232 THE WENTWORTH TAPERS.
the Peace was sign'd you mii^ht send mc with the news, I shou'd not hisitate a moment from geting leave. I wou'd [not] say any thing that I went over with that veiw, but it wou'd be an advantage to me that wou'd more then pay the trouble of going over.
I beg the favour of answer to this perticular as soon as possible, not doubting but when ever you arc put in mind of any thing that may be for my advantage, you will not let slip the opportunity.
London, December 2%, 171 1. Dear Brother,
There came in three packets yesterday and I had the favour of three letters from you, and I must own I was highly pleased to find that my letters were agreeable and entertain- ing to you. 'Tis an encouragement to me to be a greater inquirer after news and reports that fly about the town then ever. Yesterday I had this story from a pretty good hand, that the Duke of Sommerset was push't heartily after the
vote about the Peace, but it was answered by the O
when any thing came before them that immediately concern her interest, they might depend upon't he wou'd vote agree- able to't. Before the Duke of Hambleton's Patent came into question in the house of Lords, 'twas known the Duke of
S had declar'd he wou'd be against it, so then they went
the Oueen asain and told her this was a matter that imme- diately concern'd her prorogative, and if she cou'd not ingage him in that vote, 'twas plain he was more attach't to a party then to her. She sent for him, he declar'd in his opinion he must be against having more Scotch peers brought into the house, but as an expedient and to show how ready he was to comply with her desires, he desired leave to go into the country, and that he wou'd leave his proxy with one that wou'd vote for't ; and this expedient .has been turn'd upon him as an imposition and a trick, wch Was not fit to be used towards her, for he knew Duke Hambleton was to have Counsel, and when ever councel is heard Proxy are not ad-
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