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206  to him to get the King £600,000 in one year; it was by a Jew, and an advocate here that will venture to give £1000 bond if it does not succeed. He also told me of another way of improving the King's revenue by £30,000, for which we should have £3000 for ourselves; and then he spoke of getting to be Paymaster of the army in Ireland—he also spoke of one project more of beer and alehouses. I received some letters.

I began in my own mind to blame you, and to think the care I had taken to write every post, except one, had been utterly lost upon you; but yours of the 9th revived me much, which I received just now, and I know scarce any body that I could have patience to write to, except yourself, being sick with the headache and a thousand maladies, which will make my letter very short. I have told my Lord all you bid me, and he will give you an account of it himself; but I shall not trust to that, for he is so very ill of a cold that I fear he may fail you; therefore, I will charge myself with