The Preface. 



me in writing ; and fo I mufl prepare to/I an J the 

 brunt of a Jhovoer of affronts, that will be pour d 

 upon me in a jew days. But 'tis no matter ; lam 

 fo good a Conjurer \ that I can ward off any ftorm 

 from the fide of Paris. / laugh at their Threats • 

 and fence I can t make ufe of my ' Sword \ f II wage 

 War with my Pen. 



This I only mention by the bye, in this my Pre- 

 face to the Reader \ whom I pray the Heavens 

 to Crown with Profperity , in preferving him* 

 from having any bufinefs to adfuft with mqfi 

 of the Miniflers of State, and Friefts ; for let 

 them be never fo faulty, the f 11 flill be f aid to 

 be in the right, till fuch time as Anarchy be 

 introduced amongfl us, as well as the Americans, 

 among whom the for rye fl fellow thinks himfelf 

 a better Man , than a Chancellour of France, 

 Theje People are happy in being fcreend from the 

 tricks and fhifts of Miniflers, who are always 

 Mafters where- ever they come. I envy the ft ate of 

 a poor Savage, who tramples upon Laws % and 

 pays Homage to no Scepter. I m[h I could fpend 

 the reft of my Lije in his Hutt, and fo be no Ion* 

 ger expos d to the chagrin of bending the knee to 

 a fet of Men, that facrifice the publick good to 

 their private interefl, and are born to plague 

 honeft Men. The two Miniflers of State 1 have 

 to do with, have been follicited in vain, by the 

 Dutchefs ofLude, Cardinal Bouillon, Count Gui- 

 fear , Mr. de Qiiiros, and Count cT Avaux ; No- 

 thing could prevail, tho all that is laid to my 

 charge, confifls only in not bearing the affronts of 

 a Govern our, whom they prof eft ; at a time when 

 a hundred other Officers, who live under tbeimpu*- 



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