200 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.
Duke of Shrewsbury's my Lord Scarborough was there and he was talking of his building, and the}^ did agree there was no Building without a Survoyer, even when they agreed by the great (sic) ; wch agrees with the advise Mr. Benson is always desiring to send you word, you must be at the expence, wch in the main will be mony saved, for a blunder in building is not to be repaired without a great expence and lost of time and labour. If mony was not so scares with me and the charge of the journey up and down to Yorkshire so great I shou'd be tempted to let my Wife have the pleasure of seeing your house.
London, May 29, 171 1. Dear Brother,
This day last was sevenight I watch't for Mr. Harley's coming out of the committee of Council, wch is held at the Cock-pit, not being able to meet him any where else, to know what answere he wou'd give my letter I had writ him to desire he wou'd remind the Queen of your request at this time of promotion of Peers. He took me by the hand as he came out, and told me I need not have given myself the trouble of writing to him, for the Duke of Shrewsbury was a very good rememberancer, and that he wou'd writ you him self the first post. That afternoon I was going to Twitten- ham to give my wife a little country air after her lying in, so as I had writ you in the morning all the news I then knew, my letter being sealed up I desired Mr. Powel to tell you this. I was a little surprised at his naming the Duke of Shrewsbury to me, for in my letter I had not mention'd any body but put it as if you depended upon his friendship in that affair, so I told Mr. Lewis his answere, and ask't him if he had said any thing of my having spoke to the Duke about it. He told me upon Mr. Bowel's and my telling him I cou'd get at no opportunity of speaking to Mr. Harley, and desiring him to lay hold of the first, and that he had, and then in dis- course he did tell him the Duke of Shrewsbury was engaged in the affair, wch he believed was for your service. Sunday I received your inclosed for the Duke of Shrewsbury and Mr.
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