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to you, my Lord, (by so glorious an Attempt) to relieve a King in such Necessity.
You may represent the condition of my Affairs to my faithful Subjects, animating them, as well Catalans as Valencians, to shew at this time their true Love and Zeal. Endeavour, my dear Lord, as soon as possible to advise Admiral Leake and Wassenaer, that they may contribute of their part to my relief, that out of this present Danger, I may continue to expose my self for the Common Cause. I could be content to lay down my Life in this Place, if my Preservation were not of greater use to the general Concern.
My hopes then are all in You, and you may concert every thing, as far as possible, with the Count de Cifuentes, Prince Henry, and my self, and with my Lord Donnegall, who is advancing on his side, as well as the Country People of these Parts. Lose no time, my Lord, to come to my assiftance, least it prove too late. We want every thing here, to resist, and defend our selves for any Time. Adieu, my Lord, I hope to embrace you in a few Days, as glorious as possible: Lose no time. I shall ever remain with the same affectionate Inclination,
CHARLES
Barcelona the
30th of March,
at Night, 1706.
King Charles's Letter to Sir John Leake.
SIR,
’TIS with no small Satisfaction that I have been informed from the Earl of Peterborough’s Letters of your happy Arrival upon the Coast of Valencia. I doubt not but you have heard
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