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116 HISTORY OF THE II IHII I. A N'D3.
No. CX.LXIil.
Xjle by the Prince to Dumon.
Mr Dumon aiirez peut voir sa d'avauce.
I.E triste etat dans le quelle je suis ne poiivant pas secoiirir les miens*
encore inoins des Etrangeres, Conune il ne poiivez pas I'ignorez. Je suis trcs
snrpris do la permission qn'il m'avez demaiide a se niarier sans avoir des fonds
et etant plus faeli6 que je suis oblige, <^'c.
No. CCLXIV.
Pri.iCL' Ciiurlis to Colunel (iiiriuij.friiiii a ilrimiikt in Charles's hand.
To Goring. \-2th Sovimbcr, 17.5:3.
Sir,
I liaise wrote to Avignon for to discurd all my Papist servants.
Be pleased to write to Mr John Stuard, tn know from him if my orders are
executed. I shall still maintain y two gentlemen and all y^ Protestant servants
on the same footing as usual. My 7nistress has f/ehaved so unworthily that
she has put me nut of patience, and. as she is a Papist too, I discard lier
also!!!*
P. S. to Goring — I2f/i yoveinhcr, I7.'):i.
She told me she had friends that would maintain her, so that, after such
a declaration, and other impertinencies, makes nie abandon her. / hereby
desire you to find did who her friends are, that she may be delivered into their
hands. Daniel hc/unyed tu conduct her to Paris.' 1 remain anew your
sincere fiiend,
JOH.N DuUOLAb.
On [lie slip on which the preceding drLiu,;hl is written the following also oc-
P. .S. to Goring's letter of l-2th Nonmbcr, 173;).
I have writ to Avignon to discard all my Papist servants, but that I shall still
maintain y'' two gentilmen and all y Protestant servants. Be pleased to write
to John Stuard (or make Morison do it) to know from him iff my ordere are
executed.
No. CCLXV.
Pnnce Charles to Messrs Stafford and Shcriilun.
I hereby order yon to discard oil y' Jtoinan Cutliulic servants that are in
Ihc house, as I am not able to maintain ihcm any more. /If they go t.i Uomt
m Tin: words ill italii^ arc luiciersrornd in tliu oriaLiJul draiij;liL