^ A Defence of the Scots 



" 'THHE Under-Subfcriber, Ambaffador 

 '^ Jl Extraordinary from hisCatholickMa- 

 jelty, finds himfelf obiig'd by exprefs Or- 

 ders, to reprefent to your Majefty, that the 

 King his Mafter having received Information 

 from different places, and laft of all from the 

 Governor of H^vana^ of the Infult and At- 

 tempt of fome Scots Ships, equip'd with Men 

 and other things requifit, who defign to fet- 

 tle themfelves in his Majefty's Soveraign De- 

 mainsin^;;?fnf^,and particularly theProvince 

 oiDarien, His Majefty received thole Advices 

 with very much difcontent, and looks upon 

 the fame as a Token of fmall FriendDhip, and 

 as a Rupture of the Alliance betwixt the two 

 " Crowns (which his Majefty hath obferved 

 *' hitherto, and always obferves very rehgiouf- 

 *' ly, andfrom which fb many Advantages and 

 ^^ Profits haverefulted both to your Majefty. 

 ^' and your Subjefts) as a Conlequenee of which 

 *' good Correfpondence, his Majefty did not 

 *' expeft fuch fudden Infults and Attempts by 

 *^ your Majefty's Subjefts, and that too in a 

 *^ time of Peace, without pretext (or any caufe) 

 ^* in the very Heart of his Demains. 



'' All that the King defires, is, That this 

 ^^ may be reprefented to your Majefty, and 

 ** that your Majefty may be acquainted, that 

 *' he is very fenfible of fuch Hoftilities and un- 

 ** juft Procedures, againft which his Majefty 

 " will take fuch Meafures as he thinks conve- 



*' nient. Given at London, M^yH* '^99- 



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