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DIARY   OF  JOHN    EVELYN, 

ESQ.,   F.R.S. 


EDITION  DE  LUXE. 


SOUTHERN  ^R'ANC^ 

UNIVERSITY  CF  CALIFORNfA 
1.IBRARY 

LOS   ANGELES.  CALIF. 


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DIARY   OF 


ESQ.,    F.R.S.  . 

TO    WHICH    ARE    ADDED    A    SELECTION    FROM    HIS 

FAMILIAR    LETTERS 

AND    THE     PRIVATE     CORRESPONDENCE    BETWEEN 

KING  CHARLES   I.    AND  SIR   EDWARD   NICHOLAS 

AND   BETWEEN 

•  SIR  EDWARD  HYDE  (AFTERWARDS  EARL  OF  CLARENDON) 
AND    SIR    RICHARD    BROWNE. 

EDITED  FROM  THE  ORIGINAL  MSS. 

BY    WILLIAM    BRAY,    F.S.A. 

A  NEW  EDITION  IN  FOUR  VOLUMES 
WITH    A    LIFE    OF    THE    AUTHOR 

BY   HENRY   B.   WHEATLEY,    F.S.A. 

ir/TH  ONE  HUNDRED  ENGRAVED  AND   TWENTY-FOUR    WOODBURY 
TYPE  PORTRAITS  AND   VIEWS. 


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VOL.  IV. 


LONDON: 
BICKERS    AND    SON,    I,    LEICESTER    SQUARE. 

1882. 


71679 


CHISWICK    press:— CHARLES  WHITTINGHAM,   TOOKS  COURT, 
CHANCERY  LANE. 


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CORRESPONDENCE  OF  JOHN  EVELYN. 


To  Mr.  Evelyn. 

Apr.  7,  1696. 
Honored  S', 

WAS  unfortunately  out  of  the  way 
when  you  did  me  the  honor  to  send 
me  that  admirable  &  obliging  letter 
concerning  Mr.  Boyle,  &  was  so  fa- 
tigued on  my  return,  by  my  coming 
home  upon  a  lame  horse,  that  I  could 
not  wait  upon  you  a  Sunday  at  Wooton  as  I  intended 
to  do.  I  cannot  sufficiently  express  my  thanks  to 
you  for  your  excellent  hints  ;  if  my  L''  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury  encourages  me,  &  I  can  get  those  mate- 
rials out  of  Mr.  Warre's  hands,  w"""  I  was  speaking  of, 
I  will  set  about  it.  I  suppose  you  will  receive  by 
the  penny-post  2  Philos.  Transactions,  N°  219,  in 
which  is  my  abridgement  of  Sig'  Scilla's  book  of 
Shells.  I  had  brought  more  down  for  that  purpose, 
but  not  being  able  to  compass  my  designe  of  waiting 
upon  you  at  Wooton,  I  have  sent  to  the  bookseller 
to  convey  y"  to  you  that  way.  One  of  y"  with  my 
humblest  thanks  I  would  entreat  you  to  present  to 

IV.  B 


2  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

S'  Cyril  Wyche,  when  you  see  him.  I  wish  I  knew 
how  to  express  the  joy  I  feel  in  having  my  poor  pro- 
jects approved  by  so  great  a  judge  and  patron  of 
learning,  &  its  welwishers.     I  am,  hon"*  S', 

Your  most  obliged  servant, 

W.    WOTTON. 
Ind'^ :  Mr.  Wotton,  &c. 
Of  a  present  made  me  of  a  book. 


To  Mr.  Evelyn. 

Albury,  May  24,  1696. 
Honored  S', 

Your  last  obliging  letter  has  put  me  into  greater 
fears  than  any  thing  that  ever  befell  me  in  my  whole  life. 
How  I  shall  possibly  answer  Mr.  Evelyn's  e.xpecta- 
tion  I  can'ot  conceive,  &  without  the  highest  vanity 
I  can  as  little  bring  myself  to  think  that  I  shall  not 
fall  extreamly  short  of  it.  Your  naming  me  at  my 
Lord  of  Canterbury's  upon  such  an  occasion  was  the 
highest  honour  could  have  ben  done  a  young  writer. 
Next  to  that  was  the  trustees  approving  your  nomina- 
tion. I  say  next  to  that,  for  they  were  ashamed  to 
seem  backward  to  comply  with  what  Mr.  Evelyn 
should  think  fit  to  propose.  I  am  now  therefore 
onely  to  wait  for  the  B^  of  Salisbury's  fiat,  which,  if 
it  is  granted,  it  will  be  too  late  for  me  to  recede,  tho' 
I  know  very  well  I  shall  be  hnpar  operi  in  every 
respect.  I  will  study,  however,  to  preserve  Mr. 
Evelyn's  reputation  as  much  as  ever  I  can,  &  I  do 
hereby  faithfully  assure  him,  that  care  &  industry 
shall  not  be  wanting  to  carry  on  a  work,  in  which  he 
has  generously  been  pleased  to  have  so  distinguishing 
a  share. 

As  soon  as  I  shall  hear  of  your  return  to  Wotton 
where  your  freinds  in  this  countrey  ardently  expect 


JOHN  EVELYN.  3 

you,  I  shall  do  my  self  the  honour  to  tell  you  more 
at  large,  how  very  much  I  am,  as  well  as  ought  to  be, 

Honored  S', 
Your  most  obliged  &  most  faithfull  humble  serv', 

W.    WOTTON. 


To  my  Lord  GodolpJiin,  one  of  the  Z,*  JtisticeSy 
and  first  Commiss''  of  the  Treasury. 

My  Lord, 
There  are  now  almost  foure  yeares  elaps'd,  since 
looking  over  some  papers  of  mine,  I  found  among 
other  things  divers  notes  which  I  had  taken  relating 
to  Medals ;  when  reflecting  upon  the  usefullnesse  of 
the  historical  part  of  that  noble  study,  and  considering 
that  there  had  ben  little,  or  indeede  rather  nothing 
at  all  written  of  it  among  us  here  in  England  (whilst 
other  countryes  abounded  in  many  excellent  books  & 
authors  of  greate  name  on  this  subject),  I  began  to 
divert  my  solitary  thoughts  by  reducing  &  putting  my 
scatter'd  collection  into  such  method  as  grew  at  last 
to  a  formal  treatise.  Among  other  particulars  (after 
I  had  more  at  large  dispatch'd  what  concern'd  the 
Greeke  &  Roman,  and  those  of  the  Lower  Empire) 
I  endeavored  the  gath'ring  up  all  such  Medals  as  I 
could  any  where  find  had  ben  struck  before  and  since 
the  Conquest  (if  any  such  there  were)  relating  to 
any  part  of  good  history.  Now  tho  mony  and  coines 
during  the  severall  reignes  of  almost  all  our  kings, 
from  the  British  to  this  present  time  (as  may  be  seene 
in  what  Mr.  Walker  has  added  to  the  late  edition  of 
Cambden)  be  forraine  to  my  subject ;  and  that  I  could 
meet  with  none  which  deserved  the  name  of  Medal 
'til  the  two  last  centuries  ;  yet  I  could  not  well  avoyd 
speaking  something  of  the  Mint,  where  medals  were 
coin'd  as  well  as  mony.     The  copy  being  thus  pre- 


4  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

par'd  for  the  presse,  I  two  yeares  since  deliver'd  to  a 
bookseller,  who  after  he  had  wrought  off  almost  80 
pages  in  folio  (emulating  what  had  ben  don  and  pub- 
lish'd  by  Jaques  de  Bie  &  Mons.  Bizot,  in  their  His- 
toire  Metaliq  of  France  &  Holland)  would  needes  be 
at  the  charge  of  ingraving  an  hundred  stamps  to 
adorne  a  chapter  relating  to  our  English  Medals. 
This  requiring  time  (&  far  better  artists  than  any  I 
perceive  he  is  like  to  find)  retarding  the  publication 
of  his  book,  I  thought  it  might  not  be  either  unsea- 
sonable or  unagreeable  to  y'  L^,  if  on  this  conjunc- 
ture of  affaires  (and  when  every  body  is  discoursing 
of  these  matters)  I  did  present  y'  L^  with  a  part  of 
that  chapter  concerning  Mony  which  (tho'  passing 
thro'  the  same  mechanisme)  I  distinguish  from  Me- 
dal at  the  beginning  of  my  first  chapter,  proceeding 
in  the  VIP''  to  that  of  the  Mint.  It  is  there  that  I 
show  (after  all  the  expedients  offer'd  and  pretended, 
for  the  recovery  &  security  of  this  nation  from  the 
greate  danger  it  is  in  by  the  wicked  practices  of  those 
who  of  late  have  so  impudently  ruin'd  the  publiq 
credit  &  faith  of  all  mankind  among  us  by  clipping, 
debasing,  &  all  other  unrighteous  ways  of  perverting 
the  species)  what  is  it  which  can  jDossibly  put  a  stop 
to  the  evil  &  mischiefe,  that  it  go  no  farther ;  if  at 
least  it  have  not  ben  so  long  neglected  as  to  be  irre- 
mediable. 

But,  my  L^  this  is  not  all.  There  are  severall 
other  things  of  exceeding  greate  importance,  which 
had  neede  be  taken  care  of,  &  to  be  set  on  foote 
effectualy,  for  the  obviating  the  growing  mischiefs, 
destructive  to  the  flourishing^  state  of  this  mercantile 
nation.     Amongst  the  rest : 

There  is  certainely  wanting  a  Council  of  Trade, 
that  should  not  be  so  call'd  onely,  but  realy  be  in 
truth  what  it  is  call'd ;  compos'd  of  a  wise,  publiq- 
spirited,  active  &  noble  President,  a  select  number 


JOHN  EVELYN.  5 

of  Assessors,  sober,  industrious  &  dextrous  men,  & 
of  consum'ate  experience  in  rebus  agendis ;  who 
sliould  be  arm'd  with  competent  force  at  sea,  to  pro- 
tect the  greater  com'erce  &  general  trade  ;  if  not  in- 
dependent of  the  Admiralty,  not  without  an  almost 
co-ordinate  authority,  as  far  as  concernes  the  protec- 
tion of  trade  ;  and  to  be  maintained  chiefely  by  those 
who,  as  they  adventure  most,  receive  the  greatest 
benefit. 

To  these  should  likewise  be  com'itted  the  care  of 
the  Manufactures  of  the  kingdome,  with  stock  for 
employment  of  the  poore  ;  by  which  might  be  mode- 
rated that  unreasonable  statute  for  their  relief  (as 
now  in  force)  occasioning  more  idle  persons,  who 
charge  the  publiq  without  all  reamedy,  than  other- 
wise there  would  be,  insufferably  burdening  the 
parishes,  by  being  made  to  earne  their  bread  honestly, 
who  now  eate  it  in  idleness,  &  take  it  out  of  the 
mouthes  of  the  truely  indigent,  much  inferior  in  num- 
ber, &  worthy  objects  of  charity. 

It  is  by  such  a  Council  that  the  swarmes  of  private 
traders,  who,  tho'  not  appearing  in  mighty  torrents 
&  streames,  yet  like  a  confluence  of  silent,  almost  in- 
discernable,  but  in'umerable  riveletts,  do  evidently 
draine  &  exhaust  the  greater  hydrophylacia  &  maga- 
zines, nay  the  very  vital  blood  of  trade,  where  there 
is  no  follower  to  supply  those  many  issues,  without 
which  the  constitution  of  the  body  politic,  like  the 
natural,  needes  must  fail  for  want  of  nourishment  & 
recruits.  But  whom  this  article  afiects  I  have  spoken 
in  my  discourse  of  Mony. 

'Tis  likewise  to  this  Assembly,  that  all  proposals 
of  new  inventions  (pretended  for  the  publiq  benefit) 
should  first  be  brought,  &  examin'd,  incouraged  or 
rejected,  without  reproch  as  projectures,  or  turning 
the  unsuccessful  proposer  to  ridicule,  by  a  barbarity 
without  example,  no  where  countenanc'd  but  in  this 
nation. 


6  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

Another  no  lesse  exhauster,  &  waster  of  the  pub- 
liq  treasure,  is  the  progresse  &  increase  of  buildings 
about  this  already  monstrous  Citty,  wherein  one  yeare 
with  another  are  erected  about  800  houses,  as  I  am 
credibly  inform'd  ;  which  carrys  away  such  prodigious 
summs  of  our  best  and  weightiest  mony  by  the  Nor- 
way trade  for  deale-timber  onely,  but  exports  nothing 
hence  of  moment  to  balance  it,  besides  sand  &  gravell 
to  balance  their  empty  ships  ;  whilst  doubtlesse  those 
other  more  necessary  com'odities  (were  it  well  in- 
courag'd)  might  in  a  short  time  be  brought  us  in 
greate  measure,  and  much  preferable  to  their  good- 
nesse,  from  our  owne  plantations,  which  now  we  fetch 
from  others,  for  our  naval  stores. 

Truely,  my  L'',  I  cannot  but  wonder,  &  even  stand 
amaz'd,  that  Parliaments  should  have  sate  from  time 
to  time,  so  many  hundred  yeares,  &  value  their  con- 
stitution to  that  degree,  as  the  most  sovraine  remedy 
for  the  redresse  of  publiq  grievances  ;  whilst  the 
greatest  still  remaine  unreform'd  &  untaken  away. 
Witnesse  the  confus'd,  debauch'd,  &  riotous  manner 
of  electing  members  qualified  to  become  the  repre- 
sentatives of  a  nation,  w""  legislative  power  to  dispose 
of  the  fate  of  kingdomes  ;  which  should  &  would  be 
compos'd  of  worthy  persons,  of  known  integritie  & 
ability  in  their  respective  countries,  and  still  would 
serve  them  generously,  &  as  their  ancestors  have  don, 
but  are  not  able  to  fling  away  a  son  or  daughter's 
portion  to  bribe  the  votes  of  a  multitude,  more  re- 
sembling a  pagan  bacchanalia,  than  an  assembly  of 
Christians  &  sober  men  met  upon  the  most  solemn 
occasion  that  can  concerne  a  people,  and  stand  in 
competition  with  some  rich  scrivener,  brewer,  banker, 
or  one  in  some  gainfull  office,  whose  face  or  name, 
perhaps,  they  never  saw  or  knew  before.  How,  my 
L"",  must  this  sound  abroad  !  With  what  dishonor  & 
shame  a  home ! 


JOHN  EVELYN.  *j 

To  this  add  the  disproportion  of  the  Buroughs  ca- 
pable of  electing  members,  by  which  the  major  part  of 
the  whole  kingdom  are  frequently  out-voted,  be  the 
cause  never  so  unjust,  if  it  concerne  a  party  interest. 

Will  ever  those  swarmes  of  locusts,  lawyers  &  at- 
torneys, who  fill  so  many  seats,  vote  for  a  publiq  Re- 
gister, by  which  men  may  be  secured  of  their  titles 
&  possessions,  &  an  infinity  of  suits  &  frauds  pre- 
vented ? 

Im'oderate  fees,  tedious  &  ruinous  delays,  &  toss- 
ings  from  court  to  court  before  an  easy  cause,  which 
might  be  determin'd  by  honest  gentlemen  &  under- 
standing neighbours,  can  come  to  any  final  issue,  may 
be  number'd  amongst  the  most  vexatious  oppressions 
that  call  aloud  for  redresse. 

The  want  of  bodys  (slaves)  for  publiq  &  laborious 
works,  to  which  many  sorts  of  criminals  might  be  use- 
fully condemn'd,  and  some  reform'd  instead  of  sending 
them  to  the  gallows,  deserves  to  be  consider'd. 

These,  &  the  like  are  the  greate  desiderata  (as  well 
as  the  reformation  of  the  coine),  which  are  plainely 
wanting  to  the  consum'ate  felicity  of  this  nation  ;  and 
divers  of  them  of  absolute  necessitie  to  its  recovery 
from  the  atrophy  &  consumption  it  labours  under. 

The  King  himselfe  should  (my  L'')  be  acquainted 
with  these  particulars,  &  of  the  greate  importance  of 
them,  by  such  as  from  their  wisdome  &  integrity,  de- 
serve the  nearest  accesse,  and  would  purchase  him 
the  hearts  of  a  free  &  emancipated  people,  &  a  bless- 
ing on  the  government ;  were  he  pleas'd  uncessantly 
to  recommend  them  to  those,  who,  from  time  to  time, 
are  call'd  together  for  these  ends,  &  healing  of  the 
nation. 

And  now  your  Ex''  will  doubtlesse  smile  at  this 
politiq  excursion,  Sz:  perhaps  at  the  biscocttim  of  the 
rest ;  whilst  the  yeares  to  which  I  am  by  God's  greate 
goodnesse  ariv'd,  your  L^'"  com'ands  in  a  former  letter 


8  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

to  me,  some  conversation  with  men  &  the  world,  as 
well  as  books,  in  so  large  a  tract  &  variety  of  events 
&  wonders  as  this  period  has  brought  forth,  might 
JListifie  one,  among  such  crowds  of  pretenders  to  ra- 
gioni  di  stato,  some  of  which  I  daily  meete  to  come 
abroad  with  the  shell  still  on  their  heads,  who  talke 
as  confidently  of  these  matters  as  if  they  were  coun- 
sellors of  state  &  first  ministers,  with  their  sapient, 
expecting  lookes,  &  whom  none  must  contradict ;  and 
no  doubt  but  (as  Job  said)  "  they  are  the  people,  and 
wisedome  is  to  die  with  them."  To  such  I  have  no 
more  to  say,  whilst  I  appeale  to  y'  L^,  whose  real  Sz: 
consum'ate  experience,  greate  prudence  &  dexterity 
iji  rcbtis  agcndis  without  noise,  were  enough  to  silence 
a  thousand  such  as  I  am.  I  therefore  implore  y'  par- 
don againe,  for  what  I  may  have  written  weakely  or 
rashly.  In  such  a  tempest  &  overgrown  a  sea,  every 
body  is  concern'd,  and  whose  head  is  not  ready  to 
turne  ?  I  am  sure,  I  should  myselfe  almost  despaire 
of  the  vessel,  if  any,  save  y'  L"",  were  at  the  helme. 
But,  whilst  your  hand  is  on  the  staff,  &  your  eye  upon 
the  star,  I  compose  myselfe  &  rest  secure. 
Surrey  Street,  i6  June,  1696. 


To  Mr.  Place  {Bookseller). 

Mr.  Place, 
I  have  seriously  consider'd  y'  Letter  concerning  y' 
resolution  of  sparing  no  cost  whereby  you  may  bene- 
fit the  publiq,  as  well  as  recompence  your  owne  charge 
&  industry  (which  truely  is  a  generous  inclination, 
not  so  frequently  met  with  amongst  most  book-sellers), 
by  inquiring  how  you  might  possibly  supply  what  is 
wanting  to  our  Country  (now  beginning  to  be  some- 
what pollish'd  in  their  manner  of  building,  and  indeede 
in  the  accomplishment  of  the  English  language  also) 


JOHN  EVELYN.  9 

by  the  publication  of  whatever  may  be  thought  con- 
ducible  to  either.  In  order  to  this,  you  have  some- 
time since  acquainted  me  with  y'  intention  of  reprint- 
ing the  "  Parallel ;"  desireing  that  I  would  revise  it, 
and  consider  what  improvements  may  decently  be 
added  in  relation  to  y'  general  designe.  As  for  the 
Parallel,  I  take  it  to  be  so  very  usefull  &  perfect  in 
its  kind  &  as  far  as  it  pretends  to  (namely,  all  that 
was  material  in  those  Ten  Masters  upon  the  Orders), 
that  I  cannot  think  of  any  thing  it  further  needes  to 
render  it  more  intelligible.  As  for  what  I  have 
annex'd  to  it  concerning  statues,  my  good  friend  Mr. 
Gibbons  would  be  consulted ;  and  for  the  latter,  so 
much  as  I  conceive  is  necessary,  I  will  take  care  to 
send  you  w""  y'  interfoliated  copy.  In  the  meane 
time,  touching  that  universal  work,  or  cycle,  which 
you  would  have  comprehend  and  imbrace  the  intire 
art  of  building,  together  with  all  its  accessories  for 
magnificence  &  use,  without  obliging  you  to  the  paines 
in  gleaning,  when  a  whole  harvest  is  before  you,  or 
the  trouble  of  calling  many  to  y'  assistance  (which 
would  be  tedious),  I  cannot  think  of  a  better,  more 
instructive,  &  judicious  an  expedient,  than  by  your 
procuring  a  good  &  faithfull  translation  of  that  ex- 
cellent piece  which  has  lately  been  published  by  Mon- 
sieur D'Aviler ;  were  he  made  to  speak  English  in 
the  proper  termes  of  that  art,  by  some  person  conver- 
sant in  the  French,  and  if  neede  be,  adding  to  him 
some  assistant,  such  as  you  would  have  recommended 
to  me,  if  my  leasure  &  present  circumstances  could 
have  comply'd  with  my  inclinations  of  promoting  so 
beneficial  a  designe. 

I  should  here  enumerate  the  particulars  he  runs 
thro',  in  my  opinion  sufficiently  copious,  &  in  as 
polish'd,  &  yet  as  easy  &  familiar  a  style  as  the  sub- 
ject is  capable  of ;  in  nothing  exceeding  the  capacity 
of  our  ordinary  workmen,  or  unworthy  the  study  & 


lo  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

application  of  the  noblest  persons  who  employ  them, 
and  to  whom  a  more  than  ordinary  Sz  superficial 
knowledge  in  architecture  is  no  small  accomplishment. 
I  say  I  should  add  the  contents  of  his  chapters,  and 
the  excellent  notes  he  has  subjoyn'd  to  a  better  ver- 
sion of  Vignole,  Mic.  Angelo,  &  the  rest  of  our  most 
celebrated  modern  architects  and  their  works ;  to- 
gether with  all  that  is  extant  of  antique,  &  yet  in  be- 
ing, apply'd  to  use,  &  worthy  knowing,  if  I  thought 
you  had  not  already  heard  of  the  book,  since  it  has 
now  ben  4  or  5  yeares  extant,  and  since  reprinted  in 
Holland,  as  all  the  best  &  most  vendible  books  are, 
to  the  greate  prejudice  of  the  authors,  by  their  not 
only  printing  them  without  any  errata,  by  which  the 
reader  might  reform  them,  or  (as  if  they  had  none  at 
all)  correcting  the  faults  themselves  :  which  indeede, 
that  of  the  Paris  edition  (faire  as  it  seemes,  &  is  in 
the  elegancy  of  the  character)  exceedingly  will  neede, 
before  it  be  translated,  by  whomsoever  taken  in  hand. 
But  as  the  letter  and  its  other  beauties  exceede  the 
Dutch  edition,  so  do  likewise  the  plates,  which  are 
don  with  that  accuratnesse  &  care,  as  may  almost 
com'ute  for  the  oversights  of  the  presse.  I  do  not 
say  the  Holland  Sculps  are  ill  perform'd ;  but  tho' 
they  seeme  to  be  pretty  well  copied,  they  will  yet  re- 
quire a  strict  examination,  and  then  I  think  they 
might  be  made  use  of,  &  a  competent  number  of  plates 
(provided  not  overmuch  worn)  procured  at  a  far  easier 
rate  out  of  Holland,  than  by  having  them  perhaps 
not  so  well  graven  here  ;  for  'tis  not  the  talent  of 
every  artist,  tho'  skill'd  in  heads  &  figures  (of  which 
we  have  very  few),  to  trace  the  architect  as  he  ought. 
But  if  they  could  be  obtain'd  from  Paris,  as  happly 
with  permission  they  might,  it  were  much  to  be  pre- 
ferr'd.  I  forgot  to  tell  you,  that  there  is  a  most  accu- 
rate, learned,  &  critical  Dictionary  by  the  same  author, 
explaining  (in  a  2''  part)  not  onely  the  termes  of  archi- 


JOHN  EVELYN.  ii 

tecture,  but  of  all  those  other  arts  that  waite  upon,  & 
are  subservient  to  her,  which  is  very  curious. 

And  now,  if  what  I  have  said  in  recommending 
this  work  for  the  full  accomplishment  of  your  laudable 
designe  (&  which  in  truth,  I  think,  were  aboundantly 
sufficient)  induce  you  to  proceede  in  it,  and  that  you 
would  with  it  present  the  publiq  with  a  much  more 
elegant  letter  than  I  believe  Eng-land  has  ever  seene 
among  all  our  printers ;  perhaps  it  were  worth  your 
while  to  render  it  one  of  the  first  productions  of  that 
noble  presse  which  my  worthy  &  most  learned  friend 
D'  Bentley  (his  Ma*^'  Library-keeper  at  St.  James's) 
is  with  greate  charge  &  Industrie  erecting  now  at 
Cambridge. 

There  is  another  piece  of  mechanics,  and  some 
other  very  rare  &  usefull  arts  agreeable  to  this  of 
architecture,  &  incomparably  curious,  which,  if  trans- 
lated &  joyn'dto  y'  rest,  would  (without  contradiction) 
render  it  a  most  desireable  &  perfect  work.  If  when 
you  passe  this  way,  you  will  visite  a  lame  man  (who 
is  oblig'd  to  stay  within  at  present)  I  shall  endeavour 
to  satisfie  you  in  any  thing  I  may  have  omitted  here, 
but  the  teazing  you  &  myselfe  with  a  tedious  scribble 
(upon  y'  late  importunity  before  my  leaving  this  town) 
which  you  may  wish  I  had  omitted. 
Surrey-street,  17  Aug.  1696. 

To  Mr.  Wotton. 

Worthy  Sir, 
I  should  exceedingly  mistake  the  person,  and  my 
owne  discernment,  could  I  believe  M'  Wotton  stood 
in  the  least  neede  of  my  assistance ;  but  such  an 
expression  of  your's  to  one  who  so  well  knows  his 
own  imperfections  as  I  do  mine,  ought  to  be  taken 
for  a  reproche ;  since  I  am  sure  it  cannot  proceede 
from  y'  judgment.     But  forgiving  this  fault,  I  most 


12  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

heartily  thank  you  for  y'  animadversion  on  Sylva; 
which,  tho'  I  frequently  find  it  so  written  for  ^wAaa 
«&  v\x\,  wood,  timber,  wild  &  forest  trees,  yet  indeede 
I  think  it  more  properly  belongs  to  a  promiscuous 
casting  of  severall  things  together,  &  as  I  think  my 
L**  Bacon  has  us'd  it  in  his  "  Natural  History,"  with- 
out much  reguard  to  method.  Delcatnr,  therefore, 
wherever  you  meete  it. 

Concerning  the  gardning  and  husbandry  of  the 
Antients,  which  is  y^  inquirie  (especialy  of  the  first), 
that  it  had  certainely  nothing  approching  y"  elegancy 
of  the  present  age,  Rapinus  (whom  I  send  you)  will 
abundantly  satisfie  you.  The  discourse  you  will  find 
at  the  end  of  Hortorum,  lib.  4°.  capp.  6.  7.  What 
they  cal'd  their  gardens  were  onely  spacious  plots  of 
ground  planted  with  platans  &  other  shady  trees  in 
walks,  &  built  about  with  porticos,  xisti,  &  noble 
ranges  of  pillars,  adorn'd  with  statues,  fountaines, 
piscarise,  aviaries,  &c.  But  for  the  flowry  parterre, 
beds  of  tulips,  carnations,  auricula,  tuberose,  jonquills, 
ranunculas,  &  other  of  our  rare  coronaries,  we  heare 
nothing  of,  nor  that  they  had  such  store  &  variety  of 
exotics,  orangeries,  myrtils,  &  other  curious  greenes  ; 
nor  do  I  believe  they  had  their  orchards  in  such  per- 
fection, nor  by  far  our  furniture  for  the  kitchen.  Pliny 
indeede  enumerates  a  world  of  vulgar  plants  &  oli- 
tories,  but  they  fall  infinitely  short  of  our  physic  gar- 
dens, books,  and  herbals,  every  day  augmented  by 
our  sedulous  botanists,  &  brought  to  us  from  all  the 
quarters  of  the  world.  And  as  for  their  husbandry 
&  more  rural  skill,  of  which  the  same  author  has 
written  so  many  books  in  his  Nat.  History,  especial 
lib.  17.  18.  &c.  you'l  soone  be  judge  what  it  was. 
They  tooke  great  care  indeede  of  their  vines  and 
olives,  stercorations,  ingraftings,  &  were  dilligent  in 
observing  seasons,  the  course  of  y"  stars,  &c.  and 
doubtlesse  were  very  industrious;  but  when  you  shall 


JOHN  EVELYN.  13 

have  read  over  Cato,  Varro,  Columella,  Palladio,  with 
the  Greek  Geoponics,  I  do  not  think  you  will  have 
cause  to  prefer  them  before  the  modern  agriculture, 
so  exceedingly  of  late  improv'd,  for  which  you  may 
consult  &  compare  our  old  Tusser,  Markham,  y* 
Maison  Rustic,  Hartlib,  Walter  Blith,  the  Philoso- 
phical Transactions,  &  other  books,  which  you  know 
better  than  my  selfe. 

I  have  turn'd  down  the  page,  where  poore  Pulissy 
begins  his  persisting  search.  If  you  can  suffer  his 
prolix  style,  you  will  now  &  then  light  on  things  not 
to  be  despised.  With  him  I  send  you  a  short  Trea- 
tise concerning  Metals,  of  S'  Hugh  Platts,  which 
perhaps  you  have  not  seene.  I  am  sorry  I  have  no 
more  of  those  subjects  here,  having  left  the  rest  in 
my  library  at  Deptford,  &  know  not  how  to  get  them 
hither  till  I  get  thither. 

S',  I  am  in  no  hast  for  the  returne  of  these,  if  they 
may  be  serviceable  to  you,  but  in  no  little  paine  for 
the  trouble  y'  civility  to  mine  puts  one,  who  knows 
so  much  better  how  to  employ  his  time,  than  to  mind 
the  impertinence  of,  S",  y',  &c. 
Wotton,  28  Oct.  1696. 

To  Dr.  Richard  Bent  ley. 

Worthy  D' : 
You  have  under  your  hands  something  of  Mr. 
Wotton,  whilst  he  has  ben  so  kind  as  to  offer  me  his 
help  in  looking  over  the  typographical  and  other 
faults  escaped  in  the  last  impression  of  the  "  Silva," 
which  I  am  most  earnestly  call'd  upon  to  reprint. 
The  copy  which  I  frankly  gave  about  30  years  since 
to  Allestry,  is  now  in  the  hands  of  Chiswell  and  your 
namesake  Mr.  Bentley  (Booksellers),  who  have  sold 
off  three  impressions,  &  are  now  impatient  for  the 
fourth  :   and  it  having  ben  no  vnprofitable  copy  to 


14  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

them,  I  had  promised  some  considerable  improvements 
to  it,  vpon  condition  of  letting  Ben:  Tooke  (for  whom 
I  have  a  particular  kindnesse)  into  a  share.  This, 
tho'  with  reluctancy,  they  at  last  consented  to.  I 
will  endeavour  to  render  it  with  advantage,  and  have 
ambition  enough  to  wish,  that  since  it  is  a  folio,  &  of 
so  popular  and  usefull  a  subject  as  has  procured  it 
some  reputation,  it  might  have  the  honor  to  beare 
the  character  of  Dr.  Bentley's  new  Imprimerie,  which, 
I  presume,  the  proprietors  will  be  as  prowd  of  as  my 
selfe.  To  the  reproch  of  Place,  who  made  so  many 
difficulties  about  my  booke  of  architecture  as  you  well 
know,  I  have  however  made  very  considerable  addi- 
tions to  that  treatise,  as  far  as  concernes  my  part,  & 
meane  to  dedicate  it  to  S'  Christopher  Wren,  his 
Ma""  Surveyor  &  Intendent  of  his  Buildings,  as  I 
did  the  other  part  to  S'  J.  Denham  his  predecessor, 
but  infinitely  inferior  to  his  successor.  I  confesse  I 
am  foolishly  fond  of  these  &  other  rustications,  which 
had  ben  my  swete  diuersions  during  the  dayes  of 
destruction  and  devastation  both  of  woods  and  build- 
ings, whilst  the  rebellion  lasted  so  long  in  this  nation : 
and  the  kind  receptions  my  bookes  have  found  makes 
me  the  more  willing  to  give  them  my  last  hand :  sorry 
in  the  meane  time  for  all  my  other  aberrations  in 
pretending  to  meddle  with  things  beyond  my  talent 
et  extra  olco :  but  enough  of  this. 
Wotton,  20  Jany  1696-7. 


To  Dr.  Bentley. 

Worthy  D': 
Tho'  I  made  hast  out  of  town,  and  had  so  little 
time  to  spend  after  we  parted,  I  was  yet  resolv'd  not 
to  neglect  the  province  which  I  undertook,  as  far  as 
I  had  any  interest  in  S'  Ed:  Seymour,  whom  I  found 
at  his  house,  &  had  full  scope  of  discourse  with.     I 


JOHN  EVELYN.  15 

told  him  I  came  not  to  petition  the  revival  of  an  old 
title,  or  the  unsettlement  of  an  estate,  so  often  of  late 
interrupting  our  late  Parliaments,  but  to  fix  and  settle 
a  publiq  benefit'  that  would  be  of  greate  &  universal 
good  &  glory  to  the  whole  nation.  This  (with  y' 
paper)  he  very  kindly  and  obligingly  receiv'd,  &  that 
he  would  contribute  all  the  assistance  that  lay  in  his 
power,  whenever  it  should  come  to  the  House.  To 
send  you  notice  of  this,  I  thought  might  be  much 
more  acceptable  to  you  than  to  acquaint  you  that  we 
are  full  of  company,  &  already  enter'd  into  a  most 
dissolute  course  of  eating  &  indulging,  according  to 
the  mode  of  antient  English  hospitality  ;  by  which 
meanes  I  shall  now  &  then  have  opportunity  of  re- 
com'ending  the  noble  designe  you  are  intent  upon,  & 
therefore  wish  I  had  some  more  of  the  printed  pro- 
posals to  disperse.  S'  Cyril  Wyche,  who  accom- 
panied me  hither,  is  altogether  transported  with  it,  & 
thinks  the  project  so  discreetly  contriv'd,  that  it  cannot 
miscarry.  Here  is  D'  Fuller  with  his  spouse.  The 
D'  gave  us  a  sermon  this  morning,  in  an  elegant  and 
trim  discourse  on  the  39.  Psalm,  which  I  find  had 
ben  prepar'd  for  the  court,  &  fitter  for  that  audience 
than  our  poore  country  churches.  After  this  you  will 
not  expect  much  intelligence  from  hence,  tho'  I  shall 
every  day  long  to  heare  of  y'  progresse  you  make  in 
this  glorious  enterprize,  to  which  I  augure  all  successe 
&  prosperity,  &  am, 

Worthy  D^  y'  &c. 
Wotton,  25  Dec.  1697. 

To  Dr.  GodolpJiin,  Provost  of  Eton. 

Wotton,  8  Feb.  1697-8. 

Had  you  ben  in  towne  when  my  copys  [on  Me- 
dals] were  distributed  among  my  friends,  the  small 
'  The  new  library  to  be  built  in  St.  James's  Park.     J.  E. 


1 6  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

present  which  I  presum'd  to  send  you,  had  ben 
brought  by  y'  most  humble  servant  with  an  apology 
for  my  boldnesse  in  obtruding  upon  the  Provost  of 
Eton  (who  is  himselfe  so  greate  a  judge  of  that  and 
all  other  learned  subjects)  my  meane  performance. 
It  were  quite  to  tire  you  out,  should  I  relate  on  what 
occasion  I  came  to  be  ingaged  on  a  topic  on  which  I 
could  advance  so  little  of  my  owne  to  extenuate  my 
presumption  :  yet  give  me  leave  to  take  hold  of  this 
opportunity  to  discharge  a  debt  owing  to  yourselfe, 
and  those  of  your  learned  relations  who  condescend 
to  reade  my  book.  'Tis  now  neere  fifty  yeares  past 
since  Gabr.  Naudseus  publish'd  directions  concerning 
librarys  and  their  furniture,  which  I  had  translated, 
minding  to  reprint  it,  as  what  I  conceiv'd  might  not 
be  unseasonable  whilst  auctions  were  become  so  fre- 
quent among  us,  and  gentlemen  every  where  storing 
themselves  with  bookes  at  those  learned  marts ;  & 
because  it  was  so  very  thinn  a  volume,  I  thought  of 
annexing  a  sheete  or  two  of  Medals,  as  an  appendant 
not  improper.  But  being  persuaded  to  say  some- 
thing of  our  modern  Medals  relating  to  our  country 
(as  France  and  Holland  had  of  theirs)  I  found  it  swell 
to  so  incompetent  a  bulk,  as  would  by  no  meanes 
suit  with  that  treatise.  Whilst  I  was  about  this  (and 
indeed  often  and  long  before)  I  had  ben  importun'd 
to  make  a  second  edition  of  my  Chalcography  (now 
grown  very  scarce)  and  to  bring  it  from  1662,  where 
I  left  off",  to  this  time,  there  having  since  that  ben  so 
greate  an  improvement  of  Sculpture.  This  being  a 
task  I  had  no  inclination  for  (having  of  a  long  time 
given  over  collections  of  that  sort)  I  thought  yet  of 
gratifying  them  in  some  manner  with  an  ex-chapter 
in  my  Discourse  of  Medals,  where  I  speake  of  the 
effigies  of  famous  persons,  and  the  use  which  may  be 
deriv'd  of  such  a  collection,  and  that  which  follows 
it. — 'Tis  now  a  good  while  ago  since  first  I  put  it 


JOHN  EVELYN.  17 

into  the  hands  of  a  book-seller,  with  strict  injunction 
not  to  work  off  a  sheete  'til  it  had  ben  revis'd  by 
abler  judgments  than  my  owne ;  and  so  remain'd 
whilst  the  Medals  could  be  collected  that  were  to  be 
grav'n,  which  tho'  hardly  amounting  to  an  hundred, 
were  with  difficulty  enough  procur'd  in  two  yeares 
time.  This  slow  proceeding,  together  with  my  long 
&  frequent  excursions  att  this  distance  from  towne, 
made  me  absolutely  resolv'd  to  abandon  and  think  of 
it  no  further,  but  give  it  up  to  the  book-seller  to  dis- 
pose of  it  for  wast  paper,  when  he  would  needes  per- 
swade  me  that  he  had  such  an  accomplish'd  super- 
viser  of  the  presse  he  imploy'd,  as  would  do  me  all 
the  right  I  could  expect  from  an  able  &  learned 
man  ;  and  that  now  he  had  ben  at  such  charges  for 
the  sculptures,  I  should  extreamly  injure  him  to  with- 
draw my  copy,  &  what  I  had  to  annex,  as  certainly  I 
should  [have  done]  but  for  that  consideration  only. 
So  as  I  had  now  no  remedy  left  me  but  by  im- 
barquing  the  errata  to  my  greater  reproch,  &  it  was 
very  slender  comfort  to  me  the  being  told  that  even 
the  most  incomparably  learned  Spanheim,  whose 
glorious  work  of  medals  was  not  long  since  reprinted, 
scap'd  not  the  presse  without  remarkable  and  cruel 
scarrs. 

But  now  I  mention'd  the  noble  Spanheim  (to 
whose  judgment  all  deferr)  I  may  haply  be  censur'd 
for  what  I  have  said  concerning  Etiminins,  after 
what  he  has  objected  against  that  Medal  (de  prsest. 
Numis  :  Rep  :  647)  ;  but  if  I  was,  and  still  am,  un- 
willing to  degrade  our  renowned  Citty  of  her  so 
Metropolitan  dignity,  whilst  I  had  any  to  stand  by 
me,  I  cannot  be  so  deepely  concern'd,  and  indeed 
asham'd,  should  any  think  me  so  ignorant  as  not 
long-since  to  know  that  obryzuru  signifys  gold  of  the 
most  exalted  purity  &  test,  or,  as  the  ancients  ex- 
press'd,  ad  obrussam  exactum,  which  yet,  I  know  not 

IV.  c 


1 8  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

how,  escap'd  me  when  I  was  gathering  out  the  errata. 
[As  for  CONOB,  tho'  I  ever  read  it  Constantinople, 
the  extreame  rudenesse  of  a  reverse  and  metal  I  had 
shew'd  me  of  that  coine,  so  perfectly  resembling  that 
of  Ctino,  might  favour  my  conjecture/] 

There  is  in  margine,  p.  207,  a  mistake  of  Rich- 
borow  for  Regulbiuju,  which  also  escap'd  me. 

But,  Sir,  there  are  so  many  more  &  greater  faults 
as  put  me  out  of  countenance,  for  which  &  this 
tedious  scribble  I  heartily  beg  your  pardon,  who 
am,  &c. 


Mr.  W.  Wotton  to  J .  Evelyn. 

Milton,  near  Newport  Pagnell, 
Bucks,  Jan.  2,  1697-8. 
Hon^  SS 
When  I  was  in  town  last  moneth  I  did  myself  the 
honour  to  call  at  your  lodgings,  but  was  not  so  happy 
as  to  find  you  at  home.  I  intended  to  acquaint  you 
what  progress  I  had  made  in  a  design  w"""  owes  its 
birth  wholly  to  your  encouragement.  After  a  positive 
promise  from  y'  executors  that  I  should  have  y^  use 
of  Mr.  Boyle's  papers,  my  Lord  Burlington  at  last 
insisted  upon  my  giving  a  bond  that  I  demanded  no 
gratification.  I  had  voluntarily  given  a  note  to  y^ 
same  purpose,  w'""  Dr.  Bentley  sufficiently  blamed  me 
for :  but  I  gave  no  bond,  &  so  left  the  town  (tho'  I 
had  come  up  on  purpose  about  this  business)  doubt- 
full  what  further  I  should  doe.  But  since  I  came 
home,  my  Lord  Burlington  is  come  over,  so  far  that 

'  In  the  following  letter  to  Mr.  Henshaw,  the  latter  part  of 
which  is  almost  a  transcript  of  the  above,  this  sentence  is  thus 
expressed  :  "I  found  the  period  omitted,  p.  22.  w"^*"  sho"*  have  been 
read,  mixt  &  obrize  sort  also,  which  has  on  it  a  horse  rudely 
design'd  with  the  letters  CON-OB.  Cotistantinopoli  obrizatiim, 
yf^  some  will  have  to  signify  Constantinople  only — others,  some 
Prince  of  ours." 


JOHN  EVELYN.  19 

he  has  delivered  up  my  note,  &  has  ordered  all  y"" 
papers  to  be  delivered  to  my  order,  with  a  promise 
to  me  of  all  manner  of  assistance  &  encouragement. 
So  that  now  I  intend  to  dedicate  all  my  spare  howrs 
to  this  business  ;  &  then,  S',  as  you  have  hitherto 
prevented  my  desires,  so  again  I  fear  I  must  be  im- 
portunate in  troubling  you  with  new  doubts  &  queries 
w'*",  in  the  progress  of  the  work,  will  infallibly  arise. 
I  am  glad  to  find  that  we  may  so  soon  expect  your 
long-desired  work  about  Medals,  from  which  I  pro- 
pose no  small  entertainment  to  myself,  as  soon  as  it 
appeares. 

I  am,  hon""  S', 
Your  most  obliged  &  most  humble  serv', 

W.    WOTTON. 

Shall  I  not  wish  you  &  your  excellent  lady  many 
happy  new  yeares  ?  No  body,  I  am  sure,  do's  it 
more  cordially. 


Mr.  W.  Wotton  to  J,  Evelyn. 

Milton,  Bucks,  Jan.  20,  1697-8. 
Honored  S', 
Duty  &  gratitude  requiring  me  to  give  you  a 
second  interruption  in  a  short  time,  I  think  I  ought 
to  make  no  apology.  Not  long  since  I  did  myself 
the  honour  to  acquaint  you  with  y"  success  of  my 
affaire  about  Mr.  Boyle's  life.  I  knew  you  would 
be  pleased  to  hear  that  I  had  weathered  that  diffi- 
culty, since  you  had  been  my  first to 

that  work.  I  had  just  got  a  box  of  papers,  &  was 
going  to  digest  matters  for  the  forge,  when  I  was 
agreeably  stopp'd  by  your  admirable  Numismata,  w""" 
the  last  return  of  the  carrier  brought  me.  I  needed 
no  spur  to  read  it;  y""  author,  y'  subject,  added  wings 
to  my  diligence.  Dr.  Bentley  had  raised  my  thirst 
by  the  essay  he  had  given  me  before  in  conversation. 


20  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

Yet  these  three  incitements,  &  I  know  not  three 
more  powerful,  all  gave  place  to  a  fourth,  which  was 
y"  book  itself  I  was  so  truly  charmed,  so  pleasingly 
taught  thro'  the  whole  work,  that  y^  grief  of  being  so 
soon  at  an  end,  wrought  as  violently  at  last  as  the 
joy  I  felt  as  I  went  along.  The  printer,  indeed, 
raised  my  indignation ;  I  was  angry  with  him,  & 
troubled  to  see  my  pen  so  often  disfigure  so  elegant 
a  book.  However,  I  took  care  to  have  no  remotas 
for  the  future,  when  upon  a  second  &  third  reading 
(w'""  yet  will  scarce  suffice)  I  hope  every  thing  shall 
be  rivetted  in  my  head,  w'"  a  first  reading  in  so  vast 
a  copia  could  not  carry  along  with  it.  My  head  is  so 
very  full  of  what  I  have  learned  &  am  to  learn  by 
your  instructions,  that  I  had  almost  forgotten  to 
thank  you  for  your  honourable  mention  of  my  poor 
performances  in  so  standing  a  work.  This  was  more 
than  I  ought  to  have  promised  myself.  The  field  I 
chose  was  vast  &  uncultivated,  nobler  &  learneder 

will  hereafter  arise  who  will  till  it  to 

more  advantage,  &  reap  a  richer  harvest.  I  proposed 
but  to  outdoe  Glanvill,  &  to  set  Mons'  Perrault  &  S' 
William  Temple  right,  w'"  now.  Sir,  I  ought  for  your 
sake  to  believe  I  have  performed.  I  am  pleased 
likewise  with  your  quoting  of  me,  even  when  in  all 
probability  you  knew  nothing  of  the  matter.  My 
first  essay  at  loading  the  world  with  my  scribbles, 
was  in  the  Philos.  Trans,  (a  place  since  fatal  to  me 
for  a  reason  you  are  not  ignorant  of),  and  it  was  in 
re  vidallica.  My  most  honoured  friend  y"  late  S' 
Philip  Skippon,  who  had  a  noble  cabinet  of  Medals, 
w'""  he  thoroughly  understood,  sent  me  an  account  of 
some  Saxon  coyns  found  in  Suffolke,  which  I  printed 
with  some  remarks  of  my  own  in  y''  Transact.  N° 
187,  with  the  initial  letters  of  both  our  names.  The 
new  editor  of  Camden  took  no  notice  of  these  coyns, 
tho  I  gave  them  warning,  &  tho  there  are  some 


JOHN  EVELYN.  21 

there  w'"''  are  not  in  their  collection.  You  have  been 
pleased  to  referr  to  them,  for  w"'',  Sir,  I  am  bound  to 
express  my  thanks.  But  this  is  not  all.  I  have 
been  censured  heavily  for  blaming  S'  W.  T.'s  Del- 
phos,   &   substituting    Delphi    in    its    place.      Your 

authority  will  now  (if  I  am  publickly  a ) 

decide  y"  controversy.  I  am  opposed  with  an  au- 
thority of  a  Medal  in  F.  Hardouin's  Num'i  Urbium, 
with  this  inscription,  AEAftOY,  y"  genitive,  say  they, 
of  Delphos,  y"  nominative  of  the  name  of  the  city.  I 
use  to  reply  that  it  was  the  genitive  of  Dclphiis, 
Apollo's  son,  mentioned  by  severall  of  y''  ancients ; 
w"""  explication  you  confirm,  p.  189,  where  you  inform 
these  cavaliers,  that  Ei/cwv  or  No(Mio-|ua,  is  understood. 
'Tis  time  to  release  you  ;  onely  pray.  Sir,  do  me  the 
favor  at  your  leisure  to  inform  me,  whether  there  is 
ever  another  Coyne  published  with  the  Bipennis 
Tenedia  upon  it,  besides  that  w"*'  John  Graves  printed 
in  his  Roman  Denarius.  I  could  say  abundance 
more,  but  my  paper  tells  me  what  I  have  farther  to 
say,  that 

I  am,  your  most  obliged  serv', 

W.    WOTTON. 

For  the  Honored  John  Evelyn,  Sen',  Esq. 
at  Wotton,  near  Dorkinge,  in  Surrey. 


To  Mr.  Henshaw. 

Wotton,  I  Mar.  1697-8. 

The  bearer  hereof.  Dr.  Hoy,  a  very  learned,  curi- 
ous, and  ingenious  person  (&  our  neighbour  in 
Surrey),  acquainted  (as  who  is  not  ?)  with  the  name 
&  greate  worth  of  Mr.  Henshaw,  hearing  that  I  had 
the  honor  to  be  known  to  you,  desires  me  to  intro- 
duce him  ;  I  neede  say  no  more  how  worthy  he  is  to 
be  let  into  your  esteeme,  than  to  acquaint  you  how 


22  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

deservedly  we  value  him  here  in  this  country,  not 
only  for  his  profession  &  successe,  but  for  those  other 
excellent  talents  w"''  were  ever  incourag'd  by  your 
free  &  generous  communications.  And  in  this  I 
serve  myselfe  also,  by  taking  the  occasion  to  present 
the  most  humble  service  of  a  now  old  acquaintance, 
begun  long  since  abroad,  &  cultivated  ever  since  by 
the  continuance  of  your  friendship  thro'  many  revo- 
lutions. I  frequently  call  to  mind  the  many  bright 
&  happy  moments  we  have  pass'd  together  at  Rome 
and  other  places,  in  viewing  &  contemplating  the 
entertainments  of  travellers  who  go  not  abroad  to 
count  steeples,  but  to  improve  themselves.  I  wish  I 
could  say  of  myself  so  as  you  did ;  but  whenever  I 
thinke  of  the  agreeable  toile  we  tooke  among  the 
ruines  &  antiquitys,  to  admire  the  superb  buildings, 
visite  the  cabinets  &  curiositys  of  the  virtuosi,  the 
sweete  walkes  by  the  banks  of  the  Tiber,  the  Via 
Flaminia,  the  gardens  &  villas  of  that  glorious  citty, 
I  call  back  the  time,  &  methinks  growing  yonge 
againe,  the  opera  we  saw  at  Venice  comes  into  my 
fansy,  and  I  am  ready  to  sing,  Gioconda  Gioretri — 
memoj'ia  sola  tu — con  ramento  mtlfu — spesso  spesso 
vien  a  rapir  mi,  e  qiial  cJie  si  sia  ancor  ringiovenir  mi. 
You  remember,  Sir,  the  rest,  and  we  are  both  neere 
the  conclusion,  hai  che  non  torni,  nan  torni piu — moi 
— ri — bondo. 

Forgive  me.  Sir,  this  transport,  &  when  this  gent: 
takes  his  leave  of  you,  permit  me  to  beg  your  par- 
don also  for  the  presumption  I  am  guilty  of,  in  ob- 
truding a  Discourse  of  Medals  on  one  who  is  so 
greate  a  master  &  so  knowing,  and  from  whose 
example  I  sometimes  diverted  to  that  study.  'Tis 
now  neere  fifty  yeares,  &c. 

[The  rest  of  the  letter  is  nearly  the  same  as  the 
preceding,  see  p.  i8.] 


JOHN  EVELYN.  23 


To  Archdeacon  Nicolson,  Dean  of  Carlisle. 

10  Nov.  1699. 

After  thanking  him  for  the  tendernese  and  civility 
with  which  he  had  mentioned  his  book  on  Medals, 
Mr.  Evelyn  says  : — 

"  You  recommend  the  study  of  our  own  municipal 
lawes  &  home  antiquitys,  most  becoming  an  English- 
man &  lover  of  his  country,  which  you  have  skilfully 
deriv'd  from  the  fountaine,  &  trackt  thro'  all  those 
windings  &  meanders  w"*"  rendered  the  study  generally 
deserted  as  dull  &  impolite,  unlesse  by  those  who, 
attrackted  by  more  sordid  considerations,  submitted 
to  a  fatigue  which  fill'd  indeede  their  purses  for  the 
noyse  they  made  at  Westmin'  Hall,  whilst  their  heads 
were  empty,  even  of  that  to  which  they  seem'd  to 
devote  themselves.  Did  our  Inns  of  Court  Students 
come  a  little  better  grounded  in  ethics  &  with  some 
entrance  into  the  civil  law,  such  an  History  as  you 
are  meditating  would  leade  them  on  with  delight,  & 
inable  them  to  discover  &  penetrate  into  the  grounds 
of  natural  justice  &  human  prudence,  &  furnish  them 
with  matter  to  adorn  their  pleadings,  before  they 
wholly  gave  themselves  up  to  learn  to  wrangle  &  the 
arts  of  illaqueation,  &  not  make  such  haste  to  pre- 
cedents, costomes,  &  common-places.  By  reading 
good  history  they  would  come  to  understand  how 
governments  have  ben  settl'd,  by  conquest,  trans- 
plantations, colonys  or  garrisons  thro'  all  vicissitudes 
&  revolutions,  from  east  to  west,  from  the  first 
monarchy  to  the  last;  how  laws  have  ben  establish'd, 
&  for  what  reasons  chang'd  &  alter'd  ;  whence  our 
holding  by  knight's  service,  &  whether  feudal  laws 
have  ben  deriv'd  from  Saxon  or  Norman.  'Tis  pity 
young  gentlemen  should  meete  with  so  little  of  this 
in  the  course  of  their  academic  studys,  at  least  if  it 


24  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

continue  as  in  my  time,  when  they  were  brought  up 
to  dispute  on  dry  questions  which  nauceat  generous 
spirits,  &  to  discourse  of  things  before  they  are  fur- 
nish'd  with  mediums,  &  so  returne  home  rather  with 
the  learning  of  a  Benedictine  Monk  (full  of  schole 
cant)  than  of  such  usefuU  knowledge  as  would  inable 
them  to  a  dexterity  in  solving  cases,  how  intricate 
soever,  by  analytics  &  so  much  of  algebra  as  teaches 
to  draw  consequences  &  detect  paralogisms  &  fala- 
cies,  which  were  the  true  use  of  logic,  &  which  you 
give  hopes  our  Universitys  are  now  designing.  To 
this  I  would  add  the  improvement  of  the  more  ornate 
&  gracefull  manner  of  speaking  upon  occasion.  The 
fruit  of  such  an  education  would  not  onely  grace  & 
furnish  the  bar  with  excellent  lawyers,  but  the  nation 
with  able  persons  fit  for  any  honorable  imployment, 
to  serve  &  speake  in  Parliaments  &  in  Councils  : 
give  us  good  magistrates  &  justices  for  reference  at 
home  in  the  country  :  able  ambassadors  &  orators 
abroad ;  in  a  word,  qualified  patriots  &  pillars  of 
state,  in  which  this  age  does  not  I  feare  abound. 
In  the  meane  time  what  preference  may  be  given 
to  our  constitutions  I  dare  not  determine,  but  as  I 
believe  ethics  &  the  civile  law  were  the  natural 
mother  of  all  good  laws,  so  I  have  ben  told  that  the 
best  lawyers  of  England  were  heretofore  wont  to 
mix  their  studys  together  with  them,  but  which  are 
at  present  so  rarely  cultivated,  that  those  who  passe 
forsooth  for  greate  sages  &  oracles  therein  were  not 
onely  shamefully  defective,  but  even  in  the  feudal  & 
our  owne. 

You  are  speaking,  Sir,  of  records,  but  who  are 
they  among  this  multitude  even  of  the  coife,  who 
either  study  or  vouchsafe  to  defile  their  fingers  with 
any  dust,  save  what  is  yellow  ?  or  know  any  thing  of 
records  save  what,  upon  occasion,  they  lap  out  of 
S'   Edw.  Coke's  basin,  &  some  few  others  ?    The 


JOHN  EVELYN.  25 

thirst  of  gaine  takes  up  their  whole  man ;  like  our 
English  paynters,  who,  greedy  of  getting  present 
money  for  their  work,  seldom  arive  to  any  farther 
excellency  in  the  art  than  face-painting,  &  have  no 
skill  in  perspective,  sym'etry,  the  principles  of  de- 
signe,  or  dare  undertake  to  paint  history. 

Upon  all  these  considerations  then,  I  cannot  but 
presage  the  greate  advantage  your  excellent  book, 
and  such  an  history,  may  produce,  when  our  young 
gentlemen  shall  ripen  their  studys  by  those  excellent 
methods.  At  least  there  will  not  likely  appeare  such 
swarms  &  legions  of  obstreperous  lawyers  as  yearly 
emerge  out  of  our  London  seminarys,  omnmm  doc- 
torum  indoctissiimim  genus  (for  the  most  part)  as 
Erasmus  truly  styles  them. 

Concerning  the  Paper  Office,  I  wish  those  instru- 
ments and  state  arcana  had  ben  as  faithfully  &  con- 
stantly transmitted  to  that  usefull  magazin  as  they 
ought ;  but  tho'  S'  Jos :  Williamson  tooke  paines  to 
reduce  things  into  some  order,  so  miserably  had 
they  ben  neglected  and  rifled  during  the  Rebellion, 
that  at  the  Restoration  of  Char.  II.  such  were  the 
defects,  that  they  were  as  far  to  seeke  for  prece- 
dents, authentiq  &  original  treatys,  negotiations,  & 
other  transactions  formerly  made  with  Foraine 
States  &  Princes,  dispatches  &  instructions  to  Am- 
bassadors, as  if  there  had  never  before  ben  any  cor- 
respondence abroad.  How  that  office  stands  at 
present  I  know  not ;  but  this  I  do  know,  that  aboun- 
dance  of  those  dispatches  &  papers  you  mention,  & 
which  ought  to  centre  there,  have  ben  carried  away 
both  by  the  Secretarys  of  State  themselves  (when 
either  dismiss'd  or  dying,  &  by  Ambass"  &  other 
Ministers  when  recall'd,)  into  the  country,  &  left  to 
their  heires  as  honorable  marks  of  their  ancestors 
imployments.  Of  this  sort  I  had  formerly  divers 
considerable  bundles  concerning  transactions  of  state 


26  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

during  the  ministry  of  the  greate  Earle  of  Ley- 
cester,  all  the  reigne  of  O.  Eliz'^  containing  divers 
original  letters  from  the  O.  herselfe,  from  Mary  Q. 
of  Scots,  Cha.  IX.  and  Hen.  IV.  of  France,  Maxi- 
milian the  2d  Emp.,  Duke  of  Norfolk,  Ja:  Stewart 
Regent  of  Scotland,  Marq.  of  Montrose,  S'  W" 
Throckmorton,  Randolfe,  S'  Fra:  Walsingham  (whom 
you  mention),  Sec.  Cecill,  Mr.  Barnaby,  Sir  J.  Haw- 
kins, Drake,  Fenton,  Matt.  Parker  Archb.  of  Cant^ 
Edwyn  Bp.  of  London,  the  Bp.  of  Winchester,  Bp. 
Hooper,  &c.  From  abroad  :  Tremelius  and  other 
Protestant  Divines,  Parquiou,  Spinola,  Ubaldino,  and 
other  com'anders,  with  divers  Italian  Princes ;  and 
of  ladys,  the  Lady  Mary  Grey,  Cecilia  Princesse  of 
Sweden,  Ann  Countesse  of  Oldenburgh,  the  Dutchesse 
of  Somerset,  &  a  world  more.  But  what  most  of  all, 
&  still  afflicts  me,  those  letters  &  papers  of  the  O.  of 
Scots,  originals  &  written  w""  her  own  hand  to  O. 
Eliz.  &  Earle  of  Leycester,  before  &  during  her  im- 
prisonment, which  I  furnish'd  to  Dr.  Burnet,  (now 
Bp.  of  Salisb.),  some  of  which  being  printed  in  his 
History  of  the  Reformation,  those,  &  others  with 
them,  are  pretended  to  have  ben  lost  at  the  presse, 
which  has  bin  a  quarrell  betweene  me  &  his  L^,  who 
lays  the  fault  on  Chiswell,'  but  so  as  between  them  I 
have  lost  the  originals,  which  had  now  ben  safe 
records  as  you  will  find  in  that  History.  The  rest  I 
have  named  I  lent  to  his  countryman  the  late  Duke 
of  Lauderdale,  who  honouring  me  with  his  presence 
in  y'  country,  and  after  dinner  discoursing  of  a  Mait- 
land  (ancestor  of  his)  of  whom  I  had  several  letters 
impaqueted  with  many  others,  desired  I  would  trust 
him  with  them  for  a  few  days ;  it  is  now  more  than 
a  few  years  past,  that  being  put  off  from  time  to 
time,  til  the  death  of  his  Grace,  when  his  library  was 
selling,  my  letters  &  papers  could  no  where  be  found 
1  Printer  or  publisher. 


JOHN  EVELYN.  27 

or  recover'd,  so  as  by  this  tretchery  my  collection 
being  broken,  I  bestowed  the  remainder  on  a  worthy 
and  curious  friend'  of  mine,  who  is  not  likely  to  trust 
a  S with  any  thing  he  values. 

But,  S',  I  quite  tire  you  with  a  rhapsody  of  imper- 
tinences, beg  your  pardon,  and  remain,"  &;c. 

Among  the  errata  of  the  Numismata,  but  of  w"'" 
I  immediately  gave  an  account  in  the  Philos.  Trans- 
actions, the  following  were  thus  to  have  been  read : 
p.  22.  1.  n.  22 — mixt  as  well  as  obrizd"^  sort  in  the 
margin,  for  such  a  metal  is  mention'd  by  Aldus  (of 
Valentinian)  with  CONOB :  which  he  reads, — Con- 
stantinopoli  Obrizahim,  belonging,  he  says,  to  Count 
Landus :  v:  Aldus  Manut.  Notar:  Exp'ta,  p.  802. 
Venet.  cid.id.xci.  &  p.  51.  1.  q.  r.  Etiminius :  Span- 
heime  indeed  is  suspicious  of  this  medal,  but  I  was 
unwilling  to  degrade  our  metropolis  of  the  honor. 
P.  202  in  margin  r.  Regulbium  (with  innumerable 
more). 

Sir, 
I  know  not  whether  Sir  Jo:  Hoskins,  Sir  R.  South- 
well, Mr.  Waller,  and  Dr.  Harwood  (who  is  con- 
cern'd  in  what  I  have  said  of  Taille  Douce)  and  the 
rest  (on  whom  I  have  obtruded  books)  would  have 
the  patience  of  Mr.  Hill,  to  read  my  lett',  when  you 
meete  at  y^  learned  Coffee-Club,  after  they  are  gon 
from  Gressham. 


W.  Wotton  to  y.  Evelyn. 

Jan.  22,  1 701-2. 
Honored  S', 
The  kind  notice  you  have  been  pleased  to  take  of 
my  poor  performances  gives  me  a  satisfaction  w'"  few 
things  in  the  world  could  have  equalled.    Few  authors, 

'  Qu.  Mr.  Pepys? 

^  Obryztim  signifies  gold  of  the  most  exalted  purity.    J.  E. 


28  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

I  believe,  are  so  entirely  disengaged  from  the  world, 
as  to  be  proof  against  applause  even  from  com'on 
readers  :  but  y''  approbation  of  great  masters  is  y^ 
highest  reward  any  writer  ought  to  look  for.  I  am 
sure  my  time  has  not  been  mispent  since  Mr.  Evelyn 
has  past  so  favorable  a  judgment  upon  what  I  have 
been  doing.  It  encourages  me  also  to  go  on  with 
Mr.  Boyle's  Life,  for  w'^''  I  have  been  so  long  in- 
debted to  y"  public.  I  have  now  all  the  materials  I 
am  to  expect,  and  intend  with  all  convenient  speed 
to  digest  them  into  such  an  order  as  may  make  them 
at  hand  when  I  shall  use  them. 

His  works  having  been  epitomated  by  Mr.  Bolton 
after  a  sort,  I  am  at  a  losse  whether  I  shall  inter- 
weave a  kind  of  a  system  of  his  philosophy  into  y^ 
Life  as  I  at  first  designed,  or  only  relate  matters  of 
fact.  In  that  matter  I  shall  be  guided  by  my  friends ; 
especially  your  judgment  I  shall  long  for,  if  you  will 
do  me  the  honor  to  give  it  me ;  and  then  I  am  sure 
to  make  no  mistake.  The  work,  I  am  sure,  will  please 
me ;  if  I  fall  not  short  of  my  subject  I  shall  be  glad. 

I  am  extreamly  sorry  y'  the  greediness  of  some 
people  hath  driven  you  to  cutt  any  part  of  those 
charming  groves  that  made  Wotton  so  delicious  a 
seat.  What,  are  those  woods  behind  y''  house  to- 
wards Leith-Hill  cut  down  ?  If  they  are,  the  greatest 
ornament  of  y'  finest  county  in  England  is  gone.  But 
I  hope  better ;  and  do  not  know  if  God  spares  my 
life,  but  I  may  wait  upon  you  this  sum'er  at  Wotton, 
and  then  I  shall  inform  myself 

That  God  Almighty  may  long  preserve  you  to  your 
family,  and  continue  to  make  young  Mr.  Evelyn 
what  he  promises,  and  you  desire,  is  the  hearty 
praier  of, 

Honored  S', 
Your  most  obliged  and  most  faith'  serv', 

W.  Wotton. 


JOHN  EVELYN.  29 

I  beg  leave  to  present  my  humblest  service  to 
your  lady.  I  have  the  same  intelligence  concerning 
Mr.  Hare  that  you  have. 


Mr.  IV.  Wotton  to  J.  Evelyn. 

Jan.  23,  1703. 
Honored  S', 

When  I  see  two  letters  of  yours  before  me,  and 
both  unanswered,  it  fills  me  with  confusion.  I  ought 
not  to  be  so  insensible  of  y^  honor  you  do  me  by 
your  correspondence  ;  an  honor  w"'  I  shall  never  be 
able  sufficiently  to  acknowledge ;  tho'  I  confess  it  is 
with  the  extremest  pleasure  that  I  think  I  shall  ere 
long  tell  Y  world  that  I  have  had  the  happiness  to 
be  known  to  so  sfreat  an  ornament  of  our  ag-e  and 
nation  as  Mr.  Evelyn. 

Your  last  papers  have  cleared  some  doubts  w"*"  I 
was  in  concerning  Mr.  Boyle's  family,  and  some  still 
remain.  I  want  to  know  whether  S'  Geoffry  Fenton 
was  not  Secretary  of  State  ;  I  think  he  was.  S'  W" 
Petty's  will  I  have  got  a  copy  of  I  have  many 
other  things  to  ask  you,  of  w'*"  you  will  in  a  short 
time  have  a  list.  You  encourage  me.  Sir,  to  come 
to  you  ;   I  will  labour  that  you  shan't  repent. 

I  received  last  post  two  letters  out  of  Surrey,  one 
from  D'  Duncombe,  of  Shere,  y^  other  from  Mr. 
Randyll,  of  Chilworth,  in  behalf  of  one  Mr.  Banister, 
Vicar  of  Wonersh,  a  small  vicarage  just  by  Albury. 
It  seems  one  Steer,  of  Nudigate,  has  left  an  exhibition 
for  a  poor  scholar  of  Trinity  College,  Cambridge. 
Now  Mr.  Banister  has  with  great  difficulty  bred  up 
a  son  whom  he  desygns  for  y"  University,  and  hopes 
he  shall  procure  this  exhibition.  But  that  will  be  a 
slender  support.  I  am  solicited  therefore  to  desire 
D'  Bentley  to  look  favorably  upon  him  if  he  shall 
deserve  it.     There  are  very  many  ways  by  w"""  a 


30  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

master  of  such  a  house  may  assist  a  promising  lad 
whose  fortune  is  narrow.  I  intend  to  send  a  letter 
to  the  master  by  the  lad  when  he  goes  up,  and  I  take 
the  boldness  to  say  all  this  to  you,  because  1  have 
reason  to  think  it  will  be  esteemed  by  Mr.  Randyll 
and  Dr.  Duncomb  (whose  family  are  patrons  of  that 
vicarage)  as  an  exceeding  great  obligation,  if  you 
will  vouchsafe  to  interpose  with  our  friend  in  this 
lad's  behalf  Many  a  boy  who  struggles  at  his  first 
entry  into  y^  world  proves  afterwards  a  ver^'  con- 
siderable man.  Dr.  Duncomb  says  the  child  is 
qualified  to  go  to  Cambridge.  My  wife  desires  to 
have  her  most  humble  service  presented  to  Mrs. 
Evelyn,     I  am, 

Honored  S', 
Your  most  obed'  and  faithfull  serv', 

W.  WOTTON 

For  John  Evelyn,  Esq.  at  his  house  in  Dover  Street, 
near  St.  James's  Street,  Westminster. 


VV.  Wotton  to  y.  Evelyn. 

Milton,  Aug.  13,  1703. 
Hon*  S', 
It  is  now  so  long  time  since  I  first  mentioned  to 
you  my  design  of  giving  some  account  to  y''  world 
of  y^  life  and  writings  of  Mr.  Boyle,  that  I  question 
not  but  you  have  long  since  looked  upon  it  as  a  vain 
brag  of  an  impertinent  fellow,  who  when  he  had  once 
appeared  in  public,  thought  he  might  be  always  tres- 
passing upon  their  patience.  The  discouragements 
I  met  with  since  I  undertook  it  were  so  many,  that 
I  have  often  wished  that  I  had  let  it  alone  or  never 
thought  of  it.  And  I  was  ordered  to  pursue  another 
scent  by  y"  Bishop  of  Salisbury,  w"''  it  pleased  God 
to  make  unsuccessful.  However  my  design  has  long 
been  resumed,  and  every  day  I  do  something  to  it. 


JOHN  EVELYN.  31 

Next  spring  I  hope  to  wait  upon  you  in  Dover  Street, 
and  shew  you  what  I  have  done.  I  am  sensible  I 
am  a  slow  and  a  lazy  writer,  and  since  y'  public  can 
well  spare  me  and  what  I  shall  ever  do,  it  is  no 
great  harm  if  I  am  dilatory.  But  since  you,  Sir,  were 
the  first  £|oyoSiwK:rj?f  to  me  in  this  affair,  and  were 
pleased  so  far  to  flatter  me,  as  to  make  me  hope  y° 
world  would  (upon  Mr.  Boyle's  account)  pardon  what 
I  should  say,  I  must  take  y^  freedom  to  be  yet  farther 
troublesome  to  you.  By  your  letter  of  March  29, 
1696,  I  am  encouraged  to  trouble  you,  and  for  that 
letter  I  again  must  thank  you,  since  notwithstanding 
the  notices  w'^''  Mr.  Boyle's  own  papers  and  y"  Bp. 
of  Sarum's  hints  have  given  me,  I  found  your  infor- 
mations so  usefull,  that  without  them  my  work  would 
be  very  lame.     I  beg  therefore  of  you  farther, 

1.  An  account  of  Mr.  Hartlib :  what  country- 
man :  what  his  employment  ?  in  short,  a  short  Eloge 
of  him,  and  his  writings  and  designs,  with  an  account 
of  the  time  of  his  death. 

2.  The  like  of  y^  beginnings  of  S'  W"  Petty. 
Those  two  were  very  great  with  Mr.  Boyle  before  y' 
Restorac'on. 

3.  Do  you  know  any  thing  of  one  Clodius'  a  chy- 
mist  ?  Was  he  (or  who  was)  Mr.  Boyle's  first  master 
in  that  art  ? 

4.  What  was  the  affinity  between  your  Lady's 
family  and  Mr.  Boyle  ?  What  son  of  that  family  was 
it  that  lies  buried  in  Deptford  Church  ?  and  particu- 
larly all  you  can  gather  of  the  old  Earl  of  Cork's 
original.  Was  S'  Geoffry  Fenton  Secretary  of  State 
in  Ireland  ;  if  not,  what  was  his  employment  ?  Did 
not  he  translate  Guicciardini  into  English  ? 

5.  In  what  year  began  your  acquaintance  with 
Mr.  Boyle  ?  I  find  P"  of  yours  to  him  in  1657. 
Have  you  any  letters  of  his ;  and  would  you  spare 

1  Claudius. 


32  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

me  the  use  of  them  ?  they  should  be  returned  to  you 
with  thousands  of  thanks. 

I  think,  Sir,  you  will  look  upon  these  as  queries 
enough  for  one  time.  It  is  in  your  power  to  make 
my  work  perfect,  and  y°  obligations  I  shall  have 
thereby,  tho'  they  can't  well  add  to  those  you  have 
conferr'd  already,  yet  they  will  give  me  a  new  title  to 
subscribe  myself. 

Honored  S', 
Your  most  obedient  &  most  obliged  servant, 

W.  WOTTON. 

My  wife  and  I  desire  our  services  to  be  most 
humbly  offered  to  Mad"  Evelyn. 

Pray  was  S'  Maurice  Fenton'  (whose  widow  S' 
W.  Petty  married)  a  descendant  of  S'  Geofry's  .''  or 
what  else  do  you  know  of  him  ? 

In  one  of  your  T"  to  Mr.  B.  you  mention  a  Chy- 
mico-]\Iathematico-Mechanical  Schole  designed  by 
Dr.  Wilkins  :  what  farther  do  you  know  about  it  ? 


Copy  to  Mr.  Wotton,  in  ansiver  to  one  of  his  in  order 
to  the  History  of  the  Life  of  J\T?'.  Boyle,  &c.  which 

I  first  put  him  tipoii. 

Wotton,  12  Sept.  1703. 
Worthy  Sir, 

I  had  long  ere  this  given  you  an  account  of  y"  of 
the  1 3""  past  (which  yet  came  not  to  me  'til  the  20""), 
if  a  copy  of  the  inscription  you  mention,  and  which  I 
had  long  since  among  my  papers,  could  it  have  ben 
found,  upon  diligent  search  ;  but  lost  I  believe  (with 
other  book-notes)  upon  my  remove  hither,  cum  pan- 
nis.  To  supply  which,  it  is  now  above  ten  days 
past  that  I  sent  to  Dr.  Stanhope  (Vicar  of  Deptford) 

'  A  question  partly  founded  on  a  mistake  of  names,  Evelyn 
having  added,  "  Felton  it  should  be." 


JOHN  EVELYN.  33 

to  send  me  a  fresh  transcript :  but  hearing  nothing 
from  him  hitherto,  I  believe  my  letter  might  not 
come  to  his  hands,  and  now  a  servant  of  mine  (who 
lookes  after  my  Httle  concernes  in  that  place)  tells  me 
the  D'  is  at  Tunbridge  drinking  the  waters ;  and 
perhaps  my  letter  may  lie  dormant  at  his  house,  ex- 
pecting his  returne  :  upon  this  accident  and  interrup- 
tion, unwilling  you  should  remain  any  longer  in 
suspense,  or  think  me  negligent  or  indifferent  in  pro- 
moting so  desirable  a  work,  I  send  you  this  in  the 
meane  time. 

To  the  first  of  your  qu^eries,  Mr.  Hartlib  was,  I 
think,  a  Lithuanian,  who  coming  for  refuge  hither  to 
avoid  the  persecution  in  his  country,  with  much  in- 
dustry recommended  himselfe  to  many  charitable 
persons,  and  among  the  rest  to  Mr.  Boyle,  by  com- 
municating to  them  many  secrets  in  chymistry,  and 
improvements  of  agriculture,  and  other  useful  novel- 
ties by  his  general  correspondence  abroade,  of  which 
he  has  published  several  Treatises :  besides  this,  he 
was  not  unlearned ;  zealous,  and  religious,  with  so 
much  latitude  as  easily  recommended  him  to  the 
godly  party  then  governing,  among  whom  (as  well  as 
Mr,  Boyle  and  others,  who  us'd  to  pity  and  cherish 
strangers,)  he  found  no  small  subsistance  during  his 
exile.  I  had  very  many  letters  from  him,  and  often 
relieved  him.  Claudius,  whom  you  next  inquire  after, 
was  his  son  in  law,  a  profess'd  adeptus,  who  by  the 
same  mdliodiis  mendic/iandi  and  pretence  of  extra- 
ordinary arcana,  insinuated  himselfe  into  acquain- 
tance of  his  father-in-law  :  but  when  or  where  either 
of  them  died  (though  I  think  poor  Hartlib's  was  of 
the  stone),  or  what  became  of  them  I  cannot  tell ;  no 
more  than  I  can  who  innitiated  Mr.  Boyle  among  the 
Spagyrists,  before  I  had  the  honour  to  know  him ; 
though  I  conjecture  it  was  whilst  he  resided  at  Ox- 
ford after  his  return  from  travel,  where  there  was 

IV.  D 


34  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

then  a  famous  assemblage  of  virtuosi :  Dr.  Bathurst 
of  Trinity,  Dickinson  of  Merton,  Wren,  now  Sir 
Christopher,  Dr.  Scarburgh,  Seth  Ward  (afterwards 
Bishop  of  Sarum),  and  especially  Dr.  Wilkins  (since 
Bishop  of  Chester) :  the  head  of  Wadham  Coll : 
where  these  and  other  ingenious  persons  used  to 
meete  to  promote  the  study  of  the  new  philosophy, 
which  has  since  obtained.  It  was  in  that  Colledfre 
where  I  thnik  there  was  an  elaboratory,  and  other 
instruments  mathematical,  mechanical,  &c.  which 
perhaps  might  be  that  you  speake  of  as  a  schole  : 
and  so  lasted  till  the  Revolution  following.  This, 
Sir,  is  the  best  account  I  can  at  present  render  you, 
having  since  lost  so  many  of  my  worthy  friends,  who 
might  possibly  have  informed  me  better. 

As  to  the  date  of  my  first  acquaintance  with  this 
honourable  gentleman,  it  sprung  from  a  courteous 
visit  he  made  me  at  my  house  in  Deptford,  which  as 
I  constantly  repayed,  so  it  grew  reciprocal  and  fa- 
miliar ;  divers  letters  passing  between  us  at  first  in 
civilities  and  the  style  peculiar  to  him  upon  the  least 
sense  of  obligation  :  but  these  compliments  lasted  no 
longer  than  till  we  became  perfectly  acquainted,  and 
had  discovered  our  inclination  of  cultivating  the  same 
studies  and  designes,  especially  in  y^  search  of  na- 
tural and  usefull  things  ;  my  selfe  then  intent  on  col- 
lections of  notes  in  order  to  an  History  of  Trades 
and  other  mechanical  furniture,  which  he  earnestly 
incouraged  me  to  proceed  with  :  so  that  our  inter- 
course of  letter  was  now  only  upon  y'  account,  and 
were  rather  so  many  receipts  and  processes,  than 
letters.  What  I  gathered  of  this  nature  (and  espe- 
cially for  the  improvement  of  planting  and  garden- 
ing ;  my  Sj'lva  and  what  else  I  published  on  that 
subject,  being  but  part  of  that  worke,  (a  plan  whereof 
is  mentioned  in  my  late  Acetaria,)  would  astonish 
you,  did  you  see  the  bundles  and  packets,  amongst 


JOHN  EVELYN.  35 

other  things  in  my  chartaphylacia  here,  promiscuously 
ranged  among  multitudes  of  papers,  letters,  and  other 
matters,  divine,  political  papers,  poetry,  &c.  some  as 
old  as  the  reign  of  Henry  VIII.  (my  Wife's  ancestors 
having  ben  Treasurers  of  y^  Navy  to  the  reigne  of 
O.  Eliz:)  and  exceedingly  encreased  by  my  late 
Father  in  law,  S'  R.  Brown's  grandfather,  who  had 
the  first  employment  under  the  greate  Earl  of  Ley- 
cester.  Governor  of  the  Low  Countries  in  the  same 
Queen's  reign,  and  of  S'  Richard  Brown's  dispatches 
during  his  19  years' residence  in  the  Court  of  France, 
whither  he  was  sent  by  Charles  the  I.  and  continued 
by  his  successor.  But  to  return  from  this  digression : 
this  design  and  apparatus  on  severall  other  subjects 
and  extravagances  growing  beyond  my  forces,  was 
left  imperfect  upon  the  Restoration  of  the  banished 
King,  when  every  body  expected  a  new  world,  and 
had  other  things  in  view,  than  what  the  melancholy 
dayes  of  his  eclipse  suggested  to  passe  away  anxious 
thoughts,  by  those  innocent  imployments  I  have  men- 
tioned. So  as  this  Revolution  and  my  Father  in 
law's  attendance  at  Court  (being  eldest  Cleark  of  the 
Counsel)  obliging  me  to  be  almost  perpetually  in 
London,  the  intercourse  of  formal  letters  (frequent 
visits,  and  constant  meetings  at  Gressham  Colledge 
succeeding,)  was  very  seldom  necessary ;  some  I 
have  yet  by  me,  but  such  as  can  be  of  no  importance 
to  your  noble  work,  one  of  which  excepted,  in  answer 
to  my  returning  him  my  thanks  for  sending  me  his 
Seraphic  Love  ;  which  is  long  and  full  of  civility,  and 
so  may  passe  for  compliment  with  the  rest,  long  since 
mingled  among  my  other  packets. 

I  can  never  give  you  so  accurate  an  account  of  Sir 
W"  Petty  (which  is  another  of  your  inquirys)  as 
you'll  find  in  his  own  will,  that  famous  &  extraor- 
dinary piece  (which  I  am  sure  cannot  have  escaped 
you),  wherein  he  has  omitted  nothing  concerning  his 


36  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

owne  simple  birth,  life,  &  wonderful  progresse  he 
made  to  arrive  at  so  prodigious  a  fortune,  as  he  has 
left  his  relations.  Or  if  I  could  say  more  of  it,  I 
would  not  deprive  you  of  the  pleasure  you  must 
needes  receive  in  reading  it  often. 

The  only  particular  I  find  he  has  taken  no  notice 
of,  is  the  misadventure  of  his  double-bottomed  keel, 
which  yet  perishing  in  the  tempestuous  Bay  of 
Biscay  (where  his  other  vessels  were  lost  in  the 
same  storm)  ought  not  at  all  reproach  perhaps  the 
best  &  most  usefuU  mechanist  in  the  world  :  for  such 
was  this  faber  fortinice,  S'  W"  Petty.  I  need  not 
acquaint  you  with  his  recovering  a  certaine  criminal 
young  wench,  who  had  ben  hanged  at  Oxon ;  & 
being  begg'd  for  a  dissection  he  recovered  to  life,  & 
(who)  was  afterward  married,  had  children,  &  sur- 
vived it  15  yeares.  These  among  many  other  things 
very  extraordinary,  made  him  deservedly  famous,  & 
for  several  engines  &  inventions,  not  forgetting  the 
expeditious  method  by  which  (getting  to  be  the  sur- 
veyor of  the  whole  kingdom  of  Ireland)  teaching 
ignorant  soldiers  to  assist  in  the  admeasurement,  & 
reserving  to  himselfe  the  aikers  assigned  him  for  his 
reward :  and  the  dispatch  which  gained  him  the 
favour  of  impatient  soldiers,  whose  pay  &  arreres 
was  to  be  out  of  the  pretended  forfeited  estates,  gave 
him  opportunity  to  purchase  their  lots  &  debentures 
for  little,  which  he  got  confirmed  after  y*"  Restoration. 
This  was  the  foundation  of  the  vast  estate  he  since 
enjoyed.  I  need  not  tell  you  of  his  computations  in 
what  was  published  under  the  name  of  Mr.  Graunt 
concerning  the  Bills  of  Mortality.  And  that  with  all 
this  he  was  politely  learned,  a  wit  &  a  poet  (see  his 
Paraphrase  on  Psalm  104,  &c.)  ;  &  was  the  most 
charming  and  instructing  conversation  in  the  world. 
But  all  these  excellent  talents  of  his,  rather  hindered 
than  advanced  his  applications  at  Court,  where  the 


JOHN  EVELYN.  37 

wretched  favourites  (some  of  whom  for  their  virtue 
one  "would  not  have  set  with  the  dogs  of  the  flock," 
&  some  who  yet  sat  at  the  helm)  afraid  of  his  abi- 
lities, stopt  his  progress  there  :  nor  indeed  did  he 
affect  it,  being  to  my  observation  and  long  acquain- 
tance, a  man  of  sincerity  and  infinitely  industrious, 
Nothinor  was  too  hard  for  him.  I  mentioned  his 
poetry,  but  sayd  nothing  of  his  preaching,  which  tho 
rarely  and  when  he  was  in  perfect  humour  to  divert 
his  friends  he  would  hold  forth  in  tone  and  action  ; 
passing  from  the  Court  pulpit  to  the  Presbyterian, 
and  then  the  Independent,  Anabaptist,  Quaker, 
Fanatique,  Frier,  and  Jesuit,  as  entertained  the  com- 
pany to  admiration,  putting  on  the  person  of  those 
sectarys  with  such  variety  and  imitation,  that  it 
coming  to  be  told  the  King,  they  prevail'd  with  him 
to  shew  his  faculty  one  day  at  Court,  where  declaim- 
ing upon  the  vices  of  it,  and  miscarriages  of  the  great 
ones,  so  verily  as  he  needed  not  to  name  them,  par- 
ticularly the  misgovernment  of  Ireland,  as  (tho'  it 
diverted  the  King,  who  bare  raillery  the  best  in  the 
world)  so  touched  the  Duke  of  Ormond  there  pre- 
sent &  made  him  so  unruly,  as  S'  W"  perceiving  it. 
dextrously  altered  his  style  into  a  calmness  and  com- 
posure exceed''  admirable.  One  thing  more  (which 
possibly  you  may  not  have  heard  of)  was  his  answer- 
ing a  challenge  of  S'  Allen  Brodrick  (in  great  favour 
with  my  Lord  Chancellor),  and  it  being  the  right  of 
the  apellant's  antagonist  to  choose  the  place  and 
name  the  weapon ;  he  named  the  lists  and  field  of 
battle  to  be  in  a  dust  cellar,  and  the  weapon  hatchets, 
himselfe  being  purblind,  and  not  so  skillful  at  the 
rapier  ;  and  so  it  concluded  in  a  feast.  But  after  all 
this,  this  poor,  rich,  and  wonderfull  man,  and  an  ex- 
cellent physician  also,  was  suddenly  taken  away,  by 
a  gangrene  in  his  leg,  it  seems  too  long  neglected,  a 
few  days  after  we  had  dined  together  in  cheerful, 


y^  -i 


f  -t  n  ri  f\ 


38  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

company.  The  coate  armor  which  he  chose  and 
allways  depicted  on  his  coach,  &c.  was  a  mariner's 
compass,  the  style  pointing  to  the  polar  star,  the 
crest  a  beehive,  if  I  remember  well,  the  lemma 
operosa  et  scdula,  than  which  nothing  could  be  more 
apposite.  And  now  I  am  extremely  sensible  of  my 
detaining  you  so  long,  in  giving  you  rather  the  his- 
tory of  S'  W"  Petty  instead  of  satisfying  your  inquiry 
concerning  his  lady,  and  who  married  the  widdow  of 
S'  Maurice  Felton  (not  Fenton),  a  Norfolk  family, 
daughter  of  that  arch  rebel  S'  Hardresse  Waller,  a 
great  commander  in  Ireland,  by  whom  he  had  3  or 
4  children,  to  whom  he  left  vast  fortunes.  This  wife 
is  yet  living,  a  very  stately  dame,  in  one  of  the  state- 
liest palaces  of  that  citty. 

But  now,  asking  you  pardon  againe  for  this  (per- 
haps impertinent)  aberration,  I  returne  to  Mr.  Boyle, 
who  had  besides  all  we  have  enumerated,  that  were 
his  acquaintance  and  admirers,  the  Lord  Viscount 
Brouncker,  first  President  of  the  Royal  Society ; 
that  worthy  person  and  honest  Scot,  Col.  W.  Murray ; 
the  famous  S'  Kenelm  Digby ;  Dr.  Godard  ;  and  of 
later  date.  Dr.  Burnet,  now  Bishop  of  Sarum,  and 
generally  all  strangers  and  learned  persons,  pretend- 
ing to  chymistry,  &  other  uncommon  arts :  nor  did 
any  Ambassador  from  abroad  think  he  had  seene 
England  till  he  had  visited  Mr.  Boyle. 

As  to  the  affinity  and  relation  of  my  Wife's  family 
to  Mr.  Boyle's,  take  the  following  account,  she  re- 
ceived from  that  most  religious  and  excellent  lady, 
his  niece,  the  late  Countess  of  Clancarty ;  who 
coming  down  one  day  to  visite  my  Father-in-law, 
S'  R**  Browne,  who  lay  incommoded  with  the  goute, 
and  sitting  by  his  bed  side,  upon  some  casual  dis- 
course of  her  family,  and  how  they  allways  esteemed 
him  as  of  kindred,  related  this  pretty  passage  of  a 
kinsman  of  S'  Richard's  mother's  first  husband,  whose 


JOHN  EVELYN.  39 

name  was  Geofrey  Fenton,  who  neglecting  his  study, 
being  designed  for  a  lawyer,  so  exceedingly  dis- 
pleased his  uncle,  that  he  sent  him  into  Ireland,  as 
an  abandoned  young  man,  to  seek  his  fortune  there. 
The  young  student,  considering  his  condition,  soone 
recovered  his  uncle's  favour  by  so  diligently  applying 
himself  to  that  study,  as  in  short  time  he  became 
one  of  the  most  eminent  of  that  profession.  Now 
the  first  Earl  of  Cork  being  then  but  Mr.  Boyle 
(a  Kentish  man,  &,  perhaps  I  may  have  told  you,  a 
school-master  at  Maidstone  ;  but  this  particular  being 
nothing  of  the  Countess's  narrative  and  a  secret  be- 
twixt you  and  I  only,  and  perhaps  uncertaine)  coming 
to  advise  with  S'  Geof:  Fenton,  now  knighted,  & 
finding  him  engaged  with  another  client,  and  seeing 
a  pretty  child  in  the  nurse's  armes,  entertained  him- 
selfe  with  them,  till  S'  Geofrey  came  to  him,  making 
his  excuse  for  making  him  waite  so  long.  Mr.  Boyle 
pleasantly  told  him,  he  had  been  courting  a  young 
lady  for  his  wife.  And  so  it  fortuned,  that  sixteene 
years  after  it,  Mr.  Boyle  made  his  addresse  in  good 
earnest  to  her,  and  married  the  young  lady,  from 
whom  has  sprung  all  this  numerous  family,  of  earls 
and  lords  branching  now  into  the  noblest  families  of 
England.  How  many  sons  and  daughters  he  left  I 
do  not  remember,  only  that  Roger  Boyle  was  the 
eldest  son,  whom  his  father  sent  young  into  England, 
to  be  educated  under  the  care  of  his  relation,  my 
grandmother,  at  Deptford,  where  was  then  a  famous 
schole.  Thus,  Sir,  have  you  the  original  of  the 
relation  you  inquire  after,  and  of  the  kindness  which 
always  continued  between  them.  This  Roger  Boyle 
is  the  young  gentleman,  who  dying  in  S'  R.  Brown's 
house  at  Says-Court  in  Deptford,  was  interred  in 
that  parish  church. 

I  will  now  endeavour  to  commute  for  your  patience 
with  a  pleasant  passage,  current  with  the  Boyles  : 


40  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

When  King  Charles  II.  newly  come  to  his  Crown, 
and  using  frequently  to  saile  down  the  river  in  his 
yachts  for  diversion,  and  accompanied  by  all  the 
greate  men  and  courtiers  waiting  upon  him,  it  was 
often  observed,  that  when  the  vessel  passed  by  a 
certain  place  opposite  to  the  Church  at  Deptford,  my 
Lord  Burlington  constantly  pull'd  off  his  hat,  with 
some  kind  of  reverence.  This  being  remarked  by 
some  of  the  Lords  standing  by  him,  they  desired  he 
would  tell  them  what  he  meant  by  it :  to  which  he 
replied,  "  Do  you  see  that  steeple  there  ?  Have  I 
not  reason  to  pay  a  respect  to  the  place  where  my 
elder  brother  lies  buried,  by  which  I  enjoy  the  Earl- 
dom of  Cork  ?"     Worthy  Sir,  I  remain 

Your  most  humble  and  obliged  serv', 

J.  Evelyn. 

P.S.  Where  I  speak  of  this  family  perhaps  it  may 
not  be  amisse  to  see  what  S'  W"  Dugdale  says  of  it 
in  his  Baronage;  tho'  what  the  Heralds  write  is  often 
sorry  and  mercenary  enough.  I  am  able  to  bring 
my  own  Pedigree  from  one  Evelyn,  nephew  to  An- 
drogius,  who  brought  Julius  Csesar  into  Britain  the 
second  time  :  will  you  not  smile  at  this  ?  Whilst 
Onslow,  Hatton,  and  Evelyn  came,  I  suppose,  much 
at  the  same  time  out  of  Shropshire  into  Surrey  and 
adjacent  counties  (from  places  still  retaining  their 
names)  some  time  during  the  Barons  Wars. 

Methinks  you  speake  of  your  not  being  at  London 
till  next  spring :  a  long  day  for  Octogenarius  to  hope 
for  that  happiness,  who  have  of  late  seene  so  few 
moments  I  can  call  so  all  this  past  year  :  I  have  been 
much  impaired  in  my  health,  by  a  defluxion  which 
fell  into  one  of  my  legs,  caused  by  a  slight  scraze  on 
my  shin-bone,  falling  on  a  stump  as  I  was  walking 
in  Brompton  Parke  to  take  the  fresh  air ;  and  might 


JOHN  EVELYN.  41 

have  been  healed  with  a  Httle  Hungary -water  in  a 
day  or  two  (for  my  flesh  never  rankles) ;  but  this 
neglected,  a  chirurgeon,  my  Godson,  whom  almost 
40  years  since  was  bound  apprentice  to  that  profes- 
sion, persuading  me  to  apply  a  miraculous  plaster  of 
his ;  it  drew  down  a  sharp  humour,  which  kept  me 
within  three  months,  and  that  being  at  last  diverted 
and  perfectly  cured,  it  has  since  tormented  me  with 
the  hemorhoides,  if  I  may  so  call  tumours  that  do 
not  bleed  (or  rather  blind  piles),  which  make  me 
exceedingly  uneasy.  I  have  yet  adventured  to  pay 
my  duty  to  my  Lord  Guernsey,  who  did  me  the 
honour  to  visit  me  at  Dover  Street  whilst  I  was  not 
able  to  stir,  and  has  lately  called  often  since  he  came 
out  of  Kent. 

My  young  Grandson  improves  laudably  in  his 
studye  of  both  laws,  history,  chronology,  and  practi- 
cal mathematics  :  'tis  pity  he  has  not  a  correspondent 
that  might  provoke  him  to  write  Latin  epistles,  in 
which  I  am  told  by  some  able  to  judge,  and  that 
have  seen  some  of  them,  he  is  master  of  an  hand- 
some style  :  he  does  not  forget  his  Greek,  having 
read  Herodotus,  Thucydides,  and  the  rest  of  that 
class.  I  do  not  much  encourage  his  poetry,  in  which 
he  has  yet  a  pretty  veine  ;  my  desire  being  to  make 
him  an  honest  useful  man,  of  which  I  have  great 
hopes,  being  so  grave,  steady,  and  most  virtuously 
inclyned.  He  is  now  gone  to  see  Chichester  and 
Portse-mouth,  having  already  travelled  most  of  the 
inland  counties  ;  and  went  the  last  summer  before 
this,  as  far  as  the  Land's-end  in  Cornwall.  Thus 
you  see  I  make  you  part  of  my  concernes,  hardly 
abstaining  from  the  boasts  of  men  of  my  dotage.' 

I  have  payd  the  visit  we  lately  received  from  Mr. 
Hare  and  his  lady,  very  glad  to  find  them  both  in  so 

1  Doute-age. 


42  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

good  state  of  health.     He  longs  to  see  Mr.  Wooton, 
as  well  as  your  humble  servant, 

J.  E. 

The  Master  of  Trinity  was  often  at  St.  James's 
without  being  so  kind  as  to  visite  the  Clinic. 


TV.  Woitoii  to  J.  Evelyn. 

Ocf  30,  1703. 
Honored  S', 

I  am  heartily  ashamed  that  I  deferred  so  long  to 
answer  yours  wherein  you  sent  me  so  large  and  so 
obliging  an  answer  to  all  my  queries.  I  could  say 
my  family  has  ben  indisposed  (my  wife  having  been 
lately  brought  to  bed  of  a  daughter),  and  that  has 
broke  my  thoughts.  But  even  that  excuse  satisfies 
me  not,  and  so  I  shall  pass  it.  I  onely  beg  I  may 
not  forfeit  your  favor,  and  entreate  you  to  accept  of 
my  sincere  promises  of  future  amendment.  Your 
hand  in  this  last,  w'*"  I  received  last  night,  seems 
stronger  and  healthier  than  in  your  former.  God 
grant  your  health,  w'""  now  I  hope  is  perfectly  re- 
covered, may  long  continue  to  y^  joy  of  your  family 
and  your  friends,  and  to  y"  satisfaction  of  all  the 
learned  world,  to  w"'',  whilst  you  live,  you  can'ot 
but  be  doing  good.  Another  edition  of  your  Silva 
I  should  be  glad  to  see.  It  is  a  noble  work,  and  y'^ 
reception  it  has  met  with  amongst  y"  competent 
judges,  demonstrates  it  to  have  bin  so  esteemed. 
Another  edition  of  your  "  Parallel  of  Architecture  "  I 
could  rejoice  to  see  done  by  yourself  I  know  you 
have  noble  materials  for  another  impression  by  you, 
which  y^  public  greedily  longs  for. 

Before   I  shut  up  this  paper,  I  must  rejoice  with 


JOHN  EVELYN.  43 

you  for  y'  prospect  you  have  in  young  Mr.  Evelyn. 
May  that  good  Providence  w"''  has  preserved  liim  to 
you  and  your  admirable  lady  thus  far,  give  you  every 
day  an  encrease  of  satisfaction  in  him  for  y^  future. 
This  is  y"  unfeigned  praier  of, 

Honored  S', 
Your  most  obedient  and  faithful  servant, 

W.  WOTTON. 

I  should  be  glad  to  know  when  you  think  of  seeing 
London,  and  for  how  long. 

For  the  Honored  John  Evelyn,  Esq. 
at  Wotton  Place,  neare  Dorkinge  in  Surrey. 


From  the  AISS.  at  Wotton. 

Sayes  Cotivt. 

The  hithermost  Grove  I  planted  about     1656 
The  other  beyond  it  .         .  .  .      1660 

The  lower  Grove        .         .         .  .1662 

The  holly  hedge,  even  with  the  Mount 

hedge  below  .....      1670 

I  planted  every  hedge  &  tree  not  onely  in  the 
garden,  groves,  &c.  but  about  all  the  fields  &  house 
since  1653,  except  those  large,  old,  &  hollow  elms  in 
the  stable  court  &  next  the  sewer ;  for  it  was  before, 
all  one  pasture  field  to  the  very  garden  of  the  house, 
w"''  was  but  small ;  from  which  time  also  I  repaired 
the  ruined  house,  &  built  the  whole  of  the  kitchen, 
the  chapel,  buttry,  my  study,  above  &  below,  cellars 
&  all  the  outhouses  &  walls,  still-house,  orangerie,  & 
made  the  gardens,  &c.  to  my  great  cost,  &  better  had 
I  don  to  have  pulled  all  down  at  first,  but  it  was  don 
at  several  times. 


44 


CORRESPONDENCE  OF 


Mr.  Evelyn  was  acquainted  with  the  use  and  value 
of  Potatoes,  which  he  calls  Irish,  tasting  like  an  old 
bean  or  roasted  chesnut,  not  very  pleasant  till  use 
have  accustomed,  yet  of  good  nourishm'  &  excellent 
use  for  relief  of  poor,  yea  &  of  one's  own  household 
where  there  are  many  servants  in  a  dear  year. 

Prince  Rupert  invented  a  Turfing -plough,  but 
without  any  description  of  its  use. 

Dredge  is  barley  &  Oats  mixed. 

Hops  cost   20'  an  acre  before  any 


considerable  profit. 

£    s. 

d. 

Digging 
5000  roots    . 

2  10 
.     2   10 

0 
0 

I "  year,  dressing  . 

2^  year,  ditto 

Poles    .... 

2  10 
.  2  10 
.    10     0 

0 
0 
0 

40  loads  of  dung  on  an  acre,  the  produce  not  above 
6'  an  acre.' 

An  acre  of  Hemp  may  be  worth  8',  &  after  this 
the  land  will  be  proper  for  barley,  wheat,  and  pease 
successively. 

Orchards  improve  land  f°  10'  an  acre,  w'*"  is  com- 
monly the  value  of  the  best  sort  of  tillage,  &  even  of 
best  pasture  not  above  2'  to  4'. 

An  acre  planted  with  cherries  has  been  sett  at  10^, 
100  miles  f"  London. 

About  Sandwich  &  Deal  they  hedge  &  fence  their 

'  The  following  account  of  expence  and  produce  of  Hop-ground 
at  Farnham,  in  Surrey,  about  the  year  18 12,  is  given  in  Manning 
and  Bray's  History  of  that  County,  vol.  iii.  p.  166. 

The  average  rent  of  hop-ground  about  £,<).  \qs.  an  acre.  The 
first  expence  of  making  and  planting  an  acre,  ^26.  The  hops  are 
not  in  perfection  till  the  third  year  after  planting.  The  ground  is 
dressed  every  year  with  good  stable-dung,  rags,  hair,  wool-clippings, 
lime,  &c.  Average  expence  ^35  an  acre.  Ash  and  withy  poles 
are  best,  length  from  16  to  20  feet,  prices  from  26  to  4oj-.  per  hun- 
dred delivered  in.  Produce  very  uncertain  ;  but  on  good  ground, 
the  average  of  three  years  may  be  about  seven  hundred  weight  from 
an  acre. 


JOHN  EVELYN. 


45 


corn  fields  with  flax  &  hemp,  but  flax  chiefly,  w'^''  they 
afiirm  keep  out  cattle,  being  bitter  ;  they  sow  it  about 
20  f  deep  into  the  field — sow  whole  fields  of  canary- 
seed — great  grounds  of  hyssop  &  thime  in  tufts,  for 
seeds  only — the  soil  light  &  sandy,  but  the  hyssop  in 


richer  ground. 


CHARACTER   OF    MRS.  EVELYN, 

BY    DR.   BOHUN. 

FROM  THE  ORIGINAL   IN   HIS  HAND-WRITING. 


CHARACTER   OF   MRS.   EVELYN, 
BY   DR.   BOHUN.' 


HAD  lately  occasion  to  review  several! 
letters  to  me  from  Mrs.  Evelyn  of  Dept- 
ford.  After  reading  y",  I  found  they 
were  much  to  be  valued,  because  they 
contained  not  only  a  compleat  descrip- 
tion of  the  private  events  in  the  family, 
but  publick  transactions  of  y^  times,  where  are  many 
curious  and  memorable  things  described  in  an  easy 
and  eloquent  style. 

Many  forgotten  circumstances  by  this  means  are 
recalled  afresh  to  my  memorie ;  by  so  full  and  per- 
fect a  narration  of  y™,  they  are  again  present  to  my 
thoughts,  and  I  see  y"  re-acted  as  it  were  before  my 
eyes.  This  made  strong  impressions  on  my  mind,  so 
y'  I  could  not  rest  till  I  had  recollected  y''  substance 
of  y",  and  from  thence  some  generall  reflexions  there- 
on, and  from  thence  drew  a  character  of  y"'  author, 
so  farr  only  as  by  plain  and  natural  inferences  may 

'  The  Rev.  Dr.  Ralph  Bohun,  D.C.L.  was  a  scholar  at  Win- 
chester College,  and  was  elected  probationary  fellow  of  New  Col- 
lege, Oxford,  at  the  early  age  of  19.  In  167 1  he  wrote  a  Discourse 
on  the  History  and  Nature  of  Wind;  and  in  1685,  he  completed 
his  Doctor's  degree. 

IV,  E 


50  CHARACTER   OF 

be  gathered  from  y'^''  contents.  This  was  not  per- 
form'd  in  a  manner  worthy  of  y"  design,  but  hastily 
and  uncorrectly,  w"""  cost  no  more  time  y"  cou'd  be 
employed  at  one  sitting  in  an  afternoon  ;  but  in  this 
short  model,  Mrs.  Evelyn  will  appeare  to  be  y"  best 
daughter  and  wife,  y"  most  tender  mother,  and  desir- 
able neighbour  and  friend,  in  all  parts  of  her  life. 
The  historicall  account  of  matters  of  fact  sufficiently 
set  forth  her  prayses,  wherein  there  cou'd  be  no  error 
or  self-conceit ;  and  declare  her  to  be  an  exact  pat- 
tern of  many  excellent  vertues ;  but  they  are  con- 
cealed in  such  modest  expressions,  y'  y"  most  envious 
censurers  can't  fix  upon  her  y°  least  suspicion  of 
vanity  or  pride.  Tho'  she  had  many  advantages  of 
birth  and  beauty,  and  wit,  yet  you  may  perceive  in 
her  writings,  an  humble  indifference  to  all  worldly  en- 
joyments, great  charity,  and  compassion  to  those  y' 
had  disobliged  her,  and  no  memory  of  past  occur- 
rences, unlesse  it  were  a  gratefull  acknowledgment 
of  some  friendly  office  ;  a  vein  of  good-nature  and  re- 
signation, and  self  denial  runs  through  y"  all.  There's 
nothing  so  despis'd  in  many  of  these  letters  as  the 
fruitles  &  empty  vanitys  of  y°  town  ;  and  they  seem 
to  pity  y"  misfortune  of  those  who  are  condemned  by 
y""  greater  quality  or  stations  to  squander  away  y"' 
precious  time  in  unprofitable  diversions,  or  bestow  it 
in  courtly  visits  &  conversations.  Where  there  hap- 
pens to  be  any  mention  of  children  or  friends,  there's 
such  an  air  of  sincerity  &  benevolence  for  y*"  one,  and 
religious  concern  for  y^  happines  of  y^  other,  as  if  she 
had  no  other  design  to  live  in  y''  world,  y"  to  perform 
her  own  duty,  and  promote  y"  welfare  of  her  relations 
and  acquaintance. 

There's  another  observation  to  be  collected,  not 
less  remarkable  y"  y^  rest,  w'""  is  her  indefatigable  in- 
dustry in  employing  herself,  and  more  for  the  sake  of 
others  y"  her  own  :    This  she  wrote,  not  out  of  vain 


MRS.  EVELYN.  51 

glory,  or  to  procure  commendation,  but  to  entertain 
y""  with  whom  she  had  a  famihar  correspondence  by 
letters,  with  y°  relation  of  such  accidents  or  bysnes 
wherein  she  was  engag'd  for  the  month,  or  the  week 
past. 

This  was  a  peculiar  felicity  in  her  way  of  writing, 
y'  tho  she  often  treated  of  vulgar  and  domestic  sub- 
jects, she  never  suffer'd  her  style  to  languish  or  flag, 
but  by  some  new  remark  or  pleasant  digression  kept 
it  up  to  its  usual  pitch. 

The  reproofs  in  any  of  these  numerous  letters  were 
so  softly  insinuated,  y'  y"  greatest  punishment  to  be 
inflicted  upon  any  disobligation  was  only  to  have  y" 
contrary  vertue  to  y'  fault  they  had  ben  guilty  of, 
highly  applauded  in  the  next  correspondence,  w'*" 
was  ever  so  manag'd  as  to  pleas  and  improve. 

Scarce  an  harsh  expression,  much  less  any  evill  sur- 
mise or  suspicion  cou'd  be  admitted  where  every  line 
was  devoted  to  charity  and  goodnes.  This  is  no 
effect  of  partiality,  but  appears  in  y°  particular  in- 
stances, so  y'  y"  same  judgment  must  be  made  by  all 
unprejudiced  persons  who  shall  have  a  sight  of  y"". 

Any  misfortune  or  disappointment  was  not  mourn- 
fully lamented,  but  related  in  such  a  manner  as  be- 
came a  mind  y'  had  laid  in  a  sufficient  provision  of 
courage  &  patience  before-hand  to  support  it  under 
afflictions.  All  unfortunate  accidents  are  allaid  by 
some  consolatory  argument  taken  from  solid  prin- 
ciples. No  kind  of  trouble  but  one  seems  to  inter- 
rupt y"  constant  intention  to  entertain  &  oblige,  but 
that  is  dolorously  represented  in  many  of  y"  letters, 
w"*"  is  y'  loss  of  children  or  friends.  That  being  an 
irreparable  separation  in  this  world,  is  deplored  with 
the  most  affectionat  tenderness  w"""  words  can  ex- 
press. You  may  conclude  y'  they  who  write  in  such 
a  manner  as  this,  must  be  suppos'd  to  have  a  just 
sens  of  religion,  becaus  there  can  scarce  be  assign'd 


52  CHARACTER   OF 

one  act  of  a  beneficent  and  charitable  temper  but  has 
many  texts  of  y"  Gospell  to  enforce  it.  So  y'  all  good 
Xtians  must  be  very  usefull  and  excellent  neighbours 
and  friends  ;  w"""  made  this  lady  ever  esteemed  so. 
Shee  was  y"  delight  of  all  y''  conversations  where  she 
appear'd,  she  was  lov'd  and  admir'd,  yet  never  envy'd 
by  any,  not  so  much  as  by  y^  women,  who  seldom 
allow  y"  perfections  of  y^"  own  sex,  least  they  ecclips 
y"'  own ;  but  as  this  very  manifestly  &  upon  all  oc- 
casions was  her  temper,  y"  world  was  very  grateful! 
to  her  upon  y'  account.  This  happines  was  gain'd 
and  preserv'd  by  one  wise  qualification,  for  tho'  no 
person  living  had  a  closer  insight  into  y"  humors  or 
characters  of  persons,  or  cou'd  distinguish  y""  merits 
more  nicely,  yet  she  never  made  any  despising  or 
censorious  reflexions  :  her  great  discernment  and  wit 
were  never  abus'd  to  sully  y"  reputation  of  others, 
nor  affected  any  applaus  y'  might  be  gain'd  by  sa- 
tyrical  jests.  Tho'  shee  was  extreamly  valu'd,  and 
her  friendship  priz'd  and  sought  for  by  y"  of  the 
highest  condition,  yet  she  ever  treated  those  of  y^ 
lowest  with  great  condescension  and  humanity.  The 
memory  of  her  vertues  and  benefits  made  such  deep 
impression  on  her  neighbors  of  Deptford  &  Green- 
wich, that  if  any  one  should  bring  in  another  report 
from  this,  or  what  was  generally  receiv'd  among  y", 
they'd  condemn  as  fals,  and  y'  effect  of  a  slanderous 
calumny  ;  either  they  wou'd  never  yield  y'  any  change 
shou'd  happen  to  this  excellent  lady,  or  they'd  im- 
pute it  to  sickness,  or  time,  or  chance,  or  y"  unavoid- 
able frailtys  of  human  nature.  But  I  have  somewhat 
digress'd  from  my  subject,  w"*"  was  to  describe  her 
person  or  perfections  no  otherwise  y"  they  may  be 
gathered  from  y^  letters   I    receiv'd;'    they  contain 

^  Copies  of  several  letters  to  Dr.  Bohun,  have  been  found  at 
Wotton,  but  not  those  here  referred  to.  A  few  of  them  will  follow, 
as  specimens  of  her  manner  and  great  good  sense. 


MRS.  EVELYN.  53 

historical  passages  and  accounts  of  any  more  or  less 
considerable  action  or  accident  y'  came  to  her  know- 
ledge, with  diverting  or  serious  reflections  as  y"  sub- 
ject requir'd,  but  generally  in  an  equall  and  chaste 
style,  supported  by  a  constant  gravity,  never  de- 
scending to  affected  sallys  of  ludicrous  wit. 

It's  to  be  further  observ'd,  y'  tho  she  recites  and 
speaks  French  exactly,  &  understands  Italian,  yet 
she  confines  herself  with  such  strictnes  to  y"  purity 
of  y^  English  toung,  y'  she  never  introduces  foreign 
or  adopted  words  :  that  ther's  a  great  steadines  & 
equality  in  her  thoughts  ;  and  y'  her  sens  &  expres- 
sions have  a  mutual  dependance  on  each  other  may 
be  infer'd  from  hence — you  shall  never  perceive  one 
perplext  sentence,  or  blot,  or  recalling  a  word  in  more 
y°  twenty  letters. 

Many  persons  with  whom  she  convers'd  or  were 
related  to  her,  or  had  any  publick  part  in  y"  world, 
were  honour'd  by  very  lively  characters  confer'd  on 
them,  always  just,  and  full  of  discernment,  rather  in- 
clining to  y"  charitable  side,  yet  no  otherwyse  y"  as 
skillfull  masters  who  paint  like,  yet  know  how  to  give 
some  graces  and  advantages  to  y""  whose  pictures 
they  draw.  The  expressions  are  clear  and  un- 
affected, y"  sentences  frequent  &  grave,  y"  remarks 
judicious,  y^  periods  flowing  &  long,  after  the  Ci- 
ceronian way,  yet  tho'  they  launch  out  so  farr,  they 
are  strict  to  y^  rules  of  grammar,  and  ever  come  safe 
home  at  last  without  any  obscurity  or  incoherence 
attending  y". 

rie  only  give  one  instance  of  a  person  who  was 
caracteris'd  by  her  in  a  more  favorable  manner  y"  he 
durst  presume  y'  he  deserved  ;  however,  to  shew  y" 
method  of  her  writing,  I  shall  set  it  down.  "  I  be- 
lieve (such  an  one)  to  be  a  person  of  much  wit, 
great  knowledge,  judicious  and  discerning,  charitable, 
well  natur'd,  obliging  in  conversation,  apt  to  forget  & 


54  MRS.  EVELYN. 

forgive  injuries,  eloquent  in  y''  pulpit,  living  accord- 
ing to  known  precepts,  faithfull  to  his  friend,  gene- 
rous to  his  enemie,  and  in  every  respect  accomplisht  ; 
this  in  our  vulgar  way  is  a  desirable  character,  but 
you'll  excuse  if  I  judge  unrefinedly  who  have  y"  care 
of  cakes  &  stilling,  &  sweetmeats  &  such  useful! 
things." 

Mrs.  Evelyn  has  been  often  heard  to  say  concern- 
ing y"  death  of  her  admirable  &  beloved  Daughter, 
that  tho'  she  had  lost  her  for  ever  in  this  world  yet 
she  wou'd  not  but  y'  she  had  been,  becaus  many 
pleasing  ideas  occurr  to  her  thoughts  y'  she  had  con- 
vers'd  with  her  so  long,  and  ben  made  happy  by  her 
for  so  many  years. 

Oxon,  1695,  Sept.  20. 


CORRESPONDENCE.  55 


LETTERS  FROM  MRS.  EVELYN. 
For  Mr.  Bohun. 

21  May  1668. 

If  it  be  true  that  wee  are  generally  enclined  to 
covett  what  wee  admire,  I  can  assure  you  my  am- 
bition aspires  not  to  the  fame  of  Balzac,  and  there- 
fore must  not  thank  you  for  entitling  me  to  that 
great  name.  I  do  not  admire  his  style,  nor  emulate 
the  spirit  of  discontent  which  runns  through  all  his 
letters.  There  is  a  lucky  hitt  in  reputation  which 
some  obtaine  by  the  deffect  in  their  judges,  rather 
than  from  the  greatnesse  of  their  merit ;  the  con- 
trary may  be  instanced  in  Doctor  Donne,  who  had 
he  not  ben  really  a  learned  man,  a  libertine  in  witt 
and  a  courtier,  mi^ht  have  been  allowed  to  write 
well,  but  I  confess  in  my  opinion,  with  these  qualifi- 
cations he  falls  short  in  his  letters  of  the  praises  some 
give  him. 

Voiture  seems  to  excell  both  in  quicknesse  of  fancy, 
easinesse  of  expression,  &  in  a  facile  way  of  insinu- 
ating that  he  was  not  ignorant  of  letters,  an  advan- 
tage the  Court  ayre  gives  persons  who  converse  with 
the  world  as  books. 

I  wonder  at  nothing  more  than  at  the  ambition  of 
printing  letters ;  since,  if  the  designe  be  to  produce 
witt  and  learning,  there  is  too  little  scope  for  the  one, 
and  the  other  may  be  reduced  to  a  lesse  compasse 
than  a  sheet  of  gilt  paper,  unlesse  truth  were  more 
communicative.  Buisinesse,  love,  accidents,  secret  dis- 
pleasure, family  intrigues,  generally  make  up  the  body 
of  letters,  and  can  signifie  very  little  to  any  besides 
the  persons  they  are  addressed  to,  and  therefore 
must  loose  infinitely  by  being  exposed  to  the  uncon- 


56  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

cerned.  Without  this  declaration  I  hope  I  am  suffi- 
ciently secure  never  to  runne  the  hazard  of  being 
censured  that  way,  since  I  cannot  suspect  my  friends 
of  so  much  unkindnesse,  nor  myselfe  of  the  vanity  to 
wish  fame  on  so  doubtfull  a  foundation  as  the  caprice 
of  mankind.  Do  not  impute  my  silence  to  neglect ; 
had  you  seene  me  these  tenne  days  continually  en- 
tertaining persons  of  different  humor,  age,  and  sence, 
not  only  at  meales,  or  afternoone,  or  the  time  of  a 
civill  visit,  but  from  morning  till  night,  you  will  be 
assured  it  was  impossible  for  me  to  finish  these  few 
lines  sooner ;  so  often  have  I  set  pen  to  paper  and 
ben  taken  off  againe,  that  I  almost  despaired  to  lett 
you  know  my  satisfaction  that  Jack  ^  complies  so  well 
with  your  desires,  and  that  I  am  your  friend  and 
servant, 

I\I.  Evelyn. 

To  Mr.  Bohun. 

1671. 

I  must  believe  you  are  very  busy,  hearing  so  sel- 
dome  from  you,  and  that  you  are  much  in  the 
esteeme  of  Dr.  Bathurst,  -  since  he  judges  so  favour- 
ably of  y'  friends.  It  cannot  be  the  effect  of  his  dis- 
cernment which  makes  him  give  sentence  in  my 
behalfe,  being  so  great  a  master  of  reason  as  he  is  ; 
but  it  is  certainly  a  mark  of  his  great  kindnesse  to 
you  that  he  deffers  to  y'  jugment  in  opposition  to 
his  owne.  I  should  not  question  y"  in  other  things, 
but  the  wisest  may  be  allow'd  some  grains,  and  I 
conclude  you  no  lesse  a  courtier  than  a  philosopher. 
Since  my  last  to  you  I  have  seene  "  The  Siege  of 

'  Her  son,  then  at  College  under  Mr.  Bohun's  care. 

°  Dr.  Ralph  Bathurst,  Dean  of  Wells,  and  President  of  Trinity 
College,  in  Oxford,  whose  Life  and  Literary  Remains  have  been 
published  by  Thomas  Warton,  Poetrj'  Professor,  and  Fellow  of  the 
same  College. 


MRS.  EVELYN.  57 

Grenada,"  a  play  so  full  of  ideas  that  the  most  re- 
fined romance  I  euer  read  is  not  to  compare  with  it : 
love  is  made  so  pure,  and  valor  so  nice,  that  one 
would  imagine  it  designed  for  an  Vtopia  rather  then 
our  stage.  I  do  not  quarrell  with  the  poet,  but  ad- 
mire one  borne  in  the  decline  of  morality  should  be 
able  to  feigne  such  exact  virtue  :  and  as  poetick 
fiction  has  been  instructive  in  former  ages,  I  wish 
this  the  same  event  in  ours.  As  to  the  strict  law  of 
Comedy  I  dare  not  pretend  to  judge  :  some  thinke 
the  division  of  the  story  not  so  well  as  if  it  could  all 
haue  ben  comprehended  in  the  dayes  actions  :  truth 
of  history,  exactness  of  time,  possibilities  of  adven- 
tures, are  niceties  the  antient  criticks  might  require  ; 
but  those  who  have  outdone  them  in  fine  notions  may 
be  allowed  the  liberty  to  expresse  them  their  owne 
way,  and  the  present  world  is  so  enlightened  that  the 
old  dramatique  must  bear  no  sway.  This  account 
perhaps  is  not  enough  to  do  Mr.  Driden  right,  yet  is 
as  much  as  you  can  expect  from  the  leisure  of  one 
who  has  the  care  of  a  nursery. 

I  am.  Sir,  &c. 

M.  Evelyn. 

To  Mr.  Bohun  at  Oxford. 

Do  not  think  my  silence  hitherto  has  proceeded 
from  being  taken  up  with  the  diversions  of  the 
towne,  the  eclat  of  the  wedding,  mascarades  which 
trebled  their  number  the  second  night  of  the  wedding 
[so]  that  there  was  great  disorder  and  confusion 
caused  by  it,  and  with  which  the  solemnity  ended  ; 
neither  can  I  charge  the  houswifry  of  the  country 
after  my  returne,  or  treating  my  neighbours  this 
Christmas,  since  I  never  finde  any  buisinesse  or  re- 
creation that  makes  me  forget  my  friends.  Should  I 
confesse  the  reall  cause,  it  is  y'  expectation  of  extra- 


58  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

ordinary  notions  of  things  wholy  out  of  my  way  : 
Women  were  not  borne  to  reade  authors,  and  cen- 
sure the  learned,  to  compare  lives  and  judge  of  vir- 
tues, to  give  rules  of  morality,  and  sacrifice  to  the 
Muses.  We  are  willinsf  to  acknowledre  all  time 
borrowed  from  family  duties  is  misspent ;  the  care  of 
children's  education,  observing  a  husband's  comands, 
assisting  the  sick,  relieving  the  poore,  and  being  ser- 
vicable  to  our  friends,  are  of  sufficient  weight  to  em- 
ploy the  most  improved  capacities  amongst  us.  If 
sometimes  it  happens  by  accident  that  one  of  a 
thousand  aspires  a  little  higher,  her  fate  commonly 
exposes  her  to  wonder,  but  adds  little  to  esteeme. 
The  distaff  will  defend  our  quarrells  as  well  as  the 
sword,  and  the  needle  is  as  instructive  as  the  penne. 
A  heroine  is  a  kinde  of  prodigy ;  the  influence  of  a 
biasing  starre  is  not  more  dangerous,  or  more 
avoyded.  Though  I  have  lived  under  the  roofe  of 
the  learned,  and  in  the  neighbourhood  of  science,  it 
has  had  no  other  effect  on  such  a  temper  as  mine, 
but  that  of  admiration,  and  that  too  but  when  it  is 
reduced  to  practice.  I  confesse  I  am  infinitely  de- 
lighted to  meet  with  in  books  the  atchievements  of 
the  heroes,  with  the  calmnesse  of  philosophers,  and 
with  the  eloquence  of  orators  ;  but  what  charms  me 
irresistably  is  to  see  perfect  resignation  in  the  minds 
of  men  let  what  ever  happens  adverse  to  them  in 
their  fortune  ;  that  is  being  knowing  and  truly  wise  ; 
it  confirms  my  beleefe  of  antiquity,  and  engages  my 
perswasion  of  future  perfection,  without  which  it 
were  in  vaine  to  live.  Hope  not  for  volumes  or  trea- 
tises ;  raillery  may  make  me  goe  beyonde  my  bounds, 
but  when  serious,  I  esteeme  myselfe  capable  of  very 
little,  yet  I  am,  S', 

Your  friend  and  servant, 

M.  E. 

Jan.  4,  1672. 


MRS.  EVELYN.  59 


To  tny  Lady  Ttike,  after  the  death  of 
S''  Sam.  Tuke. 

Madame, 
I  acknowledge  these  are  trialls  which  make  Chris- 
tian philosophy  usefull,  not  only  by  a  resignation  to 
the  divine  decree,  but  by  that  hope  which  encourages 
us  to  expect  a  more  lasting  happinesse  then  any  this 
world  can  give.  Without  this  wee  were  extreamly 
wretched,  since  no  felicity  here  has  any  duration. 
Wee  are  solicitous  to  obtaine,  wee  feare  whilst  wee 
possesse,  and  wee  are  inconsolable  when  wee  loose. 
The  greatest  conquerors  themselves  are  subject  to 
this  unsteady  state  of  humane  nature ;  lett  us  not 
murmure  then,  for  wee  offend,  and  though  in  com- 
pliance to  y'  present  sence  of  things  I  could  joyne 
with  you  in  greeving,  having  made  as  particular  a 
losse  as  ever  any  did  in  a  friend,  I  dare  not  indulge 
y'  sorrows,  especially  when  I  consider  how  prejudi- 
ciall  it  will  prove  to  y'selfe  and  those  dear  pledges 
that  are  left  to  your  care  ;  but  I  do  rather  beg  of  you 
cease  greeving,  and  owe  that  to  reason  and  prudence 
which  time  will  overcome.  Were  I  in  so  good  health 
that  I  could  quitt  my  chamber,  I  would  be  dayly 
with  you  and  assure  you  how  really  I  am  concerned 
for  you.     You  cannot  doubt  the  affection  of  your,  &c. 

Jan.  28,  1672. 


To  Mr.  Bohun. 

Sayes-Court,  29  Jan.  1672. 

If  a  friend  be  of  infinite  value  living,  how  much 
cause  have  wee  to  lament  him  dead !  Such  a  friend 
was  S'  Sam.  Tuke,  who  retired  out  of  this  life  on  St. 


6o  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

Paul's  day  [25  Jan.]  at  midnight,  and  has  changed 
the  scene  to  him  and  us,  and  left  occasion  to  all  that 
knew  him  to  bewayle  the  losse.  You  need  not  to  be 
made  sensible  by  a  character  of  a  person  you  knew 
so  well,  and  you  can  enumerate  virtues  enough  to 
lament  and  shed  some  teares  justly  ;  therefore  spare 
me  the  sorrow  of  repeating  what  effect  it  has  wrought 
on  such  a  minde  as  mine,  who  think  no  missfortune 
worth  regretting  besides  the  losse  of  those  I  love. 
Do  not  blame  me  if  I  beleeve  it  allmost  impossible 
to  meet  with  a  person  so  worthy  in  himselfe,  and  so 
disposed  to  esteeme  me  againe ;  and  yet  that  is  not 
the  chiefest  cause  of  my  affliction.  I  might  wave 
much  of  my  owne  interest,  had  I  not  so  many  part- 
ners that  will  suffer  equally.  These  are  the  trialls 
which  make  Christian  philosophy  usefull,  not  only 
by  a  resignation  to  the  Divine  decree,  but  by  that 
hope  which  encourages  us  to  expect  a  more  lasting 
happinesse  then  any  this  world  can  give,  without 
which  wee  were  extreamly  wretched,  since  no  felicity 
here  has  any  duration.  The  greatest  conquerors 
themselves  are  subject  to  this  unsteady  state  of 
humane  nature,  therefore  well  may  I  submitt,  whose 
concerns  are  triviall  in  respect  of  others.  Yet  this  I 
conclude,  that  wee  dye  by  degrees  when  our  friends 
go  before  us.  But  whilst  I  discourse  thus  with  you, 
I  should  consider  what  effects  melancholy  reflections 
may  have  on  a  spleenetic  person,  one  who  needes  not 
cherish  that  temper.  I  will  only  add  that  I  am  now 
able  to  quitt  my  chamber,  which  is  more  then  I  could 
do  these  14  dayes,  and  that  I  am,  Sir, 

Your  servant,  M,  Evelyn. 


MRS.   EVELYN.  6i 


To  Mr.  Bokzin,  Fellow  of  New  College,  Oxford. 

When  I  have  assured  you  that  my  usuall  Indispo- 
sition has  treated  me  so  severely  this  winter  that  I 
have  had  little  leasure  to  think  of  any  thing  but  the 
meanes  of  gaineing  health  and  ease,  I  am  perswaded 
you  will  excuse  me  if  I  have  not  decided  in  my 
thoughts  which  was  the  greatest  captaine,  Caesar  or 
Pompey  ;  whether  Mr.  De  Rosny  were  not  a  great 
polititian,  a  brave  soldier,  and  the  best  servant  that 
ever  Prince  had  for  capacity,  fidelity  and  steadinesse, 
a  man  strangly  disinterested,  infinitely  fortunate,  and 
every  way  qualified  to  serve  such  a  master  as  was 
Henry  the  Great,  who  notwithstanding  humane 
frailties,  was  worthy  to  be  faithfully  dealt  with,  since 
he  knew  how  to  judge  and  to  reward.  But  why  do 
we  allvvayes  look  back  into  times  past  ?  wee  may  not 
reproch  our  owne,  since  heere  is  at  this  present  a 
scene  for  galantrie  and  merit,  and  whilst  wee  may 
hope,  wee  must  not  condemne.  Should  I  tell  you 
how  full  of  sorrow  I  have  ben  for  the  losse  of  Dr. 
Bretton,^  you  only  would  blame  me ;  after  death 
flattery  ceases,  therefore  you  may  beleeve  there  was 
some  cause  to  lament  when  thousands  of  weeping 
eyes  witnessed  the  affliction  their  soules  were  in  ;  one 
would  have  imagined  every  one  in  this  parish  had 
lost  a  father,  brother,  or  husband,  so  great  was  the 
bewailing  ;  and  in  earnest  it  dos  appeare  there  never 
was  a  better  nor  a  more  worthy  man.  Such  was 
his  temper,  prudence,  charity,  and  good  conduct,  that 
he  gained  the  weake  and  preserved  the  wise.  The 
sudenesse  of  his  death  was  a  surprise  only  to  his 
friends ;  as  for  himselfe  it  might  be  looked  upon  as 
a  deliverance  from  paine,  the  effect  of  sicknesse,  and 

'  Minister  of  Deptford ;  he  died  in  February  167 1-2. 


62-  CORRESPONDENCE  OF 

I  am  allmost  perswaded  God  snatched  him  from  us, 
least  he  might  have  ben  prevailed  with  by  the  num- 
ber of  petitions  to  have  left  him  still  amongst  us.  If 
you  suspect  kindness  in  me  makes  me  speake  too 
much,  Doctor  Parr^  is  a  person  against  whome  you 
cannot  object ;  it  was  he  who  preached  the  funerall 
sermon,  and  as  an  effect  of  truth  as  well  as  eloquence 
he  himselfe  could  not  forbeare  weeping  in  the  pulpit. 
It  was  his  owne  expression  that  there  were  3  for 
whome  he  had  infinitly  greeved,  the  martyred  King, 
my  Lord  Primate,''  and  Doctor  Bretton  ;  and  as  a  con- 
firmation of  the  right  that  was  done  him  in  that 
oration,  there  was  not  a  drie  eye  nor  a  dissenting 
person.     But  of  this  no  more. 


M.  Evelyn. 


Sayes-Court,  2°  March  167 1-2. 


To  Lady  Tuke. 

April  1685. 
How  to  expresse  the  sorrow  for  parting  with  so 
deare  a  child  is  a  difficult  task.  She  was  welcome 
to  me  from  the  first  moment  God  gave  her,  accept- 
able through  the  whole  course  of  her  life  by  a  thou- 
sand endearments,  by  the  gifts  of  nature,  by  acquired 
parts,  by  the  tender  love  she  ever  shew'd  her  father 
and  me :  a  thred  of  piety  accompanyed  all  her 
actions,  and  now  proves  our  greatest  consolation. 
The  patience,  resignation,  humility  of  her  carriage  in 
so  severe  and  fatall  a  disease,  discover'd  more  than 
an  ordinary  assistance  of  the  Divine  goodnesse,  never 
expressing  feare  of  death,  or  a  desire  to  live,  but  for 

1  Richard  Parr,  D.D.  Vicar  of  Reigate  and  Camberwell.  He 
died  Nov.  2,  1691.  The  funeral  sermon  alluded  to,  was  printed 
in   1672.      See  Manning  and  Bray's   History  of  Surrey,  vol.  i., 

P-  323- 

'  Archbishop  Usher. 


MRS.  EVELYN.  63 

her  friends  sake.  The  seaventh  day  of  her  illnesse 
she  discoursed  to  me  in  particular  as  calmly  as  in 
health,  desir'd  to  confesse  and  receive  the  blessed 
Sacrament,  which  she  perform'd  with  great  devotion, 
after  which,  tho'  in  her  perfect  senses  to  the  last, 
she  never  signified  the  least  concerne  for  the  world, 
prayed  often,  and  resigned  her  soule. — What  shall  I 
say  !  She  was  too  great  a  blessing  for  me,  who  never 
deserved  any  thing,  much  lesse  such  a  Jewell.  I  am 
too  well  assured  of  y'  L^"  kindnesse  to  doubt  the 
part  you  take  in  this  losse ;  you  have  ever  shewed 
y'selfe  a  friend  in  so  many  instances,  that  I  presume 
upon  y'  compassion  ;  nothing  but  this  just  occasion 
could  have  hindered  me  from  wellcoming  you  to 
towne,  and  rejoyceing  with  the  best  friend  I  have 
in  the  world — a  friend  by  merit  and  inclination,  one 
I  must  esteeme  as  the  wife  of  so  worthy  a  relation 
and  so  sincere  a  friend  as  S'  Sam:  (Tuke)  was  to  me 
and  mine.  What  is  this  world,  when  we  recall  past 
things  !  what  are  the  charms  that  keep  our  minds  in 
suspence !  without  the  conversation  of  those  we  love, 
what  is  life  worth  !  How  did  I  propose  happinesse 
this  sum'er  in  the  returne  of  y'  L^  and  my  deare  child 
— for  she  was  absent  almost  all  this  winter  ! 

She  had  much  improved  her  selfe  by  the  remarks 
she  had  made  of  the  world  and  all  its  vanities — 
What  shall  I  add  !  I  could  ever  speake  of  her,  and 
might  I  be  just  to  her  without  suspition  of  partiality, 
could  tell  you  many  things.  The  papers  which  are 
found  in  her  cabinet  discover  she  profited  by  her 
readyng — such  reflections,  collections  out  of  Scrip- 
ture, confessions,  meditations,  and  pious  notions, 
evidence  her  time  was  not  spent  in  the  trifling  way 
of  most  young  women.  I  acknowledge,  as  a  Chris- 
tain,  I  ought  not  to  murmur,  and  I  should  be  infi- 
nitly  sorry  to  incur  God's  further  displeasure.  There 
are  those  yet  remaining  that  challenge  my  care,  and 


64  CORRESPONDENCE   OF 

for  their  sakes  I  endeavour  to  submitt  all  I  can.  I 
thank  my  poore  Cousen  a  thousand  times  for  her 
kind  concerne,  and  wishe  she  may  live  to  be  the 
comfort  you  deserve  in  her,  that  God  will  continue 
the  blessing  to  both,  and  make  you  happy — which  is 
the  prayer  of  her  who  is 

Y"  most  affectionately, 

M.  E. 


Mrs.  Evelyn  to  her  Son. 

I  haue  received  y'  letter,  and  request  for  a  supply 
of  mony  ;  but  none  of  those  you  mention  which  were 
bare  effects  of  y'  duty.  If  you  were  so  desirous  to 
answer  our  expectations  as  you  pretend  to  be,  you 
would  give  those  tutors  and  overseers  you  think  so 
exact  over  you  lesse  trouble  then  I  feare  they  have 
with  you.  Much  is  to  be  wished  in  yo'  behalfe  :  that 
y'  temper  were  humble  and  tractable,  y'  inclinations 
virtuous,  and  that  from  choice  not  compulsion  you 
make  an  honnest  man.  Whateuer  object  of  vice 
comes  before  you,  should  haue  the  same  effect  in  y' 
mind  of  dislike  and  aversion  that  drunkenesse  had 
in  the  youth  of  Sparta  when  their  slaves  were  pre- 
sented to  them  in  that  brutish  condition,  not  only 
from  the  deformity  of  such  a  sight,  but  from  a  motive 
beyond  theirs,  the  hope  of  a  future  happinesse,  which 
those  rigorous  heathens  in  morall  virtue  had  little 
prospect  of,  finding  no  reward  for  virtue  but  in  virtue 
itselfe.  You  are  not  too  young  to  know  that  lying, 
defrauding,  swearing,  disobedience  to  parents  and 
persons  in  authority,  are  offences  to  God  and  man  : 
that  debauchery  is  injurious  to  growth,  health,  life, 
and  indeed  to  the  pleasures  of  life :  therefore  now 
that  you  are  turning  from  child  to  man  endeavour  to 
follow  the  best  precepts,  and  chuse  such  wayes  as 


MRS.   EVELYN.  65 

may  render  you  worthy  of  praise  and  love.  You 
are  assured  of  y'  Fathers  care  and  my  tendernesse  : 
no  mark  of  it  shall  be  wanting  at  any  time  to  con- 
firme  it  to  you,  with  this  reserve  only,  that  you  strive 
to  deserve  kindnesse  by  a  sincere  honest  proceeding, 
and  not  flatter  y'  selfe  that  you  are  good  whilst  you 
only  appeare  to  be  so.  Fallacies  will  only  passe  in 
schools.  When  you  throughly  weigh  these  con- 
siderations, I  hope  you  will  apply  them  to  your  owne 
advantage,  as  well  as  to  our  infinite  satisfaction.  I 
pray  dayly  God  would  inspire  you  with  his  grace, 
and  blesse  you. 

I  am, 

Y'  louing  mother, 

M.  Evelyn. 


Mrs.  Evelyn  (who  outlived  Mr.  Evelyn)  by  her 
will,  dated  9  Feb.  1708,  desired  to  be  buried  in  a 
stone  coffin  near  that  of  "  my  dear  husband,  whose 
love  &  friendship  I  was  happy  in  58  years  9  months, 
but  by  Gods  Providence  left  a  disconsolate  widow 
the  27  day  of  February,  1705,  in  the  71st  year  of  my 
age.  His  care  of  my  education  was  such  as  might 
become  a  father,  a  lover,  a  friend,  and  husband,  for 
instruction,  tenderness,  affection  &  fidelity  to  the 
last  moment  of  his  life ;  which  obligation  I  mention 
with  a  gratitude  to  his  memory,  ever  dear  to  me ;  & 
I  must  not  omit  to  own  the  sense  I  have  of  my 
Parents  care  &  goodnesse  in  placing  me  in  such 
worthy  hands." 


IV. 


PRIVATE  CORRESPONDENCE 

BETWEEN 

KING  CHARLES  I. 

AND 

HIS    SECRETARY    OF    STATE,    SIR    EDWARD    NICHOLAS, 
WHILST  HIS  MAJESTY  WAS  IN  SCOTLAND,  1641, 

AND    AT   OTHER   TIMES    DURING   THE   CIVIL   WAR. 


—<<jr- 


CHARLES    I. 


ORIGINAL   LETTERS. 


TJie  King  to  Sir  Edivard  Niclwlas. 

_ICOLAS,  Your  aduertisments  to  me,'  is  so 
far  from  displeasing  to  me,  that  I  comand  you 
to  continew  it,  &  that  as  often  as  conuenientlie 
ye  may.  Deliuer  thease  incloseds.  (I  hope  ye 
know  by  that  yesterday  that  on  [one]  is  to  my 
Wyfe.)     So  I  rest 

Your  friend, 
Eden.  15  Aug.  1641.  Charles  R. 

Aduertise  my  Wyfe  vpon  euery  dispache,  that  she  may  (if 
she  will)  wryt;  &  make  one  when  &  as  often  as  she  will  co- 
mand you. 

'  This  letter  is  evidently  the  first  sent  by  the  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas, 
in  answer  to  his  first  communication  respecting  the  proceedings  subsequent 
to  his  Majesty's  departure  from  the  metropolis  to  settle  affairs  in  the  Scot- 
tish Parliament.  This  journey  of  the  King  was  by  no  means  agreeable  to  the 
English  Parliament ;  for,  so  late  as  the  7th  of  August,  the  Commons  desired 
the  Lords  to  join  with  them  in  an  attempt  to  delay  the  King's  departure  for 
fourteen  days.  Charles,  however,  gave  his  assent  on  that  day  to  several  Bills 
both  public  and  private,  and  then  bade  the  Parliament  Farewell  !  The  next 
day,  although  Sunday,  the  Commons  actually  sat,  for  the  purpose  of  forming 
and  presenting  a  petition  on  the  subject.  On  the  9th,  his  Majesty  again 
gave  the  royal  assent  to  four  Bills,  and  took  leave  a  second  time,  telling 
the  Parliament  that  he  should  return  before  Michaelmas,  if  possible.  At 
two  o'clock  he  set  off,  accompanied  by  the  Elector  Palatine  and  the  Duke 
of  Richmond.  His  journey  must  have  been  performed  with  a  rapidity  nearly 
equal  to  that  of  the  present  day. 


70 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


1641 


TJte  Queen  to  Sir  E.  Nidwlas. 

Maistre  Nicholas,  I  haue  reseaued  your  letter:  and  that  you 
send  me  from  the  King  :  which  T\Tites  me  word  he  as  been  vera 
well  reseaued  in  Scotland  :  and  that  both  the  armie  :  and  the 
people  :  have  shued  a  creat  joye  to  see  the  King  :  and  such  :  that 
theay  say  was  neuer  seen  before  :  pray  god  it  may  continued :  for 
the  letter  that  I  wn\X  to  you  counserning  the  commissionaires  it  is 
them  that  are  toe  dispatch  bussinesse  in  the  Kings  absence  :  I 
thank  you  for  your  care  of  geuing  me  aduises  of  what  passes  at 
London  :  and  soe  I  reste 

Your  frand, 

Otelands,'  the  19  August.  Henrietie  Marie  R. 

Indorsed,  "  For  Mistre  Kicholas." 
In  Sir  E.  N.'s  writing : 
"  19°  Aug.  1641.     The  Queenes  le'  to  me." 


ApostyJtd  in 
the  Kings 
■writing:^ 

Ye  ar  verrie 
right 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excellent  Ma'''^, 
Yesterday  I  receaved  yo''  Ma'''*  of  the  1 7th  of  this  month,  &  in 
it  one  to  the  Queene,  &  another  to  my  Lo:  Keeper :  ^  I  forthw" 
presented  yo''  Ma""  to  the  Queene,  w**  when  she  had  read,  her 
Ma"'  comanded  me  to  forbeare  to  deliver  that  to  my  Lo.  Keeper, 
&  took  it  into  her  owne  custody,  for  that  her  Ma"'  said  it  was 
written  att  her  entreaty,  &:  that  there  is  now  noe  occasion  for  y' 
delivery  of  it,  as  her  Ma*""  tells  me  she  will  by  her  next  satisfy  yo'' 
Ma**",  &  I  hope  I  have  donne  nothing  but  my  duty  in  obe)'ing  her 
Ma"^  comaund  touching  that  letter. 

'  Oatlands  at  this  period  was  the  Queen's  property,  having  been  granted 
to  her  some  years  before,  by  the  King,  for  her  hfe.  In  the  preceding 
year,  1640,  her  son  Henry  of  Oatlands  was  bom  there.  Oatlands  had  long 
been  a  royal  mansion  ;  but  the  house  then  stood  on  low  ground,  near  the 
present  kitchen  garden  (see  "History  of  Surrey");  and  was  pulled  down 
during  the  Usurpation,  with  the  exception  of  a  small  part,  which  was  again 
given  up  to  the  Queen  upon  the  Restoration. 

^  Sir  Edward  Lyttelton,  created  Lord  Lyttelton  in  this  year. 

'  What  is  so  apostyled  by  the  King  will  be  printed  in  the  margin. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  71 

Satterday  morning  the  Comittees  did  set  forth  towards  Scot- 
land, '  &  that  day  the  Peers  adiourned  their  House  till  too- 
morrow  : '  it  is  conceaved  there  will  not  be  much  business  donne 
now  in  P'liam't  untill  they  shall  understand  of  the  arrivall  and  re- 
cepcon  of  their  Comittees  by  yo""  Ma"",  whereon  all  their  eyes  are 
fixed.' 

The  Constable  of  y"  Tower  is  comanded  by  y°  Lo""  House 
forthw*"  to  reside  constantly  in  the  Tower,  &  order  is  given  (as  I 
am  credibly  tould)  that  there  shal  be  40  souldiers  added  to  rein- 
force that  garrison,  w'''  new  soldiers  are  to  be  contynued  &  paid  by 
the  P'liam't  here  during  yo''  Ma'"^  absence. 

Upon  a  Conference  had  betweene  both  Houses,  there  is  an 
order  of  P'liam't  for  y^  present  disarming  of  all  Recusants,^  and 
some  Comittees  of  the  Houses  are  appointed  to  see  y'  statutes  on 
that  behalf  forthw''  put  in  execucon. 

Upon  consideracon  of  y"'  great  ielousies  that  are  raysed  here  & 
spread  abroade,  as  if  there  were  some  intencons  to  make  use  of 
some  of  y'  armyes  to  y'  preiudice  of  y'^  Parliani',  and  upon  the  ap- 
parent delay  that  hath  been  used  in  y''  paying  off,  &  disbanding  y" 
English  armye,  w'*  hath  bene  cleerely  throughe  y*^  negligence  of 
those  whom  y'  Parliam'  hath  imployed  in  that  service,  I  humbly  Heerein  I  haue 
beseech  yo'  Ma""  to  give  me  leaue  to  offer  to  yo"'  Ma"''*  considera-  '^"^  >'°'"'  ^^' 

JO  J  uyce,    the    m- 

con,  whether  it  may  not  be  fitt  for  yo''  Ma     p'sently  to  wryte  yo''  closed   to  the 
I'res  to  the  Speaker  of  one  or  both  Houses,  taking  notice  of  y"   Keeper  being 

,    .  ,.  .  .to  that   effect, 

delay  &  sloth  that  hath  bene  used  m  y"  disbandmg  the  armies,   onlie  I  would 
w"""  have  bene  kept  on  foote  here  to  y"  great  greevaunce  of  yo''      "?  y°"  °-'^' 

1  ■*    °  °  ■'        ueitice  my 

'These    Commissioners   were   appointed   by  both   Houses  on  the    l6th  of   wyfeofit. 
August,  with  instructions  to  negociate  with  the  Scottish  Parliament  respect- 
ing the  affairs  of  that  kingdom. 

^  The  Commons,  however,  had  been  very  busy  since  the  King's  depar- 
ture :  having  brought  fresh  charges  against  the  impeached  Bishops ;  voted 
Perry,  Jermyn,  and  Suckling,  guilty  of  high  treason  ;  and  established  a  com- 
plaint against  the  Queen's  Capuchin  Friars.  Though  the  King  was  gone, 
yet  Commissioners  were  left  to  exercise  the  royal  functions  in  Parliament, 
and  the  assent  was  given  to  the  Bill  for  Tonnage  and  Poundage  on  the  1 6th  of 
August. 

^  Before  adjournment  they  made  fresh  orders  against  the  Recusants,  and  also 
for  raising  money  speedily  for  the  use  of  the  army. 

*  This  originated  in  a  complaint  from  the  Commons  to  the  Lords  on  the  17th 
of  August,  that  the  laws  for  disarming  them  were  neglected,  and  that  many  of 
them  were  even  screened  by  members  of  the  Upper  House. 


72 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


1641 


Continewyour 
aduertisments 
for  w'''   I 
thanke  you. 
C.  R. 


sub'"  in  y''  North,  &  att  a  heavy  charge  to  yo'  kingdome  in  Eng- 
land in  g'rall,  notwithstanding  yo"'  Ma"°  hath  from  tyme  to  tyme 
by  frequent  speeches  to  both  Houses  often  called  upon  them  to 
ease  this  yo'  kingdome  of  that  greevous  burthen.  Yo''  Ma"''  now 
understanding,  that  (when  by  y''  agreem'  w""  the  Scots  all  the 
Englishe  forces  are  to  be  disbanded)  y°  Lo.  G'rall  hath  advertised 
y'^  Houses  that  there  wants  140.  thousand  pounds  to  finishe  that 
worke,  therefore  yo''  Ma'""  may  be  pleased  to  quicken  the  Parliam' 
here,  &  to  let  them  know  how  sensible  yo'  Ma"^  is  of  y^  long 
sufferings  of  yo''  people  of  England,  &  to  comaund  the  Houses, 
(all  other  matters  set  apart,)  forthwith  to  apply  themselves  to  free 
this  yo'  kingdome  of  soe  heavy  &  dayly  a  charge.  Such  a  letter 
would  let  yo'  people  here  see  yo'  care  &  affec'on  to  them,  &  make 
appeare  cleerely  to  the  world  that  there  is  noe  intenc'on  on  yo' 
■jyjg^ties  ptc  jQ  niake  use  of  the  army  here,  as  may  be  otherwise  in- 
sinuated. 

I  humbly  beg  yo'  Ma"""'  p'don   for  this   bold  &  tedious   dis- 
course, w'^''  is  noe  other  then  an  effect  of  the  dutifull  affeccon  of 
Yo'  Ma'"'' 

most  humble  &  most 

obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 


As  I  was  closing  this  packet,  I  receaved  one  from  Edenburgh, 
wherein  was  yo'  Ma"'''  le'  of  the  iq""  p'esent :  I  shall  lett  my  Lo. 
Keeper  understand  what  yo'  Ma"''  hath  comaunded  me  to  deliver 
to  my  Lo.  Ch.  Justice  Bankes  (who  is  now  in  his  circuit  in 
Suffolke)  touching  y''  4  Irishe  regiments,'  and  desire  his  Lo''''  (in 
y"  others  absence)  to  acquaint  y^  Lo*"*  House  therewith.  Yo' 
Ma""'  le'  of  y"  19"'  p'sent  I  have  sent  to  y"  Queene. 

Westminster,  23°  Aug.  1641. 

Under  this  date,  in  the  King's  writing,  "Eden.  28." 

Indorsed,  "  For  yo'  Ma"^."     And  signed  by  tlie  King,  "  Yours  apostyled." 
Likewise  indorsed   by  Sir  E.   N.  "  My  le'  to  y'  King  of  y'  23  Aug.  164 1. 
Apostiled  y'  28th." 

'  'When  the  Irish  regiments  were  on  the  point  of  being  disbanded,  the  Am- 
bassadors of  France  and  Spain  made  an  application  to  the  Parliament  on  the 
14th  of  August  for  leave  to  hire  several  regiments  for  foreign  service  ;  but  their 
application  was  refused. 


Lord  Keeper  Littletoj!^. 


.64.  CORRESPONDENCE. 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Nicholas,  I  thanke  you  for  the  account  you  haue  giuen  me  by 
yours  of  the  14,  comandingyou  still  to  continew  the  same  course, 
as  lykewais  that  in  my  name  ye  tell  the  same  to  my  Lord  Cheefe 
justice  Bankes  '  also  :  So  I  rest 

Your  frend, 

Eden:  19  Aug:  1641.  Charles  R. 

You  must  tell  my  L.  Cheefe  justice  Bankes  from  me  that  I  am 
so  far  now  engaged  to  the  Spanish  Embassador^  for  fower  regi- 
ment, that  I  cannot  now  goe  backe,  for  it  was  asseured  me  before 
I  cam  from  London  that  bothe  Houses  were  content,  onlie  it 
wanted  the  formalitie  of  voting :  whereupon  I  gaue  an  absolute 
order  for  the  leauing  &  transporting  of  those  men,  but  also  re- 
iterated my  promises  to  the  Embassador :  wherefor  he  must  tell 
the  Houses  from  me  that  thease  leauies  must  not  be  stoped. 
C.  R. 

Addressed:  "  For  your  selfe." 

Indorsed  by  Sir  E.  N.  "  19°  Aug  :  1641  :  R.  23".     His  Ma''«  let'  to  me." 


Sir  Edward  NicJwlas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excellent  Ma"'^, 

This  morning  about  6  o'clock  I  receaved  by  y"  hands  of  Mr. 
Murray  yo'  Ma""'  of  the  22"',  &  have  acquainted  my  Lo.  Keeper,^ 
that  yo'  Ma""  is  well  satisfyed  w*  his  letf,  whereof  his  Lo'"''  is 
very  glad,  &  acknowledgeth  yo'  Ma"™  great  goodnes  to  him  in  it. 

Before  my  receipt  of  yo'  Ma""*  last  letter  I  had  acquainted  my 
Lo.  Keeper  (in  y"  absence  of  my  Lo.  Ch.  Justice  Bankes)  w""  what  i  see  your  dis- 
yo'  Ma"""  commanded  me,  touching  yo'  Ma""''  eneaffem'  for  trans-  <^''^''o"  "^-''y . 

.  '  .  ,        .  .  ?  •'ee  trusted  in 

portac  on  of  4  regiments  of  Inshe  for  y"  service  of  the  Spanishe  greater  maters. 

'  Sir  John  Banks,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Common  Pleas. 

^  Don  Alonzo  de  Cardenas.     This  is  noticed  in  the  preceding  letter. 

^  This  was  Lord  Lyttelton,  wlio  succeeded  Finch,  and  of  whom  it  was 
justly  said  that  he  was  a  good  EngUshman,  a  good  subject,  and  learned  in  the 
laws  ;  but  not  having  the  same  dexterity  that  his  predecessor  had,  he  was  not 
so  filly  qualified  for  his  important  trust  in  such  perilous  and  critical  times. 


74  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

King,  &  w*"  y^  reasons  of  it,  &  his  Lo^''  having  that  morning  made 
y*^  same  knowne  to  the  Lo''%  they  thereupon  had  y'^  next  day  a  con- 
ference -n-^  y'^  Comons  House,  the  result  of  w'''  conference  is  not 
as  yet  reported  to  y"^  Lo^'*  House,  but  I  am  tould,  that  the 
Comons '  are  verj'  much  against  these  4  regiments  going  for 
Spayne,  in  regard  it  crosseth  w'"  yo''  Ma'''^  &  y'  Houses  Declara- 
tion against  y""  Spanyard  on  behalf  of  y"  Prince  Elector ;  ^  &  there- 
fore my  Lo.  Keeper  thinkes  not  fitt  to  hasten  y'^  report  of  that 
conference  :  As  soone  as  there  shal  be  any  order  or  resolucon  in 
it  by  y^  Parliam',  I  shall  advertise  it  to  yo'  ^Ia'"^  I  sent  yo'  Ma"" 
letter  to  Sir  Ph.  Maynewaring '  by  an  expresse  messenger  into 
Northamptonsh  :  whither  S'  Phillip  was  gonne  2  dayes  before  my 
receipt  of  yo'  Ma"''  to  him. 

Since  Satterday  last  there  hath  beene  noe  business  done  in 
Parham'  of  any  publique  nature  *that  I  can  heare  of;  but  only  the 
order  made  by  the  Lo'^"  touching  y^  election  of  y''  present  Sheriffs 
of  London,  whereof  I  gave  advertisem'  to  Mr.  Thre'r  by  myne  of 
yc  23"^.'   This  day  y''  Lo.  Mayor  was  att  the  Upper  House  to  get  an 

'  On  the  28th  of  August,  when  the  House  of  Commons  again  took  this 
aflair  into  consideration,  Sir  Benjamin  Rudyard  spoke  loudly  against  it, 
founding  his  objections,  principally,  upon  the  points  here  stated  by  Sir  Ed- 
ward Nicholas.  The  Commons  then  refused  assent  to  the  measure,  in  which 
the  Lords  agreed  with  them ;  and  a  letter,  expressing  their  refusal,  was  sent 
to  the  King. 

*  Elector  of  Bavaria,  Prince  Palatine  of  the  Rhine,  and  nephew  to  Charles 
I.  being  the  son  of  his  sister  Elizabeth,  Queen  of  Bohemia. 

^  He  was  of  Over  Peover,  in  Cheshire,  and  father  to  the  first  Baronet  of 
that  name,  so  created  after  the  Restoration.  He  was  Sheriff  of  Cheshire  in 
1 639,  and  Captain  in  the  Cheshire  light  horse.  Collins  does  not  mention  his 
knighthood. 

*  This  is  curious  ;  for  it  appears,  by  the  Records  of  Parliament,  that  on  the 
25th  of  August  the  Lords  sequestrated  the  temporalities  of  Dr.  Roger  Man- 
waring,  Bishop  of  St.  David's,  for  his  contumacy  to  an  order  of  the  House  ; 
and  on  the  day  on  which  Sir  Edward  wrote  his  letter  both  Houses  had  a  confe- 
rence respecting  a  proposed  recess  of  Parliament. 

'  This  evidently  relates  to  the  dispute  then  existing  between  the  Lord 
Mayor  and  the  Commons  of  London  ;  the  former  laying  claim  to  the  choice 
of  one  of  the  Sheriffs,  by  a  prescription  of  three  hundred  years.  The  Livery 
refiising  to  abide  by  this,  the  Court  of  Aldermen  petitioned  the  King  to  decide 
upon  the  affair ;  but  the  King  referred  it  to  the  House  of  Lords,  who,  after  some 
delay,  ordered  that  the  Commonalty  should  proceed  to  the  choice  of  the  two 
Sheriffs,  at  the  same  time  recommending  that  they  would  have  those  who  had 
already  been  nominated   by  the  Mayer.     The   Sheriffs  chosen  were  George 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  75 

alteration  of  that  their  Lo^"  order,  but  the  House  would  not  recede 
from  it  in  any  p'ticular,  whereat  y''  Lo.  Mayor  &  cheif  cittizens 
seeme  to  be  much  troubled. 

There  is  here  great  expectation  what  recepcon  yo'  Ma"°  will  give  They  came 
to  f  Comittees  sent  hence.     I  wishe  yo'  Ma"''  could  have  soe  nfght  ^^^"^'^" 
tymely  expedited  yo'  affaires  there,  as  that  you  might  have  bene 
reddy  to  come  away  before  their  arrivall  there. 

Yesterday  y""  Comons  ordered'  that  y°  pay  of  Coll.  Willmot, 
Ashbournham,  &  y"  rest  of  y"  soldiers  (that  are  questioned  in 
P'liam't),  shalbe  sequestred  untill  their  busines  shalbe  heard  &  ad- 
judged. And  upon  occasion  of  y'^  discourse  of  that  busines,  Mr. 
Selden  did  then  in  that  house  deliver  his  opinion  with  much  con- 
fidence, that  by  y"  Act  of  Oblivion  Mr.  Percy  and  Mr.  Jermyn," 
&  all  y'  rest  that  are  questioned  with  them,  are  freed  and  par- 
doned, w'*"  he  argued  so  strongly  out  of  the  very  words  of  that 
Act,  as  y""  sages  of  that  house,  who  oppugned  his  opinion,  did  not 
(in  y''  iudgem'  of  able  men)  give  any  reasonable  or  satisfactory 
answere  to  it :  the  House  seemed  to  be  much  amazed  att  this  slipp 
in  that  Act,  &  were  not  well  pleased  with  him  who  delivered  this 
opinion  :  some  said  that  it  was  not  in  y'^  intencon  of  y'^  House  to 
pardon  them,  whereupon  it  was  replyed  that  lawes  are  to  be  under- 
stood according  to  the  words  in  y"  Act,  &  not  according  to  the 
intencon  of  y'^  makers,  further  than  y"  words  will  beare. 

This  day  the  House  of  Peers  have  comitted  to  prison  y"  man  that 
printed  the  scandalous  ballet  concerning  the  Qu.  Mother's  going 
away,  &  will  consider  of  further  punishm*  for  him,  and  they  have 
ordered  that  these  ballets  shalbe  burnt  by  y""  hand  of  y'"  hangman. 

Garret  and  George  Clark.  Sir  William  Acton,  B.irt.  was  the  then  Lord 
M.iyor ;  but  he  was  superseded  by  the  ParUament,  and  replaced  by  Sir  Ed- 
mund Wright. 

'  Not  recorded  in  the  Parliamentary  Debates. 

^  Jermyn  had  been  especially  implicated  in  this  affair,  by  the  confession  of 
Colonel  Goiing,  made  on  his  examination  concerning  what  was  called  a  "  Con- 
spir.icie  .against  the  State."  Goring  asserted  that  he,  himself,  had  refused  con- 
currence with  the  proposals  to  put  the  army  into  a  posture  to  serve  the  King, 
to  send  a  Declaration  to  Parliament  that  Episcopacy  should  not  be  infringed 
upon,  and  that  the  King's  revenue  should  be  established  ;  for  he  said  that  he 
thought  it  belonged  to  an  army  to  maintain,  not  to  contrive  acts  of  state.  At 
the  same  time  he  confessed  that  his  own  object,  in  joining  in  the  proposed  mea- 
sures, was  to  solicit  "a  redresse  for  the  miseries  of  the  souldiers." 


76  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

Thankehimin       The  inclosed  from  my  Lo.  Marshall'  will  give  yo'  Ma'"^  an 
his  account'     account  of  y''  cause  of  y"  Qu.  Mother's  stay  att  Dover. 

Albeit  this  employm'  w'''  yo'  Ma"'  hath  bene  pleased  to  honour 
Indeed  ye  nie  w'thall,  hath  drawne  much  envy  vpon  me,  &  (as  I  heare)  set 

fuli'^  "  '"  ^  ^01^^  on  worke  to  prye  into  my  accons  past  &  present,  yet  since  I 
enioy  f  comfort  of  y'  Ma"'''  grac'ous  opinion  &  acceptaunce  of  my 
poore  &  honnest  endeavours,  I  shall  not  vallue  any  mans  mallice, 
but  rather  smile  att  their  ignoraunce,  that  conceave  there  is  any 
other  felicity  in  this  imploym',  then  to  deserve  to  be  accounted  an 
honest  man,  & 

Yo'  Ma*"^ 
most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 
I  receaued  this       The  Queene  sent  me  word  she  had  written  lately  to  yo'  Ma"", 
yesterday.         ^  would  not  write  by  this  dispatche. 

Westminster,  26°  Aug. 
Written  by  the  King,  "Eden.  31,  1641." 
Indorsed,  ' '  For  yo''  most  excellent  Ma'''=. " 
Written  by  the  King,  "  Yours  apostyled." 

Further  indorsement  in  the  hand-writing  of  Sir   E.  N. :  "26  Aug.  1641. 
Myne  to  his  Ma''»  apostiled  31°  Aug." 


TJie  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Nicholas,  I  haue  nothing  to  answer  to  yours  of  the  20:  (w'"  I 
receaued  yesterday  in  the  euening),  save  onlie  to  thanke  for  your 
advertisments :  but  heering  from  good  hand,  that  the  House  of 
Comons  meanes  to  refuse  my  General  Pardon,"  I  haue  thought 
fitt  to  comand  you,  to  comand  my  L.  Keeper  to  thinke  of  a 
Declaration  to  be  put  fourth  in  my  name  (in  case  my  Pardon  be 
refused)  to  make  my  fauorable  intentions  knowen  to  all  my 
English  subjects,  how  I  consulted  it  with  the  best  lawers,  to  make 

^  Thomas  Howard,  Earl  of  Arundel  and  Surrey. 

^  This  will  be  found  fully  explained  in  a  subsequent  letter.  It  seems  as  if 
the  King  wished  to  secure  Percy,  Wilmot,  Ashbumham,  and  the  others  en- 
gaged with  them,  from  the  malice  of  the  Parliament,  but  was  unwilling  to 
pardon  them  expressly  by  name,  and  therefore  issued  this  General  Pardon  in 
order  to  include  them,  without  appearing  to  confirm  the  charges  brought 
against  them  as  acting  under  his  privity  and  directions. 


witli  tliis 
account. 


T641  CORRESPONDENCE.  yj 

it  of  most  aduantadge  that  might  bee  for  all  my  said  people.  This 
being  the  summe,  for  the  forme  &  the  penning,  I  leave  it  to  bee 
consulted  there :  to  w'*"  end,  I  com'and  you  first  to  goe  to  my 
Wyfe,  to  receaue  her  directions  in  it  (for  she  knowes  my  mynde 
fully  in  this  particular)  and  according  to  what  she  shall  direct  you, 
to  com'and  my  Lo.  Keeper  for  the  drawing  of  it,  fitt  for  my  hand, 
with  all  speede,  &  so  I  rest 

Your  frend, 

Charles  R. 
Eden.  25  Aug:  1641. 


Sir  Edvjard  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  y"  most  e.xcell"'  Ma'", 
Yo'r  Ma'"^  of  the  2Sth  of  this  moneth  founde  me  at  Oatlands  on  i  am  satisfied 
Sunday  last,  as  I  was  attending  the  Queenes  com'aunds,  where  I 
p''sently  p''sented  to  her  Royall  hand  yo''  Ma'""  1''',  &  acquainted 
her  Ma""  what  you  had  written  to  me  concerning  a  Declarac'on  ; 
her  Ma"'"  saith  that  she  now  vnderstands  that  y"  Com'ons  will  not 
suddainly  refuse  yo'  Ma""  Pardon  ;  but  howsoever  she  com'aunded 
me  to  speake  w""  my  Lo.  Keeper  about  it  according  to  yo''  Ma'''^ 
le*"',  &  to  wishe  him  to  consider  of  a  fitting  Declarac'on  agreeable 
to  yo'"  Ma""  direcc'ons,  that  it  may  be  reddy  in  case  the  G'ral 
Pardon  shal  be  refused,  &  this  to  be  donne  w""  all  possible  secrecy. 
My  Lo.  Keeper  promiseth  to  p''pare  such  a  Declarac'on  against 
too-morrow,  &  hath  wished  me  then  to  attend  his  Lo'''  to  Oat- 
lands, there  to  shew  it  to  her  Ma"'',  &  as  soon  as  it  shal  be  per- 
fected to  send  it  for  yo''  royal  approbac'on.  The  busines  will  well 
beare  this  delay,  for  that  y'  Peers  have  this  day  adiourned  their 
House  till  Munday  next;  and  y''  Com'ons  (I  heare)  intend  to 
adiourne  too-morrow,  also  till  Munday ;  &  it  is  resolv'd  that  both 
Houses  shall  adiourne  on  VVensday  se'night  till  y''  26th  of  Octob'. 
I  humbly  desire  to  know  yo''  Ma"*"*  pleasure  whether  when  this 
Dcclarc'on  shall  be  printed,  it  may  not  be  fit  to  shew  y"'  same  to 
my  Lo.  Banks  or  Mr.  Attorney,'  or  both,  before  it  be  engrossed  for  Show  it  to 
yo''  Ma"'^  hand.     I  have  bene  tould  that  some  take  excepc'ons  to  '^°''^" 

'  Sir  Edward  Herbert,  Knt. 


78 


CORRESPOXDEXCE. 


1 641 


I  am  of  your 
mynd  ;  for 
their  petition 
to  mee  was  to 
have  it  as  neer 
to  that  of  21 
Jacobi  as 
might  bee. 


I  com'and  you 
to  speake  with 
the  L.  Keeper, 
myL.  Bankes, 
and  my  learned 
Councell,  to 
see  what  course 
is  best  to  be 
taken  to  stop 
theas  insolen- 
cies  in  tyme  to 
cum. 

I  willinglie 
grant  your 
desyre. 


yo'  Ma*^  Pardon,  for  that  it  excepts  all  matters  of  ecd'all  cogni- 
saunce,  albeit  y*  same  exception  is  in  -f  Pardon  of  21°  Jacobi,  but 
I  beleeve  that  this  excepc'on  of  theirs  is  but  a  pretence,  &  that  y'' 
majTie  thing  that  they  dislike  in  it  is,  that  Mr.  Percy  &  y'  rest  of 
his  company  are  comprehended  in  it.  Both  Houses  have  had  a 
conference  upon  yo'  Ma°®  answear  and  reasons  sent  by  Mr. 
Nichols^  touching  y*  com'ission,  and  I  heare,  thoughe  many  would 
have  bene  better  pleased  that  yo'  Ma^"  had  signed  >•*  com'ission 
for  their  co'mittees,  yet  they  doe  not  much  dislike  yo'  Ma"" 
answeare,  since  by  yo'  grac'ous  permission  their  com'ittees  have 
leave  to  come  to  Edenburg  to  doe  the  busines  they  are  principally 
sent  for."  I  have  herew""  sent  yo'  Ma"*  y*  substance  of  2  messages 
deUvered  yesterday  from  y*  Com'ons  to  y*  Peers.  The  ordinance 
therein  menc'oned  touching  y^  disarming  of  Recusants  is  this  day 
ordered  to  be  printed  (as  I  heare).  There  hath  bene  some  of  yo' 
Ma"**  deer  kOled  in  Windsor  forrest  neer  Egham  by  -f  inhabitants 
of  that  towne  &  of  y"^  parishes  adio)Tiing,  who  hunted  in  y*  day 
tyme  by  80  &  100  in  a  company  :  S'  Ar.  Ma}Tiwaring'  hath  bene 
amongst  them,  and  w''*  good  words  &:  promises  hath  made  them 
forbeare  for  -f  p*sent  AMien  both  Houses  shal  be  adioumed  till 
Octob'  I  beleeve  here  wil  be  little  or  noe  busines  in  this  towne, 
where  y*  sicknes  &  small  pos  increaseth,  and  therefore  if  yo'  Ma°^ 
please  to  give  me  leave,  I  humbly  desire  to  reside  att  Oatlands  or 

'  This  was  Mr.  Anthony  Nichols,  Member  for  Bodmyn,  whom  the  Commons, 
on  the  iSth  August,  had  ordered  to  be  their  messenger  to  carry  the  Petition, 
Commission,  and  Instructions  to  Edinburgh  for  the  King's  approbation.  It  is 
stated  in  the  Parliamentary  Records,  that  the  sum  of  £iooa  was  then  ordered 
for  the  "  Commissioner's  Charges." 

-  The  King's  answer  was  read  to  both  Houses  on  the  soih,  in  which  he  said 
that  he  did  not  find  it  necessary  to  sign  any  such  Commission  ;  but  was  "gra- 
ciously pleased  to  give  leave  to  the  said  Members  to  come  and  attend  us  here 
in  Scotland,  to  see  the  ratification  of  the  said  Treaty,  and  what  else  belongs 
thereunto. " 

The  Parliamentary  Debates  say,  that  "  these  reasons  seemingly  contented 
both  Houses,  for  we  hear  no  more  of  the  matter  from  either  of  the  Journals ;" 
but  Sir  Edward  Nicholas  explains  the  business  with  more  probability. 

'  He  had  property  in  Chertsey,  in  the  ricinity ;  and  on  the  17th  of  Sep- 
tember was  appointed,  along  with  many  others,  to  hold  an  inquest  in  the 
bounds  of  Windsor  Forest,  within  the  bailiwick  of  Surrey.  The  people  had 
been  enraged  by  the  proceedings  of  the  Justice  in  Eyre,  the  Earl  of  Holland. 
Manning  and  Bray's  Hist.  Surrey,  voL  i.  Introduction,  pp.  xii.  xiii. 


,641  CORRESPONDENCE.  79 

att  my  house  att  Thorpe  (w'"  is  but  3  myles  from  Oatlands), 
whether  I  can  take  order  that  all  packets  shall  w"'out  any  delay  or 
p-iudice  be  brought  to  me.  I  assure  yo'  Ma""  I  would  not  p-sume 
to  crave  this  favour,  if  I  could  imagine  that  any  inconvenience  or 
delay  might  thereby  happen  to  y"  services  yo"'  Ma"°  hath  bene 
pleased  to  comitt  to  y"  care  of,  I  receaued 

V  Ma*^™  yours  of  the  2: 

the  6  of  this 

Most  humble  and  most  obedient  servaunt,  monthe,  vpon 

Edw.  Nicholas.       Wch,  &  other 

,  .  reasons,  to 

Westminster,  31"  Aug.  1641.     Apostyled  7"  y^"".  stay  this  dis- 

Eden.  5  Sep.  pache  untill 

Indorsed,  "  For  yo'  sacred  Ma'i=."  the  8 :  euen 

All     .1     !••        iiir  1  1  J"  nowlreceaued 

And  by  the  King,     Yours  apostyled.  ^^^^  ^^  ^^^  ^ . 

w'ch  requyres 
no  answer. 
Eden.  8  Sept. 

Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  Ma"", 

Since  my  lef  of  y"  26th  of  this  moneth  it  hath  bene  here  ordered 
by  both  Houses  of  Parliam',  that  out  of  y"  rnonny  accruing  to  y'' 
Ma""  by  vertue  of  y"  last  Act  of  Tonnage  &  Poundage,^  there  shal 
be  paid  for  the  use  of  the  Navy  10  m.  lb.  for  this  moneth  of  Aug: 
&  15  m.  for  each  of  y"  other  3  monethes  to  y"  first  of  Decemb"' 
next,  amounting  in  all  to  55  m.  lb.  and  upon  a  message  sent  by  y" 
Parliam'  to  y"  Com'ission'^  of  y"  Treasury,  they  have  given  warraunt 
accordingly. 

There  hath  bene  a  conference  between  y"  2  Houses  about  some 
course  to  be  taken  for  preserving  of  the  myne  of  saltpeetre,  but 
there  is  noe  order  as  yet  settled  for  it. 

The  sentence  whereby  London  Derry  was  adiudged  forfeited   You  must  co- 
to  y'  Ma"'-,  is  by  y"  House  of  Com'ons  (as   I  heare)  declared  mandmy 

J  '  J    J  V  /  learned  Coun- 

'  This  was  taken  into  consideration  by  the  House  of  Commons  on  the  26th 
of  August,  in  consequence  of  long  arrears  due  to  naval  officers,  as  well  as  from 
the  provisions  in  the  magazines  being  decayed.  Part  of  the  money  was  also  to 
be  expended  in  fitting  out  ten  men  of  war  and  ten  merchant  ships  for  the 
defence  of  the  narrow  seas  ;  the  charge  of  which  would  amount  to  ;f  57,000,  but 
only  /'1200  as  yet  appropriated  out  of  the  tonnage  and  poundage.  Tlie  farmers 
of  the  Customs  were  ordered  to  make  good  the  deficiency,  to  the  amount  of 
;^  1 5,000  per  month. 


8o 


CORRESPOXDEXCE. 


1641 


ctSL,  in  my 
name,  that 

they  doe  what 
they  may  that 
the  same  vote 
passe  not  the 
Higher  HoDse. 


Yoamayas- 
senzeeoeiy 
one,  that  now 
all  difficulties 


ari 

as  I  hare 

co'manded 

Vane  to  tell 

yon  more  at 

laige.' 


Xu],  &  that  land  thought  fit  to  be  restored  backe  to  y*  Citty  of 
London.' 

The  Parliam'  here  (upon  a  conference  of  both  Houses)  hath  re- 
solved to  make  a  recesse  on  wensday  y*  8th  of  Sep*"  to  ye  26th  of 
Octob'  nest,  unlesse  before  that  day  there  shal  hapen  some  emer- 
gent busines,  W^  it  is  thought  wil  be  as  y^  intelligence  fiom  Scot- 
land shall  please  us  here. 

The  QiL  Mother^  remaines  still  art  Dover,  expecting  (as  my  Lo. 
Marshall  writes  to  me  this  morning)  y^  retome  of  a  messenger 
from  Flanders,  soe  as  tuesday  next  wil  be  ye  soonest  that  her 
Ma*  wil  embarque. 

AH  things  are  like  to  be  now  very  still  here,  every  mans  espec- 
tac'on  being  fixed  upon  yo'  Ma**^  &  the  Parliaments  proceeding 
there,  w^  I  beseech  God  to  direct  &  goveme,  as  may  be  most  for 
y*  honor  &  prosperity  of  yo'  Ma°-  &  of  your  royall  posterity  & 
all  yo'  kingdoms,  and  this  shall  ever  be  y*  dayly  prayers  of, 
Yo'  'Sia^ 
Most  humble  &  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 

As  I  was  making  up  this  packet  I  receaved  an  order  of  the 

*  This  lefas  to  the  proceedii^  of  the  Stjir  Chamber  against  the  City  for  non- 
perfoimance  of  OMiditions  in  the  charter  granted  to  them  by  James  the  Fiist. 
Mde  Rnshwoith,  toL  iv.  p.  376. 

'  L  e.  the  Queen  Dowager  of  France.  See  what  Mr.  Evelyn  says  of  her  in 
his  JoumaL 

The  departure  of  the  Qneen  Mother  from  Finland,  where  she  had  arrired 
in  163S,  was  palatable  to  the  Parliament  party,  whcse  sdibe  at  that  period 
vomited  forth  the  harshest  vitnperatives  against  her.  In  a  cnrioiB  astrological 
reprint  of  Greboer's  bo6k,  accompanied  by  otsovatJOTis  cm  the  life  and  death 
of  Charles,  it  is  said  that  on  ha  ccnnii^  "  all  men  were  against  her,  for  it  was 
observed  that  wherever  or  nnto  whatever  Coimtry  this  miserable  old  Qoeen 
came,  there  followed  immediately  aha  her  ather  the  plagae,  war,  &mine,  or 
cMie  misfortune  or  anothCT." — Yet  the  same  wiito',  whoi  speaking  of  her  depar- 
ture, says,  "a  sad  spectacle  it  was,  and  produced  tears  from  mine  eyes  and 
many  other  bdiolders,  to  see  an  aged  leane  decrepit  poore  Qneen,  ready  for  her 
grave,  nece^tated  to  depart  hence,  having  no  place  of  residence  in  this  world 
left  her,  bat  where  the  cnrtesie  of  her  hard  fortune  ass^ned  it.  She  had  beene 
the  cmdy  statelie  and  munificent  woman  in  Enrt^ie." — She  had,  whilst  in 
England,  an  allowance  of  ;^ioo  per  day ;  and  the  Parliament  gave  her  ;f  io,ocx> 
for  travelling  expeoces  when  goii^  away. 

'  The  King's  confidence  and  indulgence  towards  Yane,  upon  all  occasions, 
though  so  badly  requited,  was  extremely  remarkable.     Sir  Philip  Warwick,  in 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  81 

Upper  House  of  Parliam'  to  Sir  Jo.  Penington*  for  y''  stay  of  ships 
bound  for  Ireland,  a  coppy  whereof  I  send  inclosed,  but  whether 
there  be  any  such  ships  in  y"  Downes,  I  cannot  learne  y'  certeynty. 
The  Queenes  Ma'"'  tells  me  she  will  not  wryte  till  Monday  by  Mr. 
Murray. 
Westminster,  28°  Aug.  1641. 
Eden.  3  Sep. 


TJi£  King  to  Sir  John  Finch,  Lord  Keeper. 

My  Lo.  Keeper, 

Y"  answer  that  I  can  giue  to  yours  of  31.  of  Aug.  is  only,  that 
I  am  very  well  satisfyed  w""  it :  wherefore  y'^  cheefe  subiect  of  this 
is,  that  hauing  understood,  that  y'^  Lower  House,  in  passing  y'^ 
Bill  of  Tunnage  &  Poundage,  forgot  to  reserue  that  aduantage  to 
y'^  merchant  in  diuers  comodities  w'''  I  haue  usually  granted,  there- 
fore I  co'maund  you  tell  y'  Citty  in  my  name,  that  thoughe  their 
owne  burgesses  forgot  them  in  P'liam't,  yet  I  meane  to  supply 
that  defect  out  of  my  affecc'on  to  them,  soe  that  they  may  see  that 
they  need  noe  mediators  to  me,  but  my  owne  good  thoughts ;  for 
as  yet  I  assure  you  that  I  have  not  bene  sued  to  in  this  particular 
by  any  on  their  behalfe.     Soe  I  rest 

Your  assured  frend, 

Eden.  7  Sep.  1641.  C.  R. 

I  have  com'anded  Nicholas  to  speake  to  you  concerning  the 
insolencies  com'itted  in  y""  forest. 

The  above  is  in  Sir  E.  N.'s  hand-writing,  and  is  thus  indorsed  : 

"  f  7""=  1 64 1.  Coppy  of  his  Ma"'^  lef  to  my  Lo.  Keeper,  to 
be  communicated  to  the  Citty." 

his  Memoirs,  states  a  curious  instance  of  it ;  where,  speaking  of  the  economy 
of  Charles's  Court,  he  says  that  "besides  the  women  who  attended  on  his 
beloved  Queen  and  Consort,  he  scarce  admitted  any  great  officer  to  have  his 
wife  in  the  family.  Sir  Henry  Vane  was  the  first,  that  I  knew  in  that  kind, 
who  having  a  good  diet  as  Comptroller  of  the  Household,  and  a  tenuity  of 
fortune,  was  winked  at ;  so  as  the  Court  was  filled,  not  crammed." 

^  Sir  John  Pennington  was  a  distinguished  naval  officer  of  that  period,  and 

was  appointed  by  the  King,  a  few  months  afterwards,  to  the  command  of  the 

fleet  ;    against  this,    the  Parliament   remonstrated   in   favour   of  the  Earl  of 

Warwick,  and  Sir  John  was  obliged  to  resign.    There  was  another  Pennington, 

IV.  G 


82  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 


This  dispache  Sir  Edward  NkJwlas  to  t/te  King. 

I  receaned  this 

morning,  bnt  ^  ^^  King's  hand  : 

tdl  my  Wyfe  Monday  20  Sep. 

^  I  haue  }slay  it  please  yo'  Ma'*^ 

found  falte  j       r  j  > 

\rith  you,  be-        I  have  by  my  Lo.  Can  receaved  yo'  Ma"**  com'aunds  of  y^  8th 

cause  none  of    of  this  moneth,  apostiled  upon  my  lef  of  y'  31th  of  Aug.  last,  & 

in  it.  have  presented  y'  Ma°^  to  my  Lo.  Keeper,  whoe  hath  alreddy 

communicated  to  my  Lo.  Mayor  the  effect  of  yo''  'Siar^  grac"ous  in- 

tenc'on  towards  y*  merchants  that  were  not  provided  for  by  y* 

Act  of  Tonnage  &  Poundage,  w""  was  most  dutifiilly  &:  gratefully 

Tell  him,  that  receaved  by  y*  Lo.  Mayor,  who  will  make  known  yo'  Ma^**  great 

wiXhis  letter    goodoes  to  all  y^  merchants  of  this  Citty.     My  Lo.  Keeper  hath 

as  indeed  I  am  appointed  my  Lo.  Bankes,  Mr.  Attorney,  S'  Art.  Maynewaring  & 

the  conrinoall    myself,  to  attend  his  Lo''*  att  his  house  in  y*  countrj-  on  Munday 

accounts  ye       nest,  to  consider  of  y*  ryot  committed  in  yo''  Ma**^  forrest  of  Windsor, 

finesses.  ™^  ^  ^^  some  fitting  course  to  prevent  y*  killing  of  any  more  deere 

there. 

I  have  herew'*'  sent  yo'  Ma°*  a  list  of  y*  names  of  y''  Com'ittees 
of  y*  Com'ons  House,  &  y*  instrucc'ons  given  to  them,  w^  I  have 
gotten  w'''  some  difficulty. 

The  Com'ittees  of  y^  Lo^  met  yesterday  in  y*  aftemoone  in  y* 
Painted  Chamber,  &  those  of  y'^  Com'ons  in  y^  Escheq'  Chamber 
apart  by  themselves,  &  afterwards  iointly.  All  their  busines  was 
to  peruse  and  annsweare  le'^,  w'*  they  receaved  from  my  Lo.  G'rall,' 
&:  their  Comittees  in  Scotland,  fie  to  take  order  for  monnyes  for 
paym'  of  the  army,  trayne  of  artillery,  and  garrisons.*  They  have 
given  order  to  my  Lo.  Adm°  to  send  shipps  to  )"'  Holy  Island ' 
to  fetch  thence  ordinance  and  amunic'on,  &c.  as  yo'  ^Ma'"'  by  y^ 
order  inclosed  may  perceave.     I  heare  that  these  Com'ittees  have 

at  that  period,  extremely  active  ;  but  his  name  was  Isaac,  and  he  is  very  harshly 
spoken  of  by  the  loyal  writers  of  that  time,  as  a  man  who  had  enriched  himself 
most  flagitiously  in  the  service,  or  rather  through  the  influence  and  power  of  the 
Parliament.     He  was  a  merchant  in  the  City. 

'  Earl  of  Essex. 

'  The  Lord  General  stated  in  his  letters  that  it  was  the  intention  of  the 
Scottish  Parliament  to  keep  5000  in  array,  until  the  whole  of  the  English  army 
was  disbanded,  and  the  "  fortifications  at  Berwick  and  Carlisle  slighted. " 

'  On  the  coast  of  Northimiberlaiid. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  83 

written  to  y''  Com'ittees  in  Scotland,  they  if  by  their  next  let"  they 
shall  certefy  them  that  there  is  noe  more  busines  for  them  in 
Scotland,  then  they  will  consider  of  calling  them  home. 

By  a  coppy  herew"'  sent,  yo''  Ma'"'  will  perceave  y'^  course  that 
is  here  taken  for  paym'  &  discharge  of  y^  garrison  of  Carlile,  & 
accordingly  the  Paymaster  hath  alreddy  receaved  ;^4ooo,  &  is 
too-morrow  to  have  y'^  rest  of  the  monny,  for  y""  p'sent  carriage, 
whereof  he  hath  taken  order,  soe  as  it  shal  be  there  by  y°  3d  or 
4th  of  8"",  w''"  is  y"*  soonest  it  can  possibly  be  carried  thither  by 
cart. 

The  Declarac'on  of  y"  Com'ons  House'  was  Sunday  last  read  in 
y^  parishe  church  here  in  Westminster,  &  is  sent  to  y"  sheriffs  of 
all  counties  to  be  pubhshed.  There  is  noe  man  prayeth  more 
fervently  for  yo''  Ma'''''  prosperous  dispatch  of  yo'  affaires  there,  & 
safe  &  speedy  returne,  than 

Yo'  Ma"^ 
Most  humble  and  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 

I  heare  y^  Com'ittees  here  have  taken  order  for  monnyes  for 
paym'  &  discharge  of  yo'  Ma'"''  garrison  at  Berwick,  &  that  it  is  to 
be  sent  downe  att  3  severall  sendings,  w^''  will  require  some  longer 
tyme. 

Westminster,  15°  Sep""",  1641. 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King, 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excell"'  Ma"", 
According  to  my  advertisem'  yesterday,  both  Houses  of  Parliam' 
have  this  day  adiourned  till  20°  Octo""  next.  They  have  appoynted 
Comittees  to  meete  during  the  recesse,^  &  their  first  day  of 
meeting  is  to  be  Tuesday  next,  &  then  they  are  to  adiourne  from 
tyme  to  tyme  as  they  shall  thinke  good.     Their  principall  busines 

'  This  was  against  all  superstitious  rites  and  observances  in  public  worship  ; 
amongst  which  they  enumerated  crucifixes,  images  of  the  'Virgin  Mary,  bowing 
at  the  name  of  Jesus,  &c.  They  also  ordered  the  Communion  Tables  to  be 
moved  from  the  east  end  of  all  churches  and  chapels  ;  and  all  sports  and  pas- 
times to  he  prevented  on  Sunday. 

'  Lists  of  those  Committees  may  be  found  in  the  9th  volume  of  the  Parlia- 
mentary History,  p.  536. 


84  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1641 

is  to  receave  &  annsweaie  all  le'^  from  Scotland,  according  to  in- 
strucc'ons  aired dy  given  to  the  Comittees  there,  whom  they  have 
power  to  call  home  if  they  see  cause.  They  have  also  power  to 
send  downe  monny  to  y*  army,  &  to  doe  what  they  shall  think 
requisite  for  y'^  disbanding  of  it,  &  to  dispose  of  )-*  cannons  and 
artillery  in  y^  North,  &  they  are  to  make  report  of  the  whole 
busines  att  y*  next  meeting  of  both  Houses. 

There  was  not  att  parting  a  very  p'fect  agreem'  (as  I  heare)  be- 

twene  the  2  Houses  in  all  things,  for  the  Peers  declyning  to  ioyne 

w*  the  Com'ons  in  orders  touching  innovac'ons  in  y*  Church,  the 

Com'ons   notwithstanding  ordered  y*  same   to  be  printed,   the 

particulars  of  w^  orders  are  here  inclosed.^     I  heare  that  the  Lo* 

&Com'ons  have  intimated  that  none  of  the  disbanded  soldiers, 

either  horse  &  foote,  Englishe  or  Irishe,  shalbe  p"mitted  to  serve 

either  the  ftench  or  Spanishe  King,  but  that  they  may  sen-e  the 

States.^     Upon  a  report  that  the  Spanish  and  &ench'  Amb'dors 

had  treated  w'^  diverse  of  the  horse  &  foote  to  sers'e  their  masters, 

the  Co'mons  House  sent  2  of  their  members  to  each  of  their 

Amb'dors  to  know  by  what  warr"  they  did  goe  about  to  le\"y  any 

soldiers  here,  &  by  whose  procurement  they  obteyned  such  warr^ 

but  (it  seemes)  they  could  discover  nothing  att  all. 

