184 - 31 Jan. To Sir Thomas Roe

Summary

Mye Lord:

I have receaved your Leters of the 4/14 of Januarye and they wear verye wellcome to me. And I doubt not but you will be as good as your word: That is since your services have bine hitherto acceptable to his Maiestye, you will not make your Conclusion shame your promises.

I doe somewhat wonder you should saye you had noe answear in Mr Secretarye Cokes Leter to your demands. For as far as I remember He was directed to give you an answear which had not bin often beaten over. But if anye thinge wear mistaken bye hime I can saye nothinge to that. ‘Tis true the answear went a little slopinge, but that Could not be helped, the offer of the Hessen troops interveninge between that of his, and mye former Leters to you. But your streight is I confess verye great beinge to answere M. Salvius propositions, and they such as from which he maye not depart.

I thanke you for sparinge the Repetition of your present dispatch, which hath ben verye fullye Considered of at the Committye. And nowe you shall receave from Mr Secretary Coke (if you have not allreadye for he was Commannded to make hast) a most cleare and full dispach what you ar to doe, both in the Treatye with the Kinge of Denmarke, and the other with M: Salvius. But the Expression I leave to Mr Secretarye whoe is intrusted with it. And I thanke you for the paper of M: Salvius his Reasons and Resolution which I have receaved.

You doe rightly stile it the accursed distempers of Scotland, or rather of some in Scotland, for I hope yett the Kinge will have a good Considerable partye thear, which with Gods blessinge maye keepe it from beinge Nationall. But an accursed busynes it is, and I hope God in Justice will returne it upon their owne heads. Howsoever ‘tis noe wonder that Salvius attributs his Jealousyes to it, since all our Neighbours make their use of it to his Maiestyes disadvantage.