of the Whigs in answere to the Crisis.* Lord Wharton made the motion seconded by the Duke of Devonshire, but Lord
W was out in his intended introduction of the matter,
for he begun by telling the house, as he past thro' the court of request this Book was put into his hand and lighting accidentally upon the 20th and 21st page were the reflection upon the whole Scotch Nation is ; but when he came to read the words he had bought a second edition, were those pages were left out, so he was forc't to call to some lords that had the first edition in their pockets. I have the first Edition wch ril send you by the first Messenger that goes, 'tis writ with a great deal of spirit, the Whigs guesses it to be Dr. Swift's. The lords have the Printer in costody, who they say will not confess, but if the worst comes to the worst, I hear they have found out a man that will own, wch will save the Doctor's Bacon. Mr, Gore has not acquited himself very well of the part that was assigned him in the house of Commons. As soon as the Speaker had return'd to the house with the Queen's Speech and had read it to the house, Mr. Gore rise up with a paper in his hat wch he did not read well, to make the motion of thanks, and repeated the Queen's speech word for word, so that Sir Joseph Jekell observed upon him that the spirit of prophecy was not ceased, for there was a gentle- man that know the Queen's speech before she spoke it, for 'twas impossible to remember it upon the first reading ; but however the question that was concerted went cleverly, and the Commons are come into a warmer address then the Lords. I don't know the reason but stock still does not rise. The next book that the Lords fall upon will be that of the Heriditary Right ; the commons when they have time to con- sidere Pamphleets will begin with the Crisis and English &c. I have sent you a Ballet, because I heard of the accident when I was with you at Dover, and the last four lines are very much sung by the Whig Ladies. I have no news to send you but that I thank God the Queen continues [well] and after chapel to-day touch a great many poor people.
- The Crisis was written by Steele, the answer by Swift.
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