20 CORRESPONDENCE. — ANNO 1700. 



Gillard mentioned to our Bord for severall yeares last past by a 

 Gentleman, who I had reason to believe would no more propose 

 any body for an emplojmaent at Looe that he thought was unac- 

 ceptable to yo'' Ldp than I should myself, and therfore, my Lord, 

 you must allow me to thinke my self very unfortunate, that when 

 I was contriving to obliege you, it should prove to yo" dissatis- 

 faction. I must call it my contrivance, for I was not spoke 

 to for Gillard upon this occasion, and that you may be fully satis- 

 fyed of this I am no longer concernd for him nor what becomes 

 of him, — the rather because the day after this remove was ob- 

 tayned and when I am sure it was impossible for him to know 

 that any thing of that kind was intended, at least by me, I re- 

 ceived a letter from him signifying his desire to return to his 

 family till some opportunity should offer for his being employed 

 nearer home and proposeing to quit his employment in the west 

 in favour of a particular person whom he named, and who ought 

 to miss it, as he has done, because I doubt Gillard was to have 

 had some consideration for the surrender. I shall doe my self 

 the honour to wayte upon yo' Ldp as soon as you come to town 

 to give you all the demonstrations in my power that you have a 

 most faithfuU humble Serv* in 



C. GODOLPHIN. 



