120 LIFE, TIMES, AND SCIENTIFIC LABOURS [1645-6. 



Also to Lord Hopton lie wrote as follows: 

 &quot; MY NOBLE LORD, 



&quot; If the report of the many difficulties where 

 with I have struggled in compassing the designs of his 

 Majesty s service, have not before this reached you, 

 a faithful relation of the whole will be made to you by 

 the bearer hereof, Captain Allen, whom I desire your 

 Lordship to present unto the Prince his Highness as an 

 honest man, and one that proposeth a course of intelli 

 gence to pass between this country and his Majesty s 

 quarters, whereof there is great need. Now (God be 

 thanked) the business is brought to that upshot, that the 

 10,000 men are designed for his Majesty s service, 

 6000 whereof are ready for transportation the means 

 for which are wanting, unless your Lordship will 

 please to solicit his Highness the Prince for transmit 

 ting what shipping those parts are furnished with, that 

 all possible expedition may he used. We hear, God 

 be thanked, that as yet Chester holds out, to relieve 

 which the 6000 men are ready are transportation. 

 This bearer hath intimated the Prince s desire for 

 having 300 men hence for his Highness Life-Guard, 

 which may be transported to his Highness by the re 

 turn of such shipping as shall be sent hither, for the 

 aforesaid service. By his return I desire to learn 

 from your Lordship, the King s present state and being, 

 that we may shape our designs accordingly. Thereby 

 I should be most glad to know the Prince s and your 

 Lordship s good success and prosperity, for which none 

 can be more solicitous than I who am, 



&quot; My Lord, 

 &quot; Your Lordship s most affectionate 



u humble servant, 



&quot;W.terford.aJFeb.ms.&quot; &quot;GLAMORGAN. 



