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 Il6 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

be made a hundred pounds a week. This and the Httle letter

I writ which my Mother'enclosed to you is the only thing I

have writ since my illness. I gain strenght ever day so that

now I hope to be a very good correspondent to you again. I

hear the Peace is off wch I am sorry for, for you might have

come to the Hague in spite of the Duke of M now is

your time to push to be Earl of S for there is to be a

new promotion among the lords.



[Lady Wentworth.]

April 2%, 1710. My dearist and best of children

The small pox is extreemly about, and very mortell ; Lord Lumly is dead of them.

.... Now I have a commecall story and a very tragecall story to tell you — first, hear coms a woman to sell things and brings with her many tickitts for a sixpany Lottery, soe for a jest I brought them to Pug, whoe toock one and I markt it with J P for Jinney Pug, and she has got a prise, a silver needlecase and silver thimble ; but poor me have lost fower silver spoons, one last summer, the other three a weeke agoe out of the table baskitt. All my sarvants ar very honist, it fretts me very much to se the ill luck I have. I thinck I must make a gethering for som new ons ; I thretten my man to pay for them, but it will ruin the poor wretch, he is a decaid gentleman's son, he is very honist and sober, only a little silly, but myghty willing and good natured. He leved half a year with your brother Wentworth before I had him, he had more buisness then he could doe. Dear creetur, millions of blessings ever atend you, it is the harty prayer of your most infenit affectionate mother.

[Peter Wentworth.]

12 June, 1 7 10. Dear Brother,

I put myself in the Q n's way as often as I can,

but can see no look as if she intended to send an answere

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