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Clapham , (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,52.3)

28=th= May , 1712 , (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,52.4)

Wedensday . (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,52.5)

Deare Grandson , I came yesterday to this place ,
(RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,52.6)

and , according to my promise , do answer yours of 18=th= instant from
Christ Colledge in Oxford . (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,52.7)

It happens to be this day years that I was burnt out of the Royall
James in the Sole Bay fight against the Dutch .
(RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,52.8)

Am well pleased to find the efforts you intend to make yourselfe famous
in Westminster Hall . (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,52.9)

It is like the saying of your Unckle Nich=s= , who doubted not but to
be as great as S=r= Cloudesly Shovell was ; (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,52.10)

and he pushes very faire for it . (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,52.11)

Your father and family went to Wakehurst <P_53> Satuarday last ;
(RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,53.12)

tooke Betty and Fanny Clark downe w=th= them ;
(RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,53.13)

gote well thither . (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,53.14)

Yo=r= Unckle Richard , the weeke past , hath bine very ill w=th= a
feavor and ague , w=ch= kept me from hence longer than I designed ;
(RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,53.15)

is under the advice of Doctor Ratclif , who gave me leave to come downe
hither , promiscing his care of him ; (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,53.16)

and was downe staires when came away . (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,53.17)

With my harty prayers for yo=r= health and wellfare , I am Yo=r= most
afec=t= grandfather , R=d=. H. (RHADDSR-1710-E3-P2,53.18)

