tells me Sir Harry says my Lady Strafford will be here at Michelmass; 'tis a question ask't me very often, when you will be over and it is as truely answer'd by me that I do not know, and by this information I don't think I am able to be more certain. The Discourse continues still in town that there's no perfect agreement with our Great men and there's such a struggle that it must end in the fall of one of them; but where 'twill I can't tell. The Duke of Beauford's place is gaped at by many lords. My Lord Paget's not going to Hannover has given a great deal of speculation, some saying Lord B—— has got the better of Lord T—— by having the man rejected wch he was against at first; others says 'tis my Lord Paget's own doings, who refused to go without having full instruction before he went, and that he capitulated not to stay above three months, wch gave Lord B—— an opportunity of recommending my Lord Clarendon who accepts of the Employ with out asking questions, and a person the Queen has always desired shou'd be in some employment. This is said to vex Lord T——, but if there's a word of this true I know not.
London, June 14, 1714.
Dear Brother,
The best news I can tell you is that the Queen is very well. The first day I saw her since her coming from Kingsenton was this day sevenight when she gave audience to the King of Sicilia's Ambassador. The thursday after I went with her to Kingsenton and a friday she went abroad to take the air in her coach round Hide Park, and wou'd have gone abroad a Saturday, but that there was a great council. The Duke of Shrewsbury lead her into the council room, she has not been able to walk so far for some time past, she has order'd her coachs to go abroad to day, so I hope I shall find her well, and that her Excercise may do her good.
The Lords have gone quite thro' the Schism Bill, and have come over th' other party cleaverly, for whilst they were busy in giving instructions to the Committee to receive clauses to
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