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not one of them will be afhamed of appearing 

 along with him on paper. 



In fome parts he has, however, fupprefled 

 circumftances which, though highly honour- 

 able to himfelf, are neverthelefs improper for 

 publication ; but when his readers refledt, as 

 he hopes they will have the goodnefs to do, 

 that he has been entrufted with important 

 /late fecrets, by the moft potent Princes in 

 the world, they would, he is fure, confider 

 him as far loft to all honour, indeed, fliould 

 he fufFer them to efcape him, merely to gra- 

 tify his own vanity. 



Finally, fliould any m.aterial fadl be mif- 

 tated, which may ealily happen to any one 

 who writes from memory only, he will rea- 

 dily and thankfully rectify his miftake on 

 being informed of it. Of thofe defpicable 

 fcriblers, who, without knowledge of him or 

 his hiftory, have dared to publilh their anony- 

 mous libels, he fhall, at prefent, take very 

 little notice; though, perhaps, fome future 

 day he may recompence them as they de- 

 fer ve. 



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