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sans doubte veu. Son debit estans d'autant plus considerable qu'il n'y en a qu'une
à Liege, dont le maistre est asocié avec celuy d'icy, lequel estant adverty que certain
homme de Braband, afin d'apporter de l'interruption à leur commerce, se vante de
venir establir une vererie a Herstal, et comme ce seroit le chemin de les ruyner tous
trois, sans pourtant que ladite terre en puisse avoir aucun advantage ny proffit, il
m'est venu apporter le memoire icy joint avec priere de vous en escrire ces peu de
lignes, à quoy l'interest que cette ville y a, m'a facilement fait condecendre. Vous
suppliant treshumblement, Monsieur, d'en vouloir faire resentir des effets a cet
homme, qui n'en sera pas ingrat ..... Maestricht, ce 14 9bre (Nov.) 1654.
5378. Aan Frederik, Rhijngraaf 1)
. (K.A.) Fr.
Aan den Raad heb ik het voorstel van den glasblazer meegedeeld. Hij moet een
verzoekschrift inleveren, dan kan er eene beslissing worden genomen. 25 e Nov.
1654.
5379. Aan lord Percy 2)
. (K.A.)
In answere of the last your lordship did me the honour to write unto me, I have onely
to say, that indeed we are about to sell Chasteauregnard, if it bee possible to gett
som reasonable summe of monie for it, and so M. Tassin and others have had ordre
to doe, as they did, their uttermost endeavours to helpe us to a good bargaine. But
the French chicane is so subtle and the precautions of that nation so infinite - as in
truth they have some reason to find scruples both in the Prince his minoritie and the
substitutions of his grandfather - that till this day we could make no end with them.
By one of the next ordinaries we are to heare, how they will accept of our solutions
upon divers difficulties mooved by their Counsell. For my part, I see no great
appearance for any conclusion. Neither in the meanetime, Mylord, can I see, why
tenants should excuse their paying of what they owe upon the incertaintie of our
bargaine, which is nothing to them, and if it please your lordship, I make no question
but you will put them to it by very easie meanes of justice. For the saisies of creditors,
it is another consideration, and we are labouring to see how to satisfye them, one
of the debts being but a triffle and the other so old, that there is scarce any notice
of the grounds of it amongst us. The desastre of the fire is a verie sensible one in
these conjunctures. We expect particular relation of it, and I the occasions, where
I may have the happinesse to shew, I am..... 3 Dec. 1654.
5380. Percy 3)
. (H.A.)
I receaved yours of the 3 d , which I give you perticuler thanks for and
1) Kopie van andere hand. - Zi No. 5377.
2) Zie No. 5375.
3) Zie No. 5379.
Constantijn Huygens, Briefwisseling. Deel 5: 1649-1663