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Show portioriably affell:ed with. Now'l would be ghd to' know, what fhould hinder the King of France, from the Minute the Allies difinifs their Troops,to give what Affi!lance he will to Spain, provided it be not done too gro!ly, but graduallv," by infenfible Steps; and by thofe many" wavs of Artifice, which the French are Maftei-s of? If they make a Peace, they may disband 6o or 8o,:Ooo Men , or more: And what £hall hinder thefe Men from going irito Spain to feek their Bread? What fuall hinder the King of France from giving fecret Orders for this; and when 'tis complain'd of, from politively denying, and perllaps fecmingly forbidding it? And may not the Duke of .A»Jou, by this Meam again!l: the next Spring, have a greater Army than the Allies can bring again!l: him? And how then are we to get Spain? Will th~ Allies raife new Armies, · and make a new W .tr upon France in Fla~tders, upon the Rhine and i11 Sa~": 1' becaufe fome Men have infenlibly ftole out of F:ra11ct imo Spain, againlt the exprefs Order of the King; which you are fure will be pretended? You don't know the Sweets of Peace, or how unwillingly People are, who hlve once laid down their Arms, to rake them up again: If you think the Ailies could be brought to this, or that any Armies wvuld take the Field again!t France, after a Pea::e was once made; whac then i; tO be hop'd for? Why, I think no:hing more than Jh'·>; that the D:.tch and the Emperor would comribute for :1 little while, perhaps for one Campaign , tome Money and. Troops to aCl: in Conjnnttion with En:l,md a~ainlt Sp.1i'!i . tn in whic~ no great Succefs can be expeCl:ed, conlidenng the.numerous Army I have fhewn you, the Du~e o_f At~Jott miglwand wouid have. .Now tf thts upon the Trial of one Camp:ugn, were found to be the Cafe· 1 am afra.id Holland would not be very willing to contmue the Profecution of fo expenftve a War; and tl•e whole Weighr of it another Year would lye upon England, except a very httle that 11ght be expell:ed from· the Emperor :. And what could this end in, . but in the Rum of England, and the Lofs of Spain? F?r the moft that could be expeCl:ed from this '\\ ar would ?:• that the Duke of Anjou wou'd offer a Partmon, fuch as 1 have mention'd in my firft Letter, but with no option in te f,j~e; hedwo~ld certainly keep Spain and t e n ee;, an gtv~ rhe other .J?art to his Compemor: . And tf that be accepted what befcloemd e. s of En.u, land' which i,· fio.rn.uc'hl. nte-re m the Recovery of Spain•? And· if it be. not ac~epted, .what_fhall_hindenhe·.Frt.nrh Kmg from affift111g hts Gr.aridfoo :after one Year_, more openly; and raking upon him to medJate a Peace; that is, to forte fnch a one as he pleafes upon us? Fer how can we he1 0Ur felves? Shall we be 'l·n·· ·""'~ a· . p I . . "'"'n Itton to quarre with h1m, when we hire b , haufted Two Yeats more wi~h r fuch e~~ ~~. phnfiAed War, while he has .beertenjoying all t e vantages of Peace to re . . h - l3reaches the War had ma'de in hi~fr~rs~ to re~ore Commerce, retrieve 'the .Publick Credt~, remedy the ill State ot hi's Finances look .mto the Condition of h. :Ff ' . put htmfelf into the beft Poftu;~'bee~n~fu~ a new |