The Arch-bishop of Canterbury his letter to the King concerning the plot &c. and written with his own hand

The Arch-bishop of Canterbury his letter to the King concerning the plot &c. and written with his own hand

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THE ARCH-BISHOP of CANTERBURY HIS LETTER TO The King concerning the Plot, &c. and written with his own hand.

THE ARCH-BISHOP of CANTERBURY HIS LETTER TO The King concerning the Plot, &c. and written with his own hand.

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May it pleaſe your Majeſty,

AS great as the Secret is which comes herewith, yet I chooſe rather to ſend it in this Silent Covert way, and I hope ſafe, then to come thither, and bring it my ſelf. Firſt, becauſe I am no way able to make haſt enough with it. Secondly, becauſe ſhould I come at this time, and antedate the meeting; There would be more Jealouſie, of the Buſineſs, and more Enquiry after it, eſpecially If I being once there, ſhould return again before that day, as I muſt if this be followed, as is moſt fit.

The Danger it ſeems is imminent, and laid by God knows whom; but to be Executed by them, which are very near about your (for the great honour which I have to be in danger with you, or for you; I paſs not, ſo your Sacred Perſon, and the State may be ſafe.) Now may it pleaſe Your Majeſty, this Information is either true, or there is ſome miſtake in it: If it be true, the Perſons which make the diſcovery will deſerve thanks and reward; if there ſhould be any miſtake in it, your Majeſty can loſe nothing but a little ſilence.

The Buſineſs (if it be) is extream foul, the Diſcovery thus by God's providence offered ſeems fair. I do hereby humbly Beg it upon my knees of Your Majeſty, that you will conceal this Buſineſs from every Creature and his name that ſends this to me. And I ſent his Letters to me to Your Majeſty, that You may ſee his ſence both of the buſineſs and of the Secreſy. And ſuch Inſtructions as You think fit to give him, I beſeech you let them be in your own hand for his Warrant without imparting them to any. And if Your Majeſty leave it to his diſcrection to ſollow it therein in the beſt way he can, that in your own hand will be inſtruction and warrant enough for him; and if You pleaſe to return it herewith preſently to me, I will ſend an Expreſs away with it preſently. In the mean time I have by this Expreſs return'd him this Anſwer, that I think he ſhall do well to hold on the Treaty with theſe Men, with all Care and Secreſy, and drive on to the diſcovery ſo ſoon as the Buſineſs is ripe for it, that he may aſſure himſelf and them, they ſhall not want reward, if they do the Service; That for my part he ſhall bee ſure of ſecreſy, and that I am moſt confident Your Majeſty will not impart it to any. That he have a ſpecial Eye to the 8 and 9 Propoſition. SIR, for God's ſake and your own ſafety, ſecreſy in this Buſineſs, and I beſeech you ſend me back this Letter, and all that comes with it ſpeedily and ſecretly, and truſt not your own Pockets with them. I ſhall not eat nor ſleep in quiet, till I receive them, and ſo ſoon as I have them again and Your Majeſty's Warrant to proceed, no diligence ſhall be wanting in me to help on the diſcovery.

This is the greateſt Buſineſs that ever was put to me, and if I have herein propos'd or don any thing amiſs, I moſt humbly crave your Majeſty's pardon, and I am willing to hope I have not he [...]in err'd in judgment, and infidelity I never will.

Theſe Letters came to me September 10 at night, and I ſent theſe away according to the date hereof, being extreamly weary'd with writting this Letter, copying out theſe other which come with this, and diſpaching my Letters back to him that ſent theſe, all in my own hand; once again Secreſy for God's ſake, and your own: To his moſt bleſſed protection, I commend your Majeſty and all your Affairs, and I am.

Your Majeſty's moſt humble and faithful Servant, William Cant.

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The Arch-bishop of Canterbury his letter to the King concerning the plot &c. and written with his own hand

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1692

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2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A70534

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Wing L591A

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Wing Y72A

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ESTC R26998

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09605963

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ocm 09605963

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43799

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— The Arch-bishop of Canterbury his letter to the King concerning the plot &c. and written with his own hand, Sancroft, William, 1617-1693., Young, Robert, 1657-1700., Laud, William, 1573-1645..

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1 sheet ([1] p.).

s.n.,. [London? :: 1692?]. (Variously attributed by Wing to William Laud, William Sancroft and Robert Young.) (Wing number S552A cancelled in Wing (CD-ROM, 1996).) (Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.)

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