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Tuesday July 7th 1818

My lord You were so very kind when you sent the Biscuits for the queen to promise to send Her more if She wished for them. I am commanded to apply to you for a fresh underline supply /underline - and also to ask if you could procure the receipt of how they are made that the underline Frogmore Cook /underline may try her hand at baking them. Sophy is very fond of them, and finds them very light - and it is a matter of great importance to find any thing that will add to Her underline list addition of /addition food, /underline as Her throat is weak and her digestion is bad--.

The queen has not been well since Saturday and on Sunday night She had a very severe attack of Spasm, thank God it is gone off - but it made me wretched and it is a very great consolation to me, that Mary is with me. The Duke of Gloucester has been most kind in unclear leaving Her today with underline us, /underline and nothing can exceed the delicacy of His feeling in going abroad which He will do the third Week in this month. He feels as thoroughly that undivided Duties are those that secure happiness -- that He leaves Dearest Mary with us whilst He is away. In the present state of the queen's health underline unclear /underline to painfull and dangerous attacks Mary as well as myself would be sensible if She was not closely attended to by us both, & That would not be the case if the Duke was around here. Therefore He absolutely unclear that She may remain with us; it is an act of kindness which we never can forget and if She unclear at home