English were to goe to another Island for refreshment there being
little or none there.
Wee had yesterday by the Spanish leters that Prince Rupert is
roving without the straits on the Coast of Spaine with six ships,
and taken 3 ships, one Genoes comming from the Gulf of Venice.
and a spanish ship which came from sant Domingo, and a Dutch
shipe named the Eendearcht, which hee took from the Road at
Callis, bad news for the Merchants.
The state here have appointed 3. Ambassadors to goe for England
with the first, I will not say they shall stay or delay till they see
how busines will go in Scotland of which here is great expectation;
the men that are Nominated to goe for Ambassadors are, the Here
Bever of Dorf, the Here Vet of Zealand, and old Joachimi.
Here are severall ships come from the Barbados, and diverse passengers,
some well willers to the Parliament; they are generally all
of Opinion that the Country will not stand out long, they affirme
if the Parliament did send but a matter of 1500. or 2000. men, they
would have a very short end of the busines, there being divers places
that they can land in spight of the malignant party; especially if
they that goe did but cast out that they would free their
servants of their service, and pay them out of the Estates of
the Malignant party, they would soone bee delivered up to justice:
This is the opinion of some.
It is thought that the Lord Willoughby will goe for the Maine,
and hath sent over the Marshall to buy a Frigot, here is also come
over one of the sonns of Col. Waldron, and is bound for England,
whose father was one of the cheese Fomenters of all this Mischeef.
And certainly if the Lord Willoughby had not come thither in the
very nick of time as hee did, my son and diverse more had been put
to death by a Councell of Warre; which my Lord Willoughby
told them they could not doe being no Military men, and so put
them off that Course; they are very jealous of him so that hee can doe
nothing of himselfe. The papers that were printed by some
Friends, of the passages between our Ambassadors and the states
with their last propositions, are by the states forbidden to bee sold,
and as I heare a penalty set on whom soever shall sell them. The paper
which was printed by Mackdowell the scotch Kings Agent upon
our Ambassadors propositions is forbidden to be sold, and fetched
up. I have sent you the Declaration of the Barbados in English,
many ships are still preparing to goe for Barbados.
The states here have raysed the Customes or Convoy a third part
higher then before, which is raysed for the se[unr]tin, forth of 35. men
of Warr for Convoies and to clear the seas.