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1712.0920.Fb

Paris 20 Sep:^r N.S:
1712

My Lord¹

I forward this letter to you by
the way of Dunkirk, not knowing
when the arrival of the Expres from
England will giue Me occasion to
write en Droiture to yo:^r Lordsp,
I joyn to it the Copy of a letter fro^~
mons:^r Pontchartrain to m^~ Torcy
I expect every day your Commands
your Lordsp will excuse the shortneſs
of my letter when I tell you
that I haue paid my tribute to
this Country in such a Manner²
that for 48 hours past it was
pritty doubtfull what might become
of Me: I think the violence of
the Distemper is abated thô I
am so weak I can hardly hold
my pen to tell you I am

with all respect
My L^d
yo:^r Lordsp's most
ob^t humble Ser^t

MPrior

2.

Endorsed:
M^r Prior 20. Sept.^r 1712
copy^d3

Notes
1.
This letter lacks an address, but Prior's letter to Bolingbroke of the same date (1712.0920.Fa) confirms that it is the letter to Dartmouth Prior mentioned to Bolingbroke.
2.
The initial n is only half formed.
3.
The paper on which Prior wrote this letter was originally a single sheet folded in half, with the text on folio 1r and the endorsement on folio 2v. Folios 1v and 2r were blank. For mounting purposes, the sheet was cut in half with the sides bearing text rejoined blank side down one under the other, so that now all text appears on the page numbered 160 with 160v blank.

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