nt circumstances, which touche me too nearly not to desire you
will inform me particularly of them. The last letter I had from him
was in the begining of May, from Genua, in which he mentioned to me
his ill state of health, and something of your comeing to meet him
at Bourbon waters; but the season for them now advanceing, or rather
passeing, I reckon that whether he had gone thither or not, he will
soon be here on ye receipt of the note I sent you t'other day for
him, and by consequence that what measures he may have taken with
you about your meeting him will be altered on sight of that. I
thought it necessary to inform you of these particulars to prevent
any thoughts you might have of a journey so expensive and now
useless: for as to his liberty, I make no doubt but that it will
immediately follow the certainty of my return to this country. I
should think it not prudent to write any politicks to him now, not
knowing what fate my letters might meet with; but there is no secret
in your sayeing all that is kind from me to him. If you cannot
exagerate as to my impatience to see him, after all our mutual
misfortunes and adventures, and I am sure he will be glad to know
and see me more happy in a wife than I can be otherwayes, in most
respects.

"I hope soon to have the satisfaction of seeing you at Rome, when I
believe I shall soon convince you that if you and your lord have in
the world many false friends, I am and ever shall be a true one to
you both.

JAMES R."

LETTER FROM THE PRINCESS CLEMENTINA TO THE COUNTESS OF MAR.

"Montefiasconi, 23rd. Sept.

[162]"Je vien de recevoire, votre chere letre par Mr. Clepen, et vous
sui bien oblige, de l'attention que vous ave eu, de mervoyer dutee,
lequell ne sauroit que etre bon venant de vous; vous me marquez
avoire de la peine a ecrire le fransoi, mai votre esprit vous,
laprendera bientot. Le Roi me charge de vous faire, se compliment et
soy et aussi persuadez, de l'estime que j'auray toujour pour votre
merite.

"CLEMENTINE R.

"J'ambrase de tous mon coeure la charman petite, J'espere dan peu de
le pouvoire faire personnellement, et a vous de meme. Nous nous
porton tres bien; l'aire d'icy est