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 Il8 THE WENT WORTH PAPERS.

Twickenham, Midsummer day ^ 1710. My dearist and best of children, ....

Sir Thomas Skippoth * is dead at the Bath, and has left his son 12 hundred a year, his daughter 6 thoussand pd, and his miss one thoussand pd, but in this town they will have it that he has morgaged his hous to her, for monny he owed her. I had a lady yesterday that told me a great deal of news, but little of it true I beleiv. First that the Queen would have given Lord Sunderlin three thoussand pd a year, when she put Lord Darkmouth in his place, and he told her majesty that if he was not capable of sarving her, he did not desarv such a pention, thearfore would not rob the govern- ment of soe much ; and the Duke of Buforde to be Master of Horss, the Dutchis of Summersett Groom of the Stoal and Lady Fretswell to be Ranger of infell chase or som great forrest I have forgott. But the Duke of Ormon to be Leftenant of Ireland, and Lord Rotchister Treasurer, the Chanclor to be out. How many soe ever of thees prove true yet thear is sartain to be great removse : it makse me have a thoussand fears. I wush you had noe regiment and was wel setled with a good wife at your new house in Yorkeshire. I have red Baker's Cronekles and I cannot but thinck the timse now ar very lyke the begining of those troubles ; and S*cheverel is very much adored, the Bisshop of Salsberry as much dispysed which I am not sorry for, its justly com upon him, I know you will laugh at me and say polleticks is not soe fitt for me as to speake in the commendation of your most wunderfull prety table, the fraim of which is very much admired by al that see it. Hear was a lady the other day that has thre very prety daughters, and her favoret she made stand under your Picture you brought from Prutia, and said she never see twoe facis more alyke. Indeed the lady is very prety, but her face is thinner, the eys is very lyke. She did exspect I would have wisht her my daughter, but indeed I

married a daughter and co-heir of Lord Chandos.
 * Son of Sir Thomas Skipwith, of Metheringham, Lincolnshire. He

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