“Tho’Though I wrote you lately by a Friend of mine by
“the way of Aberdeen, which I hope is come
“safe to hand ere now; yet, upon seeing a
“letter from Rome, my fingers took such an
“itching to write again, that I behoved to o-
“bey, or to cut them off. And rather than lose
“them, bad as they are, I took up my Quill.
“No doubt, you have heard, that the Cheva-
lier1961(1961)“lier de StSaint George, or, as some of his Fol-
“lowers here call him, King Charles the third,
“has been married with a Daughter of the
“Prince of Stolberg’s. Now, I design to make
“you laugh with the whole Ceremony, which
“was as great as that of a Prince indeed. The
“Chevalier with My Lord Carryll &and five
“Servants, left Rome incogincognito, &and came to Ma-
“cerati; from whence My Lord Carryll set out
“for that holy Place, Loretto, where he re-
“ceived the Princess, an amiable Lady of
“twenty years of age, &and brought her to Ma-
“cerati; where they were married by the
“Bishop thereof on Good Friday, the better
“Day the better Deed. They stayed there till
“Easter-Sunday at Night, when they set off,
“&and next Day came to the Palace of the Count
“de Spada, whose Brother is in the Cheva-
“lier’s Service, where they stayed one Day,
“&and arrived in Rome the next.

“Their Entry into Rome was as follows.
“First, four Couriers— the Chevalier’s
“Post-Chaise— then the Princess’s Coach-
“and-six, followed by ^two other post-Chaises
“—the Chevalier [] &and the Princess in their
“Coach, followed by two Coaches-and-six
“with his Attendants— then two Coaches -
“and-six with the Cardinal’s Attendants.
“The Confluence of people was surprizingsurprising
“at the Cavalcade.

“The Cardinal York payedpaid a Visit to the
“Princess next Morning, had a Conference
“with her for an hour, &and made her a pre-
“sent of a gold Snuff-Box, set with Dia-
“monds, of great value. But what shall
“I tell you? The Outside, beautiful as it is, was
“nothing in Comparison of the Beauty within!
“Oh, my dear Lord! it contained an Order upon
“his Banker to pay her down forty thousand
“Roman Crowns, near equal to ten thousand
pounds 1962 (1962)
“pounds Sterling; with a Settlement of four
“thousand pounds Sterling a-yeara year upon her.
“What think you of this affair? She is pret-
“ty &and young, he strong &and vigorous. They may
“produce a race of pretenders, that never
“will finish, which the French will be al-
“ways playing upon every quarrel. Crescant
“lites. Honi soit qui mal y pense; which
“is the Motto of the Star. Sandy Blair
“wishes you well, &and desires his kind Com-
“pliments. He is sorry, you could not
“go to see his Wife, with that black
“Clouts dangling at their lugs.1 I hope
“to see these black rags take another
“hue; &and then they’ll not be so terrible
“to honest Men. I cannot say, I like the
“Colour of Black myself, as the old De-
“vil is always represented in ^Black &and he is
“enough to frighten Bairns. Don’t grudge
“the postage; for, whether you do or
“not, I must be always pelting at you wtwith
“my ugly ScraullScrawl, ill spelt &and worse con-
“nected. But what can a Man bring out
“but what is within; or, as the French
“say, MauvisMauvais arbres ne produiteproduisent de
“BonnesBons fruitesfruits? But, pray, what was the
“use of all this precaution? when I’m
“sure, you wou’dn’twouldn’t grudge the postage,
“to hear that I &and my little Calach2 are
“well. She deafs me wi her Din about
“your Civilities to her. And now I must
“give your selfyourself &and Lady her blessings &and
“Compliments, otherwise I sud hae my
“lugs pouked.3 Allow me to join mine. Be
“assured, I wish you well, &and have reason
“so to do; for I’m one of these antiquated 1963 (1963)
“Fellows, that never forget a good turn.
“Mind me [] kindly to Mr &and Mrs Law-
“son, &and to little Cheapie; and I ever
“am, CommesComme il faut,
“My DrDear Lord, Your Lordship’s most
“humble SertServant while