My Lord, this letter to be presented at Breda, was managed at Mr. Loves house. Col. Massey, Col. Graves, Titus, &c. These were the parties There were Letters sent to them to act accordingly; and Titus sent letters to the King and Queen, and Percy. And again my Lord, for the Commission; it was as transcendent a boldness, as ever was done by private men; and the Commission was corrected by Mr. Love; for it was rough drawn by William Drake, which was the English Agent here. But Mr. Love in his study, and Doctor Drake, did help to correct it. The substance of the Commission was this: We the Presbyterian party in England, do authorize you, Francis Lord Willoughby of Pariham, Edward M•ssey, James Bunce, Richard Graves, and Silas Titus, to treat on our behalf, and the rest of our Brethren the Presbyterians of England, with the King, and to assist our brethren the Scots Commissioners, in their treaty with the King, and to do according to the Instructions annexed. My Lord, here be the heads of the Instructions: That the Commissioners should use all arguments they could, to move the King to give the Scots satisfaction, and to take the Covenant; and particularly to inform him of the condition of affairs, and how things stood in England at that time; all which then cried out for an agreement with the Scots; giving them full power of all things, and what should be concluded by them the commissioners, should be confirmed by the confederates. I think, my Lord, here was a very large commission; whatsoever they thought fit, they were willing to comply with and make good. My Lord, at Mr. Loves house, at the same time it was moved (according to a letter from my Lord Percy to William Drake) that a good sum of money might be sent to the King, as a great means to dispose the King to an agreement with the Scots; but they did not think fit to be cozened of their money, but if this conjunction did follow, then to raise money considerably. And they went on so far, as to debate how to raise this great sum of money for this pious work, as you shall hear by and by, under what notion when propounded. Those men agreed, that the best way was, that the Ministers should have several correspondents; and that they should propound the lending of 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 pounds, for a charitable use; but you must not ask what this charitable use is for.
My Lord, this letter to be presented at Bredah, was managed at Mr. Loves house. Col. Massey, Col. Graves, Titus, &c. These were the parties There were Letters sent to them to act accordingly; and Titus sent letters to the King and Queen, and Piercy. And again my Lord, for the Commission; it was as transcendent a boldnesse, as ever was done by private men; and the Commission was corrected by Mr. Love; for it was rough drawn by William Drake, which was the English Agent here. But Mr. Love in his study, and Doctor Drake, did help to correct it. The substance of the Commission was this: We the Presbyterian party in England, do authorize you, Francis Lord Willoughby of Pariham, Edward M•ssey, James Bunce, Richard Graves, and Sylas Titus, to treat on our behalf, and the rest of our Brethren the Presbyterians of England, with the King, and to assist our brethren the Scots Commissioners, in their treaty with the King, and to do according to the Instructions annexed. My Lord, here be the heads of the Instructions: That the Commissioners should use all arguments they could, to move the King to give the Scots satisfaction, and to take the Covenant; and particularly to inform him of the condition of affairs, and how things stood in England at that time; all which then cried out for an agreement with the Scots; giving them full power of all things, and what should be concluded by them the commissioners, should be confirmed by the confederates. I think, my Lord, here was a very large commission; whatsoever they thought fit, they were willing to comply with and make good. My Lord, at Mr. Loves house, at the same time it was moved (according to a letter from my Lord Piercy to William Drake) that a good sum of money might be sent to the King, as a great means to dispose the King to an agreement with the Scots; but they did not think fit to be cozened of their money, but if this conjunction did follow, then to raise money considerably. And they went on so far, as to debate how to raise this great sum of money for this pious work, as you shall hear by and by, under what notion when propounded. Those men agreed, that the best way was, that the Ministers should have several correspondents; and that they should propound the lending of 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 pounds, for a charitable use; but you must not ask what this charitable use is for.
