The Queens Letter From HOLLAND: DIRECTED TO THE KINGS MOST Excellent Maieſty.
Brought to the Parliament, and delivered to the cuſtodie of — Hen. Elſing Cler. Parl. D. Com.
VVhereunto is added His Majeſties late Speech.
AND The Copie of another Letter ſent from an Engliſh Merchant in Holland to his brother in London concerning the manner of the Queens Preparation to come for England.
London printed for I. Vnderhill.⟨ feb. ••1647⟩
Be pleaſed to let this paper in all humility to ſalute your Princely hands, and to give your Princely cogitations ſome account of my endeavours, (as I am bound in duty, and as I am your ſpouſe and loyall wife) for your Majeſty in my abſence, my love having now no other wayes left of expreſſion, but by being your humble and faithfull Agent in accommodating and promoting your high affaires, wherein if my words, the pledges, and earneſt ſollicitors for the improvement2 of your preſent fame and glory, may carry in them any ſtrength of perſwaſion, I would earneſtly incite your Princely thoughts to a remembrance of your Majeſties reſolution to carry forward your deſignes untill they grow to a famous maturity and ripeneſſe: maintain and continue your cauſe in the hardy proſecution of your affaires, without any mitigation, unleſſe an honourable ſatisfaction may make you disbandon and raiſe your former intentions: Now you haue a large field given you, wherein the illuſtrious vertues inherent in your royall Perſon may be actually expreſſed, and give the whole Chriſtian world which are now ſpectators, and the eye of all Chriſtendome upon your Perſon, a clear approbation and teſtimony that your Majeſty merits that noble attribute annexed to your royall Title, Defender of the Faith: for by ſuch like actions as theſe, Princes live when they have paid their debt to nature, and wil be their own monument, which ſhalbe everlaſting, & more durable then that of Marble. Be therefore conſtant in your Princely reſolutions, full of your own cauſe, and your Majeſty ſhall never want external accommodations and forraigne compliances, which by my earneſt endeavours and ſolicitations have of late been ſomwhat advanced, having obtained a liſt from our Brother the Prince of Orange, from whence as the ſpecial merit did diſtinguiſh them in worth, I have ſelected out of that number ſome choice, well-experienced and ſerviceable ſouldiers, ſuch as ſhall be forward with couragious affections to maintaine your Princely affaires, and to amplifie your renown and glory in the in gagement of preſent actions: and out of theſe deſerving men, I have choſen ſtout Commanders,3 who will bee alwaies readie to doe Your Majeſtie ſervice in your Armie, and that I might further ſupply and ſerve your preſent occaſions, I have cauſed 400. barrels of Powder, and 10, pieces of ordnance, to be conveighed to your Majeſty, beſides good ſtore of all other Ammunition, neceſſary upon all warlike occaſions, the compliance of our noble Brother the Prince of Orange is ſo ſetled in a firme complexion, ſimpathiſing, and affectionately agreeing with the preſent condition of affaires, that he hath by many demonſtrations given teſtimony thereof, and by rayſing divers ſums of money for my uſe hath endeavoured the inclination of his particular affections, amongſt other accommodations leaſt your Majeſtie ſhould be any waye neceſſitated, I am to certifie your Majeſty, that the Jewels of your Crown are for preſent receipts engaged to ſome certain Jewes of Amſterdam. Moreover I am to give your Highneſſe cauſe to eſteem the cheerefull undertakings and forward alacritie of our Brother the Prince of Orange, who will with all carefull vigilancie be readie to take all opportunities for your Majeſties advantage, and will with cleere intentions wherein you may repoſe truſt, bee ready to expreſſe himſelfe in all Chriſtian Offices: My acknowledgment of Prince Roberts valiant courage and love expreſt in perſonall actions, & thoſe adhering to your Majeſtie, being arrived to my knowledg by a letter lately ſent to Mr. Jermin, muſt needs deſerve my approbation and higheſt commendation, ſince his worth and noble actions are of ſuch tranſcendent expreſſion of Princely merit. Amongſt the other endervours of my affectionate deſires,4 the States have been carneſtly ſolicited for their ayde and aſſiſtance, which as yet cannot be induced upon them to grant, nor can J by any perſwaſion obtaine the effect of my urgent motion, though J hope my Letters ſent unto my Brother the French King, ſhall infuſe a Royall flame into his breaſt, and make him through accompable fullneſſe of your Highneſſe Cauſe, give ſuch aide unto your Majeſty, as may expreſſe him Royall in his thoughts, and tender of his Regall relation unto your Highneſſe; but if my Letter ſhould be ſo unhappie as not fully to inflame and inſtigate his mind to awake his power in your aide and defence, J cannot nor will not ſee your actions brought on with ſo much expectation any way diſanimated, but ſince the Ages hopes muſt be the production and buſineſſe of Your weighty affaires, my perſonall ſolicitation ſhall at my going into France enduce and incline my moſt Chriſtian brother to appeare in pramoting and aſſiſting your Majeſties cauſe and actions, which are ſo full of honourable Juſtice: though abſent till we be reſident in your Princely heart, and believe my affections and endeavours are ever ready to ſerve your Majeſty.
OVr Queen is within nine Miles of the place where we now are, ſhe is again to take ſhhipping for England, wee ſaw twelve States men of Warre that are to carry her for England, and here at Rotterdam, where wee now are, foure Ships and Hoyes laden with Powder Ammunition, and Horſes, and there is ſo many more at Amſterdam, laden with Ammunition. all to go with the Queen to the King, this is of a truth I was an Eye witneſſe of it.
ON the fift of this preſent Moneth, his Majeſtie being reſident at Oxford, and attended with a brave Train of the Nobility, heard a Sermon that morning in the Cathedrall Church: which being ended, and the holy Sacrament of the Euchariſt, being that day celebrated, his Majeſtie beholding a great multitude of his Nobilitie round about him, ſpake thus unto them.
Although J am not bound to give account to any of my thoughts but unto God alone, yet for your better ſatisfaction, and that my People might underſtand how much J have ſuffered by prejudicate Rumour and opinion; J this day proteſt before the face of Almightie God, and before you all, that in my heart I am farre from Poperie, and ſo by Gods grace will continue unto the end of my life; neither did my Queen ever to my knowledge ſo much as perſwade me once to alter my Religion.
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