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 LETTERS OF LADY WENTWORTH. 12/

but I2S. the quart, but this is far beyand any yett that I ever see indeed, a thoussand thahcks to you for it. Mr. Arundel's mother makse very good and puts gold into hers, but yett this better then any. I had soe many thancks to giv you last post I had not room to answear you about the coach. Edwards the man you left me was a very good coach man, and gave the smothist fynist words in the world, but had many shufling ways with him. He when he gott a new gob, he would chang my horsis and giv me ver bad ons, and often his horsis would be laim, and then I could not have it, and some timse the coach would want mending, and be taken ofe the wheels under pretenc of mending, when being taken of and put one has been al that has been don to it ; but he has wanted the horsis, this I have been told is the only reson. This man is a very good coach [man], a better can not be, he will have none of thees tricks ; he keeps me three very good horsis hear, in case any mischanc coms to one. But my coach has not so much eas as you thinck, for although I stayde at horn when I had none yet now I seldom mis going out to take the air or make some threvoles (sic) pretenc to goe about the streets : when I am not well its a great devertion to me, and then your sister Betty goes out often. .... I hard hear that the Grand Chamberlin is dead, is it true, pray tell me ? He that was to goe to Hanover I hear kist the Queen's hand to goe next day, and insteed of goeing to Hanover went to Heaven, I hope, for he died the very next day.* I hear the Million Lottry is drawing and thear is a prise of 400/. a year drawn, and Col. St. Pear has gott 5 (stc) a year ; it will be hard fate if you mis a pryse that put soe much in. I long tel its all drawn ; they say it will be six weeks drawing. I thinck I told you Peter and his wife comse to-morrow. Next pew to me thear setts a young lady very genteel and very fair, but I thinck farr from a buity, but its said she is kept by the Duke of Molberry ; his dutchis for all she is many years older then this, yet she is ten timse handsomer


 * James Cresset ; see the next letter.

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