4l8 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.
day in the park, and told me 'twas reported in town that all the answere you had from the king to some or all your letters was Mi Lord, fay receii voire let t re, George Roy. I assured him that was false, for I knew you had received several very obliging letters from him, with which he was sattisfied and seem'd pleased. We have report in town that there's three new commissions from the King, the first the Duke of Marie- borough as General, th' other Lord Cooper as Chancelour, the last to Lord Orford as Admiral.
London, September 17, 17 14. Dear Brother,
I am always glad to receive letters from you, but have never been better pleased a great while then with yours of the 25, wch gave me an opportunity to-day to contradict a knot of Marchants at St. James, that were talking of the news of the day, wch was that Lord Townsend was declar'd secretary of State in the room of Lord Bullingbrook, and
that the Duke of M wou'd be declar'd general as soon
as the King came over, and that General Cadogan was to go Plenypo to the Hague, and that Lord Strafford was recall'd. Tho' I did not know the Gentlemen I took the liberty to
inform them right, that Lord T was secretary of State,
in the room of Lord B and that Cadogan was to go to
Brussells for the affairs of Flanders, but I cou'd assure them Lord Strafford was not recalled.
I saw General Wade to-day who tells me he has mett with that ridiculous report of the short answer the King gave you to the letter he received by him, and he had taken pains to undeceive a great many wch he can very well do, for you did him the Honour and favour to show him the King's answere, wch was in as obliging terms as a sovereign cou'd writ to a subject and contain'd a full sheet of paper. I was sorry you did not come over with the King, but I don't know what to think now, whether 'tis not best you don't ; if the reports has any influence, 'twill quash all that, but your not being here will give advantage to have stories raised that can't be so soon contradicted. I hope all will turn for the best. I am just
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