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have received imposition of hands by bishops, 

 and those that have been ordained by a synod 

 of Presbyters. A thh^d consideration is, that the 

 Church of England w^ould look upon a con- 

 formity of this nature as a great advantage to 

 herself, and that the clergy, united to the Court 

 and the Tories, are a very considerable and 

 pow^erful body. On the other side, the Whigs, 

 the Presbyterians, the Independants, and all 

 the other non-conformists would look upon this 

 conformity with great concern as weakening 

 and disarming their party. And the Electoral 

 House of Brunswick, which depends more upon 

 the latter than the former, may fear least this 

 conformity should have other consequences. 

 But though the Whigs have more money, be- 

 cause they are more concerned in trade, and 

 though their chiefs may have the reputation at 

 present of a superior genius, yet the others 

 have more zeal and constant superiority and 

 interest. 



" Ut in ratione humilHma, &c." 

 " Tuesday, March 17." 



What reception and effect Mr. Secretary St. 

 John's letter, and this of Mr. Bonet's, had at 

 Berlin, will appear from the account of them 

 given to the Archbishop by Dr. .Jablouski, in 

 his letter of April 28, 1711; the translation of 



