[Readsthesuperscription。]ForLewisBaboon,MasteroftheNobleScienceofDefence。
\"SIR。——IunderstandthatyouareatthistimetreatingwithmyfriendJohnBull,aboutrestoringtheLordStrutt’scustom,andbesidesallowinghimcertainprivilegesofparksandfish-ponds;I
wonderhowyouthatareamanthatknowstheworld,cantalkwiththatsimplefellow。Hehasbeenmybubblethesetwentyyears,andtomycertainknowledge,understandsnomoreofhisownaffairsthanachildinswaddlingclothes。Iknowhehasgotasortofapragmaticalsillyjadeofawife,thatpretendstotakehimoutofmyhands;butyouandshebothwillfindyourselvesmistaken;I’llfindthosethatshallmanageher;andforhim,hedaresaswellbehangedasmakeonestepinhisaffairswithoutmyconsent。Ifyouwillgivemewhatyoupromisedhim,Iwillmakeallthingseasy,andstopthedeedsofejectmentagainstLordStrutt:ifyouwillnot,takewhatfollows。Ishallhaveagoodactionagainstyou,forpretendingtorobmeofmybubble。Takethiswarningfrom\"Yourlovingfriend,\"NIC。FROG。\"
*SecretnegotiationsoftheDutchatthattime。
Iamtold,cousinDiego,youareoneofthosethathaveundertakentomanageme,andthatyouhavesaidyouwillcarryagreenbagyourself,ratherthanweshallmakeanendofourlawsuit:I’llteachthemandyoutootomanage。