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 I'll send iL to you. My Lord Duplin was in the first list I saw of the new creation, but that that is come out to- night has left him out. I have heard it disputed if his crea- tion wou'd be validc ; should the Lords ncre rctrack their resolution, he's certainly no more then a commoner now, but he's heir appcarant to an Earl wch was before the Union, and they say the articles reachs them and their heirs ; it look as if these reason right, and that there wou'd be another attempt to settle this matter of the prerogative in a clearer light and the articles of Union.

I believe all these new Lords will go plumb for the Q

and Church, but as to the affair of the Scotch Peers they will not be all in a note. I was to day to wish my Lord Windsor joy, and he told me he and you used to go hand and hand in your preferments, but now you had so far outstript him that there was no hopes of his overtaking you, unless his nephew and children died, and then he might be before. He spoke this only to show how the world went, for nobody cou'd have more sattisfaction in your preferment then he had. I believe he really wishs you well, but I can but think has some little burning of envy. Mr. Bathurst and all his family give them- selves airs as this grace and favour was purely her Majesty's goodness to them, and not at all their seeking ; so far I believe they are in the right, it came to them at a time they did not

expect it, for if the T r cou'd have managed the house

without them, they might yet be feed with promises. Lord Windsor told me he cou'd not obtain the favour you did of having his brother in his patent ; 'twas what they all ask't, therefore the Queen would grant it to none. Sir Miles Wharton, since he cou'd not have it for his brother, has re- fused it for himself unless they will pay the fees, so you see he's left out of the list.


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London, January 4, 17 12. Dear Brother,

Wensday last the house of Lords meet and the new Lords were introduced one by one, and so were sworn. The

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