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356 COUNTESS OF DEVONSHIRE TO
may att any tyme dired, me to feek ocafione to expres a per-
fe6t fedility in
My Lord Your humble Seruant
C. DEUONSHIRE.
Excus this haft it is to loos no tyme leaft your Lo' seruant
fliould be gone who I hier ftays fome days in towne.
Lefter 20 June.
To the Right Honorable the Earl of Heddington.
My Lord
My other letter being clofde wayting Tompkins call
give me leave to add this in reply of that you fent me by my
lone in which I defernde to recieue my thanks. You ar to
fparing in thos hops maks for the aduantag of your owne peace
therfor learne to place your belief vpon the better fide whilft
all the world is reconcilde. If you mayntaine a ftrif att home
you haue yet mor forces to contende with then is in Cafloes
army. I loue not to wrangell in letters yet my harte ferus me
to reproche you that A'pon fucth a turne I finde not a line or a
letter that has harmony or fence of joy. I haue foe long difci-
plinde my felf for thes faults as when I haue ocafione I fliall
abus you for your reformatione in the meane tyme thank God
and remember your frinds in good fucces and put incredulity
from you as far as you cane. You ar wors then an infedell if
you doe not belieue me
Your humble Seruant
C. DEUONSHIRE.

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