At last the Letters were superscribed,
To the Committee of the Estates of
Scotland.
Because they grant the Estates may assemble of their owne accord.
They who are of Montrosse his Party, seeme to be very ill satisfied with
the said Treaty, but they cannot help it now, they expect money hither
from the Prince of Orange for their journey, they having little here, and
live in a very poore condition.
This Poore Island will be very glad to be rid of these guests, by whom
in hath so much suffered all manner of wayes.
From Paris 19/29. January.
Newes is come hither that the Prince and Windram being able to agree
nothing else, have agreed that there shall be a solemne Treaty betweene
him and Commissioners from Scotland at Breda; the report is, the Queen
is angrie at it, but some thinke she only makes a shew of that anger, that
she may not lose Montrosse, whom of late both she and Jermyn have made
shew to carresse, that if he can promote his Affaires so, as to be able to
serve them, they may make use of him, but some here say the hath been
the Author of those Councels of yeilding to a Treaty: The Montrossians
have murmured much at it, but they are told that Treaty shall be
universall, and extend to all, as well the Montrossians as the Presbyterians;
most men here thinke that Treaty will prove fruitlesse, for that as
Montrosse his attemps shall succeed or decline, so the Prince or the Scots
will be very high in their demands, and stand upon points, which the
other will never condiscend unto.
There is a discourse among some of the Royallifts here, that some
Letters from Jersey signifie, that the Prince hath sent for Rupert to come
to him, not with his Fleet, but himslefe only; and that Choqueux his
Secretary is gone to him with that Message, those here are very angry
with the Authors of that Counsell, and that if he comes away the Ships
will all disband, they thinke it s very strange resolution.
Cottington writes that he can doe no good in Spaine; and Killegrew
the Venetian Ambassadour, was three Weekes since no further than Genes,