By the Rev. Canon J. E. Jackson, F.S.d. 279 



party say that the Bp. & the Maior pull both in one collar, this maior, after the 

 D. had bene in towne some days went with his brethren to give him a visit 

 Some about the D. said 'he lookt very yong.' 'No,' said the maior speaking to 

 the D. 'I am no yong man, for I bore armes for the late King against those 

 RebeHs,' and ' I remember ' said he ' that they ushered in that Eebellion with 

 petitioning the King- as now they doe, and I believe these petitioners would turne 

 things againe into the same Channel. ' Why,' said the Duke, ' would you not 

 have them petition the King for the sitting of a Parliament ? ' ' No indeed ' 

 said the maior, ' the King having putt out his proclamation to the contrarie I 

 think no man ought to doe it.' ' And are not you then for a Parliament to sitt ? * 

 - Yeas.' said the maior, ' when the King pleases, and not till then.' Then the Lord 

 Grey interposed, & told the maior that ' he would come to his house & convince 

 him,' & so that parle ended. Not one gentleman that I war of that went out to 

 meet him at his coming, or that ever since apeard in the field to hunt with him, 

 except Mr. Butler * of Amberley, an elected member for this parliament for 

 Aruudel, & Mr. Roger Bullos brother in law 



" About three weeks agoe in Midhurst here in Sussex some compaine being 

 together amongst other things the King's prorogation of the parliament fell in 

 discourse amongst them. One of them peremptorily stood up & said ' Well, for 

 all that the sword shall be drawn before May Day, and I care not if the King 

 stood by & heard me.' This I had from one that heard the wordes spoken. I 

 am & ever shal be, honored Sir 



" Your most obliged servant 

 "feb: 13 "G. Chichestee." 



1679." 



" To the honorable Henry Coventry, principal 

 Secretarie to his Ma tie at his office 

 in Whitehall, these 



present 

 in London."' 



Seal : See of Chichester impaling erm. on a bend 3 pheons. 



2. The Same to the Same (no date). 



" Honored Sir 



" I have written five or six Letters to you of some passages as came to my 

 knowledge and such as I thought your wisdome knew best to Judge of whether 

 they might be for his Ma ties service or no, as I thought it my duty to doe it so I 

 knew not a faithfuller bosome to comitt them to, to consider of, then to Mr 

 Secretarie Co ventre. I did not expect any account from you of what I wrote, 

 further then that you receaved those papers, which would cure my Jealosie that 

 the postmaster never sent them because I never heard a word of j r our receipt of 

 them ; if you did receive them, then I am more troubled lest some body hath 

 done some ill office against me. I doe call God to witness, and myne own con- 

 science doe beare witnesse for me, that I have not been guilty of ill thoughts, 



* Mr, James Butler, M.P., purchased Amberley. 



