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 46 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

My sister writt a very kind letter to me and with concern

and mighty exprestions of lov to you, and tells me of a kind

letter you writt her, which pleesis her very much, and she

would advise you to take sum speedy cair to prevent the

loosing them, she ses she doubts not but you may prevent it.

She sent a man an hors yesterday o purpos, because I should

loos noe time to tell it you. My cheef concern is for you,

though I doe confess they are very prety in my eys to ; and

it will be a great charge to remove all the goods, and hear is

not roome for them ; besydse nothing can be more convenyent

to you, it being so near the Parlement hous and the Court.

Mrs. Dauson and Mother Harreson* and Bridgett Harreson

all had lodgins in St. Jaimsis upon King Jamsis acount, and

why not I ? my father and mother was sarvents to the

Queen's own mother as well as they ; and the twoe old ons

kept thears tell they died, and Bridget after, tell the great

wynd blew them down.-f- I wish you could gett mony

enough to bygh a good hous of your own in town, you would

soon save it in hous keeping, for those lodgins ar very charg-

able, and all things in publick, nothing spoke ore dun but

known to all the town and parrafraised upon ; but tell your

return I wish you might keep them, for the good of all your

goods in them, which will be duble charg, not to remove them

whear thay ar to fix. When the Queen Doweger caime over,

one of her cheef offecers. Lord Desilvis, brought his mother

over, which was as old and ugly as myself ; she never apeared

but to me, he being your father's friend. Soe I cannot help

wishing myself in cogneto with you, whoe is the Darling of my

soul, and the delight of my eys, and dearer to me then any

words can exspres, nether is it possible for me to tell you, how

much I am, my dearest dear, your moste infenit affectionate

mother.

Modena, and made a deposition concerning the legitimacy of the Pre- tender. Ahce Harrison held the office of " mother of the maids " of honour,
 * Margaret Dawson was one of the chief ladies-in-waiting on Mary of

t The terrible storm of 26 November, 1703, is no doubt here referred to, famous in literature for the simile drawn from it in Addison's " Campaign."

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