508 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.
��[Richard Wardman.]
York, May i8, 1734. My Lord,
We ar now in great hopes of crowning our desire for Sir Miles Stapylton. I shall set down hear underneath this line how the poul stud Fryday night.
[see last letter]
It is now thought that it is out of all their power to hinder Sir Miles to be the very first man chose for this election, and the next too him we think will bee ether Mr. Turner or Mr. Wortley without they deceive us with some unknown men. My Lord Malton intrest I fancey has not answer'd his expectation, for his number of men has made but a poor show, and indeed his way of making intrest was with im- ploying a parcell of attourneays that loved both mony and wine [more] then serveing him ; and if Sir Rowland Winn loose the poule I may say it will bee a great greefe to both Lord and Lady Malton. They appear hear with two coachess, all their childer and all their servants, all new close, new furnature, and cost a great and rare show.
My Lord Downs brought in ... ... 700 men
Hazelbee of Rippen brought in ... 1700 men
Duncome and some joyned him ... 600 men
Lord Strafford and Wentworth Woley {sic) 600 men Lord Strafford and Wortley ... ... 600 men
Bamforth near Shefield ... ... ... 200 men
I have not time before the post goes to say any more, but those that I have mentioned is all for Sir Miles' intrest, and it is thought, this day being Satterday, that before night it will bee near known who will get the better ; tho' they must bee nice judges to find out the other party seceritts, for they carry every thing so close that we live in fear till such times as it is over. I shall give your lordship a better account by Sunday post ; and I wanted to let your lordship known how
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