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30 Prince does bring it over, that the Spanish and German ministers must be here with a full power to conclude. When he is here, we think he should be created duke, and have all the dignities and rights of the third son of England. He will do well to unite himself with the people there, for that would do him great good here. We talked how ill Lord Chumleigh, Mr. Montague, and Sir William Car behave themselves, what mischief they do because they are not uppermost. He advised me to go to the Prince as soon as I landed, and in a day or two to go to the French ambassador without giving notice, and with as little ceremony as possible. We talked of my behaviour to the States.

This afternoon, I was with the Lord Chancellor, who told me how good a thing it would be to present the parliament at their meeting with a strict alliance with the States; and, if a match could be made between the King of Sweden and my Lady Ann, it would be a great satisfaction to the people.

18th.In the morning, before we parted, we talked again of the Prince, and he begged, for God's sake, that he would not disagree with the Spaniard about Maestrecht. He advised to have the English