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cheape and good pictur drawer and I would send you Gallant his wife and daughter and beloved al thear picturs, and Pug in the midle. I see one of Willy Wentworth dun in black, very lyke him, and for five shilling. I fear my little sun at Ritchmon is quite vanisht, and noe more thought of; I should rether have the Duke of Buforde, for all he has twoe sons. My letter is called for, soe I must only asure you I am, my dearist dear creeture

Your moste infenit affectionat mother.

��[Peter Wentworth.]

Tp June, 1 710. Dear Brother,

'Twas some posts ago I writ you word from Epsom the various reports and opinions there was amongst men upon some of the Cheif of the Bank's going to the Queen just before lord Sunderland was turn'd out. Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Sir William Scowen and Mr. lies and their friends affirming that the Queen sent for them to assure them she had no intentions to make any other change in the Ministry but only the removal of Lord Sunderland, and since that I have heard they have given out for a further confirmation of this truth, that Sir G. Heathcote was so transported with joy that he cry'd out aloud in the Queen's presence — God be thanked, when as the torys affirm they came of their own accord to make believe that upon the change of Ministry the Credit of the Nation cou'd not be supported, and that the first time they came the Queen wou'd not see them, but at last when they got the Duke of Newcastle to introduce them, she even then wou'd not hear their business but by the Duke and sent them her answer by him, wch was to this effect, that they ought to mind their own business, and she wou'd take care to imploy none but those that shou'd serve her and the nation faithfully ; and upon the supposition that this was fact they inveighted against the Bank for having the insolents to concern themselves to advise the Sovereign in state affairs.

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