Briefwisseling. Deel 5: 1649-1663

5379. Aan lord Percy²⁾. (K.A.)

In answere of the last your lordship did me the honour to write unto me, I have onely to say, that indeed we are about to sell Chasteauregnard, if it bee possible to gett som reasonable summe of monie for it, and so M. Tassin and others have had ordre to doe, as they did, their uttermost endeavours to helpe us to a good bargaine. But the French chicane is so subtle and the precautions of that nation so infinite - as in truth they have some reason to find scruples both in the Prince his minoritie and the substitutions of his grandfather - that till this day we could make no end with them. By one of the next ordinaries we are to heare, how they will accept of our solutions upon divers difficulties mooved by their Counsell. For my part, I see no great appearance for any conclusion. Neither in the meanetime, Mylord, can I see, why tenants should excuse their paying of what they owe upon the incertaintie of our bargaine, which is nothing to them, and if it please your lordship, I make no question but you will put them to it by very easie meanes of justice. For the saisies of creditors, it is another consideration, and we are labouring to see how to satisfye them, one of the debts being but a triffle and the other so old, that there is scarce any notice of the grounds of it amongst us. The desastre of the fire is a verie sensible one in these conjunctures. We expect particular relation of it, and I the occasions, where I may have the happinesse to shew, I am..... 3 Dec. 1654.

2) Zie No. 5375.