1645-6.] OF THE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER. 1,&amp;gt;1 



&quot;ORMOND, 13 25 



&quot; I cannot but add to my long letter, that, upon 

 the word of a Christian, I never intended Glamorgan 

 should treat anything without your approbation, much 

 less without your knowledge. For besides the injury 

 to you, I was always diffident of his judgment (though 

 I could not think him so extremely weak) as now to 

 my cost I have found, which you may easily perceive 

 by the postscript in a letter of mine to you,&quot;f that he 

 should have delivered you at his coming into Ireland, 

 which if you have not had, the reason of it will be 

 worth the knowing ; for which I have commanded 

 Digby s service, desiring you to assist him. And albeit 

 I have too just cause, for the clearing of my honour, 

 to command (as I have done) to prosecute Glamorgan 

 in a legal way ; yet I will have you suspend the execu 

 tion of any sentence against him, until you inform me 

 fully of all the proceedings. For I believe it was his 

 misguided zeal, more than any malice, which brought 

 this great misfortune on him and on us all. For your 

 part, you have in this, as in all other actions, given me 

 such satisfaction, that I mean otherwise, more than by 

 words, to express my estimation of you. So I rest 



u Your most assured, 



u constant, real friend, 

 &quot; CHARLES R. 



&quot;Jan. 30, 1645-6.&quot; 



On the 31st of January, 1645, Secretary Nicholas 

 wrote to the Lord Lieutenant and Council of Ireland, 

 as follows : 13 25 



&quot; MY LORDS, 



&quot; His Majesty having, with the Lords of the 

 Privy Council here, heard and duly weighed your 



13 Birch, p. 121, and p. 124-5. 25 Carte, vol. ii. Append. No. xxiii. p. 12.. 



t Sec page 78. 2i Carte, vol. iii. No. 426, p. 446. 



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