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# Catalogue record: 54611 — <Ker of Kersland> für <Kaiser Karl VI.>: [Denkschr. betr. die polit. Verhältnisse in England]
# Incipit: It being now too apparent to any Man o penetration if the praeservatio
# Date: 1714-06-30
# Sender: Ker, John — Addressee: Karl VI. (Kaiser)
# Akademie-Ausgabe: AA IV (assigned, not yet published)
# Other printings: Foucher de Careil 4 S.292-308.
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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Allgemeinen Geschichte LH 11, 6B
# Folios: Bl. 191–196 (from the shelfmark LH 11, 6 B Bl. 191-196): 12 pages, canvases 387–398, page ids 00068772:0387 to 00068772:0398
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ing nono too apparent to any man ospenetration, . the pre-
ervation, of Great Poritain, (Wohich 9 tate to be roropt up in securinque
A
to us the succession in y. Illustrions Bouse of hanover) is by the
present measures dangeronsly Aruch at,  Phall vorthout any apolo-
qie transgreos the bounds of my province, aud discharge some part
of my duty, adhich & hope procecds from a principle Superiour to pri-
vate Interest and Corruption by groing a Sort and true account ofthe
estate of thatnation and of y. maladies, that at present affect its
verys vitals, to nohich gohale roith ale submission Subjoyne the remedies
that in my humble opinion are nou proper and necessars for disappontinq
the designs of france an the Pretender, and of a dangerous partus angr
our selves, rohich last ) fear more, than y. former trvo, In order tordhich
it voile be neceosary to look a little balverds, and takle some notice
of y fountains, from Wohich these Waters of titterness have proccedet, 
s
Thale not make any mention ofthese things thas are publick tothe vos
but restriet my sels tothe late secret and close transactions, unto rohich
the circumstances of a family Grepresent aud te considerable part Jmys
self have born inthese matters, graduallus introdu ced me.
es
Therefore it ould be ne cessarys to begin voite Scotland, fromaohence the
frest mischies roile readitus have its beginuinque, ad nyloro Nottingnam hath
latelys in a litle Treatise justly enough observed, for the scots being byna
fure forward and ready to adventure upon auy entreprise, that affects their
Inelination, adhitont traving a due regard to the effect of Consequences, are
fe first proper tooes for action; forthe Highlanders beinque men of no thougnt
and of desperate fortuns, woill upon any Enconradgement appear in arms for is
Pretender; to rohom ally rest ofy sacobites intlat Countrys roile readilys jogn ohe
reas the Englithare naturally more warrys aud roeighs Consequences roitha
litle more digection, aud more apt tojogn in an Undertatinu, then to beginit,

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Sothe heads oile be in Englan to contrive, aud thehands in scollaad to
begin the first execution part,
Scoseand is divide d into three parties, vit: the Episcopab, Pres byteri
ans audthe Cameronianes, the firstof tuese three are ale Jacobites, of rohom 9 may say
c
noithout breachof Charitys, thereroile not be one houndred found foc the succession inthe
Rouse of hanover, the other tavo are te aman inthe Interest of that Illustrions douse
butnone of these parties in any qood Understanding amongthemselves, the Presby.
terians are those that are satis fyed rorta the presant establishment ofthe
Church of Scoteand, as it nono stands, the Cameronians tave affected the model ofd
Presbyterian Government, as it stood established in anno 1648, aud dissents fon
the present foot rohere it nono stands, secured by Lau afterthe revolution aud
this vay tey took their beginurngs, Sosoonas linqe Charles the 2. oas restored
heabalissid the presbyteriau Government in Scotland, aud thrust them frointhe
Churches, pohercupon the Pres byterian Divins Kept their Conventicles aud preache
inthe fielos, So that nohen the Government perceived, they rather gaind tuen los
Atrength bys y Persecution, it avas cunminglus ober advised byy Dube ofuau–
derdale, thenthe governinque minister, to divide them among themiselves, in order
to rohich an Indulgence vas quanted by the Ling, but se conceived, as they
Rnero aou be ouly accepted by some and rejected by others of narroiver prin
ciptes, rohieh hadimde ed the desiguo efect, noheretu a prejudice aud separati
on arrose betroixt tac indulged aud the anti indulged parties, he lost ofrohiche
continued to preach in the fields roith desensit arms, to Wohom roas theu
giventhe name aud distinetion of sameronians, Joho having in ao Wbob.
