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as al those have, a little garden to it. Lord Stayr's, Lord Marquis of Dorchister, and Lord Gilford, and then Lord Broocks is next and Mrs. Duns and Lord Chamney ; you must know most of these houses, if not all. I will by next post giv a full acount of the pryse, but I writt you word of it before, and I told your brother of it. I was just now to see Mrs. Loe and her neic. She had ten wax candle, six in one room and fower in a very little one, and very fynly furnished, the house is in Bond Street ; but if he had a thoussand a day your sister Betty would not have had him, he is soe ugly. I hear Tom Arundeil behaved himself very handsomly, but was desperetly wooded, had seven wounds with a soard, and •was laid amungst the dead bodys. Whither this was in the first or the last fight I can not tell. This account Col. Mun- day gave, and he has been com from then twoe months, came hear but yesterday. Hear is straing things saide about this misfortune in Spane ; its sad to loos soe many livs

December 2, 1710. My dearist and best of children, hear are choyce of good housis to be had. My Lord Broocks is as I told you of in my last, which stands in the midst of good company. Thear is five years to com of my Lords Lees which is to be sold, and I sent to inquire what they ask for thear time, and whoe the land lord is, and his rait to sel it. Thear is a prety garden and a doar into St. James Parke. The next hous is Lord Litchfeild's, Lady Overkirk designs to leev it and take a les ; you know thear is a prety garden and a charming prospect, and the most convenyents in the world for thees lodgins. Thear is a doar at the foot of the stairs that corns in to thear eating room, the worst is the comming to it in a coach is not handsom ; the coach way is in Downing Street. It belongs to the Crown and is granted by three livse and one of these three livse is out, soe the life you may beg of the Queen that is out, and the other twoe I hope you may beg as they fall. Thearfore this hous may be a great pene- worth to you, and it is as noble a hous as you can have. And thear is a third which is a very good one, and very con-

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