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 492 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

I am now with Mr. Wortley and we are sending messengers about to invite gentlemen to the meeting at Sheffield ; and I am &c.

��December i, 1733. My Noble Lord. ....

As to elections going on I find the hearts of the people to be mostly inclin'd to Sir Miles. I look upon itt that the other party must buy a great many if they carrie in any great numbers.

I think if Mr. Wortley wou'd sett up itt wou'd be one way to secure Sir Miles, by breaking Lord Malton's interest in our quarter. But if Lord Burlington stands fast, and con- sidering who is for us that was against us the last election, itt will be easie to carrie two against Sir Rowland and Turner, especially by laying out a little money northward about Sedborrow or thereabouts where are great numbers of free- holds, but att such a distance they will not come, unless something be given towards their charges.

Lady Londonderry has the comand of severall votes att both Cudworth and att Bolton, if your lordship wou'd pleasure to secure them, and I will speake the freeholds

��December 18, 1733. My Noble Lord,

I postponed in expectation to hear some particular accounts from the north of Sir Miles's success there. Sir Miles desired we wou'd write to him how votes stand, and we shoud hear from them ; but no account is come, only one letter from Mr. Robinson, Lord Thanett steward, who writes to Mr. Fenton to take care of Boulster Stone votes, and

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