FROM LORD SANDWICH to SIR RICHARD FANSHAWE. (ORIGINAL.)
From My Quinta, near the Corunna, April 9/19, 1666.
"It is my great misfortune that I am like to miss of the happiness of
kissing my good lady's hand at Madrid, to whom my wife and I are so
infinitely obliged. The best satisfaction I can have next, is to hear
that her ladyship hath good health and prosperity on her journey;
which I most heartily wish, as I do all sorts of occasions, whereby to
express unto her ladyship and yourself with what fidelity, I am,
My Lord,
Your Excellency's most humble and most obedient Servant,
SANDWICH.--Ibid.
TO THE LORD CHANCELLOR.
Madrid, Thursday, 15/29 April, 1666.
"The Empress, married by proxy, which was the Duke de Medina de las
Torres, upon Sunday last, did yesterday begin her journey from this
Court towards Vienna. Her Imperial Majesty carried along with her a
vast treasure in money, plate, and jewels; so, in that respect, will
much enfeeble this summer's preparation against Portugal: in another
regard the despatch of that great affair out of the way, which hath
wholly taken up these Councils in pro's and con's for many months
past, hath left them at liberty to prosecute with the more vigour this
war."--Ibid.
TO SIR PHILIP WARWICK.
Madrid, 3rd of May, 1666, s n.
DEAR BROTHER,
There was due to me on 6th of March last past, upon my ordinary
entertainment, the sum of two thousand pounds, of which I have not yet
received one shilling, notwithstanding that I was forced to run myself
in debt for my late journey to Portugal; as I have written long since
to my Lord Arlington, requesting I might, by his Lordship's means,
obtain a particular Privy Seal for the reimbursement of my laying-out
therein, as was promised when that case should arrive.
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