Your High Mightinesses will see, by the accompanying papers, the resolution of the Lords of the King's Council on my application to his Majesty respecting letters of reprisal granted to George Henley and his associates, also to Polhil, and regarding that of the intercourse. I have added thereunto copy of the answer of the Committee of the council of the ix March 1635. (that is, of the xix March 1636, new style) quoted by their Lordships in this resolution of the xxv

April 1638, English style. I objected to the aforesaid answer before I went in the year 1636 to Netherland. On the xviii"" instant, I was told that vessels lay in the river ready to proceed to sea with letters of reprisal. On which advice I, the next day, requested audience of the King, and this being granted me on Thursday the xx"", I reminded his Majesty that last April I had spoken to him, and submitted divers reasons in opposition to the abovementioned reprisals, and that I had received a favorable answer. I further stated that the matter was afterwards brought before the Lords of the Council, and that it has come to my knowledge that ships are ready to proceed to sea, to put the aforesaid letters into execution, without further answer having been communicated to me. Fori had not seen the aforesaid resolution, though I knew its contents. And whereas your High Mightinesses' affairs would be incommoded by the execution thereof; friends scandalized, and the enemy be furnished with cause to rejoice. I prayed his majesty to order the letters to be annulled, and to consider whether the execution thereof would not be prejudicial to the affairs of the Elector Count Palatine. His Majesty immediately said, that he should have their execution stopped and as I urged him thereto, he ;