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could you but see my fyer side, you would laugh hartely to se Fubs upon a cushin, the cat of another, and Pug of another lapt up al but her face in a blanckitt. I have not left room to asure you I am, dear, dear creature your most infenitt affectionate mother J. W.

December 23, 1707. My dearist and best of children, I thanck you for yours of the 24 of this instint, although it was short it was hartely welcom to me as al yours are. Last Sunday I was god- mother to Mr. Hanbury's boy, they refewsed the Countess of Winchelsee for me, for she offered herself to ether boy or girl ; twoe ritch sittissons stud with me, on Sir Ambrose Croly,* the other Marchant Morgin, each ar worth abov a hundred thoussand poun a peic. A Bishop crisned it, but what I forgott .... Sir Clowsly Shovell was buryed last night at Wesminstor, and it was very fyne and must needs cost a great deal of mony.

\February or March, x'jo^^ My dearist and best of children ....

Neaphew Batthurst was to see me this morning and 'made many speeches of his great affection to you; indeed I beleiv him very sincear. I wish your grant was secured by Act of Par™*, and your mony and all you have put in sum other bodys name that has nothing to doe with Court nor Army, for I hear its in the Gezett that the Princ of Wails is going towards Dunkerk ; then he may soon be hear. Hear is a great deal of grumbling about. All my news I hard just now from Sue, whoe has been to se som freinds in the sety, and they ar full of such news. I wonder my neaphew sayd nothing of it, but I made him sing all the while he was with me, for he sings charmingly. Coals ar above fifty shilling a chaldren to my grief, and coffy ten shilling a pd. I will leev

Andover in 17 13. He died in March 17 14. One of his daughters married Sir John Hinde Cotton, the well known Jacobite ; another, Lord St. John, of Bletsho. See note on p. 84, post.
 * Or Crowley, a city alderman, described as of Greenwich, elected for

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