Windfor; but the Devil has laid a Block in my Way, and I muft not, for my Life, ftir out of Town thefe ten Days. You will fcarce believe me in this Particular, as you should do, but I will convince you of the Truth, when I wait on you; in the mean time (to fhew the Reality of my Intentions) there is a Coach hired for To-morrow, which, if not true, you may disprove me by making use of it.

LETTER XLIX.
To the SAME.

Madam,

Elieve me, (dearest of all Pleafures) that thofe

I can receive from any thing but you, are fo extremely dull they hardly deserve the Name. If you diftruft me, and all my Profeffions, upon the Score of Truth and Honour, at leaft let 'em have Credit on another, upon which my greatest Enemies will not deny it me; and that is, its being notorious, that I mind nothing but my own Satisfaction. You may be fure I cannot choose but love you above the World, whatever becomes of the King, Court, or Mankind, and all their impertinent Bufinefs. I will come to you this Af

ternoon.

Madam,

LETTER L.
To the SAM E.

T HAT I do not fee you, is not that I would

not; for that, the Devil take me, if I would not do every Day of my Life; but for thefe Rea

fons

fons you fhall know hereafter.

In the mean

time, I can give you no Account of your Bufinefs as yet; but of my own Part, which I am fure will not be agreeable without others, who, I am confident, will give full Satisfaction in a very fhort time, to all your Defires: when 'tis done, I will tell you fomething that, perhaps, may make you think that I am Mrs.

Madam,

Your humble Servant,

LETTER LI.
To the SA M E.

TILL I have mended my Manners, I am afham'd to look you in the Face, but feeing you is as neceffary to my Life as breathing; fo that I muft fee you, or be yours no more; for that's the Image I have of dying. The Sight of you then, being my Life, I cannot but confefs with an humble and fincere Repentance, that I have hitherto liv'd very ill; receive my Confeffion, and let the Promife of my future Zeal and Devotion obtain my Pardon, for laft Night's Blafphemy againft you, my Heaven; fo fhall I hope, hereafter, to be made Partaker of fuch Joys, in your Arms as meeting Tongues but faintly can exprefs. Amen.

I

LETTER LII.

Madam,

Affure you

To the SA M E.

I am not half fo faulty as unfortunate in ferving you; I will not tell you my Endeavours, nor excufe iny Breach of Promife;

but

but leave it to you to find the Cause of my doing fo ill, to one I wish fo well to; but I hope to give you a better Account shortly. The Complaint you spoke to me, concerning Mifs, I know nothing of, for fhe is as great a Stranger to me, as fhe can be to you. So thou pretty Creature farewel

Your bumble Servant.

LETTER LIII.
To the SA ME.

Madam,

YOUR Letter fo transports me, that I know not how to answer it, the Expreffions are fo foft, and feem to be fo fincere, that I were the unreasonableft Creature on Earth, could I but seem to distrust my being the happier and the beft Contrivance I can think of, for conveying a Letter to me, is making a Porter bring it my Footman, where-ever I am, whether at St. James's, Whitehall, or home. They are at prefent pulling down fome part of my Lodging, which will not permit me to fee you there; but I will wait on you at any other Place, what Time you please.

I

Madam,

LETTER

To the SAM E.

LIV.

Could fay a great deal to you, but will conceal it till I have Merit: fo these fhall be only to beg your Pardon, for defiring your Excufe till VOL. II.

D

Monday,

Monday, and then you fhall find me an honeft Man, and one of my Word. So Mrs.

Your Servant.

LETTER LV.
To the SA ME.

Dear Madam,

MY omitting to write to you all this while, were an unpardonable Error, had I been guilty of it through Neglect towards you, which I value you too much ever to be capable of. But I have never been two Days in a Place, fince Mrs. went away; which I ought to have given you Notice of, and have let you known, that her Crime was, making her Court to with Stories of you; entertaining her continually with the Shame the underwent to be seen in Company of fo horrid a Body as yourself, in order to the obtaining of her -'s Employment; and laftly, that my was ten Times prettier than that naftier B- I was fo fond of at London, which I had by you. This was the grateful Acknowledgment the made you for all your Favours, and this Recompence for all the little Services, which, upon your Account, fhe received from

Madam,

Your bumble Servant, &c.

LETTER

LVI.

To the SA M E.

ANGER, Spleen, Revenge, and Shame, are

not yet fo powerful with me, as to make me difown this great Truth, that I love you above

all

you

all things in the World: but, I thank God, I can diftinguish, I can fee very Woman in you, and from yourself am convinced I have never been in the wrong in the Opinion of Women: 'Tis impoffible for me to curfe you; but give me leave to pity myself, which is more than ever will do for me. You have a Character, and you maintain it; but I am forry you make me an Example to prove it: It seems (as you excel in every thing) you fcorn to grow less in that noble Quality of ufing your Servants very hardly: you do well not to forget it, and rather practice upon me, than lose the Habit of being very fevere, for you that choose rather to be wife than juft and good-natur'd, may freely difpofe of all things in your Power, without Regard to one or the other. As I admire you, I would be glad I could imitate you; it were but Manners to endeavour it, which, fince I am not able to perform, I confefs you are in the right to call that rude, which I call kind; and fo keep me in the wrong for ever, which you cannot choose but take great Delight in : you need but continue to make it fit for me not to love you, and you can never want fomething to upbraid me with.

LETTER LVII.

Earl of Bristol to Charles II. on being banished his Prefence.

May it pleafe your Majesty,

URING the feven Months Sufferance under D the Misfortune of your Majefty's heavy Difpleasure, banished from your Prefence, and depriv

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