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company, so design to goe there to-night. I hear Mr. Prior is discontented and dos not thinke the court dos well by him. I was told to-day that the Queen will not consent to have ethere the Duke or Duchess of Somerset taken from
her
I sent you word in the begining of this that the Queen was to have a Drawing room to night for Prince Eugen ; but she has a little of the goute, so she had non. But I went to make a viset to the Duchess of Ormond, and Prince Eugen cam to make her a viset, so she told him who I was. Jack How's son has run away with Mrs. Thynn, Lord Weymouth's neece. I am jest com from the Prution Envoy's lady, she is hand- som, but her face is exactly like a sign in the Strand where they sell Babys ; * she cant speak a word of English, she told me she se you at the Hague.
St. James's Square, January ii, 1712.
.... The mobb are so fond of Prince Eugen that his coach can hardly goe about. 'Twas generaly said when he first came that he would only keep company with the Whiggs, but except the Duke of Marlborough he's alltogethere with the Court party ; he dines to-day with the Duke of Ormond. I hear if the Duchess of Somerset goes out the D. of Ormond will have the key. The queen is going to marry two of her maids, Mrs. Scarborough to Sir. Robert Jenkeson, and Mrs. Warburton to won of a great estate and a great Whigg, but I cant tell his name. The Duke of St. Albans is out of his place, and the Duke of Beauford has it. The Prusian Envoy was here to-night and brought me my laced twilete ; I like it very well as I doe every thing you doe, and thank you for it. .... Pray take notis of an advertisemente I think in one of the Post Boys of Mother Jenings and Madam du Soison, mothere to Prince Eugen. f
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t Writing again on the 15th January, Lady Strafford says: — "The Ladys here dont admire Prince Eugene, for he seemes to take very little notis of them"; and in the same letter: — "that frittfuU creature Prince Eugene takes up everybody's conversation."
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