▁Spe aker ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 3 , ▁B rom ley ▁respond ed ▁to ▁questions ▁from ▁a ▁Scottish ▁MP ▁with ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁reply ▁that ▁" they ▁had ▁catch t ▁hold ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁they ▁w ou ' d ▁keep ▁her ▁fast .", ▁thereby ▁given ▁cred ence ▁to ▁the ▁widely ▁held ▁belief ▁in ▁Scotland ▁that ▁Union ▁was ▁a ▁means ▁for ▁England ▁to ▁assert ▁her ▁domin ance ▁over ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Lock hart ▁Pap ers ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 3 ▁B rom ley ▁left ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁administration ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁Department . ▁He ▁lost ▁that ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁King ▁George ▁I ▁installed ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁min istry . ▁B rom ley ▁never ▁held ▁government ▁office ▁again , ▁but ▁he ▁remained ▁the ▁generally ▁recogn ised ▁leading ▁T ory ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁until ▁his ▁health ▁decl ined ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 0 s . ▁B rom ley ▁remained ▁an ▁MP ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 2 . ▁ ▁Family ▁B rom ley ▁was ▁married ▁four ▁times : ▁ ▁Catherine ▁Clo berry , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Clo berry ▁. ▁They ▁had ▁one ▁son : ▁ ▁Clo ber y ▁B rom ley ▁ ▁( 1 6 8 5 – 1 7 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Tre ver ▁Fort rey , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Fort rey , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 1 6 8 9 . ▁They