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them, and they that was here upon the spot wou'd be able to send them nothing but stale news ; but on th' other side if they had not done so they wou'd have writ into Holland and the States might have been prepossest with prejudice against what you had to communicate to them. Madam Montander, and Lord Leister will have a great loss of the Count, and the Emperor will hardly find an other that will make that figure without pay they say, all that the C. G. had from him was an exemption from taxes. Our unfortunate expedition to Quebeck will as some say be brought up in Parliament, and I find the whole blame will be laid upon People that are farthest of the Plantations. As soon as Duke Desnee landed in England he writ a letter to Mr. St. Johns and told him the next foolish Expedition he wou'd send him of by Gar he shou'd [go.''] himself; this is told about for a peice of witt, in any other body 'twou'd be taken as a peice of insolence and vanity, or folly in th' other to take upon him to be the con- triver of the Expedition. I please my self with the fancy that I am very well with the Queen, for when ever she speaks to me she speaks in a very obliging manner, and two or three times when I have been out with her in the rain she's very gracious and orders me to go into the coach, wch was a favour she seldom show'd to any but Lister that was a sickly weakly man. I am to thank you for the favour of some Circulars, but of late I have wanted them, I know you are so full of business, that it wou'd be unreasonable to expect the favour of any thing under your own hand but if there's any thing I can do to serve you there's nobody wou'd be more proud to execute your commands then

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��The Parliament will meet at the time appointed but be prorogued for a farther time, as some say not only because

the Queen and Lord T are ill, but expectations that you

may be able to give an assured account that we shall have a, peace this Summer.

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