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 500 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

Lord Granby, Lord Dalketh, Lord Robert and Lord Went- worth, and my poor love lost half a crown — a Dieue my Dear ever yours.

St. James's Square, January 8, 1734.

I receaved my Dearest yours of the 3rd last night and you may be sure am happy to hear you are so well. I thank God my Royal Rose and the girles are extremly so, and yesterday he walk'd round the Park ; a Sunday I carred him to court with me, and whilst I was at church my brothere took care of him and show'd him all the rooms at St. James, and when the Queen cam in he made his bows very handsomly A great many of the Forreners (my brothere says) talked to him and said he spoke french perfectly well. My love says he likes going to court better of a Sunday than any day. We ware yesterday at court ; they thought in the morning they shou'd have had no hazard for want of players, but at last they got the D. of Graffton, Lord Harrington, Mr. Shutzes and Lady Betty Garmain, which was all besides the K., Q., Prince and Princess Royall. There was a ball, but twas sad company in the great drawing, but there was a room keept for the Prince and his company, and when he was going to dance he cam up and said he hoped he shou'd have Lady Lucy's company in his set, and he was sorry Lady Anne ConoUy was not there too, for he had a great deal of pleasure in the company of me and my famely ; and he asked Lucy if she had got a partner, for if she had not he wou'd get her one, but Mr. John Bosscowin had asked her. The Prince danced with Lady Bab Mancell I hope Ward- man will com to London, if he does he shall see an opera and all the Royall famely. Lady Kaye showed me a letter from Leeds that says every thing goes well for Sir Miles Stapleton. We have terrable cold weathere here and I fancy we shall have snow. I wish you would ask Wardman, if we shou'd want Molly Wood in town, if he knows of any maid Mrs. Wardman cou'd get that wou'd be fitt for Wentworth Castle ;

for Nanny Downing is such an nasty I must be as bad

as mothere Needham to keep her

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