M.
de Refuge is gone to complain to the Archdukes of the insult thus put upon his sovereign.

Sir Henry Wotton is still here.

We have been plunged into an immensity of extraordinary expense, and are amazed that at this very moment England should demand money from us when we ought to be assisted by a large subsidy by her.

We hope that now at least his Majesty will take a vigorous resolution and not suffer his grandeur and dignity to be vilipended longer.

If the Spaniard is successful in this step, he is ready for greater ones, and will believe that mankind is ready to bear and submit to everything.