44 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.
young Lady Blunt told it me. Hear will be a great plenty of fruite this year, al things ar very forward and your Gardens ar in very good order and charmingly prety. What I lyke wors hear is the staying soe long for our letters, that is for yours, the rest I can bair with patienc. All your dums are very well, Fubs never was a greater darling to you then she is to Cosin Hanburers, to both of them. This town is but emty yett, for thear is but few come down yett. The old Lady Blunt and all her Daughters are gon from henc and liv hard by your Aunt Skinner in town ; the young Lady livs in that hous that Mrs. Clark had next to your little hous by the Common. Mrs. Loe contenews yett very ill, I fancy she will hardly clyme up May hill. I pray God send you all the Blessings this world can afford it is the sincear and harty prayers of, &c.
[P.S.] My neaphew Batthurst showed me a letter of yours which pleesed him very much, and my sister to — it had versis in it.
Its said hear your King and his son is going to be marryed.
Twickenham, /?^;/^ 5, 1705. My dearist and best of children, I giv you ten thousand thancks for your twoe letters. May the 16 & 26, indeed I began to be very much in the spleen having not hard of a great while before. Your brother Arrundell and Mr. Hanburer have both gott thear elections.* Peter tells me very good news but I want to have it confirmed by you. Its not possable for anybody to be kinder to me then Mr. and Mrs. Hanburer. I am yoused with great respect both by themselves and sarvents, if I was her mother she could not yous me Better, and Betty is as her sister to them both. Peter his Wife and little Willy corns hear next thursday and stays hear a week or as much longer as they plees. Yesterday Lady Broock Brought her Granddaughter, Lady Rachell Nowell to see me. I wish you had her, they say she has at least thirty thousand
- Francis Arundell was returned for Northampton, and John Hanbury
for Gloucester, at the general election in May, 1705.
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