Excerpt from Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, Esq. F. R. S., Author of the "Sylva," &C., &C, Vol. 2: Comprising His Diary, From the Year 1641 to 1705-6, and a Selection of His Familiar Letters, to Which Is Subjoined, the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and His Secretary of State, Sir Edward Nicholas These Royal Letters begin with that interesting period in the History of King Charles I. When he made his Journey to Scotland in 1641; continue during his stay there; te-commence on Sir Edward Nicholas being appointed one of the Commissioners for the Treaty at Uxbridge next, during his residence in the besieged City of Oxford, whilst the King was pursuing his military measures in other parts; again, Whilst the King was with the Scots army, and especially during his confinement at Holdenby, and in the Isle of Wight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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