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that he that was chosen to uphold heresie, wil be induced to leave the protection of theire rebells , or consent in any other thing which may not tend to the destruction of Catholikes and overthrow of Spayne . 6. I doe not hinder that thes here deffer their resolucionas long as they please, not that the others doe what they please being once informed of the truth. But I can neither with honor nor conscience permitt that the others through my falt and negligence persist in vayne hopes tyll the occasion of theire remedy be past. 7. Yf they lose theire opportunitie neither the Pope nor the King Catholike can redresse their wrongs , and may well be sory when it is too late, for they can not chuse but lose them, and yt is folly to think [p.2] the others will forbeare them for any respect of them yf they once lose the respect to themselves. 8. did forsee and told you divers tymes they would delaye me till they heard more from theire ambassadore, and that they intended really to make their bargaine yf they could. And yt seemeth allwayes strange to me that you did not understand them, and yf you did I have just cause to complayne. If playnly they had pleased to give me only that answeare, I had bene ere this with them that sent me which had been better for all partes then to have entertayned me from Ventosilio to Escuriall and thence to Lerma, and from Lerma to Burgos, and there from daye to daye, and thence to Palencia and thence Ampudia and so hither and there as you know, which all were but delayes, not to have bene used with me and much lesse with those that sent me. 9. His Maiestie or his Councell may have reasons to expect his embassadors answeare, and I doubt not but they have : but I can have no excuse to expect yt seing I knowe what yt wil be, more or lesse, the year is overspent and great harmes may followe of my staye here , and what his Maiestie pleaseth to resolve he may doe yt at leysure , and there will not want other messengers, for alredy I have the answeare of my errand that the others must looke to theire owne securitie as they can, for I see not howe yt lyeth any more to his Maiesties hands to help them this somer, and yf God and theire hands helpe them not, his helpe feare will not come after in time. And truly my hart hath bene light since have seene them left to themselves. The Pope yf he have hindered the resolution, he knoweth best upon what grounds and must answeare to God yf he have not done his dutyfor himselfe , but not for me yf should also fayle of myne. 10. Besides yt will be September before the shippes sent to the Terceras can returne, and then the galleys are uncertayne succour . And yf his Maiestie have disolved his levies of Italy and other forces designed for Spinola, all our hopes are vayne in his helpe , seing some other will hardly further any good for us, as did see in my way hither , and he that had no hart to helpe himselfe , lesse he will have for an other. 11. any of the thinges proposed can be had , we shall rest in greater obligation to the king to make recompense, but howe soever we
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