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<p> <del>The</del> <add> De | <p> <del>The</del> <add> De Wit's</add> Letters are abominably stupid and uninteresting,<lb/> with however some curious things<lb/><sic>interspers'd,</sic> which I have <sic>mark'd</sic> sometimes<lb/> with my Nail, sometimes with <lb/> doubling the Leaf at Top, or at Bottom, <lb/> & sometimes with a Pencil — <lb/> you will read them <del> <gap/></del> in an Hour.</p> <p>I thought I had <sic>mark'd</sic> the<lb/> 4 <sic>Vol.<hi rend="superscript">s</hi></sic> of Negotiations, but its no <lb/> matter, for there is so full a Table<lb/> of Contents, that you will easily find<lb/> what's Interesting. I read them <lb/> chiefly with a view of tracing the <lb/> Designs of the French upon the Low <lb/> Countries, & the nature of their connection<lb/> with the Prince of Orange<lb/> <add> before Louis the 14<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> & <sic>W<hi rend="superscript">m</hi></sic> 3<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>'s time</add> <lb/> You will find several curious</p> | ||
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The De Wit's Letters are abominably stupid and uninteresting,
with however some curious things
interspers'd, which I have mark'd sometimes
with my Nail, sometimes with
doubling the Leaf at Top, or at Bottom,
& sometimes with a Pencil —
you will read them in an Hour.
I thought I had mark'd the
4 Vol.s of Negotiations, but its no
matter, for there is so full a Table
of Contents, that you will easily find
what's Interesting. I read them
chiefly with a view of tracing the
Designs of the French upon the Low
Countries, & the nature of their connection
with the Prince of Orange
before Louis the 14th & Wm 3d's time
You will find several curious
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"William Petty, 2nd Earl Shelburne, Lord Lansdowne" |
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