Two Days after the good Countess left
Town, the inclosedenclosed were left at my House;
but, as I know not where with any Cer-
tainty to send the Packets to her Lady-
ship Sooner, I hope, Sir, through your
kind Conveyance, they will come Safe
to her Ladyship’s Hand. We beg our best
Respects to the worthy Countess, &and shall
be anxious to hear of her safe Arri-
val after so long &and tedious a Journey
in such hot Weather. The 2 or 3 first
Days after her Ladyship’s setting out
from London, proved very wet, which
gave us a good deal of pain on her
Ladyship’s Account; but, if it shall
have pleased God, she be arrived
safe &and in Health, all is well; all
Thanks be to God! Your last obliging
Letter with two inclosedenclosed came safe,
&and were accordingly delivered.

What is called the Act at Oxford,
besides conferring the ordinary &and re-
gular, as well as honorary, Degrees,
there is Commemoration of Foun-
ders &and Benefactors, attended with
the performances of Musickmusic, vocal &and
instrumental; &and moreover Orations in
Latin adapted to the Occasion, &and often
Verses in Latin too recited, of the
humorous Kind: all highly entertain-
ing, magnificent &and Solemn. Cambridge
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hath something usually of the same Sort;
but, alas! far short of Oxford in all respects.

I am glad Lady Galloway’s new Factor
pleases all concerned. I was pleased to
hear you saw Mr Innes &and his Family,
&and that they all looked so well fat &and fair;
I hope the Journey will do them all good.

God grant it. We are obliged to you &and
Mr Cheyne for remembering us. This
dirty Scrap was intended to have been
thrust into Lady Galloway’s packet;
but suspecting there might be over-
weight, when I came to weigh, I found
it to be so; therefore am obliged to bes-
tow another Frank1 on this pitiful Scrap.
Poor Mrs Lyon is greatly obliged to
you for your friendly attention to her
affair.

Yes, indeed the Affairs in America are
daily turning out worse &and worse more &and
more serious. The British Ministry are
like to have an ugly Affair upon their
Hands, &and are, I dare Say, at their
Wit’s-End how to get rid of it. When
we are heartily embarked, it will, me-
thinks, be very extraordinary, if the
French &and Spaniards should remain
indifferent Lookers-on.

We join in kindest CompltsCompliments &and c.”