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Rh depended upon the life of the King. He showed me his letter, which was very kind: he would fain have had the Duke stayed, so he might have stayed. The King said he could not, because he would be impeached.

We dined with the Prince, and after dinner we went to Hounslerdyke. The Duke writ to the King to let him know how kind the Prince had been to him; he said it would so vex the Duke. I doubt he hath said so much that it will make the Prince cool in the alliance.

29th.I saw the review. The Duke of Monmouth went to Utrecht. I heard of the Duke's coming to the Hague. Mr. Meredith told me that the town of Amsterdam was in balance what to do, and that Friesland was resolved to be against the alliance, in opposition to the Prince of Orange. Monsieur Asperen dined with me: he is President of the Comittee de Rat'd, which is composed of the Nobles, one of each town. I am advised to demand satifactionsatisfaction [sic] for the affront D'Avaux hath done us, in saying that he might have us for a little money whenever his Master pleased. At night I spoke with the Prince. He told me of the Duke's coming; he does not know very well the reason. He told me a good deal of