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There no news in town but the talk of Mr. Harley's come out with a White Staff, when he goes abroad, and not into

the House of C ns but into the House of Lords. And I

hear too the house of Commons begins to be out of humour again, and talks of going into the examination of the male- administration of the late Ministry.

��London, April 13, 171 1. Dear Brother,

Mr. L told me the Mr. H had spoke to him

about the letter you was so kind as to writ concerning him, but as he told him he wou'd writ to you himself, he thought twas best to referr you to that letter, wch if he writs by this post he believes 'twill be the first letter he has writ since his illness. Telling me of this letter of yours gave me the certain knowledge of the Persons I writ you I guest and hoped in a

little time to poump out, for Mr. L told me plainly

that the recommendation of Mr. W who every body

allows to be a very Good man, and a Tory by Principle but

has a perticular attachment to a certain D, was done by

him who has recommended a private Domestick to you, with- out the Privety of the Gentleman you lately writ to, and 'tis he that thinks it wrong that you was not first acquainted with it, and yet more wrong when he had done that to think of having anything to do in recommending th' other. But all this has been done in his illness and the blundering manage- ment that was about the leather Bill had not been if he had

been well. Mr. L says he has nothing to say against the

Persons or qualification of cither, but you shou'd have one at least who shouM esteem you his chief Patron, and whom you might confide in.

I have been with Mr. Tilson to desire he wou'd hasten the passing your privy seal, for they tell Mr. Ellison as soon as that passes there's mony ready for you in the Treasury. He tells me he has spoke to Mr. Secretary about it, and has made him sincible it ought to be dated from the day of your taking leave at Berlin, wch Mr. Ellison told me before he

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