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Rh have said, and make such reflections thereon as may be most for your own good, which is ever the aim of your Majesty's most dutiful and most obedient subject and servant.

I gave your Lordship's letter to the King. He cannot yet be persuaded that the new guards will hurt his affairs so much as I believe they will. Sir William T. is now here, and will speak to him of them; so will the Dutchesse of P. I have done it, and will again. I shall wait upon your Lordship to-night or to-morrow morning, and give you a more perfect account of this matter.

On the 23rd, the wind chopped about, and we had very little all day; but, about two, we came in sight of Ostend and the West Capell; at night we plied up and down the coast, but, the wind being contrary, we could make but little way.

24th.In the morning, we were in sight of Schonen, in the evening, of Goree, where we took a