Madrid, April 1/11, 1666.
"My wife returns many humble services to your Excellency, hoping my good Lady's health; and likewise to be sooner happy in waiting upon her than your Excellency, as, taking her leave this very day hereof of the Queen and Empress, bound for England, at her good old father's long importunities, to have his dear daughter and all her children rest with him before he dies."—Ibid.
FROM LORD SANDWICH to SIR RICHARD FANSHAWE. (ORIGINAL.)
From My Quinta, near the Corunna, April 9/19, 1666.
"It is my great misfortune that I am like to miss of the happiness of kissing my good lady's hand at Madrid, to whom my wife and I are so infinitely obliged. The best satisfaction I can have next, is to hear that her ladyship hath good health and prosperity on her journey; which I most heartily wish, as I do all sorts of occasions, whereby to express unto her ladyship and yourself with what fidelity, I am,
My Lord,
Your Excellency's most humble and most obedient Servant,
SANDWICH.—Ibid.
TO THE LORD CHANCELLOR.
Madrid, Thursday, 15/29 April, 1666.