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with Lady Humble, the more you know her the better you lyke her. I lyke her better then Lady Effingham or Lady Betty Hastins, she is not a buity but very fyne skinn, only her face is taned — and fyne shape prety hands, and none can have more senc then she has, vertious discreet none more, and a very good manager, and they say is worth at leest ten thoussand pd. If I was a man I would have her before som with thirty. When she was to see me the other day her eys was seldom ofe from your picturs, but most on that last. She is young enough to have children, she is soe good a huswife she will duble her fortune by good manadgement ; her conversation is worth a great deel. Lady Clark ses none is fit for you but the Duke of Newcastle's daughter. Lady Tuften has buiryed this last Sunday one of her daughters but has five very handsom ons left. For five thoussand pd you may by her hous, and one or twoe may be be bated if you will take a daughter ; it is the moste convenyents hous I ever see, all the ofifissis wonderfull good, it was the Queen's grand- father's, it stands in the midle of a garden, its a charming revew, thear is thre ways for a coach to com to it.* Blynd Mrs. Ash I was to se yesterday, she asks how you doe and tels me Lord Willyam Paulett has a great place and twoe thoussand a year pention, secretary Johnson's neaphew, pray what is his dissarts, he wants it not, and poor Mr. Arundell can gett nothing. I had just now a very mallancolly letter from his wife ; its sade thear is a stop to the Queen's making any more changis, soe thear is to my saying more then I am, &c.

[Peter Wentworth.]

London, \% July, 1710. Dear Brother,

From the talk of the town it is a very hard matter to Judge what will be the issue of the affair. The Torys are very upish and expect all to come in for Places and every day report that some or other of the Managers are out, tho' as


 * York House, Twickenham, built by Lord Clarendon.

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