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Godfrey to have my arms ingraved on it. He ask'd me for my arms and coronet i8 pence, but for my supporters he asked me three shillings and sixpence, so you may be sure I would have only my arms for I think quite extravagent to have any thing else ; I am overjoy'd, for the queen has just sent to invite me to the Duke's ball. I am to go at half an hour after six and I am to be dress'd in all my best, and Mr. Morin is sent for to do up my hair, and so I am to go to the Drawing room this morning and to wait of the Duke. I am to dine at Mr. Scawens to day .... My mamma and sisters goes to night to Mr. Leveridge's benefit, I was to have gone had not the Duke sent. Mr. Scawen got them her, for he makes great interest for him, the play is the Royal merchand or the beggers bush with a vast deal of danceing'and Mr. Glover and Madameselle Salle

��London, May 27, 1735. Dear Papa,

.... We are all to dine at the dowager Lady Bur- lington's to-day, I fancy there will be a great feast. My Lady Swasso [.-'] is dead, she diy'd in a convulsion fit as she was at dinner with a great deal of company, it was in the news yesterday. We dined yesterdaye at Lady Francis Williams, my mama and I ; the company was Lady Coningsby, Lady Francis Williams, my mama, fat Lord Hinton, tall Mr. Selwin, and Mr. Williams and L We had a very good dinner, for we had at the first course three macerell, then after that we had beans and bacon and boyl'd chikens, and then we had four little plates pidgeons one rabbits (sic), in an other goosberry tart and sparrow grase and no desart* I think I have told you all the news I know, so I will tire you no longer with stupid letter.

sister Lady Anne Conolly, and, he adds :— " We had an extream good dinner, for we had for the first course a soop and a pig, and for a second course a green goose and a veal popeats Artichoks and charr {sic). "
 * On April 17, Lord Wentworth wrote that he had dined with his

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