cromwell, was asked if he knew Sexby (who goes by
the name of Brookes at Antwerp) or his business in Flanders
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Cromwell. Finds he is the greatest enemy Cromwell has,
and is looked upon here as a person of great interest in
England, and able to do the Spaniards great service ; he has
been in treaty with Fuensaldanha and de Cardenas on behalf
of the Levellers four months, and they are resolved to hazard
something considerable to try what that party is before they
embrace the King's interest. Fuensaldanha has commissioned
Talbot to find out from England whether Sexby's business
is known to Cromwell or not, enjoining that no person living
should know it ; he begs Ormonde to communicate this to
the King, and resolve what shall be done, as it lies in him
absolutely to quash the affair by assuring Fuensaldanha that
the Protector knows all, or to forward it by assuring him
the contrary. Sexby and others abhor the King's interest
as they do Cromwell's. If Fuensaldanha should ever come
to the knowledge of this [letter], the writer would be absolutely
undone *. Endorsed by Hyde.

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229. Col. Gilbert Talbot, under the signature "Ginkins,"
to Ormonde, addressed to "Mons. Harrison." Found a
letter for himself here, but the postmaster showed him a
note from Cullen that he should deliver no letter that was
for Burford; Geomett [Jammott] happened to be there and
read the note also ; Talbot received the letter (because Geomett
knew him well) and sends it enclosed. Never expected such
a thing to be done as to write to a public post what was
both a great danger and blemish to him ; it shows he is sus
pected ; thought he and his family had served the King with
all fidelity. Had offered to desist if his proceeding were not
for the King's advantage, or that Lord Norwich or Lane
should see every letter he wrote or received, or that Ormonde
should write what he pleased, and Talbot would send it in
his own name. He will now deliver that which he has to
George Lane, and let him write what he pleases to the party
in Talbot's name. Endorsed by Hyde.

Antwerp,
Jan. 7.

Addition : —
Is weary of the business, seeing there is a suspicion of him;
God is his judge if he is not as real to the King as any in
the world. Conceives that if Ormonde would devise but
one good letter to be sent to the person, he would proceed
with them, and send Talbot some money, which he would be
glad to have. If Ormonde would have Talbot desist, let

* It appears from this letter that Col. Talbot had not been trusted by his
brother Peter with the secret of the correspondence in which he was engaged
with reference to Sexby's plot.

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Jan. 7.

Jan. 7.

Jan. 8.

Jan. 14.

him direct how he should write to the person in order to come
off in it well. Desires to know what was written to the post
here, and whether the same was written to the post at
Brussels: "I was much ashamed when [the postmaster]
staggerd and lookt at me soe earnest. None in the world
knowes my buisness but yourself, soe as I must as yett beleeve
this note came from you."
230. Lord Dillon to Ormonde. Is informed by the Spanish
ambassador's chaplain at Brussels that the King will be
soon invited hither. Is assured there has been a treaty
with Fuensaldanha and the Levellers in England, who pretend
to have a strong faction there independent of the King, and
undertake on the assistance of a small party from hence to
put them in possession of a considerable sea-port and in a few
hours to join them with 20,000 men. Desires none but the
King and the Chancellor may know it, and that command
may be sent whether Dillon shall stop it, which he can easily
do by telling Fuensaldanha that it is a plot of Cromwell's to
betray his master, with other circumstances to be used in that
kind. Sir Robert Talbot wrote by last post that Dungan had
made his escape, and that Halsey was in the Tower.
Endorsed by Hyde.
231. The King to D. O'Neill. Although he very much
desired that Lady Stanhope should go with his sister, yet,
since he sees it would be inconvenient to her, is well satisfied
that she stay behind. Desires O'Neill to assure her and M.
Henflett that his friendship to them is better grounded than
to be in the least degree shaken by a much greater occasion
than this. Holograph.
Red seal of arms. Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.

232. J. Wierumb to

His Excellency has re

ceived the note, and approves of the proposed private interview
with the Marq. of Ormonde ; desires he would come in a
coach to-morrow morning about ten o'clock to the little gate
of the house opposite the Church of the Carmelite Fathers,
where the writer will attend to open it, or else this evening at
four o'clock at the same place. — French.
233. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. If the Father [Talbot] be
not sent to some distant convent (as is usual upon less occasion)
and restrained by his superiors, he must have been purposely
let loose to do mischief. If Hyde can help it, he shall never
be honoured with a letter from the King even to meddle no
more. Supposes de Vic has seen Ormonde since he left
Bruxells, and has been told what Talbot said of him ; they

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will no more trust him than Mazarin, suspecting still his
inclination to France. The King will send to Spain, as soon
as he can find the money and a fit. person : his own inclination
is to send de Vic, but till they are themselves at Bruxells Hyde
conceives he cannot well be spared from thence.
Copy, partly in a secretary's hand, partly in Hyde's.
Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 283.
234. J. H[alsall to Ormonde], written in pencil. Was
arrested on Nov. 16, on going out of his lodging, being be
trayed by one he had much trusted; his hands were bound,
and then the lining of his hat ripped open, in which were
found all his papers and ciphers, and two of the King's letters.
Is threatened with all manner of tortures, but no misery will
make him do a base action or prejudice any one. Only four
persons knew of his lodgings or papers ; has more reason to
suspect Will, whom he took with him than the others. The
Levellers are feared, and some design in Ireland, whither
Jack Davis is sent as a spy ; something is discovered in
Scotland. Some who are with the King keep intelligence
here who are little suspected. Is now a close prisoner in
the Tower ; no one suffered to see him or speak with him ;
half-starved ; expects to be put to death. They have a seal
of his arms, three snakes' heads. C. D. was betrayed by
the same person who betrayed him, who must be Will. ; on
his apprehension Will, went away, but is returned and says
he is entrusted from Ormonde. Endorsed by Hyde.

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Jan. 17-

235. Father Peter Talbot to the King. Vindicates the
integrity of his conduct in communicating Fuensaldanha's AntwerP>
proposals ; reasons for preserving secrecy, and for the em
ployment of a religious person, as himself, in the correspon
dence. It was supposed that the conveniencies proposed
might reasonably incline the King seriously to examine their
principles and belief, and that only want of information could
alienate a person of his Majesty's great wit and judgment
from their communion. Had urged haste because "n's"
[Sexby's] friends were thought to begin their business the
1 6th of the present month; but now it is put back. The
Spaniards will always be for the King, because a King is more
for their advantage than a Commonwealth. If he had done
what they desired great treasures would have been provided
for him, which the Pope would have solicited, and he would have
been restored in six months. His conversion to be a Catholic
(" — the only way to heaven for persons of your Majestie's
understanding — ") was not the only object of the writer's
endeavours, but also his happiness in England. Never pro
posed to " 2 " [Fuensaldanha] anything as in the King's

88 CALENDAR OF
1656. name ; only spoke from himself, as prompted by the duty of
a subject and the conscience of an honest man. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly printed, CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 284.
Cologne, 236. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. If the foolish Father [Talbot]
Jau- 18' has not been reprehended for what is past, they cannot be
free from many inconveniences from his activity. Waits till
the Lord Lieut. [Ormonde] return that the King may judge
whether de Vic shall speak of him and his brothers in a
way to make them be looked on with more wariness. Advice
about the appointment of deputy-collectors of dues should the
ports be opened by the Spaniards for ships of the King. It
is resolved by the King to send de Vic to Madrid, and the
Instructions are being prepared ; a letter from the King to
Mr. Hannam for money is enclosed ; if it bring ^200 Hyde
will be glad. A deputy will be sent to Bruxells to be intro
duced by de Vic as the King's agent during his absence.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
Sunder, 237. Princess Mary of Orange to [Lady Stanhope?].
Jan. 20. jjag come thus far w;tn tne greatest ease; crossing the river
at Gercome was not half the trouble she expected, although
it was full of ice. Desires that Tatty may come into France
as soon as possible, as she has few maids ; will have as great
care of her as if she were her own sister. Desires to give
thanks in prose to the gentlemen who presented her with
verses at Gercome, and to Mons. La Roque for some pears.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
Brussels, 238. Sir Thomas Rokeby to the King, accompanying the
Jan. 23. following proposal, and asking leave, if it be judged frivolous,
and that his service at present cannot be useful to the King,
to serve the Emperor, as Cromwell intends to clap him into
the Tower at his return to England. Endorsed by Hyde.
" The easiest and most assured meanes for the King to
restablish himselfe in England, as I have observed in my
several voyadges into that countrey." Some port to be secured,
open to the sea and therefore easy of relief, and in a plain
country ; Hartlepool and Harwich (" Harwidh ") the best for
this purpose, particularly the former which with 2000 men
could easily be made impregnable ; if both could be secured,
all Cromwell's army would be so occupied in the sieges that
the royalists would be able to rise all over the country.
Particulars of the cannon required. German soldiers the best
for the purpose; these could be easily levied without obser
vation as if for the service of some German princes ;- ships

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for transport could be hired from the Hollanders, Ham- 1656.
burghers, Lubeckers and others; estimate of the whole ex
pense for an expedition with 4000 foot and 400 horse,
amounting to ^44,326. If men could not be got from
Germany, they might from Scotland by this stratagem ; Sir
George Fleetwood (brother to Cromwell's son-in-law), who
has served long in Sweden, is promised leave in spring to
raise 5000 Scots for the King of Sweden ; if the King could
give money to some person of honour, not suspected by
N Cromwell, to enable him to offer to Fleetwood to raise the
men at a lower rate and to advance money for the levies,
there will be no doubt of good success, and the men could
easily be thrown into these places, for the way to Bremen,
where they are to be landed, is not four cannon-shot from
Hartlepool, nor half a day's sail from Harwich. Offers
himself to fortify these places according to the best maxims ever
practised in France, Holland or Italy ; will engage his head
that the place fortified by him shall not be taken in 8 months'
siege, though never relieved ; will bring with him forty good
Omcers. Seven folio pages.
239. Hyde to the Earl of Norwich. Is sorry he did not Cologne,
come when the King sent for him, and that his melancholic Jan- 25-
imagination that he is not trusted has again possessed him.
It is not possible or lawful to write all that might be spoken ;
could he be informed of all which he ought to know, he would
then find that he had been very much deceived, and had
believed persons who do not deserve that credit.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
240. W. Robinson [i. e. Rumbold] to the King. His im- Jan. 15.
prisonment for eight months past has debarred him from [O.S.]
conversation with all persons whatsoever and from all oppor
tunity of serving the King. Deposited before his imprison
ment £ 1,000 which Sir Robert Shirley had given him for
the King's service, together with some money of his own,
in the hands of a person supposed to be trusty, who has now
appropriated all, on plea of debts due by a brother of the
writer who is out of England, leaving the writer destitute.
Begs forgiveness for his indiscreet confidence. Has spent
on several occasions for the King's service above .£'3000 of
his own. Hopes, if he can obtain his liberty, to recover a
small estate that he has in Spain and other parts, and so to
be able to satisfy his debt. The bearer is his mother-in-law.
Begs leave to acquaint Sir R. Shirley that his money has been
disbursed for the King, in order to save his own reputation
with him, the loss of which would break his heart.
Endorsed by Hyde.

90 CALENDAR OF
1656. 241. W. Robinson [Rumbold] to Ormonde. Has failed to get
Jan. 16. supplies for the King, persons either not being masters of their
[O.S.] own estates, or not being themselves at liberty. About two
months past a friend told him that one who has great influence
with the Anabaptists and Levellers asked if £100,000 and 500
or 600 horse would enable the King to attempt something
considerable; after consultation, the person was assured he
could not undertake a service of more concernment, and that
he and his friends might expect due acknowledgments ; but
on Halsall's apprehension some papers were found discovering
a kind of treaty with the Levellers, which has prevented any
thing further being done. It is said that some of the Pro
tector's domestics had a design upon his person, and that
two or three are fled for it. The writer made some overtures
to the Spanish ambassador before his departure about the
forces in Jamaica, many of the men there having been for
merly of the King's party, and Fortescue, who had the
chief command, being open to a treaty ; the ambassador
desired that some one might be sent after him to treat on
the matter, it not being safe to treat here, and the proposi
tions were sent to Halsall, who it is supposed remitted them
to Ormonde. People are now generally discouraged; any
attempt against the Protector must now be made by those
formerly of his own part or from abroad. The Protector is
much enraged at Manning's death, and threatens revenge.
Has found means to communicate with Halsall, who behaved
so worthily at his examination as to give great satisfaction to
his friends who had been startled at the taking of his papers.
?ns-|6' $A&" Letter from England, unsigned, and addressed "For
L ' '-' your selfe;" endorsed by Hyde, "La. Is." Difficulty and
danger of correspondence. Anxiety to learn, if possible
to do so with safety, the condition of friends abroad. A
great fleet is preparing, supposed for the King of Spain's
destruction. What do young Charles' friends think of the
Prince of Conde? Why the Princess Royal should choose
this time to go into France is a riddle. Fresh discoveries
are daily made of such as have designs against the Protector.
Halsell is still close prisoner in the Tower. Manning's death
has ended many jealousies and fears of mutual betrayal among
the King's party; even the fellow's master, which they say
Sir E. Hide was, was suspected. If the Catholics in England
govern themselves by the Pope's direction, he must be much
Charles Stuard's enemy, for such most of them are esteemed.
Endorsed by the Editors of the State Papers, " Lady Isabella Thynne."
Seven quarto pages.
Roye, 243. Princess Mary to Heenvliet. Is received in France
Jan. 29. wjtn aji imaginable civility ; the King has sent a gentleman

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[Rome],
Jan. 29.

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to meet her at Perron, with her brother, and would have
met her himself, had not her mother represented that she was
only coming for the sake of seeing her. Expects to be at
Paris on Tuesday. — French. Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
244. Richard Clement to Hyde. Conte Gualdi is writing
the life of the Queen of Suedeland, who is likely to live in
Rome for some years, the King of Suedeland having ex
pressed a desire that she should remain in a neutral place.
She is much honoured by all everywhere, except the ladies,
whom she does not esteem. Last week she had an " academy,
as they call it," of the wits of the town ; the Prince de Galli-
cano made the oration, and other great persons recited verses ;
she sat under a baldachino with 25 cardinals round her.
She is invited by the Viceroy of Naples to go there incognito.
It is said she will nominate the Duke of Parma's brother
cardinal, which is desired by all. Card. Trivultio, who was
ambassador to Spain and Viceroy of Sicily, is either dead
or very sick; Card. Cesis, a great servant of Spain, is also
either dead or past hope. The gentleman sent from Portugal
begins to inquire how other ambassadors will receive him.
Endorsed by Hyde.
245. The King's answer to the Proposals of "Mr. S." [Sexby], Not dated.
To the first, viz. that [Sexby], with the aid of some Irish
troops from Spain, should make the attempt with his own
party, the King sitting still, and his name not being men
tioned, although his friends should be desired to assist, it is
answered that in case of success, the King might only find
that he had changed his enemy, while failure would deject
his whole party and give credit to Cromwell. Of the second,
that the King should undertake the business openly and
[Sexby], living privately in England, should heartily en
deavour to get as many friends as possible to declare against
the present government and to restrain them from opposing
the King, the King approves, and hopes that [Sexby] will
pursue the path proposed ; but if [Sexby] will engage his own
party to begin the work on the account of public liberty, and
be willing that the King's friends should appear at the same
time for his interest, the King will direct the latter to co
operate with the former in all places where they move.
Draught by Hyde.
246. Philip William, Count Palatine, Duke of Neuburg, Neuhourg,
to the King. Thanks him for his letter of acknowledgment Feb. 3.
for the services of the Father sent by the Duke to negotiate on
the King's behalf at Rome. Believes that the alliance between
Cromwell and France will oblige Spain to take the King's
side, and approves the sending an envoy thither. Hopes that

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1656. the Pope will willingly afford help, provided that the miserable
condition of Poland and the expense which his Holiness has
incurred for the Queen of Sweden do not hinder it. — French.
Small seal of arms. [Cf. art. 66, under Feb. 1655.]
Cologne, 247. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. Advice about his route in
e ' 4' the proposed journey to Spain. If he procures the setting
open of the ports for the King's ships, and the general
publication of a Declaration concerning it, he is then to move,
as from himself, the question of the King's being invited into
the Spanish dominions, wondering that his ships should have
liberty to repair there where it is not thought fit that he
himself should come, although his own presence would be
the best invitation for his ships. Falsity of the reports which
represent that Hyde is personally much disliked by the
Spanish Ministers; "only I thought it not unlikely that when
their wise discourses of religion were on foote, I might alwayes
be mentioned as a man not like to be wrought upon by that
temptation." Copy by John Nicholas, endorsed by Hyde.
[Rome], 248. [Mr. Clement] to Hyde. The Queen of Suedeland is
Feb. 5. likely to remain some years. By a mistake, the letters which
the King regnant wrote to her were sent to the Queen
regnant, and those intended for the latter were sent to her.
Negotiations between Spain and Portugal. Card. Trivultio
is recovering ; Card. Cesis, a great servant of the Spaniards,
died last week. The Queen of Suedeland has been twice
present at Card. Barberini's comedy called Vita Humana,
composed by the Pope. Has received Hyde's letter of Jan. 9.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Cologne, 249. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. The importance to the
Feb. 8. Spaniards of opening their ports to the King's ships, and of
inviting the King to join them. The King will not send
George Lane to occupy de Vic's place, but some one who has
more command of language. The King approves of all that
de Vic says with regard to H. S[exby], whom the King
wishes to proceed as a stranger having no regard to his
service. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
Cologne, 250. The same to the same. Absurdity of some proposal
Feb. 11. 0f j.ne Spaniards respecting neutrality of the ports. The
King is marvellously pleased with the account of what passed
between the Conde, don Alonso and de Vic, and looks on it
as an introduction to much freedom and kindness. He sends
instructions written entirely with his own hand, which are to
be translated as soon as possible and given to the Conde,
with the original itself, who may make what use of it he
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manner he proposes. De Vic is to ascertain what proposals 1656.
are required from the King; there is no haste now for his
journey to Madrid seeing they have power to treat at
Bruxells. The King cannot imagine what induced de Vic to
talk of Sexby to the Conde, and the Lord Lieut, is very much
troubled at his mentioning Father [Talbot], as they will be
liable to reproach from the latter for discovering a business
of importance which they were trusted with under secrecy.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 285.
251. The King's Instructions for de Vic. The Conde de Feb. n.
Fuensaldanha is to be told the King is glad he is to treat
with him, and that he has forbidden his friends in England
to do anything till he can do something to second them ; that
Cromwell is had in universal detestation in England, and that
the principal persons who conduct factions know they cannot
accomplish what they desire without the King ; that so many
in the fleets wish well to the King as that if they know he
is in Flanders, some of the ships will come into the ports,
while his interest in the English plantations in the West
Indies will prevent Cromwell's progress there; that the King
will be glad to come to Antwerp or Mechlin or some other
place, to discuss matters for their mutual advantage. Don
Alonso is to be thanked for his letter. Copy by Hyde.
Ibid. p. 286.

[Rome],
Feb. 12.

252. Richard Clement to Hyde. The Queen of Suedeland
is lessening her expenses ; the other two comedies made
for her by Card. Barberini will be represented next week ;
she makes instance for a brother of the Duke of Parma, and
a brother of the Archduke of Innspruck, to be made cardinals ;
some of her servants are in prison for what deserves death ;
she will procure the return of Donna Olimpia to Rome.
The Pope will assist the Catholic cantons, which are said to
have defeated Berne, and has expressed desires to assist the
Duke of Lorraine who is a prisoner in Spain. He has granted
to the King of Spain the favours denied by the last Pope.
The powder for Sir Gilbert Talbot is given to Mr. Alestree.
Endorsed by Hyde.
253. Hyde to Clement. Has received his of Jan. 2a. The Feb. 13.
King hopes that the Court of Rome will see that to help
him is the best way to disappoint the most dangerous com
bination ever formed against the Church, and will therefore
wish the King of Spain should take him by the hand. No
one has a commission to treat in the King's name with the
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1656. must be in great secrecy, and, as it were, without his privity ;
he depends very much upon Card. Barberini, to whom he will
write by this post ; he desires that other Cardinals may be
moved so to speak in the matter that the Spanish ambassador
may understand their opinion of the necessity for helping him.
Copy by Hyde.
Feb. 13. 254. Proclamation published at Alicant for giving effectto
the King of Spain's letter of Jan. 28, commanding all English
persons to remove from his dominions within one month, on
pain of serving for three years as galley-slaves, in consequence
of Cromwell's ordering the departure of the Spanish ambas
sador from London. — Spanish. With translation.
Feb. 13. 255. Hyde to Mr. Kent, at Florence. Has received his of
Jan. 25 ; never omits to write for two posts together. Pro
spects of war between Spain and Cromwell. Directions re
specting Kent's commission for treating with captains who are
willing to join the King's service. Hyde desires to correspond
with some honest man at Genoa. Copy by Hyde.
Cologne, 256. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. Believes that the Conde
Feb. 15. an(j <jon Alonso consider war unavoidable, and will treat
with the King ; they may be told that Cromwell intends to
attack Dunkirk. The Prince of Conde is to be visited, and
to be told that the King knows certainly that one White, who
has some trust from the Prince in England, betrays him.
Hyde cannot use the information given by de Vic in cipher ; it
is on such a subject that he has not interest enough in the
party to handle with the necessary freedom ; a little time
must cure those licences and extravagances. Copy.
Paris, 257. Princess Mary to Heenvliet. Has been so over-
Feb. 18. whelmed with visits from morning to night during the last
ten or twelve days that she has had no time to write; has
never received such civility in her life ; believes that his
daughter will have sent him an exact account. Her mother
treats her with all the friendship and care imaginable, more
« than she deserves, but has never yet been able to converse with
her entirely alone for want of time. Thanks him for the care
he takes of her son's affairs, but desires that this may not
hinder his setting out on March 1 to come to her. Madame
Howard and the maids eat with Madame Kinalmeky ; but Lord
Jermyn has desired that the servants should not eat in the
house, to whom she therefore allows 15 sols, per day ; she
buys also all her wood and candles. Has received her own
money, but Van Hill has only received the half of his ; they
are therefore a little out of their reckoning, and there is more
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accounts, but knows that the money which Heenvliet gave 1656.
him will not be sufficient ; he says they have stayed two days
more than they had expected, and everything is dearer than
they had imagined. Approves of what he mentions touching
Triglandius, as she thinks the people will be better pleased
with a Flemish minister than a French; has done the same
with regard to the office of Treasurer. — French.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
258. Richard Clement to Hyde. It is hoped that Spain [Rome],
and Portugal will agree ; some bishoprics are to be provided, Feb- 19'
not "ad nominationem Regis," but "ad cominendationem
dominantis," not calling him either King or Duke. The
Pope has sent 30,000 crowns to the Catholic Swiss ; 600 foot
and 300 horse are sent to them from Milan ; they are said
to have defeated the Bernese. To-night the chief of the
comedies made by Card. Barberini for the Queen of Suedeland,
called " Armi et Amore," is to be acted ; at a dinner next
week a third will be presented. The Pope requested Prin-
cipessa Rosanna (wife to Princ. Panfilio) to invite her to her
palace to see the pastimes and " mascherataes " in the Corso
at the Carnival ; she spent 10,000 crowns to entertain her.
To her highest visitors the Queen gives three cushions to sit
upon ; to those of an inferior degree, two ; to others still
lower, one ; not giving any either chair or stool. Her affec
tion for the Spaniards is supposed to have diminished. Report
of a treaty between, the Venetians and the Turks. A Holland
ship, called the " Leone Coronato," captured by the French
at Toulon, under pretence it carried provision to Spain. The
Pope has levied 6000 men, half for the Swiss, and half for his
own States. Has received Hyde's letter of Jan. 30.
Endorsed by Hyde.
259. Hyde to Clement. Wrote on Feb. 13 ; has received Feb. 20.
his of Jan 29. Sends the letter [to Card. Barberini] men
tioned in the former letter, which is to be delivered by
Clement himself; the King writes [to the Cardinal] that
Clement will give him information of the condition of affairs.
Dantzic is preparing a vigorous resistance [to the Swedes] ;
800 houses have been pulled down in the suburbs. Spain,
Holland, and Denmark should unite against Cromwell. Copy by Hyde.
260. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. The King hopes to receive Cologne,
by de Vic's next letter a categorical answer from don Alonso 22,
and the Conde about his journey to Flanders. Cannot
suspect those ministers of saying what they do not mean,
and therefore does not agree with de Vic's fears that their
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1656. it is believed they will speedily invite the King. Appoint
ment of the Conde to be Governor of Milan : (noticed also in
the following letter). Sends the Secret Articles agreed on be
tween France and Cromwell. It is said that Card. [Mazarine]
is willing to retain the Duke of York in France, no doubt
upon compact with Cromwell, that the Duke may appear
divided in interest from the King ; but the Duke will entirely
obey the first commands he may receive from the latter.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde, " Reade to the King."
Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 287.
Cologne, 261. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. Is not cast down by the
Feb. 25. delays of the Spanish ministers ; the King desires de Vic to
draw an answer from them dexterously respecting his coming
to Flanders, and not to press now the opening of the ports.
Desires to know the charge for a coach and six horses to
fetch them from Cullen to Bruxells, or elsewhere in
Flanders. Copy.
Paris, 262. Princess Mary to Heenvliet. What he mentions
Feb. 25. about E. does not astonish her ; knew he would not fail to
cause trouble when he might have the opportunity, but hopes
he has not the power to do much harm. Is quite satisfied
with what he says about the office of Bailiff (" Drossart ") of
Steenberge ; that is why she wishes that Ketting's son-in-law
should have it, but she does not want it made public as yet,
for Boreel spoke to her in behalf of his son, to whom she
replied that she had not yet resolved to dispose of it ; and
Hume has also spoken to her and her mother for it ; her
mother approves of her reply, and of her reasons for giving
it to the Treasurer's son-in-law. This shows that Heenvliet
has nothing to fear on the side of the Queen as he had begun
to suspect. Wishes it was in her power to do more for A.
than giving him credit for 4000 francs, but she has more
need of money now than she had ever supposed, for one
cannot live at Paris as at the Hague. Refers him for general
news to his daughter. Has been to-day with the Queen at
the Carmelites' ; begs to be excused to Lady Stanhope for not
writing to her. — French. Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
[Rome], 263. Richard Clement to Hyde. The Carnival has been more
Feb. 26. solemn than ordinary, for the entertainment of the Queen of
Suedeland. Card. Barberini invited her yesterday to the
Quaranta, (a devotion used to divert people from the sports,
the Blessed Sacrament being so exposed that both piety and
curiosity may have satisfaction), and received her in his
rochet, that is, in the noblest manner he could. Her natural
vivacity produces now and then some actions not altogether
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been asked not to make peace with the Turks, because the
Swedes, Muscovites, Moldavians, Valachians, &c. are making
a league against them.
264. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. Anxious to receive a categorical
answer to the King's desires. Nothing- is to be said as yet
about the treaty with the Levellers. The making Deputies
[at the Ports] is to be deferred till the affair of the Brest
frigates is adjusted ; the King will confer such places upon
such honest men as are at present a charge to him. If de Vie
finds it necessary to settle a Deputy at Dunkirk, the Lord
Lieut, desires that Col. Stephens may be appointed, who has
lived there some months, and was formerly an officer under
him.

1656.

Cologne,Feb. 29.

Paris,
March 3.

265. The King [to the Duke of Neuburg?] not dated or [1656?]
addressed. Thanks him for his letter of the 3rd inst. and Feb-?
his continued good-will. Doubts not but that Spain, having
declared war with Cromwell by granting letters of reprisals
upon the English, will soon receive him to its interests. Is
anxious that the Pope should be induced to recommend such
a course to the Spanish ministers ; it rests with [the Duke
to accomplish this. Lord Taaffe has shown what [the Duke
requires to facilitate the payment of the sums promised by
some of the Princes but as yet not paid ; the procuring these
supplies now will be a great obligation. — French.
Draught by Ormonde.
266. Princess Mary to Heenvliet. Is much annoyed that
he will not commence his journey before the 17th, but hopes
that when he comes he will give her more comfort about
money than Oudart does, a letter from whom gives her reason
to fear the not having what is most necessary for her. Is
much astonished at the procedure of the Pfrincess] D[owager]
about the affair of Pau, as, before th'ey parted, she was al
together against the resignation of her charge ; as to Prince
William, thinks that the Princess and he understand each
other very well, for they are full of tricks. Has spoken to
the Queen in particular since writing to Heenvliet, but will
speak to him about that when he comes. — French.
Black seal of arms. Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
267. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. The coach-hire is too much; Cologne,
Hyde must go by water. Lord Rochester came from March 3.
Bruxells hither in three days and a half with a coach and
four horses for 120 guilders. Lord Goring writes that de
Haro told him orders were sent to Flanders to treat with the
King. Satisfied with the permission for ships bearing the
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98 CALENDAR OF
1656. King's commission to enter the Spanish ports; but their
business will be to take prizes from the English, not from
the Dutch or French. Affairs of the Duke of Savoy.
Henflett has put off his journey to France to the 15th.
Shocked at de Vic's writing that if money be not forthwith
sent him he will leave Bruxells and go to some other place
to get bread. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
Antwerp, 268. Father Talbot, under the signature of Thomas Greene,
March 3. to Ormonde. Has received Ormonde's letter of the 29th ;
their coming to Flanders will divert 10 [Cromwell] from
watching 11 [Sexby], who resolves to execute his design
within three weeks. The Spaniards will maintain 1 [the King]
when he comes ; 7 [Cardenas], on being told by Talbot that the
King was sometimes contented with three or four dishes at his
table, said that they would give him eight. 1 1 [Sexby] will
do more on Talbot's advice than on any man's; the latter
despairs not to bring him to 1 [the King] when most
seasonable. Has told the Spaniards that they ought not to
demand more from [the King] for religion than the repeal
of the penal laws, and the making good the concessions
granted to the Irish. Endorsed by Ormonde.
[Rome], 269. Richard Clement to Hyde. Carnival is over; the Queen
March 4. 0f Suedeland could not possibly have been more honoured
during it than she has been ; the combat of 24 knights, and
the carousal presented her by the Princ. de Palestina, Card.
Barberini's nephew, were most noble. Now for her devotion
a particular place is made for her at S. Marcellus' Oratory,
where there is most exquisite music every Friday, but the chief
person in it, the Duke de Cajetano, a grandee of Spain, will not
be present, because, as he puts on his hat before the King of
Spain, he will not uncover himself before her. Remarks on
general continental affairs ; the Duke of Savoy objects to the
Duke of Modena being general for Italy. Endorsed by Hyde*
March 5. 270. Hyde to Clement. Has received his letter of Feb. 12.
Rinuccini, when Nuncio in Ireland, was the ruin of that
kingdom, by excommunicating the confederate Catholics^upon
their making the treaty with Ormonde ; the Catholics ap
pealed to Rome, but the issue of the appeal was not known;
but the last Pope sent some excuses to the King and very
much blamed the Nuncio, to whose faction only a few prelates
and a few priests and friars adhered ; and the King is assured
that the present Pope would be very far from contributing
to his disturbance. But now, at a most unhappy conjuncture,
some of the Irish prelates in Flanders have published " this
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renew the factions of the nation. The King does not doubt
but that the Spanish Ministers will, at his desire, discoun
tenance this bold and unjustifiable act; but he is sorry that
his Holiness should be induced to do this ill office at this time,
and would be glad that Clement should find the bottom of it
and prevail with Card. Barberini to prevent the incon-
veniencies which will follow if this proceeding or those persons
find favour at Rome. The Dean of Ferns [Nich. French]
is conceived to be the great solicitor in it, whom the King
regards as a most disaffected person. If Clement is ac
quainted with F. Luke Wadding, who is understood not to
be of that party, he will be able to give much information.
Copy by Hyde.

1656.

271. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic. The King is so confident of
the good meaning of the Spanish Ministers that he will not,
as they desire, take any of his Council with him on his
journey to Flanders ; he will set out on Wednesday morning,
attended for a part of the way by about a dozen horse, and
then proceed (as they also desire) with only two attendants,
and expects to arrive at the Sun inn in Louvain on Saturday
by noon. His journey can hardly be expected to be kept
secret, as the town" has talked for the last month of his in
tended remove. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.

Cologne,March 7.

272. Princess Mary to Heenvliet. Will not write much as
she hopes to see him so soon, but must tell him that the
ambassador Boreel is very impertinent; he came the other
day to ask, with an air as if he could not be refused, her
resolution about the office he had desired for his son, and on
her saying that her affairs in Holland were in such a state
that she was obliged to give it to Kettinghe's son-in-law, he
put himself in such a fury that she never saw the like, saying
that he saw she did not care much about it, or about the
services he had freely rendered to the King her father, &c. ;
all she replied was that he had no reason to complain or to put
himself in such a rage, a thing for which she had no liking,
upon which he said he had never received any obligation
from her, and thereupon went away. Desires to have two
dozen of every sort of Indian combs which can be found in
Amsterdam, for the Queen of France, who has asked her
to procure them ; also her mother desires to have a repeater-
watch made like her own, very small, and striking the half-
hours. Lord Percy is in great alarm from having heard a
rumour that the Council wish to sell Chateau Renard, and
nothing can reassure him. — French.
Two black seals. Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
H 3

Paris,March IO.

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1656.
[Rome],
March n.

Brussels, "Sunday,
12 o'clock."
[March 12.]

Vilvord,' ' Tuesday,
7 at night."
[March 14.]

Cologne,March 1 4.

273. Richard Clement to Hyde; partly in deciphered cipher.
Has received his letters of Feb. 13 and 20, with one inclosed
for 467 [Card. Barberini], who, with all the Court, is much
devoted to the King. 479 [Father J. Wilford] is most ready
to serve the King, and begs to have instructions how he
may best do it, and what he may say of the King's intentions
towards his Catholic subjects. [Barberini] promises that what
ever is communicated to him shall be kept secret. Will the
King send a letter to [Wilford] empowering him to act,
which he may shew as his credentials? De Quincy, the
French commander in Italy, and d'Argenson, the Venetian
ambassador, have come to Rome. The Queen of Suedeland
now favours the French in preference to the Spaniards ; she
went to a comedy and collation given by the French ambas
sador, and hangs up in her chamber a portrait of the King
of France which was then given her; the expenses of her
journey amounted to 40,000 crowns, at which she wonders.
The Pope's nephew is married to Pr. Borghese's daughter.
Siege of Aleppo. Endorsed by Hyde.
274. The King to Ormonde, " a 1'enseigne de l'Empereur,
a Louvain." Has just come from his first conference with
[Fuensaldanha] and D. A[lonso] ; at first they were dry and
expected him to propose all, but at last were so free that
he hopes at their next meeting (at 5 in the afternoon) to
advance far and satisfactorily in the business.
Holograph. Endorsed by Ormonde with the date.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 288.
275. The same to the same, "a Bruselles." It was time
for him to leave the place he came from this morning, as
the people began to stare at them and had given the alarm ;
he left by the Diest gate and took a compass round the
town to disguise the way he intended to go. He will keep
himself private, and stay where he is till Ormonde directs
him otherwise ; the latter will soon judge whether the business
is likely to draw out to length, and will take care to provide
supplies. Ormonde is not to take notice with any one that
the King has told him anything concerning the Levellers or
the Catholics ; he may say what he thinks fit, if others speak,
but only as if he had not heard of it before.
Holograph. Endorsed by Ormonde with the date.
276. Henry, Duke of Gloucester, to Hemfieit [Heenvliet].
Not having received the monthly allowance of 500 guilders
for January and February, which it was agreed when his
sister was at Cullen should be paid by the Receiver of Mures
to Sir Charles Cottrell for his use, out of what is to be paid
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Heenvliet will give such directions as may ensure due pay- 1656.
ment in future. Holograph
Red seal. Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
277. Father Talbot, under the name of Thomas Greene, to Antwerp,
Ormonde. Sincerity of the Spanish ministers in treating with March 15.
the King; in the matter of religion, which the King told
them he would communicate to Ormonde on account of the
Irish treaties, they said they would exact nothing that was
not thought reasonable ; at first they were frighted by being
informed that Ormonde was a puritan, and asked the King
to name Sir E. Hyde, but now they know otherwise, and
have a due opinion of his honour and sincerity. They desired
the King not to remain with them, chiefly lest his stay should
prejudice n's [Sexby's] business. Dr. Creagh, the Pope's
chaplain, is not to be trusted with anything ; he misinformed
the Pope about the excommunication ; he is in no great
esteem, yet any man can do mischief. The King must have
his own army, as Lorraine and Conde had. Sir H. de Vic
has done what he could to discredit the writer, and told %
[Fuensaldanha] that 1 [the King] would not see him or deal
with him. Expects to hear to-morrow from 1 1 [Sexby] .
Endorsed by Ormonde.
278. The King to Ormonde ; not signed. Loses not a March 16.
minute in answering his letter. The Duke of York is not
to be mentioned ; it will be time enough when he is desired
to quit France. Approves of the way adopted by Ormonde,
especially that of two treaties ; both must be kept secret.
Ormonde and his servants must keep very close. A Spanish
colonel, who is in the town, has sent to know who [the King
and his suite] are, and is satisfied with the answer given;
perhaps he ought to be privately warned not to enquire
further. If discovered, whither should they go?
Holograph. Endorsed by Ormonde.

279. Hyde to Ormonde; not signed or addressed. Has
heard nothing from them since they left. Suggests the
method of dealing with [Sexby] himself, if there be a con
ference with him ; the privileges of Magna Charta and the
power of free Parliaments must be magnified as much as
possible, and if it is necessary to consent to any unreasonable
propositions, let it be with the clause, " If a free Parliament
shall think fit to ask the same of his Majesty." Cannot say
more from the great torment he is in. An eye must be kept
upon the person who has landed in Zealand. Endorsed by Ormonde.
CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 289.

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Antwerp,March 17.

[Rome],March 18.

March 19.

Cologne,March 21.

280. Father Talbot, under the name of Thomas Greene, to
the King. Has received the letter of the 16th, and will
observe his commands. 1 1 [Sexby] has gone to confer with
a friend, probably Buckingham] ; within two or three days
will know all ; requests the King to linger incognito in these
parts until then. [Sexby] complains that the cavaliers are
his mortal enemies ; it is necessary that they take no notice
of him, or else seem to be his friends. 2 [Fuensaldanha]
and 7 [Don Alonso] will do all that the King can show
them is for their own interest, but they are fearful that his
stay here may not agree with it or [Sexby's] business. Two
or three have come lately from England, who profess to be
cavaliers; does not know their names as yet, but any one
whom the King suspects shall be secured; must expect many
of Cromwell's emissaries under the notion of cavaliers. All say
the King is in this country, but know not where.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
281. Richard Clement to Hyde; partly in deciphered
cipher. [Card. Barberini] says the Pope will be willing to
assist the King in what is not contrary to the Catholic re
ligion, and especially if success appear probable. Intreats
that instructions and a commission may be sent for [father
Wilford], who is most desirous to serve the King. If [Card.
Barberini] receive his revenues from Spain he will assist the
King considerably. Conte Gualdi having submitted to the
Queen of Suedeland the history he had written of her, she
altered it as she pleased, and the person to whom she gave
it to be returned showed it to the Spanish servants whom
she had dismissed, which she took very ill. The Grand Prior
Biehi, nephew to the Pope, has come as ambassador from
Malta. General foreign affairs. Endorsed by Hyde.
282. The King to Ormonde; not signed. Desires to have
a Spanish New Testament, as he hopes they will have much
need of that language. There can be no harm in Ormonde's
speaking with the person come from England. Does not
find by the enclosed that D. B. [Duke of Buckingham] is
at Brussels; writes to the Father for that or any other in
formation. Hopes for as good news to-morrow as the wine
and mutton were to-day, and that Ormonde will have better
luck at picquet than he has with H[enry] B[ennett] at
cribbage. Desires to have Pastor Fido, if no other Italian
book be found better worth sending;
Holograph. Endorsed by Ormonde.
283. Hyde to Ormonde. Is very sick. Desires that as
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positive orders be sent to the Duke of Gloucester about his 1656.
own removal and that of the whole family. Desires leave
to convey, as soon as he is able, his wife to Breda. The
King to be moved to give new charge to the Resident on
behalf of Mr. Shaw ; " if wc never do any good turnes, we
shall have few frendes." Endorsed by Ormonde.
284. Hyde to Ormonde. The letter of the 20 th was very Cologne,
welcome. Shall not be cast down if they return, as their coming March 24.
will bring ease and order, without which the wants of the
family, and the clamour which attends those wants, will be
very grievous. If they do not come, the bills out of France
should be given to Mr. Fox, but probably nothing more
will come from thence to that tune. Let something be said
of Sir Jas. Hamilton, who has been very sick and is in groat
necessity, and also of Lord Napper [Napier]. France seems
confident of keeping the Duke oL-York. The D[uke] of
Buckingham's] design is doubtless to discover something
which may be matter of merit : 1 1 [Sexby] cannot impart
secrets to hurt them, but may undo his own friends in
England. Bampfield landed at Calice last week, and expects
the Duke there ; he says 6000 men are to be transported into
France (some say under the Duke), to serve against Flanders,
and that he himself is to have the command of 2000 ; the King
may know from the good lady at Bruxelles all she knows
of the Duke's designs. Thinks it better for Ormonde's wife
and children to be in Ireland than in England. Desires to
know what is become of Bucke, and to learn from him what
is become of his friend, who could now do excellent service.
Is able to walk the length of his chamber without help.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
285. Richard Clement to Hyde. Desires an answer to his [Rome],
two last. Card. Barberini's reply to the letter Hyde sent March 25-
will be sealed to-night. Has received the printed paper
about the excommunication, put forth by the Irish Bishops,
and will send in his next what he can say on it. Card.
Barberini and the King of Spain are said to be reconciled.
General Italian and foreign affairs. Endorsed by Hyde.
286. Hyde to the King. Encloses draughts of two letters to Cologne,
be written by him in Italian to the King of Spain and Don Luis March 28.
de Haro. Suggestions about the style to be used in ad
dressing the King of Spain. Desires leave to carry his wife
to Breda. The day before the King left Cologne, the letters
to France and the Hague took the news of his journey and
even the names of his attendants. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.

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Cologne,March 28.

1656. Enclosures: —
1 . The King to the King of Spain. Communicates the
offers he has made to the Ministers in Flanders to
take part in the war against the English rebels,
which may be of great mutual advantage.
2. The same to Don Luis de Haro. Hopes the time has
come for him to promote the interests of the writer
at the same time with those of the King of Spain.
3. Italian translations of the foregoing letters, made by
Sir Gilbert Talbot.
287. Hyde to Lord Grandison, " to be sent to his mother."
Is too honest a man ever to forget the obligations he owes
to Grandison's mother, but is fearful that it might prove
dangerous to her now to receive but a letter from him;
therefore cannot write, as requested, to ask for an allowance
for her son. Knows that her fortune was never so large
as some thought it to be, and that now, through her losses,
it is not proportionate to her wants ; nevertheless, is sure
she will do all she can, especially if she had as good an ac
count as Hyde has received of the restraint Lord Grandison
has put upon himself, and the retreat he has made from
that licence to which he had been too much and too long
indulgent, and if she knows that he does not wish to become
a perpetual burden, but only to have help for the present
while he is seeking to make his fortune. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
Cologne, 288. The same to Dr. Cosin. Thanks him for his letter of
March 28. the 10th, with a discourse about the German Empire. Is
still in doubt respecting the Constitution of Otho III, and
the origin of the claim of the Princes and Bishops to elect
the Emperor ; historical difficulties in the matter. Notices
(parenthetically) the doubtful statements of Baronius respect
ing Julian the Apostate. Likes Cosin's [proposed form of]
collation and mandate [for election of bishops] very well ;
as much is done in that business as present fears will admit ;
the death of the Bishop of Gloucester [Goodman] is no
great loss, as he would not have joined with his brethren
in any ecclesiastical office, nor would they have trusted
him. The intricate discourse said by Cosin to have been
sent out of England reminds Hyde of a discourse held
with two Cambridge scholars at first coming into these
parts, who would not have the Bishops nominated by the
King but chosen by the clergy, as they said had been in
primitive times ; Hyde only asked whether the Bishop of Ely
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whereby he saw that what they said was more matter of 1656.
fancy than judgment : he gave them those papers which
the King signed at Paris to carry to the Bishop of Ely.
Does not wonder that Cosin expects to be deprived of the
liberty of .public meeting for devotions; the arguments of no
difference between a chapel and a chamber are not new ;
Hyde has been too much troubled with them, and they
have unhappily been effectual in a place where they ought
Dot to have prevailed. The Charenton Elders cannot expect
that the Princess Royal will come to a kirk in France when
she declines it in Holland. Suggests Confession as a
subject for Cosin's next controversy ; in handling that he
will vindicate an excellent pious institution from many un
happy encroachments, one which the Church recommended
(long before it was enjoined) from the care the Church had to
remove inconvenient scruples from weak men rather than
to draw confession of particular sins from wieked men. The
gout keeps him in his chair, so that he can only write or read.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
289. Hyde to Ormonde. In uncertainty as to the King's Cologne,
return. Speculations about the Spanish treaty. Knows not March 31.
what to say to the information about Jamott ; would not
lightly suspect him ; Ormonde had better speak with him
roundly on the point. Lord Norwich may have conferred
with the party at Breda. O'Neale will tell him that the
French supplies have been cut off, and not one penny paid
to the Duke of Gloucester of the three months due. Sends
a draft for money. Is anxious to take his wife to her mother,
as she looks [to be confined in] April, but has not ten dollars
to pay debts of one hundred. His sharp attack of gout.
Seal of arms ; a chevron between three lozenges ; crest, a cock, with
wings displayed. Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 290.
290. Ricliard Clement to Hyde. Cannot for want of a [Rome]r
cipher speak plain concerning the paper printed by the four Apr. 1.
Irish bishops. Rinuccino's excommunication was thought
null at the time at Rome, but Card. Pancirolo persuaded the
Pope not to declare so much. Will send in his next a copy
of what he sent up concerning it. Card. Cappone is very
zealous for the [King]. The Pope's fruitless negotiations
for peace between France and Spain. Don John of Austria
defeated at sea by the Turks. Card. Barberini and the
Spaniards are reconciled. The Queen of Suedeland favours
the French. Tommaso de Villanueva, who was Archbishop of
Valencia, is to be canonized. The Pope has requested the
Venetians to let the Jesuits buy back what had been taken
from them. Endorsed by Hyde.

106 CALENDAR OF
1656. 291. The King to Hyde; not signed. Is still waiting for
Viivord, the articles which the Spanish ministers promised to draw
p 2' up. Encloses the Father's [Talbot's] letter received to-day.
Cannot yet give Hyde leave to go to Breda; for if he re
mains here, it will be necessary for Hyde to be« with his
brother; if he returns to Collen, it will be necessary to
speak with Hyde; asks Lady Hyde's pardon for this hard
chapter. [P.S. Apr. 3. J Has received Hyde's of the 31st: hopes
good news will soon make him recover his usual greatness,
which must be much diminished since he says he can put on
one of Harry's doublets, by which must be meant Harry
Wilmot's. Holograph.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 292.
Enclosure : —
[Brussels], P[eter] T[albot] to [the King]. Can now almost assure
APr- 3- him that he [the King] will remain here for good.
Was with 3 and 7 last night, who spent an hour and
a half on the question of the remaining there, and
determined that if n's [Sexby's] friends would not
be jealous of it, it should be done publicly. Persuaded
[Sexby] to write ten days ago to his comrades on this
very matter, foreseeing it would come to this ; the
answer therefore may be received to-morrow or next
day.
Apr. 2. 292. Hyde to Clement. Letters mis-sent. The King has
a just opinion of the prudence, affection and fidelity of father
Wilford, and does not send him direct instructions and
credentials to appear for him, only because he is convinced
that his business is not to appear there by any minister of
his own but by the means of some Catholic prince. The
secrecy which is necessary on both sides could not be preserved
if any one were directly authorized. The King's gracious
purposes to his Catholic subjects are as great as can soberly
be desired, and are only undervalued by those who think
no favour to their religion of importance unless he renounce his
own ; these bring more prejudice to the Catholic English than
the Presbyterians could do. The King upon his first coming to
France was prevailed upon to write a letter to the then Pope
for assistance, which was delivered by the General of the
Augustines, who had desired it; the Pope liked the ex
pressions, but required that a time should be fixed when the
King would declare himself a Catholic ; after this, no im
portunity could ever prevail on the King to make the least
address to him. On the present Pope's election the King
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management of the matter to the Duke of Newburgh with the
Elector of Mentz ; the Pope knows from them that the King
desires to put the Catholics in the same condition with his
other subjects and that no one of them shall suffer in any way
for his religion, yet he only returns good words instead of such
a present as might be very serviceable for the King's support.
The King has power to pardon, and to dispense with the
laws ; but the consent of others is necessary for their repeal,
and therefore the less said about that the better. Desires
Clement's opinion very particularly upon this letter. Difficulty
in manning Blake's fleet. Lambert is very popular in the
army. Copy by Hyde.
The greater part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 290.

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1656.

293. Hyde to Ormonde. Hopes for a speedy answer from Cologne,
Madrid respecting the King's residence there, but it would be APr- 4-
better that the King waited for it here than in the indecent
posture he is now in. Is anxious about his wife's removal,
as her time draws near. O'Neale is gone from the Hague.
Is too angry to write to Mr. Harding, and therefore leaves
it to Ormonde, who is too fine a gentleman to offend any one.
Harding gave intelligence to Paris (by letters of the 7th, the
day before Ormonde left) of the King's journey to Flanders
and of the persons who were to go with him ; he will do well
to be prepared what answer to make to the King; it has
altogether shaken Hyde's confidence in him. Hopes Sir H. de
Vic has despatched his deputation to Col. Stephens. Don
Alonso should send instructions to the Italian ports about
receiving English ships for the King's service ; there are
hopes of some good ships which are at Leghorn. The Duke
of Buckingham is at Osterholde ; Hyde has written to Mr.
Coventry to enquire his business and inform Ormonde of his
motions. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 292.

294. Col. Charles Finch to the King. Has obtained a Paris,
promise from some persons who are ready to serve the King APr- 4-
with their purses of some money for service when most
seasonable; desires instructions by Mr. Armourer, the bearer,
as to the hastening the effect of this promise. Endorsed by Ormonde.

295. Mr. Ric. Hopton to the King. On his lately coming [Beginning
from England he was instructed by some persons of loyalty ofAPrl1-]
and condition in a business absolutely necessary for his
Majesty's service. Does not come personally for fear of

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1656.

March 27.
[O. S.]

Apr. 7.

[Rome],
Apr. 8.

detection ; has therefore committed the whole to Mr. Armorer,
by whom he desires the King's commands. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Seal of arms ; crusilly, a lion rampant.

296. /. Tomson (pseudonym) to-

without address ; a

letter in disguised language, professing to treat of some law-
business and domestic affairs, but of which an interpreted copy
is subjoined, revealing a plot on the part of Cromwell ("your
unkle Norton "> for the assassination of the King ("Hall") by
means of a man named Streight, who has for an assistant one
of the Holland Ambassador's (" Mr. Harris' ") family who has
lately made two or three journeys to the place where the King
is. An intimate of Lambert's [" Gauntlet's "] is sent into
France ; if the King cannot make him his friend, he must
take him off from being an enemy.
See under date of April 24O. S. Cl.S. P. vol. iii. p. 289 (without the signature).
297. Hyde to Ormonde. Has fallen ill again. Wonders
Ormonde says nothing of the Duke of Buckingham and what
9 [Talbot] says he has said to 11 [Sexby.] Desires to know
whether Jamott is clear in Ormonde's opinion. Would not
have the King send to Spain, as the whole business should
rest upon the Spanish ministers. It will be hard, if the King
does not return, if Hyde is confined to this place, considering
his wife's state. The Resident asked whether the King could
keep himself there for three months without a supply ; he
may well undertake it, as it will be easier for him to borrow
money there than here. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Seal of arms.
Attached to this letter is a fragment of another from Hyde to Ormonde,
containing as follows : —
Has received from a man who cannot be cozened by vain
promises an overture for the taking of Galloway in Sept. or
October ; the garrison is very weak, and the people ill affected
to them ; has asked two or three important questions about
it, and will say more when answers come. When it is settled
not to return, Lord Culpeper and the Secretary should be
with them. The King should send an order to Fox for 400
rix-dollars for Sir James Hambleton's debts ; the like should
be done for Lord Napper, who is, with his children, in a very
sad condition.
298. Richard Clement to Hyde; some names in deciphered
cipher. Rinuccino's excommunication was at the time ex
amined by the Cardinals and pronounced null and invalid,
but Card. Panciroli prevailed on the Pope to write in excuse
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of one [Ferrall, a Capuchin,] and others, granted an absolution 1656.
from it, but that does not authenticate it ; the grant was op
posed by [Card. Capponi and Barberini and Father Courtnay].
[Card. Barberini] desires that [the King] should make some
offer of what he will do for the Catholics in case he return
to his crown. The Queen of Suedeland is ill, and is attended
by Dr. Bacon, an English physician, in prime credit here. Mis
cellaneous foreign affairs. Endorsed by Hyde.
Enclosure : —
Latin Memorial delivered to the Pope by Clement with
reference to the Excommunication ; "as yet I have had
no answer."
299. The King to Hyde; not signed. Has received his Brussels,
letter of the 7th. De Vic was last night with Don Alonso to APr- IO-
ask for a conference to-day, but as yet there is no answer.
Will ask for the directions for the Mediterranean ports, but
must first get permission for his men-of-war in the ports here.
Nick Armorer came this morning ; likes what he brings ;
will advise the honest gentlemen at Paris to stay there till
he can send positive orders, but some must return by reason
of the time, which is limited in their passports. Just now
¦" What-you-call-'em " comes from the Conde, and says the in
terview is fixed for to-morrow. Endorsed by Hyde.
ci. S. P. vol. iii. p. 292.
300. Hyde to Ormonde. Has received his letter of the 6th. Cologne,
Is better, but cannot stand with ease. His wife must go next Apr. n.
week; for himself, he will do as he is commanded. Will
not write to O'Neale, as he owes a letter. Ormonde does
not say anything of the money due from France, nor about
the Duke of Buckingham, about whom he ought to be in
quisitive; he goes under the name of M. Beaumont. Hyde
is not satisfied that Capt. Titus is so close with the Duke as Lord
Rochester thinks ; the Duke went on the 4th with Col. Massey
and Titus to Antwerp ; if Layton say true, Titus advises the
Duke to adhere to the Presbyterians. The King must take
care to let people know that he will not be served in spite of his
teeth, nor otherwise than in his judgment he thinks fit. The
little supply that came is all spent in paying the most impor
tunate debts and redeeming the jewel; Fox protests he shall
not be able to get a week's credit more for the Duke [of
Gloucester's] table. There are hopes of money from Germany,
as the Duke of Newburgh solicits effectually, and fair promises
are made to Lord Taaffe by the Elector of Cullen.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
301. Secret Treaty between the King and Philip IV. of Apr. 12.

110 CALENDAR OF
1656. Spain, signed at Brussels by Ormonde and Rochester, with
Sir H. de Vic as assistant, on the one part, and Fuensaldana
and de Cardenas on the other. Provides for the renewal of the
treaty made in 1630; for a league defensive and offensive;
on the part of Spain, for the supply of 4000 foot and 3000
horse, with arms, ammunition, &c, for an expedition to
England in the course of the present year when the King
can secure a fitting place for debarkation, and of a sufficient
sum of money ; on the part of the King, for the maintenance,
when he shall have recovered his crown, of twelve ships of war,
two of 60 guns, two of 50, four of 40 and four of 30, for five
years for the service of Spain against Portugal, and for the
allowance of levies among the English and Irish ; for the
renunciation of all friendship with, and prohibition of any as
sistance to, the Duke of Braganza ; and for the forbidding any
new English plantations in the West Indies and restoring all
the conquests made since 1630. This treaty to be ratified by
the King of Spain within three months. — Spanish.
Brussels, 302. Reserved and special article of the preceding treaty, not
pr- 15" inserted in it on account of the need of entire secrecy, by
which the King undertakes, upon his restoration, to suspend
all penal laws against the Roman Catholics and endeavour
to procure their total revocation ; to grant the Roman Catho
lics full liberty in the free exercise of their religion, and
to carry out fully the treaty made by Ormonde with the
Irish in 1648. — French. Two copies, one endorsed by Hyde.
Cologne, 303. Hyde to the King. All the particulars of the treaty
APr- !4- with the Spaniards ought to be kept secret. The amount of
the allowance due from France [ — of which the particulars
are stated — ] will be sufficient to defray the large debts due at
Cologne, exclusive of the contributions promised from
Germany. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. hi. p. 293, omitting two lines.
Cologne, 304. The same to Ormonde. Has received his letter of the
Apr. 14. 10th. Advice respecting the King's residence in Flanders;
lodgings to be taken both in Antwerp and Bruges, to be
occupied occasionally for a few days in order to give the idea
of negotiations and preparations being carried on there; a
country-house, or a house at Diest, to be taken for the per
manent residence. Advice respecting the remove from
Cologne; ceremonies to be observed to the town, &c. Dr.
Earle to be sent for by the King to conduct the public de
votion, which he has now been a long time without. Heythwyte,
who has the charge of the plate, is the only servant named

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by the writer to go to the King; the King must specify the 1656..
rest. Some debts of Ormonde's are to be consulted about
with Allen. Dennis must be asked where Ormonde's ciphers
were left. Mr. Bennett is a bad correspondent. Mr. Harry
Tosse will probably be willing to let lodgings in his house to
the King. The greater part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. pp. 294-6.
Postscript (on a separate leaf). One exception to Bruges
is that it is already believed the King will go there. In a
letter from the Hague, seen yesterday, it was said that Col.
Hollis told the writer that Col. Price had a letter from his
elder brother, Herbert Price at Antwerp, in which this was
asserted ; it was also said that Nich. Armorer had come to
the King, and some supposed with some propositions respect
ing England from some gentlemen in France. As to the
proposition about a town, it did not come from Inchiquin,
but from a person whose name Hyde cannot write for want
of a cipher, but will put it at the foot of his next letter ;
the person who wrote about it was Ge. Carteret, who said
that Hyde had sure correspondence there, and one discreet
man traded thither by a safe conduct from Cromwell.
305. Two letters from the King, forwarded through Nich. Apr. 14.
Armorer; one to Mr. Hopton thanking him for his pro
position, about which Armorer is instructed ; the other to
Col. Finch, thanking him for procuring the promise of money
from Mr. Rumney. Draughts by Ormonde.
306. The same to Sir Ro[berf] Sh[irley], "by Barnes." Apr. 15.
When he can consult with proper persons, will send authority
for him to execute what he has proposed. Is more troubled
at the misfortune of the person by whose care the money was
to have been sent, than at his own disappointment. A supply
was never more necessary than now, as the business is in a
more hopeful way than he can tell. Whosoever comes with
anything written in the cipher which he sends, is to be
trusted, but not without it. Draught by Ormonde.
307. Richard Clement to Hyde. Card. Mazarin is much [Rome],
dissatisfied at the Pope's efforts (urged on by Card. Ant. APr- I5-
Barberini) for a general peace; Card. Lachetti endeavours
to mediate. Bichi, the Pope's nephew and ambassador from
Malta, has departed from Rome by the Pope's order. The
Spanish ambassador and the Card, of Hassia threaten to
depart if the ambassador from Portugal be received. The
Queen of Suedeland has gone into a nunnery ("where the

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112 CALENDAR OF
1656. nun is that hath the rare voice ") for her devotions this holy
week.
Apr. 16. 308. Three letters from the King, " by Mr. Cooper and
others." 1. To Sir Henry Slingsby. Having found a secure
way of writing by the bearer, desires to assure him of the
sense he has of his troubles and of the cause of them. 3. To
Mr. Musgrave, by Armorer. Thanks him for offers of
service upon his going into England ; desires him to assure
his father of the King's friendship. 3. To Sir John Boys.
Desires his opinion of the best way in which to recommence
operations. Draught by Ormonde.
The letter to Slingsby is printed in Carte's Life of Ormonde, folio edit.
vol. iii. p. 680.
309. The King to Hyde. Has already got more than he
hoped for when he left Cologne ; the assurance of it two
months since would have made Hyde caper in spite of the
gout. Will make use to Lord Jermyn of the account of the
state of his French pension. Is to meet the Archduke to
morrow morning. Has lost his keys; desires Tom Chifinch
therefore to bring his cabinet, but not to bring his wife until
all remove. Desires that all his books may be carefully packed,
to be ready when he calls for them. O'Neill's opinion of the
best route for transport of goods. Holograph.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 297.
310. Henry, Duke of Gloucester to Hemfliet [Heenvliet]*.
Has been loath to press his sister, believing her businesses
to be many after so long an absence, but as this is the fourth
month since he received anything and his debts are largely
increased, he is forced to be very earnest with Heenvliet to
remind her. Holograph.
Red seal. Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
Cologne, 311. Hyde to Ormonde. Received his letter of the 13th,
APr- l8- when unable to move through the gout. Sent away his
wife under the charge of Jo. Mennes, but in any case would
himself have remained for the service of the Duke of Glou
cester [with respect to his removal]. If he can be put in a
boat, will leave on Monday for Breda, and will hope to be
there by the end of the week; directions left with Mr. Shaw
will find him. Hopes his attendance with the King will be
* The date of the year, 1656, is added to this letter (as to all the other letters
of the Duke of Gloucester) by Heenvliet himself, but the Duke had not yet
quitted Cologne, and the following letter from Hyde speaks of him as being
there at the very same time that he appears to have been writing from Brussels.
If the year be not an error, the Duke must have gone to Brussels on a
temporary visit to his brother.

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dispensed with as long as possible, that he may remain
with his wife, in compassion to the case she is in ; but when
he is summoned, he will away the next hour. The Secre
tary and Dr. Earle will leave either with Hyde or with the
Duke, but Lord Culpeper will remain a few days and present
the King's letter to the city. Hopes to send Mr. Delves and
To. Dogg with Mr. Chiffinch and the King's goods ; will send
Ormonde's trunks and books, to be left at Mr. Hewett's.
The King's pension from France has been paid to the end
of March ; if payments out of it have been made there without
his express order, he should disallow them and require satis
faction. It snows as if it were Christmas.

1656.

312. The Duke of York to the King; not signed or ad
dressed. Sends a letter he has received from one who says
he has correspondence with Secretary Nicholas; sends also
the original unciphered, in case Nicholas may know the hand.
Advises the King not to neglect such advices, especially as he
has so few persons with him. Endorsed by Hyde.

Paris,
Apr. 21.

313. Hyde to the King. His letter of the 17th is the most
cheerful letter Hyde has received for seven years, and
would have set him on his feet even when the gout com
manded most; if there was any melancholy in Hyde's last
(which was never charged on him in the Articles, senseless
hope being his sin), he may curse the Lord Lieutenant for
him, who had given a melancholy account of their prospects.
It has been written out of France that the King has assigned
away all the money which was to come from thence ; if,
when he has received the accounts, he finds any has been
paid without his consent or order, he must require such sums
to be returned. In endeavouring to prevent Tom Chiffinch 's
wife from accompanying her husband, Hyde has given her
(who is the most loving poor wretch in the world) cause to
abhor him with her whole heart, and has left her husband
to do as she will have him ; he will start with the goods
to-morrow ; the books will be left in the charge of Mr. Griffin.
The Duke of Gloucester is out of countenance at not being
yet called away from Cologne ; keep up his spirits by writing
to him frequently. It is said a certain great person [the
Duke of Buckingham] intends to repair to the King as soon
as his residence is known ; the eyes of all men are on the King,
whose nature they do not yet know ; let him discountenance
at once those servants who serve him not as they ought to
do; he will find more ease from one day's frank declaring
of his purposes, than by reservations leading people to believe
he likes what in truth he absolutely dislikes and abhors.
VOL. III. 1

Cologne,
Apr. 21.

114 CALENDAR OF
1656. Hopes to put himself in the boat on Monday or Tuesday
and to be at Breda by the end of the week. Has an intrigue
among the seamen which he would drive on if he knew it
were seasonable. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Followed by a copy by Hyde's secretary.
Cologne, 314. Hyde to Ormonde. Has received his letter of the
Apr. 21. \j\S\. The Consuls of the city have invited the Duke of
Gloucester to a collation in the State-house to-morrow ; the
people continue strangely civil, except Sunenbergh and Mr.
Goodyer, who in their petition against Mad. le Grande,
complain that she has spent her and their estate in enter
taining strangers and foreigners, and desire that those
strangers who are lodged in her house may be removed
elsewhere, for which the Duke has forbidden Mr. Goodyer
to enter his chamber ; and with Mr. Massonett's help he has
petitioned to be restored to his primitive freedom. Tom
Dogg will go with Chiffinch to-morrow, and it will be Mr.
Delves' own fault if he do not go too. Fox and Hyde have
settled the business with Allan, so that Ormonde has the
character of a reasonable fine gentleman as well as honest
man. Tell Lord Rochester that Rose shall come along with
the goods. Hyde will be accompanied by Sir Ge. Hambleton
and old Newburgh. Desires to be allowed to remain with
his wife as long as possible ; " you may, upon occasyon, send
the foole O'Neale to me." Endorsed by Ormonde.
Cologne, 315. The same to the same ; not dated. Wonders the King
[April.] nas sent for two persons who talk too much of business; has
persuaded one to wait till the Duke of Gloucester goes ; the
other will lose no time, and will go with Lord Gerard ; the
King had better send him to Amsterdam to borrow =£'500 of
Webster. If the King be solicitous to bring Lord Balc[arres]
to him, he is not so careful of his own ease as he should be.
Failing an order for Sir James Hambleton, Hyde has pre
sumed to oblige Fox to help him ; will give the King good
reasons for it; desires an order, in a subjoined form, may be
sent to Fox to let Hambleton have 400 dollars, dated the
day they left Brussels. Desires an order also concerning
Lord Napper.
[April.] 316. The same to the same; not dated. Sends the postscript
received from Lady Aylesbury in her last letter of the 5th ;
let nobody but the King see it or know whose hand it is.
What does he think of the dearness between the D[uke of
Buckingham] and the Capt. [Titus] ? Beware of people who
by being countenanced may do harm ; a brisk temper in the
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hopes that the King, if the D[uke] should have the pre- 1658.
sumption to come to him, will show he will not be imposed
upon. Desires that the order asked for in his last for Sir
J. Hambleton may be sent and that care may be taken for
poor Napper. [Seep. 108.]
317. R. Clement to Hyde. Has received his of 3 Apr. Apr. 22.
The Pope has written earnestly to the King of France about
a peace; Mazarine pretends that the Card, de Retz is
fomented at Rome ; the Queen of Suedeland also interposes to
promote a peace. The envoy from Portugal expects to have
an audience of the Pope, either as a private man or as one sent
from the Clergy. The Pope has reduced the interest paid
by the Camera from 4^ per cent, to 4, which brings him great
store of money. The Protector of England has desired of
the Genoese a haven for his ships. Endorsed by Hyde.
318. Hyde to Ormonde. Has received his letter of the Cologne,
3 ist. Hopes to set out to-morrow, and to be at Breda on APr- 24-
Saturday night. If Lord Jermin be 1500 pistoles out of
purse at Paris, the King has given away so much by private
warrants over and above 7200 pistoles: Lord Balc[arres]
says the King has assigned all away. Mr. Blague (who is
gone to-day with Lord Gerard) will press the King very
importunately to sign some papers for Scotland, but surely
he will not now do what he has before refused to do, and
nothing of that kind offered by them can be for his service.
Hopes to bring Mr. Belins with him; Delves stays behind
because his landlord and butcher will not take Mr. Fox's
word for payment. Desires such an order may be sent for
Sir Jas. Hambleton as he proposed in his last. Is the time
ripe for the designs among the seamen ? Is the main business
taken care for, that for which Ch., Da., and Hal. were de
pended upon? Tell Bucke in England, that Hyde desires
to hear of his brother ; wishes he would come over privately
or send some one. Inserts, as he had promised but had
forgotten to do, a name at the foot of his letter, that Ormonde
may know what was meant in Inch[iquin's] letter.
(The name written at the foot is Liguevill.) Seal of arms.
319. Extracts from letters of intelligence out of England, Apr. 24.
from March 27 to Apr. 24 ; in Peter Talbot's handwriting.
Cromwell has hired Streight, Mr. Halsey 's man, to murder
the King, with the assistance of one of the Holland ambas
sador's family. The forces promised to the King in England are
550 more than in Armorer's account. Cromwell is confident
that the King can do nothing in Flanders but he shall have
notice of it by a person sent lately to the Spanish Court,
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London, Apr. 14,
[O.S.]

Antwerp,Apr. 28.

Paris,
Apr. 21.

whose name it is hoped will shortly be known. Bar[k]stead,
the Governor of the Tower, says the King has demanded
12 ships and 1000 seamen of the Spaniard. 6000 men are
to be levied for Sweden under Fleetwood, of whom 2000 are
for his own regiment, which Sir William Leyton commands.
320. " William Montgomery to Mr. Lloyd. Received his of
the 1 3th inst. N.S., on the 13th, O.S., by which he finds
Nick Armourer is gone for Flanders. Desires to be informed
of the King's expectations from Spain and Germany, and of
affairs in general.
Wrongly endorsed by Hyde, " Nic. Armorer to my Lord Lieut.,
9 May."
321. Father P. Talbot to Ormonde. If any money comes
from 2 [Fuensaldanha] for 11 [Sexby], will endeavour to
send some to 1 [the King]. Has asked Fuensaldanha to give
the regiment he had intended for Gilbert [Talbot] to Lord
Dillon; many Irish come from all parts to Gilbert's rendez
vous at Ghent. Don Juan de Austria is expected next week ;
it is of much importance to have him a friend ; the King loses
a true friend by Fuensaldanha's going away. Wrote to
Thom to admonish James Talbot not to intermeddle in any
matters relating to the . King ; suspects they were both at
cuffs, for James was in a railing humour when he writ the
enclosed. Thom is not altogether so bad as he is described ; he
will not betray the King : he wrote to ask the King's business
here, but P. Talbot replied that he knew nothing, and that
perhaps the King himself would tell him. Letters to be directed
to Lady Dillon for P. Talbot. Lord Taragh and all that
family are great friends of James Talbot.
Enclosure : —
Father James Talbot to his cousin Father Peter Talbot,
professor of theology in the Jesuits' College at Ant
werp. Has received his letter of the 16th. Tom,
Peter's brother, is still here, a disgrace to his function,
name and nation, in a poor and miserable condition,
living without mass, matins, or any other mark of a
Christian, perfidious to all who did most oblige him,
and no Jew more mercenary than he. Wonders the
King should impart his secrets to such as Peter's
letter imports, who would for gain sell both secret and
master ; he were better in his convent and more
honourable than to live as he doth. Knows not what
he himself has done to cause the King to entertain so
strange an opinion of him ; desires to know what is laid
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Brussels,"thisFridaymorning,"[Apr. 28.]

prejudicing the King's desires or the good of his nation ; 1656.
knows few who have been more zealous of both.
322. Hyde to Ormonde; not dated. Thanks him for the [Apr,]
money-order sent for Sir James Hambleton. Lord Napper
is in a very ill condition; he will not be able to remove with the
family unless the King send him an order for 400 dollars. Owes
100 dollars to Mr. Harding for a loan to himself. Poor Rob.
Phillipps, who has never had anything from the King, needs
200 dollars for clamorous debts. Dr. Morley had an inter
view with the Duke of Buckingham yesterday; the latter
desired to know what Hyde thought of him ; said he thought
he could do better service to the King by not going to him.
323. Sir II. de Vic to Ormonde ; not signed. Received his
letter of the 25th yesterday. Will speak to Fuensaldanha on
behalf of Col. Stevens, and, if possible, will get an order that
as many others of the King's subjects as are owned or em
ployed by his majesty may be permitted in Dunkirk. Designs
of the French in the Flemish ports. General aspect of con
tinental affairs. Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 29 Apr., 1656."
324. Extract (in the handwriting of John Nicholas) from Francfort,
a letter of news about the King of Sweden and some defeats APr- 88-
experienced by him. — French.
325. " The expencefor his Majesties dyett and other necesaryes Apr. 30.
in this weeke," from Monday, Apr. 34, to Sunday, Apr. 30 ;
amounting to 65 dollars 4 shill. 4 stivers.
Endorsed, "Mr. Laws for a weeke at Bruges," with notes by Hyde of
the expense for various weeks in June and July.
326. The Earl of Bristol to Sir E. Hyde. Has written to
Ormond in the place of both. Slingsby will tell Hyde what
the writer thinks without reservation ; desires to know Hyde's
mind as freely. Seal, coronet and fleur-de-lis, with the Garter.
327. Hyde to the King. Left the King's family well at
Cullen ; beseeches that he will write frequently to his brother ;
is solicitous for the discharging all accounts there. Stopped
Mr. Sands yesterday from going to Bruges by telling him
that the King desired his servants should not repair to him
without order. In the last Dutch Diurnal printed at the
Hague, there is mention of the King's changing his religion,
with other particulars not crowded in by chance; hopes to
discover by what villainy these scandals are published. Card.
Barberini purposes to send the King some present. Copy by Hyde.
The greater part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 298.

Paris,May 1.

Breda,
May 1.

118 CALENDAR OF
1656. 328. Hyde to Ormonde. Received at Breda his letter of the
Breda, 28th ; is far from being yet able to run races, but will leave
May 1. wnen sumrnoned, which he knows will not be till necessary,
out of compassion to his wife. Hopes the licence of writing and
speaking will be restrained by the King before Hyde comes to
him. The damnable prints at the Hague of the King's being
turned Papist show how necessary it is that Dr. Earle be with
him ; in all journeys let him be one of the train. Mr. Jen
nings visited Hyde yesterday, and was well pleased (Mr.
Coventry says) with Ormonde's letter ; they will probably
therefore in two or three days confer freely. No error in the
estimate of the money due from France. Has left the letter
for the magistrates [of Cologne] to be delivered in due season ;
but if the Duke stay long, Lord Culpeper will ask for the
insertion of another name, as his private affairs will compel
him to leave. If leave be given to the gentleman who desires
to come to the King, the Spaniard may have some occasion of
jealousy in respect of the person. Hopes to hear, if Ormonde
has his cipher, something of the intrigue about the Duke of
York, which Hyde cannot understand. Whatever D. Belins'
employment may be, he will discharge it excellently ; but his
journey to Vienna is now as necessary as ever ; he must be
supplied with money, and he will starve before he asks for
any. Recommends the " good doctor " [Earle] to Ormonde's
care. To be remembered to O'Neale and Mr. Bennett.
Endorsed both by Hyde and Ormonde.
Red seal of arms.
May 1. 329. The King to the Magistrates of Cologne [being the
letter mentioned in the preceding]. Would have taken solemn
leave had he supposed his occasions would have kept him from
returning ; has appointed his brother, the Duke of Gloucester,
to say in his name what he would have said himself, but cannot
be satisfied without assuring them in his own hand that, if ever
restored to his dominions, he will take all occasions to express
his affection to them and to their city. Has appointed Lord
Culpeper to deliver this, who will inform them that Stephen
Fox, maitre d'hotel, is charged not to leave the town until the
outstanding debts are satisfied. Draught by Hyde.
Br[usseis], 330. Sir H. de Vic to Ormonde; not signed. Received his
Mav i- letter of the 28th yesterday, and delivered the enclosure to
Lord Castlehaven. Interview with the Marq. de Leda about
the freedom of the ports and about Col. Stevens ; he will do
nothing without express written order from the Archduke, and
is full of fears that if the ports be opened much mischief may
be done by pretended subjects of the King. The Archduke's
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London,April 21.
[O.S.]

Breda,May 3.

desires to know how he shall send it, not knowing how, in the
cessation of their common acts of devotion, his conscience may
call upon him.
331. Disguised letter from J. T., [Abr. Cowley?]; not
addressed. Has had conference with several friends, but not
with Mr. Martin or Mr. Felington ; Mr. Ascue is ready to
his utmost. Has as yet no order from Mr. Conyers to offer
any rewards ; desires information on this point with all speed.
Humblest service to Mr. Ellis [the King ?] ; has delivered his
letter. Some discreet and knowing persons are peremptory in
the story of Mr. Osborn's making love passionately to Mrs.
Conyers ; let Mr. Ellis, her friend, know it that he may advise
her, but Osborn is not so courtly to others, for he takes all
violent courses to disoblige his own and Mrs. Conyer's
friends. Apparently in the same hand as art. 349, infra.
332. Hyde to Secretary Nicholas. Account of his journey
to Breda, and sufferings from the gout. Will endeavour
to go up to comfort poor Mrs. Phillipps, who is immo
derately afflicted upon the news of the death of her only
son ; knows not whether her husband yet knows of the loss.
Dr. Earle and Mr. Belins went yesterday toward the King,
and the rest of Hyde's company, excepting Lord Newburgh,
to Antwerp. Hyde's father is much broken *. Desires Mas-
sonett may prepare a pass and testimonial, in Latin, for Mr.
Peter Wich (eldest son of Sir Peter, the late Controller), who
is now in Italy, and desires the pass that he may not be
thought one of the rebels ; let it be attested by Nicholas, with
the signet ; Hyde will procure the King's hand.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
333. The same to the same. On Harry's carrying Hyde's
letter, written an hour since, to the Post-house, he brought back
Nicholas's of the 38th, which he answers at once. Lord Taaffe
came last night, having spent two days with Lord Wentworth,
and is gone this morning to Antwerp. Is glad Lord Norwich
is so courteous. Does not read Sir Patrick Drummond's letter
till he has finished this ; when commissions are granted, knows
no reason why they should not be granted to strangers or any
who will take them, and this Col. Spindler has expressed
more than ordinary affection to the King's service.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
334. The same to Mr. Clement, relating to the proceedings Breda,
about the excommunication of the Irish royalists, referred Mav 3»

Breda,
May 3.

* Hyde's father-in-law, Sir Thomas Aylesbury.
following year, aged 81.

He died at Breda in the

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Br[ussells],
May 4.

London,
April 24.
[O.S.]

Br[ussels],May 5.

Breda,
May 5.

to in previous letters; a great part in cipher. Received his
letter of 8 Apr. when leaving Cologne, and immediately on
reaching Breda sent a servant with the enclosure to the King
at Bruges. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
335. Sir H. de Vic to Ormonde; not addressed. De
parture of the Archduke and expected arrival of Don Juan.
The liberty desired for Col. Stephens at Dunkirk is granted to
him by the Conde Fuensaldanha (as the Marq. of Leda told
de Vie yesterday), but to no other of the King's subjects.
Don Alonso says Don Juan will expect that the King will
treat him with the title of Serene Highness, and will give him
the hand; in reply to objections from de Vic, he insinuated
that the King's affairs would pass through Don Juan's hands.
Encloses a blank commission to be filled up with the name
of Capt. Martin ; it was prepared by the Secretary at Cologne
for Capt. Armstead. Don Alonso is the chief opponent of the
opening of the ports through fear that their safety may be
endangered. 336. Extract from a letter of warning against Dr. Charle-
ton, formerly a great cavalier who suffered much for the King,
but is now gone over to Flanders with a plot to procure
acceptance by the Princess of Orange as her physician, in
order that he may do service [to the rebels], for which he is
well rewarded. "The letter comes from 25. 33. 40. 36.
6. 59. 49. 30. [Ihon Burk], and the expressions in it make
me beleave 6. 31. 57. 7. 16. 4. 49. ii [Blubeard] is not a
stranger to it."
337. Sir H. de Vic to Ormonde. The Marq. de Leda
says he is going himself to Dunkirk, and will see that the
order about Col. Stephens is carried out. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Red seal of arms.
338. Hyde to Ormonde. Has received his of the 30th.
Cannot begin the business with the seamen, for he hears from
de Vic that the ports are no more open to them than they
were a year ago. De Vic puts down certain wise propositions
suggested by some not good judge, which the Spaniards
cannot be expected to grant ; all that is wanted is, that, for
their common advantage against the common enemy Crom
well, the ports shall be open for such English ships as will
return to their own King's service ; all questions of prizes and
duties and Admiralty are inferior, and may be settled after
wards as may be most acceptable to the Spaniards. Has
written to de Vic to the same tune.
Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 9 May."
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(P.S.) The name at the foot of his letter (of 34 Apr.) was 1656.
that which he had promised to mention of a consider
able person whom Mr. Jewell (substituted for In-
chiquin's name, erased) said was anxious to serve the
King; Mr. Jewell writes with great zeal, and makes
large offers not only for himself but for the whole
family of Mr. Irwin. Mr. Jennings cannot procure a
pass to go into- England ; he has sent a discreet person
from whom he expects constant accounts ; he has a
great prejudice against Mr. Joyner's knowing any-
; thing, as he says that all which the latter knows is
presently transmitted to Mr. Moley and from him to
Mr. Crooke ; he says he has communicated nothing of
importance to Mr. Barcott, of whom he otherwise pro
fesses great value; there must be a great intrigue
- between those two and Mr. Mutts (?) . Mr. Barcott came
yesterday, but was offended because Hyde expressed
110 desire to see him ; is wonderfully uneasy ; talks
big, and has a thousand crotchets ; he is gone away,
and his main end is thought to be upon Sexby *.
Has a letter this day from Amsterdam from Sir Edw.
Walker about getting money from the Dutch Catholics
by means of some priests ; his discourse is more to the
purpose than Hyde expected ; good may be done upon
it, with great secrecy. The Cardinal (Mazarine) has
sent Cromwell 150,000 pistoles for setting out the
fleet. Followed by a copy, by Hyde's secretary, of the whole letter.
339. Hyde to de Vic. Has received his letter of the ist,
and answered his former by. Mr. Shaw. Touching the ports,
the propositions set down in his letter are such as the
Spaniards could never agree to. The demands cannot be
founded on the treaties, which, as de Vic well observes, are
not for their turn, and the law of the sea, or nation, less.
Method to be adopted in dealing with Spain (as expressed in the
preceding letter to Ormonde). Has written to the King this
day to this purpose. Has the Bishop of Ephesus lately come
from Rome? What countryman is he, and of what repu
tation 1 Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
340. Thomas Talbot, under the signature " Tom Wilson," Paris,
to his brother Peter. Shall know next week what course May 5-
the Queen will prescribe for his going to Rome. Sends the
bitter and unhandsome answer of the Chancellor of France to
the clergy concerning the Pope's breve. Wonders he has no
answer from the King or from his brother Peter to both his
last letters. Endorsed by Ormonde.
* By " Mr. Barcott " the Duke of Buckingham appears to be designated ;
see. p. 128,

Breda,May 5.

122 CALENDAR OF
1656. 341. Thomas Talbot to the King. To his letter delivered by
^ns« Father Plunquett, now adds, that Lord Jermyn expects a final
ay answer from the Cardinal about sending the Bishop of Amiens
to Rome about the application [there for assistance] ; the
French clergy are well disposed to contribute. Supplies may
confidently be expected from Spain ; and, as Father Daly (em
ployed at Paris from Portugal) reports, from the King of
Portugal. The Irish troops employed by France will be sure,
when the King has occasion for them, to obey his commands.
Sends the Pope's breve, with the Chancellor's answer. 3000
men are to be levied in Ireland, and put in the hands of
Bodkin, a merchant in Galway, who is an honest man.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Paris, 342. Nic. Armorer to Ormonde. Has received a letter from
May;. ]yj;r_ gw 29. 61. 43. 14. 49. [Cooper] from 253 [London]; he
is safe, and meets with no discouragement, but the contrary ;
he has got some horses for 235 [the King], which he will
send; 9. 39. 31., 21. 25. 31. 6. 67. [Col. Gilby] is still
prisoner. Yesterday Mr. 23. 36. 43. 54. 39. 36. [Hopton]
left Paris on his way home, and left the enclosed; the
Duke of York has not yet been discoursed with about the
West ; the disorders in the last business were (Hopton says)
caused by the orders not coming from one hand alone and the
correspondence not being kept with only one ; to remedy this,
no old commissions should be in force till the King has further
light about his affairs, who should also nominate one person
for correspondence. The person with whom Ormonde dis
coursed in the meadow [i. e. Hopton] is gone with much cheer
fulness; he has left a cipher. Charles Barkly broke his leg
yesterday by a fall from his horse ; his uncle is gone to Callis ;
Dr. Frazer went after him yesterday. The letter is delivered
to Mrs. Jane Bond [or Bound]. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Enclosure : —
Paris, Mr. Ric. Hopton to the King. Has received his instructions
ay3- by Mr. Armourer, and will begin his journey to
morrow. As to the part concerning the West, there
was in the last attempt a failing in preparations which
disgusted many eminent persons in Cornwall, and,
unless now remedied by a new order from the King,
may prove an obstacle ; the Duke of York will give a
full account. Will observe whatever instructions may
be sent through Mr. Armourer or Mr. Ross.
Endorsed both by Hyde and Ormonde.
Brussels, 343. Sir H. de Vic to Ormonde ; not signed. News of the
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men-of-war to secure the Portugal fleet, lest Cromwell's ships,
having missed the Spanish fleet, should fall upon them. Col.
Morphy desires his service ; he can convey letters to Lord
Muskerry. Endorsed by Ormonde.
344. Sir H. de Vic to Ormonde ; not signed. Different re
ports as to whether the Conde de Fuensaldanha will remain or
leave on the arrival of Don Juan. It is said that Cromwell in
sinuated to Barriere, the Prince of Conde's agent in England,
when he applied for his passport to leave, that he would gladly
have him stay. Lord Dillon is much troubled at not hearing
from Ormonde ; the Portuguese at Antwerp desires an answer
from him [Dillon] respecting his offer to lodge his Majesty.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
345. R. Clement to Hyde. The Pope, though not too
liberal, has expressed himself willing to second others in assist
ing the King, in what shall not be contrary to the affairs of
Catholics. Advantages to the King, notwithstanding the pre
judice it might be to him in England if he were known to
have commerce with Rome, of having an agent directly com
missioned to treat with the Pope, instead of treating indirectly
through some other prince. Some of his subjects may be found
here, who will not only preserve secrecy, but in case anything
be discovered, will be willingly content that he threaten to
proceed against them as acting without his leave or warrant ;
the mention made of Father Wilford in a letter from the King
to Card. Barberini does not sufficiently empower him for this.
Cardinals Cherubino and Cecchino died this week. The [Q.
of Sweden] is less in credit; she rides the great horse and
uses other unaccustomed exercises ; her life has been published
in Italian this week ; she had the reading of it before it was
printed ; jealousies about her appointment of Conti Santinelli,
a young Italian whom she has made a duke, in the place of
Don Ant. della Queva. She endeavours to reconcile France
and Rome, and would have the Pope induce Card. Retz to
renounce the Archbishopric of Paris. Endorsed by Hyde.
A considerable part in deciphered cipher.
346. The King to Hyde; not signed. Has received his letter
by the Doctor [Earle], who came on Friday. Hopes the money
coming from the Duke of Newburg will go far to discharge his
family from Collen. Has not received the French account
from Lord Jermyn. Has, on his brother's importunity, per
mitted him to come, but he must send the furniture first, the
house here being totally unfurnished. Hyde did well in ad
vising Mr. Sandes not to come. Most necessary for Hyde to
come as quickly as his gouty feet will let him ; his absence

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Bruges,May 7.

Brussels,May 7.

London,
April 27.
[O.S].

CALENDAR OF
increases inconvenience every day, and he has only been
allowed to play the truant so long out of consideration to his
lady ; for want of his book of inscriptions, subscriptions and
superscriptions, the King could not now have written to Don
Juan had not the Lord Lieut, kept by chance a letter intended
for the Archduke written in the style which Don Juan
expects ; if he leaves in the afternoon, let his book set forth in
the morning that he be no more cursed for want of it. Wants
a set of coach-horses at present more than so much ready
money. Endorsed by Hyde.
Small red seal of the royal arms.
CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 298.
347. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed. Has kept off for a
long time the summons which the King now sends him. The
King would gladly check the license in writing and talk, but
knows not where to begin ; would be glad that the Hague
relation about him should be retracted, but would not willingly
let knaves see how they may most offend him. The Duke of
Gloucester has now liberty to come ; a warrant for Robin
Phillips will be sent, with a letter from Ormonde to Lord
Napier assuring him of the King's care to bring him with his
family. The Duke of York professes a readiness to come
when the King sends for him. The employment designed for
Dick Belings is to the Elector of Mentz and Duke of New
burgh, which will consist well with his going to Vienna; but
money is wanting. Dr. Morley's dialogue with the person he
met is very naturally related. The only dispensation for
Hyde's stay will be the assurance of his bringing money ; the
King desires seven good horses for the coach which he expects
daily. The King thinks of sending Ormonde to Brussels to
advance the propositions about the liberty of the ports.
Endorsed by Hyde.
348. Sir H. de Vic to Ormonde ; not signed or addressed.
Received Ormonde's letter of the 3rd last night. Partial
extent to which the Spaniards may be inclined to grant the
desire for an independent Admiralty Court for the King's ships.
Suggests that the King should address Don Juan as Monsieur
mon Cousin, and that he should arrange to meet him upon his
coming, at the house offered him by a Portuguese, between
Antwerp and Mechlin. Endorsed by Ormonde.
349. J. H. to Nic. [Armourer; endorsed by the latter,
" This is Mr. Cow[ley's ?] letter to mee "]. His third letter,
but as yet no return. Sent Mr. Smith to Mr. Green about
Mr. Conyer's business, and had this return, that he would not
fail to send him satisfaction [money] with all convenient speed,
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Mr. Redshaw will probably set out on his journey to France 1656.
in a fortnight. Expects a return from Mr. Leke on Saturday
next. Hears a report of Mr. Parsons leaving [France] ; if
so, would gladly have his company.
Addressed, " A Mons. Mons. Le Fleure, tailleur Francois, dans le
Fauxbourg St. Germains, \ Paris."
350. Sir H. de Vic to Ormonde; not signed or addressed. Brussels,
The proper mode of addressing Don Juan (who arrived on May 8-
Thursday at Ruremond) ; he is to be treated like the Infant-
Cardinal and the Archduke; it is said the only difference
made at Madrid between the legitimate and natural sons is,
that the latter have not a cortina in the King's chapel.
Report of Barriere's leaving England. Endorsed by Ormonde.

351. Letter, unsigned, from a Royalist in England, recom
mending that "B's brother," with whom he has held many
discourses, should be taken into confidence; Mr. Killby [the
King] may rely upon him for any occasion ; his resolutions
should be cherished by a very kind letter from Mr. Kilby,
for whose sake he has been very active in endeavouring the
writer's good, as "Nick (viz. 8i)," will prove.
Addressed, "for Mr. .... ," but the name carefully erased.
352. "Robinson," a Royalist agent in England [Rum
bold] to "Mr. Pickering" [Hyde]. It is now two months
since he received an answer to his of 15th and 16th Jan.;
durst not send letters by the ordinary as that way is dan
gerous. Has deferred to tell the milliner of the gloves and
stockings, in hope of making up the parcel from his own
stock; if his creditors will give him liberty to look after his
own concerns, does not despair of making up the whole loss ;
hopes to be spared the displeasure of his partner. The reason
for his naming plainly some persons and things in former
letters was his assurance of the fidelity of the person who
carried them ; and besides, all the papers that concerned his
partner's accounts had been seized, in other hands, by his
creditors, who could thus have easily deciphered anything
written in characters. Encloses a cipher for future use, but
letters must not be adventured by the post, as they are
searched weekly. A report of agreement between the King
of Spain and the King of Scots gives the Cavaliers great hopes,
but it is said many of them will be sent to the Plantations ;
the transactions between the Kings seem to be carried on with
great privacy, for little is known, although several persons are
employed to give intelligence ; Col. Rookesby (an officer, as is
said, under the Duke of York) is a pensioner to the Protector,

April 28.
[O.S.]

April 28,
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1656. and one Mr. Barton, a red-haired man, who is said to have
designed the blowing up of the magazine at Delft, has been
lately sent over for the same purpose ; " My friend's man "
[i. e. Halsall's servant] who (as it is thought) has undone his
master, is also now sent abroad upon some mischievous design.
Address letters to John Wright, in Reading, enclosed to Mr.
Thomas Nevill, a draper, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church
yard. (P. S.) Abstract of the total charge, daily and monthly,
of the established forces for England and Scotland. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cologne, 353. Henry, Duke of Gloucester, to Heenvliet. Has re-
MaY 9- ceived his letter of 14 Apr., and thanks him for getting the
order despatched to Mr. Oudart ; the latter has promised pay
ment of the first two months, but not until the end of this
month, although the writer's sister sent him word that it should
be paid presently; doubts from the difficulty Oudart makes
and the coldness of his answers, whether this payment will be
duly made unless the order be seconded by some positive
directions both from the Princess and Heenvliet. Holograph.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
Brussels, 354. Lord Dillon to Ormonde. Encloses a letter for the
May 9. King from Don Alonso de Cardenas ; desires to know if there
is any mention in it of his [Dillon's] business. Desires a
reply to the offer of Don Francisco Feo to lend his country-
house to the King, which is the finest and best furnished in all
the country ; a line or two of thanks from the King to the
gentleman would not be cast away. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Cologne, 355. [Sir] E. N\icholas] to Ormonde. Has received his of
May 9- 30 Apr. Wrote lately about a letter received by the Duke of
York from Dick Pile, a very honest and intelligent man in
England, containing intelligence sent to Mr. Rosse, now in Paris,
about Lambert's secretary and most intimate confidant, who
was appointed to come into France when Col. Lock [hart] was
to come there ; the King ought to be upon his guard, arid
those about him ought to be very careful of his person. The
Duke of Gloucester is anxious to leave Cologne, particularly
since the King has called away Mr. Blague, Mr. Elliot, and
others; notice has been given him by Madame Bilderbeck
to leave his house on 3 1 May. Report that the Poles have
surrounded the King of Sweden with his army. De Ruyter
has safely conveyed some Spanish Plate-ships through the
Channel in spite of some of Cromwell's ships, who suffered
him to pass on his abasing his flag. (P. S.) Madame Bilder
beck has consented to let the Duke of Gloucester remain in
her house. Endorsed by Ormonde.
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356. Sir H. de Vic to Ormonde ; with long remarks upon
the King's resolution that de Vic shall not go out to meet Don
Juan upon his journey, and upon the style of address to be
adopted towards him, which he recommends should be (as used
by Charles I to the Infant-Cardinal) Mons. mon Cousin, and
not Mons. mon Frere. Endorsed by Ormonde.
357. Ratification by John, King of Portugal, of the six
preliminary articles agreed upon between Count John Rodri
guez de Saa, the Portuguese ambassador to England, and the
English Council of State on n Jan. 1653. — Lat. Copy.
358. Ratification by the same of the secret article respecting
the Customs-duties payable by the English in Portugal,
agreed upon on 20 July 1 654. — Lat. Copy.

1656.
Brussels,
May 9.

Alcantara, May 9.

Alcantara, May 9.

359. Letter from a Royalist in England to "Mr. Crosse" [the April 29,
King]; not signed, but endorsed by Hyde, " Sir R. S." [Sir [°- s-l
Robert Shirley]. Hopes the plan mentioned in his last will enable
them to hold a better correspondence. The clergy may be useful
in getting money through their private congregations. Will
do all he can to procure money, especially as the demands are
so moderate. [The King's] last letter came to him almost by
a miracle ; the messenger was taken at Yarmouth, but con
trived to give his papers to a friend, together with [the King's]
pleasure about the islands, which will be communicated to Mr.
Ley, for whom the writer has sent ; if he will not undertake
the matter, they will consult about some other person.
A great part in deciphered cipher. The following forms of address
have been noted on the back of the letter, " Wm. Hodgson, merchant,
Lym Street, London," " Jean Battiste Clauwens, directe to G. Shaw,
to be sent forward to Mr. Clauwens."
360. Hyde to Dr. Cosin. Argument respecting the persons Breda,
in whom the right of electing the Emperor is vested, which May to-
right there is no colour of reason for supposing that all
the Princes and Bishops of Germany ever had. The Bulla
Aurea, made to prevent the disorders at elections, has never
been observed since it was made. Has a better opinion of the
Emperor Julian than the Fathers had ; thinks him equal to
Trajan and the best of the heathen Emperors ; Ammianus
Marcellinus knew him better and the manner of his death
than St. Gregory and St. Cyril ; had these good Fathers in
formed themselves dispassionately, they might perhaps have
found that his apostacy was no other than his succeeding
Christian emperors without having ever been a Christian
himself, which there is no evidence to show that he was.
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1656. likely to be done about bringing the Bishops over. All that the
Bishop of Gloucester [Goodman] said or did is enough only to
give scandal, and to show that he was not so discreet a Pro
testant as he ought to have been, not that he was a Papist.
The loss of the Primate [Usher] was unseasonable ; but he may
have assisted in the work before his death, which was sudden.
Cosin's new acquaintance is the same at Paris that he was
here ; hopes the hurt he may do will be confined in narrow
limits. Thanks him for his condescension in the point of
Confession. Cromwell's Scotch ambassador [Lockhart] will
quickly put an end to Cosin's making of sermons ; if not, he
should get ease, as he designed, by the help of some honest
poor man.
Breda, 361. Hyde to Nicholas ; numbered " 3." Has received his
May 10. of the 5th, numbered 3 ; fears that one has been lost, and, with
it, letters from Rome and Italy. Has been ill ; his wife not
yet confined. The proposed visit from the Hague would be
very inconvenient ; the license of speaking there is intolerable.
Sir John Berkeley went from Paris to Calais only to meet his"
sister. Is very unsatisfied that the Duke of Gloucester is not
sent for by the King, and cannot guess the reason. All the
talk is of the prodigious fire at Aken; 200 houses said to
be burned besides the State-House and the Great Church.
The Duke of Buckingham was here, and expected Hyde to
visit him, but he was not able. Endorsed by Nicholas.
362. Hyde [to Ormonde]. Will, in obedience to the King's
command, on Monday morning be put in a waggon for Ant
werp, although his wife little expects him to leave her as yet ;
will bring with him money enough to bear all charges for half
a year. Hears that ^2000 are returned to the King by this
post; "if .^4000 were returned into Englande to Mr. Cooly
[i. e. Abr. Cowley], you will thinke it strange after you have
reade the prseface to his booke *." Since Dick Belins' employ
ment is back at Cullen, he had better have remained there.
Thinks the business of the ports could be most advanced by
a free conference between Ormonde and Don Alonso.
Bruges, 363. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed. Has received his letter
May I0- of the 5th, and that by Mr. Belins. The King thinks the
business with the seamen cannot be begun too soon, as he has
good ground to be sure that the freedom of the ports will
soon be allowed. Mr. Jewell's proposition may be of im
portance, but knows not what to say about preparation for
setting it on foot till he knows more of the design and of
the persons who will undertake it. Does not like Mr.

Breda,
May 10,
" after mid
night."

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Jennings' great caution of Mr. Joyner, because the former
knew , that the latter would be made acquainted with his
business ; nor is his dislike lessened by Jennings' intriguing
with Barcot. Wishes the project in the Amsterdam letter
may give Hyde cause to stay some time beyond his summons.
The King has addressed Don John with the same titles as the
Infanta and the Archduke. Endorsed by Hyde.
364. Father P. Talbot to the King. Received the enclosed
this day from Thom [see under 5 May, supra]. If the
Spaniards are as good as their word, 9 [Talbot] will be able
to help 1 [the King] with money as soon as 11 [Sexby] begins
to execute what he has promised ; 9 urges 1 1 as much as he
can, but, if delays were not dangerous, nothing should be done
by 1 1 till 3 [Fuensaldanha] and 7 [Don Alonso' s] master were
engaged with 1. Has written to Fuensaldana concerning
Gilbert [Talbot's] rendezvous at Ghent the 20th of this month.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
365. Thomas Brockwell, endorsed by Hyde, Sir R. W.
[Sir Richard Willis] to [Hyde], Complains of attempts to
lessen him in the King's esteem ; has been prevented by long
and violent sickness from writing sooner on the subject. Re
news his offer of service ; will faithfully and exactly fulfil all
commands. 366. W. R. to " Mr. Binns." Has written four letters and
received none. Mr. Thompson is returned from Leke, and goes
to-morrow towards Mr. Allen. Mr. Leke is willing to accom
modate Mr. Conyers through his son, " whoe is in your
parts." Shall have despatched his business by next week, and
if he gets any gloves will bring thein with him.
From A. Cowley ? In the same hand as the letter signed J. H.
of 27 Apr. [O. S.] art. 349, supra.
367. Sir H. de Vic to Ormonde ; not signed or addressed.
Encloses letters from Lord Dillon. Don Juan is to sup with
the Prince of Conde at Louvain to-night and to come hither to
morrow. Barriere remains in London. Mrs. Downes went a
week since with Don Alonso's letter to the officers at Dunkirk
to permit her passage for Dover, which Mr. Mottet procured
her. Endorsed by Ormonde.
368. The same to the same ; not addressed. Account of the
meeting of the Archduke and Don Juan near Montaigne, and
of the entrance of the latter into Louvain. Endorsed by Ormonde.
369. Ormonde to Hyde, at Breda ; not signed. Dr. Frazier
and Mr. Slingsby (Lord Bristol's secretary) arrived last night
from Paris. The former brought letters, including some from
VOL. III. K

1656.

Antwerp, May 10.

May Day,
[O.S.]

May Day,
[O.S]

Br[ussels],May 11.

Br[ussels],May 12.

May 12.

130 CALENDAR OF
1656. the Queen, Duke of York, and Lord Jermyn, probably cre
dentials, as the King said the Doctor had something to propose
this morning. The latter comes with tenders of his master s
service to the King ; in his notes there are things well worth
considering. " Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms.
Paris, 370. Nic. Armorer to Ormonde. Sends enclosed a letter
May I2- from England from the friend who accompanied him to Callis,
and who proposes to come away in a fortnight ; does not know
whom he means by Mr. Green, for that name is not in the
cipher, but it is one that promises money ; has sent the cipher
that the letter may be understood. Mr. 33. 39. 45. 54- 39- 3&
[Hopton] sailed homewards from Dieppe on Tuesday ; he will
be ready to receive further instructions by Mr. 51. 6j. 11.
36. 14. 23. 3. 34 [Sydneham], who will go when thought fit,
but has written to Rob. Phillips to learn first what persons he
should apply himself to. Mr. 34. 58. 52. 21. 50. 5. [3?] 57. 14
[Musgrave] is at Ostend, and his friends dissuade him from
going home, as his father is again a prisoner. Encloses copies
of two letters which came in cipher out of England, one to Mr.
Ross from his correspondent 43. 67. 33. 15 [Pyle], the other
to Mr. Lloyd, who was with the King at Cologne, by the
name of Jackson, from the person whose name is at the foot of
it, and who was employed in the last business for Shropshire.
Sir John Berkley has not come, nor has the lady returned ;
her brother will return her, if it be to good purpose. Mr.
Rumney is on his way hither from Lyons ; his letters are in
Col. Finch's hands for him. A gentleman of good fortune in
Norfolk, who is in Paris, will write by the next post to propose
something to Ormonde concerning that county. Many good
men are inclined to come from Paris to Flanders when it is
time for them. Ross has this day some good letters out of
England, which he will send with this. Care should be taken
that persons who come over for the King should be allowed to
pass from Callis to Flanders ; some horses also will come over.
[Rome], 37 1 Clement to Hyde ; hot signed or addressed. The King
ay '3' should direct Father Wilford ("479 ") to urge the Pope on
his behalf; the Pope, when Cardinal, declared that were a
league formed he would not be wanting. The Queen of
Suedeland grows less in reputation, her humour not suiting this
Court ; passages between her and the wife of one of her suite,
Don Antonio de la Queva, whom she has dismissed. Huxter,
an agent for the Parliament living at Rome, is reported to be in
prison, having been found surveying the fort of Civita Vecchia.
Endorsed by Hyde.
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372. Ormonde to Hyde, at Antwerp ; not signed. Has re- 1656.
ceived his letter of the loth. Expects to be at Antwerp on Bruges,
Tuesday, the King purposing to send him and O'Neill away May I^-
to-morrow to Brussels. No ^2000 has reached the King at
Bruges. Taaffe, Ormonde's son[-in-law], sets out from Brus
sels to-morrow to come hither. The Doctor has put his message,
by the King's direction, in Latin ; will tell Hyde, when they
meet, what answer the King resolves to make. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms.
373. The King to Ormonde; signed with a knot. Has Bruges,
delivered Ormonde's letters from Paris and Collen to Geo. May J5-
Lane to be sent to him. Received a letter from his brother at
Paris, which puts the Doctor's embassy out of door, though the
latter has changed opinion some six times since Ormonde left ;
his brother says it will be as much as ever to his advantage to
go into the field, and that the Cardinal promises to pay his
arrears, and pays his pensions very well and will increase
them ; to all which he [the King] will answer as before re
solved. Should he not write to Marq. Caracena ?
Endorsed, by Ormonde and Hyde.
Small seal of royal arms.
374. [Lord Taaffe] to the King ; not signed or addressed. Antwerp,
Has come to Antwerp to see Mr. Throckmorton, and not out Way l8-
of uxoriousness. On Tuesday had an interview with the am
bassador [Don Alonso] at Bruxells, who wishes the King
would come there incognito to meet Don John, and who con
veyed also a message from the latter of his being prepared to
meet the King with all respect and honour ; told this to
Ormond and the Chancellor, and the former went immediately
to Bruxells ; if the King should come, Mr. Slingsby offers him
his house, which is near the Park. Assured by M. de Collonie
of the good-will of the Prince de Conde to the King, with
whom he consequently had an interview in which the Prince
declared that he passionately loved the King until the latter
interested himself in the business of the Duke of Lorraine,
which abated much of his affection but nothing of his respect,
and that he is still ready to serve him with his person and
interest. Many kind things said of the King by the Duchess
of Lorraine, the Duchess of Guise, the sisters Reninbourg and
Greenberg, the Countess of Vatout, but, above all, Mdlle. de
Imercell ; " this latter has smit me, and if your Maty be libre
(as Madame de Reninburg saies you are nott, haveing gott a
new wan at Briges) you will have a gloring ey" (sic).
375. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed or addressed. Had an Brussels],
interview with D[on] A[lonso] last night ; the matter rests May 19.
k 2

132 CALENDAR OF
1656, where Lord Taaffe left it, but the Marq. de Caracenas wishes
the meeting to be before D[on] J[uan] takes the field ; sup
poses it will not be before Wednesday next. The objection
made by Don Alonso to the liberty of the ports is, that ad
vantage might be taken of it by hostile ships under pretence
of rendering themselves to the King ; he thinks it a fit time
for the King's beginning his preparations, and particularly
for drawing the Irish out of France.
Antwerp, 376. Hyde to Nicholas, at Cologne ; not signed. Came to
May 19. Antwerp on Monday. Probability of the King's coming to
Bruxells next week, in consequence of Lord Taaffe's message.
Would gladly be at Breda until after his wife's confinement.
Desires his service " to my lady and the two children."
Endorsed by Nicholas.
Paris, 377. Nic. Armorer to Ormonde. Encloses two letters from
May 19. ]yrr c . there is one name in his first letter that is not found
in his cipher ; the discourse with him about Mr. Ascue was to
advise the latter to secure such a sum in his uncle's hands as
to enable him to join in a purchase whenever Mr. Conyers
should find a fit bargain ; a strange part at the end of his
letter, which he desires that only Ormonde should know ; had
heard something like it before, but never found it had credit
with sober men. Has not heard yet of Mr. Hopt[on's]
arrival in England ; hopes those who are gone and the one
who is to go thither will be careful. Mrs. Hyde has got the
small-pox, but very lightly. Mr. Bridgman would not receive
the letter from the King in satisfaction of the debt of £100
due to him from Armorer, without which loan the latter could
not have followed his royal mistress into France. Sir Rich.
Molleneux has just come from Roan and brought a letter from
Mr. Hopt[on] inclosing the papers to be sent by Holland
which he was to have carried over. Sir George and the writer
resolve to send Ormonde a new cipher; Mr. Sydenham will
be ready, as instructed.
May 9, 378. Disguised Letter from a Royalist in England, signed
[O.S.] M B and addressed " for Mr. Smith." Honest Humphry
has promised to send this; finds that all his former letters
have been lost ; has himself received two. His dear boy and
Jack both died in one week of the measles, and his mother
died the same week also. Honest Humphry takes great care
of the daughter of the person addressed, whom and all whose
relations he loves. Smith's man Ned was with the writer ; but
he must not be trusted, for though truly honest he is abomin
ably lazy, as are also John, Robin and Poole. Robin says that
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have been delivered, but the West ; must take such insurers as 1658.
they will give. The chick's picture (who herself is fair and
well) has been sent by Poole's friend as directed. Marriage of
" your fayre niece's sister ; " the fair niece's husband laments his
absence; Mr. 2 hopes no distance will lessen the dearness
between him and his cousin 3. Begs that honest Humphry
may be remembered. Small black seal ; a fleur-de-lis.
379. Richard Clement to Hyde. It is supposed that the [Rome],
Pope will create his nephew a Cardinal, and also his brother, May 20,
who is a widower, and one of the Great Duke's brethren. A
sham fight to take place on the lake of Albano. The Queen
of Suedeland, upon Don Antonio de la Queva's leaving her
service, upbraided him for speaking ill of her, and called him a
kokin, a picaro and a forfante, that is a rogue or knave, and
said that if he spoke ill of her in Flanders, she would have him
cudgelled even there; this has much offended Don Antonio
Pimentel who had induced Queva, at her request, to visit her ;
the Spanish ambassador also resents the affront, and the
Flemings are offended both at this and at her saying that all
the Flemings, but especially the women, are beasts. She is
now courted by few externs and none, of the nobility ; the
Pope declined a visit she proposed to pay him at Castel-
Gandolfo. Endorsed by Hyde.
380. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed. About the memorial [Brussels],
[for the opening of the ports], Don Alonso said he would ask tMay 201-
Don John concerning the Duke of York's staying in France
or coming away. Will have to tell the King that the vanity
and boldness of the lord mentioned by Hyde are insuperable,
and incompatible with business.
Seal, a plume of feathers, surmounted by a bird, and encircled by the
Garter ; over all, a marquis's coronet.
381. A letter from some English merchant in Spain to the May 20.
King; not signed. Once before gave private information
of the intended coming of Blake to attack the galleons, which
enabled the Spaniards to hinder his design. Now he writes
to urge the King to desire that none be permitted to trade
with Spain, and no merchant to reside there, but such as are
Royalists ; this will make more people Royalists than any
thing else, for neither the West of England nor London can
subsist without the Spanish trade. Suggests that the King
should write to the Duke of Medina Celi, who will be the one
to have the ordering of all such business. Requests that he
and Mr. Richard Chambers may be put in charge of the
Custom-duties. Mr. Chambers, who, though a Catholic, is an
able honest man, will lend the King on his demands £2000 or
£3000.

134 CALENDAR OF
1656. 382. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed. Will not leave
May 22. [Brussels] till the King has been there. De Vic is now going
to tell Don Alonso that the King will be to-morrow at Ant
werp, and settle the meeting with Don John. " O'Neill is
fouly out of purs, and wee are in pawne." The King must
consider of the time to visit the Princess of Conde, and what
notice to take of the Marq. de Caracena, who goes to-morrow
to Antwerp ; he should not stay above one night with Hyde,
but go to the Portuguese's house. Lord Rochester writes
that he who conveyed the despatch to Sir R[obert] S[hirley]
is fast. Endorsed by Hyde.
May 12, 383. 385 [William Rumbould] to Mr. Pickering [Ormonde] ;
[O.S.] chiefly in deciphered cipher. Mr. Henry Norwood being
fellow-prisoner with Lord Newport, the latter expressed great
penitence for his behaviour to the King at Worcester, and a
desire to expiate it by all services in his power ; the King
(whom Mr. Norwood calls Mr. Kilby) should write to him,
taking notice of his good inclination. Having been told that
the King wished to know the state of Bristow, requested Sir
Thomas Peyton to enquire of Sir Sackville Crow, who answers
that two parts out of three of the militia of the town are well
affected, but that the great fort and all the other fortifications
are quite demolished ; but if Kent please to have anything
done therein, they will use their utmost endeavours. Being.
prisoner in the Gatehouse with Sir Tho. Harris, discoursed
with him about the reducing of Shrewsbury, he having been
previously prisoner there, where he had conversed with one
in command of a company in the Castle, whom he thinks might
be wrought upon to do the King service ; if Sir Thomas
obtains his liberty he will treat with this Captain, if he receive
order from the King to do so. Cromwell has contracted debts
of £1,500,000 for supply, and it was moved in the Council to
double the monthly taxes, but after a hot debate it remained
undetermined. James Halsall and the writer are both kept
under strict guard. Desires that some persons may be
nominated at Rotterdam, Flushing, or Middleburgh to whom
he may direct letters, as he can find safe conveyance thither.
Endorsed by Hyde, " By Mr. Cooper."
May 23. 384. Ormonde to Hyde, " chez Mons. Shaw a Anvers."
Hears the Prince of Conde will be to-morrow night at Ant
werp ; thinks that any advances should now come from him,
as the King has made all the advances of late.
Brussels], 385. Sir H. de Vic to Hyde; not signed or addressed.
[May 23]. About the ceremonial and forms of address to be observed at
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Brussels,May 24.

May 1 5,
[O.S.]

consents to undertake that the King will treat him in every 1856.
respect as he did the Archduke, addressing him as Altesse.
Don Juan toiled himself very much at tennis on Sunday, and
then sat up all night at the ball and comedy, to which the
Prince of Conde was invited. Endorsed by Hyde.
386. Don Juan to the King, acknowledging the receipt of a Brussels,
letter from him, and expressing his good will to serve him. — May 23-
Spanish. Endorsed by Hyde.
387. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed or addressed. Will go
this afternoon to Mechlin, and in the morning to the house of
the Portuguese. Thinks nothing will be done at Brussels
when the King goes there but the ceremony of the interview.
Hopes he will not affront his Resident by taking a worse
lodging in the house of a person that has no good intelligence
with him. Endorsed by Hyde.
388. J. H. to the King [i. e. J. Hamilton. See vol. 11. of
this Calendar, p. 134]. Consoles him under his afflictions by
spiritual considerations ; is confident he has not shrunk in his
faith and courage for the Lord ; assures him there are some
who bear him up before the Lord in their prayers. " I
resolve, as God gives occasion to write to yow, as your pastor in
whose charge once yow were ; and that, I am sure, no man can
take exception at."
Addressed, " For my verie worthie and well-respected good trend, Wil
liam Melvin, gent." The writer describes himself as one whom the
King " desyred alway to tell yow the Lord's mynd plainlie." Endorsed
by Hyde as having been received in September.
389. Richard Clement [to Hyde]. Sham fight on lake
Albano. Precautions to keep the plague, which is now at
Naples, out of Rome. The Queen of Suedeland, although not
frequented by any Italians of note, is much esteemed by the
Pope ; on Monday she was with him for three hours. A
French captain and his whole company, who robbed the money
sent by Card. Masserin [Mazarine] to the Duke of Modena,
has had a passport in Milan to go to serve the Prince of Conde
in Flanders. Endorsed by Hyde.
390. 385, [marked " William Rumbould"] to Mr. Picker
ing [Ormonde] ; chiefly in deciphered cipher. Is told by John
Wildman that a petition from the army is about to be pre
sented to Cromwell, which it is supposed will greatly displease
him; they will ask to have several ports and garrisons in their
hands, among them Deal Castle, which Wildman thinks he can
secure for the King; Wildman hopes that, although the
petitioners look another way, yet things will turn out to the
King's advantage. Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Robinson."
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 300.

[Rome], May 26.

May 19,
[O.S.]

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1656.
May?

May '<

[Rome],
June 3.

Brussels,June 3.

Madrid,June 5.

Madrid,
June 5.

391. J. H. [J. Hamilton] to the King ; without address.
The gentleman to whom his former letter was given staying
some further time in these parts, the writer desires to inform
the King that he [the bearer] is his most hearty and sincere
servant. Will ever be so just as not to believe anything
which the King's adversaries give out against him ; and asks
that the King, in turn, will not believe any reports of the
writer and his friends as doing, or promising to do, anything
contrary to duty. The King is most dear to their hearts, and
they are most tender of him in all their expressions and
motions. 392. Statement [by J. Hamilton] addressed to the King, re
specting the omission of public prayers for him by the ministers
in Scotland. The Resolutioners have only ceased to do so since
Oct. 1655, when a proclamation was issued forbidding the
practice ; now they pray for him in terms which every one
understands, either generally for every one brought down from
high estate to a low condition, or more particularly that God
will remember David in all his troubles, and the like. Even
amongst the Remonstrators there are not many who pray
publicly for those in power, except some few who preach before
the Council of State, as it is called.
393. Richard Clement to Hyde. The plague is at Naples ;
the Pope's brother [Don Mario] is appointed general of the
papal forces, one of his nephews [Don Agostino] governor of
the castles of St. Angelo and Ancona, and the other [Don
Flavio Ghigi] is to be ordained and made a Cardinal. The
Queen of Sweden has pawned some of her jewels, and has
taken a guard of Switzers ; she is not at all courted. The
Florentine ambassador has been received, and the ambassador
from Portugal has good hopes of reception. Endorsed by Hyde.
394. Col. Mori. O'Brien to Ormonde. Is sorry he is con
ceived to have done Ormonde some displeasure ; in Ireland he
was always fixed upon the resolution to sacrifice himself for his
religion, King and nation; his only reason for applying a
letter in his behalf (sic) to Sir Marvin Duglangin (sic) was the
acquaintance and civility he owed to that gentleman, and no
disrespect to Ormonde. Endorsed by Hyde.
395. K. Philip of Spain (under his sign manual) to K.
Charles. Has received the letter from the latter dated at
Brussels, 14 Apr., and also the proposed treaty, which he
approves and ratifies. — Lat.
396. Ratification by K. Philip of the treaty of 14 Apr. —
Span. Copy.

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[Rome],
June 10.

397. Don Luis Mendez de Haro to King Charles, acknow- 1656.
ledging his letter of 14 Apr., informing him of the ratification Madrid,
of the treaty, and professing devotion to his service. — Span. June 7-
Endorsed by Hyde.
398. Confirmation by King John of Portugal of the treaty, Alcantara,
made with, and signed by, Cromwell, 22 June, 1654, including June 9-
a recapitulation of its articles. — Lat. Copy.
399. Richard Clement to Hyde. A messenger has come
from France to the Pope, but his business is quite unknown.
Guffier, the French agent, has intimated to the servants of
Card, de Retz (who is now at Rome) that they must, under
pain of death and confiscation of goods, return to France. The
Princess di Botera is ordered to leave Rome for sheltering
some banditti who were supposed to plan the assassination
of the Portuguese ambassador. The plague at Naples is
diminishing ; many now are cured. A law-suit likely between
the Camera Apostolica and Prince Ludovisio, who married the
last Pope's niece, about some places in the principality of
Piombino. Subjoins copies of two memorials lately presented
by the writer, one to the Pope, the other to Card. Barberini.
1. Praying the Pope to put out a public censure of some
notes lately printed on his brief in the matter of the
Excommunication issued by the Nuncio [Rinuccini]
in Ireland, since they are most injurious to many
noble Catholics and dangerous to the King's interest.
— Lat.
2. Praying that the Cardinal will induce the Pope to
direct his Internuncio in Flanders to express to the
King his sympathy, with any other expressions or
fatherly affection and esteem.— Ital. Endorsed by Hyde.
400. Peter Talbot to the King. Expects news from Spain
shortly of the ratification of the treaty. Col. Leighton pro
fesses to have left the Duke of Buckingham because the latter
did not rightly submit to the King ; he says the Internuncio
has order from Rome to take the information of 1 1 [Sexby],
but he is not informed aright of anything. The Duke of
Buckingham's friends say much to 1 1 on his behalf, and make
11 believe the King's exceptions against them are grounded
on his conscientious disapproval of some things, such as the
speaking to Argyle's daughter of marriage ; 1 1 told Talbot
this ; no doubt the Duke's friends asperse the King in order
to vindicate him. The Provincial of the Jesuits of the pro
vince sent to Don Alonso to desire that no Jesuit might be
called to Court, and so that Talbot might not live at Brussels,

Brussels,June 10.

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Brussels,
June 14.

June 14.

Bruges,
June 16.

[Rome], June 17.

in order to remove the aspersion cast upon the Jesuits by
Father Van Hollant in the Archduke's time ; but Don Alonso
told the Provincial that it was the King of Spain's desire that
Talbot should live here, and that he intermeddled with nothing
but what they imposed upon him. Endorsed by Hyde.
401. Don Alonso de Cardenas to the King. Sends Giles
Mottet, his foreign secretary, with the ratification of the
treaty, and with letters from the King of Spain and Don
Luis de Haro. — Span. Endorsed by Hyde.
402. Hyde to Clement. Has received his letters of 13 and
20 May. While at Brussels one Mr. Reade came to see him,
in secular habit, who said he was Clement's nephew ; will not
say to him all he would until Clement himself recommends
him. Hopes the Pope will discountenance the extravagant
Excommunication and those persons who now pursue the
ground thereof; if he in any degree countenance it or them,
he will disoblige the most considerable Catholics in Ireland and
the King's dominions ; and if he be as well inclined to the
King as he is said to be, he will delay appointing any Bishops
for Ireland until the King shall recommend to him such as
are not like to contribute to that fury and madness which
have so nearly extirpated that nation ; Clement should there
fore get Cardinal Borboyne to move the Pope to forbear any
Irish promotions for a time. Necessity for getting some foreign
princes to interpose on the King's behalf with the Pope ; the
Duke of Newburgh's affection is very real, and Spain will now
undertake to do all offices. Copy by Hyde.
403. Hyde to Capt. Godfrey Lloyd. The King hears that
Marshall Turenne is very angry at Lloyd's stay in these parts,
but, as he has not changed his mind as to anything of which
he sent him word by Lord Rochester, is resolved that he shall
not go into France, but will keep him for his own service. As,
however, Marshal Turenne reports that Lloyd has received
1000 crowns for serving in this campaign, the King desires to
know the truth, in order that he may cause repayment at
Paris, of whatever sum had been really advanced for this
summer's service. Copy by Hyde.
404. Richard Clement to Hyde. The question of the re
ception of the Portuguese ambassador; supposed negotiations
between Spain and Portugal. Discovery of a conspiracy at
Naples against the Spaniards, the Neapolitans attributing the
plague (which kills 1000 a day) to the malice or neglect of the
latter. Great apprehensions of the plague at Rome. Desires
some more copies of the printed notes of the Bishops upon the
Irish Excommunication. Endorsed by Hyde.

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405. Sir Robert Welsh [or Walsh] to "Mr. Eger," [i.e. 1656.
the King.] Received his letter of 14 May on 3 June [O. S.] ; [1656?)
his fellow solicitor more merits his good thoughts than he jf""® .8'
himself does, of whose counsel, however, the writer is not so
much a sharer as formerly, because both the writer and [the
King] are believed by him to trust more people than they
should. Does not know the immediate accuser of Mr. Edwards
[Hyde], and therefore cannot satisfy [the King] concerning
the person or the particulars of the accusation ; guessed before
he wrote how frivolous the accusation would seem, but thought
it a duty not to be silent; is not inclinable to believe that
Edwards has done him ill offices, but if he be offended it must
be with no one but the writer. Believes, however, that [the
King] is so perfect a judge of men, that the writer will upon
any occasion of [the King's] entertain as frank a confidence of
[Hyde] as [the King] can wish.
Endorsed by Nicholas and Ormonde.
406. Ormonde to Mr. Robinson [Rumbold]. Has received June 21.
his letters of 28 Apr. and 12 and 19 May; answered the
two former on the i6th inst. The King is glad to hear from
John Wildman, whom he values greatly and fully credits.
The petition should be set forward as much as may be, and
anything else in the army or in the new Parliament which
may distract Cromwell ; the King hopes he may shortly make
use of [Deal] Castle or anything that may be had of that kind.
Is there any correspondence between Wildman and one Sexby,
and what does Wildman believe of him and his negotiations ?
Copy by Ormonde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 300.
407. Hyde to Clement. Has this morning received his of June 21.
26 May. If the Dutch do not relieve Dantzic, the Swedes
will this summer gain possession of it, with all the Eastern
trade. Cromwell presses the Dutch to break with Spain;
if they do not, the peace between them and him will not last.
The French are besieging Valenciennes with 30,000 men.
Cromwell is in great doubt whether he shall call another
Parliament. Copy by Hyde.
^ 408. Henry Duke of Gloucester to Hemfliet [Heenvliet] . Bruges,
Thanks him for his letter of 2 June, which confirmed the June 23-
assurance sent from Oudart to Charles Cottrell a month ago,
that Mons. Smyter would pay the allowance for five months,
from March to July; but now Smyter writes to Mr. Shaw
(who was to have given the acquittance for the money) to say
that he has paid to Oudart himself the money he had received,
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1656. certain way of payment may be settled, as he is in great straits.
Wrote yesterday to his sister by Harry Bennett. Holograph.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence. Seal in black wax.
June 23. 409. Part of a letter from Hyde to Sir H. de Vic, upon
the question of the opening of the Spanish ports. De Vic's
demands that the King should have his own Admiralty Court
within the Spanish dominions, and that his ships should have
liberty to make captures from Spanish allies, are unreasonable,
and were never intended to be proposed ; desires that he
will therefore express regret to Don Alonso that the settle
ment of so important a matter should be so long delayed
upon niceties that are of no moment. Copy by Hyde.
[Rome], 410. Richard Clement to Hyde. The part of the town in
6 24' which he lives is shut up for fear of the plague, and to-morrow
every one is to begin a quarentena in his house ; but of the
population of 120,000 some 30,000 or 40,000 are said to have
left. The Queen of Suedeland has left ; she put out a mani
festo against the Spaniards. Endorsed by Hyde.
[Rome], 41 j _ j*he same, under the name of John Wilfrid, to the
'' same, recommending his relative Mr. Francis Read, who bears
some evident characters of his fidelity to his prince, to serve
whom is his greatest ambition. Endorsed by Hyde.
June 14. 412. Sir Ro. Welsh to "Mr. Doleman," i. e. [the King.]
[O.S.] His fellow solicitor has left no stone unturned, and has as
much hope as can reasonably be expected that [the King's]
first expectations will not be long unsatisfied ; and then it will
be the part of the latter to secure his further service by open
profession of his many excellent principles and good inclina
tions to all his tenants, who, as yet, may not think much
better of him than as he is misrepresented by their present
landlord's friends. Wishes he were as capable of serving [the
King] as his friend will prove. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Bruges, 413. Hyde to Mr. Coventry. Is glad to hear by his letter
June 26. 0f tne 22nd, that Godfrey Lloyd is not shaken with the alarms
received from France. Is greatly surprised at Mr. Jennings'
misunderstanding of what Hyde had said to him, who had spoken
to him most clearly at Antwerp, and his apprehension that
they would make no more use of his service ; for Hyde had
assured him of the King's favour to him and of his resolution
to proceed upon the ground laid down between them, and had
advised him to have a private interview with the King to gain
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was no jealousy of his friendship with Sexby, only it was 1656.
thought he ought to give frequent particulars to the King of
what he thought or knew. The King's kindness to him is the
same that it was before, and he has no thought of trusting any
other in this great business. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
414. John Mansell to Mr. Barker ; addressed as "brother." [June 26.]
Has received so little help from the parish priests whom he has
visited that he can scarce keep life and soul together. Is
going towards Gante [Ghent], and if he cannot procure some
employment in his Majesty's service or elsewhere, must speedily
get to England rather than perish here. Letters to him to be
addressed to John of Gaunts, an Englishman in Gant. Will
write to Mr. Gannett [Garrett ?] about the letters which the
gentleman receives by the name of Hastings, and if there be
any for Barker will send them.
Copy by Hyde, endorsed, " Copy of the letter which the Burgomaster
had of the woman, 2 7 June." See infra, 4 July.
415. Extract from a letter from Hyde to Sir Benj. Wright, June 28.
at Madrid. Had given him reasons in former letters why the
King did not send an express to Madrid about his business,
which is entirely committed by the King of Spain to his
ministers in Flanders. The report of Cromwell's having
written on Wright's behalf did not in the least prejudice the
King against him, he being assured of his fidelity ; but he
could not wonder that after Cromwell had spoken of the
" plurima bona officia " done by him, it should not be thought
fit that he should appear for the King. Mention of Col.
Fitzpatrick ; (something to his disadvantage in cipher).
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
416. Peter Talbot to Ormonde. Siege of Valenciennes. Brussels,
Dick, with some English gentlemen, placed by him amongst Juue 29*
Conde's troops, and Capt. Edm. Nugent, are near this town.
Is glad Dan O'Neale is so mortified. Not one word of
James Talbot or Thom since. Prepare for n's [Sexby's]
business, for it may happen very suddenly. Yesterday
met Enos [?] with the Nuncio, whom the latter exhorted
not to colour passion with religion, to leave off writino-
libels, and not to disgrace the congregation of Propaganda
by his folly. Talbot let the Nuncio understand that the
King was sensible of his civility. The Nuncio just now has
given him the Pope's answer to some things which Talbot
had communicated ; his Holiness is willing to concur in
the King's restoration, being first satisfied of the latter's
good inclinations to the Catholics, and as for Irish or other
passionate reports he values them not. The Nuncio will
perhaps soon himself see the King, and tell him more par-

142 CALENDAR OF
1656. ticulars. The Pope, who is a generous, zealous, and under
standing man, must give the greatest stroke in the King's
business. A medium is necessary between seeming to be
Catholics and being too zealous Protestants; this is a hint
for the pulpits and the demonstrations in preaching, of which
the Nuncio spoke. Some endeavour to represent Hyde^ and
Ormonde as enemies to Catholics, but the Nuncio is satisfied
with Talbot's answer ; hopes the Queen does not give them
an ill character. What doth Wat Montacute '!
Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. i July."
Bruges, 417. Hyde to Sir H. de Vic, on the business of the ports.
June 30. >pne pU0]jc declaration should include nothing but an en
couragement to ships to resort thither for the King's service ;
the promise that, having his commission, they should go out and
in and enjoy the same privileges as Spanish subjects; and
there should be no limit to their number. Six Irishmen
have come from the French army, with a pass from Marq.
Caracena, expecting to be employed in the King's service;
Don Alonso must be consulted as to what must be done in
such cases, the King being unable to bear such expenses.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
June 20. 418. A. B. [i.e., as endorsed by Hyde, Sir Ro(bert) Sh(irley)]
[O.S.] to the [King]; partly in deciphered cipher. Description of
the district of Lovingland in Norfolk and of the position of
Yarmouth. Heads of a declaration which the Levellers
propose that the King should issue. Wildman is very zealous
for the King's interest, and though he seems to comply with
the canting party, which he has a great interest in, and
wholly rules, yet he desires chiefly to raise himself by the
King's favour ; if assured of that, he will be highly service
able, without tieing the King too strictly in particulars,
which the writer would never advise, although he mentions
what is desired. Necessity of a right correspondence and
organization amongst the King's party ; the Anabaptists,
Presbyterians, and Papists all have it ; only amongst them
selves each man shifts for himself, and unless some speedy
course be taken, the wisest part will become Papists or
Socinians, and the more foolish Anabaptists or Atheists. The
bishops (whose duty it is) might be commanded to take the
government [in ecclesiastical affairs] and to find out persons
fit to govern in civil affairs; but provided some order be
settled, it is indifferent to the writer how it be done. Has
procured but little money, persons being afraid of discovery
if their names are given ; suggests that secret marks be
affixed to his receipts by which the lenders might hereafter
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from some merchants in the city, by means of a clergyman,
who has promised also to speak to some of his own cloth.
Has received [the King's] letter of 26 May while writing.
419. Examination of the woman with whom John Mansel
lodged at Bruges, respecting his coming to her house, his
writing to, and interview with, Mr. Barker, and his writing
the letter dated 26 June, art. 414, supra.
Tn Hyde's hand, and endorsed by him, " The examinacon of the woman
concerninge the Pilgrim."
420. Hyde to de Vic, on the matter of the Spanish ports.
Had not the King been with him when de Vic's letter of the
ist inst. came, he would not have shown it to him, for it
surprises him so that he knows not what to think, that after
full and reiterated directions de Vic should again desire to be
instructed as to what he should ask. Repeats the instructions
contained in his letter of 30 June. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
421. Secret letter of intelligence, signed, as it seems, " Tho.
O'Keeffe," but the signature has been crossed out, and ad
dressed, " for Mr. John- Griffin, att the Hague." Fich will
lose no rational opportunity of serving Tom Edmonson [the
King], whose widow is not so implacable as formerly, his sup-
planter being (as some think) near breaking, so that Tom may
renew his suit. Brockwell and the writer have raised but half
the sum which is charged on the former singly ; notwithstand
ing misreports, they will, if Edmonson and Griffin think fit,
still traffic, and one will abide in the town to be daily upon
the Exchange, where their credit is yet good.
In the same handwriting as the letters signed Cloth of Silver, Francis
Morgan, &c.
Endorsed by Hyde, "From Sir R. W., * * * Pi., and P. Fo., [Sir R.
Willis, Pyle, and  ?] by Mr. Dorrell."
422. Order by Hyde upon Mr. Halke. merchant at Ant
werp, for payment to George Wayte of 65 rix-dollars, with
acknowledgment of receipt by Wayte.
423. Clement to Hyde. Still in quarantine, although no
plague nor any suspicion of it. Card. Barberini's revenues
have been restored to him by the Spaniards. Endorsed by Hyde.
424. Hyde to de Vic. Is going to-morrow to Gante, to
meet his wife. The King has visited Madame Strozzi, and no
doubt those of the Court who have language to entertain
her will pay their respects, but Hyde cannot perform those
offices to ladies except they are first taught English. Han-
, nibal Zeisted had an interview with the King yesterday
morning, and when he went away left a letter with Lord

1656.

July 4.

Bruges,
July 5.

London,
June 26.
[O.S.]

Bruges, July 7.

[Rome],
July 8.

Bruges,
July 9.

144 1656.

Brussels,July 12.

Same date.

Brussels,
July 13.

London,July 3.
[O.S.]

CALENDAR OF
Taaffe, being a reply from the Prince of Conde to some
overtures made to him on behalf of the King and the King
of Spain by Zeisted at the desire, as he said, of Taaffe. The
King is much troubled at this activity in people who have
no part in his business, never having communicated with
Zeisted on it, and Lord Taaffe denies having ever said any
thing to him. The Prince of Conde, Don Alonso, and the
Marq. of Caracena are therefore to be informed that this
discourse has been unwarranted by the King, and that
Zeisted had no authority for anything he hath said or done.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
425. P[eter] T[albot] to Ormonde. Don Alonso received
to-day the ratification of the treaty without alteration, which
he has shown to Talbot, with two letters to the King, one
from the King of Spain, the other from Don Luis de Haro ;
they will be given to Sir H. de Vio to forward. Any appli
cation for money must be made at Madrid, the ocoasions
for it here being so many and urgent. The method of con
ducting the negotiation at Rome must now be considered.
Assurances from Don Alonso of the affection entertained for
the King by the King of Spain and de Haro. Will send
this by Dick [Talbot] or by Robin Dungan ; Thom [Talbot]
is going to-morrow to Bruges, but cannot be trusted with a
letter as he is too curious : he is resolved to go to Rome with
his bundle of printed papers. If the Duke of Lorraine were
at liberty, he would perhaps help the King with money and
an army. Valenciennes holds out bravely. Endorsed by Hyde.
426. The same to Hyde, informing him of the arrival of the
ratification. Don Alonso is more and more fervent in his
desires to serve the King. Endorsed by Hyde.
427. The same to Ormonde, informing him of the letter
which he wrote yesterday through Sir H. de Vic ; he sends
this " by my lady abbesses way." Endorsed by Hyde.
428. Secret letter from Henry Brockwell [Sir R. Willis],
without address. Is recovering from his languishing con
dition through the physic brought by his correspondent's
doctor, and the high obligations he has to Mr. Tho. Edmonson
have so quieted his mind that his recovery will be hastened.
Is exceedingly cast down that any one should charge him with
the receipt of 300 pounds' worth of Mr. Edmonson's goods,
when he never made more of all his parcels than £j$ ; will
never forfeit his integrity, but carefully dispose of the goods
come to his hands, being most extremely sensible of Mr.
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429. Copies of papers concerning the proposals made to the
King on the part of the Levellers in England : —
i. " The earnest desires of the subscribers in all humility
presented to your Majesty in these following pro
posals ; " (i) That the Long Parliament be restored ;
(2) that the treaty of the Isle of Wight be confirmed,
and the King concur with the Parliament in making
and repealing all such acts as shall be deemed ex
pedient ; (3) that there be entire liberty of conscience
and worship, without any tyrannical hierarchy, Epis
copal, Presbyterian, or by whatever name it be called ;
(4) that a substitute for tithes be found for the main
tenance of the national ministry, and that the sepa
rated and congregated churches be not compelled to
contribute ; (5) that an act of amnesty and oblivion
be granted to all, excepting only those who "adhere
to that oughly tyrant who calls himself Protector,"
or who shall, after the publication of the Act, per
severe in their disloyalty.
ii. " Address " which accompanied the preceding pro
posals, on behalf of the subscribers, "and many
thousands more, your majesties most humble and
faithfull subjects ; " confessing and deploring, in very
spirited and eloquent terms, the crimes and conse
quent distresses of the nation, which made them at last
" to whisper (and but to whisper only) amongst our
selves, saying one to another, why should we not
return to our first husband ? surely it will be better
with us then than it is now;" and protesting that if
the King will condescend to their propositions, they
will hazard their lives and all that is dear unto
them for his restoration. — Signed by W[illiam]
Howard, Ralph Jennings, Edw. Penkarvan, John
Hedworth, John Sturgion, John Wildman, John
Aumigeu (sic), Randolph Hedworth, Thomas [blank]
and Richard Reynolds.
iii. Letter from Howard, describing the three parties
hostile to Cromwell and called Christian Royalists or
Fifth - monarchy - men, Commonwealth's - men, and
Levellers, relating the origin of these proposals on
the part of the latter, expressing his desire for a
personal interview, and asking for an advance of
£2000.
A copy of another heading of the second paper follows, in which the
address is said to proceed from the King's " most humble and faith
ful though despised (because sometimes deluded) subjects, cha
racterized by the name of Sectarists."
These three papers are printed in Hist. Feb., without naming Howard as
VOL. III. L

1656.

[Beginningof] July.

146 1656.

Bruges,July 14.

Bruges,Julv 1 7.

Valenci
ennes, July 18.
July.

Ghent,
July 19.

CALENDAR OF
the agent of the Levellers although giving a particular description of
him. They are there erroneously assigned in the running dates of
the printed editions (which are not infrequentlv wrong'! to the year
1658.
430. The King to Mr. John Fisher [i. e. William Howard*],
in answer to the preceding. Has read very few things in his life
which have more affected him than this address from Howard
and his friends ; doubts not but that God will give them courage
and resolution to go on ; believes that what belongs to himself
is so bound up with the common peace and tranquillity that they
cannot be severed ; desires him to make all possible haste to
come to him; will not trust any with more confidence than
such as shall adhere to him upon experience of their own
errors ; will never be willing that honest and conscientious
men should suffer for opinions which they believe to be true,
but will concur in providing security for them ; is supported in
all his afflictions by the belief that many honest men who have
been deceived will one day. when undeceived, be the principal
means of the confusion of their seducers; desires him to say
all to his friends that their affection deserves.
Holograph; signed "Charles R.." but the signature has been blotted
out. Followed by a draught of the letter, iu Hyde's hand.
431. Hydeto[Mary Knatchbull, Benedictine Abbess at Ghent].
Far above his capacity to advise in the argument she mentions,
and to interpose in a business concerning the Duke [of Buck
ingham] would be too great a presumption, the sphere in which
he serves the King being at a vast distance from such ap
proaches. Is not utterly ignorant of a matter discoursed of
by so many, but it is probable they who speak most of it are
the least informed. Hopes the good work she worthily desires
may not be interrupted, nor the King offended by untrue
reports. The Duke knows that a thing easy at one time is
oftentimes rendered difficult by the interposition of accidents
and circumstances. Copy, endoi-sed by Hyde.
432. Don Juan to the King, informing him of the success of
the Spanish army at Valenciennes ; sends Don Francisco Ro
mero as the bearer of the letter. — Span. Endorsed by Hyde.
433. The King to Don Juan ,- a letter of congratulation in
reply to the preceding; sends "le chevalier Talbot" as the
bearer. — Fr. Draught, corrected by the King.
434. P. T[albot] to the King. 1 1 s [Sexby's] wife tells
him her husband has sent for the man who desired to com
municate with the King at Brussels and then said he had
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nothing more than to crave the King's pardon ; she says D. B.
[Duke of Buckingham] is resolved to go to her husband
in France ; D. B. desires to speak with Talbot to-morrow ; if
he go to [Sexby] and side with him, he may bring to him the
man whose daughter he desires to marry ; tho Lady Abbess
says he desires still to kiss the King's hand before he goes to
France. Endorsed by Hyde.
435. The same to Ormonde. Desires instruction how to
behave with regard to [the Duke of Buckingham], who desires
much to see Talbot ; though by himself he is not considerable,
he may, if he see himself slighted, when joined with [Sexby]
prejudice I. [the King].
436. Hyde to Clement. Ratification of the treaty with
Spain. Account of the relief of Valenciennes and defeat of the
French by Don Juan and Prince Conde. Desires again to
have information about Mr. Reade. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
437. The same to Sir Thomas Rookesby. Only received his
letter of 30th May on 14th July, and wonders that his own
letter by Father Donalan had not reached him. The King
hopes shortly to have occasion to use his service ; trusts the
King of Poland will soon be willing to spare him upon the
driving out of the Swedes from his kingdom. Account of
the relief of Valenciennes. Copy by Hyde.
438. " Memoire " addressed to the States General by Don
Estevan de Gamarra, ambassador from Spain to the Nether
lands, in opposition to a proposal made at a meeting of the
States for an alliance offensive and defensive with France and
England. — Fr. Copy.
439. Peter Talbot [to Hyde]. Don Alonso says that the
opening of the ports is left in his hands by Don Juan, and his
only difficulty is lest Cromwellists should come in as Royalists
and master some town ; Talbot promised full satisfaction. The
former says it is no time to disgust any one, and therefore
would have the D[uke of] Buckingham] satisfied, or at least
not made desperate ; he is willing to concur in any proposal
from Hyde or Ormonde (one of whom ought to come hither)
that may be advantageous to the King. Endorsed by Ormonde.
440. Richard Clement to Hyde. Shut up on account of the
plague, which yet he does not conceive to be among them.
Endorsed by Hyde.
441. Order by Hyde on Mr. William Halke, merchant,
Antwerp, for payment to Mr. John Shaw of 65 patacons, for
so much received of Lord Nubrugh [Newburgh] .
l 2

1656.

Ghent,
July 20.

Bruges,July 20.

July 21.

Hague,
July 21.

Brussels,
July 31.

Rome,
July 22.

Bruges, July 23.

148

CALENDAR OF

1656.
"Delcampoen Queve-
rin,"
July 24.

Same date,
"Delcampo junto a
Quevrein."Brussels,
July 24.

Same date.

[Bruges],
July 26.

Same date.

Same date.

442. Don Juan to the King. Sends the Conde de Reneburg
[or Renenbourg], a gentleman of his chamber, to announce to the
King the ratification of the treaty, and also that the King of
Spain has granted him a monthly aid, although the necessities
of the kingdom prevent the doing it in so large a proportion as
would befit so great a king. — Span. Endorsed by Hyde.
443. The same to the same ; a complimentary letter accom
panying the preceding. — Span. Holograph, endorsed by Hyde.
444. P[eter] T[albot] to the King. Has read the King's
letter to Don Alonso who will conform himself to it, being
satisfied the D[uke of] Buckingham] can do no great harm if
it is known that he has no commands from the King ; but he
says he must give him good words in relation to 11 [Sexby], to
whom he will hasten him, that they may begin their business
before the mock Parliament assembles, which Don Alonso
greatly fears. Reported that Lamboy is at Ruremond with
6000 Germans, coming to serve the King. The Abbess of Gant
writes that D. B. will be here to-night. Don Alonso desires
to know what port the King has secured for landing men ;
he expects either Ormonde or Hyde. Endorsed by Ormonde.
445. The same to Ormonde. Received his letter yesterday,
with the enclosure from the King. The Spanish army, after
being near Turenne at Quesnoy for some days, has now gone
to besiege the town of Conde. Many of the Irish, in the
regiment of Guards, are said to be killed ; Ormonde's nephew,
Muskerry, with his regiment was on Turenne's side. Dick
Talbot has found two German counts at Brussels, who promise
to bring 100 German soldiers, and themselves as volunteers,
whenever the King shall make an attempt. Robert Dungan
hoped to make his fortune by winning money at play of a
young raw gentleman, but they who have care of the youth will
not pay. The plague said to be in Rome ; the poor are starving,
and the Pope daily distributes ^1300 sterling. Endorsed by Ormonde.
446. The King to the Archbishop of Mayence, notifying
the ratification of the treaty with Spain ; intends to send a
messenger with the particulars. — Fr.
Draught, with a correction interlined by the King.
447. The same to the Duke of Neuburg, to the same effect.
— Fr. Draught, endorsed by Ormonde.
448. Ormonde to Hyde, at Brussels. Hopes he has made a
good entrance into the business, as it seems he was expected
there. Sends by the King's command a letter from Father

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Talbot to the King, which is an extraordinary piece, and
is the prologue to some mystery against which the King's
greatest security will be to keep himself from meddling with
it ; Hyde may speak to Talbot about it, or say nothing, as he
thinks fit. Has a long discourse in cipher upon the heads
he sent by Mr. Bennett to Paris, but knows not yet what
it is. The King desires Hyde to return Mr. Blague his part
of a late bill sent by Lord Jermyn. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 301.
449. William Halke to Hyde. Has paid the money as
desired to Mr. Shaw, with other sums as by the enclosed note.
Cousin Harvey sends his humble service.
Enclosure : —
Note of payments to Mr. Blotacker, Mr. Wayte, and Mr.
John Shaw.
450. Hyde to Mons. Mottett. Requests him to present the
enclosed paper to the Ambassador [Cardenas], hoping that he
will effectually recommend it to his Highness [Don Juan] ; the
posture of incognito is very melancholy to the King, and, if
continued, will make men believe that he lives here without
any countenance from the State, an opinion carefully pro
pagated in France. Begs the Ambassador to give a letter for
the Governor of Gravelin, in order that the person expected
from England may not be stopped there. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
Enclosure : —
Memorial from Hyde, praying that the ratification of the
treaty with Spain may be made public, and the good
will of the Catholic King towards the King of England
may be manifested by such acts as the freedom of the
ports, the taking notice of his Majesty's presence in
these parts out of the condition of a person incognito,
and the like. Desires that notice may be given to the
Governor of Gravelin that any one provided with the
King's pass may go to and from Calais. Copy by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 303.
451. Ormonde to Hyde. " The man in long parchment and
his forerunner " came last night ; he desires a speedy de
spatch, which cannot be given without Hyde; the King will
see him to-night, and then return him to his private retreat
until Hyde comes, who is therefore at once to take leave of
Don Alonso, telling him, if he think fit, what calls him away.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal, coronet and garter.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 301.

1656.

Antwerp,July 27.

Brussels,
July 27.

Bruges,
July 28.

150

CALENDAR OF

1656.
[Brussels],Friday,
July 28.

Same date.

Same date.

Brussels,
July 28.

452. Hyde to Mons. Mottett. O'Neill has come to-day
with letters from the King, and is to return to-night; desires
therefore to know what the Lord Ambassador will command
him in the matter of the Irish. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
453. The same to the King. (Friday morning.) Arrived late
on Tuesday ; saw Sir H. de Vic then. On Wednesday morn
ing saw Father Talbot, who was to meet the Duke of Bucking
ham at Don Alonso's at 8 a.m. ; he was much pleased to hear
that the King had given his brother Tom some reprehension.
Had an interview with Don Alonso from 4 to 6, having sent
word of his arrival to Mr. Mottett through little Mr. White ;
having debated many particulars, Don Alonso said he would
refer them to [Don Juan] , but wished to confer further upon
two points, the one, that of getting the Duke of York out of
France and drawing the Irish over, and the other, that
of the Duke of Buckingham. (Friday afternoon.) After re
ceiving the King's letter by O'Neale, has had another inter
view with Don Alonso on the first point, who defers answer till
he hears from Don Juan, but wishes to forward Hyde's
reasons in writing, being himself convinced by them ; the other
particular is reserved till to-morrow. Met Tom Talbot coming
out of Don Alonso's ; it should be considered whether pains
should not be taken to prevent his doing mischief (which his
brother also thinks him inclined to do) by shutting him up in
his convent. Desires that the accompanying letter may be
speedily sent to the Governor of Gravelinge. Copy by Hyde.
Four pages, closely written.
454. " Considerations worthy to be weighed in the business
of the Irish ; " a copy, by Hyde, of the paper given to Don
Alonso, which is mentioned in the preceding letter. Two pages.
455. Hyde to Ormonde. Father Talbot says that Don
Alonso is exceedingly troubled to hear that the Earl of Bristol
is coming to the King, and hopes he will not be trusted in any
thing that concerns them, for they will have nothing to do
with him, on account of something he brought with him from
England. Wishes Don Alonso had himself spoken about it, as
Hyde could then have removed the jealousy. The person he
looked for came on Wednesday, and was with him till 12 at
night ; gave him both the letters, which he doubts not to
deliver safely ; he has settled a way with Ch. Cottrell by
which Ormonde shall hear from his wife. Lodges in Or
monde's old chamber, but Mrs. Woodward does not treat so
well or so cheap as Mrs. Hewitt ; O'Neale's subtlety would be
very useful in ordering her; Garlande complains horribly of
her in point of diet. Endorsed by Ormonde.

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456. Hyde to Secretary Nicholas. Hard to write three
letters to one house ; when he has written to the King, Lord
Lieut., and Nicholas, has hardly a word to say to his wife.
The Spaniards in Italy have defeated the army sent from the
Duke of Modena to assist the French. Cromwell has taken
five ships of Zealand, laden with wool from St. Sebastian's.
(P.S.) Since writing the other, has received Nicholas' letter
of the 26th ; has not had time to read half the letters sent,
of which Sir R. Browne's is one. Will be deceived, if not
satisfied by the Spanish Ministers in all the propositions which
can reasonably be made. Endorsed by Nicholas.
457. Richard Clement to Hyde. Has received his of
25th ult. The confinement, fear, heat, and want of physic and
physicians has bred a pestilential ague, which some will have to
be the plague, of which ten or twelve die daily. On Wednesday
next it is said they will finish their quarantine of separation
from the rest of Rome, and will begin a quarantine in their
respective houses. Endorsed by Hyde.
458. Hyde to Ormonde. Received his of the 28th last
night at 11. Will send to Don Alonso as soon as he is up.
Hopes to be at Gant by to-morrow morning. Endorsed by Ormonde.
459. P[eter] T[albot] to Ormonde. Desires to know
whether the Internuncio shall be moved for a grant from
the Pope for the King, now that the King of Spain has
promised a monthly allowance ; but the Internuncio will
not write to the Pope until he can send news of the
favours intended by the King for Catholics. Thom tells
so many lies that he can never believe him, though some
times he may speak truth ; now he says that he has been
restored to favour with the King and Ormonde, and has a plot
on foot for levying 3000 men in Ireland, ostensibly for the
French service, and for engaging his eldest brother Sir
Robert both in this and in preparing all the Irish to rise
in arms when the King thinks fit. If some governors of
garrisons would join with the Irish when n's [Sexby's]
business breaks out, Ireland might be secured in a short
time ; but he tells Tom there must be no plots until he
has his habit on, while he suspects that his plot proceeds
partly from the hatred he bears to his habit ; he swears he
has never said an ill word of the Chancellor [Hyde] or
Ormonde in this town, whereas the Chancellor says the
contrary; but his tongue cannot prejudice any man. Don
Alonso is no way inclined to have the King more public
than he is. Is it not time to send for the Irish [in the

1656.
Brussels,
July 28.

[Rome],
July 29,

Brussels,
past 6 a.m.,
July 29.

Brussels,
July 31.

152 CALENDAR OF
1656. French service], and particularly for Inchiquin, who is thought
to have many of the English in Munster his friends 1
Endorsed by Hyde.
[July?] 460. Letter of credence from the King [to Don Juan?]_
sent with Hyde. Having need to propose some things of
importance to the common interest, sends the Chancellor of
the Exchequer for that purpose. Draught in Ormonde's hand.
[•Jul ?] 461. The King [to the Duke of Neuburg?] Has had
so many proofs of his affection that he believes it will be no
disagreeable news to him to hear that the treaty made with
the Spanish ministers here has been ratified at Madrid. — Fr.
Draught by Ormonde.
2 462. W. B. [i. e. Sir Rob. Shirley] to [the King] ; partly
[o/s.V m deciphered cipher. People are afraid to lend money,
because they know that if known to the King they cannot be
concealed from others ; has proposed therefore to have dupli
cate notes of loans, sealed, without names [to be used hereafter
as tallies]. Of £6o received, has given £\o to the man who
brought the cipher, and who is still a prisoner at Yarmouth ;
^io to Mr. Halsey, whose necessities are urgent ; and ^40
to the bearer for his charges. Two clergymen are engaged
to do what they can among the merchants. On negotiating
with the Levellers for the delivery of some place of strength,
finds it will be done best by bribery ; when the King says
what sum he will give, on what security, &c, Wildman will
treat with the deputy-governor of Portsmouth, a man suffi
ciently necessitous. But two things hinder the writer's under
takings ; first, his lack of sufficient authority, which would
be supplied by his having a commission from the King, which
should empower him to administer an oath, appoint deputies,
and send reports of offers of service ; next, that he has to do
sometimes with great men, from whom he cannot expect
obedience, and therefore he recommends that more be em
ployed in the work, and men of such honour that they may be
obeyed by all. Need of more organization, to prevent every
one taking his own way. Desires to know the King's opinion
of Col. Wortben, who boasts much of his favour, but is
suspected by many. Will sometimes have occasion to change
his hand, but the seal will always be the same *, as also in
all notes of money. Hears that the Presbyterians are about
to send a messenger to the King. Will use all the interest
in the choosing Parliament men that he can.
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1656.
Esterbeck,
" Satur
day," [August 2.]

Bruges,
August 2.

463. [The Earl of Bristol] to Hyde. Asks for the loan of
Sir F. Bacon's Hist, of Henry VII and Daniel's Hist, of
England, with reference to some discourse which he is pre
paring. Encloses a letter for his brother. Endorsed by Hyde.
464. Hyde to Mons. Mottett. Upon reporting to the King
what had passed between him and the Ambassador [Cardenas],
Hyde advised the sending some person at once to the Spanish
army to Don Juan, in order to press the despatch of the
business of the ports; the Marq. of Ormonde consequently
went from hence yesterday, in the afternoon, for that purpose.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
465. Letters from the King to friends in England ; en- August 3.
dorsed by Hyde, " The Kinge, by Mr. Fisher to Mr. H., his
wi[fe], and Mr. Wil[dman]."
1 . Never looked upon him as an enemy ; it is in his
power to merit all the reward that can be given him ;
believes he will avow the affection he has in his heart
as soon as he is informed [the King] can second any
attempt he can make ; the bearer will say many
things to him, and will report his inclinations.
2. Believes she would employ all her interest for the
writer's advantage; desires her to deliver the en
closed to her husband.
3. The bearer will tell [Wildman] how welcome his
message was, and how glad the writer was to see his
hand subscribed to the Address ; desires to be in
formed, through the bearer, of a particular trans
action, without information of which he cannot re
solve upon many important points ; cannot at once
send supplies of money, but promises to re-imburse
all that is expended ; the person mentioned by
[Wildman] has not interest to compass what he
proposes or any title to promote it, but if he has any
ground to be confident of the contrary, [the King]
will not be averse from any course conceived neces
sary, but has no mind at present for many reasons
to employ him [qu. the Duke of Buckingham?].
Desires that the bearer may return soon.
Draughts by Hyde.
466. Hyde to Clement. Received his of 24th June yester- August 3.
day. Cromwell's Parliament, which is to meet on 17th Sept.,
is said to be chiefly called for endeavouring a peace with
Spain. The French are encamped near Quesnoy, and Don
Juan is besieging Conde. The Queen of Sweden is expected

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August 3.

London,
July 27.
[O.S.]

Bruges,August 7.

Brussels,
August 7.

CALENDAR OF
in France, and the Duke of Guise is appointed to receive her
at Marseilles. The Dutch greatly resent the capture by
Cromwell of several ships of Amsterdam and Zealand, upon
pretence that their goods belong to Spain. Copy by Hyde.
467. Hyde to Mr. Kent. Hopes he has received the com
missions sent him. Received his letters of 19 and 26 June
and 2 July yesterday at once. Is glad he has met with a
convert-captain, who, he hopes, will declare himself as soon as
possible, and put into a Spanish port as soon as those ports
are opened. Conceives that the peace with Portugal is so
fully concluded by Cromwell that no affront to his agent
(which proceeds from a particular insolence) can break it. Sir
G. Talbot has both Kent's letters. Copy by Hyde.
468. Letter from a Royalist agent, signed Da. Harte, and
addressed to Lt.-Col. Dolman at Dort. Since his arrival
(after a long passage) has disposed of all the parcels as
directed, as will be more fully understood from his factor.
Seal, partly, as it seems, armorial (very indistinct) and partly a mono
gram, with the letters R. P., or P. P.
469. Hyde to P. Talbot. Replies in Ormonde's absence to
Talbot's letter to him of the 31st ult. Never thought it fit
that the King should himself ask for a grant of money from
the Pope, but hoped that the Internuncio would of himself
propose to the Pope to make such a gift. Will be guided by
Don Alonso with reference to the communicating to the Pope
the King's gracious purposes [with reference to his Roman
Catholic subjects]. Hopes he will persuade his brother Tom
to resume his habit and sit still ; the King will call for his
service as soon as it may be found useful. Doubts not but
that Don Alonso will soon think it more reasonable than he
did at first, that the King should be more owned than he is.
In consequence of being incognito the King is the only gentle
man who has lived in this country without being exempt from
paying excise and other similar impositions, an exemption
enjoyed by Lord Newcastle at Antwerp, Hyde himself while
at Antwerp, and Lord Hopton and many others at Bruges.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
470. P[eter] T[albof] to Hyde. An English Jesuit, just
now come from the North of England, says that all the King's
friends in that part are much troubled to hear there is a dif
ference between Hyde and Sir M. Langdale, who is the most
popular, and the most entrusted both by Catholics and Pro
testants, in all the North ; they desire to have none else sent
to them there. 8 [Buckingham] is persuaded by 7 [Don
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things are ready. Thom has been to Don Alonso about the
Irish in France, but was remitted by him to the writer, with
whom alone he said he would confer ; Thom devoutly answered
that he only wished for a place in some convent, but the friars
will only have him on condition that he keep his secular
clothes, so that they may be rid of him when they please ; he
made a proposition for the surprising St. Ghillen and other
places, which is sent to the camp. Col. Cusack is marching
with above 400 men to the camp. The adjoined was sent
from brother Stanley in Antwerp. Endorsed by Hyde.

1656.

471. Ormonde to the King ; not signed. The business is at
an absolute stop till Don Alonso arrives. Operations of the
Spanish and French armies at Valenciennes and Conde ; the
Duke of York's servant, Cartwright, came out from the latter
place last night. The Chev. de Crequy has been trepanned,
and is like to recover. Between Denis and himself, the box
containing his ciphers was left behind at Valenciennes ; he im
mediately sent George Lane back for it ; begs that the Chan
cellor may not be told. Endorsed by Hyde.

Tournay, August 7.

472. The same to Hyde. Arrived at the camp on Thursday, Same date.
having sent Richard Bellings on before to announce his coming
to the Marq. de Caracena. Account of interviews with the
Marquis and with Don Juan, for whom he had to set down in
writing, in French, what he had to say ; the papers were
written by noon on Friday, but then a reply was sent that as
they concerned the treaty in which Don Alonso had been
engaged, he must wait until the latter should arrive, for whom
Don Juan would send. Half his money is already gone; a
further supply must be sent ; he lies at the Banque d'Or.

473. Hyde to Ormonde, by Mr. O'Neale. The publication
of the Declaration for the ports must be pressed ; hopes there
will be the less scruple about it, now that men-of-war of
Cromwell's are before Dunkirk and Ostend to keep in the
freebooters. Hopes such notice may be taken of the King as
at least may cause the excise to be taken off; also that the
assignation made for the King's support will begin retro
spectively. Mention should be made of the unwholesomeness
of Bruges, and of the King's desfre to be nearer Brussels,
particularly at Mechlin, where he would be glad to have
a house. Mr. Balton [interlined E. Bristol] is arrived in
excellent humour ; desires that the Prince of Conde and
Caracena may understand he is both able and willing to do
all the mischief he can to the Cardinal.
Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 9 Aug."

Bruges,
August 8.

156 CALENDAR OF
1656. 474. Hyde to Ormonde. Wrote three hours ago, but
Same date. s;nce tnen nas received his of the 7th. Suggests answers to
possible objections to the public owning of the treaty. Will
endeavour to send a supply; all their money is gone, but Mr.
Shaw is expected in one or two days, who will renew their
credit. Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 9 Aug."
July 29. 475. ,385 [i. e. William Rumbould, endorsed by Hyde,
[O.S.] "Mr. Robinson"] to "Mr. Pickering" [Ormonde]; chiefly
in deciphered cipher. His last letter of 9 June was the fourth
since the beginning of May. Has seen Mr. Howard twice at
church since the latter's imprisonment, who told him that he
had had a letter for him which he burned with other papers
when he was apprehended. Mentioned in former letters that
it was thought desirable the King should prepare a Declaration
to satisfy all interests ; asked some friends to assist him in
drawing up the heads, from whom he has received the en
closed letters. Lord Newport has become very sensible of his
duty ; a kind letter from the King to him would be well
employed. The enclosed book was sent before printed by the
author to [Rumbould], who, upon the judgment of some
friends that it would be very useful, sent it to the press,
and has taken care for its dispersion. It is hoped there will
be such debates in Parliament as will give great advantage to
the King. Mr. Howard is not likely to be able to correspond,
as he says he has little hope of obtaining his liberty except
upon condition of leaving England. Followed by a modern transcript.
Enclosed : —
i. Letter from Rumbould to some of the King's friends,
submitting for consideration 14 heads of the proposed
Declaration, enlarging on the tyranny of Cromwell,
and promising that the King should observe his
engagements in Scotland, be ready to satisfy the
Presbytery of England and allow toleration, should
pardon almost all, should govern by Parliament (ex
cluding from the first one such Royalists as had been
in arms for him), should satisfy such purchasers of
King's or Bishops' lands as had given him assistance,
should abolish taxes by disbanding all forces and
making peace with all nations, and should restore
the city of London to its privileges ; ending with a
general profession of the King's being " content to
wayte God's leisure, &c. (saying something in the
stile of the Godly party)," and with saying, " an
hundred fine things to the army."
ii. Remarks by two persons (as it seems) upon the fore
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from pardon should be named, and that Lambert 1656.
should not be one of these ; that the expense of the
foreign wars should be urged, but the soldiers on
the other hand satisfied by the promise of arrears,
&c. ; and that the purchasers of lands be assured
that nothing shall be taken from them till after
just computation, that they shall not be dispossessed
if they return to their allegiance within a certain
time; with a further suggestion that some of the
Church lands might be leased out, as was offered at
the Isle of "Wight by Charles I.
476. Ormonde to the King ; not signed ; partly in deciphered Tournay,
cipher. Desires him to consider whether the Spanish ministers August 9.
should not be made acquainted with the proposal brought by
the bearer for the taking of Jersey ; the only doubt that
occurs to him is whether it can subsist without trade with
France. There is no good intelligence between the Prince of
Conde and Caracena.
477. Hyde to Peter Talbot. Assures him that in all his life Bruges,
he never had any difference or unkindness whatever with Sir August 10.
M. Langdale, nor knows the least ground for that report ; it
is true they have never been much together, and Langdale
has conversed most with those who are not willing [Hyde]
should be too well thought of, but no one thinks better of
him than [Hyde] does ; knows no one to be named with him
in the trust mentioned, and the King is of , the same judgment.
The King is very angry that Talbot's brother Tom should
meddle in matters relating to him without his privity or
consent, and will complain to his Superior or write to the
General [of his Order] if he will not be quiet till he be called
upon. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
478. Peter Talbot [to Hyde]. Don Alonso still opposes the Brussels,
recognition of the King on the ground of the expense it would August 10.
involve ; private orders may, he says, be sent to the magis
trates not to exact the excise, &c. ; probably the real reason is,
lest it should hinder [Sexby's] business. Tom shall not inter
meddle with the 3000 men, but as for his habit, his own friars
will not as yet accept him. Has endeavoured to persuade
Don Alonso that the Earl of Bristol is no Mazarine, but, as all
the world says, quite the contrary ; if he discourses with the
Earl himself, his prejudicated opinion may be altered.
Endorsed by Hyde.
479. Ormonde to Hyde. Has received both his letters of Toumay,
the 8th. The Marq. de Caracena told him that the business August 9,
of the ports is referred by Don Juan to be treated of between IO' I2'

158 CALENDAR OF
1656. Hyde and Molineus (as mentioned also in his letter of the 7th);
has prepared a paper pressing for the Declaration. Hopes to
obtain letters to the magistrates of Bruges, reqniring them to
treat- the King in his proper quality. Will have no modesty
in pressing for a supply of money, and will disguise nothing of
the miserableness of the King's condition. Will do Mr.
Balton's errand. The Prince of Conde received the King's
letter with great respect.
io Aug. Col. Cusack. who came last night, says that Don
Alonso was to set out yesterday for the camp. The more he
thinks of Carteref s proposition [about Jersey] the more fond
he is of it; no time should be lost in getting information.
Mr. Movie [apparently interlined by Hydey " Mr. Mat.'*} in
his letter of 24 July seems confirmed in thinking that his
friends will do something considerable, and believes Dr. Kelly
and Mons. Berriere to be the first persons to be written to ;
[Ormonde] could fit Kelly with a letter to set the business on
foot ; Moyle has received extraordinary civilities from the Duke
de Luyine, of which the King should take notice in a letter to
the Duke, which may do honour to Moyle and some good to the
main design. Send Sir Geo. Radcliffe's letter, chiefly on account
of what he says about receiving the King's dues in Spain.
12 Aug. Could find no messenger to take the letter till
to-day. Has received Hyde's letter of the 10th and the
money. Don Alonso arrived this morning, and he is to meet
him at noon. Sends his wife's letter and his son's, that Hyde
may see they differ in their intentions. Endorsed by Hyde.
[Rome], " 480. Richard Clement to Hyde. Before they were shut
Attin^ 12. ^p from 30 to 40 died daily, but being now confined to their
own houses, not above three or at most four. Has received
Hyde's of 14 and 21 June and 6 July. Being required
to prove what he said in the papers about Ireland, he did
it as well as he could, by exhibiting copies of the Excom
munication. Nothing has been said here about Mr. White's
book of Obedience*, for it never appeared here in public,
and it could not be complained of unless it were exhibited ;
one person was said to have it, but he would never lend it.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Brassek,^ 4gi_ p[eter] Tjilbotj to Ormonde. Sent him the answer
to the Jansenians1 calumnies against the Jesuits; hopes Mr.
Harding is satisfied. His brother Thom is now in bis habit,
but, not being accepted as belonging to any convent in
particular, must not be long in any one place ; his com
panion, Flatsbury, an Irish friar who lived at Rome, says that
* The G-roundt of Obedience and Goverr,ment. by Thomas White. l2mo.
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Geoghegan, the Bishop of Clonmacnoise, is every day at the 1656.
Spanish ambassador's table, and that he is very vehement
against all (even of his own order) who did their duty to
the King in Ireland; if he is judged prejudicial to the King's
affairs, a letter should be sent to Don Alonso desiring him
to give a caveat to the Spanish ambassador against Geog
hegan. The Internuncio has written twice to the Pope con
cerning the Dean of Fermo, whose correspondent here, Philip
Crolly, gives out that the Internuncio (who ordered him,
Enes, and others, not to meddle with any affairs) ought
not to credit [Talbot] so much, that the Internuncio is a
young man wanting experience; Crolly has also solicited
some colonels to complain of [Talbot] to the King. The
Provincial of the Augustines told the Rector of the Jesuits
that [Talbot] dishonoured his order of St. Austin, because he
sent him word that one of his friars was reported to have gone
to Rome as an agent for the Irish, and desired nothing might
be done without the King's approbation. These poor Knicks
(sic) do not love him because they think he was concerned in
quashing, by means of Fuensaldanha and the Internuncio, their
Excommunication printed here by the late Bishop of Rapo and
their congregation. For their further comfort he has per
suaded the Internuncio to write to the Pope to impose silence
on these poor seditious Knicks in the matter of the Excommu
nication in Ireland, even if he will not declare it unjust and
invalid. The Internuncio has also asked the Pope to authorize
some learned and discreet person to have power over all
Churchmen belonging to the Irish regiments, and to leave
a blank in the patent that Ormonde may appoint whom he
thinks fit. The writer did his best to persuade the King
at Cologne that Crolly was no spy notwithstanding his weekly
correspondence with monk Crilly. Thus it is that persons
who do good offices in expectation of gratitude are mistaken
when they have to do with mean persons. One Mr. Ogle
has made an engagement with the Spaniards about saltpetre
and powder, and is going to be settled with his wife and
family in these countries, but declares that if the King should
require him he will not tie himself to the Spanish service.
482. Amalie Princess of Orange to the Princess Mary of Tbe Hague,
Orange. The Prince is in perfect health; they await her August^.
return with impatience. The prejudice which her absence
causes to her affairs, her Council always excusing themselves
from treating on them with the writer by alleging that they
are not sufficiently authorized, makes the writer implore her
in God's name to hasten her return or else to send more ample
powers. — Fr. Holograph. Black seal.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.

160

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Ghent,August 13.

Camp before l
Cond£,
August 14.

Bruges,
August 15.

483. P[eter] T[albot] to [Hyde]. 11 [Sexby] will do
nothing these six weeks. Many have tried to persuade the
Internuncio that Ormonde and Hyde are homines perfidi, not
to be credited in anything, but he has the same opinion of
them as the writer has. The Pope has written to the Inter
nuncio, in cipher, saying that he will do all he can for the
King, but he knows nothing of the favours intended by the
King for the Catholics. The writer told the Nuncio that the
King desired to communicate all through the latter, but was
wary of giving the Spaniards any occasion of offence, who
wish to do all by their own ministers ; the Nuncio answered
that the Spaniards are mistaken if they think to negotiate
better by themselves, that the King's own application will
be more effectual than the King of Spain's, and that the
Spaniards shall know nothing of anything done by the King
through him. It is reported that Col. Morfy, Col. Dempsye,
Mortegh O'Brian, Philip Reyly, and David Roch, with some
others, have sent an Augustine friar as an agent to Rome,
at the desire of some priests and friars, who is to be directed
by Dr. Creagh, one of the Pope's chaplains. The Internuncio
laughed at their folly ; but it is necessary that such seditious
and suspected persons of the Irish clergy as have any titles
or authority in Ireland, be deposed, that honest and learned
men, who know the duty of subjects according to the tenets
of Catholics, may be put into their places, that the simple
people of Ireland be not again seduced by factious and
ignorant clergy ; the Internuncio will have this done if the
King's pleasure be signified. Does not believe that David
Roch will do anything prejudicial to the King; he is a gallant
man, and very popular in Munster. Will return to Brussels
on Wednesday. Dr. Creagh is said to be the man who mis
informed the Pope in the late business of his Bull and Ex
communication. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 301.
484. [Ormonde to Hyde]. Conferences with the Marq. de
Caracena and Don Alonso, chiefly respecting the coming of
Irwin [Inchiquin?] and Yerly [the Duke of York?] to the
Spaniards. In the business of the ports the Declaration will
be full ; but they are obstinate in the matter of [not] owning
the King. The pension will not look back further than this
month ; the amount is not yet announced. Endorsed by Hyde.
485. Hyde to Father Talbot. Has received his letters of
the 10th and 13th. The reasons against the recognition of
the King by the Spaniards are of no weight. Thanks those
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Lieut, and himself but perfidiousness, from which their 1656.
greatest enemies will absolve them, as they have never, in
any one instance, promised anything which they did not
perform. Cannot proceed in communications with the Pope
without the consent and approbation of the Spaniards ; the
particular concessions which are granted at the instance of
the King of Spain, must not be imparted to his. Holiness in
any other way than as he directs ; but the good offices and
counsel of the Internuncio will be greatly valued. Were the
King clearly informed of the [Irish] address to Rome, he
would deeply resent it ; he desires the Internuncio may be
informed how much harm such persons have done, and be
requested to discountenance them himself and prevent their
finding credit at Rome, and especially to dissuade the Pope
from making any bishops in Ireland until there may be a
choice of persons of another spirit than those bishops who
at James-Town excommunicated all who would obey the
King. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
486. P[eter] T[albot] to [Hyde]. Hyde's attestation Ghent,
about Sir M. Langdale has fully satisfied his friend, who August 16.
is going to England by the next packet. Believes [Sexby]
to be in Holland ; but he will be back by the time appointed,
which is not above six weeks. Will tell his brother Thom
of the King's will ; desired Don Alonso to confer with Or
monde on his brother's proposals. Is now going to Brussels.
Endorsed by Hyde.
487. Henry, Duke of Gloucester, to Hemvliet [Heenvliet]. Bruges,
Thanks him for his letter of ai [July] ; hears from Charles Ausustl8-
Cottrell that the non-payment of the allowance is not Oudart's
fault, who had depended on a promise from Smiter that he
would advance the money; hopes to be paid for the whole
six months at the beginning of September. Holograph.
Seal in Mack wax.
Amongst the Heenvliet Correspondence.
488. Hyde to "my Lord Chamberlayne " [Lord Percy], Bruges,
dissuading him from returning to England to save his estate. August 18,
Sends the cipher promised in his last of the nth; although
from Percy's letter of the nth conceives it will be of little
use. Loves him better than most men do, and considers that
his faults (which he undoubtedly has) are more prejudicial
to himself than to the public; knows few whom he thinks
so fit to be about the King's person or engaged in the counsels
likely to carry him home. Percy knows how little charity
the world has for him, and therefore how his journey will
be interpreted; and whoever so much despises what all men
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Brussels,
August 18.

1656. say or think of him will by degrees contemn that good name
which is necessary for doing the good we wish to do. The
arguments that invite him [to England] are of no moment^ as
he is in no danger of starving abroad ; what will he be doing
if the King, whose game must not be thought desperate, should
return ? Showed his letter to the King reluctantly, after long
hesitation, who said he could not dissuade him from what he
thought necessary, knowing that whatever hurt he might do
to himself he would do none to him, and therefore encloses
his leave for the journey. [Percy's] greatest enemy can wish
him no worse than to submit to his own passions and appetite,
and every one who loves him not will be pleased at his going.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
489. P[eter] T[albot] to [Hyde]. The report respecting
the mission of the Irish to Rome is not true ; the Augustine
friar who has gone there was sent for by his Superior to
inhabit a convent lately given them ; the Provincial at
Brussels is an honest and understanding man. Col. Roch
has often dissuaded others from making like addresses with
out the King's approbation ; he is a gallant gentleman, as
capable and desirous of serving the King as any of his own
country; the same may be believed of Col. Philip Reyly.
Will speak to the Internuncio about the bishops, &c. ; but
the Dean of Fermo, the Secretary of the Propaganda (a
most passionate man, and as violent in his ways as his master
Rinuccini was) is the root of the mischief, having always
countenanced such persons as most concurred to the loss of
Ireland. The Internuncio should be desired to write to the
Pope to exclude this Secretary from everything relating to
the three kingdoms. He and Geoghegan, the Bishop of
Clonmacnoise, have lately worked the deposing of one Deise,
Vicar-General of Meath, who had executed his office very many
years with great satisfaction, because (as it is thought) he is
nephew to the Bishop of Meath, who always condemned and
preached against the Nuncio's proceedings. The Dean of
Fermo names none for any employment who have been for
the King's authority. It is thought that Conde will surrender
to-day or to-morrow. Endorsed by Hyde.
[Aug. 19 ?] 490. [Ormonde to Hyde.] Has had his letter of the
14th three days. Entered the town of Conde last night
and at once sent Dick Belings to Col. Muskery and Sir
James Darcy, to let them know that the King required
them to come immediately with their regiments to his
service, and that at present he designed them to guard the
coast of Flanders against Cromwell. They have answered
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wherever they may be required ; but that, in order to quit 1656.
the French service like men of honour, they must first obtain
their passes, being bound not to leave without them, which
the Cardinal had again lately promised them with means to
go to any place the King should appoint ; no arguments can
move them from this punctilio. They desire that the King's
orders may be sent to them for their coming away. 9000
crowns are allowed to the King for this month, and 10,000
livres for the Duke of York.
491. Richard Clement to Hyde. Expects to be shut up for [Rome],
some three weeks longer, the sickness sending three or four "sus I9'
daily to the Lazaretto. The gabells, which used to be farmed
by the Camera Apostolica for about 1000 crowns a day, now
bring in little or nothing, no merchandise coming to the
town. The Venetian ambassador died this week ; in conse
quence of one of his servants dying from the plague, he took
so many antidotes that they struck him into a malignant
fever. Endorsed by Hyde.

492. Hyde to Ormonde. Has received his letter of the 14th Bruges,
and one without date. The ending- of the latter allayed the Sunday,
¦ n ¦ I'll p • i 1 August 20.
mortification which, the rest ot it gave ; does not understand
why these gentlemen should ask for orders for the King
when they profess they cannot obey them till they receive
their passes, which it is certain the Cardinal will not give.
However, the orders are enclosed, to be used as Ormonde
and Don Juan may judge best. May not a letter to O'Niale
be procured, ordering him to serve the King upon all oc
casions ? This will enable him to do many things which
otherwise he cannot do. Is there any objection to the King's
going to Dunkirk for two or three days ? — P.S. Orders
must be sent to the frontiers to let the Duke of York pass
hither. Don Alonso wrote to O'Niale that if it were necessary
to appoint any one to attend the King (as undoubtedly it is)
he should be the man. Copy by Hyde.
Enclosure : —
Order to Col. Mackarty and Sir James Darcy to repair
to Bruges with their regiments, where they will find
provision and quarters. Draught by Hyde.
493. Acknowledgment by Ric. Harding of the receipt of August 24.
1000 florins from Hyde for the King's service.
494. Richard Clement to Hyde. About 1000 persons have [Rome],
died from the sickness ; but " we, nine in all," are perfectly August 25.
well. Card. Barberini's palace is shut up, and he and his nephew,
Card. Carlo Barberini, in it, on account of two of his footmen
M %

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[AboutAugust 25.]

" From the
camp of
Inchies,"August 28.

August 20.
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being supposed to have the sickness. The Emperor has sent
12,000 men against the Duke of Modena for having, contrary
to his command, attacked Milan, both being fiefs of the
empire ; the large army of Modena is now reduced to 7000.
The plague at Naples has almost ceased. Endorsed by Hyde.
495. P[eter] TyaTbot] to [Hyde]. Has received his letter
of the 21st ; the Internuncio will now write the more effica
ciously to the Pope concerning the Dean of Fermo. Hears
continually from [Sexby], who is not more inclined to [the
King] than before and says it is not in his power to do him
any good as yet, those with whom [Sexby] has to do being so
much bent against him. He says none of the King's friends
will stir, being undone by the last plot ; and if they did, all
the other parties (however opposed to each other) would fall
upon them ; it is best therefore to wait for the Parliament,
and that the King of Spain should move. Don Alonso says
the Spaniards will be ready, but no preparations are seen as
yet ; he also says that Cromwell has been asking for a peace,
but that they will not hear him because they are engaged
to the King. The Cavaliers are dispirited because nothing
is done. If [Sexby's] friends should know that the King
had notice of their design, they would agree with Cromwell.
Endorsed by Hyde.
496. The Earl of Bristol to [Ormonde]. The Marq. de
Caracena has promised to send immediate orders to the
governors of Newport and Ostend about the King's shipping,
and to O'Niale about providing for the people about the
King ; and also to provide quarters and subsistence for the
four Irish regiments, whom he specially desires to employ in
fortifying Arras ; he is anxious to hear of the Duke of Fork's
departure from France. Has had interviews with Don Juan
and the Prince de Conde ; to the latter the Marq. de Caracena
wishes him not to communicate the business of Arras. There
may be delay in providing for the Irish regiments.
Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 4 Sept."
497. [Sir Robert Shirley to the King] ; signed 325. 12:
^5 • 31- 367- 43v and addressed to " Doctour Martin ;" partly in
deciphered cipher. Is told the reason of his ill-success in pro
curing money is, that John Cooper, who escaped out of the
Gate-House last summer, has told persons not to send money
through the writer, but in some other way ; suspects Cooper's
intentions, as he has threatened a friend that unless supplied
with money he will make all fare alike ; he has applied to
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are said to have sent a message to [the King] ; it would be well
to appoint commissioners to treat with them, and settle what
may be expected on both sides. Bat a faction in the army
will be the most serviceable ; to secure which let estates and
honour be promised to one or two who can engage a party. In
electing for the Parliament the counties show great zeal to
suppress the present power. Endorsed by Hyde, " Sh."
498. Hyde to Ormonde. Has had an interview with Don
Alonso. Anxiety to discharge that " infamous debt at Cullen ; "
must apply to Mr. Shaw for money to enable him to return
home. Father Talbot has persuaded Don Alonso to think
the Duke of Buckingham's interest very considerable. Lady
Newport is sick of a surfeit of melons ; she complains much
of the credit the Irish have with the King. The King should
determine what is to be done about Bothicke ; when he can
do no more service abroad, he can do mischief enough at
home. There should be a chapter likewise to the gentleman
with the long hair, and he should be wished to withdraw
for three or four months till he learn more wit and modesty.
Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. % Sept."
Seal of arms.
499. Cromwell to the States General, urging the necessity
of union amongst Protestant states in opposition to Spain, and
deprecating disagreement between the United Provinces and
Sweden. — Lat. Copy by Sir H. de Vic, endorsed by Hyde.
Thurloe's Slate Papers, vol. v. p. 330.
500. Hyde to the King. Has received the allowance for
August, and one thousand pounds for the Duke of York ;
desires that some of the debts, especially that at Cullen, may
be discharged, otherwise his credit will be entirely lost. Will
deliver to Don Alonso the larger paper enclosed, first, and if
that fail, then the lesser, which he cannot refuse, and will
then go to Antwerp, after waiting for the King's orders.
Anxious to know the Duke of York's resolution about leaving
France. Endorsed by Ormonde, "Rec. 3 Sept."
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 304.
Enclosures : —
1. Application to Don Alonso for a present grant of
money to discharge the King's debts. He has re
ceived no money from France since January ; never
theless his debts only amount to ^5000.
2. Application for issue at once of the orders for the
monthly allowance of 3000 crowns for the months of
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August 30.

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1656. may be able to raise money for the payment of the
debt due at Cullen.
Followed by Spanish translations of these two papers.
Brussels, 5Q1 j^g to Ormonde. Hopes the King will not delay to
6P ' "' pay the debt at Cullen, and not leave his family in pawn there.
Encloses a letter from Lord Taaffe, with some strange pro
posal that he should be sent by Don Alonso to the army;
sends also his own answer, to be forwarded when Ormonde has
read it. Lady Newport is still ill.
Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 3 Sept."
Brussels, ggg^ Hyde to Secretary Nicholas. Has received his letter
of the 30th, and this morning answered his former letter ; he
will see in what is sent to the King all that Hyde can say.
Expects an interview with Don Alonso every minute. Lord
Culpeper is not so ready for his journey as Nicholas men
tioned. Desires to know what return Mons. Oniate [d'Og-
niate] brings from Dunkirk ; if anything be yet wanting,
let the Lord Lieutenant write for it direct to the Marq. of
Caracena. Knows not how to send the letters to Mr. Lane,
and therefore returns them. Knows Mr. Ashton well. Is
glad that they at last proceed against any spies. Nicholas'
friend Ogle is under arrest here, and did Hyde the honour to
write to him this morning, saying that no man hath suffered
more for the King than himself, which is great news.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
SeTeS' *^" [Crmonde to Hyde.] The King desires some money
may be sent at once; he still insists on going to Dunkirk,
although the Governor intimated to d'Ognate that he would
be glad he could be diverted. Does not know what Father
Talbot's business is here, unless to make provision for his
brothers upon the raising of the regiments ; his zeal trans
ported him into great passion with O'Neille for endeavouring
to make his boy a Protestant, and perhaps he may do them ill
offices with regard to the practice of their devotions ; let Don
Alonso be told of the accident of the defacing an image, about
which Ormonde was with the Bishop yesterday, who, while
professing satisfaction, advised moderation, to which he replied
that the King would conform himself to the Bishop's advice in
any particular of that nature, so far as it consisted with the
necessary freedom of himself and his ministers. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 305.
[Rome], 504. Richard Clement to Hyde. Still shut up, but hope to
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Barberini has his freedom. The design is to make English,
not Irish, bishops; consider whether the King ought not to be
heard in this matter. If Hyde will send White's book of
Obedience, will follow his instructions with respect to it.
Card, de Rhetz is said to have privately retired out of Italy.
The Duke of Modena is said to be sick. The plague has
ceased at Naples. A bull is said to be issued recalling all
exemptions from gabells granted to ecclesiastical persons.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Much stained ; qu., by the use of some disinfectant ?
505. " Heads of my message to his sacred Majesty ; "
endorsed by Hyde as being from " Mr. Robinson " [i. e. W.
Rumbold]. i. From "Mr. Wreston" [Rumbold himself?]. That
the King be ready against the time the Levellers act their
design, lest their success make them too insolent ; that he send
word whether he will have the Declaration, of which the heads
were sent by Weston a month since, published against the
meeting of Parliament. [See Rumbold's letter of 29 July,
O.S., supra.] 2. From " Mr. Painter from Mr. Rumble."
That the King be pleased to look graciously upon the Presby
terian party. 3. From " Mr. Pile." That Major Clayton
undertakes that 4000 or 5000 men shall be ready to march
whenever the King shall land, or the Protector be cut off,
and that Bristol shall be seized by him, and Gloucester by
Col. Veile ; that the King appoint places whither letters may
be directed, and that he use an enclosed cipher when writing
to Pile ; that he appoint a person to command the forces which
shall be ready at his landing, and that the Earl of Oxford
appears to be a very fitting person as being free from any
former engagement.
506. Don Alonso de Cardenas to the King, acknowledging
the receipt of his letter of 27 Aug. by the Chancellor, respect
ing the payment of the monthly allowance to him and the
Duke of York; has paid the sum mentioned, and has com
municated to the Chancellor his thoughts upon other par
ticulars. — Span. Endorsed by Hyde.
507. Hyde to Mons. Mottet, secretary to Don Alonso. As
it is not in Don Alonso's power to assent to the proposals
made by Hyde for the King's present assistance, desires that
an express may immediately be sent to the army to Don Juan,
to obtain his approbation. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
508. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 3. Delay in receipt of letters.
Spies can live as securely at Bruxells as London ; for though
Ogle had about him several addresses from himself to Cromwell,
and one from himself to the French ambassador to levy a

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of Sep
tember].

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Brussels,"Monday-
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CALENDAR OF
regiment for the French service, yet he was discharged the
next day after he was committed. Knows no good of Ni
cholas' cousin Ascott ; he has been always reputed a person of
a very tender conscience. There is no means to send to Mr.
Lane; Lord Bristol will doubtless soon send or bring the
letters for the governors. Hears nothing from Middleton.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
509. [Ormonde to Hyde]. The Duke of York purposes to
leave Paris to-day. The King approves of the papers given
to Cardenas by Hyde, and desires to pay the Cullen debt.
Believes he may have to go to Brussels on a private affair
of his own. Hyde's friend and Ormonde's cousin, Sir John
Cockram [Cochrane] is gotten aboard the rebels' ships, where
doubtless he pretends to be able to do them great service and
make great discoveries. George Lane's wife is in great want.
Endorsed by Hyde.
510. The same to the same. The Duke's departure from
Paris is very uncertain; Lord Jermyn says that his debts
must be paid before he leaves ; Caracena seems displeased at
the delay. The French are much offended at the attempts to
draw off the Irish from their service, and the Cardinal says it
shows such disaffection on the King's part towards France as
will justify anything that may prevent his regaining power;
if it ^should stop his pension, Lord Jermyn says that he shall
be undone by the disbursements he has made. The King has
lost the friendship of Madame de Fient, as she told Mr. Bennet,
who in the discourse between them in the Queen's cabinet was
very choleric and she very loud, and, as he says, impertinent
and saucy. Endorsed by Hyde.
511. Hyde to Nicholas; not numbered. Found, on his
arrival yesterday, Nicholas' letter of the 4th in Mr. Shaw's
hands. Expects orders from the army to his purpose will
come on Sunday ; goes to see his friends at Breda until then ;
hopes afterwards to despatch here to his heart's desire in two
or three days. All letters agree that Cromwell is in great
perplexity, and that in all places people choose persons for
Parliament of very different affections to his purposes. Tom
Cooke is dead at London of a fever, for which Hyde is very
sorry ; he had entire affection to the King and very great
parts. Desires that the Declaration of the Ports may be
printed at Bruges, and dispersed in Holland and all other
places, as it is not enough believed. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 305.
512. [Ormonde to Hyde]. Has received his of the 4th ; the
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gathered Hyde's meaning from his choler, as no cipher would
do it. [P.S. Has at length found the cipher]. Hopes he has told
the Karl of Bristol how convenient it is that he should stay at
tho army. In confidence that the orders for quartering will soon
come, the King is entertaining nearly one hundred men at 6d.
a day each rather than let them be lost. Wishes that half the
Duke of York's money had been returned to him at Paris for
his journey. He will know whose the enclosed is by the
badness of the cipher. One Read tells him a great and im
portant packet should have been with him ten days ago from
Mr. Rom. [Rumbold?] directed to Mr. Pickering, but he
hears nothing of it. Endorsed by Hyde.
513. [R. Clement] to Hyde. Hopes soon to be released,
as their second quarantine will end on Monday the i ith ;
above a thousand have died out of their " recint " [enclosure].
Twelve thousand Germans are said to be coming to the Tyrol.
Endorsed by Hyde.
514. Sir Robert Welsh [alias Walsh] to [the King]. Re
ceived his letter of i Aug. He who now comes from the
wealthiest of the tenants brings such an accusation against the
writer's fellow-solicitor, as all his excuses cannot clear to [the
King] ; but the writer is so drunk with a prejudicate good
opinion of him that, though he knew his last pretended
journey were a trust from the main adversary he would still
hope his chief end were to serve [the King] ; his pen, with the
late distribution of what was written against 213 [Cromwell]
his 421, is the chief cause of the writer's confidence in him ;
he who was and is 931 of the 889, where this fellow-solicitor
stayed, is the latter's old friend, and may have pretended he
had power to connive, as they say he did ; but the messenger
above-mentioned will give all the particulars. Information
against 11. 27. 49. 35. 55. 49. 21. 36. 44. 71., who was
once a bitter enemy to [Cromwell], but now has great
respect and large supplies from him ; he cunningly betrayed
the business that Mr. 53. 43. 27.48. suffered for, by the means
of one 9. 24. 23. 8. 4. 6. Major 7. 5. 93. 36. 11. of
6. 27. 87. 88. 65. 31. says that Col. 6. 35. 9. 26. 97. 48. 14.
of the same county, desires assurance of pardon ; each of
them may desire to be a 203. The writer's friends in the next
county are all bespoken by Mr. 5. 57. 60. 74. 66. 71. 36.,
who deserved and expected to have been a 154. 305. 219. 590.
Endorsed by Hyde.
515. The same to the same. Wrote yesterday by another
hand, but, for fear of miscarriage, transcribes his letter [a
repetition of the })receding letter follows]. The Colonel for
whom he writes is the son ; the father is dead. Endorsed by Hyde.

1656.

[Rome],
Sept. 9.

[1656?"Aug. 30],
o.s.

[1656?]Aug. 31.
[O.S.]

170 CALENDAR OF
1656. 516. [The R. C] Bishop of Dromore [Oliver Darcy] to
St. Guelin, Ormonde. Encloses a copy of a letter sent to him by the
ept. ii. Cardinal ; craves his sense on the subject, that he may not be
in ignorance of a matter concerning him so nearly in the
charge he has from the King of France, nor be remiss to act
the part of a faithful subject as he shall be commanded ; con
ceives that the keeping firm as they are will be the most
advantageous course. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 306.

Enclosure : —
Card. " Massarin " to the Bishop of Dromore. It can
hardly seem likely that the King of England, having
been so well treated in France, and receiving a monthly
grant for his subsistence from the King, has any part
in the attempts made by some persons round him (who
with an indiscreet zeal, or out of partiality for Spain,
disserve tlieir master rather than serve him) to debauch
the troops which are in the pay of the King of France.
But, thank God, their solicitations are as yet fruitless,
Col. Muskery and others having forwarded the letters
which had been addressed to them by the Marq. of
Ormonde, with new protestations of fidelity ; and doubt
less all of the same nation are animated with the same
sentiments, and his Majesty shows the confidence he
has in them by leaving them in the most advanced
places. Colonels Dillon and Grace are no doubt satisfied
with what has been done in regard to them, and the
Bishop may assure all the rest that they will not be
less considered. (P. S.) Will speedily send back the
Lieut.-Col. to Mons. Dillon with all satisfaction for the
regiment and officers; the King will take care that all
the Irish in his service shall be well treated. — Fr.
Copy, endorsed by Ormonde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 306., omitting the postscript.
Followed by copies of both letters in the handwriting of John Nicholas.
Antwerp, 517. Hyde to Nicholas. Received his of the 8th on
ept- «• returning here from Breda last night. Is confidently assured
by one who believes his intelligence very good that Mr. Hollis
wrote the letter mentioned by Nicholas, and is so vehemently
suspected for it by Cromwell that the latter vows revenge.
Nicholas' friend Ogle comes over only to be informed on some
scruples in conscience, which some Jesuits know to be true ; a
person who has a mind to be saved ought to have all indul
gence. Waits for the order from the army before removing,

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1656.

Same date,
7 in the
morning.

but will be with them by Saturday at farthest. Harry cannot
write to " my tutour " as he is busy deciphering. Endorsed by Nicholas.
518. Hyde to Ormonde. Despatched at Breda yesterday
two honest men, Godfrey Lloyd and the other, very much to
their satisfaction. Stays here for the order from the army,
but will come to Bruges by Saturday, as he is confident that
the party they expect will be with them this week. Has had
large discourse with Mr. Jennings, whom he takes to be very
honest and of great use ; Jennings will come to them at Bruges
shortly, but desires that none may know it but the King ; he
says there is a letter come out to one of the Protector's Council *
which makes Cromwell mad, who swears that it is by Hollis
and that he will destroy him for it ; Hollis is generally believed
to be the author. Has not written to the Earl of Bristol, as he
has no cipher with him and expects he has left the army ; but
either Ormonde or Bristol should be always there. Confesses
that the letting soldiers depart who come now to the King
ought to be prevented by all means, but does not see how the
money for them can be long paid. Mr. Bennet wrote that the
Duke of York desired that Hyde should bring the money for
him to Bruges. Is sorry his choler gave any light into the
meaning of his letter. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Seal of arms.
519. " Ed. Ebon" to Hyde. Has just gained a passage and is
about to sail. Has heard from Mr. Brockwell, who has written
to Hyde by way of Paris, and desires he would send him some
other address, as he finds that his letters do not reach Hyde ;
will send an account by the return of this ship, if they do not
think it fit to send an express. Endorsed by Hyde.
Sealed with a death's head ; "Memento mori."
520. [Ormonde] to Hyde at Bruges. Finds by letters from
Mottet that it is not likely he will receive the orders before
he returns to Bruges. Will despatch his business as soon
as he can, but it will be Monday at soonest before he returns.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms.
521. [R. Clement] to Hyde. Their liberty is still deferred, [Rome],
although it is the 85th day of their enclosure ; none have died SeP*- l6>
during the last week, and but one a day sent to the Lazaretto,
and those such as cleansed the houses. Divers houses are
shut up in Rome, but nowhere whole parishes as in their
quarters. Endorsed by Hyde.
* Hyde's own letter; see art. 216, p. 79.

Flushing,
Tuesday,Sept. ft.

Antwerp, Sept. 15.

172

CALENDAR OF

1656.
Upper
Bench [Prison,
London], Sept. 6.
[0. 8.]

522. i. Copy, followed by a rough draft, of a letter [from C.
Davison] to Cromwell, with offers of service. After about ten
weeks had passed after his examination before Cromwell and
Thurloe, without further interview or answer to his letter
written to the latter, he had, upon hearing that it was in
tended to send divers prisoners to the Plantations, attempted
to make his escape, with the intention of voluntarily surren
dering himself afterwards and so proving the sincerity of his
purposes. Having been acquitted of blood at his trial, he now
renews his offers, assuring the Protector that, through a change
of opinion, he can freely devote himself to his service ; desires
a personal interview that he may communicate particulars,
which had better be so delivered than committed to paper.
ii. Rough draft of a letter to Thurloe, with the same
offers and professions. Thurloe's State Papers, vol. v. p. 388.
iii. Rough draft of a letter, requesting the person ad
dressed to deliver the preceding letters, as he has
done on a former occasion.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Davyson's paper."
Not the letter printed ibid. p. 387.
Seal, a castle with three towers and flags thereon.

Sept.
[Sent about
Sept. 25.
Seep. i87.]

523. Ormonde to the R. C. Bishop of Dromore. Has re
ceived his letter of the nth. In pursuance to the King's
orders (of which he encloses a copy) sent to Col. Muskerry
and Sir James Darcy, those officers were invited by him at
Conde to return to the King's service, as he had present need
of them, and they professed entire readiness to obey the
orders, hut desired leave to apply to the King of France for
formal dismissal and for a month's pay at leaving, as stipulated
in their original contract of service. Believes that the Car
dinal's declaration of the failure of Ormonde's message is only
intended to corrupt other Irish officers and soldiers with a
feigned example of disobedience to their King's orders. As
the Cardinal, to whom he owes no account of his discretion
and who is no competent judge of his fidelity, has been pleased
to condemn his conduct with calumny unusually proceeding
from the minister of one prince to the servant of another,
ground is thereby given him to warn the Bishop that by the
Cardinal's ministration an alliance has now been made with
the murderers of their Prince, an alliance which has among its
conditions the banishing the grandchildren of Henry IV out of
France, and which supports the professed persecutors of
Roman Catholics and the destroyers of the Bishop's nation ;
the latter will not then think it consistent with honour and
advantage for any, especially of the Irish, to be bribed by the

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Cardinal from the duty they owe to their King and country. 1656.
Desires that this letter may be made as public as the other.
Copy, endorsed both by Ormonde and Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 3o6.
524. Hyde to Mons. Mottet, about the orders for the pay- Bruges,
ment of the money granted by Spain to the King ; let the ep ' l '
orders be made payable to Hans Hoffe, and enclosed to Mr.
Shaw ; then the money will be sent to Cologne and the family
removed from thence. Hopes the Ambassador [Cardenas]
remembers the importance of despatching Lieut.-Gen. Middle-
ton away, upon which much of their success in England
depends. The King will send the Earl of Bristol back to the
army in a few days. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
525. The King to two of his friends in England ; endorsed, Sept. 19.
" The Kinge to Ch. Hofward] his wife and Wild "[man].
1. The bearer will tell how welcome the letter was, and
how the King looks upon the person addressed as
the author of all the good fortunes which can befall
him, who yet can hardly do any good turn which is
not expected ; let the same kindness be continued,
"and you shall make two of the best friends you
have in this worlde happy."
2. What the friend of the person addressed has under
taken on his behalf has very much satisfied the King,
who will be solicitous for his safety, and will not
desire him to publish his affection until likely to be
secured against his enemies. The bearer will tell
the King's resolutions, who desires to know what is
necessary to be provided for on his part. For the
service done, the King and the person addressed will
always live together as friends. Whatever is pro
mised to any one for the service of the King shall be
punctually performed. Copies by Hyde.
526. Acknowledgment by Major John Strachan of the re- Sept. 20.
ceipt of 1000 guilders from Lieut.-Gen. Middleton.
527. News from Dantzic respecting the affairs of the Duke Sept. 20.
of Brandenburgh and the movements of the Poles, Swedes,
and Muscovites (inter alia, General Douglas has gone from
Piilau with about 3000 men, to endeavour to relieve Riga) ;
being extracts forwarded by W. D. to the Earl of Nieuburg
(Newburgh) at Bruges, from two Dantzic letters of 20 Sept.
On a small seal is the name of the writer, William Davidson.
528. Jo. Ashton to Hyde. They have obtained a pass from Sept. 20.
the Governor of St. Omer, and hope to reach Calais to-night ;

174 CALENDAR OF
1656. would have paid the messenger, who is the bearer, but he
desired to be referred to Hyde for payment, to which the
writer consented the more willingly from fearing that the ioo
guilders will hardly carry him to Paris ; has given the bearer
two patacoons for his charges back. Endorsed by Hyde.
Black seal of arms, a chevron between three stars, in chief, a crescent.
Sept. 20. 529. wm Howard to Hyde. They have had long suspense
in obtaining a pass at St. Omer, proceeding apparently from
unnecessary Spanish gravity. More respect should be paid to
the King's name, pass, and letter by the subjects of an ally ;
his business will be much impeded if such hindrances be not
removed. Endorsed by Hyde.
Brussels, 530. P[eter] T[albof] to Ormonde. Sends Ogle's letters,
Sept. n. which were received yesterday; Mr. George's are rather the
conjectures of a man who desires to be employed than intelli
gence of one who is trusted by Cromwell, yet Ogle's zeal is to
be commended ; the latter thinks that he also may be useful
himself; Don Alonso has written on his behalf to the Marq. of
Leyde, that his family may pass hither, and that he be not
molested, because he has made a proposition to the Spaniards
concerning saltpetre. The Internuncio desires to inform the
Chancellor that he sounded the Bishop of Ephesus afar off,
but thinks little can be done in Holland that way ; the
Bishop could not guess what the Internuncio did intend, or for
whom, as he spoke in general terms. Hopes the answer to
the Jansenian libels has been received. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Hague, 531. The States-General to Cromwell, in reply to his letter
Sept. 22. 0f j Sept. So far is it from being the case that there is any
dissension between them and the King of Sweden that they
have just completed a treaty with him, of which a copy shall
be forwarded through their ambassador Nieuport. — Lat.
Copy by Sir H. de Vic.
Thurloe's State Papers, vol. v. p. 331.
Brussels, 532. [The Earl of Bristol] to Hyde. Had 3 hours'
Sept. 22. audience with Don Alonso this morning ; finding that he
could not speak French, and by his " frigus faciei " that he
could hardly understand it, spoke to him in Spanish, upon
which he appeared to be a nimble spark rather than dull, as
described by Hyde. Spoke to him fully of Middleton's em
ployment and the need of a quick despatch of the things
desired for effecting the business, and referred to Hyde's
memorial about it, upon which Don Alonso said that he had
understood, through tho fault of the interpreter, very little
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the writer to draw up a paper in Spanish, which he is doing.
Spoke also about the validity of the King's passes with the
governors of the frontiers, upon which he said that it had been
resolved in Council that it was a crown-right which could not
be transferred to another prince, especially in the case of a
place so important as Gravelines, but thought that some way
could be found to prevent the inconveniences represented.
Don Alonso declared that all were so zealous in the King's
behalf, that if a sudden and solid opportunity occurred in
England, he believed that, rather than lose it, they would
draw half their army from the siege of St. Gilien. (P. S. in
deciphered cipher.) Don Alonso thinks it necessary that the
King should order all his frigates to repair to Dunkirk, from
whence he says they shall be able to furnish out 40 or 50
more against " take-time." Endorsed by Hyde.
Black seal ; a fleur-de-lis surmounted by a coronet ; with the Garter.

1656.

533. "Francis Morgan" to "Mr. MacUin," at Utrecht.
Has received two letters concerning his brother, whose
condition he deplores ; the letters shall be sent to his friends.
Thursday morning there was a great rout here of Cavaliers.
Lord Tufton, Sir Rob. Shirley, Mr. Russell, and many
other officers being seized and sent to the Tower ; Mr. Villiers
escaped by being out of town ; Mr. John Ashburnham, who
was in the custody of a serjeant-at-arms, was also remanded.
Poor Fitch will not dare to shew his head for some time ; he
is going incognito into the country ; any commands for him
can be sent through the writer, who is come to settle at his
chamber in the Temple, and whose letters should be addressed
to be left at Jones's, a girdler's, against the Temple-gate. If
Mr. Fitch finds trading quite to fail, he has thoughts of trying
his fortune abroad. If cousin Tom Edmonson has any com
mands for the writer let them be sent to him, as it is uncertain
how soon he too may be cast off from this shore.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Fish " (?)
Some letters from the same writer under the signatures of Westbury,
Francis 5, and Rich. Eggleston, are printed in Thurloe's State
Papers. He also occurs in these Papers under the signature of
" Cloth of Silver."

London,Sept. 13.
[O.S.]

534. John Fisher (i. e. W. Howard) to Hyde. Has given
a pass for an English gentleman who calls himself Dormant,
but about two months ago lay at Dover by the name of Tracy,
and pretends to have letters on his behalf from Lord Gerrard
and Hyde ; he has been sent back from St. Omer to this place ;
if he be honest, the pass is well bestowed ; if he be a knave,
Hyde will have an opportunity of apprehending him and his
servant, and prevent his doing mischief. Mr. Booth has very

[Calais],
Sept. 23.

176

CALENDAR OF

1656.

Bruges,Sept. 23.

[Rome],
Sept. 24.

Brussels, 10 at night,
Sept. 27.

Antwerp,Sept. 29.

doubtful thoughts of him, and the writer is the more suspicious
because he knows one Tracy who is no friend to the King.
The governor of Calice is most civil to them in admitting them
without any Spanish-like demur; unless the surly Spanish
governors be taught to lay aside their uncivil gravity, a
journey to Bruges will be a heavier imposition than a peni
tential pilgrimage to Hierusalem. Endorsed by Hyde, "Mr. Fisher."
Black seal of Howard arms; between six cross crosslets a bend,
charged in the upper part with a demi-lion rampant.
535. Statement by William Sandys of all the moneys pro
cured and disbursed by him for the King, since he had his
commission for that purpose in Aug. 1649, being only 2300
guilders, contributed by Sir John Holland, Mr. Gibson of
Brussels, Mr. George Hacket, a merchant at Dantzic, and Sir
George Winter ; with an account of the journeys taken by
him in the King's service. Endorsed by Hyde.
536. [Richard Clement to Hyde.] At length, after 88 days'
quarantine, they are set free ; but the confinement caused
a pestilential ague, which has carried off some 500 or 600
persons, and has now spread from their quarters into Rome,
where 40 or 50 sicken or die daily. It is reported that since
the plague ceased at Naples, there have been 20,000 mar
riages in ten days, of which above 1000 are null from the
previous husband or wife, who was supposed dead, returning
home alive. A marriage proposed between one of the Pope's
nephews and the Duke of Parma's sister, whose dowry is to
be Roncelione, a part of the dukedom of Castro. Siege of
Valensa ; affairs of the Duke of Modena. The Queen of
Poland has pawned twelve diamonds to the Prince Borghese
for 150,000 crowns; she wanted 300,000. Endorsed by Hyde.
537. Hyde to Nicholas. Arrived last night ; has been with
Don Alonso to-day and is going to Antwerp to-morrow.
Desires to have the enclosed signed by the King and attested
by Nicholas, in duplicate, to satisfy the formality of the offices
here. The Earl of Bristol is still here.
Endorsed by Nicholas, " Rec. 30."
538. Hyde to Nicholas. Arrived last night, and received
his of the 27th ; glad to see the Order for the Ports printed,
which must be dispersed as much as possible. Does not
wonder that Mr. Cromwell is building forts to govern his
well-beloved city ; has only the name of Sir H. Vane among
those who are committed, but has reason to think by a letter
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mitted to the Isle of Wight. Cannot enter upon his business 1656.
here till to-morrow, for this day is so solemn a day of pro
cession and devotion (the greatest in the year) that there is no
discoursing of business with any man.
Endorsed by Nicholas, " R. 1 Oct."
539. [Earl of Bristol] to Ormonde. Joined the army here Maubuge,
yesterday afternoon, and had an interview with the Marq. de SePl- 3°-
Caracena, who promised that the orders for enlargement
of quarters should immediately be despatched, and on the main
business was clear in his expectation of the performance of all
that was promised in the treaty, and the sooner the better,
only he continually asked the question, "have you a port? "
to which [Bristol] gave a general answer, promising parti
culars at another time. Had next an interview with Don Juan,
who was as full of warmth and zeal, but ended all with the
same question, receiving the same answer ; the [formal]
audience is to take place to-morrow. The Spaniards are less
troubled than was expected at the loss of Aix-la-Chapelle.
Endorsed by Ormonde, "Rec. 7 Oct." •
Red seal ; the same as before.
A copy by John Nicholas of a part of this letter is given with extracts
from letters of 4 and 5 Oct., infra.
540. Richard Clement [to Hyde]. Four of the Cardinals [Rome],
are shut up, on account of some of their inferior servants being SeP*- 3°-
infected, and one having died. The Pope gives audience to
very few. Fuensaldanha is blamed for the surrender of
Valensa, he having made no attempt to relieve it. Quarrel
between the Prince of Arembergh and the agent of the Prince
of Conde ; the former struck the latter over the face with a
racket, and the latter returned the blow with his hat.
541. The King to Sir William Davison, by Middleton. Sept.
Middleton will tell him the business he is going about, in which
he depends very much on Davison's advice and assistance.
Hopes the time is drawing near in which Davison will receive
the fruit of all his labours. Desires him to engage as many
of his friends in other places as he can to help Middleton.
Draft by Hyde, but sealed in red with a small royal signet.
Endorsed by Hyde.
542. Drafts by Hyde of portions of letters to be sent from Sept.
the King through Middleton to —
1. The King of Poland. Has been greatly grieved to
hear of his troubles by invasion and rebellion, while
unable to relieve them. Knowing that their enemies
and their interests are mutual, congratulates him on
his late successes, and sends [Middleton] to com
municate the present state of his affairs.
VOL. III. N

178

CALENDAR OF

1656.

[Sept.]

Sept.

[Sept. ?)

Antwerp, ' Sunday,
1 1 at night,"
Oct. i.

2. The City of Dantzic. Is troubled to hear that they
are threatened by a powerful enemy ; knows how
the rebels who possess his dominions have combined
against them ; therefore sends [Middleton] to assure
them of his good wishes and purpose to assist them.
543. [Endorsement] " Coppy of Coll. Moor's letter to Collonell
Turner." Received his last letter of the last of Aug. yester
day, on his returning from the Count of Oldenburgh in con
sequence of a summons from Gen. Konigsmark, who wished
him to carry the Scots to Pommern, which he peremptorily
refused to do, firstly, because both officers and soldiers are
justly discontented, and secondly, because they desire to go to
Flanders, where they have heard the King is levying men,
and he would not be instrumental in carrying them further
from him. A month's means is given him for them, and they
are to march next week. In the three days' battle in Poland,
poor David Sinclaris with 400 common soldiers was killed,
and as many of the Brandenburghers, most with cannons,
upon the Swedes' storming the Polish trenches. Gen. Douglas
is to be sent to Riga.
544. Account of money received from Mr. Halke and Mr.
Blootaker from 24 May to 6 Sept., and disbursed in payments
for the King's service.
Apparently written by Hyde's son, as the last payment, on Sept. 6, is
said to have been made " whilest my father was at Bruxelles."
545. Statement, to be submitted to Don Juan [by the Earl
of Bristol], respecting a proposed application to the city of
Antwerp for a loan. In 1576 Q. Elizabeth lent, with the
approbation of Philip II, ^40,000 to the States of Flanders,
for repayment of which with interest the several corporations
of Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges and Ipres became bound ; appli
cation was several times made for repayment in the times of
James I and Charles I, and a suit was commenced in. 1640 and
1 641 by the King's Resident in the Court at Mechlin. The
King is now unwilling to press for payment, but will consent
to release the whole, if the Corporations, beginning with
Antwerp, will now lend him such a sum as may well consist
with their present condition ; desires Don Juan's approbation
of this proposal, and letters from him to Antwerp in recom
mendation of it. Draught by Hyde, followed by a copy.
546. Hyde to Nicholas. Has made no progress yet in
what he came about ; shall be at no rest till he can send the
money to Cullen. Is heartily sorry for the loss of Sir Sp[encer]
Compton, there being not many such to lose.
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547. Hyde to Mr. Bedingfeild. The bearer, Mr. Belins, is
to confer with the Pagador General about the payment of
some money to the King ; if the Pagador will secure the pay
ment of 3000 crowns in Jan. next, of 3000 more in Feb., and
3000 more in March, will Bedingfeild advance the whole
9000 at once, with reasonable allowance for interest '!
Copy by Hyde.
548. John Fisher (i. e. W. Howard, endorsed by Ormonde,
"Blade") to [Ormonde ?] Arrived safely at Gravesend and Lon
don on the 1 6th inst. ; of his success with the commodities, will
be able to give a better account after the arrival of Mr. Ashton,
who is hourly expected. Opening of Parliament ; sermon by
Dr. Owen, and long speech by his Highness ; debates about
the secluded members. Precautions against the Cavaliers ;
Lord Willoughby, Lord Tufton, Sir Rob. Shirley, and Mr.
Musgrave, cum multis aliis, are secured in the Tower. Does
not yet know where M. is; has not seen Mr. Steevens; Mr.
Graves sends his service ; hears nothing of the person who
went from Flushing a fortnight since.
Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 13 Octo."
549. Ormonde to Hyde, about the negotiations for the
advance of money by the Spaniards. The King now pays
400 men ; supposes Hyde would have them pawn their shirts
rather than disband them ; the King sent Capt. Scot to
Caracena last Saturday about it. The man with the great
beard, with whom Ormonde and Hyde spoke in Hyde's
chamber at the Palais Royale, has sent his son over to say
that all things are as well as ever where they had to do.
The enclosed is from the Father [Clement] to Hyde, and was
given Ormonde by Rob. Phillips on Friday last; the King
spoke with the young man last night. It may raise Hyde's
spirits to know that they are wondrous merry and divert
themselves abroad and at home.
Dated by Ormonde Sept. 4, but it is plain from an allusion to the
meeting of Parliament, and to the arrest in London of " almost all
our friends," that this is a mistake for Oct. 4, with which date it is
endorsed by Hyde.
550. Earl of Bristol to [Ormonde]. Has been driven almost
wild in seeking quarters for the men at Bruges who have so
distressed the King ; the delay has been caused by the dis
order of the Spaniards, through the loss of Aix-la-Chapelle,
and by the advance of the French ; hopes the good quarters
now procured will make amends. The Marq. Caracena has
just told him, in relation to the two most pressing points
which remain, that orders shall immediately be sent to the
Governor of St. Omer to allow free passage to such as come
N 2

1656.
Oct. 2.

London, Sept. 22.
[O.S.]

Bruges,Oct. 4.

Bossu,
Oct. 4.

180

CALENDAR OF

1656.

St. Quentin,
Oct. 4.

Sept. 30-
October 5.

Antwerp,Oct. 6.

Antwerp,Oct. 6.

[Rome],
Oct. 7.

with the King's pass, and that all that concerns Lt.-Gen.
Middleton shall be forthwith despatched.
551. R. C. Bishop of Dromore to Ormonde. Sent from St.
Guelin a copy of the Cardinal's letter to him ; renews his
request to know the King's pleasure about the Irish in the
French service ; would gladly quit his own charge with
relation to the Irish there, if he could serve his own King, and
act the part of a faithful subject. The Cardinal told him on
the 1st inst. that he would give a pass to any Irishman who
wished to serve his own King, but that as yet they were only
making recruits for the Spaniards, for whom Ormonde and the
Chancellor were debauching them.
Two seals of arms, 3 roses between 9 crosslets, surmounted by a mitre,
crozier, and episcopal hat with three rows of tassels.
552. Copies [by John Nicholas] of three letters from Lord
Bristol to Ormonde : —
i. 30 Sept., ut supra.
ii. 4 Oct., ut supra.
iii. Andreni, 5 Oct. Sent Capt. Neile yesterday with the
quarters for 600 men and orders for their trans
portation by water. Scarcity of bread in the army.
Don Juan confirms what Caracena said to him
yesterday, and approves of the King's endeavouring
to borrow money, arms, or ammunition from the
city of Antwerp.
553. Hyde to the King. Sir Marm. Langdale has this minute
brought Sir Rich. Page to Hyde's chamber to desire him
to recommend a suit of the latter to the King. One Sir
William Harte, who was with the King in a good equipage at
Worcester, has lived for some time at Antwerp in great
plenty, keeping his own coach and many servants in livery,
and wearing very rich clothes, and is like to get a rich wife ;
but nobody knows who he is, nor (which is stranger) he him
self ; he confesses to Sir R. Page that he is no knight, and
offers him ^100 and some other conveniences to prevail with
the King to make him one. It would seem by his story that
he is the son of some person of quality who, without owning
him, takes more care of him than most men can do of the
children whom they avow. The granting the suit would bring
some conveniency to Sir R. Page, and some to the King, since
Sir M. Langdale desires to take Harte with him in any em
ployment. Endorsed by Ormonde.
554. The same to Nicholas. Delay in correspondence ; has
not yet received any money. Endorsed by Nicholas.
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extremely sorry to see the contents of 75's [Hyde's] letter this 1656.
week ; could he have seen the letter mentioned, he might have
guessed at the author ; perhaps Wilford's diligence about the
Irish Excommunication gave occasion to suppose that he was
acting for 104 [the King of England]. Card. Barberini is
much devoted to the King, and more (if the times were pro
pitious) might be expected from him than from the Pope.
The Pope's palace is to be shut up, two of his servants having
died of the plague ; but only 30 or 40 die daily in the whole
town of any disease at all 'like it. Only one [of Hyde's] letters
appears to have miscarried, viz. that which was taken with the
post as it passed by Modena ; if he likes to change the in
scription, he may direct either to Richard Clement or Hilarion
Wake. Endorsed by Hyde.
A few words in deciphered cipher.

556. Ormonde to Hyde. On returning from Middelburgh
last night, received Hyde's of the 3rd and 5th. Hyde will 0ct- 8<
receive from the Secretary extracts from Lord Bristol's
despatches. The King will at no hand hear of knighting
the gentleman mentioned by Hyde, saying that, as he was
capable of such an imposture as using the title before he had
it, he will be sure to make an unhandsome use of it, and
so the King would be accessory to his cheats ; Sir R. Page
is to be assured that the King will show his kindness for
him in some other way. Dermott was a supposed name,
given to the person who should receive or deliver horses for
the King ; the fellow's name who saw the "blade" [Howard]
might really be Tracy, but having seen him he ought to have
kept it secret. [See art. 534, supra.] Said that Cromwell in
his speech affirmed there was a potent Leveller near the King.
Many gentlemen, lately come to Flushing, are flocking to
Bruges ; from one probably of them the King received the
enclosed, which Hyde alone can explain. Henry Bennet
is alive, although an uncertain correspondent. Mr. Harding-
comes in from the King to tell Hyde that there is no money
in the house, the 1000 guilders borrowed from the Duke of
York being all spent. Endorsed by Hyde.
557. The same to the same. Encloses a letter for Lord Bruges,
Dillon, for whom Lord Bristol has succeeded in obtaining 0ct- 9-
some money ; it would fall out unseasonably for the King and
unhandsomely for Dillon, if the latter should now be compelled
to seek his bread in France. If [Hans Vander] Hoff has re
ceived any money for Ormonde, let Mr. Shaw deduct what is
due to him and the riband-man, and send the rest, as Ormonde
is without a stiver. Endorsed by Hyde.
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1656. 558. Hyde to Nicholas. Insularity of delivery of letters.
Antwerp, Slowness of the proceedings with the* Spaniards ; weary of
waiting at Antwerp, but the Marq. of Caracena is expected
to-morrow, and unless he bring very pregnant hopes, Hyde
will not stay longer. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Sepr. 29. 559. Copy [attested by Robert Davis) of an affidavit sworn
[°-!,-3 by Susanna Stockdall. widow of Col. George Stockdall, in
favour of Lord Barnewall of Taragh in Ireland, with whom,
during the time of the Irish rebellion, she went into Ireland
out of Wales, who seemed to her very much troubled at the
barbarousness of the rebels, and never said anything in their
favour, or held any intelligence with them, or abetted them.
Sept. 29. 56O. Enumeration {from "The Civil Survey books') of the
[O.S.J lands, with acreage, held in the baronies of Banbry, Scar-
walsh, and Gorey, in Ireland, by Dermott M°Dowling Cava-
nagh or Derby Kavanagh, Sir Morgan Kavanagh, and Thomas
Masterson.
Antwerp. 561. Hyde to Nicholas. Is unable to send money, being
Oct. n. absolutely without any, but his hopes are greater than they
were three days ago ; the Marq. of Caracena's coming to
Bruxelles has been of use. he being of another kind of mettle
and spirit ; expects Belins' return from him every hour. If
D. H. has not been called for enough, he has no mind to
come ; wonders what he means. Has no leisure to write to
his wife. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Antwerp, 562. The same to Ormonde. Received the letters of the
Oct. 11. Stn ^ 9t]j jast night. It is strange that Lord Bristol,
knowing that Hyde is waiting in expectation of a despatch
from him, does not write one word as to the business of
Antwerp and the other matter of Middleton. Is well satisfied
with the King's resolution concerning the person Hyde men
tioned ; had he inclined the other way, would have asked him
to wait till Hyde had spoken to him on the matter ; but
the person denies any imposture, saying that he is a baronet
already, and desires the other as of right ; has spoken with
the man, who is a very odd composition, and like nothing Hyde
has seen ; he seems not of parts to cozen any one, and dis
charges his great expenses with ready money. The master of
the fellow who bought the horse was at Calice, and possibly
was of the name mentioned by Ormonde ; the accident could
not be prevented. Is not willing to see the King's face with
out money, but expects Mr. Belins this day with some comfort.
A letter from the person who came lately from England and
waited so long for an answer while Ormonde was at the army,
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Valenciennes, Oct. Ii.

the same party will come over again shortly. Cannot imagine 1666.
what is become of Mr. Stone; desires Ormonde to enquire
what is become of Charles Cotterell. Has sent the letter to
Lord Dillon. Hopes the rumour of Ormonde's son's commit
ment is not true. One who has come over lately says he saw
a lady brought to London from the country in a coach with
six horses, and carried to the Tower. Endorsed by Ormonde.
563. Lord Bristol to Hyde ; not signed. Has just received
Hyde's letter of the 3rd, the only one he has had. The
Spaniards will not consent to give the same authority to the
King's passes in St. Onior as in Gravelines, being two such
important places, at the same time; they have consented to
the King's writing to Antwerp, providing it be expressed
that it is done with Don John's approbation. Has received
orders for quarters for 600 men. The desired despatches for
Middleton are enclosed, viz. a letter to the Ambassador of
Holland and another to the agent of Hamburgh, to assist him
in all things, with his commission which empowers him to give
commissions to such officers as he shall think necessary. Will
speak to the Marq. de Caracena on his return to the army
about the money matters. Endorsetl by Hyde.
564. P. T[albot] to the King. The business, though delayed [Ghent,
by accident, is still in a good way. His friend [Sexby] has 0ct- 13-1
come hither from Holland to see his wife, lately delivered of a
son, and this day is to be spent in endeavouring to draw him
to the King. Desires to have a letter from the King, autho
rizing him to assure [Sexby] that the King will condescend to
anything the Spaniards or he shall think reasonable, has a
good opinion of his honesty, understanding, &c, and that
nothing shall be done without his advice, and all kept secret.
If the King gains him, he gains his kingdom without much
bloodshed. Talbot's commission from the Spanish ministers to
offer [Sexby] from the King of Spain for what may be agreed
upon, is still in force. The Earl of Norwich (from whom
nothing visible can be concealed) met [Sexby] as he entered
the town, and, although he was disguised, presently knew him.
He has as much moral honesty and honour as may be wished,
or expected from one who is not a Cavalier. The Sheriffs in
England, who are appointed by the Major- Generals, have
rejected most of the members elected by the counties and
towns, and put in others who had very few voices.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
565. The same to Ormonde. Doubts not to make [Sexby] Gant,
Ormonde's friend in particular. Has not more confidence in °ct "•
any one near the King than he has in Ormonde ; has regard

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Antwerp, Oct. 13.

Antwerp, Oct. 13.

[Antwerp],
Oct. 14.

Breda, Oct. 14.

only to the King's service, being by his profession incapable
himself of either honour or profit. Again recommends Sir
Marm. Langdale. Endorsed by Ormonde.
566. Henry, Duke of Gloucester, to Hemvliete [Heenvliet].
Has at last received the whole of the money to the end of
August ; hopes they will fall into no new arrears. Holograph.
Seal in red wax.
Amongst the Heenvliet Correspondence.
567. Hyde to Lord Napier. As much afflicted at reading
his letter of the 9th, as he can have been at writing it; could
not have been more solicitous for him than he has been if
Napier had saved his life ; but what the King has done for
him has not been inferior to what he has done for others, and
no one has received half 400 rix-dollars from him since Hyde
saw Napier. Will present Napier's sad condition to the King
as soon as he sees him, which he hopes will be within three or
four days ; will do all in his power to prevent Napier's sending
his children into their own country. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
568. The same to Nicholas. Mr. Belins is just returned, and
Don Alonso, to remove all obstructions, has sent Mons. Mottet
(who deserves signally from the King) with him, so that
Hyde will see this day what he can effect. Hopes to set out
to-morrow morning. The straits the Spaniards are in are
incredible. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Seal of arms.
569. The same to Middleton. Most of Monk's forces are
already drawn into England, and it infinitely concerns the King
that those who are left behind should have something to do or
fear. Sorry to hear of discouragements from those with whom
Middleton intended to begin. Is confident the Spanish am
bassador will do all he can to advance Middleton's credit;
Don Alonso wrote to him and has had his answer that he will
be ready to do all service. Encloses a letter from Don Juan
to the ambassador, and one to the agent at Hamburgh, and a
commission to Middleton to raise regiments of horse and foot
for the service of the King of Spain. Advises him to hasten
to Dantzic, where he may find his work less difficult than it
appears. Sends a bill for ^1000, which is all he has been
able to borrow ; will procure the rest for Sir William Keith
as soon as possible. Intends to go to-morrow to Bruges.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
570. Jo. Jennings [Col. Titus] to Hyde. Has returned
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night to give information. Is not satisfied with the delays, 1656.
but is not discouraged, relying upon the judgment and integrity
of one friend. Nothing is in the least discovered of any of
those upon whose liberty and safety the business itself depends.
Endorsed by Hyde.
571. Richard Clement to Hyde. The deaths from the sick- [Rome],
ness have increased to 56 and 57 a day ; none enter the 0ct- '4-
Pope's palace unless called, and then not without a bulletin ;
most of the tribunals are suspended. On Tuesday, Mr.
Roberts (son to Lord Roberts), Lord Stanhope, Mr. Edward
Montague, Mr. Tate, and divers English, French and Dutch
sailed from Civita Vecchia for Marseilles in an English ship,
which Mr. Roberts had hired for j?20o. The Conde de
Fuensaldanha is proceeding against the governor of Valensa
for surrendering the town. Defeat of the French by the
Milanese. Endorsed by Hyde.

572. Peter Talbot [to Ormonde]. The Abbess desires that
Lord Bristol may be reminded of the Pastor's and Mr. Not
tingham's business; there can be no difficulty, as the Pastor's
merits are so great, and he has been proposed by the Council,
but it is necessary he should understand that Mr. Nottingham's
friends concur. Don Alonso desires that none of the King's
party will offer the least incivility to [Sexby] when he goes to
Brussels ; knows there is no need of this caveat. Father
Poyns expects a letter from Ormonde about sending Father
Barton to Bruges to confer about mathematical fortifications ;
he does much better than the books, by a new method, giving
the reason of his rules in such a way that they cannot easily
be forgotten. Encloses a letter from Sir Richard Grenfield to
put Slingsby in mind of Mr. Nottingham's business.
573. Account from the Earl of Bristol (partly in deciphered
cipher) of a conference with Don Juan and the Marq. de
Caracena, about the troops to be raised by the King and the
contingent to be furnished by Spain, for an expedition to
England ; for the Spanish contingent, the Earl suggested that
the Prince of Conde and his army should be employed. It is
desired that the King send an agent to the Court of Spain to
represent the present and urgent conjuncture of things, and
also that in the business of Antwerp the King's agent act in
concert with some person to be deputed by Don Juan. Liberty
is to be given to such persons as the King shall send into
England to hire vessels and embark secretly ; and orders are
to be sent to Nieuport and Ostend [for freedom of the ports].
The King's orders are desired for the bringing over of the
Irish [from the French service] in Catalonia and Italy ; Luke

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Doway,
Oct. is.

[Oct.]

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Brussels, Oct. 17.

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CALENDAR OF
Taaffe's regiment is to be brought from Milan, and Watt.
Dongan is to be sent for. Letters to be directed to Dr. Ley-
borne, the Pres. of the English College at Doway. Endorsed by Hyde.
574. Earl qf Bristol to the King ; not signed or addressed.
The Princess of Conde, being near the time of her lying-in,
desires to take a house at Breda, as a neutral place in which
to receive the persons who (according to custom with lespect to
princes of the blood) may be sent from France to be present
at her confinement. Suggests that the King, in the absence
of the Princess Royal, should, in her name, offer the use of the
palace at Breda.

575. Ormonde to

(?). Desires him to let Hyde know

that the boat he went in shall be at Gant on Saturday night,
and the boatman shall be at the Escu de France for his
directions, so that he may be at Bruges on Sunday at noon.
576. Account by Sir Edward Walker of sums received by
him from Mr. Harding by the King's command for the pay
ment of soldiers, and disbursed,, from 6 Sept. to 8 Oct.
The payments are made to Major Strachan, Capts. Morphy, Scott,
Maillii, Fitzgerald, and Flannely, and Lieut. Frazer.
577. Peter Talbot to Ormonde. The King has taken as
prudent a resolution as might be expected from his great
wisdom. Don Alonso desires Talbot to go back to his friend
[Sexby], and to persuade him to come to reason, with great
offers for himself; from thence he will see Ormonde. Had a
long conference with the Internuncio; admires that George
Lane does not set out a relation of all Ormonde's actions in
Ireland, to be printed in divers languages ; Talbot would
undertake the Spanish. Don Alonso greatly commends
Ormonde's letter concerning Mazarine, and will send it to
Spain ; Talbot will put it in Italian for the Internuncio, who
desires to see it. Endorsed by Ormonde.
578. Hyde to the Earl qf Bristol. Returned hither last
night, having made a reasonable despatch of business with the
Marquis de Caracena, to meet whom at Bruxells he sent Mr.
Belings. The general orders which are desired for the Irish
in Italy and Catalonia were given to Cardenas when Bristol
was first at the army ; a particular order has since been sent
by the King to Sir James Preston, at his brother's desire, and
the King has also himself written to Lord Inchiquin, and sent
it through Inchiquin's wife at Paris. New orders are wanted
for the quartering of the soldiers, or else the King will have
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of recognition of the King's passes at all the Spanish ports 1656.
alike. Importance of having some discreet person at the
Court of Spain to press such business as must be transacted
there; the King designs Sir H. de Vic for that employment,
than whom no person of his quality is really fitter for it, but
it is wished there were such choice of men of honour and parts
as to be able to send one who would have more authority.
The King desires to recommend to Don Juan, if it can be done
without offence, the suit of the Lady Abbess at Ghent (whom,
as a subject who bears him eminent affection, he is very
desirous to gratify) on behalf of Dr. Baronnage. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
579. Ormonde to Oliver Darcy, R. C. Bishop of Dromore. Bruges,
Lord Taaffe showed him last night a letter, in which the 0ct-ao-
Bishop complains of not having received any answer to a letter
[of ii Sept.] in which he desires directions for his own
conduct; his answer (of which he encloses a copy) was sent
about 25 Sept. through the hands of Mr. George Lane, then
in the Spanish army, and he cannot tell what has become of it
if it has not been reoeived. Is too much concerned in the
vindication of his fidelity and of his proceedings at Conde not
to use all diligence to make his justification known wheresoever
the injustice of the Cardinal's displeasure may have wounded
his reputation; desires therefore that his defence may be as
public as his accusation ; the renewed orders sent by the King
and those sent by the Duke of York manifest their appro
bation of what he had done. Copy by Ormonde.
580. Earl of Bristol to Hyde ; not signed. Is troubled at Doway,
not hearing of the receipt of a packet which he sent to Sir H. °ct- 2°-
de Vic, containing a full account of his negotiations and of the
despatches for Gen. Middleton, together with letters for the
King and Dukes of York and Gloucester. If his absence from
the army (on a business at Doway to oblige the Spaniards,
who pressed the journey upon him) should cost the King some
few days' subsistence of his men, and consequently Hyde's fat
sides some grunts and groans, he, at any rate, applied before
he left for a renewal of the quarters, and has now sent George
Lane with letters to Don Juan and Caracena (with both of
whom Bristol has acquired great interest) asking for quarters
for 800 men. Endorsed by Hyde.
581. R. C. Bishop of Dromore to Ormonde. Received his Paris,
letter of 20 Sept. yesterday ; will make known what he states 0ct- "•
in discharge of his wonted fidelity and wisdom, and will omit
no opportunity of doing him justice. No Irishman of sense,
honour or interest, but must understand the insupportable yoke

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[Bruges],Oct. 24.

of having to expose his life under foreign princes for the relief
of his necessity, and must desire re-establishment at home ; it
is therefore more than an ordinary blessing that the King is
enabled to call for his subjects, giving hopes of his re-inthron-
ing and of a period to their sufferings abroad ; hopes that the
duty they owe by all ties and laws will lead them to such a
prompt obedience as will prove them to be loyal and faithful
to him from whose wisdom and goodness they may justly
expect settled comfort. For himself, as always in Ireland, so
now, he will act the part of an honest faithful subject when
commanded. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Seals of arms, as before, art. 551.
582. Richard Clement to Hyde. The plague increases; a
hundred or more die daily ; every one is forced to go to the
Lazaretto, whither the chief physicians will not go. It is
thought an incivility to visit any one. The Pope is sending
two extraordinary nuntios, Bonelli (the Governor of Rome) to
Spain, and Piccolomini to France, to treat for a general peace.
It is reported that order has been given for the staying all
English and Holland ships in the ports of Turkey, to increase
their navy to 200 ships, while on land there will be an army
of 200,000 men, in parts, of which the Grand Seignior will in
person command one, having sworn not to make peace with
the Venetians ; the latter, however, have taken the island of
Salamine, and are said to have retaken Retimo, and now hope to
regain the whole island of Candia. (P.S.) Supposes the letter
was written by an Irish friar now at Naples, who speaks and
writes English very well. Endorsed by Hyde.
583. Hyde to the Earl qf Bristol. Cannot write in good
humour, when the King has now, out of the little money
remaining for his bread, to supply 800 men. If sufficient
quarters were assigned, in less than 20 days the body of men
would be very considerable ; but now, instead of drawing men
to them, they use some diligence to restrain them. Orders
should be given to provide for a captain and other officers as
soon as a company amounts to above forty men, and for a
colonel and other officers as soon as a regiment amounts to
above 300 or 400, and Hyde believes that few regiments in the
Spanish service are so strong as this. Strong representation
of the need of directions to the governors of the ports to
respect the King's passes; last week the Marq. de Leda
[at Ostend] refused to allow a lady to pass who had a special
letter from Nicholas, saying " he knew not what that Nicholas
was," and, when told he was Secretary of State to the King,
replying, " he understood nothing of the King of he could
not tell what ; " comparison of the courteous conduct of the
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to give the King that which he wants more than money,
reputation in the eyes of others. The King will be very glad
if Don Juan will write to Antwerp, recommending the city to
give assistance to him. The King has now been nine months
in this country, and has only received enough from the
Spaniards to provide bread for two months ; if there be not
some aid given him for the payment of his debts, there will be
a dissolution of the house, and such a dejection of spirit as no
good fortune can repair. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
584. Jo. Jennings [Capt. Titus] to [Hyde], Sorry that
he missed him at Antwerp. One hundred and forty members
were excluded from the house by Cromwell, and since
then eighty have left of their own accord ; it is no little
satisfaction that amongst the former was Major-Gen. Browne,
for he will not now neglect any opportunity that falls in his
way to resent the injury, as he has himself said; Booth of
Cheshire, one of the most considerable of " our party," was like
wise excluded ; Rossiter was not, but refused to take any ticket
to go in ; wonders what it was that Cromwell feared in Lord
Salisbury that made him do him the honour to keep him out.
Cromwell's information of persons was, as many think, but
bad, for he excluded many who, if not, his friends, would not
have ventured to be his enemies, and admitted others who are
only restrained by fear. His speech to the Parliament was
insolent beyond all show of prudence, saying that he only called
them to raise money ; that those who strove to break his neck
would only break their own ; that, if ho were forced to it, he
would sell the ships to obtain money; above all, he derided
government by a commonwealth, and cried up monarchy, which,
he said, he was never against in his judgment, but was violenced
by a giddy generation. Story of his making great professions
of regard for the Independents and dislike of the Presby
terians, to Col. Saunders, an officer whom he had cashiered for
not complying ; and in an interview immediately afterwards
with a rigid Presbyterian, expressing his great admiration of
Presbytery and the Presbyterians, and his opposition to the
Independents ; his two visitors, being mutually acquainted,
communicated to each other what had passed, and are not
sparing to tell the story wherever they come. The main
business, though disappointed, is not at all given over nor in the
least disorder; hopes his last journey to Antwerp was not
useless to Mr. Jackson's [the King's] service, but till some
effects are seen, he will forbear to mention particulars. Is
informed he was seen in London by a Cavalier who, to do the
King a great service, went to Mr. Hollis, Major-Gen. Browne,
and several others of the Presbyterians, and bid them beware
of him, for to his knowledge [Jennings] had private con-

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1656. ference with Cromwell and was his creature ; has taken order
to contradict the report. With regard to the alleged spy,
there is enough for caution but not for accusation ; but Potter
the apothecary and others were committed upon the over-free
discourse which Mr. Lovell had concerning them in a company
where he had more confidence than he had reason for ; he
would do well to recollect what that company was, and make
what use he can of this information besides that of holding his
tongue; our futility ruins our friends, and is the best intelli
gencer Cromwell has. Is amazed at what Hyde writes of
Bampfield, and wonders how those with whom he is yet
in trust, will prove themselves just to their professions to the
King; those that trust him shall never trust the writer, nor
he them. Cannot yet appoint himself a fixed. place wherein to
await Hyde's commands. Is informed that the election of
Tychburne to be Lord Mayor, who was thought to be abso
lutely a creature of Cromwell's, so that his name was hissed at
the preceding election, is owing to his having become Crom
well's irreconcileable enemy in consequence of having been
fined by him ; and Alderman Pack was elected burgess only
for his valour in committing four soldiers. Ludlow is not in
prison, as reported, but walks with a keeper.
Oct. 26. (P.S.) Has received word that the affair is in the same
posture ; those in whose hands it is are very sanguine ;
expects to hear very suddenly either very good or very
bad news. The cipher shall be sent by the next post.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Eight small quarto pages, closely written, endorsed by Hyde,
A small part in 01. S. P. vol. iii. p. 309.
Doway, 585. Earl of Bristol to Hyde ; not signed or addressed.
Oct. 27. ^?Vill return to the army on Sunday or Monday next. To tell
the occasion of his journey [to Doway] would take three sheets
of paper in cipher ; it must be deferred till they meet. Sent
George Lane divers days since with the orders for the quarters
for 800 men. " I send you herewithal a noble present of a
rare cheese." Endorsed by Hyde.
[Bruges], 586. The King to Lord Inchiquin, respecting his recalling
Oct. 27. the Irish regiments to his own service. Desires him to make
what haste he can to him, but leaves the way to himself.
Young Muskerry, when ordered to march with his regiment,
went to the [French] court to obtain a licence from the
Cardinal ; the result was that he himself, after much impor
tunity, was allowed to go to the frontier, but liberty for his
regiment absolutely refused, with many reproaches upon the
King for requiring it ; tells him this, that he may foresee what
is to be done, and direct his regiments and those which belong
to his friends, to take the way which alone can bring them to
the King. Copy by Hyde.

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587. R. C. Bishop qf Dromore to Ormonde. Has sent
copies of Ormonde's letter to St. Guelin, Quesnoy, and Land-
recy, and, in Paris, to Lord Muskerry and others ; but has
not yet shewn it to the Cardinal, waiting Ormonde's commands,
as the contents might irritate him, he being more and more
displeased by the fear of the Irish departing from the French
service. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Seal as before.
588. The same to Lord Taaffe at Bruges. Received his
letter of the 28th [Sept. ?]. The Cardinal will have no winter
quarter assigned to the Irish till he gets the clear resolution
of the Irish colonels about their leaving. He objected to the
writer at the Bois de Vincennes that the King never wrote or
sent to the French King or his ministers to ask licence for his
subjects to leave ; the writer answered that the King would
not put himself to any hazard of denial, and that a lawful king
might call his subjects to his service without communicating
with any one else. At last the Cardinal concluded that it
would be best to save a winter's quarter and dismiss them at
once. The French say that the King will make no use of such
as go to him except to serve the Spaniards. Professions of
earnest loyalty, and of prayers for the King's success. Seal as before.
589. R. Clement to Hyde. The plague is rather worse ;
amongst others Mr. Arthur Brett, grandchild to Mr. Richard
White, is dead. The Queen of Sweden will do little for the
general peace, her reputation here not being what it formerly
was, and her company not much desired ; her intended journey
through Italy to Rome, where Card. Mazarin has offered his
palace to lodge in. A report of a defeat of six Spanish Plate-
ships by six English frigates. Endorsed by Hyde.
A few words in deciphered cipher.
590. Hyde to Mons. Mottet. Thanks hiin for his good
offices at Antwerp. Presses for orders for quarters for 800
men, orders for 600 only having been sent. Thinks it is time
that Mr. White should come to kiss his master's hand.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
591. Wull Ja. [i.e. Sir Robert Shirley] to [the King],
partly in deciphered cipher. Will be glad if Mr. Coper can
prove himself honest and faithful, but he had no small reason to
suspect him, for he was told by Charles Cotton that his uncle,
John Stanhope, had a letter from Coper telling him not to en
trust any money to [Shirley], and that Coper afterwards wrote
a threatening ietter to the same person, as [Shirleyl wrote
before. Has only written on this matter for [the King's]'sake,

1656.
Paris,
Oct. 28.

Paris,same date.

[Borne],
Oct. 28.

Oct. 28.

London,Oct. IS.
[O.S.]

192 CALENDAR OF
1656. whose service no trouble will ever make him desert except his
own disowning him. Many aspersions are cast upon him by
those who do little but talk. He desired significatioji of [the
King's] pleasure under his own hand — (and the letter already
sent will be abundantly satisfactory) — first, to give testimony
to others, and also to enable himself as a Christian to proceed
with more comfort and hope of a blessing as not acting out of
presumption or self-conceit, but only doing what he was law
fully called upon to do. Received his letter of 24 July on
ao Sept. The Levellers desire him to signify what they have
already done, and what they are prepared to do ; they have
agreed on the price, <£ 15,000, to be paid for possession of
Portsmouth, but it is debated into whose hands, pending the
fulfilment of the agreement, the money shall be paid; the
tenant and his friends desire it to be given to one Mr. Byshop
on this side the sea, but then it is not seen what security will
be given for performance of the articles ; they dislike also
giving the place up to neighbours, and therefore desire that
some may be sent from abroad to take it. The Levellers also
desire him to state that they will narrowly watch for an
opportunity to stab Cromwell and Lambert, and doubt not in
a short time to do it ; but it is advised by one who knows
them well that a^iooo be given to Wildman, which [Shirley]
will undertake to look after, and which may, if the work suc
ceeds, prevent much trouble, especially if, as they affirm, a
large part of the navy is their own already. The account
they give of Sexby is not what he may expect ; their agent
writes that what he pretends to undertake is without their
consent, and that those whom he treats with give him only fair
words. Has endeavoured to settle a correspondence amongst
[the King's] friends, and has brought it to some likelihood of
taking effect; for two Bishops have promised to assist, and
some persons of honour and honesty will take their shares ;
the manner will be this, some prudent and learned clergymen
will be licensed by the Bishops to minister in the associations
allotted to them (the kingdom being divided into fifteen parts),
who shall also carry intelligence to some chief person appointed
for the purpose, who shall communicate it to such other as
shall remain in London to convey it to [the King] ; in this
way the Church will be in some degree provided for, and the
whole party brought to understand and assist each other.
With regard to the ships, Sir Thomas Payton caused the
paper to be printed, and dispersed it amongst the seamen.
Encloses a paper dispersed by the Presbyterians amongst their
friends under the name of the Bishop of Armagh, wherein
they profess to be inclinable to a moderate episcopacy ;
they have signified to [Shirley] that they will be in some
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bring with him some store of saddles and bits; from Mr. 1656.
Morden (who, they say, will be with him in a fortnight) he
will hear more. Since his being in the Tower, finds that
those who promised money did but deceive him with fair
words. The sending of letters being dangerous, it is proposed
to appoint some person at Calais to receive letters from
Bruges and send them to an agent at Dover, and also, in
common with agents at Rotterdam, Flushing, and Dunkirk, to
receive and forward letters from Dover. Is greatly troubled
by his imprisonment, because he is thereby restrained in a
great measure from effectual service ; desires therefore that
some person may be found who may take advantage of his
liberty to prosecute the employment ; nevertheless, no fear of
danger shall keep him, even in this condition, from serving to
the very utmost of his ability. Endorsed by Hyde, " Ro. Sh."
Three folio pages and a quarter, closely written.
592. " 385," endorsed by Hyde, "Mr. Robinson " [Rumbold] Oct. 18.
to [Ormonde]; almost entirely in deciphered cipher. His last, t°-s-]
of 28 Aug., was conveyed by Lord Ossory; since then has been
under so severe restraint as not, till within few days, to be
allowed converse with any one, but has now found means of cor
respondence with the Prince of Orange, by whom he will give
account of his services. Will refer the negotiations with Jo.
Wildman to his report. Is informed that the Elector Palatine
has employed Mr. Robert Lesley to treat with Cromwell, and
has promised that if Cromwell will restore to him the pension
of ^Jio,ooo formerly granted him by Parliament, he will not
only obstruct the King in his treaties with the German princes,
but will also give Cromwell all the assistance by way of advice
and otherwise that he can ; this proposal is said to be very
acceptable to Cromwell, and Lesley is to return to the Prince
in a few days by way of Middleburgh. In former letters
mentioned the good inclinations of Lord Newport, elder
brother to Andrew Newport, and understood the King would
write him a letter when it could be safely sent ; let it be
written in this cipher and sent to [Robinson] and he will
convey it, with the key. Doubts not but that Mr. Jeffries
has been with him, and amongst other things, has said some
thing of Mr. Death, who was erroneously supposed to be
governor of Sluice, but who is a lieutenant in Capt. Sands'
company there, and is now here, being, as it is feared, called
hither to be instructed in some bad practices. Letters for
[Robinson] to be enclosed with those for Sir R. Sherley. Mons
, 593. [The Earl of Bristol] to [Hyde f] Don Juan and [Oct.'?],
Caracena will stay here some days, and he cannot stir from "tl»sFri-
them ; does therefore conjure him, for something of extra- ft nfght6"
VOL. III. o

194 ~ CALENDAR OF
1656. ordinary importance to the King's service as well as the
writer's own, to come over with all diligence, if only for one
night.
[Oct. % 594. The King to Don Juan. Would not have ordered
See the fol- q0j_ QrSLCe t0 march hither with his regiment had he known
^owing e - ^e Colonel was so much in the prejudice of his Highness ; but
believed it was wished that all the Irish, without exception,
should withdraw from the service of France, and so sent
orders accordingly, and to Col. Grace with more than ordinary
assurance of his devotion. Is far from excusing anything the
Colonel has done, and will forbear to send orders to him in
future, but desires his Highness to consider what may be the
consequence of excluding this person when such pains are
taken to induce the Irish to remain in the French service.
Desires to know whether he shall continue his endeavours to
draw off the Irish, and what provision will be made for those
who come. Copy by Hyde.
Bruges, 595 Hyde to the Earl of Bristol. Received yesterday the
letter of the 27th with the bribe of the worst cheese in the
world, which cost Hyde nine skillins ; wrote to him on the
34th by the Marq. Strozzy's son, and again on the 26th;
sends now a duplicate of that of the 34th. After having
maintained 800 men for one week, orders have only come for
quartering 600 ; Bristol must urge that the quarters be settled
once for all, so that friends may be encouraged to resort
thither as fast as possible, and then four such regiments will
be soon seen in Flanders as have not been there these many
years ; within these few days above forty, mostly officers and
gentlemen, have come over from England. Will it be in any
one's power to bring over their men if such delays are inter
posed as those in Muskerry's case ? but it is more wonderful
that they should treat Col. Grace as they do, considering the
value of the man and the number that are involved with him ;
the Spaniards must be told by Bristol that those who formerly
deserted their service did so in the belief (infused into them
by such traitors as Bristol himself) that they should thereby
better serve their King, and that they come back now because
they clearly see that the contrary is the case ; and if duly
encouraged, that nation [the Irish] will be entirely applied to
the Spanish interest, " whereas if upon this instance of Grace's
there happen any obstruction, the Bp. of Dromore will have
notable argument for new sermons of adhering to the French."
A letter received yesterday from Lord Inchiquin of the con
dition of the Spanish army in Catalonia, shows that there
ought to be no niceties in drawing men to them. The letter
for the Governor of St. Omer's must be pressed for. Mention'

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of " Edgely's " proposed attempt in England {in undeciphered
cipher). The French ambassador lately assured Cromwell
that the sending M. de Leon to Spain was only to please the
people, and with no idea of really making peace. Bristol's
old friend, Robert Lashly [Lesley] is now in London as
minister from the Elector of Heidelberg, who promises Crom
well that, if he will continue the pension to the Elector and
enter into a league with the Protestant princes of Germany,
they will undertake to give the House of Austria so much to do
that it shall not be able to assist the King of Scots ; Lashly is
wonderfully courted, and Lambert has presented him with a
rich coach and horses, " which you know he loves well."
Mention, in cipher, of a business which the King recommends
to Bristol's dexterity to manage, [apparently the assignment of
some regiment, proposed to be raised for the English design,
from one Elwin, to " Mr. Greenin," who shall immediately
recruit it to a thousand men]. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.

1656.

596. Richard Clement to Hyde. The two nuntios to Spain
and France, to treat for peace, go hence to-morrow ; with him
of France goes Lord Thomas Somerset on his own private
affairs. The sickness increases; the deaths are from 130 to
140 daily, except that yesterday there died only 80. The
French have, at the request of the King of Suedeland, per
suaded the Queen [Christina] to return to Italy; they are
also endeavouring to induce the King of Poland to make peace
with the Swedes, in order that they may attack the Emperor,
but as yet without effect. Endorsed by Hyde.

[Rome],
Nov. 4.

597. Hyde to the Earl of Bristol. Wrote on Nov. 1 by
Col. Synocke. Disorders at the quarters for want of a few
days' pay ; Sir Edward Walker was sent to visit them, who
found faults enough, which will be amended; the King has
appointed another muster on Saturday next, and will have
some one there to observe and remedy all disorders. Bristol
must represent the wants of the King and the small supplies
he has received ; unless some seasonable aid be received the
family must be dissolved ; the King depends on no one with
the Spaniards but Bristol, and thinks he is not solicitous
enough in his business. Difficulties put in the way of travellers
with the King's passes by the Governor of Gravelines, who
says that persons cannot go and return with the same pass ; if
directions be not sent for the more civil treatment of the
King's friends they must give up all thoughts of corre
spondence with " Edgely," who was never so necessary to be
cherished as in this conjuncture. [Tivo or three lines in cipher
fallow.] Copy by Hyde, followed by a copy by his Secretary.
O 2

Bruges,Nov. 6.

196 CALENDAR OF
1656. 598. " John Browne" a Royalist agent, [to Hyde ?]. Sends
0°t d°8' tn's messenger to re-settle their discontinued correspondence.
[O.S.] Fearing that his last letter, of 22 Sept., has not been received,
he will begin his account from the time of his parting with
Mr. Ashton. At Calais he disburthened himself (for safety's
sake) of the parchment and letters with which he was laden,
of which some were salutatory only, as those to L. C. and W.,
others, credentials, as those to LL. R. and M., giving all of
them (except those to W. and M.) to Mr. Ashton. Sailed
from Calais on 13th Sept. and came safe on the 15th to Mr.
Graves' house in London ; there waited in vain for Mr. Ashton,
until in the fourth week all hopes were determined in absolute
despair ; cannot tell what has become of him, but would rather
afflict himself with the apprehension of his death than be so
injurious to him as to think that he can live in neglect [of his
trust], to the forfeiture of his reputation. Interviews with M.,
who at first professed his absolute resolution never for the time
to come to disturb himself with public concernments, and after
wards, when the [King's] letter was produced, threw it down,
and would neither open it nor even burn it, saying that he lay
under so strong an obligation of promise that he was bound in
honour and conscience to discover it, if it were obnoxious to
the Protector, and that therefore he would refuse to see that
which, if seen, might prove of dangerous consequence both to
himself and [Browne]. Regrets the folly of this discovery,
the last of the kind he will commit, but only acted thus in
obedience to his instructions ; knows, however, that M. is such
a gentleman that he does not reckon himself the more unsafe
because he is in his hands ; is most troubled by the fear that if a
person of his quality and interest does not answer to the King's
expectation, there is not such a preparation made in the hearts
even of their own party as is necessary for the work they have
in hand. Found Mr. Stevens, at his first interview, warping
from his former resolutions, in consequence of his having been
of late altogether in the possession of the Cromwellian faction,
as he is one who is very apt to receive new impressions from
new hopes and new fears; but by little and little brought
him back to his first engagement ; another letter to him
should be returned by this bearer, furnished with strong
arguments. Mr. Graves, upon reading the letter brought to him,
made many professions of devotion to the King's service, and
is willing to communicate with the persons to whom the letters
of credence, which have miscarried, were addressed, but it
cannot be done without much difficulty, as both the persons
are "prisoners in the Tower. Mr. Graves complains of want of
money; all the expenses have been defrayed by his purse
alone, although some of his party are able to have assisted
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beg for that which ought to have been proffered ; for two 1656.
months past he has maintained three or four men with their
horses, at large daily allowances, for the execution of the
design calculated for 17th Sept. Advises that, if possible,
^500 may speedily be returned to Mr. Graves ; a gentleman
(whose name, with those of two others, is in a small label to be
delivered with this) will take charge of any such sum if
tendered to him for Mr. Thomas Cooper ; this gentleman
(whose wisdom, sobriety and fidelity the writer has had ex
perience of) is the fittest iq the world to be a medium of cor
respondence ; let a letter be written to him in such a way that
he may be freely admitted into the Cabala and secrets of those
who are the chief ministers here ; the other two whose names
are sent are his particular acquaintances, who are like to be
the chief actors where they live, and whose reputation will be
strong inducements to bring Mr. Stevens also upon the stage.
Desires full information as to the prospect of the King's affairs
abroad, and the condition of the King of Spain, who, it is said,
is likely from his recent losses to prove but a broken reed ;
let all necessary particulars be forwarded through the bearer.
Has heard nothing of the ^100 which were to have been
forwarded ; has paid away all that he had with him, and
cannot support his expenses without further supplies. The
messenger believes his only errand is to enquire about Mr.
Ashton, to whom he is nearly related ; let nothing therefore
be hinted about acquaintance with the wrjter, which the latter
would have him rather have suspicion of than certainty ; he is
poor, and if appointed to some military office (even if no higher
than an ensign) his necessity will be relieved, and [Hyde] will
be furnished with one who will excellently discharge the office
of a courier ; [Browne's] brother, who will deliver this letter,.
will give further satisfaction concerning him. Eight folio pages.
599. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. Cannot send the cipher Breda,
yet, as Mr. Shaw has gone to Amsterdam, and neither he nor Mr.
Coventry are willing to send it by any less certain address. Is
anxious to communicate a new proposal. The main affair goes
on in England, and before long there will be either very good
news or bad. Cromwell is said to be wishing for peace with
Spain through the States-General ; perhaps this may have
been the occasion of Lieut.-Col. Doleman's going to England
about a month since. The distrust that people have of them
in point of secrecy does them much harm ; has seen a letter
from a friend of his, who informs another friend that Mr.
Jackson [the King] has found ways to be informed of the
Levellers' designs. Endorsed by Hyde.

198

CALENDAR OF

1656.
[Bruges],
Nov. 10.

Bruges,Nov. 10.

[Rome],
Nov. 11.

Nov. ii.

[Bruges],Nov. 13.

600. Hyde to Lord Percy, the Lord Chamberlain, . vindi
cating Ormonde's letter to the R. C. Bishop of Dromore about
the reflections cast on him by the Cardinal Mazarine (which
was entirely Ormonde's own, and flowed naturally, as all his
letters do), and the conduct of the King with respect to Spain
and France. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
601 . Ormonde to [O. Darcy] the R. C. Bishop of Dromore.
Has received his letter of 28 Oct.; intended in his former
letter only to vindicate himself, and not to imitate the Cardinal ;
can bear anything more patiently than a blemish on his fidelity
to his master, and has nothing but the satisfaction of having
discharged his duty with honour and honesty to support him
in the misfortunes of himself and his family, and therefore a
wound given without provocation in so sensible a part may
have drawn from him such expressions as make him forbear to
desire that his letter may be shewn to others, as that would
look too like a disrespective defiance of a person whose
dignity ought to be reverenced, but at the same time he does
not forbid the shewing it, as that might imply a retractation
upon his own part. Copy, endorsed by Ormonde.
Cl. S. P. vol. hi. p. 310.
602. Richard Clement to Hyde. The plague, which now kills
almost 200 a day, has reached their house, and Hilarion Wake,
an Englishman of the writer's coat, has been carried to the
Lazaretto ; they are now shut up for another quarantena, and
totally disabled from serving Hyde. Endorsed by Hyde.
603. "A computation of the monthly expence of his R. II.
the Duke of Glocester as his family now is, Mr. Lovell's
entertainment and mine not included ; " amounting to 900
guilders. The payments are to Col. Phelips, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Trethewy, Randiie,
laundress, three footmen, two grooms, dancing, fencing, vaulting, and
Italian and Spanish masters, and Capt. Straghan.
604. Statement sent to the Earl of Bristol, to be com
municated to Don Juan, of the prospects of the King's affairs
in England, and of the help desired from the King of Spain.
Unpopularity of Cromwell; number of factions, each of which
applies to the King ; numerousness of the King's friends, and
readiness, in obedience to his directions, to engage with what
ever party may first oppose the government ; the King himself
has promised to go over before Christmas, and is to land at
some place of strength to be put into his hands, while one of
his brothers will at the same time land in another part of the
kingdom ; necessity of having forces prepared for any con
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"FromMr.
Upton's,"Nov. 4.
[O. S.]

of his subjects and assigning them quarters &c. The King 1656.
desires to know what supplies of ammunition and arms, &c.
the Spaniards will furnish ; his want of money, which must
be gathered in all ways ; desires that, as he has declared his
purposes so graciously with reference to his Catholic subjects,
intimation may be given to their Superiors in England to
do what they can, particularly in procuring money ; let the
clergy of this country be disposed to assist in the same way ;
let payment of an old debt due from Antwerp and other
corporations to the Crown [of England] be solicited, and
private persons be moved to assist, and the Superiors of the
several religious orders be directed to use their endeavours.
Draft by Hyde.
605. Unsigned letter, written as if on mercantile business,
from a Royalist agent in England, addressed to " Mr. George
Shaw, merchant," and endorsed by Hyde, " C. Sh." Mr. Bridg-
man's [the King's] friends are ready; has spoken to Mr.
Upton and Mr. Bennet, who have consulted some merchants,
and assure the writer they cannot furnish above 3000 or 4000
Poor John, or 5000 at the most, nor above 200 Buckhorn, and
for tin and kerseys they are altogether unfurnished. Has not
spoken as yet to Mr. Row, who has been three weeks at
Holcom, but hopes to do so this week. " Your friend " at
Ponstock is gone to Moreston ; she has much reason to thank
Mr. Carter for it, who is a great enemy of Mr. Bridgman.
Intends to go to Moreston this week, and so along the coast to
Mr. Tempest.
606. The Earl of Bristol (not signed) to Hyde. As he
entered the town last night at one end, Don Juan entered it
at the other. Sir H. de Vic says that the express sent into
Spain by the Marq. de Caracena has returned with great store
of money ; is persuaded that, if this be so, he ought to insist a
little more upon the letter of the treaty before lie falls to the
lesser demands. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal, Fleur-de-lis and Garter.
607. The same (not signed) to the same. Has had this Same date.
evening a very gracious audience of Don Juan, who gave more
positive assurances than ever that he will not be wanting to
the occasions that may present themselves in England. Pressed
home the business of the four regiments ; the only difficulty
will be about the numbers on which colonels and captains will
be allowed. Let the King not defer sending his hounds to
Don Juan, as he longs for them. It would be convenient if
the King himself would come to Bruxelles ; his presence would
with one word obtain the little conveniences and advantages
for the four regiments, which will be harder to the writer to
overcome than the main. Endorsed by Hyde.

Brussels,Nov. 15.

Brussels,Nov. 18.

200 CALENDAR OF
1656. 608. The original treaty, as signed at London 3 Nov.,
NovPi6Sne' between Louis XIV and the Commonwealth ; signed by
K. Louis, 16 Nov.
The Great Seal of France and the Privy Seal are attached. Eleven
leaves of parchment ; the last blank. Formerly No. 43 in a MS.
list of some of the supplementary Clarendon Papers.
Printed in Dumont, Corps Univ. Dipt., Amst., 1728, vol. vi., part ii.,
p. 121 ; hut the secret article containing the list of persons to be
expelled from France, which is there printed, is not included in
this MS.
Paris, 609. Lord Jermyn (not signed) to the Earl qf Bristol, on
Nov. 17. the failure of an application to the French Court for a pass
permitting Bristol to go through France on his way to Madrid ;
as their opinions now are, it was not to be expected they
should grant it.
610. The Earl of Bristol (not signed*) to [Hyde], Don
John gave immediate order for the despatch of what was
required upon receipt of the enclosed yesterday at noon, but
it cannot as yet be got out of the Secretary's hands, having
persecuted him for it till midnight, and having had a gentle
man at his door ever since six o'cl. this morning ; it was not
signed last night because Don John was playing at tennis.
Pardons Hyde's anger that makes him repeat so ridiculous a
thing as his desiring to see the letters containing any orders
for which he may have asked ; it may be done where mistakes
are apprehended and copies are kept, but where there may be
only six words said, and those in letters upon other business,
it is such a thing as no one who had ever had to do with
princes ever dreamt of, except Hyde himself. To get business
well despatched here in the secretariate, some little blade in
the office must be secured, to see such things as appear nothing
punctually despatched. Hopes this lesson will make Hyde wise
for the rest of his life. Saw the Marq. de Caracena yesterday,
who discoursed satisfactorily of the main business, as to which
the employment Hyde's testy letter gave him 'made him lose a
whole day. Will lose no time in sending the paper as soon as
signed ; " in the meanwhile, God give you a better temper."
Nov. 18. Got the letter [for Graveline] late last night,
and to-day shall have the like for the Governor of
St. Omer.*
Enclosure : —
[16 Nov.] The same to Don Juan. Has received a letter
from the King which makes him renew his complaints
of the ruin likely to be caused to the King's affairs by
the little respect paid by the governors of Graveline
and St. Omer. A gentleman despatched by the King
* To none of the Earl's letters is his signature attached.

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1656.

Brussels,
Nov. 1 8.

to go to England with all haste upon the most pressing
business possible, was sent back from Graveline, because
his Highness' orders directed the allowing persons to
pass who came out of England to the King, but not the
allowing persons to go into England from him, while
two hours before these orders arrived, two gentlemen,
who had come from England with the King's passport,
were driven back to Calais. If his Highness knew
how the King imputes this sensible disgrace to the
writer's negligence, he would pardon the warmth with
which he now makes his application. — Fr.
611. The same to the same. Has had a long conver
sation to-day with Don Alonso, who says he has left 3000
crowns for the King's month of October and 1500 for the
Duke's month of November in Shaw's hands at Antwerp ; he
said that Saxby had been with him at Antwerp, and had
resigned himself up to him to serve the King as he should
direct ; he speaks wonders of Saxby 's capacity and probity,
and thinks the King may make excellent use of him. Send
word whether [Bristol] shall speak with him or no, the man
being in town. Don Alonso also says that the Duke of Buck
ingham has gone into England, and that his marriage with
Fairfax's daughter is concluded. Gave Don John last night
the state of the business and the King's demands, who has re
ferred them to Caracena and Don Alonso to prepare for his
final resolution, and professes that the utmost will be done for
the King's satisfaction. Thinks some considerable sum of money
has come from Spain ; will urge the misery of the King's con
dition upon Don John as soon as the latter's great press of
business is over, which he says will be in three or four days.
Desires that, for the money for his own journey, a letter
be written to Don Alonso. Hopes Gen. Middleton will make
his profit of the good news from Dantzic. Sent this morning
the letter for the Governor of Graveline. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p 310.
612. The same to Ormonde. Received Hyde's letter about Same date.
the Irish just now as he came from speaking with Don Juan,
and convincing him of his error concerning Col. Grace, which
he would willingly repair now it is too late, the Bishop of
Dromore having written to Lord Dillon that Grace's, the
Duke of York's and Muskerry's regiments are shut up in
Beauvais, whence it will be impossible for them to come in a
body, but not by parcels, to which Hyde may encourage
them, as also those of Bethune and Labassee. Doubts not
but that satisfaction will be given about the quartering; in
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1656. of Muskerry's regiment. Beware the sending any orders to
Sir James Dillon's regiment at St. Gillien, which the Bishop
of Dromore writes is to continue there all the winter ; much
less must any be sent to Charles Dillon at Arras ; it is not in
the Cardinal's power to draw them from thence. Seal as before.
Brussels, 613. The Earl of Bristol to the King ; Received his letter just
Nov. 1 8. afl.er ne na(j wrjtten to the Chancellor. Does not doubt of the
settlement of the four regiments, but the King must have
patience ; as little doubts of giving a good account of the main
negotiation, for he finds such a serenity here as diffuses itself
all over Don Alonso's none-sweet face, which he cannot judge
to flow from any other cause than some golden gale from
Spain. Will not fail within a day or two to obey the King's
commands at Mallins.
Brussels, 614. The same to Hyde. Interviews with Don John and the
Nov. 20. Marq. de Caracena, about the settlement of the business ; they
leave no room to doubt of their intention to go "thorough
stich " with the enterprise ; spoke also to Don John about the
old English terce for the Duke of Gloucester ; they seemed to
relish the thing as advantageous to their service. Has not
yet stirred any of the questions about the other ways of obtain
ing money, until he sees how far they will go themselves.
Will take care to provide for the subsistence of the men who
are in quarters. Has cured Sir H. de Vic of his melancholy
for not having a greater share in secrets than belongs to him ;
he may be of use, and of great use, to [Bristol] in the exe
cution of such things as the latter shall have obtained direction
for. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal as before.
Nov. 21. 615. The same to the same. "No me duele que mi hijo
pierda, sino que se quiere desquitar ; " this is all he will
say to the question on which Hyde bestows so much history
and oratory, it being as natural to the writer to yield as to
Hyde to be opiniastre. Refers him to the bearer for the
mortifying account of affairs which he has to give ; only con
jures him to send Kepler by the very first opportunity as the
only thing that can sweeten him towards him. As for the
Spanish book Hyde desires, Sir Henry Bennett says that the
custom of the Secretaria of Spain is, when they write for any
thing to write the name of the thing so as it can be read;
when [Bristol] is able to read the name of the book, he will
use his industry to get it. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal as before.
Brussels, 616. Peter Talbot to the King. [Sexby] is resolved to join
Nov. 22. with the King ; he offers to the Spaniards to go with one
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England, and doubts not to do the work in a very short time ; 1656.
he is coming to-morrow to answer all Caracena's and Don
Juan's objections, of whioh the greatest is about the place of
landing. Has persuaded [Sexby] to leave all but what con
cerns himself and his nearest friends to be resolved in a free
parliament; as for [Sexby] himself, believes the King will
have no difficulty in bestowing on him and Wildman two good
estates. He consents to see the King privately, if thought con
venient, but desires to be excused from kneeling, for he thinks
that to be a kind of idolatry, and says the King's father dis
pensed with him in that matter ; he does not despair of
Cromwell's being cut off, and has lately sent some strange
engines for that purpose ; the excluded members have sent
him their Declaration ; he requires such secrecy that he will
impart his mind to none but Ormond and the Chancellor.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 311.
617. The same to Ormonde, enclosing the preceding. [Sexby] Same date.
and his family are at Antwerp, where he has taken a house ;
he will drive on the King's interest as much as he can,
although he must seem to be as far from it as ever. Dares
not propose the sending Dan O'Neale to Spain with Lord
Bristol, because there is such a want of money. As for the
accident of the Sacrament, none suppose that any of the
[King's friends] are concerned in it ; the Nuncio attributes it
to some Hollander heretic, bribed by Cromwell.
, Endorsed by Ormonde. Seal, a dog.

618. The Earl of Bristol to Ormonde. Wrote the enclosed
memorial last night, and would have left this place to-day, but
finds from Don Alonso that the Spanish army have gone from
St. Gilien to the relief of La Cappell which is besieged by
Turenne, and he could not get there in less than five days;
must therefore remain here and wait the issue. Has spoken
about the King's borrowing money from Antwerp to Don
Alonso, who thinks that much assistance might be drawn from
thence if the King would promise to help hereafter in freeing
the passage of the Scheldt ; fears to touch upon so umbragious
a point as that must be to the Hollander, but Don Alonso
thinks it might not be unuseful to whisper some hopes of it to
some leading man at Antwerp. Has desired the bearer, Major
Walters, to get through his journey in one day, if possible.
Enclosure : —
Manorial respecting Lieut.-Gen.. Middleton's proposed
expedition to Scotland, for which he is levying troops
at Dantzig, and assembling some of the King's subjects
who are serving in the Swedish army. It is necessary

Brussels,
Nov. 23.

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Brussels, Nov. 26.

that the troops should be ostensibly destined at the
ports of embarkation (Hamburg, Luxstat, and Emden)
for the service of Flanders ; it is therefore desired that
(1) a commission be sent to Middleton to levy and
embark eisrht regiments of infantry and two of cavalry
for the service of His Catholic Majesty, with (2) the
requisite number of blank commissions for officers ; (3)
orders to the Minister at Hamburg, or some qualified
person, to assist Middleton zealously ; (4) orders to the
Ambassador at the Hague to assist him also when in
Holland. — Span.
619. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde. Hyde makes him mad by
repeating how the King is afflicted by the failures about the
quarters ; he had better repeat it in a letter to Caracena, which
might possibly do some good ; when written to [the Earl], it
only serves to vex one who is already weary of his life with such
ineffectual drudgery ; has given three memorials to Caracena,
and spoken to him five times, within four days, and yet it is
still delayed, but it is believed the treaty with the country will
be concluded this night, and then, doubtless, satisfaction wul
be given. The letter for the Governor of St. Omer was sent
three days since. Is to have an interview with Don Alonso
to-morrow on all things as directed in Hyde's letter of the
23rd. '¦ God keepe you, and make youlesse troublesome to
your freinds."
620. The same to the same. > Don Alonso will engage
his favourite (who is going shortly into England) for their
use, so far as he can; with regard to the Duke of York's
pension, he says there was never any thought of its beginning
before November. Is convinced the Spaniards will not fail in
the main, if the occasions present themselves in England, but
they will not mend their pace ; they estimate the cost of the
expedition at 400,00x3 florins. They cannot allow the King
winter-quarters for more than four regiments, and all who
come over to him must be aggregated to one of those. Wul
endeavour to work upon Don John's generositv in this point
by urging the importance of engaging the Duke of York in
the raising of a regiment, as well as in asking for an ayuda
de costa, and makes little question of obtaining his desires in
some proportion. Will endeavour to procure the NobiUario
for Hyde ; if he himself does not receive the Kepler while
here, it may be put under pies. Don Alonso believes that his
favourite is on the point of conversion to the Catholic re
ligion; he speaks of some great scandal arrived [at] by some
of the King's men in a church at Bruges, which the King
should publicly notice. Endorsed by Hyde.
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621. Tlie same to the King. Does not wonder that the 1656.
King is vexed at the business of the quarters, since it has Same date
almost made him himself wild ; has now got the orders for a
renewal for iooo men for 15 days, for which he had to wait at
the Marq. de Caracena's from 6 to 12 last night, and was fain
to tell him they might as well cast off the King at once as
throw such a number of men two days longer on his hands.
But, after all, the King must remember the risk the Spaniards
ran of breaking off the settlement of the most important
business with the deputies of the country, when at the very
point of concluding, to save the King £100 at most. As to
the English regiment, does not see with what or whom
the King has occasion to be angry ; as the Spaniards intend
their old English regiment for his service, it is no wonder they
object to set up a new one for which they would have to find
quarters ; thinks the King had reason to be well pleased with
the writer's putting them off from so reasonable a desire
without discovering the excess of the King's good nature in
indulging the interests and humours of particular persons.
Speaks thus freely, because he has a just sense of finding the
King displeased when he was persuaded his manner of pro
ceeding had some particular merit ; thanks him for the warrant
he sends him for setting up his rest on a subject wherein
he would have done it even though that had been wanting,
rather than have given a person near the King occasion,
however unjustly taken, to think that his negotiations had a
tincture of unfriendliness. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. s. P. vol. iii. p. 313.
622. The same to Hyde. Sends the quarters for a Brussels,
thousand men for fifteen days longer ; would rather lie a NoT- 27-
month in prison than have to procure the like again. Is to
have an interview with Don John this afternoon, and believes
he may have a positive resolution on the main business.
Desires Hyde to send Kepler's book, if he means not to break
friendship with him. Will take it very unkindly if " this good
creature Jarvais " have not somewhat of what is due to him
when the King has any money. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal as before.
623. Tiie same to the same. Has spent two hours with Don Same date.
John this afternoon, examining the map of England and con
sidering the whole design ; is to meet Caracena and Don
Alonso on Wednesday, and upon their report, a positive reso
lution will be given ; they will do the most they can ; if the
thing expected should happen within twenty days, they will
abandon all their things rather than fail on that occasion.
To-morrow [Tuesday] he will go to Malines to perform the
King's compliment to the Princess of Conde. Sir Henry de

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CALENDAR OF
Vic is very reasonable and ready for any service, but is at so
low an ebb that if some means be not found to succour him, he
will grow desperate ; Sir Rich. Browne, also, must be either
provided for or recalled. Endorsed by Hyde.
624. 385 [i. e. W. Rumbold, endorsed by Hyde, "Mr. Robin
son "] to " Mr. George Langley ;" chiefly in deciphered cipher.
Wrote last on 17th Oct.; has not received a letter for six
months ; encloses an account of occurrences. Is informed that
one Lady Hall, who was sent by the King with letters to his
friends, has discovered them to Cromwell, and has been sent
by him into the country to endeavour the betraying of some
persons there ; another report is that she has gone to Flanders
with two officers upon some design of Cromwell's. Another
person who calls himself Robinson arrived about a month past,
and is very conversant with Thurloe ; he is said to be the
brother of the King's standard-bearer at Worcester, and that
he gives intelligence to Thurloe.
625. Hyde to Father Talbot. Answers in the place of the
Lord Lieut., who went to meet the Princess Royal the day
after he received Talbot's letter of the aand. His friend
[Sexby] may be sure of secrecy, and may choose whether he
will speak with the King or with some one else ; but he is
much deceived if he thinks he is not much spoken of both here
and in England. If he desires to speak with the King, the
King will receive him very graciously, and as secretly as he can
wish ; for his scruple of kneeling, it is no necessary ceremony,
and if he do not wish to kiss the King's hand (which may
appear another kind of idolatry) he will not be expected to
kneel. As for the overture of 1000 foot and 400 horse, the
King cannot conceive the ground of such an undertaking.
Something should be done soon, for Cromwell daily becomes
more terrible to his enemies. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
626. The Earl qf Bristol to Hyde. The Princess of Conde
received him yesterday at Malines with great respect. To
day Don John puts off the meeting with Caracena and the
Ambassador till to-morrow, and promises a positive resolution
the day after ; was thereupon very round with Don John con
cerning these delays, and the not giving in the meantime such
reputation as might stand [the King's friends] in stead, and the
mischiefs wrought by want of care in such a trifle as the de
spatch of the letters to Gravelines. Sends the letter he had from
Lord Jermyn ; Hyde will see that it is necessary he [Bristol]
should know what Jermyn and the Queen have written on that
subject. Has written to-day to the Lord at Antwerp, with
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that Hyde has studied Sir Francis Bacon's essay on cunning ;
" God grant you lesse of that and more good nature."
Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal as before.
627. Major General Edward Massie to tlie King. Has
received his letter by the hands of Capt. Titus, with the
enclosed six commissions ; is very sensible of the great trust
reposed in him, and though his judgment may fail in the dis
posing of that trust and acting by it, yet his zeal and faithful
ness shall to the last drop of his blood be found most sincere.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms ; a chevron between three martlets.
628. Peter Talbot to Hyde. Received Hyde's letter when
going to take waggon; hopes to be with him on Monday
night, having a letter of credence from Don Juan to the King.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Black seal ; a dog.
629. Doctor J[ohn] C[osin] to Hyde. Has not yet had
a reply to his letter of 3 Nov. The meetmg for prayers in
this family is now suspended, the King's and the Princess
Royal's lodgings being given to the Duke of Buckingham, the
Lady Kenelmeky and the Lady Gerard ; Lord Jermyn will
not yet assign another chamber, as he says the Queen is much
against it, and he must take time to prevail with her. There
are no fewer than 35 persons remaining ; and if the prayers
are lost many will be in danger of losing their religion ; for the
exercise whereof scarce the fourth part of them come on Sundays
to Sir R. Browne's house ; if that house should fail, Lord
Jermyn promises to give up some part of his lodgings ; hopes
that Jermyn will in a few days assign one of his chambers for
the Litany on Wednesdays and Fridays, and for evening
service on Saturdays at night, but he is not willing to venture
any oftener. For himself, he cannot get the favour of another
lodging, nor sees any likelihood of maintenance unless the
King continues his wonted goodness.
Received on Tuesday last an answer from his daughter at
London concerning Hyde's near relation, Mrs. Hyde, having
found her maid (who served her 33 years) and Mrs. Chaffin, who
were with her when she died. She was seized by three armed
men one Sunday at Mrs. Aliff's house in the country and taken
to Marlborough, and thence brought up to London ; where, in
confinement at first in the house of one of the officers of the
Council of State, she was so terrified by her keepers' rudeness
and violence (of which the particulars are given), that she lost her
senses, and, after a week's imprisonment at Lambeth, died dis
tracted. Cosin's daughter, for whom she sent, was not suffered
to enter her ohamber; Mr. Thriscrosse prevailed to have a

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1656 minister of her acquaintance with her, but she did not "know
him ; she disposed of nothing that she had, but what she left
was not much ; Mrs. Chaffin got her buried, but the maid
knows not how. Dr. Duncon is at Lyons from whence he
sends Hyde the enclosed. Dr. M. lives close, still at the
Lord's house in the Field, who keeps as close in London, and,
though everybody knows it there, is not pleased that any one
should notice it here. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms ; fretty.
Three quarto pages, closely written.
Antwerp, 630. Jo. Jennings [Capt. Titus] to Hyde. Mr. Brookes
[Sexby], for whom he has waited, returned from Bruxelles
yesterday, and still desires to speak with Mr. Jackson [the
King] ; he does not make the grounds clear, and in many
things only gives his own authority and assurances ; it will be
necessary, before acting, to be fully satisfied in particulars;
the writer has therefore determined to make a journey in
order to see as well as believe. Is informed by a friend [in
England] that the main business is again retrieved, and that
the delays were only caused by the irresolution of the under
takers, but disappointments have made him very incredulous,
so that he will do what he can in the business with the
supposition that it will fail. It is reported that Cromwell
will suddenly take the name of king, and some at Antwerp
say they have seen the crown. The packet [sent by the
King] has come safely ; the contents will be used faithfully,
and it is hoped usefully, in his service ; " we are both very
sensible how much the trust reposed in us obliges us to be
zealous in his service ; " are much obliged also to Hyde for
what he has contributed. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms ; a chevron between three martlets.
Nov. 22, 631. 385 [Mr. Rumbold] to "Mr. George Langley" [Or-
[O.S.] monde]. Sends his letter of the 1 7th by this conveyance. Has
seen Col. Burgh, who, having been a prisoner for some time,
has now obtained his liberty, and intends shortly to go to
them ; he will report the occurrences. Col. Edw. Grey (the
writer's fellow-prisoner (begs [Ormonde's] favour for Ralph
Cummin, now a prisoner in Dunkirk, master of a brig called
The William and Ralph of Newcastle ; he has a brother who
may be serviceable in the North. Humphrey Paynter desires
to convey to the King his sense of duty ; there is hardly any
person here that takes more pains to do the King service.
Encloses a letter for Sir Edw. Hyde.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Robinson."
Bruges, 632. " Some humble proposalls in order to the better in-
ec' £' abling mee to serve his Majestic in the employment of
Secretarie at Warre ; " by Sir Edward Walker. Desires that

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Brussels,Dec. 5.

Same date.

his faithful and zealous endeavours during the pa&t three 165©.
months may be considered ; that when the winter quarters of
the regiments are settled, he may receive the daily allowance
of a captain's pay; that a table of fees may be established,
which he may demand for preparing officers' commissions, and
a proportion allotted to his clerk for engrossing them.
Endorsed by Hyde.
633. Representation from the same respecting the fees Not dated.
payable to him annually by the Knights of the Garter, accord
ing to the Statutes of the Order, but of which he has received
hone during the twelve years he has held the office of Garter
King-at-ArmS. Sir E. Walker was appointed Garter, Feb. 24, 164^.
634. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde. Account of a discussion
with the Marquis de Caracena about the quarters for the
troops in Flanders, in which the Marquis was driven to great
passions; desires positive directions about the choice of
quarters near each other. The Spaniards are so overwhelmed
with the business of Brabant that they are obliged to defer
considering for some days the main business of the King.
635. The same to the same. Has received his letter of the
4th ; will serve the King in whatever way he may be com
manded, however much against his own reason ; but to be
importunate in things begun on other grounds than those on
which he moves, may cause him to lose his whole power in
serving the King for the main business of his re-establishment,
which if the writer once loses no man about the King will
recover or come near again. Had Hyde seen how he behaved
to-night with Don Juan and Caracena about the quarters, ho
would not have accused him of nicety, or fear to displease in
things concerning the main business. In the business of
moneys [for the King's immediate help] Hyde himself would
succeed better with the ministers, or even Sir H. de Vic, and
the writer would second what they urge ; whereas if he is put
upon this business and fails there, he will put himself out of all
possibility in succeeding in the other way wherein he has
dexterously prepared good dispositions ; besides, when the
Spaniards are engaged upon an expense of 400,000 florins
for the King's interest, it is not to be imagined that they will
let his honour sink and the persons of quality about him be
dispersed for want of 10,000 crowns. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal as before.
. Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 313.
636. The same to the same. Has been with Caracena, and
has at last prevailed that no regiment be sent to Mons ; they
are to be quartered at Louen, Lier, and Damme, and the
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Brussels, Dec. 7.

" Saturday
morning," Dec. 8.

"FromMr.Upton's,"Nov. 30.
[O.S.]

Dec. I.
[O.S.]

fourth at some little town in Hainault, as near to the Skeld as
possible. The King must determine what regiments he will
keep near him, and send orders for forming the others, which
must be done within six days, in which time they must be
ready to march away. A memorandum should be prepared
of the charges which the King has been at for their sub
sistence. At least half the captains' places in every regiment
should be left undisposed of, for persons of merit not yet
in view, who may perhaps come over with entire companies
and no place be found for them ; writes not this without
ground. Endorsed by Hyde.
637. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde. Sinee receiving Hyde's
letter of the 6th, has excused, on the reasons given by him, to
Don Juan the King's not coming to town until Monday; his
Highness said the business deserved the King's giving himself
the trouble of passing three or four days here, which he said
with an emphasis clearly intended to show that he approved
not any long residence here. Joys much at the King's coming,
being confident he will have the satisfaction of settling final
resolutions in all his business, for which a conference is
necessary. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal as before.
638. The same to the same. Having been a great while
" this evening " with Don Juan there is nothing new to be
considered respecting the King's journey hither ; will go
out to meet him on Tuesday, but supposes some one will
come beforehand to tell the time of his arrival. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal as before.
639. /. S. to Mr. George Shaw, merchant; endorsed by
Hyde " Capt. Sh." Was stopped by sickness when about to
begin his journey, but hopes now to start in three or four
days, and to be with him by Christmas. Desire Mr. Bridgman
[the King] not to begin his process against that knave Sharpe
[Cromwell] until the writer has seen him, for he will be able
to give a very good account in that business that will be of
great advantage; should Bridgman not wait, he will run a
great hazard, if not absolutely lose his suit. To stop at
London for want of money would trouble him ; therefore begs
that £12 or £15 may be sent him through Mr. Boene at
Middleburgh. 640. " James Brockwell"* [Sir R. Willis] to [Hyde f] Re
ceived two letters at the beginning of Sept. by the Doctor, and
answered immediately, but the answers miscarried, though the
sense of them has since been sent by the Doctor. Has since
then been confined to utter darkness in the country ; but is

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" Fanings-
town," [pseudonJ]
Dec. 2.
[O.S.]

always mindful of his duty to Mr. Edmonson [the King]. He 1656.
who writes the unsubscribed letter, and who resides in town,
will convey to the writer any letters that may be sent.
Endorsed by Hyde.
In the same hand as the letter signed Henry Brockwell of July 3,
[O.S.] supra.
641. 385 [W. Rumbold] to "Mr. George Langley" [Or- Dec. i.
monde]; chiefly in deciphered cipher. Has written two letters [°-s-]
of 17 and 23 Nov., and has received [Ormonde's] of 8 Nov.,
to which he will reply in his next. To his unspeakable grief
Sir Robert Shirley (through whom he had hoped to corre
spond) died of the small-pox on Friday morning last ; has desired
Mr. flever, Sir Robert's chaplain, in whose hands are all his
papers, to write to [Ormonde] ; was desired yesterday by Sir
Thomas Peyton to acquaint [Ormonde] of this, that order may
be given for the disposal of the papers.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Robinson."
642. " An. Ayllmour " to [Thurloe ?] ; a letter of in
formation from one of Cromwell's agents abroad, couched in
enigmatical language, and partly written in cipher. Writes
because commanded to do so in the letter to Mr. Browne ; has
only undertaken this toilsome and chargeable journey in these
troublesome and most dangerous times to shew his continued
affection to Mr. Comerford's service. Has written previously
from Triston, Miltown, Penbrock and Molin, and on 31 Nov.
from this place. [The fictitious names of persons mentioned in
the letter are, Mrs. Skiper, Mulax, Piercy, Fenix, Geffry, Adly,
Sylvester, Midford, Egington, Roche, Bamfell (Bampfield?) , Con
stable, Purcell, Faninge, Norwich, Spenser.] " The differences
'twixt Mr. Molin, Mr. Midford and Mr. Sylvester are each
day increased; all these Priamos can doe but little." 121 is
no friend to Mr. Edmond. Notes of general continental affairs.
The signature is followed by a kind of monogram .
A letter of intelligence from the same writer, with a postscript by Col.
Bampfield, exists among Thurloe's MSS., vol. lv. p. 49, and is printed
at p. 475, vol. v. of his State Papers.
643. Hyde to Secretary Nicholas. They came the first day Brussels,
to a good town half-way between Santen and this place, and Dec- x+-
on Tuesday by two o'cl. hither; on Wednesday the King and
Don Juan spent two hours together. Spent two hours last
night with the gentleman from England ; he shall not be seen as
it is necessary that he return. Left Lord Wentworth behind,
at the town where they first stopped. Will enquire into the
rude behaviour of the Governor of Ostend to Col. Gabbrell.
Is much afflicted for poor Rob. Phillipps; God Almighty
preserve him. Endorsed by Nicholas, "Rec. 16 Dec."
644. Sir Marmaduke Langdale to Hyde. These two Dec. 14.
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1656. universal discontent against Cromwell, and the readiness of all
to join with any considerable force that may land in England ;
the Cavalier and the Catholic are the coolest, the former
relying on his former merits and sufferings, the latter on his
interest in the Spaniard ; the Presbyterian fears the King may
be restored without him, and therefore seems the most active
in offering assistance joined with the old clogs ; he first began
a parliament, wherein he is assured by the help of the Cor
porations to be master. But none of these are willing to stir
without a foreigu force, which, when once gotten, will be able to
produce what effects the King pleases, and make him master
of his own affairs, to whom all these propounders shall as
willingly submit as now they insolently propound. Sir
William Throgmorton says that if the King of Spain's
ministers will allow quarters near his habitation, that joins
upon the land of Liege, he will undertake for 2000 dollars to
raise 1000 men from the country of Liege, who are most
excellent foot. For God's sake get as many strangers as
possible, for it is the only way to make his majesty a king.
Mr. Cowper says that Langdale's cousin Warton is very
scrupulous about coming over, pretending his master's pre
judice; could not have imagined he would have denied liim
any request, but the world is changed. Cannot tell where to
find one who knows the King's friends in the East Riding of
Yorkshire, nor how to send to his son unless the priests will
undertake it. Prays for a happy agreement with the
Spaniard which so many endeavour to divert or break off.
Mr. Binnes is detained at Flushing by the winds.Endorsed by Hyde.
Part, Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 314.
Dec. 4. 645. "James Fitch" to "Mr. Macklin" [Hyde]. Has
[O.S.] written three letters without receiving an answer ; if this, the
fourth, be not answered, will not write again until he knows of
their receipt. Mr. Brockwell and he join with the other two
in a public letter, and would trust them with anything con
cerning themselves, but in what concerns Mr. Edmonson [the
King] or the person addressed will do as they are empowered;
they both are persons fit to be trusted, the one for conveyance
the other for intelligence, as being in a capacity to reside
constantly here. The person he was commanded to speak
with has been ever since in Wales. Cannot keep this station
any longer, both for the charge and hazard, having been
strangely sought after for three months by Will. Hunt [Crom
well ?], who now pursues him only, as having a particular in
formation against him ; has stayed in the expectation of
"debates this bout" till the furthest hour of the time pro
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into new security ; expected also to have received a summons to 1656.
go to the Row-buck when he understood that Mr. Edmonson's
brother [Duke of York] had quitted tho May-Flowor [Flan
ders '?]. Tho alarm of clapping people up had nearly driven
him away, when at tlie sea-shore lie was taken ill and obliged
to return. Sent his first letter the post before the Doctor's
arrival, and the second by his conveyance immediately after
wards, the third he sent by post a month ago to-morrow.
Received the messago by T. A. about L. G. ; is sorry he relies
on any returns ; the letters which made his condition known,
were sent to his mother, but they do not move, nor, as she
orders her expenses, could she do anything if she would.
Endorsed by Hyde.
The Editor of tho S. P. notes on tho back that " Mr. Fiteh is Mr.
Kdward Villiers, as appears by Mr. Itroderiok's letters ; Sir. Brock
well is Sir Richard Willis, the other two are Mr. Brodcrick and
Mr. Hcmoywood."
646. Propositions made to Don Juan by Stwby. The only Deo. 14.
way to prevent Cromwell from doing more damage to the King
of Spain is by sotting him on war at homo, either by way of
the King of England or of Sexby's friends ; if by the former,
he will be well satisfied and will endeavour to help it forward ;
if by the latter, he cannot effect anything unless the Royalists
make no mention of the King till Cromwell be destroyed, but
speak only of the liberty of the country ; he must also have a
thousand Irish foot, and* 500 horses, for which he will find tho
men ; is assured the greatest part of Cromwell's array will join
with Mm, and the most considerable places and persons of
England ; has already named three places with good ports and
fortresses of whose governors ho is sure ; the best part of the
success consists in attempting something of importance next
month. Two translations; tho second in the handwriting of Father Talbot, in
which it is added that *' all tho expenses spent in horses, shipping,
and srmes may bee deducted out of what's promised by tho articles of
Madrid," The first ropy in Cl. S. P. \v>l. iii. p. 315.
647. Aimver to Sexby's proposition, communicated to Don Deo. 16.
Alonso do Cardenas on tho part of the King. If Sexby applies
his interest to begin the war at the same time with the King,
the latter will direct his friends in those parts where Sexby's
party appears in arms to join with them, without any mention
of the King till Cromwell be destroyed. But if the furthering
Sexby's plans must retard tlie King s, or oblige him to suspend
his own enterprise, ho cannot consent to it for tliese reasons ;
1. because Sexby does not undertake for his party that they
shall serve the King, so that the latter, if they overcome
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1656. to recover his own by a war; and if they are beaten, the
dejection that will possess the nation will prejudice him little
less than if they were his own party ; 2. because Sexby's design
is more likely to miscarry than the King's, his party consisting
of men of very different humours, inclinations and interests,
and hardly united in any one particular except the destruction
of Cromwell, whereas all the King's party have one end and
interest, and consists of persons of all the considerable fortunes
and families in the kingdom. It is not possible to have more
assurance than the King has of strong places to be put into
his hands, nor is he without hope of dividing Cromwell's
forces. It is therefore desired that the Earl of Bristol's
memorial may forthwith be considered ; if the quarters for the
four regiments be so settled as to afford entertainment for
soldiers who may come, the King is confident that in a month
they will amount to a very strong body. If a time be fixed for
the expedition (which ought to be before the end of February),
the King will send discreet persons into England, who shall
return before then with accounts of all things necessary to be
known. The King intends to go in the expedition in his own
person ; but if it be not manifest that he can land in a safe
place, he will then apply the four regiments and all the other
men he can raise to the service of the King of Spain. When
the business about England is settled, the King will inform his
Highness of particulars concerning Ireland and Scotland, where
he hopes the war may be begun about the same time.
In Hyde's hand, and endorsed by him.
[Dec. 14.] 648. Instructions (probably designed for the Earl of Bristol)
respecting the negotiations with the Spanish ministers, with
reference to Sexby's proposals. The King's own forces cannot
be used to assist Sexby, as they are known to be devoted to
him, and Sexby desires secrecy ; if the design of the latter be
defeated, it will dishearten the people, and give Cromwell
reputation, and therefore it ought to be undertaken about
the same time as the King's attempt. If Sexby secures any
considerable places, they may best be defended by strangers,
as his party depends upon assistance from Spain, and the
King's friends shall then be directed to join with them without
mentioning him. If great alterations in Church and State be
required, or the pardon of any who had immediate hands
in the murder of the King's father, it will easily be shown
that any fundamental alteration is impossible ; besides the
infamy, the King would lose better friends than any he could
regain, nor is it possible to satisfy the monarchical interest
together with the republical (sic), or the Episcopal or Catholic
with the Presbyterian. Respecting W[ildman], the only
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Antwerp,Dec. 16.

Sexby brings a promise or proposal from him, a fit answer 1656.
shall be returned ; but Don Juan may be told privately that
there is close correspondence with W[ildman] who does not
trust Sexby with it, Sexby's friends being those who are
engaged for a republic, and who would indeed for numbers
be considerable did they not consist of persons differing as
to all the essentials of that very government. Good esteem
to be expressed of Sexby himself, but the King's designs not
to be communicated to him. For the King himself, it is to be
desired, that the amount of forces, arms, ammunition and
money to be supplied be resolved on, and that, besides a sum
for payment of his debts, money be allowed for sending mes
sengers into England to prepare things there and to bring an
exact account. In Hyde's hand.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. pp. 315-7.
649. Jo. Jennings [Capt. Titus] to Hyde, at Brussels. On
his return from Holland yesterday, received Hyde's letter
of the 8th. Perceives nothing but delays [in England] ; never
any more gallant and resolute in professions, but these little
confirmed by effects. Doubts about Cromwell's changing his
name ; at the motion of making him King, one Col. Boteler
had the confidence to ask, whether they should return to
Egypt again ? The Presbyterians and Republical party are
desirous he should take the title, as they think it would
much hasten his fall ; as to the government, the soldiery part
of the House are for making it elective, the Court party (as
they distinguish them) for making it successive. Cromwell
rather brags of his victory over the Spaniards, but underrates
the value of the prize, lest he should be solicited to take off or
abate some tax. What Dr. Morley has reported of what the
writer's friend unadvisedly let fall to Sir Jo. Morley, could
only have been a conjecture of that friend, for [Jennings] only
discoursed with him in generals. Hopes Mr. Jackson's [the
King's] journey to Bruxelles will give him content; tarries
here for his return, and then shall know how far he is satisfied.
Endorsed by Hyde.
650. Hyde to Secretary Nicholas. Has received his of the Brussels,
14th ; hopes the news may not be true of the honest gentleman Dec- 1i-
in the Tower [Sir R. Shirley ?], whose loss at this time cannot
be repaired. The only orders about the ships must be to give
them to those who can make good use of them ; does not know
whether Mr. Whittington is like to do so. The journey into
Spain must be made as soon as possible. The main business
is well advanced with the Spaniards ; the quarters are settled
and the four regiments formed. Has not heard from Lord
Taaffe or Sir E. Walker ; fears therefore that the men have

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Brussels,
Dec. 18.

Antwerp,Dec. 19.

Dec. ig.

London, Dec. 10.
[O. S.]

[Dec. 22.]

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not come to Courtray. The Duke of Braganca is dead. Has
not leisure to write to his wife.
Endorsed by Nicholas, " Rec. 19. For the Lady Hyde, to be perused
and returned to her humble servant, Edw. Nicholas."
651. Hyde to Nicholas. Sent the letters of the 16th from
Nicholas to himself and the King at once by Lord New
burgh to Lord Bristol, who immediately acquainted Don Juan
with their contents, who promised that effectual orders should
forthwith be given, and that they should be as desired; if
they come to-night, shall be enclosed with this letter. The
King had an interview with Don Juan to-day, in which he was
resolved to press for more open recognition and for more,
civility from the governors. AVant of money.
652. Jo. Jennings [Capt. Titus] to Hyde, at Brussels.
Sends the cipher. Has received no letter from his friend this
week : these delays afflict him, and make him fear that things
may end in worse than nothing. Thinks with Hyde that if
Cromwell make himself King, it will gain him more than
it will lose him. All letters now are opened, which makes
those in England very cautious in writing. It is said that
Cromwell, upon passing the Acts which the Parliament desired,
sent for all his judges, being wonderfully careful to do all things
according to law ; it is also said that he will endeavour a peace
with Spain. Endorsed by Hyde.
653. The Earl of Bristol to the same. Has had a long
and favourable audience of Don Juan, who relishes well both
the business of Holland and Ireland, and desires memorials
to be prepared of both. Spoke, to him very home upon
the money matters, and he commanded the Earl to speak
with Don Alonso thereupon. Will write to-morrow of many
other particulars of consequence.
654. T. D. [endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Brockwell," i. e. Sir R.
Willis] to [Hyde]. Received his letter of 15 Dec, which escaped
great hazard from the most exact search in town and at the
coast ever yet made. All commands from him or Mr. Edmon
son are laid up in safety. Boutell and Fich are not here but
are daily expected ; neither Boutell nor Nipps heard more of
that business which they were ordered to attend.
655. Four memorials to Don Juan, of which the two last
were presented by the Earl of Bristol, 22 Dec. 1656.
1. The King desires to know how far his condition has
been recommended by his Catholic Majesty at Rome,
and whether the great indulgences he has granted
to his Catholic subjects have been noticed ; for he is
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appear to be corrupted, one White, a secular priest, 1656.
having printed a book for submission to the present
government ; desires that some means may be found
whereby the Superiors of the religious orders of the
English may be secretly directed to serve him and
hold intelligence with him. Suggests that Don Juan
might recommend the King to the bishops, abbots
and clergy of this country in such a manner as to
induce them to assist him with money.
Since France, Sweden and Cromwell are themselves
united against Spain, and are endeavouring to draw
the United Provinces into league with them, and the
present rulers there, although sensible of their danger
if Cromwell prevails, are so apprehensive of the
restoration of the House of Orange to power that
they consider nothing else, the King desires that
the Spanish ambassador at the Hague may not only
press reasons on behalf of his own master, but may
likewise negotiate with leading men in the name of
the King of Great Britain, and represent the benefit
that would accrue to their country and themselves
from the joint protection of the two Kings, and
undertake that they shall receive no prejudice from
the Prince of Orange, but all possible advantages
from a prince so obliged as it is in their power
to oblige the King of Great Britain.
Since it is of greatest concernment that Cromwell
receive as much disturbance as possible as well in
Ireland and Scotland as in England, so that succours
may be diverted from the Indies, and Lieut. Gen.
Middleton is preparing for an expedition into Scot
land, of which a particular account shall be given as
soon as it is ripe, the King desires his Highness' advice
whether it will be agreeable to the King of Spain's
affairs, that those of the Irish nation now in Spain
and those who will come over from the French, should
be sent immediately into Ireland ; if so, the King
will appoint a person to go to Madrid to solicit the
matter, and will send with him a person of honour
and a Catholic of that nation, who shall command the
men.
Several messengers must be sent into England to
make preparation for the design, and must return
hither before the time fixed for it, two or three of
whom are now ready to be despatched, and stay only
for want of money to defray their charges; it is
desired therefore that 4000 or 5000 crowns may be

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1656. advanced for this purpose out of the money assigned
for the expedition. Copies by Hyde.
Paris, 656. [Godefroi, comte] D'Estrades to [Heenvliet]. Arrived
Dec. 24. jn par;s two days after [Heenvliet's] departure. His Emi
nence [" S. E.," Card. Mazarine ?] tells him that [Heenvliet]
will communicate to him, and to his Eminence through him,
what he judges necessary, to which the writer will reply. Will
serve [Heenvliet] and the Province of Holland with all his
heart, and has persuaded his Eminence that nothing can be
done without that province, which gives the impulse to every
thing. Begs his assent to what the Sieur Lamoureus will say
to him on behalf of the writer, for the preservation of his
regiment, as he is informed that he has been cashiered by the
-States ; depends on the province of Holland to save him, and
thinks he can serve them as much where he is as if he were in
Holland. — French. Without address,
In the Heenvliet Correspondence,
Dec. 26. 657. Earl of Newbrugh (sic) to Hyde (addressed as, " My
dearest friend "), on the command of the Lord General's
regiment being given by the King to Sir James Hamilton.
Was so confident of the King's favour that he never believed
he would have thus disposed of that charge ; does not deny
that Sir James is much [more] knowing a man in the pro
fession than he is himself, but as he had been left by the
General in charge of the regiment, his being now thrown out
of it will make all men conclude that the King has a very
mean opinion of him, or else would never have put so public an
affront upon him. Has lost both fortune and liberty in the
King's service; and Hyde knows well enough how hardly,
upon the only occasion when he had it in his power in his
present condition to make somewhat of a fortune, his majesty
then interposed his authority to deprive him of it, to the pre
judice of the Scottish nation as well as of himself; and that he
should now leave him with this mark goes so near his heart
that he cannot have the countenance to appear in public after
it, at least to remain at this place at this time, and therefore
desires leave from the King to retire until he may be of more
use. Endorsed by Hyde, " Discontented letter"
[Not dated.] 658. Proposals by the same, to be submitted to the King ;
as Sir J. Hamilton has been appointed to the command of the
Lord General's regiment, upon the ground that the King
intends to give Newburgh a troop of horse to be the beginning
of the Scotch Guards, desires that the same allowance be made
for raising the Guards as for the others ; that the fifty re-
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lodged in the General's quarter, to receive his dues and be 1656.
accountable to him according to his appointment ; that when
the King is able to mount the men, he be allowed to draw out
of the regiment a number of men, not exceeding one hundred.
659. Lord Barnewall to his cousin Arthur Annesley (written
apparently by an amanuensis, but signed by Lord Barnewall).
Received his letter of Nov. 12 when very ill with the gout;
desires the papers may be sent over carefully ; hears by
Christi. Barnewall that his estate is giving way daily ; desires
therefore that a petition be drawn, and presented by the latter
to Lord Henry [Cromwell] to stop those proceedings until his
business be heard here. Seal of arms ; fifteen ermine spots.

London,Dec. 16.
[O.S.]

[Rome], Dec. 30.

660. Richard Clement to Hyde. - It is about a month since
he wrote, upon being shut up on suspicion of the plague ; he is
now at liberty, but not well ; about 20 or 30 die daily. Hears
that a manifesto against Mr. Crumwel has been set out in
England ; wishes he had had a copy, as good use might have
been made of it. An ambassador from Muscovy has come to
Leghorn to make a league with the Venetians against the
Turks. The Duke of Mantua appointed generalissimo of the
Emperor's forces in Italy against Modena. The Queen of
Sweden remains at Pesaro. Endorsed by Hyde.
661. Short narrative by Samuel Morland of the persecution [1656.]
of the Protestants of Piedmont, and of his proceedings as
agent from Cromwell in their behalf, during the year 1655.
Seven folio pages.

662. Suggestions [by Sir Robert Shirley], made at the desire
of the person addressed, for the conduct of the King's affairs in
England. 1. That some persons be chosen who shall make
the King's affairs their main employment. 2. That to each
certain counties be allotted. 3. That their first business be to
raise a considerable sum of money at once, and afterwards to
secure an annual " comings-in." 4. That paid agents be ap
pointed to correspond between party and party, and that none
but they pretend to carry any message; papists to be kept
ignorant of any design till it be put in action. 5. The
managers to have power to administer an oath of secrecy. 6.
That the clergy be put upon it to do their part, and the Fathers
of the Church commanded to keep up discipline (so far as the
persecution will bear it), and that where straitened further
power be given them, in order to preserve unity. 7. That
constant intelligence be given of all changes in civil affairs, and
in the inclinations of the people. 8. That the miscarriages of
former wars be looked into, and prevented by a severe book
of martial discipline.

[1656.]

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1856. 663. " Memoire de ce qui a est paye a la Reyned'Angle-
l656- terre des deniers de S. E. ou par son ordre depuis l'annee
i643Jusqu'a 1656."
[1656?] 664. Letter from "John Cole," a royalist agent in England,
without address or date. Sends the particulars of his business
by the bearer Mr. Douse, as formerly by Mrs. Hassett : " wee-
are asleepe, and will continue soe untill you awake us. If
Mr. Douse's memorie shoulde faile him, be pleased to reminde
him of Mr. Waller [Earl of Oxford], Mr. Lambe [Popham],
Mr. Davis [Chepstow Castle] , Sturbridge and Westminster. '
Hopes he will soon settle his business in the hands of his
namesake and Short [Jo. Trethewy]. It will be an act of
charity to give young Kendall good advice, for his friends hear
that young Flower undid him. Encloses one letter for Mr.
Pickering, or, in his absence, Mr. Howes, and another for Tom
Gourden, for Smith. Letters for him to be directed to
" William Aierie, a barber over against the Shipp tavern in
Bishoppsgate streete, and sumtymes to Mr. Collenses at the
signe of the Mermaide in Bucklers Berrie, either for Mr.
Thomas Dewry " or John Cole. " Doctor Wilde was in some
churches praied for yesterday, being verie sicke. Doctor
Lucie is now sequestered."
A slip follows in the same handwriting, containing a key to some of
the words and names employed in the writer's correspondence ; it is
from this that the names enclosed above in brackets are taken.
[1656?] 665. Ann (?) Howard to " Mr. William Smith " [the
King]. If he knows, as he says, the writer's affection to him,
he will not be backward to believe there is nothing [she]
should more rejoice in than in the being an instrument in
doing anything tending to his restitution to his estate and.
country. Need not say how welcome his overture was ; the
bearer will give a particular account of [her] endeavours to
carry out his commands ; immediately on the receipt of his
letter, made application to the person therein mentioned, who
says he will not be wanting to give real demonstration of his
affection, as soon as the condition of [the King's] affairs shall
present a fit opportunity. Signature blotted out, but apparently as given above.
Seal, in black, of the Howard arms ; viz., on a bend, between 6 cross
crosslets fitchee, an escutcheon bearing a, lion rampant, within a
bordure.
1657.
Breda, 666. Jo. Jennings [Capt. Titus] to Hyde. In bis letter of
Jan. 1. 26 Dec. gave an account of his discourse with 181 [Sexby],
who will speedily put something to a trial. 819 [Major
Wood] * writes that the main affair is not more difficult than
it was, and thinks 389 [Jennings] should go over ; the latter
* Mentioned in Thurloe's State Papers, vol. v. p. 777.

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thinks otherwise, except he know particularly wherein he can 1657.
be serviceable ; an account of affairs will speedily be sent by
[Wood], Cromwell is said to be urged to crown himself by his
son Harry, and it is much desired by his enemies. 184 [Aid.
Bunce] has made much noise about master Knox's papers ; if
anything be true, how does 837 [Lord Balcarras] resent it ?
The Act of Abjuration of the King's family is passed in these
terms, " absolutely, finally and totally ; " and an Act for a
High Court of Justice to try all who adhere to him ; it seems
they cannot trust juries. If what is said of the Prince
Elector's message to Cromwell be true, meanly as all mankind
thinks of him he is yet much below his reputation ; though no
man expects any good from him, his blood and quality would
make it hardly credible that he could be so base. One Lieut.
¦Leivestone [Livingstone], who served in both Scottish expedi
tions for the King, and has suffered more in his person than
any that have their lives left them, is reduced to living upon
charity ; if there be any Scottish levies made, it will be both
justice and charity that he have employment. Endorsed by Hyde.
Names, &c. in deciphered cipher.
667. 385 [Mr. Rumbold] to [Ormonde 7] ; intelligence Dec. 22.
from London. Repeats the contents of his letter of 1 Dec. [O.8.]
Has been as tender as possible of Mr. Howard's honour
in mentioning to friends who were concerned with the writer
how he has been undeceived about Howard's pretended
message. Cannot yet give information of the treaty between
the Prince Elector and Cromwell. Had been formerly autho
rized to say to Lord Newport what has now been given in
charge for him ; finding from Mr. H. Norwood that he expects
a letter, forbears therefore to say anything until a reply is
received to the enclosed from Lord Ossory, whose design
is only to encourage the persons recommended. Although
Norwood is alike firm in his principles and industrious and in
defatigable in promoting them, yet he received a letter two
months past from a friend at Bruges, which made him very
sad, by telling him in plain terms that if he knew how little
his services and sufferings were valued there, he would not
interest himself in any affairs here. Sir T. Peyton's chamber
was searched about a fortnight ago, and a paper (probably an
extract from Sir R. Shirley's last letter) found, which has
brought him under great prejudice ; lawyers who have been
. consulted think it will not endanger his life, but his imprison
ment will be so strict that he will be useless to the King, a
misfortune much to be lamented, for no one was more able and
willing *. Had an evening's discourse (soon after Sir R.
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1657. Shirley's death) with Sir T. Peyton, when the latter expressed
his hope of being able to make a journey to [Ormonde ?] to give
his sense of affairs, viz. that he and other prudent men thought
that the King should be assured of some considerable assistance
before making any attempt, as people, however dissatisfied
with the present government, were not willing to incur any
danger ; he fears the paper found in his room may discover
some of the King's designs ; a letter of consolation (which the
writer would get conveyed to him) would be very welcome to
him. Understands by Mr. H. Seymour that Mr. Maynard,
Cromwell's agent at Lisbon, is very inclinable to serve the
King in any way he can, but he is so cautious that he will not
receive any letter unless by the hands of Mr. Seymour, or Mr.
Trela[w]ny, who is now in London. Mr. Halsall presents his
humblest service. Endorsed by Hyde.
Jan. 2.' 668. Draft of Instructions from the King to Sir Henry
Bennett, secretary to the Duke of York, and now employed
upon the King's affairs to the King of Spain, to repair to
St. Sebastian and other ports where there are many vessels of
war under the King's commission which have taken several
prizes, and there to inform himself of their condition, and, if
they need any privileges &c, to move the King of Spain on
their behalf ; to receive all the dues payable by them for the
prizes, and to appoint some one to collect them in future ; and
to treat with officers and captains, both in the service of the
rebels and of merchants.
Bruges, 669. Long Instructions from the King to Sir H. Bennett
for his negotiation at Madrid, on all the points treated on with
the Spanish ministers in Flanders, and repeating the substance
of the preceding article; prospects and plans in England,
the public recognition desired, the need of money, freedom of
the ports, proposals of Sexby (perhaps better known there
under the name of Hungerford), condition of Ireland. At
St. Sebastian's Mr. Holder is to be consulted about the King's
ships ; if Mosten, Cromwell's spy, be still in prison there, the
governor is to be desired to keep him safely, and at Madrid
application is to be made for his delivery to some captain of
one of the King's frigates ; he is not to be put to death by
virtue of the former sentence for killing Ascham, as a thing of
too much honour to Cromwell, and as dangerous to others
under the like sentence who may go to Spain for the King's
service, but he may be sent to the galleys if they are willing
to do so without mention of the former sentence. An order
to be desired to be sent to Carthagena for the restoration of
the ordnance taken out of Prince Rupert's fleet in 1651, and
for satisfaction for the ammunition and tackling of the ships.

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Letters to be desired to the Emperor of Germany, recommen
ding the payment of the 100,000 rix-dollars promised by him
in the Diet at Ratisbon, for which an envoy has now been sent
to him. Seven closely written folio pages, in Hyde's hand.
670. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Has received
the money, of which she had great need. Sees by his last letter
that her son has been taken by the Princess Dowager to pay a
visit to Prince Adolph ; it seems ridiculous that so young a
child should make a visit of ceremony under the care of
women; is glad that Heenvliet did not approve of it; must
soon prepare for her departure, but cannot yet fix the time ;
she is regarded here as one who has the plague. Speaks of
this very freely ; said to Lord Bristol that she was surprised
at his treating her with disdain, so far unlike his behaviour
when at the Palais Royale. The King yesterday publicly
restored to the Earl the seal of his office as Secretary of State.
Poor Sir John Barclay is going away, for Lord Bristol told
him that the King could not endure him, and would probably
insult him if he did not withdraw. It is fine treatment thus to
drive away a man who serves his master faithfully, without
allowing him to say anything in self-justification; after this,
anyone who does not fall in with their opinions in everything
may be treated in the same way, although as faithful to the
King as themselves. She meddles with their affairs as little as
possible. The Queen desires to be remembered to Lady Stan
hope and to Heenvliet. — Fr. Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
671. Lord Barnewall to his cousin the Hon. Arthur
Annesley, at his house in College Green, Dublin. Encloses
a letter obtained according to his directions from the Lord
Chief Justice, as effectual as he could write it ; let Christopher
Barnewall deliver it. Although the Lord Chief Baron says
it is not usual for examinations taken in Ireland to be sent
over to England, yet he himself sent over those which were
taken against the writer, who remembers that it has been the
practice to do so in both countries. Is tired with this usage,
and wishes they would bring him to trial, if they have any
thing against him concerning his life ; if they can prove he
ever aided the rebels by intelligence or anything else, will be
content to suffer for it.
Seal of arms ; fifteen ermine spots, with a viscount's coronet.
672. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Her brother
[the Duke of York] has left Bruges; she does not know
whether he will return, or whither he goes, except that he is
now at Sluse. People suspect her of knowing something, but
she protests that she knows nothing. Entreats Heenvliet to
writo to her that she must return to her son, without letting it

1657.

Bruges,Jan. 2.

London, Dec. 23.
[O.S.]

Bruges,Jan. e.

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[Dec. 26.
O.S.]

Brussels,
Jan. 6

Brussels,
Jan. 8.

appear that she has said anything to him, so that she can show
his letter to the King. Now that her brother is no longer there,
she is, as it were, entirely alone, for there is not a single
person to whom she can speak freely. — French. Black seal of arms.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
673. 0. Cromwell to Card. Mazarine. Cannot now make a
public declaration of toleration, but Catholics have been re
lieved from persecution by him, and he purposes to make
a further progress and to discharge his promise to the
Cardinal. Satisfaction at the breach between the Duke of
York and his brother [the King] ; thanks the Cardinal for his
judicious choice of the person to carry on that weightiest
affair ; had feared that Berkeley would not have been able to
go through that work, and that the instructions he sent over
with 290 were not clear enough ; has now a well-builded
confidence in the Lord that, if this breach be widened a little
more, that party which is already forsaken of God and
noisome to his * countrymen, will grow lower in the opinions
of the world. Endorsed by the Editor of the S. P. as being in the handwriting of
Henry Hyde, eldest son to Sir Edward, who notes that it was given
him "by Dr. Groure of Cambridge, who told me he had it of one
Griffith, a Nonconformist minister, who had been chaplain to
Cromwell." Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 318 ; Thurloe's S. P. vol. v. 735.
674. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde. Don Juan assures
him that all the particulars for the expedition are so ad
justed that if within fifteen days the occasion offer and the
supplies of money come, all things proposed may be put in
execution ; should the occasions hoped for in England fail,
believes that such an army will be formed in the King's name
and under the Duke of York's command as they shall reason
ably desire. Endorsed by Hyde.
' Seal as before.
675. The same to the same. Hyde's letter of the 6th left
them in the dark about the Duke of York, but O'Neale's
of the 7th to Sir H. Bennett let them know that he was
gone towards Cullen : is confident that he is not gone upon
any forelaid design, for he dealt clearly with him at his
first conference ; at his last conference he was in some dis
order, and might then have been moved to what he has done,
but [Bristol] believes he was drawn the first step to Sluce on
other pretences and has since been wrought upon to go further
to a place where he may expostulate and at the same time
negotiate his conditions in France in case he receives not

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satisfaction. Believes that if met with and well handled he 1657.
will be persuaded to return, especially if made to believe that
a considerable army will be formed for the King even if the
occasions in England fail. Has had discourse every night
since his coming to town with Don Juan, who is much troubled
at the apprehension of the Duke's going back to France, for
the shame it will bring to the Duke himself and discredit to
the King's business, which is in so great a state of forwardness
that he is confident no occasion in England shall be lost for
want of readiness to make use of it. Don Juan is well pleased
with the letter written by the King to the Spanish ambassador
about Lord Culpeper, and is greatly influenced by the reasons
alleged by Lord Muskerry why the King of Spain should give
the Irish he has there. Is so persuaded this sudden act of
the Duke's was occasioned by Charles Bercley's [Berkeley's]
and Harry Jermyn's being wrought upon by Sir John
[Berkeley] to tell him they would leave him, that if he knew
certainly where to find he would go to him with confidence of
bringing him back.
676. The same to the same. Since writing his letter Don Jan. 8.
Juan tells him he has written to the Duke and sent the
letter to the King to be conveyed to him ; it may possibly
be fit not to forward the letter till he knows from Don1 Juan
to-morrow more particularly what is in it, lest it be grounded
on some intelligence of Father Talbot's to the Ambassador and
not agree with the King's intentions. Don Juan was much
satisfied to hear that the Duke was not gone for France.
Endorsed by Hyde.
677. The Duke of York to the King. This is the first time Jan. 8.
he has had need to make any apology, having hitherto con
curred absolutely in all the King's commands, and would have
remained without such need had not some violent persons
induced the King to press that upon him that was never pro
posed to any body else; but though they can disturb his
peace, they can never shake his zeal and affection to the King,
nor hinder him from sacrificing to him all but his honour, of
which he is tender as he has little else left. Whatever ill men
may say to the contrary, as he has the honour to be the
first, so he affects nothing more than the glory of being the
best, of the King's subjects. Cl. S. P. vol. iii. P. 3I7.
678. Draft by Thurloe of a letter from him, under the Dec. 29.
name of Smith, to Mons. Marine [i.e. Col. Bampfield]. Mis- [°-s0
carriage of letters; writes every week although no letters
have been received for three posts. Desires to hear further
about De Ruyter's going towards Cadiz. Understands that
endeavours are made for peace between the two Crowns, that
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226 CALENDAR OF
1857. France may the better intend the war in Italy and Spain the
war against England. What he writes of Mr. Noell is
remedied before now. The parliament has to-day given leave
to bring in a bill to continue the decimation of the royal
party.
London, 679. Draft by Thurloe of a letter from Mm, under the
ro°sl9' name of Ch. Gerard, to Mons. Marine [i.e. Col. Bamp
field]. Has received his letter of *-j]£t ; desires information
of what they do in 159 [Cadiz] about the fleet. A question
has fallen out between the Protector and Parliament about the
jurisdiction of the latter as to their judicature without the
former, but it is like to end in love. Begs him to buy the
writer a good French beaver.
Brussels, 680. Earl of Bristol to Hyde. Hyde's letter of the
aD* 9- 8th confirms his judgment about the Duke of York's busi
ness ; if he intends for France, his advisers will doubtless
lay it chiefly upon Don John's offering to chase away his
principal minister ; but Don John's name was only used by
Bristol to let them see that it was impossible for the King to
alter his resolution concerning Sir John Bercley, since he had
declared his sense of the latter's practices in such terms to
Don John as that his slackening in resentment could not be
excused. Has done his part to prevent any ill effects with
Don John, although all the malicious relations imaginable have
been made of it to Don Alonso by Hyde's favourite father
Talbot ; but he has set his Excellency right (as Hyde knows
he never fails to win any body he undertakes), who in return
says that money will not be wanting for the great business,
the acientos being already made in Spain for great sums to be
sent hither. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 318.
Jan. yi. 681. Draft by Thurloe of a letter from Mm to Charles
Longland, the Protector's agent at Leghorn. Authorizes him
to pay £100 to a person, mentioned in a letter from Longland
of 8 Dec, who is to furnish information of all that occurs in
the [English] Court and in the sea-ports where the fleets are
prepared; he is to write weekly to Thurloe, addressing his
letters in French " To Mr. Peyne attending upon the Dutch
Ambassador in England," or, " To Mr. Jacob Hemsted, in the
Strand, London." He will not have to deal with an ungrateful
person, but with one who will be careful of him and his
interests. On the same leaf with the second letter of Dec. 29, [O.S.]
Bruges, 682. Account by Sir Edw. Walker of moneys received and
an' I2' disbursed by him, by the King's command, between 16 Oct.
and 10 Nov. 1656, for the payment of the forces at Bergh
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683. Similar account of moneys received and disbursed for 1657.
the payment of soldiers, in Nov. and Dec. 1 656.
684. Earl of Bristol to the King. The two first days of the Brussels,
news of the Duke of York's unimaginable sally, anger and Jan- r4-
amazement made him unfit to write ; since then he has been
visited by the torment [a fit of the gravel] alone able to
contest with that vexation, until to-day, when he has spoken
with Don John of all things concerning the King's service, for
which he refers to the large account given to the Chancellor.
Expresses his deep sense of the King's affliction in the extra
vagance to which the Duke has been wrought, certainly not by
Sir John Berclay alone, but by some concurrence of all those
about him. It will not affect the business with the Spaniards,
notwithstanding the most malicious intelligence given of it by
Father Talbot; but he much apprehends the ill effects in
England by the shame it will draw upon the King's house ; no
art or compliance, howsoever contrary to reason and decorum,
must be omitted to make up the breach ; if therefore the
sacrificing the writer to any misfortune (on account of any
great prejudice his zeal may have exposed him to with the
Duke) be necessary to the King's bringing the Duke back to
his duty, let him not be spared in any exterior demonstration
whatsoever, since he knows the King's excellent nature too
well to fear removal from the place his own fidelity and
affection may justly challenge in his heart. Endorsed by Hyde.
CI. S. P. vol. iii. p. 320.
685. The same to Hyde. This day (the first of his going Brussels,
abroad after the most terrible fit of the gravel that ever Jan' *4'
poor man endured) he has had a long audience with Don John
on the Duke of York's business, from which no ill consequence
need be feared, although Hyde's spiritual director, Father
Talbot, has in his relation to Don Alonzo employed all the
malice imaginable personally against Bristol ; it is fit to be
considered how to be rid of so troublesome a rascal, which
might be managed as from the King with the Provincial of the
order ; Father Barton is a discreet man whom the King may
safely charge with that matter in confidence. Don John's
letter to the Duke is only one of general civility. No compli
ance with the Duke's weakness is to be omitted, to get him
again to Bruges; once there, the sense of what he has so
lightly been drawn into will do the rest. Has represented to
Don John the mischief drawn on the King for want of payment
of the 4000 crowns; he promised present orders for it, and
orders also to Ostend concerning the usage of the frigate
there, at which he seemed much displeased ; he approves of
the forming an army here for the King, in case the English
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228 CALENDAR OF
1657. expectations fail, and has desired Bristol to frame a memorial
of the project, that it may be sent into Spain to be ratified.
The Marq. de Caracena has given order in all things desired
for the subsistence of the troops. Sir H. du Vic is mad, and
with reason, at the King's imposing such a guest upon
him as Lord Taffe ; the writer, for his own part, has scarce
had confidence to set up a bed for himself in du Vic's house,
to make room for Mrs. Slingsby to lie in in her own chamber.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 319.
Brussels, 686. Earl of Bristol to Hyde. The business of Gen.
Jan. 15. Marcein has been settled at a conference to-night with all the
decorum desired by him towards Don John and the Prince of
Conde, so that it is time to take his advice upon affairs ; is sure
he will be very active in quickening the assistances. The
Prince of Conde desired Caracena to tell him freely whether
they really intended to endeavour the re-establishment of the
King, or only design to divert Cromwell from themselves; in
the latter case he could not consent to the engaging such
a friend as Marcein, but in the former would gladly con
tribute ; Caracena answered frankly, that they were resolved
to apply themselves thoroughly, and even to employ the best
of their troops. They desire that the German levies be made
in the King's name, and that the gentleman sent to the
Emperor be instructed to govern himself as directed by the
Count de la Fuente, the Spanish ambassador at Vienna. Lord
Muskerry, Sir G. Hambleton and Mr. Bourk should be
hastened to Spain, Don John approving much of the design,
and being persuaded that a considerable body of Irish may be
raised there. Endorsed by Hyde.
" Wens- 687. Sir H. de Vic to the same. The Marquis [de Caracena]
^¦y" has given order for the drawing of a libranca, but the
Secretary cannot tell for how much. Endorsed by Hyde,
Brussels, 688. Earl of Bristol to the same. Sir H. du Vic has effected
Jan. 16. what he laboured for about the regiments ; Hyde will be much
to blame if for his encouragement the allowance designed for
him out of the five regiments be not settled in a sure way.
Don John tells [Bristol] this night that he has, as he promised,
given positive orders for the immediate payment of the King's
money [4000 crowns] . Wonders that Lord Jermyn has not
answered his letter of great confidence ; desires to know what
he has said to the King upon it. Unless order be taken for
Mr. Shaw to give him credit for 1000 guilders upon the 4000
crowns, he will be so disgraced as to be hindered from apply
ing himself to things of the greatest importance, both for the
King and himself. Endorsed by Hyde.
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Brussels,
Jan. 18.

689. Earl of Bristol to [Ormonde]. Effects of Sir H. du 1657.
Vic's diligence about [Ormonde's] regiment and the others, j™88^8'
without which he might have remained in distress some while
longer. Don Alonzo (who is sick abed) has promised to write
for order for the immediate payment of the moneys ; he says
that 300,000 crowns have already come, and that there are
acientos made at Madrid for much greater sums ; that the pre
parations advance every day. Agrees with Marcein in thinking
it necessary that they should both go to Bruges in order that
Marcein may wait upon the King and be informed of the
affairs in which he is to have so great a share.
690. The same to Hyde. Agrees with Hyde in think
ing it is not a season for the King to appear against the
" ghostly Father " [Talbot] , but hopes to be rid of him by
getting him sent to a more religious life, unless he go into
England, in which case he may possibly be a martyr, which is
all the hurt he wishes him : " God forgive your uncharitable-
ness of wishing him in a well." With regard to the contradic
tions found by Hyde in his letters, confesses there was some
what in the expressions too subtle for so fat a man's under
standing, but Sir H. Bennett and he vory well solve contrariety
in what he said about [the King's] want of steadiness, and his
adhering too much to what is reasonable, in regard to the
Duke of York's extravagant sally, to effect the reduction of
whom to his duty he would counsel even unreasonable com
pliance, yet not so as to bring Sir J. Bercley back unless for
his justification, if he desire it, and disgraceful condemnation if
he fail. Is glad to find in the Lord Lieutenant's and Hyde's
aged veins such an itch to the opening of a letter that came
to them for Bristol in a woman's hand ; in this case Hyde's
guesses were better than his. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal as before.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 321, omitting the conclusion.
691. P[etef] T[albot] to Hyde. [Sexby] is not despatched Antwerp,
as yet ; if the pagador comes not to-night from Brussels, the Jan- *9-
writer will complain of him to the Prince to-morrow. [Sexby]
says his Declaration will contain what he told Hyde by word
of mouth ; he will ship the goods in the first place, which he
thinks very feasible by his own presence, but others dare not
venture ; he is as sorry of the Duke of York's action as Hyde
himself is, and hopes it may be so excused as that the world
may not judge that he prefers the affection to a servant before
his brother's interest. Came hither from Gant. A Jesuit
writes from Cologne that the Duke of York is expected there.
Endorsed by Hyde.
692. [Capt. Titus to Hyde.] Since his letter of the ist Breda,
has heard nothing from 819 [Major Wood], and finds that Jan- '9-

230 CALENDAR OF
1657. 184 [Sexby] has not yet adjusted with the Spaniard. Has
received [Hyde's] letters of the 3rd and 12th, who is right in
saying that [Sexby's] discourse shows rather a confidence of
his being able to make a division in the army than to procure
Cromwell to be killed ; has always endeavoured to divert him
from that opinion ; much fears that if they do not make
Cromwell's death the beginning of their design, it will have a
sad conclusion. The Alderman [Bunce] has been gained over
[by Hyde to the Church] , for since his return from Bruxelles
he fell out with them all, and declares war against all that's
called Presbyterian ; " our loss is great and sad, but we bear
it with moderation." The Major- Generals, and therefore
Cromwell himself, are averse to Cromwell's being King ; but
the Presbyterians and Levellers desire he should assume that
title. Mr. Leveston is the same person [Hyde] has heard of,
and is as great an object of pity as the writer ever saw ; ho
has so far lost his sight as to be incapable of any charge, and
although hopes are given him that he might recover it, he is
quite destitute of all .means to bear the expense. The business
of the Duke of York amazes him ; the advisers of it, besides
the present mischief, have sown the seeds of the greatest
miseries to the King's family. Cannot imagine the grounds of
the intelligence sent about Mr. Jennings [the writer himself],
who would never trust his safety in the hands of that Earl,
by whom he knows he has been particularly disobliged ;
Jennings swears that when he was at the place he spoke not
with one person whom he thought a friend to that Earl, who,
base as he is, cannot be so base as to devise so damnable a lie ;
supposes therefore that the intelligencer sent what he conjec
tured, not what he was informed ; believes it might come from
the Lady 523. 574 [Newport] ; Hyde's answer was such as
Mr. Jennings will approve of, who desires the writer lo thank
him for it. Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Jenninges."
A few words in deciphered cipher.
Jan 9. 693. Thomas Allin [or Lieut. Death] to Abraham Babing-
L ' •J ton in Threadneedle Street [i.e. Thurloe]. Has received
his letter of 26 Dec, which has somewhat quieted his
mind ; the former letter so troubled him as to hinder his
recovery. Hears from Rotterdam that the two frigates laden
with arms have been cast away ; Capt. Bastian Tise has come
home with most of his men, but his ship was lost, and he says
he saw the other ship drifting in the storm upon a place
of sands and rocks ; Lieut. Col. Farlo tells him that the King
has kept his room for two days from sorrow; intends to
venture to Bruges on Monday to hear how things go. The
Dunkirk ships that were for Spain have been removed to See-
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paying the duties of the Shippers' Company, and hiring a 1857.
chamber in the town, by which they become burghers. Many
small frigates go out with Don Juan's commission which do
more hurt than all the rest in those places ; many ships also
are built in the States and sold to Spain, 25 or 2,6 having been
sold from Rotterdam and Amsterdam within a year, for the
merchants care not what they sell so that they can profit by
it. Twenty-two very good ships have been added to the
States' navy. Four of the five regiments that have been
raised have been sent above 60 miles out of Flanders ; the
Duke of York's is at Loven [Louvain] in Little Brabant ; Lord
Wilmot's at Leer in the same province ; the Duke of Glouces
ter's and Middleton's in Hainault ; the Marquis [of Ormond's] at
Dam, three miles from Bruges; they are paid six stivers a day,
with free lodging and fire. The King has been godfather to
Baronet Krinson's son, Lord Wentworth standing for him,
Divers of the province of Seeland are much inclined to the
Scotch business ; Lord Tibot, who is the richest man and has
the most honourable place in Seeland, and Krinson, and the
burgomaster of Middleburgh are very much for the King, who
has made great proffers to them and to Amsterdam. The
Princess of Orange continues with her brother, and Don Juan
is expected to come to give advice.
P.S. — In his next he shall use the name of Christopher
Allin, and letters are to be so addressed to him ; he will
speak of the King under the name of "the man at
Bridges." The woman from Kent has really been [at
Bruges], and went by the same name ; as three persons
say who saw her in the Chancellor's house. Lord
Gerrard and divers others followed the Duke of York ;
there is no news of his return or theirs.
Seal of arms, a griffin between 3 crescents; crest, a griffin's head.
Endorsed with a memorandum that a short answer was written on Jan.
£$, to signify the receipt and to desire Allin " to informe himselfe
of the two ships he mentions."
694. [Clement to Hyde] ; not signed or addressed. The
plague still continues and all commerce is suspended ; Naples
also is infected. The Queen of Suedeland is going to the
carnival at Venice incognita ; the Venetians will only admit
her so, in order to save expense. Modena is supposed to have
some desires to set upon Ferrara or Commachio, that this
pontificate, begun with famine and continued with the plague,
may end in war ; but the Pope's excellent goodness deserves
better. Endorsed by Hyde.
695. Michell Deane to "Mr. Richard Richardson, mer- Flushing,
chant in West Chester, to bee left with Mr. William in the Jan- 2I-
Admiralty Chamber, Why't Hall;" [to Thurloe?]. Came

[Rome],
Jan. 20.

Sunday,
Jan. 21.

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232 CALENDAR OF
1657. hither two days ago, and has received the commodity, but at
least five pounds have been lost by the exchange. Col.
Black is not yet returned with any news from the Duke of
York. 119 is not yet returned from " 14. [D] 1. 52. [n] 98.
36. [i] 10. 40." The five regiments are not yet very consider
able ; each is to consist of 20 companies of 60 ; each soldier
has 7 stivers per diem, and each reformed officer 14.
Endorsed in a later hand as being from Blanck Marshall. A letter
from Thurloe's spy of that name is printed in Thurloe's State
Papers, vol. v. p. 783, as having been written by him from Bruges
on the same day, Jan. 21, 1657, but this is an error, the correct date
of the letter (which is addressed to " Mr. Robert Richardson [&c],
to be left with Mr. William Rowe [&c.]") being Jan. 21, 1658.
696. Earl of Bristol to Ormonde. A terrible fit of gravel
only allows him to acknowledge the receipt of Ormond's
letter ; will wait on the King some day next week with
Marsin. Don Juan desires that George Lane may be sent
hither ; supposes that his Highness will employ him.
Endorsed by Hyde.
697. Thurloe to Charles Longland, at Leghorn. Is content
with the £100 he gave his correspondent, who is desired to
enquire carefully about the Spanish fleets, .and who should
place one correspondent at Cadiz and another at the Groyne,
in order to write constantly to him at Madrid what ships are
making ready, when they will be fit for sea, and upon what
design. Expedition and certainty in this intelligence will be
of the greatest moment.
698. Earl qf Bristol [to Hyde]. Is satisfied with what
he writes of the Duke of York; will make good use of
the King's pawning his George, as he has already of Lord
Ormond's telling him that he could not send George Lane
hither for want of money, whom, however, he desires may
be sent immediately. The billet for the money is in Sir
H. du Vic's hands. Caracena goes to-morrow to Antwerp,
chiefly in order to give the conclusion to all the prepara
tions. The Spanish ambassador in Holland has been treating
for the hire of English ships at Amsterdam, but the mer
chants insist upon a very unusual condition in freighting, viz.
that they shall be informed whither the ships are to go.
Will not write of such extravagances as the lords at the play ;
had trouble enough in the shame of seeing it and in the
scandal of hearing of it everywhere. Endorsed by Hyde.
Brussels, 699. Earl of Bristol to Hyde. Met last night with
Jan. 25. Capt. Wall, who had come with a letter from the Duke
of York to Don John ; after learning its contents from the
latter, made Muskery write the enclosed letter to the Lord
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Hyde should not have sent him copies of the Duke's letter to 1657.
the King and of the King's answer, but that he must be made
ridiculous to Don John when his advice is asked ? But can
he wonder at anything when, upon Ormond's writing to him
that he had not money to bear Lane's charges hither, and
Hyde's telling him that the King pawned his George to enable
Ormond to make his journey, he represents to Don John the
extremity to which Ormond is reduced, and is told that the
latter has a pension of 500 crowns a month as duly paid him
as the King's ? " How a divell, if I bee thus used, is it
possible that I can perswade him of our threes being in
soe perfect an intelligence together ? " Endorsed by Hyde.
Enclosure : —
Lord Muskery to Ormonde. Capt. Wall has come with
a letter from the Duke of York to Don Juan, excusing
his retreat out of this country on the ground of the
violence offered to him in severing from his faithfullest
servants, and expressing his desire to remain retired
until things are better settled. Don Juan resolves to
invite him hither, and to offer himself as an interposer
for the accommodation of all things ; and the King's and
the Duke's faithful servants judge there cannot be so
fair a way of bringing off the Duke with honour and
piecing up the breach. Copy.
700. John Fisher [i. e. Sir Will. Howard] to Mr. Robert London,
Tompson [i. e. Hyde]. The disappointment he has met with ^"a^5-
will be learned from the enclosed * and from the bearer (Mr. ^ ' '¦'
Ashton); desires new instructions as to what he shall do.
Mr. Stephens (to whom he delivered the. King's letter) is now
in a good temper ; he was going to his own country last week,
but was detained by new commands from Cromwell, probably
to receive new instructions ; the writer thinks that he himself
could do best service in the same parts, where, if acquainted
with the designs, he may hold Stephens to a silent conformity,
so that the work may go on without interruption ; for this end,
he must be no stranger to those who are employed there.
The letter from Mr. Graves to the King will show his cordial
intentions; he is in great need of supplies of money suitable
to his expense and the work he is engaged in. Mr. Ashton
will describe the present posture of affairs, and will apply for
instruction about the printing of the late Address [from the
Levellers], together with a Declaration of the King's answer
thereto, which is very much desired as conducing to the
removing all prejudice from that party. When the Ad
dress is printed, Hyde is entreated to burn the original,
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234 CALENDAR OF
1657. with the names, in the sight of the bearer, together with
[Fisher's] letter which came with it and all his other letters.
Has not received a penny of the money which Hyde supposes
was paid to Mr. Camfeild ; whatever is sent hereafter should
be to himself or Mr. Graves, to be left in the hands of a
gentleman whose name Mr. Ashton will give, for the use of Mr.
Cooper or Mr. Browne. Desires that reports of his coming to
Flanders may be stifled. Endorsed by Hyde.
Black seal ; two hearts surmounted by a crown.
Jan. 15. 701. John Fisher [i. e. Sir Will. Howard] to the King.
[o.s]. Refers for information to the narrative sent to the Chan
cellor. The enclosed letter from Mr. Graves will show that
he is a person willing to serve him with all his interest. Some
thing considerable might have been done very shortly, had
not a discovery happened two or three days since ; but there
will not be much mischief done, besides the prevention of what
was designed, no valuable persons being as yet brought upon
the stage, except one Syndercombe, a stout and gallant man,
though but a quarter-master in the army. This project will
show the King the reality of Mr. Steevens' * intentions, as also
the burden upon his purse, this and many other public actions
being, in the greatest part, maintained at his expense ; does
not doubt that speedy supplies will be sent to him, according
to the promise of reimbursement given by the King long since.
As to Mr. Steevens, he will not fail in the discharge of the
engagement made, in his behalf and with his consent, by his
wife. At the writer's first discourse with him, he found him
reeling in his resolutions, partly through the flattery and
cajolery of Cromwell, partly through fear for himself and his
estate; but, notwithstanding this discouragement, he ceased
not to urge him de novo by arguments from honour, prudence
and conscience, until, by little and little, he has now so far fixed
him that the King may be confident of his services when affairs
may be in such a state as to encourage him to appear ; at
present, whatever persons the King may employ in those
parts may act safely without fear of being disturbed, if they
do not by their own fault expose themselves, and whatever
new commands the King may send him will be punctually
observed, and nothing omitted which can be performed with
out hazard of making too early a discovery of himself. It is
conjectured that the King has made overtures to Mr. Carter
and that it is probable that he has closed with them, and only
now waits for an opportunity of. appearing publicly ; if this be
true, the King's subjects may now promise themselves almost
certain success by the defection of such an enemy and the
accession of such a friend ; it is humbly desired that the
* Sic ; clearly a mistake for Graves, as in the preceding letter.

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King will determine these conjectures. A strange report is 1657.
bruited abroad of a difference between the King and the Duko
of York, but on so slight occasion that wise men do but
slightly esteem of the whole suggestion. Endorsed by Hyde.
Enclosure : —
William Graves, a Royalist in England, to " Mr. Jan. 15,
Smith " [the King], Will not be wanting in his best [°-s-l
endeavours ; the prospect of affairs is promising ;
leaves it to Mr. Fisher and the messenger sent by him
to relate the disappointment caused by the long
absence of the bearer; will cheerfully entertain cor
respondence with any persons recommended by [the
King] ; a speedy supply of money required ; desires
that the bearer be sent back with instructions, with all
possible speed ; has great hopes of working Mr.
Stephens to their party, upon account of liberty and a
free commonwealth, to which he is still addicted,
although the mushroom-court endeavours to debauch
him. Mr. Fisher will make a proposal for printing
the late Address and Declaration which will be of great
use. If Sexby's negotiations prove successful, they
shall all be converted to [the King's] advantage.
Endorsed by Hyde, "Mr. Graves, to the K, January."
702. Thurloe to [  ?] . Has received his letter of the Jan. J§ .
4 th inst. from Sluys, and can only desire him to continue to
send intelligence. Draft in Thurloe's hand.
Endorsed : " Mr. Secretary to the Dutchman of Vlander in Flanders."
703. Christopher Allin [i.e. Lieut. Death] to Abraham Flushing,
Bobington, Threadneedle Street [i.e. Thurloe]. Received his Jan- Jo-
letter of T\ Jan. on |~^, and the same day went to Bruges,
where his two friends told him that the saddest accident
had befallen, which had so much troubled the "man of
Bridges " [the King] , that he had not been abroad for four
days, for many thousand arms, which had been sent to the
North in two ships, had been all cast away, as had been
reported by two gentlemen who had come from one of the
ships, and had been sent away again with letters which the
master of one of these informants had written during the
whole night for them, and who called them Mr. Bowles and
Mr. Glemon. His landlord tells him that the Duke of York
had very high words with his brother the night before he
left, and it was thought he would go to Italy. Hopes of an
agreement with Amsterdam and Zealand for shipping and
money ; the Chancellor receives great sums of money," but it is
not known from whence ; six men had been prepared to go to

236 CALENDAR OF
1657. London to join in the garden business mentioned before, and, if
that failed, to seek some other means to accomplish their
desire although they should die in the place. The next day
his friend came again and told him his master was going to
Amsterdam on i Feb. 0. S. to meet an express from Don Juan ;
and again the next day "he at the Chanc." [at the Chan
cellor's?] came, and told him that the lady from Kent came
two days before Michaelmas and stayed six days, whom
the King talked with almost every day ; he heard her called
by the name of Madame Kilvert, and believed she belonged to
the Duchess of Rich[mond], and that she brought bills for
money, as well as letters, because Col. Blake, who was sent with
her to Zealand, came back with good store of money. These
informants are made the writer's friends with the gloves and
other things he gave them ; such kindnesses must be con
tinued, and then no great business will be done without his
knowing something of it. His Highness told the writer that
when the quarter was out he should have £25 together with
what he had disbursed ; encloses the account of his expenses
so far as he can remember ; his long stay at Gravesend before
he got over was almost as chargeable as Zealand or Holland,
which are as chargeable places as any in Europe.
Seal of arms ; a griffin between three crescents ; crest, a griffin's head.
Enclosure : —
Bill of expenses since his landing in Zealand, 9 Nov.
1656, amounting to ^39 16. 6.
Flushing, 704. Christopher Allin to " S. T." [Secretary Thurloe].
Jan. jf . Being yesterday in the company of two of the States General
and some merchants, it was reported from the Hague that the
Spanish ambassador had been making great efforts in behalf
of " the man of Bridges " and of his master, with great
prospects of success.
Antwerp, 705. /. Jen[nings] [j. e. Capt. Titus] to Hyde. Has come
Jan. 27. here to meet with 819 [Major Wood], whose account of England
represents it to be so depraved that there are hardly any to
be found who are not false, covetous or cowardly ; Cromwell
has not the people's affections, but it is no matter who has, for
all their love and hatred alike end in words. The relation
made by 181 [Sexby] of the attempt, unhappily prevented, to
kill Cromwell on the day of the Parliament, was true, for Wood
was a spectator ; all things were as well prepared as could be
imagined, and had they succeeded, Major Gen. Browne had re
solved to engage ; but now those who were to have done it
have grown cold. Had not Sexby come away the business
had been done long since ; however, he is still resolved to pro
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purpose with Wood, and 485 [Massey] and 389 [Jennings] 1657.
will not stay long behind them. Endorsed, by Hyde.
' Partly in deciphered cipher. With shght omissions, Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 324.
706. P[etef] T[albot] to Hyde. The pagador is now Antwerp,
paying money to his friend [Sexby], who will not fail to do Jan- 27-
what he has promised; he would fain send a letter to make
Cromwell jealous of Lambert, but cannot effect it unless the
King concur in writing, and then both letters must be inter
cepted ; the man who carries the King's letter must be taken,
but shall not be prejudiced ; this may conduce much to the
end intended, unless better use can be made of Lambert.
Endorsed by Hyde.
707. Instructions from the Duke of York to Mr. Blague Swiilistin,
[" Blagge "], for the reply to be given by him to the King respect- Jan- z8- =>
ing the reasons for the Duke's withdrawal from Bruges. Com
plains, 1. of the disrespectful conduct of his secretary Sir Henry
Bennett ; of the false and wicked charge he brought against
him of holding secret intelligence in England, and of employ
ing Mr. Tuke thither, for whom he procured from his sister
^2000 ; and of his representing to the Duke that he would not
be required on coming into Flanders to serve against France,
whereas the King signified to him that it must be otherwise ;
2. of Lord Bristol, who pressed him to come out of France
without making any provision for his doing so, so that he must
have stayed there until this day had not Sir John Berkeley
borrowed upon his own responsibility near ^40,000 ; 3. that
he was pressed to serve immediately against Mons. Turenne,
who is one of the men in the world he is most obliged to, and
has the greatest value for ; 4. of the language used by Lord
Bristol towards Sir John Berkeley, and of the removal from
him of the latter, who was the chief of his servants, and of
whose zeal and affection for the King he was the most com
petent witness, who had never heard him inculcate anything so
much as perfect obedience, so that the world would judge the
Duke had little credit with the King, or sense of justice or honour
in himself, if he could not and did not protect so faithful, so
eminent, and so innocent a servant. Is ready to come into
Flanders, provided 1. that the Council behave with respect
towards him and justice towards his servants; 2. that the
King himself communicates to him anything disagreeable
which he hears of him ; 3. that those who have now assisted
him be in no way held answerable ; 4. that Sir J. Berkeley
may be allowed to return with him, if he will consent to do so,
he being able to subsist the better in his retirement ; 5. that
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.1657. among great part of his loyal subjects, and that at least their
own family be united. Signed by the Duke.
Followed by a copy.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. pp. 321-4.
Cadiz, 708. Sir Walter Dongan to Ormonde. Has never heard
Jan. 28. from him ; employed his kinsman, Capt. Edmund Nugent, to
him last year, who saw him at Brussels in May. The reason
why he remains away from the King is that he may hold
together the small number of gentlemen and soldiers who are
in his regiment, and to make a head of the multitude of the
King's subjects who are in these countries whensoever the King
may call for them. His brother Robin tells him the King has
desired of the King of Spain that he may be sent with his
regiment into Flanders ; hopes he may not be left behind if
the King desires to enter anyone of his kingdoms ; nothing
shall stop him then, even if he come away alone, but his
regiment can be easily transported wheresoever desired, either
by sea direct, or by marching first to St. Sebastian, which last
will be the best way, since by the time he arrives there at least
1500 Irish, who are now going up and down the country, will
have flocked to him. He has now in his regiment (which is
the strongest his Catholic Majesty has in Spain) 500 men,
besides many reformadoes; he is under the command of the
Duke de Medina, the Captain General of Andalusia, a letter
to whom from the King in his behalf would be of great advan
tage to him. If not wanted soon by their own King, believes
that they will be sent either to the Indies or on the conquest
of Portugal. Begs that either Ormond or his own cousin will
write to him, to the care of the Dutch consul. His brother
William, Thomas Scurlog, Major James Butler, and all the
rest, kiss Ormond's hands. Wonders that his brother Robin,
or Dick and Gilbert Talbot, never write to him.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Bruges, 709. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Could not
Jan. 29. have left until to-day, if she had wished, on account of the
frost ; but the King having sent the Marq. of Ormonde to her
brother (who is thought to be not so far estranged now as they
supposed at first) she cannot make up her mind to leave until
she knows the result. If her brother does not return upon
what Ormonde offers from the King (as, to speak freely, she
does not think he will do) , she will leave at the end of next
week. Prays that all misunderstanding may be removed.—
Fr. Black seal of arms,
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
Brussels, 710. Earl of Bristol to Hyde. Sir Henry Bennet has
Jan. 29. communicated a breviate of his instructions for Spain to Don
Juan and the Marq. de Caracena. Endorsed by Hyde.

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711. Letter of intelligence from the Royalist agent Fr. 1857.
Hancock [i. e. Broderick] to [Hyde f] ; apparently the first of ^ *°-
his series of letters. James Hart [Ph. Honey wood] assists him
in the deciphering. Regrets that he was in France while [Hyde]
was in Spain, three years in Italy while [Hyde] was in France,
and then in Germany and the Low Countries, while he was in
neither ; was then ill for 14 months, or would have commenced
this duty sooner at the desire of James Fitch's [Edw. Villiers']
most excellent sister, whose lamented death also intervened.
Mentions various Royalist correspondents, viz. E. Villiers
(under the cipher 62), Sir R. Willis (under the name of
Brockwell), John Russell (Yates, 88), P. Honey wood (the
Dr., Elson), Lord Maynard (86), Sir Will. Compton (79) ; the
King (Mr. Edmundson, 70, 80, 90), Hyde (Mr. Macklyne,
74). Letters in the jargon without the cipher may be sent by
the common packet, although Thurloe (59, 69) be postmaster,
to be left at the George, or Bromrigg's, or at Mr. Twyford's,
a bookseller at the Inner Temple gate, for Mr. Jonathan
Perkins, but not at Lysson the barber's; ciphers only by
shipping or with expresses. The writer's cousin A. N. is at a
very pretty house of his own in Norfolk, 1 5 miles from Lynn.
Lambert has proposed the cantonizing the nation into pro
vinces under the Major-Generals, which was supported in the
House by Desborough and Whalley, but strongly opposed by
Claypole, Whitlock, Speaker Lenthall and Broghill. Amongst
the Major Generals, Haynes ("James Scot") only is firmly
Cromwell's, and in the Council Fiennes, Jones and Thurloe ;
the rest are fools or false. Fleetwood (" James Jackson ")
drives his trade with the Fifth Monarchy men and Quakers,
but will never be Lord Mayor of London, for want of appre
hension, design, courage : his virtues are meekness, justice in
promise, and readiness to oblige a few. Lambert's (" Gib
bon's ") share of the army is fourfold that of Fleetwood, and
almost equals Cromwell's (" Norton's ") ; he well understands
trading, and increases daily. Henry Croniweu (" Will. Pate ")
has rendered himself almost master of Ireland (" Little
Lewis "). John Russell desires to inform the King, that one
Col. Aldrich (" Aldridg"), sometime governor of Aylesbury,
has. been hired by Cromwell to assassinate him ; he has a pass
with Edw. Harryson his servant for the Palatinate ; Sir Horace
Carey will accompany him. The powder plot and the loaded
cannon found at Hammersmith near a window opening on the
highway to Hampton Court (the Protector's usual retreat on
Saturdays) are attributed to the Levellers. The animosities
of Lambert's and Claypole's ladies grow within one degree of
the fishwives at Billingsgate. The war with Spain is vigor
ously prosecuted; 18 sail are with Blake; old ships repaired,
frigates building, the coasts well guarded. There is only one

240 CALENDAR OF
1657. danger, the overweening opinion each one in the army has of
himself; whenever it pleases God to take the Protector, the
utmost confusion will ensue, and from thence a total change of
institutions. Lord Broghill (" Phil. Hussey ") receives frequent
letters in cipher which he immediately communicates to Crom
well; Tom Howard is believed by Lord Broghill's servant
(who told the writer this) to be trie correspondent. Desires
[Hyde] to use the common seals of merchants, for any curious
gravings carry suspicion, and his seal is familiarly known.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Bro."
Two-and-a-half closely written pages.
Jan. 20. 712. E. Hart to Mr. Mackline [i. e. Philip Honeywood to
[O.S.] Hyde] ; accompanying the former. Acknowledges receipt of a
letter which his good friend will answer for him ; will never fail
in what shall require execution by him whilst he breathes;
what his friend says about Fitch [viz. that his reports of what
others say must not be credited unless attested by their own
subscriptions] was enjoined him by Brockwell, Yates and
the writer.
Bruges, 713. Hyde to Mr. Mottet, pressing for payment of the
Jan. 31. King's monthly allowance ; is weary of his life with hourly
importunities he is liable to ; borrowed 4000 florins to send by
several messengers to England, one of whom was taken out of
the packet-boat between Calice and Dover, stripped and
brought prisoner to Ostend, and by the time Sir H. Bennet
goes to Spain there will be little left ; the King owes for
everything since the middle of December ; finds by long expe
rience that one circumstance that attends the ministers of un
fortunate princes is, not to be believed. Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
[1657 714. C. D. to the King. Is informed that certain Scotch
Jan. ?] lords have been banished from Scotland with the design of
their giving intelligence hither of affairs abroad ; cannot learn
their names, bu<f beseeches the King to be on his guard lest
any such pry into his counsels ; has the intimation from one
who . . . [blank] and Humes and two other Scotch lords . . .
[otoaA] when they were to visit Broghill to give some intelli
gence received from abroad. Hopes the Duke of York is
reconciled to the King, whose friends here are much offended
with Jo. Barclay's carriage towards him.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Ch. Da. [Chas. Davison ?], received 31 Jan.
w!!v!s'r ^* Quem Henrietta Maria to Lady Stanhope. Thanks her
for informing her of what has passed in Holland with reference
to the affair of the Marshal, which so much concerns her grand
son ; and desires her to thank Henvliet for the care he has
taken in the matter. — Fr. Holograph.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
Black seal of arms.

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716. Thurloe to Lieut. Death. Desires more certain intelli
gence of the loss of the arms ; as Death knows the names of
the ships and the masters, it will be easier for him to hear of
them in Holland than at Bruges.
Draft in Thurloe's hand, at the foot of Death's (or Allin's) letter of
Jan. J$, ut supra.
717. Christopher Allin to Abraham Bobington, Thread
needle Street, London [i.e. Lieut. Death to Thurloe]. Met
with two armourers who had been entrusted at Bruges with
£3000 in English gold, and were commissioned to make
14,000 snaphanccs and 2,500 cases of pistols. Met also with
his friend at the Chancellor's [Hyde's], who said the King of
Spain had sent orders for " the man at Bruges " to have
15,000 pistoles for the raising of horse and foot, but Don John
had lost it and as much more to the Prince of Conde" at play ;
but he had sent word by Lord Taaffe and Don [sic] O'Neal,
who went for it, that it should be paid within three weeks.
The Marquis [of Ormonde] is gone after the Duke of York's
followers. Fifteen ships bound for Spain are lying at Middel-
borough and Flushing. Orders have been issued in Holland
for the getting ready of their fleet ; will get a particular
of their numbers, if desired. Within the last month or five
weeks about 250 Englishmen have passed through Flushing
on their way to Bruges. Lord Newbore [Newburgh] and
Sir John Mince [Mennis] came to the ordinary last night
from Holland ; the former said that the two worst things
Cromwell could wish to " the man at Bruges " had occurred ;
the one was, the Duke of York's departure, the other he said
he would keep to himself. It is reported that Cromwell and
the King of France have sent to the States to break their
peace with Spain ; rather than be forced to this, the people in
Zealand will join with "the man at Bruges."
Answer from Thurloe subjoined; see Jan. 30 [O.S.],wi/ra.
718. Jo. Jennings [Capt. Titus] to Hyde. The powder-plot
required too much time and too many persons, and was subject to
too many accidents, to be carried on with success ; this was also
Sexby's and Major Wood's opinion, but Wildinan's authority
prevailed, who insinuates in a letter that if the destroying
Cromwell had failed, Whitehall was to have been set on fire as
the watchword for a rising ; it is hoped that Cecill, who dis
covered it, did not know these three, but only came in upon
the score of him [Syndercombe] who, they say, has suffered for
it. Has sent an express this morning to get full information.
Has still his opinion of Lady Newport, who brought a message
to the King from the Earls of Manchester and Warwick,
and going away discontented may have spread the report
about [Jennings], which he has contradicted. Whatever Lady
vol. in. u

.1857.
Jan. 23.
[O.S.]

Flushing,Jan. 23,
[O.S.]

Antwerp, Feb. 3.

¦242 CALENDAR OF
1857. Newport or the Duchess of Richmond hear they immediately
communicate to the French ambassador, who makes them think
that the Cardinal is still a great friend to the King. A letter
has lately been written to some one in England which does
Mr. Jackson [the King] some prejudice there ; hopes soon to
know more about it ; he that received it, shows it up and
down; Wood was told of it by Harlow, who had seen it.
Requests that the King would write two or three lines to
Wood to take notice of his endeavours to serve him.
P.S. Feb. 5. Reported that Capt. Skel . . . has listed
6000 men. Major Wood says that Lord Broghill
courts the Presbyterians and converses most with
Cromwell's enemies ; does not perceive much prudence
in this, any more than he does in Sir George Booth,
who lately told Howard of the North that the Major-
Generals were Cromwell's hangmen, and, in answer to
a sharp reply, said he would satisfy any man that was
angry at his words with his sword. At the election
for Parliament in London, Maj.-Gen. Browne had not
one man against him, and Skippon only one for him.
Hears that Alderman Bunce is at Bruges. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 321,
[1*57?] 719. [Sir Allen Apsley] to "Mr. Touser"[i.e. Hyde?];
ros l4' not s'gne<^- Showed the latter part of [Hyde's] last letter to
the person it meant, who took it with all kindness, and says he
will himself thank him ; the questions asked concerning him
were by his particular directions ; he proposes to send a
present, but it is not in his power to do so at once ; he is lately
fallen into a great league with 174. 173. 176. 178. 164. 212,
for which the writer is sorry, supposing the latter to be an
ill man, and one that may untwist some of his industry.
Never received the letter mentioned by [Hyde], and doubts
whether tho last was not opened by the way ; desires him
to seal the noxt with the same seal, viz. a goat with W. 0.
on it; if he finds it as he suspects, will change his carrier:
" — eternally yours with a very long &."
Sealed with a fleur-de-lis between two wings.
Endorsed by Hyde, " N. A." i.e. Nail Apsley, Nail being his familiar
contraction of Allen, as appears by endorsements of letters from
Allen Broderick as well as of others from Apsley.
Ghent, 720. Jean Somer to Mons. Ferdinando Carneva.le [Thurloe],
e ' 4' " marchand auprcs de la Bourse a Londres." Has come into
Flanders since his last letter of -|-f- Jan. The King of
Spain is providing ships for Charles Stuart, who is giving com
missions to officers. Account of a dispute between Sir Andrew
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volted ships to Helvoetsluys, but afterwards left Prince Rupert 1657.
and went with a good ship into the States' service ; Goulden
promised £100 to Coggen to purchase his peace with Ch. St.,
but in the meanwhile" the former was brought to Bruges by
Lendall (also one of those who carried away the ships, and
who is now a great courtier), where he refused to pay Coggen
what he had promised ; the matter being referred to [the
King] by Lendall, [the King] ordered Coggen not to meddle
with Goulden, and, on its being reported that Coggen said he
wondered what moved [the King] to meddle in so trivial a busi
ness commanded him to depart from Court. Middleton has
renounced [the King], having gone into Poland. Two months'
allowance is due to the writer. Almost entirely in deciphered cipher.
Seal an anchor.

Antwerp[mistaheforBrussels],Feb. 4.

721. Peter Talbot to Hyde. Has not yet had an answer to
the proposal in his last of his friend [Soxby] ; thinks the King
would not be willing to venture any one in so ticklcsome an
affair without great certainty of his not being prejudiced.
Camo hither from Antwerp last Tuesday. Don Juan has
invited the Duke of York here, and if he comes will desire the
King also to come ; he and Don Alonso are very earnest that
the separation continue no longer. Endorsed by Hyde.
722. Ormonde to Sir Robert Walsh. Has acquainted the Bruges,
King with all that passed between them at Ghent, who com- Fe 5-
niands him to say that he is not at all satisfied with Walsh's
carriage and proceedings, and intends to make no use of him in
his service, until first by some action or discovery of importance
he merit a better opinion ; further, that he desires that Walsh
remove with all speed out of these countries, or prepare for
the inconvenience which may follow. Desires that Walsh will
not write or speak to hint unless he has something to say that
he is assured will appear of advantage to the King's service.
Copy by Ormonde.
723. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Has received Bruges,
his letter from Amsterdam, and sees the necessity of her return Feb- 1-
to Holland ; the disorders here have vexed her all the more
from having caused her stay ; if he were here he would find it
no very agreeable place for one who wants to live quietly.
Will leave on Monday without fail. — Fr. Black seal of arms.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.

724. Peter Talbot to Hyde. Has received the enclosed
from his friend. Received Hyde's of the 4th and spoke to
Don Alonso this morning about their necessities, who seems to
lay most of the fault upon the Pagador, who is a Jew : could
do nothing with the latter till he threatened him with loss of

Brussels, Feb. 9.

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244 CALENDAR OF
1857. his office, and then he despatched his friend immediately;
Wishes the King and Duke had met ; the Spaniards say they
cannot serve the King if they be not united.
(P.S.) The Jesuits have been recalled to Venice, partly
through the Pope, partly through the wisest and
godliest senators, who have seen many vices creep in
for want of the good education their children had when
" we " had. the care of them.
Enclosure : —
Feb. 6. [Sexby] to the " most reverent Father ; " not signed.
Account of Sissell's [Cecil's] confession of the plot
against Cromwell ; as to the whole business this will not
at all hurt, but rather quicken others for the speedier
execution. Questions not, through the goodness of
God, to do [Cromwell's] business, one who is employed
being resolved to go through with it or to perish, in it.
The person who has been captured will die ten thousand
deaths before he will impeach any one, but he will take
it all upon himself. Sends his service to father Barton.
Some names are in cipher.
Jan. 30. 725. [Thurloe] to Christopher Allin. Desires to have a very
L ' "J exact account of the ships of war to be sent out -by the States;
their number, strength, and when they will be ready.
Draft, at the foot of Allin's letter of Jan 23 [O.S.], supra.
Dort, 726. Thomas B. to Mr. William Hanmer [i. e. Thurloe],
Feb. 10. a(. tjje gUgar Loaf in Fleet Street. Has come well to land,
and has written to Hczekiah Hoskins ; finds all things well,
and hopes to despatch his business with little charge.
Endorsed, " John Richards, alias T. Rogers. This is Rogers' own
handwriting."
Feb. 10. 727. The same, signed John Richards [to the same, as H.
Hoskins ?]. The Duke of York is at Breda, and Ormond and
Rochester are gone there to persuade him to return. Marma-
duke Langdale is gone to ... . with Frank Lovelace, John
Cooper, and some more; they go to the north. There is no
one with Charles Stuart but Hyde. Bristol and Bennet are
at Bruxells ; it is doubtful whether they go to Spain or not.
Sir Jarvis Lucas says there is a great brother that goes as
yet with [Cromwell's friends] in his votes, who he is confident
will do his part ; he is so great in the army that the writer
does not dare to name him. Hears the Spaniard has sent
over more money to have [Cromwell] killed. Sir M. Langdale
is much employed.
(P.S.) The Duke of York has come to his brother.
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Antwerp,Feb. ii.

Ch. St. and mightily caressed ; he is to be lieut.-
gen. to the Duke, and has 3000 men of his own to
join to theirs, who are as many more. Middleton is
endeavouring to get the Scotch who went to Sweden,
with some others out of Germany. Letters to the
writer to be directed for Magdalen Johnson, wife to a
master of a ship in Old Flushing, at the sign of the
Falconhood.To the name of Sir J. Lucas the following note is attached in the
margin : — " This passage Sir Jar. Lucas avows to be true intelligence,
June 25, 1660." Cf. Thurloe's answer, Feb. 23, infra.
728. Jo. Jennings [Capt. Titus] to Hyde. Has received
his letter of the 7th with that from the King to Major Wood,
who is very sensible of the honour. Two persons have come
over to Sexby who were principal actors in the late plot ; they
say that Lockhart has gone into France in disguise upon some
design between Cromwell and the Cardinal. They say also
that most of the major-generals- were officers in the army, and
therefore it is no wonder that they oppose a successive govern
ment, and desire to keep the election in their own hands, or
that Cromwell reverences their opinion and will assume nothing
to which they are opposed. At a wedding of a kinswoman of
Laurence, whence most of the major-generals' wives were
absent, to one who asked where they were, Mrs. Claypole
replied, "I'll warrant you, washing their dishes at home as
they use to do ; " the women, consequently, now do all they
can with their husbands to hinder Mrs. Claypole from being a
princess. Lord Broghill is none the less, therefore, a friend
to Cromwell for opposing the generals. Tho letter mentioned
in his last was written (he cannot learn by whom) to Sir Horace
Townsend, and shown by him to Harlow and many Presby
terians. Sir John Berkeley has visited Massey and Jennings,
who talked after the usual manner of Presbyterians ; the latter
was glad to find there was no suspicion of his correspondence
with Hyde, though Berkeley knew of his being at Bruges.
Will send to-morrow the news which has been brought from
England. When the Parliament went to Whitehall to con
gratulate Cromwell on his deliverance from the plot, the stairs
by which they were to go up, being extremely thronged,
suddenly fell, and 14 or 15 were sorely hurt, among whom
they say that Richard Cromwell has broken his leg.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in CL S. P. vol. iii. p. 327.
729. Proposals from the Levellers to the King. Assurances Feb. 12.
of their zealous endeavours to serve him. Desire a supply of
money. Able and trusty persons to be sent to prepare the
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.1657. the engagements they have entered into, to submit to the
Government. Correspondence to be entered into with tho
persons chosen by the King to manage his undertaking. The
Address made by them to the King and his answer to be printed,
and copies to be sent to them for publication when fitting ; the
original address and the other papers sent to the King
concerning it to be then burned, except the letter sent by
Mr. Steevens' wife, which is to be returned to him that he
may see it burned. Endorsed by Hyde, "Mr. Ashton, 12 of Feb."
730. Further paper, unfinished, in the same handwriting.
The King to grant an equal proportion of commissions to the
Anabaptists. Some faithful and able person, whose life and
conversation is sober, modest and inoffensive, to be appointed
general over them. Letters of grace to be written to Lord
Fairfax, Sir Charles Howard, Sir Henry Vane, and Major-
General Browne. Money to be provided for arms, ammunition,
horses, and other necessaries.
[Feb. 5.] 731. John Fisher [i.e. Sir Will. Howard] to [Hyde].
0-S- Encloses a paper for the King, as an answer to, the proposal
last made. Expects that before the return of the bearer, Mr.
Ashton will have arrived at Bruges and have given an account
of affairs. Parliament has rejected the bill for confirmation of
the Major-Generals ; they were all likely to have broken
their necks in ascending the Banqueting House to congratulate
Cromwell's deliverance from the plot. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal, two hearts united under a crown.
Enclosure : —
London, Sir W. Howard to the King; signature nearly oblite-
^?b- 5- rated. Had no sooner despatched Mr. Ashton with a
^ ' '¦' particular account of affairs, than the bearer arrived
with the King's fresh instructions and a proposal no
less difficult than new. As the King gives him leave
to exercise his judgment upon its expediency, he, after
serious consultation, declines the prosecution of it for
the following reasons : 1. Mr. Steevens is so wary, and
tender with regard to his estate, that it will not be pos
sible to engage him in the forlorn of such a design. 2. He
would think the writer to bo careless of his safety,
and the latter would consequently lose his influence
with him. 3. New proposals would make him fear the
being drawn on by degrees further than he at first in
tended. 4. He would think that the King was dis
appointed, in his hopes of the assistance of an invading
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under such restraint that unless assisted by the King 1657.
he will be deprived of an opportunity of serving him.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Fisher to the K."
Addressed, "For Mr. Smith." The handwriting is the same as that
of the letters signed John Browne.
732. Ormonde to Mr. Robinson. Has received his letter of Feb. ig.
the 16 Jan. with the enclosed of the 15th to his partner ; but
they will not reply particularly to the contents because they
cannot feel sure that it really came from him, there being so
many names unnecessarily mentioned as would have discovered
where his whole estate lies and have undone his wife and
children had it fallen into his creditors' hands ; they therefore
defer the saying what they could until they find this line of
communication unquestionable. Copy by Hyde.
733. Philip William, Duke qf Newburgh, Count Palatine, Dusseldorf,
to the King. Complimentary acknowledgment of the King's FeB- l6-
letter of I Jan. ; regrets that he cannot at present give proof
of the reality" of his professions ; Mr. Roper will give an
account of the matter on which he came to him. — Fr.
734. The same lo Lord Taaffe, expressing his sorrow that he Dusseldorf,
cannot assist the King as he desires, on account of hindrances Feb- l6-
caused by the Elector of Brandenburgh. — Fr. Endorsed by Hyde.

735. Jo. Jennings [Capt. Titus] to Sir E. Hyde. Is going
to-day to Breda. The plot was not discovered by Cecill, but
by one of Cromwell's body-guard, whom he had made privy to
it, and who betrayed him ; Cecill thereupon confessed, and
Syndercombe was apprehended, who at first beat the guard
that was sent to take him, until one getting behind him cut off
his nose; no one can behave with greater resolution than
Syndercombe does, so that nothing more can be discovered.
Wildman assures Sexby that all things were so disposed that
but for the discovery Cromwell had not lived that night ;
Cromwell is the more troubled at the plot's being designed by
those who hitherto had gone with him and were the godly
party ; he is in great want of money. Trading is incredibly
decayed, and since the late Act, giving liberty of exportation,
prices have encreased marvellously; these two things make
the people ready to mutiny. Sexby is not at all discouraged ;
he intends to go to England suddenly, but first to Holland ;
let it be occasionally discoursed that he has gone to reside in
Holland, the better to disguise his going the other way. The
design is revived (by Thurloe, as Wildman tells Sexby) of
making Cromwell King ; one of the two persons who have
come from England saw the purse for the Great Seal, with
Cromwell's arms on it. It is reported that some great desiga

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[Rome],
Feb. 17.

Feb. 20.
"N.8."

S1--. Quentin,
Feb. 20.

is on foot [at Court] ; this comes from Lord Rochester, who
is said to be sent for, post, to the King. Cannot explain
the intimacy on this side the water between the Presbyterians
and tho Papists ; they may print all that either of them had
from the writer. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 327.
736. [R. Clement to Hyde] ; not signed or addressed. The
plague has nearly ceased. The Pope is about to create
his nephew Cardinal ; his brother, Don Mario, is very potent,
the Pope confiding in his very great ability and goodness.
General state of political affairs in Italy. Has had no letters
from [Hyde] for three months. Endorsed by Hyde.
737. Disguised letter from a Royalist agent in England, under
the name of " Robbins," [to Hyde]. Successful progress of
his trading in disposing of the lace which he took with him ;
" our Tanton dronman " is now but a petty merchant, and
though he must not be discouraged, he is clearly a stranger to
the best merchants and their way of trading. Five men of
great estates and reputation will be entrusted by the rest for
the whole affair, as soon as [the writer] receives that com
modity of which he has promised them a sight. D. L's
kinsman cheerfully embraced the motion D. L. made to him,
and now (" if my father Parker will allow of it ") Mons.
Faggot, the French merchant, and he will be joint partners in
the bargain. A line to this purpose, for the writer's direction,
is desired ; letters to be addressed to Mr. Robbins, inclosed in
a cover to Mr. Robert Heme, at the Golden Bull, Cheapside.
Two hundred horseloads of ware are promised him out of
Surrey, if his father Parker will allow him to deal for it, and
one hundred and fifty where he is. The Protector on Friday,
14 Feb. 0. S. [sic], swooned three times and is still sick;
Thurlo has had raving fits, but is somewhat recovered. A
great fleet is preparing for some grand expedition in March.
Endorsed by Hyde,
738. Chev. de Londy to [I^ord Muskerry], The letter
which [Muskerry] wrote to him some months ago was taken
amongst his papers when he was going to find the Prince
[of Conde] ; he was then imprisoned in the castle of Cam-
bray. The letter spoke of a person who was going to
England and of the proposition which [Muskerry] made on the
part of the King; this will do the writer injury unless the
former will save him. He has torn up the address, and denies
that it was addressed to him ; when interrogated about it, he
says that he found it, and that it was not written to him;
prays that [Muskerry] will say the same, and that it was ad
dressed to some Englishman or somebody else at Paris. He

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Brussels, Feb. 21.

is to be removed to-day to the Bastille, but thinks that it will
not be for long, hoping that the Prince will send in his place
some of those whom he has in his hands in the citadel of
Antwerp. Desires [Muskerry] to ask the King and the Duke
of York and [Muskerry's] uncle to use their good offices
on his behalf with the Prince. — Fr.
739. Lord Taaffe to the Marq. of Ormonde. Encloses a
letter received from Paris, by which it seems that as the Duke
of Newburgh desires him to endeavour to remove the diffi
culties which hinder him [the Duke] from serving tho King,
the Duke believes that the King or Mr. Roper would acquaint
Taaffe with them. Desires that if an answer from him be
thought necessary, Ormonde will send it to him in French.
740. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Is much Bruges,
astonished at what he has written to Lady Howard, as he has Feb- 23.
learned what has delayed her return ; Lady Howard can tell
him that she desired Lady H. to write in her place, from
want of time to do it herself ; surely he cannot have received
that letter, nor has she received that which he says he wrote
to her. Is preparing to leave on Monday. — French.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.

741. [Sir H. Bennet to Hyde, when on his way to Madrid] ;
not signed or addressed. His reception was as warm on the
Queen's part and as cold on Lord Jermyn's as he could imagine.
The Queen said she had no commands for him where he was
going ; that he would do well to make the least stay in her
house that he could; that the Duke being displeased with
him, she would not have consented to see him at all, had it not
been to receive from him the King's letter ; to which he made
a low leg, without any other reply. Jermyn asked him coldly
to dinner, but let him go when he said that he did not think
he could safely stay there after what the Queen had said. It
is reported that the Duke intends to accompany his sister to
Holland, and not to return till satisfied in those things he is
displeased at ; they keep up the idea that he will be welcome at
Paris when ho will ; but the writer thinks that the Court desires
it not, and that he will be weary of his reception here, especially
when he shall see Lockhart live so much better than himself.
When entering Paris, the writer met Col. Rutterford going
out of it, first for England and then for Scotland. Sir Kenelm
Digby is at Bordeaux, at least was there on ii Feb., pur
posing to return to Paris when a certain person is returned for
England; desires [Hyde's] answer as to this. 757 is much
embarrassed what to do ; he complains of [Hyde's] reserved-
ness and manner of treating him. Hoped to have had an

Paris, Feb. 23.

250 CALENDAR OF
1657. almanack this evening to send to the Lord Lieut. 1245 *° De
put in the cipher for don Alonso de Cardenas. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 328, erroneously described as being a letter
to Ormonde. Erratum in line 18 ; for " same day did say," read
" same day I did, say."
Feb. ££. 742. Thurloe to John Richards, alias Rogers. Has re
ceived his letter of 10 Feb. and that of the same date to
Hoskins. Will send ^100 next week. Desires him to do his
utmost, and he may rely on more than the writer ever ex
pressed. If they draw towards the water-side, send an express
signifying where they go on board, and in what ships. Is it
not possible to know where they will make their descent ? Is
Sir Marmaduke Langdale come to England ?
Draft, in Thurloe's hand.
Feb.. ^. 743. Thurloe to Vernetti (endorsed, " to Mrs. Vernetti's
husband "). Receives his letters weekly. Hears from others
that they in Flanders will be coming over witli forces within
few weeks. It will not be hard to learn what forces they
have, where they embark, and in what ships ; desires him to
enquire, and, when he sees them ready, to send an express.
Draft, in Thurloe's hand.
[Rome], 744. [R. Clement to Hyde] ; not signed or addressed. Last
Feb. 24. Sunday the Pope commanded Te Deum to be sung as a
thanksgiving for the victory gained by the Venetians last year
at sea over the Turks ; he sends them four galleys under the
command of his nephew, Cav. Bychi, a Knight of Malta, and
4000 soldiers by land into Dalmatia. The [Great] Turk has
had a dispensation from his vow to go in person to the wars ;
he is said to have imprisoned the ambassadors from the
Emperor and from Persia. State of general affairs in Italy.
Has had no letters from Hyde since October ; finding himself
unserviceable [at Rome], proposes to make a journey to
Flanders in the summer, his chief motive being to offer his
devoted service to him to whom he always carries a most loyal
heart. Endorsed by Hyde.
Feb. 25. 745. "Considerations to be weighed at Bruxelles;" seven
questions to be submitted to the Spanish ministers by Or
monde, respecting the expedition to England, and its post
ponement to the next winter, with a representation of the
King's urgent need of money. " Expostulate with Don Alonso
for his coldness." Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
Followed by a draft, partly in Hyde's handwriting.
Madrid, 746.  Carington to the King, by the hands of Don
Feb. $% . Hannibal, brother-in-law to the King of Denmark. Accuses
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as Lord Proprietor of the Caribbee islands) of having treachcr- 1657.
ously surrendered the island of Barbadoes to the Parliament-
forces in 1 65 1, having within three months after he had
taken possession of the island on May-day, 1650, sent Col.
George Martin to Cromwell about it. At the time of the
surrender the writer was absent on a voyage to Guinea for
negroes; he is now in the Spanish service and is going to
Leghorn to take command of two ships (and probably four) to
cruise in the Mediterranean ; desires also a commission from
the King (for which he requested Joseph Kent, the King's
Resident in Italy, to make application last October) to enable
him to fight any of the rebels' ships with which he may meet.
Endorsed by Hyde.
747. Mr. Shaw to [Ormonde ?] ; not signed, dated, or [Feb. 26.]
addressed. Has received his letter of the 24th, with a packet
for Breda, and another for Dr. Morley, whom he is to meet
to-morrow. His wife is almost in a distracted condition on the
news of the death of her father, Ashe, but Dr. Morley's
company will give some ease ; " if he had kept himselfe at
Freshford, and not come upp to this accursst Parliament, he
might have lived many years." It is reported that on the
motion to invest the power over the three nations in one
person as King, Haselridge made a long speech in opposition.
The Act of Recognition of Cromwell as Protector was to be
debated on Thursday last. News of the arrival of the galleons
at Madeira ; it is hoped next week they will arrive safe at
Cadiz. Gives no credit to any promises of Mottet's, on
account of his so often failing ; shall not be at ease until he is
clear of him. His brother John is going to England in con
sequence of his father's death, and begs for a letter from the
King to the Governor of Nieuport to allow him to go over with
the packet. Encloses two letters : one for Mr. O'Neile, the
other for Dr. Earle. Endorsed by Hyde with name and date.

748. Thurloe to Lockhart. Questions to be answered from
Paris about the proposed English expedition against Dunkirk ;
the supply of officers, provisions, arms, &c. Concerning the
business of Newport, his Highness desires to know all the par
ticulars of that design, and that some one who is acquainted
with the town should be sent over to trealf about it ; if feasible,
it is not unlikely but that it may be undertaken. Draft by Thurloe.
Followed by a copy, in which the lines underscored in the draft are
written in cipher.
749. 385 [Mr. Robinson, or Rumbold] to [Ormonde]. Re
ceived this day the letters of 7 and 21 Jan., the person who had

Whitehall,Feb. 26.
N.S.

Feb. 18.
[O.S.]

252 CALENDAR OF
1657. them not knowing to whom the first belonged until Mr. Pile's
arrival. Will render as speedy an account of his fulfilment
of the commands laid on him, as the severity which is upon
him (which is more than ordinary) will admit of. The pre
parations here do not amount to as much as some represent,
so that it will not be safe to depend upon much assistance
here, unless some happy accident befall. To his very great
grief it has pleased God to deprive him of a friend, Sir Rob.
Shirley, whom he valued much more than his own life, and by
whose conveyance he would have been able to forward his
future letters. Chiefly in deciphered cipher.
*jr£da> 750. Hyde to Ormonde. The King brought his sister to
Sluce and lay there Monday night. At Damm, the garrison
gave them a volley, and the sentry (a poor lame boy) fired his
musket, charged with many small bullets, whereof some went
farther into Jack Forbes's body than was convenient, and into
his arm and leg, and Mr. Cooper was also shot; the King,
who was just before them, saw the fellow handle his musket
unskilfully, and, making a little haste, said, "He will be
amongst you, my masters ! " Mr. Cooper's hurts are but
small, and the footman is in no great danger. At Sluce
they did the business more within themselves, and from the
castle shot a soldier through the head, another in the neck,
and hurt a third. The two Dukes promise to be with the
King to-day at dinner. The Duke of York seemed, on the
morning Hyde went away, very desirous to make haste to
Bruxelles ; therefore, press the business of money, and confer
with Marq. de Leda on the business of the ports. Diffi
culties caused by the Governor of Gravelines in refusing to let
one of the King's friends pass from France under a fictitious
name in the King's passport; " I beseech you make this folly
and madnesse and incivility be understoode, and lett them
consider whether it be possible that such persons as these are
can passe by their true names." Account of the Queen's
reception of Sir H. Bennet (from Bennet's letter of 23 Feb.,
supra) ; " you will remember that this is the very same cariage
that was used towards Col. Bampfielde when the Kinge unfor
tunately hapned to be once angry with him."
Feb. }$.* 751. Thurloe to Lockhart; not addressed. Has received
his letter by his brother who arrived to-day, and will com
municate it to his Highness and the Council to-morrow. Sees
that they have come near to a conclusion. They are alarmed in
England by the malignant party, and are preparing against
them all they can. Hopes his lady got well to Paris. Copy.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Thurloe to Lambert."
* Sic; but 1657 not having been a leap-year, the correct date, according to
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752. De Blanville to  ; a letter from a royalist agent 1657.
under a fictitious name, couched in concealed terms. Makes Florence,
mention of Mr. AUsuch (another agent), Mr. Oliver, Mr. March 3.
Browne, Mr. Bristock in Pontois, Mr. Cramford, Mr. Edmond
[the King], Mr. Phelan, who holds correspondence with Mr.
Milbery [Cromwell?], Mr. Edward. Goneral Italian news.
753. Memorandum sent from the King to Ormonde for a March 5.
reply to a paper delivered by the Marq. de Caracena and Don
A. de Cardenas to the Earl of Bristol on 2 March. When he
found that he could not, as at first proposed, go to England in
December last, ho wrote to his friends, postponing his attempt
to the end of this month, when very considerable places have
undertaken to declare for him ; but the supplies mentioned in
the paper of 2 March are so disproportioned to his expectations
that he will now write to postpone the enterprise until next
winter. Desires, however, that the sum proposed may be put
at his service, in case any of his friends in England are so far
engaged that they cannot draw back, or that any accidents fall
out which may render it fit for him to transport himself at
once with the forces mentioned. In Hyde's hand.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 330; for "fifth regiment," read "five regiments."

[Bruges],
March 5.

Feb. 23.
[O.S.]

754. Blank Marshall, CromwelVs spy at the English Court,
to Thurloe, respecting the King's movements ; all names and
details in cipher. Requires more money. The Dutch are
building thirty new ships ; brave reception of the Spanish am
bassador at Amsterdam. Endorsed by Thurloe.
755. " Lockhart' s brother to Mm," (endorsement). Whit-
lock recommends that Lockhart should apply to his Highness
or his Secretary for a privy seal upon the order of Parliament
made in 1646, ordering the sum to be paid to Dalzeel or his
assignment. To-day the House has been debating the Remon
strance or Petition about the government, praying for a King
and Houses of Lords and Commons, and has carried the
reading of it by 144 voices to 54. The writer's father desires
Lockhart to befriend Lord Southesk in obtaining a discharge
of sequestration. " Mr. Firbanck is very civil to me." Copy.
756. Don Juan [to Ormonde]. Has received the papers Brussels,
sent to him, and, having communicated his intentions thereupon Marcl1 7-
to the Marq. de Caracena, has charged him to speak to
[Ormonde] upon the whole matter so that the messenger may
leave very early to-morrow morning. Encloses two letters
for the King and Duke of York. — Fr. Endorsed by Ormonde.
_ 757. Marq. de Caracena to the same. His Highness having March 7.
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1657. Earl of Bristol has gone, in order that a reply may be made
to them, he desires to know at what hour this evening he can
see Ormond. — Fr. Endorsed by Ormonde.

Br[uges],
March •j.

Whitehall,Feb. 26.
[O.S.]

Bruges,March 9.

758. Hyde to Ormonde. Want. of money; they have not
^5 for military service or to buy anything the King wants.
It is high time that Sir Go. La[ne] should be despatched away,
with many others. If the business of the ports be settled, two
good ships of the English fleet are likely to como over. The
Duke of York's heart is set on getting ships. Sends a draught
of Mons. Marchin's commission to Belins, for the latter to
translate into French or Latin as Mar chin may wish; the
original, under seal, must be in English. Supposes that when
Ormonde mentioned his borrowing £$o of Lord Culpeper, he
had forgotten that the time had expired for the 1^500 he bor
rowed of Mr. Harvy ; has desired the King to write to Harvy
to pacify him for another six months. They have broken
shamefully with Mr. Shaw by non-payment for December.
759. [Thurloe] to Lockhart ; not signed. On Monday last Sir
Christopher Dick, M.P. for London, brought into Parliament
a Remonstrance desiring the Protector to assume the name of
King, and call a Parliament of two Houses ; it was read by
144 votes to 54, and is to be debated on upon Saturday. His
Highness desires Lockhart to take particular notice of Lord
Faulconbridge, who is now at Paris ; he is an able gentleman
of parts, and can give a good account of Yorkshire. Copy.
760. Sir G. Hamilton to Ormonde, at Bruxelles. They are
now going towards Dunkirk and St. Omer's. The King wrote
to Mr. Davison about the debt due from the writer, and Hyde
has undertaken to satisfy Mr. Shaw that he will see his debt
paid ; for the other debts, according to the within note, the
writer has informed each creditor that he has entreated
Ormond to pay them as soon as money comes in. Paid Mr.
Archer above 100 guilders out of the money received by
Judevine from Col. Grace, to save Archer from arrest, and
has in consequence borrowed ten French pistoles from Grace
for his journey. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Enclosure : —
Account of moneys due to Mr. Hewett at Antwerp,
Mary Robesonne, the " lininger " at Antwerp, Mr.
Allen, the tailor, and Mr. Archer at Bruges, and
Lieut. Col. Grace, some of which are to be paid 6
April. Erroneously endorsed by the Editor of the State Papers as being " in
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' 761. Hyde to Ormonde. Reminds him of his promise to the 1657.
writer and Nic Armorer, to take Mr. Littleton into his service Br[uges],
at 1 6 shillings a day ; the youth is the soberest and best arc 9"
amongst them, and very worthy of the protection of Ormonde,
who had forgotten to speak about the matter to Dr. Grace.
As to the dispute between Sir E. Walker and Col. Grace
about commissions, neither of them is capable of right reason.
Thinks his exceptions (made in his letter of the 7th) to the
paper are reasonable ; it is left to him to proceed at discretion.
Need of money to pay Mr. Shaw for Dec. last. When Sir G.
La[ne] is sent away, what shall they direct or desire by him ?
A short letter has come for Ormonde from Rum[bold], brought,
with an enclosed letter, by one who was taken prisoner in the
packet-boat of Calice ; Rum [bold] gives the same advice as
Hyde's correspondent, viz. that they should be quiet for a time.
Behaviour of the Spaniards with respect to the ports ; one
Golden brought in a vessel from the rebels to Ostend, but
was turned out of the town by the Governor, and was
not suffered to buy one pound of victual ; and Capt. Lendall,
who went thither on Tuesday about selling the vessel (in
which he has a share), was kept under guard outside the town
all night, and in the morning rudely put in the boat, the
adjutant telling him that no English or Scotch man should
come into that town. Has bidden Lendall put this in
writing for the Secretary to send to the President; cannot
Ormonde mention the matter to Caracena? Sent to Lord
Taaffe the account received from Mr. Roche (?). The King
will send for the trumpeter (who, he says, is a fool for leaving
his present service) when he has occasion for him. The King's
letter to Sir Ja. Hambleton shall be sent by next post.
Ormonde's brothers, Muskcry and Hambleton, have this
day gone for Paris. Never saw the King more troubled
than, between anger and shame, at reading Ormonde's letter ;
the King is weary of his treatment, and believes that neither
Bristol nor Ormonde have ever yet spoken to Caracena about
it. No reason for Ormonde's stay, if he thinks no more
good can be done there ; but if Lord Rochester should come to
Breda he will dispose the King all he can to tho going [to
Brussels]. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 335.
762. Christopher Allin [Thomas Death] to Abraham Bobing- Flushing,
ton [Thurloe] . Has received the bill for ^50. The ship Feb. 27 '
lost by Capt. Tise, with the bost part of 25,000 arms, was in March 9.
the north, not on the coast of France ; can send an attestation
of this under the town's great seal, if necessary. " The man
of Bridges " cannot come into England, do what he may,
for three months yet, and the writer is certain (for several

256

CALENDAR OF

1657.

Paris,March 10.

Ghent,
March 10.

Bruges,
March 12.

Whitehall,

London,March •&.

St. Sebas
tian,
March 14.

reasons) to be able to give a month's notice or more. When
last at Bridges his landlady told him that Hyde's wife
(who often comes to the former's house because her husband
works for her) said that if it were not for the staying for arms
to be made, they should have been in England by April.
Two seals ; orie, a winged dragon between three crescents ; crest,
a dragon's head and forepart ; the other, a chevron between three
lions rampant.
The draft of a short reply from Thurloe, of ^ March, is subjoined,
desiring Allin to use all the care he can to procure information.
763. Lockhart to Thurloe. Discussions with the French
ministers on the business of Dunkirk. His public reception is
to be (on Tuesday next) with all the ceremony he can desire,
Charles Stuart's design goes on ; he intends to land on the coast
looking towards Ireland, where a place is to be surrendered to
him ; there is great rejoicing by his party upon the recon
ciliation between him and his brother. The ships and men
for Dunkirk are desired to be ready by 10 or 12 April. Re
member Col. Druinmond. Copy, partly in cipher.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 87 (deciphered).
764. John Somer to Ferdinand Carnevale [i. e. Thurloe],
merchant " aupres de la Bourse," London. At Middleburgh
saw Col. Hollis (who is commander of the English under
Ormond and Lord Wilmot) buying a thousand muskets and
other arms. At Flushing there are many officers who have
resigned service under the United Provinces in order to wait
upon C. Stuart, who, however, is so in want of money that he
cannot pay his soldiers. The Princess of Orange went from
Schluic (whither her brother Charles convoyed her) towards
the Hague last Saturday; two men killed in the firing
Salutes; Almost entirely in deciphered cipher.
765. Order, in the handwriting of Sir E. Nicholas, signed
by the King, to Lord Taaffe, to go with the regiment of the
Duke of Gloucester to Mons, there to obey such orders as he
shall receive from the Earl of Bristol.
766. Thurloe to Lockhart. Debates in Parliament on the
proposal about Cromwell ; the House is most desirous of the
kingship. Prices of ammunition, biscuit, &c. Copy.
7.67. Col. Jo. Drummond to Lockhart. In the debates
[about Cromwell] four of their countrymen dissented from the
rest, viz. Lord Cnadell [?] , Newton Carr, Sir James McDougall,
and Col. Barclay. Mr. Roult is very kind to him ; desires that
he may be thanked. Col. Rutherford is not yet gone. Copy.
768. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde; not signed or addressed.
Cannot obtain any money there from the captains to carry
with him to Madrid; resolves to leave to-morrow. Is well

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1867.

Breda,March 15.

paid for his stay by making acquaintance with the governor
of the country, the Baron de Vatteville, one of the worthiest
and understandingest men he has ever met with, and very
affectionate to the King's interests. The spy Mosten has been
removed to Fontarabia, on account of an attempt at escape ;
the Baron would have put him to death, or at least to the rack,
if the Church had not favoured him as a new convert ; if the
King still wishes that he should be sent into Flanders, it will
be done. The Baron says that the King should have written
to the Marq. de los Balbasos, who has equal credit at Madrid
with the Count de Pigneranda. Here are five frigates under
the King's commission; three reasonably good, of 14, 16, and
18 guns, and two very small; a sixth is expected from Brest
better than all. Endorsed by Hyde.
769. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. Saxby came hither
with him, and is since gone to Amsterdam ; believes that
on his return from thence he will go to England, resolved
on either Cromwell's death or his own ; if any man can have
opportunity to effect it, he will, and Major Wood says that if
he had not left England when he did, the business would not
have been now to do. Relies only on this ; does not believe
that Saxby has influence enough so to divide the army as to
oppose Cromwell by force ; is better satisfied with his con
fidence with regard to the fleet, where Vice-Adm. Lawson is
well beloved and is totally governed by Saxby and Wildman ;
they have also a great interest in the present Vice-Admiral
[Goodson V\ and many of the captains. Wishes the way of
Sindercomb's death were as excusable as the occasion was
commendable. Thinks that Cromwell's being King will in
crease the number of his friends and lessen his enemies, except
in that party that is nearest him and consequently best able to
hurt him. As for Lord Rich's marrying Cromwell's daughter,
his grandfather's behaviour when admiral is not so forgotten
as that anything he can do can have much influence upon any
party, and the being a lord signifies but little in England at
present. The post's haste will not suffer him to answer one
part of Hyde's letter. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 331.
770. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. The post staying half [Marchis.]
an hour longer enables him to add what he had omitted;
thinks it strange there should be such differences in opinion
amongst the King's friends in England, but supposes the more
judicious are found inclinable to the being quiet and waiting for
some more favourable conjuncture. Is astonished at what he is
told of Saxby's friends, when he knows that Saxby is himself
pertinaciously of the contrary opinion, and indeed with reason ;
vol. ni. s

258 1657.

E'657 ?]
March 5.
[O.S.]

London,
March 5.
[O.S.]

Br[uges],March 16.

CALENDAR OF
for nothing would be so likely to bring about a reconcilement
of the divisions likely to break out among Cromwell's own party
on his being declared King, than a common clanger ; thinks
Cromwell would gladly purchase such a disturbance of an in
vasion as might be thought to promote only the King's interest
and design. Will find a way shortly to know what Major
Gen. Brown and Mr. Holies think of the matter.
771. Letter from Sir Allen Apsley; without signature or
address, endorsed, " This from my clear cosin." Having come
to town for two clays, finds this opportunity of sending by Mr.
B., a worthy, prudent person. Is very sorry to hear that his
old friend has behaved so unjustly [to the person addressed];
remembers that that most excellent lady, whose memory is
still dear to him, told him that her sister had deceived her
brother with a very good character of her husband, who is a
very busy pragmatical fellow, a knave, and a beast, beyond the
writer's power to describe ; never did any wise matron so, like
a scarab (beetle), pass over all the fine flowers of the field, to
take up her habitation in a cowmuck ; she reminds him of the
generous mare in Plutarch who suffered herself to be covered
by an ass, but her husband is honoured by the comparison.
Mentions his own wife.
Endorsed by Hyde, " N. Ap." [i.e. Allen Apsley]. See Art. 719, supra.
Seal, a dog.
772. Brief note, endorsed, " Lockhart's brother to him,"
mentioning that the vote for two Houses passed this day, and
that the number and power of the Lords is to be debated on
Wednesday; the vote that the Protector should declare his
successor also passed in the affirmative.
773. Hyde to Ormonde, at Brussels. Ormonde's regiment,
having received two months' pay, now complain more than
ever on account of the deductions ; poor Tom Morley, who
says that Ormonde appointed him to be paid as a lieutenant,
which was promised by Col. Grace upon Ormonde's direction,
has now been paid only as a common soldier, which he takes
very heavily, and the Dr. has written to Hyde very earnestly
about it. Untoward difference with the Governor of Daun (a
person whom every one magnifies for extraordinary civility),
which Grace takes so ill that he will not go thither ; the
Governor committed a captain of Ormonde's regiment because,
upon failing in some application which he made, he threatened
to plunder the town, and the Major refused, upon the-
Governor's demand, to secure him ; this was the account re
turned to the King on his sending H. Warner to make
enquiry ; the King says the Governor was to blame in that
he sent, not a complaint, but an order to tho Major.
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774. Michell Deane to Robert Richardson [i. e. Thurloe],
Great preparations at Flushing for sea. The King is at
Bruges and Ormond at Bruxelles waiting for money ; is almost
confident, although things are closely carried, that they will
be coming over shortly ; the King's people are now invited to
Dunkirk and Ostend, where they were not admitted before,
and the Vice-admiral of Flanders came with letters to the
King to make excuse for their incivilities. Their numbers do
not exceed 2,500, yet they were never in greater hopes. No
news of Middleton. Endorsed by Thurloe.
775. Thurloe to [Michell Deane f]. Understands that 104
[the States General] have, on the representation of the Spanish
ambassador, directed their ambassador not to admit the article
in the marine treaty that ships under Charles Stewart's com
mission should be accounted pirates. Desires to know the
strength of their fleet, when they will be ready, and how dis
posed of. Votes in Parliament about the government, which
it is hoped may be settled by unanimous consent. The army
have, by a committee of officers, represented the great affection
they have to his Highness. Draft by Thurloe.
776. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed or addressed. Has
received his letters of the 13th and 14th, and will speak to
Don Alonso on the return made by the sea-officer. Notwith
standing Don Juan directed him to apply to the contador for
the money for the provisions of war, finds that no orders have
been given for the payment; believes that all is a mere
flourish, and that they have not money at present even to pay
the 10,000 crowns, much less to provide shipping. Next to
the King's saying what he ought to L. B. [Lord Balcarras ?]*,
his saying nothing is best, and he should show his resentment
of the treatment which honest men suffer for being his, by
removing that person from about him, whose proveable guilt
would justify rougher dealing. Hears that Sir Rob. Marey
[Murray?] is to be entreated to succeed Sir H. Bennet.
Sends the examination Lord Taff spoke of. Endorsed by Hyde.
777. Peter Talbot to Hyde. Encloses letters from his friend
[Sexby], who has sent some persons [to England] who were
engaged with S[yndercombe], and expects they will do what
is desired ; if not, he must begin somewhat himself. Is sorry
nothing was said to him until this day of the King's
pleasure concerning Sir Richard Grenville's suit ; it was com
mended to Don Alonso above seven months ago, but only that

* An endorsement by the editor of the S.
designating Lord Bristol, S 2

P. interprets these initials as

1857.
Flushing,March 16.

[London],
March -£~.

Brussels,March 17.

[Bruges,]March 17.

260

CALENDAR OF

Paris,
March 17.

March fs.

March ~as.

1657. it might be hastened without prejudicing the justice of either
party. Goes to-day with Father Barton to Gant.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Paris, 778. Lockhart's Secretary to Thurloe, with an account of
March 17. tne ceremonious reception of the ambassador on his arrival at
Paris. Copy.
779. Lockhart to the same. Has been taken up hitherto
with the ceremonies of the Court. The business concerning
Dunkirk will be carried on with the readiest ways and means
that can be fallen on. Lord Faulconbridge has gone for
Italy. Thurloe's S. P., vol. vi. p. 104.
780. Thurloe to Lockhart, about the preparations for the
expedition to Dunkirk ; desires a copy of all the articles of the
treaty. Copy ; partly in cipher.
781. The same to the same. Proceedings in Parliament
about the settlement of the government. Some of the officers
of the army, who have been somewhat melancholy and discon
tented, are now well satisfied. Hopes the Lord will incline
his Highness to close with what the Parliament shall offer. Copy.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 332.
782. Hyde to Ormonde, at Brussels. Notice of letters
between himself and Lord Taaffe [respecting the marching of
an Irish regiment to Lord Bristol at the camp at St. Ghilian],
for which the King, upon enquiry made by the two Dukes,
denied having given any order, until Lord Newburgh wrote to
the Secretary about it, and Hyde showed the King Taaffe's
letter, with a copy of the order attested by Nicholas. The
King has written to Taaffe, enclosing a letter for Lord Bristol.
The King will follow Ormonde's advice about the garrison, and
the Governor will do his part, but Grace resolves not to go to
Daun. Endorsed by Ormonde.
783. Lord Bristol to Ormonde. Is willing to be treated
as severely as the King shall please, if he has done other
wise in the matter of the regiment's marching than he
ought for the King's service ; but let the King also repri
mand Lord Taaffe for commanding only 100 of the soldiers
to march ; the soldiers, however, being wiser and dutifuller
than their commander, the whole regiment is come hither,
where the writer has armed them, given them money, and
well quartered them. The same has been done to the Scotch
regiment. They are under De Marsin's command. Hopes
to be at Brussels on Sunday next, after the taking of this
place. Endorsed by Ormonde.

Bru[ges],
March 21.

" From the
camp before
St. Gelin,"
March 21.

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784. Don Juan to the King. Hopes to gain early posses
sion of St. Ghilein. Complains of the difficulties interposed by
the Earl of Bristol to the marching of the Irish and Scotch
regiments from Hainaut. Has delayed this letter to 22 March
in order to be able to announce that negotiations for capitula
tion have commenced. — Span. Endorsed by Hyde.
785. Tlie King to Don Juan, in reply to the foregoing.
Congratulates him on the taking of St. Guilain. Will be
much offended should he find that the Earl of Bristol has
failed in zeal to advance the affair in every possible way ; but
is informed that the two regiments quartered in Hainaut began
their march immediately upon receipt of his orders. — Fr.
J * Draft.
786. Macy Robbinson to Ormonde. Requests payment of 76
florins out of 88 which are due to him from Sir George Ham
bleton, and which Sir George tells him he will receive from
Ormonde. 787. Hyde to the same, at Brussels. Has received his
letter of the 19th by Sir Edw. Walker ; the latter (like Hyde)
desires plenty, and to live according to his quality of Herald,
but it is no more in Hyde's power to help him to what he
proposes than to restore him to his lodging in Windsor
Castle. The person of whom Sir George Carteret writ so
often, has come ; he is a shrewd fellow, and there seems no
cause to suspect his honesty ; has very notable particulars
in which to serve the Spaniards, which he will himself commu
nicate to the Ministers and to the Earl of Bristol. If St. Gillin
be taken, " our friend " [Bristol] will be too high to be found
fault with, yet a little chiding from Ormonde will do him no
harm ; all the scruples and qualms of conscience and honour
which he brought out of the nice school of France have
resolved into sounder theses and conclusions. Had a letter of
the 5th from Sir H. Bennet from Bourdeaux, so that he is
long before this at Madrid. Endorsed by Ormonde.
788. The same to Ormonde. An express arrived last night
from Don Juan, with the news of the taking of St. Gillin ; the
King wishes Ormonde to congratulate him thereon, immediately
on his coming to Bruxelles. Lord Rochester gives many
reasons why the King's presence is now necessary at the latter
place, and the King thinks of going there as soon after Easter
as may be. Hopes this success will make the Spaniards find
some way to send them money ; not a day passes but some
honest man is arrested and cast into prison, or redeems himself
thence by pawning and engaging all he has; if nothing be
done, " all the divells in hell take them." Why does he keep

1657.
The camp
beforeS. Ghilein,
March 21.

[March 24.]

Antwerp,March 23.

Bruges,
March 23.

Bruges, March 24.

262 1857.

Ghent,
March ££.

Bruges,March 2.5.

Bruges, March 26.

March 16.
[O.S.]

CALENDAR OF
O'Neale, who promised to be here last week? Mr.Waite
goes to-day to sell six horses which were sent to the King for
his coach. Endorsed by Ormonde.
789. Johan Somer [to Thurloe]. His last was by his wife.
The King's new levies are all disbanding for want of entertain
ment. A Dutchman passed lately into England who is sus
pected of intending some attempt against the Protector; he
served the King of Spain for a long time, and is now a great
favourite with Charles Stuart, and resides at Sluys ; he is
called Colonel Pinleter, a very bold fellow, of a most dissolute
and vicious life ; if any stranger frequent Whitehall, take heed
to him. Endorsed by Thurloe.
Almost entirely in deciphered cipher.
790. B[lank] M[arshall] lo Mr. Robert Richardson [i. e.
Thurloe] . Charles Stuart goes next week to Bruxells, where
he will be welcome, St. Gillian having/ surrendered through
his means last Friday ; he sent Bristol thither, who contrived
to draw off all the Irish (in number 500) who were there.
Look to Wales. The writer's wife receives [Thurloe's] com
mands at Flushing. Desires to go to Bruxells with Charles,
and a supply of money for that purpose. Endorsed by Thurloe,
Some words in deciphered cipher.
Thurloe's S. P., vol. iii. p. 117.
791. The King to Ormonde ; not signed. Will write to his
sister as M. Strozzi desires, and pray her to speak to the
Princess Dowager in his name. France will not be so unrea
sonable, now that it has made a league with Cromwell, as to
take exception at any thing that they may do ; they need not
therefore be careful about their answer. What is become of
the Irish who were in St. Ghilin? Hopes Lord Bristol has
taken care of his interest, that the stars will let . him stay till
the writer comes to Bruxells, and that Taurus will be as suc
cessful to him as Aries has been, and that then he will think
more of terrestrial things, and not run himself and his friends
into inconveniencies, as will be seen in the Chancellor's letter.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 3.12.
792. 385 [endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Robinson," i.e. Rumbold]
to [Ormonde]. Received on one day the letters of 7 and 21
Jan., and 14 March. Has since been in such strict custody
that he has" not been allowed to see any one (except at
church) but in the presence of his keeper; nevertheless,
about 3 weeks ago, found means to have a short discourse
with Col. Jo. Russell, who promised to send, in the writer's
stead, full information of all occurrences. Has sent to Sir

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Robert Shirley's chaplain for an answer to the matters 1657.
. enquired of; Sir Robert, a few days before his death, told
the writer that he had set apart £600 per annum (and more
if requisite) for the keeping up correspondence and intelli
gence. Has proposed to Andrew Newport the raising of a
sum of money amongst his friends, but he lingers upon it as a
difficult thing, and perhaps therefore a letter from the King
himself would encourage him. Newport says that a friend has
put ^'200 in his hands for the King's service, of which ^20
have been given to the bearer for his voyage, and j^20 to Sir
Thos. Armstrong, whose necessities are so pressing that he
beseeches he may have a letter from the King for such a sum
as may be thought fit by which he will try to help himself
amongst his friends. The remainder Newport will remit or re
serve, as may be desired. The letter sent to Lord Newport (who
has been two months in Shropshire and, latterly, imprisoned
there with others) was received with great satisfaction. Hen.
Norwood is thankful for being undeceived in the report which
gave him so great resentment ; and, though begging that he
may not be forced to disclose the author, will do so if the King
commands it ; encloses part of two letters from him relating
thereto. All the rest of the writer's fellow-prisoners, and
particularly Sir Thos. Peyton and Lord Tufton, are highly
satisfied with the King's kindness towards them. Mr. Tre-
lany says that Mr. Maynard promised him that he would serve
the King in all the ways he could, by giving intelligence either
of what he heard from England concerning the fleet &c, or of
any negotiations in Portugal that may be made use of to the
King's advantage. If the King will send Trelany to treat
with Maynard, he is ready to go. He says the cipher for
Devon is in safe hands and may be used, but can give no
account of that for Cornwall. Of the business in the West,
account is received from others; Mr. John Mordaunt hopes
to raise 400 or 500 horse; does not hear of anything else
to be expected from the King's party, except from in
dividuals who will engage as soon as they hear of anything
to be attempted. Does not yet know what is to be expected
from the army, the Levellers, or any others; but it is the
opinion of many prudent men (opposed, however, by Lord
Willoughby and others) that the changes urged by Cromwell
(who will probably be made King within a month) will turn to
the King's advantage, and it is therefore wished that the King
would employ persons of honour and interest, to prepare
others for the beginning of the King's enterprise and to raise
money, so as to be prepared to make use of the discontents of
Cromwell's party. The royalists are so irritated by their
frequent imprisonments and intolerable burdens, that it will
not be so difficult as heretofore to find persons fit for this

264

CALENDAR OF

1657.

March 16.
[O.S.]

March 28.

Madrid,March 28.

service. Cromwell has promised Card. Mazarine to send 5000
men into Flanders, and has ordered Major Gen. Barkstead to
increase the garrison of "this place" [the Tower qf London]
from 600 to 2000; he has sent 500 men to Yarmouth and
800 to Norwich, and others to most of the port-towns in
Norfolk and Suffolk, and the like in the West, but the garri
sons are constantly changed. The writer and his family are
reduced to great distresses through his imprisonment, but he
will at all times be ready to lay down his life and estate in the
King's service. Desires to be humbly remembered to Sir E.
Hyde, to whom he forbears to write, having been told that
they both have what is sent to either of them ; gave the
letter which Hyde sent for his friend into her brother's hands.
Did not see Mr. Jeffries when he was in London, nor send
any intelligence by him ; thinks him a person of great fidelity
and discretion. Letters for him to be directed to John Wright,
to be left with Mr. Salby, an apothecary, at the sign of the
Rose, at the lower end of Bucklersbury.
Chiefly in deciphered cipher ; seven closely written folio pages.
793. 385 [endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Robinson "] to
[Ormonde]. Sir Thos. Armstrong and John Weston stay
Col. Treswell, who was to have been the bearer of the pre
ceding letter, from going, but promise it shall have safe con
veyance. 794. Copy [by M. Marces] of an intercepted letter from one
of Thurloe's agents, signed " Wescomb," but endorsed in de
ciphered cipher as being from Richard White, at Madrid, to
his brother Ignatius, at London. Non-receipt of letters from
Mr. Browne [Bampfield] nor Mr. Tomkins [Thurloe].
Knows Longg's [Don Lewis de Haro's] mind concerning the
pick [peace], which he desires to let the sadler know. Mr.
Edward's [the King's] servant [Sir H. Bennet] is arrived,
and spoke yesterday to Mr. Longg; he assures them that
this summer their business will be done.
Endorsed with a key. "Sent by Mons. Marces from Paris."
It appears from Thurloe's S. P., vol. v. p. 254, that by the sadler is
meant Thurloe. Richard White was nephew to — White at Rome ;
ib. 403.
795. Sir Henry Bennet to ... . Arrived on Friday last,
and had his first interview with Don Lewis de Haro yesterday,
who, after speaking about the advances made by persons now in
power in England who had been most criminal, for whose
future deserts the King of Spain would be surety, and after
being assured that the King was secure of one imp'ortant port
in England, in a province which would enable him to make a
defensive war under such a captain as Mons. Marcin, said that
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King's advantage. Spoke in French, which was interpreted
by Don Christoval, Haro's Secretary, to whom the writer had
been recommended by Baron de Vattcville at St. Sebastian's,
and who engaged to assist tho breach with Cromwell. Pre
parations for war with Portugal. The recommendatory letter
to Sir B. Wright has been of great use, the writer being
lodged in his house. Lord Goring is here, and has been con
fined to bed for three months ; is extremely poor, but having
had some promise of money intends to go into Flanders in
May. The Count de Fiesque visited him the day after his
arrival, by orders from the Prince de Conde. Has only received
the letter of 23 Feb. ; Mr. Briton is lately gone for England,
and the report is that he is stopped and imprisoned at Pam-
peluna. An English frigate of 18 guns, burning Cromwell's
commission and producing the Duke of York's, came into a
port near Bilbao ; it was seized and the men imprisoned, but
at the writer's intervention they are to be set at liberty and
have restitution of all. Four folio pages.
796. Don Alonso de Cardenas to the King, in reply to a
letter from the latter requesting him to delay the sale of some
goods about which there was a lawsuit between Sir R. " Grin-
fil " [Grenville] and the Earl of Suffolk. Will do as desired-
Span. Endorsed by Hyde.
797. John Somer [to Thurloe] ; partly in deciphered cipher.
His last was of ^4 March. Gen. Lamboy is coming from the
Emperor with 3000 men, levied to serve under don John
of Austria. St. Ghillin is blocked up by the Spaniard, but in
no great danger. The fleet of the United Provinces will soon
be ready for sea. Ch. Stewart's soldiers are disbanded ; he
has not many above 2000, who are only paid two stivers a
day. Is troubled about his wife, from whom he has not heard
since she left, 16 days ago, for England. Thurloe's S. P., vol. vi. p. 133,
798. Richard dement to Hyde. Has received his letter of
28 Feb., the first since the beginning of October; in con
sequence of which silence he had ceased his weekly tribute.
Proposes to make a journey into Flanders. The Pope last
week sent 1000 "soldiers to Dalmatia to help the Venetians.
The plague has not entirely ceased. The Pope is not well ;
has been at some, but not at all, the functions of this holy
week. The Duke of Mantua has declared for the Emperor.
The Spaniards intend to besiege Valenza. The money sent
by the Turks to hire the Algerine fleet has been lost at sea.
Endorsed by Hyde.
799. The King, under the name of William Smith, to
lV[illiam] H[oivard, alias John Fisher]. " by Mr. Ashton."

1657.

Brussels,
March 31.

Ghent,
March ff

[Borne],
March 31.

[Bruges],
March.

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[Bruges],
Apr. I.

[1657?]
March 22.
[O.S.]

March 24,
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Replies to his letters of 15 Jan. and 5 Feb. (0. S.). Thanks
him for proceeding as he did ; will never in such cases wish
him to depart from his own judgment. Sent the new proposition
because 19. 6. 28. 27. 48. [Sexby?] undervalued his friends
as unable to help him, and he wished to show the people here
that he had friends who were able to help. Too much as
surance of friendship cannot be given to Mr. Stephens-.
Does not undervalue Mr. Carter's friendship, knowing what
good offices he can do, but cannot say that he has the least
inclination to be kind to the writer ; if Mr. Stephens or
Joseph Allan have power with him, would rather owe the
obligation to him than to any man. Is in much trouble that
neither [Howard] nor Mr. Graves ever received the Bever;
Mr. Ashton will tell him what has been done to remedy it.
Copy by Hyde,
800. B[lank] M[arshall] to Mr. Rob. Richardson [i. e. to
Thurloe], in West Chester, to be left with Mr. Will. Crowe,
in the Admiralty Chambers, Whitehall. Mr. George Lane
has come from Brussels and is knighted. Ormond and Bristol
have come; the latter brought 250 soldiers from St. Guillin.
Charles Stewart goes on Thursday next to Brussels, with all
who are out of debt ; the writer cannot go for want of money.
The French King gives leave to many Irish officers and others
to come ; but there is no great matter for fear there, only et
the business at home bo watched. None can give [Thurloe] a
better account than the writer, unless they be of the Counci .
Partly in deciphered cipher.
Thurloe's S. P., vol. vi. p. 136.
801. [Sir Allen Apsley] to "Mr. Towser" [Hyde?]. The
son of a noble friend apprehends some unkindness from
" Towser " in publishing a secret concerning himself which he
writ to Mr. Marshe's brother, who showed that letter only to
" Towser ; " he complains also that though no man had sought
more occasions to serve Mr. Marsho and " Towser," yet no
man had been so much slighted ; a few kind words from them
may still preserve him ; he is much cajoled by their adver
saries. The writer's kinsman has been told that his honesty is
questioned, but the writer believes him to be as honest as
himself, and begs that his mind may be freed from that cloud.
Desires a reply as soon as possible.
' Endorsed by Hyde, " N. A."
802. 385 [endorsed by Hyde, "Mr. Robinson," i.e. Rum
bold"] to "Mr. George Langley" [Ormonde]. Wrote on the
1 6th. Has received an enclosed letter from Lord Willoughby,
by which his sense of their concernments here will be seen;
has blotted out part and put it in cipher, and has written the

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letters which form the key in the margcnt of an enclosed 1657.
paper. John Seymour, brother to Henry Seymour, camo
to-day to give information of the preparations at Bristol and
Gloucester; he hae conversed with Major Clayton and others,
and reckons their strength at 1500 horse and 2000 foot; bo
says that Mr. Ralph Skipwith is suspected of giving intel
ligence to Cromwell, and that he himself had suffered by
some reports made of him to the King. Partly in deciphered cipher.
803. [Mr. SVmgsby] to "Mr. De La Haye;" a letter of March 25.
intelligence from England, chiefly in deciphered cipher. [°-80
Monk lies still, and so do they in Ireland. The fleet has
gone to the coast of Yarmouth ; Montagu commands, and
Goodson under him. Cromwell had resolved to dissolve
Parliament if the vote for the continuance of the Scotch and
Irish members had not passed ; to prevent this the moderate
party (who are royalists, and stronger than either the Com
monwealth's men or the court party) voted on that side. The
Commonwealth's party now aim at a dissolution, as only
wanting a pretence to put their designs in execution; they
have gained the largest part of the army, and there is now an
inveterate hatred between Cromwell and Desborough ; these
two parties are managed by juntos of leading men, but the
royalists act independently without private consultation. Any
applications made to the King from the Commonwealth's men
in which Sir A. Haslerig and Sir H. Vane are not parti
cularly interested, will be most probably deceptive, for they
are the leaders; Sir H. Vane tells tho party that if they
stick close to each other, Cromwell must resign his power to -
them or to the King. Refers to his letters to the Earl of
Bristol. The reports of his brother Walter being cashiered
and disgraced have lessened the writer's credit, ana are likely
to prejudice the King's service; cannot say but that his
brother may be much to blame, for he knows nothing of the
matter. Endorsed by Hyde.
804. Sir II. Bennet to Hyde. Means of transmission of Madrid,
letters. Has had an audience with the King, at which little Apr. 4-
passed. Very particular questions are asked, for answers to
which he desires more minute instructions; viz., such as
whether Blake (of whom they seem to conceive well), Venables,
and Lambert have ever treated with the King. This is a fine
country if it had warmth ; feels the cold as sharp as he did in
January at Bruges. Will write to Lord Bristol to ask that if
Marces trick produce anything, he may have notice, because
great use may be made of it ; nay, if his lordship would
be content to send the key to Lockhart's cipher, if he have

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Apr. 4.

Heidelberg,
Apr. 6.

Madrid,
Apr. 7.

"Tsas von
Gent,"
Apr. 7.

found it, and let Marces send the duplicates to him, very
good use might be made of it in Madrid. Endorsed by Hyde.
A few words in deciphered cipher.
805. Hyde to a Royalist agent in England; endorsed,
"Myne to Subtle" (?). Hopes his letter of this day fort
night came safe, as also one written since. Unless [Subtle]
is sure that something will speedily arise in which he can
engage, he is to return as soon as possible, and the sooner the
better, for there is no depending upon these people to begin
it, so that it must be deferred again till next winter ; and the
King will do the best he can to execute his designs next
season without depending on others. This is said also to Nic.
Armorer, and to any others who cannot be safe there ; those
who can will do best to stay.
Draft by Hyde, with the lines underscored which were to be put in
cipher.
806. Declaration of Charles Lewis, the Elector Palatine,
announcing that he assumes (in virtue of his rights as Pal-
grave) the stewardship and vicariate of all the lands of the
Rhine, during the vacancy in the empire caused by the death
of the Emperor Ferdinand III.

807. Sir H. Bennett to [Hyde] . The ministers at Madrid
are ignorant of most of the things contained in the memo
rials to, or discourses with, the ministers in Flanders. Has
stated the King's desires for a declaration of the intentions
of the King of Spain, for some notice of himself in Flanders,
for the liberty of the ports in Flanders, Spain and Italy, for
the making some propositions to admiral Blake, for the
establishing a fund of money in Flanders for his assistance,
and for the settling of a separate army for him ; to which he
added a memorial suggesting a descent upon Ireland. Hopes
for satisfaction on most of these points. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
808. John Somer to [Thurloe]. His last was of l\ March.
Most of Charles Stewart's soldiers are disbanded, few being
left but the volunteers ; it is thought that those who remain
with him will be delivered over to the Spanish service, which
will ruin his credit with the Cavaliers ; for, after having left
good service, some in Sweden, some in the United Provinces,
but most in France, they must now go against their inclination,
where there is nothing but misery. The taking of St. Ghillian,
and all the Spanish successes in the Low Countries, are
attributed solely to the Prince of Conde, who is the most
bitter, vehement and noxious enemy that France has, and
consequently deserves not the name of a Frenchman.
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Paris,March 28
Apr. 7.

Breda, Apr. 10.

809. Richard Clement to Hyde. The King of Spain will 1657.
only admit Monsignore Bonelli as extraordinary Nuncio, not [Rome],
as ordinary. Donna Berenice is to be shortly here. The APr- 1-
Pope has recovered. The Pope has desired the Queen of
Suedeland to defer her journey to Rome, and has told her he
cannot continue to provide what he has done hitherto. The
Duke of Mantua has given the Germans possession of Casale.
Endorsed by Hyde.
810. [Col. Bampfield to Thurloe] ; not signed. A letter of
intelligence about the movements of the Dukes of Mantua and
Modena in Italy, and the affairs of France and Spain.
A copy by M. Marcos, being by the same hand as the letter of March
28, art. 794 supra, endorsed with that name ; the letter having
been intercepted and copied by him in transitu. Thurloe's S. P.,
vol. vi. p. 150.
811. John Jennings [Capt. Titus] [to Hyde]. Has been,
ever since he wrote last, in Holland with 181 [Sexby], whom
he finds more and more sanguine, which makes him more
phlegmatic. But, seeing the letters he does, he does not
wonder at Sexby's confidence, and thinks he would be con
fident himself had not their disappointments been so many.
Saw one letter from 812 [Wildman] (who it may be, is one of
the honestestand wisest of that party) to 819 [Major Wood],
wherein he said he would advise him to come very shortly,
that they were as active as ever and upon a design which
Sexby would communicate ; this design Sexby still conceals,
only showed a letter which said that either Cromwell must
fall or some thousands of their party. Sexby has all things
ready for going to England as soon as he receives an answer
to an express which he has sent. On the other hand, letters
from Presbyterians say that all things in order to making
Cromwell King go on without opposition, and that the repub
lican party are now submiss enough ; Sexby says they are
doing most when they appear least, but the writer thinks that
what he calls cunning is really fear. Cromwell now courts
the Presbyterians, especially the ministers ; the latter now
cannot deceive the writer, unless they be honest. One letter
says that Cromwell will refuse the title of King, but will
take all the power that is offered him; he is reported to
have said, with regard to the title, that he was now an old
man and cared not for wearing a feather in his cap. Does
not alter his old opinion that the change is not at all for the
advantage of the King's party. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. s. P. vol. iii. p. 336.
812. " To his Highness the Lord Protector .... the humble
Petition and Advise of the knights, citizens, and burgesses Apr. 10.]
now assembled in Parliament," praying that he will assume
the name and office of King, and exercise the same " according

[March 31

270 CALENDAR OF
1657. to the lawes of these nations," will nominate his successor, will
call a Parliament of two Houses, &c. Five folio leaves, closely written.
Formerly numbered 28 in a list of special papers. Followed by another
copy, formerly numbered 29. Followed also by a copy of the
original draft of the Petition (as it seems) before the final altera
tions made in the H. of Commons; formerly numbered 27.
Printed, fol. Lond., 1657,
Paris, 813. [Col. Bampfield to Thurloe] ; not signed. Position of
Apr- rx- the Duke of Savoy with reference to Spain and France ; his
messages to the French King. Movements of the Spaniards
in Italy. General foreign news. A copy by M. Marces ; see art. 794, sup-a.
Thurloe's S. P., vol. vi. p. 160.
Madrid, 814. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Has received his letter of
Apr. 11. j March, which was 34 days in coming. Has delivered the
King's letter to Count de Pinneranda, and, in accordance with
his advice, is now waiting upon every one of the Council, who
(and not the Junta) will resolve upon the principal points.
Has also waited upon the Marq. do los Balbases, to whom he
had a letter from the Baron de Vatteville, and who said he
waited much upon the late King when he was in Spain ;
desires Hyde would prevail with the King to write to him.
Loses no time, but must begin with those things which are for
the advantage of the Spaniards, and leave the King's present
wants till all be concluded. Does not speak confidently of
the King's doing anything this spring, but the contrary.
Endorsed by Hyde.
[1657?] 815. " RM. White," a Royalist in England, to "Mr.
Apr. 2. Dixon." Has received his letter, and conveyed the enclosed
1 • -J as directed, but has not received that of 14 March. His late
misfortunes have hindered his performing tho service he other
wise might have done, but when freed from these troubles will
use all means to regain lost time. Has not yet seen Mr.
Hancot or Mr. Pattison; Mr. Cuts has not declared against
Pattison's kinsman, but only arrested him. Endorsed by Hyde.
Apr. tV 816. Thurloe to Lockhart. His Highness approves of
Lockharfs carriage with regard to the proceedings between
the French and the Dutch. They have only received of Mr.
Ashurst ^fiooo in part of 1800 crowns. On Tuesday last the
whole Parliament presented to his Highness an humble Pe
tition and Advice, desiring him to assume the Kingly name
and office, to which he gave a very affectionate answer, but
deferred accepting or refusing the offer until he had fully
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817. W. Howard to [Lord Falconbridge, at Paris], The 1857.
only difficulty with his Highness as to the match, is with Apr. -&.
respect to his [Falconbridge's] estate, the scruple of religion
being over*, but the report of his intending to match with
Lady Katherine How[ard] did add to it: his Highness speaks
of him with much respect, and did not except against the
general account of his estate given by the writer; he has
taken time to consider of the Petition and Advice.
Copy, sent from Paris by Marces.
818. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Since she The Hague,
received his letter, M. Soelc, the bailiff of Till, came to urge APr> *3-
his business, to whom she said she could give no reply, because
it would prejudice her in her suit, since it was upon a survivor
ship that he made his claim. He assured her that he claimed
nothing in respect of that right, but only from herself, but she
said that that would not hinder his doing her great injury;
upon which he went home. The Spanish ambassador came
the same day after dinner, pressing her very much on the part
of Don Juan about the affair of Steencaivels, as a thing that
would give him great pleasure if she would do it ; upon which,
seeing how much they have to do with Don Juan, she thought
that she could not refuse him, seeing also that it could not in
any way injure her suit. Hopes the King will not vex
himself, since it is to oblige people with whom he has as much
to do as they have. Forgot to speak to the ambassador about
the process of the Countess of Isingen. Although in the
following week they ought to act a masquerade as at Epi
phany, (" nous devons nous deguiser come au Trois Rois "), she
will go to see him on Tuesday and stay one night, as on
Thursday she must return for the masquerade. To be
remembered to Lady Stanhope. — Fr. Black seal of arms.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
819. Thurloe to Mr. Vernetti. Receives his letters weekly. Apr. T\.
Has this day sent ^io to his wife to forward to him. Desires
him to ascertain the posture of the enemy, and their designs
for the summer. Hears that old Dodson is gone over into
Flanders to Charles Stewart. The Protector will scarce
accept the title- of King, but the nation have shown their
affection and confidence. Copy.
Endorsed with notes of letters to Allen, alias Lieut. Death, and Blank
Marshal.
820. Lockhart to Thurloe. Account of an interview with [Paris],
Card. Mazarine, who, on a review of the general state of APr-A-
Europe, insinuated that the design upon Dunkirk might prove
more difficult than was expected by the English, with his
* See Thurloe's State Papers, vol, vi. p. 154.

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[London],
Apr. T«g.

[London],
Apr. T%.

Madrid, Apr. 18.

reply to the Cardinal's reasons. The ratification of the papers
sent by Mr. Walker is expected to be here before the 20th.
Visited by Turenne (465) and the Prince of Conti yesterday.
Copy, sent by Marces.
821. [Thurloe to Lockhart.] Has received his letter of ^
inst. with the papers concerning the 36,000 crowns. Un
promising condition (as learned by letters from France) of the
French armies in Flanders and Italy. The Protector on
Friday last gave as his reply to the Petition of the Parliament,
that he was not able to see it to be his duty either to God or
man to accept their advice ; this caused great consternation in
the Parliament, and the next morning they voted that they
would adhere to the advice already given, and ordered that
the whole House do this day attend the Protector and desire
him to reflect upon the great obligation which rests upon him
to accept their advice, in things which they have judged to be
for the common good. Copy, sent by Marces.
822. W. W[alker] to [Lockhart]. Upon receiving the
Protector's reply to the Petition, the Parliament resolved
by 77 to 65, that they would adhere to their advice, and to-day
it was resolved that a committee draw up reasons to induce his
Highness to accept the Petition, adding a vote to the effect
" all or none." Lord Lambert says with reference to Lady
Hambleton's business, that he will contribute what is in his
power for its advantage ; and says that Lockhart's own par
ticular business will require little protection, his endeavours
for the public excusing more than his failings could amount
to, by many degrees. Copy, sent by Marces.
823. Sir Henry Bennet to Hyde. Has only had two letters
from him since leaving Bruges, the last being of March 7.
Has waited on the Queen and Infanta ; their journey to
Aranjuez is deferred upon the opinion that the Queen is with
child. The news of the taking of St. Gillain caine yesterday,
which appears to have been caused by the King's interposition
with the Irish. The Duke of York should write to the King
of Spain, thanking him for his establishment, so as to persuade
the ministers that he is content with his being in Flanders,
and take away any suspicion of his separating himself from the
common interest of his house. News of a rebel convoy upon
the coast, bringing provisions for Blake ; some Spanish
prisoners have been set on shore, who magnify much the good
usage they have had from the English. It is reported that
the inhabitants of Jamaica have become masters of the English.
Mons. de Mazarolle is recalled home by the Prince of Conde\
Slowness of the Spanish Court in their consultations. Endorsed by Hyde.

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824. [Col. Bampfield to Thurloe] ; not signed or addressed. ^57.
His sixth letter since the last of March. Lord Balcarres and *,^?'dn_
his lady have lately been ordered from their master's court at i8 [Api/j »
Bridges, for which the reason alleged is his corresponding
with the Palais Royale : is privately advertised of another
ground, which, if true, shows that some who have too much
credit with his Highness are most villanously false to him, but
of this more will be known hereafter. Movements of the
French army. Apprehensions of the Prince of Conde. Un
willingness of the Duke of Orleans to remain at Paris. Pro
posed departure of the Dutch ambassador.
825. [Thurloe to Lockhart]. The ratification will be sent [London],
in due time, and nothing will be wanting on the English side APr- ¦&•
if there be performance on that of the French. His Highness
will consider the desire of the Queen of France (on whose
recommendation he puts a great value) for favour to be granted
to the Papists, but the English Papists are all of the Spanish
faction, and so are not only enemies to England but to France
itself. The whole House of Parliament waited on his Highness
last Tuesday to reinforce their former Advice, not being
satisfied with his refusal to be King; in reply he expressed
his willingness to state the grounds he went upon, as also to
hear what they had to offer, and to-day a committee is ap
pointed to confer with him; we pray that God will incline his
heart to listen to the Parliament's advice. Proposed insur
rection of the Fifth-monarchy men ; they had appointed a
rendezvous this night at Mile-End Green, near London, but
God having given some notice thereof, 20 of the ringleaders
were seized when they were ready to take horse, with arms and
ammunition, as also their chief standard (viz. a lion couchant,
with this motto, Who shall rouse him up ?) and a declaration
setting forth a new government; many other persons are
being searched for who were engaged in the design.
Copy sent by M. Marcos.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 336.
826. Part of another letter to Lockhart, without signature; Apr. 19.
[from W. Walker ?]. A committee of Parliament appointed
to attend his Highness at a conference to-morrow. This
evening at 7 o'cl. notice came to Whitehall of some Fifth-
monarchy men who were assembled toward Bishopsgate ; a
party of horse seized them as they were ready to get on horse
back to go to some appointed place; about 25 have just been
brought in and are under examination. Copy sent from Marcos.
827. [M. Marces to Lord Bristol], without signature; [Paris],
addressed "For B. ;" accompanying the copy of the inter- Apr. 20.
cepted letter from Lockhart to Thurloe of 14 Apr., ut supra.
Does not send a long letter which followed, and which contained
the discourse held with the Count de Brienne, who visited
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274 CALENDAR OF
1857. Lockhart on the part of the Court, and who had been directed
by the Queen and Cardinal to ask his intercession with Crom
well that the Catholics might enjoy the same privileges as
before for the exercise of their religion ; Lockhart has written
to Thurloe thereupon, and has asked him to speak favourably
of the proposal to Cromwell. Sent by the last ordinary post
two letters addressed to "Taner, merchant at London,"
which are from Col. Bamfield ; the one in Bamfield's own
hand ; the other, dated at Paris, 15 Apr., copied by this
writer ; sent the former because it speaks of the affair of Lord
Belcarras *, and also that, if it is his own handwriting, it may
be recognised. It will be seen by Thurloe's letter of the 16th
(q. v.) that he is the person addressed as " Taner," for he
mentions to Lockhart in that letter the same news that Bam
field had sent in his letter of the 7 th. Bamfield has twice
changed his seal, and has two addresses, but is likely soon to
leave Paris for want of money ; the news sent in his last letter
are very nearly the same as those now enclosed, and were
furnished, as the writer thinks, by the same person ; two
copies are sent, which are desired to be given (when read) to
Mr. Charles Bercley for the Duke of York. Copies also are
enclosed of two letters from Thurloe to Lockhart of the 1 2th
and 1 6th; one from Howard to Lord Faulconbridge, and one,
signed W. W., from Walker, who had been sent to London by
Lockhart, and who writes to him by all conveyances. Suspects
that one of his two friends opens the packets which are for
Spain ; amongst other addresses he has that of Mons. de
Marchin, having opened his letters ; has prayed him not to
touch them again, which he has promised, but it will be well
to change the address, the seal, and the handwriting, and that
they be signed by some other person, and the same also
with regard to Don John of Austria. Is not always present at
the opening of the mail, and if there be any roguery it is at
Paris and nowhere else. Has the more reason for suspicion
because at the last mail his friend brought him a letter written
by Mr. Slingesby, under the cover of Pere Fauce, a Jesuit,
and addressed to Mr. Van Helmont, which he had opened.
His friends are both of them very intimate with him, and also
zealous for the King's service, but doubtless also for that of
the Cardinal as well. Has obliged them to do something of great
consequence to Don John, viz. to open a packet from the Portu
guese ambassador, which he had sent by the way of London
through the boats lately established in England, in which he
found a letter containing nearly five pages of very difficult cipher,
which he has begun to copy, but cannot send now because it
will take four hours to finish and the courier will start in half-
an-hour ; has promised them in return a present through
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[Bristol] from Don John. Is quite alone in doing what 1857.
[Bristol] knows of with those friends, who do not understand
the language; in the cipher, put for Thurloe 25. 23. 38. 21.
19. 22. 20. instead of 355. Grieved at the death of the
Emperor. Letters for [Bristol] from England to be addressed
to the writer at the Palais Royale ; change the seal, and do
not put the address hereafter except on such as are sent
to the writer himself, for there is no risk with these. — Fr.
Three folio pages closely written.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
828. Richard Clement to Hyde. It was thought that the [Rome].
Pope would this week have created the Nuntio now at Vienna Apr- 2°"
(a Florentine) a Cardinal in addition to the six lately made,
and have sent him as Legate to the Diet, but he has not done
so ; it is conceived he will use his best endeavours for the
House of Austria with regard to the succession in the Empire.
The French and Spaniards both endeavour to secure the alli
ance of the Duke of Mantua. Two Irish bishops have been
designed this week, Edmund Ochelli [O'Reilly?], now in
Flanders, for Armagh, and Antonio Megohigan [Geoghegan]
for another see [Clonmacnois], Tlie Pope has restored free
commerce between the neighbourhood and Rome, none having
died of the plague for- many days ; he goes next week to
Castel Gandolfo, where his sister-in-law meets him.
Endorsed by Hyde.
829. [Lockhart to Thurloe]. Prospect of European affairs [Paris],
as consequent upon the Emperor's death ; the Cardinal is APr- 4t-
anxious to promote the election of any one not of the House of
Austria, and desires his Highness to move the Protestant
Electors in behalf of any such person as may be agreed upon ;
he discoursed at length with Lockhart upon the state of affairs
in Austria. Complained to the Cardinal of the losses suffered
by the delay mentioned by Thurloe ; the reply was that they
were sufferers too, and could not help it. Visited Turenne
[465] this morning; he is of opinion that Dunkirk and
Gravelines can be attempted now without hazard ; it is
necessary therefore to attempt some place on the river Lys
that 432 may be obliged to withdraw his army from the sea-
coast, and then the French army will immediately attack
Dunkirk. His Highness' refusal of the Parliament's Petition
receives various constructions. Turenne has obliged [Lock
hart] to write to the Protector on behalf of the Marq. of
Mompolian. Copy by Marces.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 337.
830. [Lockhart to Richard Cromwell]. News yesterday [Paris],
that the Emperor was by death forced to leave a crown, and APr- ib
that his Highness had refused to receive one. The former
event will bring no small alteration to the general interest of
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1657. Europe. The latter is applauded and condemned according
as men judge differently of his Highness' reasons ; defers his
own reflections until he hears the issue of the new application
which the Parliament has resolved to make. If his Highness
continue his refusal, the contempt of a crown, which cannot
proceed but from an extraordinary virtue, will render him, in
the esteem of all whose opinion is to be valued, more honour
able than any that wear it. Copy by Marces.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 338.
[Paris], 831. [Col. Bampfield to Thurloe]. News of the Emperor's
Apr- H- death ; the Catholic Princes and nobility incline to the election
of his eldest son, the King of Hungary ; the Jesuits and
clergy are for the Archduke Leopold. The Prince of Conti
goes towards Italy on Tuesday next. Preparations of the
Spaniards for war with Portugal. Copy by M. Marces.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 198,
"Tsasvon 832. John Somer to [Thurloe]. His last was of T4T Apr.
Ghent," Complains of neglect ; desires to be told if his services are not
' 3T' required. Charles Stewart's soldiers (nearly 4000 men) will go
into the Spanish service, under the command of the Duke of
York ; two regiments were at the siege of St. Ghillian under
the Earl of Bristol ; the Earl mounted the works and called to
the Irish in the town, " What ? are ye mad, to fight against
your own King ? " whereupon they threw down their arms,
and the surrender followed. Charles Stewart, Don Juan,
Prince of Conde, and all the great ones, are now met, to con
sult about the ensuing campaign, at Oballo, where there is an
image of our Lady honoured with much devotion.
Chiefly in deciphered cipher.
[Paris], 833. [Col. Bampfield to Thurloe]. General condition of
Apr.[c. 23]. German and European affairs in consequence of the death of
the Emperor. Account of affairs in France. This is the
tenth letter he has written since the last of March without re
ceiving an answer. Copy by Marces*
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 196.
[1657?] 834. [Sir Allen Apsley] to [Hyde?]; without signature or
ros]3' address. Has lately written two letters, in the first of which
he mentioned the great respects of a worthy person whose
merits deserve esteem ; has lately visited him at his house,
where he lives with that order and temperance as if Dr.
M[orley] did govern his family ; he is very dear to the writer
on the same score that Alcibiades was to Timon, Iddio (sic)
sibi charum adolescentem quod perspiceret ilium aliquando
magno malo fore Atheniensibus. In the other, gave a character
of a busy knave, whom it was fit that [Hyde] should know;
would say something of two or three more of his acquaintance,
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que tiene teiados de video, no tire piedras al de su vezino ; the 1657.
tenderness of the covering is the cause of the gentleness of
this letter. Is now sowing, and hoping in God for a good in
crease ; Quienr siembra, en Dios espera. That season past,
intends a visit to the great city, where he hopes to hear from
tHyde], Desires if he meets with any books of proverbs in
talian, French, or Spanish, that he will send them to him, for
he is much delighted with those relics of their forefathers'
wisdom. " If you feare I shall afflict you with them, you
have one remedye. A palabras locas, oreias sordas."
Seal, a head bound with a fillet. Endorsed, " These from my dear
cosen ; " and by Hyde, " Nail. A."
835. "Mary Hiskocks" (endorsed by Hyde "Little John") "From
to "Mr. C. viz. 240," addressed within as "Deare sister." j^0™6
Complaint of Dr. Ned's failing to provide money through the Apr. 14.
advice of his brother Robert, who is now at his shop in [O.S.]
Chancery Lane, and of Frederick, who is set up in Fleet Street ;
in answer to all applications they delay from time to time,
although the writer sent them the letter which mentions them
most kindly and refers all to her disposal. Was not able to
pay at the day she promised, because the French merchant at
his remove commanded a greater sum than she was willing to
part with, but hopes within a month or five weeks to pay
^100 to the person addressed, and the rest with all possible
speed. Is great with the news of Monsieur George's coming
to England about Michaelmas to choose a wife, which his
father does not approve, and his mother prays that the
Scripture, Forty years long have I been grieved [&c], may not
be a prophecy of her ; hopes a way will be found to divert him,
or to prevail with his father to be more pleased. Mr. " Jamse "
has been in prison this half-year. Has received three little letters.
Small seal of arms ; quarterly, on an inescutcheon a bend checquy (?) ;
crest, a lion passant.
836. 385 [endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Robinson," or Rum- Apr. 14.
bold] to [Ormonde]. Has written three letters by 402 [Col. [°-s-]
Stephens] ; but writes now to say that he is to-day informed
by Mr. John Seymour that three men are about to go to
Flanders to endeavour the assassination of the King, for which
they have been engaged by Cromwell with the promise of
^2000 a-piece ; the plan has been betrayed by one to whom
it was communicated by one of these villains under an oath of
secrecy. One, a tall flaxen-haired man, is named Clarke;
another is named Cecil, and is the person who betrayed Sin-
dercombe ; the third is not yet known. Refers other affairs
to the relation of the bearer. The indisposition of 445 [John
Weston] still continues, but the physicians give hopes of his
recovery. Chiefly in deciphered cipher.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 336, omitting the concluding lines.

278

CALENDAR 6f

1657.
Madrid,Apr. 25.

Flushing,Apr. 25.

Amsterdam,
Apr. 26.

Apr. 26.

837. Sir Henry Bennet to Hyde. Has received no answers
as yet to his propositions. Has written to Hyde every week,
and sometimes oftener, under Mr. Shaw's cover, but has only
received two letters from him, of 23 Feb. and 7 March. Don
Cristoval (who is his oracle) tells him the delay at court has
only arisen from the loss of Bennet's paper when the King
went to Aranjues, and that he has sent another copy. Is
lodging with Sir Benj. Wright, and has the use of his
furniture and coach, paying half the cost of the lodging and
diet ; is very much beholden to Sir Benjamin, and there is only
one matter capable of making a difference between them, viz.
that Sir Benjamin desires to give him counsel upon all his
affairs, which he can by no means accept, for several reasons
which he will communicate hereafter. At his entreaty Sir
Benjamin and Mr. Wake have referred their dispute about
the debt due to the latter to arbitrators. Is to have an
audience of Don Luis de Haro to-morrow. Siege of Olivenca.
Encloses a letter sent to him to-day for the release of an
English vessel, which he mentioned in his former letter,
Blake is yet before Cadiz with 32 ships. Endorsed by Hyde.
838. Christ. Ailing [i. e. Lieut. Death] to Abr. Bobington
ti. e. Thurloe]. Account of the fortifications and garrison of
)unkirk, which are not strong; the place could be taken
easily in two weeks ; narrowly escaped arrest while surveying
it. The three brothers stay at Brussels and expect some
messengers who were sent to England on special business, to
return in the convoy of Zealand with Capt. Banker; they are
not likely to go aboard at Gravesend, but follow the ship
lower, and if therefore a ship were stationed at Margate
to watch they might all be taken. Account of the reception
of the French ambassador de Too [Thou] at Rotterdam and
by the States General ; high language used on both sides ;
probability of war. The States have given Admiral Opdam
a very wide commission, to fight with any one who meddles
with any of their ships in any kind.
839. [Sexby] to Father Talbot. Confident of success against
Cromwell ; either he or Cromwell must perish. About 50 of
tlie heads of the Fifth-monarchy people are taken, but no one
durst moil with them to take away their lives. Huson the
cobbler, who is a member of Parliament, rose up in indignation,
and said that the Parliament was worse than the Devil, for the
Devil offered the kingdoms of the world to Christ but once,
but that they offered it " to, I know not (said he) whether any
of his servants " twice, and for it give reasons to destroy not
only themselves but all the three nations.
8-1-0. Account, in French, signed by Sir Edward Nicholas,
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April 27.

du 26 d'Avril," of the quantity of wine and beer required for 1657.
the Court, and for the households of the King and of the Duke
of Gloucester. The names of all the persons are given, except of the footmen and
grooms. The total number amounts to 87. [A list of both house
holds as existing on Dec. 14 in this year, signed by Nicholas, is
among the papers of the year 1657 in the State Paper Office.]
841. The King's reply to a paper delivered by the Marq. de
Caracena and Don Alonso de Cardenas to the Earl of Bristol
on 2 April. Is abundantly satisfied of the real intention of
his Catholic Majesty to fulfil the treaty, and that real obstacles
hindered the preparations for the King's intended expedition
to England last December, when all things were in readiness
for him there. He then desired his friends in England to be
ready for him by the end of March, and several considerable
places have undertaken to declare for him ; but the supplies
now mentioned in the paper are so disproportioned to what
was expected, and the sending foot-soldiers without any horse
seems so uncounselable, that the King will postpone his enter
prise until next winter, and send an express to inform his
friends that they may discontinue their preparations ; but in
case any are so far engaged that it will bo safer for them to
proceed than stop, he desires that the sum specified in the
paper may be issued as proposed and men thereby encouraged
to join his five regiments; and if nothing should happen to
cause the King to embark, then whatever preparation has
been made, shall be applied to the service of his Catholic
Majesty in these countries.
842. Copy, by the King, of a warrant from him to Sir
Patrick Drummond in Zealand, authorizing him whenever he
meets with any deserters from the Scotch regiment commanded
by Lieut.-Gen. Middleton, or any other regiment (as it is now
the case that many do thus leave), to use his utmost endeavours
to persuade them to return, and to forbid the captains and
masters of ships to take them on board under pain of punish
ment by the King whenever it shall be in his power.
_ 843. [Col. Bampfield to Sir John Hobart], in vindication of Paris,
himself from suspicions entertained by Thurloe. Left the Apr. '28.
Royalists, on account of the false accusation brought against
him and against Lord Dysart, Lord Lome, Lord Belcarres
and Sir Rob. Moray, and of the unjust persecution which
followed. Now, in spite of the irreproachable sincerity with
which he has kept his promises of fidelity to the Protector, he
is charged with making a party in England on behalf of the
King's brother [the Duke of York] ; unreasonableness of this
charge and of the supposition that he could induce the Presby
terians to help him. Further accused for a conversation with
Col. Mack worth, the governor of Shrewsbury, the night before •

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280 CALENDAR OF
1357. he left London ; encloses the substance of it, a copy of which he
sent long since to Mr. Secretary [Thurloe] ; improbability that
after Mackworth had told him that overtures had been made
by Mr. Progers and Mr. Hopton and that he had immediately
informed his Highness of it, he would then say anything to
Mackworth that might in the least have tended to his Highness'
disservice. Desires to meet Mackworth face to face, that he
may so repeat their discourse as to make him acknowledge its
truth. Earnestly requests Hobart to communicate this narra
tion to his Highness and the Secretary, and to give the latter
the enclosed letter, to whom he has written at least fourteen
times without knowing whether his letters were received or
not. If Thurloe does not conceive his service here still neces
sary, desires leave to serve under Sir J. Reynolds when he
comes over this summer [with the English troops] ; if not, then
to come into England only to transport himself to Portugal for
the service of that crown ; or to have a recommendation from
his Highness to the Duke of Brandenburgh, where he may be
serviceable to Mr. Secretary by advertising him of occurrences
in those parts ; but prefers France from his general acquaint
ance there. Copy by Marces; more than three folio pages closely written.
Enclosures : —
i. Conversation with the Governor of Shrewsbury fourteen
days since, who mentioned Mr. Hopton's endeavours
to draw him over to the royal party; advised him not to
trust them, to marry into some family in power about
his Highness, and often to go to court at Whitehall.
ii. To Thurloe. Has written at least ten times, but has not
received one line. In his letter to Hobart has cleared
himself from all that can be suggested against him
with reference either to James Stewart or Col. Mack
worth. As to Lord Jermin, Thurloe himself com
manded him to hold a civil correspondence with him,
both for his own security and for public ends; has
always acquainted Thurloe with all that passed
between them. If the ambassador [Lockhart] has
written anything to his disadvantage, which he has
long foreseen to be likely, he knows not how to clear
himself, being ignorant of the particulars. [Repeats
the applications about future employment contained
in the preceding letter.] Beseeches that £60 be
sent him to pay his debts ; at Callaice left some cloth
in pawn at Mr. De La Force's house where he lay
sick, and here owes for meat and lodging, not having
had one penny except by pawning or selling some of
his necessaries. If nothing of any kind is to be done
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844. Count  Alba d'Ognate to  ; in English. An 1657-
order has been despatched from the Marquis [Caracena?] for APr- 3°-
the confiscation of the goods (worth 19,000 guilders) arrested
at Ostend twelve days ago ; but the ship has gone.
Endorsed by Hyde.
845. Ratification by Louis XIV (in French) of the article Paris,
(in Latin) agreed upon between the Count de Brienne and APr> 3°-
Lockhart on 23 March, to the effect that neither France nor
England should make any separate treaty with Spain during
the space of one year from that day. On vellum : the Great Seal attached.
Formerly numbered 46 in a list of special Clarendon Papers.
846. Copy of a commission from the King to Lord Mus- April.
kerry and Sir G[eorge] H[amilton], in furtherance of a
previous commission given in March, to reside at the Court
of the King of Spain, in order to move him for aid in men,
arms and ammunition, and for the transportation thereof into
Ireland. Partly in deciphered cipher.
847. Letter from a Royalist agent in England, endorsed by [April.]
Hyde "Mr. Dau. [Davison?] by Mr. Coope." The gentle
man who had promised two horses for the King, is now going
to keep them in hopes to use them himself in the King's
service. The seamen who have seen the Declaration are well
satisfied, and hope to bring in others with themselves. Crom
well's kingship hangs; a plot discovered among the Fifth-
monarchy men which may be some stop to it. " Transcribes
word for word from his friend's letter, as follows ; Whereas a
gentleman of great and good affection to the King (although his
father was one of the late King's judges) desires to be service
able, and is a person of so great influence as to be able by
himself to engage most of the gentlemen and commons in his
country, and is wholly unsuspected by the present power, and
has a great quantity of arms and ammunition, and has a fair
way of engaging or seizing the country-troops, it is desired
that he have a commission as Lieut. Gen. for his county,
with a pardon for what his father did, and the honour of
baronet." Also commissions desired for another gentleman for
a regiment of horse and one of foot ; and if other commissions
be sent, good use will be made of them.
It appears from Thurloe's State Papers (vol. vii. p. 66. &c), that the
" friend " mentioned above was Dr. Hewett, and the person of great
influence with whom he communicated was John Stapley of Patcham,
Sussex, son of Anthony Stapley, one of the regicides, to whom a
commission to command in chief in Sussex was sent in September
following, but who, on the discovery in March, 1658, of the royalist
preparations, betrayed his friends, and gave the evidence which led
to Dr. Hewett'a execution.

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CALENDAR OF

1657.
April.

Antwerp,
May i.

Paris,
May 2.

Madrid,
May 2.

848. Copy ofa letter from the King to the " Great Duke"
of Tuscany, recalling Sir Theophilus Gilby from his service, on
the ground that as his alliance with the King of Spain will
enable him to act against his rebellious subjects, he has need
of such officers as have formerly served him faithfully. — Fr.
849. Peter Talbot to Hyde. Encloses a letter from Sexby
(of 26 Apr. ut supra), which shows that he is not dismayed.
Goes to-morrow to Ghent, with Father Barton. Sexby has
written to his wife that he goes to England this week. Lord
Dillon has shown a letter from Paris containing an odd
character of Nicholas Birne, the priest lately come from
Ireland who spoke to the Lord-Lieut. ; he is suspected to
succeed Crilly ; Lord Tafe also had warning from Paris ;
perhaps the man is wronged in consequence of his former
adhering to Owen O'Neale. Endorsed by Hyde.
850. Col. Bampfield to Thurloe, addressed under the name of
Tanner, merchant at London. Affairs of Italy, Portugal and
France ; offers from Portugal for marriage of the Princess to
the French King. Has received letters from Spain and Italy
concerning English affairs, but for want of his ciphers (which
he sent with the papers which were seized by the pursuivant
at Dover), cannot make them out ; only knows in general that
they relate to Sir H. Bennet's negotiation at Madrid and
to another person who is employed to borrow money for
Charles Stewart from the Pope and the Duke of Florence.
Copy by Marces, who remarks in the endorsement, " I am sure that
the letters he says that he hath received out of Spain and Italy are
from both the brothers Richard and Andrew Whites, twoe of the
greatest vilains in the world." Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 221.
851. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Has still received but two
letters, of 23 Feb. and 7 March. At his audience with Don
Luis the day after he wrote last, he asked to be informed of
the objections to his propositions, and drew up a memorial to
the King to that effect, but has not heard a word about it
since. Believes they are waiting to know what the Hollanders
will do, and do not wish to put it out of their power to treat
with England, which has ever been A. de Cardenas' opinion,
for whom and Caracena they have sent. Upon suggesting
that overtures might be made to Blake, Don Luis entered into
much discourse, but cooled on being told that the liberty of the
ports must precede it, and said that any offer could be con
veyed to Blake by the Duke de Medina Coeli ; the writer being
asked whether the King would make Blake admiral of his fleet,
replied that he thought he would, if the latter would deserve
it; but Don Luis said he thought Blake would be called
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whether these could be treated with more confidence, the 1657.
writer replied that he could not tell. Reported that Blake
has thirty ships upon the coast, but so foul that they must be
returned to England to be cleaned, as soon as others come to
take their place. The siege of Olivenca goes on. If the
answer to his propositions be delayed many days longer, he
will then apply for money for the King without further
waiting. Endorsed by Hyde.
852. Hyde to Secretary Nicholas ; No. 9. Has received his Brussels,
letters 9 and 10 ; has not been well since he came to this Wav 2-
town; his extreme agony to see how slowly their business
moves puts him out of order. Cannot imagine what should
make his wife sad, if it be not his absence ; begs Nicholas if
he knows any reason to impart it. Will send herewith the
credentials for Mr. Roper, and by the next those for the
Count of Swaffenborgh, whom he knows well. The King
purposes to go to the field himself, in command of his army.
Thanks Nicholas for the Declaration, which he had not seen
before. Received such a letter from M. Lovinge as Nicholas
mentioned ; the King has himself spoken on it ; thinks it will
be set right, but all their proceedings are extremely slow.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
853. Johan Somer [to Thurloe]; address torn off. His
last was of ^| April. The country is full of Charles Stewart's
soldiers, who are better versed in begging than fighting, being
all ragged miserable creatures ; within town they are most
importunate beggars, and without, on the highway, sturdy ;
a month ago they mustered 4000; the Duke of York's
regiment, near 800, and the Duke of Gloucester's, near 600,
are quartered at Bergen, near Dunkirk. Ormond's Irish
regiment, 900, is at Cam, by Bruges; the English, 500,
under Lord Woolmot (sic) at Seir, between Bruxells and
Antwerp ; the Scots, 800, under Lord Newburgh, at Bintzi,
ten miles above Bruxells. Since the muster, many of Lord
Cranston's Scots have come from the Swedish army ; one
Capt. Hamilton landed at Ostend with 64 of them. And a
new army is to be raised under Lord Bristow, beginning with
300 ragged Irish, who came over from St. Ghilain. Charles
Stewart, with the Dukes of York and -Gloucester, Ormond,
Bristow, and the rest of his grandees, is still at Bruxells.
The sincerity of the writer's ^professions of service ; his need
of money ; fears from what his wife writes that his last letters
Were intercepted. Chiefly in deciphered cipher.
854. [Sir Allen Apsley] to [Hyde ?] ; not signed or ad- [1657 ?]
dressed. Received this day his letter of 6 Apr. ; goes not yet lAPr- 26-3
to London for the same reason that old friend Dobs went not '¦0,S'-'

"Tsas von
Ghent,"Mays.

284 CALENDAR OF
1857. to the horse-race; but on 3 May there will be a great sheep-
fair, and he will raise great clouds of dust on his way thither,
and the next day go to London, where, if the name of any
honest person (such as their old friend "at por. key") be
sent him, he will obey [Hyde's] commands. His wife desires
her service ; the young man's cat in iEsop was not more dear
to him than she is. Wishes to have a note of such books
as [Hyde] desires; would send the works of M. de Sully if he
thought [Hyde] had not seen them. Is now infinitely grieved
for the loss of the best woman that was left. Desires his
service to Lord R[ochester ?] ; is glad he and [Hyde] are so
kind together. Endorsed by Hyole, " Nail. A."
Brussels, 855. Hyde to Secretary Nicholas. Has had a violent
y 1' attack of gout in both feet, and can only just sit up and use a
pen. Will answer the letters of Sir M. Langdale and Sir J.
Mennes as soon as possible. Endorsed by Nicholas.
May 7. 856. The King to Mr. Webster. Thanks him for en
deavouring to raise money amongst his private friends, and
begs him to persevere ; assures him of secrecy ; a considerable
sum would at this time do more for the recovery of his
rights than can be imagined by them. Draft in the King's hand.
Madrid, 857. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde ; partly in deciphered cipher.
Ma7 9- Has received his fourth letter, of 4th Apr., by which he per
ceives that the third letter has been lost. Has been referred, in
accordance with his Memorial, to the Count de Pinneranda for
consultation. Has complained of the returning an answer to
some papers from Lord Bristol, sent by Don Juan, without the
communicating it to him. Desires to know the King's pleasure
what he shall do if public recognition of him as the King's
Resident be refused. A gentleman came last week to this
court from the Duke of Orleans to negotiate M. de Lorraine's
liberty. Received a letter two days ago from Lord Mus
kerry and Sir George Hamilton, who will be here to-night.
Desires that Mr. O'Neile, junior, will write him a large letter
in cipher. Endorsed by Hyde.
Paris, 858. Col. Bampfield [to Sir John Hobart]. Presumes the
Ma7 9- letter he wrote about a fortnight since has been received ; all
his hope and support under the calamities with which his
enemies almost overwhelm him is in his yet holding (as he is
informed) some place in [Hobart's] memory and inclinations.
Invokes God's judgment upon himself if he has been guilty of
any plot or disaffection whatever against the Protector since
he first spoke with Thurloe and made his submission about
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Thurloe turned the inside of his heart outwards, but fears that 1657.
his freedom in some of his last conferences may have done him
prejudice. Fears that Lockhart dislikes his having corre
spondence with Thurloe. During his imprisonment, Mr. Fobert,
with whom he lodged, was questioned about him and offered the
place of a rider of the Protector's managed horses, and Bamp-
fleld's trunks were broken open and papers searched. Cannot
subsist without employment, which he cannot get from foreign
states on account of his being the odium of the royal party
and being banished by the other ; is constrained to leave Paris
and retire to St. Germain's, in order to live at less expense.
Earnestly requests [Hobart's] interposition ; will do anything,
and go anywhere they please. Copy sent by M. Marces.
859. Hyde to Nicholas, at Bruges ; not numbered. Has [About
received his letter of the 5th. Is now able (after terrible pain May 9-1.
for three days) to sit up all day in his chair. The King is
resolved to be at Bruges before Whitsuntide. Was confident
his wife had no other reason than his absence for her sadness,
and therefore desired Nicholas to chide her, no man being
fitter than he to tell her of the madness of the fancy that they
could be always together, even were they at Whitehall. Sent
the King's letter to the Count of Swaffenborgh immediately to
Mr. Roper, and wrote to the Count himself; directed Mr.
Roper to press the Archduke Leopold for what is due from
him, and the King of Hungary for the quota of Austria ; and
then to return or stay at his own discretion. Nicholas' young
gentleman came hither, with many projects from his friends in
England, some of which Nicholas will never approve until he
turns Turk. Did not think his friend Py. had been such a
coxcomb. The letter from Sir H. Bennet was only three
days after his arrival at Madrid. Not Hyde's fault that Sir
R. Browne's revocation is not yet sent. The story of the two
English merchants is too long to be writ. In consequence of
the credence given by the Spaniards to Sir Rob. Walsh
through the countenance of Father Talbot, the King vouch
safed to hear him, in the presence only of the Duke of York ;
the worthy knight told the same story as before, that a friend
in confidence told him he often received intelligence from the
Chancellor, and named the right man ; the King asked whether
that person were one of Cromwell's party, as he always took
him to be honest ; to which Walsh knew not what to reply.
The truth is that although he has given sufficient evidence of
being honest, Hyde never wrote to him in his life. When
Don Juan returns, the King will speak with him and Don
Alonso of the knight and his confessor.
Endorsed by Nicholas, " R. T% May, 1657."
860. " Some particulars offred to consideracon concerning [AfterMay 9.]

286 1657.

Brussels,May lo.

May I.
[O.S.]

Hague, May ii.

Brussels,
May n.

CALENDAR OF
the King's Declaracon ; " in the handwriting of Secretary
Nicholas. Suggestions for the Proclamation to be issued by
the King when setting out for the expedition to England;
that he only employs arms for his own establishment, and the
restoration of religion, liberty and the laws ; will consent to
the desires of a free Parliament; offers free pardon to all
except the actual regicides.
861. Hyde to Ormonde. The King wonders that he has not
heard one word either from Ormonde or Bristol, and begins to
think his business would have been done as carefully if they
had both stayed here. Desires to know if he may go to
Bruges before Whitsuntide and what commands they will give
him thither. Need of liberal aid in money to keep them from
starving. O'Neale may have leisure to write, even if Ormonde
and Bristol have not.
862. B. T. [a Royalist in England] to " Cousin Hall."
Parliamentary debates about the revenue, the Kingly title
offered to Cromwell, and the ordinances made by him and his
Council ; Cromwell's ambiguous answers about the Crown.
Allusion to " Ralph's " [i. e. the King's] business ; with a
fortnight's notice, the commissions shall be speeded effectually;
does not doubt but that the dissembling knave will be forced
to disgorge Ralph's farm.
863. Translation of a proclamation of the States General
forbidding the importation of any French goods into the
United Provinces, under pain of confiscation.
864. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 12. Received Nicholas's letter
of Monday on Wednesday. Is sorry that his letter to Lieut.-
Gen. Middleton miscarried ; hopes to write at large to him
within three or four days ; is glad that Mr, Roper has so much
encouragement there, but hopes little from thence. Has
written to congratulate one of the six new cardinals who was
Nuntio at Madrid in his time, a very worthy person. George
Lane has not yet received a penny; believes he will shortly
receive as considerable a sum as Nicholas mentions. The
King signed the commission for Capt. Hall, of whom he has a
good opinion, and gave it to Mr. Allen as Nicholas directed.
Don Juan returns not until Saturday. Hopes the arrival of
the Plate fleet at the Canaries will produce some sudden
advantage. Governor Strozzi died here yesterday.
P. S.— The Earl of Kinnoull [" Kynoole "] and Major-
Gen. Mountgomery have told the King enough of
Bothwicke, and so much of his wife that the King
would have Nicholas cause her to be turned out of the
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865. Johan Somer to [Thurloe]. His last was of 5 May. 1657.
M. de Thou, the French ambassador, is civilly entertained at "Tsas yon
the Hague, but the United Provinces begin to look big upon £LhenY'
France, being influenced by the small presents and large ay^-
promises cunningly tendered by the Spanish ambassador, Stefan
Deghdmorha [i.e. de Gamarra]. Finds in this country much
profession and preaching of religion, but little practice, and a
very sinister opinion concerning the affairs of England and the
Protector in particular; wherever he has been, has tried to
rectify this, with such success that the truly religious do not
harbour such mistakes. A messenger from the States General
came last week, who said that war with France was likely,
and that the English were no more to be apprehended, since
their whole fleet under Blake was destroyed by the Algerines,
Blake himself taken, and his men taken and killed ; which the
writer is persuaded is a notorious untruth. Partly in deciphered cipher.
866. Reply on the part of Don Juan to the paper from the Amberes,
King of 17 Apr. For the forming of a separate army for the BIa7 lz-
King in these countries, express orders must be obtained from
his Catholic Majesty ; meanwhile the King should commission
some one to have the chief command of his regiments, under
whom they may be employed during this campaign as his
Highness or the General-in-Chief may direct. The King
himself should remain at Bruges, attending to the correspond
ence with England. The expedition to England to be deferred,
as the King acknowledges to be best, until next November ;
and meanwhile all endeavours to be used in preparing for it.
A sum of money to be issued for distribution to the colonels
and officers before going out to the field. Orders to be given
to the governors of frontier towns to pay a pistole to each
soldier who comes out of France, and to send them to certain
quarters. The King to appoint certain ministers with whom
communication may be held on these points. — Span.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Followed by two translations, of which the first is in Sir H. de Vic's
hand.
867. Copies by Hyde of three letters from the King, "by May 13.
Mr. Hop." i. To " H." Any overture from him is welcome, as from
few men would he rather receive a good turn than from
him who stands so solemnly recommended. What
the bearer has proposed from him is of such im
portance and would suit [the King's] wishes so well,
that the King desires to know clearly what he will
do, and the ground on which he depends, &c. ; what-

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1657. ever promises he finds necessary to make, shall be
made good.
ii. " To C." Would have him confer at large with the
two friends with whom he has already had some
conference. When [the King] knows what they
resolve to do for him, and what they expect from
him, they shall receive such encouragement as they
can wish.
iii. To " J." Is very glad he has disposed himself to the
work in hand ; will have a particular care of him
and his fortune.
868. Copy by Sir H. Bennet of a letter from him to the
Earl of Bristol. Has much cause to fear that they will not
get much good from Spain. Thinks that if Bristol went as
ambassador to Rome secretly, something might be effected
with the Pope. The greatest difficulties come from Cardenas,
who always, firstly, endeavours to keep the way open for an
agreement with England, and, secondly, expects to see Crom
well destroyed by Sexby and his party, and succeeded by them
in the government rather than by the King. Lord Muskery
and Sir G. Hamilton arrived two days ago, but have not yet
shown themselves. Partly in deciphered cipher.
869. " B." to " Cousin Hall." To-morrow will discover the
Protector's intentions as to accepting or rejecting the bill.
The animosities between the soldiers and the new royalists
(for so they call the monarchical voters) increase ; General
Monk has sent word that the Scottish regiments are at Crom
well's devotion, and the Irish are in the same posture. The
country-gentlemen voters in the house say they are trepanned;
the country-men exclaim at their votes ; the soldiers laugh at
them, and the Protector himself says, " 0 homines ad servi-
tutem nati ! " Surely the time is suitable for Ralph's business.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Brussels, 870. Hyde to Nicholas. Does not yet know whether the
May 14. King resolves to employ Sir Will. Swann, but he is going to
the Count of Emden's with his wife and brings great compli
ments from him and Mecklenburgh, and believes he shall
persuade them to pay what they owe ; so that Hyde had de
sired to know what answers those Princes had given Mr.
Wayte. Thinks Cromwell will mediate between the Dutch
and French to prevent a war. The Lord-Lieut, is still at
Antwerp. Sir H. Bennet writes as cheerfully from Madrid
of the professions and promises as they can wish, but they are
yet without the effect, and have not seen one dollar of the
money. There is nothing in Sir R. Brown's business which

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Nicholas does not know ; hopes to send his revocation by the
next. Endorsed by Nicholas.
871. Hyde to Ormonde. Was made very melancholy by
his letter of the 12th, although there came at the same time a
letter from Lord Bristol, which would have persuaded him
that they had carried all before them, and that all substantial
things had been granted. " God's blessinge on your heart for
your letter to the Kinge by O'Neale ; an honester and a wiser
I never reade, and truly I thinke it hath made a deepe im-
pressyon ; I am sure it hath given me occasyon of preachyinge
at large ; I beshrew him who writt it if he does not often in-
force the matter of it, and then wee shall be happy." The King
is resolved to speak home as soon as Don Juan returns ; the
paper which Ormonde sent with his other of the same date by
Jamott is much better than Hyde expected, and almost such as
he could wish ; it affords no ground for Ormonde's fear as if
they had declared the King of Spain free from the treaty, but
only reproaches [K. Charles' friends], as they do upon all
occasions, with the not being ready before Christmas. No
need for Ormonde to remain when Don Juan has left ; there is
great need of his presence here. The young gentleman has
gone, and no doubt will deliver Ormonde's letter to his wife.
872. Jo. Jennings to Hyde. Came yesterday from Holland,
where he has been ever since he wrote last ; has sent no in
formation, partly because he has been almost the whole time
engaged in company that he had no desire should know of his
correspondence with any but themselves, but chiefly also because
he has several things of importance to communicate in discourse
rather than in writing, and is therefore making haste ~ to
wait upon Hyde. Will come to-morrow towards Antwerp,
and desires directions to be sent there (under the old address,
to Mr. Cudner) how he may have access to him with privacy.
Cromwell'is sending forces for France. Endorsed by Hyde.
873. The King to the Count de Buquoy. Is sure that his Brussels,
Highness's orders for the enlargement of the quarters of Ma-y '5-
the regiment of his brother the Duke of Gloucester, now
lodged at Brenne le Comte, and of the Scotch regiment lodged
at Bins, will be punctually obeyed, but nevertheless he takes
the business so much to heart that he begs him to relieve these
poor men as quickly as possible. — Fr. Copy by John Nicholas.

May 1 =

874. Letter from Mr. Ashton (" 232 "), a Royalist agent in
England ; partly in undeciphered cipher. Mention of Wild-
man and Mr. J. Fisher. Yesterday there was a great debate in
Parliament upon a letter sent to the House by the Protector,
vol. in. u

May 6.
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Brussels,May 1 6.

Madrid, May [16].

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1657. and a vote was passed, but only by three voices, for his
Highness's more speedy taking the crown upon him. But
neither the Protector nor the Parliament can do anything to
please the nation so long as this great charge is continued,
which in a short time may prove a dangerous way for admitting
the King of Scots. Endorsed by Hyde.
875. The King to the King of France ; revocation of his
Resident, Sir Richard Browne. — Fr. Copy by John Nicholas.
876. Tlie same to the Marq. de los Balboxo. Thanks
him for his affection to his interests, of which he has heard
from Sir H. Bennet. — Fr. Copy by John Nicholas.
877. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde ; partly in deciphered cipher.
Encloses a duplicate of a letter to the Earl of Bristol. Has
had an audience this evening of the Count de Pinneranda, on
all his propositions ; i . they cannot declare for the King till
the preparations are complete, for which orders have been sent
to Flanders ; 2. the liberty of the ports cannot be granted for
the introduction of English goods, this being forbidden, but if
confined to ships of war will most probably be granted ; 3. as
to the King's advice apart, orders have gone to do therein as
he thinks fit ; 4. the King's want will be supplied, and the
Duke of Gloucester particularly provided for. His own privi
leges are in a fair way to be settled. Hopes in his next to
report that he has done White's business, although with much
difficulty, as great use is made of his rogueries here. Sur
render of Olivencas. The Court is in mourning for the
Emperor. Has just received a letter from the Earl of Bristol
of 21 Apr., and from O'Neale of 8 Apr. ; out of Hyde's four
letters, the third was lost; let no more be enclosed to Sir
Benj. Wright. Endorsed by Hyde.
Brussels, 878. Warrant to the Attorney-General^signed by the King
May 1 6. an(j counter-signed by the Earl of Bristol, to prepare a bill for
the creation of Catherine Lady Stanhope as Countess of
Chesterfield (a title she would have enjoyed had her deceased
husband, Henry Lord Stanhope, survived his father, Philip
Earl of Chesterfield) in consideration of her having served the
King's sister, the Princess of Orange, with singular affection
and fidelity for many years, and of her having performed
many acceptable services to the King's father and to himself.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Brussels, 879. Hyde to Nicholas. Has just received his of the 14th.
May 16. Last night Don Juan returned, and this morning the King
speaks with him ; all matters except that of the money are
adjusted well. The young gentleman returned to Nicholas

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last Monday ; will satisfy Nicholas of the other's [endorsed by 1657.
Nicholas, " Mr. Lipe's "] very vile usage of Hyde when they
confer ; doubts not of his zeal for the King's service, but of
his discretion. Sir R. Browne's revocation is to be despatched
this day. Sir R. Walsh is a gallant fellow ; he says that his
brother (who he confesses has always served the Parliament)
writes to him that when Lord Broughill wrote to Thurloe for
money to support him in prison, Thurloe answered that Sir
Edw. Hyde had written to him that he was imprisoned for
debt and for some former cozening of the King of Spain in
matter of levies, and not upon any matter of state. Mr. Both-
wick has embarked in Zealand for England, so that business is
at an end. The Earl of Bristol came on Monday ; gave him the
figure, which he says is the same he gave Lord GallowayT, and
that this is Lord Galloway's hand ; he acknowledges it is as
hopeful as any he ever saw. Is Lady Balcarres still with him ?
Endorsed by Nicholas.
880. " Cloath of Silver " [endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Vickars "] May 7.
to [Hyde?]. Notice of some letter sent from [Hyde] " by the [°-s-]
honest Doctor to Mrs. S*  " The Committee of Parlia
ment are to meet Cromwell in conference this afternoon about
the title of King ; the soldiers rant highly as believing he will
not dare to take the crown. Confers daily with [Hyde's]
friend, who is pretty hopeful of renewing Tom Edmonson's
[i. e. the King's] suit for his estate.
Another letter, signed Fr. Morgan, by the same writer, will be found
under date of Sept. 1 3, infra.
881. Copy ofa letter from the Protector and Council to the
Lord Deputy and Council qf Ireland, referring a petition in
the name of Denzil Hollis and Francis Pierrepont concerning
£6000, the portion of the Lady Eleanor Hollis, daughter of
the late Earl of Clare ; if the matter be found to be as therein
set forth, then the petitioners are to be allowed to purchase
the State's interest in the mortgaged lands therein mentioned,
at reasonable rates.
882. 114 [Mr. Brockwell, i.e. Sir R. Willis] to [Hyde?]. May 7.
Received his letter of 8th Apr., and has now received one from [O.s.j
Mr. Matome [the King], the contents of which he will punc
tually obey ; no hazard shall fright him from exposing his life
and all his interest. Has seen Tom C, who is cheerfully
the same as ever, and so are 11 1 [Lord Maynard], 112 [Mr.
John Russell], etc. Will take no notice, unless to 1 13 [Sir
Will. Compton], of Mr. Matome's last commands, for whom in
all humility the enclosed is intended. Mr. Hart has delivered
all [Hyde's?] commands, unless it be for Mr. Bland, who can
not be heard of as yet. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal, a heart transfixed by an anchor.
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Brussels, May 18.

Antwerp, May 18.

May 19.

Brussels,May 21.

Enclosure : —
114 to Mr. Matome. Has but lately received his com
mands of 27 March, and will strictly tie himself to an
exact observance of them. Endorsed by Hyde.
Same seal.
883. Hyde to Nicholas. Irregular delivery of letters.
They will try what Sir Will. Swann can do with the Count of
Emden and the Duke of Mecklenburgh. Sir R. Browne's
revocation is signed, and will go to-morrow if it be sealed
to-day. Knows Mr. Scott well, but has not yet got word from
Mr. Cooper concerning his packet. Keeps the nativity very
safe for Nicholas. Came hither with only four rix-dollars, and
owes, not only for his physician and apothecary, but for every
piece of bread he has eaten ; the King has not yet one penny,
and this only keeps them here. Mr. Roper's news of Valenza
cannot be true, for letters from Italy only speak of its
blockade. What says Mr. Ball to the answering of his letter ?
Endorsed by Nicholas.
884. Jo. Jennings to Hyde. Had come thus far to wait on
him ; but meeting 866 [Ormonde] here, has communicated all
he had to say to him, to avoid the hazard of being seen at
Court, with which he is already too much suspected of holding
correspondence, especially as 181 [Sexby] is still on this side,
and is jealous of him. Will wait here till he hears from Hyde,
and then make all haste back, that there may be no delay in
the business. The republical (sic) party pray for nothing so
much as that Cromwell would take the title of King, which
they have no great reason to distrust. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal, an eagle.
885. " A letter from a clergyman to his Bishop, touching
subscribing the form made by the Assembly of the Clergy "
in France on 17 March, in condemnation of the five proposi
tions extracted from Jansenius, and subscription to which was
to be required of all ecclesiastics. [By Ant. Arnauld.] —
Translated from the French. Sixteen folio pages. In John Nicholas' handwriting.
886. Hyde to Nicholas. Has received his letter of the 18th.
They "are promised money in two or three days, but shall not
know till to-morrow how much ; Don Juan promises all that
is in his power, but their own wants for the campaign are so
great that they scarce know what to say or do; Don Juan
resolves to go into the field at the end of this week. _ Will
keep his discourse of the young gentleman and his negotiation
till they meet, and then Nicholas will not have the same
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with due civility or justice ; but he may have the better friends 1857.
for that. Sir H. Bennet writes cheerfully [from Madrid] as if
he hopes to compass all that Nicholas mentions. Sir Rob.
Walsh has many friends, and the more for that reason for
which Nicholas thinks him mad. Endorsed by Nicholas.
887. Edward Hide to [Mrs. Ann Hyde?], about, appa
rently, the raising money for the King. Has paid i£Jioo,
having borrowed it with difficulty upon his own bond. Is
going into Wilts to see what is to be done. Letters are to be
sent to him through Simons of Morden. Three names have been cut out.
Endorsed with a copy of the letter (of May II, O.S.) to which this
was an answer, offering to sell to Edw. Hide for £500 an annuity of
£100 a year for his cousin Harry, to be paid as long as the writer
lives.
888. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Has received his letter of 20 Madrid,
Apr. The treaty is promised about September. Has seen Ma,y 23-
the Count de Pinneranda twice since he last wrote, who was
full of complimental expressions, and who is going into Ger
many ; in answer to a memorial on the liberty of the ports, he
says he approves of it, and will do what he can to persuade
the Council ; yet, after all, he is marked as one who is least
affected to them, and knowing men say the business will
prosper the better for his absence. But the root of all the ill
is in Don Alonso. Informed Don Luis of White's sending
letters by an express, who was consequently stopped and the
letters taken, which were translated and deciphered by [Ben
net]; they only called on his correspondent to hasten the
peace, now or never, and were full of complaints about not
hearing from him, with many other follies; they only served
to make the Spaniards ashamed of having employed him, as
they confessed they had done before. They could not tell
what to think of the postscript in Lockhart's letter, sometimes
thinking the intelligence was given by White, sometimes by
some one about Don Alonso, sometimes that their cipher was
known at Paris, by which means they say that France dis
covered their transactions with the Hollander. The enemy
was repulsed in an attempt to storm Barajos, after which the
Governor of Olivenca desired to treat for surrender, and news
has just come that the place is taken ; Blague's [Blake's] ships
have not appeared lately upon the coast. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
889. Hyde to Nicholas. Hopes more from Sir H. Bennet's Brussels,
negotiation at Madrid than from their solicitations here. Would M»y 23-
rather live in any place than Bruges ; has no opinion of the

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1657. air, of the water, or of the people. Desires nothing more than
to redeem Middleton, but sees little hope of it. Reports of the
Duke of York's intention to go to Holland ; does not think it
possible. Cannot write as much as he would speak of [Lord
Culpepper] ; wonders that he stops where he is. Sends all
his letters to Madrid under Mr. Shaw's cover, but supposes
Mr. Church can find some way to convey Nicholas's letter.
Has not been able to put a shoe on for three days.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
Antwerp, 890. Jo. Jennings to [Hyde ?] Having received his letter of
ay 23- the 22nd will hasten back to Holland, where the inquisitions
are very strict after him, and the suspicion great that he has
gone to Court; 390 [Lord Jermyn] has written from France
that he hears 389 [Jennings] is a great servant of 385 [Hyde]
and desires to be satisfied about it. Must try to be before
hand with those who, he perceives, will endeavour to raise
suspicions of him among the Presbyterians. Mr. Jackson [the
King] may be confident of the fidelity of the writer and his
friends, and of their observance of the method prescribed by
him. [Sexby] is lately much altered, partly upon the sugges
tions of [Father Talbot], partly upon his disappointments in
his affairs, which make him more morose; Cromwell having
refused to be King, a thing whereon he founded much of his
hopes, the writer questions whether anything in [Sexby's] nego
tiations is likely to succeed, although still confident that he will
do all he can. Will find time to make use of the information
given by [Hyde's] letter of the notable juggling in the
reverend person. Is startled at what [Hyde] tells him ; hopes
to see him soon; meanwhile, anything necessary to be
communicated can be sent in cipher. Desires a blank pass
for a ship. If the Spaniards had treated the English now
in their service better, it might have encouraged some of the
English, who are now coming over against them, to change
their master ; their General is the writer's old chamber-fellow
Reynolds, a man as fit for such a master as Cromwell as any,
for he wants not wit and has no conscience. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part, Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 337-
Brussels, 891. Tlie Duke of York to the King of Spain, expressing his
May 24- great obligations to him, and his anxious desire, while waiting
for an opportunity of employing himself in England in the
service of his own brother, to find some occasions for serving
him, in which he will spare neither pains nor blood. — Fr. Copy.
Brussels, 892. The same to Don Luis de Haro, thanking him for his
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himself is devoted to the interests of his Catholic Majesty. 1657.
— Fr. Copy.
893. Peter Talbot to the Jesuit father Ignatio Lombardo, Brussels,
proctor of the Irish mission and seminary at Madrid. En- May 34-
closes a letter for Sir . . . Dungan. Cromwell has refused the
crown. The Duke of York commands in this campaign the
Irish and the troops of his brother, and has given great proofs
of his valour and military experience. 2500 English heretics
have landed in France. Remembrances to father St. Leger,
father Sanky, and others. (P.S.) A discussion by means of
written papers has been carried on between father Thomas
Barton and the heretical ministers of the King of England ;
the latter are stirring up a persecution against us, by means
of the Earl of Bristol, saying that the King does not wish to
hear us, &c. Beware of Bennet, who is a creature of Bristol's,
and our enemy ; he makes mischief between the King and the
Duke of York, for which reason the latter has dismissed him
from being his secretary ; it would be a great service to the
King and to the Catholic faith if he could be dismissed from
the Spanish Court and a Catholic could be employed to
negotiate there. " Tibi soli ; serva secretum." The Earl
of Bristol is a man so vain and insolent that the ministers
here say of him that he will end in ruining everything. —
Span. Copy by Hyde.
894. The King of Spain to King Charles, thanking him for Madrid,
the services of the Irish in the reduction of St. Ghillian. — May 25-
Lat. Endorsed by Hyde.
Signed by the King ; countersigned by G-eronymo de la Torre.
895. Proposal submitted to Don Juan that, since during May 25.
this war with Cromwell it is to be supposed that the latter will
have many spies in this country, a Declaration be issued that
no English be suffered to pass or inhabit in this country
except those who are in the King's service or have a
testimonial from him respecting their loyalty. Draft by Hyde.
896. Hyde to Nicholas. Has received his letter of the Brussels,
23rd; all he says is reasonable. Cannot comprehend these MaT 25-
people, who are in such confusion that he wonders how they
do anything. Three thousand men were sent from Dover to
Calais last week, and the other three thousand were on the
march to Dover ; every one had a new red coat and a new pair
of shoes, and they are promised gd. a day ; they said aloud
that if they were not punctually paid they knew whither to
go ; it is said that 4000 more are to follow from Ireland and
Scotland. The King has no thought of removing his family from

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1657. Bruges, but would prefer Gant if he thought he should have
to winter there again. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 340.
[Rome], 897. Richard Clement to Hyde. The plague has broken
May 26. oufc agam from concealed goods taken from houses formerly
infected. Card. Bichi has died this week ; the agent of the
Duke of Lorraine demands some of his benefices for the son of
Duke Francis. The Turks are in the Adriatic, but news
came yesterday that their fleet had been defeated off Tenedos
by the Venetians. Military movements in Italy. Will
remain at Rome, as the year is too far gone for his going to
their meeting at Doway. Report that the French are in
league with the Turks. What is to be said or done if any
Irish come hither pretending commission from his Majesty ?
Endorsed by Hyde.
Brussels, 898. Hyde to Nicholas. Has received his letter of -the
May 28. 2^th ; is more weary of this place than any he was ever in,
but cannot stir for want of money. When most sanguine
about their own business, it has only been upon the contempla
tion of the horrible wickedness and transcendent villany of these
rogues which he is confident God Almighty will punish with
exemplary judgments in this world ; it is this hope which still
keeps up his spirits, and not any dependence upon their own
inventions or the assistance of powerful friends. Does not
find that m2. [Lord Culpeper] has any thought yet of
coming to them. Hopes 424 [Duke of York] will be dis
suaded from going to 488 [Holland-]. Has only heard through
Nicholas's letter of the death of the Earl of Arundel ; is not
glad of it, for he has no reverence for the next brother, who
loves himself too well to care for any body else. The usage of
the English regiments by the Spaniards is as good as they give
their own. Surely he has told Nicholas of the Duke of Glou
cester's going a volunteer with the Marq. Caracena. The letters
to Col. Stephens were those which came over with him, and
were left at Middleborough and mislaid till now. Mr. Ball's
pass is sent to Nicholas. Mr. Shaw has just come, bringing
word that the English have taken two ships of the Dutch
coming from the Canaries, which is good news.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
Part, Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 34*-
Brussels, 899. The same to the same. Has obtained leave from the
May 29. King to go to Bruges three or four days before he goes himself ;
the King cannot stir till he receives money, which they promise
he shall have by the end of the week. Resolves, God willing,
to set out from hence on Thursday morning or Friday.
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900. Hyde to Nicholas. Has received his letter of the
28th. It is not possible he has not told him of the Duke of
York's going into the field and commanding the King's troops.
Has not heard of the petition to the Parliament from the
army which Nicholas mentions ; hopes they have voted it a
high breach of privilege. Has seen a printed paper of some
two or three sheets entitled, Killing no Murder ; it is only to
show the lawfulness and conveniency that Cromwell be presently
killed, and is dedicated to Cromwell himself with as witty an
epistle as Hyde has seen ; and in truth the whole piece is so
full of wit that he cannot imagine who could write it ; it seems
to be printed on this side the sea by the paper and the
letter; would have got it if he could. Will still flatter him
self with the hopes of going home, let it render him as
ridiculous as it may. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Part, Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 343.
901. Sir Marmaduke Langdale to [Hyde], respecting the
finding some employment in the King's service for Capt.
Mason, for whom my lord [Bishop] of Derry and Capt. Whit-
tington are interested ; he is an honest man, a soldier for the
King, and now gets his living as a servant to the merchants at
Dort. Encloses a great letter of Mr. Barton's, not worth
sending ; also another letter which came last night from
Holland, from some stranger to Langdale, since it gives him
false titles ; it is from some person who has come from England
to Holland to get it printed, and is not unworthy [Hyde's]
reading. Endorsed by Hyde.
902. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Has received no letter since
21 Apr. ; if he would but send empty papers, the covers only
written, every week, his reputation would be in some measure
saved, which now suffers when 'tis said that in so many posts
the King of England's minister has received no letters. Since
his last has presented Lord Muskerry and Sir G. Hamilton to
Don Louis, who received them very civilly ; to-morrow, had not
this great holy-day hindered, they would have had audience of
the King. No reply yet from the Conde de Pinneranda
about the liberty of the ports ; has pressed Don Louis on the
same subject, and for a supply of money to the King and a
pension to the Duke of Gloucester. Has also delivered a
memorial touching the Secret Article. Hopes to have his
own settlement granted next week, with an allowance for a
house, and for a coach in the place of one of the King's ; but
pensions in this Court are uncomfortable things ; Count de
Fiesque with his good one is like to starve, and Mons. de
Marcin, who has the promise of 2000 crowns a month, has in
six years had but six months' payment. Has at last, with many

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Brussels,
May 31.

1657. solicitations, got Mr. St. Albans out of the Inquisition;
expects to have the same pains to get him leave to stay here.
A letter from Cadiz about the English fleet ; they have the
plague on board, and have been refused leave to land their
sick men in Portugal ; part of them have been to the Canaries,
and have burned some of the Spanish ships in the road. The
news in his last letter of the surrender of Olivenca was
false, but it is now said to have agreed to surrender as on this
day, if not relieved ; this undertaking of Portugal was Don
Louis' design, against the opinion of the Council. The Pope is
said to be desperately sick and past hopes, since he was cut
for the stone. Endorsed by Hyde.
903. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed or addressed. Sends
letters which have come for him ; the King has read as much
of them as the cipher will let him, and is impatient to know
what is under that. There seems to be somewhat in Sir H.
Bennet's of importance, and that requires a speedy answer.
The Fathers are nettled, and have doubtless stirred up all the
choler left in that moving earth. Jennings seems to give a
caution of somebody. Stops here in expectation of particulars
concerning the action about Cambray and for the French
letters. Endorsed by Hyde.
904. The King to the Governor of Gravelines. Desires his
protection for Mr. Spencer, whom he finds it necessary to
employ at Gravelines. — Fr. Copy by J. Nicholas.
Whitehall, 905. Thurloe to Lockhart. Is too ill-disposed to answer
^y Ii- his letters at present. If Lord Faulconbridge be at Paris, and
still retains his former intentions *, Lockhart may encourage
him to come over to prosecute them, there being a great
satisfaction here concerning his person and other things.
Copy, endorsed by Hyde.
May. 906. " Advertisement from Ch. Dare, to Mr. Cooper;"
[Hyde's endorsement]. Information of persons employed in
Flanders as spies ; Sir Lionel Talmash and his lady ; Ballough
Drummond, a Scotchman who lately went over into France
with Lockhart's wife and is now gone into Flaiiders; Aprice
Williams, a Herefordshire man, who was sometime servant to
the late King, he is about fifty-six years old, gray-headed, of
a middle stature, and ruddy complexion. Divers others are
employed from hence to destroy the* King; as Cecill, who
was engaged in Sundercombe's business, and with him one
Clarke and two more whose names he has not, but one of these
is honest, and gives this intelligence to the writer's friend.
Besides these, there is one esq. Downes, a little thick man,
* Viz., in reference to his marriage with the Protector's daughter Mary.

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fair-haired, wears a satin cap, about forty years old; Mr. 1657.
Will. Huntington, a tall young man, black short hair,
wears a satin cap, about thirty years old; these two are
English ; George Williamson, a thick, lusty man, fifty years
of age; George Muckall, a tall young man, long black hair,
about twenty-five years of age ; these two are Scotchmen.
They all have bills of exchange to receive six score pounds a
man, and, went away from hence on Tuesday or Wednesday
se'nnight, having all good horses given them. The way
they have designed to kill the King is, when he is in the
field, near the French army, they will then attempt his
person, and by the swiftness of their horses doubt not to gain
the French quarters. It may be they will assay other ways,
but this is the likeliest. With some omissions, Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 341.
907. Col. Bampfield to [Thurloe, under the name of] Simon Paris,
Tanner; not dated. Lord Balcarres, who was sent away LMay-]
from Bridges in disgrace and want, has been supplied by the
Queen with 2000 livres. The Duke of York goes to live with
his sister at the Haghe, hoping that if there be a breach
betwixt the English and Dutch, he may have a squadron, at
least, in the Dutch fleet : it is said a match is proposed
between him and one of the Princess Dowager's daughters.
[The King] has offered to take the command of all the English,
Scottish and Irish troops in the Spanish service; but the
Spaniards are not likely to trust him with so considerable an
army ; he will, at any rate, go with the Spanish army, in hopes
of drawing off the English who are sent into France ; his
youngest brother goes certainly into the field. Reported that
Col. Lundesford, Col. Donold, Col. Napper, and others, who
are all Royalists and some Papists, are to have charges among
the troops under Reynolds ; the writer, after having lost all
for [the Commonwealth] and having given many proofs of his
fidelity, is only so unhappy as thus to see the most debauched
and obnoxious persons of the other party preferred to him,
while he himself is banished and proscribed by both sides. The
French Parliament refuses to ratify the King's edict against
the Jansenists, who grow daily very numerous, and may in
time trouble the Church of Rome. Desires to be sent on a
mission to the Duke of Brandenburgh. Reported from Madrid
that thirty-six small vessels have joined Blake, and that the
Spaniards expect a large fleet from Holland to help in
bringing the Plate fleet from Teneriffe. Copy by Marces.
908. " A letter from an advocate of the [French] Parliament June 1.
to a friend, touching the inquisition which is endeavoured to
be established in France, upon occasion of the late Bull of
Pope Alexander VII ;" i. e. touching the subscription required

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1657. from all ecclesiastics to a form of condemnation of the five
propositions extracted from Jansenius. [By the Abbe Perrier
and Ant. Le Maistre.] Translated from the French.
Thirteen and a half folio pages. In John Nicholas' handwriting.
909. Petition from Thomas and Ignatius Peppard, two
' '¦' Roman Catholic inhabitants of Drogheda, to the Council
for the affairs of Ireland, praying that in consideration of
their constant good affection at all times to the Commonwealth
(as testified to in several certificates) they may not be required,
in accordance with a proclamation of 22 Feb. last requiring
all Roman Catholics to depart out of all towns, to remove out
of Drogheda. Endorsed with an order of the Council, dated May 22, dispensing with
their removal until further order.
Bruges, 910. Hyde to the King ; not signed or addressed. On his
uae 3' arrival on Friday night, found Grigg and his brother newly
arrived [from England] with three horses for the Duke of
Gloucester ; they say that some will shortly come for the King ;
. they not only have brought no money but have borrowed £20.
Some propositions which Grigg brings will keep till the King
comes; a ship has already come away resolved to put into
these ports ; he has brought some letters of old dates, which
show the probability of confusion with Cromwell and the Fifth-
monarchy men, who are like to make mad work. Tom Paulden
saw the soldiers who have come over to France, and says there
are not more than 4000 ; Raynolds has not come with them,
his name only being used, as the most pdpular, to influence
the soldiers, nor even one colonel ; thinks that Raynolds de
clined the service because Lockhart is to command. A quaker
went into the pulpit in the great church at Bullin [Boulogne]
to convert the Gentiles, but was so rudely dealt with that he
concludes they are not ready for reformation. Mr. Scott is
willing to venture into the army itself, but there is no money
to send him. There is i?ioo in England at the King's
disposal; can it be better assigned than to the little man
who complains that they have broken their word with him,
and from whom they should now look for much 1 Sends an
extract of that part of Sir H. Bennet's letter which was in
cipher. Urges him to press the Spaniards for an assignment
of six months' allowance, according to an enclosed note, as
otherwise his condition will be insupportable ; for the manner
of prosecuting the matter, let him consult with Oniate's
brother, who is an officer of the finances, with whom Belins
may afterwards from time to time receive counsel. Desires
to know what encouragement Don Alonso has given the King
in his project on the bishops and abbots. The matter of the
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minions which the Marq. of Caracena undertook, must be 1657.
pressed. Poverty of the King's servants at Bruges ; Barton
is in danger of arrest; if Hyde may draw a bill of iooo
guilders on Mr. Fox, he will so distribute it among them as
that the King shall find the benefit when he comes.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Three closely written folio pages.
911. Mary Hiskocs to "Mr. Chance, at his house in Whit- May 25.
chapel;" endorsed by Hyde, " Little John ; " a letter from a C°-s-]
Royalist agent, in disguised language ; sends i?ioo, part of what
she owes. Hears that his nephew [the King] will be suddenly
at Paris, and then suddenly in England and set up for himself;
he should be advised to stay till winter at least. Dick Smith
and a good number of his kindred are at the Bath. Give the
enclosed to Mr. Browne. Small red seal of arms, the same as with art. 835, supra.
912. 385 (i. e. Mr. Robinson, alias Rumbold) " to Mr. George May 25.
Langley." His last was of 29 Apr. The very morning that [O.S.]
Cromwell would have accepted the title of King, he received
such a letter from some in the army as caused him instead
to refuse it ; but he has promised his monarchical friends (as
the writer is assured by one of his greatest confidants) that as
soon as he can weed out those who opposed him, he will revive
the business. The bearer will tell of T. Honton's misfortune,
whom the writer two months ago cautioned against the person
who is now supposed to have betrayed him. Importance of
having some special persons appointed for the management of
the King's affairs. Has engaged Mr. Trelawney if anything
of moment happens, to make a journey to give account thereof.
The Commissioners of the Navy are sending out six frigates,
the least of which carries forty guns. Encloses a letter for
Colonel Stephens. Endorsed by Hyde.
Chiefly in deciphered cipher.
913. Sir II. Bennet to Hyde. A greater good could not Madrid,
befall than the Count de Pinneranda's absence, who was most Juue 5-
averse to their affairs in the whole Council; hopes to be re
ferred, in his place, to the Marq. de los Balbases. Lord
Muskery and Sir G. Hamilton waited on the King yesterday,
introduced by Bennet. The report of the defeat of the
Spaniards at Teneriffe (where seventeen sail are said to have
been sunk and burnt) is recompensed by the news of the sur
render of Olivenca, the key of Portugal. Has received a letter
from Hyde this week recommending Mr. Clearke, who has come
from Zealand, and saw a Dutch convoy searched by the rebels'
frigates. Hears that Hyde has got extraordinary credit with
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1657. he thinks fit for five or six years' letters and a journey to
Cologne, for both which Bennet had his word, and also to
send 50 pistoles now and then to M. de Marces to whom
Bennet owes 150. Endorsed by Hyde.
May 26. 914, [Sir Allen Apsley to Hyde ?] ; not signed or addressed.
[O.S.] jjag nQW come to town, but being again perplexed with a rascal
who has revived his prosecution, will hasten again where he
may be safer. Desires again to be directed to some honest
man whom he may trust in regard to [Hyde]. His kinsman
is an honest gentleman, of general acquaintance with the best
men, and very prudent and secret ; the gentleman concerning
whom, as he tells the writer, [Hyde] made enquiry, has many
ornaments, but his way of life has given his friends more
pleasure than confidence in him, and only one person in the
world would say he had an interest in any considerable men,
and that person must be the son of [Hyde's] dear friend,
whom he is not to trust or believe in the least, for he is a
very light person of neither truth nor discretion. Differences
of opinion whether the Protector's refusal [of the crown] be
for the King's advantage or not. Instance of the ignorant
insolence of the Major Generals in the treatment of a gentle
man charged with being drunk when desiring to speak with
one of them concerning his decimation ; the Royalists suffer all
the sad oppressions of insolent men, who are now imposing
undoing taxes. A very near relation in this town does not
spend his time worthily; if [Hyde] would intimate to him
that he would do well to come to their army, his recurrence
to them might move him. Endorsed by Hyde, " N. Ap."
Paris, 915. Marces to the Earl of Bristol. Lockhart's continuance
June 8. wjtjj tQe prench Court (as learned from the enclosed) gives
reason to believe that nothing is discovered of their business ;
the secret must be communicated only to such trusty ministers
about the King as is necessary. Bampfield has changed his
resolution of going to the army with Reynolds. Sends a copy
of a letter from a person he does not know, because it contains
something which highly concerns the King's service and
Bristol's in particular. Much surprised at not hearing from him
or Slingsby by the last post. Copy by Slingsby, endorsed by Hyde.
Paris, 916. Lockhart to Thurloe. Waited yesterday on Lord
June 7. [Faulconbridge], and urged him to address himself to the
person concerned, and assured him of a good reception;
declined, on being questioned, to say what authority he
had for this encouragement; shall know this day or to
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dangerous consequence mentioned in his last from Amiens. 1857.
Slowness of the French with regard to the design upon
Dunkirk. Copy by Slingsby.
917. Lockhart to Thurloe. When he returns to the Court, Same day. :
will give an account of the arms that have come over. The
troops had been so spoiled by French wine that, when leaving
Boulogne, they first threw down their own arms and took
French, and then threw down the French and resumed their
own. Complains of Reynolds for not giving the command of
a vacant company to Mr. Pernille. Copy.
918. News from Teneriffe, on 7 May, of Blake's defeat of St. Se-
the Spanish fleet there on the last day of Aprill. bastian,
Copy by Marces.
919. Thomas Strang, endorsed by Hyde, " Col. We"[rden ?] May 30.
to Mr. Humphery, i. e. the King. Professions of fidelity. Has t°-s-l
received two letters from Mr. Kops concerning their pro
ceedings against Morgan and Shawe ; there will be no great
difficulty in arresting them, through the affectionate activeness
of Newman and Browne. Desires acknowledgments to Mr.
Odford. 920. R. A[shton] to "Mr. Robert Tompson, at Henboro," June 1,
[Hamburgh] ; a disguised letter from a Royalist agent. Has [O.S.]
delivered the two parcels to Sir W. Compton and Sir R. Willis.
Sir W. Compton and Wildman have met twice, and there is so
good an understanding between them that no opportunity will
be lost. Mr. Fisher has not received what was said to have
been sent him a fortnight since ; he has had a constant series
of misfortunes of late, which he charges upon Tompson's and
his friends' fooling with him. Cromwell's refusal of the title
of King. Expected adjournment of the Parliament until
November, which is not liked. Communications may be sent
to the writer at Mrs. Web's in Thames Street, or for Mrs.
Mary Dickinson at Mr. Bell's in Fleet Street. Endorsed by Hyde.
A few words are in cipher, of which the deciphering follows on a smalt
separate slip. It appears from Hyde's letter to Ormonde of Aug. i,
infra, that the correspondent who writes under the above initials
and went by the name of Ashton, was Sir George La[ne].
921. 385 [i. e. Mr. Robinson, alias Rumbold] to [G. Langley, June 1.
i.e. Ormonde]. His last was of 25 May. H. Seymour was set L°-s-J
at liberty last week upon hard terms. It is said that Crom
well is preparing an expedition of twelve ships against Teneriffe.
Lord Tufton was with the writer yesterday to inform him of
the contents [of a letter] which one Coltman, his landlord and
brother to Barkstead, had dropped in his chamber ; it came

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Br[uges],
June II.

Madrid,
June 13.

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CALENDAR OF
from one who calls himself Spencer, and who said that, having
come lately from Flanders, he had something of consequence to
communicate to Barkstead, which he desired to do speedily as
he must presently return ; Lord Tufton said that he discovered
from other passages that this Spencer was a spy in Flanders
under the pretence of trading. Mr. Hopton's friend, who had
made some overtures to the King, refuses to treat with any
other person than Hopton. Has desired Trelawney to stay in
town until he knows whether his services are desired.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Chiefly in deciphered cipher.
922. Hyde to Ormonde. O'Neale says he has a tent for
Ormonde and that Morris is his own for this campania; he
talks idly of a cellar of bottles to be filled with the wine de
Bone, but the devil a wine de Bone that is which he sent, nor
ever will be fit for any body but Peter to drink. Two Irish
officers came yesterday, one a captain of the Duke of York's
regiment, the other of Muskerry's ; they met the English body
at Abbeville on Wednesday last marching towards the French
army, and spoke with many Irish who said they would quickly
find the way to the King. Endorsed by Ormonde.
923. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Has received his letters of
10 and 17 May. Uncertainty and delays in the negotiations
with Spain. Is infinitely satisfied with the King's approval of
his method. Gave in a new memorial yesterday. Recommends
that if Spain should at last be driven to an accommodation with
England, the King should turn to the Pope, whose friendship
should be secured upon reasonable terms ; Cromwell is likely,
if master in England, to offer more frankly to the Pope than
the King dares do, in order to deprive the latter of Catholic
succour. No foreign minister has visited him yet. Has hired
a house, and intends to-morrow to put up the King's arms,
although he has not ten pistoles left. The letter for the
Marq. de los Balbases has come seasonably.
Four folio pages ; partly in deciphered cipher.
Part, Cl. S. P. vol. in. p. 343.
924. William Rowe to his brother-in-law Bampfield. Sir
John Reynolds cannot stay long in France, as he must come
over for his marriage with Sir Francis Russell's daughter,
sister to the wife of Lord Henry [Cromwell]. Brother Dick
is captain of a foot company in the regiment which, it was
hoped would have been the ambassador Lockhart's, but it is
now conferred on his lieutenant colonel Sir Brier [sic] Cocker-
ham. Copy by Marces.
925. Hyde to the King ; not signed or addressed. Hears
that he has not yet received any money. Sends extracts from

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a letter received last night from Sir II. Bennet; finds that 1657.
some of his own letters have been lost, and fears Bennet's
correspondent at Bourdeaux is not faithful ; will try to-day to
send a letter through Paris. Believes that many of the English
who have come over to France are disposed to serve the King,
but if they come and find no better usage than their friends
have done it will do more harm than good. Suggests that tho
King should propose the erecting his regiment of Guards, as
an encouragement for the English. Want of money; poor
Barton is likely to be cast into prison to-day for what he owes
to his landlord, if Mons. Ogniate do not prevent it.
Part, Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 344.
926. Richard Clement to Hyde. The plague has made some [Rome],
progress this week, and the Jesuits' College is shut up, some
of them being dead, but malignant fevers are now enough to
keep up the suspicion. The Queen of Sweden in consequence
defers her arrival ; the town is not very sorry for her absence.
Departure of the Spanish ambassador. When it was suggested
to the late King that such should be nominated Bishops in
Ireland as were for his interest, it was answered that things
should be left in their ordinary course, which was that such
were always chosen as were friends to the Earls of Tyrone and
Tirconnel, the effect of which has been the late catastrophe in
Ireland. It is thought by some that it is now time to make a
Bishop in England ; this will cause dissension among the
Catholics, and the Bishop, whoever he is, must be addicted
to the power that promotes or permits him in England ; the
King should therefore let this Court understand how much he
is concerned in this affair, and desire that nothing be done
without his consent, and procure Don Juan to write to the
French ambassador to use his authority to the same effect.
One of the English College being dead, the College is shut up
on suspicion of the plague. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cf. Cl. S. P. vol. ii. p. 66".
927. • William Swift, Lockhart' s Secretary, to Bulstrode Paris,
Whitelocke. Received three letters from him on Tuesday, one June l6-
for the ambassador, one for Mr. De Vaux, and one for himself;
the two first he conveyed to St. Quentin where the English
forces were. The French and English are now besieging
Montmedy; the English infantry are much esteemed, yet
some disorders have blemished them, as the firing some
cottages on their first day's march from Boulogne, and the
running away of some new-levied men to Charles Stewart,
but the old soldiers (most of whom are well-made, stout men)
are without exception. It is thought here that when a House
of Lords sits, it will again be moved to change the title of
Protector for that of King. Copy by Marces.
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1657.
June 1 6.

Mons,
June 1 6.

Ghent,
June 17,

Brussels,June 18.

A lost,
June 20.

June 17.

928. Bampfield to Thurloe, addressed under the name of
Matthew Bonnell. Desires to be employed in Germany,
whither he can go by the favour and confidence of the
French ambassador, the Marshal de Grammont, since, so
long as he remains in France, Lockhart will never want will
nor matter to suggest things to his prejudice ; cannot serve
under Sir John Reynolds, as he would still be always sus
pected. Copy by March.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 314.
929. Ormonde to the King; not signed or addressed.
Arrived last night and saw Caracena and Don Juan, and
pressed for a supply with reference to the application for a
place [for procuring which Motett had offered the King a sum
of money]. Don Juan said the offer was not sufficient, and
that men ordinarily gave double that sum; he promised a
supply before he should leave the place ; Ormonde expects
the answer to-night. See under June 21, infra.
930. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde; not signed. Has re
ceived his letter of yesterday. Ormonde came hither to
communicate to Bristol a proposition to be made to Don
Juan to confer a place in the Finance upon a friend of
theirs, who would thereupon advance <£°5ooo to the King;
he is now gone with the proposition to Don Juan.
Endorsed by Hyde.
931. The King to Hyde ; not signed. The Lord- Lieutenant
has not yet returned from Gant, but is expected every minute ;
his enclosed letter will show the likelihood of the King's getting
any good when Don Juan says that others must be assisted out
of that which he hoped to have had to himself; this scurvy
usage puts him beyond his patience, and were he with Don
Juan, he would follow Hyde's counsel, and swear two or three
round oaths ; thinks, however, that in many particulars they
have power here to give him satisfaction if the spirit of Don
AlonSO does not spoil it. Small red seal of royal arms.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 346.
932. Earl of Bristol to Hyde; not signed; enclosing the
original of the following letter from Bampfield, and desiring
that it may be sent back presently to Slingsby, in order to be
returned to their correspondent by the next post.
Enclosure : —
Intelligence sent by Bampfield to Lockhart, and by him
enclosed to Thurloe. The Duke of York commands
his brother's forces of about 6000 men, in six regiments,
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Bristol, Wilmot, and Newburgh in the place of Middle- 1657.
ton who is absent; he has 50 men for his guard, and
£200 per mensem from the Spaniards ; it is believed
that Marsin will join them. Sir John Berkley, upon
his submission, and recantation of a narrative which he
had written, is restored to his attendance on the Duke ;
he has undertaken to draw up a Declaration to the army
in England, and to get it printed. It is discovered from
the intercepted letter from Nicholas to Bennet of ^|
May, that the King and Duke were reconciled prin
cipally by letters out of England from Gondimore and
his friends, but who Gondimore is, is not known ; and
that the King has found a way, through Titus, to treat
with the Presbyterians. The Duke of Buckingham is
believed to be in England, upon some desperate design,
for a rising in the City or against the Protector's person,
which is known here to one Mr. Denham ; his servant
Shelden went hence last Sunday, who should be sought
for and examined, with Sir Fred. Corn wallis and his
lady, the Countess of Newport, Major Arscot, and
Col. Rogers. Enquire whether there is not one
Palden at Calais.
Copy by John Nicholas. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 344.
Followed by a note in French that in another separate paper Bamp
field advised that the wife of the young Scot be examined because
she spoke strongly to Bampfield in London against the Protector,
and said that his own relations only waited an opportunity to
destroy him.
Both letters are printed in full in Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. pp. 363, 364,
where for " the young Scot," the text reads, " young Mr. Scot."
933. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Cromwell's negotiations, after Madrid,'
he broke with Spain, with the Prince of Conde. Has taken a June 2°-
quarter of a house and set up the King's arms. Encloses a
relation of the burning of the Spanish fleet at St. Cruz. Has
just been with the Marquis de los Balbases, and begun his
business, which is but a repetition of what is already known ;
and has also been taking leave of the Conde de Pinueranda.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
934. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed or addressed. Account Brussels,
of the proposal urged by him upon Don Juan for the making June "•
Motett a Commissioner of Finance, who would thereupon lend
50,000 guilders for the King's service; objections raised that
the sum ought to be 100,000, and that Motett is not a born
subject of the King of Spain, but the Treasurer will report
favourably ; at any rate it will be a week before the King
can touch the money, and Ormonde knows not what will
become of him before then. Has been with the Inter-Nuncio to
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1657. concert a meeting betwixt the King and him ; fears the Secret
Article [of toleration to the Roman Catholics] may amongst
their friends at Paris be held unsatisfactory, and be under
valued. Is infinitely troubled that there is no news of the
little peer at London. Lord Garret will speedily begin his
journey into France, as sent by the King to visit the Queen,
who is in bad health. The Spanish army is but small,
about 15,000 men ; the King's men are about 2000, as hand
some fellows as Ormonde ever saw. Received just now a letter
from his wife, enclosed in one from his cousin Phillips. The
Duke of York will take exceedingly in the army ; he is brave
and as little troublesome as any Prince can be ; the Fathers
are his good friends and Sir John's [i. e. Sir J. Berkley's], as
he avows. Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 347, where for " Sir John Berkeley," read
"Sir John's."
Brussels, 935. The King to Hyde. Is so vexed with the delay about
1 '"'-' the money that he has lost all patience, and gives all men that
have, or shall have, to do with money to the devil. Will send
G. Lane to-morrow to the army, with a proposal, which if they
do not grant, he knows not what he shall do, but which, if they
do grant it, will furnish him with 50,000 guilders. Endorsed by Hyde.
Small red seal of royal arms.
Followed by a copy made for the Editor of the State Papers.
La Fere, 936. Lockhart to Thurloe. Cardinal Mazarine renews his
June if. promises about Dunkirk ; desires various supplies from Eng
land, with the fleet. Interview with Turenne. Siege of
Montme"dy. The English forces joined Turenne at Vervin
yesternight. The Duke of York joined the Spaniards with
four regiments two days ago ; both sides pretend great con
fidence in these allies, but the Duke's Irish are no better than
the sheep in a lion's skin ; he threatens to give no quarter to
the English. Has caused the account of the fight at Teneriffe
to be translated into French. Copy by John Nicholas.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 345, where for "new mettle" read "true
mettle."
Bruges, 937. Hyde to the King ; not signed. Wrote a long letter
June 22. on the 1 8th, the day on which the King wrote to him. Re
marks on Sir H. Bennet's negotiations, and the dulness of the
Spaniards in deferring the declaration of the freedom of the
ports. What the "noble Colonel" [Bampfield] writes to
Thurloe does not make him anxious about his letters ; believes
the Colonel imitates Manning, for the Secretary [Nicholas]
swears he never writ any such word in any letter to Sir H.
Bennet, but that the whole is a pure fiction. Ogniate says
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her husband Burgomaster of the Free; if so, Ogniate cannot 1857.
be continued ; but Hyde assures him that the King charged the
Earl of Bristol to see that he was continued ; nothing is
more necessary than his continuance in that office, without
which the King's servants would live very uneasily in Bruges ;
has reminded Bristol of it. The bearer, Mr. Egerton, is the
person who was taken prisoner and carried to Ostend, of whom
Lord Gerard told the King ; desires the King to despatch him
speedily back to England, according to the model enclosed ;
knows his father, who is not an ill man, and of a reasonable
fortune. No reason to write to the person himself or to send
him a commission upon such general overtures, but the enclosed
instructions for Mr. Egerton may satisfy his friend and en
courage him, and can be no prejudice to the King if he carry
them to his uncle. Has heard nothing of the Declaration the
Spaniards promised against Englishmen, residing in or passing
through these countries without being owned by the King. In
the last letters from Paris the King will find that Thurloe in
his letter to Lockhart refers to a despatch lately sent him by
Captain Compton: has had several advertisements of this
Captain Compton as one employed in France and this country
by Cromwell; is sure he was at Antwerp within eight days.
The two Batts are in great necessity ; has passed his word for
meat for them for two months ; the elder brother, an honest
man, desires the King's leave to go into England to get some
what for their subsistence. Endorsed by Ormonde.
An extract in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 348.
938. Hyde to Ormonde ; not signed or addressed. Has re- Brufges],
ceived his letter of the 21st. Desires to get the clergy moved June 23-
to assist through the Nuncio, and would therefore tell the latter
that the King is resolved to put his Catholic subjects into the
same condition with the rest. Is much discomforted at finding
that the expense of Ormonde's project must come out of the
King's pension ; if some little sum be not speedily sent hither
some men must literally starve, and many others be cast into
prison ; thinks 1000 guilders would do pretty well. Is very
glad the King is sending Lord Gerard into France to the
Queen, but had thought she had long since been out of all
danger. What is known of Lord Bristol, and does his credit
hold? they write strange stories into France about him.
Desires to know about Ormonde himself, that he may be able
to answer Col. Warren and Col. Stephens. Sends an extract
from Sir H. Bennet's last letter ; some things are obscure from
mistakes in the cipher; he has not explained the postscript
about White. Ogniate sends the other letter ; the order for
the pistole is now acknowledged at Gravelines. Have any of
the English come over yet ? Endorsed by Hyde.

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1657.
Brussels, June 24.

Porto Sta.
Maria,
June 24.

From the
camp at
Fully [?]
June 26.

Breda,
June 26.

London,
June 16.
[0.8.1

[June.]

939. Earl of Bristol to Hyde ; not signed. Received at
Alost the packet for Slingsby, and the other concerning
Mons. Ogniate ; for the first, has followed his opinion about
retaining the rogue's original letter, and for the second, has
obeyed him in coming hither to wait upon the King, from
whence he will most carefully serve Ogniate. Has not come
unseasonably before George Lane's going to the army to press
the proposition for Mottet, about which the King writes now
so pressingly that Don John cannot well refuse; without it
the King is in a lamentable condition. Will stay till Lane's
return, and then back to his hermitage. The expectations
Hyde raises of great matters in England have failed so often
and so long that he begins to have as little faith in them as
the Spaniards have. Endorsed by Hyde.
940. Henry Rumbould [to Sir H. Bennet]. Account of
letters which have passed between Blake (who is sick in his
cabin) and the Duke of Medina Celi respecting an exchange
of prisoners. Blake has sent most of his ships to Sallee to
endeavour to make peace there. See art. 960.
941. Don Juan to the King. The King [of Spain] has sent
to him the letter for the King of Great Britain, with repeated
expressions of the affection and friendship he has for him.
— Span. Endorsed by Hyde.
942. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. Has received his letter of
the 20th; when 181 [Sexby] and 819 [Major Wood] were
about to depart, news came of the apprehension of Sturgeon,
an agent of Sexby, with a bundle of pamphlets against Crom
well ; this makes them stay at Amsterdam till they see how
Sturgeon behaves, for he knows as much as Sexby himself;
his apprehension was caused by his own gross folly, for he
went himself to the ship where the pamphlets were, and took
a bundle away, and on being stopped by a searcher, drew a
pistol, whereupon he was apprehended. Endorsed by Hyde.
943. " Williams" to [the King] ; endorsed by Hyde, " L.
Ma." There is nothing he more impatiently longs for than
an occasion to serve him ; but his friend has represented an
untruth in making him more considerable than he is.
944. Letter of information from [Mr. Grigge], a royalist
agent in England. Mr. Francis Walker, who has most of the
iron mines in Shropshire, and employs 1000 or 1500 men
daily, is very zealous for the King's service, and offers to
engage all his men therein, and with them surprise Shrews
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others to choose officers; his correspondents are Col. Will. 1657.
Owen and Mr. Hews, he that is famous for the powder and
commonly called Dr. Hews, who is now in town and has
discoursed all this with Dr. Hewit, by whom the writer is
importuned to propound it to the King. Mr. Roberts would
tell the King that Col. Morley has been treated with, and that
he listens to it, only sticking for security, but there is now
reason to suspect him, for he was on Whitsun-Eve all night
with Cromwell. Mr. Hopton is taken and committed to the
Gatehouse. It is said, that Cromwell is to be proclaimed
Protector next Wednesday. Watermen are being pressed
amain for Dunkirk.
945. "Propositions by Grigge;" [Hyde's endorsement]. [June].
That the King would send a patent for baronet, and a com
mission as Col.-General or Lieut.-Gencral for the gentleman
whose name the writer does not know, and six blank com
missions for colonels. That the paper concerning the seamen
be printed, omitting the clause excepting those from pardon
that consented to his father's death. That authority be given
to Mr. Walker, and two or three more whom Mr. Walker
thinks fit, to give commissions to gentlemen in the county
where he lives. That the King give a pass to Mr. Henry
Crone, merchant, to go into Spain, and write to Sir H. Bennet
to assist Mr. Crone in procuring liberty to live in Spain and
import English commodities, paying the King ten per cent, on
all importations.
946. Major-Gen. John Middleton to Hyde. Received his Dantzic,
letter of the 13th yesterday. Found that nothing could be done June 27-
with his countrymen here, although it is a place truly affectionate
to the King, as, with one exception, they are all ruined by the
war; would not have been so forward had he not certainly
believed some attempt would have been made this last spring,
but does not expect the King to perform impossibilities, or
blame his ministers; to fall away from the former or mistrust
the latter because they cannot work miracles, would be an
action beyond the worst of characters. Does not justify his
letter to the Secretary in which he desired a demission ; but
submits entirely to the King's pleasure. Sent to the King
by the last post a letter from the King of Poland, with one
from himself to the Secretary, representing his own condition.
Col. Durham and Col. Turner are both in the town, but they
could no longer stay together; if two ducats could do his
business, he could not have them from his countrymen ; is now
keeping Lent in the strictest way. Can only say of Col. Turner
that his letters and discourses of Hyde agree not, and no man
shall be his friend who is unjust to Hyde. Endorsed by Hyde.
With one or two slight errors, Cl. S. P. vol, iii. p. 347.

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1657. 947. Sir II. Bennet [to Hyde] ; in two portions. Interviews
Madrid, with the Marq. de los Balbases and Don Luis de Haro ; un-
June 27. satisfactory replies to most of the points pressed by him. The
King and his brother are much beholden to Don Francisco
de Meneses for the characters he gives them in this court.
Don Luis received yesterday the [Duke of York's] letter.
Received Hyde's letters of 24- and 26 May together. Is
now lodged in a house of his own ; Sir Benj. [Wright] is
not pleased at it; the man's misfortune has prejudiced his
judgment and public affections, but Bennet does not, like his
enemies, accuse him of double dealing. Mr. Windebank was
in France when Bennet went by. Writes his papers and holds
his conferences in French. Employs one Mr. Nicholas White
as an agent, who is not allied to, or at all like, the virtuous
Mr. Richard White. Expects Lord Muskerry and Sir George
Hamilton to move to his house to-night. Owes very near 200
pistoles, which gives him much trouble. Father Lubar [? qu.
Talbot?] has not yet been with him; he is a verier coxcomb
than his brother ; " when Sexby was here, he was his inter
preter ; see how they hang on one string."
Bruges, 948. Hyde to the King ; not signed. The person who came
June 27. hither from London on the night of Hyde's arrival is coming
to the King at Bruxelles, in order that he may have a speedy
dispatch back again ; for his expenses less than 500 guilders
will not be enough. Sends two despatches ready prepared
for him, which will need the King's hand ; one a commission
to prepare and arm the forces of a county and to seize on any
place, which may serve for Shropshire and is desired by
Mr. W. (who will be named), a great master of mines and
ironworks, and a very honest man ; the other, a similar com
mission, may be given to Ch. Da. for a person whom he
recommends, the son of a wicked father whose ill-doing he
wishes to redeem by some eminent service ; has heard well of
him, with some allay, but as his fortune is not £1000 per an.
cannot think his interest so great as is conceived. Some other
commissions for governors and regiments may also be sent.
The King's consent to the printing the encouragement for the
seamen should not be given till some fruit be first received
from it. This comes by Mr. Scott, who is a very honest man,
of great sobriety and extraordinary zeal, so that he is ready
to go into England though no man's danger be greater in
doing so ; he was made squire of the body by the King s
father, and if the King mean to retain him (as Hyde thinks
he has said) in that relation, it will be a great goodness, and
a singular comfort for him, if the King will himself tell him.
He will inform the King of one or two particulars which may
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1657.

Whitehall,
June A#.

cannot try in too many ways to get money. Has received a
letter from Sir Joseph Wagstaffe, dated the 22nd, at Douay,
who has sent to Arras and other places to draw the Irish to
the King's service. Endorsed by Ormonde.
949. Thurloe to Sir John Reynolds. Has not heard from
him for fourteen days. Understands from tho ambassador that
he is joined with Turenne, and that the English brigade is of
great acceptance with them ; understands also that the titular
Duke of York has joined the enemy's army ; trusts that the
Lord will still bear His witness against that family, especially
since they are now engaged with the Spaniards, the greatest
enemies Jesus Christ has in this world. The Parliament will
soon be adjourned; they are in most things very unanimous.
The Dutch ambassador has just acquainted him of the peace
between France and the States. Copy.
950. The same to Lockhart. Has received his letters of T7T Same date.
and $f ; his Highness is very willing to hear anything that
may confirm his confidence that he will be honestly dealt with
[by the French] and is well satisfied with Lockhart's conduct
of the affair. Some late informations have raised great doubts
about the person who intended to come hither ; Lockhart must
carry it towards him accordingly. Copy by John Nicholas.
951. Captain Broychwell Lloyd to Hyde. Received to his
content Hyde's letter of the 13th ; hopes the King will believe
that he was not accessory to his ungracious son's treachery [in
taking employment with the English troops in France] ; has
enquired in vain of Capt. Griffith, whose sister he married,
what conditions he has taken there. Other officers that have
gone thither from the service of the States are Capts. Bradley
and Clarke; hopes they will all come over to the King; if
God give his son grace to repent of his villany, and to come to
the King with a considerable number of men, he will forgive
him a great part of the dishonour he has done him.
Endorsed by Hyde.
952. Major Gen. Middleton to Hyde. Thinks it will be
little or no use for him to remain now in Dantzic, as nothing
can be done for levying men before the winter, so as to be
ready in March, which is the best time for shipping. Col.
Turner has written to Hyde to vindicate himself from the
charge of wronging him ; to Middleton's knowledge, he has
never spoken of Hyde but with respect and reverence. P.S.
If he is to remain at Dantzic let orders be sent him to retrench
his family, for the place is very chargeable. Endorsed by Hyde.
Small seal of arms ; a demi -lion rampant.

Hague,June 28.

Dantzic,
June 30.

314 CALENDAR OF
1657. 953. Col. Ja. Turner to Hyde. He has not (any more than
Dantzic, q0\, Durham) written any letters containing reflections upon
June f£. Hyde. Has written letters to Lord Newburgh, in which there
was nothing he desired should be concealed; in one to him
and in one to Major Strachan, he complained of being too
nicely dealt with in regard of a correspondence he keeps with
some persons to whom he has particular obligations, but who,
it seems, made no good use of what was written to them, but
nothing in these was ever intended to reflect upon Hyde. If
a frequent and full relation of the hardships of Gen. Middleton's
condition can be interpreted to reflect upon Hyde, then he is
indeed guilty, but he knows that the King's servants may be
reduced to extremities without any fault of his ministers. He
has never written or spoken of Hyde all his life long to his
disadvantage ; he knows his obligation to be loyal to the King,
and also to honour all those who have the management of his
affairs. Endorsed by Hyde.
Small seal of arms, quarterly, I, 3, a Catharine wheel 2, 4, three guttees-de-
sang ; crest, a flaming heart.
[June!] 954. Intelligence from Madrid (endorsed by the Editors
of the S. P. as having been sent to Ormonde by Lord Muskerry
and Sir G. Hamilton) respecting the disposition of the Spanish
Court ; unwilling to help the King unless he this season makes
an attempt upon his dominions ; readiness to receive overtures
from Cromwell, for which purpose one Barnardino, a Floren
tine, who has lived long in London, has come over. Don Juan
is to be removed from the government of Flanders.
Chiefly in deciphered cipher.
[June?] 955. "Instructions sent by Mr. P.;" endorsed by Hyde,
" Mr. Pyle's Memoriall ;" being intelligence of the prepara
tions made for a rising in Gloucestershire and Somerset. In
four days after notice of the King's landing, or the death of
the usurper, Major W. C. will have in readiness in B[ristol]
1400 known men, numbered by the poll, 200 whereof will be
horse, and all ready to march wherever ordered, besides many
who may be left to keep the town and fort. They will have
arms and ammunition enough (match excepted), and will seize
cannon fisofii the ships enough to secure the fort and furnish
Gloucester. In Gloucester Dr. F. has engaged to secure two
gates to give entrance to Colonel V., who has assurance of 600
men, malcontented tobacco-planters, and a gentleman of ^3000
per an. has promised to seize on the two county-troops and
repair the same day to Gloucester. A party of horse appointed
for the last rising in Somerset, but never yet detected, may, it
is hoped, be recovered if the King communicate with them by
a proper agent ; he is therefore asked to send his command
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county, to solicit them to join. At Shepton Mallet 300 men 1657.
are declared to be ready to seize the county-troop and join
with Bristol. All this to be done on the fourth night after
warning, and in three days' time they will amount to 6000
men. " Heads to bee discours't. Col. Popham. Mr. Morgan.
Major Hopton. Marq. Hertford. Winsor Castle. Chepstow.
Quere concerning Malmesbury. Mrs. Hall. Sir Robert Welch,
his letters shewd to the Marq. of Orm. ; his correspondence
with D. O'Neale, by which meanes hee engaged to serve
Cromwell. Mr. Death at Sluce. Bothwick. Sir John
Cockran. Celsey. Arlington. Seaford."
956. Frederick III, King of Denmark, to the King of Copen-
Spain. Complains of the provocations and insolent aggres- hagen,
siveness on the part of Sweden, which have at last compelled u y ''
Denmark to arm in self-defence ; earnestly desires help from
Spain. The Spanish ambassador will himself state particulars.
— Lat. Copy.
957. Ormonde to Hyde at Bruges. Has received his letter Brussels,
of 29 June. The King says Beling shall go to Louvain to July 2-
Dr. Senick. Had ground enough for telling him their friends
at Paris were not satisfied with the King's first answer
to their proposition by Beling, both from letters he had seen
from Dr. Kelly and from some received from his sister
Muskery, who says her husband is not to look for any supply
from thence, and presses for money from the King, without
which he and his companion will be driven to quit the design
they are upon ; Dick Beling has told Hyde of George Lane's
return and the success of his application to Don Juan ; no
further advance in the affair ; Don Juan insists upon having
more money from Motett than the latter is likely to give.
Nothing more can be done touching the Nuntio and the Secret
Article till they see what success Harry Bennet has ; is not
much satisfied with the accounts from him. Knows not how
the advice Father [Talbot] gives about the Bishops the Pope
is making in Ireland can influence the King's affairs one way
or another, but will move the King to speak to the Nuntio, as
his doing so may induce him and his master to believe that
the King means well to the Roman Catholics. Lord Bristol
is doing his own business at Alost, and then will retire to
his garden at Gaunt until the end of the month. When
he goes to the army will press Bristol to know the King
of Spain's resolution on what Don Juan said he would repre
sent to him, though it will highly alarm the Prince of Conde
and make him opposed to them in all things. The gentleman
whose name cannot be sent in the letter is to be brought to
the King this evening ; the other cannot be despatched till

316 CALENDAR OF
1857. they have money ; " I pray God there be not a trade driven
by young men to live upon a pretence of doeing the King
service." Sends the King of Spain's letter to the King, and
Don Juan's that accompanied it. Endorsed by Hyde.
fcT^i2' ®^- Unsigned letter of news from England endorsed by
' '-' Hyde, " Mr. Ashton." It is hoped that when Parliament is
adjourned, the animosities betwixt Protector, Parliament, and
army will begin to work ; the army will never forgive the
Parliament for pressing the Kingship, nor the Protector for
his willingness to receive it, nor will the latter forgive the
army for opposing it. Longs to hear from [Hyde?] about
Mr. John Fisher. Mr. Aston is designed by Sir W. Compton,
Sir R. Willis, and Wildman to be about this place, that they
may always know where to send to him. This comes by
means of Sir R. Willis, and an answer by the same way will
come safe to Aston. Has not yet done any good with the
four parcels sent him.
The proper names are in cipher, but are deciphered on a small sepa
rate slip which follows. In the same hand as the letter signed Ashton.
June 22. 959. 385 [Rumbold] to Mr. Edward Langley [i. e. Or-
[O.S]. monde], requesting him to deliver the enclosed to 402.
Enclosure : —
His last was of 1 June. Encloses a bill for etPioo, with a
letter from the person who sends it. Hears there are
malcontents among Cromwell's own party, who intend
an attempt that may be of great advantage to the
King. Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Robinson."
Partly in deciphered cipher.
Madrid, 960. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde ; not signed. Is assured his
J"ly 3- Memorial will be again considered, owing, as they pretend, to
the new instances made by Don Franc, de Meneses, but really
to the better opinion they have of Holland's agreement with
them. State of the war in Portugal. Lord Inchiquin has
sent hither a cipher to his cousin Fitzpatrick as if he had
something to say to him ; the latter is gone to Catalonia to
treat with him ; Ormonde should be reminded to answer his
letter, as he is very useful here, and has merit enough to be
worthy of his favour. Lord Muskerry has not yet been heard
upon his propositions. A letter from the King to the Arch
bishop of Toledo, who has declared such affection to his cause,
would be very well applied. Lord Goring has now just health
enough to go from hence in a litter; he will probably never
be able to obtain any service of his legs, but his head was
never better, and could render the King good service if he
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speaks thus after three months' intimate conversation with him, 1657.
but has forborne to communicate to him his affairs here, for
want of leave. Goring hopes to get his despatches this month
for his pension in Flanders, upon which he will be able to live
very well, but fears that Hyde's unkindness towards him will
hinder his serving the King; Bennet therefore promises to
write to Hyde to dispose him to be friends. Goring has been
in miserable want only from his inability to beg. Has not had
any letters from Hyde since 24 and 26 of May. Sends a letter
from a correspondent at Sta. Maria, four miles from Cadiz.
Endorsed by Hyde.
961. "Tho. Nipps," endorsed by Hyde, "Mr. Brockwell" June 23.
[Sir R. Willis], to  Was glad to hear by the [°-s-l
letter of the 20th inst. that his letter had come safe at last.
Mr. Boutell will give an exact account of affairs. There is no
sort of hazard or pains the writer will not cheerfully undergo
to discharge his duty to Mr. Matome [the King]. P.S. (on a
separate slip.) When any particular service is commanded,
let it be in a single note like this, and not mixed in the letters ;
the bearer will give the reasons.
962. " Bowyer," endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Vickars" to June 23.
" Mr. Richard Westwood," at the Hague. Has received his [O.S.]
letter of 20 June, N.S. Must not be suspected from any
delay in writing, since the mere suspicion of receiving a letter
makes him have a very cold caress from his near ally. The
Doctor will give information of all other particulars.' Will
show that part of the letter which concerns his friend abroad
to Mrs. St. Johns, and will go to-morrow to his friend here, or
send to him by his brother-in-law that part which concerns
him. Black seal ; the dove with the olive-branch.
From the same writer as the letters signed F. Morgan, Cloth of Silver,
E.E.B, and Fish or Fitch; i.e. Edw. Villiers.
' 963. 5. 7. 118. 9. 3., [i.e. Sir Allan Broderick] to [the June 23.
King ?]. Has received his letter of the 20 June, N.S., but [°-s-]
not the former one with the cipher ; will seldom write on
account of the hazard. The report that Lambert had sent to
the King was given him as a sober truth by a person of
condition, whose friendly intimations have hitherto been
strictly true ; and that his correspondent's countrymen will
outdo the utmost that has been mentioned is firmly asserted
by several of them. Although not credulous, [is convinced
that] no action of this kind was ever even attempted without a
mutual gentleman-like confidence. Of Mr. John Russell, Sir
Richard Willis, himself and some others, [the King] can
dispose as freely as he can by his own will of the members

318 CALENDAR OF
1657. of his own body ; of many would fain entertain the same
hope, because he passionately wishes that, as the. hands of
Briareus, they might all receive direction from one head ;
they tell him they hold correspondence with Mr. Richard
Harding, who is guided by Sir Edw. Hyde [106] ; can only
beg pardon for his credulity to their voluntary, and as he
thought sincere, protestations; the time of trial certainly
approaches, but no one can say how or when it will appear,
not from their secrecy, but from their daily changing of their
design and betraying their complices. The officers in the
army are endeavouring that Cromwell nominate a successor.
Has greater hopes than ever that the Catholics will entirely
devote themselves to the King [101] ; has frequent conversa
tion with some of them, men of good condition. The two
names left blank in his cousin's letter are Stafford and Pitts.
Goes next week to Lord Oxford, with him to whom he
delivered the correspondent's letter, and thence to that
person's own solitary habitation. Refers to the bearer for a
narrative of affairs. Desires a new cipher.
Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Hancock."
Names in deciphered cipher. Followed by a modern transcript of
part.
Brussels, 964. [ Ormonde to Hyde.] Has received his letter of the
July 4. 3d ; no resolutions made by the King about his movements
are kept secret from Hyde ; the latter need not be alarmed at
the actions of Mr. O'Neill, Lord Newburgh, and their men.
Has little hope that money will -be made presently of
Motett's business. Hyde's question what should be done
with Barton and his son, without leading the King to any
resolution, could not hope to be satisfied, since he has known
from the beginning all that Barton proposes. D. Beling gives
an account of his conference with Dr. Sinick ; the Earl of
Bristol is providing for himself at Alost.
Brufges], 965. Hyde to Ormonde; not signed or addressed. Has
July 6. received his letter of the 4th, with news of their condition ;
was guided in what he said by O'Neill, who is a sharp-sighted
fellow, and sees as far before him as an ordinary almanack ;
old Newborough's letter to his man George was a shrewd piece,
and might well have startled a wiser man than Hyde, and
Jack Mennes and Harry Warren would not stay an hour
after. As to the other "brabling" business, that of Barton,
the King seems to think that both the men should return to
England, but the father is by no means willing, having
St. John and Thurloe for his enraged enemies, but is very
desirous that his son should go, who is a very sensible fellow,
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undervalue tho design upon which he did onco set so great a 1857.
price ; if the thing be not like to be of use, they should be
altogether quit of the expense of it. The last papers from
France are the thing of- most importance now ; it is evident
that the Cardinal intends to besiege Dunkirk, and when it is
taken to put it in the hands of the English. There is much
considerable in Bampfield's letter, and in his other paper of
intelligence which preceded it ; and though the good Secre
tary never writ word to such purpose, nor Bampfield ever
intercepted any letter from him, but, Manning-like, gives
himself reputation by the news he makes or receives from
others, yet it is plain he has intelligence with some one in
the Court or rather with some one at the Hague. The
passage he has concerning another gentleman and Hyde a
man might lawfully swear comes from Lord Balcarres and no
one else ; now if Sir John Berkeley writes freely to Lord
Balcarres, as he does every week, or to Mr. Tuke, who, they
say, is coming to serve in Berkeley's place, and brags that he
has received a letter from the Duke to invite him, it will be no
wonder if Bampfield comes to know many things he should
not. When Bampfield was arrested for debt in Paris, Tuke
procured his enlargement by representing that his arrest was
very offensive to the King ; their friendship is most entire ;
Hyde does not think Tuke a traitor, but if he is so pre
sumptuous as to believe a fellow to be an honest man whom
the King knows to be a knave, what mischief will not flow
from it I Knows Tuke well enough to say that if he ever
comes near the Duke of York, the King will have great
reason to repent it ; it is worth consideration how the King
may provide against it. If Bampfield should go this journey
with Marshal Gramonte, as he is inclined to do, he will have
opportunity enough to do mischief ; the King should therefore
write to Will. Crofts that he take care with Marshal
Gramonte that he goes not, or, if he be gone, that he write to
the Marshal to let him know what a rogue he is. Sends an
extract from Sir H. Bennet's letter ; desires the King to write
to him, as he long since promised to do. Sends this by
J. Wagstaffe. Desires Ormonde to present the Prior of
Douay (who is a very honest man) to the King.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Two closely-written folio pages.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 349.
966. Nicholas to Ormonde; No. 15. Hears from Paris July 6.
that the Earl of Inchiquin has fallen so ill of a consumption
that he cannot proceed on his journey to Catalonia, and his
lady intends to go to him shortly ; thought he was less
inclined to that disease than any other, and that he grew fat.
Reynolds, who commands the English in France, is to go

320 CALENDAR OF
1657. shortly into England, to marry Henry Cromwell's wife's
sister, being godly Francis Russell's daughter. Reported
that the Emperor of Muscovy has refused to see an agent
(probably Bradshaw, who was at Hamburg) sent by Cromwell
as Protector of England, saying that he knew a King of
England but no Protector. Opdam is to command the States'
fleet, which is to go to the Straits. Henry Cromwell is to go
to England, and Fleetwood to take his place in Ireland.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
A short postscript of news from England is added in cipher.
Seal of arms.

St. Ger- 967. Bampfield to Thurloe. Heard from Sir John Hobart,
mame en when just on the point of enlisting in the French army as a
Jul?'- common soldier, that Thurloe's opinion of him was somewhat
changed, and that he was about to give him speedy employ
ment in Germany, for which he would send him letters and
instructions. Four or five posts have come in, and he has
heard nothing more ; begs to know his final resolution.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 372.
July 7. 968. Clement to Hyde; not signed. The Pope is well
affected to the King ; an express commission should be given
to some one to treat with the Pope on the King's behalf. The
King should write also to Card. Barberini, to represent how
prejudicial the making of a Bishop will be ; father Wilford
believes that Barberini does not hold his own life so dear as
the King's interest. The sickness still continues at intervals,
but it is disputed whether it be the plague or not ; at Genoa,
500, 600, or, as some say, 800, die daily. [General Italian
affairs.] Report of a book supposed to be printed for
Flanders with this title, De tribus nebulonibus, that is,
Masaniello and two others nigher these parts than Rome.
The Queen of Swedeland is yet in quarantine at Ravenna,
to prepare for her journey to Avignon. Endorsed by Hyde.

969. Hyde to Ormonde; not signed. Has received his
Julfo. letters of the 6th and 7th. The King ought not to go to the
field, since the Spaniards so obstinately dislike it, and make it
as impossible as if he were in prison. Of all parts the King
acts the expostulatory one the worst, and he should therefore
send some one in his place, and not by going himself cause a
more public discovery of their ill-usage of him. Thanks him
for notice of the day of the journey, and will (God willing) be
in Gant on Thursday night, and will invite the good Secretary
to go with him, who is melancholy and thinks himself
neglected, and so is jealous of every thing and every body.
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of which shall be applied to Hyde's own use, although after
very few days the silver pot must to pawn. Can do nothing
about the spy till O'Neale 'returns; there is little doubt that
this is the man, but he shall appear morally guilty before he
suffer much prejudice. Is not satisfied with what Ormonde
says of the Earl ; if he had Ormonde's influence with him,
would think himself answerable for many of his extrava
gancies; thinks he is sometimes mad on purpose, in order
to gratify his friends with a reformation and conversion ;
Ormonde should take some pains with him, and remind
him of a wise saying one of his friends uses in Turkey, That
men never neglect what people say of them till they have
given over doing anything that deserves to be well spoken of;
he ought to be now more solicitous in the King's service,
because men would conclude thereby that the stars will be
favourable to him. Knows no more of the Batts than that
they are Mr. O'Neale's friends, and have carried themselves
with as much modesty and civility as men can do; they
came a year since in good clothes, believing the King was
ready for England, but are now very poor ; they wish to go
to England to recover some money due from Lord Lovelace,
but as they know of Barton's business, Hyde would rather
that one brother went than both. Doubts that Clap[ham] is an
owl, yet they say he is honest ; is against writing a letter by
him to the Doctor whom nobody knows ; let Clap, do service,
and then he shall have a letter afterwards ; it will be enough
if the King tell him that he will make him a baronet when he
comes home, no warrant before. If the journey holds, poor
Dr. Earle might have leave to come home. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Two folio pages.

1657.

970. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed or addressed. The Brussels,
King will not be able to remove on Thursday; therefore Hyde July IO-
need not go to Gant on that day. Hopes Grig, will have his
concluding despatch this evening. Irish soldiers come apace
from La Ferte's army, but no more English since the thirty-
five that came by Cambray. Endorsed by Hyde.
971. Earl of Bristol to Hyde; not signed or addressed. Alost,
Has not yet received an answer from Don Juan to his letters July IO-
concerning the King ; but cannot but believe that his letters
will have effect to enable the King to go more decently to the
army. Has given an account of this to the King ; thinks it
indifferent whether he come here on Thursday on his way to
the army, or Saturday. Endorsed by Hyde.
972. Copy of an account, in Spanish, of some correspondence July io.
VOL. III. Y

322 CALENDAR OF
1857. between a Spanish goyernor and Admiral Blake, partly
relating to the release of prisoners.
June 30. 973. " Binington," endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Hancock " [i.e.
[O.S.] Sir Allan Broderick], to  . General tranquillity in the
nation ; the Protector pleased with his investiture, and all
parties seemingly reconciled ; Lambert very silent ; Fleetwood
and Disbrough more absolutely the Protector's than before ; to
comply with the godly, who do not reckon Lord Harry one of
their number, his Deputyship [of Ireland] is to be only con
tinued under his brother-in-law ; Blake is sick to death, and
Mountague, a good soldier but an ill seaman, commanded
speedily to attend the fleet ; 2000 Scots are allowed to the
Portuguese and more are asked for ; peace with Spain is
believed easy ; a breach with Holland expected ; three or four
gentlemen, said to have intended some insurrection in the
West, have been seized with a few arms, and are kept close in
Lambeth House. Declined the visit with his cousin mentioued
in his letter of the 23rd, in expectation of something worthy
of advertisement hence, but nothing has happened save such
common occurrences as his cousin will relate, for whose speedy
return he hopes. Part in Cl. s. P. vol. iii. p. 349.
June 30. 974. " James Walton " [to the King]. Has been in prison
[O.S.] since he saw him and was much beholden for his release to the
interest and industry of H[unti.], and was fain to render up
some guilty bags ; is now as free as ever without bonds or en
gagements. H. assures him that at any time, at fourteen days'
warning, he will not fail to put [the King] in possession of
that part of his estate which lies next him, and concerning
which the writer treated when last [with the King] ; will
gallop over and make all plain, when he hears that the
latter has a mind to enter upon his estate. Both J. and C.
will labour to do something worthy the honour and favour
done to them. H. is not idle in seeking other opportunities
for service beside the one before mentioned. Has three or
four fine geldings which he would be glad to send over for
sale to the French.
See under date May 13, supra, for letters from the King toH.,C.,and
J. " by Mr. Hop "[ton], the writer of this letter ; see also Ormonde's
letter of 1 Aug. infra.
July 1. 975. 143 to "Mr. John Turner, at Middleburrow in Ze-
[°-s-] land;" endorsed by Ormond, "Sir T. A. to C. Steph."
[probably Sir Thomas Armstrong to Col. Stephens]. Has
seen his friend, and encloses the persons' names that were
desired. Mr. Thomas Nutt has great interest in this country,
and if a letter were sent him in 410 [the King's,] own hand,
would procure £1000 more. Saw a letter from 895 [inter
lined, " Col. Flower," ?] that 939 [" Deane Flower," ?] would
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976. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Believes that a resolution 1657.
has been taken to do something considerable for the King Madrid,
next winter by setting apart a sum of money solely for his uy "•
use ; will endeavour to get this accompanied by a public de
claration, both to secure the resolution and to animate the
King's friends at home, and also to get something done
concerning Ireland ; is assured the King's domestic neces
sities have been also taken into consideration ; this good dis
position is chiefly owing to the recommendations of Don
Juan, and partly to the mischief received from the rebels ;
but a more sleepy and niggardly Council [than that of Spain]
was never seen. Supposes that Marces has long ago sent Hyde
the letter he intercepted from Bampfield to Thurloe, giving an
account of a letter sent to Bennet by Nicholas ; the whole thing
is a long lie-to get money ; pray, if possible, hinder that honest
gentleman from being so cheated of his money. Marces has
sent some other papers which are useful here. Has received
Hyde's letter of 8 June. Don L. de Haro has at last assigned
to Bennet sixty pistoles towards his house. None of the
foreign ministers at Madrid have yet complimented him, as
he would fain have them do. The Count de Pignoranda
pursues his journey to the Diet very slowly. Blague [Blake]
has taken another Holland ship, with many passengers out of
the ships burnt at Teneriffe. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 351.
977. The same to Slingsby, secretary to Lord Bristol. Same date.
Received his letters of 31 May and 8 June together. Is sorry
Lord [Bristol's] wants are so great, and has done what he
could for him, but has received nothing as yet but ceremonies ;
the esteem of him here is as advantageous as he could wish, to
which Don Franc, de Meneses' discourses have not helped a
little. Copy by Slingsby.
978. John Jennings [Titus] to Hyde, at Bruges. Received July 13.
his of the 9th. Hopes to meet [Ormonde] at Bruxelles next
week, and by his means to see Mr. Jackson [the King].
Sexby is in England, not so much, it is feared, through any
readiness of his party as through the importunity of Spain ;
he is dissatisfied with Jennings for sticking so close to
the King. Believes every tittle of the circumstance Hyde
informs him of from Paris; it does but more confirm his old
opinion that whatever is known there is not long unknown
at London which must needs be the effect of the confidence
of Lord Balcarres. The Duke of Buckingham has not the
least knowledge that the writer has ever had any trust from
the King ; wishes he were as ignorant of the business of
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Brussels,
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CALENDAR OF
Sexby and Spain. Major Wood has not yet gone, but is
going. Endorsed by Hyde.
979. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. New confirmations of some
thing being done for the King before winter. Does what he
can to procure their being eased of the presence of Don
Alonso de Cardenas in Flanders. Sir Benj. Wright is
altogether out of humour, and does Bennet many ill offices,
according to his power, which is very small; for no other
provocation but that Bennet does not consult with him on his
affairs, and that he left his house; while he remained in
Wright's house he defrayed the entire expense of both.
Blague has left the coast, being sick and desiring to return
home. Enclosure : —
Account by Bennet of an interview with White after the
latter had been ordered by the Government not to
meddle any more with things which did not belong to
him, the fact that a great sum of money was due to
him 'keeping them from banishing him, imprisoning
him, or so much as seizing his papers. He brought all
his letters and ciphers, and confessed that when he
was in England last year he saw Thurloe, who spoke
with him concerning peace with Spain, and engaged
him to send intelligence ; upon his return he told the
Ministers that Cromwell would treat, and a letter
was written by de Haro to Cardenas empowering him
to treat with the person whom Cromwell should send to
Flanders, and on the strength of this White's brother,
Ignatius, obtained a pass from Cardenas in May last ;
of all this Bennet has all the proofs he can wish.
White now entreats for pardon, and makes many
• promises for the future, of which the evidence shall be
the services his brother Ignatius will render ; Bennet
will therefore send the latter to some minister about
the King, and specially to Hyde as being one who
embraces with affection all plain-dealing and well-
intentioned men. Among the many letters were some
from Bampfield, by whose means both Mazarine and
Lord Jermyn were privy to the whole matter, and by
this, doubtless, Sir John Berkeley was strengthened
in the resolution of pursuing those follies Bennet left
him in.
980. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed. The King is satisfied
that the want of money is the cause why the Spaniards do not
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respect to the spy as they shall think best, and also to arrange 1657.
whether one or both of the Bats go into England. If Clap-
ham be an owl he is a knighted owl. The 1000 guilders will
be paid this morning to Ogniate's correspondent here. No
return yet to the letters sent to Don Juan by Lord Bristol.
" Scot has spoken with you of the lady, whos name you are to
give him if you thinke fit to send by him." Endorsed by Hyde.
981. Proposal from [Ludovick Stuart] Sieur D'Aubigny [July.]
through Bellings [the writer of the paper] to the King that he
shall consent to the conversion of the Duke of Gloucester to
the Roman Catholic religion, through the agency of persons
devoted to the King's interests, and not (as in the former
attempt) through the Jesuits, as the sure means of securing
the assistance of the Pope and Roman Catholic princes. In
that case the Cardinal Barberini would provide for the Duke's
suitable maintenance at Rome ; and a scheme would be super
seded which is now in contemplation for an agreement between
Cromwell and the English Roman Catholics by which the latter
would be permitted to have a resident Bishop (which office
Lord D'Aubigny has been solicited to undertake) and the
former would in return secure their obedience. Lord
D'Aubigny (for whom the King's father endeavoured to
procure a Cardinalship) would himself gladly undertake the
charge of the Duke, and would probably be requested by the
Queen Dowager to associate himself with him ; but the
proposal must be kept carefully concealed from the French
Court, and therefore at first from her. Combats the idea that
the English people, who are so divided amongst innumerable
sects as to have almost lost regard for religion at all, would be
unfavourably disposed towards the King by the Duke's con
version. Desires that the proposal may be communicated to
Ormonde and Hyde. Nine and a half closely-written folio pages.
Printed from this copy (formerly in the possession of Mr. Joseph
Eatcliffe, and numbered in the Catalogue prepared for the sale of his
papers, in 1764, as " 2d day, lot 114," a lot containing twenty papers),
in Thurloe's S. P. vol. i. p. 740.
982. Hyde to the King. Sends some papers by Mr. Belins Bruges,
(who thinks it time to return to his friends at Paris) contain- July 13.
ing what he thinks the King should return upon that business,
according to the sense he had of it when Belins first spoke to
him ; hopes he will take the labour of writing it himself, and
that he will discourse with Mr. Belins on the unfitness and
unreasonableness of what is desired, and of his own gracious
purpose to his Catholic subjects, if they do not by their un
skilful importunity put it out of his power to do what he
intends.

326 CALENDAR OF
1657. Enclosure (in John Nicholas's handwriting) : —
" Instructions for Mr. Bellings " [for the reply he is to
give to the proposal made by the Lord D'Aubigny to
the King for the conversion of the Duke of Gloucester
to the Roman Catholic religion, in order to secure
foreign support]. Thurloe's S. P., vol. i. p. 744*
July 14. 983. Hyde to Mr. Hancock, " by Grigg." Wrote on
June 20. Desires to know the temper of men now with
regard to the settlement of Cromwell's government, par
ticularly whether Pierpoint and St. John appear still as
unsatisfied as they did. The King hopes, as soon as the
campaign here is over (for which he is going to join the
army in a few days), to be in a readiness to begin the cam
paign in England ; desires therefore to know their prepara
tions as particularly as possible, and what places will be best
for landing. Mr. John Bowyer is to deliver the enclosed as
soon as possible. Copy by Hyde.
July 14. 984. Ormonde to Mr. Robinson, " by Grigg." Wrote on
20 June, and has received letters of 25 May and 1 June.
The King's letter to Andrew Newport is sent by a person well
known to Robinson, who will put it in his hands. Hopes the
^fioo mentioned in his last has been paid to the person
appointed to receive it for Mr. Fisher. Longs to know what
the general temper of men is now with respect to Cromwell's
power. Glad that H. Seymour is at liberty; the lord is to be
thanked for the information [about the spy], with whom order
will shortly be taken. The Chancellor will stay at Bruges
when the King goes to the army, to keep up the correspond
ence. Not above one hundred of the English have as yet
come over from the French army, but many are expected.
Hopes they will be in readiness in England against the winter.
When there is anything of importance to communicate, a fitter
person cannot be sent than Mr. Trelawny ; let him let H.
Seymour know of his coming. Lest the former letter mis
carried, repeats that the a£Jioo was to be paid to Mr. Francis
Camfeild, Virginia merchant, near the King's Arms in the
Old Change, for the use of Mr. John Fisher ; it is of
very much importance that this be paid. Copy by Hyde.
Brussels, 985. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed. Don Juan's offer for
July i4. tne ^ng nas fanen from 100,000 florins to 8o,ooo; if
Motett will advance as much, the King will be supplied. One
of the Treasurers has fallen into trouble and has a guard put
upon him ; he has made an overture to the King that if the
guard be taken off, and he be admitted to answer for himself,
he will give the King ^10,000.
* The letter from the King, printed at p. 745 in the same volume, has not as
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986. The King to Hyde; not signed. Has received his 1657.
letter of the 12th, and will send Dick Bellings to Col. Burke Brussels,
and Col. Roche as he advises, and does not doubt but the July lB-
Nuncio will be sensible of the impertinencies committed daily
by the clergy of that nation, for he found him very well in
formed of them, and promised to give them good advice not to
be so meddling. When Hyde comes, as he passes by Antwerp
he is to see what is to be done with the merchants there who
find they have'heed of the King's protection. If he will send
forVouters the painter, who is a great man with the Mar
grave, he will inform him of many things both' with relation to
that business and some propositions for the getting of money ;
he is now here, but shall be sent by this night's boat to meet
Hyde. Fears that Mr. Pickering has not yet met with the
gentleman, for he was at the Hague last Wednesday, but has
not come or sent word. Holograph.
Small seal of royal arms.
987. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde ; not signed. Received Ghent,
his letter of 25 June ; has not as yet received a reply from Jul-V '5-
Don Juan. Is anxious to procure the ecclesiastical benefice
(worth 40,000 florins per an.), which Hyde desires to
procure for a friar, for another friar with whom he is ac
quainted, and who will, if he succeeds, give Bristol ^Piooo,
out of which Hyde shall have ^300. Thinks it not wise for
the King's name to be used to Don Juan in a request where
interest will be understood, although not avowed; but will
do his best for Hyde's acquaintance if he finds him the likelier
one to succeed. Sends 500 florins. Endorsed by Hyde.
988'. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed. Hopes that by Brussels,
Motett's coming to the rate insisted on by Don Juan, the Ju]y l6-
King will be set forth in a better posture than if he had gone
as once designed; but Motett doubts whether he can raise
20,000 guilders more than the 60,000 he offered. Thinks
Hyde's answer for Mr. Bellings is very skilfully drawn, but in
any case malicious persons on either side might make pernicious
use of it ; is therefore of opinion that no discourse of that kind
should be in anybody's possession under the King's hand, but
that Bellings carry the King's sense as notes in his own hand
the same way he brought their own. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms.
989. Hyde to Ormonde. Has received his letters of the Bru[ges],
13th and 14th. Shall this day receive the j£jiooo from July 16.
Ogniate, and pay the most clamorous debts, and assist
poor men, as far as it will go. Will, with the Secretary,
proceed discreetly with Spencer [the spy], Ogniate taking
order with the burgomaster to assist them as they desire.
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328 CALENDAR OF
1657. who is an eminent rogue, whom young Lloyd and two or three
others have betrayed hither in hope to get somewhat by him ;
will endeavour to make him quit. Hopes the King will be
wary in interposing for any criminal person ; he that promises
^10,000 desires a greater favour than to be heard, and it is
an even lay he deserves to be hanged. Has had no particulars
yet from the " little man " or Sir Ge. La. ; they send word
that they wrote at large on 22 June, but the letter has not
yet come. Scott spoke about the lady to the writer, who
fears, if the letter be sent, it may absolutely loose the Peer
and absolve him from further meddling in it; would have
Ormonde write four or five lines, disguised and without either
his or the Peer's name, so that if intercepted they might do no
hurt ; talking idly with Grigg (by which idle talking Ormonde
might often iearn material things) he found that the Peer had
lately been beyond the seas, and is shortly to return thither
again ; if Ormonde had known this would he not rather have
written to him than to the lady ? Grigg and his companion
are gone. Wrote a long letter in Ormonde's name to the
Tower. Sends a commission for Capt. Lendall, who will
venture in a little shallop with forty good fellows to the other
side of the ditch, and fetch a " carmochin " [curmudgeon] out
of his house, and borrow such goods as they can bring away.
Writes to old Narborough by Oniate. Mr. Morley, the,
lady Catherine's husband, desires leave from the King to go
into England for a short time. It will be necessary for the
King to take Belins with him when he goes. H. Coventry
writes that Godfrey Lloyd lately had conference with Mons.
Henflett, and laid aside his pretensions on account of the diffi
culties, Henflett promising to gratify him in some other
particular ; desires that the King would write by O'Neile to
Henflett that he will take it very well if Lloyd be gratified,
being a person his Majesty is bound to take care of.
Bru[ges], 990. Hyde to Ormonde. Has received his letter of the
July 18. 16th. Will have spent the 1000 guilders by the time it is
night, except about forty, which he will keep to relieve
straggling soldiers ; has paid 300 for Bartons, about 200 to
send the Batts into England, some scores at Mr. Cross's, near
200 at the Post-house, due for letters by the Secretary and
himself, and distributed the rest amongst very poor men, not
being able to help Sir James Hambleton, who is ill, with more
than 100. Is sure that in the papers which he sent [about the
Duke of Gloucester] he foresaw what Ormonde says, that in these
cases the worst will always be made of what is said, but the King
cannot suffer by anything he there says, and then no one on
either side can represent him as saying more or less than he
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better write out in his own hand what the King says. Strongly 1657.
urges the King's coming to Bruges, if only for 24 hours ;
his presence and his speaking graciously to the Burgomaster
will produce general satisfaction and good dispositions, even
though he be not able to pay one penny or relieve one person,
and some will in consequence find themselves well used by the
town who otherwise would be in danger. Are he and the
Secretary to be left to starve ? Poor Dick Harding is again
fallen into a new fit ; he has pawned every little thing he hath,
the cup which the Princess gave him and every spoon, and
has not a shirt to his back, and yet will not importune his
master if he should see him. Hopes to get leave to visit the
old and young people at Breda. Has sent by Col. Whitby or
Mr. Cooper (for he knows not to which Garland will deliver
it) a most delicate pair of spectacles, for which Ormonde owes
Ogniate six guilders ; would have kept them himself, had not
his wife wrangled fearfully, not for the theft, but for the
deformity, and had not the Secretary assured him they were
too heavy for the strongest nose. Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 352.
991. [Sir H. Bennet to the Earl of Bristol]. When Don Madrid,
Diego de Villalva returns from the country, will do all that July l8,
Bristol (of whom the esteem in this Court increases daily)
commands in his letter of 14 June. As soon as the Marq. de los
Balbases is well of the gout, all things will be adjusted for the
preparation of an expedition upon England, and there is
reason to believe some present help will be added for the
King's domestic necessities. Even if Don Alonso be not re
called, the orders will be so precise and positive, that no one
will be able to alter them, except it be Don Juan, who is as
sincere in his professions as can be. Copy, endorsed by Ormonde.
992. Letter from [0. Darcy,] the R. C. Bishop of Dromore ;
without address. On Friday last Lord Inchiquin parted from
Lyons for Catalonia, and the writer for this place, where he
arrived this day, having passed a mountain of three leagues
ascent and descent ; hopes to reach Turin next Friday ; has not
hitherto tasted the King of France his bread at so dear a rate
for so long a time ; Madame Nugent comes along this toilsome
journey. Is unquiet till he hears from Tibott ; desires to
know if he can be of use to Lord Dillon. Lacy, Plunquett,
and Brett remember [the person addressed] in what liquor this
country affords, which is stark naught. Suspects that letters
are examined by some at Paris ; advises, as mad Herbert did
many more, " be wise and wary."
993. Acknowledgment by Henry Batt of the receipt of 140 Bruges,
florins from Sir E. Hyde, by the King's order. July 19.

Chambery,
in Savoy,
July 19.

330 CALENDAR OF
1657. 994. [Lord Percy, the Lord Chamberlain, to Hyde].
Paris, Opposes some proposition made by Hyde in a letter from
u y I9' Breda ; Hyde must not complain of the glosses of friends at
Paris when he says their own family does the same ; let the
latter be first reduced, which would banish, or at least dis
countenance, the contrivers of pleasure and debauchery,
which are the leaden clogs they drag along with them, and
which will in the end sink them. The King will be unable to
convert the Princess Royal either in the affair of Lord
Belcaris, or in the doing anything else he may desire concern
ing his brothers. Wrote to Mons. D'Eflett (Heenvliet) on the
business of the lady six weeks ago, by Lord Jermyn's in
formation. Mons. Zamett arrived here safe ; his business very
suitable for the person he was addressed unto ; the Court here
knows nothing of it yet. The Queen has lately been put
upon the " defending " [i. e. prohibiting] the meetings for
devotion at the Dean's chamber ; although the writer is none
of the bigots, he intends to speak to her about it ; if the
French Court will do it, it is another matter, but 'tis not fit
for her ; fears Tuke is the informer, for new brooms sweep
cleanest. Desires Hyde to ask for the vacant Garter for him.
Endorsed by Hyde.
July 19. 995. Copies from M. Marces of four intercepted letters from
England of the T9T July.
i. Thurloe to Lockhart. Has received his letters of Tx
and T4T July, with one in the first from the Cardinal.
Dissatisfied with the uncertain dealing of the French
[with respect to besieging Dunkirk] ; the charge
for the supplies of provisions (which lie ready in the
Downs) , and other vast expenses on this account, must
not be put upon the English ; hopes that Lockhart
in his next conference will receive the satisfaction
herein which reason and justice require. Hears that
the peace between France and the Dutch is ratified.
ii. The same [under the name of Tanner] to Bampfield.
It will be very agreeable to the writer that he take
the journey [into Germany] mentioned in his former
letters.
iii. The same to Sir John Reynolds. Has heard nothing
from him this month ; wonders that the French
army should be busied all this campaign on so poor
a place as Montmedy ; hopes the boast is false that
many of Reynolds' forces have run over [to the
King].
iv. R. W. to Lord Gerard, under cover to Mons.
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doctor, in Flanders, about commissions for stockings
and a horse for Lord Gerard. Cannot find that
anything has yet been done by Mr. Wilson that is
much for Gerard's advantage ; Wilson obtained an
order about ten months ago out of Worcester House,
but proceeded no further in the business. Lady
Brerston [Brereton ?] has compounded for her debt,
and Col. Gerard intends to do the same. Any com
mands for the writer may be sent to Mr. Booth at
Callis, who has his address.

1657.

996. /. Plant "d Mons. Mons. Hans Hoff, chez Mons. Canter-
Forde, marchand a Bruges." Greg and he have met here ^u[y'
very opportunely to drink his health ; hopes they shall do it [o.s.]°
in better wine at London. Endorsed by Hyde.

997. Copies from Marces of three letters sent from some
one engaged in the King's service, and signed " Bo.," in a
packet under cover to M. Gorant in the Rue des Bons
Enfants, Paris. See Marces' letter of July 27, infra.
i. To Lord Gerard. Has received his letter of the 14th.
Mr. Davy's business will not be ready before Sep
tember ; the pass for horses will not be ready for a
month, as he has told Dr. Lloyd. Mr. Blake spoke
to the King yesterday, according to Lord Gerard's
desire ; the King said he would order the latter 400
patacoons and something more for a horse. The
writer spoke to the King afterwards about John
Allen, who was taken prisoner at Gand on Sunday
last by Jack Lloyd with Ravenscroft and Kit
Sydney, and who is now at Bruges, and told the
King that the design for taking him was laid by the
three above-mentioned friends of Gerard's, and Mr.
Everard, when Gerard was in Holland five or six
months ago, in order to get money for raising the
Guard : money also was advanced by the writer,
and information of Allen's going to Gand was given
by a friend at Flushing ; prayed therefore that the
King would think of them, who answered that he
had learned this before from the Chancellor, and
would consider of it ; it is possible ^'500 or ^600
may be got out of the fellow. Gerard should
himself write to the King about the prisoner. Asked
leave to accompany the King on the campaign, and
for money for equipage ; the King said he would see
what could be done ; cannot see the least assurance of
being paid anything for wages, but begs Gerard to
ask that he may have some certain allowance for

Brussels,July 21.

332 CALENDAR OF
1657. himself and family. Will. E. is on his return.
Snell is in England, and desires Gerard to send him
another letter to the same effect as that addressed
An M., for the first was wrong delivered. Prays
that the enclosed to Mr. White may be sent to Mr.
Booth by the first [opportunity]. Gerard's sister
desires to have a French Bible, and the writer to
have Les Lois militaires de M. de Ville, and the
newest book on war, especially of horse. Service to
Lady Gerard. The King will go within twelve
days; Sir Moore Tracy Burke and many more
gentlemen are providing to wait on him. Letters to
be sent to Bruges as before.
ii. To Mr. Raphe White, at London (addressed as " Dear
brother"), falsely dated from Blois. Received his
letter of the 3rd ; desires him to write to cousin
Gardener ; let cousin Martyn know that all is well
again between her and Mr. Huett, who has sent to
her within five or six days, as half a score know very
well ; she will believe he knows it when he tells her
that the surname of the person who brings the message
begins with the same letter as his own ; will not now try
to dissuade her as she knows his opinion long since ;
begs she will not notice what he says to Huett or any of
his friends, as it would do him great prejudice ; could
say more concerning his behaviour to her, but loves
not to rail, but fears the inconvenience she may fall
into ; prays her not to give the least suspicion of his
advice ; the match he proposed to her would be a
very considerable fortune. Mr. Kyte is going to
see the country round; would gladly go with him
had he a horse and some money, with which he
earnestly begs to be furnished. Service to cousin
Richardson.
iii. To Col. Robinson, "chez M. Plat, a, la Croix Rouge, Rue
des Boucheries, au Faubourg St. Germain, Paris;"
addressed as "Dear cousin." Wrote to him five or six
weeks ago for a cipher ; for want of it can only send
what is post-proof. Let friend Will, know there is a
compliment for him and something else sent from the
party he thinks unkind ; the surname of the person
who is to deliver it begins with a W; though this is
thought a secret, yet many know it ; wishes there
were a better understanding among those who
should love one another. If this be noticed to Will,
let it be so ordered by him that nothing reflect on
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Paris,
Sunday,July «.

by it. There is still some hindrance in the way of 1657.
the King's going to the army, which it is hoped Sir
George Lane will remove. Lord Newburgh is gone
to his command; Lord Ormonde and Lord Bristol
will wait on the King, who promises that the writer
shall also be with him if one thing hinder not.
998. Lockhart to Thurloe. Received his letter of the 6th,
which makes him double his regrets for the posture of
affairs, the French pursuing the siege of Montmedy with
all vigour, and seeming to lay aside all other thoughts ;
Marshal Turenne is still about Vervins, Estre le Pont,
and La Capelle, and the English forces with him ; the
Spanish army, reputed to be 25,000 men, is within
four or five leagues. Montmedy has defended itself so well,
that when it falls it will prove one of the dearest purchases
France has made for many years. Has come to Paris with
his wife, but will leave again to-morrow. Copy by Marces.
999'. Copies of Letters sent to the Duke of Buckingham at paris,
London, under the name (according to an endorsement) of July 23-
Brouuner. i. From Mr. Roberts. Hopes he will pay him the money
he owes. Since he left, has been forced to pay £1,000
to Mr. Holden, and has paid all that was due for
horses, servants, tradesmen, fee. ; expected [the
Duke] would rather have sent some money than
have asked for some himself.
ii. From the Abbe Montague. Roberts has furnished all
that has been wanting since his departure, and the
writer will do all he can. — French.
iii. From the same, addressed, "Send this to Mrs. Papley,
at her house in Kent Street, London." Hopes to
see her in these parts with her son.
1000. Col. Drummond to his brother-in-law, Lockhart. London,
Thanks him for letters in his favour to the Bishop of Goa, July 43-
and to the French Ambassador there.

1001. D. (?) A. to Mr. Robert Thompson; endorsed by
Hyde, " Mr. Ashton." Has received the letter of 12 June,
and one since with a letter enclosed for Mr. Fisher. Discon
tent of the whole kingdom, which is only waiting for some
way of deliverance ; if Lambert will not contribute his aid, he
is either the greatest knave or fool in the world. Sir Will.
Compton, Sir Rich. Willis, and Wildman are out of town, but
will shortly return. Sir Arthur Blaney says that Lord Blaney
is coming over to [Flanders] and desires that no credence be
given to him or to the correspondence held with Mr. Thomas

July 13.
[O.S.]

334 1657.

Madrid,July 25.

"del
campo a
Maquoin,''
July 25.

July 25.

Whitehall, July £J.

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Blaney, for both are believed to be employed by the enemy.
Cannot conjecture what is meant by 265's [Mr. Brookes']
being in England shortly.
Several names in cipher, which are deciphered on a small slip that follows.
See Hyde's letter to Ormonde of Aug. i, mfra.
1002. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Has received his letters of
20 and 29 June. Will do all he can for Mr. How, but cannot
get full information. Fears lest the resolutions taken by the
Spanish Court may be referred to Don Alonso's altering when
they get into Flanders ; will take his best pains to disappoint
him herein. Thinks the Spaniards are not in a condition to
do half of what they have promised, but also that the letters
he has received from Marces are not of small help in driving
them forward ; take care that he be well paid, and the secret
well kept. Took Lord Muskerry to the Marq. de los Balbases,
who has delivered him his paper. Will see Don Luis
to-morrow, and hopes to have answers to many things.
Muskerry seeing the esteem the Spaniards have for Gen.
O'Neale, concludes that he will be appointed to the chief
command in any design upon Ireland, but begs to have a
commission as Lieut.-Gen. for himself, and blank commissions
sent for others. Count de Pinneranda's embassy to the Diet
is said to be only an honourable banishment. Lord Goring is
dying ; had his health continued he would have been of great
use to the King's affairs, having a most excellent temper of
mind in a crazy body. Has letters from Lord Bristol of the
same date as Hyde's. If there be an honest Englishman here
it is Mr. St. Alban's, and for being known to be so Bennet
did with much ado get him out of the Inquisition. Partly in deciphered cipher.
1003. Don Juan to the King, in reply to a letter from the
latter, by Sir G. Lane, respecting Mottet's application for the
purchase of a post in the Spanish Exchequer. — Spanish.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
1004. /. Harte to Mr. Macklyn [i.e. Ormonde ?]. Having
been three times driven back at sea by stormy weather,
desires to have a pass to go from Ostend by the packet-boat;
it may be sent to Mr. Boone for him. Endorsed by Hyde.
1005. Thurloe to Lockhart. Surprised at the importance
attached to the siege of Montmedy. Fleetwood is made
Lieut.-Gen. of the army. His Highness thinks that Lockhart
does exceedingly well in insisting upon reparation for the
violence done to the young gentleman, wherein his privilege
was plainly violated. Copy, from Marces.

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1006. Hyde to Ormonde. On returning here last night he 1857.
found the very honest man [Ph. Honey wood] to whom they had Bruges,
given the paper to be delivered to the little Peer, and who sent u y 2
word there was no such person to be found ; he says it was
above two months before he came to London, afterwards
he delivered the paper into his own hands, and was told
on coming away that that person was coining over into
Flanders ; some speak well of him and some ill. The account
he brings is very cheerful ; Hyde judges it so by the temper
of a little man whom he always mentions to Ormonde with
great value as worthy his friendship and as wise a man as their
master keeps: he is very infirm in health, but will do anything
he is directed. The messenger brings many letters from
others which are not deciphered, but comes principally from
Sir W. C[ompton?], who has had full conference with
W[ildman], and is abundantly satisfied with him, and
the more because he says that W. C. must be contented to see
him do many things contrary to what he says. They expect
something to be done very speedily, and are wonderfully
pleased that the other party are so secure. Hopes this night
to be able to dispatch him to be with Ormonde on Saturday ;
he must not keep him above one day, that he may go
back with the ships. The convoy from which he came away,
came in last night, in which Hyde is sure that at least
one important person more came. Has a letter from Grigg
from Canterbury. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1007. The King to Hyde; not signed. G. Lane came Brussels,
from the army last night, but instead of the conclusion of July 2i-
Mottet's business (whom all the financiers represent to be as
unfit for the place as they possibly can) is supposed to
have brought only an order for payment of the arrears of
the King's pension ; what good that will do him, Hyde can
best tell. This is usage not to be endured; when Lord
Bristol comes to-morrow, will take some resolution to let
Don Juan know it is no longer to be borne. The bearer,
Whittly, says that he had as great a share in taking the
merchant at Bruges as any of the others ; so, let him have
his share with the rest.— (PIS.) Bid Harding send him his
clothes that are come from Paris. Endorsed by Hyde.
Small signet-seal.
1008. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed or addressed. Brussels,
George Lane arrived last night with the last dispatch from July 27.'
Don Juan on the business of Motett ; in spite of the report of
the Council on Motett's incapacity, Don Juan orders that he
be admitted, unless within eight' days the Council find the
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336 CALENDAR OF
1657. to have no more out of it now than what will pay the arrears of
his pension. Lord Taaffe writes to the King as if he were heart
broken at the humours of the Spaniards tending to the neglect
and prejudice of the King ; hence it is that Mr. Jermyn
proposes the raising a regiment for the Spanish service [as
distinct from the King's], and that the regiment named for the
Duke of York and to be commanded by Sir John Berkley
and Rawlins is to be on the same footing. Sir J. Berkley
reports that Don Juan says many things promised by the King
have not been performed. Discussion about the liberty given
to English and Irish soldiers to serve under the Prince
of Conde. The Duke of Gloucester reports that Don Juan
was much surprised on his telling him that the King meant to
visit the army, and said he thought it would be but for a short
time. Endorsed by Hyde.
Bruges, 1009. Hyde to the King. The very honest bearer [Philip
July 27. Honeywood] will show him that some accidents may fall out
very suddenly which will require assistance, and even if not,
believes the winter must not pass without some bold attempts
on his part ; Lord Bristol must therefore press that business
as much as possible. Hopes the King will only keep the
bearer one night at Bruxelles, that he may be despatched
[to England] suddenly ; encloses a letter in reply to that one
of ceremony which he brings from Lord Mu. [?] ; the letter to
Sir Will. Co[mpton] is upon a proposal made by him against
which there can be no objection, and by which he hopes to
procure money; these two letters and the signing some
commissions are all that require the King's own hand. The
bearer will make a proposition from Sir H. Chichley, a person
of undoubted affection, to which the King has great reason to
consent. Requests the King to recommend Dick Fanshaw to
the Duke of York as his secretary, and to write to Sir John
Berkley (who once loved him as well as any person living) to
recommend him. Hopes he will send money to pay debts at
Bruges; Lord Rochester has pawned his man Rose for his
debts, which amount to a great sum ; Lord Culpeper is also
still unpaid for four of the King's coach -horses ; and the
money assigned for sending messengers to England, but spent
by the King, must be repaid. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Same date. 1010. The same to Ormonde. Has received his letter of
the 25th. Gives this to Ensign Dorrell to deliver, and hopes
Ormonde will prevail with the King to have his despatch
ready for the other messenger ; the commissions are sent
for by Jack Russell, who is a good man, and fit to be trusted
with greater matters. Ormonde's letter for the little Peer is
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remain still in London, but he may possibly have come over in 1657.
the convoy. The King to write a direction to Andrew New-
fport] to receive money for Ru[ssell]. Urges his application
for Fanshaw to be Secretary to the Duke of York. Ross has
just been, and says his wife has come over with some news
for the King, of which she knows not the particulars, but was
told to make haste as it was the best news he had heard these
seven years. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1011. 3Iarce's to . . . ., signed 170. 250., accompanying [Paris],
the copies of the three letters of 21 July, supra. Sends July 27.
the letters to Lord Gerard only that it may be discovered who
it is who wishes to correspond in cipher, not that he would at
all accuse Lord Gerard, whom he knows to be always much
affected to the King. Almost every week many letters come
under the name of Gorant, which are delivered to Lord
Jermyn. Desires that these letters, when perused, may
be returned or burned. The enemies change their seals very
often ; could not, therefore, to-day open a very little one from
Thurloe to Lockhart ; sends one from Col. Drummond. Don
Juan and the Prince of Conde must be told never to write
anything to Spain or France about this intelligence, as they
have already done, or the writer will be arrested and ruined ;
all goes on well if secrecy be kept, but his and his friends'
lives are exposed in the service. Sends as much to Sir
H. Bennet every week. Has spent much money already, and
will as long as he has a penny left of his own, only desiring
to see the King re-established, who then may recompense him
if he thinks he has deserved it.
1012. 507 [i.e. Jo. Plant] to "M. Hans Hoffe, chez M. Forde, [London],
marchand a Bruges." Grigg and the writer came well hither r^lV'
on Saturday last ; finds few in town ; Lord Hatton is expected
every day, and then the letter shall be delivered ; hopes Col.
Gilby will come soon ; Lord Bellasis will be here to-morrow,
and then Lord Byron will bring him to Plant, who will urge
him to the utmost. Lord Byron is wonderfully ready, and
hopes to do something considerable. Gardener will endeavour
to give a speedy account of his employment. Spoke to the
Doctor about Da. Darcy ; he went immediately to his brother,
and saw him write pressingly about it. Cromwell sent the other
day to demand Lambert's commission, who tamely gave it up.
Letters for the writer to be directed to Mr. Thomas Gilbert
at the Ship in Fenchurch Street. Small seal of a goose or swan.
1013. Don Luis Mendez de Haro to Ormonde ; a compli- Madrid,
mentary letter of ceremony, acknowledging a letter sent to July 28.
him through Sir H. Bennet. — Span. Endorsed by Hyde.
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338 CALENDAR OF
1657. 1014. Lockhart to Thurloe; a copy sent by Marces.
Julyi§. Arrived here yesterday after a difficult and dangerous
journey; had an immediate audience of the Cardinal, and
represented the dissatisfaction of his Highness at the course
of the campaign and the non-fulfilment of the treaty. The
Cardinal replied that insuperable difficulties had hindered
them hitherto, but that they would still, if possible, fulfil their
engagements this year, and offered meanwhile to put some
town, not a seaport, into the Protector's hands, to be gar
risoned by English soldiers until the treaty was fully satisfied.
Conversation with the Cardinal on the prospects and prepara
tions of the candidates for the Empire. The English forces
are in good condition, and Gen. Reynolds' discreet carriage
has given no small satisfaction to the Court; a design amongst
some of his forces for Charles Stewart has been discovered ;
some, of the managers have suffered death, and the soldiers
that were debauched are to be decimated. Five closely-written quarto pages.
Bruges, 1015. Hyde to the King. The information he has given in
July 30. njs letter of the 27th, shows that the Spaniards intend to
hinder his going to the army, or, if he should go, to make him
soon weary of their company ; beseeches him therefore to
consider whether he should not change his mind, and think no
more of seeing them till they are more worthy to be seen,
retiring to Bruges with as much resentment and sullenness as he
can. Let Lord Bristol press the performance of the Treaty;
send a frank expostulation to Madrid ; and m pursue all
negotiation in England. Col. Whitby gave the information
which led to the looking after the fellow that is in gaol, but
the man seems to be a very beggar, and then little will be
got by his knavery. Barton desires to go into Holland.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Bruges, 1016. The same to Ormonde. Has received his letter of the
July 30. 37th. The gentlewoman brought a letter from the honest man in
the Tower, of an old date, chiefly on Hyde's private affairs.
The despatch Sir G. Lane has brought [from the Spaniards]
makes him mad ; has written to the King thereon. Nothing
will do the King so much good as being sometimes alone and
recollecting himself, and then resolving what to do. Let the
Earl [of Norwich ?] know that his fidler is not here. The
King must send direction about Barton who wishes to go into
Holland, and set on foot an old project about water-works,
which would remove all jealousy of his being here.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Same date. 1017. The same to the same. Forgot to say that Jack
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Armstrong, who is in great want, and who undertakes to 1657.
procure money from these persons (of whose names no one ever
before heard) if he may have letters from the King. If the
King will break his rule for this man's sake, let Dick Belins
have seven letters (of which the suggested form is subjoined)
for £fp each, for the King should not ask less of any man
to whom he writes. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1018. Hyde to Mr. Hancock [Sir A. Broderick], "by [Bruges],
Ph [ilip] Ho [ney wood] ." Has received his letters of 23 and July 3°-
30 June, and hopes he has had Hyde's of 20 June and
14 July ; wonders he did not receive the cipher, since it was
safely in London in Mr. Musgrave's hands ; sends now a more
easy cipher which will never discover what they say to the
most cunning person in the State. Would be glad to know
the names of his Wiltshire countrymen of whom Hancock is
confident ; dares swear there is not one amongst them who cor
responds with Mr. Harding, and of or from them (except one) no
one here knows anything. Letter from Hancock's cousin of
26 May. Desires to know whether Cromwell still gets himself
believed by the Catholics and has much credit with the secular
priests and Jesuits. No reason to imagine that Mr. Spencer has
correspondence with any one here who is trusted in business ;
he has a brother in the army, an honest dull fellow, but far
from being able to serve by intelligence. Must often ask what
is Hancock's opinion of St. John, and whether he believes it
possible that he is severed from Cromwell's interest. Is it not
possible to persuade Lady Villiers to send somewhat hither to
Grandison, to pay his debts and buy him two suits of clothes ?
Copy by Hyde.
1019. The same to Mr. Robinson, by Ph[ilip] Ho[neywood]. [Bruges],
Has received his letter of 22 June, and presumes he has July 3°-
before this had two large packets from Mr. Langly. Gives
hearty thanks for his friend's letter, and returns the bill to be
accepted. Delivered his letter to 402. Expects to hear from
Madrid that the treaty is concluded about trade, and that all
shall be done for Henry Norwood's friend that is possible ;
reported that he and some other friends were set at liberty,
but doubts it is too good to be true. Glad to find that several
friends think that some good accident may fall out in England ;
this would wonderfully advance their credit here ; wishes
their friends in the West were ready to send over Mr.
Trelawny with instructions what they can do in the -winter.
Let Henry Seymour know that Hyde longs to hear from him ;
assure-poor Halsy that his friends here are as kind to him as
he can wish. Can no means be used to get one Stapp to
come over as soon as winter comes ? that tribe of people
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1657. were thought not to be without good wishes. Encloses a letter
from the King to Andrew Newport to oblige him to receive
money. Copy by Hyde.
July 30. 1020. Draughts by Hyde of letters to be sent into England
by Ph[ilip] Ho[neywood.]
i. The King to A[ndrew] N[ewport], desiring him to
receive such sums of money as the King's friends may
supply, and to lay them out as he shall be directed.
ii. The same to [Sir W. Compton], Is glad he has con
fidence in Mr. Graves, on whose abilities and dexterity
the King much relies. Desires him to use his in
terest to procure loans for the expenses of messengers
to and from England.
iii. The same [signed "Jackson"] to [Lord Mu. ; see
Hyde's letter of 17 July]. Acknowledges his letter
of the 1 6th, and his unquestionable affection.
iv. [Hyde?] to  Glad to receive his letter of
the 17th ; the proposition from Mr. How was never
undervalued, but the King sent such a commission
as he thought most likely to compose several
humours to a concurrence in his service ; he leaves
it to his friends in any county to insert proper com
missioners, and therefore sends himself no com
mission above that of a colonel. Encloses some
commissions in case the others have miscarried.
The King relies much on the person addressed.
Endorsed, " To Mr. Try."
Bruges, 1021. Sir E. N[icholas] to Ormonde. Desires the King
July 3°- may be informed that he has a letter from 699. [The rest of
the letter is chiefly in cipher.] Endorsed by Ormonde.
Black seal of arms.
Brussels, 1022. The King to the King of Denmark. Hears that he
JuIy- is now at the head of an army to recover the dominions which
were unjustly taken from his father ; wishes him success, and
regrets that his own unhappy condition hinders him from con
tributing active assistance.— Lat. Copy.
Followed by an English version.
Brussels, 1023. The same to the City of Dantzic, with thanks for the
July. kindness shown to Lieut.-Gen. Middleton, and for the money
lent to him, and requesting a further loan to him of 1000
dollars to enable him to discharge his debts there. — Lat. Copy.
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1024. Hyde to Ormonde; -not signed. Despatched the 1857.
honest man who on Monday night brought Ormonde's letter Br[uges],
of the 28th, on the next morning ; instructed him in many August 1.
particulars on which he had not been informed, especially
what he was to do with the letter to the little peer, if he were
not in town but yet in England. The King's answer concern
ing D[ick] Fansh[aw] was what Hyde would have expected,
for it puts him to no trouble, but that temper of mind will cost
them dear. Received a letter last night from him who went
from Grigg, who writes very cheerfully ; Crumwell had sent
to Lambert for his commission, who sent it to him and seems
very tame ; the former makes haste to free himself from the
officers who have been troublesome, which is greatly resented
by many; we shall undoubtedly hear very shortly of an
honest fellow whom Mr. Cooper once brought to Ormonde,
but whom Hyde never saw. Received this morning a letter
of the 13th from Sir Ge. La., with a warning from Sir Arthur
Blany not to give credit to Lord Blany, who is shortly coming
to their parts, nor to the correspondence held with Mr. Tho.
Blany, both being suspected to be in the employ of their
enemies. This does not make much impression on Hyde. La.
says no more of the little man but that he is much troubled at
not having received the £100 which Hyde ordered Ra. to
pay; wrote to the little man fully yesterday. Account
of Capt. Lendall's going with 25 men (one of them young
Lloyd) in an open shallop to the Isle of Thanet, landing
there at night, and marching two miles to the house
of a rich old man named Crispe, whom they seized in his
bed and carried off in his own coach to the boat, and have
brought [as a prisoner to be ransomed] to Bruges, with £500
which they found in the house. The prisoner is very merry,
and laughs heartily at himself; he says he had warning
ten days before that the attempt would be made, but thought
it too mad to be believed, yet nevertheless sent away a good
sum of money to Canterbury. They seized his son also, but
his wife being very great with child, and wonderfully unwil
ling to part with her husband, they allowed him to remain on
promise that d&iooo should be paid from Mr. Ford in Bruges
within a month ; the terms for the father are not yet settled,
who meanwhile keeps a very good table and exceedingly
commends their courtesy. Much talk here of a certain lady
who is at Bruxelles, and many shrewd discourses which wiu
quickly get into England; pray let her go to some other
place. Endorsed by Ormonde, "Rec. 2 Aug?'
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 354.
1025. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed or addressed. Has [Brussels],
received both his letters of the 30th ult. The honest man is AnSust r-

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1657. gone with what, it is hoped, will produce something; the
rulers in England have little fear of disturbance ; hopes this
shows the secrecy of what is designed. All that the woman
brought was a very cheerful letter from Hop[ton], who
imputes his long silence to his imprisonment, and his liberty to
the help of Hunti. (a person who heretofore made much noise
in the world, but of whom nothing had been heard for a long
while), who also commissioned him to tell the King he would
do him a notable piece of service, when he pleases to order it, at
fourteen days' warning ; what it is must not be ventured out
of cipher. An answer goes to Hop. by this post ; his liberty
cost him £300 ; he mentions J. and C, but the King does not
remember who they are. J. Stephens brought a letter
to the King from West., confirming what others say about
Wi[ldman] and the approaching commotions. Lord Bristol
left yesterday for the army ; he is to make the proposition
about the King's going thither, and till a return be made it is
vain to persuade the King to lay the idea aside, and even then
it will be hard to bring him to Bruges. Barton may go to
Holland. Endorsed by Hyde.
Madrid, 1026. Sir Henry Bennet to Hyde. Fresh assurances continue
August 1. to be given that all that has been promised shall be done,
except as regards the Duke of Gloucester's pension. His
memorial on religion is not yet answered, but will be
presently ; meanwhile, he is forbidden to take notice of it to
any one. For the ports, they will only allow ships with the
King's commission to have ingress and egress without liberty
to buy or sell anything; he cannot rest satisfied with this.
No certain news of Blague ; he is thought to have gone
to Portugal. Endorsed by Hyde.
Alost, 1027. Lord Bristol to Hyde ; not signed. Sends the whole
August 2. despatch of this week from their correspondent [Marcel] at
Paris; he will know what use to make of the cipher men
tioned to have been sent to Mr. Spencer. Came yesterday
from Bruxelles ; the King has commissioned him to make the
proposition to Don Juan of 500,000 crowns, and to negotiate
on those grounds ; will send an account soon how it is
relished, that no time may be lost in instructing Bennet;
hopes to be with Don Juan in six days ; Slingesby will
send a courier to him from Bruxelles every Tuesday or
Wednesday. Endorsed by Hyde.
July 23. 1028. Thurloe to Lockhart, complaining greatly of the non-
[O.S.] observance of the conditions of the treaty by the French, and
directing him to press for immediate payment for the provi
sions lying in the Downs. Copy sent by Marces.

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1029. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed or addressed. Has 1857.
received his letter of the ist. Hyde is mistaken in thinking Brussels,
the King's answer touching D. Fanshaw was to spare the August 3-
pains of a letter. Has little reverence for what he knows of
Sir Ar. Blany's understanding, and is ignorant who Tho.
Blany is, but if the small Peer designs to wriggle himself into
a capacity to serve Cromwell, he will be disappointed. Is a
little damped at the little man's eagerness for the ^ioo, but
they must be subject to reiterated gulleries of that nature. Is
glad Lendall has prospered so well, but is not sorry the jest
cannot be practised often. " The lady has now her sonne
and heyre with her, to make up the cry " [Mrs. Barlow ?].
Endorsed by Hyde.
1030. [M. Marces to the Earl of Bristol.] Has received August -3.
his letter of 27 July, and sent the letter to Sir H. Bennet.
Hopes the cipher of Spencer has ere this reached him.
Encloses a letter for Spencer and some news by the last post
from the Duke of Buckingham. Lockhart being gone to the
Court since the business of Lord Inchiquin's son, has not
writ to England ; Thurloe has only written once. Mr.
Bankes' answer goes with this, and one from Sir H. Bennet,
one for Sec. Nicholas, and one for Mr. O'Neile. On what
score does Capt. Dumond come ? hears it is only on parole for
two months. Sir Thos. Pickering and another member of
Parliament, who had opposed Cromwell in the late business,
are said to be banished from the Parliament and Court.
Copy by Slingsby, endorsed.
Enclosures : —
Copy of a letter without signature, addressed to Col. August 3.
Whitby, with a cover "a Mons. Adam Spencer, mar
chand Anglois h Bruges." Has received his letter of
21 July through Lord Gerrard. Hopes he has found
the cipher in his lady's hands at Bruges, the writer's
cousin, to whom with cousin Mary and Mr. J. Floyd
he desires his service. Lambert surrendered his com
mission very calmly, saying he desired nothing more
than to lead a retired life in his own house. The
Papists are frighted with another severe Act.
Copy of the cipher referred to in the preceding letters,
sent in the preceding week, under cover to Adam
Spencer.
1031. Tho. Branch [endorsed by Hyde " Sir Ri. Will "is] July 23.
to ... . Sends his duty by his good friend the Doctor ; is l°-s-]
in some apprehension of his old disease towards the fall, but
will always esteem it an honour to be made use of; had good
reason for refusing to see some factors, having been almost
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1857. 1032. Peter Talbot to Hyde. Understands by a letter
Ghent, from Hyde to the Lady Abbess the coarse usage of tho
August 3. Hospital at Lille towards Mr. Floyd, and, although Mr.
O'Neale writes to Mr. Shaw at Antwerp that Father Barton
and the writer are banished from the Court, they will write to
the Jesuit who visits the Hospital to examine and remedy the
matter ; they visited Floyd when at Lisle and found him con
valescent from a dangerous sickness, and he was none the less
looked to for being a Protestant ; is confident there is some
mistake, and that he was not turned out for being a Protestant
before he was able to march. Barton and Talbot advised
him not to deny his religion, because it would do him no pre
judice, and did not endeavour to convert him. They will
be more astonished than Hyde if the story be true ; they have
never found want of charity in the hospital at Gant or in the
hospitals in the country generally, but often want of gratitude,
and return of calumny for courtesies received. Endorsed by Hyde.
1033. Don Juan to King Charles, respecting the business
of Giles Motet. — Span. Endorsed by Hyde.
1034. Henry Rumbould to [Sir H. Bennet ?]. Blake has
gone for England with sixteen ships and two catches, but has
left some sixteen here, under the command of John Stoakes,
one of the rationalest men amongst them, who only affects for
his interest to be of that party. A number of pamphlets have-
come from England, including the book of which Killing no
Murder was the preface*, and the laws newly made by
Cromwell, which our Duke has caused to be translated.
Fleetwood 4s appointed to succeed on Cromwell's death
("which would we could see "), but Lambert is very popular,
especially amongst the soldiers. A fleet of thirty ships is in
the Downs, prepared against Holland ; Montagu is General,
Goodson Vice- Admiral, and Staner Rear-Admiral, " and
Gromwell knighted the gentle seaman."
Brussels, 1035. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed or addressed. Has
August 6. 8een his letter of the 3rd to Dick Beling, and has prepared the
King to be on his guard upon any motion made in the matter
of Crisp ; but is it not worth trying whether the King himself
may not make some profit out of him 1 So many charges fall
upon the King that his computation with Don Juan's
allowance will fall very short ; amongst others, Camaly,
of whom the King has a very good opinion, is in great

From the
Camp at
Maroilles,
August 4.
Porto S".
Maria,August 5.

* At the end of Killing no Murder, the author bids the reader " expect
another sheet or two of paper of this subject, if I escape the Tyrant's bands ; '
but no continuation is known or has hitherto been supposed to have appeared.

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Bru[ges],
August 6.

necessities ; the King thinks it is necessary to send him into 1657.
England. The suspicion the Earl [of Bristol] had of the
stratagem made use of to render the Fathers and their clients
gracious amongst the Spaniards, is so confirmed that there is
no room for doubt ; it will do much mischief, but he cannot
discover whether the King thinks so. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 355.
1036. Hyde to Ormonde ; not signed. Ormonde has not re
plied to his letter of 30 July, which troubles Col. Stephens (whose
value Ormonde knows), who is very solicitous that Sir Thos.
Armstrong may receive satisfaction. All the woman could tell
Hyde was that the news she brought was good ; if the design
be what Ho. [Hopton ?] mentioned when he was with the King,
Hyde knows it already. If the King remembers to whom he
Wrote when Ho. went last from Bruxells, he will know who
J. and C. are ; the former is a countryman of Ormonde's, the
latter a notorious gamester, and what he says of either will
signify very little to Hyde. Ja. Steephens could not tell what
to do with one of the letters enclosed in Ormonde's letter.
to him, and directed in the King's hand to Walsh ; told him it
was for Mr. West. (?), to whom he will carry it. If the
King resolves not to go to the army, it will be better for him
to leave Bruxells and come to Bruges ; if he have money, he
should quickly send Fox hither. Has spoken with Ja. Mennes,
and finds he was not mistaken about the ships; for £5,000
they can have two very good ships, one with 42 guns and one
with 38, fitted and ready for the sea, and Mr. Boone confirms
this. Mr. Jennings writes that Hyde would wonder if he saw
what cheerful letters he receives from some in England who.
are naturally doubtful enough ; they bid him expect some
alterations speedily. Why has Ormonde no mind for any
more such expeditions as Lendall's ? The latter has more in
his head, but not with such a crew, who have been unreason
able enough in their demands ; the King must determine the
right of the case ; hopes he will not countenance anything to
the prejudice of those who have done the work so handsomely.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Short extract in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 355.
1037. Sir H. Bennet to the King. Had the King made but
one step less in his engagements with this crown, he would
have left them a good pretence for not performing what now
with the best intentions they will find a hard business. The
King is beholden to Don Diego de Villa-alva and Don Francisco
de Meneses for many good offices, but above all to Don Juan.
1038. The same to Hyde. Has had no letter from Madrid,. .
him since June 29. Still in difficulty about the business of ^S"3' 8-

Madrid, August 8.

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CALENDAR OF

1657.

Madrid, August 8.

Brussels,August 10.

Breda,August II.

" From the
Camp at
Ableu,"
August 12,
at noon.

the liberty of the ports, but hopes it will be granted. Don
Francisco de Meneses wrote to ask for 100,000 crowns for the
King, but the King of Spain proposes to add 50,000 more ;
this, in the necessities this Crown is now in, is ten times what
it would have been five years ago, and their desires are
entirely good to assist as far as they can. It is said a
Pragmatica is about to be issued forbidding the wearing any
foreign manufactures. Partly in deciphered cipher.
1039. Sir H. Bennet to Ormonds. Don Luis de Haro
says that he has sent his answer to Ormonde's letter to
the Marq. of Caracena. All the Court has that esteem and
value for Ormonde which his servants can wish. Hopes he
will send a favourable answer to Col. Fitzpatrique's letter, who
is now in Catalonia. Endorsed by Hyde.
1040. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed or addressed. Sends
the letters in favour of Sir Thos. Armstrong, at signing which
the King said there were few he would supply in that way.
On the King's hearing from Lord Taaffe of what Sir J.
Berkley had said, and the Duke [of York] confirmed, of Don
Juan's taxing the King's Ministers with failing in their matter,
the King wrote to the Duke to know the particulars of that
discourse ; the Duke's answer is that nothing like that had at
any time fallen from Don Juan, but at the same time Lord
Taaffe writes to the King that the Duke had showed him that
part of the King's letter, but said that what he had told him
was in confidence. How can those who are employed by the
King govern themselves if Sir John may cast out such things,
and then shelter himself under the duty they owe to the
Duke ? Is apt to think, from what Lord Bristol said in
the garden at Gand, that Don Juan may have said some such
thing in confidence to the Duke, and that he is unwilling Don
Juan should hear of it again. Endorsed by Hyde.
The greater part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 356.
1041. John Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. Is sorry that a letter
he wrote from Antwerp on 23 July has miscarried ; but all of
moment was in cipher. Hopes to meet him next week, and
give full information. Unless some expedient be found
to reconcile 330, the progress of the affairs of 425 on this side
will be extremely slow. 181 is safe. Endorsed by Hyde.
1042. The Earl of Bristol to Ormonde; not signed. Is
newly arrived, and has dined with the Duke of York ; is to
see Don John to-morrow; writes this at the Earl of
Rochester's, to whom he has communicated the proposition he
is charged with, but hears that the very sum pitched upon,

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150,000 [crowns], is coming from Spain, and will therefore 1857.
wait until he knows the truth of this. The Duke of York
says he has sent the King Don John's answer to his last letter
about Motett, which he hopes will be to his satisfaction.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
1043. Hyde to Ormonde ; not signed. Has delivered the Bruges,
enclosures in Ormonde's letter of the 10th, to Col. Stephens, Ausust r3-
who has sent them forward, hoping they will be at Flushing
before the convoy leaves. It is an unreasonable way of
supplying their friends if any other could be found, but their
wants are intolerable ; and it is strange that a person of
his quality and use, who is trusted by so many persons of
condition, should not find such support from them as would
keep him alive. Intends on Thursday or Friday to take his
wife to Gant and so send her to Breda, and himself to be with
Ormonde by Saturday night. The Resident writes of very
pretty dialogues about Sir Robert Welsh with Don Alonso,
who says that the laws will not allow him to be kept longer in
prison though they will keep Sexby's man still in the Castle of
Gant, who has been double the time ; must protest to all the
world that if such a person be set at liberty, he cannot think
the King safe in this country ; thinks Don John should never
order so infamous a thing. They are (as Ormonde says) in an
ill condition by the liberty Sir John [Berkeley] takes : it will
be an unreasonable restraint if he may publish things against
them, but when they would answer, the case should require
entire secrecy. Endorsed by Ormonde.
The greater part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 356.
1044. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde; not signed. Has received Madrid,
his letter of 13 July; fears some are lost. Interview with August 15.
Don Luis de Haro about the liberty of the ports, the supply
of money, and the Secret Article. Lord Muskerry's cor
respondence with the Marq. de los Balbases. Mons. Barriere
arrived here last night from Holland. Plague at Genoa.
Suggests that the King should send some one to Rome to tell,
in regard to the Secret Article, what he has done for the
Catholic religion. Why does Hyde warn him so often of
Raulins ? There is a reasonable distance between them, and
they have never written to each other. Partly in deciphered cipher.
1045. The same to Ormonde; not signed. Received his Same date.
letter of 16 July, and sent the enclosed letter to Col. Fitz-
patrique at Barcelona. Refers for full information on
business to his letters to the Chancellor (" whom I take to be
the only fixed foote of the compasse "), and to Lord Bristol

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CALENDAR OF

1657.

Madrid,August 15.

August 6.
[O.S.]

Valen ciennes,
August 16.

last week. "Bee sure you bee ready in England when the
Ministers are so in Flanders." Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 1 1 Sept."
1046. Sir H. Bennet to the King; not signed. Writes
again because Mr. O'Neile tells him his Majesty will have
him write often. Hopes the satisfaction he will receive from
Spain by the time this reaches him, both as to public affairs
and private conveniences, will make him forget the vexation
formerly felt. Refers for news to his letter to the Chancellor,
and the letter which accompanied it written from Puerto
St. Marie [art. 1034. supra]. Endorsed by Hyde.
1047. 385 [Mr. Robinson] to 240. Sent a bill of ex
change for j^ioo with his last. Has received a letter from
Ormonde of 14 July, but not a former one, therein mentioned,
of 20 June. Has been unable as yet to pay the j£°ioo to
Mr. Francis Camfield, because Andrew Newport, who has the
money, has been for two months in the country, but has
written to him for it. Maynard, the English resident at
Lisbon, has made offers of serving the King in any way
he can, and now desires to know whether his offers will
be accepted; let the bearer be discoursed with about the
matter. The bearer will also give a particular account of
several undertakings proposed on the King's behalf, and also
-of the temper of the people. Endorsed by Hyde.
1048. Earl qf Bristol to the King; not signed. Told
in his letter to Ormonde how civilly the Duke of York
received him even in the presence of Father Tom Talbot
himself, and so continues ; concludes therefore that either he
has very little unkindness towards him [Bristol] or very
much dissimulation ; is hand and glove with Sir John
[Berkeley], who, without raillery, behaves very decently.
The final answer about Motett is, that such charges are
brought against him that he cannot be admitted until they
are cleared up ; but Don John has ordered that the money
he was to pay must be found for the King within five days,
or that, notwithstanding all objections, the business must be
settled for Motett. Advises that the King should either
at once come to the army, or permit Bristol to discuss the
proposal with Don John. Postpones asking for the sum
of 150,000 until he knows the truth of the report that that
sum is coming from Spain. Motett is pleased with the orders
about his business; he will return to Brussels as soon as he
has got a copy of the charge against him. The Prince
of Conde demands the return by the King of all the men that
were formerly in his army, and says that if the King grant
it not, he must take them where he finds them ; to prevent a
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one regiment more of Dutch to his army, and to this Don
John and the Marq. de Caracena are not disinclined to
consent. Endorsed by Hyde.
Nine quarto pages. Followed by a French version of so much of the
letter as relates to the business of Mottet,
1049. Father Peter Talbot to Hyde. Encloses evidence
that Mr. Floyd was not turned out of the Hospital for being
a Protestant ; but confesses that Hyde had as much reason to
believe what he wrote as now to believe the contrary. Has
had an account of Sexby's ill-fortune, who was betrayed both
in Holland and England, but though Cromwell should poison
him the business is not lost. Divers parties are endeavouring
to cut Cromwell off; i?2,ooo to the governors of some
garrisons would make them lead the way in declaring against
him ; if they do not, it is absolutely necessary that the King
go in person, with what forces are promised, in November
or December. Tenders so much the King's honour and the
affection of all people to him that he wishes what he hears the
King has said of him were credited by all the world, viz. that
he has prejudiced his affairs very much ; but those who know
him will be as far from believing this as he is from believing
that the King has said it. Is going to Brussels and the army,
and will do what he can for their advantage even though
ingratitude should be his reward. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 357.
Enclosure : —
Nicole de Bomont to Father Thomas Barton. Went as
he requested, to the Hospital, and spoke to the
Prioress about the English soldier ; she says that all
that he reported was most false, for that she never
allows any one to leave unless able or willing ; and, so
far from his being turned out because he would
not change his religion, there was not a word ever
said to him on the subject. — Lat.
1050. Earl of Bristol to Ormonde. Account of the capture
by M. Boutteville of the whole of the baggage of Turenne's
army within a league of his camp. Things continue as fair as
may be between Sir John Bercley and himself, and the Duke
of York uses him with as much kindness as ever he did in his
life ; the Fathers' practices with the Court are rather to be
contemned than otherwise. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1051. The King to the Due de Montalto, requesting him to
permit Mr. William Blundel to sell some merchandise in the
district under his government. — Fr. Copy.
1052. Sir II. Bennet to the King. If what the Spanish
Court does for him is not to the full extent of what they
ought to give and he to receive, it is from no want of good

1857.

Ghent,
August 1 i

Lille, August 11.

" From the
Camp of
Calonne,"August 22.

Brussels,
August 23.

Madrid,
August 23.

350

CALENDAR OF

1657.

Madrid,August 23.

August 23.

August 24.

Brussels,August 24.

will, but from their general failing in all their affairs. With
regard to their not receiving him otherwise than incognito in
their country, they easily answer that the money it would have
cost to receive him would have done his business if they could
have given it to him. Refers for intelligence to his letter to
the Chancellor.
1053. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Has received Hyde's of the
21 July, and afterwards that of the 20th, with that from the
King. The aid granted to the King will be ready in Flanders
by the middle of September ; the delays in other things would
make him mad were he not told that if the whole monarchy
were at stake they would not double their pace. Interview
with Barriere. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
1054. The King to Fred. Ill, King of Denmark, accrediting
Luke Whittington as his agent at the Danish ports for the
ships bearing his commission; and also to the Count de
Ranzau and the Vice-Roy of Norway, recommending the same
to their good offices. — Lat. Copies.
1055. The same to Don Luis de Haro, particularly recom
mending to him the interests of Mr. John Shaw of Antwerp,
who has suffered much from the rebels for his fidelity, and
desiring that his goods may not be confiscated with those of the
opposite party. — Fr. Copy.
1056. Hyde to Nicholas. Account of his two days' journey
from Bruges ; the waggon made him very weary, and an ill
dinner very angry ; his wife has gone to Antwerp. The King
has written to Don Juan that if he will declare that he is
unwilling the King should go to the army, he will give over
the thought of it, and desires that no more delays [with regard
to the money] may be interposed on that account. Encloses
the Commissions and other papers, signed, of which copies are
to be taken ; at the foot of the Latin pass for Mr. Blundell is
to be inserted a specification of the cargo in Spanish ; Nicholas
may have for his own use what Blundell pays ; conceives that
W hittington's business is done as Nicholas directed, except that
no letter has been written to the Governor of Elsinore because
they know not how to address him. Capture by the Spaniards
of the baggage of the French army. The King is endeavouring
to get quarters assigned, so as to draw together for his own
service the soldiers who come from the enemy's army, and who
have endured great extremities. A great loss at London in the
death of honest Geoffrey Palmer ; if they were at Whitehall
to-morrow, they would exceedingly want him.
Endorsed by Nicholas.

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1857.
Aacha,August 14.
[O.S.]

CollegeGreen,
Dublin,
August 29.
[O.S.]

[Rome],
August 2g.

1057. Charles Kavanagh to Arthur Annesley. Offers £7
for the rent of the farm at Carigeduffe ; cannot go to Dublin
to meet him as he is ordered to attend the assizes at Killkeny
and Carloe. If Annesley has to do with all the writer's
father's estate in the county of Carloe, can give him informa
tion of some parcels he has not yet viewed. Mutilated.
Seal of arms ; quarterly, i . a bend dancett^ between two cross crosslets ;
2. three swords interchangeably posed; 3. three swords interchange
ably posed, horizontally ; 4. three pheons.
Endorsed with Annesley's reply, as follows : —
Cannot take less than 2 shillings an acre for Carrick-
duffe, and does not wish to let it for more than eleven
years. Has a judgment which will reach all of
Kavanagh's father's estate in Carloe ; desires he would
send him a note of all these and of the lands of Darby
Kavanagh also. One Mr. John Cull, a minister at
Carloe, pretends to have a lease of Clammullen from the
State ; tell him that the writer's title was long before
the Rebellion and is allowed by the State ; therefore
it will be well that he find out some other place for
himself timely.
1058. Clement to Hyde ; not signed. The Portuguese
Ambassador being requested by the Pope not to celebrate his
King's coronation, as he proposed, with fireworks, because
assemblages of the people were forbidden through fear of the
plague, regarding it as intended to show that the Pope would
not acknowledge the King, issued an order commanding all the
Portuguese in Rome to quit the city within three months ; as
yet the Pope has taken no notice of the edict. The plague
has ceased, and the music and holy water have been restored
in the churches. Alesandria defends itself bravely; Mons.
d'Estrades and the Marq. Villa have been slain under its walls.
Has received all Hyde's letters of late, and has written every
week but one. Endorsed by Hyde.
1059. The King to the Cardinal qf Toledo, thanking him August 25
for the interest he shows in his behalf, and requesting him to
assist Sir H. Bennet with his advice. — Fr. Copy.
1060. John Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. Is coming to
Bruxelles to have a private meeting with him, to communicate
many things of importance. Will be much mistaken if
Hyde does not suddenly find less obstruction in the progress
of the King's affairs on this side than formerly. Endorsed by Hyde.
1061. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 2; not signed. Has re
ceived his letters of the 24th and 25th. The King is content
that Sir James Hambleton go to see Bothwicke. Fox shall be

Antwerp, August 25.

Brussels,August 27.

352

CALENDAR OF

Brussels,
August 29.

1857. sent to Bruges to discharge the debts as soon as money comes
in, unless the King himself goes there. Of the soldiers who
come to them, those only have come over from the enemy who
bring passes from the governors of the frontiers. Has not
received the letter from Charles Cottrell. The King will
return an answer to the letter sent by Nicholas from Mr.
Ro[per]. On Friday a kinsman or servant of Mrs. Barlow
stabbed Tom Howard in the street through the arm with a very
dangerous wound, and escaped, but justice will be very severely
prosecuted against both mistress and man; John Mennes is very
solicitous in it. .Tell Capt. Lendall that the King says that
Straghan 's wife" has not yet got the 100 g[uilders?J.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 35 •;, where for Jarvis read Cenase.
1062. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 3 ; not signed. Received
his letter of the 27th, and this morning has two packets from
Sir H. Bennet, who writes very cheerfully; Lord Goring is
dead there. Has always thought the King should not go to
the army, but there was no persuading him, and unless Don
Juan deals clearly in his answer, the King will go with four
men and a clothes-bag. Middleton is not yet resolved what
to do. Will send Lord Napier's letter by the next.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
1063. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Has received his letter of
3 Aug. with the enclosed commission for Mr. Leonard Clearke,
which is a thing that can by no means be yet mentioned;
public affairs would be embarrassed by his attempting to do
anything for those who, having the King's protections, desire
to live and trade here ; this is the reason of his so long delay
ing to do anything for Mr. Shaw, to whom he writes with an
account of the state of his business. Satisfactory promises of
the payment of the supplies. The Marq. de los Balbases not
an hour ago sent for the writer to assure him that he had
taken great pains to procure him satisfaction as to the liberty
of the ports, and that the King of Spain was entirely satisfied
with his memorial about the Secret Article, and saw the
importance of its being kept concealed, and therefore desired
that the King would send some one secretly to Rome to acquaint
the Pope with what he has promised for the advantage of the
Catholic religion. Encloses a letter from Don Heronimo de la
Torre in answer to a memorial from him about the business of
the ports. Partly in deciphered cipher.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 358-
Enclosure : —
Geronymo de la Torre to Bennet; with reply to his re
presentation respecting the opening of the ports to

Madrid,August 29.

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ships coming over from the service of Cromwell, which 1657.
he laid before the King. — Span.
1064. Lord Jermyn to Prince " Robert " [Rupert] , recom- Essone,
mending Col. Bamfeild, who is going to Germany, to seek a August 30.
livelihood wherever he can find it; any goodness shown to
him, whose sufferings and persecutions entitle him to all the
relief and supports that may innocently be given him, will
very much oblige the writer. Writes this on his way to
Bourbon, whither the Queen is going for the recovery of her
health. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 358.
1065. The Earl of Bristol to the King ; not signed. Don
Juan's answer respecting the King's coming to the army is,
that he was opposed to it because he could not receive him as
he ought, and because he thought it better for his own affairs
to remain at Brugges ; but since the King thinks differently, and
will dispense with a due reception, God forbid that he should
oppose his inclinations, although he thinks his reasons somewhat
metaphysical. Advises that the King should be in a readiness
to come if any new action arise in the campaign, but not if
things remain as they are. Desires him to chide the Duke of
York for exposing himself unnecessarily to danger ; for doing
a second time what he has now done, with so much applause,
at Ardre, he would be censured. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 359^
1066. The same to Hyde and Ormonde together. Was
never in his life so toiled, by marching day and night ; will
write again from their next quarter to-morrow night. Don
Juan promises that the business of the King's moneys shall be
immediately despatched. If anything is to be done effectually
concerning Lindall's business, let such an order be sent ready-
framed as they desire Don Juan to sign. The bearer, Jarvis,
will relate the business of Ardre, of which he was an eye
witness; Musquerry and his myrmidons did eminently, and
never business so well contrived and executed was so unluckily
frustrated. Endorsed by Hyde.
1067. The same to Ormonde. Has received his letter of Drincom,
the 15th, with the new state of Lindall's business, in which August 31.
he doubts not to obtain the King's satisfaction if the orders
are sent ready - drawn for signature. Believes the dis
tresses Don John is like to be brought to, will convince him
that his only support in these countries depends upon the
King's re-establishment. Will not forget George Lane when
he gets the orders for the King's moneys, nor omit the serving
of Musquerry, whose courage and conduct at Ardres has con
firmed the value had of him before. The Duke of York's
vol. in. a a

Brulterque,
same date.

354

CALENDAR OF

1657.

August i
and August 21.
[O.S.]

Brussels,August 3 1,

Camphire,Sept. z.

Steen-
voorde, Sept. 2.

gracious usage of the writer continues and improves daily, and
Sir John Berkely carries himself towards him very hand
somely and generously ; is confident by divers discourses with
Don John and the Marq. de Caracena that Sir John has no
ill design, and that the writer's jealousy concerning the
matter of religion was merely the effect of the lewd Fathers'
vanity, as what they had given out concerning his likely
reception was of their malice. Endorsed by Hyde.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 359.
1068. Copies by Lord Ossory, Ormonde's son, of —
1 . A warrant from Cromwell permitting Ossory to pass
into France for recovery of his health, on condition
of his giving good security to Sir John Barkstead,
Lieutenant of the Tower of London, that he will not,
directly or indirectly, act or contrive anything to the
prejudice of Cromwell or his government.
2. Certificate from Barkstead that the security has been
given. " The bonds are 5000 pounds."
Endorsed by Ormonde.
1069. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 4; not signed. Has re
ceived his letter of the 29th ; will send his letter to Sir H.
Bennet, and will give to Lord Norwich the letter for him ; the
latter seems to bear the loss of his son well, but undoubtedly
it afflicts him much. The King sent the paper concerning the
prisoner to Lord Bristol, but has not yet had an answer. Does
not yet hear of any proceeding against Sexby ; does not think
he has been trusted by Cromwell, but that he is a mortal
enemy to him without being a friend to them. A word or two
is left out in the pass for Holder. Concerning Allan's petition,
the King is willing that they who took him shall get what
they can out of him ; but Nicholas should release him on some
promise under his hand that he will not misbehave himself
towards the King or his friends; Nicholas had best speak
with Col. Whitby and the rest, and put an end to it, for the
knave is very poor. Endorsed by Nicholas.
1070. The Earl of Kinnoule. (sic) to Hyde, asking for the
command of the regiment which is vacant by the murder of
Lord Newburgh. Endorsed by Hyde.
1071. The Earl of Bristol lo Hyde ; not signed. Received
his letters, and gave the enclosure to the Duke of York. Is
indignant at the financiers' failing to supply the King after
being assured by Don John that the orders were sent ; will
press for relief very strongly. " You may bee merry con-
cerninge Mrs. Barlo, but I assure you I can not bee it,
enough to awnswere your levityes." Endorsed by Hyde.

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355

1072. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 5. Received his letter of the 1657.
31st; want of money; nothing yet settled as to the King's Brussels],
departure to Gand or Bruges. Mrs. Howard came yesterday SeP4- 3-
to see her husband, and says the Princess Royal will go from
the Hague to Breda. Tell Capt. Lendall that nothing is
omitted that can be done in his business with Don Juan.
Lend Dick Harding twenty dollars. Endorsed by Nicholas.
1073. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde ; not signed. Pressed steen-
the business of the King's supply with all the patheticalness he ^""^e'
could if the saving of his soul had been concerned ; Don ep ' 5-
John's answer was that their own state was so miserable for
want of money that he had done all he could at present, viz.
order the getting together of 80,000 florins for payment of
the arrears, which he doubted not would be done in a few
weeks. If any more good is to be done, some one else must
be sent for the purpose, as he sees that if he makes this his
solemn business, he will be incapable of doing any other
service. Has in his hands a project (which the King gave
him) of the Baron d'Erpe for money, but thinks it not a
fit season to move it. Encloses a packet for his daughter.
Endorsed by Hyde.

1074. The same to Ormonde.

Has represented Ormonde's steen-voorde.

case with more than ordinary warmth, but Don Juan's reply g00r<
is that their own necessities are greater. Ormonde should
come himself for these money matters, or Sir Henry de Vic,
or some one else ; if the writer be the chief solicitor any more,
he will become as useful to the King with Don Juan as Lord
Taaffe or Lord Newbourg. Don Juan has taken George
Lane's paper to put the sum to it ; he has renewed his promise
for Musquery. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Seal, a fleur-de-lis, with coronet and garter.
1075. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde j No. 6. Has nothing to add Madrid,
to what he said last week ; the ministers shift matters from one SeP*- 5-
to another. If the King sends an envoy to Rome, the Spanish
agent, Don Gaspar de Sobremonte, will be directed to help him.
Has received Hyde's letter marked 5, and one of 11 Aug.
Gen. Hugh O'Neale has come to town. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
1076. The same to the King ; not signed. Great scarcity Madrid,
of writing-paper since the plague at Genoa. Does not SeP4- 5-
know whether Bru., from which the Chancellor dates all his
letters, means Brussels or Bruges. Account of the disgrace
and punishment of Don Fran, de Meneses (who is now said
not to be of the noble Portuguese family but of an obscure one
of Andalusia) for a quarrel and combat with the Prince de
a a 2

356

CALENDAR OF

1657.

Bruss[els],Sept. 5.

August 27.
[O.S.]

Bruss[els],
Sept. 7.

"The camp
at War-
mout," Sept. 8.

Talara, on a question of dignity; he was one who warmly
prosecuted the King's interest at Court. Endorsed by Hyde.
1077. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 6. Has his 7 of the 3rd
inst. Cannot write to Col. Phillipps to-day. The King
resolved last night to send Sir Geo. Lane to the army, but a
letter this morning from Lord Bristol gives such hope of
effectual orders that the King will delay it. Has looked over
the debts, and finds that every bit of meat, every drop of
drink, all the fire and all the candle, that have been spent
since the King came here, is entirely owed for. Encloses two
passes for Jo. Jane. Endorsed by Nicholas.
1078. 507 [endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. Plante "] to [Hyde ?].
Received his two letters. Lord Bellasis and Lord Byron, on
receiving their letters, went down very willingly into the
country to do all in their power; finds that the Earl of
33. 22. 31. 36. 46. 48. 22. 44. [deciphered as " Lemnster,"
a title not then existing; qu. Rob. Cholmondeley, Earl of Lein-
ster?] has extraordinary ability with regard to money, and the
Bishop of Chichester, who has influence with him, has gone
(although such a journey goes hard with him) 140 miles to
him. Col. Gilby is very sick ; he would have been useless at
Hull, as their friend there died long since; but Sir M. Lang
dale has a friend here who is setting out to-day on a design
as considerable for that place. Gardner is in prison. Some
persons of quality desire that [Hyde] would write a character
of the King, which they think would at this season advance
111 III much. The names are in deciphered cipher.
1079. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 7. Received his letter of the
5th ; acknowledges that most of their inconveniences proceed
from the root he mentions, which is represented very passion
ately and frequently, how unsuccessfully soever; God's leisure
must be waited for in the cure of that and other distempers.
Is glad to hear that Harding is in a better condition than he
supposed. It is a pity Ge. Barker should break his heart
upon a mistake, for the King resolves to do him justice, and
what he has suffered proceeded from mere accident. Last
night the King received a letter from the Princess Royal of
her purpose to move to Breda in hope to meet him.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
1080. Earl of Bristol to [Ormonde]; not signed. Has re
ceived his letters of the 4th and 5th. Presses that Ormonde,
or Sir John Berkeley, or some one else, should come to urge
the business about the money in his stead. Will send the
Chancellor the order about Lendall's prisoner.
Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 1 2 Sept."

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357

Hague,Sept. 10.

1081. R. Clement to [Hyde ?] . Cardinal Rospigliosi was very 1857.
sensible of the respects presented by Sir E. Hyde, and [Rome],
spoke very honourably of him. Father Walford informs SfcP*- 8-
Card. Barberini with all freedom of what concerns the King ;
but there is need of some one who might be authorized to
speak to others ; there is no doubt of the Pope's concurrense
on the King's behalf. Geoghegan, an Irish Franciscan, once
Bishop in the north of Ireland, but who has been living some
years in the College de Propaganda Fide, has been made
Bishop of Meath, and is going thither. Dr. Bacon keeps up
weekly correspondence with Cromwell's agent at Livorno ;
believes him, nevertheless, to be really well affected to the
King. Card. Ghigi is ill ; but none have died of the plague
for more than forty days. General continental news.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
1082. The Princess Royal to the King ; not signed. Re
ceived with much joy the expressions of his kindness by Mad.
Howard, but was at the same time troubled to find him still
unsatisfied with her, although, when she left, he assured her
the contrary ; is so clear from doing anything inconsistent
with both duty and kindness to him that she does not doubt of
justifying herself in any particular either by letter or when
she has the happiness of seeing him. Endorsed by Hyde.
Black Seal of arms.
1083. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 9. Received his letter of Brussels,
the 7th. Expects every day to receive an order from Lord SePt 10-
Bristol concerning Capt. Lendall; meanwhile sends Nicholas
a letter from the King to the Marq. de Leda. Want of
money; Mr. Fox proposes the King should give up his diet,
and be content with one dish. Assure Lord Taragh that he
and the Canon shall know as soon as the King is resolved
about moving. Mons. d'Ogniate was entreated to look after a
house at Gant, which the King thinks the better air, but
nothing is provided. Resolves to remove his wife from Breda to
Bruges. Lord Culpeper has not yet come. Does not think
Sexby will be suffered to escape, and does not wish him here,
but thinks him enemy enough to Cromwell ; much intelligence
sent about him is not true, e.g. when they said his wife
was daily at Whitehall, she was not in England, and only went
thither last week. " What shall wee say to your fyne ladyes
when my lady Bea. [Beauchamp] marryes my Lord Wor.
sunn? Sure my Lord Hart. [Hertford?] cannot like it."
Had a letter from Mr. Roper of 2 Sept., with a melancholy
account of the money; he says Baron Gunn sent 1000 dollars
by a Scotchman to the King, but fears the man did not deliver
it, and therefore will cause it to be paid out of some money

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CALENDAR OF

1657. he expects from Scotland ; says also that Sir William Curtius
has a warrant to receive 2000 dollars from the Duke of Wir-
temberg, which Curtius intends to stop on his own account ;
let Curtius be told that if he does this without warrant, the
King will mislike it, and he will be a loser by it.
The greatest part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 362.
Enclosure : —
Letter from the King (signed by him) to the Marq.
de Leda, governor of Dunkirk, requesting that no
affront be offered to Capt. Lendall, about whom he
has written to Don Juan; all the admiralty-dues
shall be paid. — Fr.
Sept. 11. 1084. The King to Mr. Stapley, "by J. Tre." The
instruments sent are not those he proposed, because these are
thought sufficient and less liable to inconvenience ; the perfect
despatch as to what concerns himself is delayed for his sake as
it cannot be done with the necessary secrecy ; nothing that
has been done amiss by his friends shall be remembered to his
prejudice. Copy by Hyde.
1085. Letter from the King requesting a loan of fifty
pounds. Copy.
1086. Lord Taaffe to the King ; not signed. Account of a
quarrel with Mons. Coraille [the Duke of York's quarter
master-general], who attacked him with a cudgel, for which
he is sentenced by the Duke to make the enclosed insufficient
reparation. The Duke of Gloucester takes the entire charge
of his own regiment, to the neglect of the writer, and Sir
Charles Cottrell receives all the complaints by petitions in the
regiment, so that he is made a cipher ; desires leave therefore
to withdraw, and to wait upon the King himself. Eight quarto pages.
Enclosure: —
Terms of the sentence passed upon M. Corail by the
Duke of York, at a Council of War, held 11 Sept.;
he shall on his knees beg pardon of Lord Taaffe,
presenting him with a stick to use as he pleases. — Fr.
Madrid, 1087. Sir II. Bennet to Hyde; not signed. Received
Sept, 12. Hyde's letter of Aug. 17. When he presses the Ministers to
fulfil their promises, they become not so warm as they were ;
cannot obtain the declaration for the liberty of the ports,
according to the paper from the Secretary of State, of which
he sent Hyde a copy. Don Luis said on the 9th current that
within five or six days he would send 100,000 crowns for the

Brussels,
Sept. 12.

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CLARENDON PAPERS. 359
King, but fumblingly added that the Ministers in Flanders 1657.
would have the care of relieving the King's wants, by which it
is plain they mean to keep the money in their own hands. A
flat denial was given to Lord Muskerry's proposal yesterday ;
the truth is, they have no money for it, and they will not part
with the body of Irish foot, although they have not more than
one hundred under arms. Has urged Lord Bristol to use
more powerfully the influence which all the world believes he
has with Don Juan. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
1088. Hyde to Mr. Robinson, " by J. Tre." Received his Sept. 12.
letter of 6th Aug.; hopes he has now received Hyde's of
20 June, in which the first order was given for the payment
of the ^100 to Mr. Camfeilde in which the King is ex
ceedingly concerned, and desires it may be done as soon as
possible ; it is for the use of Mr. Fisher. The honest bearer
has been fully conferred with about Mr. Maynard and all
other particulars ; their friends in England seem to have
so little confidence in each other that they rarely confer
together, or send advice, or declare what part they can take,
but seem so heart-broken as only to wait for some extra
ordinary act of Providence ; if the King were to land
to-morrow in England with as good an army, as can be hoped
for, he would be overpowered as he was at Worcester while
men sit still and wait for the effect of the first battle. Two or
three in a county should meet together, so that the King
might know what he might depend on ; if promises be kept,
this winter will not pass without some attempt on the King's
part from hence. Sent, in a former letter, one to Andrew
Newport to oblige him to do all he can in the business of
money of which the King was never in such want. Remem
brance from Lord Ormonde, and gracious recommendations
from the King to all Robinson's honest fellow-prisoners, of
whose sufferings, as also of Robinson's particular sufferings
and services, he has a deep sense. Draft by Hyde.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 363.
1089. The same to Nicholas; No. 9 [sic]. Received his nth [Sept. 13.]
letter of 10 Sept. Will send a letter for.Middleton by the next
post. The supposed begging letter was from poor Grandison,
who having gone to Dunkirk without a pass, and being
unknown there, was committed to prison. What ill fortune
old Newborough hath in town and country ! hopes there was
no knavery, but honest Capt. Breare (?) being in the scuffle
should be a good witness. Capt. Durgan has not yet come.
Let Geo. Barker be as honest as he will, he over-acts in
his complaints, and what he asks is favour, not justice.

360 1657,

Heulesbeg,
Sept. 13.

Brussels,Sept. 14.

CALENDAR OF
Many very honest and very wise men dissent from Hyde
and Nicholas as to the particular mentioned by the latter
respecting action against Cromwell, and give very solid
reasons for doing so. Bampfeild has gone to Frankeford.
Is glad Capt. Lendall has not sent away his letter which
is a foolish and insolent one; if published, what could the
King think or say when he has declared that he will hang
his prisoner? Lendall should only get the father to write
a letter of blame to his son urging him to perform conditions.
Has a very ill opinion of the knight, but he and his father
have prevailed with very honest men in England to send
over about it and to give a different testimony of the same,
and make the matter of ill consequence to the King's
friends there. Such a man as [Capt.] Richards ought not
to be amongst them ; will send the King's opinion as soon
as he has been examined by Nicholas; meanwhile, let him
not be at liberty to do mischief. Is heartily sorry for Sir
R. Page. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 364.
1090. Lord Bristol to the King. Don John on the march
this day told him that it would now be time for the King to
appoint a conference between his Ministers and the Marq. de
Caracena about the project for the expedition to England
at the end of the campaign, for which the means should
not be wanting. Spoke to Don John on the business of
the English regiment of Guards, upon occasion of the un
willingness of some of the English who have come over to
join in a body with the Irish.
1091. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 10. Sir John Berkeley
lives with them with all imaginable grace and sweetness ; his
business is a project to send the Duke of York to the
Diet, but he has a thousand projects without either head
or foot ; he seems to be weary of some of his friends, but
still professes a very high esteem of Balcarres and would
still make use of English Jesuits. There has been lately
a little sharpness between the King and his sister ; be
lieves, however, they will meet as soon as she comes to
Breda. Has received Nicholas' letter of the 12th. Ormonde,
Fox and Hyde, have jointly borrowed ^500, without which
the King could not have eat here ; delay of the promised
Spanish supplies. Has not time now to show Mr. Roper's
letter to the King, nor to speak with Beelins about Sir
W. Curtius. The King says that Fox shall repay Nicholas
all he has disbursed for Sir R. Page or for his burial, and
for the charitable relief of the poor gentlemen who torment
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for the King, which is his office, except those under any 1657.
little seal. Lord Culpeper writes that he will come with
the Princess to Breda. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
1092. Richard Clement to Hyde. If the Queen of [Rome],
Swedeland return to Rome, she will not find the former Sept- IS*
entertainment, although the Pope will allow the promised
pension of 18,000 crowns. Card. Ghisi is recovered. Volun
tary gift of money from the Spanish clergy to the King
of Spain in place of an attempted compulsory tax. Affront
taken by the Portuguese Ambassador at an accidental
meeting with Don Mario, the Pope's brother. Divers
books and letters written by Jansenists are this morning
forbidden ; amongst the rest Tabuhe suffragantes of Mr.
Blaclo or Mr. White, and a letter writ to Dr. Holden.
Endorsed by Hyde.
1093. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde, chiefly about the Bergues,
supply of money from Spain. Will take the first oppor- Sept- I^-
tunity of moving the Conte d'Erpe's business. The order
for Lindall is promised every day. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1094. The same to Ormonde. Has received his letters Same date.
of the 4th, ioth, and 12th; will do all he can for Ormonde's
concernments, but wishes he were there himself (although
in matter of interest he is so very a goose), for his mere
presence would' work more powerfully upon Don Juan
than all the writer's rhetoric. The enemy have just
crossed the Colme at Watte, where there was nobody to
hinder their passage.
The greater part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 365, where for Olme read Colme.
1095. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. n. Has received his letter Brussels,
of the 14th. Sends an open letter for Middleton. Will Sept. 17.
always be far from doing George Barker a discourtesy,
but what he said of him will be proved by an honest man.
Has given Mr. Roper notice of Bamfeild. Does not like
Mr. Richards ; knows not what Mr. Windham may say for
him ; Nicholas should send to Sir Fr. Mackworth and
Sir Edw. Brett to know their opinions of him. It would
be well if Sir R. Page's friends would send for his poor
children over ; as soon as money comes, the King will give
them somewhat and pay what is owing. Will send a
letter for the Earl [of Bristol ?] by the next, and somewhat
for Nicholas to write to Di[ck] Pi[le]. The Spaniards now
resolve to proceed in earnest, so that the King may be
expected at Bruges very shortly. Hopes to go to Breda on
Thursday, to stay there one week, and then to Bruges,

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Sept. 18.

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Madrid,
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CALENDAR OF
expecting that the King will be there. Is still of his
former opinion concerning Crisp ; let nothing make Lendall
use the old man ill *. Endorsed by Nicholas.
1096. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Received his letter of the
25th. The usual Spanish delays ; they are proposing to
call in the brass money. Will renew his desires for letters
to the clergy ; account of their resistance, headed by the
Card, of Toledo, to the King's attempt to raise money on
them. Enclosure : —
Copy of a letter from Bennet to Don Luis de Haro,
pressing for the speedy payment of the promised
supplies of money. " Endorsed by Ormonde.
Both letters partly in deciphered cipher.
1097. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 12. Received his letter of
the 17th. Is so sure of coming to Bruges that he has
this day written to Mons. D'Ogniate to lay in some wood and
coals. Believes Sir John Berkeley's project will come to
nothing. Col. Bampfeild has only gone to Frankfort as
Cromwell's spy. Cannot send money to Middleton if it
were to save Hyde's life ; wrote last week to Dr. Creighton,
desiring to know what money would redeem him there that
he might go to the Hague to take the air, but has no
answer. Has reminded the King of Sir Gi[lbert] Talbot,
and will serve him all he can. Believes from what he hears
from Don Juan and Sir H. Bennet that the Spaniards are
now in earnest, and that is why the King will hasten to
Bruges ; encloses a letter for Col. Veale, and desires
Nicholas to write very earnestly to Piles to send over some
discreet person before the end of October, with information
about Bristol and Gloucester and whatever else is under
his managery. If the letter which he is promised for the
Earl is not sent now, it shall be sent soon. Learn from
Dick Pi[le] whether they still desire Massey should be sent
to them; he can be trusted, and will be ready to go.
Encloses a letter for Mr. Barton. Endorsed by Nicholas.
The names in deciphered cipher.
1098. Sir II. Bennet to the King. The delays of the
Spaniards in fulfilling their promises must not be attributed
to any want of good will, but to their want of means ;

* On Sept. 20 a proposal was made to Crisp by one Edward Cookesey to
assist him to escape, on a guarantee of a reward of £1500, but Crisp at once
communicated the proposal to the King's Council. The papers relating to this
are in the State Paper Office.

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could never believe their straits were so great till he came
within the distance of perceiving them. Endorsed by Hyde.
1099. The King to [the Princess Royal], Would not be
dealing freely with her if he should tell her that she had done
nothing since they parted which he might take unkindly ;
does not expect her to prosecute all persons with whom he
is displeased, but may certainly expect that those who are
justly in his disfavour, as he himself has told her, should not
be the better for it, and not that all the world should see that
she favours persons whom he thinks deserve quite the
contrary. Will only now name Lord Balcarres, whom she has
used much better since he has been unsatisfied with him than
she did before ; has reason to be troubled when everybody
will take notice of this, to both their prejudices.
Rough draft in the King's own hand.
Printed in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 363, where for clemency read clearness.
1100. Hyde to Nicholas; No. 12 (sic). Sends now by Mr. Brussels,
Spencer the King's letter for the Earl, marked with the letter SePt- 2°-
/. ; the King has made him stay to-day on an affair of
importance, to eat a venison pasty, but, God willing, he goes on
Friday morning. Sir John Mennes has showed him a letter
from Mrs. Croft in which she makes great moan at Capt.
Golden's threatening to sell some things of hers which he has
in pawn ; tell him not to deal so cruelly, as much money is
owed her by honest men who will pay her shortly. Appoint
Mr. Ball or some other discreet person to lay in two barrels of
the best beer in the town against the writer's coming.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
1101. Propositions left with the King by Hyde, for an Sept. 20.
application to Don Juan for the prohibiting the importation of
all English manufactures except those that are brought in by
his special license, granting to the King the money paid for
these licenses ; or else that license be granted to the King to
import 2000 cloths, the duties on which would enable him to
provide clothes for all the foot.
1102. Earl qf Bristol to Ormonde; not signed or addressed. Dunkirk,
Answers now his letter of the 1 8th, and the Chancellor's of SeP*- 2I-
the 17th, both which he received this day while riding with
Don Juan, who told him that 100,000 crowns are designed for
the business of England, and 50,000 for the King's and his
brother's equipage, &c. ; that this would be sufficient for a
beginning, until a port was secured for the descent of a
greater force, when their whole strength will be employed.
Necessary that Ormonde should come hither, well instructed
in all the matters relating to England. The question of the

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Brussels, Sept. 22,
io o'clock
at night.

Breda,Sept. 24.

Hague,
Sept. 26.

Duke of York's going to Frankfort is quite out of the way,
now that the English undertaking stands as it does. Is
persuaded of success in the business of the regiment of the
Guards. Endorsed, by Ormonde.
Almost entire in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 367.
1103. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed or addressed.
Knowing that he loves letters better than venison or than
the writer does his ease, is persuaded by Dick Beling to write
at this time of night with a pen that would make him swear.
If Hyde, after reading Lord Bristol's letter to him, can sleep
with that ingredient added to the medicine of the gout and
gravel, he will not need to be prescribed to hear sermons.
Only discourse can bring them to know what is really
intended ; meantime, he grows choleric at Bristol's proposing
a meeting when he not only says they cannot be heard, but
when he ought to know it is impossible for the King, or any
one from him, to get thither. Endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 367.
1104. Hyde to Nicholas. Arrived on Friday at Antwerp,
so lame that he could not stand, and on Saturday at Breda ;
is now able to walk. Proposes to be at Antwerp again on
this day week, and then to resolve whether he will come to
Nicholas at Bruges or return at once to the King at Bruxells.
Would be glad if some way could be found to breed up Sir
Richard Page's little children here, instead of sending them to
England, and would contribute all he could to it, that it might
be seen that good men are not presently forgotten by them.
The design for Germany will come to nothing. It was well
done to send the extract to the King, of which they had had
many alarms ; but he is persuaded the Duke of York will not
be wrought upon. Directed Mr. Belins to send to Nicholas
the testimonial signed by Mr. Body. Chide Mr. Offley for
making them get the pass for Cony, who is a lewd fellow and
of as much malice to the King as any man, and has been one of
Cromwell's soldiers. Nicholas' friend Reade is an owl ; Hyde
knows the business well, which is for seizing some ships which
have gone from London to the Canaries ; conceives it will
come to nothing, but the man is very simple. The Princess
Royal is expected here fourteen days hence. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Almost entire in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 368.
1105. The Princess Royal to the King ; not signed.
Nothing is dearer to her than his kindness ; with all her soul
asks pardon if she has done anything to deserve the contrary,
but is certain she was never guilty of any wilful fault. *> It is
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King's displeasure than before ; the same opinion and usage 1657.
which he received at Bruges, of which the King was a witness,
continue still, because his professions of duty to the King are
no way lessened, nor do his actions belie his words, and there
fore she does not deny him that liberty of coming here which is
refused to none ; it were an unpardonable fault were she to
augment her good opinion or good usage to any upon the
King's displeasure. Fears his going to Bruges may hinder
their meeting. Black seal of arms.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 369.
1106. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde ; partly in deciphered cipher. Madrid,
Has received his letter of the ist inst. Don Luis promised SePt- l6-
that 100,000 crowns should be despatched yesterday to
Flanders for the King's service. The business of the ports.
Mr. Blunden came yesterday in hopes to have obtained leave
to bring in a ship laden with English merchandise, but upon
conference with the writer found the temper of the place was
against all such propositions. Has done, and will continue to
do, all the service he can for Lord Inchiquin, as the King
commands ; but he goes too subtlely to work to thrive.
Father Talbot is afraid he can do nothing at Madrid. The
ships left behind by Blague lie again before Cadiz.
Endorsed by Hyde.
1107. Queen Henrietta Maria to the King. Desires to Bourbon,
recommend Tuke to the Duke of York as one of his secre- Sept" 26,
taries, but will not do it without the King's approval ; begs
him therefore to join in the recommendation, since Tuke has
deserved so well of the family that it is very difficult for them
to refuse what he now asks. — Fr. Two black seals of arms.
Followed by a transcript made for the editor of the Cl. S. P.
1108. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed or addressed. Received Brussels,
a letter of the 21st from the Earl of Bristol, respecting the Sept. 27.
money granted by Spain ; most necessary that the King
should have a conference himself with Don Juan ; hopes Hyde
will therefore keep his day, and be there on Tuesday. The
King has had a long conference with Don Alonso, and to good
purpose if he was well understood. Endorsed by Hyde.
1 109. Hyde to Nicholas. Received his letter of the 24th. Breda,
Is heartily sorry for his poor tutor, but hopes his indisposition SePt- 27-
is over ; " Oh, health ! health ! if wee can keepe that, all will
be supportable, but without it a little calamity will waigh us
downe." Has not been able. to stir out of doors since he came
hither, from lameness ; would bleed were Mr. Knight with him.
Last night Lord Culpeper came with the writer's daughter

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from the Hague ; does not yet know when the Princess will
be here. Proposes to leave this place on Monday or Tuesday.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
1110. Copy of a passport, for three months, granted by Don
Juan, to Thomas Kaley, a merchant of London. — Fr.
Endorsed by Hyde.
1111. Copy of a paper delivered to the Queen Dowager of
Portugal, by N. Ter Hove and Gisbert With, Ambassadors
from the States General, on the death of her husband King
John IV and the accession of Alphonso VI, complaining
strongly of the conduct of the Portuguese against the Dutch
West India merchants, and presenting, as an ultimatum, a
proposed revision of the treaty made between the two Powers
in 1648, to which an answer is required within fourteen
days. — Lat.
1112. " A breefe extract of Sir R[obert] W[alsh], Knt. and
Bart., his voyage into England in 1656, as allsoe of hisreturne
into Flanders and imprisonment in 1657." On his release
from the Bastille in 1656, on a pledge not to serve against the
King of France for five years, he went into England, with the
King's leave given through the Marq. of Ormonde. Account
of various interviews with Thurloe, in which he offered his
service to Cromwell, to whom, however, Sir Kenelm Digby
and Card. Mazarine wrote " very invectively " against him ;
was at last repulsed by Thurloe, who had discovered the
deceit he intended to practise ; was then sent to the Tower,
where he continued prisoner three or four months; was
released by means of his old friend Lord Broghill, who
proposed to him that he should go into Flanders as an
intelligencer, to which he consented, but on his journey to the
coast was arrested at Canterbury by one George Paule for
debt and sent to the Fleet prison, whence he was at last
released on the security of Col. Thomas Culpeper of Bedsbery,
Kent, and Mr. Peirce Walsh of Glendon, Northamptonshire,
his brother. Sailed for Flanders with Sir James Bridgeman,
after having been delayed at first for want of a pass. While
in England saw letters written by Sir Edward Hyde from the
King's Court to those of the State in England ; made many
friends in England in order to assist the King's service, and
laid a plot for seizing and bringing over to Flanders three or
four of the richest men amongst the King's enemies to be
redeemed with a large ransom ; communicated his plans to the
March, of Ormonde, her son Lord Ossory, Col. Thos. Culpeper,
and Mr. John White, the Earl of Dorset's secretary, who has
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Thurloe's change towards him to information furnished by 1657.
Hyde ; the latter sent to Thurloe his papers discovering his
intentions, which papers have been returned, and Broghill
having seen these is now stark mad against him. Account of
his reception on his coming over to Ghent in Feb. 1657, by
Ormonde, to whom he imparted all that had passed, and told that
Broghill had a spy at Bruges named Owen, and that Sir John
Barkstead saw all the letters written to the Queen of England
from London or sent there by her ; but finding Ormonde
considered all this as nothing, told him at last that he knew
there was a traitor in the King's Council, whose letters he
had seen and to whom he might have had a letter for his own
protection, offering to forge a kind letter from Mazarine to
the King which should be left, when received, in that person's
hands for a few hours, and then to intercept the copy which
would be forthwith despatched to Thurloe. Four days after,
an order came from the King that he should immediately
leave the country or answer what might be laid to his charge ;
thereupon went to Brussels, intending to leave, but was
there arrested by the Spaniards, with his son, by the Earl of
Bristol's means, and committed to close custody, in order to
conceal the filthy and unhandsome practices of Bristol, who
had procured Lord Wilmot's commitment when at the head of
the horse in Cornwall, and the Marq. of Worcester's commit
ment in Dublin when he had the late King's commission to
bring over 10,000 men to England. Examined, by the King's
order, by the Earls of Bristol and Rochester, to whom he gave
some papers, which have never been returned ; audience of
the King and the two Dukes; a letter of. his, which was in
Thurloe's hands, has been read at the King's Council ; all that
passes at the Council is known, for Hyde communicates the
King's resolutions to Thurloe, and Bristol vaunts of their own. ,
After being in prison 5 or 6 months, the King promised the
writer's son that he should have 20 stivers a day for his
maintenance through Mr. Fox ; this, however, was only paid
for a fortnight. On 9 Sept., while he was at mass, the keeper
of the prison, being corrupted by his enemy, went to his room,
and began to work a hole in the wall in order to make it
appear that he was endeavouring to make his escape, so that
he might appear guilty, and then be removed to some place
of greater safety. A long and rambling narrative ; fifty-two quarto pages.
1113. Letter from Sir Rob. Walsh to the King, with an [About the
account (also given in the preceding paper) of the ill offices samedate?]
done to him while prisoner in the Tower and afterwards in the
Fleet, by a Colonel, also a prisoner, who misrepresented him
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368 CALENDAR OF
1657. being about to be employed by Cromwell in Flanders. Honest
Mr. White, who was the Earl of Dorset's secretary,^ and who
is a prisoner in the Fleet, to whom the writer communicated
his whole designs, will swear he had served the King to
a greater height than 10,000 men could do. Knows not
where to have a bit of meat, for the fellow of the house will
not trust a day longer.
[Sept. or 1114. Counter-statement, by Hyde, of Sir R. Walsh's pro-
°ct- ?] ceedings, relating the information which was frequently sent
from England of his intercourse with Cromwell, and of the
intention to employ him in Flanders, and mentioning that
his arrest for debt was a trick on the part of the Royalists in
order to detain him in England. Two and a half folio pages.
Followed by twelve questions, in Hyde's handwriting, being (as appears
from Walsh's narrative) the questions put to Walsh on his examination
by the Earls of Bristol and Rochester.
Breda, 1115. Hyde to Nicholas, at Bruges. Sends a letter from
Oct. i. Sir H. Bennet, which he has received through Mr. Shaw, to
the Lord Lieut, to be deciphered. If the Spaniards are not
as good friends as is wished, they are the only persons who
pretend to be friends at all, and therefore as good a counten-
ence as possible must be put upon it. Intends, when Lord
Culpeper and Mr. Loving leave Breda to-morrow for Holland,
to remain all day here to enjoy his own little family, as ho has
not had three hours to himself since he came ; God willing,
will be on Wednesday night at Antwerp, where he does not
despair to hear that the King is ready for his journey, and
will then come directly to Bruges ; otherwise, will send his
wife thither, and go to Bruxells. Endorsed by Nicholas.
Seal of arms.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 371.
Dunkirk, 1116. Earl of Bristol to Ormonde, "a l'hostelde Bournon-
Oct. 2. vyie & Bruxelles ; " not signed. Orders given by Don John
for payment of the King's arrears ; has done his utmost
in behalf of Ormonde's own interest. Has given in to
Don John and the Marq. de Caracena, at their desire, and
with the approbation of the Duke of York, a paper of the
project for England, of which he encloses a copy; expects
soon to have a meeting about it, at which they will be assisted
by Mons. de Marcin who arrived last night ; but Ormonde's
presence is absolutely necessary to tell how the correspond
ences in England stand. The business of the regiment of the
Guards is not yet settled ; great murmurs caused by a report of
Blaggue's being sent down to take care of that regiment, and
Sir Will. Frogmorton has gone to Bruxelles in consequence ;
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Same date,
"9 at
night."

be disobliged by the preference of another before him, unless 1657.
one of such capacity to serve the King as might convince even
Sir William himself. The enemy have begun the siege
of Mardike. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Two seals of arms.
1117. Earl of Bristol to Ormonde. Has received his letter of Dunkirk,
the 25th, and thanks him for what he writes concerning their Oct. a-
reverend friend's discourses; wishes the King were of his
opinion, so that he could find somebody to employ with more
success in his business. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms.
1118. The same to the same. Mardike has been taken ;
600 old soldiers yielded themselves prisoners of war when the
enemy were only on the counterscarp ; doubtless it and
Bourbourg will be put in Cromwell's hands. This shows the
Spaniards the greater need of a diversion, but at the same
time increases the difficulties of embarkation ; desires a
speedy meeting ; if the King cannot draw near, begs leave to
go to him at Brussels. Endorsed by Hyde.
1119. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. Has not received a letter Madrid,
from him since Sept. 1. Desired Sir George Hamilton Oct- 3-
to mention in his last letter the arrival of the Plate fleet,
which is not rich ; out of the proceeds 50,000 crowns are to
be sent for the King and the Duke of Gloucester, and partly
for public occasions. The business of the liberty of the ports
referred to Don John. Proposes that the Spanish Court
should write to the King of Denmark to assist with his ships
and to help to cause trouble in Scotland; is sorry he cannot
for this end say that Middleton is in those parts, but will
suppose he is. Has spoken with Don Christoval, secretary to
Don L. de Haro, concerning Father Talbot, who is a corre
spondent of Christoval's ; the latter assures him that Talbot's
follies have no influence upon the Ministers to the King's
prejudice, but says it will be well to keep him in good humour
for the sake of the Order, even to give him hope of being sent
to Rome ; knowing this correspondence, the writer did not
oppose him or paint him as black as he is. The Spaniards
will not be pleased at any application to Rome that will
be likely to make the business in England harder ; but all
wise and good men will be pleased if Rome can be gained and
yet England not be lost. Something must be done in England
this winter. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 371.
1120. The King to his mother, in reply to her letter of [Oct.]
Sept. 26. Thanks her for consulting him before recommending
VOL. III. b b

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Dunkirk,
Oct. 5.

Madrid,
Oct. 8.

Brussels,
Oct. 8.

Tuko ; judges Tuko in no degree fit for that office, of which
kind ho has had no experience, and thoreforo earnestly desires
her to leave him to his care, and ho will as soon as ho can
prefer him to some employment more proper for him. Docs
not think his brother had so much cause to bo angry with
11. Bonnet as the writer had with others, to whom for tho
Duke's sake he is fully reconciled, so that it is possible Bonnet
may return to tho Duke's favour ; knows not how soon Bonnet
may return hither. Hopes next week, at Bruges, to hear of
her return [from Bourbon] in good health. Draft by Hyde.
Followed by a transcript made for the Editor of tho Cl. S. P.
1121. Earl of Bristol to Ormonde; not signod. Don John
and the Marq. do Caracena say that the capturo of Mardike
will not bo any hindrance to tho embarkation for England.
Conference hold with the Duke of York by Caracena, Martin,
and Bristol, in which it was agreed that all tho things
proposed in the latter's paper should bo ready at Ostend
within fifteen days after the arrival of tho money from Spain ;
100,000 crowns more are desired for tho purposo of buying
ships of war ; tho expedition to be in December at furthest ;
no horses to bo shipped, but the monoy for them to bo sent to
England that thoy may bo provided there ; security required
by Spain that when tho forcos arrive at tho placo designed,
thoy will not fail of boing received; a mooting to bo hold with
the King, or with some appointed by him, for tho final
resolution. Further particulars of tho orders given for tho
payment of the King's money. Endorsed by Hyde.
Six folio pages.
1122. Complimentary letter to the King from ....
(signature illegible), acknowledging tho roccipt through Sir H.
Bonnot of his letter dated 16 May. — Span.
Tho King wrote on May 1 6 to tho Marq. do Ios Balbaxo or Balbasos,
from whom this reply probably proceeds (11. supra, art. 876, and
infra, art. 1126), but the (apparently abridged) signature hero doos
not bear tho least rcsomblanco to that name.
1123. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 1 7. Has received his lottcrs
of the 28th, 3rd and 5th. Nicholas will see tho person who
brought D. P.'s [Pylo's] letter before he returns; knows not
what to say to the other secret A 19 171 J. 8 discovered ; it
seems the poor knight hath a greater opinion of him than ho
deserves. Only knows Eustiche by Josoph Jane, and he may
be a very honest man, but they cannot bo too wary. Reado
had no despatch from the King, only a letter from Hyde to
Sir H. Bennet desiring him to assist Reade as much as might
be reasonable ; returns Reade's letter. Had heard the story
of tho lord's daughter, but had not told it to the King for many
reasons. Has much to say, whon they meet, of the Major
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Sir W. Curtius, and shall anger him worse if he proceeds in 1057.
thi,s way. Nothing more necessary to make them wiser than
the remembering what they have done amiss, but their rule of
judging must not be merely by success. Nicholas was against
the King's going to Scotland, and had Hyde been with him he
would have dissuaded it as much, yet neither of them now wish
that he had not gone, as ho would have been thought to have
missed an opportunity. Nicholas was for the King's journey
hither, and Hyde against it ; but the latter is now glad that
he came, for a like reason. " When wee have faythfully
advized what to our understandings is best, lett us not be out
of love with it because itt hath not successe." The King will
defer the consideration of the two petitions till he comes him
self ; is very impatient to be free of this town, and will make
all possible haste to Bruges, as nothing is of more importance
than that he should confer at largo with Don Juan. Supposes
his wife is with Nicholas by this time; desires to know
whether it bo a boy or a girl ; " whichsoever it is, you shall
keepc it." Endorsed by Nicholas.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 372.
1124. Jane (sic) Silvester (signed " Silverster") to her brother Sept. 29.
Sir Edw. Hyde, sent through a nephew, informing him of the [0,s-]
death of his sister Susan on 23 Sept. ; has her keys, and if
her will be in her trunk, will bo at the opening of it. "Men
tion not my cosen Dick Fi. to mee ; you shall have a resone
why heareafter." " Now I ame no more A. H., my husband
being Fcrdinado Silvester, which teacheth me to right ; there
fore I hope you will pardonc the scribling of a scoller."
Endorsed by Hyde, " My sister An. of the death of my sister ; rec.
Aprill 26."
1125. Sir II. Bennet to Hyde. Conference with Don Luis
de Haro about the supplies for the King, on Bennet's proposal
to solicit the King of Denmark to lend his ships of war and to
assist Middleton in making some attempt on Scotland, and on
the liberty of the ports. The Marq. de los Balbases says that
he has made a consult to the King of Spain on Lord Muskerry's
propositions ; the determination about them will soon be known.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
1126. The same to the King. Sends a letter just received
from the Marq. de los Balbases. There has been no diligence
wanting on his part to procure what the King desires; it only
remains for the latter to make what is given him as valuable
as he can.

Madrid, Oct. 10.

Madrid,Oct. 10.

1127. Earl of Bristol to Hyde; not signed
letter of the 8th ; is glad to lies
b b 2

the King will

Received his
be hero so

Dunkirk,Oct. 11.

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Brussels,Oct. 12.

Brussels,Oct. 12.

[Brussels],Oct. 13.

Brussels, Oct. 13.

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suddenly, for there never was such a time for representing
reason unto those here, who see now how pernicious old
Bhnkeses [Don Alonso's] counsels have been. Hopes Hyde
and Ormonde will come with the King ; sent to Ormonde
yesterday the librances and billiets of payment for six months
of his and the King's arrears. Seal of arms.

1128.

Two letters from the King : —

1. To Card. Barberini. Takes the opportunity of tho
journey of this good Father [Prior] to Rome to thank
1dm for his affections ; trusts he will do for him all tlie
yood offices in his power with the Pope, and confirm the
Catholic King in his friendly intentions. — Fr.
2. To Card. Bagny. Remembering the civilities he
received from him at Paris, writes now to congratulate
him on being made a Cardinal. — Fr.
Copies, endorsed by John Nicholas.
1129. Hyde to Nicholas ; No. 20. Sir H. de Vic has gone
to Antwerp to procure an order for the payment of the money,
and thereupon they expect to leave on Monday ; if there be
any delay in payment, the King will go away himself with as
many as can follow him, and leave Fox to look to his debts.
Nicholas cannot see the person who brought Mr. Pylo's letter
till they return. •' I will reserve the discourse of evill eouncells
till wee can walke in the Recollectes guarden, and then I
thinke wee shall not much differr, but it hath bene the usuall
skoffe upon the eouncells of our late master that if the
contrary to all that was done had bene practiced, all bad bene
well.-' Did not till this very minute believe that Fairfax would
or could have given his daughter to my Lord of Buckingham ;
the latter must have done some notable service to Crumwell for
his consent, which has made him confident of his allegiance.
Endorsed by Nicholas.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 372.
1130. The King to the Conde de Pignoranda, sent through
Mr. Roper, the brother of Lord Teynham. Congratulates
him on his mission to attend the Diet ; prays him to further
the writer's interests there, and with the Kings of Spain and
Hungary. — Fr. Endorsed by John Nicholas.
1131. Representation delivered by Mr. Carleton [a clergy
man] to the King of the preparations made by the Royalists
under Col. Deane and Lieut.-Col. Day for seizing the city of
London. 150 men were assigned for each gate, 200 for
London Bridge, 200 for Tower-Hill, 200 horse out of Surrey
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citizens to scour tho streets ; Mr. Piles said that a gent cman 1657.
had undertaken to secure Skippon; Mr. Heme, an activo
citizen, undertook to seouro Tichborne, tho Mayor, and a knot
of citizens to seizo Guildhall. The parties for tho several
gates, &e., were to be commanded by Major Leaves (?), Cornot
Coles, Mr. Andrews, Lieut.-Col. Barsio, Lieut. Hunt, Major
Berrav, Capt. Sibalds, Major Heme, Capt. Knight, Major
Coles,' Capt. Boddam, Lieut.-Col. Day, with Alderman Browne
as Major-Gen. of foot, and Col. Deane to command the ioo
citizens. The number ready to second the rising computed at
io.ooo. Mr. Hall: said he had particulars on Col. Deane's
account of :ooo ready to join, and personal knowledge of
2000 more. Encouraging statements of a general readiness
from Mr. Heme, Mr. Seaman and his brother (young mer
chants), and Mr. Bunkly, a Spanish merchant, who ^ also
specially answered for the good-will and readiness of tho
Spanish and Turkey merchants. All these were prepared in
case Mr. Hopton's friend or two friends had made good their
promise, and given an opportunity ; but the one with whom
discourse had been held, came so far short of what he had
promised that he left London and was absent two months
without giving any account. This has made the citizens send the
writer over with instructions, i. to acquaint the King, and to
ask his opinion concerning Major Huntington ; if Mr. Hopton's
other friend bo Mr. Howard of Gilsland, he is reputed a man
so false as not worthy to be trusted at all ; 2. that their officers
may be approved or chosen by themselves ; 3. that the Earl of
Oxford may be general-in-chief ; 4. that the King would write-
to well-affected persons for tho loan of £ 200 for expenses ;
5. that the King would write a letter of thanks to Mr. Bunkly,
and also write to Mr. Askot, a draper on Ludgatc Hill, to
thank him for furnishing money for Carleton's first journey.
Three closely-written folio pages.
Endorsed by Hyde with the writer's name and date of month, neither
of which are attached to the paper.
1132. Another Representation by [Mr. Carleton] to the [Oct.]
King. When he returned to England after his first visit, he
was ordered to correspond with J. H[opton] as agent for
another party, in order that (as he had proposed) all clashing
might be avoided, and preparations made in common. He and
J. H. consequently often discoursed together, but when present
action upon Major Huntington's promise was expected, the
latter flatly denied assistance, and J. H. said he would meddle
no more in tho business. The writer's friends are greatly
affronted at this and declare they are men enough for the
King's design without the others' help, that it is not mere titles
that will restore him, but such men's courage and affections as
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1657. to do his work. To allay these heats the writer requests to be
recommended by the King as military chaplain to the person
appointed to be the General for the design upon the city. The
following points escaped his memory in his other paper:
I. that when ordered for England, his instructions may be in
writing ; 2. that Michaelmas term will be a fit season for the
design, because then there will be many full stables of horse
to be seized on ; 3. that Alderman Robinson, a loyal subject,
is to be Sheriff this Michaelmas, who may by the power
of a posse comilatus raise all the trained bands of the city;
Dr. Layfield, the late Archbishop's nephew and Robinson's
near kinsman, may privately deal with him, being one whom
he will trust. Two closely-written folio pages.
CL S. P. vol. iii. p. 369, where for Eayfield read Layfield.
[Oct.] 1133. A further paper from [Mr. Carleton] : "Messages I
am to deliver from severall persons." From Mr. Pile ; his
friend in Somersetshire is dead ; a letter desired to a gentleman
(of whose name Mrs. Phillips can give an account) to communi
cate his intelligence from the Levellers as one at the bottom
of all their design. From Mr. Baron, in the name of others;
that Mr. Stapely may have a letter of encouragement and a
commission to join in their society for Sussex, as having
promised a regiment of horse and being able to do more
than all the rest without him. From Francis Mansel; to tell
the Chancellor that his little friend and the rest are well, and
to bring his business if it be done. From Clem. Spilman ;
to tell the Chancellor that his papers by France came safe,
but the parties (who are well enough affected) were shy of
the messenger, not doubting his honesty but fearing indis
cretion. From Capt. Thomas Batt ; to ask the Chancellor
for a line to Dudley Reuss [Roos ?] which will enable the
latter to procure his money between the Lady Chandos and
Lord Loveless, Loveless having done nothing, notwithstanding
the message sent to him. From Mrs. Pr. ; that Roscarick
came to her from Mr. Arundel for =^300 for the personal
use of the King ; she borrowed it, and sent it in the name
of Ann Dennys, and Thomas Shilling, the gentleman who
pays for the use of it to this day; desires to know whether
the King received that money. From Sir Thomas Armstrong ;
that Col. Francis Rogers has had private colloquy with the
Duke of Buckingham ; Askot, the Duke's servant, came to
him in prison, and said he should be freed within a month,
and at three weeks' end he went away, breaking his parole ;
but it is thought it was done by consent; that Thomas
Marshal, a Scotchman, tall and black-haired, Lieut.-Col. to
Dromont at Wercester (?), keeps constant intelligence with
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Lane, King Street, receives his letters and delivers them to 1657.
Thirlow. From Mr. Bunkly ; Major Wildman was at Gravesend
to go beyond sea with a pass signed with Cromwell's signet in
the name of John Jones, but the examiner knew him,
committed him to the block-house, and sent his name to
Cromwell, who sent word to release him, and to provide a
ship for him, instructing the skipper not to question him but to
carry him wheresoever he should direct when at sea ; was told
this by a merchant who had the story from the examiner
himself; the writer told this to Mr. Weston, who was somewhat
troubled at it, but bid the writer tell the King that he knew
Wildman to be an honest man no longer than three weeks
before that time. One folio page and a half, closely written.
1134. "Roper" [the King] to "Mr. Holmeby," sent Beuly,
through Mr. Rosse. Will soon want the winter clothes he °ct> x3-
promised ; customers begin to call daily for patterns ; desires
to hear from him soon and to know his mind touching the
price; the testimony he gives of Mr. Halsteede makes the
writer confident of fair dealing with him ; wishes he could come
to Dort, that they might confer at large ; is to go within three
or four days to speak with Mr. Buren [Don Juan], who pro
mises fairly, but he must see that their stock will carry on the
trade. Copy by Hyde, endorsed by him.
1135. Earl of Bristol to Hyde ; not signed. Is mad to find DunJirk,
that after all that has been done, the pagador refuses to pay 0ctl I5-
the 16,000 florins without further orders, while no draught of
what these orders should bo is sent ; Don John knows not
what other orders he can send, but is now resolved to despatch
Mottett's business, and has ordered the financiers to admit him,
unless within two days they raise the whole sum for payment
of the King's and Ormonde's arrears ; he supposed the King,
having received the money, was ere this at Bruges, and would
have sent Count Renembourg to-day with a compliment had
not the writer told him the contrary. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms.
1136. Hyde to Sir E. Nicholas. Received his letter of the Brussels,
1 2th ; uncertainty of movements ; Don Alonso wishes the King °cU IS-
to wait here for Don Juan, but the King resolves to leave on
Wednesday for Bruges. They have received 16,000 florins,
out of which they have to pay 1 7,000 owing here, supply the
servants who are pawned, relieve 1000 indigent miserable
people who all pretend to be promised, and defray the journey;
it is true a librance was sent yesterday from the army for
1 8,000 crowns. Sees that the King has so great an appetite
to this place that at some time or other they shall dwell here,

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Madrid,
Oct. 17.

Brussels,
Oct. 17.

Dunkirk,Oct. 17.

Lisbon,Oct. 22.

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unless Mr. Crumwell gives them leave to come home, which the
writer has a great mind to do, thinking he has travelled enough.
Endorsed by Niclwlas.
1137. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde; chiefly in deciphered cipher.
Received his letter of 15 Sept., No. 10. The difficulties with
regard to the supplies of money ; reasons for the imperfect
publication of the Declaration about English merchants, and
for the delay in the fulfilment of the treaty with the King.
The reason for the writer's little intercourse with other
ambassadors is, that there are only two at Madrid, viz. the
Nuncio and the ambassador of the King of Hungary, whose
masters are not in a strict league with Cromwell. Is glad
Hyde and Sir J. Berkeley are such good friends. Endorsed by Hyde.
1138. Egidio Mottet to Ormonde, respecting an applica
tion to be made by the latter for the payment of his allow
ance of 500 crowns for the month of March. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1139. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde, at Bruges ; not signed.
Hyde must be finding himself prosperous, for he begins to grow
insolent, and most so where he is most in the wrong, as now
with reference to the form of the librances. The Duke of
York now carries with him the decree for the admission of
Motett to the place, and which, at the writer's suggestion,
Don John has despatched before the King's coming. Looks
forward to meeting him on Thursday. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms.
1140. Declaration of War on the part of the States General
against Portugal, addressed by the Dutch envoys, N. Terhoue
and Gisbert de With, to the Queen Regent of Portugal. — Lat.
Copy by J. Nicholas.
1141. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed. Finds that the King
has no disposition to return so long as any man will stay. Sent
to Mr. Cary by George Lane, but cannot obtain any money
from him. The King says he has had some discourse with
Don Juan on the main business, but the close consideration
will be remitted to Caracena and those the King shall appoint;
shall dine to-morrow with Marchin and the Earl of Bristol, and
spend some time in preparing for the conference. The Earl
of Rochester was so far given over by the physicians this
morning that Mr. Crowder only spoke of preparation for his
burial, but he has since so changed that there is hope of his
recovery. Endorsed by Hyde.
* It appears from Ormonde's next letter of Oct. 24 that Brussels is a mistake
for Dwnltirk.

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Madrid,Oct. 24.

1142. News-letter from Basle, Oct. \\: see Art. 1149. 1657.
1143. Ormonde and Bristol to Hyde, at Bruges ; signed by Dunkirk,
both. Not because they think him necessary to the great Oct. 24-
business in hand, but because it is easier to talk to him here
than to write long letters, they have persuaded the King to
command him to come with all diligence. In earnest, he must
not fail to be at Dunkirk, where there will be no danger to his
health but of the ill cheer they shall make him.
1144. Sir H. Bennet to the King ; not signed. Thanks the
King for his letter of 15 Sept. ; regrets his inability to do
what he wishes for the King's service ; hopes the King will
double his endeavours to stir something in England as the
only way to warm the affections of Spain towards himself.
Glad of the satisfaction expressed by the King as to the good
temper of the Duke of York towards his affairs; fears " Buckle
and Thong " [Hyde and Sir J. Berkeley] will not part as
lovingly as they have met and will quickly lose their names.
Marriage of the Principe Astellano, son of the Duke of Medina
de los Torres, with a grand-child of the Duke of Alva ; as this
Court does not allow gazettes of any kind, cannot give an
account of it. Reported that the Count de Funsaldaigne is
to be removed from Milan to the government of Sicily, and
that the Count de Ognati will be sent in his place.
1145. The same to Hyde, enclosing the preceding. In his Madrid,
vexation at the delays about supplying the King, said to de 0ct- 24-
Haro's secretary that, seeing how faintly they go about the
King's affairs, one would think they were doing something
contrary, at which he swore a great oath that they had not
entertained any overture from any one. Lord Muskerry has
had a verbal answer that the King of Spain will commu
nicate his resolutions in that matter to the King by Don
Juan. Endorsed, by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
1146. Ormonde to Hyde; not signed or addressed. Received Dunkirk,
his letters of the 24th, 25th, and 26th ; he will probably have Oct- n'
already heard from the Earl of Bristol all that has passed ; is
satisfied that the Spanish Ministers are in earnest, but does
not know how they will perform in particulars what they
resolve on in general. Dick Beling will tell Hyde that he
took too much time to consider of accepting the Lady Abbess'
offer. Has no confidence of Lord Rochester's recovery.
Endorsed by Hyde.
1147. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde. The remitting the money Madrid,
is still delayed. Is jealous of the better usage of Mr. Bar- Oct. 31'.

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1657. riere by the Spanish Court. Has received Hyde's letter of
20 Sept. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
Madrid, 1148. Lord Muskerry and Sir George Hamilton to
0 " 31, Ormonde. After having given a full account to the Marq.
de los Balbases of what they had in charge, they found it
necessary to represent some things as absolutely undertaken
which are only hopefully promised by their friends in Ireland,
lest the whole should have been rejected by this Court in
their cold disposition towards the King's concerns. But they
have only been able to draw from them this short verbal an
swer on 21 Oct., viz. that their pretensions on behalf of the King
of Great Britain are remitted by his Catholic Majesty to the
said King and Don Juan; and have not been informed of
anything further since. Although some hopes have been held
out by some persons of trust as to the impression made by
their proposals, yet as the contents of an enclosed paper have
come to their knowledge by degrees, they hold it their duty
to remit the whole for the consideration of the King.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
Written by Sir G. Hamilton, and signed by both.
Madrid, 1149. Sir George Hamilton to Hyde (without address); to
the same purport as the preceding letter. Had it not been for
Sir H. Bennet, they should not have had where to eat for these
three months past, being not masters of one ryal. The last
two points in tho paper sent to the Lord Lieut, have only come
to their knowledge since dinner. The information given to the
writer by Hyde of his two sons and of their master's favour
towards them is a great cordial in this sad time. His comrade
will never forget or forgive the noble friend mentioned by Hyde
whose endeavours will not bo wanting to perform such offices
as Hyde fears. Endorsed by Hyde.
1150. Translations forwarded by Marces, and copied by
Slingsby, of continental news-letters intercepted by him at
Paris : —
Zurich, Disputes between the Protestant and Romish Cantons,
Oct. 22. chiefly Zurich and Schwitz, respecting compensation
[O.S.] for losses in the late war.
Prague, The Spanish ambassador here is charged to pray the
Oct.£§. Electors of the Empire to hold the election of Emperor
at Ratisbon in place of Frankfort.
Bagle Marshal Grammont's brother has come ; the Elector of
Oct. |f. Bavaria is fortifying Werden ; the Elector of Heidel
berg is raising forces for his own defence ; the assembly
at Frankfort is melting away.
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1151. Copy, or translation of a letter, without signature,
to Col. Blague, explaining the regulations of the Spanish army
respecting quarters for troops, with reference to the case of
Blague's regiment.
1152. Copy of a duplicate letter from Hyde to Lord Bristol,
without date. Received his letter of the 2 1 st, and has conferred
with Sir John Minnes, who will be despatched to Holland
immediately. The King specially commends to him the
business of the Guards, upon which Col. Blague comes to
him ; a good arrangement would have been made with the
town at Dixmude had not they heard there of what had been
done at Dunkirk ; the King hopes Don Juan will declare the
agreement at Dixmude void, otherwise he will bo compelled to
dismiss his Guards with passes. Col. Blague goes first to the
Duke of York, to inform him that, under this agreement, the
men, instead of having lodging, board and two stivers a day,
will only have two stivers. The King hopes Don Juan will be
sensible of the villany of .the town in the murder of five soldiers.
If Bristol gets an effectual despatch before Col. Blague comes
let it be sent express to Dixmude, directed to Col. Carnaby.
Endorsed by Hyde.
1153. Hyde to Ormonde, at Dunkirk. Has written to Lord
Bristol, but now writes to remind Ormonde of poor Middleton,
who is still at Dantzic and cannot get away without money to
pay his debt, and of whom they may probably have great use
in any action they go about ; let the King be moved to do
something for him. Desires to know what he is to say to
Middleton, for whom he is heartily troubled. Remind
O'Neale to make a good provision of sherry and to send a
hogshead of pippins. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1154. Egidio Mottet to [Ormonde], respecting his application
for an office in the Finances. The certificate of what is due to
the King, the Duke of York, and to Ormonde (to the latter
for eight months), was sent yesterday. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1155. Hyde to the King. After his conference with Lord
Bristol last week, he wrote to Lord Culpeper to enquire what
could be done at Amsterdam in point of shipping, for ready
money, and Sir John Mennes sent a messenger into Zealand ;
from the former no answer has been received, but Sir John
now waits upon the King to communicate the ill return from
Zealand. Nothing is of more consequence than to draw over
200 or 300 seamen against the time the King is to embark,
and nothing would more easily be done within 40 days if the
Spaniards would only open their ports to them ; let Ormonde
or Bristol confer with the Marq. of Leda upon this. Necessity

1657.
L'lle,
Nov. 2.

Bruges, [Nov ?]

Bru[ges],Nov. 2.

Brussels,Nov. 2.

Bruges,Nov. 5.

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Bruges,
Nov. 6.

1657. of finding some means for clothing the naked soldiers. Wishes
the King could hear the lamentations and murmurings for the
wonderful and unnecessary hazards to which he every day
exposes his person ; is not one of those who think he will
recover his three kingdoms without being in danger of his life,
but let it be when the adventure is of use. Desires to know
the issue of the King's conference with Don Juan about the
fidelity of the King's servants. Has been compelled to charge
a bill for 3000 florins upon Mr. Shaw, to enable Mr. Fox to
satisfy the clamour of this town. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii., p. 374.
1156. Hyde to Ormonde, at Dunkirk. Sir H. de Vic passed
through this town, and immediately went on to Ostend, and
has written to say that the King had desired him to wait on
the Prince of Conde at Newport, but that he thought it would
not have been so well to have saluted him only in passing, and
therefore desires that some one may be sent on purpose.
Hears from Mr. Fox another evil consequence of the King's
exposing his person every day to so much danger (which is all
the talk of this town), viz. that it takes away all their credit
and that people call more impatiently for their money. Has
de Vic been sent for to come to Dunkirk by the King's order,
and for what use ? Endorsed by Ormonde.
1157. Ormonde to Hyde ; not signed or addressed. Received
his letter of 29 Oct. last night. As soon as he knows Hyde
has any with him out of England, will make a journey to him to
save him the inconvenience of coming. Tom Morley is where he
would be. Fears the Guards will go slowly on, those at
Dixmude are so ill used, and of late there have none come
from the French. Endorsed by Hyde.
Madrid, 1158. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde; No. 15. Has received
Nov. 7. Hyde's 1 2th of 6 Oct. Writes now on the best paper this
country affords, which is not sold in the shops ; Hyde complains
also of his ink*, but more of his ill writing in cipher, but if he
reflected upon his own infirmity as to writing, he would have
more compassion for Bennet's mistakes ; " there are no
moralities like those that persuade better in favour of others."
Conferences with Don Luis de Haro and the Marq. de los
Balbases about the supply of money. Suggestions respecting
the instructions to be given to the agent whom the King
proposes to send (in accordance with Bennet's advice) to the
Pope. Has spoken often to Don Luis about Mr. Shaw's
business and has fair promises.
* Hyde's complaints in this respect were well-founded ; faint ink upon thin
paper renders Bennet's writing often very indistinct, but the present letter,
together with the next, shows an improvement, which, however, does not after
wards continue.

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1159. Sir IL Bennet to Hyde ; No. 1 6. Has received Hyde's 1857.
13th of 13 Oct. The Spaniards are waiting for something to Madrid,
be done first in England ; fears that while there is thus a Nov- 14-
contest as to which shall begin, the King will fall to the ground
between two stools. Some proposition is spoken of with
reference to the Duke of Lorraine, that his liberty shall be
given him upon conditions relating to the King's service,
particularly in Ireland. Omits no civility to Sir Benj. Wright,
as having the name of Hyde's friend, but thinks he has little to
recommend him. Mr. Blunden has been permitted to sell all
his forbidden goods at Alicant, paying underhand 10 per cent.,
the avowed motive being the King's letter of recommendation.
Endorsed by Hyde.
1160. Arthur Annesley to Barnaby, Earl of Thomond, Dublin,
remonstrating strongly against a proposed settlement by g°^e
which the Earl would leave the bulk of his property to his Nov. ^
grand-child Mr. Henry O'Brien instead of his son Lord Bryan. [O.S.]
Copy, signed by Annesley and endorsed by him.
1161. Lockhart to Thurloe. Arrived on Saturday last. Nov. 14.
It is time for his Highness to send over his agent for buying
Burgundy wine. Sir John Reynolds declines to accept the
commission from Turenne to be governor of Mardike ; Major-
General Morgan may, if it be thought fit, be appointed
deputy-governor under him. Reynolds complains of numerous
desertions; deserters ought not to be mercifully dealt with,
but sent back to France to be punished, for in money, bread
and clothes, their pay has been as good as ninepence per
diem. The Cardinal communicates that the Queen of Sweden
has committed at Fontainebleau one of the horridest acts
that hath almost been heard of; remits particulars to his
next. Copied by Slingsby from a copy communicated by Marce's.
1162. Thurloe to Lockhart. Has received his letter from Nov. Ts5.
Rumingen with the copy of a commission given to Sir John
Reynolds by Marshal Turenne for keeping Mardike fort;
since then, Sir John has signified to his Highness his
[un] willingness to accept the commission, but Thurloe, at the
command of his Highness, has written to him to accept it ;
believes it will not be possible to persuade him to stay there
this winter. Copied by Slingsby from a copy communicated by Marce's; noted
on the back, " given by Mr. Astle to Dr. Douglas."
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 605.
_ 1163. The Earl of Bristol to Hyde ; not signed. Received Dunkirk,
his letter of the 12th with the paper concerning Robin Nov. 15.'

382 1657.

Paris,Nov. 15.

[Paris],
Nov. 16.

Antwerp, Nov. 16.

Antwerp, Nov. 16.

CALENDAR OF
Weltch, of which he will make the best use he can. Is
pressing for Sir John Mince's despatch ; they are daily
expecting to hear that the money for the King's business is
ready at Antwerp ; fears that Mince may not be sent in
time to get the fleutes from Amsterdam before the frosts
shut them up ; Hyde should therefore inform himself what
fleutes are to be bought at Dort, Rotterdam, and Zealand.
Does not expect anything considerable from the Spaniards
concerning the liberty of the ports before the intended
embarkation; if that succeed, everything else will follow.
Encloses a letter for his daughter. Endorsed by Hyde.
1164. Account sent to Rome by Cornelio Capitoni, of the
murder of Giov. Rinaldo Monaldeschi at Fontainebleau by
Ludovico Santinelli and two of his dependents at the order
of the Queen of Sweden. — Ital.
Followed by a translation into English, endorsed by Hyde.
1165. [Mons. Marces to the Earl of Bristol]. Lockhart
returned from England on Saturday ; has begun to deliver
to the writer some of the silk he has sold to them, of which
[the Earl] shall receive some patterns ; hopes the result will
be profitable to their friends; [Lockhart] promises some
newer fashions, of which specimens shall be sent by the next
courier after he has had audience of the Cardinal, for
undoubtedly he will write to Thurloe to-morrow evening or
on Sunday morning. Nothing has come to him by sea since
his return. Adjoined is the news from Germany and
elsewhere, which Pell, Cromwell's Resident in the Swiss
Protestant Cantons, sends to Thurloe, [see art. 1149, supra;]
will ask his friend to send what follows, if it be thought de
sirable to have it; all is addressed to Morland, formerly
CromwelVs Resident in the Cantons. Has already given in
formation of the remittance of money made by his friend to
Pell at Zurich. Unless prompt order be given for payment
for the time now due and for the journey to Rouen, [the
Earl] must not be surprised if no more merchandise be sent ;
has done what he has done hitherto almost at his own cost. — Fr.
Deciphered copy, by Slingsby, Lord Bristol's secretary ; the words in
italics are those originally in cipher.
1166. E. M. [Edward Massey] to [Hyde ?]. Has received
his letter of the 12th; would have sooner given an account
of their friend's arrival had he not been again very ill ; the
enclosed prevents his writing further.
Endorsed by Hyde, "Mr. Jeanninges," but this appears to refer to the
writer of the following letter, which was probably enclosed in this.
1167. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to [Hyde?]. Received the
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notice of the arrival of 819 [Major Wood] here ; took the safety
of the latter for no small argument of the integrity of 812
[Wildman], with whom he must have had frequent communica
tion. Will wait secretly upon [Hyde], under pretence of
going to see 330 [ ], with whom he will stay one day on
his way, in order to discourse of the informations given by 819,
whose journey has been more effectual than the writer imagined
it would have been. 181 [Sexby] has already confessed so much
that there is too much reason to fear he intends not to conceal
the rest ; but at present he is fallen stark mad ; hopes he will
never recover his wits if he do not likewise recover his
honesty. Let a lodging be procured for the writer where
there are no English.
1168. Thurloe to Lockhart. Has received his letter of
T*T Nov. If the French army quits Flanders this winter, Mar
dike and Bourbourg will both be lost. His Highness is
therefore the more unwilling to take the charge of Mardike,
but has written to Sir J. Reynolds to accept the government
of it, as by that means the French must necessarily be at the
charge of keeping it. The ports are forbidden to receive any
soldiers coming from France, Flanders and Holland without
passes from Reynolds.
Copied by Slingsby from a copy communicated by Marce's. Endorsed
" given by Mr. Astle to Dr. Douglas." Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p^ 609.
1169. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Her brother
having come here, as Heenvliet can imagine, sufficiently ill-
provided with money (for he has none at all), she is obliged to
give him some. Consequently begs Heenvliet to give the
comedians 300 or 400 francs ; had her brother not come, she
would have given it herself, having told them to come here for
it, but now they must look to Heenvliet for it, as he sees she
has enough to do with her money. — Fr. Black seal of arms.
Among the Heenvliet Correspondence.
1170. Sir H. Bennet to the King ; not signed. Having Madrid,
heard by the last letters of his safe arrival at Bruges and of NoT- 3°-
his purpose of going to Dunkirk, is very impatient to know the
effect of his journey. Proposes a new business in his despatch
to the Chancellor, of which he gave a hint in his last; hopes
well from it, although succours be needed which are nearer and
more certain. Endorsed by Hyde.
1171. The same to Hyde. Received his 14th letter of Madrid,
19 Oct., written on his arrival at Bruges, with the King's Nov. 31.
purpose of going immediately to confer with Don Juan. Has
had a conference with the Duke of Lorraine's agent, who

Breda,
Nov. 19.

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Antwerp. Nov. 21.

Nov. ft.

Nieuport,Nov. 21.

intimated that if the King could procure the Duke's liberty,
the latter had money for his service and a will to use it;
consulted thereupon with Don Cristoval, who said that his
master [de Haro] could give no answer until the Duke gave
his agent express power to treat on the matter ; believes the
King of Spain will be willing to grant the application, especially
as, if he defer it long, Mazarine would possess his nephew
of his country, marrying his own niece to him ; will require
three letters from the King, with his own warrant and instruc
tions. Has had many conferences with the person, Archduke
Leopold's agent, that delivered him Hyde's letter of 13 Sept.,
in favour of Mr. Holmes' and Mr. Reade's proposition, and in
whose hands they have put the business ; if it succeed, it will
not be a small one. Want of money; remembers the good
meals they had at Cologne and Bruges, and yet wishes they
" may never see those blessed daies againe, but insteade of
them many unlike them in good old Englande, where one turfe
is worth all Spayne." Partly in deciphered cipher.
1172. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to Hyde, at Bruges. His
journey to Bruges is postponed through indisposition ; hopes
to go within two days. 330 [ ] had this week a letter
from 812 [Wildman] ; he writes to Mr. But. that the Dutch
ambassador has left England in discontent.
1173. Lockhart to Thurloe. Account of an audience with
Card. Mazarine, in which the conduct of the French with
respect to Mardike and the prospects of a peace were discussed.
The Cardinal desired him to give in what he had to say against
Sir George Carteret, who has petitioned to be brought to trial,
and who, although he has implored Lockhart's favour most
submissively, has the vanity to give out that his refusing the
command of his Highness' fleet is the ground of all his suf
ferings, and that if he could have been a rebel to his King,
his Highness would have given him better conditions than he
could have desired. The Swedes, under General Wrangel,
have taken Frederick shald from the Danes by assault. The
Prince of Conde" is reported to be sick unto death.
Copied by Slingsby from a copy communicated by Marce's.
Nearly entire in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 375.
1174. The Earl of Bristol to Ormonde;^ not signed. The treaty
for the purchase of the great new frigate at Dunkirk has
failed ; has now asked Don John to purchase two men-of-war,
of 40 guns each, in Holland, and that the Marq. of Leyde
should get ready two or three frigates which are now at Ostend,
with, if possible, the great frigate of the King of Spain now at
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be sent to Don Estevan de Gamarra, who is also to assist Sir 1657. ,
John Menes in all other necessary things. Is most confident
that resolutions are as they ought to be, but that must be
demonstrated as well as believed before he consents to the
design Ormonde knows of. Endorsed by Hyde.
1175. Declaration by Robert Mapletoft of the intention Nov. 23.
which Sir Robert Shirley had in providing an annuity of j^ioo
for Mr. Gunning, viz. that he should employ himself for the
service of the Church, according to some plan to be prescribed
or approved by the Bishop of Ely, Dr. Hammond and Dr.
Sheldon, who were Sir R. Shirley's trustees for the purpose ;
recounting a conversation held by the writer with Mr. Gunning
and Mr. Thurscross on the subject.
Declaration, on the same day and written on the same
sheet, by John Heaver, that he had often heard Sir
R. Shirley say that he wished Mr. Gunning would
betake himself to the business intended, viz. of
writing such things as might be most advantageous
for the present state of the Church of England, for
which Mr. Gunning had himself propounded a method.
Similar Declaration, on the same sheet, but dated Jan. 2,
i657[-8], by Dr. Isaac Barrow, that he had since Sir
Robert Shirley's death reported to Mr. Gunning that
Sir Robert did not think the course adopted by Mr.
Gunning of disputing with the Papists, Socinians,
Anabaptists and other sectaries, and of frequent
preaching (thrice a week in his own family), was a
sufficient discharge of the duty he had undertaken, and
that therefore Sir Robert had willed him [Barrow]
when he was last with him in London to go to the
Bishop of Ely and desire him to call upon Mr. Gunning
to fix such a course as his Lordship should think most
beneficial to the Church. Amongst the Dolben Papers.
1176. Copy [by Slingsby, Lord Bristol's Secretary] qf a Nov. 23.
letter from M. Marces to the Earl of Bristol, when sending
copies of intercepted letters ; couched in an unciphercd portion
in mercantile language. Kept one packet back for two hours
in order to copy it, and then sent it after the courier to Rouen to
be put in the English mail ; his friends will not be at this
expense again, but will only furnish that which comes to their
hands in time for copying before tho departure of the courier ;
will do all he can to lessen expense by abridging, and omitting
what is superfluous. Is persecuted for the payment of Lord
Bristol's debts, for which he became security ; desires to be
relieved at once. — Fr.
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Nov. j|.

Whitehall,

Madrid.
Nov. 28.

1177. Copy by Slingsby qf a letter to himself from Marces,
in English. He must assure B[ristol] that if he does not, in
answer to this letter, send the money he owes the merchants,
he must not expect any more commodities from them.
1178. Lockhart to Thurloe. Information sent him by
Card. Mazarine of the intention of the Spaniards to send 3000
foot and 1000 horse into England at the end of Jan. or
beginning of Feb. next, under the command of Charles Stewart
or his brother. Charles Stewart has some intelligence at
Bristol, of which something might be learned if Saxby were
well examined. Design against Mardike; proposals for
strengthening it. The Queen of Sweden glories in her late
action of causing one of her gallants to be murdered in her
sight in the gallery of Fontainebleau. Received, yesterday,
Thurloe's letter of 9 Nov., with one from Mr. No'ell, which
disorders him at finding himself without money or credit when
his wife is sick. Begs Thurloe to remember Mr. Augier's
proposals and Sir Geo. Cartright's business. Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 377.
Intercepted and copied by Marcos.
1179. Thurloe to Lockhart. Has received his letter of
Nov. ^\. The Cardinal must be pressed for satisfaction as
to provision for Mardike ; the charge and inconveniences of
keeping Mardike without Dunkirk are so great (the Treaty
having provided that both should -be delivered together),
that unless effectually considered his Highness will be con
strained to take other counsels. Sir J. Reynolds has written
a lamentable letter of the necessitous condition of the men at
Bourbourg, who must perish if they do not run to the enemy.
Turenne has written for additional troops for Mardike, an
attack upon it being expected ; but it is now almost as possible
to persuade men to leap into the sea as to go into Flanders in
the French King's service ; however, his Highness has ordered
two regiments to lie upon the coast, at Dover and at Yarmouth,
to be in readiness to relieve the fort if distressed. The Dutch
fleet have lit upon eleven of the Portuguese Brazil fleet, so
that war has begun between the two States.
Copy by Slingsby of a letter intercepted by Marces ; endorsed, " Given
by Mr. Astle to Dr. Douglas." Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 614.
1180. Sir II. Bennet to Hyde, not signed; No. 18 ; partly
in deciphered cipher. Has received Hyde's 15th of Oct. 26.
The Queen of Spain is brought ' to bed of a prince. Desires
that the letters he has already asked for with reference to the
Duke of Lorraine may be sent at once : viz. 1. to the King of
Spain, asking for the Duke's liberty ; 2. to de Haro, recom
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to the Duke. Power must be given to promise, if necessary, 1657.
that certain towns in Ireland shall be put into the Duke's
hands as security for his re-imbursement. Desires that Lord
Muskerry and Sir G. Hamilton may be joined with him in this
commission. Sees that Hyde persists in concealing from him
the ill offices done him at Madrid, as well as the persons who
do them. Reported that the Hollander has taken 21 small
vessels of the Brazil fleet. Endorsed by Hyde.
1181. Lord Muskerry [signed "Muskry"] and Sir G. Madrid,
Hamilton to [Ormonde], respecting the progress of their Nov- 28,
negotiations with the Spanish ministers relative to an attempt
upon Ireland. They are told that the King of Spain will
require some ports to be put into his hands, for the security of
his fleet, and to ensure repayment of expenses, and desire that
powers may be sent them to treat on the subject if thought
fit. The good news of the birth of a prince of Spain have just
been brought. Partly in deciphered cipher.
1182. The same to Hyde, repeating the substance of the Same date.
preceding. They desire such a commission as will entitle
them to subsistence from the Spanish court, their condition
being as bad as can be imagined ; they have only had 400
pistoles for their journey to Madrid and for their whole stay
of seven months. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
1183. Lockhart to Thurloe. Conference with Card. Paris,
Mazarine respecting Dunkirk, Mardike, and the affairs of Nov- £#¦
Sweden ; he promises that before the first of May the treaty
shall be fully performed on his part. Has received nothing
concerning Sir George Cartwright. Intercepted and copied by Marcos.
Thurloe's S. P., vol. vi. pp. 618-9, where for "Turenne's nature,"
read "Turenne's wary nature," and for "the Swedds do retyre,"
read " the Swedd intends to retyre.'
1184. Thurloe to Lockhart, in reply to the letter from the Nov. $|.
latter of Nov. if. Sends the information against Sir G. Cart-
wright; hopes the Cardinal will cause him to be delivered up.
Has instructed Mr. Noell to send £100 per week.
Copied by Slingsby. Endorsed by the Editor of Clarendon S. P.,
" Given by Mr. Astle to Dr. Douglas." Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 620.
1185. Marces to the Earl of Bristol. Sorrow at the dis- Nov. 30.
co very by Card. Mazarine, through some traitor, of the design
of the King with his friends this winter ; the informer must
be some one acquainted with cabinet-secrets in Spain or
Flanders; the Marq. de Caracena sometimes writes to the
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1657. Cardinal, and the writer, has heard it hinted for some little
time that endeavours have been made to detach Mons. de
Marcein from the service for which he is engaged ; but he has
no more suspicion of the one than of the other. Sends copies
of Lockhart's letters to Sir H. Bennet. Prays the Earl, if he
has any secret to send to Spain or to Don John, to take care
that it passes through no other hands than the writer's ; gives
directions for security in correspondence. The Cardinal has
become a hundred times more avaricious than when Bristol
was in France ; he takes cognizance of every office and every
thing with a view to his own gain. Difficulty in getting copies
of some letters from want of time, and want of money to defray
expenses. Notice of a letter of congratulation written by
Lockhart to Lord Faulconbridge, in London [on his marriage
to the Protector's daughter Mary], in which he says that the
Secretary [Thurloe] is the [most] faithful and least interested
servant that any prince in Europe is master of. — Fr.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
Five and a half quarto pages.
Bruges, 1186. Ormonde to Peter Talbot, in reply to his letter of
Nov. 30. the 27th, by which the King finds that Capt. Titus has
rightly related to Talbot the discourse held with his Majesty.
Talbot may confidently assure W[ildman] that the money
shall be deposited in such a manner that the reward may be
sure when the work [i. e. the assassination of Cromwell] is
done; but the King will not send it beforehand to London,
nor consent that it be distributed under pretence of gaining
persons to effect the business, unless satisfied in himself or by
some trusted person that such distribution is rational. No one
can doubt the King's willingness to make the bargain, nor can
it be suspected that he will leave any real attempt unrewarded.
The King will not answer the question about the 1500 or
2000 foot until he knows for what end it is made ; desires that
Wild[man] would, if he cannot come himself, send some one
over with credentials and instructions.
Signed by Ormonde. Dated Nov. 27, but "endorsed Nov. 30, which
must be the correct date, since it is in replv to a letter of the 27th.
" Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 378.
Nov. 30. 1187. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. Sir John Marly is
coming to the King on the business of which the writer gave
some account when he waited on Hyde ; it may be of great
importance, and has many circumstances that make it probable
to be effected. Gave Marly no occasion to suspect any corre
spondence between the writer and Hyde ; but both he and 485
[Massey] encouraged him to use all means to get Hyde's
opinion. Hopes to-morrow, in passing for Holland, to see
Dr. Morley. Endorsed by Hyde.
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King's act of grace in accepting of his service and not putting 1657.
the miscarriages of some of his relations on his account, obliges
him to the highest degree of loyalty; and, since he has com
missioned him for his service, he will most willingly hazard life
and fortune ; will raise, speaking modestly of what he can
make good, five hundred horse, and many more besides will
assist him. Endorsed by Hyde, " Mr. St."
1189. Return of payments on account qf soldiers from Nov.
25 July to 22 Nov.
The persons to whom the payments are made are Lieut.-Gen. Middle-
ton, Cols. Careless and Gilbert Talbot, Seer. Nicholas, Sir Edw.
Walker, Lords Rochester, Taaffe and Newburgh, Capts. O'Neale
and Scott, Mr. Lane and Mr. Rose.
1190. The King to the Princess of Orange. Writes on a [Nov.?]
subject on which he believes he never wrote to her before,
that of money. Is like within few days to have a good
occasion offered him, upon which if he can lay hold, he may
compass all his business ; knows she is without money and
cannot very easily borrow it, but if she will send him any
jewel which he may pawn for £1500, he promises she shall
have it again before Christmas, and he may be able to make
a journey that he thinks may do his business. Desires that
no one else may know this. If he may pass incognito without
offence through the States' dominions, he can take some place
in his way so as to see her. Copy by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 378.
1191. Lady Mary Clotworthy to Arthur Annesley, Esq., Antrim,
College Green, Dublin; a familiar letter. Her "joy" will, ^s"'
she supposes, soon see him ; had had hopes that the pains
taken by Annesley to compose the differences between the
former and Lord Chichester would have succeeded, but Lady
Chichester forbids the banns, and overrules the good man
much beyond his inclinations, which Annesley's father would
bravely preach against if he saw her. Asks him to renew his
endeavours, for she loves peace, and loves Lord Chichester,
but as to his lady she has as much intimacy as she desires or
ever intends, unless the Lord make a change, which He can
easily do. Her service to his fair daughter, whom she wishes
comfortably disposed of, but she knows by experience that
happiness is not in great things of the world.
1192. Don S. Gamarra, the Spanish ambassador in Hoi- The Hague,
land, to the King. Received yesterday from Sir John Mennes Dec 1.
the King's letter of 22 Nov. Has had two conferences with
Sir John, who made a proposal to him, in the presence of
Lord Culpeper, on the subject of the King's coming into this
country, and is glad to know a person of such experience and
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1657. all imaginable fervour, and will spare no pains to facilitate
their success. — Fr. Endorsed by Hyde.
Paris, 1193. Lockhart to Thurloe. Fears he must visit the Queen
of Sweden, who is lodged in the Palais Mazarin, and enter
tained at the Cardinal's expense. The King will send some
of his own Guards to Mardike for the winter; more deal
boards and palisades are required from England. Sends two
papers ; the one concerns the Abbe Montagu, sent from the
Cardinal by the hands of Sir K. Digby ; the Card, makes it
his humble suit to his Highness that the Abbe" and his brother,
the Earl of Manchester, may have some, favour, and the
Queen of France sent to the same purpose ; the other paper
was given by the Count de Brienne, who complains of ill-usage
which the Duke of Vendosme's gentleman of the horse" has met
with in England from one John Milner, a Scotchman, who has
seized upon some horses he had bought for the Duke of
Orleans and his master, on pretence of a debt due to him by
another servant of the Duke of Vendosme's, who died some
years ago ; Milner's imprisonment for some time would give
great satisfaction to these princes ; the Duke of Vendosme, as
Admiral of France, has many occasions to oblige or disoblige
the English ; the writer, therefore, would be glad to be able to
tell him of the respect paid in England to his interests. Don
Luis, a Neapolitan, pretends to be able to get Naples turned
into a republic under the protection of any prince he may
agree with ; he seems a vain, frothy man ; he says he desires
to be a Protestant and to come into England, and that he was
for six or seven years Secretary in the Chamber De propa
ganda fide at Rome ; he offers to discover all the Pope's
emissaries in England, knows all their ways of conveying
intelligence, and can, by a water and some other secret
which he has, discover what is interlined in letters that seem
to be only on matters of traffic ; the gentleman who brought
him to Lockhart is a zealous Protestant, and thinks he will
make good all his promises, but the writer cannot encourage
the expense of transporting him to England ; knows he could
have a true character of him from the Cardinal who made use
of him in his design against Naples, but will have nothing
further to do with him unless otherwise ordered by Thurloe.
Intercepted by Marcos, and copied by Slingsby.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 624.
Nov. 22. 1194. Thurloe to Lockhart. If France does not furnish
Dec. j. very speedily a considerable sum of money for the supply of
Mardike, where ten or twelve die every day, while the case is
even worse at Bourbourg, his Highness will be obliged to call
the men home rather than have them all die or desert.
Intercepted by Marce's, and copied by Slingsby. Endorsed by the
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1195. P[«<er] T[albot] to Ormonde. Has just received his 1657.
letter of the 30th, and will to-morrow write to W[ildman] all Dec. 3.
that the King commands: [Wildman] desires that the King
will give under his hand and seal an engagement to govern
according to the ancient laws of the land, and presses it as a
thing more necessary than he had imagined. Last night
received a letter from [Wildman] of 23 Nov., in which he
desires to know whether the Spaniards will supply the King
with men and money ; Talbot will write to Don John what he
urges them to do; does not think [Wildman] will come over,
as, when he was last here, he could not be persuaded by Father
Barton and the writer to see the King, Ormonde, or Hyde.
Is sorry for Hyde's sickness ; the English nun's powder has
done the Prince of Conde great good. W[ildman] writes
that S[exby] is returning to himself; it were bettor his mad
ness continued for a time. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1196. G. Holies to Ormonde. Sends by Sir John Mennes Rotterdam,
some instructions which were lately brought him by a servant Dec 3.
of Lord Strafford's ; the latter desires to assure his Majesty
that he is ready to lay down his life and fortunes in his
service, and has taken care in the settlement of his estate to
make it visible that he has a fair stake to venture, for the
encouragement and example of others ; he has spoken with
Lord Rockingham to advance the King some money, but has
received excuses only, and did not speak to the Marquis of
Dorchester, because he is sure he would have betrayed him ;
is going next spring to Ireland, if the King's business be not
mature. The Countess of Derby presents her humble duty to
the King, and entreats Ormonde's favour towards planting
Mr. Stanley in the King's good opinion. Lord Ogleby will
ever serve the King readily and faithfully, but, three months
since, on his going to Scotland, desired that no commissions
might be sent as yet ; he gives this token that any commands
for him may be safely returned by the person who brought
these instructions, viz. that the secret which he gave of the
powder of gall in water, to be washed over with the powder of
calcined copperas, is not discovered, but may be safely used.
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Seal of arms; quarterly, I and 4 two piles in point, 2 and 3 a cross
between four leopards' faces. Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 379.

1197. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Had for
gotten to ask him to make the act for the brother of M. Croc ;
prays him to hasten it that she may be no more tormented
about it. Asks him to pay Surseau, the tailor at Paris, who
has written again for his money. Has received his two letters ;
Dr. Brown will speak to him about the more important one

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1657. of them. (P.S.) M. de Dona of Orange has written to her
son to ask him to be god-father to his child ; how ought
he to answer? — Fr. Black seal of arms.
Amongst the Heenvliet Correspondence.
Madrid, 1198. Sir II. Bennet to Hyde. Birth of a prince ; every
Dec- 5- night there are bonfires and artificial fires upon scaffolds. Has
given the parabien to the King, and to Don Luis, who says
that the affairs of the King of England will be the better of it.
Has received Hyde's of Nov. 2, marked (16). Has frequently
made application for a pension for the Duke of Gloucester, but
has received only good words as yet. Is sorry that no one
has been sent to Rome. Has conceived an ill-natured jealousy
that the reason why the Spanish ministers are so careful to
conceal the Secret Article is, that if their affairs require it,
they may desert the King of England the less shamefully;
and that this is the cause why he is forbidden to say anything
about it to the Nuncio or any other ministers. The Council
are debating whether the Duke of Lorraine shall be brought
out for the prince's christening, which the Card, of Toledo is
coming to perform. Endorsed by Hyde.
Enclosure : —
The same to the King. Gave in the King's name the
parabien on the birth of the prince, expecting his
express orders for doing it ; the prince will be
christened on the 15th. To-morrow the King of Spain
goes on horseback to Nuestra Senora de Atoche with
an accompaniment of all persons of quality on horse
back, which it is said will be one of the finest sights
this country affords. Endorsed by Hyde.
[Pans], 1199. Lockhart to Thurloe. Is not able to think of business
on account of his wife's sad condition; she was brought to bed
on Monday of a boy, and has been since, and is now, in so
violent a fover that there is small hope of her life, and
the writer is like to be the most miserable of men.
Intercepted by Marces, and copied by Slingsby.
Brussels, 1200. Don Alonso de Cardenas to the King. Account of
Dec- 6- the attempt made last night by Col. Slingsby to carry Mrs.
Barlow to one of the public prisons of the city, and to separate
her from her son, which she resisted with great outcries, em
bracing her son ; the whole street was gathered together, scan
dalized at the Colonel's violence, who consented at length that
the lady and her son should stay in the Earl of Castlehaven's
house for that night ; the writer having been informed of the
occurrence (which every body condemns) has replaced Mrs.
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Brussels,
Dec. 6.

await the knowledge of the King's will, to procure whose orders 1657.
the above-mentioned Earl now goes. — Sp. Endorsed by Hyde.
1201. Egidio Mottet to Ormonde. Is so much ashamed of
the proceedings of Col. Slingsby and his family against
Madam Barlow and her child, that he leaves the particulars
to the Earl of Castlehaven and Mons. Barcley, who have been
witnesses of it, and go this day to the Court. The Lord
Ambassador [Cardenas] has written to the King about it,
being forced by the clamour of the people, who found this
action most barbarous, abominable, and unnatural; and the
worst of it is that Sir Arthur reports that the King gave him
order for it, but Mottet endeavours to disabuse all of it.
Desires to know his Majesty's sense of it, that he may the
better act in conformity to his pleasure. Hopes on Monday
to take possession of his place, and then will haste to Antwerp
to provide the money due to the King, the Duke of York, and
Ormonde. Seal of arms.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 382.
1202. Draft of an acknowledgment by Hyde of the Dec. 6.
receipt from Mons. Mottet of 18,000 crowns, being the
assistance granted to the King by the King of Spain for the
months of April — Sept., out of 80,000 guilders advanced by
Mottet for the service of the latter ; and also of 1 2,000 florins
advanced on account of the assistance.
1203. Lockhart to Thurloe. Since the receipt of his letters [Paris],
of the 1 6th and 19th, has pressed in vain for an audience of Dec- 8-
the Cardinal ; but it is at length fixed for to-morrow evening.
Intercepted by Marces, and copied by Slingsby.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 637.
1204. Sir " Ry." Grenville to Hyde, at Bruges. Returns
thanks for the King's favour in restoring him, on his petition,
to his presence ; but complains that he has been kept in prison
above six months, against all laws. Begs that the King will
write to the Chancellor of Brabant, to take his case into care,
for speedy justice and for his liberty; an Act of Parliament
seventeen years ago dissolved the Star-Chamber, and forbid
to allow the execution of any sentence formerly given.
1205. Sir " Ry." Grenville to Hyde. The enclosed [i.e. the Brussels,
preceding letter] was written last night with mistakes and [erroneously
trembling by reason of a fall down stairs. Begs Hyde to send Bruges,']
for Frederick Aerts (a greffier dwelling on the Bourse in Dec. 9.
Bruges) and demand information from him, as no one knows
all the particulars of Grenville's process as he does, who was
the examiner. Seal of arms; three rests, in. the centre a rose; crest, a dragon.

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1657. 1206. Ormonde to Mottet. Has shown his letter of 6 Nov.
Frjec^io , [Dec.Tto the King, who takes his proceeding in the business of
Mrs. Barlow very kindly. The King gave order to Sir
Arthur Slingsby to get the child, in a quiet way if he could,
out of the mother's hands with purposes of advantage to them
both, but never understood it should be attempted with that
noise and scandal, and so has written to the Ambassador.
The King persists in his desire to have the child delivered into
such hands as he shall appoint ; if Mottet can effect this, it will
be an obligation to the King, and a great charity to the child,
and to the mother herself, if she shall now at length retire to
such a way of life as may redeem in some measure the reproach
of her past ways ; if she consent not to this, she will add
to her former follies a most unnatural one in reference to her
child, since neither of them will any further be cared for or
owned by the King, who will take any good office clone to her
as an injury to him. It ought to be considered whether she
should not be compelled to be good to herself, or at least
be restrained from ruining her innocent child by making a
property of him to support herself in those wild and dis
graceful courses she hath taken, and whether, from the con
dition of the parties concerned, the King may not reasonably
pretend to a more than ordinary compliance with his desires ;
but if he cannot have the child disposed of according to his
direction he will free himself the best he may from any further
trouble or scandal. Cl. 8. P. vol. iii. p. 382.
Erroneously dated by Ormonde Nov. 10, but endorsed by Hyde with
the correct date.
CJ657 »] 1207. Hyde to Mr. Robinson, " by the King's order." The
King desires to let him know that he can by the middle of
next month, "your style," embark 1000 good musketeers with
their officers, and land them in any place that can safely
receive them and can then be secured ; the embarkation
could be deferred for twenty days or a month longer, but
beyond that time the men cannot be kept, but must
be discharged ; particular advice must therefore be sent
as soon as possible to what use and to what place the men
may be applied ; if the addition of 500 more men would be
of considerable advantage, they will be ready, if seasonable
notice be sent. The King depends entirely on Robinson's
wisdom and direction, knowing that he will not consent to any
delays which do not in his judgment bring evident advantages.
The ammunition requisite for the men will be sent.
Copy by Hyde, endorsed by him.
[1657.] 1208. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Is very glad
Breda, _ ^o nn(j Dy n;s letters that there is a likelihood that the affairs
ec' "'- of her son will be put in better condition; admires the
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she will not remain so long absent from the Hague as people
make hor think. O'Neill will make a journey to the Hague
to see for how much she can engage horself; she is always
ready to sacrifice herself for the sorvice of tho King, but
thinks sho ought at least to have good words in return for her
money. (P.S.) Has just received his letter of 9 Dec. ; is very
glad that ho has deferred speaking of the sale of the jewels
and other things until her return. Fears he has not received
a letter which she wrote him, in which there was something

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concerning M. de Dona, since he has

given her no advice

thereon. — Fr. Black seal of arms.
Amongst the Heenvliet Correspondence.
1209. Thurloe to Lockhart. His Highness desires Lock
hart to communicate to the French Court what is fitting in an
enclosed paper about the Protestants in Piedmont, and to
press vigorously for their powerful interposition with those of
Savoy for these Protestants, that there may be not merely an
edict but a performance, there being no end of their edicts but
the breaking them ; if there be not some speedy remedy, it is
thought they will take up arms in their own defence ; they have
asked his Highness to send them about £1500 for their relief.
Intercepted by Marce's, and copied by Slingsby. " Given by Mr. Astle
to Dr. Douglas." Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 647.
1210. Earl of Bristol to Ormonde. Received his letter
with the enclosure from Musquery, whose business he has
already moved to Caracena, who had heard nothing of
Morphy's death, and expresses much esteem of Muskry and
readiness to serve him. The wedding will pass privately
to-morrow, unknown to any but the parties concerned, and a
further day will be taken for the celebration when she shall
be carried home. The Prince of Conde is better, but the writer
conceives his dangerous day will be the 14th of this month.
Tell the Chancellor [Hyde] that the writer has already
delivered two memorials concerning the despatch of what Col.
Blagge desires. If Mottet has so paid Ormonde that he can
help tho writer, he will draw him out of the shamefullest dis
tress that ever he was in in his life. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1211. Lockhart to Thurloe, with a long account of a con
ference with Card. Mazarine respecting the expense of the
garrison and fortifications at Mardike. Thanks were given to
the Cardinal for communicating the information sent by his cor
respondent in Flanders respecting the designs of Charles
Stuart. Six and a half folio pages.
Intercepted by Marces, and copied by Slingsby.
An extract in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 379.
1212. Thurloe to Lockhart. Has received his letters of 28

Whitehall,
Dec.TV

Ghent, Dec. 11.

[Parisi,
Dec. .&.

Dec. 3.
[O.S.]

396 CALENDAR OF
1657. Nov. and 15 Dec* N.S., and one since [of 5 Dec] which has
much troubled him; will not therefore press Lockhart with
any business until he hears how God has dealt with his lady.
Intercepted by Marces, and copied by Slingsby. " Given by Mr. Astle
to Dr. Douglas." Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 654.
Dec.j 1213. A Royalist in England to the King. The writer has
[O.S.J Deen engaged from the beginning of the troubles in 1638, by
religion and allegiance, and by the special honour of particular
relation to the late King, in the cause of his Majesty, and will
do all he can to make his friends subservient to the same.
Has had experience of the affections and fidelity of the bearor,
and believes he will give as good a rise to action as any man
of his quality in England ; he and his friends make no doubt
but that he will appear with three times the number of men
which he has set down, but he has set down the fewer, from
not knowing what impediments may arise from being so near
the source of mischief. Desires the King's commands as to
the raising money; asks for special orders to himself, since
much of what he formerly gathered has been disposed of more
for the supply of the personal necessities of some private
agents than for the King's affairs.
Obscurely endorsed by Hyde, possibly with the initials " S. Ph. H.,"
or "Dr. H." i.e. Dr. Hewett?
[Brussels, 1214. Egidio Mottet to Ormonde. Will do all he can to
Dec. 13.] get the child out of Mrs. Barlow's hands, according to
Ormonde's letter of the ioth; has endeavoured from tho first
day of her coming to persuade her to deliver him to the King,
but hitherto she has only declared that she would be content
to leave him to be bred and instructed as the King shall
appoint, provided that she live at Brussels in the house of the
person whom the King shall choose with her consent (Slingsby
excepted) for the care of the child, and that she have a
pension; believes she would be content to live in Lord Castle
haven's house. Endorsed by Hyde, with date, etc.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 383, where for " convenience" read " conveniency,"
and for "his subsistence" read "her subsistence."
Dec. »r. 1215. Lockhart to Thurloe. Has received his letter of
22 Nov. Will enquire into the complaints of the miserable
condition of the garrison at Mardike. Further account of the
last audience with the Cardinal, who said that the Duke of
Bavaria was the person pitched upon to be Emperor of
Germany. In reference to Carteret, the Cardinal promised
that his least punishment should be banishment from France,
but asked that then a qualified person should be sent to over
see the ship-building, which the writer promised should be
* Rectiue, Dec. 1 ; an error, probably, of the transcriber.

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done. Has obtained a new arrest in Cesi's business against 1657.
Marseilles. The Prince of Marsilliac and the Count of Guiche ,
(the Duke of Grammont's son) are in disgrace at Court. The
Cardinal has sent his nephew, M. Machini, as a volunteer to
Mardike. Finds that the Don Louis, about whom he wrote in
confusion when his wife was ill, is a foolish begging fellow.
Receives no letters from Thurloe under ten or twelve days
old, and there is such shuffling about pacquets here that, to
prevent roguery, he is forced to send uhis own letters to
Thurloe under Mr. Noell's cover.
Intercepted by Marces, and'copied by Slingsby.
Part in Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 380, where for " Cartwright " read " Carteret."
1216. Rob. Tounshende [i.e. Sir Allen Apsley] to [Hyde]. ^57-]
Will endeavour next spring to see him, for there is no happi- rag. J'
ness he more desires than to see the person he most loves and
honours. Mr. S. (of whom he wrote as having strangely won
upon him by discourse upon the thing he most desires) has
undone himself here, and will be forced to remove. Has
desired his cousin to ask [Hyde] a question concerning one
who by his folly has put some good friends in danger. In the
city there is a present calm ; they entertain themselves with
the intermarriages between the lords and ladies at Court, but
are not free from fears, for the guards are redoubled, and
three nights last past the great ones sat up all night
despatching letters into all the counties in England. Is re
turning to his cottage, having let his farm, and only reserved
a garden, where he will nourish flowers for Lady Agnes.
Long since paid ^50 of the money he owes Jo Mr. Shawe, to
Mr. Rascal for Mr. Shawe.
1217. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. Since his coming Breda,
from Antwerp has neither written to Hyde nor heard from Dec- l7-
him. The business with 582. 58 [the Presbyterians] is
retarded by the sickness of 360 [Harlow], who has not been
out of his chamber since 819's [Major Wood's] coming over.
485 [Major-Gen. Massey] writes that he fears his necessities
may constrain him to seek for employment, if it be long before
anything happens in which he may be useful to the King. An
agent of Cromwell has had so much power with the King of
Denmark as to make Major-Gen. Mongomerie be dismissed of
the charge he had procured there. " The Answeare to
Killing no Murder * is such a peece that 'tis wonder Cromwell,
as impudent as he is, would give allowance to come forth, for
it is to make him as absolute as the Great Turke, and makes
himself and all others that ever served the Parliament as great
rebells as ever were, which methinkes 'tis strange he should
give permission to publish. But in particular the author of
* Killing is Murder, by Michael Hawke ; 4to. London, 1657.

398 CALENDAR OF
1657. the contrary pamphlet is there formally endited of high
treason, and brought under the statute of 25 Ed. 3, but
I doe not heare they have yet taken him *." Desires to know
what satisfaction Sir John's propositions gave, and whether he
parted in peace. Lord Falconbridge is said to have graced
the nobility as much as Rich, and married Cromwell's other
daughter. Endorsed by Hyde.
Ghent, 1218. Don Juan to the King, by the Conde de Renenbourg,
Dec' I7' communicating the news of the birth of a Spanish prince.
Sends also a letter for the Duke of Glosestre. — Span.
Bruges, 1219. The King to Don Juan, in reply to the preceding;
Dec' l8' nothing could have given him greater joy ; will convey the
letter to his brother. — Fr. Copy.
Dec 8. 1220. Thurloe to Lockhart, on the expense of fortifying
^°'S'] and provisioning Mardike ; reinforcements are prepared, in
consequence of an alarm from Reynolds of an intended attack.
Mr. Downing goes this week to the Hague. His Highness and
Gen. Desborough rejoice to hear that Lockhart's wife is re
covering. Intercepted by Marces, and copied by H. Slingsby. " Given by 31r. Astle
to Dr. Douglas."
With the wrong date of Nov. 28, Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 636.
Paris, 1221. Lockhart to Thurloe. Upon rumours of the enemy
Dec. -?g. being before Mardike, had an interview with the Cardinal,
who is ready to do everything possible for its relief; Turenne
and Castelnau have been sent with several regiments and
every officer in Paris, and orders have been sent to Marshal
d'Aumont to put himself in Mardike with what forces he can
gather from Boulogne and Calais ; the Cardinal and the King
will themselves go if necessary. Fears that the Clergy and
the Prince [of Conde's] party may make an insurrection at
Paris while the guards are away. The poor Jansenists are
solemnly condemned in Parliament this day, and the execution
of the Pope's bull against them authorized ; the writer excused
himself from attending on account of his wife's indisposition.
The Cardinal defers adjusting the accounts for the expense of
Mardike till its preservation is secured. The English post
has not arrived this week ; there is so little surety now in
it that he dares not say anything of importance unless he
Sends it by express. Intercepted by Marces, and copied by Slingsby.
Madrid, 1222. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde ; No. 21. Has received his
Dec. 19. letter of 9 Nov. and one from the Secretary [Nicholas] of 16
Nov. ; fears miscarriages, and therefore changes the way of
* This passage is interesting as showing that the authorship of Killing no
Murder was so carefully concealed by Titus as to be kept secret even from Hyde
himself.

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399

transmission. Account of an interview with the Cardinal of
Toledo. Notice of the baptism of the Prince ; the writer was
not present, being kept in bed by a lame leg. Endorsed by Hyde.
Partly in deciphered cipher.
1223. "Elson" [i.e. P. Honeywood] to [Hyde?]. Harte
[i.e. the writer himself; see art. 1247, infra] arrived in town on
Monday night last, to the great wonder of the Doctor
[Hewett?] when he heard through what difficulties Harte
Had passed; the ship was examined by a man-of-war at
the North Foreland, and by five more ships before it came to
Gravesend, but Harte, being an unsuspected person, passed in
the crowd; he found most of his friends, and executed the
commands, but that to Mr. John White will take longer time,
he being under very severe usage, admitting no visits. Many
soldiers are drawn towards Dover. Endorsed by Hyde.
1224. Hyde to Ormonde, by Col. Layton. Let Mr. O'Neale
know that Hyde sent the King's letters for the Princess
Royal and the Duke of Gloucester on Monday to Mr. Shaw,
for O'Neale. Remind Lord Bristol of his promise to
procure an effectual letter from Don Juan on Mr. Shaw's
behalf ; how can we look for new friends if we cannot do such
a man a piece of justice ? Letter from Lord Culpeper of the
17th, in which he said that nothing more was done in their
business than when Sir John Mennes was there ; the
Ambassador [Cardenas] had received a letter from a corre
spondent at Rotterdam in which the price of the ships was said
to be 15,000 guilders a piece, whereas the rate computed by
the Marq. Caracena was 12,000. If the Spaniards would buy
the ships themselves, the work would be done, otherwise it
will come to nothing. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1225. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. Received his letter
of the 17th. The writer is represented by some in England
as having delivered himself over to the Court. The business
of 837 [Lord Balcarras] must unavoidably prejudice the transac
tions with the Presbyterians who are by no means to know the
true cause ; has written to know if Sir John is satisfied. Crom
well will neglect nothing for defence of Mardike ; Massey might
be serviceable in that business if the Spaniards would em
ploy him. The marriage of Falconbridge makes the writer
wonder at the Sealed Knot, and at his thrift in having in
money what was designed for the pomp of the wedding ; the
marriages in the two great families in the North of Fairfax
and Bellasis have been ill for the King's affairs ; knows not
what influence Sir George Savile's match " with one of that
most loyal house of Leicester " may have ; the heir of that

1657.

London, Dec. io.
[O.S.]

Bruges,Dec. 20.

Breda, Dec. 20.

400

CALENDAR OF

1657.

[Dec]

Dec. i\.

Frankfort,Dec. ii.

Brussels,
Dec. Z2.

house is said to be shortly coming over from Cromwell as
Ambassador to the States. Endorsed by Hyde.
1226. Thurloe to Lockhart. Sends a list of the names
agreed upon by his Highness for the Other House of Parlia
ment. Fears that Sir J. Reynolds and Lieut.-Col. White have
been cast away coming from Mardike in a pink ; if it be so,
their loss is much to be lamented, they being very worthy
persons and of great use.
Enclosure : —
List of persons nominated for the Other House.
Intercepted by Marces, and copied by H. Slingsby.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 668 ; see also p. 682.
1227. Another list qf Cromwell's Other House, omitting
Richard and Henry Cromwell, and the Earls of Mulgrave and
Warwick, with Thomas Pride and John Clarke, and adding
Gilbert Pickering, Will. Lenthall, and Thomas Cooper.
1228. Lockhart to  de Bourdeaux, the French ambas
sador in England. Has received a despatch through a friend,
and will answer his duty to him who gave the commands and
his obligation to him whom they concern; will not trouble
Bourdeaux at any time with the particulars of the progress
of the business, but communicate them fully to the aforesaid
friend, whose precautions and orders he will punctually follow.
Intercepted by Marcos, and copied by H. Slingsby.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 670.
1229. Bampfield, under the name of Doubart, to [Thur
loe?]. Intrigues respecting the election of Emperor; the
French are in favour of the Elector of Bavaria, the Spaniards
of the Archduke Leopold, with the King of Hungary as King
of the Romans. All the Princes of Germany are preparing
for a new war. Probability of peace between Sweden and
Denmark ; Billing, the general of the Danish army, is dead of
his wounds. Four folio pageg.
Intercepted by Marcos, and copied by H. Slingsby, who notes on it
that it is " to Lockhart or Thurloe."
1230. Sir Arthur Slingesby to the King. Since the
King took notice to Don John of the writer's business, Don
Alonso is out of countenance by the reproofs he has had' from
the Court and the complaint against him of the Council of
Brabant for interrupting justice, and says that he did not under
stand before that Slingesby had any civil action against Mrs.
Barlo, but that it only concerned the King. Told Don Alonso
that he would proceed legally against Mr. Mortett rMottetl
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rendered up the prisoner, who had been carried into the 1657.
sanctuary of Castlehaven's house ; is informed that Mrs. Barlo
will submit to the King provided the child may not be either
with Mr. O'Neal or the writer, and believes the next proposal
will be that he be with Lord Castlehaven or Mr. Mortett ; is
certain the King will refuse any capitulation with her or them,
and will have the child on his own terms, for the Ambassador
(who has found out her qualities) will not let her go out of his
house till she gives the King satisfaction. Mr. O'Neal desires
that certain letters and papers concerning the King should be
got out of her hands ; she has said that if the King did not
send her pension she would post up all his letters to her;
suggests that the King should write a kind letter to Don
Alonso, and desire that her trunks may be searched in
Slingesby's presence for some suspicious papers which she has
had by her since she came out of England, and that all papers
whatsoever may be put in his hands. Has some few papers,
which she left, of Mr. Haward's in which the King is
concerned. 1231. Hyde to Ormonde. Answered his letter of the 2ist Bruges,
in one yesterday to Lord Bristol. Does not think Ormonde's daylight!"
nephew Muskery will leave his regiment at this season; Sir [Dec. 22.]
John [Berkeley], when going hence yesterday morning,
professed to the King that he would endeavour a great refor
mation when he came to his master. The convoy had not
come yesterday morning, but one who has come from Sluce
this night says confidently that it is now come. Is at his wits'
end to provide money to pay the 2,500 guilders the King had
at Dunkirk on the Lady Abbess' credit. Assist Col. Blague
all that is possible ; if overborne in this, they have not only lost
a regiment but all their credit.
1232. Rob. Tounshend [i.e. Sir Allen Apsley] to Mr. [1657.]
Towser [Hyde?]. Received his letter of 14 Dec. [N.S.] ¥£%]'
on 12 [U.S.]. Is of late quite lost to the person men- L ' J
tioned, but is very well with the other, who has so perfect
an esteem of " Towser " as merits a very kind return. Has
no affections to any of his friends but as they weigh in
one peculiar virtue. It is a hard task to choose a book for
" Towser," since he has neither leisure nor patience for the
kind of books [Apsley] reads ; has given his kinsman
directions to send a small book called Tylenus aga.inst the
Tryers *, which is a smart piece, and another small piece
lately translated out of French, they say by Mr. Denham, and
much commended by the wits. The History of Independency
[by Clement Walker] is again translated [sic], with a third
part very invective against the High Court of Justice.
* L. Womock's Examination of Tilenus before the Triers ; 8vo. London, 1658.
VOL. III. D d

12.

402 CALENDAR OF
1657. Gesnerus is newly imprinted, with an addition of Muffetus
de Insectis*, which is a book with which the writer is
wonderfully delighted. If " Towser " will let him know
what kind of books he most delights in, he will send him as
many as he pleases. Endorsed by Hyde.
Dec £j. 1233. Thurloe to Lockhart. Relief of Mardike ; the loss of
Sir J. Reynolds and Col. White is exceeding sad. Discourse
with the Swedish Minister respecting peace with Poland.
Mr. Downing goes to the Hague on Thursday next.
Cartwrite is a notable instrument of C. Stuart's ; if the
Cardinal will not deliver him to his Highness, he had better
be kept in prison. People in England were never more
unanimous in affection to his Highness ; and whatever they
differ upon, it is certain they will agree against Ch. Stuart and
his party. Intercepted by Marces, and copied by H. Slingsby.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 676.
Dunkirk, 1234. Duke of York to Hyde. Has received his letter by
Dec. 25. g;r j Bar]J]ey) an(j tne papers sent by Capt. Sprag, and
approves them; but thinks with him, "that they will hardly
be brought to come into these ports." Sees nothing here but
preparations for the siege of Mardike. Report of Reynol's
being drowned. Marshal d'Aumont was yesterday at Mar
dike, but it is thought that he has gone thence this day,- for
there has been great shooting of cannon in the forenoon.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 385.
Madrid, 1235. Sir H. Bennet to Hyde ; No 22. Has received his
Dec. 26. 18th and 19th letters of 16 and 23 Nov. Slowness of
the Spaniards in all business alike. Has not been able to
obtain any resolution concerning the Duke of Gloucester's
pension. The Conde de Niebla is this day married to Don
Luis de Haro's daughter. Has received letters from Lord
Bristol of 13 Nov., Mr. O'Neile of 16 and 23 Nov., and Lord
Ormond of 1 6 Nov. Endorsed by Hyde.
Bruges, 1236. Hyde to Ormonde. If he, according to his letter of
Dec, 26. t]le 24th, stays for money, they may wait long enough for
him. The Ambassador tells Lord Culpeper that he had
agreed for some flutes at Rotterdam when a letter came
from Caracena wishing him not to proceed till a person should
arrive whom they would send who understands that affair ;
sends a letter from H. Coventry, for Ormonde's directions
thereon, unless he will answer it himself. A clause in Lord
Bristol's letter to the King by Col. Blague implies as if that
* E. Topsell's translation of Conrad Gesner's History of four-footed Beasts
and Serpents ; fol. London, 1658.

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regiment should march for Mardike ; this must keep more
from coming, and lose those who are there, since men will not
venture to be hanged who will venture being killed.
1237. Lockhart to Thurloe. Notices the contents of four
letters received from Thurloe ; will represent the grievances
of the Protestants to the Cardinal and the King and Queen ;
Downing's embassy to the Hague ; Lockhart's nomination to
be a member of the Other House. The deplorable condition
of Sir J. Reynolds' lady is much to be lamented. Sharp
correspondence with Baron Shomberg, the governor of Bour-
bourg, respecting the alleged disorders of the English soldiers;
fears he is too near the pretended Duke of York, whose
lieutenant he was. Dr. Frasier has begged, through Col.
Rutherforth, for a pass for England, which the writer has
refused ; the most he can say for him is that he disobeyed
Charles Stewart's order to wait on the Prince of Conde, and
that he offered to see the writer's wife when she was sick.
Sir George Carteret is banished from France, and is going
to Venice. Lord Inchiquin has taken his son away from the
College which received him when taken violently before the
writer's gate ; he is now ordered to restore him to the latter,
wherein if he fail, all his pensions and commissions are revoked
and he and his son banished from France ; has met with great
difficulties in this business, and is threatened with strange
things by both of them, but he gives losers leave to speak.
The famous painter Nolred has returned from Portugal with the
Infanta's picture ; her beauty is so much commended by the
Queen and Cardinal that some think a match is intended.
Intercepted by Marces, copied by Slingsby.
Thurloe's S. P. vol. vi. p. 6Si, with an additional sentence, omitted in
this copy, about an application in behalf of Mr. Swift.
1238. Father Talbot to Hyde. On his return from Dun
kirk, found a letter from W[ildman] of 3 Dec, O.S.,
complaining of the delay in the expedition, mentioning that
Cromwell had a factor lately with the King who brought him
all the King's pacquet ; it is very hard to speak with
Cromwell, and Fairfax is ill used by him. Others write that
Cromwell has discovered a plot, has doubled his own guards
and those of the Tower, and that Haselrig, Vane and Brad-
shaw are like to make a faction against him in the Parliament.
Endorsed by Hyde.

1657.

Paris,Dec. ,

Ghent, Dec. 26.

1239. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. The festivals
have hindered her replying sooner to his letter of the 16th.
As to her son's letter to M. Dona, the Dowager had better
make him write as she wishes. Sends a Memoir which the
Ministers have given her. Howard has written to her to-day
d d 2

[i6S7-]
Breda,Dec. 26.

404

CALENDAR OF

1657.

[i*57-] Breda,
Dec. 27.

Bruges, Dec. 27.

[1657?]
Gatehouse,Dec. 16.
[O.S.] Ghent,Dec. 27.

Dunk iik,
Dec. 28.

that for the charge of the late Beens for a " sculingbourg "
she ought to give him 2000 florins; thinks that perhaps
he has not mentioned the right sum that he ought to have,
and therefore begs Heenvliet to enquire ; her brother, who is
here, has as much need of money as any one, and she would
much rather help him on this occasion than the other. — Fr.
Amongst the Heenvliet Correspondence.
1240. Princess Mary of Orange to Heenvliet. Forgot when
writing her last letter to say that the Queen, her mother, desired
her to recommend a person named Dorel for the lieutenancy of
Sands' company which is under the subdivision of Zealand ;
prays him therefore to urge this in her name on the people at
Flissinge. Has promised to Mr. Prise the lodging which the
Bishop of Londonderry had at Flissing ; let the necessary
orders be given for it, and if her own hand be required, send
her what she ought to sign. — Fr. Black seal of arms.
Amongst the Heenvliet Correspondence.
1241. Hyde to Ormonde. Encloses a letter sent to himself
for the Duke of York. Wrote yesterday under cover to the
Lady Abbess, enclosing many letters. Cannot answer Sir
George Hambleton by this post, respecting the engaging the
Duke of Lorraine again in the business of Ireland, which is an
intrigue Hyde desires to meddle in as little as possible, and
does not think that anything like it can prove to the least
advantage. Ormonde's letter of yesterday has almost broken
his heart ; if the Spaniards now break with them they have
done as much to destroy them as Cromwell has done, and
more. The convoy is arrived. J. Tr[elawney ?], who was
with them at Bruxells, came last night bringing as good and
particular account from Sussex, under the person's [Stapley's]
own hand, as one could wish. The reason of the delay in
purchasing ships in Holland [ — as in Hyde's letter qf the
preceding day, Dec. 26].
1242. Tho. A. to " Mr. Rich. Greves." Is satisfied that
the great work he had in hand hindered his seeing the writer,
but now that the storm is over and the horned beasts are
quieted, hopes to kiss his hand.
1243. Ormonde to Hyde. Returns the letter of II. Coven
try, who should be desired to come into Zealand as soon as he
can, to meet the person with whom he is to confer. Sends
Lord Muskry's and Sir Geo. Hamilton's letters to him, which
he cannot understand enough to answer or give advice in. No
news yet of the Resident or Motett. Endorsed by Hyde.
1244. The Duke of York to Hyde. The bearer, John
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Wrote two days since by Mr. Savage ; there is no fresh news, 1657.
except that Reynolds' death is confirmed. Endorsed by Hyde.
Seal of arms.
1245. Hyde to Ormonde. Has his letter of the 27th, Bruges
and wrote one of the same date ; since then this welcome
bearer has arrived, and has giveu the King so satisfac
tory an account that little more can be desired, the person
being very able to perform all that he promises, and the
bearer, who has a particular knowledge of him, having not the
least doubt of his sincerity. By what this gentleman says,
with the account from Sussex and other places, it appears that
the conjuncture is as favourable, while the King is as ready,
as possible ; the Spanish ministers therefore are to be pressed,
for if they fail, all hearts of friends will be broken. Has not
had time to decipher Sir G. Hamilton's] letter, and will not
answer it till he has thoroughly deliberated with Ormonde.
Will write as he directs to H. Coventry. The King desires
Ormonde to press Lord Bristol about the order for the
Guards, without which Col. Blague cannot return to the
regiment. Last night Mr. Bodkin came ; [Hyde] is the most
deceived in the world if he be not an absolute knave ; he says
he has settled a notable correspondence for the Spaniards, and
that he came over in a Flemish ship in the convoy, but
[Hyde] is assured he was set on shore at Casrute (?) out of
an English frigate ; he will this day bring a paper of his
discoveries, and then will be with Lord Bristol. Every paper
from England, whereof one is to Ormonde from J. Ash-
burnham, cries to them to haste away. Endorsed by Ormonde.
1246. The same to the same. Wrote this morning by the knight; Same date.
has now received Ormonde's of the 28th. Were that Duke [of
Lorraine] (with whom of all men living the writer would least
desire to deal) to propose anything, he would, with Ormonde,
rather waive it than reject it, but the project is now that they
are to propose to the King of Spain for the Duke's liberty and
to himself for God knows what; but of that hereafter. The King
approves of Ormonde's proposed proceedings ; all the papers
from England urge haste. The gentleman of Sussex [Stapley]
says, under his hand, that he will undertake no more than he
is sure he can perform upon very few hours' warning, and
therefore promises only 500 foot well armed, although
confident of double the number, and says that if they are
ready by the middle of February he can seize on £12,000,
which after that time will be out of his power ; the King must
therefore, as soon as may be, know what to trust to [from the
Spaniards], and bade Hyde write this before he read Lord

London,Dec. 18.
[O.S.]

[Paris],Dec. it

406 CALENDAR OF
1657. Bristol's letter which put him into more passion than ever
before was seen. A letter from Step. Smith for Ormonde,
giving him notice of his lady's safe arrival in Ireland after
a most dangerous voyage ; finds that a letter of hers to
Ormonde, which was 'sent by their friend in the Tower in
October to [Hyde] , miscarried.
1247. /. Hart [P. Honeywood] to [Hyde?]. Sent an ac
count about the ioth inst. of the Doctor's arrival, who has
personally delivered the commands entrusted to him, in every
particular ; he and Nipes have settled themselves here, await
ing further directions ; the latter hourly expected to hear from
his old friend to whom he had sent immediately, as directed.
The river is more strictly guarded than usual. They have
certain information of a general search intended this night
both in the suburbs and the city. Endorsed by Hyde.
In the same handwriting as the letter of Dec. io [O.S.], signed Elson.
1248. Lockhart to Thurloe. Has had a first audience of
Card. Mazarine about M. de Bourdeaux ; is like to meet with
greater difficulties than he could foresee ; has communicated
all particulars to a friend of M. de Bourdeaux, who will
acquaint him with them, not mentioning them now, because
letters are in greater danger of miscarrying than ever.
Represented to the Cardinal the oppressed condition of the
Protestants in the Valleys. The Cardinal will direct the
Ambassador in Holland to communicate freely with Mr.
Downing ; he complains of the disorders among the English
troops. Recommends William Shott for a land-waiter's place.
A report from Major-Gen. Morgan shows that Mardike is
now sufficiently garrisoned.
Enclosure : —
Order by Card. Mazarine for the payment to the
English Ambassador at the beginning of the next
month of 20,000 livres, as the first of five monthly
payments of the same amount. — Fr.
Intercepted and copied by Marces.
1249. Don Juan to the King. Has received from the Earl
of Bristol the papers relative to affairs in England, and has
learned from him and the Marq. of Ormond their promising
condition; proposes that Ormond should go into England
to ensure that all things be ready for the expedition which the
Spaniards will be prepared to make by the end of February. —
Span.
Breda, 1250. Jo. Jennings [Titus] to Hyde. Received his letter
Dec. 31. from -Qr. Morley. The person from whom the writer
had his true informations here (which must be kept secret)

Bois de
Vincennes, Dec. 28.

Ghent,
Dec. 31.

CLARENDON PAPERS. 407
was Mr. Rawlins. Has given Massey an account of what 1657.
Hyde wrote concerning him, which will well satisfy him and
Major Wood. Heard the same news which Hyde writes
of Sir J. Berkeley, from Capt. Whittington, who says that
Col. Crow came over with the messenger from the Presby
terians to the King, and that he is returned with all satisfaction
imaginable. Harlow has not yet been out of his chamber,
which is an unspeakable prejudice to the business. It ought
not to be divulged that the Alderman [Bunce] has any
admission to the King's Council, for there would ensue such
doubling of guards, securing the coasts, reinforcing the navy,
and laying hold of persons of all sorts, in England as would
render every design infeasible. The Duke of Buckingham is
said to be persecuted beyond all farce and jest; what is
believed of it? Mr. Coventry had Hyde's letter.
Endorsed by Hyde.
Names in deciphered cipher.
1251. Draft of a Proclamation proposed to be issued by
the King on setting out on the expedition to England. Is
persuaded that words are not needed to make his subjects
sensible of the calamities they endure under the tyrannical
government of the most odious usurper and most execrable
murderer of his and their lawful sovereign, and that they are
told by their own hearts that they can never be happy but by
the re-establishment of monarchy under their rightful prince.
And as a considerable number have united and taken up arms
against the tyrant, and God has given him the power, through
the friendship of the King of Spain, to strengthen them by
his and his brother's, the Duke of York's, presence at the
head of a considerable army, he desires now to give evidence
of his clemency ; he therefore by these presents grants a full
pardon to all who within twenty days after publication hereof
shall lay hold of this grace and favour by any public act,
excepting only Bradshaw, counsellor-at-law, Oliver Cromwell,
esq., and all such other persons as shall hereafter be legally
convicted to have sat in judgment, or have given their votes,
for the taking away the life of their sovereign, the King's
father (or who pleaded as counsel against his life, interlined by
Hyde), or who, as executioners, laid violent hands on his
person ; with regard to all others, no crime whatsoever com
mitted against the King before the publication of this Pro
clamation shall ever be brought against them in the least,
even so much as to the prejudice of their reputations ; and all
rights, and, above all, the true worship of Almighty God with
due regard to tender consciences, shall be settled in a free
Parliament. The following paragraphs are added by Hyde : — I . All persons (except
those excepted) who shall return to their allegiance and perform any

408 CALENDAR OF
1657. signal service, shall receive ample recompence and reward; 2. all
soldiers serving under Cromwell who shall return to their allegiance,
shall not only have free pardon, but be paid their arrears, and
received upon as good pay and conditions as they now enjoy.
Seven folio pages.
1252. Promise by the King, that if any part of the army
declares for him, or for King and Parliament, they shall be
fully pardoned for all past actions, and liberally rewarded ;
and that within two days after their so declaring, there shall
be a Declaration printed and published, granting a full pardon
to all persons adhering to him from that time, except those
only who sat and voted the murder of his father ; and all men
may be assured that he resolves only to govern by the known
laws of the land, and with the advice of successive parliaments.
Copy by Hyde, endorsed " The Kinge to Mr. Noy, to the Agitators."
Cl. S. P. vol. iii. p. 341.
1253. " Heads for a Declaration sent to Major Woode."
Hereditary monarchy is the most ancient form of government,
and the greatest security of domestic peace ; kings are God's
vice-gerents, to rule Church and State in unity; the crowns of
England, Scotland, and Ireland, having descended to the
King by the death of his father, he is tied in religion to rule
and his subjects to obey, and no power can absolve him or
them ; therefore, to free his unstable subjects from a tyranny
which has dissolved the bonds of all government, murdered
many of the most loyal subjects, and, having sold the patri
mony of the Church and Crown, has in lieu thereof imposed
illegal taxes, excise, etc. to treble or quadruple the annual
revenue received by his ancestors, the King now comes to assume
his crown, declaring 1. that he will rule by the known laws of
the land; 2. that he will pardon all his subjects except A, B,
C, D, and all treasons etc. committed since the 15th year of the
reign of his father ; 3. that he will with all speed summon the
Parliament according to law ; 4. that he will, with the advice of
the clergy and Parliament, settle the Church in doctrine and
discipline, according to the best reformed churches, with
caution for tender consciences ; 5. that he will, by Parliament,
settle the estates of the purchasers of crown and church lands,
on their paying the ancient, or little more, rent; 6. that he
will, by Parliament, satisfy the arrears of all such soldiers and
officers as shall return to their allegiance : — to all which the
King has bound himself by oath upon the holy Evangelists
Endorsed by Hyde.
[1657?] 1254. "An answer from the Gentlemen of the West to what
was delivered them ; " endorsed by Hyde, " Capt. Skelton's'
return." i. In case of any risings, they will declare for the
liberty of the subject, and join with any party that will trust

CLARENDON PAPERS. 409
them. 2. They are preparing horse-pistols and saddles in 1657.
preparation for the King's landing ; they desire a week's
notice, and will secure the county troops in Cornwall and
Devon, and doubt not of Exeter and Plymouth. Sir Jo.
Arundel has appointed Ned Roscarrock to stay in London, to
whom notice is to be given, and by him to the former, who will
not be above forty miles from London, and who will post into the
country. 3. They desire that 1000 men, or but 500, may be
sent, with 5000 or 6000 arms and 3 or 4 small field-pieces ;
if no body of men be sent, the common people will hardly be
persuaded to rise, but at the noise of forces landing every man
will up, for never any king had the hearts of the people as
this king has. 4. They desire some person of quality may
be sent to command in chief, but the King himself must
not land without a considerable army to stand the first brush,
for if he be forced to retreat, all his friends, especially the
gentry, would be hanged or banished.
Sir Henry Pollard can do much with one Mr. Roulcs of
Devon, son to Sir Samwell Roules, a very popular man
amongst the Presbyterians, and is confident that if they might
have the King's pardon and enjoy their estates and liberties,
this man might bring in above 3000 men for his share, and it
is believed Lord Roberts will do the like for Cornwall. Mr.
Seaymor's message was touching the letter taken about Sir
Thos. Payton, and of a very honest gentleman, employed by
Crumwell and the merchants' agent for Portingal, who is ready
to perform whatever shall be commanded him for the King's
service. Sir Thomas Armestrong desired the writer to tell
Lord Ormond that, though delays are not payment, he doubts
not to perform what was expected on their part. Mr. Hopton
said that wherever he had been people were in readiness, ex
pecting the King's landing, and that for certain Sir Rob.
Welch was employed by Crumwell to murder the King.
Several things were told the writer by Mr. John Seaymor.
1255. "A note qf such things as are moste requisite to be
provided in order to his Maiesties expedition for England ; "
arms, ammunition, " a nimble traine of artillery," two bridges
(one for horse and the other for foot), some good engineers,
handmills and watermills, and an able, sober, and trusty
person to be superintendent, with an able clerk, &c.
1256. " Memoyre du price des amies ;" pistols, four florins
to four and a half for a pair ; firelocks, four feet to four and
a half long, three florins each ; great muskets, a " paton "
each ; calivers and other light muskets, forty sols each ;
other old muskets, a florin to a florin and a half each; corslets,
from two livres to fifty or sixty livres each.

410 CALENDAR OF CLARENDON PAPERS.
1657. 1257. Estimate, in English, of the cost of providing 3000
pairs of pistols, 15,000 muskets, and 2000 firelocks at the
above rates, with the prices at which Mons. Latewyne,
armourer to the King of Spain, supplies annually 3000
carbines, 500 musketoons, and 10,000 pikes.
1258. Proposal from the King to Don Juan, that as there is
now an arrest published against English manufactures and any
traffic with England, but that, notwithstanding, much cloth
and other manufactures are daily brought into the Spanish
dominions, and can hardly be prevented, such duties may be
laid upon them as may be thought fit, and passport for them
granted only to such persons as the King may recommend,
and that the said duties be granted to him ; or if the benefit
arising therefrom be thought to be more than can be spared,
that then so much be deducted as has been paid during the
last two years to the service of the Catholic King. And
because the city of Antwerp has hitherto opposed the granting
of such licenses upon pretence of their privileges, it is desired
that Don Juan write to the city desiring their consent on the
ground of its being only a temporary act which shall not be
drawn into an example. And because the settling this in due
form may take up some time, the King desires for the present
licenses to bring in 3000 cloths by negotiation with English
subjects who are well affected to his service.
Eough draft by Hyde, followed by a copy by John Nicholas, with the
addition of a paragraph about the appointment of persons to consult
on the matter. Cf. art. 1 100, under date of Sept. 20.
Maestricht. 1259. A cipher of 49 numbers, from 47 to 95, used by T.
Killigrew, and sent by him to " Mr. Chansler Hide."

APPENDIX.

The following letters, which are preserved in
vol. 131 of Carte's MSS., are here summarized,
because they are for the most part directly connected
ivith a portion of the Correspondence calendared
in this volume.

1. John Baxter [i.e. J. Steephens] and James Grant
to Mr. Pikering [Ormonde]. Have delivered Mr. Wes-
burie's [E. Villiers'] letter, and find that he and his
comrades have resolved to agitate the business no farther for
the present ; but by the next post their friend will be with
[Ormonde] with a true relation and some fresh proposals, by
which he will see that the matter is forwarded beyond what
he could have expected. His good friend, Mr. Ramsey,
steers not his course as formerly; but they will prepare to
afford him some particular favour. He [Ormonde] is not to
believe what he finds related concerning Danby. Mr. Graves
[Halsey] desires that if his brother be still in those parts,
he may be kept there until their friend come. fol. 158.
Endorsed by Ormonde, " J. Step."
2. Rich. Walker [endorsed by Ormonde, " Mr. Hallsell "]
to 287 [Ormonde]. Expects to hear from him, when there is
urgent occasion, by the way of Mr. Cantwell. Understands,
by one of near relation to Mr. Fox, that some persons near
Mr. Aylworth are very false ; hopes very shortly to know
them perfectly ; is told that Mr. Banister is one, but can get
no particulars. Mr. Fullerton is expected here from Mr.
Graves, to serve Mr. Gamall. Lieut.-Gen. Ludloe is a
prisoner in North Wales. Had an enclosed note from Mr.
Forbes last night. Refers for other things to Mr. Anctill.

1654.
"Vile-franke," [London ?],
Aug. 11.

1655.
Nov. 9.

412 CLARENDON PAPERS.
1655. Mr. Godard is so ill-disposed that he is not to be spoke with ;
if [Ormonde] knows anything that may be useful for his
recovery, let it be sent. The Marquis of Dorchester has
lately turned physician, and underwrites all his bills to his
apothecary Dorchester, but his bonds and conveyances
Kingston; he has lately killed a daughter of his own, his
coachman, and five other patients. Mr. Land's uncle is here
abroad, but knows not what to do. Cannot hear from Mr.
Johnson, fol. 159.

Dunkirk, Dec. 9.

3. J. Steephens to Ormonde. Col. Halsey, Col. Talbott,
and Robin Dongan were all taken the last week, betrayed by
the too lavish discourse of Dongan : upon this, Will Masten
came over, by advice of C. Cha. D. (who is yet at London
secure, with the cipher), believing the writer might have some
directions and letters for them, and to consult him whether he
should go on to Cologne or return to London ; it was resolved
he should immediately return, which he did in six hours.
Has a secure address both to Masten and C. D., who expect
speedily to receive Ormonde's directions. Is himself in a sad
condition, both by desperate and long sickness and by extremity
of want. fol. 1 60.

1656.
Antwerp,
Jan. 3.

4. Peter Talbot to the King, at Cologne, " by Mr. Harding."
[The original letter, of which a copy is entered at art. 220,
supra.] fol. 171.

Cologne,
Jan. 7.

5. Hyde to Ormonde, at Bruxells. Sends enclosed [the
preceding] letter which came to Mr. Harding, with directions
to burn it if the person to whom it was directed were absent ;
it is strange if all this confidence proceeds from no kind of
ground ; prays God there be no intrigue between Don Alonso
and the Jesuit. The latter wrote in his letter to Harding the
story of his brother's escape, saying he was taken the day after
Halsey, whereas the letter from Will, said that they were
taken together. Does not send a letter from the Colonel to
Ormonde which was enclosed in Mr. Lane's letter ; is more
confirmed than he was before that they are all in the pack of
knavery. Mr. Raney [or Ravey ?] came to Hyde last night
in some trouble, and asked whether one 199. 5. 77. 487. 6.
82. 221 [" Gil. Talbut "] had been lately here, and told Hyde
almost as much as he himself knew, which he had seen in
letters from Bruxells, " so that you may see what rare
fellowes these are, and why any body should be bounde to
keepe ther secretts." The Colonel says in his letter that
^200 of the money remains still in a good hand. If he

APPENDIX.

413

Cologne,
Jan. 14.

speaks with Ormonde, let what he says of his first imprison- 1656.
ment, his release from that, and his escape since, be set down
in writing, fol. 150. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Seal of arms.
Printed in Carte's Letters, vol. ii. p. 63, where for "knaves" read
"knavery."
6. Hyde to Ormonde, at Antwerp. Has received his
letters of the ioth and 1 ith ; the King will himself answer the
letter to him. Urges Ormonde's immediate return, without
waiting for the Princess Royal ; every day brings something
that makes his presence necessary ; the King will not make
his despatch to Spain till he confers with him. Did not
forward the letters Mr. Lane sent from the three brothers
[Talbot] ; hardly anything can be more evident than that
they are all naught. Gilbert quarrels at Ormonde's having
written to the post at Antwerp that he should not deliver
letters with such a superscription but to Ormonde's own man,
which lie says he read himself, and so did Jamott [see art. 229,
supra] ; this " must be some ridiculous mistake, and it may
be his name may be like some of those in our note, and so the
porter may havo mistaken it." Ormonde should consider
whether he should not wish De Vic "to say in confidence to
the Conde that you have to much reason to suspecte all [the
three brothers] to have correspondence with Cromwell *."
The Jesuit should be sent to a remote convent, and kept close
from farther activity ; " we have a very froward fate that
such cattle can do us to much hurte, and the wisest men can
do us little good." (P.S.) Has a letter for Ormonde from
Lord Dillon ; though the latter should do nothing to break off
the business of the Levellers, he should let the Conde know
that it is far from being a secret, which will hasten their doing
what is in their power, lest they be prevented, fol. 169. Seal of arms.
Printed in Carte's Letters, vol. ii. p. 67, where for " face " read " fate."
7. Peter Talbot to the same, enclosing a letter for the King, Jan. 16.
which he submits for Ormonde's prior perusal, fol. 172.
8. Seven letters from Sir H. de ric to Ormonde, at Antwerp, Brussels,
after Ormonde had been at Brussels. Interview with Don J,an•
Alonso de Cardenas on delivering a letter from the King ; the
former having intimated that some of those about the King
are wanting in secrecy, De Vic answered that none could
* Two letters from Col. Richard Talbot to Ormonde, earnestly vindicating
himself against this suspicion, are in Carte MS. 213, and are printed in Carte's
Letters, vol. ii. pp. 69, 71 ; but the same volume contains the cipher used by
Gilbert Talbot in his correspondence, under the name of Birford, with Thurloe,
who was addressed as Sir. Johnson, at Mr. Keeling's, in Chancery Lane. See
Art. 193, supra.

414

CLARENDON PAPERS.

1656.

[Feb.]

Dunkirk,
Feb. 29.

contribute so much to a discovery in that particular as Don
Alonso himself, who had been so long in England and con
versed so much with those of the directory there ; prayed him
therefore that De Vic might be himself the first mark shot at
if he had been found to have so much as faltered, his integrity
being of chief importance in relation to all that passed between
the King and the Spaniards ; he answered that, should he see
the King, his first words of business would be to tell him that
the Protector perfectly hates De Vic, knowing him to be so
faithful a servant to the King, and that the King ought to
regard him accordingly. Enquiries made by Lord Castle-
haven and others at De Vic's house for Ormonde, it having
been rumoured that he was there. Allusions to Gilbert and
Richard Talbot. Mentions what he proposes to say to the
Conde de Fuensaldanha about Peter Talbot's assuring the
King that his pressing him to come to Brussels was not a bare
motion of his but by order, the Conde having told Ormonde
that it was no such thing but the produce of an indiscreet zeal.
Matches between Lord Ossory and Sir George Savill's sister,
and between Sir George Savill and Ormonde's daughter
Elizabeth, fols. 177-183. The first letter is printed in Carte's Letters, vol. ii. p. 65.
9. /. Steephens to Ormonde. Robert Dungan landed here
on Sunday, and began his journey to Colloigne the day after ;
his relation will no way vindicate his uncle *; he has a letter
for Ormonde from the Lady Marquis, who has not received
Ormonde's letter sent enclosed to Ch. Da. according to the
directions of William Masten. His fear that William must be
false was this day confirmed by a message Mr. Rumbold sent
him from the Tower, that, for certain, Masten is a rogue, and
has betrayed his master, and as much of the business and as
many others as he could. The letter for the silk dyer has
been faithfully delivered. Is afraid Halsey lost his cipher,
which certainly he did if Masten be a traitor ; honest Moore
confided much in this fellow, to the telling him all his business.
Knows not what is become of Ch. Da,, but hopes he is yet at
liberty, as Robin Dongan heard nothing of him. Has pawned
this day the last thing he had; it amounts to but three
pistoles, fol. 162. Endorsed, " Rec. 6 Feb."
10. The same to the same. Received his letter of the 22nd,
and has sent the enclosure to his lady, and has prescribed a
* In a letter from Dongan to Ormonde, in Carte MS. 213 (fol. 25), he men
tions the " strange reports " of his uncle's [Gilb. Talbot ?] having betrayed
Halsey and himself, and adds that he will neither accuse nor justify him ; but in
another letter (fol. 38) he says that there is nothing more sure than that one
White (who is with Barriere, the Prince of Conde"s agent in England) betrayed
them.

APPENDIX. 415
safe way for her answer, the packet-boat having permission to 1656.
pass and repass from Dover hither until the coming from
London of Mons. Labariere, heretofore the Prince of Condi's
agent. War was yesterday proclaimed in this town against
England. Reported that the King of England is coming.
Between forty and fifty sail of Cromwell's fleet have gone by
twos and threes into the West Indies, fol. 165.
Endorsed by Ormonde, " Rec. 5 Mar."
11. Two letters from Peter Talbot, under the name qf Antwerp,
Thomas Greene, to Ormonde. About Sexby's negotiations March 7
with the Spaniards and the King. fols. 173, 175. and 2I'
Endorsed by Ormonde.
Six letters from Talbot to Ormonde, in the preceding month of
February, relating to the same business and to the printing at
Brussels by the R. C. Bishop of Raphoe, Dr. Enos. " and some
other weak braynes of the Irish clergy," of a papal bull for the
absolution of the loyal Irish from the Nuncio's excommunication,
are in Carte MS. 213, of which one is printed in Carte's Letters,
ii. 84.
12. The same to the King, addressed, " for Mr. Rochford, March 21.
by Mr. Harding, or Sir Henry de Vic," and signed T. Greene,
on the same business ; followed by the key to a cipher used
by him in this correspondence, fol. 1 74 .
13. Copies by John Nicholas of letters of news from Eng- London,
land. 1. Cromwell ill of the stone; his guards strengthened, on Feb. 29.
account of reports of plots to assassinate him. New troop of March 9.
Life-guards, under Capt. Beake, who lately married Mrs. ?Jarc£fr
Whetstone, one of Cromwell's nieces ; their pay is 4s. 6d. per ar° Trr'
diem. Amongst those of the old Life-guard who are put off
as being suspected for Anabaptists is one Howard, brother-in-
law to Capt. Howard. Col. Bryan has refused the command
in Jamaica. 2. Some bears and game-cocks destroyed by Sir
Thos. Pride, to prevent any great meeting of the people.
Col. Cooke to go with 6000 men to France. Mr. Melvin
[i.e. Meadows, as in the last of these letters], private secretary
to the Protector, is to go to Portugal as Resident, and White
locke again to Sweden. 3. Mr. Hallsall, alias Moore, continues
prisoner in the Tower ; he is satisfied that they were betrayed
by his man, who has been employed from Whitehall beyond
sea, and has since his return betrayed Hallsall's elder brother
and his clerk; if he go to Dunkirk, let Step [hens] make sure
work with him whereby he may never return. A Dutchman
has-been twice at Whitehall from Cologne, who was despatched
with great respect and haste. 4. Popularity and power of
Lambert, who is the army's darling; he made choice of all

416 CLARENDON PAPERS.
1656. the new Life-guard. Lockyer goes ambassador to France,
with whom Lambert sends his secretary, who is a most
dangerous fellow and subtle villain. Cromwell often goes
about like one distracted, through jealousy and discontent
with Lambert. Bad condition of the fleet and want of money.
Search in the city for Royalists ; fears of a massacre. fols. 163, 166.
Printed in Carte's Letters, vol. ii. pp. 80-84 and pp. 89-92, where for
" beavers " read " bears."
March 30. 14, L{st 0f a\l ine regiments of horse and foot in England.
fol. 168. Endorsed by Ormonde.
Pans, i5# Father Thomas Talbot to the King, respecting negotia-
pn '4' tions at Rome with the Pope on behalf of the distressed Irish
nation, which negotiations the King had put altogether into
the hands of the Queen his mother. Endorsed by Ormonde.

INDEX.

Where his or ter is added to a number, it signifies that the name occurs twice or
thrice on that page in distinct passages.

A.
A., page 96.
A., D. [?], see Ashton, Mr.
A., R., see Ashton, Mr,
A. (Sir T. and Tho.), see Armstrong.
Aacha [Augha], Ireland, letter dated
from, 351.
Abbeville, 304.
Ableu, letter dated from, 346.
Achtenoven, — , pensionary of En-
chuysen ; beaten by Count Horn's
lacquey, 11.
Addams, John, letter to Thurloe,
36.
Adkins, Thomas, 16.
Adly, — pseudon., 211.
Adolphus, Prince, 65, 223.
Adriatic, the, 296.
Aerts, Fred., Bruges, 393.
"Agnes, Lady," 397.
Agostino, Don, the Pope's nephew,
136.
Aierie, William, barber, Bishopsgate
Street, 220.
Aix-la-Chapelle, great fire at, 128.
 letter dated from, 15.
Albano, sham fight on the lake, 133,
135 ; Castel Gandolfo, 275.
Alcantara, letters dated from, 127
bis, 137.
Alcibiades, 276.
Aldrich, Col., hired to assassinate the
King, 239.
Aleppo, siege of, 100.
Alessandria, siege of, 351.
Alestree, Mr., 93.
Alexander VII., Pope, 12, 19, 27, 33,
35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 52 ter, 54, 56,
59, 60, 61, 75, 76, 79, 80, 90, 93 bis,

95, 97, 98, 99, 101, 105, 106, 107,
108, 111, 115, 121, 122, 123, 130,
133, 137, 138, 151, 154, 159, 160,
161, 164, 181, 231, 244, 250, 265,
269, 275, 282, 288, 304, 320, 351,
352, 357, 372, 380.
Alexander VII., Pope, gives an an
nual subsidy to the Venetians, 37.
 opposed to a Commonwealth
in England, 40, 87 ; will assist
Charles II, 92, 102, 141, 160.
 helps the R. C. Swiss Cantons,
93, 95.
 grants favours to the King
of Spain, refused by his pre
decessor, 93.
 expenses incurred for Queen
Christina^ by, 92; his regard for
her, 135; pension to her, 361.
¦  comedy by him called Vila
Humana, 92.
 fruitless negotiations for peace
between France and Spain, 105.
 memorials to him from Clement
about Rinuccini's Irish Excommu
nication, 109, 137; question of ap
pointment of R. C. Bishops in
Ireland, 138, 161, 305, 315; Irish
address to, 161.
 liberality to the sufferers during
the plague at Rome, 148.
 illness of, 298.
 Bull against the Jansenists,
398; Perrier's and Le Maistre's
Letter touching the Bull, 299.
 his brother, 133, 136, 148,
361 ; his nephews, 100, 102, 111,
133, 136, 148, 176 ; his sister-in-
law, 275.
 mention of letters from his

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INDEX.

Internuncio at Brussels, 159, 160 ;
see also Brussels.
Alexander VII., Pope, Nuncio in
France, see Piccolomini.
 Nuncio in Ireland, see Rinuccini.
•  Nuncio in Spain, see Bonelli.
Alexis, Emperor of Muscovy, refuses
to receive an agent from Cromwell,
320.
Algiers, 265 ; the Algerines reported
to have destroyed Blake's fleet,
287, see Muscovy.
Alicant, 381 ; proclamation published
at 94
Aliff, Mrs., 207.
Allan, — , 114.
 or Alien, John, a merchant,
" an eminent rogue," 327-8, 331,
335, [338 ?], 354.
 Joseph, pseudon., 266.
Allen, — , a Fifth-Monarchy man, 51.
 , pseudon., 129.
 Mr.-, tailor, 254.
 r  286.
Allestree, — , bookseller, 63.
Allin, or Ailing, Christopher or
Thomas ; see Death, Lieut.
AUsuch, Mr., pseudon., a royalist
agent, 253.
Alost, 310, 315, 318.
 letters dated from, 306, 321,
342.
Alsop, Thomas, pseudon. [Thurloe?],
55 ; letter to him from Isack
Gibbes, 58.
Altham, Mr., pseudon., 23.
Alton, Mr., see Armorer, JJich.
Alva, Duke of, marriage of his
grand-daughter, 377.
Amalie, Princess Dowager of Orange,
q.v.
Ambassadors in England, France,
&c, see under the names of the
respective countries.
Amberes, letter dated from, 287.
America, 7.
Amiens, 303.
 Bishop of, 122.
Amsterdam, 14, 18, 22. 30, 32, 36,
99, 114, 121, 129, 197, 231, 235,
236, 243, 257, 310, 379, 382.
 ships of, taken by Cromwell,
154.
 reception of the Spanish Am
bassador at, 253.
 letters dated from, 278 ; name
used for Cologne, 66.
Anabaptists, 38, 51, 75, 90, 142, 246,
385, 415.

Anctill, Mr., pseudon., 411.
Andalusia, 238, 355.
Andreni, letter dated from, 180.
Andrews, — , a royalist citizen of
London, 373.
Anne of Austria, Queen of France,
q.v.
Annesley, Arthur, Dublin, letter from
C. Kavanagh, 351 ; reply, ibid.
 ¦ letter to E. of Thomond,
381.
 letter from Lady M.
Clotworlhy, 389 ; letters from Lord
Barnewall, 219, 223.
Ansley, Mr., pseudon., 23.
Antrim, letter dated from, 389.
Antwerp, 1, 6, 7, 16, 19, 22, 23, 29,
34, 51, 66, 67, 75, 76, 77, 80, 83,
84, 93, 95, 109, 110, 111, 119 bis,
128, 131, 132, 134 bis, 140, 143,
147, 154, 155, 165, 176, 180, 182
bis, 183, 184, 189 ter, 191, 201
bis, 203 bis, 206, 208, 243, 249,
288, 289, 327, 344, 346, 350 bis,
364 bis, 368, 372, 382, 393, 397,
410, 413 ter.
 the city bound in 1576 for
money lent to Flanders by Q. Eliz.,
178, 199.
 representation to Don Juan
respecting a proposed loan for the
King from the city, 178, 180.
:  Couronne de Rose, Marche des
CEufs, 70.
 table of distance from Antwerp
to Cologne, 77.
 Jesuits' College at, 116.
— — Portuguese at, 123.
 account of some moneys due at,
254.
 letters dated from, 1, 4, 5, 6
bis, 7 bis, 8 bis, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
63, 70, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83
bis, 84 bis, 85, 86, 87, 98, 101,
102, 116, 124, 129, 131, 132,
149, 168, 170, 171, 176, 178, 180
Ms, 182 ter, 184 ter, 207, 208,
215, 218, 229, 236, 237, 241, 243,
245, 247, 261, 265, 282, 292, 294,
351, 382, 384, 412, 415.
Apsley, Sir Allen, letters to Mr.
Touser, [Hyde?], 242, 266; [to
Hyde ?], 258, 276, 283, 302 ; under
the name of Rob. Tounshende, 397,
401.
 his wife, 258, 284.
Aquitaine, 51.
Ar., Sir Thomas, see Armstrong.
Aranjuez, 272, 278.

INDEX.

419

Archer, Mr., pseudon., 5.
 Mr., Bruges, money paid to,
254 bis.
Ardes, Lord of, see Montgomery,
Hugh.
Ardres, 353 ter.
Arembergh, Prince, 177.
Argenson, — d', Venetian ambassador
at Rome, 100.
Argyll, Marq. of, see Campbell, Arch.
Arlington, Sussex, 315.
Armagh, Bishop of, present at the
Council of Trent, who had been
consecrated at Rome, 64.
¦  Archbishop of, see Usher,
James.
Armorer, Major Nicholas, 1, 8, 9,
21, 31, 36, 43, 109, 111 bis, 112,
115, 116, 122, 132, 255, 268.
 letters to the Marq. of
Ormonde, 122, 130, 132; to Col.
Steephens, addressed to Mr. Gyles,
and signed John Benson, 79; to
some one at Cologne, 63.
 letter to him from Ed.
Mailer or Master, addressed to
Mr. Alton, 5 ; from Abr. Cowley,
addressed to Mons. Le Fleure,
124.
 arrested at Dover, 21.
 money paid to, 41.
 his wife, 63.
 [William ?], 66 bis, 107,
108.
Arms, prices of arms, 409, 410.
Armstead, Capt., 120.
Armstrong, Sir Thomas, 263, 339,
345, 346, 374, 409.
 money paid to Sir Thos.
Ar., 41 ; letter from Sir T. Arm
strong?] to J. Turner [Col. Ste
phens ?], 322 ; from Tho. Arm
strong?] to R. Greves, 404.
 Sir William, 264.
Army, in England opposed to
Cromwell's being made King, 316 ;
the Scottish and Irish regiments
at Cromwell's devotion, 288 ;
Cromwell's Life-guards ; their pay,
415, 416 ; uniform and pay of
soldiers sent to France, 295 ;
necessitous condition of, 386; the
infantry much esteemed in France,
305; desertions to the King from
Cromwell's forces in France, 305,
326, 330; plot amongst them in
his favour, 338 ; proposed Declara
tion of the King to the army in
England, 307 ; his offers to such

soldiers as should return to their
allegiance, 408.
Army, list of all the regiments in
England, 416.
 " Mr. Lister," a pseudonym
used by Hyde, 27.
 Duke of Gloucester's regiment,
283, 289; Ormond's Irish, 283;
Duke of Yolk's regiment, 283,
304 ; King's Guards, 148, 305, 331,
360, 364, 379, 380, 405; King's
Scotch Guards, 218, 260, 261 ; the
Duke of York commands the
King's forces, 306, 364, 368;
consisting of 2000 handsome men,
308.
 quarters for the King's troops
in Flanders, 205, 209 bis, 212, 215 ;
payments for them, 389.
Arnauld, Ant., Letter from a clergy
man to his Bishop, 292.
Arnot, — , son of Sir James, page to
Charles II, 29.
 banished from court, 65.
Arran, Earl of, see Butler, Richard.
Arras, 202, 313.
 Irish regiments employed to
fortify, 164 bis.
Arscot, Major, 307.
Arundel, Sussex, 65.
 Di. [Richard], 19; Mr. Arundel,
374.
- — Sir John, 409.
Ascham, Anthony, 222.
Ascott, cousin to Sir E. Nicholas,
168, see Askot.
Ascue, Mr., pseudon., 119, 132.
Ashburnham, Col. John, 14, 175,
405.
Ashe, — , M.P., death of, 251.
Ashhurst, Will., 43.
Ashton, John, pseudon. ? ["232"],
royalist agent, 166, 179, 196, 197,
233, 234, 246 ter, 256, 266, 316.
 letter to Hyde, 173 ; letters
from him without address, 289,
316; letters to Robert Tompson
at Hamburgh, signed R. A. and
D. (?) A., 303, 333.
¦  ¦  \_qu. "the little man,"?
300, 328.]
Ashurst, — , 270.
Ashwell, Mr., pseudon., letter from
C. Dowcett, 10.
Askot, — , draper, Ludgate Hill,
373, see Ascott.
 servant to the Duke of
Buckingham, 374.
Astellano, Prince, marriage, 377.
2

420

INDEX.

Astle, T-, papers given by him to
the Clarendon collection, 381,
383, 386, 387, 390, 395, 396,
398.
Aston, — , i. e. J. Ashton, q. v.
Ath and Tournay, letter dated from
the camp between, 62.
Atheists, 142.
Aubigny, Sieur d', i. c. L. Stuart,
q. v.
Augier, — , 386.
Augustines, the General of the,
106.
 the Provincial of the, at Brus
sels, 159, 162.
— — a friar of the order said to have
been sent to Rome by the Irish,
159, 160, 162.
Aumigeu, John, signs an address to
Charles II from the Levellers,
145.
Aumont, Marshal d', 398, 402.
Austria, Don Juan of, see Juan.
Avancourt, — , d', French ambas
sador in Sweden, 13, 14.
Avignon, 320.
Aylesbury, 239.
'¦  Sir Thomas, Hyde's father-in-
law, 32; failing health of, 119;
his wife, 32, 105, 114.
Ayliffe, George, nephew of Sir E.
Hyde, 72.
  letter to Henry Hyde,
72.
Ayllmour, An., pseudon., letter to
Thurloe [?], 211.
Avlworth, Mr., pseudon. [the King ?],
"411. B.
" B's brother," 125.
B., a royalist in England, see T., B. ;
letter to " cousin Hall," 288.
B., Mr., 258.
B., A., see Shirley, Sir Rob.
B., L. (Lord Balcarras ?), 259.
B., M., a royalist in England, letter
to " Mr. Smith," 132.
B.. P. (Peter von Berg), i.e. Sir
John Henderson, q. v.
B., Thomas, or T. Rogers, q. v.
B., W., see Shirley, Sir Rob.
Babington, or Bobington, Abraham,
see Thurloe, John.
Bacon, Dr., English physician at
Rome, 109, 357.
 Sir F., History qf Henry VII,
153; Essay on Cunning, 207.

Badajoz, or Barajos, the French at
tempt to storm it, 293.
Bagny, Card., letter from Charles
II to, 372.
Balbasos, or Balbases, or Balboxo,
Marq. de los, 58, 257, 270, 301,
304, 307, 312, 329, 334, 347, 352,
371, 378, 380.
 letter [from him ?] to Charles
II, 370.
 letter from Charles II to,
290.
Balcarras, Balcarres, or Belcarris,
Earl of, see Lindsay, Alex.
Ball, Mr., 292, 296, 363.
Ballendine, Sir Will., or Bellenden,
q. v.
Ballo, [a royalist in Scotland ; qu. Sir
John Campbell, of Balloch ?], letter
from the King to, 39.
Baltic, the, 31.
Balton, Mr., see Digby, George, E.
of Bristol.
Baly, Dr., employed by Cromwell to
the Court of Rome, 45, 52, 54.
Bampfield, Col. John, 65, 67, 190,
211 bis, 252, 274, 302, 306, 308,
319, 324, 361.
 letters to Thurloe, 269,
270, 273, 276 bis, 280, 320; —
addressed to S. Tanner, 282, 299 ;
addressed to M. Bonnell, 306 ;
under the name of Doubart, to
[Thurloe ?"|, 400 ; to Sir John
Hobart, 279, 284; to Will. Rowe,
304 ; to Col. Lockhart, 360.
 letter from Thurloe to,
330 ; from Thurloe, signed Smith,
and addressed to Mons. Marine,
225; signed Ch. Gerard, 226.
  at Calais, 103; at Frank
fort, 360, 362; invents news, 319,
323; Marshal Grammont to be
warned against him, 319 ; a letter
from him to Thurloe intercepted,
323 ; recommended by Jermyn,
353.
 pseudonyms, Mr. Browne,
211, 253(?), 264; Mons. Marine,
225, 226.
Bamfell, — , pseudon., 211.
Banister, Mr., pseudon., 411.
Banker, Capt., 278.
Bankes, Mr., 343.
Bantry, in Ireland, barony of, 182.
Barajos, i. e. Badajoz, q. v.
Barbadoes, protestation by Col. Mid-
diford of hostility to the Stuarts,
26.

INDEX.

421

Barbadoes, ships trading there without
leave taken by Admiral Penn,
36.
 surrendered to the Parliament
in 1651, 251.
Barberini, Card. Antonio, 111.
 favours the King's interests
at Rome, 59.
 Card. Carlo, 163.
 Card. Franc, 79, 94, 99, 102,
103, 105, 109, 117, 123, 138, 143,
163, 167, 325, 357.
 — letter from Charles II to,
372 ; mention of a letter from the
same, 53.
 devoted to the King's in
terest, 59, 100, 181, 320; memo
rial to him, from R. Clement, in
behalf of the King, 137.
entertains Q. Christina,

92, 93, 95, 96; comedy by him
entitled Armi et Amore, 95.
his nephews, 98, 163.

Barcelona, 347.
 letter dated from, 74.
Barclay, Col., 256.
Barcley, Mons., 393.
Barcott, Mr., see Villiers, G., Duke
of Buckingham.
Barker, Mr., 143 ; letter from John
Mansell to, 141.
 George, 356, 359, 361.
Barkly, Charles, see Berkeley, Charles.
Barkstead, Col. John, Governor of
the Tower, 116, 264, 303, 304,
367.
 ¦  certificate from him,
354.
Barlow, Mrs. [341, 343], 354, a
kinsman of hers stabs T. Howard,
352.
 attempt of Col. Slingsby, at the
King's desire, to separate her
forcibly from her son, 392, 393,
394, 396, 400-1 ; threatens to post
up the King's letters to her, 401.
 Thos., Bishop of Lincoln, 79.
Barnardino, a Florentine, goes to
Spain as an agent from Cromwell,
314.
Barnes, — , 111.
 Capt. Toby, 47.
Barnewall, Lord, of Taragh, affidavit
in favour of him, 182.
 letters to his cousin, A. An
nesley, 219, 223.
 Christopher, 219, 223.
Baron, Mr., 374.
Baronius, Card., 104.

Baronnage, Dr., 187.
Barriere, Marq. de, the Prince of
Condi's agent in England, 123,
125, 129, 158, 347, 377, 414 n,
415.
 interview with Sir II. Ben
net, 350.
Barrow, Isaac, afterw. Bishop of St.
Asaph, declaration about Sir R.
Shirley's employing Mr. Gunning
to write in defence of the Church,
385.
 Mr., 63, 64, 73.
Barsie, Lieut.-Col., 373.
Barton, Mr., 126, 297, 318 bis, 321,
328, 338 bis, 342, 362 ; his want
of money, 305, 328 f has a project
about waterworks, 338 ; his son,
318 bis.
 Father Thomas, 185, 224, 227,
260, 282, 295, 344, 391.
 letter from N. de Boriiont,
349.
Basle, news letter from, 378.
Batt, two brothers ; in great need, and
desire to go into England for money
due to them from Lord Lovelace,
309, 321, 325 ; praised by Hyde,
321 ; assisted to go into England,
328 ; acknowledgment by Henry
Batt of receipt of money, 329.
 Capt. Thomas, 374.
Bavaria, Ferd. Ign., Elector of, 378,
396, 400.
Baxter, John, i. e. J. Steephens,
q.v.
Beake, Capt., married a niece of
Cromwell, 415.
Beauchamp, Lady, marries Lord
Worcester's son, 357.
Beaumont, M., see Villiers, G., Duke
of Buckingham.
Beauvais, 201.
Bedingfeild, Mr., letter from Hyde
to, 179.
Bedsbery, Kent, 366.
Beens, — , 404.
Belasy6e, Thomas, Vise. Fauconberg,
. 11, 29, 254, 260, 274, 298, 302,
312, 337, 356.
¦  ¦  his marriage to Crom
well's daughter Mary mentioned,
388, 398, 399.
• letter from William How

ard to, 271.
Belderbec, Madame, or Bilderbeck,
q. v.
Belfoy, Mons., see Warren, — .
Belins, Richard, or Bellings, q. v.

422

INDEX.

Bell, Mr., Fleet Street, 303.
 Robert, postscript to a letter.
Hi.
Bellasis, Lord, see Belasvse.
Bellenden, Sir Will.. 32,' 65, 67.
Bellew, — , money paid to, 41.
Bellings, or Belins, Richard, 19. 28,
34/83, 115. 118. 119, 124, 128,
155, 162, 179, 182 bis, 184, 186,
300, 315, 318, 327, 328, 339, 344,
364 bis, 377.
 paper in his handwriting
about the D. of Gloucester's pro
posed conversion, 325 ; answer
from the King to be given to him,
ibid.; instructions for him thereon,
326; mentioned, 327, 328.
 letter from Hyde to, 18.
Belt, the, 15.
Bennet, — , pseudonym, a royalist in
England, 199.
Bennett, Sir Henry, 10, 52, 202, 224,
229, 237, 240, 244, 252, 259. 261,
264, 282, 285, 288, 290, 293 bis,
295, 298, 300, 305, 307, 308, 309,
311, 315, 337 bis, 342 ter, 343,
351, 352, 354, 362, 368, 370, 378,
387.
 letters to the King, 345,
348. 349, 355, 362, 365, 371, 377,
383, 392 ; to Hyde, 249, 256, 267,
268, 272, 278, 282, 284. 290, 293,
297, 301, 304, 307, 312, 316, 323,
324, 334, 342, 345, 347, 350, 352,
355, 358, 362, 369, 371, 376, 377
bis, 380, 381, 383, 386, 392, 398,
402 ; to Ormonde, 346, 347; to
Earl of Bristol, 288, 329; to Don
Luis de Haro, 362; to Mr. Slingsby,
323; not addressed, 264.
letters to him from H.

Rumbold, 310, 344; from G. de
la Torre, 352.
instructions from the King

when sent to Madrid, 222 bis ;
lodged at Madrid with Sir B.
Wright, 265, 278; allowances made
to him by the King of Spain, 297,
323; dismissal from being the
Duke of York's secretary, 295 ;
Bristol's creature and an enemy to
the Jesuits, ibid.
— Mr. Henry, 21, 22, 111, 118,
140, 149, 168, 171, 181.
 Sir Humphrey, 19; arrested,
16,21.
Benson, John, i. e. N. Armorer,
q. v.

Benyon, George. 29.
Berclay, Sir John, see Berkeley,
Sir J.
Bercley, Charles, see Berkeley, C.
Berenice, Donna, 269.
Berg, Peter von, see Henderson,
Sir J.
Bergen, Norway, 15, 16.
Bergues, Bergh St. Winnox, or
Bergen. neai*Dunkirk, letter dated
from, 361 ; the King's troops
quartered there, 226, 283.
Berkeley, Mons., or Karcley, q. v.
 Charles, 274; accident to, 122;
his uncle, ibid.
 Sir John, 223, 224. 225, 226,
227, 229, 237 ter, 240 bis, 245,
308, 308 n, 319, 324, 336 bis, 346
&/V347, 348. 349, 354. 356, 360,
362, 376, 377. 401, 402, 407.
 restored to his attendance
upon the Duke of York, 307.
goes to meet his sister at

Calais, 128, 130.
Berlin, 15, 31.
Berne, 93 ; "defeat of the Bernese by
the Catholic Swiss, 95.
Berriere, see Barriere.
Berray, Major, 373.
Berwick, 15.
Bethune, — , 201.
Betts, Jeffrey, of Wilton, 80,
Beuly [pseudonym?], letter dated
from, 375.
Bible ;—
 Walton's Polyglott, 48.
 French Bible, 332.
 Spanish New Testament, 102.
Bichi, Grand Prior of Malta, nephew
to the Pope, ambassador from
Malta to Rome, 102, 111.
 mentioned, 250.
 Card., death of, 296.
Bilboa, 265.
Bilderbeck, Madame, Cologne, 4,
126.
Billing, — , Danish general, his death,
400.
Binington, i. r. Sir A. Broderick,
q.v.
Binnes, Mr., 212.
Binns, Mr., pseudon., letter from W.
R. to, 129.
Bins, or Bintzi, Scotch regiment
quartered at, 283, 289.
Birford, Mons., ?'. e. Col. G. Talbot,
q.v.
Birne, see Byrne.

INDEX.

