Catalogue description PEREGRINE BERTIE to his brother, the EARL OF LINDSEY.

--" Since the great loss of our Turkey fleete by storme, wee have had the good lucke to have a 120 saile of our Cadiz fleete come safe home with a riche cargo of peices of eight, which doth but a little inliven our marchandes for the other great losse they have sustained. Yesterday was Mr. Wilson killed in Southampton Square by a Scotch officer [Capt. Lawes], who, it seemes, thought himselfe better able to sattisfye an unknown lady then the other, and its thought that the lady who kept Mr. Wilson, was willing to have, a change, and that she sett them togeither by the eares. The towne is in great expectation to know who this lady is, and its beleeved it will now come out, though Mr. Wilson gave to a friend of his to give to his brother, and desiring him to see his the key of his scritore papers burnt, and gave the [friend ?] sixty guinnes and a broad peice, to see it compleated.

" Your sonne Phillip is got in to be a manager of the Million Act which will be worth 100l. a yeare to him more, soe that I thinke your family has a great deale of reason to be sattisfied with this Government." [Dated in error March 10, 1694, (which would be 1694-5), but with postmark " Ap. 10." Cf. Luttrell iii.291.]