THe good King and Queene are left very naked, the Puritans, if they durst, would pull the good Queen in pieces, can the good King of France suffer a Daughter of France his Sister, and her children, to be thus affron­ted, can the wise Cardinall endure England and Scotland to unite, and not bee able to [Page 2]discerne, in the end it is like they will joyne together, and turne head against France, a stirring active Ambassadour might doe good service here, I have sent you a Coppy of the Kings Speech on Sa­turday last, at which time he discharged his conscience, and was advised to make that Speech by the Earle of Bristoll, and the Lord Sey, but I beleeve there is a mi­stake in the writing, and that it should have beene the Lord Savile.

This Speech did much operato to the disadvantage of the Earle of Strafford, for the Commons were much thereby incen­sed, and inflamed against him, and this brought forth the next day being Munday, a Protestation which was taken in both Houses of Parliament, of the same nature, but rather worse then the Scottish Cove­nant. The Londoners who are very boyste­rous came upon Munday 5. or 6000 and were so rude that they would not suffer the Lords to come and goe quietly and peaceably to their houses, but threntned [Page 3]them, that if they had not Iustice, and if they had not his life it should goe hard for all those that stood for him, follow­ing them up and downe and calling for Iustice, Iustice, Justice.

There was in the house of Commons, 56, that denyed to passe the Earle of Straf­fords Bill, there names were taken and they were fixed upon Posts in divers parts in London, and there was written over the head, these are Straffordians, the betray­ers of their Country.

By this meanes it came to passe that the Lords and Iudges were much affrigh­ted, and the most of his friends in the Lords house forsooke him all, the Po­pish Lords did absent themselves, the Lord of Holland, and Heartford, were absent, so was Bristoll, and others, Sa­vile and the Duke onely stuck close and faithfully to him, and some few other Lords, God knowes the King is much dejected, The Lords much affrighted, which makes the Citizens, and house of Commons shew their heads; [Page 4]some have braved little lesse then to o­verthrow his Majesty, who if he had but an ordinary spirit, might easily quash and suppresse these people. Our good Queen is much afflicted, and in my Conscience the Puritans, if they durst, would teare her in peeces, this cannot be for the honour of France, to endure a daughter of that Na­tion, and her children should bee thus oppressed and affronted.

The Earle of Holland is made generall of the Army whither he is gone down, the Earle of Newport Master of the Ordi­nance, Belfoard the Lieutenant of the Tower, hath proved an arrand Traytor to the King, who commanded him upon his Allegeance to receive a Captaine and 100 men into the Tower, which he most tray­terously refused to doe, one clause is o­mitted, which should have bin placed in the middle of the Letter, which was to this effect that there was a report in Lon­don, that the Parliament House was on fire, wherupon there was more than 1000 people very suddenly gathered together, [Page 5]whereby you may easily perceive the height and violence of the peoples affecti­ons, May, the 6th 1641.

This Letter was thought to be sent from a Priest, calling himselfe Father Philips to Mr. Mountague. There was another Letter, and that was sent from one Robert Philips, one of the Queenes Priests, and it is supposed to be to M. Mountague, to this effect, you may expect some company with you ere long, Crofts, Suckling, Piercy, Iermin, are gone, all things here are in great incertainties, Pro­testation is made and taken by both hou­ses, much like, but much worse, then the Scottish Covenant, I sent you some money by M. Iermin, but now that he is gone, I make some doubt whether he might be mindfull of you to take it with him, I have spoke to the Queene about your occasions, and will do what I can, though I am not able to undertake much.