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 328 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

faction and own it worth the while staying so long for them — all owning the vast pains and trouble you had undergone, and since it had succeeded so well your content must be the greater.

They laught heartily at the several pocket questions that are lost by the Dutch signing, and many a fine speech that's

spoilt on this occasion.

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��[Lord Berkeley of Stratton.]

A^n'l lo, 17 13.

I am always infinitly oblig'd to your Lordship for allowing me a place in your thoughts when crowded with soe many great affairs, and shewing a concern for anything that happens to me, particularly in this executourship of My Lady Bellasis, which proves very considerable, and was soe little expected that it is in a manner fallen from the clouds. I return thanks at the same time for the little book, which is valuable in its kind, and hath a recommendation to me in having your name in it, that I am always glad to ... .

You will see by the [speech] wch the Queen made yester- day, for which the commons order'd thanks immediately, but the Lords would not let it goe without a debate, and were beat by a majority of two and thirty, there were long speeches that amounted to noe more I think then that it did not be- come their prudence to give thanks for anything before they knew what it was.

My Lord Hallifax was the first opposer, then My Lord Cooper, Lord Sunderland Lord Nottingham and his brother. Lord Treasurer said that an address of thanks did not pre- clude any enquiry into the peace and .... there would be an examination into the endeavours used these two years to obstruct soe good a work. Lord Peterborough said it was known by every body that there had been an endeavour to make a captain general for life. My Lord Sunderland took it up, saying it was a thing of great consequence if true,

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