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10 Lord Sunderland; he seems to be in good heart, and the Lords Essex and Halifax are so too; he continues still in the opinion that it will be of good consequence to have the Prince come over: he thinks the King will be for it, and the Duchess of Portsmouth, who is his friend, and the contrary to the Duke of Monmouth, that she will part with my Lord Lauderdale, persuade Lord Danby to run away and disband the army as soon as the Scotch business is over. Sir William Temple and I driving together that day, he desired me to persuade the Prince to coin some medals; on the one side he would have him on horseback commanding his troops, with these words, "Potius servire patriæ liberæ, quam imperare servienti;" the other side sitting in the midst of the States, with the words, "Per populos dat jura volentes." He advised me to stand upon the Unions: England within itself, Holland within itself, both of them together; he advised not to mistrust Holland in their trade, commerce, or anything else, for he was sure we should find a faithful alliance there, according to the desire of the Prince, his nephew. My Lady Sunderland desired me to do all the service I could to Sir Gabriel Sylvius and his Lady.