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LETTER XLIX. To the same.
SIR,
SInce I writ you a Letter this Morning, upon the Sub∣ject of Brescon, I receiv'd another from the Sieur d'Ar∣gencourt, wherein he sends me word that the Fortificati∣on that has been made about the Rock, being too low to put the place into a posture of Security, since 'tis but about nine Foot high, and six Foot thick, and that it will be necessary to raise the aforesaid Fortification or Com∣pass of it, some nine Foot higher than it is, making in all three Pole in height, with a Parapet of six Poot a∣bove; I thought fit, therefore, to add these few Lines to my Letter, to desire you to carry on these Works with all imaginable Diligence, that before the Enemy is in a Condition to put his Design upon this place in executi∣on, it may be so well provided, that you need not ap∣prehend any great Trouble from that Quarter. Let me request you to conferr about all these Matters with the Sieur d' Argencourt, follow carefully the Designs he gives you, and do nothing without his Advice. In the mean time rest assured that I am with all sincerity,
Sir,
Your, &c.
Ruel, Feb. 27, 1636.