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that_o do_v not_o surprise_v i_o because_o i_o have_v always_o give_v you_o more_o liberty_n to_o speak_v your_o thought_n than_o any_o of_o my_o courtier_n and_o counsellor_n sir_n say_v luxemburgh_n since_o your_o majesty_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o speak_v what_o i_o think_v of_o king_n james_n and_o of_o the_o war_n which_o have_v be_v kindle_v in_o europe_n upon_o his_o occasion_n i_o do_v not_o now_o speak_v of_o a_o secret_a itch_a desire_n that_o your_o majesty_n have_v from_o your_o cradle_n to_o surpass_v your_o ancestor_n in_o enlarge_a your_o dominion_n and_o push_v on_o youâ—_n conquest_n beyond_o the_o rhine_n the_o sambre_n and_o mouse_n i_o speak_v not_o neither_o of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o decease_a queen_n i_o pass_v also_o in_o silence_n the_o right_n of_o
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under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr bâ—ufflers_n and_o the_o three_o shall_v be_v remit_v to_o my_o conduct_n the_o army_n be_v thus_o divide_v the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr bouffler_n shall_v take_v the_o van_n with_o a_o body_n of_o fifteen_o thousand_o horse_n and_o possess_v the_o passage_n and_o avenue_n the_o main_a body_n of_o the_o army_n be_v arrive_v your_o majesty_n shall_v form_v the_o siege_n of_o namur_n and_o by_o the_o take_n of_o that_o important_a place_n you_o will_v render_v yourself_o master_n of_o a_o whole_a county_n which_o be_v without_o contradiction_n the_o fine_a of_o the_o low_a country_n luxemburgh_n say_v his_o majesty_n this_o enterprise_n be_v great_a and_o this_o place_n seem_v to_o i_o impregnable_a by_o it_o situation_n beside_o the_o build_n of_o a_o certain_a fort_n which_o be_v call_v fort_n william_n build_v within_o this_o little_a while_n render_v it_o almost_o inaccessible_a sir_n say_v luxemburgh_n art_n and_o inteltelligence_n must_v favour_v force_n and_o as_o we_o say_v sow_v the_o tail_n of_o the_o fox_n to_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o lyon_n i_o know_v a_o expedient_a by_o which_o half_a of_o these_o difficulty_n will_v be_v overcome_v and_o thus_o it_o be_v as_o i_o understand_v it_o there_o be_v in_o the_o citadel_n a_o certain_a baron_fw-fr de_fw-fr berse_n which_o be_v a_o major_n a_o man_n fit_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n a_o high_a spender_n and_o much_o give_v to_o his_o pleasure_n i_o understand_v that_o this_o berse_n call_v himself_o kinsman_n of_o madam_n de_fw-fr maintenon_n and_o that_o be_v what_o we_o want_v but_o say_v his_o majesty_n who_o have_v tell_v you_o that_o this_o berse_n will_v be_v a_o fit_a man_n to_o hold_v correspondence_n sir_n answer_v luxemburgh_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o he_o be_v give_v to_o debauchery_n your_o majesty_n must_v charge_v madam_n de_fw-fr maintenon_n with_o all_o this_o business_n and_o whilst_o we_o shall_v be_v prepare_v bomb_n and_o carcase_n she_o on_o her_o side_n must_v attack_v the_o strong_a part_n of_o the_o place_n by_o fair_a and_o good_a guild_a letter_n which_o will_v do_v more_o in_o one_o day_n than_o a_o army_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o man_n in_o six_o week_n ho_o say_v his_o majesty_n if_o matter_n be_v so_o my_o good_a and_o dear_a maintenon_n will_v do_v that_o well_o enough_o to_o do_v i_o a_o kindness_n but_o what_o be_v it_o she_o must_v promise_v he_o in_o order_n to_o engage_v he_o sir_n say_v luxemburgh_n she_o must_v promise_v he_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o liver_n for_o reward_n and_o after_o the_o reduction_n of_o the_o place_n a_o lieutenant_z generals_z post_z i_o be_o persuade_v that_o he_o will_v accept_v the_o proposition_n and_o that_o in_o less_o than_o eight_o