be given to the Ministers of the Religion here, that it would be agreeable
to him to see them, they thereupon came to Waite upon him, the
24 of September in the Evening, he assured them by his Interpreter,
that he was of the same Religion with themselves; and that he would
have no other Judges of his differences, but the Protestant Churches
of France: He prayed them to continue their good Opinion of him,
and their good will to him, and that if God gave good and happy
successe to his affaires, they should finde in effects his acknowledgment
of it. But he hath begun too late to Court those of the Religion in
France, whose Churches he hath alwaies shamed, during the time of his
abode here: Besides the Church of Charenton hath bin here in France. It
needs be no great wonder that these Churches in France are no more affected
with him, they have no interest that he hath any visible possibility
to serve. You will find it better for him in Scotland, from whence we learn
by severall Letters their great affections to their proclaimed King,
and faithfulnesse to their Covenant; They relate that Master George
Windram the Commissioner to their King, had his dispatch the twenty-fifth
of September; That he was sent away instructed, so as his message
must needs be most acceptable; for there wanted nothing in it
that might be inviting to him, if God be pleased but to give him grace,
and incline him to accept it, and that he will not listen any more to
his Evill Councellors; Some of which, they say, they beleeve are pensioners
to the Sectaries of England, and kept about him to keepe him
from all inclinations to promote the cause of God, whom if he shall
still hearken unto, wee shall feare the Controversie of God with that
family is not yet at an end. And that crue attending him to Jersey,
makes us very jealous least he should have more minde to Ireland than
to us. Yet wee shall omit no meanes possible to gaine him as farre as
may stand with our Covenant. And indeed wee feare that to Satisfie
him, wee have gone too farre from it, for wee shall not urge so much
as the Covenant upon him, onely he must tolerate it, that is, he must
tolerate it in all his three Kingdomes. And this if he will doe, wee doe
assure him particularly, that wee will lay out our selves in our best endeavours
for his personall preservation, and for the restauration of
him to his Estates, and in his assistance for prosecuting the Murtherers
of his father, all his is truth, and wee know not what wee can offer
more, and indeed this is out of the great feare wee have of the encrease
of Sectaries amongst us, which do spread notwithstanding all the
endeavours of Church and State against them; but wee hope if the