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 Lord Sunderland was always a violent whig, very violent in the house of commons during his father's life time, and con- tinued so in the house of lords after his death. He married during his father's life time the Duke of Marlborough's second daughter.

��[Peter Wentworth.]

Twickenham, 18 August^ 17 10. Dear Brother,

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.... I find by all party 'tis agreed, 'tis resolved for a new Parliament. I have not consult lord Berkley because before I came out of town it was his opinion there wou'd be now a

new P, and I have it from a friend of Mr. Hamden that

he certainly did refuse to be one of the Commissionars of the Exchequer upon account they wou'd give him no assurance

there shou'd not be a New P : and in a corner of St.

James's coffee house, I heard Jack Poulteny* and Mannering talking, Manering was of opinion that the Whigs upon a new election wou'd have the Majority, Poulteny said no, by God they have managed it so cunningly that they are sure of a Majority, and then he fell a whispering. I suppose some of their cunning proceed from a blunder of the late ministry that did not foresee that a dissolution wou'd come, who has directed her Majesties choise for sheriffs this year, almost thro' out England of Tories, their friends they keept off till next year when they thought they should have use of them

in elections of P men. The letter from Lord Godolphin

to Lord Chumondley for his interest, and his sham excuse that when he came down into the country he found all the Gentlemen of the County fixt in another interest is another argument to me a new Parliament is resolved, and this was a little before my L* G. was out. Mr. Lewis since he has been

Hastings. Mannering was probably Arthur Mainwaring, member for Preston, closely attached to the Duchess of Marlborough's interest.
 * John Pulteney was a Commissioner of Trade, and member for

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