Autograph letter signed : Utrecht, to The Duke of Leeds, 1708 April 17.

Writing that, since his last letter, he and the Duke's grandsons have traveled to Leyden, Harlem and Amsterdam; responding to two letters from England that reached them on their return to Utrecht, one from the boys' mother, Lady Bridget, and another from a "Mrs. Herbert"; saying that they are all sorry to hear that the Duke's cold has returned; mentioning that their time in Amsterdam almost overlapped with Prince Eugene of Savoy's visit to the city and that they hear he will marry the Archduchess Maria Elizabeth, the oldest sister of Emperor Joseph I; writing that Prince Eugene is returning to Germany immediately without stopping to visit his mother, the Countess of Soissons, in Brussels; praising him: "No Man ever appeared more modest than he, nor shewed more unconcernedness at the General applause he meets with every where. He's not taller than I am, & his complexion is blacker than mine. He looks older then really he's & talks as litle [sic] as King William did"; writing that they hear that Emperor Joseph is likely to break with the Pope (Pope Clement XI) over the latter's refusal to acknowledge Charles VI's wife, Elisabeth Christine (referred to here as the Princess of Wolfenbüttel), as the queen of Spain; reporting that the Duke's grandsons are well.