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Seymour ; he quitted that charge with others when Mr, Harley was removed, who undoubtedly procured him this employment. He is a man of wit and gaiety and has Hved much about town.

��Mr. Paget is one who has been in and out of several employments in the late reign as well as this. He is always in the House of Commons and I take it they give him this employment in recompence to his father who has been so long ambassador at Constantinople who seems to desire none.

Lord Kent whilst Lord Ruthen was always violent to the tory party and was never in any employment till he was made Lord Chamberlain on the removal of Lord Jersey as it said for ■f^ (sic) Pounds which he gave the Duchess of Marlborough. He is one of a good estate, a very ugly figure, of but indifferent parts, and was always governed by Lord Treasurer and that party whilst he was Chamberlain. He was made a Marquis about the time of the Union, and I think a Duke now upon his being removed.

The Duke of Shrewsbury succeeded him as Lord Cham- berlain, a man of great parts, of a great family and great intrigue, very afTable and obliging in his behaviour, very handsome person though but one eye. He was mightily esteemed by King William ; he was twice Secretary of State, and at last Lord Chamberlain ; which he quitted on pretence of spitting blood occasioned by a fall from a horse. Upon which he went and lived for some years at Rome, where he married a Lady verypoorandof an indifferent reputation, which lost him his credit amongst his old friends. I suppose that vext him and made him fall in with Mr. Harley who procured him this employment in which he has extremely insinuated himself with the Queen, and manages all things. The Duke of Marlborough and Lord Treasurer thought after he was in employment to have gained him but were mistaken, for 'twas he I believe brought in the tories.

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