<P_2,240>

<heading:edcomment:ALICE_HATTON>

My Lord , I return my most humble thankes for y=e= honour of y=r=
Lord=ps= letter . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,240.3)

I have not yet bin any were , but at shopes and a veseting ;
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,240.4)

but I believe shall be on Munday at a ball at St. Jeames , where , as
they tell me , ther is a famose new danser to apere , which is to
charme us all , but not make amends for y=e= loss of M=rs= Ibbings who
danced at Lincolns Inn Feild and is lately dead .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,240.5)

But as y=e= quallity of y=e= Ladys that dance at Court is not to be
compared w=th= so mean a person as a player , so I am shure most of
there indiferent danceing is not to be mentioned w=th= her good .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,240.6)

There is one M=r= Colson I am shure my Lady has seen at diner w=th= my
Unckle is going to <P_2,241> be married , w=ch= one would wonder at ,
there being nothing to be liked in him but his fin diamond ring .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.7)

I beg humble duty to my Lady . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.8)

I will write to her next post . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.9)

I am , my Lord , Y=r= obedient daughter , A. E. H.
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.10)

<heading:edcomment:THE_SAME>

My Lord , I am so overjoy'd when I hear from y=r= Lord=sp= , $it $'s
{TEXT:its} not to be express'd . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.12)

I desire you will beg pardon for me to my Lady for writting such a
short letter to her . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.13)

and tell her I was last night at S=t= Jeames , and y=t= ther was but a
few dancers . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.14)

Y=e= best were Lady Hartington , Lady Betty Candish , M=rs= Lutteril ,
M=rs= Godfery , and Lady Essex , and M=rs= Roper who was y=e= new
dancer . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.15)

Indeed she did it very well , (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.16)

but had too much indeavour'd to imitat Lady Hartingtons noding her head
, w=ch= is only becomeing to herself . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.17)

Y=e= best of y=e= men was Lord Antrim , Lord Anglese , and Lord Essex .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.18)

But my Lord Antrim has cut of his hear , and got one of y=e= new
fassioned perewks , w=ch= have so much hear in them y=t= a good one
$can $n't {TEXT:cant} cost les then pound , (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.19)

and y=t= monstros bignes w=th= his lettle face did not look so well .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,241.20)

I hear Lady Banbery is dead , and y=e= <P_2,242> Wardon of All Souls .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,242.21)

Next week Lady Ann Churchill is to be married to Lord Spencer .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,242.22)

My Aunt Portman desires you to write to my Aunt Mary , to bie her a set
of y=e= French baskets they use for a desert , (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,242.23)

and y=e= couler are to be white and gold and grean ,
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,242.24)

and , when you get hers , Nevil desires a set too ,
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,242.25)

and if you will take care to bay my Aunt Mary for them , and $they $'ll
{TEXT:they'l} bay you again . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,242.26)

My Aunt sayes y=t= , if you will give me leave to learn to draw , M=rs=
Tollett shall teach me . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,242.27)

I desire my duty to my Lady and service to all my friends at Kirby .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,242.28)

I am , my Lord , Y=r= Dutyfull daughter , A. E. H. .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,242.29)

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<heading:edcomment:ALICE_HATTON>

I take it , my L=d= , as very great honour y=t= you will trouble
y=r=self to write to me , (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.32)

but when I consider how weak y=r= eyes are I had rather be w=th=out
y=e= happynys of y=r= Ld=sps= letters then have you in y=e= lest hurt
y=r= eyes . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.33)

I was last night <paren> w=th= Lady Longuevil and Lady Arundel </paren>
at y=e= Princess's , (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.34)

and Lady Long: was so kind to offer to carry me to y=e= Oppera to day
w=th= her and Lady Portland ; (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.35)

but I was so unfortunate as to be engaged to go to Lady Denbighs to see
y=e= famous M=rs= Binges dance , (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.36)

or els I should have bin glad to have waited on Lady Long: , tho I had
seen it before and think it very silly . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.37)

M=r= Abel is to have a fine musicke meeting to morrow ,
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.38)

and y=e= tickets are guineas a piece , w=ch= is a little to much for me
to throw away ; (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.39)

so I shall not be there , (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.40)

and I find so many y=t= can afford it better of my mind , y=t= I fancy
, if he had had lower rates , he would have got more .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.41)

They say here y=t= M=rs= Reves is to have my Lord Leicesters second son
, whom L=d= Romney designes to make his heir . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.42)

$'T $is {TEXT:Tis} to be hoped he will use her better then his B=ro=
did her sister ; (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.43)

for , as the town sayes , he beat her w=th=in a week after she was
married , which I think should make this young lady afraid .
(ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.44)

I have so much buisness here y=t= I hope my Lady will excuse me till
next post . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.45)

I beg my duty to her . (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.46)

and I am , my L=d= , Y=r= Ld=sp= most obedient and dutyfull daughter ,
A. E. H. (ALHATTON-E3-H,2,245.47)