as my confidence is he will. I am glad your Doctors are come down, because
though Doctor Goddard is a very able and honest man, yet they
will be able with more Majesty, to overcome my Lord for his health.
And will be some stay to the over-workings of his affection to go out to
the Army too soon. Truly, Sir, his life and health are exceeding precious,
and I account it every day a greater mercy then other, that we
have his life, observing that every dispensation of God draws him necter
to himself, and makes him more heavenly and by consequence more
useful to his generation, in the managing of that power God hath put
into his hands.
On Thursday, I had a friendly conference with my Lord Wraston,
and three Ministers of Edinburgh. I dealt plainly with them about their
Kirk matiers, and had a fair acceprance. I hope God will open their
eyes; they fee they are lost with the King.
Edinburgh, May 31 1651.
SATURDAY, June 7.
Paris, 31. May, Stylo noto. 1651.
Last Wednesday, M. Bataille Advocate, begnn to plead in this Parliament
for the Duke of Elboeus, and having ended betimes yesterday
at the Audience, the Advocate Pucelle begun to defend the Duke of
Vendosmes right. The parties having been present with great retinue
the first time, but the expostulations an Anti-Mazarinist Citizen friend
to the house of Vendosme made that day to the Duke a' Elboeus, tha the
marvelled, that having betrayed Paris during these last broils, he should
dare to attempt without ground, to go to law with M. de Beaufort; to
whom the said Duke d'Eboeuf returned no answer for fear of the people
gathered there, to the number of above 3000 men; and the ass ont
put upon one of his footmen, whose sword the people took, and gave him
very bad words, having given occasion to fear some ill consequences, if
they should come another; the Queen did forbid them to goe thither any
more, or else that she would hinder the pleading of their cause: So
that yesterday the said Dukes did not come to the Palace, which hath prevented
a great deal of tumult that would unboubtedly have arrived. The
Prince of Conde was at both the times in the Palace, but not the Duke
of Orleans.
The Palatine Edward being countenanced by the Prince of Conde,
whom he thinks to be beholding to him, because the conferenes of the
Frondeurs held for the Prince's liberty, were done at his house, having,
obtained an arrest of the upper Councel for the evocation of the business,
touching his wives and the Queen of Poland's pretensions upon
the lands and estate of the late Duke of Nevers their Brother, to the
Parliament of Paris, to pretend to get there the cashiering of an arrest
of the said Councel procured by Cardinal de Richelieu in the behalf of
the Duke of Mantua, who though he be a stranger, doth enjoy unjustly,
faith he, the estate of the said late Duke his Father's estate in this Kingdome.