L30/14/350/2a

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

8 May 1772

From: 1772 To: 1772

Detailed description of his illness; fever and swollen hands, loss of sensation in limbs etc. Consulted Dr. Heberden. Weather not favourable to him. Going to Newmarket, second meeting on Sunday. Carlisles, Essexs and Marchs also going. Lady Carlisle seems recovered. Current rage for masquerades and other diversions. Selwyn may go to Spa with Carlisles, if not, will meet them on road to Paris afterwards. Madame de Ma mere (translation) Charles has brought Hare[?] into Parliament for Stockbridge it has cost about £2000, £1200 of which paid to General Wearge? who resigned. Learnt this via Lord North "and yet Charles and his Member in Opposition". Charles must explain this all to Grantham as Selwyn doesn’t understand. Repeal of Marriage Act before the House. Lord North solicited no votes against it, so Charles carried it against him yesterday by 30. Committee on India affairs goes on "Lord Clive is there squeezed like an orange and things are verified which were only before supposed, and abominable enough". Lord Carmarthen's match broken off etc... Lord Marchmont's son rumoured to be marrying Lady Bell Grey "the greatest heiress in England". Lord Berkley to marry Miss Sharpe who has £150,000. Not confirmed. Duke of Leeds "terribly afflicted" at his disappointment. Lady Sefton burnt her arm badly about a month ago. Lamp fell and set light to her ruffle. Likely to miscarry her child. "The season has been very fatal to the lying in Ladies". Mrs. Theresa Parker [Grantham's sister] well. Met Mr. Parker. "The Coterie[?] thrives, and has little Balls of their own, which succeed very well". Miss Pelham losing money perpetually etc... Storer does not think as Grantham does that his living with Crawfurd is incomprehensible. Lodging not likely to be very permanent. Compliments to Madame Viri [Viry]. Talk of trying to get Grantham's friends to write etc... Will get the verses Grantham speaks of, also some of Carlisle's on Grey's death. Gratitude to March for his attention during Selwyn's illness. Also other friend. Remember him to Frederick [Grantham’s brother]. Has more ambition to see Convent where Charles V retired than Palace of Buen ritiro [retiro]. Supposedly a drawing of it at one of the exhibitions but he couldn't find it. Incidentally, exhibitions grow worse. Third Masquerade last night at Condy's and masks seen at Holland House etc. Second Masquerade was at the Pantheon. Lord Chatham selling Hayes to buy a house in Town for the better education of his children. Calcraft is dying. Mrs. Calcraft's circumstances. Hoping for a better bargain than £400 a year. Charles and Foley's string of horses now consisting of 16. Dining at Fitzwilliam's with Lord and Lady Carlisle. Lord Ilchester has seen Lady Susan "now thinking of nothing but of their provision", he and Lady Ilchester have applied to Lord North very strongly. None of Charles' points carried. "A place for O'Brien was the first proposal and the pretended bone of contention between him and the premier". Knows nothing of Copenhagen. Thinks Her Majesty "has been very candidly dealt with if her offences are, as they are represented, and yet as a woman she is much to be pitied and many allowances are to be made". Bradshaw has the Admiralty. Dinon in London hoping that Charles will shove him into the Upper House as he has Hare into the Lower. Lord Robert says neither Lord B. or Conway will go to Madrid. Richard has their horse at Newmarket. [?End of letter missing]

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Heberden,
Carlisle,
Essex,
March,
Hare,
North,
Carmarthen,
Marchmont,
Yorke, Amabel,
de Grey, Amabel,
Marchmont,
Hume-Campbell, Alexander,
Berkley,
Sharpe,
Leeds, Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of,
Sefton,
Parker, Theresa (1744-1775),
Parker,
Pelham,
Storer,
Crawfurd,
Viry,
Robinson, Frederick,
Chatham,
Calcraft,
Foley,
Fitzwilliam,
Ilchester,
O'Brien,
Bradshaw,
Conway

MARRIAGE, national acts