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will convince them that she has not been in that dangerous condition that some disaffected people has been pleased to report her. There came in a fellow booted and spur'd to a coffee house in the City Sunday night and said he was just come from Hampton Court, and the Queen was given over. She has been a broad these two or three days and I thank God very well. Mr. Lewis told me yesterday that they sent a mesenger that day to Holland. If I had been in London, I wou'd have sent you some of the Prints that have been publish't about the disign'd procession of Queen Elizabeth's birth day. The figures that were taken are show'd at the Cock-pit, and I hear the Dutchess of Marlborough has been to see them. The Dutchess of Montague and Lady Sunder- land went their in a Mob, to have past for Servant Maids, but every body knew them. They say the Dutchess of Marl- borough designes this Winter to keep assemblees and live after a most magnificant manner at her new house, but I think she might be warned by the advise she had from a country Gentleman of about two hundred a year, who was made very drunk at her house at St. Albans, for it seems she has keept open house there all this summer ; he told her, her entertainment was very noble and fine, and if she had lived so two or three years agoe it might have signified something, but now it wou'd signifie nothing. We hear here the place of Congress is Utrect, and the time the first of January, our stile, and it is expected that you will have more Voluntier at that Congress then ever you had at any Campaign. Ther has been a report that you wou'd have time before the meeting of the Plenipos to come into England but now I find there's noe thoughts on't. I was t'other day in company with Lord Steward and heard him say 'twas to be wish't you cou'd have time to appear here this Session, if it were only upon the account to leave your Proxey, for the Party in the house of Lords were much stronger then in the house of Commons. This is a place I hear very little news, and when I come to London where I fancy I shall hear more, I may be disap- pointed ; but since you have encouraged me you shall not fail of hearing constantly from your, &c,

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