July 17. Mr.Rolt, one of the Gentlemen attending on his Highness,
having been appointed by his Highness to go to the Swedish
King with the Ratification of the Alliance made betwixt England
and that Crown, prepared to be gone, and four most of his necessaries
on ship-board.
In the afternoon, the Lord Major of London and Sir Thomas Vyner
Treasurers of the monies collected for relief of the poor Protestants
in Piedmont, were with a Committee of the Council in the Council-chamber,
and given to understand that it was ordered by the Council,
that some speedy course be taken so to dispose of the monier,
that relief may be sent over immediately to the said Pr[unr]stants; it
is said, that part will be intrusted in the hands of he Commonwealth
of Geneva, and the remainder in the hands of the Protestant
Cantons of Switzerland, for the more commondious distributing of
it according to the necessities of these our distressed brethren.
The Forein letters brought an account how n[unr]iserably the Spaniard
goes to wrack both in Flanders, Italy, and Catalonia, the particulars
where of you have before.
July 28. About 4 a clock in the morning, Sir Oliver Fleming
Master of the Ceremonies, with divers Gentlemen of his Highness,
went to Gravesend by water, to receive the Lord Christian Bond Ambassador
Extraordinary from the King of Sweden, where they arrived.
ab[unr] ten a clock in the morning. After dinner, his Excelencie and
his Train took Barge, but the wind being fierce and contrary, they
could not reach Tower-whar still late at night, where being met by
some Lords of the Council, he was by torch light conducted through
London to Westminster in the Coaches of his Highness, with a great
Train of Lords and Gentlemens coaches attending them. The Ambassador
and his Retinue were all in mourning for the death of the
late Queen Dowager of Sweden.
July 30. Mr Rolt began his journey to the K: of Sweden; He went
in a generous Eq uipage and well attended towards Dover.
His Highness returned from Hampton Court
By Letter from Geneva we had some account concerning the condition
of the Protestants in Pie mont; That being fill in Arms in the
Mountains, they daily grow more numerous, their Brethren who sled
returning to them from all parts; That the Duke of Savoy had spoild
a great part of their harvest in the valleys by sending in his Force;
That while the Enemy was making spoil, the Protestants came down
from the Mountains, sought them, and put the rest to a shameful retreat
That there appears smil likelihood of any accommodation betwixt
them and the Du:of Savoy, he Duke refusing now to give ear
to any mediation, as appears by the said Dukes carriage towards the
Deputies of the Protestant Cantons of Swisse land; for the said D puties
being on the way journeying toward the Dukes Court at Turin,
the Duke by way of prevention sent a messenger to meet them, & let
them know, that if they had any affairs of their own at Turin, they
might com on, but if they had commission to interpose in the business
of the Protestants of Piedmont, they were to understand that now