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brock's brothere), Mr, Hare, and Mr. Wattkins that had the place before. The Queen is still confin'd to her dressing room. I am realy told the Queen is mightly concerned for Lord Cornbery, and sent herself twice a day to know how he did ; he was jest agoing to have had Lord Windsor's regi- ment. I have again play'd at Ombra with Lord Barkley, and he has now found that nobody plays better than I. If you are ever jealous of anybody it must be Lord Barkley, for I have heard in severall places where he has say'd no man in the world was so happy in a wife as you. You know I am like you and have no vanity at all, so to be sure I don't believe what he says.

[Peter Wentworth.]

London, February 17, 17 13. Dear Brother,

.... Poor Mr. Harrison is very much lamented ; he died last Saturday. Dr. Swift told me that he had told him that before he died he told him he owed about 300/., and the Queen ow'd him 500/., and that if you or some or your people cou'd send an account of his debts, that I might give it to him, he wou'd undertake to solicit Lord Treasurer and get this 500/., and give the remainder to his mother and sister.

[Lady Wentworth.]

February 19, 17 13.

My dearist and best of children, I hear Mr. Cardenel is put out. My neaphew Batthurst told us soe. I was to see my sister just now, whoe is not well. I made a very short vesit, for my dear Lady Strafford being aloan, I longed to come back to her ; for I am hear in the square from morning tel night, I dyne and sup hear every day, and sure never was soe good youmored a creeture, she never is out of youmore. She and I have play'd to-day at pickit, I will not own she plays better, but had better luck Pray give Dr. Earst*


 * William Ayerst, Lord Strafford's Chaplain.

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