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Now for Digbies part it plainly appears, that he was at the very moulding of this designe; Here followeth the Copy of a Letter which he sent to the Irish Commissioners before he went from the King.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
TO disabuse you, I am Commanded by His Majestie to declare un∣to you, that were the Conditions of His Affairs much more de∣sperate then they are, He would never redeem them by any Con∣cession of so much wrong, both to His Honour and Conscience: It is for the defence of His Religion, (principally) that he hath undergone the extremities of War here, and He would never redeem His Crown by ratifying that there: So that to deal clearly with you, as you may be happy your selves, and be happy instruments of His Majesties re∣storing, if you would be content with Reason, and give him that speedy assistance, which you well may: So if nothing will content you, but what must wound His Honour and Conscience, you must ex∣pect, howsoever His condition is, and how detestable soever the —of this Kingdom, are to Him, He will in that point joyn with them, the Scots, or with any of the Protestant Religion, rather then do the least Act that may hazard that Religion, in which, and for which, He will live and die. Having said thus much by His Majesties Command, I have no more to adde, but that I shall think myself very happy if this take any such effect, as may tend to the peace of that Kingdom, and make me
Your affectionate humble Servant George Digby.
This Letter of Digbies, was before the Earl of Glamorgan was sent over to Ireland in the Infantry of the Designe, which it seems came not to maturity until now.