ever found before Mr. Harison was very fine on the
Queen's birthday. If you had given Sir Jacob Banks ten thousand pound it wou'd not have made him half so happy as being your proxey. The robes are all ready to be given out at the Wardrope, and I hope to get yours to morrow. Sir Jacob Banks told my brothere as Mr. Elleson was not in town he'd pay the fees for the robes, but I thought that wou'd not look well to have him out of pocket, so I sent word that I wou'd send him the mony whatever it was, for I can asure you I can never imploy any mony I have so much to my own sattisfaction as in pleasing you who I love much better than my self Adieu !
St. James's Square, February 17, 17 13.
In the first place my Dear I receaved your letter of the 22nd a Satterday by Lord Privey Seal's gentleman w^ho very civilly came to me and brought me the lace clouts and tea as soon as he cam ; and brought me a fine compliment from good Mrs. Robinson and Lord Privey Seal, and as he brought me the things safe I gave him a ginney. Mr. Harryson dy'd last Satterday and is very much lamented by all that knew him here.* His brothere Poets bury'd him, as Mr. Addison,
Mr. Philips, and Dr. Swift I can tell you the reason
the Duchess of Rutland did not goe to court on the Birthday; the Duke is soe great a Whigg that he did not care she should goe. I can asure you I was set out in very great order for the Spanish Ambassadore and he say'd I had won of the best houses he had been in. There was a Spanish Duke and another noble man of Spain that cam over with them ; Mons. Forcerncr brought them, and my brothere was here
with me I can tell you there is 3 peaple allready
named for Mr. Harrison's place, Mr. St. John's (Lord Bulling-
- See note on p. 188. Harrison came over from Utrecht with the
Barrier Treaty at the beginning of the month, fell ill, and died very shortly. On February 3, Lady Strafford writes : — " I see your favourite Mr. Harryson yesterday who says you are the best of men ; he has found you so." Swift writes very feelingly of him in his Journal of February 13 and 14, adding, " No loss ever grieved me so much."
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