Briefwisseling. Deel 1: 1608-1634

621. E. Cecil Viscount Wimbledon⁵⁾. (B.M).

Considering your manie businesses maketh me ashamed to trouble you so ofte as I doe, were it not that necessity urgeth me, and your extraordinary courtesy, that rather invites me then discourageth⁶⁾ me from it, which makes my obligation to you so much the more; there-

5) De brief is uitgegeven door Ch. Dalton, Life and times of General Sir Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon ..... London, II, 1885, blz. 310.

6) Er staat: discourageteth

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fore it shall be a work of supererogation for you to take the paines to see me at Huesdon¹⁾, if your leisure will suffer you, which I know to be impossible. Whereas you are pleased to send me word, that his Ex.^cie hath received an answer from the Advocate of Holland²⁾ concerning the businesse of my burnt house³⁾, that the State order is sent into England to their ambassador⁴⁾ to treate with me about it. I doubt much, whether he have received it or noe, for that some time before my comeing over he told me, that he had receaved a letter from M.^r Pawe, with signification, that he had written him such a letter concerninge that businesse. Therefore I have reason to suspect, that he hath not receaved it, which is the reason, that at this time I must increase your trouble and my obligation, to let me know by what meanes I may receave the like letter, or an authentike copy of the order, to send or carry myself to the ambassador, that I may come the sooner to an end of my businesse, that hath now depended some three yeares, wherein you shall bind me to acknowledge the favor, where or wherein I shall be able, and soe I rest .... Huesdon, 27 July 1631, st. vet⁵⁾.

1) Heusden.

2) Adriaen Pauw (1585-1653) was pensionaris van Amsterdam, vervulde verscheidene diplomatieke zendingen en was van 1631 tot 1636 en van 1651 tot zijn dood raadpensionaris. In 1646 was hij een der gemachtigden voor de vredesonderhandeling te Munster.

3) Cecil had in 1625 zijn huis in het Strand te Londen voor 140 £ jaarlijks verhuurd aan den Hollandschen gezant (vgl. Dalton, t.a.p., blz. 108). Den 19^den Nov. 1628 werd dat huis met zijne kostbare schilderijen en gobelins geheel en al vernield door een brand, die door onvoorzichtigheid van de dienstboden was ontstaan (t.a.p., blz. 288), en Cecil eischte nu vergoeding van de Staten.

4) Nl. Joachimi; zie blz. 241.

5) Dus 6 Aug., nieuwe stijl.