fornid themseloes into an army, they had the nisfortuno to be routed iny
battel of Bendland, aud afteroards in ao 1679. they vare defeated at Both
Woele Bridge by the Dute ofontmonth, after rohich the persccutionrunto
unchristian extreamities aigainst them, iohich served. onts to confirm aud ex-
asperate them, to defend themselves desperatly inthe southern’aud WWestern
mountains of Scotland, my predece spoursad the nisfortune tobe ofthis
 beinq tore
number, his Ladus aud hildren, to seck for Thetter into Gollaud, rohile he
hemself continued in Scotland upon the head ofthose people, iiho afterhis
death pitched upon his son, myy Bgrotherto command them, ioho afterroards
bore a great part in bringing about the accession of Ring oilliam to thesroron
of Scotland, for so soon a sthat Prince lande d in Cngland, he declared for him
aud falliaque

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and fallinue docon fromthe mouatains seased apon alinus ames Garrisons
turnd aut the Episcopal Cergy from Churches, aud asterroaros marched in to
Odinbourus roith a Arong body of men, quardedthe convention of Estates fronithe
Insubes ot a Lord Dundy andthe Jacobites, aud btohd up the Castle of Edinbura
then inthehands ofthe Dule of Gordon, tile such tine asthe convention had
forfeited Ling James, and Selled the broion upon the late Miny William and roec
mary of glorions memories, audthe arrivas of tue troops fron England under
General macckay, and havinqu thus brought the Cameronians into the Interest
rvent
of king Woilliam, he put a double Regiment ofthem into his service, ronich bythe
chame of the Cameronian Regiment, joho afterrourds had the honour in a great mea
sure to sate Scotlard by defeatinq the Ennemies iohole army at the fight of
Dunhalo a fero dags after the rebells had routed Generas Mackay aud alethe
Reqular troops at hillekranky, aud So soon as the Seots troubles noere endes
he roeht coith them to flandere, aud Died inthe battel of stenkirke; atter
nohich G find me umoillinglis oblidged to make mention of my self, Wohich qroout glad
ly have forborn, il the nature ofthis subjert had not made it necessary. Se soon
as) came to represent my brother, ethougut it ne cessaru for me on many accounts
to Reepup a quod understandinque oiththe sameronians, altho in my oion judgement
9could not qu’into the harroioness of their principles; e belive it vould not be
out of the roay, to touch a litle here upon the methods aud forms, Wlcreby they
govern themseloes, they have ale their officers appointed from Colonels to Corporat
aud vellexercised, aud arnid, aud readyto appear in any occasion, that is della
red tobetheir duty by Aheir generat meetinque, Wohich is thus composed oftrvo sone
missioners from every distriet iohere they cive, iho meet every thrce month au
determine rohat is to be done, nohich rohen concluded upon stands obligatory uxor
the nohole body, tile rescinded by a subseeuent general mecting, by rohich means
fhey are in an exait concert amongthemselves, aud ready for any attempt Wher
thus concluded on to be their duty. Pre Presbyterians rave no such methods
nor ara theys under such concert amonq themseloes, aud consequent ly ont of conditis
to attemptanythinus, until the Cameronians first begin it, So this oas the occassone
ofiny being couxted by both parties inthe late transactions, rohich affected tle ver
essence ofour Constitution, by vhich means aud the helpof some manadgemente
Gnoas brougnt into the depths of thesethings, Wohich remained mysterions tothe
Generalitus of people: but Jsop a litle here to return into a passage, ahich
revived the dying hopes ofthe sacobites, ans vas as folloros

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roho
She scots, u trulus lave been parolus used since the aicession of tueir Kino
to the Englissi Throne, had inthe reiga ofthe late Linus william obtaind Heoyat assent
to an act of Parliament in Scotland, alloroingthem to make Settlements in the Wwessadies
but that affair of darien, aud y barbarous treatment, the Stots recerved from thez
