over, we must e'en tarry till his Remarks, or
his Memoirs are printed, and till then blunder in the Dark. 'Tis true,
he is pleased to give a very pleasant reason why he is by no means
for opening his Raree-show at present, which the Reader may take
in his own Words; _I doubt not_, cries he, p. 18. _but Sir_ W. T.
_passionately desires it; he knows well enough that a full Discovery of
these Practises would incense the Parliament against the Advisers of
them; and 'tis their Ruin he wishes at the Bottom of his Heart_. And a
little lower, _Besides, I would not at this critical Conjuncture, when
K._ William _labours with so much Zeal and Glory to procure the Repose
of Christendom, and the Happiness of his own Subjects, revive those
Animosities and Quarrels which have already occasioned but too many
Convulsions in_ England, _and might be a great obstacle to that Union,
which is so necessary towards the happy Execution of the Designs of
this great Monarch_. Most Authors have their _le Fort_ and _le
Foible_; but this Discourse of Monsieur _de Cros_ is altogether made
up of _Foibles_. For him to imagine that the great Senate of _England_
has nothing else to do but to read his Books and be directed by them,
is such a horrid piece of Vanity that nothing can parallel. No,
Monsieur _de Cros_ may safely print his Book, and yet for all that K.
_William_ with his Confederates may re conquer _Flanders_, the
Parliament supply the King with Money, and not so much as one single
Courtier be sent to Grass. And this is so certain a Truth, that he
needs not be in a moment's pain about it; for if his Memoirs are no
more regarded in _England_ than his Letter has been, he can injure no
man living by them, but, (as we have already told him) _himself_ and
his _Bookseller_.

Well, at last, (Heaven be prais'd) we are come to the Merits of the
Cause; and now it appears that the true and real Cause why Monsieur
_de Cros_ has all along so vehemently declaimed against Sir _W. T._
proceeded not from his giving a wrong Relation of State-Affairs, from
his disturbing the Sacred Ashes of King _Charles_ the Second, from his
neglecting to execute his Master's Orders, from his inexcusable
Ingratitude to his Protector and Patron, or, in fine, from his Pride,
his Opiniatrete, or any crime of that Nature. 'Tis a Thing of a nearer
Relation, and of a deeper Concern. He had injuriously attacked the
Reputation of Monsieur _de Cros_, and now he must expect to be
severe