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136 of my Lord Cardigan's company; I will not tantalize yon with more of my happiness, but will assure you that I wish you as much as any man breathing.

14th.I was at the French church. After dinner I went to Hounslerdyke, and acquainted the Prince with the letters I had received from the Duke, that mentioned his coming over, and withal said he thought his journey would not be disadvantageous. The Prince went by water not far from Moredyke to shoot. Mr. Meredith was with me, and told me he heard the Duke of Orleans would pretend to the Upper Palatinate, which was given to the Elector of Bavaria at the Treaty of Munster, unless the Elector would pay him a sum of money which he pretended was due to him, and that the King of France had given order to Monsieur Jerviss to be present at the Diet at Ratisbon, to give his voice as a member of the Empire. I went afterwards to Mr. Rockwood; he told me that the French Ambassador said we took very ill measures, for we had disobliged all the world in assisting of France, and now we had displeased her, and obliged nobody; he thinks the King of France does pretend to this of the Palatinate to fright