1690

Summary

[R69] Saturday January 4 1689[/90]. Reb : Scoti : [The Scottish Rebels] The very beginning of this Weeke Letters from Holland tell us that the Rebells in the Highlands are actually in Armes, and come down into the Low : lands and have received a great accession of number and strength of late, for the Fraisiers and Mackleens are Marched in to them openly with two considerable bodyes, and that many of the people of some countries are gone in to them, particularly out of Lothian, and that hereupon the whole Kingdome almost has put themselves into Armes, and that many of them are for bringing King James in again upon Termes, and that more of them are not for King William, And their Confusions and distractions are much heightened by the attempts some Ministers have made to bring in Arbitrary Government there, and forraine forces there.

Nota: When the Gentlemen of the Parliament as Annundell, Ross, Mongomery &c who are now upon their Journey for Scotland come thither, what temparament they can bring matters to there, or how far their friends are concerned I know not. [blank]

Belgae. [The Dutch] There are great Divisions amongst the States, and some of them and particularly Amsterdam, begin to scruple sending in their Quotas, and there are very great misapprehensions betweene the States of Holland, and that great Generall Count Waldeck p. 70. [blank] who has with such great difficulty, courage and Skilfulnesse served Holland and the Confederate Princes, they charge him now to have imbeazled their Treasure, and to refuse to give them any account of the last yeares Expences and proceedings, to what they will grow we know not, but it lookes as if it were like to be an impediment to the Confederate Princes from doeing any thing considerable this ensuing yeare against France.

Yet the Duke of Brandenburgh has fixt his resolution, for its said the King of France offered him 100000l to stand neutrall this yeare betweene him and the Confederate Princes, but the Emperour has given him far more advantageous conditions and taken off those soldiers that Quartered within his Dominions, and given him full satisfaction for the Damages done him, so that the said Duke has fixed and Declared his resolution, and made great preparation to assist the Confederate Princes, for the vigerous carrying on the War against France this yeare.