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'cannot be attacked but by a Naval Power, we may esteem France effe&tually removed " by the Demolition from Great Britain as far 'as the Distance from Dunkirk to Breft.

Pray, Mr. IRONSIDE, repeat this laft 'Particular, and put it in a different Letter, 'That the Demolition of Dunkirk will remove 'France many bundred Miles further off from " us; and then repeat again, That the British 'Nation expects the Demolition of Dunkirk.

'I demand of you, as you Love and Honour your Queen and Country, that you infert this Letter, or fpeak, to this Purpose, your own way; for in this all Parties muft agree, that however bound in Friendship one Nation is with another, it is but prudent, that, in cafe of a Rupture, they should be, if poffible, upon equal Terms.

Be Honeft, old NESTOR, and fay all this; for what-ever half-witted hot Whigs 'may think, we all value our Eftates and Liberties, and every true Man of each Party muft think himself concerned that Dunkirk fhould be Demolished.

It lies upon all who have the Honour to 'be in the Miniftry to haften this Matter, and not let the Credulity of an honeft brave People be thus infamously abused in our open ! Streets.

I cannot go on for Indignation; but pray • God that our Mercy to France may not ex 'pofe us to the Mercy of France.

Tour Humble Servant.

English Tory.
THE

THE

IMPORTANCE

OF

DUNKIRK

CONSIDER'D:

In Defence of the

GUARDIAN.

Of August the 7th, 1713.

IN

A LETTER to the Bailiff of Stockbridge.

蓉蓉蓉

Printed in the YEAR MDCCXV.

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To the Worshipful
Mr. JOHN SNOW,

Bailiff of STOCKBRIDGE..

SIR,

A

Ccording to my Promife when I took my Leave of you, I fend you all the Pamphlets and Papers which have been Printed fince the Diffolution of the last Parlia-. ment; among thefe you will find your Humble Servant no fmall Man, but spoken of more than once in Print: You will find I take up whole Pages in the Examiner, and that there is a little Pamphlet written wholly upon me, and directed to me. As you are the Magiftrate of the Town wherein, of all Places in the World, it concerns me most to appear a different Man, from the Perfon whom thele Writers reprefent me; I addrefs my Vindication to you, and at the fame time to the whole Borough. In the firft Place I must recommend to your Perufal a printed Paper, which was publish'd in French on one fide, and English on the other, and given Gratis in the open Streets: A Country Gentleman of my Acquaintance, who was going into Wales the next Day, receiv'd one of them from a Boy di Atributing them in Cheapfide, and made me a Prefent of it. I will trouble you only with the English.

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