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umberland was not let into the secreet that the court wou'd set up Masham for that Place, so he had recommended one Alsworth, but as soon as ere he had an intimation of their design he went down to Windsor and told them his Gentle- man wou'd desist, so that he was at liberty to solicite them for Mr. Masham, who is like to find no opposition there. Mr. St. Johns has assured me he has writ in as strong terms as possible to the Lords of the Treasurery of the necessity of paying you off your great arrear, and that the least they can do is to pay you half, and he had repeated it so often to them that he was tired ; but he was now just come from the Queen and had represented the matter to her as an affair that was for her Honour, and that her business cou'd not go on without she wou'd be pleased to give some order about it. So that now he thought he had wash't his hands on't, but I beg him not to think so, but that he wou'd still continue his good offices and solitations till he saw some fruits on't. For his part he thought 'twas necessary, and shou'd do his endea- vour to have the Establishment of the Foreign Ministers so regulated that they shou'd be paid every quarter, but he said he found you was in a mistake about Mr. Chetwin and Lord Stairs being paid all their Arrears, for he knew Chetwin got but one quarter. I told him I had heard my Lord Stairs was paid to a day before he went away, if so he said 'twas very scandalous to have him paid as Envoy to the K. of P., and being in England most of the time.

The letter of recommendations I took the liberty to writ

you was not only in regard to the friendship my sister B

has for those Bellews, I must confess I had a little self interest in the matter ; for some time ago Coll. Bellew was inquiring after my family and ask't me why I did not get my sons into the Army. I told him how happy Willy was by your favour, and that the Duke of Ormond had 'tother day ask't after his godson George, so that I did designe before he went into Ireland to ask a Colours for him. He very kindly told me he was to have a Regiment, and that when I had asked he wou'd put the Duke in mind and desire it might be in his regiment, w^ch was a great favour, for he might be set down

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