the Pope, for not obeying sense of his Commands, which enjoyned him obedience
to his Majesty of England, &c, But by this it is thought all differences
are record'd betwixt Him and the Marquesse, Hie, indeede having
neither Authority nor Force considerable to make ant Resistance. As
for Monke, his Heart is well enough known; but I must tell you, of late he
hath had a great estate fal'n to him in England, & that is conceiv'd to be the
only Reason which hath made him hold off so long from any down-right-complyance
with Ormond; left otherwise it might bee sequesired by the Parliament.
The forces in Ulster are very formidable. And have unanimously
declared for his Majesty of England, which they did the more cheerefully
in that they under stood his Majesty meant not to alter the Presbyterian Government
in Scotland: which now they are assured of by a Declaration from
His Majefly; who hath sent over divers experienced Souldiers to Command
them : which must needs prove of very great advantage to the Marquesse,
in case of any Invasion form England, which they feare but a little,
wee heare the Scots prepare Lustily, and that they give out, Crummwell
shall no sooner bee in Ireland, but that they meane to bee here. Wee
should not thinke much with it, if wee knew they came cordially for the good
of the king, but otherwise wee should bee very both to bee a third time undone
by them; however we are sufficiently harrasted by the Committees,
which if we have no redresse in, we must be forced, by the example of other
Counties, to Relieve our selves. We have news here, that one Hawford
(the Post-Master of Doncaster) who hath been a long time suspected to be a
Hermaphrodite, is big with Childe; Some Say he is delivered of one, but for
certain there is some such thing. He hath (as I understand) been a great assertor
of the Parliaments honour, especially since that great Act of Justice
upon the late King. I will enquire further after the matter, and by the next
you may expect to heare more.
But let the Miseries of Ireland bee never so many, it is their chiefe care
at Westminster to reward their owne services and sufferings first and
because Harry Martin can pretend to none of the least, as being one
while a Collonell and no member, otherwhiles a member and no Collonell
the Juncto was moved earnettly in his behalfe, as being one that had
sustained many losses for the love hee bore to the Parliament even before
it was one: As thus ------ Imprimis the Losse of his Allegiance and Duty
long before these times, when (being a justice of the Peace, hee tore inpeeces
the Kings Commission, and afterwards sent his old Father (Sir
Henry) to begge the Kings Pardon for him on his knees ------ Item the
losse of his Religion when First hee claspid up his Bible and laid it aside,
to peruse the grave sentences of Nich Machiavell, and cry'd downe