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 for an ungratefull fellow for making so free with his reputa- tion, and for a confirmation of the latter part 'tis said the

Duke of S told the Q he wou'd stand by her

with his life and Fortune, even against her insolent General.

The Scafels that are building in Westminster hall for Sacheverill's tryall, and the Splendid Ball and entertainment the Portugal Ambassador made yesterday will afford the town so much talk that they for a time will forget to dis- course of these high disputes. The Portuguese was drawn into a greater expence then he first intended. There's a great Old house in Surrey Street that has stood empty for some time wch he took for some month to set up some new furniture he has bought to carry home with him. Some Ladys went with him to see his furniture and found the rooms so Large and handsome, that they wou'd needs have them promise them a Ball, wch he did, designing for about half a dozen of Roman Catholick Ladys but they talk't much of it that he found himself under a necessity of inviting six- and-twenty couple of the best quality, and that not being thought enough there was three score tickets given for several Ladys and Gentlemen to come in Masquerade. 'Twas expected being in this unrully town there wou'd have been a great many disorders committed, and there was a company of the Guards to protect his house, but every thing was in great order, and all that was there very well pleased, and nobody angry but who was not there.

tion. He was a Huguenot refugee. Swift had a great liking for him, and writes of him as one of the Society of Brothers : — " We all love him mightily," " a fellow of abundance of humour," " not an old man but an old rake," &c. He died in November, 1731. A letter dated Nov. 27, no year, from Peter Wentworth has the following passage : — " Duke Disnee's will is much talked of, for he has left nothing to his poor relations, but very handsome to his bottle companions, 500 to Jack Hill, 500 to Lord to Lord Strafford's son, and 500 to Lord Bulingbrook .... I never drank a bottle with him or I might have had a 50x3."

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