| Description | Whitehall, "I can assure your lordship I lost no time in laying your letters before the King, who was extremely pleased with this piece of secret history, and commanded me to return your lordship his thanks and to let you know in his name, that he looked upon the part you acted in relation to the subject matter of those letters and your communicating to him at this juncture, as a great instance of your zeal for the true interest of your country and for his service, his Majesty has had the strongest assurances from the new King of Spain, and everything goes on there as well as we can wish"
For full description see HMC 15th Report Appendix 1 |