[William Maynard, 2nd Baron Maynard.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Maynard') to Sir Richard Bulstrode, expressing puzzlement that his grandson should have visited Brussels without calling upon him, and asking him to show the boy favour.

Author: 
William Maynard, 2nd Baron Maynard (c.1623-1689) [Sir Richard Bulstrode (1617-1711), British ambassador at Brussels]
Publication details: 
'Windzor' [i.e. the Royal Court at Windsor]. 25 June 1686.
£180.00
SKU: 13979

2pp., 12mo. 49 lines of text. Bifolium. In very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Addressed, on reverse of second leaf (which also carries his seal): 'For Sr Richard Bulstrode | Envoy from his Matie of greate Brittaine Att ye Court | Att Bruxells | these'. Maynard writes: 'I am extremely ashamed yt you having ye character you have att Bruxells, & I ye hapinesse to be so well acquainted wth you; my grandsonne should goe to ye Court without a letter from me to acknowledge yr civility & kindnesse when you were here; & to desire yr favour & countenance of him when att ye Court; but my sonne & he told me yt it was their intention to passe this summer att ye Hague & those parts & not to goe to Bruxells till towards winter; & then so little in ye Academy there; his father has ye whole ordering & disposing of him; & this I assure you was ye resolution they owned to me att his going away'. He complains that he 'parted wth so geate a part of my estate to my sonne att his mariage, yt. wth what he had by his mother he is in possession of a better estate than I'. However he cannot 'blame ye young man who seems very good, & respectful to me, & I hope will make a pretty man; & therefore doe intreate if he does come to ye Academy att Bruxells yt you will please to favor him wth yr protection & friendship'. The boy and his governor 'have already made a greate omission if they were any time att Bruxells without paying their respects to you', but he is 'altogether in ye darke not knowing of their having been there till I receaved yr letter wch perfectly surprized me; they having as they pretended to me resolved to goe directly to Holland'. He concludes by thanking him for his offer of sending his news to him 'constantly': 'being always at Court I ever heare what news comes yt is not a secret; however I am infinitly obleeged to you for yr kind offer'.