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LETTER CCI. To Duke Bernard, of Weimar.
THough the Confidence which the King has always had in your Fidelity, your Affection and Zeal for the Honour of his Kingdom, and Advantage of his Af∣fairs, was such, that one would' have thought there could nothing have been added to it; nevertheless, if your Con∣duct, and your Demeanour towards His Majesty, in re∣ference to that Business which occasion'd the Dispatch of the Sieur de Varenne to yee, some few Days ago, have augmented it in such a manner, and satisfy'd His Ma∣jesty to that degree, that it would be impossible for me to express it by these Lines, I suppose you will be glad to understand it, by the Employment which he confers upon yee, both in Alsatia, and Lorrain, where he designs yee the Command of his Army, and to carry on the War all the Winter-Season; of which M. de Noyers will give you a more particular Account, in the King's Name. I say nothing, Sir, of my own Contentment, because you may easily conceive it, by the Share I have always taken in your Concerns, and the Passion which, as you know, I have always had to serve yee; of which you will receive new Proofs, upon all Occasions that shall present them∣selves, to let you know that I am sincerely, as much as Man can be, &c.