prejudice of my Master to value his owne service the more, and they
seeme here to wonder that the King my Master should have imployed or
countenanced a man that had so base a design against the King's
Person, I had a great deal of discourse with Monsieur about it, but
I did positively say that he had noe relation to my knowledge to the
King my Master, and if he should have I make a question or noe
whither in this case the King will owne him. However, my Lord, I
had nothing to doe to owne or meddle in a buisines that I was so
much a stranger to. . . .

This Roux Marsilly is a great creature of the B. d'Isola's, wch
makes them here hate him the more. The Spanish Resident was very
earnest with mee to have done something in behalfe of Marsilly, but
I positively refused.

*State Papers, France, vol. 126.

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Note III. [A paper endorsed 'Roux de Marsilli. Read in for.
Committee, 23d May.']*

Roux de Marsilly came hither when your Majesty had made a union with
Holland for making the Peace betwixt the two Crownes and when it was
probable the opposition to the Peace would bee on the side of
France.

Marsilly was heard telling of longe things but noe proposition made
to him or by him.