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take care of his place, and I find by his discourse, wch he desired me to say nothing of, he'll be no whig any longer, for he says he anger'd since he came to town some of his old friends by being so reasonable as to mentain 'twas fitt the Queen shou'd use her pleasure in disposing employments as she pleases, and he assures me the Duke of Newcastle his friend is of the same opinion, and that the party will be very angry with him, tho he served them as long as he cou'd, but he wou'd not fly in the Queen's face for them. His policy I suppose for his opening himself so freely to me with an air

of confidence is that I shou'd tell it about court

I have just received an account from London the Proclama- tion for the dissolution of the Parliament came out yesterday, the three new councelors being sworn in Wednesday night, so it comes out with the advice of council. Mr. Hasselby is made secretary of War, and George Greenville they say is to be Treasurer of the Navy, but that is not done yet. A member of the house of C. is to have it, or else I cou'd wish it for a Lord. The Lord Chancelor will not be out till the wright {sic) are issued for a new Parliament. The remove of the Admiralty is not made yet.

Twickenham, 15 September^ 17 10. Dear Brother,

Since I writ you my last I cou'd not rest here sattis- fied, being of several minds as to my speaking to Mr. Harley of a White Staft" in the matter I writ you ; for not withstand what my Lord Berkley told me I thought some step shou'd be made towards him as if we thought his favour was not to be neglected ; so I resolv'd at last to go, being sent word he saw company of Wensdays. And I was well pleas'd I did, for he received me very civilly among a crowd of old fassion out of the way gentlemen, faces I had never seen excepting Sir Stephen Fox's, Sir Jacob Banks', and Mr. Godolphin's of the Custom house, who I was surprised to see there, and by the grimace and cringes there seem'd to pass a world of speechs. Mr. Harley came up to me and ask't me if I had any commands for him, so I begun my speech concerning

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