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were themfelves ignorant of the caufey but that 

 my arreft was in confequence of a requeft, made 

 by Baron D'Ompteda, the Hcuioverian Envoy ^ 

 at Ratijbotiy in the 7iame of his Britannic Majejiy, 



His letter having been read to me, I furren- 

 dered immediately, as I knew that the city of 

 Auglburg, at the requeft of any Sovereign 

 Prince of the Empire, is bound by law to arreft 

 any perfon and detain him for a reafonable time, 

 to fee if any charge is brought forward againft 

 him. Neverthelefs I could by no means com- 

 prehend for what caufe his Britannic Majefty 

 had defired my arreft, and I was equally at a 

 lofs to know how the Hanoverian Envoy, could 

 adt in tl^e name of the Court of Great Britain, 

 when there was a Britifh Envoy then actually 

 relident at Ratift)on. Bcfides, my confcience 

 told me that I had never by any adt whatever 

 done, or meant to do, the fmalleft harm to 

 the perfon or interefts of my Sovereign, towards 

 whom I had ever borne the moft unfliaken af- 

 fecStion and loyalty. 



With thefe refledlions I confoled myfelf ; at 

 the fame time that I endeavoured to afluage the 

 alarm of the unfortunate hdy, who had accom- 

 panied me; I aflured her that there muft be fome 

 miftake in the bufinefs, that a {t^ days mujl 

 clear the wholp up, and then I ftiould be fet at 

 liberty. 



That 



