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to dinner to Sir Robert Clarke's* where Mr. Isham and Mrs. Ishame met us. They prest me mightily to stay supper (there being a moon) but William not being used to the roades I would not, tho' indeed he drove very carfully ; we went in our flying chariote for the good of the horses. Poor Sir Robert had been out all day yesterday to get som young partridges for my supper, and as I did not stay he would make me bring them home with me. I hartely wish you had some of them ; I design my love shall have his belly full if he likes them, for L could let him eate me if it would doe him good, poor baby. (^ There was a Thursday last a horse race at Rugby in Warwickshire, and Lord Denby, Lord Craven, Sir Fuller Skipwork, and a great many more ware there, and got soe drunk they ware forced to lye there that night, and the next day hired a hay cart and fourteen of them went home in it, with fidles playing before them to Lord Denby's, and all this day guns has been going of there, that was heard at Sir Robert Clark's.y Lord Craven's brothere is marred to Lady Craven's woman, tho' 'tis not yet owned publickly, but his brothere has found it out. I fancy Lady Erwinf is weary all- readyof Lady Morpeth's formalety,forshedesired me that when I ride out I would let her know and she would come and ride with me ; soe a Tusday she is to come hear in the afternoon and we are to ride towards Lord Northampton's, and if they are not come down we are to see the house and chase. This is all the news I can tell you at present. I am glad to here Lady Wentworth is better ; I beg my humble duty to her, and am, my dear Life, ever yours most truly.
BOUGHTON, August 3, 1724.
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I never knew the cook soe sober and quiet as he has been ever since you went, and he drest the dinner perfectly
- Probably of Snailwell in Cambridgeshire, which county he had
represented in the preceding ParUament.
t Richard, fifth Viscount Irvine, married Lady Anne Howard, of the Carlisle family. She was a very indifferent poetess. Lord Morpeth was her brother.
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