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148 CHARLES II. AND SCOTLAND IN 1650
1650.
Dec. *
This is that which his Majestic and Secretary Long delivered
unto me to report unto your Lordship (wherein I humbly
conceive), I have failed in no thing materiall, and have very
litle or nothing varied from their owne expressions (beseech¬
ing your Lordship that I may have a copie of this delivered unto
your Lordship under Mr. Lane’s1 hand). In confidence whereof
I doe, my Lord, hereunto subscribe.
Ennis, Octob. 15th, 1650.
John King, Decanus Tuamensis.
[Indorsed] Deane Kings mesage delivered by vertue of
leters of credit from his Majestic, dated
the 13th of Agst. 1650.
Ennis, 15 Oct. 1650.
About the Kings declaration in Scottland
against the Irish peace of 1648.
LXXXIX
HENRY NASH TO WILLIAM EDGEMAN 2
Sir,—I have receaved your letter of Oct. 19, and cannot but
mourne with you for the losse of the Deane of Ely,3 which is
the more to bee lamented, because men soe good and inimitable
ar rare to bee found, especially in the High Preists’ hall, or
zone where you now inhabite, where the Disciples of St. Peeter
in the warme sunne, ar apt to deny and forsake their Master;
and I wish you all may bee enough sensible thereof, and looke
the more diligent to yourselves. I presume you have before
this heard the like sadd tydinges, by the death of the prince of
Orange, who dyed about five weeks since of the small poxe, or
partly (as may bee guess’d) of his phisition, who allowed hime
to change and shift his linnen, not lesse than thirty times in
the week hee was sick. About tenn days after his death the
young Prince4 was borne, who is lively and well, but not yet
christned, nor the Father buryed. The Princesse royal is as
1 George Lane, Ormond’s secretary.
2 Clarendon MSS., vol. ii. No. 457.
3 William Beale. He died in Spain. 4 Afterwards William III.