I  receaned  A.S  soone  this  day  as  the  L^  House  was  adioumed,  I  receaved 

yonrs  of  the  S:  from  Withering-"s  deputy  2  packetts  of  le"*,  y*  one  directed  to  yo' 

tSd^f  bm''   ^la'^'  and  f  whole  P'Ham',  the  other  to  y*  L^  in  PTiam' ;  both  w^ 

teU  my  Wife,     \  have  sent  now  to  :Mt.  Th'rer'  for  yo'  Ma°'.     I  humbly  beseech 

that  in  nether  ,•.,«.,,-,,  ,  ,  1  , 

of  them,  there  yo  Ma  that  this  le  may  be  seene  by  noe  other  eye  than  yo  owne, 
was  ame  from    fop  I  assvue  you  the  houses  are  very  inquisitive  after  these  that 

her. 

If  yon  would  '  The  Ixirds  did  not  quanel  with  the  spirit  of  the  resolutions  of  the  House 

haue  beene  of  Commons ;  but  they  made  some  slight  alterations  in  the  doails.  The 
sure  01  secre-  Commons,  however,  went  further  on  the  day  before  adjournment  than  they  had 
haue  inclosed  ^fit^t^ired  to  do  previously ;  for  it  was  ordered  that  a  lecture  might  be  set  up, 
them  under  my  ^^^  ^^  orthodox  minister  might  be  maintained  at  the  expence  of  any  parishioners 
couer.  to  preach  on  various  occasions  through  the  week,  and  also  on  the  Sabbath 

where  there  was  no  sermon. 
'  This  leave  to  serve  the   States  does  not  appear  on  the  Parliamentary 

Records. 

*  Popular  prejudice  had  arisen  to  a  great  height  against  those  diplomatic 
personages ;  for  the  House  of  Lords  found  it  necessary  on  the  30th  of  August 
to  issue  an  order  for  the  punishment  of  some  rioteis  who  had  tosolted  the  French 
Ambassador  and  his  servants. 

*  Sir  Henry  Vane. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  85 

advertise  yo'  Ma"'  of  any  parliament  busines.     I  hope  yo'  Ma""  Be  confident  I 
will  now  hasten  for  England,  to  put  yo'' affaires  here  in  good  order,   willassooneas 
the  armies  being  all  disbanded  but  4  regim**.     I  humbly  beg  yo' 
Ma""  pardon  for  this  tedies  discourse  from, 

Yo"'  Ma"" 
Most  humble  and  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 
It  was  almost  nine  o'clock  at  night  before  -f  Com'ons    did 
adiourne ;  but  y°  Lo**'  adiourned  at  3  in  y"  afternoone. 
Westminster,  9°  Sep""',  1641. 
Eden.  13. 

"  For  yo'  sacred  MatJ'." 

"  Yours  apostyled." 

In  Sir  E.  N.'s  handwriting  :  9°  Sep'""  1641.  apostil.  13°. 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo"'  Ma'tie, 
The  le"'  inclosed  from  my  Lo.  Marshall  will  give  yo"'  Ma"'  an 
accompt  of  y*"  Q.  Mothers  landing  &  recepc'on  in  y*"  Low  Countries, 
by  y""  care  of  y"  Prince  of  Orange.     The  Houses  of  Parliam'  here 
begin  to  be  att  some  difference  one  w*  another ;  the  Peers  take  it  \  am  not  much 
not  well  that  y"  Com'ons  comanded  to  be  printed  an  order  for  sorie  for  it. 
abolishing  of  innovac'ons,  &c.'  w'^out  their  approbac'on,  &  there- 
upon their  Lo'''"  caused  to  be  printed  a  fomier  order  made  for 
observing  y**  Booke  of  Corn'on   Prayer,  whereupon  (I   heare)  y" 
Com'ons  made  (on  thursday  night  a  little  before  their  adiournem') 
a  Declarac'on^  against  y°  Lords  said  former  order,  &  some  of  -f 
j^dds  j^jjyg  jjjgQ  made  a  protestac'on  against  y"^  same  &  entred  it 
in  their  house,  as  yo''  Ma"""  may  perceave  by  y"^  protestacc'on  here- 
w""  sent,  &  by  the  Declarac'on  of  y*"  Com'ons  House,  w''"  (I  am 
tould)  is  sent  to  Mr.  Th'rer  by  his  sonne,  but  I  cannot  here  pro- 

'  This  is  the  order  formerly  alluded  to.  Previous  to  adjournment,  on  the 
9th,  the  Lords  desired  a  conference  on  the  subject  of  orders  respecting  Divine 
Service  :  but  the  Commons,  without  noticing  that  desire,  instantly  passed  a 
resolution  ' '  that  this  House  doth  not  consent  to  these  orders,  or  to  any  of  them. " 
The  Lords  who  signed  the  protest  were,  Bedford,  Warwick,  Clare,  Newport, 
Wharton,  and  Kimbolton. 

'  Copies  of  these  Declarations  may  be  found  in  Rushworth's  Collections; 
also  in  Nalson's. 


86  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

cure  a  copp}'  it.  I  have  herew*''  sent  yo'  Ma^^  a  coppy  of  an  ordi- 
nance of  both  Houses  concerning  y'  raysing  &  transporting  of 
forces  out  of  England  &:  Irland.  By  a  le'  w*""  is  sent  in  this 
packet  from  S'  John  Colepeper^  to  Marq.  HamDton,  &  by  another 
sent  by  young  S'  H.  Vane  to  his  father,"  yo"^  Ma^*"  (if  you  call  for 
y*  same)  may  see  all  the  passages  of  y*  Com'ons  House  since 
Munday  morning,  V*  have  beene  soe  various  k.  dissonant,  as  may 
be  worthy  yo'  Ma^"*  obser\'ac'on  &  informac'on. 
I  am  glad  of  There  hath  beene  nothing  spoken  hitherto  in  Parliament  con- 
\-}'  „,^  „„.„  ceming  yo'  Ma'''*  General!  Pardon.     If  yo^  Ma'"''  overcome  all 

1  ou  may  now  o   .?  j 

say  confi-  difficulties  there,  &]make  firme  to  you  yo'  good  people  of  that  king- 
name  tliatSiey  'io™^'  I  beleeve  it  will  not  be  difficult  for  you  to  put  all  things 
ar.  here  in  good  order  att  y"  next  recesse,  by  carr}ing  a  steddy  and 

moderate  hand  upon  yo'  affaires. 
On  the  opposiu      Yo'  jMa''*  vriU  I  hope  pardon  the  tedious  and  empty  le™  w'^  you 
'ElJ:lani.     receavefrom, 

■■j,rSing:  Yo'  Ma"*" 

I  co'mand  you  Most  humble  and  most  obedient  ser\'aunt, 

to   draw  up 

anie  such  war-  Edw.  NICHOLAS. 

rant,  as  my  Westminster,  lo  Sep*^"  1641. 

Wyfe   shaU  r-j  /: 

direct  you,  for  i^den:  16: 

the   disposing         "  For  yo^  sacred  Ma"'"^'' 

of  the  great  «  Xoxaz  apostyled."     lo  n^'  1641.     Apost.  16". 

Collar  of  Ru-  '^      ^  /  -r  r 

bies*  that  is  in 

Holland,  &tell 

her  how  I  have 

wait  her  co'-  Sit  Edward  NicJwlas  to  tJu  King. 

mands  in  this  ; 

&  that   I  am  May  it  please  yo'  Ma*'% 

confident  of  j  cannot  add  any  thing  of  advertisem'  worthy  yo''  Ma'^'*  notice 

your   secrecie  j  i^ 

in  this,  &  anie  since  my  last  of  y*  loth  of  this  present,  only  I  can  tell  yo'  Ma™ 
thii^  else,  that  ^^    e  j)eclarac'on  of  y'  Com'ons  (whereof  I  could  not  then  pro- 

I    shall   trust  j  j  ^  r 

'  •    ■        1  He  was  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer. 

'  Sir  Henry  Vane,  sen.  held  his  situation  only  until  the  26th  of  Kovember, 
when  he  was  succeeded  by  Lord  Falkland,  immediately  after  the  King's 
return. 

>  This,  though  a  delicate  affair,  was  not  so  dangerous  as  two  years  afterwards, 
when  the  Parliament,  understanding  that  the  Queen  had  pawned  the  crown 
jewels  in  Holland,  ordered  that  whoever  had,  or  should  pay,  lend,  send,  or 
bring,  any  money  or  specie  into  the  kingdom,  for  or  upon  those  jewels,  or 
accept  of  any  bill  hereafter,  should  be  considered  an  enemy  to  the  state. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  87 

cure  a  coppy)  is  now  printed,  as  y"^  Duke  of  Richmond '  can  shew 
yo'  Ma"",  to  whome  I  have  sent  one  from  y"  Ea.  of  Portland.^ 
Mr.  Th'rer's  F  of  y"  7"'  present,  puts  y''  Queene  in  expectac'on 
every  howre  of  1"  from  yo"'  Ma""  by  y''  Lo.  Carr. 

Besides  y°  Queenes  le",  yo"'  Ma""  will  herein  receave  one  from   I  have  dis- 
niy  Lo.  Keeper,  who  humbly  prayes  yo"'  Ma""  pleasure  for  a  new  j^^'jesyred^  \ 
Sheriff  for  Nottinghamsheire,  as   Mr.  Th'rer   will   acquaint   yo'  tell  the  Keeper 
Ma"".     I   find   alreddy   that    I    shall    not   (now   y"   Parliam'  is  speediHc"  "^ 


adiourned)  have  much  occasion  to  trouble  yo''  Ma"'''  w"*  F',  but  I  count  of  this 
shalbe  never  t 
proove  myself 


shalbe  never  the  lesse  vigilant  &  industrious  in  my  care  to  ap-  j^'^^^"^     ^^" 


Yo'  Ma""' 
Most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 
■Westminster,  13°  Sep"''"  1641. 
Eden.  17. 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excellent  Ma"", 
I  receaved  yesterday  yo"' Ma""' of  the  13th  of  this  moneth  by 
Mr.  ffrisoll,  &  in  it  a  lef  to  the  Queene,  w"""  I  instantly  presented 
to  her  Royall  hands,  &  acquainted  her  w""  what  yo'  Ma""  co- 
maunded  me.  Her  Ma""  tells  me  she  wrote  lately  by  my  Lo.  Carr,^ 
&  intends  to  write  againe  to  yo'  Ma""  on  Munday  next  by  Mr. 
Wm.  Murrey,  &  therefore  forbeares  to  send  by  this  packet,  w""  I 

'  De  Larrey,  in  his  characters,  describes  the  Duke  as  at  the  head  of  the 
royalist  Lords,  not  only  from  his  near  relationship  to  the  King,  but  also  on 
accountof  his  personal  qualities.  At  the  early  age  of  twenty-one  he  had  been 
made  a  Privy  Councillor,  and  married  to  the  Duke  of  Buckingham's  daughter. 
— "  His  wit,  his  courage,  and  his  affection  for  the  King,  made  him  worthy  the 
esteem  and  favour  of  the  Court.  But  two  qualities  which  he  had,  prevented 
his  being  serviceable  to  the  King,  who  loved  him  :  the  one  was,  his  too  great 
diffidence  of  himself ;  and  the  other  (quite  opposite)  too  great  a  haughtiness  in 
point  of  honour.  By  the  first  he  rendered  himself  too  dependent ;  and  by  the 
latter,  too  obnoxious." 

'  Jerome  'Weston,  second  Earl  to  that  title  ;  a  family  now  extinct. 

'  Lord  Ker  of  Cesford  ;  son  to  the  Earl  of  Roxburgh,  Lord  Privy  Seal  of 
Scotland,  the  first  peer  of  the  family,  and  ancestor  of  the  Dukes  of  Rox- 
burgh. 


8S  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

And  this  Ivke-  °°^  dispatch  for  conveyaunce  of  the  inclosed  from  my  Lo^  Keep'. 

wais  b  meerlie  I  had  sent  the  2  let^  (w^  were  directed  to  yo'  Ma"  &  y*  Par- 

^"c^of  °thS  liam')  under  yo'  Ma'^  owne  cover,  but  that  I  founde   it  was 

two  inclosed.    diMilged  by  Withering:3  deputy,  that  there  were  such  let"  came  to 

his  hands,  and  by  him  sent  to  me,  see  that  it  had  beene  a  vayne 

Yehad  reason,  thing  for  me  to  have  concealed  y^  same  from  Mr.  Th'rer,  who  I 

Eden: 23 Sept.  w^s  sm«  had  advertisem'  of  them  by  another  hand.     All  things 

'"♦*•  here  are  in  a  great  still,  every  one  being  busy  in  listening  after  the 

proceedings  of  the  Parliam't  in  Scotland,  where  Mr.  Th'rer  writes 

the  people  are  stiffe,  &  seeme  to  be  resolute  not  to  recede  from 

their  proposic'ons,  w*  in  my  poore  iudgem'  is  bad  newes,  and  of 

very  ill  example  to  us  here. 

I  humbly  thanke  yo'  Ma°^  for  yo'  gracious  leave  granted  me  to 
reside  at  my  house  att  Thorpe,  for  y^  sickness  &  small  pox  con- 
tynues  very  rife  in  London  and  Westminster.  I  am  now  once  a 
day,  or  att  least  once  in  2  dayes,  att  Oatlands,  and  intended  to 
be  att  Westminster  every  tuesday  &  wensday,  to  attend  what 
shalbe  donne  there  by  the  Comittees,  ha\ing  nothing  in  my 
affecc'on  or  ambition  soe  much,  as  by  anexact  diUigence  6:  fideUty 
to  approve  mj-self 

Y^  Ma^** 
Most  humble  &  most  obedient  ser\-aunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 
Thorpe,  iS°  Sep*^',  1641. 


Sir  Edward  Niclwlas  to  tlie  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excel'  Ma*", 

Yesterday  I  sent  by  packet  a  le'  to  yo'  iMa'*^  from  the  Lo. 
Keeper,  &  should  not  now  have  troubled  yo'  Ma"%  but  that  the 
oportunity  of  safe  conveyaunce  by  this  gent  doth  prompt  me 
humbly  to  minde  yo'  ila"^  of  some  things  in  my  poore  opinion 
worthy  yo'  RoyaU  considerac'on. 

I  am  confident  yo'  Ma''^  doth  by  this  time  cleerly  perceave, 
how  it  is  here  insinuated  upon  all  occasions,  that  Popery  (w^  is 
generally  exceeding  distastefull  to  yo'  su*"  of  this  kingdome)  is 
too  much  favoured  by  yo"^  clergy  here,  &  in  yo'  owne  Court,  & 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE,  89 

that  this  opinion  (how  vniustly  soever  laid  by  Brownists '  on  yo'  I  thanke  you 
Ma"™  governm't)  hath  &  doth  (more  than  anything)  preiudice  n°e'^in^)J|!^'|  of 
yo""  Ma""*  in  y"  esteeme  &  afFecc'on  of  yo''  people,  whose  love  I   the  vacancie  of 
humbly  conceave  to  be  soe  much  yo"'  Ma'"'  interest,  as  that  it  t^eJ'°foJ'e'?co'- 
ought  to  be  preserved  &  reteyned  by  yo'  Ma"°  by  all  possible  mand  you  to 
meanes :   wherefore  I  humbly   offer  to  yo'  Ma'"^=  considerac'on  London  "to "  °' 
whether  it  be  not  requisite,  that  yo'  Ma""^  should  now  (during  this  send  me  a  list 
recesse)  give  some  publique  assuraunce  to  the  contrary  ;  w"^*"  I   °  ^^  Bishob^' 
humbly  conceave  may  be  donne  by  yo'  p'^sent  conferring  of  such  rikes,  &  those 
Bp"""  and  eccles"'"  dignities  as  are   now  voyde  vpon  persons,   ™|^^^je'''c,on.'^ 
of  whoine  there  is  not  the  least  suspic'on  of  favouring  the  Popish  cerning  the 
partie,  such  as  may  be'  Dr.  Prideaux,  Bromwich,  Gouge,  Mr.   ""^ "^^^ "'^ """^"^ 
Shute,  &  y°  like,  if  they  will  in  these  tymes  accept  of  such  p'ferm'', 
for  I  assure  yo'  Ma""  I  am  vnknowne  to  all   and   every  one  of 
them.     Such  men  thus  p'ferred,  would  not  only  give  assurance 
of  yo'  Ma"''  firme   resoluc'on  to  maynteyne   the    Protestant  re- 
ligion here  professed,  but  by  filling  vpp  of  y°  vacant  Bp'"""  w"' 
such   persons,  yo'  Ma""  would  gayne    not   only  their  votes  for 
Episcopacy,  &c.  but  many  more,  who  seeing  such  divines  p'ferred, 
would  rest  confident  that  there  is  noe  intenc'on  to  introduce  or 
connive  at  Popery. 

Also  concerning  the  booke  of  Co'mon  Prayer,  (to  partes 
whereof  y"  late  Declarac'on  of  y"  Co'mons  House  shewes  there 
is  some  excepc'on),  yo'  Ma"°  having  constituted  such  B"',  may 
be  pleased  to  declare  yo'  reddines  to  reforme  what  shalbe  thought 
amisse  in  it  by  yo'  clergy  &  Parliam',  w'''  will  prevent  those  that 
(in  a  zeale  w^ut  knowledge)  seeke  to  overthrow  y"  good  govern- 
ment &  order  wisely  established  in  this  Church  :  &  thus  by  yo' 

'  It  is  unnecessary,  with  respect  to  these  schismatics,  to  notice  their  peculiar 
tenets,  any  further  than  to  remind  the  reader  that  they  were  as  inimical  to  the 
Church  of  England  as  they  professed  to  be  to  Popery.  Their  schism,  also, 
began  as  early  as  the  time  of  Elizabeth  ;  and  perhaps  the  love  of  persecution 
might  have  been  as  clearly  manifested  in  power,  as  it  was  evident  in  adversity  ; 
for  their  founder  boasted  on  his  death-bed  that  he  had  been  in  thirty-two 
prisons  during  his  religious  warfare  with  the  established  authorities, 

^  Prideaux  was  Canon  of  Christ  Church,  Oxford  ;  he  was  made  Bishop  of 
Worcester  in  1641,  and  died  in  1650.  Dr.  Ralph  Brownrigg,  Master  of  Ca- 
therine Hall,  Cambridge,  and  Prebendary  of  Durham,  was  made  Bishop  of 
Exeter  in  1641.  Gouge  and  Shute  were  two  principal  leaders  of  the  dissenting 
persuasion,  and  always  abided  by  their  old  congregations. 


90  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

Ma^®  tymely  moderac'on,  you  will  put  a  bitt  in  their  mouthes,  who 
(\-pon  a  jKipular  pretence  of  "f  reliques  of  Popeiy)  cry  downe  all 
that  is  of  good  order  or  decency  in  the  Church. 
Hitierto,  I  And  for  a  further  assuraiince  of  yo'  Ma'^  integrity  in  this 

m)iLon  well,  reformac'on,  I  humbly  offer  it  to  yo^  Ma"*  considerac'on  whether 
but  concerning  it  may  not  be  necessary  (before  y*next  meeting  in  Pliam')  to  send 
know  not  what  away  all  the  Capucins'  &  dissolve  their  cloyster,  for  if  yo'  Ma"^ 
to  say,  if  it  be  doe  it  not  yo^'self,  I  am  misinformed  if  y'  P'liam't  fall  not  vpon 
tice  my  Wyfe  them  when  they  come  againe  together ;  &  it  would  be  much 
of  the  Parla-  more  for  yo'  Ma*"®  hon',  &  more  acceptable  to  yo'^  people,  &:  (it 
tjon  concern-  ^^I  t>e)  safer  for  y^  Capucins,  if  in  that  particular  yo'  Ma^*  pre- 
ing  hir  Capu-  vented  the  Pliam". 

fim  to  heare  ^^^  °o^  I  humbly  beg  yo'  Ma^^  pardon  for  my  presumc'on 
what  she  will  jn  tendering  to  yo'  great  wisdome  these  my  \-ndigested  thoughts, 
w^  I  assure  yo'  Ma^  have  beene  comunicated  to  noe  other  per- 
StI  fy°nV  '^°^  "^  ^^  world,  but  are  (w*out  any  p'ticTar  designe)  meerely  the 
you  for  this  yssues  of  my  weake  iudgem'  &  indulgent  care  of  yo'  Ma"^  honor, 
hcmnest  free-  pfser\-ac'on  &  ser\"ice,  w^  I  preferre  before  any  thing  in  this  world 
that  can  conceme 

Yo'  sacred  Ma^ 
Most  humble  &  most  obedient  sen-aunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 
Thorpe,  19  Sep**^,  1641. 
Eden.  26. 

"For  yoT  sacred  Ma"." 

"  Youis  apostyled." 

Siq)etscribed  by  Sir  E.   X.   "19'   Sep"""    1641.      ApostL   26°.  his  Ma* 

thankes  me  for  his  le'  and  my  freedome  in  it. 

It  was  sent  by  Mr.  W".  Murrey." 

'  This  order  had  been  introduced  on  the  marriage  of  Charles  with  Henrietta 
Maiia,  and  had  been  allowed  to  make  an  establishment  here 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  91 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excellent  M'tie,  I  wonder  of 

Yesterday  S"-  Job  Harby/  &  I  attended  the  Queene  about  yo'  c,'^p^°2  ^5.°" 

Ma""^  collar  of  rubies,  vpon  w'^"  he  saith  there  is  alreddy  25™°.  seured  me  be- 

Her  Ma'"  hath  let  him  vnderstand  yo"'  Ma""  pleasure  concerning  [°g  j-^^^^  [^J^; 

y"  disposing  of  it,  whereupon  he  hath  promised  that  he  and  S'  Jo.  don  that  it 

Nulls  (who  hath  bene  formerly  imployed  in  the  pawning  of  it)  will  ^""Jlie  free  ' 

forthw"'  ^vrite  to  y"  partie  in  Holland  w*  whome  it  lyes  engaged,  before  Bartho- 

to  see  what  more  monny  may  be  had  vpon  it,  and  if  that  man  will  ,^^r^fore' 

not  lend  any  further  considerable  som'e,  then  S'  Job  promiseth  to  knowthecause 

doe  his  best  to  procure  elsewhere  as  much  more  vpon  it  as  he  can,  ?  '  housoeuer 

&  therew""  redeeme  it  out  of  the  hands  where  it  now  lyes,  &  get  y''  I  lyke  the 

overplus  for  yo"'  Ma'"',  &  he  assures  the  Queene,  that  he  will  doe  t°ken^bv°my 

this  w""  secrecy,  and  all  possible  diligence.  Wyfe  in  this. 

This  inclosed  from  my  Lo.  Keeper  was  brought  to  me  the  last  it  is  so,  & 

night  to  be  conveyed  to  yo"'  Ma"',  &  will  I  hope  give  yo'  Ma"'  an  ^y^^^  ™<=  well. 

account  of  yo''  last  let'  to  his  Lo''''.     Yo'  Ma""  may  be  pleased  I  lyke  your 

to  procure  from  y'  P'liament  there  some  further  reiterac'on  of  and'^shalTg'ett 

their  declarac'on,  that  what  yo'  Ma"'  hath  consented  vnto  con-  as  much  as  I 

ceming  y'  election  of  Officers   there   may  not  be   drawne   into  ?^^'  'j°*^^^'' 

example  to  yo'  Ma""'  preiudice  here,  for  if  I  am  not  misinformed  for  your  aduer- 

there  wilbe  some  attempt  to  procure  the  like  Act  heere  concerning  ''^'^^^"'• 
Officers  before  y'  Act  of  Tonnage  &  Poundage  wilbe  passed  to  yo' 
Ma"'  for  lief 

I  heare  that  y'  Comittee  of  the  Com'ons  hath  appointed  to  take  I  pray  God,  it 

into  considerac'on  yo'  Ma""  Revenue  y'  next  weeke,  and  that  they  pu4ose,°& 

will  then  set  at  least  twice  a  weeke.'     I  am  vnwilling  to  give  that  there  be 

no  knavery  in 

'  He  was  of  an  ancient  Northamptonshire  family,  the  Harbys  of  Adston.  it- 

His  sister  Emma  was   married  to  Robert  Charlton,   of  Whitton,   Esq.  who 

suffered  much  for  his  loyalty  in  the  cause  of  Charles  the  Second.     Their  son 

Sir  Job  was  a  Judge  in  the  Common  Pleas,  and  created  a  Baronet. 

'  This  seems  to  be  the  same  person  afterwards  engaged,  in  1643,  in  the  plan 

to  seize  the  city  of  London  for  the  King ;  in  which  Edmund  Waller  was  a 

party,  according  to   Rushworth's  account ;  though  Clarendon  considers  their 

plans  as  completely  distinct. 

'  The  power  given  to  these  Committees,  during  the  recess,  was  of  a  most 

unprecedented  nature,  almost  equal  to  that  of  the  three  estates  of  the  legisla- 


92  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

I  command      J"o'  Ma**^  in  yo'  great  affaires  there  too  long  an  interruption  with 

yon  to  send,  in  tj,e  tedious  l)-nes  ot 

my  name  to  all  i  ~) 

those  Lords  Yo'  sacied  Ma"^ 

^"^dl^^  *^°^*  ^°™^^^  ^  ""os^  obedient  servaunt, 

of,  that  they  Edw.  NICHOLAS. 

!^drr'"       Thorpe,  240  Sep- 1641. 

dovrae  sitting 
of  the  Parlia- 


ment. 


Sir  Edward  NicJwlas  to  tlie  Kins:. 


o- 


May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma*', 

Being  yesterday  at  Oatlands  to  attend  the  Queenes  com'aunds, 
her  Ma°^  gaue  me  this  paper  Lnclos'd,  w"^  comaund  to  send  it  this 
day  to  yo'  Ma™ :  it  was  brought  to  y*  Queene  by  y*  Lady  Carlile,' 
who  saith  she  had  it  from  y*  Lo.  Mandeville.'  I  confesse  it  were 
not  amise  to  have  it  published,  but  I  had  rather  it  should  be 
donne  by  any  other  hand  then  yo''  Ma^**  or  y*  Queenes,  & 
I  shall.  therefore   I  could  wishe  yo'  Ma™  would  conceale  it  for  a  day 

or  2,  by  w^  tyme  I  know  there  wilbe  other  coppies  of  it  sent  into 
Scotland. 

The  late  crosse  orders,  &  vnusuall  passages  in  Pliam't  a  little 
before  y^  Recesse,  are  so  distastfoll  to  y'  wiser  sorte,  as  it  hath 
taken  off  y*  edge  of  their  confidence  in  parhamentary  proceedings, 
&  I  verily  beleeve,  that  if  y*  Houses  (when  they  next  meete)  shall 
approove  of  what  was  then  done,  it  will  loose  them  y*  reverence 
that  hath  bene  heretofore  paid  to  ParUam'-'. 

tnre.  In  vol.  ix.  of  the  Pariiamentaiy  History,  page  537,  a  copy  of  them  is 
inserted. 

'  This  was  the  Dowager  Carlisle,  Lady  Lacy  Percy,  second  wife,  and,  at 
this  date,  relict  of  James  Hay,  first  Earl  of  Carlisle  ;  a  lady  of  great  note  in  her 
time,  celebrated  by  Waller,  and  an  intimate  acquaintance  of  Pym,  and  several 
of  his  party.  Clarendon  accuses  her  of  perplexing  the  King's  afiaiis.  She 
was  old  enongh  to  give  up  love  for  politics,  being  then  upwards  of  forty. 

*  Son  to  the  first  Earl  of  Manchester  of  the  Montague  family,  and  formerly  a 
personal  &iend  of  the  King,  having  accompanied  him  on  his  romantic  jomney 
to  Spain.  The  nature  of  the  paper  here  alluded  to,  may  be  surmised  fix>m 
the  feet  that  Lord  Mandeville  was  an  active  member  of  the  party  which,  at  that 
period,  was  anxious  to  prevent  a  civil  war  by  the  removal  of  arbitrary  minis- 
teis  from  the  Royal  Councils.  In  the  preceding  year  he  had  been  one  of 
the  Commissioners  to  arrange  all  causes  of  dispute  with  Scotland.     He  was 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  93 

I  heare  there  are  divers  meetings  att  Chelsey  att  y''  Lo.  Mande-  jt  were  not  a- 
villes  house  &  elsewhere  by  Pym '  and  others,  to  consult  what  is  m'ss  that  some 
best  to  be  donne  at  their  next  meeting  in  P'liam' :  &  I  beleeve  uaunts  met 
they  will  in  y*"  first  place  fall  on  some  plausible  thing,  that  may  re-  lykewais  to 

, .  ,  •      \  ,   ,  -1        •    •  nh  •      1     •  11,1    countermynd 

dmtegrate  them  m  y^  people  s  good  opmion,  w'°  is  their  anchor-hold  ther  Plots,  to 
&  only  interest ;  &  (if  I  am  not  much  misinformed)  that  wilbe  either  Wch  end^ 
vpon  Papists,  or  vpon  some  Act  for  expunging  of  Officers  and  n,y  wyfe  & 
Counsellors  here  according  to  y"  Scottish  p'^cedent,  or  on  both  to-  receaue  her 
gether,  &  therefore  it  will  import  yo"'  Ma'"',  by  some  serious  and 
faithfuU  advise,  to  doe  some  thing  to  anticipate  or  prevent  them 
before  their  next  meeting. 

Yesterday  at  Oatlands  I  understood  that  S'  Jo.  Berkeley  & 
Capt.  O'Neale"  were  come  over,  &  that  they  had  bene  the  day  be- 
fore privately  at  Waybridge :  I  was  bould  then  to  deliver  my 
opinion  to  y""  Queene,  that  I  did  beleeve  if  they  continued  in  Eng- 
land they  would  be  arrested  (thoughe  y'  P'liam't  sit  not)  by  vertue 
of  y""  warrant,  that  was  given  att  first  to  y°  Sarjant  at  Armes  (at- 
tending y""  Com'ons  House)  to  attache  them.  Her  Ma'"'  seemed 
(when  I  tould  it  to  her)  to  app''hend  noe  lesse,  &  will  I  believe  take 
order  that  notice  may  be  given  to  them  of  y"  danger  of  it,  but  her 
Ma"°  for  y"  p'sent  said  she  knew  not  where  they  were. 

best  known,  however,  as  the  Lord  Kimbolton,  having  at  this  period  been 
called  to  the  Upper  House  for  his  father's  barony,  though  retaining  the  title  of 
Viscount  Mandeville  by  courtesy.  Vide  ColUns's  Peerage,  vol.  ii.  p.  93,  for 
further  particulars.  His  brother,  Walter  Montague,  was  a  bigoted  Catholic 
priest,  Abbot  of  Pontoise  in  France,  and  Confessor  to  the  Queen  after  the  death 
of  Father  Phillips  :  he  is  further  noticed  in  subsequent  letters. 

'  This  was  a  very  short  time  previous  to  the  tumults  of  the  London  appren- 
tices, of  which  Pym,  with  several  others,  were  strongly  suspected  of  being  in- 
stigators. .Subsequently  the  City  found  it  necessary  to  check  those  riots,  and 
Venn,  one  of  their  members,  having  exerted  himself  to  keep  the  peace,  a  party 
pamphlet  observed  that  the  rioters  would  have  proceeded  to  the  Mansion  House, 
"but  by  the  providence  of  God,  and  the  great  wisdom  of  Captain  Ven,  they 
were  prevented." 

^  O'Neale  was  deeply  implicated  in  what  was  called  the  plot  for  bringing  up 
the  English  army  against  the  Parliament,  in  which  Percy,  Goring,  Ashburnham, 
and  several  others  were  said  to  have  been  engaged.  May,  in  liis  History  of  the 
Parliament,  p.  65,  (Mason's  Edition,)  calls  O'Neale  an  Irishman  and  a  Papist ; 
and  states  that  he  was  committed  to  the  T6vver,  but  escaped  before  trial. 

Berkeley  was  an  officer  of  high  rank,  always  active  in  the  King's  service,  and 
is  repeatedly  mentioned  by  Clarendon,  particularly  as  Governor  of  Exeter, 
wliich  he  was  obliged  to  surrender  to  the  Parliamentary  forces. 


94 


CORRESPOXDENCE. 


1 641 


I  wonder  at 
this,  for  all 
this  last  Month 
euery  thurd 
day  at  furthest 
I  have  written 
to  her. 


The  Queene  being  now  every  day  in  expectac'on  of  le"  from 
yo''  Ma°''  (ha\-ing  receaved  non  since  mesday  last)  doth  forbeare  to 
write  by  this  dispatch. 

Wee  know  not  y*  importance  of  y^  affaires  there  that  dete}'ne 
yo'  Ma^'  see  long,  but  it  is  by  those  that  wishe  best  to  yo'  sers"ice 
here,  thought  very  necessary  that  }-o'  yia^"  should  hasten  to  be 
here  as  soone  as  may  be  possible  before  y^  20th  of  S**' ;  and  if  yo' 
Ma"  leave  behinde  you  some  Councellors  that  you  carrj-ed  hence 
it  is  thought  yo'  Cotmcells  here  will  not  prosper  the  worse,  nor  be 
the  lesse  secreat,  only  it  may  be  yo'  Ma*^*^  may  thereby  deprive 
some  menc'oned  in  ■f  paper  inclosed  of  their  wonted  intelligence. 
I  beseech  yo'  Ma'"'  to  vouchsafe  to  advertise  me  whether  this  come 
safe  to  yo'  Royall  hands,  &  to  btime  it,  that  it  may  never  rise  in 
iudgement  against, 

Yo'  sacred  Ma"^ 
Most  humble  &  obedient  servatmt, 

Edw.  Nichol.\s. 
Thorpe,  27  Sep*^  1641. 
E^en.  2  Oct 


Sir  Edward  NicJwlas  to  tlu  King. 


Tell  her  that 
this  doble 
amends  is 
abondant 
satisfaction. 


May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma''^ 

I  had  noe  sooner  sent  away  my  packet  on  Munday  last  but  I 
receaved  yo'  Ma""*  apostile  of  y^  20""^  p^'sent,  &  w^  it  a  le'  to  y^ 
Queene,  w^  I  forthw""  p'sented  to  her  royall  hand,  &  yesterday  I 
receaved  yo'  Ma"**  apostile  of  y*  23''''  of  this  moneth,  &  instantly 
sent  awa)-  yo'  Ma"^  lef  to  the  Queene  &  that  to  my  Lo.  Keeper. 
I  totild  )-*  Queene  that  yo'  Ma"*"  had  blamed  me,  that  in  severall 
of  my  dispaches  there  was  no  le'  from  her  Ma"*',  for  w^  she  hath 
now  made  a  recompence  by  sending  me  two  1",  w^  yo'  Ma°^  shall 
herein  receave. 

The  Comittees  of  y^  Peers -met  not  yesterday,  but  will  tuesday 
nexL^     The  Com'ons  Comittees  met,  &:  had  before  them  S'  Jo. 


The  Rq)ort  of  these  Committees  was  made  to  the  Parliament,  on  their 


1 64 1  CORRESPONDENCE.  95 

Berkley  &  Capt.  O'Neale,  who  coming  over  lately,  were  (as  I  heare) 
yesterday  apprehended  by  y''  servaunt  of  y"  Serjant  att  Armes 
(attending  y°  House   of  Com'ons)   vpon  y"  first  warraunt  that  i  hope  some 
was  issued  for  taking  of  them,  &  f  Com'ittees  would  not  bayle  day  they  may 

.  .  repent  there 

them,  though  they  tendred  it,  alleagmg  they  had  not  power  to  seueritie. 
doe  it. 

Yesterday  y*"  Remembrancer  of  the  Citty  of  London  came  to  me 
from  the  Lo.  Mayor  &  Court  of  Aldermen,  &  desired  me  to  pre- 
sent to  yo'  Ma""  the  humble  &  dutifuU  thankes  of  the  Citty  for  yo'' 
Ma""*  great  grace  &  goodnes  in  y'  busines  of  Tonnage  &  Poun- 
dage. I  assure  yo'  Ma""  that  yo''  grac'ous  le"'  concerning  that  matter 
hath  wrought  much  vpon  y"  affecc'ons,  not  only  of  y"  merchaunts, 
but  of  diverse  others  of  this  Citty. 

The  Remembrancer  tould  me  further,  that  y°  Lo''  Mayor  & 
Aldermen  desired  him  to  enquire  of  y"  day  when  yo'  Ma""  wilbe 
here,  to  y"  end  that,  according  to  their  dutifuU  affecc'ons,  they 
might  meete  yo'  Ma"",  to  attend  yo'  royall  person  into  this  Citty,   wiien  ye  shall 
thoughe  he  said  y"  Citty  (being  become  poore)  were  not  able  to  see littell Will: 
give  yo'  Ma""  any  p"sent  according  to  their  custom.     I  have  pro-  ye"'Jall  know 
mised  to  let  them  know  when  yo'  Ma""  wilbe  here  as  soone  as  I  certainlie  not 
shall  know  y"  certeynty  of  it.     Of  all  w""  I  thought  it  my  duty  to  °eturne  "bi^t 
advertise  yo'  Ma"",  that  I  may  therein  doe  nothing  but  what  may  also  how  all 
be  agreeable  to  yo' Ma""' good  pleasure ;  notw"'standing  I  humbly  "'    ^"     ^^''' 
conceave  it  imports  yo'  Ma""  to  cherish  y"  affecc'ons  &  goodwill  of 
this  Citty. 

By  let"  to  partic'lar  p'sons  (w"""  I  have  seene)  dated  25°  7'"",  it 

is  advertised  from  Edenb.  that  yo'  Ma""  hath  nominated  y"  Lo.    t^  ■   t     j 

■'  •'  It  IS  Loudun 

Lodian  to  be  Chancellor.     Whatsoever  y"  newes  be  that  is  come  not. 

hither  amongst  y"  partie  of  y"  Protesters,  they  are  observed  to  be 

here  of  late  very  iocund  &  cheerefull,  &  it  is  conceaved  to  arise 

from  some  advertisements  out  of  Scotland,  from  whose  acc'ons  &  j  beliue  before 

successes  they  intend  (as  I  heare)  to  take  a  patterne  for  their  all  be  done 

proceeding  here  att  their  next  meeting.     I  hartely  pray  for  yo'  ^^^  hauJsuch 

great  cause  of 
joy, 
meeting,  by  Mr.  Pym.     A  copy  of  it  is  inserted  in  vol.  x.  of  the  Parliamentary 

History,  p.  I. 

Pym,  in  this  report,  says  that  Berkeley  and  O'Neale  came  voluntarily  to  his 
lodgings,  for  the  purpose  of  submitting  to  the  orders  of  the  House  ;  after  which 
the  deputy  Serjeant  attached  them  on  the  first  order. 


96  CORRESPOXBEXCE.  1641 

Ma°"  speedf  &  hapi>7  Rtnm^  as  bang  (of  all  men)  most  oUiged 
to  be 

Yof  sacred  Ma"^ 
Most  hnmUe  &  most  obedient  savannt, 

Edw.  Xicholas. 
W^tmmster,  29'Sep^  1641. 
l^a^Ir^  Edsi.  5  Oct. 

''"'"""   "^  "VomsapoEtyfei" 


of  the  1:00. 


Sir  Edward  Niclwhts  to  the  King. 

Il2y  it  pkase  jtf  most  eEcdP*  Ma"*, 
These  inclosed  from  j^Qneene  &  my  La  Keeper  were  iHoagfat 
to  me  -f  last  n^t  late  to  be  sent  to  x<f  Ma'^.  I  hare  not  as  j«t 
leoeavcd  from  the  B*  fA  Londcm*  a  list  <rf  the  vacant  Bp™^ :  I 
bekeve  bis  Lo*  hath  not  finished  the  notes  joT  Ma*  &  his  Lo" 
made  axMxinii^  that  bosines,  «*^  he  toold  me  were  Toy  impo'- 
fect 

I  beseetii  yoP  Ma*^  to  give  me  leave  to  put  you  in  minde  diat 

tbeie  is  noe  one  diii^  diat  yoD  can  now  doe^  that  wiD  better  rectify 

•f  idooaes  (rfyif  good  people,  moie  satisfie  thdr  mindes,  &  setde 

IdoBtnotliat  Aeiraffeccfons toyo'^Ma'^, dien y'good choyceyoamake  of  sndi 

""••^to^e    asycf  Ma'^shallnowai^ioint  tobel^'';  &asit  wilbe  mnchfiK' 

joT  service  tibat  ^  new  B^*"  be  {dansQde  peiscms,  &  beyond  escq>- 


c'oi,  soeffaeiewtiald  be  a  great  care  had  diatnoeB'' be  removed, 
ofwiHMne  tfaeie  isany  soqtic'fm  ofbdi^  any  wayes  pcqMshlyafiected, 
or  otherwise  mnch  disliked. 
TeBXfseel^  The  partie  here,  who  we s^  hatti  y*  best  intdl^paoe  fiom  Scot- 
^d^^  land  (w*  is  MtPym&yoongS' Hen.  VaneX  report  tfiaty^Ea.  of 
lBtBai,&l  Aigiiile*isC3iaimcdlor  of  that  Kii^dtHne;  it  seones  it  was  soe 
IS^*^  des«ned. 
tint  A^sfaH       I  Dr.  Jgmn,  atfijamauds  Aidribaop  of  CaMEriiiiry- 

*  Tins  lepart  vas  £dsi^  as  Hie  Kii^  ofaserve&    Aigyle  vas  not  Chancdlar 
of  ?>ci'n*^™i"B    fist  ^  rimiiF^  fixsnSsBu  iwin  a  jAsfcscEBBte  ^  ¥c^  Iw^  iras  stDBrwsz^^ 
udicadQa  far  H^gh  ticasoBy  tioe  test  BRfr  tlic  yti^^f  Jiwi^iw-r    It  b  *^— MTntiir 
how^ici^  Aatin  1651  fae  adnLD^  pOl  tfae  don  ^od  te  bead  of  Cbazies  Ae 


5  of 


1641  CORRESPONDENCE.  97 

I  hear  Mr.  Th'rer  is  still  at  Raby,'  &  that  he  will  not  returne  to 
Scotl.  before  yo'  Ma""*  coming  thence,  w'''  makes  me  humbly  to 
craue  yo'  Ma"™  com'aund  whether  I  shall  contynue  the  addresse  Addressethem 
of  all  packets  still  to  him,  or  to  whome  else.  '°  the  Duke 

'^  ...  of  Kichemont. 

I  assure  yo''  Ma"°  it  is  here  resolved  (if  my  intelligence  doth  not 
much  deceaue  me)  to  presse  yo'  Ma''",  at  y"  next  meeting  in  P'liam' 
for  y"  like  Act  touching  y"  elecc'on  of  officers  and  Councellors  here,   You  shall  doe 
as  yo'  Ma"''  hath  graunted  to  y"  Scots ;  &  in  this  I  believe  yo'  Ma""  ^e"  '°  aduyse 

.,;  ^     ,  '^  „  •'  '  J     ,         ,      ,    ,  ■       with  some  of 

will  find  a  more  generall  concurrency  &  accord,  then  hath  bene  in  my  best  ser- 

any  one  thing  this  P'liam';  for  many  here  say,  that  otherwise  all  "ants  there 

y''  great  offices  and  places  of  councellors  here,  wilbe  filled  upp  w""  be  preuented, 

Scotsmen.     I  beseech  yo'  Ma""  to  vouchsafe  to  consider  well  of  '°''  ^  asseur 

you,  that  I 
this  particular,  and  be  pleased  to  conceale  that  you  have  y"  adver-  doe  not  meane 

tisem'  of  it  from  me.  '°  g"^^'  ''• 

I  beseech  God  to  direct  &  assist  yo'  Ma''°  and  yo'  Councells  soe 

as  you  fliay  returne  w""  honour,  w*  shall  ever  be  y'  prayer  of 

Yo'  sacred  Ma"™, 

Most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 

Thorpe,  3  Octob'.  1641. 

Eden.  9. 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  tlte  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excell"'  Ma"", 

Yesterday  I  receaved  yo'  Ma"""  com'ands  by  an  apostile  vpon 
my  le'  of  y"  24""  of  y"  last  moneth,  &  forthw'"  p"sented  yo'  Ma"""  to 
y"  Queene,  and  sent  that  to  my  Lo.  Keeper;  &  w""  this  yo'  Ma"" 
will  receave  2  let"*  from  y"  Queene,  &  one  from  my  Lo.  Keeper. 

It  hath  bene  here  confidently  said,  by  those  that  holde  corre- 
spondency w'"  y"  Engl.  Comittees  in  Scotland,  that  y"  Ea.  of  Arguile 
shalbe  at  length  Chauncellor,  &  that  y"  Lo"  Amont '  shall  not  be 

'  His  own  country  seat. 

'  This  was  Levingston,  Lord  Almont,  who  had  the  first  command  under 
Lesley  in  the  Scottish  army,  and  was  afterwards  created  Earl  of  Callendar. 
Charles  certainly  intended  to  give  him  the  office  of  Lord  Treasurer,  but  was 
forced  to  put  it  into  commission,  naming  the  Earls  of  Argyle,  Glencairn,  Lothian, 
and  Lindsey,  as  Commissioners. 

IV.  H 


98  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1641 

ThVer;  &,if  lam  not  modi  misiii&nn'd,  tibey  are  here  as  peremp- 

totOy  lesobed  to  pRsse  &:  pot  iqxm  jv^  Ma^  a  La.  Th'ter  &  some 

■na^*  I       Mlier  officeis  before  thef  will  setde  jff  retntne,  &  notfaing  can 

""J*^*"^  bake  tfadrdes^nes  here  but  jo' Ma^~  presence;  fcifyo^Ma^do 

oo^  «i^^      not  hasten  to  be  here  some  dajes  before  y  n^^  meetii^  m  Far- 

fidLL:X««a  ^™*''  ^  ****  *™^  •*'**  *^  ***  *^  ***^  *°  ^ipeare  here  to 

vffl^adeAcr  Of^ose  J*  pai^  that  nov  saajcth;  &  I  yrsf  God  diere  be  not 

J^VX^i^^  some  des^ne  in  detuning  y%f  Ma*  there  till  yo'  afi&ires  here  be 

«a»aaB?^>a  redaced  to  Ae  same  stale  th^  diere  are  in.    I  assare  yc/  Ma^  y* 

f.  opinion  of  wise  men  here  is,  diat  to  hase  what  o&asjtn  desire 

in  that  kingdonae  cannot  make  soe  mocfa  for  yoor  sarice  there,  as 

jtf  absence  hence  at  diis  tyme  wiD  prejudice  yon  in  bosinfssps  of 

mere  importaraice  here :  and  as  for  the  La  Montrosse*  &  y^  res^ 

1^  _^  lie     some  here  (diat  pretend  to  nwVtstand  y*  oondic'an  of  dieir  case) 

^^^^^y    areofopinaan,thattherinoooeoc7issBdi,asthey viDnot&rey' 

snOoAl       vonefor  yif  ]ia*™lea:viE^  Tier:  :d  r^  oidinaiy  comseof  jnstice 

■^^■^    diere. 

iifl  ■■!■  if         I  am  erectly  asored,  that  y'Chty  of  London  groves  Toyveaiy 
—  -'  — ^'-  -'*  of  Y  niKriei*  camage  o:'  ;"   ?:-  --1::  '::g  their  wsj  of 

i^~ti.iz^.i.~^aKxvai:fta\x^lKiiyaA:~-  .  :."  .  ;  ^  r. ey [Gnm^] (ac- 
coidii^  to  his  n^it  and  pli :  ~  t;  ~t  1  La.  M^or  nmn*slHiMfing 
y'cqipoac'onof  y*  fe:  : :;  7  -  -  _ die  y* stontnes  and  good 
a&cdon  of  one  of  y  r,  r  rr;  >d  dock),  who  while  y* 
fartions peBons were  r  -^dnotproceede  toy* 

dea^oi^  proposed  All  r-~  r-e  is  ToyweQ  af- 

fected &  stoat),  &  cirr  .;  who  ciyed  noe 

deocTon)  were  aknce^i  ~       ;  .;;   j;  :'  t:;   ::-       ;-;rJJdisniisty* 
Comt' 

Ytf  Ma*  win  hoew*  receaTe  from  my  Lc.  ; ;   L : -  i ;  -  ;.'  notes 
yf  Ma*  sent  far  to  him ;  his  Lo"  is  soe  kne  in  Jiii  hiz  i  i; 


-Ikzt&eKa, 

^ly  jMMtiJMwlMMj'tosoMerfftep 

vb>  gavE  tkeB  wksif 
Oit&ct;  lac  ; 


*  Mptnae fad  iqy  receady  i|Mlli il  i^; 
Ki^.    VUeOtfhn^sHistayarSixdEz 

*  lUs  is  acBOBS  piece  of  chic  is-.: : 


*.■.'■V-:r^.»>J^.-,:, 


■»>*CV«*«N>iV!tV.ts?>£*V>;-MKia'W" 


James  Marq in. s  ov  Mo^fTKo.s'P. , 


'.Quie.ftr^l'*,  .7Srr/t4Jl  Jtfr^ttd 


1 64 1  CORRESPONDENCE.  99 

shoulder,  as  he  was  not  able  to  write  to  yo"'  Ma"",  for  w'^''  he 
beggeth  yo''  Ma""^  pardon.     His  Lo""  desired  me  to  signify  that  he 
hath  sent  yo''  Ma"*"  y"  same  individuall  papers  &  notes  w'^''  yo"'  I  returne 
Ma""  hath  formerly  seene,  because  yo'  Ma""  is  best  acquainted  w'"  ["he  T^fVon- 
them :  &  he  saith  that  y"  Bp'''"'"  that  are  voyde  have  a  cipher  set  don,  not  onlie 
before  them ;  his  Lo*  alsoe  entreated  me  to  acquaint  yo'  Ma""  aIso'h°ow\u"' 
that  y"  party  whome   you  had   in   yo'  thoughts  for  y"  B'"""''  of  the  voide 
Chichester  desires  to  be  spared  for  that  place,  if  yo'  Ma"°  soe  ^^^^  fiiie/[n  a" 
please,  &  at  yo'  returne  he  will  acquaint  yo'  Ma""  w""  y"  reason  noate  aparte, 
of  it.  ^"  "'''I:  ■"/ 

Owen  hand  ; 

I  have  tould  y"  Queene  what  yo'  Ma""  wrote  to  me  touching  y"  wherein  you 
Collar  of  rubies,  &  by  her  Ma""'  co'maund  I  have  sent  to  speake  f^o°  hing  ™o 
w""  S'  Job  Harby  about  that  busines,  whereof  by  my  next  I  shall  him ;  first, 
give  yo'  Ma""  a  further  accompt.     I  shall  have  a  care  to  send  in  ^^^^J[  \tm<i- 
yo'  Ma"**  name  to  all  such  Lo'"'  (as  y"  Queene  shall  direct)  not  to  what  frome 
faile  to  attend  y"  downe  sitting  of  y"  P'liam't.  Iho/mTto 

The  Committees  of  both  Houses  met  this  aftemoone  att  a  con-  satisfie  the 
ference,  they  were  all  bare-headed   during  y"  conference,  both  {Jopr'that^I 
Lodds  ^  Co'mons  by  a  privatt  intimac'on,  but  if  y"  Lo"'  should  haue  not  dis- 
have  put  on  their  hatts,  y"  Co'mons  were  resolved  to  have  donne  j^ff^f  in"mv 
soe  likewise.     Their  conference  was  concerning  some  troopers,  elections : 
who  flock  to  y"  Committees  in  soe  great  numbers,  as  they  have  ^n'^fiuingthe^' 
agreed  vpon  an  order  to  be  fortw""  printed  for  sending    them  Bish :  I  haue 
away,  a  coppy  of  w""  order  is  herew""  sent.     'Vpon  let"*  from  y"  deaneries  to 
Lo.  Howard,  and  y"  rest  of  y"  Com'ittees  (advertising  that  yo'  witt  Westmin- 
Ma""  will  not  come  from  Scotl.  this  moneth  at  soonest)  they  have  Pauies  &  Ro- 

'  The  new-made  Bishops  were  : 

Bristol.  Thomas  Westfield,  Archdeacon  of  St.  Alban's,  of  Jesus  Col- 

lege, Cambridge. 

Chichester.  Henry  King,  Dean  of  Rochester,  of  Christ  Church  College, 
Oxford. 

Exeter.  Ralph  Brownrigg,  Prebendary  of  Durham,  Scholar  and   Fel- 

low of  Pembroke  Hall,  and  Master  of  Catherine  Hall,  Cam- 
bridge. 

Norwich.  Joseph  Hall,  Bishop  of  Exeter. 

Salisbury.  Brian  Duppa,  of  Christ  Church,  Oxford,  Bishop  of  Chichester, 
Tutor  to  the  Prince,  translated  to  Winchester. 

■Worcester.  John  Prideaux,  Rector  of  Exeter  College,  Oxford,  and  Canon 
of  Christ  Church,  died  1650. 

■Vork.  John  Williams,  Bishop  of  Lincoln,  Lord  Keeper,  died  1650. 

Carlisle.         James  Usher,  Archbishop  of  Armagh,  ob.  1655. 


loo  CORRESPONDENCE.  t^ 

**!     lenetc  ;:~f  irre  i;  --;     :;f3je.W*  power  to  1 


aiy  J** CoBC  : :-:     .   .  ^  ^■■vsRdL'0Ba}t3e'\aBKwksr- 

Z^'^nmn.  canjoL  i.r  -ssoneBT  W  Ofeir  k^*  to 

j«w«IBae-_     ttftteir  C;r_  r:;:;  :r_                      .    _  ;    that  «»«*    ■■■«  »jui  up  ■ 

■rttsBsoiffie  canniEs  1;:^  :  i:  T-:_ir  i^    :    .  -              :;-^ftms  fiom  jTdose 

Inatanflp'lfle  rmninfTF-''' --    -_-::  :--■    -j  sets  not  falh 

tjms  wan      -.  ,.     ^. 


|-.:;-    '[     T5I> 


12\ 


^r. 1- 


Hi-:.  JARIA, 

QUlitN  OF  CHARLES  I. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  loi 

as  ar  your  frends :  for  mene  others  I  haue  spokne  my  selfe  to 

them  already. 

"  For  Maistre  Nicholas." 

Indorsed,  "R.  5<>  8'"''  1641,  the  Queenes  let'  to  me." 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma"", 
Since  my  last  of  y"  7th  present,  I  receaved  yo'^  Ma"°^  comaunds 
apostiled  y°  a"""  of  this  moneth,  &  have  presented  yo"'  Ma""  let'^"'  to 
y"  Queene,  whereof  I  have  here'"''  sent  an  aunsweare  from  her 
Ma"",  w'^"  came  this  day  to  my  hands.  I  have  acquainted  her 
Ma""  (as  you  were  pleased  to  comaund)  that  yo'  Ma""  wished  that 
some  of  yo''  servaunts  here  would  meete  to  countermyne  y"  plots  i  confesse  not 
here,  but  y"  Oueene  saith,   that  cannot  be   done   in  yo''  Ma""^  ^°  ^^^'' ''"' 

•  11  ,  HH  y^'  ^°  much  as 

absence.     I  have  written  lef'  to  all  such  Lo    ,  as  I  have  had  may  doe  much 

direc"""  to  send  unto,  to  attend  att  ye  downe  sitting  of  y"  Parliam'.   pod   therfore 

.  .  a       J  ]jg  diligent  in 

Touchmg   yo'  Ma""^  Collar   of  Rubies,  y"   Queene  wishes  that  it. 

nothing    be    donne    in    it    till    y"    next    weeke,    when    S'  Job 

Harby  saith   he  shall  receave   aunsweare  to  his  le"'*   sent    into 

y"  Low  Countries,  &  in  y"  meane  tyme  I  am  privatly  to  informe  You  shall  doe 

myself  by  what  warrant  that  iewell  was  put  into  S'  Job  Harbyes  or  ^^" '°  ^'^^  ^°- 

any  other  hands. 

Yo'  Ma""  will  herew'"  receave  a  lef  from  my  Lo :  Lieutenant  of 

Ireland.'     The  insolency  &  disorders  of  y"  disbanded  souldiers  in 

&  neer  this  towne  is  soe  great,  as  y"  Lo''''  of  y"  Councell  (who  met 

this  day  at  Whitehall)  have  thought  fit  that  some  course  should 

be   forthw""  taken   to   disperse  &   send   them   away,  &  to  that 

purpose  their  Lo""""  humbly  desire  to  know  yo'  Ma""^  pleasure 

whether  a  proclamac'on  shal  be  issued  by  y"  Lo'^'  Com'issioners  i  thinke  it 

(whome  yo*  Ma""  did  authorise  to  set  forth  proclamac'ons  upon   '"°^'  ^"• 

certeyne  occasions  in  yo'  Ma""'  absence)  to  y"  effect  of  y"  inclosed 

printed  order  of  y"  Com'ittees  of  both  Houses,  (whereof  yo'  Ma"" 

had  formerly  a  coppy  sent) ;  but  this  their  Lo'''"  intend  should  be  i^   ^^^ 

without  taking  any  notice  of  that  order,  unlesse  yo'  Ma""  shall  meanes. 

'  Tlie  Earl  of  Leicester — but  he  never  went  over  to  take  possession  of  his 
Government. 


f02  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 


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5^  IS: 


I 

Mi"-" 


beseech  )«rii^. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  103 

pect  that  he  &  his  brethren  attend  yo'  Ma'"  accordingly :  And  I   I  doe  lyke 
humbly  desire  to  know  to  whome  I  shall  addresse  let"  for  yo'  Ma"°,   ^oJ.'id^doJ'so. 
when  you  shalbe  on  yo''  iourney  hither,  for  that  I  beleeve  Mr.   To  the  Duke 
Thre'r  will  not  ride  soe  fast  as  yo'  Ma"^  The  occasion  of  this  dis-  ?R^hmonct ) 
patch  is  y"^  inclosed  from  my  Lo  :  Keeper. 

The  Queene  sent  me  word  even  now  that  she  shall  not  write  by 
this  packet.     We  hope  yo"^  Ma'"*  next  I"^  will  satisfy  yo''  good 
servaunts  expectac'on  here  w""  the  desired  newes  of  yo'^Ma"'*  happy 
&  speedy  returne,  w"^"  is  y"  earnest  prayer  of 
Yo'  Sacred  Ma'"" 
Most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt, 
Thorpe:  Munday  ii°  8*""  1641.  Edw.  Nicholas. 

Eden:  18 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma**", 
Yesterday  I  sent  to  yo"'  Ma""  in  myne  a  let'r  from  my  Lo'' 
Keeper  by  packet :  and  this  is  to  give  yo''  Ma'""  advertisem',  that 
ye  Lgdds  Qf  y^r  M^ucs  p^^vy  Councell  met  here  this  morning,  to 
consider  of  some  Irishe  businesses,  when  they  agreed  upon  a  let"'  to 
be  forthw""  sent  to  yo'  Ma""  w""  their  Lo""  advise,  for  divers 
reasons  expressed  in  their  said  let"  (a  coppy  whereof  for  better 
expedic'on  is  here  inclosed),  to  giue  order  to  yo'  Ma""*  Justices  in 
Irland  to  prorogue  y'  parliam'  there  (w'^''  is  to  meete  y"  9"'  of  No"*') 
till  ffebruary  next :  the  originall  under  y°  Lo'''  hands  shalbe  sent 
to  yo'  Ma"'  as  soone  as  it  can  be  got  signed,  if  yo'  Ma"''  shall 
approve  of  their  Lo""  advise,  you  may  be  pleased  for  better  expe- 
dic'on to  send  one  let"  under  yo'  Ma"'"  hand  imediatly  from 
Edenburg  into  Irland  by  an  expresse  messenger  to  y"  Lo'''''  Justices,  i  have  done 
forthw""  to  set  forth  a  proclamac'on  to  that  purpose  :  &  another  "^"^  alreddie. 
by  the  way  of  'West  Chester  or  thereabouts,  least  y*^  former  should 
miscarry  or  receave  delay.  The  Lo'''''  of  yo'  Ma"'"  Privy  Councell 
here  have  also  this  day  giuen  order  to  the  Justices  of  Peace  (in  & 
neere  London)  to  take  a  course,  that  a  more  effectuall  and  strict 
order  be  taken  for  present  sending  away  all  y"  disbanded  souldiers 
(w'^''  still  pester  this  city) :  &  for  shutting  up  of  all  houses  infected, 
for  that  y°  sicknes  disperseth  very  much  &  dangerously  hereabouts. 


104  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

There  was  this  day  notliing  donne  by  the  Camittees  of  either 
House  worthy  yo'  Ma*^  notice.  There  is  a  strong  report  (spred 
by  persons  of  best  creddii  here  for  intelligence  k.  knowledge  of  y* 
proceedings  in  Scot!:)  that  ytf  Ma**^  wiD  not  be  here  these  2 
moneths,  bitt  what  gronnd  they  have  for  it,  I  cannot  leame. 
I  wonU  not  There  is  a  whispering  here,  as  if  yo'  Parliam'  (when  it  meetes) 

t  ^  '^iT^  would  adionme  for  some  moneths,  or  to  some  other  place :  I  tonld 
ed,  Cambridge  my  Lo:  Keeper  this  day  that  if  y*  PTiam'  should  adioniDe  to  a 
wonM  be  best,  fnrther  day,  (thonghe  but  for  a  moneth  or  two)  before  &ey  jaraed 
wOTld£ne  "^  -^^  °^  Tonnage  &:  Ponndage  to  yo'  Ma'^,  (the  same  being 
yon  consult  graanted  only  to  -f  first  of  Decern:  next,)  it  wonld  put  yo^  Ma^  to 
e  &  odieis^  ^  great  streight  for  want  of  monny  to  uphold  yo^  house,  &:  for 
my  semanis  divers  Other  occasions  :  and  I  humbly  offer  it  to  yo^  Ma"™  con- 
it,  lea-vin^S  ™  siderac'on,  whether  it  may  not  be  fitt  for  yon  to  let  my  Lo;  Keeper, 
yom-  discre-  &  some  Other  of  yo^  Ma'^  best  affected  serraimts  of  either  Honse 
yondisB ^^  '^ Pliam'  know,  what  you  would  have  them  to  insist  upon  in  case 
canse,  bnt  I  there  should  be  any  moc'on  for  a  farther  adioumem',  before  yo' 
adjmiemmt  '^^'^  retume,  by  reason  of  f  sicknes,  w*  growes  soe  rife  &  dan- 
fiirtherea  by  gerotis,  as  Will  make  such  a  moc'on  wiOingh"  hearkened  imto.  My 
"  ™22iies.  ii-mntiie  ^  earnest  prayers  shalbe  stiH  for  a  prosperous  dispatch  of 
beeae  scS-  ^^  affaires  there,  &  for  yo'  Ma*^  speedy  &:  safe  retume,  there 
ciendie  sJHji-      being  noe  Tna-n  so  much  obliged  to  yo^  Ma^  for  yo'  grac'ons 

dered  heere,  in    r 

sinne  respects,    laTOUT,  aS 

so  there  ejso  I  Yo^  sacred  Ma*" 

hane  not  mist  Most  humble  &:  most  obedient  serrannt, 

th^osegood  Westminster,  12°  S'^- 1641.  Edw.  Nicholas. 

offices,  thongh  t-j  o 

in  an  other  ^den:  18: 

^Tsoh-ed,  Superscribed  "  for  yC  Sacred  Ma'-i'.'' 

ai  my  retome,  Written  by  the  King ;  "  Yonrs  apostyled." 

to  alter  the  Wrilten  on  the  back  by  Sir  E.  X.  :  "  Sent  by  Mr.  Mungo  Mcrrer,  and  rec' 

forme  of  the  back  by  *  post  bwf  of  Barbican  the  23'''  at  West'  at  9  at  nyg".     TTii;  Ma""  is 

*-^^™"^^  ?°-       constant  in  y  doctrine  &  discipline  of  y' Chnrch." 

nemement  in 

England  to 
this  heere : 
therefor  I  com- 

assenrt  all  my  Sir  Edward  NuJiolos  to  the  King. 

semantE  there 

tha:  I  am  con-  May  It  please  yo'  most  exceDeiit  Ma*^, 

Kant  f™  ^  I  receaved  yesterday  yo"^  Ma^  apostile  of  y*  9^  p'sent  by  lit 

Dis^Hjie  of      Barkley,  &  have  (according  to  yo'  Ma^^  com'and)  addressed  this 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  105 

packet  to  y"  Duke  of  Richmond,  &  shall  soe  contynue  my  ad-  the  Churche 
dresses,  untill  I  shall  understand  of  Mr.  Th'rers  returne  to  Court.   ?/  England  as 

'  It  was  estab- 

Yo"'  Ma"°   com'aunds  me  to  advise  w""  some  of  yo"'  best  servaunts  lished  by 
here,  how  to  p'vent  the  intenc'ons  of  some  here  to  presse  yo'  &  m^^Fjuher 
Ma"°  at  y"  next  meeting  in  P'liam'  for  y**  like  Act  touching  y"  &  resolues,  (by 
elecc'on  of  officers  &  councellors  here,  as  you  have  graunted  in  n^j^'.'^'^v     a. 
Scotland.     I  (w""  all  humility)  assure  yo'  Ma'"^,  that  I  conceave  it  dey  in  the 
no  lesse  difficult  for  me  (now  in  yo'  absence  when  y'  awe  of  the  ^J,=^'^"'s"^°<^s 
Parliam'  is  upon  all  in  generall)  to  discerne  who  are  yo'  Ma""  best  if  your  owen 
servaunts  here,  then  it  is  almost  impossible  for  such  yo'  servaunts,  observation^ 
to  know  what  to  doe  or  advise,  to  p'vent  soe  plausible  a  designe,  cjentiv  tell 
w*^""  in  my  poor  opinion  nothing  can  soe  well  divert,  as  yo'  Ma"°'  you,  lett  my 
speedy  returne :    but   of  this  intend  forthw""  to  speake  w""  the  tionRuydTyou. 
Queene. 

This  inclosed  is  y^  let'  from  y""  Lo'''^  of  yo'  Ma""  Privy  Counsell,   It  will  be  well 
whereof  in  my  last  by  Mr.  Mungo  Murrey '  1  sent  a  coppy  :  their        "^^ 
Lo'''",  as  soon  as  they  rose  from  Councell,  (&  before  y''  let'  was 
drawne)  dispersed  themselves  to  their  severall  homes  in  y"  country, 
w^""  is  -f  cause  (as  I  am  tould),  that  it  was  this  day  before  it  was 
brought  signed  to  me  for  yo'  Ma"°.     The  more  secrecy  and  expe- 
dic'on  there  is  used  in  dispatch  of  yo'  Ma"*^'  let'  to  y*^  Lo"""*'  Justices 
(if  you  shall  approove  of  their  Lo""""  advise)  y''  better,  &  that  made 
me  p^sume  to  hasten  to  yo'  Ma"°  y*  coppy,  before  y"  let'  itself  was 
signed.     I  finde  that  y''  Com'ttees  of  both  Houses  (by  reason  of 
y''  contynuaunce  of  y°  sicknes)  incline  to  be  very  earnest,  when  y° 
Parliam'  meets  next,  to  perswade  a  further  adioumem*  for  a  tyme, 
but  Mr.  Pym,  &  those  of  his  party,  will  not  heare  that  y"*  P'liam'  I  haue  given 
shalbe  held  any  where  but  in  London  or  Westminster  :  I  hope  yo'  ^n  aTuhis°Il-'^'^ 


'  Murrey  (Mungo)  was  a  confidential  servant  and  gentleman  of  the  bed- 
chamber to  the  King,  who  often  entrusted  him  with  private  correspondence,  an 
anecdote  respecting  which  deserves  notice.  In  February  1646,  whilst  the  King 
was  in  the  power  of  the  English  Commissioners  at  Newcastle,  Murrey,  having 
obtained  leave  of  absence  on  pretence  of  visiting  Scotland,  was  admitted  to  his 
Majesty's  presence  before  witnesses  for  the  purpose  of  kissing  his  hand.  The 
Commissioners,  however,  were  so  suspicious  and  watchful,  that  they  observed 
something  put  into  his  hand  by  the  King ;  and  having  followed  him,  when  out 
of  the  presence,  they  searched  him,  and  found  a  letter  in  cypher  directed  to 
Montreuil  the  French  agent.  The  letter  was  immediately  sent  up  to  the  Par- 
liament, and  Murrey  committed  to  prison,  but  admitted  to  bail  after  two  days 
confinement. 


reddy. 


io6  CORRESPONDENCE.  i«4i 

Ma*"  ^yon  shall  stay  there  past  y*  iSth  present)  ■wiH  send  some 

direcc'ons  to  yo'  servannts  here  how  to  apply  their  endeavoms  in 

P"liam\  in  case  there  shalbe  any  debate  touching  an  adioumem'. 

I  hane  syned         I  have  herew*  by  y*  Queenes  com'annd  sent  yo'  Ma^  y*  draught 

ie  d^Tb^    °f  ^  warrant  for  yo'  Ma^  hand  for  y'  deliveiy  of  yo'  Ma*^  Collar 

imediatlie sent  of  Rubies  to  S'  ^^  Boswell  fo'  yo''  Ma^  use:    I  tonld  S'  Job 

^W^e  aL    Harby,  that  S^  Vi""  was  to  kepe  it  till  yo^  Ma*  should  send  for  it 

I  shall  loose      The  Queene  tould  me  yesterday,  that  she  would  irate  to  yo'  Ma"* 

^^^to  Sr    *°  ^^  pleased  w*  yo''  owne  hand  to  give  S^  W™  Boswell  order  -what 

WLll:Bo5weIl'  to  doe  y^  y*  said  Collar,  for  it  is  apparent,  tiiat  these  merchaunts 

as        esyres.   ^^^  ^^^  have  a  hand  in  the  engaging  of  it,  but  they  s£;  '. 

take  order  that,  upon  receipt  of  yo'Ma'^  -warraunt,  it  shi^.^z  ^^-^.-j 

delivered  accordingly. 

I  hane  told  If  yo^  Ma*  shall  stay  long  from  hence',  I  Inisfy  pn^  yo' 

mer  Dis-  Ma'^  wilbe  pleased  to  let  me  tmderstand  w*  -whome  ytm  v^uld 

P^^j  ^■'"^  °^^  ^^  advise  concerning  yo'  afEaires  here,  &  that  ytf  Ma*" 

this.  would  vouchsafe  to  let  them  know,  how  fkrre  yo'  Ma*"  -would  have 

them  to  confide  in  me  in  any  yo'  Ma™*  services,  that  I  may  bare 

•f  more  creddit  w^  them,  when  I  shall  have  occasion  to  attend 

them,  &:  be  y*  better  able  to  annsweare  yo'  Ma*^  expectac'on,     I 

hane  not  bene  att  Oadands  since  Mr.  Berkley  came,  but  am  this 

morning  going  to  wayte  on  y^  Queene,  to  know  if  her  Ma*  hath 

any  com'armds  for 

Yo'  sacred  Ma** 
Most  humble  &  obedient  servaunt, 
Thorpe;  15  8*™,  1641.  Edw.  Nicholas. 

Eden:  20: 

"  For  yo'  sacred  Ma*. "    By  the  TwTig :  "  Yotite  apostjled." 
15  "  S*"  1641.     Apost:  20.  R.  25"  at  9.  aJ  night. 

'  Boswell  seems  to  have  been  an  old  confidential  servant  of  the  King,  who 
mentions  him  as  Ms  agent  in  1634,  in  a  letter  to  the  Qneen  of  Bohemia.  Vide 
Bromley's  Letteis,  p.  67.  He  was  also  in  the  confidence  of  the  Palatine  Princes 
about  the  same  time.  Tide  Bromley,  p.  79.  He  was,  at  this  period,  the 
British  Residem  at  the  Hagne,  but  afterwards  fell  into  di^race,  as  appeals  by 
a  snbsegnent  letter  of  the  Qneen  of  Bohemia. 

"  On  this  day  the  Eing  wrote  a  letter  to  the  Lord  Keeper,  desiring  him  to 
Tnfnrm  the  Parbament  that  he  was  nnaToidably  detained,  bet  that  he  wonld 
make  all  diligence  to  retnin.  This  was  read  to  the  Lards  an  the  zoth.  '\'ide 
Pailiamentaiy  Debates. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  107 

Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  tJte  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excellent  Ma"'', 

Yo"'  Ma""  sent  by  S'  W"  Ballatinei  were  delivered  here  y"  iS"" 
of  this  moneth  by  4  in  y'  afternoone. 

Upon  let"  from  y"  Englishe  Com'ittees  now  in  Scotl:  to  y"  Com-  I  was  the  lesse 

'ittee  here,  relating  y^  newes  of  Mar:  Hamiltons,  the  Ea:  of  Arguiles,  a^'perfect'rda-'^ 

and  Ea:  of  Lannericks  abandoning  y"  Court  &  Parliam'  there,^  tion  of  this 

our  Com'ittee  here  was  yesterday  in  a  great  fright,  &  (declaring  ^ause^I^s  nt' 

that  they  conceaved  the  same  to  be  a  plot  of  y'  Papists  there,  &  one  of  whose 

of  some  Lo"^  &  others  here,)  sent  p^'sent  order  to  y"  Lo;  Mayor  ^^0^,^,"^"  f 

&c.  to  dubble  y"  gardes  &  watches  of  this  Citty  &  Suborbs,  &  it  was  &  am  so 

is  thought  that  this  busines  will  this  day  in  Pariiament  be  declared  j°^ou™'t  hi^' 

to  be  a  greater  plot  against  the  Kingdomes  and  Parliam"  in  Eng:  discourse  of 

&  Scotl:  then  hath  bene  discovered  at  all.      There  have  bene  'lie  business  as 

hauing  becne 

some  well-affected   parliam'-men  here  w'"  me  this  morning  to  an  ey  witness 

know  whether  I  had  any  relac'on  of  that  busines,  but  finding  I  sad^sfied  mor 

had  none,  but  only  a  few  words  from  Mr.  Sec'rie  Vane,  w'""  I  then  anie 

shewed  to  them,  they  seemed  much  troubled,  as  not  knowing  what  Jjon'^^th     f' 

to  say  to  it :  I  hasten  this  of  purpose  to  give  yo"'  Ma""  notice  here-  I  desyre  you  to 

of,  &  to  pray  yo'  Ma"",  that  there  may  be  sent  hither  w'"  all  "^^^  °"  ^™  '° 

'  r     ]    ]  y  J  my  name  to 

'  Afterwards   Lord  Eallenden,  the  first  Peer  of  that  name.     In  1640  he  affected  per- 

appears,  by  Bromley's  Royal  Letters,  pp.  115,  116,  to  have  been  attached  as  sones,  of  the 

Minister  at  the  Palatine  Court.     He  was  much  in  the  confidence  of  all  the  treuth  of  that 

branches  of  the  Royal  Family ;   and  obtained  the  peerage  from  Charles  the  "'  '^^  passed 

Second  for  his  very  useful  and  active  services  during  the  Usurpation.  while  lie  was 

"  This  is  the  affair  which,  in  the  history  of  that  time,  went  by  the  name  of  ^jj^t  hath 

"  The  Incident."     Lord  Lanerick's  relation  of  it  may  be  seen  in  Hardwicke's  passed  since  I 

State  Papers,  vol.  ii.,  p.  299,  wherein  he  asserts  that  there  was  a  plan  laid,  by  haue  directed 

the  opposite  party,  to  cut  the  throats  of  himself  and  the  two  Lords  mentioned  the  D:  of  Rich: 

in  this  letter  ;  and  he  adds,  that  their  "abandoning  the  Court  and  Parliament"  '"  f  "^  y°" 

was  literally  nothing  more  than  quitting  Edinburgh  in  order  to  save  their  lives,  p  ,    ,       ,1, 

There  is  an  hiatus  in  the  Hardwicke  Papers  from  1641  to  1685.  His  Lord- 
ship, in  a  note  on  Lord  Lanerick's  relation,  laments  that  very  little  is  known 
respecting  a  dark  affair  "which  nobody  understood  at  the  time,"  particularly 
as  the  Hamilton  Collection  seems  very  defective  at  that  period.  These  present 
Letters,  however,  may  avail  the  future  historian  in  clearing  up  difficulties  and 
in  prosecuting  research. 

The  affair  is  particularly  noticed  in  Pym's  Report  of  the  Committees,  on  the 
re- opening  of  Parliament,  which  may  be  referred  to  in  vol.  x.  of  the  Parlia- 
mentary History,  page  5. 


IS, 


io8  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1641 


v'ckas! 

«1^LI^     ahandas 
IfMtSe 
atmenain: 


czi:-^  ::  zi  ziy  Lo:  C;::^-  .-       '   i^^;;    ::   ::    ;-ii  ::  to  yo' 
Yo*  ^Is'^wiD  I  hope  paidc-  :"  -  ~  •.-—  i^rri;;.;:^  ::    -  -  '-inmKIp 


r^T.  JkiCHOLAS. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  109 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma"", 

I  hope  my  le',  w""  I  hastily  wrote  to  yo''  Ma""=  yesterday  by  Of  this  I  much 

packet,  wilbe  come  to  yo''  Royall  hands  before  this,  &  that  wee  my  credit  I  ac- 

shall  speedily  receaue  a  relac'on  of  this  busines  concerning  the  quainted  no- 

-.1  •     n      o  >,     ,■  .  11   r  1        bodie  with  the 

Marquis  &  y"  rest,  w'^"  all  y   servaunts  here  call  for  very  earnestly,   contents  there- 

Yo'  Ma""^  le"'  to  my  Lo:  Keeper  was  carefully  delivered  to  his  of.  &  ^m  verie 
owne  hands  yesterday  before  y"  sitting  of  y'  Parliam',  but  his  Lo''''  none  heere 
tells  me,  that  y*"  effect  of  it  was  knowne  here  some  dayes  before  he  1^"^^  whether 
receaved  it :  w'""  is  an  infinite  p'iudice  to  yo''  Ma"''^  affaires  here  ;  o^  not :  there- 
such  anticipation  of  yo''  Ma"'^  direcc'ons  in  businesses  of  import-  for  I  thinke  it 
aunce  renders  y*"  same  impossible,  or  extreame  difficult,  to  be  should  iry  as 
effected  :  And  I  observe  that  y"  perfect  intelligence,  that  is  here  of  much  as  may 
all  yo'  Ma****  resoluc'ons  &  proceedings  there,  puts  lief  and  spiritt  (,on,e_  ^  ^^e- 
into  some  here,  who  w"'out  that  encouragem'  &  light,  would  (I  be-  ther  it  be  an 
leeve)  pay  more  reverence  to  yo''  Ma"™  councells  and  acc'ons.  conjectur. 

When  yo''  Ma""  hath  made  stay  y"  disbanding  of  5  companies  „  r      ,i^- 

remayning  in  Barwick,'  it  is  here  thought  fit  not  to  make  any  order  that  is  satis- 

to  y*  contrary,  but  it  is  declared  (as  I  heare)  that  from  y"  15th  of  ^^'^• 
this  moneth  (w""  was  y"  tyme  appoynted  by  y"  Houses  for  disband- 
ing all  that  garrison)  those  companies  shall  have  no  further  pay 

from  y'  Comonwealth  as  it  is  called,  and  concerning  this,  there  is  I  remember 

to  be  speedily  a  conference  w""  y'^  Lo""',  w*^  y"  issue  whereof  I  shall  some  discourse 

acquaint  yo''  Ma""  by  my  next.  w'th  the  Eng : 

Sir  Jo.  Berkley  was  yesterday  com'itted  to  y"  Tower,  &  Capt.  ^^^out  Proro- 


O'Neale  to  y"  Gatehouse  by  y"  House  of  Co'mons  vpon  y°  old  gation,  but  I'm 
business.*  Yo'  Ma""  will  herew""  receave  a  coppy  of  y"  let'  sent  it°was  efter  my 
hither  by  y"  Com'ittees  in  Scotland,  and  of  y"  order  made  there-  Lett:  was  writ- 
upon  y"  day  before  y"  P'liam'  by  y"  Com'ittees  here.  I  have  p'sented  ^^{^^  ^an^'^^ 
yo'  Ma"**  let'  to  y"  B''''  of  London,  who  hath  promised  to  use  all  pos-  others  wer  in 
sible  expedic'on  in  p'formaunce  of  y'  Ma"™  comaunds  therein.  of "he'ptaffue 


'  The  jealousy  of  the  Parliament  about  Berwick  was  so  very  great,  that  when 
the  Scottish  Army,  upon  their  return  in  August,  wished  to  march  through  that 
garrison,  a  wooden  bridge  was  actually  ordered  to  be  built  over  the  Tweed,  at 
some  distance  from  the  town. 

'  It  was  also  ordered,  the  Lords  should  be  desired  to  examine  those  gentle- 
men respecting  the  charges  brought  against  them. 


at  randome. 


I  lo  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

The  Lo*"^  Commissioners  have  given  order  for  p^aring  a  Pro- 

clamac'on  for  p^sent  dispersing  &  sending  away  of  y*  disbanded 

souldiers,'  as  yo'  Ma^^  directed  by  yo'  apostile  of  the  13"^  of  this 

moneth.     My  Lo:  Keeper  delivered  me  this  morning  to  be  sent  to 

yo'  Ma***  this  paper,  w^''  was  p'sented  to  his  Lo''  in  y^  nature  of  a 

protestac'on  by  y^  persons  the  rein%-ndemamed :  his  Lo^'  tells  me 

he  hath  formerly  acquainted  yo^  Ma"*  w'*^  that  busines.     My  Lo: 

For  divertion    of  Bristoll^  tould  me  this  day,  that  he  heares  from  severall  hands, 

'^^  %°^f^  that  there  is  an  intenc'on  to  question  his  Lo^,  &:  his  soime  y*  Lo: 

would  ye  Digby,  but  he  knowes  not  for  what,  &  he  tells  me  that  nothing 

should  pat        g}j^  deterre  him  from  pTormaunce  of  his  duty.     This  day  there 

mynde  to  re-     w^s  twice  read  in  -f  Commons  House  a  Bill  for  taking  away  the 

new  that  dis-     Votes  of  B''^  in  y*  Vpper  House,  and  that  Bill  is  comitted,  and  it 

the  two  is  said  it  will  passe  both  Houses  w**in  two  days.    The  disobedience 

Houses,  con-     against  y^  order  of  y*  House  of  Co'mons  concerning  innovac'ons, 

Parlaroent        ^ras  this  day  questioned  in  that  House,  &  after  a  long  debate,  there 

Protestation      .,^^3  no  wav  found  or  resolved  on,  to  pnnishe  those  that  disobeyed 
w'ch  South-         ,  /       .         ,  J  *^  ^  ,  .       ,  ^^  ' 

amptonwas  so  'f  same,  for  that  that  order  was  conceaved  by  most  m  y  House 

feaise  upon.      jjot  to  be  iustifyable  by  lawe,  &  therefore  not  binding.' 

I  have  herew*  sent  yo'  Ma*^^  some  notes  of  y^  effect  of  y*  con- 

this  dispache     ference  this  day  betweene  y*  2  Houses.    I  beseech  God  amongst 

will  satisfie       those  great  distracc'ons  to  p'^serve  y'  Ma*^  in  safety :  &  I  beseech 

your  longins.  ■»»■-•  •         -    j  t. 

but  I  belh-e,      yo'  Ma™  to  give  me  leave  once  more  to  put  you  m  mmde  to  hasten 
not  some  of      hither  a  true  relac'on  of  y*  vnhappy  interrupc'on  of  yo"^  affaires 
tions.^^^     there,  for  I  find,  that  yo'  ser\-aunts  here  are  much  disheartened 
that  they  are  kept  soe  long  in  darknes  in  a  busines  soe  highly  im- 
porting yo'  hon',  &  yo'  Ma"^  owne  person.    I  expected  a  lef  from 
y^  Queene  for  yo'  Ma*^  this  day,  but  I  beleeve  her  Ma*  pu'poses 
'  May,  in  his  History  of  the  Parliament,  says  that  both  the  armies,  English 
and  Scotch,  "quietly  departed,  cocducied  to  their  owne  homes  by  order  firom 
Justices  of  Peace  through  the  seTeral  counties." 

*  The  Earl  of  Bristol  had  mingled  much  in  party  politics  prerions  to  this 
date.  He  had  beoi  Ambassador  to  Spain  in  proposing  Charles's  marriage  with 
the  In&nta ;  and  afterwards  impeached  in  Parliament  re^)ecting  the  treaty  and 
its  &iluTe ;  but  he  had  such  influence  with  the  House  of  Conmions  as  to  bring 
about  a  counter  impeachment  against  the  Duke  of  Bnddngfaam.  This  may 
account  for  his  hostility  to  Charles's  friend.  Lord  Strafford,  though  the  pro- 
spect of  rdieUioQ  now  induced  him  to  support  the  Royal  Cause.  Vide  Bul- 
strode,  page  14. 

'  Nraie  of  these  circnmstances  are  stated  in  the  Parliamentary  History ;  yet 
they  are  important  with  respect  to  the  "nnaU  of  those  times. 


1 641  CORRESPONDENCE.  iii 

to  send  her  let"  by  an  expresse ;  for  that  there  are  none  come 
from  her  Ma'""  as  yet  to  be  conveyed  by 
V  sacred  Ma""* 

Most  humble  and  most 

obedient  servaunt, 
Westminster,  21°  S*""  1641.  Edw.  Nicholas. 

Eden:  28: 

"For  yo' sacred  Ma''«. 
"  Yours  apostyled." 
Apost:  28  8''"'.— R.  I"  No'"».  at  5  at  night,  by  Mr.  Wm.  Murray. 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  tJie  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma"", 

I  receaved  Satterday  night  last  yo''  Ma"™  of  y'  iS""  p'sent,  &  have 
safely  delivered  yo"'  Ma""  to  y"  Queene  &  my  Lo:  Keeper :  the 
messenger  that  was  sent  w"'  yo"'  Ma"™  said  I'ter,  (bruysing  himself 
w""  a  fall  from  his  horse  soe  as  he  was  not  able  to  ride)  sent  yo' 
Ma"™  to  me  single  by  y*"  ordinary  post,  w'''"  made  me  suspect  that 
it  had  bene  intercepted,  but  it  came  very  safe.  I  have  alreddy 
made  known  to  diverse  Lo"'  &  others  yo'  Ma"™  pious  resoluc'on 
to  mainteyne  constantly  y""  doctryne  &  disciplyne  of  y''  Church  of 
England,  &  have  by  their  advise  delivered  extracts  (of  what  yo' 
Ma"''  hath  written)  to  diverse  of  yo'  Ma"™  servaunts,  that  yo'  piety 
therein  may  be  vnderstood  by  yo'  good  people  here. 

The  Queene  sent  S'  W"  Ballatine  from  hence  on  Friday  last,  & 
he  going  im'ediatly  from  Oatlands  w"'out  calling  here,  I  lost  y''  op- 
portunity of  sending  by  him,  but  I  p'^pared  my  I'ter  of  y*^  23"*  reddy 
for  him,  w'""  I  have  now  sent  by  this  gent.  Mr.  Tho.  Elliot. 

Wee  here  begin  to  app'hend  that  in  y*  great  troubles  there,  some 
of  yo'  Ma"™  packets  may  miscarry,  &  therefore  I  held  it  my  duty 
to   let   yo'  Ma"'  vnderstand,  that    since   myne  of  y''   1 2""   (w"""   i  haue  re- 
yo'  Ma""  hath  return'd)  I  have  sent  to  yo'  Ma""  let"  of  y"  15'"  &  ^eaued  them 
iS"",  both  w""  were  addressed  in  packets  to  y"  D.  of  Richmond,  & 
afterwards  2  other  packets  of  y"  20"'  &  21"^  directed  to  Mr.  Th'rer.   &  thease  also. 

As  concerning  y"  adiournem'  of  y"  P'liam'  here,  my  Lo:  Keeper 
tells  me,  that  he  hath,  by  his  I'ter  sent  in  myne  of  y"  21""  fully  ac-   It  is  trew. 
quainted  yo'  Ma""  how  y"  expectac'on  was  here  frustrated.     The 


112 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


1641 


Bid  my  ser- 
uants  make  as 
much  vse  of 
this  objection 
as  may  bee. 


Vpper  House  did  Satterday  last  reade  y'  Bill  transmitted  to  them 
by  y°  Comons,  for  taking  away  y"  votes  of  B'",  &  intend  (as  I 
heare)  to  speede  it  as  fast  as  may  be,  notw"'standing  it  is  said  to 
be  against  y^  auntient  order  of  P'liam'  to  bring  in  a  Bill  againe 
the  same  Sessions,  that  it  was  reiected.'  Yo'  Ma""*  best  servaunts 
here  remayne  still  in  greate  payne,  that  in  all  this  tjTne  they  have 
not  receaved  any  p^ect  relac'on  of  y""  late  disorders  at  Edinb:  con- 
cerning Mar:  Hamilton  &  y*  rest,  &  they  are  the  more  impatient, 
in  regarde  they  heare  that  some  of  y""  Com'ons  house  have  coppyes 
of  y"  examinac'ons  taken  in  that  busines,  &  other  aduertisem" 
touching  y"  same.  I  beseech  God  to  send  yo''  Ma"'  forth  of  that 
laberinth  of  troubles  there,  &  a  safe  &  ho"''  returne  for  Engl:  w'^" 
willbe  most  welcome  to  all  honnest  men  here,  and  to  none  more 
then  to 

Yo'  sacred  Ma"<^ 
Most  humble  and  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 
Westminster,  25°  8"""  1641. 
Eden.  30. 
Written  by  the  King  : 

"I  hope  this  ill  newes  of  Ireland'  may  hinder  some  of  theas  follies  in 

England." 
"  For  yo' sacred  Ma"=." 
"  Yours  apostyled." 
25°  i^'"  1641.     Apost.  30  S'"''. 
Rec.  4°  No'"'"  in  y*  morning. 

>  The  Lords,  however,  did  not  proceed  so  far,  until,  on  the  22d  of  October, 
the  House  of  Commons  sent  up  Mr.  Holies  "to  put  them  in  mind  of  their 
complaint  exhibited  against  the  thirteen  Bishops  who  made  the  last  new  Canons, 
and  to  pray  a  speedy  proceeding  therein." 

'  This  is  a  verification  of  the  old  proverb,  that  "  111  news  travels  fast ;  for  the 
Irish  Rebellion  broke  out  on  the  25  th  of  October,  and  the  King's  memorandum, 
or  apostyle,  is  dated  the  30th.  The  return  of  the  letter  to  Sir  Edward,  on  the 
4th  of  November,  is  a  further  proof  of  the  rapidity  of  travelling  at  that  period 
between  Edinburgh  and  London. 

The  King's  opinion  respecting  the  interference  of  Parliament  in  Irish  affairs, 
may  be  drawn  from  an  anecdote  preserved  in  an  old  tract  in  the  British 
Museum  ;  when  in  conversation  with  the  Earl  of  Pembroke,  in  March  1641, 
His  Majesty  said,  "The  businesse  of  Ireland  will  never  be  done  in  the  way 
that  you  are  in  ;  four  hundred  will  never  do  that  work  ;  it  must  be  put  in  the 
hands  of  one.  If  I  were  trusted  with  it,  I  would  pawn  my  head  to  end  that 
work.  And  though  I  am  a  beggar  myself,  yet  (speaking  with  a  strong  asseve- 
ration) I  can  find  moneye  for  that." 


IlKJfRY  >f OXTAGI'E  . 

E.A2iZ  ty'  Majvcsx:ster 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  113 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  tJie  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excellent  Ma'"^, 

I  sent  to  yo"'  Ma'"=  y''  2Sth  of  this  p'"sent  2.  let"  by  Mr.  Elliot,'  & 
y"  same  night  I  receaved  yo'  Ma"^  apostile  of  y*"  20*",  and  p'sently 
sent  away  yo''  Ma"*"'  to  y"  Queene,  &  delivered  that  to  my  Lo: 
Keeper.  I  shall  forthw'"  deliver  yo"'  Ma"'''  warr'  to  S'  Job  Harby, 
&  hasten  y"  dispatch  of  that  busines. 

I  have  herein  sent  yo'  Ma""  a  coppy  of  an  order  made  by  the   Hen_  vane 

Peers  concerning  y"*  jurisdic'con  of  y"  Archb'.  of  Cant.     In  this   will  retume  all 

packet  there  is  sent  to  yo'  Ma""  by  my  Lo''.  of  London  severall  ^^^  ^\^  x.\i\% 

Bills  for  yo'  Ma"'^  signature  for  y"  new  B"",  w""  a  1"  from  his  Lo"  P^cke  to  my 
.        ,.■;,,,.      ^  ^  L:ofLon: 

touchmg  that  busmes. 

There  is  still  kept  here  a  strict  garde  &  watch  about  y"  Par- 
liam'  houses  of  100.  of  y"  trayned  bands,  besides  diverse  other 
watchmen  :  y'^  p'tence  is  an  app^hension  of  some  conspiracy  of  y* 
Papists  against  y"  P'liam'  here,  answerable  to  that  against  some 
Lo'*'  in  Scotl:  &  y"  alarme  of  popishe  plots  amuse  and  fright  y" 
people  here,  more  then  any  thing,  &  therefore  that  is  y"  drum  that 
is  soe  frequently  beaten  uppon  all  occasions;  &  y"  noyse  of  an 
intenc'on  to  introduce  Popery  was  that  w'"  first  brought  into  dis- 
like w""  the  people  y"  governement  both  of  y"  Church  and  Comon- 
wealth.  I  have  not  bene  sparing  to  make  knowne  yo'  Ma"'^  pious 
resoluc'on  to  mainteyne  y"  doctrine  &  disciplyne  of  the  Church  of 
Engl:  w'^''  I  perceave  gives  very  good  satisfac'on. 

My  Lo:  Keeper  having  occasion  to  wayte  on  y"  Queene  this  j  comand  you 
day,  did  yesterday  move  y'^  House  for  leave,  &  tould  their  Lo""  to  speake  with 
that  my  Lo:  Bankes  had  a  co'misson  dormant  to  be  Speaker  in  his  ^  L:^  B'ankes 
absence,  but  y"  Lo'*'  said  they  would  chuse  their  owne  Speaker,  &  to  see  if  it  can 
soe  named  y'^  Lo.  P.  Seale,^  whereupon  my  Lo.  Keeper  said  he  i^y  ^^jg  ^^^^ 
would  (to  avoide  all  question)  rather  stay,  but  y"  Lo''*  pressed  him  or  president 
not  to  forbeare  his  iourney,  least  y"  Queene  might  take  it  ill,  &  soe   House ^may^^"^ 

'  This  is  the  same  person  to  whom,  in  1642,  the  Lord  Keeper  Lyttelton  de- 
livered the  Great  Seal,  when  the  King  sent  him  for  it.  Lyttelton,  terrified  at 
what  he  had  done,  fled  immediately  afterwards  to  join  the  King  at  York.  May 
states  him  to  have  been  ' '  a  young  gentleman,  and  Groom  of  the  Privy  Chamber 
to  his  Majesty." 

^  Henry  Earl  of  Manchester. 
IV.  I 


114  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

chuse  there       his  Lo""  goes  this  day  to  Oatlands,  &  y"  Lo.  P.  Scale  is  to  be 
Speaker.  Speaker  in  his  absence. 

Judge  Berkley'  was  yesterday  att  y"  bar  in  y"  Vpper  House,  & 

there  heard  his  charge  read,  to  w"''  he  pleaded  not  guilty,  &  made 

a  prudent  answeare;  whereupon  tjine  is  given  him  till  Tuesday 

next  to  produce  witnesses  concerning  soe  much  of  his  charge  as 

relates  to  misdemeanors.     The  House  of  Com'ons  did  yesterday 

well  to  put  the  ^y  '^°'^^  declare,  that  y^   13  Bishops,"  (who  are  questioned  for 

B.  of  Lincolne  making  y"  new  cannons,)  ought  not  to  haue  vote  in  y'  Lo'*'  House 

cernin?  the    '  ^  ^^^  busines  :  &  they  are  this  day  to  have  a  conference  w""  y^ 

pardon  I  Lo"**  thereupon,  &  also  touching  y"  excluding  of  all  y'  B^"  from 

thosf  13  Bps.     voting  in  y"  Bill  (w'"  is  passed  y"  Com'ons  House)  to  take  away 

should  haue       totally  ye  B"'  votes.'     All  yo'  Ma"**  best  servaunts  here  pray  for  yo' 

nire,  that"you    Ma"*'  speedy  &  happy  dispatch  of  affaires  there,  conceaving  yo' 

may  giue  order  p'"sence  would  be  of  very  much  advantage  to  yo'  services  here,  & 

for  it  in  my'      ^his  is  also  y"  eamest  prayer  of 

name  if  he   ^  Yo"  sacred  Ma""* 

fitt_  Most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Westminster,  27°  8""',  1641.  Edw.  Nicholas. 

Eden:  2:  No: 

By  the  King  : 

"  I  co'mande  you  to  direct  my  L:  Keeper  in  my  name  to  issew  out  a  Procla- 
mac'on  co'manding  all  Parlament  Men  to  attend  on  the  Parlament. 

"  Thanke  Southampton  in  my  name,  for  stopping  the  Bill  against  the 
Bishops  :  &,  that  at  my  co'ming,  I  will  doe  it  myselfe." 

"  For  yo'  sacred  Ma'''." 

"  Yours  apostyled." 

27  8'"'"  Apost.  2°.  g''™. — R.  6"  g''"'  1641  at  6.  at  night,  by  Mr.  Brunker. 

"  He  was  Justice  of  the  King's  Bench ;  was  committed  to  the  Tower  by  the 
Lords  on  a  charge  of  high  treason,  and  afterwards  fined  in  the  sumof  ;ii'20,ooo, 
besides  being  declared  incapable  of  all  further  administration  of  justice. 

^  These  were  Walter  Carle,  Bishop  of  Winchester  ;  Robert  Wright,  B. 
Coventry  and  Lichfield  ;  Godfrey  Goodman,  B.  Gloucester ;  Joseph  Hall,  B. 
Exeter;  John  Owen,  B.  St.  Asaph;  William  Piers,  B.Bath  and  Wells;  George 
Cook,  B.  Hereford  ;  Matthew  Wren,  B.  Ely ;  William  Roberts,  B.  Bangor ; 
Robert  Skinner,  B.  Bristol ;  John  Warner,  B.  Rochester ;  John  Towers,  B. 
Peterborough  ;  Morgan  Owen,  B.  Landaff. 

^  The  Bill  went  further  than  Sir  Edward  reports,  for  it  included  "  Bishops 
and  other  persons  in  holy  orders."  It  was  to  shut  them  not  only  out  of  Parlia- 
ment, but  also  from  the  Privy  Council,  the  Commission  of  the  Peace,  "or  exe- 
cute any  temporal  authority,  by  virtue  of  any  commission." 

Even  the  vulgar  wit  of  the  day  was  brought  forward  in  contempt  of  the 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  115 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excellent  Ma"% 
My  last  to  yo'  Ma''"  was  of  y'  27"'  p'"sent,  w'*"  I  sent  by  packet 
addressed  to  Mr.  Th'rer.  Yo''  Ma'"*  long  absence  encourages 
some  to  talke  in  Parliam'  of  highe  matters.  It  was  yesterday  in 
debate  in  y'  Com'ons  House,  that  y"  Parliam'  may  have  the  appro- 
bac'on  of  all  officers,  councellors,  amb'dors,  and  ministers,  and  yo"' 
Ma"'  y«  nominac'on.^  The  reasons  alleaged  for  it  were,  first  that 
it  had  bene  soe  heretofore,  &  soe  is  conceaved  to  be  an  auntient 
right :  2''  that  y"^  ill  effects  that  hath  bene  by  y*^  councells  & 
acc'ons  of  olde  officers,  councellors,  &c.  &  y"  feares  that  there 
may  be  y"'  like  by  the  new ;  will  make  all  that  hath  bene  hitherto 
donne  nothing,  if  this  may  not  be  graunted  to  secure  them,  where- 
by the  kingdome  may  be  as  well  p''served  as  purged.  3'"''  that  yo' 
Ma'"^  did  heare  partic'lar  &  privat  mens  advise  in  y'^  choyce  of 
yo'  offi'",  councellors,  &c.  &  therefore  it  can  be  noe  derogac'on 
for  yo'  Ma""  to  take  therein  y*"  advise  of  y'  P'Hament.  Some  said 
that  untill  such  things  as  these  shalbe  granted  they  cannot  w"'  a 
good  conscyence  supply  yo'  Ma"*^  necessities  :  after  a  long  debate 
this  busines  was  at  length  referred  to  a  Select  Com'ittee  to  p'pare 
forthw""  heads  for  a  pet""  to  be  p'sented  to  yo'  Ma"°  to  receave  the 
P'liam'*  approbac'on  of  such  officers,  councellors,  &c.  as  yo'  Ma"' 
shall  c'hoose,  for  better  p'venc'on  of  y"  great  &  many  mischeifs 
that  may  befall  y"  Comonwealth  by  y*"  choyce  of  ill  councel- 
lors, officers,  amb'dors  &  ministers  of  state,  w'^'"  pet""  is  to  be 

Church  ;   and  a  pamphlet  was  industriously  disseminated,  under  the  title  of, 
"Lord  Bishops  none  of  the  Lord's  Bishops." 

'  A  most  extraordinary  speech  was  made  on  this  occasion  by  "Master 
Smith,  of  the  Inner  Temple,"  which  he  has  done  posterity  the  favour  to  pub- 
lish. In  one  part  he  observes  :  "  Prerogative  and  Liberty  are  both  necessary 
to  this  kingdom ;  and,  like  the  sun  and  moon,  give  a  lustre  to  this  benighted 
nation,  so  long  as  they  walk  at  equal  distances  ;  but  when  one  of  them  shall 
venture  into  the  other's  orb,  like  those  planets  in  conjunction,  they  then  cause 
a  deeper  eclipse."  He  then  concludes  a  string  of  uncouth  metaphors  by  assur- 
ing the  House  that  it  was  necessary  "  so  to  provide  that  the  Majcenas's  of  the 
times  may  not,  like  great  jacks  in  a  pool,  devour  their  inferiors,  and  make 
poverty  a  pavement  for  themselves  to  trample  on." 


ii6  CORRESPON~i:  :i  1641 

Evened  W*  sdl  ^eede  &  to  be  pT^ented  ::       :-!:_;o     If-;  17- 

peaied  9oe  Btanjr  in  j^  Com'ans  HocBse  2^ :    ; 

soDie  concene  diat  daoe  wilbe  noe  finti ; : 

doobl:  it :  hoasoeveT  I  ma^  not  fabeaie  : :    r : 

daeLoc  &IkIaiid,S'Jf]LSItiang«idae,''Mr.  W:  7:    H  it. 

&  Mr.  HoBianie,  &:  Aiose  odieis  stncd  25 
I  cn'^Bdfe      ten'^ace  of  jtf  Ftemgalnre^  and  siiev^i 
ym  to  dne  it  icason & ondeii^aUe  iftedHnSs,  wheneof     ;' 


^"d^     to  take  some  notice  (as  foF  Mal^  dhall  tt. 


aatlwlldne  cumia^eMt. 
Mfietnme.  Tie  Comfms  House  hzving  gpUen  nofc : ; 
Oto  tfle  cnat-  nov  tna^cm^  soine  dfid  inenale  Aaft  any 
tianelonB-    Ma!^  fa- nnkiig  of  B!"  m  tibese  trBie%  irii  t : 

^;^^    hadapefcrmessagetDfaesmtopaT 
^tpOksrtt  Aofi      to  stay  'f  constitndtnig  of  any  nnte  P*  ^ 
UflfJI^^j^  EpboopacjdiaBieddtaoiiyned:  bdtOis  - 
in  j^  Houses  &  soe  y'^  AscoiBEse  Aoeoffel 


^****^        Thae  »as  jttiJMaday  a gycat  ddate  in  j  V: 7 ;:  H:.;; 
j^Bill  iv  fafcing  a«^  j*  W  wHe^  &  i:     ~ 
a  long  «l»i|i«tii',  1^  ade  «as  ^fa^fc^*  tc   :  i:—'  - : : 
bodi  sides  ^leed  to  pat  off]' fiaatdier  & :  1  :    2  : 1   : 
Nov' nesl^  befne  «^  ^pme  it  wilbe  tijiec-  -    :_  :  ^- 

peadgm*  :^inst  j'' 13  B^mBpooietote 
l%ecnnaideac'anafdaesepaitaclar]p;ii5:;r:  ni         ;-^;     ni 

'  Sir  J<ab>  Saang^aoQ^  bC  of  SdlsSSaBy  &ni^  ' : : :.   I  : ' :.:  .^:  -i. 

*  Ike   'unnwuiariiiiiH.  fci,lBig  ipijTtfirllnig  paffifa::^,,  'ir^jf  3 

« inil«in>lj  jmji^illMml  ty  a  «  imMm  M^lMmilJ  'Wlfti-F     -  -  .^     .  ...-    :::;tS 

M^—wlfclllli^llMi  JJ^jfcX  t  'fcawHl^gg  idQOnB  Z 

tai^,  qae  taae  <  lilliUif  ■mslt  aeadfe  ay,  *]yc 

VMuudL  unDe  Indt  Aensdhres  Ijuw  ;  ^s  ert::: .  ~  , 

Ao;  was -sondel,  aadlllDHe  keir: 
tpae  :  it  kott  beoB  a&Bed  f^n^- m^ 


T.iUcius ,  Loitij)  X\i[j1o^akic)< 


PuhMay  iff./'fC^./'yJ'Stjtr.  ^*3  ^ff^anj.. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  117 

to  move  yo'  Ma"°  to  hasten  yo''  returne,  &  I  shall  take  y'  boldnes 
to  ad  to  it  one  more,  w''''  I  observed  at  y"  Councell  Borde,  when 
Marq:  Hertford'  moved  y'  Lo'''''  (upon  occasion  of  these  words 
in  Mr.  Th'rers  let"  to  me,  viz.  that  he  did  hope  y'  Pliam'  of 
Engl,  would  interpose  &  hasten  yo''  Ma'"^^  returne)  to  consider 
whether  it  might  not  be  fit  to  move  y"  P'liam'  here  to  that  pur- 
pose ;  most  of  -f  rest  of  y''  Lo''''''  of  y"  Councele  declyned  it,  in  re- 
garde  y''  le''  was  not  written  to  y'  Boorde  but  to  me,  &  that  Mr. 
Th'rer  left  it  to  my  choyce  whether  to  acquaint  them  w""  it  or 
noe ;  whereby  I  observe  that  every  one  of  yo''  Ma'"''  Pr.  Coun- 
cele is  not  fond  of  yo'  speedy  returne  hither.  Yo'  Ma'"'  can 
best  make  iudgm'  by  there  carriages  how  much  it  imports  you  to 
hasten  hither. 

I  have  delivered  yo'  Ma'"^  warraunt  concerning  yo''  Collar  of 
Rubies,  and  am  promised  that  this  weeke  order  shalbe  sent  into 
y""  Low  Countries  for  delivery  of  y"  same  accordingly  w""  all  dilli- 
gence  possible.  The  Queene  toulde  me  on  'Wensday  last,  that  she 
would  send  an  expresse  to  yo''  Ma"''  w"'in  a  few  dayes,  w"^*"  I  be- 
leeve  she  hath  donne  by  this  tyme.  This  from  my  Lo.  Keeper 
was  delivered  to  me  for  yo''  Ma"'  this  afternoone. 

I  assure  yo''  Ma""  I  have  bene  warn'd  by  some  of  my  best 
friends  to  be  wary  what  I  wryte  to  yo'  Ma"",  for  that  there  are 
many  eyes  upon  me  both  here  &  in  Scotl.  &  that  I'trs  that  come  to 
yo'  Royall  hands  doe  after  oft  miscarry  &  come  to  others  view :  It  is  a  Ley. 
albeit  this  shall  not  deterre  me  from  p'formaunce  of  my  duty  in 
advertising  yo'  Ma""  of  all  things  that  shall  occurre  to  my  knowledge 
of  certeynty,  importing  yo'  Ma""'  service,  yet  I  humbly  beseech  yo' 
Ma""  to  vouchsafe  to  keepe  to  yo'self  what  I  take  y"  freedome  to  I  shall, 
imparte,  least,  in  these  tymes,  that  may  be  rendred  to  be  treason 
in  me,  w""  I  humbly  conceave  to  be  y'=  duty  of,  j  receaued  this 

Yo'  sacred  Ma""'  on  Wednes- 

Most  humble  and  most  obedient  servaunt,  when^ye  de- 

Edw.  Nicholas.       liver  this 

Westminster,  29°  S"""  1641.  inclosed  to  my 

„  ,  .  - .  Wyfe,  desyre 

Eden.  6  Nov.  her  not  to 

Apost.  6"  9'"».— Re''  11°  g^s  by  Mr.  Tho.  Killegrew.^  open  it  but 

,   ^,      ,     ,  ,  .  .    ,  ^  ,      T,  ■  r  i,T  I  •v\  ■      when  she  is 

'  Hertford,  at  this  period,  was  Governor  to  the   Prince  of  Wales.      Inis    aiQj,£_ 

branch  of  the  Seymours  became  extinct  in  1675. 

"  This  is  the  gentleman  of  facetious  memory,  who  is  generally  known  only  as 


ii8  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  Kifig. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excell'  Ma"^ 
The  29*  of  y''  last  moneth  I  sent  yo'  Ma'"  a  It''  in  a  packet 
adressed  to  Mr.  Th'rer,  &  on  Satterday  last  about  7  at  night  I 
receaued  by  Capt.  Smith  '  yo'  Ma"™  co'maunds  apostiled  24°  S*"'', 
&  according  to  yo''  Ma'"'  co'maunds  I  gave  him  yo''  Ma"**  If  to 
p^sent  it  to  y'  Queene.  The  relac'ons  w°^  are  here  made  by  any 
that  come  from  thence,  are  (for  y^  most  p"')  varied  &  reported 
afterward  by  others  according  to  y'  sence  and  affec'on  of  each 
several  audito"'',  &  soe  become  very  uncertaine,  &  some  are  apt  to 
credit  &  report  y'*  worst  of  businesses,  &  to  silence  what  they  like 
not,  wherefore  I  humbly  conceave,  that  a  relac'on  written  by 
a  good  &  unsuspected  hand,  would  not  only  gayne  best  beliefe, 
but  be  lesse  subiect  to  mistakes  &  misreports :  &  I  hope  when  y" 
examinac'ons  of  y"  late  disturbances  there  shalbe  published,  y° 
same  will  cleere  all  doubts,  &  giue  honnest  men  full  satisfac'on.  I 
have  shewen  y*  Queene  &  some  Lo'^'''  the  coppy  of  Marq:  Hamil- 
tons  2.  and  3d  It"^  to  yo'  Ma"'',  whereby  he  begs  yo'  Ma"** 
pardon,  w'^''  argues  he  is  not  soe  faultlesse,  &  innocent,  as  we  would 
here  render  him.  I  humbly  thanke  yo''  Ma"''  that  you  have  bene 
soe  carefuU  of  yo'  faithfull  servaunt,  as  to  burne  all  such  of  my  1", 

the  Court  buffoon  of  the  succeeding  reign,  but  who  had  other  claims,  not  ge- 
nerally understood,  upon  the  Royal  notice. — At  this  period  he  was,  or  had 
been,  page  to  Charles  the  First ;  and  was  afterwards  an  attendant  upon  Charles 
the  Second  during  his  exile.  Some  allusions  are  made  to  him  in  subsequent 
letters ;  particularly  where  the  Queen  of  Bohemia  solicits  a  commission  for 
him.  His  family  was  also,  in  some  degree,  coimected  with  the  Royal  family,  by 
the  marriage  of  Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  William  Killegrew,  with  Frederic  of  Zu- 
lestein,  an  illegitimate  son  of  Henry  Prince  of  Orange. 

'  This  Captain  Smith  displayed  great  courage,  as  well  as  loyalty,  in  the 
King's  service.  In  the  battle  of  Edgehill,  on  the  22nd  of  October,  1642,  when 
Sir  Edward  'Vemey,  the  Royal  Standard  Bearer,  was  killed,  and  the  standard 
taken.  Smith  rushed  amidst  the  enemy  and  retook  it,  for  which  he  was  instantly 
made  a  knight  banneret,  and  received  soon  after  a  large  gold  medal,  "with  the 
King's  picture  on  the  one  side,  and  the  banner  on  the  other,  which  he  al- 
ways wore  to  his  dying  day,  in  a  large  green  watered  ribband,  cross  his  shoul- 
ders." He  fell,  two  years  afterwards,  at  Cherlton  fight,  sometimes  called  the 
battle  of  Alresford. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  119 

as  you  returne  not  to  me  apostiled,  w'^''  soe  much  concernes  my 
safety,  as  I  assure  your  Ma'",  I  have  bene  warned  by  some  of  my 
best  freinds  both  there  and  here,  to  be  wary  in  my  advertisem", 
least  being  too  good  a  servaunt  (these  are  their  very  words)  doe 
me  hurt. 

I  have,  inclosed,  sent  yo'  Ma"°  y""  coppy  of  an  order '  of  y" 
Parliam'  concerning  their  abundant  care  of  y'^  Princes  highnes 
safety  and  education,  the  reasons  thereof  were  delivered  at  Oat- 
lands  by  my  Lo.  of  Holland  ^  to  y"'  Queene,  who  (I  heare)  gave  a 
very  wise  and  discreete  answeare  to  y"  same,  as  (I  beleeve)  her 
owne  pen  will  very  speedily  acquaint  yo"'  Ma"°. 

It  is  said  there  is  a  new  designe  discovered  of  a  later  intenc'on 

'  A  conference  took  place  on  this  subject  between  the  two  Houses,  wherein 
it  was  urged  that  the  Prince  had  recently  been  often  at  the  Queen's  residence  at 
Oatlands  ;  and  though  the  Commons  did  not  doubt  the  motherly  affection  and 
care  of  her  Majesty  towards  him,  yet  there  were  some  dangerous  persons  at 
Oatlands,  Jesuits  and  others,  and  therefore  it  was  desired  that  the  Marquis  of 
Hertford  should  be  enjoined  to  take  the  Prince  into  his  custody  and  charge,  at- 
tending upon  him  in  person,  and  also  that  the  Prince  would  make  his  ordinary 
abode  and  residence  at  his  own  house  at  Richmond.  To  this  it  was  added, 
that  Lord  Hertford  should  place  some  person  about  the  Prince  to  be  an- 
swerable to  both  Houses  ;  so  that,  in  fact,  the  Prince  would  have  been  a 
complete  prisoner  !  When  the  message  was  sent  to  the  Queen  she  answered, 
that  the  Prince  was  celebrating  his  Sister's  birthday. 

"  Henry  Rich,  first  Earl  of  Holland  (and  second  son  of  the  Earl  of  War- 
wick), so  created  by  James  the  First,  in  1624.  He  is  recorded  in  the  "Loyal 
Martyrologie  "  by  Winstanley,  as  a  special  favourite  of  Charles  in  the  early  part 
of  his  reign,  being  then  Governor  of  Windsor  Castle  :  yet,  after  that  date,  says 
Winstanley,  "  When  the  Long  Parliament  began  to  sit,  and  religion  became 
the  bone  of  contention,  he  sided  with  them  ;  but  afterwards  perceiving  that 
they  made  religion  only  a  cloak  to  cover  their  rebellion,  he  deserted  them,  and 
took  up  amies  for  the  Royal  interest."  Being  defeated  and  taken  prisoner,  he 
suffered  on  the  same  scaffold  with  the  Dul^  of  Hamilton  and  Lord  Capel,  on 
the  9th  of  March,  1648.  In  the  charge  of  his  siding  with  the  Parliament, 
Winstanley  goes  further  than  Dugdale,  and  those  writers  who  copy  from 
him  ;  the  latter  asserting  only  that  the  favours  heaped  on  Holland  by  Charles, 
made  that  Earl  so  fearful  of  the  Parliament's  enmity  as  to  induce  him  not  only 
to  stand  neutral  himself,  but  also  to  persuade  the  Earl  of  Essex,  his  near  kins- 
man, and  Lord  Chamlierlain,  to  desert  his  Royal  ^L^ster  when  forced  to  fly 
from  Whitehall.  De  I^arrey,  a  French  historian,  says  of  him  that  he  possessed 
greater  genius  than  his  brother.  Lord  Warwick,  who  was  "a  person  of  an 
agreeable  wit,  perhaps  a  little  too  much  libertine,  but  knew  very  well  how  to 
dissemble,  and  imposed  on  the  people  by  an  affected  devotion,  and  going  regu- 
larly to  sermons." 


iM  c^/:~zsj':xrFxc£.  1641 


iL  bin  I  v^ 

AsCtyDOL 


I  uDBC  Slit 


*  ^  nasfeNtiter  to  ^  lad  : 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  121 

to  a  reasonable  good  conclusion,  w'"  that  it  may  be  soe,  is  & 
shalbe  ever  y'"  earnest  prayer  of, 

V  saced  Ma"" 
Most  humble  and  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 
Westminster,  Munday  i°  No"""'  1641. 

Eden:  Satterday:  6. 
"  For  yo'  sacred  Ma"'." 

"Yours  apostyled." 
Apost:  6:  9'"''.— Rec''  li»  g'"''.  by  Mr.  Tho:  Killegrew. 


Sir  Edward  NicJiolas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excell"'  Ma''^, 
Since  my  It"'  sent  yesterday  by  Mr.  Barclay,  I  have  receaved  by 
Mr.  W"  Murray  yo'  Ma"  com'aunds  by  apostile  of  y°  28th  of 
Octob'  &  have  delivered  yo'  Ma'"'  to  my  Lo.  Keeper,  together 
w""  a  packet  from  Mr.  Th'rer,  conteyning  y"  exa'iac'ons  of  y*" 
busines  touching  Marq.  Hamilton,  &c.  All  w'**  were  this  morning 
read  at  y°  Councell  Boorde,  whereupon  their  Lo^'  resolved  for  y'^ 
p'sent  to  make  knowne  in  the  generall,  that  they  had  receaved  a 
faire  dispatch  concerning  that  busines,  &  that  it  was  like  to  have  a 
speedy,  &  quyet  conclusion ;  &  their  Lo"',  being  then  to  gee  to  y" 
Parliam'  House  about  y''  Irishe  busines,  sealed  upp  y*"  exami- 
nac'ons,  &  appointed  too  morrow  in  the  afternoone  to  consider 
fiirther  of  y"  same,  &  to  advise  in  what  manner  to  acquaint  y'^ 
Parliam'  therew*.  I  heare  that  my  Lo.  Lieuten'nt  of  Ireland  hath 
by  a  dispatch  this  morning  sent  yo'  Ma'"'  an  accompt  of  all  y''  par- 
tic'lars  touching  y"  Rebellion  in  that  kingdome,'  w'""  y''  Parliam' 
here  takes  to  hart,  &  there  is  a  Com'ittee  of  1 2  Lo*"  together  w"" 
some  of  y"  House  of  Com'ons  appointed  this  evening  to  goe  into 
London  to  treate  w""  y"  Lo.  Mayor,  Aldermen  &  Com'on  Councell 
to  borrow  50  ""•  '•  to  be  forthw'"  sent  into  Irland,  to  pay  &  en- 
courage y'  old  Army  &  alsoe  such  new  souldiers  as  are  there  lately 
taken  up  to  make  head  to  y"  Rebells,  for  w'"''  somes  y''  Citty  is  to 
be  secured  by  Act  of  Parliam',  both  for  principall  &  interest. 

'  In  vol.  vi.  of  Somers'  Tracts,  page  378,  is  the  Report  of  the  Lord  Keeper 
to  the  House  of  Commons  on  the  1st  of  November,  1641  ;  drawn  up  from  the 
dispatches  of  the  Lords  Justices  to  llie  Lord  Deputy,  who  was  then  in  England. 


122  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1641 

It  is  said  that  one  Owen  Conelles'  (a  servaunt  of  y  Jo.  Clot- 
worthies)  for  making  ■f  first  discovery  of  y*  Rebellion,  &  for  some 
services  donne  against  it,  shalbe  rewarded  by  -f  P'liam'  w*"  y*  gift 
of  500"  presently,  Sc  be  recommended  to  yo''  Ma*  for  a  pendon 
of  200'.  There  is  a  Com'ittee  of  y*  Peers  appointed  to  peruse  all 
1"  that  are  come  out  of  Irland,  to  consider  of  y*  p'sent  state  of 
Irland,  &  to  further  examyne  Owen  Conelles  touching  that  Re- 
bellion upon  interrogatories  to  be  exhibited  by  y*  Comons,  who 
are  to  be  p^sent  at  y*  examinac'on,-  &  y*  same  Comittee  is  fiirther 
to  consider  of  y^  Recusants  in  Engl:  that  are  of  estate  &  quallity 
&  not  convicted :  the  Lo.  Lieut'  of  Irland  is  desired  by  y*  Par- 
liam'  (as  I  heare)  to  get  together  some  Cap*^  and  OtP'  here  of 
Englishe  to  send  over  forthw^  into  Irland,  &  his  Lo*  himself  is 
pressed  to  hasten  over  w**"  all  possible  diUigence.  This  day  father 
Phelipp>s  (one  of  y^  Queenes  priestes)  was  com'itted  by  y*  Lo*  of 
ParUam'  for  refusing  to  be  swome  vpon  y*  Bible,  saying  it  was  a 
false  translac'on.'    There  is  to  be  too  morrow  a  conference  be- 

'  ConaHy's  (C<Mie]les)  discovery  arose  from  some  acddoital  conversation,  in 
z.  tavern,  with  Hogh  Macmahon,  grandson  to  the  "  Great  Eail  of  Tyrone,"  on 
the  night  b^ore  the  intended  seizure  of  Dublin  Castle  by  the  conspirators,  and 
which  was  to  have  been  followed  by  a  general  attonpt  npon  all  the  fortresses  in 
Ireland.  Barton  says  that  both  the  ^h  and  the  annuity  were  voted  to  him  by 
the  Parliament,  cm  the  recommendaticKi  of  the  Lords  Justices.  He  was  also  re- 
commotded  to  preferment.  His  master,  Ootworthy,  in  1640,  was  the  seccmd^ 
of  Pym's  first  motion  against  the  Eari  of  Stra£brd ;  he  was  also  one  of  the  great 
supporters  of  the  self-denying  Ordinance,  yet  he  was  loudly  charged  by  the 
Army  with  defiandiog  the  public  purse  of;f40,ooo. 

^  It  would  be  si^iaflnous  in  this  place  to  siter  into  all  the  charges  against  the 
King,  as  the  instigator  of  the  Irish  Rebellirai ;  but  their  genaal  futility  caimot 
be  better  evinced  than  in  a  charge  brought  forward  by  one  of  his  bitterest 
Qiemies :  "I  know  he  obliterated  with  his  own  hands  the  word  Irish  RihtUs,  and 
put  in  Irish  subjects,  in  a  manuscript  discourse,  writ  by  Sir  Edward  Walker," 
&C.  The  same  writer  accuses  him  of  being  so  "  tender  hearted  of  the  Irish,  as 
not  to  suffer  above  fonrty  prodamaticHis  to  issue  out  against  the  rebeUs  in  Ire- 
land."— Grebner's  Astrolc^,  p.  105. 

May,  in  his  History  of  the  Parliament,  p.  89,  nearly  repeats  the  same  story, 
but  says  that  the  King  ordered  that  no  more  than  forty  copies  of  the  Proclama- 
tion should  be  issued. 

*  On  the  preceding  day  several  resolutions  had  passed  the  Commons  respect- 
ing the  Capodiin  House  in  the  Strand  ;  and  radering  that  the  FcKC^n  Ambas- 
sadors should  be  soit  to,  to  ddiver  up  such  priests  as  were  the  King's  subjects, 
then  in  tbdr  booses.  Phillips  was  brought  before  the  House  as  an  evidence, 
upon  the  boaness  of  Benson,  the  member  for  Knaresborough,  selling  protec- 


1 641  CORRESPONDENCE.  123 

tween  y"  2  Houses,  vpon  severall  heads ;  i .  touching  y^  dissolving 

of  y"  Covent  of  Capuchins ;  2.  about  y'  list  of  y"  Queenes  priests ; 

3'^.  about  a  list  of  y''  Princes  servaunts,  to  y'  end  that  such  as  are 

suspected  in  religion  or  otherwise  may  be  removed ;  4'^.  about  y" 

governm'  of  y°  Isle  of  Weight,  that  y°  same  may  be  sequestred.'    If 

Y  Houses  of  Parliament  were  full  it  is  conceaved  it  would  be 

much  for  y""  advantage  of  yo''  Ma'"',  &  y''  good  of  the  kingdome,  & 

therefore  I  humbly  offer  it  to  yo''  Ma"™  considerac'on,  whether  it   I  beliue  that 

may  not  be  fitt  for  yo''  Ma""  to  write  to  my  Lo:  Keeper  to  cause  a  J,  ^^.'"^  ^1°"*^ 

^  ■'  ■'  '^  this  in  a  former 

proclamac'on  to  be  forthw"'  issued  to  require  all  y"  members  of  dispach,  but 
both  Houses  respectively  (all  excuses  set  apart)  to  attend  y"  Par-  in  alleuents  I 

'  •'   ^  '^       '  -^  CO  mand  you 

ham'  in  person  to  consider  of  such  affaires  as  concerne  y*"  peace  &  to  reiterate  to 

good  of  this  kingdome  &  other  yo'  Ma"™  dominions.  'l"^  Keeper,  in 

°  '  my  name. 

Wee  hope  now  shortly  to  heare  of  yo''  Ma '™  speedy  &  certeyne 

returne  from  Scotland,  &  that  it  may  be  w""  hon"'  &  safety  shalbe 
y'  dayly  prayers  of, 

Yo''  sacred  Ma"™ 
Most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 
The  Com'ons  are  p'^paring  a  declarac'on  of  y°  state  of  y""  king- 
dome,  as  it  was  when  they  first  met  in  Parliam'. 
Westminster,  2°  No'"''',  1641. 
Eden.  9. 

"  For  yof  sacred  Ma""'." 

"  Yours  apostyled." 
Apost.  9°  9'"''.— Rec""  15"  9'"!'  by  Mr  Arth:  Berkley. 


Sir  Edivard  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma"'', 

By  my  lef  of  y""  2"  of  this  moneth  I  advertised  yo'  Ma'""  of  y''  By  my  last  I 

arrivall  of  Mr.  W"  Murrey,  &  since  he  brings  no  certeyne  news  ^^^"^  >'°"  ^^' 

^  pect  mee  on 

tions  ;  and  first  refused  the  oath  on  pretence  that  it  was  too  general,  and  might 
criminate  himself:  and  when  the  Bible  was  brought,  he  said,  "that  the  Bible 
used  by  them  was  not  a  true  Bible,  and  therefore  his  oath  ^\ouId  not  bind  him." 
His  committal,  after  repeating  this,  was  on  the  principle  that  the  words  were 
used  without  any  occasion  given,  to  the  scandal  of  the  Protestant  religion,  and 
in  the  face  of  I'arliament. 

'  The  Parliament,  soon  after,  removed  the  Earl  of  Portland  from  the  govern- 
ment of  the  island,  and  appointed  the  Earl  of  Pembroke  in  his  stead. 


124 


CORRESPOXBEXCE 


1641 


the  20 :  ret 
BOW  I  frnde 
thai  it  'wtII  be 
the  24  before  I 

r^'r\  /■mil    but 

bee  assecred 
thai  I  shall 
differ  no 
longer,  for  by 
the  grace  of 
GoC  I  shall 
sett  out  from 
hence  on  the 
18:  vTihont 
fkile :  k  for 
■wEming  mT 
Lo.  Mejoi, 
tate  directians 
frommj'WTfe, 
when  to  doe  it, 
for  though  she 
knowes  when 
I  A',"^  meete 
her,  yet  1  hane 
left  to  her  the 
choice  of  the 
place,  k.  when 
IshaUcnm  to 
London. 


when  yo^  Ma***  intends  to  be  fceite,  feBt  in  general!  that  it  rnlbe 
shordy,  I  thought  it  my  dnty  to  put  yo'  Ma*"  m  MJiiilli  ,,llliiiiir  y'  Ikj. 
Mayor  &  Cittizens  here  doe  much  :  e-  - 1  : :  -_sTe  ljiiit.llji  notice 
whit  day  yo^  Ma^  wiD  come  to  thij  : :  -t.  t  :r.:.:  iha^  meag  base  y* 
bono'  to  waite  on  yo'  Ma*.  There  came  Ptis  yesterd^  fraam 
Idand  w^  confiime  y*  newes  of  y*  Reibeffion  idier^  fc  sa^  afcat  ate 
RebeDs  are  come  w^in  20  nules  of  Dttb&n,  &  are  Tery  catndl  So  jf 
Englisbe  Protestants,  and  have  donne  nmch  mischerf  alreddy  in  -f 
country: — There  is  order  here  for  st:  :l--r  T'^ently  sodd  fM:;  [z 
500  hoise  from  hence  into  Irlanc  .  ^:-_  -  Ja.  Ashler. ■"  i:  ^^ -—:.". 
Maior  Menjck  and  other  Officers  are  forth-w^  to  goe  r^  ;  :  :  -^t 
kin^iarae.  Thz  Jiast  of  this  bearer,  (wh :  rz.~  e  f-;r.  1 :  : ;  ~ ; 
from  y*  QiffieiBe  Sir  a  post  waxrant)  wil  - ; :  ^'  :  — ;  r  :.  7 
more  to  yo'  Ma^  alt  p'sent,  bnt  that  I  assnre  yo'  Ma"-"  yo'  pre- 
sence here  is  now  esdjeame  necessary,"  as  weD  for  yd'  affaires  here, 
as  in  Irland :  &  I  beseech  God  to  send  yo'  Ma*^  a  speedy  £:  safe 
retiime,  w^  none  desires  more  then 
Yo'Ma"'* 
]iKq^  fcmnihV  &  most  obedient  servamit, 

Edw,  NiceoiLiS. 
Westminster,  3"  No'™  1641,  att  c,.  i:  r.~iJ- 
Eden.  9. 


Sir  Edward  Kicholas  to  th£  King. 

May  it  please  yo^  most  excellent  Ma**, 
I  wrote  to  yo'r  Ma*^  a  few  lynes  yesterday  by  an  expresse 
by  T*  Qneene,  &:  this  morning  I  receaved  yo'  Ma™*  comatmds  !by 

^  Sir  Jacob  AsOey  w25  Serjeant  Major  General  of  the  Eing's  Army-royBfl ; 
he  distinguished  himself  madh  dnring  the  Crrl!  Wars,  and  was  created  \xiA 
Astley  of  Reading.  Merrick  was  aJterwajds  tnighted  by  the  King ;  yet  he 
joined  the  Parliament  forces,  was  made  Serjeant  Major  General  by  the  Earl  of 
Essex,  and  afterwards,  at  the  siege  of  Reading,  was  appoimed  General  of  the 
Ordnance,  being  superseded  in  his  former  ofiice  by  the  iamons  Skippon,  by 
order  of  the  Parliament. 

°  It  is  2  cniions  fact  that  the  Vni^i-np  party  in  the  House  of  Cummons  -wfire 
25  anxious  for  the  Ring's  coming  bact,  as  his  friends  conld  he  ;  for  on  this  d^ 
it  -WBS  ordered  by  the  Honse  that  a  letter  shonld  be  sent  to  the  King,  pressing 
his  retnm. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  125 

apostile  of  ye  30'"  of  S"*'.     I  have  herewi""  sent  yo'  Ma"^  a  lef  The  Keeper 

from  my  Lo.  Keeper  (&  to  Mr.  Th'rer  a  Bill)  for  new  Sheriffs  for  tM^  inclosed 

this  next  yeare,  that  yo"'  Ma"°  may  be  pleased  to  prick  them  there  to  him  that  I 

if  you  soe  thinke  fitt ;  My  Lo.  Keeper  desir'd  me  w^all  to  send  to  pricke  the  Bill 

yo'  Ma""  y"  informac'on  inclos'd,  w""  his  Lo''  receaved  (for  sparing  of  shevifs 

/•  ,        ■r^-,,\     .  o  1  1  r  -»i   tin    vntiUmvcum- 

of  some  vpon  that  Bill)  smce  y°  same  was  made  vp,  that  yo  Ma""  ;„„  home,  so 
may  be  pleased  to  take  them  into  considerac'on.  that  for  the 

The  Lo'''^  of  yo'  Ma""  Privy  Councell  here  have  heard  read  all  fs'^^o  neede'^of 
y"  exa'iac'cons   concerning   Mar:  Hamiltons,   and  y"   Earles   of  his  informa- 
Arguile  &  Lannerick  absenting  themselves,  &  since  they  receaved 
noe  direcc'ons  to  com'unicate  those  exa'iac'cons  to  any  other  then 
to  yo''  Privy  Councell,  they  thinke  not  fitt  to  publishe  y"  same, 
otherwise  then  by  declaring  (to  such  as  they  shall  have  occasion 
to  speake  w""  about  that  business),  that  they  finde  nothing  in  all   They  neede  to 
those  exa'iac'ons,  that  in  any  sorte  reflects  vpon  yo'  Ma"""  hono'.   ^,°j  Ts^they  ^' 
The  exa'iac'ons  themselves  are  by  their  Lo''*  left  in  my  hands  vn-  haue  &  resolue 
sealed,  that  any  of  y""  Lo**"  of  yo"'  Privy  Counsell  may  see  &  reade    °   °^" 
them,  but  I  am  to  give  noe  coppies  of  y"  same,  &  y"  Lo'''''  willed 
me  to  signify  to  Mr.  Th'rer,  that  if  yo'  Ma"'^  please  that  there 
shalbe   any  further  publication   thereof,  they  expect  further  di- 
recc'ons therein.     I  have  com'unicated  to  y"  Lo''''^  &  given  them  There  neede 
coppies  of  Mar:  Hamiltons  3''  le"'  to  yo'  Ma"'',  w''"  doth  give  great 
satisfacc'on  here  to  all  men,  that  nothing  in  that  vnhappy  business 
doth  in  y"  least  manner  reflect  on  yo'  Ma"'"''  hono'. 

The  Parliam"  here  takes  to  hart  y"  Rebellion  in  Irland,  &  hath 
expressed  a  great  affec'con  to  yo'  Ma"'^''  service  in  that  partic'lar. 
They  have  resolved  (as  my  Lo.  Keeper  desired  me  to  signify  to  yo' 
Ma'")  to  send  thither  6000  foote  and  2000  horse;  whereof  2000 
foote  and  500  horse  presently;  &  they  are  borrowing  of  y"  Citty 
50  ""•  '•,  w"''  they  hope  wilbe  sent,  &  in  confidence,  that  they  shall 
have  y"  same  to  supply  other  paym",  they  are  now  sending  away 
20  ■"•  '•,  w""  they  have  reddy  in  cashe,  &  was  designed  for  other 
affaires.    My  Lo.  Keeper  saith  he  hath  sent  yo'  Ma"''  I'trs  touching 

'  Bulstrodc,  alluding  to  this  Parliament,  afterwards  called  the  Long  Parlia- 
ment, observes  that  it  was  convened  to  meet  on  the  3rd  November  1641,  "a 
most  ominous  day!  for  the  Parliament  met  that  day,  in  20  Hen.  'VIII.  which 
began  with  the  fall  of  Cardinal  Wolsey."  Indeed  the  superstition  of  men's 
minds,  at  that  period,  seems  to  have  both  hastened  and  aggravated  the  political 
confusion :  but  the  date  is  wrong ;  it  ought  to  have  been  1O40. 


no  more. 


126  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1641 

y*  TttsHp  RidseUian  to  lixe  Com 'iii^e  of  bodi  Honss  appcioted  to 
coQsder  of  &  tale  c^re  fcR-  all  things  diat  ooaicegie  ftat  boaaess, 
1  shdwK        ■<=^-  ~  -       J    -  ~7  S""^  5"°^  Ma"*  an  axx^m^  of  ytf  Ma'^ 

Mbtppr:::       :   r    _    ir  :    : ; :  - f  Jiis  d^  in  J*  packet  of  y*  30* <rf 8*°. 

2^^^^^^:^     Ii:_i  1  ;    1      ::  i:  is  steeaae  raatterintbeseiEall^ 

ftfaocorc-^  ;-  r^is;,   :    :   ^r    ;      r  :;:  -  ir      iiat  fasdfa  307  dl^  to  doe  ia 

Ei^^;  r    --::3:  iMtlfcapeyo'Ma^ 

wiuU  it  V  -.  - . 


Tiere  is  an  Aa  p^ssir^  f^r  pressirz  ::'  j:"i;:r-?  :"rr  Irliri.  w=^ 
haA  bene  titioe  tsz.z-  ^tic  is  new  in  t   C;zi-::rr;     :. '  -i.. 
Westminster,  4"  Xo*^  1641. 

Eden:  9. 
"  For  ycF  sacred  Mb'*'." 
"  Yeans  apcsijVd." 


Sir  EdsBBard  NiduUa  iB  the  Kimg. 

May  it  please  ytf  most  p*r^ifi^  3iai^, 
I  wrote  to  jtf  Ma*  bf  packet  j*  4*  of  tiis  Xo*=',  &  this  iw»r  b 
to  oanvey  -f  iodosed  fiona  my  \jx  Keeper :  I  hope  it  wiH  iDseSe 
rof  Ma*  CHJ  y*  w^y,  for  tbat  I  heaie  it  said,  ftat  yo^  Ma'*'  ^rxQ  set 
fanhonMimd;^nad;,bBt  bprajRaelampot  OBCtigaeofit,  11 
Elected  dns  pstdoet  to  lEc  Thr'ei^  v^  othowise  I  ^oold 
addiessed  (atxmdiag  to  ytf  Ma^™  com'aitnd)  to  mv  Lo*  Dnie.* 
KjifMa^  doe  not  hasten  hitifi^  I  doobt  j^p^iatinns  to  Idand 
vin  goe  on  bot  damlj'  &  soe  maj  oorae  too  late  to  ^veet 

pmrfMiiarliipfelhCTB'jiintw^iiaaiMiiiigy'rjmprfnMrftaBaBi'-     Heie 

looBeiunne-  aie  beades  (I  assine  ytf  Ma^  other  a&iies  that  hi^ly  isipatt 
P^^^"  yo'Ma^^hasthidier:  If  yoi'lIa*pteaseto  ^refearetoHif  Ia 
scigd,^Ajtm  Mspor  & y* CStdzens  bae  toiranpte  aayaa  into  Ais  tome^  Ibe- 

fi^l^^l^     » UAerfMd^iBd. 

fcrdi^vfat         '  Yet  Ac  Vi^Bamat  SBEms  Jo  taaie  hesn  ToyinEf^fim'SBS  ssifiect  I  iar 

^^itsfaBbe;  mH  cnfy  «S£  liisre  £  DedaitfiaB  &smed  os  ^  4^  bat  leOas  ^^k  aba  seat 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  127 

seech  yo''  Ma''"  to  com'aund  that  timely  notice  may  be  given  of  y^  tion,  that  you 
day,  that  they  may  provide  for  it,  for  y*"  best  of  y"'  Cittizens  ex-  chamberlaine' 
presse  a  great  desire  to  shew  their  affec'on  therein  to  yo''  Ma"°,   (I  meane  Es- 

k  T  ,         ,  .  •■11.1  •      ,.  i     J      1  sex)  to  wait  on 

yf^  I  humbly  conceave  it  will  not  be  convenient  to  declyne.  ^y  wyfe,  who 

I  humbly  pray  for  yo'  Ma""  happy  and  speedy  returne,  as  will  giue  him 

,     .  directions 

being  what  Howses 

Yo'  sacred  Ma"^^  he  shall  pre- 

Most  humble  &  obedient  servaunt,  vse'agaL'sUny 

Edw.  Nicholas.       retume. 
Westminster,  6°  No""''  1641. 
Eden:  13: 

Written  on  the  reverse  of  the  last  Letter. 

Since  I  wrote  the  other  let"  to  yo'  Ma"",  happening  w""  y° 
opportunity  of  this  messenger  (who  I  hope  will  deliver  my  let' 
safe  to  yo'  Royall  hands),  I  thought  it  my  duty  to  make  this 
addic'on  to  my  former  let',  that  yesterday  in  y"  Comons  House,  it 
was  moved  to  send  instruc'cons  of  y"^  Englishe  Com'ittees,  to  let 
yo'  Ma""  know,  that  -f  Parliam'  here  finds  that  ill  councells  have 
bene  y"  cause  of  all  these  troubles  in  Irland,  and  that  vnlesse  yo' 
Ma""  wilbe  pleased  to  discharge  y"  ill  Councellors  that  are  about 
you  &  to  take  such  as  y"  kingdome  can  confide  in,  the  Parliam' 
doth  hold  itself  absolv'd  from  giving  assistance  for  y"  busines  in 
Irland  :  Some  that  found  fault  w""  this  expression  were  chequed, 
but  there  was  noe  p'fect  resoluc'on  in  this,  but  y"  further  consi- 
derac'on  thereof  was  put  off  to  a  further  day.* 

I  write  this  that  yo'  Ma""  may  see  how  extreamely  necessary  it 
is  for  you  to  hasten  hither.     I  beseech  yo'  Ma""  to  keep  to  yo'self 
this  addic'on,  &  to  burne  this  let',  w""  is  now  sent  you  from 
Y'  sacred  Ma""' 
Most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt, 
Edw.  Nicholas. 

Westminster,  6°  No"''"  1641, 
a"  1 2  a  clock  at  noone. 

'  It  is  difficult  to  ascertain  why  the  King  expresses  himself  thus.  Essex 
possessed  this  office  until  1642,  when  he  was  superseded  by  Edward,  Earl  of 
Dorset. 

^  This  is  a  very  curious  fact,  illustrative  of  the  priv.ite  history  of  that  time. 
It  is  not  stated  in  the  Parliamentary  History,  nor  in  the  usual  records  for 


128  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  ,641 

StrEAoardNidkabs  *  tie  Kimg. 
Maj  it  please  jff  most  fwrHcitf  Ifa*', 
Since  rayne  of  j' 6*  {fseoft  sent  b^Mr.  {keeneasovantafy* 
Ihof  Ridimnnils  I  iecea»ed  jp'same  n^bt  hoe  at  Oaflands  jo^ 
lla.^=  qnstik  of  j*  2*.  and  have  sent  jo^  Ma^"  fte  to  y  B**  of 
Ixndan  txigedier  v*  y"  Bills  s^;ned  for  -f  new  B^.    I  slial 
caiefb%  plbnne  all  jif  3£a^~  mm^Hnds  by  yf  last,  &  render 
ytf  Ma'^  a  qieedy  acamit  of  -f  same.     My  Lo:  Keeper  sent 
me  diis  evemng  this  kP  to  be  canw^cd  to  jKf  Sfa'"  v**  aU  dili- 
gence^ «^  is  J*  prinripall  canse  of  tbis  difiatrii.      I  beseedi 
\%f  Ma^  to  be  plfaspd  to  bmne  or  letome  to  me  all  my  leU", 
for   I  peroeace  by  ]^  strict  enqmiy  after  tbe  vrito'  of  Mr: 
Wdibs  letf,  Ibat  tfaeie  is  a  volant  &  pryii^  e^e  after  all  that  is 
written  hence;,  &  I  voold  not  viDiB^,  that  y*  lyans  diodd  be 
made  indues  of  n^  eaies.    Wee  hope  yif  Ma^  vill  set  fadi  fcr 
these  partes  too  maoov  sei^it  at  faitliest.    I  can  s^  noe  mane 
to  move  y«f  Ma^  to  hasten  hither  then  bath  bene  advertised.    I 
pi^  God  to  send  yv^Ma!^  a  speedy  and  safe  retmne.    lamcoofi- 
dent  yo'  Ma^  vas  never  mere  vdcome  to  y*  b^ler  sarte  of  Lon- 
doners than  yoo  win  nov  be,  &  I  beleeve  y"  vfaole  kn^done  vill 
Toajvt  to  heare  of  yo^  Ma^"  ^i^VPS  letmne,  «^  v3ie  ■f  best 
neres  .1^".  ii±  ±is  yeane  oorae  to  y*  eaies  of 
Yor  sacred  Ma" 
Most  liBiBbfe  &  most  obeifient  sovaoBi^ 
EDfv.Niaaai.as. 
Oadands,  t^No^  1641. 
Eden.  13. 

The  Qpeem  la  S£r  Edaoard  JiUchalas. 
Maisire  Kichobs  havinge  msfanpd  a  lela  lium  TiOndon  tom^ 
(ni^it):  flat  there  is  many  of  the  Lords  that  ar  gone  of  in  the 
cflnbee^  andt  hatt  he  ar  a  fiaid  the  shall  want  some  fcrtfaebnaa- 
tetaMkal  lESEsnL  Ak  lEBadalife  Aat  SrE.  K.  doesaot  takca^aolice 
rftk  ^ologysoft  to  Ae  Loi^aa  de  d]?  I7  Ae  QoeeB,  ^CB»g  FmOkt 

.lii  ;.«iiJj  Af  ^ifMm^  """a  Af  StaHy,  i^  far  My  ^aAe,  y  »gl 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  129 

nesse  of  the  bishops :  having  heard  that  Carnaruen'  is  in  is  owne 
hous  some  twcntie  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  carry  your  letter  to  him  and  having  nothing  to  say 
more  I  rest, 

Your  assured  friend 

Henriette  Marie  R. 
"For  Maistre  Nicholas." 
R.  8°  No*""  1641.    The  Queene  to  me. 


This  Letter,  and  the  following  ones  up  to  the  loth  of  November, 
serve  to  fill  up  an  hiatus  in  the  Parliamentary  History  of  this 
period. 

Sir  Edward  NicJwlas  to  tJie  King, 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma"'', 

Yesterday  I  sent  yo"'  Ma""  a  I'tr  from  my  Lo.  Keeper  by  packet 
addressed  to  Mr.  Th'rer.    This  day  the  Com'ons  House  considered 
of  y'  heads  of  y"  instrucc'ons  to  be  sent  to  y'^  Englishe  Com'ittees, 
&  after  a  long  debate,  they  voted  y'^  same  in  y°  House,  w"*"  was 
thereupon  divided,  &  there  were  (as  I  heare)  no.  votes  against, 
&  151.  for  those  instrucc'ons,  amongst  w""  there  is  one  head  to  y^  You  must  see 
effect,  (but  a  little  quallified,)  of  what  I  wrote  in  my  postscript  by   1^^  Lords'^  '° 
Mr.  Greene.    Those  instrucc'ons  (I  am  tould)  are  to  be  transmitted   House  if  it  be 
to  f  Lords.  possible. 

It  is  here  reported  by  those  who  have  y"  speediest  &  certeynest   By  the  grace 

advertisenV"  from  Edinburg,  that  yo''  Ma""  will  not  be  here  till  °^V°''  "'f  f 

o7  J  ^jjj  prove  false 

Christmas  :  what  reason  they  have  for  it  I  know  not.     The  warr''  Prophets. 
for  y"  new  B""  are  passing  as  fast  as  may  be  :  I  this  day  put  y" 
Signet  to  those  for  Yorke  &  Lincolne.^ 

I  have  signifyed  yo"'  Ma""*  pleasure  to  my  Lo:  Keeper  to  issue  a 

'  Robert  Dormer,  Earl  of  Carnarvon  ;  slain  in  1643  at  the  battle  of  Newbury. 
His  Countess  was  niece  to  Sir  Richard  Browne,  as  it  is  stated  in  Bromley's 
Royal  Letters ;  but  how  does  not  appear,  for  she  was  daughter  of  the  Earl  of 
Pembroke.  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  !  " 

'  These  appointments  did  not  take  place. 

IV.  K 


I30  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

Proclamac'on  that  all  Parliam'  men  attend  in  P'liam',  but  his  Lo'^ 
saith  a  Proclamac'on  must  issue  in  y*  ordinary  way,  and  be  first 
signed  by  yo''  Ma™,  wherefore  I  have  by  his  Lo**  advise  this  day 
sent  a  warr'  accordingly  to  yo"'  Ma"*^  Attorney,  to  p^pare  a  Procla- 
mac'on for  yo'  Ma™'  signature,  w**  as  soone  as  I  can  get  fi-om  him 
shalbe  speedily  sent  to  yo'  Ma'^.  The  Ea.  of  South'""^  hath  bene 
in  North""^:  this  senight,  but  wilbe  here  Wensday  nest,  when  I 
shall  not  fayle  to  acquaint  his  Lo'  w""  what  yo'  Ma"  hath  co- 
You  mnst  maunded  me.  I  heare  there  was  this  aftemoone  brought  into  -f 
needs  speake     Com'ons  House,  and  there  read,  a  Declarac'on  of  ■f  state  of  y* 

with  sach  of  .  -,.,.,  h       ,  •  ,        , 

my  serrants  affau-es  of  this  kingdome,  w^  relates  aU  -f  misgovemmen'  and  vn- 
that  yon  may    pleasing  thin^  that  have  bene  donne  by  Ul  CounseUs  (as  they  call 

best  trust,  m      ^  '='  °  .         .  .  ■'  .  ' 

my  name,  that  it)  smce  3°  of  yo'  Ma™"  raigne  to  this  p^sent,  and  it  reflects  soe 
^  ^1™^^  much  to  y*  p'iudice  of  yo'  Ma'^  government,  as  if  yo'  Ma^  come 
may  bee  not  instantly  away,  I  trouble  to  thinke  what  wilbe  y*  issue  of  it : 

sloped.  fQj.  surely  if  there   had  bene  in  this  nothing  but  an  intenc'on 

to  have  iustefyed  the  proceedings  of  this  PTiam',  they  would  not 
have  begtm  soe  high  as  3°.     The  further  considerac'on  of  this 
I  shall  most       Declarac'on  is  to  be  had  too  morrow  in  y^  House  of  Com'ons.    If 
'^3i^^°^j-  yo'  Ma™  shall  not  be  pleased  to  keepe  to  yo'self  what  I  have 

written,  and  to  bume  this  lef ,  I  may  be  lost.     Yo'  Ma™  cannot 
so  much  p^dice  yo'self,  (if  you  come  away  &  leave  all  things 
there  vnfinished,)  as  you  may  now  by  delaying  yo'  Ma™^  retume 
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'  Ma™  a  safe  &  speedy  retume,  so  prayeth  alwayes 
Yo'  sacred  Ma^^ 
Most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt, 
Edw.  Nicholas. 
Eden.  13. 
Westminster,  8.  No"^  1641. 

"For  yo'  sacred  Ma™." 

"  Yoctrs  apostyled." 

8"  No''^  1641.     Apost.  i3'>.  g""".     Rec.  18.  g'". 

Sent  by  Sir  H.  Hongate.' 

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

'  Sir  Philip  Hnngate,  of  Saxton,  in  Yorkshire,  was  the  first  Baronet,  so 


m 


'ii.iiiiiA>£  Ckcji,,  Lord  SrKijiEiGi-i. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  131 


The  Queen  to  Sir  Edward  Niclwlas. 

Malster  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  scot- 
land  without  comin  yer  for  a  would  haue  him  go  to  marow  morn- 
ing :  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, 

Your  assured  friend, 

Henriette  Marie  R. 

"For  your  selfe." 

R.  10°  No'""  1641.     The  Q;  that  I  should  send  an  expr:  Wm:  her  let'. 


Sir  Edward  Niclwlas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma"^, 

My  last  was  by  S''  Hen:  Hungate,  w"''  I  hope  will  come  safe  to 
yo'  Royall  hands ;  &  I  now  send  this  expresse  by  y"  Queene's 
com'aund  to  convey  her  Ma"™  I'f,  for  her  Ma''"  saith  she  hath 
alreddy  sent  all  those  she  can  trust,  w""  expresses  to  yo'  Ma"" ; 
Wee  hope  that  some  of  them  will  shortly  bring  y"  much  desired 
newes  of  yo"'  Ma"™  retume. 

I  have  spoken  w""  y"  B""  of  Lincolne  about  yo'  Ma""  pardon  of 
ye  j^  gps  j-Qj.  yc  Premunire,  &  his  Lo''  saith  he  wisheth  that  y" 
pardon  to  them  may  be  generall  for  all  things  else  aswell  as  for  y"  with  all  my 
Premunire,  whereof  his  Lo''  will  consider  better,  &  then  I  shall  ''^'■'• 
give  yo'  Ma""  a  further  accompt  of  that  partic'lar.  My  Lo.  Keeper 
tells  me  that  there  are  many  precedents,  that  y"  Peers  in  P'liam't 
have  chosen  their  owne  Speaker,  &  that  vntill  y"  Lo.  Burleighes 

created  by  Charles  the  First.  No  name  of  Henry  appears  in  the  Baronetage ; 
therefore  the  person  alluded  to  must  have  been  one  of  the  numerous  Knights 
Bachelors  of  that  reign. 


132 


CORRESPONDEN-CE. 


1 641 


lats'  tyme,  tiiere  is  scarce  any  Recori  :h 2:  v-"  Kf-nj  ^afh  by  Ft™ 


pattaits  appointeiil  a  Speiker  for  thar  "  ^ : 
fcaiii  feeard  that  both  Hoases    .-.   ': 
Satteiday  last,  tbat  V"  1     T " :  _  _       ■ 
Voloatiers  It€re  in  En,  -    ■-..';::-■. 

bellion.  in.  Idand :  yesterday  hs  Lo"  ac 


^ra^  (I  beleeve) 
.   iTL  Ordinance 


Honse^  i; 


it  was 


w^ 


-i.r    iz:!-irei,  that  an 

'"'"""        .   '     ''  'evy- 

;    . ;"  iuch 

•-  \:.t  S-egister_of  that 

■-  -  ^  RefeeUs 

lanLace^* 

1^^  df^eoDor  & 

.  ^<:  vcre  fitt  to  be  vin- 

'  effects  of  to'"  Ma™  ill 


:  th.;    " 


'-T  there  was  an 


1.' .'  LI.'  men  tosttecic 
}!,:    ::,  !iis  I^(asMr   .-.-     - 
sai;  -  :eajred«  it  act  fitt  to  issue  any  su: 


:n,  i: 


praye'  w™ 


;:  obedient  ser vaunt, 
Edw.  Nicholas. 


•  DoifaceCKtdl^Beartte  GS^feCauMi»aj,  is  tihe  aaattj  cfAatnm,  the 

*  SS  E&RBd  H^H!)^  Est. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  133 

The  cause  concerning  y°  13  B"",  and  the  Bill  touching  Bp"",  is  to 
be  considered  of,  Friday  next. 

Westminster:  10°  No"'"  1641,  at  12:  at  noone. 
Eden:  15. 

"  For  yo'  sacred  Ma''"." 

"  Yours  apostyled." 

10:  g*""  1641.  Apost.  15°.  Ret.  by  Sir  H.  Hungate, 

20"  at  one  o'clock  afternoone. 
This  was  sent  by  Smith  the  Messenger. 


Sir  Edivard  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma'% 
By  the  Queenes  com'aund  I  sent  yesterday  one  Smith  expressly 
w*  her  Ma""  le"',  \v'''  I  hope  he  will  p''sent  safe,  &  w""  dilligence 
to  your  Royall  hands.     Wensday  last   there  was  a  very  greate 
debate  in  y""  L"*"™  House,  touching  instrucc'ons  p'"pared  by  y""  Com- 
'ons   to  be  sent  to  y"  Englishe  Com'ittees  att  Edenburg ;  six  of 
those  instrucc'ons  concerne  y"  Rebellion  in  Irland,  w'*  y''  Lo''" 
passed  &  approoved  of,  the  7""  was  concerning  ill  Councellors  & 
Councells,'  w"*"  held  a  very  long  debate,  wherein  I  may  not  forbeare 
to  advertise  yo''  Ma"" :  that  y'  Ea:  of  Bristol!  &  his  sonne  y''  (Lo:   Thanke  them 
Digby)  did  argue  w""  soe  much  reason^  &  iudgem't,  as  they  got       "^  '"'^" 
y"  7""  instrucc'on  to  be  fairely  laid  aside,  &  yesterday  att  a  con- 
ference of  both  Houses,  the  Lo''"'  tould  y""  Com'ons,  that  they 
agreed  to  6  of  y"  said  instrucc'ons,  but  y*^  seventh  was  of  soe  great 
consequence,  as  they  thought  fit  to  leave  it  to  a  further  tyme  :  Yo"' 

'  Mr.  Prynne  undertook  to  enligl\ten  the  Lords  upon  the  subject  of  Evil 
Counsells.  His  reasoning  was  founded  upon  the  anatomy  of  the  human  body. 
He  also  prophesied  great  advantages  from  a  change,  particularly  if  the  King 
should  not  be  permitted  to  select  any  servants  except  those  approved  by  Par- 
liament.    Vide  Parliamentary  History,  vol.  x.  p.  33  et  seq. 

'■^  Yet  Lord  Digby  had  been  an  active  enemy  of  Lord  Strafford  :  but  in  a 
speech  made  to  the  House  of  Commons  on  the  21st  of  April,  1641,  he  recanted 
his  former  opinions  respecting  that  Earl,  so  far  as  to  refuse  his  signature  to  an 
official  document,  even  whilst  describing  Strafford  as  "  a  dangerous  and  insup- 
portable minister  to  free  subjects."  The  whole  speech  is  a  most  curious  speci- 
men of  special  pleading  !  His  apparent  olijects,  however,  were  to  preserve  his 
own  consistency,  and  yet  to  save  Lord  Strafford's  life  ;  his  speech  closing  with 
a  solemn  protestation  against  any  sentence  of  death  :  "and  I  do,  with  a  clear 
conscience,  wash  my  Iiands  of  this  man's  blood." 


134 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


1641 


By  the  grace 
of  God  I  will 
doe  it  shortlie 
myselfe. 


It  is  a  poore 
one. 


Ma'"'  may  be  pleased  to  take  notice  of  y"^  singular  good  service 
that  was  in  that  busines  donne  by  those  2  noblemen,  &  especially 
by  the  Sonne,  who  (I  heare)  did  beyond  admirac'on. 

My  Lo:  Keeper  &  Mr.  Attor:  Gen'rall  have  deferred  the  issuing 
of  y''  Proclamac'on  to  require  all  Parliament-mens  attendaunce,  as 
conceaving  it  to  be  vnseasonable  att  this  tyme,  &  my  Lo:  Keeper 
hath  promised  that  he  will  give  yo'  Ma'""  satisfacc'on  therein. 

I  have  herew""  sent  yo'  Ma""  a  speech  published  here  in  the 
name  of  Mar:  Hamilton,  that  yo'  Ma"°  may  see  what  artifice  is 
here  vsed  by  his  friends  to  insinuate  into  y"  people  a  good  opinion 
of  his  Loi"*  piety  and  integrity.  The  House  of  Com'ons  was  yes- 
terday soe  imployed  about  Irishe  affaires,  as  they  meddled  not 
w""  their  Declarac'on,  remonstrating  y*  ill  effects  of  bad  Councells. 
It  is  advertised  out  of  Irland  that  y''  rebels  are  30.  thousand  strong, 
in  severall  places  of  that  kingdome,  &  that  they  approche  towards 
Tredaw,'  for  defence  whereof,  'f  Lo*"  Justices  have  sent  1000 
foote,  and  2  troopes  of  horse :  if  y°  rebells  shall  defeate  those 
forces,  it  is  thought  they  wilbe  soone  for  Dublin.  The  Lo'''  Jus- 
tices write,  that  vnlesse  there  be  p''sently  sent  over  10,000  men,  & 
100  ""'.  in  monny,  that  kingdom  wilbe  lost :  whereupon  y"  Parliam' 
hath  ordered  to  increase  y"  6,000  foote  (formerly  directed  to  be 
raised)  to  10,000 :  &  they  intend  forth w""  to  passe  an  Act  for 
raysing  of  200  ""'  for  the  service  of  Irland  :  And  where  they  for- 
merly desired  to  have  only  1000  Scots,  now  they  will  desire  to 
have  10,000  Scots  to  be  sent  into  Irland  in  such  numbers  as  -f 
Parliam'  shall  give  direcc'ons. 

Yo'  Ma"'  may  by  these  relac'ons  perceave  of  what  extreame 
necessity  &  importaunce  yo''  Ma""*  speedy  retume  is,  w""  I  beseech 
yo'  Ma"'  by  all  meanes  to  hasten,  for  not\v"'standing  all  the  dis- 
courses in  Parliam',  I  see  nothing  put  into  acc'on.  That  yo'  Ma"" 
may  have  a  speedy,  safe,  &  hon''''  retume  shalbe  ever  y'  earnest 
prayers  of 

Yo''  Ma"'' 
Most  humble  and  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 

The  last  night  att  10.  a  clock,  after  I  had  closed  this  lef,  I  re- 
ceaved  by  Mr.  Tho:  Killegrew  yo'  Ma"'*  commands  by  2  apostiles, 


Tredagh — the  Irish  name  for  Drogheda. 


touunutikV  >  •>•  o-T"  I 


James.  Bumlie.  ojf  Hamix.to]K", 


J0.i90e.hyJ.Setlt.**S.J^w»*ul, 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  135 

&  am  now  going  to  Oatlands  w""  yo''  Ma"**  lef  to  y^  Queene, 
having  sent  that  to  my  Lo:  Keeper :  I  shalbe  carefull  to  p'forme 
what  yo'  Ma""^  by  that  dispatch  hath  comaunded  me.    All  honnest 
men  will  reioyce  at  y"  welcome  newes  of  yo''  Ma""*  returne. 
Westminster,  12°  No''"',  1641. 
Edin.  18. 

"  For  yo'  sacred  Ma"=." 

"  Yours  apostyled." 

12°  No'"''.    Apost.  18°.     Ret:  by  Mr.  Proger'  22"  at  9.  morning. 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma"", 
I  sent  a  lef  this  morning  to  yo'  Ma*  by  Mr.  To:  Digbv,^  since  ,, 

°         •'  .-'  ■'  °   •"  Hecamyester- 

my  ^v^ghtlng  whereof  I  receaved  yo'  Ma"™  by  Mr.  Killegrew,  &  day. 

shall  carefully  obey  y'  Ma"'^'  comaunds.     This  is  only  to  conuey 

to  yo'  Royall  hands  a  Pardon  for  y"  13  B''^','  p''pared  by  y"  Bp  of 

Lincolne,  who  (it  seemes)  thought  not  fitt  to  trust  any  of  yo'  Ma"'' 

learned  Councell  w""  y'  drawing  of  it ;  his  Lo''  sent  me  word  that  -pL      . 

I  should  hasten  it  to  yo'  Ma""  (albeit  you  might  be  on  yo'  way  of  w'ch  is  the 

home)  as  I  tendred  y"  good  of  yo'  Ma"'^'  service,  w*^"  made  me  send  ""oj't ''lin"'  °^ 

it  now,  notw^standing  my  owne  humble  opinion  is,  that  since  y"  tliis. 

hearing  of  y""  busines  against  these  13  B'"'"  was  appointed  to  be 

this  day,  &  in  all  likelihoode  will  not  be  put  off  to  a  day  much 

farther,  that  it  were  better  to  deferre  y"  passing  of  this  Pardon  till 

it  shalbe  seene  what  wilbe  determyned  concerning  them,  for  if  they 

shalbe  sentenced  by  y*"  Parliam',  this  pardon  coming  afterwards,   jj^j  ;f  rjf-i  ^^ 

and  not  menc'oning  their  being  sentenced,  will  not  be  sufificyent,   dated  before 

&  if  they  shalbe  quitted  it  wilbe  needlesse ;  Nay  if  it  shall  not  haue'^nof'filkd 

the  eate)  I 
'  Some  notice  of  this  Mr.  Proger  may  be  seen  in  "  Les  Memoires  de  Gram-   suppose  it  may 
mont,"  where  he  is  spoken  of  as  about  the  person  of  Charles  the  Second,  and   "°^  some 
said  to  be  "confident  de  ses  menues  plaisirs."  gooa, 

'  Son  to  the  Earl  of  Bristol. 

'  In  a  subsequent  letter,  Sir  E.  N.  again  refers  to  the  case  of  the  Bishops, 
and  to  the  fact  of  their  demurring  to  the  impeachment  before  the  Lords,  with 
the  exception  of  Godfrey  Goodman,  Bishop  of  Gloucester,  who  pleaded  "  Not 
Guilty."  This  was  notified  to  the  Commons  by  a  message  from  the  Lords  on 
the  1 2th. 


136  CORRESPONDENCE.  ,641 

be  ^£pt  vis^ -afyrfatj  iit  aa^  be  tto  tdhor  ^^oAce;  bss  ^:'  ]'':'" 

j^iM^yMJEmg iMa»  m  nfciig Bmikmiimi c  ll»»|»i«rqii»y'«Siiigr«^««i»c  fi-     ri: 
k  f<g]]i<PBmiiifmfl  1^  T  ln«4ii  it  my  Ajy  to  nihipy  mftamit  «Str       -  - 

Solhane.        atE^ lie  ffeaqpfl  to  ag^  it, as  n^ qa  j'^ toA, tflaat  it  ni    ::rf.e 
fajr  inwdto  W33]'  xs  OB  j''  fese  part  of  it,  &  to  sand  it  --i : 
w^  aiQ  G^sesse  aamlsiraad  to  Biy  Lo.  K"mf^r«»r  to  scale.  ^  r 

Doe  rem  that    cdiennse  I  ludbeve  meSa.  some  ^•rwa^  to  pdt  ]^  G:;::   r^:  t 

in  nrv  name.       ^_  - 
to  IL 

Ycf  Ma*  cff  5^  fi*"  cff  tftas  imaaeilii  gSnes  HE  good  lopi  '-i:  .-r 
packet  mnmeete  ycf  Ma™  cm  y'  '»r^,  &  llliHiiriiBe  I  hate  ;:i-;;  .  i 
ft  (25  yoT  Ma^  CQamoa^Bdl  to  f^  n.  of  Sadaaan^      7    : 
metcy  ^l%Qi^  &  pnitodt  jvF  Ab^,  &  send  jvni  a  su  t  . .  J 

retnnne,  w^ej*  jmger offal  jwf  Ma*"  teat  afettei  ;^:'  i-is,  as 
wdlasaf 

Ytf  Ma*-" 


As  I  "wzs,  rlnHJiBg  gfti^  lesif  iqj  L/o:  fsf . 
his  scmne  Mr.  Jkk  D^^  goes  not  for  Sfrtfibmid,  and  llieiefeBe  I 
hare  senl  that  lef  m^  lii^  to  jcf  Ma*^. 

Wesfcminsisi,  13-  No**  1641. 

Fafem:  17: 


TlmQmBmmSrEiaBmwimdmba. 


llaiisitR  3iliciic&^  I  fease  lecEsned  ]<iBr  kffltie.  lansmyfaa 
aroaft  «^  fer  I  mnaM  hsaae  b^  ^id  to  ^es&e  to  ]«» Ibolt  it  B  of 
DO  laaste  aifaenefiiie  dooiatt  IfaasisiDd  ]«nnr  ^Ife  fiv  ferae  of  liaiig  adc ; 
I  sbM  yoa  a  M&ie  ibr  M3haid  Es^er  Aat  o&teEiBgded  senidto 
■sto&i&nBrit  ifldkoaa^  it  lit    Ae  sidi^BCt  of  it  E  to  ma&De  a 

FW^wfljiujilljiMiii  yMgMBW^  qSdC  QDldroS  gy  l*3nil1iMiimAigrt'  miliiaiTBi  aiT  wm*™^  i— tillai»- 

ODdtdBeEii^  If  ymliElEneafilttirae^BieitlBBifinotjvniiBB^ 
loBcpcst  ^iM  I  ***fH*  j^Bom 

idae  Kia^  wiiil  b^  teie  saiSaisieflcje  tike  zo  of  Iflns  imimilftiip  tAoe- 
fae  foa  an^ adocrr] rt  ibe  Ma5iar  of  Tirtawlniii.    Yonr  Idtlie  tdnC 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  137 

you  did  WTitt  to  Carnaraen  is  comme  bak  to  mee  and  I  burnt  it. 
he  was  not  at  is  hows  it  should  be  vere  nessessairie  that  you  should 
inquaire  where  (he)  is  and  writt  to  him  and  send  to  milord  Cotin- 
ton  for  is  proxies  for  I  heer  he  as  to  (two)  and  is  owne.  and  send 
to  milord  Southampton  and  Dunsemoure '  to  send  their  proxies 
till  the  comme  them  selues ;  the  are  in  Warwicshier.  hauing  no 
more  to  say  I  reste  this  12  Novembre 

Your  assured  friend 

Henriette  Marie  R. 

"  For  your  selfe." 

12"  N"*""  1641.  The  Queene  to  me. 


Sir  Edward  NicJiolas  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma'"', 

This  is  y"  first  day  since  my  falling  sick,  that  I  have  bene  able 
to  sit  vp  to  ■write :  &  albeit  I  shall  doe  it  w""  some  difficulty,  yet 
my  duty  will  not  suffer  me  to  forbeare  any  longer  to  give  yo"'  Ma"° 
an  accompt,  that  by  Mr.  Barkley  I  receaved  on  Sunday  night  last 
yo'  Ma""  comaunds  in  3  apostiles  dated  y''  9""  of  this  moneth :  All 
w'^''  I  have  alreddy  p'form'd,  excepting  that  concerning  giving 
notice  to  my  Lord  Mayor  of  y'^  day  of  yo"'  Ma'""*  entring  into  Lon- 
don, whereof  (I  beleeve)  I  shall  this  afternoone  have  certeynty 
from  the  Queene. 

Herew'"  yo"'  Ma"'  will  receave  a  proclamac'on  for  y"  attendance 
of  y""  Parliam'  men,  w'""  my  Lo:  Keeper  &  Mr.  Attorney  conceaved 
would  have  bene  better  to  have  bene  forborne  to  be  published  till 
yo'  Ma'"'  returne,  w'^"  is  now  so  neere  in  expectac'on.  The  House 
of  Com'ons  hastens  by  all  meanes  y'  finishing  of  y'  Declarac'on  or 
Remonstrance,  &  for  y"  more  speedy  expediting  of  it,  they  have 
att  y''  Com'ittee  passed  by  many  p'ticlars  to  avoide  y"  delay  of 
long  debate. 

The  order  of  y''  House  of  Com'ons  for  y""  number  of  Scots  to  be 
sent  into  Irland,  was  altered  from  1000.  to  5000.  vpon  Saturday 
last  in  y''  afternoone,  &  thoughe  (wee  heare)  that  y°  imploym'  of 

'  Francis  Leigh,  Lord  Dunsmore ;  afterwards  Earl  of  Chichester. 


138  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

soe  mail  J  Scots  ■vdlbe  very  acceptable  to  that  nac'os,  yet  it  is  here 
apprehended  by  vise  men,  thai  j^  same  tpS  eaae^jeEsSe  y*  Irishe, 
&  make  them  bnckle  more  resokttely  to  a  warre  of  rebelhan,  then 
otherwise  they  wonld  doe.  Since  y*  plot  in  delirering  to  Mr.  Pjrm^ 
a  lef  ■w*  a  plaster  and  a  threatening  in  it,  there  -was  on  Monday 
last  in  y'  evening,  another  as  desperate  axid  da^sraas  a  oan^oacy 
against  him,  &  diverse  members  of  both  Hohhb^  tfiauwead  by  a 
poore  zealous  taylor,  ^o,  being  in  y*  fiel^  tobb^^  j^  BDtes  he 
had  taken  of  a  sermon,  there  happened  to  come  (as  he  i^b£s  ^ 
2.  socldier-like  men,  soe  neere  him,  as  he  overheard  thea  telSog 
each  other,  how  many  of  their  acgnainlance  were  to  be  farthw* 
imployed  to  mnrther  diverse  members  both  of  y*  Upper  and  Lower 
House,  &  this  taylor^  had  y*  oponnnity  to  take  from  those  2.  mens 
mouthes  y*  names  both  of  y*  mnrtherere,  &  of  y*  p'sans  to  be 
mmthered :  the  reward  to  him  that  iii'd  a  memiber  of  y*  Lower 
House  was  to  be  40^.  &  to  him  that  mtrrthered  one  of  y*  Upper 
House  .;^io.  This  discovery  -rnatrf^  a  great  noj^e  in  &  about  y* 
Paxliam^  House.  £c  (however  many  wise  men  sw^  no  creddit  at  all 
to  it,  yet)  it  hath  produced  several!  orders  for  secuiing  of  y^  Par- 
Iiam\  &  Parliament-men,  the  coppies  of  some  of  w*  I  have  here 
inclosed  sent  yo"  Ma^.  The  order  of  y*  16*  p'sent,'  w'*'  requires 
that  y*  rigour  of  y*  law  be  put  in  ercnc'on  against  all  Papists,  that 
shalbe  founde  in  London  or  Westminster  after  this  night,  is  not 
(I  heare)  thought  by  some  of  y*  Com'ons  to  be  severe  enonghe, 

'  The  "Histoiy  of  the  King-EDeis  "  sets  of  Pym,  that  "he  ■was  a  rank 
Pnriian,  and  die  more  asngeroiis,  because  ie  vonki  ouiwarSy  appear  zealons 
for  the  Chnrch  of  England.  Thus,  like  a  snbiie  rebel,  he  Tras  a  great  pretender 
to  Tflicn.nm  v.-nr.  reformatioii,  ever  tmni-nr  fnrtVgj  and  inveighing  against  such  as 
be  ^g"n^ri  innovatiaiis  and  corruptiDns ;  yet  "with  such  counierfeit  shews  of  re- 
spect as  made  >iTm  the  more  regarded,  g-ntl  bis  words  lie  more  pernicious." 
"Wnen  the  riots  of  tne  I^ondan  Apprentices  took  place,  soor  after  ibis  date,  the 
Lords  sent  a  message  to  the  Connnons  demanding  their  concnrrence  in  appeas- 
ing the  nrmnTr  and  punishing  the  authors  of  it ;  bat  Pym  opposed  the  measure, 
exclaiming,  "  God  forbid  thai  ve  should  stifle  the  voice  of  bbenr,  and  oppose 
tbe  just  desires  of  tbe  people  '. "  A  pamphlet  of  tbat  period,  alluding  to  the 
plot,  is  entiaed  ' '  A  riaTmip.b'lp  treesoB  br  a  contagious  plaster  of  a  plague  sore, 
sent  to  Mr.  Ppn, ''  ix. 

'  His  •"'r^f  was  Beale.  In  fact  tbe  House  could  procure  no  further  intelli- 
gence i^on  the  subject ;  n-nri  it  seems  to  have  been  piihpT  a  piece  of  foDy  or  cf 
roguery  om  the  pan  of  tbe  informer. 

^  Kot  recorded  in  the  Paxliamentarv  History. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  139 

soe  as  it  is  conceaved  there  wilbe  some  more  sharpnes  added  to 
that  order  this  day :  all  y''  Papists  Lo''™  are  alreddy  removing  out 
of  this  Towne  vpon  this  order,  ffriday  last  (w'"  was  y''  first  day  of 
my  falling  into  extremity)  the  Venetian  Amb'dor  complained  att 
y''  Councell  Boorde,  that  his  I'rs  had  bene  opened  by  y''  Com'ittees 
of  Parliam',  &  he  was  soe  much  incensed  at  it,  as  he  there  made 
his  protest,  &  declared,  that  he  would  treate  no  further,  &  there- 
upon w'''drew  himselfe  (as  I  heare)  to  Greenew'^'',  till  such  tyme  as 
he  shall  advertise  that  Republique  w""  that  affront  as  he  termed  it. 
The  agent  of  y"  D.  of  Florence  is  as  highly  distasted  w""  some 
violence  that  hath  been  vsed  in  serching  his  house  by  some 
officers  or  warr°'  of  Parliam' :  these  distasts  given  to  those  Minis- 
ters will  (it  is  thought)  light  very  heavy  on  y'  Ma"''  su*"*  trading 
[to]  those  partes,  &  will  proove  a  very  great  p'iudice  &  interrupc'on 
to  y"  trade  of  this  yo'  Ma"'"  kingdome. 

I  heare  from  a  very  good  hand,  that  there  are  diverse  principall 
gen'  of  Hertfordsh:  who  are  desirous  to  tender  their  duty  to  yo'' 
Ma""  att  Ware,  &  to  wayte  on  you  into  that  towne  if  yo''  Ma"" 
shall  make  any  stop  there,  &  they  will  bring  w""  them  diverse  of 
their  neighbours  &  friends,  who  are  desirous  to  shew  how  welcome 
yo'  Ma"''  returne  is  into  that  country,  whereof  I  thought  good  to 
give  yo'^  Ma"'  this  tymely  notice,  for  that  I  humbly  conceaue  it 
would  not  be  amisse  for  yo''  Ma"'  in  these  tymes  to  accept 
grac'ously  y'  affecc'ons  of  yo'  su*"'"  in  that  kinde,  whereby  you  will 
have  opportunity  to  shew  yourself  grac'ous  to  yo'  people  as  yo' 
Ma"'  passeth,  &  to  speake  a  few  good  words  to  them,  w""  will 
gaine  y'  afif'ons  (especially  of  y'  vulgar)  more  then  any  thing  that 
hath  bene  donne  for  them  this  Parliam'.  This  day  y'  examinac'ons 
against  O'Neale  were  read  in  y'  Com'ons  House,  wherein  were 
menc'oned  some  I'rs  &  papers  signed  C.  R.,  the  effect  of  one  of 
w""  (sent  to  Capt;  Leg')  was  (as  I  heare),  that  he  should  speake 
with  S'  Ja:  Ashley  according  to  instrucc'ons  w'"  he  had  from  yo' 
Ma'",  &  let  none  see  that  let'  but  only  S'  Ja:  Ashley,  who,  together 
w""  S'  Jo.  Conyers-  (as  I  am  tould,  but  I  beseech  yo'  Ma"'  to  take 

'  Captain  Leg,  otherwise  Colonel ;  but  better  known  as  "honest  Will  Leg;" 
and  ancestor  of  the  Earls  of  Dartmouth. 

^  This  Conyers  was  afterwards,  in  1643,  nominated  by  the  Parliament  to  the 
Lieutenancy  of  the  Tower,  after  their  forcing  the  King  to  dismiss  Sir  John 
Byron  from  that  situation. 


I40  CORRESPOXDEKCE.         \    1641 

Boe  notice  thereof  from  me)  have  bene  very  large  &:  pardclaT  in 
their  esaminac'ons,  ■w^  (I  heare)  reflect  vpon  jo'  Ma^"  person : 
it  is  thonght  that  y*  Parliam'  ■vriU  condempne  CNeale,  but  they 
are  not  yet  resolved  -wbere  or  Low  to  trye  him :  they  donbte  y* 
lesrinoiiT  against  him  -will  not  be  soe  fhlL,  as  in  a  legal!  iray  to 
condempne  him  at  the  King's  Bench  barre,  &:  they  resolve  not 
(as  yet)  whether  ii  vrilbe  fit  to  doe  it  by  a  Bfll,  according  to  thew 
legislative  povei. 

I  have  (as  yc'  Ma™  commanded)  given  ■war'  to  my  Lo:  Keeper 
to  renew  y*  Commission  of  liecteim'cy  for  London,  &:  to  put  in  y* 
new  Lo:  Mayor,  who  is  a  very  well  af^  servamit  of  yor  Ma™*, 

There  is  a  Committee  of  both  Houses  appointed  to  p*pare  in- 
stracc'ons  for  y*  Lo:  Lieutenant  of  Trland,  wherew*  they  are  now 
m  hand.  The  i^  'S^  did  demnrre  to  y*  bnsiDes  ag'  them,  bnt  y* 
Com'ans  have  in  their  House  ovemiled  y*  demurrer  k.  voted  that 
those  B'*  shall  answere  in  cheif  I  dispatch  y*  Bills  for  y*  new 
B**  w*  all  erpedic'on,  &:  that  bnsines  is  now  in  as  good  forwardnes 
as  may  be.  I  hope  by  that  tyme  yo"  l^Ia™  'ihaTI  renime  hither,  to 
be  able  to  goe  abroade,  in  y*  meane  tyme,  I  will  to  y*  best  of  my 
strength  &:  abilliiy  p'ibrme  y*  duty  of 

Yd'  sacred  Ma^ 
Most  hninble  &  obedient  servatint, 

Ex-W.   NlCHDlAS. 

Wesbmnster,  18:  No"^  1641. 


Sir  Edward  Kichokts  to  the  King. 

May  it  please  yo'  most  excellent  Ma"*, 
Yesterday  I  wrote  to  yo'  Ma**,  &  addressed  it  by  packet  to  y* 
D.  of  Richmond,  as  yo'  Ma™'  commanded  me  when  yon  shonld  be 
on  yo'  remme  :  since  that,  I  have  receaved  from  ye  Qneene  3  of 
my  I'tis,  all  of  them  aposdled  by  yo'  Ma™  y*  13*  of  this  moneth, 
&:  I  hnmbly  acknowledge  myself  itmnitely  obliged  to  yo'  Ma™  for 
to'  erac'ons  goodnes  in  renuning  and  btrming  my  I'trs.  I  shall 
carefiiDy  obey  all  yo'  Ma™*  com'aimds  in  those  letYs.  I  have 
hejew*  sent  far  yo'  Ma^^  signatnre  a  dranght  for  yo'  RoyaH  assent 


■'■ftftlih»  iWn^'tWr- 


HEr?"RTRicHjEAiii.  or  HoL,li.l>-Do 


/•hKfU- r.  MMt«v  J  < 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  141 

for  y"'  B"  of  Lincoln '  to  be  Arch"''  of  Yorke  :  this  was  brought  to 
me  this  day,  &  there  is  noe  returne  as  yet  made  vpon  y'^  Conge 
d'eslires  for  any  of  y"  other  B"""'.  I  have  herew"'  alsoe  sent  yo'' 
Ma"''  a  Bill  conteyning  a  Com'ission  to  appoint  y''  Ea.  of  Holland 
to  be  Lo:  G'rall  of  all  yo'  Ma"'*  forces  beyonde  the  Trent,  w'*"  com- 
'ission yo''  Ma"'  gave  order  for,  before  yo'  iourney  into  Scotland, 
but  it  seemes  by  Mr.  Attorney  (who  now  brought  me  this  by  direc- 
c'on  from  y'^  Parliam'  to  be  sent  w"'  speede  to  yo'  Ma"'')  that  vpon 
y"  mistake  of  some  name  in  y''  former  draught  it  passed  not  y'' 
Create  Seale  :  I  tould  Mr.  Attorney  I  did  beleeve  yo'  Ma"°  would 
not  thinke  fitt  to  signe  it  now  before  yo'  returne  ;  but  howsoever 
he  wished  me  to  send  it  away  to  yo'  Ma"''  w""  y''  first,  because  he 
had  promised  soe  much  to  y"'  Lo'''"  in  P'liam' :  this  is  all  I  know 
of  this  busines,  &  yo'  Ma"'''  wisdome  can  best  direct  you  what  to 
doe  in  it. 

The  business  against  O'Neale  is  referred  to  a  select  Com'ittee 
to  be  p''pared  reddy  for  -f  House  against  Munday  next,  &  some 
thinke  it  wilbe  hardly  heard  then,  for  albeit  y'^  Com'ons  haue  a  very 
good  minde  to  proceede  roundly  against  him,  yet  (I  heare)  y" 
proofes  are  soe  broken,  as  they  will  not  make  a  full  &  cleere  evi- 
dence :  the  worst  in  all  that  busines  is,  that  it  reflects  on  yo'  Ma"'', 
as  if  you  had  giuen  some  instrucc'ons  concerning  y"  stirring  up  y" 
army  to  pef"  -f  Parliam' :  I  hope  it  will  appeare  that  yo'  Ma"''*  in- 
tenc'ons  were  only  to  reteyne  y°  army  in  their  duty  &  dependance 
on  yo'  Ma"''.  The  House  of  Com'ons  hath  pressed  y''  Lo''''*  very 
earnestly  for  removal!  of  y'^  Ea:  of  Portland  from  his  gov'ment  of 
y'  Isle  of  Weight,  but  y''  Lo'"''*  yesterday,  upon  his  Lo''*  profession 
to  Hue  &  dye  in  y'"  Protestant  religion,  let  fall  that  busines  as  by  y" 
inclosed  yo'  Ma""  will  perceave.  There  hath  bene  nothing  donna 
these  2.  dayes  by  y°  Com'ons  touching  y"  Declarac'on  remonstrat- 
ing y"  bad  effects  of  ill  councells,  but  it  is  thought  that  y''  same 
wilbe  finished  this  weeke :  there  are  diverse  well  aff'"*  servants  of 
yo'  Ma"''*  in  that  House,  that  oppose  that  remonstrance  w""  vn- 
answerable  argum'*,  but  it  is  veryly  thought  that  it  will  passe  not- 
w"'standing,'''  &  that  it  wilbe  ordered  to  be  printed  w'^out  transmis- 

'  John  Williams,  D.D.  Dean  of  Westminster,  and  formerly  Lord  Keeper. 
To  this  draught  the  royal  signature  was  given. 

*  The  motion  was  carried  by  159  to  148,  on  the  22nd  of  this  month. 


142  CORRESPONDENCE.  1641 

sion  to  -f  \jo^.     The  Com'ons  (I  heare)  haue  intercepted  some 
let"  that  passed  betweene  Mr.  Crofts'  &  ye  Dutchess  of  Chevereux,' 
and  gotten  the  key  of  their  earaches,  whereupon  Mr.  Crofts  hath 
this  day  bene  exa'ied  :  as  alsoe  touching  his  soe  frequent  \-issitting 
of  Coll:  Goring  at  Portsmouth,  &  y*  Coll:  is  also  come  \-p  by  com- 
'and  of  y*  Com'ons,  &  suspected,  for  that  it  hath  bene  informed, 
that  he  hath  fortifyed  that  garrison  to  y*  land,  &:  put  forth  some 
ould  souldiers  ci  put  in  new ;  whereby  yo'  Ma**'  may  see  that  euery 
small  matter  ministers  feare  here  amongst  us.     I  dare  not  as  yet 
stirre  out  of  my  chamber,  being  still  weake,  but  (if  I  shalbe  able) 
I  intend  (God  willing)  to  wayte  on  yo'  Ma"*  at  Theobalds  on 
Wensday  next,  &  in  y*  meane  t)-me  I  humbly  rest 
Yo'  sacred  Ma"^ 
Most  humble  cSc  most  obedient  servaunt, 
Edw.  Nicholas. 
Westminster:  19°  No*^  1641. 
"  For  yo' sacred  Ma'^'." 


•  Mr.  Crofts  and  Mr.  'William  Murray,  already  mentioned,  were  two  of  those 
whom  the  Committee  of  Parliament,  sitting  at  Grocers'  Hall,  declared  to  be 
persons  of  vile  character,  and  enemies  to  liberty ;  passing  at  the  same  time  a 
resolution  that  the  King  should  be  called  on  to  dismiss  them  from  his  service. 

Crofts  had  married  the  aunt  of  the  B^l  of  Warwick  ;  and  she  had  also  been 
very  active  in  Court  intrigue  previous  to  this ;  as  appears  by  a  reference  to 
Bromley's  Royal  Letters,  page  8$. 

*  This  Lady  was  at  the  Court  of  England  for  the  first  time,  in  1638  ;  and  is 
mentioned  by  Pennant,  in  his  Journey  to  the  Isle  of  Wight,  as  having  swam 
across  the  Thames,  in  a  frolic,  somewhere,  as  he  supposes,  in  the  vicinity  of 
Windsor.  He  also  records  part  of  a  Copy  of  Verses made  on  the  occasion  by 
a  Sir  J.  M.'  whose  opinion  of  the  Lady's  frigid  chastity  is  laughed  at  by  the 
Cambrian  Antiquary.     Sir  J.  exclaimed  : 

' '  But  her  chaste  breast,  cold  as  the  cloyster'd  ntui. 
Whose  imsX.  to  chrystal  might  congeal  the  sun. 
So  glaz'd  the  stream,  that  pilots,  there  afloat. 
Thought  they  might  safely  land  without  a  boat ; 
July  had  seen  the  Thames  in  ice  involved, 
Had  it  not  been  by  her  own  beams  dissolved." 


'  Probably  Sir  John  Mennes,  author  of  "Musanmi  Deliciie,  or  the  Muses' 
Recreation."    2nd  edit.  i2mo.  1656. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  143 


The  Queen  to  Sir  E.  Nicholas. 

