AN
EXTRACT
Of
a
LETTER
From
a
Person
OF
Quality
At
BRVXELS
of
the
5.
of
March
S.
N.
to
a
Private
FRIEND
.
SIR
,
I
Shall
now
give
you
intelligence
of
certaine
,
and
I
assure
you
acceptable
News
to
us
,
and
doubtlesse
will
be
so
to
you
in
England
.
On
Tuesday
last
the
Marquesse
of
Caracene
by
a
Commission
from
the
Court
of
Spaine
,
went
to
the
King
of
Scots
,
and
did
give
him
a
full
assurance
of
all
possible
Assistance
both
of
Men
,
and
Moneys
,
towards
the
obtaining
his
Crowne
,
and
Right
againe
,
the
Marquesse
delivered
to
the
King
of
Scots
a
Packquet
.
And
another
to
the
Duke
of
Yorke
from
the
Court
of
Spaine
,
And
in
the
Dukes
there
was
a
Letter
which
offered
him
to
be
Lord
High
Admirall
of
all
the
Spanish
Fleets
in
Europe
,
and
both
the
Indies
,
and
to
have
the
disposition
of
ten
thousand
Land
Souldiers
,
of
whom
he
shall
be
constituted
Commander
in
chiefe
,
wheresoever
he
shall
Land
in
any
of
the
Spanish
Dominions
.
And
from
the
Court
of
France
,
the
Lord
Jermyn
and
Crofts
are
come
to
this
place
,
and
have
from
the
Cardinall
made
such
Propositions
to
the
King
,
as
will
undoubtedly
bring
a
bloudy
VVarre
into
England
,
unlesse
the
Parliament
do
in
love
to
themselves
and
Country
prevent
it
,
by
a
peaceable
restoration
of
the
King
to
his
owne
Right
.
This
Court
,
and
all
these
Parts
are
full
of
joy
at
this
News
.
And
the
King
of
Scots
is
not
only
Courted
by
the
Court
of
Spaine
,
but
very
highly
by
the
Embassadors
of
France
and
Holland
also
;
This
News
you
may
report
for
true
.
Yours
,
&c.
T.
R.
Bruxells
,
March
5.
Stila
Novo
.