March 28

Dear Henry /

William left this for Frankfort on friday [sic] – he had hoped not to return there, but till a successor is appointed he is bound to go if required – M^r Molyneux would have gone instead of W^m if Lady Georgina had not been very near her confinement – if you enclose to L^d Napier (which Wm [& I?] [illegible] was the best channel) & enclose again to J. Bidwell esq^re [sic] For. Office you letters will go safe as they do not care who they come from. They are bound to forward any thing in the shape of letters –

I had a line from Caroline of the 5^th a day or two ago She said there was no post either coming or going only by opportunities they could write – L^d M^t E. had the gout but was mending I hope now the weather is finer all your invalids will get about quickly – it is sadly sickly in London L^d Shelburne has been in bed for more than a week from violent influenza & is far from well yet –

love to Constance

Yrs very aff^e
L. L.

[envelope:]
H. Talbot Esq^re
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham