show you

doe what you

servant of ye D: of Richmonds, I receaved yo same
night here at Oatlands yo' Maties apostile of ye 2a,
and have sent yo' Maties l're to ye BPP of London
together wth ye Bills signed for ye new BPPs. I shall
carefully p'forme all yo' Maties com'aunds by yo❜last, &
render yo1 Matie a speedy account of ye same. My Lo:
Keepersent me this evening this let' to be conveyed to
yor Matie wth all dilligence, weh is y principall cause
of this dispatch. I beseech yo' Matie to be pleased to 1 returne
burne or returne to me all my lett", for I perceave this onlie to
by ye strict enquiry after the writer of Mr. Webbs that I am
let', that there is a vigilant & prying eye after all that carefull to
is written hence, & I would not willingly, that ye desyre..
lyons should be made iudges of my eares.
Wee
hope yo' Matie will set forth for these partes too
morrow senight at farthest. I can say noe more to
move yo Matie to hasten hither then hath bene
advertised. I pray God to send yo' Matie a speedy
and safe returne. I am confident yo' Matie was never
more welcome to ye better sorte of Londoners than
you will now be, & I beleeve ye whole kingdome will
reioyce to heare of yo' Maties happy returne, wch wilbe
ye best newes that hath this yeare come to ye eares of
Yo' sacred Maties

Most humble & most obedient servaunt,
EDW. NICHOLAS.

OATLANDS, 7° Nobris 1641.

EDEN. 13.

The Queen to Sir Edward Nicholas.

Maistre Nicholas havinge reseaued a letter from London to nitgh (night): that there is many of the Lords that ar gone of in the contree, and that the ar a fraid the shall want some for the bussinesse of the bishops having heard that Carnaruen1 is in is owne

1 Robert Dormer, Earl of Carnarvon ; slain in 1643 at the battle of Newbury. It is stated in Bromley's Letters, that his Countess was niece to Sir Richard Browne; but how, does not appear, for she was daughter of the Earl of Pem

hous some twentie milles of I belive very fit you should writt to him from the King to have him come to London for that time this bearer will cary your letter to him and having nothing to say more I rest, Your assured friend HENRIETTE MARIE R.

"For Maistre Nicholas."

R. 8° Nobris 1641. The Queene to me.

Sir Edward Nicholas to the King.1
May it please yo' most excellent Matie,

Yesterday I sent yo' Matie a l'tr from my Lo. Keeper by packet addressed to Mr. Th'rer. This day the Com'ons House considered of ye heads of ye instrucc❜ons to be sent to ye Englishe Com'ittees, & after a long debate, they voted ye same in ye House, wch was thereupon divided, & there were (as I heare) 110. votes against, & 151. for those instrucc❜ons, this in the amongst wch there is one head to ye effect, (but a Lords House little quallified,) of what I wrote in my postscript by if it be pos- Mr. Greene. Those instrucc'ons (I am tould) are to be transmitted to ye Lords.

You must

see to cross

sible.

By the grace

will prove

false Prophets.

It is here reported by those who have ye speediest of God those & certeynest advertisem's from Edinburg, that yo Matie will not be here till Christmas: what reason they have for it I know not. The warr's for yo new BPs are passing as fast as may be: I this day put ye Signet to those for Yorke & Lincolne.2

I have signifyed yor Maties pleasure to my Lo: Keeper to issue a Proclamac'on that all Parliam men attend in P'liam', but his LoPP saith a Proclamac❜on must issue in ye ordinary way, and be first signed by yo' Matie, wherefore I have by his Los advise this day broke. When this nobleman was expiring in the field, he was asked if he had any suit to the King? He replied, that "he would not die with a suit in his mouth, to any King, but the King of Heaven!"

This Letter, and the following ones up to the 10th of November, serve to fill up omissions in the Parliamentary History of the period.

These appointments did not take place.

1

You must

with such of my servants

that you may

best trust, in my name. that by all meanes pos

stoped.

sent a warrt accordingly to yo' Maties Attorney, to ppare such a Proclamac'on for yo' Maties signature, wch as soone as I can get from him shalbe speedily sent to yo' Matie. The Ea. of Southton hath bene in Northtonsh: this senight, but wilbe here Wensday next, when I shall not fayle to acquaint his Lop wth what yo' Matie hath comaunded me. I heare there was this afternoone brought into ye Com❜ons House, needs speake and there read, a Declarac'on of ye state of ye affaires of this kingdome, weh relates all ye misgovernmen' and vnpleasing things that have bene donne by ill Counsells (as they call it) since 3° of yo' Maties raigne to this p'sent, and it reflects soe much to ye peiudice sible this of yor Maties government, as if yo' Matie come not may bee instantly away, I trouble to thinke what wilbe y issue of it: for surely if there had bene in this nothing but an intenc'on to have iustefyed the proceedings of this P'liam', they would not have begun soe high as 3°. The further considerac'on of this Declarac'on is to be had too morrow in ye House of Com'ons. If yor Matie shall not be pleased to keepe to yo'self what I have written, and to burne this let', I shall most I may be lost. Yo' Matie cannot so much peiudice carefully. yo'self, (if you come away & leave all things there vnfinished,) as you may now by delaying yo' Maties returne one day I pray God there be not a designe to deteyne you there against the wishes & advise of all yo' best servaunts here: God send yo' Matie a safe & speedy returne, so prayeth alwayes

Yo' sacred Maties

Most humble & most obedient servaunt,
EDW. NICHOLAS.

EDEN. 13.

WESTMINSTER, 8. Nobris 1641.

"For yor sacred Matie."

"Yours apostyled."

80 Nobris 1641. Apost. 13o. 9bris. Rec. 18. 9bris. Sent by Sir H. Hungate.2

Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. He died in 1667, without issue.

Sir Philip Hungate, of Saxton, in Yorkshire, was the first Baronet, so created by Charles the First. No name of

The Queen to Sir Edward Nicholas. Maister Nicholas, I am vere sory that my lettre did not come time enouf to go. I haue reseaued yours, and I haue writt to the King to hasten is coming. I send you the letter and if little Will Murray is well enouf I vould haue him go backe againe: to scotland without comin yer for a would haue him go to marow morning: tel him from me: but if he wher not well then you must prouide some bodie that will be sure for my letter must not be lost: and I vould not trusted to and ordinaire poste: I am so ill prouided whitt personnes that I dare truste that at this instant I haue no living creature that I dare send pray doe whatt you can to helpe me if little Vill Murray can not go to send this letter, and so I rest,

:

"For your selfe."

Your assured friend,

HENRIETTE MARIE R.

R. 10 Nobris 1641. The Q: that I should send an expr: Mer w: her ler.

Sir Edward Nicholas to the King.

May it please yo' most excellent Matie,

My last was by S Hen: Hungate, weh I hope will come safe to yo' Royall hands; & I now send this expresse by y Queene's com'aund to convey her Maties l't', for her Matie saith she hath alreddy sent all those she can trust, wth expresses to yo Matie; Wee hope that some of them will shortly bring ye much desired newes of yor Maties returne.

I have spoken wth ye BP of Lincolne about yo Maties pardon of ye 13 BPs for ye Premunire, & his Lo saith he wisheth that ye pardon to them may be "Sir H." appears in the Baronetage; therefore the person alluded to, afterwards mentioned as Sir Henry, must have been one of the numerous Knights Bachelors of that reign.