| Description | Sandwell,"It is now a year since I wrote to your Lordship upon the death of the Duke of Orleans and abdication of the King of Spain, what has since happened gives good reason to believe that a storm is gathering notwithstanding the present calm, and should think myself a very bad Englishman if I concealed anything that might give light, where the majesty and the kingdom are so nearly concerned, therefore shall as briefly as I can give your lordship an account of some former transactions that have had and still may have great influence upon the affairs of the world", 22 Feb 1724/25 For full description see HMC 15th Report Appendix 1 |