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  The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 103 (p.276) |
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To the Honourable Knight, Sir Robert Karre. Sir, If I would calumniate, I could say no ill of that Gentleman: I know not whether my L. or my selfe tooke the first apprehension of it; but I remember that very soone wee concurred in a good opi- nion of him; thereupon for justifying our owne forwardnesse, wee observed him more throughly, and found all the way good reason to ratifie our first esti- mation of him. This gave my L. oc- casion to send him abroade in his Service after: how hee satisfied him in that im- ployment, indeed I know not. But, that I disguise nothing, I remember my L. told mee sometimes in his absence, that hee had not Account from him of some things, which hee had deposed in [CW: him.] |
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