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before he was prepar'd for the censorious, for he said lett people say what they wou'd, he was sure the intention was good, and his meaning for the service of the public. I am sorry he has printed, for he's very civill to me, and always profess a great respect for you, and I wou'd have none that does so exposed ....
��London, 24 May, 1709. Dear Brother,
Last Saturday night Horace Walpool came here with an express from Holland ; Sunday morning I went to Lord Treasurer's levee where I thought I shou'd hear all the news
stirring, and accordingly I heard my Lord T say to Mr.
Molsworth " All is done, the French has agreed to all we have ask't"; and there I heard that Horace, who from this expedition has obtained the name of little Torci, relates this
speech of Mons'^ Torci to the Duke of M and Lord
Townsend, that he was ready to consent to all the allies shou'd demand, but he wou'd wish them to take this caution along with them to have a care they did not make the house of Austria too powerful ; for 'twas to no purpose for them to hid the misery they were in any longer, they did not want men and money, but there was no resisting the hand of God, Famine ; so that the balance of Europe might be as much in danger as ever, for after this Peace, if the Allies did not take care they gave not too much to the house of Austria France wou'd not soon be in a condition to stop the violence that might be offer'd against the liberty of Europe. Mons"" Torcy is gone to the King of France for his ratifications of the pre- liminarys that are signed by the Plenipo's of both sides, and Horace came here with them for the Queen to sign, which ^tis said she did Sunday, and he went away for Holland yesterday at 4 in the morning. Nothing will be publish't by authority till they hear the preliminarys are sign'd by the French King ; tho every body talks positive of several par- ticular, as a vast number of towns to be immediately deliver'd up, Dunkirk demolish't, but what seems the most mortifieing
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