Historical Letters.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 May 1912, Page 4

Historical Letters.

London is the scene of many tales of historical treasures. but of all the curiously valuable relics of the I'iirtt which have found their way into the auction-riMins. feu have been more interesting than two letters that were offered for sale lai<t '"<>» th. One of tin.in i.s n letter that was written by Anne Holcyn's

lather to Cardinal Wolsoy, on .June MO, I'd'.). Sir Thoniiis Boleyn uas .\iii!iii.ssrulor at the Court of ['Y.nici.s 1., and he wrote to the Cardinal iiriiiii.K tliat a meeting mi-iht lie arranged between Henry VIII., and the Kino- ( ,f l-'rancc. The reason for till' Mlirjro.stioM Wa.s that "tile Hl'llMl Kinu; held a. very .strong position in European politics. 'The coinon linivt anionic u-ysc men here," wrote Sir Thomas. "and especially anionic all Princes aniiiassadmirs Iliat lie here resident, is how the ordro and rrouvernance of all xl-endoino re.styth now in plcsiire ~f tiio Kind's Tiiuhnesse. for they say pleyiily yf the Kind's grave he dysposod to have peas anionic Prinm- there is nother Kmperor nor King that dare wtouthvin wego or enterpri.se war." The letter was the first step in the negotiations which ended with tile niceli"s: of the monnrehs on the historic Field of the Cloth of Hold. The interest of the .second letter is personal mlher th;in political. ft is an original letter, written with his own hand liy Oliver Cromwell, on Jninary 23. '.({«'.'. Tb"«> P-'otee'or u-as then only a captain. On |,j s march to Cambridge, C-roniut>ll wrote t" din' Koliert Mernnrd, warning )iin, that lie was isuspected of Royalist li-iinin-is. ''"ll'.s true, Sir." th' ( > n-t----ter runs, "I. knowe yon have boon «arie in ynrir earrages; hee not too confident thereof, Mibsiditie may deceave you, integritie nevor will. With my hart I shall dosjre thsit

.vour .judjxniont may alter, and your practice. 1 would only to hinder men from increasinjr the rente, from doeings hurt, but not to hurt any man. X or shall T you. I hope von will noe cans.-: if yon doe. 1 must be pardoned what my relation to tlin pfibliko calls for." C'romwell apparently l,ad ideas of his own concernrnjr phonetic spelling, and his masterful spirit already was revealing itself.