indeed it cost me a great deal of mony. The town has made out a story of the Duchess of Shrewsbery and Lady Oxford. The Duchess of Shrewsbery told me of it, she says they will allways make a story of her every year, but she likes this the best. They say she went to see Lady Oxford and she said, " Madam I and my Lord are so weary of talking Politicks, what arc you and your Lord .?" and Lady Oxford sighed and said "she knew no Lord but the Lord Jehova," and the Duchess made answer again " Oh, dear ! Madam, who is that ? I believe 'tis won of the new Titles, for I never heard of him before."
��St. James's Sqvarf., February 15, 1712.
I believe, my Dear, Utricht produces more news than this place, tho' about three weeks agoe there was a story about town that fritten'd me out of my witts ; I did not sleep for three nights. 'Twas that a letter of yours was intercept'd going into France against the States of Holland, and that they had set a gaurd about the door tell they cou'd send you in disgrace out of there country ; and I keept myself in this frite longer than I need, for I wou'd not ask peaple what they thought for fear they should think I believ'd it ; and I look'd like a thing dead, but I told every body I had a great cold and it lay mightly in my head. So your poor Pug has been in great cares about you, tho' not without all the reason in the world, for what ever is any concern to you is dubly so to me. My diamond necklace is now the finest as well as my earrings of any body's in town. I must tell you that I wish as much as you for your being Master of the Horse ; but if we have it not we have more happiness than ten thousand in this town, which is our love to won anothere, which no
body can take from us Prince Eugene has given an
order to six ladys and six men. The ladys are the four Marlborough daughters and the Duchess of Bolton and Lady Berkely. 'Tis a medall — Cupid on won side with a sword in won hand and a fann in the othere, and the othcre side is Cupid with a bottle in his hand with a sword run through it. And the motto's are in French which I dare not write to you
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