Excerpt from A Letter From the Cocoa-Tree to the Country-Gentlemen An oppofition is forming againf'c the meafures of go vernment. Such is the language of fome people to exprefs a perfonal dir'lrke to minifiers, or a conteft for power, for places and employments. Could I think it perfectly decent, I would rather call the prefent oppofition a formed defign againi'c his majesty's independence, and liberty in exercifing the moi: conflitutional prerogatives of his crown. The declared and avowed intention of the great perfons engaged in it, is to command the pre fent reign, and dictate to their Sovereign to in form him, to Whom he ihall give, not only the di rection of the public affairs, but even his private affec tion and ef'ceem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.