The sale of the Cardinalls goods goes on. His departure
is now reported every where. His majesty hath said openly,
that notwithstanding his great services, yet to content the
Princes and restore peace, he absolutely commands the withdrawing
of the said Cardinall. The President. Novion, a
Member of the Anti parliament at Pontoise, hath signified to
the Parliament here, that he hath his majestie's promise in
writing for the Cardinall's departure. This most man beleeve,
but they that know the Cardinall, and his sleights, and
the great Ties he hath to the Court, are of another mind;
and that his design by this is, to take off the Peoples edg, and
retard the coming on of the Spanish Supplies, And indeed,
Fuensaldagnes Forces are drawn back toward Guise, and Lorain's
to ward Rhetel, from whence they will not stirr, till
the Return of an express sent by them into Spain; so that in
all likelyhood the Princes will be necessitated to an Agreement.
Some say they have made their Agreement already,
and that the King, is removing to Liancourt, intending speedily
towards Paris; and that Conde bethinks himself of a retreat,
especially seeing his enemy the Cardinall de Rhets, so
frequent and great with the Duke of Orleans. More touching
this by the next.
The little Court at St. German's are as full of hopes as
their purses are empty, and Jermyn hath been sent to the
French Court, in hope to promote their Affairs, in this present
Juncture.
From Rye, August. 5.
Here is in our Bay a Fleet of Hollanders, of 29. sail, and 15
fail more about Beechy head. The first fight of them was
this morning, being then all in one Fleet. we have observed
their motion, and concieve the 29. fail at the Nesse point, about
a league from shore, at Anchor, or beating up and down
the sea The other, being Is fail remain about Beechy Head
where by we concieve they intend to make longer stay. The
People abou[unr] Leeds in Kent, are (as we hear) up in Arms,
for fear of their Landing.