reply at the next sitting on Monday, May 12th, in the same place. They desired the demands and reasons of Zurich in writing, which was promised.

When Monday came, the president of the arbiters, Burgomaster Wetsten, could not rise out of his bed because of a new fit of the gout; wherefore the deputies went to his chamber on Tuesday morning, where they found his legs wrapped up in sanelome (a kind of clay), and not daring to remove them into any other part of the bed. They stayed with him, and heard the reply of the popish deputies, who did not answer all those grievances; but chiefly insisted upon the demand of costs and charges, saying, that Zurich had given the cause of the war, and first begun it. On Wednesday, Zurich replied. The other side with much heat interrupted.

The same day, one of the deputies of Switz returned to Baden. He had been at home to know the mind of his countrymen concerning the demolition. He brought back their answer, that they would by no means consent to demolish those new works of Rapperswill till the other controversies were determined. To which Zurich gave no answer, but they keep true to their resolution to let theirs also stand undemolished, which they account more considerable than those of Rapperswill. In the meantime, the authority of the arbiters seems to suffer. The Switenses are the most stiff-necked and intractable of all those Highlan

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ders; and will be yet worse, if the news hold which came hither yesterday out of Germany, concerning new defeats given to the Swedes in Poland.

Borromeo, the pope's nuncio, who ordinarily resides at Lucerne, was expected yesternight at Wettingen, a monastery distant from Baden about half an hour's walking. Some think that those of Lucerne have gotten him to come so near that they may make use of his authority amongst the other deputies, who are all more stiff than those of Lucerne would seem to be. Others say, he will mar all, and pervert all their counsels of peace.

Nothing will be done in their business to-day, because it is Holy Thursday. The papists have their solemnities in the town, and the deputies of the protestant cantons ride this morning to Zurzach to hear a sermon; for the citizens of Baden will not permit the exercise of any religion but popish in their town (no, not so much as flesh upon Fridays) to any foreign ambassador, or to the deputies of those cantons who are their joint lords. It is one of the grievances now complained of; those of Zurich and Berne would have some other place agreed upon, where both religions have liberty. The popish cantons in their answer said, they would never consent to meet at Zurzach. Zurich answered, that the records shew that their ancestors had no set place for their general assembly, but that it was often at Zurich, sometimes at Berne,

Lucerne, &c. Some have said, that the best remedy for this grievance will be, so to contrive the affairs of the common prefectures, as that they may have no more of those assemblies, for they do more hurt than good. Such a project some think possible, but it is scarcely ripe enough to be yet proposed. I am, Sir, your faithful servant.

MR. PELL TO SECRETARY THURLOE.

Baden, May 22.

SIR, I wrote to you by the last post two days after I received one from Mr. Secretary, dated May 1st, in answer to mine of the 3rd of April. I have here made known to the deputies of Zurich and Berne part of his highness's commands and instructions concerning their league with France. They answered, that some of theirs will not believe that it is possible for them to renew that league without displeasing my Lord Protector, and losing the remainder of their reputation in England. I answered, that this might happen if they chopped up an agreement carelessly and rashly, without any respect to their own reputation, and to the measures of it, conscience, and human prudence, which I thought they were not likely to do. I said, they had now heard all the objections that for some years had been made against the former league,

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and they might take time to seek the best ways of avoiding all such blame hereafter, by the amendment of some of the conditions. If I could be useful to them in it, I should willingly serve them, not only from my own propension, but also because of an express command of his highness. I also told them, that France desires a more strict and inward amity with England. In such multitude and difference of heads and tempers, I knew that what I said would please some of them very well, but much displease some others that hate Spain, and yet love not France. I have also let them understand that Colonel Lockhart will be ready to serve their interest in the court of France, and to that end we both are commanded to hold an ordinary correspondence of letters, so that by me, or without me, they might let him know what they desired and believed might, by his means, be there obtained for them. But I have not yet received any letter from Paris assuring me that he is come thither.

As for the affairs of this place, they are but little advanced this week. It is thought, the arbiters must, to-day or to-morrow, take the judges' oath according to the old Helvetian form, and then both parties are in writing to deliver their promise of submission to their sentence, &c. In the meantime, all remains undemolished, the oath in Turgow unrenewed, &c., and

I remain, Sir, your humble and faithful servant.

MR. PELL TO MR. MORLAND.

Baden, May 22nd, old style.

SIR, With yours of the 16th of May, I received one from Mr. A. P., wherein he tells me, that the French are desirous to come into further terms of amity with us, more strict and intimate. What he adds concerning the English fleet and the Spanish galleons, is the same with that which he wrote to you. The French paper that you sent me concerning Colonel Lockhart hath no date, so that it left me unable to tell any man the day of his entrance into Paris. The French ambassador's last letters made no mention of his coming; but if he be indeed come, he will hear of it by the next ordinary. This week I saw a French letter from Westminster, out of which I learned that my Lord Whitlock is Tresorier d'Estat ; M. Strickland, Colonel des Gardes de S. A.; Colonel Fines, Garde des Sceaux. Perhaps none of this is news to you.

From Cologne they write thus :-King Charles is yet at Bruges. He hath 2000 crowns a-month from Spain. He shall have the governments of Ostend, Dunkirk, Mardyke, and Gravelines. Woe to the English merchants!