Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-14
KING AS MATCHMAKER.
Remarkable Stuart Letters Found in
Sack.

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Sack.
Many historically valuable letters and
documents have been discovered at elf
ton hail, Nottinghamshirc. the residence
of Lieut.-CoL Heryey ]. Bruce. j. Il.
they include letters, official and private.
/ accounts, leases. crown wriis and be-
nests; Not a few of the documents hear
exeellentlF preserved Impressions of
| royal seals. The papers extend over {.
period ol more than n century, and Wer,
ofiglhaliy the poSSeSSi0n-SlncC they Were
either addressed or contded TO him-of
Sir Gervase dc Clifton. kt.. who owned
Chiffon hall in the time Of Charles i.
| The papers were discovered by Mrs.
bruce IN an old sack in Il lumber room.
Tins lady is now engaged in the ,litlicult
task Of asserting and arranging the pa
pcrs.
The most interesting items are two
communications from Charles l.. the first
one, dated October Is, 1854. relating To
| the courtShip Of Sir John Sucking, dya-
matte poet and court fayorite. and Anne
Willoughby. local heiress. in which the
monarch charges Sir Gervase and Sir
Thomas hutchinson with the representa-
ton OF the Kings intereSt--tor il appears
that Charles concerned himself very
much in the matter-in the arrangements
of the prelmlnarieS. The efforts OF the
I WV matrimonial dlllttlNSNuOES. however.
did not have the desired effect. and We
are led To understand that the lady
changed her mind-we can only Spccu-
late why
The other letter of Charles is super
Scribcd To our trusty and well-beloved
Sir C-gyase Clifton, Knit" and reads;
Charles r,
"Irusty ami well-beloved. Wee greet
you well, Soc much it concerns VS. now
sAr 60, 4
puhliQue safety. Our Enemies having Of
late SO Trnitrously declared themselves
and declined all Accomodacon that Wee
are assured Our loyal and well affected
Subjects wilbce as ready to give Us as
Wee To crave all timely assistance.
"Aud because by We Selling of our
| Magazine our great want is of ArmaS
Wee have thought tit to pray you (of
whose good affection Wee are very web
assured out of your Store to spare V
as many as conveniently You can. lcav-
| ing 0nCly a competent number for de-
! fence OF VT house from some small party.
"Al our loving Subjects security being
now more involved in ye defence our
! Army can give them than any particular
resistance they can make. What YOU
| furnish us with Wee intend for We guard
| of Our person and to procure We peace
| Of this Our kiugdome, and shall cause to
| bee carefully restored or n valuable sat
| isfacion to bee given for them at We end
| of We Service. Given at our Court a.!
| Nottingham, yc last day of August,
| 1912"
| The royal message concludes with n
| request that all arms should he sent to
! Nottingham castle.
! The great cardinal minister, RichCllcn,
! is responsible for Il lengthy and chara"-
| teriStically enigmatic letter. the only in
! telligible purport of which seems to he
! the fact that he was committing the
! bearer of it--a BenediCtiue monkto the
/ hospitality of Sir Gervase Clifton. One
wonders why this monkiSh epistlc-bcarcr
was in need of English hospitality!
Among other correspondents represent
ed in this unique collection, who have
played their part in history, may be men
! toned Henry Cavcndsh, who was ere
ated first Duke of Newcastle. His letters
are all taken up with official business.
written by him in his capacity of lord
lieutenant of Nottinghamshire..