Onglisso theran, is se voell kennion ta the Woored, thatq insist no further on it, onlus at
caused à ducp resentment in  minos ofall seotsmanto suit a degree, that rdheu
el
is Englist setled the Succeosion tothe Croon oengland in y Illustrions hous of Ban-
nover, the Scots ofale persuasions strenvously declino to make the Same Setlement
in their lingim, hoping therebus, they qoould Some timce or otler have it in their porver
to obtain to the nation beter terms ofthe Englist, aud this noas the ouly treason
that so many ofy scots presbyterians, adho bore verus quod Inclinations to te house os
hannover, oppesed the passing of an act oftarliamant forthe settlinq of y forefico
s
succession
R
The sos Courts of Versailles aud S. Germain catched hoce im–
mediately ofthis opportunity so favorable to their de signs, aud roithont ans lossos
time que allorvance to the Seots d’onjurors aud lacobites, to qualifye themselves
bytalinqus alethe oaths regursite by lar, to capacitate tr ele c audbe elected in
Parliament, audthis voas the rouson, that the enost violent Jacobtes made ne
difficultys ot takinu the Cath et abjuration, aud lad cunninqu enough to coverall
their prejudicetothe succession bunder the foreqoinq pecious national pretert
byrohich means the late Dule of hamilton aud the other principal sucobites had
the opportunities of matinque themselves popular, ioho inde ed by a cunninq belaioin
had heconciled the mines of the unthineinus part of the revolution partus unto them
durinque ionieh time the Ennemuse ead opportunities enough of sprecdingtheir covered
porson and aversion, but iohen tle Union oas agreed uson bythe Commissioners
afboth nations at London, the prepidice against it in Seoteand arose to a great hight
tho fron diferent reasons. The Jacobites therebys loosinus their hopes because it
Lued the Sucecssion tothe Croron of Scolland inthe house d Banover, aud thepre
Judice ofthe Presbusterians proccedinu fron a fear, that therebus their Church
o
.
goverument vooobe renderd too precarions by, au nguth Parlianent Thiis
the Court of S Germains finding, they ivere noro bythis fo loose their ouly handet
Ah Confirmatian ot
Sell aletheir instruments on voorek,  prevent theterm ofthe Unionin
hy Parliament, aud indeed by atract ofeunninqu manadgement thercinthey sucee
ded sofar, asto prevail roiththe fresbyterians,  joyn roiththem to ad drespthe
Parliament aigainst it but Parliament not havinu regard tothese addresses, that
came from althe eorners of the Lingdom in great numbers it rous resoloedupor
to rise in arms, aud by force to dissolve that Judicature Yet the jacobites
net having daredto attempt such an ondertaeinque oithont the Conjunction of
thetresbyterians, idhom attho they found roilliaque enongle tothe same, yset in no con
es
dition to perfoem it by reason of the Want ofan estabhed Concert amongthemtetu

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Therefore they used alethe Endeavners to prevail roith the Cameronians to mata
thefirst appearence, rohom they Kneco the Presbyterdans vould instanteus joyn, in
rohich theus had succeeded so far, that the lameronians had apported a General
zendevous aponthe liver of Nith, in order to march into Edimburq, aud raise
thetarliament byforce ofarms, rohich Jhad ihe honour inthat tine toprevent
andtherebys break that dange rons design. Had this voas rohat in feu days
after quue occasion to my beinglet into the secret transactions, that pracee de
attended, aud follorved the Jnvasion ofthe Pretender upon Scolland, but aes this
is yet a mystery, aud voulo talle rp too much time to enter noio in that dateit
sball deferrit il til an other occasion, aud content ny selt to say, that as
Thad in these times an unlinrited porver fionthe civeen, so) had afterardu
her approbation of my Conduit aud feal in these affairs under the lindest expressi
ons, a subjeet coult have exspected. from a Soveraign. Jam ready to communicate
in an otherpaper alethese matters toHis Ele ctorae Highness pohich) hope
poile befor his service, as vele as of lise for our preservaton.
