220 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.
��[Peter Wentworth.]
London, December 7, 171 1. Dear Brother,
The whigs were very upish upon the coming out of this Daily Courant a Wednesday, but Thursday they were a
little down again upon the Duke of M being out of the
Ordinance, and that place given to Lord Rivers, To day the Queen made very good speech to both houses, and afterwards [stayed] to hear the debate the Lords had upon the thanks they were to give her for't. You have heard my Lord Notingham is gone over to the Whigs, and he battle it hard to carry this inclosed question. I did not know the queen was to stay the Debate till I had din'd and when I got there ^twas over, but I got this from one of the Clerks. The Lords carryM this by one or two voices, the same question was under debate in the house of Commons, but there ^twas carried against it by above a hundred. Some people reckon this wrong manage- ment of Lord T , that he did not compute better in the
house of Lords. I met Mrs. Ramsey yesterday, and she desired me to present her service to you, and to tell you you are her constant boast, and that you are the favourite toast of all the Tories both men and women. I hope by next post to have more to writ you upon the several reasonings upon the Queen's Speech, for I find people are mightily divided about it. My Lady Strafford was to hear the Speech, with Lady De la War. I saw all your house yesterday and I believe when I see it furnish't, I shall like it much better then Mr. Bathurst's. You order'd me to tell you my mind plainly so I desire to have time till I see all Sir Richard's goods out of it. 'Tis late to night so I shall conclude.
[Lady Wentworth.]
December 7, 171 1.
My dearist and best of children, I was yesterday att Lord Keeper's, I went with dear Lady Strafford, whoe is hear now,
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