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LETTER CX. To the same.
THE Affection which I bear you, causes me to send away this Courier, purposely to let you know, that if you find that Monsieur is got beyond Nantes, into a place where he may be too strong for you to fetch him thence, I advise yee by no means to go thither, but only to send him word, that you are coming to wait upon him, to let him know, that his Journey is the Occasion of too much Dis∣course; and that it would be more conducible to his Ser∣vice, to remove all Grounds of Suspicion. I thought it al∣so my Duty to tell yee, that there are five or six Men of War in the Port of Brest, which shall do whatever you command 'em, to hinder, if it be possible, any single Ves∣sel from carrying away Monsieur, contrary to his Interest. And if they are sail'd out of the Haven, their Rendevouz is in the Island of Bas, to the end you may make use of 'em in case of Necessity. I send you this Advice by the Inspi∣ration of honest Huron: But in my Opinion, if Monsieur has been pleas'd to act most prejudicial to his Person, which I perfectly honour, these Remedies will be but * 1.1 Simeres, to use the Expressions of honest Colo∣nel Hebron. I must confess, that I im∣patiently expect to hear from you.
If Monsieur has not committed the Fault which some suspect him to be guilty of, you shall remonstrate to him, how injurious these Reports are to the King's Service. If he has gone astray, you must not fail to go into Bretaigne, and take such Care that all things may be every where se∣cure. Whatever Apprehensions come into my Head some∣times, I cannot but adhere to the first Opinion which you and I have always had, that Monsieur could never be so ex∣treamly blind, as to be guilty of what he is accus'd at this day. Time will soon manifest what People ought to be∣lieve on this Subject; and it will convince you more and more, that I am, &c.