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Sir Ch. S. has proposed a very unfit sort of payment: – this however will be easily settled by paying him the sum
expended.xxx xxx there, among a choice collection of
the rarest Port: books presented many years ago by Pinto,
Your neighbour’s inclosure was of the usual kind, – a paper perfectly useless. I have been several times on the point
of writing to request that you would acknowledge its receipt for me, & have as often postponed the intention till a more convenient
season. A good deal of his restlessness will be removed now, – & when there is an end of all suspence, which there soon will be
when the matter is brought before parliament, I hope he will sit down contented with the right of complaining of ill usage as long as
he lives. Government will give the Chief a quietus, & probably nothing more. But of this they may be assured that neither friends
nor enemies can possibly interest the public upon the subject.
James Ballantyne prints Roderic,th section, – & according to my present view of the subject, 22 will compleat it. My brother Bards are laudably
labouring to put me in better humour with the Carmen Triumphalesending <giving me> productions of
their own to compare with it. I have a cargo of such things from Murray.
I have tidings of the bust for you at last.
The corn lawsif when I take the trouble to understand a question of this kind, it is like writing in sand,
– my mind has some xxx seems to have be actually incapable of retaining it. Tom (who is here at present) is very deep in the argument, & attacks xxx all
the landholders whom he meets. Upon that common sense view of the matter which a mere statement enables every man to form, I should
think it very mischievous, – & rather incline to think that the out of door opposition will put a stop to it.
You have bought Gage cheaply. I have the folio edition which cost me 10/6. His historical matter is a transcript from
the old translation of Gomara, – but this does not detract from the authority of the rest of the book.voya journal, & shall bring together a good deal of curious matter concerning that part of
America.
Two of the new titles have been bestowed undeservedly – Sir John Hopes,
I have been obliged to return my Dutchmen to Lackington the set being imperfect.Xxx You can get at his catalogue more easily than I so you had better take out books to the amount, – I forget whether it
was three guineas, or three & a half. This will be the only the deduction of back-carriage.
My house is about to be sold over my head, – a xxxxxx an event which is not
unlikely in its consequence to set me upon moving at the expiration of my first term. For it seems to me more than likely that whoever
purchases it will build upon part of the ground in such a manner as to build me out of some of my prospect, & more of my
comfort.
Tell the Marquis I am glad to hear of his good beginnings, &
tell the Duke I hope he can say look at the lamb & the lark. The Earl I suppose is now beginning to talk. And how go on the goats? – & the
refractory gardiner? the season is coming on when tithe in kind will pinch him. – Have you heard that Evangelical from Penryn is going
to distribute bibles & tracks from S Sebastiano to Lisbon.