1656.] PEACE WITH PORTUGAL. 451 Colonel Lockhart's title I am yet uncertain, only I choose to fail on the right hand rather than on the left. I have enclosed Mr. Secretary's letter to you which I received this post, which I would have specified in the former part of my letter, but unhappily left it out; it is my unhappiness at the very same moment of time almost, at least within a quarter of an hour after I have received Mr. Secretary's and Colonel Lockhart's letters, the messenger calls upon me for my letters to Switzerland, which causes me of necessity to write many times much more confusedly than otherwise I should, but I trust you will be pleased to accept the will for the deed, from Your most humble and faithful servant, S. MORLAND. MR. MORLAND TO MR. PELL. Geneva, 29th July, 1656. SIR,-Yesterday, I received yours to M. A. P., and a sheet of Italian news, and return you my very humble thanks. About half an hour since, I received Mr. Secretary's of the 17th July, 1656; the copy whereof is as followeth, word for word :— Upon Friday last, Mr. Meadows' servant arrived here with the ratification of the peace with Portugal, to our contentment, and with it came the 50,000l. which is now carrying into the exchequer. All the news that we have from the fleet is, that they are well upon the coast of Spain, but have had no opportunity of action. The Spaniard has by all means possible fortified his harbours, and his ships within them. Mr. Meadows escaped most miraculously, his left hand being shot through with a brace of bullets as he was leaning his head upon it. The carbine with which it was done was fired so near that it singed his hair, and lodged some of the corns of the powder in his face. I was not able to procure order for the 5000l. this week; by the next you may expect it from, Yours," &c. This is all that I have received this week from England. I have received no news or letter at all this post from Monsieur Lockhart. I perceive, by what he sent me the last week, that there is very small hopes of doing as yet anything to purpose for poor people, which troubles me not a little: God alone knows what the event of their affairs will be, but I am much afraid for them. The messenger calls upon me, and I am forced to conclude, and have only time to say that I am, Sir, in much faithfulness and truth, Your most humble and affectionate servant, S. MORLAND. I have sent you enclosed Mr. Secretary's letter to yourself. 1656.] AFFAIRS OF SWITZERLAND. 453 MR. PELL TO SECRETARY THURLOE. Zurich, July 31st, old style. SIR,-The chiefs here seemed very well pleased with all that I read to them out of yours of 10th July, concerning their treaty with France, and ours with Sweden and the United Netherlands. At Baden, three days ago, they gave in papers, which they hoped should be the last in that business, saying, that there was no need that either they or their adversaries should say or write any more, but only expect the award or sentence of the arbitrators, whom the French ambassador hath exhorted to lay aside all unnecessary delays; but they, being now called upon to speak out, seem full of anxiety, despairing to bring Switz and their adherents to condescend in any amiable way; and fearing that their definitive sentence will not be sufficient to prevent a new breach; and therefore it is thought they will defer it as long as they can. As for the French league, all the protestant cantons and their allies, save Zurich, are agreed in one form of articles. The Zurich draught hath passed the votes of their upper senate, and of their common council, as also of their assembly of divines. To-day, it is to be scanned by their tribes or twelve companies of citizens at their several halls. If it pass there, they say they will write out copies for the English resident, and for the several cantons, J. PELL. END OF VOL. 1. T. C. Savill, Printer, 107, St. Martin s Lane, Charing Cross. WORKS BY THE EDITOR. HE LIFE and OPINIONS of JOHN DE WYCLIFFE, THE D.D., illustrated principally from his Unpublished Manuscripts; with a Preliminary View of the Papal System, and of the State of the Protestant Doctrine in Europe, to the commencement of the Fourteenth Century. With a finely-engraved Portrait by E. H. FINDEN, from the original Picture by Sir Antonio More, now an heir-loom to the Rectory of Wycliffe, Richmondshire. The Second Edition, improved. Two Vols, 8vo. £1 ls. JACKSON and WALFORD, St. Paul's Church Yard, London. "All these (preceding) biographers have their own share of merit; but the strenuous and well-directed efforts of Mr. Vaughan are such as entitle him to a very decided pre-eminence. 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