The Bishop of Ely's letters to the late K. James and Q. Mary, sent under the disguised names of Mr. Redding and Mrs. Redding. Turner, Francis, 1638?-1700. 1690 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B06304 Wing T3278 ESTC R185787 53299341 ocm 53299341 180063

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 eng Turner, Francis, 1638?-1700 -- Correspondence. James -- II, -- King of England, 1633-1701 -- Correspondence. Mary, -- of Modena, Queen, consort of James II, King of England, 1658-1718 -- Correspondence. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2008-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE Biſhop of ELY's LETTERS To the Late K. James & Q. Mary, Sent Under the Diſguiſed NAMES of Mr. Redding & Mrs. Redding. To Mr. Redding SIR!

THO' the Bearer of this will do us the Juſtice to aſſure you, We are as full of Duty, as unfeignedly and concernedly Yours, as your ſelf could wiſh; yet this Gentleman has undertaken you will forgive the Preſumption, If I do my ſelf the honour to give you this freſh aſſurance in a few Words, which We do by our Actions: I ſhall omit no Occaſions, not neglecting the leaſt, and making Zealous Wiſhes for the greateſt, to ſhew our Selves ſuch as We ought to be.

Sir! I ſpeak in the Plural, becauſe I write my Eldeſt Brother's Sentiments, as well as My own, and the reſt of the Family; Tho' leſſen'd in Number, yet, if We are not mightily out in our Accounts, We are growing in our Intereſts, that is, in Yours.

He that delivers this, will, I hope (intirely to Your ſatisfaction) repreſent Vs, and Me in particular, as, with all the Devotion imaginable, and Vnchangeable Affection.

Yours, &c. God grant the Happieſt New Year. New-Years Eve.
To Mrs. Redding.

AS it is impoſſible for Me to expreſs that extraordinary great ſatisfaction it gave Me this time Twelve-Month, to receive that Mark of your Favour and Goodneſs under your own Hand: So I have liv'd in ſome pain for an opportunity to write you my Humble Acknowledgments, and Trueſt Duty: From which, (by the Grace of God) I am no more capable of ſwerving, than of Renouncing my ☞ hopes of Heaven: I ſay this in behalf of my Elder Brother, and the Reſt of my Neareſt Relations, as well as for My Self; You may intirely depend upon Vs, not only for a conſtant Adherence to ſo well choſen a Principle; But for our utmoſt Activity to promote your Intereſts, Which are inſeperably our Own.

I need come to no Particulars by this Bearer, Who can, and will tell you our whole Hearts; And I wiſh you cold ſee them, how ſincerely they are devoted to your Service. God grant you a moſt Happy New Year, and many, very many, and very happy: Our Young Maſter has all our Beſt Wiſhes; He daily gains more Friends, and VVe get ground of his Adverſaries.

New-Years Eve (1694/1)

Ruſhworth's Collections 1ſt. Part. The Cenſure and Doom of a Pragmatical, Turbulent, and Proud Biſhop of Ely, in the Reign of King Richard the Firſt, was this: Per totam Inſulam Publice Proclametur; Pereat qui perdere culicta feſtinat. Opprimatur, ne Omnes opprimat. Which may be thus Rendred in Engliſh. Let him be Cut off, who Plotted to bring all to Ruine; Let him be Diſpatch'd, leaſt be undoe us All.