From Leith, 3. August.
Yesterday, we understood, that our Fleet under Gen. Blake
was come as farr as Holy Island, and that there had been no
Ingagement betwixt him and Trump.
Take part of a letter from a worthy minister in the west, to a
Friend of his here. Tauching the breach between England
and the Low-Countries, as it followeth.
I see the Dutch Quarr[unr]l tor[unr]nts you; bu[unr] Hooker
and I have [unr] them 7. years since, as a people de[unr]in'd to
ruin. They had a Form and Power of god[unr] at the time
of Revole from Spain, and when they were Refuges to our
English persecuted saints for which God hath been repaying
them. They were once a Thorn hedg to keep out the Romish
Boar from England; but the work is done, and the
Hedg is rotten, sit for the fire.
Truly I concieve the Lord would not have us truck Amboy[unr]
for so poor a recompence as Cash, therefore
hath put to a nobler hand of Justice to wipe it off. Besides,
the bloud of our Ambassador must be satisfied; so that all
put together, my heart leads the to this Conclusion. God
will not pack up these crying Crimson Crimes. You know
my Motto of them: Their Belly is their God, their Godlines
is their Gain. So they may fill Purses Paunches, ruat
Gœlum. To treat among us by Ambassadors, and at the same
time to break League at sea, is such a Barbarism as Turks
would scarce own, much less Act. I am confident they will be
crush't, as if I saw it Already effected.
From Paris, August. 17. stilo novo, by a third hand, thus.
Letters from Rochel say, the Duke of Vendosme is at sea
with 28 men of warr, and ere this before the Port of Brouage,
to fight the Count D' Augnion, who is said to have 48.
fail.
Yesterday, the Duke of Lorains messenger returned hence
with Orders for his master to march. The Cardinall having
given out he will depart, the People are backward here in
paying the new Tax. Mons. de la Milleraie is up in Poictou
with 4000 men and 4. peeces of ordnance for the King.