Venice, Jan. 15th, 1679.
Sir,
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I shall execute with all the punctuality possible, every order which it shall please you to give me on this affair; and as soon as the Count Matthioli shall be returned to this place, I will not fail toacquaint you with it, and to give you an exact account of all he shall tell me respecting the business which he has been negociating at the Court.
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De Pinchesne.237
237From the Archives of the Office for Foreign Affairs, at Paris.