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others Lord Orrery. Prior they say is to be a commissionar of the Custom house. This is all this news I can get and if it were not for this extraordinary print hardly worth your acceptance.

London, November 2,0, 171 1. Dear Brother,

The Whigs say there's no believing the Parliament is to set this day sevenight to do business, tho' they are told so in the Gazet, wch they think of less authority then a Pro- clamation, and some of them pretend to say they know the same time that was publish't there was notice sent to the Scotch Members they need not come up by that time. I hear that the Duke of Beauford had a thousand pound in bank bills sent him by a Messenger ; he told the Messenger there was some mistake 'twas not meant for him. He said 'twas directed for his Grace, but the Duke told him 'twas certainly meant for some Scotch Lord, and gave it back again and wou'd not receive. His friends pretend to say he had spent near ten thousand pounds in the last Election. We had a report here that the Mob had been up at the Hague and had threaten to tear you to peices, but upon inquirery I find there was not a word of it true. I writ because I'll keep my word of not missing a Mail, but I am really ashamed I have no more news to send you.

��London, December 4, 171 1. Dear Brother,

I had the favour of yours of the 8th last Sunday, and yesterday yours of the nth. I was sorry you debar'd me the pleasure of showing the former, wch I believe wou'd have got me the complyments of several upon your acquiting your self so handsomely of the charge reposed in you, 'tis not every body that is blest with such a happy presence of Mind and so ready a Wit. The Whigs won't speak before me but no doubt among themselves they don't spare you, for by indefferent people I hear they own that the New Ministry

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