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 order of the States-General; and after making me a little compliment upon my indisposition, they told me they were come in the name of the States-General to assure the King of their friendship, and they would never do any thing contrary to what they professed in their resolution; and then they gave it me in writing. I told them I received it with great satisfaction, and that I could assure them that my master did endeavour nothing so much as to give them fresh marks every day of his friendship and good-will towards them. At night I was with the Prince, and I told him what had passed to-day, and showed him my letter out of Spain. 16th. Count Waldeck was with me; he seems to be mightily in the interest of the Prince, and