ADMIRABLE And Notable things of Note: viz. 

1. The royal Letter sent from the French King to his Brother the King of England.  
2. A true copy of the Lord George Digby's last Letter to the Queen's Majesty.  
3. The Queen's majesty's gracious answer to the same.  
4. A horrible Treason discovered from Holland, which was plotted by a company of Jesuites and Papists, against the Lady Elizabeth at the Hague, the seventh of March last. 1641.    
LONDON: Printed for Francis Coules and Thomas Banks. 1642.   

The Copy of a royal Letter, sent from the King of France to the King of England.  
royal Brother,  
ALthough the imperial Diadem hath Crowned each of us, by the Omnipotent providence of the Almighty, and those once disunited, might exasperate our Princely mind against the British nation, yet the noble lenity of your Clement Nature, and the propitious consideration of those impendent and intricate perils, wherein your kingdoms are dangerously involved, have respectively induced me to declare our good exoptations & well-wishes to you. And whereas we maturely understood and with credible information received intelligence of the rebellius insurrections of Ireland, We did respectively sympathize with your solicitous deploration of their disastrous proceedings, and will (as shall be perspicuously declared hereafter) vindicate their furious rebellion: But your Majesty (as hath been promulgated by report) hath been misinformed of divers particulars, which not only casts an indign aspersion o our royal Name, and monarchical Throne, but highly derogates from Our imperial prerogative and innocuous intention. It hath been publicly divulged, that we always made a ludibrious derision at the perilous distractions of your kingdoms, and did not only rejoice at the disloyalty of Ireland, but also instigated those rebels with a calumnious suggestion to proceed in their bloody Tyranny, as if they should depend in expectation of our auxiliary assistance. But we do utterly defy and detest this scandalous and treacherous imputation reflected on Us, and do withal desire that the Authors of this ementitious Fable fathered on us, may suffer exemplary punishment: For we royally protest and affirm, with our cordall assertion, that whereas the doleful intelligence of the British distraction came to our first audience, We were so far from entertaining any derisive alacrity, that we seriously rather deplored the preposterous condition of of the same: And as for the rebellion in Ireland, it did so astimulate Our just indignation, that we always disaffected the same, and did not only deport our subjects from presuming to conjoin with them, but also did publish a Proclamation to the epidemical Aspect of all in dissuasion from that resolute intention. Wherefore in this behalf, We are infinitely abused, and our royal Clemency blasted with the infamous tongue of audacity, for rather a reciprocal sympathy of those grievances did concur in our Princely lenity, than a contradictory antipathy of vindicative resolution found any entertainment of tyrannical habitation in Our commoted Ire. Although many fugitive delinquents, (as Finch and others) escaping from impartial justice, supposed to find their Asylum in our realm, yet impute not so vicious a connivance to our unspotted Innocency, for we will never protect them from impunity. First then, the fraternal concatenation of Brotherhood (which by the legitimate bond of nature We are enjoined unto) doth foment a solicitous Indulgency in Our Princely mind to concord and counion, and not to inhiate the precipitious demolition, or at the least extenuation of each others Crown. Secondly the singular love of our Sister (which likewise by the respective injunction of Nature we are induced unto) doth by a sweet and delicious compulsion enjoin us to corroborate, and not to precipitate each others' Throne. Lastly, the firm League made between us (which by the national Law of kingdoms we are bound to observe) doth propitiously instigate us to preserve each others imperial Diadems. All these unitedly concurring together to the plausible composition of mutual tranquillity did respectively enjoin us in a reciprocal coaction to declare ●ur royal intents, and indulgent desires for the flourishing prosperity of England. We applaud you for the royal entertainment of our Mother, (although we have little cause, in regard of her intestine stratagem against us) yet we conceive, had she tarried longer in England, she would have suddenly brought the State to a destructive ●u●ne: notwithstanding all the sinister deprecations which we wish her, are, that in what Climate soever she resides in, at length she may peaceably consummate her days in an happy period. We now involve our intentions to the affairs of Ireland, whose Barbarous Insolency We will sedul●usly endeavour to cohibit in the limited termination of Loyalty and Obedience to you their dread sovereign. What I now implore, and desire more, is contained in these concise subsequent Declarations: First, that your Majesty would be graciously pleased to expedite and animate your Parliament to deliberate things in a conclusive Confirmation, that as they have begun Nobly, they may conclude with more fortunate success to the future security of the Realm: for procrastination in State matters doth either discourage some in the same Nation, whose imminent grievances, are not eased, or at least doth animate foreign Enemies to perfect any conspiracy against a kingdom; but a sudden conclusion doth both create alacrity in the joyful minds of Subjects, & also prevent what stratagem may be in agitation. Secondly, We desire that your Parliament would correspondently accord with your Majesty without any opposition on either sides, that thus unitedly concurring together, the weighty affairs of the kingdom may be determinated with more facility. Lastly, what we desire more is, that you would expedite your consultations for the more propitious relief of Ireland: And for ourself we royally protest, that we will confirm our former resolution to curb the tyrannical insolency of those Rebels, which shall be a sufficient testimony of our indulgent affection to your majesty's prosperous reign, and the undoubted security of your kingdoms.  
Sealed with our royal Signet at our Palace in Paris, Feb. 24. 1641.   

