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 LETTERS OF PETER WENTWORTH. 25 I

French, and there they shook their heads and more when they said the Elector of Bavaria and Cologne were to be restored. They run on with forty things more wch were invented upon the coming of the Messengers, for the Mails were not yet come to town. They ask't me, I told them I knew nothing for I had not my letters. I had heard you and others say before you sent me a copy of the Pcntonary letter that you was very well with him, and therefor I did with a great deal of courage affirm it to be a lye and made story ; and shall take care that nobody shall see any of your letters but to whom it may be of service to you. That I may not make your packet too big I must beg the favour of you to tell Mr. Powel I have received three letters from him, and thank him for the trouble I have given him, but I hear nothing of my cloaths. I am glad he has received the Bill and shall writ to him next post ; I fear my cloaths are lost because they had not a charge of them from you.

��London, /rt«?^flry 15, 1712. Dear Brother,

Yesterday the house of lords was very full, and there was great expectations to hear what the Queen wou'd say, and likewise what lord Notingham, it having been given out that he was to open the ejes of the world. The Lords and we intruders waited till almost two a clock till my Lord Keeper came ; I was told there was a cabinet council seting at the Cock-pit, but my Lord Keeper told the house he was coming to wait upon them according to his [promise?] but he received a Message from her Majesty to come to her im- mediately, wch he did, and she had given him this Message under her sign manual to deliver to the house, that she de- signed to have been Personally there, but she was taken with a sudden fit of the Gout. By the blessing of God she hope to be well to come a thursday next, therefore she desired they wou'd adjourn till that time forthwith, wch was readily

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