Wensday morn:
1725

Dearest Creature!
When I wrote to y^o Last the child was so
Ill I durst not Flatter either you or my self with Hopes – he is now
thank God, Better, & they assure me Past Danger, But is much fallen away,
& Looks as Pale & alter’d as is Possible in y^e time. However he will soon
recover his good looks if we can get him Quite well. May you never
know y^e concern I have been in, but By Discription – if my Poor Boy, Lives
I wish you may Love him as well as I do, if not, I Hope you’l be a
stranger to y^e affliction I must unavoidably feel: I am continually sending
or Going, & believe I need not assure you, no care of any sort shall be
wanting.
I Have this moment rec^d y^rs w^ch has given me y^e most sensible Pleasure
I can Possibly taste in this absence from you & y^e Present Fears I have upon
me your goodness & Love are powerful cordials to my Heart – I assure you
My Dearest Life! My whole soul is tenderly Divided Between you, & yours,
my Imagination continually supplies me with ideas, y^t render you yet nearer
to my Heart, the peace & happiness of w^ch: Entirely Depends on you: I hope
I shall never know a time when of Indifference, & neglect, my most
Earnest wish is, y^t your Love & my Life may have an Equal Date, I own

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to you, my Dear Madan, I would Engross your Heart, & am ambitious
Enough to Desire to Live, & Dye in your arms – when they cease to receive
me w^th pleasure – when your soul Denys mine for its counterpart, how
compleatly wretched must I Be – but {^^this} I know not how to fear, you
Love me; & every asurance y^t you do, confirms me y^e happiest
creature Breathing. I hope when y^e king is safe at St James’s you
will make a Little Excursion to Hertingfordbury, Dont Let me be y^e only
melancholy mortal in y^e Family – But I am a Fool to Press you to y^t
which I have so much reason to Believe you wish. y^e adventure of y^e
Puppys is indeed very Extraordinary, I never heard of any Before y^t traveld
In y^e manner, all here send Love & Service to you, B^r Cowper is
Better, But much fallen away. Arkley gives you thanks for y^e Direction
you propose: But does not say whether he will make you a visit or
not. Adieu My Dearest Angel! I am yours In all Conditions of
Life Entirely & Tenderly
J Madan.

I give you a thousand thanks on y^e behalf of M^rs Battle, he has got
y^e Instrument Sign’d.
Thursday Morning, D^r Lyon is just come from y^e Child, & says he found him
in a Fine sleep & Hopes he will do very well. My way to double xxx {^^any} Joy to my
self is to Divide it w^th it w^th you. My own Madan remember, & Love her who
Lives but for you.

Wednesday morn:
1725

Dearest Creature!
When I wrote to y^o Last the child was so
Ill I durst not Flatter either you or my self with Hopes – he is now
thank God, Better, & they assure me Past Danger, But is much fallen away,
& Looks as Pale & altered as is Possible in y^e time. However he will soon
recover his good looks if we can get him Quite well. May you never
know y^e concern I have been in, but By Description – if my Poor Boy, Lives
I wish you may Love him as well as I do, if not, I Hope you'll be a
stranger to y^e affliction I must unavoidably feel: I am continually sending
or Going, & believe I need not assure you, no care of any sort shall be
wanting.
I Have this moment rec^d y^rs w^ch has given me y^e most sensible Pleasure
I can Possibly taste in this absence from you & y^e Present Fears I have upon
me your goodness & Love are powerful cordials to my Heart – I assure you
My Dearest Life! My whole soul is tenderly Divided Between you, & yours,
my Imagination continually supplies me with ideas, y^t render you yet nearer
to my Heart, the peace & happiness of w^ch: Entirely Depends on you: I hope
I shall never know a time when of Indifference, & neglect, my most
Earnest wish is, y^t your Love & my Life may have an Equal Date, I own

[f.65v]

to you, my Dear Madan, I would Engross your Heart, & am ambitious
Enough to Desire to Live, & Dye in your arms – when they cease to receive
me w^th pleasure – when your soul Denys mine for its counterpart, how
completely wretched must I Be – but {^^this} I know not how to fear, you
Love me; & every assurance y^t you do, confirms me y^e happiest
creature Breathing. I hope when y^e king is safe at St James’s you
will make a Little Excursion to Hertingfordbury, Don't Let me be y^e only
melancholy mortal in y^e Family – But I am a Fool to Press you to y^t
which I have so much reason to Believe you wish. y^e adventure of y^e
Puppys is indeed very Extraordinary, I never heard of any Before y^t travelled
In y^e manner, all here send Love & Service to you, B^r Cowper is
Better, But much fallen away. Arkley gives you thanks for y^e Direction
you propose: But does not say whether he will make you a visit or
not. Adieu My Dearest Angel! I am yours In all Conditions of
Life Entirely & Tenderly
J Madan.

I give you a thousand thanks on y^e behalf of M^rs Battle, he has got
y^e Instrument Signed.
Thursday Morning, D^r Lyon is just come from y^e Child, & says he found him
in a Fine sleep & Hopes he will do very well. My way to double xxx {^^any} Joy to my
self is to Divide it w^th it w^th you. My own Madan remember, & Love her who
Lives but for you.