A LETTER Sent by Mr. Henry jarmin, Now resident in PARIS, TO Mr. William Murrey, OF His Majesty's Bedchamber: As it was intercepted at Sea by Captain JAMES MORGAN, Captain of the good Ship, called the Mary-Rose of Bristol.  
Wherein is expressed the full and real intentions of the said Mr. jarmin, and the other English Fugitives in France, against the proceed of the Honourable, the high Court of Parliament here in ENGLAND.  
London, printed for James Jobson. jan. 26. 1643.   

A Letter sent by Mr. Henry jarmin to Mr. William Murrey of his Majesty's Bedchamber.  
Honest Will:  
IT will seem strange to thee, to receive any tidings of me from France; as it did appear miraculous to me, to hear the state of all affairs in England from thee by the last Post, that intelligence I hope will hope, if you care to direct and manage it, so that it may meet no interception. I would not write back to you by the said messenger, lest my letters might have arrived sooner at London to the Parliament, than to thee at Oxford, and so fortunately encountering a man of Sir Ralph Hoptons' at Paris, where I am now, who brought me some Expresses from his Master out of the West of England; I thought best by him, both for the security and suddenness of the conveyance, to send back by him an answer of thy former letter, and my true respects to thee my dear Will, whom since my departure I have still worn about my heart.  
I am exceeding glad that his Sacred Majesty is so well and strongly seated (as I am informed he is) at Oxford, and hope his Council will advise him there to continue, till all the turbulent business of the times be reduced to an happy period, I hope, and so does all the rest of his servants here, who suffer in his Majesty's cause, that He will not want strengths at home to settle Him in his wont Royalty at White-Hall, where we had all rather be attending his Sacred Person in our former garb and greatness, than live here like Honourable Exiles at Paris; for that is (trust me) the best account the French men make of us.  
Concerning the managing your domestic affairs, and the prosecution of the present war in England, it were a needless presumption for me to adventure on advising you. I know his Majesty hath so many able headpieces about Him, that were I there present, I should blame my modesty, should I intrude me on any counsel in the directing those affairs, which certainly had my success answered my intentions, or my power my will, had by the course I shaped, been at far more settled rate than now they are, His Majesty had never been driven to these straits, nor the Parliaments endeavours succeeded so prosperously. But they were blasted in the bud of their expectation and progress, and so no more can be said of them; but that were like too early fruit, easily shaken down to earth, and there betrayed to rottenness.  
For the services which myself, and others of his faithful ministers here in France, under the umbrage of banishment, have endeavoured in the advancement of His Majesty's present wars; I shall give thee a short and real account, such as may befit the integrity of my heart to the King, and my affection to thee my friend. I have for mine own part, having by reason of the Queen's commends, and the interest of my former acquaintances best credit in this Court, employed my whole studies to engage the King of France to the succours of the King our Master, as I have by former letters advised thee. But during the life of the Cardinal Richelieu, who for what cause I know not, was still adverse to my proceed, my suits and endeavours were cast against the wind, and so vanished. Since his decease, I have found my addresses in that business, and easilier entertained both by his Majesty of France and his Council, who notwithstanding by a politic pretention of conserving the league inviolable between the Kingdoms of England and France, have waved my desires so, that have not suited to so full an effect as I aimed them. I find this Nation flexible enough, I mean the great ones of it, to give ear attentively to the King our Master's wants and sufferings; but when I urge them home for a supplement to those wants, with a complemental courtesy they answer; They could hearty wish the differences between his Majesty and Parliament were fairly composed, and that to work that composition, they would willingly engage their King to employ his utmost powers; but still with that clause, Saving the amity between our Kingdom and the Kingdom of England: so that verbally I may define, ready to serve the King, but cordially the Parliament, which hath so much afflicted me, and discomposed my little patience, that I have often in plain terms intimated to them, the great disparagement it would cast upon the dignity of Kings in general, to be forced to stand to the arbitrements of their subjects, they have answered me flatly, they understood not how matters went between the King of England and his Parliament, whom they believed to be far better instructed in the laws of the Kingdom and the prerogative of our Kings, against which, it was not likely they would attempt any thing, than they which were strangers. Andwhen I requested there might be some aids of men and ammunition sent over by the King of France, as testimonies of his love to his Majesty of England, they have replied, that with all their hearts they would be yielding to the transferring any such succours, but that they did believe their King could not in his wisdom, considering his pregnant necessities, being engaged in several parts of his Dominions against the powerful forces of the Spaniard, transmit any of his soldiers as auxiliaries hither, since he was scarce furnished with men enough to keep the field and maintain his frontier garrisons against his adversary, that so many ways infested, every part of the Realm of France, wearied & disheartened with these circumstantial delays, which were indeed flat denials. I was resolved to cease any further prosecution of that business, determining with myself to rest myself here in a quiet banishment; and since I could not other way advantage his Majesty's affairs, as much as I would by my prayers, till now within these late days: the French and Spaniard both tired with the tedious expenses of their precedent wars, began to effect some treaty and overture of peace, which if it be once (as I hope it will be ratified between them) I shall not doubt to procure his Majesty very considerable aids out of these parts. To facilitate the effecting of which, I have spared no pains, no diligence, nor omitted any cost which was within my abilities, to the favourites and Minions of the Court of France, to endear their Master to the King our Master's assistance.  
