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not the eldest, but the prettyest. We are now to be enter- tain'd with sights, the Duke d'Aumont's entry next week, and going to Paul's the week after. By that time I hope the parlia- ment will be dismis't for it is tiresom being there at this time of year. One of our Scotch lords My Lord Blantire is dead.

��[Peter Wentworth.]

London, /«;/^ 30, 1713. Dear Brother,

Yesterday the Duke of Bolton made a motion that the house might be summon to day to examine if their previledges were not invaded by the message the Queen sent upon the Civil List. Eveiybody thought it a motion that cou'd do a minority no good, especially there being many precedents, where in mony matters the house of Commons had been only sent to ; and a very late one in the 5000 pen- sion out of the Post Office to the Duke of Marlborough. But it seems this was not the matter intended, for upon Lord Treasurer proposing that a Committee of the House shou'd be appointed to examine into the Previledges 'twas readyly agreed to. And then my Lord Wharton began to open the business that was cheifly intended, and as the Whigs say was a perfect surprise and upon the Ministry and Torys. This address whereof I send you a copy, 'twas admitted readily by the whole House, excepting Lord North and he was the only one that declared himself against the Address. Lord Paget moved that the first part might be added, which was agreed to. I wou'd have fain got in, but they wou'd let nobody in ; they say they were very merry upon one another. Lord Peterborough was for sending the Pretender to Rome. . ..

London, July 3, 17 13. Dear Brother,

I had the favour of yours of the 8th, and it began with the best Proverb I ever heard, it being so well explain'd by

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