Letters written by Sir W. Temple, Bart., and other ministers of state, both at home and abroad containing an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665-1672 : in two volumes / review'd by Sir W. Temple sometime before his death ; and published by Jonathan Swift ...
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Letters written by Sir W. Temple, Bart., and other ministers of state, both at home and abroad containing an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665-1672 : in two volumes / review'd by Sir W. Temple sometime before his death ; and published by Jonathan Swift ...
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Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.
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London :: Printed for J. Tonson ... and A. and J. Churchil ... and R. Simpson ...,
1700.
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Europe -- History -- 1648-1715.
Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands.
Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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"Letters written by Sir W. Temple, Bart., and other ministers of state, both at home and abroad containing an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665-1672 : in two volumes / review'd by Sir W. Temple sometime before his death ; and published by Jonathan Swift ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A64311.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2024.
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TO THE Count de Molina, Spanish Ambassa∣dor at London.
March 7. 1668.
My Lord,
YOUR Excellence cannot doubt of my Satisfaction in ar∣riving at Brussels, to find my self there im∣mediately possessed of your Letter with the inclosed Paper; tho' the News of your Health was more ne∣cessary to me than that of the Unreasonable∣ness of one of your Neighbours, and true Interests of the others, which I find so well described there. But the best Ink in the World is not a Balsom that can cure such Wounds; they must find their Remedy from more powerful Medicines, which the
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Marquis of Castel-Ro∣drigo has given us rea∣son to hope, if France will still chuse rather to fall out with all the World, than to make a Peace so much to their own advantage as that we offer them. At least it is certain, that your Excellency with a stroak of your Pen, has brought to light the most covered De∣signs of your Enemies, undeceived with the greatest Clearness your Friends, and put Flan∣ders under the securest Protection; of which I cannot help rejoycing with You as the Au∣thor. For what relates to Father Patrick, how much soever I concern my self in his Fortunes, I do not yet see any way that it can be in my power to serve him on this Occasion; the last French Conquests having determined the Dispute between the Abbot Arnolphino and the Marquis of Baden
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about the Abbey de la Charité. But the Mar∣quis de Castel-Rodrigo has assured me, he will find some other way of shewing the Esteem He has both for the Merits and Person of Father Patrick, to whom I hope Your Excellen∣cy will do me Justice, having endeavoured (though without Suc∣cess by this unhappy Conjuncture) all that lay in my Power to serve Him.
I Kiss Your Excellency's Hands, and am Yours, &c.
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