cant here passover Wdithout indignation the necligeney ofthe lateMini
tosgiqu
intlat matter, northe selfist aud unvorthy designs even ofthe unto, roho had et
theu in their porver to prevent ale that no threatres us ofrohieh last) Thallonly
mention on passage, pot roith ahy Design to ref le et, for Joish  could cover ale tleir
sus
Infirmities, aud is as follorves: Johen y Gretender had just leftle Coastot Scot
se
Tand, )found the rohique Guato at pains to persuade me, that the Lord Godolphinevas
inthe Interest ofthe Pretender, Wohich they said no body had occasion to Knoro bette
then my self, aud that il voule be inpossible, to preserve s fron the efforts of
France pohile that minister continued at the Helm, untess the protestant successo
as inoited aud brought overto Cngland, addinu that it voulo be a furder addition
fothe services Thad done in deféatingthe pretender design upon Scotland, to
procure an addressfron the Cameronians tothe Loceu, intreatinq phe rooulo
bepleaset to invite overthe successor inthe souse of Banover to England, othe
porse they coulo neither believe themseloes orthe nation in any Safety, since
de little care had been lately taken for securinqu of thei kingoom of the attemp
efthe Pretender, nothroitetandinque of all the timous advertisements. It vas
v
indeed no hard matter, to malle me jealous of Godolphin, Since Jhad Sgreat oc.
casions of enooingtor much of his remisnes to say no orse in that matter pot
doithstandinque ofalethe advicet, he had received trom myself; but tho quas
noelli pleased roithe the proposat yet JLvas afraid, they roould not second my
attempt, but leave both the lameronians aud me tothe resentment ofan en
redged Miniter; horvever they continue d still to importun me bas letters, he assu
Des from
alepartsos Ey land es te sane rature, aud sent tle duleos Raverus se peste
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me to set about it, Whereupon trusting to their sincerity,) quickly conviened the
Ceaders ofthe Cameronians, and procured the address to cale over thes rotestant
Successour, Wohich ) sent us bythe hands ofthe Duhe of Roxborouglt the rohiq Corde
aud had their return, aKnoroledgingthe deceit of it roith many expressions ot
thankfulness, but no more vas heard ofthé address, only in fero days thereafter
Sommers vas declare d Fresident ofe Connsel Warton Lord Lieutenant of Ju
aud sundrys other eminent posts put into the hands ofthe Junto, thus the callina
over of y pootestant succes sor nous dropped rohich sherod that self noas only
the bonon of these men, sorthus by their selfish vieros the glorious opportunitus
as tost, roho voould have made us happy, aud have prevented that deluge of danger
thatnoro scems to threatenx us.
non
H is, tog visible to the Woorto, since the Change ofthe late ministry, that thingo are
carryinq on tothe Interest of y. Tretender, aud thatthis ministry favour him, ohich Icame
to understand veru eartus (aud sent oneto Baron Bothmar to ad vertise him of it), Wohich
eame tr my Lnoroledge this roay. Mr Harley nois Lard Preasurer at thattime Chancel.
lour ofy Exchequez met roith me accidentallys inthe house ofthe late Tord devers.
ham pohere he pressed verys much, chould sit hm athis oron house rdhereho avoned
to
have some things to communicate tome, roich easily complist a ad in dau ortvo
thereaster did visite him at hus house in horck buitdings, w’here un a long discours
he regreted tome, tlat the Seots Dresbyterian vere B opposite tohim, aud had suffereo
themseloes, to be seduced into the opinion, that he voas into the Jaterest of the Pheter
der, Wohereas no man vas more zealously affected to the house of ganover, than
hiniself, aud y allthese etdeavours to erush tum served onlyto roeaken his hards
in the service intended for that house, therefore he desiret Qnoutou se my en-
deavours to calm their spirits aud qioe them a more just opinim ofhim, +o
rohich Jansverd, Et voulo be verys hard for mes toremove that suspicion, ohile his
nron action so much confirmd it bylis bestoroing allhis favours aud countenance
uponthe Jacobites, aud particularts in contributinque his Interest ixthe procuringof
suchtobe elected in the late elections of rarliament, but )tolo them, Jbelie
ved Jvas able to qoehim an opportunity to undeceive the loord, aud to aspeer
in sus just colours; for roheu the Rveeu at the Close of the last Scots uion
farliament had been pleaset t intrust me aoith a fule porver to ait as ples
sed in order to defeat that wieked design, lad te betterto enable me tde
reto established a train of Intelligence thorouge Scotland, Woherebus litle or
nothinus had escaped mis Knorolenge, aud that at Ladbeea this thathadgiven
me au opportunitys to contreact that Entreprise adhichis yet a Secret
n
andthat altho since the change ofthe inistry her majessus had beeu pleased
tonoihdraothe allovances, The hath granted for that purpose, rset rston my
oion account and formys satisfartion Jhad stile continued sume partofit, by
rohich means roithin these feu days had accorent, there oas some Emissaries
comefron Franca to Scotland, iohere they rvere at present in close consuttati
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ous qoith the Jacobites, So ifhe inclind to que me le ave, Inould in ptanter
rorite tothe Cameronians tosecure both their persons aud papers, rohich voute
mate such discoverres, as Would furnisso hom rorth au opportunitys to Sheio his
Zeal aud affection to the house of Ganover, but qfouudhon chonedroiththe
proposat rohich roith confusion in his countenance he declind, aud this
vas, rohat prooved very mortifying tote late L. Hevertham, rohen he
heard it fron my mouth a fero days before his death.
