ll of the King his Master_? No, no, he is far
from pursuing the Destruction of any one, tho' never so great an Enemy
to him; and therefore since his Memoirs will most _infallibly_ ('tis
his own Expression, _ibid_) produce so tragical an effect, there's no
Question but he may be easily prevailed with to suppress them. Besides
what may serve to confirm us farther in this Opinion, he solemnly
professes, _p. 12. that he still preserves a profound respect for
the Memory of the late King, and that he has a great regard for
several Persons of Quality who even at this time of day are deeply
interested that he should hold his Tongue_. Now from hence I gather
that as 'tis impossible for him to write his Memoirs without being
somewhat familiar with the Reputation of King _Charles_ the II. (and
if so, why does he quarrel with Sir _W. T. p. 38._ for _prostituting
that Prince's Reputation_, since by this passage 'tis apparent that a
Man cannot avoid the doing of it, provided he designs to write
sincerely) so 'tis probable that this Consideration may incline a Man
of his Compassion and Bowels to forbear the sacrificing a dead Monarch
to his Indignation; especially since it must be attended with the
unavoidable ruine of several eminent Persons still alive. Thus after a
due Examination of the Matter, I find 'tis a difficult Case to resolve
whether Monsieur _de Cros_ will _infallibly_ publish, or else
_infallibly_ suppress his Memoirs.

If Monsieur _de Cros_ designed this Letter as a Specimen of what he
shortly resolves to enrich the World with, he's extremely mistaken in
his Politics. To pretend it is an Answer to the Impostures of Sir
_W. T. Reponse aux impostures de Monsieur le Chevalier Temple_ (for
all this it threatens to perform in the Title Page) and yet not to
prove him faulty in one single Matter of Fact, but only in general
Terms to say he is frequently mistaken, which yet the best Man in the
World may be without deserving the Name of Impostor; and that care
shall be taken to satisfie him better at some other Opportunity, was
certainly the grossest and most absurd _Soloecism_ in the World. But
not to dwell any longer upon this nauseous Chapter, I am sorry for my
Reader's sake, who it may be expected a more agreeable Entertainment,
that I have obliged my self to pursue Monsieur _de Cros_ from
Paragraph to Paragraph: For Connexion being the least thing he
troubles his Head with, his Answerer, of Consequence, must be forc'd
to r