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 334 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

out of the way, and had rather have had my windows broke, then the trouble and the stink of the candles. I am just now come from dining at the D. of Ormond's, where contrary to custom there was but little company : My Lord Peterborough one of the number extreamly entertaining.

��[Peter Wentworth.]

London, May 15, 1713. Dear Brother,

Yesterday I was in the house of Commons from one a clock till ten, and had a great deal of sattisfaction in hearing a very regular debate, tho' those of the adverse party com- plain of not having fair play, the question being so often called for. The first dispute was if the several petitions and representations from marchants shou'd be read that had been given to the Commissionars of trade, and had been ordered to be laid before the house and was then before them ; but they being very voluminous and that extracts being made thereof, 'twas told the house by those that wou'd have the main business come on of the 8'^'' and 9*^ Article, 'twas sufficient for them to be read, and if any member wou'd call for any one perticular paper they might. But they wou'd not be sattisfied with any such thing, they wou'd have all or none, so the house devided if they shou'd then go into a committee of the whole house, to read over the treaty of Commerce and Navigation, wch was carry'd by a great Majority 311 and 103. Authur Moor began by setting forth what advantages the Queen had obtain'd for her subjects from France by this Treaty and talk't for an hour and half very well, and ended with this motion that the Committee wou'd come to a reso- lution to move the house for leave to bring in a bill to enable the Queen to make the 8*'' and c,^'^ Article effectual, wch was seconded by Sir James Bateman.* Letchmore opposed it, by desiring that they might read over all the act of Parlia- ments that such a Bill must of necessity recind. The Chan-


 * Member for Ilchester, Lord Mayor of London, 1717.

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