244 APPENDIX. many noble expressions of your Lordship's goodness and kindness, as your lines bestow upon me. I have many reasons to believe my Lord Bishop's friendship to me, and specially because he bath several times related to me your Lordship's fovourable discourse to him of me ; but when I shall have the honor to wait on your Lordship, I shall, with your leave, make appear what I said on my own behalf was not altogether without cause. Though your Lord- ship be allways above the endeavour, be pleased to accept the affection that devotes me, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient, most humble servant, E. HARLEY. Bromplon Brian, January 28, 1665-6. To my Lord Chancellor Clarendon, &c. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER OF ROBERT HARLEY, ESQ. TO HIS FATHER, 14 MARCH, 1699 -1700, RELATIVE TO DUNKIRK, Lord Clarendon's memoirs are coming out. There are some letters, &c. confirmed by Sir Stephen Fox, that General Monk agreed to and pressed the selling Dunkirk, because Sir. Edward Harley was turned out. An account of that and E. Macclesfield's proposal would be very acceptable.
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