Shall noro infero vords proceed to qive an acconnt ofeux poresent londiti
Con, the le volution partie in Engrand are at least ten toone juc obite, in Scotlane
they are pretty equally dioided aborit a aud half, but the more substantice
and vealthy part of the nationirs zealously affected t the hanover Succession
ge
rohereasthe other consists mostos Gigalauders; men of desperate fortune
and profligat lives. but to undeceive the Woored ofthe misstery, idhy the bodus
 England run roith so much violence in the present meusurs, that so visible
tend to overturnthe Protestant succession, rohen the najoritys is so nruck
upon this side; musthere take occasion fo observe hoith sorroro, that
rohen the late Bhinistry rvere in the manadgement, they did behave themselves
16 very ill in many respects, that y very name ofa Wohius became odious to
the body oftha nation, roherebus the populace became so exasperate, that theus
pororedont their aversion and fury ipon allsionest meu, roho boze tlat name
corthont distinction, in Wohich this sreasurer aud present mministrys sofound their
account, that ale artifices vere bythem employed aud scandaltus loriters
entertained to heighten that prejudice. hus bythese names theu cunningus
e
misstated the Controversy under the name of higs aud sory, and threco Oyl into
theflame bythe means ofthe meaner aud poysoned Clergy idho sufferd
thenseloes tobe the Courttools inthis matter continumque to instile fromthe
pulsit into theenhadqed populace, that the rohigs vere in a Gdtot bo over
tura the Chuirck, aud dethrone the Locen aud to qive upthenations Interes
tothe Dutch. So this ferment so rorougnt, bythe daity influences it receioe
that the Eyes ofthe populace continued blind, ioho ifthey vere once posses
ofthe true notion, that the just state of Quection is noio betroint the Grotestaq
Succession, aud Euglish libertuys on the one pert, aud French flaverys audthe Pre
tender on the other part oould ait a quite contrary part, and vould talle a qite
contrarus Couese, Johich the ministry Lnoros so wele, that they mate hastis aud
lese
preposterons paces to atlain their end beforethe peopte eyes is opend, dhut
Theyhnoro is noz far off. Forthe disadvantadgion treaty of Commerce roith
france voile soon undeceiva such, as nothina but Aecling ean convince
Wohilethe cexorbitant pover aud richessof france roith the visible steps that
are made to bringhome the Pretender isabont to allarm the more refind part
opttem, theresore roita dome degestion daave deseroed the measues, ta taterte sull
file

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file their purposes, they hnoio very well, that the Unim betiviet the troo
nations is thegreat est securitu in Laro forthe protestant uccession inregard
thatthis nero Constitation of Great Britain bys thes Unioro is founded uponthe
Succession inthe honse ofhanorer, adhich is declard tobethe basis rohereupon
s.
it nests, aud tobe irrevocable by angfutur Britisk Tarliament, Joho cannever
consti
act aigainst the very foundation oftur etution rohich bythe articles is declar
tobe no other thenthe foresaid surcession. Therefore in order to male tha
Scols tresbyterians to press forthe dissolution ofthe linion, the last British Par
Ciament did in tle Case of mr Grienstra make such a trespassupon the
Scots tresbyterian Government, as Lau ean never justifye, aud to infland
themfurther they introduced the Lay Patronadges, Wohichis contraryto
the very nature ofthat Government, aud to croion all, bore very hard upox
that Conntry in y. affair ofthe malt sax, by rohich in some otherthings it
Was designo, to get the revolution Party in Deotland to push forthe dissolutio
ofthe lion, aud alsoto incite the Caneronians torunto arms, that they
rignt have an opportunitus to cut then of in time, Wohather kneco voulo
aftervards besome bulvorik, argainst the tretender, but both these designs
being timonsly perceived, Care oes taken toprevent these Sares, nor shale
Qualue my self in my application inthe matter, since it rous no less,
then my duty.
