A
Coppy
of
Mr
,
HENRY
WILMOTS
Letter
to
M.
WILLIAM
CROFTS
at
the
Hague
,
intercepted
at
Sea
by
one
of
the
Ships
in
His
Majesties
service
,
and
sent
up
to
the
Lord
Admirall
,
and
was
delivered
to
the
Commons
by
the
Lords
at
a
conference
of
both
Houses
.
AMongst
other
Evidences
of
the
disposition
and
designes
of
those
in
credit
about
the
KING
and
QUEENE
,
a
Letter
was
intercepted
at
Sea
by
one
of
the
Ships
now
in
His
Majesties
service
,
and
sent
up
to
the
Lord
Admirall
,
was
delivered
to
the
Commons
,
by
the
Lords
,
at
a
Conference
of
both
Houses
,
which
was
dated
the
two
and
twentieth
of
June
,
from
Yorke
,
written
by
M.
Henry
Wilmot
,
one
of
those
who
were
privy
to
the
conspiracy
of
M.
Jermin
and
others
,
about
bringing
up
the
Army
the
last
yeere
;
and
directed
to
M.
William
Crofts
a
servant
of
the
Queene's
.
By
this
Letter
it
appeares
,
that
they
have
had
often
conferences
of
dividing
the
estates
of
the
Parliament-men
,
and
that
this
is
the
use
they
intend
to
make
of
the
Forces
raised
by
His
Majesty
:
And
that
they
are
growne
so
bold
upon
His
protection
as
to
vilisie
and
deride
the
Parliament
,
and
not
onely
to
contemne
their
summons
,
but
shamefully
to
abuse
their
Messenger
with
violence
and
scorn
.
Which
Letter
followeth
in
these
words
.
For
Mr.
CROFTS
at
the
Hague
.
Deare
WILL
,
BY
these
last
Letters
to
the
Queene
,
you
will
finde
a
great
alteration
of
businesse
here
;
the
King
,
that
very
lately
appeared
almost
abandoned
by
all
His
Subjects
,
is
now
become
the
Favourite
of
the
Kingdome
;
yet
I
beleeve
His
Enemies
are
not
so
neglected
as
not
to
be
able
to
raise
an
Army
to
oppose
Him
:
and
indeed
here
lies
the
jest
,
for
they
will
be
followed
just
enough
to
forfeit
their
estates
,
which
I
have
heard
you
often
say
,
were
better
bestowed
on
some
of
us
.
Yesterday
there
came
a
Messenger
from
the
House
,
who
had
Order
,
(
and
did
raise
the
power
of
the
County
)
to
entreat
Bartley
,
Ashburnham
,
and
my selfe
;
to
come
to
speake
to
the
House
;
but
the
King
gave
the
Messenger
a
short
Answer
,
and
an
Officer
or
two
gave
him
a
short
Cudgell
,
so
he
is
returned
to
London
(
a
fine
Gentleman
)
with
his
Arme
in
a
Scarfe
.
Deare
Will
,
preserve
me
in
your
good
opinion
,
for
I
assure
you
I
am
,
Your
most
affectionate
humble
servant
,
H.
WILMOT
.
Iune
22.
Yorke
1642.
Pray
if
M.
Jermin
be
with
you
,
present
my
most
humble
service
to
him
.
H.
Elsynge
Cler.
Parl.
D.
Com.