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Show [ ~~ ] the 4th . . of 1une at fartheft ; which, fron1 the Neceffity of the King's Affairs, the Point the Treaty was carry'd to, the Marquis's Rank and CharaCl:er, and Perfonal Merit, and the great Proteftations he made of his Mafter's Sincerity, was hop'd would be favourable : But moft of all, from his Delire to the Allies at parting, That they would haften the Ratifications of thefe Articles, with all the Difpatch they could- Thefe Hopes the Marquis left with the 'Allies ; and the near Prof peel: of a good Peace, fiU'd all People with a Joy that is not to be exprefs'd. They waited with great Impatience for the 4th. of 1une ; 'twas the next Daybefo;e tbe Anfwer came, upon the Receipt of which, Monfteur Rot<ille acquainted the Allies, that the King could not agree to thefe Preliminaries : The Articles except· ed againft, were the fame that the Marqu5 had before difputed, thofe relating to t!-1: Emperor and the Duke of Savoy, and th' :nth. The Allies were not a little furpriz1 at this Anfwer, and more at the haughli' Air, with which Monlieur Rot<ille in a lo/g Conference on this SubjeCl: prefs'd his qbjeCl: ions ; a Behaviour very different om what either he or the Marquis had {hew before ; which there being no vilible aufe for, they thought it was in great afure Gafconade ; that it meant nothing e, but to make what Advantage he coul/of the Inclinations the Allies had withoutDifguife {hewn to Peace ; and that he w~d at laft recede from his Pretenlions, w n he faw ~~ey would not ; and that inj 1 Evethnetsy, [ 'lj J they could n~t on their Part . . fo reafonable in themfi 1 gtve up Articles they had fo unanimoufl e ves' and wnich lutely neceifary to makl :gree£ to, as abfoPeace. And what .1 Bofio and Iafting ~ood meafute prove ~~eh u peCl:ed, did in tt feem'd fo ; ·for after e t~e ~afe, at leaft fo much Stiffi1efs upo ha~mg mlift:ed with had in the King's'N n t e Objed:ions he cet.v 'd t. t had no EffeCarl:n e made ' w.h e n he per-parture being fix'd c ohn the Alhes, his De- E . ' 'or t e 9th t"' . vemng, or early ne M . ue 7th m the h P. xt ornin<>' h · on t e enfioner . and "' e w~tted great Sincerity ;nd C as, an lnft:ance of his t~ might not b~ brok offcern that the Treahtm his InftruCl:ions, e ~ ':o.mm~nicated to that he was impowe 'd y htch It appear'd other Points he had b~f, r~c~de from all the cepting that of the • ore m~fted on, exfee~ u tO have been aM 7{t A;tlc!e; which f>;rttfice : Fo~:, if the -fr er~Ptece of French m as effeCl:ually d b ea.ty muft be brgke Article, as upon ;ne Y mlifting upon on~ Part the Allies toote~ty; and which ever their Account . c !ft e French would find d ed to __ g.} 'ie u,p ,othra •t twhe y. co~ ld be perfua-was out one Article 'b h~ch tn appearance Subftance of 'a ll , or' at uItc.a mft ef ffed: was the portant ones, then it .o the moft im~ he Hench to make p was u: the Power of the Duke of A . eac:, Without obi' · tllies could noi'b; ~~o quh Spain_; and ilrs~h~ t ley lhould break u u~n tto this, the Point that the French M' ·J' was fo fpecious good EffeCl: from \~•. ers hop'd for a doubl~ the Populace in thef~ Jha_t It would incenfe rovmces againft their Mini- |