▁building ▁and ▁improvements ▁at ▁Mo or ▁Park ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁a ▁friend ; ▁" my ▁works ▁att ▁the ▁More , ▁whe ar ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁patch er ▁this ▁som mer ▁and ▁I ▁am ▁still ▁adding ▁some ▁trif les ▁of ▁pleasure ▁to ▁that ▁place ▁I ▁am ▁so ▁much ▁love ▁with , ▁as ▁I ▁were ▁so ▁fond ▁of ▁any ▁man ▁I ▁were ▁in ▁hard ▁case ." ▁ ▁Career ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁women ▁at ▁James ' s ▁court , ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁political ▁issues ; ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reign ▁she ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁of ▁Boh emia , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁her ▁father ' s ▁household ▁at ▁Co om be ▁Ab bey . ▁ ▁Her ▁husband , ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Bed ford ▁fell ▁from ▁his ▁horse ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 6 1 3 ▁and ▁was ▁seriously ▁injured . ▁The ▁Count ess ▁gave ▁up ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Sp a , ▁Belg ium ▁for ▁her ▁health . ▁John ▁Chamber lain ▁wrote ▁that ▁she ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁court , ▁but ▁affected ▁by ▁gr ief ▁she ▁used ▁less ▁cos met ics ▁than ▁the ▁other ▁women ▁at ▁court , ▁" Mar ry , ▁she ▁is ▁somewhat ▁reform ed ▁in ▁her ▁att ire , ▁and ▁for eb ears ▁painting , ▁which ▁they ▁say ▁makes ▁her ▁somewhat ▁strange ▁among ▁so ▁many ▁viz ards , ▁which ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁fri zz led ▁pow der ed ▁hair ▁makes