SIR

By Tuesday post I acquainted your Honour with Mr Meadows’ answers to both the questions, as likewise particularly to what your last letter commanded me. Yesterday my Lady Pickering came hither to pack up the small glasses, which I hope will all come whole to your hands. Speaking to her Ladyship further concerning the bed, she took occasion to talk to me concerning the Marquis’ expenses, which I was the day before with Sir Gilbert about, and upon some discourse desired me to show her the bill before I made my address to the committee: her intention is to see it made more for your Honour’s advantage than she fears you would willingly make it, viz. to set down a suite of hangings, and not reckon a particular servant for the Marquis but put it into the future accompt of his table. I desire to know your further commands concerning this. I have sent swords and belts black and modish, with two caps for your Honour and two for Mistress Jemimah, two pair of spurs for yourself and two for the Gentlemen¹ with two riding coats for them, as handsome as the Monsieur can make, and I hope they will please. A pair of slippers too for one of the Gentlemen: for all things else, I have writ particularly to Mr Barnwell, I hope and have endeavoured everything to your Honour’s liking. Here is nothing publicly past worth your hearing, only this morning his Highness went to the Parliament, and in the Painted Chamber signed eleven bills (five public, six private). The common vogue is the old story of the Protector’s kingship, which is now said to be merely opposed by the Major-General² and soldiers in the House.