Furthermore he saith That the Kinge his maister hath Comaunded him to giue Accompt to your Majestie that in an audience which he gaue to the Marquesse of Inijosa, and Don Carlos Colonna they vnder cloake and pretext of zeale and particuler Care of his person, pretended to discouer vnto him a very great coniuration against his person and Royall dignitie. And it was,

That at the begining of the parliament the Duke of Buckingham had consulted with certaine Lordes, of the argumentes and meanes which were to be taken touching the breaking and dissoluing of the treaties of the Pallati= nate and Match; And their Consultations passed soe farr, That if his Majestie would not accomodate himselfe to their Counsells, they would giue him a house of pleasure, whether he might retire himselfe to his sportes, in regard that the Prince had nowe yeares sufficient and parts answerable for the good gouerment of the Kingdome./

The information was of that quallitie, that it was sufficient to putt impression in him of perpetuall iealousies; in regard that throughe the Ribbs of the Duke he gaue woundes to the Prince his sonne and no= billitie And it is not probable that they could bringe to effect such designes without departing totally from the obligation, faith, and Loyaltie which they owed to his person and Crowne, because the Lordes made themselues Culpable, as concealers: And it is not like that the Duke would hurle himselfe into such an enterprise without Comunicating first with the Prince and knoweing his pleasure./

And because this Information might be made more cleare, he did make many instances to the said Ambassadors, that they would giue him the Authors of the said Coniuration; This beinge the sole meanes whereby their owne honor might be preserued, and wherebye the great zeale and care they pretended to haue of his person might appeare. But instead of confirminge the great zeale they had pretended to beare him, All the answere they made him consisted of Argumentes against the discouerie of the Conspirators. So that for confirmation of the said said Report there remained no other meanes then the examination of some of his Counsell of State and prin= cipall subiectes, which he putt in execution; and made them take oath euery one particulerly in his owne presence; and comaunded that such interrogateries and questions should be propounded vnto them, that were most pertinent to the accusation; so that neither partes, particle, or Circum= stance remained, which was not exactly examined and winnowed; And he found in the Duke and the rest that were accused, a cleere and sinceere innocency touching the Accusations and Imputations wherewith they were charged./

This being soe he turned to make new instances vnto the said Ambassadors, that they should not preferr the discouerie of the names of the conspirators to the securitie of his royall person, and truth and honor of them= selues, and the hazard of an opinion to be held and iudged the raisers of a plott of such mallice, sedition and dainger But the Ambassadors remained in a knotty kinde of obstinancie, resoluing to conceale the Authors./

Neuerthelesse afterwardes he gaue them Audience Wherein the Marquesse of Iniosa tooke his Leave./

Few daies after they demaunded newe Audience pre= tending that they had something to say that concerned the publique good, and conduced to the intire restitution of the Pallatinate. And the Kinge his maister, with desire to loose noe oportunitie that might lead there= vnto, and therewith the conseruation and confirmation of the Frendship with your Majestie haueing suspended some fewe daies to giue them Audience, thinkeing, that being thereby better aduised, they would resolue upon a wiser course, and declare the Authors of soe pernitious an Action: And haueing since made many instances, and attended the successe of so longe Patience, He sent Secretarie Conwaye and Sir Francis Cottington secretarie to the Prince, comaunding them, that they should signifie vnto the Ambassadors, that he desired nothinge more then the Continuance of the frendship twixt both Crownes; And that if so be that they had anything to say, that they would comunicate it to the said secretaries, as persons of soe great trust, which he sent to that end; And if they made difficultie of this, That That they would choose amonge his Counsell of state those which they liked best, and he would comaund that they should presently repaire vnto them: And if this likewise did seeme inconuenient to them, that they would send what they had to say to him in a Letter sealed vp by whome should best seeme to them, And he would receave it with his owne handes. But the Ambassadors misbehaueing them= selues in all that was propounded the said Secretaries according to the order which they brought, told them, That they being the Authors of an Information so daingerous and seditious, had made themselues incapable to treate further with the Kinge their maister, And were it not for respect to the King his deere and beloued Brother, and their maister, And in contemplation of their Con= dition as Ambassadors of such a Maiestie, he would and could by the Lawe of Nations, and the right of his owne royall Iustice, proceede against them with such seueritie as their offence deserued: But for the reasons aforesaid he would leaue the reparation thereof to the Iustice of their owne Kinge, of whome he would demaund and require it./

In Conformitie whereof, the said Ambassador of the Kinge of Spain great Brittaine saith That the Kinge his maister comaunded him to demaund refaction and satisfaction of your majestie, against the said Marquesse de Inijosa and Don Carlos Colonna, making your Majestie Iudge of the great scandall, and enormous offence which they haue Committed against him, and against the publique right, and expectes Iustice from your majestie in the demonstrations and chastisementes which your Majestie shall inflict vpon them: which for his proceedinges sake with your Majestie, and out of your majesties owne vprightnes and goodnes ought to be accepted./

Furthermore, he saith, That the Kinge, his maister hath Comaunded him to assure your Majestie that till nowe he hath not mingled the Correspondencie and frendshippe which he holdes with your Majestie with the faltes and offences of your ministers, but Leaves and restraines them to their owne persons, And that he rema= ines with your Majestie in the same true and antient Frendship Frendship and brotherhoode as heretofore, And that he is readie to giue heareing to any thinge that shalbe reason and to answere thereunto, And when your majestie is pleased to send your Ambassadors thither he will make them all good intreatie, and receaue them with that Loue thates due./

For Conclusion , the said Ambassador humblie be= seechteth your Majestie to be pleased to obserue and weighe the care and tendernes wherewith the Kinge his maister proceeded with your Majesties Ambassadors, not ob= lidgeing them to precepitate resolutions, but giueing them much time to proue and giue light of that which they had spoken, and besides openinge vnto them many waies, that they might comply with their Authors, if they had any such: which Course if they had taken they might well haue giuen satisfaction to the Kinge his maister, and moderated the so grounded opinion of their ill proceedinges against the Peace and good intelligence and Correspondence betwixt the Crownes./ Madrid the 5.th August: 1624./