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good, but I'll keep that thought to my self. Lady Went- worth cam to town to night. I hope in God I shall have a letter from you to night with the joyfull news of your being perfectly recovered. I own I was sorry for your having the tooth acke, but I cant say frighted, for tho' 'twas troublesom 'twas of no consequence ; but the town says you are ill, which perfectly frites me out of my witts, for doe but consider what a miserable condition I must be in, whose whole happiness in this world intirly depends on your welfair, to hear you are ill. Adieu, pitty won who truly loves you.
��[Peter Wentworth.]
London, December 26, 171 2. Dear Brother,
Yesterday I saw Mr. Vanbrug and he tells me he spoke to Lord Treasurer and he told him he was ready whenever the rest pleased and he desires they would name the time [for the installation of knights of the garter] ; and he tells me he will goe to them all and advise them to get it over before the Parliament meets. My Lady Strafford says my Lady Oxford and Lady Powlett talk that they are to go to Windsor to do the honours, so that I believe it will be as soon as the holidays are over. The Whigs make a gethering for the author of the Flying Post, and those that won't give two guineas are never more to be admited for one. They were t'other day at White's teiseing Mr. Hamden that he was no Whig ; he affirm'd he was a Whig still, but he was for peace. They offer'd him the touch stone, two guineas for Ripath, he gave his two guineas, now his name is enroll'd
[Lord Berkeley of Stratton.]
December 26, 17 12.
I was soe pleas'd with your Lordship's kind remembrance of me in your letter that it made me insensible of any un-
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