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 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)