L30/14/350/1

From G. Selwyn, Chesterfield Street to 2nd Baron Grantham, Spain:

15 Oct 1771

From: 1771 To: 1771

News update on Grantham's friends. Carlisle, Hare, Storer and Jack St. John supped there last night. Carlisle, March, Selwyn and Hare going to Newmarket today on way to Sir Ch.[Charles] Bunbury's, Euston etc... Carlisle to Castle Howard for a month next week with Hare and Storer. Latter two just home from foreign expedition with the Foxes. Lord Rt. [Robert?] Spencer expected in three weeks, currently in Paris. Lady Carlisle and little girl well. Lady Louisa with her. Selwyn was at Castle How [Howard] at the birth. Will ensure other members of Club write to Grantham. At Hamilton's yesterday saw Grantham and his brother's pictures they are both like but do not please Selwyn etc... John Scott is a ‘Cuckold with eclat’, details in papers. Will write of any of events of interest. “There is not a coast in Europe that is yet inform’d of Dinon’s being clapt by the Giberti, or Jack St. John by Mr Kennedy”. Richard has won ‘des resosns’ strongly denied. "As the late Lord Coverley used to say, remember child, this is a secret to be divulged so pray don't mention it". Reference to Charles in the dress of a Lunatick etc... Mentions Lady Mary is with child. Lord Helland continues as he did. Parliament doesn't meet until after Xmas, has heard of no changes. "Nobody dead and but few hanged which is a shame for every third man you meet has a pistol ready to putt to your Head or a Bar under his cloak to wrench open your House". Lord Villiers to marry Lady Gertrude Conway. Henny is at Blenheim. Duke of Marlborough fortunate this summer "le diable n'est pas toujours a la porte d'un pauvre homme" [Translation: “The Devil is not always at the door of the poor man]. Picked up from Beauclerck, Falkner etc... almost £3000, buying a house with it at Brighthelmstone. Mentions a young lady; Carlisles baby[?]. Asks for good prints from Madrid, particularly Charles V and his Court. Harry and Mrs. St. John set out magnificently etc...

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Carlisle,
Hare,
Storer,
St. John,
March,
Selwyn,
Bunbury, Charles,
Fox,
Spencer, Robert,
Hamilton,
Scott, John,
Helland,
Villiers,
Conway, Gertrude,
Marlborough, George Spencer, 4th Duke of