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Bushy House. March 16th: 1823. My Dear Lord, I have written my excuses to the Duke of Buckingham and now take up my pen equally to explain to Your Lordship my reasons for not being tomorrow in London: but since yesterday I am a prisoner to the house by the gout in my right foot and it would be madness to attempt a publick dinner. I regret the more this unfortunate accident because being most sincerely attached to [[underline]] the Kingdom of Ireland [[/underline]] I am prevented
