X. Marlboroush au Grand-Pensionnaire

London, March 5t* 170516.

Sir,

The Comte de Maffie will come to you by the next post; you will find by him that we have been very aprehensive here of the straites the Duke of Savoye (") isin, we being very sensible, that if he shou’d loose his country, it wou’d be as fatal to the common cause, as if he were oblig’ d to make his peace with France, since either of them wou’d put an end to the war in Italie: so that we have promis’ d him, to take measure with the States Of Holland (+) for a very effectually succor, even such as may putt his R. H. in a condition of acting offensiv’ly. T have given my opinion to Mons. de Buys, how this matter may be effect’ d. I hope itt will meet with your aprobation. — I am with truth,

Sir ,

Your most obedient humble servant ,

= Marlborough.

(*) Ditpatches, II. 440. Lettre au Duc de Savoie, 7 Mars 1706.

+ Solar de la Marguerite, Traités publics de la Royale Maison de Savoie, II. 248, Traité du 21 Janvier 1705, à la Haye entre S. A. R. le Duc de Savoie et les Etats-Généraux.

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