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General, how far he would assist us, or whether we were to 

 expect any interruption from him. He told us that, it con- 

 cerning the king, it was civil to acquaint him therewith, and 

 after gave us this answer : that the king (the votes not 

 being directed to him) would say nothing until the addresses 

 were made to his majesty ; and the General's pleasure being 

 no way made known to him, he could not, for the present, 

 give us any further satisfaction. This is all the account we 

 can give you of our proceedings in this business, but shall not 

 be wanting in our endeavours to discharge the trust reposed 

 in us ; being, besides the duty that therein lies upon us, 

 much encouraged by the acceptance of our service, and the 

 care you have pleased to express of us in your letter of the 

 17th instant, which came to our hands this morning; 

 and whereby we are obliged to remain 



" Your most humble servants, 



"John Coke. 



" Jo. Crewe. 



" Richard Browne. 



" Ro. Barclay. 

 "Newmarket, June 18, 1647. 



« 

 " The same to the same. 



" Sir — This morning we received the inclosed from the 

 General ; colonel Hammond and colonel Lambert being 

 arrived here last night. That which they gave us in answer 

 to the letters we had written to his excellency concerning 

 his majesty's remove to Richmond, according to the votes of 

 both houses, is contained in the paper inclosed, which was, by 

 our secretary, taken from themselves, and after assented to 

 in our presence ; which because it seemed not to express 

 any thing concerning the king's person, in such a manner 

 as your votes require, we desired they would give us a more 

 particular answer thereunto. But they replied only, that we 

 might have any such mistake rectified by a new letter to 

 the General. For themselves, they had nothing else in com- 

 mission to say unto us, unless perhaps colonel Whalley had 

 some order therein. 



