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 par tout sur vos traces, nous ne devions plus vous demander que vôtre nom et, si je l’ose dire, vôtre ombre.

Continuez pourtant, Monsieur d’etre aussi vous même le soutien de nos Eglises par vos sages conseils aussi long-tems qu’il plaira à Dieu de vous conserver pour nous selon nos voeux. Si vous voulez bien appuyer cette défense, comme je l’espère, vous donnerez une nouvelle force à nos raisons; et je me retireray avec cette dernière satisfaction d’avoir marque ici à ceux dont je suis connu l’honneur que vous me faites de me donner quelque part dans vôtre amitié, et le zele et le respect qui m’attachent à vous.

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No. 83. — (for some time Chaplain to Lord Russell).

“You have, since I saw you, good doctor, so shifted places, that my letters cannot find you. I writ to Windsor when you were gone to Cottenham, and yesterday I directed to Cottenham; at night I heard upon what melancholy account you were gone to poor Lady Gainsborough’s. I imagine your compassionate temper and true Christian disposition to mourn with them that mourn (which I have had full proof of) will not let you quit that distressed family. So soon as this will reach you, be so kind to me as to say something to my Lady. I will own all you can say that is kind and respectful and suitable to her present circumstances. I consider her as one [that] has been a blessing to the family. She must have known much sorrow and care in it, but she cannot miss a reward for her good works; as to herself, I have ever esteemed her person.

“I pity poor Lady Betty, though I believe Lady Julian may have the greater loss; the first, I fancy, may have the greater sense of what the want of parents is; but I have good hope their mother’s children shall feel the mercies of God. I should be glad to hear the father has done his part towards their provision.

“Parliament news can be nothing before Monday; then the House of Commons are to take the state of the nation into consideration, and the Lords do so on Tuesday.

“I must repeat a question to you I made in my letter yesterday. It was to ask you if I am right that you ordered me to lay down four guineas for you towards the redemption of some French Protestants, taken going into Holland, and made slaves in Algiers. They are now redeemed, four ministers or five, and the rest proposers. My cousin Ruvigny has paid the money, and I am to gather to reimburse him the greatest part if I can. I have some time since writ to Lord Campden for his contribution, and he bid me lay down for him; but the time was not come till now, so I will remind him again in a few days, but I think it not fit yet in the present circumstances. I will add no more at this time from — Your true friend and servant,

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“26 January 1688-9.”

 

, — Après avoir écrit la cy-jointe, un officier envoyé de my Lord Galloway qui ne manque que quatre jours de l’armée de mes alliez vient d’arriver. Il m’a porté l’agréable nouvelle que la dite armée s’est avancé jusqu’ à Guadalaxara et attend avec impatience les renforts qu’elle espère du corps d’armée qui se trouve sous vos ordres. L’ennemy campe du costé de Atienza et se flatte des secours de France, qui les puissent mettre en etat