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 LETTERS OF LADY WENTWORTH. 12$

young women is very handsom, but not soe handsom nether. Indeed you have sett me a task, its what is soe conterary to me I know not how to effect it but one moment, I wish the poor man be safe, for we have had terrable stormse hear. Coll. St. Peer and his lady was hear and lodg at Ritchmon. I have a coach att my doar soe must conclewd Dearist dear Soul Your moste affectionat Mother,

��Twickenham, /u/y 28, 1710.

My dearist dear, yesterday morning came your gentleman of the hors and brought me, what was most welcome to me, the good news of your health and good loocks, and al the prety things, and the water, which next poste I will tell you how I lyke it ; I cannot se soe soon. Your box of essins is very prety, soe is the shoe you sent me, and the prints. He has ten for Yorkeshire, your brother six, and the box of treeckle she is to have when she coms hear, which will be next week ; the rest shall be disposed as you ordred, and the arms I will keep tell your clossit flower (closet floor.?) is finisht, it must lye awhile becaus elc the boards may shrinck — a million of thancks to you for all thees prety things. The gentleman would not dyne hear, he said he had aboundenc of busines and was to return back presantly again to London. I would by noe meens have you part with your prety Perl tell you come yourself, and then you will see my Gallant and the rest are as well looct to as your Perle, and Sue is as fond of them as myself,,. , . It has been a very sickly time at London and every whear, I thanck God I am very well now but my head has been much out of order, but it went ofe only with a vapor fitt. I did fear convultions, but it did not com to that. I was blooded and toock aboundenc of slops ; my blood had noe fait but being to good and to much, the fynest colour you ever see ; and Jackson hear blooded me, and I bled presently very freely ; and at London just before you came I had Missis Dockter, and a famous sirgion and nether could bleed me but at my wrist and keeping my hand in hot water

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