hem both to his Assistance, can it be
supposed he can write threescore without a spice of them? Nay,
continues the sweet-tempered Monsieur _de Cross_, _I will not express
the least Passion, no, not so much as against Sir_ W. T. _but will do
him the kindness to instruct him in abundance of things, which he poor
Man has executed without knowing the true Reason why he was set on to
do them_. This is an Effort of good Nature which Sir _W. T._ little
imagined to receive at his Adversary's hand, and upon that score very
much questions the continuance of it. Perhaps, as was intimated
before, the Court might employ Sir _W. T._ in some Affairs, without
acquainting him with the true Grounds and Motives; and 'tis evident
Sir _W. T._ no where denies it. However if Monsieur _de Cros_ will so
far oblige him as to give him a true Light into those Matters, he
promises to receive it with all due Gratitude and Deference.

_I came not by this Intelligence_, says Monsieur _de Cros_, p. 9. _by
being a Counsellor of State to King Charles the II._ How then in the
name of Wonder came he by it? _But by having had the Happiness for
several years to possess no small room in the confidence of a certain
Minister, who has in several occasions of the last Importance been as
it were the_ Primum Mobile _of that Conduct, which has surprized all_
Europe. 'Tis a scurvy Complement, this to the Memory of K.
_Charles_ (whom for all that _de Cros_ pretends still to honour) to
tell the World that Monsieur _Barillon_ (for that is the first Letter
of this certain Minister's Name) an Ambassador of a foreign Prince,
and one engaged in Interests visibly opposite to those of _England_,
knew more of his Affairs than any of his own Subjects and
Privy-Counsellors. The whole Nation is indeed satisfied that our Court
was at that juncture too much influenced by _French_ Councils; but few
will be brought to believe that the _French_ knew more of our own
Affairs than we our selves did. By their Bribes and constant
Application to the Ministry then reigning we grant they might know as
much as we, but hardly more, unless it be proved that we did their
Business implicitly, just as Sir _W. T._ run through several
Negotiations for K. _Charles_, without knowing the Reasons and Grounds
of them. As we have already observed, 'tis no new thing for our mighty
Statesman to contradict himself, and he does it _tres grossierement_
in this particular. Here he informs us that he owes all his