I Count it one of the greatest un­happinesses that hath befaln me, that I must go out of the kingdom without conferring with a person up­on whom I so much depend, both in what concerns His Majesties Ser­vice, and my own particular Inte­rests in this Kingdom; and who (if I do not flatter my self) does me the favor, in some measure, to depend upon my Resolutions, either in or­der to the Affairs of this Kingdom or k 3. of h 5. e 17. m 31. p 37. l 29. o 35. y 53. me g3. n 33. t 45. be 26. y 53. o 36. n 34. d 16. the 65. s 43. e 17. a 9. 57. where I do renew unto your [Page 4]Lordship the assurance, that in case we cannot succeed so in the way of His Majesties Service from this Kingdom, as that you may be en­couraged to set up your rest in it, I shall not take more care of mine own Honor and Fortunes, then of yours, if c 4you 370. will n 4. R 41. e 17. l 29. y 53. v 47. p 37. on k1. my g4. c 13. a 10. r 41. e 18. t 45. o 36. n 34. e 17. g 21. o 35. t 45. i 25. a 10. t 46. e 17. for c 5. you 370. a 9. s 45. I 25. do c 1. v 47. p 37. on k 1. the m 5. assurances you 370. have e 1. d 1give a 33. of h 5. not g 5. s 44. e 18. p 37. a 10. r 41. a 9. t 45. in e 5. g 21. from c 6. me g 3 in e 5 the m 5. w 40. a 10. y 53. e 18. s 44. of h 5. o 35. v 47. r 42. for c 5 t 45. v 47. n 33. e 17. I am most confident you will finde an excellent correspondence of friend­ship in Lo: Muskery 244. both towards you and me; and I do stedfastly Now 60. r 41. e 17. l 29. y 63. a 10. I 29. s 43. o 36. v 47. p 37. on k 1. my g 4. Lord 223. d 15. i 26. l 30. l 29. on k 1. s 43. and a 3. f 44. i 25. r 41. i 26. a 10. m 31. e 18. s 43. d 16. i 25. l 29. l 30. on k 1. s 43. a 9. d 15. he d 4. r 42. in c 5. g 21. to m 3. o 35. v 47. r 42. for c 5. t 46. v 48. n 34. e 18. s 43. in case we cannot succeed in the ways now [Page 5]proposed, of uniting this party to His Majesties Authority; with the par­ticulars of which, Mr. Wintour Grant, whom I have desired to stay here till he hears again from me a sudden account of all things: In the mean while, and ever, be confident that I am most faithfully and unal­terably,

RElying upon your constancy to vvhat you have promised, I shall go on boldly and industriously in the vvays of ferving you; and I make no question, but I shall either succeed in dravving the party you are now engaged vvith, under His Majesties povver, in vvhich case the chief Military Command of this Kingdom vvill be in your hands, as I could vvish; or else in case it be fit, you in Duty and Loyalty to His Majesty to quit this countrey, I shall settle you such conditions of Honor and advantage abroad, as you shall confess I have been no ill manager of your Interests. Two things onely I [Page 7]have to recommend unto your care, the one, That you endeavor to draw to you into Munster, such Leinster and Ʋlster Forces as you are sure are possest with the same resolutions that you are; the other, that you will not let any appearing advantage, or the height of your spirit transport ye to hazard a fight with your Forces this Summer, but to stand unalterably upon the wariest defensive you can; carrying always in your minde, That both all our hopes for His Majesties service in this Kingdom, and in case those fail, those of our own being considerable abroad, depend upon your preserving that Army. One thing more I shall beg of you, That since our Duty to His Majesties In­terests, and to our own Honor, ha­ving [Page 8]already received Moneys, ob­lige us to tender our service in the first place to France; that you will not make your self so familiar with Don Diego, as to draw suspition from the French Agents of your dealing dou­bly; which will be ruinous to all our undertakings, if once our Honors should be in that kinde disparaged. This is all I have to say at present, more then to conjure you to relie up­on this truth, That you could not in the world have fixt upon a friend so careful of your Interests, as you shall finde

I conjure you to be as good as your word, in sending me over the sweet youth your Son; and by my care of him, judge of the rest.