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reckon they carry all before them, and the Tories in a manner give it up. There's nothing gives them any hopes of any moderation but your being continued in favour, tho' they are dailly threatened that shall not continue long. They are for driving on so fast that they are angry with the Duke of Shrewsbury for being of opinion that the changes shou'd not have been so fast. Dr. Garth made his jokes of him, but I believe that is because he finds that his Grace is for preferring Dr. Shadwell before him. Some says Mr. Boil will be secre- tary of State, others General Stanhope, but there's nothing of that done yet.

I hope Boyer's letters comes regularly to you for I have desir'd him to send them directly to you ; he writs you all the Whigs wou'd have, wch you find does not always come to pass. The Gentleman that writ your letters is gone into the Country, There happen a quarrel at Court to day wch Davenport was the begin of, he standing just by Alsworth said that he wonder'd how any body cou'd have the impu- dence to come there that had drank the pretender's health.

Alsworth ask't him if he meant him, D said he knew

best if he ever had, wch Alsworth deny'd. Coll. Chudleigh having an old grudge came up and affirm'd he had, so Als- worth went out with him ; the Coll. killed him upon the spot fairly.

[Lord Berkeley of Stratton.]

September 24, 1 7 1 4.

The hurry of going three days to Greenwich to one soe little fond of crowds as I am may be some excuse for not answering your Lordship's sooner. Now it is over, it is some pleasure to think of the bustle one liv'd in for that time, to soe little purpose, for it is impossible the King can remember any face that was there. I am glad your Lordship had soe many opportunities of speaking to him, in hopes it may have lessen'd some impressions soe carefully given him, but here he is soe beset by some people that he can only hear one side, but indeed the other's backwardness is as blamable as their

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