Partington, original letters and official papers,
xxxv. Then follows a promise to perform any promise made by him to Ormond
or others, &c.
January 6. He received a commission to levy any number of men in Ireland
and other parts beyond the sea, with power to appoint officers, receive the
king's rents, &c.--Birch, p. 18, from the Nuncio's Memoirs, fol. 713.
January 12. He received another warrant of a most extraordinary
description, which I shall transcribe from a MS. copy in my possession,
attested with the earl's signature, and probably the very same which he
gave to Ormond after his arrest and imprisonment.
"CHARLES REX
"Charles by the grace of God king of England Scotland France and Ireland
Defender of the Fayth, &c. To our Right trusty and Right well beloved
Cossin Edward Earle of Glamorgan greetinge. Whereas wee haue had sufficient
and ample testimony of y'r approued wisdome and fideliti. Soe great is
the confidence we repose in yo'w as that whatsoeuer yo'w shall perform as
warranted only under our signe manuall pockett signett or private marke or
even by woorde of mouthe w'thout further cerimonii, wee doo in the worde of
a kinge and a cristian promis to make good to all intents and purposes as
effectually as if your authoriti from us had binne under our great seale of
England w'th this advantage that wee shall esteem our self farr the moore
obliged to yo'w for y'r gallantry in not standing upon such nice tearms to
doe us service w'h we shall God willing rewarde.
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