The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 10 Historical Writings
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On December 7th, , King was in London, and he immediately writes to Swift himself on the matter of the History. I hope you are come to a positive resolution concerning the History.
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You need not hesitate about the dates, or the references which are to be made to any public papers; for I can supply them without the least trouble. As well as I remember, there is but one of those public pieces which you determined should be inserted at length; I mean Sir Thomas Hanmer's Representation; this I have now by me.
If you incline to publish the two tracts as an Appendix to the History, you will be pleased to see if the character given of the Earl of Oxford in the pamphlet of agrees with the character given of the same person in the History. You have I think barely mentioned the attempt of Guiscard, and the quarrel between Rechteren and Mesnager.
But as these are facts which are probably now forgot or unknown, it would not be amiss if they were related at large in the notes; which may be done from the gazettes, or any other newspapers of those times. This is all I have to offer to your consideration…. There is thus no doubt left as to which were the tracts referred to by King, and as to the desire of Swift to include Sir Thomas Hanmer's Representation—two points that are important as evidence for the authenticity of the edition issued by Lucas in Towards the middle of , it must have become common knowledge among Swift's friends in London, that he was preparing for publication his "History of the Four Last Years of Queen Anne's Reign.
Be that as it may, on April 7th, , the Earl of Oxford son of Swift's old friend wrote to Swift as follows:.
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I am told that you have given leave and liberty to some one or more of your friends to print a history of the last four years of Queen Anne's reign, wrote by you. I beg pardon for this; I hope you will be so good as to grant my request: I do it with great deference to you.
If I had the pleasure of seeing you, I would soon say something to you that would convince you I am not wrong: It is evident that Swift had gone so far as to consult with Faulkner on the matter of the printing of the "History," because he was present when Oxford's letter arrived, and he tells us that Swift answered the letter immediately, and made him read the answer, the purport of which was: On the 4th of June, , Swift wrote at length to Oxford a letter in which he details the circumstances and the reasons which moved him to write the History.
The letter is important, and runs as follows:. Your lordship must needs have known, that the History you mention, of the Four last. Armour's Monthly Cook Book. Banned Books from Anne Haight's list. Best Books Ever Listings.
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Prior, to inform the ministers of the French court, "That Her Majesty had now some hopes of the Dutch complying with her measures; and therefore she resolved, as she had always declared, whenever those allies came to themselves, not to make the peace without their reasonable satisfaction. The Dutch insisted strongly to have both, and the French were extremely unwilling to part with either.
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The Queen judged the former would suffice, for completing the barrier of the States. Prior was therefore directed to press the Marquis de Torcy effectually on this head, and to terminate all that minister's objections, by assuring him of Her Majesty's resolutions to appear openly on the side of the Dutch, if this demand were refused.
It was thought convenient to act in this resolute manner with France, whose late success, against Holland, had taught the ministers of the Most Christian King to resume their old imperious manner of treating with that republic; to which they were farther encouraged by the ill understanding between Her Majesty and the allies.
This appeared from the result of an idle quarrel that happened, about the end of August,21 at Utrecht, between a French and a Dutch plenipotentiary, Mons. Mesnager and Count Rechteren;22 wherein the court of France demanded such abject submissions, and with so much haughtiness,