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58 and further measures to strengthen and confirm them, knowing very well how much the safety of both nations must depend (especially in the present conjuncture) upon a perfect friendship and entire confidence between his Majesty and your Lordships.

For my own part, I am very glad to be employed in a service of so great importance to both nations, and I shall not fail to contribute all my endeavours towards it; and your Lordships having had so many of my family engaged formerly in employments here, will, I hope, take it as an earnest of my own good affection to the service of the State.

August 8.

Yesterday the council was adjourned to the first Wednesday after Michaelmas, and the Treasury to the 22nd of September, so that we may be as idle as we please. The elections they say are likely to be at least as good as they were. The King meddles in none, which I think the