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 new going to Greenwich, and expect the news that the king will be there as soon as I ; the D. of Shrewsbury has pro- mised to present me to kiss the King's hand. You will find

by my last that I gave directions to B to send his news

letter strait to the secretary's office, wch I am pleased I did because 'tis your desire in this last letter I received.

London, September 21, 1 7 1 4. Dear Brother,

I have the sattisfaction to tell you we have got our King and Prince safe and well at St. James ; I gave him my hand to help him out of the Barge, the Duke of Shrewsbury presented me to kiss the King's hand, and my Lord Bathurst mounted me up a pretty Spanish horse to ride by the King's coach side, so that my Person is well known to his Majesty. This day I received your letter of the 28th with the inclosed memorial, and shall observe your orders. I have ten thousand thanks to give you for thinking so much of me, succeed or not succeed I shall still have the same gratefuU sence of your goodness to me. All that was declar'd at Greenwich was that Lord Dorset and Lord Berkley was made Gentlemen of the Bedchamber aboard the Yatch, and Capt. Sanderson knighted. Sunday Billy Carr, and Coll. Tyrol was declared Grooms of the Bedchamber to the King, lord Hartford Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the Prince, Coll. Houton Groom to the Prince ; I saw them wait at Dinner tho' none was admitted but who sent in their names. The Duke of Marlborough was declared General. Sunday morning the Duke of Ormond was coming up to the house, and Lord Townsend mett him and told him he was coming to bring him the message from the king. To day I am told the Duke of Sommerset was declar'd Master of the Horse, wch was not done sooner because he ask't to be Groom of the Stool, and there being a great many pretenders to't the King cou'd not resolve so soon about it.

The King and the Prince went in a coach, the Duke of Northumberlain, the Gold Staff, and Dorsett with them. This day Lord Cooper had the seals, so that now the Whigs

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