to erect for them their Arcus Triumphales: But if
I mistake not, their end, this day, is not any such
outward Pomp or Glory, bur that those who
have been delivered together, might rejoice
together; and to express their Desires, That
the Civil Sword might be as prosperous for Publick
Ends, in the Hand where it is placed, as the
Military Sword hath been in the same hand.
This City seldome goes alone in Publique
Actions: it was anciently called by Stephanides,
The Heart of the Nation; and if the Heart be
in a Politique consideration, as it is in the Naturall,
it will communicate Life and Spirits into
the other Members, by which means the Whole
Body may unanimously contribute their desires
and endeavours to oppose the common Enemy,
and after all our Distractions, see the Nation
established upon the firm Basis of Peace and
Righteousness, which is the end of Government
and shall be the end of my further troubling
your Highness.
From Upsall, Jan. 11. S. V.
Our Negotiation hath not as yet made any
progress, by reason of the absence of most of the
Senate. But now that the Grand Chancellor is
come to Town, I suppose we shal in a short time
see what their intentions are as to an intimate
Alliance with us. The Chancellour speaks very
much love and affection to the Commonwealth
of England, and since his coming hither he hath
performed a visit unto my Lord Ambassador, demonstrating
much civility and respect to him. I
hope there will be a good account of this affair.