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 LETTERS OF PETER WENTWORTH. 1 8/

Guiscard, but he and Lord Rivers came runing from Dinner at Lord Marr's in the Prive Garden, as soon as they heard Mr. Harley was stabed at the Cock pit. Mr, Harley is Hke to doe well, but Guiscard is resolved to die, he wont suffer his wounds to be drest nor will neither eat nor drink.

London, March 20, 171 r. Dear Brother,

Duke Desney told me last Friday that you was upon the road to the Hague, and I saw it in the Dutch Slip that you left Berlin the 6th, so that if I writ to you next post my

letterVou'd find you at the Hague. Mr. L desires me to

tell you that what Mr. Tilson proposed to him from you he takes as a great favour and honour you intend, but that his engagements and obligations are such to Lord D his pre- sent ]\Iaster that he dares not even make that step of thanking you himself, nor propose directly what he wou'd be very glad

wou'd come to pass, wch is that you wou'd writ to Lord D

or Mr. Harley to desire to have him, and that he might still keep his office as Walpool did, so that whilst you came over for two or three months he might stay at the Hague, and when you return'd he might come to England, for considering how ill they pay the foreign Ministers, this place he has is as valluable for they receive their comings in every day, and since

he has been under my lord D he has been so perticular

kind to him and intimate, that his Lordship wou'd have reason to think him ungratefull if he thought he was seeking out any other Patron, and of th' other side. If he did find some way to show he was very sencible of the honour you do him you wou'd have [no] reason to think him unworthy, therefore he beg of me to let you know how matters stood with him. In one of your letters you say you have no Secretary, so that I

am affraid Mr. L won't be able to answere all your ends

if you intented to make use of him as such, as well as secretary to the Embassy ; otherwise I don't know where you cou'd have pitch't upon a fitter man, if one cou'd judge by the readyness he has always exprest in doing anything Mr, Ellison or I have desired him for your service. He wou'd be very

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