The secret history of White-Hall, from the restoration of Charles II down to the abdication of the late K. James writ at the request of a noble lord, and conveyed to him in letters, by ̲̲̲late secretary-interpreter to the Marquess of Louvois, who by that means had the perusal of all the private minutes between England and France for many years : the whole consisting of secret memoirs, which have hitherto lain conceal'd, as not being discoverable by any other hand / publish'd from the original papers, by D. Jones, gent.
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- The secret history of White-Hall, from the restoration of Charles II down to the abdication of the late K. James writ at the request of a noble lord, and conveyed to him in letters, by ̲̲̲late secretary-interpreter to the Marquess of Louvois, who by that means had the perusal of all the private minutes between England and France for many years : the whole consisting of secret memoirs, which have hitherto lain conceal'd, as not being discoverable by any other hand / publish'd from the original papers, by D. Jones, gent.
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- Jones, D. (David), fl. 1676-1720.
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- London :: Printed, and are to be sold by R. Baldwin,
- 1697.
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- Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688.
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688.
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"The secret history of White-Hall, from the restoration of Charles II down to the abdication of the late K. James writ at the request of a noble lord, and conveyed to him in letters, by ̲̲̲late secretary-interpreter to the Marquess of Louvois, who by that means had the perusal of all the private minutes between England and France for many years : the whole consisting of secret memoirs, which have hitherto lain conceal'd, as not being discoverable by any other hand / publish'd from the original papers, by D. Jones, gent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47022.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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LETTER I. (Book 1)
Of the Author's being introduced to the Place of Interpreter of the English Tongue, &c.
My Lord,
I Am not so pleased with my Preferment of being made Interpreter for the English Affairs, to the Principal Commis or Clark of the Dispatches under the Marquess De Louvois, to which Employment I have been lately admitted, as I am with the Thoughts of the Opportunity I shall have to serve your Lordship, with much better Intelligence than hitherto my Circumstances would admit of; most of my time, since my admission into the ••aid Office, has been taken up in inspecting into Mr. Kil-Patrick's Method, who was Pre∣decessor to the Person to whom I am Inter∣preter, and I have under my Hands all his Papers and Minutes for near Twenty Years backward; whereby I do not question, but I may in time give your Honour much light in∣to the Intrigues of the Ministers of State in this Kingdom, and the Maxims they have and do go upon, for the producing such Ac∣cidents and Revolutions in their Neighbour-Nations,
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and especially in our Kingdoms, as may favour the Aspiring Endeavours of this Court towards an Universal Monarchy, and obviate all such cross Events as may fall out contrary to their Designs; I have seen some strange things already, in relation to our Country, Contrived and Agitated by them, but my Business requires so much At∣tendance from me at present, and the minu∣ting out of any thing but what belongs to the Service of the Office, requires so much Cir∣cumspection and Privacy, that I durst not hitherto venture upon any such thing; but I hope a little time will put me into a free∣dom of Circumstance, that may in some mea∣sure be answerable to my readiness to serve you, and make appear how much I am,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most Humble Servant.
Paris, Ian. 8. 1676. N. St.