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Mr. Muddman's: and, in order to making them so, I will begin my gazette by informing you that Sir William-that worthy, ancient gentleman!— pushes his addresses to his widow with his wonted vigour, and with so good success, that he is become my greatest envy, who cannot carry the hopes of my poor friend for his widow with half so much encouragement. I am almost at my wit's ends about it; and I doubt I shall at last utterly despair, and make doleful ditties on the cruelty of your sex. We say in town that her cousin Tishy is not half so cruel to Mr. Cheek; but that the wedding clothes are making, and that, by consent of parents, all things are to be accomplished, and had been so already, but for the unfortunate death of poor Mr. Oliver, my Lady Manchester's chaplain, who slept sweetly in the Lord on Saturday night last, and has occasioned so great mourning in that family, that ombre and weddings have been forbid for a week. On the other side, my lord chamberlain has been in mortification for the loss of his poor brother, Hatton Rich, who, not making a very Christian end, has been the occasion of great grief to all his pious relations. He has bequeathed all his worldly goods to his nieces by my late lord of Warwick, and has left nothing to my Lord Mandeville and Mr. Roberts, which is much wondered at by all that know these two worthy gentlemen.-To go on with dismal stories, your ladyship must know, that one Major Cary (brother to a young maid of honour of the same name) coming in a good ship out of Holland, did not like his passage; but whether it was that

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LADY R. VAUGHAN TO MR. RUSSELL.

London, September 23, 1672. I were more fortunate in my expression, I d do myself more right when I would own to dearest Mr. Russell what real and perfect piness I enjoy, from the kindness he allows every day to receive new marks of, such as, spite of the knowledge I have of my own ats, will not suffer me to mistrust I want his e, though I do merit, to so desirable a blessing; my best life, you that know so well how to e and to oblige, make my felicity entire, by eving my heart possessed with all the gratie, honour, and passionate affection to your son, any creature is capable of, or can be ged to; and this granted, what have I to but a continuance (if God see fit) of these sent enjoyments? if not, a submission, without mur, to his most wise dispensations and unng providence; having a thankful heart for years I have been so perfectly contented in: knows best when we have had enough here; at I most earnestly beg from his mercy is, that both live so as, which ever goes first, the er may not sorrow as for one of whom they e no hope. Then let us cheerfully expect to together to a good old age; if not, let us not bt but he will support us under what trial he 1 inflict upon them. These are necessary

Lady Vaughan retained the name of her first husband, d Vaughan, till Mr. Russell succeeded to his title, in B, by the death of his brother.

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declaration, or remonstrance, how the French have made the first breaches, so forced him to war; that he has declared; but I do not find that the Swede joins yet with the French. The Lady Northumberlands have met at Northumberland House, After some propositions offered by my sister to the other, which were discoursed yesterday before my Lord Chancellor, between the elder lady and Mr. Montagu, Lord Suffolk by; my sister offers to deliver up the child, upon condition she will promise she shall have her on a visit for ten days or a month sometimes, and that she will enter into bonds not to marry the child without the mother's consent, nor till she is of years of consent; and, or her part, Mr. Montagu and she will enter into the same bonds, that when she is with them, or at no time, they will marry or contract any marriage for her, without the grandmother's consent; but she was stout yesterday, and would not hear patiently; yet went to Northumberland House, and gave my sister a visit. I hope for an accommodation. My sister urges it is hard her child (that if she has no other children must be her heir) should be disposed of without her consent; and in my judgment it is hard; yet I fancy I am not very apt to be partial. If the weather be with you as it is with us, there never was a more dismal time for the country; it is happy you have some society besides hawks. I hope Friday will bring the chiefest desire in the world by your

R. VAUGHAN.

My Lady Bellasys is going to France for a consumption.

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