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could you but see my fyer side, you would laugh hartely to se Fubs upon a cushin, the cat of another, and Pug of another lapt up al but her face in a blanckitt. I have not left room to asure you I am, dear, dear creature your most infenitt affectionate mother J. W.
December 23, 1707. My dearist and best of children, I thanck you for yours of the 24 of this instint, although it was short it was hartely welcom to me as al yours are. Last Sunday I was god- mother to Mr. Hanbury's boy, they refewsed the Countess of Winchelsee for me, for she offered herself to ether boy or girl ; twoe ritch sittissons stud with me, on Sir Ambrose Croly,* the other Marchant Morgin, each ar worth abov a hundred thoussand poun a peic. A Bishop crisned it, but what I forgott .... Sir Clowsly Shovell was buryed last night at Wesminstor, and it was very fyne and must needs cost a great deal of mony.
\February or March, x'jo^^ My dearist and best of children ....
Neaphew Batthurst was to see me this morning and 'made many speeches of his great affection to you; indeed I beleiv him very sincear. I wish your grant was secured by Act of Par™*, and your mony and all you have put in sum other bodys name that has nothing to doe with Court nor Army, for I hear its in the Gezett that the Princ of Wails is going towards Dunkerk ; then he may soon be hear. Hear is a great deal of grumbling about. All my news I hard just now from Sue, whoe has been to se som freinds in the sety, and they ar full of such news. I wonder my neaphew sayd nothing of it, but I made him sing all the while he was with me, for he sings charmingly. Coals ar above fifty shilling a chaldren to my grief, and coffy ten shilling a pd. I will leev
- Or Crowley, a city alderman, described as of Greenwich, elected for
Andover in 17 13. He died in March 17 14. One of his daughters married Sir John Hinde Cotton, the well known Jacobite ; another, Lord St. John, of Bletsho. See note on p. 84, post.
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