Excerpt from The Manuscripts of J. B. Fortescue, Esq., Vol. 2: Preserved at Dropmore I Should think the King's servants extremely wanting in what they owe to this important object, if they did not, on their Side, feel the sincerest desire that, whatever may now be the ultimate result of this business, it may be carried on in such a manner as may be just and honourable towards the feelings of the members of the Dutch Government, and wholly consonant to the dignity of the Republic. I conclude, from the turn of Lord Henry Spencer's despatch, and also from what Monsieur de Nagell said to me yesterday, that some formal explanation will be given in answer to my communication to the latter, and that this explanation will contain assurances of the two points particularly stated in the Grand Pensionary's letter to you, namely, that the Republic will not, and indeed had not intended to, accept the Emperor's modified ratification, except in conjunction with both her allies; and that the arrangements which have been in view between the Government of the Republic and that of the Netherlands are not intended to give to the Emperor, either avowedly or in effect, the dangerous power of interfering in the internal affairs of the Republic, or acting as co-guarantee with the Allies of the present form of government in the Dutch Provinces. 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.