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7 Cornwall Terrace, Colney Hatch.—Thanks him for a parcel, and for his offer to read proofs.

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7, Cornwall Terrace | Colney Hatch
Nov. 11

Dear Sir,

I received your note of yesterday and the parcel all safe. I am very greatly obliged to you for them, as well as for your kind offer to read the proofs. The references too are very handy, and will save me considerable trouble. Accept my best thanks and believe me

Yours sincerely
E. Brock

W. A. Wright, Esq.

7 Cornwall Terrace, Colney Hatch, London, N.—Asks whether he has had an opportunity of comparing the transcript he (Brock) made from a Saxon text in a Cotton MS with the corresponding Trinity MS.

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7, Cornwall Terrace | Colney Hatch | London N.
8/11/71

Dear Sir,

Early in this year I sent a transcript of a few pages of Saxon from a Cotton MS. to Mr Skeat, and asked him to compare it with the Trinity MS. of the same {1}, and if the Trin. MS. were better, to get it copied for me. I have since understood from Mr S. that you were so kind as to offer to do it yourself. May I ask whether you have had an opportunity of attending to the matter? The old reference, which I found in Hickes {2}, is Class à dextra Ser. med. 5, fol. 44, the subject being a Saxon paraphrase of Cato’s Distichs with some additions. I believe Mr Skeat left my rough copy with you.

I am, dear Sir,
Yours sincerely,
E. Brock

W. Aldis Wright, Esq.

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{1} MS R.9.17.

{2} Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus (1705), vol. ii, p. 167.