The Protestants have had experience of the Courts unfaithfull
dealing; who at Montpelier had his Majesties order,
during the first war of Paris, to be admitted to undergoe
the Office of Magistracy in in that City. But the Papists
opposing them, they sent Deputies to complain at the
Court, and therupon the King granted them a commission
under the great Seal for that privilege, but underhand sent
a Command, signed with the privie Signor to the Governor
of Montpelier, requiring him not to permit the
Protestants to put their Commission in execution. The
like usage hath been shewn to them of Grenoble, who complaining
here by their Deputies of certain Grievances, the
Letters Patents for Remedy, were so drawn up, that they
were void and of none effect, through the designed omission
of some necessary Clauses.
The French and English have been long in suspence here
touching the event of the late Fight with the Hollander.
The first newes came from Havre de grace to the Dutch
Ambassadour, but it brought no certainty. Other Letters
came afterwards from Boloigne, but they speak not to any
purpose, save only that the Hollanders were worsted, which
the English here were loch to believe, because they hoped
the Hollander getting the better this Bout, would be the
less apt to accommodate with England. They of the Family
of Stuart are much exalted in their Letter expresses
out of that Countrey, touching the death of the Lo. Paw,
in regard he was bent much for a pacification with Engl.
After many hopes, and many fears, at length came Letters
from Diope, and other places upon the Sea coast, assuring
that the Dutch had received a [unr]ry great loss and defeat by
the late Fight, so that Ch. Stuarts party are extremely cast
down at the business They phansie to themselves great division
and combustions in England.
There is news, that he whom they call Duke of Glocester,
arrived at Dunkirk, where he was well entertained by the
Governor; and the like respect was shown him in all those
places that he passed through [unr] Antwerp.