from thence_. Which amounts to the very same with what the
_Memoirs_ say, p. 335. That _he_ (de Cros) _had a Commission from the
Court of _Sueden_ (or Credence at least) for a certain petty Agency in
_England__. This he says, _Is very Dirty_. Alas for the cleanly
Gentleman! one would think he was afraid of fouling his Fingers, but he
had a great deal more need have taken care of his mouth. By the way, I
cannot but admire at the insufferable Impudence of the _English Printer_
or Translator, who hath in the Title Page named this man, _An
Ambassador at the Treaty of _Nimeguen__; since in the several Accounts I
have seen printed of that Treaty, there is not the least mention of such
a Name any other way than in those _Memoirs_ he pretends to Answer. And
'tis doubtless very agreeable to think, that a man who gives himself so
_good_ a Character in his own Letter, should make so great a one in so
August an Assembly as that is recorded to have been: And he himself in
his whole Letter, arrogates no other besides that of Envoy Extraordinary
from the Duke of _Holstein-Gottorp_ into _England_, who was a Prince at
that time wholly dispossess'd of His Dominions.

Another Passage in the Memoirs which he takes sadly to heart, is in the
same _Pag. 335._ as follows: _At _London_ he had devoted himself wholly
to Monsieur _Barillon_, the _French_ Ambassador, though pretending to
pursue the Interests of _Sweden__: Against which he thus defends
himself. First, Letter, _pag. 14_. He absolutely denies it; and says in
the next, _He fell out with Monsieur _Barillon_ for three Months,
because he diverted the King of _England_ from taking into his
consideration the Interests of _Sweden__. And _pag. 16_. He says
further; _That Monsieur _Barillon_ put all in practice to sift him to
the bottom_ (concerning the _Swedish_ Affairs) _nevertheless all the
Offers of this Ambassador proved ineffectual, and wrought nothing upon
this man_ (meaning himself) _who if man would give credit to Sir _W. T._
was entirely devoted to Monsieur _Barillon_, and yet Monsieur _Barillon_
found him not to be corrupted or bribed_. All this would be an Account
good enough of his Innocence in that point, if it had not the misfortune
to be so ill plac'd. 'Tis indeed a good way back to the fifth Page of
his Letter: And therefore what he says there, one may by the help of a
little Charity, impute to the shortness of his Memory. These are his
Words: _I have had the happiness during