Letters of William iii. and Louis xiv. and of their ministers; illustrative of the ... politics of England, 1697 to 1700, ed. by P. Grimblot, Volume 1 |
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... the rudeness of his mother tongue , or by his want of practice when he wrote in French , is in general without force and perspicuity . His thoughts have difficulty in finding utterance ; and , instead of revealing them- selves X PREFACE .
... the rudeness of his mother tongue , or by his want of practice when he wrote in French , is in general without force and perspicuity . His thoughts have difficulty in finding utterance ; and , instead of revealing them- selves X PREFACE .
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... difficulties which delayed the conclusion of the peace ; believing , as he did , from the marks of esteem and confidence with which your Majesty honours me , that this would be a shorter way to remove them , than the conferences at ...
... difficulties which delayed the conclusion of the peace ; believing , as he did , from the marks of esteem and confidence with which your Majesty honours me , that this would be a shorter way to remove them , than the conferences at ...
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... difficulties ; that this was entirely contrary to the truth , and to his views ; that he considered all that your Majesty had offered in the preliminaries very reasonable ; that he found the demands and the difficulties raised by the ...
... difficulties ; that this was entirely contrary to the truth , and to his views ; that he considered all that your Majesty had offered in the preliminaries very reasonable ; that he found the demands and the difficulties raised by the ...
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... difficulties which concern the Prince of Orange consist of three points : The first is , that the Prince of Orange desires that by the peace which is to be concluded , and by which your Majesty consents to recognize him as King of ...
... difficulties which concern the Prince of Orange consist of three points : The first is , that the Prince of Orange desires that by the peace which is to be concluded , and by which your Majesty consents to recognize him as King of ...
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... difficulty will be to bring them to like those terms , which we had rather accept than carry on the war . The French seem resolved to give nothing beyond the peace of Nime- guen , and I doubt if they would have given that in every point ...
... difficulty will be to bring them to like those terms , which we had rather accept than carry on the war . The French seem resolved to give nothing beyond the peace of Nime- guen , and I doubt if they would have given that in every point ...
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affairs agreed allies ambassadors answer assurances avait believe BOUFFLERS TO LOUIS Brussels cabals concluded conclusion of peace conference consent Count Tallard courier declaration directly or indirectly DUKE OF SHREWSBURY Earl of Portland elector of Bavaria Emperor Empire enemies engage entrée Europe expressions factions favour France French give Hague Holland honour hope informed intentions July July 27 Kensington King James King of England king of Spain kingdom letter likewise Lord Portland LORD VILLIERS LOUIS XIV manner Marshal Boufflers Marshal Villeroy master ministers naming the King necessary negotiation o'clock obliged Parliament PENSIONARY HEINSIUS persons Pomponne Prince of Orange proposal qu'il reason received refused replied respect Ryswick secret intrigues sent sentiments Sieur de Bentinck Sieur de Giey sincere desire Sire soon Spaniards speak States-General Strasburg tell thing tion told Torcy tranquillity troops WILLIAM WILLIAM III wish yesterday
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Page 538 - Louis , par la grâce de Dieu, roi de France et de Navarre , à tous présens et à venir, salut.