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Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - He and his wife will be pleased to dine with Hubrecht on 5 June; will let him know as soon as possible whether Charles and George will be in the Hague in time to come too. In response to Hubrecht's questions, encloses a letter from Mr Ellis [13/50], a 'solicitor of the highest order", nephew of Sir George's uncle [Macaulay]'s 'now well-known old friend, Thomas Flower Ellis', and son of his father's family solicitor. This explains that Robert and Elizabeth's marriage will make 'the settlement irrevocable'; the circumstances which would invalidate the covenant are, he 'hope[s] and believe[s], impossible'. Has lost his copy of the marriage contract: thought he had returned it to Hubrecht, after having read it through with Mr Ellis, both having been 'fully satisfied'.

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - [after making a mistake over the date which is corrected messily] 'As Uncle Tom [Macauley] said to Mr [Thomas Flower] Ellis' he can send a 'blotted sheet' since Robert is a friend. Hopes Robert 'got safe, and found fires'. He and George went out to Saughhouses, where Goerge shot two rabbits; they got six in all, including those killed by Howie. George says '417 French and 391 English were killed' [in a game of toy soldiers?].

Written from Bedford Place. Concerns the candidatures of Prince Albert and the Earl of Powis for the office of Chancellor of the university.

According to the envelope [see 20/67], this poem on the Northern [Law] Circuit is by Macaulay himself