Item 5 - Letter from Edward Cheney to Robert Pemberton Milnes

1 folded sheet.

Turin, addressed to Milnes at Venice, poste restante. - Arrived about a week ago, having stayed some days at Jadica [?] and then Milan, where he delivered the letter Milnes had entrusted to him, and visited Dr Ciceri; they 'talked much' of Milnes and Ciceri's esteem for Milnes was obvious; Ciceri has been ill recently. Contrast between Venice and the 'crowded and spacious streets of Milan'; discusses the appearance of the city; also talks about Turin - 'it has nothing of a capital except the dust and noise, and nothing of a court but the etiquette'. The Foxes have a 'very agreeably situated house' in the outskirts of the town not far from the river, with a 'pretty garden, & one not much invaded by insects'. Saw the Beverlys [?], staying at the same inn and on their way to England; 'L[or]d B. was in a most terrible ill humour at the aspect of the political horizon'.

Asks if there is any chance of seeing Milnes here on his way to England. Longs for Venice, the 'coolest place in Italy', in his experience, untroubled by insects. The Foxes ask to be remembered to Milnes and his family; Cheney also sends his regards to Milnes' wife and children.