Earls of Middleton, Lords of Clermont and of Fettercairn

The Earls of Middleton.
Germains. It was reported also that the Princess
Anne had sent a private message to her father. 1 The
generality of Protestants, however, turned their eyes
upon Sophia, Electress Dowager of Hanover, grand-
daughter of James I.
The Earl of Middleton to his correspondents in
England.
"Wednesday, 20th October, 1700.
" I have so full and so good an answer to give you
from Mr. Mons (the king), that your heart cannot
think or wish for a better. But how to do it without
the key (the cipher) of the cabinet where the papers
lie is impossible. Wherefore upon receipt of this
send me the key. I am very glad the Colonel
(probably Colonel Sackville) minds his business.
His letters will be acceptable, since the people he has
to do with are in a full disposition to take advice.
Do not you think that the credit of our trade will
increase every day, when it evidently will appear that
we go upon fair and just things, and will be a motive
to good men to deal more freely with us ; and the
greatest service that can be done is to persuade such
to do so ? For we are disposed to give an entire and
full satisfaction to everybody, and we aim at nothing
but peace, rest, and quiet, and to leave people to cut
1 Lamberty.