when he hath a good opportunity, he will let them know how sensible he is of it. He is in a maze, how your Lordship hath done to pay off the fleet; and, till I assured him to the contrary, he imagined that some great sum was paid to you from abroad. In that and the dissolution of parliament, which were the two things which troubled him most, I think I gave him pretty good satisfaction. I have writ some other particulars, which, I am sure, will be communicated to you; and, therefore, I will now only say that there is no man in the world hath more esteem and value for you than I have, and will take all occasions of letting you see how much I am
Your humble and obedient servant,
MR. SIDNEY TO THE EARL OF HALIFAX.
If I could tell you all the particulars of my negotiation, I am sure you would be very well satisfied; for you could not expect any thing better, (I do not mean on my part,) and that you win know with the first good opportunity. I made some proposals by the last post to my Lord Sunderland, from the Prince and Monsieur Van Beun-
