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Richement le 23 Sepbr.

vous mavais ma chere Clayton marqúe tant d'amitie et de constance, que je vous avertir, par ce voie sure dune affaire de la derniere consiqance, votre Stuart, addition a /addition et en negosiation avec cette eclisiactique, qui conduit les affaire de celui qui pretende a la snession, de votre maris, sur les bein de son pere, il sont forte avance, et l'eclisiatique asurer ces amis, que cette seul par le Stuart, a qui vous avais, fier votre argante, que ces affaire puis aitre fait, lon doit commencer, le proces, le premier jour des terme, et come le maitre de Rolles et votre ami, vous ferais bien de l'avertire

You have my dear Clayton shewn me soe much freindshup & constancy, that I acquaint you by this safeway with an affair of the last importance. Your Steward addition a /addition is negotiating with the Clergyman /addition b. /addition who manages the affairs of him who pretends to the succession of your husband in his fathers estate. they are far advanc'd, & the clergyman assures his freinds that it is only the steward, whom you entrust with your money that can effect this, the suit is to begin the first day of the term, & as the master of the rolls is your freind you will doe well to acquaint him. they talk allsoe of a marriage with an heiress, who has but one brother,