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therefore (I beseech your Excellency), give you and the 

 world satisfaction, that I no ways countenance the 

 standing upon any articles heretofore treated of by me, 

 who am no more tied to make anything thereof good, 

 than any man is to deliver up the possession of his lands 

 for which he never received the consideration agreed 

 upon. Besides, in order to the King s subsistence, one 

 man was then more considerable than three now. In 

 fine, having washed my hands of that business, verify I 

 will that proverb that the Child burned dreads the 

 fire. And those noble Lords, who stand my bail, may 

 be confident, I shall never deservedly put them in fright, 

 or myself in danger to save them further harmless ; or 

 to show such ingratitude to your Excellency and the 

 Council as to own those concessions which they so much 

 endeavoured to prevent. And thus fearing to have been 

 too tedious, I abruptly kiss your Lordship s hands and 

 ever remain 



&quot; Your Excellency s, &c. 



&quot; GLAMORGAN. 



&quot; Waterford, the 30th of August, 1646.&quot; 



Ormond replied under date, Dublin Castle, the 2nd 

 of September, 1646, saying &quot; I must profess myself 

 exceedingly satisfied with the prudence of your Lord 

 ship s carriage at Waterford, and with the wisdom of the 

 resolution you have taken in the particular of those things 

 now endeavoured to be fastened upon you;&quot; ..... and 

 which course he designates &quot; a thing so much to your 

 Lordship s honour and advantage.&quot; 



Under date of llth of September, the Earl again 

 addressed the Lord Lieutenant :* 



* Bod. Lib. &quot; Carte Papers, 1034-1637. Ireland 63.&quot; No. 207. 



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