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Description: | "I delivered your letter to my Lord of Darbie, and the substance of all your affaires I acquainted his honor and my Lord Cobham withall, according as you vouchsafed to impart yt to me. . . . And in dead, I found the Lords verrie glad to heare of the coming of Valk and Vander Miller; which seames to be of as great importance and weight as the benefit and peace of Holland. For yf the States seame to be so negligent of there owne goode, or so careles to joyne with her Majestie for the procuring of there owne safetie, or so obstinate that they will draw back when the Queen draweth forward, I perceive how the world will go with them, and what course is like to be taken, which I imagin your honor considereth; and certainly thus much Mr. Controller won the Prince to, that there should be a general oblivion for all faltes passed, and for all injuries offered by Holland and Zelland, and that the Inquisition should never be brought into these countries. And som hope that he will grant them their religions-vrede, although yt is futurum contingens, and much to be doubted.
"Now I hope they will draw to some good conclusion, considering the Duke haithe showed a most perfect commission, and such a one as was the Duke de Terra Nova his commission at Coolen [Cologne]: large, ample, with full power, syned by the King, April 14. We are packing up all things for our journie to Burborough, within 10 miles of Callice: a litle towne, strong, and of no receipt, but the prince will furnishe the whole companie with bedding, as we expect and he haithe promised, which I think we had not gone unto, but by cause they certified her Majestie of yt before, who liked yt and gave her consent to yt: for Berghes is the fairer towne, sweater, and better furnished with all necessarie provisions. Upon tewsday the Commissioners go from Ostend: and friday as I hear is the daye of meating, quod foelix faustumque sit. No doubt but with so good spead as may be, they will grow to some end and issue; bycause the way is mayde plaine before, our articles be not manie (as youre honour shall shortly understand). And I gesse that my Lord Admirals going to the sea will greatly further and shorten this treatie, as I perceave yt is alreddie knowen at Bruges, and greatly wondered at in that Court. The Prince also showeth such a zeal to the pacification, and entertained Mr. Controller with so good hopes, as he is halfe waye assuredly perswaded of a good end." | Subjects: | Country Estates | Temporal: | 18 May 1588 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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