| Content Description | Acknowledges receipt of Capell's letters and expresses his irritation at the behaviour of the lord chancellor [Sir Charles Porter], but believes that as the king [William III] has instructed him to pass the patents he refused, Capell's credit and authority are undamaged and it is very much in both the king's and his own interest that he get along with him; reports that he has spoken to a friend of the lord chancellor's who has undertaken to write to him and do all he can on Capell's behalf.
Reports Lord Coningsby's protests that Capell is dissatisfied with him, having instructed the Attorney General [Robert Rochfort] to investigate the validity of his patent; reports his own concern to see such differences between genuine servants of the king.
Reports on the conduct of Lord Essex and his daughter and the effect of this on relations between them and other members of the family; discusses his fears concerning the likely outcome and his inability to do any more.
The original letter is dated '31 janvier/10 fevrier 1695/6'. |