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E_BROUGHT_IN>

Althorp , (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,249.3)

Aug. 9=th= . . (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,249.4)

My Lord , I believe Lord Sommers and Lord Halifax have acquainted your
Grace with the unlucky accidents that have prevented our waiting you at
Welbeck ; (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,249.5)

however I should have done myself the honour to have gone alone , but
that , since my coming here , I have had the ill luck to sprain my foot
, which has put me to a great deal of pain and trouble , but is now
something easier . (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,249.6)

I own I am extremely concerned at this disappointment ,
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,249.7)

for besides the pleasure of waiting upon your Grace , it would have
been of use to have talked together of the present posture of our
affairs , which , though they are very fortunately and unexpectedly
mended abroad , by our success in Flanders and in the West Indies , yet
seem to grow worse and worse every day at home ;
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,249.8)

for without running over all the particulars , such as the villainous
management of Scotland , <P_2.4,250> the state of the Fleet , which is
worse than ever , the condition of Ireland in which the Protestant
interest is lower and the Popish higher than ever , their late
management in relation to the Invasion , and in particular the
pardoning Lord Griffin , is a declaration to the whole world , as far
as in them lies , for the Prince of Wales and against the Protestant
succession . (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.9)

These are such proceedings , that , if there is not a just spirit shewn
in Parliament , we had as good give up the game and submit to my Lord
Treasurer and Lord Marlboroughs bringing in the Prince of Wales .
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.10)

My reason of troubling your Grace with all this is to conjure you not
to defer coming to town too long , till just the Parliament meets ;
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.11)

for whatever is proper to be done must be concerted beforehand ,
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.12)

and that $can $not {TEXT:cannot} be done without your presence and
influence . (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.13)

I know you are very averse to coming to town before your time ,
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.14)

but three weeks or a month sooner or later I hope will break no squares
, (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.15)

and it is so absolutely necessary , that it is the joint request of
your friends and humble servants ; (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.16)

and indeed our all is at stake ; (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.17)

for if next Sessions of Parliament does not redress the mischiefs ,
there 's an end of the Revolution and the Protestant succession .
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.18)

I have obeyed your commands in relation to Mr. Rayner ;
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,250.19)

as for Mr. Attwood , several merchants of the other side have lodged a
Petition against him , so that he has desired to have the matter put
off till more of his <P_2.4,251> friends are in Town :
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,251.20)

Your Grace may depend upon my doing him all the service I can .
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,251.21)

I hope your Grace has your health well in the country ,
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,251.22)

and beg you to believe that I am with the greatest truth and respect ,
My Lord , Your Grace's most obedient humble servant , Sunderland .
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,251.23)

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London , (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,257.27)

Nov. 4=th= . . (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,257.28)

My Lord , Since I wrote last to your Grace , and had the honour of your
answer , the death of the Prince has made so great an alteration in
every thing , and particularly in what was most at every body's heart ,
the affair of the Admiralty , that as soon as it happened , those of
our friends of the House of Commons that were in Town , and that were
the most zealous with us in setting up Sir Peter King , begun to press
us to accommodate the matter and not to make division , since by this
accident there was room to have every thing set right ;
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,257.29)

since that , my Lord Treasurer has acquainted us that the Queen had
agreed to make Lord Pembroke Lord High Admiral , Lord Sommers President
, and Lord Wharton Lord Lieutenant of Ireland .
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,257.30)

Lord Sommers is out of Town , so that whether he will be persuaded to
accept of it , or no , I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} tell ;
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,257.31)

but he would be <P_2.4,258> so much in the wrong if he should not ,
that I $wo $n't {TEXT:won't} doubt but he will .
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,258.32)

These Proposals are so great in themselves towards putting things upon
a thorough right foot , that those Lords in whose names I wrote last to
your Grace have desired me to acquaint you with it , and that their
thoughts upon it are , that since these main things are like to be done
, it would by no means be right to venture a division of our friends
upon the first point of the Speaker , and therefore they have already
spoke with Sir Peter King , in order to endeavour to make him easy in
it ; so that if your Grace is of the same mind , and approves what they
have done , you will please to let your friends of the House of Commons
know it in the manner you shall judge properest .
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,258.33)

We are in expectation of seeing you here every day .
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,258.34)

However , these Lords directed me to acquaint you with it as soon as
possible . (SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,258.35)

I am ever , with the greatest truth and respect , My Lord , Your
Grace's most obedient humble servant , Sunderland .
(SPENCER-1700-E3-P2,2.4,258.36)