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to dine with your lordship only, and so to rebound back to 

 London, by reason my Lord Digby s journey calls for him 

 on the sudden. Neither yet was this all that stayed me ; 

 for I hear somewhat that I like reasonably well ; and yet 

 I hope it will mend too ; which is, that my lord marquis 

 hath sent you a message by my Lord of Falkland (which 

 is a far better hand than my Lord Treasurer s), that gives 

 you leave to come presently to Highgate : and Sir Edward 

 Sackville, speaking for the other five miles, my lord, com 

 mended his care and zeal for your lordship, but silenced 

 him thus : &quot; Let my lord be ruled by me : it will be never 

 the worse for him.&quot; But my lord marquis saying farther 

 to him, &quot; Sir Edward, however you play a good friend s 

 part for my Lord St. Alban, yet I must tell you, I have 

 not been well used by him.&quot; And Sir Edward desiring of 

 him to open himself in whatsoever he might take offence at; 

 and withal, taking upon him to have known so much, from 

 time to time, of your lordship s heart, and endeavours to 

 wards his lordship, as that he doubted not but he was able 

 to clear any mist that had been cast before his lordship s 

 eyes by your enemies; my lord marquis, by this time being 

 ready to go to the Spanish ambassador s to dinner, broke off 

 with Sir Edward, and told him, that after dinner he would 

 be back at Wallingford House, and then he would tell Sir 

 Edward more of his mind ; with whom I have had newly 

 conference at large, and traced out to him, as he desired 

 me, some particulars of that which they call a treaty with 

 my Lord Treasurer about York House, which Sir Edward 

 Sackville knows how to put together, and make a smooth 

 tale of it for your lordship: and this night I shall know all 

 from him, and to-morrow, by dinner, I shall not fail to 

 attend your lordship : till when, and ever, I rest 

 Your Lordship s in all truth 



to honour and serve you, 



T. MEAUTYS. 



Indorsed Received March 11, 



To Henry Cary, Lord Viscount Falkland.* 

 My very good Lord, 



Your lordship s letter was the best letter I received this 

 good while, except the last kind letter from my Lord of 

 Buckingham, which this confirmeth. It is the best acci 

 dent, one of them, amongst men, when they hap to be 



* Appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland, September 8, 1622. 



