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ministry cou'd not sleep without such continual healing votes, to save the dignity of the house he wou'd come into giving them an act of endemnity, but he dread a Ministry that was too proud to ask one.

Cadogan answered Mr. Bromley's vindication of the Cessa- tion of Arms that part where he asserted that when the Duke

of M was for fighting, a Deputy of the States pull'd out

of his pocket an order from the States not to fight. Cadogan said that worthy member was misinformed, for he knew the matter to be thus, that he pulled out no orders but gave it as his opinion that they ought not, and desired it might be referr'd to the opinion of all the Generals ; and all the Generals but one was of his opinion against fightings. And now he was up he wou'd declare his opinion of the barrier that was given to the Dutch might be taken from them by the French whenever they pleased, Lisle and Conde being theirs. He answer'd Mr. Bromley likewise as to this peace being better then that at Ryswick ; that was a conclution of a ten years unsuccessfull war, this of ten years the most successfull ; 'twas attended with such success that it even went beyond their hopes or the enemies' fears. If they had been lett to have gone on they wou'd have been in the heart of France. After him Ross spoke, and blam'd the obstenance of the Allies that they wou'd not come into the Queen's measures for a cessation of Arms for two months, wch wou'd have been great retardment to the progress of their Arms ; for if after that time they found the King of France not sincere he believed they might have enter'd the heart of France, but 'twas high time for the Queen to separate her troops when 'twas known that none of the Allies wou'd obey her General. He confess their was a project sett a foot in the late Ministry wch wou'd have put a Glorious end to war, and wou'd do justice to the General he serv'd under, and to all the officers of that campaign ; 'twas much wish't and expected by them all and cou'd not fail of success, but that Prince Eugene had orders from the Emperor not to take it, and he they all own was a man of spirit and desirous of action. He was so moderate in his speech that some that

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