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but the English is " won don't hinder the othere." I desire you'll send me som more of those French paper, for I take a great deal of pains and have translated it all. I have sent you the Examaners ; I thought you might like to have the set, so I got you all this year's and will send them to you every week, tho' I hope there will not be many before I am so happy as to see you.

��[Lord Berkeley of Stratton.]

February 15, 17 12.

After a tedious dead time for news, the wind changed, and brought six packets, and to me the satisfaction of three letters from your Lordship and some circulars, for all which I return a thousand thanks, desiring the continuance of soe much goodness, and as for the circulars I am always glad of them because my Lord Strafford is constantly mentioned in them, but I must tell you the French proposals doe not goe down well here. I am sure tho' I am one of the heartyest wishers for peace, I should have been mighty glad the clamour had been prevented by some better offers, and I still hope they make some further, since in no bargain the most is offered at first.

Besides Dunkirk which they must be pay'd for, I do not see they yield any thing, which does not look like people who have had the worse of the War. I am sorry to have those who love making complaints, have any colour for it. We had a tedious debate on Wednesday about the toleration in Ireland, but at last the Bill past in the committee with some amendments. The thing is without dispute very reasonable, but I could wish and soe did many more who did not care to own it, that it had been let alone, things of that kind having been mischevious in Scotland where the Presbyterian clergy is very powerfull, and the generality inclined to St. Germains.

I suppose the promise of laying the Peace before the Parlia-

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