423

Biron, see Byron.
Bishops, commission from the King
for receipt of contributions for, 45.
 report on mode of appointment
of, 46 ; advice respecting consecra
tion to vacant sees in England, 46-
50, 64-5, 72, 104; and employment
of bishops there, 142.
 authorized to form an associa
tion in England for the benefit of
royalists, 192.
 the King promises to satisfy the
purchasers of bishops' lands, 156.
 proposal at Rome to appoint
English R. C. bishops, 167.
 consecrated by the Pope who
never went to their sees, 64.
Black, Col., or Blague, q. v.
Blackman, i.e. O. Cromwell, q.v.
Blackwell, Isaake, alias John Gunter,
q.v.
Blacloe, alias T. White, q. v.
" Blade, the," i. e. W. Howard, q. v.
Blague, Col. Thomas, or Blake, or
Black, 4, 115, 126, 149, 232, 236,
365, 368, 379, 395, 401, 402, 405.
 instructions from the
Duke of York, for a reply to the
King, 237. ¦ letter to him, 379.

Blake,Adm. Robert, 7, 133, 239, 267,
272, 278, 282, 283, 293, 299, 303,
322, 342, 344.
 correspondence between
him and a Spanish governor, 322.
difficulty of manning his

fleet, 107; reported to have been
defeated and killed bytbeAlgerines,
287 ; captures a Dutch ship, 323 ;
illness of, 310, 322, 324.
Bland, Mr., pseudon., 291.
Blaney, or Blayney, q. v.
Blanville, de, pseudonym, royalist
agent, letter from, without address,
253.
Blayney, Edward, third Lord, 333,
334, 341, 343.
 Sir Arthur, 333, 341, 343.
•  Morgan, 43.
 Thomas, 333, 334, 341, 343.
Blootaker, or Blotacker, Mr., note of
payment to, 149.
 money received from him for
the King's service, 178.
Blount, Mountjoy, Earl of Newport,] 4.
 , Countess of Newport, 307.
" Bluebeard," 120.
Blundel, or Blunden, William, mer
chant, 349, 350, 365, 381.

" Bo.," Brussels ; letter to Lord
Gerard, 331 ; to Ralph White,
332 ; to Col. Robinson, ibid.
Bobington, Abr., see Thurloe, John.
Boddam, Capt., 373.
Bodkin, — , merchant in Galway, 122.
¦  Mr., 405.
Body, Mr., 364.
Boene, Mr., at Middleburg, 210 [see
also Boone].
Bohemia, Spanish Ambassador in,
378
Bolton, Mr., 38.
Bomont, Nicole de, letter to T.
Barton, 349.
Bond, or Bound, Mrs., 122.
Bonelli, — , sent to Spain as nuncio
extraordinary, 188, 195, 269.
Bonifacio, Don Gaspar, 57.
Bonnell, Matthew, i. e. 3. Thurloe,
q. v.
Boone, Mr., 334, 345 [see also Boene].
Books; —
 Answer to the Jansenist books
[Pascal's Letters?] against the Je
suits, 158, 174.
 Arnauld, Letter to a Bishop;
trans!., 292.
•  Sir F. Bacon's Hist, of Henry
VII., 153; Essay on Cunning, 207.
 Walton's Polyglott, 48.
 French Bible, 332.
 Spanish New Test., 102.
 Book qf Common Prayer, 48.
 Bramhall's Treatise of Schism
83.
 Bull of absolution from Rinuc
cini's Irish Excommunication, and
notes thereon, 98, 105, 137, 1
158, 159, 415.
 Civil Survey books of Ireland
182.
 Cosin's Hist, of Transubstant
64.
 Cowley's Poems, 128.
 Daniel's Hist, qf England, 153
 Dugdale's Monasticon, 59.
 by Gardner against the Duke of
Hamilton, 20.
 Gesner's Hist, qf Beasts, by
Topsell, 402.
 Gualdi's Life qf Q. Christina,
123.
 Guarini, Pastor Fido, 102.
 Holden, a Jansenist letter to
Dr., 361.
 - Hyde's Letter to a Lord qf his
Highness' Council, 79, 171.
 Jewell's Apology, 64.

424

INDEX.

Books, Kepler, a book by, 202, 204,
205.
 Luther, Hist, of, 53.
 Manifesto against Cromwell,
219.
 Mento, the, 5.
 Muffetus De Insectis, 402.
 Price's Anti-Mortonus, 83.
 SalmZLSius' Augusta Historia,63.
 R. Smith's Brief Survey qf the
Lord qf Derry, &c, 83.
 Titus, Killing no Murder, 297,
398; supplement, 344.
 de Ville, Lois Militaires, 332.
 Walker's Hist, of Independency ,
401.
 White's Grounds of Obedience,
158, 167; Tabula suffragantes, 361.
 Womock's Tilenus before the
Triers, 401.
 French book translated by Den-
ham, 401.
Booth, Mr., 53, 175, 331, 332.
— Sir George, 65, 189, 242.
Bordeaux, 249, 261, 305.
 or Bourdeaux, de, French am
bassador in England, 7, 12, 66,
167, 195, 242, 406.
 letter from W. Lockhart to, 400.
Boreel, Sir Will., Bart., Dutch am
bassador at Paris, 99.
 his son, 96, 99.
Borghese, Prince, the Queen of Po
land pawns her jewels to, 176.
 marriage of his daughter, 100.
Borthwick, Col., or Bothwicke, 165,
286,291,315,351.
 dispatches sent, by him, 53.
 instructions for him, 54.
 his wife, 286.
Bossu, or Boussu, in Hainault, letter
dated from, 179.
Boswell, Mr., 22.
Boteler, Col., M.P., opposes Crom
well's being made King, 215.
Botera, Princess di, 137.
Bothwicke, Col., or Borthwick, q.v.
Boulogne, 310, 303, 305, 398.
Bourbon, 353, 370.
 letter dated from, 365.
 A. de, Prince of Conti, 272, 276.
 Louis II. , Prince of Conde, 51,
58, 68, 71, 72, 73, 78, 80, 90, 94,
101, 129, 131, 134, 135 bis, 141,
144, 147, 155, 157, 158, 164, 185,
228, 241, 244, 248, 249, 265, 272,
273, 276, 315, 336, 337, 380, 398.
 ¦  • the most bitter enemy that
France has, 268.

Bourbon, Louis II, Prince of Conde.
Cromwell negotiates with him, 307.
 demands return by King
Charles of the men formerly in his
army, 348. sick, 384, 391, 395 ; King

Charles' physician disobeyed an
order to wait on him, 403.
quarrel between his agent

at Rome and the Prince of Arem-
bergh, 177. his agent in England, see

Barriere; at Madrid, see Mazarolle.
his wife, the Princess of

Cond4 134. 186, 205. 206.
Bourbourg, France, 369, 383, 386,
390, 403.
Bourdeaux — de, or Bordeaux, q. v.
Bourke, see Burke.
 Mr., 228.
Boutell, — , i. e. Sir Will. Compton,
q.v.
Boutteville, — , captures Turenne's
baggage, 349, 350.
Bowles, Mr., pseudon., 235.
Bowyer, John, i. e. Sir E. Villiers, q.v.
Boyle, Eliz., widow of L. Boyle, vise.
Kinalmeaky, 94, 207.
 Roger, Lord Broghill, 239,
240, 242, 245, 291, 366, 367.
 employs a spy at Bruges,
367 ; pseudonym, Ph. Hussey, 240.
Boyne, William, pseudon., 70.
Boys, Sir John, letter from the King
to, 112.
Brabant, 209.
 Chancellor of, 393.
 Council of, 400.
Bradley, Capt., 313.
Bradshaw, John, opposed to Crom
well, 403 ; excepted from pardon by
the King, 407.
 Rich., Cromwell's agent at
Hamburg, 14 »., 29.
 letter to, addressed " Mons.
du Plesse, R.B.," from Sir J.
Henderson, 15.
Braganza, Duke of, 110, 122.
 death of, 216.
Bramhall, John, Bishop of Derry,
22, 297, 404.
 his Treatise qf Schism, 83.
Branch, Thomas, i. e. Sir R. Willis,
q.v.
Brandenburgh, losses in Poland of
the forces from, 178.
 Frederick Will., elector of, 13,
15, 31, 35, 247, 280, 299; sends
money to Charles II, 31; offered

INDEX.

425

5000 men to Mm, 35 s news re
specting, 173.
Braiil fleet, 386, 387.
Breare, Capt. [?]. 359.
Breda, 7, 9» 19. 26, 33, 45, 73. 103,
1051 106. 112. 114. 115. 118, 119
Ms, 120. 129, 132, 168. 170, 186,
244. 247, 251. 255. 329, 330, 347.
S55, 356, 357. 360, 361 Ms, 364,
368, 382.
 letters dated from, 26 [?]. 32
Ms. 33, 67. 117. US, 119 fer, 120.
127. 128 Ms, 184. 189, 197, 220,
229, 252, 257, 269, 310, 346. 364,
365, 368, 391, 394, 397, 399, 403,
404,406.
 palace at, 186.
Bremen, 89.
Brenne le Comte, D. of Gloucester's
regiment quartered at, 289.
Brereley, J., pseudon., letters to the
King, addressed Mr, Thomas
Whvte, 6, 9. see Gardiner.
Bres\64. 97.
Brerston, [Brereton r], Lady. 331.
Brett, — . 329.
 Arthur, dies of the plague at
Borne, 19L
 Sir Edw., 361.
Brian, i. e. O'Neill, q. v.
Bridge, Major-Gen. Tobias, letter
to Thurloe, 4.
Bridgeman. Mr.. ».«. Charles II,
q. v.
 Mr., money due to Mm from
Armorer, 132.
 John, Bishop of Chester, 65.
Brienne, Count des, 5, 273, 281, 390.
Bristock, Mr., in Paatoise, pseudon..
253.
Bristol, 134. 167, 267. 314. 315, 362.
386.
 Earl of, see Digby. George,
Briton, Mr., 265.
BreekweH, Henry amd Thomas, »". e.
Sir R, Willis, q. v.
Brodeiiek, Sir AEanT royalist agent
in England. 213, 242. '
 letters, tinder the name of
Hancock to [Hyde?]. 239. 322 j
letter [ta the fQngc], 317; letter
of intefligenee. under the name of
letters from Hyde, 326.

339.

jismtfott... Jonathan Per

kins, 239.
 Ms cousin, 339.
Broghill, Lord, a* K. Boyle,

Bromrigg, — , London, 239.
Brookes, — , »'. e. Col. Sexby, q. v.
Broukerque, letters dated from, 353.
Brouuner, i.e. G. Villiers, D. of
Buckingham, q. v.
Brown, Dr.. 391.
 Johu. i. e. J. Thurloe, q. v.
Browne, Mr., i.e. Col. Bampfield, q.v.
 Major-Gen., 189, 234, 236, 242,
246. 258.
 John, i. e. W. Howard, q. v.
 Sir Rich., the King's Resident
in France, 17, 64, lot. 206, 285,
288 : revocation from France, 290.
291, 292.
Brownrigge, Ralph, Bishop of Exeter,
50.
Bruges, 23, 110. 111. 117 Ms, 120,
131, 154, 163. 171 Ms, 173. 176,
181, 184. 185. 221. 223, 227,
229, 230, 231, 237, 241 Ms, 242,
24x5. 246. 254, 256. 259. 267. 272,
273. 285. 286, 287. 293. 296 Ms,
299. S15J 323, 326, 329, 331 Ms,
332, 335, 336, 337. 338, 341. 342,
343, 345. 350. 352. 353. 355 Ms,
357, 361 Ms, 362. 364. 365, 367,
368 Ms. 370, 371. 375 Ms, 376,
377. S83 Ms, 384, 393.
 the city bound in 1576 for
money lent to Flanders bv Q. Elk.,
ITS.
 declaration of the Porte to he
printed at, 168.
 scandal in a church at, 204.
 unhealthiness of, 155.
 the Bourne, 393.
 Bishop of, 166.
 Btirnomascer of [Ogniate r],
327, 329.
- — • magistrates of. 158.
 letters dated from. 25, 123. 124,
128. 131 Ms, 138. 139. 140, 141,
142. 14} ter, 146 Ms. 147 Ms. 148,
149. 153. 154. 155. 157. 160. 161
Ms, 166, 168 fer, 173. 176. 179.
181 Ms, 184. 186 Ms. 187. 188.
190, 191. 194. 195. 198 fer. 206.
208. 222. 223 Ms, 226. 238. 240.
242 Ms. 24t9. 253, 254 Ms, 255.
256, 258. 259. 260. 261 Ms, 262
Ms, 265, 266, 297. 300, 304 Ms,
80S, a^9. 312, 318. 320. 825. 327.
328. 329. 335. 33€. 338 bis, 339
Ms, 340. 341. 345, 347, 379 ter,
380, 387. 394. 398. 399, 401, 402^
404. 405.
Brunswick, George WMam, Duke
of, 13, 14.

426

I X D E X.

Brussels, 1, 7, 22, 51, 56, 66, 67, 68,
70, 75, 8?, 86 Ms, 87, 88, 93, 95,
96, 97, 98, 100, 102. 114, 124,
131 Ms, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137,
146, 148, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168,
176, 178, 182, 185, 186, 199, 215,
216, 230, 238, 244, 250, 252, 254,
255, 258, 259, 260 bis, 261, 262
ter, 266 Ms. 278, 28?., 312, 323,
336, 341, 342, 345, 348, 349, 351,
355, 367, 368 Ms, 369, 396, 404,
412 Ms, 413, 414, 415.
 treaty between Charles II and
K. of Spain signed at, 110.
 the Irish Excommunication
printed at, 159.
 Diest Gate at, 100.
 Hotel de Bournonville, 368.
 Jesuits' Refectory, 82.
 Pope's Internuncio at, 137, 141,
142, 159, 160, 162, 164, 174, 186,
203, 307, 315, 327.
 letters dated from, 25, 38, 40,
42, 55, 56, 57 Ms, 81, 88, 100,
106, 109, 110, 112 Ms, 117, 118,
120 Ms, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126,
127, 129 Ms, 131, 133, 134, 135
Ms, 136, 137, 138, 141, 144 Ms,
147, 148, 149, 150 Ms, 151 ter,
154, 157, 158, 162, 165 Ms, 166
Ms, 167 ter, 174 Ms, 176, 186,
199, 200, 201, 202 ter, 203, 204
Ms, 205, 206, 207, 209 Ms, 210,
211, 215, 216, 218, 224 Ms, 226,
227 Ms, 228 Ms, 229 Ms, 232 Ms,
238, 243 Ms, 249, 253, 259, 279,
283, 284, 286 Ms^288, 2S9 bis,
290 quater, 292, 293, 294 Ms, 295
Ms, 296 Ms, 297, 298 Ms, 306, 307,
308, 310, 315, 318, 321, 324, 326,
327 Ms, 331, 335 Ms, 340 Ms, 341,
343, 344, 346, 349, 350, 351, 352,
354, 355, 356 Ms, 357, 358, 360,
361, 362, 363 Ms, 364, 365, 370,
372 quater, 375, 376 Ms, 379,
392, 393 ter, 396, 400, 413.
Bryan, Mr., i. e. D. O'Neill, q. v.
 Col., 415.
Bryce, Col., 13.
Bucke, — , 115.
Buckingham, Duke of, see Villiers,
George.
Bulfard, Bulfurd or Burfurd [q. v.],
Mons., names by wMch letters
were supposed to be addressed for
Hyde, 84.
Bulla Aurea, the, never obaerved in
elections of Emperors, 127.
Bullin, i. e. Boulogne, q. v.

Bunce, Aid. James, 35, 65, 221, 242,
407; gained over from the Pres
byterians to the Church, 230.
Bunkly, — , a Spanish merchant in
London, 373, 375.
Buquoy, Count de, letter from
Charles II to, 289.
Burford or Burfurd, Mons., i. c. Col.
G. Talbot, q. v.
Burgh, Col., 208.
Burgundy wine, 381.
Burke, see Bourke.
 Col., 327.
 John, extract from a letter of
information from Mm, 120.
 Sir Moore Tracy, 332.
Burton, Andrew, i. e. H. Manning,
q.v.
Bussein, letter dated from, 51.
But, Mr., 384.
Butler, EleaDor, wife of D. Mac
Carthy, vise. Muskerry, q. v.
 James, Marq. of Ormonde,
8, 14, 17, 29, 40, 54, 65 Ms,
66, 67, 70, 76, 82, 85, 86 Ms,
88, 93, 97, 98, 124, 131, 134, 147,
148, 151, 153, 154, 160, 161, 166,
170, 198, 203, 206, 229, 231, 232
Ms, 233, 238, 241, 244, 255, 259,
266, 283, 288, 292, 306 Ms, 315,
316, 325, 333, 366, 368, 372, 375,
378, 379, 402, 409.
Letters to : —
The King, 11, 155, 157, 306.
R. C. Bishop of Dromore, 172,
187 198
Sir e! Hyde, 1, 4, 5, 6 Ms, 7,
8 bis, 9 Ms, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21,
22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 34 ter, 59, 60,
93, 113, 117, 121, 122, 124, 128,
129, 131 Ms, 133, 134 Ms, 135,
148, 149, 155, 157, 160, 162, 166,
168 ter, 171, 179, 181 Ms, 259,
298, 307, 315, 318, 321, 324, 326,
327, 335, 341, 343, 344, 346, 359,
364, 365, 376, 377 Ms, 380, 404.
E. Mottet, 394.
Sir E. Nicholas, 22.
W. Rumbold, addressed Robin-
son, 139, 247, 326.
Lord Taaffe, 249.
Sir R. Welsh, 243.
without address, 186.
 papers in his hand - writ
ing, 35 Ms, 42, 97, 111 Ms, 152 Ms.
• letters endorsed by him,

107, 108, 114, 121, 122 Ms, 129 Ms,
140, 147, 148 Ms, 165, 179, 180,
183.

INDEX.

427

Butler, James. Marq. of Ormonde,
mention of his treaty with the Irish,
1648, 110.
 treaty with Spain signed
by him, 110.
 considerations respecting
the expedition to England, 250.
 goes to the Spanish camp
at Tournay, 155.
 box containing his ciphers
left at Valenciennes, 155.
 memorandum 6ent to him
by the King for a reply to the
Spanish minister, 253.
 writes to Robinson, 348.
 borrows money, 360.
 his going into England
proposed by Don Juan, 406.
 pseudonyms: Harrison, 85;
George Langley, 206, 208, 211,
339; Mr. Page, 19, 22; Mr.
Pickering, 19, 26 bis, 27 Ms, 28,
125, 134, 156, 169, 220.
 his wife Elizabeth, 55, 81,
84 bis, 103, 150, 158, 289, 308,
366, 414; her arrival in Ireland,
406; a letter from her to Ormonde
lost, iMd. his family, 81, 103 Ms;

proposed marriage of Ms daughter
Elizabeth to Sir G. Savile, 414.
his brothers, 255.

Correspondents, see-
Armorer, Xich.
Bennet, Sir H.
Caracena, Marq. de.
Charles II.
Darcy, Oliver.
Digby, G., E. of Bristol.
Dillon, Lord.
Dongan, Rob.
Dongan, Sir W.
Halsall, J.
Hamilton, Sir G.
Haro, L. de.
Holies, G.
Hyde, Sir E.
Juan, Don.
Lane, George.
MacCarthy, Donogh, vise. Mus
kerry.
Mottet, Egidio.
Nicholas, Sir E.
O'Brien, Mort.
Robbinson, Macey.
Rumbold, W.
Shaw, George.
Steephens, John.
Talbot, Gilbert.

Talbot, Peter.
Talbot, Rich.
Vic, Sir H. de.
W., N.
Butler, Major James, 238.
 Richard, E.rl of Arran, son of
the M arq. of Ormonde, 84, 1 58, 183 .
 Thomas, called Earl of Ossory,
eldest son of the Marq., 84, 193,
221,366; permitted by Cromwell to
go into France, 354 ; copies by him
of the warrant, &c, ibid. ; pro
posed marriage to Sir G. Savile's
sister, 414.
Bychi, Cav., see Bichi.
Byrne, or Birne, Nicholas, an Irish
priest, 282.
Byron, Lord, 41, 79, 164, 312, 337,
356.
 Sir Rob., 43.
, Byshop, Mr., pseudonym, 192.
C.
C, a royalist in England, letter to
him from the King, 288; mentioned,
322, 342; a notorious gamester,
345 [see also Chance].
C, Mr., in cipher "240" [the same
as the preceding ?], 21, 132 ; letters
to Mm, 277, 348.
C, L., letters for, 196.
C, Thomas, 291.
C, W., i. e. Sir W. Compton, q. v.
C, Major W. (qu. Clayton ?), pre
pares to seize Bristol for the King,
314. "'
" Cabala," the, 197.
Cadiz, 225, 226, 232, 251, 278, 298,
317, 365.
 letter dated from, 238.
Cajetano, Duke de, 98.
Calais, 23, 82, 122, 128, 130, 149,
173, 182, 196, 240, 254, 280, 295,
307, 331, 398.
 an agent to be appointed to
receive letters at, 193.
 letters dated from, 12, 175.
 Governor of, 176, 188.
Calonne, letter dated from, 349.
Caltoffe, Jasper, Burgomaster of
Dort, 37.
Cam, near Bruges, royalist troops
quartered at, 283.
Camaly, — , 344.
Cambray, 298, 321.
 Castle, 248.
Cambridge, discourse of two Cam
bridge scholars with Hyde, on the
nomination of Bishops, 104, 105.

428

INDEX.

Camfeild, Francis, Virginia mer
chant, London, 234, 326, 348,
357.
Campbell, Archibald, Marq. of
Argyll, proposed marriage of his
daughter with the Duke of Buck
ingham, 137.
 Lord Lome, 279.
 letter from the King to,
2.
 John, Earl of Loudoun, letter
from the King to, 3.
Camphire, letter dated from, 354.
Canaries, the, 286, 296, 298, 364.
Candia, island of, 188.
Canterbury, 335, 341 ; Sir R. Walsh
arrested at, 366.
 letter dated from, 331, (see
335).
Cantwell, Mr., pseudon., 411.
Cap, (Capel ?), Lady, letter from the'
King to, 44.
Capitoni, Cornelio, account of the
murder of one of Q. of Sweden's
suite, 382.
Capponi, Card. Aloysius, 105, 109.
Caracena, Marq. de, 131, 132, 134,
142, 144, 155 Ms, 157, 160, 164
Ms, 166, 168, 177, 179 Ms, 180,
182 Ms, 183, 186, 187, 193, 199,
200, 201/ 202, 203, 204, 205 Ms,
206, 209 ter, 228 ter, 232, 238,
253 Ms, 255, 279, 281, 282, 296,
301, 306, 346, 349, 354, 360, 368,
370, 376, 387, 395, 402, 404.
 letter to Ormonde, 253.
 conference with the Earl of
Bristol, 185.
Carbery, Earl of, see Vaughan, Rich.
Cardenas, Don Alonso de, Spanish
ambassador at London [in P. Tal
bot's cipher "7"], 30 bis, 52, 54,
62 bis, 63, 68, 70, 71, 75 scepe, 76,
80, 84 bis, 85, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95,
98, 100, 102, 106, 107, 109, 110,
120 bis, 126, 128, 129 bis, 131 Ms,
132, 133, 134, 138, 140, 142, 144
sirpe, 147, 148 Ms, 149 Ms, 150
scepe, 151 Ms, 153, 154 ter, 155
ter, 157 Ms, 158 Ms, 159, 160, 163
164, 165 ter, 166 ter, 167, 168,
173, 174 Ms, 175, 176, 184 Ms,
185, 186 Ms, 201, 202, 203 Ms, 204
ter, 205, 206, 213, 216, 225 bis,
226, 243, 250, 253, 259 Ms, 279,
282, 285, 288, 293 Ms, 300, 306,
324, 329, 334, 347, 365, 375, 393,
394, 399, 400, 401, 402, 412,
413.

Cardenas, Don Alonso de, letters to
Charles II, 138, 167, 265, 392.
 extract from a letter from
him to P. Talbot, 83.
 ¦ overtures made to him in
England by Rumbold about Ja
maica, 90.
 ordered to depart from
England by Cromwell, 94.
•  application to him for
money for Charles II, 165.
 illness of, 229.
 nicknamed " old Blinks,"
by E. of Bristol, 372.
Careless, Col., 389.
Carey, Sir Horace, 239.
 see also Cary.
Caribbee islands, Lord Proprietor of,
see Willoughby, Lord.
Carington, — , letter to the King, 250.
Carleton, — , a clergyman, accounts
given to the King of royalist pre
parations in England, 372, 373,
374.
Carlow, 351.
 Castle, 80.
Carnaby, Mr., money paid to, 41.
 Col., 379.
Carnarvon, Earl of, see Dormer,
Charles.
Carnevale, F., i. e. J. Thurloe, q. v.
Carr, Newton, 256.
Carrickduffe, Ireland, 351.
Carte, Thomas, his Life qf Ormonde
cited, 112.
 his Original Letters cited,
37, 40, 412, 413 Ms, 414, 415,
416.
Carter, Mr., pseudon., 199, 234, 266.
Carteret, Sir George, 18, 111, [132?],
158, 261, 386, 387 Ms, 402;
desires to be brought to trial in
France, and asks Lockhart's favour,
384; banished from France, 396,
403..
Carterett, Mr., 32.
Carthagena, 222.
Carton, [Ireland ?], 78.
Cartwright, servant to the Duke of
York, 155.
Cary, Mr., 376.
 James, pseudon., letter to Mr.
Maslyn, 2.
Casrute [?], 405.
Cassel, 269.
Castel Gandolfo, see Albano.
Castelhaven, Earl of,see Touchet, Jas.
Castelnau, Gen., 398.
Castro, dukedom of, 176.

INDEX.

429

Catalonia, 185, 186, 194, 316, 319,
329, 346.
Cavaliers, the, 102, 125, 164, 179,
212, 268.
 many seized in London and sent
to the Tower, 175, 179.
Cavanagh, Dermott McDowling, see
Kavanagh, Derby.
Cavendish, Will., Marq. of New
castle, 154; displeased with Hyde,
44, 51, 53.
Cecchino, Card., death of, 123.
Cecil, William, Earl of Salisbury,
189.
Cecill, — , involved in Syndercombe's
plot against Cromwell, 241, 244,
247 ; employed to assassinate
the King, 277, 298.
Cesi, — , 397.
Cesis, Card. Pet. Don. death of, 91,92.
Ch., 115.
Ch. D. [Hyde?], letter from H.
Nutt to, 2.
Ch., Sir Jo., money received from, 41.
Chaffin, Mrs., 207, 208.
Chalcedon, Bishop of,see Smith, Rich.
Challiot, France, 4.
Chambers, Richard, a merchant in
Spain, will lend money. to the
King, 133.
Chambery, Savoy, letter dated from,
329.
Chance, Mr., Whitchapel, pseudon.,
letter to 'him from " Mary His-
cocks," 301.
Chandos, Lady, 374.
Charenton, the Elders at, 105.
Charles I, 31, 34, 48, 66, 77, 127, 270,
305, 325.
 treaty at the Isle of Wight, 157.
 the regicides, 214, 3ll, 407,
408.
Charles II, 1, 4, 6, 7, et passim.
Letters .- —
to Queen Henrietta Maria, 18, 52,
369; to Duke of York, 18; to Prin
cess of Orange, 363, 389.
 to Charles X of Sweden, 15 ; to
Duke of Neuburg, 35 bis, 56, 97,
148, 152 ; to Philip IV of Spain,
104; to King of Poland, 177; to
Duke of Tuscany, 282 ; to Louis
XIV of France, 290; to Fred. Ill
of Denmark, 340, 350.
 to Card. Bagny, 372 ; to
Marq. de los Balbases, 290 ; to
Card. Franc. Barberini, 35, 372;
to Count de Buquoy, 289 ; to
the Magistrates of Cologne, 118;

to the City of Dantzic, 178,
340; to the Governor of Gravelines,
298; to Don L. de Haro, 104,
350; to Don Juan of Austria,
146, 194, 261, 350, 398; to the
same (?) accrediting Hyde, 152 ;
to Marq. de Leda, 358 ; to Arch
bishop of Mayence, 148; to Due
de Montalto, 349 ; to the Viceroy of
Norway, 350; to the Conde de
Pignoranda, 372 ; to Count de
Ranzau, 350 ; to Card, of Toledo,
351.
 to "Ballo," 39; to Sir John
Boys, 112 ; to " C," 288; to Lady
Cap (Capel?), 44; to Sir W.
Compton, 340; to Sir Ashley
Cooper, 17 ; to Thomas Dalyell,
2; to "D" (Darcy), 4; to Sir
William Davison, 177; to Will.
Drummond, 2 ; to Col. Finch,
111 ; to Earl of Glencairn, 53; to
Glengarry, 3; to Mr. and Mrs.
H., 153 ; to " H," 287; to Hallsall,
44; under the name of Roper, to
Mr. Holmeby, 375 ; to Rich. Hop-
ton, 111; to Ch. Howard's wife,
173; to William Howard, addressed
as John Fisher, 146, 265; to Sir
E. Hyde, 23, 106, 109, 112, 123,
150, 306, 308, 327, 335 ; to Lord
Inchiquin, 190 ; to " J," 288 ; to
Lord Jermyn, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 18
bis; to "L. 3," 44; to Earl of
Lauderdale, 39 ; to A. L. (Adam
Lawson ?), 17 ; to Lord Leven, 54 ;
to Lord Lome, 2 ; to Earl of Lou
doun^; to the Countess Marischal,
3 ; to Gen. Middleton, 2 ; signed T.,
to Gen. Monk, 53 ; to Geo. Mom-ton,
61 ; signed "Jackson," to Lord
Mu., 340 ; to Mr. Musgrave,
112; to Lord Napier, 2; to A.
Newport, 340 ; to D. O'Neill,
86 ; to the Marq. of Ormonde, 11,
100 Ms, 101, 102, 131, 157, 262 ;
to the Governor of Plymouth(?),17;
to Lord Rochester, 20 ; to " Mr.
Roles," 3, 16; Mrs. Rosse, 62;
to "Mr. Ry," 38; to "S.," 44;
to Mr. Scott, 18 ; to Lord Selkirk,
2 ; to Sir Rob. Shirley, 111 ; to Sir
H. Slingsby, 112; to Lady Stan
hope, 16 ; to J. Stapley, 358 ; to
Capt. Titus, 66 ; to Mr. Webster,
284; to John Wildman, 153; to
Lord Willoughby, 19; to three ano
nymous royalists, 20; writes a letter
to Andrew Newport, 326 ; proposal

430

INDEX.

for his writing letters to ask for
money,339; letter toborrowmoney,
358 ; letters sent by him to friends
in England through Lady Hall dis
covered by her to Cromwell, 206 ;
a packet of his letters delivered to
Cromwell, 403.
State Papers .¦ —
Instructions respecting the Duke
of Neuburg's negotiations at Rome,
41 ; statement respecting the nego
tiations, 52.
Commission for receipt of con
tributions for Bishops, 45 ; warrant
respecting mode of appointment of
Bishops, 45.
Instructions to Sir H. de Vic,
63, 93.
Answers to Sexby's proposals,
91, 213.
Secret treaty with the King of
Spain, 109 ; special article of this
treaty, 110.
Proposed application to the city
of Antwerp for repayment of money
lent to the States of Flanders by
Queen Elizabeth, 178.
Instructions to Sir Henry Ben
nett, 222 bis.
Memorandum sent to Ormonde
for a reply to the Spanish Ministers,
253. Reply to a paper from the
Spanish Ministers, postponing the
expedition to England, 279.
Commission to Lord Muskerry
and Sir G. Hamilton for negotia
tions in Spain, 281.
Order to Lord Taaffe, 256.
Warrant to Sir P. Drummond,
279. Warrant for creation of Countess
of Chesterfield, 290.
Proposal for his licensing Eng
lish goods in Flanders, 363, 411.
Drafts of Proclamation and De
clarations proposed to be made on
his setting out for England, 407,
408 ; suggestions for a Declaration,
286. Spanish Affairs : —
[See also under Poverty and
Supplies.]
Negotiations with the King of
Spain, 39, 109, 110, 136, 137, 138,
144, 147, 148, 152, 156, 177, 209;
desires ships and seamen of the
Spaniards, 116; an independent
Admiralty Court for his ships,

124; ships provided for him by
Spain, 242 ; Spaniards offer to
maintain him in Flanders, 98 ;
incognito in the Spanish dominions,
not being publicly owned, 149, 154,
155, 160 ; sends regiments to
guard the coast of Flanders, 162 ;
recognition of his passes, 175, 180,
183, 187, 188, 195, 201 ; negotiates
with Spain for advance of money
to pay his troops, 179 ; an agent
to be sent to Spain, 185, 187 ;
wants quarters for his troops in
Flanders, 205, 209, 214, 215;
interviews with Don Juan, 211,
216; offers to take the command
of his subjects in the Spanish
army, 299 ; the Spaniards object
to his taking the field with them,
320 ; offer to him of a bribe from
a Spanish treasurer in disgrace,
326, 328 ; liberty of the Spanish
ports for his ships, see Spain.
Roman Catholics : —
Negotiations with Rome, 41, 52,
59, 60, 61, 106, 107, 160, 161;
put in the hands of his mother,
416; the King returns a letter and
petition on the subject to Father
Talbot, 60 ; ready to repeal or
suspend the Penal laws if assisted
by the Pope, 19, 110; the Pope
willing to assist him in. what is not
contrary to the Catholic religion,
102, 141 ; advantage of his having
an agent to treat with the Pope,
123, 320 ; proposals to him to be
come a Roman Catholic, 75, 87,
106 ; assurances of good-will to
wards his R.C. subjects, 106, 107,
309, 315, 325; secret article of
toleration to the Roman Catholics,
308, 315.
Miscellaneous public matters ; —
Plots to assassinate him, 79,
108, 115, 239, 277, 298, 299, 409 ;
the fleet favourable to, 93 ; Irish
troops for his service, 60, 132 ;
withdraws the Irish troops from
the French service, 168, 170, 172 ;
Scotch troops in Germany wish to
'oin him, 178 ; a messenger from
im taken at Yarmouth, 127 ;
necessity of organization amongst
his party, 142, 152, 310; his friends
in the North of England, 154 ;
conference about an expedition
to England, 185; correspondence
amongst the King's friends to

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be settled by means of some
of the bishops and clergy,
192 ; suggestions respecting man
agement of his affairs in England,
219; Act of Abjuration of him
passed in England, 221 ; his
Declaration well received by the
navy, 281 ; treats with the
Presbyterians, 307, 407 ; pre
parations for his expedition to
England, 326, 370, 387, 394;
Hyde is desired to write a char
acter of him for use in England,
356 ; a traitor said to be in his
council, 367 [411?]; willing to
make a bargain for the assassina
tion of Cromwell, 388 ; list of
requisites for his expedition to
England, 409 ; an agent from
Kent, see Kilvert, Madame.
Movements .¦ —
Reported to be in England, 22 ;
at Dusseldorp, 22, 27 ; at Cologne,
34, 61 ; his family at Cologne,
117 ; at Frankfort, 59 ; leaves
Frankfort, 60 ; very desirous to go
to Flanders, 68, 69 ; advantage of
his presence in Flanders, 77, 80,
83; journey to Flanders, 95, 96,
99 ; information of his. journey to
Flanders sent to Paris, 103, 107 ;
arrives at and leaves Brussels, 100 ;
at Vilvord, 100, 106; advice re
specting his residence in Flanders,
110; at Bruges, 117, 123, 259;
desires a house at Mechlin, 155 ;
— • at Ghent, 357 ; desires to go to
Dunkirk, 166 ; goes to Brussels,
211; at Sluys and Damm, 252;
at Oballo, 276 ; at Brussels, 283,
355; his family at Bruges, 295,
301; Hyde urges him to go to
Bruges, 329; at Dunkirk, 376,
415; at Bruges, 394.
Letters and papers sent to him : —
From Queen Henrietta Maria,
365; from the Duke of York, 113,
225 ; from the Princess of Orange,
357, 364 ; from Philip IV of Spain,
136, 295, 316; from the Duke of
Neuburg, 15, 37, 60, 91, 247;
from Don Juan of Austria, 135,
146, 148 Ms, 261, 310, [316], 334,
344. 398, 406 ; from [Marq. de los
Balbases?], 370; from Lord Bal
carres, 33; from Sir H. Bennet,
345, 348, 349, 355, 362, 364, 371,
377, 383, 392; from J. Brereley,
6, 9 ; from the Earl of Bristol, 202,

205, 227, 348, 353, 360 ; from Sir
Allan Broderick, 317 ; from Don
A. de Cardenas, 138, 167, 265,
392; from — Carington, 250; from
Ch. Da. [Charles Davison ?], 240;
from Col. C. Finch, 107; from
Don E. de Gamarra, 389 ; from
— Graves;235 ; from James Halsall,
16 ; from J. Hamilton, 135, 136 ;
from Don L. de Haro, 137, 144 ;
from Rich. Hopton, 107, 122, 322 ;
from Ann [?] Howard, 220 ; from
W. Howard, signed John Fisher,
234; from Hyde, 103, 110,
113, 117, 150, 165, 180, 300, 304,
308, 312, 325, 336, 338, 379; from
Sir M. Langdale, 38, 42, 55, 56 ;
from Col. T. Lyon, 12 ; from " L.
Ma.," 310 ; from Major-Gen. Edw.
Massie, 207; from Marq. of Or
monde, 11, 155, 157, 306; from
Sir T. Rokeby, 88 ; from — Rum
bold, signed W. Robinson, 89;
from Sir R. Shirley, 47, 127, 142,
152, 164, 191 ; from John Stapley,
388; from Vise. Taaffe, 131, 358;
from Father Peter Talbot, 39,40, 51,
53, 54, 57, 61, 69, 70, 71, 75, 76,
80, 83, 87, 102, 106, 129, 137,
146, 148, 183, 202, 412, 415, 416 ;
from Thomas Talbot, 122; from
Sir R. Walsh, or Welsh, 139, 140,
169 Ms ; from Sir R. Willis, 292 ;
from Thos. Strang [i. e. Col. War
den], 303 ; from an English mer
chant in Spain, 133 ; from a royal
ist in England, 396 ; a letter from
the King of Poland, sent to him,
311 ; mention of a letter from Lord
Taaffe, 336.
Paper of pretended information
for him, 80.
Statement addressed to him by
J. Hamilton about omission of
prayers for him in Scotland, 136.
Addresses and proposals made
to him by the Levellers, 145, 233
bis, 235, 245, 246 bis-, a Declara
tion to satisfy all parties drawn up
by them, 156, 167 ; heads of the
Declaration, 156.
Heads of messages brought to
him from England by W. Rum
bold, 167.
Poverty, debts, and supplies : —
His poverty, 43, 158, 189, 199,
240, 250, 292, 308, 310, 357, 359,
360, 404; debts at Cologne, 110,
117, 123, 165 Ms, 166 Ms, 168,

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INDEX.

178; letters for supplies of money,
44 ter, 88, 358; failure of Rum
bold to get supplies in England,
90; money sent by the Elector of
Brandenburgh, 31 ; money to he
paid to him, by order of Princess
of Orange, 100; pension from
France, 18, 34, 105, H3, 118, 123,
131,168,170; money for his service,
25, 128, 131, 178, 357 ; given by
Sir R. Shirley, 89; procured and
disbursed by W. Sandys, 176;
monthly allowance from the King
of Spain, 151, 155, 160, 163, 165,
167, 173, 201, 240, 368, 372, 393;
money promised by Spain, 227,
228, 229, 290, 347, 358, 360, 361,
362, 365 bis, 368, 369 ; endeavours
to borrow money &c. from the
city of Antwerp, 180; the Em
peror to be solicited for the money
promised by him, 223 ; pawns his
George, 232, 233 ; poverty of his
servants at Bruges, 301 ; owes
Lord Culpeper for four coach-
horses, 336; commissions Bristol
to ask Don Juan for 500,000
crowns, 342; desires to borrow
money from the city of Dantzic,
340 ; debts at Brussels, 356 ;
• money sent him by the D. of
Wurtemberg, 358 ; money as
signed by Spain for his equipage,
363; borrows money at Dunkirk,
401. Personal Matters ¦¦ —
Indisposition, 32 ; animosity
against Col. Bampfield, 65 ; re
covers some stolen plate at Cologne,
73 ; proposed visit to the Prince of
Conde, 78 ; ordered Dr. Frasier
to attend the P. of Cond£ in his
illness, 403 ; reports of his having
become a Papist, 118; wants a
Spanish New Test., 102; wants
seven coach-horses, 124 Ms; horses
procured for him, 122; book of titles
and modes of address, 124; visits
Mde. Strozzi, 143; displeased with
Thomas Talbot, 157; sends hounds
to Don Juan, 199 ; breach with
the Duke of York, 224, 225, 226,
227, 230, 235, 244 ; reconciliation,
244, 256, 307; wine and beer re
quired for his court and house
hold, with the names of his attend
ants, 279 ; dissoluteness of Ms
court, 330 ; good for him to
be sometimes alone, 338; sharp

ness between him and his sister,
360 ; his disregard of persona.
danger, 380; attempts to obtain
possession of his son from Mrs.
Barlow, 392, 393, 394, 396, 400;
a mistress at Bruges, 131 ; — at
Brussels, 341 ; see Barlow ; his
chaplains, see Earle, Floyd ; physi
cian, see Frazer.
Pseudonyms .• —
Mr. Aylworth [?], 411; Mr.
Bridgeman, 199, 210; called "the
Man at Bridges," 231, 235, 236,
241, 255; Mr. Crosse, 127; Mr.
Edmond, 211, 253; Thomas Edmon
son or Edmundson, 143, 144, 175,
211, 212, 213, 216, 239, 291 ; Mr.
Edward, 264; Mr. Eger, 139;
Mr. Ellis [?], 119, 124; Mr. Hall,
79, 108; Mr. Humphery, 303;
Mr. Jackson, 21 Ms, 22, 23, 26
Ms, 27, 130, 189, 197, 208, 215,
242, 294, 323; Mr. Kilby, 125,
134; Doctor Martin, 164; Mr.
Matome, 291, 317; Mr. Moore,
16; Ralph, 286, 288; Mr. Roch -
ford, 415; Roper, 375; Mr. Wil
liam Smith, 220, 235 ; Mr. White, 6.
Charles Louis, Elector Palatine, q.v.
Charles X., King of Sweden, q. v.
Charleton, M. D., letter of warning
against him, 120.
Chepstow, 315.
 Castle, pseudon. " Mr. Davis,"
220.
Cherubino, Card., death of, 123.
Chester, 84.
 bishopric of, 64.
 Bishops of, see Bridgeman,
John, D.D. ; Clare, Andrew, D.D.
 West, 231, 266.
Chesterfield, Earl and Countess of,
see Stanhope, Philip and Cath.
Chichester, Bishop of, see King,
Henry.
 Lord and Lady, 389.
Chichley, Sir H., 336.
Chiffinch, Mr. Thomas, 112, 113 Ms,
114.
 his wife, 113.
Chillingworth, William, 82.
Cholmondeley, Rob., Earl of Lein-
ster, 356.
Christian royalists, or Fifth-Monarchy
Men, 145.
Christina, Queen of Sweden, q. v.
Christoval, Don, secretary to Don
Luis de Haro, 265, 278, 369,
377, 384.

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Church, Mr., 63, 64, 294.
Church of England, see England;
Shirley, Sir R.
Church lands, 156, 157.
Churches, Eastern and Western, 48.
Ciphers, notice of Hyde's cipher with
Broderick, 339.
Civita Vecchia, 130, 185.
Clarnmullen, Ireland, 351.
Clapham, 321, 325.
Clare, Earl of, see Hollis, John.
Clare, Andrew, D.D., chaplain to the
King, beneficed in diocese of
Chester, 64; his name suggested
in a draught of a collation to the
see of Chester, 64, 65.
Clarke, — . one of Cromwell's spies,
298.
 Capt., 313.
 John, 400.
Clauwens, Jean Battiste, pseudon.,
127.
Claypole, John, 239.
 Eliz. Cromwell, his wife,
quarrels with Mrs. Lambert, 239 ;
ridicules the Major-generals' wives,
245.
Clayton, Major, 167, 267, 314
[? W. C.].
Clearke, Leonard, recommended to
Bennet by Hyde, 301 ; commission
from the King sent to him in Spain,
352.
Clement, Richard, fictitious name of
Hyde's correspondent at Rome *.
 ¦ — — letters to Hyde, 79 [?],
91, 92, 93, 96, 98, 100, 102, 103,
105, 108. Ill, 115, 123, 130, 133,
135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 143, 147,
151, 158, 163 Ms, 169, 176, 177,
180, 185, 188, 195, 198, 219, 231,
248, 250. 265, 269, 275. 296, 305,
320, 351, 357, 361; signed John
Wilfrid, 140; mention of a letter
from him to Hyde, 179.
 ; — memorial with reference
to the Irish Excommunication de
livered to the Pope, 109.
 letters from Hvde to him,
10, 12, 52, 61, 91?, 95 bis, 98, 106,
119, 138, 139, 147, 153.
* The suggestion made in the Index to the preceding volume that Clement's real
name was probably Reed or Reade [not Rowe or Roe] is confirmed, partly by an
entry in the first vol. of this Calendar, art. 404, p. 53, where, under date of 15
Nov. 1634, Father Selby, » Benedictine, is described also by the names of Wilfrid
(under which form of name Clement writes at p. 140 of this vol.) and of Reade:
and partly by the facts that the letter at p. 140 is in favour of a relative named
Francis Reade, and that the Wilford, alias Wilfrid, of Hyde's correspondence was a
Benedictine, and so coincides with the author John " Rubeus," or Reade.
VOL. III. F f

" Cloth of Silver," i. e. Sir E. Villiers,
q.v.
Clotworthy, Lady Mary, letter to A.
Annesley, 389.
Cnadell [?], Lord, 256.
Co., Sir Will.) i. e. Sir W, Compton,
q.v.
Cobb, Sir Francis, 58.
Coblentz, 59.
Cochrane, Sir John, or Cockram,
168, 315.
Cockerham, Sir Brier [sic], 304.
Coggen, Sir Andrew, 242, 243.
Colberg, Pomerania, 15.
Colbrooke, Wilts., 80.
Cole, John, pseudon., royalist agent
in England, letter from him, 220 ;
his address in London, ibid.
Colepeper, or Culpeper, John, Lord,
14, 29, 108, 113, 118 Ms, 166,
225, 254, 294, 296, 336, 357, 361,
365, 368, 379, 3S5, 399, 402.
 Col. Thomas, of Bedsbery,
Kent, 366.
Coles, Cornet, 373.
 Major, 373.
Cohens, — , the Mermaid, Buck-
lersbury, 220.
Colme, the river, 361.
Cologne, 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13 Ms, 14, 17
bis, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 36, 38, 60
bis, 61, 67, 69, 73, 74, 76, 77 bis,
78 ter, 82, 84, 85, 96, 100, 103,
106, 110, 112, 113, 120, 126. 128,
131, 165, 173, 224, 229, 302, 384,
412 bis, 414, 415 ; used for London,
27.
 letter from Charles II to the
magistrates of, 118.
 letter from Armorer to some one
at, 63.
 ¦ the King's confederates ap
pointed to meet at, 35.
 Charles II at, 34, etc. [see
Charles II].
 King's family at, 117, 123.
 the King's debts there ; see
Charles II.
 Church of the Carmelite friars,
86, 96.
 the Recollects' cloister, 73.

434

INDEX.

Cologne, the Recollects' garden, 372.
 table of distance from Cologne
to Antwerp, 77.
 letters dated from, 3, 5, 7, 10
bis, 12, 13, 15 Ms, 16, 17, 18, 22,
29, 34 Ms, 45, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56,
58 Ms, 65, 66 Ms, 68, 69 Ms, 71,
73, 74, 88, 89, 92 ter, 94, 95, 96,
97 Ms, 99, 100, 102, 103 Ms, 104
Ms, 105, 107, 109, 110 Ms, 112,
113, 114 Ms, 115, 126 Ms, 159,
412, 413.
 Maximilian Henry, Elector of,
109.
" Colonel," an agent so called, comes
from England to the King, 17.
Coltman, — , 303.
Comerford, Mr. [Cromwell ?], 211.
CommacMo, Italy, 231.
Commonwealth's-men, 145.
Compiegne, France, paper dated from,
66.
 letter dated from, 200.
Compton, Capt., agent for Cromwell
abroad, 309.
 Sir Spencer, death of, 178.
 Sir Will., 11, 43, 239, 291,
303 Ms, 316, 333, 335.
 letter from the King, 340.
 mention of letter to him
from Hyde, 336.
 pseudonym, Boutell, 216,
317.
Conde, in French Flanders, 162, 172,
187.
 siege of, 148, 153, 155, 162.
— — letter dated from the camp be
fore, 160.
¦  Prince of, i. e. L. Bourbon, q. v.
Confession, suggested by Hyde as a
subject for Cosin to treat on, 105,
128.
Constable, — ,pseudon., 211.
Constantinople, 72.
 John, Patriarch of, his dis
pute with St. Gregory, 82.
Conti, Prince of, i. e. Bourbon, q. v.
Cony, one of Cromwell's soldiers,
364.
Conyers, Mr., pseudon., 119, 129,
132.
 Mrs., 119.
Cooke, Col., 415.
 Thomas, 60 ; death of, 168.
Cookesey, Edward, 362 n.
Cooly, Mr., i.e. Abr. Cowley, q.v.
Coope, Mr., see Cooper, John.
Cooper, Sir Ashley, letter from the
King to, 17.

Cooper, John, a royalist agent, 292,
329, 341.
 letter of intelligence from
Mm, 20-21. ¦ in London, has got horses

for the King, 122.
 escaped from the Gate
house, 164; suspected by Sir R.
Shirley, 164, 191.
— with Sir M. Langdale, 244.
letters sent and brought

by

by him, 112, 134, 281
 intelligence received
him from Ch. Darcy, 298.
 Thomas, 400.
 Thomas, pseudon., 197, 234.
Copenhagen, ietter dated from, 315.
Coper, Mr., see Cooper, John.
Coraille, — , Quarter-Master-Gen. to
D. of York, quarrel with Lord
Taaffe, and sentence of reparation,
358.
Corbett, Miles, C. B. Exch. of Ire
land, 223.
Corinth, 64.
Cornelys, D., and Ann, pseudon.?
letter without address, 23.
Cornwall, 263, 367, 409 Ms.
Corn wallis, Sir Fred., 79, 307.
 Lady, 307.
Cosin, John, D.D., Dean of Durham,
72 Ms, 128.
 letters to Hyde, 63, 207.
 corrections in draft of a
warrant about appointment of
bishops, 46; proposes a form of
collation and mandate for appoint
ment of bishops, 104; sends his
Hist, qf Transubstant. to Hyde,
64; confession suggested to him
by Hyde as a subject to treat on,
105, 128.
 letters from Hyde to him,
50, 104, 127.
 his daughter, 207.
Queen Henr. Maria forbids

meetings for devotion in his room
in Paris, 330.
Cottin[g]ton, Mr., mention of his
wife's family, 26.
Cotton, Charles, 191.
Cottrell, Sir Charles, governor to the
Duke of Gloucester, 65, 67, 100,
139, 150, 161, 183, 352, 358.
 Clement, 67.
Courtnay, Father, 109.
Courtray, Flanders, 216.
Coventry, Henry, 12, 402, 404, 405,
407.

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Coventry, Thomas, second Lord, 79.
 Will., 2, 107, 118, 197.
 letter from Hyde to him, 140.
Cowley, or Cooly, Abraham, letter to
Nic. Armorer, signed J. H., 124.
 letter to Mr. Binns, signed
W. R., 129.
 letter signed J. T.[Cowley?],
119.
 mention of the preface to
the first edition of his Poems, 128.
Cowper, Mr., 212.
Cramford, Mr., pseudon., 253.
Cranstoun, — , Lord, 283.
Craven, Mr., 5.
Creagh, Dr. John, chaplain to the
Pope, 53, 54, 101, 160 bis.
 letter to Peter Talbot, 44.
Creighton, Robert, D.D., 72, 362.
Crelly, or Crilly, Abbot, an Irish
Cistercian at Rome, 62, 159, 282.
¦  his death, 57.
Crequy, Chev. de, 155.
Crilly, Abbot, see Crelly.
Crispe, — , Kent, proposed to be
seized in his house by royalists,
328 ; account of his seizure, 341 ;
his son released on promise of
£1,000, 341 ; his business men
tioned, 344, 360, 362.
Croc, — , 391.
Croft, Mrs.. 363.
Crofts, or Croft, William, 7, 10, 319.
Crolly, Philip, Brussels, 159 ter.
Cromwell, Henry, 81, 219, 221, 320,
322, 400.
 pseudon., Will. Pate, 239.
—  married a daughter of Sir
Francis Russel, 304.
his wife's sister, 320.

- — Oliver, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 ter,
13, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 Ms, 24, 26, 28,
29, 30, 31, 34, 37, 38, 39 Ms, 41,
52, 54, 55, 57, 58, 62, 63, 68, 70,
72, 73 ter, 80, 81 bis, 82, 85, 86,
88,90,93,95, 98, 111, 115, 123,
125, 139 Ms, 141, 145, 155, 156,
162, 164 Ms, 167 Ms, 168, 169,
170, 172, 174, 176, 181, 189, 190,
195, 196, 197, 198, 203 Ms, 206,
208, 213 bis, 214 bis, 215, 216,
217, 226, 230, 234, 236, 237, 2b9,
240, 241 Ms, 242, 245, 251, 257,
258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 264, 267
Ms, 269, 270, 271, 273, 275, 278,
279, 280, 284, 285, 288, 289, 304,
326 Ms, 334, 383, 402, 404, 413.
Letters .¦ —
To the States General, 165 ; to

('aid. Mazarine, 224 ; to the L.
Deputy and Council of Ireland
about a petition from D. Hollis,
291 ; to him from C. Davison, 172;
from the States General, 174.
Negotiations : —
With the Pope, 54 ; secret
articles with France mentioned,
96 ; desires of the Genoese a haven
for his ships, 115 ; treaty with
Portugal, 137, 154 ; in treaty with
the Elector Palatine, 193, 195, 221
bis ; league with France, 262 ;
negotiations with the Prince of
Conde", 307; with France, about
Dunkirk, 308, 311, 319 ; the
Emperor of Muscovy refuses to
receive his agent, 320; willing to
treat for peace with Spain, 324 ;
urges the French court to interpose
on behalf of the Protestants of
Piedmont, 395, 406.
Miscellaneous State affairs: —
Declaration of dissolved members
of Parliament againsthim, 35; offers
toleration to Roman Catholics, 39 ;
prospect of war with Spain, 39;
orders the Spanish ambassador to
depart, 94 ; war declared by Spain,
97; intends to form a Swiss body
guard, 58 ; report of his death, 61 ;
Manning's fictitious correspondence
with him, 71 ; enraged at Manning's
death, 90; Parliament refuses him
money, 73; examines Col. R.Talbot,
81,82; purposes to attack Dunkirk,
94 ; plots the assassination of
Charles II, 108, 115, 239, 277;
said to have hired Col. Aldrich to
assassinate the King, 239 ; and Sir
Rob. Welch, 409 ; mention of his
spies in Flanders and persons sent
to destroy the King, 298, 299, 304,
403 ; money sent to him by Cardi
nal Mazarine, 121; debts contracted
by him, 134; a petition from the
army to be presented to him, 135 ;
fortifies London, 176 ; his speech
at the opening of Parliament, 179,
189 ; excludes one hundred and
forty members from the House,
189 ; letters from the King be
trayed to him, 206, 403; a manifesto
putout against MminEngland, 219;
urged to become King, 221, 247,
254, 256, 263, 269, 270, 271, 272
Ms, 273, 286, 288, 290, 291, 292,
301, 305; refuses the Parliament's
petition thereupon, 273, 275, 294,

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INDEX.

295, 301, 302, 303; the Act of
Recognition as Protector debated,
251; proclaimed Protector, 311,
322 ; the army opposed to his
being proclaimed King, 316 ; his
consent proposed to be obtained
for a R. C. Bishop in England,
325 ; demands the surrender of
Lambert's commission, 337, 341 ;
distracted with jealousy of Lambert,
416 ; is said to use Fairfax ill, 403 ;
warrant for Lord Ossory to go into
France, 354; list of his Other
House, 400 -; excepted from pardon
by the King, 407 ; hates De Vic,
414. Plots against him .¦ —
To assassinate him, 17, 37, 67,
236, 239, 241, 244 bis, 245, 247,
349, 388, 403, 415 ; by some of his
domestics, 90 ; Levellers promise
to stab him, 192 ; universal dis
content against him, 212 ; con
gratulations upon his escape from
a plot, 245, 246; design against
him by the D. of Buckingham,
307; malcontents among his party,
316. Pseudonyms : —
 Blackman, 6, 12; Mr. Comer-
ford (?), 211; Mr. Hunt, 212;
Norton, 108, 239 ; Sharpe, 210.
Agents and spies .• —
See Ayllmour, A.
Compton, Capt.
Gibbes, Isack.
Marshall, B.
Mosten, — .
Consul at Leghorn, see Longland,
Charles; at Lisbon, see Maynard, T.
Ambassador at Lisbon, see Mea-
dowe, P.
Ambassador at Paris, see Lock
hart, W.
Agent in behalf of the Protestants
in Piedmont, see Morland, S.; at
Rone, see Baley, Dr.
 illness of, 248, 415.
— — usually spent Saturdays at
Hampton Court, 239.
 buys Burgundy wine, 381.
 his daughter Elizabeth, see
Claypble, John.
 marriage of his daughter Frances
to Lord Rich, 257, 398.
 marriage of his daughter Mary
with Lord Faulconbridge men
tioned, 298, 388, 398.

Cromwell, O., marriage of his niece,
Mrs. Whetstone, 415.
 Richard, breaks his leg, 245.
 letter from Lockhart to
him, 275.
 Vere, 65.
Crone, Henry, merchant, liberty
desired for him to go and live in
Spain, 311.
Crooke, Mr., pseudon., 121.
Cross, Mr., 328.
Crosse, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q'. v.
Crow, Sir Sackville, information
about Bristol, 134.
 Col., 407.
Crue, Mr., pseudon., 2.
Cuddy, — , pseudon., 5.
Cudner, Mr., Antwerp, 65, 289.
Cull, John, minister at Carlow, 351.
Culpeper, Lord, see Colepeper.
Cummin, Ralph, master of the brig
" Will, and Ralph," of Newcastle,
a prisoner at Dunkirk, 208.
Cunningham, William, Earl of Glen-
cairne, letter to Mm from the King,
53.
Curtis, Philip, Cologne, 58.
 money paid to him, 41.
Curtius, Sir William, 59, 358, 360,
371.
Cusack, Col., 155, 158.
Cyril, St., of Jerusalem, 127.
1).
D., i. e. Darcy, Col. D., q. v.
D., C, i.e. Chas. Davison, q.v.
D., W., i. e. Will. Davison, q. v.
Da., Ch., [Darcy or Davison?], 312;
letter to the King, 240, see Darcy.
Dacre, [? or Darcie ?], John, Ely, 14.
Dalmatia, 250, 265.
Daly, Father, employed at Paris from
Portugal, 122.
Dalzeel, — , 253.
Dalzell, Major-Gen. Thomas, letter
from the King to, 2.
Damme, near Bruges, 231, 252.
 regiments to be quartered at,
209.
Danby, • — , pseudon., 411.
Daniel, Samuel, Hist, of England,
153.
Dantzic, 31, 139, 184, 201, 313, 379.
 prepares to resist the Swedes,
95.
 letter from Charles II to the
city, 178.
 news from, 173.

INDEX.

437

Dantzic, troops levied there for the
King by Middleton, 203.
 letters dated from, 311, 313,
314.
Darcfy], Ch., intelligence of Crom
well's spies in Flanders, 298; "Cha.
D.," 412 Ms, " Ch. Da.," 414 bis.
Darcy, Col. D., letter from the
King to, 4.
 Da., 337.
 Sir James, 162, 163, 172.
— [?] John, Ely, 14.
 Oliver, R. C. Bishop of Dromore,
194, 198, 201, 202.
 letters to Ormonde, 170,
180, 187, 191; to Lord Taaffe,
191 ; without address, 329,
 letters from Marq. of
Ormonde to him, 172, 187, 198;
from Card. Mazarin, 170.
"Dau, Mr.," letter of intelligence
from England, 281.
Daun, the Governor of, dispute with,
.258, 260.
Davancourt, see d'Avancourt.
Davidson, Sir Will., or Davison, q. v.
Davies, — , one of the King's house
hold, 29.
" Davis, Mr.," i. e. Chepstow Castle,
220.
 Jack, sent as spy to Ireland
for Cromwell, 87.
 Robert, 182.
Davison, Mr., money sent to the
King by him, 17 ; the King writes
to him, 254.
 Charles, 68.
 betrayed in London by
Will. Masten, 87, 414.
¦ letters to Cromwell and

Thurloe, offering his services, 172.
letter from " Ch. Da."

[Darcy ?] to the King, 240 ; letter
of intelligence from " Mr. Dau.,"
281.
Davison, or Davidson, Sir Will., 36.
'  letters from the King to,
4, 177.
¦  news from Dantzic, 173.
Day, Lieut.-Col., 372, 373.
Deal Castle, 135, 139.
Dean, Michell, letter from Thurloe to,
259.
Deane, Col., a royalist in London,
372, 373.
¦  ¦ Michell, "Blanck Marshall,"
Cromwell's spy at the English
Court, 232, 271; his wife at Flush
ing, 262.

Deane, Michell, letters to Thurloe, ad
dressed to R. Richardson, 231,
253, 259, 262, 266.
Dease, or Deise, Oliver, nephew to
the Bp. of Meath, deposed from
office as R.C. vicar-gen. of Meath,
162.
 Thomas, R. C. Bishop of
Meath, 162.
Death, Lieut. Thomas, a spy of
Cromwell's at Sluys, 24, 193, 315.
 letters to Thurloe, signed
T. and C. Allin, and partly ad
dressed to A. Bobington, 230, 235,
236, 241, 255, 278.
 letter, signed Thos. Ailing,
to Skippon, 23.
letters from Thurloe to,

235 [?], 241, 244, 271 n.
Deghomorha, S., see Gamarra.
De la Haye, Mr., pseudon., letter from
Slingsby to, 267.
Delft, 37, 126.
Delves, Mr., 113, 114, 115.
Dempsye, Col., 160.
Denham, Mr., 21, 43, 58, 307.
 Sir John, a French book trans
lated by him, 401.
Denis, — , servant to Ormonde, 155.
¦  illness of, 60.
Denmark, 14, 17, 31, 67, 95, 384, 400.
 agent for Charles II at the
Danish ports, 350.
 Frederick III, King of, 13, 65,
369, 371 ; letter to Philip IV of
Spain, 315; letters from Charles II
to, 340, 350; influence of Crom
well's agent with, 397; his brother-
in-law, see Seestedt, Hannibal.
Dennys, Ann, 374.
Derby, Countess of, i.e. Charlotte
Stanley, q. v.
Derbyshire, 29.
Dermott, — , or Dormant, q. v.
Derry, Bishop of, see Bramhall, John.
Desborough, Gen., or Disbro we, q.v.
Devereux, Rob., Earl of Essex, 49.
Devon, 263, 409 bis.
Dewry, Thomas, alias John Cole,
pseudon., 220.
" Diaper, the," 26.
Dick, Sir Christ., M.P. for London,
254.
Dickinson, Mary, pseudon., 303.
Dieppe, 130.
Diest, 110.
Digby, George, Earl of Bristol, 150,
155, 157, 168, 169, 171, 173, 176,
178, 181 bis, 183, 185, 203, 214,

438

INDEX.

216 Ms, 223 Ms, 237 bis, 244, 25?,
254, 255, 256, 259, 260 Ms, 261
ter, 262 Ms, 266, 267 bis, 279, 283,
284, 286, 289, 290 Ms, 291, 295
Ms, 307, 309 Ms, 315, 318, 325,
333, 334, 335, 336, 338, 342, 345,
346, 354, 356, 357, 359, [361 ?],
[362 ?], [363 ?], 364, 365, 376, 377,
379 bis, 401, 402 Ms, 405, 406.
Digby,George, lettersto the King, 202,
205, 227, 348, 353, 360; to Hyde,
117,153, 174, 183, 187,190,193[?],
199 Ms, 200, 201, 202, 204 bis,
205 Ms, 206, 209 ter, 210 bis, 216,
224 Ms, 225, 226, 227, 228 bis,
229, 232 Ms, 238, 306 Ms, 310,
321, 327, 342, 353, 354, 355, 361,
371, 375, 376, 377, 381; to Or
monde, 164, 177, 179, 180, 201,
203, 229, 232, 260, 346, 349, 353
bis, 355, 356, 361, 363, 368, 369
bis, 370, 384, 395; to Don Juan,
200, 201.
 letters from Hyde to him,
186, 188, 194, 195, 379; from
Lord Jermyn, 200; from Sir H.
Bennet, 288, 329; from Marces,
273, 302, 343, 382, 385, 387.
 account of a conference
with Don Juan and Caracena about
an expedition to England, 185.
 statement of the King's
affairs sent to him to be com
municated to Don Juan, 198.
instructions for his nego

tiations with the Spanish ministers,
214. four memorials to Don

Juan, 216. ¦ restored to the office of

Secretary of State, 223.
letters for him from Eng

land to be addressed to M. Marces,
275.
 induced the Irish troops
to surrender at St. Ghillian to
Spain, 276.
 said to have procured
Wilmot's and Worcester's im
prisonment during the Civil War,
367. in want of money, 323;

his debts, 385.
 signature, 290.
- pseudon., Mr. Balton, 155,

158.

- his daughter, 355.
• his brother, 153.
- his secretary, see Slingsby.

Digby, Sir Kenelm,(24fiV366, 390.
Dillon, Col. Charles, 170 Ms, 201,
202.
.  Lord, 78 Ms, 84, 123, 129, 181,
183, 282, 329.
 letters to Ormonde, 86,
126, 413.
 Lady, 116.
 Sir James, 202.
Disbrowe, or Desborough, — , Major-
Gen., 239, 267, 322, 398.
Dixmude, Flanders, 379, 380.
Dixon, Mr., pseudon., letter from
R. White, 270.
" Doctor, the," i.e. P. Honeywood, q.v.
" Doctor, the," cousin of Lord
Gerard, 331.
"Doctor, the" [qu. Dr. Hewett ?],
399.
" Doctor, the honest," 26, 36, 37,
291.
" Doctor, whom nobody knows,"
321.
Dodson, " old," goes to the King in
Flanders, 271.
Dogg, Thomas, 113, 114.
Dolben Papers referred to, 385.-
Doleman, Lieut.-Col., 59, 197.
 offers his service to the King,
43.
 letter to him at Dort from Da.
Harte, 154.
 Mr., i. e. Charles TI, q. v.
Domingo, St., 53, 61.
Dona, M. de, 56, 392, 395, 403.
Donalan, Father, or Donnellan,
q.v.
Donchurch, letter dated from, 68.
Dongan, Robin, or Robert, brother
to Sir Walter Dongan, 78, 82, 84,
144, 148, 238 Ms, 414.
 taken prisoner, 68, 81,
412; escapes, 83, 84, 86; lands
in Flanders, 414 ; letters to Or
monde, 414 n.
money paid to him, 41.

Sir Walter, 186, 295.
• letter to Ormonde, 238.

 William, brother to Sir Walter
Dongan, 238.
Donnellan, or Donalan, Father Nich.,
147.
Donold, — , Col., 299.
Dorchester, Marq. of, i.e. H. Pierre-
point, q.v.
Dormant, or Dermott, — , pseudon.,
175, 181. [passed also under the
name of Tracy, 175; perhaps his
real name, 181.]

INDEX.

439

Dormer, Charles, Earl of Carnarvon,
80.
Dorrell, Mr., 143.
 Ensign, 336 ; " Dorel " re
commended by Q. Hen. Maria for
a lieutenancy, 404.
Dorset, Earl of, see Sackville,
Richard.
Dort, see Dordrecht.
Dortrecht, 26, 27, 30, 34, 37, 154,
297, 375, 382.
 letter dated from, 244.
 the Swan at, 28, 29.
Douay, 187, 190, 296, 313.
 Prior of, 319.
 Pres. of the English College
at, see Leyborn, Dr.
 letters dated from, 185, 186,
187, 190.
Doubart, — , pseudonym of Col.
Bampfield, q. v.
Doucett, Mr., or Dowcett, q. v.
Douglas, General, sent to relieve
Riga, 173, 178.
[Douglas, Dr.,Bp. of Salisbury, 381 n.,
383 n., 386 n., 387 n., 390 n., 395 n.,
396 n., 398 ».]
Douglas, Will., first Earl of Selkirk,
letter from the King to, 2.
Douse, Mr., pseudon., 220.
Dove, — , not one of the regicides, 31.
Dover, 21 Ms, 22, 68, 129, 240, 282,
295, 386, 399, 414.
 Castle, 23.
 a royalist agent to be appointed
to receive letters at, 193.
Dowcett, C, pseudon., 1.
 letter to Mr. Ashwell, 10.
 letter from Hyde, 74.
Downes, — , employed by Cromwell
to kill the King, 298.
Downes, Mrs., 129.
Downing, George, 406 ; goes as
ambassador to the Hague, 398,
402, 403.
Drincom, letter dated from, 353.
Drogheda, petition from two Roman
Catholic inhabitants against their
being required to leave the town,
300; order dispensing with their
removal, 300.
Dromont, — , [Drummond ?], 374.
Dromore, R. C. Bishop of, see
Darcy, Oliver.
Drummond, Ballough, one of Crom
well's spies in Flanders, 298.
 Col. John, London, 256, 337.
 • letters to Ms brother-in-
law Lockhart, 253, 256, 333.

Drummond, Sir Patrick, 119.
 warrant from the King to
stay Scottish deserters in Zealand,
279.
 William, letter from Charles II
to, 2.
Dublin, 80, 351, 367.
 College Green, 223, 389; let
ters dated from, 351, 381.
Dugdale, Sir William, Monasticon,
59.
Duglangin, Sir Marvin (sic), 136.
Dumond, Capt., 343.
[Du Mont, • — , Corps Dipt, referred
to, 66, 200.]
Duncon, or Duncombe, Dr. E., let
ters to Hyde, 50, 72.
 brings money for the King
from England, 25 Ms, 26, 28.
• an annual allowance pro

mised to him, 50.
 writes to Mr. Barrow,
63.
 at Saumur, 63 ; at Lyons,
208.
Dungan, R., or Dongan, q.v.
Dunkirk, 24, 38, 52, 55, 71, 74, 81
Ms, 94, 97, 117, 120, 129, 155, 163,
166 Ms, 175, 208, 230, 251, 254,
256, 259, 260 Ms, 271, 275, 303,
308, 311, 319, 330, 359, 377, 379
Ms, 380, 383, 384, 386, 387, 401,
403, 415.
 liberty of the port granted to
royalist ships, 63.
 a royalist agent to be appointed
to receive letters at, 193.
 fortifications of, 278.
 letters dated from, 80, 363,
366, 368, 369, 370, 371, 375, 376
Ms, 377 Ms, 380, 381, 402, 404,
412, 414.
 Governor, see Leda, Marq. de.
Du Plesse, — , i. e. R. Bradshaw,
Duppa, Brian, Bishop of Salisbury,
50.
Durgan, Capt., 359.
Durham, Col., 36, 311, 314.
Dusseldorf, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26
Ms, 27, 32.
 letters dated from, 15, 23, 247
bis.
Dyke, John, son of Will. Dyke,
arrested at Rochester when con
veying letters, 38 ; swallowed a
letter to escape detection, ib.
 Will., shoemaker, Rose Street,
Covent Garden, 37, 38.

440

INDEX.

¦p
E., 96.
E., Will., 332.
E. E. E., i. e. Sir Edw. Villiers, q. v.
Earle, John, D.D., 26, 32, 72, 110,
113, 118, 119, 123, 251, 321.
 importance of his always
accompanying the King, 118.
Edgely, — , pseudon., proposed at
tempt in England, 195 Ms.
Edgeman, Will., his death alluded to,
10.
 — copies by him, 3, 5, 8, 45,
46, 47.
 moneys received and spent
for the King in 1654, 17.
Edmond, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Edmonson, Thos., i.e. Charles II, q. v.
Edward VI, 46.
Edward, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
 Mr., pseudon., 253.
Edwards, John, i. e. E. Hyde, q. v.
Eger, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Egerton, Mr., a royalist agent, im
prisoned at Ostend, 309 ; his
father, ib.
Eggleston, Rich., i. e. Sir E. Villiers,
q.v.
Egington, — , pseudon., 211.
Egypt, 215.
Elizabeth, Queen, 64.
 in 1576 lent money to the States
of Flanders, 178.
Elliott, Thomas, groom of the bed
chamber, 27, 29 bis, 34, 126.
Ellis, Mr., see Charles II.
Elsinore, Governor of, 350.
Elson, Edw., i. e. P. Honeywood, q. v.
Elwin, — , pseudon., 195.
Ely, Isle of, 4, 14, 18.
— — train bands of, offered to the
King, 14.
¦  Bishop of, see Wren, Matthew.
Embden, 204.
 Count of, 288, 292.
England, see
Charles II. Parliament.
 1 ter, et passim.
 treaty with France as ratified by
Louis XIV, 16 Nov. 1655 (orig.
copy), 66; mentioned, 73, 96.
 ratification of preliminary treaty
with Portugal, 127.
 Spain opposed to a Common
wealth in, 51, 57, 87.
 abstract of the charge of the
forces in, 126.
 sheriffs in, appointed by the
Major-General, 183.

England, the King's friends in the
North of, 154.
 the South of, 132.
¦  the West of, 122 Ms, 133 Ms,
263, 264, 339; paper sent by the
gentlemen of the W.to the King, 408.
English Fleet: —
Sent to the W. Indies, 38, 415 ;
in preparation against Spain, 90.
Proceedings of Cromwell's ships,
123, 126, 151, 154, 155.
Many in the fleet favourable to
the King, 93.
Plague in fleet at Cadiz, 298.
Six frigates fitted out, 301.
Bad condition of the fleet, 416.
Frigates commissioned by the
King, 257, 265.
Church of: — see Bishops ; Roman
Catholics. Suggestions for church affairs,
47 ; the English so divided into
sects as almost to have lost all
regard for religion, 325.
Foreign Ambassadors : —
Dutch, see Nieuport, W.
French, see Bordeaux.
Portuguese, see Saa, J. R. de.
Spanish, see Cardenas, A. de.
P. of Conde's agent, see Barriere.
Enos, — Pres. of the Irish Coll. at
Louvain, 141, 159, 415.
Ephesus, R. C. Bishop of, 121, 174.
Erpe, Baron d', c55, 361.
Essex, Earl of, see Devereux, Robert,
Essone, letter dated from, 353.
Esterbeck, letter dated from, 153.
Estrades, Comte Godefroi d', letter to
Heenvliet, 218.
Estrades, Mons. d', slain, 351.
Estre le Pont, French Flanders, 333.
Estremadura, 30.
Europe, 388.
Eustace, Sir Morris, 81.
Everard, Mr., 331.
Excommunication, see Ireland.
Exeter, 409.
 Bishop of, see Brownrigge, R.
F.
F., Dr., Gloucester, 314,
Faggot, Mons., pseudon., 248.
Fairfax, Thomas, Lord, 29, 43, 59,
67, 246, 403.
 report that he has risen
for the King, 28.
 marriage of his daughter
to the Duke of Buckingham, 201,
372, 399.

INDEX.

441

Fairfax, Thomas, a letter from the
King delivered to Lady Fairfax, 59.
Fane, Sir Al., 27 bis.
Faninge, — , pseudon., 211.
Faningstown, pseudon., letter dated
from, 211.
Fanshaw, Richard, recommended by
Hyde to the King to be secretary
to the D. of York, 336, 337;
allusion to the King's reply, 341,
343.
Farlo, Lieut.-Col., 230.
Fathers, the, 127 bis.
Fauce, Pere, a Jesuit, 274.
Fauconberg, Lord, i. e. T. Belasyse,
q.v.
Felington, Mr., pseudon., 119.
Fenix, — , pseudon., 211.
Feo, Don Francisco, a Portuguese
gentleman, offers his house near
Mechlin to the King, 124, 126,
134, 135.
Ferdinand III, Emperor of Germanv,
10, 45, 59, 67, 73, 88, 164, 195,
219, 265.
 payment desired of the money
promised by him to Charles II,
223.
 Ms death, 268, 275 ter, 276,
290.
Fergison, Mr., 16.
Fermo, Dean of, Secretary to the
Propaganda, 99, 159, 162, 164.
Ferrall, — , a Capuchin, 109.
Ferrara, 231.
Fi., Richard, 371.
Fiennes, Nathaniel, 239.
Fient, Madame de, 168.
Fiesque, Count de, Madrid, 265, 297.
Fifth-Monarchy-Men, or Christian
Royalists, 145, 239, 273 bis, 278,
281, 300.
Finch, Col. Charles, Paris, 7, 130.
 letter to the King, 107 ;
the King's reply, 111.
Firbanck, Mr. — , 253.
Fisher, John, i. e. W. Howard, q. v.
Fitch, or Fich, James, i.e. Sir E.
Villiers, q. v.
Fitzgerald, Capt., money paid to him
by Sir Rich. Walker, 186.
 Sir Luke, 84.
Fitzpatrick, Col., 141, 316, 346, 347.
Flanders, 24, 38, 43, 58, 63, 66, 68
Ms, 69, 71, 75, 84, 93, 95, 96, 97,
98, 99, 107, 115, 116, 117, 120,
130 Ms, 133, 135, 141, 162, 178,
194, 204, 206, 234, 237 Ms, 238,
242, 250 Ms, 257, 265 Ms, 268 Ms,

271, 272 Ms, 277, 290, 314, 317,
324, 331, 333, 334, 335, 348, 350,
359, 365, 366 scepe, 368, 383 Ms,
386, 387, 395.
Flanders, money lent by Q. Elizabeth
to the States of F. : payment often
desired by .las. I and Chas. I,
178 ; — to be solicited for the
King, 199.
 ¦ proclamation for the confisca
tion of all English goods, ships,
&c, 61.
 proposal for a declaration ex
cluding all English except those in
the King's service, 295.
¦ — — advice respecting the King's
residence in, 110.
 Irish prelates in, 98, 159, 275.
 Council of, 61.
 Vice-Adm. of, 259.
 all the Flemings, especially the
women, described by Q. Christina
as beasts, 133.
 licenses for importation of Eng
lish goods, see E. Hyde.
 Irish troops in, see Ireland.
 freedom of the ports to the
King's ships, see Spain.
 see May-Flower.
Flanelly, Capt., money paid to him
by Sir R. Walker, 186.
Flatsbury, — , an Irish friar, 158.
Fleet, see England.
Fleetwood, Charles, made Lord
Deputy of Ireland, 320, 322.
- — - — — made Lieut.-Gen. of the
Army, 334.
 appointed to succeed on
Cromwell's death, 344.
 pseudonym, James Jack
son; his character, 239.
 Sir George, brother to Charles,
levies men for the service of the
King of Sweden, 89, 116.
Flood, Dr., suggested for a Welsh
bishopric, 50 [see Floyd].
Florence, 94.
 letter dated from, 253.
 Florentine ambassador at Rome,
136.
 Duke of, 282.
Flower, — , pseud., 220.
 (?) Col. and Dean, 322.
Floyd, Dr., a chaplain to the King,
29 [see Flood].
 Humphrey, merchant in Ant
werp, letter from W. Robinson
[Rumbold] to, 16; " Mr. Floyde,"
i. e. Sir E. Hyde, 32.

442

INDEX.

Floyd, J., 343, 349 ; sick in the Hosp.
at Lille, 344.
Flushing, 43, 144, 179, 181, 212,
241 Ms, 256, 259, 262, 331, 347,
404.
 a royalist agent to be appointed
to receive letters at, 193.
 letters dated from, 171, 231,
235, 236, 241, 255, 259, 278.
 sign of the Falconhood in Old
Flushing, 245.
Fobert, — , 285.
Fontainebleau, 381, 382, 386.
Fontarabia, 257.
Forbes, Mr., pseudon., 411.
 John, one of the King's foot
men, 252.
Forde, Mr., merchant at Bruges, 331,
337, 341.
Fortescue, Gen., commander of
Cromwell's forces in Jamaica, 90.
Foster, Sir Richard, 18, 24.
 sickness of, 10.
Fosterd (?), — , royalist agent at
Dover, 68.
Fox, Mr., pseudon., 411.
 Stephen, 103, 108, 114 Ms, 115,
118, 351, 357, 360 bis, 367, 372,
380 Ms.
Fraizer, Dr., see Frazer.
France, 5 et passim.
 King of, see Louis XIV.
 Anne of Austria, Queen Regent
of, 10, 59, 99, 273, 274, 390, 403
Ms.
 Court of, 70, 325.
 ratification by Louis XIV of
the treaty with England, Nov. 16,
1655 (orig.), 66 ; the treaty men
tioned, 73; secret articles of the
treaty mentioned, 96.
 fruitless negotiations of the Pope
for peace with Spain, 105.
 agreement with England for no
separate treaty with Spain (orig.),
281.
 capture of a Dutch ship at
Toulon, 95.
 makes peace with Holland,
330.
 reported league with Turkey,
296.
 the clergy disposed to assist
Charles II, 122.
 the French army defeated by
the Spaniards, at Valenciennes,
147, 155; encamped near Ques-
noy, 153 ; an army sent by the
D. of Modena to assist the French

in Italy defeated by the Spaniards,
151 ; defeat of the French by the
Milanese, 185 ; condition of the
French armies in Italy and Flan
ders, 272.
France, the French Parliament refuses
to ratify the King's Edict against
the Jansenists, 299 ; letter from an
advocate of the Pari, respecting the
Jansenists, ib.
 Chancellor of, 121.
 impressions of the Great Seal,
66, 281 ; of the Privy Seal, 66.
 agent at Rome, see Guffier ;
ambassador at Rome, see Valence.
 ambassador in England, see
Bordeaux.
 English ambassador, see Lock
hart, W.
 Irish troops in, see Ireland.
Francis 5., i. e. Sir E. Villiers,
q.v.
Frankfort, 28, 360, 362, 364, 378 Ms.
 news letter from, 117.
 letters dated from, 59, 60, 117,
400.
Frazer, Lieut., money paid to him by
Sir R. Walker, 186.
Frazer, or Frayser, Dr., the King's
physician, 4, 5, 29, 122, 129, 130,
131 Ms.
 is refused a pass for England,
403.
Frederick III, King of Denmark,
q.v.
Frederickshald taken by the Swedes,
384.
Freshford, Somerset, 251.
Frewen, Accepted, Bishop of Lich
field, 50.
Frhen (?), Johan, 16.
Frogmorton, Sir W., or Throck
morton, q. v.
Fuensaldanha, Conde [in P. Talbot's
cipher, "2"], 38, 40, 57, 58, 61,
62 Ms, 63 Ms, 69, 71, 74, 75, 76
Ms, 77, 80, 83, 84 Ms, 85, 86 Ms,
87 Ms, 92, 93 Ms, 94, 95, 96, 100,
101, 102, 106, 109, 110, 116, 117,
120, 123, 129, 159, 177, 185, 414.
 letter to Peter Talbot, 76;
extract from a letter to the same,
83.
 appointed governor of Milan,
96 ; reported that he is to be
removed to Sicily, 377.
Fuente, Count de la, Spanish am
bassador at Vienna, 228.
Fullerton, Mr., pseudon., 411.

INDEX.

443

Gabbrell, Col., 211.
Gallicano, Prince, 91.
Galloway, Lord, see Stewart, James.
Galway, 122 ; proposal for its
seizure, 108.
Gamall, Mr., pseudon., 411.
Gamarra, Don Estevan de, Spanish
ambassador in Holland, 65, 159,
183, 232, 236, 253, 271, 287, 385.
 letter to Charles II, 389.
 memorial to the States
Gen. against an alliance with the
States Gen., 147.
desired to help Middleton,

Gerard, lord, letter to him from R.
W., 330; signed "Bo," 331 [cf.
337].
 money ordered for him by
the King, 331.
his wife, 207, 332.

204; to negotiate at the Hague in
behalfofCharlesII,217.
Gannett [or Garrett ?], Mr., 141.
Gardener, — , pseudon., 332.
Gardiner, Col., or Gardener, letters
under the name of Thomas to J.
Edwards [i. e. Hyde], 6, 9 ; under
the name of Brerley to the King,
6, 9.
 taken prisoner, 20 ; employed
in England, 337 ; again in prison,
356.
 wrote a book against the Duke
of Hamilton, 20.
Garland, — , 150, 329.
Garratt, Lord, i. e. Gerard, q. v.
Garter, Knights of the, 209, 330.
 King-at-Arms, 209.
Gauntlet, — , i. e. J. Lambert, q. v.
Gaunts, John of, i. e. John Mansell,
q.v.
Geffry, — , pseudon., 211.
Genoa, 94.
 differences with Spain, 30.
 Cromwell desires a haven for
Ms ships, 115.
 the plague at, 320, 347, 355.
" Gentlewoman," a, brings letters
from England, 338.
Geoghegan, Anth., R. C. Bishop of
Clonmacnoise, 159, 162 ; made
Bishop of Meath, 275, 357.
Geomett, or Jamot, or Jammott,
q.v.
" George, Mons.," 277.
Gerard, Col., 331.
 Charles, Lord, 13, 29, 34, 43,
55, 65 Ms, 71, 114, 115, 231, 309,
337, 343.
 sent by the King to the
Queen Dowager, 308, 309.
 a paper in his hand

writing sent to Thurloe, 55.

 Charles, i. e. J. Thurloe, q. v.
Gercome, river, 88.
Germany, 4, 13, 14, 15, 19, 32, 59,
67, 116, 239, 245, 269, 293, 330,
353, 364, 382, 400.
 Emperor of, see Ferdinand III.
 forces levied against Sweden,
31.
 money promised to Charles II
by the Princes of, 31, 43, 97, 109,
110; levies of German soldiers to
be made for Mm, 88, 228.
 troops sent to the Tyrol, 169.
 proposal of negotiations between
Cromwell and the Protestant princes,
193, 195.
 mode of electing the Emperor
of, 104, 127 ; intrigues and pre
parations respecting the election,
275 bis, 338, 378, 396, 400.
Gertruydenberg, 26.
Gesner, Conrad, his History of four-
footed Beasts and Serpents, 402.
Ghent, 61, 129, 141, 143, 146, 151,
186, 229, 243, 260, 282, 296, 306,
315, 320, 321, 331, 346, 347, 355,
357, 366.
 the city bound in 1576 for
money lent to Flanders by Q.
Eliz., 178.
 the Escu de France, 186.
 Hospital, 344.
 the Castle of, 347.
 John of Gaunts, an Englishman,
there, 141.
 Abbess of the English Convent,
see Knatchbull, Mary.
 letters dated from, 146, 147,
160, 161, 163, 183 Ms, 185, 242,
256, 262, 268, 276, 283, 287, 296,
306, 327, 344, 349, 395, 398, 403,
404, 406.
Ghigi, or Ghisi, Flavio, nephew to
the Pope, made a Cardinal, 136 ;
illness of, 357; recovery, 361.
Gibbes, Isack, see Manning, H.
Gibbon, — , i. e. John Lambert, q. v.
Gibson, Mr., Brussels, money con
tributed for the King's service by
him, 176.
Gilbert, Thomas, the Ship, Fenchurch
Street, letters for J. Plant to be
thus addressed, 337.

444

INDEX.

Gilby, Col., a prisoner, 122 ; expected
in London, 337; sick, 356.
Gilby, Sir Theophilus, 282.
Ginkins, — , i. e. Col. G. Talbot, q. v.
Glemon, Mr., 235.
Glencairne, Earl of, see Cunning
ham, W.
Glendon, Northamptonshire, 366.
Glengarry, Laird of, see Macdonald,
A.
Gloucester, royalist preparations in
the county, 314; in the city, 4,
167, 267, 314, 362.
 Duke of, see Henry.
 Bishop of, see Goodman, G.
Goa, Bishop of, 333.
 French ambassador at, 333.
Godard, Mr., pseudon., 412.
Gondimore, pseudon.,' a royalist in
England, instrumental in bringing
about the reconciliation between
the King and the D. of York,
307.
Goodman, Godfrey, Bishop of Glou
cester, death of, 104 ; regarded by
Hyde as no great loss, 128.
Goodson, — , Vice-Adm., 257, 267,
344.
Goodyer, Mr., Cologne, 114.
Gorant, Mons., 330, 331, 337.
Gorey, in Ireland, Barony of, 182.
Gorge, Mr., i.e. Col. R. Phillips,
q.v.
Goring, George, Earl of Norwich, 19,
40, 51, 52, 54, 57, 66, 69 Ms, 70
Ms, 74, 83, 84, 85, 105, 119,
[338?], 354.
 letter to Hyde, 76; to
Henry Hyde, 67.
letters from Hyde to, 69

Ms, 71, 73, 89.
— at St. Omer's, 14.
¦ part of his family at Breda,

73.
— Lord George, son of the Earl of
Norwich, 57, 65, 97.
in great want, but hopes

to have a pension in Flanders,
265, 317.
 illness of, 265, 316, 334.
death of, 352, 354.

Goulden, or Golden, Capt., 255, 363.
 dispute with Sir A. Coggen,
242, 243.
Gourden, Tom, pseudon., 220.
Goure, Dr., of Cambridge, 224.
Grace, Col., 170, 194, 201, 254 Ms,
255, 258 Ms, 260.
 " Di." [Richard], 255.

Grammont, Marshal Duke de, 306,
319.
Grammont, Philibert, Comte de,
brother to Marshal Grammont,
378.
Grande, Madame le, Cologne, 114.
Grandison, Viscount, see Villiers, G.
Grant, James, pseudon., letter to
Ormonde, 411. .
Grapley, Mr., pseudon., a royalist
agent, 2.
 letter, under the name of Mailer
or Master, to Armorer, 5.
Gravelines, 175, 183, 200, 201, 206,
275, 298, 309.
•  the Governor of, 149 bis, 150,
195, 200, 201, 252 ; letter to him
from Charles II, 298.
Gravenor, Mr., money received from
and paid to him, 41.
Graves, Rich., or Greves, q.v.
Graves, William, pseudon., 179, 196,
197,233, 234 ter, 266, 340, 411;
the name Graves a pseudonym
also for Halsey, 411.
 letter to Charles II, ad
dressed to Mr. Smith, 235.
 ¦  money to be sent to him
under the name of " Thos. Cooper,"
197 234.
Gravesend,'236, 278, 375, 399.
Gray, Col., or Grey, q.v.
Green, Mr., pseudon., 124, 130.
Greenberg, Madame de, 131.
Greene, Thomas, i. e. Peter Talbot,
q.v.
Greenin, Mr., pseudon., 195.
Greg, — , or Grigge, q. v.
Gregory, St., 82, 127.
Grenville, Sir Richard, lawsuit with
the Earl of Suffolk, 259, 265.
 ¦ letters to Hyde, 393 bis.
 mention of letter from him
to Slingsby, 185.
Greves, Richard, pseudon., letter from
Thos. A., 404.
Grej', Col. Edward, 19 ; arrested, 16 ;
a prisoner in the Tower, 208.
 Thomas Lord, of Grooby, 51.
Grienav., letter dated from, 60.
Griffin, John, Hague, pseudon., letter
fromT. O'Keeffe [i.e. E. Villiers],
' 143.
 Mr., 113.
Griffith, — , chaplain to Cromwell,
224.
 Mr., one of the Duke of
Gloucester's household, 198.
 Capt., 313.

INDEX.

445

Grigge, — , royalist agent, pseudon.,
300, 321, 326 Ms, 328, 331, 337,
341.
 information from, 310.
 propositions by, 311 [see 300].
 writes to Hyde from Canter
bury, 335.
Grimlinkhausen, letter dated from,
37.
Groyne, the, 232.
Gualdi, Conte, writes the life of
Queen Christina, 91, 102, 123.
Guarini, Battista, Pastor Fido, 102.
Guffier, — , French agent at Rome,
137.
Guiche, Comte de, 397.
Guinea, 251.
Guise, Henry, Duke of, 7, 154.
 Duchess of, 131.
Gunn, Sir William, employed for the
King in Ge.rmany, 67.
 "Baron" Gunn sends money
to the King, 357.
Gunning, Peter, afterw. Bp. of
Chichester, an annuity provided
for him by Sir R. Shirley to write
in defence of the Church, 385.
Gunter, John, chaplain at Hamburg,
letter to Dr. George Marshall, 17.
 ¦  letters to John Brown [i. e.
Thurloe], 31, 35.
 letters to be addressed to
him as " Isaake Blackwell," 32.
Guyse, Mr., money paid to, 41.
Guytrenberg, see Gertruydenberg.
Gyles, Mr., i. e. J. Steephens, q. v.
H.
H., letter to him from the King, 287
[see H., J.].
H., Mr. and Mrs., letters' from the
King to, 153.
H., Dr. [qu. Dr. Hewett?], letter to
the King, 396.
H., D., 182.
H., J., i. e. A. Cowley, q v.
H., J., i. e. 3. Hamilton, q. v.
H., J., 373 [dele Hopton], see H.
H., Sir Ph. [?], letter to the King,
396.
H., R., money received from and
paid to, 41.
Haarlem, 23.
Hacket, George, merchant at Dantzic,
contributes money for the King,
176.
Hague, the, 5, 22, 24, 27, 32, 34 Ms,
36, 95, 96, 103, 107, 111, 117,
124, 128, 143, 236, 256, 287, 299,

317, 319, 327, 355, 362, 366, 395,
398, 402, 403.
Hague, commissioners of the Mer
chant Adventurers at the, 36.
 letters dated from, 32, 36, 147,
159, 174, 271, 286, 313, 357, 364,
389.
 English ambassador at, see
Downing, G.
 Spanish ambassador at, see
Gamarra, Est. de.
Hainault, 210, 231, 261.
Halke, William, merchant at Antwerp,
money orders on him by Hyde,
143, 147.
 letter to Hyde, 149.
¦  accounts of moneys paid
by him for the King's service,
149, 178.
Hall, Capt., a commission for him
signed by the King, 286.
 "Cousin," pseudon., letter to
him from B. T., 286; from B.,
288.
 Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
 Mrs., 315.
¦  Lady Appolline, betrays to
Cromwell letters entrusted to her
by the King, 206.
 Bartholomew, of Langley, near
Colbrooke, 80.
Halsall, Major Edward, brother to
James, has a design on Liverpool,
16.
 arrives in Flanders, 43.
  letter from William
Masten to, 68.
 or Halsey, James, 12, 58, 59,
78, 90, 115, 222, 339; "Mr.
Hall.," 373, 414; "Col." Hall-
sail, 84.
 comes from England to
Flanders, 13, 22, 43.
¦  information about affairs
in England, 13.
—  letter to the King, 16.
account of money received

and expended, 41.
-letter from the King desir

ing him to return to England, 44.
 seized in London, 81, 412
bis ; and imprisoned in the Tower,
49, 74, 81, 83, 86, 90, 134, 415;
his own account of his capture and
imprisonment, 87 ; his examina
tion, 90. letter to Ormonde, 87 ;

signed Rich. Walker, 411.
 mention of his seal, 87.

446

INDEX.

Halsall, James, money given for his
relief by Sir R. Shirley, 152.
 pseudonyms: Rich. Walker,
411 ; Moore, 414, 415.
 his elder brother and clerk
betrayed, 415.
 his servant, see Masten, W.
Halsteede, Mr., pseudon., 375.
Hamburgh, 18, 32, 204, 303.
 ships could be hired there, 89.
 money sent to Charles II from
the Bank there by the Elector of
Brandenburgh, 31.
 Spanish agent at, 183, 184,
204.
 letters dated fror% 17, 31, 35.
 Cromwell's agent at, see Brad-
shaw, R. ; chaplain to the mer
chants at, see Gunter, J.
Haniilton,Capt.,brings Scotch soldiers
from Sweden to the King, 283.
 or Hambleton, Lady, 272.
 or Hambleton, Sir George, 1,
9 Ms, 11 Ms, 17, 18, 34 Ms, 60,
114, 255, 284, 312, 387, 404,
405.
 letters to Ormonde, 254,
378,387; to Hyde, 378, 387.
• sent with Lord Muskerry

to Spain, 228 ; commission from
the King to negotiate at Madrid
for aid in Ireland, 281 ; arrives at
Madrid, 288 ; presented to Don L.
de Haro, 297; to the K. of Spain,
301. intelligence from Spain,

314.
 his debts, 254, 261.
 his two sons, 34, 378 ;
one, a page to the King, 29.
 J., a Scotch minister, two letters
to the King, the first addressed to
Will. Melvin, 135, 136.
 statement to the King
respecting omission of public prayers
tor him in Scotland, 136.
 James, Duke of Hamilton, 20.
 Sir James, 60, 114, 115 Ms,
117, 351.
 command of a regiment
given to him, 218 bis.
¦ a letter sent to him from

the King, 255.
 ill, 103 ; again ill, 328.
Ms debts, 108.

Hammersmith, 239.
Hammond, Henry, D.D., 14, 50,
385.
Hampton Court, 239.

Hancock, Fr., i. e. Sir A. Broderick,
q. v.
Hanham, — , at Cologne, 67.
Hannam, Mr., the King writes to Mm
for money, 88.
 Richard, London, information
respecting a plot to assassinate
Cromwell, 37.
Hannibal, Don, see Seestedt.
Har. [Harris?], Sir Thomas, money
received from, 41.
Harding, Richard, 29, 32, 53, 60, 75,
76, 83 Ms, 84, 107, 117, 158, 168,
181, 318, 335, 339, 355, 356.
.  letter from Peter Talbot
to, 82.
 letters sent through him,
83, 412, 415. money received by him

for the King, 163; paid by him,
186.
 his poverty, 329.
¦his daughter, 32.

Harlow, — , 242, 245, 397, 407.
Haro, Don Luis Mendez de, 40, 52,
71, 75, 97, 138, 144, 264, 278, 282,
293, 297, 298, 312, 323, 324, 334,
346, 347, 358, 365, 369, 371, 380,
384, 386, 392.
 letters to Charles II, 137,
144 ; to Ormonde, 337.
¦ letters from Charles II to,

103, 104, 350 ; from the Duke of
York, 294; from Hyde, 55; from
Sir H. Bennet, 362.
his daughter married to

the Conde de Niebla, 402.
  pseudonym in Thurloe's
correspondence : Mr. Longg, 264.
- hissecretary,seeChristoval.

Harris, Mr., i. e. W. Nieuport, q. v.
 Sir Thos., 134 [see also Har.].
Harrison, Major-Gen., 51.
 Mons., i. e. James Butler, Marq.
of Ormonde, q. v.
" Harry, Mr.," 3.
Harryson, Edward, 239.
Hart, E. and James, i. e. Philip
Honeywood, q. v.
Harte, Da., a royalist agent, letter to
Lt.-Col. Dolman, 154.
Harte, Sir William, with the King
at Worcester, 180 ; at Antwerp,
desires to be made a knight, ib. ;
the. King refuses to knight him,
181 ; Ms wealth, 180, 182.
Hartlepool, 88, 89.
Harvey, Mr., 149, 254.
Harwich, 88, 89.

INDEX.

447

Haslerig, or Haselrig, Sir A., 43,
251, 267, 403.
Hassett, Mrs., 220.
Hastings, — , pseudon., 141.
Hatfield, Mr., pseudon., 5.
Hats, a French beaver desired by
Thurloe, 226.
Hatton, Christopher, Lord, 8, 337.
Haughstrat [Hoogstraeten], 56.
Havannah, 41.
Haward, Mr., 401.
Hawke, Michael, Killing is Murder;
his answer to Killing no Murder,
397.
Hawkins, Harry, pseudon., 27.
Hay, William, Earl of Kinnoull,
286.
 letter to Hyde, 354.
Haye, — de la, see De la Haye.
Hayes, or Huges, Will., London,
letter from R. Sa., 11.
Haynes, Major - Gen. ; pseudonym,
James Scot, 239.
Heath, Mr., a lawyer attending on
the King, 29.
Heaver, John, chaplain to Sir R.
Shirley, 211.
¦  ¦  declaration about Sir
R. Shirley's employing Mr. Gun
ning to write in defence of the
Church, 385.
Hedworth, John, and Ralph, address
to the King signed by them and
other Levellers, 145.
Heenvliet Correspondence, 56, 86,
88, 91, 95, 96, 97, 99, 101, 112,
126, 140, 159, 161, 184, 218, 223,
224, 238, 240, 243, 249, 271, 383,
392, 395, 404 Ms.
Heenvliet, Lord of, see Kerckhoven,
J. de.
Heidelberg, 34.
 letter dated from, 268.
 Elector of, i. e. the Palatine,
q.v.
Helin (?), 16.
Helvoetsluys, 243.
Hemsted, Jacob, Strand, London,
letters for Thurloe addr. to, 226.
Henchman, Humph., D.D., recom
mended by Bp. Duppa for a
bishopric, 50.
Henderson, or Hinderson, Sir John,
letter to Hyde, 10; to Thurloe,
under the name of Peter von Berg,
13, 15, 22 ; to R. Bradshaw, under
the same name, 15; letter to him
[not to Thurloe], 29.
Henrietta Maria, Queen, 4, 5, 7, 10,

25, 33, 59, 60, 71, 91, 94, 96, 97,
142, 206, 249, 252, 299, 325, 367,
404.
Henrietta Maria, Queen, letter to
Lady Stanhope, 240 ; to the King,
365.
 letters from the King to,
18, 52, 369. • sends an agent to Rome,

and offers to negotiate through him
for the King, 12, 33,59; the nego
tiations with the Pope respecting
Ireland entrusted to her, 416 ;
sends Thos. Talbot to Rome, 121.
 aversion to Anne Hyde, 45.
testifies to the loyalty of

Father Creagh, 45.
desires to have a repeater

watch, 99. hinders Dr. Cosin's per

formance of daily service in her
household, 207; forbids meetings
for devotion in Cosin's own room,
330. account of money paid to

her by France from 1643 to 1656,
220. • in bad health, 308, 309 ;

goes to Bourbon for recovery, 353.
Henry VIII, see Statutes.
Henry, Duke of Gloucester, 1 bis, 5,
8, 34, 43, 61, 65, 78, 103, 106,
112, 113 Ms, 114 bis, 117, 118 Ms,
126, 187, 201, 202, 252, 260, 290,
297, 299, 336, 342, 367, 392, 399,
402.
 letter to Hyde, 21; to Heenvliet,
100, 112, 126, 139, 161, 184.
 illness of, 1, 4, 5, 6.
 writes for two or three hours
daily, 5.
 account given to the Pope of
the Queen's attempt to make him
a R. Catholic, 80; proposal from
Sieur d'Aubigny for his conversion
to the R. C. faith, 325; instruc
tions for a reply from the King,
326 ; mentioned, 327, 328.
 leaves Antwerp, 9 ; the States
of Holland pass a vote against his
remaining in their province, 36 ; is
about to go to Cologne, ib. ; enter
tained by the city of Cologne at a
banquet, 114; permitted by the
King to leave Cologne and join
him at Bruges, 123, 124.
 payments made on behalf of,
66 ; Ms French pension not paid,
105; his need of money, 109;

448

INDEX.

money sent to him from Spain,
363, 379.
Henry, Duke of Gloucester, his
monthly expenses, with names of
his household, 198 ; wine and beer
required, with names of his house
hold, 279.
 his regiment, 231, 256, 283,
358.
 goes as a volunteer with the
Marq. Caracena, 296.
 horses brought for him from
England, 300.
 Don Juan writes to him, 398.
Herbert, " Mad," 329.
 John, youngest brother of the
Earl of Pembroke, ready to engage
for the King, 80.
 Philip, Earl of Pembroke, said
to be ready to furnish horses and
arms for the King, 80.
Heme, Major, a royalist in London,
373.
 Robert, Golden Bull, Cheapside,
248 ; an active royalist, 373 Ms.
Hertford, Marq. of, see Seymour,
Will.
Hesse, Frederick, Landgrave and
Card, of, 111.
" Heure," — , notes of instructions for
Mm from Hyde, 19.
Heulesbeg, Flanders, letter dated
from, 360.
Hever, J., or Heaver, q. v.
Hewett, Mr., Antwerp, 84, 113, 254,
311.
 or Hewitt, John, D.D., 311,
[399?].
 extract from a letter from
him, 281.
Hewitt, Mrs , 150.
Hews, Mr., or Dr., famous for a
powder, 311.
Hewson, John, speech in Pari, against
the offer of the crown to Cromwell,
278.
Heythwyte, — a servant in charge
of the King's plate, 110.
Hide, Edward, in England, letter to
[Mrs. Ann Hyde ?], 293.
 letter from [Mrs. Ann
Hyde?] to, 293.
 Henry, in England, 293.
Hill, — van, one of the suite of the
Princess of Orange, 94.
" Hiscocks, Mary," alias " Little
John," letter to Mr. O, "viz.
240," 277 ; to Mr. Chance, 301.
Hispaniola, 12.

Ho., see Hopton, R.
Ho., P., see Honeywood, P.
Hobart, Sir John, 320.
 letters from Col. Bamp
field, 279, 284.
Hodgson, Will., merchant, Lime1
Street, London, 127.
Hoffe, Hans vander, Bruges, money
for the King and Ormonde made
payable to, 173, 181. [Letters
addressed under this name were
intended for Hyde, q. v.]
Holcom, pseudonym qf a place in
England, 199.
Holden, Mr., money paid to him for
the Duke of Buckingham, 333.
 Henry, D.D., Paris, 361.
Holder, Thomas, 222, 354.
Holland, see also States General,
United Provinces.
 5, 7, 14, 17, 20, 21, 24, 34, 37,
43 Ms, 55. 58, 66, 67, 89, 95, 97,
99, 132, 139, 161, 168, 174, 188,
215, 216, 217, 218, 236, 240, 241
bis, 243, 247, 249, 269, 270, 282,
289, 293, 294, 296, 316, 322, 331,
338 Ms, 342, 347, 349, 368, 379,
383, 384, 388.
 letter from the States of Holland
to the Princess of Orange, 24 ;
the States forbid the Duke of
Gloucester's remaining in their
province, 36.
 a Dutch ship captured by the
French, 95 ; the fleet ordered to be
prepared, 241 ; two Dutch ships
taken by the English, 296 ; one
captured by Blake, 323 ; English
fleet prepared against, 344.
 • Dutch Catholics, 121.
 Dutch ambassador in England,
see Nieuport, W.
 French ambassador in Holland,
see de Thou.
 Spanish ambassador in Holland,
see Gamarra, Est. de.
Holland, Sir John, money contributed
for the King by him, 176.
Hollant, Father van, 138.
Hollis, Col., 111,256.
 Lady Eleanor, notice of a petition
about her portion, 291.
 or Holies, Denzil, 170, 171 bis,
189, 258, 291.
 or Holies, Gervase, letter to
Ormonde, 391.
 or Holies, John, first Earl of
Clare, 291.
Holstein, Frederick, Duke of, 13.

INDEX.

449

Holmeby, Mr., pseudon., letter from
the King to, 375.
Holmes, Mr., 384.
Honeywood, Philip, 213, 335, 339
Ms, 340.
 letters to Hyde, under the
name of Elson, 171, 391 ; under
the name of E. and J. Hart, 240,
334, [406?].
¦  [" P. Ho.," not " Fo."],
letter from him and others, signed
T. O'Keeffe, 143.
— —  comes with despatches
from England, and is to return
immediately, 336.
•  pseudonyms : the Dr., 210,
213, 239, 317, 337, 343, 406;
Elson, 171, 239, 391, 406 ; James
Hart, 239, 240, 291, 334, 399.
Honslerdike, 56 Ms.
Honton, T., pseudonym, 301.
Hooker, " the most judicious "
Richard, 48.
Hopton, Lord, 154.
 Major, 315.
 Richard, 122 ter, 130, 132, 280
Ms, 304, 342, 345 Ms.
 letters to the King, 107,
122 ; under the name of James
Walton, 322.
¦  letter from the King, 111.
¦ letters sent through him

to England, 287.
 committed to the Gate
house, 311; released by help of
Hunti[ngton], 342.
Horn, Count, 11.
Hoskins, Hezekiah, pseudon., 244,
250.
How, Mr., 334.
Howard, Madame, 94, 357.
 Lady, 249.
 Capt., 415.
¦  Mr., 221 ; in prison, 156 bis.
 Mr., of Gilsland, reputed false
by the royalists of London, 373.
 sons of the Earl of Arundel, 67.
¦ Ann [?], letter to the King,
addressed to Mr. Will. Smith,
220.
 Sir Charles, 43, 246.
 letter from the King to,
[153 ?]; to Ms wife, [153 ?], 173.
 of the North [qu. Edw. Howard,
lord Escrick ?], 242.
•  Henry, brother of E. of Arundel,
296.
— — James, Earl of Suffolk, 265.
¦  Lady Katharine, 271.
VOL. III. G j

Howard, Thomas, Earl of Arundel,
afterw. Duke of Norfolk, report of
his death, 296.
 Sir Thomas, Gentleman of the
Horse to the Princess Royal, 38,
73, 403.
 "Tom Howard" believed
to correspond with Broghill, 240.
 stabbed by a kinsman
of Mrs. Barlow, 352.
 William, agent for the Levellers
with the King; Address to the King
signed by him and others on the
part of the Levellers, 145 ; letter to
the King accompanyingthe address,
145; to the King, signed John
Fisher, 234; signed with his real
name, 246. letter to Hyde, 174; signed

John Fisher, 175, 233, 246; signed
John Browne, 196.
¦ letter to Ormonde, signed

John Fisher, 179.
letters to him from the

King, addressed to John Fisher,
146, 265.
 letters from the King,
sent through him, 153.
put out of Cromwell's

Life-guard as an Anabaptist, 416.
arrives at Gravesend and

London, from Calais, 179.
£100 to be paid to him

[300?], 303, 326, [341, 343?],
359. -pseudonyms: John Fisher

[see Thurloe's S. P. vol. v. p. 393],
235 Ms, 289, 316, 333 [see also
above] ; John Browne, 196, 247,
253, 301, 303.
called by Ormonde "the

blade," 179, 181.
his brother, 197 ; his

brother-in-law, 415.
 Will., letter to Lord Falcon*
bridge, 271 ; mentioned, 274.
Howes, Mr., pseudon., 220.
Huett, — , pseudon., 332.
Hull, 4, 14, 17, 30, 356.
Hume, Sir Alex., 33, 94, 96.
Humes, Lord, 240.
" Humphery, Mr.," i. e. Charles II,
q.v.
" Humphrey, honest," [qu. H
Painter?], 132, 133.
 ["Omfrey"], Lady Isabella,
43.
Humphreys, Col., sent with a regi
ment of foot to the West Indies, 41.

450

INDEX.

Hungary, King of, see Leopold.
Hungerford, i. e. H. Sexby, q. v.
Hunt, Lieut., a royalist in London,
373.
 Mr., i.e. O. Cromwell, q. v.
Huntington, Major, 373 Ms; assists
in releasing Hopton from prison,
322, 342.
 William, employed to assassinate
the King, 299.
Huson, John, or Hewson, q. v.
Hussey, Philip, i. e. R. Boyle, q. v.
Huxter, — , an agent for the Parlia
ment, imprisoned at Rome, 130.
Hyde, Mrs., a near relation of Sir
Edw., her arrest, confinement, loss
of reason, and death, 207, 208.
 Anne, sister to Sir Edw., or
Jane Silvester, q. v.
 Anne, daughter of Sir Edw.,
afterwards Duchess of York, 361.
 disliked by the Queen
Dowager, 45.
 has the small-pox at Paris,
132.
 Edward and Henry, or Hide, q. v.
 Sir Edw., mentioned, 13, 29,
35, 36, 40, 54, 63, 65, 66, 67, 74,
81, 86, 101, 131, 148, 151, 155,
167 Ms, 174, 178, 180, 186, 202,
203, 208, 227, 231, 234, 235, 236,
241, 244, 254, 264, 318, 325, 329,
331, 355, 356, 363, 367, 374, 377,
383, 395.
 Letter to one of the Lords
of [CromweU's] Council, 79; men
tioned, 170, 171.
Letters from him to : —
Mr. Bedingfeild, 179.
Mr. Belling, 18.
The Earl of Bristol, 186, 188,
194, 195, 379.
Sir A. Broderick [" Hancock "],
326 339.
Charles II, 103, 110, 113, 117,
150, 165, 180, 300, 304, 308, 312,
325, 336, 338, 379.
Mr. Clement, [i.e. J. Reade], 10,
12, 52, 61, 93, 95 Ms, 98, 106, 119,
138, 139, 147, 153.
Dr. Cosins, 50, 104, 127.
Mr. Coventry, 140.
Mr. Dowcett, 74.
Lord Grandison, 104.
Don Luis de Haro, 55.
Dr. Kelly, 18.
Mr. Kent, 94, 154.
Mary Knatchbull, Abbess at
Ghent, 146. ,

Capt. Godfrey Lloyd, 138.
Mr. Lovinge, 44, 51, 53.
Gen. Middleton, 3, 184.
E. Mottet, 149, 150, 153, 167,
173, 191, 240.
Lord Napier, 184.
Sir Edw. Nicolas, 27 Ms, 30, 32,
33, 34, 36, 119 Ms, 128, 132, 151,
166, 167, 168, 170, 176 Ms, 178,
180, 182 bis, 184, 211, 215, 216,
283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 290, 292
Ms, 295, 296 Ms, 297, 350, 351,
352, 354, 355, 356 bis, 357, 359,
360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 368,
370, 372, 375 ; signed Edw. Lang
forde, 26 ; signed Edw. Lloyd, 27,
28. The Earl of Norwich, 71, 73,
89 D. O'Neill ["Subtle"], 268.
The Marq. of Ormonde, 101,
102, 103, 105, 107, 108 Ms, 109,
110, 112, 114 ter, 115, 117, 118,
120, 128, 150, 151, 155, 156, 163,
165, 166, 171, 182, 252, 254, 255,
258, 260, 261 bis, 286, 289, 304,
309, 318, 320, 327, 328, 335, 336,
338 bis, 341, 345, 347, 379, 380,
399, 401, 402, 404, 405 Ms, 412,
413. Lord Henry Percy, 161, 198.
Mr. Robinson [i. e. Rumbold],
339, 359, 394.
Sir Thomas Rookesby, 147.
Lady Stanhope, 45.
Father P. Talbot, 154, 157, 160,
206. Sir H. de Vic, 41, 43 Ms, 58, 62,
67, 68, 69, 71 Ms, 74, 78, 86, 88,
92 ter, 94, 95, 96, 97 bis, 99, 121,
140, 142, 143 Ms.
Mr. Weston, 7.
Sir Benj. Wright, 141.
Without address, 340.
Writes to Mrs. St. ... , 291.
draft of a statement re

specting negotiations with Rome,
52. paper on the business of

the Irish troops, given to Cardenas,
150. draft of a statement re

specting a proposal for a loan from
Antwerp, 178.
¦ draft of a proposed decla

ration for the exclusion of all
English, except the royalists, from
Flanders, 295.

INDEX.

451

Hyde, Sir Edw., proposal for granting
of licenses by the King for importa
tion of English goods into Flanders,
363, 410.
 statementof Sir R.Walsh's
proceedings, 368 ; questions for
Walsh's examination, ib.
 paragraphs added to a
proposed declaration by the King,
407.
 orders for payments of
money, 143, 147.
 acknowledgment of receipt
of money from Mottet for the King,
393.
 memoranda, 19.
 letter from the King ac
crediting him to Don Juan, 152.
 cipher used with T. Killi-
grew, 410.
 journey to Breda from
Cologne, 26 ; at the Hague, 36 ;
again at Cologne, 43 ; desires leave
to convey his wife to Breda, 103
Ms ; goes to Breda from Cologne,
117, 119; goes to Antwerp, 128,
132; at Bruges, 138; [at Ghent,
143] ; goes to Brussels, and Ant
werp, 176 ; returns to Bruges, 186 ;
goes to Brussels, 211 ; again at
Bruges, 240 ; at Brussels, 283 ; re
turns to Bruges, 300 ; to Brussels,
350 ; goes to Breda and Antwerp,
364 ; at Brussels, 370 ; at Bruges,
376.
 .  borrows money for the
King, 360.
 said to have hindered the
King's going to Scotland with
German forces, 35.
 his chief correspondents
in England, 14.
said to be Manning's

master, and suspected of treachery
by some in England, 90 ; accused
of holding treasonable correspond
ence in England, 285 ; charged
with furnishing information to
Thurloe, 366, 367; falsity of a
report that he is disliked by the
Spanish Ministers, 92; represented
as an enemy to R. Catholics, 142;
the Marq. of Newcastle offended
with him, 44, 51, 53; Capt. P. Mews
offended with him, 31 ; alleged
difference between him and Sir
M. Langdale, 154.
 illnesses of, 34, 36, 102,
108, 128, 391 ; suffering from

tooth-ache, 33; suffering from gout,
105 Ms, 119, 285, 364, 365.
Hyde, Sir Edw., births of children,
132, 371.
 his father-in-law, 119.
 pseudonyms: Mr. Edwards,
139 ; Mr. Floyde, 32 [see also 16];
Mr. Knight, 29 ; Mr. Langford, 1,
26; Mr. Edw. Lloyde, 28 Ms; Mr.
Macklin, 175, 212, 239, 334, [qu.
Maslyn ? 2] ; Robert Tompson, or
Thompson, 233, 303, 333; Mr.
Touser, or Towser (?), 242, 266,
401; letters addressed to him under
the name of Hans Hoff, 331, 337,
[qf. 335] ; letters supposed to be
addressed to him under the name of
Burfurd, Bulfurd, or Bulfard, 84.
his correspondents ; see

Apsley, Sir Allen.
Ashburnham, Col.
Ashton, John.
Bennet, Sir H.
Blount, Lord Newport.
Broderick, Sir Allen.
Browne, John.
Butler, Marq. of Ormonde.
Charles II.
Clement, Richard.
Cosin, Dr. John.
Digby, Earl of Bristol.
Duncon, Dr. E.
Gardiner, Col.
Goring, Earl of Norwich,
Halke, William.
Hamilton, Sir G.
Hay, W.
Henderson, Sir John.
Henry, Duke of Gloucester.
Honeywood, Ph.
Howard, W.
James, Duke of York.
Langdale, Sir Marm.
Levingston, Earl of Newburgh.
Lloyd, Capt. B.
MacCarthy, Vise. Muskerry.
Mary, Princess of Orange.
Massey, Edw.
Middleton, Major-Gen. John.
Morley, Sir John.
Plant, J.
Robbins, — •.
Talbot, Peter.
Thynne, Lady I.
Titus, Col.
Turner, Col. James.
Vic, Sir Henry de.
Villiers, Edw.
Willis, Sir Rich.

Gg 2

452

INDEX.

Hyde, Lady Frances, wife of Sir
Edward, 103 bis, 105, 106, 107,
108, 109, 112, 113, 114, 118, 124,
128 Ms, 132, 143, 151, 182, 216
Ms, 256, 283, 285, 347, 350, 357,
368, 371.
 letter to Sir Edw. Nicholas,
32.
 Henry, eldest son of Sir Edw.
Hyde, 72, 119, 171, 178.
 copy by him of a letter of
Cromwell's given him by Dr.
Goure, 224.
 letter from the Earl of
Norwich to, 67 ; from George
Ayliffe, 72.
 James, M.D., goes to England,
33 ; an excellent scholar, ib. ;
warrant as King's physician desired
for him, ib.
 Susan, sister of Sir E. Hyde,
death, 371.

I.

Imercell, Mdlle. de, 131.
Inchies, Camp of, letter dated from,
164.
Inchiquin, Lord, see O'Brien, Mur-
rough.
Independents, 38, 75, 189.
Indies, West, 4, 10, 30, 38, 40 bis, 41
bis, 55, 71, 217, 238, 415.
 English plantations in the, 93,
110.
 cavaliers to be sent to the plan
tations, 125, 172.
 Dutch merchants, see Portugal.
Innspruck, brother of the Archduke
of, 93.
Innocent X, Pope, overtures made to
him by the King, 41, 52 ; but he
required the King to declare him
self a Catholic as the condition of
assistance, 106.
 blamed the Nuncio in Ireland,
98.
 his death, 7.
Inquisition, the, 40, 298, 334.
Internuncio at Brussels, q. v.
Ipres, see Ypres.
Ireland, 16, 59, 60, 71, 82, 87, 103,
151, 159, 162, 188, 214, 216, 256,
267, 268, 282, 295, 323, 378, 387
bis, 404, 406, 408 ; pseudonym,
" Little Lewis," 239.
 Irish troops in the French
service, recalled by the King, 40,

60, 122, 132, 148, 150, 151, 155,
162, 168, 170, 172, 180, 185, 194,
201, 266, 321; two regiments at
St. Ghislain's cause the surrender
of the place to the Spaniards, 262,
272, 276.
Ireland, Irish troops in the Spanish
service in Flanders, 40, 60, 148,
164, 194, 260, 261, 266, 295.
 Ormonde's treaty with the
Irish in 1648, 110.
 Rinuccini's excommunication of
the royalists in, 98, 105, 108, 109,
119, 137, 138 Ms, 158, 159, 161,
162, 181 ; notes on the Papal
brief upon the excommunication
printed at Brussels by four Irish
bishops but suppressed, 103, 105,
137, 138, 159.
 question of appointment of
bishops by the King, 46, 64.
 Irish officers petition the King,
60.
 a plot on foot by Thomas
Talbot for levying men for the
King in, 122, 151, 157.
 an Irish Augustine friar reported
to have been sent by the Irish at
Brussels as an agent to Rome,
159, 160; the King deeply resents
it, 161 ; the report is false, 162.
 the Internuncio willing to pro
cure the deposition of seditious
R. C. clergy, 160; question of
appointment of R. C. bishops,
138, 161, 305, 315.
 extract from the Civil Survey
books, 182.
 negotiations in Spain for the
supply of men and arms for Ire
land, 281.
 petition about the Lady E.
Hollis referred to the L. Deputy
and Council, 291.
 petition to the Council of, from
two R. Catholics against the order
for removal of Catholics from
towns, with an order thereupon,
300.
 Fleetwood to be Lord Deputy
in the room of H. Cromwell, 320.
 the Lord Chief Justice [R.
Pepys], 223 ; the Lord Chief Baron
[M. Corbett], ib.
 two phrases in Irish, 84.
 Pope's Nuncio in, see Rinuccini ;
— Lord. Lieut. ; see Butler, Marq.
of Ormonde.
Irwin [Lord Inchiquin ?], 121, 160.

INDEX.

453

Isabella, Lady, see Thynne, Isabella.
Isingen, Countess of, 271.
Italy, 42, 60, 67, 107, 119, 128, 167,
185, 186, 191, 219, 226, 235, 239,
250, 260, 268, 269, 276, 282 Ms,
292, 296.
 defeat of the army of the Duke
of Modena by the Spaniards in,
151.
 condition of the French army
in, 272.

J., a royalist in England, letter to
Mm from the King, 288; men
tioned, 322, 342 ; an Irishman,
345.
Ja., Wull, i. e. Sir Rob. Shirley, q. v.
Jackson, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
 i. e. — Lloyd, q. v.
 James, i. e. Charles Fleetwood,
q.v.
Jamaica, English forces in, 90, 415.
James I, application made by him to
the States of Flanders for the re
payment of money lent to them by
Q. Elizabeth, 178.
James, Duke of York, 9, 65 bis, 96,
101, 103, 118, 122 Ms, 124, 125,
130, 131, 133, 150, 160, 163, 164,
165, 168 Ms, 169, 171, 181, 187
Ms, 201, 204, 213, 223, 224, 232
ter, 241, 245, 249 Ms, 252, 253,
260, 272, 274, 279, 280, 285, 294,
296, 299, 312, 313, 319 Ms, 346
Ms, 347, 348, 349, 353, 354, 358
Ms, 360, 364, 367, 368, 370 Ms,
376, 377, 379, 403, 404, 407.
 letters to the King, 113, 225;
to Hyde, 402, 404; to the King of
Spain, 294 ; to Don Luis de Haro,
294.
 letter from the King to, 18.
 meets his sister, the Princess of
Orange, in France, 91.
 intelligence sent to him from
England by Rich. Pile, 126.
 his pension from Spain, 163,
165, 167, 204, 379, 393.
 breach with the King, 224,
225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 233, 235,
240, 241, 243, 244; the breach
fostered by Cromwell, 224; letter
to the King, 225 ; instructions for
a statement to the King of his
reasons for leaving Bruges, 237 ;
goes to him, 244 ; the reconcilia
tion effected chiefly through letters
from England, 307.

James, Duke of York, his regiment in
the Spanish service, 231, 283, 336 ;
goes to the field with the Spaniards,
in command of Ms brother's troops,
276, 295, 297,306, 308; his valour,
295, 308 ; distinguishes himself in
an engagement at Ardres, 353 bis.
 desires to get ships, 254; a
frigate commissioned by him, 265.
 dismissed Bennet from being
his secretary, 295 ; Bennet asks for
reimbursement of expenses, 301,
302 ; may possibly be restored to
favour, 370 ; Rich. Fanshaw re
commended by Hyde to be his
secretary, 336, 337 ; Tuke re
commended by the Q. Dowager,
but rejected by the King, 365, 370.
 pseudonym, Mr. Yerly, 160.
James-Town, Ireland, Synod of R. C.
bishops there [in 1650], 161.
Jammott, or Jamott, Lieut.-Col., 5,
6 bis, 8 Ms, 22, 78, 84, 85, 105,
108, 289; "Mons. Zamett" (?),
330.
 money paid to, 41.
 letter addressed to him for
George Lane, 78.
"Jamse, Mr.," 277.
Jane, Joseph, 26, 356, 370.
Jansenists, 158, 174.
— the French Parliament refuses
to ratify the royal edict against
them, 299 ; but at length condemns
them, 398.
 books and letters written by
them prohibited at Rome, 361.
Jansenius, Cornelius, 292, 300.
Jarvis, or Jarvais, — , servant to Lord
Bristol, 205, 353.
Jeffries, Mr., 193, 264.
Jennings, Jo., i. e. Col. Titus, q. v.
 Ralph, signs an address to the
King from the Levellers, 145.
Jermyn, Henry, Lord, 10, 25, 27, 28,
30, 34, 64, 65, 69, 94, 112, 115,
122, 123, 149, 168 bis, 206, 207
bis, 228, 249, 280, 294, 324, 330,
337.
 letters to the King, 5, 7,
9, 11, 12; to P. Rupert, 353;
to the Earl of Bristol, 200.
letters to him from the

King, 18 Ms.
- pseudonym, Jackson, 19.

 Mr. Henry, 225, 336.
Jersey, proposal for the taking of,
157, 158.
Jerusalem, 176.

454

INDEX.

Jesuits, 52, 77, 105, 137, 138, 158,
170, 360; recalled to Venice, 244.
 Provincial of the Order in
Flanders, 137, 138, 227.
 Rector of the Jesuits at
Brussels, 159.
Jewell, John, Bishop of Salisbury,
his Apology, 64.
¦  Mr., pseudonym, 121, 128.
Jews make great offers for privileges
in England, 42.
Johnson, — , i. e. J. Thurloe, q. v.
 Magdalen, at Old Flushing,
letters for John Richards, alias T.
Rogers, to be directed to, 245.
 Will., royalist pseudonym, 6 ter,
7, 412 [qu. Major Armorer ? see
Thurloe's S. P. iii. 339].
Jones, Mr., royalist pseudonym, 10.
 Mr., of Yapton, Sussex, 65.
 , one of Cromwell's Council
of State, 239.
 John, i. e. Major Wildman,
375.
Joyner, Mr., pseudonym, 121, 129.
Juan, of Austria, Don, see Antwerp.
 131, 132, 133, 147, 157, 183,
185, 187 Ms, 189, 193, 198, 199 Ms,
200, 201 bis, 202, 203, 204, 205
bis, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 214,
215, 216 bis, 224, 225 bis, 226,
227 bis, 228 ter, 229, 231 Ms, 232
bis, 233 srnpe, 236, 238, 241, 243,
259, 261, 265, 271, 274, 276, 278,
284, 285, 286, 289 Ms, 290, 292,
295, 305, 306 ter, 310, 315 Ms,
321, 323, 325, 327 bis, 329, 335
Ms, 336, 337, 342, 344, 345, 346
bis, 347 Ms, 348, 349, 352, 353
ter, 354 Ms, 355 ter, 358, 359, 360
bis, 361, 362, 363, 365, 366, 368,
370, 371, 375 Ms, 376 Ms, 377,
378, 379, 380, 383, 384, 388, 391,
399, 400.
 letters to Charles II, 135, 146,
148 Ms, 261, 310, 334, 344, 398,
406; a letter mentioned, 316; a
letter to the D. of York mentioned,
227 ; letter to Ormonde, 253.
 letters from him to Don Alonso
de Cardenas and the Spanish agent
at Hamburgh mentioned, 184.
 reply to a paper from Charles II
about his troops, &c, 287.
— — letters from Charles II to, 146,
152, 194, 261, 398 ; a letter men
tioned, 350; from the Earl of
Bristol, 200, 201; a letter from
the D. of York mentioned, 233.

Juan, Don, defeated by the Turks,
105.
 his arrival in Flanders, 116,
120, 123 ; entrance into Louvain,
&c, 129 Ms.
 mode of addressing him, 120,
124 Ms, 125, 127, 129, 134, 135.
 commissions Middleton to raise
regiments, 184.
 conference with the Earl of
Bristol, &c, 185.
 interviews with Charles II, 211,
216.
 propositions made to him by
Sexby, 213.
 four memorials presented to on
behalf of the King, 216, 217.
 offers to mediate between
Charles II and the Duke of
York, 233.
 urged to make Giles Motett
a Commissioner of Finance, 306
Ms, 307.
 to be removed from the govern
ment of Flanders, 314.
 offers 80,000 florins for the
King, 326.
 passport granted by him to a
London merchant, 366.
 proposals to him from Charles
II for licensing English manufac
tures, 410.
 pseudonym, Mr. Buren, 375.
Judevine, — , 254.
Julian the Apostate, 104, 127.
K.
K. S., Mr., 10.
Kaley, Thomas, merchant of London,
passport granted to him at Dunkirk,
366.
Kavanagh, Charles, letter to A.
Annesley, 351 ; reply, ib.
 Derby, 182, 351.
 Sir Morgan, 182.
Keeling, Mr., Chancery Lane, Lon
don, letters for Thurloe addressed
to, 413 n.
Keith, — , Countess Marischal, letter
from the King to, 3.
Keith, Sir William, 62, 184.
Kelley, — , an Irishman in London,
38.
Kelly, Dr., 158, 315.
 letter from Hyde to, 18.
Kendall, — , pseudon., 220.
Kent, 4, 24, 27,366.
 a woman from, sent to the King
at Bruges, see Kilvert.

INDEX.

