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 he did believe Lord G might be sick, and also sick of the

business, but however 'twas there duty to make an inquircry into an affair that concern'd the honour of the Crown so much. So 'twas agreed by the house that the Chair man shou'd writ him a letter to know if the matter of fact was true and the reasons why he did so; but the Duke of Buck desired the last part might be left out, for that house ought not to suppose there was any reason to be given for such a fact, and he was confident there cou'd be no good reason

given. If Lord G own the fact, without their asking to be

sure he wou'd tell them why he did so, wch was order'd as the Duke of Bucks desired. The Duke of Argile came up and told

me the matter of fact was so notorious that my Lord G

cou'd not deny it, but he knew what he wou'd pretent, that they were to have it by the Treaty, tho' he had read the treaty and 'twas only allow'd them in their own country and he gave it them all their Marchs to Madrid.

Another perticular that passed in the house I shall mention and then I shall trouble you no farther, wch was when it had

been objected by the Duke of A and them that there

appearM upon the Spainish Establishment several regiments

that never were sent there, the Duke of M denyd to have

known any such instant, but he said he took it was the sence of that house that whole matter shou'd not now be debated but referred to a select committee, so that he wou'd only now inform the house of one perticular, wch was that tho' there had been such talk of starving the War in Spain for the sake of the Army in Flanders, he wou'd tell them that his memory wou'd bare him to say that 5 or 6 years ago there was sent from the Establishment of Flanders three Regiment of foot. Blood, Mackcartney an other, the Royal Regiment of Dra- goons commanded by my Lord Raby, and 7,000 Palatine with some Hessians, so he reckon up about 15,000 men wch was upon the Flanders Establishment and was never made up to that Establishment again. The Duke of Bucks rise up and thankt him and said he did deserve the thanks of the house for informing them of these particulars, wch he believed very few had heard of before ; for his part he did assure them

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