174 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.
gett sombody to speak to the Queen to make you Earl of Strafford ; I would have it to hender Watson from it — God forgiv me — now thear syde is out will be the time to get it. Fools may advise wise men, and thear advise may prove luckey. Your brother is not loved by the cheef now, a mischevyous lye was told of him, as he swears it is. He fancies it was Harker, one livs with your sister Bellew, the other sister with Mrs. Massam, but is put away now ; and another livs with Lady Hyde. Dear, dear soul, your moste infenit affectionat mother.
[Peter Wentworth.]
'LO'U'DO'H, January i8, 171 1. Dear Brother,
Here's more papers that has been laid before the lords, and I have been with the Clerk again to desire him to writ the rest upon as little paper as he can, and that he shall be paid as much as if 'twere writ upon more paper. He has sent me the translation of G. Stanhope's opinion, wch I don't send you because I sent it last post in F. I have told him the originals without the Translations is all I want. The examinations in the house of lords begins to cool, yesterday they meet again and not having all the papers they pretent to want they have adjourn'd it till munday. The Duke of
M is very submissive and complaisant to every body.
Last Wensday Mr. Harley and he had a meeting and he visset all the Ministry. To day I hear the key is taken from the Dutchess, and given to the Dutchess of Sommerset, Mrs. Masham, Privy purse, Mrs. Hide, Mrs. of the Robes, and Dutchess of Shrewsbury to be a lady of the Bedchamber, but
that the Duke of M has his Commission enlarged and
declar'd Generalissimo of all her Majesties forces. We want three mails from Holland.
[Lady Wentworth.]
Jatiuary 19, 171 1. My dearist and best of children
. . . They say Lord Bartly is to marry Lady Luesy the Duke of Ritchmon's daughter. Here is a Lady that has
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