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Abignoto from Madrid.
THe Spaniard begins now to be sensible of the great disobligation and gross oversight he committed in suffering the Prince to go away without his Infanta: For it hath given occasion of advantage to the Eng∣lish (who now seem indifferent whether they match with him or no) to proceed more stoutly, and to add to the former Articles which the Prince had sworn at his being here, certain new Propositions about the Palatinate, which was thought to be unfit to motion at his being here, by reason of the engagement of his person. And there is a Commission sent to the Earl Bristol to treat of these two businesses joyntly; and if the King of Spain give not a satisfactory answer therein, then he is to return home. Buckingham hath little obligation no Spain, there∣fore for his own particular he hath good reason it he cannot prop him∣himfelf this way, to find other means for his support: unkindnesses passed between him and Olivarez, and a hot heart-burning between him and Bristol, who told him here before the Prince, that being so far his superior inhonor and might, he might haply contemn him, but he could never hate him. Ever since his departure he hath attempted to crush Bristol to pieces, who is out of purse two thousand pound of his own since his coming hither, & he is so crossed that he cannot get a peny from England. If he cannot get a surrender of the Palatinate to the Kings mind, he is in a poor case; for he must hence presently: he is much fa∣voured of the King here and Olivarez, therefore they will do much for him before Buckingham work his revenge upon him: he hath recei∣ved lately more comfortable dispatches from England, and in the last the King sent him he requires his advice in certain things. The Proxie the King of Spain had to marry the Infanta in the Princes name, is proro∣ged till March. There is great resentment of the delayes in the Court here; and the Infanta hath given over studing of English. The two Ambassadors here ever since the Princes departure, have visited the In∣fanta as vassals; but now they carry themselves like Ambassadors a∣gain. We are all here in suspense, and a kind of maze to see the event of things, and how matters will be pieced together again, we know not.