No private businesse to be heard these fourteen dayes in the
House, unless a Favorites.
Serjeant Bradshaw Voted by the Councel of State, constant President
of the Councel.
Referred back to the Councel of State to chuse one of Command
in chief in Ireland, and report him to the House.
New Seals Ordered for the Courts of Flintshire and Cheshire,
and the old one nul.
Mr. Whitlock Ordered to bring in the Declaration to satisfie the
people concerning the late Transactions; surely they will never
be satisfied, till they are eased of their Burthens, and redlest in their
Grievances.
Earl of Denbigh, Sir Henry Mildmay, Mr. Henningham,
Sir Gregory Norton, Mr. Fielder, Mr. Trenchard, and Mr. Chaloner,
with the Master of the Ceremonies, to attend the Prince Elector
to Graves-end, Bonne Voyage, and a speedy passage to him.
Lieutenant General Cromwel Voted Commander in chief of all the
Forces for Ireland.
Take here the Copy of a Letter, from Monsier Mazarlal, to the Cardinal his son.
Son,
Since the decease of the Cardinal d' Aix, your brother, I have scarce received any
news from you, save only in that general way, which is common to all men, that
it, by your reputation spread at this present all over Europe, and your extraordinary
fortune whereunto you have attained, being fastened unto one of the greatest
and florishing Monarchies now in the world. And as this news is very various, some
being good, and some bad, I think my self bound to rejoyce at the good tidings,
and continuation of your good fortune, as also to give you notice of those evil reports
which come to my knowledge, that so you may remedy the same, so as it may
be for your credit, and the glory of your house. You ought to remember how often I
caused you to remember since you came into the Queens favor, of the shameful and
fatal end of the Marquis d' Ancre, and that those of our nation have qualities wholly
inconsistant with the French, who are of their nature inclining to liberty. You are by
your vertue to correct those wicked inclinations that you have naturally in you, and
so refrain from those things that may make you passe for a cheater; with so much
the more care, that you have attained unto a fortune against all hope, which maketh
you to intermeddle with a great number of persons, who for the most part are
more mindeful of evil then good. Remember son, that you are descended of a very
low degree, and therefore cannot humble your self too much, and that you had a