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 138 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

William Mathews only childe, an aquantenc of your brother and sister Wentworth's. I wish howerly for that happy day which would be an inexspressable joy to, dearist dear soul, Your most infenit afifectionat mother.

The happynes I meen is to see you marryed which God grant may prove throughout happye whenever it is. I can not but beleeve thear is a great reward in stoar for you for all your goodness to me.

[Peter Wentworth.]

London, 25 August, 17 10. Dear Brother,

I come here to hear news, and find still all parties agree that there will be a new Parliament. [ I made a visset to Mr. Scarborough, who is very well with Mrs. Masham, and yet better with Dr. Albertmote [Arbuthnot .?] who is a very cunning man, and not much talk't of, but I believe what he says is as much heard as any that give advise now, and his opinion is that there must be a new Parliament. I put Mr. Scarborough upon the talk as that Mr. Harley had ofifer'd Mr. Hamden to have been of the New Commission, and that he had refused it upon the account I writ you. He said 'twas true, and that he thought the Queen's answere to him upon that subject was very just, wch was that tho' she offer'd him an employment yet she did not ask his advise ; he told me he had this answere from very good hands, wch by his way of speaking I believe was Dr. Alburtinote the Prince's Dr. who is hardly a moment from Kingsenton. ,' He confirmed to me likewise the report of Lord Peterborough's being ofifer'd to be at the head of the Admiralty wch he said was very fitting for he had had very hard usage ; he believ'd if he accepted on't he wou'd go out to sea, and not be a Land Admiral, but by little hints he gave in his discourse I found that business wou'd not go so cheverly, for I believe the grudge that was between him and Harley upon his return from Spain is not quite wipt of He said upon the Subject of a new Parliament that he cou'd not imagine why there shou'd be such a noise about it, for what

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