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in my votes in Parliament. I told her, ' / 

 would always act according to the best sense I had^ 

 That I had a great duty to her Majesty ; that I 

 should always show myself a loyal subject ; 

 nay, and if she would give me leave to say it, 

 / loved her ; for which she thanked me. She 

 desired I would never promise my vote, till I 

 had acquainted her with my objections ; she 

 said, * I should be her confessor, and she would be 

 mine; and if she could not satisfy me, then I 

 should vote as I pleased.' I thanked her heartily 

 for this great favour and condescension, and 

 promised her, that I would consult her Majesty 

 in those things wherein she was concerned, be- 

 fore I voted against her inclinations. And I 

 desired no more than to be satisfied." 



This passed when his Grace was just come 

 up out of the country to attend the session that 

 winter ; and the next year, when he came to 

 town to the Parliament, her Majesty entered 

 upon the same topic. 



1707. Monday, November 3. ** I was just 

 come to town, and went to wait upon the Queen 

 and the Prince. I was received very kindly by 

 both of them. The Queen says, she will declare 

 the bishops for the vacancies in a little time, 

 and she will have some talk with me about it. 

 She hopes I will serve her this Parliament. She 

 seemed to intimate, that she was afraid of some 



