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70 odd, SO that he lost it but by nine, wch he was so pleased with that he has gone about solliciting the Lords either to throw out the Bill or add a clause to make him a Commis- sioner.

The Speaker of the house of Commons has been very- angry with this jest, and has told them openly in the House if they make a jest of themselves within Doors, they can't expect people will be less free with them out of Doors. The October Club are very angry they have lost this bill, and swear next year they will bring in one, so that it shan't be in the power of the lords to reject they will make a mony Bill on't

The Death of Lord Rotchester was very sudden he din'd with Mr. Roberts, the Commissionar of the Revenue of Ire- land, and a little after four he found a pain in his Stomack, so drunk some Usquebath, and at 5 walk over the Park his chair following, at six he writ a letter to the Queen to excuse his not coming to council for he found him self ill ; she had not received this letter two minutes before another Messenger came to tell he was dead. I am very sorry for the loss of him for I believe he was your friend. Mr. Powel tells me the postage of letters are much dearer to you then at Berlin so I shan't send this in a cover.

��London, May n, 171 1. Dear Brother,

Mr. Powel tells me that letters are much more chargable to you at the Hague then they were at Berlin, so that I am afifraid my letters are hardly worth the postage ; but as I mist the last, I fear you wou'd think me idle shou'd I not writ this, tho' I have no news to writ but what is talk't of will be very soon, and of late most of the changes and promotions that has been made has been for sometime before talk't of Mr. Harley is to be Earl of Oxford, Lord Trea- surer and Knight of the Garter, Lord Pawlet, Lord Steward, and the Duke of Buckingham, President, Sir Thomas Mansel, Sir John Holland's White Staff, Mr. Benson Chancelour of

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