THe care of affaires in absence ( my most assured friend ) bindeth me to remember with no fmal thankes your great kindnes . Your Letters dated the 11. of Nou●mber I receued , wherby I am as fully satisfied of those doubtes , which for a time kept me ( as it were ) from my natiue home ▪ as if my selfe in presence had taken all paines for their dispatch , beeing in all thinges comforted , were it not I want your comfortable presence . But to be briefe , I wil , as you earnestly request in few wordes express the present estate of the arraires of our 〈◊〉 Christian King ●●ere 〈◊〉 〈…〉 sundry espials as by many other 〈◊〉 that the greatest part ●● the Duke of 〈…〉 are by the Kinges power defeated , and all his baggage or the greater part thereof lost : wherby the Leaguers , who ●ep●●ed on them on ●● the piller of their weale , are dismaied with the wearie expectation of their vaine hope , which is nowe turned to despaire , the Duke himselfe being withdrawen to Bruxils .

Also it is most certaine , that the Kings maiesties forces doe foorthwith come downe into Normandie , to reduce those places which stand for the disloiall Leaguers . His Maiestie meaning to beginne at those little Townes which stand betweene Roane and New-hauen , from whence no succour can come vnto Roane , as they haue expected .

Also , those of Roane since the defeate of the Duke of Parmaes forces , haue beene at Diep , and required to haue libertie for all those women and children that are vnder the age of sixteene yeexes , whose parents and husbandes were withdrawen into places of force , leauing theyr dwellinges desolate , to retourne to theyr pos 〈…〉 〈…〉 , to manure theyr grounde , repayre theyr houseswhich they haue bene compelled to dispearse abroade among theyr friends where they haue thought good , for the safegard thereof ▪ 〈…〉 which the Gouernour will not make answare , vntill the Kings maiesties pleasure be therein f●●ther knowen .

Lastly and briefly , there is great lykelyhood that the kings Maiestie will shortlye chase and driue awaie all his enimies , and not seeke , as they haue presumptuouslie boasted , to conclude anie peace with them . But when wee do consider the assured resolution of the kings maiestie , builded vppon a firme perseuerance in vndoubted faith , his right , and the neuer chaunging promise of Almightie God , who hath promised to race out the remembraunce of such as lay violent handes on his annointed . Wee haue no doubt , but dare boldly affirme , & will hourely expect the dounfall of those degenerate monsters , who hauing builded on the weake sand of mans power and inuention , shal not bee able to indure the breath of the Lordes wrath , but bee swallowed with Corah in the swelling surges of theyr owne abhominations , and theyr Arch-counsellers the rewarde of Achitophell : theyr ring-leader the ende of Absolom : which the Lord at his good will and pleasure will bring to passe .