ver fondness of Witt made him affect and act very
naturally. Whatever Complyances my Grandfather, as a States-man, might make
before this discovery, to gain the King, from his Brother and y^e French
Party, he broke off all, when by the Duke of Buckingham's means, he had
gaind this secret. For my Grandfather's Aversion and irreconcileable Hatred
to Popery, was (as Phanaticisme,) confessd by his greatest Enemyes to be
his Master-Passion. Nor was it ever said that the King left him: but He the
King, for nothing was omitted afterwards by that Prince to regain him; nor
nothing to destroy him, when that was found impossible----

"But I must end: least I fail this Post."

The superscription is:

"A Monsieur
Monsieur LE CLERC
sur le Keiser Gracht
pres de l'Eglise Arminienne
a Amsterdam"

[Footnote 1: "A Gentleman of a Sound Protestant Family allways in great
Friendship with ours. Both Father and Son were members of Parlement for
that Town, and were Stewards to my G^d Father." (_In a marginal note._)]

[Footnote 2: "It was there (as I take it) that Mr. Lock came so
particularly well acquainted with My Lord Pembrock, that great Ornament and
Pillar of our Nation. He was then Mr. Herbert, a younger Brother only."
--(_In a marginal note_.)]

[Footnote 3: "Gen. c. 24." (_In a marginal note._)]

[Footnote 4: The Speech was an Act of Councill examind beforehand in the
Cabinet.

"Mr. Lock saw the first Coppy of it, w^{ch} was very different; and after
it was alter'd in the Cabinet, my Grandfather complain'd to Mr. Lock and a
Relation of his whome Mr. Lock introducd into y^e family.

"The same Person has left me a written account of that affaire; and so
great was my Grandfather's Concern and Trouble, that He who of all Men alas
esteemd y^e most ready in speaking was forcd to desire Mr. Lock to stand at
his Elbow with the written Coppy to prompt him in Case of failure in his
Repetition." (_In a marginal note._)]

[Footnote 5: "It is my Grandfathers Misfortune to have S^r Will^m Temple, a
valewable Author, very unfavourable to him: there having been a great
Quarrel between them on a slight occasion of my Grandfather's having stopt
his Gift of Plate after his Embassy; a Custome w^{ch} my Grandfather as
Chancellor of ye Exchequer thought very prejudicial." (_In a marginal
note._)]

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MR. GOUGH'S TRANSLATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE BIBLE.

In vol. vi., p