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156 his conversation; and one particular, that if he thought of the Crown, he could not be his friend in that, but in every thing else he would.

30th.Mr. Bracey dined here. He told me the Provinces could not but consent if Holland did, for if she refused, and any ill came of it, all the fault and expense would fall upon that Province, the others having professed against it; and if any town was obstinate, then the States would send Deputies to know the reason, and sometimes they sent ten, and sometimes twenty, all upon the town's charge. Monsieur Huniken was with me to desire me to write into England in the behalf of Hambourg.

October 1st.Monsieur Siegle, in the name of his Master, desired the King's interposition. Monsieur Campricht brought a copy of a letter he writt to Monsieur D'Avaux, and wondered he had no answer from him; he would have had me move in it. I told him I never saw him; then he told me the Elector of Saxe was a poor Prince, for the Dukedom was now divided into many branches, none considerable in Low Germany, but the Princes of Brunswick and Brandenburg, and they were now going to weaken one another. The King of France takes Bitch and Homberg, that he hath no right