<P_5,B>

<heading:edcomment:KING_CHARLES_II_TO_QUEEN_HENRIETTA_MARIA>

Antwerp , (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,5,B.3)

26 July {COM:1657?} . (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,5,B.4)

Madame , I hope your Majestie hath that good opinion of me , as to
beleeue <P_6,B> that your commandes carries euer so much waight with me
, that at any time when I doe not comply with them , your Majestie may
conclude the inconveniences on my parte are so greate , as I am
confident you would be troubled if I should obay you ,
(CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.5)

and the truth is , this businesse of my Lord Balcarres is of that
nature ; (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.6)

for your Majestie may be confident , that , after haueing giuen him so
good a carrecter as I did at his first comming to Paris , I would not
call my iudgement so farre in question , or run the venture of being
thought apte to change my opinion of men vpon light groundes , if I had
not those proofes against him of duble dealing and dishonesty as would
iustifie me to all the world , though I had proceeded against him with
a much seuerer sentence then hetherto I haue declared ;
(CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.7)

and , because your Majestie shall not take my single worde for it , I
will sende you , as soone as I come where the papers are , the proofes
of what I say vnder his owne hande , which , if your Majestie will
consider with an indifferent eye , you will at least conclude him not
very fitt to put obligations vpon ; (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.8)

and , for the promise your Majestie and my sister are ingaged in , can
be of no waite in this particular , (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.9)

for certainly at the same time the person misbehaues him selfe he
forfetts also the engagement , (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.10)

and I am confident your Majestie thinkes whosoeuer is faulty to me is
so to you ; (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.11)

I am sure it shall euer be so on my parte towardes your Majestie .
(CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.12)

I should say much more to your Majestie but that I deferre it till I
can sende you the papers I mention , (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.13)

and will only now assure your Majestie that I am and ever will be ,
Madame , Your Majesties most humble and most obedient sone and seruant
, Charles R (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,6,B.14)

{COM:neither_addressed_nor_sealed}

<P_7,B>

<heading:edcomment:II_KING_CHARLES_II_TO_LORD_JERMYN>

Bruges , (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,7,B.18)

21 July {COM:1656?} (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,7,B.19)

I haue three of yours vpon my handes , one of the 7 , an other of the
14 , of this month , and that of the 24 of the last which Tom Talbott
brought me yesterday . (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,7,B.20)

I must tell you there is a mistake <P_8,B> in your bill for the pistols
, (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,8,B.21)

for Tom Blagge shewes me your letter wherein you tell him you haue
returned him crowns , for which he is to receaue 465 gilders out of my
bill , whereas I am informed by the marchant whome I haue imployd to
receaue the mony for me , that there is but 21 poundes Flemish <paren>
which amounts but to gilders and some odd shillings </paren> more then
is due to me vpon the exchange for the pistols ,
(CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,8,B.22)

therfore you must returne to him what is due ouer and aboue that summe
. (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,8,B.23)

I hope you haue before this time receaued an order for the six monthes
that are due , which I pray returne with all possible speede to me ,
(CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,8,B.24)

for I want it very much , though the ratification be come to me from
Spayne as fully as I could expect , of which I hope to receaue frute
very shortly , to which purpose I intende to send to Brusselles within
few dayes ; (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,8,B.25)

there greate worke of Valancienes being as you know well ouer , I shall
be very glade that a treaty betweene the two crownes may follow .
(CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,8,B.26)

Now , concerning what you write to me by Tom Talbot , I am of your
opinion that I must be advised by these ministers heere in the
conducting that businesse , there creditt and authority being likly to
be of most vse to me in that place . (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,8,B.27)

I haue seald the Earle of Inchequin's pattent , which I had signed so
<P_9,B> longe since , (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,9,B.28)

therfore I pray lett notice be taken of it that he may enioy all his
rights . (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,9,B.29)

{COM:postscript} I would haue you pay to S=r= R. Foster liuers out of
the first mony you receaue for me . (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,9,B.30)

{COM:addressed} For my Lord Jermin . (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,9,B.31)

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<heading:edcomment:III_KING_CHARLES_II_TO_LORD_JERMYN>

Bruges , (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.34)

October {COM:1656?} (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.35)

I haue receaued yours of the 13 , (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.36)

and am so farre from being vnsatisfied with the Cardinall's retrenching
my pention , that I am sure I haue tould you before , if he had
inclined to haue continued it , I would absolutly haue refused it .
(CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.37)

I pray therfore sende me worde to what time they haue pay'd it , and so
how much I haue receaued from them , as likewise how much is in truth
in arreare to that time , that I may be able as well to say how much
they haue failed of making good what they promised , as to acknowledge
what I haue receaued . (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.38)

You say the Cardinall preserues one equality towards me , that is , if
here be any thing attempted vpon England , he shall complayne of
nothing that is done ; (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.39)

and yett , whilst he hath much more reason to beleeue that will be the
case then the contrary , he complayns more then would become him
whateuer the case shall be , (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.40)

and in all companyes talkes of establishing Cromwell ,
(CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.41)

and vses other expressions then I expected from his discretion , when I
gaue ouer expecting any thing from his kindenesse .
(CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.42)

I wish you should tell him , that a man who hath thought a necessity of
his owne making warrant enough for such proceedings against me as no
necessity could in truth excuse , should allowe a reall visible
necessity , which he $can $not {TEXT:cannot} but decerne , a good
iustification of my doeing what all the world would laugh at me if I
should not do ; (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.43)

and you shall do well to put him in minde that I am not yett so low ,
but that I may returne both the courtisyes and the iniuryes I haue
receaued . (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.44)

{COM:addressed} For my Lord Jermin . (CHARLES-1650-E3-P1,10,B.45)