for nothing fo much in the world as to be able to let your Highness fee how zealously and how truly I am yours."

Extract of a letter from Sir William Trumball to Lord Prefident Sunderland.-On the fame fubject.— France refufes fatisfaction.

Paris, Feb. 17-27, 1685-6.

MONSIEUR de Croiffy continues ftill indisposed with the gout, and yesterday gave audience in his bed concerning the memorial I had presented about Orange. He told me he had represented it to the King, who continued still in his former refolution, that he acknowledged no fovereignty of Orange to belong to the Prince, and that although, for fome reafons, he did forbear to have that right adjudged, yet that it was his incontestably, and that he had no other anfwer to give me; adding this late occafion of displeasure, by reason of the Prince's refufal to deliver the children of one Monf. Bofe (a counfellor of the parliament of Tholoufe, and formerly of the proteftant religion, bat lately changed). Monf. Bofe had sent his children thither, intending afterwards to efcape himself: But fince he made inftances by Monf. d'Avaux to have them fent back, which, he faid, the Prince denied, and infifted further to keep what money they had brought with them, as a provifion and fubfiftence for them. He told me the King had given orders to ftop the Prince's receiving any part of his revenues of Orange, till he had given fatisfaction in this matter."

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to engage him in measures or alliances hoftile to France. The following, among other letters from him to the Prince of Orange, in King William's cabinet, fhew how determined he was upon peace with France; and that the only war he approved of was against the Turks.

James the IId to the Prince of Orange.-Defirous of peace in Europe.

Windfor, September 1, 1685.

ON Saturday laft I had yours of the 30th of Auguft and the 3d of September both together; by the first of which, I find, you then had received an account of the good news from Hungary, which was as welcome to me as to any body; and I make no doubt will contribute as much to the peace and quiet of Europe, as the good condition it has pleafed God to put my affairs in; and I am fure I will fill do my part, that the peace Chriftendom now enjoys may be continued."

James the IId to the Prince of Orange.-Anxious to preServe peace.

Whitehall, February 2, 1685-6. "I HAVE had yours of the 5th, in which you say, fome, where you are, begin to be alarmed at a voyage the King of France is to make this fpring. All that I can fay upon it is, that I do not think he will do any thing to disturb the peace of Chriftendom for feveral reafons, and his minifters here fay it alfo; and I do what I can to let them fee the inconveniences that may happen to their mafter, fhould he begin a war, and will still do what is in my power to prevent it."

King James to the Prince of Orange.--On the fame

fubject.

Whitehall, February 16, 1686.

HAD yours “I of the 19th by the letters which came on Friday laft, but fo late that I had not then time to answer it. I fee by it, you have ftill fome apprehenfions, as if France intended, by themselves, or fome of their allies, to interrupt the peace of Chriftendom; I confess I hardly believe it, I am fure I hope they will not, and they endeavour to perfuade me they have peaceable intentions."

King James to the Prince of Orange.-Is not moved by French encroachments.-Defires only war against the Turk.

Whitehall, October 19, 1686.

ALL I fhall fay upon what you fay, as to the affair of Namur and Hunninguen, is, that as to the firft, the Spaniards have had a very civil and fatisfactory answer to it; fo that that is at an end. For the other, I do not think it of fuch confequence, as to the Germans, as to fet all Chriftendom in a flame, except that they have a mind to fall upon France; and I am still of the fame mind I was to do my part, that there may be no war but against the Turk.”

King James to the Prince of Orange.--To the fame

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Whitehall, March 8, 1687. SUPPOSE you have by this feen the answer the Emperor's envoy in France had to the memorial he gave in to that King, by which you will fee the truce

is not like to be broken, so that the war against the Turk may be ftill carried on. I shall still do my part to preferve the peace of Chriftendom."

King James to the Prince of Orange.—Is defirous to guarantee the twenty years truce.

Whitehall, May 10, 1687.

"I HAVE had yours of the 13th, by which I find, that you in Holland are not alarmed at the King of France's journey to Luxembourg. Those who are jealous of it, will, I am confident, be foon out of their pain. I fuppofe Mr. Dyckvelt will give you an account of two memorials have been given me, the one by the Count Caunitz, and the other by the Spanish ambaffador, both of them to defire me to endeavour to persuade the King of France to let me be guarantee of the truce. You may be fure I will do my part to perfuade that King to it, fince nothing can contribute more than that to continue the peace in Christendom.”

King James to the Prince of Orange.-Rejoices at fuccefs against the Turks.-Intent on the peace of Chriftendom.

Windfor, September 19, 1687.

"I HAVE had a full account of what has passed in Hungary, and hope by the next letters from thence to hear what advantage the Germans have made of their victory, and that at least they will get good winter-quarters by it. The good fuccefs the Venetians have had in the Morea, will, I hope, alfo have a good effect as to the peace of Chriftendom, which is what I always fo much defire fhould be continual."

There are in King William's cabinet the following letters from King James to the Prince of Orange, con. cerning the profecution of the Duke of Monmouth's adherents.

James the IId to the Prince of Orange.-Calls the Weftern circuit Jefferys's campaign.

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Windfor, September 10, 1685. HAVE now but little news to tell you, all things

being very quiet at present here, though the pref byterian and republican party are ftill very busy, and have as much mind to rebel again as ever. Lord Chief Juftice is making his campaign in the weft, and when the parliament meets, fome of the peers which are in cuftody will be tried."

James the IId to the Prince of Orange.-Calls the Weflern circuit Jefferys's campaign.—Enumerates the detail of Severities.

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Windfor, September 24, 1685. S for news there is little ftirring, but that Lord Chief Juftice has almoft done his campaigne; he has already condemned several hundreds, fome of which are already executed, more are to be, and the others fent to the plantations."

James the IId to the Prince of Orange.-Interests himself for Orange.-Intends to get Saxton pilloried by one trial and hanged by another.

Whitehall, January 15, 1686. You may eafily believe I am forry Sir William

Trumball has had no better an answer to the memorial he gave in concerning the affair of Orange; I

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