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one Murray of Tippermoore; for by a Letter taken on him from Mr. Mur- ray to the Lord Murray, He told him he had deliver'd his Meƒƒage to the Prince of Orange, who received it very kindly, and deƒired Blackadder to give him an Account Weekly of all that paƒƒed, and to let him know how the Nation ƒtood affected to the Prince of Orange; more might cer- tainly be known from the Doctor, if the M____ of A___, who had been lying in wait from the firƒt noiƒe of the Invaƒion, for a Pretext to appear Diƒcontent, had not taken this opportunity ; He complain'd high- ly that any who belonged to him ƒhould be ƒuƒpected, and that all the Work made againƒt Blackadder, was only deƒigned againƒt his Family ; ƒo to ƒatisfy him, the Doctor was no farther meddled with, that he might not have the leaƒt Ground, at ƒuch a time, to complain ; but all this did not ƒatisƒy him, for in all Meetings both in Secret Committee and Coun- cil, he affected an Air Chagrin and Diƒcontent, tho' to pleaƒe him we were too Indulgent to his Humours, yet a little while after, pretending Sickneƒs, | ( 21 )
Sickneƒs, he retir'd into the Coun- try, until he was aƒƒured of the Landing of the Prince of Orange, and then he returned and acted a part more to the prejudice of your Intereƒt than the moƒt inveterate of your Enemies was then able to do ; the chief Reaƒon he gave for his Diƒ- content was, Family Picks betwixt him and the E___ of P___, and fears of his doing him ill Deeds ; but it was known to all the Nation, that his hopes of advancing his Intereƒt by the Prince of Orange, on the Account of his Relation by his Lady, was the chief motion of all his Actions ; or at the leaƒt, by his ƒeeming diƒ- content with the preƒent Government, he thought he would ƒecure himƒself of all that your Majeƒty had be- ƒtow'd on him but too prodigally ; after he withdrew every thing went ƒmoothly in Council, and even the Weƒtern and Fanatick Gentry were contending for Imployments in the Militia Troops; but by what afterwards appeared, it was with a Deƒign to betray. Nor was there any o them more forward in offereng his Service than Sir |