46 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.
My sister writt a very kind letter to me and with concern
and mighty exprestions of lov to you, and tells me of a kind
letter you writt her, which pleesis her very much, and she
would advise you to take sum speedy cair to prevent the
loosing them, she ses she doubts not but you may prevent it.
She sent a man an hors yesterday o purpos, because I should
loos noe time to tell it you. My cheef concern is for you,
though I doe confess they are very prety in my eys to ; and
it will be a great charge to remove all the goods, and hear is
not roome for them ; besydse nothing can be more convenyent
to you, it being so near the Parlement hous and the Court.
Mrs. Dauson and Mother Harreson* and Bridgett Harreson
all had lodgins in St. Jaimsis upon King Jamsis acount, and
why not I ? my father and mother was sarvents to the
Queen's own mother as well as they ; and the twoe old ons
kept thears tell they died, and Bridget after, tell the great
wynd blew them down.-f- I wish you could gett mony
enough to bygh a good hous of your own in town, you would
soon save it in hous keeping, for those lodgins ar very charg-
able, and all things in publick, nothing spoke ore dun but
known to all the town and parrafraised upon ; but tell your
return I wish you might keep them, for the good of all your
goods in them, which will be duble charg, not to remove them
whear thay ar to fix. When the Queen Doweger caime over,
one of her cheef offecers. Lord Desilvis, brought his mother
over, which was as old and ugly as myself ; she never apeared
but to me, he being your father's friend. Soe I cannot help
wishing myself in cogneto with you, whoe is the Darling of my
soul, and the delight of my eys, and dearer to me then any
words can exspres, nether is it possible for me to tell you, how
much I am, my dearest dear, your moste infenit affectionate
mother.
- Margaret Dawson was one of the chief ladies-in-waiting on Mary of
Modena, and made a deposition concerning the legitimacy of the Pre- tender. Ahce Harrison held the office of " mother of the maids " of honour,
t The terrible storm of 26 November, 1703, is no doubt here referred to, famous in literature for the simile drawn from it in Addison's " Campaign."
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