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[[foreign: French]] Jai recue ma chere Clayton avec; [[addition]] plaisir [[/addition]] votre lettre, et celle de My Lady pembroke, Je vous renvoyé le reponcé, ill ette imposibile, de m'angager si - long tems devans, Je la pris dettre satisfie, de moy, que Je le ferais le plus fort, quil sera posible, la pauvre - Dutchess de Shrewsbury et bien fort detrui, cette le glorieus ouvrage, de Sr. John Shadwell qui a eut le follie, de venire quan, l'eveque, ette a la Companie il luy a donné de chose tré fort, pour l'estomack, et quant i trove, que cette trop fort, ill luy a donné de lodinume, qui la mettre endormie, pour cette mondé, Jespere que lair, de la Campange, vous en ferà du bien, et le bonne Mons: Clayton ausi, [[/foreign]] I receivd my dear Clayton your letter with pleasure, & that of Lady Pembroke: I will send an answer. it is impossible for me to engage my self soe long before, it can't be till after this turn, & that is the soonest I can, the poor Dutchess of Shrewsbury is soone destroy'd, it is the glorious work of Sr. J. Shadwell. who had the folly to come, when the Bishops were of the company. He gave her something very strong to ease her stomach, & when that was too strong, he gave her laudanum, Which laid her asleep for this World. I hope you find benefit from the