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 resolved upon their address of thanks to the Queen for her Speech My Lord Scarborrough made a motion as if he thought it then a proper time for that house to thank his Grace, and was seconded by the Duke of Richmond. The Duke of Argile rise up and desired the Noble Lord that spoke first wou'd explain himself, for he did not know who he meant by his Grace ; Lord Scarborrough answer'd he

cou'd mean nobody but his Grace the Duke of M who

has made such a Glorious campaign. Then the Duke of

A made a speech against the thanks of the house being

given to the D. of M ; all I cou'd hear of his Speech was

that he said 'twas true there was four towns taken this Campaign, and but one of those four was of any use or advantage to the allies, th' other three having cost more blood then 'twas worth, and before the house thought of giving him any thanks they shou'd have an account of the business he was cheifly sent over for. A Plenipotentionar for a Peace, when that matter was heard 'twou'd be time enough to consider whether thanks shou'd be given him. Lord North rise up and second the Duke of Argile. Then Lord Ferrers rise up, and they say, said a great many hand- some things in the praise of the Duke of M but con- cluded as he was not here 'twou'd be more proper to defer the thanks of the house till he came over, wch was a motion

the Duke of M friends were glad to close in with that it

might never come to a question to have the house divide about it, for they saw they shou'd lose it. Lord Wharton they tell me made a very confused speech, wch seem'd not to be acted but real ; he said he was a mased that such a motion shou'd now have been made, but more a mased that being moved it should meet with any opposition, and after repeating

some of the great services the Duke of M had done the

Nation, wch was not spoke with his usual briskness, he join'd in with lord Ferrers to have the matter dropt till the arrival of the Duke of M. 'Tis doubt'd whether Lord Scar- borrough designed this motion as a service or a disservice to the Duke, 'twas plain he did it with out conssulting any of the great men of that side for they all seem'd to be surprised

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