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 judges ask't the child who shou'd be its guardians, she said she wou'd go home with her Mamma. For eight years he had never made any endeavours to get the child, but if he was rightly informed he said to one of her guardians she was now allmost twelve years old and 'twas time to get her a husband, and what a miserable condition his poor neice must be if she was to be made a prey for her mony, she that had a prospect to be worth 6000 a year, besides 15000 or 16000/. The Duke of Buckingham rise in a passion and said 'twas

false and not a word of truth in what my Lord A had

told the house, and said whilst the child was with Lord Haversham he thought her in very good hands and never desired to have it removed, but he wou'd leave it to be judged who was most likely to sell the child, the mother and he, or a private Gentleman who wou'd have the Guardianship of her and had a son of her age, and then said something of how ill he had been paid the Dutchess jointure. My Lord Angelsea said since he inention the jointure he wou'd tell the house how he used the estate when he got possession ; he let all run to ruin, and in arrears and order'd his agent to manage the estate so as 'twou'd embarass the heir to make any thing on't and this he cou'd show under his [hand .^]. The Duke of Buckingham said a man that cou'd talk so un- parliamentary wou'd not scruple to tell any untruth, and all that he had now told the house was so. Lord Angelsea rise to answere him, then the house call'd them to order, and had the order of the house read to them and made them declare upon their words and honours it shou'd go no further. The sport to some standers by (sic), for there past some pretty smart repartee between them that was not spoke out to the house but loud enough for those that stood by. There was very good debating in the house of commons but I cou'd not get in there, you see by the publick prints the effect on't. I heard some say to day joking since the D. of M busi- ness was to come on next thursday 'twas necessary to kill his Bull Dog. I heard S"" Thomas Hanmore made a very fine speech and among other things he observed Sir F. Bacon's case who was thought guilty of bribery that all the proves

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