is mighty fond of my wife, which I take
very kindly, since as yet we are but one. Never any body could be so
desirous to goe to the North as my wife is, especially just comming
from the divertions of London, except your ladyship or myself, who
longs to be established there, that we may at least be out of the
way of such inhuman proceedings as we saw, upon all accounts, this
year at London. My poor dear uncle's case may serve for one
instance. After getting the better in all the courts, and, that
lastly, the Lord Chancellor and eleven Judges had given there decree
in favor of Will. Constable, and my uncle, a factious party, most
young rakes, have reversed the decree, and given it for Roper, by a
divition of fifty-three against twenty-three torrys, who were
resolute enough to appear in a good cause, being forsaken by their
brethren, who were afraid to be caled favourers of Poperie. I long
to hear what my uncle will say to this news. If he be well, it will
nettle him in spite of resignation. Gibson writes word they are at
Doway; but he does not know when my uncle will sett forwards. I do
not know where to wish him: for I really don't know how he is. For
in one letter Gibson writes, he tells me my uncle is as well as ever
he was in his life; and at the end of the letter he tells me his
honnor is afraid of being pursude. 'Tis certain my uncle writes in
another stille than usuall: for, in letters of business he
continually mentions God Almighty, the Blessed Virgin, and the
Saints. All I say is, God send him over a comfort to his friends,
which he must be if he is well. Brother Frank is recovered, but is
the very same man. Brother Charles is mighty uneasie: he is no
ritcher, though I doe what I can to help him in his pleasures.

"Pray my duty to my uncle and aunt, to whom I will write soon, and
kind services to all other relations.

"If your ladyship will tell Tom Errington that I have executed the
leases, and that I wonder cousin Tom Errington is not in for a
quarter part of Redgroves, and that, supposing there were some such
valuable reason as my cousin Tom's not being willing to accept of
it, or having resigned it to one of those mentioned in the lease,
which by the bye I should take very ill, then that lease of
Redgrove's may stand good: but otherways I would have the lease
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