and presently withdraw their Pirars and Arms, employing them for the joynt good of this
and that Nation.
The Query is made a little [unr]uller and more perfect then what is in the copie, from it
and some other of the Queries the Author seems to be for a Republike and against Monarchy,
and that this discourse should consist with the other is the wonder, but what
ever judgement, his Queties are all weak, as to the keeping off, or lessening the affection
of those who are to goe for Ireland. And whereas he faith, were not Ireland as like
to expect protection from the State and people of England, as from Spain or any other Nation,
yea rather then from Prince Charl, Rupert, &c. It's answered, they cannot in
reason expect it, for they have acted more immediately against the people of England,
then either against Spain or any other Nation, the Prince or any other, killing and
ruining, English people that were no way hurtfull to them, nor had dome them wrong,
if they over had recov'd any, besides the great tie of affection, and which most raises
the expectation, [unr] as to help is sumilitude in Religion, and this is more between the Pope,
Spaniard, and other Nations then with England, besides, the interest they have in the
Queen may make them expect more from B. Charles and Rupert then from Englands
people: besides, what needs there so much a doe to made England the Rebels friends,
they seem not willing, for what overtures have they made of that nature? did they ever
aske the least favour, pardon, or showed the least desire of reconciliation, which [unr]
it' [unr]to able they, for the generality, might have had it, so far, or would have
stood with honour, and the future safety of that Nation, and to give the Gent. this
hope, it's taken for granted that the meaner sort of people are seduced by the Gentry
and Popish Clergie, and were they wormed out, the rest were an object of mercie,
and might prove both good Subjects and Christians. As for their usefulnesse to England
against Malignants, the similitude is too great, no trusting an Irish man to fight
unlesse against the Popes Antagonist, at least the knowing men: For slighting the
Malignant party, it's not unlike they may slight them for their own ends, at least for
a while, but in affection they are one, and so that's not to be depended upon, can it be
imagined that Owen Roe Oneal and his party, and the Parl. or people of England should
ever agree farther then for their own ends, or to get advantage one of another. Thus
have you had answer to the Queries, if any (by that which hath been said) have been
made more affected to Ireland in purse, Prayers or person, there, the fruit expected,
and the designe accomplished. In then [unr]t you shall have reasons to perswade so gallant
an Expedition.
From Dantzlek, the fourth of May, 1649.
The King of Polonia having lost al hope of a possibility to agree with the Cosaquts,
hath sent, now the third time, a commandment unto all his subjects, to take up Arms against
them; and to the Nobility ad Gentry to be in a readiness to follow him into the
fended at the small respect with their Generall Chmielnisky, gave to the Commissioners
of polonia, whom he entertain'd little better then as if they had been Captives
during the Conference which they had with him: who presuming on the succour which
the Tarrarians have put him in hope of, and upon that which hee expecteth from the
Muscovits, (with whom, tis said, he holds good correspondency) told the said Commissioners
in plain terms, that if they would not yield vnto his demands by fair means, hee
would soon get them by force; and perticulerly, that hee had 200000 men on foot,
to maintain the Gracian Religion. The which together with the good success or the Cosques,
who lately cut in pieces sixteen Polonian Companies, oblieges his said Majesty to