illumination in town at his house in Golden Square, but that might be out of Policy fearing the mob, but there was no accasion for this precaution, for King George was proclaim'd very Peacably and ever thing has continued ever since.
I was in hopes you wou'd come over upon this ill news, and after having taken care of your self made interest for me that I might be a groom of his Bedchamber, for I wou'd not be a Querry all my life time. That's an employment that none can lay claim to but the late King's Bedchamber, and here's some of them dead ; but if you can't succeed for me in that I hope you will endeavour to get me some Patent Place, or a Commissionar of the Custom house or Excise.
'Tis said there are schemes sent over to the King already, and they that are upon the spot with him will have an add- vantage, wch I hope may be your case whatever becomes of your poor unfortunate brother.
��[Lord Berkeley of Stratton.]
August 3, 1 7 14.
I am soe stunn'd with all that hath happen'd within this week that I can hardly fix to doe anything, after the melan- choly scene at Kensington, and the hurry at London, but my first thought after coming to Richmond was to write to your Lordship, whom it would have been some comfort to have seen among our governours. It was a surprise to me, and I fancy will not be less soe to himself, not to see My Lord Wharton's name in the list, and My Lord Sunderland look'd very pale when the names were read. They sit very diligently, and their coaches drive into the Court, which will hardly hold them all. They have pitch'd upon My Lord Dorset to goe to Hanover. I doent hear of any orders yet for mourning, or the funeral, but intend to goe once in two or three days to London to see what is doing in parliament, where they have only taken the Oaths and adjourn'd. The Duke of Buckingham took Mr. Bothmar in his coach when the proclaiming was. The Duke of Marlborough is landed.
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