communicated only to Lord Halifax, Lord Somers, and Lord Sunderland.
You will see, by the reasoning of this resolution, the humour they are in.
I should be glad to know what your opinions are of the use I ought to
make of this."

From Lord Godolphin.

"Windsor, Aug. 4-15. -- I received yesterday the favour of yours of
the 4th and 8th of August, with the several papers enclosed. The copy
of my Lord Peterborough's letter is a perfect picture of himself, and some
paragraphs of it are very well explained by the letter intercepted from
Besenval. But you having by this time had enough of the original, I
shall say no more of it now, but that I hope you have advised him not to
be so troublesome as his own temper and inclination would naturally
lead him to.

"I think it very probable that he may have entered into all the views
of the elector of Hanover, and join with these people in that and in other
things when he comes hither, unless your lessons have power enough to
hinder him from it.

"I thank you for the letter you sent me from Hanover, because I hope
it will do some good with the queen; I am sure it ought to do so. Mr.
Secretary Harley will have orders from the queen to let the elector of
Hanover's minister know that the person ^* mentioned in that letter ought
to be recalled immediately.

"I have communicated to Lord Halifax and to Lord Sunderland the
resolution of the States, enclosed in yours of the 8th from Meldert. Their
construction of it is, that you are more at liberty than you have been;
and your letters received to-day, of the 11th from Genappe, seem to con-
firm that construction. We agree that this month of August must pass,
and the fate of Toulon be over, before any just measures can properly be
taken, as to what ought to be said to the States."

"August 5-16. -- * * * * I am much afraid our affairs grow
every day worse and worse with the king of Sweden, not that I really
think he is in any engagement with France; but his own natural un-
reasonableness, and his uncertainty is like to have the same effect. And I
doubt Lord Peterborough has done all he could to make mischief there,
as well as in other places where he has passed; and unless he be gone
from you before this comes to your hands, a little good advice from you
will have more weight than from any body to hinder him from hurting
himself, and being very troublesome to others."

The disavowal of Scott, and the communications made to
the queen, contributed to soften her prejudices against the
elector; and before the close of the year, Mr. Howe was
commissioned to convey assurances which announced the
restoration of harmony between the two courts.

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