\"MyLord，——Yesterdayeveningyourexcellencyinsultedmewithalightheart，withoutmyhavinggivenyouanycauseorreasonfordoingso。
Thisseemstoindicatethatyouhateme，andwouldgladlyeffacemefromthelandoftheliving。Ibothcanandwillobligeyouinthismatter。Bekindenough，therefore，todrivemeinyourcarriagetoaplacewheremydeathwillnotsubjectyourlordshiptothevengeanceofthelaw，incaseyouobtainthevictory，andwhereIshallenjoythesameadvantageifGodgivemegracetokillyourlordship。I
shouldnotmakethisproposalunlessIbelieveyourlordshiptobeofanobledisposition。
\"Ihavethehonourtobe，etc。\"
Isentthisletteranhourbeforeday—breaktoBranicki’slodginginthepalace。Mymessengerhadorderstogivetheletterintothecount’sownhands，towaitforhimtorise，andalsoforananswer。