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 LETTERS OF PETER WENTWORTH. l6l

all contradicted again, by those I thought knew matters better then my first informers, so that I miss writing. All I had to tell you of the Duke of Argile's being to go to command in Spain, I was assured proceeded from nothing but the sup- position, that after what the Duke of Argile said in the house last week, wou'd make it impossible for him to serve in

Flanders again under the Duke of M.

The town has long reported that Mr. Harley and Lord Rotchester do not act in consort, but our friend in a cornner assures me 'tis only reported by those that wish to see them fall out among themselves, and that they agree intirely in the same measures, wch is for earring things moderately but I believe they will be both deceived if either of them thinks they can govern this house of Commons, there being a great many country Gentlemen that are resolved to proceed in methods of their own. Some impeachments they say they are resolved to have, to begin with Lord Godolphin, but some great men 'twas thought had art enough to get that waved ; but that their fury might be spent upon some body, 'tis said they give into the impeaching Lord Wharton, against whom they say there's most evidence of his unjust proceeding in Ireland. His regiment of Dragoons is broke, and Fips they says is declare Lord Chancelor of Ireland.

I heard to night as if Mr. St. John was to go to the Hague in the room of Lord Townsend, and that S"" Thomas Hand- more was to be Secretary of State, and lord Isley in the room of the Duke of Queensborough. There has been speechs made already in the house of Commons as if they did not think there had changes enough. One Gentleman said there had been 1 5 and he own they had been very well fill, but he cou'd but wonder why in all this time there were not many more ; so now they talk of the remove of three of the Commissionars of the revenue in Ireland. Some of the warm Tories are angry that Mr. Harley divided with the Whigs in the Staffordshire election, the divition was whether it shou'd be heard at the bar or at a Committee.

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