day_n your_o majesty_n will_v have_v convince_a proof_n thereof_o ha_o well_o say_v his_o majesty_n suppose_v then_o for_o example_n that_o he_o accept_v the_o offer_v that_o maintenon_n shall_v make_v he_o in_o your_o opinion_n what_o method_n must_v he_o take_v to_o favour_v the_o enterprise_n sir_n say_v luxemburgh_n it_o be_v this_o he_o must_v in_o the_o first_o place_n make_v a_o exact_a register_n of_o all_o the_o provision_n and_o ammunition_n of_o war_n which_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o the_o citadel_n he_o must_v also_o make_v a_o very_a regular_a draught_n of_o the_o strength_n and_o weakness_n both_o of_o the_o citadel_n the_o devil_n house_n &_o fort_n william_n â—e_n must_v oppose_v in_o quality_n of_o major_n of_o thc_a citadel_n to_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v undertake_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o barbancon_n who_o he_o must_v also_o endeavour_v to_o engage_v if_o that_o can_v be_v do_v he_o must_v inform_v your_o majesty_n or_o some_o of_o your_o general_n of_o all_o the_o design_n march_n and_o countermarche_n of_o your_o enemy_n he_o must_v at_o the_o same_o time_n seem_v to_o do_v nothing_o but_o to_o keep_v himself_o in_o the_o citadel_n and_o at_o his_o ordinary_a post_n just_a till_o you_o give_v he_o notice_n that_o the_o mine_n be_v to_o be_v spring_v which_o be_v do_v madam_n de_fw-fr maintenon_n must_v write_v to_o he_o some_o time_n before_o to_o pretend_v to_o come_v out_o in_o a_o party_n and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v take_v prisoner_n as_o if_o it_o have_v happen_v by_o imprudence_n the_o invention_n be_v not_o bad_a say_v his_o majesty_n sir_n say_v luxemburgh_n be_v thus_o make_v master_n of_o a_o man_n who_o will_v inform_v you_o at_o bottom_n of_o the_o least_o circumstance_n you_o ought_v to_o assure_v yourself_o that_o from_o this_o time_n forth_o the_o place_n be_v surrender_v if_o that_o be_v so_o say_v his_o majesty_n we_o shall_v have_v as_o good_a a_o bargain_n as_o that_o of_o mons._n but_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v about_o to_o repass_v the_o sea_n in_o order_n to_o be_v present_a here_o early_o and_o by_o what_o i_o can_v learn_v here_o may_v put_v himself_o into_o the_o field_n as_o soon_o as_o i_o and_o have_v a_o great_a army_n and_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o elector_n of_o bavaria_n they_o may_v well_o dispute_v this_o conquest_n with_o i_o these_o two_o prince_n be_v of_o a_o little_a hot_a temper_n so_o that_o this_o attacking_z they_o by_o so_o sensible_a a_o enterprise_n will_v so_o inflame_v they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o get_v together_o all_o their_o force_n to_o oppose_v i_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v say_v luxemburgh_n that_o whilst_o this_o opera_fw-la shall_v be_v play_v in_o flanders_n we_o must_v prepare_v a_o tragedy_n in_o england_n for_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n your_o majesty_n tell_v i_o confident_o the_o last_o time_n that_o king_n james_n have_v receive_v letter_n almost_o from_o all_o the_o nobility_n and_o great_a one_o of_o the_o kingdom_n beside_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o quaker_n and_o fanatics_n that_o have_v all_o unanimous_o espouse_v the_o interest_n and_o cause_n of_o this_o prince_n to_o re-establish_a he_o upon_o the_o throne_n if_o your_o majesty_n will_v only_o favour_v and_o support_v their_o enterprise_n by_o eighteen_o or_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n which_o will_v make_v a_o descent_n into_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n it_o be_v true_a say_v his_o majesty_n and_o i_o have_v myself_o read_v the_o letter_n a_o person_n of_o quality_n say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o his_o british_a