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lay against his servants that had taken bribes, but Mr. Walpool was the first that ever took bribes for his servants.

��[Lady Strafford.]

St. James's Square, January 18, 17 12.

.... I fancy you and I could live very prettyly at Twittenham by our selves in a rurall romantick way ; I must confess 'twould not be very much in the modern way of

living, but that's no matter so long as we like it The

Duke and Duchess of Beaufort are the fondest of won an- othere in the world, I fear 'tis to hot to hold. He's never out after seven a clock at night, and if he has any company he takes an opertunity to tell them they must be gon by that time ; and if he comes home and the Duchess is abrod he sends all the town over to fetch her home to keep him company. Now I own I fancy peaple may love won anothere as well without making so great a rout. . . . 'Twas carred by a great majority for sending Mr. Walpole to the Tower ; my father is very tite to the court party, which I am very glad of, he sate in the house of commons till allmost past twelve a clock last night to give Mr. Walpole a helping hand to the Tower. The Queen has still the gout in both feet which makes peaple think she can hardly be well enough to goe to the house a Monday

I have used the utmost of my skill to make a Tory of Mr. Elleson, but in vain.

[Peter Wentworth.]

London, /a««^rK 22, 1712. Dear Brother,

They have made such a strick order that now at least for some time there's no geting into the house of Lords to hear there debates ; but I hear they have declared the Duke of Buckingham is to have no previledge in the case of the Petitioners, and that my Lord Treasurer and the rest of the

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