Two letters from Mr. Mountagu to the Ld Treasurer: one of the 11th, the other of the 18th of Jan. 1677/8 which were read in the House of Commons. Together with the Lord Treasurer's speech in the House of Peers, upon an impeachment of high treason, &c. brought up against his Lordship by the House of Commons, Decem. 23. 1678.
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- Two letters from Mr. Mountagu to the Ld Treasurer: one of the 11th, the other of the 18th of Jan. 1677/8 which were read in the House of Commons. Together with the Lord Treasurer's speech in the House of Peers, upon an impeachment of high treason, &c. brought up against his Lordship by the House of Commons, Decem. 23. 1678.
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- Montagu, Ralph Montagu, Duke of, 1638?-1709.
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"Two letters from Mr. Mountagu to the Ld Treasurer: one of the 11th, the other of the 18th of Jan. 1677/8 which were read in the House of Commons. Together with the Lord Treasurer's speech in the House of Peers, upon an impeachment of high treason, &c. brought up against his Lordship by the House of Commons, Decem. 23. 1678." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A89231.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.
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Mr. MOƲNTAGƲ's FIRST LETTER.
Paris. Jan. 11. 1677/8.
My Lord,
I Have not had the Honour of any from your Lordship, in Answer to all those, wherein I gave you the best account I could of matters here, by the Express I sent. Nor indeed could I expect his Majesty could take any sudden resolution in matters of so great moment.
The occasion of my giving you this trouble, is, to give you the best light I can into the reason of Mr. de Rouvigny's Sons Journey into England, who will be there perhaps as soon as this Letter. If his Father's age would have permitted it, I believe they would have sent him; so they have chosen the Son, who is to make use of Lights his Father will give him, and by the near relation he hath to my Lady Vaughan, who is his Cou∣sin-German, and the particular Friendship which Fa∣ther
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and Son have with Mr. William Russel, he is to be introduced into a great commerce with the Malecon∣tented Members of Parliament, and insinuate what they shall think fit to cross your Measures at Court, if they shall prove disagreeable here: Whilst Mr. Barillon goes on in his smooth civil way.
I thought it my duty to his Majesty, to give your Lordship this account, though I have not explained this matter so much in my Letter to the Secretary; wherefore I hope you will let this be seen by none but his Majesty. What I know farther of this, or any thing else, you shall always be acquainted with. They are here in great pain, till it be known what will become of the Parliament, and do not stick to say, If that be put off for a month, they doubt not of a Peace. I am with all respect,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most obedient and humble Servant, R. Montagu.