Series 1 > Letters and papers illustrating the relations between Charles the Second and Scotland in 1650

LONG’S NOTES
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June 21. Instructions to Mr. Swan sent to get Emperor to
engage Princes of Empire to join in aiding King with
supplies of men, arms, and money, with letter to D.
Saxony.
Sir J. Cochran sent to K. Poland, with a letter to P.
Radziville.
May 6. Instructions to Sir Robert Steward returning to
Ireland with letters to Lord Ardes, etc.
Aug. T. Killegrew sent resident to Venice.
5 Warrant for Sir W. Boswell to fill up 12 blank pardons.
2 Order to Patric E. Brainford to deliver half of King’s
armes and ammuni[tion] in Sweden to James M.
Montrose or such as he shall appoint.
July 30. for Fr. Boyle Esqre., who had attended K. in
Holl[and] and Je[rsey] to enjoy his estate in Ireland,
for paying 2000 g. to Sir M. Langdale, Sir P. Musgrave,
and Sir R. Tempest, 500 to Col. Gylby.
3 Instructions to Sir H. de Vic. (made a baronet, July 7),1
resident at Bruxelles, to get an interview with Arch¬
duke and D. Lorraine and to get from the latter the
2000 pistols he intends to furnish K.
June 13. 2000 g[iven] to Sir W. Boswell, resident with the
States.
Oct. 9. States General by treaty with Denmark to pay
350000 rixdollars to K. Denmark, to be paid in 15
years, that no Dutch ship shal pay toll for passing the
Sound, and all other nacions to pay the usual toll.
This treaty to commence 36 years from 1 Jan. 1650.
24 Sr W. Boswell. Strickland gone for England to return
with new letters to States.
1650, May 29. Lord Colepepper’s letter from Russia 2 that the
Emperor had promised to assist King with 40000 rix¬
dollars, 3 parts in sables, and the 4th in corne, but not a
penny. K. James had lent his father the sum,
1 The words in brackets are an interlineation. The date given in Collins’s
Baronetage is Sept. 3d, 1649.
2 ‘ The relation of the Lord Colepepper’s Reception at the Emperiall Cittie of
Mosco, and his Lopps quitting thereof A0 Dno 1650,’ is printed in The Nicholas
Papers (Camden Society), vol. i. p. 182.