Maistre  Nicholas,  I  did  desire  you  not  to  acquainte  mi  lord  of 
essex  of  what  the  King  commanded  you  touching  is  commin  :  now 
you  may  doe  it  and  tell  him  that  the  King  will  be  at  Tibols  vend- 
nesday  and  shall  lye  there  and  upond  thursday  he  shall  dine  at  my 
lord  Maiors  and  lye  at  Whitthall  onlye  for  one  nitgh  and  upon  fri 
day  will  goe  to  Hampton-court  where  he  maenes  to  stay  this  vinter : 
the  King  commanded  me  to  tell  this  to  my  lord  of  essex  but  you 
may  doe  it,  for  there  Lords  ships  are  to  great  prinses  now  to  re- 
ceaued  anye  direction  from  mee :  beeng  all  that  I  haue  to  say  I 
shall  rest 

Your  assured  frand, 

Henriette  Marie  R. 

"  For  Maistre  Nicholas." 

R.  20"  No'""  1 64 1. 

The  Q:  for  me  to  signify  to  Lo:  Chamb'lan. 


Sir  Edtvard  Nicholas  to  tJie  King. 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excellent  Ma"^ 

I  receaved  yo'  Ma"'*  com'aunds  yesterday  by  S'  Hen:  Hungate,^ 
&  this  day  by  Mr.  Proger,  &  shalbe  carefull  to  observe  y''  same,  as 
I  hope  I  shalbe  able  on  Wensday  next  to  give  yo''  Ma'"  an  accompt 
att  Theobalds. 

I  have  now  againe  receaved  assurance,  that  (as  I  formerly  ac- 
quainted yo'  Ma"')  y'  Gent:  &  diverse  of  y"  best  of  y'  freeholders 
of  Hertfordshire  will  wayte  on  yo'  Ma"^  a  myle  before  you  come 
to  Ware,  &  if  yo'  Ma"'  please  to  make  a  little  stop  in  that  towne, 
that  y"  better  sorte  may  there  kisse  yo'  Royall  hand,  &  y'  rest  be 
spoken  to  by  yo'  Ma"',  it  will  give  them  very  great  contentm'.  If  yo' 
Ma"'  please  to  come  softly  from  Ware,  y'  most  of  those  will  wayte  on 

'  See  before,  Letter  8th  November,  p.  131. 


144  CORRESPONDENCE,  1641 

yo'  Ma'"^  as  farre  as  Theobalds,  &  if  yo''  Ma'""  thinke  not  that  con- 
venyent,  they  will  wayte  on  yo''  Ma"'  only  a  mile  or  two  out  of 
Ware,  &  soe  receave  yo'  Ma""  grac'ous  dismission.  I  am  y'^  more 
dilligent  to  give  yo''  Ma"''  this  advertisem',  because  I  know  those 
gent:  will  not  fayle  in  this  manner  to  shew  their  affecc'ons  &  duty  to 
you,  &  that  county  being  soe  neere  a  neighbour  to  London,  it  wilbe 
a  good  encouragem'  &  comfort  to  yo'  well  affected  people  here,  to 
vnderstand,  that  they  have  neighbours  that  have  y'^  like  dutiful! 
affecc'ons  to  yo'  Ma"'^  person  and  governm',  as  these  Cittizens 
here,  who  are  constantly  resolved  to  giue  yo''  Ma""  a  magnifi- 
cent recepc'on,  not w"'stan ding  (I  heare)  there  have  bene  some 
practises  vnderhand  to  divert  them  from  that  their  setled  pu'pose. 
By  y'  Queenes  direcc'ons  I  signifyed  to  my  Lo:  Chamb'layne  on 
Satterday  last,  that  yo'  Ma""  intends  to  lye  at  Theobalds  Wensday 
next,  to  dyne  Thursday  att  y"  Guildhall,  &  that  night  to  lye  att 
Whitehall,  &  Friday  to  goe  to  Hampton  Court.  Coll.  Goring  gaue 
y'  House  of  Com'ons  good  satisfac'con  Satterday  last  touching  his 
fidellity  &  good  aflec'cons,  and  was  thereupon  dismissed  -^  The 
Com'ons  have  bene  in  debate  about  their  Declarac'on  touching  y^ 
ill  effects  of  bad  councells  euer  since  1 2  at  noone,  &  are  at  it  still, 
it  being  now  neere  12  at  midnight.^  I  staid  this  dispatch  in  hope 
to  have  sent  yo'  Ma™  y"  result  of  that  debate,  but  it  is  soe  late,  as 
I  dare  not  (after  my  sicknes)  adventure  to  watch  any  longer  to  see 
y^  issue  of  it ;  only  I  assure  yo'  Ma""  there  are  diverse  in  y"  Com- 
'ons House,  that  are  resolved  to  stand  very  stiff  for  reiecting  that 

'  Goring,  in  some  subsequent  transactions,  is  accused  of  acting  a  double  part 
with  the  King  and  Parliament.  When  the  troubles  broke  out,  Goring,  as 
Governor  of  Portsmouth,  declared  for  the  King  ;  but  that  town  being  unable  to 
sustain  a  siege,  was  soon  lost  to  the  Royal  Cause.  Goring  then  went  to  France, 
as  Bulstrode  says,  "with  the  money  he  had  received  on  both  sides,  without  making 
good  his  promises  to  either."  That  Author  adds  that,  "if  his  conscience  and 
integrity  had  equalled  his  wit  and  courage,  he  had  been  one  of  the  most  eminent 
men  of  the  age  he  lived  in  ;  but  he  could  not  resist  temptations,  and  was  a  man 
without  scruple,  and  loved  no  man  so  well,  but  he  would  cozen  him,  and  after- 
wards laugh  at  him."  Goring's  high  command  in  the  Army,  and  subsequent 
rise  to  the  Peerage,  are  supposed  to  have  been  occasioned,  in  a  great  measure, 
by  the  very  active  assistance  which  he  afforded  to  the  Queen,  whilst  in  France, 
in  procuring  both  money  and  arms. 

"  The  debate  was  not  over  until  three  the  ne.\t  morning.  Sir  Benjamin  Rud- 
yard  said,  that  "  it  looked  like  the  verdict  of  a  starved  jury." 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  145 

Declarac'on,  and  if  they  pVayle  not  then  to  protest  against  it.  That 
yo'  Ma"*  may  have  a  happy  &  safe  returne '  shalbe  euer  be  y""  prayer 
of 

Yo'  sacred  Ma'"^' 
Most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt, 

Edw.  Nicholas. 
Westminster,  22°  No*"**,  1641. 


The  Elector  Palatine  to  Mr.  Browne. 

Sir, 

Y"  of  the  \%  past,  brought  along  w'h  it  soe  good  effects  of  y'' 
endeavours  in  my  affaires,  as  that  besides  y''  owne  assurances  &  my 
Resid'  Pawls  constant  testimonie  of  y'  assiduity,  the  contents  of 
what  it  hath  procured  in  my  favour,  doth  clearely  confirme  me  in 
confidence,  &  augment  my  obligation  towards  you. 

My  constant  ill  fortune  hath  taught  me  not  to  stand  att  this  time 

'  The  King  did  return  on  the  25th  ;  which  closed  this  portion  of  the  Corres- 
pondence ;  and,  it  may  be  here  noted,  so  satisfied  was  his  Majesty  with  the  loyal 
diligence  of  Mr.  Secretai-y  Nicholas,  that  on  the  next  day,  the  26th  of  Novem- 
ber 1641,  he  conferred  the  honour  of  Knighthood  on  him  at  Whitehall ;  as  ap- 
pears from  a  MS.  List  of  Knights  of  that  reign  in  the  Harleian  Collection,  No. 
6832.  In  some  old  Tracts  of  that  period  there  are  recorded  "  Five  most  noble 
Speeches  "  spoke  to  his  Majesty  by  the  Mayors  of  several  Cities  on  his  route. 
The  Mayor  of  York  assured  him — "  Our  well-tuned  bells  at  this  present  time, 
to  congratulate  the  welcome  of  so  great  a  Prince,  turne  themselves,  and  doe 
willingly  stand,  as  if  Time  commanded  them  soe  to  doe." — This  loyal  Magistrate 
added — "Our  wives  conceive  with  joye,  our  children's  tongues  are  untyed  with 
alacrity,  and  each  one  doth  strive  to  cry  welcome  home  to  so  indulgent  a  Sove- 
raigne,  our  fields  do  seeme  triumphing  in  their  gay  diapi-y  to  welcome  home 
your  Sacred  Majesty,  the  woods  doe  seeme  to  contemne  a  falling  Autumne  or 
a  nipping  Winter,  and  assume  unto  themselves  their  Spring  liveries,  and  all  to 
welcome  home  your  most  Sacred  Majesty." 

The  Mayor  of  Stamford,  .ifter  describing  himself  as  the  King's  "abject  Lieu- 
tenant," talked  of  the  loyalty  of  his  fellow  citizens,  saying  that  "each  would 
have  bin  glad  to  have  entertained  the  place  of  a  speaker  ;"  whilst  Huntingdon's 
right  worshipful  Magistrate  boasted,  "that  although  Rome's  Hens  should  daily 
hatch  of  its  preposterous  eggs,  crocodilicall  cliickens,  yet  under  the  shield  of 
Faith,  by  you  our  most  Royal  Sovereigne  defended,  and  by  the  King  of  Heavens 
as  I  stand  and  your  most  medicable  councell,  would  we  not  be  fearful  to  with- 
stand them." 

IV.  L 


146  CORRESPONDENCE.  1643 

much  upon  formalities  w""  those  whose  helpe  I  need,  therefore  I 
must  rest  satisfied  w""  what  the  mentioned  letter  wants  thereof,  in 
hopes  it  will  be  supplied  w""  reallity  when  it  comes  to  the  push. 

I  thanke  you  also  for  y'"  good  advertisements  to  Pawel,  &  am 
very  glad  to  find  by  y'  last  concerning  Mad"''  de  Rohan,'  the  care 
w''*'  the  King  my  gracious  Vncle  hath  of  those  that  doe  him  accep- 
table service.  And  soe  desiring  the  continuance  of  yo'  good  ofl!ices 
in  ^v*"  still  further  concerne  the  good  of  my  interests,  I  assure  you 
that  I  shall  euer  remaine 

V  most  affectionnate  frend, 

Charles. 

Haghe  the  7""  of  Sept:  1643. 

For  Mr.  Browne,^  Resid'  to  the  King  of  Gr:  Britt:  att  Paris." 
Indorsed, 
From  Pr:  El:  Palatine  7:  Sept.  1643. 


TJie  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicliolas. 

Oxford,  30  Jan:  1644.^ 
Nicholas,  I  shall  ad  nothing  to  the  seuerall  good  newes  you  \vill 
receaue  by  your  fellow  Secretairs  letter,  but  the  surpr)'se  of  Comp- 

'  This  Lady  was  only  daughter  of  the  Duke  de  Rohan,  one  of  the  great 
leaders  of  the  Hugonot  Party  in  France  ;  and  who  signalized  himself  in  the  af- 
fairs at  Rochelle  and  Isle  du  Rhe.  In  Hardwicke's  State  Papers  there  is  a 
letter  from  Sir  Henry  de  Vic  to  Lord  Conway,  dated  from  the  Coast  of  France 
in  1627,  in  which  she  is  said  to  be  on  the  point  of  marri-age  with  the  Count  de 
Soissons  ;  a  match  which  the  Duke  of  Buckingham  also  describes  as  most  de- 
sirable for  the  Protestant  Cause.  Vide  pages  34,  38,  Hardwicke's  State 
Papers. 

It  was  at  one  time  intended  by  Charles  the  First  that  Prince  Rupert  should 
marry  Mademoiselle  de  Rohan  :  and  in  the  Harleian  Collection,  vol.  iii.  6988. 
86.  there  is  a  letter  from  the  King  to  Prince  Maurice  in  favour  of  the  match. 

The  Elector  Palatine,  the  writer  of  this  Letter,  returned,  soon  after  this  date, 
into  England,  where  he  had  long  been  a  pensioner.  His  Brothers  were  true  to 
the  Royal  Cause ;  but  he  actually  joined  the  Parliament,  and  sat  in  the  As- 
sembly of  Divines. 

"  Afterwards  Sir  Richard. 

'  There  is  a  long  hiatus  here  in  the  Correspondence ;  evidently  arising  from 
the  King's  return.  Nicholas  seems  to  have  been  constantly  attached  to  his 
Majesty's  person,  until  his  appointment  as  one  of  the  Commissioners  pending 


i644  CORRESPONDENCE.  147 

ton  House  by  S'  W.  Compton: '  &  to  bid  you  tell  your  fellow 
Comissioners,^  that  if  there  be  any  Treaty  proposed  concerning 
Scotland  (of  w"*"  I  forgott  to  speake  to  them  at  parting)  theire 
answer  must  be,  to  demand  a  passeport  for  a  gentleman  to  goe 
from  me  to  see  what  stat  the  Marquis  of  Muntrose  ^  is  in,  there 
being  no  reason,  that  I  should  treate  blyndefolde  in  so  im- 
portant a  business,  nor  without  the  knowledg  of  him  whom  I 
haue  now  cheefly  employed  in  that  Kingdome  &  who  hath  under- 
taken my  seruice  there,  with  so  much  galantry,  when  no  boddy 
else  would  :  so  I  rest 

Your  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

R  31"  Jan'.  1644. 

His  Ma''"  let^  to  me  by  Mr.  Skipw'th  *  concerning  Scotland  during  y'  Treaty 
at  Uxbridge. 

this  well-known  Treaty.  The  "  good  news  "  to  which  his  Majesty  refers,  may 
have  been  the  entrance  of  the  Scottish  army  into  England,  which  took  place  on 
the  l6th. 

'  Sir  William  Compton  was  third  son  of  the  Earl  of  Northampton.  His  two 
elder  brothers  were  also  active  in  the  King's  service. 

'  These  were,  Duke  of  Richmond,  Marquis  of  Hertford,  Earls  of  Southamp- 
ton, Kingston,  Chichester ;  Lords  Capel,  Seymour,  Hatton,  Culpepper ;  Sirs 
Edward  Nicholas,  Edward  Hyde,  Richard  Lane,  Thomas  Gardiner,  Orlando 
Eridgman  ;  Messrs  John  Ashburnham,  Jeffeiy  Palmer,  and  Dr.  Stewart. 

'  Montrose  had  long  been  faithful  to  the  King's  Cause,  though  the  King  had 
been  kept  ignorant  of  it  by  the  artifices  of  the  Marquis  of  Hamilton ;  for 
though  in  the  beginning  of  the  troubles  in  Scotland,  as  far  back  as  164 1,  Mon- 
trose had  joined  the  Covenanters,  yet  seeing  reason  to  change  his  politics,  and 
trusting  to  the  weight  of  his  family  alliances,  he  came  to  England  with  the 
loyal  intention  of  rendering  all  the  service  in  his  power  to  the  King.  On  his 
arrival  at  the  English  Court,  Hamilton,  so  generally  accused  of  deceiving 
Charles  with  respect  to  Scottish  affairs,  contrived  so  artfully  to  throw  slights 
upon  Montrose,  that  the  latter  returned  to  the  Covenanters  ;  with  whom  being 
again  disgusted,  he  wrote  to  the  King,  expressing  his  loyalty  and  desire  of  serv- 
ing him  in  the  strongest  terms  ;  but  it  is  asserted  that  Hamilton  took  the  letter 
out  of  his  Majesty's  pocket,  in  the  night,  and  sent  it  to  the  Covenanters  in  order 
to  destroy  Montrose's  character  in  every  quarter. 

*  Perhaps  Fulmar  Skipwith,  of  Newbold  Hall,  afterwards  created  a  Baronet 
by  Charles  II. 


c:s:s:£ss::.-^sv:z.  .6*» 


Sir  Edumrd  NidmUa  U  Ae  Ki^. 

0!dbA6rA.  Ms^  tt  {lAease  joT  saoed  lla.''% 

■mm      IlgwehLacw''*3eiiittltoyof  li3i'"'caiyitMB''rfsBdipipeisa5|MWsed 


betweeoe  ytf  Ha^^  Ctmimskmf  faae  j^ttad^,  &  y  Twndnwas 
mflaisitD  sane  mactaig  y  SiStia,  i^  tbis  JiHStmiHMiae  jvT  lilan™  Cunrtwaoi^aie 
■stAeBdlditiiD  ^  Moiibg*  aniMaae  &9  be  a  poser  BMisit  najboialhr  &  ksaDv  in  vcT 
Wohe  juitiw«i&  lia.    :  lite  iwBiimtiiBi"  vee  aie  to  obsene  ]^  fist  acxxBiffing  to  yoT 

Wdfa,swdl3s  ii^te  Prodtogaad'aRL,^  bat  it  aiKt  be  dome  boe  m  f^  ¥■».. 

ttosenfltfle  ^^  '     — — » 

^aos  Offim-   farmce  caniit  be  pnHiiillllind  to  hate  j^Boohe  of  Cowfoa  Eager 

'"^^^  isad  in  y  cfaiaitii  beiE^  &:  wee  lesoive  act  to  goe  to  ai^  diotcfc 

TeniaiE><eSaiE  ictete  idle  Dnrane  sonce  esSabi^Kd  b^  lav  ibj^  not  be  ode- 

Ibaxe  nude  leddf  dbe  «ll»n™ii«*'  to  ^Eiog  of  Portogpfl, «™ 
Skiffle  wiflbe teiAed to fviTlbi^nder MyboiBd.  Ibopeftf Ma'^^im 
fiBz&^  fa-  I^  adtdttsam"  I  soat  to  jvf  Ms!^  &.  P.  RmifHt  jesteid^,  brib 
WamasmA  b^fa^diiiB  ttsienfiidertoj^Vent  dot  Woodstockbe  notganBoai'd 
A^Bie,t3Bni.  ■*  ™i>SE  oi  Lawiom  tasce  ooKaDDdeo.  Tlie 
ws^-maiiiam.  londn szjr,  Oiat S' W" WaEer' is 
IIqq^  H^BdnsltBt;,  &  l&ose  pontes,  w'' 6o(h>  Mea;  aad  ttat  Ifaoe  is  an 

ann^  of  abomt  sCyooo  Soolte  to  cmae  otto  En^bnd  att  die 
f^.^:^"  ofBoingafi^spiiiBg:  TbeynvoaranAattlaBdaa.buClbeBe 
midi^;dbBr  1^^  ^-  =  -  -  ~  ::  ~:':^d  aiBWiffJ  tbensdses.  rj^.  352.  574.  66z. 

wiPi>i3-4f  J  It  m  te^wi   amm  SBp' 

^  'TSns  ^at  wss  ai^ig^: .    -.  :  :    :  -^Emg  <a  Sie  X^sri^  I 

jt/miJMUHffl  mnirBm^  ^pfliyyaiPlti  :   tlUt  S>  !I~    ~  '  "Ig-TTTTM  VVsi 

fcHMW  Cu  8SDC  QDOZfflC  SOti-Z. 


*  DK^dBsr  vas  mot  a  T:-- 


i644  CORRESPONDENCE.  149 

hath    \2X.   bx.    21.  215.   290.   657.    116.    276.  352.    225.    276.  428.    youar,  incon- 
^       ^  .  ^  ^'  I        oj  J        I        T  stantly  adher- 

offring  163.  300.  since  173.   276.  340.   225.   276.  Militia,  soe  as  i„g  to  Con- 
276.  10.  26.  108.  166.  satisfac'on.     278.  225.  626.  but  I  know  not  cience,  Jus- 

,  .   ,  ,       .  ,      ,  ,         ,„    ,  •         'ice,  &  Hon- 

y"  p  ticlars,  having  not  had  tyme  to  speake  w""  them  concerning  nor. 
their  discourse,  &  when  I  know  it,  I  shall  not  rely  much  upon  it.   ^     , .    ^ 

.  In  this,  free 

God   preserve  yo'   Ma""  person   &   prosper   yo'   designes,   soe  dealing  is  the 
prayes  '^'^^'-    *^°"' 

^     ^  science  is  not 

Yo'  sacred  Ma"''  to  be  sould  at 

Most  humble  &  most  obedient  servaunt,  ?"y  ■'^''^  ;„*'"' 

II  Ihey  Will 

Edvv.  Nicholas.       helpe  me  in 

Uxbridge  5°  ffeb"-;  1644.  "^"^  '^I'''''?  '°„ 

°     -^  purpose,  I  will 

In  the  King's  hand  at  the  bottom  of  this  Letter  :  assist  them  for 

"  I  should  thinke,  if  in  your  priuat  discourses,  (I  nowais  meane  in  your  pub-  theire  Arears. 
lique  meetings,)  with  the  London  Commissioners,  you  would  put  them  in 
mynde  that  they  were  arrant  Rebelles  &  that  their  end  must  be  damnation, 
ruine,  and  infamy,  except  they  repented,  &  founde  some  way  to  free  themselfes 
from  the  damnable  way  they  are  in  {this  Treaty  being  the  aptest)  it  might  doe 
good  ;  &  cheefly,  if  Hertford  or  Southampton  would  doe  it,  though  I  beliue  it 
will  haue  the  owen  operation  by  any  of  you,  well  strenthened  with  argu- 
ments :  but  the  more  of  you  that  speakes  in  this  dialect  the  better  :  This  is 
written  not  as  your  Maister  but  your  Frend, 

C.  R. 
Owld  Vulpone  is  not  of  my  opinion,  therfor  I  am  not  confident  concerning 
this  postcrip,  but  refer  my  selfe  to  your 

the        Sh.     of        the  Exche:  Office. 
353  :  116  :  276  :   352  :   225  :   276  :   428  :    560. 
"  For  yo' sacred  Ma'''." 
' '  Yours  apostyled. " 
%  ffebr.  1644. 

My  Le'  to  y«  King  apostyled   concerning  o'  proceedings  in  y'  Treaty  at 
Uxbridge. 


Tfie  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Oxford  8.  Feb:  1644.' 
Nicholas,  as  I  haue  hitherto  approued  of  your  proceedings,  so 
I  will  nott  now  censure  them :  since,  upon  the  place,  you  may 

'  The  points  referred  to  in  this  Letter  require  no  historical  illustration  ;  but 
the  Letter  itself  is  a  most  remarkable  document  with  respect  to  the  private  his- 
tory of  the  Negociations  at  Uxbridge. 


I50  CORRESPONDEXCE.  i«44 

ImefnindesodiieiscBsasjtmlie.-;  "  :  '-  e  ::;;:ri  ::  — e  : 
bnl^  to deale  fted^,  I  oonld  hane  irl;  -.  :-.i     .i i  n :re 

«;^Jut^ii]Miii««  tupMTi^nwinBg flip IMiHln;  :::  '.~  ;  _;i  .  ::_. ~ 

to  botf  Pleace  at  die  Kate  je  bame  ser    ;  ^7     t:  -r   -_-:      :-t 

lesenaed  soBneflBi^ to hsDiie beeme ^1  ■  ;  1  :r.  :■  irrrrrs  -T'I"  if- 
lKdte%  '^^  lae  rti™!"'^  k  a  nvse  pi^  _!_'  -  ~  ""gmmig  ai  jisst 

todiehe^bitaf  |anroanicessaiaa%  to -ti-:  /^s  Qndiing bmt 

DEgatiDes^  m.  case  Ar^  shaaiM malke  i.r  7  i: : : :  .  t  .'  ' :  ttoi:  Arad 
farAetpme^I  A«"M  diiiilae  a  in"_;'-  r'-:-;:  ttut  I'-tn  rlhree 
]eais  weie  siiiffii iml",  to  secme  flar  ^.;r:;m:.-;t  ;;-i:rrr:5. 
vjbeie^  one  rstmt*  tc]l  hov  any  meiii  ~-~  :tr :  :t        -"^r 

so  losi^  seded  in  a  ■Mmw'^  in  die  1t«^ir  J      : :        r  ^ :  r  ;  t:; 

&  dd^^  fiir  de  poitiDg  widi  it,  besyde;       r  r;t 

naewied  to  diat  v^  ctf  gDraemememt  1^1^   ' : : 


■iHiiiiiitf^  to  die  awld  v^t.  2u> 


lionatdhkaO :  So  I  resi 


V  )va  be  |imaatid  to  gjiie  a  imMliinf  : 
laoad,  lan^nber  to  fiiDov  Ae  Elections 

bagkased,  JiL  sf  S^iia,  1644. 


Tie  Kh^  ta  Sir  Edmawi  NiditUs. 

Qsfcri  ::  I 
Nidiahs,  die  diiectians  I  gane  fon  cox 


MmiAiase^  I  nKane  onlf  daooM  extend  to  Ibose  toit^  w^  mrsri j 
oonoaaK  Soodand,  soif  diatverdieonllf  case,it  wnldbenobin- 
deiance  to  jm  &r  «faat  concomes  dK  imfitia:  bnt  I  doe  not  ^ 

cmoeanK^  hmr  I  can  gioe  waj',  diat  ediei'  of  mi^  Em^omes 
dmdd  bane  a  band  in  Ibe  gonaneniiQit  rf  die  odia;  vidumt 
beadheoftmsttoeallherrjetindiuis  Id(iienotsoiesIiainejmi(sD 
Ibat^  stiUlceEpe  die  miiinlba^  diodt  I  doaEiaaniiBdl;,  attl^^ 
to  tbe  odiei^  &  enlaige  i^m  no  odaer  paints)  bnt  learae  it  to  xvms 
draaetiaos  wbat  to  doe^  in  case  yon  dHafyrit  z  ?e:::  r  :-  :■; 


,644  CORRESPONDENCE.  151 

gotten  by  it :  But  as  for  those  things  w''"'  meerly  concerne  Scot- 
land, I  sticke  dose  to  my  former  order  of  sending  to  Muntrose, 
not  being  ashamed  to  auow  that  I  shall  be  much  guyded  by  what 
I  shall  heare  from  him,  &  should  be  much  more  ashamed  to  treate 
in  those  things,  without  at  least  comunicating  with  him,  who 
hath  hazarded  so  freely  and  generously  for  me. 

Your  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 
Indorsed, 

11°  ffebr.  1644.     R.  12. 

His  Ma""  conc'ning  Scotland. 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  NicJiolas. 

Nicholas,  concerning  the  answers  to  the  King  of  Denmarke  & 
D:  of  Courland,  Digby  shall  giue  you  my  directions.  As  for  the 
draught  of  the  paper  for  Mondayes  conference,  I  lyke  it  well,  & 
for  the  critesisme  I  haue  made  upon  it  for  the  change  of  the 
tence,  is  only  that  ye  should  seeme  to  agree  concerning  the 
Militia  of  Scotland,  before  that  of  England  were  setled :  lyking 
so  well  what  ye  haue  alreddy  done  touching  that  article,  that  I 
com'and  you  not  to  vary  a  jott  from  the  substance  of  it,  unlesse  it 
(be)  to  enlarge  my  power,  or  shorten  the  tyme  :  as  concerning  a 
safe-conduct  for  a  messenger  to  Scotland,  I  meerly  intend  it  for 
those  things,  w''''  only  concernes  that  kingdome  :  to  w'""  I  am  still 
constant,  leaning  you  to  your  Christian  liberty,  to  what  shall 
reciprocally  concerne  bothe ;  but,  by  your  fauors,  I  understand 
not,  how  any  demand  can  breake  off  a  treaty,  indeed  insisting 
upon  some,  may  doe  prittely  that  way.  At  this  tyme  I  haue  no 
more  to  say :  but,  goe  not  a  title  lesse  concerning  Religion  & 
Churche-gouernement,  &  soe  I  rest 

Your  asseured  friend, 

Charles  R. 
Oxford  15  ffeb:  1644. 
Indorsed, 
R:  l6°  ffebi.  1644. 

The  King  concerning  the  Scots  being  for  the  Militia 

of  England. 


152  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  ,6,4 


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i644  CORRESPONDENCE.  153 

me,  then  that  you  are  the  meanes.  I  know  the  importance  of 
supplying  you  with  powder,  for  w'^''  I  haue  taken  all  possible  wayes, 
having  sent  both  to  Ireland  &  Bristoll.  As  from  Oxford  this 
bearer  is  well  satisfyd  that  it  is  impossible  to  haue  at  present,  but 
if  he  tell  you  that  I  may  spare  them  from  hence,  I  leaue  you  to 
iudge,  hauing  but  36  left :  but  what  I  can  gett  from  Bristoll  (of 
w''*'  there  is  not  much  certainty,  it  being  threatned  to  be  besieged) 
you  shall  haue. 

Edward  Walker,  Garter  King  at  Arms,  and  preserved  in  the  Harleian  Col- 
lection, No.  4229,  it  is  stated  that  the  King  arrived  at  Bewdley  on  the  I2th  ; 
after  having  made  that  very  arduous  and  judicious  retreat  from  Oxfordshire,  in 
which  he  evaded  the  pursuit  of  both  Essex  and  Waller,  by  forced  marches  over 
the  country  between  Witney  and  Worcester,  along  what  is  now  the  Cheltenham 
road.  The  march  upon  Bewdley  is  said,  by  Sir  Edward,  to  have  been  made 
with  the  intent  of  saving  Worcester  from  a  siege,  of  drawing  Waller  further 
from  London,  and  also  of  enticing  him  into  a  difficult  country,  where  the  King's 
army,  then  without  artillery  or  heavy  baggage,  might  have  considerable  advan- 
tages over  him.  Waller,  however,  avoided  the  western  side  of  the  Severn, 
and  fixed  his  head-quarters  at  Bromsgrove,  contenting  himself  with  advancing 
a  small  body  of  horse  to  Kidderminster,  the  "  Foreign  "  of  which  town,  as  it  is 
called,  reaches  to  the  eastern  end  of  Bewdley  Bridge.  The  King's  foot  were 
all  in  Bewdley  on  the  14th,  and  the  horse  quartered  along  the  Severn  towards 
Bridgenorth. 

The  King  was  so  much  aware  of  the  delicacy  of  his  situation  at  this  moment, 
that  on  the  day  preceding  the  date  of  this  letter,  he  had  formed  a  Council  of 
War,  directing  them  to  meet  every  day  and  report  their  proceedings  in  respect 
to  forming  a  plan  of  retreat,  either  into  Wales  or  upon  Shrewsbury  ;  and  on 
this  day  the  Council  and  King  determined  to  retreat  back  to  Worcester,  and  so 
on  to  Evesham.  He  was  closely  followed  by  Waller  ;  but,  immediately  after 
this  date,  eluded  him  so  far  as  to  reach  Daventry  before  him,  and  finally  de- 
feated Waller  at  Cropredy  Bridge  on  the  29th  of  June. 

At  the  date  of  this  letter  the  King  had  got  intelligence  that  York  was 
besieged  by  the  Scottish  army  (just  before  the  battle  of  Marston  Moor),  which 
was  also  joined  by  Fairfax  and  Lord  Manchester ;  this  explains  the  military 
orders  here  given,  which  are  in  perfect  consonance  with  the  existing  accounts 
of  Prince  Rupert's  conduct  previous  to  that  battle.  It  may  be  remarked,  how- 
ever, that  Bulstrode,  as  well  as  others,  brings  an  accusation  against  Rupert  for 
fighting  the  Rebel  forces  after  raising  the  siege  ;  but  the  express  words  of  the 
King  imply  a  desire  not  only  for  the  relief  of  York,  but  also  for  a  battle  with 
the  enemy,  else  why  did  he  allude  to  "beating  the  Rebel  armies  "  as  a  means 
of  enabling  him  to  spin  out  time  ?  This  is  a  most  important  fact  in  the  history 
of  the  Civil  Wars  ;  for  the  Marquis  of  Newcastle,  and  other  General  Officers, 
were  so  disgusted  with  the  Prince  for  fighting,  against  or  without  orders  as 
they  supposed,  that  they  left  England  immediately,  going  to  Hamburg, 
and  thereby  the  whole  of  the  north  and  loyal  Yorkshire  were  lost  to  the  Royal 
Cause ! 


154  CORRESPONDENCE.  rf^ 

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tibeir  *«iM^'''<T!na  be  snA  xs  en:'.  ■ :  -.  • 

it  A.    If  YoA  Bsie  Qm^  I  shaT .  f:^^i. 

vfflfiess  SED^ppOEttted  liy  j'oP'  ?i  11:.^  :  rj— -i ;  _  :_s 

oonqsest  in  tiie  scaritifa^lDeiDrt  1: 7  :  r  r  "  -  ~ 

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Qif  Yonk :  teat  if  aiifll  be  i=!Tthf^  1::.-  ■_     :  r.: ,  t  frtted  If 

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BSDir. 


1644  CORRESPONDENCE.  155 


At  a   Councell   at   Oxford,  5°  December    1644.      Present 
The  Kings  most  excellent  Ma'"', 
Prince  Rupert  Lo:  Chamberlaine 

Prince  Maurice  Ea:  of  Berks 

Lord  Keeper  Ea:  of  Sussex 

Lord  Treasurer  Ea:  of  Chichester 

Lo:  Duke  of  Richmond  Lo:  Digby 

Lo:  Marq*  Hertford  Lo:  Seymour 

Lo:  Great  Chamb'laine  Lo:  Culpeper 

Ea:  of  South'ton  Mr.  Secretary  Nicholas. 

Mr.  Chanc'  of  y"  Excheq'. 

A  Letter  being  then  read  \vritten  by  y"  Earle  of  Essex  to  his 
Highness  Prince  Rupert  Generall  of  his  Ma"'  Armyes  in  these 
words, 
"  S', 

There  being  a  message  sent  from  his  Ma"''  by  y''  Committess  of 
both  kingdomes  that  were  lately  at  Oxon  concerning  a  safe-con- 
duct for  y*^  Duke  of  Richmond  &.  E.  of  South'ton  without  any 
direc'con :  I  am  commanded  by  both  Houses  of  Parliament  to 
give  yo''  Hignesse  notice,  That  if  y'  King  bee  pleased  to  desire  a 
safe  conduct  for  y*"  Duke  of  Richmond  &  y"  Ea:  of  South'ton  w'" 
their  attendants  from  y"  Lords  and  Commons  assembled  in  y^ 
Parliam'  of  England  at  Westminster,  to  bring  to  y'^  Lords  and 
Commons  assembled  in  y"  Parliament  of  England,  and  y"  Com- 
mission" of  ■f  kingdome  of  Scotland  now  at  London,  an  answere 
to  the  Propositions  presented  to  his  Ma"^  for  a  safe  and  well 
grounded  peace,  it  shalbee  graunted. — This  is  all  I  haue  at  pre- 
sent to  trouble  youre  Highnesse,  being 

Yo""  Highness  humble  Servant, 
3"  Decemb.  1644.  Essex." 

Which  Letter  and  y'  expressions  therein  being  fully  considered 
&  debated,  it  was  by  the  whole  Councell  vnanimously  resolved, 
That  his  Ma"™  desire  of  a  safe-conduct  in  y'  termes  expressed  in 
that  Letter,  would  not  bee  any  acknowledgment  or  concession  of 
y'  members  of  y''  two  Houses  sitting  at  Westminster  to  bee  a  Par- 
liament, nor  any  wayes  prejudice  his  Majesties  cause. 


155  CORRESPONDENCE.  1644 

Whoeopon  his  Ma^  dprfainng  open^  at  y'  Boani,  mat  since 
sodi  was  dieir  Lo^  ofanan,  Aat  hee  did  dieiefiMe  and  (v  mmm) 
o^iMwiii  dmemUQ.  And  accoiAi^  his  lEa'^  desired  lus  Hi^ 
nesse  Ftince    Rrre-t,  as  feis  Ma"**  Ge:::eri!L  »  retame   this 


Oirr.  r'-^rr:;: 


Tke  nDovnag  is  b  titae  ftajui-viicBg  tif  Sor  ^  X. 

Mancnrandvin :  tlaait  Ae  Kii^  and  nqpsdf  of  all  die  Conncdl 
Boonde  -rre  ±t  :_  reisans  dot  cmcmied  not  in  opinion; 
datit-  f  :::  :  ir  ;  rjng  at  Westm' a  Plniiam*.  P.  Kn- 
pert  ft;  .  -  7  -  .r  ..  :  fid  not  loi^  becanse  he  *as  to 
t^tf«ii»^  ^;^:  51 ;  _  i  1  bjcdnsCoanodl;  hot  by  die 

oict—  ,::-:.  _    ;7     I :  :f2,  if  dtemaiorpait  ixree 


I  he  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nidkobs. 

^endy  ^dt."  16  M^,  1645. 
Nidbofa^  I  hane  leceaned,  &  dianke  |«i  fcr  joor  senenn  dis- 
I  ia  SmiKwl  Ain,  Ae  ant  of  Lad  ] 


1 645  CORRESPONDENCE.  157 

paches,  but  haue  no  newes  to  send  you  in  recompence  to  yours, 

sum 'on  Chester 
nor  expect  to  sende  you  any  untill  we  shall  come  to  488  :  338  : 

designe 

\v'"  is  our  first  361  :  being  not  yet  resolued  whether  to  goe  after- 
provisions 
ward  :  '    I  am  glad  you  goe  so  well  on  w'"  your  448  :  54  :  74  : 
&  hope  you  will   take  as  great  care  that  you  be  not  disturbed 
by  mutinous  people  :  this  is  all  at  this  tyme  from 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

Crown  L':  c        o         n  t  r  i 

Let  hencefoorthe   337  .  signefy   i    :  40  :  30  :  70   :  33   :  23  : 
b         u  t  i  on  Portland  pap 

50  :  71    :  24  :  40   :    31    :  73    :    &    447   :  74   :  47   :    10  :  48  : 

i  s  t 

25   :  S7,  •■  72   :  75- 

Being  newly  come  hither  to  Bisberry,''  I  haue  certaine  intelli- 
gence that  S'  John  Pryce,  being  Gouernor  &  in  Mungomery 
Castell,  is  declared,  &  houlds  it  for  me. 

16"  Maij  1645.     R:  21°. 
The  King  to  me. 


Tlie  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Nicholas,  Chetwin,  18  May  1645. 

I  receaued  yours  of  the  16.  this  morning,  to  w''*'  I  haue  litle  to 
answer  but  to  thanke  you  for  your  often  aduerticements, '  &  to 
tell  the  Marquis  Winchester  that  he  recompence  his  woode  losse 

'  On  the  day  following  the  date  of  this  Letter  measures  were  taken  by  the 
Parliament  for  the  siege  of  Oxford;  for  the  Commons,  on  the  17th  of  May,  sent 
a  message  to  the  Lords,  to  let  their  Lordships  know  "  that  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, out  of  a  desire  to  put  an  end  to  this  miserable  war,  do  think  it  fit  that 
siege  be  laid  to  the  City  of  Oxford,  for  the  taking  it,  it  being  the  centre  of  our 
troubles." 

"  Bibury  in  Oxfordshire 

'  It  was,  however,  the  King's  intention  about  this  period,  to  have  done  more 
for  Sir  Edward  than  mere  thanks  ;  for  in  a  letter  to  the  Queen,  dated  on  the 
27th  of  March,  intercepted  and  published  by  the  Parliament,  he  says,  "  As  for 


158  C<-  --.--._ ^---  -  -'• '■  ^^.  1645 


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1 645 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


159 


Oxon 

before            Lo.         Goring '          or 

5  :  ■ 

23  :  60  :  57  : 

436 

:   105 

:   134  :  382  :  234  :  75   :  7 

:   12  : 

Garrarde                       be 

joyned                       to 

me 

34   : 

33   :  44  :   10 

an 

'5    :   76    : 

absolute 

184  :   31    :   45    :   21   :    273    : 

221   : 

except   such    13  : 

32   : 

77   : 

10  :  50  :  S3  :  40  :  4  :  61 

:  70  : 

necessity 

that 

46  : 

78  :    32   :  5; 

\   ■  I 

:  44 

:  54  :  55   :  45   :  71   :    8s    : 

283  : 

Oxon 

wilbe 

lost                                       if          not 

436 

:    305   :    105 

:  79 

:  4 

;  42   :  53  :    72    :   183  :  226 

:  70  : 

by 

such 

a 

day,         wherfore           as             you 

78: 

reliued   106  : 

267 

:   1 1 

;  123  :  302  :   134  :  97   :  313 

1:5: 

love 

my 

p'servation 

43  ; 

;    63    :    44    :   8 

!o    : 

18    : 

86   ;   81    :    243    :   54    :   45 

:   33   •■ 

62   : 

II   :   70   :   185   :  8 

lisc 

2   :  291   :  46  :  83  :  all  possible  meanes 

of 

prolonging 

yo' 

provisions                       though 

it 

233 

:   244  :    196   : 

182 

:  314  :  448  :    55    :    77    :    286   : 

178  : 

be 

by 

chasing 

out         all 

105 

:   106   :   78   : 

2   :   I 

4  :   I 

3  :  54  :   182   :  232  :  90  :  unneces- 

people 

who                   haue        not 

sary  47   :  44  ;  40 

:  48 

:  6  : 

45  :  304  :   '57   =  226  :  71 

:   79  : 

prouision              for 

themselves 

& 

stin 

448 

:  134  :  281   : 

19   : 

53  : 

46  :  5   :  57  :  54  :  74  :  93 

:  75  : 

ting 

D.          of 

55    : 

70  :    24  :  3c 

.  :   71 

:   18 

2  :  euery  one    (117  :  233   : 

512  : 

York. 

e  not 

ed 

to 

a                         small 

226 

:  72  :  except 

133) 

273   : 

73  :  10  :  74  :  S3  :   17   :   II   :4  : 

proportion 

of 

meate 

44  : 

77   :    244    : 

47   : 

40   : 
euery 

33  :  70  :   185   :  78  :  233  : 

day         &         doe 

221    : 

12    : 

:    71    :    45    : 

79  : 

129 

:   86   :  80  :    123   :  93   :    118 

:  45  : 

not 

me 

to          you                w"'out 

very 

226 

:  72  :  81   :    hasten 

221 

:  273  :  313    :  298    :    232  : 

294  : 

very 

necessity 

74  : 

60  :  44  :  Zl 

:  84 

:    74 

:  absolute  30  :  46  :  3  :  45 

:  53  : 

for 

upon                 the            faith 

55  : 

23  :  70  :  85    : 

83   : 

73   : 

134  :  293  :  23s  :  281  :  137  : 

233  : 

'  Goring  at  this  period  was  engaged  in  the  siege  of  Taunton,  and  had  been 
ordered,  as  Bulstrode  asserts,  by  letters  from  the  King,  to  quit  that  place  and 
join  his  Majesty,  who  was  afraid,  just  before  the  battle  of  Naseby,  that  the 
enemy  might  be  too  powerful  for  him.  Bulstrode  says  that  he  wrote  the  Gene- 
ral's reply,  in  which  Charles  was  urged  to  act  upon  the  defensive  until  Taun- 
ton should  be  taken  ;  but  this  writer  hints  some  strong  suspicions  of  Goring 
being  actuated  by  sinister  views.  The  whole  passage  is  curious.  Vide  Bul- 
strode's  Memoirs,  p.  124.     Edit.  1721. 


i6o  CORRESPONDEXCE.  ,645 


or         a 

75  :  10  :  76  :  I  :  14  :  33  :  23  :  53  :  70  :  24  :  II  :  30  :  77 

Qoe  be  fiosli  tor  yoF 

sa6  :  49S   :  slall    105  :  78  :  5  :  ^o  :  54.    :    72  :  134  :  314 

488  :  78  :   16   :  41  :  36  :   a66  :  235  :  45   :  79  :  178   :  209 

105  :   121  :  298  :  92   :  prafaobiE^  233  :  326  :  71  :  73  :  16 


13  :  56  :  13  :  xj.  ::  :  182  :  19.;  --  rif  -;-  -■;:'- 
177  :  dnD  55  :  73  :  10  :  86  :  94  :  74  :  15  :  II  :  54  :  5=  :  43  : 
35  :  39  :  (»99  :  17*  :  i?  =  &»  :  2»6  :  4*  =  3*  =  55  =  »»*  =  ) 
262  :  498  :  273  :  75  :  8  :  12  :  «8i  :  34  :  393  :  sb^es  93  : 
273  :  219  :  44S  :  273  :  4S6  :  313  :  134  :  90  :  282  :  31S  :  & 
then  wee  doD  222  :  76  :  64  :  11  :  53  :  70  :  44  :  33  :  234  :  77  : 


54  :  5  :  42  :  307  :  accmdiiig  to  ipteffigaice.    So  I  vest 

Toot  most  asemed  fiend, 

Chabt.fs  R. 
lifarg^  4*  Ja^  i6tS.  "OeE^toBBe." 
*«*  Tkeda^pkoi^BiiackiBl-wdilMecf  SrEdvaidBScftDfas. 


Tk  Kimg  U  Sir  Ethmrd  NidUks. 

Nidiobs,  Damiiy,  9  June  1645. 

Ihxie  lecesmed  so  manf  letteis  fiom  jm,  Aat  I  bdine  none 
of  diem  ar  nuacmed^''  &  diis  nwi»wig  one  fiom  yoa  o£  die  7.  & 
W*  h.  one  of  die  same  date  fiooi  all  mi'  r*"*"*'-"'"*'"-  eicqA 
Si  MjlmwiJi  1  and  DoBet  1i^  v**^  I  peiceane  die^  weie  not  so 
modi  sliesaed  bj  tfe  sMgc  as  die  lest :  bat  die  (Jieefe  end  of  diis 
is^  b^  |m  to  seed  diis  nxlosed  to  454  :  tsM  3^  :  diat  I  bare 

'  X^  hct  is^  iavsrec^  rhar  Qiazks's  ^seal  (miresgnniitTiiTi?  wss.  2£  diis  "tme, 
iMm^fc  rni'4^>i[ii.ir^  -  Sue  i^fc**  T*a»tgff-  <]£'  GoEm^  a^Eeatff  jThntfaK^  ^  was  nicercepccii 
bf  y-»Tgfew  2a3i£  "w^tirpfft  irft**  BgSiel  Onusami^QS  to  bccog  trfa*  King  to  zctioii  xc 


1 645  CORRESPONDENCE.  i6i 

his 
receaued  165  of  the-i-|:of  May  but  would  not  stay  this  messenger 

untill  it  was  desyfered  :  I  will  say  no  more  now,  but  if  we  peri- 

patetiques  get  no  more  mischances  then  you  Oxfordians  '  ar  lyke 

to  haue  this  somer,  we  may  all  expect  probably  a  merry  winter. 

So  I  rest 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

"  For  your  selfe." 

cf  Junij.  1645.     R.  10°.     His  Ma''=  1''  to  me. 


Tlie  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 
Nicholas,  Daintry,  11  June  1645. 

at 
As  I  thanke  you  for  aduerticing  me,  so  I  much  wonder  94  : 
the  letter  &  message  w'''       the 

281   :   204   :  93  :   221   :  53  :  55   :   10  :  7   :  44  :  73  :  299  :  281   : 
LorIs  brought  me, 

406  :  54  :   74  :  50  :  33  :  40  :  60  :  8  :  14  :  70  :   75  :  22  1   :   for 

that        the  Councell     was  neuer 

you  know  283  :   281  :  351   :  76  :  36  :  1 1    :  53  :   77  :  30   :   129  : 

wont  to  debaite 

78    :    37   :   40   :  31    :   71    :   79   :   273   :  80   :   20   :  45   :  51    :    12   : 

not  propounded 

23  :   72   :  46  :  upon  any  matter  :  226  :  70  :  81   :  244  :  249   : 

to         them  by  King  it 

'^Z'S  '■  273  :  281  :  17  :  82   :  106  :   y'^  398  :   &  certainely   178  : 
were  thing  if        my  marching        Army 

307   :   a  strange   285    :   183  :  83  :  18  :  84  :  222    ;    182  :  325    : 

at        the       head        of  them 

(espetially  I  being  94  :  281  :  173  :  233  :  281  :  19  :  and)  should 

by  my  sitting 

be   gouerned    106   =   73    :   17   :  85   :  74    :  53  :   24  :  70  :   122  : 

'  A  letter  written  by  his  Majesty,  on  this  day,  to  the  Queen,  was  inter- 
cepted by  the  emissaries  of  the  Parliament.  In  it  he  assured  her  that  the 
Rebels  had  been  forced  to  raise  the  siege  of  Oxford,  in  consequence  of  his 
march  after  the  taking  of  Leicester  ;  and  that  quarrels  were  then  veiy  frequent 
between  Fairfax's  and  Cromwell's  soldiers.  He  also  observed  that  his  affairs 
never  were  in  so  hopeful  and  so  fair  a  way  ;  adding,  in  the  tenderest  manner, 
that  all  he  wished  for,  in  case  of  eventual  success,  was  the  undisturbed  enjoy- 
ment of  her  society  ! 

IV.  M 


1 62  CORRESPONDEXCE.  1645 

Conncell    zx  Oian  triien  at      sndi 

351  :  94  :  436  :  the  303  :  it  is  scarce  fittfer  n^selfe  94  :  267  : 

a  distance  poatine' 

II   :  124  :  71  :  12  :  31  :  I   :  45  :  to  p«e  any  47  :  43  ^  53  = 
Order 

26  ;  70  :  25   :  63  :  57  :  439  :  &  indeed  it  aidJed  to  my  39  : 

'wonder  that  itwiflfl  ziot 

42    :    30  :  20  :  44  :  33   :  283  rVmilpane  109  :  226  :  72  :  73  : 

hinder  tVny 

14  :  23  :  30  :  21  :  45  :  34  :  2S2  :  zs  l&e  Cawsmx  imsSA  me 

indiscreete 
he  did  such  an  other  iSi   :   124  :  2  :  35  :  25  :  71  :  46  ;  74  : 

17  :  41  :  72  :  1S5  :  but  few  dayes  agoe :  hcrwener  I  desrre  ran 

the  like   of  this 

to  take  the  best  care  yon  may  that  2S1    ;  199    ;    233    :   2S2  : 

be  not  done 

105  :  226  :  71  ;  77  :  121  :  -with  heerafter;  of  v^  I  mil  say  no 

Lcffd 

more,  hanmg  freely  &:  fiiDy  spoten  of  it  to  406  :  16  :  13  :  70  : 
Hatton 
72  :  43  :  32  :  to  Trhom  I  refer  yon,  &  rest 

YoTii  most  assenred  frend, 

Chasxes  R. 

The  Gonemor  hathe  earnestly  desyred  roe  to  thanke  Ytilpane 
and  your  selfe  for  the  great  assistance  ye  hane  ginen  him  in  my 
absence,  V^  I  hartely  doe,  desyring  yon  to  contitiev  so ;  for  I 
fynde  he  mQ  hane  need  of  all  helpes. 

R  :  14"  Jmiii.  1645.  The  "King  to  me  comceming  the  I'tres  sent  his  Ma?"  iy 
1^^  Conncell  when  he  "was  at  Daintree. 


Tke  King  to  Sir  Edwmrd  MidUkx. 

'  lalimmmj  13  Jirrte  1^45. 
Nicholas,  this  is  £r3t  to  send  this  inclosed  by  ymmsDiieslto  70: 

Qneene 

454  :  240  :  then  to  lett  yon  know  yoe  ar  Gbe  to  beaxe  of  ne  to- 

'  In  Lacsstershire.     Thi£  Letter,  as  noted  hy  Sir  Edward  Xidioilas,  neas 
■written  on  the  verj-  day  before  the  battle  of  Xaseby. 


1 645  CORRESPONDENCE.  163 

Land  Abay 

morrow.  '     I  marche   to   4  :  10  :  30  :  20  :  11   :  50  :  12  :  84  : 

Melton 
82  :  after  that  to  17  :  44  :  5   :  70  :  40  :  31   :  &  so  to  51  :  45   : 
Belvoir 

6  :  60  :  42  :  23  :  33  :  but  I  asseure  you  that  I  shall  looke  before 
North 

I  leape  farther  32:  43:  34:  72:  14:  73:  but  I  am  going  to 
supper,  so  I  rest 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

Woluerhampton  1 7  June. 

This  was  written  befor  the  Bataile. 

"  For  your  selfe." 

17"  Junii  1645.     The  King  to  me  before  y'  Battaile  of  Naisby. 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas?' 

Nicholas,  I  thanke  you  for  the  freedom  you  haue  used  in  your 
the  ill        intelligence  betwixt 

letters  to  me,  &  as  for  281  :  23  :  4  :  6  :  395   :   105  :  70  :  36  :  24  : 

my      Soldiers 
87  :  71  :  73  :  17  :  84  :  484  :  S3  :  I  beliue  I  haue  found  the  bottom 

of  it,  &  haue  put  such  a  remedy  to  it,  as  hope  heereafter  to  haue 
little  troble  that  way  :  and  am  confident,  that  there  is  226  :  288  : 

'  The  "  inclosed  "  Letter  is  not  in  the  possession  of  the  Editor  ;  but,  on  a 
comparison  of  dates  and  facts,  it  appears  to  have  contained  the  news  of  the 
capture  of  Leicester.  It  was  at  midnight,  after  this  Letter  was  written,  that  a 
Council  was  held  in  the  King's  tent,  and  a  resolution  taken  to  give  battle  to  the 
enemy  ;  but  it  also  appears  by  this  Letter,  that  when  Charles  retired  to  rest  on 
that  night,  he  had  no  intention  of  adopting  those  measures  which,  recommended 
by  a  midnii^ht  Council,  proved  the  entire  ruin  of  his  affairs. 

^  This  Letter  is  without  date  of  place  ;  but  it,  and  several  of  the  subsequent 
ones,  mark  the  King's  route  between  the  battle  of  Naseby  and  his  arrival  at 
Newark  ;  a  space  of  time  during  which  Bulstrode  describes  him  as  "  flying  from 
place  to  place,  not  well  knowing  which  way  to  turn  himself"  It  is  evident, 
however,  th.at  he  had  specific  plans  in  view  ;  on  account  of  which  he  visited 
Wales,  yhropshire,  and  afterwards  Huntingdon  and  Yorkshire,  before  he  pro- 
ceeded to  Newark. 


1 64  CORRESPONDEXCE.  1645 

113  :   2^1   :  4?:    :  ~-  —   :   ifS    ■   55    ■    1^  ■  3^^   ■  95  =  414   : 

104  :  477  :  165  :  295  :  76  :  64  :  ii  :  50  :  1  :  26  :  44  :  54  : 
fcr  tLii  I  "jiiue  verr  rr-of  irr'::rf  ;  b-;  -^w  I  desrre  to  know  who 
r:  -  ;"    ::;---;       _    .ii:  is  to  say  if  any  dispare 


45  :  18  :  46  :  54  :  thinks  of  rzr  -rrr;-:    :  r'l  -== :    I  hane  so 


—  ;r  -;r    Ml  1^     I  :.:--i  -  —  vz  ;— =.  &  so  I  rst 

';  .  _:  r  ;  ft  asenred  frend, 

Charus  R. 

Tlus  isinmy  osldc^fertoshowl  hs.t  _:.  -.:  semi  thisis- 

dosed  where  j<«  use  fD  doe. 

"For  yasa  srirt. ' 

R:  8*  JaJy  1645.     Trie  K'  ::>  me. 


Pr:z^  Riiprri  L'  Sir  Edzvard  ^Cickolas. 

St. 

I  sent  yoQ  word  by  Cor  Terrin^iam  thai  I  had  receaved  your 

letter  by  diis '•mmazL,  so  akoe  dieiinfortDiiatlossecrf'bi^Watlei^ 

sence  «**  I  beaie  noe  t*alaj\y  of  tie  Euemy's  morions,     there  is 

a  ^lippe  landed  st  daiUimndi  ItmVti  "st^  rrc  bsr'  rf  Towder  asd 

11      fss&z     SBvace 
5::rr  :f  irrrj.      ::;       474:53:76       tt       ;:;i;;4o 

Wee  i  bee 

40  ;  221  ■  547   -  5^3  ■■  3^  -  2^  '•  ^i    -  9:  ■  110  '■  foTC&d  76  : 

to  Qint  ^•P*^  'WEUt  •  Cu  Tl^^n  F.T'd 

547  :  30S  :  437  :  far  13  :  54  :  Si  :  50  :  27S  :  24S  :  100  : 

virrn?Tk  bee         gtre  us 

616    :    30    :    527   :  but   if  604  :   91    :   1S3    :    174    :    363    :    20    : 

time  ■iree  Qos        ■well 

51  :  17  :  3S  :  43  :  369  shall  125  :  373  :  273  :  158  : — I  heare 


3    g 


ii 


ho:ma.s  1.0KD  TAiii  1  Ay 


i645  CORRESPONDENCE.  165 

Prince  Charles     is  at  Pendennis 

but  little  from  G"  Goring.'     544  :  280  :  207   :   loi   :  4  :   140  : 
Castle  that        S'        Jo:  Berkly 

40  :  79  :  207   :  96  :  452   :  it   is  reported  354.   431.    190.    174. 
hath  giuen   five  hundred  to      some  I      know        for       to     stop 

81.  153.  204.   158.  347.  328.  body  205.  218.— 148.  347.  30.  50. 
Prince  Charles^         from  coming  to     Exeter. 

27.  6.  40.  544.   160.   119.   208.  66.  347.  470.     I  doubt  we  shall 

Sir      R.  Grenvile*  y'  only  souldier  in 

shortly  see  the  mistery  of  this.'     482.  353.  282.  225.  594.  208. 

the     West     is  &         is         at 

353-  371-  207.  76.  discontented  78.  40.  77.  90.   100.  207.  loi. 

his     owne  house  y' 

184.  284.  85.  24.  33.  28.   43.  w'^''  he  will  defend.      What  499. 

King  will  doe  I  know  not.     Lo:  Digby  s  word  (part  erased)     I     shall 

371.    125.    205.  218.  267.  456.  send.  28.  13.  76.  40.  or  205.  30. 

as  on  as       some  s 

85.  97.  108.   102.  so  2.  82.  90.  102.  328.  speculation  30.  20.  31. 

'  Goring  had  been  defeated  by  Fairfax,  on  the  loth  of  this  month,  at  Sutton- 
field,  near  Bridgewater,  which  town  surrendered  to  the  Parliament  on  the  23d. 
Colonel  Windham,  the  Governor,  made  a  gallant  defence,  for  he  had  been  edu- 
cated in  principles  of  rational  loyalty.  Some  years  afterwards,  when  he  assisted 
Charles  the  Second  in  his  escape,  he  told  the  King,  that  Sir  Thomas,  his  father, 
in  the  year  1636,  a  few  days  before  his  death,  called  to  him  his  five  sons  :  "  My 
children,"  said  he,  "we  have  hitherto  seen  serene  and  quiet  times  under  our 
three  last  Sovereigns  ;  but  I  must  now  warn  you  to  prepare  for  clouds  and 
storms.  Factions  arise  on  every  side,  and  threaten  the  tranquillity  of  your 
native  country.  But  whatever  happen,  do  you  faithfully  honottr  and  obey  your 
Prince,  and adJtere  to  the  Crcnon.  I  charge  you  never  tofoj'sahe  the  Croiun,  though 
it  should  hang  tipon  a  bush."     Hume's  England,  vol.  vii.  p.  199,  edit.  1812. 

'  Charles  (the  Prince)  had  first  been  under  the  tuition  of  the  Marquis  of  New- 
castle, afterwards  of  the  Marquis  of  Hertford  ;  also  of  Dr.  Duppa,  Bishop  of 
Salisbury.  His  education,  latterly,  was  at  Oxford,  of  which  University  the 
Marquis  of  Hertford  was  Chancellor. 

"  Berkeley  was  high  in  the  Prince  of  Wales's  confidence  about  the  time  of 
this  "mystery" — for  when  Goring  complained  ofthe  proceedings  of  the  Prince's 
Council,  Berkeley  was  sent,  along  with  Sir  Hugh  Pollard  and  Colonel  Ash- 
burnham,  to  hold  a  private  conference  with  him  on  the  subject. 

■*  Sir  Richard  Grenville  was  soon  after  proposed  to  command  the  foot  in  the 
Army  of  the  West,  when  the  insubordination  of  the  troops,  through  the  mis- 
conduct of  Lord  Wentworth,  rendered  some  new  arrangements  absolutely 
necessary.  But  Grenville,  contrary  to  expectation,  refused  to  act ;  and  he  was 
therefore  sent  prisoner  to  the  Castle  in  Mount's  Bay,  where  he  remained  until 
the  successes  of  the  Parliament  Army  in  that  quarter  induced  the  Prince,  lest 
he  should  fall  into  their  hands,  to  permit  him  to  transport  himself  to  the 
Continent. 


i66  ccj:^.^s.  ::rzs:.'S£.  i6« 


to  pm 

9&  71.  44.  24.  36L  66.  87.  50.  zo.  547.  301.  16.  410.  la.  50. 

SI  I.  604.  341.    Pdlj  god  tbis  prove  vdIL    Jnst  as  I  am  wiiting 

Ae    ScoOs  Anif     e    post  Iietinsie 

I  heaas  dot  z&k.  353.  592.  427.  207.  4.  loa.  sol  zo.  iio.  50. 

369.  «o.  40.  37.  24.  81.  39.  27.  36.  51.  87.  90.  97.  53.  61.  44. 
177.  41.  94. 31.  diis  "M^o"^  is  consaning  die  commisaaoas  of 
assase^  vlioe  aie  soe  liond  op  bf  die  membeis  att  Osfoid  dot 
noe  dung  canbe  issoed  W^tnot  didr  consent;  ifdiejveiebDtsoe 
tilt  tiasted  as  dia^  in  sodi  case  as  nov  ve  aie  in,.(wIiQa  «e  need 
ponvdo- and  pnmsians)  moofs  m^it  be  issued  fiom  dience  to  sndi 
uses  as  sball  be  most  necessaij  tat  las  'M^^'  service  in  die  gnan- 

SOn^  I  'J»alllic»aifrinmii««aWf  rilMtiiiiime'  <d(iainilh«' A»gim^ Ihy mnp ■"'lUMil 

dteie  be  a  gieat  nwit'Shiilly.  I  pcay  lett  me  bave  a  sqpeedf  ansvcr, 
«^  win  infene%  oUSge 


Proa  Rttfert  U  Sir  E^hc^trd  Nickdms. 
Sir, 

As  I  told  |OD  GOT  lesohitian  in  ntf  bist  fa^  die  mman  369  : 
are  cEd     to     qoieBaift.  TteEmg  fir  ds^ie: 

98.  iar-138.  347.  30S.  437.  499.  intoids  148.  592.  a  fine  459. 
yoo  m^  be  sme  dot  I  bate  band  in  il^  fer  I  bave  dds  fiom  odias : 
dns  is  alle  onr  neas:  pE^  wnte  ofientons;  I  bave  leceaved  bat 
one  eipiesse  fiom  yon,  tbe  lest  vae  bf  messeei^as  of  mjovne. 
Soliest 

Tor  most  fiodrfiadl  fiaid, 

Ruinjix 

Biistoil  29'^  dL  Jtilf. 


1 645  CORRESPONDENCE.  167 


Tlie  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Cardife  4  Aug.  1645. 
Nicholas,  hauing  comanded  your  fellow  Secretary '  to  giue  you 
a  full  accont  as  well  of  our  proceedings  heere,  as  resolutions ;  I 
will  nether  trouble  you  nor  my  selfe  with  repetitions :  only  for  my 
selfe  I  must  desyre  you  to  lett  euery  one  know,  that  no  distresse 
of  fortune  whatsoeuer  shall  euer  make  me  (by  the  grace  of  God)  in 
any  thing  receade  from  those  grounds  I  layed  doune  to  you,  who 
were  my  Comissioners  at  Uxbridge ;  &  w'""  (I  thanke  them)  the 
Rebelles  haue  published  in  print :  &  though  I  could  haue  wished 
that  palnes  had  beene  spaired,  yet  I  will  nether  deny  that  those 
things  ar  myne,  w'*  they  haue  sett  out  in  my  name,  (only  some 
words  heere  &  there  mistaken,  &  some  com'as  misplaced,  but  not 
much  materiall)  nor,  as  a  good  Protestant,  or  honnest  man,  blushe 
for  any  of  those  pipers ;  indeed,  as  a  discreet  man,  I  will  not 
justefy  my  selfe:  &  yet  I  would  faine  know  him,  who  would  be 
willing  that  the  freedome  of  all  his  priuat  letters  were  publiquely 
seene,  as  myne  haue  now  beene  ;  howsoeuer,  so  that  one  clause  be 
rightly  understood,  I  care  not  much  though  the  rest  take  theire  for- 
tunes ;  it  is,  concerning  the  Mungrill  Parlament :  the  trewth  is, 
that  Sussex  ^  factiousness,  at  that  tyme,  put  me  somewhat  out  of 
patience,  w'^''  made  me  freely  vent  my  displeasure  against  those  of 
his  party  to  my  Wyfe,  &  the  intention  of  that  phrase  was,  that  his 
faction  did  what  they  could  to  make  it  come  to  that,  by  theire 
raising  and  fomenting  of  basse  propositions :  this  is  cleerely  eui- 
denced  by  my  following  excuse  to  her  for  suffring  those  people  to 
trouble  her,  the  reason  being,  to  eschew  those  greater  inconue- 
niences  w'*"  they  had  &  wer  more  lykly  to  cause  heere,  then  there. 
I  am  going  to  supper,  so  I  rest 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

my 

I  have  reaued  (received)  your  new  cyfer  as  for  example,  224  : 
'  Lord  Digby.  '  Thomas  Lord  Saville,  recently  created  Earl  of  Sussex. 


i68  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1645 

302  :  181  :  176  :  276  :  14  :  54  :  11  :  308  :  ai6  :  17  :  1  : 
181  :  72  :  »32  :  iS  :  35  :  I  :  50  :  151  :  51  :  60  :  316  :  no  : 

OBB^Bd  «<*  JOB  mc  to       IB£ 

16S  :  Hz5biri5   ---  -  -08  :  316  :  98  :  290  :  295  :  86  :  70  :  ac- 
c-ri-;  ;    :       :"       115   :  19  :  43  :  3  :  37  :  So  :  231   :  277  : 


ThtKimgUfS: 


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of  snfc   .1  •  I       ::ir^:':  :    - 

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£ :  _lir  T  - :  ':  ~  ^'ssnr  yoa  276  :  277  :  i  :  36  :  60  :  i8i  : 

j<e£     CQ^iC      to       BC     HisaB 
z-..     :.-i  ;  72  :  32  .  i;  :  61  :  41  :  315  :  116  :  290  :  213  :  LfS  : 

z:::     JiTZi^t^       ri'er  jvm  tD  joorfiend^inly  I  hhet  ■; 

.   1    ■     -    -  :  -  :  iaan±  to  403  :  96  :  266  :  290  :  437 

27-  :  2-:       5:-  .-77  :  78  :  2:79:51  :4i:KH 

116  :  CBT*  I  -i_;  :;:-:--     :;  :  174  :^an  I7  =  43  =  3  ^ 


1 645  CORRESPONDENCE.  169 

Chester 

28  :  37  :  290  :  340.     My  last  was  from  Cardife,  w'''  was  written  in 

such  haste  that  I  forgot  to  bid  you  send  me  word  (w'"  now  I  ear- 
nestly desyre  you  not  to  forget  to  doe)  how  my  printed  letters  ar, 
&  haue  been,  sensured  at  Oxford,  by  the  seuerall  sorts  of  people, 
according  to  theire  dyuerse  humors ;  this  is  all  at  this  tyme  from 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

In  the  voide  place  of  your  last  cyfer  at  the  end  of  the  W  of  the 
hindermost  alfabet  I  haue  filled  it,  with  the  word  luani:  lykewais 
the  two  others  at  the  end  of  the  Y'  '^\'Ct\  yesternight  Sa.  yonder. 

9"  Aug:  1645.  R.  16".     The  King  to  me  from  Bridgenorth. 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Doncaster,  18  Aug:  1645. 
Nicholas,  I  haue  sent  this  bearer  expressly  to  giue  you  a  parti- 
cular account  of  my  present  condition,  w'**  considering  what  it  was 
at  the  beginning  of  this  monthe,  is  now  (I  thanke  God)  miracu- 
lously good ;  and  indeed  the  gentlemen  in  thease  partes  showes 
themselfes  really  aftectionat  &  harty  in  my  service  :  acting  cher- 
fully  (without  any  grumbling)  what  I  desyre.  Now  I  expect,  not 
only  that  (lyke  ants)  you  haue  plentifully  prouyded  your  selfes  for 
winter,  but  lykewais  that  you  so  recrute  your  selfes  in  men  &  armes, 
that  it  may  be  a  lusty  stocke  for  a  next  years  army  :  So  I  rest, 

Your  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

As  I  haue  com'aded  my  Sone  to  comend  me  to  all  the  Laydis, 
so  you  must  to  all  the  Lords  my  frends,  &  particularly  to  Vulpone, 
&  tell  the  Gouernor  that  he  has  forgotten  that  he  sent  me  a  cyfer. 

Doncaster  18"  Aug.  1645.     R.  23.     The  King  to  me. 


ijo  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1645 


The  King  to  Sir  Eduxzrd  Nicholas. 

Hnnuogtoone  25  Ang:  1645. 
N;:h:-as,  I  bane  this  morning  leceaned  yoois  trf  the  13:  Aug: 
'with  fower  jHinted  Osfoid  Papas  cmoemiiig  my  published 
Letters,  &  am  ^lad  to  fynde  that  jaa.  there  make  so  faiie  (indeed 
just,  as  amoeniiiig  my  rdigicHi,  kingdcmies  &  frends)  an  interpie- 
tation  of  them,  &  pardcolady  that  yoa  hane  so  great  a  confidence 
in  my  constancy  to  my  just  canse :  and  now  me  thinkes  I  wer  too 
blame  if  I  did  not  jostifie  the  trewth  of  your  ojniicHis  concerning 
me,  by  my  owen  dfrlaTalkm,  w^  is  this,  that  let  my  condition  be 
nener  so  low,  my  soccesses  naier  so  iQ,  I  resolne  (by  the  grace  of 
God)  neaer  to  yeald  up  this  Chmch  to  the  goaemement  of 
Papists,  Piesiatenans,  or  Indqtendants,  vias.  to  injure  my  snc- 
oessois,  by  Issuing  the  Crowoi  vS.  that  efirlesiasrifaTl  &  ndiiiary 
power  w*  my  jHcdecessors  left  me,  nor  fcssake  my  fiends,  much 
lesse  to  lett  them  ssM<a  when  I  doe  not,  fcv  tbeire  faithihlnesse  to 
me,  lesolning  sooner  to  line  as  miserable  as  the  violent  rage  of 
SDOcesEtfbll  insnltirig  Rd>dls  can  make  me  (w^  I  esteme  fer  wOTse 
than  death)  rather  then  not  to  be  esactfy  ccHistant  to  thease 
groonds;  frran  w^,  wfaosoeuei^  upon  whatsoener  occasion,  shall 
persuade  me  to  receade  in  the  least  tide,  I  shall  ^teeme  him 
edier  a  foole  <x  a  knane;  but  yon  wiQ  aske  me,  Qtiersmm  hoci 
Yes,  fax  without  this  warning,  the  tender  perscMiall  affecti<m  (A 
scHne  might  gine  me  troblesome  adnyce,  &  yet  not  blameable, 
ctnsidering  the  |Kesent  ccHidition  oi  my  a&ires,  &:  not  knowing 
this  my  resdhiticMi,  «^  I  comand  yoa  to  publisbe  to  aH  whom 
dior  quality  or  jod^nent  makes  £tt  for  snch  dicomses,  &  so  I 
test. 

Your  most  assemed  frend, 

Charles  R. 
Yon  mar  say  cfHiSdentiy,  &:  gine  me  for  aaihor,  that  the  peace 
of  Irland  is  conduded,  not  yet  knowuig  the  particnlar  conditions. 

25  Aug:  1645.  The  King  to  me  fiom  Huntington,  containing 
his  lesoluc'cm  never  to  quit  y  Church  Goaemement,  his  fiiends, 
tft  to  diminishe  the  Crowne  c^  that  militaiy  or  eocf  all  power  «^ 
was  left  y^rm  by  his  p^deoessoB. 


1 645  CORRESPONDENCE.  171 


Tlie  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Ragland'  9  Sep.  1645. 
Nicholas,  I  receaued  yesterday  bothe  of  your  letters  (for  I  per- 
ceaue  by  their  markes,  that  you  haue  yet  written  no  more)  with  the 
advertisments  from  London,  w"^*"  as  you  say  is  worthy  my  notice, 
but  without  considering  make  this  answer,  that  the  just  contrary, 
concerning  the  new  discouery  of  my  Com'ission  in  a  letter  to  the 
two  Queenes"  about  the  Irishe  Papists,  is  trew :  for  indeed  that 
roag  Hartogen  made  such  a  foolishe  proposition,  but  it  was  flatly 
denyed  by  me,  &  (if  my  memory  much  faile  me  not)  my  Wyfe 
tooke  occasion  upon  some  clause  in  my  answer,  wherby  it  semed 
to  her  (in  w'^''  she  was  mistaken)  as  if  I  thought  she  had  lyke  the 
proposition,  to  disclaime  any  parte  in  it  (so  far  from  aprobation) 
but  only  the  transmitting  of  it  to  me,  w''''  certainly  was  not  fitt  for 
her  to  refuse  :  &  this  (with  many  other  ansome  expressions  of  her 
affection  to  me,  euen  to  the  ventring  of  being  thought  a  Protestant 
in  condemning  the  Irish  proceedings)  was,  as  I  beliue,  in  that 
letter  w'""  Tom  Elliot  deliuered  me  from  her,  as  I  was  marching 
over  Broadway  Hills  the  9  of  May  last ;  for  I  am  sure  the  most  of 
that  letter  was  concerning  the  Irish  business,  &  I  know  the  reason 
why  the  Rebelles  haue  not  printed  it  is,  because  it  cleers  that 
point  more  then  any  of  those  betweene  vs,  w'^''  are  published : 
That  all  this  is  trew,  &  that  the  Rebelles  haue  all  this  under  my 
Wyfes  hand  &  myne,  I  comand  you  to  affirme  positiuely  in  my 
name  upon  all  occasions  of  this  subject :  but  it  is  possible  that  all 
I  mention  to  be,  is  not  in  the  letter  Tom  Elliot  brought  me 
(though  I  am  sure  most  is),  but  then  it  is  in  some  other.  So  you 
see  cleerly  the  trewth  of  this  business,  by  w''^  if  it  be  brought  to 
light,  (w'*"  I  comand  you  to  endeuor,  with  all  possible  industry)  I 
must  haue  honnor;  for  where  my  owen  justifies  me  (w''''  I  am  sure 
my  Wyfe  can  produce,  lett  the  Rebells  doe  what  they  will)  I  care 
not  what  lyers  can  inuent  in  this  kynde.     For  what  else  remaines 

'  The  King's  adventures  at  this  antient  Castle  are  too  well  known  to  require 
illustration. 

^  Queen  Henrietta  Maria,  and  her  mother  the  Queen  of  France,  the  widow 
of  Henry  IV, 


172  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1645 

umnsweied  m  jtmr  two  kttos  I  leier  jua  to  jo:r  fel:—  ?t:~e- 
mj,  &  lest 


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7'ir  iTn^  t»  Sir  Edsaard  Nkkolas. 

Brid^emxdie  i  Oct.  1645. 

y      -     ';:     '_'■:  •■--.'---'-' -'-wtn  ■wniainTii^^ikaK  A^ 

r_i  '    .;  : ; ; ;  1  - . :  :  .                      : :    :  - 1    .;  iall  at  dns  l^me,  maie 

:^;  r:  -' ;  r  :; :  ;  :  _  ::  :                 -----     ;  yon dnCTiliwwts ihen 

's.  Lz.r'z'.i  ■    to si^jifydiat: 

i--.-:  :!  ;-  r^  I  intend  n^ 

cru^r  ::^r-ri;  .13;  ;  vliere  T  sJmI!  tsie  f_nj:;: ;  ; .  __:'3Kacooid- 

-V        1:-=.=  ^tsr  Lor 

Gtnng 

3  :  380  :  is    vVr-  ::    ;.;  ei±rr   14  :  3:   :  3;   :   :;   :    t^  :  2;  : 

*42  :  53  :  19  =  5-  :  3  :  -:       J-         -       J"         '"         "         -    " 

9S  :  I  Iiane  com'and  169  :  zc : 
to       Be 

60  :  ^83  :  «90  :  213  :  now  'L"  :  :  :  :    :  r^::  :  r;6  : 

QXOB 

443  :  ■^iEikxtBLj  zliFure  :r    :   ;:     ;  -  :    1:    ::  :::-iTr    ;    : 

seai       D.         of  - ; 

afc*  :  125  :  231       :  _ ;       ;    :       : ; ;       :   :  ;  -  :  t  .:  -;   -  7      :       z. 

to  314  :  17  :  5_       ;-:  35  :  52  :  70  :  14  :  33  :  5;  : 

36  :  *o7  :  r:re  :i:  :  :ir-:e  -e  ::  _       :-  :  19  :  44  :  3  : 

22J,   ;  59  :  3:   -    -  ■-.       -       i:  -'       :•;   -:  ^  3-5  ^ 

*  TIbs erid^df  is:;^  u  --j=  Kii^  ^^faBEre  i^xz:^  :'s:-.  I-  -:er:  far 


i64s  CORRESPONDENCE.  1 73 

rather  then  to  be 

47   :  90  :   2   :  33   :   277  :   3   :    18    :    39   :   36   :   27   :   290   :    104    : 

besieged 
60  :   16  :  36  :  52  :  38  :  78  :  24  :  127   :  I  haue  no  more    to 

say  but  that  I  approue  of  all  your  aduyses  in  your  last,  &  meanes 

the  Queene  of  England 
to  follow  them  :  one  of  thease  inclosed  is  for  247   :   231   :  363  : 

the  other  speakes  it  selfe.     So  I  rest 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

"For  your  selfe." 

I"  Octo*"  1645.     His  Ma'"  to  me  concerning  sending  y'  D.  of  Yorke  to  him 
by  Lo:  Goring. 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Nicholas, 
When  you  shall  have  considered  the  strange  and  most  inex- 
cusable deliverye  vpp  of  the  Castle  and  Fort  of  Bristoll,'  and 
compared  it  with  those  many  precedinge  aduertisments  w'^''  have 
been  giuen  mee,  I  make  noe  doubt,  but  you  and  all  my  Counsell 
there  will  conchide  that  I  could  doe  noe  lesse,  then  what  you  will 
finde  heere  inclosed,  in  my  care  of  the  preseruation  of  my  Sonne, 
of  all  you  my  faithfull  servaunts  there,  and  of  that  importaunt 
place,  my  Citty  of  Oxford.  In  the  first  place  you  will  finde  a 
coppy  of  my  letter  to  my  nephew ;  secondly,  a  reuocation  of  his 
commission  of  Generall ;  thirdlye,  a  warrant  to  Lieutenant  Coll' 
Hamilton  to  exercise  the  charge  of  Lieutenant  Gouernor  of  Ox- 
ford in  Sir  Thomas  Glemhams^  absence  ;  fourthly,  a  warrant  to  the 
sayd  Lieutenant  Colonell  Hamilton  to  apprehend  the  person  of 
Will:  Legge^  present  Gouemour  of  0.idbrd  ;  and  lastlye,  a  warrant 

'  Alluded  to  in  the  preceding  letter. 

'  The  King  appears  to  have  reposed  great  confidence  in  Sir  Thomas 
Glemham,  notwithstanding  his  surrender  of  Carlisle  on  the  28th  of  June  pre- 
ceding, but  not  till  after  a  long  siege,  and  finally  despairing  of  succour.  Indeed, 
he  had  distinguished  himself,  from  the  first,  in  the  Royal  Cause  ;  having  been 
second  in  command  in  Yorkshire,  under  the  Earl  of  Cumberland. 

'  This  is  a  piece  of  private  history  not  noticed  in  the  Peerage  ;  but  it  is 
incumbent  to  record  that  the  King's  suspicions  of  his  old  and  faithful  friend,  the 
ancestor  of  the  present  noble  family  of  Daitraouth,  were  eventually  ascertained 
to  be  without  the  slightest  foundation. 


174  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1645 

to  be  directed  to  ■what  pereon  shall  bee  though:  cnest  for  the  ap- 
prehendinge  mv  Nephew  Rupen,  in  case  of  snch  enxeajidrre  as 
shall  bee  hereafter  spedfyed,  and  not  otherwise.  As  for  the  cir- 
cumstances and  the  liminge  of  the  esecnnon  of  all  these  paxd- 
culais,  as  ferr  forth  as  they  may  admin  of  some  howres  delay  naore 
Gt  lesse,  I  must  referr  it  to  my  Lord  Treasareis"  care  and  yours  to 
adtuse  o^  vpon  the  place,  how  it  may  be  done  with  roost  seciiritye, 
and  aocordinglye  to  direct  the  manner  of  proceedinge.  Bnt  yett 
I  g>^an  tell  yon  my  opinion  as  fair  forth  as  I  can  jndge  at  this 
distance,  w**  is,  that  yon  shonld  beginne  with  securing  the  person 
of  WiH:  Legge,  before  any  thing  be  declared  concerrdnge  my 
Nephew.  Bni  tha.i  once  done,  then  the  sooner  yon  declare  to  the 
Lords  both  the  revoldiige  of  my  Nephews  commission,  and  my 
maiinge  ?  Thomas  Glemham  Gonemour  of  Oxford,  the  better. 
As  for  the  delinery  of  my  letter  to  my  Nephen,  if  hee  bee  at 
Oxford,  I  take  the  proper  rime  for  that  to  be  as  soone  as  possiblye 
may  bee  after  the  secmrnge  of  Wiih  Legge.  But  if  my  Nephen  be 
not  there.  I  would  then  hane  yon  hasten  my  letter  nnto  him,  and 
in  the  meane  time  pntt  the  rest  in  execution. 

The  warrant  fcff  my  Nephews  commitment  is  onlye  that  you 
may  haue  the  power  to  doe  it,  if  in  stead  of  submitdnge  to,  and 
obeyinge  my  commannds  in  goinge  beyond  sea,  yon  shall  finde 
that  hee  practise  the  rajsinge  of  mutinye  or  any  other  disturbance 
in  that  place,  or  any  other,  in  -w*  ease  the  sayd  ■warrant  for  his 
committment  is  to  bee  delrnered  nnto  •whome  you  and  my  Lord 
Treasurer  shall  thinke  fittest  for  it  to  be  directed  unto,  and  by  that 
person  to  be  pntt  in  execution.  Lasflye  I  enioyne  you  the  care  to 
lett  an  the  Lords  know,  that  whateuer  is  done  in  this  kinde,  is  out 
of  my  tender  regard  of  their  safetye  and  presemation,  and  that 
they  shall  speedilye  receiue  for  their  satisfaction  a  particulax 
account  of  the  reasons  of  this  necessarye  proceedinge.     I  rst 

Your  most  assem«i  frend, 

Chahixs  R. 
Hereford,  Sept  14^  1645. 

Ten  my  Sone  that  I  shall  lesse  greene  to  heere  that  he  is 
knoked  in  the  head  then  ia:  he  siiould  doe  soe  meane  an  action 

^  Sir  Joim  Culpepper. 


iEOK-GE.  DIGSX,EaK]L  of  BRISTOI^ 


^r   /.-'f  ?»  .TX^-ar***."-.- 


1 645  CORRESPONDENCE,  175 

as  is  the  rendring  of  Bristoll  Castell  &  Fort'  upon  the  termes  it 
was.  C.  R. 

R:  17°  7!'™  1645,  by  Mr.  North.     The  King  to  me. 


Copie  of  Pr:  Ruperts  &c.  Petition  deliuered  at  Newarke.^ 

May  it  please  yo''  most  excellent  Ma'"', 
Whereas  in  all  humility  wee  came  to  present  our  selues  this  day 
unto  your  Ma''%  to  make  our  seuerall  greevances  knowne,  Wee 
find  we  haue  drawne  upon  us  some  misconstruction  by  the 
manner  of  that,  by  reason  your  Ma"''  thought  that  appeared  as  a 
mutiny.  Wee  shall  therefore  with  all  humblenes  and  carefulnes 
present  unto  your  Ma"',  that  wee,  the  persons  subscribed,  whom 
from  the  beginning  of  this  unhappy  warre  haue  giuen  such  testi- 
mony to  your  Ma"'  and  the  world  of  our  fidelity  and  zeale  to  your 
Ma"™  person  and  cause,  doe  thinke  our  selves  unhappy  to  lye 
under  that  censure ;  and  as  wee  know  in  our  consciences  our 
selues  innocent  and  free  from  that,  wee  doe  in  all  humility  therefore 
(least  wee  should  hazard  our  selues  upon  a  second  misinterpre- 

'  The  King's  anger  at  the  surrender  of  Bristol  is  not  surprising,  when  it  is 
recollected  that  Prince  Rupert  actually  possessed  i40piecesof  mounted  cannon, 
100  barrels  of  powder,  with  2500  foot,  1000  horse,  and  1000  trained  bands  and 
auxiliaries  ;  but  then  he  had  not  more  than  sixteen  days'  provisions  for  such  a 
force.  Indeed  the  King's  feelings  at  this  precise  period  must  have  been  very 
bitter ;  since  the  immediate  and  consequent  loss  of  Devizes,  Winchester, 
Basing  House,  Berkeley  Castle,  and  Chepstowe,  reduced  his  affairs  to  a  situa- 
tion almost  desperate. 

"  The  affair  that  gave  rise  to  this  Petition  deserves  notice ;  for  the  King 
having  at  this  moment  gone  to  Newark,  as  a  place  of  the  best  security,  some 
differences  of  opinion  arose  amongst  his  confidential  officers  respecting  the 
defeat  of  Ix)rd  Digby  at  Sherborne,  which  General  Gerard  asserted  to  be  the 
result  of  treason.  Digby's  character,  however,  was  supported  by  Bellasis,  the 
Governor,  and  several  others  ;  but  the  Princes,  Rupert  and  Maurice,  sided  with 
Gerard.  At  length  swords  were  drawn,  and  the  King  rushed  in  to  part  them  ; 
but  when  it  was  found  that  his  opinion  was  in  favour  of  Digby,  Prince  Rupert, 
and  400  of  that  party,  actually  threw  up  their  commissions,  as  Burton  declares 
in  his  Civil  Wars,  though  this  Petition  seems  to  imply  positively  that  their 
commissions  were  taken  from  them. 

There  appears  a  strange  inconsistency  in  the  accounts  given  of  those  affairs 
by  the  various  contemporaiy  writers  of  that  period.  The  curious  reader  will 
find  much  amusement  in  referring  to  Bulstrode's  Memoirs,  page  127,  et  seq. ; 
also  to  Clarendon,  liic.  &c. 


i;6  CORRESPONDENCE.  1645 

taQon)  present  these  reasons  oi  our  hnmblest  desires  tmto  your 
sacred  !Ma^,  rather  in  wriung  than  personnally,  -which  are  these : 

That  many  of  us  trusted  in  high  commands  in  yonr  Ma**"  sct- 
vice,  haue  not  only  our  comission  taken  away  -without  any  reason 
or  cause  expressed,  whereby  our  honors  are  blemished  to  the 
world,  our  fortunes  rained,  and  -wee  rendred  incapable  of  trust  or 
command  from  any  forraigne  Prince :  but  many  others  (as  -we 
have  cause  to  feare)  designed  to  suffer  in  the  same  manner. 

Our  intention  in  our  addressing  our  seines  to  your  Ma*^,  and 
our  submissiue  desires,  no-w  are :  that  yo'  Ma™  -wilbee  graciously 
pleased  that  such  of  us  as  now  labour  under  the  opinion  of  un- 
worthinesse  and  incapacity  to  seme  your  Ma™,  may  at  a  Councell 
of  Warre,  receiue  knowledge  of  the  cause  of  your  Ma*^  displeasure, 
and  haue  the  justice  and  libertie  of  our  defence  against  what  ran 
be  alleaged  against  us,  and  in  particular  concerning  this  Govern- 
ment; and  if  upon  the  severest  esaminac'on  our  integrity  and 
loyaltie  to ,  5-our  iNIa™  shall  appeare,  that  then  your  Ma™  be  gra- 
ciously pleased  to  grant  us,  either  reparation  in  honour,  against 
the  of  OUT  ennemys,  or  libertie  to  passe  into  other  partes, 

which  are  the  humblest  desires  of 

Your  Ma™* 
most  obedient  and  lo3'aIl  subjects  and  servants. 


Tlie  King  to  Sir  Rdward  Nicholas. 

XewarVf  10  Oa;  1645. 
Nicholas, 
none  of  yours  haue  yet  miscarryed,  haueing  yesternight  receaued 
your  14^  letter :  before  this,  I  hope,  S'  Tho;  Glemham  -will  be 
come  to  you,  whom  I  have  com'anded  to  taie  particular  care  of 
purging  Oxford  of  mutinus  &:  disaffected  persons ;  4c  least  he 
should  not  be  bould  anufe,  hauing  yet  but  a  verball  com 'and,  I 
thinke  fitt  now,  that  you  should  show  him  this,  -under  my  hand, 
that  my  pleasure  heerein  be  dewly  executed,  whomsoeuer  it  may 
conceme :  As  for  your  Ticket  of  Accommodation,  that  I  may 
understand  it  the  better  (for  it  yet  seemes  to  me  but  an  insigni- 
ficant peece)  I  com'and  you  to  send  me  the  two  Colonels  Fox  k. 


i64S  CORRESPONDENCE.  177 

Murray  ;i  being  possible  that  it  may  receaue  such  illumination,  by 
the  illustration  of  circumstances,  as  what  hitherto  seemes  but  a 
darke  chaos,  may  breake  foorth  into  a  ladea  via,  leading  to  peace  : 

Will:  Legge  no  suspicion         of        but 

For  what  concernes  401  :  I  haue  229  :  511  :  231  :  109  :  305  : 
what    Lo:  Digby  informed 

358  :  96  :  316  :  166  :  176  :  147  :  213  :  83  :  me,  w*^""  satisfies  me 

what  I  have      done        but        not  him 

as  to  305   :   174  :   166  :   122  :  109  :  229    :    17    :   beliue   169  : 
guilty  of     trickery  more 

24  :  43  :  78  :  4  :  18  :  79  :  35  :  231  :  521  :  before  I  see  221  : 
particular   proofs " 

467  :  72  :  I  :  54  :  57:  7  :  51  :  Our  Northerne  newes'  we  hope 
to  be  as  good  as  your  Westerne,  though  yet  not  so  fully  ratified. 


but 

in  confidence                                                     thereof            I 

109 

:   176  :  350  :  29  :  58  :  35  :  277   :  2  :  231   :   174  :  thinke 

fit 

to        advance                                                            a                 daye      or 

143 

290  :  87  :  43  :  31  :  27  :  61  :  36  :  10  :  32  :  20  :  118  :  51  : 

two's 

march          and         if     Montrose    be          in      that  part 

232 

:  568  :  212  :  60  :  96   :    175   :  417  :  104  :  176  :   276  :  113  : 

as 

I          hope        he           is                   there                               I        intend 

99  : 

174  :   172  :   167  :  181   :  30  :  277  :  28  :  and  :  174  :  176  : 

to                        joyne                     w""" 

19  : 

38  :  27  :  85   :   10  :  290  :  179  :  28  :  37  :  30  :  303  :  169  : 

So  hoping  shortly  to  send  you  more  certanty  of  our  good  newes, 
&  how  I  shall  dispose  of  my  selfe,  then  yet  I  can,  I  rest 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

my       wyfe 
This  inclosed  is  for  224  :  68  :  47   :  7   :  35. 

"  For  your  selfe." 

10"  8'"''  1645.  R;  17.  1645.  His  Ma"«  to  me  concerning  Coll;  Will:  Mur- 
rey. The  1 7'!'  of  S''"  Col:  W.  Murrey  was  sent  for  by  the  Lo'"''',  &  his  Ma"" 
pleasure  signified  to  him  to  attend  y«  King  accordingly. 

'  The  whole  of  this  affair  is  curious,  and  is  very  little  noticed  in  the  history 
of  that  time. 

^  It  is  a  certain  fact,  of  which  the  King  was  afterwards  well  assured,  that 
the  insinuations  against  Legge's  loyalty  were  founded  on  falsehood. 

'  Alluding  evidently  to  the  victoiy  gained  by  Montrose  at  Kilsythe  in  Scot- 
land ;  but  the  King's  hopes  were  soon  after  quashed,  when  Leslie  defeated 
Montrose  at  Philiphaugh. 


IV.  N 


178  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1645 

The  King  to  Sir  Edn'ard  Nicholas. 

Newarte  1 5  Oct.  1645. 
Nicholas, 
I  haue  receaued  1 7  letters  from  you,  for  w"*  I  hartely  tharLke 
yoti,  wee  being  very  much  cheered  by  your  frequent  dispaches, 
wherfor  I  dout  not  but  you  vrill  continew  in  so  doeing :  I  -vrrote 

my       wyfe 
to  you  upon  Fiyday  last,  ■wheiin  there  was  a  letter  for  224  :  68  : 

49  -  7  •  35  •  3°  •  3°°  '•  ^ud  lykewaise  in  that  dispache  (I  will  not 
say  that  all  was  in  myne)  j'ou  were  answerd  concerning  the  Gouer- 
nor  of  the  Deuyses,  &  all  others  in  his  predicament,  as  lykewais 
the  L:  Hatton :  so  that  now  I  haue  but  fower  partjculars  to  answer : 

the     Earle      of  Xorwich' 
I  begin  with  277  :  126  :  231  :  431  :  about  whome  I  embrace  and 

thanke  you  for  your  motion,  &  comand  you  to  send  him  word 

accordingly ;  secondly  for  Mr.  Attnrny,^  tell  him  if  the  Rebelles 

neuer  did  but  justice  or  what  they  had  lawfoD  power  to  doe,  then 

his  answer  good,  otherwais  it  is  not  worthe  a  button;  wherfor  if 

he  confesse  my  power,  lett  him  accept  my  offer,  otherwais  I  shall 

know  what  I  haue  to  doe ;  as  for  Eainsford,  let  the  Judges  pro- 

the       I>nke        of        York 

ceede:  lastly  concerning  200  :  277  :  125  :  231  :  541  :  300  :  if 
(as  I  hope)  380  :  haue  156  :  271  :  176  :  277  :  525  :  then  276 
440  :  concerning  169  :  302  :  27  :  54  :  17  :  10  :  163  :  72  :  35  :  28 
20  :  109  :  175  :  380  :  104  :  374  :  S3  :  30  :  290  :  250  :  277  :  525 
96  :  116  :  290  :  213  :  303  :  170  :  173  :  in  that  case  it  wer  a  foDy 
in  213  :  290  :  194  :  224  :  266  :  29  :  36  :  40  :  loi  :  443  :  in  the 
meane  tyme  115  :  58  :  37  :  31  :  4  :  38  :  50  :  305  :  I  haue  written 
in  this  293  :  17  :  78  :  5  :  6  :  60  :  279  :  447  :  79  :  18  :  47  :  136 
236  :  as  I  haue  sayed  109  :  277  :  27  :  70  :  83  :  38  :  59  :  6  :  98 
35  :  90  :  224  :  302  :  167  :  36  :  i  :  176  :  first  290  :  412  :  383 
(174  :  177  :  169  :  276  :  540  :  231  :  cyfer  211  :  36  :  10  :  213 
229  :  18  :  20  :  71  :  2  :  48  :  19  :  30  :  279  :  290  :  169  :)  277  :  27 
40  :  290  :  277  :  50  :  3  :  37  :  51  :  19  :  90  :  this  is  all,  so  I  rest 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Chaijizs  R. 

'  Prerioudy  spoken  of  a?  General  Goring. 
'  Sir  Edward  Herbert,  Knt. 


i64S  CORRESPONDENCE.  179 

settle  an  intelligence 

Methinks  you  might  51:35:17:4:36:    10   :3i   :    27: 
to         yf       next       by     London 
391  :  290  :  277  :  525  :  no  :  400  :  300  : 

I  send  you  heerevvith  the  trew  coppy  of  an  intelligence  from 
neere  Ferrebriges,  from  one  who  hath  the  report  of  a  discreet 
honnest  man  :  by  the  Army  he  meanes  Digby  and  Landale,'  w'"' 
part  I  beliue  trew  ;  but  for  the  former,  I  know  the  particular  of 
my  Wyfe,  false :  &  for  the  rest,  I  leaue  you  to  judge,  not  ypt 
knowing  what  to  say. 

341  :  209  :  266  :  27  :  10  :  390  :  51  :  20  :  290  :  151  :  436  : 
391  :  148  :  400  :  307  :  147  :  174  :  i  :  35  =  S^  :  54  :  75  :  77  :  3^  : 
28  :  83  :  37  :  169  :  290  :  316  : 

16°  S'"'''  1645.  R.  22".  The  King  to  me  concerning  making  y'  Earl  of 
Norw'ch  Capt:  of  the  Gaide,  &  the  Atto'  Herberts  removall. 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

my  intenc'ons  are  by      God's 

Nicolas,  :  224  :  176  :  2S9  :  17  :  180  :  53  :  20  :  98  :  (i  10  :  157  : 
heipe  to  breake 

29  :  60  :  39  :  36  :  4  :   74  :  37  :)   290  :   14  :  3   :  37  :  34  :  64  : 
throiighe   y'     Rebelles  forces  and       get        to       Oxon" 

38  :  283  :  277  :  475  :  18  :  374  :  53  :  600  :  96  :   152  :  290  :  443  : 
to        w'^''       end  my  passage  may 

290  :  308  :  128  :  and  that  224  :  238  :  52  :  33  :  26  :  37  :  209  . 
be         w**^      more  ease  &  security 

104  :  303  :  221    :  38  :  32   :  52   :  35   :  40  :  96  :  70   :  53   :   37   : 

59   :  43   :   3   :   79   :   29  :  49   :  I  would  haue  you  acquaint  the 

send        all 
Gouernor  with  these   commands  from  me ;   that  he  264   :  86  : 

•  Sir  Marraaduke  Langdale. 

'  To  this  plan,  Bulstrode  tells  us,  the  King  was  led  by  the  circumstance  of 
the  rebel  army  being  now  in  force  on  the  North  side  of  the  Trent.  The  whole 
of  the  letter  being  in  cypher  is  an  evidence  of  the  King's  great  desire  for 
secrecy,  and  in  consonance  with  the  recorded  fact,  that  he  imparted  his  resolu- 
tion to  none,  except  to  two  or  three  of  the  nearest  trust  about  him. 


1  So  CORRESPONDENCE.  1645 

the      horse      that       may  be  spared 

277  :   173  :  276  :   209  :  possibly  104  :  53  :  74  :  34  :  3  :  38  :  84 
from    Oxon       to    Banbuiy  on     Sunday    next  directions 

148  :  443  :  290  :  329  :  233  :  554  :  227  :  with  these  83  :  78  :  2 

to  the  Comander 

36   :  59  :   19  :   79  :    233    :    H    :    290    :    277  :  346    :    36    :    3 
in  Cheif  keepe       scouts 

176  :  59  :  39  :  36  :  82  :  7  :  38  :  that  he  183  :  53  :  59  =  5^ 

to  wards  Daventry 

44  :  19  :  52  :  290  :  68  :  33  :  2  :  83  :  S3  :  70  :  84  :  37  :  43 

&  Harburrow 

38  :  27  :  17  :  3  :  47  :  90  :  96  :  300  :  39  :  34  :  3   :   14  :  46  :   I 

&  diligently 

2  :  56  :  46  :  26  :  42  :  200  :  96  :  83  :   79  :  6   :  82  :  24  :  37 

hould  intelligence   with       the  Gov'nor 

29  :   19  :   207   :  42   :  57   :  43   :  4  :  84  :  391  :  303  :  277  :  379 
of  Belvoir,  of        what     forces 

232  :  231  :  16  :  36  :  4  :  46  :  57  :  79  :  3  :  231   :  305  :  374 

ly  in  partes  my  resolution 

53   :   207   :   176   :    those    239  :  53    :    224   :    3    :   37   :    266    :   4 

to       goe  that  way 

46   :   19  :   180  :  being  290  :  24  :  56  :  38  :  276  :  69  :  34  :  47 

if  w'^        any       reasonable  hazard  I 

17s    :   303   :   97   :    254    :    88    :    70    :    39    :   34  :   2   :   85   :   174 
may      passe :     but         if  findes       I       come 

209  :  238  :  109  :  175  :  S' Thom:  Glemham'  144  :  174  :  116 
to      Banbury     by        Thursday  next     come  senight 

:  290  :  329  :    no    :    551    :    227   :   n6   :    263  :   27 

then  he         may  draw 

42   :    19   :   277  :   29   :   167   :   209   :  83   :  3  :  34  :  69 

the      horse 
32  :  59  :  64  :  277  :   173  :  you  must  remember  that 

in  this  particular 

58  :   I  :   38   :  61   :  49  :   176  :   279  :  239  :   79   :  59 
must        be        your  cheifest 

43   :   4  :   34  :  3   :   215    :   104  :   317   :    59   :    39    :    37    :    78    =    7 

care  tell        the  Gouemor 

38   53  :  19  :  112  :  I  will  only  allow  you  to  274  :  277  :  379 
of         it        who     must       be  discretion 

232  :  231  :  182  :  320  :  215  :  104  :  answerable  for  the  124  :  59 
&  dilligence 

3  :  38   :   17   :   180  :  96  :  80  :  84  :   78  :  207   :    24    :   38  :   27 

of         the  person  that 

58   :  38  :  231   :  277   :   73   :  37   :  3   :  53   :   233   :   276  :  52   :  39 

'  Then  Governor  of  Oxford. 


229 

:    17 

78 

24 

back 

20 

16 

secrecy 

53 

37 

1646  CORRESPONDENCE.  181 

shall  comand  those  horse         in  cheif 

94    :    346   :    17   :    39   :   54  :  S3  :   38   :    i73   =   176    :   S^   :  39  : 
37  :  78  :  7   :  38  ;  so  I  rest 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 
Newarke  29  Oct:  1645. 
Giue  me  an  account  of  this : 
29  S'"''  1645.    The  King  to  me  by  Parsons. 


Copy  of  a  Letter  from  Sir  Edivard  Nicholas  to  Sir  Hairy 
Vane  the  Younger.^ 

You  cannot  suppose  the  work  is  donn,  though  God  should  suffer 
you  to  destroy  the  King  :  the  miseryes  which  will  ineuitably  follow 
are  soe  plaine  in  view,  that  it  is  more  then  necessary  some  speedy 
expedient  be  found  for  their  preuention.  Is  it  not  cleere  to  you 
(to  me  it  is)  that  Spaine  and  ffrance  will  instantly  conclude  a 
peace :  and  that  ffrance  makes  great  preparations  to  ioyne  with 
the  Scotts  (when  the  breach  betweene  you  and  them  shall  happen) 
whilst  Spaine  labours  to  be  Protector  of  Ireland,  and  will  vn- 
doubtedly  carry  itt.  Consider  well,  whether  the  season  is  not 
proper  for  this  designe,  when  the  wealth  of  this  nation  is  already 
so  exhausted,  and  the  sufferings  of  the  people  soe  great,  that  they 
are  no  longer  to  be  supported.  This  is  reason,  tis  not  to  cast  a 
bone  amongst  you  :  The  only  remedye  is  (and  it  is  a  safe  and 
honourable  one  for  you)  that  you  sett  your  selfe,  the  gentleman 
that  was  quartered  with  you,  and  all  his  and  your  freinds  to 
preuaile,  that  the  King  may  come  to  London  vpon  the  termes  he 
hath  offered ;  where,  if  Presbitery  shall  be  soe  strongly  insisted 
vpon  as  that  there  can  be  noe  peace  without  itt,  you  shall  cer- 
tainely  haue  all  the  power  my  master  cann  make  to  ioyne  with 
you  in  rooting  out  of  this  kingdome  that  tyrannicall  Gouemment ; 
with  this  condition,  that  my  master  may  not  haue  his  conscience 

'  This  letter  is  higlily  deserving  the  attention  of  the  historian  and  statesman, 
and  forms  a  remarkahle  illustration  of  the  events  of  that  period. 


1 82  CORRESPONDENCE.  1646 

disturbed  (yours  being  free)  when  that  easy  worke  is  finished. 
Loose  not  this  faire  opertunity,  the  like  was  never  offered,  nor 
euer  will  be;  for  itt  brings  all  things  of  benifitt  and  aduantage 
imaginable,  both  to  the  generall  and  to  your  particular ;  to  him 
that  was  quartered  with  you,  and  to  his  &  you  freinds :  and  shall 
be  honestly  made  good.  Trust  to  me  for  the  performance  of 
itt ;  waigh  itt  sadly,  and  againe  relj'e  upon  me.  Bee  confident, 
that  neither  he  that  canoes  this,  nor  he  that  deliuers  it  to  you, 
knowes  any  thing  of  itt     (Not  signed.) 

Written  at  the  bottom  by  the  King. 

"  This  is  a  trew  Coppie  of  what  was  sent  to  Sir  Hen.  Vane  the  Younger  by 
my  comand.    C.  R."  '     March  2,  1645-6. 

Indorsed, 
2°  Martij  1645.     By  his  Ma****  comaond  these  are  to  S.  H.  Vane  sign'd  w"' 
y*  Kings  owne  hand. 


Co/y  of  anotJier  Letter  from  tJie  King  to  Sir  Henry 
Vane  tite  Younger. 

I  shall  only  add  this  word  to  what  was  said  in  my  last :  that  you 
hasten  my  business  all  that  possibly  you  cann  ;  the  occasion  lately 
giuen  being  fairer  than  euer,  and  donn  on  purpose.  Be  very  con- 
fident that  all  things  shall  be  performed  according  to  my  promise. 
By  all  that  is  good,  I  coniure  you,  to  dispatch  that  curtoysye  for  me 
with  all  speed,  or  it  will  be  too  late,  I  shall  perish  before  I  receiue 
the  fruits  of  itt.  I  may  not  tell  you  my  necessityes,  but  if  it  were 
necessary  soe  to  doe,  I  am  sure  you  would  lay  all  other  considera- 
tions aside,  and  fulfill  my  desires.  This  is  all :  trust  me,  I  will  re- 
pay your  fauour  to  the  fuU.  I  have  donn.  If  I  haue  not  an 
answeare  within  foure  dayes  after  the  receipt  of  this,  I  shall  be 

'  How  little  effect  was  produced  by  this  remonstrance,  may  be  easily  imagined, 
when  addressed  to  a  man  whom  De  Larrey  characterises  as  ' '  more  rigid,  more 
a  Presbjterian,  and  more  a  Parliamentarian  in  his  sentiments  than  either  Pym, 
Hampden,  St,  John,  Fiennes,  or  Hollis !"' 


1646  CORRESPONDENCE.  183 

necessitated  to  finde  some  other  expedient.     God  direct  j'ou,  I 
haue  discharged  my  dutye.     {Not  signed.) 

Written  at  the  bottom  of  this  letter  by  the  King. 

"  This  is  a  true  Copie  of  what  was  sent  by  Jack  Ashebumham  &  my  comand 
to  Sir  Henry  Vane  the  younger.    C.  R." 


T/ie  King's  promise  to  Mons.  de  Montreuil  concerning  those 
that  should  come  with  him  to  the  Scots  A  rmy. 

I  do  promise  to  Mounsieur  de  Montreuil,  that  none  shall  come 
with  me  to  the  Scots  army,  or  meet  me  there,  who  are  excepted  by 
those  att  London,  but  only  my  two  nepheues,  and  Jack  Ashburn- 
ham.'  Notwithstanding,  the  said  Montreuil  is  to  receaue  this  my 
protestation,  that  all  my  seruants,  and  all  others  who  doe  adheare 
to  me,  shalbe  saued  from  mine,  or  any  publique  dishonour  ;  which 
is  a  condition  that  my  wife  writt  to  me  that  not  only  she,  but  like- 
wise Cardinall  Mazarine,'  were  absolutely  of  opinion  that  I  was 
sooner  to  dye,  than  not  to  haue.    As  for  Church  Gouernement,  as 

'  The  King's  confidence  in  Ashbumham  was  very  great  at  this  crisis.  In 
fact  it  was  a  very  short  time  before,  that  his  Majesty  was  obliged,  by  the  ap- 
proach of  Fairfax,  to  escape  from  Oxford  in  disguise  ;  and  this  he  did  as  the 
servant  of  Ashburnham  :  after  which  he  joined  the  Scottish  army  before  Newark. 
Yet  Ashburnham  is  suspected,  with  great  appearance  of  truth,  of  having  mis- 
led the  King  when  he  was  taken  prisoner  in  1648,  either  through  treachery  or 
folly.  Bulstrode  in  his  Memoirs,  asserts  that  when  the  King  arrived  in  great 
privacy  at  the  house  of  Lady  Southampton,  and  that  Ashburnham  went  up  stairs 
to  his  Majesty's  bed-chamber  and  told  the  King  that  Colonel  Hammond  was 
below  at  supper,  and  had  given  assurance  for  his  Majesty's  safety,  but  not  of 
liberty  for  his  person,  the  King  instantly,  with  much  emotion,  struck  his  hand 
upon  his  breast,  exclaiming,  "And  is  this  all  !    Then  I  am  betrayed  !" 

'  Mazarine  had  recently  become  Prime  Minister  of  France,  in  consequence 
of  the  death  of  Richelieu.  The  latter  bore  an  implacable  malice  and  hatred  to 
England  for  her  interference  respecting  the  French  Protestants,  particularly  in 
the  affairs  of  the  Isle  du  Rhe,  and  Rochelle.  It  is  curious  to  compare  this 
opinion  of  Mazarine  with  the  well  authenticated  fact  that,  notwithstanding  his 
outward  appearance  of  friendship,  he  was  actually  tampering  with  the  Parlia- 
ment and  keeping  up  a  good  correspondence  with  them,  through  the  medium 
of  Don  Alonio  de  Cardenas,  the  Spanish  Ambassador  ! 


i84  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  164S 

I  hame  aheai^,  soe  I  nor^pine  promise,  tbal  as  soone  as  I  cone 
info  the  Scotts  annf ,  I  siiall  be  Toy  viDfaig  to  be  instimlfd  con- 
gn-raing  die  pnedNtedan  gooemement :  vbeseoiKn  tlier  doB  see, 
tbat  I  siian  stnie  to  content  d-en  '-s.  i=.t  -±1-  :        :  i^jiU  not  be 


J  h^  K:x^  ta  Sir  Edrrard  Xidscias. 


::  --r.\-.  _    ; -:   r:  it  z-Ji^c£a&a,jtz  .   ;   —  :: 

-  ,;        -  -  ^^us^  meeidjr  i^ 

::  -t  ;:  ;   1  :  Osfbrf.'     fit:  ^5 

tfaao,  knor  :!"  i:     :  -  i";  r  : :  -7  rrfi,  so  dia:  I  :  - 

leanetotrez:;      -  ^      i       '  i  :  Ir ::- ;^t    :f  Y   r  i  _: 

ennqile:  t^7  111:     r;  r  _■:     .  :_■   "r  :ii;  j  in^  ;_.:_■        ;i; 

UniveBibf,  ^  i  :      -  _  j  ;i-  -t         r  Dnke  of  Yotke  to  be 

i^wilbevinii^tc  C7~e 

■Jbe  KjBg  cc  > 


„.  i.:*v 


MOBfiMd. 


1646  CORRESPONDENCE.  185 

(of  w'*"  number  I  am  sure  you  are  one)  but  feare  you  will  not  get 
leaue,  and  those  goods  w'^''  I  haue  there. 

These  directions  I  would  haue  you  keepe  very  secreat,  that  you 
may  make  better  conditions  :  ffor  the  number  and  choyce,  I  leave 
to  the  Lordes  discrec'ons  (the  gouernor  being  one),  but  you  must 
give  out  that  releefe  will  come.  Jack  Ashburnham  is  this  day 
gonne  for  ffraunce.     I  haue  no  more  to  say,  so  I  rest 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 

Indorsed, 

"  16"  Maij  1646.     R.  lo»  Jiinii  &  y«  next  day  read  to  y«  Lo'"'. 

The  King  to  me  from  New  Castle  giving  leave  to  treate,  &c. 

This  If  &  that  of  y«  2''  of  June  were  read  to  all  y«  Lo''"  and  gent,  about  this 
towne  (Oxford)  on  Sunday  y  20*  of  June  1646." 

This  letter  was  written  in  cyfer,  but  the  figures  are  for  the  most  part  blotted 
or  run  through  with  the  pen,  but  are  decyphered  and  filled  up  by  Sir  Edward 
Nicholas. 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

New  Castell  2  June  1646. 
Nicholas,  since  I  saw  you,  I  receaued  but  one  letter  from  you, 
w"""  was  of  the  5th  of  May  ;  &  this  is  but  the  3''''  that  I  haue  written 
unto  you,  hauing  sent  a  duplicatt  of  my  last  about  9  dayes  agoe. 
For  direc'cons,  I  shall  in  substance  repeate  what  I  last  sent  you, 
w''''  is  that,  because  you  are  to  expect  noe  releef,  I  giue  you  leaue 
to  treate  for  good  condic'ons.  Let  those  of  Exeter  be  your  guide, 
w"*"  I  beliue  wilbe  graunted  you,  hauing  a  particular  care  that  my 
Sonne  and  two  nephues  haue  permission  to  com  to  me  wheresoeuer 
I  shalbe  :  as  lykewais  that  the  freedome  of  y°  University  be  pre- 
serued,  &  that  all  my  seruaunts,  who  ar  willing,  may  come  to  me 
with  the  few  goods  that  I  haue  there.  I  omitt  news  att  this  tyme, 
because  it  will  doe  little  good  to  you,  &  troble  me  ;  soe  comanding 
you  to  asseur  all  my  frends,  that  no  change  of  place  shall  (make) 
me  alter  my  affection  to  them  ;  I  rest 

Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 


I  So  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1646 

I  scnise  excepted  pers-cr^  :c  ^ee  :';r  Eierer  cc-firr-s.  S:  for 
\M:e-  r/  r  sent,  foiget  not  all  the  bookes  w^  I  lef:  in 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Nev  Castdl  24  June  1646. 
Nicholas, 
I  hane  reoeaned  yoms  dl  the  6:  &  9:  of  this  moothe  V*  reqajies 
no  odier  answer  bat  thanke  yon  for  yonr  intdligence  &  to  comend 
joa  fiv  your  lescAdicHi ;  mfy  I  tfainke  yoa  needed  not  to  borne  my 
cyjdier;  bat  howsoeaer  lett  me  heaie fixxn  joa as <^ea  as yoo can, 
&  asseme  all  my  fiends  that  I  am  constant  to  all  them  irfao  viQ 
not  ftHssie  ±er:;  :":>?   r:'  V  I  know  yoa  ar  ncme,  so  diat  I  am 
Vonr  most  assemed  ocxstant  fiend, 

I        desiie 

In  hc^  my  <7plier  is  not  sacaifised  209  :  141  :  56  :  63  :  1 7 

joa         to        sesid        me                vord  viies?      xnj 

67  :  429  :  360  :  341  :  250  :  78  :  31  :  18  :  81  :  412  :  351 

Jewdls                  were       w*      I.  H.     had,      and  if         my 
in  :  no  :  41S  :  56  :  iii   :  413  :  449  :  197  :  112  :  213  :  251 

Calmet*                                               w*          I           left  »^        yon 

90  :  or  27  :  40  :  7  :  67  :  p  :  413  :   209  :    i-ii.  :   409  :  429 
be         boiiied                                              or        Bot. 
121  :  at  :  ad  :  19  :  if  :  147   :  2S1   :  270  : 

24*  Tv^n  i64£l     Tbe  K.  to  me. 

*  The  KxD^s  snxiety  abont  Ids  Cabnet  is  not  tmiiuiJBg,  if  ve  iGcnOect  &e 
ui|  yiifciiiiT  iWM  III  ■liiili  had  fcmedf  been  made  td  Iotas  sened  bytbe 
RuDamuMjiy  faroe5;^rfla»eTen^^leco■■o^e^^^ati^^tsafclll^■g^ll^^l^i^^l^ce 
and  tendemess  am.  ii»«im<i  into  pJ^'^'^l  '•"i**^,  or  made  die  jes&  of  die 

lowest  ni%\j!aUi^<tiy%  rol^Bs, 


2O0 

:  2i6  :  258 

251 

:  84  :  282 

67  : 

46  :  75  : 

36 1 

:  319  :  27 

1 646  CORRESPONDENCE.  1 8  7 


Tlie  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

New  Castell  i6  Aug: 
Nicholas,  I  receaued  yours  by  the  last  post,  whereby  I  under- 
stand what  course  you  intend  to  take,  w'""  I  approue  of,  yet  I 

write         to       Marq:       H. 

thinke  it   not  necessay  [necessary]  to  422  :  360  :  550  :  520  : 

nor  Earl  of        Southampton  for 

269  :   17   :  503    :    280   :   356    :   84  :    107    :   43    :    282    :    162    : 
hauing                          [erased] 

:   133  :  280  :  366  :  selfes   there    365    :   280   : 

:  7   :  281   :   122  :  431   :  216  :  383  :  2Sr  :  56  : 
70    :    59    :    112    :   57   :   78  :  281   :  81   :  360  : 
:   148  :  58   : 

Com'end  me  to  all  my  Frends,  &  asseure  them  of  my  con- 
stancy ;  and  I  asseure  you  that  I  haue  sent  where  you  ar  goeing, 
being  confident  that  you  will  be  very  well  receaued  there,  so  I 
rest  Your  most  asseured  frend, 

Charles  R. 
This  inclosed  is  for  14  :  47  :  he  :  68  ;  21  :  35  :  6  : 
16"  Aug.  1646.     The  King  to  me.' 

In  the  hand-writing  of  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

The  Reasons  why  his  Ma*"'  thought  good  to  send  his  Proposition 
of  y'^  .  . .  of  December,  1645,  to  London,  were,  for  that 
His  Ma""  hath  noe  Army  att  all,  nor  any  forces  but  what  are  in 
his  garrisons. 

Noe  meanes  or  monny  either  to  satisfy  or  keepe  together  his 
officers,  or  to  supply  or  pay  his  garrisons,  but  the  contribuc'ons  of 
the  country,  w'"  being  wasted  by  y"  souldiors  of  both  sides,  & 
extremly  disaffected,  are  reddy  every  day  to  rise  ag'  his  Ma"™  gar- 
risons, as  being  not  able  any  longer  to  undergoe  the  heavy  pres- 

'  This  part  of  the  correspondence  is  important,  as  it  took  place  about  the 
period  when  the  Scottish  army  were  engaged  in  the  negociations  for  his  delivery 
to  the  English  Rebels.  In  a  Glasgow  publication  of  Original  Letters  (1766) 
there  is  one  from  a  Scottish  Commissioner,  who  observes,  "many  of  the  King's 
greatest  friends  think  his  obstinacy  judicial,  as  if  in  God's  justice  he  were  de- 
stroying himself."  This  letter  w.as  written  on  the  7th  of  August,  1646,  at  the 
period  when  Charles  refused  to  agree  to  the  Scottish  propositions. 


1 88  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1646 

sures  w'*  y^  necessitys  of  his  Ma""  souldiors  &  y*  absence  of  his 
Ma""  Govemm'  dayly  put  upon  them. 

That  his  Ma"*  haN-ing  lost  Bristoll,  hath  no  meanes  to  be  sup- 
plyed  from  forraigne  partes  w""  armes  or  munition,  or  materialls  for 
making  of  either,  of  w'"'  he  begins  alreddy  to  be  in  want 

There  is  noe  meanes  to  raise  any  considerable  forces  for  an 
army  ag'  y'  next  Spring  :  for  that  all  Wales  was  lost  p^sently  after 
y*  losse  of  Bristoll,  and  since  that,  Munmouth  &  Hereford. 

Chester  is  in  imminent  danger  to  be  likewise  lost :  Newark  & 
Belvoir  Castle'  are  besieged  &  in  danger. 

In  y""  west  there  are  about  5  or  6000  horse  &  foote,  but  there 
are  there  soe  great  dinsions  amongst  the  cheif  officers,  and  the 
Councell  that  attend  -f  Prince,  as  for  want  of  condvct  these  forces 
are  disunited,  and  y'^  country  soe  disaffected  to  them  by  reason  of 
the  soldiors  rapine  and  oppression,  as  y*  countrj-  rises  against  them 
whensoever  they  come  into  any  place  not  in  a  body,  and  the 
countr)'  is  soe  wasted,  as  it  cannot  feede  them  when  they  lye 
together  in  a  body.  Besides,  the  Comishe  will  not  be  drawne 
further  than  Devonsh*. 

Exeter  is  soe  close  besieged,  as  ver)-  little  or  noe  p'visions  can 

passe  into  it,  &  it  is  not  supplyed  for  many  monthes.^ 

is  possessed  by  S'  Tho.  ffairfax  forces,  &:  the  King  hath  in  Devon 
now  noe  poste  but  Dartmouth,  &  there  are  likewise  forces  marched 
thither  to  blocke  it  upp. 

The  Seige  of  Pl)Tnouth  is  soe  weekly  prosecuted  for  want  of 
force  as  they  have  lately  releeued  themselves  and  burnt  some  of 
our  quarter  neere  it 

'  The  Earl  of  Rutland  had  sided  with  the  Parliament,  but  Belvoir  was  garri- 
soned by  the  King's  forces. 

'  It  has  been  said  by  contemporary  writers  that  the  King,  being  now  in  dis- 
tress, had  no  hopes  from  a  proposition  to  Parliament,  but  merely  complied  with 
the  earnest  entreaties  of  his  confidential  friends.  The  message,  which  he  sent, 
was  filled  with  tender  expressions  respecting  the  miseries  of  the  nation,  of 
which  it  manifested  a  very  deep  sense,  in  consequence  of  the  existing  civil  dis- 
tractions. It  conjured  the  Parliament,  as  they  would  answer  it  to  Almighty 
God,  for  all  blood  spilt,  or  yet  to  be  shed,  and  as  they  tendred  the  preservation 
of  their  religion  calling  upon  them  also  by  all  the  bonds  of  duty  and  allegiance 
to  their  King,  of  compassion  for  their  bleeding  country,  or  charity  to  them- 
selves, that  they  would  dispose  their  hearts  and  judgments  towards  a  just  and 
speedy  settlement  of  affairs  ;  but  it  answered  no  other  purpose  than  to  draw 
forth  demands  even  more  imperious  than  those  during  the  Treaty  of  Uxbridge. 


i646  CORRESPONDENCE.  189 

S'  Tho.  Fairfax  &  Crumwell  haue  lately  sent  into  these  p'tes 
neere  1500  of  their  best  horse,  w'^''  shewes  that  they  are  much  too 
strong  for  his  Ma"''  forces  in  those  partes. 

These  Western  horse  are  drawing  towards  Oxon  &  are  to  ioyne 
w""  other  forces  w'""  are  to  come  from  London  under  Coll:  Ringing- 
borrow,  &  all  that  can  be  spared  from  Coventry,  Warwick,  Glou- 
cester, &  Northampton,  &  out  of  Buckinghamshire  (w'^''  it  is 
beleeued  will  in  all  make  noe  less  than  8000  foote  and  4000 
horse  &  dragoons)  &  ar  designd  p'sently  to  block  upp  Oxon  att  a 
distance. 

Denington  Castle  is  blockt  upp  by  forces  that  lye  in  Newberry 
&  the  Country  thereabouts. 

This  being  his  Ma"  p'sent  condition  in  England,  &  there  being 
noe  peace  concluded  in  Ireland,  nor  any  considerable  forces  possi- 
bly to  be  drawne  from  that  Kingdom  in  any  tyme  to  assist  hisMa"": 

The  Mar:  of  Muntrosse  being  still  in  y"  highlands,  or  noe  neerer 
then  Glascoe,  &  in  what  condition  his  Ma""  is  not  certeynly 
assured,  soe  as  there  is  little  hope  of  tymely  ayde  from  him  : 

From  Fra.  or  Holland  there  was  nothing  but  faire  &  fruitless 
p'misses,  they  having  not  in  all  this  tyme  afforded  his  Ma"'"  any 
considerable  assistance,  nor  soe  much  as  publickly  declared  ag' 
those  att  London  : 

Upon  these  considerations  his  Ma""  resolved  to  send  to  London 
y"  .  .  .  .  P'positions,  w"""  being  as  low  as  he  can  goe  w""  p'serving  of 
his  conscience  and  hon'  he  doubts  not  but  God  will  give  a  blessing 
to  y'  his  intentions ;  And  that  if  his  s'"*  doe  not  harken  to  y'  reason 
he  offers,  his  Allies  will  consider  how  farre  his  interest  may  worke 
theirs. 

Indorsed,  Reasons  why  his  Ma'"*  sent  his  Proposic'ons  to  London,  dated 
Dec'  1646. 

Tlu  King  to  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Peers. 

Holmby  [Holdenby],  6  Martij.  1646-7. 

C.  R. 

It  being  now  1 7  dayes  since  I  wrote  to  you  from  hence,  &  not  yet 

receiuing  any  answer  to  what  I  then  desired,  I  cannot  but  now 

again  renew  the  same  unto  you  ;  and  indeed  concerning  any  thing 

but  the  necessary  duty  of  a  Christian,  I  would  not  at  this  time 


190  CORRESPONDENCE.  1646 

trouble  )-ou  with  any  of  my  desires.  But  my  being  attended  by 
some  of  my  Chaplains,'  whom  I  esteem  &  reuerence,  is  that  w^  is 
so  necessary  for  me  (euen  considering  my  present  condic'on, 
whither  it  be  in  relation  to  my  conscience,  or  a  happy  settlem'  of 
the  present  distracc'ons  in  Religion)  that  I  will  slight  diuers  kinds 
of  censures,  rather  then  not  obtain  what  I  demand.  Xor  shall  I 
doe  you  the  wrong,  as  in  this  to  doubt  the  obtaining  of  my  wish,  it 
being  grounded  upon  reason.  For  I  desire  you  to  consider  (not 
thinking  it  needful]  to  menc'on)  the  diuers  reasons  w^  no  Christian 
can  be  ignorant  of,  for  the  point  of  conscience.  I  must  assure  you 
that  I  cannot  as  I  ought  take  into  consideration  those  alterac'ons 
in  Religion  w**  haue,  iSc  wUbe  ofTred  unto  me,  w^'out  such  helps  as 
I  desire,  because  I  can  neuer  iudge  rightly  of,  or  be  altred  in  any 
thing  of  my  opinion,  so  long  as  any  ordinary  way  of  finding  out  the 
truth  is  denyed  me.  But  when  this  is  granted  me,  I  promise  you 
faithfully  not  to  striue  for  \dctory  in  argum',  but  to  seeke  to 
submit  to  truth,  according  to  that  judgem'  w^  God  hath  giuen 
me ;  always  holding  it  my  best  &  greatest  conquest,  to  giue  con- 
tentm'  to  my  two  Houses  of  ParP  in  all  things  w^  I  conceiue  not 
to  be  against  my  conscience  or  hon'.  Not  doubting  likewise,  but 
that  you  wilbe  ready  to  satisfy  me  in  reasonable  things,  as  I  hope 
to  find  in  this  particular  concerning  the  attendance  of  my  Chap- 
lains upon  me. 

To  the  Speaker-  of  the  House  of  Peers,  pro  tempore,  to  be  communicated 
to  the  Lo :  &  Co'mons  in  the  Pari'  assembled  at  Westm'r. 
Indorsed, 
6°  Mar:  1641.     Coppy  of  y*  King's  2d  It'  for  some  of  his  Chaplaines. 

'  The  sentiments  contained  in  this  letter  are  so  completely  in  unison  with 
those  in  "Eikon  BasUike"  (art.  23,  24.  pp.  201  to  21S,  edit.  164S),  as  to  afford 
proof,  if  proof  were  necessary,  of  the  authenticity  of  that  work  from  the  royal  pen. 

The  letter  itself  was  written  about  two  months  after  the  King  had  been  given 
up  to  the  Parliament,  and  about  three  months  previous  to  his  seizure  by  Comet 
Joyce,  on  the  part  of  Cromwell  and  the  army. 

A  very  minute  and  interesting  account  of  these  transactions  will  be  found  in  Sir 
Thomas  Herbert's  Memoirs  of  the  "  Two  last  years  "  of  the  unhappy  monarch. 

There  is  a  remarkable  passage,  alluding  to  those  circumstances,  in  a  letter 
from  the  Earl  of  Panmure  to  Lord  Wariston,  dated  23d  January  1647  ;  where 
he  says,  "His  Majesty  is  so  well  resolved  now  for  his  going  to  Holmby  as  ever 
I  saw  him  for  anything.  He  thinks  that  the  Scots  have  sold  him  at  too  cheap 
a  rate.     If  our  posterity  find  not  the  smart  thereof,  it  is  well." 

=  Lenthall. 


1646  CORRESPONDENCE.  19,1 


A  Memorandum  in  King  Charles  the  First's  own 
handwriting: 

Freedome  in  Conscience  &  Honnor  and  Security  for  all  those 
that  shall  come  with  me,  &  in  case  I  shall  not  agree  with  them, 
that  I  may  be  set  doune  at  such  of  my  Garisons  as  I  shall  name  to 
them  :  w""  condition  I  hope  not  to  put  them  to,  for  I  shall  no' 
differ  with  them  about  Ecclesiasticall  businesses,  w""""  they  shall  make 
apeare  to  me  not  to  be  against  my  conscience ;  &  for  other  matters, 
I  expect  no  difference,  &  in  case  there  be,  I  am  content  to  be 
judged  by  the  two  Queenes.  And  befor  I  take  my  jurny  I  must 
send  to  the  Marquis  of  Montrose  to  aduertice  him  upon  what  con- 
ditions I  come  to  the  Scots  Army,  that  he  may  be  admitted  forth- 
with into  our  conjunction,  &  instantly  march  up  to  us. 

Indorsed  by  Sir  E.  Nicholas. 
"  A  Note  written  with  y*  Kings  owne  pen  concerning  his  going  to  y'  Scotts.'" 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Oatlands,  19  Aug.  1647.^ 
Nicholas,  to  ease  my  paines,  I  haue  comanded  Oudart'  to  an- 
swer some  particulars  in  your  last  letter  :  this  being  only  to  thanke 
you  for  your  aduertisments  &  freedome  :  desyring  you  still  to  con- 
tinue the  same,  asseuring  you  that  I  haue  a  particular  care  of  you, 
w"""  I  hope  shortly  shall  be  visible  to  all  the  world :  so  I  rest 
Your  most  asseured  constant  frend, 

Charles  R. 
Oatlands  j|  Aug.  1646. 
His  Ma""  If  to  me. 

'  This  memorandum  throws  considerable  light  upon  what  may  well  be  con- 
sidered as  the  obscurest  part  of  Charles's  history  during  the  Civil  War. 

'  It  was  on  the  3d  of  June  that  the  King  was  seized  by  Joyce,  and  after  a 
desultory  progress  arrived  at  Oatlands  on  the  14th  of  August ;  and  soon  after 
he  removed  to  Hampton  Court. 

^  Ouilart  was  afterwards  one  of  the  King's  Commissioners  in  the  Conferences 
at  Newport  with  the  Parliamentary  agents.  In  such  confidence  was  he  with 
the  King  as  to  be  employed  during  that  treaty  in  writing  his  private  dispatches 
to  the  Prince  of  Wales.     Vide  Warwick's  Memoirs,  p.  325. 


192  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1648 

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1649  CORRESPONDENCE.  193 

I  thank  God  I  haue  made  my  peace  w""  him,  &  shall  w"'out  feare 
undergoe  what  he  shall  please  to  suffer  men  to  doe  unto  mee. 

My  Lords,  you  cannot  but  knowe  that  in  my  fall  and  ruine  you 
see  yo'  o\vne,  and  that  alsoe  neere  to  you.  I  pray  God  send  you 
better  frends  then  I  haue  found. 

I  am  fully  informed  of  y'^  whole  carriage  of  y"  plott  against  me  & 
myne,  and  nothing  soe  much  afflicts  mee  as  the  sense  and  feelinge 
I  haue  of  y"  sufferings  of  my  subjects,  and  y''  mischief  that  hangs 
ouer  my  three  Kingdomes,  drawne  upon  them  by  those  who  (upon 
pretences  of  good)  violently  pursue  their  owne  interestes  and 
ends." 

These  words  his  Ma"*"  dehuered  w""  much  alacrity  and  cheere- 
fullnes,  w""  a  serene  countenance,  &  carriage  free  from  all  distur- 
bance. 

Thus  he  parted  w""  y''  Lords  leauing  many  tender  impressions  (if 
not  in  them)  yet  in  y*  other  hearers.' 

His  Ma''"  farewell  Speech  to  the  Lo''"  at  Newport  i°  Dec.  1648. 


Sir,  Paris,*  Nov.  6,  1649.  St.  No. 

To  giue  you  an  account  of  the  vastnesse  of  this  packett,  give  me 
leaue  to  tell  you,  that  together  with  this  booke  w"^"  I  send  you,  there 

bury,  and  Middlesex  ;  Viscount  Say  and  Sele ;  Lord  Wenman ;  Messrs.  Pier- 
point,  HoUis,  Crew,  Bulkeley  ;  Sirs  Henry  Vane,  jun.,  Harbottle  Grimstone, 
and  John  Potts ;  Serjeants  Glynne  and  Browne,  and  some  others. 

'  This  conference  tool<  place  almost  immediately  before  the  King's  being  put 
to  death,  an  event  so  pointedly  referred  to  in  a  work  recently  published  in  the 
United  States,  that  an  extract  from  it  cannot  fail  to  be  interesting.  The  author, 
the  Reverend  Doctor  Stiles,  President  of  Yale  College,  in  his  History  of  Three 
of  the  Judges  of  Charles  II.  first  publislied  in  1794,  remarks,  in  allusion  also  to 
the  French  Revolution — "  The  era  is  now  arrived,  when  tribunals  for  the  trial 
of  delinquent  Majesty,  of  Kings  and  Sovereign  Rulers,  will  be  provided  for,  in 
tlie  future  politics  and  constitutions  of  Sovereignties,  Empires,  and  Refiihlics : 
when  the  heroic  and  high  example  of  doing  justice  to  criminal  royalty,  of  the 
adjucation  of  a  King,  will  be  recurred  to  and  contemplated  with  justice  and  im- 
partiality. And,  however  it  has  been  overwhelmed  with  infamy  for  a  century 
and  a  half,  will  hereafter  be  approved,  admired,  and  imitated  ;  and  the  memoirs 
of  those  suffering  exiles  will  be  immortahzed  with  honour." — Dr.  Stiles  was  not 
half  so  good  a  conjurer  as  old  Grebner  ! 

'  Charles,  at  tlie  period  of  his  father's  murder,  was  at  the  Hague  with  his 
brother  in  law,  tlie  Prince  of  Orange  ;  after  which  he  went  to  France  to  join  his 
IV.  O 


194  CORRESPONDEXCE.  1649 

came  in  half  a  score  persons  of  consideration,  who  with  very  much 
passion  desired  me  to  represent  to  Jersey,  the  high  indignity  by  this 
base  edition"  offered  to  our  blessed  Master,  and  the  great  injury  ren- 
dered to  his  Majesty  that  now  is. 

You  will  finde  a  preface  to  this  Booke,  w^  tends  to  prone  that 
our  blessed  Master  might  be,  nay  perhaps  was,  a  Papist  in  his  heart, 
notwithstanding  this  Booke.  That  what  instructions  &  com'ands 
were  giuen  to  his  Sonne  for  his  firmenesse  to  the  Protestant  re- 
ligion, were  giuen  out  of  politique  considerations  meerely,  and  many 
other  jjarticulars,  w*  I  hope  will  bring  it  to  the  hands  of  the  com- 
mon-hangman. 

This  Marsj-s  is  one  who  setting  out  the  tryall  of  the  late  King, 
and  y'  manner  of  his  muither,  stiles  himselfe  "  Interprete  et  Maistre 
pour  la  langue  Francoise  du  Roy  d'Angleterre  regnant  a  present  et 
de  son  Altesse  Royale  le  Due  d"Yorke  son  frere,"  in  w^  Booke  he 
stiles  Queene  Elizabeth  (of  euer  blessed  memory)  Jezabell.  He 
setts  downe  a  false  and  faigned  speech  of  the  King's  at  y*  time  of 
his  being  murthered  ;  &  being  charged  with  it,  he  said  he  thought 
fitt  to  make  that  speech  as  spoken  by  him,  since  the  speech  he  did 
make  was  poore  and  below  a  King.  He  hath  sett  forth  diuers 
other  things,  an  extract  whereof  I  shall  shortly  send  yon,  the  least 
of  w^  would  deserve  a  whipping  in  England  in  good  times  to  speake 

afflicted  mother ;  bat  haring  been  proclaimed  King  thiooghoiit  Ireland,  with 
the  except><»  of  DnbHn  and  LoodoadeiTy,  he  would  have  proceeded  there,  had 
he  not  been  forewarned  that  such  a  procedure  wonld  prodace  mnch  alarm 
am<x^  the  Protestant  fiiends  to  his  canse.  He  therefore  went  no  &rther  than 
Jersey,  where  he  was  {Hodaimed  King,  a  short  time  previoos  to  the  date  of  this 
Remonstrance. 

'  If  it  were  necessary  to  enter  ap<»  the  controversy  respecting  the  anthen- 
ticdty  of  "  Eikon  BasiUke,"  this  letter  might  be  adduced  as  a  proof  against 
Bishop  Gaoden's  Haim  to  that  woik.  The  wish  here  expressed  was  not  fiilfilled 
qiecifically ;  though  afterwards  in  seme  measure  gratified  by  the  publication  of 
"  Eikon  Aklastos  "  in  165 1,  as  a  vindication  of  the  original  work  against  the 
attacks  of  "  Eikonoklaste." 

This  letter  was  written  by  Sir  Edward  Nicholas  dtuii^his  rSreat  &om  Eng- 
land, after  the  death  of  his  royal  master.  He  appears  to  have  then  been  resi- 
dent with  his  son  in  law,  Sir  Richard  Browne,  who  still  remained  Chaige 
d'A&ires  at  the  Frsich  Court. 

The  inqui^tive  reads  will  find  scnne  interest  in  comparing  f>iig  letter  with 
the  very  copious  and  impartial  essay  oo  this  subject  by  Mr.  Nichols,  in  "  Literary 
Anecdotes,"  vol  L  p.  522. 


1 649  CORRESPONDENCE.  195 

moderately.  I  p^sume  you  will  giue  this  busines  a  thorough  sifting 
there  in  councell,  and  send  some  directions  to  S''  Rich:  Browne 
how  to  proceede  here  ;  that  it  may  appeare  who  sett  him  on  worke 
here,  and  who  giues  him  these  exact  coppies,  w'^''  he  pretends  to 
haue  under  y°  King's  owne  hand,  and  those  other  peeces  of  the 
King's,  w''''  he  so  braggs  of,  and  promises  he  will  bring  them  to 
light,  so  soone  as  he  obtaines  leaue  to  publish  them.  I  hope  some 
course  wilbe  taken  that  he  may  be  discharged  of  his  titles  of  rela- 
tion to  the  King,  and  that  his  Ma"'  will  hereupon  giue  order,  that 
a  true  coppy  may  be  printed  in  french  of  his  Father's  Booke,  de- 
clared by  him  to  be  authentique,  waving  both  the  editions  either 
of  Huguenot  or  Papist,  and  that  this  command  be  grounded  upon 
the  ill  editions  of  both  these  persons  and  partyrs. 

Indorsed,  "6"  Novemb:  1649.     Concerning  Marseis  his  translac'on 
of  the  King's  booke." 


Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  King  Charles  the  Second. 

May  it  please  yo''  Ma'"',' 

I  come  to  yo''  Ma'""  out  of  duty  to  serve  you  if  I  could,  not  out 
of  designe  to  gaine  preferment,  &  thoughe  I  understood  well,  that 
yo"'  Ma"''  Privy  Councell  here  was  neither  of  number  or  weight 
equall  to  y''  importaunce  of  yo'  Ma"™  affaires,  yet  yo'  Ma"''  being 
then  resolved  to  goe  for  Irland  (where  I  conceaved  there  would  be 
an  addition  of  Councellors  answearable  to  y'"  weight  of  yo''  afif''"'"')  I 
did  y'^  more  willingly  tender  my  humble  services  here. 

But  since  its  not  now  councellable  for  yo'  Ma"''  upon  y'  change 

of  yo''  busines  in  Irla:  to  goe  thither,  I  held  it  my  duty  humbly  to 

advise  you,  that  I  find  yo''  affa"'"  of  soe  great  importaunce,  &  of 

such  a  nature,  as  (in  my  poore  iudgem')  it  will  not  be  possible  for 

you  to  man'age  y"  same  w"'out  a  steddy,  setled,  &  more  full  Coun-  d.  Richmond 

cell  of  able,  graue  &  experienced  p'sons  of  unblemished  integrity,   ^'-  Anindell 
1  ,  r- ,   ,,-  n  ,  •  D     ."    Ea:  Derby 

Whose  honor,  esteeme,  ndellity,   &  prudence  may  raise  y'^  repu-   Ea:  Norwich 

tac'on  of  yo''  Councell  from  that  greate  contempt  it  lyes  under  both    ,?;  South'ton 

,       ,      r       •  •  "'  •'^'■'-  Hop- 

at  home  and  abroade ;  &  whereby  forraigne  Pr"'*  may  be  encou-      ton. 

Mr.Cha:Exch. 
'  Written  by  Sir  Edward  Nicholas,  and  alhided  to  in  a  former  note.  ^  ''  Ilatton. 


196  CORRESPONDENCE.  1646 

raged  to  assist  }-o'  Ma''^  &  yo'  Royall  party  in  Engl:  to  appeare 
more  ngorously  for  you. 

If  for  want  of  such  a  setled  &  ho'"  Pri%7  Councell,  yo'  Ma*^ 
shalbe  necessitated  (as  lately)  to  call  (upon  ever\^  important  occa- 
sion) such  to  Councell  who  are  not  swome.  it  will  not  much  satisfy 
yo'  party  in  Engla:  nor  advantage  yo'  afiP^.  Besides  yo'  Privy 
Councell  wilbe  att  a  great  disadvantage,  when  they  are  to  give 
their  ad\"ise  upon  oath,  &  are  by  y^  same  obliged  to  be  secreat,  & 
y''  others  shalbe  att  Uberty  &  under  noe  t)-e  att  all. 

My  humble  ad\Tse  therefore  is,  that  yo'  Ma"  forthw'''  endeavour 
by  all  meanes  possible  to  get  a  Councell  composed  of  a  convenient 
number  of  such  ho''^  experienced,  &  faithfull  p'sons,  as  may  be 
equaU  to  y^  great  importaunce  of  yo'  p'sent  aiP^,  &  above  y*  con- 
tempt that  yo'  now  Councell  lyes  under,  asweU  in  yo'  owne  Court, 
as  abroade,  w^'out  w'*  it  will  not  be  possible  for  you  to  goe  throughe 
yo'  greate  businesses. 

As  for  my  owne  particular,' 

I  humbly  beseech  yo'  Ma"*^  to  give  me  leave  to  put  you  in  minde, 
that  att  St  Germains  y'  Ma'^^  comaunded  me  to  wayte  on  you  in 
this  place,  where  you  were  pleased  to  tell  me  you  should  have 
occasion  to  make  use  of  my  ser\-ice  as  Secre"*^  &  to  that  end  yo' 
Ma*"  comaunded  me  to  gett  prepared  a  signet,  and  other  proWsions 
fitting,  w*""  accordingly  I  p'vided  att  my  owne  cost  I  was  there 
further  tould  from  yo'  Ma'*^,  that  when  I  came  to  Jerse)',  I  should 
be  swome  Sec "rie.  And  since  I  came  hither,  yo'  Ma^^  tould  me  I 
should  be  swome,  as  soon  as  I  came  into  Irla:  Now  since  yo' 
Ma°^  goes  not  for  Irla:  I  humbly  desire  that  I  may  be  swome  be- 
fore yo'  Ma"*^  dep'ture  from  hence : 

I.  Because,  I  know  y'  busines  belonging  to  a  Sec'rie  of  State 
ought  not  to  be  p'formed  by  one  that  is  not  swome  in  y-^  place. 

'  De  Larrey,  a  French  lustorian  of  those  times,  says  of  Sir  Edward  Nicholas, 
that  he  had  much  better  qualities  and  more  zeal  for  the  late  Monarch,  than  the 
preceding  Secretary  of  State,  Windebank.  He  adds,  that  he  was  truly  devoted 
to  the  Church  of  England  ;  and  having,  besides,  as  much  integrity  as  ability,  he 
was  as  faithful  to  the  son  as  to  the  father.  "  Charles  II.  recompensed  his  fidehty, 
and  restored  hiin,  in  1658,  to  the  post  that  his  father  had  given  him  ;  if  this  em- 
ployment was  honourable  to  tiim,  all  the  profit  redounded  to  the  King,  who 
conferred  it  on  him  not  till  he  left  France,  and  when  he  was  a  wanderer  from 
Court  to  Court,  and  from  country  to  country."  But  this  was  precisely  agree. 
able  to  the  Royal  promise  ;  as  appears  from  Charles's  reply. 


1 649  CORRESPONDENCE.  197 

2.  For  that  y°  busines  I  shall  doe  (not  being  sworne),  will  not 
have  that  creddit  &  esteeme,  as  is  requisitt  for  y"^  advantage  of 
affaires  of  that  nature. 

3.  That  it  wilbe  a  great  disrepute  for  me  (who  have  had  the 
honor  to  serve  yo'  Royale  father  7  yeares  in  that  office)  to  execute 
any  considerable  p'te  thereof,  «Sj  not  be  established  in  it  by  oath, 
w^*  only  can  make  a  man  capaple  of  p'formaunce  of  the  duty  of  that 
place,  as  it  ought  to  be. 

Yo'  Ma"™  obiection,  that  if  you  sweare  me,  you  must  doe  y"  like 
for  Mr.  Long,i  is  rather  a  discouragement  then  satisfac'con  to  me, 
who  did  hope  my  soe  long  faithful!  service  to  yo"'  Royall  father 
would  have  mov'd  yo''  Ma'"  to  make  more  difference  betweene  us, 
since  I  have  hitherto  (I  thanke  God)  carryed  a  cleere  reputac'on 
in  all  my  wayes. 

Wherefore  its  my  most  humble  suyte,  that  yo'  Ma"*^  wilbe 
pleased  either  to  give  order  that  I  may  be  sworne  yo''  Ma"*'*  Sec'rie 
(whereby  I  may  be  enabled  to  doe  you  service),  or  else  that  I  may 
have  leave  w""  yo''  Ma"""^  gracious  favour,  to  retire  untill  my 
faithfull  &  disinterested  service  may  be  of  more  use  in  yo''  Ma"'^ 
affaires. 

"Foryo'Ma"'." 

Indorsed,  "  Je  lis  ce  papier  au  Roy  a  Jersey  31  de  Janvier.    St.  'V"  1649." 


TJie  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Charles  R. 
In  regard  of  our  many  great  &  weighty  businesses,  Wee  are  re- 
solved &  promise  w""  all  convenient  speede  to  increase  the  number 
of  Our  English  Privy  Councellors  in  a  considerable  proporc'on 
answerable  to  y'  importaunce  of  our  affaires. 

'  Mr.  I^ong  was  only  eng.iged  by  Charles  in  a  private  capacity,  and  during 
the  interregnum  ;  his  name  is  not  entered  upon  any  of  the  lists  of  office. 

The  King  seems  to  have  had  a  personal  attachment  towards  Mr.  Long.  It  is, 
perhaps,  not  irrelevant  also  to  observe,  that  if  the  handwriting  of  the  two  rival 
Secretaries  h.ad  been  allowed  any  weight  in  the  discussion  of  the  question, 
Mr.  Long  would  have  been  a  successful  opponent  of  Sir  Edward  ;  his  mode  of 
writing  being  nearly  equal  to  copper-plate  printing,  whilst  that  of  the  latter  is 
often  scarcely  intelligible. 


198  CORRESPO^  DEKCE.  1650 

Wee  are  alsoe  resolved  principally  to  make  use  of  &  rely  on, 
the  faithfiill  ad^-ise  of  our  sworne  Privy  CoimceU  in  y^  managem' 
and  detemdnac'on  of  our  important  afiaires. 

Wee  likewise  resolve  &  promise,  to  sweare  and  establishe  S' 
Edw:  Nicholas  in  y*  office  and  place  of  one  of  onr  principall 
Secritaries  of  State,  the  first  man  Wee  admit  to  or  constitute  in 
that  office,  and  as  soone  as  Wee  shall  dismisse  Rob'  Long  from  our 
ser%-ice.  Given  at  our  Court  att  Castle  Elizabeth  in  our  Island  of 
Jersey  the  i4-24th  of  ffebr:  1649-50. 


TJu  King  to  Sir  Edward  Xiclwlas. 

St  Johnstons:  Sept  3,  1650.' 
Mr.  Seen  Nicholas,  I  haue  giuen  this  bearer  his  dispatch,  and 
haue  signed  all  the  Commissions,  with  53  blankes  w^  I  desire  you 
to  fill  up  as  you  shall  haue  occasion,  there  are  two  commissions  for 

Marq:  Hatford 

445  :  38S  :  that  if  one  should  miscarey  the  other  might  seme. 
I  haue  sent  you  here  inclosed  a  letter  of  credance  to  the  Prince  of 
Orange,^  that  if  you  should  haue  occasion  of  his  assistance  you 
may  use  it ;  but  pray  have  a  care  that  you  doe  not  press  him  about 
money,  for  I  haue  had  so  much  from  him  allready  that  it  were  a 
shame  to  seeke  more  of  him.  This  bearer  will  acquaint  you  with 
my  condition  much  better  than  I  can  doe  in  a  letter,  I  shall  only 

the       Tilaney  of       the 

say  this  to  you,  that  you  cannot  imaien  245  X3  :  1 60  :  mS  :  S  : 
(illegible)  &  their  V^^ 

191  :  W5  :  175  :  m9  :  t6  :  p  :  64  :  49  :  v6  :  104  :  47  :  213  :  7  : 

indeed  it  has  done  me  a  greate  deale  of  good,  for  nothing  could 

'  Written  daring  Charles's  TJat  to  Scotland,  when  he  was  crowned  King. 
It  was  on  liis  day  that  the  Scots  were  defeated  at  Dnnbar.  Charles  went  to 
Scotland  in  June  ;  and  towaids  the  latter  end  of  Jnlj  Cromwell  took  the  com- 
mand  of  the  Tvngli^  Army  in  tKat  Kingdcnn. 

Charles  sailed  fiom  Schevling  in  Holland,  in  the  precedii^  J<ii>c>  and  landed 
at  Spej,  in  Scotland,  soon  after.  On  the  15th  of  July  he  was  {Kodaimed  at 
Edinbor^  Cross ;  and  afterwards  proceeded  to  St.  JcJinstcHie's,  which  place 
had  been  appointed  for  the  meetii^  of  the  Scottish  States. 

*  Father  of  WlOiani  the  Third. 


to 

the 

242  : 

245 

here 

:   26  : 

139 

h  :  8 

:  V2 

1650  CORRESPONDENCE.  199 

have  confirmed  me      more 

138    :    81   :  109   :   14  :   12   :  2  :   170   :   13  :  220  : 

Church  of  England 

bb  :  254  :  73  :  n8  :  349   :   153  :  then  being  X9 

seing  theire  hippocrisy' 

69    :   t3    :    151    :   ws    :   S3    :   C4   :   20  :  q6  :   75   : 
theD:ofYorke's  Lo:  Gerard's 

I  shall  send    245    :    575   comission  and   374  :  49  :  by  Oudart, 

who  I  will  dispatch  within  this  2  or  3  days.  I  had  allmost  forgot  a 
bussines  of  great  importance,  it  is  to  speke  to  the  Pr:  of  Orange  to 

a  smack  or  a  herring 

send  hether  218  :  30  :  4  :  169  :  44  :  38  :  n7   :   12  :  e8  :  gg 

buss    w'""       five  or         six  men       to       he  here 

w :  5  :  262  :  III  :  X2  :  190  :  229  :  39  :  19  :  W2  :k4  :  33  :  f5 
pre        to  n         di         n  g  it  is  to  carrey 

r4  :  240  :  25   :  yy  :  45   :  34  :   145  :  gs  :  242  :  80  :   53  :    7 
ouer  a  messenger  when  there 

P7  :  64  :  30  :   170  :  228  :  45  :  d4  :  14  :  X7  :  aq  :  W5  :  220 
is      occasion 

147  :  477  :     I  being  at  the  charge  of  keeping  them  when  they 

I       would  have       the  vessel 

are  here.  141  :  Z3  :  138  :  245  :  r8  :  X2  :  4  :  228  :  24  :  44  : 
come  to  Montrose 

nn  :  47  :  W2  :  171  :  m6  :  222  :  t3  :  320  :"     I  would  haue  you 

and  Mr.  Atomey  to  stay  in  holland  as  being  the  place  that  is  the 
nearest  to  this  Kingdome  and  where  I  shall  haue  occasion  of  your 
services  :  I  have  no  more  to  say  to  you  at  the  present  but  to  assure 
that  I  am  and  euer  will  be 

Your  most  affectionate  friend, 

Charles  R. 


'  This  is  a  new  fact  for  the  Writers  of  Scottish  History.  The  report  also 
that  Charles  was  forced  to  perform  public  Kirk-penance  by  the  Presbyterians, 
is  mentioned  in  a  ludicrous  manner  in  a  Letter  from  the  Elector  of  Bavaria  to 
the  Queen  of  Bohemia,  preserved  in  Bromley's  Royal  Letters,  page  153. 

^  This  plan  is  a  manifest  proof  of  the  little  reliance  which  Charles  placed 
upon  his  Northern  friends.  Whether  he  doubted  their  power  or  their  loyalty 
does  not  exactly  appear  ;  but  it  is  evident  that  he  wished  to  ensure  the  means 
of  escape,  independent  of  their  exertions  in  his  favour.  The  whole  Letter  is  a 
good  commentary  upon  the  histories  of  that  period. 


200  CORRESPONDENCE.  1650 


T}i£  King  to  Mrs.  Tivisdai. 
Taken  from  a  Copy. 

M*  Twisden, 

Hauing  assurance  of  your  readines  to  performe  what  I  desired  of 
you  by  my  Letter  of  the  7th  of  February  from  Jersey,  according  to 
j-our  Brothers  promise,  in  order  to  the  conveying  to  me  the  George 
and  Scales  left  me  by  my  blessed  Father,  I  haue  againe  imployed 
this  bearer  (in  whom  I  haue  very  much  confidence)  to  desire  you 
to  deliver  the  said  George  and  Scales  into  his  hand  for  me,  assur- 
ing you,  that  as  I  shall  haue  great  reason  thereby  to  acknowledge 
your  owne  and  your  Brothers  ci\Tlitys  and  good  affections,  in  a 
particular  soe  deerly  \-alued  by  me,  soe  I  wiU  not  be  wanting,  when 
by  Gods  blessing  I  shall  be  enabled,  deseruedly  to  recompence 
you  both  for  soe  acceptable  a  service  done  to 

Your  louing  friend, 

Chahles  R. 

St.  Johnston,  2  8*^  1650. 


The  King  to  Mr.  William  Hinton. 
Taken  from  a  Copy. 

Mr.  William  Hinton,' 
Your  man)-  faithfull  services  done  to  my  deere  Father  of  blessed 
memory  and  to  my  selfe,  &  the  constant  continuance  in  your 
loyaU  affections  to  my  just  cause,  are  soe  very  remarkable,  as  I 
shalbe  euer  mindflill  to  acknowledge  them,  and  to  gratify  and 
reward  you  for  them.  The  condition  of  my  affaires  requiring  that 
a  considerable  sum'e  of  mone}-  be  speedily  sent  into  Holland,  I 
doe  at  present  desire  j^ou  by  such  private  meanes  as  you  shall 
conceiue  most  safe,  to  conveye  or  retume  thither  by  bills  of  ex- 
change for  my  use,  such  sumes  of  money,  as  either  you  haue  or 

^  This  Letter  confirms  the  suspicion,  hinted  at  in  the  preceding  note,  that 
Charles  was  more  anxioos  for  a  safe  escape  to  the  Continent,  than  sangnine  of 
success  from  the  state  of  aSaiis  in  Scotland. 


i6so  CORRESPONDENCE.  201 

shalbe  able  to  procure  by  loane,  or  otherwise,  of  my  well  affected 
subjects,  towards  my  supply  :  and  as  I  doubt  not  you  will  comply 
with  all  readines  &  industry  with  this  my  desire,  soe  I  will  that 
you  assure  all  those  who  shall  contribute  to  y"^  support  of  my 
occasions,  y'  I  shall  willingly  repay  them,  when  God  shall  enable 
me,  and  also  further  recompence  them  to  their  content :  and  will 
particularly  consider  you  for  the  paines  you  shall  imploy  herein  as 
a  service  very  acceptable  to 

Your  louing  friend, 

Charles  R. 
St.  Johnstons,  2.  S'*''  1650. 


The  King  to  Sir  JoJm  Greenville. 
Taken  from  a  Copy. 

S"'  John  Greenvile,'  considering  how  important  it  would  be  for 
the  good  of  my  affaires  to  haue  a  body  of  men  in  a  readines  to 
countenance  any  attempt  that  shall  be  made  by  my  good  subjects 
in  the  West,^  for  recovering  my  just  rights,  their  owne  libertys,  and 
suppressing  the  present  barbarous  and  bloody  Vsurpers,  especially 
in  a  place  soe  neere  and  opportune  for  the  seconding  any  such 
enterprize  as  that  under  your  charge;  I  haue  thought  good  to 
desire  and  require  you,  to  gather  &  entertaine  as  many  souldiers, 
and  to  prouide  what  store  of  amies  &  munition  you  can  possibly, 
and  as  may  consist  with  the  necessary  subsistence  of  y''  garrison 
under  your  com'and,  to  be  ready  to  be  seasonably  transported  on 
any  good  occasion  :  In  w'^''  busines  soe  highly  conducing  to  the 
good  of  my  seruice,  as  I  am  very  confident  your  particular  relation 
and  affection  to  my  person  and  interests  will  prompt  you  to  imploy 
your  utmost  industry  and  assistance,  soe  you  may  rest  assured, 

'  He  was  afterwards  Earl  of  Bath. 

'  This  Letter  was  written  at  the  period  when  Charles,  weary  of  that  particular 
Scottish  faction  which  kept  him  enthralled,  was  engaged  in  a  plan  to  join  the 
opposite  party,  but  was  prevented  by  actual  force.  There  is  a  letter  of  Abraham 
Cowley  to  Lord  Arlington,  in  the  Miscellanea  Aulica,  p.  152,  which  gives  an 
interesting  detail  of  those  events. 


202  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1650 

that  w"  you  shall  therein  perfonne  shall  ever  be  acknowledged  on 
any  seasonable  occasioa  that  may  manifest  your  desens  and  y* 
esteeme  and  kindnes  I  haue  for  yon,  who  am 

Your  loving  fidend, 

Charles  R. 
St  Johnstons,  2  Oct  1650, 


The  King  to  Sir  Ricltard  Grcin'iUc. 
Taken  from  a  Copy.' 

?  Rich:  Greenville,  though  it  be  not  seasonable  for  me  to  giue 
powers  to  any  to  appeare  for  me,  in  regard  of  the  diverse  affecc'ons 
and  diq)oations  of  y*  people  I  hane  to  deale  with  in  the  present 
conjuncture  of  my  a&ires,  yet  I  held  it  requisite  to  cheiishe  the 
good  affecc'ons  of  those  who  haue  the  Hke  kindnes  for  me  as  I 
hane  observed  in  you,  desiring  you  to  condnue  constant  therein, 
and  to  keepe  your  selfe  in  readines  for  my  imployments  when  it 
shalbe  seasonable,  and  in  the  meane  time  not  only  to  be  your 
selfe  very  secret  and  circumspect  in  what  concemes  my  interests, 
but  by  all  meanes  to  procure  that  all  others  be  soe  likewise,  least 
if  the  Rebells  shaQ  disceme  and  app'hend  any  disposition  &  inten- 
tion in  any  of  my  good  subjects  to  assist  me,  they  shall,  to  parent 
the  same,  use  violence  on  those  that  are  best  inclined  to  my  ser- 
vice. I  haue  soe  great  confidence  in  your  affection  as  I  am 
assured  of  your  readines,  and  when  there  shalbe  a  fitt  opportunity 
yon  shall  be  siire  to  heare  from 

Your  very  louing  friend, 

Charles  R. 

St.  Johnstons,  2°  of  S^  1650. 


'  Tiii  Le::e  U  "^Uy  ceserriiig  cf  Eorce,  as  a  proof  bc.ih  of  tie  good  policy 
ai>d  cf  -Jhe  gocd  hean  cf  tie  voniiiiL  Mcnaici.  StonlT  after  this  he  losl  a 
vram;  mend  ii;  tie  Priz.ce  of  Orange,  wio  died  en  lie  24ti  of  this  monti. 


i6so  CORRESPONDENCE.  203 


The  Duke  of  York  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Sir  Edw.  Nicolas,  though  I  haue  much  desired  your  company 
and  aduise,  yet  not  mth  the  hinderance  of  the  Kings  seruise,  nor 
your  one  inconvenience  :  but  that  now  vpon  the  death  of  the  Prince 
of  Orange  I  haue  more  neede  of  your  councell  then  euer,  which  I 
desir  you  to  comunicat  to  me  by  letter  or  any  other  waye  as  you 
shall  thinke  fitt.  I  desire  you  also  to  moue  my  Lord  Culpeper ' 
for  monye  to  defray  the  charges  of  the  Kings  horses ;  as  well  for 
the  Kings  honor,  as  to  preserve  3  of  the  best  of  them  for  the  Kings 
use.  I  desire  you  would  aduise  me  wheither  I  may  not  presse  my 
Lord  Culpeper  to  lend  me  1500  or  2000  Pounds,  to  be  repayd  if 
the  King  allow  it  not :  the  wanting  of  those  supplies  which  I  ex- 
pected from  the  King  and  the  Prince  of  Orange  enforces  me  to 
this  councell,  wherein  I  desire  your  assistance  >vith  my  Lord  Cul- 
peper if  you  aproue  of  it :  desiring  you  to  beleiue  that  I  shall 
euer  be 

Your  very  afifectionat  friend, 

James. 

Bruxells,  Nouem:  12.  1650. 

Indorsed  by  Sir  E.  Nicholas. 
2-12°  No""'"  1650.     R.  8-18°.     The  D.  of  Yorke  from  Bruxells  to  me. 


Copy  off  D likes  letter  to  my  Lord  Culpeper. 

My  Lord,  the  Kinges  horses  are  to  be  sold  for  money  to  pay 
for  their  meat.  Some  of  them  are  much  pris'd  by  his  Ma'^,  and 
cannot  be  sold  to  their  worth :  therefore  I  desire  that  you  would 
laye  downe  the  money  due  for  their  charges,  so  that  the  Kinges 
honor  may  be  preserued,  and  the  best  of  y"^  horses  still  kept  for  y' 
Kings  use :  w""  w'*  I  am  sure  his  Ma"*  wilbe  well  pleased. 

I  rest  your  louinge  friend, 

Bruxells,  Novemb.  12,  1650.  James. 

^  The  first  peer  of  that  name.  He  supported  the  King's  cause  with  great 
loyalty  during  the  whole  of  the  Civil  War,  and  was  an  exile,  for  twelve  years, 
with  Charles  the  Second  ;  on  whose  Restoration  he  Was  made  Master  of  the 
Rolls. 


204  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1652 


TIte  Duke  of  York  tc  Sir  Edivard  Nicholas^ 

Sir  Edw.  Nicholas,  I  haue  receiued  yours  of  the  8.  of  Nonember 
from  the  Hage,  and  with  it  that  from  Dicke  Fanshaw,  and  I  haue 
as  you  desired  me  lett  the  King  know  why  I  had  you  not  heare 
with  me,  which  he  knows  very  well  was  not  your  fault,  and  I  am 
sure  he  is  well  satisfyde  with  you,  and  has  the  same  esteeme  he 
always  had  for  you,  of  which  I  am  confident  before  this  tyme  you 
haue  knowledge  of  in  his  hauing  sent  for  you  to  come  heither  to 
him,  which  makes  mee  now  that  I  shall  not  say  any  thing  more  to 
you,  because  I  hop^e  to  see  you  shortly,  tiU  when  you  may  assure 
your  selfe  that  I  shall  euer  be 

Your  most  assured  freind, 

Paris,  Xou.  i8,  1651.  James. 


TJu  King  to  Sir  Edziard  Xiclwlas. 

Paris,  April  6,  1652. 
Mr.  Sec  Nicholas,  I  hane  receaued  yours  of  the  28  of  the  last 
month,  and  doe  very  weU  aj^roue  of  your  sending  me  intelligence 
in  your  letters  to  the  Chancelour,'  by  whom  you  shall  againe  re- 
ceaue  my  pleasure,  and  information  of  all  my  porposes  and  resolo- 
tions,  and  directions  concerning  your  selfe,  w*  the  imsetlednesse 
of  my  condition  heitherto  hath  kept  me  from  sending  so  positiuely 
to  you,  as  I  hope  shortly  to  doe.  In  the  meane  time  assure  your 
selfe  I  rely  upon  noe  mans  fidelirie  and  affection  more  then  on  yours, 
and  you  shall  alwais  find  me  to  be 

Your  most  assured  fi«nd, 

Cha3U.£S  R, 


■  TUs  lettsr  was  writtea  after  the  anfcwtmiate  battle  of  Worces'er,  fonght  on 
tie  3rd  of  Sqitember.  It  was  on  the  2nd  of  November  that  Chiles  iaaded  in 
Kotman^. 

>  The  Ead  of  ClaroidcHi ;  bot  he  is  not  maiked  on  the  lisis  as  Chanrrflor 
until  165S  :  the  Gieat  Seal  ^fecdvely  bdi^  at  that  period  in  mmmission. 


i653  CORRESPONDENCE.  205 


TJie  Princess  Dowager  of  Orange  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Breda,  21  July,  1653.' 
Mr.  Secretarie,  I  haue  been  so  long  without  giuing  you  thanks 
for  all  y'  letters,  that  if  I  did  not  hope  you  would  not  impute  it  to 
neglect,  I  should  not  know  which  way  now  to  desire  you  to  con- 
tinu,  but  your  knowing  how  little  I  loue  this  exercise  will  (I  dout 
not)  justifie  mee  enough  in  y''  opinion.  I  am  very  vncertain  of 
my  stay  here,  because  it  depends  vpon  his  Majestis  remoue,^  who 
I  wish  with  all  my  hart  would  not  come  into  thesse  parts  till  hee 
sees  what  becoms  of  the  treatty,  for  I  do  much  aprehend  at  last 
thay  will  agree :  the  Hollanders  desiring  nothing  more.  By  this 
imagine  how  ill  his  Ma""  receiption  will  bee  :  Pray  let  mee  know 
your  opinion  of  this,  and  whether  you  beleeue  ther  will  be  a  peace, 
which  in  doing  you  will  much  oblige 

Your  affectionate  friend, 

Marie. 


The  King  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Paris,  Sept:  28,  1653.' 
Nicholas,  I  am  very  well  pleased  with  the  paines  I  perceaue  by 
your  letters  to  the  Chancelour  you  take  in  my  seruice,  and  you 
must  upon  all  occasions  lett  those  good  men  know,  who  commu- 
nicate freely  with  you,  that  I  am  very  sensible  of  their  affections  to 
me  w'""  I  will  requite  when  it  shall  be  in  my  power :  I  am  ex- 
ceedingly troubled  at  any  factions  and  iealosyes  amongst  those 

'  From  the  Princess  Dowager  of  Orange,  in  reference  to  tlie  Treaty  then 
pending  between  Holland  and  the  English  Commonwealth.  The  negotiations 
were  finally  settled  on  the  5th  May,  1654. 

^  Charles  the  Second  was  then  at  Paris.  From  a  letter  written  by  Abraham 
Cowley  to  Lord  Arlington  very  soon  after  this  period,  it  appears  that  the  King's 
dependance  on  Dutch  friendship  was  greater  than  his  sister's,  as  he  believed 
the  eagerness  to  conclude  a  treaty  with  Cromwell  was  not  the  wish  of  the  States, 
but  merely  of  a  party  which  then  was  predominant.  Vide  Miscellanea  Aulica, 
p.  158. 

'  This  letter  was  written  only  a  few  weeks  previous  to  Cromwell's  assumption 
of  the  Protectorate.  The  initials  in  the  latter  part  evidently  refer  to  Sir  Mar- 
maduke  Langdale  and  Mons.  Befort. 


2o6  CORRESPONDENCE.  1654 

who  wish  me  well,  and  will  use  all  my  power  to  compose  them, 
and  if  you  meete  with  any  who  have  hearetofore  bene  averse  to 
those  wayes,  w'''  haue  bene  most  conducinge  to  my  seruice,  or 
bene  opposite  to  that  party  w'^''  hath  bene  most  tender  of  me,  you 
may  confidently  assure  them,  if  they  haue  now  changed  ther 
mindes,  I  will  be  there  harty  frind,  and  be  very  carfull  to  aduance 
there  interest,  and  to  requite  there  good  will :  In  the  particular 
w'"'  you  and  S"'  M.  L:  haue  consulted,  I  thinke  best  to  acquiesse 
in  that  generall,  untill  there  shall  be  some  declaration  of  at  least 
an  inclination  towards  me,  and  you  shall  let  Mon''  Be:  (to  whom 
you  are  to  commende  me  kindly)  know  that  I  shall  then  make  it 
appeare,  that  it  is  in  my  power  to  add  more  strenght  to  those 
states  then  is  imaginable :  if  you  haue  interest  in  any  discreete 
person  who  is  a  confident  of  Count  Williams,  I  would  be  glad  he 
should  know,  that  I  haue  great  kindnesse  for  him,  and  doe  much 
depend  upon  his  good  will  and  frindshipe  to  me  in  all  my  con- 
cemements,  as  indeede  I  do;'  proceede  as  you  haue  begun,  w'" 
is  very  acceptable  to 

Your  constant  louing  frind, 

Charles  R. 


Copie  of  tlic  Kings  {Chai-lcs  II.)  Letter  to  tlie  Duke  of  Gloces- 
tey,  eomeyning  his  being  tempted  to  turne  Papist. 

Deare  Brother,  Coloigne  Nov:  lo:  1654.^ 

I  have  receaued  yo'^  without  a  date  in  w""  you  tell  me  that  Mr. 
ISIontague  has  endeauord  to  pen'ert  you  from  yo'  religion.  I  doe 
not  doubt  but  you  remember  very  well  y'  com'ands  I  left  w""  you 
at  my  going  away  concerning  y'  point.  I  am  confident  you  will 
observe  them  ;  yet  yo''  letters  that  come  from  Paris  say  that  it  is  y"' 

'  The  King's  mode  of  expression  with  respect  to  Count  Williams  is  extremely 
remarkable.  It  seems  as  if  policy  had  taught  him  sometimes  to  express  favour 
and  affection  to  those  for  whom  he  had  a  very  different  feeling,  and  towards 
whom,  the  addition  of  "  as  indeede  I  do"  would  not  have  been  strictly  con- 
sistent with  truth. 

'  The  King  left  Paris  for  Cologne  on  the  iSth  of  October,  and  there  he 
received  much  attention  and  kindness  from  the  Princes  of  Germany. 


i6s4  CORRESPONDENCE.  207 

Queenes  purpose  to  do  all  shee  can  to  change  yo'  religion/  in  w''*' 
if  you  do  hearken  to  her  or  any  body  els  in  that  matter,  you  must 
never  thinke  to  see  England  or  mee  againe,  &  w'soeuer  mischiefe 
shall  fall  on  mee  or  my  affaires  from  this  time  I  must  lay  all  upon 
you  as  being  y"  only  cause  of  it.  Therefore  consider  well  what  it 
is  to  bee  not  onely  y''  cause  of  ruining  a  Brother  that  loves  you  so 
well,  but  also  of  yo'  King  &  Country.  Do  not  lett  them  p'suade 
you  either  by  force  or  faire  p'mises  ;  for  the  first  they  neither  dare, 
nor  will  use,  and  for  the  second,  as  soone  as  they  have  perverted 
you  they  will  haue  their  end,  and  then  they  will  care  no  more  for 
you.  I  am  also  informed  y'  there  is  a  purpose  to  putt  you  into  y*" 
Jesuits'  CoUedge,  w'''  I  command  you  upon  y"  same  grounds  neuer 
to  consent  unto.  And  when  soever  any  body  shall  goe  to  dispute 
w""  you  in  religion  doo  not  answeare  them  at  all.  For  though  you 
haue  the  reaso'  on  yo''''  side,  yett  they  being  prepared  will  haue  y" 
aduantage  of  any  body  y'  is  not  upon  y'  same  security  that  they 
are.  If  you  do  not  consider  what  I  say  unto  you,  Remember  the 
last  words  of  yo™  dead  Father,  w'""  were  to  bee  constant  to  yo"' 
religion  &  neuer  to  bee  shaken  in  it.  W'^''  if  you  doe  not  obserue, 
this  shall  bee  y'  last  time  you  will  heare  from 
(Deare  Brother) 

yo''  most  affectionate  brother, 

Charles  R. 

'  In  some  private  instructions  given  by  the  King  to  the  Duke  of  York,  and 
dated  the  13th  July,  1654,  there  is  a  passage  which  confirms  Charles's  anxiety 
about  his  brother,  and  strongly  marks  the  Queen's  breach  of  promise  on  this 
subject.  "  I  have  told  you  that  the  Queen  hath  promised  me  concerning  my 
brother  Harry  in  point  of  religion,  and  I  have  given  him  charge  to  inform  you 
if  any  attempt  shall  be  made  upon  him  to  the  contraiy  ;  in  which  case  you  will 
take  the  best  care  you  can  to  prevent  his  being  wrought  upon,  since  you  cannot 
but  know  how  much  you  and  I  are  concern'd  in  it."  Vide  Miscellanea  Aulica, 
p.  108.  The  "Mr.  Montague"  alluded  to  was  Walter  Montague,  who  had 
lately  entered  into  Priest's  orders,  and,  upon  the  death  of  Father  Philips,  be- 
came the  Queen's  confessor.  Carte,  in  his  Life  of  Ormond,  speaks  of  his 
"  busy  temper,  spiritual  pride,  and  furious  zeal ;"  vide  vol.  ii.  p.  163.  Some 
further  particulars  of  this  bigoted  Abbot  of  Pontoise,  who  was  second  son  of 
the  Earl  of  Manchester,  may  be  found  in  page  676,  vol.  ii.  of  the  Sidney 
Papers. 


2o8  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1654 


T/u  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Sir  Edward  Nicliolas} 

Mr.  Secretarie,  I  ame  verie  glade  to  finde  by  your  letter  that  you 
are  safelie  arriued  and  all  your  companie  at  Aix/  and  that  )-ou 
found  the  King  and  my  Neece^  so  well  in  health  and  so  kinde  one 
to  the  other,  which  has  euer  bene  so  since  I  haue  knowen  them. 
I  beleeue  indeed  the  separation  will  be  hard,  but  when  there  is  no 
remedie  one  must  be  content.  As  for  my  ioumey  up  hill  I  cannot 
tell  what  to  say  to  it,  S'  Charles  Cottrell*  shall  informe  you  how  it 
goes  but  slowlie  on,  and  which  is  stranger  that  it  is  not  my  fault. 
Dr.  Morley  has  made  a  verie  good  description  of  the  Queene  of 
Sweden  :'  she  gaue  an  assignation  to  the  French  Ambassadour  to 
meet  her  at  Breda,  wliither  he  went,  and  so  did  the  Prince  and 
Princess  *  of  Tarente  and  most  of  our  French  gallants,  who  came 

*  Written  by  the  Queen  of  Bohemia,  sister  to  Charles  the  FiisL  This,  and 
several  others,  are  very  interesting  specimens  of  her  Majesty's  style  of  epistolary 
correspondence.  She  seems  to  have  possessed  an  admirable  facility  of  intro- 
ducing a  greater  variety  of  persons  and  things  into  a  smaller  space  than  falls  to 
the  lot  of  mankind  in  general  In  short,  her  letters  in  this  volume  form  an  in- 
teresting commentary  upon  the  grave  affairs  of  that  important  period. 

'  Aix-la-Chapelle. 

'  Henrietta,  Duchess  of  Orleans. 

*  He  is  repeatedly  mentioned  in  letters  from  the  Elector  Palatine  to  his 
mother,  preserved  in  Bromley's  Gsllection  ;  and  appears  to  have  been  attached 
to  the  personal  service  of  the  Queen  of  Bohemia^ 

'  The  far-famed  Christina.  It  was  in  this  year  that  she  abdicated  the  Throne. 
There  were  several  personal  squabbles  between  the  Ex-Queen  of  Sweden  and 
the  Ex-Queen  of  Bohemia  ;  and  the  former  felt  a  considerable  jealousy  of  Eliza- 
beth, who  at  this  period  was  the  correspondent  of  Des  Cartes  and  of  William 
Penn.  Christina,  even  after  her  abdication,  still  attempted  to  mingle  in  politics. 
She  even  affected  to  treat  and  negotiate  with  Cromwell.  She  also  offered 
several  personal  slights  to  the  Queen  of  Bohemia:  which  may  account  for  the 
manner  in  which  she  is  spoken  of  upon  several  occasions. 

*  Her  Majesty's  spleen  against  Christina  seems  to  have  affected  her  feelings 
even  towards  her  own  relations  ;  for  Emilia,  Princess  of  Tarente,  was  daughter 
of  WUHam,  Elector  of  Hesse  Cassel,  whilst  Charles,  the  Elector  Palatine,  son 
to  the  Queen,  was  married  to  Charlotte,  another  daughter  of  the  Hessian  Elector. 
The  Prince  was  Henry  Charles  de  la  Tremouille,  then  in  the  sen-ice  of  the 
States,  and  in  command  of  the  Hessian  cavalry.  His  connection  with  these 
august  families  procured  him  to  be  chosen  a  Knight  of  the  Garter  in  1653,  along 
with  the  young  Duke  of  Gloucester. 


fl, 


QUF,!;N     of     BOHEMIA. 


i6s4  CORRESPONDENCE.  209 

all  sneaking  home  againe,  for  her  greefe  was  so  great  for  the  beat- 
ing of  the  Spanish  armie  before  Arras'  as  she  would  not  goe  to 
Breda.  She  sent  another  account  than  that  to  the  Ambassadour 
as  you  may  imagin,  but  the  Landgrave  writt  the  truth  to  his  neece 
the  Princess  of  Tarente.  We  haue  yet  heere  no  particullars  of  this 
defeat,  but  in  generall  it  is  a  verie  great  one.  I  long  to  heare  what 
part  my  godsonne  had  in  it,  for  I  still  thinke  of  him,  being  my 
cheefest  comfort  next  your  excellent  Master.  I  ame  verie  glad 
your  daughter  is  so  well,"  I  doe  not  wonder  at  it,  she  is  soe  well 
vsed,  and  now  she  has  her  father  with  her  she  is  the  more  content, 
and  I  take  it  verie  well  that  all  this  makes  her  not  forget  her  frends 
heere.  I  assure  you  I  long  to  haue  her  heere  againe.  I  am  verie 
sorie  for  poore  Killegrew,^  she  was  a  verie  good  gentlewoman. 
You  will  heare  by  M"^'  Howards  letter  howe  great  a  scape  my  little 
Nephue  escaped  yesterday  vpon  the  bridge  at  the  Princess  of 
Orange's  house,  but  God  be  thanked  there  was  no  hurt  onelie  the 
coache  broken  :  I  tooke  him  into  my  coache  and  brought  him 
home.  The  Princess  of  Orange  went  from  hence  vpon  Saterday, 
and  you  will  haue  our  Baron  shortlie  with  you  at  Aix,  he  will  tell 
you  the  second  part  of  the  Queene  of  Sweden,  for  he  comes  from 
her  to  your  Court,  to  morrow  I  beleeve  I  shall  goe  a  shooting, 
which  I  haue  not  done  since  you  went.  I  am  verie  glade  to  heere 
that  you  are  established  in  your  place,  which  you  desarve  so  well, 
this  is  no  complement  but  the  verie  truth  from 

Your  most  affectionat  frend, 

Elizabeth. 
Hage,  Aug.  31. 

I  am  verie  sorie  for  my  Lo:  Wentworths  sickness.     I  pray  lett 
him  know  so  from  me,  and  remember  me  to  Mr.  Chancellour. 
I  pray  remember  my  humble  seruice  to  the  King :  the  news  of 

'  Allusive  to  the  defeat  of  the  Spaniards  by  the  French  on  St.  Louis's  day, 
when  their  lines  were  forced,  whilst  besieging  Arras,  with  great  slaughter. 

'  Lady  of  Sir  Richard  Browne,  and  mother-in-law  of  John  Evelyn. 

'  "Kate  Killigrew,"  daughter  of  Lord  Stafford.  She  had  been  Maid  of 
Honour  to  the  Queen  upwards  of  eight  years.  A  curious  letter,  introducing  this 
lady  to  her  Majesty,  in  1646,  may  be  referred  to  in  Bromley's  Royal  Letters, 
P-  I3S- 

IV.  P 


2IO  CORRESPONDENCE.  1654 

beating  the  Scotch'  is  now  tolde  quite  contrarie  by  a  ship  come 
from  thence. 

"For  Mr.  Secretarie." 
Indorsed  by  Sir  E.  N.  31"  Aug:  st:  No:   1654.     R.   3".  y""'".     Queene  of 
Bohemia  to  me. 


T]ie  Qiieeti  of  Bohemia  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Hagh,  Sep:  7  (1654). 
Mr.  Secretarie,  I  thanke  you  both  for  the  good  news  you  WTitt  to 
S''  Charles  Cottrell  out  of  Holland,  and  for  your  letter  I  receaued 
this  morning  with  the  relation  of  the  defeat  before  Arras.  I  hope 
you  will  send  that  of  Holland  to  Curtius^  that  the  beleef  of  the 
Scotch  defeat  may  not  be  continued  in  Germanic,  but  none  pleaseth 
me  better  then  what  you  write  of  my  deere  Godsonne/'  and  the 
continuance  of  my  Neeces  good  health.  The  Queen  of  Sweden  is 
yett  at  Anwerp,  wee  looke  euerie  day  to  see  the  Landgrave  heere, 
and  by  him  I  shall  know  what  she  will  doe.  It  is  certaine  that  the 
flux  is  much  in  Monkes  army/  a  Scotchman  that  is  come  from 
thence  reports  it,  and  all  the  particulars  you  haue  written.  Dr. 
Morley  has  a  letter  from  Anwerp  of  some  trouble  by  a  discouerie 
of  a  new  treason  in  London  of  the  levellers  against  his  pretious 
bigness,  but  I  beleeue  you  will  haue  more  particullars  of  that  then 
wee  heere.'     Dr.  Earle  setts  forwards  to  morrow  to  Breda  and  so 

'  This  was  a  trifling  affair  ;  being  merely  a  check  given  to  Lilbum  the  Par- 
liamentary General,  who  commanded  during  Cromwell's  absence. 

^  Curtius  had  long  been  the  English  agent,  at  Frankfort,  to  the  German 
Princes.  He  had  been  Secretary  to  the  King  of  Bohemia,  and  in  1640  was  also 
employed  by  Charles  the  First  in  Germanic  diplomacy. 

^  We  have  been  unable  precisely  to  ascertain  the  "godson"  here  alluded  to. 
In  her  Majesty's  letters  preserved  in  the  Bromley  Collection,  there  are  frequent 
allusions  to  him.  In  one  place  1  Bromley,  p.  2S6)  she  speaks  of  him  under  the 
name  of  "Tint ;"  but  this  seems  merely  a  playful  manner  of  writing  to  a  familiar 
friend. 

*  Monk  commanded  in  Scotland  at  this  period  ;  having  superseded  Lilbum, 
Morgan,  and  other  parliamentary  officers. 

'  This  was  immediately  after  Cromwell's  well-known  treatment  of  the  House 
of  Commons,  and  his  assumption  of  the  Protectorate.  It  was  on  the  3rd  of  this 
month  that  he  called  together  his  first  mock  parliament ;  and  eight  days  after 
the  date  of  this  letter,  the  members  swore  fealty  to  him. 


\ 


Arsr>'E  Htij)]e, Duchess  of  Yoirx. 


frojTi  a  dra-i\'tmf  in  fJie  L-cll''i'/i'Hea:'^IiV*Ztir,zs  Xi^t-hc7^lu nd  S;',/  T 


^uh.Mat  ie  tfes.  l-y  .'.'•5*tf.**5..<to-jiT.5r. 


i654  CORRESPONDENCE.  211 

to  Aix.  I  doe  not  wTite  to  you  by  him  because  this  will  be  sooner 
with  you.  Our  Baron  has  sent  for  his  man  Smith  to  meet  him 
God  knows  where,  for  I  doe  not,  I  beleeve  you  will  haue  him  at 
Aix  ;  he  is  the  direct  wandring  Jew.  My  Ladie  Herbert  is  looked 
for  heere  shortlie,  but  she  was  not  come  from  Paris  the  last  week, 
I  heare  M''  Hide^  is  to  come  to  my  Neece  in  M'"  Killegrews  place, 
which  I  am  verie  glad  of,  she  is  verie  fitt  for  itt  and  a  great  fauorit 
of  mine,  who  ame  euer 

Your  most  affectio 
nat  Frend, 


I  pray  lett  my  Lord  Wentworth  know  I  ame  extreme  glade  he  is 
of  the  kings  councell,  being  so  much  his  frend  as  I  ame  I  cannot 
but  wish  him  much  ioye  of  it. 

Indorsed,  7°  Sep''"'  1654.     The  Queene  of  Bohemia  to  me. 


TJic  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Mr.  Secretary  Nicholas. 

Hagh,  Sep:  15.  (1654.) 
Mr.  Secretarie,  I  assure  you  your  letters  are  always  verie  welcome 
to  me.  I  hope  before  this  come  to  you,  you  will  receaue  a  pacquet 
from  Scotland  which  came  to  Roterdam,  and  ould  Will.  Kepley 
caries  himself  to  Aix.  I  shall  be  verie  glad  to  know  what  news  it 
brings,  because  heere  is  againe  news  of  Monkes  being  beaten,  which 
a  man  of  Midletons  writes  to  Straghen  from  Stranaven  or  such  a 

'  This  lady  was  afterwards  Duchess  of  York,  and,  though  not  yet  married  to 
the  Duke,  at  this  period  she  seems  to  have  engaged  much  of  the  royal  attention. 
Charles,  in  a  letter  to  Bennet,  afterwards  Earl  of  Arlington,  in  1655,  says,  "I 
will  try  whether  Sir  S.  Compton  be  so  much  in  love  as  you  say,  for  I  will  name 
Mrs.  Hyde  before  him  so  by  chance,  that  except  he  be  very  much  smitten  it  shall 
not  at  all  move  him."  Sir  Spencer  Compton,  son  of  the  Earl  of  Northampton, 
w.is  so  loyal  and  gallant  in  his  infancy,  that,  as  Sir  Philip  Warwick  informs  us, 
though  not  able  to  grasp  a  pistol,  yet  in  indignation  he  cried  because  he  was 
not  exposed  to  the  same  hazard  his  brothers  were. 


212  CORRESPONDENCE.  1654 

name,  and  from  my  Lo.  of  [illegible],  and  that  all  long  for  the 
King.  Stone  is  at  last  here,  he  saith  that  Cromwell  will  be  now 
either  King  or  Emperour,  I  wish  him  the  latter,  he  has  heard  no- 
thing of  Bamfeild,  but  I  easilie  beleeue  he  is  honnest  enough  to  be 
well  used  by  Cromwell,  he  tells  the  Fleet  as  you  hear,  but  it  will 
not  be  beleeued  heere.  This  day  the  assemblie  of  Hollande  begins, 
theire  agent  in  Sueden  wTitt  to  the  States  Generall,  that  S'  George 
Fleetwood,  brother  to  him  that  is  Leftenant  of  Irland,  tolde  him 
that  he  knew  Cromwell  had  saide  he  woulde  keepe  the  peace  ^^-ith 
the  States  no  longer  then  he  found  it  good  for  his  interests,  and 
woulde  break  with  the  first  occasion  that  he  can  for  the  good  of 
his  deseins.  Those  of  Hollande  are  verie  angrie  at  the  agent  for 
WTiting  this  :  those  that  have  seene  the  letter  tolde  it  me.  it  is  so 
late  as  I  can  say  no  more,  but  ame  euer 

Your  most  affectionat  frend.' 

