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 352 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

��[Lord Berkeley of Stratton.]

September 8, 17 13.

I received your Lordship's most welcome letter last Satur- day, and have been since at Windsor, but heard nothing of what you mention about your acting as first plenipotentiary, and observ'd your directions in taking noe notice of it, but I cannot imagine how it will end, without new full powers, and then the bishop cannot be the first. I heard a report that your Lordship was to succeed My Lord Orrery in something very advantagious, whereby he got a great deal of money, which made my heart leap, but I heard it since contradicted. I saw the D. of Shrewsbury, whose going for Ireland is again much talk'd of. Hee looks very well after his being in France, and is in mourning for his father in law Mr. Bridges, who dyed of a gangreen in his toe with cutting the nail too near, and was forc'd to have his leg cut in two places. I have again sent to Launce about your intended building in the Square but he is still in the countrey. When I goe to London I will look into your house and give you my opinion, weak as it is, since you desire it. I doe not know but your design may doe very well, when that little building is taken away, and you have soe many pictures, that you will want a room to put them in. I am extreamly pleas'd to hear your Lordship is perfectly well again ; Mr. Ayerst was soe kind to let me know it before. Such a violent illness as you had in Italy is felt a great while, and one often finds remem- brances of it, but I hope this will be the last. I wish you were out of that unwholsome marshy countrey, and, if I cannot see you here, that you were in the good air of France if the post be what you like.

The talk of Elections drowns every other news here, but some people expect a great revolution in Poland, and that Prince James Sobieski will be placM upon that throne by the turks, and wish they doe not think fit to meddle with more crowns in Europe.

For my part I am not apt to be disturb'd with things at

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