| Content Description | Expresses the Queen's satisfaction at the contents of his latest letter about his negotiations at the Assembly [States General?]; stresses the importance of ensuring that they know of the Queen's resolution to 'support their civil and religious rights'; hopes that the Assembly's choice of Professor Mr Hamilton as a moderator is an indication of a willingness to 'proceed with calmness and moderation'; briefly discusses his instructions to Mr Blackwell and Mr Castares; hopes that the Queen's instructions about the regiment had arrived, although they may have been delayed by the 'dangerous illness' of Lord Lansdowne; encloses instructions to be forwarded to Mr Castares and Lord Leven.
Says that the Queen has ordered a commission for Lord James into the death of Nicholettes of the Guards; reports the attempt for 'another Tack' which was thrown out by 300 to 81 votes.
Copy of letter from [Robert Harley] 1st Earl of Oxford, to Revd Castares, 6 May 1712; comments on the calmness of the opening of the 'Assembly'; leaves it to his own intelligence how to best put forward the Queen's resolution of support to the Assembly; comments on the good character of the moderator. |