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upon in the letter I wrote to you. For it did 

 not directly fall within his subject, and it seems 

 too, without his mention of it in particular, to 

 be implied, from the connection of the two 

 points, the one being grounded on the other. 

 Madam the Electress has no part in what I have 

 now written to you. That princess having too 

 elevated a mind, and being too content with 

 her present condition (which is indeed such as 

 that a more happy one cannot be desired), to 

 form any pretensions or make any demand. But 

 other well-designing and public spirited persons 

 have great reasons to interest themselves in it ; 

 and since the Earl of Straiford is still in Eng- 

 land, and my Lord Earl of Rivers, who is de- 

 signed to come hither, is not yet set out, that I 

 have heard, it may be that some regard will be 

 shortly had to that which is the true interest of 

 the English Church and nation. I understand 

 that the contrary party to that now in power 

 pretends already to make a jest of it, and would 

 have it believed, that they who formerly spoke 

 in Parliament, and 7iow are silent when they 



dent entierement I'occasion de se faire un merite de un chose, 

 dont la justice est reconnue de tout le monde, et qui n'est pas 

 d'une petite importance pour asseurcr la nation et la religion. 

 My Lord Comte de Strafford s'il a la occasion d'entrer en ma- 

 tiexe pourra faire valoir I* interest de VEglise, et le sentiment de 

 my Lord Archevcqiu; de York. 



