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by_o give_v way_n to_o melancholy_a and_o by_o that_o mean_n i_o hope_v that_o through_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n you_o will_v enjoy_v your_o full_a content_n for_o my_o part_n i_o shall_v never_o have_v any_o but_o in_o give_v your_o majesty_n to_o understand_v from_o time_n to_o time_n that_o i_o be_o the_o most_o faithful_a servant_n the_o most_o passionate_a subject_n and_o the_o most_o zealous_a servant_n that_o ever_o king_n and_o master_n have_v in_o this_o world_n i_o will_v live_v and_o conclude_v in_o this_o condition_n as_o be_v a_o hundred_o time_n more_o devote_v to_o your_o majesty_n then_o mindful_a of_o my_o own_o concern_v etc._n etc._n letter_n lxv_o to_o the_o king_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v give_v credit_n to_o what_o m._n bouthillier_n relate_v to_o i_o have_v i_o not_o understand_v it_o from_o your_o majesty_n li_n i_o think_v that_o the_o long_a time_n i_o have_v serve_v your_o majesty_n under_o the_o blessing_n which_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o bestow_v 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touch_v that_o i_o can_v say_v no_o more_o to_o your_o majesty_n the_o bearer_n in_o who_o i_o have_v a_o full_a confidence_n will_v give_v you_o a_o more_o particular_a account_n of_o it_o but_o he_o can_v tell_v your_o majesty_n nothing_o more_o certain_a than_o the_o truth_n with_o which_o i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o letter_n protest_v to_o your_o majesty_n that_o i_o shall_v never_o cease_v to_o be_v etc._n etc._n letter_n lxvi_o to_o the_o king_n in_o send_v this_o bearer_n to_o know_v the_o state_n of_o your_o health_n the_o freedom_n wherewith_o your_o majesty_n be_v please_v that_o your_o creature_n shall_v converse_v with_o you_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o lose_v the_o opportunity_n of_o let_v your_o majesty_n know_v who_o be_v the_o most_o zealous_a of_o all_o your_o majesty_n creature_n i_o have_v and_o shall_v have_v as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v more_o confidence_n in_o your_o majesty_n then_o in_o myself_o a_o great_a passion_n for_o you_o than_o your_o majesty_n have_v for_o yourself_o and_o assure_o my_o tenderness_n also_o equal_n my_o fidelity_n i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o jealousy_n come_v in_o for_o a_o share_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a your_o majesty_n will_v not_o take_v it_o a_o miss_n since_o your_o majesty_n do_v not_o a_o little_a caress_n that_o lady_n that_o she_o shall_v be_v kind_o entertain_v by_o a_o creature_n who_o shall_v always_o glory_n in_o imitate_v your_o majesty_n and_o in_o be_v till_o my_o descent_n into_o the_o grace_n etc._n etc._n letter_n lxvii_o to_o the_o king_n not_o deserve_v the_o least_o of_o these_o testimony_n which_o you_o be_v please_v to_o give_v i_o of_o the_o satisfaction_n you_o have_v receive_v in_o my_o service_n i_o have_v receive_v they_o as_o pure_a effect_n of_o your_o goodness_n i_o shall_v never_o aspire_v to_o any_o other_o honour_n then_o to_o live_v under_o the_o shadow_n of_o your_o glory_n serve_v you_o all_o the_o while_n as_o faithful_o as_o ever_o servant_n 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