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 462 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

��[Lord Wentworth.]

December 12, 1730. Dear Papa,

I have no news to tell you but Mr. [or Mrs.] Southwell is dead. Pray Papa, give my duty to Lord Bathirst and my service to Lady Bathirst. Monswer I beleve is gone to France for he sent for his Trink to the kings arms and was ready in a hackney coach and toke in in to him and bid them drif a way to jerin crose.* This Letter is of my one spilling. I am Dear Papa

Your most affectionate

and most dutifull son

WENTWORTH.

��{December, 1730.] Dear Papa,

Master Wallpole came to me last night wee playd at Quadarill and I won 10 pence at a penny a fish. The day before yesterday we went to Lord Holderness and Lady Caralina Darcey. I hope I shall see you sone in London. My cosin Lee has sent me the dor-mice. We have had very good weather hear — I hope you have had the same : this Letter is of my one Spilling : I am, &c.

��London, December 26, 1730. Dear Papa,

Master Wallpole was to see me yesterday. Lord and Lady Pomfret is come to town. Duke and D**^^ of Devon- shire is gone out of Town to kepe their Chirstmas in the country. We have writ a great many Letters and derected them to Cirencester. We was in as great a fright as you cold be for fear you should be sick in hearing from you {sic). Lord and Lady Oxford is not come to town yet ; my couzen


 * Charing Cross ?

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