Saturday, December 7.
WE had this Intelligent Account from the Hague, Mac-donnell the
Scots Kings Resident, married a wise in the Province of Grpningen
where he thought he had much credit, by reason of which he was very
confident that he should be able to perswade the States of that Province
to give no audience in the Colledge of the States, Generall of Mr. Strickland
in the quality he did demand it, as Resident to the Common-wealth
of England: but contrary to his expectation, the States of that Province
in their Provinciall Assembly, did take a resolution, that their Deputies
who serve for that Province at the Hague as States Generall, should give
audience to Mr. Strickland in the same quality that he demanded it, and
have sent that resolution to the Hague. to the States Generall of that Province
accordingly.
Those of the Province of Zealand and Holland, have made a strict agreement
together, by which they both do resolve to maintain themselves,
and their Liberties against all both within, and without; so that Zealand
seeing the ills they were formerly drawn into by the Prince of Orange,
will for the future trade in the same steps with those of Holland; and
will, as I am certainly informed, concur with those of Holland; and in
holding a good correspondence with this Common-wealth, which will
doubtlesse be done by all the rest.
I have been informed, that some of the States who were known to be
most the creatures of the Prince of Orange have said, that the Prince seeing
that his desire to vary the States against the Parliament of England:
was, by the managing of the Parliament by those they imployed, grown
to that passe, that he saw it was impossible to hinder the correspondence,
and good understanding which was already betwixt them, and that he
had used the highest care which was possible, which had had but ill effects;
and therefore he would hereafter take other Councels, and not
presse the States Generall any more so much to pppose the Parliament. I
know not whether this were true, but beleeve that it doth shew, that the
States who held that party were desirous to come off, and would no longer
have run on in that height against the Parliament, though the Prince
had lived.
The generall meeting of the States at the Hague, for to consider of all
things which concerns the Generality, is to be the 15. of Decemb: new
stile, the 5. old stile.
I am informed from a very good hand, that Portugall, Sweeden, France,
Denmark, had resolved to contribute money and men against this Common-wealth
if they could have prevailed with the States to have ingaged
with them and the better carry on that designe, the Queen of Sweden
hath writeen a very effectuall Letter to the States, to desire that she may
be admitted to mediate, and determine that difference betwixt the States
and the King of Portugall.
The old Princesse of Orange hath written Letters into all the Provinces