Diary of the times of Charles II/Volume 1/The Earl of Sunderland to Mr. Sidney, January 9
THE EARL OF SUNDERLAND TO MR. SIDNEY.
I now send you the paper, signed and sealed by the King as you desire, and leave you to make the use of it which will be best for us all;[1] but how to get leave for the gentleman you mention in your letter to come over, I cannot imagine; for he knows the answer was sent to him by order of Counsell.
You will see by my other letter what an honest gentleman Monsieur de Barillon is, who has given the lie to himself, or to Monsieur D'Avaux, or to both; and though he has denied it so formally to the Ministers here—I mean the foreign—he intimates as if the thing were true—"Mais il ne faut rien contester avec les Rois;" and by that he endeavours to continue the jealousies still; but I think the King has declared himself so as to leave little doubt of the sincerity of his intentions; and, besides, I am sure he never said any such thing. You are mightily commended, and I am ten times more pleased than I can be for any thing that is said of me. I am in a post that, I know, as things are now, I cannot be liked above a day, which makes me mind very little what is said, so long as I do my duty to the King.
- ↑ The King's letter to the Prince of Orange, which, according to Ralph, produced so great an effect.