Letter [in French] from the Princess of Wales to Mrs. Clayton [GEO/ADD/28/088], thanking her for good news, expressing relief that the sessions in the Upper House are coming to an end and that their friends had not been 'expos'd', commenting on their obligations to and appreciation of Mr Clayton, remarking on the size of 'our majority' and on the political manoeuvrings, and on 'the plebeian' [Sir Richard Steele?]; with transcription in French and English translation [GEO/ADD/28/056].

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[[foreign: French]] notre majoritté, auroist ettre bien considerablé, 93 ou plus come nous contté, il et si certaine, que Mons: Freeman m'asurér hur, quele ministré, a tempter les tories, extremement, jus'que a leur, promettré, pour eu, et leurs amis, tont les imploy, il dit que la meme proposition, ex ettre fait, a luy - mais il, repondré, je vous plaint, dettre reduite, come sa, une, personé, dit a une Jacobite vous ette fle, si ce bille manqué ill pourouist, avoir une reconsitidation, dan la famille Royal, et don, ou - et vottre espérance, ne sont i pas des Honette gens, le plebeian, cest fait, boucoup d'honour, et aquire, des amis, qui sera pour luy, toujour, je ne finira - jamais, a vous parler, ni a vous ecrire, aduei ma chere amie, je suis tré tendrement a vous [[/foreign]] Caroline which is full of tenderness for you. our majority had been considerable, 93, or more as we reckon'd it was soe certain, that Mr. Freeman assur'd me yesterday the minister had tempted the tories extremely soe far as to promise them & their freinds the employments, He said the same proposal was made to him, his answer was, I am sorry to see you reduc'd to this. One said to a Jacobite, you are mad, if this bill fails there may be a reconciliation in the royal family, & then, where is your hope? are not these honest people? the plebeian has done himself great honour, & acquir'd freinds, that will allways be soe to him. I can never have done speaking or writing to you adieu my dear freind. I am most tenderly your Caroline a. Mr. Clayton + Marlborough family. the Prince livd then in Leicesterfeilds.


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