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which you Sir may give us on this occasion. The English general whom we have been expecting for a long time has arrived. Provided, as he has informed us, with full authority from his prince to compel us to take the oath of allegiance or leave the country within four months, without being allowed to take away with us any part of our personal property, except two sheep, per family, — he claims the rest as the property of the king his master. However, in this very pressing conjuncture, we have preserved our fidelity to our king, in declaring anew that we will persist in being faithful to our prince and to our religion, as you will see by the copy, which we send you, of the reply to the proclamation published by the said general. It is now Sir that we have recourse to the intelligence and the counsel which you by your prudence may afford us on an occasion so unpleasant, and in the second place to the effective assistance which you can give us, should we be obliged to leave our property. In the mean time we entreat you most earnestly to send us an officer of note and experience to speak for us in general and to look after our interests. We take the liberty of observing that we know of no person more capable than Mr. De Ronville, a gentleman of prudence and sagacity. We beg you to send the gentleman whom you may choose as promptly as possible in order that things may take place with more moderation before the end of the four months allowed for signing or leaving the country. If you can advise or assist us in any other way we leave it to your zeal and prudence to decide. In the mean time we declare ourselves with profound respect the most faithful servants of his majesty and of yourself in particular. |
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