could with it had been of some considerable value, because yours, whose
bare name wo[unr]ld have served for an accommodation of it self, so notoriously
famous is your Lordship, for your act[unr]vity against your Liege Lord
the Kings Majesty of ever blessed memory: yet as little as it was; it did
me good to seiz upon it by virtue of my Commission from his Majesty that
now is, were it but to keep it in your Lordships, memory that there is still
a King: or to deal ingenously with your Lordship, had the vessel been
yours, and the Lading better, I had spared the labour of giving you an
accompt of my proceedings, whether I had saved, sold, or sunck them;
bu[unr] finding the vessel to be a poor mans, pitty to him, withouth respect
to your Lordship, moved me to give him his vessel, and to sell your
provisions dogg cheap, viz. for 15 l. because I could not now get more,
nor could I conveniently keep them for a better market: the next of
your Lordships that I shall meet with, I will studie to husband better, til
when I shall rest as ready as ever to serve you in such kinds of offices.
From aboard the Royal delight,
March 20. 1650.
WILL HINTON.
FRYDAY. June 27.
This day Mr. Love being brought again to the Bar, the Councell for the
Common wealth, very learnedly, cleared all Scruples touching the witnesses,
and laid open the evidences so fully, that M. Love fled to his last refuge,
and in hope to delay, gave in a paper of Exceptions in matter of
Law (as he pretended) against divers particulars of the Charge exhibited
against him, touching which, he desired Councell to plead for him.
His Paper was at length received, and having leave, he named M, Maynard,
M. Hales, M. Archer, and M. Waller, to be his Councell: and it
was ordered by the Court, that they might (if they pleased) set down
under their hands what matters of Law they would speak to, and so present
them to the Court on Monday, that they might consider what was
to be done thereupon. After which the High court adjourned till
Monday.
There came a farther accompt from several persons of Honour out of
Ireland.
To Colonel John Hewson.
Honourable Sir,
I have formerly written four times to you, giving you an accompt
of what it hath pleased the Lord to do for us, since our coming into
this Province, in dissipating a powerfull part of the enemy, and rendring
severall considerable places into our hands; as Loghrea, Portumuey, Ballinastow,
Melech, and Kagera, which last is this day to be delivered up to
me, for which I have Hostages.
I acquainted you likewise with my Lord Deputies desire, That there
should be a Communication betwixt you and me at Athlon, in order to
the reducement thereof, to which place I am now advancing, and shall be
near it this night.