An Answer to a scurrilous pamphlet, lately printed, intituled, A letter from Monsieur de Cros, to the Lord ----

The author mounts a point-by-point rebuttal to a recent anonymous pamphlet, dismissing it as incoherent and malicious while defending his published memoirs and reputation. He argues that the pamphlet misrepresents his claims about knowledge of court affairs, denies vainglory and explains that he never professed full access to secret intrigues, and corrects alleged misquotations and contextual errors. He critiques the pamphleteer's tactics, challenges assertions about his motives, clarifies passages cited as arrogant, and uses the occasion to expose or illuminate several lesser-known episodes of political negotiation that were mishandled or misunderstood.