tion to her to hear he confirms what Syhvine has often told her, that he has the happiness of your good esteem, and Mr. Powel says you think him as pretty a fellow as any in the army, and that if you were to choose for her he shou'd be the man. He told my sister he was obliged to go strait to the Army, but he wou'd go out of the way on purpose to wait upon you.
I am a very bad body at representing and puting circum- stances together, so am very glad of this opportunity of Mr. Powel to whom my sister will give a faithfull relation in order to be communicated to you, from whose management our cheif hopes of good success depends.
There's no news stiring. Mr. Harley is gone to lye at Kingsenton for the Air, and 'tis hoped he'll come soon to town to enter upon business, for there's nothing to be done without him. I have seen the memorial Mr. Ellison gave into the Treasury, wch 1 hope will have a good effect for Lord Powlet took it up and read it, and order Mr. Powis to make up your account, wch he did immediately and gave it into the Lords before they went from the Board, wch amonted to above i r,ooo, but he had put in the 1,500 equipage mony wch I hope you will get.
London, May 4, 171 1. Dear Brother,
There's no news I can writ you but you will before have seen it in the Publick prints, as that the Lords yesterday throw out the Bill to impower Commissioners to examining into all the Grants since '^S, without any Debate ; but this perticular may be you won't hear and if you don't give me leave to writ such trifles my letters must be very short. There's one Baker the jest of the Duke of Argilc, Lord Orerry and the wits of Wills Coffee house, the man they say has learning but is crakt, and has a very formal air, so they call him Don Diego. In the house of Commons when they were to Ballot for the Commissionars the Whigs to turn the Bill into rcdiculc gave all their Votes for Mr. Baker. They were
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