refused many great matchis declaring she never would marry and is now fallen in lov with a third brother, a Scotchman. I hope thear will a time come that you will fall in lov to, and be throughout happy both in a good wife and children lyke yourself, a greater blessing I cannot wish you. This is the sencear and harty prayers of, my dearist dear you moste infenit affectionat mother.
[Peter Wentwortii.]
London, /anuary 22, 171 1. Dear Brother,
Last Saturday I had three letters from you the dates were ye loth, 13th and 27th, and having been with Mr. Tilson, Lewis and Lord Berkley I find I shall have no accation of solliciting the great men you have mention'd. Mr. Tilson is as close as possible, and he tells me it behoves him so to be, for if he does but talk ot coffee house news people presently run away with it, and report it as certain, for they had it from the office. He's not surprised that you should have told me what they writ you from hence they design you, but between him and me he fears you have told it to some people at Berlin, by reasons you give the Secretary why you shou'd tell it wch I find by him are not approved of. But of this he desired me to say nothing, so I desire you'l take no notice to Mr, Tilson that I have ; but I thought it necessary to let you know it because if you have not said any thing on't you may not. I told Mr. Tilson that this had been the discourse of the town for above these two months, and as such Mons. Bonuet or others might have writ to Berlin. All that he says, if so, wou'd go for nothing, but if it is found to come from you, that's making the report authentick. About the dispatchs you return by the Messenger I said nothing to him because I heard nothing of his going till his coming back, and that was by a letter he brought Capt. Dilks from his son and thought it best to take another opportunity to pump him about that, so I went from him to Mr. Lewis who told me he had a letter from you and that he had given you his opinion in that case by yesterdays post, but he wou'd tell me more
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