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 yesterday, the Queen having not till friday night sent him a letter Merideth shou'd have the Regiment as he desired and that she wou'd not insist upon Hill's having. Upon the Duke's coming to town his friends report all is well and right again, but others talk as if there was great matters in agitation such as the Queen can never consent to. 'Tis certain there's a great Hurly burly at Court but the perticular accations 'tis impossible for me to learn at least not saft for me to writ, however I'll venture to tell you what common report says,

vis, that L^ M insists upon his being sole General during

the Q — - — 's and his joint lives, and the Dutchess of Ormond, Lady Fretcheville, lady Hide, Coll. Masham and Mrs. Masham together with their brother and sister be immediately remov'd from Court. This they say has not a little alarm'd the

Q who is said to be so much astonish'd at it that she

has frequent consultations with the Contrary party what to do in so nice a conjuncture, and that the General officers has been sounded by both sides to discover what they wou'd do if things shou'd come to extremitys. If these things comes to be more common discourse, I'll venture to writ more at large. It has been talk't as if yesterday was to have been the day to have mov'd for an address in the House of Commons, to the Queen, to have had Mrs. Masham rs^moved from Court, and all this sessions they say the house of Commons was never fuller, so 'twas not thought a proper time to move what they were not sure of carrying, tho' 'twas said that Harry Mor- dent * did give some broad hints as if he cou'd no<" Jdc for giving any further supplys, unless some certain person's were removed from the Queen's presence. Whether the adverse party to Mrs. Masham had any such designe, I can't say, but this am asure of that the Queen give the Vice Chamber- lain Cook orders to tell all her friends in the house of Com- mons, that is to say all that had any dependant, that any such address wou'd be very disagreeable to her.

this time. One sat for Malmesbury ; he died early in 17 10, and was succeeded by Addison. The other sat some years for Richmond, York- shire ; he died about January, 1720.
 * There were two members named Henry Mordaunt or Mordant at

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