I have remonstrated to them the many indignities which have been offered to his Majesty, his royal Consort, their King's sister, and all their royal Progeny, by expelling them from the Court at Whitehall, since which time, her Majesty hath been forced to live in the manner of an exile in Holland at the Hagne.  
I laid before them the many straits and grievous exigents which the King our Master was brought into by the disobedience of his Subjects, being deprived of his revenue and magazines, and how acceptable such supplies of his present wants would arrive to him, and in what an eternal obligation of friendship it would endear his Majesty to the King and State of Franch to receive such demonstrations of their aptitude to his relief, as were men and ammunition.  
Many other motives, such as either my wit or judgement in the King's present affairs could prompt me to, did I intimate unto them; by all which I think (for I have no assurance but imaginary, on which I can build no certainty) I have won so much on the King of France and his Council, to intent some succour to the King our Master: For since that time, Ships fit for service have been stayed in all the ports of Normandy and Britain, and the adjoining parts; choice of all the able Mariners made for manning the said vessels; store of harness and military provision sent to the forementioned parts, and the most signal Commanders in France commanded to give their attendance thereabouts: 15000. well experienced soldiers being provided for the furnishing those Ships, whither they are bound is not yet divinged, but the rumour goes for England, which if it be so, and that they can get safe landing there, and join with his Majesty's present forces, we may then assuredly hope the best, and that his Majesty will be victorious over all his enemies.  
But in troth, dear Will, we can but only flatter ourselves with these hopes, as men do which with it should be so, but not affirm it so; many pregnant reasons inducing me to think the contrary, as the infallible knowledge the State of France, of the prevailing power of the Parliaments forces and their strength 〈…〉, where the Frenchmen are no ways so good soldiers as they are at land, nor to be held comparable to the English, who now are reported here, to guard the Coasts of England and the narrow Seas.  
Besides, it may be a fine trick of French policy, whilst the Spaniard is amazed with the present overture of peace to beat him at his own weapon (craft) to provide this Navy, and these soldiers in store for the succour of the King, so to have them in readiness upon all occasions (which are not unlikely to fall out) of breaking of this treaty of peace, to fall upon the Spaniards towns in Flanders, or to set forth for the invasion of some other of his Dominions at the approach of the Spring, till when, they cannot be rigged nor in readiness to set out; such tricks there are frequent in the actions and policies of State, but we hope the best; and if these provisions be really intended for the assistance of his Majesty, I shall think my enforced discontinuance from my Country and friends fortunate, since by it I have been an instrument to promote his Majesty's peace: howsoever, my kind Will, I wish with all my heart matters had never proceeded to this unlucky height between his Majesty and his Parliament, than had we enjoyed one another's company in peace at Whitehall, and these miseries never been inflicted on our own unhappy Country, where, so all matters were fairly composed between his Majesty and the Parliament, I could hearty wish myself in my former condition, that I might be happy in the society of thyself and all my other friends, to whom I desire thee to do my best commendations; and as my last Encaric●mento, and so of most consequence to be performed, I desire thee to let his sacred Majesty know, that I prostrate my life at his royal feet, wishing no longer to enjoy life, than I shall ever strive to be esteemed his Highness' humblest and loyallest Subject and servant, and thy true friend,  
H. I. Paris, 19 january, Stilo Novo.   
FINIS.