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Rh I met the French ambassador in the street, who made me great profession of kindness. In the afternoon I went to my Lord Essex, who gave me a letter for the Prince, and withal told the advantage it would be to have him come over, and if he were brought into the House and the council it would be much better; but it was not to be done without taking the oath of allegiance, and whether he could take that or no, he could not tell, because of the Act 30th. He and Lord Halifax are of that reputation, that nobody can blame them for any one action in their whole lives, and they two, with Lord Sunderland, have more land than the King.

At night, I went to Sir William, where we resolved that it would be best for the Prince to bring over the treaty, that it would give less jealousies to France, and be of great advantage to the Prince and every body else. It must be contrived, if the