I  pray  remember  me  to  my  lord  Wentworth,  I  have  not  time  to 
answer  his  letter  but  will  doe  it  by  the  first  post. 

,jo  ybris  ,6j^^   ji.  ^7      Qu;  of  Bohemia. 


TJie  Qiuen  of  Bohemia  to  Mr.  Secretary  Nicholas. 

Hagh,  Sep:  21. 
Mr.  Secretarie;  I  thanke  you  for  yours  of  the  18  of  Sept:  yester- 
day I  was  tolde  that  all  the  people  at  Bruxelles  were  sending  theire 
goods  to  Antwerp  for  feare  of  the  French.^  Some  in  a  ship  come 
out  of  England  say  that  the  mock  Parliament  beginn  to  dispute 
their  priuiledges  with  Cromwell,  but  I  feare  they  will  but  too  well 
agree.  I  ame  verie  glade  the  King  used  Prince  Williame  and  his 
ladie'  so  well.  Boswell'  is  well  enough  serued,  but  I  pittie  him 
for  he  is  vtterlie  vndone.  there  is  heere  no  news  at  all,  onelie 
Mons'  de  Wimmenom  is  verie  sicL     the  States  of  Holland  are 

'  The  following  letters  of  the  Queen  of  Bohemia,  where  her  name  is  not  sub- 
scribed, are  signed  with  her  cipher,  as  in  pp.  211  and  227. 

'  In  consequence  of  the  war  existing  in  Flanders,  between  France  and  Spain, 

'  Sister  of  the  late  Stadtholder. 

'  Sir  WiUiam  Boswell,  already  noticed. 


i6s4  CORRESPONDENCE.  213 

assembled,  but  Brederoke,  Opdam,  and  Merode  are  not  yett  come, 
it  is  now  verie  faire  weather,  when  the  Princess  of  Tarents  pic- 
ture is  ended  by  Louyr,  which  will  be  this  day,  then  I  may  chance 
goe  a  shooting,'  which  I  have  not  done  since  you  went.  I  pray 
deliuer  this  inclosed  to  the  King  with  my  humble  service.  I  ame 
euer 

Your  most  affectionat  frend. 

I  pray  lett  me  know  if  the  Queene  of  Sueden  did  write  to  the 
King  by  my  Lord  of  Norwich,  and  if  she  did  it  ciuilie  or  not.  Sure 
Dick  Harding  is  growen  a  fish  in  his  baths,  for  he  is  as  mute  as  one, 
tell  him  so  from  me.  I  think  the  King  had  better  stay  where  he 
is  then  to  goe  to  Collein,  he  will  not  be  so  much  at  his  leisure 
there  as  at  Aix,  those  of  Collein  are  odd  people,  so  as  I  ame  of 
your  opinion. 

11  ybr.-.  jgj^   j^_  i4      Queene  of  Bohemia  to  me. 


TJu  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Mr.  Secretary  Nicholas. 

Mr.  Secretarie,  I  ame  verie  glade  that  I  shall  see  my  Neece 
heere  so  soone,  and  I  thanke  you  for  all  your  other  news.  I 
beleeue  Dr.  Morley  will  write  those  that  he  heares  out  of  England 
of  Cromwells  dessoluing  of  his  Parliament,^  for  being  so  ungra- 
tious  as  not  to  doe  as  he  woulde  haue  them,  it  was  confirmed  to 
me  the  last  night  by  one  of  the  States  Generall,  for  three  of  ther 

'  Hunting  seems  also  to  have  been  a  very  favourite  amusement  of  her  Majesty 
of  Boliemia.  It  is  frequently  alluded  to  in  these  letters ;  and  in  those  of  Brom- 
ley's Collection,  sixteen  years  previous,  there  are  several  references  to  it. 

^  This  evidently  alludes  to  the  transactions  on  the  3rd  of  .September,  1654, 
when  Cromwell  summoned  that  Parliament  which  he  immediately  afterwards 
dissolved  for  their  opposition  to  his  assumption  of  the  Protectorate  ;  a  rank  and 
authority  which,  up  to  that  date,  rested  solely  upon  a  proclamation  of  the 
Council,  but  was  not  sanctioned  by  the  people.  The  speech,  which  the 
Queen  of  Bohemia  alludes  to,  was  that  remarkable  one  on  the  first  sitting  of  the 
House  ;  when  a  member,  after  denying  the  authority  which  had  called  them 
together,  boldly  exclaimed,  "  that  as  God  had  made  him  instrumental  in  cutting 
down  tyranny  in  one  man,  so  now  he  could  not  endure  to  see  the  nation's  liber 
lies  shackled  by  another,  who  had  no  right  to  the  government  but  by  the  length 
of  his  sword.'' 


2  14  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1654 

Deputies  are  come  from  London  that  were  sent  about  the  treatie 
of  the  Amb  ""^  and  the  other  disputes ;  they  confirme  all,  but  it  was 
so  late  that  I  coulde  not  heare  of  the  particullars.  the  same  State 
tolde  me  there  was  a  speech  of  part  of  the  orange  and  red  men  in 
rebellion  against  his  pretious  highness.  I  pray  tell  your  daughter 
all  this,  for  I  had  sealed  her  letter  before  I  had  the  certaintie  of 
the  news.  I  ame  verie  glad  the  king  resolues  to  stay  at  ALx,  it  is 
much  better  then  CoUein.  I  heare  there  is  one  that  has  heere- 
tofore  served  my  Lo:  of  Brainford  ^  paked  from  Scodand  to  the 
King  but  three  days  agone,  and  came  from  thence  but  sLxe  days 
before,  he  would  tell  no  news  but  made  hast  away.  Soone  as  he 
went,  there  reached  heere  one  Thomson,  one  I  haue  scene  before: 
he  tells  all  the  particullars  of  the  defeat  that  is  so  bragged  of. 
he  saith  that  they  were  dispersed  vpon  it,  but  it  is  aboue  fiue 
weekes  since  he  came  from  thence,  being  come  thourough  Eng- 
land by  his  countrie,  the  borders,  where  in  his  passage  he  mett 
with  a  partie  where  he  was  hurt  and  lamed,  but  for  all  that  he  is 
gone  to  the  King,  he  much  complaines  of  diuisions  amongst 
them,  and  not  of  Sir  George  Monroe,  which  they  doe  also.  I  doe 
admire  how  people  could  tell  so  great  a  lye  as  the  pacquet,  but  it 
is  verie  common  amongst  my  countriemen. — Phil:  Mohun  is 
heere,  she  is  fled  from  England  fearing  to  be  imprisoned  by 
Cromwell,  shes  verie  good  companie  and  talkes  verie  freeUe  byt 
handsomlie.  My  Ladie  Herbert  is  also  heere,  since  Sunday  last  ; 
I  haue  had  yett  no  time  to  aske  her  anie  thing,  hauing  not  scene 
her  since  Sunday.  Thom:  Doleman  °  is  heere  and  desires  leeue 
to  see  me,  which  I  haue  put  off  untill  I  know  the  Kings  pleasure  : 
for  hauing  so  openlie  owned  the  setting  forward  of  the  treatie  I 
will  not  see  him  without  the  Kings  approbation.  I  haue  writt 
thus  to  your  daughter,  and  desire  )'0U  both  to  know  the  Kings 
pleasure  in  it.     I  entreat  you  besides  to  remember  my  humble 

'  Patrick  Ruthen,  Earl  of  Forth  in  Scotland.  He  had  been  General 
of  Charles's  forces  during  the  Rebellion ;  but  was  dead  at  the  date  of  this 
letter. 

'  Dolman  had  suffered  much  in  the  ro)-al  cause  during  the  cviM  wars.  He 
was  a  Berkshire  gentleman,  and  his  house  at  Shaw,  just  below  Donnington 
Castle,  was  one  of  the  points  of  attack  during  the  battle  of  Newbur)-,  making  a 
good  defence  against  Lord  Manchester. 


i6s4  CORRESPONDENCE.  215 

seruice  to  him,  and  keepe  me  still  in  his  good  opinion,  for  it  is  the 
best  seruice  and  frendship  you  can  doe  to 

Your  most  affectionat 

Hagh,  Sep.  29.  frend. 

I  bragg'd  to  soone  of  shooting,  for  since  I  wrote  the  weather 
has  not  serued. 

"  For  Mr.  Secretarie." 

290  ybri.  ,6^4_     R.  8i.rii_     The  Queene  to  me. 


The  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Mr.  Secretary  Nicholas. 

Hagh  Oct.  2  (1654.) 
Mr.  Secretarie,  I  send  you  heere  a  letter  for  the  King,  it  is 
about  a  match  betwixt  Prince  Adolphe  the  King  of  Suedes 
brother  and  Sophie  ;  '  he  has  desired  it  verie  handsomlie  :  my 
Sonne  has  consented  to  it,  reseruing  the  King  of  Suedens  consent 
and  mine,  who  ame  to  acquaint  the  King  with  it.  I  doe  it  now, 
and  send  you  the  copie  of  Prince  Adolphes  letter,  I  pray  gett  an 
answere  from  the  King  as  soone  as  you  can.  I  haue  no  more  to 
say,  but  ame  euer 

Your  most  affectionat  frend. 

I  pray  assure  me  to  my  Lo:  Wentworth,  I  write  not  now  to  him, 
I  haue  no  time,  for  the  post  is  readie  to  goe.  I  pray  say  the  same 
to  reuerent  Dick  Harding. 

"2°  8*"''  1654.  St.  No.  R.  4°.  The  Queene  of  Bohemia  to  me  concerning  y 
Kings  consent  for  Pr*'"'  Sophia  to  marry  Pr"  Adolph,  y«  King  of  Swedens 
brother." 


The  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Mr.  Secretary  Nicholas. 

Hagh,  Oct.  19.  (1654.) 
Mr.  Secretarie,  hearing  that  you  may  chance  to  stay  all  this 
week  at  Collein,  I  send  you  this  inclosed  for  the  King,  to  giue  him 

'  Daughter  of  the  Queen  of  Bohemia,  afterwards  married  to  the  Elector 
of  Hanover,  and  thence  the  stem  of  descent  of  the  present  Royal  House  of 
Brunswick. 


2i6  CORRESPONDENCE.  1654 

humble  thankes  for  his  aprobation  of  Sophies  mariage.  You  will 
haue  vnderstood  by  Curtius  all  the  newes  of  Germanie,  for  his 
going  to  waite  vpon  the  King.  You  will  finde  by  the  English 
prints  that  they  are  forbiden  to  w-rite  anie  thing  of  the  proceedings 
of  their  mock  Parliament.  I  was  at  Delft  to  see  the  wTack 
that  was  made  by  the  blowing  up  of  the  powder  this  day  seue- 
night,  it  is  a  sad  sight,  whole  streets  quite  razed  ;  not  one  stone 
vpon  another,  it  is  not  yett  knowen  how  manie  persons  are  lost, 
there  is  scarse  anie  house  in  the  toune  but  the  tyles  are  oflF. — (A 
great  blot  on  the  paper.)  Apollo  with  leaping  into  my  lapp  has 
made  this  blott.  Thom.  Killegrew  is  heere,  who  makes  a  rare 
relation  of  the  Queene  of  Sueden.  It  is  verie  colde,  which  I 
hope  will  diminish  the  plague.  I  pray  be  confident  that  I  am 
euer 

Your  most  afifectionat  frend, 

Elizabeth. 

I  ame  extreme  glade  to  heare  that  the  King  is  satisfied  with 
Ruperts  letter,  and  that  he  has  answered  him  so  kindlie.  I  pray 
doe  poore  Curtius  all  the  fauour  you  can,  that  he  haue  something 
from  the  King  to  incourage  him  the  more  to  serue  him. 


TJie  Quceit  of  Bohemia  to  Mr.  Secretary  Nicholas. 

Hagh  No:  i6.  (1654.) 

Mr.  Secretarie,  iust  now  I  receaue  yours,  and  for  a  cause  that 
you  shall  know  heereafter  I  now  answer  you,  this  is  a  riddle  which 
none  but  your  daughter  and  two  more  know.  I  was  Satterday 
last  with  my  best  Neece  -  at  Spelling,  it  being  her  birth  day.  I 
ashure  you  she  is  [in]  much  trouble  for  her  deare  Brother  the  D. 
of  Glocester,  all  the  world  woulde  looke  for  no  other  I  can  witness 
for  you.— I  ame  sorie  the  King  has  so  much  cause  of  greef,  I 
beseech  God  he  may  speedilie  remedie  it.     I  beleeue  my  deare 

'  Perhaps  the  Princess  Dowager  of  Orange,  far  excellence  ;  especially  as  the 
whole  passage  seems  to  refer  to  the  attempts  made  at  Paris,  by  Queen 
Henrietta  Maria  and  her  friends,  to  induce  the  young  Prince  to  change  his 
religion. 


i6s4  CORRESPONDENCE.  217 

Nephue  has  a  good  resolution,  but  there  is  no  trusting  to  one 
of  his  age.  I  confess  I  did  not  think  the  Queene  woulde  haue 
proceeded  thus  :  all  is  kept  heere  verie  secret  that  Prince  Will:  ^ 
doth  in  Overizel,  but  I  ame  tolde  that  all  goes  well,  and  that 
Deventer  which  toune  was  the  most  against  will  doe  well,  as 
also  Rupert  who  was  of  the  other  faction,  ^  not  against  the 
P.  of  Orange  but  Marshals.  I  pray  beleeue  me  constantlie  for 
I  ame  so 

Your  most  affectionat  frend. 

I  send  you  a  letter  for  the  best  of  Kings,  tis  about  Thom. 
Killegrew's  business.  I  pray  remember  me  to  Mr.  Chancelour, 
and  tell  him  his  Ladie  and  my  fauorit  his  daughter  came  hither 
upon  Saterday,  and  are  gone  this  day  to  Teiling.  I  finde  my 
fauorit  growen  euerie  way  to  her  aduantage. 

^o  No'"''  1654.     R.  fg"    The  Queene  of  Bohemia  to  me. 


The  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Hagh  De:  3.  (1654.) 
Mr.  Secretarie,  I  receaued  yours  at  Berghen,  whither  I  was 
come  from  Anwerp  and  Bruxells.  I  finde  you  haue  vnridled  my 
riddle  verie  right.  I  saw  the  Queene  of  Sueden  at  the  play,  she  is 
extrauagant  in  her  fashion  and  aparell,  but  she  has  a  good  well 
fauoured  face,  and  a  milde  countenance.  One  of  the  players  that 
knew  me  tolde  her  who  I  was,  but  she  made  no  shew  of  it.  I 
went  the  next  day  to  Bruxelles,  where  I  saw  the  Arch-due  at 
mass,  and  I  saw  his  pictures  and  lodgins.  I  lay  at  S'  Harry  de 
Vies,'  who  was  verie  carefull  and  dilligent  to  doe  me  all  the  ser- 

'  Prince  of  Nassau  Dietz,  married  to  the  Stadtholder's  sister. 

°  Evidently  in  allusion  to  the  De  Wit  faction,  which  at  this  moment  was  dis- 
turbing the  peace  of  the  United  Provinces.  Their  great  object  was  to  deprive 
the  infant  Stadtholderof  his  official  power,  and  to  give  it  solely  to  the  Assembly 
of  the  Slates.  This,  in  fact,  was  one  of  the  articles  which  Cromwell  enforced 
upon  the  States,  as  a  sine  jua  non. 

'  Sir  Henry  de  Vic  had  been  long  in  the  English  service.  He  was  with  the 
Duke  of  Buckingham  at  Rochelle  ;  and  there  are  several  well-written  letters 
from  him  to  Lord  Conway,  respecting  that  affair,  in  Hardwicke's  Collection  of 
State  Papers. 


2i8  CORRESPONDENCE.  1654 

vice  he  coulde.  I  stayed  but  Sunday  at  Bruxelles,  and  returned 
to  Anwerp  vpon  Munday,  and  heearing  from  Duart  how  the 
Queene  of  Sueden  had  desired  to  know  when  I  came  back  thither, 
that  she  might  meet  wth  me  in  an  indiferent  place,  I  made  the 
more  hast  away  the  next  day  because  I  had  no  minde  to  speak 
with  her  since  I  heard  how  unhandsomelie  she  had  spoken  of  the 
King  my  deare  Brother  and  of  the  King  my  dear  Nephue,  and 
indeed  of  all  our  nation,  so  I  auoided  it  and  went  away  as  soone  as 
I  had  dined.  Yett  she  sent  Donoy  to  me  with  a  verie  civill 
message  that  she  was  sorie  she  coulde  not  use  that  ciuilitie  to  me 
as  she  both  should  doe  and  desired,  hoping  that  one  day  wee 
might  meet  together  with  more  freedome ;  I  answered  her  as 
civillie  as  I  coulde,  and  now  when  I  went  from  Berghen  I  gaue  S' 
Will:  Swann  charge  to  make  her  a  complement  from  me.  I  came 
hither  y^otl  Tewsday  from  Berghen,  where  I  was  extremelie  well 
intertained  by  the  Princess  of  Zolem  '  who  was  with  me  and  was 
my  guide  all  the  iourney,  and  defrayed  me.  her  daughter  is  now 
so  prettie  euerie  way  that  you  would  like  her  yet  better  than 
euer  you  did  if  you  saw  her;  she  is  much  growen  and  is  still  of  a 
verie  sweet  disposition,  and  she  doth  become  her  :  she  has  a  great 
deal  of  witt  and  loues  our  nation  extreamlie,  it  makes  me  think  of 
your  wishe  ^  which  I  ame  not  against  you  know,  by  this  post  I 
haue  had  verie  good  news  of  the  Duke  of  Glocesters  constantie  in 
his  religion  and  of  my  Lo:  of  Ormonds  handsome  carriage  in  tliat 
business,'  so  as  the  Queen  saith  she  will  press  him  no  further  in 
it,  but  I  hope  the  King  will  not  trust  to  it,  but  gett  him  away  from 
thence,  which  will  doe  the  King  great  right :  it  is  so  colde  as  I 
can  say  no  more,  but  ame  euer 

Your  most  affectionat  frend. 

'  Francisca,  daughter  of  Frederick  the  Rhingrave,  and  wife  of  John  George 
Prince  of  HohenzoUem. 

^  E\idently  allusive  to  a  plan  of  producing  a  match  between  Charles  II.  and 
this  young  Princess,  one  of  the  daughters  of  the  ZoUem  family. 

^  This  alludes  to  the  attempt  made  to  force  the  young  Duke  of  Gloucester 
into  the  Jesuits'  College  ;  from  which,  and  other  attempts  upon  his  religion,  he 
was  only  saved  by  the  handsome  conduct  of  the  Marquis  of  Ormond,  who 
voluntarily  offered  his  services  to  the  King  to  snatch  his  brother  out  of  the 
hands  of  the  Queen-mother  and  her  bigoted  Confessor  Montague.  Carte's  Life 
of  Ormond,  vol.  ii.  pages  163-7,  contains  a  very  amusing  account  of  the  whole 
transaction,  very  much  to  the  credit  of  the  Marquis. 


i654  CORRESPONDENCE.  219 

I   pray  excuse  me  to  my  Lo.  Wentworth  and  reverent  Dick 
Harding  till  the  next. 

"  For  M'  Secretarie." 

3  Dec:  St:  No:  16+5  R.  6".     The  Queene  of  Bohemia  con*  her  iourney  to  see 
the  Qu.  of  Sweedeii. 


The  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Hagh  De:  21.  (1651). 
M'  Secretarie,  I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  i8  of  this  month. 
I  long  to  heare  my  sweet  Nephue'  is  at  Bruxelles.  My  Neece 
has  sent  Nick:  Armourer  to  meet  him  there.  I  haue  written  to 
him  by  him,  if  the  King  woulde  permitt  him  to  take  this  place  and 
Teiling  in  his  way  from  Bruxelles  he  woulde  make  his  Sister"  and 
me  verie  glade  :  he  need  not  make  such  hast  to  see  him,  it  is  but 
the  other  day  since  he  was  with  him,  but  it  is  much  longer  since 
wee  saw  him,  and  I  ame  sure  our  hoghen  Moghens  will  take  no 
notice  of  it  if  they  be  not  asked  the  question  as  they  were  for  the 
King's  comming  to  Breda.  To  be  with  his  Sister  some  time  can 
doe  him  no  harme.  I  haue  taken  the  boldness  to  write  the  same 
by  my  Lo:  Gerard'  to  the  King,  who  I  beleeue  will  be  with  you  as 
soone  as  this  letter,  for  he  went  from  hence  vpon  Saterday  last. 
We  heere  nothing  of  the  rebells  fleet  heerabouts,  but  they  say  that 
Blag'  is  to  ioine  with  the  Spanish  fleet  against  the  Duke  of  Guise. 
The  French  Ambassadour  beleeues  the  treatie  with  Cromwell  as 
good  as  broken ;  he  is  much  ioyed  that  the  meeting  betwixt  the 
Queene  of  Sueden  and  P.  of  Cond^'  was  to  neither  of  theire  con 
tent,  for  he  desired  to  be  receaued  as  the  Queene  receaued  the 
Arcdduc,  which  she  refused,  saying  she  had  done  too  much  in  that 
and  woulde  doe  so  no  more,  yet  he  came  to  see  her  brusqucmcnt  a 

'  The  Duke  of  Gloucester,  who  was  just  brought  from  Paris  by  the  Marquis 
of  Ormond. 

'  The  Princess  Dowager  of  Orange. 

'  Lord  Gerard  of  Bromley  ;  now  extinct. 

■*  Admiral  Blake  is  the  personage  here  alluded  to.  The  Duke  of  Guise  died 
very  soon  after  this  letter  was  written,  in  consequence  of  wounds  received  at  the 
siege  of  Arras. 

°  Yet  the  Prince  de  Conde  was  a  great  admirer  of  Christina,  and  observed 
upon  one  occasion — "  How  great   is   the  magnanimity  of  this  Princess,  who 


2  20  CORRESPOXDENCE.  1654 

rimpr&utst,  and  did  nothing  but  railkr  her  in  his  talke,  which  putt 
her  so  out  as  she  said  almost  not  one  worde.  This  was  in  the 
morning ;  after  dinner  she  sent  to  know  if  he  woulde  see  the  play 
at  night,  he  said  he  would  obey  her,  but  desired  to  know  whither 
he  shoulde  come  knowen  or  as  \Tiknowen,  for  if  he  came  as 
Prince  of  Condd  he  looked  to  haue  a  clmise  a  bras  as  the  Archduc 
had — she  saide  he  had  better  come  unknowen,  so  he  came,  and 
she  stood  all  the  play,  railling  with  Mon''  Quito  the  Princes  favourit. 
the  next  day  the  P.  went  to  Bruxelles,  and  neither  of  them  well 
satisfied  with  the  other.  My  La:  Swann  will  be  heere  within  a 
few  days,  by  her  I  shall  know  more  of  this :  I  haue  heard  the 
reason  of  S"'  Henr}'  de  Vies  ioumey  to  Coloign  •}  since  it  is  a 
doting  time  for  the  kings  oulde  Ministers  of  State,  I  thanke  God 
your  wife  is  yet  ahue,  for  feare  you  should  fall  in  loue  againe.  I 
pray  lett  me  know  when  that  wedding  will  be,  for  I  (will)  send 
you  a  letter  to  reverent  Dick  to  bespeak  him  for  brideman.  I 
thank  you  for  your  congratulation  of  Apollos^  retume,  you  know 
how  great  a  favorit  he  is  to 

Your  most  affectionat  frend. 

I  pray  tell  my  Ladie  Hide  I  ame  verie  glade  she  is  so  well  come 
to  Coloigne. 

' '  For  M'  Secretarie. " 

^1  Dec:  1654.     R.  \\.     The  Qu:  of  Bohemia  co^  the  Pr.  of  Conde  and  the 
Qu :  of  Sweedes  being  unsatisfied  w*"  each  other. 


TJie  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Hagh,  Dec:  27  (1654). 
Mr.  Secretarie,  since  you  wrote  yours,  I  understand  that  that 

could  so  easily  give  up  that  for  which  mankind  are  continually  destroj-ing  each 
other,  and  which  so  many  throughout  their  whole  lives  pursue  without  attain- 
ing !"  Conde,  at  the  period  here  recorded,  was  in  exUe  at  Brussels  ;  and 
though  he  felt  offended  upon  the  score  of  etiquette,  her  abdicated  Majesty 
seems  to  have  treated  him  nnth  great  familiarity,  exclaiming  "Cousin!  who 
would  have  thought  ten  years  ago  that  we  should  have  met  at  this  distance  from 
our  countries  T  The  Prince  might  have  thanked  her  for  his  exile,  as  it  arose 
partly  from  her  intermeddling  in  the  aflaires  of  the  Fronde  in  France,  a  few 
years  previous. 

'  It  was  an  affair  of  courtship  !    Her  Majesty  again  alludes  to  it  in  p.  222. 

'  Her  Majesty's  lap-dog,  already  noticed  ! 


i6s4  CORRESPONDENCE.  221 

arch  villaine  Manning  has  receaued  his  iust  desert.'  I  wish  all 
those  of  his  cabal  with  him.  I  wish  I  might  know  whome  he  has 
accused  on  this  side  the  sea,  to  auoide  them,  but  this  is  onelie  in 
case  you  may  tell  it,  for  I  doe  not  desire  it  otherwise ;  I  haue 
curiositie  enough  to  desire  to  know  the  rest,  but  I  will  not  desire 
but  as  you  think  fitt.     There  is  little  news  heere,  the  King  of 

Sueden"  has  a  sonne  borne  to  him  and  has and  prospers 

exceedinglie.  the  K.  of  Poland'  is  in  Silesia,  hunts  and  passeth 
his  time  with  little  care  of  anie  thing  else,  this  I  haue  from  his 
owne  resident,  but  I  feare  the  Electour  of  Brandebourg'  will  be 
in  a  ill  condition  if  he  doe  not  make  an  agreement  wth  the  King 
of  Sueden.  it  is  beleeued  that  Prince  Williame  will  be  shortlie 
Marschall  of  the  Feelde :  those  that  were  so  much  against  him  are 
not  now  so  fierce  :  else  there  is  no  news,  onely  Scone  is  come,  and 
I  hope  all  will  be  well  ended  in  that  foolish  business.     I  ame  euer 

Your  most  affectionat  frend. 
Mr.  Charles  Cottrell,  my  Lo:  Wentworth,^  and  reverent  Dick 
Harding,  I  cannot  write  to  them  now  for  lack  of  time.     I  pray  say 
the  same  to  Mons''  Soiret  from  me. 

'  Of  this  Manning  a  remarkable  anecdote  is  related  in  a  scarce  tract,  now  in  the 
British  Museum,  which  professes  to  give  a  memoir  of  Charles  during  his  exile. 

"  Before  his  Majesty's  departure  from  Colen,  there  happened  a  discovery  of 
one  of  those  persons  who,  under  pretence  of  waiting  upon  him  (Capt.  Manning 
by  name)  discovered  unto  the  Protector  all  his  designs  and  counsels  ;  who  being 
found  out,  was  by  his  Majesty's  command,  sent  to  a  strong  castle  adjacent  to 
Colen,  there  to  be  kept  close  prisoner.  But  all  the  Court  being  highly  incensed 
against  him  for  his  perfidiousnesse,  one  of  his  Majesty's  servants  (though  con- 
trary to  order)  pistoled  him  as  he  was  lighting  out  of  the  coach  at  the  Castle 
gate,  giving  him  less  than  the  due  reward  of  his  so  abominable  treachery."  It 
was  by  this  Manning  that  Penruddock  was  betrayed.  He  corresponded  with 
Thurloe. 

^  Charles  Gustavus  Duke  of  Deux  Fonts,  who  had  recently  succeeded  the 
abdicated  Christina. 

^  The  well-known  John  Casirair.  The  Queen's  observations  seem  almost 
prophetic  ;  as  the  whole  of  Poland  was  conquered  by  the  Swedes  in  less  than 
two  years  after  the  date  of  this  epistle. 

*  George  William,  grandfather  of  the  first  King  of  Prussia. 

^  Lord  Wentworth  had  been  high  in  command,  during  the  Civil  Wars  ;  and 
after  Goring  went  to  France,  a  second  time,  he  had  the  command  of  the  Western 
Army.  Yet  Bulstrode  says  of  him  that  "  he  was  a  very  lazy  and  unactiveman, 
and  was  not  thought  either  of  interest,  experience,  courage,  or  reputation 
enough  for  that  trust  which  was  devolved  upon  him. " 

There  are  some  curious  anecdotes  of  him  in  Bulstrode's  Memoirs,  p.  150,  &c. 


222  CORRESPOiYDENCE.  1654-55 


The  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Sir  Edivard  Nicholas. 

Hagh  Jan:  4  (1654-5). 
Mr.  Secretarie,  I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  29th  at  myretume 
vpon  Thursday  last  from  Teiling,  and  this  morning  I  haue  letters 
from  Bruxelles,  who  tell  me  that  my  deare  nephue  the  D.  of 
Gloucester  was  there  vpon  new  years  eue  the  same  day  I  was  at 
Teiling,  but  when  he  came  thither  or  goes  from  thence  I  know 
not.  I  ame  extreme  glade  the  King  permitts  (him)  to  see  his 
sister  and  me.  I  hope  he  will  suffer  him  to  stay  some  time  with 
my  deare  Neece,  it  will  be  a  great  contentment  to  her  and  no  hurt 
to  him,  and  as  long  as  there  is  nothing  tolde  to  the  States  of  him, 
they  will  take  no  notice  of  it,  this  I  know  is  true.  I  am  sorrie  for 
poote  S''  Henr)'  de  Vic,'  for  lett  the  match  break  or  goe  on,  it  is 
euerie  way  ill  for  him  :  We  heare  no  certaintie  heere  how  the 
French  treatie  with  the  rebells  in  England  goes,  whither  it  breake 
or  peece.'  I  am  verie  sorrie  for  the  Countess  of  Mortons  death, ^ 
I  pittie  S''  Thom.  Berkley,  but  most  her  children,  the  Queene  of 
Sueden  is  now  at  Bruxelles,  where  she  was  receaued  in  greate  state  : 
I  beleeue  the  Arch-duke*  wisheth  her  at  Antwerp,  for  she  perse- 
cutes him  verie  close  with  her  companie,  for  you  know  he  is  a 
\erie  modest  man.  I  haue  \\Titten  to  the  King  some  particuUars 
of  it  which  are  verie  rare  ons,  but  the  Prince  of  Cond^  is  still  verie 
unsatisfied  with  her  and  will  not  come  at  her.  I  haue  one  peece 
of  news  which  it  may  be  you  haue  not  heard :  the  resident  of 
Polande  tells  me  that  there  is  a  treatie  betwixt  Sueden  and 
Polande  and  a  perpetual  peace,  and  to  assist  one  the  other  against 
the  Muscovits :    the  King  of  Poland  will  quit  his  pretention  to 

'  Sir  Henry  de  Vic,  in  the  early  part  of  Charles  the  First's  reign,  had  been 
his  Majesty's  Secretary  for  the  French  mission,  and  also  agent  to  the  King  of 
Denmark.     See  p.  220. 

^  In  January  the  cavaliers  were  stirring,  but  in  vain  ;  and  in  the  following 
November,  Cromwell  made  peace  with  the  French.  The  Ex-Queen  of  Sweden 
and  the  Prince  of  Conde  seem  to  have  been  meddling  with  those  affairs,  through 
the  diplomatic  exertions  of  the  Count  de  Tott ;  as  may  be  seen  by  reference  to 
a  letter  in  Bromley's  Collection,  p.  1S6. 

^  Widow  of  William  Earl  of  Morton,  Lord  High  Treasurer  of  Scotland,  and 
long  in  gieat  personal  favour  with  Charles  the  First. 

■"  Archduke  of  Austria. 


c 


Ai^:ne  Couxtikss  of  Morton, 


•\-slt.l4Zflr,x„d 


1654-55  CORRESPONDENCE.  223 

Sueden  vpon  condition  that  he  be  recompenced  with  some  lande 
or  Islande  for  his  heire,  that  if  they  be  not  chosen  to  succeed  the 
kingdome  of  Polande,  they  may  haue  some  place  to  them  selfs  to 
Hue  in,  for  the  K.  of  Polande  has  no  patrimonie  of  his  owne  nor 
can  buy  anie  lande  under  the  croune  of  Poland :  his  agent  has 
order  to  goe  for  England,  to  see  if  Cromwell  woulde  send  some 
ships  against  the  Muscovits  to  make  a  diuersion.  the  good  agent 
is  verie  vnwilling  to  goe,  but  he  must  obey  his  master.  Sure 
Cromwell  is  the  beast  in  the  Revelations  that  all  kings  and  nations 
doe  worship ;  I  wish  him  the  like  end  and  speedilie,  and  you  a 
hapie  new  yeare  as' 

your  most  affectionat  frend. 

"For  Mr.  Secretarie." 
4"  Jan:  St.  No:  1654-5.      ^^^  7-  Q":  ^°' 


The  Queen  of  Bohemia  to  Sir  Edward  Nicltolas. 

Hagh  Jan:  10  (1654-5). 
Mr.  Secretarie,  I  beleeue  you, will  heare  at  Collein  how  I  haue 
beene  debauched  this  last  week  in  sitting  up  late  to  see  dancing. 
wee  made  Friday  out  and  every  night,  which  lasted  till  Saterdayat 
fine  a  clock  in  the  morning,  and  yesterday  was  the  christening  of 
P.  Will:"  childe  :  I  was  at  the  supper :  my  Neece,  the  P'  douager, 
the  little  Prince'  and  P.  Maurice  were  gossips  :  the  States  generall, 
I  meane  their  Deputies,  and  the  Counsell  of  State,  and  myself  and 
Louyse  were  there  as  guests,  after  super  was  dancing  this  (till) 
three  a  clock,  my  little  Nephue  was  at  the  super  and  sett  verie 
still  all  the  time :  those  States  that  were  there  were  verie  much 
taken  with  him.  the  King  of  Sueden  with  his  army  is  within  an 
houres  going  from  Kunisberg  with  twenty  thousand  men,  most 
horse,  the  Elector  is  in  the  toune  and  has  also  which  they  say  is 
twentie  thousand  also,  he  has  \torn  off^  foot  then  the  King  has 

'  Her  Majesty's  political  gossip  in  tliis  epistle  is  highly  deserving  the  notice 
of  the  historian.  A  preceding  note  shows  that  the  proposed  peace  between 
Poland  and  .Sweden  was  of  very  short  duration. 

^  This  evidently  refers  to  William  Frederick,  Count  and  Prince  of  Nassau 
Dietz,  who  had  married  Albertine  Agnes,  sister  of  the  late  Prince  of  Orange. 

^  Afterwards  William  the  Third  of  England,  then  only  four  years  of  age. 


224  CORRESPOXDENCE.  ,654-55 

[^alsfl  /rrr;]'  Ambassadour  goe  this  week  frcrr.  her^ce  totraT-ds 
Sueden  and  Dennemark,  one  of  those  that  goes  for  Denneniarke 
is  Men'  d'Ameron  a  gentleman  of  Utrecht,  a  verie  honest  and 
great  Royalist  and  so  you  may  be  sure  my  great  frend,  but  I 
beleeue  they  will  doe  but  little  with  that  King,  for  I  am  tolde 
from  a  good  hande  that  he  and  the  K-  of  Sueden  are  in  rerie 
good  intelligence  together,  which  I  am  not  sorie  for  ooosidenng 
how  little  these  States  assist  there  allies.  My  deare  Xeece  con- 
tinues her  resolutio'  of  going  from  hence  Thursday  next,  but  I 
dout  the  weather  will  hinder  for  it  thaughs  apace. 

I  ame  euer  your  most  afiectiooat  ftend. 

I  have  not  time  to  write  to  write  to  Mons:  Soiret,  bat  teD 
him  he  was  wished  here  ■\'pon  Friday  last  I  haoe  written  to  my 
N ephue  all  the  particullare  of  what  they  were  and  who  was  best 
dressed. 


Tk£  Qu£C7i  of  Bolicmia  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

Hagh,  Jan.  ii  (1654-5). 
Mr.  Secretarie,  I  hope  my  next  will  tell  you  of  my  sweet 
Nephues  being  wellcome  to  Teiling,  for  Mr.  Lovell  assures  ts  all 
heere  that  he  is  perfectlie  welL  I  beleeue  Mr.  Fraiser  is  not  s«ie 
to  haue  a  commission  to  waite  upon  him  this  way,  for  soe  he  may 
see  his  Mistris  though  she  will  not  ccrafess  him  sa  •  I  know  not 
how  your  people  at  Colloigne'  goe  on  with  theire  bnsines,  bat  oar 

'  This  alludes  to  the  first  inrason  of  Poland  bj  Gadam^  who  ■m«mr*>rA 
from  Pomerania  into  that  Kingdom  after  the  imgjtian  nade  "bg  Ids  onler,  hj 
General  Wlnembeig. 

"  Charles  the  Second  now  kept  his  Court  a:  Colcgne,  bat  in  great  priiacy. 
Sir  Stephen  Fox  is  descrihed  by  Bnlstrode,  as  having  the  caie,  iiiiiiiiij;iiinMI, 
and  disposal  of  his  hotisehold,  which  he  kept  at  an  evpence  fi  Dot  more  &aii 
six  hnndred  pistoles  J>er  month.  In  fact,  SDch  v-as  the  royal  txiMHWij',  that 
Charles  never  kept  a  coach  during  his  long  stay  in  tial  City.  "Ib  the  tiaKof 
the  King's  banishment,"  adds  Bnlstrode,  "he  ^sent  two  Jtsss  at  CabgBe^ 
where  he  was  well  received  by  a  widow,  at  whose  he  lodged." 

In  a  letter  written  by  the  King  to  Bennet,  afientaids  Earl  of  ArBi^;txai,  and 
preserved  in  the  Miscellanea  Anlica,  p.  109,  it  appears  that  Claries  led  a  ^eiy 
rational  and  sober  life  whilst  at  Cologne.     He  says :  "  I  hope  it  will  not  be 


1654-55  CORRESPONDENCE.  225 

resident  Thom.  was  asked  yesterday  for  the  first  time,  and  so  was 
Jack  Sayers.  I  feare  resident  Halle  will  not  haue  by  much  so 
good  a  bargaine,  but  how  Bess  who  is  left  at  Bruxelles  will  take  it, 
for  she  has  ratten  a  terrible  letter  to  S''  Charles  Cottrell  of  it,  and 
how  confident  she  is  of  her  Masters  honnestie  to  her,  so  as  she 
may  chaunce  forbid  the  bains.  Vicfort  tolde  me  yesterday  that 
Bourdeaux  has  order  to  stay  yett  it  England,  which  shews  what  you 
beleeue  is  true,  the  news  I  writt  to  you  of  Poland  and  Sweden 
is  most  true,  and  that  De  Bre  makes  still  his  monitions  to  goe  for 
England. 

Wee  had  a  Royaltie,  though  not  vpon  twelf  night,  at  Telling, 
where  my  Neece  was  a  gipsie  and  became  her  dress  extreame  well 

was  a   NorthoUand  boorine  ;  Mrs.   Hide '  a   shep- 

hardess  and  I  assure  was  verie  handsome  in  it,  none  but  her  Mis- 
tress looked  better  than  she  did.  I  beleeue  my  Lady  Hide  and 
Mr.  Chancelour  will  not  be  sorie  to  heare  it,  which  I  pray  tell 
them  from  me.  the  queene  of  Sueden  takes  a  house  at  Anwerp, 
all  her  owne  people  leaues  her  and  Italiens  and  Spaniards  comes 
in  theire  place.  Heere  is  little  news  stirring.  I  beleeue  you 
heare  of  the  quarrelle  betwixt  my  soone  and  the  Elector  of  Ments, 
it  may  come  to  some  ^  ill  business,  it  is  so  colde  and  they  make 
such  a  noise  with  theire  bells  and  pleids  in  (the)  street  as  makes 
me  end,  but  am  euer 

your  most  affectionat  frend. 

I  pray  remember  my  humble  seruise  to  the  King,  and  in  my 
name  make  an  humble  suit  to  him  in  Thom:  Killegrews  ^  behalf. 

many  days  before  you  see  how  we  pass  our  time  at  Collen,  which  tho'  it  be  not 
so  well  as  I  could  wish,  yet  I  think  it  is  as  well  as  some  of  you  do  at  Paris  ;  at 
least  some  that  are  here  would  not  pass  their  time  so  well  there  as  they  do 
here." 

In  another  letter,  Charles  mentions  a  design  of  himself  and  the  Princess 
Dowager  of  Orange,  to  go  to  the  Franl<fort  Fair  incopiito. 

'  Afterwards  Duchess  of  York ;  but  then  in  the  household  of  Princess 
Dowager  of  Orange. 

^  A  trifling  dispute  about  boundaries. 

'  Killigrew,  so  well  known  in  the  private  history  of  Charles's  reign,  was 
groom  of  his  bedchamber  after  the  Restoration,  and  happened  to  be  engaged 
one  morning  with  a  volume  of  his  own  plays,  which  he  took  \\\t  in  the  win- 
dow, whilst  his  Majesty  was  shaving.  "Ah!  Killigicw,"  .asked  the  King, 
IV.  Q 


226  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1654-53 

It  is  to  recommend  him  to  Pr.  William  for  Captaine  Morgans 
companie  who  is  dead,  the  companie  lyes  at  Orzo  and  is  under 
Eri  ...  e,  it  will  make  him  to  subsist  untill  the  King  be  able  to 
doe  for  him,  and  his  wiues  frends  haue  putt  him  upon  it  I 
woulde  not  trouble  his  Ma"^  with  a  letter  since  you  are  in  the 
place.  Thom:  writes  himself  to  the  King  about  it;  it  will  be  a 
great  honnour  for  him  the  Kings  writing  because  his  wiues  frends 
will  by  that his  Ma'^'*  favour  to  him. 

"For  Mr.  Secretarie." 
11°  Jan.  1654-5.     R-/j.     Queene  of  Bohemia  to  me. 


Tft£  Queen  of  Boltemia  to  Sir  Edward  NicJwlas. 

Mr.  Secretarie,  I  haue  receaued  yours.  My  sweet  Nephue  is 
not  yett  gone  from  .\nwerp,  but  I  hope  now  the  weather  is  better, 
and  I  shall  see  him  I  hope  shortlie,  for  as  soon  as  he  comes 
to  Teiling  I  wiU  be  there.  I  hope  it  is  a  good  prophesie  of  the 
Electrice  of  Brandebourg  ^  hauing  a  sonne,  but  she  doth  looke  to 
be  deliuered  before  the  end  of  this  month  or  the  beginning  of  the 
next  The  letters  out  of  England  say  CromweU  is  bringing  his 
armie  to  London,  and  doubles  his  gardes,  plants  cannon  in  manie 
places  in  London  and  at  the  Toure  ;  it  is  saide  he  wiU  make  him- 
self King  by  force  since  he  carmot  be  it  otherwise  :  this  is  written 
to  the  P.  of  Torente.  I  doe  not  heare  that  Bariere  is  at  Bnixelles. 
I  will  tell  Thom.  Killegrew  what  the  King  answeres.  As  for  the 
Archduc  he  may  thanke  God  to  be  ridd  of  the  Queen  of  Sueden, 
who  is  lodged  at  the  Count  of  Egmonts  house  in  Bruxelles,  where 
she  stays  aU  winter.  My  Lord  Norwich  has  got  news  that  the 
Archduc  goes  for  Spaine,  and  Don  John  of  Austria  comes  in  his 

"  what  will  yon  say  at  the  last  day,  in  defence  of  all  the  idle  words  in  that 
book  ? "  To  which  the  facetious  Tom  replied,  that  he  wotild  give  a  better 
account  of  his  "idle  words"  than  the  King  would  do  respecting  his  idle 
promises  and  more  idle  faUHts,  which  had  undone  more  than  ever  his  books 
did! 

'  The  Electress  Eliiabeth  Charlotte  was  daughter  of  Frederick  V.  Elector 
Palatine,  and  therefore  sister-in-law  to  her  Bohemian  Majesty. 


1654-55  CORRESPONDENCE.  227 

place  and  niarrieth  the  Queene  of  Sueden,  and  to  haue  the  Low 
Countries  as  the  Archduc  Albert,  but  I  beleeue  it  not :  there  is 
nothing  else  that  I  have  to  say  to  you  but  ame  euer 

Your  most  affectionate  friend, 

Hagh,  Jan.  i8. 

18"  Jan:  1654-5.     R;  II-2I.     Queene  of  Bohemia. 


To  lier  Roy  all  Highness  the  Lady  Princesse  Dowager  of 
Orange,  from  the  States  of  Holland  and  West-  Vriesland. 

Most  excellent  Princesse, 
We  were  informed  by  some  that  the  Lord  King  Charles 
your  Royall  Highnesses  Brother  should  haue  betaken  himselfe 
within  the  limitts  of  this  State,  and  particularly  that  he  should 
at  this  present  shelter  himselfe  in  the  house  at  Tylinge :  And 
although  we  cannot  by  any  meanes  belieue  or  expect  from  the 
wisdome  and  reason  of  the  said  mighty  Lord  the  King  that  he 
would  or  durst  vndertake  contrary  to  the  Treaty  of  Peace  made 
the  last  yeare  with  the  Commonwealth  of  England  to  come  within 
the  limitts  of  this  State,  and  directly  against  our  particular  orders 
comprehended  in  our  Resolutions  of  the  30"*  of  July,  2"''  and  4"" 
of  August  all  in  the  year  1653,  and  the  writing  made  by  the 
vertue  thereof  to  be  giuen  to  your  Royall  Highnes  within  the 
Province  of  Holland  and  West  Vriesland  :  So  haue  we  after  good 
reasons,  and  for  settling  our  selues  in  entire  rest,  found  meete  with 
these  to  set  before  the  eyes  of  your  Royall  Highnes  what  is  said 
before,  with  a  desire  and  demaund  that  you  will  speedily  declare, 
and  assure  vs  of  the  truth  hereof,  nothing  doubting,  but  desiring 
and  requiring  your  Royall  Highnes  as  much  as  in  her  lyes  by  all 
good  offices  and  duties  to  be  willingly  helpefull  to  take  heede  and 
effect  that  the  said  mighty  Lord  the  King  doe  not  cast  himselfe 
within  the  limitts  of  their  high  and  mightines  :  and  referring  our 
selues  thereto 

Most  excellent  Princesse,  We  committ  your  Royall  Highnes  to 


CORRESPOXDEXCE.  16-4-c: 


_VT>. 


i^Ll-J.i  7    *  AV 


Imstnutiams  for  omr  trtutj  &  wieit  Mamrd  Semamt,  Richard 
Brwaome^  CUrke  tfpmr  Privy  CmaaceB  6rc  {m  1640.) 

TTairing  orrxJOR  to  Send  a  pasan  of  bust  into  HoDand,  ontD 
oar  daie  Stster  tlK  Qaeeae  of  Bohemia,  and  oar  Nephev  Ae 
Fkinoe  Efedor  ftJaiin,  Wee  aoe  pleased  to  make  dicase  ofyoc  far 
Ifae  in^lofBeii^  and  far  joor  better  dire  rf:-   .J:- -  T::-:fe 

joo  «*  die  Instractians  faDoomg : 

Too  siiall  iqattMtf.  onto  oar  Sif:£r.  ir.  i  Xajfaev/  («ee  beeing 
jugMMtMl  he  hadi  a  desiie  to  p^sr ;  diese  partes)  hov 

mooBnanent  it  vonid  be  far  oar  ;;  ^ -  -?^r—  '-e  ^'yzlA 

:  ibe  joamEf^  and  dbat «-  . 


,  Zik  Eaag  lad  beooae  alsokr : 

*  The  ElBdtorBifaiaKkalfaeeBiBi:: 
I  of  Oe  GbIo.    la  OKe: 
to  E^lad  a«a   t:. 
Ae  Fiia  was  xmamc  tt  he  p: ; 

to  ade  «i&  de  VaSam^-: 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  229 

his  owne  affaires,  since  we  shall  still  haue  the  same  care  and 
affection  for  them,  in  his  absence,  as  if  he  were  present,  and  now 
especially  in  this  Treaty  between  us  and  the  States  of  the  Vnited 
Provinces,  and  the  Prince  of  Orange,  wherein  his  interests  shall 
not  be  forgotten. 

That  for  the  paper  w'^'"  S'  Richard  Cave '  hath  given  us,  Wee  find 
it  soe  directly  contrary  to  the  interests  of  the  States,  and  in  itselfe 
impracticable,  that  from  that  ground,  Wee  cannot  hope  any  effects 
conducible  to  the  good  of  our  Nephewes  affaires,  yet  in  the 
present  Treaty  we  are  resolued  to  endeauour  y""  interest  of  him, 
and  the  House  Palatene,  soe  farre  as  the  present  conjuncture 
of  affaires  will  permit,  it  being  one  of  the  principall  motiues  that 
induced  us  to  harcken  to  this  Alliance  w""  the  States,  and  the 
Prince  of  Orange. 

You  are  further  to  giue  our  Sister  and  Nephew,  all  reall  asseur- 
ances  of  our  loue  and  affection  to  them,  and  particularly  of  our 
desires,  that  all  misunderstands  (if  such  there  chaunce  to  haue 
bin)  that  haue  happened  either  in  circumstance  or  otherwayes, 
concerning  the  ouuertures  of  this  Marriage  ^  intended  betweene  our 
eldest  daughter  and  the  Prince  of  Oranges  son,  may  be  taken 
away :  Wee  foreseing  that  nothing  can  be  of  more  aduantage  to 
them  in  their  present  condition,  then  that  there  be  a  cleare  vnder- 
standing,  and  all  reall  friendship  betweene  them,  and  the  Prince 
and  Princesse  of  Orange  :  w'*  you  are  effectually  to  represent  vnto 
them  by  all  the  arguments  and  reasons  you  can  frame,  and  of  what 
dangerous  consequence  the  contrary  may  be  to  their  interests  and 
restitution. 

You  shall  likewise  give  unto  our  Sister  and  Nephew,  a  true  and 
particular  knowledge  of  the  state  of  the  Treatyes  betweene  us  and 
the  States  Ambassad"  (as  our  principall  Secretary  shall  informe 

'  This  Sir  Richard  Cave  appears  to  have  been  much  engaged  in  the  affairs 
of  Holland  and  the  Palatinate.  In  Bromley's  Collection  of  Royal  Letters,  he 
is  mentioned  by  the  Count  Palatine  in  a  letter  to  the  Queen  of  Bohemia,  as 
Captain  Cave  ;  he  was  then  serving  in  the  army,  and  occasionally  employed  in 
diplomatic  affairs. 

"  The  marriage  took  place  on  the  2d  of  May,  1641,  when  the  Princess  was 
only  twelve  years  of  age  ;  and  it  is  a  curious  fact  in  Charles's  private  history, 
that  it  was  celebrated  with  great  magnificence  in  the  interval  between  the  sen- 
tence and  the  execution  of  the  Earl  of  Strafford. 


230  CORRESPONDENCE.  16^1 

you)  as  well  of  that  of  the  Marriage,  as  of  y''  Confederation,  in  the 
latter  of  which,  we  are  resolued  (as  aforesaid)  to  take  a  special  care 
of  their  interests. 

You  are  to  acquaint  them,  that  although  the  two  Treat)-es  are 
not  come  as  yett  to  a  conclusion,  neuerthelesse  hauing  been  pressed 
by  the  Prince  of  Orange,  that  his  son  might  passe  into  England 
before  his  going  to  the  Field,  Wee  haue  so  farre  giuen  our  assent 
thereunto  as  that  wee  haue  left  it  to  him,  to  doe  therein  as  he  shall 
thinke  fitt. 

You  are  to  impart  these  our  Instructions  vnto  S'  William  Bos- 
well  our  Resident,  and  to  take  his  aduise  in  all  things  that  may 
conceme  our  seruice,  and  you  are  w""  him  to  addresse  your  selfe  in 
our  name  to  the  Prince  &  Princesse  of  Orange,  &  to  passe  like 
oflSces  w""  them  for  the  endeauouring  &  setling  of  a  good  under- 
standing betweene  our  deare  Sister,  our  Nephew,  and  them, 
according  as  wee  soe  earnestly  desire,  and  their  interest  requires  : 
Giuen  under  our  Signe-manuall  att  our  Court  at  ^\^litehall  y"  23'" 
of  Febru:  1640. 

(Signed)  H.  \'axe. 

Indorsed, 

"  Hi5  Ma^i"  Instructions  to  Mr.  Browne,  going  into 
Holland  1641." 


Instructions  for  our  trusty  and  zvelbeloued  RicJiard  Brozune,^ 
Esq.  one  of  tJie  Clerkes  of  our  Privy  Councell,  atid  our 
Agent  'df'-  our  good  brother  tJie  most  Christian  King: 
{in  1 64 1.) 

Charles  R. 

Wee  hauing   occasion  to   imploy  our   right   trusty  and   right 

welbeloved  Cousin  the  Earle  of  Leycester-  our  extraord"^  Am- 

bassad'  with  our  good  brother  the  French  King,  in  the  gouemmen' 

of  our  Realme  of  Ireland,  as  our  Lieutenant  generall  there,  and  to 

'  Afterwards  Sir  Richard,  father  in  law  of  John  Evel)"!!,  Esq. 
'  Robert  Sidney,  nephew  of  the  gallant  Sir  Philip. 


i64i  CORRESPONDENCE.  231 

that  end  being  now  to  recall  him  from  his  employment  in  France : 
Wee  haue  that  confidence  of  your  fidelity,  and  abilities,  and  parti- 
cularly of  your  experience  in  those  parts,  that  wee  haue  thought 
fitt  to  make  choice  of  you  for  to  be  our  Agent  there,  and  that  you 
may  the  better  acquitt  your  selfe  in  that  charge,  you  shalbe  pro- 
vided w""  the  Instructions  following  : 

First  vpon  your  ariiuall  in  that  kingdome,  you  shall  addresse 
yo''''selfe  vnto  our  said  Ambassad'  extraord''''  for  to  be  by  him  pre- 
sented vnto  that  King,  to  whom  you  shall  deliuer  yo''  I'res  of  Cre- 
dence, and  impart  your  charge  : 

And  when  you  shalbe  thus  admitted  to  his  presence,  you  shall 
in  due,  and  the  best  manner,  lett  him  know  the  great  affection  wee 
beare  to  his  person,  and  the  good  aduancement  and  prosperity  of 
him  and  his  affaires,  and  how  much  wee  doe  desire,  according  to 
the  antient  friendshipp  and  strait  obligations  betweene  us,  to 
maintaine  all  good  intelligence  and  correspondence.  To  w'''  end, 
that  there  may  be  nothing  wanting  on  our  part,  We  haue  now, 
vpon  the  comming  away  of  our  Ambassad',  sent  you  to  reside 
there :  And  soe  you  are  accordingly  to  make  this  your  principal] 
aime,  as  it  is  indeed  the  proper  charge  of  all  Amb",  Legats,  and 
Agents,  to  nourrishe  and  maintayne  a  good  correspondence  be- 
twixt the  two  Crownes. 

And  therefore  you  are  to  informe  yo^selfe  of  all  former  Treatyes, 
and  more  especially  of  the  last  and  most  freshe  in  practice,  be- 
tweene these  Crownes,  being  the  rule  by  w'''  the  proceedings  of  the 
subjects  of  both  sides  are  to  be  regulated. 

And  that  you  may  better  know  wherein  Wee,  or  our  subjects, 
are  any  wayes  concerned  in  those  parts,  whether  in  suites,  processes, 
or  otherwayes,  you  are  to  take  all  fitting  and  necessary  informa- 
tions from  our  said  Ambassad',  and  what  businesses  shalbe  left  in 
agitation  by  him  for  o"  seruice,  you  are  in  our  name  to  continue 
the  prosecution  thereof,  and  to  giue  account  of  yo''  proceedings 
therein. 

Another  part  of  your  charge  is,  that  you  watch  carefully  ouer 
the  motions  of  that  State  where  you  are,  what  treaties,  alliances, 
assistances,  or  ennemityes  shalbe  moued  w""  other  States  openly, 
or  vnder-hand,  wherein  our  affaires  may  be  any  wayes  concerned ; 
and  for  yo''  better  light  and  information  herein,  you  are  to  keepe 


232  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1641 

intelligence  w^  Oiir  AmbassaJ'  and  Agents  ■«"*  other  Princes,  and 
States,  to  whom  wee  wiD  giue  orders  to  correspond  w*  vdil 

And  as  there  shaD  ftuther  occasion  arise  for  yon  to  negotiate  in, 
for  onr  sernioe,  yoa  shall  recdne  directions,  either  icnnediately 
from  our  sdnes^  or  from  our  prindpaH  Secretari^  in  oor  name, 
w*  yoa  are  to  obsenie  &  fiiDow,  as  if  it  came  -mder  our  owne 
hand,  and  from  time  to  time  to  adnertise  them  (or  vs  as  the  im- 
poctance  of  the  oocaaon  may  require)  of  all  yo^  proceediiigs,  and 
what  soener  else  may  come  to  yo"  knowledge,  w^  may  be  nsefiill 
and  necessary  for  the  good  of  our  affaires  : — 'R'hiichall  the  ;3*  erf 
Jnly  1641. 

H.  Vax±. 

••  InstractkBis  fcr  Mi.  Browne.'' 
Jn]y  23,  1 641. 


Chaxus  R. 

Nostre  feal  et  bien  ame  Richard  Browne,  Gentilhom'e  de  Nostre 
Chambre  Privee,  Secretaire  en  Nostre  Conseil  Privee,  et  Nostre 
Readent  en  France,  salm.  Comme  ainsi  soit  qne  ceux  contre 
qtd  Xons  avons  a  faire  presentem'  tonchant  le  reste  des  demiers 
Dotauls '"  de  Xostre  tres  chare  Eponse  la  Reyne,  se  venlent  servir 
ccmtie  Nons  de  certains  paetptidns  Ordres  doimez  run  an  mois 
(fOctobne  1635,  par  fen  Xostre  Grand  Thresorier:^  Tantre  par 
No)B  da  20"*  Join  1639  a  Barwick.  Xons  vons  declarons  &  tons 
ankr^  qn'il  appardendra,  qne  Xons  desavonons  celny  pretendn 
dn  dit  X"re  Grand  Thresorier,  com'e  estant  uonne  hors  son  poirroir, 
et  contre  le  bien  de  Xos  affaires  et  interests,  5:  contre  Xostre  in- 
tention. Et  pour  cekry  donne  an  diet  Barvdck,  Xons  le  revoqnons 
absofamient,  com'e  ayant  este  tire  de  Xons  par  surprise  5:  dn  tont 
ocntie  N*  intention  &  le  bien  de  Xos  amires.  Ce  qne  vons  de- 
darei  et  notifieres  ipiand  ainsi  vons  adviserez  ^tre  affaire.    Et 

'  This  resmnpticm  with  rented  to  tie  Qneem's  dowiy  was  evidendr  to  feoB- 
tate  the  '.iijij»1»<-i  irma  the  Cantmfnt ;  ance  si  this  pnerise  period  her  Msj^ty 
tiansmitted  to  the  ^rng  a  ocmsadershle  sum  cS  maaey  isiaed  upon  the  pawi>ed 
jew^  aC  the  Ctotil     She  wait  to  HoIUiid  an  the  235  of  Fehmsiy  pre- 


*  Ridiaid  IK'estDn,  Eail  of  FonSand. 


i642  CORRESPONDENCE.  233 

pour  ce  faire,  ces  Nos  Lettres  vous  seront  Garrant  et  Authority 
suffisante.  Donn^  soubs  Nostre  signet  le  dixneufiesme  jour  de 
Juillet  a  N™  Cour  a  Beuerley,  1642,  I'an  XIIX""  de  N're  Regne. 

A  N"  feal  et  bien  ame  Richard  BrowTie,  Gentilhom'e 
de  N're  Chambre  Privee,  Sec're  en  N're  Conseil 
d'Estat  &  Prive,  et  N're  Resid'  en  France.    1642. 


Charles  R. 
Trusty  and  well  beloued  Wee  greet  you  well.  Whereas  one 
Walter  Strickland '  hath  bin  very  lately  sent  in  y"  name  of  both 
Houses  of  Parliam'  heere  with  credentials  to  treate  with  o""  Allyes 
the  States  G'rall  of  the  Vnited  Netherlands,  as  pretended,  for  the 
publick  good,  though  without  any  concurrence  or  knowledge  of 
Us,  which  We  must  interprett  the  highest  act  of  affront  &  dis- 
obedience w'""  hath  bin  committed  against  o"'  Royall  person  & 
dignity ;  And  this  example  leading  us  to  a  beleefe  of  what  Wee 
haue  bin  told,  but  were  not  apt  to  creditt  whilest  there  was  any 
shew  of  reverence  of  o'  knowne  Regalities  yet  remaining,  that 
Augier,^  or  some  other  person,  is  by  the  said  Houses  sent  with 
their  usurped  comission  into  France ;  Wee  haue  thought  fitt  hereby 
to  authorise  &  com'and  you  to  use  y^'^  best  and  utmost  meanes  as 
well  privatly  as  publickly  &  in  Our  Name  to  hinder  &  oppose  any 
audience,  countenance,  or  treaty  in  any  kind  to  be  afforded  the 
said  Augier  or  other  whatsoeuer  craving  the  same  of  o'''  Brother 
the  French  King,  the  Princes  of  the  Blood,  or  any  of  the  Protes- 
tant Party,  o"  Friends  &  Allyes,  without  Warrant  under  owre 
owne  hand.  And  if,  notwithstand*',  Augier  or  any  other  shall  pre- 
vaile,  That  you  then  in  Qi"  Name  solemnely  protest  there  against 
the  highest  violacon  of  theire  Allyance  &  Friendship  with  Vs, 
against  w'^''  Wee  shall  seeke  such  reparacon  as  by  God's  assistance 
Wee  shall  be  enabled.     For  all  w'^"  as  these  0"  Letters  shalbe  y''^ 

'  This  Strickland  was  afterwards  a  member  of  Parliament,  and  one  of  those 
who  had  been  strenuous  in  the  affair  of  the  "Self-denying  Ordinance  ; "  yet  he 
is  expressly  stated  by  Walker,  in  the  "  History  of  Independency,"  to  have  been 
in  the  receipt  of  large  sums  from  the  public  purse. 

*  Augier  had  formerly  been  in  his  Majesty's  confidence  in  the  diplomatic 
negociations  on  the  Continent  with  regard  to  the  Elector  Palatine. 


254  CORRESPOXDEXCE.  1642 

sasBcknt  Wanaat  &  Protecoon,  So  ve  shall  t-^pp**  hoeof  yt/ 
feit^fiill  &  boanden  discfaaige  as  oocaskm  tlierefae  shalbe  offied 
'vn::' TML  Gioaiat  o*  Comt  at  Nottii^iam  die  iz^da^of  Sep- 
:e~:"  :r.  :'-:  r'r'-Tfffirti  feaie  of  o*  Re^ne  1642. 


^■jttA  Kiciaid  BMaae^  Es^ 


CuASlXS  R. 

Trusty  &  wdbdov^  Wee  greet  yoa  weB.  Wee  bdeeve  that 
before  diis  Letter  the  Capodns*  of  Sometsett  house,  or  some  from 
tibem,  vilbe  anired  at  Pans&hane  represented  thae  hov  dis- 
gaoefaPy  tfaeyirerehtdy  entreated  at  LondoQ.  Wee  are  exceed- 
ii^hp  4&pleased  that  soe  h^  an  affimt  hatfa  been  pot  upon  the 
Treaty  betveen  Vs  &  the  Fiench  Eii^  Oar  Btodier,  &  npon  Onr 
one  AiWh«jriiy.  Bnt  faaanodi  as  this  baifaaioos  Aa  is  the  cfaDd 
of  that  monstroos  Rdidlion  «^  goes  t^  vith  oonfiasaGn  &  de- 
stroooon  to  oar  Person  &  Postaity  as  wdl  as  oar  Ijxs  &  Ri^^hts. 
Wee  «ilbe  deere  of  anj  impolaoan  thereof  disaTonng  the  same, 
the  andxxs,  actOB  &  abetUas  thaeo^  as  Wee  doe  disavov  & 
detest  an  tfadr  tiaytioos  machinaoons  »^m^  Ys  &  the  Peace  of 
Oar  Kii^dam%  leanii^  them  dbnaskns  to  die  inst  indignacan&: 
leceoge  «^  God  shaU  inflict  npon  them  in  hk  dne  thne.  And  to 
this  efiect  Wee  wiO  &  mmmanri  yon  in  Oar  Xante  to  make  jff 
addresse  to  Oar  said  deare  Brother  tlie  Fiendh  King  for  hs  satis- 

*  l^bVtlpr^as^rir:-  z  _  r  K^  kid  kabud  Us  sbodod  at 


Popoy,  Aat  Ac  Ki^; 
tioBS  vorid  bie  Ibc 

!^add  be  iM  a  oe:  ^ 
be  Imrfcnd.  aad  aL  j 
Bvtaa^  Ci*a  Wms. 


i643  CORRESPONDENCE.  235 

faccon  &  the  discharge  of  Our  conscience  &  affeccon  to  Him  in 
this  regard.  And  soe  Wee  bid  you  farewell.  Giuen  at  Our  Court 
at  Oxford  the  s""  day  of  Aprill  in  the  Nineteenth  yeare  of  Oure 
Reigne. 

1643. 

"To  our  trusty  and  welbeloued  Richard  Browne, 
our  Resident  with  our  deere  Brother  the  French  King." 
From  his  Ma'''  5'''  April,  1643. 


m 


m. 


PRIVATE    CORRESPONDENCE 

BETWEEN 

SIR   EDWARD    HYDE, 

AFTERWARDS  EARL  OF  CLARENDON, 

AND 

SIR   RICHARD    BROWNE, 

AMBASSADOR   TO  THE   COURT   OF   FRANCE,    IN   THE  TIME  OF   KING 
CHARLES   I.    AND   THE   USURPATION. 


INTRODUCTION. 


<HE  connection  which  Lord  Clarendon  had  with 
the  events  and  poHtics  of  the  period  to  which  this 
Work  refers,  is  too  well  known  to  require  more, 
in  this  place,  than  a  short  introductory  sketch 
illustrative  of  the  subjects  noticed  in  the  various 
letters.  The  first  two  of  these  are  written  from  Jersey,  whither  Sir 
Edward  Hyde  had  accompanied  the  Prince  of  Wales;  having  indeed 
been  of  his  Council  when  he  was  at  Pendennis  Castle,  which  he  eva- 
cuated in  1645.  Jersey  was  at  that  time  under  the  government  of 
Lord  Jermyn  ;  and  Sir  George  Carteret  was  his  deputy.  When 
the  Prince  went  to  Paris  to  join  his  mother,  Sir  Edward  remained 
behind ;  his  reasons  for  which  are  fully  recorded  by  himself  in  his 
Life.  At  Jersey  he  staid  two  years ;  and  during  the  same  period 
Sir  Edward  Nicholas  was  at  Caen  in  Normandy,  afterwards  in 
Holland,  where  he  had  the  King's  leave  to  reside,  on  his  being 
forced  to  fly  from  England.'^  Lord  Digby  also,  to  whom  frequent 
reference  is  made,  had  been  in  Ireland,  when  Charles  fled  to 
Jersey :  but  joined  him  soon  after  with  two  frigates,  and  two 
hundred  soldiers ;  at  which  time  he  strenuously  urged  the  de- 
parture of  the  Prince  for  his  father's  Irish  dominions.  The  Prince 
having  afterwards  proceeded  to  Holland,  Sir  Edward  Hyde  joined 


Vide  Lord  Clarendon's  State  Papers,  vol.  ii.  p.  286. 


240  INTR  OD  UCTION. 

him  there  in  164S,'  and,  soon  ifrer  the  — "r-;er  *f  the  Rigal 
Martyr,  was  sent  Ambassador  int:  ;:.:..:_  i-;z:  ^:_.ih  cornntey  he 
rejoined  the  yotrng  King  in  France,  and  -was  appoiQited  ; 
at  Antwerp,  where  he  remained  dniirr  Charles's 
attempt  in  Scotland ;  but  was  orderei  : :  7 1--.£  on  his 
arrival  there  after  the  escape  fipoaa  die  battle  of  WtHoeatec. 

These  events  £11  np  the  hiaSm  between  1645  2sd  1652,  die  due 
of  the  third  letter ;  and  it  only  lOMCiiius  tDei|ifaMisonie  poiticBiais 
of  line  jffinrc  allndfiil  to  in  many  subsecpent  paits  of  lite  Cones- 
poodenoe,  iraifli  nespeCt  to  the  Royal  fleet 

When  Charles  I.  perished  on  the  scaffold,  a  portion  of  the  Jfawy 
revolted  from  the  Parliament,  and  sailed  to  HoDand  ia  aid  of  die 
Royal  Cause.  These  ships  were  soon  pnt  nnder  d»e « »«iiHiiiiimiii>l  of 
Prince  Rnpert,  and  were  employed  by  him  in  a  predaaany  waifiae 
asainst  the  Commonwealth,  besides  imaVirng  seroal  attera|it5  on 
the  Eastern  coast  of  England  in  aid  of  die  sisBal  Sojol  pairty  stM 
existing  there ;  after  which  they  proceeded  to  the  Li^oosst,  1 
they  took  some  valnable  prizes.  The  PairilimiMaat  s 
them ;  but  in  1649,  Rupert,  having  faroedlK  w^dnos^  Hbloei^s 
fleet,  continned  to  capture  English  ^ps,  appaiosdy  an  Us  own 
account,  and  indeed  without  either  asya^  fac,  or  leutwing,  an^ 
orders  from  his  Majesty.  He  theo  proceeded  for  Political,  bot 
was  forced  off  by  Blake,  so  that  he  -wzs,  obliged  to  iy  far  the 
Mediterranean,  where  he  commenced  aggressions  on  libe^pamaid^ 
and  was  repaired  and  refitted  at  Tonlcm,  from  whence  he  fa^ad  it 
necessary  to  retire,  sailing,  in  1 65  o,  for  the  West  Indies. 

At  this  period  Sdlly  and  Jersej-  sent  ont  bwaiwr.  of  privateers ; 
but  those  islands  being  captured  by  the  PadiameBgaiy  Sarces,  the 
freebooters  were  obliged  to  bring  their  prizes  into  the  ports  erf 
Brittany;  and,  in  return  for  the  sanction  of  Rrryal  Commissions, 
were  called  upon  to  pay  certain  droils  into  the  Ring's  Esdbeqtiar 
— ^a  circumstance  to  which  many  of  the  following  Letters  refer. 

In  1652,  Rupert  arrived  at  Xantes  from  the  West  Indi^  after 
suffering  heavy  losses  from  storms ;  so  that,  in  faotghead^bniii^at 
back  one  man  of  war,  and  thiee  or  iasas  other  T^sell%  bong  die 
sole  remains  of  twenty-five  di^  of  finoe  of  iribich  IzE  sgaadm 

'  A  Teiy  interesdng  acconnt  of  bis  adventures  iipEm  iflslt  mrvn-anm  mzy  be 
found  in  ClarendoE's  life,  page  105. 


T/K    I  •  O  yVVV.    AIN"I'  I )  '[r?  'K     UIASII  X.T  (  )  .^' 


Jftf^y*^.'  fr 


j'^IiWV S OMET4SET ^LVRQT'IS  Or^WbRCES TER . 


j^^tFryrr;/r6  hi,  rsc^a.-i-i.  .«--^«j- 


INTRODUCTION.  241 

originally  consisted :  and  these  he  was  compelled  to  sell  to  pay 
his  seamen,  under  circumstances  which  will  be  found  illustrated 
in  the  ensuing  Notes. 

It  may  be  proper  here  to  bring  to  the  Reader's  recollection  that 
the  King  staid  at  Paris  until  1654,  when  he  proceeded  through 
Flanders  to  Spa ;  thence  to  Aix  La  Chapelle,  and,  finally,  to 
Cologne,  as  noticed  in  the  preceding  series.  In  1657  he  was  at 
Bruges,  where  he  appointed  Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  be  Lord  Chan- 
cellor of  England. 


IV. 


IDITKIK     or     OK  MO  IV 


CLARENDON    LETTERS. 


Sir  Echoard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne} 

I  HAT  you  receaued  not  an  answer  to  your  very 
kinde  letter  of  the  4  of  June,  by  some  of  the 
Princes  trayne,  you  must  impute  to  that  agony 
of  minde,  which  was  necessary  to  oppresse  me, 
at  the  partinge  fro'  so  pretious  a  iewell,  and  with 
so  many  good  frends ;  I  hope  I  shall  be  agayne 
restored  to  them,  howeuer  that  all  happinesse  will  crowne  ther 
counsells ;  whilst  I  with  some  very  good  frends  of  yours  pray  for 
them,  in  this  poore  island  ;  you  will  very  much  refresh  vs  with 
your  correspondence,  that  wee  may  vnderstande  the  hopes,  and 
progresse  of  that  prosperity  wee  pray  for.  I  doe  not  in  the  least 
degree  apprehend  a  possibility  of  a  peace  betweene  the  Scots  & 
the  Independ'ts,  but  feare  more  the  manner  of  the  warr,  least  in 
opposicon  to  the  nacon  all  the  English  turne  Independ'ts  ;  which 


'  From  the  gener.Tl  purport  of  this  letter,  it  is  evident  that  Sir  Edward  Hyde 
was  by  no  means  pleased  with  the  Prince's  journey  from  Jersey  to  Paris.  His 
reasons  for  this  are  pretty  fully  detailed  in  his  "  Life,"  and  also  in  the  second 
volume  of  State  Papers,  p.  276.  The  justice  of  the  political  opinions  here 
expressed  was  fully  verified  by  the  succeeding  events. 

See  also  p.  239,  2nd  vol.  State  Papers,  for  the  King's  reasons  respecting  the 
Prince's  visit  to  the  Court  of  France  ;  and  p.  307,  for  further  observations  on 
the  "  Scots  and  Independents." 


244  CLAREXDOX  LETTERS.  1646 

sure  may  be  prxuented  :  I  believe  the  crisis  is  at  hande :  I  wish 
yDu  all  happinesse,  beinge, 

S% 
Your  very  affectionate  Serv", 
Jarsy,  this  12  of  July  1646.  Edw.  Hyde. 

I  beseech  you  remember  my  seruice  to  Mr.  Xicolls,'  and  desyre 
him,  if  ColL  Murray'  should  not  be  at  Courte,  that  he  keepe  my 
letter  to  him,  in  his  bandes,  till  he  see  him  ;  and  that  he  deliuer  it 
to  none  else.     Your  &vour  (S')  for  this  to  S*  H.  Mackeworth.' 
Sir  Ric  Biowne. 


Sir  Edzvard  Hyde  to  Sir  Ricliard  Browne. 

S', 

I  hane  this  day  receaued  yours  of  the  iS.  of  August^  [qr.  July], 
and  by  your  leaue  continue  the  giuinge  you  this  trouble ;  by  this 
tyme  I  hope  his  Highnesse  hath  had  so  good  a  recepcon  at  ffoun- 
tainebleau/  that  hath  made  some  amends  for  the  former  wante  of 
ceremony :  Methinkes  the  imaginacons  that  it  is  possible  for  the 

*  Who  this  Mr.  NicoDs  was,  does  not  appear;  for  thoogfa  Sir  Edward 
Nidiolas's  name  is  sometimes  spelled  so  in  these  letters,  yet  beii^  then  knighted 
he  wooM  have  been  called  Mr.  Secietaiy,  as  Sir  Edvard  Herbert  is  often  calkd 
"Mr.  Attorney." 

*  Colonel  Charies  Mnrray,  a  companicm  of  the  Prince  fexn  Jersey  to  Paris. 
Thoe  is  a  hnmoioas  letter  &om  him  in  Clarendon's  State  Papers,  vol.  ii.  pu 
255,  describii^  the  airival  of  his  Royal  Highnes  in  the  French  capital,  and 
sobseqnently  at  FoDtaineUean. 

*  The  first  Barcmet  of  that  name,  of  Noimantcxi,  in  Rntlandshiie ;  and 
brother  to  the  "  brave  and  honest  ~  Sir  Fiands,  who  distii^;Qished  himself  in 
the  Civil  War,  as  Major  General  to  the  Marqms  of  Newcastle  and  afierwards 
served  in  the  Low  Coontries,  daring  Charles's  exile. 

*  This  apparent  antidpatioa  of  date,  wfa^i  compared  with  that  of  this  letter, 
may  have  arisen  &XHn  Sir  Richard  nsing  the  Gregorian  style,  from  Paris,  whilst 
Sir  Edward  preserved  the  old  style,  in  conformity  with  English  cnstom. 

*  The  letter,  spoken  of  in  the  preceding  postscript,  for  Colonel  Mnnay, 
appears  to  have  been  written  on  the  subject  of  the  Prince's  reception  at  the 
French  Cooit ;  for  in  the  second  voliune  of  Clarendcm's  State  Papers,  p.  254, 
there  is  an  epistle  from  the  Colonel,  describing  the  distingiiished  reception 
which  the  Prince  met  with  on  his  arrival  at  F(»tainebkan. 


1646  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  245 

Kinge  to  submit  to  those  vyle  proposicons/  is  the  next  treason  to 
the  makinge  them,  ther  beinge  in  them  no  seedes  left,  out  of  which 
Monarchy  may  agayne  possibly  springe  :  and  therfore  I  longe  to 
heare  how  our  brethren  of  Scotland  comporte  themselves  upon  his 
refusall,  which  yet  I  doe  not  exspecte  will  be  positive,  but  such  a 
one  as  they  at  London  will  vote  to  be  a  refusall :  I  beseech  you 
let  me  heare,  how  your  intelligence  from  London  diposes  the 
Catholiques  ther,  I  suppose  that  party  cleaues  to  the  Independ'ts, 
and  I  am  sure  had  hearetofore  fayre  promises  from  them  ;  and  can 
have  no  hope  from  the  Presbitery.  I  feare  the  ill  successe  of  the 
ffrench  in  Italy  and  fflanders,''  will  giue  them  an  excuse  for  those 
faylings  to  his  Highnesse,  which  they  meant  to  committ  in  the 
most  prosperous  condicon  :  and  if  this  indispoticon  in  the  Pr.  of 
Condd  be  in  earnest,  they  may  haue  ther  excuses  multiplyed.^  If 
my  brother  Aylesbury'  be  come  to  you,  I  pray  let  him  receaue  this 
inclosed  letter,  otherwise  keepe  it  for  him.  My  service  to  Mr. 
Nicolls,'  to  whome  I  sent  a  packet  by  Dr.  Jonson,  which  I  hope 
came  safe  to  him ;  My  LL*'  heare,  and  our  very  good  Gouernour," 
are  your  seruants,  as  I  am  very  heartily, 

your  most  affectionate,  humble  seru', 

Edw:  Hyde. 
Jarsy  this  14.  of  Aug.  1646. 

S"^  Ric.  Browne. 

'  The  propositions  here  alhided  to  are  noticed  in  the  preceding  portion 
of  this  work. 

'  During  the  war  with  Spain,  in  the  minority  of  Louis  XIII.  ;  but  these 
events  were  not  of  sufficient  importance  to  require  specific  illustration. 

^  The  Prince  of  Conde  was  then  at  the  head  of  the  party  in  opposition  to  the 
politics  of  Mazarine.  He  was  sometimes  a  courtier,  sometimes  a  politician,  and 
sometimes  a  rebel  in  arms. 

*  Son  of  Sir  Thomas  Aylesbury,  Bart,  and  brother  of  Sir  Edward's  second 
wife,  who  finally  became  heiress  to  her  father  and  brother. 

*  See  note  to  preceding  letter. 

*  Lord  Jermyn. 


-46  CLAXZS.'DOX  LI 771 RS.  1646 


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i6s2  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  247 

y"  sole  mediacon  of  his  R.  Highnes,  and  you  shall  doe  very  well 
to  expresse  at  large  the  misdemean™  and  cheates  of  y'  Captaines,' 
whom  upon  all  occasions  Mr.  Holder  hath  wonderfully  magnifyed. 
You  must  take  spetiall  care  for  y'  safe  and  speedy  conueyance  of 
this  inclosed  from  the  King  to  the  Gouern''  of  Innisbofine,"  and  I 
pray  send  the  other  to  Sir  George  Carterett,  if  he  be  gone,  and 
excuse  this  shortnesse,  w'"  my  extreame  payne  produces.     I  am, 

your  very  affecconat  humble  seru', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Paris,  8  ffeb:  1652. 
Sir  Rich.  Browne. 


Sir  Edzvard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Brozvue. 

Within  2.  howers  after  my  last  to  you  of  the  17.  were  sent 
away,  I  receaued  both  yours  of  the  5  and  9.  of  this  moneth.  I  am 
entirely  vnacquainted  with  the  person  or  the  purposes  of  your 
Capt:  Anthonie,'  nor  do  I  heare  that  he  is  in  these  partes.  I 
should  imagyne,  that  whateuer  else  he  does,  he  will  neuer  putt 
himselfe  in  the  power  of  the  Hollander,  whome  he  hath  sufficiently 

'  This  little  squadron  had  been  recently  very  active,  particularly  in  the  chops 
of  the  Channel ;  but  the  Republican  newspapers  of  that  day  affected  to  treat 
them  with  great  contempt.  In  one  of  those,  of  the  Sth  of  the  preceding  month, 
preserved  in  the  British  Museum,  it  was  roundly  stated  that  Capt.  Chapman,  in 
the  Recover)',  convoying  a  small  vessel  for  Ireland,  had  met  with  the  Francis, 
the  Patrick,  and  the  Hunter,  and  maintained  a  gallant  fight  from  eleven  at 
noon  till  night  parted  them.  Prince  Rupert  is  also  stated  to  be  at  this  period 
at  sea,  "with  six  or  seven  lusty  ships, "and  to  have  taken  several  Spanish 
vessels. 

*  It  was  reported  in  the  London  papers  that  the  King  intended  to  set  out  for 
Rome,  professing  openly  to  own  the  Catholic  religion,  on  which  terms  it  was 
promised  to  him  that  the  Duke  of  Lorraine  should  make  a  diversion  in  his 
favour  in  Ireland,  by  the  relief  of  Galway,  and  by  a  general  interference  in  affairs 
in  that  quarter. 

'  Commander  of  one  of  the  privateers  attached  to  the  Royal  cause. 


248  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1652 

prouoked  and  damnifyed'  I  cannot  giue  you  any  good  accounte 
of  the  transactions  betweene  this  Crowne  and  the  English  Rebells, 
only  that  ther  is  nothinge  like  that  order,  of  which  you  say  you  are 
aduertised  from  Rowen,  that  Pr:  Ruperte^  is  requyred  to  go 
away  with  his  shippes  and  pryses,  his  Highnesse  hauinge  all  the 
respecte  heare,  and  I  thinke,  security,  he  can  desyTe :  and  I  heare 
they  do  not  now  bragg  so  much  as  they  haue  done,  of  ther  treaty 
in  Englande,  and  are  not  without  some  apprehension,  that  the 
Rebells  of  Westm.  may  fauour  ther  fellow  rebells  of  BurdeavLx : ' 
o'  letters  fro'  London  importe  no  new  notable  efiecte  of  ther  alte- 
racon ;  ther  Councell  of  the  Army  still  sittinge  at  UTiitehall  to 
forme  ther  new  modell  of  gouerment.  I  know  not  what  to  say  to  the 
complainte  of  your  seru',  because  you  will  not  giue  me  leaue  to 
take  notice  of  it  to  the  partyes  who  are  most  concerned,  but  I 
believe  ther  may  be  some  errour  or  maUce  in  the  reporte,*  because 
I  am  told  by  a  very  true  frende  of  yours,  that  it  is  the  maydes 
owne  fault  that  shee  hath  not  her  dyett  ther,  and  that  because  shee 
might  not  be  trusted  with  the  gouerm'  of  the  kitchen  and  the  buy- 
inge  the  meate  (in  which  shee  was  thought  to  lauish)  shee  abso- 
lutely with  greate  indignation  refuses  to  take  her  dyett,  with  which 
they  say  the  lady  is  much  troubled :  but  I  tell  you  aga)Tie,  I  haue 
this  only  from  a  frende,  and  not  any  of  the  house.  I  doubte  your 
mayde  is  apt  to  be  angry,  and  when  shee  is,  shee  may  be  as 
Vnreasonable,  as  such  angry  people  vse  to  be.     Upon  my  con- 

'  The  Royal  fleet  and  the  privateers  were,  at  this  period,  in  a  great  distress 
for  a  port  to  shelter  them,  in  consequence  of  the  Parliament  having  captured 
the  ScUly  Islands,  which  had  for  some  time  been  their  principal  harbour ; 
Jersey  also  having  fallen. 

'  Though  the  fleet  under  Prince  Rupert  was,  strictly  speaking,  an  English 
one,  yet  it  appears  that  in  a  recent  attack  upon  the  Spaniards  he  was  avenging 
a  private  cause  ;  for  when,  in  the  Spring  of  1652,  he  sailed  from  Toulon  with 
four  men-of-war  and  two  fire-ships,  and  instantly  commenced  hostilities  against 
the  Spaniards,  taking  as  his  first  prize  a  ship  worth  ioo,ocx)  crowns,  he  put 
lorth  a  declaration,  in  which  he  stated  one  of  his  reasons  for  this  aggression  to 
be  in  revenge  for  the  injuries  committed  by  the  Spaniards  against  the  Palatinate. 
— \"ide  Life  of  Prince  Rupert  1683. 

'  Alluding  to  the  Prince  Conde  party,  then  active  in  the  south  of  France. 

*  Nothing  can  more  whimsically  mark  the  great  change  of  circumstances  of 
the  English  courtiers,  than  this  rapid  transition  from  national  politics  to 
kitchen  gossip. 


i6s2  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  249 

science  you  haue  not  the  least  reason  to  suspecte  Geo.  Carterett's ' 
frendshipp  or  kindnesse  to  you,  but  you  must  not  make  his  frequent 
writinge  the  measure  of  it,  and  it  is  very  possible  (for  he  hath  bene 
out  of  all  roades)  he  may  haue  written,  and  his  letters  miscarry,  as 
yours  may  haue  done  to  him. 
I  am  very  hartily, 

your  most  affectionate  humble  serv', 

Edw:  Hyde. 
Paris  this  20th  of  May,  1652. 
Sir  Ric:  Browne. 


Sir  Edzvard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

s;, 

I  giue  you  hearty  thankes  for  yours  of  the  17.  which  came 
safe,  and  I  distributed  the  inclosed  accordinge  to  ther  directions ; 
and  the  Kinge  is  resolued  to  obserue  this  order,  of  sendinge  twice 
a  weeke  to  Paris,  wherby  all  our  correspondencyes  will  I  hope  be 
prjeserued :  I  send  you  a  pistole  inclosed  that  you  may  keepe  an 
euen  reckoninge  with  your  man  for  the  portage  of  my  letters,^ 
which  will  quickly  spende  such  a  summ,  so  that  I  conclude  your 
owne  charge  in  this  seruice  is  no  easy  burthen ;  for  what  will  con- 
ceme  me,  I  will  be  carefull  to  supply,  as  this  wastes.  Wee  haue 
yett  taken  no  further  resolucon,  then  to  sitt  still  some  tyme  heare, 

'  Sir  George  Carteret,  before  this  period,  had  been  Governor  of  Elizabeth 
Castle,  in  Jersey,  as  Deputy  to  Lord  Jermyn,  besieged  by  the  Parliamentary 
forces  in  1651.  His  conduct  was  so  loyal  as  to  merit  the  praise  even  of  his 
enemies,  one  of  whom  said  in  a  letter,  preserved  in  the  British  Museum,  "  I  hear 
he  hath  sent  to  the  Scots  King,  to  acquaint  him  with  the  state  of  affairs,  as 
touching  our  approach,  and  condition  of  the  Castle,  from  whom  he  expects  a 
letter  ;  and  if  he  with  it  signs  a  warrant  for  delivering  up  the  Castle,  I  believe 
the  Governor  (to  make  his  own  conditions  the  better)  will  soon  yield  it  up  ;  yet, 
without  it,  his  devout  allegiance  is  such,  that  he  will  do  nothing." 

^  However  trifling  this  caution  appears  about  a  sum  so  insignificant,  yet  it 
will  be  found,  in  a  subsequent  note,  that  the  postage  of  letters  was  a  most  im- 
portant article  of  expenditure  to  the  exiled  Royalists. 


250  CLAREXDOX  LETTERS.  1652 

both  to  deceme  what  conclusion  your  distempers  will  produce/ 
and  what  oar  frends  of  Hollande  will  do  :  you  wiE  be  careful  to 
receaue  all  information  and  aduice  from  the  Dutch  Ambassadour  ^ 
how  affavres  goe  ther,  and  transmirt  it  hither :  if  our  letters  fro'  the 
Hague  be  true,  they  looke  more  kindly  towards  us  fro'  that 
climate,  then  they  haue  done,  and  the  Ambassadour  hath  receaued 
some  derection  to  communicate  with  his  Ma"^ ;  but  I  know  he  is 
so  hist  and  kinde,  that  he  will  gladly  imbrace  the  orders,  and 
therfore  I  doubte  our  information  may  not  be  true.  The  wayes  I 
hope  will  be  so  secure  shortly  betweene  us  and  you,  that  wee  may 
euen  visit  each  other.'  God  preserue  you,  and  me  as  I  am  with 
my  whole  hearte, 
S', 

Your  most  affectionate  humble  Serv*, 

Edw:  Hyde. 
fi&iday  night  this  19.  of  July,  1652. 

Euery  body  sends  ther  letters  to  me,  &  I  cannot  refuse  to  trans- 
mitt  them :  you  will  lett  your  man  dispose  them  to  the  seuerall 
posts;     If  the  Spanish  Ordinary  be  not  speedily  esspected,  I  pray 
putt  this  under  youre  cover  to  Bryon.* 
Sir  Ri:  Browne. 

'  The  distempers  tere  alluded  to  were  the  disputes,  and  consequent  civil  war, 
between  the  Conde  and  Mazarine  partizans. 

-  Mynheer  BoreQ.  One  of  the  Journals  of  that  day  ( "  Perfect  Passages,"  23 
July,  1652,)  says,  "  Charles  Stuart,  being  gone  from  the  Louvre,  contiaaes  yet 
at  St,  German's,  where  he  hath  been  saluted  by  a  messenger  from  the  Marquis 
of  Brandenburg,  inviting  him  into  Germany.  His  creature  Brown,  and  the 
Dutch  Anibassadour  Borel,  are  often  togeather." 

Borel  had  been  Pensioner  of  .Arnsterdam,  and  was  very  much  devoted 
to  the  Royal  cause,  having  formerly  been  Ambassador  at  the  English  Court. 
He  was  also  of  the  Orange  party,  and  anxious  for  a  war  with  the  Commoa- 
wealth. 

^  The  road  between  Sl  Germain's  and  Paris  was  at  that  period  totally  unsafe 
on  account  of  the  military  marauders  of  both  armies. 

*  Count  de  Btienne,  first  Secretary  of  State  to  the  French  King. 


i6s2  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  251 

Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Broivne. 

Yours  of  the  20.  came  safe  to  me,  and  so  the  inclosed  were  dis- 
posed accordingly  :  I  am  sorry  ther  should  be  any  hazard  of  hauinge 
our  letters  intercepted,'  which  I  thought  by  the  remooue  of  the 
Armyes  would  haue  been  now  without  any  double,  especially  since 
the  Carry-all  of  this  place  trauelles  dayly  &  securely  to  Paris  :  how- 
euer  I  will  obserue  your  advice,  and  write  any  thinge  of  importance 

you        are  in  the  King's       name       to       returne 

in  cypher:  731  .  405  .  532  .  668  .  220  .  13  .  596  .  667  .  333  . 

his  Ma''"  veiy  to  the      Dutch  Ambas' 

502  .  239  .  13  .  699  .  hearty  thankes  667  .  668  .  142  .  95  . 

his         MaV         is  of         his 

and  indeede  502  .  239  .  529  .  exceedingly  sensible  598  .  502  . 

kind        n         e         s  s         e         and         freind     shipp 

544  .  30  .  7  .  13  .  62  .  23  .  407  .  488  .  651  .  and  if  God 

his         Ma'y        d 

blesses  him,  will  make  it  appeare  that  he  is  so.     502  .  239  .   15  . 

e  s  i  res  the     Ambas''    to         lett         him 

23  .  13  .  27  .  36  .  56  .  62  .  668  .  95  .  667  .  551  .  505  . 

know  the       warre       is  d  e 

546  .  as  soone  as  he  is  assured  that  668  .  723  .  529  .  25  .   23  . 

c  1  a  r         e         d  that       hee         ^^^ll 

15  .  28  .  21  .  36  .  7  .  26  .  and  then  673  .  501  .  710  .  aduice 

his        Ma'>'      what         he  is  to  do 

502  .  239  .  717  .  501  .  529  .  667  .  439  .  both  with  reference 

the       Uni  ted  Prov 

to  668  .  43  .  30  .  27  .  12  .  23  .  25  .  41  .  34  .  36  .  22  .  43  . 

i  n  c  e  s  and         to  this     Crowne    with     which 

27    •    30    •    15    •   56   ■    13    •    407    •    667    .    671    .    437    .    713   .    722   . 
his       Ma'>'        will  in  that  manner 

502  .  239  .  710  .  interpose  532  .  673  .  573  .  30  .  23  .  36  . 

'  The  disturbances  at  Paris  and  its  vicinity  were  at  this  period  of  such  a 
nature  as  to  justify  the  apprehensions  here  expressed.  The  scandal  of  the  day 
asserted  also  that  Charles  was  by  no  means  a  favourite  with  many  of  the  highest 
rank  in  France ;  and  it  is  recorded  in  a  Gazette,  or  Mercurius  Politicus  of  the 
1st  July,  1652,  in  the  British  Museum,  that  "  Charles  Stuart  hath  secured  him- 
self by  shewing  them  a  pair  of  heels,"  (just  after  the  victory  obtained  by  the 
Prince  of  Conde  close  to  Paris,)  "and  retreating  from  the  Louvre  to  Court, 
where  the  King  harbours  him,  being  highly  distasted  by  the  Duke  of  Orleans, 
Mademoiselle,  the  Princes,  and  all  the  people,  so  that  they  have  made  several 
books  and  songs  of  him." 


252  CLAREXDON  LZ77ZRS.  1652 


_::  15    .   shi^!  .l-.L-ir  _::       13  .  12.     I  shill  not  neede 

Lmui       for 
::   ;;   7;    :  r       _:  ;      -r:;    -   :       -;   :    ;-     ::     5:5.  469.  Sd. — 

Y:;^     „      ;  ~;  ::r  ::_    _:  :;  ;"  ;    r  _    ;  S'Ja  Mennes,* 

tri ;:;_;;:;,::    ;        ;     :  : ,   ::  v  :    ;.  :':  ^ :  _:  " :   i; ;  'e 


y;-.     I  irs. 

Yonr  most  aSscdooate  ^jtMbll  Seni\ 

Edt.  Hyde. 
S^  Gennains.     Tuesday  mominge  25.  (rf  July  1652. 
&  Kkk:  Btome  at  KiE. 

Fb^;  iimI  w  II  iim  iflh  iiim  I  iH  lliij^ii'i  1>  iHiii)  iJ  itffiii  I  .  ■ImbiIm  TiiiTiiiiiii  1 
teok  itikoae  crtmnwlMuwy  s&cjE  vtedb  led  Id  Ae  dt4fii<<HM  of  Ac  grcsfeest  part  of 
Ae  axial  farre.  BJe  vas  lUHn^jd  &!■■  Ik  Mrtinw  1]f  &e  Ead  of  Warvic^  a 
1642,  afia-  AeoKBOo^^m  jUEai^af  Ie  liisestf  to  i^fsn  die  3eg  io  l3>e 
Haaba^  vUdi  Mled  i^n-o-r'-  ^-^e  »■  ■iii«iiji»ii<  qb  Oe  pait  of  Sir  Joba 

'  r>-    r?-f    :'-T :' fsB^any,  aBhoE- of  Ae  "  lEcsocxEao- 

~i  :    i:-ri  to  Aeex&d  CoK^  aadCfagila 

-^?T  B«i»scy  wi*  ^dt  two  of 

je  Slate  Fi^ia^  FP- 3n.  3>9- 
:  -      !:,       :  ^    zism's  taaax  lame,  aDov- 


i6s2  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  253 

Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  haue  not  had  an  opportunity  till  now  to  acknowledge  the  re- 
ceipte  of  yours  of  the  24.  which  came  safe  to  me,  and  the  contents 
therof  were  immediately  by  me  imparted  to  his  Ma"'",  who  had  not 
before  heard  of  many  of  the  particulars,  nor  do  wee  yett  heare  from 
the  Court  of  any  such  message'  sent  from  the  Duke  of  Orleans, 
which  it  seemes  they  thinke  fitt  to  conceale,  when  they  do  not  in- 
tende  to  satisfy. 

I  am  very  sorry  for  the  good  Deanes'indisposicon,  though  I  am 
gladd  it  is  nothinge  but  a  ffitt  of  the  stone,  which  I  am  very  farr 
from  vnderualewinge,  yett  it  seemes  lesse  daungerous  then  a  vyo- 
lent  ffeauour  with  which  wee  heard  he  labored  :  I  pray  remember 
my  seruice  very  heartily  to  him,  and  send  me  worde  quickly  of  his 
perfecte  recouery. 

The  wante  of  the  title  of  the  Duke  of  Bauaria  keepes  us  from 
making  a  congratulatory  dispatch  to  him,  which  is  requisite  in 
seuerall  respectes,  therfore  I  pray  hasten  it  as  soone  as  you  may  : 
let  nie  heare  any  particulars  you  receaue  from  Englande,  especially 
how  our  frends  at  Detforde  doe.^  If  it  would  be  any  comforte  to 
you  to  haue  companyons  in  misery,  you  will  heare  shortly  that  wee 
are  in  greate  distresses,*  for  I  cannot  imagyne  which  way  the  Kinge 

'  Comparing  this  letter  with  another  of  the  same  date  to  Sir  Edward  Nicho- 
las, in  State  Papers,  vol.  iii.  p.  85,  it  appears  that  the  whole  of  the  news,  here 
alluded  to,  related  to  the  negociations  carrying  on  between  the  Court  and  the 
Condeans. 

''  This  was  Dr.  Stewart,  Dean  of  the  Chapel  Royal,  whom  Clarendon,  in 
another  place,  calls  "  a  veiy  honest  and  learned  gentleman,  and  most  conver- 
sant in  the  learning  which  vindicated  the  dignity  and  authority  of  the  Church." 
He  had  been  long  about  Charles's  person  ;  for,  as  early  as  1646,  in  a  letter  pre- 
served in  the  State  Papers,  vol.  ii.  page  253,  and  addressed  to  the  Prince,  the 
King  calls  him  an  honest  trusty  servant,  and  recommends  him  to  his  Royal 
Highness  as  Dean  of  his  Chapel,  telling  him  at  the  same  time  to  take  the 
Doctor's  advice,  "giving  reverence  to  his  opinion  in  all  things  concerning  con- 
science and  church  affairs." 

■'  This  inquiry  refers  to  the  Evelyn  family  at  S.iys  Court. 

■*  The  periodical  prints  of  that  day  thus  account  for  the  King  not  wishing  to 
remain  at  Paris.  "  The  .Scots  King  is  still  in  P.aris,  but  now  upon  his  remove. 
What  shall  he  do  then  ?    Trayl  a  pike  under  the  young  Lady  of  Orleans  ;"  (this 


254  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1652 

will  be  able  to  procure  mony  for  his  subsistance ;  nor  indeed  how 
the  ffrench  Courte  will  subsiste  it  selfe.  Wee  know  nothinge  heare 
of  the  Spanish  army  :  what  is  become  of  it  ? 

You  will  still  commende  the  King  to  your  neigbour :  if  the 
wayes  were  once  open,  I  would  make  a  iourney  ouer  to  visitt  you, 
and  to  be  merry  3  or  4  howres  :  I  am  very  heartily, 

^\ 
Your  most  affectionate  humble  Seru^ 

E.  H. 

S'  Germ:  26  July  1652  ffryday  9  at  night. 

I  pray  send  me  the  copy  of  a  warrant  for  Barronett,  for  I  am  not 
sure  that  mj-ne  is  not  defectiue. 

Sir  Ric.  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Brozvne. 

S', 
The  messenger  who  brought  me  yours  of  the  27.  is  so  positive 
in  the  iustifyinge  himselfe,  that  I  cannot  but  desyTe  you  to  examine 
his  allegations,  which  if  not  true,  he  shall  be  no  more  sent  on  his 
errande,  at  least  not  by  me :  he  sweares,  he  was  on  Saturday  at 
your  house,  by  1 1  of  the  clocke,  and  you  not  being  at  home,  he 
left  the  letters,  both  the  Kings  and  myne  with  your  mayde :  this  is 
so  contrary  to  what  you  say,  of  his  not  appearinge  before  4  of  the 
clocke,  (which  putts  me  in  apprehension  that  our  packetts  went 
not  by  the  last  ordinary)  that  I  haue  a  greate  minde  to  know  the 
certainty,  and  whether  the  fellow  hath  any  excuse  or  not :  I  told 
the  Kinge  of  the  expedient  you  proposed,  which  he  lyked  well,  only 
it  was  sayd  by  a  stander  by,  that  one  footeman  would  not  be  al- 
wayes  willinge  to  make  that  iourny,  and  hauinge  so  litde  encourage- 

lady  had  recently  raised  a  regiment  for  the  French  King's  service  against  the 
Confederate  Lords:)  "an  honour  too  large  for  the  late  Majesty  of  Scotland. 
His  confidents  have  satt  in  Council,  and  it  is  allowed  by  his  Mother,  that  during 
these  tumults  in  France,  it  is  neither  honourable  nor  expedient  for  him  to  con- 
tinue in  Paris,  the  affections  of  the  citizens  for  the  most  part  being  alienated 
from  the  King,"  &c. 


i652  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  255 

ment,  it  is  no  wonder,  that  euery  man  is  willinge  to  saue  his  labour  : 
I  am  of  your  opinion  that  the  breach  is  already  too  wyde,  betweene 
the  two  Commonwealths,  to  be  easily  closed  agayne.  I  pray  God  wee 
may  make  good  use  of  it,  which  will  most  depende  upon  your  neigh- 
bours aduice  and  derection :  I  pray  hasten  the  Duke  of  Bauaria's 
titles,  &c.  I  wish  I  could  tell  you  of  a  more  plentifuU  condicon 
heare,  because  I  am  confident  you  would  haue  a  share  of  it :  upon 
my  worde,  the  Kinge  hath  not  yett  receaued  a  penny  of  supply 
since  his  coraminge  hither:  he  hath  hope  of  300  pistoles,  for  which 
he  gott  an  order  at  his  beinge  at  Grubyse,  but  payment  is  not  yett 
made : '  seriously  I  cannot  be  more  troubled  at  any  thinge,  then 
at  your  distresses  ;  which  I  had  rather  see  relieued  then  my  owne  : 
I  will  not  surpryse  you  at  Paris,  and  would  be  glad  that  the  com- 
munication should  be  with  more  freedome,  before  I  uenture  thither. 
— I  will  by  Saturday  send  you  a  letter  for  George  Carterett,"  from 
whome  I  wonder  I  heare  not,  but  more,  that  he  forgetts  his  promise 
to  you  :  I  thought  your  agent  ther  had  taken  the  dutyes  in  spetie 
accordinge  to  former  aduice.  The  defeate  of  Count  Harcourte  ^ 
I  would  haue  bene  gladd  to  haue  receaued  more  particularly  :  wee 
hauinge  heare  heard  nothinge  of  it :  and  the  Court  needes  none  of 
these  humiliations.     God  prseserue  you,  and. 

Your  very  affectionate  hu''''"  serv', 

E.  H. 

S'  Germains  this  29.  of  July  : 
Munday  3  in  the  afternoone 
1652. 

Sir  Ri:  Browne. 


'  This  delay  is  easily  accounted  for,  by  a  reference  to  the  preceding  letter 
respecting  the  pecuniary  difficulties  of  the  French  Court. 

^  Sir  George  Carteret,  after  having  been  forced  to  surrender  Jersey,  was  very 
active  as  a  sea  officer  in  the  King's  service  ;  and  in  the  month  of  July,  1652,  he 
is  stated  to  have  been  on  the  coast  of  Flanders  with  13  sail  under  the  royal 
colours,  making  prize  of  English  vessels.  Soon  after  this  he  joined  Van  Tromp; 
and  subsequently  served  as  Vice  Admiral  of  the  P'rench  fleet  under  the  Duke  of 
Vendosme. 

3  llarcourt  was  a  gallant  and  loyal  French  officer;  but  his  laurels  faded  be- 
fore the  genius  of  the  great  Turenne. 


256  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1652 


Sir  Edzvard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 
I  receaued  yours  of  the  30.  late  the  last  night,  and  reade  euery 

His        Ma"= 

worde  of  it  this  morninge  to  the  Kinge.     502  .  239  .  is  very 

that        tlie  Anibasi' 

much  troubled  673  .  668  .  95  .  should  receaue  any  prjeiudice 

for         his       friend       s  h  i  p  p  to  him 

469  .  502  .  488  .  13  .  17  .  27  .  34  .  35  .  667  .  505  .  nor 
can  imagyne  by  what  hande  those  offices  are  done.'  The  truth  is, 
ther  is  so  greate  a  licence  of  writinge  vnder  the  nocon  of  gettinge 
intelligence,  for  which  euery  man  thinkes  himselfe  qualifyed,  that 
men  care  not  what  they  write,^  so  they  may  prretende  to  know 
much,  and  I  have  scene  some  letters  from   Hollande,  wherein  it 

the         S  tales  had 

hath  beene  sayd,  that  668  .13.   12.  4.  12.   7.  62.  506  . 

giuen  Ambass'     to 

493  •   3°    •    order  to  ther  95    .    667    .    communicate  all  affayres 

vith        the      Kinge 

713  .  668  .  2  20  .  and  so  it  seemes  others  who  belieued  that 
true,  may  haue  giuen  notice  of  his  resorte  to  the  Louer,  possibly 
without  any  ill  puqiose,  and  yett  I  will  not  absolue  them  from  that 
nether :  at  least,  folly  and  impertinency  does  the  same  mischieue 

King  the  Amb' 

that  malice  does  :  but  the  220  .  would  haue  you  assure  668  .  95  . 
that  he  will  be  as  carefull  hereafter  as  he  desyres,  and  for  the  two 

he         will 
papers,  501  .  780  .  examine  his  cabinett,  wher  he  is  sure  they 

are,  if  he  did  not  burne  them,  and  deliuer  them  to  me,  and  I  will 

S        t 
then  send  them  to  you  by  some  sure  messenger :  for  13  .   12  . 

a  r  k  y        and  Taylor' 

21  .  36  .  51  .  10  .  407  .  39  .  21  .  10  .  28  .  53.  I  am  of 
your  opinion  for  the  first,  that  he  is  honest,  but  a  foole :     The 

'  The  De  Wit  party  were  at  this  period  predominant  in  Holland,  in  opposi- 
tion to  the  Orange  Partizans,  who  were,  of  course  friendly  to  the  King. 

'  Sir  Richard  Browne  himself  had  many  enemies  at  this  moment  among  the 
English  Exiles  ;  some  of  whom,  from  a  wish  to  dismiss  him  from  the  King's 
service,  went  so  far  as  to  insinuate  at  Court  that,  "his  Majesty  being  present, 
he  could  have  no  Resident."  This  is  alluded  to  in  a  letter  from  Sir  Edward 
Hyde  to  Secretary  Nicholas,  in  the  State  Papers,  iii.  112. 

"  This  Taylor,  adverted  to  in  former  notes,  was  the  King's  agent  with  the 
Emperor  of  Germany  and  the  Diet ;  as  appears  more  particularly  in  a  letter  to 


,652  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  257 

other  is  more  a  foole,  and  I  double  not  so  honest,  though  yett  I 
do  not  take  him  for  a  spy  :  nor  can  I  imagyne  it  possible  for  them 

to  the     Ambass"' 

to  make  any  sober  vsefuU  proposicons  667  .  668   .    95.      The 

and        s  i  t  t 

Kinge  will  follow  the  aduice,  407  .   13  .  27  .   12  .  42  .  still,  till 

the      Ambass"'    w  is  h         e         s  him         to         moue 

668  .  95  .  20  .  529  .  17  .  7  .  62  .  502  .  667  .  577.  The 

Lord  Willmott    into  Germany'  and  if 

sendinge  394  .  532  .  667  .  186  .  is  not  declared,  407  .  531  . 

hee         goe         s  hee  goe 

501  .  491  .  13  .  (which  will  not  be  yett)  501   .  shall  not  491  . 

by     Iloland,     the        King     would      nott       haue        the     Bishop 

415  .  192  .  668  .  220  .  728  .  589  .  514  .  668  .  99  .  propose 

to  the    Ambass"'  that 

any  such  thinge  667  .  668   .  95.     Though  he  be  willinge  673  . 

you      should      lett         the      Ambas""    know 

731  .  666  .  551  .  668    .   95    .   546  .  that  as  low  as  his  power 

hee       can        putt       such  places  in        Irland      and    Scotland 

is,  501  .  429  .  615  .  654  .  618  .  13  .  532  .  204  .  407  .  363  . 

of      Holand 

into  into  the  handes  598  .  192  .  as  would  inable  them  to  torment 
their  enimyes  :^     Ther  is  no  opinion  of  the  good  nature  and  grati- 

Pr.El.Pal.^    The  Earl  of       Br:        was  to       councel 

tude  of  308  .     452  .  598  .   103  .  707  .  called  667  .   121  .  as 

Counsel!'  of 
an  old  121  .  599  his  father:^  and  it  would  haue  bene  greate  pitty 

him  from  Sir  Edward  Hyde  (State  Papers,  'Vol.  iii.  p.  H2),  in  reference  to  an 
approaching  meeting  of  that  body.  But  in  the  same  volume,  page  121,  a  very 
strong  reason  is  given  for  Lord  Wilmot's  German  Embassy,  for  Hyde  says,  "  I 
am  sure  a  wise  man  is  wanting  there  ;  for  Taylor  is  the  most  absolute  fool  I 
ever  heard  of" — 'Vide  further,  same  volume,  pp.  113,  116. 

'  How  well  the  King's  motions  were  watched  by  the  Parliamentary  spies,  is 
evident  from  the  fact  that  a  journal  of  the  5th  August,  1652,  states — "The  late 
King  of  Scots  is  at  St.  German's,  and  expects  daily  to  bee  sent  for  by  the  Hol- 
landers. The  LordlVilmot  is  designed  to  go  Ambassador  from  him  into  Germany^ 

"  This  is  a  most  extraordinary  fact,  and  perfectly  in  unison  with  another 
letter  from  Sir  Edward  to  Secretary  Nicholas,  published  in  the  State  Papers, 
vol.  iii.  p.  86.  Fortunately  for  the  King's  credit,  and  the  honour  of  the 
Nation,  the  idea  was  finally  dropped  by  both  parties. 

^  The  Elector  Palatine  subsequently  justified  this  opinion  ;  for,  when  the 
German  Princes  made  up  a  sum  of  ten  thousand  pounds  for  Charles,  the 
Elector,  though  under  great  obligations  both  to  his  father  and  grandfather,  did 
not  contribute  a  single  stiver. — Vide  Clarendon's  History,  vol.  iii.  p.  418. 

'  In  tracing  the  conduct  of  the  Earl  of  Bristol  throughout  these  letters,  the 
IV.  S 


258  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1652 

he  should  not :    he  is  a  good  old  man,  and  much  my  frende. 

Li"  Digby 

155  .  intends  his  owne  businesse  and  lookes  not  after  what  con- 
cernes  us :  I  thinke  I  haue  answered  all  yours :  and  I  am  able  to 
add  nothinge  of  this  place  :  god  of  heaven  prseserue  you,  and  me 
as  I  am  heartily, 

Sir, 
Your  very  affectionate  hum"'  Seru', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
St.  Germains,  Wensday  July 
31.  8  at  night.  1652. 
Sir  Ri.  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

Since  I  writt  last  to  you  (though  it  was  but  on  ffryday  night)  I 
haue  receaued  5  letters  from  you,  two  of  the  2d,  one  of  the  3.  of 
the  4.  and  the  5.  of  this  moneth,  all  which  are  now  before  me  to 
be  answered  in  order,  after  I  have  exceedingly  thanked  you  for 
your  dilligent  and  very  punctuall  correspondence,  which  is  so 
greate  a  virtue,  that  it  is  high  iniustice  not  to  rewarde  and  gratify 
it,  which  I  hope  will  one  day  be  done. 

I  have  informed  the  Kinge  of  the  Venetian  Ambassadors  com- 
plainte  against  Mr.  Killegrew,^  with  which  his  Ma'''  is  very  much 
troubled,  and  resolues  upon  his  retume  hither,  to  examyne  his 
miscarriage,  and  to  proceed  therin  in  such  a  manner  as  shall  be 

inquisitive  reader  will  derive  mucli  amusement  from  Walpole's  account  of  him 
as  a  Noble  Author. 

'  Sir  Edward,  in  his  Life,  page  116,  says,  that  the  King  was  at  first  un- 
willing to  send  Killigrew  to  Venice  ;  but  afterwards  was  prevailed  upon,  only 
to  gratify  him,  that  in  the  capacity  of  Envoy  "he  might  borrow  money  of 
English  merchants  for  his  owne  subsistence,  which  he  did,  and  nothing  to  the 
honour  of  his  master." 

This  letter  adds  some  interesting  historical  detail  upon  a  circumstance  but 
slightly  noticed  in  the  page  of  history.  Fran9ois  Erizzo  was  the  Doge  who 
acted  thus  cavalierly  to  the  representative  of  an  exiled  Monarch.  Perhaps  one 
of  the  most  prudent,  yet  most  dignified,  of  the  events  of  Charles's  reign,  is  the 
affair  here  treated  of :  and  the  Venetian  Senate,  if  they  had  any  feeling  for 
Royalty  in  eclipse,  must  have  experienced  a  degree  both  of  shame  and  sorrow 
for  their  hasty  conduct ! 


y  l-I  <D)  lYI-  A  S     K.  I  T.  T,W,  (!>:R  l-TW 


i6s2  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  259 

worthy  of  him,  and  as  may  manifest  his  respecte  to  that  Common- 
wealth, with  which  the  Crowne  of  Englande  hath  ahvayes  held  a 
very  stricte  amity,  and  his  Ma'>^'  Ministers  haue  in  all  places  prge- 
serued  a  uery  good  correspondence  with  the  Ministers  of  that 
State,  and  therefore  his  Ma'''  is  the  more  sensible  of  this  misde- 
meanour of  his  Resident :  However  his  Ma*"  wishes  that  the  Re- 
public had  proceeded  accordinge  to  the  vsuall  custome,  and  first 
acquainted  him  with  ther  iust  exception  against  his  Minister,  that 
therupon  his  Ma'''  might  haue  testifyed  his  respecte  to  them  by 
recallinge  and  punishinge  him,  and  that  they  had  not  by  a  judge- 
ment of  ther  owne  compelled  him  to  retyre,  which  beinge  so  vn- 
usuall  a  way,  his  Ma'''  doubts  will  not  be  cleerely  and  generally 
understoode,  but  may  be  interpreted  to  the  Kings  disaduantage  as 
a  declininge  in  this  tyme  of  tryall  that  auntient  friendshipp  with  the 
Crowne  of  Englande,  which  his  Ma'''  is  gladd  to  finde  by  the 
Ambassadour  is  not  in  truth  the  purpose  or  intention  of  that 
Commonwealth,  and  you  are  to  thanke  the  Ambassadour  in  the 
Kings  name  for  his  particular  affection  to  his  Ma''',  which  he  de- 
syres  him  to  continue. — After  I  had  shewed  the  Kinge  your  letter, 

to  r      e      a     d      e        it         in    councell 

he  appointed  me  667  .  36.  23.  4.  25.  7  .  530.  532.  121.  and  the 
resolucon  was  ther  taken  for  the  answer,  so  that  the  very  wordes 
which  I  haue  used  upon  this  argument,  were  consider'd  and 
perused  by  the  Kinge. — I  have  bene  very  much  troubled  for  poore 
Mr.  Douglasse's  beinge  sicke,  and  am  much  comforted  with  your 
good  newes  of  his  amendment :  If  ther  had  not  bene  3  or  4 
persons  of  quality  heare  very  sicke,  as  my  Lo:  Wentworth,'  .... 
Schomburgh,  younge  Mr.  Jarmin,^  who  hath  the  small  pox,  and 
others,  who,  would  not  indure  the  absence  of  ther  physicon.  Dr. 
ffrayser'  had  gone  over  to  Paris  to  looke  to  him  :  I  pray  when  you 

'  Lord  Wentworth,  of  whom  some  particulars  may  be  found  in  a  fonner 
note,  w,is  shortly  after  this  sent  as  agent  to  Denmark,  where  he  remained  until 
the  ensuing  year. 

"  Son  of  Thomas,  elder  brother  of  Lord  Jermyn.  He  succeeded  his  uncle, 
after  the  restoration,  in  the  Barony  of  Jermyn,  but  not  in  the  Earldom  of  St. 
Alban's,  and  died  without  issue  male. 

^  Fraser  was  a  Scotchman,  and  mingled  much  in  the  religious  politics  of  that 
country ;  he  also  had  some  political  as  well  as  medical  influence  at  the  exiled 
Court.  Lord  Clarendon,  in  .State  Papers,  iii.  1 19,  says  of  him,  "  I  am  glad  you 
have  so  good  a  correspondent  as  Dr.  Frayser,  who  is  grown  (God  knows  wliy) 


26o  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  ,652 

go  next  remember  my  seruice  to  him,  and  desyre  him  to  be  very 
careful!  of  himselfe  that  he  fall  not  into  relapse  :  I  could  willingly 
be  of  your  minde  for  the  certainty  of  one  avowed  messenger,  but 

1  finde  it  harde  to  lay  the  worke  upon  one  man,  which  your  passe 
must  suppose ;  besydes  the  askinge  such  a  warrant  might  possibly 
shutt  the  doore  against  all  others,  and  that  would  not  be  well,  for 
betweene  the  English  and  Dutch  Letters,  and  the  particular  busi- 
nesses from  this  place,  ther  is  no  day  passes  without  a  messenger 
to  Paris,  and  an  authority  graunted  to  one  might  cause  all  the  rest 
to  be  in  more  daunger;  the  conclusion  is,  that  wee  will  euery 
Wensday  morninge,  or  Tuesday  night,  send  an  honest  fellow  to 
you,  and  agayne  on  Saturday  morninge,  and  in  those  two  only  I 
will  take  my  selfe  to  be  most  concerned.  I  hope  the  Kinge  of 
Spayne'  is  not  deade,  and  then  the  arryvall  of  the  ffleete  will 
indeede  prooue  a  cordiall.  I  haue  the  same  reproaches  fro'  the 
Hague  for  not  writinge  things  which  I  doe  not  know,  and  some- 
tymes  that  are  not. — You  must  explayne  this ;  you  say,  I  have 
not  yet  seene  95.  both  he  and  I  haue  bene  to  [too]  busy.  What 
do  you  meane  by  that,  sure  you  haue  not  bene  so,  nor  does  any 

the         two 

wise  man  thinke  you  can  be  soe :  I  haue  668  .  670  .  569  .  29  . 

memorialls  hee  the         K.  by 

2  .  36  .  27  .  400  .  13  .  501  .  sent  to  668  .  216  .  415  . 

his      Sonn  which      you  K. 

502  .   13  .  43  .  30  .  59  .  722  .  731  .  requyred  and  the  220  . 

me 
gaue  569  .  two  dayes  since :  I  will  keepe  them  till  you  order  me 

to  dispose  them.  As  I  was  much  startled  my  selfe  with  yours  of 
yesterday,  which  my  Lady  Harberte'  sent  me  late  in  the  night, 

that         the  K.         had       giuen 

concearning  673  .  668  .  220  .  506  .  493  .  30  some  derections 

an  absolute  stranger  with  me  ;  he  is  great  with  Lord  Gerard  and  Mr.  Attorney, 
but  he  will  speedily  leave  us  and  go  for  England,  which  truly  I  am  sony  for, 
for  the  King's  sake  :  for  no  doubt  he  is  good  at  his  business,  otherwise  the 
maddest  fool  alive." — He  also  speaks  particularly  well  of  him  in  the  same 
volume,  p.  45  ;  yet  Fraser  took  great  offence  against  Sir  Edward,  on  account 
of  this  trip  to  England,  actually  asserting  that  it  was  Hyde's  wish  to  have  him 
murdered  when  there,  or  that  he  miglit  languish  in  prison  until  he  should  die  of 
grief  and  hunger  ! 

'   Philip  IV.     He  died  not  until  1665. 

'  Wife  of  Sir  Edward  Herbert,  the  Attorney  General,  nd,  for  a  short  time. 
Lord  Keeper  of  the  Great  Seal. 


i652  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  261 

quite  contrary  to  what  I  understoode  to  be  his  minde,  so  I  gave 

his        Ma'y 
my  selfe  the  pleasure  of  peqilexinge  502  :  239  .  by  readinge  only 

the  first  parte  of  your  letter  :  and  when  he  was  in  trouble,  and  pro- 
tested that  he  had  neuer  gaue  any  such  order,  I  reade  him  that 
which  was  in  cypher,  with  which  he  was  wonderfully  pleased,  and 

the     Ambass"" 
exceedingly  thankes  668    .    95    .    and  referres  the  proceedinge 
in  it  to  his  dis  c  r  e  t 

532  .  530  .  intirely  667  .  502   .   440   .    15    .    36    .    23    .    12    . 

ion 

537  .  and  frendshipp,  for  as  he  hath  hitherto  accordinge  to  his 
aduice  forborne  in  the  least  degree  to  stirr,  or  moue  any  thinge,  for 
feare  of  doinge  it  vnseasonably,  so  he  very  well  knowes,  that  such 

may       giue         his  frends 

an  ouerture  as  this,  timely  made,  571  .  493  .  502  .  488  .  13  . 

in      Holland  to  s  a  y 

532  .  192  .  opportunity  667  .  13  .  21  .  10  .  somewhat  on  his 
behalfe,'  which  of  themselues  originally  they  could  not  doe,  and 

the         K.  the       con        duct 

therefore  668  .  220  .  committs  668  .  428  .  25  .  43  .  15   .  42  . 

e  of  the     Ambas. 

23  •  598  .  wholy  to  12  .   17  .  23  .  95  .  and  will  acknowledge 

the        good       e         f  f  e  t  s  to         him: 

alwayes  668  .  495  .  7  .  18  .  24  .  56  .  12  .  13  .  667  .  505  . 

to  t  r 

and  ther  is  no  double,  if  ther  were  an  opportunity  667  .   12  .  36  . 

e  a  t  e  on         the      Kings  be         h         a 

23   .    21    .   42   .    23   .  600  .  668  .   220  .  13  .  416  .  17   .  21  . 

1         f        e 

28  .  18  .  7  .  ther  would  be  founde  reall  aduantages  yett  in  his 
to         giue       with  to       Irland 

power  (as  low  as  it  is)  667  .  493  .   713  .  reference  667  .  204  . 

and    Scotland^ 

407  .  363  .  and  really  I  have  reason  to  belieue  that  wee  could 

^  On  consulting  a  letter  of  the  2nd  August  to  Secretary  Nicholas,  then  re- 
siding in  Holland,  it  is  evident  that  this  passage  refers  to  the  former  proposals 
for  the  delivery  of  certain  places,  both  in  Scotland  and  Ireland,  to  the  Dutch. 

*  The  King's  wishes  at  this  period  are  recorded  in  one  of  the  public  journals, 
("  Several  Proceedings,"  28th  October,  1652,)  in  a  letter  from  Paris.  "Charles 
Stuart,  the  Tituler  Scots  King,  lives  in  the  Palace  Royall,  and  slill  in  necessity  ; 
his  Mother  went  to  Challeau  on  Munday  last  ;  he  impatiently  expects  this 
peace  ;  he  could  wish  to  be  now  in  Ireland,  so  he  told  some  of  his  own  Crea- 
tures of  late  ;  so  would  all  about  him  :  yet  Ormond   and   Inchiquin  tell  him 


make 

speedily  580 

at 

our 

402 

•   603   . 

the 

K. 

668 

.   220  .  1 

to 

the      r 

667  . 

,  668  .  ^ 

262  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1652 

Jersey,  Guernsey,    and  Scilly 

.    213    .    191    .    407    .    13    .    27   .   28  .   52   .   10  . 
the     Ambass"^  know 

deuocon.     You  must  lett  668   .    95    .    546    .    that 

Lord         Taflf' 

hath  this  day  dispatched  549  .12.  21.  18.  24. 

Duke        of      Lorrain 

446  .  598  .  231   .  (with  whome  he   is   in   singular 

to  con  i         V 

creditt,  and  is  indeede  a  very  honest  man)  661  .  428  .  27  .   i  . 

r         e         him        not  Holland    but 

36  .  23  .  505  .  589   .    in  any  degree  to  disturbe   192  .  417  . 

on  to  he         will       assist 

600  .  the  other  hande  .  667  .  declare   that   501  .  710  .  401  . 

them  against  England 

13  .  529  .  12  .  676  .  414  .  13  .  12  .  164  .  which  I  doubte  not 
he  will  doe  heartily.  I  conceaue  my  L*"  Inchiquin"  (though  I  haue 
not  spoken  with  him  of  it  this  day)  does  not  speedily  intende  to 
make  use  of  his  passe,  but  will  send  to  you  agayne  about  it,  before 
he  exspects  it  fro'  you. — It  is  \txy  true  ther  was  such  a  summ  of 
mony  lately  receaued  at  Paris  for  the  Kinge  as  you  mention,  and 
40.  pistoles  of  it  disposed  to  that  Lady,  which  is  all  the  mony  he 
hath  receaued  since  he  came  hither,  and  in  some  tyme  before,  and 
he  hath  hope  to  receaue  iust  such  a  summ  agayne  within  these 
few  dayes,  but  alasse  it  doth  not  inable  his  cooks  and  back-stayres' 

plainly  that  those  who  most  oppose  the  Commonwealth  are  but  Ulster  men, 
which  doe  not  much  care  for  him,  and  are  only  for  their  own  ends,  which  if 
they  could  obtain,  would  never  look  upon  a  King,  and  that  if  they  promise  to 
be  faithful  to  a  Parliament  they  would  be  constant." 

'  Lord  Taafe  was  particularly  active  in  the  King's  Councils,  with  respect  to 
the  affairs  of  Ireland.  A  Gazette  of  that  day,  alluding  to  the  King's  Hibernian 
proceedings,  says,  when  speaking  of  the  proposed  operations  of  the  Duke  of 
Lorraine — "  Lord  Taafe  is  the  man  that  manageth  the  business  with  the  King, 
which  is  much  opposed  by  the  Lord  Wilmot,  and  some  others,  as  a  course  very 
improbable  :  and  this  hath  occasioned  a  quarrel,  and  afterwards  a  challenge, 
betwixt  Taafe  and  Wilmot,  which  with  much  ado  was  composed  by  the  Scots 
King." 

^  It  had  been  intended,  at  this  period,  that  Lord  Inchiquin,  accompanied  by 
Jermyn,  should  go  as  Ambassador  to  Holland,  to  prepare  matters  for  Charles's 
reception  there. 

'  The  public  journals,  in  real  or  fictitious  letters  from  Paris,  asserted  loudly 
that  the  "  quondam  "  King,  as  they  styled  him,  had  grown  so  hateful  to  the 
people  of  that  city,  "since  Loraigne's  treason,  being  afraid  lest  he  might  find 
such  entertainment  from  them  at  the  new  bridge  as  others  had  experimented. 


i6s2  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  263 

men  to  goe  on  in  the  provydinge  his  dyett,  but  they  protest  they 
can  undertake  it  no  longer.  I  hope  ther  will  be  shortly  another 
manner  of  receipt,  and  then  if  you  should  be  left  out,  I  should 
mutiny  on  your  behalfe  :  in  the  meane  tyme,  if  it  would  giue  you 

ease,  I  could  assure  you,  my  L'' nor  I  have  one  cardicue  in 

the  worlde,  yett  wee  keepe  up  our  spiritts :  ffor  gods  sake  do  you 
so  to,  and  he  will  carry  you  through  this  terrible  storme. — My  L* 
Jermin  is  this  day  gone  to  the  Courte,  how  longe  he  stayes  I  know 
not.  We  haue  no  newes,  at  least  that  I  know.  I  pray  tell  us  as 
much  as  you  know  of  the  Armyes  mouinge,  and  what  hope  ther  is 
of  peace.     I  am, 

your  very  affectionate  hu"^  serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
S'  Germans  this 
Tuesday  the  6.  of  Aug. 

6.  at  night.  1652. 
This  messenger  is  to  returne  as  soone  as  the  fflanders  letters 
are  arryved. 

S'  Ri.  Browne. 


Sir  Edivard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S', 
That  yours  of  the  10.  of  December  (which  came  to  my  handes 
the  same  day  that  I  dispatched  my  last  to  you)  hath  yett  brought 
you  no  answer,  is  not  my  faulte,  for  as  I  was  takinge  penn  &  paper 

and  being  reduced  to  nothing  to  subsist  on,  and  having  beggared  a  multitude  of 
bakers,  brewers,  butchers,  and  other  tradesmen,  on  Saturday  last  departed  out 
of  this  town  with  all  his  family  (imllo  relicto).  The  Prince  of  Conde  and  Beau- 
ford  accompanied  him  about  a  league  off  the  town  ;  he  is  gone  to  St.  Jemiin's, 
and  from  thence  to  St.  Dennis,  intending  for  Holland,  where  keeping  a  corre- 
spondence with  the  Duke  of  Loraine,  and  likewise  with  his  Mother  and  his 
brother  Vorke,  who  are  to  remain  yet  in  France,  he  hopes  to  worke  some  mis- 
chiefe  to  the  State  of  England." 

We  suspect,  from  the  internal  evidence  of  this  Parisian  letter,  that,  like  many 
others  of  modern  dale,  it  is  of  London  manufacture — "  tntitato  tiomine"  &c, 
It  is  not  the  less  curious  !  for  in  those  days  the  public  papers  "were  printed  with 
an  Impriinatttr  from  Hen.  Siobcll,  Clerk  0/ Parliament !  !  1 


264  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1652 

to  do  it  on  Sunday  last,  your  other  of  the  14.  arryued,  which 
derected  me  to  change  my  cource  of  writinge,  and  to  send  no 
more  to  Nantz,'  but  to  St.  Malos  :  and  indeede  I  was  very  gladd  to 
finde  that  you  were  bounde  for  Brest,  wher  I  should  haue  wished 
you,  notwithstanding  any  discouragements  you  receaued  from 
thence,  except  you  could  bringe  a  recommendation  from  this 
Courte  :  for  Mr.  Holder^  writes  me  worde,  that  a  letter  from 
Moun"'  Castlenoe  would  signify  very  little.  I  am  confident  the 
letter  you  haue  from  our  Master,  will  praeserue  you  from  any 
affronts,  and  then  sure  your  beinge  ther  will  be  at  least  for  your 
owne  aduantage,  both  to  coUecte  what  is  dew  to  his  Ma'''  upon 
accounts,^  which  must  be  worth  somewhat,  and  will  be  easily 
discouer'd  by  what  Mr.  Holder  hath  receaued  from  the  Duke,  and 
to  receaue  the  dewes  upon  ther  last  pryzes,  which  will,  they  say, 
amounte  to  a  rounde  summ. — Though  S'  Geo.  Carterett  was  gone 
out  of  the  towne,  when  I  receaued  yours  of  the  10.  yett  very  con- 
trary to  my  expectation  he  returned  hither  3  or  4  dayes  after,  and 
stayed  only  one  night,  when  I  shewed  him  your  letter ;  sure  he 
will  do  all  the  good  offices  to  you  in  all  thinges  he  is  able.     My 

L'* will  obserue  the  caution  you  giue  him,  and  will  be 

gladd  you  can  discouer  any  monyes  to  be  dew  to  him,  and  he  will 
glady  giue  you  authority  to  receaue  it ;  indeed  a  supply  will  come 
as  seasonable  to  him  as  to  any  body,  for  when  I  haue  told  you, 
that  none  of  us  haue  receaued  a  penny  since  you  went,  you  will 
believe  our  necessityes  to  be  importunate  enough,  which  would  be 
more  insupportable,  if  wee  did  not  see  the  King  himselfe  reduced 
to  greater  distresse  then  you  can  believe  or  imagyne.  I  perceaue 
the  arrest  of  ffarrande,  is  upon  some  pique  betweene  the  Duke  of 

'  Sir  Richard  Browne  was,  at  this  moment,  very  active  in  endeavouring  to 
collect  the  King's  dues  on  the  prizes  brought  into  the  different  ports  of 
France. 

^  Holder  was  Secretaiy  to  Prince  Rupert.  He  was  loyal,  and  it  appears 
from  Lord  Clarendon's  State  Papers  that  great  dependence  was  placed  on  him 
when  wanted  :  yet  Sir  Edward  calls  him  "the  pert,  importimate  agent  of  the 
Catholics."     See  also  p.  269. 

^  The  difficulty  which  the  King  experienced  in  raising  any  money  upon  the 
prizes,  is  alluded  to  in  "  Perfect  Passages"  of  the  15th  October,  1652  :  "  Prince 
Rupert  hath  lately  seized  on  some  good  prizes  ;  he  keeps  himself  far  remote, 
and  makes  his  kinsman,  Charles  Stuart,  make  a  leg  for  some  cullings  of  his 
windfalls. " 


1652  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  265 

Vandosme  and  the  Marshall  Melleray,'  between  whom  the  con- 
tests grew  very  high,  and  are  like  to  breake  out  to  such  a  degree 
the  Courte  is  not  without  apprehension,  that  it  shall  not  conteyne 
them  both  to  its  seruice,  and  seemes  at  present,  to  be  vnsatisfyed 
with  the  Marshall,  and  I  heare  some  letters  of  reprehension  are 
sent  to  him  ;  therefore  this  arrest  is  not  like  to  produce  any  aduan- 
tage  to  his  Ma''',  besides  that  it  seemes  the  shipp  is  out  of  the 
power  of  the  Marshall.  I  haue  giuen  Choquex  the  papers,  and 
will  conferr  with  him  what  is  to  be  done,  for  it  is  I  perceaue  true 
that  the  shipp  and  all  the  furniture  was  really  putt  into  his  handes 
by  Pr.  Ruperte,"  so  that  besides  the  restitution  of  the  vessell,  there 
will  be  a  large  accounte  to  be  made  :  When  any  thinge  is  resolued, 
you  shall  haue  an  accounte  of  it. 

I  am  very  gladd  you  haue  had  so  good  successe  in  your  suite,  I 
hope  it  is  but  an  instance  of  future  good  fortune  at  Brest,  wher 
ther  is  much  dew,  if  you  haue  receaued  so  little,  as  I  haue  for- 
merly hearde  you  haue  mentioned  : — I  prjesume  you  haue  kept  an 
exacte  accounte  of  all  you  haue  had  upon  those  assignations, 
which  I  putt  you  only  in  minde  of,  because  upon  conference  with 
S'  Geo.  Carterett,  he  could  not  belieue  it  had  bene  possible,  that 
upon  so  many  pryzes  as  he  obserued  to  be  brought  in,  you  should 
touch  so  little,  as  I  assured  him  had  come  to  your  handes.  When 
you  went  from  hence,  and  vpon  occasyon  of  somewhat  I  writt 

lately  in  a  letter  to  Mr of  the  no  profitt  accrewed  to  his 

Ma""  upon  that  receipte,  he  answered  me  that  it  was  impossible 
much  could  come  to  his  Ma''"  owne  receipte,  when  he  granted  so 
large  assignments  out  of  it,  and  so  mentioned  in  the  first  place, 
what  was  allotted  to  you,  as  if  it  had  bene  payde. — Wee  know 
nothinge  of  Englande  more  than  that  your  ffrench  Minister  was 
landed  at  Dover.  Wee  shall  shortly  see  what  his  reception  hath 
bene,  and  shall  then  better  guess  at  the  effects :  in  the  meane 


'  Melleray  was  Governor  of  Nantes. 

''  Trince  Rupert,  just  before  this  period,  was  in  the  West  Indies,  and  had 
with  him  a  fleet  of  fifteen  sail,  to  which  eight  Dutch  ships  were  joined  in  Octo- 
ber. He  is  stated  in  the  journals  to  have  captured  ten  rich  English  vessels, 
whilst  cruising  off  St.  Kitts.  It  is  a  remarkable  circumstance,  however,  that 
another  journal,  the  "Perfect  Passages,"  places  him  off  Cypru.s,  and  describes 
him  as  capturing  all  vessels  that  pass  him  in  the  Levant. 


266  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1652 

tyme,  we  are  at  no  ease  heare.  My  Lo:  of  Rochester  (for  that  is 
my  L""  Willmotts  title)'  is  to  sett  out  from  hence  on  Thursday 
morninge,  he  trauells  with  a  small  trayne,  and  hath  it  in  his  power 
to  assume  the  title  of  Ambassadour,^  which  I  suppose  he  will 
choose  to  declyne,  and  do  his  businesse  in  a  priuate  way,  which 
will  procure  a  speedyer  dispatch. — God  praeserue  you. 
I  am,  S'', 

your  very  affectionate  hu'''°  Serv', 

E.  H. 
Pallais  Royale  this 
24  of  Decemb.  Christmasse  Eue,  1652. 

Commend  me  to  Mr.  Holder,  and  lett  him  know  I  have  now 
receaued  his  of  the  13. 


'  There  was  a  considerable  difficulty  in  finding  a  proper  title  for  Lord  Wil- 
mot,  since  his  first  proposed  one  of  Essex  was  claimed  by  Lord  Capel,  and  that 
of  Danby  by  the  Attorney  General ;  upon  which,  as  stated  in  the  Clarendon 
Papers,  iii.  121,  "my  Lord  declined  that  title,  and  so  his  patent  is  drawn  up 
for  the  Earl  of  Rochester." — Also  iii.  p.  57. 

'  It  was  hoped  that  he  would  be  able  to  induce  the  German  Princes  to 
advance  money  for  the  King's  private  expenditure  ;  and  also  to  interfere  with 
the  Dutch,  and  render  them  disposed  to  undertake  some  decided  step  in  his 
favour.  The  King  must,  certainly,  at  this  period,  have  been  in  extreme  dis- 
tress, if  we  are  to  credit  a  letter  from  Paris  in  the  "Several  Proceedings"  of 
13th  December,  which  asserts  that  "the  titular  King  of  Scots  is  reduced  to  so 
low  a  condition  that  he  is  forced  to  eate  his  meals  in  taverns  here  in  Paris, 
having  not  the  commodity  of  dining  at  home." 

The  distress  of  the  King  and  his  friends  may  indeed  well  be  imagined,  when 
Sir  Edward  Hyde,  not  three  months  before  this  date,  thus  expresses  himself  in 
a  letter  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas  :  "  It  is  no  wonder  you  should  desire  to  be 
eased,  as  much  as  may  be,  of  all  kinds  of  charges.  I  am  sure  I  have  as  much 
reason  as  any  man  living  to  join  with  you  in  that  thrift ;  yet  I  cannot  avoid  the 
constant  expense  of  seven  or  eight  livres  the  week  for  postage  of  letters,  which 
I  borrow  scandalously  out  of  my  friends  pockets,  or  else  my  letters  must  more 
scandalously  remain  still  at  the  post-house  ;  and  I  am  sure  all  those  which  con- 
cern my  own  private  affairs  would  be  received  for  ten  sous  a  week,  so  that  all 
the  rest  are  for  the  King,  from  whom  I  have  not  received  one  penny  since  I 
came  hither,  and  am  put  to  all  this  charge ;  and  yet  it  is  to  no  purpose  to  com- 
plain, though  I  have  not  been  master  of  a  crown  these  many  months,  and  cold 
for  want  of  clothes  and  fire,  and  owe  for  all  the  meate  which  I  have  eaten  these 
three  months,  and  to  a  poor  woman  who  is  not  longer  able  to  trust." 


1 65 2  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  267 

Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  22*  from  Nantes,  and  am  very 
gladd  that  you  haue  passed  that  parte  of  your  iourny  so  well ;  I 
hope  the  rest  will  be  as  successfull,  though  I  do  not  exspecte  you 
should  finde  as  good  weather  to  bringe  you  home,  as  you  haue  had 
to  carry  you  out:  The  Spanyard'  desyred  me  to  giue  you  my 
thankes  for  your  care  of  him,  which  I  do  very  heartily,  and  con- 
ceaue  by  this  tyme  he  is  gotten  into  his  owne  Country,  and  I  do 
not  thinke  he  will  euer  visitt  fifrance  agayne,  which  he  hath  no 
reason  to  loue,  but  for  the  English  which  he  founde  heare.  Ther 
hath  beene  yett  no  letter  from  the  Mareschall  de  Melleray,  which 
ther  was  no  reason  to  exspecte,  if  you  had  not  mentioned  it,  as 
somewhat  you  thought  intended ;  I  am  exceedinge  gladd  that  he 
proceeded  so  roundly  with  the  English  Rebells,  as  to  arrest  both 
the  shipps  and  goods,"  I  wish  they  did  so  in  all  other  partes  of 
ffrance,  that  they  might  proceede  a  little  more  briskely  towards 
ther  greate  worke,  then  yett  they  appeare  to  doe,  but  if  I  am  not 
deceaued,  the  English  will  quicken  them  shortly,  if  they  haue  any 
spiritts  left. 

You  must  not  suspecte  your  frends  kindnesse  and  affection  to 
you,  when  I  tell  you,  that  your  arrett  is  not  yett  dispatched :  you 
know  how  little  seruice  I  can  do  in  that  kinde  by  any  personall 
sollicitation  of  my  owne,  more  then  by  callinge  upon  Sir  Ri:  Fos- 
ter,''' which  I  haue  often  done,  and  in  truth  I  thinke  him  to  be  as 
carefull  in  all  that  concernes  you,  and  in  this  particular,  as  a  frende 

'  This  is  a  part  of  the  private  history  of  the  time,  to  which  there  is  no  cer- 
tain clue.  There  were  some  plans  in  agitation  on  tlie  part  of  the  Condeans  to 
persuade  both  England  and  Spain  to  aid  them  with  their  amis ;  and  as  at  this 
period  there  were  two  powerful  political  parties  at  Madrid,  perhaps  the  man 
alluded  to  may  have  been  a  secret  agent  in  the  politics  of  the  day. 

^  This  is  an  event  not  elsewhere  recorded ;  unless  it  alludes  to  the  seizures  of 
some  ships  at  Dunkirk,  afterwards  restored  to  Cromwell  by  the  French  Govern- 
ment. 

'  Sir  Richard  Foster  was  keeper  of  the  King's  privy  purse,  though  he  seldom 
was  lucky  enough  to  have  any  cash  in  it.  Vide  Clarendon's  State  Papers, 
vol.  iii.  p.  46. 


268  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1652 

can  be :  But  the  truth  is,  he  hath  beene  ill  since  you  went,  and 
your  Aduocate  hath  bene  neuer  with  him,  not  at  home  when  he 
went  to  finde  him,  and  the  setlinge  the  kings  businesse  with  the 
Surintend't  (which  is  yett  farr  from  being  setled)  hath  so  wome 
out  the  good  old  man,  that  he  hath  not  bene  yett  able  to  settle 
yours,  which  he  promises  me  to  dispatch  out  of  hande :  I  forgott 
likewise  to  tell  you,  that  this  man  is  gone  from  him,  which  leaues 
him  so  much  the  worse. 

I  receaued  this  weeke  a  letter  from  S''  Ger.  Lucas,  under  a  cover 

to  you,  dated  from  a  place  called  I  thinke ,1  suppose  it 

is  somewher  in  Britany,  and  I  belieue  you  haue  some  addresse  to 
him,  therefore  I  trouble  you  with  the  inclosed. — All  heare  are 
your  Seru":  God  prseserue  you.     I  am  very  heartily, 
Sr, 

Your  most  affectionate  humble  Serv', 

Edw:  Hyde. 

Pallais  Royall  29  of  Novemb.  1652. 

The  Kinge  would  have  you  giue  Mr.  Richards  all  assistance  in 
executinge  the  orders  for  the  Patricke  &  Francis,^  formerly  granted 
to  S''  G°  Carterett :  the  10"'  &  15""  are  to  be  payd  to  the  proper 
receauers. 

Sir  Ri:  Browne. 


Sir  Edivard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S'- 
I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  26.  of  Decemb.  and  am  very  gladd 
that  you  were  then  upon  your  way  to  Brest,  wher  sure  your  pre- 
sence will  be  more  necessary  than  at  Nantes,  though  it  may  be, 
your  company  was  not  much  desyred  ther :  you  will  I  suppose 
finde  the  seamen  and  Capt:  weary  of  that  Porte,  and  therefore  you 
are  like  to  be  the  more  wellcome  to  them,  with  the  proposicon 
from  the  Marechall  de  Melleray,*  and  if  they  were  once  induced  to 

'  Two  of  the  Jersey  privateers. 

^  Melleray  was   at  this   moment   a   great   object   of  jealousy    to   Cardinal 
Mazarine,  who  caused  a  letter  to  be  sent  to  him  from  the  King,  inviting  him 


i653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  269 

goe  to  Porte  Lewes,  I  would  mooue  the  Kinge  to  take  notice  of  it, 
and  to  write  to  the  Marechall :  I  hope  you  haue  founde  good  store 
of  mony  for  your  selfe  at  Brest,  from  the  pryzes  which  haue  bene 
brought  in,  &  that  you  finde  that  trybe  of  Captayns  as  towardly  as 
Mr.  Holder  reported  them  to  be,  who  hath  a  wonderfull  esteeme 
of  them  :  Though  I  do  not  loue  to  infuse  any  iealosyes  or  distrust 
in  any  man,  of  his  frends,  and  those  of  whome  he  hath  a  good 
opinion,  yett  I  haue  reason  to  warne  you,  to  be  a  httle  upon  your 

to 

guarde,  and  not  too  freely  to  imparte  all  you  know  or  thinke  667  . 

Mr.         H.       o         1  d  e  r        who  a 

568  .  17  .  2  .  28  .  15  .  23  .  36  .  704  :  trust  me  is  4  .  699  . 
weeke    man  in  Iiis    Religion    that 

726  .  573  .  and  so  sottishly  corrupted  534  .  502  .  337  .  673  . 
hee  p  r  i  e         s         t 

501  .  belieues  whatsoeuer  any  34.  36.  27.  7.  13.  12.  sayes 

to  him,  how  ridiculous  soeuer,  and  to  all  these  virtues  he  thinkes 
himselfe  wiser  than  Solomon.  Ther  are  some  other  reasons  for 
this  caution,  which  I  cannot  expresse  at  large,  which  make  me 

he  is  not  so  iust  to  you 

.  belieue    that    501   .   529  .   589   .   645   .   538   .   667  .    731   .   as 

he 

501  .  ought  to  be.  We  are  all  heare  in  the  same  beggarly  con- 
dicon  '  you  left  us,  which  I  thinke  by  longe  custome  will  grow  a 
seconde  nature  to  us  :  I  should  be  glad  to  heare  that  S''  Geo.  Car- 
te Court,  and  adding  an  offer  of  the  command  in  Champagne  ;  but  the  Marshal 
was  aware  that  this  was  an  intrigue  to  get  him  and  his  son  to  Court,  they  being 
suspected  as  friendly  to  the  Conde  party,  and  therefore  he  excused  himself  on 
pretence  of  illness,  &c.     He  was  Governor  of  Nantes. 

'  This  is  rather  extraordinary,  when  even  the  Parliamentary  journals  in  Eng- 
land state  the  following  remarkable  facts,  in  November,  1652  :  "  The  King  of 
Scots  lies  yet  in  the  Palace  Royal,  whither  the  King  and  Queen  came  to  give 
him  a  visit,  and  in  abundance  of  ceremony,  to  thank  him  for  that  great  pains  he 
had  taken  in  labouring  the  healing  up  of  those  sad  breaches  between  his 
Majesty  and  his  people ;  which  Christian  office  has  gained  him  at  Court  the 
title  of  Magntc  Britaitnicv  d  Hiherniie  Rex,  Fidei  Dcfctisor,  Pcricli  Dissipator 
GallUi,  Pacisqtw  Compositor  GencraHssimo.  'Tis  rumoured  that  the  King  of 
Denmark  should  send  him  £\oo,<xx>  in  gold  for  a  present,  with  the  promised 
assistance  of  him  and  his  subjects  in  the  disputing  of  his  cause  against  all 
opposers.  The  Duke  of  Yorke  is  still  in  high  favour,  and  is  cryed  up  for  the 
most  accomplished  gentleman,  both  in  arms  and  courtesie,  that  graces  the 
French  Court.  The  English  begin  to  be  admitted  dayly  into  places  of  high 
trust  and  command  ;  and  those  shaded   Cavaliers,  wlioni   the  world  thouglit 


270  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

terett  were  come  to  Brest. — God  prassenie  you,  and  bringe  us  well 
togither  agayne  : — I  am  very  heartily, 

Your  most  affectionate  hu''"'  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Paris  this  ii  of  January  1653. 

Sir  Ri.  Browne. 


Sir  Edivard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  haue  yours  of  the  -f  and  the  6.  of  this  moneth  :  and  you  had 
receaued  an  answer  to  the  first  before  the  last  had  come  to  my 
hands,  if  it  had  bene  in  my  power  to  haue  returned  you  such  a  one 
as  could  haue  satisfyed  my  selfe.  I  was  as  fuU  of  the  sense  of  the 
iniury  and  indignity  that  is  offred  to  your  Captaynes  at  Brest,  and 
truly  so  is  the  Kinge,  as  they  could  wish,  but  you  know  iniuryes 
and  acts  of  iniustice  are  not  as  soone  remedyed  and  repayTcd 
heare,  as  dicouered  :  The  Kinge  wished  young  L"*  Jermin,  Mr. 
Atturny  and  my  selfe,  to  consider  what  was  to  be  done,  and  wee 
were  all  of  opinion,  knowinge  what  Princes  all  Gouernors  are  at 
present  in  ffrance,  that  it  would  not  be  fitt  to  mooue  the  Courte, 
which  no  doubte  knows  nothinge  of  this  arrest  and  restrainte,  nor 
it  may  be  of  the  bargayne  and  connivance  for  the  admissyon  of 
our  shipps  (for  you  know  wee  haue  bene  longe  without  the  benefitt 
of  the  printed  Order  you  mention)  before  Mons.  Castelnoe  (from 
whome  the  orders  were  without  question  sent,  for  his  owne 
benefitt)  be  first  spoken  with,  and  my  L^  Jermin'  promised  to 

worthy  of  nothing  but  exilement,  begin  to  be  looked  upon  according  to  their 
worth  and  knowm  gallantry." 

'  JermjTi's  influence  at  the  exiled  Court  had  for  some  time  been  very  great ; 
and  is  thus  described  by  a  journalist  of  that  period,  in  a  volume  of  Tracts  in  the 
British  Museum  :  "  The  little  Queen  is  retired  to  the  nunnery  at  Chaliot,  there 
to  spend  her  time  a  while  in  devotion,  for  the  advance  of  some  designes  that  she 
hath  on  foot ;  she  left  her  son  the  fugitive  at  the  Louvre,  given  up  to  the  bent 
of  his  Common  Prayer  Mongers,  and  of  Jerniyn,  whose  power  is  now'  greater 
with  him  than  any ;  which  is  a  sure  sign  that  his  Mother  rules  him  again,  and 


i653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  271 

doe  that  presently,  and  he  hoped  effectually ;  but  wee  finde  after 
longe  enquyry  that  Mons.  Castlenoe  is  gone  out  of  this  towne  to 
the  Cardinall,  nor  is  it  knowne  when  he  will  returne,  and  yett  it  is 
thought  as  necessary,  that  his  minde  and  resolucon  be  first  vnder- 
stoode :  Therefore  my  L*"  Jermyn  hath  written  to  him,  and 
inclosed  the  state  of  the  case,  made  out  of  your  letters,  and  Mr. 
Atturny  hath  sent  the  same  to  the  Duke  of  Yorke,  who  wee  pre- 
sume is  most  like  to  gett  a  full  dispatch  in  it,  and  wee  must  expecte 
the  answer  from  thence,  and  then  if  there  be  any  cause  to  com- 
playne  at  Courte,  wee  will  take  the  best  care  wee  can,  that  it  be 
made  as  it  ought  to  be. 

ffor  the  other  businesse  concerninge  the  Marq:  of , 

of  which  I  thinke  I  writt  somewhat  to  you  in  my  last,  Mr.  At- 
turny and  I  haue  spoken  with  Choquy  of  it,  who  exspects  euery 
day  an  answer  to  what  he  hath  formerly  sent  to  the  Marq:  and 
when  that  comes,  or  that  it  appeares  he  desyres  not  to  make  any 
answer,  the  Kinge  will  conclude  what  he  should  doe  as  to  the 
revocation. 

ffor  your  Hamborough  pryse,  you  cannot  suppose  that  I  will 
returne  a  priuate  opinion  of  my  owne,  in  a  businesse  of  that  nature, 
for  many  reasons,  and  the  Kinge  commanded  me  to  aduise  with 
M'  Atturny,  and  upon  both  our  consideringe  the  case,  as  M' 
Holder  sent  it  me,  wee  doe  not  see  it  so  cleerely  stated,  as  to  be 
able  to  giue  the  King  any  iudgement  upon  it,  since  it  does  not 

that  he  hath  resigned  his  judgment,  affection,  and  all  to  her,  because  hereto- 
fore there  was  a  sore  grudge  between  him  and  Jermyn,  in  regard  at  his  former 
being  here  [Paris]  Jermyn  (who  then  commanded  and  still  keeps  the  purse) 

was  very  streight  handed  over  him  in  his  expences. The  old  Court    flies 

begin  now  again  to  flock  about  him"  (30th  Dec.  1651)  "from  all  parts. 
Crofts  is  returning  from  Poland,  where  he  called  himselfe  a  Lord  Ambas- 
sadour,  and  is  to  be  made  a  Lord,  as  soon  as  he  comes  (as  they  would  have 
us  believe),  for  his  pains  in  that  employment,  and  for  the  charitable  contribu- 
tion of  our  Polish  cousins  that  (they  say)  he  brings  along  with  him.  Some  of 
them  are  come  to  the  Louvre  already  out  of  Flanders,  as  Hide,  a  man  of 
dignity  too,  that  calls  himself  the  Chequer  Chancellor  ;  here  is  also  Bramhall, 
of  London  Derry,  Dan  O'Neill,  Fraiser,  a  physitian,  and  one  Lloid,  a  Chaplain. 
These  bring  newes,  that  Buckingham  and  Seer.  Nicholas  would  have  come 
along  too,  but  that  they  wanted  Ghelt ;  and  the  rest  of  his  Majesties  black  guard 
and  retiime  that  wander  in  the  Low  Countries,  if  they  were  sure  of  daily  bread 
for  their  attendance." 


272  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

appeare  that  the  goods  do  at  all  belonge  to  any  English  marchant 
or  fifactor,  but  for  ought  appears  may  be  the  proper  estate  of  the 
Hamberghers. 

I  did  not  suppose  they  had  suffred  you  to  giue  any  adiudica- 
tions  ther,  and  that  the  former  arrest  had  bene  made  at  Rhemes 
upon  that  quarrell :  We  hope  the  Duke  will  be  heare  within  2  or 
3  dayes,  and  then  it  will  be  necessary  to  receaue  his  derection 
upon  all  this  businesse.  My  L*"  Inchiquin  and  I  are  upon  some 
trouble  with  your  Landlord,  who  yesterday  was  at  your  house,  and 
expresses  some  purpose  to  seize  upon  the  goods ;  which  we  all 
vnderstande  would  not  only  be  very  mischieuous  to  you,  but  very 
dishonorable  to  the  Kinge,  and  therefore  you  may  be  confident 
that  wee  omitt  nothing  that  is  in  our  power  to  doe,  hauinge  not  a 
penny  to  discharge  the  debte.^  This  day  S"'  Ri:  ffoster  goes  with 
my  L**  Inchiquin  to  him,  to  see  how  farr  good  wordes  and  promises 
will  prevayle  with  him,  and  all  other  courses  shall  be  really  taken 
for  his  satisfaction,  that  are  in  the  Kinges  power.  Will  ther  be 
nothinge  dew  upon  the  Kinges  owne  share  of  the  pryses  brought 
in  by  the  Patricke  &  Francis,  that  might  be  imployed  to  that 
purjjose  ?  any  order  should  be  procured  from  hence. 

I  pray  convay  this  inclosed  to  Ge:  Carterett,  who  I  suppose  is 
not  still  with  you.     God  praeserue  you.     I  am  heartily. 

Your  most  affectionate  hu'''"  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Pall:  Ro:  this  21  of  January  1653. 
Sir  R.  Browne. 


Sir  Edivard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  7  th  from  the  good  Govern''  and 
yourselfe,  and  this  must  seme  as  answer  to  you  both,  for  I  am 

still  in  my  old  posture,  not  yet  able  to  stirr  from  my  bed.     I  have 

'  Tlie  distress  of  the  King  may  be  faintly  appreciated  from  an  extract  from 
the  Mercurius  Politicus,  Sth  July,  1652,  where  it  is  stated  :  "Charles  Stuart, 


y>l  ATFS.1E,  S  <r  Irl  A.1,    'JD  ;i''.    T  V  !R  J',  .'^  '.>'  M. 


.653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  273 

not  heard  these  many  weekes  from  Mr.  Holder,  but  I  suppose  he 
giues  the  same  informacon  to  the  Duke  and  his  officers,  if  not, 
what  he  sayes  is  Hkely  to  be  bclieued  more  then  what  I  shall 
informe,  therefore  I  must  still  renew  my  aduice  to  you,  that  you 
write  very  particularly  to  the  Duke  himselfe,  or  to  some  of  his 
officers,  of  all  the  obstruccons  you  meete  with,  and  very  particu- 
larly of  the  misdemeanours  of  the  Captaines,'  and  of  any  such 
proposicons  and  expedients  which  you  thinke  fitt  to  offer  for  the 
promoting  his  seruice,  and  I  make  noe  doubt  but  his  Royal 
Highnes  will  as  soone  hearken  to  you,  and  be  aduiced  by  you, 
as  by  any  persons.  I  can  giue  you  no  intelligence  from  hence, 
whilst  I  continue  thus  a  prysoner,  but  truely  I  thinke  they  who 
are  abroad  know  little  of  moment,  the  Court  here  being  wholy 
intent  upon  battels  and  matters  of  pleasure,  and  our  owne  affaires 
being  in  a  dead  calme,  exspecting  some  gentle  gale  from  some  of 
our  neighbours  to  give  them  motion,  and  really  I  doe  belieue  y" 
good  spiritt  does  improve,  since  no  body  can  doubt,  but  y'  the 
people  in  England  are  generally  well  prepared  for  it  This  is  all  I 
can  say  to  you,  but  y'  I  am  to  you  both  • 

your  most  affectionate  humble  servant, 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Paris  18  Feb.  1653. 

The  King  hath  lately  bene  aduertised  by  the  Gouernment  of 
Innisboffine,  that  if  any  Marchantmen  will  bring  corne,  amies,  or 

who  was  said  to  be  gone  in  our  last  [from  Paris]  went  not  till  some  few  days 
after.  He  made  the  more  haste,  because  a  servant  of  his  was  fallen  upon, 
pursued,  and  beaten,  even  in  his  master's  place  of  abode  at  the  Louvre.  I  lee 
also  was  besieged  there  by  the  bakers,  butchers,  and  other  tradesmen  of  all 
sorts,  in  whose  books  he  is  fain  veiy  deep  ;  and  they  feared,  if  they  lost  him 
they  should  lose  their  money.  But  to  pacify  them  they  wore  told  his  intent  was 
but  to  go  to  Rosny  upon  the  way  to  Roan.  His  mother  marches  with  him. 
The  small  b.aggage  they  have  is  already  gone.  They  give  out  that  they  will 
returne  after  the  peace  is  made,  and  condemn  this  City  of  ingratitude  ;  alledging 
that  it  had  bin  blockt  up  by  the  King  before  this  time,  had  it  not  bin  for  their 
mediation  with  his  Majesty." 

'  The  Duke    of  York  was  actually  at  this  period  with  the  French  Army 
under  Turenne  ;  and  though  he  here  appears  to  have  been   personally   inte- 
rested in  the  affairs  of  the  little  squadron  of  privateers,  yet  there  is  no  mention  of 
it  whatever  in  the  Life  recently  published  from  his  own  Memoir. 
TV.  T 


2  74  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

ammunicon  thither,  they  ^hall  be  sure  to  receiue  ready  money  for 
it,  and  that  such  a  supply  would  enable  them  for  some  time  to 
exspect  greater,  and  not  to  submitt  to  the  rebells.  If  it  were 
possible  to  procure  any  of  your  Men  of  War,  or  any  Marchants 
to  resort  thither,  it  would  be  a  wonderfull  good  seruice,  therefore 
I  pray  deuice  all  wayes  possible  to  compasse  it,  and  let  me  know 
how  the  seuerall  letters  I  sent  to  you  directed  to  y'  place  haue 
bene  disposed  off.' 


Sir  Edivard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Brozvne. 

I  am  sure  it  can  be  no  newes  to  you  that  Pr.  Rupert  is  safe  at 
Nantes,''  and  therfore  it  is  very  probable  this  letter  may  not  finde 
you  at  Brest,  but  that  you  may  haue  thought  it  fitt  to  attende  his 
Highnesse,  and  offer  him  your  seruice.  The  Kinge  hath  sent  Mr. 
Holder  some  derection  conceminge  the  Hamborough  shipp.  If 
George  Carterett^  be  not  with  you,  I  pray  send  this  letter  to  him 

'  These  plans  and  hopes  were  soon  after  put  an  end  to  by  the  capture  of 
Innisboffin  by  the  Parliamentary  Army,  it  being  then  the  last  place  in  Ireland 
that  held  out  for  the  King. 

^  This  was  the  last  of  Prince  Rupert's  maritime  expeditions  during  the  Inter- 
regnum. On  his  return  to  Europe  he  captured  a  rich  prize  laden  with  tobacco, 
and  having  carried  her  into  Nantz,  in  March,  1653,  he  was  soon  after  seized  with 
a  violent  illness,  recovering  from  which  he  proceeded  to  Paris,  and  was  well 
received  by  the  French  King.  From  thence  he  went  to  the  Imperial  Court;  but 
returned  to  England  at  the  Restoration. 

The  small  fleet  now  under  the  command  of  Prince  Rupert  had  been  originally 
re-fitted  at  Toulon ;  but  having  met  with  losses  of  ships,  particularly  at  the 
Azores,  where  his  own  flagship,  the  Reformation,  had  been  sunk,  and  the  whole 
crew  of  360  men  perished,  with  the  exception  of  Rupert,  his  brother  Maurice, 
and  twelve  others,  it  was  found  necessary  to  return  to  the  Northern  parts  of 
France,  particularly  as  Admiral  Penn,  with  his  squadron,  was  waiting  for  them 
in  the  Streights  of  Gibraltar. 

'  .Sir  George  Carteret,  a  little  before  this  time,  commanded  a  small  squadron 
of  the  Royal  ships,  with  which  he  cruised,  principally  upon  the  coast  of  Ireland, 
and  greatly  to  the  annoyance  of  the  Republican  Party,  if  we  may  judge  from 
their  splenetic  observations  in  the  journals  of  the  day. 


i6s3  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  275 

by  the  first  safe  opportunity,  and  if  he  hath  not  a  coppy  of  your 
cypher,  send  it  to  him,  I  havinge  used  it  in  this  letter  for  3  or  4  lynes, 
which  it  is  necessary  for  him  to  understande.  Excuse  me,  who 
hauinge  no  letter  of  yours  to  answer,  for  beinge  at  present  so  shorte, 
which  you  know  is  not  my  naturall  faulte.  Wee  haue  reason  to 
hope  the  Kings  affayres  are  upon  a  mendinge  hande,  with  reference 
to  Hollande.— God  be  with  you.     I  am  very  heartily, 

your  most  affectionate  Seru', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Paris  this  22  of  March  (1653). 
Sir  Ric:  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S', 
About  three  days  since  I  receaued  yours  of  the  24.  of  the  last 
moneth,  which  makes  me  still  wonder  how  it  comes  to  passe,  that 
yours  are  so  longe  upon  the  way,  for  it  is  not  possible  that  the  post 
can  be  12  or  14  dayes  upon  the  way  from  Brest,  and  so  much  tyme 
ther  is  still  betweene  your  writinge  and  my  readinge.  I  suppose 
the  Governour  is  now  gone  to  Nantes,  or  else  he  will  not  wayte  on 
the  Prince,  which  I  should  be  sorry  for.  the  Kinge  sent  his  coach 
on  Wensday  to  Orleans,  supposinge  it  will  meete  his  Highnesse' 
ther,  or  that  he  will  be  ther  within  a  day  or  2  after,  so  that  wee 
exspecte  him  heare  on  Tuesday  or  Wensday,  and  till  his  returne  I 
do  not  conceaue  that  you  neede  putt  your  selfe  to  the  troble  of  a 
iourny,  and  if  ther  be  then  any  occasyon  for  it,  I  will  aduertise  you  : 
If  the  euidence  against  the  Captaynes  be  so  pregnant  as  it  seemes 
by  you  to  be,  of  seueral  theftes  and  cozinages,  how  would  it  be 
possible  for  the  Judge  to  declare  them  innocent  ?  and  though  it 
may,  it  would  be  difficulte  to  obteyne  iustice  against  them  in  that 
jurisdiction,  yett  the  declininge  to  giue  in  the  testimony  and  charge 
against  them  before  the  proper  officer  (though  it  is  possible  he  will 

'  Prince  Rupert.  This  event  is  much  noticed  in  the  London  journals  of  that 
period.  These  journals  also  assert,  upon  tlie  authority  of  some  runaway  seamen, 
who  landed  at  Weymouth,  "that  all  the  plunder  he  hath  brought  is  not  worth 
/'io,ooo,  ami  the  Swallow  is  hallen  up  altogether  unsemceable. " 


2  76  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

not  haue  power  enough  to  cause  reparacon  to  be  made,  if  he  had 
the  will  to  do  it)  will  be  made  a  greate  countenance  to  them,  as  if 
the  allegations  were  not  waighty  ;  and  I  finde  (though  I  am  a 
stranger  to  all  that  is  done  on  that  syde  of  the  house)  that  the  Cap- 
taynes  are  upon  all  occasyons  much  magnifyed,  as  excellent  vsefull 
ministers. — I  am  very  gladd  of  that  order  you  mention,  against  the 
transportinge  the  necessaryes  for  shippinge,  which  I  wonder  the 
more  at,  because  wee  conceaue  the  ffrench  Minister  at  London 
euery  day  getts  grounde,  but  I  hope  they  will  deceaue  each  other. 
— Innisboffin  was  poorly  giuen  up  aboute  the  middle  of  ffebruary, 
so  that  now  I  feare  the  poore  Irish  haue  only  woods  and  boggs  for 
shelter ;  I  pray  keepe  all  those  dispatches  safe  by  you,  but  you 
neede  not  send  them  backe,  till  you  come  your  selfe.  Hath  G° 
Carterett  a  good  opinion  of  Anthonio  ?  I  hope  ther  will  be  some 
parte  of  your  house-rent  payd  ot  of  hande,  but  I  know  not  what  to 
say  to  your  assignements  upon  the  Prince,  who  no  double  will  haue 
occasyon  to  vse  all  and  more  then  he  can  haue  brought  home,  to 
repayre  and  fitt  out  his  shipps.'— It  is  a  good  and  conscientious 
thinge  to  pay  off  any  old  debts,  and  good  husbandry  to  discharge 
those  first,  for  which  interest  is  to  be  payd ;  but  if  I  were  in  your 
case,  I  should  satisfy  my  selfe,  in  keepinge  mony  enough  in  my 
purse  to  prreserue  me  a  yeere  from  staruinge,  before  I  thought  of 
paying  any  debtes.  Wee  do  flatter  ourselves  with  an  opinion  that 
our  affayres  will  mende,  and  that  wee  shall  not  stay  longe  heare, 
indeede  I  belieue  our  Master  will  putt  himselfe  into  some  action 
this  summer,  and  that  wee  shall  not  spende  it  in  ffrance."^  God 
praeserue  you  and, 

your  very  affectionate  hu'''°  Serv', 

E.  H. 
Paris  this  12.  of  April  (1653). 
Indorsed  by  Sir  R.  Browne: 

From  Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer,  12  Ap'  1653.     Received  ig  Ap'. 

'  These  were  the  shattered  ships  which  had  returned  to  Nantz  from  the  West 
Indian  cruise  ;  but  another  portion  of  tlie  Royal  squadron  was  now  favourably 
received  in  the  ports  of  Holland  ;  as  is  asserted  in  the  "Moderate  Publisher" 
of  the  15th  April,  1653.  Indeed  it  was  generally  reported  that  the  States  had 
now  resolved  to  give  to  Charles  the  title  o{  King  of  Great  Britain. 

•  This  was  a  vain  hope,  for  Charles  remained  in  France  until  the  ensuing  year. 


,653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  277 


Sir  Richard  Browne  to  the  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer. 

Right  Hon'"''',  21  April  1653. 

Two  dayes  since  I  receiued  your  Hon"  of  12'",  by  which  it  ap- 
peares  that  it  made  better  speede  hither,  then  it  seemes  mine  com- 
monly doe  to  Paris,  the  cause  whereof!"  is,  that  betweene  this  place 
and  Morlaix  there  is  noe  settled  convaiance,  only  the  opportunity 
of  such  carriers  who  come  uncertainly  from  thence  hither  once  or 
twice  a  weeke  to  fetch  linnen  cloth.  I  haue  not  yett  heard  one 
word  from  the  Gouernour  since  his  goinge  hence :  butt  Mr.  Holder 
(who  yesterday  returned  from  Nantes)  assures  mee  that  hee  had 
beene  with  the  Prince  some  dayes  before  his  Highnesses  going  for 
Paris ;  and  that  His  H.  did  also  acknowledge  to  him  to  haue  re- 
ceiued my  I're  by  Sir  G:  Carterett.' 

I  perceive  the  French  minister  is  nott  returned  (as  wee  were 
made  belieue)  out  of  England,  which  I  am  sorry  for,  butt  hope  God 
in  his  due  time  will  doe  our  worke  by  puttinge  his  Ma'>'  into  some 
successefull  action  worthy  his  Royall  undertakinge  :  and  shall  with 
impatience  exspect  to  heare  how  in  case  our  Maister  leaue  the 
kingdome,  I  shall  bee  inabled  to  returne  to  Paris  (one  handsome 
stepp  to  which  the  discharge  of  my  house-rent  will  proue),  or  be 
otherwayes  disposed  off  in  order  to  his  seruice.  If  wee  had  faire 
play  the  Kinges  dues  here  would  rise  to  somethinge,  butt  with  this 
most  abominably  shockinge  Gouvernour  there  is  such  an  unjjre- 
uentable  tyranny  in  the  vpper  and  corruption  of  the  under  officers 
in  this  place  where  we  are  hw'i  precario,  that  it  is  a  shame  to  see  it. 

Captain  Antonio  hath  vppon  that  score  quite  left  this  port,  and 

'  How  very  little  chance  the  Privy  Purse  had  of  assistance  from  the  assets  of 
the  squadron,  may  be  judged  from  a  letter  of  Hyde's  to  Nicholas,  where  he  says : 
"You  must  never  expect  information  from  me  of  any  of  the  business  of  the  prize, 
or  any  thing  that  is  managed  by  Prince  Rupert,  who  consults  only  with  the  Lord 
Keeper  ;  and  I  much  doubt  very  little  of  that  money  will  come  to  the  King.  I 
shall  be  satisfied  if  what  is  raised  on  the  guns  and  ship  (for  all  is  to  be  sold) 
come  justly  to  his  h.inds."  Vide  State  Papers,  vol.  iii.  p.  200 — And  again,  in 
p.  222,  he  speaks  more  feelingly  :  "The  truth  is.  Prince  Rupert  is  so  totally 
governed  by  the  Lord  Keeper  [Sir  Edward  Herbert],  that  the  King  knows  him 
not.  You  talk  of  money  the  King  should  have  upon  the  prizes  at  Nantz  ;  alass! 
he  hath  nut  only  not  had  one  penny  from  thence,  but  Prince  Rupert  pretends 
the  King  owes  him  more  money  than  ever  I  was  worth." 


2  78  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

will  yf  hee  may  be  beleiued  be  shortly  with  you  at  Paris,  where  he 
hath  a  proces.  S'  G.  Carteret  will  giue  y'  Hon"'  an  account  of  him  ; 
for  since  the  receipt  of  your  last  I  haue  written  to  him  soe  to  doe. 
He  knowes  what  I  thinke  of  him,  and  yf  hisowne  opinion  bee  not 
better  then  mine,  I  doe  assure  your  Hon'  it  is  nott  admirably  good  : 
and  I  doe  wish  the  Kinge  would  be  very  sparinge  how  hee  conferre 
any  fauour  on  him  until  he  deserue  better  then  hithertoo  I  can  say 
hee  hath.  I  perceiue  you  haue  new  councellors  sworne  &  a  grand 
new  officer  with  whom  I  am  obleeged  to  congratulate.  God  direct 
all  for  the  best :  soe  that  the  generall  of  our  affaires  goe  well,  it 
matters  not  much  what  becomes  of  him,  who  is  unfaignedly  and 
aeternally  Yo'  Hon'^ 

Most  faithfull,  most  obliged, 

and  most  humble  seruant, 

R:  Browne. 
Brest  21,  April  1653. 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer, 


Sir  RicJiard  Browne  to  tJie  Cftancellor  of  the  ExcJiequer. 

Right  Hon'^ 
My  last  to  your  Hon'  were  of  the  28""  Aprill,  Munday  last;  the 
day  followinge  in  the  eueninge  came  priuatly  to  this  towne  the 
Marquis  de  Neubourg,  youngest  brother  to  the  Marq:  de  Sourdiac, 
with  another  gentleman  in  his  company  ;  who  immediately  went  to 
the  Castle,  and  after  a  longe  consultation  with  Hon'  de  Camper 
concealed  themselues  as  much  as  they  could.  Yesterday  in  a 
small  fregat '  which  was  goinge  to  sea  with  his  Ma*"*  commission, 
this  Marquis,  with  a  Captain,  an  officer  of  the  Castle,  &  150  men, 
amongst  which  our  turbulent  Captain  Smyth,  imbarqued  as  priuatly 

'  The  journals  of  the  day,  in  allusion  to  the  loyal  navy,  say :  "  The  King  of 
Scots  Pickroones  play  their  cards  cunningly  upon  the  coast  of  Jersey  ;  no  less 
then  two  delicate  prizes  have  they  taken  and  carried  to  Shawsey  Island,"  (Isle 
du  Choisi,)  "amountinge  to  a  great  value  ;  besides  Captain  Chamberlin  playes 
his  pranks  notably,  and  trusses  up  our  pore  fishermen,  even  as  a  falcon  doth 
wild  ducks,  forcing  them  to  pay  tribute  to  his  young  master  Charles,  and  exacts 
a  pistol  upon  all  such  boats  that  fetcheth  urack  [sea  wrack]  from  the  said  island 
of  Shawsey,  belonging  to  the  French  King." 


i6s3  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  279 

as  they  could  with  intention  to  goe  and  reduce  the  Isle  of  Ushant, 
for  which  enterprise  I  heare  this  Marquis  hath  brought  the  French 
Kinges  orders  and  Mon''  de  Castlenau's  recommendations.  As  I 
presume  the  island  yf  taken,  will  as  formerly  bee  re-annexed '  to 
this  gouvernment  of  Brest.  Wee  are  in  hourly  expectation  what 
the  successe  will  bee,  wheroff  your  Hon''  may  expect  account  in 
my  next,  and  accordingly  I  shall  gouverne  myselfe  in  the  demand 
of  his  Ma"'"  dues  out  of  the  tobacco  that  shall  be  there  found, 
which  is  nott  vppon  this  occasion  to  bee  neglected.  Nott  yett  one 
line  from  my  deare  S"'  George  Carteret :  wee  lined  together  like 
brothers;  and  I  hope  he  hath  nott  soe  soone  forgotten  mee. 

Prayinge,  &c.  From  your  Hon'"  &c. 

R.  B. 

Brest.  2  May.  1653. 

The  Hollanders  bringe  more  prizes  dayly  into  the  ports  vppon 
this  coast.  Captain  Swart,  who  commanded  The  Patricke  hath 
this  weeke  lanched  a  small  man  of  warre  under  the  Holland  colours; 
Agent  Rameng  Coale  hauinge  undertaken  to  procure  for  him  a  sea- 
commission  from  the  States  of  Holland. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  21.  of  the  last,  and  had  one  little 
letter  from  the  Gouernour^  since  his  departure  from  you,  after  he 
had  wayted  on  the  Prince :  I  belieue  he  is  now  busy  at  Burdeaux, 
yett  sure  he  will  sometymes  write  to  his  frends,  who  haue  the  lesse 
reason  to  be  angry  with  his  silence,  since  his  wife  knowes  so  little 
of  him,  that  shee  askes  me  wher  he  is.  Our  reportes  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  ffrench  minister  in  Englande  are  so  difterent,  that 
I  know  not  what  to  thinke  of  it,  many  of  our  frends  at  Lon- 
don   conceauinge    him  even  ready   to   come    away   full  of  dis- 

'  The  afifair  is  rather  unintelligible,  unless  we  suppose  that  Ushant  had  de- 
clared for  the  Condean  party.  The  tobacco  alluded  to,  may  possibly  have 
formed  the  cargoes  of  prizes  carried  in  there  by  the  Royal  cruisers. 

'  Sir  George  Carteret,  who  had  been  Deputy  Governor  of  Jersey. 


28o  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

satisfaction,  &  on  the  contrary  the  Courte  heare  belieue,  or 
seeme  to  beheue,  that  they  haue  almost  finished  a  treaty  with 
them  to  ther  content :  if  the  newes  which  came  to  the  towne  2 
dayes  since,  be  true,  that  Burdeaux  hath  declared  it  selfe  a 
common  wealth,  and  is  promised  protection  fro'  Englande,  ther 
will  be  a  quicke  end  of  that  negotiacon  :  I  wish  wee  were  ready 
to  be  gone  from  hence,  though  you  were  not  so  amply  prouyded 
for,  as  I  wish,  yett  I  doubte  not  somewhat  would  be  done  towards 
it :  in  the  meane  tyme,  I  am  confident  S'  Ric:  ffoster  hath  payd 
at  least  halfe  a  yeeres  rent,  but  I  thinke  more  :  I  know  no  new 
councellours  made  but  the  Keeper ; '  and  wee  haue  now  another 
new  greate  officer,  Pr:  Ruperte,  Master  of  the  Horse  :^  God 
priEserue  you,  and  send  us  a  good  meetinge.     I  am  uery  heartily, 

S', 

Your  most  affectionate  hu*""  Serv', 

E.  H. 
Paris  this  3  of  May  1653. 
Sir  R.  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S', 
I  receaued  yours  of  the  28.  of  the  last,  and  of  the  2^.  of  this, 
togither  3  dayes  since  :  I  thought  all  the  dutyes  of  the  Marq' 
pryzes  had  bene  already  in  Mr.  Bullins  hande,  and  I  told  him  that 

'  Sir  Edward  Herbert,  Lord  Keeper  since  1652,  of  whom  Clarendon  says, 
that  he  "thought  himself  the  wisest  man  that  followed  the  King's  fortune  ;  and 
was  always  angry  that  he  had  not  more  to  do."  His  intrigues  are  humorously 
depicted  by  Lord  Clarendon,  in  his  own  Life,  page  123. 

*  A  letter  from  Paris,  in  the  journals  of  the  day,  says  :  "  Prince  Rupert  is  in 
some  measure  recovered  of  his  bloody  flux,  but  goes  little  abroad  out  of  the 
Palace  Royal,  because  he  wants  a  princely  retinue,  which  I  see  no  probability 
for  him  to  have  in  France  yet  a  while.  Charles  Stuart  is  at  a  non  plus  what  to 
do ;  things  do  not  answer  his  expectations  ;  his  designes  faile  him." 

Another  obseri-es:  "Prince  Rupert  flourishes  with  his  blackmoors  and  new 
liveries,  and  so  doth  his  cousin  Charles,  they  having  shared  the  monies  made  of 
the  prize  goods  at  Nantz ;  and  in  recompence  Rupert  is  made  Master  of  the 
Horse." 


iCs3  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  281 

he  should,  and  he  told  me  he  would  retayne  in  his  owne  hands  the 
15""  for  you  :  I  will  not  so  much  as  enquyre  into  what  concernes 
or  may  relate  to  the  lo"".  nor  a  worde  more  concerninge  the  com- 
missyons,  for  which  I  am  sure  Edginan  neuer  exspected  a  penny, 
but  Maffonett  did,  and  had  reason  to  doe,  which  I  suppose  Mr. 
Bennett '  had  not :  but  no  more  of  that :  nor  I  pray  take  any  more 
notice  of  it. 

I  receaued  a  letter  from  the  good  Gouernour  within  these  2  days 
from  Brouages,  which  was  the  first  I  had  from  him  since  his 
beinge  at  Nantes,  though  he  sayes  he  hath  writt  others.  It  is  no 
easy  matter  in  that  hurry  he  is  in  of  businesse  and  remooues  to 
write  frequent  letters,  nor  is  he  good  at  itt  at  any  tyme,  and  ther- 
fore  you  and  I  shall  be  very  vnkinde  and  vniust  to  him,  if  wee 
suspecte  his  frendshipp  to  us,  for  those  omissyons,  which  all 
men,  but  those  of  the  penn,  are  alwayes  guilty  of :  he  is  sure  a 
very  worthy  person,  and  loues  wher  he  professes  soe  to  doe : 
you  heare  what  a  noble  confusion  Cromwell  hath  made,  by  dis- 
soluinge  ther  Parliam'  ^  with  all  the  contempt  and  scome 
imaginable,  and  now  those  adored  members,  and  of  the  Coun- 
cell  of  State,  are  looked  upon  by  all,  as  they  deserue  to  be  : 
what  be  ther  next  acte,  is  our  great  expectacon,  and  what  influ- 
ence that  which  is  done,  must  haue  upon  forraigne  nations,  who 
were  treatinge  with  them :  sure  some  notable  crisis  is  at  hande, 

'  This  is  the  person  of  whom  Clarendon  says,  in  his  Characters,  that  he  was 
a  man  bred  from  his  cradle  in  the  Court,  and  had  no  other  business  in  the  world 
than  to  be  a  good  courtier,  in  the  arts  whereof  he  succeeded  so  well,  that  he 
might  well  be  reckoned  in  the  number  of  the  finest  gentlemen  of  the  time  ;  and, 
though  his  parts  of  nature  were  very  mean,  and  never  improved  by  industry, 
yet,  passing  his  time  always  in  good  company,  and  well  acquainted  with 
what  was  done  in  all  businesses,  he  would  speak  well  and  reasonably  to  any 
purpose. 

^  Alluding  to  the  events  of  the  21st  April,  when  he  entered  the  house  at  the 
head  of  a  party  of  soldiers,  took  away  the  mace,  and  ordered  the  doors  to  be 
locked  up.  A  few  days  afterwards  a  bill  was  stuck  upon  the  door — "This 
House  to  be  let,  now  unfurnished."  The  London  papers  of  that  day  said,  as 
by  letter  from  Paris,  "  Charles  Stuart  pretends  to  be  as  glad  at  lire  dissolution  of 
the  Parliament  of  England,  as  at  the  coming  of  his  brother  Henry  to  him,  but 
I  think  they  are  both  but  frolics.  lie  hath  received  intelligence  from  Rome, 
that  the  Pope  will  have  nothing  to  do  with  him,  and  in  no  case  have  dealing 
with  him,  as  being  not  only  inconstant  and  unsettled  what  to  do,  but  luiable  to 
do  any  thing." 


282  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

worse  I  hope  wee  cannot  be.  All  thinges  are  heare  as  they  were, 
S'  Ric.  ffoster  hath  payed  500".  for  your  rent,  and  hath  acquit- 
tance only  for  so  much,  but  no  information,  what  the  contracte  is> 
or  how  much  is  still  in  arreare.  God  send  us  a  good  meetinge  in 
England,  which  is  not  despayred  of  by, 

Your  very  affectionate  serv', 

E.  H. 
Paris  May  19.  1653. 

Sir  R.  Browne. 


Sir  Richard  Browne  to  the  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer. 

Right  Hon"'',  20  May  1653. 

Yesterday  I  gaue  yo''  Hon''  notice  of  my  being  called  to  Nantes ; 
this  morninge  as  I  am  ready  to  putt  foote  in  stirrop,  Captain  Sad- 
lington's  '  fregat  arriues  from  the  coast  of  Irland  with  the  bearer 
hearoff  O'Sullivane  Beirne,^  a  person  whom  I  find  noe  lesse  by  his 
owne  discourse  then  by  the  testimonye  of  all  his  countrymen  here, 
very  well  affected  to  his  Ma"*^  seruice  :  He  comes  deputed  from 
such  of  his  Ma"™  faithfull  subjects  as  yett  remaine  in  the  west  side 
of  Munster :  and  hastens  now  towards  Paris  to  giue  his  Ma""  an 
account  of  those  parts :  which  though  of  it  selfe  it  bee  recom- 

'  Captain  Sadlington  was  retained  in  the  service  after  the  Restoration,  and 
fell  gallantly  fighting  for  his  country  in  the  year  1673,  on  the  4th  of  June,  in 
the  action  with  Van  Tromp.  He  then  commanded  the  Crown,  under  the  orders 
of  Prince  Rupert. 

^  O'Sullivan  Beirne  was  a  gentleman  of  some  landed  property  in  Ireland, 
living  near  Beerhaven,  and  was  of  such  consequence  in  that  part  of  the  country, 
where  the  clans  of  O'Sullivan  were  very  numerous,  that  he  was  chosen  general 
of  the  forces  raised  in  aid  of  the  Royal  cause.  The  reason  of  this  visit  to 
France  seems  to  be  accounted  for  by  the  following  extract  from  the  "  Several! 
Proceedings"  of  the  30th  June,  1653  :  "From  Ireland  it  is  certified,  that  a 
party  of  Irish,  of  General  Bear's  men,  had  a  design  to  have  surprized  some 
garrisons ;  but,  having  notice,  a  party  fell  upon  them  in  their  march,  routed 
them,  and  killed  many  ;  and  Bear  himself,  with  some  other  officers,  got  into  a 
boat,  and  fled  over  into  France." 


i6s3  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  283 

mendation  enough,  yett  at  his  request,  I  take  the  boldnesse  by 
these  to  addresse  him  to  y''  Hon"  acquaintance,  and  by  y'  fauour 
to  his  Ma''' :  The  state  of  whose  affaires,  I  hope  hee  may  by  Gods 
goodnesse  find  in  a  condition  able  to  afford  such  releife  as  may 
excite  and  animate  these  embers  of  loyalty  into  a  fire,  nay  flame, 
sufficient  to  destroy  and  consume  the  circumambient  and  the 
now  too  predominant  contrary  of  haynous  treason  and  unparaleld 
rebellion.  In  which  good  omen  I  kisse  yo'  Hon"  hands,  and 
rest 

Y"  &c.  &c. 

R.  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S', 

I  receaued  yours  of  the  7.  3  dayes  since  and  yesterday  your 
other  of  the  10.  and  returne  this  by  the  same  hande  which  brought 
me  yours,  which  seemes  to  be  very  soUicitous  and  confident  to 
returne  it  safely  and  speedily  to  you  :  I  haue  sent  you  such  a 
letter  from  his  Ma'''  to  the  Marshall,  as  in  my  vnderstandinge 
is  necessary,  and  I  hope  if  any  thinge  would,  will  prajuayle  with 
him.  To  have  inserted  the  memoire  it  selfe  would  not  haue 
bene  so  proper,  since  it  cannot  be  supposed  to  be  within  his 
Ma''''  proper  cognisance.  Your  letters  concerninge  O'SuUivan 
Beare  are  not  come  to  my  hands. 

