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 them in the same manner to you. Lady Helena Perceval is to spend the evening with us and is here allready, but I hope my Dear Papa will doe me the justice to believe no bodys company can give me half the pleasure that I feal when I can asure him how much J am with the greatest regard his Lordships most affectionet and most dutifull daughter.

��London, /rtw/^rtrj/ 3, 1738. Dear Papa,

We had the satisfaction last night of hearing your Lordship was got safe to Freeston, which place I fear now you'll find very cold, for the weather is so changed for the worst that one hears nothing but whisling winds and beating rains which is a more disagreable sound in the country then in London, tho' bad enough in both. I have with pleasure starved myself these two mornings in window in hopes to send your lordship some news about the Prince and Princess ; a Sunday they went to St. James's Church, and was far from makeing the congragation wait for they was there before the cushens and books was laid for 'cm. They had afterwards a drawing room and there apear'd a good deal of company, by the number of coaches ; but all the servants says there's allways double the number at your Assembly, so your com- pany will make a greater show in the Square then his Royall Highness's. Yesterday the Princess and Lady Chariot Edwin went in the coach and the Princess (sic) and Lord Baltimore went on hourseback to Kew to viset the Lady Agusta, and return'd at night ; as being new things there's allways a great mob atends there goeing out and comeing in. The Plays began last night and was vastly full, and the Operas are to begin to night and I conclude will be as full. Those that has heard the rehearsals commends the Opera and the new man's singing vastly. I hope you'll forgive the dullness of my letter, for there is not much news and what little there is being to be devided in three but a small quantaty can come to my share. There is a speach that generaly atends this time of year which I long to make but won't for fear it shou'd

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