The Camden Miscellany, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Camden Miscellany, Vol. 5 Each of these letters has its special interest. From the first of them it would appear that the royal writer had warned his mother in a previous letter that the Earl of Balcarres, a Scottish nobleman of the highest character for loyalty, and who had been the King´s secretary for Scotland, was no longer to be trusted. The Queen had expressed her astonishment at these tidings, had reminded the King of the good character he had given the Earl on his first coming to Paris, and had made inquiry respecting the nature of the evidence upon which the King now discarded his once valued servant. The letter with which we are now dealing is the answer of Charles II. He assures the Queen that he has unquestionable proofs against Lord Balcarres of double dealing and dishonesty, proofs under his own hand, which the King promises to send the Queen "as soon as he comes where the papers are." This letter, it will be perceived, is valuable but tantalising; valuable as showing the King´s belief that he did not act towards a highly important and respectable nobleman rashly, upon mere prejudice or hearsay, but upon evidence which he deemed sufficient, and the sufficiency of which he was willing to allow the Queen to test, - but still most tantalising, as it does not in itself give information which will enable any one to clear up the doubts which hang over this transaction. Lord Balcarres was the leader of that Presbyterian party in Scotland which was opposed to the Earl of Argyle and all those who were inclined to act with Cromwell and the English Independents. In that character, and out of mere loyalty, Lord Balcarres and his admirable wife sacrificed every thing for King Charles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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