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 LETTER OF THE EARL OF BUTE. 44I

they report upon Mr. Stanhope's going to the Empiror that we are to begin a new war, they begin to smoke that the Emperour has agreed with the French King the Elector of Bavaria shall have all Flanders that his country is left intire to him, at wch rate, say they, good bye to all the Barrier that we and the Dutch are to have. 'Tis said that Cadogan is to set up for Westminster, and that Medlicote has promised him his interest, so that he secures him his place of com- missionar of Ireland. Upon wch they say the Duke of Ormond has turned him out of being Deputy Steward, by wch means his interest will be nothing and then how long he may keep his place in Ireland is not certain. Cadogan takes his interest and fame to be so great in England that he stand at three places.* We have now four Ladys of the Bedcham- ber named to the Princess, the Dutchess of Bolton and Dutchess of Montague ; Dorset and Berkeley you heard of before. The family is not yet fix't, as soon as it was I shou'd be glad to go out town, not as one disgusted, but my affairs require it sattisfied or dissatisfied.

��[LeUers addressed to the Earl of Strafford, after his return to England, 17 15-1739.]

��[Earl of BuTE.f]

[1715?] My Lord,

I am honor'd with your letter which, however jocular a strain its wrote in, I cannot resist being pleas'd with, since it comes from you ; from my Lord Strafford any thing must be agreeable, and rather then not have the honor of his

to the House of Lords.
 * He was returned for Woodstock, and in June, 17 16, was transferred

t James, second Earl, father of the well-remembered minister of George H. and George III. He died in 1723.

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