there; he says 'tis much taken notice of. Boyer has writ you all the currant news, so I have the less to trouble you with. Call him not my B—— for I never spoke a word to him in my life, but what he writ you concerning this quadurable League has been all the talk of town, and I have been told by those that pretend to have it from some of the Lords justices, that when my Lord B—— was ask't about it he owned there was such a project and that it then lay before you, upon wch 'twas said, the lords writ to you to lay before the King how far you had proceeded therein. The Duke of Shrewsbury was for having you come over but was over ruled by the rest. They say too there was a bundle of Papers that the Queen gave to the Dutchess of Summerset seal up, wch she desired might be burnt without looking into; she gave it to the Lords acquainting them with the Queen's desire and they did after some Debate burn them, without reading them.
London, August 20, 1714.
Dear Brother,
I have made it my business to tell about the king's Gracious letter to you, wch has had this good effect that it has stopt the impertinence of a great many mouths that were ready to be open'd against all they suppose were going out of favour, and you were one in the City that was supposed to be declining, but I hope better things now. Your French news letter will tell you all the news that's stiring so that I have very little to writ. Some people think this delay is a politick of the King's, that what alterations that are to be made, in Acts that are restraints to him, may be done by the Parliament before he comes, but that can't be, because they say the Lords justices will prorogue the Parliament till the 20th September, next week. The Queen's corps was to have been remov'd from Kingsenton to-morrow night, but upon an Express they have received from the King 'tis put off till Tuesday next, and the Ladies that are to walk at the Funeral are to have their Mourning deliver'd them from the
