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such succours come to me from that kingdom which I 

 have reason to expect, but the circumstance of time is 

 that of the greatest consequence, being that which is 

 chiefliest and earnestliest recommended you by 



&quot; Your most assured, real constant friend, 



&quot; CHARLES R. 



&quot; Hereford, 23rd June, 1645.&quot; 



The Earl wrote the annexed letter to the Marquis of 

 Ormond, dated from Kilkenny in February, 1645 : * 



&quot; MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY, 



&quot; I need not give you a relation of the public 

 audience given to the Nuncio yesterday by the Assem 

 bly, nor of his addresses thereunto ; all which (I am 

 confident) will be at Dublin before this can have the 

 happiness to arrive with your Excellency. Neither need 

 I use many words to persuade your Lordship, that the 

 expectance of a more advantageous peace, wrought by 

 the powerful hand of her Majesty, soon wipes out the 

 clandestine hopes of my endeavours to serve this 

 nation, to which any professions of mine have never 

 been other, and always in order to the King my 

 master s service, which my duty commands me ever to 

 have before mine eyes. And my zeal unto that trans 

 ports me beyond all other considerations. Neither was 

 ever anything of vanity in me to be esteemed the 

 person that should contribute to the satisfaction of this 

 kingdom, which I have ever aimed more to do than to 

 seem to do (as the private way of my proceedings may 

 well testify for me). But the saying is, a burnt child 

 dreads the fire ; and, therefore, if I be contented to 



* Bodleian Library, MS. Vol. &quot;Carte Papers, 1634-57, Ireland,&quot; No. 159. 



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