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hope they will give an account of it. I thought in 

 honour I could not leave him in this condition, being 

 BO nearly related to him ; especially his Grace being 

 in such a retired corner, where there was nobody 

 but myself, till I sent for this Mr. Gibson. My 

 Lord Fairfax, of Gilling, came yesterday in the af- 

 ternoon ; but he was speechless when he came. 



I have ordered the corpse to be embalmed, and 

 carried to Helmsley Castle, and there to remain till 

 my Lady Duchess her pleasure shall be known. 

 There must be speedy care taken ; for there is no- 

 thing here but confusion, not to be expressed. 

 Though his stewards have received vast sums, there* 

 is not so much as one farthing, as they tell me, for 

 defraying the least expence : but I have ordered 

 his intestines to be buried at Helmsley, where his 

 body is to remain till further orders. 



Being the nearest kinsman upon the place, I 

 have taken the liberty to give his Majesty an ac- 

 count of his death ; and have sent his George and 

 blue ribbon, to be disposed of as his Majesty shall 

 think fit : I have addressed it under cover to my 

 Lord president, to whom 1 beg you would carry the 

 bearer the minute he arrives. 



I have given orders that nothing should be em- 

 bezzled, and for that reason, as soon as my Lord 

 died, I called to see his strong box, but before Mr. 

 Bryan Fairfax, and Mr. Gibson : I found nothing of 

 moment in it, but some loose letters of no concern ; 

 but such as they are, I have ordered them to be 

 locked up, and delivered to my Lady Duchess ; as 

 also the small plate and linen he had, I have com- 

 mitted to the care of Lord Fairfax. 



