Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/17/2/45
  • Title
    From Frederick [Fritz] Robinson, Madrid to Anne [Nanny] Robinson:
  • Date free text
    2 Dec 1772
  • Production date
    From: 1772 To: 1772
  • Scope and Content
    Dined at Neapolitan Embassador’s, cold uncomfortable house like Whitehall Chapel on Christmas Day. Observed manners of serving, shall soon be qualified to write the Compleat Maitre d'Hotel. Forthcoming dinners at the Duque of Arcos', Duque of Losada's, the French Embassador’s and Prince Lobkowitz's. Not a round of pleasures as Doll Davison does the honours of them all. Court gone to the Pardo. Grantham will attend twice a week, Fritz once. Munro had Four english horses and a phaeton coming, two horses died on ship. The King killed 400 woodcocks at Aranjuez. Fritz impatient to hear of his Lottery prize. Richard Fitzpatrick moved for the Address in the House of Commons, assumes Jim Hare seconded him. When is St. John to be Lord Chancellor and Dickson, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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