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parts, and that he was not then at the Hague, 

 to join with my lord ambassador in soliciting 

 the King of Prussia (who was then at that 

 place) on that affair. One good effect (says he), 

 which your Grace's care has already had at 

 Berlin is, that they begin to have a greater 

 respect for the episcopal character; since the 

 doctor tells me, that at the King's coming from 

 thence, the titular Bishop Ursinus was made 

 Vice-President of the Royal Consistory, and 

 keeps the seals in Baron Printz's absence; 

 though, not above two years ago, it was de- 

 creed, that none of the clergy were capable of 

 that office. Your Grace will see, by Baron 

 Printz's answer after that he had read the doc- 

 tor's reflections, that things are in a fair way 

 if they are pursued ; and perhaps they might 

 still go on better, if the House of Hanover were 

 applied to in the same affair." 



The Archbishop was at this time in Yorkshire, 

 but that he might not omit any service he was 

 capable of doing to advance the design he had 

 undertaken to encourage, he wrote a letter to 

 the new Lord Treasurer, July 21, 1711, wherein 

 he has these words : — 



*' I would beg leave to put your Lordship in 

 mind of Mr. Hales. He is capable of doing 

 great service towards the promoting that noble 

 design that is now on foot of having episcopacy 



