name is youer {sic Ewer ?) or such a kynd of name. Thear is a mother and another sister, but he has carred her without soe much as one sarvent of hers with her to a hous he has att Ry- gate, whear he had provyded a good discreet wayting woman for her of Bell Skinner's recommending. Bel Skinner is with them as a companyon ; al this is under the Rose, I beg. I fear poor Mr. Batthurst will be turned out of the hous, to morroe is his day of tryel. One Cox joined with him, and its said it is dun out of spyte to Cox. Its much feared he will loos it, himself dus not fear it, but I hard it by others.* Had I his estate I would never atempt it more, and would not cair a fardin for wig nor tory, nor sattisfye them what I
was Lord Willoby is going to be marred to one of
the Brownloes, that which Lord Sherwood should have had. I have the pretist parret, it talks any thing, and is mighty fond of me
��[Peter Wentworth.]
16 December, 1709. Dear Brother ....
All the news the town is entertain'd with is the extra- ordinary way the house of commons has resolved to proceed against Sacheveril for his two Sermons, wch they call books, but he and the Parsons need not be so angry, for they are the cause of it themselves for they have made their brags that before 'twas printed 'twas perused and examined by three able counsil in the law who has given their opinion that there's no law in being, either Ecclesiastical or Civil, that can be punisht for any of his expressions how sharp so ever they may be taken to be when apply'd to any perticulars. There's none of these courts will condemn a man for inuendos, wch the house of Commons well knew, therefore they wou'd not hearken to Mr. Broomley, and the rest of them that wou'd
- The election of Allen Bathurst, and Charles Coxe (of Nether
Lippiatt and Lincoln's Inn) for Cirencester, in May, 1708, was declared void, but they were both re-elected on 23rd December, 1709.
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