English: Susan (Villiers) Feilding, Countess of Denbigh
Identifier: cu31924028056855 (find matches)
Title: Royalist father and Roundhead son; being the memoirs of the first and second earls of Denbigh, 1600-1675
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Denbigh, Cecilia Mary Clifford Feilding, countess of
Subjects: Denbigh, William Feilding, 1st earl of, 1582-1643 Denbigh, Basil Feilding, 2d earl of, 1608-1675
Publisher: London, Methuen & Co.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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King upon yourknees and crave his pardon. I dare not write toyou what I would, and I really tell you that I do believeyour party does not deal fairly with you, to tell you thetruth, for they know they are not so well as they havebeen, but you think that I shall be the last that shallknow of the disorder they are in at this time, believeme this is true. Mr. Greffen came to Rotterdam andsent a challenge to Mr. Germane to meet him at Ceftensands at ten of the clock, but came not till twelve.Master Germane was there at the hour appointed withMaster Onell, but a gentleman of the Marquis Viennellsby chance was there to suit, and hinder them fromfighting. So, they parting, Master Grefifen told MasterGermane that he would go to Vienna and there hemight meet him if he pleased. Onell told him hewas a rogue, and that he should send a footman to beathim, so dear son, not forgetting my old suit, I takemy leave. Our Lord bless you, your loving mother.All this while Susan was also anxious about his
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SUSAN VILLIERS, COUNTESS OF DENBIGH FROM THE PAINTING BY MYTENS ENGLISH AFFAIRS 169 business affairs, and there occur many such cautionsand advice as in the letter in which she warns himagainst one Woodford, saying : If you please youmay hear his smooth tongue, but do not trust him withyour estate if you love yourself or me. Nor was it his mother alone who endeavoured to winhim back to the King. Basils sister Elizabeth, LadyKynahneaky, also begged him to re1:urn to his allegi-ance, saying she hoped his honour was not dead thoughit had slept a great while. She tells him that it mustbe a strange mist before his eyes which makes himsay he and his party are the only creatures for theKing. She trusts the intention of a war against him,which is daily spoke of in London, will remove themist, and asks him if he does not think the Kingknows what is good for him better than he, her brother,can. She rejoices to hear he is going into the country,for, next to serving the King the best is to retire
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