Historical account of the family of Frisel or Fraser, particularly Fraser of Lovat

FAMILY OF FRASER. 185
more beams than ever he will take the causion to provid for ; but I
imagin he will have his own hopes ; I shall doe hmi no harme that way,
not being very young, and haveing had many childreen alredey, which
may indid be to Hkly, yet since Lady* Delape had a daughter last sumer,
I am resolved not to dispair till I am 50 ; since, without a mireckel, a
woman may have a chUd till that age. We had very good company with
your mammy last night. She said she woidd not dispaii' of airing an
esteat yet j if so, I need not be out of hopes."
From the Same to the Same.
«' Edr. y' 8th of Feb'. 1732.
** Dearest Peggy,
" Yours I receeved from Mrs Willey. You need not have had the lest
uneaseness att my not writing oftener, because you know I own my
being a bad correspondance in Edr. You write me no news of what
all are doing with you, or how your httil boy dus. Perheapes your
shy to tell me Tom's wife is in the way to increace his famileyj
tho, as old as they were willing to beleave me, I hope to disipoint thir
expectation, and leave him, not only to beget, but provid his childreen.
" For neus I have non but what possible you have heard befor, Earle
Murray's instalment is over, and was most magnifisent, the particulers
I refer you to the pubhck prints, where it is set doun att large. Lord
Lovet's marrage goes one } they are to be marred the first week in March,
& Im told ther is a Hst of 45 more, but truly Im afraid ther will not one
of the number hold. Never was ther so much deversion, never so many
tine appearances of beautys and gentel prity wiman ; and manny are the
* I canuot discover in the Old Magazines the birth of any child bearing this name.
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