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 Duke of Bolton renew'd a motion which he had made just after Lord Ferrers made his, for an Address to the Queen to give a reward to any one who shou'd take the Pretender dead or ahve if he landed in Britain or Ireland. That was agreed to without- opposition. Another motion was made by Lord Hallifax which was join'd to the former, that the Queen shou'd be desir'd to gett the Emperor and all those Princes who had been in Alliance with her to be guarantees for the Protestant Succession. This was not oppos'd neither, they are to putt this Vote into an address and letter to be brought before the House on thursday, and then 'tis said that other matters are allso to be debated.

If your Lordship will pardon the Defects of this account I shall endeavour to send you a further of what may occurr remarkable in either House. I shall judge whether your Lordship will permitt me to continue a Correspondent by the Answer you return, for if you send me no news from the Hague in return for this Bundle I send you, I shall take itt for granted you wou'd not be troubled with any more, but if you shou'd be very busy and can't afford time for to send news, you may fill your letter with some of your D. Dossunas snuff for once.

[PETER WEXTWORTH.]

London, April 6, 17 14. Dear Brother,

Since the commons turn'd out the lords in Steell's business, the lords, to be even with them, have turn'd them out ; so that I can go and hear no more of their Debates ; but as I can gether it from the third and fourth hands you shall have.

We of the Court turn'd the address as we cou'd wish about the Catalains, as you'll see by the Address wch is now come out in Print with the Queen's answere. There was not so much debating about this a fridayas was yesterday when the lords where upon the state of the Nation. A friday I hear nothing matterial but some repertee between lord Halifax

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