Briefwisseling en aantekeningen. Deel 1

CCXXXVII.
Willem Bentinck aan de gravin van Portland.

[B.M., Eg. 1714]

Sorgvliet, 3 October 1747.

(Ongesteld geweest).

I have been by this hinder'd carrying your present of China to Princess Caroline, but shall do it the first time I go to the house in the wood. Yesterday morning I had

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a visit here of the Prince of Orange; who met all the Duivenvoort family with me. The Princesse Royal was with him. But as I was in my night gown at breakfast with my company, the Prince came in unespectedly, and I did not dare go out of the room. So I sent Madame Duivenvoort etc. to the Princess Royal. The Prince said he would come and dine here to day with the greffier and Charles; which is exceeding good company. I now write expecting them.

(Eenige dagen rust hebben hem veel goed gedaan.)

As I have not been abroad, I can not telle you any news of the persons you most care to hear of. And I have had with me only the people I wanted, to do what could not suffer any delay. One thing I can tell you beforehand, is that I shall take care to make good whatever I have said in England, and even beyond it; and I defy all the witt in Europe¹⁾ against truth and common sense.

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1) Een toespeling op Chesterfield.