A true coppy of a second letter, from a friend in Utrecht, to a friend in London giving an account, not only of some remarkable passages relating to His Grace, James Duke of Monmouth, but likewise to the present concerns at Hamburgh.

A true coppy of a second letter, from a friend in Utrecht, to a friend in London giving an account, not only of some remarkable passages relating to His Grace, James Duke of Monmouth, but likewise to the present concerns at Hamburgh.

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A True Coppy of a ſecond LETTER, From a Friend in UTRECHT, To a Friend in LONDON. Giving an account, not only of ſome remarkable paſſages relating to his Grace, James Duke of Monmouth, but likewiſe to the preſent concerns at Hamburgh.

A True Coppy of a ſecond LETTER, From a Friend in UTRECHT, To a Friend in LONDON. Giving an account, not only of ſome remarkable paſſages relating to his Grace, James Duke of Monmouth, but likewiſe to the preſent concerns at Hamburgh.

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SIR.

IN order to my laſt promiſe, I have been, and now am as good as my word to you, though you have not been the like to me, for give me leave to tax you with breach of promiſe, not writting to me, ſince your laſt which bore, date the 2d. Inſtant, according to your ſtile; which I take moſt unkindly from you. But by the way you ſhall not tax me with the like ungratitude, for I am reſolved to continue that ſuccict accompt I promiſed[Page]you in order, to what you were pleaſed to deſire of me, in Relation to his Grace, James Duke of Monmouth, who being now more remoate, pardon me, if my relation be not to ſo particular as it otherwiſe ſhould have been, what I now give you ſhall be impartial unbiast, and without flattery I ſhall be ſo generous with you, as to communicate nothing to you, but what is a certain reallity. Sir I hope you will accept it, and ſo I will aſſure you it is.

In my laſt I gave you an account of the Dukes arrival, ſince which time he hath thought fit to take a journey to Amſterdam, and the places adiacent, I am informed by perſons of conſiderable Quality, his reception there, was every way coroſpondent to his Quality and Birth; although not to bely the buſineſs, perſons there as well as elce where were on the contrary faction; in his paſſage, he and our Agent dined with our Prince, being entertained very Coldly, upon what accaſion is not yet known neither ſhall I ſo far intermedle with the concernes as to diſcuſs it. It ſeems his Grace hath not behaved himſelf ſo ill, but that he was complimented by the cheif Majeſtrates of this place, as well as other places where he made any conſiderable ſtay It is thought he will cut is journey ſhort, and retire to Hamburgh, but until better information I dare not affirme it for a truth; though nothing is more talked on at preſent, and that by [Page] the moſt ſollid Heads: truth it is, he hath removed himſelf from Amſterdam, and deſignes to Viſit North-Holland, but whether he intends to fix at Hamburgh or not, I as yet cannot affirme in relation to the proceedings there, it is conceived there will be an accomodation. But upon what terms is not known in Publique, to give you ground for what I ſay, the Danes has withdrawn Five Sail of his Men of War from the Elbe, and ſome part of his land forces from before the Town, and not only ſo, but admitted them to convey in Five Hundred head of Cattel ſmall and great, which was as a thing unreaſonable as I conceive, had not an accomodation been privately concluded, ſo that in any reaſonable perſons judgment, nothing can poſſibly be imagined, but the Ratification of ſome particular Articles already concluded and agreed on: which what they are may be imagined but not affirmed, or at leaſt wiſe Confirmed, until my next, as far as I can inform my ſelf the Articles are theſe following. Firſt that the Hamburgers will admit of his Majeſty as Supream, not denying him either the priveledge of his progenitors or prediceſſors (always excepted) their antient Liberties may be reſerved, intire without any Diminution. Secondly that for ſatisfaction of the Damages by them ſustained; they ſhould be duly and faithfully reinburſed ſuch Charges as they had laied out in their own defence, during [Page] this preſent Siege. Thirdly that no perſons whatever, either Foreigners or Natives, ſhould be exempted from free pardon upon all accounts whatever, in relation to the Vindication of the intereſt of the City. Fourthly that his Majeſty of Denmark should not only paſs his royal word, but publiſh the ſame by Proclamation, within few daies after theſe Articles ſigned. Fifthly, that all things relating to this place ſhould remain in the ſame Nature as they did before the beginning of this late War, and no perſons whatever should ſuſtain any damage for their allegience according to the Five Articles above mentioned.

Sir, This is what I can aſſure you from this Weeks abſervations as to the Articles, although I have them from a good (and I think Infalliable Author) yet I will not affirm them, until my own eyes convince me of their truth, which a few daies I will certainly do, till then excuſe me from a further Relation, which ſhall be further amplified in my next, by.

SIR,

Your humble Servant, B. L.

ƲTRECHT, Octob. the laſt 1679.

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A true coppy of a second letter, from a friend in Utrecht, to a friend in London giving an account, not only of some remarkable passages relating to His Grace, James Duke of Monmouth, but likewise to the present concerns at Hamburgh.

B. L.

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1679

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A49964

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Wing L8A

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ESTC R16988

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49999

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— A true coppy of a second letter, from a friend in Utrecht, to a friend in London giving an account, not only of some remarkable passages relating to His Grace, James Duke of Monmouth, but likewise to the present concerns at Hamburgh., B. L..

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s.n.,. [London :: 1679]. (Caption title.) (Signed: B.L.) (Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.)

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