474 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.
of cord. I am endeavouring to get a copy of them to send you, which I am sure wouM please you, but more if you cou'd hear how agreeably and good humer'dly the Queen sings them.
London, October"], 1731.
.... Upon the death of Dr. Sayer I proposed to Mr. Tilson that Sir Robert shou'd set up Capt. Purvis there at Totness, and me at Alborough, which he thought very feasible, and wou'd talk thoroughly of it to Horace ; and to inforce his arguments I have sent him your very good letter, and keep the inclosed as in honour I am obliged to do till I see him
next Tuesday I will go to morrow early to Hampton
Court, and find if the affair of Totness works with them, which is a borrough that the court has always carried. Mr. Reynolds has a good Tory interest there, and for my sake if either Purvis or I am set up there by the court, he'll use his best endeavours to bring in his friends to my interest.* .... The report that was set about Friday last of the Queen's death was the invention of the Spittlefeild wevers and the stock jobbers, to fall stock. I ride out with her Saturday morning, she was very cheerfuU and in very good humour, which one can't be without one is in perfect good health. . . .
��[Lord Berkeley of Stratton.]
January 15, 1732. My Lord,
I have signed and sealed the proxy. You'll be pleased to date it, for I believe it should be after the meeting of the parliament. I can hardly think you will have divisions near enough to call for proxys. It is a great pleasure to hear of your lordship and [your .-'] constancy to your friends. You
- Peter's hopes of parliamentary distinction were not realised, for we
find that in January, 1732, Sir Henry Gough was returned for Totnes in the place of Exton Sayer, LL.D. ; and Geo. Purvis, of Darsham, for
Aldborough.
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