Upon  the  receipt  of  your  former  I  did  send  the  inclosed  to  Mr. 
Bennett,  who  hath  notwithstandinge  not  vouchsafed  to  conferr  with 
me  a  worde  about  the  businesse,  and  when  I  sent  to  him  to  know 
whether  he  would  send  any  thinge  to  you,  and  lett  him  know  what 
his  Ma''  had  directed,  he  returned  me  answer  that  I  might  haue 
spared  his  Ma''  that  labour,  for  the  Duke  had  done  the  same,  but 
I  hope  actes  of  supererogation  in  this  kinde  will  do  no  harme :  it 
may  be  he  will  send  his  letters  under  this  cover. 

Ther  is  no  questyon  that  I  know  concerninge  your  accounte,  it 
is  fitt  you  should  alwayes  haue  it  ready,  and  produce  it  when  it  is 


284  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

called  for,  and  I  double  not  you  will  receaue  all  iust  allowance, 
and  truly  I  am  heartily  glad  that  it  hath  brought  so  seasonable  a 
reliefe  to  you :  ^  our  Master  thinkes  of  remoouinge,  but  when  or 
whither  is  not  yett  determined.  Wee  exspecte  euery  day  newes  of 
an  engagement  at  sea  betweene  the  two  ffleetes,  the  successe  of 
which  may  probably  alter  ^  the  temper  in  both  Councells,  at  Lon- 
don and  at  the  Hague,  the  last  still  pressinge  most  \Tireasonably 
ther  desyres  of  treaty.     I  am  very  heartily, 

your  most  affectionate  Serv', 

E.  H. 
Paris  this  14  of  June  1653. 

Sir  Ri:  Browne. 

'  It  appears  from  the  public  journals  that  a  seasonable  supply  had  arrived 
for  the  Royal  family  at  this  moment.  The  "  Faithful  Post,"  of  the  same  date 
as  this  letter,  says,  in  a  letter  from  Amsterdam,  "  Here  is  arrived  the  adven- 
turer called  the  Spanish  Bark  ;  coming  from  Rochelle  ;  he  hath  taken  three 
prizes  about  the  West,  which  he  hath  sold  in  France,  amounting  to  a  great 
value,  which  is  distributed  by  the  Commander  in  Chief,  Capt.  Grimes,  as 
followeth — to  the  poor  distressed  widow,  our  late  Queen,  ^1000 ;  King  of 
Scots,  ;f300o;  Duke  of  York,  ,£'2000 ;  Duke  of  Gloucester,  p/^iooo." 

^  The  action  did  take  place,  and  the  Dutch  were  defeated.  The  conse- 
quences, if  we  are  to  believe  a  letter  from  Paris  in  the  public  journals,  were 
very  inimical  to  Charles's  interests  at  the  Court  of  France  ;  for  it  was  there 
stated  that  "the  news  of  the  defeat  given  by  the  English  to  the  Dutch  much 
startled  the  Court,  and  indeed  all  France  ;  those  of  Charles  .Stuart's  followers 
gave  out  reports  at  first  that  the  Dutch  had  beaten  the  English,  and  that  he 
was  to  go  to  Holland,  and  that  they  would  do  great  things  for  him,  and  the 
English  went  vapouring  of  it  up  and  down  the  streets,  and  some  of  them  were 
soundly yo.v/;  but  the  next  day  came  news  to  several  merchants  of  this  city, 
besides  letters  to  the  Courts  (which  were  kept  more  private),  that  the  Dutch 
were  beaten,  and  had  sustained  a  very  great  losse  :  upon  this  there  was  a 
great  meeting  of  the  Coimcil  with  the  King,  and  their  countenances  very  sad  all 
about  the  French  Court,  and  divers  of  the  English  going  through  the  streets  of 
Paris  were  so  mocked  and  jeered  that  they  have  been  ashamed  almost  to  show 
their  heads  abroad." 


i653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  285 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Ricliard  Browne. 

S% 

I  haue  rcceaued  yours  of  the  30  of  June  by  Mr.  Holmes,  &  a 
duplicate  of  by  your  mayde,  to  nether  of  which  ther  needes  any 
answer,  my  last  which  you  since  haue  had  satisfyinge  the  contents 
of  those.  Since,  your  other  of  the  5.  of  July  are  come  to  my 
handes. 

To  what  concernes  the  Marshall  I  can  add  nothinge,  till  I  know 
in  the  way  I  advised  what  his  praetences  are ;  nor  haue  I  any 
reason  to  imagyne  that  he  hath  taken  any  excepcons  to  your  per- 
son, only  when  I  asked,  why  it  was  desyred  that  the  busynesse 
might  be  referred  to  Pr.  Rupert,  since  being  not  upon  the  place, 
his  Highnesse  could  not  so  easily  giue  direction  upon  it,  answer 
was  made  to  me,  that  it  might  be,  that  the  Marshall  desyred  not 
to  trcate  with  S''  Ri.  Browne  :  and  truly  in  those  cases,  when  men 
aske  vnreasonable  thinges,  it  is  no  wonder  that  they  haue  no 
minde  to  be  pressed  by  publique  Ministers." 

I  doubt  I  shall  not  be  able  to  finde  a  copy  of  your  peticon  and 
order  from  the  Kinge,  if  I  can  I  will,  nor  will  I  do  any  thinge  upon 
that  businesse,  till  upon  your  view  of  the  whole  accounte  you  can 
see  in  what  state  you  are,  and  then  I  will  procure  such  orders  as 
are  necessary ;  till  then  it  is  to  no  purpose  to  discourse  of  it :  nor 
is  it  proper  for  me  to  send  to  M"'  Windham''  (with  whome  I  haue 
no  correspondence)  to  know  what  you  haue  receaued  from  him, 
you  will  state  all  that  upon  your  accounte.  The  course  I  propose 
to  my  selfe  to  obserue  is,  that  the  Kinge  signe  a  warrant  to  you, 
to  deducte  out  of  your  receipts  satisfaction  for  all  such  warrants 

'  This  alludes  to  the  rapacious  conduct  of  the  Marshal  with  regard  to  the 
prizes,  and  the  stores  of  the  ships  that  were  sold. 

^  Mr.  Windliam,  as  early  as  1652,  had  been  appointed  the  receiver  of  the 
King's  fifth  in  all  prizes  ;  and  this  by  the  King's  special  appointment,  in  oppo- 
sition to  the  Duke  of  York's  recommendation  of  the  Bishop  of  Derry.  The 
situation  was  one  which  Sir  Edward  Hyde  had  been  very  anxious  to  obtain  for 
his  godson,  son  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas.  Vide  Clarendon's  State  Papers,  vol. 
iii.  pp.  112,  118. 


286  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

which  he  hath  formerly  signed  upon  others,  and  which  haue 
prooued  ineffectual!  to  you ;  and  if  that  satisfyes  for  the  tyme  past, 
advise  what  will  bee  best,  to  order  for  the  future. 

Wee  are  full  of  exspectation  what  will  be  the  issue  of  the  treaty 
in  Englande'  betweene  the  Dutch  and  the  Rebells,  which  our  frends 
ther  do  not  belieue  like  to  produce  any  reconciliation :  and 
then  I  hope  wee  shall  quickly  leave  this  place,  the  which  our  poore 
Master  prouydes  to  doe.  The  same  day  brought  the  newes  of  the 
takinge  Bourgue  by  the  Duke  of  Vendosme  and  Rhetell  by  Mar- 
shall Turgu,  and  yett  the  Prince  of  Condd  is  confident  the  English 
will  reheue  Burdeaux.^ 

I  am,  S'', 

Your  very  affectionate  humble  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Paris  this  12  of  July  (1653). 
S'  Ri.  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Broiune. 

S%  Paris  this  30""  of  July  (1653). 

I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  23.  of  July,  as  I  had  before  your 
other  of  the  16.  I  deliuered  your  other  to  Pr:  Ruperte,  and  he 
hath  promised  mee  to  write  to  the  Marshall,  who  he  sayes  he 
knowes  will  make  no  scruple  to  deliuer  those  parcells  to  you  and 
the  Dukes  officers,  which  concernes  the  lo""  &  15"",  which  beinge 
done,  you  are  not  to  make  any  instances  in  the  Kings  name,  for 
the  rest,  till  his  Ma'''  shall  be  better  informed,  and  you  receaue 
other  orders:  so  that  you  are  only  to  looke  for  the  15.  and  loths.' 

'  The  public  journals  of  the  time  gave  a  veiy  different  view  of  the  feelings  of 
Charles's  little  exiled  Court,  asserting  that  they  were  constantly  engaged  "  in 
forms  of  Common  Prayer"  for  the  success  of  the  Dutch  fleet  over  that  of 
England  !  Nor  were  the  Saints  at  home  particularly  anxious  for  peace,  on  the 
pretence  that  the  "  work  of  the  Lord  is  not  yet  done  ;  that  the  sword  must  not 
be  sheatheil,  untill  they  have  brought  down  the  tyranny  of  Rome,  and  restored 
poor  ignorant  captives  to  a  gospel  enjoyment  of  the  universal  freedom," 

^  The  Prince  of  Conde  was  mistaken. 

'  This  system  of  temporizing  with  the  avaricious  detainer  of  the  captured 
property,  to  which  the  exiled  Court  was  reduced,  is  not  only  a  convincing  proof 
of  the  inhospitable  conduct  of  the  French  Government,  but  also  of  their  want 
of  authority  over  their  own  officers,  if  they  did  not  participate  in  the  plunder. 


i6s3  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  287 

I  desyred  the  Prince  to  send  his  letter  for  the  Marshall  inclosed 
to  you,  but  he  was  not  willinge  to  do  that,  because  ther  is  an  agent 
heare  of  the  Marshalls  with  whome  he  transactes  all,  and  by  whome 
he  promises  such  directions  shall  be  giuen,  that  upon  your  re- 

payringe  to  the Gouernour  (which   is  all  you  neede  to 

do)  that  shall  be  done  which  wee  exspecte :  it  is  now  the  tyme 
that  the  businesse  of  the  prj'ze  is  transactinge,  and  therfore  the 
Prince  desyres  that  all  connplyance  be  vsed  towards  the  Marshall, 
and  that  wee  do  nothinge  to  anger  him  : — I  finde  the  Mar:  pretends 
the  stoppinge  the  other  goods  upon  pretence  of  much  money  dewe 
to  him  as  Admirall  of  Britany,  upon  many  pryzes  brought  into 
those  portes  by  the  owners  of  those  goods.  I  yett  heare  nothing 
of  Anthonio. 

I  know  not  what  to  say  to  your  mayd,  nor  the  information  shee 
hath  receaued,  but  I  assure  you,  the  King  takes  all  possible  care 
that  the  house  receaues  no  afifronte,  and  to  that  purpose  hath  had 
a  consideracon  of  it  in  Councell  within  these  3  dayes,  in  which, 
particular  order  is  taken,  that  his  former  directions  to  you,  and  to 
Dr.  Cozens,  be  reuiued  and  renewed,  for  the  keepinge  up  the 
seruice '  carefully  when  he  shall  leue  this  place  :  and  I  had  order 
to  sende  for  your  landlord,  and  together  with  S'  Ri:  fibster,  to 
renew  to  him  his  Ma'*'  gracious  promises  that  he  shall  not  be  any 
looser  :  I  intende  this  day  to  send  to  him  to  come  hither :  ther  are 
yett  only  500'",  payde  of  the  rent  by  S'  Ri:  fibster :  when  mony 
can  be  gotten,  more  shall :  in  the  meane  tyme,  the  Kinge  himselfe 
commanded  me  to  write  to  you  ;  that  you  should  if  possible  re- 
turne  some  mony  to  the  landlorde,  in  parte  of  the  rent,  out  of  your 
receipts  ther,  with  such  a  letter  for  his  encouragement  that  he  may 
vnderstande  it  to  be  his  Ma*^'  mony,  and  sent  by  his  order,  and  I 
thinke  you  will  be  no  looser  by  it,  for  heareby  I  shall  be  able  to 
keepe  off"  all  prjetences  and  importunityes  for  other  orders,  w'*"  his 
Ma''  hath  promised  to  me.     I  have  no  more  to  say,  but  that  I  am, 

your  very  affectionate  hu*"'"  Serv', 

E.  H. 

'  Dr.  Cosins  (afterwards  Bishop  of  Durham)  was  one  of  the  King's  Chaplains, 
often  mentioned  by  Mr.  Evelyn  in  his  Diary ;  and  this  relates  to  having  the 
service  of  the  Church  of  England  regularly  performed  at  Sir  Richard  Browne's 
house,  which  Mr.  Evelyn  says  was  always  done. 


288  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S', 

I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  26.  of  the  last  moneth,  and  by 
this  tyme  I  suppose  Pr:  Ruperte^  is  mth  you  at  Nantes,  so  that 
you  can  iudge  what  is  like  to  become  of  your  businesse  better  then 
I,  but  his  Highnesse  seemes  to  me  to  be  confident  that  the  Mar- 
shall will  make  no  question  of  deliueringe  the  io"'and  the  ^5'^ 
but  it  seemes  he  claymes  accounts  for  the  rights  of  his  Admiralty 
of  Britany,^  upon  which  he  thinkes  ther  is  a  greate  arreare  dew  to 
him  from  all  those  who  haue  carryed  pryzes  into  Brest :  And  to 
this  pointe  you  shall  do  well  to  instructe  your  selfe  as  well  as  may 
be,  and  whether  his  Officers  at  Brest  ever  demanded  any  thinge 
before  he  made  this  seizure  at  Nantes,  for  in  truth  I  know  not 
how  to  answer  this  ;  if  he  hath  the  rights  of  Admirall  due  to  him 
in  all  the  portes  of  Britany,  and  none  of  our  shipps  haue  euer 
payd  him  any,  by  virtue  of  ther  deere-bought  protection  at  Brest, 
I  do  not  wonder  he  takes  the  best  way  he  can  to  recouer  his  dewes, 
when  wee  fall  into  his  dominions  :  Ther  is  not  the  least  thought 
of  Ostende  in  the  pointe  :  My  opinion  is,  that  you  should  do  the 
best  you  can  to  gett  the  10'"  and  is'\  and  you  are  to  vse  his  Ma'^' 

'  His  Highness  had  nearly  lost  his  life  a  few  days  before  this  date,  as  recorded 
in  a  journal  of  that  period  :  "  Paris. — We  have  not  much  of  newes  here  ;  but 
the  river  Seine  had  like  to  have  made  an  end  of  your  black  Prince  Rupert ;  for 
some  nights  since  hee  woulde  needes  coole  himselfe  in  the  river,  where  he  was 
in  danger  of  drowning,  but  by  the  help  of  one  of  his  blackmores  escaped.  His 
Highness  (it  seems)  has  learnt  some  magic  amongst  the  remote  islands ;  since 
his  coming  hither  he  hath  cured  the  Lord  Jermin  of  a  feaver,  with  a  channe ; 
but  I  am  confident  England  is  without  the  jurisdiction  of  his  conjuring  faculty." 

'  There  were  also  other  difficulties  respecting  those  prizes ;  for  the  French 
Court  were  at  this  period,  or  at  least  Mazarine  was,  so  anxious  to  conciliate  the 
favour  of  Cromwell,  that  they  actually  suffered  an  arrest  to  be  made  upon  the 
prizes,  the  affairs  connected  with  which  were  very  badly  managed,  as  Sir 
Edward  Hyde  observes  in  another  place,  by  Sir  Edward  Herbert,  whom  he 
describes  as  despising  all  men,  and  looked  upon  by  Prince  Rupert  as  an  oracle. 
Vide  State  Papers,  vol.  iii.  p.  177. 

The  paltry  conduct  of  Mazarine,  surpassed  even  by  that  of  Marshal  Melleray 
at  Nantes,  on  this  occasion,  may  be  further  seen  on  reference  to  Clarendon's 
History,  vol.  iii.  pp.  405,  6,  where  Melleray's  is  also  justly  depicted  in  its 
proper  colours. 


r.Ts.:L>TK  :d:k.   €o:3f3r)T. 


i653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  289 

name  to  no  other  purpose,  and  then  lett  the  rest  petition  the  Prince 
(since  his  Ma'^  hath  referred  the  matter  to  him)  to  mediate  for 
fauor  to  the  Marshall,  for  it  is  playne  he  will  haue  somewhat  out 
of  it,  if  not  the  whole  :  God  blesse  me  from  your  ffrench  Govern- 
ours :  Conceminge  your  house  I  can  add  nothinge  to  my  last :  nor 
will  any  care  be  omitted  to  keepe  up  the  seruice.  God  pr^serue 
you.     I  am, 

s^ 

your  affectionate  hu""  Serv', 

E.  H. 
Paris  this  2^.  of  Aug.  (1653). 

Sir  Ri:  Browne. 

Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

Yours  of  the  31.  of  the  last  (which  is  the  last  I  haue  receaued 
from  you)  gaue  me  so  much  ioy,  that  as  soon  as  I  receaued  it,  I 
thought  it  my  duty  to  imparte  the  good  newes  to  the  Kinge,  who 
upon  reading  that  clause,  made  not  the  least  scruple  that  Mr. 
Morrice  ^  was  in  safety,  of  which  since  wee  see  no  euidence,  I 
pray  send  me  worde,  how  it  was  possible  for  you  to  be  deceaued, 
and  how  the  reporte  came  to  you  :  I  told  you  in  my  last,  that  it  is 
too  manifest,  that  Innisboffin  is  dehuered  up,  so  that  there  is  no- 
thinge to  be  done  with  those  dispatches,  but  to  keepe  them.  I 
can  add  little  of  newes,  only  that  the  Court  hath  new  argument  of 
tryumph,  upon  a  late  victory  of  some  considerable  party  of  the  Pr: 
of  Conde,"  wher  they  tooke  many  prisoners  and  some  officers  of 

'  For  an  account  of  Mr.  Morrice,  see  at  the  end  of  these  Letters. 

°  The  conduct  of  the  Condean  army  at  this  period  was  of  a  most  discreditable 
nature,  if  we  are  to  believe  the  following  statement  in  a  letter  from  Paris  of  the 
8th  of  August,  1653,  in  the  "Faithful  Scout."  "The  Prince  of  Conde  is 
become  very  considerable,  and  exceeds  the  K.  in  number  of  forces,  being  7000 
foot  and  1000  horse,  besides  the  Spanish  auxiliary  army  under  the  command  of 
Gen.  Fuensaldague,  which  makes  13,000  horse  and  foot.  His  Highness  hath 
sent  several  challenges  to  Marshal  Turein  to  fight  ;  but  he  declines ;  so  that  he 
hath  given  Conde  an  opportunity  to  get  within  eight  leagues  of  Paris,  plunder- 
ing all,  his  Germans  ravishing  the  nuns,  and  ransacking  all  religious  houses, 
firing  suburbs  of  towns,  and  enforcing  contributions  from  others.  He  made 
way  so  far  as  to  come  and  dine  at  his  own  house,  where  he  and  his  commanders 
were  as  merry  as  so  many  Princes." 

IV.  U 


290  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  165^ 

eminent  quality :  The  Dutch  yett  proceede  very  slowly,  as  well  in 
order  to  ther  allyance  with  this  Crowne,  as  in  any  declaracon  for  our 
Master,  notwithstandinge  which  my  hopes  are  not  abated,  nor  do 
I  thinke  a  peace  almost  possible  to  be  made  betweene  the  two 
Commonwealths,  and  all  this  addresse  which  is  so  much  spoken 
of,  is  only  a  letter  from  a  priuate  man,  without  any  knowledge  of 
the  Pro:  of  Hollande,  much  lesse  of  the  States  Generall,  who 
resent  the  presumption.  Lett  me  know,  whether  Mr.  Bennett 
did  euer  requyre  the  ffees  from  you  upon  any  of  the  Commissyons 
which  I  deliuered  to  you,  or  how  he  comes  to  prretende  to  them  : 
howeuer  you  shall  by  no  meanes  take  the  least  notice  of  this 
question,  nor  declyne  the  course  you  intended,  for  I  am  sure  I 
neuer  intended  to  receaue  penny  fro'  them,  but  would  gladly  know 
how  he  claymes  such  ffees.     I  wish  you  all  happynesse,  and  am, 

Your  very  affectionate  Serv', 

E.  H. 
Paris  this  19.  of  Aug.  1653. 

Sir  Ri:  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  15.  of  Octo:  but  nether  know  nor 
can  imag)'ne'  the  reason  of  your  longe  silence,  but  conceaue  it 
proceedes  from  some  such  cause  as  made  you  wish  that  it  might 
not  be  interrupted  by  any  provocation  from  me :  and  yett  it  was 
not  possible  for  me  to  do  you  any  seruice  without  beinge  instructed 
by  you  in  the  way,  the  businesse  standinge  as  it  did.  I  heare  no- 
nothinge  of  Choquez,  and  what  his  undertakinge  is  I  know  not. 
I  asked  the  Kinge  whether  he  knew  any  thing  of  the  businesse, 
and  I  haue  reason  to  believe  that  he  nether  hath  nor  will  giue  any 
order  in  that  affaire  without  askinge  me  how  the  case  standes ; 

'  Though  Sir  Edward  Hyde  was  too  sanguine  in  the  hopes  expressed  in  this 
letter,  yet  the  plain  good  sense  manifested  throughout,  alike  above  that  listless 
apathy  which  deadens  enterprize,  and  that  hasty  enthusiasm  which  mars  it, 
affords  sufficient  reason  for  the  King's  partiality  and  confidence  in  his  counsels. 


i653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  291 

but  if  you  give  me  no  cause  to  move  publiquely  in  it,  it  is  no 
wonder  if  I  say  nothinge  of  it,  and  if  you  do  write  upon  the 
argument,  you  will  write  so  that  the  letter  may  be  reade  at  Coun- 
cell,  any  other  advertisements  you  will  put  in  a  paper  aparte.  I 
heare  nothinge  of  the  wyne,  nor  know  not  any  thinge  of  Nantes. 
when  they  come  away,  who  are  ther,  or  what  they  do  then 

The  Kinge  hath  spent  the  last  fortnight  in  the  country  at  Chan- 
tilly,  and  returned  hither  on  Wensday  last ;  and  proposes  to  goe 
backe  thither  agayne  tomorrow,  and  I  suppose  will  spende  his 
tyme  ther,  till  the  foyre  weather  be  done :  I  can  tell  you  little  of 
newes,  the  distractions  I  thinke  are  so  high  in  Englande,  that  ther 
must  be  some  suddayne  alteration  :  and  I  depende  more  on  that, 
then  any  thinge  that  can  happen  abroade,  wher  there  is  little  care 
of  honour,  or  any  thinge  but  ther  owne  present  conveniences.  It 
may  be,  all  the  pause  in  your  businesse  is  in  contemplation  of  the 
greate  pryze,  and  I  would  not  interrupt  that,  by  any  meddlinge  in 
a  matter  so  particular  and  inferior  as  the  other ;  but  if  that  were  at 
an  end,  or  I  knew  what  were  like  to  come  of  it,  I  would  be  very 
importunate  to  knowe  what  the  grounde  of  the  proceedinge  is. 
If  ther  be  no  reason  to  the  contrary,  I  shall  be  gladd  to  heare 
from  you,  and  as  particularly  as  you  please ;  but  if  you  thinke  it 
in  any  consideration  inconvenient,  I  referr  it  wholly  to  you,  and 
am  very  heartily. 

Your  very  affectionate  hu"''  Serv', 

E:  H. 
Paris  this  26:  of  Oct:  (1653.) 
Sir  Ri.  Browne. 


Sir  Ricliard  Broivnc  to  the  Chancellor  of  t lie  Exchequer. 

Right  Hon'"", 
With  humble  acknowledgments  of  your  last  favour  of  26.  Octob'' 
I  can  now  give  your  Hon'  this  brief  account  of  my  businesse  here 
on  which  I  haue  soe  longe  and  with  much  charge  and  trouble 
attended.  Captain  Anthonio  hath  without  any  consent  of  mine, 
nor  doe  I  know  with  what  power  from  the  rest  of  the  witnesses. 


292  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

payed  the  Mar'  fifteen  thousand  livres,  and  by  this  means  obtained 
inainkvce  [removal  of  the  arrest]  of  all  the  goods  arrested,  and 
consequently  gotten  them  all  into  his  hands.*  By  H.  H.  Prince 
Rupert's  order  I  haue  now  commenced  a  sute  in  law  for  recoverie 
of  the  fifteenths,  and  the  Duke  of  Yorkes  interest  (both  which  the 
Mar'  allways  intended  to  restore  without  diminution)  and  his 
highnesse  doth  soe  nobly  support  and  countenance  me  therin,  that 
I  hope  eyther  by  decree  of  justice,  or  by  the  Captains  volontary 
rendition,  to  have  a  speedy  end,  &  therby  be  soon  able  to  remit 
to  Paris  that  money  his  Ma'''  hath  ordered  towards  satisfaction  of 
my  Landlord. 

I  haue  (together  with  money  for  the  charges  of  the  carriage) 
committed  to  Mr.  Killigrews  care,  a  butt  of  Canary  wine  divided 
into  three  barrells.  The  one  wheroff  I  humbly  present  to  his 
Ma'^,  the  other  to  his  R.  H.  and  the  third  to  the  Lords  at  Court.* 

Soe  praysinge  God  for  his  Ma"™  happy  recovery  of  health,  and 
dayly  prayinge  for  the  same. 

Nantes  first  No'  1653. 
Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S', 
I  haue  yesterday  receaued  yours  of  the  i.  and  the  4.  of  this 
month  together,  &  this  day  gave  the  Bill  of  Exchange  to  Mr. 
Deane,  who  will  be  very  glad  that  he  is  provyded  to  comply  with 
some  parte  of  your  landlordes  importunity,  and  we  shall  all  have 
the  more  ease  by  it.  I  heare  the  Canary  wyne  is  come  to  Paris, 
but  no  men'con  of  the  delivery  of  it,  being  conceaved  to  be  M' 
Killigrews  owne  wyne,'  so  that  I  expecte  a  very  small  share  of  it, 
but  have  acquainted  his  Ma'''  and  my  LL***  with  that  parte  of  your 
letter,  and  my  L''  Chamberlyne  will  enqu)Te  after  it :   You  cannot 

'  The  whole  of  this  affair  is  deserving  of  notice,  and  strongly  marks  the 
jockeyship  of  the  avaricious  Governor. 

^  The  politic  attention  of  Sir  Richard  in  this  instance  shews  how  fit  he  was 
for  a  courtier — even  upon  a  small  scale.  How  far  he  was  prudent  in  trusting 
Killigrew  with  the  wine  may  be  doubted  ! 

'  The  Chancellor's  suspicions  of  Tom  Killigrew  are  not  surprising  ! 


i653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  293 

imagyne  I  can  misinterprett  any  acte  of  yours,  which  I  know  can 
not  want  kindness  to  me ;  your  silence  was  very  fitt,  and  I  guessed 
so  much  at  the  reason  of  it,  that  I  complyed  with  it,  and  yet  (as 
you  say)  all  is  little  enough,  and  iealous  natures  will  alwayes  finde 
somewhat  to  worke  upon,  to  disquyett  themselves  and  others,  and 
I  know  no  cure  to  apply  to  those,  who  are  not  pleased  with  fayre 
and  open  dealinge.^ 

I  hope  you  haue  not  suffered  your  selfe  to  be  too  much  a  loser 
by  Capt :  Anthonio,  with  whom  you  know  how  to  deale  well  enough : 
at  least  if  he  intends  to  haue  any  more  to  do  with  us :  I  hope  ther 
is  care  taken  to  giue  Geo:  Carterett  satisfaction,  who  over  appre- 
hends discourtesy  from  hence,  and  that  he  was  putt  out  of  the 
Kinges  protection,  when  God  knowes  the  Kinge  resolved  to  do 
all  he  could  for  him  and  the  other  adventurers,  as  soon  as  the  case 
should  be  so  stated  that  he  knew  what  to  presse,  but  it  seemes  all 
is  now  composed,  and  it  is  a  notable  ffyne  you  have  payd  to  the 
Marshall,  if  the  commodityes  were  not  of  a  huge  value  :  God  pre- 
serve me  from  such  governours. — Wee  are  yett  in  the  country, 
which  the  kinge  is  better  pleased  with  then  with  Paris,  and  truly  he 
hath  recovered  his  health  most  miraculously  :  But  if  the  weather 
changes,  as  it  is  like  to  doe,  I  suppose  we  shall  looke  backe  to 
Paris  :  and  then  any  good  newes  will  carry  us  away.  I  wish  you 
all  happynesse,  and  am  very  heartily, 

Your  most  affectionate  hu"'  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Chantilly  this  10:  of  Novemb:  (1653.) 


Sir  Richard  Browne  to  the  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer. 

Right  Hon'^ 
I  have  here  received  your  Hon"  of  the  i  o""  Nov'  for  which  I 
sende  humble  thankes,  as  bringinge  with  it  the  assurance  of  my 

'  It  has  already  been  hinted,  in  an  antecedent  note,  that  Sir  Richard  Browne 
had  many  enemies  at  the  exiled  Court.  Hyde  had  many  also  ;  and  no  doubt 
all  this  caution  in  the  correspondence  of  the  two  friends  was  for  the  purpose  of 
guarding  against  the  malevolence  and  insinuations  of  Court  sycophants.  Vide 
Hyde's  preceding  letter  of  the  26th  October. 


294  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

standinge  upright  in  your  opinion  :  your  friendship  being  one  of 
the  greatest  consolations  I  have  in  the  midst  of  all  my  sufferinges. 
I  humbly  submitt  the  adjoyned  for  your  management :  yf  you 
approve  not  theroff,  and  had  rather  convert  the  summ  mentioned 
to  your  own  use,  order  it  how  you  please  and  to  whom  you  would 
have  the  bill  made :  perhaps  you  may  think  Mr.  Edgman  a  fitt 
person  to  be  trusted  with  the  secret,  that  soe  little  notice  may  be 
taken.  The  three  barrells  of  Sacke  are  yett  here ;  in  company 
with  them  goes  a  fourth  vnder  Sir  Gervais  Lucas^  his  name,  which 
is  a  present  I  make  to  y'  Hon'  wherewith  to  rejoyce  yourselfe  and 
friends :    Only  I  intre:it  you  that  the  good  Lady  Lucas  may  have 

her  physicall  proportion  out  of  it warmed  keepes  her 

alive  as  shee  herselfe  sayth.  That  you  will  not  give  Dr.  Earles 
half  a  dozen  of  bottles  I  cannot  doubt.  The  person  I  last  men- 
tioned in  cipher  will  tell  you  notable  stories  when  he  comes  to 
you.  To  him  I  refer  all.  You  may  beleeve  him,  for  hee  is  much 
a  man  of  honour.  Being  ready  to  goe  from  hence  I  expect  to  find 
your  answer  hereto  in  Mr.  Richards  his  hands  at  St.  Malo's.  This 
is  all  at  present  from, 

y''  hon'^  most  faithfuU  and  most  obliged 

humble  servant, 

R.  Br. 

The  following  is  the  Paper  adjoined  : 

I  have  formerly  acquainted  you  that  I  cannot  make  up  my 
accounts  untill  I  returne  to  Brest,  which  I  am  now  hastening :  In 
the  interim,  finding  that  some  monyes  of  his  Ma"''  will  remaine 
with  me,  I  humbly  submitt  it  to  your  Hon"  consideration  whether 
a  hundred  Lewises  in  gold  will  not  be  acceptable  to  his  Ma'''  to  be 
by  your  Hon''  privately  delivered  into  his  owne  Royall  hands, 
towards  his  merry  playing,"  wherwith  to  passe  his  time  at  cards 

'  The  whole  of  this  is  confirmation  of  the  preceding  note.  Sir  Ger\-ais 
Lucas  had  been  a  cavalry  officer  in  the  Royal  cause  during  the  Civil  Wars. 

'  See  p.  298.  Lord  Jermyn's  conduct  as  cashier  for  the  Royal  expenses 
seems  not  to  have  been  very  respectful  or  honourable  towards  his  Sovereign,  if 
we  are  to  credit  Lord  Clarendon,  who  roundly  asserts,  in  his  History,  that 
whilst  Jermyn  kept  a  coach  of  his  own,  and  an  cvcellent  table  for  those  who 
courted  him,  yet  the  King,  even  when  having  the  most  urgent  want  of  20  pis- 
toles, could  not  find  credit  to  borrow  them  ! 


i6s3  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  295 

this  approaching  Christmasse.     This  I  shall  be  able  to  performe 
from  St.  Maloes,  if  I  may  there  meet  with  encouragement.     This 
is  all  at  present  from, 
f  Hon" 

most  faithfull  and  most 

obliged  humble  servant, 

R.  Br. 

Nantes  18.  Nov'  1653. 

Mr.  Chan:  of  the  Excheq'. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  i8.  and  since  you  are  so  well  pro- 
vyded,  I  cannot  but  commende  your  designe,  and  as  I  believe  the 
Kinge  does  not  expecte  such  a  present,  so  I  am  sure  it  will  be 
most  wellcome  to  him,  and  I  will  promise  you  to  present  it  to  him, 
in  so  secrett  a  manner,  as  nobody  shall  know  it  but  himselfe ;  and 
be  confident  I  will  never  converte  one  penny  that  belonges  to  him, 
to  my  owne  use,  in  what  straights  soever  I  should  be. 

I  like  very  well  your  distribution  of  the  sacke,  and  I  will  not 
bragge  of  my  share,  nor  fayle  of  delivering  the  proportion  you 
assigne,  and  if  the  good  lady  comes  hither,  (as  by  yours  I  guesse 
she  intendes  to  do,  though  Paris  at  present  is  a  place  of  prodigious 
expense,  every  thinge  double  the  pryse  of  what  it  was  when  you 
left  it)  the  vessell  shall  stay  with  her ;  and  I  there  shall  be  sure  of 
iustice,  and  I  will  fetch  my  allowance  in  bottles  :  Lett  me  only 
giue  you  this  warninge,  that  the  carriage  be  payd  for,  as  I  thinke 
you  told  me  in  your  former  that  it  was,  and  I  am  sure  I  cannot  do 
it,  and  then,  the  sooner  it  comes  the  better.'  Wee  are  full  of 
exspectac'on  of  good  newes  from  all  quarters,  and  I  hope  some  of 
it  will  be  of  such  a  nature  that  will  call  us  from  hence,  which  I 

'  The  whole  of  this  letter  is  an  interesting  illustration  of  the  distresses  of  a 
man  who  was  afterwards  Lord  Chancellor  of  England,  and  father-in-law  of  a 
King.  It  has  been  the  fashion  to  run  down  the  restored  Court  of  Charles  ;  but 
surely  his  exiled  Court  could  boast  some  instances  of  honour  and  honesty  that 
would  have  been  immortalized  if  in  classic  times. 


296  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

wll  be  sure  to  giue  you  an  accounte  of  as  soone  as  I  can :  I  wish 
you  all  happynesse,  and  am  very  heartily, 

Your  most  affectionate  hu"'^  Serv', 

Edw:  Hyde. 
Paris  this  24  of  Novemb:  (1653.) 
S'  Ri:  Browne. 


Sir  Richard  Browne  to  the  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer. 

Right  hon. 

Mons"'  de  Varennes,  Intendant  of  Marqu.  de  Castlenau's  affairs 
at  Brest,  havinge  beene  from  that  towne  deputed  to  the  States  of 
Bretany,  Mars'  de  Milleray  did  there  declare  unto  him  that  he 
pretended  nott  to  abate  any  part  of  what  belonged  unto  him  in 
the  loading  of  the  fleete  which  hee  had  seased,  and  for  mainla'ie 
wheroff  hee  had  receaved  15000  livres.  Wheruppon  this  gentle- 
man came  hither  to  demand  his  right,  &  after  a  weekes  digladia- 
tion  at  law  with  Captain  Antonio,  the  Captain  yeelded  up  the 
cudgells  and  gave  him  satisfaction.  My  desire  to  see  the  issue  of 
this  suite  in  law  causeing  my  stay  here  longer  then  I  intended, 
hath  brought  me  hither  your  Honours  favour  of  15  Nov.  which 
containinge  an  intimation  of  something  of  complaint  against  (as 
they  call  it)  the  King  of  Englands  Admiralty  at  Brest,  I  considered 
myselfe  whether  it  will  be  fitt  for  mee  to  goe  now  into  Low  Bretany 
before  I  haue  once  again  shewed  myself  to  the  Mar"  and  received 
his  commands  (who  they  say  will  bee  here  shortly)  least  he  againe 
come  uppon  us  with  a  second  costly  after-reckoninge,  grounded 
uppon  pretence  of  not  beinge  sufficiently  applied  unto,  or  of  being 
neglected  in  his  government ;  at  least  not  untill  I  have  your  Hon''^ 
sence  heruppon,  which  I  humbly  beseech  you  to  vouchsafe  mee, 
sending  y'  letters  as  you  please,  eyther  directly  hither,  or  by  the 
way  of  M'  Richards,  thorough  whose  hands  I  expect  answers  of  my 
last  of  18""  currant. 

I  render  humble  thankes  to  your  Hon'  for  the  sanguine  part  of 
your  letter,  resultinge  out  of  the  good  newes  from  Germany  and 
England.  God  of  his  mercy  improve  these  comforts  to  us ;  and 
preserue  his  Ma"**  sacred  person,  and  vouchsaef  him  a  speedy 


i653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  297 

establishment  uppon  the  throne  of  his  Royal  progenitors.     Soe 
prayes  dayly  and  heartily, 

y''  Hon",  &c. 
Nantes  29  No'  1653. 


The  same  to  the  same,  accompanying  the  preceding  letter. 

Right  Hon"' 
I  am  told  that  the  Prince  [Rupert]  hath  now  totally  settled  his 
businesse  with  the  merchant,  and  stayes  only  to  see  performance. 
Meane  time  S'  Gervais  Lucas  hopes  to  be  goinge  with  his  lady 
some  time  the  next  weeke  for  Paris,  and  takes  along  with  him  that 
commodity  for  your  Hon'  w'*  I  thought  would  have  accompanied 
the  other  3  which  are  now  upon  their  way.  Mr.  de  Varennes 
carries  a  letter  recommendatory  from  mee  to  y'  Hon'.  Yf  hee 
uppon  his  maisters  the  Marqu.  de  Castlenau's  recommendation 
hath  thus  enjoyed  the  benefit  of  favour  and  protection  in  his  part, 
how  much  more  might  wee  (had  not  an  unhandsome  eclipse 
happened)  his  Ma""  subjects  and  servants  uppon  our  Royal 
Maisters  gracious  owning  of  us  ?  beleeve  me  the  Captain  doth  now 
sufficiently  repent  his  unprofitable,  unadvised,  nay  precipitate  per- 
formance of  Mons''  Choquere  his  bargaine. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S', 
I  haue  receaued  both  yours  of  the  29.  of  the  last,  &  cannot 
imagyne,  how  any  thinge  I  sayd  to  you  in  my  former  letter  could 
make  you  deferr  your  iourney,  nor  can  I  add  any  thinge  to  what  I 
then  sayd,  havinge  not  heard  since  of  the  complayntes,  and  you 
must  indeed  know  the  temper  of  those  places  much  better  than  I 
can  doe :  I  perceave  by  what  you  say  of  Mons'  Varrennes  that 
wee  are  nothing  beholdinge  to  the  Marshall,  who  it  may  be  with- 
out our  frends  helpe  would  not  have  beene  able  to  have  done  us 
so  much  prejudice.     Lett  me  know  when  you  goe  from  thence, 


298  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

and  wher  my  letters  may  finde  you.  The  Capt.  doth  well  to  quit 
his  old  frends,  and  betake  himselfe  to  new  who  know  better  how 
to  use  him.  Wee  heare  not  yett  of  Pr:  Rupertes  comminge  hither, 
but  meethinkes  he  hath  bene  longe  absent.  Hath  S'  Ge:  Lucas 
absolutely  quitt  his  ffarme  in  Britany,  or  doth  he  only  repayre 
hither  for  health.  Meethinkes  the  comodity  you  mencon  should 
not  be  worth  the  charge  of  so  longe  a  voyage  by  lande.  The  Duke 
of  Yorke  is  returned  hither,  full  of  reputac'on  &  honour,'  and  the 
ffrench  Courte  is  expected  on  Sunday  or  Munday.  I  can  tell  you 
little  newes :  our  frends  in  Hollande  do  not  believe  the  treaty  will 
produce  a  peace,  and  for  an  instance  that  the  States  do  not  so 
much  depende  upon  it,  they  have  given  a  licence  this  last  weeke 
to  ...  .  Ge:  Middleton,^  to  transporte  armes  and  ammunicon  for 
Scotlande,  which  is  a  good  signe  :  I  suppose  you  heare  frequently 
from  Englande,  where  sure  the  confusion  is  very  high,  and  it  is 
exspected  that  they  will  declare  Crumwell  Protector  of  the  3  kinge- 
domes,  that  his  single  influence  may  compose  those  distractions, 
which  the  multitude  cannot  doe,  for  Mr.  Peters  himselfe  now  pro- 
fesses that  Monarchy  is  the  best  government.  God  send  us  well 
under  it.     I  am, 

Your  most  affectionate  serv', 

E.  H. 
Paris  this  6.  of  Decemb:  (1653.) 


Sir  RicJiard  Browne  to  Sir  Edward  Hyde. 

Right  Hon''^ 
This  being  onely  to  give  course  to  a  bill  of  exchange  for  one 
hundred  Lewis's  of  gold  in  specie  payable  at  sight  unto  Mr.  William 

'  The  Duke  had  been  serving  under  Turenne,  and  had  just  before  this  period 
distinguished  himself  much  at  the  siege  of  Mousson.  Being  disappointed  in 
his  wishes  to  be  present  at  the  siege  of  St.  Menehoud,  he  had  repaired  to  his 
brother's  Court,  in  order  to  accompany  him  during  part  of  his  route  from  France 
to  Germany. 

^  Middleton  bore  the  rank  of  lieutenant-general,  and  was  very  active  in  Scot- 
tish affairs,  as  Charles's  agent  with  the  Highlanders  and  other  Loyalists  in  that 
country. 


i653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  299 

Edgman,  which  I  haue  desired  Mr.  Richards  to  inclose  herein  at 
St.  Malos. 

Nantes  lo  Dec.  1653. 


TJie  Same  to  the  Same. 

Right  Hon'''^  Nantes  20  Dec.  1653. 

My  last  unto  your  Hon''  were  of  10.  Dec.  with  an  inclosed  bill, 
which  Mr.  Richards  assures  me  will  be  punctually  payed  this  very 
day  (20  Dec'')  at  Paris.  My  desire  now  is  (in  case  you  approve 
theroff  and  will  at  my  humble  request  vouchsafe  to  accept  this 
poore  tender  of  my  seruice)  to  transmitt  to  your  Hon"'  a  supply  of 
money  for  your  owne  occasions  in  that  now  extraordinary  deare 
place,  which  I  am  the  more  apt  to  beleive  in  regard  that  the  price 
of  all  thinges  here  raysed  a  third  since  my  cumminge  into  this  pro- 
vince. I  doe  nott  designe  lesse  than  a  thousand  livres,  and  am 
very  sorry  I  cannot  performe  it  untill  I  draw  a  somme  from  Brest, 
in  ^vhich  I  find  great  difficulty  at  present,  noe  man  being  willinge 
to  meddle  with  money,  in  regard  of  the  approachinge  fall  at  the 
end  of  this  month.  By  this  abatment  in  the  species  I  am  like  to 
sustaine  not  an  inconsiderable  losse,  for  I  heare  they  have  this 
good  while  payed  the  Kings  dues  at  Brest  according  to  the  rate 
the  money  went  many  monthes  since,  when  the  commoditis  were 
sold  {viz.)  Lewises  of  gold  at  1 2  livres  and  of  silver  at  jQ^  9^. 
And  I  am  told  the  Duke  of  Yorkes  receivers  can  gett  noe  better 
quarter.  I  know  not  why  I  should  nott  make  the  just  reparation 
of  this  losse  as  an  article  in  my  account,  as  well  as  the  Treasurer 
of  the  States  of  Bretany,  who  hath  on  this  consideration  lately  had 
seven  thousand  crownes  indemnification  adjudged  him  by  Act  of 
the  States.  By  way  of  S'  Malos  your  Hon''*  next  commands  will 
find  mee,  and  you  may  well  imagine  your  presence,  tho  not  possible, 
will  be  most  heartily  wished,  and  your  health  noe  lesse  cordially 
celebrated. 

I  am  now  to  acknowledge  your  Hon"  favour  of  the  24.  Nov.  & 
6  Dec'.  The  three  first  vessells  of  sacke  are  doubtlesse  longe  since 
arrived  by  water  at  Orleans,  there  expectinge  Mr.  Killigrew's  order, 


300  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1653 

who  is  desirous  to  present  them  himselfe.  I  have  allready  fur- 
nished him  with  some  money  towards  the  charges,  and  have  taken 
care  to  defray  at  Paris  the  whole  port  of  them  and  of  the  4""  which 
went  hence  in  boate  the  beginninge  of  this  weeke  with  noble  Sir 
G.  L.  [Gerv.  Lucas]  and  his  lady,  who  have  quite  abandoned  this 
province,  the  Ladies  intention  being  to  goe  'ere  longe  into  the 
greater  Bretany.  I  desire  your  Hon'  to  give  credit  to  him  in 
many  thinges  with  which  hee  will  acquaint  you,  for  hee  is  much  a 
man  of  honour  and  integrity.  Hee  will  tell  you  to  what  degree  wee 
have  (as  you  well  call  it)  had  our  freinds  healp  and  furtherance  in 
the  payment  of  the  15  thousand  livres  fine,  &c.  I  did  not  till  uery 
lately  know  that  my  Lord  Percy  now  Lord  Chamberlin  was  come 
to  the  Kinge,  and  I  am  likewise  told  that  he  is  much  in  your  in- 
timacy, of  which,  if  true,  I  am  uery  glad,  for  hee  hath  beene  my 
noble  freind  of  a  date  little  lesse  than  30  yeares  old.  I  pray  if 
your  Hon'  thinke  it  fitt  be  pleased  to  present  my  humble  seruice 
and  congratulations  to  his  L'pp. 

Prince  Rupert  hath  now  quite  finished  his  businesse  with  the 
marchant  that  lost  the  sugar  prize,  and  speakes  of  goinge  hence 
for  Paris  within  few  dayes. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Broivne. 

S', 

1  have  yours  of  the  20.  as  I  had  before  your  former  with  the  bill, 
which  was  punctually  payd,'  and  delivered  to  the  Kinge,  for  which 
you  shall  have  his  acquittance,  and  I  must  tell  you,  it  came  very 
seasonably  to  him,  and  most  acceptably,  of  which  you  shall  heare 
more  hereafter,  fibr  your  new  noble  offer,  I  am  not  in  a  condic'on 
so  plentifull  to  refuse,  for  I  must  tell  you  that  I  have  not  had  a 
Lewes  of  my  owne  these  3  moneths ;  therfore  when  you  send  the 
bill,  lett  me  know  whether  j'ou  lend  me  so  much  out  of  your  owne 
little  stocke,  or  whether  it  be  the  Kings  money,  for  in  that  case, 
his  Ma*^  shall  be  the  disposer, — since  my  oflice  hath  never  yett  nor 
shall  intitle  me  to  take  his  mony  without  his  derection.^     Ther  is 

'  See  page  294. 

2  The  delicacy  manifested  by  Sir  Edward  Hyde  in  this  transaction  must  surely 


i653  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  301 

is  no  question  any  fall  of  moneyes  is  a  just  grounde  for  demaunde 
of  allowaunce  upon  accounte.  If  you  are  at  Ducy,  wish  me  with 
you,  as  I  do  heartily.  I  wTite  to  the  Governour  the  way  he  derected, 
and  must  be  informed  when  he  returnes  to  his  dominion. 

I  hope  you  thinke  it  strange  to  heare  that  I  have  bene  in  Eng- 
lande,  and  have  had  private  conference  with  Crumwell,  and  [that 
you]  are  not  sorry  that  my  enimyes  can  frame  no  wiser  calumny 
against  me  :  Pr:  Rupert  is  not  yet  arryued,  nor  is  ther  any  newes 
of  the  sacke :  I  shall  be  gladd  to  see  S"'  Ge:  and  his  lady  heare. 
Though  my  L''  Chamberlyne '  and  I  lyue  ciuilly  togither,  and  I  can 
menc'on  you  to  him,  yett  it  is  fitt  you  write  a  congratulatory  letter 
to  him,  which  if  you  thinke  fitt,  I  will  deliver.  God  send  you  a 
merry  Christmasse.     I  am, 

your  most  affectionate  hu""'"^  Serv', 

Edw:  Hyde. 
Paris  this  27  of  Decemb.  (1653.) 

become  matter  of  record  in  future  history,  when  the  party  prejudices  of  the  Civil 
Wars,  for  such  still  exist,  shall  moulder  in  the  tomb  of  oblivion,  lilje  the  ashes 
of  those  whose  conduct  and  opinions  gave  to  them  a  local  habitation  and  a 
name. 

The  charges  to  which  he  next  alludes  were  those  brought  against  him  by  the 
Queen's  party,  who  were  unwilling  that  he  should  execute  the  duty  which  Lord 
Jermyn  had  formerly  done,  the  disposal  of  the  King's  private  funds.  Mr.  Long, 
the  Ex-Secretary,  was  therefore  brought  forward  to  hash  up  this  charge,  on  the 
evidence  of  one  Massonet,  or  rather  his  hearsay  evidence  from  a  maid-servant 
in  London,  who  assured  him  that  she  had  seen  Sir  Edward  go  into  Cromwell's 
chamber  at  Whitehall:  but  the  King  laughed  at  it,  and  was,  in  fact,  himself  a 
competent  witness  to  prove  an  alibi.  Vide  Lord  Clarendon's  History,  vol.  iii. 
p.  402.  When  King  Charles  I.  appointed  a  Council  for  the  Prince  of  Wales  in 
1644,  Mr.  Long  was  their  Secretary.  After  this  he  was  suspected  of  holding  a 
correspondence  with  the  Earl  of  Essex,  on  which  he  went  into  France,  and 
made  great  complaint  to  the  Queen  [Henrietta].  He  was  Secretary  to  Charles 
IL  in  his  exile,  was  created  a  Baronet  shortly  after  the  Restoration,  was  Auditor 
of  the  Exchequer,  and  a  Privy  Councillor.  He  was  suspected  of  being  a  Papist, 
and  a  legacy  in  his  will  strongly  confirms  the  suspicion.  Manning  and  Bray's 
Surrey,  vol.  ii.  p.  606. 

'  This  was  Lord  Percy,  to  whom  the  office  had  been  granted  in  lieu  of  that 
of  Master  of  the  Horse,  to  which  he  had  some  claim,  but  which  had  been  reserved 
by  the  King  for  Prince  Rupert,  who  after\vards  threw  it  up  in  a  manner  the 
most  ungiacious.  The  whole  affair,  as  recorded  in  Lord  Clarendon's  History, 
vol.  iii.  p.  411,  is  illustrative  of  several  of  these  epistles. 


CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1654 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  RicJiard  Browne. 

Yours  of  the  30.  of  January  came  not  to  my  hands  till  within 
these  2  dayes ;  and  you  haue  before  this  tyme  I  conceaue  receaued 
some  of  myne  since  that  date,  which  have  informed  you  how  much 
wee  have  bene  all  deceaued  in  the  imaginac'on  of  the  breach  of 
the  treaty  betweene  the  Dutch  and  the  Rebells.  It  is  now  looked 
upon  as  concluded  in  a  peace,  and  though  the  other  Prouinces  are 
not  yett  reconciled  to  the  condic'ons,  wee  have  very  fainte  hopes, 
that  ther  opposic'ons  will  be  able  longe  to  deferr  what  the  Province 
of  Hollande  so  importunately  and  vehemently  pursues  :  and  I  do 
belieue  that  this  Crowne  will  labour  all  they  can  (and  I  thinke  with 
successe)  to  gett  it  selfe  into  the  allyance,'  for  the  facilitatinge  wher- 
of  I  suppose  they  wish  our  Master  gone  from  hence,  and  wee  shall 
gratify  them  in  it,  the  Kinge  resoluinge  to  goe  as  soone  as  he  can 
gett  away :  you  shall  do  well  to  hasten  all  accounts  with  your 
Capt'  as  soone  as  may  be,  least  they  grow  lesse  respectfull  of  the 
Kings  authority,  and  what  they  owe  to  him,  when  they  finde  that 
they  are  like  to  finde  little  protection  heare.  I  am  in  greate  payne, 
therfore  you  must  excuse  me,  that  I  say  no  more,  but  that  I  am, 

your  very  affectionate  hu*"  Serv', 

E.  H. 
Par:  this  17  of  Feb.  1654. 

'  So  certain  were  the  politicians  of  that  time  of  a  treaty  between  the  French 
King  and  the  Protector,  that  in  a  letter  from  Paris,  20th  January,  N.  S.  in  the 
public  papers,  it  was  expressly  stated,  "Here  is  much  talk,  as  if  the  Peace  were 
concluded  between  France  and  England."  It  did  not  take  place  so  rapidly, 
however  ;  for,  notwithstanding  Mazarine's  politeness  to  Cromwell,  the  sturdy 
independent  spirit  of  the  latter  refused  to  amalgamate  as  the  former  wished.  In 
writing  to  Cromwell,  about  this  period,  Mazarine  concluded  with,  "Votre  tres 
humble  serviteur,"  which  obtained  nothing  more  from  Oliver  than  "Your  affec- 
tionate friend  to  do  you  service  ;"  added  to  which,  he  expected  from  the  French 
King  the  address  of  "  mon  Frere  ! "     Vide  State  Papers,  vol.  iii.  p.  227, 


i654  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  303 


Sir  Richard  Brozvne  to  the  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer. 

Right  Hon"'", 
Captain  W"  Arundell  the  bearer  hearoff  being  dispatched  ^  by 
Col'  O'Sulleuan  Beirne  to  giue  his  Ma'^  a  particular  account  of 
his  proceedinges  hitherto,  and  to  receiue  our  royall  and  gracious 
Maister's  farther  directions  and  orders  for  the  future,  in  case  he 
may  be  soe  happy  as  (in  the  present  conjuncture)  to  be  found  any 
way  vsefull  &  serviceable  to  his  ovvne  Souueraigne,  in  whose  just 
quarrell  he  much  rather  chuseth  accordinge  to  duty  and  alleageance 
to  loose  his  life  as  he  hath  allready  donne  his  estate  and  fortune, 
than  to  drawe  his  sword  in  the  service  of  any  forraigne  Potentate  : 
I  am  desired  to  giue  your  Hon''  this  summary  account  of  what 
hath  beene  here  transacted  since  his  arriuall  in  these  partes  some 
few  weekes  since,  with  divers  persons  of  quality,  leading  men  of 
the  several!  chiefe  provinces  of  Irland,^  about  30  barrills  of  powder 
and  some  other  armes ;  for  transportation  of  which  whole  equipage 
into  the  south-west  part  of  Munster,  O'Sullevans  country,  there  to 
make  an  impression,  M'  Holder  and  myselfe  had  here  prevailed 
with  M'  Griffin,  Captain  Smyth,'  and  Captain  Dillon,  (whose  readi- 
nesse  to  serue  his  Ma'''  on  this  occasion  hath  beene  very  laudable, 
and  ought  soe  to  be  represented  unto  his  Ma*^  as  nott  unworthy  of 
his  particular  taking  notice  thereoff )  who  in  their  three  fregats  had 
undertaken  to  passe  them  ouer  &  by  Gods  goodnesse  to  have 
giuen  a  happy  beginning  to  this  generous  and  loyall  enterprize  : 
offering  further  in  case  they  could  at  ther  landinge  gett  possession 
of  any  fortifiable  place,  fitt  and  considerable,  to  furnish  them  with 

'  There  arc  no  historical  records  of  the  specific  events  in  Irish  affairs  to 
which  this  letter  alludes;  the  letter  therefore  itself  becomes  matter  of  history, 
and  forms  a  link  in  the  chronological  chain  of  that  period. 

°  The  hopes  of  the  Royal  party,  and  the  fears  of  the  Cromwellians,  at  this 
moment,  seem  to  have  been  equally  great.  A  "Mercurius  Politicus,"  dated 
22nd  February,  says,  "The  Irish  are  much  troubled  to  hear  of  the  dissolution  of 
the  late  Parliament,  in  whom  they  had  great  hopes,  but,  blessed  be  God  !  their 
hopes  are  prevented." 

'  How  very  trifling  this  naval  force  was  may  be  estimated  from  the  fact  that 
Captain  Smith's  vessel  only  mounted  eight  guns ;  whilst  another,  commanded 
by  Meldruni,  carried  two  ! 


304  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1654 

2  or  3  peeces  of  canon  out  of  each  vessel :  and  to  afford  them 
what  other  assistance  might  lye  in  their  power.  But  just  as  they 
were  ready  to  sett  sayle,  comes  the  certain  advice  that  Mortagh 
O'Brian  (to  whom  O'Sullevan  chiefly  intended  to  joyne  himself, 
and  whose  party  was  it  seemes  the  principall  foundation  of  his 
hopes)  had  layd  downe  armes ;  by  which  unexpected  newes,  this 
soe  probable  dessigne  auertinge  for  the  present,  O'Sullevan  hath 
neuer  the  lesse  thought  fitt  to  aduenture  a  kinsman  of  his  owne 
name,  an  experienced  soldier,  with  some  few  others,  and  some 
powder,  to  goe  in  Captain  Dillon's  fregat,  tanquam  explorator,  at 
whose  returne  hee  hopes  within  2.  or  3.  weekes  to  be  able  to  giue 
a  full  account  of  the  state  of  affaires  in  that  kingdome,  and  what 
likelyhood  there  may  bee  of  attemptinge  any  thinge  there  for  his 
Ma"°^  service  and  aduantage,  which  faiUnge,  this  noble  person  and 
his  company  are  ready  to  transport  themselves  into  Schottland,  or 
what  other  part  of  his  Ma"™  dominions  may  be  thought  expe- 
dient. 

Brest  30  Aprill  1654. 


Sir  Edivard  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

Sr,' 
The  last  weeke  I  receaued  yours  of  the  23.  of  the  last  moneth, 
&  by  this  post  your  other  of  the  i  of  this  moneth,  to  both  which  I 
shall  neede  reply  no  more,  then  to  assure  you  that  what  I  v\Tote  to 
you  was  not  out  of  the  least  unkinde  purpose  towards  you,  or 
doubte  of  your  punctuallity  in  accounte,  or  opinion  that  you  had 
receaued  so  much  as  people  give  out  (yett,  as  you  say  the  Duke  of 
Yorkes  officers  can  make  a  shrew  computac'on,  and  are  not  very 
nice  of  publishing  what  they  conceave  may  aduance  his  Ma''''  ser- 
vice) :  but  I  was  willinge  to  be  ready  to  answer  any  questions  the 
Kinge  himselfe  might  be  induced  to  aske;  and  the  truth  is  his 

'  Between  this  and  the  preceding  letter  there  is  an  hiatus  of  twelve  months  ; 
during  which  period  the  King  and  his  friends,  having  left  Paris  in  June,  1654, 
had  been  resident  in  Flanders  and  Germany.  The  inquisitive  reader  will  find 
a  very  remarkable  anecdote  connected  with  that  event  in  Clarendon's  History, 
vol.  iii.  p.  413,  and  another  at  page  422. 


i65s  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  305 

necessityes  are  so  greate,  and  so  like  to  encrease,  that  all  wayes 
must  be  thought  on  to  draw  supply  to  him,  and  therfore  make 
what  you  can  ready,  and  I  had  rather  you  should  prevent  him  by 
sendinge  Bills  before  he  expectes  them,  then  that  I  should  be 
required  to  call  upon  you  :  if  you  procure  Bills  upon  any  honest 
able  marchant  at  Antwerpe,  payable  to  Patricke  Garlande,'  or  his 
order,  and  send  them  to  me,  I  can  easily  draw  it  from  thence  to 
CuUen,  or  to  any  place  wher  the  Kinge  will  neede  it.  I  can  make 
no  other  conclusyon  by  the  discourses  of  peace  or  warr  betweene 
Crumwell  and  that  Crowne,  but  that  the  Cardinall"  will  do  all  that 
is  in  his  power  to  prevent  a  warr,  which  very  many  believe  he  will 
not  be  able  longe  to  doe,  and  the  Spanyard  is  very  much  abused, 
if  he  be  not  sure  of  a  firme  coniunction  with  him.  I  doubte  the 
tyme  of  our  deliverance  is  not  so  neere  at  hande,  as  was  expected. 
God  will  send  it  at  last :  you  may  be  very  confident  that  I  will 
never  cease  to  be. 

s^ 

Your  very  affectionate  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Br:  22:  Apr:  (1655). 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  haue  receaued  yours  of  the  10.  of  the  last  moneth,  and  shewed 
it  to  the  Kinge,  who  hath  sent  derection  to  S''  Geo.  Ratcliffe^  to 
returne  the  2000".  to  him  as  soone  as  he  receaues  it,  and  I  assure 

'  Sir  Patrick  Garland,  who  was  long  in  confidence  with  Sir  Fdward  Hyde. 

'^  Mazarine  was  certainly  a  personal  admirer  of  Cromwell,  and  therefore  the 
more  likely  to  be  averse  to  a  war  between  France  and  England. 

'  Ratcliffe  had  once  been  thought  of  by  Charles  the  First  as  Govemour  to 
the  Duke  of  York,  in  his  infancy,  instead  of  Lord  Byron.  He  was  a  Privy 
Counsellor,  and  resided  at  Oxford  during  the  siege,  previous  to  which  the 
Queen  had  desired  him  either  to  bring  the  Duke  to  her  at  Paris,  or  to  carry 
him  to  Ireland  ;  but  this  Radcliffe  refused,  on  the  pica  that  he  dared  not  to 
convey  any  of  the  King's  sons  out  of  the  kingdom  without  an  express  order 
from  his  Majesty.  The  writer  of  the  Life  of  James  the  -Second,  evidently 
written  under  that  Monarch's  inspection,  speaking  of  this  affair,  says,  "  which 

IV.  X 


3o6  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1655 

you  it  will  come  very  seasonably  hither,  wher  ther  is  as  much 
pouerty  as  you  haue  knowtie  at  Paris.  I  doubte  Mr.  Crumwell 
hatha  putt  a  periodd  to  your  receipts,  but  it  is  not  impossible  that 
Dunkirke^  and  Ostende  muy  prooue  as  hospitable  to  our  shippinge 
as  Brest  hath  bene,  for  they  say,  upon  closinge  with  ffrance,  the 
Rebells  will  have  a  briske  warr  with  the  Spanyard,  and  looke  euery 
day  to  heare  that  they  are  possessed  of  some  considerable  place  in 
the  Indyes,  which  is  at  last  believed  at  Bruxells;  wher  they  finde 
how  they  haue  beene  fooled.  I  am  newly  returned  hither,  hauinge 
beene  kept  in  my  way  hither  at  the  Hague  by  a  greate  sicknesse, 
for  above  a  moneth,  but  God  be  thanked  I  am  now  well  recovered, 
beyonde  the  hope  of  many  of  my  frends,  and  contrary  to  the 
wishes  of  those  who  are  not  so :  1  hope  I  may  live  to  see  better 
dayes :  I  haue  not  heard  from  George  Carterett  these  very  many 
monthes,  though  I  am  sure  he  hath  many  letters  of  myne  upon 
his  handes,  so  that  you  may  tell  him,  I  thinke  he  despayres,  and 
hath  given  me  ouer :  God  send  us  a  good  meetinge,  wher  you 
shall  receaue  all  seruice  from 

Your  most  affectionate  hu""  Serv'. 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Coll:  this  8  of  June  (1655). 
S'  Ri:  Browne. 

nicety,  or  I  may  rather  call  it  indiscretion  of  his,  might  have  cost  his  Highness 
dear,  as  being  the  occasion  of  his  being  put  into  the  Rebells'  hands."  When 
the  Duke  of  York  was  taken  prisoner  at  Oxford  by  the  Parliamentary  army, 
Fairfax  ordered  Ratcliffe  to  continue  with  him,  until  the  pleasure  of  the  Parlia- 
ment should  be  known,  and  he  was  only  discharged  from  his  attendance  by  the 
Earl  of  Northumberland  being  appointed  Parliamentary  Governor  to  the  Duke. 
In  consequence  of  this  early  acquaintance,  Ratcliffe  retained  much  influence 
over  his  Royal  Highness,  to  the  great  dislike  of  the  Queen,  and  also  in  opposi- 
tion to  Lord  Byron.  He  was  at  Jersey  with  Charles,  and  afterwards  joined 
him  in  Flanders.  He  was  also  very  active  in  securing  the  Duke's  interest, 
when  it  was  reported  that  the  King  was  dead  in  Scotland,  three  years  before 
this  period.     Vide  Clarendon's  Life,  p.  124. 

'  Many  prizes  had  already  been  carried  into  Dunkirk  by  the  Jersey  privateers ; 
and  in  1650  the  Duke  of  York  had  been  supported  solely  by  the  tenths  which 
the  captors  paid  him.  See  further  a  letter  on  this  subject  to  the  Spanish  minis- 
ter, State  Papers,  vol.  iii.  p.  276. 


i6s5  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  307 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

Though  it  be  now  many  moneths  since  I  heard  from  you,  I  had 
not  at  this  tyrae  troubled  you,  if  by  letters  which  I  receaved  the 
last  weeke,  I  had  not  cause  to  believe  that  one  which  I  writt 
above  a  moneth  since  to  you,  is  miscarryed :  I  then  told  you  how 
seasonable  your  200  pistolls  would  come  to  the  Kinge,  who  hath 
bene  and  is  still  in  straight  enough,  since  which  tyme  it  is  receaued, 
but  not  till  within  these  3  dayes,  it  being  returned  very  unskilfully 
to  be  payd  at  Amsterdam  upon  double  usance. 

I  told  you  likewise  in  that,  that  his  Ma'''  would  haue  you  giue  a 
deputac'on  to  Mons''  Marces '  to  collecte  and  receaue  the  dutyes 
dew  to  him  in  2  or  3  of  the  lesser  and  more  obscure  portes  in 
Britanny,  untill  he  should  haue  receaued  the  summ  of  200  pistolls 
which  are  owinge  to  him,  and  he  was  well  content  to  receave  them 
this  way :  I  thought  it  more  proper  that  the  deputac'on  should  be 
given  by  you,  then  an  immediate  grante  of  it  from  his  Ma'^  to 
him,  therfore  I  pray  (if  my  former  letter  miscarryed)  lett  him 
know  that  you  haue  receaued  such  derections,  and  lett  him  have 
a  proper  instrument  accordingly.  I  doubte  it  will  be  very  long 
before  he  will  out  of  those  portes  receaue  that  summ,  but  the  re- 
quest is  the  more  modest,  and  could  not  well  be  denyed,  his  Ma'' 
lookinge  upon  the  man  as  one  who  hath  done  him  many  services. 
You  can  exspecte  little  newes  from  us,  who  have  only  courage 
enough  to  look  for  better  tyme;  the  apprehensions  the  whole 
Empyre  hath  that  it  shall  not  longe  inioy  ther  peace,  and  the 
terrour  the  Kinge  of  Sweade^  gives  them  by  his  inroade  into 
Polande,  wher  he  carryes  all  before  him,  proove  of  no  small 
prasiudice  to  our  master,  who  is  therby  much  disappointed  of  the 
mony  he  was  promised  from  those  Princes,  so  that  the  truth  is  wee 
are  no  richer  then  you  haue  knowen  us  at  Paris :  yett  trust  me 
wee  are  farr  from  despayre,  and  do  promise  our  selves  with  reason 

'  Vide  pp.  310  and  311. 

^  Gustavus,   the  successor  of  Christina,    whose  disputes  with  the   King  of 
Poland  were  a  source  of  great  confusion  and  disturbance  to  Germany. 


3o8  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1655 

enough,  that  wee  shall  shortly  have  good  frendes,  and  see  a  good 
turne  in  our  fortune,  especially  if  the  newes  with  strange  confi- 
dence repeated  at  present  heare  be  true,  of  Cromwells  death  : 
which  I  doubte  is  not  upon  ground  enough.     The  Kinge  and  his 

sister  are  in  a  private at  ffrankeforte,i  from  whence 

wee  expecte  them  in  4  or  5  dayes  :  the  Qu:  of  Sweden  is  this  very 
minute  passinge  through  the  towne,  wher  shee  stayes  not,  but 
lodges  this  night  at  Bone,  the  house  of  the  Elector  of  CuUen 
[Cologne]. 

If  you  are  very  rich,  and  can  lend  me  20.  or  30.  pistolls,  or  such 
a  summ,  and  returne  it  to  honest  Church,  he  will  transmitt  it  to 
me,  and  it  will  come  very  seasonably  to  supply, 

Your  very  affectionate  humble  serv', 

Edw:  Hyde. 
Cullen  this  28  of  Sept.  (1655.) 
S'  Ri.  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  write  now  to  you  rather  to  lett  you  know  that  yours  of  the  i6. 
of  the  last  moneth  is  come  to  my  hands,  then  to  returne  a  full 
answer  to  it,  which  I  cannot  do  till  the  next,  and  then  I  shall  not 
fayle  to  do  it,  except  by  our  intelligence  out  of  ffrance  I  conclude 
that  it  is  for  the  present  to  no  purpose  to  do  it  in  the  way  you 
propose ;  as  I  suppose  it  will  not  be,  if  the  peace  betweene  Crum- 
well  and  ffrance  be  published,  which  I  doubte  it  is,  and  then  all 
your  armado  at  Brest  will  be  quickly  discharged  those  harbours, 
and  I  heartily  wish  they  may  gett  off  fayrely,  without  any  preiudice 
or  even  violence  offred  to  them  to  obliege  Mr.  Crumwell.     If  this 

'  This  journey  to  Frankfort  is  noticed  in  the  preceding  part  of  the  Collection; 
it  also  excited  some  attention  both  in  England  and  upon  the  Continent :  for,  in 
a  paper  of  the  day,  a  letter  from  Paris  observes,  after  alluding  to  the  newly- 
signed  treaty  with  Cromwell,  "In  the  mean  time,  it  seems,  the  Princess  Royall 
of  Orange  is  expected  here  in  Januaiy,  she  intending  to  bestow  a  visit  upon  the 
little  Queen,  her  mother,  and  bring  her  all  news  from  Frankfort  fair ;  what 
further  end  there  may  be  in  the  voyage  is  not  known." 


i6s5  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  309 

falls  out  to  be  the  case,  and  that  you  see  ther  is  no  more  worke  to 
be  done  ther,  you  will  not  be  the  lesse  intent,  solHcitous,  and 
dextrous,  to  obliege  the  seamen  to  continue  ther  affection  to 
his  Ma''"  service,  and  to  continue  ther  commissyons,  since 
ther  is  no  greate  doubte  wee  shall  prepare  a  better  recepcon 
for  them  at  Dunkirke  and  Ostende,  then  they  have  found  at 
Brest,*  and  your  owiie  particular  will  not  be  neglected:  I  hope  to 
be  speedily  able  to  say  more  to  you  upon  this  subiecte,  and  to  tell 
you  that  wee  shall  not  be  longe  confined  to  Cullen,  and  I  pray 
dispatch  such  advises  to  me  as  soone  as  may  be,  as  may  be  neces- 
sary to  be  considered  in  that  traffique  wee  are  like  to  have  with 
seamen,  how  wee  may  give  them  encouragements  enough  and  yett 
retayne  a  competency  for  our  Masters  supporte. 

I  haue  not  time  to  add  more,  having  very  much  to  doe,  upon 
those  greate  alterac'ons  which  fall  out,  which  truly  I  believe  will 
carry  us  all  wher  wee  desyre  to  be  :^  God  send  it,  and  you  shall 
then  have  cause  to  believe  me  to  be, 
S', 

Your  most  affectionate  hu"'"  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 

Cull:  this  9  of  November  (1655). 
S'  Ri.  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  RicJiard  Browne. 

S', 
Since  my  last  to  you,  which  was  of  the  9.  of  this  moneth,  I  have 
receaued  yours  of  the  23.  of  the  last  moneth,  and  yesterday  another 
of  the  8  S'"""'.  which  it  may  be  ought  to  be  of  this  moneth  :  you  will 
not  wonder  that  I  make  no  hast  in  sendinge  these  dispatches  which 
conccme  your  Admiralty,  which  no  doubte  is  now  at  an  end  by 
virtue  of  this  peace,  so  that  if  you  parte  fayre,  and  they  suffer  all 
the  vessells  to  get  out  of  ther  portes,  it  is  as  much  as  I  looke  for : 

'  The  facts  here  mentioned  will  be  of  importance  to  the  naval  historian,  in 
illustrating  a  period  of  which  veiy  little,  at  least  with  regard  to  the  loyal  part  of 
the  service,  has  yet  been  recorded. 

-  Tliese  anticipations,  though  finally  correct,  were  too  premature  by  five 
years  ! 


3IO  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1655 

and  if  ther  had  been  any  more  to  be  done  ther,  I  should  not  haue 
moued  the  Kinge  for  such  a  letter  to  the  Duke  of  York  as  you 
advise,  till  wee  had  knowne  his  Highn'  pleasure,  ffor  for  the  Kinge 
to  declare  that  he  would  abate  as  much  of  his  fifteenths  as  the 
Duke  would  abate  of  his  tenths,  before  wee  know  that  he  thinkes 
fitt  to  abate  any  thinge,  were  to  putt  him  upon  some  disaduantage, 
and  ther  wante  not  those  who  would  be  gladd  upon  any  occasyon 
to  infuse  an  opinion  of  the  disrespectes  of  many  heare  towards  his 
Highn'.  Therefore  you  should  adiust  all  those  thinges  with  his 
ministers,  before  any  thinge  be  moued  to  come  from  hence  :  But 
at  present  all  that  designe  is  at  an  end,  and  wee  must  consider 
what  conclusyons  wee  are  to  make  to  aduance  our  marityme 
affayres  in  fflanders,  wher  I  hope  wee  shall  finde  all  encourage- 
ment. Whateuer  concessyons  are  to  be  granted,  they  must  be  to 
all  alike,  and  not  with  distinction  betweene  rich  and  poore,  which 
will  interrupt  all  payment  of  dewes.  I  writt  to  you  to  send  us  any 
advise  that  upon  your  obseruance  of  those  people,  you  thinke 
necessary  to  be  obserued. 

That  which  wee  are  sollicitous  for  is,  to  gett  into  fflanders,^ 
which  I  hope  wee  shall  do  shortly,  and  not  be  without  such  a 
benefitt  from  this  warr  betweene  Spayne  and  Crumwell,  that  may 
giue  our  frends  new  courage.  I  shall  add  no  more,  but  that  I 
wish  you  your  heartes  desyre,  and  shall  alwayes  be  ready  to  serue 
you,  as, 

s^ 

Your  most  aifectionate  hu"*  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Cull:  this  23.  of  Nouemb:  (1655). 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  RicJiard  Browne. 

S', 
The  Kinge  is  so  desyrous  to  pay  Moun''  de  Marces  some  parte 

'  The  necessity  of  this  step  is  evident,  when  we  reflect  that  the  second 
article  of  the  new  treaty  between  Cromwell  and  the  French  Court  provided 
against  any  aid  to  the  encviies  of  either  ;  and  also  "  that  neither  of  the  Confede- 
rates shall  harbor,  or  permit  their  people  to  harbor,  any  pirates  or  robbers  " — 
terms  lavishly  applied  to  Charles's  cruizers. 


,656  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  311 

of  the  debt  that  is  dew  to  him/  that  understandinge  that  ther  is 
dew  to  his  Ma'^  frome  a  frende  of  his  the  said  Mo'  de  Marces  nine 
hundred  hvres,  and  from  another  twoo  hundred  Hvres,  both  which 
summes  are  payable  to  you  from  them  for  the  fifteenths  dew  to  his 
Ma*^:  since  the  former  order  given  on  his  behalfe  hath  prooued  in- 
efiectuall  to  him,  his  Ma''''  pleasure  is  that  you  authorize  him  to 
receaue  the  sayd  two  summes  of  900.  and  200'"  and  that  you  ap- 
pointe  the  sayd  persons  to  pay  the  same  to  him.  I  shall  neede  to 
add  no  more,  but  that  you  may  see,  the  Kinge  both  a  very  good 
opinion  of  Mo'  de  Marces,  and  a  sense  of  some  seruice  he  hath 
done  him,  otherwise  you  would  not  haue  receaued  this  commande 
from  him,  by  the  hande  of, 
S', 
Your  very  affectionate  hu""  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Coll.  this  15.  of  ffebb.  1656. 


Cullen  this  29.  of  ffebr:  (1656). 

I  haue  yours  of  the  31.  of  January  which  came  not  to  my 
handes  till  the  last  weeke,  and  I  forbore  to  answer  it  till  now,  sup- 
posinge  you  would  not  be  sooner  come  to  Paris,  ffor  your  men  of 
warr,  I  know  not  what  to  say,  they  are  so  fantasticall  and  hu- 
morous, that  till  wee  can  exercize  such  a  iurisdiction  ouer  them  as 
to  compell  them  to  keepe  good  order,  I  care  not  how  little  we 
haue  to  do  with  them.  In  Spayne  I  heare  they  haue  sent  up  an 
agent  to  Madrid,  to  offer  to  engage  in  that  Kings  seruice,  and 
Capt.  Martin  at  Dunkirke  hath  desyred  a  comniissyon  from  that 
Admiralty:^  But  I  doubt  not,  when  the  Kinge  himselfe  shall  be 
in  fflanders,  which  I  hope  will  be  very  speedily,  and  that  by  the 
next  post  I  may  send  you  newes  to  that  purpose :  those  ffrygates 

'  See  p.  307.  This  extraordinary  anxiety  on  the  part  of  Charles  to  pay  his 
debts  is  deserving  of  remark,  and  excites  some  curiosity  to  ascertain  its  parti- 
cular cause.  If  he  had  displayed  the  same  anxiety  on  other  occasions,  his  best 
friends  would  have  had  less  reason  to  complain  of  him,  and  Lord  Rochester's 
well-known  living  epitaph  would  have  been  deprived  of  its  point ! 

"  The  whole  of  these  facts  deserve  the  notice  of  the  naval  historian,  being 
totally  unrecorded. 


312  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1656 

which  are  manned  with  his  owne  subiects,  will  choose  to  come 
into  his  Ma''^'  seruice,  &  take  commissyons  from  him,  and  for  the 
rest  lett  them  do  as  they  see  cause  :  you  shall  do  well  to  encou- 
rage Capt:  Smith'  and  Capt:  Beart  to  gett  up  as  many  seamen 
English  as  they  can,  and  to  come  to  Dunkirke  or  Ostende,  wher 
they  will  be  wellcome. 

For  your  owne  condicon,  I  am  very  sorry  it  is  no  better,  yett  in 
one  respecte  I  did  not  thinke  it  so  good,  for  I  neuer  imagined 
your  receipte  would  have  inabled  you  vpon  the  assignements  the 
Kinge  had  given  you  to  haue  discharged  all  your  debts  at  Paris, 
and  thought  it  would  haue  prooued  well  if  you  were  inabled  to 
pay  those  which  were  most  cr}'ing  and  importunate,  which  God 
knowes  the  poore  Resident  at  Bruxelles  is  not  able  to  doe,  but  is 
euery  day  in  daunger  of  an  affronte.  I  am  sure  you  doe  not 
belieue  I  envy  you  any  aduantage  you  haue  reaped :  I  wish  it 
greater  with  all  my  heart,  and  shall  alwayes  contribute  towards  it 
Avith  all  my  creditt ;  but  trust  me  I  am  often  putt  to  answers  & 
replyes  that  I  know  not  how  to  go  through  with,  when  they  who 
know  the  Duke  of  Yorke's  receipts  as  Admirall,  confidently  averr 
that  the  King's  haue  not  bene  so  little  as  5000  pistolls,  and 
enquyre  how  much  hath  bene  payd  to  his  vse.  Therefore  as 
soone  as  you  can,  send  me  such  an  accounte  (which  neede  not  be 
uoluminous)  as  I  may  vpon  occasyon  satisfy  his  Ma''  in  that 
affayre,  that  I  may  the  more  confidently  propose  any  thinge  on 
your  behalfe,  which  I  shall  doe  very  heartily  as, 

S',  Your  most  affectionate  serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Sir  Ri.  Browne. 


Sir  Richard  Browne  to  the  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer. 

Right  Hon""', 
I  returned  hither  on  Sunday  night ;  and  Munday  mominge  M' 

'  Captain  Smith  was  taken  prisoner  about  a  year  afterwards,  as  related  in 
the  weekly  journals.  "  Letters  come  from  PljTnouth  which  give  an  account  of 
a  good  prize  newly  taken,  and  brought  in  thither  by  the  Sapphire  frigat.  It 
bears  the  name  of  a  Brest  man-of-warr,  new  built,  of  30  guns.     He  was  met 


1656  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  313 

Locker'  from  M'  Crumwel  came  into  this  towne,  and  had  yester- 
day eueninge  publick  solemme  audience  of  K.  Q.  and  Card'*  Hee 
hath  bought  a  coach  and  talks  of  hyreinge  a  house,  and  though  he 
thus  insinuates  himselfe  as  Envoye,  yet  it  is  belieued  he  will  within 
few  weekes  produce  a  latent  Commission,  and  take  vppon  him  the 
title  of  Ambass'':  Monsieur  Le  Comte  de  Briene^  sayd  thus  much 
to  668  :  192  :  95  ;  whom  I  was  faine  to  visit  en  particidier  by 
reason  of  some  thinges  I  left  in  his  hands.  Yf  this  should  cause 
any  alteration  in  his  Ma""  intentions  of  continuinge  a  piihlike 
Minister  here  (as  perhaps  much  may  be  sayd  pro  and  con),  I 
beseech  your  Hon''  to  giue  me  timely  notice  :  that  yf  I  remoue,  I 
may  dismiss  my  house  and  forbeare  to  make  a  new  household : 
and  I  pray  your  Hon'  to  giue  mee  instructions  how  to  carray  my- 
selfe  towards  668  :  192  :  95  :  whether  I  shall  uisit  him  in  quality 
of  his  Ma"''  Minister  or  not  ?  The  French  Court  will  some  time 
the  next  weeke  remove  towards  the  Frontier. 
Paris  19""  May  1656. 

I  haue  as  yett  beene  onely  once  at  our  Court,  wher  by  misfor- 
tune I  could  nott  kisse  y"  hands  of  your  faire  daughter. 
Mr,  Chancellor  of  the  Exchecker: 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S', 
I  am  gladd  to  finde  by  yours  of  the  19.  that  you  are  returned  to 
Paris,  and  cannot  write  at  large  to  you  upon  what  you  propose  to 
me  in  this  concerning  your  selfe,  and  in  some  former,  till  wee  are 
returned  to  Bruges,  which  I  conceaue  may  be  by  the  end  of  the 
next  weeke ;  nothing  being  possible  to  be  maturely  weighed  and 
considered  in  the  moc'on  we  are  in.  I  thinke  wee  shall  be  at 
Bruxells  to-morrow  or  Munday,  only  priuately,   to   uisitt  Don- 

with  about  the  Land's  End,  and  had  aboard  two  captains,  the  one  named 
Meldrum,  a  famous  pirate  ;  the  other  named  Smith,  who  sailed  by  virtue  of  a 
commission  from  Charles  Stuart." 

'  Lockhart  soon  became  a  great  favourite  with  Mazarine.  He  did  remain  at 
Paris,  and  was  very  active  there  in  1659.     Vide  State  Papers,  vol.  iii.  p.  547. 

'  The  French  Secretary  of  State. 


314  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1656 

Juan/  nothinge  being  to  be  publiquely  declared  on  our  behalfe  till 
the  returne  of  the  Enuoy  fro'  Spayne,  but  wee  haue  no  cause  but 
to  hope  very  well. 

Ther  can  be  no  reason  for  you  to  discontinue  your  old  frend- 
shipp  and  neighbonvoode  with  668  :  192  :  95  :  who  truly  I 
believe  wishes  us  uery  well,  and  can  do  no  other  then  he  does : 
when  you  see  him,  remember  my  service  to  him,  and  tell  him  I 
doubte  not  but  I  shall  yett  lyue  to  meete  him  at  Whitehall.  I 
shall  now  heare  from  you  euery  weeke,  and  shall  not  neede  to  put 
you  in  minde  not  to  omitt  to  write  constantly  to  IVr  Secretary:''  I 
shall  be  gladd  to  know  how  your  frends  do  in  Englande,  who  I 
doubte  not  continue  ther  kindnesse  to  you  :  If  nothinge  be  done 
by  the  ffrench  Courte  to  discountenance  you,  you  wll  not  put  off 
your  house,  till  the  Kinge  giues  you  full  order.  I  pray  informe 
your  selfe  who  of  either  Nac'on  performe  most  respects  to  M.'' 
Lockyer.  I  wish  you  all  happinesse,  &  am  uery  heartily, 
S'. 

Your  most  affectionate  hu*''^  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 

Antwerpe  this  26:  May  (1656). 

The  letter  which  included  the  examinac'ons  of  the  Spy'  is  not 
yett  arriued  heare,  so  that  wee  haue  a  very  obscure  informac'on  of 
that  affayre,  nor  can  I  imagyne  what  seruice  the  rogue  (whome  I 
know  well)  could  do  in  these  partes,  to  deserve  the  charge  he  hath 
beene  to  them.  I  heare  the  Life  of  Cardinall  Richelieu  is  newly 
come  out,  or  in  the  presse,  I  wish  you  could  send  it  to  me.* 

'  Don  John  of  Austria ;  formerly  Viceroy  of  Catalonia,  and  recently  ap- 
pointed Governor  of  Flanders.  Lord  Clarendon,  in  his  History  of  the  Rebellion, 
vol.  iii.  p.  478,  mentions  some  anecdotes  respecting  him  and  the  Earl  of  Bristol, 
his  belief  in  astrology,  &c. 

=  Sir  Edward  Nicholas.  '  P.  317. 

■*  The  Cardinal  seems  to  have  been  considered,  by  some  folks  at  that  period, 
as  a  conjurer.  An  English  newspaper  of  that  date,  called  the  "French  Intel- 
ligencer," says  "  There  hath  been  lately  a  prophesie  found  in  the  Priory  of 
Cardinal  Richelieu  at  Paris,  written  by  his  own  hand,  wherein  he  foretells  the 
wofuU  calamities  of  the  family  of  Stuarts,  descendiiig  from  the  Lyon,  that  is, 
King  James,  for  so  he  was  called,  by  reason  that  he  brought  the  rampant  Lyon 
figured  upon  his  breast,  in  the  world  with  him.  He  likewise  predicts  three 
changes  of  Government,  and  domestique  divisions,"  &c. 


i6s6  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  315 


Sir  Ric/uird  Brozvne  to  the  Clianccllor  of  the  ExcJiequer. 

Right  Hon''^ 

I  did  nott  vntill  now  know  of  your  Hon"  beinge  in  personall 
attendance  on  his  Ma'''.  This  ignorance  of  mine  nott  onely  de- 
priued  me  the  contentment  of  beinge  assured  that  I  had  soe  worthy 
a  friend  soe  neere  my  Royal  Maister,  butt  also  made  me  guilty  of 
an  omission  of  nott  sooner  giuing  notice  accordinge  to  my  duty  of 
my  returne  unto  this  my  former  station  :  for  which  I  humbly  crave 
your  Hon"  pardon.' 

The  French  Court  parted  hence  a  weeke  since,  and  remaines 
yett  at  Compeigne.  Yesterday  came  newes  that  the  Marl',  de 
Turene  had  defeated  4  Regiments  of  horse,  and  taken  a  small 
place  :  yf  true,  a  good  beginninge  of  this  Campaigne. 

M'.  Locker,  M"'  Crumwells  Envoye,  followes  the  Court :  before 
his  going  hence  he  declared  to  a  person  of  quality,  that  he  had  by 
him,  and  would  ere  long  produce,  a  Commission  to  be  Ambassa- 
dor ;  nottwithstandinge  that  I  haue  publiquely  (since  my  returne 
hither)  appeared  in  the  French  Court  in  presence  both  of  this  K. 
&  Queene,  and  twice  beene  with  the  Count  of  Brienne,  yett  I  find 
nothinge  at  all  of  any  the  least  intimation  to  retire  r  And  the  other 
day  in  conference  with  my  Lord  Jermyn,  his  opinion  was  that  this 
State  would  permitt  me  to  remaine  here  as  long  as  his  Ma'''  thought 
good  :  soe  that  I  expect  to  heare  what  his  Ma"''  pleasure  will  bee, 
in  this  particular ;  forbeareinge  in  the  meane  time  to  engage  for 
the  continuance  of  my  house,  or  to  make  a  new  family :  humbly 
intreating  your  Hon"',  that  yf  his  Ma'^  thinke  fitt  to  continue  mee 
here,  you  will  please  to  move  for  a  settlement  of  my  subsistence 
uppon  some  good  and  well  assured  funds,  without  which  I  shall 
soone  lapse  into  a  very  sad  condition. 

In  the  conuersation  I  have  had  abroad  in  my  trauail,  as  well  as 

'  Though  without  signature  or  address,  it  is  evident  tlial  this  letter  is  from 
Sir  Richard  Browne  to  Sir  Edward  Hyde. 

°  This  detail  sufficiently  marks  the  temporizing  policy  which  actuated  tire 
French  Court,  still  unwilling  openly  to  acknowledge  Cromwell  to  the  extent  of 
his  wishes,  yet  fearful  to  offend  him  by  the  abrupt  dismissal  of  his  Envoy. 


3i6  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1656 

here  in  Paris  since  my  returne  had  with  the  French  Protestants,  I 
find  them  generally  much  inuolved  in  Crumwells  interests,  he 
hauinge  dexterously  insinuated  into  their  belief  that  he  will  main- 
taine  them  in  the  enjoyment  of  ther  preuiledges  :  a  more  manifest 
demonstration  of  their  good  inclinations  to  him  may  also  doubt- 
lesse  bee,  their  hauinge  since  Lockers  arriuall  effaced  the  name  of 
Kbige  out  of  the  inscription  of  the  Seate  for  the  Inglish  Ambassad"^ 
at  Charanton,  and  left  only  "pour  les  Ambassad"  de  la  Grand 
Bretaigne." 

Olim  tempus  erit  mag/io  mm  optaverit  empttim 

Intactiim  Epigi'aphen. 

And  in  their  discourse  upon  all  occasions,  they  fervently  declare 
their  great  good  wshes  of  the  prosperity  of  the  army  of  the  Kinge 
of  Sweden  as  abettinge  uppon  that  hand  in  order  to  the  ruine  of 
Antichrist,  vnder  that  Kinge  and  Crumwells  banners.' 

I  humbly  beseech  your  Hon"'  to  direct  mee  how  I  shall  hence- 
forwards  addresse  my  letters  unto  you 

Soe  praying  for  &c. 

Paris  2""'  June  1656. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  had  not  tyme  the  last  weeke  to  acknowledge  yours  of  the  23. 
(whiche  I  hope  you  excuse)  and  I  have  since  receaued  your  other 
of  the  30.  in  answer  to  both  which  I  can  say  no  more,  then  that 
you  shall  be  sure  of  all  the  seruice  I  can  do  you  upon  all  oppor- 
tunityes,  and  I  hope  any  improvement  of  our  fortune  will  admi- 
nister these  opportunityes : — you  shall  doe  well  seasonably  and 
naturally  to  pursue  that  discourse  to  Ld.  Jermin  concerninge  your 
stay  ther,  and  draw  an  advise  from  him  hither  for  your  reuocac'on, 
and  then  wee  shall  know  what  is  next  to  be  done.    All  the  papers 

'  Of  all  this  private  history  of  political  chicanei-y  the  French  Court  must 
have  been  well  aware.  It  may  indeed  be  considered  as  a  sufficient  reason  for 
the  middle  course  which  they  held  between  the  cause  of  Charles  and  the  de- 
mands of  Cromwell.  The  Protestants  certainly  had  no  reason  to  wish  well  to 
the  cause  of  Charles. 


i6s6  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  317 

concerninge  Martin  wee  have,  and  would  be  gladd  to  know  what 
is  become  of  the  fellow,  and  whether  he  be  yett  hanged,  and  what 
goodly  confessyon  he  made  in  that  season.' — God  send  us  once  a 
good  turne,  w''''  it  may  be  may  not  be  farr  off :  and  then  wee  shall 
have  more  frends  and  I  hope  lesse  neede  of  them.  I  perceaue  your 
spiritts  in  Paris  are  not  so  composed,  but  that  ill  accidents  may 
cause  some  disorders  amongst  you,  and  those  people  do  belieue 
that  your  designe  before  Valenciennes  may  be  frustrated ;  it  is  a 
greate  stake,  and  these  as  much  concerned  to  preserve  and  you  to 
possesse  it.  Wee  exspecte  howrely  newes  of  some  action  before 
it:  I  have  beene  misinformed  if  Cardinal  Richelieu's  life  be  not  in 
the  presse. — I  wish  you  all  happinesse,  and  am  very  heartily, 

your  most  affectionate  Serv', 

E.  H. 
Bruges  this  7  of  July  (1656). 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

Bruges  this  11.  of  Aug.  (1656). 

It  is  uery  true,  I  haue  besydes  your  last  of  the  4:  of  this  moneth, 
your  other  of  the  21.  and  28.  of  the  last  upon  my  hands,  the  sub- 
iecte  of  both  which  beinge  such,  as  I  could  not  discourse  upon, 
before  my  L^  of  Bristolls  arriuall,^  to  whom  you  referred  me,  I 
forbore  to  say  any  thinge  till  I  could  speake  to  the  purpose,  and 
he  arrived  not  till  Sunday  last :  and  you  will  easily  believe  that  in 
this  little  tyme  wee  have  not  bene  able  to  conferr  of  halfe  the 
matters  of  importance  which  are  necessary  for  present  consultac'on : 

'  Vide  p.  314. 

'  On  a  reference  to  the  history  and  official  documents  of  those  times,  this 
letter  evidently  relates  to  the  hopes  and  also  the  plans  of  the  Royal  partizans, 
who  were  now  carrying  on  a  rapid  intercourse  with  their  friends  in  England, 
and  augured  much  good  from  the  distrust  manifested  by  Cromwell  in  regard  to 
his  own  personal  security. 

Lord  Bristol,  soon  after  this,  was  left  as  the  King's  Agent  at  Brussels,  whilst 
the  King  and  his  Court  went  to  Bruges,  lic.  Vide  State  Papers,  vol.  iii. 
p.  30S,  10. 


3i8  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1656 

yett  wee  have  spoken  of  your  businesse,  wherein  I  perceive  he  is 
farr  from  hauinge  any  positive  opinion,  nor  have  either  of  us  yett 
spoken  with  the  Kinge  of  it :  Wee  haue  many  thinges  under 
debate,  which  must  be  preliminary  to  any  determinac'on  in  that 
pointe,  therfore  you  must  haue  a  Httle  patience,  and  be  confident 
if  you  are  designed  to  continue  that  imployment,  prouisyon  must 
be  made  for  your  reasonable  supporte,  and  it  cannot  be  most 
[more]  secure  then  upon  that  pension,  but  whether  you  are  to  be 
continued  ther  I  cannot  yett  tell ;  shortly  wee  may.  I  do  not  finde 
that  the  Queene  or  my  L*"  Jermin  haue  writt  or  sent  any  opinion 
upon  it :  I  am  of  your  opinion  in  the  matter  of  Mon"'  Lyon,  nor 
can  I  discover  the  least  footestepps  of  a  treaty  betweene  the  2 
Crownes,  nor  is  Madrid  a  place  of  that  secrecy,  but  the  Venetian 
Ambassadour  in  that  Courte  would  discover  it.  I  pray  informe 
your  selfe  as  particularly  as  you  can  of  Mo'  Orleanes,  whose  visitt 
in  this  season  is  not  merely  upon  complement.  It  is  not  possible 
to  give  such  an  accounte  of  our  affayres  heare,  as  may  satisfy  the 
curiosity  of  our  frends,  since  if  what  is  intended  be  not  kept  secrett, 
wee  shall  have  little  fruites  of  it :  trust  me,  so  farr,  as  to  be  con- 
fident, our  condic'on  is  very  hopefull,  and  I  am  as  confident  that 
I  shall  lyue  to  see  you  at  Whitehall,  and  serve  you  ther  as, 

S', 
your  very  affectionate  hu"'"  Serv', 

Edw:  Hyde. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S' 
Hauinge  replyed  as  particularly  as  I  can  in  my  last  to  what 
concernes  your  owne  particular,  I  should  not  at  this  tyme  (when  I 
have  very  much  to  do)  acknowledge  yours  of  the  ii.  were  it  not 
to  desyre  your  fauour  in  transmittinge  the  inclosed.  I  receaued  a 
letter  from  Mr.  Bourdon,  whom  I  well  knew  at  my  beinge  at  S' 
Sebastians,  and  I  am  gladd  that  ther  is  such  a  distinction  made 
ther,  for  he  writes  me  worde,  that  since  the  Edicte  for  the  turninge 
out  of  towne  all  the  English,  Irish,  and  Scotts,  there  is  a  seconde 


1656  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  319 

order,  that  excepts  all  those  that  can  make  it  evident  that  they  are 
good  subiectes  to  his  Ma*^,  and  therefore  he  hath  desyred  such  a 
certificate,  havinge  as  he  sayes  hitherto  preserved  himselfe  by  pro- 
ducinge  some  letters  vfhich  I  writt  to  him  at  my  beinge  at  Madrid: 
I  have  in  the  inclosed  sent  him  what  I  conceave  may  do  him 
good,  and  have  derected  it  as  he  aduised,  to  Bourdeaux.i 

We  exspecte  the  Duke  of  Yorke  here  very  speedily,  and  then 
wee  shall  come  the  sooner  to  a  resolution  in  that  pointe  which 
concernes  you.  I  pray  lett  us  know  more  of  Don  Michel  de  Cas- 
tile, and  of  Mr.  Locker :  I  would  be  gladd  you  would  send  me  (if 
you  have  it  by  you)  the  life  of  the  Connestable  De  Desguynes, 
which  they  say  is  well  written.  I  wish  you  all  happinesse,  and  am 
very  heartily, 

your  most  affectionate  hu'''''  Serv'. 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Bruges  this  18:  of  Aug:  (1656). 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

Bruges  this  25.  of  Aug.  (1656.) 

I  have  yours  of  the  18.  and  as  you  have  greate  reason  in  this 
perplexed  and  unsteady  condic'on  wee  are  all  in,  to  desyre  to  know 
as  soone  as  may  be  what  your  owne  lott  will  be,  so,  you  must  not 

'  This  transaction  seems  to  have  had  reference  to  the  expected  war  between 
Spain  and  the  English  Commonwealth. 

'  The  hopes  of  the  Royal  partirans  now  revived  rapidly,  as  is  evident  from 
the  whole  tenor  of  this  letter.  The  reader  who  feels  an  interest  in  the  hopes 
thus  expressed,  will  be  very  much  gratified  by  referring  to  Clarendon's  State 
Papers,  vol.  iii.  pp.  302,  6,  for  various  particulars,  especially  by  the  gentle 
mode  (p.  302)  adopted  by  Sir  Edward  to  urge  the  King  to  a  punctual  payment 
of  his  debts  on  the  receipt  of  some  cash  for  himself  and  the  Duke  of  York. 
This  anxiety  on  the  part  of  Sir  Edward,  particularly  in  regard  to  the  debts  at 
Cologne,  may  be  accounted  for  by  the  detail  of  his  own  distressed  state  in  that 
City.     Vide  same  vol.  p.  290. 


320  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1656 

wonder  that  your  frends  cannot  give  you  so  speedy  satisfaction  in 
it,  as  they  wish  ;  wee  shall  shortly  I  hope  see  the  Duke  of  Yorke 
heare,  and  then  that  matter  will  be  most  properly  and  seasonably 
consulted  ;  besydes,  the  case  is  now  very  different  from  what  it  was 
understoode  to  be,  when  you  returned  to  Paris,  for  the  Romance 
of  Don  Miguell  will  prove  authentique  Histor)',  and  it  may  be  Mr. 
Lockier  may  retyre  with  lesse  glory  then  he  entred,  and  S'  Ri: 
Browne  stay  ther  with  more  respecte :  there  is  one  thinge  no 
doubte  you  may  depend  upon,  which  is,  if  you  are  continued  ther, 
some  fitt  assignac'on  will  be  made  for  your  supporte,  and  if  you 
are  called  away,  no  doubte  your  Master  will  thinke  of  some  other 
prouisyon  and  imployment  for  you.  Our  businesse  does  not  goe 
so  ill,  but  that  we  may  reasonably  hope  that  wee  shall  all  have 
somewhat  to  doe.  The  Declarac'on  of  the  freedome  of  the  Fortes 
is  now  published  accordinge  to  our  heartes  desjTe,  and  many 
other  evidences  given  us,  of  a  full  affection  from  Spayne,  and  if 
they  do  not  do  all  for  us  that  wee  desyre,  it  is  only  because  they 
are  not  able :  nor  are  they  so  weake,  and  unable  to  helpe  us,  nor 
Mr.  Cru'well  at  so  much  ease  or  so  confident  of  his  new  parliam' 
that  wee  have  reason  to  dispa)Te  of  better  dayes,  or  that  we  may 
not  eate  cherryes  at  Deptforde  agayne. 

I  returned  you  by  the  last  post  an  answer  to  what  was  desyred 
from  S'  Sebastians,  which  I  praesume  you  receaved  and  have  sent 
forwarde.  I  do  belieue  ther  will  be  occasyon  for  me  the  begin- 
ninge  of  the  next  weeke  to  repayre  to  Bruxells  and  Antwerpe,  and 
therefore  if  you  please  lett  your  letters  be  putt  under  couer  to  S' 
H.  De  Vic,  or  Mr.  John  Shaw  at  Antwerpe :  S''  H.  De  Vic  com- 
playnes  he  knew  not  of  your  returne  to  Paris,  till  some  letters  from 
you  came  into  his  handes  to  be  sent  to  a  ■^.  person.  Correspond- 
ing with  each  other  may  be  usefull  to  you  both.     I  am 

your  most  affectionate  Serv', 

E.  H. 


i6s5  CLARENDON  LETTERS. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Ricliard  Browne. 

S', 
I  haue  yours  of  the  8.  upon  my  hands,  and  this  last  nyght  at 
my  comminge  I  founde  your  other  of  the  22.  and  how  longe  I  shall 
stay  heare  I  knew  not,  my  businesse  dependinge  upon  the  pleasure 
of  others,  who  will  mooue  faster  or  slower  as  they  haue  a  minde  to 
it,  and  the  ill  newes  of  the  losse  of  Valenza,  and  the  march  you 
haue  putt  this  army  to  make,  by  your  attempt  upon  la  Chappelle,' 
makes  the  season  lesse  fitt  for  those  kinde  of  negotiac'ons,  then  I 
belieue  otherwise  it  would  haue  prooved ;  howeuer  I  hope  some- 
tyme  the  next  weeke  to  be  agayne  at  Bruges,  and  then  after  the 
Kinge  hath  conferred  with  the  Duke  of  Yorke,  I  conceaue  some 
resoluc'ons  will  be  taken  concerninge  your  owne  particular,  and  it 
may  be  the  CardinalP  will  finde  wee  can  be  as  angry  as  hee,  and 
with  more  reason  :  I  will  enquyre  of  the  letter  you  say  was  writt 
to  the  Jesuite,  and  I  pray  haue  as  stricte  an  eye  upon  the  Knight, 
and  informe  your  selfe  of  him,  as  you  can :  and  likewise  of  the 
moc'ons  of  the  Cardinall  de  Retz''  which  is  an  intriegue  I  do  not 
understande  :  you  must  excuse  me  for  writinge  so  impertinently  at 
this  tyme,  when  the  truth  is,  I  haue  so  much  to  doe,  that  I  hardly 
gett  this  tyme  to  write  at  all :  and  I  pray  lett  me  heare  from  you  of 
any  thinge  you  thinke  fitt  to  imparte,  I  mean  when  I  am  fro' 
Bruges,  for  whilst  I  am  ther,  your  letters  to  the  good  Secretary 
will  serue  us  both :  God  send  us  good  newes  fro'  England,  which 
is  exspected  by 

s^ 

Your  very  affectionate  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Antwerpe  this  29:  Sept:  (1656.) 

'  Alluding  to  the  events  of  the  Low  Country  wars,  and  the  campaign  in 
Italy.  The  Valenza  here  mentioned  is  in  the  Milanese,  and  was  taken,  at  this 
period,  by  the  Duke  of  Modena  and  the  Duke  of  Mercoeur. 

'  Mazarine. 

^  De  Retz  had  always  been  extremely  active  during  the  contest  between  the 
King  and  Princes.     He  was  the  bitter  enemy  of  Mazarine,  and  also  of  Conde 
IV.  Y 


322  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1656 

Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

I  had  not  tyme  the  last  post  to  acknowledge  yours  of  the  29.  of 
the  last  moneth,  and  I  haue  since,  by  your  to  reasonable  guesse  of 
the  slownesse  of  all  dispatches  heare,  receaued  your  other  by  the 
last  post  without  a  date,  which  was  the  only  one  I  receaued  fro' 
Paris,  all  my  other  frends  conceauinge  as  they  had  reason  that  I 
would  be  at  Bruges,  and  therby  they  are  all  now  without  any  letter 
fro'  me.  The  truth  is,  my  stay  heare  hath  beene  beyonde  all 
possible  exspectac'on,  and  hath  so  tyred  my  patience,  that  though 
this  day  be  not  like  to  giue  so  good  an  ende  to  my  businesse  as  I 
desyre,  yett  I  resolue  (God  willing)  to  be  gone  to  morrow  towards 
the  Kinge,  from  whom  I  haue  been  now  aboue  a  fortnight :  Wee 
are  willing  to  belieue  that  these  seasonable  raynes  will  dispose 
both  armyes  to  enter  into  ther  winter  quarters,  and  then  wee  shall 
do  our  businesse  the  better  :  Ther  is  a  discourse  of  the  Marq:  of 
H.  .  .  .  court  goinge  this  winter  into  Spayne,  which  meethinkes 
yett  he  should  not  haue  leaue  to  doe  :  you  menc'n  your  neighbour 
the  Venetian  Ambassadour,  but  you  neuer  speake  of  your  next 
neighbour  my  old  friend  the  Holl:  Ambassadour,'  I  would  gladly 
know  what  he  thinkes  of  these  alterac'ons,  and  whether  his  old 
affections  continue  to  us  :  I  haue  nothinge  to  add  but  hearty  wishes 
of  your  happinesse  fro' 

Your  most  affectionate  Serv', 

Edw:  Hyde. 
Antwerpe  this  13.  of  Octob:  (1656.) 
Sir  Ri:  Browne. 

playing  a  double  part,  and  ruling  the  Duke  of  Orleans  in  all  things.  De  Retz 
also,  before  this  period,  had  been  joined  in  an  accusation  brought  forward 
against  King  Charles,  as  a  mere  creature  of  Cardinal  Mazarine.  The  "Mer- 
curius  Politicus"  of  July  I,  1652,  says  :  "In  the  mean  time  the  Cardinal,  by 
his  creatures,  the  pretended  King  of  Scotland,  the  Cardinal  Retz,  Madame 
Chevreuse,  Monsieur  le  Chasteauneuf,  and  Montagu,  have  plaied  their  game  so 
well  that  they  have  dravm  the  Duke  of  Lorrain  to  declare  for  the  King,  and  to 
forsake  the  cause  of  the  Princes." 
'  Mynheer  Borell. 


i6s8  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  323 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 

S', 

I  must  give  you  many  thanks  for  your  fauour  of  the  25.  And 
the  greate  ciuillity  you  expresse  to  me,  which  I  assure  you  you 
will  finde  returned  to  you,  by  all  the  seruices  I  can  doe  :  it  is 
indeede  to  melancholique  a  tyme,  to  feele  any  praeferment '  with 
that  gusto  that  it  hath  vsed  to  carry  with  it,  and  I  wish  that  con- 
siderac'on  would  abate  somewhat  of  the  enuy  that  will  attende  it, 
but  wee  must  submitt  to  the  burthen  and  uneasinesse  of  the  last, 
without  any  refreshment  from  the  former  :  I  hope  the  tyme  is  not 
far  of,  that  God  Almighty  will  give  some  change  to  the  sadd  con- 
dic'on  of  our  poore  Master,  and  then  wee  his  seruants  shall  haue 
aboundant  matter  to  reioyce  in,  be  our  condic'on  what  it  will : 
myne,  trust  me,  will  be  much  the  more  pleasant  to  me,  if  it  shall 
glue  me  any  power  to  lett  you  see  how  heartily  I  am, 

S', 
Your  most  affectionate  Serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Bru:  this  5.  of  ffeb:  1658. 
Sir  Ri.  Browne. 


Sir  Edward  Hyde  to  Sir  Richard  Browne. 
(This  Letter  only  bears  the  signature  and  postscript  of  Lord  Clarendon.) 

S' 

I  doe  very  seldome  trouble  you  with  my  letters,  knowing  very 

'  The  preferment  here  alluded  to  was  his  own  appointment  as  Lord  High 
Chancellor  of  England,  shortly  after  the  Great  Seal  had  been  surrendered  by 
the  Lord  Keeper,  Sir  Edward  Herbert.  A  curious  anecdote  respecting  this 
latter  circumstance  may  be  found  in  Clarendon's  History,  vol.  iii.,  p.  4II  ;  and 
another  in  the  subsequent  page.  It  was  not  very  long  after  this  that  the 
Duke  of  York  was  privately  married  to  the  Chancellor's  daughter.     A  serious 


324  CLARENDON  LETTERS.  1659 

well  that  the  good  Secretary  '  in  formes  you  of  all  things  that  passe 
here :  But  I  write  now  vpon  a  particular  occasion,  in  which  his 
Majesties  honour  is  concerned  :  and  iustice  and  charitie  obliges 
vs  to  doe  all  wee  can  :  and  though  you  are  not  in  your  publique 
capacity,  and  soe  cannot  move  any  thing  in  the  Kings  name,  I 
doe  beseech  you  for  charities  sake,  to  take  a  little  paynes  to 
informe  your  selfe  and  therevpon  to  apply  your  selfe  to  my 
Lord  Jermyn,  or  Mr.  Montague  "  on  the  poore  mans  behalfe  : 
and  I  cannot  but  presume  but  they  will  so  farre  inteqiose,  and 
vse  their  credit,  that  there  may  be  no  further  proceeding  vpon  so 
foul  an  arrest,  but  y'  the  man  may  be  sett  at  liberty ;  and  if  it  be 
possible,  with  some  repairation.  You  cannot  but  remember  that 
scandallous  arrest  of  the  Parliament  of  Rennes,  whilst  the  King 
was  at  Paris,  of  which  the  Court  being  infomied  was  so  ashamed, 
that  they  gaue  present  order  in  it,  which  I  thought  had  beene  so 
effectuall,  that  there  would  have  beene  no  record  left  of  it :  nor 
did  I  since  heare  any  thing  of  it,  till  within  those  last  fourteen 
dayes  Mr.  Crowther  told  mee  that  Mr.  Bullen  was  in  prison  vpon 
the  same  arrest.  I  presume  y"  Duke  of  Yorke  hath,  vpon  the 
addresses  about  that  time  made  to  him,  recommended  it  to  some 
sollicitation  ;  howeuer  the  enclosed  letter  com'ing  to  my  hands 
within  these  two  dayes,  and  the  King  being  absent  at  this  time 
from  hence,  I  cannot  but  recommend  the  matter  to  you,  and  doe 
desire  you  upon  perusall  of  his  letter,  and  the  processe,  which  will 
informe  you  of  all  that  I  can  say,  that  you  will  likewise  take  the 
paynes,  if  it  be  necessary,  to  call  vpon  the  Superiour  of  the  Bene- 
dictines for  the  other  papers,  and  therevpon  to  take  such  course, 
that  such  letters  of  evocation  may  bee  sent,  as  are  necessary ;  & 
that  the  poore  man  may  bee  sett  at  Hberty,  and  out  of  danger  of 
future  vexation :  and  I  hope  the  conjunction  may  not  be  vnfavour- 

quarrel  had  for  some  time  existed  between  Charles  and  the  Duke,  and  a 
separation  between  them  had  actually  taken  place  whilst  the  former,  during 
great  part  of  1657,  resided  at  Bruges. 

'  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

'  After  a  diligent  research,  it  has  been  found  impossible  to  ascertain  the  indi- 
vidual to  whom  this  letter  alludes.  Lord  Jermyn  and  the  Abbe  Montague  were 
at  this  time  in  active  confidence  with  the  Queen  at  Paris,  as  appears  from  a 
letter  of  the  Marquis  of  Ormond  to  the  Chancellor,  written  in  1659.  State 
Papers,  vol.  iii.  p.  547. 


i659 


CLARENDON  LETTERS. 


325 


able  towards  the  advancement  of  such  acts  of  justice.     I  wish  you 
all  happiness,  and  am, 
S', 
your  very  affectionate  serv', 

Edw.  Hyde. 
Brux:  16"'  August  1659. 

If  S''  George  Carterett  be  in  towne,  desyre  him  from  me  to  do 
all  the  good  offices  he  can  in  this  aftayre. 


EXTRACTS     FROM     LETTERS 

WRITTEN   BY 

SIR  RICHARD    BROWNE, 

WHILST  AMBASSADOR  AT  PARIS. 


EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS,  &c. 


I  HE  following  Extracts  from  Letters  written  by 
Sir  Richard  Browne,  whilst  Ambassador  at 
Paris,  furnish  some  curious  Particulars. 

21    Oct.    1642. 

Rich''  Browne,  Esq;  Ambass"'  at  Paris  writes 
to  S'  Edw*  Nicholas,  Secretary  of  State— That  by  his  Ma*^'  late 

speech  at Shrewsbury  &  by  other  advices,  he  hears  the 

possibility  of  a  thing  w'^''  he  hopes  will  never  come  to  pass,  that 
his  Ma''  will  be  constrained  to  sell  or  engage  his  fairest  parks  or 
lands :  that  there  is  at  Deptford  certain  pastures  called  Sayes 
Court,  reserved  in  his  Ma''''  hand  for  the  special  service  of  his 
houshold,  for  w''''  being  so  near  London,  there  may  in  these 
intruding  times,  be  persons  ready  to  deale  :  he  beseeches  S'  Edw. 
to  move  his  Ma'^  that  they  may  not  be  sold,  but  if  (w*  God 
defend)  his  Ma'''  sho''  have  just  cause  to  part  from  them,  that  he 
wo''  let  some  sufficient  persons  (whom  he  shall  find  out)  to  deale 
for  them,  have  the  first  offer,  not  above  260  acres;  no  man  shall 
give  a  clearer  light  than  he  will,  for  they  have  been  long  in  the 
custody  of  his  ancestors,  by  whom  the  dwelling  house  thereon 
was  built  at  their  own  charge,  &  it  is  the  only  seat  he  has,  &  is  the 
place  wherein  he  was  borne. 


330      EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS      1642 


To  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

7  Nov.  1642. 

That  \in  cypher']  doth  continue  his  assistance  to  the  Irish, 

furnishing  money  to  buy  arms,  w''*'  they  send  away  for  Ireland ; 
that  he  has  made  reiterated  complaints  by  his  Ma'''''  express 
order,  &  in  his  name,  with  so  little  success  that  it  is  useless 
to  endeavour  any  more.  The  Irish  priests  as  well  as  the  sol- 
diers flock  very  fast  into  their  country  &  pretend  bishopricks 
and  other  benefices  by  donation  from  Rome.  Col.  Tirel  is  here 
lately  come  out  of  Portugal  and  hastens  into  Ireland.  Col. 
Belinge  (late  prisoner  in  England)  hath  obtained  his  liberty,  &  is 
now  in  this  town. 


To  the  Same. 

9-19  Nov.  1642. 

The  Prince  of  Conde  lately  sent  for  me  &  told  me  the  Counsells 
of  France  had  hitherto  beene  contrary  to  his  Ma''' — excused  and 
asked  pardon  for  his  complyinge :  bad  mee  assure  his  Ma'''  he 
would  henceforward  do  all  that  lay  in  his  power  to  serve  him, 
that  he  would  in  confidence  advertise  me  (and  only  me)  of  all 
that  passeth,  and  (yf  neede  so  require)  hee  would  himselfe 
endeavour  assistance  for  his  Ma'''. 

Use  may  be  made  hereoff  yf  cherisht  &  kept  secrett,  especially 
in  regard  the  French  King  is  not  like  to  live  longe,  &  the  Princes 
of  the  blood  will  probably  have  their  share  in  govomm'  then  yf 
not  sooner. 


i643      BY  SIR  RICHARD  BROWNE.      331 

To  the  Same. 

13-23  Jan.  1642-3. 

The  whole  numbers  of  the  Scotch  who  doe  allready  serve  or 
have  contracted  to  serve  this  Crowne,  are, 
Colonel  Douglas  his  foot  Reg'           .....     2000 
Earl  of  Erwin  his  new  Reg'  of  Guard  consisting  of  30  com- 
panies   4500 

My  Lord  Gray  one  Reg' of  foote 1000 

My  Lord  Lundy  one  Reg' of  foote    .....     1000 

Col.  Fullerton  one  Reg' of  foote 1000 

Earl  of  Laudian  (is  sayd)  shall  have  auncient  company  of 
Gens  d'Armes 100 

9600 

Of  these,  allready  here 

Coll.  Douglas  Reg'  ........  1000 

The  Earl  of  Erwins 2000 

Coll.  Fullerton's       . 500 


3500 


The  rest  expected,  butt  much  difficulty  to  find  men  in  Scot- 
land. 

I  have  seene  letters  lately  written  from  a  person  of  great  quality 
in  Scottland  bearinge  the  Earl  of  Laudian's  speedy  comminge  over 
hither  with  his  Ma''''  leave  to  treate  the  renewinge  of  the  auncient 
allyances  betweene  the  Crowns  of  Scotland  and  France;  uppon 
which  Treaty  many  particular  interests  depend,  as,  the  reestablish- 
inge  the  Marquis  Hamilton  in  the  Dutchy  of  Chatelraut,  of  the 
Marq.  Douglas  in  that  of  Turenne,  of  restoringe  the  Captainship 
of  the  Scottish  Archers  and  Guardes-du-corps  to  one  of  that  na- 
tion, &c relative  to  which  negotiations  [cypher]  and  Mons' 

de  la  Ferte  Imbault  pretends  to  have  in  favour  of  him  erected  a 
new  office  of  Colonel  de  la  Nation  Escossoise,  of  the  same  nature 
and  in  all  points  of  profitt  and  honour  equall  to  that  of  the 
Suisses. 


33^      EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS      1643 

Mr.  Chambers  hath  very  honestly  beene  with  mee  and  tells  mee 
unlesse  the  Earle  Laudian  come  (as  he  pretends)  with  his  Ma"" 
leave,  and  that  his  Ma'''  doe  well  approve  of  the  employment 
whertoo  hee  is  dessigned,  he  shall  not  bee  very  forward  so  farre  to 
quit  his  allegeance  to  his  lawfull  Soveraigne  as  to  accept  theroff. 

I  beseech  y'  Hon''  lett  me  receive  y'  orders  how  I  shall  carry 
myself  in  this  business. 

Mons'  de  la  Ferte  Imbaull  is  nott  only  a  vehement  stickler  for 
the  Scotch,  butt  in  a  manner  also  agent  for  the  Parliament  here. 
I  have  by  me  the  authentique  copie  of  a  letter  written  lately  to 

him  by  a  Peere Mn  the  name  of  the  Upper  House  to  sollicit 

a  businesse  here.  In  all  his  discourse  he  rayseth  their  reputation 
to  what  heighth  hee  can,  and  depresseth  his  Ma"''  causelessly, 
dishonestly,  and  maliciously. 


To  the  Same. 

11-21  March  1642-3. 
Passports  to  treat  for  a  general  Peace  to  assemble  at  Munster. 
The  Earle  of  Laudian  with  S'  T.  Dishington  solicite  very 


earnestly  here  for  the  sendinge  an  Ambass'  into  England,  to  treat 
of  an  accommodation,  by  order  as  is  presumed  of  the  Pari'  in 
England,  and  Mr.  Fert  Imbault  is  noe  lesse  earnest  to  bee  the 
man.     These  three  are  all  one  and  violent  Parliamentarians. 

[An  inclosure  in  cypher.] 


To  the  Same. 

2-12  June  1643. 

By  the  letters  I  recommended  to  Mr.  de  Gressy's  safe  delivery, 

your  Hon'  will  have  understood  in  what  a  miserable  condition  I 

am  for  want  of  some  present  supply  of  money,  my  friends  haveinge 

plainly  signified  unto  mee  that  I  must  expect  no  more  from  them, 

'   In  this  pait  of  the  oiiginal,  llie  words,  "my  lord  of  Holland"  are  scratched 
through  with  a  pen. 


1 643     ^y  ^/^  RICHARD  BROWNE.      333 

or  from  my  estate   in  England  already  engaged  to  its  utmost 
extent. 

By  the  same  opportimity  I  likewise  give  y''  Hon'  notice  of  S' 
Bait.  Gerbiers  manner  of  proceedinge  here  at  his  first  arrival,  since 
which  he  continues  his  frequent  visits  to  the  Queene,  Princes,  and 
Ministers,  taking  much  uppon  him,  and  using  his  Ma"™  name  how 
hee  pleases  uppon  all  occasions,  not  onely  givinge  out  here,  butt 
also  writing  into  other  parts  (as  I  have  received  notice  by  letters 
from  good  hands)  that  he  is  sent  hither  by  his  Ma'''  to  condole 
about  other  business  of  great  consequence. — I  shall  be  glad  to 
know  what  y"'  Hon'"  thinkes  of  this  kinde  of  carriage  of  his,  and 
whether  it  bee  his  Ma'"*  pleasure  to  have  a  pretended  Ambassad'' 
where  he  hath  allready  an  avowed  Resident. 


To  the  Same. 

3  Sept.  1643. 
\_Cypher\  concerning  which  moneyes  as  I  treated  with  335  .  420 
(who  hath  very  much  contributed  to  the  findinge  out  and  sending 
this  summe)  hee  knowinge  my  case,  of  himselfe  offered  mee  to 
move  335  .  501  .  to  reserve  here  what  part  I  would  towards  pay- 
ment of  my  entertainment  until  they  received  his  Ma"''  order  to 
put  it  into  my  hands,  but  I  replyed  that  though  my  necessities  did 
much  presse  mee,  yett  I  would  nott  presume  to  stopp  or  divert  any 
supply  whatsoever  sent  to  his  Ma'^.    Here  is  a  very  considerable 

and  ammunition' 

quantity  of  259  .  82  .  91  .  83  .  sent  and  sendinge  from  hence,  the 
particulars  wheroff  are  I  assure  myselfe  well  knowne  to  his  Ma'^ 

and  to  y'  Hon'.    prays  for  money  &  to  be  preserved  from 

perishing. 

To  the  Same. 

10-20  Nov.  1643. 
The  Queene  is  in  a  manner  wholly  governed  by  Card'  Mazarine, 
who  is  secretly  leagued  with  the  Prince  of  Conde,  but  governed  by 

'  The  words   "and  ammunition"  are  struck   through  with  a  pen  in  the 
original. 


334      EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS      1643 

Mons''  de  Chavigny;  this  last  beinge  by  this  meanes  though  in  a 
close  way  more  powerfull  than  ever.     The  whole  triplicitly  I  feare 

will  league  noe  very  favourable  influence  on  England. Mr.  Croft 

is  gone  to  Rouen  joyntly  with  my  L''  V.  Mountague  &  others  to 
treat  mth  som  merchants  for  furnishinge  his  Ma'^  with  armes  & 
ammunition,  &c. 

7*1?  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

3  Sept.  1643. 
the  welcome  newes  of  ^20,000.  sterling  which  this  good 


Queene  sends  to  their  Ma"'^  by  her  Ambass'. — They  offered  to 
put  part  into  his  hands,  but  he  refused  it,  the'  his  necessities  were 
great,  as  he  wo''  not  intercept  any  supply  sent  to  his  Ma'''. 

Much  arms  &  ammunition  sent — lord  V.  Mountague  had  50,000 
livres  Tournois  to  purchase  arms — 35,000  only  expended — prays 
the  other  part  may  be  ordered  for  him. 


To  Lord  Digby. 

6  Jan.  1644. 
Delivers  the  Kings  passe  for  100  barrells  of  powder,  12,000 
waight  of  match,  2000  swords  &  500  case  of  pistols  to  be  by  a 
merch'  put  aboard  his  Ma''''  2  men  of  war  at  Havre.  The  passe 
was  drawn  according  to  my  memoire,  for  the  king  of  Gr.  Br.  ser- 
vice, but  the  Secretary  of  State  caused  it  to  be  new  written,  and 
those  words  left  out ;  w"^""  among  many  other  things  I  have  ob- 
served, makes  me  think  those  here  very  far  from  declaring  for 
either  side  in  England. 


To  Lord  Digby. 

25  March  1644. 

I  have  received  your  L'ps  letter  of  21.  Feb.  that  some  supplies 

of  money  will  speedily  be  sent  to  me,  &  intimating  his  Ma''' 

gracious  pleasure  to  conferre  upon  mee  (not  lesse  unexpected  than 

undeserved)  the  dignity  of  Baronett  j  as  yo'  Lo''  has  happily  joyned 


i644     ^y  SIR  RICHARD  BROWNE.      335 

these  two  together,  soe  I  humbly  beseech they  may  not 

be  separate  butt  for  mutual  support  and  ornament  march  hand  in 
hand.  To  attend  y''  Lo""  commands  in  both  I  have  desired  the 
bearer  hereoff  Mr.  William  Prettyman  (a  younger  brother  of  my 

wife's)  to  make  a  journey  to  Oxford within  few  dayes  I  shall 

have  better  opportunity  to  express  my  thankfulnesse  more  at  large. 
I  humbly  beseech  yo''  L"*  to  represent  my  most  abundant  grati- 
tude to  his  Ma'^. 


To  Lord Jermyn. 

3-13  June  1644. 
V  Lo"*  hath  obtained  from  his  Ma'''  a  grant  of  the  perpetuity 
here  in  France  of  2822  livres  tournois  p'  an'.  If  yo'  Lo""  should 
not  already  have  made  sure  thereoff,  I  know  not  how  Mr.  Aubert's 
pretensions  may  interfere  with  this  of  yo"'  Lo'";  for  three  days  since 
his  Agent  here  signified  his  Ma*^'  order  to  mee  for  payment  to  him 
of  25"  livres  and  returning  from  him  the  diamond;  which  sume 
not  being  to  bee  had  out  of  the  arreares,  it  is  probable  hee  will 
now  make  a  demand  of  the  rents  themselves,  which  if  he  doe 
obtain,  and  that  they  bee  made  over  to  him  in  that  lowe  and  under- 
hand rate  hee  expects,  he  will  make  up  his  summe,  sweep  away  not 
only  the  rents  themselves,  but  alsoe  the  remaininge  part  of  the 
arreares. 


Lord  Dighy  and  Sir  Edward  Nicholas. 

3-13  June  1644. 
The  inclosed  arret  will  lett  yo'  L""  see  that  I  have  at  last  finished 
the  longe  dependinge  suite  for  recovery  of  a  remainder  of  His 
Ma"*'  portion-money  longe  since  deposited  here  for  the  payment 
of  certaine  creditors  &  servants  of  his  Ma"°.  The  rents  or  per- 
petuity tenn  yeares  since  bought  with  this  money,  with  the  arrears 
of  the  sayd  rents,  I  have  been  forced  to  wrest  out  of  violent  hands 
uppon  the  best  terms  I  could ;  for  to  say  the  truth,  they  were  in  a 
manner  swallowed  up  by  some  greedy  cormorants  in  too  great 
place  and  power  here,  who  never  thought  to  have  thus  regorged 


336      EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS      1644 

them  to  their  true  owner  his  Ma"".  Of  the  tenn  yeares  arreares  of 
2822  livres  p'  an.  there  are  little  above  seaven  at  present  to  bee 
found  in  ready  money  (the  rest  being  nott  yet  payed),  which  pre- 
sent money  will  all  be  disposed  off  partly  by  the  arret  itselfe,  and 
partly  for  necessary  compositions,  charges,  and  gratuities  (as  shall 
app'eare  by  my  just  and  good  account),  so  that  to  his  Ma""  profitt 
there  will  come  cleare  only  the  perpetuity  or  rents  themselves,  and 
betweene  two  or  three  yeares  arreares.  These  rents  stand  his 
Ma"'  in  twelve  yeares  purchase,  but  by  reason  of  the  seasures  the 
late  French  King  and  this  have  since  these  warres  made  uppon 
rents  of  this  nature,  and  of  the  uncertaine  condition  of  these 
times,  they  will  not  now  bee  sold  at  so  good  a  rate  as  they  may 
improve  to  after  a  general  peace. 


To  Lord  Digby. 

7-17  June  1644. 

Writes  earnestly  for  money — inevitable  ruin  must  befall  him — 
has  not  wherewithall  to  provide  himself  out  of  mourning,  a  new 
Coat  and  Liveries,  w'""  wiU  much  tend  to  his  Ma'"'  disreputation 
— "  I  appeall  to  all  the  world  whether  I  have  not  in  this  absolutely 
dearest  part  of  Christendom  for  these  three  yeares  maintained  his 
Ma""  honour  beyond  what  could  be  expected  from  my  quality  in 
these  distracted  times,  my  estate  lying  all  in  Kent  and  Essex 
yielding  little  or  nothing,  the  moneys  I  take  upp  comeing  uppon 
much  disadvantage,  and  a  constant  great  interest  paid." 


To  Lord  Jermin. 

Right  Hon'''''  my  singular  good  Lord. 
Accordinge  to  y''  Lo''^  command  to  send  you  the  Inglish  newes, 
I  now  begin  by  this  opportunity  of  Mr  Besse's  departure  :  What 
London  affords  this  inclosed  printed  will  acquaint  y'  Lo''.  Besides 
which  the  letters  containe  little  or  nothinge,  onely  some  hopes 
of  misunderstandinge  and  diuisions  amonge  the  Parlamentary 
Generalls. 


i644      BV  SIR  RICHARD  BROWNE.       337 

Yesterday  the  Pr:  Elector  Pal.  his  Agent  came  to  acquaint  mee 
that  His  Elec:  High:  hee  thought  was  by  this  time  in  London : 
and  to  declare  the  cause  of  his  iourney  thither  to  bee,  partly  to  see 
what  aduantages  he  might  reape  to  himselfe  from  His  Ma'^  and 
Pari:  according  to  both  their  promises,  in  case  they  treated  an 
accommodac'on  ;  &  partly  to  soUicit  some  supplies  of  money  for 
y'^  Queene  his  mother  and  himselfe,  without  which  they  can 
neyther  of  them  subsist  any  longer.  And  this  hee  desired  mee 
to  write  to  their  Ma"™.  And  I  thinke  the  same  excusatory 
account  will  bee  brought  within  fewe  dayes  to  y''  Court  by  Pr. 
Edward,  who  was  also  yesterday  with  mee  to  consult  where  he 
might  most  speedily  and  most  conueniently  find  His  Ma"'. 

The  Duke  of  Orleans  is  on  his  way  hither,  and  yf  what  I  heare 
be  true,  will  visit  his  Ma"'  ere  long  at  Bourbon.  Of  the  Duke 
d'Anguien's  action  at  Fribourg,  I  will  nott  giue  an  account  till 
the  lame  Post  bee  come,  and  then  I  shall  send  it  by  a  speedier 
conueyance.  It  shall  suffice  that  by  this  sure  hand  I  present  my 
humble  seruice  to  yo'  Lo"".  and  giue  assurance  of  my  diligent 
endeauours  to  obey  y''  commands.  Beseeching  y"'  Lo""  to  take 
some  speedy  care  for  the  subsistance  of  a  creature  of  yours  whose 
sole  ambition  it  is  to  bee  vsefull  to  you :  Many  haue  allready 
passed  by  and  pitied  his  condition  ;  butt  y'  Lo^"  is  the  Samaritan 
from  whom  alone  his  vrgent  necessities  expect  that  balme  must 
cure  them.  In  which  happy  omen  I  take  the  boldnesse  to  kisse 
y'  Lop'  hands  in  quality  off, 

Y'  Lo"', 

Most  faithfull  humble  Ser', 

Richard  Browne. 
Paris  19.  Aug.  1644. 


After  seuerall  negotiations  betweene  the  Palais  Cardinal  and  the 
Court  of  Parlament,  the  Queene  Regent  vppon  Tewsday  last  sig- 
nified to  the  Parlam'  that  being  well  informed  of  their  good  inten- 
c'ons  and  sincerity,  she  approued  of  theire  i)roceedings,  willinge 
them  to  meet  freciuently  and  to  continew  dilligently  their  consul- 

IV.  z 


338      EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS       164S 

tations  for  the  publique  good  ;  w"'all  acquaintinge  them,  that  the 
Ennemy  was  vppon  the  ffrontier,  and  that  the  King  wanted 
mony,  wherefore  they  might  doe  well  to  bring  theire  resolutions  to 
maturity  w^'in  the  space  of  8  dayes  :  since  w"''  satisfactory  answere 
the  Parlament  is  uery  busy  in  finding  meanes  how  to  reforme  the 
abuses  in  the  gouvernment  chiefly  in  that  of  the  Kings  reuenews, 
in  which  worke  the  rest  of  the  Parlaments  of  ffrance  will  doubtlesse 
comply  w*  this  of  Paris.  And  some  great  Ministers  may  per- 
haps be  sacrificed  to  the  people,  who  have  already  confessed 
their  feares  by  disfurnishinge  theire  houses  of  their  choicest 
moueables. 

Heere  is  all  possible  care  taken  to  furnish  the  Prince  of  Cond^ 
w""  mony,  and  heere  is  also  much  seeking  after  horses  to  sende  to 
him,  wherewith  to  remount  his  Caualiers ;  the  Prince  is  w*  his 
army  neere  Guize,  where  he  hath  lately  arrested  a  gent'  of  Piccardy 
(whose  name  is  Ragny)  for  hauing  giuen  intelligence  to  the  Spaniard, 
and  hauing  drawne  great  pensions  from  them  any  time  this  6  or  7 
yeares. 

The  ffrench  ffieet  consistinge  of  13  shipps  and  19  gallies  hath 
presented  it  selfe  vppon  the  coast  of  Naples,  but  as  yet  w^out  any 
success  at  all. 

This  weeke  hath  safely  brought  hither  Mr.  Langton,  with  all 
your  noble  tokens,  for  all  which  (particularly  for  the  rare  booke  to 
mee)  I  render  you  my  hearty  acknowledgements,  as  also  your  two 
letters  of  15.  &  19.  June,  containinge  (as  allways  of  late)  feares 
and  hopes.  God  in  his  mercy  direct  thinges  to  some  tolerable 
end  or  other.  I  wrote  to  Mr.  Spencer  this  day  seauenight,  as  to 
you  also  ;  and  hope  it  went  safe,  though  I  find  some  of  the 
former  Post  (none  of  mine,  for  I  wrote  nott)  were  intercepted. 
Our  Prince  beinge  disappointed  of  the  somme  of  money  hee 
expected  from  the  French  for  his  iourney,  goes  the  beginninge 
of  the  next  weeke  to  Callice,  butt  with  lesse  traine  than  hee  in- 
tended, which  is  all  I  can  say  to  you  of  that  matter,  onely  that 
all  his  Ma"™  Priuie  Councellors  in  France  haue  orders  to  attend 
his  High'^"  at  Callice :  my  Lord  Treasurer,  Lord  BristoU,  Sir  Ed. 
Nicholas,  are  on  their  way  thither. 

Our  best  respects  to  the  good  company  with  you  in  the 
Country:  where  I  hope  you  injoy  yourselues,  and  amongst  other 


1648       BY  SIR  RICHARD  BROWNE.       339 

diuertisments  with  that  of  haymakinge,  the  season  for  which  now 
approaches ;  and  ought  (yf  you  haue  there  had  soe  wett  a  grow- 
inge  time  as  here)  to  afford  you  store  of  exercise.  Farewell, 
D.  S. 

Yours  for  euer. 
Paris  4.  July  1648. 

From  Sir  Ric:  Browne. 


S', 
I  know  not  yet  what  judgment  to  make,  or  what  the  euent  will 
bee  of  the  affaires  now  in  agitation  betweene  our  Royall  and  our 
pleadinge  Pallace  heere.  For  notw"'standinge  that  the  exiled 
members  of  the  Parlament  be  restored;  that  the  reuocation  of 
the  Intendants  out  of  the  Prouinces  bee  resolued  (three  onely 
excepted)  namely,  in  the  Lyonnois,  in  Champaigne,  and  in 
Piccardy,  where  theire  employment  is  restraned  onely  to  the 
affaires  of  the  armies,  and  that  y"  Queene  hath  condescended 
to  y'  erection  of  a  Chamber  of  Justice,  as  they  terme  it,  w'*"  is 
to  consist  of  a  selected  number  of  Parlament  men,  whereof  the 
Kinge  (to  saue  the  reputac'on  of  his  authority)  is  to  haue  the 
nomination,  and  is  established  to  inquire,  and  informe  against 
financiers,  partisans,  and  others  that  haue  misbehaued  them- 
selves :  yet  it  will  be  a  difficult  matter  to  reconcile  other  differ- 
ences, for  there  is  much  dispute  about  the  remittinge  y"  arrears  of 
the  Tailles  of  y'^  yeares  44,  45,  and  46,  and  about  abatinge  of  the 
8""  part  of  the  Tailles  of  the  yeare  47,  and  the  fourth  part  of  48 
and  49  ;  about  the  regulating  the  impositions  uppon  the  entry  of 
merchandises,  about  the  reuokinge  those  Edicts  by  which  the 
rents  vppon  the  Towne  house  and  the  wages  of  Officers .  are 
diuerted  to  the  Kings  vse,  and  generally  whatsoeuer  almost  hath 
passed  w"'out  the  verificac'on  of  the  Parlament,  is  subject  to 
question.  Nor  is  the  Counsell  altogeather  complyant  w""  the 
Court  of  Parlament,  hauing  lately  by  their  arrest  cashiered  an 
arrest  of  Parlament  against  the  Dutchesse  of  Aiguillon.  Nor  is 
the  Parlament  vndiuided  in  ittselfe,  the  Kinge  hauinge  a  party 
there   amonggt    whome    the   S'    Boulanger,    Cone',   in    the  first 


340       EX  TEA  CTS  FROM  LE  TTERS      1 648 

Chamber,  two  daies  since  pleadinge  very  earnestly  on  the  Kings 
side,  in  behalf  of  the  Partisans  in  whose  handes  he  is  sayd  to  haue 
great  sum'es  of  money,  fell  downe  dead  in  the  House,  wherevppon 
the  Duke  of  Orleans  retired,  the  meeting  dissolued,  and  the  people 
conclude  this  blow  to  bee  a  judgment  of  God  vppon  him  for 
defendinge  soe  bad  a  cause. 

Mars"  de  Gramont  is  come  hither,  whose  privat  businesse 
being  not  yet  knowne,  what  appears  is  that  he  hath  addressed 
himselfe  to  the  Parlament  to  acquainte  them  w"'  the  necessityes 
of  the  army,  and  to  demand  supplyes  of  them,  seeing  all  other 
meanes  of  raysinge  monyes  are  now,  by  their  stirringe,  soe  dis- 
ordered, that  the  new  sur-intendant  can  neither  by  intreatyes  or 
threats  dispose  the  partizans  to  aduance  one  penny  till  they  see 
farther  what  settlement  these  disputes  will  produce. 

The  ffrench  fHeet  is  returned  from  the  coast  of  Naples  (not 
hauinge  made  any  impression  at  all  vppon  that  people)  to  Piom- 
bino  &  Portolongone.  Nor  doe  I  heare  that  Prince  Thomas  is 
yet  embarqued. 

My  Lord  Jermin  went  hence  towards  Callice  Munday  last. 
The  Queene  is  returned  to  St.  Germains.  My  Lord  Marq'  of 
Ormond  prepares  for  Irland.  And  my  L*"  Marq"  of  Newcastle 
goes  ne.xt  weeke  towards  Holand  by  the  way  of  Flanders,  with  his 
Lady,  &c.  God  blesse  you  and  vs.  And  send  vs  a  happy 
meetinge. 

Yours  euer  to  loue  and  serue  you. 

Paris,  18  July  1648. 

From  Sir  Ri.  Browne. 


The  businesse  of  the  Parlament  this  weeke  hath  been  to  deli- 
berate vppon,  and  examine  the  declaration  w'''  the  King  brought 
them,  hauinge  appointed  fower  of  theire  members  to  make  report 
thereof  vppon  the  16"'  of  this  moneth  ;  in  the  mean  tyme  they  make 
great  difficulty  to  obey  that  part  thereof,  wherein  the  King  com- 
'andes  them  not  to  assemble  any  more  in  the  Chambre  St.  Lewis; 


1648      BY  SIR  RICHARD  BROWNE.       341 

and  this  not\v"'standing  that  the  Duke  of  Orleans  hath  seuerall 
tymes  beene  w"'  them  to  maintaine  the  King's  authority,  and  to 
vrge  the  conueniency,  yf  not  the  necessity,  of  theire  obedience  ; 
so  that,  by  what  yet  appeares,  the  Parlam'  yf  they  meete  not  in  the 
Chambre  St.  Lewis  yet  they  will  doe  theire  businesse  in  some  other 
place,  and  perhaps  at  last  make  a  foule  house  ;  for  that  is  certaine, 
that  some  other  Parlaments  of  ffrance  doe  manifestly  declare  and 
foUowe  theire  example. 

The  Prince  of  Conde  findinge  great  difficultyes  in  the  reliefe  of 
Tourne'  is  encamped  at  Bethune,  there  expectinge  the  succors  y' 
Erlack,  Vaubecour,  and  others  are  to  bring  to  him. 

At  Naples  the  affaires  betweene  the  King  and  people  (ill  satisfied 
w"'  the  Spaniards  non-performance  of  treaty,  and  murmoringe  by 
reason  of  the  scarcety  of  bread)  are  againe  fallen  into  great  dis- 
order ;  insomuch  as  it  is  thought  the  fifrench  ffleet  may  therevppon 
make  yet  an  other  journey  to  attempte  some  new  impression  in 
that  Kingdome.  The  newes  of  the  seidge  of  Cremona  is  confirmed, 
not  w"'out  hopes  of  the  speedy  takinge  thereof. 

The  Marquis  of  Ormond  is  vppon  his  departure  for  Irland.  Wee 
are  here,  God  be  praysed,  in  good  health.  Butt  when  will  our 
deare  Brother  William  come?  I  am  glad  to  heare  our  cottage  hath 
beene  dignified  with  such  good  company  as  your  brother,  to  whom 
I  longe  to  present  my  seruice.  Our  honest  cousin  Stefens  (who 
will  well  deserue  your  acquaintance,  and  whom  I  recommend  vnto 
your  affection)  will  perhaps  by  that  time  these  come  to  you,  bee 
arriued.  Which  yf  hee  bee,  I  pray  present  my  seruice  to  him,  and 
soe  with  our  relatiue  cordiall  affections,  I  rest 

Yours  euer. 

Paris,  8  Aug"  1648. 

Our  Court  wants  money,  and  liues  very  quietly  at  St.  Germains  : 
where  no  peere  appeares  but  my  Lord  Jermin.  The  Lord  Marq. 
of  Worster,  the  Lords  Digby  &  Hatton,  though  yett  in  France,  yett 
liue  for  the  most  part  in  Paris. 

From  Sir  Ri.  Browne. 

'  Wliich  is  lost. 


342       EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS     1648 


S', 

Since  y"  Com'ittinge  of  the  King's  declaration  to  fower  Members 
of  the  Parlament,  to  bee  by  them  examined  w*  order  to  make  re- 
porte  thereof  on  Munday  next,  the  Parlament  hath  followed  theire 
ordinary  course  of  businesse,  and  this  interim  seemes  to  bee  a  kind 
of  truce  betweene  the  Royall  and  y°  pleading  Pallace. 

Thelosse  of  Tourn^  hath  not  yet  exasperated  y"  Prince  of  Cond^ 
into  any  newe  vndertakinge  against  the  Spaniard,  w'^''  now  vppon 
y"  joyninge  of  Erlack's  troops  vnto  him,  it  is  expected  hee  shoulde, 
soe  that  probabily  wee  shall  soone  heare  of  his  remoue  from  Be- 
thune.  In  this  stationary,  or  rather  retrograde,  condition  of  the 
ffrench  affaires  in  fflanders,  the  certaine  expectation  of  the  taking 
Cremona,  and  the  weaknesse  of  the  Spaniard  in  Catalonia,  are  very 
considerable  supports  ;  but  aboue  all,  the  relaps  of  Naples  into  (as 
they  heere  thinke)  a  more  desperate  state  than  euer,  doth  raise 
theire  mindes,  and  giues  here  great  hopes  of  the  losse  of  that  King- 
dome  to  the  Spaniard.  In  order  to  w'*"  the  ffrench  ffleet  hath  set 
saile  for  L'Abruzzo,  there  to  joyne  w""  the  Conte  de  Conuersano, 
who  hath  reuiued  y'  rebellion  and  is  at  the  head  of  a  considerable 
army. 

The  Com'andeur  de  Souuray  prepares  for  his  journey  into  Hol- 
land, in  quallity  of  Ambassador  from  the  Religion  of  Malta,  there 
to  demande  restitution  of  the  Com'andaries,  w'""  the  States  of 
Holland  doe  possesse. 

The  Duke  of  Beaufort  (who  'tis  thought  hath  not  beene  out  of 
ffrance)  attended  w"*  40  or  50  horse,  hath  lately  (as  is  saide)  ap- 
peared in  Brittany,  wherevppon  there  are  some  troopes  sent  thither, 
and  into  Normandy,  to  secure  those  Provinces.  And  to  Card" 
Mazarin  they  speake  of  giuinge  a  guard  of  100  horse,  for  the  safety 
of  his  person. 

The  Marquiss  of  Orniond  two  daies  since  begane  his  journey 
towards  Ireland. 

Thankes  for  yours  of  28  &  31.  most  wellcome.  All  your  rela- 
tions here  salute  you  most  cordially.  To  my  brother  yff  nott 
com  away,  &  to  my  cousin  S'.  yf  arriued,  present  my  kjue  and 


i648      BY  SIR  RICHARD  BROWNE.      343 

seruice,  the  like  to  all  the  good  company  with  you.     Farwell,  my 
deare  S. 

Yours  for  euer  louinge. 
Paris.  15  Aug.  1648. 

From  Sir  Ri:  Browne. 


S', 
Yf  thorough  the  difficult  and  hazardous  passage,  these  lines  come 
safe  to  you,  they  will  conuey  my  serious  and  hearty  congratulations 
of  that  condition  you  are  now  in  neere  his  Ma''',  wherein  his  gra- 
cious fauour  and  your  owne  merit  haue  concurrently  placed  you. 
Though  I  haue  receiued  noe  letter  from  you  since  your  arrivall  in 
Schotland,  yett  I  injoy  the  fruits  of  your  care  and  kindnesse  to- 
wards mee,  witnesse  the  two  warrants  of  his  Ma'"',  dated  y"  4  Aprill 
3°  Car.  1651,  directed  to  Prince  Rupert  and  to  Mr.  Windam  in  my 
behalfe,  for  which,  as  I  render  all  humble  acknowledgements  to 
my  most  Gracious  and  Royall  Maister,  soe,  I  giue  you  also  my 
hearty  thankes  for  beinge  soe  happily  instrumentall  in  a  concern- 
ment of  mine,  though  hithertoo  neyther  of  them  haue  prouued  any 
way  aduantageous  unto  mee,  for  I  can  giue  noe  account  where  Pr. 
Rupert  is  since  his  comminge  into  the  Ocean,  and  takinge  some 
rich  shipps  belonginge  to  the  Kinge  of  Spaine,  and  to  the  Genoese : 
And  when  I  addresse  any  demands  to  Mr.  Windham,  hee  makes 
mee  noe  returne  butt  these  kind  of  warrants,  such  as  the  inclosed, 
of  which  he  hath  many.  Soe  that  unlesse  his  Ma'^  be  pleased 
eyther  to  thinke  of  some  other  way  of  supply  for  mee,  or  direct 
some  more  effectuall  commands  to  Mr.  Windam,  your  kindsman 
and  his  family  must  (for  ought  I  see)  begge  bread  (or  starue)  in 
the  streetes  of  Paris.  In  March  last  Mr.  Windam  assigned  mee 
a  thousand  guilders  of  Dunkirke  money,  which  makes  little  aboue 
fourescore  pistolls  here.  Butt  the  man  (one  John  Arden)  in  whose 
hands  he  had  deposited  the  prize  goods,  out  of  which  this  summ 
was  to  bee  raysed,  is  soe  insoluent  that  he  lyes  in  prison  eyther  nott 
able  or  not  willinge  to  giue  any  satisfaction.  The  truth  of  this  will 
bee  confirmed  to  you  by  word  of  mouth  by  Mr.  Edgman,  of  whose 


344      EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS     1651 

safe  arriuall  with  you,  and  returne  into  these  parts,  I  should  be 
gladd  to  heare. 

The  afifaires  of  this  kingdome  are  in  a  dubious  condition,  occa- 
sioned chiefly  by  reason  of  some  jealosies  betweene  the  Queene 
Regent  and  the  Princes  ;  to  which  the  neere  approachinge  majority 
(the  6'^  "j'.)  will,  in  probability  giue  a  period,  one  way  or  other,  by 
a  more  firme  settlement  of  the  authority,  ministery,  and  direction 
of  affaires.  As  for  the  aspect  towards  vs,  all  I  can  say  to  you  is, 
it  will  bee  answerable  to  the  successe  of  his  Ma""*  affaires  in  schott- 
land,  vppon  which  they  here  looke  as  the  North  Pole-starre  by 
which  they  intend  to  steere.  Our  good  Queene  spends  much  of 
her  time  of  late  in  a  new  monastery  at  the  end  of  Queene  Mother's 
Cours  (formerly  the  faire  and  pleasant  house  of  Mar"  Basorapeere 
at  Challiot)  of  which  shee  is  the  titular  foundresse ;  and  the  sweete 
Duke  of  Yorke  doth  here  subsist  vppon  the  allowance  of  one 
thousand  crownes  a  month  payd  him  from  this  state,  beinge  greatly 
esteemed  by  all  for  his  comelinesse  and  personal!  dexterity,  in  his 
behauiour  and  exercises. 

Amongst  all  the  publique  and  priuat  calamities  wherwith  it  hath 
pleased  God  to  visit  my  poore  family,  wee  yett  (by  His  gracious 
blessinge  and  mercy)  injoy  our  healths,  and  the  hopes  of  a  better 
condition,  when  eyther  our  humiliations,  or  our  enemies  sinnes 
shall  moue  the  Divine  power  to  looke  more  fauourably  vppon  vs ; 
in  order  to  the  obtaininge  wheroff  I  yett  make  shifte  to  keep  vp  a 
chappell  and  the  Inglish  Liturgie  in  my  house,  where,  by  ordinary 
and  extraordinary  deuotions  wee  implore  Gods  blessinges  vppon 
his  Ma""  person  and  just  cause.  To  that  diuine  Omnipotency  re- 
commending you  (with  all  our  cordiall  and  kind  salutes)  I  rest, 
Dear  cousin, 

y  most  affectionate  kindsman 

and  faithfull  humble  seruant, 

R.  Br. 
Paris,  19  Aug.  1651. 

I  pray  present  my  seruice  to  all  such  worthy  friends  of  mine  of 
our  owne  nation,  in  whom  you  find  any  memory  of,  or  kindnes  for, 
mee.  Butt,  faile  nott  to  render  mee  most  louinge  and  most  re- 
spectfuU  to  my  noble  friend  to  me  still  (for  I  know  nott  his  new 
titles)  Mr.  William  Murray. 


i65i      BY  SIR  RICHARD  BROWNE.       345 

Postscript.  Extract  of  a  letter  from  Nantes.  15""  Aug'.  Prince 
Rupert  is  arriued  with  his  prizes  in  Portugall,  15  leagues  from 
Lisbone,  and  there  hee  fitts  his  shipps  with  some  others  that  be- 
longe  to  the  Kinge  of  Portugall,  to  goe  against  the  Kinge  of  Spaines 
gallions.     This  is  written  by  a  good  hand  from  Lisbone. 

Wee  heere  hope  the  newes  of  Schottland,  and  the  defeat  in  Fife, 
is  nott  soe  bad  as  the  London  prints  would  make  vs  beleeue.  I 
pray  God  send  us  some  comfortable  tidinges,  and- bless  his  Ma''' 
with  victory  and  successe  in  all  his  undertakinges. 


ADDENDUM. 


P.  289. 


gfg^i^ROM  this  mention  of  Mr.  Morrice's  escape,  it  should 
S9  seem  as  if  there  had  been  a  report  that  a  RoyaUst  of 
^)|^  that  name,  who  in  fact  was  put  to  death  in  1 649,  had 
made  his  escape,  and  had  remained  in  Ireland.  A 
Mr.  Morrice  had  got  possession  of  Pomfret  Castle,  and  had  held 
it  some  time  for  the  King  ;  it  was  besieged  and  taken  by  Lambert ; 
this  gentleman  had  made  his  escape  before  the  surrender,  but  was 
afterwards  seized  and  was  executed  at  Lancaster,  as  Whitelocke  • 
tells  us.  His  story,  as  given  by  Lord  Clarendon,  is  curious,  and 
being  short,  may  be  worth  repeating  in  this  place  : 

"A  young  man,  in  the  beginning  of  the  war,  had  been  an  officer 
in  the  King's  army,  but  engaged  in  the  Parliament  army  with  some 
circumstances  not  very  commendable.  By  his  courage  and  plea- 
sant humour,  he  made  himself  very  acceptable,  and  obtained  a 
commission  as  Colonel ;  but  being  a  free  speaker,  and  living  licen- 
tiously, he  was  left  out  in  new  modelling  the  army,  but  not  without 
compUments.  He  had  a  competent  estate  in  Yorkshire,  to  which 
he  went,  and  resided  there.  As  he  grew  older,  he  repented  of 
having  left  the  King's  service,  and  meant  to  take  an  opportunity  of 
returning  to  it.  His  humour  was  so  chearful  and  pleasant,  and  he 
mixed  so  much  with  men  of  all  parties,  that  he  had  great  weight 
with  all  of  them.  The  Governor  of  Pomfret  Castle  was  his  most 
intimate  and  particular  friend,  and  was  so  fond  of  him  that  he 
was  never  easy  without  him ;  he  was  continually  at  the  Castle,  and 
the  same  bed  served  him.  He  now  concerted  with  the  King's 
party  to  surprize  the  Castle,  and  he  so  artfully  managed  with  the 


ADDENDUM.  347 

Governor,  telling  him  that  there  was  such  a  design,  that  he  mixed 
with  those  concerned,  in  order  to  communicate  every  thing  to  the 
Governor,  that  he  completely  lulled  that  gentleman  to  sleep,  and 
made  him  inattentive  to  notices  which  he  received  from  other 
quarters.  He  also  ingratiated  himself  with  many  of  the  soldiers, 
and  at  length  effected  his  purpose.  Cromwell  was  then  gone  for 
Scotland,  so  that  they  had  time  to  repair  the  fortifications,  and 
collect  a  good  garrison.  Cromwell  ordered  Rainsborough  to  go 
with  a  few  troops  to  keep  them  in  check ;  and  whilst  he  lay  at 
Doncaster,  10  miles  from  Pomfret,  they  sent  20  picked  men,  who 
by  the  most  dextrous  management  actually  surprized  Rainsborough 
in  his  bed,  and  mounted  him  on  a  horse ;  but  when  he  found  how 
few  there  were  who  had  surprized  him,  he  called  to  his  soldiers, 
and  then  the  captors  finding  they  could  not  carry  him  off,  actually 
killed  him,  and  then  all  made  their  way  back  to  the  Casde. 

"  At  length  Lambert  was  sent  to  besiege  the  Castle  ;  the  garrison 
made  a  most  gallant  defence,  but  finding  no  hopes  of  relief,  they 
at  length  offered  to  surrender,  if  they  might  have  honourable  con- 
ditions. Lambert  said,  they  were  gallant  men,  and  he  would  do  all 
he  could  to  preserve  them ;  but  Col.  Morrice  and  five  more  of  those 
who  had  destroyed  Rainsborough,  must  be  given  up,  and  he  could 
not  save  their  lives.  The  garrison  said  they  never  would  deliver  up 
any  of  their  companions,  and  desired  six  days,  that  these  six  might 
deliver  themselves  as  well  as  they  could,  the  rest  being  at  liberty 
to  assist  them.  Lambert  generously  consented.  The  garrison 
made  several  sallies  to  effect  the  desired  escape,  in  one  of  which 
Morrice  and  another  escaped  ;  in  another  sally  two  more  got  away ; 
and  when  the  six  days  were  expired,  and  the  other  two  remained  in 
the  castle,  their  friends  concealed  them  so  effectually,  with  a  stock 
of  provisions  for  a  month,  that  rendering  the  castle,  and  assuring 
Lambert  that  the  six  were  all  gone,  and  he  was  unable  to  find  them 
after  the  most  diligent  search,  and  had  dismantled  the  castle,  they 
at  length  got  off  also. 

"April  1649.     Col.  Morris,  late  Governor  of  Pomfret  Castle, 
and  one  Cornet   Blackburn,  who  had  a  hand  in  the  death  of 
Col.  Rainsborough,  and  who  were  excepted  persons  on  the  sur- 
render of  the  Castle,  were  taken  at  Lancaster  in  disguise.' 
'  Whitelocke's  Memorials,  p.  382. 


348  ADDENDUM. 

"  Aug.  1 649.  They  were  arraigned  at  York  before  Baron  Thorp 
and  Judge  Puleston,  for  levying  war  against  the  kingdom.  They 
made  a  stout  defence  on  points  of  law,  all  of  which  were  over-ruled, 
were  found  guilty,  and  Morrice  being  manacled  with  irons,  com- 
plained of  a  soldier  being  so  treated,  but  got  no  relief.' 

"  Before  the  end  of  the  month  Morrice  was  executed.^  It  is  not 
said  whether  Blackburn  suffered." 

'  Whitelockc's  Memorials,  p.  405.  '  Id.  p.  407. 


INDEX. 

JV/iere  the  letter  n  is  attached  to  a  figure,  the  passage  7oill  be  found  in  a 
note  on  the  page  referred  to  ;  the  letter  m  signifies  the  margin. 


ABBEVILLE,     notice 
of,  i.  42. 
Abbot,    Dr.  George, 
Archbishopof  Can- 
terbury, his  Hospi- 
tal, ii.  48;  family  of,  iii.  476; 

portrait  of,  444. 
Mr.,  an  eminent  Scrivener, 

ii.   332  n ;    condemned   as   a 

loyalist,  ii.  357,  358. 
Abdy,  Mr.,  i.  264. 
Abell,  John,   his   counter-tenor 

voice,  ii.  390. 
Abingdon,     Montague      Bertie, 

Earl    of.    Lieutenant    of    the 

Tower,  displaced,  iii.  172. 
Academies   at   Richelieu,  i.  83 ; 

at  Paris,  ii.  13. 
Acctaria,    1699,    by  Mr.  Evelyn, 

i.  l.xxiv,  ex;  iii.  147,  190,  192, 

196. 
Acoustics,  &c.,  letter  on,  iii.  363. 
Act  at  Oxford,  1654,  ii.  54;  1664, 

170 ;   1669,  238-240. 
Acton,  Sir  William,  Lord  Mayor 

of  London,  1641,  displaced  by 

the  Parliament,  iv.  74  n. 
Acts  of  the   Apostles,    MS.    of, 

i.  165  ;  of  the  Council  of  Basil, 

ii-  55- 
IV.  A 


Addresses  to  the  King,  origin  of, 
iii.  137. 

Adolphus,  Prince  (brother  to 
King  of  Sweden,  1654),  pro- 
poses for  Princess  Sophia  of 
Bohemia,  iv.  215. 

Adriatic  Gulph,  notice  of  the, 
i.  234. 

Adscomb,  Surrey,  Mr.  Draper's 
house  at,  iii.  150,  162,  166. 

Adventures  of  Five  Hours,  a  play, 
1662,  ii.  156,  157.  _ 

j^imiliana,  Margaret,  i.  255. 

^tna.  Mount,  eruption  of,  1669, 
ii.  1 14  n,  242. 

Agates,  &c.,  curious,  i.  44,  98, 

257;  ii-  74,. 75- 
Agrippina,  Julia,  mother  of  Nero, 

her  sepulchre,  i.  190. 
Ague,  cure  for  the,  ii.  391. 
Aid,  royal,  distribution  of,  1665, 

iii.  322,  323. 
Aiguillon,  Duchess  of,  iv.  339. 
Air,  excellence  of  the  Italian,  i.  95 ; 

experiment  on,  ii.  144. 
Aitzema,  Leo  D',  his  History  of 

the  United  Provinces,   1657,   i. 

14  n. 
Aix,    in   Provence,    account    of, 

i.  90. 


350 


INDEX. 


Albano,  tombs  of  the  Horatii  and 
Curiatii  at,  i.  193. 

Albemarle,  George  Monk,  Duke 
of,  various  references  to,  ii.  140, 
i59>  162,  172,  176,  179,  1S3, 
1S7,  189,  191,  192,  214  n,  219, 
220  n,_  281,  383,  398,  417; 
stays  in  London  during  the 
plague,  i665,ii.  195  ;  appointed 
General  at  Sea,  &:c.,  189;  his 
victory  over  the  Dutch  fleet, 
195,  196;  share  of  a  Spanish 
galleon,  1687,  iii.  38 ;  trials 
respecting  an  estate  left  by, 
112,  131,  160;  portrait  of,  iii. 
444. 

See  Keppel,  iii.  142  n. 

Street,  notice  of,  ii.  214  n. 

Albert  Eremitano,  bust  of,  i.  253. 

Alberti,  Cherubino,  paintings  by, 
i.  164. 

Albur)',  Surrey,  villa  of  Mr. 
Howard,  referred  to,  i.  298 ; 
ii.  3,  77,  147  ;  the  grounds  im- 
proved by  Mr.  Evelyn,  ii.  225, 
253  ;  bought  by  Mr.  Solicitor 
Finch,  1687,  iii.  40;  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn desirous  of  possessing, 
1657,  iii.  203  and  n. 

Alchemist,  a  pretended  one  at 
Pari?,  1650,  ii.  20,  24,  and  n; 
stories  of  an,  33. 

Aldobrandini,  Cardinal  Pietro, 
i.  213,  214. 

Alexander  III.,  Pope  (Roland, 
Bishop  of  Sienna),  i.  240  ; 
painting  respecting,  162. 

VII.,  Pope,  Fabio  Chighi, 

his  intrigues  with  the  Queen  of 
Sweden,  ii.  373  and  n. 

Algardi,  Allessandro,  architect, 
i.  2x8. 

Al  Koraun,  written  on  a  sheet  of 
calico,  ii.  56. 

Allegri,  Antonio,  da  Corregio, 
paintings  by,  i.  60,  107,   156; 


ii.  153  ;  iii.  129;  sum  paid  for 
a  Venus  by,  iii.  no. 

Allen,  Capt.  Sir  Thomas,  ii.  179, 
180  n,  1S2,  263. 

Allessandro,  Signor,  musician,  i. 
158  ;  ii.  I  r. 

Allestre^,  Dr.  Richard,  Dean  of 
Westminster,  ii.  122,  132,  239, 
240;  sermons  of,  ii.  309,  358. 

Alleyn,  Edward,  College  at  Dul- 
wich  founded  by,  ii.  314. 

Allington,  William,  Lord,  ii.  261  ; 
his  house  at  Horseheath,  248 
and  n. 

,  Rev.  John,  preaches  against 

regicides,  ii.  69. 

Allix,  Dr.  Peter,  account  of,  iii. 
9  and  n,  24. 

All  Souls'  College,  Oxford,  paint- 
ing in  the  chapel  of,  ii.  1 70. 

Allybone,  Sir  Richard,  Justice  of 
the  King's  Bench,  a  Papist, 
iii.  49. 

Almont,  Sir  James  Livingstone, 
afterwards  Earl  of  Callendar 
and  Lord,  iv.  97  and  n. 

Alois,  Planta,  its  peculiarities, 
iii.  358. 

Alps,  journey  over  the,  1646, 
i.  278. 

Alstedius,  John  Henry,  referred 
to,  ii.  25,  168 ;  iii.  1 15. 

Alston,  Dr.,  President  of  the  Col- 
lege of  Physicians,  1664,  ii. 
168. 

Althorp,  Northamptonshire,  seat 
of  Lord  Sunderland,  ii.  312; 
iii-  51.  53.  125  ;  earthquake  at, 
iii.  91. 

Amazons  in  Persia,  ii.  369. 

Ambassadors  {see  Embassies),  en- 
counter for  precedency  between 
the  French  and  Spanish,  1661, 
ii.  135;  iii.  195;  narrative  by 
Mr.  Evelyn  vindicating  the 
King    and    his    Servants,    ii. 


INDEX. 


351 


Ambassadors — continued. 

480  n;  reprint  of,  4S5-491  ; 
French  and  Spanish  ajjply  for 
Irish  soldiers,  1641  ;  iv.  72  n, 
84 ;  tumults  against  the  French, 
n,  ibid.;  foreign,  ordered  to 
give  up  priests  who  were  the 
King's  subjects,  122  n;  Vene- 
tian, and  the  agent  of  the  Duke 
of  Florence,  offended  by  the 
Parhament,  139;  instructions 
to  Sir  Richard  Browne,  am- 
bassador to  France,  230-232; 
sent  to  France  and  Holland  by 
the  Parliament,  233  ;  seat  of 
the  English  disfigured  at  Cha- 
renton,  316. 

Amber,  spider,  &c.,  enclosed  in, 

"•  393- 

Amboise,  Castle  of,  i.  78  ;  Car- 
dinal George  D',  his  tomb, 
65,  90. 

Ambrose,  St.,  quoted,  iii.  231. 

Ambrosian    library  at    Milan,    i. 

273- 
Ammanati,Vincenzo,  architecture 

of,  i.  202. 
Amphitheatre   at  Venice,    i.  88  ; 

at  Perigueux,  92  ;  of  Vespasian, 

134  ;  at  Verona,  266. 
Amsterdam,   account    of,    1641, 

i.  19-22. 
Anabaptists,    their    objection    to 

oaths,  ii.  94  ;  increase  of,  95. 
Anatomy,  school  of,  at  Leyden, 

i.  24;  at  Padua,  253,  260;  at 

Oxford,  ii.  56. 
Anchor,    method    of    casting    in 

Acts,  i,  21  ;  illustrated,  ii.  432. 
Anchorite  of  Mount  Calvary  at 

Paris,  ii.  8. 
Anderson,    Sir    Richard,  ii.  374, 

405. 
Andoyne,  Abbot  of,  i.  36. 
Andrews,  Dr.  Launcelot,  Bishop 

of  Winchester,  ii.  72,  348,  412. 


Angelico,  an  apothecary  at  Vin- 
cenza,  i.  265. 

Angeloni,  Signor,  his  medals,  &c., 
i.  128,  193. 

Anglesea,  Arthur  Annesley,  Earl 
of.  Viscount  Valentia,  ii.  126, 
232. 

Anio,  cascade  of  the,  i.  216. 

Anjou,  Gasto  Jean-Baptiste,  Duke 
of,  performs  in  an  Opera,  165  r, 
ii.  23  ;  his  embassy  to  Charles 
II.,  116. 

Anne,  of  Denmark,  Princess, 
afterwards  Queen,  ii.  464, 
480  n;  iii.  45>  64,  68,  79,  123; 
her  marriage,  213  bis;  refuses 
to  dismiss  Lady  Marlborough, 
loi  ;  William  III.  reconciled 
to,  119;  entertained,  when 
Queen,  at  Oxford,  &c.,  162; 
goes  in  procession  to  St.  Paul's 
Cathedral,  163,  168,  169. 

of  Austria,  Queen  Regent, 

iv.  344  ;  message  to  Parliament 
of  Paris,  337  ;  agrees  to  erec- 
tion of  a  Chamber  of  Justice, 

1648,  339- 

Annunciada  —  Annunciata, 
churches  of,  i.  99,  109,  223. 

Antenor,  founder  of  Padua,  in- 
scriptions to,  i.  247. 

Anthonio,  Capt.,  iv.  247,  276, 
277,  287,  291  ;  Sir  Richard 
Browne's  opinion  of,  293,  296. 

Antibes,  i.  93. 

Antichrist,  final  destruction  of, 
iii.  75. 

Antoninus,  Marcus  Aurelinus, 
Emperor  of  Rome,  his  baths, 
i.  196;  column  of,  200;  his 
palace,  ibid. 

Antonio  Marco,  singer,  i.  218; 
an   enameller,    &c.,    at   Paris, 

ii-  ?,3,- 
Antwerp,    account    of,    1641,    i. 

30-32- 


352 


INDEX. 


Apennines,    passage    over    the, 

1645,  i.  229. 
Apiaries,  transparent,  notice  of, 

ii-S7- 
Apollo,  Temples  of,  i.  189. 
Apology  for  the  Royal  Party,  1659, 

by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i.  xxxvi,  ci ;  ii. 

108  ;  iii.  189,  195. 
Aponius,  Peter,  bust  of,  at  Padua, 

Appian  Way,  its  extent,  &c.,  i. 

174,  175- . 
Aqua  Claudia,  i.  208. 
Aqua  Paula,  fountain  of,  i.  172. 
Aquapendente,  town  of,  i.  115. 
Arabian  horses,  account  of  some, 

ii-  437,  438. 

Ara,  Cceli,  church  of,  at  Rome, 
i.  123,  160. 

Arc,  Joan  of,  her  statue,  i.  75. 

Archaologia,  cited,  ii.  320  n, 
422  n. 

Architects  in  Rome,  1645,  i. 
218. 

Architecture,  Parallel  between  An- 
cient and  Modern,  1 664,  by  Mr. 
Evelyn,  i.  xlvii,  cv;  ii.  168,  171, 
173  ;  his  directions  for  reprint- 
ing it,  iii.  464 ;  iv.  8,  9 ;  M. 
D'Aviler's  work  on,  9,  10. 

Arconati,  Cavaliero  Galeazzo,  his 
gift  to  the  Ambrosian  library, 
i.  273. 

Arden,  John,  conduct  to  Sir  Ri- 
chard Bro^\Tie,  iv.  343. 

Aretino,  Pietro,  epigram  on,  i. 
251  n. 

Arg}'le,  Archibald  Campbell,  Mar- 
quis of,  ii.  84,  89  ;  his  son,  144  ; 
his  rebellion,  ii.  465  ;  executed, 
468  ;  notices  of,  iv.  96,  97,  107, 

125- 
Arlington,    Sir    Henry   Bennett, 
Earl    of.    Secretary   of    State, 
various  references  to,  ii.   136, 
137,  143,  164,   172,   i79>   iSi, 


Arlington — continued. 

191,  198,  214,  220,  222,  235, 
236,  237,  245,  247,  251,  253, 
257,  260,  261,  263,  265,  266, 
276,  283,  284,  289,  292,  294, 
295.  3°°-  421  ;  iii.  376,  377; 
Lord  Chamberlain,  ii.  319,  321, 
325,  33i>  355,  356,  420,  450; 
disappointment  of  being  Lord 
Treasurer,  ii.  275  n;  mulberry 
garden  granted  to,  ii.  52  n; 
his  daughter,  2S4,  356  ;  Gor- 
ing House  burned,  ii.  303  ;  his 
pictures,  323  ;  rebuilt  Euston 
church  and  parsonage,  326; 
his  seat  at  Euston,  326-329; 
life  and  character,  329,  330; 
letters  to,  referred  to,  iv.  201  n, 
205  n,  211  n,  224  n;  men- 
tioned, 246  n  ;  died  a  Roman 
Catholic,  iii.  i. 

Countess  of,   ii.  290,  406, 

419;  iii.  16,  29. 

House  and  Street,  in  Lon- 


don, historical  notice  of,  ii. 
180  n,  366. 

Armourer,  Sir  James  and  Sir 
Nicholas,  ii.  221,  222  ;  iv. 
219. 

Armoury  at  Genoa,  i.  98  ;  the 
Pope's  in  the  Vatican,  166;  at 
Florence,  225. 

Armstrong,  Sir  Thomas,  ii.  209 ; 
his  execution,  &c.,  433  and  n, 
iii.  128  and  n. 

Army,  proceedings  for  disbanding 
the,  1641,  iv.  71  and  n,  84,  85, 
109,  1 10  and  n  ;  money  wanted 
for  do.,  7  2  ;  provisions  for  the 
payment  of,  ibid.  82,  121;  dis- 
banded soldiers  of,  permitted 
to  serve  the  States  only,  84; 
tumults  of  the  troopers,  &c., 
99,  loi  ;  Privy  Council  issues 
orders  concerning,  103  ;  guard 
of,    kept    at    the    Parliament 


INDEX. 


353 


Army — continued. 

Houses,  113;  soldiers  sent  to 
Ireland,  124,  125,  132,  134; 
design  of  gaining  the  army  for 
the  King,  119,  120;  increased 
and  marched  into  Oxfordshire, 
148  and  n;  advancing  to  Eng- 
land, ibid.  ;  state  of  the  Royal 
forces,  155,  187,  188;  rebel 
army,  1648,  i.  297,  298  ;  expels 
the  Parliament,  ii.  107  ;  Parlia- 
ment's firmness  in  limiting  the, 
iii.  141. 

Arno,  notice  of  the  river,  i.  102, 
104. 

Arnold,  Michael,  a  brewer,  against 
the   seven   bishops,  16S8,   iii. 

49- 
Arpino.     See  Cesari. 
Anan,  James  Hamilton,  Earl  of, 

ii.  298,  476,  478 ;  his  marriage, 

iii-  42,  53- 

Lady  Anne  Spencer,  Coun- 
tess of,  her  death,  iii.  461. 

Arras,  Spaniards  defeated  before, 

1654,  iv.  209  and  n. 
Arsenal  at  Florence,   i.  227;   at 

Venice,  249  ;  at  Geneva,  292. 
Arundel,      Capt.     William,     iv. 

303- 
Arundel  and  Surrey,  Thomas 
Howard,  Earl  of,  Earl  Marshal, 
i.  13,  26,  35,  36,  37,  38,  197, 
263,  268,  273;  his  last  sicl^- 
ness,  &c.,  263  and  n;  medals, 
&c.,  of,  iii.  442. 

Henry  Frederick  Howard, 

Earl  of,  and  Elizabeth  Stuart, 
his  Countess,  1649,  i.  298;  ii. 
5;  iv.  195  m. 

Henry  Howard,  Lord,  mar- 
ried to  Lady  Mary  Mordaunt, 
1677,  ii.  325  ;  alluded  to,  1680, 

379- 

Earl  of.  Manor  of  Worksop 

belonging  to,  ii.  66. 


Arundel  of  Wardour,  Lord,  1660, 
ii.  109  ;  1664,  165,  260,  265, 
441,  453,  466;  16S7,  Privy 
Seal,  iii.  32. 

House,  various   references 

to,  ii.  90,  138,  139,  141,  147, 
159,  214,  218,  227,  298  and  n, 
339.  See  also  Howard  and  Nor- 
folk. 

Street,  notice  of,  ii.  299  n. 

Arundelian  Library,  procured  for 

the  Royal  Society  by  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn, i.  Iv;  ii.  214,  340. 

Marbles,  procured  by  Mr. 

Evelyn  for  the  University  of 
O.xford,  i.  Iv;  ii.  225,  240. 

Ascension-day,  ceremony  on,  at 
Venice,  i.  236;  sports  of  As- 
cension-week, 243. 

Ashburnham,  Col.,  referred  to, 
iv.  165  n;  Parliament  seques- 
ters the  pay  of,  &c.,  iv.  75,  76  n, 

93- 

Mr.,  ii.  224. 

Mr.  John,  iv.   147  n,   183 

and  n,  184,  185. 

Ashley,  Sir  Anthony  Ashley 
Cooper,  Lord,  1671-72,  ii.  261, 

275- 

Ashmole,  Elias,  Windsor  Herald, 
ii-  79.  93,  i°2,  388  n,  470;  his 
library,  museum,  portrait,  and 
collection  of  coins,  ii.  93  and  n, 
102,  336  and  n;  iii.  441. 

Ashted,  Surrey,  seat  of  Sir  Ro- 
bert Howard  at,  ii.  431. 

Ashton,  John,  executed,  1691, 
iii.  92. 

Ashurst,  Sir  Henry,  iii.  129. 

Sir  William,  a   subscriber, 

&c.,  to  Greenwich  Hospital, 
iii.  132  n,  134  n. 

Ash-Wednesday,  observance  of, 
neglected  in  England,  ii.  50. 

Astley,  Sir  Jacob,  Parliament 
sends   to   Ireland,    124;    exa- 


354 


INDEX. 


Astley — continued. 

mined  on   O'Neal's   affair,  iv. 

139- 

Atkins,  Sir  Jonathan,  ii.  298. 

Sir  Robert,  Puisne  Justice 

of  the  Common  Pleas,  ii.  353  n; 
iii.  42  n. 

Atterbury,  Dr.  Francis,  Bishop  of 
Rochester,  iii.  158  and  n. 

Attorneys,  number  of  reduced, 
iii.  149. 

Atwood,  Mr.,  iii.  42  n. 

Aubert,  Mr.,  employed  by  King 
Charles  I.  in  confidential  ser- 
vice, iv.  335. 

Aubigny,  Lord,  Almoner  to  the 
Queen,  ii.  31,  141,  142,  165; 
his  character,  141. 

Aubrey,  John,  his  History  of 
Surrey  referred  to,  221,  222  n. 

Audley-end,  Essex,  palace  of  the 
Earl  of  Suffolk,  ii.  72,  249,  331, 
418  n. 

Auger,  Sir  Anthony,  ii.  222. 

Augier,  Mr.,  Parliament  sends  him 
as  agent  to  France,  1642,  iv.  233 
and  n. 

Augustine,  St.  D.  Aurelius,  cita- 
tion from,  iii.  231. 

Augustus  Octavianus  Caesar,  Em- 
peror of  Rome,  his  aqueduct, 
i.  172;  Temple  of,  at  Puteoli, 
187  ;  Obelisk  of,  204  ;  his 
Mausoleum  at  Rome,  ibid. 

Aungier,  Lord,  ii.  74,  336. 

Aurelius,  Marcus,  equestrian  sta- 
tue of,  i.  121. 

Auruin  Potabile,  prepared  by  M. 
Roupel,  ii.  48. 

Austen,  Col.,  a  subscriber  to 
Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133  n. 

Austria,  Don  John  of,  iv.  3 1 4  and  n. 

Avernus,  Lake,  at  Naples,  i. 
188. 

Aviaries  and  Menageries,  notices 
of  various,  i.  31,  34,  35,  63,  98,   I 


129,  137,  208,  212,  216,  254; 

ii.  51,  84,  177,  178. 
Avignon,  account  of,  i.  89. 
Axtell,  Daniel,  regicide,  executed, 

ii.  118. 
Aylesbury,  Robert  Bruce,  Earl  of, 

ii.  398  ;  iii.  62. 

Sir  Thomas,  iv.  245  and  n. 

Ayliffe,  Capt.,  ii.  iSi  n. 

Ayscue,  Sir  George,  captured  by 

the  Dutch,  ii.  195. 

Backhouse,  Sir  William,  iii.  6  n ; 

iii.  317  n. 
Bacon,  Sir  Edward,  ii.  326. 

Sir   Francis,    Viscount    St. 

Alban,  various   references   to, 
i.  98;  ii.  165,  i69;iii.  439,  443. 

Dr.,  at  Rome,  i.  117. 


Bacula,  Treatises  concerning,  iii. 
190  n,  372-374,  398. 

Baden,   Louis-Guillaume,  Prince 
of,  in  London,  1694,  iii.  112. 

Baglione,     Cavaliere     Giovanni, 
paintings  by,  i.  120,  198. 

Bagni  di  Tritoli,  i.  189. 

Bagnios  at  Venice,  i.  235. 

Baite  of  the  Romans,  i.  183,  187, 
190,  191. 

Baker,  Mr.,  his  house  on  Epping 
Forest,  ii.  242,  403. 

Capt.,  attempted  the  North- 
west Passage,  ii.  321. 

George,  his  History  of  Nor- 


thamptonshire cited,  ii.  315  n. 
—  Sir  Richard,   his   Chronicle 


referred  to,  iii.  178. 
Baldarius,  Andrea,  i.  252. 
Baldassare.     See  Peruzzi. 
Baldere,  Dr.,  sermon  of,  ii.  123. 
Ball,  Sir  Peter,  ii.  141. 
Ballad    on    the   Queen    Mother 

burned,  1641,  iv.  75. 
Ballard,  George,  his  Memoirs  of 

Learned    Ladies    referred    to, 

ii.  23s  n. 


INDEX. 


355 


Ballatine,  Sir  William,  iv.  107 
and  n,  1 1 1 ;  raised  to  the  peer- 
age, 107  n. 

Balle,  Dr.  Peter,  his  gift  to  the 
Royal  Society,  ii.  163. 

Balls  Park,  Hertfordshire,  i.  40  n. 

Bamfield, ,  iv.  212. 

Banbury,  Nicholas  Knollys,  Earl 
of,  1645,  robbed  in  Italy,  i.  173. 

Bancroft,  Dr.  Richard,  Arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury,  his  li- 
brar)',  ii.  72. 

Bandinelli,  Baccio,  productions 
of,  i.  106,  109,  224. 

Banditti  in  Italy,  i.  173,  269;  in 
France,  ii.  23. 

Bank,  for  the  poor  in  Padua,  i. 
253;  of  England  established, 
1694,  iii.  114,  117,  134. 

Bankes,  Sir  John,  Lord  Chief 
Justice  of  the  Common  Pleas, 
1641,  iv.  72,  73  and  n,  77, 
78  m,  82. 

Lord,  proposed  as  Speaker 

of  the  House  of  Peers /;v  tem- 
pore, 1641,  113. 

Banks,  Sir  John,  an  opulent  mer- 
chant, ii.  321. 

Banqueting-house,  touching  for 
the  Evil  at  the,  ii.  115;  crea- 
tion of  Peers  there,  126;  lot- 
tery held  there,  166;  auction 
of  pictures  at  the,  iii.  109. 

Bansted,  Surrey,  Roman  medals, 
&c.,  found  near,  ii.  103. 

Baptism  of  a  Turk  and  a  Jew, 
i.   204 ;   private,  censured,  iii. 

Baptist,  Signor  Giovanni,  musi- 

cia.n,  ii.  434,  441. 
Baptistery  of  San  Giovanni,!.  102  ; 

of  St.  John  Baptist,  146. 
Bar,  defects  in  educating  for  the, 

iv.  23. 
Baratarius,    Nicholas,    architect, 

i.  243. 


Barbadoes,  ii.  147,  184;  conspi- 
racy of  Negroes  at,  1693,  iii. 
107;  trees,  plants,  &c.,  there, 
iii.  404. 

Barberini,  Cardinal  Francesco, 
his  courtesy  to  the  English,  i. 
146,  213. 

Palazzo,  i.  124,  199. 

Barclay,  John,  his  Icon  Animaruni, 

1614,  ii.  45  and  n,  234  n. 

Lord    George,    mechanical 

occupations  of,  iii.  319. 

Mr.  John,  iv.  104,  106,  121, 


137,  157- 

Bargrave,  Dr.  Isaac,  Dean  of  Can- 
terbury, ii.  279  and  n. 

Barill,  Mr.,  i.  297. 

Barillon,  Mons.,  French  Ambas- 
sador, 1685,  iii.  13. 

Barlffius,  Caspar,  Histoiia  Rerum 
in  Brasilia,  1647,  iii.  403. 

Barlow,  Dr.  Thomas,  Bishop  of 
Lincoln,  ii.  55,  170,  226,  227, 

239.  310;  ii'-  291- 

Francis,  painter,  notices  of, 

ii.  82,  384;  iii.  222  n;  letter  to 
Mr.  Evelyn  on  dedicating  a 
plate  to  him,  iii.  222;  answer 
to  same,  223. 

Mrs.,  alias  Walters,  various 


notices  of,  ii.  7,  472,  473  n. 
Barnaby,  Mr.,  iv.  26. 
Baron,  Bernard,  engraving  from 

Titian  by,  ii.  loi  n. 
Baronius,   Cresar,   his  sepulchre, 

i.  126. 
Barrow,    Dr.    Isaac,    Bishop    of 

Chester,    sermon    by,    ii.    309 

and  n. 
Bartholomew      Fair,      1648,      i. 

298. 
Bartolomeo.     See  Porta. 
Signor,    musician,  ii.   35 8, 

391.  453- 
Barton,  Mr.  John,  his  death,  ii. 
47  ;  referred  to,  iii.  202. 


356 


INDEX. 


Basil,  Council  of,  original  acts  of 

the,  ii.  55. 
Basilisco  at  Ghent,  i.  36. 
Basire,  Dr.  Isaac,  ii.  138,  152. 
Bassano.     See  Ponte. 

Domenico,  and  his  daugh- 
ter, musicians,  i.  259. 

Veronese,  paintings  of,    i. 

Bassompiere,    Francois    de,    his 

palace,  i.  46  ;  iv.  344. 
Bastille  at  Paris,  i.  53. 
Bath,  visit  to,  1654,  ii.  53. 

City  of,  given  up  by  Prince 

Rupert,  1645,  iv.  164,  166. 

John   Granville,     Earl   of, 

various  references  to,  ii.  126, 
321.  333.  398;  406,  444  and  n, 
450,  466;  iii.  41  ;  trial  with, 
concerning  an  estate  left  by  the 
Duke  of  Albemarle,  112,  131, 
160;  his  death,  160. 

Henr)'  Bourchier,  Earl  of, 

summoned  by  the  Queen,  1641, 
iv.  100. 

Knights   of   the,   ceremo- 


nies  of  their   creation,    1661, 

ii.  125. 
Eathurst,    Dr.    Ralph,    Dean   of 

Wells,  ii.  193,  214,  225,  306  n; 

iii.    354;    iv.   56   and   n;   his 

death,  iii.  168. 

Mr.,  a  merchant,  ii.  309. 

Bauli,  notice  of,  i.  190. 
Bavaria,  Duke  of,  iv.  252,  253, 

255- 
Baxter,  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower, 

1657,  iii.  227  n. 
Bayley,   Dr.,  Vice-Chancellor   of 

Oxford,  1636,  iii.  175. 
Baynards,    at    Ewhurst,   Surrey, 

i.    297  ;      described,     ii.     91 

and  n. 
Baynton,  Sir  Edward,  his  house 

at  Spy  Park,  ii.  58. 
Beach,  Sir  R.,  ii.  481. 


Beale,  Dr.,  letters  of  Mr.  Evelyn 
to,  on  his  Acetaria,  and  Hor- 
tulan  collections,  iii.  190-192; 
on  philosophical  subjects,  and 
the  means  used  for  preserving 
his  health,  iii.  361-366. 

a  tailor,    discovers  a  plot 

against  the  Parliament,   1641, 
iv.  139. 

Bear-garden,  sports  at  the,  1670, 

ii.  245. 
Beauchamp,  Lady,  ii.  79. 
Beaufort,   Henry  Somerset,   first 

Duke  of,  his  house  at  Chelsea, 

ii.   346  n,  415  ;   death  of,  iii. 

148  and  n;  his  family,  ii.  402  ; 

iii.  7. 

Edward  Somerset,  Duke  of, 

proceedings    of,    in   Britanny, 
1648,  iv.  342. 

Beaugensier,  notices  of,  iii.  226 

and  n. 
Beaumont,  Francis,  iii.  444. 

Herbert  Van,  iv.  228. 

