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 are inform'dinformed [sic] without doubt, such as have been taken to make ourselves Masters of Tarragona, to keep the Dutch with us, and then to extend our Winter Quarters to Tortosa, and even into Valencia, ''as Occasion would permit. This His Majesty desires of you to interpose with his Lordship to come to a Determination how far he can assist His Majesty in this; which Favour His Majesty will esteem as the most particular, and the only Expedient left to conserve some Hopes of being put in the Possession of the Crown of'' Spain. I, in my Particular, with nothing so much as to show, in all Occasions, how much I am,

Honourable Sir,

Your most Humble and Obedient Servant, George P. of Hesse.

An Expedient was now proposed, since they saw the King's passionate Resolution to stay by the Catalans, which was to March the Forces to Tarragona, and extend their Quarters to Tortosa, and even to Valencia: To this his Majesty readily agreed, any Project being acceptable to him, rather than desert a People who had, with the greatest hazard, so zealously expressed their Loyalty to him, and therefore sent his Agreement thereto in the following Transcript to the thethe [sic] Earl of Peterborough.

My Lord Earl of Peterborough,  Accept the Offer you make me, seeing, by the Resolutions of the Councils of War, there remains nothing else to support me in Spain; so that I assure you I shall remain positive in the Resolution of Marching