HENRY ST. JOHN, VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE, to PRIOR, 19/[30] September 1712, Whitehall
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1712.0930.Ta
Addressed:
M:r Prior.Whitehall 19.th Sept 1712.S.r
The enclos'd Representation,1 con
cerning two Ships which have been taken
by the French without the leaſt pretence,
being put into my hands, I muſt recom̃end
it to your Protection. It seems to be
of more than ordinary consequence at this
time that care should be taken to have the
due respect paid to Paſses, of which this
Caſe ſeems to be a very scandalous violation.
I am
S.r
Yo.r moſt humble serv.tBolingbroke.
Notes
1.
This three-page document immediately follows the letter in the letterbook. It concerns the English ship Alexander and the English galley Martin, seized in 1711 by French privateers despite carrying Spanish passes guaranteeing their safe passage. It is not transcribed here.