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240 The Duchess coining puts every body in abominable humour. My Lord Grey was so good-natured as to carry his wife far from her beloved; he has gone into Sussex, where the Duke of Monmouth is to hunt. The new secretary you will hear of; I know not what he has given. All the town has made my son treasurer but the King, though there is no more probability of any than when you were here, neither has he the desire so much as I have that you should love me as well as you can, who do you more than you care for.

I had a letter just now from Lord Halifax. I find he will not be soon here, but is far from making any meritorious cause of it.

Most Honoured Sir,

As bad news comes not too late, so good news cannot be sent too soon or too often; wherefore, lest mine of the last post miscarry, I thought it my part to tell you in this that you had the good day on Thursday last; the business was so clear on your side, and the cause so good and conscientious,