From Lyonel Fanshawe, Esq., to Joseph Williamson, Esq
[See MEMOIRS, p. 217.]
Madrid, Thursday, 7/17 June, 1666.
My Lord having been taken with a very sharp fit of sickness two days since, and not yet being well able either to write or dictate a letter himself, hath commanded me to entreat you, that you will please to present his most humble service to my Lord Arlington, and beseech his Lordship to excuse his not writing by this post.
The Empress is said not to be yet embarked, though there are thirty galleys ready to attend her in her voyage.
My Lord of Sandwich hath not, as yet, had his first public audience. Sir Robert Southwell intends, within a day or two, to begin his journey for Portugal.—Ibid.
THE FORM OF A PRAYER USED BY MY LORD’S CHAPLAIN, IN THE DAILY SERVICE IN HIS EXCELLENCY’S CHAPELIN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN.
Blessed God, we beseech thee to be propitious in a singular manner to my good Lord, his Excellency, his Majesty’s Ambassador in this kingdom; preserve him unto us in health and strength, and grant that he may so manage those weighty affairs he is employed in, that the issue of his negotiation may be to thy glory, the satisfaction of our Sovereign, and the mutual good and benefit of all his subjects and allies. Bless his most virtuous Lady; imbue her with the blessings of this life, and that to come; make his children thy children, his servants thy servants, that this family may be a Bethel, a house of God; that we, all serving thee with one accord here on earth, may for ever glorify thee in Heaven. Amen.