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1712.0904.Fa

Paris the 4 Sep^t/24 Aug. 1712

My Lord.¹

I this day received the Ratification
of the Cessation, and going
presently with it to ffountaine­
­bleau, I expect a Messenger
within these 3 days with or­
­ders immediately from my
L^d Bolingbroke, who was not
arrived in Eng:^~ when the Messen­
­ger just now arrived here
was dispatched: I write there­
­fore to Eng:^~ by the way of
Utrecht, not knowing but
that they may receiue this
sooner than I can write to them
en Droiture considering that
I may not haue the Messeng^r
as I expect and that the Court's
being at ffountainebleau
makes a day's difference in
the answer: this is the reason
that I trouble yo:^r Excell^ce
with the inclosed, desiring
you to forward it, and ha­
­ving nothing to add but
my being with all respect

My Lord
yo:^r Excell:^ces most obt
humble Ser^t

MPrior.

2.

Endorsed:
Letter from M.^r
Prior Sep. 4/Aug: 24. 1712

Notes
1.
The original manuscript lacks an address, but it is preserved among Prior's letters to the Plenipotentiaries at Utrecht. The wording from the salutation to the complimentary close indicates that Prior was writing to only one of them; and we assume that this would have been Bishop Robinson, who held the position of First Plenipotentiary (HMC Portland 5: 504). The PRO copy, SP 105/278: 115v, is labeled "M.^r Prior to y^e Lords Plenipot:^ries".

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