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it, and they will be transported with less difficulty
and at less expense ; and it is essential to the service
to do everything which humanly may secure its
success, since thereby we shall gain our cause.
" If the bad news from Spain 1 are confirmed, they
should forward this project, because he will be more
pressed on all sides, and you will have no favourable
prospect from any other quarter. In short, it is
necessary to determine upon something. Even should
this project be difficult, a peace is impossible ; there-
fore there is no choice.
" I am, Sir," etc.
1 Charles defeated Philip at Saragossa, and obliged him to retreat to
Madrid ; but his triumph was of short duration. (Smollett.)

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Earls of Middleton, Lords of Clermont and of Fettercairn
DescriptionAnd the Middleton family. By A.C. Biscoe. London : Henry S. King & Co., 1876.
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Histories of Scottish families
DescriptionA selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916.