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and then the Princ was good natured and would have dun somthing for his children.*

November i6, 1708. My dearist and best of children ....

I have a moste dismall story to tell you, God forgiv me for it. I cannot help being more then I ought concerned. I shall never lov anything of that kynde a quarter soe well again. I had rether lost a hundred pd., nay all the rest of my doms I would have geven to have saved poor charming Fubs, never poor wretch had a harder death. As it leved soe it dyed, full of lov leening its head in my bosom, never offered to snap at any body in its horrid torter but nussle its head to us and loock earnestly upon me and Sue, whoe cryed for thre days as if it had been for a childe or husband, .... Sure of all its kynd thear never was such a one nor never can be, soe many good qualletys, soe much senc and good nature and cleenly and not one fait ; but few human creeturs

had more senc then that had I could write a quier of

paper in her commendations.* I have buiryed her in this

garden, and thear is a stoan layd at her head I leiv

all news and the discription of the Princ his buirying to your brother.

^ November 23, 1708. My dearist and best of children, I have been to see a very good hous in St. Jamsis Squair. It has thre large rooms for- ward and two little ons backward, closetts and marble chimney peicis, and harths to al the best rooms, and iron backs to the chimneys. Thear is twoe prety clossets with chimneys and glas over them, and picturs in the wenscoat over most of the chimneys, bras locks to al the doars, wens- coat at bottom and top and slips of boards for the hangings. Thear will want little to be dun to it. Thear is back stairs, twoe coach housis, and stable for ii horses, rooms over for

died on 28 October, 1708.
 * Prince George of Denmark, to whom Peter Wentworth was equerry,

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