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1712.1023.Fa

Paris Oct:^r 23. NS: 1712

My Lords

I can make but a very vnequal return to yo:^r Ex:^ces
for yours of the 11:^th since I can only tell you I
received it, and profited of that part of it w:^ch
was in letter, as to the other part in Character
thô I haue 2 Cyphers, I find I want a third
to correspond w:^th your Exc:^ces I know not by
what mistake this happens but haue sent
to Eng: to haue it rectifyed, from whence
I dayly expect a Courrier w^th that and
other papers.

The D: of Argile arrived here on Munday,
and on Wendsay (sic) had a private audience of
the King, to whom he delivered a letter fr̃o
her Maj:^ty I need no Cypher to tell your
Exc:^ces that if the Imperialists in Catalonia
will take the oppertunity offered of being
transported into Italy by our fleet, the Duke
has orders to let them be accordingly em­
­barked, and S^r I: Iennings to transport
them, and from Versailles and Madrid they
shall find no opposition, but on the con­
­trary all friendly offices in their embark­
­ment and voyage.

The D: went from hence yesterday, for Toulon
where 2 English Ships of War are ready to
carry him to Port Mahun.

I am glad to tell yo^r Excell:^cies that a point
I haue had with the Ministry here [...]¹
concerning the Nomination of the Princes to
succeed to the Crown of France in virtue of
the Renonciation is adjusted in the manner
We desired, and I haue accordingly sent
that part of the Act thus agreed to Eng:
and haue acquainted L^d Lexington with
my so doing, that His Lordsp may act in
conformity, I haue likewise transmitted
to him the letters I haue received fr̃o
the L^d Bishop of Bristol.

A Gentleman who is to regulate and
adjust the Article of Commerce w^th
Spain is w^th Me in order to his being
dispatched to Madrid, by him I write
at large to L^d Lexington.

The Queen has thought it for her service
to do Me a great honour in sending
Me the Credentials and Powers of
Her Plenipotentiary Minister. I
am in all qualities w:^th great respect

My Lords
Yo:^r Excell:^cies most ob^t &
most humble Ser^t

MPrior.

I haue a Cypher to correspond w^th L^d
Lexington, if Yo:^r Excell^cies try
that w^ch You haue to the same effect
I hope at last We shall vnderstand
Each other; I begg you will giue Me a
Proof of it by the Next post.

2.

Endorsed:
Letter of Mr Prior to Ld Privy Seal and
Lord Strafford at Utrecht from Paris dated
23. Octob. 1712

Notes
1.
The last (incomplete) word on this page, the first two syllables of a hyphenated word, haue been omitted by the editor because Prior repeated the entire word as the first word of the next page.

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