Beauvais,  town  of,  i.  43. 
Becher,  Mr.,  ii.  230,  300. 
Beckford,  Lady,  ii.  361,  381. 
Bede,  Venerable,  MS.  of,  in  the 

Bodleian  Library,  ii.  55. 

Beddington,  seat  of  the  Carews, 
i.  6  ;  ii.  103  ;  iii.  154  and  n. 

Bedford,  William  Russell,  Earl  of, 
ii.  126,  231,  409,  441  ;  protests 
against  an  order  in  the  Com- 
mons, 1 641,  iv.  85  n. 

House,     Bloomsbur)',     ii. 

177  n. 

Bedloe,  William,  a  witness  against 
Sir  George  Wakeman,  ii.  352. 

Bedsteads,  splendid  ones  noticed, 
i.  98,  128,  258;  ii.  146. 

Befort,  Monsieur,  iv.  205  n,  206. 

Belin,  Mr.,  ii.  168. 

Belinge,  Col.,  iv.  330. 

Bella,  Stephano  della,  engraver, 
ii.  12. 


INDEX. 


357 


Bellarmine,  Cardinal  Robert,  his 

sepulchre,  i.  125. 
Bellasis,  Henry  Lord,  ii.  157,  171, 

231;  iii.  31. 

Governor,  iv.  175  n. 

Bellcar,    pictures   possessed    by, 

ii.  2. 

Belle  Cour  at  Lyons,  i.  87. 

Bellini,  Giovanni,  master  of  Ti- 
tian, his  portrait,  ii.  120. 

Bells,  various  notices  of,  i.  22,  23, 
65  ;  ii.  69. 

Bellsize  House,  Hampstead,  no- 
tice of,  ii.  166  n. 

Belluccio,  Dr.,  of  Sienna,  i.  221. 

Belvidere  Gardens,  i.  167. 

Belvoir Castle,  Lincolnshire,  ii.65. 

Bembo,  Cardinal  Pietro,  i.  205. 

Benbow,  John,  Admiral,  iii.  130, 
136  n  ;  his  gallantry  and  death, 
164. 

Benedict  VIL,  Pope,  i.  206. 

Benetti,  an  artist  in  Pidni  Comcssa, 
i.  107,  227. 

Benevento,  statue  by,  i.  109. 

Benlowes,  Edward,  references  to, 
and  notices  of,  ii.  70  and  n. 

Bennett,  Mr.,  allusions  to,  iv.  281 
and  n,  283,  290. 

Mrs.,  sister  to  Lord  Arling- 
ton, ii.  164. 

Benson,  Henry,  M.P.  for  Knares- 
borough,  1 64 1,  Catholic  pro- 
tections sold  by,  iv.  122  n. 

Bentivoglio,  Cardinal  Guido,  his 
gardens,  &c.,  i.  206 ;  Castle 
Bentivoglio,  233. 

Bentley,  Dr.  Richard,  various  re- 
ferences to,  ii.  349  n;  iii.  113, 
119,  136  n,  138,  478;  iv.  II, 
18,  29;  deHvers  the  Boyle  lec- 
tures, iii.  102,  106,  III,  113; 
letters  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  con- 
cerning a  new  edition  of  the 
Sylva,  iv.  13  ;  on  the  library  in 
St.  James's  Park,  14. 


Bentley,  Mr.,  a  Bookseller,  1697, 
iv.  13- 

Bergamo,  Damiano  di,  inlaying 
by,  i.  230. 

Bergen-op-zoom,  i.  29. 

Berkeley,  George,  first  Earl  of, 
various  references  to,  ii.  103, 
106,  107,  112,  151,  163,  198, 
294,  303.  395.  412  ;  ambassa- 
dor to  France  for  the  treaty  of 
Nimeguen,  ii.  315,  319  ;  seized 
with  apoplexy,  ibid. ;  sets  out 
for  France,  316;  commits  his 
affairs  to  Mr.  Evelyn,  317,  318, 

321,  324- 

of  Stratton,    John,    Lord, 

his  house  in  London,  ii.  285. 
Lord,    bombards    Dieppe 


and  Havre,  1694,  iii.  117. 

Lady,    property   of,    from 

Berkeley  Gardens,  ii.  433. 
Sir  John,   iv.   246  and   n ; 


danger  from  the  Parliament, 
93  and  n  ;  arrested,  94  n  ;  sent 
to  the  Tower,  109;  political 
intrigue  of,  165  and  n. 

Sir  Robert,  Puisne  Justice 

of  the  King's  Bench,  his  por- 
trait, iii.  444 ;  grandson  of,  ii. 
421;  examined  by  House  of 
Peers,  114;  sentence  passed 
on  him,  114  n. 

Mr.  Arthur,  iv.  123,  126. 

Sir  Charles,  ii.  135,  157. 

Mr.  (son  of  Lord  Berkeley), 

ii.  82,  83  ;  iii.  211  n. 

House,  described,  ii.   194, 


286  and  n;  gardens  of,  built 
over,  ii.  433  ;  residence  of 
Princess  Anne,  1696,  iii.  119. 

Berkeley  Castle,  East  Indiaman, 
sunk,  iii.  113. 

Berkenshaw,  Mr.,  musician,  ii. 
167. 

Berkshire,  Charles  Howard,  Earl 
of,  ii.  237,  313,  450. 


358 


INDEX. 


Berkshire,  Thomas  Howard,  Earl 
of,  iv.  155. 

or    Cleveland    House,    ii. 

213  and  n. 

Bernini,  Giovanni  Lorenzo,  sculp- 
tor and  architect,  i.  218  ;  works 
of,  124,  128,  143,  145.  197, 
224;  ii.  10;  instance  of  his 
various  talents,  143. 

Bertie,  Mr.,  ii.  195. 

Berwick,  James  Fitz-James,  Duke 
of,  engaged  in  the  conspiracy, 
1696,  iii.  127. 

Garrison  of,  Parliament  con- 
siders about  paying  off,  iv.  83  ; 
jealousy  respecting,  109  and 
n. 

Bestland,  Cantlo,  engraving  by, 

iii.  108  n. 
Betchworth  Castle,  ii.  74. 
Betterton,  Thomas,  his  theatre  in 

Dorset  Gardens,  ii.  254  n. 
Beveridge,  Dr.  William,  anecdote 

of,  iii.  94. 
Beverley,  notice  of  the  town  of, 

ii.  68. 
Bewdley,  King  Charles  I.  visits, 

iv.  152  n. 
Bianchi,    a    singer   in  Rome,  i. 

218. 
Bible,     English      MS.     in     the 

Bodleian    Library,   Oxford,  ii. 

55 ;   various   versions   of  the, 

77- 
Bihlia  Polyglotta,  by  Bishop  Wal- 
ton, ii.  46. 
Bickerstaff,  Sir  Charles^  purchases 

Pilton,  ii.  432. 
Bickerton,    Mrs.  Jane,   daughter 

of  Sir  Robert,   notices   of,  ii. 

269  and  n,  334  n,  337  n. 
Biddulph,    Sir    Theophilus,     ii. 

156. 
Bie,  Jaccjues  de,   and  Sieur  de 

Bizot,  their  Histoirc  Metallique, 

iv.  4. 


Billiards,  Portuguese  manner  of 

playing,  ii.  360. 
Bills,    Parliamentary,    tacked    to 

Money    Bill,     contested,     iii. 

.151- 

Bindley,  Mr.  James,  ii.  137  n. 

Biographia  Briiannica,  referred 
to,  ii.  29  n,  17s  n;  ii.  431  n; 
iii.  85  n,  170  n,  192  n. 

Biographia  Dramalica,  referred 
to,  ii.  106  n. 

Birch,  Dr. ,  sermon  by,  against 

Papists,  iii.  29. 

Birds,  Royal  Collection  of,  in  St. 
James's  Park,  ii.  177. 

Birkenhead,  John,  his  reply  to  the 
Jesuits,  iii.  210. 

Bishopricks,  proceedings  for  fill- 
ing up  those  vacant,  1641,  iv. 
89,  96,  99  m  and  n,  113,  128, 
129,  141;  Parliament  dislikes 
the  measure,  114  and  n,  116, 
120. 

Bishops,  impeached,  proceedings 
against,  1641,  iv.  69  n ;  sum- 
moned by  the  Queen,  100 ; 
pamphlet  against,  ii4n;  King 
Charles's  directions  about  a 
pardon  for  them,  114  m,  131, 
135  ;  proceedings  in  Parlia- 
ment concerning,  112,  114, 
116,  120,  129,  135  and  n,  140; 
Parliament  endeavours  to  take 
away  their  votes,  1641,  no, 
112,  116;  popular  outcry 
against,  116  n;  inattentive  to 
the  Church  at  the  Restoration, 
ii.  276;  the  six  Bishops  peti- 
tion James  H.  against  his  decla- 
ration for  liberty  of  conscience, 
iii.  47,  48 ;  sent  to  the  Tower, 
48 ;  trial  of,  49  ;  called  upon 
to  reconcile  matters  on  the  ex- 
pected invasion,  1688,  55  ;  the 
Bishops  and  Convocation  at 
variance,  1701,  158. 


INDEX. 


359 


Blackburn,  Cornet,  Parliamentary 

generals    bring    him    to    trial, 

1649,  iv.  347. 
Blackheath,    camp   at,    1673,   ii. 

292;  1685,  473;  1690,  iii.  89; 

fair  on,  1683,  ii.  404. 
Blacksmiths,  ingenious  works  of, 

ii.  58. 
Blackwall,  Dr.  Boyle,  lecturer,  iii. 

Blaew,  William  Jansen,  i.  22. 
Blague,  or  Blagg,  Mrs.,  ii.  237, 

284,  305  bis  ;  marriage  of,  309, 

340-343.     See  Godolphin. 
Blake,  Admiral,  Robert,  iv.  219, 

240. 
Blandford,  Dr.  Walter,  Bishop  of 

Worcester,  ii.  286. 
Blathwaite,  Mr.,  Secretary  at  War, 

&c.,  iii.  40. 
Blechingly,     Surrey,     house     of 

Henry  VIII.  at,  ii.  77  ;  sale  of 

the  manor  of,  324. 
Blenheim,    thanksgiving  for   the 

victory  of,  iii.  168  and  n. 
Blois,  notice   of  the    town,   &c., 

of,  i.  76,  77. 
Blood,    Colonel,    account  of,   ii. 

259- 
Bloomsbury  Square,  building  of, 

ii.  177  ;  Montague  House 
erected  in,  319,  356;  iii.  16. 

Blount,  Sir  Henry,  ii.  107. 

Col.,    ii.    42,    75,    S3,    93, 

107. 

Bobart,  J'icob,  a  botanist,  and  a 
descendant  of,  ii.  171  and  n. 

Bodleian  Library,  Oxford,  curio- 
sities of  the,  ii.  55. 

Boet,  Dr.,  ii.  20. 

Boggi,  a  sculptor,  i.  144. 

Bohemia,  Elizabeth,  Princess 
Palatine  and  Queen  of,  i.  15;  iv. 
106  n,  I  i2n,  i99n;  letters  (Aug. 
1654;  Jan.  1654-5),  208-226; 
character  of  her  writing,  208  n  ; 


V>o\\&\si\a.— continued. 

her  cypher,  211,  229;  spleen 
against  Queen  Christina,  208, 
210  and  notes,  216,  222  ;  fond 
of  shooting,  209,  213,  215; 
Prince  Adolphus  of  Sweden 
proposes  for  her  daughter  So- 
phia, 215;  travels  to  see  Queen 
Christina,  217,  218;  gaiety  at 
the  Hague,  223  ;  at  a  royalty 
at  Tilling,  225  ;  solicits  a  com- 
mission for  Killegrew,  225,226; 
Sir  Richard  Browne  sent  to, 
1640,  228;  her  funeral,  ii. 
143  and  n. 

Sophia,  Princess  of,  daugh- 
ter of  preceding,  Prince  Adol- 
phus of  Sweden  proposes  for 
her  in  marriage,  iv.  215. 

Bohun,  Dr.  Ralph,  tutor  to  Mr. 
Evelyn's  son,  ii.  1S6,  214,  254  ; 
letter  to,  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  iii. 
135  u;  living  presented  to  him, 
iii.  157;  Dr.  Bathurst's  legacy 
to,  168  ;  character  of  Mrs. 
Evelyn  by,  iv.  49-54 ;  notice 
of,  49  n;  sermon  by,  ii.  324; 
letters  of  Mrs.  Evelyn  to,  iv. 

55,  56,  57.  59>6i- 

Mr.,  his  house  and  garden 

at  Lea  in  Surrey,  ii.  355,  397, 
416. 

Bois-de-Boulogne,  muster  of  gens 
d'armes  in  the,  i.  73 ;  referred 
to,  ii.  12. 

Bois  de  Vincennes,  Palace  of,  i. 

53;  ii-  II- 

Bois-le-Duc,  fortifications,  &c.,  of, 
i.  26. 

Bologna,  descriptive  account  of, 
i.  229-231  ;  Torre  d'Assinello 
and  churches,  230;  palace  of 
the  Legate,  ibid. ;  Dr.  Montal- 
bano,    St.   Michel    in    Bosco, 

231  ;    religious    houses,    &c., 

232  ;  observations  on,  233. 


36o 


INDEX. 


Bologna  Baldassa  di,  painting  by, 
i.  130. 

Giovanni  di,  sculptures  of, 

i.  46,  108,  109. 

Bolognesi,    Giovanni    Francesco 

Grimaldi,  called  II  Bolognesi, 

painting  by,  i.  199. 
Bolsena,  Lake  of,  i.  115. 
Bolton,    Dr.,    his    Consecration 

Sermon,  ii.  155. 
Bombardment,  a  cruel  species  of 

warfare,  iii.  123,  124. 
Bombs,  experiments  made  upon, 

iii.  34. 
Bommell,  town  of,  i.  17. 
Bond,  Sir  Thomas,  his  house  at 

Peckham,  ii.  320,  385. 
Bonifacio,   Father,  at  Venice,  i. 

262. 
Bonnes  Hommes,  convent  of,  at 

Paris,  i.  59 ;  ii.  20. 
Books,    various   particulars  con- 
cerning, i.  9  and  n,  44,   166  n, 

293;  "-55.56,  57,67,  71,  166, 

340- 
Booksellers,    at   Geneva,  i.  290; 

loss  of,  by  the  fire  of  London, 

iii.  344 ;  their  edition  of  the 

classics  censured,  347. 
Boord,    Mad.   de,    censures    the 

car\ing  of  Gibbon,  ii.  258. 
Booth,  Sir  George,  created  Lord 

Delamere,  ii.  126. 

Mr.,  ii.  16. 

Borell,  Peter,  work  of,  referred  to, 
iii.  224. 

Mynheer,  Dutch  Ambassa- 
dor in  France,  friend  to  Charles 
IL  in  exile,  iv.  250  and  n,  251, 
256,  261,  262,  322. 

Boreman,  Sir  ^^■iUiam,  Clerk  of 

Green  Cloth,  iii.  13. 
Borghese,  Cardinal  Scipio,  houses 

of,  i.  156,  214. 
Borghesi,  Villa,  i.  136-138,  212 
Borromean  Islands,  i.  278  n. 


Borromeo,  Cardinals  St.  Charles 
and  Frederick,  ii.  301 ;  burial- 
place,  i.  270;  munificence  of, 
271,  273. 

Boscawen,  Mr.,  ii.  474  ;  his 
daughter,  iii.  134,  159. 

Mrs.,  ii.  341. 

Bosio,  Antonio,  his  Roma  Softer- 

ra/iea,  1632,  i.  211. 
Boswell,  Sir  William,  iv.  106,  212; 

resident  at  the  Hague,  106  n, 

230. 
Boucharvant,  Abbess  of,  ii.  24. 
Bouillon,  Duke  and  Duchess  of, 

i.  208. 
Boulanger,  Sieur,  counsellor,  his 

sudden  death,  iv.  339. 
Boulogne,  account  of,  i.  42. 
Bourbon,  L'Archambaut,  i.  86. 
Bourdeaux,    1653,   iv.  279,   280, 

286. 
Bourdon,  Sebastian,  his  portrait 

of  Mrs.  Evelyn,   ii.  3,  38 ;  iv. 

318. 
Bourges,  account  of,  i.  84. 
Bowles,  Sir  John,  ii.  423. 
Bowyer,  Sir  Edward,  ii.  222  ;  his 

seat  at  Cambenvell,  92. 
Boyle,  Richard,  first  Earl  of  Cork, 

ii.  168;  iv.  83;  anecdotes  of, 

39,  4°- 

Hon.  Robert,  various  re- 
ferences to,  ii.  83,  107,  124, 
144,  147,  170,  318;  iii.  58,  88, 
loi,  106,  211  n;  iv.  32,  33  ; 
experiment  by,  ii.  144;  elected 
President  of  the  Royal  Society, 
ii.  374;  letters  of  Mr.  Evelyn 
to,  on  his  History  of  Trades, 
and  Ray's  work  on  Flowers, 
iii.  192  ;  enclosing  certain  Trea- 
tises of  Arts,  iii.  234-236 ;  on 
Essences  of  Roses,  255  ;  on 
his  works  on  Gardening,  260- 
267  ;  on  a  plan  for  a  Mathe- 
matical College,  261-267;    on 


INDEX. 


361 


Boyle — conti7iued. 

Mr.  Boyle's  Seraphic  Love, 
267-274;  on  a  varnish  and 
books  of  Mr.  Boyle's,  280;  on 
several  new  publications,  290  ; 
his  death,  and  Bishop  Burnet's 
funeral  sermon,  i.  Ixviii ;  iii.  99  ; 
particulars  of  him,  communi- 
cated from  Mr.  Evelyn  to  Mr. 
Wotton,    479-487  ;    iv.    i,    18, 

19.  28.  29.  30-36,  38- 

Mr.,  killed  in  a  sea-fight, 

iii.  392. 

Boyle  Lecture,  various  notices 
of  the,  iii.  102,  106,  in,  119, 
126,  129,  147. 

Boyne,    battle    of    the,    iii.    88, 

9°-. 
Bracciano,  Duke  di,  his   house, 

i.  159. 

Bradshaw,    George,    of    Balliol 

College,  Oxford,  i.  8. 

John    (Regicide),   ii.  i,  5, 

17",  43- 
Bramante.     See  Lazzori. 
Bramhall,  Dr.  John,  Archbishop 

of  Armagh,    ii.    116;    iii.   20; 

iv.  270  n. 
Bramstone,  Francis,  Baron  of  the 

Exchequer,  iii.  444 ;    his  son, 

i-  257,  259;  ii.  231. 
Brandenburg,    George    William, 

Elector  of,  165 1,  iv.  221. 

Elizabeth  Charlotte,   Elec- 

tress  of,  1654,  iv.  226. 

Duke  of,  his  present  to  the 

Royal  Society,  1682,  ii.  393; 
to  the  Queen,  1693,  iii.  no. 

Brandon,  Lord,  Charles  Gerard, 
trial  and  pardon  of,  iii.  1 1. 

Charles,   Duke   of  Suffolk, 

painting  of,  ii.  338. 

Bray,  Sir  Edward,  ii.  gin. 

William,  F.S.A.,  History  of 

3V/r/-r)Teferred  to,  ii.3  n,  169  n, 
213  n,    221  n,    385  n,    439  n. 


Bray — co?it!?iued. 

460  n;    iii.  20  n,    41  n,    79  n, 

106  n,  149  n;    iv.  44  n,  62  n, 

70  n,  78  n,  301  n;  great  age  of, 

iii.  362  n. 
Brazen  Tables  at  Lyons,  i.  88. 
Breakwater  at  Plymouth,  i.  99  n. 
Breames,  Sir  Richard,  ii.  212. 
Breda,    ship   of  war,   blown  up, 

iii.  91. 
Brederode,  family  of,  i.  26  ;  ii.  329. 
Brederoke,  F.S.A.,  iv.  213. 
Brenta,  fine  country  on  its  banks, 

i.  246. 
Brentford,  Patrick  Ruthen,  Earl 

of  Forth,  iv.  214. 

Battle  of,  i.  39. 

Brereton,  Lord,  ii.  221. 

Mr. ,  son  of  Lord  Bre- 
reton, ii,  107. 

Brescia,  account  of,  i.  265,  268. 
Brest,  proceedings  concerning  the 

harbour  of,  iv.  288,  296,  299, 

306,  309. 
Bret,  Colonel,  ii.  386. 
Bretagne,  claims  of  the  Admiralty 

of,  on  King  Charles's  prizes  at 

Brest,  iv.  287,  309. 

language,  its  great  resem- 
blance to  the  Welsh,  ii.  310. 

Breton,  Dr.  John,  sermon  by,  ii. 

243- 

Mr.,  Vicar  of  Wotton,  ser- 
mons by,  ii.  137  ;  his  death, 
funeral  sermon,  and  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn's regret  for,  273  ;  iv.  61. 

Brett,  Sir  Edward,  ii.  188. 

Brevell,  Mons.,  ii.  272. 

Brevent,  Dr. ,  Dean  of  Dur- 
ham, ii.  14. 

Breughel,  Peter  (called  the  Old), 
painting  by,  i.  34;  ii.  242. 

John  (called  Velvet  Breu- 
ghel), i.  34,  273,  297  ;  ii.  2. 

Brick-Close,  De])tford,  granted  to 
Mr.  Evelyn,  ii.  231, 


362 


INDEX. 


Brideoak,  Dr.  Ralph,  Bishop  of 

Chichester,  ii.  309,  31 8. 
Bridgeman,  Sir  Orlando,  ii.  261, 

287,    321,    466;    iii.  444;    iv. 

100  and  n,  147  n. 
Mr.,  Clerk  of  the  Council, 

his  death,  iii.  143. 
Mrs.,  ii.  426. 


Bridges,  various  particulars  con- 
cerning, i.  46,  47,  62,  65,  68, 
84,  87,  89,  102,  104,  113,  115, 
181,  187,  208,  215,  266,  280, 
292,  294  ;  ii.  16,  67. 

Bridgewater,  Parliament  captures, 
1645,  iv.  164,  165  n. 

Francis  Egerton,  Duke  of, 

his  improvements,  ii.  229  n. 

Brienne,  Mons.  le  Compte  de, 
iv.  250  andn.  313,  315. 

Brightman,  Thomas,  an  ex- 
pounder of  the  Revelation,  iii. 
88. 

Brill,  Paul,  paintings  of,  i.  60, 
151,  164. 

Briloft,  curious  mechanism  at  the, 
i.  21. 

Brindley,  James,  engineer,  notice 
of,  ii.  229  n. 

Brisbane,  Mr. ,  Secretary  to 

the  Admiralty,   1681,    ii.  381, 
421. 

Bristol,  ii.  53  ;  St.  Vincent's  Rock 
at,  54;  Prince  Rupert  surren- 
ders, iv.  172,  173,  175  and  n, 
188. 

George  Digby,  Earl  of,  ii. 


142,  146;  iii.  444 ;  his  house 
and  library  at  Wimbledon,  ii. 
i43>  334,  335  ;  house  of,  in 
Queen  Street,  260. 
—  Countess  of,  ii.  415  ;  iii.  52; 
her  house  at  Chelsea,  ii.  346, 

349,  357,  414- 

John,  Lord  Digby,  Earl  of, 


summoned  by  the  Queen,  1641, 
iv.  100  ;  votes  against  "Instruc- 


Bristol — continued. 

tions"  to  Commissioners  at 
Edinburgh,  133  ;  various  re- 
ferences to,  no  and  n,  136, 
257  and  n,  314  and  n,  317 
and  n,  338. 

Brochi,  Vincentio,  sculptor,  i. 
227. 

Brodrick,  Sir  Alan,  ii.  307  ;  iv.  37. 

Broghill,  Richard  Lord,  Plays  by, 
ii.  180,  210  and  n. 

Bromley,  Mr.  John,  his  house  at 
Horseheath,  ii.  248  n. 

Sir  George,  Royal  Letters, 

1 787, referred  to,  iv.  106  n,  107 
n,  129  n,  142  n,  208  n,  209  n, 
213  n,  222  n,  229  n. 

Brompton  Park,  rare  plants  in, 
iii.  114. 

Bromwich,  Dr.,  iv.  89. 

Bronzine,  Agnolo,  paintings  by, 
i.  107,  226. 

Brooke,  Francis  Greville,  Lord, 
his  house  at  War\vick,  ii.  62. 

Lady,  her  garden  at  Hackney, 

ii.  51. 

Seat  of  Lady  Camden,  ii.  64. 

Brooks,  W.,  architect  of  the  Lon- 
don Institution,  ii.  285  n. 

Broomfield  and  Deptford,  Kentish 
loyalists  meet  in,  i.  297. 

Brouages,  M.,  iv.  281. 

Brounker,  William,  Viscount, 
First  President  of  the  Royal 
Society,  ii.  131,  150,  164,  325, 

333;  iii-  44,  481- 

Mr.   Henry,  ii.   261,   372; 

his  house  at  Sheen,  339. 

Brown,   Mr.    ,    detained    in 

Holland,  iii.  417. 
Sir   Adam,  of  Betchworth, 


ii.  348,  460 ;  iii.  164  n. 

—  Sir  Ambrose,  of  Betchworth, 
ii.  74,  102. 

Sir  Richard,    temp.   Eliza- 
beth and  James  L,  ii.  401. 


INDEX. 


363 


Browme,  Serjeant, 


-,  a  com- 
missioner at  Newport,  1648, 
iv.  193  n. 

Sir  Richard,  Ambassa- 
dor to  France,  father-in-law 
of  Mr.  Evelyn,  various  refe- 
rences to,  i.  Ixi,  45,  295  ;  ii.  4, 
12,  13,  14,15  n>  23,  28,31  and 
n,  3S>  36,  44,  45,  ii3,  12°  ", 
121,  230,  257,  260,  297,  310; 
iv.  194  n,  195,  209  and  n, 
246  n,  250  n,  285  ;  uncle  to  the 
Countess  of  Caernarvon,  iv. 
129  n  ;  letter  of  thanks  to,  from 
Elector  Palatine,  1643,  145; 
King  Charles  I.'s  instructions 
and  letters  to,  on  his  being  sent 
to  Elector  Palatine,  1641,  228; 
on  his  going  Ambassador  to 
France,  230-232;  directing  him 
to  revive  claim  to  remainder 
of  Queen  Henrietta's  dowry, 
232 ;  about  the  Parliament's 
agent  in  France,  1642,  233; 
on  Queen  Henrietta's  Capu- 
chins, 234 ;  transports  arms, 
&c.,  to  King  Charles  I.  in  Eng- 
land, 1643,  334  j  baronetcy 
conferred  on,  1644,  ibid.  ;  Cor- 
respondence with  Sir  Edward 
Hyde  on  affairs  of  Charles  H. 
and  of  Europe,  1646-1659,237, 
243-325  ;  great  distress,  253, 
263,  312,  332,  333,  334,  336, 

337,  338,  343,  344;  indebted 
for  rent  at  Paris,  272,  276,  277; 
rent  discharged  by  Sir  R.  Fos- 
ter, 280,  282,  285,  287  ;  his 
enemies,  256  n,  293  n ;  diffi- 
culties of  the  correspondence, 
254,  260;  warned  of  Mr.  Hol- 
der, 269;  sends  a  present  to 
Charles  H.  at  Paris,  292  ;  sends 
money  to  Charles  H.,  294,  295, 
298,  299,  300,  307  ;  sends  a 
present  of  money  to  Sir  Edward 


Browne — co7itimied. 

Hyde,  299,  300;  desires  in- 
structions about  Cromwell's 
minister  at  Paris,  1656,  313; 
about  -his  continuing  at  Paris, 
318,  320;  anxious  lest  Charles 
I.  should  dispose  of  Says  Court, 
his  seat,  among  other  crown 
lands,  239 ;  keeps  up  service 
of  the  English  Church,  287  n, 
344 ;  extracts  from  letters  to 
Sir  Edward  Nicholas,  Lord 
Digby,  Lord  Jermyn,  &c.,  327- 
345  ;  his  support  of  the  church 
while  abroad,  i.  14,  29  n,  401  ; 
disappointed  of  the  wardenship 
of  Merton  College,  Oxford,  ii. 
124;  resigns  the  clerkship  of 
Council,  272;  master  of  the 
Trinity  House,  289  ;  his  death 
and  funeral,  ii.  400 ;  eulogium 
on,  400-402  ;  debts  owing  to, 
from  the  Crown,  iii.  37  ;  dis- 
patches of,  iii.  409 ;  letter  of 
Mr.  Evelyn  to,  on  the  death  of 
his  son,  244. 

Lady,  ii.  41  ;  her  death,  45. 

Sir  Thomas,   ii.   268  ;    his 

curiosities,  270. 

Brownists,  accuse  King  Charles 
L  of  Popery,  1641,  iv.  88; 
founder  of  the  sect,  89  n ; 
object  to  Common  Prayer, 
89. 

Brownrigg,  Dr.  Ralph,  Bishop  of 
Exeter,  iv.  89  m  and  n,  99  n  ; 
iii.  444. 

Bruce,  Robert,  Lord,  i.  245  ;  ii. 
82,  426. 

Bruges,  notice  of,  i.  36. 

Brunker,  Mr.,  iv.  114. 

Brussels,  account  of,  i.  32-35; 
ii.  326. 

The  late  news  from  Brussels 

unmasked,  1660,  i.   ci;   ii.  no 
and  n  ;  iii.  195. 


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INDEX. 


Buat,  Mons.,  brother  to  Admiral 
Van  Tromp,  ii.  213. 

Bucentaur,  the  Doge's  vessel  at 
Venice,  i.  250. 

Buchanan,  George,  portrait  re- 
ferred to,  ii.  234  n. 

Buckhurst,  Thomas  Sackville, 
Lord  High  Treasurer,  iii.  443. 

Buckingham,  George  Villiers, 
First  Duke  of,  ii.  79  and  n,  86; 
iii.  443 ;  impeached  by  Lord 
Bristol,  iv.  no  n;  referred  to, 
146  n,  217  n. 

George    Villiers,    Second 

Duke,  ii.  8,  64,  172,  232,  261, 
2 7 1)  334)  358;  his  Rehearsal 
performed,  ii.  272  and  n;  his 
glass-work,  322 ;  seat  of,  at 
Clifden,  354 ;  his  estate  at 
Helmsly,  iii.  131  and  n. 

Duchess  of,  1686,  iii.  24. 

house  erected,  ii.  5 1  n. 


Buckle,  Sir  Christopher,  ii.  103. 

Buda,  thanksgiving  on  the  cap- 
ture of,  1686,  iii.  26,  426. 

Buffaloes  at  Pisa,  i.  103. 

Bulkeley,  Sir  Richard,  chariot  in- 
vented by,  iii.  8. 

Mr.,  a  commissioner  at  New- 
port, 1648,  iv.  193  n. 

Bull,  Mr. ,  F.R.S.,  ii.  131. 

Bullen,  Mr.,  iv.  280,  324. 

Buonarroti,  Michel  Angelo, archi- 
tecture of,  i.  118,123,129,  130, 
133  ;  paintings  by,  60,  61,  107, 
150.  163,  170,  225  ;  iii.  131; 
sculpture,  &c.,  of,  i.  106,  108, 
145.150.152,205,224,226,229. 

Burghers,  Michael,  engraving  by, 
ii.  171  n. 

Burial  in  Churches  censured,  ii. 
402 ;  iii.  74. 

Burleigh,  Robert  Cecil,  Lord, 
picture  of,  in  mosaic,  i.  39 ; 
portraits  and  letters  of,  referred 
to,  iii.  443  ;  iv.  26. 


Burleigh,  William  Cecil,  Lord,  iv. 

131- 

Burleigh  on  the  Hill,  ii.  64  and 
n ;  garden  at,  ii.  442 ;  fire  at, 
iii.  171. 

Burlington,  Earl  of,  1682,  ii.  398; 
iii.  58,  481  ;  iv.  18. 

Burnet,  Dr.  Gilbert,  Bishop  of 
Salisbury,  Mr.  Evelyn  con- 
tributes to  his  History  of  the 
Reformation,  ii.  381;  iv.  26; 
his  preaching,  ii.  304  ;  sermons 
by,  ii.  394;  iii-  68,  73,85,  137, 
150;  funeral  sermon  for  Mr. 
Boyle,  99 ;  Pastoral  Letter 
burned,  107;  portrait,  77; 
various  references  to,  ii.  197  n, 
277  n,  289  n,  293  n,  350  n, 
364,  370  n,  410  n,  442  n;  iii. 
19  n,  22  n. 

Burrow  Green,  Cambridgeshire, 
Mr.  Hingsby's  house  at,  ii.  247 
and  n. 

Burton,  Mr.  Sheriff,  of  Surrey,  ii. 

423- 
Mr.,  of  Honson  Grange,  ii. 

449. 
Robert,    History     of   the 

Civil     Wars     cited,     175     n, 

234  n. 
Bury  St.  Edmunds,  Suffolk,  Abbey 

and  Town  of,  ii.  325. 
Busby,    Dr.    Richard,    theatrical 

performance  of,  iii.  176  n. 
Bushell's  Wells  at  Enstone,  Ox- 
fordshire, ii.  169  and  n. 
Butler,  Mrs.,  ii.  305  n. 
Byron,  Sir  John,  first  Lord,  ii. 

33;   family  seat  at  Newstead 

Abbey,  66;  iv.  139  n. 
Lord,  305  n. 

Cabinets,  of  inlaid  leather,  ii.  24; 

Indian,  146. 
Cade,   Dr.,   a   Commissioner   of 

Greenmch  Hospital,  iii.  132  n. 


INDEX. 


365 


Cadiz,  bombardment  of,  1695, 
iii.  123. 

Caen,  Town  and  Abbey  of,  i.  67. 

Caernarvon,  Robert  Dormer,  Earl 
of,  Queen  Henrietta  directs  him 
to  attend  in  Parliament,  iv.  129, 
137;  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Newbury,  129  n. 

Charles    Dormer,  Earl  of, 

i.  288. 

Caesar,  C.  Julius,  Emperor  of 
Rome,  obelisk  erected  to,  i. 
139,  140. 

Augustus  Octavianus,  Em- 
peror of  Rome,  i.  201.  See 
Augustus. 

Cagliari,  Paolo,  called  Veronese, 
paintings  by,   i.    60,   61,   226, 

241,  248;  ii-  153-  . 
Cajetan,  Cardinal,  his  palace,  i. 

202. 
Calais,  notices  of,  i.  41;  ii.  6. 
Calcography,  History  of,   by  Mr. 

Evelyn,  1662,  various  notices 

of,  i.  ciii ;  ii.  122,   147  and  n; 

iii.  190,  195,  448,  465. 
Caldwell,    Mrs.,  married  to  Mr. 

George  Evelyn,  i.  11 ;  iii.  145 

and  n. 
Caligula,  C.,  Emperor  of  Rome, 

bridge  of,  i.  187. 
Calista,  a  comedy  performed  at 

Court,   1674,  ii.  305  ;  account 

of  it,  ibid. 
Cambridge,descriptive  remarks  on 

the  colleges,&c.,  1654,  ii.  70-72. 
Camden,    William,    Clarencieux 

King  of  Arms,  iii.   296,  444; 

iv.  21;  his  Britannia,  edition 

of  1695,  additions  to  Surrey, 

furnished  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  120. 

Lady,  herseatat  Brook,  ii.64. 

Camomile-flowers,   fumes  of,  for 

the  head-ache,  ii.  4. 
Campania,  notice  of,  i.  176. 
Campanile,  at  Pisa,  i.  10 1. 

IV.  B 


Campion,  Edmund,  his  portrait, 

i.  198. 
Campo  di  Fiori,  at  Rome,  i.  199. 
Martio,    at    Vincenza,     i. 


266. 


Martius,  at  Geneva,  i.  290, 


292. 


Santa,  at  Pisa,  i.    102;  at 
Rome,  159. 

—  Scelerato,  at  Rome,  i.  131. 

—  Vaccino,  at  Rome,  i.   119, 


Can,  Dr.,  sermon  by,  ii.  432. 

Canary  Merchants  desire  a  new 
charter,  ii.  172. 

Cannes,  notice  of  the  town  of,  i.  93. 

Cannon,  of  leather,  i.  42 ;  re- 
markable one  at  Ghent,  35  ;  at 
Havre,  67  ;  at  Venice,  249,  250. 

Canterbury,  Archbishop  of.  House 
of  Peers  makes  order  about  his 
jurisdiction,  iv.  113. 

Cathedral,  notices  of,  i.  37; 

ii.  176. 

Capel,  Arthur,  Lord,  ii.  79 ;  his 
trial  and  death,  1649,  2,  3  and 
n,  114,  363;  referred  to,  iv. 
119  n,  147  n. 

Sir  Henry,  afterwards  Lord 

Capel  of  Tewkesbury,  ii.  218, 
349,475;  iii.  loi,  no;  hishouse 
at  Kew,  ii.  339,  421 ;  iii.  45. 

Arthur,    created    Earl    of 

Essex,  1 66 1,  ii.  126. 

Capellus,  Mons.,  iii.  77. 

Capitol  at  Rome  described,  i. 
120-123. 

Caprarola,  palace  of,  near  Rome, 
i.  219. 

Capua,  notice  of,  i.  176. 

Capuchins ofRome,i.  200;  Queen 
Henrietta's  cloister  of,  com- 
plained of,  iv.  71  n ;  recom- 
mended to  be  dissolved,  1641, 
90 ;  proceedings  in  Parliament 
about,  122  and  n,  234. 

B 


366 


INDEX. 


Carabines,    manufactorj'     of,    at 

Brescia,  i.  268. 
Caracci,  Agostino,  gallery  painted 

by,  i.  118. 

Annibale,    paintings   of,  i. 

125,  170,  200,  220,  231,  232; 
ii.  120,  133. 

Ludovico,    fresco-painting 

by,  i.  231. 

Caravaggio,  Polydore  Caldara,  i. 

126,  203. 

Cardenas,  Don  Alonzo,  Spanish 
Ambassador,  1641,  iv.  73  and 
n,  183  n. 

Cardi,  Ludovico,  called  Cigali,  i. 
60. 

Cardigan,  Thomas  Brudenell, 
Earl  of,  his  creation,  1661,  ii. 
126. 

Cardinal's  hat  given  at  the  Vati- 
can, i.  138. 

Carew,  family  and  seat  at  Bed- 
dington,  ii.  103;  iii.  116,  154 
and  n. 

Mr.,   a   performer   on   the 

harp,  ii.  5. 

John,  regicide,  executed,  ii. 

118. 

Carle,  Dr.  Walter,  Bishop  of  Win- 
chester, his  vote  taken  away, 
1641,  iv.  114  n. 

Carlingford,  Lord,  ii.  260 ;  new 
fuel  projected  by,  ii.  221. 

Carlisle,  James  Hay,  Earl  of,  iii. 

443- 

Charles  Howard,  Earl  of, 

his  creation,  1661,  ii.  126  ;  com- 
plained of  by  the  Court  of  Mus- 
covy as  Ambassador,  ii.  157  n. 

Garrison  of.  Parliament  pays 

off,  1 64 1 ;  iv.  83  ;  surrender  of, 

1645.  173  n- 

Lucy  Percy,  Countess  Dowa- 


ger of,  iv.  92 ;  character  of,  92  n. 
James   Hay,   first  Earl  of, 


IV.  92  n. 


Carmarthen,  Thomas  Osborne, 
Lord,  1701,  iii.  82,  157. 

Carnivals  at  Naples,  i.  181;  at 
Rome,  207  ;    at  Venice,  246, 

259- 

Caroline  of  Brandenburgh,  Queen 
of  George  H.,  ii.  218  n. 

"  Carolus  Quintus,"  a  captured 
vessel,  ii.  185. 

Carr,  Sir  Robert,  ii.  164  ;  pilloried 
for  a  libel,  ii.  228. 

William,  Lord,  of  Cessford, 

iv.  82,  87  and  n. 

Carrara,  marble  quarries  at,  i.  loi. 

Carshalton,  Surrey,  ii.  103. 

Carte,  Thomas,  Life  of  James, 
Duke  of  Ormoiid,  referred  to, 
iv.  207  n,  218  n. 

Carteret,  Sir  George,  Treasurer 
of  the  Navy  and  Vice-Cham- 
berlain, ii.  7,  116,  142,  149, 
154,  162,  261;  iii.  28;  iv.  239, 
246  and  n,  247,  249  and  n, 
255  and  n,  264,  265,  268,  269, 
272,  276,  277,  278,  279,  293, 
306,  325;  services  to  Charles 
n.,  i65i,249n;  1652,  255  n; 
1653,  274  n;  Sir  Richard 
Browne's  and  Sir  Edward 
Hyde's  friendship  for,  279; 
his  daughters,  ii.  154,  159. 

Carthusian  Church  and  Monas- 
tery, i.  179. 

Cartwright,  Colonel,  ii.  263. 

Dr.,    Archdeacon    of   St. 

Alban's,  his  library',  iii.  50. 

Dr.,  Dean  of  Ripon,  Sermon 

by,  iii.  24. 

William,  [his  Royal  Slave, 

iii.  415  n. 

Cary,  Patrick,  brother  of  Lord 
Falkland,  i.  117. 

Mrs.,  ii.  77,  90. 

Casaubon,    Isaac,    hints    for    a 

Treatise   De  Bacidis,   left  by, 
iii.  371,  372. 


INDEX. 


367 


Casaubon,  Dr.  Meric,  correspon- 
dence of,  with  Mr.  Evelyn  on  his 
father's  Treatise  De  Bacu/is, 
&c.,  iii.  371,  372,  374,  398. 

Cascade  of  the  Anio,  i.  216. 

Cashiobury,  Hertfordshire,  seat 
of  the  Earl  of  Essex,  ii.  361- 

Casimir,  John  II.,  King  of  Po- 
land, 1654,  iv.  221,  222. 
Castel-Franco,  Giorgione  del,  i. 

237- 

Castel-Mellor,  Count  di,  his  cha- 
racter, &c.,  ii_.  334,  470. 

Castile,  Don  Michael  de,  iv.  319, 
320. 

Castillion,  Dr.,  Prebendary  of 
Canterbury,  Sermon  of,  ii.  320. 

Castle,  Mrs.,  her  marriage,  ii.  423. 

Castlehaven,  Lord,  ii.  398,  406. 

Castlemaine,  Lady,  satire  on,  &c., 
ii.  229. 

Castlenau,  Marquis  of,  iv.  246  and 
n,  264,  270,  271,  279,  297, 
369;  admits  Charles  II. 's 
cruizersinto  France,  1653,  270. 

Castles,  notices  of,  various,  i.  16, 
27.  39,  41,  42,  59.  66,  68,  77, 
78,  81,  84,  89,  93,  1 78,  194, 
268,  284,  285  ;  ii.  6,  65,  66, 
479.     See  Fortifications. 

Cat,  singular  kind  of,  probably 
the  Mocock,  ii.  92. 

Cats,  remarks  on  the  sight  of,  iii. 

363- 

Cataline,  tragedy  of,  ii.  233. 

Catanea,  earthquake  at,  1693,  iii. 
107,  469. 

Catharine,  Infanta  of  Portugal, 
Queen  of  Charles  II.,  various 
references  to,  ii.  145,  147,  166, 
194,  209,  217,  245,  258,  345, 
407  ;  iii.  57  ;  arrival  of,  ii.  139, 
145  ;  her  person,  145  ;  furniture 
of,  1 46 ;  procession  on  the 
Thames   in    honour  of,    150; 


Catharine — dvitinued. 

her  toilet,  146,  291 ;  birth-day 
of,  i668,  ii.  232;  1672,  288; 
1684,  436;  grief  on  Charles's 
death,  444,  448,  451,  452; 
remains  in  England,  iii.  48. 

Hall,  Cambridge,  ii.  72. 

Cathedrals,  notices  of,/«  Efigland, 
i-  37,  39;  ii-  53,59,  61,62,67, 
68,  70,  480 ;  abroad,  i.  30,  33, 
43,  48,  61,  85,  87,  88,  90,  92, 
102,  III,  179,  220,  269,  270, 
292,  294;  St.  Peter's  at  Rome, 
138-146  ;  St.  John  Lateran, 
146-150. 

Catta  Malata,  equestrian  statue 
of,  i.  248. 

Cavalerizzo  at  Florence,  i.  109; 
at  Naples,  180. 

Cave,  Sir  Richard,  iv.  229  and  n. 

Dr.,  sermon  of,  ii.  360. 

Cecil,  Robert,  Earl  of  Salisbury, 
his  portrait  and  letters  referred 
to,  i.  39  ;  iii.  433  ;  iv.  26. 

Cedar  of  Bermuda,  iii.  405. 

Centi  Camerelli,  notice  of  the,  i. 
191. 

Cercean  Promontory,  &c.,  i.  174. 

Cesare,  Giuseppe,  called  D'Ar- 
pino,  paintings,  &c.,  of,  i.  122, 
126,  142,  146,  214. 

Cestius,  C.,  tomb  of,  at  Rome,  i. 
196. 

Chamberlain,  Captain,  iv.  278  n. 

Chambers,  Mr.,  iv.  332. 

Chambourg,  palace  of  the  French 
kings  at,  i.  76. 

Chamois  Goats,  account  of,  i. 
2S4. 

Champneys,  Justinian,  his  im- 
prisonment and  portrait,  iii. 
158  n. 

Chandos,  Duke  of,  carving  of 
Gibbon  bought  by,  ii.  255  n. 

Chanterell,  portrait  of  Mr.  Evelyn 
by,  i.  4. 


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INDEX. 


Chaplain,  Dr.,  said  to  be  the 
author  of  the  Whole  Duty  of 
Man,  iii.  104. 

Chapman,  Captain,  iv.  247  n. 

Chardin,  Sir  John,  various  re- 
ferences to,  ii.  368,  421,  425, 
429,  430;  iii.  25,  37,  41,  171. 

Charenton,  Protestant  Church  at, 
i.  61;  monument  there,  ii.  9; 
zealots  of,  disfigure  chair  for 
English  Ambassador  at,  1656, 
iv.  316. 

Chariot  invented  by  Sir  R.  Bulk- 
ley,  iii.  8. 

Charitable  Uses,  &c.,  Commis- 
sion of  inquiry  concerning,  ii. 

147,  151- 

Charite,  Hospitals  of  La,  i.  52, 
87  ;  ii.  12. 

Charles  I.,  King  of  England, 
various  references  to,  i.  10,  11, 
38,  39.  273.  288,  296;  ii.  I, 
43,  49>  65,  68,  loi,  155,  357; 
iii.  28  n,  42,  106  n,  168;  iv. 
228  n,  240;  visits  Oxford  with 
the  Queen,  1636,  i.  8  n;  iii. 
176,  177;  procession,  1640,10 
the  Short  Parliament,  i.  10; 
on  his  return  from  the  North, 
1 1 ;  on  proclamation  of  peace, 
1642,38;  martyrdom  of,  1649, 
ii.  2  ;  paintings,  &c.,  dispersed, 
tl>id.;  restoration  of  ditto,  114; 
his  effigies  thrown  down,  5 ; 
daily  forms  of  Prayer  ordered 
by,  30 ;  his  burial-place,  52  ; 
his  murderers  tried  and  exe- 
cuted, 118;  Fast  on  his  Mar- 
tyrdom ordered,  1661,  122; 
prayers  used  on  it  altered,  1689, 
and  Dr.  Sharp's  sermon  on,  iii. 
67  ;  sermon  on,  by  Stephens, 
1700,  149;  his  instructions  to 
Mr.  (afterwards  Sir  Richard) 
Browne,  on  his  going  to  Elec- 
tor   Palatine,    1640,  22S-230; 


Charles  I. — continued. 

and  on  his  going  Ambassador 
to  France,  1641,  230;  letters 
to  and  from  Secretary'  Nicho- 
las, 1641-48,  iv.  69-192  ;  pro- 
ceedings previous  to  depar- 
ture for  Scotland,  1641,  69  n; 
joyfully  received  at  Edinburgh, 
70 ;  marginal  answers  of,  to 
various  letters,  70  and  n,  71, 
72,  73,  75,  76-80,  82,  85-89, 
90-97,  98,  99,  loi,  102-110, 
112-114,  u6,  117,  120,  123- 
126,  127,  128-135,  148,  149, 
301  n  ;  orders  the  Army  to  be 
disbanded,  71  m ;  engages  to 
transport  four  Irish  regiments 
for  Spanish  service,  73  ;  directs 
a  general  pardon  to  be  pub- 
lished, 76,  77,  78;  remark  on 
Parliament's  objections  to  his 
free  pardon,  78  m;  directs  an 
inquiry  into  an  attack  on  the 
deer  in  Windsor  Forest,  ibid., 
81  ;  proceedings  about  for- 
feiture of  Londonderry,  79  m; 
sanguine  about  his  Scottish 
affairs,  80  m,  86  m;  confi- 
dence in  Sir  H.  Vane,  80,  81 
n  ;  makes  the  usual  allowance 
to  merchants  by  Act  of  Ton- 
nage and  Poundage  omitted 
by  Parliament,  81  ;  directs  the 
disposal  of  his  collar  of  rubies, 
86  m,  91  m,  106  m,  117;  sus- 
pected of  Popery,  88  ;  Sir  Ed- 
ward Nicholas  advises  him 
about  the  vacant  Bishopricks, 
89,  114;  and  on  Common 
Prayer,  89 ;  his  directions 
about  the  Bishopricks,  89  m  ; 
recommended  to  dissolve  clois- 
ter of  Capuchins,  90  ;  refers 
the  matter  to  the  Queen,  ibid. 
m  ;  liis  remark  on  Parliament 
inquiring   into    his    Revenue, 


INDEX. 


369 


Charles  I. — continued. 

9 1 ;  commands  certain  Lords 
to  attend  in  Parliament,  ibid. 
m ;  his  plans  for  countermin- 
ing plots  of  the  Factions,  93 
m,  97  m,  loi,  [05  and  m,  130 
m,  132  m;  treacherous  coun- 
sellors about  his  person,  94, 
109,  117,  128;  urged  to  hasten 
to  England,  85,  94,  98,  102, 
103,  no,  117,  124  and  n,  126, 
127,  128,  130,  134;  Lord 
Mayor,  &c.,  desire  to  attend 
him  through  London,  and  pur- 
pose giving  him  an  entertain- 
ment, 95,  102,  124  and  m,  126, 
136,  137  ;  fills  up  the  vacant 
Bishopricks,  99  m  and  n ; 
honourable  sentiment  of,  on 
the  trial  of  Marquis  of  Mon- 
trose, &c.,  98  m;  advised  to 
prorogue  Irish  Parliament,  103; 
firm  in  the  doctrines  of  the 
Church,  104  and  m,  in,  113, 
170;  his  counsels  betrayed, 
109;  directs  Lord  Bristol  to 
renew  a  dispute  between  the 
two  Houses  of  Parliament,  no 
m ;  anecdote  of,  respecting 
Ireland,  112  n;  directions  on 
House  of  Peers  choosing  their 
own  speaker,  113  m;  supports 
the  Bishops' votes,  114;  divi- 
sion in  his  council-board,  117; 
letter  to  Queen  Henrietta,  with 
injunction  to  secrecy,  ibid.;  in- 
treated  by  Sir  Edward  Nicholas 
to  prevent  his  letters  being  dis- 
closed, ibid.  128;  charged  with 
instigating  Irish  rebels,  122  n, 
132,  139,  141,  171  ;  directs  the 
attendance  of  all  Members  of 
Parliament,  114,  123,  130,  132, 
i34>  137;  promises  protection 
to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas,  126 
m ;    endeavours    to    stop    the 


Charles  I. — continued. 

progress  of  Parliament's  in- 
structions to  commissioners  at 
Edinburgh,  129  m;  thanks  the 
Earl  of  Bristol  and  Lord  Digby 
for  opposing,  133  m,  134  m; 
anxious  to  stop  the  progress  of 
Commons'  remonstrance,  130 
m ;  pardons  the  1 3  Bishops,  131, 
135  ;  declares  against  orders  of 
Parliament  made  without  him, 
136;  gentry  of  Hertfordshire 
desire  to  welcome  him,  139, 
143 ;  his  return,  145  n;  speeches 
by  Mayors  of  different  towns 
on  his  return  from  Scotland, 
145  n;  at  Oxford,  1644,  146; 
his  military  affairs  decline,  148 
n  ;  his  memorial  for  the  Treaty 
of  Uxbridge,  152;  instructs 
Mr.  Browne  to  revive  claim  to 
remainder  of  Queen  Henrietta's 
dowry,  1642,  232  ;  issue  of  the 
suit  for,  1644,  334;  directions 
to  Mr.  Browne  on  the  Parlia- 
ment's agent  obtaining  an  audi- 
ence in  France,  233  ;  and  letter 
to,  on  Parliament's  treatment 
of  Queen  Henrietta's  Capu- 
chins, 234;  French  Queen 
sends  money  to,  1643,  334! 
arms,  &c.,  sent  to,  1643,  from 
France,  ibid.;  orders  a  fast,  for 
a  blessing  on  the  Treaty  of 
Uxbridge,  1644,  148;  directs 
Sir  Edward  Nicholas  to  talk 
with  the  Parliament's  Commis- 
sioners on  their  rebellion,  &c., 
149;  determines  not  to  treat 
without  Marquis  Montrose,  147, 
150;  directions,  &c.,  about 
treaty  of  Uxbridge,  149,  150, 
151;  his  Memorial  on  Reli- 
gion and  the  Militia,  151  ;  his 
retreat  from  Oxfordshire  to 
Bewdley,  1 5  2  n ;  defeats  Waller 


370 


INDEX. 


Charles  I  — continued. 

at  Cropredy  Bridge,  153  n; 
state  of  his  affairs  before  battle 
of  Marston  Moor,  ibid.,  153  n  ; 
directs  Prince  Rupert  to  relieve 
York,  &c.,  154  ;  council  of  war 
held  at  Oxford  daily,  153  n  ; 
ditto  on  Parliament's  proposi- 
sions  (Dec.  1644),  155-158; 
state  of  his  army  (June,  1645), 
and  anxiety  to  relieve  Oxford, 
158,  159,  160;  plans  before 
battle  of  Naseby,  162,  163  and 
n;  proceedings  after  that  battle, 
163  n;  determines  to  adhere 
to  the  propositions  at  Uxbridge 
(Aug.  1645),  167;  his  inter- 
cepted private  correspondence 
published, /foV/.,  168,  169,  170, 
171 ;  his  contempt  for  the  Par- 
liament, 167 ;  route  from  Bridge- 
north  to  Newark,  168;  con- 
stant to  the  Church,  his  friends, 
&c.,i  70 ;  state  of  his  affairs,2i^/i/.; 
complains  that  the  Parliament 
did  not  publish  his  correspon- 
dence fairly,  171;  his  plans, 
&c.,  172;  displeasure  at  sur- 
render of  Bristol  (Sept.  1645), 
ibid.,  175;  and  orders  against 
Prince  Rupert,  &c.,  173-175; 
orders  Oxford  to  be  cleared  of 
disaffected,  176;  his  intention 
of  joining  Montrose,  177;  ob- 
servation on  the  conduct  of 
Attorney  General,  Sir  E.  Her- 
bert, 178;  his  design  to  break 
through  the  rebel  army  to  Ox- 
ford, 179  ;  writes  to  Sir  Henry 
Vane  the  younger,  for  his  in- 
terest that  he  might  come  to 
London,  &c.  (Mar.  1646),  181, 
182;  taken  prisoner  by  Colonel 
Hammond,  1830;  promises  ex- 
acted by,  on  his  going  to  the 
Scots,  183,  191  ;  directions  for 


Charles  I. — continued. 

the  surrender  of  Oxford,  184- 

186  ;  anxiety  about  his  cabinet, 
&c. ,  1 86  and  n;  remarks  in  a  Glas- 
gow publication,  on  his  refusing 
Scottish     propositions,     1646, 

187  n  ;  reasons  for  his  sending 
his  propositions  to  London, 
1646,  187-189,  188  n;  letter 
to  Speaker  of  the  House  of 
Peers  (March  1647),  for  his 
Chaplains  to  attend  him,  189; 
thanks  Sir  Edward  Nicholas 
for  his  services,  and  recom- 
mends him  to  his  son,  192  ; 
speech  to  Commissioners  at 
Newport,  Dec.  1648,  ibid.; 
libel  against  by  Marsys,  194, 
195  ;  author  of  Eikon  Basililte, 
igo  n,  194  n. 

Charles  IL  crowned  by  the 
ALarquis  of  Argyle,  1651,  iv. 
96  n  ;  order  of  the  Parliament 
concerning  his  education, 
1 64 1,  119  n;  his  servants 
examined  by  the  Parliament, 
123;  various  references  to,  i. 

295  ;  ii-  7,  8,33.  37.  51  n.  68, 
94,  96,  106  n,   109,   118,   122, 

125.  i3i>  132.  133,  13s.  136, 
137,  140,  141,  142,  148  n, 
151,  153.  156,  157.  158,  163, 

166,  172,  174,  180,  181,  183, 
184,  192,  193,  196,  197,  213, 
215,  216,  217,  218,  220,  221, 
231!  235.  251,  252,  254,  256, 
258,  264,  267,  269,  275,  276, 
280,  283,  284,  285,  290,  302, 

304,  307.  322,  346,  354.  355. 
371,  407,  408,  415,  416,  418, 
419,  420,  438,  471,  472  n, 
479  n  ;  iii.  15,  61,  62,  99, 
III,    151,   464;  iv.   164,   165, 

167.  173.  192.  193  n.  205  n, 
206  n,  208,  209,  211,  214, 
215,     217,     218    and   n,    219 


INDEX. 


371 


Charles  II. — contmued. 

and  n,  222,  225,  226,  227, 
239,  241,  243,  244,  250  n, 
251  and  n,  253  and  n,  256, 
257  and  n,  260;  his  tutors  and 
residence,  165  n;  letters  on 
his  affairs,  1641-1659,  243- 
325  ;  goes  from  Jersey  to  Paris, 
1646,  243;    at  St.  Germain's, 

1648,  341;  letters  of  Sir  Ed- 
ward Nicholas  on  his  affairs, 

1649,  195-197;  documents  re- 
specting his  counsellors,  and 
promise  to  Sir  Edward  Nicho- 
las, 197  ;  letters  to  the  same, 

1650,  on  his  affairs  in  Scotland 
(aversion  to  the  Presbyterians), 
198;  to  Mrs.  Twisden,  about 
the  George  and  seals  of  King 
Charles  I.,  200 ;  to  Mr.  Hinton, 
respecting  bills  of  exchange  for 
his  use,  ibid.:  to  Sir  John  Gren- 
ville,  to  procure  arms,  &c.,  201; 
accused  of  Popery,  247  n  ;  ex- 
pedition to  Scotland  alluded 
to,  198  n,  240,  344,  345 ;  letter 
to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas,  1652, 
on  his  affairs,  204  ;  notices  of 
his  Court  at  Cologne,  224  n; 
anecdote  of  the  King  and  Kil- 
legrew,  225  n;  letter  from  the 
States  of  Holland,  cScc,  con- 
cerning his  residence  at  Til- 
ling, 227 ;  design  of  putting 
places  in  Scotland  and  Ireland 
into  hands  of  Holland,  257; 
thanks  Borell,  Dutch  ambas- 
sador in  France,  for  kindness, 
251,  261  ;  his  answer  to  com- 
plaint of  Venetian  Ambassador 
against  his  Envoy,  258,  259  ; 
state  of  his  affairs,  261  ;  hopes 
from  the  German  Princes, 
1652,  266  n;  French  King 
and  Queen  pay  a  visit  to,  269 
n  ;    indignity    offered    to    his 


Charles  II. — continued. 

cruizers  at  Brest,  270  ;  English 
Journals  caricature  his  Court, 
270  n;  1653,  reported  present 
of  the  King  of  Denmark  to, 
269  n  ;  fleet  under  Prince  Ru- 
pert,_274  n,  275  n,  277  n  ;  pro- 
ceedings ridiculed  in  English 
Prints,  278  n,  280  n,  281  n; 
rich  prizes  taken  by  his  cruizers, 
284  n ;  see  Prizes ;  injury  to 
his  affairs  from  defeat  of  Dutch 
fleet,  284  n;  directions  about 
defraying  Sir  Richard  Browne's 
house-rent  at  Paris,  287  ;  his 
distresses  in  exile,  1652,  253, 
255,  261  n,  262  and  n,  264, 
266  n;  1653,  269,  273  n,  294 
f* ;  i^SSi  3°5  ;  letter  to  Sir  E. 
Nicholas,  Sept.  1653,  205-207; 
at  Chantilly,  291,  293  ;  Sir 
Richard  Browne  sends  money 
to,  294,  295,  298.  299.  3oo> 
307 ;  1654,  designs  leaving 
France,  302 ;  letter  to  the 
Duke  of  Gloucester,  on  attempt 
to  pervert  his  religion,  Nov. 
1654,  206  ;  at  Cologne,  224  n; 
shipping  shut  out  from  Brestf^ 
306,  308;  1655,  at  Frankfort, 
308  and  n;  anxious  to  get  into 
Flanders,  310  and  n  ;  1655-6, 
discharges  a  debt  due  to 
Mons.  Marces,  307,  310  ;  diffi- 
culty in  keeping  his  adherents 
together,  &:c.,  311  ;  1656,  state 
of  his  affairs,  319,  321,  322; 
escape  of,  after  the  battle  of 
Worcester,  ii.  31,  32  ;  iii.  410; 
Mr.  Evelyn's  letter  in  de- 
fence of,  against  a  pretended 
paper  from  Brussels,  ii.  1 1 1 ;  his 
declaration  to  Parliament,  &c., 
and  address  to,  ii.  112  ;  trium- 
phal return  of,  to  London, 
113;  Mr.  Evelyn's  correspon- 


372 


INDEX. 


Charles  II, — continued. 

dence  with  Col.  Morley,  pre- 
vious to  the  Restoration,  iii. 
I  So- 1 83  ;  Mystery  and  Method 
of  his  Restoration,  1 83  n ;  enter- 
tained at  Guildhall,  ii.  114; 
touches  for  the  evil,  ibid.  ;  his 
speech  to  Parliament,  116; 
Peers,  &c.,  created  by,  126; 
account  of  his  progress  and 
coronation,  1661,  126-130; 
Mr.  Evelyn's  Panegyric  on  it, 
130;  iii.  189,  19s  ;  opens  Par- 
liament, and  declares  his  in- 
tention of  marrying,  ii.  131  ; 
miniature  painting  presented 
to  him  by  Mrs.  Evelyn,  ibid.  ; 
day  of  his  Restoration  kept, 
132  ;  sailing  match  with  the 
Duke  of  York,  134  ;  his  design 
of  rebuilding  Greenwich  Pa- 
lace, 143;  his  marriage  with 
Catharine  of  Portugal,  145 ; 
in  danger  at  sea,  147  ;  com- 
mends Mrs.  Evelyn's  \\Titings, 
and  explains  his  plan  of  build- 
ing Whitehall,  171;  his  favour 
to  the  Royal  Society,  149 ; 
visit  to  Mr.  Evelyn,  158; 
thanks  him  for  his  Mystery  of 
Jesuitism,  176;  prorogues  the 
Parliament,  1665,  179  ;  visits 
the  fleet  after  victory,  1665, 
185  ;  gracious  reception  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  after  the  plague,  191, 
192;  exertions  and  proclama- 
tion of,  at  the  Fire  of  London, 
202,  207  n ;  orders  thanks- 
giving after  fight  with  the 
Dutch,  1666,  195  ;  visits  the 
fleet,  196;  assumes  the  Persian 
habit,  210;  dines  in  ancient 
state,  222  ;  gaming  and  gaiety 
at  Court,  228,  229 ;  project  for 
procuring  a  divorce,  1669,  244 
and  n;  commands  Mr.  Evelyn 


Charles  II. — continued. 

to  write  the  History  of  the  Dutch 
War,  246,  252,  256,  299,  301, 
302;  at  Newmarket,  248,  266; 
at  Euston,  with  Mad.  Querou- 
aille,  267  ;  conduct  of,  to  Lord 
Arlington,  275  n ;  visits  the 
fleet,  283  ;  attachment  to  Mrs. 
Frances  Stuart,  301  n;  his  li- 
brary at  Whitehall,  369,  370; 
alarm  of,  at  the  Rye  House 
Plot,  412  ;  profligacy  of  his 
Court,  440,  448  ;  his  sickness 
and  death,  441-444;  conduct 
in  his  last  hours,  444  ;  charac- 
ter of,  ibid. ;  iii.  i ;  funeral  of, 
449  and  n  ;  papers  proving  him 
to  be  a  Roman  Catholic,  1-4; 
anniversary  of  his  Restoration 
neglected,  1686,  iii.  22,  1692, 
103;  causes  of  his  death,  118; 
Order  of  Regicides  for  his  ap- 
prehension, 410. 

"Charles,"    ship  of    no    guns, 
launching  of,  ii.  229. 

Charles  III.  of  Spain,  in  England, 
1704,  iii.  167. 

v.,  statue  of,  i.36;  his  horse- 
armour,  225  ;  hearse,  or  trophy 
of,  230. 

IX.,  letters  of,  referred  to, 

iv.  26. 

Charles  Gustavus  X.,  King  of 
Sweden,   1654,  iv.    221,    223, 

307.  316. 
Charleton,  Dr.,  his  lecture  on  the 

heart,  ii.  403. 
Mr.,  various  references  to, 

ii.  319  ;  iii.  29,  86,  99,  442,  460. 
Charlton,  Kent,  Sir  H.  Newton's 

house  at,  ii.  39,  48,  79,  167. 

Robert,   of    Whitton,    iv. 

gi  n. 

Charmont,  notice  of,  i.  78. 
Charnock,  Robert,  executed,  iii. 
128. 


INDEX. 


373 


Charter-House,  London,  noticed, 

ii.  91. 
Charts  of  the  British  Coast,  ii. 
400. 

Chasteauneuf,  Mons.  le,  iv.  321 
n. 

Chatelets  at  Paris,  i.  52  ;  question 
given  at  the,  ii.  21,  22. 

Chatre,  Claude  de  La,  i.  85. 

Chaucer,  Geoffrey,  referred  to,  ii. 
52  ;  iii.  444. 

Chavigny,  Mons.  de,  iv.  334. 

Chaworth,  Lord,  ii.  65. 

Dr.,  ii.  161. 

Cheapside  Cross,  London,  de- 
stroyed, i.  40  ;  ii.  63. 

Cheke,  family  of,  seat  at  Burrow- 
green,  ii.  247. 

Chelsea,  Duke  of  Buckingham's 
house,  &c.,  at,  ii.  346  and  n, 
349.  357>  415;  Apothecaries' 
Garden  at,  474;  Winstanley's 
Waterworks  there,  iii.  132  and 
n. 

College,    prisoners  of  war 

confined  at,  ii.  177,  181  ;  given 
to  the  Royal  Society,  225, 
236 ;  purchased  to  erect  the 
Royal  Hospital,  38S)390i394, 
397- 

Cheney,  Lord,  and  his  son,  iii. 
83>  103,  131. 

Chenonceaux,  Castle  of,  i.  84. 

Chester,  the  King's  intent  of 
summoning,  1645,  'v.  157;  in 
danger,  188. 

Chesterfield,  Philip  Stanhope, 
Earl  of,  ii.  12,  240,  247,  360. 

Chetto  di  San  Felice  at  Venice, 
i.  246. 

Chetwin,    Mr.,    sermon    of,    iii. 

32- 
Chevereux,  Duchess  of,  iv.  321 
n;    Parliament    discovers   her 
cypher,  142  ;  anecdote  of,  ibid. 


Chevreux,  notice  of,  i.  82. 
Chichley,  Sir   Thomas,    ii.  197, 

199,  200,  249. 
Chichester,  Francis  Leigh,  Lord 

Dunsmore,  Earl  of,  iv.  147  n, 

155- 
Chiesa  Nova,  at  Rome,  i.   126, 

156,  160,  210. 
Chiffinch,     Mr.     Thomas,     the 

King's  closet  keeper,  ii.   139; 

letter  to,  from  Mr.  Evelyn,  on 

making    a    catalogue    of    the 

King's  curiosities,  iii.  283  and 

n. 
Child,  Sir  Josiah,  his  great  wealth 

and  seat,  ii.  402. 
Chillingworth,  William,  iii.  444. 
Chilston,    Kent,     seat     of    Mr. 

Hales  at,  ii.  194. 
Chimes,  at  Amsterdam,  i.  21,  22 ; 

at  Venice,  238. 
China,   curiosities  from,  ii.  165  ; 

account    of,    by   Mr.   Vander 

Douse,     translated     by     Mr. 

Evelyn,  iii.  285  ;  list  of  books 

on,  then  published,  ibid.  n. 
Chiswell,  Richard,  bookseller,  iv. 

26. 
Chiswick,  Lady  Fox's  house  at,  ii. 

398,  405- 
Chi  Vali,  licentious  custom  of,  at 

Padua,  i.  258. 
Choppines  of  the  Venetian  ladies, 

i.  244. 
Choquex,   Mons.,   iv.   265,    271, 

290,  297. 
Christ  Church,  Oxford,  ii.  56. 
College,    Cambridge,    ii. 

7?- 

Christ's  Hospital,  at  Rome,  ac- 
count of,  i.  171,  172;  in  Lon- 
don, ii.  91  ;  iii.  34. 

Christina,  Queen  of  Sweden,  ii. 
218  n,  372  ;  iv.  208,  209,  210, 
213,  216,  217,  218,  225,  226, 
308 ;    gives  an  assignation  to 


374 


INDEX. 


Christina — continued. 

the  French  Ambassador,  208  ; 
anecdotes  of,  ibid,  n ;  her 
meeting  with  Prince  of  Conde, 
219  and  n  ;  at  Brussels,  1654, 
222. 

Christmas  Eve,  ceremonies  on,  in 
Rome,  i.  159. 

Day,  in  Rome,  i.  123,  160; 

observance  of  prohibited,  ii.50, 
74,  80,  95,  96. 

Chrysostom,  his  Commetit  on  the 
Gospel,  i.  112;  his  Golden 
Book  on  Education,  translated 
by  Mr.  Evelyn,  1659,  i.  c ; 
ii.  99    n,  103  ;   iii.   189,    195, 

257,  474- 

Chrystal  branches,  ii.  10. 

Church-music,  dispute  on,  i.  17; 
alteration  in,  ii.  156. 

Church  of  England,  service  and 
clergy  of  the,  suppressed,  ii.  4, 
14,  25,  37,  45,  49,  50,  74,  79, 
80,  88,  96,  100,  107,  113; 
innovations  of  the  Parlia- 
ment in  the,  1641,  iv.  83  n, 
84  and  n,  85  and  n,  89,  110, 
248  ;  protested  against  by 
the  Lords,  85  ;  protection  of, 
by  Charles  I.,  104  and  m,  iii, 
113,  170  ;  service  of  the,  kept 
up  in  France  by  Sir  Richard 
Browne,  ii.  9,  14,  29  n,  113;  iv. 
287  n,  344  ;  collection  for  per- 
secuted Ministers  of  the,  1658, 
1 00  ;  state  of,  under  the  Com- 
monwealth, iii.  205-207  and 
n,  252  ;  controversy  of  Papists 
with,  ii.  113;  iii.  287-290, 
292-294,  381-389;  recovery 
of  the,  ii.  116,  149,  244;  mis- 
sionary of  the,  138 ;  Asian 
Church's  subscription  to  the, 
153  ;  excellence  of  the,  iii.  4  ; 
danger  of,  from  the  Papists,  50, 
56  n. 


Churches  in  Italy,  measures  of,  i. 

232. 
Churchill,  Francis  Spencer,  Baron, 

ii.  169  n. 

Sir  Winstan,  iii.  100. 

Gen.  made    Lieutenant  of 

the  Tower,  iii.  172. 

Mr.,  his  collection  of  curi- 


osities, ui.  125. 
Mrs.,  iii.  16. 


Churchyards  in  Norwich,  ii.  271. 
Ciaconio,    Alphonso,    his    notes 

on  Trajan's  Column,   &c.,  iii. 

408. 
Cicero's    Palace,    i.    120,     188; 

tomb,  &c.,  174,  176. 
Cifaccio,  a  famous  singer,  iii.  32, 

36. 
Cigali.    See  Cardi,  Ludovico. 
Circumcision,   Jewish    ceremony 

of,  at  Rome,  i.  161. 
Circus  Maximus  at  Rome,  i.  124, 

151,  196,  203. 

Caracalla,  i.  203. 

Cisii,  Signior  Pietro,  ii.  232. 
Citolin,   M.,  taught  Mr.  Evelyn 

to  write,  i.  5. 
Clancarty,  Earl  of,  iii.  53,  91. 
Earl  and  Countess  of,  iii. 

53,  91,  480. 
Clanricard,  Ulick  Bourk,  Earl  of, 

house  at  Summer-hill,  ii.  43. 
Clapham,  houses  at,  noticed,  iii. 

104,  154. 
Clare,    Lord,    ii.    65 ;     protests 

against  an  order  in  the  Com- 
mons, 1 64 1,  iv.  85  n. 

Dr.,  ii.  31  ;  sermon  by,  ibid. 

Hall,  Cambridge,  ii.  72. 

Clarendon,  Edward  Hyde,  Earl 

of,Lord  Chancellor.ii. 7, 23,121, 

123,  13°,  138,  147,  151,  160, 
163,  168,  171,  172,  174  n,  181, 
194,  197,  199,  213,  214,  215, 
217.  330  n,  399,  475  ;  in. 
6  n;   169,  296,  299,  302,  303, 


INDEX. 


375 


Clarendon,  Edward — continued. 
31 7  n  ;  his  Life,  His/ory  of  the 
Rebellion  and  State  Papers,  re- 
ferred to,  iv.  91  n,  92  n,  93  n, 
17s  n>  239n,  24on,  243n,244 
n,  252  n,  253  n,  256  n,  257  n, 
258  n,  259  n,  264  n,  266  n, 
267  n,  277  n,  280  n,  281  n, 
285  n,  288  n,  bis,  294  n,  300  n, 
301  n,  302  n,  304n,  306  n,  3 1 3  n, 
3i4n,3i7n,3i9n,323n,324n; 
attempts  to  remove  him  from 
the  office  of  Chancellor,  1656-7, 
ii.  125  n;  his  daughter's  mar- 
riage to  the  Duke  of  York, 
118;  elevated  to  the  Peerage, 
126  ;  visits  Mr.  Evelyn  in  state, 
149  ;  remarks  by  Mr.  Evelyn 
in  vindication  of  him  against 
Sorbiere,  iii.  296,  297  ;  letter 
of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  346,  348  ; 
portraits  worth  collecting,  pro- 
posed to  him  by  Mr.  Evelyn, 
ii.  234  n  ;  iii.  444,  ^445  ;  col- 
lection formed  by,  ii.  234;  iii. 
436,  444,  445  ;  impeached  by 
the  Parliament,  and  the  Seals 
taken  from  him,  ii.  223,  227  ; 
party  in  Parliament,  &c.,  against 
him,  ii.  125  n,  224,  226,  227, 
228;  iii.  445;  his  flight,  ii. 
228;  injurious  charges  against 
him,&c.,  416,417  ;  his  conduct 
contrasted  with  that  of  his  sup- 
planters,  iii.  445.  See  Claren- 
don House,  Hyde. 

Henry       Hyde       (Lord 

Cornbury),    second    Earl,    ii. 

168,  194;  iii.  5  n,  40,  62,  78, 

169,  217,  233,  237,  292,  359, 
398,  406,  408,  411,  425,  426; 
letters  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  on 
the  Mystery  of  Jesuitism,  ii. 
174;  hints  for  a  course  of 
study,  iii.  316;  congratulating 
him,  &c.,  ibid.,   320;   opinion 


Clarendon,  Henry — continued. 
of  Clarendon  House,  ii.  418  ; 
Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland, 
475;  his  recall,  &c.,  iii.  31; 
letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  on 
materials  for  his  work  on  the 
Dutch  War,  394  ;  letter  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  on  the  affairs  of  Ire- 
land, &c.,  425  ;  refused  to  sit 
in  council  with  Papists,  1688, 
iii.  57  ;  dissatisfied  at  the  Re- 
volution, 429 ;  opposed  Wil- 
liam's assumption  of  the  Crown, 
iii.  70 ;  sent  to  the  Tower, 
1690,  88  ;  bailed,  90  ;  confined 
again  in  the  Tower,  92;  per- 
mitted to  take  country  air,  96  ; 
medals  and  library,  443,  444. 

Countess,  ii.  121,  364,  434, 

457.  470;  iii-  5.  360. 

Edward   (Lord  Cornbury), 

third  Earl,  grandson  of  the 
Chancellor,  iii.  7,426;  his  ac- 
count of  Denmark,  1687,  41; 
goes  over  with  some  regiments 
to  the  Prince  of  Orange,  60. 

House  built,  ii.   168    and 


n,  194,213,217,228;  collec- 
tion of  pictures  at,  233,  436, 
443 ;  sold  and  demolished, 
408,  417,  433;  Mr.  Evelyn's 
opinion  of  the  house,  417  n; 
iii.  340  n,  341. 

Clarges,  Sir  Thomas,  iii.  178. 

■ Sir  Walter,  iii.  118  n,  152. 

Street,  in  London,  118  n. 

Clarke  Mr.,  player  on  the  Irish 
harp,  ii.  50,  233. 

Rev.  Mr.,    Boyle-lecturer, 

iii.  169. 

Classics,  Greek  and  Latin,  Mr. 
Evelyn's  proposal  for  correct 
editions  of  the,  iii.  346,  348. 

Claude,  Mons.,  forced  to  quit 
P'rance,  iii.  9  ;  his  book  burned 
in  England,  21. 


376 


INDEX. 


Claudius,  son-in-law  of  Mr.  Hart- 
lib,  a  chemical  adept,  iv.  31, 

33- 
Clayton,  Dr.,  Physician,  ii.  iii. 

Sir  John  and  Robert,  ii.  88, 

296,  321,  324,  349;  iii-  79  n. 
122 ;  house  of,  in  the  Old 
JewTy,  London,  ii.  286  and  n ; 
seat  at  Marden,  331 ;  iii.  79  n; 
account  of,  ii.  332  n,  357. 
Sir  T.,  warden  of  Merton 


College,  ii.  124. 

Clement  VIII.,  Hippolito  Aldo- 
brandini.  Pope,  palace  of,  i.  2 1 4. 

Dr.,  i.  7. 

regicide,  executed,  ii.  118. 

Clench,  Dr.,  his  son's  early  ta- 
lents, iii.  64 ;  murder  of,  64  n, 
100. 

Clere,  Mons.  St.,  his  collections 
of  drawings,  &c.,  ii.  15. 

Clerk,  George,  Sheriff  of  London, 
loyalty  of,  1641,  iv.  98. 

Clerkenwell,  Newcastle  House  at, 
ii.  216  and  n. 

Cleve,  Duke  of,  his  heart  pre- 
served, i.  27. 

Cleveland,  Thomas  Wentworth, 
Earl  of,  1662,  ii.  159;  lawsuit 
of,  211. 

Duchess,  ii.i33n,  259,444, 

448  ;  her  children  by  Charles 
II.,  ii.   269,   284,  322  and  n, 

357;  iii-  19-. 

House,  ii.  213  n,  360. 


Clifden,  Duke  of  Buckingham's 
seat  at,  ii.  353. 

Clifibrd,  Sir  Thomas,  afterwards 
Lord -Treasurer  of  the  House- 
hold, ii.  172,  213,  251,  253, 
257,  261,  265,  266,  279,  281, 
284,  286,  394,  406 ;  Lord 
Treasurer  by  the  Duke's  inte- 
rest, 275  n  ;  death  of  his  eldest 
son,  259,  275  n;  Exchequer 
closed   by  his    advice,    1672, 


Clifford,  Sir  Thomas — continued. 
275  ;  inclined  to  Popery,  276  ; 
resigns  his  Treasurer's  staff, 
292  ;  his  engagement  to  the 
Duke  of  York  affects  his  mind, 
293 ;  his  life,  character,  and 
unhappy  death,  213,  294,297; 
iii.  393,  407 ;  letters  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  303,  307,  365,  375, 

378,  390.  393-. 
Clocks,  curious,  i.  127,  138,  171, 

238;  ii.  119,  125,  133. 
Clotworthy,  Sir  John,  accused  of 

peculation,  iv.  122  n. 
Coaches    in   Rome,   i.    141 ;    in 

Naples,  192. 
Coale,  Mr.  Gregory,  ii.  213  and  n. 
Cock,    Capt.,    Treasurer  to   the 

Commission      for     sick     and 

wounded,  ii.  174. 
Mr.  Evelyn  at  law  with,  ii. 

262. 
Mr.,  lottery-prize  gained  by, 

1694,  iii.  118. 
Cockerell,    Mr.    Samuel    Pepys, 

original  letters    belonging   to, 

iii.  406  n. 
Cockpit,  play  performed  there,  i. 

297;  ii.  143. 
Coffee  introduced  into  England, 

i.  9  ;  Coffee-club,  iv.  27. 
Coilus,  King  of  Britain,  ii.  85. 
Coin,    plan   for   reducing   Gold, 

ii.    161  ;  depreciated  state  of, 

1694,  iii.  117;  difficulties  in  re- 
forming it,  1664,  ii.  164;  1695, 

iii.  126;    new   coinage,    1695, 

ibid.;  scarcity  of,  1696,  131. 
Coins,   ancient,   observations   on 

Roman,  i.  2 1 7  ;  Prince  Henry's 

collection,  iii.  442. 
Coke,  Sir   Edward,  his  portrait, 

iii.  444;  library,  45  r. 
Colbert,  Jean  Baptiste  de,  French 

ambassador,  ii.  212,  231,  266, 

267. 


INDEX. 


377 


Colchester,  siege  of,  i.  297 ;  iii. 

44 ;  account  of,  ii.  85. 
Coldbrook,    at    Cashiobury,    in 

Hertfordshire,  ii.  362. 
Coleman  executed,  1678,  ii.  345, 

377- 

Colepepper,  Sir  John,  Chancellor 
of  the  E.xchequer,  1641,  iv. 
86. 

• Thomas  and  William,  their 

imprisonment  and  portraits, 
iii.  158  n. 

Coligni,  Admiral  Gaspard,  assas- 
sination of,  a  painting,  i.  163. 

College,  scheme  for  a  Philoso- 
phical and  Mathematical  one, 
iii.  261-267. 

Collier,  Mr.,  nonjuring  Clergy- 
man, iii.  129  and  n. 

Collins,  Dr.,  of  King's  College,  ii. 

Capt.,  sea-charts  by,  ii.  400. 

Arthur,  his  Peerage  referred 

to,  ii.  313  n;  iv.  74  n,  92  n. 
Cologne,  Kings  of,  their  bodies,  i. 

358  ;  city  of,  addresses  Charles 

II.,  ii.  115. 
Colone,  Bartolomeo,  statue  of,  i. 

251. 
Colonna,    Connestable,   1.    149 ; 

wife  of  Colonna,  iii.  144;  Vit- 

toria,  iv.  396,  437. 
Colosseum  at  Rome,  i.  135. 
Colours  of  the  ancients,  iii.  420. 
Colson,  Mr.  John,  notice  of,  ii. 

174  n- 
Columbus,  Christopher,  painting 

of,  ii.  441. 
Combefis,  Padre  Francesco,  his 
tract   of    St.   Chrysostom,    iii. 

474- 

Comber  family,  of  Sussex,  i.  2. 

Comets,  notices  of  several,  1680, 
ii.  380  ;   1682,  398. 

Cominazzo,  Lazarino,  carbine- 
maker,  i.  268. 


Commerce  of  England,  iii.  419. 

Comminges,  Gaston  Jean  Bap- 
tiste,  French  Ambassador,  ii. 
159,. 172,  184. 

Commissioners  and  Committees 
of  Parliament,  various  pro- 
ceedings of,  1641,  iv.  71  and  n, 
75,  78,  82,  83,  91  and  n,  94 
and  n,  99,  100,  loi,  104, 
105,  107,  115,  122,  126,  127, 
129. 

Committee,  a  play  by  Sir  R. 
Howard,  ii.  155. 

Common  Prayer,  Book  of,  or- 
dered by  the  House  of  Lords 
to  be  observed,  1641,  iv.  85; 
opposed  by  the  Brownists,  &c., 
89;  denied  being  read,  1644, 
148. 

Compagno,  Hieronyma,  sculptor, 
i.  248. 

Compton,  Dr.  Henry,  Bishop  of 
London,  ii.  239,  402 ;  iii.  26  ; 
sermon  by,  ii.  291  ;  notice  of, 
291  n,  321. 

Sir    Spencer,    gallantry   in 

youth,  iv.  211  n. 

Sir  William,   ii.    135;    sur- 


prises Compton  House,  1644 ; 
iv.  146. 

Conally,  Owen,  discovers  Irish 
Rebellion,  iv.  122  and  n;  Par- 
liament reward  for,  ibid. 

Conde,  Louis  de  Bourbon,  Prince 
of,  1649-1652,  ii.  3,  8,  II,  40; 
iv.  245  and  n,  246  n,  248  n, 
250  n,  251  n,  253  n,  262  n, 
267  n,  272  n,  279  n,  286,  333; 
meeting  with  Queen  Christina, 
219  and  n,  222;  proceedings 
of,  July,  1648,  338,  341,  3425 
professes  friendship  for  Charles 
I.,  330 ;  his  insurrectionary 
army,  1653,  289  n. 

Confederates,  1689,  progress  of, 
iii.  78. 


378 


INDEX. 


Conflans,  bathing  at,  ii.  25. 
Conopios,  Nathaniel,  a  Greek,  i. 

9- 

Conscience,  liberty  of,  procla- 
mation for,  in  Scotland,  1687, 
iii.  32 ;  bishops  petition  the 
King  against  reading  the  de- 
claration for,  47  ;  proceedings 
against  them  for  not  suffering 
it  to  be  read,  47,  48,  49. 

Conservatori,  apartment  of  the, 
at  Rome,  i.  122;  procession  of 
the,  160. 

Consideration,  Treatise  on,  by  Dr. 
Horneck,  ii.  403  and  n. 

Constable  of  the  Tower  ordered 
to  reside  in  the  fortress,  1641, 
iv.  71. 

Constantine  the  Great,  statutes 
of,  i.  123;  arch,  136;  palace, 
146;  obelisk,  147,  148; 
churches  built  by,  &c.,  206, 
207. 

Constantinople,  name  of  an  an- 
cient coin,  iv.  18  and  n,  27. 

Convention,  1689,  proceedings 
of,  as  to  disposal  of  the  Crown, 
iii.  64,  68,  70. 

Convents  and  monasteries,  va- 
rious notices  of,  i.  17,  27,  3r, 
33.  49'  80,  109,  113,  115,126, 
i3o>  173,  186,  195,  197,  203, 
204,  230,  241,  248,  252,  259, 
271,  274;  ii.  i74._ 

Conversano,  Conte,  iv.  342. 

Convocation,  1690,  for  reforming 
Liturgy,  &c.,  iii.  81,82;  1701, 
notices  a  passage  in  a  book  of 
Dr.  Davenant's,  157  and  n; 
disagrees  with  bishops,  158. 

Conway,  Edward,  Lord,  ii.  335  ; 
iv.  146  n. 

Cony,  Mr.,  ii.  316. 

Conyers,  Sir  John,  Parliament 
examines  about  O'Neal's  affair, 
139  and  n. 


Cook,    Dr.    George,    Bishop    of 

Hereford,    questioned   by   the 

Parliament,  1641,  iv.  114  and 

n. 

Sir  Robert,  ii.  18. 

Mr.,   nonjuring  clergyman, 

iii.  129  and  n. 
John,  regicide,  executed,  ii. 

118. 
Cooke,  Col.,  ii.  8,  426. 
Capt.,  an  excellent  singer, 

&c.,  ii.  74,  88. 

Mr.,  at  Cashiobury,  ii.  363. 

SirT.,  discovery  about  East 

India  Company,  iii.  121. 

Rev.  Edward,  pamphlet  re- 


printed by,  iii.  114  n. 
Cooper,  Samuel,  portrait-painter, 

ii.  141. 
•  Anthony    Ashley    Cooper, 

Lord,  creation  of,  ii.  126. 
Mr.,  surgeon,  describes  Mr. 

Evelyn's  Tables  of  the  Veins, 

&c.,  iii.  160. 
Coque,  Mons.  le,  iii.  80. 
Corbeil,  notice  of,  i.  64. 
Cork,  Richard   Boyle,  First  Earl 

of,  ii.  168  ;  iv.  39. 
Corker,  James,  trial  of,  1679,  ii. 

351  n- 
Cornaro,  Hellen,  a  learned  Italian, 

iii.  437. 
family,  painting  of,  ii.  loi 

and  n. 
Cornbur)',  Lord  Cornbury's  house 

at,  ii.  168,  169;  portraits,  &c., 

there,  iii.   443-445.     See  Cla- 
rendon. 
Cornea,   Antonio  di,    painter  at 

Rome,  i.  218. 
Cornelius    Nepos,    statue   of,    i. 

267. 
Coronada,  Don  Juan  Velasquez, 

i.  275. 
Cornwallis,    Lord,   ii.    126,  372, 

439>  448. 


INDEX. 


379 


"Coronation  "  and  Harwich  ships 

lost,  iii.  98. 
of  King  Charles  II.,  ii.  126- 

130- 

Corpus-Christi  day  in  Paris,  i. 
295,  296;  ii.  24. 

Correggio.     See  Allegri. 

Corsica,  Island  of,  i.  94. 

Cortona,  Pietro  Berretini  di, 
paintings,  &c.,  by,  i.  124,  127, 
218,  227. 

Cortone,  Dr.,  of  Verona,  i.  267. 

Cosin,  Dr.  John,  Dean  of  Peter- 
borough, afterwards  Bishop  of 
Durham,  ii.  11;  notice  of  him, 

29  n  ;  officiated  in  the  English 
Chapel  at    Paris,    14,   24,   29, 

30  n ;  occasion  of  publishing 
his  Offites,  29,  30 ;  Mr.  Evelyn 
treated  with  him  for  the  pur- 
chase of  his  library,  38 ;  iii. 
451 ;  letter  on  that  subject,  iii. 
451  n;  alluded  to,  ii.  72,  158, 
232,  244;  iv.  287  and  n. 

John,  son    of  the    Bishop, 

perverted   to    Popery,   ii.    33, 

38. 

Cosmo  II.,  Grand  Duke  of  Flo- 
rence, fine  statue  of,  i.  225. 

Cotterell,  Sir  Charles,  ii.  232, 
387;  iv.  208,  210,  225;  his 
son,  ii.  281. 

Cottington,  Sir  Francis,  Lord, 
summoned  by  the  Queen,  1641, 
iv.  100;  referred  to,  ii.  7,  23, 
108,  157  n;  King  Charles  I. 
requires  his  presence  in  Par- 
liament,    137;     portrait,     iii. 

443' 
Cotton,  Sir  John,  i.  64  ;  a  great 
Grecian,  ii.  197;  library,  229; 
his   relict,   i.   4  n,    1 1    n ;   iii. 

145- 

Sir  Robert,  ii.   197  ;   MSS. 

collected  by,  229  ;  portrait,  iii. 
444  ;  medals  of,  442. 


Cotton,  Lady,  christening  of  her 
daughter,  i.  298 ;  birth  of  a 
son  to,  ii.  38;  death  and  fu- 
neral, 167  ;  letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn 
to,  on  the  death  of  her  infant, 
iii.  284. 

Courland,  Duke  of,  iv.  151. 

Course  in  Paris,  i.  55 ;  at  Vin- 
cenza,  266  ;  in  Milan,  275. 

Court  of  Vulcan,  i.  185. 

Courts  in  Venice,  i.  241. 

Covel,  Dr.  John,  iii.  126  and  n. 

Covenant,  Scotch,  i.  40  ;  burnt, 
ii.  132  ;  ordered  to  be  abjured, 
149. 

Covenberg,  F.,  painting  by,  i. 
26. 

Coventry,  city  of,  notice  of,  ii. 
63;  address  to  James  II., 
thanking  him  for  liberty  of 
conscience,  1687,  iii.  39. 

Thomas,  Lord,  summoned 

by  the  Queen,  1641,  iv.  100. 

Henry,  iii.  392,  394. 

Sir    William,    secretary    to 

James,  Duke  of  York,  &c.,  ii. 
8,  107,  157,  185,  191,  222, 
319;  letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to, 

iii-  327,  394- 

Covent  Garden,  Church  and 
Piazza  of,  copied  from  Leg- 
horn, i.  104. 

Cowley,  Abraham,  ii.  158,  163, 
372  ;  iii.  463  n  ;  iv.  201  n  ;  his 
death  and  funeral,  ii.  222;  iii. 
456 ;  letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to, 
ii.  214  n;  iii.  349-351  ;  letter 
to  Mr.  Evelyn  respecting  his 
verses  on  Royal  Society,  35 1 ; 
about  treaty  of  Breda,  205  n ; 
portrait,  iii.  444. 

Cowper,  Mr.  William  (afterwards 
Earl  Cowper),  made  Lord 
Keeper,  iii.  171  and  n,  172. 

Cox,  Captain  of  the  "Charles,"  ii. 
230,  277. 


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INDEX. 


Cox,  Sir  John,  iii.  404. 
Coxhall,  Rev.  Mr.,  of  South  Mai- 
ling, i.  5. 
Craddock,  Dr.,  Provost  of  Eton, 

"•   353,    355;    sermon   of,  iii. 

19. 
Crafford,  John,  notice  of,  i.  10. 
Cranboum   Lodge,    ii.   300 ;   iii. 

28. 

Lord,  ii.  386. 

Cranmer,  Thomas,  Archbishop  of 

Canterbury,  i.  444. 
Crane,  Mr.,  Clerk  of  Green  Cloth, 

ii.  119,  120,  121. 
Craven,  William,  Lord,  ii.  263 ; 

house  at  Caversham,  52. 
Creighton,  Dr.,  sermons  by,  ii.  9, 

158,  297,  321,  475. 
Cressy,    Deane,   answer  to    Dr. 

Pierce,  his,  ii.  160  and  n;  iii. 

287,  292. 
Crevecceur,  Marquis  de,  ii.  22. 
Crew,  Bishop  of  Rochester,  iii. 

15-  25,  26  n,  28  n. 

Sir  Clepesby,  i.  297. 

Thomas,  Lord,  creation  of, 

ii.  126. 

a  commissioner  at  Newport, 


1648,  iv.  193  n. 
Crispe,  Sir  Nicholas,  projects  of, 

ii-  79,  143- 

a    confidential    servant    of 


King  Charles  L,  iv.  91m  andn. 
Croft,    Dr.    Herbert,    Bishop    of 

Hereford,  Naked  Truth  by,  ii. 

317;  referred  to,  236. 
Crofts,  Lord,  ii.  7,  325. 
Mr.,  iv.  270  n,  334;  Parlia- 
ment discovers  his  cypher,  142; 

accounts  of  him,  ibid.  n. 
Crombe,  Col.,  i.  27. 

Cromer, musician,  ii.  156. 

Cromwell,  Thomas,  Earl  of  Essex, 

portrait,  iii.  444. 
Oliver,  iv.  161  n,  189,  198  n, 

205  n,  bis,  208  n,  210  and  n, 


Cromwell,  Oliver — continued. 
212,  214,  217  n,  219,  223,  226, 
267  n,  288  n,  298,  300  n,  305 
and  n,  308  and  n,  310,  313, 
315  and  n,  316,  320  ;  dissolves 
Long  Parliament,  210  n,  281 
and  n ;  assumes  the  Protecto- 
rate, 210,  212,  298;  his  Par- 
liament, 1654,  and  its  dissolu- 
tion, 213  and  n ;  procures 
Charles  H.'s  cruizers  to  be  shut 
out  from  Brest,  1655,  306,  30S; 
sends  a  squadron  to  the  Indies, 
309  ;  murders  by  his  guards,  i. 
297;  Act  of  Oblivion,  ii.  38; 
feasts  with  Lord  Mayor  on  Ash 
Wednesday,  50;  prohibits  mi- 
nisters of  the  Church  from 
preaching,  &c.,  80 ;  death  and 
funeral,  103,  104;  disinter- 
ment, 123;  allusions  to,  36, 
37,  51,  54,  76,  86,  87,  88,  90, 
91,  133,  282,  472;  iii.  137, 
142,  178. 

Richard,  ii.  106. 

Croone,  Dr.,  letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn 
to,  iii.  286. 

Cropredy  Bridge,  battle  of,  1 644, 
iv.  153  n. 

Cross,  fragments  of  the,  i.  144, 
147,  206;  of  St.  Edward  dis- 
covered, ii.  478  ;  iii.  184. 

Crowder,  Rev.  Mr.,  ii.  30  n. 

Crowe,  Sir  Sackville,  ii.  181. 

Crowne,  John,  masque  by,  at 
Court,  1674,  ii.  305  n. 

Crowther,  Mr.,  iv.  324. 

Croydon  Church,  monuments  in, 
iii.  154  and  n. 

Dr.,  ii.  24. 

Crusca,  Academy  de  la,  i.  226; 
iii.  454. 

Crypt  of  St.  Peter's  at  Rome,  i. 

159- 
Cudworth,    Dr.,    sermon    of,   ii. 

347- 


INDEX. 


381 


Culpeper,    Col,   attack    on    the 

Earl  of  Devon,  ii.  469. 

Lord,  ii.  188,  194,  261. 

Culpepper,  John,  Lord,  iv.  147  n, 

152.    15s.    i74>    303    and    n; 

letter  of  James  Duke  of  York 

to,  1650,  203. 
Cumberland,  Dr.  Richard,  Bishop 

of  Peterborough,  iii.  93, 95  and 

n. 

Henry  Clifford,  Earl  of,  re- 


ferred to,  iv.  173  n;  summoned 
by  the  Queen,  1641,  100. 

Cuna,  city  of,  i.  189. 

Cuperus,  Gisbertus,  on  the  co- 
lours of  the  ancients,  iii.  420. 

Cupid  and  Psyche,  Raffaelle's 
painting  of,  i.  158. 

Cupola,  curious  effects  of  one  on 
the  voice,  i.  102. 

Curiosities,  notices  of  various 
collections  of,  i.  24,  43-45,  51, 
60,  61,  72,  98,  106,  108,  118, 
125,  127,  128,  138,  151,  170, 
221,  224,  225,   257,  275,  284; 

ii-  IS.  23,  25.  56,  94,  119,  120, 

152,  165,  270,  311  ;  iii.  29,  86, 

99.  125,. 154,. 283,  442. 
Curtius,   Sir  William,    President 

for  Charles  IL  at  Frankfort,  ii. 

25,   168;    notice  of,  iv.   210, 

216. 
M.,  his  place  of  sacrifice,  i. 

119. 
Custance,  Capt.,  knighted,  ii.  185. 
Custom-house,  rebuilt  after  fire, 

ii.  265. 
Cutler,  Alderman  Sir  John,  patron 

of     Deptford,    ii.     105,     274, 

-79- 
Cypher,  various  letters  in,  with  in- 
terpretations, iv.  148,  149,  157, 
158-160,  161,  163,  164-166, 
167,  172,  177,  178,  179, 
186,  198,  251,  256-258,  259, 
260,  261,  262,  269;  notices 
IV.  C 


Cypher — coftiimicd. 

concerning    various     cyphers, 

164,  167,  169  I'is,  1S6,  275. 
Cypress  Tree,  remarkable  one,  i. 

267. 
Cyril,  patriarch  of  Constantinople, 

i.  9. 

D'Ada,  Ferdinand,  Count,  Pope's 
nuncio,  iii.  14  and  n,  42  and 
n. 

Daincourt,  Lord,  ii.  305  n. 

D'Ameron,  Mons.,  iv.  224. 

Dampier,  Capt.  William,  notices 
of,  iii.  140  and  n. 

Danby,  Thomas  Osborne,  Earl 
of.  Lord  Treasurer,  ii.  388 ; 
iii.  82,  407  and  n,  453 ;  im- 
prisonment of,  ii.  428. 

Danes,  their  title  to  dominion  of 
the  sea,  &c.,  iii.  415-417. 

Dangerfield  whipped  for  perjury, 
ii.  468. 

D'Anguien,  Duke,  1644,  iv.  337. 

Darcy,  Edward,  Mr.  Evelyn's 
sister  unhappily  married  to,  i. 
5  ;  her  death,  6. 

Darien,  Scotch  book  about  the 
colony  of,  iii.  148  and  n  ;  Par- 
liament votes  against  the  Scotch 
settling  in,  149. 

Darneford,  Magna,  farm  so  called, 
ii.  60. 

Darnel,  Rev.  Mr.,  sermon  by,  ii. 

79- 
Dartmouth,  Lord,  fair  on  Black- 
heath   procured    by,    ii.    404 ; 
master  of  the  Trinity  House, 

405,  432.  474; 

Davenant,  Sir  William,  plays,  &c., 
by,  ii.  106  n,  138  n,  156  n. 

Dr.  Charles,  iii.  no;  Con- 
vocation displeased  by  a  book 
of  his,  157  and  n. 

D'Aviler,  Mons.,  his  book  on 
Architecture,  iv.  9-1 1. 


382 


INDEX. 


D'Avinson,  Dr.,  of  Paris,  ii.  9. 

Davis,  Lieut,  ii.  181  n. 

Mrs.,  ii.  211  n,  305  n. 

Daun,  M.,  iii.  no. 

Deal,  Kent,  agricultural  customs 
of,  iv.  44. 

Dean  Forest,  planting  of,  sug- 
gested by  Mr.  Evelyn,  ii.  154. 

West,  Wiltshire,  descent  of 

the  Evelyn's  of,  i.  Pcdi^^ree. 

Deane,  Sir  Anthony,  ii.  392 ; 
mode  of  building  men-of-war 
described  by,  391  ;  conversa- 
tion respecting  frigates,  fire- 
ships,  &c.,  iii.  83,  87. 

Mr.,  iv.  292. 

De  Brie,  — ,  iv.  225. 

De  Camper,  Mons,,  iv.  278. 

Declaration  from  King  Charles  I., 
1641,  iv.  76,  77;  from  the 
Parliament  against  Supersti- 
tious Rites,  &c.,  83  n ;  of  the 
Commons  against  the  Lords, 
85,  86,  89,  91  ;  of  ditto  on  the 
State  of  the  Kingdom,  123  ;  of 
ditto  on  the  Army  for  Ireland, 
126  n,  132,  137;  from  King 
Charles  I.  against  Orders  in 
Parliament  made  without  him, 
136;  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons on  ill  counsels,  130,  137, 
141  and  n,  144;  of  Freedom 
of  the  Ports,  320. 

Decoy  in  St.  James's  Park,  1665, 
ii.  178,  179. 

De  Creete,  painter,  ii.  59. 

Dedham,    Essex,    notice    of,    ii. 

85- 
Deepden,  at  Dorking,  Surrey,  ii. 

77  and  n,  167. 
Deering,    Sir   Edward,    and    his 

daughter,  ii.  364. 
D'Harcourt,  Count,  Grand  Ecuyer 

of  France,  ii.  27. 
Delabarr,  paintings  possessed  by, 

ii-  5 


Delamere,  Henry  Booth,    Lord, 

1688,  iii.  60. 
De  I'Angle,  M.,  minister  of  Cha- 

renton,  ii.  407. 
De  Larrey,  Isaac,  his  character 

of  Duke  of  Richmond,  iv.  87 

n;  of  Lord  Warwick,   119  n; 

of  Sir  Henry  Vane,  jun.,   182 

n ;    of  Sir   Edward    Nicholas, 

196  n. 
Del   Camp,    M.,    his    equestrian 

academy,  ii.  11. 
Delft,   church  and   senate-house 

of,  i.  18;    explosion  at,   1654, 

iv.  216. 
Delichio,  Busqueto,  bending  tower 

built  by,  i.  221. 
Demalhoy,  Mr.,  ii.  300. 
Denbigh,  Basil  Fielding,  Earl  of, 

1664,  ii.  169. 
Denham,    Sir   John,   ii.   51,    81, 

'37- 
Denmark,  resident  of  the  King  of, 
ii.    116;    Ambassadors    from, 
118, 123  ;  tyranny  exercised  in, 
1687,  iii.  40. 

Prince  George  of,  1662,  ii. 

153;  married  to  Princess  Anne, 
413,  414;  allusions  to  him,  ii. 

438,  439  ;  iii-  4°- 

Christian  IV.,  King  of,  iv. 


151  ;    reported    present  of,  to 
Charles  II.,  269  n. 

Deptford,  monument  at,  ii.  160  n; 
iii.  480  and  n ;  plague  at,  ii. 
186,  193,  198;  fire  in  dock- 
yard, 219;  church  built,  iii. 
144. 

Derby,  James  Stanley,  Earl  of, 
executed,  ii.  31  ;  1649,  iv. 
195  m;  portrait,  iii.  444. 

William    George    Richard 

Stanley,  Lord,  1689,  iii.  66,  71. 

Countess  of,  ii.  322,  368. 

House,  notice  of,  ii.  104. 


De  Rosny,  Mr.,  his  talents,  iv.  61. 


INDEX. 


383 


De  Ruyter,  Admiral  Michrel 
Adrian,  his  commission  to 
Guinea,  iii.  392. 

Descartes,  R(§n(^,  iii.  438,  479, 
484  and  n,  485  and  n. 

Desguynes,   Connestable  de,  iv. 

319- 

D'Espagne,  Mons.,  ii,  87. 

D'Este,  Palace  of,  i.  215. 

D'Estrades,  Marshal,  obliged 
James  II.  to  dismiss  Protes- 
tants, iii.  74. 

Devereux,  Lord,  house  at  Ipswich, 
ii.  86. 

De  Vic,  Sir  Henry,  i.  35  ;  ii.  133, 
216;  iv.  146  n,  217  n,  220, 
222  and  n,  320. 

Devonshire,  William  Cavendish, 
Earl  of,  afterwards  Duke,  sum- 
moned by  the  Queen,  1641, 
iv.  100;  1652,  ii.  39,  148; 
iii.  70,  no,  133,  142;  Col. 
Culpeper's  assault  on,  ii. 
469. 

Christian,  Countess  of,  1662, 

ii.  148  n ;   1686,  iii.  16. 

De  Wit  faction  in  Holland,  pro- 
ceedings, 1654,  iv.  217  and  n, 
256  n. 

"  Diamond  "  and  "  Ruby  "  ships 
launched,  ii.  37. 

Diana,  Baths  of,  &c.,  i.  190,  195. 

Dichley,  Sir  Henry  Lee's  seat  at, 
ii.  169. 

Dickinson,  Dr.  Edmund,  account 
of,  iii.  169  and  n. 

Dieppe,  i.  66 ;  bombarded,  iii. 
117. 

Digby,  George,  Lord,  referred  to, 
iv.  no,  133,  151,  155,  165, 
167,  168,  17s  n,  177,  179, 
239  ;  letters  to,  334,  335,  336, 
341;  opposes  "Instructions" 
to    Commissioners    at     Edin- 


burgh, 


King     Charles 


thanks  him,  ibtd.  ;  Prince  Ru- 


Digby,  George,  Lord — continued. 
pert,  &c.,  quarrel  about  defeat 
at  Sherbourne,  175  n. 

John,  Earl  of  Bristol,  por- 
traits, ii.  441 ;  iii.  444. 

Sir  Everard,  ii.  345. 

Sir  Kenelm,  i.  27  ;   ii.  32, 

5 1;  .56,  133.;  Mr.  Evelyn's 
opinion  of  him,  &c.,  ii;  31, 
246  ;    portrait,    441  ;    library, 

334;  iii.  453- 

Mr.  J.  (son  of  Sir  Kenelm)} 

i.  263. 

Digesters,  Papin's,  bones  dissolved 

by,  ii.  394- 
Dillon,  Capt.,  in  navy  of  Charles 

II.  in  exile,  iv.  303,  304. 
Diocletian,  C.  Valerius  Aurelius, 

Emperor  of  Rome,  bath  of,  at 

Rome,  i.  129. 
Diodati,    Signior    John,    i.    287, 

289,  291. 
Dishington,  Sir  T.,  iv.  332. 
Diskvelt,   Mynheer,   Dutch  Am- 
bassador, iii.  37. 
Dissenters,  Act  of  Indulgence  for, 

iii.  77. 
Dives,  Sir  Lewis,  adventures  of, 

ii.  25,  32. 
Diving   bell,    trial    of,    1661,    ii. 

132. 
Dobson,  William,   paintings   by, 

ii-  337  n,  44o- 

Dodd,  Charles,  his  Church  His- 
tory referred  to,  iii.  252  n. 

Doge  of  Venice,  his  espousal  of 
the  Adriatic,  i.  236,  250. 

Dogs,  market  of,  at  Amsterdam, 
i.  20 ;  use  of,  in  Holland,  35  ; 
in  Bologna,  232  ;  spaniel  lost 
by  Mr.  Evelyn,  294 ;  mention 
of,  ii.  149. 

Dolben,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of 
Rochester,  ii.  333  n  ;  house  at 
Bromley,  242  ;  Archbishop  of 
York,  414;  iii.  15  ;  death  of,  1 9. 


384 


INDEX. 


Dolman,    Mr.   Thomas,   iv.   214 

and  n. 
D'Olonne,  Count,  ii.  27. 

Mr.  Justice,  ii.  353  n. 

Domenico,  Zampieri,  called  Do- 

menichino,  paintings  by,  i.  232. 

Donatelli,  statue  by,  i.  109. 

Doncaster,  notice  of,  ii.  66. 

Donghi,  Cardinal,  i.  113. 

Donna,  Count,  Swedish  Ambassa- 
dor, ii.  229. 

Donne,  Dr.  John,  iv.  55  ;  por- 
trait, iii.  444. 

Donnington,  notice  of,  ii.  52. 

Dorchester,  Henry  Pierrepoint, 
Marquis  of,  ii.  65,  218;  iii.  141. 

• Countess  of,  ii.  337  n ;  iii. 

IS- 
Dorell,  Mr.,  ii.  102. 

Major,  ii.  284. 

Dorislaus,  Isaac,  funeral  of,  ii.  5. 
Dormitory  of  St.  Michael,  i.  232  ; 

measure  of,  ibid. 
Dorna^•ius's  Amphitheatrum,  &c., 

iii.  349  n. 
Dorset,  Charles  Sackville,   sixth 

Earl   of,   ii.   293;   iii.   15,    70, 

122,  133  n. 

Countess  of,  1657,  ii.  95. 

Edward  Sackville,  Earl  of, 

iv.  160. 

Dort,  notice  of  the  town  of,  i.  15, 

19. 
Dove,   Dr.,  sermons  by,  ii.  356, 

440. 
Dover,  Earl,  1687,  iii.  31,61,  98; 

his  daughters,  ii.  90. 

Countess  of,  1686,  iii.  16. 

Castle,  prisoners  of  war  at, 

ii.  176,  183 ;  iii.  306. 

Douglas,  Marquis  of,  estates  in 
France,  iv.  331. 

Mr.,  iv.  259. 

Colonel,  a  commander  for 

the  French  King,  1643,  iv.  331 
bis. 


Douglas,  Lieut.-Gen.,  iii.  82. 
Douw,   Gerard,    painting   by,   ii. 

120. 
Do^\■nes,    Mr.,    funeral     of,     ii. 

Downing,  Sir  George,  character 
of,  ii.  198;  minister  in  Hol- 
land, 256  ;  iii.  394. 

Doyly,  Sir  William,  ii.  172,  193, 
199,  209. 

Drake,  Sir  Francis,  painting  of 
his  action  in  1580,  ii.  86;  let- 
ters, iv.  26. 

Draper,  William,  married  Mr. 
Evelyn's  daughter  Susanna,  iii. 
108  ;  Mr.  Evelyn's  character  of 
his  daughter,  108;  their  mu- 
tual happiness,  136  n ;  Adscomb 
House,  &c.,  bequeathed  to  hitn 
by  Lady  Temple,  150  ;  the 
house  rebuilt,  162,  166;  Trea- 
surer of  Greenwich  Hospital, 
135  n,  166;  allusions  to,  124, 
162. 

Mrs.,  mother  of  the  pre- 
ceding, iii.  137  n;  her  death, 
157  and  n. 

Drayton,  Dr.,  works  referred  to, 
iii.  254. 

Drebbell,  chemist,  ii.  198. 

Dress,  various  notices  concerning, 
i.  50,  91,  100  and  n,  138,  153, 
154,  162,  164,  193,  209,  213, 
218,  222,  231,  233,  244,  24s, 
261,  285,  291;  ii.  27,  52,  145, 
165. 

Drogheda  taken,  1649,  ii.  9;  sur- 
rendered, iii.  89. 

Dr)'den,  John,  plays  by,  ii.  158 
and  n,  163  and  n,  215  ;  iii.  112; 
alluded  to,  ii.  300,  406 ;  said 
to  go  to  mass,  iii.  15. 

Dryfield,  Sir  John  Prettj'man's 
house  at,  ii.  61. 

Dublin  surrendered,  iii.  89;  earth- 
quake at,  91. 


INDEX. 


385 


Du  Bois,  paintings  possessed  by, 
ii.  2,  17. 

John,   his   election,    ii.  17, 

407. 

Du   Bosse,   Abraham,    engraver, 

ii.  lo. 
Ducal  Palace  at  Geneva,  account 

of,  i.  98;  at  Venice,  242. 
Ducy,    Sir    William    (afterwards 

Lord   Downe),    ii.    107,    167  ; 

paintings  possessed  by,   ii.  2, 

51- 

Duel,  fatal  one,  1694,  iii.  114. 

Duerte,  Signior,  merchant  of  Ant- 
werp, i.  32. 

Dugdale,  Sir  William,  Garter 
King  of  Arms,  ii.  83,  108,  340  ; 
his  great  age,  463  ;  portrait,  iii. 
444. 

Stephen,  a  witness  against 

Lord  Stafford,  ii.  376. 

Duke,  Dr.,  ii.  189. 

Dull  House  at  Amsterdam,  i.  20. 

Duhvich  College,  ii.  314. 

Dumblaine,  Peregrine  Osborne, 
Viscount,  ii.  305  n,  424  n ;  his 
wife,  424. 

Du  Menie,  chemist,  fraud  of,  ii. 
24. 

Dunbarton,  George  Douglas,  Earl 
of,  iii.  22. 

Duncan,  Rev.  Dr.,  ii.  30  n ;  ser- 
mon of,  ii.  20. 

Duncomb,  Goldsmith,  estate  of 
Duke  of  Buckingham  pur- 
chased by,  iii.  131. 

Sir  Sanders,  i.  7  ;  intro- 
duced sedans  into  England, 
192. 


Rev.  Mr.,  of  Albury,  his  ser- 
mons, iii.  1 17,  123. 

Rev.   William,    Rector    of 


Ashted,  iii.  121,  137. 
—  Mr.,    ii.  324;   one  of  the 
Lords  Justices  in  Ireland,  iii. 
no. 


Duncombe,  Mr.  Anthony,  iii. 
138  n. 

Charles,  parliamentary  pro- 
ceedings against,  iii.  138  and  n. 
Sir  John,  ii.  197,  198,  261, 


388 ;  Burnet's  character  of  him, 
ii.  197  n. 

Dundas,  Lord,  ii.  313  n. 

Dundonald,  Archibald  Cochrane, 
Earl  of,  his  scheme  of  charring 
sea-coal,  ii.  87  n. 

Dunkirk,  i.  51  ;  Louis  XIV.  be- 
fore, 167 1,  ii.  259. 

Dunluce  Castle,  in  Ireland,  iv. 
132  and  n. 

Dunsmore,  Francis  Leigh,  Lord, 
King  Charles  I.  requires  him 
to  attend  Parliament,  iv.  137. 

Dunstall,  John,  engraver,  ii. 
213  n. 

Duport,  Dr.  James,  Greek  Pro- 
fessor, ii.  132 ;  sermon  of,  285. 

Duppa,  Dr.  Brian,  Bishop  of 
Chichester,  ii.  371;  portrait, 
iii.  444 ;  his  translations,  iv. 
99  n ;  tutor  to  Prince  Charles, 
165  n. 

Du  Prue,  performer  on  the  lute, 
ii.  358.  . 

Durance  river,  i.  90. 

Durante,  painting  of,  i.  198. 

Duras,  Lewis  (Earl  of  Feversham), 

ii-  315.  439- 

Durdans,  at  Epsom,  ii.  102,  151, 
i86,  294. 

Durell,  Dr.,  Dean  of  Windsor,  ii. 
14,  347,  406;  translation  of 
the  Liturgy  into  French,  ii. 
244. 

Diirer,  Albrech,  drawings  by,  i. 
60;  prints,  72;  carvings,  107, 
223;  ii-  77;  paintings,  i.  150, 
156,  223,  225;  ii.  77. 

Dutch,  their  traffic  in  pictures,  i. 
18;  avarice  of,  ii.  108;  em- 
bassy to  congratulate  William 


386 


INDEX. 


Dutch — continued. 

III.,  iii.  77  ;  jealousy  concern- 
ing the  Spice  Islands,  iii.  404, 
405 ;  toll  for  the  fishery  in 
Scotland  refused  by  the,  417. 

Bishop,    humourous    story 

of,  i.  116. 

Boy,    phenomena    in    the 


eyes  of,  1701,  iii.  157. 

—  Fleet,  first  action  of  the, 
1664,  ii.  180  n;  daring  enter- 
prise, 1667,  in  the  destruction 
of  ships  at  Chatham,  &c.,  ii. 
218,  219;  scheme  of  the  action, 
iii.  409  and  n;  completely  block 
up  the  Thames,  ii.  219,  220, 
222  ;  encounter  with,  222. 

Vice-Admiral  of  the,  cap- 
ture and  misfortunes  of,  ii.  188. 

War,  vigorous  prosecution 


of,  on  both  sides,  1665,  ii.  180  ; 
Mr.  Evelyn's  occupation  with 
the,  iii.  191  ;  letter  of  Mr. 
Evel}"!!  to  Sir  T.  Clifford  re- 
specting libels  on  England  in 
relation  to,  and  recommending 
the  compiling  of  a  History  of 
it,  iii.  365-369 ;  Mr.  Evelyn 
requested  by  his  Majesty  to 
WTite  the  History ;  his  progress, 
&c.,  ii.  183,  235,  246,  252, 
253,  256,  264,  284  ;  impeded 
by  the  publication  of  a  Dutch 
folio,  and  the  multitude  of 
papers,  &c.,  on  the  subject,  iii. 
375-378;  the  History  divided 
into  three  parts ;  brief  account 
of  them,  and  of  the  preface, 
378-381  ;  great  extent  of  the 
work,  381  ;  progress  hindered 
for  want  of  official  papers,  &c. ; 
necessity  of  the  work  for  the 
injured  honour  of  the  country, 
390-393  ;  other  papers  on  the 
subject  alluded  to,  394;  the 
design  laid  aside,  ii.  301  and  n  ; 


Dutch  War — continued. 

the  MS.  (as  far  as  completed) 
communicated  to  Mr.  Pepys  ; 
observations  respecting  it ;  the 
work  left  unfinished,  iii.  406, 
407. 

Earle,  Dr.  John  (afterwards  Bi- 
shop of  Salisbury),  i.  295  ;  ii. 
7,  31  n;  sermon  of,  121;  con- 
secration, character,  and  works 
of,  155  ;  with  King  Charles  II. 
in  exile,  iv.  210,  252,  294. 

Earnley,  Sir  J.,  iii.  31. 

Earth  and  Vegetation,  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn's Discourse  of,  1675,  i.  Ixiii, 
cviii ;  ii.  309;  iii.  191,  196. 

Earthquakes, — in  England,  1687, 
iii.  37;  at  Althorpe,  &c.,  1690, 
91  ;  in  Jamaica,  1690,  and  in 
all  parts  of  Europe,  105  ;  at 
Catanea  and  Malta,  1693,  107  ; 
at  Portland,  1696,  126  ;  at 
New  Batavia,  1699,  144;  at 
Rome,  1703,  165;  Mr.Evelyn's 
letter  on  Earthquakes  and  their 
causes,  iii.  467-472. 

Easter  in  Rome,  i.  210. 

Eastern  languages,  confined  in- 
formation of  the,  ii.  77. 

East  India  Company,  union  of, 
&c.,  1657,  ii.  94;  prosperous, 
399 ;  probable  dissolution,  iii. 
78  ;  transactions  in  Parliament 
respecting,  loi,  141. 

Dutch,  ii.  188,   230;   their 

palace  at  Antwerp,  i.  32 ; 
account  of  the  Company,  1656, 
ii.  89 ;  yachts  introduced  by 
the,  134. 

Scotch,  iii.  131. 


Eaton,  Judge,  ii.  6. 
Ecclesiastical  affairs.  Commission 

for,  1686,  iii.  25. 
Echo,  remarkable  one,  i.  62. 
Eclipse  of  the  Sun,  1652,  ii.  39. 


INDEX. 


387 


Edgehill,  battle  of,  i.  39. 

Edgman,  Mr.  William,  iv.  281, 
294.  299,  343;  fidelity  to  Sir 
E.  Hyde,  252  and  n. 

Education,  Academic,  defects  of, 
1699,  iv.  23-25. 

Edward  the  Confessor,  King  of 
England,  crucifix  and  gold 
chain  found  in  his  coffin,  ii. 
478  and  notes;  iii.  184- 
186. 

VI.,  King  of  England,  por- 
trait of,  ii.  2  ;  MS.  exercises  of, 
ii.  370. 

Prince,  ii.  10  ;  iv.  337. 


Edwards,  Rev.  Mr.,  of  Denton, 
iii.  116. 

Egyptian  Antiquities  given  to  Mr. 
Evelyn,  i.  256. 

Eikon  Basilike,  arguments  that  it 
was  written  by  Charles  I.,  iv. 
190  n,  1 94  n  ;  malicious  French 
translation  of,  194,  195. 

Eleanor  of  Provence,  Queen  of 
Henry  HI.,  ii.  68. 

Elector,  Charles  of  Bavaria,  Prince 
Palatine  of  the  Rhine,  referred 
to,  ii.  10;  iv.  69  n,  74  and  n, 
199  n,  208  n,  233  n,  257  and  n  ; 
Sir  Richard  Browne  sent  to  him, 
1 64 1,  228;  letter  of  thanks 
to  Sir  Richard  Browne,  145; 
joins  the  Parliament,  146  n, 
228  n  ;  comes  to  London,  1644, 
337;  ingratitude  to  Charles  I., 
257  n. 

Eliot,  Mr.,  of  the  Bedchamber, 
ii.  266. 

Elizabeth,  Queen  of  England, 
Dutch  hospital  founded  by,  i. 
1 9  ;  portrait  of,  ii.  2  ;  head  of, 
cut  in  sardonyx,  45  ;  her  effigies 
unhurt  by  the  fire,  1666,  206; 
referred  to,  86. 

Princess,  daughter  of  Queen 

of  Bohemia,  iii.  438. 


Ellesmere,  Sir  Thomas  Egerton, 
Lord,    Lord    Chancellor,    iii. 

443- 

Elliot,  Mr.  Thomas,  iv.  in,  113, 
171 ;  notice  of,  113  n. 

Ellis,  Mr.,  a  scrivener,  ii. 
332  n. 

Ellowcs,  Sir  John,  iii.  383. 

Eltiiam  Palace,  dilapidated  state 
of,  ii.  83. 

Sir  John  Shaw's  house  at, 

ii.  166. 

Elysian  Fields,  notice  of  the,  i. 
191. 

Elysium  Britannicum,  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn's collections  for  that  work, 
iii.  190,  192 ;  plan  of  the  con- 
tents, 192-194. 

Elzevir  Printing-office,  at  Leyden, 

Emanuel  College,  Cambridge,  ii. 

Embalming,new-invented  method 
of,  ii.  393. 

Embassies  and  Ambassadors  at- 
tend Charles  II.  on  his  restora- 
tion, ii.  114,  115,  117.  For 
other  particulars  relating  to, 
see  their  various  names  and 
countries. 

Emerald,  remarkable  one,  i.  99 
n. 

Emp/oyiiicnt,  Public,  and  an  active 
Life  preferred  to  Solitude,  pub- 
lished by  Mr.  Evelyn,  1667,  i. 
Iv,  cvii ;  ii.  214  and  n;  iii.  85, 
190,  196  ;  his  letter  to  Cowley 
respecting,  ii.  214  n;  iii.  349, 

351- 
Enfield  Chace,  Lord  Coventry's 

lodge  in,  ii.  319. 
England,  political  state  of,  1646, 

iv.  222  n;    1652,   248  ;  1653, 

291,  298. 
England,  a  character  of,  1659,  i. 

XXXV,  ci ;  ii.  121  and  n  ;  iii.  1 94. 


388 


INDEX. 


England,    New,    proceedings  in 

the  colony  of,   1671,  1672,  ii. 

261,  262,  264,   273;  increase 

of  witches  in,  iii.  106. 
English    language,   Mr.   Evelyn's 

plan  for  improving  the,  iii.  309- 

312;  society  for,  recommended 

by,^  1686,   454,    455  ;    such  a 

society  begun  in  1665,  456. 
Portraits  collected  by  Lord 

Clarendon,    ii.    234    and    n  ; 

iii.    436,    443,    444  ;     others 

worthy  of  being  preserved,  ii. 

234  n;   iii.   444;  portraits  by 

Holbein  and  others,  438. 
Enhydrus,    stone    so    called   by 

Pliny,  i.  151. 
Enstone,    O.xfordshire,    Bushell's 

Wells  at,  ii.  169. 
Epideti  Etichiridion,  consolation 

in,  iii.  300. 
Epiphany,    ceremony  on  the,  at 

Rome,  i.  160. 
Epping  Forest,  Earl  of  Norwich's 

house  on,  ii.  242. 
Erasmus,  Desiderius,  statue  and 

birthplace   of,  i.   15  ;   portrait 

of,  by  Holbein,  ii.  77. 
Eremitano,   Albert,   head   of,   i. 

253- 
Erizzo,  Francisco,  DogeofVenice, 

treatment  of  King  Charles  H.'s 
Ambassador,  1652,  iv.  258  and 


Erlack, 


IV.  341-  342. 


Erskine,  Mr.,  Master  of  the 
Charter-house,  ii.  386. 

Erwin,  or  Irvine,  James  Camp- 
bell, Earl  of,  a  commander  for 
the  French  King,  1643,  iv.  331, 
bis. 

Esdras,  ancient  books  of,  i.  230. 

Essex,  Robert  Devereux,  Earl  of. 
Lord  General  of  the  Parlia- 
ment, his  estimate  of  the  debts 
of  the  army,  iv.  72;  Scottish 


Essex,  Robert  Devereux — con- 
tinued. 
forces  stated  by,  82  n  ;  pursues 
the  Royal  army,  153  n  ;  Lord 
Chamberlain,  1641,  Charles 
L's  directions  to,  127  m,  143  ; 
letter  to  Prince  Rupert,  grant- 
ing a  pass  to  Royal  Commis- 
sioners to  the  Parliament  (1644, 
Dec.)  155. 

Arthur  Capel,  Earl  of,  his 

creation,  1661,  ii.  126  ;  his 
house,  &c.,  at  Cashiobury, 
361-363  ;  character,  &c.,  of, 
and  his  countess,  363  ;  alluded 
tO;  355,  380 ;  not  acquainted 
with  the  marriage  of  Lady  Ogle 
and  Mr.  Thynne,  386 ;  com- 
mitted to  the  Tower,  409  ;  his 
death,  409,  410  and  n,  428. 

petition   brought   from,  i. 


297. 


House,  notice  of,  ii.  287 
and  n. 

Essling,  Mons.,  of  Paris,  his  gar- 
dens, i.  64. 

Estampes,  town  of,  i.  74. 

Estcourt,   Sir  William,  killed,  ii. 

439  n- 
Este,    Palazzo    D',  at  Ti\'oli,  i. 

Lucretia  D',  a  philosopher, 

iii.  396. 

Princess  INLiry  Beatrice  D', 


married   to   James    Duke    of 
York,  ii.  298  n. 
Eucharist,  doctrine  of  the  Church 
of    England   on  the,  iii.  381- 

389- 

Evans,  Rev. ,  ii.  324. 

Eve,  statue  of,  i.  242. 

Evelyn,  origin  of  the  family Tof, 

and  arms,  i.  Pedig.  x ;    French 

branch  of,  ii.  245  ;  pedigree  of, 

at  Wotton,  iii.  194. 
Anne,  daughter  of  Richard 


INDEX. 


389 


Evelyn,  Anne — contimied. 

of  Woodcott,  marriage  of  re- 
ferred to,  ii.  233  and  n. 

Sir  Edward,  cousin  of  John, 

elected    M.P.,    ii.     461  ;     his 
death,  iii.  103. 

Eleanor,  mother  of  John,  i. 


I  ;  her  character,  2  ;  death  of, 
Ixiii,  7  ;  epitaph  on,  xc. 

Eliza,  sister  of  John,  i.  i,  5; 

ii.  232  ;  see  Darcy;  her  death, 
i.  xiii,  6. 

Elizabeth,  second  daughter 


of  John,  birth  of,  ii.  225  ;  her 
marriage  and  death,  474. 

the  lateSirFrederick,iii.78n. 

George,  grandfather  of  John, 

i.  xii,  4 ;  epitaph  on,  Ixxxix. 
George,   elder   brother    of 


John,  birth  of,  i.  i  ;  letter  to 
his  father  Richard,  descriptive 
of  the  visit  of  Charles  I.  to  Ox- 
ford, 1636,  8n;  iii.  175-177; 
his  marriage,  i.  10  ;  his  brother 
John's  present  to  his  daughter 
at  her  christening,  298;  im- 
provements by,  in  the  garden 
at  Wotton,  ii.  37  ;  birth  of  a 
son  to,  39  ;  letter  from  John 
Evelyn  on  the  death  of  his  son 
Richard,  iii.  219-221  ;  death 
of  his  second  wife,  Lady  Cot- 
ton, ii.  167 ;  prevented  from 
becoming  a  candidate  for  Sur- 
rey, 1685,  ii.  460;  deputy- 
lieutenant  of  the  county,  iii. 
112;  his  death,  144;  cha- 
racter of  and  particulars  of  his 
family,  144,  145  ;  his  property, 
146,  156;  various  allusions  to, 
i.  297;  ii.  2,  20,37,  47,  73>  74, 
189,  348. 

Capt.   George,   son  of   Sir 

John,  and  cousin  of  John,  a 
great  traveller,  his  skill  in 
architecture,  ii.  3,  47. 


Evelyn, George,  of  Nutfield,cousia 
of  John,  Deputy  Lieutenant  of 
Surrey,  iii.  112;  his  family, 
117;  daughter  of,  married,  119; 
death  of,  144. 

George,    son    of    George, 

and  nephew  of  John,  ii.  39 ; 
his  travels,  marriage,  and  death, 
iii.  145  and  n;  daughters  of, 
ibid. 

■ George,  4th  son  of  John^ 

birth  of,  ii.  92  ;  his  death,  99. 
•  Jane,  sister  of  John,  married 


to  William  Glanville,  birth  of, 
i.  I  ;  death  of,  ii.  33;  al- 
lusions to,  i.  13,  296;  ii.  6, 
18. 

Jane,     grand-daughter    of 

John,  iii.  98,  100. 

Sir  John,  (sen.)  his  monu- 


ment at  Godstone,  ii.  332. 

Sir    John,    of    Godstone, 

cousin  of  John,  ii.  3  n,  4,  6,  49, 
163  and  n,  331;  iii.  153;  his 
house  at  Godstone,  inferior  to 
what  was  first  built  by  his 
father,  ii.  102 ;  his  41st  wed- 
ding day,  108. 

Sir  John,  of  Deane,  in  Wilt- 
shire, ii.  6  ;  iii.  38  ;  his 
daughter,  Mrs.  Pierrepoint,  ii. 
6 ;  iii.  141. 

Evelyn,  John,  his  life  and  cha- 
racter, by  Mr.  H.  B.  Wheatley, 
F.S.A.,  and  pedigree,  i.  vii- 
xcv,  xcvi ;  (1620)  his  birth, 
i.  I  ;  early  life  of,  xi  ; 
(1624)  received  his  first  in- 
struction under  Mr.  Frier, 
xii,  4  ;  (1625)  passed  his 
childhood  at  Lewes,  with  his 
grandfather,  4  ;  (1626)  his  pic- 
ture painted  by  Chanterell, 
xii,  4;  (1628)  taught  to  write 
by  M.  Citolin,  and  sent  to  the 
Free  School  at  Southover,  xii. 


390 


INDEX. 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

5;  (1631)  begins  to  record  re- 
markable circumstances,  xii,  5; 
his  Diary  mentioned,  iii.  194; 
iv.  80  n  ;  (1636)  admitted 
of  the  Middle  Temple,  xiii,  8  ; 
(1637)  entered  a  Commoner  of 
Baliol  College,  xiii,  8  ;  presents 
books  to  its  library,  9  ;  (1639) 
studies  music,  and  visits  various 
parts  of  England,  xiv,  10  ; 
(1641)  his  portrait  painted  by 
Vanderborcht,  xv,  13;  makes 
a  tour  through  various  parts  of 
Holland  and  Flanders,  xv,  14; 
volunteers  before  Genappe,  xv, 
14  and  n,  16;  at  the  Court 
of  the  Queen  of  Bohemia,  15, 
1 6  ;  at  the  fair  of  Rotterdam, 
18;  matriculated  at  Ley  den, 
23 ;  at  Bois-le-Duc,  26 ;  at 
Williamstadt,  28  ;  leaves  Hol- 
land, ibid.  ;  arrives  in  London, 
XV,  38 ;  elected  one  of  the 
Comptrollers  of  the  Revellers 
at  the  Middle  Temple,  but  de- 
clines, 38;  (1642)  a  royal 
volunteer  at  the  battle  of 
Brentford,  -xv'i,  39;  (1643)  im- 
proves the  house  at  Wotton, 
xvi,  40 ;  sends  a  horse  accou- 
tred to  the  King  at  Oxford, 
ibid.;  embarks  for  France,  xvi, 
41  ;  his  remarks  during  his 
travels  in  that  kingdom,  1643- 
44,  xvii,  42,  93  ;  (1644)  travels 
to  Normandy,  64  ;  attacked  by 
robbers,  74;  arrested  by  his 
valet,  82 ;  establishes  two  of 
his  relations  at  Tours,  83 ;  sets 
out  for  Italy,  xviii,  84;  em- 
barks at  Cannes,  93 ;  sails  down 
the  Mediterranean,  94 ;  his 
perilous  situation,  ibid.  ;  arrives 
at  Genoa,  xviii,  95  ;  account 
of    his    travels,     1644-46,    in 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

various  parts  of  Italy,  xviii- 
xxi,  95-278;  his  treatise  Of 
Liberty  and  Serz'itude,  pub- 
lished in  1644  and  1649, 
xcix ;  ii.  i;  iii.  189;  blessed 
by  the  Pope,  i.  213 ;  travelling 
expenses  of,  xxiii,  219,  263, 
293  ;  his  illness  from  bathing 
at  Venice,  235  ;  disappointed 
of  a  voyage  to  the  Holy  Land, 
XX,  246  ;  matriculated  at 
Padua,  254;  accompanies  the 
Earl  of  Arundel  to  the  gar- 
dens of  Mantua,  ibid.  ;  contri- 
butes to  Father  Kircher's  Obelis- 
cus  Pampliilius,  256  ;  ii.  83  ; 
elected  Syndicus  Artistarum  at 
Padua,  but  decHnes,  i.  xx,  256; 
studies  at  Padua,  ibid.;  obliged 
to  arm  there  in  self-defence, 
258  ;  his  illness  from  drinking 
wine  cooled  with  ice,  xx, 
258;  learns  the  theorbo,  158, 
259;  receives  a  present  from 
the  Nuns  of  St.  Catharine  at 
Padua  on  his  birthday,  xx, 
259 ;  entertains  the  British 
residents  in  Venice,  ibid. ; 
(1646)  fired  at  by  a  Venetian 
in  his  gondola,  260;  studies 
surgery  at  Padua,  xx,  260; 
obtains  a  Spanish  pass,  262  ; 
with  the  Earl  of  Arundel  at 
Padua,  263  ;  adventure  with  a 
Scotch  Colonel,  xxii,  269; 
journey  over  the  Alps  into 
Switzerland,  1646,  xxii,  278; 
detained  at  Mount  Simplon, 
281,  284,  286;  catches  the 
small-pox,  xxiii,  2S7;  crosses 
the  Lake  of  Geneva,  xxii, 
289,  and  joins  in  the  exercises 
of  the  Campus  Martius,  292 ; 
sails  down  the  Rhone,  and 
arrives  in  France,   1647,  293; 


INDEX. 


391 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

learns  High  Dutch  and  Spanish 
at  Paris,  295  ;  attends  a  course 
of  Chemistry,  and  learns  the 
lute,  iliid. ;  marries  Mary,  the 
daughter  of  Sir  RichardBrowne, 
Ambassador  at  Paris,  xxiii, 
295 ;  returns  to  England, 
xxiv,  296  ;  visits  King  Charles 

I.  at  Hampton  Court,  ih'd. ; 
(1648)  buys  the  Manor  of 
Hurcott,  XXV,  297  ;  his  por- 
trait painted  by  Walker,  ibid.  ; 
gives  a  present  to  his  niece 
Mary,  daughter  of  his  brother 
George,  at  her  christening, 
298;  (1649)  narrow  escape  of, 
ii.  I  ;  studies  Chemistry,  ibid. ; 
corresponds  with  Sir  Richard 
Browne,  4;  illness  of;  manor 
of  Warley  bought  by,  ibid.  ; 
sets  out  for  Paris,  1649,  i. 
xxvii ;  ii.  6,  7  ;  remarks  during 
his  residence  in  France,  1649- 
50,  7-16;    with  King  Charles 

II.  at  St.  Germain's,  i.  295  ;  ii. 
7  ;  presented,  at  an  audience 
with  the  French  Regency,  10; 
(1650)  perilous  adventure  of, 
in  company  with  Lord  Ossory, 
12,  13  ;  his  portrait  drawn 
and  engraven  by  Nanteuil,  i. 
xxvii;  ii.  14  and  n;  sails  for 
England,  1650,  i.  xxviii ;  ii.  17; 
his  pass  from  Bradshaw,  1 7  n ; 
in  danger  from  the  Rebel  army, 
18  ;  returns  to  France  in  two 
months,  ibid.,  19;  remarks 
during  his  stay  there,  1650-52, 
19-35  ;  resolves  to  return  to 
England,  32,  33;  (165 1)  let- 
ter of  Dr.  Cosin  to,  on  his  pro- 
posal of  purchasing  Dr.  C.'s 
library,  i.  xxx  ;  ii.  38  ;  iii.  452 
and  n ;  at  an  audience  of  Sir 
Richard    Browne    with   Louis 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

XIV.,  i.  xxviii;  ii.  28;  cha- 
racter of  his  letters,  iii.  201; 
letter  to  Lady  Garret,  on  the 
loss  of  a  present  sent  to  him, 
iii.  201  ;  (1652)  returns  to 
England,  i.  xxix  ;  ii.  34 ;  mo- 
tives for  settling  in  England, 
36,  37  ;  his  State  of  France, 
1652,  iii.  195  ;  settles  at  Says 
Court,  Deptford,  ii.  37,  76; 
improves  the  garden  atWotton, 
37;  urged  to  publish  his  letter 
to  Bishop  Cosin's  son,  38 ; 
letter  to  Mr.  Thurland,  on  his 
legal  affairs,  and  desiring  to 
purchase  the  seat  at  Albury, 
iii.  202  ;  goes  to  Rye  to  re- 
ceive his  wife,  ii.  40 ;  robbery 
committed  upon,  near  Brom- 
ley, 41,  42  ;  birth  of  his  first 
son,  Richard,  i.  xxx  ;  ii.  45  ; 
discharges  all  his  debts,  48  ; 
(1653)  arranges  the  garden  at 
Says  Court,  46 ;  purchases 
ditto,  i.  xxx;  ii.  44,  46,  47 ;  birth 
of  his  second  son,  John,  i. 
xxxi  ;  ii.  49  ;  (1654)  death 
of  ditto,  50  ;  binds  his  ser- 
vant apprentice,  5 1 ;  letter  to 
Dr.  Jeremy  Taylor,  consoling 
him  in  his  imprisonment  (Feb. 
1654-55)-  '"•  203;  journey  into 
Wiltshire,  &c.,  1654,  ii.  52-73; 
birth  of  his  third  son,  John, 
75  ;  attends  a  private  meeting 
of  the  Church  of  England  in 
London,  74;  (1655)  76,  79; 
(1656)87;  (1657)88;  (165s) 
applies  to  Dr.  Jeremy  Taylor 
as  his  spiritual  adviser,  76 ; 
letter  to  Dr.  Jeremy  Taylor 
on  the  disastrous  state  of  the 
Church,  iii.  205  ;  visits  Abp. 
Usher,  ii.  77  ;  conversation 
with  Oughtred,  78  ;  catechises 


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Evelyn,  John — continued. 

his  family,  79  ;  letter  from  Dr. 
Jeremy  Taylor,  commending 
his  piety  (Nov.  1655),  iii.  208; 
visits  Hartlib,  ii.  80 ;  takes 
cold,  ibid.  ;  attends  a  farewell 
sermon,  on  the  prohibition  of 
the  Church  Ministers,  80 ; 
(1656)  takes  cold,  81  ;  pro- 
cures ordination  for  Mons.  Le 
Franc,  whom  he  had  converted, 
83 ;  publishes  his  Essay  on 
Lucretius,  1656,  i.  xxxi ;  ii. 
84;  iii.  189,  195,  212,  218; 
letters  of  Dr.  Jeremy  Taylor 
to,  on  the  depressed  state  of 
the  Church,  his  Cases  of  Con- 
science, 209  ;  thanking  him  for 
his  hospitality,  and  imposing  a 
task  on  him  for  publishing  his 
Lucretius,  212;  to  Dr.  Taylor, 
on  his  desire  of  retirement 
from  the  world  (April,  1656), 
i.  xxxii  ;  iii.  212;  from  the 
same,  concerning  Mr.  Thur- 
land,  Lucretius,  &c.,  216-218; 
visits  the  Dutch  Ambassador, 
ii.  84,  89,  94 ;  journey  to  the 
North-east  of  England,  1656, 
84,  85  ;  letters  to  George  Eve- 
lyn, on  the  death  of  his  son 
Richard,  iii.  219;  of  Barlow, 
the  painter,  on  dedicating  a 
plate  to  him,  222  ;  answered, 
223;  to  Mr.  Maddox,  on  be- 
half of  Dr.  Needham,  with 
hints  for  travellers  in  France 
and  Italy,  224-227  ;  to  Lieu- 
tenant of  the  Tower,  on  ac- 
count of  Dr.  Taylor,  227  ;  to 
Mr.  Thurland,  on  his  Treatise 
on  Prayer,  228;  from  Dr. 
Taylor,  on  the  loss  of  his 
children,  233  ;  to  Hon.  Robert 
Boyle,  inclosing  some  of  his 
unpublished    Treatises,     &c., 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

234 ;  to  Dr.  Jeremy  Taylor, 
sending  him  a  present,  &c., 
236  ;  Dr.  Taylor's  acknowledg- 
ment for,  237  ;  birth  of  his 
fourth  son,  George,  ii.  92  ;  falls 
from  his  coach,  91  ;  soldiers 
quartered  on,  ibid. ;  uses  his 
interest  about  the  living  of 
Elthara,  92 ;  letters,  to  Dr. 
Jeremy  Taylor  to  christen  his 
son,  iii.  238 ;  of  Dr.  Taylor, 
complying  with  his  request, 
239  ;  from  ditto,  on  the  im- 
mortality of  the  soul,  240; 
subscribes  to  the  stock  of  the 
English  East-India  Company, 
ii.  95  ;  surprised  with  many 
others  in  Exeter  chapel  by  the 
military,  95,  96;  (1658)  his 
grief  at  the  death  of  his  eldest 
son,  Richard,  96  ;  letter  to  Sir 
Richard  Browne  on  that  occa- 
sion, iii.  244  ;  death  of  his  son 
George,  ii.  99 ;  letter  of  Dr. 
Taylor  on  those  afflictions,  iii. 
245  ;  from  ditto,  concerning  a 
living,  and  the  lawfulness  of 
interest,  248  ;  publishes  a  trans- 
lation oi St.Chrysostom  on  Edu- 
cation, 1659,  i.  xxxii ;  ii.  99  n, 
103;  iii.  189,  195;  summoned 
by  Commissioners  for  new 
Foundations,  ii.  104;  letter  to 
Mr.  Thurland,  recommending 
a  person  to  travel  with  Lord 
Percy,  iii.  249  ;  publishes  his 
French  Gardener,  1658,  i. 
xxxiv;  ii.  105  and  n,  iii.  189, 
195  ;  (1659)  his  intimacy  with 
Hon.  Rob.  Boyle,  ii.  107,  117, 
124;  comes  to  lodge  in  Lon- 
don, 107  ;  extracts  from  letters 
to  Mr.  Boyle  on  his  Histoty  of 
Trades,  and  on  the  culture  of 
Flowers  and  Sylva  (1659),  iii. 


INDEX. 


393 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

192,  260;  publishes  \\vi  Apolosy 
for  the  Royal  Party,  1659,  i. 
xxxvi ;  ii.  108;  iii.  189,  195; 
letter  to  George  Tuke  on  his 
brother  becoming  a  proselyte 
to  the  Romish  communion, 
252  ;  treats  with  Col.  Morley 
to  bring  in  the  King,  ii.  109  ; 
account  of  the  negotiation,  and 
letters  to  Morley,  urging  him 
to  the  enterprise,  i.  xxxvi ;  iii. 
178-183  ;  letters  from  Dr.  Tay- 
lor on  the  literature,  &c.,  of 
England,  253;  to  Robert  Boyle 
on  Essence  of  Roses,  255  ; 
from  Dr.  Taylor,  on  literary 
subjects,  256  ;  to  Robert  Boyle, 
on  a  Mathematical  College, 
261  ;  i.  XXXV  ;  on  his  Seraphic 
Lm<e,  iii.  267;  from  Dr.  Taylor, 
on  religious  subjects,  and  Mr. 
Evelyn's  writings,  274;  (1660) 
275  ;  to  Dr.  Wilkins  on  the 
anatomy  and  the  vegetative 
motion  of  trees,  277  ;  illness 
of,  ii.  in;  publishes  his  Neios 
from  Brussels  Unmasked,  1660, 
in  defence  of  the  King,  i. 
xxxvi;  ii.  no  and  n;  iii.  95  ; 
procures  Col.  Morley's  pardon, 
ii.  112;  solicited  to  go  and 
invite  over  the  King,  ibid. ; 
presented  by  the  Duke  of 
York  to  the  King  at  the 
Restoration,  112;  invited  to 
accept  a  commission  for  a  troop 
of  horse,  but  declines,  116; 
presented  to  Anne,  Duchess  of 
York,  121;  his  Character  of 
England  presented  at  Court, 
ibiii.  and  n;  iii.  194;  i. 
XXXV ;  (i56i)  chosen  a  mem- 
ber of  the   Philosophical  So- 

i    ciety    (after\vards     the    Royal 
Society),    i.    xxxvii ;    ii.    122; 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

presents  his  Circle  of  Mecha- 
jiical  Trades  to  the  Society, 
122;  and  his  Relation  of  the 
Peak  of  Teneriffc,  124;  Prince 
Rui)ert  shows  him  the  method 
of  Mezzotinto,  123,  124;  de- 
clines the  honour  of  Knight  of 
the  Bath,  125;  presents  his 
Panegyric   on    the   Coronation 

(1661)  to  the  King,  130;  iii. 
189,  195  ;  discourses  with 
Charles  II.  about  the  Royal 
Society,  &c.,  ii.  132  ;  and  pre- 
sents his  Fumifugium  (1661)  to 
the  King,  i.  xxxix ;  ii.  134  and 
n,  135;  iii-  190.  195;  letters  to 
Mr.  Boyle  with  that  tract,  280  ; 
from  Dr.  Taylor  on  his  works, 
281 ;  to  Mr.  Chiffinch  on  a  cata- 
logue of  the  King's  curiosities, 
283  ;  sails  down  the  Thames 
with  the  King  (on  a  wager  be- 
tween the  King  and  Duke  of 
York's  pleasure  boats) ;  his  dis- 
course with  the  King,  ii.  134; 
commanded  to  draw  up  a  rela- 
tion of  the  Encounter  of  the 
Spanish  and  French  Ambas- 
sadors, 135,  136;  iii.  195;  reads 
it  to  the  King,  ii.  136;  the 
Narrative  reprinted,  485  ;  his 
Translation  of  Caspar  Nau- 
dicus  concerni?ig  Libraries,  i. 
xli;  ii.  138;  iii.  189,  195,  465; 
receives  the  thanks  of  the 
Royal  Society  for  a  compli- 
ment in  it,ii.  139 ;  James,  Duke 
of  York's  discourse  with,  ibid.  ; 
his  Tyrannus,or  the  Mode,  1661, 
i.  xli;  ii.  140;  iii.   190,  195; 

(1662)  holds  the  candle  while 
King  Charles's  head  was  drawn 
for  the  new  coin,  ii.  141  ;  Duke 
ofYorkpaysavisit  tohim,  142; 
attends  the  King,  and  talks  with 


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Evelyn,  John — continued. 

him  about  the  Palace  at  Green- 
wich, 143;  appointed  a  Com- 
missioner for  improving  streets, 
&c.,  in  London,  i.  xlii;  ii.  144, 
159  ;  attends  Prince  Rupert  to 
the  Royal  Society,  144  ;  pre- 
sents his  History  of  Chalco- 
graphy (1662)  to  the  Royal  So- 
ciety, 122,  147;  iii.  190,  19s  ; 
made  a  Commissioner  for  Cha- 
ritable Uses,  ii.  147,  149,  151 ; 
visit  of  the  Queen  Mother  to, 
149;  Lord  Chancellor  Hyde's 
visit  to,  ibid. ;  nominated  by  the 
King,  of  the  Council  of  the 
Royal  Society,  ibid.  ;  sails  down 
the  Thames  with  the  King  and 
Queen,  150;  letters  to  Lady 
Cotton  on  the  death  of  her  in- 
fant, iii.  284;  to  Mr.  Vander 
Douse,  on  translating  his  Jicla- 
tio?i  of  China,  285  ;  petitions 
the  King  about  his  own  con- 
cerns, and  goes  with  him  to 
Mons.  Febure,  ii.  152  ;  presents 
his  Syii'a  to  the  Royal  Society, 
153.  163;  at  court,  152,  153; 
suggests  the  planting  of  the 
Forest  of  Dean  with  oak,  154  ; 
(1663)  the  King  pays  him  a  visit 
at  Says  Court,  158;  his  house 
broken  open,  ibid. ;  letters  to 
Dr.  Croone,  offering  him  the 
situation  of  travelling  tutor  to 
the  Howards  of  Norfolk  (July, 
1663),  iii.  286;  to  Dr.  Pierce 
on  his  Sermon,  and  Cressy's 
Reply,  recommending  answer, 
ii.  160;  iii.  287,  292;  to  Mr. 
Boyle  onliterar)'subjects(  1 664), 
289  ;  made  a  Commissioner  of 
the  Mint,  ii.  161,  164;  death 
of  his  son  Richard,  164;  letter 
to  George  Evelyn  on  expenses 
of  his  travels  in  Italy,  iii.  145 


Evel}-n,  John — continued. 

n;  (1664)  with  the  King,  ii. 
163;  subscribes  to  Sir  Arthur 
Slingsby's  Lottery,  166;  goes 
with  Lord  Cornbury  into  Ox- 
fordshire, 168-170;  King 
Charles  commends  his  Parallel 
of  Ancient  and  Modern  Architec- 
ture, 1664,  and  his  Sylva,  ii. 
171  ;  the  former  referred  to, 
ii.  168  n,  173;  iii.  189,  464; 
iv.  9  ;  references  to  his  Sylva, 
1664,  &c.,  ii.  153,  154,  163, 
243;  iii.  190,  195,  463;  ap- 
pointed a  Commissioner  for 
Sick  and  Wounded,  i.  xlvii ;  ii. 
172;  iii.  290;  proceedings  in 
that  office,  ii.  173,  176,  179, 
180,  182,  183,  184,   185,  187, 

188,  191,  192,  194,  196,  197, 
198,  199,  203,  211,  212,  221, 
223,  229,  272,  277,  281,  283, 
284,  285,  297  ;  Letter  to  Dr. 
Sprat,  on  Sorbiere,  and  his  Voy- 
age to  England,  and  a  \-indica- 
tion  of  Lord  Clarendon  from 
his  aspersions,  iii.  294;  Queen 
Mother's  compliment  to,  for 
his  book  on  Architecture,  ii.  173; 
(1665)  publishes  a  Part  of  the 
Mystery  of  Jesuitism,  1 664,  i.  Ii ; 
ii.   174  and  n,  175,  176;    iii. 

189,  196,299;  presents  a  copy 
of  it  to  Lord  Cornbury,  ii.  174 
n  ;  King  Charles  commends  it, 
176;  his  Kalcndarium  Hortense 
published,  1664,  iii.  190,  195, 
463 ;  visits  the  Royal  Mena- 
gerie in  St.  James's  Park,  ii. 
177  ;  letters  to  Lord  Cornbury 
on  the  Lent  Fast,  and  recom- 
mending the  closing  of  the 
theatres,  iii.  299-303 ;  to  Sir 
Thomas  (afterwards  Lord)  Clif- 
ford, on  the  affairs  of  the  sick 
and    wounded,    303 ;    to    Dr. 


INDEX. 


395 


Evelyn,  John — contini/ecf. 

(afterwards  Sir  Christopher) 
Wren,  to  desire  him  to  recom- 
mend a  tutor  for  his  son,  304  ; 
to  Duke  of  Albemarle,  on  the 
affairs  of  the  sick  and  wounded, 
306  ;  to  Sir  Thomas  Clifford, 
on  the  same  subject,  307  ;  to 
Sir  Peter  Wyche  on  the  Eng- 
lish language,  309 ;  to  Lord 
Cornbury,  with  hints  for  a 
course  of  study  on  history,  313; 
entertained  on  board  the  fleet 
at  the  Nore,  ii.  185  ;  sends  his 
family  from  London  on  account 
of  the  plague,  but  remains  there 
himself,  186;  passes  through 
the  infected  parts  of  the  City, 
186,  187;  letters  to  Lord 
Cornbury,  congratulating  him 
on  his  marriage  ;  his  own  criti- 
cal state  as  Commissioner  for 
sick  and  wounded,  iii.316,  321, 
322  ;  of  Sir  Philip  Warwick  to, 
on  the  same  subject,  322  ;  Mr. 
Evelyn's  answer,  324;  to  Sir 
Wm.  Coventry  on  the  same  sub- 
ject, 327  ;  to  Mr.  Pepys,  inclos- 
ing a  plan  of  his  proposed  In- 
firmary, 329-340;  to  Lord 
Cornbury  in  praise  of  Claren- 
don House,  340  ;  to  Dr.  Wil- 
kins  on  Tillotsoiis  Rule  of  Faith  ^ 
&c.,342;  (1666)  graciously  re- 
ceived, and  his  services  acknow- 
ledged, by  King  Charles  and 
the  Duke  of  York,  ii.  191,  192  ; 
his  plan  for  an  Infirmary  for 
sick  and  wounded,  192;  iii. 
329-340;  presents  a  Part  of 
Mystery  of  Jesuitism  to  the  King, 
ii.  192  ;  commanded  by  the 
King  to  recommend  a  Justice 
of  Peace  for  Surrey,  193;  elect- 
ed of  the  Council  of  the  Royal 
Society,  but  declines,  ihid.;  with 


Evelyn,  John — continiied. 

Prince  Rupert  at  the  Nore, 
196  ;  made  a  Commissioner  for 
the  farming  and  making  of  salt- 
petre, i.  liiandn;  ii.  197;  aCom- 
missioner  for  repair  of  old  St. 
Paul's  Cathedral,  i.  Hi ;  ii.  199  ; 
witnesses  the  awful  fire  of  Lon- 
don, 200-207  j  passes  over 
the  ruins,  204-207 ;  presents 
his  plan  for  rebuilding  London 
to  the  King,  209  ;  i.  liii  and  n  ; 
iii.  194  ;  overturned  in  his  car- 
riage, ii.  212  ;  Letter  to  Sir 
Samuel  Tuke  on  the  death  of 
his  Lady;  on  the  fire  of  London, 
and  noticing  his  plan  for  re- 
building the  City,  209  n  ;  iii. 
343  ;  Persian  habit  assumed  by 
the  King,  which  he  had  recom- 
mended in  his  Tyrannus,  ii. 
210;  letter  to  Lord  Clarendon 
on  correct  editions  of  school 
classics,  346  ;  library  and  MSS. 
of  the  Earl  of  Arundel  given  to 
the  Royal  Society  by  his  means, 
ii.  214,  340;  (1667)  publishes 
his  Public  Employment  preferred 
to  Solitude,  1667,  i.  Iv;  ii.  214 
andn;  iii.  [85,  190,  196;  let- 
ter to  Mr.  Cowley  on  that  sub- 
ject, and  recommending  him  to 
write  a  poem  on  the  Royal  So- 
ciety, iii.  349 ;  visits  the  Duke 
and  Duchess  of  Newcastle,  ii. 
216,  217,  218;  letter  of  Cow- 
ley on  his  Poem  on  the  Royal 
Society,  iii.  35 1  ;  conducts  the 
Duchess  of  Newcastle  to  a 
meeting  of  Royal  Society,  ii. 
218;  with  King  Charles  II., 
217;  commanded  by  his  Ma- 
jesty to  search  for  peat,  219; 
his  receipt  for  making  houllies 
(a  mi.xture  of  charcoal  and 
loam)    tried,    221  ;     letter   to 


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INDEX. 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

Henry  Howard  of  Norfolk,  so- 
liciting the  Marmora  Ariinde- 
liana  for  the  University  of  Ox- 
ford, ii.  240;  iii.  352  and  n, 
353  ;  obtains  the  Arundelian 
Marbles,  i.  Iv ;  iL  225,  240; 
letter  to  Dr.  Bathurst  on  that 
subject,  iii.  354;  University  in 
convocation  presents  its  ac- 
knowledgments to,  ii.  226,  227; 
gives  the  Royal  Society  his 
Tables  of  veins  and  arteries,  i. 
261 ;  ii.  227  ;  letter  to  Earl  of 
Sandwich,  on  Spanish  horticul- 
ture, iii.  355  ;  (1668)  gives  a 
quantity  of  bricks  towards  build- 
ing a  College  for  Royal  Society, 
ii.  229;  letter  to  Dr.  Joseph 
Glanvil,  thanking  him  for  a 
compliment  in  his  iVi'//«.f////r<3', 
iii.  356  ;  lease  of  land  granted 
to,  by  the  King,  who  discourses 
with  him  on  several  subjects,  ii. 
231  ;  letters  to  the  Earl  of 
Sandwich,  on  Spanish  horti- 
culture, iii.  358  ;  to  Dr.  Beale 
on  Optics  and  Acoustics,  &c., 
360;  publishes  his  Perfection 
of  Painting,  1668,  i.  Iviii ;  ii. 
231  and  n  ;  iii.  189,  196,  465  ; 
list  of  great  men  whose  portraits 
he  recommended  Lord  Claren- 
don to  procure,  ii.  234  n  ;  iii. 
444,  445  ;  (1669)  letter  to  Sir 
Thomas  Clifford,  on  a  libel  on 
England,  published  by  the 
Dutch,  365  ;  presents  his  His- 
tory of  the  Three  Great  Im- 
postors (1669)  to  the  King,  ii. 
235  and  n;  iii.  190,  196;  let- 
ter to  Lord  Henry  Howard  of 
Norfolk,  to  permit  the  Royal 
Society  to  exchange  some  of 
the  MSB.  given  by,  for  mathe- 
matical   and    other    scientific 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

books,  369 ;  degree  of  Doctor 
conferred  on  him  by  the  Uni- 
versity of  Oxford,  ii.  240 ; 
letters  to  Dr.  Meric  Casau- 
bon,  enquiring  whether  his 
father  left  a  treatise  De  Baculis, 
&c.,  iii.  371  ;  of  Dr.  Casaubon 
in  answer,  372  ;  his  affliction  on 
account  of  his  brother  Richard, 
ii.  233,  242,  243;  (1670)  so- 
licits the  office  of  Latin  Secre- 
tary, 244  ;  pressed  to  write  the 
History  of  the  Dutch  War,  i. 
lix  ;  ii.  235,  246,  299 ;  draws 
up  a  Draft  of  the  History,  251 ; 
the  King  orders  official  docu- 
ments to  be  given  to  him  for 
the  History,  252,  253,  256, 
265,  284  ;  letters  to  Lord  Clif- 
ford, inclosing  a  Synopsis  of 
the  History,  (S:c.,  iii.  375  ;  con- 
tents of  the  first  and  second 
books,  and  Introduction,  &c., 
(1671)  378-381;  to  Father 
Patrick  on  the  doctrine  of  the 
English  Church  concerning  the 
Eucharist,  381  ;  complains  of 
want  of  co-operation,  390  ;  in- 
troduces Gibbon  the  carver  at 
Court,  ii.  254,  255  n,  256  ;  ap- 
pointed on  a  Council  for  Fo- 
reign Plantations,  257,  259  ;  at- 
tends the  meetings  of,  260, 
262,  263,  271,  273,  274,  279, 
284,  287,  288,  291,  293  ;  enter- 
tained by  the  Trinity  Company 
on  passing  a  fine  of  land  for 
their  Alms-house,  260  ;  his  law- 
suit with  Mr.  Cock,  262  ;  dines 
with  King  Charles  H.  at  Euston, 
266;  (1672)  lease  of  Says 
Court  granted  to,  by  the  King, 
272  ;  with  the  King  about  the 
fleet,  279,  281  ;  conversation 
with  Lord  Sandwich,  and  re- 


INDEX. 


397 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

flections  on  his  death,  281,  282; 
reads  the  first  part  of  his  Dutch 
War  to  Lord  Clifford,  284; 
chosen  Secretary  of  the  Royal 
Society,  288;  Letters,  to  Lord 
Clifford,  returning  documents 
consulted  for  the  Dutch  War, 
ii.  294  ;  iii.  393  ;  to  Lord  Corn- 
bury,  desiring  the  perusal  of 
Sir  Geo.  Downing's  Dispatches 
for  the  Dutch  War,  &c.,  394 ; 
(1673)  sworn  a  younger  Brother 
of  the  Trinity  House,  289  n  ; 
takes  the  sacrament  and  oaths 
as  ordered  by  Parliament,  291 ; 
Lord  Clifford's  prophetic  fare- 
well to,  295,  296  ;  charitable 
works  of,  299  ;  (1674)  his  Navi- 
gation and  Commerce,  their  Ori- 
ginal and  Frogresse,  1674  (the 
preface  to  the  History  of  the 
Dutch  War),  commended  by 
King  Charles  n.  but  publicly  re- 
'called,  i.  clix;  ii.  301  and  n,302; 
iii.  196;  letters,  to  the  Duchess 
of  Newcastle  on  a  present  of 
her  Works,  iii.  395 ;  to  Dr. 
Meric  Casaubon,  consoling  him 
in  his  affliction  from  the  stone, 
and  on  his  own  translation  of 
Lucretius,  398  ;  (1675)  l^'s  cha- 
racter of  Sir  William  Petty,  ii. 
305,  306 ;  his  Discourse  of  Earth 
and  Vegetation,  1675,  i.  Ixiii ;  ii. 
309;  iii.  190,  196;  Lord  Berke- 
ley confides  his  estates  and  pro- 
perty to,  ii.  315;  (1676)  318, 
321,  324;  the  Queen  enter- 
tained at  Says  Court,  319;  a 
copy  of  Marmora  Oxoniensia 
Anindcliana  presented  to  him 
by  the  University,  ibid. ;  serious 
consequences  of  a  fall  to  him, 
323;  (1677)  becomes  a  trus- 
tee for  Lord  Mordaunt,  324 ; 
IV.  D 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

(1678)  his  friendship  for  Mrs. 
Godolphin,  340-343;  (1679) 
appointed  one  of  the  executors 
of  Lady  Mordaunt,  359,  364  ; 
his  Acetaria,  part  of  the  Elysium 
Britannicum,  iii.  190;  success 
of  his  Sylva,  &c.,  191,  195; 
contents  of  his  Elysium  Britan- 
nicum, 192;  treats  for  marriage 
of  his  son  with  daughter  of  Sir 
John  Stonehouse,ii.  359;  (1680) 
last  conversation  of  with  Lord 
Ossory,  &c.,  365  ;  letters  to  the 
Countess  ofOssory  on  his  death, 
iii.  399;  (1681)  to  Mr.  Pepys, 
on  his  escape  from  shipwreck, 
400 ;  to  Dr.  Morley,  Bp.  of 
Winchester,  on  thelate  Duchess 
of  York  deserting  the  Church 
of  England,  and  accusing  him, 
ii.  395  ;  iii.  401 ;  to  Mr.  Wm. 
London,  on  his  proposed  His- 
tory of  Jamaica,  &c.,  402  ;  Earl 
of  Essex  vindicates  himself 
from  an  injurious  report,  ii. 
386  ;  letters  to  Mr.  Pepys,  in- 
closing his  History  of  the  Dutch 
War,  with  particulars  respecting 
it,  his  Discourse  of  Modern 
Languages,  and  titles  of  a  mul- 
titude of  papers  sent  to  Mr. 
Pepys,  iii.  406;  (1682)  con- 
sulted by  Sir  Stephen  Fox  about 
Chelsea  Hospital,  ii.  390,  394  ; 
attacked  with  ague,  and  settles 
his  affairs,  391  ;  letters  to  Dr. 
Fell,  recommending  answers  to 
be  written  to  the  Histoire  Cri- 
tique, and  other  atheistical 
books,  iii.  410;  to  Mr.  Pepys, 
on  the  Dominion  of  the  Sea 
and  the  Fishery,  claimed  by  the 
English,  and  on  English  com- 
merce, 414  ;  seized  with  a  faint- 
ing fit,  and  declines  standing 


D 


398 


INDEX. 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

the  election  for  President  of 
Royal  Society,  ii.  399  ;  disposes 
of  his  East  India  adventure, 
399  ;  (1683)  his  account  of  Sir 
RichardBrowne,4oo-402 ;  com- 
municates to  Dr.  Plot  a  list  of  his 
works,  iii.  189,  190;  plants  his 
walks  at  Says  Court,  ii.  404  and 
n  ;  iv.  43  ;  declines  a  lucrative 
employment  from  conscientious 
motives,  ii.  419;  attends  the 
King  on  a  visit  to  the  Duchess 
of  Portsmouth,  419  ;  visits  the 
Lord  Danby  in  the  Tower,  424; 
(1684)  consulted  by  Dr.  Teni- 
son  about  erecting  a  PubUc 
Library,  429 ;  his  Account  of 
the  HYntcr  0/ i68y4,  published 
in  f/nV.  Trans.,  43 1  ;  consulted 
about  building  over  Berkeley 
Gardens,  433;  (1685)  assists 
in  proclaiming  James  IL  on 
the  death  of  Charles,  449  ;  his 
affliction  on  the  death  of  his 
daughter  Mary,  45  2  ;  his  Mun- 
dus  MuUebris  (1690)  referred 
to,  455  and  n;  death  of  his 
daughter  Elizabeth,  iii.  474 ; 
melancholy  reflections  on  the 
deaths  of  his  daughters,  i.  Ixiv ; 
iii.  474 ;  James  IL's  gracious 
reception  of, ibid.;  accompanies 
Mr.  Pepys  to  Portsmouth  to 
attend  on  James  IL,  475  ;  let- 
ters to  Mr.  Pepys,  on  the  co- 
lours of  the  Ancients,  &c.,  iii. 
420 ;  of  Mr.  Pepys,  about 
papers  tending  to  prove  Charles 
II.  a  Roman  Catholic,  422  and 
n  ;  iii.  i,  2,  3  ;  his  portrait  taken 
by  Kneller,  5 ;  appointed  a 
Commissioner  of  Sewers,  1 1  ; 
and  a  Commissioner  for  execut- 
ing the  office  of  Privy  Seal,  i. 
Ixvii ;  transactions,  iii.  13,  14, 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

(1686)  15,  16,  20,  21,  22,  31; 
takes  the  test,  1 7  ;  tedious  law- 
suit against,  ibid. ;  Sir  Gilbert 
Gerrard  proposes  to  marry  his 
son  to  Mr.  Evelyn's  daughter 
Susanna,  17  ;  refuses  the  Privy 
Seal  for  printing  Missals,  18; 
and  declines  attendance,  19; 
refuses  Privy  Seal  for  printing 
Popi.sh  Books,  &:c.,  22  ;  in  at- 
tendance on  James  II.  on  his 
birth-day,  1686,  27  ;  letters, 
to  Lady  Ann  Spencer,  Coun- 
tess of  Sunderland,  inclosing  a 
catalogue  of  religious  books  for 
her  use,  iii.  424 ;  to  Henry, 
Earl  of  Clarendon,  on  the 
affairs   of   Ireland,    &c.,  425  ; 

(1687)  reflections  of,  on  King 
James's  (attempted)  introduc- 
tion of  Popery,  iii.  31  ;  Com- 
missioners for  Privy  Seal  dis- 
missed, 32  ;  particulars  relating 
to  his  lawsuit,  which  was  ter- 
minated by  the  favour  of  James 
II.,  35'  36,  37.  40;  appointed 
a  Governor  of  St.  Thomas's 
Hospital,  41 ;  (1688)  petitions 
to  be  allowed  charges  as  a  Com- 
missioner of  sick  and  wounded, 
46 ;  letter  to  Abp.  Sancroft, 
detecting  machinations  of  the 
Jesuits,  55  n;  prayer  on  the 
anniversary  of  his  birth-day 
(6Sth  year),  58;  letters  to  his 
son  about  return  of  James  II. 
to  Whitehall  (1688),  and  con- 
sequent proceedings,  &c.,  iii. 
427  ;  to  the  Countess  of  Sun- 
derland of  moral  advice,  43 1 ; 
to  Lord  Spencer  on  Collections 
of  English  Letters,  434;  (1689) 
Archbishop  Sancroft  thanks 
him  for  his  letter,  iii.  63  ;  his 
examination     of     the     extra- 


INDEX. 


399 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

ordinary  talents  of  Dr.  Clench's 
son,  64  ;  his  remarks  on 
Queen  Mary  II.,  69 ;  con- 
versations with  Abp.  Sancroft 
and  Bp.  Lloyd,  73,  77  ; 
his  portrait  taken  again  by 
Kneller,  78 ;  letter  to  Mr. 
Pepys  on  a  compliment  paid 
him,.,. on  painters,  &c.... coins, 
...Lord  Clarendon's  collection 
of  portraits,... on  prints, ...pub- 
lic libraries  in  Paris,  and  in 
England, . . .  Society  for  improv- 
ing the  English  language  re- 
commended, iii.  435 ;  Mr. 
Pepys'  answer  to,  457  ;  con- 
tinuation of  his  former  letter — 
on  dreams,  458;  prayer  on  his 
birth-day,  1689,  iii.  80  ;  (1690) 
conversation  with  Mr.  Pepys 
on  the  Navy,  83 ;  dines  with 
SirG.  Mackenzie,  against  whom 
he  had  written  his  Essay  on 
Public  Employment,  85  and  n  ; 
Conversation  with  Dr.  Lloyd, 
85,  87,  88;  letter  to  Lady 
Sunderland,  consoling  her  on 
the  death  of  her  daughter,  the 
Countess  of  Arran,  460  ;  be- 
comes one  of  the  bail  for  Lord 
Clarendon,  iii.  90 ;  letter  to 
the  Countess  of  Sunderland, 
on  his  Kalendarium  Ho/tense, 
Sylva,  Parallel  of'  Architecture, 
&c.,  463;  (1691)  encourages 
Dr.  (afterwards  Sir)  Hans 
Sloane  to  write  a  History  of 
Jamaica,  iii.  93  ;  conversation 
with  Abp.  Sancroft,  94  ;  letter 
to  Mr.  Anthony  'k  Wood,  com- 
municating particulars  of  Mr. 
Welles,  and  of  himself  and  pub- 
lications, for  the  Athena  Oxo- 
nienscs,  465  ;  (1692)  at  the 
Funeral  of  Mr.  Boyle,  iii.  99 ; 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

a  trustee  for  the  Boyle- Lecture, 
loi,  in;  his  opinion  of  Dr. 
Bentley's  Boyle-Lecture,  102  ; 
letter  to  Dr.  Tenison  on  Earth- 
quakes and  their  causes,  467  ; 

(1693)  Mr.  Draper's  marriage 
with  his  daughter  Susanna,  i. 
Ixix  ;  iii.  108  ;  declines  Presi- 
dentship of  the  Royal  Society, 
in;  letters,  to  Dr.  Plot  on 
Coins,  473  ;  answer,  ibid.  ;  to 
Lord  Spencer  on  his  making  a 
tour   through    England,    474 ; 

(1694)  his  Translation  of  M.  de 
la  Quinteneye's  Complete  Gar- 
dener, 1693,  i.  Ixix;  iii.  196; 
Duke  of  Norfolk's  kindness  for 
the  Evelyn  family,  112;  goes 
with  his  family  to  live  with  his 
brother  at  Wotton,  115;  let- 
ters to  Bp.  Gibson,  communi- 
cating particulars  for  his  edition 
of  the  Britannia,  475  ;  to  Dr. 
Tenison,  communicating  infor- 
mation relative  to  Abp.  Laud, 
to  Mr.  Wharton's  life,  &c.,  476  ; 
to  Mr.  Benjamin  Tooke,  send- 
ing him  the  copy  of  his  Essay 
on  Medals  (1697)  to  print,  &c., 
478  ;  the  work  referred  to,  iii. 
190,  196,  465  ;  his  conversa- 
tion with  Marquis  of  Norman- 
by,  about  Charles  II.,  iii.  118  ; 
Treasurer  of  Greenwich  Hos- 
pital, 119,  13s  n,  156  and  n; 
his  account  of  the  death  of  Q. 
Mary,  119,  120;  furnished  the 
additions  to  Surrey  in  Camden  s 
Britannia  (i695),i.  Ixx  ;  iii.  120; 
one  of  a  Committee  to  survey 
Greenwich  House,  &c.,  1 22,132; 
his  intimacy  with  Dr.  Tenison, 
119,  123,  125  ;  interests  him- 
self about  the  Royal  Library  at 
St.  James's,   125,  (1696)  138; 


400 


INDEX. 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

letters  to  Mr.  Wotton,  con- 
taining an  account  of  Hon. 
Robert  Boyle,  for  his  intended 
life,  iii.  479 ;  from  Mr.  Wotton 
in  answer,  and  sending  him  his 
abridgement  of  Scilla's  book  on 
Shell's,  iv.  I  ;  from  the  same 
thanking  him  for  recommend- 
ing him  to  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury,  2;  settles  the  Boyle- 
Lecture  in  perpetuity,  iii.  129  ; 
lets  his  house  at  Says  Court  to 
Adm.  Benbow,  i.  Ixx  ;  iii.  1 30  ; 
letter  to  Lord  Godolphin,  on 
English  Historical  Medals, 
Council  of  Trade,  enlarging  of 
London,  scenes  at  elections,  iv. 
3 ;  first  stone  of  Greenwich 
Hospital  laid  by  him,  and  others, 
iii.  132;  letters,  to  Mr.  Place 
about  reprinting  his  Parallel  of 
Architecture,  iv.  8 ;  to  Mr. 
Wotton,  on  his  Sylva,  and  on 
the  husbandry  and  gardening 
of  the  antients,  11;  (1697) 
letter  to  Dr.  Bohun,  noticing 
his  employments,  &c.,  at  Wot- 
ton, his  grandson,  and  daughter 
Draper,  iii.  135  n;  letter  to 
Dr.  Bentley,  on  his  Sylva,  and 
Parallel  of  Architecture,  iv.  13; 
goes  with  the  Surrey  Address 
of  congratulation  for  peace  to 
K.  William  HL,  iii.  137;  let- 
ters to  Dr.  Bentley  on  his  pro- 
posal for  erecting  a  new  library 
in  St.  James's  Park,  iv.  14 ; 
(1698)  to  Dr.  Godolphin,  with 
an  account  of  his  Treatise  on 
Medals,  15;  from  Mr.  Wotton, 
concerning  his  intended  life  of 
Boyle,  18;  from  the  same  on 
Medals,  19;  to  Mr.  Henshaw, 
introducing  Dr.  Hoy,  21  ;  his 
house  at  Says  Court  let  to  Peter 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

the  Great,  i.  Ixxi ;  iii.  1 39  and  n  ; 
(1699)  affliction  for  the  loss  of 
his  son,  141 ;  regret  for  his 
brother  Richard's  death,  144; 
letter  to  Dr.  Nicholson,  on 
education  for  the  bar,  the  His- 
torical Library,  ravages  com- 
mitted in  the  Paper  office,  origi- 
nal letters  in  his  possession,  iv. 
23  ;  (1700)  his  Acetaria,  1699, 
referred  to,  i.  Ixxiv;  iii.  146, 190, 
196  ;  settles  at  Wotton,  149  ;  his 
prayer  on  completing  his  80th 
year,  154  ;  his  concern  for  the 
illness  of  his  grandson,  155; 
(1701)  subscribes  towards  re- 
building Oakwood  Chapel,  at 
Wotton,  159  ;  holds  his  courts 
in  Surrey,  160  ;  (1702)  his 
Tables  of  veins  and  arteries 
ordered  to  be  engraven  by  the 
Royal  Societ}',  160;  letters 
from  Mr.  Wotton  concerning 
his  intended  life  of  Boyle,  iv. 
27,  29;  elected  a  member  of 
Society  for  Propagating  Gospel 
in  Foreign  Parts,  iii.  162  ;  pious 
examination  of  himself  on  com- 
pleting his  82nd  year,  162; 
(1703)  resigns  the  Treasurer- 
ship  of  Greenwich  Hospital  to 
his  son-in-law  Draper,  1 66  ;  ac- 
count of  his  Treasurership,  156 
n ;  recollection  of  himself  at, 
83,  166;  letters  from  Mr. 
Wotton  with  queries  for  his  Life 
of  Boyle,  iv.  30 ;  answer  to, 
with  anecdotes  of  Hartlib, 
Boyle,  Sir  W.  Petty,  Sir  Geof- 
frey Fenton,  &c.,  32  ;  Wotton's 
reply  to,  42;  (1705)  conversa- 
tion with  Dr.  Dickinson  about 
Philosopher's  Elixir,  34  ;  Duke 
of  Marlborough's  condescen- 
sion to,  iii.  170;  his  sickness. 


INDEX. 


401 


Evelyn,  John — continued. 

i.lxxvijiii.  172;  his  death, /i^/rt'.; 
Christmas  hospitality  to  his 
neighbours,  ii.  174,  235,  299; 
his  piety  at  that  season  and  on 
his  birth-day,  see  at  the  close  of 
each  year,  and  Oct.  31  ;  list  of 
his  published  and  unpublished 
works,  i.  xcix-cxix;  iii.  189, 
190,  194;  etchings  by,  196; 
his  monument  and  epitaph,  i. 
xc. 

John  -  Stansfield     (second 

son  of  John),  birth,  ii.  49 ; 
death,  50. 

John  (third  son  of  John), 


birth,  ii.  75  ;  presented  to  the 
Queen  Mother,  120;  alluded 
to,  147,  186,  212,  334;  entered 
of  Oxford  University,  214,236; 
admitted  of  Middle  Temple, 
279  ;  published  a  translation  of 
Rapinus  Hortorum,  288  and  n  ; 
his  interview  with  the  Bishop 
of  Chichester,  290;  a  Younger 
Brother  of  the  Trinity  House, 
291  ;  went  with  Lord  Berkeley 
into  France,  316;  return  of, 
319;  his  marriage,  359;  sent 
into  Devon  by  Lords  of  the 
Treasury,  iii.  41  ;  Commis- 
sioner of  Irish  Revenue,  102, 
105  ;  his  death  and  burial, 
141. 

John  (grandson  of  John), 

birth,  ii.  392 ;  at  Eton,  iii. 
103  ;  entered  of  Oxford, 
141  ;  attacked  with  small- 
pox, 155  ;  quits  college, 
160;  Commissioner  of  prizes, 
159  ;  treaty  for  marriage. 
Treasurer  of  stamp  duties, 
168. 

John  (son  of  George  and 


nephew  of  John),  marriage,  ii. 
361,  3S0. 


Evelyn,  John,  of  Nutfield,  M.P., 
his  death,  iii.  163. 

Martha  (daughter-in-law  of 

John),  thrown  out  of  her  coach, 
iii.  43. 

Mary    (daughter    of    Sir 

Richard  Browne,  and  wife  of 
John  Evelyn),  marriage  with, 
and  references  to,  i.  Pedig. 
295;  ii-  3.  7,  12,  16,  25, 
39.  40,  41.  46,  52,  53.  54. 
56,  61,  70,  75,  81,  95,  105, 
107,  147,  167,  178,  i85,  217, 
260;  portrait,  ii.  3,  15,  35,38; 
Charles  IL's  condescension 
and  promise  to,  119,  125; 
Princess  Henrietta  thanks  her 
for  her  Character  of  England 
she  had  presented,  121;  pre- 
sents a  copy  of  a  miniature  by 
Oliver  to  Charles  H.,  131  ; 
character  of  her  by  Dr.  Bohun, 
iv.  49  ;  letters  to  Dr.  Bohun 
on  epistolary  writing,  55  ;  on 
Dry  den's  Siege  of  Grenada.,  56  ; 
on  female  accomplishments 
and  duties,  57  ;  to  Lady  Tuke, 
and  to  Mr.  Bohun,  on  the 
death  of  Sir  S.  Tuke,  iii.  252  ; 
iv.  59;  to  Mr.  Bohun  on  the 
death  of  Dr.  Breton,  61  ;  to 
Lady  Tuke  on  the  death  of 
her  own  daughter  Mary,  62  ; 
to  her  son,  exhorting  him  to  a 
virtuous  life,  64 ;  extract  from 
her  Will,  containing  a  character 
of  Mr.  Evelyn,  65  ;  her  epitaph, 
i.  xci. 

Mary  (daughter  of  John), 

ii.  300,  348,  391,  441  ;  birth  of, 
188;  her  death  by  the  small- 
pox, 452;  her  monument  and 
epitaph,  i.  xciii. 

Mary,  Lady  Wyche  (niece 

of  John,  and  daughter  of 
George),  John  Evelyn  presents 


4o; 


INDEX. 


Evelyn,    Mary,    Lady    Wyche — 
continued. 
her  with  a  piece  of  plate  at  her 
christening,  i.   298  ;  marriage, 
iii.  103.     &(f  Wyche. 

Mary  (niece  of  John,  and 

daughter  of  Richard),  marriage 
of,  ii.  246. 

Martha-Maria  (grandchild  of 

John),  birth,  ii.  409;  death,  41 5. 

Richard  (father  of  John), 

his  marriage  and  family,  i.  i  ; 
his  person  and  character,  i,  2, 
1 2  ;  fined  for  declining  knight- 
hood, i.  2  n ;  High  Sheriff  of 
Surrey  and  Sussex,  i.  i,  6; 
sickness  and  death,  1 2 ;  epitaph 
on,  i.  Ix.xxix. 

Richard      of      Woodcote 

(brother  of  John),  birth,  i.  i  ; 
chamber-fellow  with  his  brother 
John  at  Oxford,  10  ;  alluded  to, 
297,  298  ;  ii.75,  167,  246  ;  mar- 
riage, i.  298;  his  house  called 
Baynard's,  297  ;  ii.  91  ;  afflicted 
with  the  stone,  232,  233,  237, 
242 ;  his  death  and  funeral,  244. 

Richard    (son    of     John), 

birth  and  christening,  ii.  45  ; 
death,  96  ;  his  remarkable  early 
talents  and  piety,  96-100; 
his  early  death  alluded  to,  iii. 
66 ;  letters  occasioned  by  his 
death,  244 ;  monument  and 
epitaph  of,  i.  xcii. — Another 
son  Richard,  death  and  burial 
of,  ii.  164. 

Richard  (grandson  of  John), 

birth,  ii.  380 ;  death,  3S5. 

Richard  (nephew  of  John), 


his  death,  iii.  219  n. 

Susanna  (daughter  of  John), 

birth  of,  ii.  236  ;  marriage,  i. 
Ixix;  iii.  108;  character  and 
accomplishments,  ibid..,  109  ; 
see  Draper. 


Evelyn,  Sir  Thomas,  ii.  380. 

William,  of  St.  Clere  (son 

of  George  of  Nutfield),  assumed 
the  name  of  Glanville,  iii.  161 ; 
his  issue,  161  n. 

■  (cousin  of  John),house 


near  Clifden,  ii.  354. 
family,  epitaphs  of,  i.  Ixxxix- 


Mons.,  a  French  physician, 

ii.  245. 
Evening  Lover,    a   play,   ii.   230 

and  n. 
Everard,    Mrs.,    a    chemist,    ii. 

17- 

Eversfield,  — — ,  of  Sussex,  his 
daughter,  ii.  361,  380  ;  iii. 
T46. 

Everston,  Capt.  Cornelius,  taken 
prisoner,  ii.  180  and  n;  his  li- 
berty restored  by  Charles  II. 
on  account  of  his  father's 
services,     180     and    n,     181, 

303- 

Euganean  Hills,  notice  of  the, 
i.  264. 

Euston,  Suffolk,  Lord  Arlington's 
seat  at,  Charles  II. 's  frequent 
visits,  1671,  ii.  266;  splendid 
entertainment  at,  267  ;  the 
house  and  garden  described, 
268,  326;  church  and  parson- 
age house  rebuilt  by  Lord  Ar- 
lington, 248,  326,  328. 

E.xamen  of  t lie  Assemhlfs  Confes- 
sion of  Faith,  iii.  253. 

Exchange  at  Amsterdam,  i.  20 ; 
at  Paris,  50  ;  Merchants'  Walk 
at     Genoa,     98 ;    at    Venice, 

237- 

the  Royal,  the  King's  sta- 
tue at,  thrown  down,  1649, 
ii.  5 ;  new  building  of  the, 
298. 

E.xchequer  shut  up,  1672,  ii.  275, 
293  and  n. 


INDEX. 


403 


Excise,  &c.,  continuance  of,   ii. 

116;    duties   let   to   farm   by 

James   II,,   450 ;    Scots  grant 

them  for  ever,  463. 
Executions     {see    Question)    at 

Rome,  i.  218  ;  at  Venice,  252  ; 

in  Switzerland,  291 ;  in  England, 

ii.  39. 
Exeter  College,  Oxford,  comedy 

performed  at,  1637,  i.  9. 
Chapel,  communicants   at, 

surprised,  1657,  ii.  95. 

Earl  of,  garden  at  Burleigh, 


ii.  64  n,  422. 

Parliament's  terms  of  capi- 


tulation to,  alluded  to,  iv.  184, 
185,  186;  siege  of,  1S8. 

Exhalation,  fiery,  account  of,  1 694, 
iii.  113. 

Exomologetis,  by  Dean  Cressy,  ii. 
161  n. 

"Experiment,"  new  invented  ship 
so  called,  ii.  306. 

Exton,  Dr.,  Judge  of  the  Admi- 
ralty, ii.  161. 

Eye  of  a  Dutch  boy,  phfenomenon 
in,  iii.  158. 

Eyes,  receipt  for  strengthening, 
iii.  362  ;  wax  taper  at  night 
recommended,  &c.,  363. 

Eyre,  Mr.  Justice,  a  subscriber 
to  Greenwich  Hospital,  iii. 
133  n- 

Fairfax,  Major,  ii.  67  n;  charac- 
ter of,  331. 

Sir  Thomas,  Lord,  referred 

to,  iv.  154  n,  160  n,  161  n,  164, 
165  n,  183  n,  184  n,  1S8,  189, 
306. 

Faith,  Assembly's  Confession  of, 
iii.  254. 

Faithful  Post,  1653,  journal  so 
called,  iv.  284  n. 

Faithful  Scvul,  1653,  journal  so 
called,  iv.  2S9  n. 


Faithorne,  William,  his  portrait 
of  Catharine,  Queen  of  Charles 
II.,  ii.  145  n. 

