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Venetion ambasadress has got loose from her husband and sticks closs to Lord Stairrs. I am jest going to dine with the Duchess of Rutland at Lord Rochester's, so can say no more but what I am intirely yours.

��[Peter Wentworth.]

London \_Novemberf'\ 26, 17 14. My Lord,

I did not writ to you last post because I had no news but tho' I have very little now I must writ to you because you flatter me and tell me my letters are what you like. I tell you the reports of the town, not always those that are the most idle, but whatever are repeated by people of some weight, tho' I must confess that they don't allways prove true.

What is now reported among them is that the D. of M

and the Duke of A have a misunderstanding, the D. of

A ask't the D. of M for some employment for a

friend of his, and he told him the King had disposed of it,

upon wch the Duke of A ask't the king for't, wch he

granted him. The Duke of M went some hours after to

the King, and ask't the King for't ; he told him he had

��granted it to such a one at the Duke of Argile's request, my

Lord M insisted 'twas an employ under his juridiction

upon wch the King made some demur, however the town

has reported that the Prince has stood by the Duke of A

and reproved the Duke of M. We don't hear storys

right but there certainly has been some jumble with them. It has been said that the Duke of Shrewsbury was disastisfied and that he was going out of town this week but I hear to day he's desired to stay and that what he desires shall be

done. My Lord M friends gives out that he never ask't

for groom of the Stole and that if the king shou'd offer it him he would refuse it. I hear Lowman say that the king offer'd it to my Lord Albermarle, and he refused it at the Hague, but now that he's coming over 'tis talk't for him again ; but how these things will goe the Good God know. In the city

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