to a Coll. that wou'd make interest against having a child, and I might have more trouble in soliciting that Coll. than I had in speaking to the Duke. So Dear Brother let me beg you to receive the gentleman civilly, and writ him a hearty recommendation to Lord Orerry, I know you have a world of business, but nobody can writ a letter with more ease nor better then you can. If the Regiment is broak the year after 'tis raised, the half pay will keep the Boy at School and save me that charge I am now at.
London, May 22, 1711.
Dear Brother,
I had the favour of yours of the 26th May, with a Circular. I shall be making a collection of Pamphlets &c. against Mr. Powels return, wch may be pretty large, for his time of departure is not fixt, and he talks now of having orders to go down to your house in Yorkshire, wch I hope soon with very good authority may be call'd Strafford, for I have been with the Duke of Shrewsbury, who is more come-atable then Mr. Harley, to whom I was force't to writ, and find by Mr. Lewis he gives the same answere as his Grace did to me, that there was no need of any body to put the Queen in mind of it, and I might depend upon't as a thing done. Mr. Lewis has told Mr. Tilson as much that he may be prepearing to make an eloquent Preamble in Latine to your Patent; if it had come thro' his office he shou'd have been glad of the honour of performing that part, and he had given Mr. Tilson some intimation, that if he pleases to consult him he's ready to give him the best help he can. He drew up Lord Godolphin's wch his Lordship gave to Dr. Hare to examine, and after they had both model'd it, my Lord had the modesty to strick out above half, for as 'twas to be supposed what the Queen says, he thought 'twas too many complyments for her to make to any body. Lord Powlet drew his in English, and Lewis translated it into Latine ; Lord Wharton, said he wou'd bite them all, for he wou'd have none but that she was mov'd to't merely by her Will and Pleasure. When I was at the