A true copy of the Lord Digby's Letter to the Queen.  
madam;  
I Shall not adventure to write unto your Majesty with freedom, but by expresses, till such time as I have a cipher, which I beseech your Majesty to vouchsafe me. At this time therefore I shall only let your Majesty know where the humblest and most faithful servant you have in the world is, here at Middleborough, where I shall remain in the privatest way I can, till I receive instructions how I shll serve the King and your Majesty in these parts. If the King betake himself to a safe place, where he may avow and protect his servants from rage and violence, for from Justice I will never implore it. I shall then live in impatience and in misery till I wait upon you. But if after all he hath done of late, he shall betake himself to the easiest and compliantest ways of accommodation, I am confident, that then I shall serve him more by my absence, than by all my industry: and it will be a comfort to me in all calamities, if I cannot serve you by my actions, that then I may do it in some kind by my sufferings for your sake, having (I protest to God no measure of happiness or misfortune in this world, but what I derive) from your majesty's value of my affection and fidelity.  
Middleborough the 21. Ian. 1641.   

Her majesty's gracious Answer to the Lord Digby's Letter  
MY LORD,  
We respectively entertain great alacrity in Our joyful mind, to receive the undoubted fidelity, which you expressed to us in your last Epistle. You may boldly adventure to write unto us with freedom, as well as by expresses, the time being come, that you have a cipher, which I vouchsafe to confer upon you; I am exceeding joyful to know, that the humblest, and most faithful Servant I have in the World is now at Middleborough; where (We desire) you may remain in the privatest way you can, till you rereceive farther instructions how you may more faithfully serve the King, and us in those parts. The King having betaken himself to a safe place, where he doth, and will avow, and protect his Servants from rage, and violence (for from justice you cannot implore it) you may then live in patience, and joy, having the freedom to wait upon us. But he having betaken himself to the easiest and compliantest way of accommodation, confirm your confidence, that then you may serve him more by your absence, then by all your industry; and let it be a comfort to you in all calamities, that you may serve us by your Actions only, and in no kind by your Sufferings for Our sake: that you may have no measure of misfortune, but happiness in this World; which you may derive from Our gracious value of your affection and fidelity.  
Canterbury: Feb, .3.   

