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Rh then his Duty to declare it, and to thank, in a publick Manner, thoe who have undeceived him.

is exactly my Cae. Mr. Richey has prov'd to me the Innocence of his Fellow-citizens, and the Bibliotheque Raionée has alo very olidly refuted the Accuation levelled againt the City of Hamburgh. The Author of the Letter againt me, is only to blame for aying that I poitively aerted that the City of Hamburgh was guilty; but he ought to have made a Ditinction between the Opinion of one part of the North, which I gave as a vague, random Report, and the Affirmation with which he charges me. Had I indeed declared, That the City of Hamburgh purchas'd the Ruin of the City of Altena, I then wou'd have ak'd Pardon in the mot humble manner for making uch an Aertion, being peruaded that there is no Shame on thee Occaions, but to perit in a Fault when 'tis prov'd to be uch. But I declare the Truth, in relating that uch a Report was pread; and I alo declare the Truth, in auring