The neut discoverys, ) made oas their End eavours to instile into Thenimo
ofthe revolution party thatthe house of Ganover had relinquist in a great
measure the thoughts ofthe succession, aud that they ioère indifferent about il
voith design no doubt to prepare mens minos to submit more casilus, to rohat
seens to be preparing.
shale here tahe occasion noith Sone satisfattion ta make mention ota
Sacret rohich is, thatthe Protestants ofthe Northof Vland have very grestly ta-
Nen altarm, aud in some meetinqe Jnad roith Some leadinque aud roorthy Gentleme
inthat Country thorongh it avas determino to establissi a Correspondence tho-
rougnthat Ringdom, aud to procure an universal consent toappear in cerms for
le preservation ofthe Protestant Successon and deligion, When some selected
Cersons forthat purpose Phould fiad it necessary, aud Thavinq been intirely trusto
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bythe Cameronans, rohat t migit thinh necessarys in that part Woe have so setlled
Matters in tuc Northof Gland, audthe south of scotland, ithich is separated ou lis
sut by a narroro trait of Sea, that upon à hortevarninq oc canform such
aforce inthe one aud the other Country, as thope fhale mahe ce very quod
si
stand. Aster rohich our fears being jastey increaso bythe Concluscon ofthe
treatus of Utrecht, it vus resolved upon by some honest sentlemen of quod head
fogivethe naval force oftrance some diversion bystriking atthe fountains o.
qivae lise tothe designs ofthat Ennems ofour Religion and lountry, andaster
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much application vas eig ested into a veris quod method, and in suct a
manner, as sercemed the Undertaters from, any penaltie of y lauo, de
Signinq therebus to en couradge the Emperour to continue the doar against tran
ee, if possible, bat for a eitle longer, believing france voulo not matees any
barefaad paces in favour of y. Tretender So longas he rour enpadqeduge
the dehyr, in prosecution ofrohick; efranalus undertook myself toqo toldce
Cugene at geastatt, aud in my passage at the haque, e calld unon daron
Pothmar, aud acquanted hin aoithtle matter, but nohen Hound Frince
Engene, it oas concluded JThoulo proceed to ienna rohere gfound thepecse
verg negh eoncluded roith france;  resolved to ende avour to persuade tho
imperial Court to qive ues a Commission to attaque the spanierds
by rohich means. Thored France wonld nat ouly be deprived of thatvast resspu
ce ofrichess, The draos fron thence, but also a diversion given to their
naval force, aud disable then as much aspossible from makinq
angattempt on Britain in favourof y Bretender.
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Hrverehigh presamtion in me to offerany advice tothe qu.
Bouse of Bandver, nor thale) presume todo it in anytlung, thatmay
hie
concernthe measures, aud voisdom ofthat sourt Thale thint necessary
intheir Conduet either as to à 900d Understanding roith the Dutch aud
other Protestant Pdvers, but shale ouly fron my deal aud affection fo
dus
thatGl. Honse signifge, Jam otthe opinion, it higulu concerassi
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Electoral Gighneis, de his inisters, to Sherothemselves desinte resseo
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inthe partys devisions of ohiqs de sory but shero audequal Kindncse
to honest nen of bonh sides for by all means it avoult be endeavois)
toburry the names af distinction, andstate the sane under theRe
volution aud Jacobite, byrohich the ill designinque Woill loose 5. parta
deeat
of six oftherr number, and So there oould be discretion used bythe
ministers of hannover inthis particulur as roall in a voise conduit to
wardithe Locen. Inthe last place Jam positive it is necessary
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the Court of hanover be duly informed al thatis doing sub rosa
in that lingdom, aud care must be taken, that their accounts se
genuine aud fromthefountaine, aud that there be Somethingf a Corre
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dence establishd betroixt the lourt and some feu leuding men amongus
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hys rohich the meanes roile bec found 1o Reep ux the Spirit
te Revolution partys to defeat the designs of y enne ny in tha
particular, but authis is a verys nie point so it must be manadyed
voith the crcatest delicacy on both sides, horis it proper that the
Elcetor be scen any vay in the mattez, but entirely manadged bys
another Channel, and ) doubt not to find a right metho) an
proper Instruments inthis haatter.