except the English Minister, nor nothing more shameful than the Spaniard, for Balbazos, he has been long given over for a niggard; but Pastrana, who is rich, young, and handsome, we expected some mighty matters from, and I am very confident the one only suit he has worn ever since he came did not cost seven pistoles. We are told he will make amends by a wonderful splendid entry on the 15th, being to go away on the 20th, so that he has not much time to recover his reputation.
Last night, Balbazos gave the comedy, supper, and ball to his new mistress, to Monsieur, Madame, &c. but though to do him right I think he did all he could, his past offences made the French find much sparing in all we saw.
The new Queen, having heard all the harangues of the Parliament, City, Academy, &c. goes to-day to repose two days at St. Cloud; on Tuesday she returns to Fontainbleau, and from thence on the Tuesday after she pursues her journey towards Spain; in all these her motions, I am very assiduous in making my Court to her; having the considerations of an uncle[1] upon me, which to me, who am not naturally a great lover of fine sights and festivals, has given me such a surfeit of it that
- ↑ This uncle was Sir W. Coventry, Secretary of State.
