For the Maintenance of our Army vnder y^r Com^~aund we are gratiously pleased to allowe the Delinquentes estates where you overcome, to be disposed by you, as alsoe any our revenues in the sayd places, Customes or other, our profitts, woods and the like w^{th} the contributions. Whatever Townes or places of importance you shall thinke fitt to possesse you shall place Com^~aunders and Governours therein at y^r pleasure. Whatever Order we shall sende you (w^{ch} you are only to obey) We give you leave to impart the same to y^r Counsill at Warr and if they and you approve not thereof We give you leave to replye, and soe farr shall we be from taking it as a disobedience, that we com^~aunde the same. At y^r returne we will accept of some officers vpon y^r recom^~endation, to the ende noe obstacle or delay may be in the execution of y^r desires in order to our service, and our com^~aunds in that behalfe. At y^r Returne you shall have y^e Com^~aund of South Wales, Herefordshire, and Glocester-shire of the Welsh-side returned to you in as ample manner as before. In y^r abscence we will not give creditt or countenance to any thing, w^{ch} may be preiudiciall to y^r Father, you, or yours C. R. HERBERT I wonder, you are not yet gone for Ireland; but since you have stayed all this time, I hope these will ouertake you, whereby you will the more see the great trust and confidence I repose in your integrity, of which I have had soe long and soe good experience; commanding yow to deale with all ingenuity and freedome with our Lieutenant of Ireland the Marquis of Ormond, and on the word of a King and a Christian I will make good any thing, which our Lieutenant shall be induced unto upon your persuasion: and if you find it fitting, you may privately shew him these, which I intend not as obligatory to him, but to myselfe, and for both your encouragements and warrantise, in whom I repose my cheefest hopes, not having in all my Kingdomes two such subjects; whose endeauours joining, I am confident to be soone drawen out of the mire, I am now enforced to wallow in; and then shall I shew my thankfullnesse to you both, and as you have neuer failed mee, soe shall I neuer faile you, but in all things shew how much I am Oxforde the 12th of March 1644. HERBERT I am confident that this honest trusty bearer will give you good satisfaction why I have not in euerie thing done as you desired, the wante of Confidence in you beeing so farre from beeing y^e cause thereof that I am euery daye more and more confirmed in the trust that I have of you, for beleeve me it is not in the power of any to make you suffer in my opinion by ill Offices, but of this and diuers other things I have given so full Instructions that I will saye no more, but that I am Yo^r most assured constant freind CHARLES R. Oxford 26 Feb. 1645. GLAMORGAN