I am set down to complain of you, my
own soul! & be y^e Judge your self if I have not
Reason – tis now almost a week in y^e common,
account of Time, since you Left me, since wⁿ
not a Line has had y^e Charity to inform me, that
you are alive, or w^t. is almost of as Equal
consequence to {^^my} peace, y^t you Remember, & continue
to Love me. I am a Fool thus to Place my all
of Happiness in y^e Power of another, every shadow
I can possibly have of the Least Satisfaction, must
proceed from your Self, & you need but be silent
to make me unhappy: if you Put on these
Little airs to make y^e Creature Uneasie, & by
Doubt intend to Encrease my Love for you, tis no
hard task to do y^e first, Put tis impossible even
for your self, to do the Last; no heart was ever
form’d to receive a greater degree of Passion then

[f.104v]

mine at this moment confesses for you, if you doubt
(as sure y^o cannot) of my sincerity, I appeal to a
Tenderness of five years, w^ch even marriage it
self has not had power to Diminish y^e misfortunes
we have known together have render’d you Dearer to
my Heart, & by w^t I have felt for you, I {^^am} convinc’d
your Peace & Ease, are of Greater consequence to me then
then my own, so y^t to wish & endeavour to make
you happy, turns upon a very strong Principe of
self interest. S^r W^m Stanhope is much as he was
Francis Lives here, but Cap^t: Thayre goes next
Sunday.
Adiue my Dearest Creature! I send you a thousand
Kiss’s & am w^th y^e most inexpressible truth & Tenderness
Faithfully y^rs
JM

Brettby. Aug:^st y^e 21^t 1728

I am set down to complain of you, my
own soul! & be y^e Judge your self if I have not
Reason – tis now almost a week in y^e common,
account of Time, since you Left me, since wⁿ
not a Line has had y^e Charity to inform me, that
you are alive, or w^t. is almost of as Equal
consequence to {^^my} peace, y^t you Remember, & continue
to Love me. I am a Fool thus to Place my all
of Happiness in y^e Power of another, every shadow
I can possibly have of the Least Satisfaction, must
proceed from your Self, & you need but be silent
to make me unhappy: if you Put on these
Little airs to make y^e Creature Uneasy, & by
Doubt intend to Increase my Love for you, tis no
hard task to do y^e first, Put tis impossible even
for your self, to do the Last; no heart was ever
formed to receive a greater degree of Passion then

[f.104v]

mine at this moment confesses for you, if you doubt
(as sure y^o cannot) of my sincerity, I appeal to a
Tenderness of five years, w^ch even marriage it
self has not had power to Diminish y^e misfortunes
we have known together have rendered you Dearer to
my Heart, & by w^t I have felt for you, I {^^am} convinced
your Peace & Ease, are of Greater consequence to me then
then my own, so y^t to wish & endeavour to make
you happy, turns upon a very strong Principe of
self interest. S^r W^m Stanhope is much as he was
Francis Lives here, but Cap^t: Thayre goes next
Sunday.
Adieu my Dearest Creature! I send you a thousand
Kiss’s & am w^th y^e most inexpressible truth & Tenderness
Faithfully y^rs
JM

Brettby. Aug:^st y^e 21^t 1728