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“§ ‘HE clamors raifed in the year 1779,: and the apparent 
difcontents grew to fuch a height, that I thought it pru- 
dent that the county of Flin¢ fhould add its weight to the pe- 
tition, fo that by prevaling on government to leffen every un-- 
neceffary burden, the minds of the people might be eafed, and ° 
all ill confequences prevented, for civil war was almoft threat- 
ened. I at all times profeffed my abhorrence of committees and» 
aflociations. Sir Roger Moftyn. advifed me to write to fome of - 
our principal gentlemen to inform them of the terms on which 
I undertook to excite the county to petition, fo that they micht 
decline fubferibing to the requifition, in cafe they-difliked my - 
plan: or if they did fign it, fupport me to.its full extent.. None 
to whom I wrote appeared at the meeting. Mr. Yonge, one of 
the friends to whom I wrote, difliked the petition, and deelined 
figning the requifition. Sir Stephen Glynn, bart. and Pbilip - 
Lloyd Fletcher, efq. approved my plan, and promifed it every. 
fupport, and to adhere to the very letter of it. Mr, Fletcher allio : 
fent © 
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