455

Kent, — , pseudon., 134.
 Joseph, the King's Resident in
Italy, 251.
 letters from Hyde to, 94,
154.
Kepler, John, 202, 204, 205.
Kerckhoven, John de, Lord of
Heenvliet, 66, 86, 98, 240, 328,
330.
 letters from Mary, Princess
of Orange, to, 56, 90, 94, 96, 97,
99, 223 Ms, 238, 243, 249, 271,
383, 391, 394, 403, 404; from
Henry Duke of Gloucester, 100,
112, 126, 139, 161, 184; from the
Comte D'Estrades, 218.
  his daughter, 88, 94,
96.
Ketting, or Kettinghe, — , Treasurer
of Orange, his son-in-law, 96,
99.
Kilby, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Kilkenny, 351.
 the Castle, 80.
Killigrew, H., bedchamber- man to
the King, 29.
— — T., cipher used with Hyde,
410.
Kilvert, Madame, goes to Charles II
as an agent from Kent, 231,
236.
Kinalmeaky, or Kenelmeky, or Killi-
meken, Lady, see Eliz. Boyle.
King, Henry, Bishop of Chichester,
50, 356.
Kingston, Earl of, see Pierrepoint,
Marq. of Dorchester.
Kinnoull, Earl of, see Hay, Will.
Kirkham, Mr., pseudon., 5.
KnatchbulLMary, Benedictine Abbess
at Ghent, 147, 148, 185, 187, 344,
377, 404. procures money for the

King, 401.
146.

letter from Hyde to,

Knight, Mr., 5, 9, 28, 59, 365.
 letter for Hyde, addressed to
Knight at Dort, 29.
 Capt., a royalist in London,
373.
Knute, Mr., letters for the Princess
of Orange addressed under that
name, 22, 24.
Konigsmark, Gen., 178.
Kops, Mr., pseudon., 303.
Krinson, Sir — , Flanders, the King
is godfather to his son, 231.
Kyte, Mr., pseudon., 332.

L.
L  Sir, see Viskirke.
" L. 3," letter from the King to, 44.
L. A. (Adm. Lawson?), letter from
the King to, 17.
L. D., 248.
La., Sir Ge. [254, 255, qu. Sir G.
Lane?], 303, 328, 341.
Labasse'e, Col., 201.
La Chapelle, 177, 179, 203, 333.
Lachetti, Card., 111.
Lacie, Richard, i. e. Col. Palmer, q. v.
Lacy, — , 329.
La Fere, letter dated from, 308.
La Ferte, — ; Irish soldiers desert to
the King from his army, 321.
La Force, Mr. de, Calais, 280.
La Haye, Mr. de, pseudon., letter to,
267.
Lamhe, Mr., pseudon., see Popham.
Lambert, Gen. John, 67, 82, 157,
237, 239, 267, 272, 322, 333.
popular in the army, 107,

344, 415.

him, 192.

Levellers undertake to stab

¦ gives Gen. Lesley a coach
and horses, 195.
reported to have had com

munication with the King, 317.
surrenders his commission

to Cromwell, 337, 341, 343.
 pseudonyms : — Gauntlet,
108; Gibbon, 239.
 his wife quarrels with
Mrs. Claypole, 239.
 his secretary, Swift, sent
to France, 108, 126, 403, 416.
Lambeth, royalists imprisoned at,
207, 322.
Lamboy, Gen., 148, 265.
Lamoureus, Sieur, 218.
Lancashire, 59.
Land, Mr., pseudon., 412.
Landrecy, 191.
Lane, Sir George [see La., SirGe.], 27,
32, 34, 60, 74, 80, 82, 85, 131, 155,
166, 168, 186, 187 Ms, 190, 232,
233, 286, 308, 310, 315, 333, 334,
335 Ms, 338, 353, 355, 356, 376,
389, 412, 413.
¦  letters to the Marq. of
Ormonde, 78, 81, 84.
 knighted, 266.
letter from Jo. Steephens

to him, 78.
¦ letter sent through him,

83.

• his wife, 63, 168.

456

INDEX.

Lane, Sir G., illness of his son, 78.
Laney, Dr. Benj., afterw. Bishop of
Peterborough, 50.
Langdale, "young," of Lancashire,
59.
 Sir Marmaduke, 39 bis, 51, 52,
54, 161, 180 Ms, 184, 244 Ms, 250,
284.
 — — letters to Charles II, 38,
42,55,56; to Hyde, 211, 297.
 in Zealand, 22.
• information sent to him

from England respecting Crom
well's Swiss body-guard, 58.
report of differences be

tween him and Hyde, 154; con
tradiction of the report, 157.
 trusted both by R. Catho
lics and Protestants in the North of
England, 154.
mention of a letter brought

to him from England, and intended
for publication in Holland, 297.
Langford, Edw., i. e. Sir E. Hyde,
q.v.
Langley, George, i. e. James Butler,
Marq. of Ormonde, q. v.
Langley, near Colbrooke, 80.
La Roque, Mons., 88.
Latewyne, Mons., armourer to the
King of Spain, 410.
Lather [? Lord Lauderdale ?], 55.
Laud, William, Archbishop of Canter
bury, his nephew, 374.
Lauderdale, Earl of, see J. Maitland.
Laurence, — , 245.
Laws, Mr., 117.
Lawson, Vice-Adm., see L., A.
 beloved in the fleet, 257.
Layfield, Dr., 374.
Layton, Col., or Leighton, q. v.
Leaves (?), Major, 373.
Le Chemine, Mons., i. e. Col. J.
Steephens, q. v.
Leda, Marq. de, Governor of Dunkirk,
30, 118, 120 bis, 166, 174, 252,
357, 358, 379, 384.
 refuses to recognise a letter from
Nicholas as Secretary of State to
the King, 188.
 letter to Mm from the King,
358.
Lee, Mr., money paid to J. Halsall
by, 41.
Le Fleure, Mons., i. e. Nic Armorer,
q.v.
Leghorn, 107, 219, 251, 357.
 Cromwell's agent at, see C.
Longland.

Le Grande, Madame, Cologne, 114.
Leicester, House of, see Sidney.
Leighton, or Layton, Col., 109, 137,
399.
Leighton, or Leyton, Sir William,
116.
Leke, Mr., pseudon., 125, 129.
Le Maistre, Ant., see Perrier.
Lendall, Capt., 243, 255 bis, 345,
352, 353 Ms, 355, 356, 357, 358,
360, 361, 362.
 goes to Kent to capture a rich
country gentleman [Crispe], 328,
341, 343.
Lenthall, William, Speaker of the
House of Commons, 239.
 a member of Cromwell's
Other House, 400.
Leon, M. de, sent as French ambas
sador to Spain, 195.
" Leone Coronato," a Dutch ship,
95.
Leopold, King of Hungary, 276, 285,
372, 400.
 his ambassador at Madrid,
376.
Leopold William, Archduke of Aus
tria, 10, 27, 33, 62, 63, 68, 71, 74,
75, 112, 118, 120, 135, 138, 276,
285, 384, 400.
 account of his dining with the
Jesuits at Brussels, 82.
 printed proclamations by, 61,
67.
Lesley, Gen. Alex., Earl of Leven,
24.
 letter from Charles II to,
54.
 Robert, employed by the Elector
Palatine to treat with Cromwell,
193, 195.
 coach and horses given to
him by Lambert, 195.
Letters, Anonymous, see
Frankfort (news-letter from).
Anonymous letters of news from
England, 20, 90, 115, 316, 415.
Anon, from royalists in England,
125 [from H. Norwood?], 132;
to the King, 396.
Anon, letter of intelligence from
a Cromwellian correspondent at
Leyden, 77.
Powders to be used for invisible
writing, 391.
Levellers, the, 38, 42, 52, 55, 85, 86,
87, 90, 97, 100, 167, 181, 197, 230,
263, 374.
 proposals and address made to

INDEX.

457

the King on the part of the, 90,
142, 145, 233, 235, 245, 246 Ms.
Levellers, undertake to obtain pos
session of Portsmouth by bribery,
152, 192.
— — undertake to stab Cromwell
and Lambert, 192; supposed to
have plotted to shoot Cromwell,
239.
Leven, Earl of, see Alex. Lesley.
Leveston, Mr;, or Livingstone, q. v.
Levingston, Earl of Newburgh, or
Livingston, q. v.
Ley, Mr., 127.
Leyborne, Dr., Pres. of Eng. Coll. at
Douay, 186.
Leyde, Marq. de, or Leda, q. v.
Leyden, 22, 24.
 letter dated from, 77.
Leyton, Sir William, or Leighton,
q.v.
Lichfield, Bishop of, see A. Frewen.
Liege, 1, 212 bis.
Lier, Flanders, regiments to be quar
tered at, 209, 231.
Liguevill, — , 115, [-121].
Lille, hospital, 344, 349 ; Prioress of
the hospital, 349.
 letters dated from, 349, 379.
Lincolnshire, 18.
Lindsay, Alexander, Earl of Balcarres,
9, 12, 28, 35, 52, 114, 115, 221,
259, 274, 279, 319, 330, 360,
399.
 letter to the King, 33:
letter without address, deciphered,
8.
— —  ordered to leave the court
at Bruges, 273, 299; supplied
with money by Q. Henrietta, 299 ;
suspected of betraying intelligence,
323; the King complains that he
is favoured by the Princess Royal,
363, 364. ¦ his wife, 273, 291.

" Little Lewis," i. e. Ireland, q. v.
Littleton, — , imprisoned in England,
79.
 Mr., 255.
Liverpool, 16.
Livingston, Lieut., destitute and
nearly blind, 221, 230.
 James, Earl of Newburgh, 10,
29, 36, 114, 119, 147, 173, 216,
241, 260, 283, 307, 314, 318, 333,
355, 359, 389.
 letter to Hyde, 218.
 reported to be murdered,
354, [cf. 359].
 his man George, 318.
Lloyd, Mr., letter to him from Will.
Montgomery, 116.
 with the King at Cologne, and
addressed by the name of Jackson,
130.
 Dr., 67, 331.
 Capt. Broychwell, letter to Hyde,
313 ; his son in Cromwell's army,
ib.
 Sir Charles, 18, 43.
•  Edward, i. e. Sir E. Hyde,
q.v.
 Capt. Godfrey, 140, 171, 328.
 letter from Hyde to, 138.
 John, captures one John Allen
at Ghent, 328, 331 ; assists at the
capture of Mr. Crisp, 341.
Lockhart, Col. Will., Cromwell's
Ambassador in France, 126, 128,
245, 249, 267, 274, 280, 281, 285,
293, 300, 302, 304, 305, 306, 309,
337, 343, 382, 416.
 letters to Thurloe from,
256, 260, 271, 275, 302, 303, 308,
333, 338, 381, 384, 386, 387, 390,
392, 393, 395, 396, 398, 403, 406 ;
to Rich. Cromwell, 275; to de
Bourdeaux, 400.
letters from Thurloe to,

Lionne, M. de, French Ambassador
at Rome, letter to Louis XIV upon
the election of Pope Alex. VII
(printed), 28.
Lipe, Mr., 291.
Lisbon, 348.
 letters dated from, 366, 376.
 Cromwell's agent at, see May
nard.
[Lister, T. H., Ms Life of Clarendon
referred to, 79.]
" Lister, Mr.," i. e. the Army, 27.
" Little John," alias " Mary His-
cocks," q. v.

251, 252, 254, 256, 260 Ms, 270,
273, 298, 313, 330, 334, 342, 381,
383, 386, 387, 390, 395 Ms, 398,
400, 402 ; from Ms brother-in-law,
Col. Jo. Drummond, 253, 256,
258, 333 ; from W. Walker, 272,
273; of intelligence from Col.
Bampfield, 306.
conferences with Card.

Mazarin, 271, 338, 384, 387, 395,
396, 406. • writes to Cromwell in be

half of Marq. Mompolian, 275.
  congratulates Faulcon-
hridge on his marriage, 388.

458

INDEX.

Lockhart, Col. Will., a member of
Cromwell's Other House, 403.
 first instalment of the
money due for the English troops
paid to him by Card. Mazarin,
406.
 :  his- wife, 252, 298, 333;
birth of a son, and illness and
recovery of his wife, 386, 392,
396, 397, 398 ; Dr. Fraser offered
to see her, 403.
 his father[-in-law ?], 253.
 his brother[-in-law?], 252.
his secretary, William

Swift, q.v.
Lombardo, Ignatio, Madrid, letter
from Father Peter Talbot to, 295.
London, 4, 10, 14, 15, 31, 38, 58, 65,
73, 74, 122, 133, 167, 168, 179,
183, 207, 208, 236, 264 bis, 280,
283, 284, 312, 314, 323, 331, 339,
364, 366, 367, 385, 388, 409,
412.
 letters dated from, 5, 10, 36, 40,
116, 119, 120, 124, 143, 144, 154,
175, 179, 191, 196, 206 [?], 216,
219, 223, 226, 233, 246, 256, 258,
259, 272 Ms, 273, 288, 310, 333,
337, 399, 406, 415.
¦ discovery of a plot, 8 ; design
for a rising in the city, 307, 372-
374.
 forces raised for its defence and
additional guards set, 20, 21; forts
built, 176.
 election of Lord Mayor, 190 ; of
Sheriff, 374.
 election for Parliament, 242.
 search in the city for royalists,
406,416.
 proposed that the King shall
promise to restore the privileges of
the city, 156.
 pseudonym ; Cologne, 23, 27.
 Billingsgate, 239.
 Bishopsgate, 273 ; Ship Tavern,
220.
 Blackfriars, 23.
 Bucklersbury, the Mermaid,
220; the Rose, 264.
 Chancery Lane, 277, 413 n.
 Cheapside, the Golden Bull,
248.
 The Exchange, 143, 242, 256.
 Fenchurch Street, the Ship,
337.
 Fleet Street, 277, 303 ; the Fleet
prison, 366 Ms, 367, 368; the
Sugar Loaf, 244.

London, Gatehouse Prison, 134, 164;
letter dated from, 404.
 The George Inn, 239.
 Guild Hall, 373.
 Kent Street, 333.
 King Street, Gardener's Lane,
374-5.
 Lime Street, 127.
 London Bridge, 372.
 Ludgate Hill, 373.
 Mile-end Green, 273.
 Old Change, the King's Arms,
326.
 Paternoster Row, 43.
 St. Paul's Church-yard, the
Crown, 126.
 Queen Street, 43.
 Rose Street, Covent Garden, 37.
 The Strand, 226.
 Temple, the, 175 ; Temple
Garden, 38; Inner Temple Gate,
239.
 Thames Street, 303.
 Threadneedle Street, 235, 241.
 The Tower, 81, 82, 87, 88, 193,
196, 366, 367, 406, 414; fortified,
20 ; garrison increased, 264, 403 ;
royalists sent to the, 20, 86, 175,
179, 183; "the honest gentleman
in the T." [Sir R. Shirley], 215 ;
" the honest man in the T." [Hal
sall?], 338, 406; letters written
from, 87, 191 ; Governor of, see
J. Barkstead ; Tower Hill, 372.
 Upper Bench Prison, letter
dated from, 172.
 Whitehall, 4, 38, 82, 241, 245,
262, 273, 280, 285, 350, 357, 415 ;
letters dated from, 251, 254, 256,
291, 298, 313 bis, 334, 386, 395 ;
Admiralty Chamber, 231, 266;
Banqueting House, 246.
 Worcester House, 331.
 ""The little Peer at London,"
308, 336-7.
Londy, Chev. de, letter to Lord
Muskerry, 248.
 imprisoned at Cambray and in
the Bastille, 248, 249.
Longg, Mr., i.e. Don L. de Haro,
q.v.
Longland, Charles, Cromwell's agent
at Leghorn, letters from Thurloe
to, 226, 232.
Longueville, Madame, 7.
Lome, Lord, see Campbell, Arch.
Lorraine, Charles III, Duke of, 40,
93, 101, 131, 144, 392.
 letter to his daughter, 22.

INDEX.

459

Lorraine, Dukeof,theDuke of Orleans
negotiates for release from confine
ment in Spain of, 284 ; proposals
for his release in order that he may
assist Charles II in Ireland, 381,
383, 384, 386, 387, 404, 405.
 Nicholas Francis, brother of the
Duke of, 22 ; proclamation of the
Archduke Leopold against him,
67; his son, 296.
 Duchess of, 23, 131.
Loudoun, Earl of, see Campbell,
John.
Louis XIV, King of France, 9, 79,
90, 100, 115, 170 bis, 172, 241,
266, 366, 390, 398, 403.
 letter from Charles II to, 290 ;
from M. de Lionne (printed
pamphlet), 28.
 original ratification of the treaty
with the Commonwealth (1655),
66 ; ratification of article of treaty
against any separate treating with
Spain (1657), 281.
 proposal of marriage with the
Infanta of Portugal, 282, 403.
 the French Pari, refuses to ratify
his Edict against the Jansenists,
299.
Louvain, 7, 129 bis, 315.
 the Sun inn, 99.
 the Emperor inn, 100.
Lovelace, Frank, 244.
 John, second Lord, 321, 374.
Lovell, R., tutor to the Duke of
Gloucester, 1, 8 bis, 9, 30, 32, 65,
66, 72, 190, 198.
 paper in Ms handwriting
respecting appointment of bishops
in England, 46.
Loven, Flanders, regiments to be
quartered at, 209, 231.
Loving, William, 29, 368.
 letters from Hyde to, 44,
51, 53.
Lovingland, Norfolk, 142.
Low Countries, 239, [see Holland,
States General, United Provinces.]
Lubar, Father, 312.
Lubeck, 16.
Lucas, John, Lord, 79.
 Sir Jarvis, 244, 245.
Lucy, Dr., sequestered, 220.
Ludlow, Shropshire, 4.
Ludlow, Lieut.-Gen., under restraint,
190 ; reported to be a prisoner in
North Wales, 411.
Ludovisio, Prince, married a niece of
Pope Innocent X, 137.

Luis, Don, formerly Seer, to the
Cong, de prop, fide, proposes to set
up a republic in Naples, to discover
the Pope's emissaries in England,
&c, 390 ; a foolish begging fellow,
396.
Lundesford, Col., 299.
Lutgens, Mons., Cologne, 74.
Luther, Martin, a history of him
" and other like persons " sent to
the King, 53.
Luxstat, 204.
Luyne, Duke of, 158.
Lynn, 14, 17, 239.
Lyon, Col. Thomas, letter to the
King, 12.
Lyons, 329.
Lys, river, 275.
Lysson, — , a barber, London, 239.
M.
M., refuses to receive a letter from
the King, 196.
M., An., 332.
M., Dr., at a Lord's house in the
Field, London, 208.
M., E., i. e. Edw. Massey, q. v.
M., H., i.e. H. Manning, q. v.
M., Jo., Cologne, unaddressed letter,
73.
"Ma., L.," letter to the King under
the name of Williams, 310.
Mac Carthy, ["Muskerry,"] Col.
Cormac, son of Vise. Muskerry,
148, 162, 163, 170, 172, 190, 194,
201, 202, 353 bis, 355, 395, 401.
 Donogh, Vise. Muskerry, 123,
170, 191, 225, 228, 232, 255, 284,
304, 306, 312, 315, 316, 334, 347,
359, 371, 377, 378, 387, 404.
 letters to Ormonde, 233,
378, 387; to Hyde, 387.
¦ commission from the King

to negotiate for aid at Madrid, 281 ;
arrives at Madrid, 288 ; presented
to Don L. de Haro, 297; to the
K. of Spain, 301.
  desires a commission as
Lieut.-Gen. in the expedition pro
posed for Ireland, 334.
intelligence from Spain

sent by him, 314.
• letter from the Chev. de

Londy to [or to his son ?], 248.
• his wife [Eleanor Butler],

315.
Macdonald, Angus, Laird of Glen
garry, letter from the King to, 3.
McDougall, Sir James, 256.

460

INDEX.

M'Ghinne, Father Patrick, 83.
Machini, — , nephew of Card. Maza
rine, 397.
Mackenzie, Kenneth, Earl of Sea-
forth, 9.
Macklin, Mr., i. e. Sir Edw. Hyde,
q.v.
Mackworth, Col., governor of Shrews
bury, 279.
 offers made to him by the
royalists, 280 ; conversation with
Bampfield thereon, ib.
 Sir Francis, 20, 361.
Macky, Capt., money received by
him from Sir Rich. Walker, 186.
Madagascar, 7.
Madeira 251
Madrid, 54, 5*7, 58, 68, 70, 71, 88, 93,
107, 125, 141, 144, 213, 217, 222,
229, 232, 249, 256, 261, 264, 268
Ms, 282, 285, 286, 288, 293 Ms, 294,
299, 338, 339, 365, 376, 387 Ms.
 Nuestra Senora de Atoche,
392.
 Irish seminary at, 295.
 foreign ambassadors at, 323,
376 ; nuncio at, 376, 392.
 letters, &c, dated from, 29, 136
Ms, 137, 250, 264, 267, 268, 270,
272, 278, 282, 284, 288, 290, 293,
295, 297, 301, 304, 307, 312, 314,
316, 323, 324, 329, 334, 337, 342,
345 Ms, 346, 347 bis, 348, 349,
350, 352, 355 bis, 358, 362 Ms,
365, 369, 370, 371 Ms, 376, 377
ter, 378 bis, 380, 381, 386, 387,
392, 398, 402.
Maestricht, 27.
 paper dated from, 410.
Maitland, John, second Earl of
Lauderdale, [55 ?] ; letter from the
King to, 39.
Malines, 202, 205, 206.
Mailer, or Master, Edw., letter to
N. Armorer, 5.
Malmesbury, 315.
Malta, ambassador from, to Rome,
see Bichi.
Manchester, Earl of, see Montague, E.
Mangelli, Andrea, Abbot of S.
Angelo, Nuncio at Brussels, letter
to Father Talbot, 57.
Manley, — , postmaster at London,
77.
Manmng, Henry, 78 bis.
 letters to Thurloe, signed
A. Burton, 43 ; signed Isack
Gibbes, 58; signed H. M., 65;
not signed, 55, 66.

Manning, Henry, letters to be ad
dressed to him under the name of
H. Manwaring, 43, 59.
 held fictitious correspond
ence with Cromwell, 69, 71, 77,
308.
 paper of pretended infor
mation for the King, 80.
arrested as a spy of Crom

well's, 69, 77; found dead in a
wood near Cologne, 77 ; his death
ends many fears among the King's
party in England, 90.
his father and brother

killed in the service of Charles I,
77.
Mansell, Francis, 374.
 John, letter to Mr. Barker, 141.
 letters to Mm to be ad
dressed to John of Gaunts, in
Gant, 141. - examination of the woman

with whom he lodged at Bruges,
143.
Manton, — , pseudonym, 66.
Mantua, Duke of, 219, 265, 269 bis,
275.
Manwaring, H, i. e. H. Manmng,
q.v.
Mapletoft, Robert, declaration of Sir
R. Shirley's intention in providing
an annuity for Mr. Gunning, 385.
"Maquoin, del campo a," letter
dated from, 334.
Marcein, Lieut.-Gen., or Marcin,
q.v.
Marces, — , Post Office, Paris, 267,
268, 302, 323, 342.
 letters to Lord Bristol,
273, 302, 343, 382, 385, 387 ; to
Slingsby, 386 ; without address,
337.
  papers intercepted and
copied by him at Paris,269-76,280,
282, 285, 299, 305, 330, 331, 333,
334, 338, 342, 378, 386, 387, 390
Ms, 392 Ms, 393, 395 Ms, 396,
397, 398 Ms, 400 ter, 402, 403.
March, Col., or Marsh, q. v.
Marcin, Lieut.-Gen. under the Prince
of Conde, proposed as commander
of the troops intended for an ex
pedition to England, 228, 229 bis,
232, 244, 254, 260, 264, 274, 297,
307, 368, 370, 376, 388.
Mardike, 369 Ms, 381 bis, 383, 384,
386 Ms, 387, 395, 396, 397, 398
Ms, 400, 402 Ms, 403, 406.
Marey, [Murray?], Sir Robt., 259.

INDEX.

461

Margate, 278.
Marine, Mons., i. e. Col. Bampfield,
q.v.
Mario, Don, the Pope's brother, 248,
361.
 appointed general of the Papal
forces, 136.
Marischal, Countess, see Keith, — .
Marlay, Sir John, or Morley, q. v.
Maroilles, letter dated from, 344.
Marseilles, 154, 185, 397.
Marsh, Col., 13, 29.
Marshal, Lieut.-Col. Thomas, 374.
Marshall [?], Dr., 50.
 Blanck, i.e. M. Deane, q. v.
 George, Warden of New Coll.,
Oxford, 31.
 letter from John Gunter
to, 17.
Marshe, Mr., pseudon., 266.
Marsilliac, Prince of, 397.
Marsin, Lieut.-Gen., or Marcin,
q.v.
Marston, William, or Masten, q. v.
Martin, Col. Ge6rge, 251.
Martin, Capt., 120.
 Mr., pseudonym, 119, 332.
 Doctor, i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Mary of Orange, Princess, 14, 33,
35, 73, 100, 112, 120, 126, 132,
186, 206, 207, 290, 299, 329, 330,
355, 361, 364, 413.
 letters to her brother, the King,
357, 364; mention of a letter to
Mm, 356; letters to Hyde, 1, 21,
22, 24, 28, 32 ; to Heenvliet, 56,
90, 94, 96, 97, 99, 223 Ms, 238,
243, 249, 271, 383, 391, 394, 403,
404 ; to [Lady Stanhope ?], 88.
 letters to her from the King,
363, 389 ; a letter mentioned, 399 ;
letter from the Princess Dowager
of Orange, 159 ; from the States of
Holland [transl.], 24 ; from Hyde,
5 ; mention of a letter from the
Duke of Gloucester, 140.
 Q. Henrietta dislikes her taking
Anne Hyde into her service, 45.
 account of her revenue and ex
penditure, 66.
 her journey into France, 71, 78,
86, 90 ; reception in France, 90.
 wants two dozen Indian combs,
99.
 declines to attend Calvinistic
services, 105.
 with the King, 60, 66, 231, 252,
256; complains of the treatment
she receives from all at the King's

Court at Bruges, except the Duke
of York, 223, 224.
Mary of Orange, disagreement between
the King and her with respect to
Lord Balcarres, 357, 360, 364.
Maslyn, Mr., pseudon., letter from
James Cary, 2.
Mason, Capt., 297.
Massey, or Massie, Major.-Gen.
Edward, 35, 42, 109, 237, 245,
362, 388, 397, 399, 407.
 letter to the King, 207 ; to
[Hyde ?], 382.
in Denmark, 67.

Massonet, Peter, 114, 119.
 apparently an informant of
Thurloe's, 14 n. ; mentioned in
cipher as 808, 13, 14; pseudonym,
Paul Roll, 15.
Masten, or Marston, William, servant
to J. Halsall, 58, 412.
 letter to Edw. Halsall,
68.
 betrays his master, 87,
126, 414, 415.
Master, Ed., or Mailer, q. v.
Mat., Mr., see Moyle, Mr.
Matome, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Maubeuge, letter dated from, 177.
Maurice, — , 12, 13.
Mayence, Archbishop of [Jo. Phil.
v. Schonborn], letter from the
King to, 148.
May-Flower, [pseudonym for Flan
ders?], 213.
Maynard, Thomas, Cromwell's Resi
dent at Lisbon, offers to serve the
King, 222, 263, 348, 359, 409.
 William, Lord, 38 Ms, 239, 291.
 in prison in England, 79.
Mazarine, Card., 7, 9, 13, 34, 59, 80,
87, 96, 115, 122, 131, 135, 155,
163 bis, 168, 170, 172, 173, 180,
186, 187, 190, 191 ter, 198 Ms,
202, 218, 242, 245, 264, 271, 272,
274 Ms, 308, 319, 324, 330, 338,
366, 367, 381, 382, 384, 386 Ms,
387 ter, 388, 390 ter, 393, 396, 397,
398 Ms, 402, 403 Ms.
 letters to the R. C. Bishop of
Dromore, 170, 180.
 sends money for Cromwell's
fleet, 121.
 offers the Queen of Sweden his
palace at Rome to lodge in, 191.
 account of money paid to the
Queen of England by, 220.
 order for the payment of money
to Lockhart, 406.

462

INDEX.

Mazarine, Card., conferences with W.
Lockhart, q. v.
 letter from Oliver Cromwell to,
224.
 his niece, 384.
 his nephew, 397.
Mazarolle, Mons. de, agent for the
Prince of Conde in Spain, 272.
Meadows, Philip, secretary to Crom
well, to go as Resident to Portugal,
415; erroneously called Mr. Melvin,
ib.
  insult offered to him,
154.
Meath, R. C. Bishop and Vicar-Gen.
- of, see Dease, Thomas and Oliver.
Mechlin, 93, 124, 135, 178.
 a councillor of, 83.
 the King would be glad to have
a house at, 155.
Mecklenburgh, Duke of, 288, 292.
Medina Cceli, Duke of, 133, 238,
310, 344.
Medina de los Torres, Duke of,
marriage of Ms son, 377.
Mediterranean, the, 68, 71, 251.
 ports of the, 109.
Megohigan, Ant., i. e. Geoghegan,
q.v.
Melvin, Mr., i. e. P. Meadows,
q.v.
 William, i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Meneses, Don Francisco de, 312,
316, 323, 345, 346.
 disgraced at the Spanish
court for a combat with Prince de
Talara, 355.
Mennes, or Mennis, Sir John, 14,
32, 33, 112, 241, 284, 318, 345,
352, 363, 379 bis, 382, 385, 389,
391, 399.
 pseudonym, Will. Thomas,
23 [see Thurloe's S. P. iii. 339].
Mento, The, a paper so entitled, 5.
Mentz, 69.
 John Philip, Archbishop and
Elector of, 15, 59, 60, 107, 124.
Merchant Adventurers, Commission
ers of the, treat with the States
General about their settlement in
Holland, 36.
Mervin, Col. Audley, imprisoned in
Carlow Castle, 80.
Mews, Capt. Peter, afterwards Bishop
of Winchester, 27, 30, 33.
 letters sent to Scotland
through him, 2, 3.
quarrek with Hyde for his

Middiford, Col. Thomas, Gov. of
Barbadoes, protestation abjuring
the Stuarts, 26.
Middleburgh, 134, 181, 193, 210,
241, 256, 296, 322.
 the burgomaster of, 231.
Middleton, Lieut.-Gen. John, 3 Ms,
4, 55, 67, 168, 173 Ms, 174, 177
Ms, 178, 180, 182, 183, 201, 259,
294, 307, 314, 352, 362, 369,
371.
 letters to Hyde from, 311,
313.
 letter from Charles II to,
2; from Hyde, 3, 184 ; letters men
tioned, 286, 359, 361.
¦ empowered by the King to

treat in Scotland with the English,
8 ; in extreme danger in Scotland,
36 ; arrives at Cologne from
Munster, 43.
¦ letters from the King sent

through him, 177 Ms.
-despatches and commissions

for, 183, 184, 187, 204.
levies troops at Dantzic

for an expedition to Scotland, 203,
217, 245.
 said to have gone to

Poland, 243.
 his regiment quartered
in Hainault, 231 ; warrant about
deserters from Ms Scottish regi
ment, 279 ; the command given
to Lord Newburgh, 307.
money lent him by the

city of Dantzic, 340; unable to
repay it, 379.
¦ payment made to him for

cold usage, 31.

soldiers, 389.
Midford, — , pseudonym, 211.
Milan, 95, 135, 186, 377.
 Conde de Fuensaldanha made
governor of, 96.
 attacked by the Duke of
Modena, 164.
 the Milanese defeat the French,
185.
Milbery, Mr., pseudonym [Crom
well?], 253.
Milner, John, complaint against him
for seizing in England some horses
of the Duke de Vendosme for debt,
390.
Miltown, pseudonym of place, 211.
Mince, Sir John, see Mennis.
Minden, 15.
Minge [?], — , 65.
Minsh, Sir John, see Mennes.

INDEX.

463

Minshew, Sir John, Knight chirur-
geon to the King, 29.
Modena, 181.
 Francesco d'Este, Duke of,
98, 135, 176, 231, 269.
 the Spaniards defeat the
army sent by him to assist the
French in Italy, 151.
 he attacks Milan, for
which the Emperor sends an army
against him, 164; which is com
manded by the Duke of Mantua,
219.
Moldavians, the, 97.
Moley, Mr., pseudonym, 121.
Molin, — , pseudonym, 211.
Molineus, — , 158.
Molleneux, Sir Rich., 132.
Mompolian, Marq., 275.
Monaldeschi,Giov.Rinaldo,murdered, 382.
Monck, Gen. George, 4, 5, 54, 184,
267, 288.
 letter from the King to
him, addressed to "T.," 53.
Monmouth, James Fitzroy, after
wards Duke of, see Barlow, Mrs.
Mons, 209, 256.
 letters dated from, 53, 193, 306.
Montacute, Wat, see Montagu,
Walter.
Montagu, or Montacute, Walter,
Abbot of St. Martin's, brother to
the Earl of Manchester, 142, 390.
 letters to the Duke of
Buckingham, 333 bis.
Montague, Mr. Edward, leaves Rome
because of the plague, 185.
 Edw., Earl of Manchester, 241,
390.
¦  Adm. Edw., commands the fleet
on the east coast, 267.
¦  commanded to attend the
Mediterranean fleet on Blake's
illness, 322 ; General of the fleet
against Holland, 344.
Montaigne, 129.
Montalto, Due de, letter from the
King to, 349.
Montecuculi, — , the Emperor's am
bassador in Sweden, 73.
Montgomery, Major-Gen., 286 ; dis
missed from his charge in Den
mark, 397.
 Hugh, Vise. Ardes, committed
to prison at Kilkenny, 80.
 or Mountgomery, William,
money paid by him to James
Halsall, and again to him, 41.

Montgomery, or Mountgomery, Wil
liam, letter to Mr. Lloyd, 116.
Montm6dy, besieged by the French,
305, 308, 330, 333 Ms, 334.
Moore, Mr., pseudonym, 5.
 Col., letter to Col. Turner,
178.
 Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Moray, or Murray, Sir Robert, 259,
279.
Mordaunt, — , cousin to Sir R.
Shirley, 49.
 Mr. John, 263.
Morden, [Dorset ?], 293.
 Mr., 193.
More, Francis, 372,
Moreston, pseudonym of place, 199
bis.
Morfy, Col., or Morphy, q. v.
Morgan, — , at Cologne, 58.
 Mr., in England, 315.
 pseudonym, 303.
 Major-Gen., at Mardike, 381,
406. u_
 Francis, i. e. Sir E. Villiers, q. v.
Morlaix, 7.
Morland, Samuel, Cromwell's Resi
dent in Switzerland, 382.
 narrative of the persecu
tion of the Protestants in Piedmont,
219.
Morley, Col., 311.
 Mr. — , husband of "Lady
Catherine," 328.
 Dr. George, afterwards Bishop
of Winchester, 5, 7, 9, 26, 32 [36,
37 ?], 59, 117, 124, 215, 251, 258,
276, 388, 406.
 or Marley, Sir John, 215, 388,
398, 399, [" Sir John."]
 letter to Hyde, 7.
 Thomas, 258, 380.
Morphey, Col., 123, 160; [his?]
death, 395.
 Capt., money received by him
from Sir Rich. Walker, 186 ;
[his ?] death, 395.
Morris, — , 304.
Mortett, Mr., or Mottet, q. v.
Morton, Thomas, Bishop of Durham,
Price's Anti-Mortonus mentioned,
83.
 or Mourton, George, 23, 63.
 letter from the King to,
61.
Moss, Mr., formerly Mayor of Hull,
14.
Mosten, — , a spy from Cromwell,
imprisoned at St. Sebastian, 222;

464

INDEX.

becomes a Roman Cathoiic, and is
removed to Fontarabia, 257. .^
Mottet, Egidio, foreign secretary to
-. Don Alonso de Cardenas, 129,
138, 150, 171, 184, 251, 395, 400,
401, 404.
 letters to Ormonde, 376,
379, 393, 396.
 letters from Hyde to, 149,
150, 153, 167, 173, 191, 240; from
Ormonde, 394.
 offers to lend the King
50,000 guilders to procure his
appointment as a Commissioner of
Finance in Flanders, 306 Ms, 307,
310,315,318,326,327, 334, 335 Ms,
344, 347, 348, 375, 376 ; acknow
ledgment by Hyde of receipt of
money advanced by him to the
King, 393.
Moubra, Mr., 34.
Mountgomery, W., or Montgomery,
q.v.
Mourton, George, or Morton, q. v.
Moyle, Mr., (interlined by Hyde " Mr.
Mat."), 158.
Mu. (?), Lord, writes to the King from
England, 336 ; letter from the
King to him, in reply, 340.
Muckall, George, a Scotchman em
ployed to assassinate the King,
299.
Muffetus, — . his book, De Insectis,
402.
Mulax, — , pseudonym, 211.
Mulgrave, Earl of, i. e. Edm. Shef
field, q. v.
Munster, 43, 160.
 Christ. Bern, von Galen, Bishop
of, 28.
Mures, in Holland, 100.
Murphy, Col., or Morphy, q. v.
Murray, Mr. Robert, 59.
 Sir Robert, or Moray, q. v.
 William, Earl of Dysart, 279.
Muscovy, 11, 35, 97, 173.
 an ambassador from, sent to
Venice to make a league against
the Turks, 219.
 see Alexis.
Musgrave, Mr., 112; again a prisoner,
130 ; committed to the Tower, 179,
 son of the preceding, 130, 339.
 letter from Charles II to,
112.
Muskerry, Col., see MacCarthy,
Cormac.
 Lord, see MacCarthy, Donogh.
Mutts [?], Mr., pseudonym, 121.

N.
N., A., near Lynn, 239.
Napier, ["Napper"], Col., 299.
Napier, Archibald, second Lord, 36,
103, 114, 115, 124, 352.
 letter from the King to,
2; from Hyde, 184.
his great poverty, 108,

117, 184.

his wife, 2.
his children, 108, 184.

Naples, plague at, 135, 136, 137, 138,
164, 167, 176, 231.
 discovery of a conspiracy against
the Spaniards at, 138.
¦  20,000 marriages there in ten
days, 176.
 proposal of a plot for a republic,
390.
 Viceroy of, 91.
 an Irish friar at, 188.
Napper, Col., see Napier.
Navy, see English fleet.
" Ned, Dr.," his brother Robert, and
Frederick, 277.
Neil or Neyl, — , 43.
Neile, Capt., 180.
Nelson, John, 37, 38.
Neuburg, letter dated from, 91.
 Philip William, Duke of, 13, 31,
42, 61, 67, 107, 109, 123, 124, 138,
249.
 letters to Charles II, 15,
37, 60, 91, 247 ; to Lord Taaffe,
247.
 letters from Charles II,
35 bis, 56, 97, 148, 152.
 paper sent to him on the
King's intentions respecting his R.
Cath. subjects, 19 ; on the help the
King could give to Spain, 40 ; in
structions from Charles II to an
agent sent to the Duke respecting
negotiations with Rome, 41 ; the
Duke offers to negotiate at Rome,
52.
Nevill, Thomas, draper in St. Paul's
Church-yard, 126.
Newburgh, Earl of, see Livingston.
Newcastle, 4.
 Marq. of, see Cavendish, Will.
Newman, — , pseudonym, 303.
Newport, Andrew, brother of Lord
Newport, 193, 263, 337, 340, 348.
 letter from the King to,
340 ; mention of letters from the
King, 326, 359.
 Francis, Lord, 156, 193.

I N D E X.

465

Newport, Francis, Lord, imprisoned
in Shropshire, 263 ; a letter sent to
him from the King, ib.
 Lady, 230, 241, 242 ; illness of,
165, 166 [see also Blount].
 Earl of, see Blount.
Newspapers; Dutch Diurnal, 117.
Nicholas, Sir Edw., Secretary of
State, 13, 20, 34, 51, 108, 113 Ms,
120, 181, 188, 308, 311, 319, 320,
328, 329, 343, 389.
 letters to Ormonde, 126,
319, 340; mention of a letter from
him to Bennet, 398 ; of a pre
tended letter from him to the
same, 307, 323; sends a letter to
Lady Hyde, 216.
• suggestions for a Declara

tion to be issued by the King,
285. papers in his handwriting,

76 bis, 256 ; signature, 278.
letters from Hyde to, 26,

27 ter, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 119,
128, 132, 151, 166, 167, 170, 176
Ms, 178, 180, 182, 211, 215, 216,
283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 290. 292
Ms, 293, 295, 296 bis, 297, 350,
351, 352, 354, 355, 356 Ms, 357,
359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364,
366, 368, 370, 372, 375; from
the Marq. of Ormonde, 22 ; from
Lady Hyde, 32.
— — his wife, 34, 132.
 his two children, 132.
 his niece, 32.
a wedding, 32.

 John, copies of papers made by
him, 44 bis, 45, 51, 53 bis, 58, 70
Ms, 71, 72, 73, 77, 80, 92, 117,
170, 177, 180, 289, 290 bis, 292,
298, 300, 307, 308, 326, 376, 410,
415.
  letter from Sir Edw.
Hyde to, 28.
  called by Hyde "My
Tutor," 28, 32, 34, 171, 365.
 pseudonym, Will Peters,
26, 28.
Nicols, Richard, 79.
Niebla, Conde de, marries a daughter
of Don Luis de Haro, 402.
Nieuport, 164, 185, 380.
 proposed attack by the English
and French on, 251.
Nieuport, — , Dutch ambassador
at London, 108, 115, 174, 226,
313.
¦  , leaves England, 384.
VOL. III.

Nipps, Thomas, i.e. Sir R. Willis,
q. v.
Noell, Sergeant-Major, Secretary of
Barbadoes, 26.
 Mr., 226, 386, 387, 397.
Nolred, — , a famous painter, 403.
Norfolk, 18, 130, 239, 264.
 Lovingland in, 142.
"Normandy," i.e. Kent, q. v.
Northamptonshire, 366.
North Foreland, 399.
Norton, Mr., royalist pseudonym, 10.
 , i. e. O. Cromwell, q. v.
Norway, 15, 17.
 Vice-Roy of, letter from Charles
II to, 350.
Norwich, Cromwell sends 800 sol
diers to, 264.
 Earl of, see Goring, George.
Norwich, — , pseudonym, 211.
Norwood, Henry, 134, 221, 263,
339.
 letter from him [? cf. p.
134], 125. money paid to, 41.

Nottingham, Mr., 185 Ms.
Nottinghamshire, 18.
Noy, Mr., paper sent to him from
the King, 408.
Nugent, Madame, 329.
 Capt. Edm., kinsman to Sir
W. Dongan, 141, 238.
Nuncio at Brussels, q.v.
 in France, see Piccolomini.
 in Ireland, see Rinuccini.
 in Spain, see Bonelli; Ros-
piglioso.
Nutt, H., pseudonym, letter to " D.
Ch." [Hyde ?], 2.
 Thomas, pseudon., will procure
money for the King, 322.
O.
Oberyssel, 69.
O'Brien, Barnaby, Earl of Thomond,
letter from A. Annesley to, 381.
 his son Lord Bryan, and
grandson Henry, ib.
¦  Col. Mortegh, 160.
letter to Ormonde, 136.

 Murrough, sixth Lord Inchi
quin, 34, 115, 152, 186, 194, 316,
365. letter from the King to,

190.
 illness of, 319 ; goes to
Catalonia, 329 ; dispute in France
respecting his son, 343, 403.

466

I N D E X.

O'Brien, M., Lord Inchiquin, pseud
onyms, Mr. Jewell [?], 121; Mr.
Irwin, 121, 160.
  his wife, at Paris, 186,
319.
Ochelli, Edm., i.e. O'Reilly, q. v.
O'Cullinan, John, R. C. Bishop of
Raphoe, 159.
Odford, Mr., pseudonym, 303.
Offley, Mr., 364.
Ogilvie [¦' Ogleby "], Lord, will serve
the King faithfully ; sends a receipt
for secret correspondence, 391.
Ogle, — 170, 174.
¦  , comes into Flanders with
his wife and family, to manufacture
gunpowder, 159 ; arrested as a
spy of Cromwell's, but released,
166, 167.
Ogfiate, Count Alba d', letter, with
out address, 281.
 said to be appointed gover
nor of Milan, 377.
Ogniate, — d', burgomaster at
Bruges, 166 Ms, 305, 308, 309 Ms,
310, 325, 327, 328, 329, 357, 362 ;
his brothei-, an officer of finances,
300.
O'Keeffe, Thomas, i.e. Sir E. Vil
liers, q.v.
Oldenhurgh, Count of, 178.
Olimpia, Donna, 93.
Olivenca, in Spanish Estremadura,
siege of, by the Spaniards, 278,
283 ; surrender of, 290, 293, 298,
301.
Oliver, Mr. — , pseudonym, 253.
Oinfrey, see Humphrey.
O'Neale, Capt., 389.
O'Neill or O'Neale, Daniel, 1, 4, 6,
8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 34 Ms, 36, 66, 81,
105, 107, 109, 112, 114, 118, 131,
134, 141, 150 tei; 166, 203, 224,
241, 251, 262, 286, 289, 290, 304,
315, 318 Ms, 321 Ms, 328, 343,
344, 348, 379, 395, 399, 401, 402.
 .  goes to England, 22 ;
arrested at Dover, 21 bis; but
escapes from Dover castle, 23 ;
returns, 36.
 endeavours to make his
son a Protestant, 166 ; " Mr.
O'Neile, junior," 284.
 money paid to, 41.
letter from the King to,

86.
 letter to him, under the
name of " Subtle," from Hyde,
268, [This undated letter was

found amongst the papers of 1657,
but its real date is most probably
1655. O'Neill is mentioned in
Thurloe's S. P. under the name
of Subtle],
O'Neill, Daniel, letters sent through
him, 16, 44, 155.
 pseudonym, Mr. Bryan,
21, 23 Ms, 26.
O'Neill or O'Neale, Gen. Hugh, 334,
355.
 Owen Roe, 282.
O'Niale or O'Neill, in the Spanish
service [qu. Hugh O'Neill ?], 163
bis, 164.
Opdam, Adm., 278, 320.
Orange, 56.
 House of, 217.
 Amalie. Princess Dowager of,
97,223, 262.391,403.
 - — — letter to the Princess
Mary of Orange, 159.
 reported that tlie Duke
of York proposes to marry one of
her daughters, 299.
 Princess of, see Mar)-. Princess
Royal.
¦  William, the young Prince of;
see William.
O'Reilly, Edmund, appointed R. C.
archbp. of Armagh, 275.
Orleans, Duke of, 273, 284, 390.
 i. e. the West of England, 27
bis.
Ormonde, Marq. and March, of, see
Butler, James, mid Eliz.
Osborn, Mrs., death of her only son,
119.
Ossory, Lord, see Butler, Thomas.
Ostend, 23, 21, 55, 130, 155, 227,
210, 255, 259, 281, 283, 309, 334,
370, 380, 384.
— -- liberty of the port of, to he
granted to the King's ships, 63,
164, 185.
 Governor of, 211.
Osterholde, 107.
Otho III, Constitution of, 104.
Oudart, N., 50, 97, 126, 139, 161.
Overton, — , makes proposals to the
King on the part of tlie Levellers,
55, 56.
 , pseudonym, Mr. Willough-
by, 55.
Owen, — , a spy at Bruges, 367.
 Dr., recommended for a bishop
ric in Wales, 72.
 John, D.D., preaohed at the
opening of Parliament, 179.

INDEX.

467

Owen, Col. Will., a royalist in Eng
land, 311.
Oxford, Earl of, see Vere, Aubrey de.

P., D., i. e. Richard Pyle, q. v.
Pack, — , alderman of London, 190.
Packer, Major, 5.
Page, Mr., i. e. J. Butler, Marq. of
Ormonde, q. v.
 Sir Richard, 37, 43, 180 ter,
181.
¦   his death and burial,
360.
 his wife, 37.
 his children, 361, 364.
Painter, Humphrey, chirurgeon, Lon
don, a royalist intelligencer, 43;
message from England lo the King,
167; Ms loyalty, 208; "Honest
Humphry" [?], 132, 133.
Palatinate, the, 239.
Palatine, Charles Louis, Elector,
378.
 declaration on assuming as
Palgrave the Stewardship of the
Rhine, 268.
  negotiates with Crom
well for the restoration of his pen
sion, 193, 195, 221 Ms.
Palden, or Paulden, Thomas, 300,
307.
Paldwyn, Mr. [same as the preced
ing?], money paid to, 41.
Palestina, Princ. de, entertains Queen
Christina at Rome, 98.
Pamer [Palmer ?], Col., pseudonym,
Rich. Lacie, 14.
 engaged at Hull for the King,
14.
Pampeluna, 265.
Pancirolo, Card., 105, 108.
Panfilio, Princ, his wife, Princ.
Rosanna, entertains Q. Christina
at Rome, 95.
Panton, Thomas, imprisoned in Eng
land, 79.
Papley, Mrs., Kent Street, Lon
don, 333.
Parham, H., 55.
Paris, 1, 7, 17, 22, 27, 33, 34, 63, 64,
'65, 67, 72, 78, 91, 96, 105, 109,
115, 126, 128, 129, 130 Ms, 131,
138, 149, 168 Ms, 169, 171, 174,
176, 191, 248, 249 ter, 251, 254,
255, 260, 271, 273, 274 Ms, 282,
285, 293, 305, 309, 315, 319 bis,
323, 329, 330, 333, 335, 342, 372,
378, 391, 398. H

Paris, the Bastille, 9, 249, 366.
 the Carmelites, 96.
 Faubourg St. Germain, 125.
 Palais Mazarin, 390.
•  Palais Royale, 179, 223, 273,
275.
 Rue St. Jacques, 63.
 La Croix Rouge, Rue des Bou-
cheries, 332.
- — — Rue des Bons Enfans, 331.
 letters dated from, 5, 7, 9, 11,
12, 33, 63, 94, 96, 97, 99, 107, 113,
116, 117, 121, 122 ter, 130, 132,
187, 191 Ms, 200, 207, 240, 249,
256, 260 bis, 269, 270, 271, 273
Ms, 275 Ms, 276 bis, 279, 281, 282,
284, 299, 302 bis, 305, 330, 333
Ms, 337, 382 bis, 387, 390, 392,
393, 395, 398, 403, 406, 416.
 Archbishop of, see Retz, Card.
Paris, Matthew, 82.
Parker, — , pseudonym, 248 bis.
Parliament, 8, 18, 42, 59, 101, 139
Ms, 152, 156, 164, 253, 316, 397,
403, 407, 408 Ms; the Long, 51,
145.
 Acts of Grace, 8.
 dissolution of, 16.
 declaration of dissolved mem
bers against Cromwell, 35.
 about to assemble, 148, 153 ;
elections, 165, 168 ; opening of
[Sept. 1656], 179; Cromwell's
speech, 189; the excluded mem
bers, 179, 189.
 Cromwell consults the judges on
passing some Acts, 216 ; Act of
Abjuration, and other Acts against
the Royalists, 221, 226.
 accident at Whitehall when
the Pari, went to congratulate
Cromwell on Ms escape from the
plot [see Cromwell], 245, 246.
 Act of recognition of Cromwell,
251.
 Remonstrance, or Petition, pre
sented to Cromwell, urging him to
make himself King, and debates
thereon, 254, 256 bis, 259, 260,
270, 271, 272 Ms, 273 bis, 275,
289-90 ; the Petition, 269.
 vote that there shall be two
Houses, 258 ; that Cromwell shall
declare his successor, ib.
 Petition to, from the army,
297.
 about to be adjourned, 303,
313.
 House of Lords, 305.
h 2

468

INDEX.

Parliament, Cromwell's Other House,
400, 403.
Parma, Ranuccio II, Duke of, Q.
Christina desires that his brother
may be made a Cardinal, 91, 93.
 marriage proposed between his
sister and one of the Pope's nephews,
176.
Parsons, Mr., pseudonym, 125.
Paston, John, release from prison in
England and death, 79.
Patcham, Sussex, 281.
Pate, William, i. e. H. Cromwell,
Pates, Rich., Bp. of Wore, conse
crated at Rome, and present at the
C. of Trent, 64.
Pau, 97.
Paulden, Thomas, see Palden.
Paule, George, 366.
Paynter, Humphrey, see Painter.
Payton, Sir Thomas, see Peyton.
Pell, — , Cromwell's Resident in
Switzerland, 382.
Pembroke, Earl of, see Herbert,
Philip.
Penal Laws, see Charles II.
Penbrock, pseudonym of place, 211.
Penkarvan, Edw., signs an address
to the King from the Levellers,
145.
Penn, Admiral Will., 282.
 expedition to the W. Indies, 7,
30, 36, 40, 54.
 attack on St. Domingo, 53, 61.
Peppard, Thomas and Ignatius, pe
tition to be allowed to remain in
Drogheda, 300 ; order of Council
dispensing with their removal, ib.
Pepys, Richard, Lord Chief Justice
of Ireland, 223.
Percy, Henry, Lord, Lord Chamber
lain, 99.
- — letter to Hyde, 330.
letters from Hyde to, 161,

198.

desires to be made K. G.,

330.
Perkins, Jonathan, i. e. A. Broderick,
q.v.
Pernille, Mr., 303.
Peronne, France, 91.
Perrier, Abbe, translation of his
and Le Maistre's Letter touching
the Bull against the Jansenists,
299.
Persia, ambassador from, imprisoned
by the Sultan of Turkey, 250.
Pesaro, Italy, 219.

Peterborough, Bishop of, see Laney,
Dr. B.
 Earl of, see Mordaunt, Henry.
Peters, William, i. e. John Nicholas,
q. v.
Petre, Lord, imprisoned, 79.
Petworth, Sussex, 65.
Peyne, Mr., at the Dutch Ambassa
dor's in London; Letters addressed
to Thurloe under this name, 226.
Peyton, Sir Thomas, 19, 134, 192,
211, 222.
—  his chamber searched,
and he himself imprisoned, 221,
263.
Phelan, Mr., pseudonym, 253.
Philip II, King of Spain, 178.
Philip IV, King of Spain, 38, 41, 52,
55, 57, 69, 75, 76, 78, 90, 93, 94,
103, 125, 138 bis, 141, 148, 151,
160, 161, 164, 197, 198, 213, 214,
216, 222, 225, 238, 241, 242, 262,
264, 267, 268, 269, 282, 289, 291,
295, 307, 310, 315, 352, 362, 371,
372 Ms, 377, 378, 384, 386, 392,
407.
 letters to Charles II, 136, 295 ;
a letter mentioned, 316.
 secret treaty with Charles II,
109-110; mentioned, 136; ratifi
cation of the secret treaty, ib.; sent
to Charles II by Don Juan, 148;
mentioned, 137 bis, 144, 148 Ms.
 orders all English people to
quit Ms dominions, 94.
 proposes to give to Charles II
150,000 crowns, 346.
 prices of arms supplied to him,
410.
 letter from Charles II to (draft),
104 ; from the Duke of York, 294 ;
from Fred. Ill of Denmark to, 315.
 style to be used by Charles II in
addressing him, 103.
Phillips, Col. Rob., 5, 14, 19, 22, 29,
42, 117, 124, 130, 179, 211, 356;
"Mr. Phillips," 12.
 payment to him as one
of the Duke of Gloucester's house
hold, 198.
 cousin to Ormonde, 308. -
 pseudonym, Gorge, 23 bis,
26 [see Thurloe's S. P. iii. 339].
— —  Mrs. Phillips, his wife [?],
374; death of their son, 119.
Piccolomini, — , sent to France as
Nuncio extraordinary, 188, 195.
Pickering, Mr., i. e. Jas. Butler,
Marq. of Ormonde, q. v.

INDEX.

469

Pickering, Mr., 327.
 Gilbert, member of Cromwell's
Other House, 400.
 Sir Thomas, said to be banished
from Pari, for opposing Cromwell,
343.
Piedmont, narrative of the persecution
of Protestants in, 219; interposi
tion of Cromwell with the French
Court on their behalf, 395, 403,
406.
Piercy, — , pseudonym, 211.
Pierrepoint, or Pierrepont, Francis,
291.
 Henry, Marq. of Dorchester,
feared by royalists as likely to
betray them, 391.
 signs sometimes " Kings
ton," sometimes " Dorchester," 412.
 turns physician, and kills
his daughter and other patients, ib.
 William, 326.
Pigneranda, Conde de, 257, 270, 284,
290, 293, 297, 301, 307.
 sent to the German Diet, 293,
323, 334, 372.
 letter to him from Charles II,
372.
Pile, or Pyle, Richard, 130, 252, 361,
362 Ms, 370, 372, 373, 374.
 sends intelligence to the
Duke of York, 126.
 message from England to
the King, 167.
 intelligence of royalist
preparations in Glouc. and Somer
set, 314. - letter from him and others,

signe&T. O'Keeffe, 143.
" Py.," [Pile ?], 285.

Pillau, 173.
Pimental, Don Antonio, 61, 133.
Pinleter, Col., a Dutchman, suspected
to intend an attempt against Crom
well, 262.
Piombino, Principality of, 137.
Pitt, Edward, 55.
Pitts, — , 318.
Plant, J., pseudon., letters to Hans
Hoff [Hyde?], 331, 337, 356.
 companion of Grigg as a
messenger to England, 328, 341.
Plantations, see Indies, West.
Plat, Mons., Paris, 332.
Plate Fleet, see Spain.
Plesse, Mons. du,
Bradshaw, q. v.
Plot, see London.
Plunquett, Father, 122, 329.

i. e. Richard

Plutarch, 258.
Plymouth, 409.
 letter from the King to [the
Governor of?], 17.
Poetry; verses on imprisoned royal
ists, 79.
Poictiers, pseudonym for some place
in England, 27 bis.
Poland, 243.
 many poor Scots in, 35.
 war with Sweden, 61, 126, 147,
173, 402; three days' battle on
the Swedes storming the Polish
trenches, 178 ; the French en
deavour to make peace, 195.
 Casimir V, King of, 147, 195 ;
writes to Charles II, 311 ; letter
from Charles II to, 177.
 Queen of, pawns her diamonds
to Prince Borghese, 176.
Pollard, Sir Henry, 19, 409.
Pomerania, 15, 178.
Ponstock, pseudonym of place, 199.
Pontois, pseudonym of place in Eng
land, 253.
Poole, — , pseudonym, 132, 133.
Popes, see Alexander VII, Innocent X.
Popham, Col., 315.
Popham, — , pseudonym, Mr. Lambe,
220.
Portsmouth, the Levellers will treat
with the Deputy-Governor of, for
the delivery of the place to the
King, 152 ; £15,000 to be paid for
it, 192.
Portugal, 4, 40, 95, 110, 123, 138,
238, 263, 265, 276, 280, 282, 298,
316, 342, 409.
 mention of K. John IV as Duke
of Braganza, 110, 122.
 supplies for Charles II expected
from the King, 122.
 Customs-duties payable by the
English in, 127.
— ratification by K. Jolin IV of
preliminary articles of treaty with
England, 127 bis; — of the treaty,
137 ; mention of the peace, 154.
 ambassador at Rome, 111, 115,
136, 137, 138; orders all the
Portuguese to leave Rome, 351.
 ambassador in France, 274.
 proposal to marry the Princess
of, to the King of France, 282 ;
her portrait painted by Nolred,
403.
 2,000 Scots allowed by Crom
well to be enlisted in the service
of, 322.

470

INDEX.

Portugal, complaint from the amb. of
the States Gen.ofthe conduct of the
Portuguese against the Dutch W.
India merchants, 366.
 proposed revision of treaty made
in 1648 between Portugal and the
States Gen., ib.
 death of K. John IV, and
accession of Alphonso VI, 216,
366; coronation mentioned, 351.
 Queen Dowager, 366, 376.
 • declaration of war by States
General, 376.
 11 (or 21) of the Brazil fleet
captured by the Dutch, 386, 387.
 ambassador in England, see
Saa, John Rodr. de.
 Cromwell's resident in, see
Meadows, P.
Potter, Simon, London, a royalist
intelligencer, 43.
 Mr., an apothecary, [the same?],
190.
^Pouell, Robert, i. e. J. Thurloe, q. v.
Power, Richard, Lord, 84.
Poyns, Father, 185.
Pr., Mrs., 374.
Prague, news letter dated from, 378.
Prayer, Book of Common, 48 bis.
Presbyterians, 27, 31, 43, 59, 75,
106, 109, 142, 145, 152, 156, 164,
167, 189 Ms, 192, 212, 214, 215,
230, 242, 245, 248, 269 bis, 279,
294, 307, 397, 399, 407, 409.
Prescot, Mr., 68.
Preston, Battle of, 42.
Preston, Mrs., her husband to be Bur
gomaster of the. Free at Bruges, 308.
 Sir James, 186.
 Thomas, Viscount Tarragh, 116,
357.
Price, or Bryce, Col., 13, 29, 111.
 Herbert, elder brother of the
preceding, 111 ; "Mr. Prise,"
[qu. the same ?], 404.
- — John, a Jesuit, his Anti-
Mortonus, 83.
Prices of arms', 409, 410.
Pride, Thomas, 400, 415.
Primrose, Mrs., Gardener's Lane,
King Street, London, 374.
Prior, Father, 372.
Prison, verses on royalists in, 79.
Progers, or Prodgers, Edward, im
prisoned in England, 79, 280.
Propaganda, see Rome.
Proverbs :" New brooms sweep clean,"
330 ; " El que tiene teiados de
video, no tire piedras al de su

vezino," 277 ; " Quien siembra,
en Dios espera," ib. ; " A palabras
locas, oreias sordas," ib.
Prussia, 31.
Pudsey, Mr., pseudonym, 9, 12.
Pulborough, Sussex, 65.
Purcell, — , pseudonym, 211.
Py.,-, [Pile?], 285.
Pyle, see Pile, Richard. Q.
Quakers, 239.
 a Quaker in the pulpit in the
cathedral at Boulogne, 300.
Queenborough, Kent, 24.
Quesnoy, 148, 153, 191.
Queva, Don Ant. della, in service of
Q. Christina, 123, 130, 133 Ms.
Quevrein, letters dated from the
camp at, 148 bis.
Quincy, — de, French commander in
Italy, 100. R.
R., D., in prison, 49.
R., L[ord], credentials sent to him,
196.
R. W. [qu. A. Cowley ?], letter to
"Mr. Binns," 129.
Radcliffe, Sir George, 8, 158.
Rakoczy, George, Prince of Tran
sylvania, 72.
" Ralph," i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Ramsbury, Wilts, 80.
Ramsey, Mr., pseudonym, 411.
Randiie, — , one of the Duke of
Gloucester's household, 198.
Raney [or Ravey?], Mr., 412.
Ransford, Mr., 21.
Ranzan, or Ranzau, Count de, 15.
 letter from Charles II to, 350.
Raphoe, R. C. Bishop of, se
O'Cullinan, John.
Rascal, Mr., 397.
Ratisbon, 15, 378.
 money promised to Charles II
at the Diet at, 223.
Ravenscroft, — • 331.
Rawlins, — , 336, 347, 407.
Read, — , 169 ; servant to Sir Fr.
Mackworth, 20 ; arrested in Eng-
landwith someof the King's letters,
16, 20.
Read, John [writes to Hyde under
the name of Rich. Clement, q. v.].
Reade, — , makes a proposal for
seizing some English Bhips that
have gone to the Canaries, 364,
370, 384.

INDEX.

471

Reade, Francis, nephew to father Cle
ment [i. e. John Reade], 138, 147 ;
recommended by him to Hyde, 141.
Reading, 126.
Receipt for invisible writing, 391.
Redshaw, Mr., pseudonym, 124, 125.
Reformed Churches, sacrilege in, 48.
Remonstrators, the, in Scotland, 136.
Renenbourg, or Reneburg, Count
de, 148, 375, 398.
 Madame, 131.
Resolutioners, the, in Scotland, 136.
Resteau, Mons., 16.
Retimo, Candia, 188.
Retz, Jean Franc. Paul de Gondi,
Card, de, 43, 115, 123, 137, 167.
Reuss [Roos ?], Dudley, 374.
Reyly, Col. Philip, 160, 162.
Reynolds, John, General of the
forces sent by Cromwell to Dun
kirk, 280, 294, 299, 300, 302, 303,
306, 319, 320, 338, 381 Ms, 383,
386, 398.
 marriage with Sir Francis
Russel's daughter, 304, 320.
drowned at sea, 400, 402

bis, 405.

313, 330.

letters from J. Thurloe to,

Ms wife, 403.

 Richard, signs an address to
Charles II from the Levellers, 145.
Rhine, the, 268.
Rich, Robert, Earl of Warwick, 241,
257, 400.
 Robert, Lord, marriage to Crom
well's daughter Frances, 257, 398.
Richards, Capt., 360, 361.
— — John, or T. Rogers, q. v.
 S. B., of Benson, papers de
ciphered and copied by him in
1783, 5, 59.
 Will., at Trussell's, in Pater
noster Row, 43.
Richardson, — , pseudon., 332.
•  R., i. e. J. Thurloe, q. v.
Richmond, Duchess of, see Stuart.
Riga, 173, 178.
Rinuccini, Jo. Bapt., Nuncio in Ire
land [afterw. Bp. of Fermo], 60,
162.
 his excommunication of
the confederate Catholics in Ire
land, 98, 101, 105, 108, 109, 137,
138 Ms, 158-161.
Rivers, Earl, see Savage, Thomas.
Robbins, — , pseudonym, a royalist
agent in England, letter to Hyde,
248.

Robbinson, Macey, Antwerp, letter
to Ormonde, 261.
Roberts, Lord, 409.
 Mr., Paris, 69, [311 ?], 333.
 letter to the Duke of Bucking
ham, 333.
 Mr., son of Lord Roberts, leaves
Rome on account of the plague,
185.
 "Mr. Roberts" [?], gives infor
mation from England to the King,
311.
Robesonne, Mary, Antwerp, 254.
" Robin," pseudonym [Dongan ?],
132.
Robinson, Col., Paris, letter to him
from " Bo," 332.
 Alderman, a royalist, to be
sheriff of London, 374.
 brother of the King's standard-
bearer at Worcester, gives intelli
gence to Thurloe, 206.
 William, i. e. W. Rumbold,
q.v.
Robisons, — , 4.
Roche, — , pseudonym, 211.
¦  ¦ [?], Mr., 255.
 Col. David, 160 bis, 162, 327.
Rochester, 38.
 Bishop of, see Warner, John.
 ¦ Earl of, see Wilmot, Henry.
Rochford, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Rockingham, Lord, i. e. Edw. Wat
son, q.v.
Rogers, Col. Francis, 43, 307, 374.
 Thomas, Dort, letter to Thur
loe, signed Thomas B., 244 ; to the
same, signed John Richards, ib.
  letter from Thurloe to,
250.
 letters to him to be di
rected to Magdalen Johnson, at
Old Flushing, 245.
Rokeby, or Rookesby, Sir Thomas,
letter to the King, with a proposal
for an expedition to England with
German troops, 88.
¦   letter from Hyde to,
147.
 an officer of the Prince of
Conde's, 71 ; in the service of the
K. of Poland, 147.
 Col., pensioned by the Protector,
125.
Roles, Mr., pseudonym, letter to the
King, signed Upton, 11; letters
from the King to, 3, 16.
 intelligence from him in Eng
land, 4.

472

INDEX.

Roles, Mr., letters dated from " Mr.
Upton's," 199, 210.
Roll, Paul, i. e. P. Massonet, q. v.
Rolle, Sir Samuel, Devon, his son
popular among the Presbyterians,
409.
Roman Catholics in England, 40, 48,
52, 142, 212, 248, 339, 385.
 liberty of conscience granted to
them by Cromwell, 30, 39.
 the King's favourable inclina
tions to them, and readiness to
repeal the Penal Laws, 19, 41,
106, 141, 309, 315, 325.
 Secret Article in the King's
treaty with Spain, promising tole
ration and the suspension of the
Penal Laws, 110; the Secret Ar
ticle mentioned, 308, 315, 347,
352.
— — esteemed enemies to the King,
90.
 proposal at Rome to appoint
bishops in England, 167, 305;
scheme for agreement with Crom
well for a bishop in England, 325.
•  some R. C. officers among
Cromwell's troops sent to Dun
kirk, 299.
 Act of Pari, against, 343.
Rombold, Mr., or Rumbold, q. v.
Rome, 27, 37, 42, 51, 52 Ms, 57, 60,
61, 93, 115, 121, 123, 128, 158,
159, 161, 162, 216, 264, 320, 325,
347,355,369,372,382,392.
— — the King's negotiations with,
12, 18, 35, 41, 52, 56, 59, 60, 61,
93, 106, 144, 288, 320, 416 ; the
Court of, devoted to him, 100.
 precautions against the plague at,
135, 138, 140, 143 ; the plague at,
148, 151, 158, 163 Ms, 166, 169,
171, 176, 177, 181, 185, 188, 191,
195, 198, 219, 231, 248,-265, 275,
296, 305 bis, 320; has ceased,
351, 357.
 oratory of St. Marcellus, 98.
 the Camera Apostolica, 115,
137, 163.
 Congr. de propaganda fide, 141,
357 ; secretaries, 57, 390.
 Castel Gandolfo, 133, 275.
 Card. Mazarine's palace, 191.
 Jesuits' College at, 305.
 English College at, 305.
 the Carnival at, 95.
— — Bishops of Armagh and Wor
cester consecrated at, who never
went to their sees, 64.

Rome, Hyde enquires whether early
English records and treaties with
the Pope are preserved at, 12.
 letters dated from, 37, 42, 44,
91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 100, 102,
103, 105, 108, 111, 130, 133, 135,
136, 137, 138, 140 Ms, 143, 147,
151, 158, 163 Ms, 166, 169, 171,
176, 177, 180, 185, 188, 191, 195,
198, 219, 231, 248, 250, 265, 269,
275, 296, 305, 351, 357, 361.
 question of the reception of the
Portuguese Ambassador at, 138;
some banditti plot his assassination,
137.
 Popes, see Alexander VII ;
Innocent X.
 Governor of, see Bonelli.
 agent for Cromwell at, see
Huxter.
 French Ambassador at, 59, 100.
 French agent at, see Guffier.
 Maltese Ambassador at, see
Bichi.
— — Portuguese Ambassador at, 136,
137, 361 ; orders all the Portuguese
to leave Rome, 351.
 Spanish Ambassador at, 94,
111, 133, 159, 305 [see Sobre-
monte] .
 Venetian Ambassador at, 100 ;
death of, 163.
 r Hyde's correspondent at, see
Clement, R.
Romero, Don Francisco, 146.
Roncelione, Italy, 176.
Rookesby, Col., and Sir Thomas, or
Rokeby, q. v.
Roos [?], D., see Reuss.
Roper, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
 , brother to Lord Teynham,
247, 249, 283, 285, 286, 292, 352,
360, 361, 372.
 , writes to Hyde, 357.
 Christopher, fourth Lord Teyn
ham, 372.
Rosanna, Princess, wife of Prince
Panfilio, at Rome, 95.
Roscarrock, Edward, 374, 409.
Rose,. — , servant to Lord Rochester,
114, 336, 389.
Rospigliosi, Julio, Nuncio at Madrid
in 1650, made Cardinal, 286 ;
mentioned, 357.
Rosse, John, a royalist agent, 13, 16,
22, 62, 122, 126, 130, 337, 375.
 letter from the King to
his wife, Mrs. Rosse, sanctioning
her going into England, 62; she

INDEX.

473

brings news from England for the
King, 337.
Rossiter, — , M.P., 189.
Rotterdam, 6, 9, 34, 36, 134, 230,
231, 382, 399, 402.
 an agent to he appointed to
receive letters at, 193.
 letter dated from, 391.
Rouen, 132, 382, 385.
Roules, or Rolle, Sir Sam., q. v.
Roult, Mr., 256.
Row, Mr., pseudonym, 199.
Rowe, Capt. Richard, 304.
¦.  William, at the Admiralty, 231,
232.
 letter to his brother-in-
law, Bampfield, 304.
Roye, Picardy, letter dated from,
90.
Rumbold, William, a royalist agent,
43, 49, 255 [dele at p. 167 the
parenthesis after the name Wes
ton] ; mentioned as " Ro "[bin-
son], 341.
 letter to the King, signed
W. Robinson, 89.
 letters to Ormonde signed
Robinson, 90, 125, 326; signed
"385," 134, 135, 156, 193,206,208,
211, 221, 251, 262, 264, 266, 267,
301, 303, 316; mention of letters
from him to Ormonde, 169, 255.
 letter signed W. Robinson
to Humphrey Floyd, 16.
letter to some of the

King's friends, 156.
 letter to " 240 ", signed
" 385," 348.
  message to the King,
167.
  imprisoned in the Gate
house and the Tower, 89, 134, 193,
264, 359, 414; his consequent
destitution, 89, 264.
i   Ms brother, 89; his
mother-in-law, ib.
  letters from Ormonde
addressed to Mr. Robinson, 139,
247; from Hyde to, 339, 359,
394; his letters to be enclosed
with those for Sir R. Shirley, 193;
to be addressed to John Wright,
126, 264.
Rumbould, Henry, Porto Sta. Maria,
letters to [Sir H. Bennet], 310,
344.
Ruminghem, or Rumingen, near St.
Omer, 381.
Rumney, Mr., 130.

Rumney, Mr., promises money for the
King, 111.
Rupert, Prince, 43, 60, 67, 74, 243.
 his fleet, 222.
 letter from Lord Jermyn to,
353.
 sends the King some venison,
59.
Ruremond, Limburg, 125, 148.
Russel, Sir Francis, one of his
daughters married to Henry Crom
well, 304, 320; the other to Sir J.
Reynolds, ib.
 Col. and Mr. John, 11, 38,
239, 262, 291, 317, 336, 337.
 imprisoned, 79 ; sent to
the Tower, 175.
 pseudonym, Yates, 239,
240.
Rutherford, Col., 249, 256, 403.
Ruyter, Adm. Mich. Adr. de, 126,
225.
"Ry., Mr." [Ryth. ?], letter from the
King to, 38.
Ryth., William, 4. S.
S., letter from the King to, 44.
S., Mr., 397.
S., J., i. e. Capt. Sh., q. v.
S., Sir R., i. e. Sir R. Shirley,
q.v.
S., S., 78.
Sa., R., Antwerp, letter to Will.
Hayes (or Huges), 11.
Saa, Count John Rodriguez de,
Portuguese Ambassador to Eng
land, 127.
Sackville, Richard, fifth Earl of
Dorset, 366, 368.
St. Aubin, or St. Alban's, William,
released from the Inquisition, 298,
334, [339?].
St. Germain-en-Laye, 78, 285.
 letter dated from, 320.
St. Ghislain, Guislain, or Guelin, in
Hainault, 155, 180, 191, 202, 203,
260, 262, 265, 266, 283.
 taken by the Spaniards, 261 ter,
262, 268, 272, 276, 295.
 letter dated from, 170 ; from
the camp before, 260, 261.
St. John, Lord, released from prison
in England, 79.
 Oliver, Lord Chief Justice, 318,
326, 339.
St. John's, Mrs., pseudon., 317.
St. Leger, Father, 295.

474

INDEX.

St. Omer, 14, 183, 254.
 Governor of, 173, 174, 179,
194, 200 Ms, 204.
St. Quentin, 305.
— — letters dated from, 180, 248.
St. Sebastian, 151, 222 bis, 238,
265.
 letters dated from, 256, 303.
Salamine, island of, taken by the
Turks, 188.
Salby, Mr., an apothecary, London,
264.
Salisbury, 80.
 tumult at, 29.
 Bishop of, see Duppa, Brian.
 Lord, see Cecil, W.
Sallazar, Count, 1.
Sallee, 310.
Salmasius, — , his Augusta Historia,
63.
Sanders, J., pseudonym, letter to
Edward Langford, [i. e. Sir E.
Hyde], 1.
Sandys, or Sands, — , a captain in
the service of the United Provinces
at Sluys, 193, 404.
 William, employed by the King,
117, 123.
 statement of all the money
procured and disbursed by him
for the King, and of his journeys
in the King's service, from 1649,
176.
Sanky, Father, 295.
Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, burning of the
Spanish fleet at, 307.
Santa Maria Porto, near Cadiz,
317, 348.
 letters dated from, 310, 344.
Santen, in Cleves, 66, 211.
Santinelli, Conte Ludovico, made a
Duke by Q. Christina, 123.
 murders one of her suite
at her command, 382.
Saumur, 63.
 letters dated from, 72 bis.
Saunders, Col., 189.
 Arthur, at Salisbury, 80.
Savage, Mr., 405.
 Thomas, Earl Rivers, and his
brother, 65.
Savile, Sir George, afterw. Marq. of
Halifax, marriage, 399; proposed
marriage with Ormonde's daughter
Elizabeth, 414; of his sister with
Lord Ossory, ib.
Savoy, 395.
 collection in England for relief
of Protestants in, 58.

Savoy, Charles Emanuel, Duke of,
98 Ms.
Scarborough, 14.
Scarwalsh, in Ireland, barony of,
182
Scheldt, the, 203, 210.
Schluic, i. e. Sluys, q. v.
Schomberg, Mons., levies soldiers in
Germany for the King, 13, 15.
 Governor of Bourbourg, and
formerly lieut. to the Duke of
York, 403.,
Schwitz, Canton of, 378.
Scot, James, i.e. Major-Gen. Haynes,
q. v.
Scotland, 4, 10 Ms, 14 Sis, 24, 35, 59,
62, 72, 87, 115, 156, 214, 240, 249,
295, 358, 369, 371 Ms, 391, 408.
 letters from the King to royal
ists in, 2, 3.
 suggested stratagem for obtain
ing troops for the King from, 89.
 abstract of the charge of the
forces in, 126.
 proposed expedition of Middle-
ton to, 203.
 Scotch soldiers in Germany
wish to join the King in Flanders,
178 ; Scotch troops in the service
of Sweden, 245; a Scotch regi
ment of the King's, employed
in the Spanish service, 260, 261 ;
troops levied in Scotland for the
service of Portugal, 322.
 Scotch members of Pari., 256,
267.
 Scottish Prayer Book, 48.
¦  Presbyterians in, 59.
 the Resolutioners and Remon-
strators in, 136.
 omission of public prayers for
the King in, ib.
 Scots in Poland, numerous but
poor, 35.
Scott, Capt., employed by the King,
 money paid to him, 186, 389.
 John, 292, 300, 325, 328.
 letter from the King to,
18.

¦ lends money to Ormonde,
6, 8, 18, 27.
—  money paid to, 41.
squire of the body to

Charles I, 312.
praised by Hyde, ib.

Scurlog, Thomas, 238.
Seaford, Sussex, 315.
Seafortb, Earl of, see K. Mackenzie.

INDEX.

475

" Sealed Knot," 12, 13, 16, 399.
Seals, descriptions and notes of seals
used by various writers, 6, 7, 9,
32, 74, 78, 79, 80, 87, 105, 108,
117, 133 Ms, 149, 152, 154, 171,
172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 180, 200,
207, 208 Ms, 219, 220, 223, 231,
234, 236, 242, 243, 246, 256, 258,
274, 277 Ms, 291, 292, 301, 313,
314, 317, 337, 351, 355, 391, 393,
413.
 Hyde is requested to use com
mon merchants' seals in Ms Eng
lish correspondence, 240.
 the enemies change their seals
often, 337.
 Great Seal of France, 66, 281 ;
Privy Seal, 66.
Seaman, — , and his brother, mer
chants in London, 373.
Sectarists, 145.
Seestedt, or Zeistedt, Hannibal von,
brother-in-law to the K. of Den
mark, 143, 144, 250.
Seir, between Brussels and Antwerp,
283.
Selkirk, Earl of, see W. Douglas.
Selsea, Sussex, 315.
Senick, or Sinick, Dr., 315, 318.
Servien, M., 9.
Sexby, Col. H, 38, 51, 52, 54 Ms,
55, 56, 70 bis, 75 Ms, 76, 83, 84,
85 bis, 87, 92, 93, 98, 101 ter, 102
Ms, 103, 106, 108, 116, 121, 129,
137, 139, 141 Ms, 147 bis, 148,
151, 154, 157, 160, 161, 164 Ms,
183 scepe, 185, 186, 192, 201 Ms,
202, 203, 206, 220, 229 Ms, 230
bis, 236 Ms, 237, 241, 243, 245,
247 ter, 257 ter, 259, 266, 269 scepe,
282, 288, 292, 294, 310, 312, 324,
354, 386, 415.
 letters to Peter Talbot,
244, 278.
 served with Conde in
Aquitaine, 51.
.  sent by the Earl of Nor
wich to Spain, 40; arrives in
Spain, 54; returns to Flanders,
70. answer from the King to

his proposals, 91.
— excused from kneeling to

the King at an audience, 203, 206.
  he and his family at
Antwerp, 203.
 propositions made by him
to Don Juan, 213 ; answer on the
part of the King, ib. ; instructions

[to Earl of Bristol ?] respecting
them, 214.
Sexby, Col. H., in England, 323;
betrayed and imprisoned, 349 ;
confesses much, 383 ; becomes
mad, 383, 391.
 pseudonyms : in Flanders,
Brookes, 42, 43, 84, 208, 334 ; in
Spain, Hungerford, 222 ; in cipher,
"11," S3 et scepe; "265," 334.
his wife, 146, 282; she

goes to England, 357 ; birth of a
son, 183. his man imprisoned at

Ghent, 347.
Seymour, Henry, 22, 222, 267, 339.
 released from imprison
ment in England, 303, 326.
 John, brother to Henry, 267,
277 409 bis.
 Will., Marq. of Hertford, 29,
315, 357 (?).
Sh., Capt. J., letters from England
to George Shaw, 199, 210.
Sharpe, — , i. e. O. Cromwell, q. v.
Shaw, " Mr.," Antwerp, [either
George or John], 23, 53, 84, 103,
121, 127, 134, 139, 156, 165, 168,
173, 181, 197, 201, 228, 254 Ms,
255, 278, 294, 296, 344, 368, 380,
399.
 George, Antwerp, letter to
Ormonde, 251.
 letters to him from Capt,
J. S., 199, 210.
• death of his father-in-law,

Ashe, 251.
— John, Antwerp, brother to
George Shaw, goes to England,
251. • payments to him, 66 (?),

147, 149, 397.
the King requests favour

for him from the Spaniards, 350,
352, 380, 399.
Shawe, — , pseudonym, 303.
Sheffield, Edmund, Earl of Mul
grave, 400.
Shelden, — , servant to the Duke of
Buckingham, 307.
Sheldon, Gilbert, D.D., 50, 385.
Shelton, — , 67.
Shepherd, John, 338.
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 315.
Shilling, Thomas, 374.
Ships :
" Leone Coronato," 95.
"The William and Ralph," of
Newcastle, 208.

476

INDEX.

Shirley, Sir Robert, 134, 193, 221.
 letters to the King, not
signed, 47 [a/rer Nov. 1655],
127; signed A. B., 142; signed
W. B., 152; signed in cipher, 164;
signed Wull Ja., 191.
fragment of a paper of

advice sent to the King [1656 ?
cf.p. 127], 49.
 suggestions respecting the
King's affairs, 219.
money given by him for

the King's service, 89 bis; set
apart £600 per an. for correspond
ence, 263. letter from the King to,

111.

¦ imprisoned in the Tower,
79, 175, 179, 193.
provided an annuity to

Mr. Gunning to write in defence
of the Church, 385.
 his death, 211, 215 [?],
222, 252, 263.
 his chaplain, 211, 263.
Shomberg, Baron, or Schomberg,
q.v.
Short, — , pseudonym, see J. Trethewy.
Shott, William, recommended by
Lockhart to Thurloe, 406.
Shrewsbury, 4, 134, 279, 310.
 Castle of, 134.
Shropshire, 130, 263, 310, 312.
Sibalds, Capt., 373.
Sicily, 377.
¦  Viceroy of, i. e. Card. Trivultio,
q. v.
Sidney, family of, the " most loyal
house of Leicester," 399.
 or Sydney, Christopher, 331.
 Philip, Lord Lisle, going as
ambassador from Cromwell to the
States General, 400.
Silvester, Ferdinando, 371. .
 Jane, or Anne Hyde, wife of F.
Silvester, letter to her brother, Sir
E. Hyde, 371.
 letter from Edw. Hide to
Anne Hyde, with her reply, 29(3.
Simonds, Mr., or Symonds, i. e. H.
Wilmot, q. v.
Simons, — , of Morden, 293.
Sinclaris, David, killed in a battle
with the Swedes in Poland, 178.
Sissell, — , or Cecill, q. v.
Skelton, Capt., 26, 242, 408.
Skiper, Mrs., pseudonym, 211.
Skippon, Major-Gen., 20, 242, 373.
 letter from Thomas Allin to, 23.

Skipwith, Ralph, 267.
Slingsby, Mr., secretary to Lord
Bristol, 117, 129, 185, 274, 302,
306, 310, 342.
 copies of letters made by him,
302, 303, 343, 378-403 passim.
 offers his house at Brussels for
the use of the King, 131.
 letter from Sir Henry Bennet to,
323 ; from Marces, 386.
 his wife, 228-
 brother to Walter, letter from
England to Mr. de la Haye, 267.
 Col., attempt by him, on the ,
King's behalf, to gain possession of
Mrs. Barlow's son, 392, 393.
 Sir Arthur, Brussels, 393,
394, 396.
 letter to the King, 400.
 Sir Henry, gave a letter from
the King to Lady Fairfax, 59.
letter from the King to,

112.
 Walter, brother to Sir Henry,
267.
Sluys, 24, 223, 224. 235, 252 Ms,
315, 401 ; Schluic, 253.
Smith, Mr., i.e. Charles II, q. v.
"Smith, Mr." [the King?], letter
from a royalist in England, signed
M. B., to, 132.
 , pseudonym, 220.
 " John Cole " sends a letter for
, " Smith " [the King ?], 220.
 Mr., pseudonym of a royalist in
England, 124.
Smith, — , i. e. Col. Bampfield, q.v.
 Rich., Bishop of Chalcedon,
64 ; Brief Survey, 8fc, 83 (note).
 pseudonym, at Bath, 301.
— — - Step., writes to Ormonde, 406.
 William, i.e. Charles II, q.v.
Smyter, Mons., 139, 161.
Sobremonte, Don Gaspar de, Spanish
agent at Rome, 355.
Socinians, 142, 385.
Soele, — , bailiff of Till, in Holland,
271.
Somer, John, Ghent, letters to Thur
loe from, 242, 256, 262, 265, 268,
276, 283, 287.
 his wife, 262, 265, 283.
Somerset, 374 ; royalist preparations
in, 314-5.
Somerset,Edward,Marq.ofWorcester, 367.
 Henry, afterw. first Duke of
Beaufort, marries Lady Beau
champ, 357.

1 N D E X.

477

Somerset, Lord Thomas, 195.
Sound, the, 15.
Southesk, Lord [David Carnegie],
Spain, 10, 32, 34, 35, 40 ter, 41 Ms,
43, 51, 55, 56 bis, 57, 60, 62, 63,
65, 66, 67, 70 scepe, 74, 76 bis, 80,
93, 95 Ms, 98, 108, 116, 118, 122,
124, 139, 143, 158, 160, 164, 165,
170, 180, 184, 185, 198, 199, 203,
214, 215, 226, 230, 231, 238, 239
Ms, 241, 244, 251, 265, 269, 270,
274, 282 Ms, 311, 337, 370, 377,
387, 388, 413, 415.
 King of, see Philip IT.
 Maria Anna, Queen of, 53, 272
Ms, 386.
 birth of a prince, 386, 387, 392,
398 ; his baptism, 399.
 the Infanta, 75, 272.
 Court of, 53, 58, 115, 185, 187,
272, 281, 314, 334, 369, 378,
387.
 the Spanish ministers, 68, 69,
97, 99 Ms, 104, 106, 108, 141,
151, 157, 160, 183, 212, 214, 222,
250, 268, 377, 392, 405.
 the Cortes, 30.
¦  Secretaria of, 202.
 negotiations between Charles II
and the Spaniards, 43, 54, 55, 105,
120, 121, 182, 183, 304.
 treaty with Charles II, 109 ;
the Secret Article, 110; the ratifi
cation, 136 ; the treaty mentioned,
110, 136, 144, 156, 177, 376; the
Secret Article mentioned, 297, 308,
315, 347, 352, 392; the ratifica
tion mentioned, 137 Ms, 138, 147,
148 Ms, 149, 152; mention of
the treaty with England in 163Q,
110.
 favourable to Charles II, 43-
44, 138 ; advantage to, of an
alliance with him, 39, 55, 58 ; the
Spaniards refuse to publicly re
cognize him, 160; uncertain dis
position of the Court towards him,
314 ; supplies granted to him, see
Charles II.
 question of the opening of the
ports for the ships of Charles II in,
58, 63, 67, 88, 92, 96, 97, 98, 118,
120 Ms, 121, 128 Ms, 132, 133,
140, 142, 143, 149, 153, 154, 157,
187, 189, 222, 255, 268, 290, 297,
308, 342, 347, 352, 358, 365, 369 ;
publication of the Declaration for
the ports of, 155, 158, 160, 176.

Spain, war with England imminent,
39, 40, 82, 94 ; but the Spaniards
unwilling to declare it, 73; war
declared, 97 ; peace said to be
desired by Cromwell, 153, 164,
197, 216, 324.
 all English persons ordered to
leave, 94.
 proposed Declaration that none
but Royalists be permitted to
trade with or reside in, 133, 309,
376.
 an agent from Charles II should
be sent to act for him in, 40, 185,
187; he proposes to send De Vic
87, 187; but at length sends Sir
H. Bennet, 222.
 letter to Charles II, from an
English merchant in, 133.
¦  the clergy resist a tax, but offer
a voluntary gift to the King of
Spain instead, 361, 362.
¦  fruitless negotiations of the
Pope for peace between France
and, 105 ; an ambassador sent
from France to, 195.
 negotiations with Portugal, 138.
 success of the Spaniards at
Valenciennes, 146 ; they besiege
Conde, 148 ; they lose La Capelle,
177, 179; army sent to the relief
of La Capelle, 203^; Spaniards in
Italy defeat the Duke of Modena,
151; movements in Italy, 270;
army in Catalonia, 194; the army in
Flanders small, 308 ; army in
France, 333 ; army regulations
about quarters, 379.
 prepares for war with Portugal,
276.
 Charles II offers to take the
command of the English, Scottish,
and Irish troops in the service of,
299.
 Spanish fleet and ships, 231,
232, 251 ; ships bought from
Holland, 231 ; the Plate fleet, 30,
38, 54, 122, 123, 126, 191, [215],
251, 286, 299, 369; burning of
the Spanish fleet at Santa Cruz by
Blake, 298, 301, 303, 307; the
account of the fight translated into
French, 308; correspondence be
tween a Spanish governor and
Blake, 321.
 foreign manufactures about to
be prohibited in, 346.
 Gazettes not allowed in, 377.
 Spanish proverbs, 277.

478

INDEX.

Spain, Spanish gravity, 174 bis, 176;
the Council sleepy and niggardly,
323; the Spaniards described by
Thurloe as the greatest enemies
Jesus Christ has, 313; "one turf
in England worth all Spain,"
384.
 Ambassador in England, see
Cardenas, A. de ; in Holland, see
Gamarra, Est. de; Spanish Am
bassador at Rome, 94, 111, 133,
159 ; his departure from Rome,
305 [see also Sobremonte] ; in
Sweden, 315; at Vienna, see
Fuente, Count de la.
 Ambassador from Rome to, see
Card. Trivultio.
Spaw, General, 15.
Spencer, Mr., 363.
 Adam, a spy for Cromwell in
Flanders, 304, 326, 327, 339, 342,
343 Ms.
 Ms brother, 339.
Spenser, — , pseudonym, 211.
Spies employed by Cromwell, see
Compton, Capt.
Deane, Michell.
Mostyn, ¦ — .
Spencer, — .
Stephens, Edw.
 various spies in Flanders, 166,
298.
Spilman, Clem., message to Hyde,
374.
Spindler, Col., 119.
Spinola, Marq. de, 58.
Sprag, Capt., 402.
St . . ., Mrs., 291.
Stafford, — , 318.
Stanhope, Lady, London, 43.
 Lady Catharine, wife of Heer
Heenvliet, 56, 86, 96, 223, 271.
¦  letter from the King to,
16; from Q. Henrietta Maria, 240
from the Princess of Orange, 88
from Hyde, 45.
 warrant for her creation
as Countess of Chesterfield, 290.
 Charles, Lord, 185.
 Henry, Lord, son of Philip, E.
of Chesterfield, 290.
 John, 191.
 Philip, Earl of Chesterfield,
290.
Stanley, Mr., 391.
 , a Jesuit in Antwerp, 155.
 Charlotte, Countess of Derby,
391.
Stapley, Anthony, regicide, 281, 312.

Stapley, John, Sussex, son of An
thony, 281, 312, 374, 404, 405
bis. letter from the King to,

358.

¦ letter to the King, 388.
339.

Stapp, •
Star-Chamber, Court of, 393.
States General, the, see Gamarra, E.
de.
 4, 11, 24, 197, 241, 243, 244,
259, 313, 320, 400.
 report from a Commission of
Deputies, on the need of union in
the Provinces, 68.
 letter from Cromwell to the,
165 ; their reply, 174.
 make a treaty with the King of
Sweden, 174.
 Proclamation against French
goods, transl., 286.
 complaint of the conduct of the
Portuguese against the Dutch W.
India merchants, 366 ; declaration
of war against Portugal, 376.
Statutes, 25 Edw. Ill, 398; 25 Hen.
VIII, cap. 20, 46 Ms, 64.
Stayner, Rear Adm. [his victory over
the Spanish Plate fleet, 191, 215],
knighted by Cromwell, 344.
Steenberge, in Brabant, 96.
Steencalvels, 271.
Steenvoorde, French Flanders, letters
dated from, 354, 355 Ms.
Stephens, or Stevens, Mr., pseudonym
of a person negotiated with in
England, 179, 196, 197, 233, 234,
235, 246, 266.
 a letter from the King given to
him, 233.
 an engagement made in his be
half by his wife, 235 ; a letter
sent by the Levellers through her
to the King, 246.
 Edward, a spy employed by
Cromwell in Flanders, 81.
 or Steephens, Col. John [in
cipher "402 "], 12, 68, 78, 84, 97,
107, 117, 118, 120 Ms, 277, 296,
301, 309, 339, 342, 345, 347,
415.
 letters to Ormonde, 80,
411, 412, 414 Ms; to George
Lane, 78.
 letter to him, from N.
Armorer, 79; from Sir T. Arm
strong], 322.
 money paid to, 41.
 illness of, 60.

INDEX.

479

Stephens, Col. John, pseudonyms :
John Baxter, 411 ; Mr. Gyles, 79;
Mons. Le Chemine, 81 ; John
Turner, 10, 322.
Stevens, or Stephens, q.v.
Stewart, James, second Earl of Gal
loway, 291.
Stoakes, John, commands part of the
English fleet in the Mediterranean,
344.
Stockdall, Susanna, widow of Col.
George, affidavit in favour of Lord
Barnwell, 182.
Stockholm, 13.
 letter dated from, 14.
Stone, Mr., 183.
Stone-bow prepared at Dort, for
assassinating Cromwell, 37.
Strachan, or Straghan, Major John,
3, 4, 14, 36, 314.
 his wife, 352.
¦  payments to him, 173,
186.
 Capt., one of the D. of Glou
cester's household, 198.
Strafford, Earl of, i. e. W. Wentworth,
q.v.
Straghan, or Strachan, q. v.
Strang, Thomas, i. e. Col. Worden,
q. v.
Streight, — , employed by Cromwell
to murder the King, 108, 115.
Strozzi, Marquis, 262.
 his death, 286.
 his son, 194.
 Madame, visited by the King
at Bruges, 143.
Stuart, — , Duchess of Richmond,
236, 242.
 Ludovick, sieur d'Aubigny,
proposal to the King for the con
version of the D. of Glouc. to the
R. C. faith, 325.
 instructions for a reply
from the King to his proposal,
326 ; mentioned, 327, 328.
.  K. Charles I endeavoured
to procure a cardinalship for,
325.
Sturbridge, pseudonym, 220.
Sturgion, or Sturgeon, John, signs
an address to Charles II from the
Levellers, 145.
 arrested with a bundle of
pamphlets [" Killing no Murder"],
310.
" Subtle," i.e. D. O'Neill, q.v.
Suffolk, 264.
 Earl of, i. e. J, Howard, q. v.

Sully, M. de, his Works, 284.
Sunder, letter dated from, 88.
Sunenbergh, — , Cologne, 114.
Surrey, 248, 372.
Surseau, — , a tailor at Paris, 391.
Sussex, 29, 65, 281, 374, 404, 405
bis.
Swaffenborg, Count of, 283, 285.
Swan, Sir William, 65, 288, 292.
 his wife, 288.
Sweden, 31 Ms, 32, 67, 89, 116, 139,
165, 245, 268, 387, 400.
 joins in a league against Tur
key, 97.
 war in Poland, 61, 147; battle
with the Poles, 178; the French
endeavour to make peace between
Poland and, 195.
— — subjects of Charles II with
drawn from the Swedish army for
his service, 203.
 provokes Denmark to war, 315;
the Swedes take Frederickshald
from the Danes, 384.
 Swedish Ambassador in Eng
land, 402.
 Cromwell's Resident in, see
Whitlocke; German Ambassador
in, see Montecuculi ; Spanish Am
bassador in, 315.
 Charles Gustavus X, King of,
35, 59, 61, 65 Ms, 91, 195.
 letter to Charles II, an
nouncing his accession, 14; reply
of Charles II, 15 ; the letters men
tioned, 32. literse ad Imp. Ferd. Ill

(impress.), 45.
 said to have an army of
60,000 men, 31 ; 5,000 Scots to
he raised for Mm, 89.
¦ letters from him to Ms

Queen sent to Q. Christina, 92.
 makes a treaty with the
States General, 174.
— Christina, Q. of, goes through
Cologne on her way to Rome, 61.
- secretly a Roman Catholic

before her open conversion, 75.
¦ her life written by Gualdi,

91, 102, 123.
 notices of her

residence
at Rome, 91-93, 95, 96, 98, 100,
111,123, 133; much esteemed there
by all but the ladies, 91 ; grows less
in repute, 130, 133, 136, 191, 305;
hut is still esteemed by the Pope,
135 ; favours the French, 100,
105; endeavours to make peace

480

INDEX.

between France and Rome, 115,
123; illness of, 109; has a Swiss
guard, 136; pawns some of her
jewels, ib. ; leaves Rome, 140 ; is
expected in France, 154; returns
from France to Italy, 191, 195;
Card. Mazarine offers her his
palace at Rome, 191 ; remains at
Pesaro, 219; is going to Venice,
231 ; the Pope requests her not to
go to Rome, 269 ; she defers the
journey on account of the plague,
305 ; is in quarantine at Ravenna,
320; the Pope will continue her
pension, 361.
Sweden, Christina, Q. of, murders
one of her suite at Fontainebleau,
381, 386; account of the murder,
382.
 is lodged by Card. Maza
rine in his palace at Paris, 390.
Swift, William, secretary to Lockhart,
Cromwell's ambassador in France,
403, 416.
 letter to Thurloe, 260 ; to
Whitlocke, 305.
Swillistin, letter dated from, 237.
Switzerland, Cromwell supposed to
be levying a body-guard in, 58.
•  Catholic cantons of, defeat
Berne, 93.
 disputes between R. C. and
Prot. cantons, 378.
 Pell and Morland, Cromwell's
residents in, 382.
Sydenham, Mr., 130, 132.
Sylvester, — , pseudonym, 211.
Symonds, Mr., i. e. H. Wilmot, q. v.
Syndercombe, Miles, plot against
Cromwell, 234, 241, 247, 259, 277,
298.
 his suicide, 257.
Synocke, Col., 195.

"T.," i. e. Gen. Monck, q. v.
T., B., a royalist in England, v. B,
 letter to "cousin Hall," 286.
T., D., i. e. Sir R. Willis, q. v.
T., J. (Abr. Cowley ?), letter without
address, 119.
Taaffe, Luke, col. of a regiment in
the Spanish service, 186.
 Theobald, Viscount, 15, 29, 36
Ms, 97, 109, 119, 132, 144, 215,
228, 241, 255, 259, 260 Ms, 282,
306, 346, 355, 389.
.  letters to the King, 131,
358 ; mention of letters from him

to the King, 336, 346 ; — to Hyde,
166 ; — to Ormonde, 249.
Taaffe, Th., Vise, order from the King
to, 256; the King writes to, 260.
 letter from the Duke of
Neuburg to, 247; from the R. C.
Bishop of Dromore to, 191 ;
mention of another, 187.
 is a good Catholic, 83.
• ---- Ormonde'6 son-in-law,

131.
Talara, Prince de, 356.
Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, House
of, 82.
 Sir Gilbert, Usher of the Privy
Chamber, 29, 34, 35, 93, 146, 154,
362.
 Italian translations by him
of two of the King's letters, 104 bis.
 Col. Gilbert, brother to Peter, 78,
81 Ms, 84, 88, 116, 129, 238, 389,
412, 413, 413 n., 414, 414 n.
 letters to the Marq. of
Ormonde, 70, 73, 74 ; signed
Ginkins, 85.
 letters to him

[from
Mons.

Thurloe ?] addressed to
Burford, 70, 77.
- pseudonym : Birford, Bur

furd, or Burford, 70, 77, 84, 85;
cipher used under that name with
Thurloe, 413 n.
his mother and sisters,

78.
— Father James, Paris, 116, 141.
- — •  letter to Peter Talbot,
116.
— Father Peter, 42, 71, 74, 76, 77,
81, 82, 84, 85 n., 86, 88, 93, 108,
149, 150 Ms, 165, 166, 213, 226,
227, 229, 285, 294, 365, 369, 412,
413. letters to Charles II, 39,

40, 51, 53, 54, 57, 61, 69, 70, 75,
76, 80, 83, 87, 102, 106, 129, 137,
146, 148, 183, 202, 412, 415.
 letters to Ormonde, 83,
101, 116, 141, 144 Ms, 147, 148,
151, 158, 174, 183, 185, 186, 203,
388, 391, 413, 415.
letters to Hyde, 76,

144, 147, 154, 157, 160, 161, 162,
164, 207, 229, 237, 243 bis, 259,
282, 344, 349, 403.
 letter to Rich. Harding,
82 ; to Ignatio Lombardo, 295.
 a Latin paper by him in
behalf of the King sent to the
Pope, 40.

INDEX.

481

Talbot, Father Peter, suggestions for
negotiations at Rome, 59.
— ;  extracts of letters of
intelligence from England in Ms
handwriting, 115.
 letter from Father John
Creagh to, 44 ; from Andrea Man
gelli, 57; from Count Fuensal
danha, 76, 83 ; from A. de Cardenas,
83 ; from James Talbot, 116; from
Thomas Talbot, 121 ; from Hyde,
154, 157, 160, 206; from Col.
Sexby, 244, 278.
 key to cipher used by him
about Sexby's business, 415.
  pseudonym, Thomas
Greene, 98, 101, 102, 415 Ms.
 Col. Richard, brother to Peter,
74, 78, 81, 84 Ms, 88, 141, 144,
148, 166, 238, 412, 413, 414.
 letters to the Marq. of
Ormonde, 81, 84, 413 n.
 taken prisoner in London,
68, 412; examined by Cromwell,
81, 82, 84; escapes from White
hall, 81, 82, 84, 412.
¦ mention of a letter to him

signed Donna Francisca, 84.
 Sir Robert, eldest brother to
Peter, 86, 151.
— Father Thomas, brother to
Peter, 52, 116 ter, 129, 141, 144,
150 Ms, 151 bis, 154, 155 Ms, 157
Ms, 158, 161, 166, 348.
 letters to Charles II, 122,
416; to Peter Talbot, 121.
¦ pseudonym, Tom Wilson,

Teyling, see Tyling.
Teynham, Lord, i. e. Christopher
Roper, q. v.
Thames, 15, 24, 82.
 the river strictly guarded, 406.
Thanet, Isle of, 341.
Theorold, Capt., a prisoner in Eng
land, 82.
Thomas, T., i. e. Col. Gardener, q. v.
 William, i. e. Sir J. Mennes,
q. v.
Thompson, Mr., pseudonym, 129.
 Robert, i. e. Sir Edward Hyde,
q.v.
Thornehill, Col., 19.
Thou, — de, French Ambassador to
the States Gen., 278, 287, 406.
 his reception by the States
General, 278.
Thriscrosse, Mr., or Thurscross, q. v.
Throckmorton, Mr. ¦ — , 131.
 Throgmorton, or Frogmorton,
Sir William, 212.
 a person of much merit,
368.
Thurloe, John, Secretary of State to
Cromwell, 14 bis, 73, 81, 82 bis,
172, 206, 239 Ms, 247, 253, 274,
279, 280, 284, 285 bis, 291, 308,
309, 318, 323, 337, 343, 366, 367
bis, 374-5, 382 bis.
 letters to Col. Bampfield,
225, 226, 330.
 to Michell Deane, alias
Blank Marshall, 259, 271 n.
• to Lieut. Death, 235, 241,

121.
Talbott, Hezekiah [git. Thurloe?],
55.
 letters to him from [H.
Manning], 65, 66.
Talmash, Sir Lionel and Lady, em
ployed as spies for Cromwell in
Flanders, 298.
Tanner, Simon, merchant, London,
pseudonym qf Thurloe, q. v.
Taragh, Vise, i. e. Thos. Preston,
q.v.
Tate, Mr. — , 185.
Taunton, 248.
Taylor, John, the King's agent at
Vienna, his death, 67.
 his brother, confessor to
the Emperor, 67.
Tenedos, 296.
Teneriffe, 299, 301, 303 Ms, 308, 323.
Ter Hove, N., Dutch ambassador in
Portugal, 366, 376.
VOL. in. I i

244, 271 n.
 to Lockhart, 251, 252,
254, 256, 260 bis, 270, 272, 273,
298, 313, 330, 334, 342, 381, 383,
386, 387, 390, 395 bis, 398, 400,
402.
 to C. Longland, 226, 232.
 to Col. J. Reynolds, 313,
330.
 to John Richards, alias
Rogers, 250.
 to Col. Gilbert Talbot, 70,
77.
 to — Vernetti, 250, 271.
 paper deciphered by, 55.
 ¦  cipher used with G.Talbot,
413 n.
 letter from John Addams
to, 36 ; from An. Ayllmour (?),
211 ; from Col. Bampfield to, 269,
270, 273, 276 Ms, 280, 282, 299,
306, 320 ; from Major-General
Bridge, 4 ; from C. Davison, 172 ;

482

INDEX.

from Michell Deane, alias Blank
Marshall, 231, 253, 259, 262, 266;
from Lieut. Death, 230, 235, 236,
241, 255, 278 ; from Isack Gibbes,
55, 58 ; from John Gunter, 31,
35; from Sir John Henderson,
13, 15, 22 [the letter at p. 29 is
not from Henderson but to him] ;
from W. Lockhart, 256, 260, 271,
275, 303, 308, 333, 338, 381, 384,
386, 387, 390, 392, 393, 395, 396,
398, 403, 406; from H. Manning,
43, 58 ; from T. Rogers, signed
Thomas B. and John Richards,
244 bis; from John Somer, 242,
256, 262, 265, 268, 276, 283, 287;
from William Swift, 260; from Sir
Benjamin Wright, 29.
Thurloe, John, rumour of his death,
36; illness of, 248.
 employed Rich. White as
an agent in Spain, 324.
 pseudonyms, Thomas Al-
sop [?], 58; Abraham Bobington,
230, 235, 241, 255, 278 ; Matthew
Bonnell, 306; John Brown, 31,
35, 43 ; Ferdinando Carnevale,
242, 256; Ch. Gerard, 226; Will.
Hanmer, 244 ; Jacob Hemsted,
226; Mr. Johnson, 70, 413 n. ;
Mr. Peyne, 226; Robert Pouell,
14 ; Rich, or Robert Richardson,
231, 232, 259, 262, 266; Smith,
225; S. Tanner, 274, 282, 299,
330; Tomkins, 264; John Un.
[?], 77; letters for him sent to
Mr. Keeling in Chancery Lane,
413 n.
 State Papers referred to,
14 n. bis, 15 »., 21 n., 23 «., 35,
36 »., 54 n., 66, 67, 165, 172, 211,
220 n., 224, 232, 256, 260, 262,
264, 265, 266, 269, 270, 271 n., 276
Ms, 281, 282, 306, 307, 308, 320,
325, 383, 386, 387, 395, 398, 400
Ms, 402, 403.
Thurscross, or Thriscrosse, — , 307,
385.
Thynne, Lady Isabella, letter to
Hyde, 90.
 mention of letters to Or
monde, 5, 8.
Tibot, Lord, Zealand, 231.
Tibott, — , 329.
Tichborne, Robert, Lord Mayor of
London, 190, 373.
Tilesby, — , Lancashire, 59.
Till, Holland, 271.
Timon, 276

Tise, Capt. Bastian, 230, 255.
Titus, Capt. Silas, 109, 114, 207,
307, 388; mentioned under the
name of Jennings, 121, 129, 140,
171, 230, 298, 345.
 letters under the name of
John Jennings to Hyde, 184, 189,
197, 208, 215, 216, 220, 229, 236,
241, 245, 247, 257 bis, 269, 289,
292, 294, 310, 323, 346, 351,
[382 ?], 384, 388, 397, 399, 406 ;
mention of a letter to Hyde, 345.
letter from the King to,

66.
 Killing no Murder, 297,
398 ; the book published to which
that was a preface, 344 ; Sturgeon
arrested with a bundle of the
pamphlets, 310 ; [Thurloe's S. P.
vi. 315-20].
Toby, F . . . ., death of, 58.
Toledo, letter dated from, 22.
 Cardinal Archbishop of, 362,
392, 399.
¦  letter from Charles II to,
351 ; the writing this letter pro
posed, 316.
Tollemache, see Talmash.
Tomkins, Mr. — , i.e. 3. Thurloe, q.v.
Tompson, Robert, i. e. Sir E. Hyde,
q. v.
Tomson, J., pseudonym, letter, 108.
Topsell, E., his translation of Conrad
Gesner's History qf Beasts and
Serpents, 402 n.
Torre, Geronymo de la, letter to
Bennet, 352.
 signature, 295.
Tosse, Henry, a merchant at Ant
werp, 78, 111.
Touchet, James, Earl of Castlehaven,
^ 118, 392, 393, 396, 400, 401.
Toulon, 95; a pseudonym for some
place in England, 27.
Tounshende, Rob., i. e. Sir A. Apsley,
q.v.
Tournay, letters dated from, 54, 155
bis, 157 Ms.
 the Banque d'Or at, 155.
 letter dated from camp between
Tournay and Ath, 61.
Touser or Towser, Mr., i. e. Sir E.
Hyde [?], q. v.
Tower, the, see London.
Townsend, Sir Horace, mention of a
letter written to him in the King's
prejudice, 242, 245.
Tr. and Tre., J., qu. Trelawney, q. v.
Tracy, — , see Dormant, — .

Trajan, Emperor, 127.
Transylvania, Prince of, 72.
Treaties, see
Charles II.
France.Ireland.Portugal. Spain.
Trelawney or Trelany, — , royalist
agent in England, 222, 263, 301,
304, 326, 339.
 " J. Tr.," 314, 404.
 " Tre," 358, 359.
 notes of instructions for,
19.
Trent, Council of, 64, 82.
Treswell, Col., 264.
 money paid to, 41.
Trethewy, John, one of the Duke of
Gloucester's household, 198.
 pseudonym, Short, 220.
Treves, Charles Caspar, Archbishop
and Elector of, 59.
Triglandius, — , 95.
Triston, pseudonym of place, 211.
Trivultio, Card. Theod., Ambassador
to Spain from Rome and Viceroy
of Sicily, illness and recovery of,
91, 92.
Trussell, — , Paternoster Row, Lon
don, 43.
Tufton, Lord, 263, 303, 304, [326].
 committed to the Tower, 175,
179.
Tuke, Mr. — , 237, 330.
 Q. Henr. Maria recom
mends him to be secretary to the
D. of York, 365 ; but he is thought
unfit by Hyde and the King to be
with the Duke, 319, 370.
Tully or Thully, near Beaumont, in
Flanders, letter dated from the
camp at, 310.
Turenne, Marshal, 138, 148, 203,
237, 272, 275 bis, 308 bis, 313,
333, 349, 381 bis, 386, 398.
Turin, 329.
Turkey, Turks, 4, 42, 60, 188, 219,
250, 265.
 the Grand Seignior, 188, 250.
 reported treaty with Venice, 95 ;
hindered by a league against the
Turks, 97; war with Venice,
188.
 defeat of Don John of Austria
K„ tV,o T,,rlfo ins

Turner, Col. James, 311 Ms.
 letter to Hyde, i
mention of this letter, 313.
 letter from Col. Mooi
178.
Turner, John, i.e. Col. Stephens,
Tuscany, Frederic II, Grand I
of, 133, 282.
 letter from Charles II to, 2
Twyford, — , bookseller, Inner Ter
239.
Tyling, 16, 24.
 letters dated from, 1, 21, 2S
24, 56.
Tymnsey, Mrs., pseudonym, 5.
Tyrol, 169. U.
Uhanne [?], Col., 55.
Un., John, (Thurloe ?), letter to
G. Talbot, 77.
United Provinces, see States Ger
 217, 256, 265, 268, 286.
 probability of war with Fr;
278, 287, 288; reception of
French Ambassador, 278 ; the
commanded by Opdam, 320 ;
fleet captures eleven (or 21) ol
Portug. Brazil fleet, 386, 387.
 much profession of religior
little practice in, 287.
 Ambassador in France,
Ambassador in England, see >
port.
 French Ambassador to
States, see Thou, — de; SpE
Ambassador, see Gamarra, E.
Upton, - — , pseudon., alias Roles,
Usher, James, Archbishop of Arrr
50.
 death of, 128.
 a paper under his i
circulated by the Presbyter
192.
Utrecht, 23, 26, 175.

V., Col., i.e. Veile, q. v.
Valencia, Archbishop of, see ^
nueva, T.
Valenciennes besieged by the Fre
139, 141, 144, 155; relief o
the Spaniards, 146, 147 bis.
 letters dated from, 146,
348.
Valensa or Valenza. Piedn

484

INDEX.

Vander Veken, Father, 76.
Vane, Sir Henry, 79, 246, 267 Ms,
403.
 committed to prison, 176.
Van Helmont, — , 274.
Vatout, Countess, 131.
Vatteville, Baron de, 257, 265, 270.
Vaughan, Rich., second Earl of
Carbery, 58.
Vaux, Mr. de, 305.
Veile or Veale, Col., 167, 314, 362.
Venables, Major Gen., 7, 26 Ms, 267,
282,
Vendosme, Duke de, horses bought
for him in England, but seized for
an alleged debt, 390.
Venice, the Venetians, 4, 42, 95, 96,
219, 231, 265, 403.
 the Pope gives an annual sub
sidy to, 37.
 the Jesuits' property confiscated,
105 ; the Jesuits recalled to, 244.
 death of the Venetian Ambassa
dor at Rome, 163.
 victories over the Turks, 188,
250, 296.
Vere, Aubrey de, Earl of Oxford,
167, 318.
 the London royalists desire
to have him for their general, 373.
pseudonym, Mr. Waller,

220.
Vernetti, — , letters from Thurloe to,
250, 271 ; his wife, ib.
Vervins, France, 308, 333.
Vic, Sir Henry de, Charles II's
Resident at Brussels, 7, 25, 27, 33,
36, 71, 73, 75, 76, 80, 84, 101, 103,
107, 108, 109, 110, 120, 134, 135,
144 Ms, 150, 187 Ms, 199, 202, 206,
209, 228 Ms, 229, 232, 347, 355,
372, 380, 404, 413, 415.
 letters to Ormonde, 25,
117, 118, 120 Ms, 122, 123, 124,
125, 127, 129 Ms, 413 ; to Hyde,
25, 134, 228.
¦ instructions from the King

to, 63, 93. • letters from Hyde to, 41,

43 Ms. 58, 62, 67, 68, 71 Ms, 74,
78, 86, 88, 92 ter, 94, 95, 96, 97
Ms, 99, 121, 140, 142, 143 Ms.
copies of papers in his

handwriting, 165, 174, 287.
Vickars, Mr., i. e. Edw. Villiers, q. v.
Vienna, 118, 124.
 Nuncio at, 275.
 the King's agent at, see Tay
lor, J.

Vienna, Spanish Ambassador at, see
Fuente. Count de la.
Vilefranke (London ?), letter dated
from, 411.
Villa, Marq., slain, 351.
Villalva, Don Diego de, 329, 345.
Villanueva, Tommaso de, Archbishop
of Valencia, to be canonised,
105.
Ville, — de, Lois Militaires, 332.
Villiers, Lady Barbara (St. John),
mother of Vise. Grandison, 104,
339.
 Edward, 14, 175.
 letter signed E. E. E., 36.
  letter, signed Thos.
O'Keeffe, to J. Griffin, 143.
letter to Hyde, signed

Francis Morgan, 175 ; signed
Fitch, 212 ; signed Cloth of
Silver, 291. letter, signed Bowyer, to

R. Westwood, 317.
his sister's death men-

under the

tioned, 239.
  mentioned
cipher " 62," 239.
 pseudonyms, Bowyer, 317,
326 ; James Fitch, Fish, or Fich,
143, 175, 212, 213, 216, 239, 240 ;
Francis Morgan, 175 ; Thomas
O'Keeffe, 143; Mr. Vickars, 291,
317 ; Mr. Wesburie, 411. [In
Thurloe's State Papers he is also
found under the names of Rich.
Eggleston and Francis 5.]
 George, Duke of Buckingham,
102 Ms, 103, 107, 108, 109, 113,
114, 115, 117, 128, 137, 146 Ms,
147 ter, 148 Ms, 150, 153, 154,
155, 323, 343, 374, 407.
 had a pass for England
from Cromwell, 22.
—  proposes marriage with
the daughter of the Marq. of
Argyll, 137. marriage with Lord Fair

fax's daughter, 201, 372.
 at Paris, 207; in England,
on some desperate design, 307.
 letter to him, under the
name of Brounner, from Mr.
Roberts, 333 ; two letters from
the Abbe Montague, ib.
-pseudonyms, Mr. Barcott,

121, 129 ; Beaumont, 109 ; Broun
ner, 333.
— George, Viscount Grandison,
letter to him from Hyde, 104.

INDEX.

485

Villiers, George, Vise Grandison,
his debts and poverty, 339.
 in prison at Dunkirk,
359.
Vilvord, Flanders, letters dated by
the King from, 100, 106.
Vincennes, Bois de, 191.
[Viskirke ?], Sir L„ 43.
Vouters, — , painter, 327.
W.
W., letters sent to him from the
King, 196.
W., A., Barcelona, letter to the
Marq. of Ormonde, 74.
W., R., letter to Lord Gerard, 330.
Wadding, Father Luke, 60, 99.
Wade, Mr., pseudonym, 5.
Wagstaffe, Sir Joseph, 12, 29, 39, 66,
319.
 writes to Hyde that he is
drawing together Irish soldiers in
Flanders for the King, 313.
Waite, Mr., or Wayte, q. v.
Wake, Mr., Madrid, 278.
 Hilarion, Rome, 181 ; sick with
the plague, 198.
Waldeck, Geo. Fred., Count of, levies
soldiers in Germany for the King,
13, 14, 15, 19.
Wales, 4, 72, 212, 262; North
Wales, 411.
Walker, Mr., of Pulborough, near
Pet worth, 65.
 Clement, his History of In
dependency, 401.
 Sir Edw., 65, 195, 215, 255,
261, 389.
 proposals by him respect
ing his office of Secretary at War,
208 ; account of money received
and disbursed for soldiers, 186,
226, 227. mention of a letter from

Mm to Hyde, 121.
fees payable by Knights

of the Garter to, 209.
 Francis, a master of iron
works in Shropshire, offers his
services to the King, 310, 311,
312.
- — Rich., i. e. J. Halsall, q. v.
— W., 272, 274.
letters to Lockhart, 272,

273.
Wall, — , hung at Tyburn, 65.
 Capt., 232, 233.
Wallachians, the, 97.
Waller, Mr., i. e. A. de Vere, q. v.

Walsh, — , i. e. — Weston, q. v.
 Peirce, of Glendon, North
amptonshire, brother of Sir Robert,
291, 366.
 or Welsh, Sir Robert, 291, 293,
315, 382, [" Robin Weltch"].
  letters to Charles II,
139, 140, 169 bis, 367.
 account of his voyage into
England, return to Flanders and
imprisonment, 366 ; counter-state
ment by Hyde, 368; questions for
Walsh's examination, ib.
letter from Ormonde to,

243.

285.

¦ interview with the King,
¦ imprisoned by the Span
iards, 291, 347, 367.
reported to be employed

by Cromwell to murder the King,
409.
Walsingham, Thomas, 82.
Walters, Major, 203.
Walton, Brian, Biblia Polyglotta, 48.
 James, i. e. R. Hopton, q. v.
Warmout, letter dated from the camp
at, 356.
Warner, H., 258.
 John, Bishop of Rochester, 50.
Warren, Col., 13 ["Warrant"], 29,
309.
 Henry, 32, 72, 318.
 letters addressed to him
under the name of Mons. Belfoy,
27.
Warton, Mr., cousin to Sir M. Lang
dale, 212.
Warwick, Earl of, see Rich, R.
 Philip, 64.
Watch, a repeater, desired by Q.
Henr. Maria, 99.
Water- works, see — Barton.
Waters, — , pseudonym, 28.
 his son, 21, 27.
Watson, Edw., second Baron Rock
ingham, excuses himself from lend
ing money to the King, 391.
Watte, Flanders, 361.
Wayte or Waite, George, 262, 288.
 payments to, 143, 149.
Web, Mrs., Thames Street, London,
303.
Webster, John, Amsterdam, 114.
 letter from the King to,
284.
Welsh, Sir Robert, or Walsh, q. v.
Weltch, Robin, i. e. Sir R. Walsh,
q.v.

486

INDEX.

Wentworth, Will., second Earl of
Strafford, professes devotion to the
King's service, 391.
 Thomas, Lord, son of the Earl
of Cleveland, 7, 14, 29, 34, 65, 119,
211, 231.
Werden, Bavaria, 378.
Wescomb, — , i. e. Rich. White, q. v.
Wespenning, Baron de, 37.
Westminster, 66.
 letters dated from, 165, 304.
 pseudonym, 220. -
Weston, John, [in cipher "445"],
19, 167, 264, 375.
 message from England to
the King, 167 ; writes to the King,
342 ; the King writes to him by
the name of Walsh, 345.
 letter from Hyde to, 7.
 arrested, 16.
illness of, 277.

Westrope, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Westwood, Richard, Hague, pseudon.,
letter from — Bowyer [E. Villiers]
to, 317.
Whalley, Major-Gen., 239.
Whetstone, Mrs., Cromwell'6 niece,
marries Capt. Beake, 415.
Whitby, Col., 329, 338, 354.
 letter to him, 343.
White, Mr., i. e. Charles II, q. v.
 , Paris, imprisoned in the
Bastile, 9.
 , in England with Barriere,
said to betray his master the Prince
of Conde, 94 ; said to have betrayed
Halsall and others, 414 n.
 Mr., a royalist in Flanders, 150,
191. Lieut.-Colonel, drowned, 400,

402.

282.

Andrew, brother to Richard,

— Mrs. Jane, 78.
— John, secretary to the Earl of
Dorset, 399.
¦ in prison in the Fleet, 366,

368.
 Ignatius, brother to Richard
White, 264, 324.
 Nicholas, employed by Sir H.
Bennet, 312.
 Ralph, pseudon., London, letter
to him from " Bo.," 332.
 Rhi., pseudonym, a royalist in
England, letter to Mr. Dixon,
270.
 Richard, Madrid, 191, 264, 282,
290, 293 Ms, 309, 312.

White, Rich., letter to his brother Ig
natius, signed Wescomb, 264.
 confesses to Sir H. Bennet
his employment at Madrid by
Thurloe, 324.
 or Blaclo, Thomas, R. C. priest,
his Grounds of Obedience and Go
vernment, 158, 167, 217.
his Tabulce Suffragantes

prohibited, 361.
 Thomas, i. e. Charles II, q. v.
Whitehall, see London.
Whitelocke, Bulstrode, 239, 253.
 letter from William Swift
to, 305.
 . goes to Sweden as Crom
well's Resident, 415.
Whittington, Capt. Luke, 215, 297,
407.
 agent for the King at the
Danish ports, 350 bis.
Whittly, — , 335.
Whyte, Thomas, i. e. Charles II,
q.v.
Wich, Peter, eldest son of Sir Peter
Wich, 119.
Wicket, — , 65.
Wierumb, J., letter to Ormonde's
secretary, 86.
Wight, Isle of, 177.
 the Treaty of the, mentioned,
145, 157.
Wilde, George, D.D., sick, and
prayed for in churches in London,
220.
Wildman, Major John, 40, 51, 55,
135, 139, 142, 192, 193, 203, 215,
241, 247 Ms, 257, 269, 289, 303,
316, 333, 335, 342, 383, 384, 388,
391 scepe, 403.
 signs an address to the
King from the Levellers, 145.
letters from the King to,

153, 173.
  comes out of England
with a pass from Cromwell, by
whom he is reported to be em
ployed, 375.
 reward promised to him
for the assassination of Cromwell,
388 (see also 192).
Wilford or Wilfrid, Father John,
Rome, corresponds with Hyde,
under the name of R. Clement, q. v.
 in cipher, " 479," deci
phered as "Wilford," 100, 102,
123, 130, 180, 181, 320, 357; men
tioned by Hyde under that name,
106.

INDEX.

487

William, Prince of Orange, afterwards
Will. Ill, 56, 94, 159, 193, 217,
223 Ms, 392, 394, 402, 403, 404.
 [Frederic,of Nassau Dietz,Stadt-
holder of Friesland], 97.
" William and Ralph," a ship of
Newcastle, 208.
Williams, — , pseudonym, see Ma., L.
 Aprice, of Herefordshire, servant
to Charles I, employed in Flanders
as a spy by Cromwell, 298.
Williamson, George, a Scotchman
employed by Cromwell to assassi
nate the King, 299.
Willis, Sir Richard, 43, 303, 316,
317, 333.
 letter, signed 114, to the
King, 292 ; [to Hyde?], 291.
  letter to Hyde, signed
Thomas Brockwell, 129; signed
T. D., 216.
 letter from him and others,
signed T. O'Keeffe [E. Villiers],
143.
  letter, signed Henry
Brockwell, without address, 144 ;
signed James Brockwell [to
Hyde?], 210.
 letter, signed Thos. Nipps,
without address, 317.
 letter, signed Thos. Branch,
without address, 343.
• pseudonyms, Thos. Branch,

343 ; Thos., Hen., and James
Brockwell, 129, 143, 144, 171, 210,
212, 213, 216, 239, 240, 317; Thos.
Nipps, 216, 317.
Willoughby, — , i. e. — Overton,
q.v.
 of Parham, Francis, Lord, 263.
 letter from the King to,
19.
 committed prisoner to the
Tower, 176, 179.
accused of treacherously

surrendering Barbadoes to the
Parliament in 1651, 250, 251.
 a letter from him to Rum
bold, sent to Ormonde, 266.
Wilmot, Henry, Earl of Rochester,
13, 17, 19, 43, 65, 97, 106, 109,
114, 134, 138, 231, 244, 248, 255,
256, 261, 283, 284, 307, 346, 367,
389.
 goes to Denmark, 14, 15,
31.
  goes into England, 22 ;
under the name of Symonds [see
Thurloe's S. P. iii. 339], 21, 23 bis,

27, 34; in England, 28 Ms, 29, 34,
35; returns to Flanders, 36, 43.
Wilmot, Henry, Earl of Rochester,
letter from the King to, 20.
 treaty with Spain signed
by, 110.
 his debts, 336.
 illness, 376, 377.
Wilson, Mr., 331.
 C, corresponds with an agent
of Cromwell in Flanders, 55, 65.
 Tom, i. e. Thomas Talbot, q. v.
Wilton, Wilts, 80.
Wiltshire, 29, 339.
Windebank, Mr., 312.
Windham, Mr., 361.
Windsor Castle, 261, 315.
Winter, Sir George, money con
tributed by him for the King's
service, 176.
Wiseman, Mr., pseudonym, 10.
With, Gisbert, Dutch Ambassador in
Portugal, 366, 376.
Wogan, Col., 84.
Womock, Laurence, his Tilenus before
the Triers 40 1 .
Wood, Major, 220, 221, 229, 236 bis,
237, 241, 242 Ms, 245, 257, 269,
310, 324, 383, 397, 407.
 a declaration sent by the King
to, 408.
Woodford, Father Gabriel, 57.
Woodward, Mrs., Ormonde and
Hyde lodge with, at Brussels,
150.
Worcester, 4.
 battle of, 134, 206, 359, 374.
 [R. Pates], Bishop of, present
at the Council of Trent, consecrated
at Rome, 64.
 Marq. of, see Somerset.
Worden or We[rden], Col. R., 59,
65, 152.
 letter, under the name of
Thos. Strang, to the King, 303.
Worthen, Col., or Worden, q. v.
Wrangel, Gen., 384.
Wren, Matthew, Bishop of Ely, 50,
104, 385.
Wright, Sir Benjamin, Madrid, 265,
¦ 278, 290, 312, 324, 381.
 letter to Thurloe, 29.
 desires to be accredited
from Cromwell at Madrid, 30.
 letter from Hyde to, 141.
the King assured of his

fidelity, notwithstanding Crom
well's writing in his behalf, 141.
 his brother, 30.

488

INDEX.

Wright, John, i. e. W. Rumbold, q.v.
Wurtemberg, Duke of, sends money
to the King, 358.

Yapton, near Arundel, Sussex, 65.
Yarmouth, 14, 142, 264, 267,
386.
 a messenger from the King
taken at, 127, 152.
Yates, — , i. e. John Russell, q. v.
Yerly, — , i.e. James, Duke of York,
q.v.
York, 4.
 assizes at, 59.
 Duke of, see James.

Yorkshire, 18, 24, 254.
 East Riding of, 212.
Ypres, the city of, bound in 1576 for
money lent to Flanders by Q. Eliz.,
178. Z.
Zamett, Mons., [qu. Jamott?], 330.
Zealand, 22 Ms, 24, 101, 230, 231,
235, 236 ter, 241, 278, 279, 291,
301, 322, 379, 382, 404 Ms.
 ships of, taken by Cromwell,
151, 154.
Zeisted, Hannibal, or von Seestedt,
q. v.
Zurich, 382.
 news letter from, 378.

JEsop, 284.
Antwerp, Margrave of, 327.
Argenson, — d', death of, 163.
Bruges, an image defaced at, 166.
Brussels, Internuncio at, 137 bis,.
151,. 154.

Butler, James, Marq. of Ormonde,
his book of devotion, 118.
Carnegie, David, Earl of Southesk,
253.
Charles I, 99, 298.

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