Reflections upon Two Pamphlets Lately Published: One called, A Letter from Monsieur de Cros, concerning the Memoirs of Christendom, and the Other, An Answer to that Letter.Anonymous
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Reflections upon Two Pamphlets Lately Published: One called, A Letter from Monsieur de Cros, concerning the Memoirs of Christendom, and the Other, An Answer to that Letter.
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Du Cros, Simon, active 17th century. Lettre de Monsieur Du Cros à Mylord **** afin de servir de réponse aux impostures de Monsieur le chevalier Temple -- Early works to 1800; Dutch War, 1672-1678 -- Early works to 1800; Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699 -- Early works to 1800
As to his going out from Publick Employments, which _De Cros_ tells us
was upon _the King's being so ill satisfied with his Conduct and
Management of Affairs abroad, particularly those at _Nimeguen__; that
_he slighted him upon his return from thence, and made very little use
of him_. I can give no other Account besides what I find of the Time and
the manner in the _Epistle_ before the _Memoirs_; only I find, by
comparing the Date of his Return from _Nimeguen_, with that of King
_Charles_'s Declaration upon his dissolution of the old Council, and
selecting a new one, that Sir _W. T._ was a Member of that new and
select Council; and it was the Common Town-talk at that time, that this
Declaration was writ by him, and that he was in his Majesty's Chief
Confidence upon that surprising Resolution, which was received with such
Applauses, Bonfires, and other expressions of Joy in the City. Besides
all this, having had some acquaintance among _Spanish_ Merchants in
Town, I came to know, that several of them about two years after, had
recourse to Sir _W. T._ upon his being then declared Ambassador
Extraordinary to the Crown of _Spain_, by the King at Council, whereof
he himself was then a Member. All which laid together, does most
abundantly verifie what _De Cros_ says of his being disgraced upon his
return from _Nimeguen_. But the best account of all these Passages we
must expect whenever he will think fit to publish the first and third
part of the _Memoirs_, which are mentioned at the beginning and end of
those the world has seen already. In the mean time, what little has
happened to fall in the way of my knowledge or enquiries, may be enough
to discover the impudent Forgery of this false Coyner, who pretends to
counterfeit all sorts of Metals, but is so wretched a bungler, and
performs it so grosly, that not one of them will pass. 'Twas for this
Reason, I suppose, that the _French_ Edition of his Letter pretends to
have been printed at _Cologne_, which I have long observed to be the
Common Forge, or at least the Common Form of Paltry, Scurrilous Libels,
printed in that Language; and which no Printer or Bookseller abroad dare
set their Names to. This I cannot but mention for the Credit and
Reputation of his honest Stationer at the _Mitre_, who I believe is the
only Stationer in _England_ would have had the ingenuity to set the
_Mitre_ on this _Monk_'s Head.
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