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for Himself, His Sons, their Governor, & His Gentleman in Waiting, & when Strangers must be invited His Table never exceeds the Number of twelve including Himself & Family. in Short His Establishment is now that of a Private Gentleman. The Irish Pension He employed partly [[underline]] for the Education of His Sons. [[/underline]] & partly for paying off Vin Chatollin [[unclear]] which are not included in the other Debt, & though under Promise not to reveal [[addition]] the sum [[/addition]], I will frankly own that they are very Considerable. But as He was paid very regularly & thereby enabled to pay Himself, The Creditors have been kept quiet without molesting Him, but should this fail, He must fall not only under very great but extreme Distress, which He desired me in His Letter to represent to Your Majesty, & His Ardent wish is, that in case You would favor His request to grant the Pension to His Son the Hereditary Prince. I received His Letter a week ago & would not
