426 LIFE Of AliCHBISHOP SHARP. 



In the meantime Mr. Bonet, the King of 

 Prussia's minister at London, had, on March 

 16th, a conference with Secretary St. John's, 

 about the introduction of the English Liturgy 

 and discipline into Prussia, which occasioned 

 Monsieur Bonet to write his thoughts to his 

 master upon that conference the next day, in 

 the following manner, in a postscript to a letter 

 upon other affairs. 



P. S. " Sir, — In the same conversation that 

 I had yesterday with the aforesaid Secretary of 

 State, Mr. St. John's, he discoursed upon the 

 ecclesiastical affairs relating to your Majesty's 

 kingdoms, which have been the subject of the 

 letters and transactions between the Archbishop 

 and Dr. Jablouski ; and between the Bishop of 

 Bristol and my Lord Raby, and your Majesty's 

 minister, Baron Printzen. I had already some 

 intimation of this affair from the Archbishop of 

 York and the Bishop of Bristol, who are both 

 of them in great esteem with the Queen and 

 present ministry ; and who have shewed me 

 some letters upon this subject, and assured me 

 of her Majesty's good inclinations ; but the dis- 

 course of the Secretary of State was more par- 

 ticular, in that he gave me to understand he 

 should be glad I would write to your Majesty 

 about it. 



'• He began his discourse by telling me how 



