Page:The Wentworth Papers 1715-1739.djvu/206

 190 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

have had intelligence of what was intended and so have endeavour'd to have brought them to the house in a better temper, or at least when there he wou'd have seen how 'twou'd have gone and wou'd have put it oft" for a fitter opportunity. But ever since some body has bestir'd them selves and have brought the house into the temper is desired ; for they brought the business in again to day by another tittle, a duty upon raw hides, instead of leather. For the passing of it there was 170 odd against eighty odd, wch accations much speculation how so many men in one night time shou'd be brought over. This morning when 'twas talk't of that changing the tittle of the Bill, was the expedient thought of to bring it pass to day I heard some Parliament [men] say, that was by no means Parliamentory, and wou'd be an ill presedent. Yet they confess a prorogation wou'd take upon to much time wch they said was the only way to come at the Bill regularly, and perhaps some have been brought to give their Votes for't this way rather then be keept so long from the country, wch perhaps they were told wou'd be the consequence, for now they have voted all the Supplys that have been ask't. If they oppose the methods of raising the mony without showing better they wou'd be reckon'd so ill a Parliament as not to be trusted another Sessions.

London, April d^ 171 1, Dear Brother,

I am glad to hear by my mother that you are got well

to the Hague. Mr. Tilson told me you arriv'd there Wensday

was sevenight ; before that, the Duke of Argile was gone

from thence, wch I am sorry for, for I believe he wou'd have

spoke several things more free to you then he did to me. I

met Mr. L yesterday and he was in a great hurry, but

he desired me to come and speak with him this morning,

wch was to tell me that Mr. Watkins is made Secretary of

the Ambassie, who is Judge Advocate at t'other side of the

water, and all business that my Lord M and Cardonel has

to draw up in Latine is done by him, for it seems Cardonel can't

make Latine, and is a creature of his Grace's. He says this

�� �