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The other Volume contains 



Copies of ninety letters written by Hoby to the Protedoi 

 between ii May 1548 and 19 September 1549, foon after 

 which he returned to England for a few weeks, and was there 

 when the Duke of Somerfet was deprived of the protedorate. 



Copies of thirty-nine letters written to the lords of the coun- 

 cil after his return to the imperial court, beginning 10 November 

 1549 and ending 28 Odober 1550. 



These letters, many of which are very long, contain accounts of 

 his converfations with the Emperour and his minifters; of the 

 tranfadlions of the imperial court; of the intelligence received 

 there, and of the opinion entertained by the courtiers of Englifh^ 

 affairs, which laft topick fometimes introduces his own opinion 

 and advice. 



Such arc the contents of the two volumes which have been the 



fubied of this effay. It is not probable that they will difcover 



any event of importance ; yet they may probably throw light upon 



the caufes of fome which have been the fubjed of controverfy, 



and particularly the furrcnder of Boulogne, and they cannot fail to 



entertain thofe who love hiftorical detail, and thofe who are 



curious to know what was thought of tranfadions by perfons then 



living, and the conjedures which were formed refpeding events 



that had not taken place. 



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