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for the Duke of Cambridge's writ, is the talk of the town still, tho' it was ever since last week. After this sessions 'tis much talk'd of that there will be a change in the Ministry, but whether it be by an intire sett of Whigs or an intire'sett of Tories our Coffee Politians can not say. 'Tis certain never Ministry has been so much abused in both houses and so little said in their defence, wch they say protends a change. God direct the Queen always for the best ! I was in the house of commons yesterday to hear the Debate wch was about concuring with the lords in their Address. Lord Downs first mov'd for't, and was seconded by Mr. Gore, and thirded by Mr. Medlicote. Then Mr, Walpool made a very long and entertaining discourse against it, and had so many pretty turns, that I am angry at my unhappy memory that cannot retain them ; shou'd I attempt to repeat after him I shou'd spoil the jokes, but I may tell you in generall that he banter'd and scouted the Narrative which he held in his hand, wch he said he might be very [free.?] with, for it came to them signed by nobody and had the stylle of some late Pam- phleeteirs. 'Twas writ without any regard to order of time, so he hoped the house wou'd excuse him if he hop'd and skipt about in following as wild and loose an account as 'twas ; 'twas all the Ministry had to say for themselves for making so dishonourable a Peace, and was what made him more averse then before to join with the Lords' address. He told them he did [not .-•] know what use they intended to make of carrying such a vote, but he fear'd it wou'd not be better then what they made of the votes of the last Parlia- ment, upon wch my Lord Strafford was sent to frighten the Dutch into the Peace. He need not say much of my Lord Strafford's manner of speaking, he was known to be a man of spirit and spoke with spirit ; and so left you and came to those words in the Narative wch says that the taking of such a town was not worth the blood of one single soldier, to be the saying of Pentionar Hensius, when every body in the house remembers, a member of their house last Parliament, since remov'd to another house, did with much warmth assert them to be the words of P. Eugene. His observation upon

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