Falconberg,  Thomas  Belasyse, 
Viscount,  ii.  333,  406. 

Falkland,  Lucius  Cary,  Lord  Vis- 
count, 1641,  iv.  86  n  ;  supports 
King  Charles  I.'s  right  to  elect 
officers,  116  ;  portrait,  iii.  444. 

Lord    (Treasurer    of    the 

Navy),  ii.  406,  434,  458  ;  death 
and  account  of,  1 16. 

Lady,  ii.  456  ;  iii.  116. 


Fallen  Angels,  iii.  231. 
Falmouth,  Charles  Berkeley,  Earl 

of,  ii.  135  and  n;  iii.  393. 
Family  of  Love,  address  to  the 

King,  1687,  iii.  39. 
Fanelli,  statues  in  copper  by,  ii. 

146. 
Fans  from  China,  ii.  165. 
Fanshaw,  Sir  Simon,  his  collection 

of  coins,  iii.  442. 
Fanshawe,  Sir  Richard,  allusions 

to,  ii.  36,   74,    128,    148;   iv. 

204. 
Farnese,  Palace  at  Rome,  account 

of,  i.  118,  169,  194,  208. 

Cardinal  Alessandro,  i.  150, 

219. 

Farnham,  produce  of  hop-ground 

at,  iv.  44  n. 
Farrande,  iv.  264. 
Farringdon,  Mr.,  funeral   of,    ii. 

223. 

Town  of,  ii.  58. 

Father  John,  at  Rome,  i.  117. 
Faubert,  Mons.,  riding-master,  his 

academy,   &c.,    ii.    385,    397, 

439- 
Faulkner,  Thomas,  his  History  of 

Chelsea,  cited,  ii.  346  n. 
Faustina,  temple  of,  i.  120. 
Fay,  Governor  of  Portsmouth,  ii. 

109. 
Fearne,  Dr.,  ii.  109 


404 


INDEX. 


Febure,  Mons.,  his  chemical  ex- 
periments, &c.,  i.  295  ;  ii.  32  ; 
Sir  W.  Raleigh's  cordial  pre- 
pared by,  152. 

Fell,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of  Oxford, 
132,  1 70,  240  ;  sermon  in  blank 
verse,  178;  letter  of  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn to,  recommending  answers 
to  atheistical  books,  iii.  410; 
death  of,  iii.  25  and  n. 
Felton,  Sir  John,  ii.  326. 

Sir  Maurice,  iii.  32,  38. 

Sir  Geoffrey,  iii.  31,  39. 

Fenton,  letters  and  journal  of,  iii. 
409 ;  iv.  26. 

Fenwick,  Sir  John,  taken,  iii.  131 
and  n;  executed,  135. 

Mr.,  and  his  wife,  cause  be- 
tween, iii.  164  and  n. 

Ferdinand  I.,  Grand  Duke  of 
Florence,  chapel  of,  i.  226. 

Ferguson,  Robert,  conspirator,  ii. 
409,  411,  469,  471. 

Feria,  Duke  of,  i.  273. 

Fermor,  Sir  William  (afterwards 
Earl  of  Pomfret),  ii.  349,  381; 
iii.  loi ;  some  of  the  Arundelian 
statues  purchased  by,  now  at 
Oxford,  iii.  92. 

Ferrara,  notice  of,  i.  233. 

Ferrarius,  Dr.,  of  Milan,  i.  270, 
272. 

Ferrers,  Barons,  their  tenure  at 
Oakham,  ii.  64. 

Ferte  Imbault,  Mons.  de  la,  zeal 
for  the  Parliament,  &c.,  iv.  331, 

332-. 
Fete  Dieu,  at  Tours,  i.  80. 
Feversham,  Lewis  de  Duras,  Earl 

of,    ii.  315,   439,  444  and  n; 

468,  476;  taken  prisoner,  iii. 

61. 
Fiammingo,  Ger.,  picture  by,  i. 

130;   sculpture,   144,  218;  ii. 

Fiat,  Mons.,  ii.  55. 


Field,  Bishop  of  Oxford,  i.  5. 

Capt.,  iii.  418. 

Fiennes,  Dr.,  sermon  of,  ii.  437. 

Fiesole,  Gio.  di,  painting  by,  i. 
205. 

Fifth  -  Monarchy  -  Men,  sermon 
against,  ii.  92  ;  insurrection  of, 
122. 

Filmer,  Sir  E.,  ii.  424. 

Finale,  notice  of  the  shore  of,  i. 
94. 

Finch,  Sir  John,  Lord  Keeper,  in 
Holland,  1641,  i.  15,  20;  letter 
of  Charles  I.  to,  iv.  81 ;  re- 
ferred to,  78  m,  82,  88,  91,  94, 
103  bis,  104  and  m,  106  n,  109, 
III  bis,  113,  114,  117,  121, 
123,  125,  126,  129,   130,  131, 

132.  .134,  136,  137.  140- 

Sir  John,  afterwards  Lord 

Chancellor,  and  Earl  of  Not- 
tingham, ii.  172,  261,  378. 

Mr.  (son  of  Lord  Chancel- 
lor), afterwards  Earl  of  Ayles- 
ford,  ii.  349  ;  iii.  r  7  and  n ;  James 
n.'s  speech  to  the  Council  on 
his  accession,  taken  down  in 
WTiting  by,  ii.  446  n;  iii.  40  j 
Burleigh  on  the  Hill  bought  by 
the  family  of,  ii.  65  n. 

Fioravanti,  a  painter  in  Rome,  i. 
218;  ii.  15. 

Fire-eater,  performances  of  a,  ii. 
286. 

Fire-ships,  appalling  nature  of,  iii. 
84. 

Fireworks  at  Rome,  1644,  i.  154, 
155;  in  St.  James's  Square, 
1695,  iii.  125. 

Firmin,  Mr.  Thomas,  account  of, 
iii.  79  and  n. 

Fish,  horn  of  one  presented  to 
Royal  Society,  ii.  165;  sight 
and  hearing  of,  iii.  364. 

Fisher,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of  Ro- 
chester, portrait  of,  iii.  444. 


INDEX. 


405 


Fishery,  on  the  right  of,  iii.  414. 
Fish-ponds,  various  references  to, 

i-  40,5s.  63,  7°.  i29>  i3i>  158, 
216,  289. 
Fitzgerald,    Lady   Catharine,    ii. 

434- 

Fitz-Harding,  Lord,  instructions 
for  Holland,  iii.  392  ;  death  of, 
ii.  294. 

Fitz-Harris,  Lord,  Treasurer  of 
the  Household,  ii.  294. 

Fitzpatrick,  Col.,  iii.  37. 

Fitz-Roy,  Lady  Anne,  ii.  322  n. 

Flagellants  at  Rome,  i.  210. 

Flamel,  Nicholas,  i.  71. 

Flamerin,  Mons.,  ii.  436. 

Flamsted,  Dr.  John,  astronomer, 
ii.  322,  414,  434. 

Flanders,  apprehensions  of  the 
French  army  in,  iv.  212. 

Fleet,  engagement  with  the  Dutch, 
1665,  ii.  180  and  n,  181,  182  ; 
victory  over  the  Dutch,  June, 
1665,  183;  Charles  II.  visits 
the  English  fleet  at  the  Nore, 
185;  victory  over  the  Dutch, 
June,  1666,  194,  19s  ;  various 
particulars  of  the,  194,  199; 
mangled  state  of  the  English 
fleet,  196  ;  English  and  French, 
united  fleets,  1672,  279. 

Fleetwood,  Dr.  James,  Bishop 
of  Worcester,   sermon   by,   ii. 

318. 

Sir  George,  his   report   of 

Cromwell's  dissimulation,  iv. 
212. 

Fletcher,  John,  poet,  portrait,  iii. 
444. 

Floors  of  rooms,  plaister,  &c., 
used  for,  i.  97  and  n. 

Florence,  account  of  the  city  of, 
i.  104-109,  222-227  ;  bridges 
of,  104;  palaces  of  Strozzi  and 
Pitti,  105  ;  church  of  Santo 
Spirito,  106;  Palazzo  Vecchio, 


Florence — continued. 

ibid. ;  Hanging  Tower,  ibid. ;  the 
Duke's  Repository  of  Curio- 
sities, ibid.,  108,  224;  Church 
of  the  Annunciata,  109,  223  ; 
Duke's  Cavalerizzo,  and  Mena- 
gerie, 109;  Poggio  Impcriale, 
223  ;  collections  of  Prince  Leo- 
pold and  Sign.  Gaddi,  Academy 
de  la  Crusca,  226;  Church  of 
St.  Lawrence,  ibid.;  arsenal, 
artists,  &c.,  227. 

agent  of  the  Duke  of,  Par- 
liament offers  an  affront  to,  iv. 

'39- 
Florival,  Mons.,   of  Geneva,  iii. 

142. 
Fog,  remarkable,   1670,  ii.  254; 

1699,  iii.  146. 
Fondi,  i.  175. 
Fondigo,  Tedeschi  at  Venice,  i. 

237- 

Fontaine,  Mrs.,  ii.  84. 

Fontainebleau,  palace  and  gar- 
dens, i.  62-64  ;  ii-  66. 

Fontana,  Annibal,  carving  by, 
i.  271. 

della   Therme,    at   Rome, 

i.  129. 

di  Specchio,  i.  215. 

Domenico-Maria,  architect. 


works  of,  i.  132,  133,  139,  140, 
148,  166,  199,  203,  271. 
—  Lavinia,  painting  by,  i.  168, 


195- 
Fonts,  remarkable,  i.  27,  102. 
Forbes,  Mr.,  ii.  422. 
Force,  Duchess  de  la,  iii.  80. 
Forests,  notices  of  various,  i.  59, 

62,  74,  77. 
Formiana,  i.  176. 
Forster,  Sir  H.,  house  at  Alder- 

maston,  ii.  53. 
Fortifications,  notices  of  various, 

i.  16,  17,23,  27,  28,  32,37,66, 

67,    78,    82,    83,     85,    no,    III, 


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INDEX. 


Fortifications — continued. 

114,  229,  268,  269,  274,  278; 

ii.  7,  12,  29,  62,  66,  219,  277, 

280. 
Forum  Boarium,  at  Rome,  i.  1 24. 

— Trajanum,  205. 
Fossa    Nuova,    monastery   at,    i. 

'73- 

Foster,  Sir  Richard,  iv.  267,  272, 
280,  282,  287. 

Fotherbee,  Sir  John,  i.  20. 

Fountains  of  Lepidus.  &I?  Water- 
works, i.  131. 

Fowler,  Dr.  Edward,  Bishop  of 
Gloucester,  iii.  93  n. 

Sir  Thomas,  his  aviary,  ii. 

Fox,  Dr.  Edward,  Bishop  of  Here- 
ford, portrait,  iii.  444. 

Colonel,  iv.  176. 

Sir  Stephen  and  Lady,  ii. 

199.  349.  355,  357;  a  Lord 
Commissioner  of  the  Treasury, 
360 ;  account  of  him,  37 1 ; 
proposals  for  his  daughter, 
382  ;  directed  by  the  King  to 
form  regulations,  &c.,  for  Hos- 
pital at  Chelsea,  385,  390,  394, 
397 ;  his  great  interest  with 
bankers,  388 ;  his  house  at 
Chiswick,  398,  405  ;  allusions 
to  him,_  420,  425,  435,  458, 
475;  iii.  58;  grand  dinner 
given  by,  iii.  7 ;  subscription 
to  Greenwich  Hospital,  132  n. 

Foy,  Dr.,  iii.  140. 

Frampton,  Dr.  Robert  (afterwards 
Bishop  of  Gloucester),  ii.  274, 
287;  sermon,  1686,  iii.  18; 
deprived,  iii.  93  n. 

Franc,  Mons.  le,  notice  of,  ii. 
83  ;  ordained  of  the  Church  of 
England,  ibid. 

France,  iv.  244  n,  269  n,  298, 
330 ;  Scotch  forces  serving  in, 
1643,  331  i  fleet  sent  to  Naples, 


France — continued. 

1648,  338,  340,  341,  342  ;  pro- 
ceedings of  Court  and  Parlia- 
ment, 324,  337,  339,  340,  344; 
peace  made  with,  1 649,  ii.  4 ; 
parties  in,  1652,  253  n;  de- 
sirous to  conclude  a  treaty  with 
Cromwell,  1653,  302  and  n; 
temporising  policy  of  about 
Cromwell's  ambassador,  1656, 
315;  persecution  of  Protes- 
tants, 1685,  ii.  467  ;  The  State 
of,  1652,  iii.  195. 

Francesco,  Signior,  his  skill  on 
the  harpsichord,  ii.  304,  391. 

Francis  L,  King  of  France,  tomb 
of,  i.  43 ;  his  palace,  called 
Madrid,  i.  59;  ii.  n;  his  re- 
gard for  L.  da  Vinci,  i.  272; 
portrait  of,  ii.  2. 

a  Paula,  St.,  epitaph,  i.  81. 

Franciscan  monastery  at  Sienna, 

i.  US- 
Franco,  John  Baptist,  manufac- 
turer of  fire-arms,  i.  268. 
Frascati,   description  of,   i.    213, 

214. 
Eraser,  or  Frisoll,  Mr.,  1641,  iv. 
87,  224. 

Sir  Alexander,  ii.  196. 

Dr.,  ii.  157  ;  iv.  259  and  n, 

271  n. 
Mr.,  books  purchased   by, 


n.  412. 
Erato,  —  del,    paintings   by,   i. 

225. 
Freart,  Roland,  treatise  of,  trans- 
lated by  Mr.  Evelyn,  ii.  168  n; 

iii.  196. 
Frederick,  Sir  John,  his  pageant, 

&c.,  when  Lord  Mayor,  ii.  137 

and  n. 
Freeman,   Sir  Ralph,  of  Betch- 

worth,  ii.  154. 
Freind,  Sir  John,  judicial  sentence 

upon,   iii.    128;    absolved   by 


INDEX. 


407 


three     non-juring    clergymen, 

129. 
French  Church  in  the  Savoy,  ii. 

87. 
refugees     at     Greenwich, 

1687,  iii.  36. 

Dr.,  ii.  54,  161. 


Frc7ich  Gardener  and  English 
Vineyard,  1658,  published,  i. 
xxxiv,  ci;  ii.  105  and  n;    iii. 

189,  195. 

French  Intelligencer,  1656,  quoted, 

iv.  314  n. 
Frene,  M.,  of  Paris,  his  collection, 

i.  61. 
Frey,  Hans,  famous  for  his  lutes, 

Frier,  Mr.,  schoolmaster,  i.  4. 
Frigates,  peculiar  advantages  of, 

ii.  160  n ;  iii.  83,  84. 
Frobisher,    Martin,   his   Journal, 

iii.  409. 
Frognall,    Sir    Philip    Warwick's 

house  at,  ii.  314. 
Fromantil,   curious  clock  by,   ii. 

119,  131. 
Frost,  remarkable,  1649,  ii.  i. 
Frowde,  Mr.,  clerk  to  Mr.  Locke, 

ii.  287. 
Fuel,  scarcity,  &c.,  of,  ii.  220,  221. 
Fuensaldague,  General  under  the 

Prince  of  Conde,  iv.  290  n. 
Fuente,    Marquis     de    la,    pass 

granted  by,  i.  262. 
Fulgosi,  Rodolphus,  tomb  of,  i. 

248. 
Fulham,  Dr.,  sermon  by,  iii.  138. 
Fuller,    Isaac,    paintings    by,    ii. 

170,  171. 
Fullerton,  Colonel  in  the  French 

King's  service,  1643,  iv.  331  bis. 
Fumifiigiiim,   1661,  by  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn,   notice   of,    i.    127  n;    ii. 

203 ;    publication  of,  i.  xxxix, 

cii;    ii.    134   and  n,   135;  iii. 

190,  195. 


Gaddi,  Sign,  of  Florence,  collec- 
tion of,  i.  226. 

Gaetano.     See  Pulsone. 

Gaieta,  city  of,  i.  176. 

Gale,  Dr.  Thomas,  Master  of  St. 
Paul's  School,  ii.  399;  MSS. 
possessed  by,  iii.  121,  124. 

Galicano,  Prince,  of  Rome,  i. 
211. 

Gallant,  the  Wild,  by  Dryden,  ii. 
158. 

Galleries  in  the  Vatican,  i.  164. 

Galley-slaves  at  Marseilles,  ac- 
count of,  i.  91 ;  slaves  at  Leg- 
horn, 103. 

Galloway,  Thomas  Sysderf,  Bishop 
of,  1650,  ii.  30  n;  ordination 
by,  14. 

Lord,  1658,  ii.  106. 

Galway,  Henry  de  Ruvign6,  Earl 
of,  1701,  account  of,  iii.  158, 
and  159  n,  458. 

Gamboo,  Castle  of,  taken  by  the 
French,  iii.  113. 

Gaming  at  Leghorn,  i.  104;  at 
Venice,  259;  at  Court,  ii.  140, 
229. 

Gardens  —  Abroad :  at  the 
Prince's  Court  at  the  Hague,  i. 
18;  at  Leyden,  24;  Prince's 
Court  at  Brussels,  34  ;  Jardine 
Royale  at  Paris,  52;  of  the 
Thuilleries,  54  ;  of  the  Arch- 
bishop of  Paris  at  St.  Cloes,  55  ; 
of  Cardinal  Richelieu  at  Ruell, 
56;  ditto  at  Richelieu,  84;  at 
St.  Germains,  58,  59,  60  ;  Fon- 
tainebleau,  63  ;  M.  Essling's  at 
Paris,  64  ;  at  Caen,  69  :  of  the 
Luxembourg  Palace,  70;  M. 
Morine's  at  Paris,  72  ;  ii.  23; 
of  the  Palace  of  Negroes  at 
Genoa,  i.  97 ;  of  the  Prince 
d'Orias'  at  Genoa,  97,  98  ;  of 
the  Marquess  Spinola,  99;  of 
the  palace  of  Pitti  at  Florence, 


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INDEX. 


Gardens,  abroad — continued. 
105 ;  Palazzo  de  Medici  at 
Rome,  125,  126;  Prince  Lu- 
dovisio's,  127;  Villa  Borghesi, 
136,  212;  Cardinal  Borghese's 
at  Rome,  156;  Pope's  palace 
at  Monte  Cavallo,  128,  158; 
Vatican,  167;  Horti  Mathsi, 
196;  garden  of  Justinian,  203, 
208 ;  Cardinal  Bentivoglio's, 
206  ;  Frascati  (Cardinal  Aldo- 
brandini's),  213  ;  Mondragone, 
214;  Palace  d'Este  at  Tivoli, 
215;  Garden  of  Simples  at 
Sienna,  221;  at  Padua,  254; 
of  Mantua,  ibid.;  at  Grand 
Duke's,  near  Bologna,  228; 
Count  Ulmarini's  at  Vincenza, 
265  ;  Count  Giusti's  at  Verona, 
267 ;  at  Geneva,  289,  292 ; 
Gardens  of  Palais  Cardinal  at 
Paris,  ii.  10,28.  Jn  England: 
at  Wotton,  i.  3,  40;  ii.  37; 
at  Says  Court,  46  ;  Lady 
Brook's  at  Hackney,  5 1  ;  Mr. 
Tombs's,  ibid. ;  Spring  and 
Mulberry  gardens,  51,  132; 
Physic-garden  at  Oxford,  57, 
171,  311  ;  Earl  of  Pembroke's 
at  Wilton,  59;  Orangery,  &c., 
at  Bedington,  103;  iii.  154; 
at  Audley  End,  ii.  72  ;  at  New 
Hall,  86 ;  at  Hampton  Court, 
147 ;  Mr.  Pett's  at  Chatham, 
160  ;  at  the  Earl  of  Norwich's, 
Epping  Forest,  242  ;  at  Albury, 
253  ;  Lord  Arlington's  at  Fus- 
ion, 268;  at  Berkeley  House, 
London,  285,  433  ;  Lord 
Lauderdale's  at  Ham,  339 ; 
Sir  Henry  Capel's  at  Kew, 
339,  422  ;  iii.  45  ;  Countess  of 
Bristol's  at  Chelsea,  ii.  347 ; 
Earl  of  Essex's  at  Cashiobury, 
363 ;  Apothecaries'  Garden  at 
Chelsea,   474;    Lady   Claren- 


Gardens,  in  England — continued. 
don's   at    Swallowfield,   iii.  6 ; 
Sir  William  Temple's  at  Sheen, 
45  ;    Mr.   Evelyn's  plan  for  a 
Royal  Garden,  iii.  192. 

Gardiner,  Sir  Thomas,  iv.  147  n. 

Gardner,  Mrs.,  ii.   19;  marriage 

of,  32- 
Garland,  Sir  Patrick,  iv.  305  and  n. 
Garmus,  Mr.,  Hamburgh-resident 

in  England,  entertainment  given 

by,  ii.  132. 
Garrarde,  —  iv.  159. 
Garret,  Lady,  iii.  45  2 ;  letter  of 

Mr.  Evelyn  to,  201. 
Garrick,  David,  ii.  174  n. 
Garro,  arrest  of  Mr.  Evelyn  by,  i. 

82. 
Garter,  Order  of  the,  celebration 

of  St.  George's   day,   1667,  ii. 

216;  offerings  of  the  Knights 

of,  251;  installation  of  the,  216. 
Gascoigne,  Sir  Bernard,  ii.  248, 

271.  335- 
Gassendus,  Peter,  translation  of 

his  Vita  Peiresci,  edit.  1657,  ii. 

90. 
Gassion,  —  (soldier),  monument 

for  at  Charenton,  ii.  9. 
Gauden,  Sir  Denis,  ii.  353;   iii. 

104. 
Gaudy,  Sir  John,  account  of,  ii. 

325-  .  .    , 

Gaunt,  John  of,  1.   36 ;  hospital 

of,  ii.  64. 
Gaurus,  Mount,  i.  188. 
Gaywood,   Robert,  engraver,  iii. 

222. 
Geere,    Sir    R.,   present    to    St. 

James's  Church,  Piccadilly,  ii. 

437- 
Genappe  on  the  Waal,  siege  of,  1. 

14,  16. 
General  Pardon  issued  by  Charles 
L,  1641,  iv.  76  and  n,  86  j  dis- 
like of,  77. 


INDEX. 


409 


Geneva,  account  of,  i.  287-292 ; 
Booksellers  of,  290 ;  the  Town- 
house, 292  ;  sports  in  the  Cam- 
pus Martius,  290;  religion, 
291;  Church  of  St.  Peter,  ibid.; 
College,  293. 

Genner  (Jenner),  Sir  Thomas, 
Recorder  of  London,  ii.  419. 

Genoa,  1644,  i.  93;  account  of, 
95-100;  palace  of  Hieronymo 
del  Negros,  96 ;  of  the  Prince 
d'Orias,  97 ;  Armoury,  98 ; 
Strada  Nova,  Churches,  99 ; 
the  Mole,  and  Walls,  95,  96, 
99 ;  dress  of  the  inhabitants, 
100  n;  besieged  by  the  French, 
ii.  432. 

Gens  d'armes  of  Paris,  muster  of, 

i-  73- 
Gentileschi  (Orazio  Lomi),  paint- 
ing by,  i.  198. 
Gcntkmati s  Magazine  referred  to, 

ii.   137  n,  150  n,   153  n,    172 

n. 
Georgia,  &c.,  women  of,  ii.  369. 
Gerard,   General,  his  accusation 

of  Lord  Digby,  1645,  iv.  175 

n. 
Lord,   iv.    199,    219,    259 

n. 
Charles,  Lord,  ii.  25,  157, 


215- 


Lady,  i.  393;  ii.  51,  64,67, 

69. 
Gerbier,  Sir   Balth.,  conduct   at 

Paris,  1643,  iv.  333- 
Germaine,  Lord,  ii.  8. 

Sir  John,  iii.  150. 

Germany,  method  of  perfuming 

rooms  in,  ii.  80. 
Gerrard,  Sir  Gilbert,  iii.  17. 
Ghent,  account  of,  i.  35. 
Ghetto,    at    Rome,    i.    161 ;    at 

Venice,  261. 
Ghisi,    Palace   of,    i.    156,    194; 

chapel  of,  203. 


Gibbon,  Grinling,  carver,  disco- 
vered by  Mr.  Evelyn,  and  in- 
troduced to  the  King,  &c.,  ii. 
254-256,  258;  carvings  by, 
254,  25s  n,  257,  259  n,  335, 
355.  365-  397.  406,  437;  iii. 
30,  32  ;  Walpole's  account  of 
him,  ii.  254  n,  255  n  ;  letter  of 
to  Mr.  Evelyn,  soliciting  his 
recommendation,  255  n. 

Gibbons,  Christopher,  musician, 

ii-  57- 

Gibbs,  Dr.  James  Alban,  account 
of,  i.  1 17  and  n,  171. 

Gibson,  Dr.  Edmund,  Bishop  of 
London,  communication  to,  by 
Mr.  Evelyn,  for  Ca?nden's  Bri- 
tannia, iii.  475  and  n. 

Gifford,  Captain,  misfortune  of, 
iii.  124. 

Gilbert,  lapidary  of  Venice,  i. 
263. 

Dr.  William,  portrait  of,  ii. 

'52- 
Gildron,  paintings  possessed  by, 

."■.4- 
Gilpin,  Bernard,  iii.  28  n. 

Giolio,   the   painted  Prince,    iii. 

140  and  n. 
Giorgione    (Giorgio    Barbarelli), 

painting  by,  ii.  loi. 
Giotto  (Ambrogiotto),  mosaic  by, 

i.  145. 
Giovanni,  Sign.,   of  Florence,   i. 

228. 
Giuseppe,  Cavaliero,  marbles  by, 

i.  146. 
Giusti,    Count,    of    Verona,   his 

villa,  i.  267. 
Gladiators,  celebrated  statues  of, 

i.  119,  128,  157,  169. 
Glanvil,  Dr.  Joseph,  letter  of  Mr. 

Evelyn  to,  respecting  his  Fins 

ultra,  iii.  356. 
Glanville,  George  (brother-in-law 

of  Mr.  Evelyn),  i.  296  ;  ii.  47  ; 


4IO 


INDEX. 


Glanville,  George — continued. 
iii.  94 ;  his  death,  and  burial 
in  the  sea,  i6i  ;   descendants, 
i6i  n. 

William    (nephew   of    Mr. 

Evelyn),  iii.  94,  149,  161. 

Sir  John  (Speaker),  ii.  58. 

AV'illiam   (son  of  Speaker), 

ii.  47,  58. 
Glass    manufacture,    i.    255  ;    ii. 

292  ;  painting,  remarks  relative 

to,  393- 

Glemham,  Sir  Thomas,  appointed 
Governor  of  Oxford,  iv.  173  n, 
174;  King  Charles  I.'s  direc- 
tions respecting  the  siege  of 
Oxford,  176;  directs  him  to 
facilitate  his  breaking  through 
the  rebels  to  Oxford,  179,  180 ; 
Fairfax  refuses  to  allow  him  to 
send  to  the  King,  184  n. 

Glencairn,  William  Cunningham, 
eleventh  Earl  of,  Lord  Com- 
missioner of  the  Treasury  for 
Scotland,  iv.  97  n. 

Gloucester  Cathedral,  ii.  61; 
castle,  &c.,  62. 

Henry    Stuart,    Duke    of, 

iv.  222,  223,  284  n;  Queen 
Henrietta  endeavours  to  per- 
vert his  religion,  207  and  n, 
216  n,  218,  219  and  n ; 
letter  of  King  Charles  II.  to, 
1654,  on  that  subject,  206, 
207;   1660,  death  of,  ii.  117, 

Gloves,  custom  of  presenting,  iii. 
176  and  n. 

Glow-worms,  flying,  called  Liic- 
cioli,  i.  233. 

Glynne,  Serjeant  — ,  a  commis- 
sioner at  Newport,  1648,  iv. 
193  n. 

Godfrey,  SirEdmundburj',  murder 

of,  ii.  345,  353- 
Godolphin,  Francis  (son  of  Lord), 


Godolphin,  Francis — continued. 

birth,  ii.   340,   342  n  ;  alluded 

to,  345,  467,  474;  marriage  of, 

iii.  139,  164. 
Dr.  Henry,  ii.  355  ;  iii.  50, 

129  ;  sermon  of,  ii.  430. 

Sidney    (afterwards    Lord 


Godolphin),  his  marriage,  ii. 
284  n,  309  ;  Mr.  Evelyn  builds 
him  a  house,  322  ;  alluded  to, 
315,  322,  324,  340,  342  n, 
345 ;  made  a  Lord  Commis- 
sioner of  the  Treasury,  348, 
351,  355,  434;  created  Baron 
Godolphin,  434,  450,  458,  461, 
467  ;  iii.  31,  60,  91,  104,  109, 
119,  122;  his  house,  Cran- 
bourn,  in  Windsor  Park,  28, 
104;  subscription  to  Greenwich 
Hospital,  132  and  n ;  retires 
from  the  Treasury,  135;  his 
return  to  it,  155,  162;  letter 
of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  iv.  3. 

Mrs.,  wife  of  the  preceding, 

(formerly  Mrs.  Blagge,  ii.  237, 
284  n,  305  n) ;  her  marriage, 
309  ;  allusions  to  her,  316,  319, 
322,  323,  333;  birth  of  her 
son,  340;  her  death,  341; 
character,  &c.,  342,  343  ;  fu- 
neral papers,  &c.,  ibid. ;  life 
of,  prepared  by  Mr.  Evelyn, 
341  ;  iii.  194. 

Sir  William,    ii.  340,    343, 


346,  349,  435,  458,  467;   iii- 

50,  109. 
Godstone,  Surrey,  descent  of  the 

Evelyns   of,   i.    Pedigree ;    Sir 

John  Evelyn's  house  at,  ii.  6, 

102;   monument  of  Sir  John 

Evelyn  at,  332. 
Godwin,   William,    his  Lives   of 

Edward    and    JoJm    Philips, 

1815,  ii.  162  n. 
Goffe,    Dr.   Stephen,   a   Romish 

priest,  i.  16;  ii.  160;  Mr.  Eve- 


INDEX. 


411 


Goffe,  Dr.  Stephen — continued. 
lyn's  conversation  with,  respect- 
ing Cressy's  answer  to  Pierce, 

ii'-  387.  392- 

Col.,  ii.  95. 

Golding,  Capt.,  killed  in  engage- 
ment with  the  Dutch,  ii.  181  n. 

Gondolas  of  Venice,  description 
of,  i.  236  ;  ii.  145. 

Goode,  Dr.,  minister  of  St.  Mar- 
tin's, iii.  112. 

Good- Friday,  ceremonies  at  Rome 
on,  i.  209. 

Goodman,  Dr.  Godfrey,  Bishop 
of  Gloucester,  impeached  by 
Parliament,  1641,  iv.  114  and 

n,  135  n- 

Dr.,  sermon  of,  ii.  435. 

Goodrick,  Sir  Henry,  a  subscriber 
to  Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133 
n. 

Goose,  unnatural  one,  ii.  50. 

Gore,  Mrs.,  married  George  Eve- 
lyn, iii.  145. 

Gorges,  Sir  Arthur,  ii.  143. 

Mr.,  ii.  264. 

(Coring,  Col.,  i.  16,  26,  39;  Par- 
liament examines  him,  1641, 
iv.  75  n,  93  n,  144;  their  sus- 
picions of,  142. 

General    George,    Earl    of 

Norwich,  iv.  160  n,  165  and  n, 
172,  173,  178,  179,  195  m, 
213,  221  n;  account  of,  144  n; 
King  Charles's  directions  to 
before  battle  of  Naseby  (June, 
1645),  159  n;  defeated  by  the 
Parliament,  1645,  165  n. 

Goring  House,  ii.  179,  236,  245, 
290  ;  burned,  303. 

Gosling,  his  fine  bass  voice,  ii. 
441. 

Gospel,  ancient  copy  of  St.  John's, 
i.  106. 

Gotefridi,  Sign.,  collection  of 
medals,  i.  213. 


Goveme,  Madame  de,  iii.  24. 

Gouge,  Dr.  — ,  iv.  89  and  n. 

Goutiere,  near  Colombi&e,  caves 
so  called,  i.  81. 

Grafton,  Henry  Fitz-Roy,  Duke 
of  (natural  son  of  Charles  H.), 
marriage  of,  ii.  284 ;  re-mar- 
riage, 357;  alluded  to,  322 
n.  396,  474;  iii-  i9>  89;  duel 
fought  by,  17;  death,  89,  90; 
birth  of  his  son,  ii.  422. 

Duchess    of    (daughter    of 

Lord  Arlington),  marriage,  ii. 
284,  356 ;  character  and  no- 
tices of,  356;  allusions  to,  ii. 
327,  416,  420,  422;  iii.  109; 
appeal  to  the  House  of  Lords, 
III. 

Graham,  Colonel  James,  in  love 
with  Mrs.  Dorothy  Howard,  ii. 
312  ;  married,  313  n,  333; 
Mrs.  Graham,  their  house  at 
Bagshot,  &c.,  476;  iii.  5. 

Captain,  ii.  321. 

Mr.,  absconded,  iii.  92  ;  in 

the  Fleet,  128. 

Grammont,  Anthony  Hamilton, 
Marshall  de,  ii.  259;  iv.  340; 
his  Mcmm'res  cited,  135  n. 

Granada,  Conquest,  or  Siege  of,  a 
play  by  Dryden,    ii.  257;    iv. 

57- 
Granado  shot,  of  glass,  ii.  163; 

trial  of,  218. 
Grand  Signior,  letters  of,  to  the 

Popes,  i.  273. 
Grange,  ceremony  of  the  Prince 

de  la,  at  Lincoln's  Inn,  1662, 

ii.  140. 
Granger,  Rev.  James,  his  Biogra- 
phical History  of  England  cited, 

ii.  93  n. 
Grantham,  notice  of  the  town,  ii. 

69. 
Graunt,  Mr.,  his  remarks  on  the 

Bills  of  Mortality,  ii.  309. 


412 


INDEX. 


Grave,  Robert,  his  print  of  Rose, 
gardener    to    Charles   II.,    ii. 

133  n- 
Gray,    Andrew,    eighth    Lord,    a 
leader   for   the   French   King, 

1643,  iv.  331- 

Greatorex,  Mr.  ,  mathema- 
tical instrument  maker,  ii.  84. 

Grebner,  Ezekiel,  his  Visions  and 
Prophecies  concerning  England, 
S^c,  ii.  71;  iv.  80  n,  98  n, 
122  n,  228  n. 

Greek  Church,  ceremonies  of,  i. 
208,  218,  251. 

historians,  &c.,  iii.  313. 

Green,  Anne,  restored  after  hang- 
ing, ii.  306  and  n. 

Greenborrow,    painting    by,     ii. 

171. 
Greene,  Mr.,  iv.  128,  129. 
Greenwich,  Italian  Glass-house  at, 

ii.  292. 

Hospital,   commission    for 

endowing,  &c.,  and  proceed- 
ings in  relation  to  it,  iii.  119, 
122,  123,  124,  129;  agree- 
ment with  workmen,  130;  first 
stone  laid,  132;  subscriptions, 
132,  133  notes;  want  of  money 
for,  in  1696,  134  n;  hall  and 
chapel  of,  139  ;  lottery  for, 
143  ;  Mr.  Evelyn's  accounts  as 
Treasurer,  136  n,  156,  157  and 
notes,  161,  166;  seamen  first 
received  there,  170. 

Palace  at,  possessed  by  the 


rebels,  i.  298  ;  ii.  39  ;  design  of 
building  a  new  palace  at,   ii. 

137.  143- 

Park,    elms  planted  in,   ii. 


164;  observatory  built,  322. 
Gregory  XIII.,  Pope,  Cardinal 
Hugo  Buoncompagno,  palace 
built  by,  i.  129;  chapel,  142; 
his  hall  in  the  Vatican, 
162. 


Gregory  XIV.,  Pope,  Cardinal 
Niccolo  Sfrondati,  bridge  built 
by,  i.  115-    . 

Mr.  Justice,  a  subscriber  to 

Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133  n. 

Grenadiers,  first  introduction  of, 
ii-  336- 

Grenville,  Bernard,  house  at  Abs 
Court,  ii.  298. 

Sir  Richard,  and  John,  after- 
wards Earl  of  Bath,  discon- 
tented with  the  RoyaHsts,  1645, 
iv.  165  ;  imprisoned  by  them, 
165  n  ;  letters  of  Charles  II.  to 
procure  arms  and  men,  &c., 
1650,  201  ;  to  hold  himself 
ready  for  his  service,  202. 

Gresham,  Sir  Thomas,  statue  of, 
preserved  in  the  fire  of  Lon- 
don, ii.  206. 

College,  meetings  of  Royal 

Society  at,  i.  xliii ;  ii.  122,  123, 
221,  298.  (&c^  Royal  Society)  J 
enquiry  into  Revenues  of,  ii. 
148,  149,  151. 

Gressy,  Mons.  de,  iv.  332. 

Grew,  Dr.  Nehemiah,  ii.  333. 

Grey,  Forde,  Lord,  proclamation 
against,  ii.  409  ;  defeated  with 
the  Duke  of  Monmouth,  and 
taken,  468 ;  condemned  and 
pardoned,  iii.  1 1 ;  heavily  fined, 

31- 

Lady  Mary,  iv.  26. 

Mr.  (son  of  Lord  Grey),  ii. 

261. 

Griffin,  Mr.,  engaged  in  service  of 

Charles  II.  in  exile,  iv.  303. 
Griffith,  Prince,  ii.  13. 

Captain,  ii.  35. 

Lord,  his  chapel,  1693,  iii. 


109. 


Sir  John,  ii.  i5 


Grimaldi  family,  i.  93. 

Giovanni  Francesco  (II  Bo- 

lognese),  i.  199. 


INDEX. 


413 


Grimani  Palace,  i.  251. 

Grimstone,  Sir  Harbottle,  a  com- 
missioner at  Newport,  1648,  iv. 
193  n. 

Grindal,  Edmund,  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury,  monument  of,  iii. 

153- 
Groombridge  (Kent),  house  and 

chapel,  ii.  43,  301. 
Grotius,  Hugo,  his  escape  from 
Fort  Lovestine,  i.  17. 

Mens,  (son  of  Hugo),  i.  261. 

Grotto  del  Cane,  Naples,  account 

of,  i.  184. 

Guarda-Damas,  office  of,  ii.  145. 

Guarino,  Battista,  portrait  of,  i. 
198. 

Guercino,  Giovanni  Francisco 
Barbiero,  called,  painting  by, 
i.  232. 

Guesclin,  Bertrand  du,  his  sepul- 
chre, i.  43. 

Guicciardini,  Francisco,  portrait 
of,  ii.  323. 

Guldo.     See  Reni. 

Guildford,  Surrey,  ii.  48. 

Elizabeth,  Countess  of,  ii. 

120. 

Francis   North,    Lord,   his 


lady,  and  character,  iii.  147. 

Guildhall,  London,  paintings  in, 
ii.  152,  294;  Lord  ALayor's 
feast  in,  1664,  172. 

Guillotine,  in  Naples,  Venice,  and 
France,  similar  to  one  in  Eng- 
land, i.  218,  250. 

Guise,  Duke  of,  i.  90,  92  ;  ii.  259  ; 
his  death,  iv.  219  n. 

Gunman,Captain,ii.  317;  account 
of  him,  459. 

Gunning,  Dr.  Peter,  Bishop  of 
Ely,  sermons  of,  and  allusions 
to,ii.  95,  100,  108, 109,489  and 
n,  290,  317  ;  character,  &c.,  of, 
289  ;  opinion  on  the  Test,  346 ; 
death,  436. 

IV. 


Guns  first  used  at  Genoa,  i.  99. 
Gunson,  Treasurer  of  the  Navy, 

ii.  401  ;  iv.  35. 
Gurney,  Sir  Richard,  Alderman, 

Lord  Mayor  of  London,  1641, 

iv.  98,  120,  140. 
GustavusAdolphus  H.,  King  of 

Sweden,  i.  288. 
Gustavus  X.,   King   of  Sweden, 

successor  to  Christina,  1654-5, 

iv  221  and  n  ;  invades  Poland, 

223,  224  and  n,  307,  316. 
Guthrie,    William,    his     General 

Uistoiy  of  Scotland  referred  to, 

iv.  98  n. 
Guttemberg,  John,  i.  25. 
Guzman,  Don  Caspar  de  Teves  y, 

Spanish  Ambassador  at  Venice, 

i.  262. 
Gwynn,  Nell,  ii.  211  n,  259,  389, 

444. 

Hacker,    Col.   Francis,    regicide, 

executed,  ii.  118. 
Hacket,    Dr.   John,    Bishop    of 

Lichfield,  sermon  of,  ii.  103. 
Haddock,    Sir   Richard,    lottery 

prize  gained  by,  iii.  in. 
Haerlem,  church,  &c.,  of,  i.  23  ; 

perspective  model  of,  ii.  81. 
Hague,    the    Hoff,    or    Prince's 

Court    at,    i.    18  ;    Hoff    van 

Hounslers  Dyck,  26. 
Hale,  Sir  Matthew,  Chief  Justice 

of  the  King's  Bench,  ii.  262. 
Hales,   John,   of  Eton,   portrait, 

iii.  444  ;  library,  451. 
Edward,  of  Chilston  (cousin 

of  Mr.  Evelyn),  ii.  194. 

Mr.,  ii.  349. 

Sir  Edward,  1655,  ii.  77,  79. 

Sir    Edward,  Governor   of 


Dover  Castle,  1686,  iii.  19  and 

n  ;  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower,  49. 

Halford,  Sir  Henry,   College   of 

Physicians  opened  by,  ii.  403  n. 

E  E 


414 


INDEX. 


Halifax,  Sir  George  Savile,  Mar- 
quis of,  ii.  231,  265,  321,  450; 
iii.  57,  60,  71,  82;  death  of, 
121. 

Hall,  Mr.,  patent  of  King's  printer 
refused  to,  iii.  18. 

Dr.  Joseph,  Bishop  of  Exe- 
ter, translated  to  Norwich,  ii. 
402  ;  iv.  99  n ;  questioned  by 
Parliament,  114  and  n. 

Dr.,    sermon    of,    ii.    104, 


240. 

Halle, ,  iv.  225. 

Halls  and  Exchanges,  notices  of 
various,  i.  18,  34,  50,  252, 
264. 

Ham,  Duke  of  Lauderdale's  house, 
&c.,  at,  ii.  339. 

Hamburgh,  siege  of,  1686,  iii.  27; 
succoured,  27. 

Hamilton,  James,  second  Mar- 
quis and  first  Duke,  ii.  32  ; 
flies  from  the  Court  and  Scotch 
Parliament,  1641,  iv.  107,  112, 
125  ;  his  letters  to  King 
Charles  alluded  to,  118,  125; 
speech  of,  published,  134;  his 
envy  of  Marquis  of  Montrose, 
147  n;  estates  in  France,  331; 
tried  and  executed,  1648,  ii. 
2,  3  and  n;  iv.  119  n;  refe- 
rences to,  86,  121;  portrait, 
iii.  443. 

William     Douglas,    Duke, 

1660,  ii.  116;  1682,  398;  taken, 
1690,  iii.  89;  marriage  of  his 
son,  iii.  42. 

Lieut. -Col. ,  iv.  173. 

Lady,  and  George  her  hus- 


band, ii.  317. 

Rev.  Mr.,  ii.  30  n. 


Hamlet,  Prince  of  Denmark,  per- 
formed, ii.  139. 

Hammond,  Col.  Robert,  his 
promise  to  Charles  L,  iv. 
183  n. 


Hammond,  Dr.  Henr)',  ii.  55. 

Mr.,  founder  of  a  fellow- 
ship, &c.,  iii.  476. 

Hampden,  John,  ii.  376  ;  com- 
mitted to  the  Tower,  409,  434 ; 
tried,  428. 

Mr.,  1693,  iii.  no. 

Hampstead,  Lord  Wotton's  house 

at,  ii.  320. 
Hampton  Court,  Charles  L  at,  i. 

296;  Court  held  there,   1665, 

ii.    185;  palace  at,  145,  146; 

iii.  78;   noticed,  iv.   143,   144, 

191. 
Hanging,  woman  restored  after, 

ii.  306  and  n. 
Hanging  Tower  at  Pisa,  i.  10 1, 

221  ;    at   Florence,    106  ;    at 

Bologna,  229. 
Hanmer,  Sir  Thomas,  ii.  90  ;  por- 
trait of,  440. 
Hanover,  Duke  of,  excluded  from 

the  British   throne,   1689,   iii. 

79- 
Harbord,    Sir    Charles,   ii.    132; 
his  son's  death,  281. 

Ambassador,  his  death,  iii. 

105- 

Harby,  Sir  Job,  employed  by 
King  Charles  I.  in  confidential 
service,  iv.  91,  99,  loi,  106, 
113,  186;  his  family,  91  n. 

Harcourt,  Count  d'.  Grand  Ecuyer 
de  France,  ii.  27;  iv.  255. 

Earl  of,  iii.  78  n. 

Sir  Simon,  iii.  159. 

Harding,  Mr.  Richard,  allusions 

to,  by  Queen  of  Bohemia,  iv. 

213,  215,  219,  220,  221. 
Hardwick  Hall,  plaster  floor  at, 

i.  97  n. 
Hardwick    State    Papers    cited, 

iv.  107  n,  146  n,  217  n. 
Harlakenton,  Mr.,  ii.  79. 
Harleian  Manuscripts  referred  to, 

iv.  145  D.  146  n,  153. 


INDEX. 


415 


Harley,  Col.  Edward,  ii.  344  n. 

Robert,    Earl    of   Oxford, 

Speaker  of  House  of  Commons, 
iii.  156  and  n. 

Harman,  Captain,  ii.  195. 
Harrison,  Sir  John,  house  near 

Hertford,  i.  40. 

Henry,  executed,  iii.  100  n. 

Hartlib,  Samuel,  visit  to,  by  Mr. 

Evelyn,  ii.  80 ;  alluded  to,  iii. 

260,  261;  iv.  31,  11. 
Hartlip,  Kent,  prisoners  of  war 

at,  ii.  278. 
Hartogen,  iv.  171. 
Harvey,  Sir  Daniel,  ii.  195. 

Dr.,  statue  of,  ii.  152  ;  anni- 
versary oration,  i58. 

Mr.,  of  Combe,  iii.  171. 


Harwood,  Dr.,  iv.  27, 

Hasted,  Edward,  his  History  of 

Kent  referred  to,  ii.  43  n,  159  n, 

160  n. 
Hatfield,  palace  at,  i.  39. 
Hatton,  Christopher,  Lord,  ii.  6, 

8,  12,  19,  91,   132;  iv.  147  n, 

162,  178,  195  m;  house  of,  at 

Kirby,  ii.  69. 

Lady,  ii.  6,  95. 

Serjeant  Richard  (cousin  of 

Mr.  Evelyn),  i.  296. 

Edward,  his  New  View  of 


London,  ii.  286  n. 
Hatton  Garden,  built  over,  ii.  107; 

exhibition  in,  298. 
Havannah,  Governor  of,  his  mis- 
fortunes, ii.  89. 
Havre  de  Grace,  citadel,  &c.,  of, 

i.  67;  bombarded,  iii.  117. 
Hausse,  M.  de,  his  library,  &c., 

i.  61. 
Hawkins,  Sir  John,  letters  of,  iv. 

26. 
Hawley,  Lord,  ii.  271. 
Hayes,  Sir  James,  ii.  284. 
Hay-hill     Farm,    notice     of,    ii. 

285  n. 


Hay-market,  paving  of,  1662,  ii. 
148. 

Haywood,  Sir  William,  ii.  272. 

Headache,  cure  for,  ii.  4. 

Headley,  Thomas,  servant  of  Mr. 
Evelyn,  ii.  51. 

Heard,  Sir  Isaac,  Garter  King  of 
Arms,  great  age  of,  ii.  463  n. 

Hearth  Tax,  abolition  of,  iii.  71. 

Heath,  Mr.  and  Mrs.,  ii.  35,  65, 
228. 

Heaviside,  Mr.,  ii.  123  n. 

Heber,  Dr.  Reginald,  Bishop  of 
Calcutta,  his  Life  of  Bishop 
Taylor  referred  to,  iii.  208  n, 
211  n. 

Hebert,  Mr.  Evelyn's  valet,  robs 
him,  i.  295. 

Hebrew  manuscript,  i.  165. 

Hedges,  Sir  Charles,  iii.  155. 

Heinsius,  Daniel,  notice  of,  i.  24  ; 
librar}',  ii.  412. 

Helen,  St.,  statue  of,  i.  144; 
monument,  147  ;  chapel,  206. 

Helmsley,  Yorkshire,  estate  of 
Duke  of  Buckingham,  iii.  131 
and  n. 

Hemly  Hall,  Staffordshire,  iv. 
156. 

Henchman,  Dr.  Humphrey,  Bi- 
shop of  London,  ii.  109,  115, 
178,  199,  200,  274. 

Mr.,  ii.  115. 

Henrietta  Maria,  Queen  of 
Charles  L,  references  to,  iL 
7,  113,  118,  120,  121,  143, 
148  n,  151,  153,  154,  184;  iv. 
^ob^s,  71  m,  72,  76,  77,  81, 
82  m,  84  m,  86  m  and  n,  87 
and  m,  90  and  m,  91  and  m, 
92  and  m,   93  and  m,  94,  96, 

97,  99,  10°,  loi,  103,  105. 
106,  108,  no.  III,  113,  117, 
118,  119  and  n,  122,  125  and 
m,  127  m,  132,  133,  135,  137, 
140,   144,   157  n,    161  n,    162, 


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INDEX. 


Henrietta  Maria — continued. 

171.  172,  173.  178.  179.  239. 
253  n,  261  n,  262  n,  270  n, 
273  n,  284  n,  300  n,  301  n, 
30511,  308  n,  318,  32411,  344; 
her  order  of  Capuchins,  71  n, 
90  and  n,  122,  123,  234  and  n; 
summons  of  Lords  and  Bishops 
by,  99,  100;  claim  for  remain- 
der of  her  dowry,  232  and  n  ; 
letter  on  reception  of  Charles  I. 
at  Edinburgh,  70 ;  directions 
to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas  about 
King  Charles's  free  pardon,  77 ; 
answer  to  Parliament  concern- 
ing the  education  of  the  Prince, 
119  n;  intercedes  with  the 
Lords  for  Father  Phillips,  1 2  7  n ; 
letters  to  Sir  Edward  Nicholas, 
to  direct  attendance  of  Earl 
Caernarvon  in  Parliament,  128  ; 
to  forward  her  dispatch,  131; 
to  direct  the  attendance  of  cer- 
tain Lords  in  Parliament,  &c., 
136;  to  inform  Earl  of  Essex, 
as  Lord  Chamberlain,  to  pre- 
pare for  the  King's  return  from 
Scotland,  143  ;  attempts  to  per- 
vert religion  of  Duke  of  Glou- 
cester, 207  and  n,  216  and  n, 
218  and  n;  her  reception  at 
Tours,  1644,  i.  82  ;  residing  at 
Bourbon  I'Archambaut,  86  ; 
averse  to  the  Duke  of  York's 
marriage,  ii.  118;  arrival  in 
England,  1660,  119;  visits  Mr. 
Evelyn,  149;  comphment  to 
him,  173. 

Henrietta,  Princess  (daughter  of 
Charles  L),  ii.  9,  19,  119  ;  con- 
descension to  Mrs.  Evelyn,  &c., 
121  ;  married  to  Duke  of  Or- 
leans, 253  n. 

Henry  IV.,  King  of  France,  sta- 
tutes of,  i.  46,  63,  147  ;  iDook 
of  drawings   belonging   to,   ii. 


Henry  IV. — continued. 

15;  letters  of,  iv.  26;  attentive 
to  his  maritime  interests,  iii. 
414. 

Henry  VII.,  Emperor,  i.  221. 

Henry  VII.,  King  of  England, 
picture  of,  at  Whitehall,  ii.  82  ; 
referred  to,  86  ;  breviary  of,  at 
Whitehall,  370. 

Henry  VIII. ,  King  of  England, 
his  book  against  Luther,  i.  166  ; 
portrait  of,  ii.  2  ;  an  "  Office  " 
of,  ii.  56;  chimney-piece  be- 
longing to,  77  ;  referred  to,  86. 

Henry,  Prince  of  Wales,  son  of 
James  I.,  his  palace  at  Charl- 
ton, ii.  40;  collection  of  coins, 
&c.,  449. 

Henshaw,  Thomas,  with  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn abroad,  i.  xviii,  loi,  195, 
206,  212,  217,  256,  257,  259; 
allusions  to,  after  his  return, 
ii.  I,  6,  48,  83,  88,  102,  117, 
321  ;  recommended  for  an  Em- 
bassy by  Mr.  Evelyn,  114;  and 
as  French  Secretary  to  the 
King,  133  ;  his  History  of  Salt- 
petre, ibid.;  return  from  Den- 
mark, iScc,  315,  364;  letter  of 
Mr.  Evelyn  to,  iv.  2 1  ;  etchings 
dedicated  to,  by  Mr.  Evelyn, 
iii.  196. 

Heralds'  College,  part  of  the 
Arundel  library  presented  to, 
ii.  340. 

Herbert,  Richard,  Lord,  ii.  51. 

Sir    Edward,    Lord    Chief 

Justice  of  the  King's  Bench, 
bold  speech,  iii.  24 ;  a  com- 
missioner for  ecclesiastical  af- 
fairs, 25  ;  his  house  at  Oat- 
lands,  41  and  n ;  attainted,  &c., 
ibid. 

Lord  Edward,  of  Cherbury, 


ii.  36,  178. 
—  Sir  Henry,  ii.  36,  177. 


INDEX. 


417 


Herbert,  Sir  Edward,  Attorney- 
General  and  Lord  Keeper, 
1641,  ii.  II  ;  iv.  77,  82,  114  m, 
130,  132  m,  134,  137,  141, 
179,  244  n,  259  n,  270,  271 
bis^  277  n,  280,  288  n,  323  n; 
King  Charles  I.'s  observations 
on  the  conduct  of,  178. 

Lady,  wife  of  the  preceding, 

1650,  ii.  II,  19;  iv.  211,  214, 
260. 

Sir  Thomas,  his  Memoirs  of 


King  Charles  I.  referred  to,  iv. 
184  n,  190  n. 
—  Admiral,   defeated   by  the 
French,  iii.  77. 

Mr.  (nephew  of  Lord  Her- 


bert), ii.  392  ;  iii.  95. 

Hercules  inLydia,  an  opera,  i.  246. 

Hercules,!.  185,  188;  temple  of, 
at  Milan,  272. 

Hereford,  Lord  Viscount,  his 
house  at  Ipswich,  ii.  326. 

Hermit  of  the  Colosseum  at 
Rome,  i.  136. 

Hertford,  William  Seymour,  Mar- 
quis of,  iv.  117  and  n,  119  n, 
I47n,i49,i55,  165  n,  187, 198. 

Hertfordshire,  gentlemen  of,  desi- 
rous of  attending  King  Charles 
on  his  return  from  Scotland, 
1641,  iv.  139,  143;  remarkable 
robbery  in,  1692,  iii.  106. 

Hervey,  John,  ii.  81,  341. 

Mr.,  of  Betchworth,  iii.  160. 

Hewer,  Dr.,  ii.  49 ;  condemned, 

100;  and  executed,  102. 

Mr.,  house  at  Clapham,  iii. 

104;  account  of  him,  ibid. 

HewsoHj  regicide,    executed,   ii. 

118. 
Heylin,  Dr.  Peter,  sermon  by,  ii. 

Hicks,  Sir  William,  his  house  and 
family  at  Ruckholt,  ii.  106 
and  n. 


Hieroglyphics,  stone  inscribed 
with,  communicated  by  Mr. 
Evelyn  to  Kircher,  i.  256. 

Higgins,  SirThomas,  his  daughter, 
iii.  28. 

Higham,  Rev.  Mr.,  ii.  324;  ser- 
mons by,  48,   74  ;   his  death, 

.431- 
Highland  dragoons,  1694,  iii.  113; 

two  Dutchmen  killed  by  one  of 

them,  ibid. 
Hill,  Abraham,   F.R.S.,    ii.  392, 

399;  iv.  27. 
Hinton,    Mr.  William,    letter   of 

Charles  H.   to,  about  bills  of 

exchange,  &c.,  for  his  use,  1650, 

iv.  200. 
Hippodrome  at  Rome,  i.  196. 
Histoire  Critique  of  Father  Simon, 

strictures  on,  iii.  410. 
History,  advice  for  the  study  of, 

iii-  313- 

Historiographer,  Royal,  recom- 
mended, iii.  368,  369. 

Hoare,  Richard,  an  excellent  pen- 
man, ii.  6  ;  strange  sickness  of, 

47- 
Hobbes,  Thomas,  ii.  347  ;  visited 
by    Mr.    Evelyn,    ii.    26,    80; 
book    against    his    Leviathan, 

47- 

Hobson,  Mr.,  of  Venice,  mer- 
chant, i.  261. 

the  Cambridge  carrier,   ii. 

72. 

Hoefnagle,  George,  print  by,  ii. 
190  n. 

Hoff  Van  Hounslers  Dyck,account 
of,  i.  26. 

Holbein,  Hans,  portraits,  &c.,  by, 
ii.  2,  51,  77,  120,  338,  339, 
371,  421;  iii.  34;  alluded  to, 

438- 
Holborne,    Mr.,    supports    King 
Charles's   right  to  election  of 
officers,  iv.  ii6. 


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INDEX. 


Holden,  Dr.,  vicar  of  Deptford, 
ii,  lo,  318;  character  of,  289; 
sermon  of,  458. 

Holder,  Dr.,  iii.  430. 

■ Mr.,  iv.   246  n,    247,    266, 

271,  274,  277;  Sir  JEdward 
Hyde's  opinion  of,  264  and  n, 
269,  273. 

Holland,  Henry  Rich,  first  Earl 
of,  iv.  78  n,  119;  account  of, 
332,  119  n;  commission  ap- 
pointing him  Lord  General  be- 
yond Trent,  141;  execution  of, 
1 649,11. 3  and  n ;  portrait,iii.  444. 

Sir  John,  ii.  209. 

HollandjCromwell's  dissimulation 

with,  iv.  212;  certain  places  in 
Ireland  and  Scotland  proposed 
to  be  given  to,  to  engage  its 
assistance  to  Charles  H.,  1652, 
257,  261  ;  politics  of,  1652, 
.255;  1653,  iv.  290;  war  with, 
ii.  40,  41  ;  fleet  defeated,  iv. 
284  n ;  concludes  peace  with 
Cromwell,  1653,  ii.  223;  iv. 
302  ;  letter  of  States  of,  to  Prin- 
cess Dowager  of  Orange,  on  a 
report  of  Charles  H.  being  at 
Tilling,  1655,  227;  present  of 
the  States  of,  to  Charles  H.,  ii. 
146  ;  embassy  from,  to  William 
in.  on  his  accession,  iii.  77. 
See  Dutch  War. 

HoUandia  Jllustrata  referred  to, 
i.  17. 

Hollar,  Wenceslaus,  engravings 
by,  ii.  78  n,  114  n,  209  n; 
plan  for  rebuilding  London, 
iii.  2 1 2  n. 

Holies,  Denzil,  a  commissioner  at 
Newport,  1648,  iv.  193  n; 
created  Baron,  &c.,  ii.  126; 
iii.  394. 

Mr.  Jarvis,  his  message  to 

the  Lords  against  the  Bishops, 
1641,  iv.  112. 


Holloway,  Sir  Richard,  Justice  of 
the  King's  Bench,  iii.  49,  50,  75. 
Holmby  House,  ruins  of,  ii,  312. 
Holmes,  Mr.,  iv.  285. 

Sir   Robert,    ii.   237,    274, 

286,  300,  481. 

Holt,  Sir  John,  Lord  Chief  Jus- 
tice of  the  King's  Bench,  a  sub- 
scriber to  Greenwich  Hospital, 
iii.  133  n. 

Holy  Island,  stores  taken  from  by 
the  Parliament,  iv.  82. 

Holy  Thursday,  ceremonies  on, 
at  Rome,  i.  209. 

Holy-well,  near  Malvern  Hills, 
ii.  62. 

Homer,ancient  edition  of,  iii.  142. 

Hondius,  William,  of  Amsterdam, 
i.  22. 

Honfleur,  in  Normandy,  notice 
of,  i.  67. 

Honson  Grange,  Staffordshire, 
sale  of,  ii.  449. 

Honywood,  Lieut.,  i.  16. 

Hooke,  Dr.  Robert,  ii.  164,  186; 
built  Montagu  House,  319,356, 
421. 

Hooper,  Dr.  George,  Chaplain  to 
Charles  II.,  1681,  sermon  of, 

ii-  385- 
Bishop  of  Gloucester,  1550, 

letters  of,  iv.  26. 
Hope,  Thomas,  his  seat  called 

Deepden,  ii.  77  n. 
Hopkins,  William,  engraving  by, 

ii.  152  n. 
Hops,  cultivation,  &c.,  of,  iv.  44 

and  n. 
Hopton,  Sir  Arthur  (brother  of 

Sir  Ralph,  Lord  Hopton),  ii.  5, 

476  n;  iv.  108  and  n,  195  m. 

Sir  Ralph  (afterwards  Lord 

Hopton),  iv.  108  n. 

Horace,  Mrs.  Phillips's  tragedy  of, 

ii.  229,  235. 
Horatii  and  Curatii,  tomb  of,  i.  1 96. 


INDEX. 


419 


Homeck,  Dr.  Anthony,  character 
of,  ii.  403  and  n ;  sermon  by 
his  son,  iii.  147. 

Horninghold,  Leicestershire,  ii. 
63,  69. 

Horns  at  Hampton  Court,  ii. 
146. 

Horse  baited  to  death,  ii.  223. 

Horseheath,  Lord  Allington's 
house  at,  ii.  247  and  n. 

Horsemanship,  Duke  of  New- 
castle on,  ii.  216  ;  iii.  397. 

Horses,  fine  sculptures  of,  i.  121, 
128;  racing  of  Barbary,  at 
Rome,  207  ;  regard  of  a  woman 
for  one,  268 ;  Turkish  or  Asian, 
brought  over,  1684,  ii.  437 ; 
Charles  H.'s,  sold,  1650,  iv. 
203. 

Horticulture,  Spanish,  letter  re- 
specting, ii.  233  ;  iii.  355. 

Hotius  Malabaricus,  iii.  405. 

Hoskins,  Sir  John,  ii.  368;  Pre- 
sident of  Royal  Society,  399  ; 
iv.  27. 

Hospital  called  Christ's  Hospital, 
at  Rome,  i.  171,  172. 

Hospitals,  various  notices  of, 
abroad,  i.  19,  20,  52,  87,  171, 
172,  199,  271,  293;  ii.  12,  19; 
in  England,  ii.  64. 

Hotel  Dieu,  and  Hotel  de  la 
Charite,  i.  52. 

Hotham,  Sir  John,  commander 
of  Hull,  ii.  68. 

Houblon,  Mr.,  merchant,  ii.  347  ; 
iii.  I  ;  his  house  on  Epping 
Forest,  ii.  402. 

Sir  John,  a   subscriber   to 

Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133  n. 

Hough,  Dr.  John,  made  Bishop 
of  Worcester,  iii.  9 1  and  n. 

Houllies,  a  species  of  fuel,  ii. 
221. 

Hounslow  Heath,  camp  on,  1678, 
ii-  335;  1686,  iii.  22,  38. 


Household,  Comptroller  of  the, 
public  dinners  of,  ii.  161. 

Royal,    purveyors    of   the, 

regulated,  ii.  401  and  n. 

How,  John,  complained  of  Bishop 
Burnet's  Book,  1693,  iii.  107  ; 
made  a  Baron,  158. 

Howard,  Anne,  wife  of  Sir  G. 
Silvius,  ii.  313  and  n,  12,1. 

Bernard,  ii.  148,  440. 

Charles,  ii.  148,  166,  167; 

house  at  Dorking,  77,  252. 

Craven,  lawsuit  against  his 

mother,    ii.   313  and  n,    314; 
account  of  him,  ibid.  n. 

Dorothy,  ii.  292  ;   married 

to    Colonel   Graham,    ii.    312, 

313  n.  333.475;  iii-  5- 

Edward,  ii.  148. 

Lord  George  (son  of  sixth 


Duke  of  Norfolk,  by  Mrs. 
Bickerton),  ii.  338  n. 

Henry,  Lord,  grandson  of 

the  Earl  of  Arundel  (afterwards 
sixth  Duke  of  Norfolk),  at 
Padua,  i.  Iv,  259,  263;  villa  at 
Albury,  pictures,  &c.,  ii.  77, 
225  ;  procures  the  dukedom  to 
be  restored,  and  compounds  a 
debt  of  his  grandfather's  of 
;^2oo,ooo,  &c.,  147  ;  Mr. 
Croone  recommended  lay  Mr. 
Evelyn  to  travel  with  his  sons, 
iii.  2S6 ;  permitted  the  Royal 
Society  to  meet  at  Arundel 
House,  and  gave  them  the 
Arundelian  library,  i.  Iv ;  iii. 
214,  236;  presented  the  Arun- 
delian marbles  to  Oxford  Uni- 
versity, at  Mr.  Evelyn's  request, 
i.  Iv;  ii.  225,  226,  227,  240; 
iii.  352  ;  created  Lord  on  his 
embassy  to  Morocco,  ii.  227, 
237 ;  conversation  with  Mr. 
Evelyn  respecting  marriage  of 
his  son,   his    own    connection 


420 


INDEX. 


Howard,  Henry,  Lord — continued. 
with  Mrs.  Bickerton,  his  house 
at  Norwich,  &c.,  268,  269,  270, 
271;  alluded  to,  ii.  107,  148, 
231,  236,  240,  254,  286.  See 
Norfolk. 

Howard,  Henry  (son  of  the 
preceding,  afterwards  seventh 
Duke  of  Norfolk),  ii.  148,  166, 
218,  240.    &(?  Norfolk. 

Philip  (afterwards  Cardinal), 

i.  263  ;  ii.  148,  245. 

Sir  Robert  (son  of  the  Earl 

of  Berks),  play  by,  ii.  155  ; 
alluded  to,  163  n,  211,  237; 
impeached  Sir  W.  Pen,  229; 
an  universal  pretender,  405, 
450 ;   his  house   at  Ashstead, 

431- 

Mr.    Thomas    (son  of  Sir 

Robert),    iii.    95  ;    his    death, 

158- 

Thomas,  Earl  of  Arundel, 

Earl  Marshal,  iv.  76,  80,  85, 
99,  108. 

Lord    Thomas     (son     of 

Henry,  sixth  Duke  of  Norfolk), 
ii.  148,  166,  218,  240,  338  ; 
iii.  286 ;  his  children  alluded 
to,  iii.  150. 

Lord,  of  Escrick,  concerned 


in  the  Ryehouse  plot,  and  dis- 
covered his  associates,  ii.  409  ; 
Algernon  Sidney  executed  on 
his  single  wtness,  423. 

Mrs.    (widow    of  William, 

fourth  son  of  first  Earl  of 
Berkshire),  and  her  daughters, 
ii-  237-  310.  313.333;  lawsuit 
against,  by  her  son,  313. 

Earls  of  Berkshire,  mansion 

of,  ii.  213  n. 

Hoy,    Dr.,   Mr.  Evelyn's  opinion 

of  his  talents,  iv.  21. 
Huddleston,    Father,    a    popish 

priest,  administered  the  sacra- 


Huddleston,  Father — continued. 
ment  to  King  Charles  H.  i7i 
e.xfremis,  ii.  443  n. 

Hudibras  (Samuel  Butler),  por- 
trait, iii.  444. 

Hughes,  Margaret,  mistress  of 
Charles  H.,  ii.  211  n. 

Huguenots,  zealous  for  Cromwell, 
iv.  3 1 6;  persecution  of,in  France, 
iii.  8,  9,  II,  16,  18,  20,  21,  22, 
23,  41.  43.  44,  46  ;  brief  in 
England  for  relieving,  19,  20  ; 
book  exposing  the  persecution 
burnt,  &c.,  21  ;  released  and 
driven  out  of  France,  43  ;  re- 
morse, and  massacre  of  those 
who  had  conformed  to  the 
Romish  faith,  43,  44. 

Hull,  town  of,  noticed,  ii.  68. 

Hume,  Colonel  Alexander,  as- 
sumed the  name  of  Evelyn,  i, 
Pedig. ;  iii.  161  n. 

David,  his  History  of  Eng- 
land x&ierreA  to,  iv.  165  n. 

Humourists,  academy  of,  at 
Rome,  i.  198;  iii.  454. 

Hungate,  Sir  Henry,  and  Sir 
Philip,    iv.    130    and    n,    131, 

133.  143- 

Hungerford,  Edward,  of  Caden- 
ham,  ii.  53,  60,  63. 

town  of,  ii.  54. 

Hunter,  Dr.  A.,  editor  of  Eve- 
lyn's Sylfa,  iii.  1 96  ;  references 
to  that  work,  i.  xlvi,  ciii. 

Huntercomb,  Bucks,  descent  of 
the  Evelyns  of,  i.  Pedig. 

Huntingdon,  Mayor  of,  addresses 
King  Charles  L  on  his  return 
from  Scotland,  1641,  iv.  145 
n ;  custom  at,  ii.  70. 

Theophilus  Hastings,  Earl 

and  Countess  of,  ii.  246,  265. 

Henry   Hastings,   Earl  of, 

summoned     by     the     Queen, 
1 64 1,  iv.  100. 


INDEX. 


421 


Huntingtoure,  Lord,  ii.  326. 

Hurcott,  manor  of  (Worcester),  i. 
297,  298. 

Hurt,  Mr.,  purchased  Warley 
Magna,  1655,  ii.  79. 

Husbandry  and  gardening  of  the 
ancients,  iv.  12;  observations 
relative  to  husbandry,  43-45. 

Huss,  John,  medal  of  his  mar- 
tyrdom, ii.  437  ;  iii.  441. 

Hussey,  Peter,  of  Sutton,  ii.  252; 
his  attention  to  husbandry,  &c., 

384- 

Mr.,  his  attachment  to  Mr. 

Evelyn's  daughter,  and  death, 
ii.  470. 

Mr.,  married  daughter   of 


George  Evelyn,  iii.  119. 

Hutcheson,  Lady,  ii.  247. 

Huygens,  Constantine,  ii.  167; 
notice  of,  263  ;  his  wax  taper 
for  studying  by,  iii.  363. 

Hyde,  Dr.,  brother  of  Sir  Henry, 
&c.,  ii.  170,  239. 

Hyde,  Sir  Edward  (afterwards 
Earl  of  Clarendon),  ii.  355  ; 
supports  King  Charles's  right 
to  election  of  officers,  iv.  116  ; 
with  the  Prince  of  Wales,  1645, 
239  ;  correspondence  with  Sir 
R.  Browne  (1646-1659)  on 
affairs  of  Charles  H.  and  of 
Europe,  243-325  ;  dissatisfied 
with  Charles's  leaving  Jersey 
for  Paris,  1646,  243  ;  on  a  ser- 
vant of  Sir  R.  Browne,  248  ; 
his  distress  in  exile,  263,  264, 
266  n,  269,  276,295,  300;  his 
opinion  of  Mr.  Taylor,  Charles 
II. 's  agent  with  Emperor  of 
Germany,  256  and  n ;  of  Mr. 
Holder,  247,  264  and  n,  269; 
illness,  272;  see  Carteret, 
charges  brought  against,  300 
n ;  present  sent  to  by  Sir  R. 
Browne,  294,  299,  300,  301  ; 


Hyde,  Sir  Edward — continued. 
sickness,  306  ;  borrows  money 
of  Sir  R.  Browne,  308  ;  at  Ant- 
werp, 1656,  314,  321,  322; 
made  Lord  Chancellor,  and 
envy  on  his  appointment,  1658, 
241,  323  and  n;  his  daughter 
privately  married  to  Duke  of 
York,  ibid,  n  ;  interests  himself 
about  a  person  imprisoned, 
324  and  n ;  referred  to,  146  n, 
152,  204  and  n,  209,  217,  225, 
239.  24I1  271,  285  n,  288  n, 
290  n,  292  n,  300  n,  319  n. 

Anne  (afterwards  Duchess 

of  York),  Sir  S.  Compton  in  love 
with,  iv.  2 II  n ;  at  a  Masque- 
rade at  Tilling,  1654-5,  217, 
225  ;  privately  married  to 
James,  Duke  of  York,  323  n;  ii. 
118,  120;  her  desertion  of  the 
Cliurch  of  England  misrepre- 
sented, iii.  401,  402;  alluded 
to,  ii.  143 ;  iv.  211. 

Lady  Frances,  ii.  292. 

Lady  Harrietta,  ii.  198. 

Hyde  Park,  toll  at,  1653,  ii.  47; 
coach  race  in,  1658,  100;  re- 
ferred to,  1660,  114;  1661, 
130;  1667,  217;  review  in, 
1663,  159  ;   1686,  iii.  19. 

Hyldiard,  Henry,  of  East  Horse- 
ley,  ii.  48,  74;  iii.  21,  95;  his 
sons,  ii.  3,  33. 

Hysdune,  town  and  fort  of,  i. 
27. 

Ice,  blue  and  transparent,  ii.  321. 
Icon  Animannn,   16 14,  notice  of 

that  work,  ii.  45  and  n. 
II  Ponte,  notice  of,  i.  229. 
Imperati,      Ferdinando,      exotic 

plants,  &c.,  of,  i.  180. 
Impostors,  Three,  History  of,  1 669, 

by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i.   Iviii,  cvii ; 

ii.  235  and  n;  iii.  190,  196. 


422 


INDEX. 


Inchiquin,  Marquess,  ii.  20. 

Lord,    Governor    of  Tan- 

giers,  ii.  365. 

,  Murrough  O'Bryen,  Lord, 

iv.  261  n,  272. 

Incident,  The,  1641,  account  of 
that  affair,  iv.  107,  109,  no, 
112,  118,  121,  125. 

Indian  ambassadors,  1682,  ac- 
count of,  ii.  395  and  n,  396. 

Indian  Queen,  a  play,  ii.  163. 

Infirmary  for  sick  and  wounded, 
Mr.  Evelyn's  plan  for,  ii.  192; 
iii.  329-340- 

Inglish,  Esther,  beautiful  writing 
of,  ii.  55  and  n. 

Ingoldsby,    Sir  ,    house   at 

York,  ii.  68. 

Inks,  for  copying,  ii.  80. 

Innisboffin,  iv.  247  ;  besieged  by 
the  Parliament,  1653,  and  cap- 
tured, 273,  274  n,  276,  289. 

Innocent  X.,  Cardinal  Giovanni- 
Battista  Pamphilio,  Pope  ;  his 
election  to  the  papal  chair,  i. 
113;  procession  to  St.  John 
de  Lateran,  ibid.,  152-155. 

Inquisition,  references  to  the,  i. 
i59>  269,  276,  277. 

Inscriptions  and  epitaphs,  notices 
and  copies  of,  various,  i.  Ixxxix- 
xcv,  IS,  31,  42,  68,  75,  77, 
81,  113.  115.  116,  130,  133, 
135.  136,  139.  140,  143,  144, 
147,  148,  149,  163,   166,   168, 

170,  174.  175.  179.  183  and  n, 
187,  196,  203,  221,  225,  247, 
251  n,  253,  262,  264,  266, 
272,  290,  298  ;  ii.  43  n. 

Insensati,  Society  of,  iii.  54. 

Interest,  lawfulness  of,  con- 
sidered, iii.  249. 

Ipswich,  account  of,  ii.  86,  326. 

Ireland,  ships  kept  back  from, 
1 641,  iv.  81  ;  rebellion  in  the 
North  of,  112  and  n,  120,  121, 


Ireland — continued. 

122  and  n;  discoverer  of  re- 
warded, 122  ;  Parliament  treats 
with  the  City  of  London  for 
pay  of  soldiers  in,  121  ;  pro- 
gress of  the  Rebels  in,  124; 
troops  sent  to,  ibid.,  125  ; 
Commons  order  Lord  Lieu- 
tenant to  raise  Volunteers, 
132  ;  Rebels  give  out  that 
they  are  instigated  by  the 
King,  ibid.,  122,  139,  141, 
171;  progress  of  the  Rebellion 
in,  134,  170;  Scotch  troops 
employed  to  quell,  134,  137  ; 
committees  of  Parliament  pre- 
pare instructions  for  Lord 
Lieutenant,  140  ;  arms,  &c., 
sent  to,  1642,  330  ;  remark  of 
King  Charles  I.  respecting, 
1 12  n  ;  intrigues  of  Spain  with, 
121  ;  envoys  sent  by  the 
usurped  authority  of,  1642, 
233   and   n ;    proceedings   in, 

1653,  for    Charles    II.,    282 ; 

1654,  303,  304;  nomination 
of  bishops  for,  ii.  116;  remarks 
respecting  its  natural  history, 
138  ;  map  of,  by  Sir  W. 
Petty,  307  ;  critical  state  of, 
1689,  iii.  71,  72,  76;  parlia- 
mentary proceedings  respect- 
ing forfeited  estates,  1700,  148, 
151;  Lord  Galway  removed 
from  Lord  Lieutenancy,  158  ; 
paper  relating  to,  1587,  iii. 
409. 

Ireton,  Henry,  regicide,  murders 
by,  at  Colchester,  ii.  36,  85  ; 
death,  33 ;  funeral,  36  ;  disin- 
terment, &c.,  122. 

Irish  Parliament  prorogued,! 641, 
iv.  103. 

rebellion  breaks  out,  i.  38. 

regiments,     France     and 

Spain  apply  to  Parliament  for, 


INDEX. 


423 


Irish  regiments — continued. 
iv.  72  n ;  King  Charles  engages, 
to  grant  to  Spain,  73  ;  Lords 
and  Commons  hold  a  confe- 
rence concerning,  ibid.  ;  refuse 
them,  74  and  n,  84. 

Ironmongers'  Hall,  dinner  at, 
1671,  ii.  265. 

Iron  Crown  at  Milan,  i.  274. 

ovens,  portable,  ii.  198. 

work  of  England,  ii.  58. 

Isaac,  Mons.,  dancing  master,  ii. 

391-  454- 
Isaacson,  Henry,  historical  work 

of,  iii.  315  n- 
Isabella,  Island  of,  i.  278. 

Queen  of  Castile,  iii.  396. 

Isis,  statue    of,  in  Palazzo  Far- 

nese,  i.  170. 
Islands    about  Venice,    i.    243, 

252,  255. 
Isle  Bouchard,  i.  83. 

of  Wight,    debate    on   its 

government,  1641,  iv.  123, 
141  ;  the  King's  farewell 
speech  there,  192. 

Italian  opera,  introduction  of, 
into  England,  ii.  106,  299. 

singer,  female,  encourage- 
ment given  to,  in  1703,  iii.  165. 

Italy,  various  notices  concerning, 
i.  95-278;  Mount  Vesuvius, 
1 8 1  - 1 83  ;  measures  of  churches 
in,  232  ;  etchings  of  views  in, 
by  Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  196. 

Jackson,  Mr.,  heir  to  Mr.  Pepys, 
iii.  166. 

Jacomb,  Dr.,  ii.  300. 

Jamaica,  ii.  117,  262-273  ;  design 
of  the  Dutch  upon,  1673,  287; 
earthquake  at,  1692,  iii.  470, 
471;  profanely  mimicked  at 
the  Southwark  Fair,  iii.  105. 

James,  Duke  of  York,  after  King 
James  II.,  letters  to   Sir  Ed- 


James,  Duke  of  York — contititied. 
ward  Nicholas  and  Lord  Cul- 
pepper, for  money  to  prevent 
sale  of  the  King's  horses,  &c., 
iv.  203;  1651,  on  the  King's 
esteem  for  Sir  Edward,  204 ; 
gallantry  of,  in  an  engagement 
with    the    Prince    of    Conde, 

1651,  246  and  n;  in  favour  at 
the  French  Court,  1561,  344; 

1652,  269  n;  with  the  army  of 
Turenne,  1653,  273  n,  298 
and  n ;  quarrels  with  Charles 
II.,  1658,  323  n  ;  discourse 
with  Mr.  Evelyn,  1662,  ii.  139; 
visits  him  at  Deptford,  &c., 
142  ;  Life  of,  written  by  Jmnself 
quoted,  125  n,  180  n,  220  n, 
275  n;  iii.  423  n;  sailing- 
match  with  Charles  II.,  i.  xl ; 
ii.  134;  letter  to  Mr.  Evelyn, 
and  account  of  engagement 
with  the  Dutch,  1665,  180  and 
n,  183  ;  kind  reception  of  Mr. 
Evelyn,  191;  opposed  laying- 
up  men-of-war,  1667,  220  n; 
forbears  receiving  the  sacra- 
ment, 275  n,  290  ;  his  marriage 
with  Mary  of  Modena,  298  and 
n  ;  neglects  thenceforward  to 
attend  the  Protestant  worship, 
318;  Commons  vote  against, 
for  recusancy,  348  ;  libellous 
papers,  &c.,  against,  349 ;  his 
case  as  to  the  succession,  381 ; 
remarkable  escape  of,  from 
shipwreck,  394  ;  iii.  400  ;  office 
of  admiral,  &c.,  restored  to,  ii. 
43 1  ;  his  account  of,  the  last 
hours  of  Charles  II.,  443  n ; 
speech  in  council  on  his  acces- 
sion, and  his  own  account  of, 
445-448  and  notes ;  proclaimed, 
447,  448;  goes  publicly  to  mass, 
and  opens  a  popish  oratory  at 
Whitehall,  451  ;    lets  to  farm, 


424 


INDEX. 


James,  Duke  of  York — continued. 
duties  of  excise,  customs,  &c., 
450 ;  coronation,  462  ;  his  first 
speech  to  Parliament,  464 ; 
discourse  respecting  miracles, 
second  sight,  reliques,  &c., 
476  ;  reception  at  Portsmouth, 
1685,  480;  remarks  on  his 
character,  481  ;  celebration  of 
his  birthday,  1685,  iii.  5;  im- 
provements at  Whitehall,  ibid. ; 
speech  to  Parliament,  1 1  ; 
anniversary  of  his  accession, 
16 ;  birthday,  1686,  27  ;  speech 
to  a  deputation  from  Coven- 
try, thanking  him  for  liberty 
of  conscience,  39;  alarm  at 
the  Dutch  fleet,  46 ;  enjoins 
the  reading  of  his  declaration 
for  liberty  of  conscience,  and 
threatens  the  six  bishops,  46, 
47  ;  his  consternation  at  the 
landing  of  the  Prince  of  Orange, 
and  proceedings  thereupon,  54, 
55.  56.  59;  his  flight,  return 
to  Whitehall,  and  second  flight, 
61 ;  account  of  his  proceedings, 
from  his  return  to  Whitehall, 
till  his  second  flight,  427-430; 
compared  to  Maxentius,  65  ; 
protest,  &c.,  against  his  having 
vacated  the  government,  68, 
72,  75;  assisted  by  France  in 
his  Irish  expedition,  71  ;  in 
Ireland,  74  ;  Scot's  reasons  for 
setting  him  aside,  ibid.  ;  sur- 
prised Londonderry,  76,  79; 
declaration  of  pardon,  77  ;  de- 
feat at  the  Boyne,  88  ;  letter  to 
Privy  Council  and  the  Queen, 
respecting  the  pregnancy  of  his 
Queen,  102  ;  declaration  of 
pardon,  and  submitting  all  dif- 
ferences to  Parliament,  109; 
intended  invasion  of  England, 
1 696, 127;  Oates's  book  against 


James,  Duke  of  York — cotititiued. 
him,  129;  his  death,  159; 
various  allusions  to,  ii.  8,  29, 
loi,  113,  128,  142,  184,  185, 
192,  197,  209,  219,  230,  251, 
266,  267,  275  n,  279,  283, 
284,  29s,  300,  302,  305,  319, 

332.  339.  346,  355.  359,  438, 
462;  iv.  159,  172,  173,  17S, 
199,  207  n,  211  n,  246  and  n, 
271,  273  and  n,  283,  284  n, 
285  n,  292,  299,  304,  306  n, 
310,  312,  319,  320,  321,  324. 

James,  Dr.,  probable  origin  of  his 
fever  powder,  ii.  2 1  n. 

Mr.,  iii.  95-    .  . 

Janicius,  Dr.,  physician,  i.  256. 

January  30th  first  kept  as  a  fast, 
ii.  122. 

Janus,  Quadrifrons,  temple  of,  i. 
124  ;  ii.  64. 

Jardine  Royale,  at  Paris,  i.  52. 

Jefferies,  George,  made  Lord 
Chief  Justice,  ii.  419,  423; 
Baron  of  Wem,  466  ;  likely  to 
be  Lord  Keeper,  ibid.,  476 ; 
made  Lord  Chancellor,  cha- 
racter of  him,  iii.  8  ;  a  commis- 
sioner for  ecclesiastical  affairs, 
25  ;  alluded  to,  ii.  433  n. 

Jeffryes,  Dr.,  minister  of  Althorp, 
iii.  51. 

Jenkins,  Sir  Leoline,  ii.  226. 

Jennings,  Sarah,  Duchess  of 
Marlborough,  ii.  305  n. 

Jermyn,  Henry,  Lord,  pension 
granted  to  by  Charles  I.,  iv. 
335 ;  influence  in  Court  of 
Charles  II.  in  exile,  270  n  ; 
conduct  as  Treasurer  to  Charles 
II.,  294  n  ;  allusions  and  va- 
rious references  to,  239,  245 
and  n,  259  n,  262  n,  270  and 
n,  271,  300  n,  315,  316,  318, 
324  and  n,  340,  341 ;  letters 
to,  335.  336- 


INDEX. 


425 


Jermyn,  Mr.  Henrj',  ii.  218,  266. 

Mr.,  iv.   259  ;   proceedings 

against,  1641,  71  n,  75  and  n. 

Jerome  of  Prague,  medal  of  his 
martyrdom,  iii.  441. 

Jeronimo,  painting  by,  i.  60. 

Jersey,  Edward  Villiers,  Earl  of, 
Lord  Chamberlain,  iii.  152. 

Jerusalem,  Church  at  Antwerp,  i. 
31  ;  earth  of,  carried  to  Pisa, 
102. 

Jesuitism,  Mystery  of,  in  three 
volumes,  the  second  translated 
and  published  by  Mr.  Evelyn, 
1664,  i.  h,  cvi;  ii.  174  and  n, 
176;  iii.  189,  196,  299;  Mr. 
Evelyn  thanked  by  Charles  II. 
for  it,  ii.  176;  presented  to 
ditto,  192. 

Jesuits,  their  church,  schools, 
&c.,  at  Antwerp,  i.  30,  31  ; 
church  and  convent  of,  at  Paris, 
49 ;  ii.  24  ;  church,  &c.,  at 
Tours,  i.  82  ;  ditto  at  Tournon, 
89  ;  at  Aix,  90 ;  at  Rome, 
125, 15s,  211;  English  college 
at  Rome,  160,  198;  other  no- 
tices of,  278;  iii.  210;  Mr. 
Evelyn's  books  against  the,  ii. 
192.     &d?  above. 

Jesus  College,  Cambridge,  ii.  72, 

365- 
Jewels,  Crown,  order  of  Parlia- 
ment on  report  of  their  being 
pawned,  iv.  86  n  ;  notices  of 
various,  i.  44,  72,  98,  99,  107, 
108,  127,  128,  132,  164,  170, 
225,  227,  239,  241,  257,  258; 

ii.  IS- 
Jews,  in  Holland,  ceremonies, 
&c.,  of,  i.  19,  25  ;  in  France, 
90;  at  Rome,  124,  154,  160, 
218;  ceremony  of  circumcision, 
&c.,  161,  204  ;  Jews  at  Venice, 
marriage,  26  ij  in  England,  ii. 
78,  80. 


John  Casimir,  King  of  Poland, 
1654,  iv.  221. 

John  the  Baptist,  his  arm  pre- 
served, i.  112;  baptistery  of, 
146. 

of  Udine,   paintings  of,  i. 


162  n. 
Johnson,    Sir 


-,  executed  at 


Tyburn,  iii.  92. 

Mr.,  author   of  Julian.,    ii. 


428. 
Jones,  Sir  Henry,  ii.  265. 

Inigo,  ii.  137. 

Sir  William,  1680,  ii.  375. 

Mr.,  of  Gray's  Inn,  lawyer, 

ii.  262. 

regicide,  executed,  ii.  118. 


Jonson,  Dr.,  iv.  245. 

Josephus,   Flavius,  history  of,  on 

the  bark  of  trees,  i.  274. 
Jovius  Paulus,  museum  of,  i.  106; 

sepulchre,  226. 
Joyce,  Cornet,  iv.  191  n. 
Joyliffe,  Dr.,  physician,  ii.  3,  89, 

94. 
Julio   Romano,    paintings  by,   i. 

61. 
Julius   II.,  Cardinal  Julian  della 

Rovere,  Pope,  his  sepulchre,  i. 

152. 
Junius,  Patricius,  his  description 

of  Prince    Henry's   collection, 

iii.  449,  450;  his  son  Francis, 

ibid. 
Jupiter,  temples  of,  at  Rome,  i. 

120;  at  Terracina,  174. 
Just  and  Tournament  at  Rome, 

1645,  i.  211. 
Justel,     Monsieur,     ii.     426    n, 

428,  437  ;  iii.   443  ;    arranged 

the    library    at     St.    James's, 

441. 
Justice,  statue  of,  at  Florence,  i. 

i       ^^5- 

Justin,  corrected  by  Isaac  Vossius, 
I       iii-  346. 


426 


INDEX. 


Justinian,  gardens  of,  i.  203 ; 
statue,  208. 

Justiniani,  Venetian  Ambassador, 
iii.  12,  14. 

Juxon,  Dr.  William,  Bishop  of 
London,  afterwards  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury,  King  Charles 
consults  him  about  the  vacant 
Bishoprics,  1641,  iv.  89  m,  96, 
99  and  m,  113m;  referred  to, 
128;  ii.  124,  129;  portrait,  iii. 
444. 

Kaiser's  Graft,  at  Amsterdam,  i. 

21. 
Kalendarium  Hortense,  1664,  &c., 

by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i.  xlii,  civ;  iii. 

190,  196,463. 
Keepe,     Henry,     pamphlet    by, 

under  the   name  of  Taylour, 

ii.  479  n;  iii.  184. 
Keffler,  Dr.,  ii.  198. 
Keightiy,  Thomas,  cousin  of  Mr. 

Evelyn,  i.  39  ;  ii.  47. 

Mrs.,hergreenoldage,ii.38o. 

Kello,    Rev.    Bartholomew,    ii. 

55  n- 
Kemp,  Mr.,  Impropriatorof  South 

Mailing,  i.  297. 

Kenn,  Dr.  Thomas,  Bishop  of 
Bath  and  Wells,  his  attendance 
on  Charles  II.  in  his  sickness, 
ii.  433  and  n  ;  sermons  by, 
against  Roman  Catholics,  &c., 
1686-87,  iii-  18  and  n,  33,  35, 
45  ;  one  of  the  six  Bishops  who 
petitioned  against  reading  De- 
claration of  Liberty  of  Con- 
science, 46  ;  sent  to  the  Tower, 
48 ;  tried  and  acquitted,  49 ; 
his  scruples  on  King  William's 
accession,  72  n;  deprived,  93  ; 
much  beloved  in  his  diocese, 
94  ;  alluded  to,  ii.  476  ;  iii.  62. 

Kendal,  Dr.,  Oxford  Act  per- 
formed by,  ii.  54. 


Kendrick,  Alderman  John,  a 
fanatic  Lord  Mayor,  ii.  39. 

Kensington  Palace,  purchased 
by  King  William,  iii.  83  ;  fire 
at,  98;  pictures,  &c.,  129. 

Kensington,  Mr.  Wise's  house 
and  gardens  at,  iii.  159  and  n. 

Kent,  Anthony  Grey,  Earl  of,  ii. 
164. 

Countess  of,  ii.  242. 

Kent,  rising  in,  1648,  i.  297; 
Kentish  men  imprisoned  for 
petition  to  Parliament,  1701, 
iii.  158  and  n. 

Kepley,  William,  iv.  211. 

Keppel,  Arnold  Joost  Van,  Earl 
of  Albemarle,  made  Com- 
mander of  the  King's  Guard, 
iii.  142  and  n. 

Ker,  William,  Lord,  of  Cessford, 
iv.  82,  87  and  n  bis. 

Kew,  Sir  H.  Capel's  house,  &c., 
at,  ii.  339,  421;  iii-  45- 

Keysler,  John  George,  Distich  on 
Virgil,  from  his  Travels,  i.  183 
n ;  references  to,  247  n,  275  n. 

Keys,  Thomas,  executed  for  high 
treason,  iii.  128  and  n. 

Kidd,  Captain,  pirate,  iii.  148 
and  n. 

Kidder,  Dr.  Richard,  Bishop  of 
Bath  and  Wells,  iii.  106  and  n. 

Kildare,  Lord,  ii.  255  n,  383. 

Killigrew,  Thomas,  various  re- 
ferences to,  iv.  121,  134,  135, 
216,  217,  225,  226,  292  bis, 
299;  his  family,  117  and  n; 
witticism  by,  225  n  ;  complaint 
against  him  as  King  Charles 
II. 's  Envoy  to  Venice,  1652, 
258  and  n. 

Mrs.  Catharine,  iv.  209  and 

n,  211. 

Killing  no  Murder,  by  Colonel 
Titus,  ii.  236. 

Kilmorey,  Lord,  ii.  102. 


INDEX. 


427 


Kilsythe,  Marquis  Montrose  de- 
feats Covenanters  at,  1645,  iv. 
177  n. 

Kimbolton,  Henry  Montague, 
Lord,  protests  against  an  order 
in  the  Commons,  i64i,iv.  75n; 
account  of,  92  n  ;  faction  meets 
at  his  house,  93. 

King  of  England,  speech  in  1686, 
asserting  him  to  be  absolute, 
iii.  24. 

King,  Dr.  Henry,  made  Bishop 
of  Chichester,  1641,  iv.  99  n ; 
licensed  to  be  absent  from 
Parliament,  120  and  m. 

Dr.,  relieved  Charles  II.  in 

apoplexy,  iii.  441,  442  and  n. 
Dr.,  Archbishop  of  Dublin, 


iii.  169. 
Edward,  executed  for  high 

treason,  iii.  128  and  n. 
—  Rev.   Mr.,  of  Ashsted,    ii. 


103. 

King-Killers,  History  pf  the,  cha- 
racter of  Pym  in,  iv.  138  n. 

King's  College  Chapel,  Cam- 
bridge, ii.  71. 

King's  Evil,  Royal  Touch  for, 
1660,  ii.  115;  great  pressure 
at  the,  1684,  430. 

King's  Household,  ancient  supply 
of,  ii.  120  n. 

King-street,  Westminster,  design 
of  King  Charles  II.  respecting, 
iii.  119. 

Kings,  precedents  for  the  murder 
of,  iv.  193  n. 

Kingston,    Earl   of,   portrait,   iii. 

444  ■ 
Evelyn  Pierrepoint,  Earl  of, 

ii.  6,  386;  iii.  38,  141. 
Henry  Pierrepoint,  Earl  of. 


IV.  147  n. 
Kinsale,  surrender  of,  iii.  91. 
Kirby,  seat  of  Lord   Hatton,  ii. 

69. 


Kirby,  Captain,  court-martial  on, 

and  execution  of,  iii.  164  n. 
Kircher,   Father  Athanasius,  his 

attentions    to    Mr.    Evelyn   at 

Rome,  i.  125  ;  communication 

by  Mr.  Evelyn  to  his  Ohelisacs 

Pamphllius,   1650-54,  256;  ii. 

83;    alluded  to,   i.    147,    155, 

203;  ii.  78. 
Kiviet,  Sir  John,  account  of,  ii. 

213;  his  proposal  to  wharf  the 

Thames  with  brick,  ibid.,  i.  Ivii ; 

ii.  215,  224;    project  relative 

to  draining,  249. 
Knatchbull,  Sir  Norton,  sermon, 

&c.,  by,  ii.  160. 
Sir  Thomas,  Commissioner 

of  Privy  Seal,  iii.  83. 
Kneller,  Sir  Godfrey,  his  portrait 

of  Mr.  Evelyn,  i.  Frontispiece; 

iii.  5  and  n,  78,  436  ;  of  Bishop 

Burnet,  iii.  77. 
Knife-swallowers,  i.   24;    ii.   139 

and  n,  318. 
Knight,    Mr.,    of    Northampton- 
shire, ii.  48. 

Sergeant-Surgeon,  ii.  277. 

Mrs.,   singer,  and  mistress 

of  Charles  II.,  ii.   106  and  n, 

2 II  n,  305  n ;  compass  of  her 

voice,  304. 
Knowle,  Kent,  Duke  of  Dorset's 

house  at,  ii.  293. 
Knox,  Dr.  Vicesimus,  and  Rev. 

Thomas,  Masters  of  Tunbridge 

School,  ii.  182  n. 
Koningsmark,    Count,    procures 

Mr.  Thynn's  murder,  ii.  392. 

Labulla,    boiling  fountain   of,    i. 

181. 
Lac  Tigridis,  drug  so  called,  ii. 

166. 
Lacy,  John,  comedian,  portraits, 

ii.  152  and  n ;  performance  of, 

155- 


428 


INDEX. 


Ladies,  learned,  enumeration  of, 

i'i-  396,  397-- 

La  Doree,  Mons.,  ii.  39. 

Lago  di  Agnano,  Naples,  i.  184. 

di  Garda,  i.  268. 

Maggiore,  &c.,  i.  277. 

Lake,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of  Chi- 
chester, petitioned  James  IL, 
against  reading  the  Declaration 
of  Liberty  of  Conscience,  iii. 
47  ;  sent  to  the  Tower,  48 ; 
tried  and  acquitted,  49;  alluded 
to,  62  ;  absents  himself  from 
Parliament,  1689,  72  n. 

Mr.,   a    Commissioner    of 

Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  132  n. 

Lakin,  Daniel,  pamphlet  by,  ii. 
139  n. 

Lambard,  Mr.,  estate  at  Westram, 
ii.  49. 

Lambert,  Major-Gen.  John,  be- 
sieges Pomfret  Castle,  1 649,  iv. 

346,  347. 
Lambeth  Palace  assaulted  by  a 
mob,  1640,  i.   11;  library,  iii. 

451- 
Lamedrati,  sea-horses  sculptured 

by,  i.  108. 
Lamot,    Mons.,    sermon    of,    iii. 

Lamplugh,  Dr.,  sermon  of,  ii.  291. 

Lamps  of  Licetus,  iii.  242. 

Lancaster,  Dr.,  vicar  of  St.  Mar- 
tin's, iii.  105,  148,  149. 

Lance  of  St.  Longinus,  i.  143; 
letter  concerning,  273. 

Lane,  Sir  Richard,  iv.  147  n. 

Sir  Thomas,  ii.  132  n  ;  sub- 
scriber to  Greenwich  Hospital, 
iii.  133  n. 

Mrs.,  loyalty  of,  ii.  33. 


Lanerick,  Lord,  flies  from  Court 
and  Scotch  Parliament,  1641, 
iv.  107  and  n,  125. 

Laney,  Dr.  Benjamin,  Bishop  of 
Ely,  ii.  232. 


Lanfranco,  Giovanni,  works  of,  i. 
129,  168,  200,  204. 

Langdale,  Sir  Marmaduke,  after- 
wards Lord,  ii.  9  ;  iv.  179,  205 
and  n. 

Langham,  Lady,  a  kinswoman  of 
Mr.  Evelyn,  ii.  74. 

Langton,  Mr.,  iv.  338. 

Languages,  modern,  Mr.  Evelyn's 
Discourse,  showing  how  far  a 
gentleman  may  become  learned 
by  their  assistance,  iii.  408. 

Lansdown,  Lord,  Count  of  the 
Holy  Roman  empire,  ii.  439 ; 
suicide  of,  160. 

Laocoon  and  his  sons,  statue  of, 
i.  167. 

Lapidaries  at  Venice,  i.  263. 

Lashford,  Sir  Richard,  kinsman 
of  Mr.  Evelyn,  ii.  252. 

Lassells,  Richard,  his  Voyage 
through  Italy,  1670,  quoted,  i. 
98  n,  99  n,  100  n,  103  n,  115 
n,  248  n,  249  n,  263  n. 

"  Last  Supper,"  by  Lionardo  da 
Vinci,  i.  272  ;  in  wax-work,  ii. 
278. 

"  Last  Judgment,"  by  Michael 
Angelo,  i.  163. 

Latin  historians,  list  of,  iii.  313. 

Lavaran,  Madame,  singer,  ii.  24. 

Lavinia,  painting  by,  i.  168. 

Laud,  William,  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury,  Chancellor  of  Ox- 
ford, i.  9  ;  his  palace  attacked, 
1 1  ;  gift  to  St.  John's  College, 
Oxford,  ii.  56  ;  portrait,  iii. 
444 ;  Mr.  Wharton's  Life  of, 
477  and  n;  jubilee  of  the  Je- 
suits on  his  death,  477. 

Lauderdale,  Duke,  ii.  158,  164, 
261,  310;  his  house  at  Ham, 
399  ;  libels  against,  349  ;  his- 
torical letters  and  papers  lent 
to,  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  and  lost,  iv. 
26  ;  his  library,  iii.  453. 


INDEX. 


429 


Laura,  her  tomb  at  Avignon,  i.  ' 
90.  : 

Laurentius  Jansen  Coster  (Kos- 
ter),  of  Harlaem,  supposed  in- 
ventor of  Printing,  his  effigy, 
i.  25. 

Lauretto,  CavaUer,  of  Rome, 
singer,  i.  218. 

Laiv  against  Lovers.,  a  tragi -co- 
medy, ii.  156  and  n. 

Lawrence,  Sir  John,  his  pageant 
as  Lord  Mayor,  ii.  172  and  n. 

Dr.,  master  of  Balliol  Col- 
lege, i.  9. 

president  of  Oliver's  coun- 


cil, ii.  91. 

Laws,  Mr.,  a  Scotchman,  duel 
fought  by,  iii.  113,  114. 

Laws,  municipal,  study  of,  re- 
commended, iv.  23. 

Lawyers,  &c.,  required  to  re- 
nounce James  IL,  iii.  130. 

Lazzari  (called  Bramante),  pa- 
laces built  by,  i.  199,  205  ; 
church  built  by,  271. 

Lea,  Kent,  Mr.  Bohun's  house, 
&c.,  at,  iii.  355,  397,  416. 

League  and  Covenant,  abjured, 
ii.  149. 

Leake,  Dr.,  his  daughter,  ii. 
320. 

Leaning  Towers,  i.  102,  106,  221, 
230. 

Leatherhead,  picture  at  the  Swan 
Inn  at,  ii.  214  n. 

Le  Chat,  Mons.,  physician,  i.  289, 

293- 

Lechmere,  Mr.  Baron,  subscrip- 
tion to  Greenwich  Hospital, 
iii.  133  n. 

Lectures  in  Parish  Churches  sanc- 
tioned by  Parliament,  1641,  iv. 
84  n. 

Lee,  Lady,  and  Sir  Henry,  ii.  1 69 ; 
Sir  Thomas,  376. 

Leech,  Mr.  and  Mrs.,  ii.  49,  102. 
IV. 


Leeds,  Duke  of,  iii.  135  n;  com- 
missioner of  Greenwich  Hos- 
pital,  122;  subscription   to  it, 

133  n- 
Castle,  Kent,  prisoners  kept 

at,  ii.  188,  194,  211,  223. 
Leeward  Islands,  Sir  C.  Wheeler's 

indiscreet  government   at,   his 

removal  recommended,  ii.  271 ; 

danger  of,  274. 
Le   Febure,    Mens.,   chemist,    i. 

295- 

Legate  of  Bologna,  his  palace,  i. 
231. 

Legend  of  the  Pearle,  by  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn, iii.  194. 

Legg,  George,  Master  of  the  Ord- 
nance, ii.  405. 

Mr.  W.,  of  the  Bedchamber, 

ii.  224. 

Colonel,  ii.  481. 

Legge,  Capt.  William  (ancestor 
of  the  Dartmouth  family).  King 
Charles  orders  him  to  be  ap- 
prehended, 1645,  iv.  173  and 
n,  177  ;  alluded  to,  140  and  n. 

Leghorn,  account  of,  i.  103,  104, 
219,  221  ;  consulage  of,  ii.  288. 

Leicester,  County  and  City  of,  ii. 
63  ;  capture  of,  iv.  163  n. 

Robert    Sidney,    Earl    of. 

Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland, 
1641,  iv.  loi  n,  120,  121,  122, 
132,  230  and  n. 

Robert  Dudley,  (the  great) 

Earl  of.  Vase  once  belonging 
to,  ii.  74  ;  portrait  of,  iii.  443  ; 
alluded  to,  ii.  401 ;  letters  and 
papers  of,  iv.  26. 

Earl  of,  house  at  Penshurst, 

ii.  43. 

House,  London,  notice  of, 


ii.  286  and  n. 
Leighton,    Sir  Elias,   project   of, 

ii.  232. 
Leith  Hill,  Surrey,  i.  3. 

F  F 


430 


INDEX. 


Lely,  Sir  Peter,  portraits  by,  ii. 
loi,  221  n;  alluded  to,  254  n, 

405- 
Le  Neve,  painter,  ii.  2. 
Lennier,  Jerome,  paintings  pos- 
sessed by,  ii.  44. 
Lennox,  Duke  of,  ii.  141. 
portrait  of  the  Duchess  of, 

ii.  119. 
Lent,   ceremonies   of,   in   Rome, 

i.    208-210;    in  Venice,    260; 

preaching  in   London   during, 

ii.  289;    1665,  observance  of, 

recommended,  and  closing  the 

theatres,  iii.  300-303. 
Lenthall,  William,  Speaker  of  the 

House  of  Peers,  iv.  190. 
Leonsenas,  Dr.  John  Athelsteinus, 

anatomical  preparations  by,  i. 

261. 
Leopold,    Prince,    his   collection 

of  paintings,  i.  226. 
Lepanto,  picture  of  the  battle,  i. 

163  ;  battle  of,  iii.  408. 
Lepers  in  Holland,  notice  of,  i. 

Lepidus,  fountains  of,  at  Rome, 

i-_i3i- 

Lerici,  procession  at,  i.  loi. 

Leslie,  Lady  Jane  (afterwards 
Countess  of  Rothes),  her  mar- 
riage and  issue,  iii.  161  n. 

L'Estrange,  Sir  Roger,  ii.  82, 300; 
some  account  of  him,  his  Ob- 
servator,  &c.,  462  and  n. 

Letters,  ambition  of  printing,  iv. 
55  ;  difficulty  of  their  con- 
veyance, 254,  260,  27s,  277. 

Lewen,  Samuel,  and  Sir  William, 
ii.  460  n. 

Leyden,  account  of,  i.  23-25. 

Lucas  Van,  painting  by,  i. 

60;  prints  of,  72. 

Liancourt,  Count  de,  his  palace, 
garden,  and  pictures,  i.  59- 
61. 


Liberty  and  Servitude,  1644-49,  ^ 
translation  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i. 
XXV,    xcix;     ii.     i;     iii.     189, 

i94-_ 

Libraries,  various  notices  of,  i.  9, 
24,  69,  76,  165,  166,  227,  231, 
243,  273.  293;  ii.  55,  57,  62, 
63,  70,  71,  72;  in  Paris  and 
England,  iii.  448-454. 

Licola,  in  Italy,  account  of,  i. 
189. 

Light,  contrivance  for  reflecting, 
i.  60. 

Ligne,  Prince  de.  Ambassador 
from  Spain,  ii.  117. 

Ligon,  Captain,  ii.  231. 

Lilburn,  Col.  John,  iv.  210  n. 

Lillo,  fort  of,  i.  29. 

Lilly,  William,  astrologer,  iii.  144. 

Lima,  earthquake  at,  1688,  iii. 
48. 

Linch,  Sir  Thomas,  Governor  of 
Jamaica,  ii.  259,  287,  318. 

Lincoln,  City  and  Cathedral  of, 
ii.  68. 

Lincolnshire,  fens  of,  ii.  70. 

Lincoln's  Inn,  revels  at,  1661,  ii. 
140. 

Lincoln's-inn-fields,  theatre  in,  ii. 
122;  Mr.  Povey's  house  in, 
166;  Lord  Bristol's  house  in, 
260,  265. 

Lindsey,  Earl  of,  portrait,  iii.  444. 

Lord,  i.  6;  iv.  81  n. 

Lion,  gentleness  of  one,  ii.  50. 

Lionberg,  Mons.,  Swedish  Resi- 
dent, ii.  398. 

Lisle,  Sir  George,  put  to  death  by 
Ireton,  ii.  36,  85. 

Lord  (son  of  Earl  of  Leices- 
ter), ii.  81 ;  his  house  at  Sheen, 

339- 
Litchfield,    Lady,    daughter    of 

Charles  II.,  ii.  389. 
Littler,  Mr.,  vicar  of  Deptford,  ii. 

105. 


INDEX. 


43' 


Littleton,  Sir  Charles  (brother  of 
Sir  Henry),  and  his  house  at 
Sheen,  iii.  44. 

Livorno,  i.  103,  104. 

Livius,  Titus,  reliques  of,  i.  179, 

253- 

Lloyd,  Sir  Richard,  ii.  7,  35. 

Dr.     William,     afterwards 

Bishop  of  St.  Asaph,  Chaplain 
with  Charles  IL  in  exile,  1653, 
iv.  271  n;  attended  the  English 
Court  in  France,  ii.  30  n  ;  Ser- 
mons of,  318,  358;  reflections 
on  a  sermon  by,  358  ;  Bishop 
of  St.  Asaph,  374,  381  ;  peti- 
tioned against  reading  Decla- 
ration of  Liberty  of  Conscience, 
iii.  47  ;  sent  to  the  Tower,  48; 
tried  and  acquitted,  49 ;  his 
interpretation  of  prophecies, 
73>  75.  87,  88;  sermon,  1689, 
on  the  deli  verance  of  the  Church 
of  England,  80  ;  alluded  to,  ii. 
226,  350  n,  364,  367,  470;  iii. 
II,  62,  73,  87,  90,  139. 

Lloyd,  Mr.,  ii.  287. 

Loadstone,  a  remarkable  one,  i. 
108. 

Locke,  John,  Secretary  to  Coun- 
cil of  Trade  and  Plantations, 
ii.  287  and  n,  298. 

Lockhart,  Lord,  Ambassador  to 
France,  ii.  299;    iv.   313-316, 

319.  320- 
Locks,  notices  of  curious,  ii.  58. 
on  river  Brenta  in  Italy,  i. 

246. 
Lodge,    Edmund,    Norroy    King 

of  Arms,  his    Illustratio)ts   of 

British  History  cited,  ii.   145 

n. 
Lodi,  victory  of  the  French  at,  i. 

269  n. 
Loftus,  Mr.,  364. 
Loggan,  R.,  his  portrait  of  Bobart, 

ii.  171  n. 


Lombardus,  Tullius,  sculptor,  i. 

248. 
Lombart,  Peter,  engraver,  ii.  48, 

221  n. 
Lomellini,  church  built  by  the,  i. 

99  "• 
London,  pestilence  in,  1625  and 
1636,  i.  4,  8  ;  processions  of 
Charles  L  on  opening  the  Par- 
liament, &c.,  1640,  10,  12; 
tumults,  &c.,  in,  II  ;  1643,  40  ; 
1648,  297;  dispute  about  right 
of  electing  Sheriffs,  1641,  iv. 
75  n  ;  sickness  in,  78,  88,  103  ; 
forfeiture  of  Londonderry  from, 
79,  80  and  n  ;  tumults  of  the 
apprentices,  93  n,  138  n  ;  King 
Charles  grants  the  allowance  to 
merchants  by  Act  of  Tonnage 
and  Poundage,  &c.,  omitted  by 
Parliament,  1641,81,  82,  95; 
Lord  Mayor,  &c.,  desire  to  at- 
tend the  King  through  London 
on  return  from  Scotland,  95, 
102,  1 24  and  m,  136,  137;  pur- 
pose giving  an  entertainment  to 
him,  144;  proceedings  at  elec- 
tion of  Lord  Mayor,  1641,  98  ; 
guards  doubled  by  Parliament, 
107 ;  Parliament  treats  with,  for 
money  to  pay  soldiers  in  Ire- 
land, 121;  treaty  with,  on  the 
Militia,  148;  proclamation  of 
peace  in,  1642,  i.  38  ;  Cross  at 
Cheap  destroyed,  1643,  4°  j 
ii.  63 ;  compared  with  Paris, 
1644,  i.  71;  pulpits  of  the 
churches  filled  by  mechanics, 
&c.,i649,i656;ii.  3, 87;  forcibly 
entered  by  General  Monk,  no; 
triumphal  entry  of  Charles  II. 
at,  112;  visit  of  Charles  II.  to, 
114;  Lord  Mayor's  Show,  &c., 
1660,  118;  1661,  137;  1662, 
153  and  n;  1664,  172  and  n  ; 
1686,  iii.  29  ;  the  King's  pro- 


432 


INDEX. 


Lo  n  don — continued. 

gress  through,  before  his  coro- 
nation, ii.  125;  draft  of  an  Act 
against  the  nuisance  of  smoke 
in,  135,  141;  fast  on  Jan.  isth, 
1662,  142  ;  commission  for  re- 
gulating buildings,  &c.,  1662, 
144,  148,  159;  present  of  the 
City  to  the  Queen  of  Charles 
II,,  145  ;  tumults  expected  in, 
from  Nonconformists,  149, 153; 
plague,  1665,  186;  fast  on  ac- 
count o{,ibid.;  dreadful  increase 
of,  188;  abates,  189;  Mayor, 
&c.,  congratulates  Charles  II. 
after  the  plague,  191;  account 
of  the  great  fire  in  1666,  200- 
207  ;  iii.  343  ;  alarm  in,  of  the 
Dutch  having  landed,  ii.  207  ; 
survey  of  the  ruins,  and  plans 
for  rebuilding  the  city  by  Dr. 
AVren  and  Mr.  Evelyn,  209  and 
n,  345  and  n;  iii.  194;  fast  on 
occasion  of  the  conflagration, 
the  plague,  and  war,  ii.  209 ; 
alarm  on  the  Dutch  entering 
the  Thames,  218;  re-building 
of  the  city  begun,  241  ;  youths 
burn  the  Pope  in  effigy,  1673, 
298  ;  petition  of  the  Corpora- 
tion to  his  Majesty  on  the  Quo 
Warranto  against  their  charter, 
and  submission  to  his  pleasure, 
407  ;  their  privileges  diminish- 
ed, ibid. ;  and  judgment  entered  ' 
against  them,  419;  inscription 
on  the  Monument  against  the 
Papists  erased,  1685,  468  ;  re- 
joicings, &c.,  on  James  II. 's 
birthday,  1686,  forbidden,  iii. 
27;  proceedings  of  Common 
Council  on  the  approach  of 
William  III.,  428,  429  ;  rejoic- 
ings on  the  accession  of  William 
and  Mary,  68,  69 ;  charter  of 
the  city   restored,   86 ;    earth- 


London — continued. 

quake  felt  at,  471  ;  increase  of, 
1696,  reprobated,  iv.  5. 

"  London "  frigate  blown  up,  ii. 
179,  182,  220  ;  iii.  304  and  n  ;  a 
new  frigate  so  called,  launched, 
ii.  196. 

London  Institution,  house  of,  in 
Old  Jewry,  ii.  285  n ;  mansion 
erected  for,  in  Moorfields,  ibid. 

London,  Mr.  George,  gardener  to 
Sir  Christopher  Wren,  iii.  139. 

William,     letter     of    Mr. 

Evelyn  to,  on  his  proposed 
Natural  History  of  Barbadces, 
&c.,  iii.  402. 

Londonderry,  forfeiture  of,  to 
King  Charles  II.,  proceedings 
upon,  1641,  iv.  79,  102  ;  sur- 
prised by  James  II.,  iii.  76  ; 
Schomberg  sent  to   its  relief, 

79- 

Long,  Mr.  Robert,  Secretary  to 
Charles  II.  in  exile,  iv.  197  and 
n,  198;  brings  charge  against 
Sir  Edward  Hyde,  300  and  n. 

Long-Ditton,  Surrey,  descent  of 
the  Evelyns  of,  i.  Pcdig. 

Longevity,  remarkable  instances 
of,  ii.  68. 

Longford,  Lord,  Treasurer  of  Ire- 
land, ii.  336,  348. 

Longinus,  St.,  holy  lance  of,  i. 
143  ;  letter  concerning  it,  273. 

Longueville,  Duke  of,  ii.  259. 

Lords,  protest  of  the  House  of, 
against  the  Commons,  1641, 
iv.  85  and  n  ;  choose  their  own 
Speaker,  113,  131;  proceed- 
ings of,  on  the  Irish  Rebellion, 
122;  debate  of,  on  excluding 
the  Popish  Peers,  132;  letters 
from  Charles  I.  to  the  Speaker, 
of  the  6th  March,  1646-47,  189. 

Lorraine,  Duke  of,  1652,  iv.  247 
n,  262  and  n,  321  n. 


INDEX. 


433 


Lort,  Mr.,  at  Lincoln's  Inn,  il. 
140. 

Lothian,  Lord,  alluded  to,  ii.  84, 
116 ;  iv.  97  n. 

Lottery,  in  1664,  ii.  166  ;  in  1693, 
iii.  hi;  State  lottery,  1694, 
114,  118;  frequency  of  lotte- 
ries, 1696,  131  ;  suppression  of, 
1699,  143. 

Loudoun,  Sir  John  Campbell, 
Earl  of,  1641,  iv.  95  and  m; 
in  France,  1642,  331,  332  bis. 

Loudune,  Nuns  of,  impostures 
practised  by,  ii.  251. 

Love,  its  excellencies  and  advan- 
tages considered,  iii.  267. 

Love  and  Honour,  a  tragi-comedy, 
ii.  138. 

Love  in  a  Tub,  a  play,  ii.  164. 

Love,  Captain,  duel  fought  by, 
ii.  469. 

Lovestine,  fort  of,  i.  17. 

Louis  XIL,  King  of  France,  eques- 
trian statue  of  at  Blois,  i.  77. 

XIIL,  his  sepulchre,  i.  43. 

XIV.  performs  in  a  masque, 

1651,11.23;  procession  to  Par- 
liament when  out  of  his  mi- 
nority, 26 ;  his  ambitious  ca- 
reer, 413,  432;  iii.  107;  the 
.King  and  Dauphin  alluded  to, 
ii.  10,  253  ;  iii.  24. 

Louvre,  at  Paris,  described,  i. 
53  ;  refeiTed  to,  ii.  9. 

Louyr, ,  a  painter  at  the 

Hague,  1654,  iv.  213. 

Lower,  Dr.,  physician,  iii.  119. 

Lowman,  Mr.,  of  the  Marshalsea, 
ii.  188. 

Lowndes,  Mr.,  Secretary  to  the 
Treasury,  iii.  122,  134  n. 

Lowther,  Sir  John,  ii.  333,  392; 
subscription  to  Greenwich  Hos- 
pital, iii.  133  n. 

Loyola,  Ignatius,  his  burial-place, 
i.  125. 


Lubicer,  his  skill  on  the  violin,  ii. 

82. 
Lubnam,  Leicestershire,  iv.  162. 
Lucas,  Sir  Charles,  put  to  death 

by  Ireton,  ii.  36,  85. 
Lord,    Lieutenant    of   the 

Tower,    ii.    217;    iii.    83,    92, 

210. 

Rev.  Mr.,  iii.  121. 

Sir  Gervas,  iv.  268,  294  and 


n,  297,  29»,  300,  301. 

Lady,  iv.  294,  295,  300. 

Lucca,  City  of,  account  of,  &c., 

i.  221. 
Lucretia,  Signoria,  a  Greek  lady, 

ii.  5. 
Lucretius,  first  book  of,  translated 

into  English  verse  by  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn, 1656,  i.  xxxi,  c;  ii.  84  ;  iii. 

189,  212  n;  his  own  remarks 

upon  it,  ii.  84  n  ;  iii.  215,  398  ; 

observations  on  it  by  Dr.  J  eremy 

Taylor,  212,  216,  218. 
Lucrine,  lake  of,  i.  188. 
Ludi  Circcnses,  colours  worn  by 

combatants,  iii.  420. 
Ludivisio,    Prince,    his    villa    at 

Rome,  i.  127,  213. 
Luke,  St.,   pictures  said  to  have 

been  painted  by,  i.  109,  123, 

132,  147  ;  reliques  of,  249. 
Lumley,  Lord,  ii.  250,  46S,  469 ; 

iii.  37. 

family  of,  ii.  103. 

Lundy,  James  Campbell,  Lord,  in 

the  French  King's  service,  1643, 

iv.  331  bis. 
Lutes  made  at  Bologna,  i.  233. 
Lutterell,   Mr.,   painting  by,   iii. 

117. 
Luxembourg,  palace  and  gardens, 

i.  68-70. 
Luxemburgh,  surrender  of,  to  the 

French,  ii.  432  ;  iii.  37. 
Lynn  Regis,  notice  of,  ii.  330. 
Lyon,  Mons.,  iv.  318. 


434 


INDEX. 


Lyons,  City  of,  account  of,  i.  86, 

87,  293. 
Lyra,  Don  Emanuel  de,  ii.  335. 
\s^'aorv^'i,Em<irons  of  London,  &c., 

referred  to,  ii.  190  n,  247  n. 
Lyttleton,     Sir     Edward,     Lord 

Keeper,  notices  of,  iv.  70  and 

n,  71  m,  72,  73  and  n,  74,  76, 

77  bis,  113  n. 

Macclesfield,    Lord,    his    death, 

1693,  iii.  112. 
Macguire,    Lord,    rebellion    and 

execution   of,    1641,    iv.    120 

and  n. 
^L^ckenzie,  Sir  George,  his  Essay 

On  Solitude  answered  by  Mr. 

Evelyn,  i.  Iv,  cvii;  ii.  214  and 

n;    iii.   85   and  n,    190,   196; 

Lord   Advocate   of   Scotland, 

62,  63;  particulars  respecting 

Scotland  by,  86. 
Mackworth,   Sir    Humphrey,    ii. 

451  n ;  iv.  244  and  n. 
Macmahon,  Hugh,  discovery  of 

the  Irish  Rebellion  by,  1641, 

iv.  122  n. 
Maddox,  Mr.,  letter  of  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn to,  containing  hints  for  his 

travels,  iii.  224. 
Madrid,  a  palace  of  the  French 

King,  i.  59;  ii.  11. 
Maestricht,  siege  of,  represented 

at  Windsor,  ii.  302. 

Maffonett, ,  iv.  281. 

Magdalen   College  and  Chapel, 

Oxford,  ii.  57,  171. 
Magniani,  Marquis,  of  Bologna, 

i.  232. 
Maimbourg,    Father,    pretended 

letter  of  Duchess  of  York,  on 

her  desertion  of  the   Church, 

published    by,    ii.    395  ;     iii. 

401. 
Maison,    President,    his    palace 

near  Paris,  ii.  8. 


Maison  Rouge,  near  Paris,  i.  64. 

Maitland  (ancestor  of  the  Duke 
of  Lauderdale),  letters  of,  iv.  26. 

Lord,  library  of,  iii.  453. 

Makins,  Mrs.  Bathshua,  school 
of,  ii.  5. 

Mai  Albergo,  i.  233. 

Malomocco,  notice  of,  i.  234. 

Mailing,  South,  Church  conse- 
crated, i.  5  ;  impropriations, 
ibid.,  297. 

Malpighi,  Signior,  presents  a  trea- 
tise to  the  Royal  Society,  ii. 
235. 

Malata,  or  Mela,  Gatta,  effigy 
and  notice  of,  i.  248  n. 

Malcolm,  James  Peller,  his  Lon- 
dinium  Rcdivivum  referred  to, 
ii.  51. 

Malta,  earthquake  at,   1693,  iii. 

Malvern  Hills,  view  from,  ii.  62. 
Manchester,  Edward  Montague, 

Earl  of.  Lord  Chamberlain,  ii. 

121,  172. 
Henry  Montague,  Earl  of, 

Lord  Privy  Seal,  chosen  Speaker 

of  the  House  of  Lords,  1641, 

iv.  113  ;  portrait,  iii.  444. 
Edward  Montague,  Earl  of, 

joins    the    Scottish    army,    iv. 

153  n  ;  mentioned,  214  n. 
Mancini,    Signior,    of   Rome,    i. 

198. 
Mander,   Dr.  Roger,   Master  of 

Balliol  College,  iii.  141  and  n, 

155- 
Mandeville,     Henry    Montague, 
Lord,  notices  of,  iv.  92  and  n, 

93- 
Mann,  Mr.,  Recorder  of  Ipswich, 

ii.  326. 
Manna  at  Naples,  i.  192. 
Manners,   general   depravity  of, 

1690,111.  83,  147;  Society  for 

Reformation  of,  1699, 147, 150. 


INDEX. 


435 


Manning,  Captain,  his  treachery 
to  King  Charles  II.,  &c.,  iv. 
221  n. 

Mantegna,  Andrea,  paintings  by, 
i.  60  ;  ii.  146. 

Manton,  Dr.,  presbyterian,  ser- 
mon of,  ii.  100. 

Manufactures,  notices  of  various, 
i.  80,  8s,  88,  233,  268. 

Manuscripts  in  the  Bodleian  li- 
brary, ii.  55,  56. 

JEssay  on  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i. 

cxi ;  iii.  190  and  n. 

Manwaring,  Dr.  Roger,  Bishop  of 
St.  David's,  Parliament  seques- 
trates, 1 64 1,  iv.  24  n. 

Maple  tree,  marbling  in  the  wood 
of,  iii.  279. 

Marcarino,  inlaid  pavement  by,  i. 
220. 

Marias  du  Temple,  Paris,  account 
of,  i.  52. 

Marble,  magazine  for,  at  Lambeth, 
ii.  322. 

Marcello,  Dr.,  of  Verona,  i.  267. 

Marces,  Mons.,  Charles  II.  dis- 
charges a  debt  to,  iv.  307, 
310. 

Marchand,  Florian,  the  water- 
spouter,  ii.  21  and  n. 

Marcus,  Emilius,  statue  of,  i.  267. 

Marden,  Surrey,  Sir  Robert  Clay- 
ton's seat  at,  ii.  331 ;  iii.  79  n, 

153- 
Margaret,  eminent  women  of  that 

name,  iii.  396. 
Margate,  Kent,  notice  of  town  of, 

ii.  280. 
Marine  Laws  of  France,  paper  on 

the  severity  of  the,  iii.  408. 
Marinella,  Lucretia,  book  by,  in 

praise  of  Women,  iii.  397. 
Marius,  Caius,  victory  of,  i.  206, 

266,  268. 
Markets,  various  notices  of,  i.  20, 

34,  37  ;  ii-  72- 


Mark,  St.,  Piazza  of,  at  Venice,  i. 
238. 

Marlborough,  town  of,  ii.  52. 

Marlborough,  John  Churchill, 
Lord  (afterwards  Duke),  dis- 
missed from  office  for  extortion, 
&c.,  1692,  iii.  100;  deserted 
James  II.,  who  had  advanced 
\i\Ta,ibid.;  Master  of  Ordnance, 
1 701,  155  ;  his  honours  and 
emoluments,  and  reflections 
on  his  character,  1 63 ;  marriage 
of  his  daughters,  139,  164; 
death  of  his  son,  164;  instance 
of  his  attention  to  Mr.  Evelyn, 
1 7 1 ;  his  brother  referred  to,  1 7  2. 

Sarah  Jennings,  Duchess  of, 

ii.  143  n,  305  n;  iii.  loi. 

Marmora  Oxonieiisia  Arunde- 
liafia,  ii.  226,  319.  &^  Arundel, 
Evelyn,  Howard. 

Marmoustier,  Abbey  of,  i.  81. 

Marne,  famous  bridge  over,  i.  62. 

Marriages,  extraordinary  number 
of,  in  one  person,  i.  23  ;  of  a 
Jew  at  Venice,  262 ;  Burials, 
&c.,  tax  on,  iii.  123. 

Marseilles,  account  of,  i.  90; 
slaves  there,  ilu'd.,  91,  92;  re- 
ferred to,  iii.  224. 

Marshall,  William,  portrait  by,  ii. 
5  n ;  book  of  flowers  painted 

by,  397- 
Marsham,  Sir  John,  ii.  108  ;  his 

Chronicus  Canon,  &c.,  iii.  412 

and  n. 
Marston  Moor,  battle  of,   King 

Charles's  commands  to  Prince 

Rupert  respecting,  iv.  153  n. 
Marsys,  Mons.,  publishes  a  libel 

against    Charles    I.,   1649,    iv. 

194,  195- 
Martin,  Mr.,  iii.  160. 
Martyn,  Capt.,  iv.  314,  317  ;  offers 

himself    for    Spanish    service, 

1656,  312. 


436 


INDEX. 


Mary  Magdalen,  her  place  of 
penance,  i.  92. 

Mar}'  Beatrice  D'Este,  Princess  of 
Modena,  Duchess  of  York,  ii. 
298. 

Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  her  burial- 
place,  ii.  70. 

Mar}',  Queen  (consort  of  William 
III.),  ii.  320  ;  married  to  the 
Prince  of  Orange,  332  ;  her 
conduct  on  her  accession  to 
the  crown,  iii.  69  ;  her  cabinets 
and  collection  of  China,  &c., 
no;  her  death  and  funeral, 
119,  120;  behaviour  in  her 
sickness,  particulars  of  her 
character,  1 20. 

Maseres,  Baron,  tracts  respecting 
the  Civil  War  published  by,  iii. 
138  n. 

Mason,  Dr.,  his  house,  ii.  45. 

Rev.  John,  account  of  him, 

iii.  1 14  n. 

Masques,  at  Court  in  France,  ii. 
23;  at  Lincoln's  Inn,  140;  at 
Charles  II. 's  Court,  159,  177, 

215- 
Massey,  William,  his  Origin  and 

Progress  of  Letters  referred  to, 

ii.  55  n- 

Massonet, ,  iv.  300  n. 

Massy,  Sir  Edward,  Governor  of 

Jamaica,  ii.  117. 
Masters,   Captain,  in  the  Dutch 

Fleet,  ii.  181  n. 
Mastiff  dogs  draw  pedlars'  carts 

in  Holland,  i.  35. 
Mathematical  College,  Mr.   Eve- 
lyn's scheme  for  one,  iii.  261- 

267. 
Matth^ei     Horti,     at    Rome,    i. 

196. 
Maurice,  Prince,  i.   15;   iv.  155, 

175.  223,  274  n. 
Mausoleum  Augusti,  at  Rome,  i. 

204. 


Maximilian  II.,  Emperor,  letters 

of,  iv.  26. 
Ma.\well,  Mr.,  ii.  337  n. 
May,  Thomas,  History  of  the  Long 

Parliament,  1647,  referred  to, 

iv.  93  n,  1 10  n,  113  n. 

Hugh,  and  Baptist,  archi- 
tects, works  of,  ii.  168,  254  n, 
255  ".  258,  285,  362,  398;  a 
Commissioner  for  repair  of 
Old    St.     Paul's,    London,    ii. 

May  29th,  festival  on,  ii.  132. 

Maynard,  Mr.  Sergeant,  ii.  375. 

Lord,  comptroller  of  house- 
hold, ii.  450. 

Maymvaring,  Sir  Arthur,  notice 
of,  iv.  78  and  n,  82. 

Sir  Philip,  iv.  74  and  n. 

Mazarine,  Cardinal  Julius,  pro- 
scribed, ii.  20;  death,  125; 
alluded  to,  ii.  11,  47  ;  iii.  143  ; 
iv.  183,  245,  246  n,  250  n, 
268  n,  288  n,  302  n,  305  and 
n,.  321,  Zll,  342  ;  Mazarine 
Library,  iii.  448. 

Duchess    of,    mistress    of 

Charles  II.,  ii.  321,  448;  her 
death,  and  account  of  her,  ii. 
448. 

Mazzotti,  an  artist  in  Pietra 
Comessa,  i.  227. 

Meadows,  Sir  Philip,  marriage  of, 
iii.  134. 

Meath,  Bishop  of,  1656,  poverty 
of,  ii.  83. 

Mechanism,  various  pieces  of, 
i.  138,  158,  171,  214,  239; 
ii.  58,  131,  141,  186,  232, 
249. 

Medals,  ancient,  observations  on 
Roman,  i.  217;  utility  of  as 
historical  records,  iii.  439  ;  au- 
thors and  others  skilled  on  the 
subject,  ii.  316;  iii.  441;  various 
collections  of,  noticed,  i.  128, 


INDEX. 


437 


Medals — continued. 

193.    213,    257  ;    ii.    153;    iii. 

442-  443- 

Discourse  of,  by  Mr.  Evelyn, 

i.  Ixxiii,  ex  ;  iii.  190,  196,  465  ; 
letter  to  his  bookseller  respect- 
ing, 478  ;  to  Lord  Godolphin, 
enclosing  that  part  of  the  work 
which  relates  to  clipping  and 
debasing  the  coin,  iv.  3. 

Mede,  Joseph,  his  interpretation 
of  prophecy,  iii.  76-88. 

Medici,    palace  of,  at    Rome,  i. 
125,  156. 

Cosmo  di,  Duke,  statue  of 

Justice  erected  by,  i.  106,  225  ; 
equestrian  statue  of,  109. 

Cosmo    II.    improved    the 

Palace  of  Pitti,  i.  105  ;  statue 
of,  225. 

Cardinal,  Ambassador  from 

the  Duke  of  Florence  to  Rome, 
i.  212  ;  fireworks  at  his  palace, 
ibid. 

Maria  de.  Queen    Mother, 


portrait,  i.  19;  her  reception 
in  Holland,  1641,  i.  26,  27; 
notices  of,  80 ;  ii.  8. 

Mediterranean  Sea,  Evelyn's  ac- 
count of  his  voyage  in  the, 
1644,  i.  93-95. 

Meeres,    Sir    Thomas,    ii.    221, 

349- 

Meggot,  Dr.,  Dean  of  Winches- 
ter, ii.  475  ;  sermons  of,  197, 
429  ;  iii.  24,  32. 

Meldrum,  Captain  for  Charles  II., 
1654,  iv.  303  n,  312  n. 

Melford,  Lord,  pictures  belonging 
to,  sold,  iii.  109. 

Mell,  Mr.,  musician,  ii.  44, 
82. 

Melleray,  Marshal,  pohtical  in- 
trigues of,  iv.  265,  268  and  n, 
283, 285,  286,  287,  289,  292  bis, 
293,    298;    seizes   on   English 


Melleray,  Marshal — continued. 
ships,  1652,  267;  claims  a  fee 
from  prizes  taken  for  Charles 
II.  in  exile,  288,  296. 

Melos,  Don  Francisco  de,  ii.  217, 
288. 

Menageries    {I'ide  Aviaries),   no- 
tices of,  i.  31,  55,  137,  254;  ii. 

5°- 
Mennes,  Sir  John,  his  verses  on 

the  Duchess  of  Chevreux,  iv. 

242  n  ;  loyalty  to  King  Charles 

I.,  252  and  n. 
Mentz,  Elector  of,  1654,  iv.  225. 
Mercator,  Nicholas,  mathematical 

instruments  by,  ii.  200. 
Mercers'  Company  (London),  ii. 

149 ;    Italian  sermon   at  their 

Chapel,    i.    298;    chapel    of, 

burned,  ii.  205. 
Merceria,  at  Venice,  i.  237. 
Mercure,    Mons.,    performer    on 

the  lute,  i.  295. 
Mercurius    Politicus,    a    journal 

cited,  iv.  251  n,  272  n,  303  n, 

321  n. 
Mercurius   Rusticus    quoted,    iv. 

148  n. 
Mercury,  transit  of,  1664,  ii.  170  ; 

a  ring  said  to  be  a  projection 

of,  218. 
Meret,    Dr.,    of  the    College   of 

Physicians,  ii.  152. 
Merey,  Mons.,  i.  80. 
Merick,  Sir  William,  ii.  161. 

Merode, ,  iv.  213. 

Merrick,  Mr.,  of  Parson's  Green, 

ii.  123  n. 
Serjeant-Major,  Parliament 

sends  to  Ireland,  1641,  iv.  124 

and  n. 
Merton  College,  election  to  the 

Wardenship  of,  1661,  ii.  124. 
Merwell,  Dr.,  i.  7. 
Messeray,  Mons.,  Judge  Advocate 

of  Jersey,  ii.  115. 


438 


INDEX. 


Meta-Sudente,  ruins  of,  i.  135. 
Metellus,  sepulchre  of,  at  Rome, 

i.  197. 
Meteor,  one  which  appeared  in 

1642-43,  i.  39;  16S0,  ii.  380. 
Mewes,  Dr.,  of  St.  John's  College, 

Oxford,  ii.  241. 
Michell,  Robert,  estate  at  North 

Stoke,  iii.  155. 
Mickleham,  notice  of,  ii.  78. 
Middlesex,  James  Cranfield,  Earl 

of,  a  Commissioner  at  Newport, 

1648,  iv.  193  n. 
Middleton,  Lord,  ii.  219;  Secre- 
tary of  State,  435;  iii.  37. 

General,  ii.  220. 

Colonel,  ii.  263,  264. 

Sir  Hugh,  New  River  of,  iii. 

23- 

Mrs.,  daughter  of  R.  Need- 
ham,  ii.  414. 

Dr.,  Italian   sermon   by,  i. 


299. 

Lieut.-General,    transports 

arms,  &c.,  to  Scotland  for 
Charles  II. 's  service,  1653,  iv. 
298  and  n. 

Milan,  description  of,  i.  269-277  ; 
Cathedral,  270  ;  Church  of  the 
Jesuits  and  St.  Celso,  271  ; 
the  Great  Hospital,  Temple  of 
Hercules,  Monastery  of  Ma- 
dona  della  Gratia,  and  picture 
of  Lionardo  da  Vinci,  271, 
272;  Ambrosian  library,  273; 
Church  of  St.  Ambrose,  ibid.  ; 
Citadel,  &c.,  274  ;  Signior  Sep- 
talla's  curiosities,  275  ;  civili- 
ties of  a  Scots  colonel,  and 
his  melancholy  accident,  276, 
277. 

Militia,  various  notices  concerning 
the,  1664,  iv.  148,  149,  150  bis, 

151.  152. 
Millenium,    delusion    respecting 
the,  iii.  115. 


Miller,  Rev.  Mr.,  vicar  of  Effing- 
ham, &c.,  iii.  106  n. 
Millington,  Sir  Thomas,  ii.  403. 
Milton,  John,  allusions  to,  ii.  142 

n,  162  ;  iii.  24. 
Christopher,  brotherof  John, 

iii-  23. 
Mingrelia,  women  of,  ii.  369. 
Mint,   Committee  for  regulating 

the,  ii.  161,  164,  194. 
Mirandula,  John  Picus,  ii.  351; 

portrait  of,  342. 
Miscellanea   Aulica    referred   to, 

iv.  201  n,  205  n,  207  n,  224  n. 
Misenus,  ruins  of  the  city  of,  i. 

190. 
Misson,  Frangois  Maximilien,  his 

Netu  Voyage  to  Italy,  i.  i8i  n. 
Mochi,  Fra.,  statue  by,  i.  143. 
Models,  notices  of  various,  i.  23, 

60. 
Modena,  Duchess  of,  ii.  298. 

Duke  of,  iv.  321  n. 

Moderate  Publisher,  1653,  a  jour- 
nal cited,  iv.  276  n. 

Modiford,  Sir  Thomas,  Governor 
of  Jamaica,  ii.  262,  263,  264, 

303- 
Mohun,    Lord,    tried    and    ac- 
quitted, iii.  106. 

Mrs.  Philippa,  iv.  214. 

Mole  and  Pharos  at  Genoa,  i.  95, 

96,  99;  at  Naples,  178. 

Molino,  Signior,  Doge  of  Venice, 
i.  259. 

Cond^  de,  Spanish  Ambas- 
sador, ii.  184. 

MoUen,  famous  for  making  lutes, 
i-  233. 

Monconys,Mons.  Balthazar,ii.  25 1. 

Mondragone,  Palace  of,  i.  214. 

Money,  scarcity  of  in  England  in 
1696,  iii.  131. 

Monk,  George,  afterwards  Duke 
of  Albemarle,  his  army,  1654, 
iv.  210  and  n,  211 ;  his  march 


INDEX. 


439 


Monk,  George — continued. 

from  Scotland,  ii.  no;  breaks 
down  the  gates  of  the  City, 
ibid. ;  marches  to  Whitehall, 
ibid.;  and  convenes  the  old 
Parliament,  ibid. ;  allusions  to 
his  conduct  at  this  juncture, 
iii.  179,  182,  183;  letter  of 
Mr.  Evelyn  to,  306.  See  Albe- 
marle. 

Dr.    Nicholas,    Bishop    of 

Hereford,  consecration  of,  ii. 
121  ;  funeral,  140. 

Monkeys,  feats  of,  at  Southwark 
fair,  ii.  117. 

Monmouth,  Sir  James  Scott, 
Duke  of,  ii.  7,  178,  251,  302, 
305  n,  322,355,386,  444;  his 
unexpected  return  from  Hol- 
land, and  great  popularity, 
359 ;  proclamation  against, 
409;  surrenders  himself,  422; 
pardoned,  and  banished  White- 
hall, 424 ;  lands  in  England 
and  sets  up  his  standard  as 
King,  &c.,  467;  proclaimed 
traitor,  ibid. ;  defeated  and 
taken  prisoner,  468 ;  commit- 
ted to  the  Tower  and  executed, 
471;  acknowledged  his  base 
extraction,  ibid.  ;  character  of 
him,  472  ;  account  of  his  mo- 
ther, ii.  7  ;  iii.  472  and  n. 

Duchess   of,   ii.   289,   321, 

386,  47 1  ;  iii.  1 7  ;  sermon  by 
her  chaplain,  82. 

Earl  of,  iii.  122. 

Monro,  Sir  George,  iv.  214. 

Montague,  Walter,  Abbot  of  Pon- 
toise,  iv.  92  n,  324  and  n ;  at- 
tempts to  pervert  religion  of 
Duke  of  Gloucester,  1654,  206, 
218  n. 

Henry,  Lord,  employed  to 

purchase  arms,  &c.,  for  Charles 
I.,  1643,  iv.  334  bis. 


Montague,  Lord  Viscount,  ii.  90  n, 
109,  187. 

Lord,  trial,  1693-1696,  con- 
cerning estate  left  by  Duke  of 
Albemarle,  iii.  112,  131,  160; 
subscription  to  Greenwich  Hos- 
pital, 1 33  n. 

Mr.,    Chancellor    of     the 

Exchequer,  subscription  to 
Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133 
n. 

Ralph,  Duke  of,  his  palace 


at  Bloomsbury  (now  the  British 
Museum),  ii.  319,  356;  de- 
scription of  it,  42 1 ;  burnt  to 
the  ground,  iii.  15. 

Mr.  Attorney,  his  son  mar- 


ried to  Mary  Evelyn  of  Wood- 
cot,   ii.    246  ;     her  death,   iii. 

43- 

Montalbano,  Dr.,  discoverer  of 
phosphorus,  i.  231. 

Monte-Alto,  villa  of,  i.  130. 

Monte  Cavallo,  at  Rome,  i.  128, 
158. 

Monte  Feltre,  Count  and  Coun- 
tess, iii.  415. 

Montefiascone,      notice      of,     i. 

Monte  Pientio,  or  Mantumiato,  i. 

113- 
Monte  Pieta,  i.   199;  in  Padua, 

253- 

Montford,  the  player,  murder  of, 
iii.  106. 

Lord,  ii.  247  n. 

Montgomery  Castle  declares  for 
the  King,  iv.  157. 

Montgomeryshire,  fiery  exhala- 
tion in,  1694,  iii.  1 13. 

Mont  Louis,  dwellings  of  the  in- 
habitants of,  i.  79. 

Montpelier,  celebrated  for  per- 
fumes, &c.,  iii.  225. 

Montreuil,  description  of,  i. 
42. 


44° 


INDEX. 


Montreuil,  Mons.,  iv.  183;  de- 
ceived by  Mazarine,  183,  184 
n. 

Montrose,  James  Graham,  Mar- 
quis of,  trial,  1 64 1,  iv.  98; 
Charles  I.  determines  not  to 
treat  without  him,  147,  150, 
151;  account  of,  147  n;  de- 
feats the  Covenanters  at  Kil- 
sythe,  177  n;  state  of,  Dec, 
1646,  189;  alluded  to,  ii.  26; 
iv.  26 ;  portrait,  iii.  444. 

Monument  (London),  building 
of,  iii.  381  ;  words  on,  against 
the  Papists  erased,  468. 

Moody,  Rev.  Mr.,  recommended 
for  a  living,  ii.  92. 

Moon,  argument  on  the  nature  of 
its  light,  i.  30. 

Moore,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of  Ely, 
his  fine  library,  iii.  143  and  n. 

Moorfields,  manufactory  of  cam- 
lets, &c.,  in,  ii.  39. 

Morant,  Rev.  Philip,  his  History 
of  Essex  cited,  ii.  106  n. 

Mordaunt,  Mr.,  acquitted,  1658, 
ii.  100. 

Lord  Viscount,  ii.  90,   112, 

120,  123,  127,  139,  158;  case 
between  him  and  Captain  Tay- 
lor investigated  by  the  House 
of  Commons,  212  ;  Mr.  Evelyn 
a   trustee   for,    to    pay   debts, 

324- 

Lady,  her  charity,  &c.,  ii. 

317.  318.  324,  337;  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn a  trustee  for  her  children, 
and  executor,  351,  359,364. 

Lady  Mary,  ii.  305  n,  325. 

Lady,  house  at  Ashted,  ii. 


189 ;  iii.  40. 

More,  Sir  Thomas,  portrait  of,  ii. 
2  ;  iii.  444. 

Morgan,  Mr.,  botanist,  ii.  102. 

Dr.  Robert,  Bishop  of  Ban- 
gor, ii.  116. 


Morgan,  Col.,  exploits  at  Panama, 
ii-  263,  303. 

Mr.  ,  iv.  210  n. 

Capt.,  iv.  226. 

Morghen,  Raffaelle,  fine  engrav- 
ing by,  i.  272  n. 

Morice,  Mr.  Secretary,  ii.  136, 
185,  215  ;  had  a  good  library, 
162,  215. 

Mons.,  professor  at  Geneva, 

i.  291,  293. 

Mr.,  iv.  289. 

Col.,  Governor  of  Pomfret 

Castle   for   Charles    L,    1648, 

i    account  of,  iv.  346-348. 

Morine,  Mons.,  his  garden  and 
collection  of  insects,  &c.,  i.  72  ; 
ii.  23. 

Morison,  Dr.,  Professor  of  botany, 
ii.  311-    . 

Morland,  Sir  Samuel,  his  inven- 
tions, ii.  221  and  n,  268,  328, 
406 ;  account  of  him  and  his 
father,  221  n;  his  house  at 
Lambeth,  385  ;  inventions  to 
assist  his  blindness,  &c.,  125. 

Morley,   Agnes,   school   founded 

by,  i.  5- 
Dr.  George  (afterwards  Bi- 
shop of  Winchester),  with 
Charles  IL  in  exile,  iv.  208, 
210,  213;  allusions  to,  ii.  9, 
30  n,  160,  162,  168,  178,  197, 
317;  coronation  sermon  by, 
129;  letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to, 
on  the  charge  against  him  re- 
specting the  Duchess  of  York's 
deserting  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land, iii.  395,  401 ;  the  Bishop's 
vindication,  402  and  n ;  por- 
trait, 444. 

Col.,  a  friend  of  Mr.  Eve- 


lyn, and  one  of  the  Council  of 
State,  1652,  ii.  39,40,  76;  Mr. 
Evelyn  attempts  to  bring  him 
over  to  the  King,   109,    no; 


INDEX. 


441 


Morley,  Colonel — continued. 
the  Colonel  hesitates,  and  loses 
the  honour  of  restoring  the 
King,  no;  procures  pardon, 
112;  account  of  Mr.  Evelyn's 
negotiations  with,  respecting 
the  King's  restoration,  iii.  178- 
183  n. 

Morocco,  Ambassador,  Nahmed 
Hamet,  account  and  audience 
of,  1682,  ii.  387  and  n;  enter- 
tainment given  to,  389 ;  ad- 
mitted of  the  Royal  Society, 
395  ;  Lord  Howard  made  Am- 
bassador to,  227. 

Morosini,  Ambassador  from  Ve- 
nice to  France,  ii.  28. 

Morris,  Mr.,  scrivener,  ii.  332  n. 

Morton,  Countess,  allusions  to, 
ii.  9,  19 ;  iv.  222. 

Morus,  Mons.  (probably  Alexan- 
der Morus),  an  eloquent  French 
preacher,  ii.  142. 

Mosaics,  vide  Pietra  Comessa,  i. 
i45>  158,  iS9>  168,  206,  239. 

Moscow  burnt,  1699,  iii.  144. 

Moulins,  brief  account  of,  i.  85. 

M.,  surgeon,  ii.  4  bis. 

Mountains,  Evelyn's  account  of 
travelling  in  the,  i.  xxii,  114, 
229,  278-283. 

Mountebanks  at  Rome,  i.  203, 
217  ;  at  Venice,  260. 

Mowbray,  Lord  (son  of  Earl  of 
Arundel),  i.  257. 

Muccinigo,  Sign.,  Venetian  Am- 
bassador, entertained  by  Mr. 
Evelyn,  1688,  ii.  231  ;  his 
entry  into  London,  ibid.;  with 
Venetian  Ambassadors,  1685, 
iii.  12  ;  alluded  to,  ii.  241,  253. 

Mulberry  garden,  ii.  51. 

Mulgrave,  Lord,  ii.  286,  355  ;  iii. 
109,  1 10. 

Mummies,  fragments  of,  given  to 
Evelyn,  i.  256. 


Mundanus,    philosophers'    elixir 

projected  by,  iii.  170. 
Mundits  Aluliebris,  1690,  a  poem 

by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i.  Ixviii,  cix ;  ii. 

455  and  n;  iii.  196. 
Murano,  near  Venice,  account  of, 

i-  255' 
Murillo,  painting  by,  iii.  no. 
Muro  torto  at  Rome,  i.  203. 
Murray,    Col.   Charles,    iv.     244 

and  n. 
Mr.  Mungo,  iv.    104,   105  ; 

notice  of,  ibid.  n. 

Mr.  William,  in  the  confi- 


dence of  Charles  L,  iv.  73,  81, 
87.  9°.  95  ™.  iii>  i2i>  123, 
131.  142  n.  344- 

Col.  William,  iv.  177. 

Sir  Robert,  one  of  the  in- 


stitutors  of  the  Royal  Society, 
ii.  124,  131,  150,  164,  176, 
247,  293;  iii.  191  and  n,  481  ; 
funeral  of,  ii.  293. 

Muschamp,  Mr.,  ii.  47. 

Musgrave,  Sir  Philip,  ii.  9. 

Music,  singing,  &c.,  various  par- 
ticulars relating  to,  i.  10,  17, 
18,  19,  21,  22,  23,  31,  34,  62, 
80,  91,  126,  127,129,138,  151, 
158,  160,  218,  245,  259,  260, 
276;  ii.  5,  II,  20,  50,  55,  57, 
74,  82,  88,  93,  106,  132,  133, 
140,  141,  146,  156,  164,  167, 
168,  214,  233,  239,  246. 

Musical  instrument,  a  new  inven- 
tion, ii.  167. 

Muscovy  Ambassador,  audience 
of,  1662,  ii.  156. 

Czar  of,  his  conduct  to  the 

English   Ambassador  (Earl   of 
Carlisle),  ii.  157  n. 

Miistapha,  a  tragedy,  by  Earl  of 
Orrery,  ii.  180,  210. 

Mutiano,  Girolamo,  painting  by, 
i.  126. 

Mynne,  Geo.,  of  Woodcote,  i.298. 


442 


INDEX. 


Naked  Truths  pamphlet  so  called, 
ii.  317. 

Nantes,  Edict  of,  revocation  of, 
and  consequent  persecution, 
iii.  8.     See  Huguenots. 

Nanteuil,  portraits  of  Mr.  Evelyn, 
&c.,  by,  ii.  14  and  n. 

Naples,  state  of,  1648,  iv.  341, 
342  ;  inscription  over  the  gate 
of  the  Kingdom,  i.  175;  ac- 
count of  the  city  and  its  en- 
virons, 177-193;  Castle  of  St. 
Elmo,  &c.,  177;  the  Mole,  ibid., 
178;  cathedral  and  churches, 
178,  179;  Monastery  and 
Church  of  the  Carthusians,  179; 
Viceroy's  Cavalerizzoand  Impe- 
rati's  Museum,  180;  Carnival, 
181;  Vesuvius,  181-183;  Pau- 
silippo,  183  ;  Lago  di  Agnano, 
Grotto  del  Cane,  184;  Court 
of  Vulcan,  185;  Puteoli,  &c., 
187,  191  ;  Lake  Avernus  and 
Cave,  188;  Cuma,  190;  Baise, 
183,  190,  191  ;  Misenus,  190; 
Elysian  Fields,  ibid.  ;  Arsenal, 
and  general  observations  on 
the  City  and  the  manners  of 
the  people,  192,  193;  execu- 
tion at,  218;  etchings  of  views 
near,  iii.  196;  on  the  geolog)' 
of,  468. 

Narbrough,  Sir  John,  journal  of, 
iii.  476  and  n. 

Naseby,  battle  of,  iv.  159  n; 
King  Charles  holds  a  Council 
of  War  before,  163  n. 

Nassau,  Prince  William  of,  and 
his  son  the  Graff  Maurice, 
monuments,  &c.,  i.  18;  iii. 
409. 

Nassau-Dietz,  William  Frederick, 
Prince  of,  1654,  iv.  217,  223. 

Naudaeus,  Caspar,  On  Libraries., 
translated  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  1661, 
i.xli,  cii;  ii.  138;  iii.  189,  195, 


Naudaeus,  Caspar — continued. 
465  ;  noticed  by  Mr.   Evelyn, 
ii.  139 ;  iii.  446  ;  iv.  16. 

Navigation  and  Commerce,  their 
Original  and  Progress,  1674, 
by  Mr.  Evelyn  (part  of  his 
Histor}'  of  the  Dutch  War),  i. 
cviii ;  ii.  301  and  n,  302;  iii. 
196.     See  Dutch  War. 

Navy,  provided  for  by  Act  of 
Tonnage  and  Poundage,  1641, 
iv.  71  n,  79  and  n;  state  of, 
1648,  240;  of  Charles  II.  in 
exile,  1656,  2  74  n,  275  n,  276  n, 
277  n,  284  n,  311. 

Neale,  Sir  P.,  optician,  ii.  84. 

Mr.,  lotteries  set  up  by,  iii. 

Ill,     118;    built    the    Seven 
Dials,  &c.,  118  n. 

Neapolitano,    Carlo,    painter,    i. 

122,  134. 
Needham,  Dr.  Jasper,  ii.  88,  1 1 1  ; 

funeral  and  eulog}',  356;  iii.  224. 

Sir  Robert,  and   Lady,  ii. 

94,  102,  162. 

Needlework,  landscape  of,  ii.  119. 
Negroes,   James  II.  resolved  to 

have  them  christened,  ii.  479  ; 

revolt  of,  in  Barbadoes,  1692, 

107. 
Negros,  Hieronymo  del.   Palace 

at  Genoa,  i.  96,  97. 
Neile,  Sir  Paul,  ii.  131. 
Neptune,  Temple  of,  i.  187;  rock 

of,  289. 
"  Neptune,"  launching  of  the,  ii. 

404. 
Nero,  Emperor  of  Rome,  vestiges, 

&c.,  of,  i.  159,   189,  190,  191, 

194. 
Neuborg,  Marquis  de,  enterprise 

against  Ushant,  1653,  iv.  278. 
Nevers,  brief  notice  of,  i.  294. 
Newburgh,  Lord,  ii.  439. 
Newcastle,    William    Cavendish, 

first  Marquis  of,  iv.  340 ;  sum- 


INDEX. 


443 


Newcastle,  William — continued. 
moned   by  the   Queen,    1641, 
100;  leaves  England,   154  n; 
tutor  to  Prince  Charles,  165  n  ; 
seat  at  Welbeck,  ii.  66. 

Duke  and  Duchess  of,  Mr. 

Evelyn  visits  them  at  Clerken- 
well,  ii.  216-21S  ;  fanciful  dress 
of  the  Duchess,  216  and  n, 
217  ;  visits  the  Royal  Society, 
218;  the  Duke's  book  on 
Horsemanship,  216  n;  iii. 
397  ;  marriage  of  his  daughter, 
119;  portrait  of  the  Duke, 
444  ;  collection  of  letters  and 
poems  to  the  Duke  and  Du- 
chess, 395  n  ;  panegyrical  letter 
of  Mr.  Evelyn,  on  the  Duchess 
sending  him  her  Works,  395. 

New  Hall  (the  great  Duke  of 
Buckingham's),  ii.  86. 

Newmarket,  Charles  H.'s  house 
at,  ii.  248  and  n;  stables  and 
heath,  249  ;  court  at,  and  races, 
1671,  266,  271  ;  revelling,  &:c., 
at,  271  ;  collection  for  rebuild- 
ing Newmarket  after  fire, 
419. 

Newport,  King's  farewell  speech 
and  Commissioners  at,  1648, 
iv.  192  and  n. 

Newport,  Andrew,  ii.  359. 

Montjoy  Blount,  first   Earl 

of,  protests  against  an  order  in 
the  Commons,  1641,  iv.  85  n  ; 
ii.  126  ;  pictures  in  his  posses- 
sion, 440 ;  treasurer  of  the 
Household,  1685,  450;  1689, 
iii.    70 ;    alluded   to,    ii.    466, 

477- 

Viscountess,  ii.  349. 


News  from  Brussels  unmasked, 
1660,  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i.  xxxvi, 
ci ;  ii.  Ill  and  n  ;  iii.  195. 

Newstead  Abbey,  notice  of,  ii. 
66. 


Newton,  Sir  Adam,  monument  of, 

ii.  39. 
Sir  Henry,  allusions  to,  ii. 

40,  79,  87  ;  his  house  at  Charl- 
ton, 48,  167. 
Mr.,  married  Mr.   Evelyn's 

grandmother,  i.  5  ;  her  death, 

ii.  20. 
Nice,  in  Savoy,  notice  of,  i.  93. 
Daniel,    his   collection    of 

coins,  iii.  442. 
Nicholai,  of  Rome,  bass  singer,  i. 

218. 
Nicholao,  excellence  on  the  violin, 

ii-  304,  358. 

Nicholao  del  Abati,  painting  by, 
i.  60. 

Nicholas,  Sir  Edward,  Secretary 
of  State,  letters  to  and  from 
King  Charles  L,  1641-48,  iv. 
69-192;  Charles  I. 's  testimony 
to  his  worth,  96  m  ;  desires  to 
remove  to  the  country,  78,  88; 
directions  about  Collar  of 
Rubies,  86  m,  91,  99,  loi,  106, 
113,  117;  urges  the  importance 
of  Charles  I.'s  return  from  Scot- 
land, 85,  94,  98,  102,  103,  104, 
105,  no,  117,  120,  123,  124, 
126,  127,  128,  129,  130,  134; 
advises  the  King  about  vacant 
Bishoprics,  89  andm,  96,  129; 
advises  him  of  treacherous 
counsellors  about  his  person, 
94,  109,  in;  advises  him 
concerning  his  officers,  and  the 
trial  of  the  Marquis  of  Mon- 
trose, 98  ;  zeal  in  the  King's 
service,  105,  jo6,  126;  anxiety 
about  the  "Incident,"  107, 109, 
no,  112,  118,  125;  his  letters 
disclosed,  117;  thanks  the 
King  for  destroying  his  letters, 
118,  140;  advises  him  to  re- 
quire attendance  of  all  Mem- 
bers in  Parliament,  123  ;  King 


444 


INDEX. 


Nicholas,  Sir  Edward — continued. 
Charles  promises  to  protect 
him,  126  m;  letters  of  Queen 
Henrietta  to,  70,  100;  ditto  to 
direct  Earl  of  Caernarvon  to 
attend  in  Parliament,  128  ; 
ditto  to  forward  dispatches, 
131  ;  desires  the  King  to  de- 
stroy or  return  his  letters  for 
his  greater  safety,  128,  130; 
advises  him  to  defer  signing  the 
13  Bishops'  pardon,  135  ;  his 
illness,  136,  137;  advises  the 
King  to  receive  the  gentry 
of  Hertfordshire,  139,  143; 
knighted  by  King  Charles  I., 
145  n  ;  letters  of  Sir  R.  Browne 
to,  1642  and  1643,  329-335  ; 
his  opinion  in  a  Council  of  War 
held  Dec,  1644,  about  sending 
to  the  Parliament,  156;  King 
Charles  I.  thankful  for  his  ser- 
vices, 1645,  157  n  ;  directed  to 
put  Oxford  upon  short  allow- 
ance, 159  ;  letter  by  the  King's 
command  sent  Sir  Harry  Vane 
the  younger  (Mar.,  1646),  for 
his  interest,  that  he  might  come 
to  London,  181  ;  the  King 
again  acknowledges  his  ser- 
vices, and  recommends  him  to 
the  Prince,  1648,  191,  192  ; 
letter  concerning  Marsys"  trans- 
lation of  the  Eikon  Basilike, 
1649,  193-195;  letter  to  King 
Charles  H.,  1649,  on  his  coun- 
sellors, 195-197;  Charles  H.'s 
promise  to,  197  ;  letters  of 
James,  Duke  of  York  to,  for 
money,  203  ;  of  the  same,  on  j 
Charles  H.'s  esteem  for  Sir 
Edward,  204  ;  of  King  Charles 
n.  to,  1652,  ibid.;  of  Mary, 
Princess  Dowager  of  Orange, 
to,  on  Charles  H.'s  affairs, 
1653,    205  ;  of  Charles  II.  to 


Nicholas,  Sir  Edward — continued. 

keep  together  his  friends,  ibid.; 
of  Elizabeth,  Queen  of  Bohe- 
mia to,  1654-55,  205-227  ;  De 
Larrey's  character  of,  196  n; 
referred  to,  ii.  7,  300;  iv.  146  n, 
155.  239.  261  n,  266  n,  277  n, 
285  n,  314,  321,  324,  338;  ar- 
rived at  Aix-la-Chapelle,  208 ; 
handwriting  of,  197  n;  West 
Horseley  purchased  by,  ii. 
187. 

Mr.  John,  son  of  Secretary 

Nicholas,    allusion    to,    i.    74, 

ss-    . 

Friar,  of  Paris,  chemist,  &c., 


u.  21. 
Nichols,  John,  his  Progresses  of 

Queen  Elizabeth  referred  to,  ii. 

190  n;  Literary  Anecdotes,  iv. 

194  n. 

Colonel,  ii.  263,  392. 

Mr.   Anthony,    Parliament 

sends  him  to  Edinburgh,  1641, 

iv.  78 ;  his  charges,  ibid.  n. 
Nicholson,  Dr.  William,  Bishop 

of  Gloucester,  ii.  140. 
Nicols,  Mr.,  iv.  244  and  n,  245. 
Nicolson,  Dr.  William,  Bishop  of 

Carlisle,  iii.  162  ;  letter  of  Mr. 

Evelyn    to,    while    publishing 

his    Historical    Libraries,    iv. 

23- 

Nieuport,  Dutch  Ambassador, 
notices  of,  ii.  84  ;  his  account 
of  the  Dutch  East  India  Com- 
pany, 89;  alluded  to,  94,  104, 
106  ;  policy  of  his  nation, 
108. 

Nineveh,  remains,  &c.,of,  ii.  299, 

.369- 
Niobe  and  her  family,  statues  of, 

i.  126. 
Nismes,  City  of,  &c.,  iii.  224. 
"  Noah's  Ark,"  shop  at  Paris  so 

called,  i.  51. 


INDEX. 


445 


Nonesuch  House,  Surrey,  account 

of,  ii.  190  and  n. 
Norden,   John,   accuracy   of  his 

map,  ii.  400. 
Norfolk,  Thomas  Howard,  fourth 

Duke  of,  letters  of,  iv.  26. 
Thomas  Howard,  fifth  Duke 

of,  restored  to  the  title,  ii.  139, 

147  ;  his  death,  334. 

Henry  Howard,  sixth  Duke 


of,  copy  o{  Marmora  Oxoniensia 
presented  to,  by  the  University, 
ii.  319;  married  to  his  concu- 
bine, Mrs.  Bickerton,  334  and  n, 
337  n  ;  his  house  and  pictures 
at  Weybridge,  ii.  337,  338  ;  iii. 
42  ;  presents  the  Arundelian 
Library  (except  Heraldic  books 
for  the  Heralds'  College)  to  the 
Royal  Society,  i.  Iv  ;  ii.  340;  col- 
lection of  pictures,  404 ;  his 
skill  in  horsemanship,  439 ; 
alluded  to,  254,  339  ;  iii.  40. 
See  Howard. 

—  Henry  Howard,  seventh 
Duke  of,  bill  for  his  divorce 
thrown  out,  1692,  iii.  loi,  106; 
his  kindness  to  the  Evelyn  fa- 
mily, 112;  succeeds  in  obtain- 
ing his  divorce,  1700,  150;  his 
death,  158;  alluded  to,  137.  See 
Howard. 

Duchess  of  (Mrs.  Bicker- 
ton),  ii.  334,  337  n;  iii.  42. 

—  Palace   of  the   Dukes   of. 


1671,  ii.  269,  270. 

Normanby,  Marquis  of,  conversa- 
tions with,  respecting  death 
of  Charles  II.,  &c.,  iii.  11 8, 
119. 

Normandy,  excursion  into,  i.  64- 
68  ;  tomb  of  Robert,  Duke  of, 
ii.  62  n. 

North,  Lord,  ii.  318,  321,  399. 

Sir  Francis,  ii.   279;   Lord 

Chief  Justice,  353  n  ;  Lord 
IV. 


North,  Lord — continued. 

Keeper,  399  ;  character  of,  &c., 

ibid.,  428  ;  his  death,  476. 
Sir  Dudley,  and  his  brother 

Roger,  ii.  476. 
Dr.  (son  of  Lord),  sermon 

of,  ii.  318,  321. 
North  Foreland  Lighthouse,  Kent, 

ii.  280. 
Northampton,  Earl  of,   1658-60, 

ii.  105,    114  ;    1669,  239,  291  ; 

1676,  321  ;  Earl  and  Countess, 

1688,  iii.  51  ;  his  seat,  ibid. 
Northampton,  town  of,  ii.  312  ; 

iii.  51.  53- 
North  West  Passage,  attempt  to 

discover,  ii.  321. 
Northumberland,  Earl  of,  portrait 

of,  iii.  444. 
Henry  Percy,  eighth  Earl, 

suicide  of,  ii.  410  n. 
Algernon  Percy,  tenth  Earl 

of,    his    pictures     at     Suffolk 

House,  ii.   loi  ;   his  house  at 

Sion,   185;    alluded   to,    126; 

iii.  249  ;  iv.  192  n,  306  n. 
Joceline,  eleventh  Earl  of, 

his  daughter's  marriage  to  Mr. 

Thynne,  ii.  386. 
■  Countess  of  (Lady  Elizabeth 


Howard,  wife  of  tenth  Earl), 
ii.  121  ;  marriage  of  her  grand- 
daughter, 386 ;  her  death,  iii. 
171. 

Countess    of    (widow    of 

eleventh  Earl),  ii.  420  and  n. 

George  Fitz-Roy,  Duke  of 

(natural  son  of  King  Charles 
II.),  ii.  322,  430;  account  of 
him,  435  ;  his  skill  in  horse- 
manship, 439  ;  attempted  to 
spirit  away  his  wife,  iii.  19. 

Norton,  Colonel,  ii.  481. 

Lady,  infamous  conduct  of 

to  Charles  I.,  ii.  49. 

Norwich,  brief  account  of,  ii.  270. 
G  G 


446 


INDEX. 


Norwich,  George  Goring,  Earl  of. 
Ambassador  to  France,  i.  46  ; 
at  the  head  of  the  rising  in 
Kent,  1648,  297;  tried  before 
the  rebels,  ii.  2  ;  his  house  in 
Epping  Forest,  342,  403  ;  al- 
luded to,  ii.  7,  3i;3S- 

Norwood,  Colonel,  ii.  289. 

Notre  Dame,  Cathedral  of,  at 
Antwerjj,  i.  30  ;  at  Paris,  48  ; 
at  Rouen,   65 ;  at  Marseilles, 

Nottingham,  town  of,  ii.  65. 

Nottingham,  Earl  of,  refused  to  sit 
in  Council  with  Papists,  1688, 
iii.  57;  protests  against  the  ab- 
dication of  James  II.,  68  ;  sells 
Kensington  to  King  William, 
83  ;  quarrel  with  Admiral  Rus- 
sel,  106  ;  resigns  Secretary  of 
State,  no;  fire  at  his  house  at 
Burleigh,  171;  alluded  to,  ii. 
350  n;   iii.  60. 

November,  Fifth  of,  forbidden  to 
be  kept,  iii.  10. 

Nowel,  Dr.  Alexander,  portrait 
of,  iii.  444. 

Nulls,  Sir  John,  iv.  91. 

Nuncio  of  the  Pope  at  the  French 
Court,  1649,  ii.  9. 

Nutfield,  Surrey,  descent  of  the 
Evelyns  of,  i.  Pedig. 

Nutmegs,  jealousy  of  the  Dutch 
respecting,  iii.  404. 

Nuts  found  by  swine,  &c.,  i.  88. 

Oakham,  tenure  of  the  Barons 
Ferrers  at,  ii.  64. 

Oakwood  Chapel,  endowment 
and  repair  of,  iii.  123  n,  162. 

Gates,  Titus,  conspiracy  discover- 
ed by,  ii.  343  ;  character  of, 
344 ;  accuses  the  Queen,  and 
several  Popish  peers,  345  ;  evi- 
dence against  Sir  George  Wake- 
man,  351;    reflections  on  his 


Gates,  Titus — continued. 

conduct,  378,  461  ;  a  witness 
against  Lord  Stafford,  376 ; 
Lord  Stafford's  remarks  on  his 
evidence,//'/^.;  his  knavery  and 
impudence,  408  ;  tried  for  per- 
jury, 462  ;  his  punishment, 
463,  466,  468  ;  writ  of  error, 
in  the  judgment  of,  iii.  75  ;  ac- 
quitted of  perjur)',  78  ;  his  re- 
viling book  against  King  James, 
129. 

Oatlands,  mansion  at,  referred  to, 
iv.  70  n,  78,  88,  92,  106,  III, 
114,  120,  128,  135,  191  n; 
Queen  Henrietta  resides  at, 
70,  77,  119  n. 

O'Beirne,  Sullivan,  Col.,  active  in 
service  of  Charles  II.  in  exile, 
1653,  iv.  282  and  n,  283;  1654, 

3°3>  304- 
Obdiscus  Painphilius,  et   yEgyp- 

tiacus,  1650-54,  i.  256. 
Obelisk,   of  Octavius   Csesar,   i. 

139;     of    Constantine,    147; 

in     Circus     Caracalla,      197; 

brought  from  Egj'pt  by  Augus- 
tus, 133,  203. 
Obligations  and  Tests,  dispensed 

with,  1687,  iii.  36. 
Obhvion,    Act    of,    proceedings 

upon  the,  1641,  iv.  75. 
O'Brian,  Mortagh,  iv.  304. 
O'Brien,  Lord,  ii.  301,  333  ;  his 

widow,  301  and  n. 
Octavius  Caesar,  obelisk  of,  i.  139, 

140. 
Odart,  Mr.,  Latin  Secretary,  ii. 

'99- 
CEconomis,    by    Mr.    Evelyn,  iii. 

194. 

Oesters  House,  at  Antwerp,  i.  32. 

Offices  and  Meditations,  by  Mr. 
Evelyn,  i.  cxv ;  iii.  1 94. 

Ofifley,  Mr.  Thomas,  Groom- 
porter,  i.  298  ;  ii.  47,  102,  204. 


INDEX. 


447 


Offley,  Dr.,  Rector  of  Abinger,  ii. 

204;  sermon   of,  iii.    123;  his 

gift  to  Oakwood  Chapel,  ibid.  n. 

family,  iii.  146. 

Ogilby,  John,  his  account  of  the 

Progress  of  Charles  II.,  1661, 

ii.  127  n. 
Ogle,  Thomas,  of  Pinchbeck,  his 

daughter  Anne,  ii.  313  and  n. 
Lady,  widow  of  Lord,  re- 
marriage to    Mr.   Thynne,   ii. 

386,  388,  392. 
Oglethorpe,  Mr.,  duel  fought  by, 

iii.  164. 
Ogniati,  Count,  ii.  248. 
Old  Bailey,  man  pressed  to  death 

at  the,  ii.  44. 
Old  Jewry,  Sir  Robert  Clayton's 

house  in  the,  ii.  286  n. 
Oldenburg,   Anne,   Countess  of, 

letters  of,  iv.  26. 
Henry,  Secretary  to  Royal 

Society,  confined  in  the  Tower, 

ii.    222;  letter  of  Mr.   Evelyn 

to,   208  n  ;    alluded  to,   318; 

iii.  191  and  n,  360. 
Oleine,  Count,  his  palace  at  Vin- 

cenza,  i.  265. 
Oliva,    Padve,    General    of    the 

Jesuits,  ii.  352  and  n. 
Ohver,  Peter,  miniatures  of,  i.  297; 

ii-  77. .119,  131- 

Olivetani,  Padri,  church  of,  i. 
252. 

Olonne,  Count  d',  ii.  27. 

O'Neale,  Captain  Daniel,  iv.  120 
n,  27 1  n  ;  his  danger  from  Par- 
liament, 93  and  n  ;  arrested, 
95  and  n  ;  committed  to  the 
Gatehouse,  109  ;  Parliament 
examines,  109  n,  139,  141. 

Mr.,  built  Belsize  House,  ii. 

320. 

Onion,  Spanish,  iii.  360. 

Onocratylus,  or  Pelican,  account 
of,  ii.  177. 


Onslow,  Arthur,  his  seat  at  West 
Clandon,  ii.  91  n,  252  ;  iii. 
222  n. 

Denzil,  his   house  at  Pur- 


ford,  ii.  383. 

Sir  Richard,  iii.    95,    T37, 

141  ;  subscription  to  Green- 
wich Hospital,  133  n;  contested 
elections  for  Surrey,  160,  171 
n  ;  duel  with  Mr.  Oglethorpe, 
164. 

Earl  of,  ii.  91  n,  387  n. 


Onufrio,  Cardinal,  of  Rome,  i. 
200. 

Opdam,  Admiral,  iv.  213. 

Opera,  at  Venice,  1645,  i-  245  ; 
at  Milan,  275  ;  at  the  Court  in 
Paris,  ii.  23;  in  England,  106. 
299. 

Optics,  letter  on,  iii.  360. 

Orange,  town  and  principality  of, 
i.  89. 

Orange,  Henry  Frederick,  Prince 
of,  ii.  329. 

Prince  of,  1641,  his  protec- 
tion of  the  Queen  Mother,  iv. 
85  ;  referred  to,  198,  199,  202 
n,  203,  228  n,  229  ;  his  death, 
1650,  ii.  20. 

William,  Prince  of,  ii.  253, 

332>  ZZl ;  iv-  223 ;  marries 
Princess  Mary,  332;  accusa- 
tion of  Deputies  of  Amsterdam, 
428;  forces  sent  by,  to  James 
IL,  1685,473.  .Sr  William  III. 

Princess  of,  sister  of  Charles 

II.,  i.  26  ;  ii.  118,  121,  146  ; 
her  death,  121. 

Mary,  Princess  Dowager  of, 

letter  to  Sir  E.  Nicholas  on 
Charles's  affairs,  1653,  iv.  205  ; 
letter  of  the  States  to,  on  a  re- 
port of  King  Charles  II.  being 
at  Tilling,  1655,  227;  refe- 
rences to,  209,  2i6n,  223,  225, 
227. 


448 


INDEX. 


Oranges  raised    in   England,  ii. 

347,  355;  "i-  154  and  n. 

Ordinationof  Ministers  in  France, 
1650,  ii.  14. 

Organs,  notices  of  various,  i.  23, 
112,  171,  205,270;  ii.  57,  156. 

Orias,  Prince  d',  palace  and  gar- 
den of,  i.  97. 

Orleanes,  Mons.,  iv.  318. 

Orleans,  account  of,  i.  74,  294. 

Orleans,  Duke  of  (prisoner  temp. 
Hen.  v.),  ii.  43  and  n,  301. 

Duke  of,   1 65 1,  ii.  28;  iv. 

253,  337,  340,  341  ;  governed 
by  De  Retz,  1654,  321  n. 

Henrietta,  Duchess  of,  iv. 


208,  253  n, 
■  Gaston  Jean  Baptiste,  Duke 


of,  his  palace,  &c.,  i.  69,  70 ; 
iii.  30. 

Ormond,  James  Butler,  Marquess, 
afterwards  Duke  of,  his  estates 
restored,  ii.  116;  remarks  of, 
on  the  natural  history  of  Ire- 
land, 1 38;  Chancellor  of  Ox- 
ford, and  created  Doctor,  240  ; 
anecdote  respecting,  308  ;  lays 
down  his  commission,  iii.  142  ; 
restored,  ibid.  ;  conduct  in  the 
attempt  to  pervert  the  religion 
of  the  Duke  of  Gloucester,  iv. 
218,  219  n  ;  alluded  to,  ii.  11, 
20,  102,  115,  130,  140,  142, 
i45>  147.  167,  168,  172,  179, 
231,  289,  310,  366;  iv.  324  n, 
340,  34i>  342. 

Duchess  of,  ii.  324. 

Orrery,  Richard  Broghill,  Earl  of, 
plays  by,  ii.  180,  210  and  n. 

Osborn,  Sir  Thomas  (afterwards 
Earl  of  Danby,  Marquess  Car- 
marthen, and  Duke  of  Leeds), 
Lord  Treasurer,  ii.  292  ;  stric- 
tures on,  295  ;  remarks  on  his 
administration,  388  ;  his  im- 
prisonment,    424  ;     released. 


Osborn,  Sir  Thomas — continued. 
428;   alluded  to,  ii.  19,   334; 
iii.  82  and  n. 

Osiris,  inscriptions  concerning,  i. 
116;  remarkable  statue  of,  125. 

Ossory,  Thomas  Butler  (Earl  of). 
Lord,  his  and  his  brother 
Richard's  horsemanship,  ii.  11; 
adventure  of,  12,  13  ;  averse  to 
the  attack  on  the  Smyrna  fleet, 
274,  367  ;  a  Younger  Brother 
of  the  Trinity  House,  ii.  289  ; 
Master,  309  ;  goes  to  com- 
mand forces  in  Holland,  336  ; 
deeply  affected  at  being  ap- 
pointed to  the  impracticable 
expedition  to  Tangier,  366 ; 
his  sickness  and  death,  367  ; 
character  of  him,  ibid. ;  Mr. 
Evelyn's  letter  of  consolation  to 
the  Countess,  iii.  399  ;  alluded 
to,  ii.  25,  115,  319,  332,  358, 
360  ;  his  daughter,  322. 

James  Butler,  Earl  of  (son 

of  the  great  Earl),  ii.  396; 
his  marriage,  399  ;  iii.  7  ;  his 
mansion  destroyed,  91. 

Ostend,  notice  of,  i.  37. 

Otter-hunting,  ii.  140. 

Ottoboni,  Cardinal  Pietro,  elected 
Pope  (Ale.xander  VHL),  iii.  80 
and  n. 

Oudart,  Mr.,  confidence  of  the 
Kings  Charles  L  and  H.  in,  ii. 
167  ;  iv.  191  and  n,  199. 

Oughtred,  Rev.  William,  mathe- 
matician, ii.  48  ;  iii.  205  n  ;  con- 
versation with  Mr.  Evelyn,  ii. 
78;  iii.  205. 

Ouseley,  Sir  Gore,  i.  106  n. 

Sir  Charles,  ii.  81. 

Outram,  Dr.,  Vicar  of  St.  Mar- 
garet's, ii.  359. 

Ovens  of  portable  iron,  ii.  198. 

Ovid,  Metamorphoses  of,  in 
mezzo-relievo,  i.  216. 


INDEX. 


449 


Owen,  Sir  John,  ii.  5. 

Owen,  Dr.  Richard,  a  sequestered 
minister,  and  friend  of  Mr. 
Evelyn,  notices  and  sermons 
of,  ii.  2,  3,  37,  45,  46,  49,  50, 
74.  102,  167. 

Dr.  John,  the  famous  Inde- 
pendent, ii.  54. 

Dr.    John,    Bishop    of  St. 


Asaph,  questioned  by  the  Par- 
hament,  1641,  iv.  114  and  n. 
Dr.  Morgan,  Bishop  of  Llan- 


daff,  questioned  by  the  Parlia- 
ment, 1641,  iv.  114  and  n. 

O.x,  remarkable  one,  ii.  4. 

O.xford,  Aubrey  de  Vere,  Earl  of, 
his  mistress,  ii.  141,  211;  al- 
luded to,  157,  161,  251. 

Oxford,  Parliament  resolved  to 
besiege,  1645,  iy.  157  n;  King 
Charles  I.  designs  to  relieve, 
159,  161  n;  directs  the  re- 
moving of  all  the  disaffected, 
176;  design  of  breakingthrough 
rebel  troops  to,  179  ;  his  escape 
from,  183  n;  his  directions  for 
the  surrender  of,  184  and  n, 
185;  visit  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to, 
1654,  ii.  54  ;  the  Act,  54;  Bod- 
leian Library,  55  ;  Anatomical 
School,  St.  John's,  56 ;  Christ 
Church,  Magdalen,  Physic- 
garden,  57;  visit  to,  in  1664, 
170;  the  Theatre,  All  Souls, 
^Iagdalen,  170;  Ashmolean 
Museum  given  to,  ii.  94  and  n, 
102,  336  and  n;  Court  and 
Parliament  held  at,  1665,  189  ; 
gift  from,  to  sick  and  wounded 
sailors,  197;  the  Arundelian 
Marbles  procured  for,  by  Mr. 
Evelyn,  225,  240;  Mr.  Evelyn 
thanked  by  the  University, 
226;  Decree  of  Convocation, 
formally  returning  him  thanks, 
and  letter  of  Dr.  Walker,  226  ; 


Oxford — continued. 

thanks  to  Mr.  Howard,  after- 
wards Duke  of  Norfolk,  227. 
(6t't' Arundel, Howard.)  Encaenia 
at,  1669,  on  the  completion  of 
the  Theatre,  237-239 ;  Terroe 
filius,  238;  the  Act,  237,  239, 
240;  Doctor's  degree  conferred 
on  Duke  of  Ormond,  Earl  of 
Chesterfield,  Mr.  Spencer,  and 
Mr.  Evelyn,  240;  visit  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  1675,  311;  Dr. 
Plot's  curiosities,  ibid. ;  Par- 
liament at,  1681,  381 ;  recep- 
tion of  William  in.  at,  1 695, 1 24. 

Packer,  Mr.,  his  seat  and  chapel 
at  Groomsbridge,  ii.  43,  190, 
301,  421;  his  daughter's  fine 
voice,  441. 

Paddy,  Sir  William,  portrait  of, 
ii.  152. 

Padua,  description  of,  i.  246-248, 
252,  253,  258,  259,  260,  263; 
inscription  over  a  gate,  247 ; 
tomb  at  St.  Lorenzo,  ibid.  ;  St. 
Antony's  Church,  248 ;  Con- 
vent of  St.  Justina,  ibid.  ;  Great 
Hall,  252;  Monte Pieta, schools, 
253;  Garden  of  simples,  254; 
nocturnal  disorders  at,  258 ; 
Anatomical  Lectures,  hospitals, 
260,  261. 

Pageant,  at  the  Lord  Mayor's 
show,  1660,  ii.  118;  on  the 
Thames,  1662,  150  and  n.  See 
London. 

Paget,  Lord,  Ambassador,  iii.  105. 

Paine,  Captain,  ii.  35. 

Painters  and  Sculptors,  in  Rome, 
i.  218;  in  Florence,  227  ;  cus- 
tom of  adding  their  own  names 
to  portraits,  and  not  those  of 
the  personsrepresented,blamed, 
iii.  436-439 ;  avarice  of  Eng- 
lish painters,  iv.  25. 


450 


INDEX. 


Painters'  Hall,  ii.  173,  197. 

Painter's  Voyage  of  Italy,  1679, 
cited,  i.  162  n,  272  n,  275  n. 

Painting,  old  Roman,  described, 
i.  156. 

Painting,  Perfectioii  of,  1668,  by 
Mr.  Evelyn,  i.  Iviii,  cvii ;  ii. 
231  and  n;  iii.  189,  196,  465. 

Painting  on  the  face,  first  used 
by  females,  ii.  52. 

Palace  of  the  Pope  at  Monte 
Cavallo,  i.  128,  129,  158. 

Palais  Cardinal,  at  Paris,  account 
of,  i.  73 ;  royal  masque  at,  ii.  23. 

Palais  (Exchange),  at  Paris,  no- 
tice of,  i.  50. 

Palais  Royale,  Paris,  i.  52. 

Palais,  Isle  du,  Paris,  i.  51. 

Palazzo,  Barberini,  at  Rome,  i. 
124;  Medici,  at  Rome,  125; 
Maggiore,  at  Rome,  151 ;  Ghisi, 
at  Rome,  158  ;  Caraffa,  at  Na- 
ples, 180;  Vecchio,  at  Flo- 
rence, 106-108 ;  della  Cancel- 
laria,  at  Rome,  199. 

Palladio,  Andrea,  works  of,  i. 
248,  252,  264-266. 

Pallavicini,  Cardinal  Sforza,  works 
of,  iii.  257. 

Palma,  Jacopo,  paintings  by,  i. 
61  ;  ii.  2. 

Palmer,  Sir  James,  ii.  2. 

Jeffrey,  portrait  of,  iii.  444  ; 

alluded  to,  iv.  147  n. 

Dudley,  of  Gray's  Inn,  cu- 


rious clocks,  &c.,  in  his  posses- 
sion, ii.  133  ;  member  of  Royal 
Society,  iii.  191  and  n. 

Pamphili,  Giovanni  Batista,  elec- 
ted Pope  (Innocent  X.),  i.  112, 
113  ;  palaces  of  his  family,  200. 

Pamphilio,  Cardinal,  i.  138,  211. 

Panama,  expedition  of  Colonel 
Morgan  to,  ii.  264. 

Pancirollus,  Guido,  account  of  a 
Roman  corpse,  i.  174. 


Panegyric,  poetical,  on  King 
Charles  II.' s  Coronation,  1661, 
by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i.  xxxviii,  cii ; 
ii.  130;  iii.  189,  195. 

Panmure,  George  Maule,  second 
Earl  of,  remark  on  Charles  I. 
being  delivered  up  by  the  Scots, 
iv.  190  n. 

Pantheon  at  Rome,  i.  201. 

Paolo  Veronese.     See  Cagliari. 

Paper,  from  China,  ii.  165;  pro- 
cess of  manufacturing,  338. 

Paper-office,  ravages  committed 
in,  iv.  25. 

Papillion,  Mr.,  ii.  84. 

Papillon,  Mr.,  ii.  407. 

Papin,  Denys,  account  of  his 
Digestors,  ii.  393. 

Papists,  conspiracy  of,  1696,  ba- 
nished ten  miles  from  London, 
iii.  126,  127  ;  law  to  dispossess 
of  estates  after  1 8  years  of  age, 
1700,  151;  laws  against  en- 
forced, iv.  138,  234  and  n.  See 
Roman  Catholics. 

Paplewick,  view  from,  ii.  66. 

Paradise,  banqueting  house  so 
called,  ii.  147  ;  an  exhibition 
of  animals,  29S. 