News from Holland.  
THe malignant disposition of some ill affected persons to the Commonwealth, like some diseases in man's body, which by a kind familiarity, and consent with nature, fasten and get the possession of the body, and by degrees doth subvert and ruin the whole structure in man. None are of a more dangerous nature than those which seem to comply with our constitution, and which by a pleasing sympathy work themselves into custom and consent. Of our enemies, the civil enemy is most dangerous, and as his practice hath the least suspicion, so have they the most danger, by this means working his designs from all means of pevention. Since the last desire sent over unto the Lady Elizabeth, for the prevention of the access unto the Queen's Majesty, of all such persons, which may be any means suspected to be evil Counsellors, and advisers unto her royal Person, and thereby strive to divert the good opinion of the proceedings of this kingdom, whereby much danger and hazard hath accrued unto this kingdom. Religion hath been in its power perverted, the passage of the gospel much hindered, the laws of the kingdom in many points subverted, the execution of justice upon many Malefactors prohibited, and the final peace of this realm drawn into many most strange distractions & distempers, and his majesty's good opinion of his most loyal Subjects good intentions hath been much abused; so that the proceedings concerning the affairs of this realm, have taken very small or none effect. The Cotholike Faction, perceiving their malicious practices to be hindered, did well hope that now her Majesty being in those remote parts, that they might have the more real access unto her privacy, and by that means the better opportunity to execute their devilish counsels, and malicious intentions, have often attempted their access unto her Majesty: but by the care and vigilancy of that most religious and virtuous Princess, complying with the desires of this realm now to be hindered, have endeavoured by most execrable and irreligious attempts, to remove all obstacles which they apprehend did hinder the prosecution and execution of their and desires.  
Whereupon, upon the 5 of March last, two Priests, and some others of that hellish confederacy, having often attempted access unto her Majesty (without question their aim not being ingenuous, or faithful) but being often prevented, now did begin to express their venom, in the removal of all hindrances that did retain and hinder their aims, and came unto the princess's Court, now being at the Hague, their persons were veiled in a strange disguise, and their pretence was to prefer a petition unto her highness, concerning the distresses of themselves and their families, which they have suffered by the long and tedious war in those parts; and for which they did supplicate unto her highness for some relief. Thus no Cheat never wants a fair dissimulation to cloak and cover their base intentions, and vice as yet could never want any excuse for its deformity. Being thus come to the Court, without a very tedious stay, her goodness not being jealous of any evil intentions, as virtue is not suspicious, gave them admittance unto her person, after which admittance they delivered unto her hands and co●sideration a Paper, which while her Grace w●s perusing, one of the disguised persons drew forth from under his coat, a p●stoll charged with a brace of bullets, and with the cock drawn up, and withal endeavoured to discharge it; but by the mercy of God, who doth still preserve his elected, and doth bring to nought the naughty counsels and attempts of the wicked, the pistol would not go off: another of the conspiracy drew out a poniard, and when he saw that the pistol did not perform what they intended, with the poniard he offered to finish what the pistol did not execute; but her Highn●sse did escape away into her private chamber, and so by the mercy of her Creator, and her flight, escaped the intended danger and destruction. Immediately being forced in by her highness' cries, for which there was just occasion, many of her Attendants, who waited not far off, issued in, and did lay hands upon those b●se and traitorous villains, and incontinently conveyed them away into safe custody, which were the next day put upon the wrack, and enforced to confess as followeth: That they having oftentimes assayed their access unto the Queen's Majesty, for what end they would not confess, and being by the strict Guard always kept about her Majesty, prohibited and forbidden, that they now made this attempt upon her sacred person, supposing by her removal to accomplish their ends, and one of them, Tho. Earny, did make confession, that he was sorry he did miss his opportunity, and wished a curse upon himself, for failing in his enterprise. This was the sum that they would at the first confess, and so for that present they were released from the wrack, and committed unto the pr●son again, where now they remain in the Dungeon, and will ere long, be called again into a second Confession, where until then, let them rest, until that justice shall further determine of them. I thought it also fit for the satisfaction of the Reader, & the credit of the Relation, to set down the Names of these traitors which might otherwise neither gain bel●efe, nor give the buyer any content.  
The Names of the two Jesuites, were John Browne, Anthony Taylor, both Englishmen, and borne in Derbyshire, by their own confession.  
The names of the other three, were, Patrick Orny an Irishman, jews Antony an Italian, and Thomas Earny an Italian also, who have discontinued their Country, and lived in Holland these eight years, during the time of those wars.  
FINIS.