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1712.1009.Fa



Addressed:
E: of Dartmouth


Paris the 9 Oct^r/28 Sep: 1712

My Lord

I take the oppertunity of Dagley's returning
from Turin to transmit to your Lordsp a list
w^ch I haue received from mons:^r Voisin, who
takes it for granted that by an agreement
made by the D: of Marlebrough all persons
in this service who haue been taken in this
War whither in Flanders or Germany are
to be deemed Her Maj:^ties prisoners, and
consequently are at liberty from the 29^th past
He desires that the inclosed list may be
considered, and that your Lordsp 's determi­
­nation as to who are or who are not
free may be transmitted heither. mons:^r
Byron's case w:^th w^ch I formerly troubled
your Lordsp is concluded in this general.
if We haue any Prisoners still retained either
here or in Spain your Lordsp will return Me
a list of them that I may addreſs for
their¹ immediate release

There are some Prisoners still at Canterbury
they are French Men, were taken on board
the Salisbury at the intended descent vpon
Scotland, mons:^r Voisin vnderstands that
the Debts they haue contracted are the only
objections to their liberty: the Abbé Gaultier
is furnished with Bills in their behalf and
will apply to your Lordsp vpon this subject.

The Marq: de Monteleon who is here from
K: Philip told Me last Week with a great
deal of Joy that He was named for
Eng:^~ of w^ch He advises S˂Y˃:^r Lordsp and L^d
Bolingbroke by letters w:^ch I send recipro˂ſpect­˃
­cal˂ive˃ly² inclosed to you both: He has powers
as Ambass:^dr w^ch title He will take at
such time and in such manner as Her Maj^ty
shall judge proper; he is a Milaneze by
birth, a Gentleman long versed in busineſs
and has the Character of an honest and
good Minister: as He will come to you with
great Satisfaction, he will I beleiue please
you: and suit better with the Genius of our
Nation, and with our present Interest in
relation to Spain than the Punto and Gra­
­vidad of a natural Castilian would haue
allowed:

The D: d'Aumond is preparing with great
Magnificence for his Voyage to England, in
order to it the French Ambass:^drs at Utrecht
at Utrecht³ are asking passeports from the
Dutch for his Equipage, but before any
such passeports can come heither, he intends
to send part of his Domestics and of his
horses w:^ch are now in the Bolognois by
way of Calais to London: I haue writ vpon
this subject to Iobson, to take the Dukes
Domestics on board, and treat them with
civility in their passage, and to provide
for the transport of his horses: I
would know if vpon such occasions as
likewise vpon her Maj:^ties subjects going
to Italy &^c (vpon w^ch I haue been ap­
­plyed to here) I should giue passeports
keeping a Register of my so doing, and
giving you an acc:^t of such as come
for Eng:^~

A person was taken vp some time since at
Calais of w:^ch l'abbé Gaultier can
giue your Lordsp an acc:^t mons:^r Torcy
desires to know what you would objec[t] ⁴
against Him, or if you would haue Him
go about his busineſs.

I expect every Moment Drift's arrival
with those powers and instructions w:^ch
your Lordsp in your last did Me the
favour to promise Me: I am in great
amazement when I would gueſs what
can haue detained them so long.

[...]˂I˃ dispatched Hayward from hence on
Thursday was Se'night, the Munday fol­
­lowing he writ Me word fr̃o Calais
that He was still detained there by a⁵
Contrary Wind, I presume within 2
days after You received him, and
consequently shall expect yo:^r orders in
a day or two, in case they are not alrea
­dy sent.

I forward Maj:^r Bland who is going to
Catalonia in order to pay the forces there
as soon as I can, he will part from
hence on Tuesday Morning.

Iust as I am closing my letter I haue the
inclosed from the E: of Peterbrough to
yo:^r Lordsp, but the date of those w:^ch
Dagley brings you being of the 3^d Oct:^r
and those I now receiue being only of
the 21 and 28^th Sep:^r will not be, I
presume of any greater Consequence
then to tell you L^d Peterb:^~ is at Turin

I am in a Nation where it may look
like a Paradox that Every body is over­
­joyed that Her Maj^ty is quit of the
feaver, but so it is in fact. pray God
continue Her long in health, for the safety
of Us all, and the happineſs of Europe

I am always w^th great respect
My Lord
your Lordsp's most ob^t
and most humble Ser^t

MPrior.

turn⁶

Ionas Durand has your Lordsp's passe
of the 3^d Sep:^r He is a French Pro­
­testant and thô naturalized in Eng^~
will not be permitted to stay in this
Country, the best advice I can giue
Him is to return to Eng:^~ and yo^r
Lordsp may take it for a general
rule that no french Protestant will
be allowed to stay in this kingdom
(as matters now stand) and vse accor­
­dingly on our side

2.

Endorsed:
M^r Prior Paris
Oct 9/28
1712
copy'd

Notes
1.
The underscoring is Prior's.
2.
I.e., respectively. The revision was achieved by writing over the original text, reciprocally.
3.
The repetition is Prior's.
4.
The t of "object" has all but disappeared beneath preservation material applied to the paper.
5.
This a is clearly visible beneath preservation material.
6.
This word, in Prior's hand, points to the postscript on the next page.

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