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 forwardness. I intended to have spoke to him, but since I see soe many removes, I will let it alone, and expect my orders every hour with great resignation. I went yesterday to the Councill, where the King took the oath for preservation of the Church of Scotland, and repeated the words with a better accent then I expected. Lord Chancellour Cooper made a speech in his name that you will see in print. The Prince came in and took his place in council without taking any oath.

There happen'd an ugly thing on Tuesday at St. James's. One Aldsworth parliament man for Windsor was insulted by Davenport, Coll. Chudleigh, and another for a Jacobite, and Chudleigh and he went out, and Mr. Aldsworth was imme- diately kill'd, which is noe great wonder for he had such a weakness in both his arms, that he could not stretch them, and this from being a child, and is suppos'd not to be a secret to those gentlemen.

My Lord Bolingbroke is highly threatn'd in the Coffee houses with an impeachment, but words are but wind. My Lords Sunderland and Wharton are made amends for being left out of the list of Justices, but Secretary would have been more the inclination I fancy of the first.

��[Peter Wentworth.]

London, September 24, 17 14. Dear Brother,

To day there came in a mail from Holland and I had the favour of a Packet from you, and am glad to hear your cold was better before I heard you was incommoded with one. Your french letter will tell you all the changes that has been and those that are talked of, wch does not allways prove as reported, for the Duke of Shrewsbury is not out from

being Chamberlain, for Dr. S told me that my lord

Duke, as soon as the King came, resigned his Treasurer's

Staff and S of Ireland, and told his Majesty if he wou'd

accept of his service as Chamberlain with the pension of

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