The Expedition to the Isle of Rhe (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...by this time almost consumed, victualls were not gotten but at a deare rate. Our souldgers therfore desired rather to have part of their allowance in meat then monney. Businesses were now brought to that passe that the famine wee had prepared for others was ready to fall on our selves. The often demanded and more often promised supplies out of England were longe since expected, but in vaine, the winds, or men who had order to provide them beinge still adverse. Our new souldgers hereupon were neyther so patient or stout-harted that they could eyther sufficiently obey or resist these necessities, wherupon some little grudginges of sedition and tumult appeared amonge them. My Lrd Duke of Buckingham, that he might free himselfe from these difficultyes, thinkes fitt to send Mr Hashburnham, his kinsman, into England, and that nothings might stay him a faire occasion seemd offerd. For Toiras beinge incumbred in the same kinde, desires leave that M" de Sansurin might passe from the Cittadell to the French Court, and so returne backe, which, that hee might obtaine the more easily, hee cunningly seemd to give some hope of yeeldinge. My L" D. of Buckingham approves it, so that it might bee lawfull for his kinsman to take his jorney through France, the passage to England from thence being so commodious that no wind could blowe which would not serve to bringe him on our coast: that unlesse he might bee assured hereof the agreement not to hold; for it was no reason they should prevaile themselves of an Advantage wherein there concurd no benefitt to us. These thinges beinge approved on, they both beinge carried in an English shippe to the next porte of the Continent, take Poste horse and ride together to Paris. Sansurin hastinge presently to the Court, delivers ...