Paris,  description  of,  1643,  1644, 
i.  45-64,  68-74;  1646-47,  295; 
1649,  ii.  7-16;  1650,  19-35; 
Parliament  of,  proceedings  of, 
July,  1648,  iv.  337,  339,  340, 
342  ;  Pont  Neuf,  i.  46  ;  Cathe- 
dral of  Notre  Dame,  48 ;  Je- 
suits' Church  and  College,  49  ; 
the  Sorbonne,  49 ;  the  Ex- 
change and  Palais,  50 ;  St. 
Chapelle  and  Isle  du  Palais,  5 1 ; 
Marais  du  Temple,  St.  Gene- 
vieve, Palais  Royale,  5  2 ; 
Hotel  de  la  Charite,  &c., 
52;  ii.  12;  Jardin  Royale,  i. 
52 ;  Bois  de  Vincennes,  53 ; 
the  Louvre,  ibid.;   the  Palace 


INDEX. 


451 


Paris — continued. 

of  the  Tuileries,  ibid. ;  its  gar- 
dens, 54  ;  St.  Germains  en  Lay, 
S5i  58;  Count  de  Liancourt's 
palace    and    pictures,    59-61  ; 
Fontainebleau,  62-64 ;   palace 
of  Luxembourg,  68  ;   gardens, 
69 ;  view  of,  from  St.  Jacques' 
steeple,     71;     St.     Innocents' 
Churchyard,  ibid.  ;  Mons.  Mo- 
rine's  garden,  72  ;    Palais  Car- 
dinal, 73  ;  muster  of  the  gens 
d'armes    of,    ibid. ;    President 
Maison's  Palace,   ii.   8;   audi- 
ence of  the  English  Ambassa- 
dor,   1649,    9;     St.    Stephen's 
Church,   10;   Masquerades  at, 
1 1  ;  Madrid,  i.  59  ;  ii.  1 1  ;  ordi- 
nation of  English  Divines  at, 
1650,  14;  Samaritan  or  Pump 
at  Pont  Neuf,  15  ;  Convent  of 
Bonnes    Hommes,    20 ;    Friar 
Nicholas,  21  ;   Torture  at  the 
Chatelet,  ibid.;    Opera  at  the 
Palais  Cardinal,    23  ;    ceremo- 
nies on  Corpus  Christi  day,  24; 
procession  of  Louis   XIV.    to 
Parliament,    26-28;     audience 
of  English  Ambassador,  King's 
gardens,  28,  29;  Mark  Antonio, 
the  enameller,  33  ;  besieged  in 
1649  and   1652   by   Prince  of 
Condd,  3,  40  ;  rejoicings  in,  on 
the  reported  death  of  William 
III.,  1690,  iii.  90. 

Archbishop  of,  house  at  St. 

Cloes,  i.  55. 

Park,  at  Brussels,  i.  34  ;  at  Pisa, 
103  ;  at  Hampton  Court,  ii.  146. 

Park,  John  James,  his  Histoty  of 
Hampstcadxeiiirrcd  to,  ii.  166  n. 

Parker,  Dr.  Samuel,  Bishop  of 
Oxford,  iii.  25  ;  his  death  and 
character,  43. 

Matthew,    Archbishop    of 

Canterbury,  iv.  26. 


Parker,  William,  works  of,  iii.  254. 

Parkhurst,  Sir  Robert,  ii.  384. 

Dr.,  Master  of  Balliol  Col- 
lege, Oxford,  i.  9. 

Parliament,  opening  and  dissolu- 
tion of,  1640,  i.  10,  11;  pro- 
ceedings of,  1641,  iv.  69  n,  71 
and  n,  72  n,  73,  74,  75  n,  85, 
86;  respecting  the  garrison  of 
the  Tower,  7 1 ;  orders  Recu- 
sants to  be  disarmed,  &c.,  71, 
78,  122,  132,  138,  234  n;  re- 
fuses Irish  regiments  to  Spain, 
72  n,  74  n,  84;  sequesters  Dr. 
Roger  Manwaring,  72  n;  se- 
questers pay  of  Col.  Wilmot, 
&c.,  75  ;  House  of  Peers  orders 
ballad  against  Queen  Mother 
to  be  burnt,  ibid.  ;  takes  excep- 
tion at  the  King's  pardon,  76, 
77;  adjournment  of,  77,  78, 
80,  83,  85,  104,  105  ;  proceed- 
ings on  King  Charles's  answer 
to  the  Parliamentary  Commis- 
sion, 78  and  n  ;  on  the  Act  of 
Tonnage  and  Poundage,  71  n, 
79  and  n,  81,  82,  91,  104;  on 
forfeiture  of  Londonderry,  79 
and  n,  102  ;  House  of  Peers 
orders  Sir  J.  Pennington  to 
delay  going  to  Ireland,  81  ; 
Committees  of  both  Houses 
meet,  82,  83 ;  order  garrisons 
of  Carlisle  and  Berwick  to  be 
paid,  83 ;  directions  to  Lord 
Admiral,  ibid.  ;  declaration  of, 
against  superstitious  rites,  &c., 
ibid.  ;  proceedings  of  the  Com- 
mittees, 83,  84 ;  difference 
between  both  Houses  respect- 
ing the  Church,  &c.,  85  and  n  ; 
order  concerning  the  Crown 
jewels  in  1646,  86  n;  inquiry 
of  into  the  Royal  revenue,  91  ; 
unpopularity  of,  92  ;  proceed- 
ings  at   a   conference    of   the 


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INDEX. 


Parliament — continued. 

Committees  of,  99 ;  idea  of 
adjourning  or  removing  from 
London  on  account  of  the 
plague,  104,  105  ;  proceed- 
ings of,  on  news  of  the  "  In- 
cident," 107,  112;  meets,  108 
n  ;  orders  of,  concerning  Ber- 
wick, 109  and  n;  proceedings 
against  Sir  J.  Berkeley,  &c., 
109;  corresponds  with  the 
Commissioners  in  Scotland, 
no;  proceedings  concerning 
Bishops'  votes,  no,  112  and  n, 
116  ;  endeavours  to  keep  alive 
the  popular  apprehension,  113; 
House  of  Peers  makes  order 
about  jurisdiction  of  Arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury,  113; 
examines  Judge  Berkeley,  114; 
chooses  Speaker,  113,  131  ;  de- 
bate in  the  Commons  about 
Counsellors,  &c.,  97,  105,  115, 
127,  132;  holds  a  conference 
aboutthePrince'seducation,ii9 
and  n ;  dislikes  the  creation  of 
new  Bishops,  114  and  n,  116, 
120  ;  members  of,  commanded 
to  attend,  114,  123,  130,  132, 
137  ;  proceedings  of,  on  the 
Irish  Rebellion,  120,  122,  124, 
125,  127  ;  treats  with  the  (^^ity 
of  London  about  payment  of 
soldiers  in  Ireland,  121;  con- 
siders of  dissolving  Capuchin 
Convent,  &c.,  90,  123;  sends 
troops,  &c.,  against  the  Irish, 
125;  King  Charles  sends  let- 
ters on  Irish  Rebellion  to  the 
Committee,  ibid. ;  considers  of 
Instructions  to  English  Com- 
missioners at  Edinburgh,  127, 
129,133;  proceedings  upon  the 
Remonstrance  on  state  of  the 
Kingdom,  130,  134,  137,  141, 
144  ;  orders  Lord  Lieutenant  of 


Parliament — continued. 

Ireland  to  raise  Volunteers,  132; 
proceedings  respecting  Irish 
Rebellion,  134,  137,  139;  plot 
against,  138,  141;  affronts  the 
Venetian  Ambassador,  and 
agent  of  Duke  of  Florence, 
139;  proceedings  about  the 
impeached  Bishops,  135  and 
n,  140;  intercepts  letters  of 
Mr.  Crofts  and  Duchess  of 
Chevereux,  142;  examines 
Colonel  Goring,  142;  march 
of  the  army  under  Sir  William 
Waller,  1 48 ;  agrees  to  a  safe 
conduct  for  the  Duke  of  Rich- 
mond and  Earl  of  Southamp- 
ton to  Oxford,  155  ;  persons 
sitting  at  Westminster  not  fit 
to  be  considered  a  Parliament, 
156;  besieges  Oxford,  1645, 
157  n,  161  n;  Fairfax  defeats 
Goring  at  Sutton-field,  and 
takes  Bridgewater,  165;  the 
King's  contempt  for  the,  167; 
successes  of  their  armies,  1646, 
187-189;  1648,  sat  up  the 
whole  night  to  conclude  the 
Isle  of  Wight  Treaty,  but  were 
surprised  by  the  Rebel  army, 
i.  298  ;  Marshal  Melleray  seizes 
Englishships,  i652,iv.265,  267; 
besieges  Innisbofifin,  1653,  273, 
274  and  n;  captures  it,  276; 
Cromwell  dissolves  the  Long 
Parliament,  210  n,  281  and  n; 
summoned  by  Oliver  Cromwell 
in  1656,  ii.  87;  opened  by 
King  Charles  IL,  1661,  131  ; 
fast  held  by  the,  142  ;  proroga- 
tion of  by  Charles  II.  in  person, 
T665,  179;  subsidy  granted  by, 
to  the  King,  167 1,  260;  Ro- 
man Catholic  Lords  excluded, 
1678,  346;  elections,  1685, 
influenced  by  the  Court,  451, 


INDEX. 


453 


Parliament — continued. 

460,  465  ;  speech  of  King 
James  II.  to,  on  his  accession, 
464,  465  ;  proceedings  of,  1685, 
iii.  10;  steadfastness  of  mem- 
bers on  behalf  of  the  Protes- 
tant faith,  prorogued,  1687, 
33!  35  >  debate  in  house  of 
Lords  respecting  Regency,  66; 
precipitate  conduct  of  the  Com- 
mons, 1689,  71;  prorogued 
and  dissolved,  1690,  81  ;  pro- 
ceedings on  discovery  of  con- 
spiracy against  William  III., 
1695,  126;  Parliament,  1705, 
172  ;  Mr.  Evelyn's  sentiments 
on  Parliamentary  Reform,  iv.  6. 

Parliaincntaty  Debates  referred 
to,  iv.  1 06  n. 

Parliamentary  History  referred 
to,  iv.  83  n,  91  n,  94  n,  107  n, 
no  n,  1 16  n,  133  n. 

Parma,  Duke  of,  triumphal  arch 
of  the,  i.  154;  his  collection, 
170;  his  palace  Caprarola,  219. 

Parmensis,  Battista,  i.  61;  draw- 
ings of,  267. 

Parquiou,  letters  of,  iv.  26. 

Parr,  Dr.  Richard,  of  Camber- 
well,  funeral  sermon  on  Dr. 
Breton,  ii.  273  ;  iv.  62  and  n  ; 
alluded  to,  ii.  385  ;  visit  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  iii.  20. 

Parson's  Green,  Lord  Mordaunt's 
house  at,  ii.  123  and  n,  364. 

Parsons,  Mr.  ,  iv.  181. 

Pasquin,  remains  of  the  statue  of, 
i.  200. 

Passignano,  Domenico  Cresti, 
painting  by,  i.  61. 

Passion,  remarkable  instance  of, 
i.  96. 

Passports,  i.  28,  29,  262,  279;  ii. 

17- 
Paston,  Sir  Robert  (Earl  of  Yar- 
mouth), ii.  83,  88,  184. 


Patriarchs,  Eastern,  subscriptions 
to  our  Confessions,  ii.  153. 

Patrick,  Dr.  Simon,  Dean  of 
Peterborough,  iii.  1 1 ;  Bishop 
of  Ely,  93  ;  sermons  of,  ii.  233, 
242,  243;  iii.  27. 

Rev.  Father,  letter  of  Mr. 

Evelyn  to,  on  the  Eucharist  of 
the  English  Church,  iii.  381. 

Paul,  St.,  his  burial  place,  i.  144; 
rcliques  of,  161,  168;  port  of, 
196  ;  effigy  of,  201. 

Paul  III.,  Pope,  statue  of,  i.  145; 
shrine  of,  203. 

Paul  v..  Pope,  chapel  of,  i.  132  ; 
fountain  of,  173. 

Paul,  Chevalier,  ii.  27. 

Paule,  Mr.,  agent  of  the  Elector 
Palatine  in  France,  ii.  10. 

PauUo,  Jul.,  bust  of,  i.  253. 

Pausilippo,  &€.,  near  Naples,  i. 
183. 

Pawell,  Mons.,  iv.  145,  252. 

Pawlett,  John,  Marquis  of  Win- 
chester, summoned  by  the 
Queen,  1641,  iv.  100. 

Peace  with  Holland,  &c.,  pro- 
claimed, ii.  223. 

Peake,  Sir  John,  Lord  Mayor, 
1687,  iii.  41  n. 

Pearl,  notices  of  large  ones,  i. 
106  and  n,  202  and  n. 

Pearson,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of  Ches- 
ter, his  Biblia  Polyglotta,  ii.  46 ; 
alluded  to,  76,  132,  289,  299, 
309  n. 

Peat,  or  Turf,  use  of,  proposed, 
1667,  ii.  220. 

Peckham,  Sir  Henry,  feast  at  the 
Temple,  ii.  241. 

Peckham,  Sir  T.  Bond's  house  at, 

ii-32o>  385- 
Peiresk,  Nicholas  Claude  Fabri- 

cius.  Lord  of.  Life  of,  &c.,  i. 

xxxii;  iii.  226  and  n. 
Pelican,  account  of  one,  ii.  177. 


454 


INDEX. 


Pellisson,  his  History  of  the  French 

Academy^  ii.  218  n. 
Pemberton,  Lord  Chief  Justice, 

ii-  353  n,  419-. 

Pembroke,  Philip  Herbert,  Earl 
of,  made  Governor  of  the  Isle 
of  Wight,  iv.  123  n;  father  of 
the  Countess  of  Caernarvon, 
129  n;  a  Commissioner  at 
Ne«-port,  1648,  192  n;  seat 
near  Aldermaston,  ii.  53  ;  seat 
at  Wilton,  59  ;  fire  at,  iii.  171 ; 
1696,  Lord  Privy  Seal,  131; 
subscription  to  Greenwich  Hos- 
pital, 133  n;  alluded  to,  ii.  56, 
178;  iii.  37. 

Penn,  Sir  William,  impeached,  ii. 
229  ;  blasphemous  book  by  his 
son,  235. 

Admiral  William,  ii.  75  ;  iv. 

274  n. 

Pennant,  Thomas,  his  Journey  to 
the  Isle  of  Wight  cited,  iv.  142  n. 

Pennington,  Sir  John,  iv.  252  n; 
House  of  Peers  stops  his  voy- 
age to  Ireland,  81  and  n. 

Isaac,  iv.  81  n. 

Penitents,  procession  of,  on  Good 
Friday,  i.  209. 

Penshurst,  brief  notice  of,  ii.  43. 

Pepper,  Guinea, iii.  359;  Jamaica, 

405- 
Pepys,  Samuel,  Secretary  to  the 
Admiralty,  cut  for  the  stone,  ii. 
237;  Clerk  of  the  Acts,  257; 
twice  Master  of  the  Trinity- 
house,  319,  474;  committed 
to  the  Tower,  348  ;  accused  of 
being  a  Papist,  and  of  treachery, 
1684,  348  n;  possessed  Deane's 
Art  of  Shipbuilding,  391  ;  ac- 
companies the  King  to  Ports- 
mouth, 1685,  476;  impostures 
of  the  Saludadors  confessed  to, 
477  n  ;  his  account  of  his  con- 
versation  with   James  II.    re- 


Pepys — continued. 

specting  Charles  II.  being  a 
Catholic,  &c.,  iii.  i,  4,  423  ; 
portrait  of  Mr.  Evelyn  painted 
for,  78,  436  ;  his  remonstrance 
against  suspicions  entertained 
of  him,  87  ;  sent  to  the  Gate- 
house, 88  ;  enlarged,  89  ;  his 
house  at  Clapham,  154,  165; 
his  death,  account  and  charac- 
ter ofhim,  165,  166;  his  library, 
166  and  n,  448  and  n;  allusions 
to  him,  ii.  257,  303,  321,  347, 
392;  iii.  n,  64,  83,  91,  95, 
139  ;  letters  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to, 
ii.  234  n;  iii.  329,  331,  332- 
339.  406,  414,  435.  458  ;  letters 
of  Pepys  to  Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  i, 
422,  457  ;  on  his  escape  from 
shipwreck,  400  ;  his  Diary  and 
Memoirs  referred  to,  ii.  184  n. 
See  Evelyn. 

Percy,  Henr)',  Lord,  Lord  Cham- 
berlain to  Charles  II.  in  exile, 
iv.  300,  301  and  n. 

Henry    (brother    to    Earl 

of  Northumberland),  proceed- 
ings in  Parhament  concerning, 
1641,  iv.  71  n,  75,  76  n,  78, 
120  and  n. 

Lord,  ii.  371  ;  iii.  249,  252. 

Lady  Elizabeth,  iii.  171  n. 


Perelle,  engraver,  ii.  12. 

Perfect  Passages,  1652,  a  journal 

cited,  iv.  250  n,  264  n,  265  n. 
Perfumes,  &c.,  Montpelier  famous 

for,  iii.  225. 
Perfuming  rooms,  singular  method 

of,  in  Germany,  ii.  80. 
Perigeux,  City  of,  account  of,  i.  92. 
Perishot,  Mons.,  collection  of,  i.  61. 
Perkins,   Sir   William,    executed, 

iii.  128;   absolved  at  Tyburn, 

129. 
Pernee,  notice  of,  ii.  34. 
Perpetual  motion,  ii.  231. 


INDEX. 


455 


Perrier,  Francis,  errors  in  his  book 
ol  Antique  Statues,  ii.  15. 

Persepolis,  ruins  of,  ii.  368. 

Persian  habit,  i.  231  ;  adopted 
at  Court,  1666,  i.  liv ;  ii.  210, 
211. 

Perspectives,  remarks  on,  by 
Honorati  Fabri,  iii.  361. 

Perugino,  Pietro,  paintings  by,  i. 
107,  122,  205,  220. 

Peruzzi,  Baldassare  (called  Bal- 
dassare  da  Sienna),  i.  159. 

Peter,  St.,  his  burial-place,  i.  144, 
168;  reliques  of,  144,  161. 

Peter  the  Great  occupied  Mr. 
Evelyn's  house  while  in  Eng- 
land, i.  Ixxi-l.xxiii  and  notes;  iii. 
138,  139  and  n. 

Peterborough,  notice  of,  ii.  70. 

Henry  Mordaunt,  Earl  of, 

ii.   123   n,    139,   450;   sale  of 
lands    to     pay    debts,     1676, 
324,    325  ;     marriage    of   his 
daughter,  325. 
■  Countess  of,  house  at  Rye- 


gate,  ii.  77  ;  alluded  to,  90,  100, 

139- 
Peterhouse,  Cambridge,  ii.  72. 
Peters,  Hugh,  incites  the  Rebels 

to  murder  King  Charles  I.,  ii. 

I ;  iv.  298;  executed,  ii.  118. 
Petit,  Mons.,  of  Rome,  i.  117. 

Old,  paintings  of,  ii.  2. 

Petitot,  John,  enamel  by,  ii.  119. 
Petra  Glossa,  found  at  Sheerness, 

ii.  230. 
Petrarch,  Francisco,  MS.  of,  i.  1 65. 
Petre,  Lord,  committed  for  Popish 

plot,  ii.  348. 
Petrifications,  i.  257. 
Petrified  Human  liody,  i.  128, 213. 
Petrifying  Spring,  i.  8i. 
Pett,  Commissioner,  his  skill  in 

shipbuilding,  ii.  160;  built  the 

first  frigate,  iii.  83  ;  epitaph  at 

Deptford,  ii.  160  n. 


Petty,  Sir  William,  improvements 
of  shipping,  ii.  138;  ship  with 
two  keels,  163,  174,  307;  ac- 
count and  character  of  him, 
305-309  ;  alluded  to,  186,  306, 

318,  399- 

Peyton,  Sir  Thomas,  ii.  17. 

Phidias  and  Praxiteles,  horses  of, 
i.  128. 

Philip  IV.,  King  of  Spain,  rumour 
of  his  death,  iv.  260. 

Phillips,  Father,  iv.  92  n,  207  n ; 
committed  by  Parliament  for 
refusing  to  be  sworn  on  Eng- 
lish Bible,  122  and  n;  Queen 
Henrietta  intercedes  for  him, 
127  n. 

Edward,  preceptor  of  Mr. 

Evelyn's  son,  &c.,  ii.  162,  178; 
preferred  by  his  recommenda- 
tion, 433  ;  Lives  of  John  and 
Edioard,  by  Mr.  Godwin,  162  n. 
Mrs.  Catherine,  her  tragedy 


of  Horace,   ii.    229,    235  ;    iii. 

438. 
Philosophic  Society.      See  Gres- 

ham  College,  Royal  Society. 
Philosophers'    Elixir,   projection 

of,  iii.  170  and  n. 
Philosophy,  discoveries  in,  by  Mr. 

Boyle,  iii.  481,  482. 
Phipps,   Sir   Wm.,    Governor   of 

New  England,  iii.  106  n. 
Phlsegrean  Fields,  i.  185. 
Phosphorus,  various  kinds  of,  i. 

231. 
Physicians,   College    of,   ii.    152, 

403  and  n. 
Piacentino,  Giulio,  painting  by,  i. 

199. 
Piazza,  Navona,  i.   200,  217;  of 

St.  Mark,  at  Venice,  238  ;  of 

St.  Anthony,  at  Padua,  248  ;  at 

Brescia,   269;  at  Milan,  270; 

at  Leghorn,  103;  Piazza  Judea, 

at  Rome,  161. 


456 


INDEX. 


Picardy,  the  regiment  of,  1650, 
ii.  19. 

Pichini,  Signer,  his  collection,  i. 
119. 

Pictures,  numerous  at  Rotterdam 
Fair,  i.  18  ;  auction  of,  at  the 
Banqueting-house,  iii.  109; 
Pictures,  paintings,  and  draw- 
ings, notices  of  various,  i.  4, 
13.  i5>  18,  19,  26,  30,  34,  37, 
39.  45.  54,  56.  57.  58,  60,  61, 
62,  64,  68,  72,  73,  97,  104, 
106,  107,  109,  118,  122,  123, 
124,  125,  126-128,  130,  132, 
146,  147,  150,  156,  158,  162- 
165,  170,  194,  198,  200,  203, 
205,  207,  214,  220,  223,  224, 
226,  231,  232,  240,  241,  242, 

249.  251.  252.  253.  254,  265, 
267,  271,  272,  273,  275,  292, 
297  ;  ii.  2,  4,  7,  10,  14,  15,  38, 
51.  59,  71,  77,  81,  82,  86, 
loi,  105,  119,  131,  133,  139, 
146,  152,  165,  166,  169,  170, 
173.  174  n,  189,  214  n,  242, 
286,  293,  298,  323,  337,  339, 

347,  368,  371,  404,  405,  420, 
421,  432;  iii.  5,  78,  117,  129, 

131,  436,  437,  438,  439,  443, 
444,  447- 
Pierce,  Edward,  paintings  by,  ii. 

59- 

Dr.,  President  of  Magdalen 

College,  Oxford,  ii.  88,  160  n; 
letters  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  re- 
specting Cressy's  reply  to  his 
sermon,  &c.,  160  ;  iii.  287, 
291 ;  sermons  at  Whitehall,  ii. 

335,  348. 

Pierpoint,  Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  38. 

a  Commissioner  at  New- 
port, 1648,  iv.  193  n. 

Pierrepoint,  Hon.  William,  his 
wife.  Lady  Pierrepoint,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  John  Evelyn,  ii.  6 ; 
iii.  38  ;  her  death,  141. 


Pierrepoint,  Mrs.,  married  to  Mr. 

Cheny,  iii.  83,  103. 
Mr.,  house  at  Nottingham, 

ii.  65  ;  near  Pontefract,  66. 
Piers,    Dr.   William,    Bishop    of 

Bath  and  Wells,  questioned  by 

the  Parliament,   1641,  iv.    114 

and  n. 
Pietra  Comessa  (inlaid  marble), 

i.    107,    112,    138,    144,  145, 

158,     169,     215,     223,     225, 

248;    artists  in,   at    Florence, 

227. 
Pietra  Mala,  a  burning  mountain, 

i.  229. 
Pietro,  Signor,  musician,  ii.   372, 

.453,  457- 
Pilgrims,  lodging  of,  in  Rome,  i. 

198. 
Pine,  Queen,  from  Barbadoes,  ii. 

133;  King  Pine,  231. 
Pintado,    room    hung    with,    ii. 

189. 
Piqudello  (Piccadilly),  paving  of, 

1662,  ii.  148. 
Pirates  about  Scilly  and  Jersey, 

1650,  iv.  240. 
Pisa,  City  of,  account  of,  i.   loi- 

103,  222. 
Pisano,   Pietro,    paintings   by,   i. 

149. 
Piscina  Mirabile,  account  of  the, 

i.  191. 
Pismire,  memory  of,  iii.  231. 
Pistoja,  notice  of,  i.  222. 
Piten,  a  Jesuit,  iii.  60. 
Pitti,  Palace   of,   at  Florence,  i. 

i°5- 

Place,  Mr.,  Bookseller,  letter  of 
Mr.  Evelyn  to,  iv.  8. 

Plaet,  dangerous  passage  of  the, 
i.  28. 

Plague,  in  London,  &c.,  ravages 
of,  1625,  1636,  i.  4,  8;  1641, 
iv.  103,  105;  1665,  ii.  185, 
188,  189,  190,  191,  192,  198, 


INDEX. 


457 


Plague — continued. 

199,   208;    iii.   317;    facts   in 
consequence  of,  ii.  186. 

Plantations,  Foreign  Council  for, 
appointed,  1671,  ii.  257,  259, 
261  ;  proceedings  of,  &c.,  260, 
262,  263,  264,  265,  271,  272, 
273>  274,  278,  284,  288,  293, 
298  ;  constituted  a  Council  of 
Trade  also,  284,  287,  303,  304. 

Plantine,  Christopher,  shop  of, 
i.  32. 

Plants,  &c.,  Spanish,  iii.  358-360. 

Plaster  used  for  floors,  i.  97  and 
n. 

Platts,  Sir  Hugh,  Treatise  of 
Metals,  iv.  13. 

Plays,  and  Theatres,  various 
notices  of,  at  Rome,  i.  207, 
2 1 1  ;  at  Venice,  245  ;  in  Milan, 
270  ;  in  Paris,  ii.  23  ;  in  Eng- 
land, i.  297;  ii.  106,  122,  138, 
141,  143,  153,  154,  IS5,  156, 
157,  158,  163,  164,  180,  210, 
215,  223,  229,  230,  233,  235, 
257,  272  and  n,  292,  299. 

Plessis,  Du,  house  of  the  French 
King,  i.  81. 

Mons.   Du,   Riding-school 

of,  i.  73. 

Pliny,  references  to,  i.  1 01,  115, 
126,  128,  151,  167,  182,  202 
n;  death  of,  182;  statue  of, 
267. 

Plot,  Dr.  Robert,  his  natural  cu- 
riosities, ii.  311;  intended  to 
write  the  History  of  Stafford- 
shire, as  he  had  done  of  Ox- 
fordshire, ibid. ;  Secretary  of 
Royal  Society,  387  ;  applied  to 
Mr.  Evelyn  for  an  account  of 
himself  for  Wood's  Athen. 
Oxon.,  iii.  466;  letters  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  189,  473  ;  letter  of, 
in  answer,  473  ;  History  of  Ox- 
fordshire, cited,  ii.  169  n. 


Plots,  notices  and  references  to 
various,  iv.  107,  113,  120  and 
n,  138,  141. 

Plume,  Mr.,  sermon  of,  ii.  209. 

Pluto,  Temple  of,  i.  189. 

Plymouth,  Breakwater  at,  i.  99  n. 

Charles  Fitz-Charles,  Earl 

of,  ii.  355-    . 
Po,  River,  notice  of  the,  i.  234. 
Poggio  Imperiale  at  Florence,  i. 

223. 
Poignant,   Mons.,   of   Paris,   his 

collection,  ii.  25. 
Poland,  incursion  of  the  Swedes 

into,  alluded  to,  ii.  79  ;  state 

of,    1654,  iv.  221,  222,  224  n, 

307- 
King  of.  Embassy  to  Charles 

II.,    1660,  ii.    116;  raises  the 

siege  of  Vienna,  418. 
Polemberg,   Cornelius,  paintings 

of,  i.  60. 
Political  Discourses,  &^c.,  by  Mr. 

Evelyn,  iii.  194. 
Pollaivola,  Antonio,  sculpture  by, 

i.  141. 
Pollard,  Sir   Hugh,  ii.    154;   iv. 

165  n;  death  of,  ii.  213,  294. 
Poll  Tax,  ii.  118  ;  iii.  77. 
Polydore,   paintings    by,    ii.    44, 

'53- 
Polythore,  a  musical  instrument, 

!'•  133- 
Pomegranate,   a  hardy   tree,  iii. 

359- 
Pomfret,    Mr.,    his    Life   of    the 

Countess    of    Devonshire,     ii. 

148  n. 
Pons  Milvius,  i.  208. 
Pont  Neuf  at  Paris,  i.  46;  ii.  15, 

16. 
Pont  St.  Anne,  Paris,  i.  47. 
Pont    St.    Esprit   at    Valence,   i. 

89. 
Pontanus,  Joh.  Jov.,  chapel  of,  i. 

179. 


458 


INDEX. 


Pontaq,  Mons.,  account  of,  ii. 
412. 

Ponte,  Francisco  da  (the  elder 
Bassano),  paintings  by,  i.  60, 
127,  194;  ii.  347. 

Giacomo  da  (II  Bassano), 

paintings  by,  i.  194,  242;  iii. 
109,  129. 

Pontefract  Castle,  siege  of,  1648, 
iv.  346  ;  notice  of,  ii.  66. 

Ponte  Sisto,  sermon  at,  i.  160. 

Pontius  Pilate,  Palace  of,  i.  88. 

Pontoise,  in  Normandy,  i.  64. 

Pontormo,  or  Pontorno,  paintings 
of,  i.  107,  226. 

Pope,  Palaces  of,  Monte  Cavallo, 
i.  129,  158;  Vatican,  149,  162; 
Chapel  in  the  Vatican,  163; 
Armoury  of,  166;  procession 
of  the  Pope  to  St.  John  de 
Lateran,  124,  i52-i5S;hisalms, 
165  ;  his  tribute  from  Naples, 
192;  procession  on  the  Annun- 
ciation, 205  ;  on  Lady  Day, 
&c.,  208 ;  various  ceremonies 
of  the,  209,  210,  213. 

Pope,  Walter,  verses  by,  ii.  306  n. 

Popery,  Charles  I.  suspected  of 
encouraging,  1641,  iv.  88,  89, 
171. 

Popham,  Colonel,  house   of,  ii. 

Porcelain,  chimes  of,  i.  21. 

Porcupine,  description  of  one,  ii. 
104. 

Pordage,  Mr.,  his  excellent  voice, 
ii.  440. 

Pordenone,  Giovanni  Antonio 
Licinio,  paintings  of,  i.  225. 

Porphyry,  remarkable  statue  in,  i. 
104. 

Porta,  Baccio  della  (called  Fra 
Bartolomeo  di  San  Marco),  fa- 
mous painting  by,  i.  224. 

Giacomo  de  la,  works  of,  i. 

125,  214. 


Porter,  Endymion,  ii.  4. 
Portland,   Jerome   Weston,   Earl 
of,    1641,   iv.    87,    123  n,    141, 

IS7-  . 
Richard   Weston,    Earl   of. 

Lord  Treasurer,  1639,  iv.  232 

and  n  ;  ii.  271. 
Earl    of,     subscription    to 

Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133  n. 
Dorsetshire,  earthquake  at, 

iii.  126. 
Portman,  Sir  William,   Duke  of 

Monmouth  taken  by,  ii.  468. 
Portmore,  David  Colyer,  Earl  of, 

ii-  337  n;  iii-  iS  "• 
Portraits,     collected     by     Lord 
Clarendon,    ii.    233 ;    iii.   436, 

443- 

Portsmouth,  siege  of,  1642,  i.  38  ; 
James  IL's  visit  to,  1685,  ii. 
476-481. 

Duchess  of  (Mile.  Querou- 

aille),  account  of,  ii.  253  and 
n ;  her  apartments  and  furni- 
ture at  Whitehall,  314,  419  ; 
Morocco  Ambassador  enter- 
tained there,  389  ;  visited  in 
her  dressing-room  by  the  King, 
419;  her  apartments  burnt, 
iii.  93  ;  alluded  to,  ii.  266,  267, 
310,  444,  448. 

Portugal,  John  IV.,  King  of,  iv. 
148. 

King  of,  1683,  death  of,  ii. 

423- 


■  earthquake  in, 1699,  iii.  148. 

Portugallo,  Areo,  in  Rome,  i.  201. 

Portuguese  Ambassador,  1661,  ii. 
132  ;  entry  into  London,  1679, 
348. 

Portus  Herculis,  i.  93 ;  Julius, 
188. 

Postage  of  letters,  curious  par- 
ticulars of,  iv.  249  and  n,  266  n. 

Potatoes,  remarks  on,  iv.  44. 

Pott,  Sir  George,  his  son,  ii.  107. 


INDEX. 


459 


Potts,  John,  a  Commissioner  at 
Newport,  1648,  iv.  193  n. 

Povey,  Mr., his  housein  Lincoln's- 
inn-fields,  &c.,  ii.  166  and  n; 
near  Brentford,  198;  alluded 
to,  156,  228,  317. 

Poule,  Heniy,  manager  against 
Viscount  Stafford,  ii.  376. 

Poultney,  Sir  P.  William,  ii.  237  ; 
iii.  83. 

Poussin,  Nicholas,  i.  60,  218; 
ii.  15,  440. 

Powell,  Sir  John,  Justice  of  the 
King's  Bench,  displaced,  iii. 
49,  50  ;  subscription  to  Green- 
wich Hospital,  iii.  133  n. 

Capt.,  i.  246  ;  present  to  Mr. 

Evelyn,  255  ;  ii.  83. 

Power,  Essays  on  the  Balance  of, 
iii.  157  n. 

Powis,  Mr.  Baron,  subscription  to 
Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133  n. 

Pozzo,  account  of  his  collection, 
i.  151. 

Pozzuolo,  i.  187,  188,  rgi. 

Pratoline,  villa  of  Duke  of  Flo- 
rence, i.  228. 

Pratt,  Mr.,  Architect,  ii.  77;  a 
commissioner  for  repair  of  Old 
St.  Paul's,  199,  200  ;  built  Lord 
AUington's  house  at  Horse- 
heath,  247;  Clarendon  House, 
iii.  340  n. 

Praxiteles,  Sculptures  by,  i.  252. 

Prayer,  Common,  disused  in  the 
English  churches,  ii.  4 ;  pro- 
hibited, 74;  restricted  allowance 
of,  76  ;  used  again  in  England, 
116,  244 ;  Reformation  of,  and 
order  for,  149. 

Prerogative  Office,  writing  of  Mr. 
Hoare  at,  ii.  7. 

Presbyterians,  in  Holland,  notice 
of,  i.  19  ;  of  Scotland,  character 
of,  iii.  86  ;  Charles  H.'s  dislike 
of  the,  iv.  199  and  n. 


Pressing  to  death,  inflicted  for  re- 
fusing to  plead,  ii.  44. 

Preston,  Lord,  iii.  37;  Secretary 
of  State,  58;  tried  and  con- 
demned, 92 ;  released,  95. 

Preston  Beckhelvyn,  Manor  of,  i. 
298  ;  ii.  76. 

Pretyman,  Sir  John,  house  at 
Dry  field,  ii.  61. 

Mr.,  uncle  of  Mrs.  Evelyn, 

i-  296;  ii.  3,  54,  61,  76;  iii. 
23;  iv.  335. 

Price,  Sir  Herbert,  ii.  128. 

Dr.  John,  History  and  Afys- 

tery  of  Charles  II.' s  restoration, 
iii.  183  n. 

Prideau.x,  Dr.  Humphrey,  ii.  296; 
editor  of  Marmora  Oxoniensia, 

319- 

Dr.   John,    1641,    iv.    89  ; 

made  Bishop  of  Worcester,  99 
n. 

Priestman,  Mr.,  subscription  to 
Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133  n. 

Primaticcio,  Francisco,  paintings 
by,  i.  60,  62. 

"Prince,"  of  90  guns,  ii.  184,  281. 

"Prince,"  frigate,  burned,  ii.  195, 
196. 

Printing  House,  the  King's,  at 
Paris,  i.  54. 

Printing-types  procured  by  Sir 
Henry  Savile  for  his  Chrysos- 
tom,  iii.  443. 

Prints,  collection  of,  recommen- 
ded by  Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  447, 
448  and  n. 

Pritchard,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of 
Gloucester,  sermon  of,  ii.  317. 

Privateer  of  Charles  IL,  1649, 
ii.  6. 

Privy  Council,  various  proceed- 
ings of,  and  notices  relating  to 
the,  1641,  iv.  79  m,  93,  94,  97, 
103,  105,  117,  120,  121,  125, 
139;  atO.xford,  155,  156,  161; 


460 


INDEX. 


Privy  Council — conthiued. 

improvement  of,  recommended 
to  Charles  II.,  195,  196; 
adopted,  197. 

Privy  Seal,  commission  for  exe- 
cuting the  office  of,  1685,  ii. 
13  ;  proceedings  of,  1686-7,  'ii- 
13,  15,  16,  18,    19,  20,  22,  25, 

31.  32- 
Prizes,  Royal,  taken  by  cruizers 
of  Charles  II.  while  in  exile, 
proceedings  respecting,  &c.,iv. 
240,  246  m,  264  n,  265  and  n, 
267,  268,  269,  271,  272,  274  n, 
275  n,  277  n,  278  n,  280  n, 
284  n,  285  and  n,  287,  288, 
290,  292,  296,  297,  306  n,  310, 

345-  . 

Procession,  of  the  Pope  to  St. 
John  de  Lateran,  i.  112,  152- 
154  ;  of  the  Conservatori,  160  ; 
of  the  Zitelle,  161,  208  ;  of  the 
Viceroy  of  Naples,  181  ;  of  the 
Pope  on  the  Annunciation,  205  ; 
of  ditto  in  Lent,  209  ;  of  Peni- 
tents at  Rome  on  Good  Friday, 
209  ;  of  Louis  XIV.  to  Parlia- 
ment, ii.  26-28;  funeral  of 
Ireton,  36;  of  Cromwell,  104; 
Coronation,  &c.,  of  Charles  II., 
125-129;  aquatic  procession  in 
honour  of  Catherine,  Queen  of 
Charles  II.,  150. 

Proger,  Mr.,  notice  of,  iv.  135  n. 

Prophecies,  interpretations  of,  iii. 
74,  76,  87,  88.   _ 

Prosdocimus,St.,  Bishop  of  Padua, 
i.  249  and  n. 

Protestant  French  Church  at  Cha- 
renton,  i.  61. 

Protestants  of  France,  i.  288 ;  ii. 
29  ;  persecution  of,  see  Hugue- 
nots, Savoy,  Vaudois,  Walden- 
ses. 

Proverb  on  the  women  of  Venice, 
i.  244. 


Proverbs,  beautiful  MS.  of    the 

ii-  55- 
Prujean,  Sir  Francis,  account  of, 

ii-  I33-. 
Pryce,    Sir    John,    Governor    of 
Montgomery  Castle,   1645,  i^- 

157- 
Prynne,  William,   review  of   Dr. 
Cosin's  offices,  ii.  29  and  n  ;  his 
speech  on   evil  counsellors,  iv. 

133  P- 

Puckering,  Sir  Henry,  his  seat  at 

Wanvick,  ii.  63. 
Pule,  Mr.,  his  fine  voice,  iii.  139. 
Pulestone,  Judge,  1649,  iv.  348. 
Pulsone,Scipione(calledGaetano), 

paintings  by,  i.  147. 
Punteus,     Jo.,    mountebank,     ii. 

133- 

Purford,  Mr.  Denzil  Onslow's 
house  at,  ii.  383. 

Purgatory,  gates  of,  i.  186. 

PuteoH  (Puzzolo),  i.  1S7,  188, 
191. 

Putney,  schools  at,  ii.  4,  5  ;  draw- 
ings about,  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  6  ; 
etchings  of,  iii.  197. 

Putti  (boys'  heads),  paintings  of, 
ii.  2,  8,  15. 

Pye,  Sir  Walter,  ii.  6  ;  seat  of, 
58. 

Sir  Robert,  iv.  102. 

Pym,  John,  mentioned,  iv.  92  n, 
93,  94  n,  122  n;  suspected  of 
instigating  the  London  appren- 
tices, 93  n ;  opposes  the  punish- 
ment of,  138  n;  opposes  the 
removal  of  Parliament  from 
London  on  account  of  the 
plague,  105  ;  plot  against,  138; 
character  of,  in  the  History  of 
the  King-kil/ers,  138  n. 

Quakers,  the  new  sect  of,  ii.  86. 
Queen  Mother,  Maria  de  Medi- 
cis.  Dowager  of  France,  satirical 


INDEX. 


461 


Queen  Mother — cofitinued. 

ballad  on,  burned,  1641,^.75; 
her  leaving  England,  75,  80 
and  n,  85  ;  referred  to,  171. 

Queensberry,  Duke  of,  ii.  463. 

Quercei,  Jacopo,  sculpture  by,  i. 
1 1 1. 

Querico,  St.,  notice  of,  i.  113. 

Querouaille,  Mons.,  and  his  lady, 
ii.  310.     See  Portsmouth. 

Question  given  in  the  Chatelet  at 
Paris,  1650,  ii.  21,  22. 

Quinquina,  brought  into  use  by 
Mr.  Tudor,  iii.  1 18. 

Quintin  Matsys,  the  Blacksmith, 
a  painting  by,  ii.  2. 

Quintinye,  Mons.  de  la,  Ti-eatise 
on  Orange  Trees,  1693,  trans- 
lated by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i.  cix; 
iii.  196. 

Quinze-Vingts,  Hospital  of  the, 
at  Paris,  i.  52. 

Rabiniere,  Admiral,  his  death  and 
funeral,  ii.  283. 

Racing  at  Rome,  i.  207. 

Radcliffe,  Sir  George,  ii.  9,  11. 

Radicofana,  notice  of,  i.  113, 
220. 

Raffaelle  (Raffaelle  Sanzio,  di 
Urbino),  paintings  by,  i.  60, 
63,  64,  107,  112,  124,  156, 
162,  194,  203,  220,  224,  226, 
232,  267,  271;  ii.  15,  44,  119, 
131,  146,  323,  371,  404;  iii. 
129;  architecture  of,  i.  227; 
his  burial-place,  202. 

Ragny,  Mr.,  iv.  338. 

Rainbow,  Dr., sermon  by,  ii.  120. 

Rains,  remarkable,  ii.  92,  142. 

Rainsborough,  Colonel,  Cromwell 
sends  him  against  Pontefract 
Castle,  1648-9,  iv.  347  ;  killed, 
ibid. 

Rainsford, ,  trial  alluded  to, 

iv.  178. 
IV. 


Raleigh,   Mr.   Carew,   son  of  Sir 

Walter,  ii.  102. 
Sir  Walter,  ii.  48  and  n  ;  his 

cordial,  152;  portrait,  iii.  439, 

443- 

Rand,  Dr.,  notice  of,  i.  7  ;  ii. 
90. 

Randolf,  letters  of,  iv.  26. 

Ranelagh,  Earl  of,  his  subscrip- 
tion to  Greenwich  Hospital,  iii. 

Lady,  iii.    88 ;  her  death, 

100,  486. 

Rajiinus,  Renatus,  translation  of 
his  book  on  Gardens,  ii.  288  n. 

Rasp-house  at  Antwerp,  i.  20. 

Ratcliffe,  Sir  George,  account  of, 
iv.  306  n. 

Mr.,  ii.  20. 

Rattle-snakes,  Virginian,  account 
of  two,  ii.  94. 

Raven,  a  white  one,  ii.  104. 

Ravensbourn  Mills,  Deptford,  ii. 

23°- 
Ray,  Dr.,  his  book  on  Fishes,  iii. 
18. 

Mr.   (Rea),  on  the  culture 

of  Flowers,  iii.  192. 

Reading,  Sir  Robert,  ii.  337,  426. 
Reason  in  Brute  Animals,  Treatise 

on,   by   Mr.    Evelyn^    iii.    190 

and  n. 
Rebellion,   breaking   out  of  the 

Irish,  i.  38. 
Reccii,  Andrea,  mezzo-relievo  by, 

i.  248. 
Recusants,  Parliament  orders  the 

disarming  of,  &c.,  1641,  iv.  71 

and  n,  78,  122,  132,  138,  234 

and  n. 
Red  Lion   Inn,  at  Guildford,  ii. 

48. 
Reeves,  Dr.,  sermon  by,  1662,  ii. 

142. 
Reeves,    famous  for    perspective 

and  turning,  ii.  39. 

II    II 


462 


INDEX. 


Regalia  of  the  Pope,  i.  164. 

Regency,  debate  respecting,  1689, 
lii.  66. 

Reggio,  Sign.  Pietro,  musician, 
ii.  434. 

Rehearsal,  by  Duke  of  Bucking- 
ham, ii.  272. 

Religion,  History  of  the  True,  by 
Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  194. 

Reliques,  Legends,  and  Tradi- 
tions, notices  of  various,  i.  44, 
81,  86,  92,  99  n,  106,  109,  III, 
120,  123,  125,  132,  133,  134, 
136,  141,  143,  144,  146,  149, 
15°-  159.  161,  168,  179,  194, 
197,  200,  209,  222,  223,  224, 
230,  240,  241,  249. 

Remonstrances  of  the  House  of 
Commons,  1641,  proceedings 
upon,  iv.  130,  132,  137,  141, 
144. 

Rencia,  Anna,  singer,  i.  246, 
260. 

Reni  Guido,  paintings  by,  i.  126, 
151,  169,  206,  231,  232  ;  ii. 
44. 

Rennes,  Parliament  of,  arrests  a 
servant  of  Charles  II.,  1659,  iv. 

324- 
Retz,    John    Francis     Paul     de 

Gondi,  Cardinal  de,  intrigues 

of,  iv.  321  n. 
Revels  in  the  Middle  Temple,  i. 

38;    ii.   228;    Inner   Temple, 

1697,    iii.    138  ;    at   Lincoln's 

Inn,  1661,  ii.  140;   at  Court, 

1 66 1,  ibid.,  1668,  228. 
Revenue,  Royal,  examined  by  the 

Parliament,  1641,  iv.  91. 
Review  of  the  Gens  d'Armes  at 

Paris,    i.    73;  in   Hyde    Park, 

1663,  ii.  159. 
Revolution   of   1688,    distracted 

councils  at,  iii.  63. 
Reymes,  Col.    BuUein,    ii.    172, 

2S3. 


Reynaldo,  Prince,  ii.  299. 

Reynolds,  Dr.,  Bishop  of  Nor- 
wich, sermon  before  East  India 
Company,  1657,  ii.  95  j  his 
consecration,  121. 

Rheni,  Caval.  Giuseppe,  i.  132, 
146. 

Rhinoceros,  the  first  in  England, 

ii.  435- 
Rhodes,    Siege  of,    an   opera,  ii. 

141. 
Rhodomante,  Signor    Paulo,    of 

Venice,  i.  235. 
Rhyswyck,  seat  of  the  Prince  of 

Orange,  i.  18. 
Rialto  at  Venice,  i.  237. 
Rich,  Sir  Robert,  subscription  to 

Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133  n. 
Mr.,  feast  at  Lincoln's  Inn, 

ii.  178. 

a  Rebel,  ii.  83. 


Richard,  St.,  an  English  King, 
epitaph  at  Lucca,  i.  222. 

Richard  III.,  King  of  England, 
tomb  of,  ii.  64. 

Richards,  Mr.,  iv.  268,  294,  296, 
299  bis. 

Richardson,  Sir  Thomas,  Chief 
Justice  of  the  King's  Bench, 
account  of,  i.  6  n. 

the    fire-eater,  feats  of,  ii. 

286. 

Richelieu,  town  of,  i.  83. 

Armand  du  Plessis,  Cardinal 

Due  de,  his  villa  at  Ruell,  i. 
56;  at  Richelieu,  84;  Palais 
Cardinal,  ii.  10;  allusion  to, 
iv.  283  n;  prophecy  respect- 
ing the  Stuarts,  314  n  ;  Life  of, 
mentioned,  314,  317. 

Richett,  Mr.,  engraver,  ii.  47. 

Richmond,  James  Stuart,  Duke 
of,  funeral,  1641,  i.  13. 

James  Stuart,  Duke  of,  and 

Duke  of  Lenox,  1641,  referred 
to,  iv.  69  n,  97  m,  103  m,  105, 


INDEX. 


463 


Richmond,  James — continued. 
107   m,   III,   126,    128,    136, 
140,  147  n,  152,  155,  156,  195 
m ;    sketch   of  his    character, 
87  n. 

Charles  Stuart,    Duke  of, 

1663,   ii.  158,  301  ;    dies  am- 
bassador to   Denmark,  301  n, 

315- 

Duke   of,  natural    son   of 


Charles  II.,  ii.  389,  430,  435. 
Countess    of,    mother    to 


Henry  VII.,  ii.  71. 

Riding-schools  at  Paris,  i.  73  ; 
ii.  II. 

Rilie,  Sir  Hugh,  ii.  11. 

Ringingborough,  Colonel,  iv. 
189. 

Rings,  inflammable,  i.  217. 

Roane,  notice  of,  i.  86,  293. 

Roberts,  Dr.  William,  Bishop  of 
Bangor,  que  *ioned  by  the  Par- 
liament, 1641,  iv.  114  and  n. 

Robin  Hood's  Well,  ii.  66. 

Robinson,  Alderman  Sir  John,  ii. 
84,  158  ;  pageant  of,  153  n. 

Roche  Corb(5,  castle  at,  i.  82. 

Roches,  of  Poictiers,  Catharine 
de,  iii.  396. 

Rochester,  John  Willmot,  Earl 
of,  a  prophane  wit,  ii.  254. 

Laurence    Hyde,   Earl  of. 

Commissioner  of  the  Treasury, 
&c.,  ii.  359 ;  a  favourite  at 
Court,  398 ;  made  Earl,  399  ; 
his  daughter  married,  ibid.; 
President  of  the  Council,  434  ; 
alluded  to,  441  ;  Lord  Trea- 
surer, 450;  his  opposition  to 
William  and  Mary,  iii.  70 ; 
Lord    Lieutenant   of  Ireland, 

Countess  of,  1664-1 686,  u. 

169,  457  ;  iii.  24. 
City  of,  bequests  to  the,  ii. 

174  n. 


Rochester,  Deanery  of  vacated, 
1 64 1,  iv.  99  m. 

Rogers,  Dr.,  Consul  in  Padua 
University,  i.  253;  account  of, 
ii.    397;    Harveian  oration  of, 

398. 
Rohan,  Mademoiselle  de,  account 

of,  iv.  146  n. 
Rokeby,  Mr.  Justice,  subscription 

to  Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133 

n. 
Rolsies,  notice  of  the,  i.  93. 
Roman  Catholics,  machinations 

of,  1686-7,  iii.  21,  31,  32,  33. 

Medals  found  near  Ban- 
stead,  ii.  103. 

Money,  observations  on,  i. 


217. 


Painting  at  Cardinal  Bor- 
ghese's,  i.  156. 

Temple  at  Leicester,  ii.  64. 


Romano,  Giulio,  paintings  by, 

164  ;  ii.  44  ;  iii.  129. 

Paris,  i.  132. 

Roma  Soterranea,  account  of,  i. 

210. 
Triumphans,   at   Tivoli,   i. 


215- 
Rome,  description  of,  and  events 
in,  1644-s;  i.  1 16-172,  194- 
219;  Farnese  Palace,  118,169, 
194;  Temples  of  Peace,  Ju- 
piter, Romulus,  Faustina,  &c., 
119,  120  ;  Arch  of  S.  Severus, 
the  Capitol,  120-122  ;  Ara 
Coeli,  123;  Barbarini  Palace, 
124;  Jesuits'  Church,  125; 
Medici  Palace  and  Gardens, 
125,  157;  Chiesa  Nova,  126, 
156,  160;  Prince  Ludovisio's 
villa,  127  ;  Sign.  Angeloni's 
study,  128,  193;  Monte  Ca- 
vallo,  and  the  Pope's  Summer 
Palace,  128,  158;  Dioclesian's 
baths,  Fontana  della  Therme, 
and   Church   of  St.    Susanna, 


464 


INDEX. 


Rome — continued. 

129;  Church  of  Maria  della 
Vittoria,  and  Mont  Alto's  Villa, 
130;  Churches  of  SS.  Agnes 
and  Constanza,  131  ;  Via  Fe- 
lix, ibid.  ;  St.  Maria  Maggiore, 
i3i"i33j  St.  Prudentia,  and 
Praxedeis,  133  ;  Arch  of  Titus, 

134  ;  Sta.  Maria  Nova,  and 
Amphitheatre     of    Vespasian, 

135  ;  Arch  of  Constantine, 
136;  St.  Gregorio,  and  Villa 
Borghesi,  136-138,  156,  212; 
St.  Peter's,  and  Obelisk  dedi- 
cated to  Julius  C^sar,  138-146; 
Crypt  of  St.  Peter's,  159; 
Baptistery  of  St.John,  &c.,  146; 
Scala  Sancta,  and  Obelisk,  147  ; 
St.  John  de  Lateran,  146-151; 
collection  of  Cavaliero  Pozzo, 
151;  St.  Pietro  in  Vincoli,  152; 
procession  of  the  Pope  to  St. 
John  de  Lateran,  152;  fire- 
works, 154;  Jesuits'  College, 
15s  ;  collection  of  H.Vitellesco, 
ibid.;  Ghisi  Palace,  158,  194; 
St.  Mary's,  159;  ceremonies 
on  Christmas  Eve,  ibid.  ;  the 
Jews,  160;  Zitelle,  Ghetto,  and 
ceremony  of  Circumcision,  161; 
the  Vatican,  &c.,  i.  138,  162- 
167;  St.  Paul's,  168;  Tre  Fon- 
tana,  169;  Christ's  Hospital, 
171,  172;  Fountain  of  Aqua 
Paula,  172;  St.  Cecilia's,  194; 
Temple  and  Mons  Testacseus, 
195;  tomb  of  Cestius,  196; 
St.  Maria  in  Navicula,  Horti 
Mathsei,  Egyptian  Obelisk,  196; 
St.  Sebastian's,  and  Academy 
of  Humourists,  197  ;  English 
Jesuits,  Hospital  of  Pellerini 
della  S.  Trinita,  199;  Palace 
of  Cardinal  Spada,  Palace 
della  Cancellaria,  ibid.  ;  Piazza 
Navona,  St.  Giacomo  di  Spag- 


Rome — continued. 

noh,  Pasquin,  200 ;  Church  of 
the  Capuchins,  Column  of  An- 
toninus, ibid.  ;  Pantheon,  or  S. 
Maria  della  Rotonda,  201  ; 
Monastery  of  Trinita  del  Monte, 
202  ;  St.  Augustine's,  203  ; 
Obelisk,  Muro  torto.  Mauso- 
leum Augusti,  and  Sapienza, 
204 ;  St.  Andrea  della  valle, 
and  St.  Maria  sopra  la  Minerva, 
ibid. ;  Trajan's  Column,  205  ; 
St.  Cross  of  Jerusalem,  206  ; 
St.  Lawrence,  207 ;  Carnival, 
Greek  Church,  Garden  of  Jus- 
tinian, 208 ;  ceremonies  on 
Lady  Day,  Pope's  portions  to 
the  Zitelle,  161,  208  ;  cere- 
monies on  Holy  Thursday, 
Good  Friday,  and  Easter  Day, 
209;  Roma  Subterranea,  210; 
Opera  by  Prince  Gallicano, 
tournament,  211;  Ambassador 
from  Lucca,  213  ;  benediction 
of  the  Pope,  ibid.;  Frascati, 
formerly  Tusculanum,  ibid.  ; 
Card.  Scipio  Borghese's  house 
on  Mondragone,  214;  Palace 
de  Este  atTivoli,  215  ;  models 
of  Rome  when  in  its  beauty, 
216;  cascade  of  the  Anio,  &c., 
ibid.;  mountebank  in  the  Piazza 
Navona,  217;  observations  on 
Roman coinsand  medals,  ibid.  ; 
ceremonies  of  the  GreekChurch, 
celebrated  artists,  218;  execu- 
X\.on%,ibid.;  extent,  &c.,  of  Rome, 
ibid.  ;  drawings  made  between 
Rome  and  Naples  by  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn, and  etched  by  him,  iii. 
196  ;  earthquake  at,  1703, 
165. 

Romney,  Lord,  ofifices  held 
by,  iii.  125,  155  ;  subscrip- 
tion to  Greenwich  Hospital, 
133  n- 


INDEX. 


465 


Ronquillos,  Don  Pietro,  visit  of 
Mr.  Evelyn  to,  ii.  381. 

Ronsard,  Pierre  de,  his  burial- 
place,  i.  81. 

Rooke,  Admiral  Sir  George, 
squadron  of,  iii.  127,  128; 
Spanish  galleon  taken  by,  163  ; 
subscription  to  Greenwich  Hos- 
pital, 133  n. 

Mr.,    pendulum   invented 

by,  ii.  200. 

Rookwood,  at  Low  Layton,  Essex, 
ii.  106  and  n. 

Sir  T.,  ii.  268. 

Rose,  Mr.  (King  Charles's  gar- 
dener), painting  of,  ii.  133  n  ; 
his  English  Vineyai-d  vindi- 
cated, iii.  195. 

Roses,  remarkable  instances  of 
dislike  to,  ii.  246  ;  essence  and 
oils  of,  iii.  255,  256. 

Ross,  tutor  to  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth, ii.  472  n. 

Rosse,  Lord,  divorce  of,  ii.  244 
and  n. 

Alexander,  divine  and  poet, 

ii.  6,  47. 

Rosso  (old),  gallery  painted  by, 
i.  64. 

Rotenhamer,  painting  by,  ii.  2. 

Rotheram,  Sir  John,  Serjeant,  a 
trustee  for  Boyle's  Lectures, 
iii.  106,  1 1 1,  I  29. 

Rotherhithe,  dreadful  fire  at 
(1699),  iii.  143. 

Rotiere,  Mons.,  his  excellence  in 
graving,  ii.  336_. 

Rotterdam,  the  fair  at,  1641,  i.  18. 

Rouen,  account  of,  Cathedral, 
Chapel  d'Amboise,  i.  65 ;  Church 
of  St.  Ouen,  &c.,  66. 

Abp.  of,  palace  at  Gaillon, 

i.  64. 

Roupel,  Mons.,  of  Paris,  ii.  48. 

Roxalana,  an  actress  so  called, 
ii.  141. 


Royal  Exchange,  London,  built 
ii.  298. 

Royal  Slave,  a  play,  iii.  176. 

Royal  Society,  i.  xliv,  1 ;  origin  of, 
iii.  481  ;  shows  Charles  IL  an 
eclipse  of  Saturn,  ii.  131  ;  in- 
corporated, 134,  i49;maceand 
arms,  150,  151;  addresses  the 
King,  151;  first  anniversary,  163; 
the  King's  present  to  the,  164  ; 
statutes  prepared,  173; allusions 
to  the  Society  in  1665,  183; 
met  at  Arundel  House  after  the 
Fire,  1666,  214,  298;  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn on  the  usefulness  of  the 
Society,  and  recommending 
Cowley  to  write  his  poem  on, 
iii.  349  ;  Arundel  Library  pre- 
sented by  Mr.  Howard  at  Mr. 
Evelyn's  suggestion,  ii.  236, 
340 ;  iii.  450  ;  requests  to  ex- 
change some  of  the  MSS.  with 
the  University  of  Oxford  for 
mathematical  books,  &c.,  369; 
visit  of  the  Duchess  of  New- 
castle, ii.  218;  Mr.  Evelyn  pre- 
sents Tables  of  Veins,  Arteries, 
and  Nerves,  i.  261;  ii.  227; 
iii.  160;  college  for,  designed 
at  Arundel  House,  ii.  229;  Mr. 
Evelyn's  gift  to  the  building  of, 
230  ;  History  of  the  Silkworm 
given  to  the,  236  ;  Dr.  Glan- 
wWlc's  Ne  plus  Ultra  in  defence 
of,  and  Stubb's  book  against, 
iii.  356  ;  Chelsea  College  given 
to,  by  Charles  H.,  ii.  225,  236  ; 
{see  Chelsea)  ;  Mr.  Evelyn 
chosen  Secretary,  288  ;  meets 
again  at  Gresham  College,  298; 
allusions  to,  1679,  ii.  361  ;  re- 
gulations respecting  electing 
Fellows,  389  ;  Roman  urn  pre- 
sented to,  iii.  7  ;  experiments 
relative  to  earthquakes,  467  ; 
transactions  of  the  Society,  ii. 


466 


INDEX. 


Royal  Society — continued. 

122,  123,  138,   139,   144,  iS3> 

154.  i73>  183.   193.  2°°.  218, 

230,  236,  243,  309,  374,  393, 

395.  397,  398;  iii-  18,  142-   . 

Royalty,  or  Masquerade,  at  Til- 
ling, 1654-55,  iv.  225. 

Royston,  Richard,  iii.  207,  216 
and  n,  259. 

Rubens,  Sir  Peter  Paul,  paintings 
by,  i.  30,  34;  .iii-  i°9;  his 
views  in  Genoa,  i.  96. 

Rubies,  King  Charles  I.'s  collar 
of,  his  directions  about  dis- 
posal of,  1641,  iv.  86  m,  gi,  99, 
loi,  106,  113,  117,  186. 

Rudyard,  Sir  Benjamin,  iv.  144 
n  ;  opposes  sending  the  Irish 
regiments  to  Spain,  1641,  74  n. 

Ruell,  Richelieu's  palace,  &c.,  at, 
i.  56. 

Rugini,  Signior,  of  Venice,  his 
collection,  i.  257. 

Ruins,  notices  of  various,  i.  92, 
93,  119,  124,  129,  135,  161, 
173,  174,  176,  186,  187,  189, 
190,  195,  196,  206,  208,  217, 
234,  267,  272;  ii.  64. 

Rump  Parliament,  dispersed  by 
the  Army,  ii.  107 ;  dissolved 
by  Monk,  no. 

Rupert,  Prince,  various  references 
to,  iv.  146  n,  148,  152,  155, 
240,  247  n,  265,  274,  27s  n, 
282  n,  286,  343  ;  King  Charles 
I.'s  directions  to,  before  the 
battle  of  Marston  Moor,  152- 
154  and  notes  ;  letters,  to  Earl  of 
Essex,  about  pass  for  Royal 
Commissioners  to  the  Parlia- 
ment, 1644,  15s,  156;  to  Sir 
Edward  Nicholas,  on  the  royal 
cause,  1645,  164;  forced  to 
quit  Bath,  164, 166  ;  surrenders 
Bristol,  172,  173,  174  and  n; 
Charles  I.'s  proceedings  against 


Rupert,  Prince — continued. 

in  consequence,  173,  174; 
quarrels  with  Lord  Digby  about 
defeat  at  Sherbourne,  175  n; 
petition  in  consequence,  ibid.; 
naval  proceedings  for  Charles 
IE,  1651,345;  1652,  248  and 
n,  264,  265  n;  1653,  274  n, 
275  n ;  governed  by  Sir  E. 
Herbert,  2  7  7  n  ;  Master  of  the 
Horse,  1653,  280  n,  301  n;  is 
nearly  drowned  in  the  Seine, 
288  n;  allusions  to,  concerning 
prizes  to  Charles  II.  in  exile, 
264  n,  265  n,  274  n,  280  n, 
285,  287,  288,  292,  296,  297, 
298,  300;  he  explains  to  Mr. 
Evelyn  the  process  of  mezzo- 
tlnto  engraving,  ii.  123,  124; 
arranges  the  firearms  at  Wind- 
sor Castle,  his  apartments, 
252;  other  allusions  to  him, 
144,  151,  159,  185,  194,  195, 
196,  211,  219,  251. 

Rushworth,  John,  his  Historical 
Collections  referred  to,  iv.  80  n, 
85  n,  91  n. 

Russel,  Lord  William,  appre- 
hended, ii.  409 ;  tried  and 
condemned,  410,  411;  be- 
headed, 414,  422,  471. 

Colonel  (uncle  of  Lord),  ii. 

414. 


William,   embalming   prac- 
tised by,  ii.  393. 

Admiral,   Edward,   Earl  of 


Oxford,  quarrel  with  Lord  Not- 
tingham, iii.   106;    put  aside, 
107  ;  restored,  in. 
—  Catholic   Bishop   of  Cape 
Verde,  ii.  139. 

family,    possessions   of,    in 


Bloomsbury,  ii.  177  n. 

Russian    Ambassador,    entrance 

of,  1662,  ii.  154;  audience  of, 

156  ;  takes  leave,  159  ;  curious 


INDEX. 


467 


Russian  Ambassador — cottti/med. 

waterfowl     presented     by     to 

Charles  II.,  177;  audience  of, 

1667,  ii.  224;  1681,  386. 
Rustate,  Tobias,  benefactions  of, 

ii.  365  and  n. 
Rutland,  John  Manners,  Earl  of, 

iv.  188  n. 
Ruvigne,    Henry    de,    Marquis, 

Earl   of   Galway,    account  of, 

iii.   26 ;  alluded  to,  336 ;   his 

son,  26  n. 
Rycaut,  Sir  Paul,  iii.  11. 
Rye,  Sussex,  embargo  at,   1652, 

ii.  40. 
Ryegate,     Lady    Peterborough's 

house  at,  ii.  77. 
Rye-house  Plot  detected,  ii.  408  ; 

declaration    concerning,    415; 

thanksgiving,  ibid. 

Sacheverell,  Mr.,  manager  on  Lord 
Stafford's  trial,  ii.  376. 

Sacraments,  disused  in  the  Eng- 
lish churches,  ii.  3. 

Sacristy  at  St.  Denis,  i.  43. 

Sadlington,  Captain, iv.  282  andn. 

Saffron  brought  from  Greece,  iii. 

405- 

Saffron  Walden,  Essex,  famous 
for  saffron,  ii.  73,  250. 

Sailor,  fortitude  of,  under  ampu- 
tation, ii.  277. 

St.  Adrian  at  Rome,  i.  120. 

St.  Agnes  at  Rome,  i.  131. 

St.  Alban's,  Henry  Jermyn,  Earl 
of,  ii.  115,  136,  149,  158,  191  ; 
house  at  Byfleet,  338  ;  account 
of  him,  1683,416;  portrait,  iii. 
444. 

Duke  of  (son   of  Charles 

II.),  ii.  430,  435. 

St.  Ambrose  at  Milan,  i.  273. 

St.  Ambrosio  at  Genoa,  i.  99. 

St.  Angelo,  notices  of,  i.  194; 
ii.  2. 


St.  Anne,  London,  iii.  35. 
St.  Anthony  at  Padua,  i.  248. 
St.    Bartholomew   at    Rome,    i. 

195- 
St.  Baume,  i.  92. 
St.  Bernard  at  Rome,  i.  129. 
St.  Carlo  at  Rome,  i.  131. 
St.  Catherine  of  Sienna,  i.  in. 
St.  Catherine's  cell  at  Sienna,  i. 

220. 
Sta.  Cecilia,  church  and  bath,  at 

Rome,  i.  194,  195. 
St.    Chapelle,    Paris,    i.    51  ;    at 

Bourges,  85  ;  at  Bourbon  I'Ar- 

chambaut,  86. 
St.   Christopher,    colossal   statue 

of,  i.  48. 
St.   Clement's    Church,  London, 

ii-  435- 

St.  Clere,  Kent,  descent  of  the 
Evelyns  of,  i.  Pedigree. 

St.  Clere,  Mons.,  of  Paris,  collec- 
tions of,  ii.  15. 

St.  Cloes,  house  of  Archbishop  of 
Paris,  i.  55. 

St.  Cloud,  Paris,  referred  to,  ii.S. 

Sta.  Constanza  at  Rome,  i.  131. 

St.  Croix  at  Orleans,  i.  76. 

St.  Cross  at  Rome  described,  i. 
206  ;  at  Lucca,  222. 

St.  Denys,  Paris,  i.  43-45  ;  ii.  7, 

^9-      .  . 
St.  Dominic   at  Naples,   i.   179; 

at  Florence,  230. 
St.    Francis,    Genoa,   i.    99 ;    at 

Sienna,  112. 
St.  Genevieve,  Paris,  i.  52. 
St.  George's,  Hanover-square,  iii. 

96  n. 
St.     Germain,     Naples,    natural 

stoves  of,  i.  185. 
St.  Germain,  Mons.,  ii.  13. 
St.  Germains,  English  court  at,  i. 

29s  ;  referred  to,  ii.  25. 
St.  Germain's  en  Laye,  i.  55,  58, 

59;  ii-  13- 


468 


INDEX. 


St.    Giovanni,    Baptistery   of,    i. 

I02. 

St.  Giovanni  e  Paula,  i.  151. 

St.  Gratian,  Tours,  i.  80. 

St.  Gregorio  in  Monte   Celio,  i. 

136. 
St.  Honore,  Island  of,  i.  93. 
St.  Innocents,  Paris,  i.  71. 
St.  James's  Chapel,  ii.  141. 
St.  James's  Church,  Piccadilly,  ii. 

437- 
St.  James's,   library  at,  iii.  125, 

449- 

St.  James's  Park,  skating  in,  ii. 
155  ;  collection  of  rare  beasts 
and  fowls  in,  177,  178;  iii. 
283  ;  library  in,  iv.  14. 

St.  James's,  possessed  by  the 
rebels,  1650,  ii.  17;  improve- 
ment of,  1662,  ii.  148. 

St.  Jean,  Lyons,  i.  87. 

St.  John,  Church  of,  at  Genoa,  i. 
99  ;  at  Bologna,  231, 

St.  John's    College,   Oxford,    ii. 

Cambridge,  ii.  70. 

St.  John  di  Lateran,  Church  of, 

at  Rome,  description  of,  i.  146- 

150  ;  procession  of  the   Pope 

to,  &c.,  152-154,  210. 
St.  John,  Lord,  ii.  237. 

Sir  Walter,  ii.  169. 

son  of  Sir  Walter,  murder 

by,  ii.  439. 

Regicide,  ii.  70. 


Sta.  Justina,  Church  of,  at  Padua, 

i.  248. 
St.  Laurence  at  Rome,  i.  207. 
St.  Lawrence  at  Genoa,  i.  99 ;  at 

Florence,  226. 
St.    Leger,    Lady,    antipathy    to 

roses,  ii.  246. 
St.  Lorenzo  at  Padua,  i.  247. 
Sta.  Margaret,  Island  of,  i.  93. 
Sta.  Maria  Maggiore  at  Rome,  i. 

131.  159- 


Sta.  Maria  sopra  la  Minerva  at 
Rome,  i.  160,  204. 

Sta.  Maria  at  Venice,  i.  251. 

Sta.  Maria  in  Navicula,  i.  196. 

Sta.  Maria  della  Pieta  nel  Co- 
lisseo,  i.  136. 

Sta.  Maria  Schola  Greca,  i.  195. 

Sta.  Maria  della  Rotunda,  i.  201. 

Sta.  Maria  della  Vittoria  at  Rome, 
i.  130. 

Sta.  Maria  Nova  at  Rome,  i.  135. 

St.  Mark  at  Rome,  i.  205 ;  at 
Venice,  Piazza,  Church,  238; 
Tower,  243. 

St.  Martin,  Tours,  i.  79. 

St.  Mary's,  Oxford,  ii.  237. 

St.  Maurice  in  Switzerland,  i. 
286,  287. 

St.  Michael,  Island  of,  near  Ve- 
nice, i.  255. 

St.  Michael  in  Bosco  at  Bologna, 
i.  231. 

St.  Nicholas  in  Carcere,  i.  198. 

St.  Paul's  Cathedral  (old).  Dea- 
nery of,  vacated,  1 64 1 ,  iv.  99  m; 
King's  statue  at  thrown  do^^'n, 
1 649,  ii.  5  ;  surveyed  for  re- 
pairs, ii.  199  ;  destruction  of  by 
the  great  fire  of  London,  200, 
202,  205. 

St.  Paul's  Cathedral  (re-built  by 
Sir  Christopher  Wren),  carving 
of  Gibbon  in,  ii.  258  n  ;  choir 
finished,  iii.  117;  opened  for 
public  service,  137;  public  li- 
brary recommended  at,  454. 

St.  Paul's,  Church  of,  near  Rome, 
i.  168,  169. 

St.  Peter's  at  Rome,  piazza  be- 
fore, i.  138 ;  description  of, 
141-146;  chapels  in,  142;  ec- 
clesiastical members  of,  146 ; 
measures  of,  232;  crypt,  159; 
service  at,  on  Good  Friday  and 
Easter  Day,  208,  209. 

St.  Peter's  at  Geneva,  i.  291. 


INDEX. 


469 


St.  Pietro  d'Arena,  i.  100. 

St.  Pietro   in  Vincoli  at  Rome, 

i-  i23>  152- 
St.  Praxedeis  at  Rome,  i.  133. 
St.  Prudentia  at  Rome,  133. 
St.  Ruth,  General,  slain,  iii.  97. 
St.  Sabina  at  Rome,  i.  195. 
St.  Saviour  at  Aix,  i.  90. 
St.  Sebastian's  at  Rome,  i.   151, 

197. 
St.  Sebastian's,   English,  Scotch, 

and  Irish,  turned  out  of,  1656, 

iv.  318,  320. 
Sto.  Spirito  at  Florence,  i.  106. 
St.  Stephen's  at   Bourges,   i.  85  ; 

at  Pisa,  loi  ;  Paris,  ii.  10. 
St.  Susanna,  Church  of,  at  Rome, 

i.  130. 
St.    Thomas's    Hospital,    South- 

wark,    part    reserved    for    sick 

and    wounded   seamen,   1664, 

ii.  173. 
St.  Victoire  at  Aix,  i.  92. 
St.  Vincent's  Rock,  Bristol,  ii.  53. 
Sala  del  Conclave,  i.  163. 
Saladine,  Mons,  i.  288,  289,  291, 

293- 

Salisbury  Cathedral,  ii.  59  ;  Plain 
and  City,  60 ;  Stonehenge, 
ibid. 

Salisbur)',  Earls  of,  their  palace  at 
Hatfield,  i.  39. 

William     Cecil,    Earl    of, 

a  commissioner  at  Newport, 
1648,  iv.  192  n. 

Sallust,  Caius  Crispus,  his  viri- 
darium  and  gardens,  i.  130. 

Salt-houses  at  Rome,  i.  195. 

Saltpetre,  Commission  for  regu- 
lating, &c.,  ii.  197,  198;  mine 
of.  Parliament  considers  about 
preserving,  1641,  iv.  79. 

Salt  water,  rivulet  of,  at  Pistoja, 
i.  222. 

Salvatico,  Dr.,  of  Padua,  i.  258, 
263. 


Saludadors  of  Spain,  impostures 
of,  ii.  477  and  n. 

Salviati,  Francisco  Rossi,  called 
II  Salviati,  works  of,  i.  118,  199. 

Salutation,  remarkable  picture  of 
the,  i.  224. 

Samaritan  fountain  at  Paris,  ii.  15. 

Samuel,  Mr.,  architect,  ii.  248. 

San  Bernardo,  mountain  of,  i. 
278. 

Sancroft,  Dr.  William,  Abp.  of 
Canterbury,  iii.  10,  22,  24,  25, 
41,  77,  118;  sermon  of,  ii. 
192  ;  a  Commissioner  for  re- 
pair of  Old  St.  Paul's,  199 ;  a 
Commissioner  for  Ecclesiasti- 
cal Affairs,  iii.  25  ;  refuses  to  sit, 
26  ;  sent  for  by  King  James  on 
the  Prince  of  Orange  coming 
over,  and  required  to  publish  a 
declaration  of  abhorrence  of 
the  invasion,  59  ;  meeting  of 
Bishops  at  Lambeth  on  the 
Revolution,  62  ;  Mr.  Evelyn's 
letter  to,  55  n,  63;  protests 
against  the  crown  being  given 
to  William  III.,  69  ;  refuses  to 
attend  Parliament,  1689,  72; 
conversation  with,  1689,  74; 
suspended,  80 ;  deprived  for 
refusing  the  oaths  to  William 
and  Mary,  93,  95  ;  advice  to 
Dr.  Beveridge,  94. 

Sanctuary,  man  enters  St.  Mar- 
tin's church  for,  iii.  35. 

Sanders,  Captain,  iii.  122. 

Sanderson,  Sir  William,  funeral 
of,  ii.  320. 

Dr.  Robert,  Bishop  of  Lin- 
coln, sermon  of,  ii.  109  ;  por- 
trait, iii.  444. 

Sands,  travelling,  account  of,  ii. 

Sandwich,  Edward  Montague, 
Lord  Admiral,  Earl  of,  ii.  184, 
185,   187,  24s;    iii.    392;    in- 


470 


INDEX. 


Sandwich,  Edward — continued. 
sinuations  against,  respecting 
East  India  Prizes,  and  his  cou- 
rage, ii.  196,  230  ;  his  observa- 
tions whilst  at  Madrid,  &c., 
233;  President  of  Commission 
of  Trade,  261,  263,  264  ;  death 
at  battle  of  Solebay,  281 ;  par- 
ticulars and  character  of,  his 
courage  asserted,  281,  282; 
funeral,  284 ;  letters  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  respecting  his  com- 
munications about  Spanish  hor- 
ticulture, iii.  355  ;  portrait  of, 
444. 

Sandwich,  Town  of,  ii.  176. 

Sandys,  Edwin,  Archbishop  of 
York,  letter  of,  iv.  26. 

Rev.  Mr.,  iii.  148. 

Sansovino,  Jacopo,  sculpture  by, 
1.  200,  203,  242,  248;  Piazza 
of  St.  Mark  by,  238  ;  his  burial- 
place,  ibid. 

Santa  Clara,  Era  de,  miracle  re- 
lated by,  ii.  478. 

Sapienza  at  Rome,  i.  204. 

Saracin,  Mons.,  goldsmith  of 
Paris,  i.  54. 

Sarto,  Del  (Andrea  Vannucchi), 
paintings  by,  i.  64,  107,  224, 
226;  ii.  loi ;  burial-place,  i. 
224. 

Saturn,  eclipse  of,  &c.,  1660,  ii. 

131- 

Savile,  Sir  George  (Marquis  of 
Halifax),  son  of  Sir  Henry,  ii. 

Sir  Henry,   ii.   152;   types 

procured  by,  for  his  edition  of 
Clirysosiom,  destroyed,  iii.  443 ; 
MSS.  of,  451. 

Mr.  Henry,  Vice-chamber- 


lain, ii.  245,  450. 
—  (Countess  of  Monte  Feltre), 


11.  415. 
Saumeurs,  Mons.,  ii.  8. 


Savona,  town,  cape,  and  passage 
of,  i.  94. 

Savoy,  persecuted  Christians  of, 
collections  for,  ii.  76;  iii. 
81. 

Duke  of,  his  persecution  of 

Protestants,  iii.  21,  81 ;  remits 
his  cruelties,  87. 

Savoy  Hospital,  sick  and  wounded 
lodged  at,  ii.  183,  199,  203, 
204 ;  French  Church  of  the, 
244. 

Saxe-Gotha,  Duke  of,  iii.  27. 

Say  and  Sele,  William  Fiennes, 
Viscount,  a  commissioner  at 
Newport,  1648,  iv.  193  n. 

Sayers,  John,  iv.  225. 

Says  Court,  Deptford,  Sir  R. 
Browne's  house  at,  aftenvards 
Mr.  Evelyn's,  i.  xxx,  xliii,  l.xx  ; 
ii.  I,  3,  38,  44,  46,  73,  120 
andn,  123,130,132,  158,  164, 
174,  271,  278;  garden  at,  46, 

57,  404  n,  427;  iv.  43,  44  ;  ,a 

mole  for  ships  designed  at,  ii. 

79,  142  ;  let  to  Peter  the  Great 

during  his  residence  in  England, 

i.  Ixxi-lxxiii  and  notes  ;  iii.  138  ; 

to  Lord  Carmarthen,  157. 
Scala      Sancta     at     Rome,     i. 

147. 
Scaliger,    Joseph,    ii.    405  ;    his 

burial-place,  i.  24. 
Julius  Caesar,  statue  of,  i. 

267  ;    his   eulogy   of  Verona, 

ibid.,  268. 
Scaligeri,    Princess    of   Verona, 

monument  of,  i.  266. 
Scaramuccio,  Italian,  performance 

at  Whitehall,  ii.  314. 
Scarborough,  Dr.  Sir  Charles,  ii. 

45,  245;  library,  iii.  120. 
Scawen,   Sir  William,    M.P.    for 

Surrey,  iii.  1 7 1  n. 
Scheld,  curious   notices  of  the, 

i.  32. 


INDEX. 


471 


Schomberg,  Frederick,  Duke  of, 
Marshal,  expedition  to  Ireland, 
iii.  78;  death,  89;  alluded  to, 
iv.  259. 

Schools  {vide  University),  various 
notices  of,  abroad,  i.  24,  31, 
90,  203,  229,  253,  293;  in 
England,  ii.  5,  54,  72. 

Schotti,  Caspar,  a  scholar  of  Fa- 
ther Kircher,  i.  125. 

Scipio,  PubHus  Cornelius  Africa- 
nus,  statue  of,  i.  84. 

Sclater,  Edward,  apostate  curate 
of  Putney,  iii.  20  n. 

Sconvelt,  Nicholas,  famous  for  his 
lutes,  i.  233. 

Scornful  Lady,  performance  of, 
ii.  122. 

Scotch  army,  employed  against 
Irish  rebels,  1641,  iv.  134,  137  ; 
enters  England,  1644,  146  n, 
148;  besieges  York,  153  n;  in 
Wales,  1645,  166;  promise 
given  by  the  King  regarding 
those  who  should  go  with  him 
to  the,  183;  exacted  by  King 
Charles  on  going  to  the,  191. 

Scot,  Sir  Thomas,  and  his  seat 
Scotshall,  ii.  159. 

Lady  Catherine  (daughter 

of    Earl   of    Norwich),    ii.    7, 

17- 

Major,  ii.  112. 

regicide,  executed,  ii.  118. 


Scotland,  King  Charles  I.'s  expe- 
dition to,  for  arranging  with 
the  Parliament  there,  1641,  iv. 
6g  n;  his  reception  there,  70; 
negotiations  with  the  Parlia- 
ment of,  7 1  n  ;  Parliamentary 
commissioners  sent  to,  75,  78n, 
83,  84,  92  n,  107  ;  various  no- 
tices concerning  the  kingdom 
and  Parliament  of,  88,  95,  96, 
97  and  n;  treaty  for,  147  ;  pro- 
ceedings concerning,  151;  in- 


Scotland — continued. 

trigues  of  France  with,  181  ; 
dispute  with  the  English  In- 
dependents, 243,  245 ;  King 
Charles  I  I.'s  expedition  to, 
1650,  198  n;  various  tidings 
from,  1651,  344,  345  ;  commis- 
sioners for  the  Union  of,  ii.257; 
conduct  of  theBishops  of,  1689, 
iii.  62 ;  declares  for  William 
and  Mary,  75  ;  Scots  Commis- 
sioners offer  the  Crown  on 
conditions,  77  ;  Episcopacy 
again  voted  down  in,  79  ;  Pres- 
byterians of,  85. 

Scots  troops  in  France,  1648,  iv. 
331;  1650,  ii.  16;  Parliament 
against  their  settUng  in  Darien, 
iii.  149. 

Scotus  de  la  Marca,  painting  by, 

ii-  153- 

Scribes  in  St.  Innocent's  church- 
yard, i.  71. 

Scriptures,  notices  of  ancient 
copies  of  the,  i.  106,  165,  293  ; 
ii.  77;  iii.  197. 

illustrations,  references,  and 

allusions  to  the  (see  Reliques), 
i-  173!  187  ;  ii.  4,  10,  20,  29, 
31.  37.  38-  49,  54,  55,  69,  75, 
76,  77,  79,  81,  88,92,95,  100, 
103,  104,  105,  108,  109,  115, 
120,  121,  123,  132,  138,  142, 
174,  178,  186,  192,  197,  202, 
210,  233,  235,  243,  273,  285, 
286,  287,  289,  291,  304,  309, 
317,  318,  320,  321,  324,  325, 
335,  347,  348,  358,  360,  361, 
373,  374,  3S5,  394,  403,  4i5, 
425,  430,  436,  437,  440,  458, 
461,475;  ni.  13,  16,  18,  19,  28, 

29,  31,  35,  38,  43,  45,  S°,  54, 
60,  71,  76,85,  96,  97,  99,  121, 
137,  167,  211,  221,  236,   243, 

2.45,  257. 
Scriveners,  company  of,  ii.  332  n. 


472 


INDEX. 


Scroope,  Sir  Andrew,  ii.  157. 
• Adrian,  regicide,  executed. 


u.  Hi 


Lady,  ii.  421. 


Scudamore,  Mr.,  ii.  6,  47. 

Sculptors  in  Rome,  i.  216;  in 
Florence,  227. 

Sculpt  lira,  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  1662, 
i.  xlii,  ciii;  ii.  122,  124,  147 
and  n;  iii.  190,  195,  465. 

Sea,  destruction  by,  in  Holland, 
i.  15. 

Sea-coal,  project  of  charring,  ii. 
87. 

Seas,  dominion  of,  and  fishery, 
Mr.  Evelyn's  thoughts  on  those 
subjects,  iii.  414. 

Second  sight,  instance  of,  ii.  478. 

Sedans  introduced  into  England, 
i.  192. 

Sedley,  Sir  Charles,  iii.  1 5  n ;  his 
daughter  Catharine,  Countess 
of  Dorchester,  ibid,  n;  ii.  292 
and  n. 

Sedum  Arborescens,  ii.  385. 

Selden,  John,  his  Titles  of  Honour, 
ii.  78;  executor  of,  223;  por- 
trait, 444  ;  library,  450  ;  Act  of 
Oblivion,  interpreted  by,  1641, 

^^-  .75- 

Seleniscope,  ii.  48. 

Self-denying  Act,  contest  about, 
iii.  106. 

Sembrador,  brought  out  of  Spain, 
ii-  233. 

Senate,  or  State  House,  at  Delft, 
i.  18;  at  Amsterdam,  19;  at 
Antwerp,  3 1 ;  at  Brussels,  33  ; 
at  Sienna,  no;  at  Lucca, 
221;  at  Venice,  241;  at  Bre- 
scia, 268. 

Senetan,  Mons.,  of  Paris,  ii.  21. 

Sensitive  Plant,  experiments  on, 

"•  '33- 
Senten,  Bastian,  gallantry  of,  iii. 

392- 


Septalla,  Signior,  collection  of,  i. 

274. 
Septuagint  scriptures  noticed,  ii. 

77- 
Sepulchral  monuments  (i<ide  In- 
scriptions), various  notices  of, 
in  England,  i.  Ixxxix-xcv,  6  n, 
12;  ii.  39,  40,  45,  50,  52,  59, 
62,  63,  64,  68,  70,  99,  TOO, 
222,  244,  271,  283;  abroad,  i. 
18,  19,  23,  24,  27,  39,  43,  66, 

67,  77>  85.  90,  102,  III,  lis. 
116,  120,  125,  126,  132,   133, 

i34>  142,  144,  i4S>  152,  i59i 
174.  179,  183.  i9o>  191,  194. 
196,  197,  200,  204,  205,  207, 
211,  215,  221,  224,  226,  230, 
234,  248,  249,  251,  263  n,  266, 
270,  272;  ii.  9;  iii.  153. 

Seraphic  Love,  remarks  on  Mr. 
Boyle's,  iii.  268. 

Sermon,  in  blank  verse,  ii.  178; 
accounts  of  sermons,  i.  19,  31, 
160,  208,  298;  ii.  4,  5,  8,  9, 
14,  17,  18,  20,  24,  29,  31,  33, 
37.  38,  39.  40.  43.  46.  48.  49. 
50.  54.  69,  74,  75.  76.  79.  81 
andn,  87,  88,  92,  95,  loo,  103, 
104,  105,  108,  IIS,   120,   121, 

123,  129,  132,  137,  138.  140, 
142,  156,  158,  160,  162,  167, 
174,  178,  186,  192,  193,  197, 
209,  210,  232,  233,  235,  243, 
272,  273,  278,  279,  284,  286, 
287,  290,  291,  304,  309,  317, 
318,  320,  324,  325,  335,  347, 
348,  358,  361,  374,  385,  394, 
403.  404.  415.  425,  43°.  435. 
436,  437,  440,  45°.  458.  461, 
475;  iii.  13,  16,  18,  19,  28,  29, 
31.  35.  36.  38,  42,  43.  45,  5°. 
54,  60,  71,  85,  96,  97,99,  137, 
167,  172;  an  hour  and  a  half 
long,  ii.  361 ;  old-fashioned  ser- 
mon contrasted  wth  those  of 
1683,412. 


INDEX. 


473 


Sermoneta,  Da  (Girolamo  Sicio- 
lante),  painting  by,  i.  150. 

Seven  Dials,  building  of,  iii.  118. 

Sevei-all  Proceedings,  journal  so 
called,  1652,  iv.  261  n,  266  n, 
282  n. 

Severus,  Lucius  Septimius,  Em- 
peror of  Rome,  arch  of,  i.  120 ; 
baths,  195. 

Sewers,   Commission  of,   ii.  104, 

158. 

Sextons,  remarkable  instance  of 
longevity  in,  ii.  68. 

Sextus,  Empiricus,  iii.  230. 

Seymour,  Francis,  Lord,  sum- 
moned by  the  Queen,  1641, 
iv.  100;  notice  of  the  family, 
1 1 7  n  ;  house  at  Marlborough, 
ii.  52  ;  referred  to,  iv.  147  n,  155. 

■ Mr.,  ii.  77. 

Mr.   Conyers    (son   of  Sir 

Edward),  killed  in  a  duel,  iii. 
144. 

Mr.,    impeaches     Earl    of 


Clarendon,  ii.  227. 
—  Mr.,   speech  on    elections, 
1685,  ii.  466. 

Sir  Edward,  iii.  109;  notice 


of,  160. 

Sfrondati,  Cardinal  Francisco, 
church  built  by,  i.  194. 

Shaen,  Sir  James,  ii.  318. 

Shaftesbury,  Anthony  Ashley 
Cooper,  Earl  of,  ii.  233,  275  n, 
287  n,  293  n,  294  ;  president 
of  Council  for  Plantations,  284, 
287  ;  anecdote  of  Lord  Clifford 
related  by,  296  ;  crafty  conduct 
of,  41 1. 

Shakspeare,  William,  illustration 
from,  i.  102  n;  portrait  of,  iii. 

444- 

Sharp,  Mr.  Samuel,  surgeon,  ii. 
28s  n. 

Dr.  John  (afterwards  Arch- 
bishop  of  York),  attempt   to 


Sharp,  Dr.  John — continued. 
silence,  for  preaching  against 
Roman  Catholics,  iii.  23,  26  ; 
sermon  before  the  Commons, 
1689,  67  ;  other  sermons  of, 
113,  129. 

Shaw,  Sir  John,  house  at  Eltham, 
ii.  i65. 

Shawsey  Island,  iv.  278  n. 

Sheen,  Abbey  of,  Lord  Brounker's, 
Sir  William  Temple's,  and  Lord 
Lisle's,  ii.  339 ;  iii.  44. 

Sheep,  remarkable  one,  ii.  50. 

Sheemess,  arsenal  at,  ii.  196 ;  for- 
tified, 220,  277  ;  curiosities  dug 
up  at,  230. 

Shelden,  Dr.  Gilbert,  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury,  translated  from 
London  to  Canterbury,  ii.  161 ; 
theatre,  &c.,  at  Oxford  built 
by,  170,  237;  alluded  to,  129, 
i5i>  i54>  160,  178,  187,  197, 
232.  237.  241,  279,  284 ;  monu- 
ment, iii.  153,  154  n;  portrait 
of,  444;  sermon  of,  ii.  123. 

Mr.  Edward,  iii.  112. 

Ralph,  collection  of  coins, 

ii.  437  ;  iii.  443. 

Mr.    (nephew    of   Archbi- 


shop), his  house,  ii.  338. 
Mrs.  Mary,  iii.  252. 


Sherard,  Lord,  ii.  246. 

Shere,  Mr.  Duncomb's  house  at, 

ii.  324. 
Sheriffs  of  Counties,  their  retinue, 

i.  6. 
Sheriffs  of  London,  dispute  on  the 

choice  of,  1641,  iv.  74  n;  bill 

for,  1 25  and  m. 
Sherlock,  Dr.  William,  iii.  11. 
Sherwin,  Mr.,  trial  with  Sir  Walter 

Clarges,  iii.  152. 
Sherwood  Forest,  account  of,  ii. 

66. 
Ship  of  96  guns  built  by  Crom- 
well, ii.  76. 


474 


INDEX. 


Ship-building,  art  of,  by  Sir  An- 
thony Deane,  ii.  391;  plans 
for  improving,  138,  150,  163, 
174,  291.  306. 

Ships,  for  protecting  commerce 
ordered  by  the  Parliament, 
1641,  iv.  79  n  ;  curious  models 
of,  i.  23  ;  at  Venice,  249  ;  cap- 
tured, 1665,  ii.  185;  destroyed 
in  war,  &c.,  ii.  179,  182,  195, 
197,  220. 

Shipwreck,  wonderful  story  of  a, 

i-  95- 
Shirley,  James,  his  Young  Admiral, 
ii.  154  and  n. 

Mrs.,  ii.  106. 

Shish,  Mr.,  vessel  built  by,  ii.  229  ; 

account  of,  364 ;  vessel  built 

by  his  son,  404. 
Shoes,  various  fashions  of,  ii.  243. 
Shooter's  Hill,  mineral  waters  at, 

iii.  144. 
Shore,  Sir  Bartholomew,  ii.  45 1  n. 
Short,  Dr.,  consulted  by  Charles 

II.,  iii.  118. 
Shotover,   Sir  Timothy  Tyrrell's 

house  at,  ii.  169,  311. 
Shrewsbury,  Charles  Talbot,  Earl 

of,  ii.  355;  portrait  of,  iii.  444. 

the  abandoned  Countess  of, 

ii-  27i>  353  n- 

Duke  of,  a  Commissioner 


for  Greenwich  Hospital,  iii. 
122;  his  subscription,  133  n; 
retires  from  Lord  Chamberlain- 
ship,  152. 

Shute,  Mr.  — ,  1641,  iv.  79  and  n  ; 
Sidney  Papers  refened  to,  207  n. 

Sibbald,  Sir  Robert,  account  of, 
iii.  23  n. 

Sibylla  of  Cuma,  i.  189. 

Siciliano,  Giacomo,  painting  by, 
i.  130. 

Sick  and  Wounded,  and  Prisoners 
ofWar,Commissioners  appoint- 
ed,   1664,  ii.  172;    their   seal, 


Sick  and  Wounded — continued. 
Sec,  173;   proceedings  of  the 
Commissioners,     1664-1673, 
i73>  176,  179.  182,   183,   184, 
185,  186,  187,  1S8,   191,  192, 

i93>  194,  196,  i97>  198,  199, 
203,  204,  211,  212,  217,  218, 
221,  223,  229,  273,  277,  278, 
280,  281,  283,  284,  285,  297; 
iii.  318,  321,  322,  323,  325, 
326,  327-340. 
Sidney,  Lord,  offices  held  by,  in 
Ireland,  iii.  90,  92,  no. 

Algernon,  apprehended,  ii. 

409  ;  beheaded,  423 ;  character 
of,  411,  424;  alluded  to,  428; 
story  of,  472  n. 

Sir  Philip,  ii.  44 ;  portrait. 


HI.  444. 

Lady     Dorothy     (Waller's 

Sacharissa),  ii.  44  and  n. 

Colonel  Robert,  alleged  fa- 


ther of  the  Duke  of  Monmouth, 

ii.  472  and  n. 
Sienna,  Baltazzar  di,  arch  by,  i. 

no. 
Sienna,  account  of,  i.  109-1 1 2, 220; 

towers  of,  1 10  ;  courts  of,  ih'd.; 

university,    in;    church   and 

cathedral,  idid.,  112,  220;  hos- 
pital, 112;  St.  Francis'  church, 

&c.,  i^u'd. 
Sightsman  at  Rome,  i.  i  iS  and  n. 
Silhon,  M.,  work  of,  mentioned, 

iii.  213. 
Silk  stockings,  engine  for  weaving, 

ii.  130. 
Silver,  bells,  i.  23  ;  bedsteads  and 

tables,  98 ;  lamps,  109. 
Simon,  Father  Richard,  his  His- 

toire  Critique,  iii.  410. 
Simons,  Abraham.medal  engraver, 

&c.,  ii.  47. 
Simplon,  Mount,  i.  281,  284,  286. 
Simson,   Mr.,   agate   cup   in   his 

possession,  ii.  75. 


INDEX. 


475 


Singers  in  Rome,  i.  218. 

Sion,  Switzerland,  i.  284. 

Sion,  Earl  of  Northumberland's 
seat,  ii.  185. 

Sirana,  Elisabetta,  painter,  i.  232. 

Sissac,  Marquis  de,  loss  of,  at 
play,  ii.  321. 

Sixtus  IV.,  Pope,  his  statue,  i.  145. 

Sixtus  v.,  horses  on  Monte  Ca- 
vallo  repaired  by,  i.  128  ; 
aqueduct,  130;  chapel,  132; 
Constantine's  pillar  re-erected 
by,  147  ;  Vatican  partly  built 
by,  162;  destroys  the  Septizo- 
nium,  196;  Augustine  obelisk 
set  up  by,  203  ;  statue  of  St. 
Peter  on  Trajan's  column,  205. 

Skates,  introduction  of,  into  Eng- 
land, ii.  155. 

Skinner,  Dr.  Robert,  Bishop  of 
Bristol,  questioned  by  the  Par- 
liament, 1 64 1,  iv.  114  and  n. 

Skippon,  Sir  Philip,  his  account 
of  Wotton's  early  talents,  ii. 
350  n. 

Serjeant  -  Major  -  General 

Philip,  iv.  124  n. 

Skipwith,  Sir  Fulmar,  iv.  147 
and  n. 

Sky,  remarkable  appearance   in, 

1643.  i-  39- 

Slaning,  Sir  Nicholas,  his  mar- 
riage, ii.  154. 

Slaves,  at  Marseilles,  i.  91,  92  ;  at 
Leghorn,  103. 

Slayer,  Dr.,  chemical  experiment 
by,  iii.  11. 

Slingsby,  Sir  Arthur,  goes  to  Paris, 
ii.  7 ;  his  lottery,  1 66  his ; 
character  of,  ihicL  ;  governor  of 
Portsmouth,  481. 

Slingsby,  Mr.,  Master  of  the  Mint, 
ii.  151 ;  Commissioner  for  re- 
pair of  Old  St.  Paul's,  199  ;  his 
house  at  Burrow  Green,  247  ; 
Secretary  to  Council  for  Trade, 


Slingsby,  Mr. — continued. 

&c.,  261  ;  a  lover  of  music, 
304,  358  ;  alluded  to,  154,  222, 
248,  l?>b,  355,  437;  his  de- 
cayed circumstances,  iii.  42. 

Sloane,  Sir  Hans,  Secretary  to 
Royal  Society,  iii.  140  ;  his  col- 
lection, 93. 

Small  pox,  ravages  of,  1646,  i. 
287,  288,  289;  1660,  ii.  117, 
121;  1685,  452,  456;  1694, 
119. 

Smith,  Mr.,  speech  in  House  of 
Commons  about  election  of 
officers,  &c.,  iv.  115  and  n. 

Capt.,  iv.  133  ;  his  gal- 
lantry at  battle  of  Edge-hill, 
1642,  1 18  and  n. 

Sir  Jer.,  bravery  of,  ii.  29 r. 

Mr.  Robert,  marriage  of,  ii. 


44. 


Mr.  (Commissioner  of  Trea- 
sury), his  subscription  to  Green- 
wich Hospital,  iii.  133  n. 

Mr.  John,  Speaker  of  House 


of  Commons,  iii.  172. 
■ "  Dog,"  benefactor  to  Surrey, 


iii.  476. 
Smithfield,    woman    burned    in, 

1652,  ii.  39. 
Smyrna  Fleet,  attack  on,  1672,  ii. 

274,281 ;  earthquake  at  Smyrna, 

1688,  iii.  54. 
Smyth,  Capt,  iv.   278,  303,  312  ; 

taken  prisoner  by  the   rebels, 

1656,  312  n. 
Snake,  Virginian  rattle,  ii.  94. 
Snape,    Andrew,    King's    farrier, 

father   of   Dr.    Snape,    ii.    404 

and  n. 
Snatt,    Edward,  schoolmaster  at 

Southover,  i.  5  ;  his  son  a  non- 
juring    clergyman,     1696,    iii. 

129  n. 
Sneiders,  paintings  by,  i.  61. 
Snows  in  the  Alps,  i.  282. 


476 


INDEX. 


Snow-water,  its  effects  on  the 
people  of  the  Alps,  i.  280. 

Soames,  Sir  WiUiam,  Ambassador 
to  Constantinople,  ii.  476. 

Society  for  propagating  the  Gos- 
pel, allowance  to  Missionaries, 
1702,  iii.  162. 

Soiret,  Mons.,  iv.  221,  224. 

Solan  Geese,  notice  of,  ii.  178. 

Soldiers,  spoliations  of  the  Parlia- 
mentary, ii.  69 ;  quartering  of, 
in  private  houses  prevented, 
in    1685,   by   Mr.   Evelyn,   ii. 

473- 

Solitude,  Essay  on,  by  Sir  George 
Mackenzie,  answered,  ii.  214 
and  n;  iii.  85,  190,  196. 

Solomon,  Proverbs  of,  exquisitely 
written,  ii.  55. 

Somers,  John,  Lord,  made  Lord 
Keeper,  iii.  io8;  subscription 
to  Greenwich  Hospital,  133  n; 
elected,  when  Lord  Chancellor, 
President  of  the  Royal  Society, 
140;  charge  brought  by  Par- 
liament against,  148  and  n; 
seals  taken  from  him,  152  ;  his 
talents,  ibid.;  continued  Presi- 
dent of  Royal  Society,  155  ; 
trial  of,  158;  his  Collection  of 
Tracts  referred  to,  iv.  121  n. 

Somerset,  Lord  John,  i.  117,  199. 

Duke  of,  estate  left  to,  1 705, 

iii.  171. 

Duchess  of,  letter  of,  iv.  26. 

Lady  Anne,  ii.  269. 

Sorbi^re,  Samuel,  account  of,  and 
remarks  on  his  Voyage  to  Eng- 
land, iii.  294-298. 

Sorbonne,  Paris,  account  of,  i. 
49. 

"Sovereign,"  Ship  of  War,  built  by 
the  tax  called  Ship-money,  i. 
14;  burned,  ibid.,  n;  iii.  126. 

Soul,  remarks  on  its  immortality, 
iii.  241-244. 


Sourdiac,  Marquis  de,  iv.  278. 

South,  Dr.  Robert,  University 
Orator,  ii.  238 ;  alluded  to, 
iii.    25;    sermons   of,   ii.    162, 

ass- 
Southampton,  Thomas  Wriothes- 
ley,  Earl  of.  Lord  Treasurer, 
ii.  84,  167,  177,  29s;  iv.  no 
m,  114,  130,  147  n,  149,  154, 
155  '^''5.  156,  160,  164,  187,  195 
m  ;  King  Charles  L  requires 
his  attendance  in  Parliament, 
1 64 1,  137;  portrait,  iii.  444. 

Duke  of,  ii.  322  n. 

Southampton  House  Chapel,  ii. 
246. 

Southcott,  Sir  John,  ii.  25. 

Southover,  Sussex,  Free-school  at, 
i.  xii,  5. 

Southwark  Fair,  1660,  ii.  117; 
iii.  105;  suppressed,  1692,  iii. 
105. 

Southwell,  Sir  Robert,  on  Water, 
ii.  309;  Envoy  to  Branden- 
burgh,  &c.,  364;  Secretar)'  of 
State  in  Ireland,  iii.  91  ;  Presi- 
dent, &c.,  of  Royal  Society, 
91,  III,  140 ;  iv.  27. 

Soutman,  Peter,  engraving  by,  i. 
272  n. 

Souvray,  Commandeur  de.  Am- 
bassador for  F  nights  of  Malta, 
1648,  iv.  342. 

Spa  Wells,  Islington,  iii.  23. 

Spada,  Cardinal,  palace  of,  i.  199. 

Spain,  expected  war  with  Eng- 
land, 1656,  iv.  319  n. 

Queen  of,  catafalco  of,  1645, 

i.  200. 

Spain  and  Portugal,  umpirage  be- 
tween, 1666,  ii.  193. 

Spanheim,  Ezekiel,  author  of 
Treatise  on  Medals,  ii.  316  ;  iv. 

17; 

Spanish  Ambassador  at  Venice, 
i.  262;  in  England,  1665, ii.  184. 


INDEX. 


477 


Spanish  Galleon,  weighed  up  near 
Hispaniola,  1687,  iii.  38;  taken 
at  Vigo,  1702,  163. 

Spanish  Plants  and  Trees,  iii.  355, 
358-360. 

Sparrow,  Dr.  Anthony,  Bishop  of 
Exeter,  sermon  of,  ii.  290. 

Speed,  John,  his  Alap  of  Surrey 
referred  to,  ii.  190  n. 

Spelman,  Mr.  (grandson  of  Sir 
Henry),  ii.  120. 

Spencer,  George  John,  Earl,  his 
house  at  Wimbledon,  ii.  143  n. 

Lord  (son  of  Earl  of  Sun- 
derland), intended  marriage  of, 
ii.  382  ;  character,  ibid.  ;  iii.  53  ; 
alluded  to,  91  ;  his  marriage, 
119;  library,  142;  letters  of 
Mr.  Evelyn  to,  on  collections 
of  familiar  letters,  434  ;  on  his 
Lordship  making  a  tour,  475. 
Mr.  (brother  of  the  Earl  of 


Sunderland),  ii.  44,  84  ;  sons  of, 

—  Lady  Anne,  marriage  to  the 
Earl  of  Arran,  iii.  42,  53  ;  al- 
luded to,  424  ;  death  of,  461. 
Charles,    younger    son   of 


Earl  of  Sunderland  (afterwards 

Earl),  iii.  53,  164. 
Martha,   married   Mr.   Eve- 
lyn's son,  ii.  301. 

Robert,  ii.  240,  311. 

Colonel,  ii.  116. 

Mr.,  iv.  338. 

Spenser,    Edmund,    his   portrait, 

iii.  444. 
Spilbergh,  J.,  view  by,  ii.  213  n. 
Spin-house  at  Amsterdam,  i.  19. 
Spinola,  Marquis,  river  cut  by,  i. 

36 ;    gardens,   99 ;    letters,   iv. 

26. 
Sports  of  Geneva  in  Switzerland, 

i.  290,  292. 
Spragge,  Admiral,  his  expedition 

against  Smyrna  Fleet,  ii.  274. 

IV. 


Sprat,  Dr.  Thomas,  Bishop  of 
Rochester,  ii.  239;  his  preach- 
ing, 3141  359,  374,  404,  424, 
461  ;  Dean  of  Royal  Chapel, 
iii.  15  ;  a  Commissioner  for 
ecclesiastical  affairs,  25,  26 ; 
resigns,  53  ;  his  form  of  prayer, 
1 688,  on  the  young  Prince's 
birth,  49  ;  letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn 
to,  respecting  his  observations 
on  Sorbiere,  294. 

Spring  Garden,  1649,  ii.  5  ;  1654, 
51;  1658,  100;  Spring  garden 
at  Lambeth,  132. 

Springs  at  Tours,  i.  82. 

Spy  Park,  Sir  Ed.  Baynton's,  ii. 
58.. 

Squirries,  at  Westerham  in  Kent, 
ii.  102. 

Stafford,  William  Howard,  Vis- 
count, ii.  24,  246 ;  antipathy 
to  roses,  ibid. ;  committed  for 
Popish  plot,  348  ;  trial  and 
condemnation,  246  n,  374-379  ; 
behaviour  on  his  trial,  379  ;  be- 
headed, 246  n,  380. 

P.,  Superior  of  English  Je- 
suits at  Rome,  i.  198. 

Stag,  remains  of  a  gigantic  one, 

i.  79. 
Staircase,  at  Chambourg,  i.  76 ; 

in  the  Vatican,  166. 
Staly  executed,  ii.  345. 
Stamford,    Mayor    of,    addresses 

King  Charles  L  on  his  return 

from  Scotland,  iv.  145  n. 
Standish,  Dr.,  ii.  475. 
Standsfield,  John  and  Eleanor,  i, 

P<:iiig-^  4,  5  ;  ii-  49- 
Stanhope,  Lord,  ii.  14,  ig. 

Lady,  ii.  320. 

Dr.  George,  Dean  of  Can- 
terbury, discourses  of,  iii.  113, 

125- 

Mr.,  Gentleman  Usher,  ii. 


246. 


I   I 


4/8 


INDEX. 


Stanley,  Mr.,  ii.  io8;  killed  in  a 
duel,  iii.  17. 

Stapleton,  Sir  Robert,  translator 
of  Juvenal,  ii.  52. 

Col.,  Governor  of  St.  Chris- 
topher's, ii.  278. 

Star-Chamber,  proceedings  of, 
against  London,  iv.  80  n ;  sus- 
pension of  Bishop  Williams  by, 
99  n. 

Starkey,  ,  Lord  Clarendon's 

estimate  of,  iv.  256. 

Stationers'  Company,  their  great 
loss  in  the  fire  of  London,  ii. 
205;  iii.  258. 

Statues  and  Sculptures,  names 
and  notices  of  various,  i.  15, 

25.  30.  32.  34,  36,  43-47,  48, 
52,  54,  56,  63,  74,  77,  84,  90, 
97-100,  loi,  102,  104-112, 
114,    118-123,    126,     127-145, 

147,  151,  152,  156,  157,  167, 
169,  170,  173,  178,  179,  180, 
196,  199,  200-203,  205,  208, 
212,  214,  216,  220,  223,  224, 
225-229,  230,  234,  239,  243, 
248,  251-254,  258,  267,  270, 
271,  292;  ii.  10,  12,  33,  67, 
85,  146,  152,  190,  25s  n,  256, 
257,  258  and  n;  iii.  30,  42, 
153. 

Staves,  Mr.  Evelyn's  correspon- 
dence with  M.  Casaubon  re- 
specting his  father's  Treatise  on, 
iii.  371,  372,  374,  398;  frag- 
ment by  Mr.  Evelyn  on  this 
subject,  190  n,  374  n. 

Stawell,  Sir  Edward,  ii.  25. 

Stenwick,  Henry,  paintings  by, 
i.  34,  60  ;  ii.  I,  2. 

Stephen,  King  of  England,  his 
tomb  at  Gloucester,  ii.  62  and  n. 

Stephen,  Mr.,  attorney,  ii.  311. 

Stephens,  William,  sermon  on 
30th  of  January  censured,  iii. 
149  ;  notice  of  him,  149  n. 


Stephens,  Mr.,  iv.  241,  242. 

Mr.,  cousin  of  Mr.  Evelyn, 

ii.  6,  8,  61,  88. 

Sterne,  Dr.  Richard,  Archbishop 

of  York,  iii.  105. 
Stewart,  Dr.,  Dean  of  St.  Paul's, 

ii.   25,  31   n;    iv.   147   n;    his 

illness,  253  and  n;  his  death, 

ii.  31. 
Stidolph,  Sir  F.,  house  at  Mickle- 

ham,  ii.  78. 

Lady,  ii.  336. 

Stiles,   Rev.  Dr.,   his  History  of 

three  of  the  Judges  of  Charles 

I.,  iv.  193  n. 
StiUingfleet,  Dr.  Edward,  Bishop 

of  Worcester,  iii.  45,  10 1  ;  his 

library,  143. 
Stoake,  North,  Sussex,  estate  at, 

iii.  156. 
Stokes,  Dr.,  ii.  74,  85  ;  perpetual 

motion,  231. 
dancing-master,  book  by,  i. 

9  and  n. 
Stola    Tybertina    at    Rome,    i. 

195- 

Stone,  Sir  Robert,  i.  17. 

Stone,  operation  for  the,  ii.  12. 

Stonehenge,  description  of,  ii.  60. 

StoJies,  Discourse  o?i,  by  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn, iii.  190. 

Stonehouse,  Sir  John,  his  daughter- 
in-law,  married  to  Mr.  Evelyn's 
son,  ii.  359,  360,  361 ;  her  por- 
tion, 360 ;  Lady  Stonehouse, 
103. 

Stoope,  Monsieur,  speech  of,  ii. 

II4-. 

Storm,  in  1652,  ii.  43  ;  1662,  144; 

16S7,  iii.  37;  1689,  77;  1690, 

81. 
Stoves,  of  St.  Germain,  i.  185  ;  of 

Germany,  ii.  80. 
Strada  del  Corso,  i.  200,  202. 
Famianus,  i.  155. 

Nova,  at  Genoa,  i.  99. 


INDEX. 


479 


Strada  Pontificia,  i.  200. 

Romana,    at     Sienna,    i. 

III. 

Strade,  Count  de  la,  liberal  con- 
duct of,  ii.  35,  38. 

Stradling,  Sir  William,  i.  1 7. 

Dr.,  ii.  161. 

Strafford,  Thomas  Wentworth, 
Earl  of,  ii.  9 ;  iv.  133  n ;  Lord 
Bristol's  hostility  to,  no  n; 
referred  to,  122  n,  229  nj  his 
trial  and  execution,  i.  13. 

Lord,  son  of  preceding,  ii. 

Strangevvays,  Sir  John,  supports 
King  Charles  L's  right  to  elect 
his  Counsellors,  &c.,  iv.  116 
and  n. 

Straw,  for  brick-making,  ii.  369. 

Strawberry  Hill,  curious  painting 
at,  ii.  133  n. 

Streeter,  Robert,  paintings  by,  ii. 
166,  257,  286,  355,  397;  tor- 
mented with  the  stone,  ii.  305 
and  n. 

Streets,  &c.,  of  London,  Commis- 
sion for  regulating,  &c.,  ii.  144, 
148,  159. 

Strickland,  Sir  Thomas,  ii.  265. 

Mr.  Walter,  iv.  233. 

Stringfellow,  Mr.,  minister  of 
Trinity  Chapel,  sermons  by, 
iii.  97,  112,  1 18,  148. 

Strood,  Sir  Nicholas,  ii.  168. 

Stroode,  Col.,  Lieutenantof  Dover 
Castle,  ii.  176. 

Stuart,  Lady  Catherine,  ii.  301  n. 

Mrs.  Frances,  the  celebrated 

beauty,  ii.  301  n. 

James,  Regent  of  Scotland, 


iv.  26. 
Stubbe,  Henry,  hostile  to  Royal 

Society,  iii.  357  n. 
Sturbridge  Fair,  ii.  71. 
Subterranean  rivers,  i.  289. 
Suburbs  of  Paris,  i.  47. 


Suckling,   Sir  John,  proceedings 

of  the  Parliament  against,  1641, 

iv.  71. 
Sudarium  of  St.  Veronica,  i.  143, 

209. 
Suffolk,  Thomas  Howard,  Earl  of, 

his  palace  at  Audley  End,  ii. 

73- 
Countess    of,     1674,     ii. 

SOS- 
Suffolk  House,near  Charing  Cross, 

ii.  73,  loi. 
Suidas,  ancient  MS.  of,  iii.  142. 
Sulphur,  manufactory  of,  i.  186. 
Sun,  eclipse  of  1652,  ii.  39  ;  1699, 
iii.  144;  transit  of  Mercury  be- 
fore, 1664,  ii.  170. 
Sunderland,  Earl  of,  his  widow, 

1652,  ii.  44. 
Lord,  Ambassador  to  Spain, 

1671,  ii.    265;    and    France, 

1672,  286;  his  seat  at  Althorp, 
312;  Vorsterman's  view  of  it, 
334;  Secretary  of  State,  355; 
his  unfeeling  conduct  respect- 
ing Lord  Ossory,  365,  366 ; 
sunk  by  gaming,  and  out  of 
favour  at  Court,  1681,  382  ; 
President  of  the  Council  and 
Secretary  of  State,  1685,  iii.  11, 
1 7  ;  a  commissioner  for  eccle- 
siastical affairs,  25  ;  Knight  of 
the  Garter,  37  ;  marriage  of  his 
daughter,  42 ;  the  Seals  taken 
away  from,  &c.,  1688,  57  ;  me- 
ditates flight,  61,62;  kisses  the 
King's  hand  on  his  return  from 
Holland,  1691,  94  ;  his  library, 
120;  entertains  William  IH. 
at  Althorp,  125;  a  favourite, 
and  obnoxious  to  the  people, 
126;  alluded  to,  ii.  84,  406, 
440,  476;  iii.  140,  172  and  n. 

■  (Lady  Anne  Spencer),  Coun- 


tess of,  1671,  ii.  266,  286,  317, 
318,    346,   356,    365  ;    (match 


48o 


INDEX. 


Sunderland, Countess  of,r(7«//««^(/. 
for  her  son  proposed  by,  382), 
414,  440,458,  461  ;  iii.  27,29, 
57)  78,  94,  130  ;.  letters  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  inclosing  a  catalogue 
of  religious  books  for  her  use, 
424 ;  on  the  advantages  of 
virtue  in  youth,  421 ;  consoling 
her  on  the  death  of  her  daugh- 
ter, Countess  of  Arran,  460  ; 
on  his  own  publications,  463. 

Superstition,  instances  of,  1641, 
iv.  80  n,  116  n,  125  n;  1656, 

314- 
Superstitious    Rites,   &c.,  prohi- 
bited by  the  Parhament,  1641, 

iv.  83  n. 
Supper,   Paschal,  represented  in 

wax- work,  ii.  278;  of  Leonardo 

da  Vinci,  i.  272. 
Surrey,  address  to  the  Parliament, 

1648,   i.    297;     to    the   King, 

1681,  ii.  383;  1697,  iii.  137. 
Sussex,  separate  sheriff  given  to, 

i.   2  n ;    address  to  the  King, 

1660,  ii.  114. 
Thomas  Sackville,  Earl  of, 

iv.  155,  167  n. 

Thomas  Ratcliffe,  Earl  of 


(temp.  Q.  Eliz.),  ii.  86. 

James  Saville,   Earl  of,   ii. 


126. 


Countess   of,   daughter    of 

Charles  II.,  ii.  305  n,  322  and 
n,  389. 

Sutton,  Sir  Edward,  his  skill  on 
the  Irish  harp,  ii.  233. 

Sutton  in  Shere,  Mr.  Hussey's 
house,  ii.  252,  384. 

Swallowfield,  Berkshire,  Lady  Cla- 
rendon's house  and  gardens, 
iii.  5. 

Swann,  Sir  William,  iv.  218. 

Lady,  iv.  220. 

Swart,  Capt.,  in  navy  of  Charles 
II.,  1653,  iv.  279. 


Swearing,  declaration  against,  set 

forth,  iii.  150. 
Sweate,  Dr.,  Dean  of  the  Arches, 

ii.  161. 
Sweden,  Cecilia,  Princess  of,  iv. 

26. 
Swiss    Guards    of    France,    ii. 

Switzerland,  travelling  in,  i.  278- 
292  ;  vexatious  adventure  in, 
281  ;  snow  in  the  mountains 
of,  282,  283  ;  fertility  of,  284; 
the  Rhone  and  Rhine,  283, 
287,  289,  292,  293  ;  Chamois 
goats,  284 ;  Martigni,  285  ; 
persons,  manners,  and  language 
of  the  Swiss,  ibid.,  286,  289, 
291,  293;  St.  Maurice,  286; 
Lake  of  Geneva,  287,  289, 
292 ;  sports  of  the  Campus 
Martins,  290,  291. 

Sydenham,  wells  at,  ii.  314. 

Sylva,  or  Discourse  of  Forest  Trees., 
1664,  &c.,  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  pub- 
lication of,  i.  xliv,  civ;  ii.  153, 
154,  163;  2nd  edition,  243; 
3rd  edition,  iii.  191 ;  other 
editions,  190,  195;  allusions 
to  the  work  in  a  letter  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to  Lady  Sunderland, 
463  ;  thanked  for  it  by  Charles 
II.,  ii.  171 ;  referred  to,  220. 

Sylvius,  Sir  Gabriel,  ii.  214,  333, 
404 ;  his  mission  to  Denmark, 
467. 

Synagogue  at  Amsterdam,  i.  19. 
See  Jews. 

Taafe,  Theobald,  2nd  Viscount, 
Charles  II. 's  Envoy  to  Duke  of 
Lorraine,  1652,  iv.  262  and  n. 

Taberna  Meritoria  of  the  Romans, 
i.  159. 

Tacca,  Pietro,  statue  by,  i.  109. 

"XayyirXoia,  Iltpi,  by  Isaac  Vos- 
sius,  iii.  421. 


INDEX. 


481 


Talbot,  Sir  Gilbert,  Master  of  the 
Jewel-house,  ii.  150 ;  alluded 
to,  2S6;  iii.  393,  394. 

Sherrington    (son    of    Sir 

John),  killed  in  a  duel,  ii.  469. 

Tangiers  given  to  the  English, 
1661,  ii.  139;  expedition  to, 
365.  366. 

Tapestry,  at  Hampton  Court,  ii. 
146;  at  Duchess  of  Ports- 
mouth's, 420. 

Tarente,  Henry  Charles  de  la 
Tremouille,  Prince  of,  1654, 
iv.  208  and  n. 

Emilia,   of  Hesse   Cassel, 

Princess  of,  1654,  iv.  208  and 
n ;  portrait,  213. 

Targoni,  altar  by,  i.  150. 

Tarrare,  notice  of,  i.  86. 

Tatham,  John,  pageants  by,  ii. 
137  n,  150  n,  153  n,  172  n. 

Taunton,  siege  of,  iv.  159  n. 

Tax  money  from  Scotland,  rob- 
bery of,  1692,  iii.  105. 

Taxes  during  the  Usurpation,  ii. 

79- 

Taxus,  or  Deadly  Yew,  i.  221. 

Taylor,  Dr.  Jeremy,  Bishop  of 
Down  and  Connor,  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn's spiritual  adviser,  ii.  76 ; 
his  work  on  Original  Sin,  83  ; 
iii.  2i6;  disputes  with  M.  le 
Franc,  and  procures  his  Ordi- 
nation, ii.  83  ;  his  Cases  of  Con- 
science, 90 ;  iii.  211;  Sermpns 
of,  ii.  46,  76,  100;  various  al- 
lusions to,  83,  92,  100,  361; 
iii.  203  n,  207  n,  211  n;  letters 
of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  on  his  im- 
prisonment, 1654,  203,  205  ; 
on  the  depressed  state  of  the 
Church,  1655,  205-207  ;  on 
retiring  from  the  world,  and  his 
Lucretius,  1656,  214-216;  to 
the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  on 
his  behalf,  227  ;   with  a  pre- 


Taylor,  Dr.  Jeremy — continued. 
sent,  1657,  236;  to  christen 
his  son,  238;  letters  of,  to  Mr. 
Evelyn  commending  his  piety 
and  noticing  one  of  his  own 
works,  1655,  208;  on  the  state 
of  the  church,  &c.,  209-211; 
thanking  him  for  his  hospi- 
tality, and  remarking  on  his 
Lucretius,  1656,  212  ;  on 
his  own  circumstances  and 
publications,  215  ;  on  his 
literary  works,  and  the  transla- 
tion of  Lucretius,  217;  on  the 
loss  of  his  children,  1657,  233  ; 
thanking  him  for  a  present, 
237;  on  christening  his  son, 
239;  on  the  immortality  of  the 
soul,  240 ;  on  the  loss  of  his 
son  Richard,  1658,  245  ;  on 
the  offer  of  a  lectureship,  248; 
on  literary  subjects,  253,  256; 
on  Essence  of  Roses,  1656, 
255  ;  on  the  state  of  the 
church,  274;  on  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn's wTitings,  1660,  275  ;  on 
the  same,  1661,  281. 

Taylor,  Capt.,  case  against  Lord 
Mordaunt,  ii.  212. 

Charles  H.'s  agent  in  Ger- 
many, 1652,  Sir  Edward  Hyde's 
opinion  of,  iv.  256. 

Teignmouth,  French  troopslanded 

at,  1690,  iii.  89. 
Tempesta,  Antonio,   work   of,  i. 

146. 
Temple,    Sir  Purbeck,    iii.   123; 

death  of,  124,  150. 

Lady  Purbeck,    trial  with 

her  nephew,   Mr.  Temple,  iii. 
132  ;  her  funeral  and  property, 

'5°-  ... 

Sir  William,   his  house  at 


Sheene,  ii.  339 ;  iii.  45  ;  al- 
luded to,  ii.  350  n,  388. 
—  Mrs.,  iii.  45. 


482 


INDEX. 


Temple  Bar,  human  quarters  set 

up  at,  iii.  128. 
Temple,  Inner,  revels  at,  iii.  138. 
Middle,  revels  at,  i.  38  ;  ii. 

228. 
Temple,    Marais   de,    at    Paris, 

notice  of,  i.  52. 
Temples,    notices   of  various,  i. 

106,  no,  120,   124,  174,  186, 

189,  190,  195,  206,  208,  216, 

272  ;  ii.  64. 
Tendring,    John,    works   of,    iii. 

254- 

Teneriffe,  Peak  of,  Relation  of  the, 
by  Mr.  Evelyn,  ii.  124. 

Tenison,  Dr.  Thomas  (Archbishop 
of  Canterbury),  Vicar  of  St. 
Martin's,  ii.  374;  character, 
&c.,  of,  ibid.,  403  ;  iii.  96,  97  ; 
library  founded  by,  at  St.  Mar- 
tin's, ii.  428,  470;  iii.  451  ; 
sermons  of,  ii.  430,  450,  461  ; 
iii.  19,  35>  54,  96,  108;  chapel 
in  Conduit-street  opened  by, 
which  he  intended  for  a  parish 
church,  96 ;  Bp.  of  Lincoln, 
100;  a  Trustee  for  the  Boyle 
Lecture,  loi,  iii,  169  ;  on  the 
author  of  Whole  Duty  of  Man, 
104;  tabernacle  near  Golden- 
square,  set  up  by,  107  ;  Abp. 
of  Canterbuy,  119;  a  Commis- 
sioner for  Greenwich  Hospital, 
122  ;  visit  of  Mr.  Evelyn  at 
Lambeth,  123  ;  subscription  to 
Greenwich  Hospital,  133  n; 
opinion  respecting  proceedings 
against  Bp.  Watson,  134;  let- 
ters of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  467, 
476  ;  alluded  to,  ii.  430,  460, 
470,  471;  iii.  35,51,  100,  108, 
118,  125,  142. 

Terra,  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  1675,  i. 
Ixiii,  cix;  ii.  309;  iii.  190, 
196. 

Terracina,  formerly  Anxur,  i.  174. 


Terra  di  Lavoro,  i.  176. 

Terrasso,  Marco,  lapidary,  i.  263. 

Terrella,  notice  of,  ii.  76. 

Terringham,  Colonel,  iv.  164. 

Test,  sacramental,  &c.,  1673,  ii- 
291,  293 ;  1678,  doubts  re- 
specting taking  it,  ii.  346 ; 
1685,  iii.  10  ;  remarks  on,  1689, 
74,  76. 

Testacfeus,  Mons,  at  Rome,  i.195. 

Testament,  New,  in  vulgar  Latin 
MS.,  iii.  121. 

Teviot,  Earl  of,  ii.  164. 

Teviot,  Lord,  a  Commissioner  of 
Privy  Seal,  iii.  14,  426. 

Teviotdale,  Lord,  a  Scotch  noble- 
man, ii.  356. 

Thames,  river,  frozen  over,  1648, 
ii.  I  ;  triumphant  pageant  on 
the,  in  honour  of  the  Queen  of 
Charles  H.,  1662,  ii.  150  and 
n;  fog  on  the,  254  ;  design  of 
wharfing  from  the  Temple  to 
the  Tower,  214,  215,  224; 
frozen  over,  1662,  155  ;  streets 
of  booths,  coaches,  &c.,  and 
amusements,  upon  it,  1684,  ii. 
425-428;  frozen  over,  1695, 
119. 

Thanet,  Countess  of,  iii.  480. 

Thea  Root,  iii.  86. 

Theatre,  curious  model  of  one,  i. 
60  ;  Marcellus  at  Rome,  i.  124; 
at  Vincenza,  264. 

Theatres  recommended  by  Mr. 
Evelyn  to  be  closed  during 
Lent,  iii.  301,  302.  See  Plays. 

Theobaldi,  building  by,  i.  270. 

Theobald's  Palace  in  Hertford- 
shire, King  Charles  I.  at,  1641, 
iv.  143,  144. 

Thetford,  town  of,  ii.  325. 

Thicknesse,  James,  of  Balliol  Col- 
lege, a  friend  of  Mr.  Evelyn, 
i.  9;  travels  with  him,  41,  84, 
257- 


INDEX. 


483 


Thistlethwaite,  Dr.,  sermon  of,  ii. 
286. 

Thistleworth,  seat  of  Sir  Clepesby 
Crewe,  i.  297. 

Thomas,  Dr.  William,  Bp.  of 
Worcester,  conscientious  scru- 
ples of,  iii.  72  n. 

Thomond,  Lord,  house  at  New- 
market, ii.  248. 

Thomson,  ,  his  report  of  a 

battle  in  Scotland,  iv.  214. 

Thornhill,  Mr.,  ii.  79. 

Thorp,  Baron,  1649,  iv.  348. 

Thorpe,  seat  of  the  regicide  St. 
John,  ii.  70. 

Thou,  PresidentFran^ois  Augusta 
de,  ii.  13. 

Thrisco,  Mr.,  ii.  109. 

Throckmorton,  Sir  William,  letters 
of,  iv.  26. 

Thurland,  Sir  Edward,  ii.  230, 
313  ;  iii.  216  andn,  233  and  n  ; 
a  trustee  for  the  sale  of  Albury, 
203  n ;  letters  of  Mr.  Evelyn 
to,  202  ;  on  his  Treatise  on 
Prayer,  228;  about  a  travelling 
tutor  for  Lord  Percy,  249. 

Thurnheuser,  a  German  chemist, 
i.  108. 

Thynne,  Lady  Isabella,  painting 
of,  ii.  2. 

Mr.,  his  marriage  with  the 

widow  of  Lord  Ogle,  ii.  386  ; 
murder  of,  392  ;  his  monument 
in  Westminster  Abbey,  ibid.  n. 
Mr.,  iii.  11. 


Thyrsander,  a  dramatic  piece  by 
Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  194. 

Tickenhall, notice  of  iv.  152  and  n. 

Tilbury  Fort,  built,  ii.  277. 

TiUotson,  Dr.  John,  ii.  232  ;  ser- 
mon of,  on  the  Papists,  345  ; 
iii.  29,  71  ;  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury,  93,  94,  95  ;  his 
Rule  of  Faith,  342  ;  allusions 
to,  ii.  239,  403  n  ;  iii.  99. 


Tintoretto,  II  (Giacomo  Robusti), 
paintings  by,  i.  242,  252  ;  ii. 
44,  25s  n;  iii.  129. 

Tippin,  Mr.,  sermon  by,  iii.  no. 

Tirel,  Colonel,  iv.  330. 

Tithe  Ale,  ii.  69. 

Titles  of  Honour,  by  Selden,  ii. 
78. 

Titian  (Tiziano  Vecelli  da  Ca- 
dore),  paintings  by,  i.  34,  60,  6r, 
107,  156,  194,  224,  225,  226, 
237>  251  ;  ii.  18,  loi,  119, 
347.  37 1>  441;  iii-  129;  tomb 
of,  i.  252. 

Titus,  triumphal  arch  of,  i.  134; 
baths  and  statues  from,  152  ; 
drawings  of  his  Amphitheatre, 
ii.  15. 

Titus,  Col.  Silas,  author  of  A7///«^ 
no  Murder,  ii.  236,  261,  376;' 
iii.  50. 

Tivoli,  i.  215. 

Todd,  Rev.  H.  J.,  his  edition  of 
Milton  referred  to,  ii.  80  n, 
279  n. 

Toledo,  Peter  di,  i.  185  ;  palace 
of,  187. 

Toleration,  universal  declaration 
of,  1672,  ii.  276. 

Tombs,  Mr.,  his  garden,  ii.  51. 

Tomson,  M.,  a  merchant  of  Ge- 
noa, i.  96. 

Jesuit,  curiosities  consigned 

to   his   care   from    China,    ii. 
165. 

Tong,  Dr.  Ezrael,  Popish  conspi- 
racy discovered  by  him  and 
Gates,  ii.  343  ;  account  of  him, 
ibid,  n  ;  his  Modern  Practice  of 
the  Jesuits,  175  n. 

Tonnage  and  Poundage,  Bill  of 
passed,  1641,  ii.  116  ;  iv.  71  n, 
91  ;  Act  of,  Navy  provided  for 
by,  79  and  n ;  allowance  to 
merchants  by,  omitted  by  Par- 
liament, supplied  by  Charles  I., 


484 


INDEX. 


Tonnage  and  Poundage,  continued. 
8 1,  82  ;  necessity  of,  for  the 
exigencies  of  the  King,  104. 

Tooke,  Benjamin,  letter  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  transmitting  Dis- 
course of  Medals  for  publica- 
tion, iii.  478 ;  admitted  to  a 
share  in  the  Sylva,  iv.  14. 

Torrington,  Earl  of,  imprison- 
ment of,  1690,  iii.  89. 

Torre  d'Asinello,  account  of  the, 
i.  229  ;  measure  of  the,  232. 

della  Pallada,  i.  269. 

Torso  of  Amphion  and  Dirce,  i. 
119. 

Torture,  account  of  a  malefactor 
undergoing  the  punishment  of, 
ii.  21,  22. 

Totes,  in  Normandy,  notice  of, 
i.  66. 

Tournon,  Castle  at,  i.  88. 

Tours,  account  of  the  city  of,  i. 
79-82  ;  ii.  65. 

Tower  of  London,  garrison 
reinforced,  1641,  iv.  71  ;  dan- 
ger of  the,  in  the  great  fire,  ii. 
205. 

Towers,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of 
Peterborough,  questioned  by 
the  Parliament,  1641,  iv.  ii4n. 

Townshend,  Lord,  seat  of,  i.  4on  ; 
creation  of,  ii.  126. 

Trade,  Council  of,  recommended, 
iv.  4.     See  Plantations. 

Tradescant,  John,  Museum  and 
family  portraits  of,  ii.  94,  337 
and  n. 

Trained  bands  keep  guard  over 
London,  night  and  day,  iv.  107; 
guard  the  Parliament,  113. 

Trajan,  Column  of,  at  Rome,  i. 
205  ;  iii.  408. 

Transubstantiation,  Mr.  Evelyn's 
sentiments  on,  iii.  381. 

Travels  in  France  and  Italy,  hints 
for,  iii.  224,  251. 


Travers,  Mr.,  King's  surveyor, 
iii.  122. 

Treacle,  &c.,  drugs  used  in  manu- 
facture of,  ii.  108. 

Trean,  merchant,  his  collection 
of  pictures,  ii.  2. 

Treaty  at  Uxbridge,  Charles  I.'s 
Memorial  concerning,  iv.  152. 

Tredagh  prepares  against  Irish 
Rebels,  1641,  iv.  134. 

Treby,  Sir  George  (Lord  Chief 
Justice),  Recorder  of  London, 
ii.  375,  419 ;  subscription  to 
Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133  n; 
his  death,  155. 

Tree  in  the  centre  of  France,  i. 

85. 

Trees,  their  anatomy  and  vegeta- 
tive motion,  iii.  278-280. 

Trelawney,  Sir  John,  Bp.  of  Bris- 
tol, one  of  the  petitioners 
against  James  XL's  Declaration 
of  Liberty  of  Conscience,  iii. 
47  n  ;  sent  to  the  Tower,  48  ; 
acquitted,  49. 

Tremellius,  Emanuel,  letters  of, 
iv.  26. 

Trenchard,  Sir  John,  Secretary  of 
state,  iii.  108  and  n. 

Mr.,  apprehended  for  the 

plot,  1683,  ii.  409;  enlarged, 
424. 

Tresoro  di  San  Marco,  i.  241. 

Tres  Tabernse,  i.  173. 

Trevor,  Sir  John,  ii.  261  ;  sub- 
scription to  Greenwich  Hos- 
pital, iii.  133  n. 

Tria  Fontana,  Church  of,  i.  168. 

Tribmta,  a  splendid  cabinet  so 
called,  i.  106. 

Trinita  del  Monte  at  Rome,  i. 
202. 

Trinity,  Platonists  MSS.  con- 
cerning the,  iii.  125. 

Trinity  College,  Cambridge,  ii. 
71- 


INDEX. 


485 


TrinityChapel, Conduit  Street,  ac- 
count of,  iii.  96  and  n ;  first 
sermon  in,  ibid..,  97. 

House,    incorporated,    ii. 

143;  great  dinner  at,  1665, 
1 80  ;  Corporation  of,  re-assem- 
bles after  the  plague,  196  ;  land 
for  their  alms-houses  given  by 
Sir  R.  Browne,  260  ;  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn, Lord  Ossory,  and  Mr. 
Evelyn's  son  chosen  younger 
brothers  (Sir  R.  Browne  and 
Sir  Jer.  Smith,  masters),  289, 
291  ;  annual  festival  of  the, 
263 ;  account  of  a  meeting, 
1685,  474.  _ 

Triplet,  Dr.,  ii.  84  and  n. 
Triumphal   Arches   in   Rome,  i. 

154- 
Trollop,    Mrs.,    marriage   of,    ii. 

372. 
Trout,  excellent  in  the  Rhone,  i. 

287;    at   Hungerford,   ii.   54; 

spearing  of,  60. 
Truffles,  earth-nuts,  i.  88. 
Trumball,  Sir  William,  subscribes 

to  Greenwich  Hospital,  iii.  133 

n. 
Tudor,    Mr.,    Quinquina    intro- 
duced by,  iii.  118. 
Tufton,  Sir  John,  ii.  77. 
Tuileries,   Palace,  account  of,  i. 

53;  gardens,  ibid.,  55. 
Tuke,  Sir  Brian,  portrait  of,  by 

Holbein,  ii.  339. 

Sir    Charles    (son    of   Sir 

Samuel),  birth,  ii.  264;  death, 
and  character  of,  iii.  90,  252. 

George,   marriage,    ii.  84 ; 


alluded  to,  91,  105  ;  play  by, 
156,  157  ;  letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn 
to,  on  his  brother's  turning 
Roman  Catholic,  iii.  252. 

Col.  Sir  Samuel,  his  pro- 

selytism  to  the  Church  of  Rome, 
and  account  of  him,  iii.  252  n; 


Tuke,  Col.  Sir  Samuel — continued. 
at  Paris,  ii.  8  ;  harangue  on 
behalf  of  Papists,  and  trans- 
action at  Colchester,  114;  sent 
to  break  the  marriage  of  the 
Duke  to  the  Queen  Mother, 
118;  sent  to  Paris  to  condole 
on  the  death  of  Card.  Maza- 
rine, 125;  his  marriage,  165, 
230;  christening  of  his  son, 
264  ;  speech  in  the  House  of 
Lords  on  behalf  of  the  Papists, 
289  ;  letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to, 
on  the  Fire  of  London,  and  on 
the  death  of  his  wife,  208  n  ; 
iii.  343  ;  his  death,  iv.  59 ;  al- 
luded to,  ii.  112,  163,  269. 

Lady,  ii.    290,    300,    429, 

457,  461  ;  letter  of  Mrs.  Eve- 
lyn to,  on  death  of  Sir  Samuel, 
iv.  59. 

Tulliola,  daughter  of  Cicero,  sup- 
posed corpse  of,  discovered,  i. 
174. 

TuUy,  Dr.,  suspended  from  his 
cure,  iii.  23. 

Tully's  Offices,  an  early  printed 
book,  iii.  142. 

Tunbridge  Free-school,  ii.  182 
and  n. 

Tunbridge  Wells,  beauties  of,  ii. 

41,  43.  i34-_ 
Turberville,  evidence  against  Vise. 

Stafford,  ii.  376. 
Turenne,    Marshal,    iv.    273    n, 

298  n. 
Turgu,  Marshal,  iv.  286. 
Turk  christened  at  Rome,  i.  204. 
Turk,  a  rope-dancer  so  called,  ii. 

93  and  n. 
Turkey  Fleet  destroyed  by  storm, 

1693,  iii.  112. 
Turks,  costly  equipments  of,  in 

the  field,  ii.  438. 
Turner,  Dr.  Francis  (Bp.  of  Ely), 

Dean  of  Windsor,  ii.  406  ;  ser- 


486 


INDEX. 


Turner,  Dr.  Francis — cojitinued. 
mon  by,  when  Bp.  of  Rochester, 
430  ;  other  sermons,  436  ;  iii. 
16  ;  petitions  James  II.  against 
Declaration  of  Liberty  of  Con- 
science, 47 ;  sent  to  the  Tower, 
48  ;  tried  and  acquitted,  49  ; 
at  a  meeting  of  Bishops  in 
1689,  respecting  the  Succes- 
sion, 62 ;  deprived  for  not 
taking  the  oaths  to  William 
and  Mary,  92  and  n,  93  ;  at 
Bp.  White's  funeral,  139;  al- 
luded to,  ii.  429;  iii.  II. 

Dr.    Thomas   (brother  of 

Bp.  of  Ely),  sermon  by,  iii.  13. 

— — •  Mr.,  a  friend  of  Mr.  Slingsby, 

ii.  247. 
Turnham  Green,  Sir  John  Char- 

dine's  house  at,  iii.  171. 
Turquoise,  a  remarkable  one,  i. 

108,  225. 
Tuscany,  Prince  of,  visit  to  Royal 

Society,  ii.  236. 

Duke  of,  his  singular  trade, 

i.  105. 

Twickenham  Park,  Lord  Berke- 
ley's seat,  ii.  318. 
Twisden,  Sir  Roger,  ii.  188. 

Mrs.,  Letter  of  Charles  II. 

about  the  George  and  Seals  of 
Charles  I.,  iv.  200. 

Typography,  invention  of,  i.  25. 

Tyranniis,  or  the  Alode,  i56i,  a 
pamphlet  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  i.  xli, 
cii ;  ii.  140;  iii.  190,  195; 
anecdote  relative  to,  ii.  210. 

Tyrconnell,  Earl  of,  powers  given 
to  in  Ireland,  1686,  iii.  23,  27  ; 
appointed  Lord  Lieutenant, 
3 1 ;  Ireland  endangered  by 
his  army,  1689,68,  72;  alluded 
to,  89,  90,  425  n. 

Tyrill,  Sir  Timothy,  and  Mr., 
ii.  35  ;  iii.  453  ;  house  at  Shot- 
over,  ii.  169,  311. 


Tyson,   Dr.   Edward,  anatomist, 
ii.  415  and  n. 

Ubaldino,  letters  of,  iv.  26. 
Udin^,    Da'   (Giovanni    Nanni), 

painting  by,  i.  162  n. 
Ulefield  Oxenstiern,  Count  Cor- 
nelius, iii.  297  and  n. 
Ulmarini,    Count,   of  Vincenza, 

his  garden,  i.  265. 
Union,  a  fine  sort  of  pearl,  i.  202 

and  n. 
University  of  Ley  den,  i.  23  ;  of 

Paris,  47  ;  of  Orleans,  75  ;  of 

Bourges,  84  ;  of  Valence,  89  ; 

of  Aix,  90  ;   of  Sienna,    in; 

of   Padua,    253  ;    of   Oxford, 

visits  to,  ii.  54-58. 
College,  Oxon,  repair  of,  ii. 

312. 
Upman,  Mr.,  ii.  321. 
Upnor  Castle,  fortified,  ii.   219, 

283. 
Uppingham,  Rutland,  notice  of, 

ii.  63. 
Urban  VIII.,  Pope,  public  works, 

&c.,  of,  i.   143,  163,  166,  201 ; 

his   monument,    145 ;   statue, 

Ursino,  Fulvio,  museum  of,  i. 
118. 

Ushant,  Isle  of,  enterprise  against, 
1653,  iv.  279. 

Usher,  Dr.  James,  Archbishop  of 
Armagh,  ii.  273;  iv.  99  n; 
sermons  of,  ii.  4,  5,  38,  385  ; 
conversation  with  Mr.  Evelyn, 
on  various  subjects,  77;  his 
Annals,  iii.  315  ;  library,  452  ; 
his  daughter,  ii.  169  ;  prophecy 
of,  alluded  to,  iii.  10  ;  Life  and 
Letters,  20  ;  Dr.  Parr  his  chap- 
lain, ii.  273,  385. 

Uxbridge,  Treaty  of,  1644,  Royal 
Commissioners  for,  iv.  147  n  ; 
fast  on  occasion  of,  148  and  n  ; 


INDEX. 


487 


Uxbridge — cotitinued. 

Common  Prayer  refused  to  be 
read  in  the  Church  of,  ibid.; 
Charles  I.'s  remarks  and  direc- 
tions concerning,  149,  150, 
152  ;  his  memorial  concerning 
Religion  and  the  Militia,  ibid. 

Vaga,  Pierino  del,  paintings  by, 
i.  64;  ii.  15  ;  his  burial  place, 
i.  202. 

Valence,  City  of,  i.  89. 

Valenciennes,  proceedings  against 
alluded  to,  1656,  iv.  317. 

Valois,  Marguerite  of,  novels  of, 

iii-  396- 
Vambre,  near  Paris,  i.  xxvii ;  ii. 

12,  13- 

Vanbeck,  Barbara,  a  hairy  wo- 
man, ii.  93  and  n. 

Vanbrugh,  John,  secretary  to  the 
Commission  for  Greenwich 
Hospital,  iii.  122. 

Vandall,  painting  by,  i.  19. 

Vanderborcht,  portrait  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  by,  i.  xv,  13. 

Vander  Douse,  Mr.,  ii.  405 ;  letter 
of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  on  translating 
his  account  of  China,  i.  xliii;  iii. 
285. 

Vandervoort,  Mr.,  of  Venice,  his 
books,  i.  261. 

Vandyke,  Sir  Anthony,  paintings 
by,  ii.  2,  51,  loi,  234  n,  347, 
440,  441  ;  iii.  45,  109,  129  ; 
full-length  portrait  of  himself, 

ii-  323-. 
Vane,  Sir  Harry,  Secretary  to 
Charles  I.,  iv.  107,  108  ;  his 
confidence  in,  80  m  and  n  ; 
confined  in  Carisbrook  Castle, 
ii.  88 ;  referred  to,  as  Mr. 
Treasurer,  iv.  74,  84,  85,  86 
and  n,  97,  103,  105,  iii,  113 
m,  115,  117, 118, 121,  125, 126, 
129. 


Vane,  Sir  Henry,  the  younger,  a 
Privy  Counsellor,  iii.  50;  iv. 
46,  86,  193  n;  letters  to 
(March,  1645-6),  for  his  in- 
terest that  King  Charles  I. 
might  come  to  London,  181, 
182  ;  alluded  to,  iii.  no. 

Sir  Walter,  iii.  392. 

Vanni,   Francisco,  picture  by,  i. 

195- 

Curtius,  i.  150. 

Van  Tromp,  Admiral  Martin 
Happertz,  ii.  213  ;  iv.  282  n. 

Varennes,  Mons.  de,  intendant 
Marquis  de  Castlenau,  iv.  296, 
297  bis. 

Vasari,  Giorgio,  paintings  by,  i. 
199,  225. 

Vatican,  ceremony  there  of  con- 
ferring Cardinal's  hat,  i.  138; 
description  of,  162-167  ;  library, 
165,  166;  ceremonies  at,  208, 
209. 

Vaubecour, ,  iv.  341. 

Vaucluse,  notice  of,  i.  90. 

Vaudois,  persecuted  Protestants 
of  the,  collection  for,  ii.  76; 
iii.  81 ;  restored  to  their  coun- 
try, 87 ;  received  by  German 
Princes,  141. 

Vaughan,  John,  Lord  Chief  Jus- 
tice, ii.  223 ;  portrait  of,  iii.  444. 

Vauxhall,  Sir  Samuel  Morland's 
house  at,  ii.  221  n,  385  n. 

Vavasor,  Monsieur,  iv.  154. 

Veau,  M.  de,  his  academy  of 
horsemanship,  i.  73. 

Veins,  Arteries,  and  Nerves, 
tables  of,  purchased  by  Mr. 
Evelyn  at  Padua,  i.  xxi  and  n, 
261  ;  ii.  4;  lent  to  College  of 
Physicians  to  lecture  upon,  i. 
xxi ;  ii.  45  ;  presented  to  the 
Royal  Society,  i.  xxi  n,  261  ; 
ii.  227  ;  iii.  160. 

Velletri,  town  of,  i.  173. 


488 


INDEX. 


Vendome,  Duke  of,  a  brother  of, 
ii.  406 ;  iv.  265,  286. 

Venetian  Ambassador,  Parlia- 
ment offers  an  affront  to,  1641, 
iv.  139  ;  entry  into  London, 
1696,  iii.  129. 

Venice,  description,  &c.,  of 
(1645-6),  i.  234-245,  249-252, 
255.  256,  257,  258,  259-262; 
the  bagnios,  235  ;  origin  of 
Venice,  ceremony  of  the  Es- 
pousal of  the  Adriatic,  236  ; 
Gondolas,  Rialto,  236,  237 ; 
taking  the  air  on  the  canal, 
Fondigo  de  Todeschi,  Mer- 
ceria,  ibid.;  Piazza  of  St.  Mark 
and  Clock  over  the  Arch,  238  ; 
Church  of  St.  Mark,  &c.,  ibid.; 
Tresoro  di  San  Marco,  or 
Reliquary,  241  ;  Exchange, 
Senate-hall,  &c.,  ibid.;  Zecca, 
or  Mint,  243  ;  Tower  of  St. 
Mark,  ibid. ;  Mart  in  Ascension 
week.  Costume  of  Venetian 
ladies,  courtezans,  citizens,  &c., 
243,  245  ;  the  Opera,  Chetto 
de  San  Fehce,  &c.,  245  ;  the 
Arsenal,  249,  250;  execution, 
250  ;  Church  of  St.  Johanne 
and  Paulo,  St.  George's  (a 
Greek  church),  &c.,  251  ;  other 
churches.  Island  of  St.  Georgio 
Maggiore  and  church,  252  ; 
other  islands,  &c.,  ibid.;  Island 
of  Murano  and  glass  manufac- 
tory, Island  of  St.  Michael,  and 
church,  &c.,  255  ;  Sign.  Rugini's 
collection,  257,  258;  the  Car- 
nival, 259  ;  Operas,  &c.,  260  ; 
the  Ghetto,  a  Jewish  marriage, 
261  ;  lapidaries,  263  ;  policy 
of  Venice  with  respect  to  Vin- 
cenza,  265;  gondola  sent  from, 
to  Charles  II.,  ii.  145  ;  con- 
sulage of,  288. 

States  of,  Envoy  of  Charles 


Venice,  States  of — continued. 
II.    ill-treated    by,    1652,    iv. 
258  n. 

Venipont,  John,  Campanile  built 
by,  i.  loi. 

Venn,  Capt.,  suppresses  tumults 
of  the  London  apprentices, 
1641,  iv.  93  n. 

Venus,  statues  of,  i.  157,  202, 
226. 

of  Coreggio,  iii.  i  lo. 

Venuti,  Marcello,  paintings  by,  i. 
205. 

Vere,  Sir  Horace,  and  Francis, 
portraits  of,  iii.  443. 

Verneuille,  Henri,  Duke  of,  ii. 
184. 

Verney,  Mr.,  a  cousin  of  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn, ii-  433- 

Sir  Edward,  killed  at  battle 

of  Edgehill,  iv.  118  n. 

Vernon,  Mr.,  Secretary  of  State, 
iii.  152. 

Verona,  description  of,  1646,  i. 
266,  267  ;  amphitheatre,  266; 
remains  of  former  magnificence, 
267  ;  Count  Giusti's  villa, 
Scaliger's  praises  of,  ibid. 

Veronica,  St.,  altar,  i.  143,  144 ; 
her  sudarium,  143,  209. 

Verrio,  Sign.  Antonio,  ii.  355  ; 
his  garden,  353  ;  fresco  paint- 
ings by,  at  Euston,  ii.  268  ;  at 
Windsor,  335,  353,  405,  475  J 
at  Cashiobury,  362  ;  Chiswick, 
405  ;  Montague  House,  420  ; 
Ashted,  431  ;  Whitehall,  iii. 
30  ;  character  of  his  paintings, 
405,406;  settled  at  St.  James's, 
iii.  25. 

Verrochio,  Andrea,  statue  by,  i. 
251. 

Verulam,  Francis  Bacon,  Lord, 
ii.  165  ;  iii.  482. 

Vespasian,  Titus  Flavins,  Em- 
peror   of  Rome,   Temple    of 


INDEX. 


489 


Vespasian — continued. 

Peace  built  by,  i.  119;  amphi- 
theatre of,  135 ;  sepulchre, 
196. 

Veslingius,  Dr.  John,  of  Padua,  i. 
258,  261  ;  ii.  228. 

Vesuvius,  Mount,  account  of,  i. 
181-183  ;  eruption  of,  1696, 
iii.  128;  views  of,  etched  by 
Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  197. 

Via  Felix  at  Rome,  i.  131. 

Pia  at  Rome,  i.  131. 

Vicfort, ,  iv.  225. 

Vienna,  siege  of  raised,  1683,  ii. 
418. 

Vienne,  account  of,  i.  88. 

Vignola,  Giovanni  Barozzio  de, 
architect,  i.  125,  219;  his 
works,  iv.  10. 

Villa-Franca,  notice  of,  i.  93. 

Ville-frow,  in  Flanders,  i.  33. 

Villiers,  Lord  Francis,  slain,  i. 
297. 

Vincennes,  Bois  de,  i.  53. 

Vincent,  Sir  Francis,  iii.  95. 

Vincenza,  account  of,  1646,  i. 
264,  265  ;  Hall  of  Justice, 
Theatre,  264  ;  Piazza,  Palaces, 
ibid.;  Count  Ulmarini's  garden, 
&c.,  265. 

Vinci,  Lionardo  da,  paintings  by, 
i.  60,  64,  107,  131,  271  ;  ii. 
loi,  323  ;  his  Coena  Domini 
at  Milan,  i.  272  ;  his  death, 
ibid. 

Viner,  Sir  George,  carving  by 
Gibbon  purchased  by,  ii.  258. 

Sir  Robert,  banker,  ii.  349. 

Vineyards,  various  notices  of,  i. 
43.65.81,  177.  183,  267;  ii.  79. 

Viol  d'Amore,  a  musical  instru- 
ment, ii.  358. 
Virgilius  Eva?igelisafis,  by  Alex- 
ander Ross,  ii.  47. 
Virgilius,   Maro,    Publ.,   ancient 
MSS.  of,  i.  165';  his  Tomb,  183. 


Virgin  Queen  by  Dryden,  ii.  215. 

Virginian  rattle-snake,  ii.  94. 

Visse,  Mons.,  concert  at  his 
house,  ii.  20. 

Vitellesco,  Hippolito,  his  collec- 
tion of  statues,  i.  155. 

Viterbo,  account  of,  i.  116,  220. 

Vitruvius,  statue  of,  i.  267. 

Voiture,  Vincent,  his  merit  as  a 
Writer,  iv.  55. 

Volaterra,  F.,  church  built  by,  i. 
203. 

Volpone,  a  play,  ii.  153. 

Volterra,  Di  (Daniele  Riccia- 
belli),  paintings  by,  i.  199,  202. 

Volumes,  ancient  form  of  making, 
i.  165. 

Vorsterman,  Lucas,  painting  by, 

ii- 334- 
Vossius,  Isaac,  ii.  289,  316,  319; 
Justin  corrected  by,  iii.  346  ; 
notes  and  treatises  of,  alluded 
to,  421,  422  ;  his  library,  450, 

453- 
Vrats,  Col.,  assassin  of  Mr.Thynn, 

executed,   ii.    392 ;    his    body 

embalmed,  393. 
Vulcan,  Court  of,  i.  185  ;  temple 

of,  186. 
Vulpone,  references  to,  under  this 

name,  iv.  149,  162  bis. 

Wade,  Capt.,  court-martial  on,  iii. 

164  n. 
Waggons  drawn  by  dogs,  i.  36. 
Wainsford,  Mr.,  ii.  20. 
Wake,    Dr.    William   (afterwards 

Archbishop  of  Canterbury),  iii. 

158  and  n  ;  sermons  of,  31,  35. 
Wakeman,  Sir  George,  his  trial, 

ii.  351,  461. 
Waldenses,  destruction  of,  iii.  75. 
Waldrond,  Dr.,  ii.  277. 
Wales,  James,  Prince  of,  son  of 

James  IL,  birth  of,  iii.  48,  49, 

54;  James  IL  calls  council  to 


490 


INDEX. 


Wales,  Prince  of — continued. 
testify   his  birth,  57;    sent  to 
Portsmouth  with  treasure,  61 ; 
portrait  of,  102. 

Walgrave,  Sir  Henry,  created  a 
peer,  iii.  16. 

Walker,  Sir  Edward,  Garter  King 
of  Arms,  anecdote  of  Lord 
Clifford  told  by,  ii.  297 ;  al- 
luded to,  126,  127  n,  151  ;  iv. 
122  n,  152  n. 

portrait  of  Mr.  Evelyn  by,  i. 

XXV,  297  ;  alluded  to,  ii.  18. 
Dr.  Obadiah,  tutor  to  Mr. 


Hildyard's  sons,  ii.  3  and  n, 
32  ;  in  commission  with  others 
from  Oxford  to  thank  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn for  procuring  Arundelian 
Marbles,  226;  letter  on  that 
subject,  227  ;  University  Col- 
lege repaired  by,  311  ;  dispen- 
sation granted  to  hold  his 
Mastership  of  University  Col- 
lege, iii.  20 ;  perverted  several 
young  gentlemen  to  the  Ro- 
mish faith,  2 1  ;  licence  to  print 
popish  books  refused,  22;  his 
Treatise  on  Medals,  136  n. 

Mr.,  additions  to  medals  in 

Camden,  iv.  3. 

—  Dr.  (of  Londonderry),  death 
of,  iii.  89. 

Clement,  History  of  Inde- 


pendency., 1648,  cited,  iv.  148  n, 

233  n- 
Wall,   John,   account  of,    i.   49, 

SO- 
Waller,  Edmund,  in  Italy  and 
France  after  his  escape  from 
Parliament,  1646,  i.  262,  263, 
294,  296;  ii.  10;  child  of,  19, 
25  bis ;  his  return  to  England, 
34 ;  a  commissioner  of  trade, 
&c.,  261 ;  portrait  of,  iii.  444  : 
alluded  to,  ii.  10,  44  n,  90  n; 
iv.  91  n,  92  n,  102  n. 


Waller,  Sir  Hardress,his  daughter, 
ii.  306. 

Richard,  of  Groomsbridge, 

ii.  43  n. 

Edward,   supports   King's 

right  to  elect  his  Counsellors, 
iv.  1 1 6. 

Sir  William,  his  army,  1644, 

iv.  148  bis  and  n ;  pursues 
King  Charles  L  from  Oxford, 
and  is  defeated  at  Cropredy 
Bridge,  i.  39  n,  153. 

Mr.,  extraordinary  talents 


of,  iii.  114. 
—  Mr.,  of  the  Royal  Society, 


IV.  27. 

Wallgrave,  Dr.,  physician,  his 
skill  on  the  lute,  ii.  304,  429, 
440. 

Wallis,  Dr.  John,  Mathematical 
Professor,  ii.  131,  170,  239. 

Walls  of  Genoa,  i.  1 00. 

Wallops, ,  iv.  158. 

Walnut  Tree,  marbling  in  the 
Wood  of,  iii.  279. 

Walsh,  Peter,  Romish  Priest, 
notice  of,  iii.  15. 

Walsingham,  Sir  Francis,  portrait 
of,  iii.  439,  443  ;  letters,  iv.  26. 

Walpole,  Horace,  Earl  of  Orford, 
his  Anecdotes  of  Painting  refer- 
red to,  ii.  105  n,  254  n,  255  n; 
iii.  222  n. 

Walter,  Sir  William,  ii.  383. 

Walters,  Mrs.  Lucy,  ii.  322  n. 
See  Barlow. 

Walton,  Brian,  Bp.  of  Chester, 
his  Biblia  Polyglotta,  ii.  46. 

Walton  heath,  Roman  Antiquities 
found  on,  ii.  103  n. 

Wanstead  House,  Sir  Josiah 
Child's,  ii.  402. 

War,  Prisoners  of.  Treaty  for  ex- 
changing, 1665,  ii.  182;  ex- 
pense of,  ibid.  See  Dutch 
War. 


INDEX. 


491 


Ward,  Sir  Patience,  subscription 
to    Greenwich     Hospital,    iii. 

133  n- 

Dr.  Seth,  afterwards  Bishop 

of  SaUsbury,  ii.  54,  232,  299, 
406. 

Lord  Chief  Baron,  subscrip- 


tion to  Greenwich  Hospital,  iii. 

133  n- 

Mrs.,  solicits  an  Order  of 


Jesuitesses,  i.  218. 

Warley  Magna,  Essex,  Manor  of, 
i.  xxvi ;  ii.  4,  79  ;  iii.  202. 

Warner, ,  officiated  at  Touch- 
ing for  the  Evil,  1688,  iii.  60. 

Warner,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of 
Rochester,  questioned  by  the 
Parliament,  i64i,iv.  ii4n;  his 
controversy  with  Dr.  Taylor, 
iii.  203  n. 

Warren,  Dr.,  sermon  of,  iii.  28. 

Warrington,  Lord,  death  of,  1693, 
iii.  112. 

Warwick,  Guy,  Earl  of.  Arms, 
Grot,  Chapel,  &c.  of,  ii.  63. 

Charles  Rich,  Earl  of,  1661, 

ii.  126. 

Robert  Rich,  Earl  of,  made 

Commander  of  the  Fleet,  iv. 
81  n  ;  protests  against  an  order 
of  the  Commons,  1641,  85  n; 
character  of,  119  n ;  referred 
to,  252  n. 

Warwick,  Sir  Philip,  instance  of 
Charles  L's  indulgence  to  Sir 
H.  Vane,  mentioned  by,  iv. 
80  n;  alluded  to,  ii.  116,  161, 
162,  163,  314  ;  iv.  184  n,  191  n, 
2 1 1  n  ;  letter  to  Mr.  Evelyn  on 
his  wants  as  Commissioner  for 
Sick  and  Wounded,  and  distri- 
bution of  the  Royal  Aid,  iii. 
321 ;  Mr.  Evelyn's  answer  to, 

324- 
Warwick,  Castle  and  Town  of,  ii. 
62,  63. 


"  Warwick,  The  Constant,"  frigate 
so  called,  iii.  83. 

Warwickshire  address  to  Charles 
n.  1660,  ii.  114. 

Wase,  Christopher,  account  of,  ii. 
34;  recommended  by  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn, 35  n>  39.  236. 

Washing  of  head,  &c.,  benefit 
from,  iii.  362. 

Water-works,  by  Mr.  Winstanley, 
at  Chelsea,  iii.  132  and  n. 

Water-works  and  Fountains, 
notices  of  various,  i.  21,  34,  47, 
55.  57.  58,  59.  63.  64,  65,  69, 
73,  77,  98,  loi,  105,  108,  109, 
III,  114,  116,  120,  123,  126, 
129,  130,  131,  137,  139,  158, 
159.  168,  169,  172,  178,  190, 
191,  194,  197,  199,  208,  212, 
213,  214,  215,  216,  220,  228, 
229,  292  ;  ii.  9,  10,  15,  20,  29, 
38  and  n,  59,  62,  66,  68,  71, 
72  and  n,  146,  185,  221  n,  268. 

Watson,  Dr.  Thomas,  Bishop  of 
St.  David's,  suspended  for 
simony,  iii.  134;  deprived, 
144. 

Watts,  Mr.,  Keeper  of  Apothe- 
caries' Garden,  ii.  474. 

Way-wiser,  description  of  that  in- 
strument, ii.  92. 

Weather,  observations  on  the, 
1649,  ii.  1,9;  1652,43;  1654, 
68  ;  1657,  92  ;  1658,  too,  102  ; 
1662,  142,  144;  1663,  159; 
1666,  211;  1667,  215;  1670, 
254;  1672,  272;  1684,  425, 
426,427,428,434,436;  1685, 
440,  467,  468;  iii.  14;  1686, 
22,  23,  25  ;  1687,  37,  40; 
1688,46;  1689,62;  1691,98; 
1692,  100,102,  104,  105;  1693, 
107,108,110,111;  1694,113, 
116,  117;  1695,  119.  121,  123, 
124,  126;  1696,  126,  132,  133, 
134,    135;     1697,     135,    137; 


492 


INDEX. 


Weather — continued. 

1698,   139,    141;    1699,    141, 

142,143,144,146,147;  1700, 

149,  152;  1701,  156,158,  159; 

1703,    i66,    167  ;    1705,    169, 

170. 
Weathercocks,  fixed  on  trees,  ii. 

278. 
Webb,  Mr.,  paintings  in  his  pos- 
session, ii.  2. 

John,  architect,  ii.  137. 

Mr.,  letter  to   Parliament 

intercepted,  iv.  128. 
Weese-house,   at  Amsterdam,   i. 

20. 
Welbeck,  Marquis  of  Newcastle's 

seat,  ii.  66. 
Welsh,   resemblance    of    Breton 

language  to,  ii.  310. 
Wenman,  ,  a  Commissioner 

at  Newport,  1648,  iv.  193  n. 
Wens  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 

Alps,  i.  280. 
Wentworth,  William,  Lord,  1654, 

ii.  8,35  ;  iv.   165  n,  209,  211, 

212,    215,    219,    259   and   n  ; 

sketch  of,  221  n. 

Lord,  1663,  ii.  159. 

Lady  Henrietta,  mistress  of 

Duke  of  Monmouth,  ii.  305  n, 

471. 
Wessell,  Mr.,  of  Bansted,  M.P. 

for  Surrey,  iii.  160  n. 
West  Clandon,  Surrey,  seat  at,  ii. 

252. 
West  Horseley,  Surrey,  seat  at, 

referred  to,  ii.  48  and  n,  187. 
West,   Mr.,    pardon   granted   to, 

1685,  iii.  14. 
Westfield,    Dr.    Thomas,    made 

Bishop   of    Bristol,    1641,   iv. 

99  n- 
Westminster    Abbey,    burial    of 

Cowley  in,  ii.  222. 
Westminster  Hall,  shops  formerly 

in,  i.  19  n. 


Westminster  School,  exercises  of 
boys  going  to  College  from, 
1661,  ii.  131. 

Westminster,  Medical  Garden  at. 


11.  102. 


sickness   in,   1641,  iv. 


deanery  of,  vacant,  99  m  and  n. 
Westmoreland,    Lord,  death   of, 

1693,  iii.  112. 
Weston,    Richard,    Lord     High 

Treasurer,  portrait  of,  iii.  443. 

See  Portland. 
Elizabeth  Joan,  a  learned 

lady,  ii.  234  n. 

Mr.,  his  contested  election 


for  Surrey,  iii.  160  and  n. 

Westram,  estate  at,  ii.  49. 

Wetherborn,  Dr., physician,  ii.  1 1 1. 

Weybridge,  Duke  of  Norfolk's 
house  at,  ii.  337,  338. 

Whale,  immense  one,  taken  near 
Greenwich,  1658,  described,  ii. 
100;  another  in  the  Thames, 
1699,  iii.  142. 

Whaley,  Colonel,  ii.  95. 

Wharton,  Lord,  ii.  254. 

Sir  George,  a  famous  ma- 
thematician, &c.,  ii.  197. 

Mr.    Henry,   his  intended 


Life  of  Archbishop  Laud,\\\.  i.ii . 
Philip,    Earl    of,    protests 


against  an  order  in  the  Com- 
mons, 1 64 1,  iv.  85  n. 

Wharton  House,  Nottingham- 
shire, ii.  65. 

Wheeler,  Sir  Charles,  governor 
of  St.  Christopher's,  desires  to 
resign,  ii.  265 ;  his  conduct, 
and  removal  recommended, 
272  ;  an  executor  of  Viscoun- 
tess Mordaunt,  359. 

Sir  George,  ii.  426  ;  account 

of,  425  ;  iii.  28  and  n. 

Wheeler,  Paul,  musician,  ii.  82. 

Whips,  harmony  produced  by 
smacking,  iii.  422. 


INDEX. 


493 


Whispering  Gallery  at   Glouces- 
ter, ii.  6 1. 
Whistler,  Dr.,  F.R.S.,  ii.  318,  399, 

403- 

Whitbread,  Thomas,  Jesuit,  anec- 
dote of,  ii.  344  n. 

White,  Bishop,  recommends  Dr. 
Cosins  to  Charles  I.  for  com- 
piling the  Devotions,  ii.  30. 

Dr.    Thomas,    Bishop    of 

Peterborough,  sermon  of,  iii. 
19;  one  of  the  Bishops  who 
petitioned  against  Declaration 
of  Liberty  of  Conscience,  47  ; 
sent  to  the  Tower,  48 ;  tried 
and  acquitted,  49;  at  a  meeting 
of  Bishops  on  the  Revolution, 
62. 

Dr.,    Bishop   of  Norwich, 


his  funeral,  1698,  iii.  139. 
Mr.    Thomas,    priest    and 

philosopher  of  Paris,  ii.  24. 
Mr.,  nephew  of  the  preced- 


mg,  11.  271. 

Robert,  engraver,  ii.  404  n  ; 

iii.  479' 

Whitefoord, ,  iv.  172. 

Whitehall,  King  Charles  I.  at, 
1641,  iv.  143,  144;  affray  at, 
1 16  n  ;  occupied  by  the  Rebels, 
1648,  ii.  297,  299;  1650,  ii.  17; 
state  of,  1656,  82;  goods  pil- 
laged from,  restored,  1660,114; 
paintings  at,  152;  design  for 
rebuilding,  171;  ball  and  play 
at  the  theatre,  1671,  257; 
Charles  II. 's  library  at,  369, 
385;  Popish  oratory  at,  1685, 
45 1 ;  new  chapel  at,  opened 
for  the  Popish  service,  1687, 
iii.  30 ;  Queen's  apartments, 
31 ;  fire  at,  1696,  93. 

Whitfield,  Sir  Ralph,  i.  40. 

Whitlocke,  Bulstrode,  Queen's 
house  at  Greenwich  given  to, 
by  the  rebels,  ii.  39 ;  his  Me- 
IV. 


\Vhitlocke — continued. 

morials  of  Eiiglisli  Affairs,  iv. 
no  n,  125  n,  144  n,  158  n, 
159  n,  163  n,  17s  n,  183  n, 
184  n,  221  n,  346,  347  n;  re- 
ferred to,  44  n. 

Whitsuntide,  neglect  of,  ii.  52. 

Whittal,  Tom,  and  his  brother, 
anecdote  of,  iii.  365. 

Whittle,  Mr.,  King's  surgeon,  his 
sister,  ii.  372. 

Wlwle  Duty  of  Man,  Dr.  Chaplin 
supposed  to  be  the  author  of, 
iii.  104. 

Wiburn,  Sir  John,  governor  of 
Bombay,  ii.  462. 

Widow,  The,  a  lewd  play,  ii.  143, 

Wight,  Isle  of,  treaty  of,  i.  298. 

Wilbraham,  Mr.,  ii.  405. 

Wild,  Dr.  (afterwards  Bishop  of 
Londonderry),  sermons,  &c.,  ii. 
76,  81,  87,  88,  104;  account 
of  him,  109  and  n. 

Wild-beasts,  various  notices  con- 
cerning, i.  18,  31,  55,  64,  78, 
103,  no,  285;  ii.  21,  50,  92, 
94;  104,  178. 

Wild  House,  Spanish  Ambassa- 
dor's residence,  1681,  ii.  381. 

Wilkins,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of 
Chester,  ii.  55,  164;  his  me- 
chanical genius,  57;  sermon 
by,  and  notice  of  him,  81  and 
n;  alluded  to,  81,  83,  84,  186, 
244  n;  iii.  191  and  n;  conse- 
crated Bishop  of  Chester,  ii. 
232  ;  letters  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to, 
iii.  277,  342. 

Wilkinson,  Dr.,  iii.  235. 

William  I.,  King  of  England, 
tomb  of,  at  Caen,  i.  67. 

William,  Prince  of  Orange  (after- 
wards William  III.,  King  of 
England),  his  landing  in  Eng- 
land reported,  1688,  iii.  54; 
manifesto  of,  59;  landing  of, 
K  K 


494 


INDEX. 


William  III. — continued. 

ibid.;  his  progress  to  London, 
6i;  James  II.  invites  him  to 
St.  James's,  ibid.,  428 ;  pro- 
ceedings thereupon,  62  ;  Con- 
vention votes  the  Crown  to 
him  and  the  Princess,  64 ;  his 
morose  temper,  67  ;  Prince  and 
Princess  declared  King  and 
Queen,  68;  proclaimed,  ibid.; 
his  conduct  on  his  accession, 
72;  coronation  of  William  and 
Mary,  73;  his  birth-day  and 
anniversary  of  landing  at  Tor- 
bay,  1689,  80;  resolves  to  go 
in  person  to  Ireland,  81 ;  sets 
out,  86 ;  buys  Kensington  of 
Lord  Nottingham,  83  ;  his  vic- 
tory at  the  Boyne,  88,  89 ; 
wounded,  ibid.;  embarks  for 
Holland,  1693,  108;  progress 
into  the  north,  124;  fireworks 
on  his  return,  125  ;  entertained 
at  Althorp,  1695,  ibid.;  con- 
spiracy to  assassinate,  disco- 
vered, and  proceedings  there- 
upon, 126;  subscription  to 
Greenwich  Hospital,  132  n; 
entry  into  London,  1697,  137; 
his  death,  161 ;  allusions  to, 
90,  91  and  n,  93,  94,  97,  loi, 
105,  119. 

Williams,  Dr.  John,  Bishop  of 
Chichester,  Boyle-lecturer,  iii. 
1 19,  126. 

Dr.  John,  Bishop  of  Lin- 
coln, made  Archbishop  of  York, 
1641,  iv.  99  n,  129,  141  and  n; 
draws  up  pardon  of  the  im- 
peached Bishops,  1641,  13s  ; 
portrait  of,  ii.  71. 

Count,  iv.  206  and  n. 


Williamson,  Sir  Joseph,  F.R.S., 
offices  held  by,  ii.  214,  236, 
254,  272  ;  account  of  him 
and  his  advancement,  174  and 


Williamson,  Sir  J. — continued. 
n,  300  ;  alluded  to,  222,  255  n, 
306  n,  399 ;  President  of  Royal 
Society,  333. 

Mr.,  ii.  222. 

Williamstadt,  brief  account  of,  i. 

28. 
Willoughby,  Lord,  of  Parham,  ii. 

102;  Governor  of  Barbadoes, 

278. 
Wilmot,  Col.,  proceedings  against, 

1641,  iv.  75,  76  n. 

Henry,    Lord,    iv.    262   n ; 

created  Earl  of  Rochester,  266 
n ;  ambassador  to  Germany, 
1652,  257  and  n,  266;  alluded 
to,  ii.  7,  33. 

Wilson,  Mr.,  killed  in  a  duel, 
account  of,  iii.  1 13. 

Wilton,  seat  of  the  Earl  of  Pem- 
broke, ii.  59  ;  fire  at,  iii.  171. 

Wimbledon,  Earl  of  Bristol's 
house  at,  ii.  143  and  n. 

Wimmenom,  Mons.  de,  iv.  212. 

Winch,  Sir  Humphry,  ii.  174;  a 
Commissioner  of  Trade,  &c., 
261,  288,  349. 

Winchelsea,  ruins  of,  ii.  40. 

Heneage   Finch,    Earl    of. 

Ambassador  to  Constantinople, 
ii.  114;  alluded  to,  79,  241; 
seat  at  Burleigh,  ii.  65  n. 

Winchester,  Bishop  of,  1685,  mi- 
racles related  by,  ii.  478. 

John   Paulet,    Marquis   of, 

i645>  iv.  157. 

Marchioness  of,i68o,  ii.  375. 

Winchester,  notice  of,  i.  39  ;  royal 

palace   built   at,   ii.   418,    479 

and  n  ;  cathedral  of,  ibid. 
Wind,  tempestuous,  1658,  ii.  102; 

1662,  144;  1703,111.  167. 
Windham,  Mr.,  oflSce  in  the  exiled 

Court  of  Charles  II.,  1652,  iv. 

285  and  n,  343;  alluded  to,  ii. 

i57>  353  n- 


INDEX. 


495 


Windham,  Sir  Thomas,  enjoins 
his  children  to  be  loyal  to  their 
King,  1636,  iv.  165  n. 

Col,  defended  Bridgewater 

for  the  King,  iv.  164  n. 

Windsor  Castle  and  Chapel,  no- 
tice of,  ii.  52  ;  Charles  I.'s 
burial-place,  ibid. ;  offering  of 
Knights  of  the  Garter  at  the 
chapel,  251;  about  to  be  re- 
paired, improvements,  &c.,  by 
Prince  Rupert,  252;  installa- 
tion at,  167 1,  262  ;  nearly 
finished,  statue  erected  at  the 
expense  of  Rustate,  364  ;  paint- 
ings in  fresco,  &c.,  carving  and 
improvements  about  the  Castle, 
405,  406;  church  service,  1685, 
painting  in  the  hall,  475  ;  al- 
luded to,  iii.  103. 

Windsor  Forest,  deer  in,  attacked, 
1 64 1,  iv.  78;  King  Charles's 
directions  respecting,  ibid,  m, 
81,  82. 

Windsor,  Lord,  ii.  254. 

Wine,  of  Orleans,  i.  75  ;  Dutch 
Bishop  killed  by,  116;  at  Ca- 
prarola,  219  ;  at  Bologna,  233  ; 
at  Venice,  258,  259. 

Winnington,  Sir  Francis,  ii.  375. 

Winstanley,  Henry,  waterworks 
by,  iii.  132;  built  the  Eddy- 
stone  Lighthouse,  and  perished 
in  it,  ibid.  n. 

Mr.,  engraving  by,  ii.  143  n. 

William,  \\\i  Loyal iMariyro- 

logie  cited,  iv.  119  n. 

Winter,  Sir  John,  project  of  char- 
ring sea-coal,  ii.  87. 

Winter,  a  fatal  one,  1648,  i.  299; 
ii.  i;  severity  of,  1658,  100; 
paperon  the  effectsof  thewinter 
of  1683,  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  431 
and  n. 

Wirtemburg,  Prince  of,  1646,  i. 
261. 


Wise,  Henry,  his  house  and  gar- 
den at  Brompton  Park,  iii.  114 
and  n,  159  and  n. 

Wiston,  Nottinghamshire,  iv.  158 
and  n. 

Witches,  increase  of,  in  New  Eng- 
land, iii.  106. 

Withering, ,  iv.  84,  88. 

Withers,  Mr.,  an  ingenious  ship 
Wright,  ii.  291. 

Withings,  Mr.  Justice,  ii.  423. 

Woldingham  church  and  parish, 
ii.  331  and  n. 

Wolley,  Rev.  Dr.,  ii.  t,t^  ;  at- 
tended the  English  Court  in 
France,  30  n. 

Wolsey,  Cardinal  Thomas,  ii.  56, 
234  n  ;  the  day  of  his  fall,  iv. 
125  n  ;  his  burial-place,  ii.  64; 
birth-place,  86. 

Wolves  in  France,  i.  65,  78;  ii. 

34- 

Woman,  hairy,  ii.  93 ;  gigantic, 
69,  235  and  n,  280;  singular 
marks  on  the  arm  of  one, 
250. 

Women,  in  Venice,  the  dresses  of, 
i.  244,  245 ;  painting  first  used 
by,  ii.  52;  remarks  on  the 
duties  of,  iv.  58. 

Wood,  Anthony  <\,  letter  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  communicating  par- 
ticulars for  his  Athena  Oxo- 
nienses,  iii.  465  ;  references  to 
that  work,  ii.  70  n,  153  n,  160, 
161  n. 

Sir  Henry,  his  marriage,  ii. 

32- 
Woodcote,  Surrey,  descent  of  the 

Evelyns  of,  i.  Fedig. ;  referred 

to,  ii.  189,  244. 
Woodstock,  garrisoned,  1644,  iv. 

148;  destruction  of  the  palace, 

ii.  169. 
Woolwich,  battery,  &c.,  erected 

at,  ii.  219. 


496 


INDEX. 


Worcester,  Henry  Somerset,  Mar- 
quis of,  ii.  245,  402. 

Edward  Somerset,  Marquis 

of,  iv.  341. 

Worcester,  battle  of,  ii.  29;  iv.  204. 
Worcester  House  in  the  Strand,  ii. 

121,  168  and  n. 
Worcester,  notice  of,  ii.  62. 
— —  Park,  ii.  190. 
Worksop  Abbey,  notice  of,  ii.  66. 
World,  on  the  Eternity  of  the,  iii. 

231. 
Worsley,  Dr.,  advice  respecting 

the  Plantations,  ii.  273  ;  death 

of,  298. 
Wotton,  Sir  Henr)',  his  Elements 

of  Architecture,  iii.  ig6. 

Dr.  William   (son  of  Rev. 

Henry),  his  extraordinary  ta- 
lents when  a  child,  &c.,  ii.  350 
n  ;  sermon  by,  iii.  116;  alluded 
to,  136  n  ;  letters  of  Mr.  Eve- 
lyn to,  communicating  par- 
ticulars of  Mr.  Boyle,  &c.,  for 
Mr.  Wotton's  intended  Life, 
479  ;  iv.  32  ;  on  his  Sylva,  and 
Husbandry,  &c.,  of  the  An- 
cients, 1 1  ;  from  Dr.  Wotton 
to  Mr.  Evelyn,  i,  2,  18,  19,  27, 
29,  30,  42.     See  Evelyn. 

Lord,  project  of  draining, 

ii.  249  ;  his  house  at  Hamp- 
stead,  320. 

Wotton,  Surrey,  mansion  of  the 
Evelyn  family,  referred  to,  i.  xi, 
xii,  xiii,  xv,  xvi,  xlviii,  Ixvi,  297  ; 
ii.  3,  6,  20,  167,  186,  187,  191; 
described,  i.  3,  4 ;  improve- 
ments at  by  Mr.  Evelyn,  40; 
ii.  37  ;  iii.  136  n ;  hospitality  of 
Mr.  Geo.  Evelyn  at  Christmas, 
136  n,  138;  view  of,  etched 
by  Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  197  ;  de- 
scent of  the  Evel)'ns  of,  i.  Pe- 
dig. ;  administration  of  Sacra- 
ments   neglected,    1694,    iii. 


Wotton,  Surrey — continued. 

115;  Dr.  Bohun  presented  to 
the  living,  157  ;  MS.  works  of 
Mr.  Evelyn  there,  190  n,  192, 194. 

Wray,  Captain,  afterwards  Sir 
William  (son  of  Sir  Christo- 
pher, who  had  been  in  arms 
against  his  Majesty),  i.  263, 
268,  276,  281,  282,  293. 

Wren,  Sir  Christopher,  his  early 
talents,  ii.  55,  58;  Theatre  at 
Oxford  built  by,  170,  237;  a 
Commissioner  for  repair  of  Old 
St.  Paul's,  London,  199;  his 
plan  for  improvement  of  Lon- 
don after  the  great  fire,  iii.  345 
and  n ;  verses  by,  ii.  306  n ; 
Ashniolean  Museum  built  by, 
337  n;  christening  of  his  son, 
349 ;  St.  Paul's,  Monument, 
and  50  churches,  building  by, 
381,  382  ;  President  of  the 
Royal  Society,  387  ;  design  of 
Chelsea  College,  394 ;  Com- 
missioner for  Greenwich  Hos- 
pital, iii.  122,  130,  132  and  n; 
letter  of  Mr.  Evelyn  to,  desiring 
him  to  recommend  a  tutor  for 
his  son,  and  on  his  going  to 
France,  &c.,  304 ;  alluded  to, 
ii-  170.  255  n.  2S7r  258,  318, 
333>  368,429;  iii- 139;  iv-  i4- 

Dr.    Matthew,    Bishop   of 

Ely,  ii.  55,  123,  174;  iv.  ii4n. 
Matthew,  son  of  Bishop  of 


Ely,  ii.  89,  174. 
Wrestlers,  ancient   statues  of,  i. 

157- 

Wrestling  Match  before  his  Ma- 
jesty, 1661,  ii.  215. 

Wright,  Sir  Edmund,  made  Lord 
Mayor  of  London  by  the  Par- 
liament, 1641,  iv.  75  n. 

Chief  Justice,  iii.  49. 

Dr.    Robert,    Bishop     of 

Coventry  and  Lichfield,  ques- 


INDEX. 


497 


Wright,  Dr.  Robert — conthiued. 

tioned  by  the  Parliament,  1641, 

iv.  114  and  n. 
Michael,  paintings  by,   ii. 

105  and  n,  152,  294;  alluded 

to,  164. 

Sir  Nathan,  Lord  Keeper, 


iii.  152  and  n. 

Wright's  Travels  referred  to,  i. 
181  n. 

Wriothesley,  Thomas,  Earl  of 
Southampton,  daughter  of,  ii. 
420  n. 

Wych,  Sir  Cyril,  President  of 
Royal  Society,  ii.  423  ;  married 
a  niece  of  Mr.  Evelyn's,  iii. 
103,  146  ;  Lord  Justice  in  Ire- 
land, no;  alluded  to,  iv.  15. 

Lady,  wife  of  Sir  Cyril,  and 

niece  of  Mr.  Evelyn,  iii.  103, 
146,  149. 

Wyche,  Sir  Peter,  letter  of  Mr. 
Evelyn  to,  on  the  corruptions 
of  the  English  language,  and 
proposing  amendments,  iii. 309. 

Wye,  Mr.,  rector  of  Wotton,  his 
death,  iii.  157. 

Yarborough,  Sir  Thomas,  ii.  409. 

Yarmouth  (Sir  Robert  Paston), 
Earl  of,  ii.  184. 

Yachts  first  introduced  into  Eng- 
land, ii.  134. 

Yew  Tree,  deadly  species  of  the, 
i.  221;  remarkably  large  one, 
ii.  160. 

York,  City  and  Minster,  notice 


York — continued. 

of,  ii.  67;  siege  of,  iv.  153  n, 
154  bis  ;  Mayor  of,  speech  to 
Charles  L  on  his  return  from 
Scotland,  1641,  145  n. 

Frederick,   Duke  of,  pays 

the  fine  at  Oakham,  17 88,  ii. 
64  n. 

York  House,  Strand,  ii.  79,  278. 

Yoimg  Admiral,  a  play,  ii.  154. 

Young,  Captain,  capture  by,  ii. 
89  ;  death  and  character  of,  iii. 
III. 

Youth,  advice  to,  iii.  227. 

Zachary,  of  Genoa,  marvellous 
anecdote  of  his  shipwreck,  i. 
96. 

Zecca,  or  Mint  at  Venice,  i.  243. 

"  Zeland,"  a  captured  vessel,  ii. 
185. 

Zenno,  Signor,  Venetian  Ambas- 
sador, entertained  by  Charles 
IL,  iii.  12  ;  alluded  to,  14. 

Zinnar  tree,  quality  of,  ii.  416. 

Zinzendorp,  Count  de,  ii.  405. 

Zitelle,  procession  of  at  Rome,  i. 
161;  account  of,  208. 

Zolern,  Francisca,  Princess  of, 
1654,  iv.  218  and  n. 

Zucchero,  Frederico,  paintings 
by,  i.  1 18,  202,  220 ;  his  burial- 
place,  202. 

Zulestein,  Mons.,  ii.  254. 

Zulichem,  Mons.,  account  of,  ii. 
125,  167  ;  alluded  to,  131  bis, 
167  ;  iii.  363. 


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