majesty_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o come_v that_o he_o can_v believe_v with_o how_o much_o impatience_n and_o earnestness_n the_o grandee_n of_o the_o kingdom_n aâ—d_v the_o people_n wait_v for_o he_o that_o all_o the_o world_n general_o be_v concern_v for_o his_o re-establishment_n upon_o the_o throne_n that_o in_o short_a they_o begin_v to_o make_v proiusion_n of_o arm_n and_o horse_n which_o they_o gather_v together_o the_o most_o secret_o theâ—_n can_v without_o forget_v good_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o they_o keep_v ready_a to_o pay_v the_o troop_n to_o be_v raise_v in_o the_o kingdom_n which_o shall_v consist_v only_o of_o person_n discontent_v with_o the_o present_a government_n sir_n say_v luxemburgh_n if_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o that_o will_v be_v a_o great_a stroke_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n must_v of_o all_o necessity_n repass_v the_o sea_n in_o all_o haste_n to_o go_v to_o the_o succour_n of_o his_o three_o kingdom_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n your_o majesty_n may_v do_v your_o business_n without_o opposition_n and_o without_o resistance_n your_o majesty_n must_v give_v order_n without_o lose_v of_o time_n to_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr tourville_n to_o have_v the_o fleet_n ready_a to_o sail_n and_o that_o a_o great_a number_n of_o transport_n ship_n be_v get_v together_o in_o great_a diligence_n for_o the_o embarque_a of_o the_o troop_n but_o say_v his_o majesty_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v very_o well_o please_v that_o tourville_n
a_o king_n be_v never_o great_a nor_o illustrious_a who_o have_v not_o carry_v his_o arm_n among_o stranger_n to_o make_v they_o know_v his_o strength_n and_o to_o make_v they_o feel_v the_o sweetness_n and_o equity_n of_o his_o command_n i_o have_v all_o my_o life_n a_o aversion_n for_o those_o slothful_a king_n of_o the_o first_o race_n who_o do_v not_o govern_v their_o country_n but_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o grandee_n nothing_o be_v more_o pernicious_a to_o a_o prince_n than_o luxury_n and_o too_o much_o repose_v nero_n who_o first_o year_n be_v so_o admirable_a and_o so_o great_a eclipse_v the_o lustre_n of_o they_o by_o his_o debauâ—hes_n and_o his_o cruelty_n which_o be_v but_o the_o fatal_a consequence_n or_o idleness_n sir_n answer_v pompone_n if_o your_o majesty_n have_v so_o conclude_v and_o that_o you_o think_v it_o fit_a for_o the_o way_n to_o a_o peace_n i_o wish_v you_o all_o prosperity_n and_o a_o happy_a campaign_n the_o time_n of_o my_o 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with_o silver_n but_o your_o majesty_n make_v another_o use_n of_o money_n you_o have_v a_o quite_o different_a pity_n and_o justice_n from_o that_o prince_n you_o imitate_v rather_o he_o who_o find_v the_o 12_o apostle_n of_o massy_a silver_n in_o a_o church_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o altar_n and_o have_v make_v they_o into_o money_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v go_v preach_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n according_a to_o the_o order_n that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v give_v they_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr pompone_n be_v go_v out_o the_o king_n order_v that_o messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr barbesieux_n and_o de_fw-fr chanlais_n shall_v come_v in_o in_o all_o haste_n barbesieux_n say_v his_o majesty_n the_o resolution_n be_v take_v i_o have_v a_o great_a design_n in_o hand_n silence_n we_o be_v now_o at_o the_o point_n to_o bring_v great_a thing_n to_o light_n the_o campaign_n of_o mons_fw-la have_v nothing_o like_o it_o ha_o what_o then_o sir_n say_v 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