By the Rev. Canon J. E. JacJcson, F.S.A. 279 



party say that the Bp. & the Maior pull both in one collar, this maior, after the 

 D. had bene in towne some days went with bis brethren to give him a visit 

 Some about the D. said ' he lookt very yong.' ' No,' said the maior speaking to 

 the D. ' I am no yong man, for I bore armes for the late King against tliose 

 Eebells,' and ' I remember ' said he ' that they ushered in that Rebellion with 

 petitioning the King as now they doe, and I ]>elieve these petitioners would turne 

 things againe into the same Channel. ' Why,' said the Duke, ' would you not 

 have them petition the King for the sitting of a Parliament ? ' 'No indeed* 

 said the maior, ' the King having putt out his proclamation to the contrarie I 

 think no man ought to doe it.' ' And are not you then for a Parliament to sitt ? * 

 ' Yeas,' said the maior, ' when the King pleases, and n«t till then.' Then the Lord 

 Grey interposed, & told the maior that ' he would come to his house & convince 

 him,' & so tliat parle ended. Not one gentleman that I war of that went out to 

 meet him at his coming, or that ever since apeard in the field to bunt with him, 

 except Mr. Butler* of Amberley, an elected member for this parliament for 

 Arundel, & Mr. Roger Bullos brother in law 



" About three weeks agoe in Midhurst here in Sussex some compaine being 

 together amongst other things the King's prorogation of the parliament fell in 

 discoui-se amongst them. One of them peremj)torily stood up & said ' Well, for 

 all that the sword shall be drawn before May Day, and I care not if the King 

 stood by & heard me.' This I had from one that beard the wordes spoken. I 

 am & ever shal be, honored Sir 



" Your most obliged sei-vant 

 " feb : 13 " G. Chichesteb." 



1679." 

 " To the honorable Heniy Coventiy, pi'incipal 

 Secretarie to his Ma"^ at his office 

 in Whitehall, these 



in London." 

 Seal : See of Chichester impaling erm. on a bend 3 jpheons, 



2. The Same to the Same (no date), 



"Honored Sir 



" I have wi-itten five or six Lettei"s to you of some passages as came to my 

 knowledge and such as I thought your wisdome knew best to Judge of whether 

 they might be for his Ma*'*' service or no, as I thought it my duty to doe it so I 

 knew not a faithfuller bosome to comitt them to, to consider of, then to Mr 

 Secretarie Coventre. I did not expect any account from you of what I wrote, 

 further then that you receaved those papers, which would cure my Jealosie that 

 the postmaster never sent them because I never heard a word of your receipt of 

 them ; if you did receive them, then I am more troubled lest some bodj' hath 

 done some ill office against me. I doe call God to witness, and mj'ue own con- 

 science doe beare witnesse for me, that I have not been guilty of ill thoughts, 



* Mi. James Sutler, M.P., purchased Amberley. 



