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 LETTERS OF I'ETER WENTWORTH. 17I

Lord that had been at the bar, and that what he ask't cou'd in justice be deny'd no man that appear'd before them ; but he did not understand my Lord right, whether he did then desire to be excused saying anything, but demanded further time. So Lord Somers told him as he apprehended him, he was then ready to give their Lordships the best account his memory wou'd permit, but in case of mistake, he might have a

Hberty of recollecting himself in writing. If so. Lord R

said, when his lordship was called in again he shou'd be told that the committee desired he wou'd be pleased to give them a relation of the affairs of Spain as far as his Memory wou'd then let him, but that if he had rather not say nothing now, but reserve all to writing he might, but it wou'd be more agreeable to them to hear him now, and that he might have the liberty of writing afterward what he pleased. So my Lord Gallway began his relation from his being sent for from his retirement in the country to Windsor to the Queen ; who told she wou'd have him go to Portugal to command her forces there, he had beged to be excuse as prefcring a private life for his own sattisfaction to any thing else, but the Queen's commands was possive ; so 'twas his duty to obey, in short he run thro' the whole relation of the transactions abroad from his Landing at Lisbon to his return home with an air of much sincerity and truth, but it being pretty long and what my memory will not be able to relate truely, I shan't attempt it ; beside by what in the debate fell from Lord Hallifax I find it will be printed, if not by the Authority of the house, I know 'twill by Lord Gallways friends. When

Lord G had done his relation he was ask't by Lord Pawlet,

if he remember'd who besides himself, Lord Tirlawley and Stanhope were of the same opinion they had sign'd in a counsil of War. He said there had been so many counsils that he did not know what counsil his Lordship meant. Then Lord Peterborrough desir'd that his opinion and Lord Tyrlawley's might be show'd Lord Galloway to refresh his memory ; they had been read in the house the day before.

When my Lord G had seen the opinion he said he did

remember, that at one counsil they were all required to set

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