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tending to have had great familiarities, being refus'd money beat her very unmercifully. The story is so publickly told that there needs noe great scruple in repeating it, with this caution that she is nearly related to My Lady Essex now with you.

[Peter Wentworth.]

London, April 2Z, 17 13. Dear Brother,



How the removal of Lord Chomondley was I know not, but I have heard that in Council he did not approve of some part of the Queen's speech, and that he has talk't of this him- self

As I writ you last post I know not how the Duke of Argile's affairs has been or is, tho' he appears at Court and Lord T r's as usual.

To inquire after Sir Richard Temple is reckon ill manners. I have heard no reason asigned, but that he has never been at Court, or with any of the ministry since the change ; if true, 'tis sufficient. I don't hear yet who the regiment is given to.* Mr. Addison's play of Cato by the Tories is apply'd to them, and by the Whigs to themselves. My Lord Bullingbrook's gathering of 50 guineas and giving it to Booth as Tories' guineas for acting the part of Cato so well that opposed a perpetual Dictator was a home strock. I am just a going to the Drawing Room ; if I can hear any news there I'll writ it as soon as I come home.

[Lord Berkeley of Stratton.]

May 2, 1713.

A thousand thanks My Lord for your letter, where I am glad to find the great business is near an end, and you will have time to think a little of your pleasures, and of your

the return of the Whigs to power after the death of the Queen he was created Baron Cobham.
 * Sir R. Temple, of Stowe, was one of Marlborough's generals. On

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