<P_47>

<heading:edcomment:XXXIX_THE_EARL_OF_ESSEX_TO_THE_EARL_OF_ORRERY>

Dublin Castle (CAPEL-E3-P1,47.3)

May 6=th= 1676 (CAPEL-E3-P1,47.4)

My Lord Just as I was taking shipping at Holyhead I recd {COM:sic} Two
of yr L=trs= , one of ye 27 and ye other of ye 29=th= of Aprill
together with a small paper in cypher , wch truly I have not yet had
leisure to decypher , (CAPEL-E3-P1,47.5)

for at sea I was soe sicke as I could not doe it (CAPEL-E3-P1,47.6)

and since I came hither ye perpetuall crowd of visitts hath hindered
mee . (CAPEL-E3-P1,47.7)

As to your own affaire I hope ye Report you have recd gives yr L=p=
satisfaction (CAPEL-E3-P1,47.8)

for I doe not apprehend but it is as secure to you <P_48> by making ye
Remainder <paren> if any shall be unpayd out of ye </paren> to bee payd
out of ye Rents , as if ye whole were payable out of ye Rents :
(CAPEL-E3-P1,48.9)

For ye clause mentiond in ye Letter yt yr L=ds= discharge to ye Farmers
may bee sufficient to acquitt them , I conceive it would bee a very
dangerous thing for me to confirme any such clause by a Report ,
(CAPEL-E3-P1,48.10)

for I should thereby alter ye course of ye Exchequer
(CAPEL-E3-P1,48.11)

and I desire yr L=p= to remember what had like to have befalne my Lord
Treasurer upon that score . (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.12)

I did indeed hear while I was at London yt my Lord of Ossory and Lord
Duras had gott such clauses in their grants , (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.13)

but nothing in any Report of mine lead to it , (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.14)

and I can assure yr L=p= yt so soon as I knew it , their patents being
past having some occasion to discourse with my Lord of Ormond I askd
him if his son had gott such a clause . (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.15)

Hee told mee hee had , (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.16)

I made answer agen yt it was very well (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.17)

for my Lord of Ossory Hee passt his patent in England ,
(CAPEL-E3-P1,48.18)

for tho I had a great respect for my Lord of Ossory and a particular
desire to serve him , yet had such a direction come into Ireland I
would have represented against it and not have past it without a second
command ; (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.19)

This matter I only-1 communicate to yourself (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.20)

and desire yr L=p= will keepe it private , (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.21)

only you may please to finde some means to have my Lord of Ormond askt
whether hee remembers not such a discourse between himself and mee :
(CAPEL-E3-P1,48.22)

Tho I shall ever bee ready to serve my friend and particularly yr L=p=
, yet I hope it will not bee taken unkindly if according to ye duty of
my place I endeavour to keepe all matters in their proper forme .
(CAPEL-E3-P1,48.23)

I am , etc. (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.24)

<heading:edcomment:XL_THE_EARL_OF_ESSEX_TO_SIR_HENRY_CAPEL>

Dublin Castle (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.26)

May 9=th= 1676 (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.27)

Dear Brother I have received yrs of ye 2=nd= of May ;
(CAPEL-E3-P1,48.28)

I finde by my Intelligence here yt ye same project , wch yr Lre
mentions , and we discusst of at Dunstable is really driving on in
England , (CAPEL-E3-P1,48.29)

and if they can <P_49> worke ye King to resolve ye calling of a
Parliam=t= and consequently place justices viz my lord of Orrery , Lord
Conway and Lord Granarde , they have their ends , (CAPEL-E3-P1,49.30)

and after these Justices are placed they will find ways enough to shift
off ye Parlm=t= and then in a little time to remove ye Justices , and
bring all into my Lord Conway's hand as Deputy ; (CAPEL-E3-P1,49.31)

$'T $were {TEXT:T'were} very fit ye King and Duke were now and then
minded of this matter yt they may not bee surprisd therein .
(CAPEL-E3-P1,49.32)

I have nothing further to adde , (CAPEL-E3-P1,49.33)

but remaine , etc. (CAPEL-E3-P1,49.34)

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