TALBOT2030

Sackville Street ¹
July 23^rd

My dear Henry

We are just returned, tired to death, from seeing the king ² go to prorogue the Parliament, after having sat up & danced yesterday at Devonshire house, the night before at Almacks, ³ & the night before that at the Duchess of Bedford’s ⁴ – We had intended going to the House of Lords, & had provided ourselves with tickets, but Mamma ⁵ was afraid of the crush & the heat which must have been intense, so we contented ourselves with going to M^r Bankes’s window in Old Palace yard, ⁶ where we saw the whole procession. – The king was in a magnificent coach ornamented with gold tritons, & drawn by eight cream coloured horses covered with blue ribbons; some of the royal household followed in a carriage drawn by eight black horses dressed in red ribbons. – The crowds of people, the king’s band, the lifeguards, the peers in their robes, & the number of handsome equipages, made alltogether [sic] a very fine sight. – We saw some of the peers immediately afterwards, who said the king had spoken very well. – I am glad to see he has restored Sir Robert Wilson ⁷ to his rank in the army –

Adieu, my dear Henry, pray write again soon –
your affectionate Sister
Caroline Augusta Feilding –

Lady Hunloke est arrivée il y a quelques jours, avec Charlotte, Eliza et Sir Henry. ⁸

W. Henry Fox Talbot Esq^r
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Lymington
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Lacock Abbey ⁹
Chippenham
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