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forced Mm unto ; and indeed did wrap up the bitter pill 

 of the impeachment of suspicion of high treason in so 

 good words, as that I swallowed it, with the greatest 

 ease in the world, and it hath hitherto had no other 

 operation than that it hath purged melancholy : for I 

 was not at the present any way dismayed, so have I 

 not since been any way at all disheartened. So I pray 

 let not any of my friends that s there, believe anything, 

 until ye have the perfect relation of it from myself. 

 And this request I chiefly make unto you, to whom I 

 remain a most faithful, and most passionately devoted 

 husband and servant, 



&quot; GLAMORGAN. 



u Eemember my service to my brother, my cousin 

 Browne, and the rest of my good friends.&quot; 



There is also a letter from her Ladyship s relative in 

 Dublin, Mr. Eoger Brereton, probably very near the 

 same date, being the 5th of January, 1645-6. 43 



u MADAM, 



&quot; I presume that some rumours of my Lord of 

 Glamorgan s being confined in the Castle of Dublin for 

 some matters laid to his charge by the Lord George 

 Digby have before this time come to your Ladyship s 

 hearing ; I thought fit therefore by these few lines to 

 let you know that my Lord is in perfect health, hearty 

 and very cheerful, not doubting to give a satisfactory 

 answer to what may be laid to his charge, I have so 

 much confidence in your Ladyship s accustomed discre 

 tion, that I know there needs no dissuasive arguments 

 to your Ladyship from either grieving or taking any 

 reports you may receive to heart too much, not doubt 

 ing but his Lordship will ere long see your Ladyship, 

 when you may partake of all things more fully than 



43 Glamorgan. 



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