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 ro ABBOT, his mind with great boidae s and fre- ciom to the fecretary of Heylin's flat*- [E]. The ?.r rt p b<-i)io n u in a declining {late of f A g p ' healch, ufed in tb ! . :'ner to .. / ro ^^.m ih re lor rhe fike of recreation ; and .Kiny iiivic-.u by :o; Z ;uci) o hunt in his park at Branzi!!, he diet there wun chegr^itcft misfortune that ever befell him ,*for he accideimlly killed my lord's '* [i] The iettdr is as follows. ' Good Mr. Secretary, " 1 have never m-.ire ^tfircd to be prc- fent at any conTulta ion than that which is this day to he handled, for my hear", and all my heart, gpeth. with it ; but my f':or is worf? than it was on Fr : day, '.o that by advice of my phyfician, I have fweat this wh"le night part, and am direfted to keep my bed this day. " But for the matter; tiny humble advice is, that there is no going back, but a countenancing it againft all the world ; yea, fo far as with ringing of belb, and making of bonfires in Lon- don, fo foon as it ihail be certainly underftfod trnt the coronation is pa/1. I am fatisfied in my confcience, that the caufe is juft, wh-trefort they have rejected that pioud and bloody man : and fo much rather, becau>r he hath taken t courle to make that kingdom not elective, bat to take it from the donation of another man. And when God hath fet op the prince that is chofen to be a ma:k of hoDour thro' all Chrift.-ndorn, to propagate his go- fpel and to protect the op;.>re<Ted, I daie not for my part give advice, but tofollov/ where God leads. " It is a great honour to the king our maflcr, that he hath fuch a fon, whofe virtues have made him thought fit to be made a king ; and meth'nks I do in this, and that of Hungary, for- fee the work of God. that by piece and piece the kings of the ea-th that gave their rower umo the He all (all the word of God mutt b fulfilled) fnall now tear the vihore and make her defolate, as St. John in his Reve- lation Has foretold. I pray you t'jere- fore with all the fpirits you have, to put life into this bufinefs; and 1( t a return be mad? in'o '^ermany with ' fpeed, and with comfort; arid let it Oi really profecuted, thai it may ap- 'pear to the world, that w? are awake when God in this fort calleth us. " Iff had time to exprefs it, I could be very angry at the ftiuffling which ' wt uied towards my lord Doncafter, aqdthfe flighting -f his embiflage fo, v.', .:. c n.'i. but : ,uch up-n our g-e^t m il .., who did f-nd him : and 'iieiT''.. I o-id never h^ve a noble i..n forfa en f t .r refocct of the';., who truly "'m at uotuing but their own plJ/DO'"?. ' '-> ftrixuig in will comfort the B >i,f -,;sns, wiii honou; tha Palf- gia^e, will ftreig:hen the union, will bring on rhe ftau-s of the Low Coun- trie', will ftir up the king of Den- mark, aud "r.,e h s ow'i uncles the prin.e of O r ange anri 'he duke de B invi !on, to.ie her with Tremoville (a rich prince in r;j : c^) to caft in their ftK-es . ^n.i Hungary, as I hope (being :n 'hat fame caul-?) wiil run the fail'-, i. -t" ;t For ,he means to fupport the vvsr, 1 hope pro-videbtt Deus : tif. parliament is the old and honourabl- way, bur how affured at this tiis e I kno-v nor; yet I will hope the beft : certsinly, if coimte- nance bt g'.vn .o 'h- aftion, many brave fpi'it^ IA II voliiri'arily go. Our great maft-r, in lnffii.ieiit want of money, gave fome aid to 'he duke of Savov, andfurnifhed out a pretty army in tiie caufe of Oleve. Ve muft try once again, what can b- done in this bufinefs of a higher nature; and all the money that may be lpar?d is to be tu-ncd th<t way. And perhaps God provided the jewels that were laid up in the Tower, to be ga hered by the mother for the prefcrvation of her dau?htr-rj w! Q, like a noble princefs, had profeff-d to her hnfband, not to le^v? herlelf "ne jewel, rather than not ro maintain fo religious aad right- eous a caufe Vou fee that lying on my bed I have gone 100 far; but if I were with you, this rtiojld be my language, which I o^ay VQU hunuly and heartily to reprefenc to the king my malkr, tell ng him, that when I can fland, I houe to do hi 1 ! majefty fome fervice herein. So commending me unto you, I remain " Your very loving friend, " GEORGE CANT." Qsbala, $d ed, p. 1*2. keeper 3