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hand in the change, without exception, and damn all that

wou'd not stand by the Duke of M with their lives and

fortunes. I know several gentlemen that have spoke to Honneywood, who denies that ever he drank any such health, and defies any body to prove it. Of th' other side 'tis said these healths were drank at Cadogan's house, and that when they came to them Ross and Billy Care flew out of the com- pany in a passion. The Court is not willing that the matter shou'd be brought to fending and proving, for fear of ill blood. I have been told that one great person that inform'd the Cabinet Council, declared he was ready to tell it to all their faces. I don't care to tell who the town suspects for informers for fear I shou'd be wrong and my letters seen. I was with Mr. Tilson and he told me that now the Lords of the Treasurery had order'd the debts to the forreign Ministers to be laid before them and went to Mr. Powis and desired he would take of Lord Raby's affair, for as he says he's the man whose proper business 'tis, he told him he never yet had any acknowledgement from you yet, wch he cou'd not say of any of the rest. I desired Mr. Tilson to writ to you his opinion of the matter he said he did not care to writ it to you, but he really thought it in his power to help you more then then the value of a present once a year wou'd come, 'twas you wou'd be paid in course, and 'twas his business to lay before the Lords your business as well as the rest and there was a way of doing things. I have told this to Mr. Ellison to day, and he thinks it pretty extraordinary that he shou'd be so con- tinually making such broad signs for a present.

��[Lady Wentworth.]

December 15, 17 10.

My dearist and best of Children, for all the great scairsety of mony, yett hear will be a gloryous show one the Queen's birth day, wonderful rich cloaths ar preparing for it ; thear was one that see Mr. Pit's great dyomont that I writ you word of, and they say its as big as a great eg ; I would have

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