[Lady Wentwortil]
St. James's Square, January 8, 1712.
My dearist and best of children, a thoussand thancks to you for the kyndness of yours of the 12 of this instent, but I shall never thinck it possable for any dog to compaer to charming Perl, I never goc anywhear without her except to church. Hear is a straing unnaturell rcporte of Lady Abar- gane that she has in pation kild her own child about seven year old, she having been a great while whiping it, my Lord being greeved to hear it crye soe terryably went into the roome to beg for it, and she threw it with such a forse to the ground she broack the scul ; the girle leved but fower howers after it. I am sure never any letter from me was half soe welcome as this will be, although I never will yeeld that any creeture can lov you better then, dear soul, your moste infenit affectionat mother.
[P.S. in Lady Strafford's haiidivriti)ig.\
Lady Wentworth tells me you are very fond of folly, I am glad of it beleiving you will grow fonder than ever of me sence Folly has your Affection. I have taken it into my head that Prince Eugen has been som time or othere wounded
in the , for I never see any body sit down so stiff. I
here the Whiggs are very angry with you, I think 'tis for you credite, for they never love any body that is good. I am my dearest Life and Soul more then I can express my self yours intirly.
[Lady Sirafford.]
St. James's Square, January 8, 17 13.
.... Prince Eugin was with the Queen a Sonday night, Mr. St. Johns went with him. I hear he is very much morti- fied at the Duke of Marlborough being out of favore. The Duke of Shrewsbury is still named for Ireland, his Duchess
is very ill of a feavore I goe to day in all my aires to
see the Prution envoy's lady, and the Ds. of Buckingham sees
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