A coppy of Mr. Henry VVilmots letter to M. VVilliam Crofts at the Hague intercepted at sea by one of the ships in His Majesties service, and sent up to the Lord Admirall, and was delivered to the Commons by the Lords at a conferece of both houses.
      
       
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             A coppy of Mr. Henry VVilmots letter to M. VVilliam Crofts at the Hague intercepted at sea by one of the ships in His Majesties service, and sent up to the Lord Admirall, and was delivered to the Commons by the Lords at a conferece of both houses.
             Rochester, Henry Wilmot, Earl of, 1612?-1658.
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by E.G. for E. Husbands and Iohn Franke,
             London :
             1642.
          
           
             Signed at bottom of text: by H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           A
           Coppy
           of
           Mr
           ,
           HENRY
           VVILMOTS
           Letter
           to
           M.
           WILLIAM
           CROFTS
           at
           the
           Hague
           ,
           intercepted
           at
           Sea
           by
           one
           of
           the
           Ships
           in
           His
           Majesties
           service
           ,
           and
           sent
           up
           to
           the
           Lord
           Admirall
           ,
           and
           was
           delivered
           to
           the
           Commons
           by
           the
           Lords
           at
           a
           conference
           of
           both
           Houses
           .
        
         
           AMongst
           other
           Evidences
           of
           the
           disposition
           and
           designes
           of
           those
           in
           credit
           about
           the
           KING
           and
           QUEENE
           ,
           a
           Letter
           was
           intercepted
           at
           Sea
           by
           one
           of
           the
           Ships
           now
           in
           His
           Majesties
           service
           ,
           and
           sent
           up
           to
           the
           Lord
           Admirall
           ,
           was
           delivered
           to
           the
           Commons
           ,
           by
           the
           Lords
           ,
           at
           a
           Conference
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           which
           was
           dated
           the
           two
           and
           twentieth
           of
           
             June
             ,
          
           from
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           written
           by
           M.
           
             Henry
             Wilmot
             ,
          
           one
           of
           those
           who
           were
           privy
           to
           the
           conspiracy
           of
           M.
           
             Jermin
          
           and
           others
           ,
           about
           bringing
           up
           the
           Army
           the
           last
           yeere
           ;
           and
           directed
           to
           M.
           
             William
             Crofts
          
           a
           servant
           of
           the
           Queene's
           .
           By
           this
           Letter
           it
           appeares
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           had
           often
           conferences
           of
           dividing
           the
           estates
           of
           the
           Parliament-men
           ,
           and
           that
           this
           is
           the
           use
           they
           intend
           to
           make
           of
           the
           Forces
           raised
           by
           His
           Majesty
           :
           And
           that
           they
           are
           growne
           so
           bold
           upon
           His
           protection
           as
           to
           vilisie
           and
           deride
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           not
           onely
           to
           contemne
           their
           summons
           ,
           but
           shamefully
           to
           abuse
           their
           Messenger
           with
           violence
           and
           scorn
           .
           Which
           Letter
           followeth
           in
           these
           words
           .
        
         
           
             
               For
               Mr.
               CROFTS
               at
               the
               Hague
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Deare
                
                 WILL
                 ,
              
            
             
               BY
               these
               last
               Letters
               to
               the
               Queene
               ,
               you
               will
               finde
               a
               great
               alteration
               of
               businesse
               here
               ;
               the
               King
               ,
               that
               very
               lately
               appeared
               almost
               abandoned
               by
               all
               His
               Subjects
               ,
               is
               now
               become
               the
               Favourite
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               ;
               yet
               I
               beleeve
               His
               Enemies
               are
               not
               so
               neglected
               as
               not
               to
               be
               able
               to
               raise
               an
               Army
               to
               oppose
               Him
               :
               and
               indeed
               here
               lies
               the
               jest
               ,
               for
               they
               will
               be
               followed
               just
               enough
               to
               forfeit
               their
               estates
               ,
               which
               I
               have
               heard
               you
               often
               say
               ,
               were
               better
               bestowed
               on
               some
               of
               us
               .
               Yesterday
               there
               came
               a
               Messenger
               from
               the
               House
               ,
               who
               had
               Order
               ,
               (
               and
               did
               raise
               the
               power
               of
               the
               County
               )
               to
               entreat
               
                 Bartley
                 ,
                 Ashburnham
                 ,
              
               and
               my selfe
               ;
               to
               come
               to
               speake
               to
               the
               House
               ;
               but
               the
               King
               gave
               the
               Messenger
               a
               short
               Answer
               ,
               and
               an
               Officer
               or
               two
               gave
               him
               a
               short
               Cudgell
               ,
               so
               he
               is
               returned
               to
               
                 London
              
               (
               a
               fine
               Gentleman
               )
               with
               his
               Arme
               in
               a
               Scarfe
               .
               Deare
               
                 Will
                 ,
              
               preserve
               me
               in
               your
               good
               opinion
               ,
               for
               I
               assure
               you
               I
               am
               ,
            
             
               
                 Your
                 most
                 affectionate
                 humble
                 servant
                 ,
                 H.
                 WILMOT
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iune
                   22.
                   
                
                 Yorke
                 
                   1642.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Pray
                 if
                 M.
                 
                   Jermin
                
                 be
                 with
                 you
                 ,
                 present
                 my
                 most
                 humble
                 service
                 to
                 him
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             H.
             Elsynge
             Cler.
             Parl.
             D.
             Com.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             E.
             G.
          
           for
           
             E.
             Husbands
          
           and
           
             Iohn
             Franke
             .
          
           1642.