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214 assist him in anything he pretended to in England. I saw the Prince abroad; he told me it would come on to-day; he is unsatisfied with Van Beuninghen for being for disbanding the forces.

2nd.Colonel Fitzpatrick was with me; he told me of a project of his to get twelve ships, of from forty to sixty guns, for the King of Spain's service; he gave me a writing to be signed by the King; he saith the man will undertake that the King shall have three millions at five in the hundred, and that the principal shall die in a year; he thinks of having the Advocate go into England instead of the Projector. In the afternoon I was with the Prince; he told me, with a cheerful countenance, that matters went well, and that the Pensioner had orders to come to me. I writ to my Lord Sunderland, and sent him the paper tonight, and desired leave for Fitzpatrick to go into England.

3rd.I dined with the Prince; the Pensioner was there; he excused his not coming, and will be with me on Monday. I hear from every body that they are resolved not to accept the alliance; they have sent a Courier to their Ambassador at Paris to make the best excuse they can, and to assure him that they ever continue his humble servants.