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Published on 1 Aug. 1780 by Fielding and Walker, Pater Noster Row.

‘Quo nos Fata trahunt retrahuntque fata sequamur.’ With a painted banner bearing the letters ‘ΛΖΟ-U’. Dated at Strasbourg.

20 Aug. 1718. All accounts relating to the paper, print, etc., of the second volume in folio of Prideaux’s Connection and the second edition of the first volume in folio are today stated, and what was left of the former was equally divided. What was left of the latter remains undivided in the hands of Mr Watts, and £488 6s. 1d. in notes was also left in Knaplock’s hands to pay Mr Bowyer and Mr Watts for printing and Mr Baskett, Mr Hyde, and Mr Hoole for paper. The remaining notes relating to the volumes were equally divided between Knaplock and Tonson.

11 Sept. 1718. The remainder of the second edition of the first volume of Prideaux’s Connection was equally divided between Knaplock and Tonson.

21 Feb. 1719. All accounts relating to to all impressions of Prideaux’s Connection, both folio and octavo, are today stated and evened between Knaplock and Tonson, the printers and stationers having been paid and notes and books divided.

Moyaux.—Describes a night attack by Chouans on the village of Hermival, which was repulsed by the villagers. Requests guns for the villagers.

(Dated 18 Ventôse, an 4.)

The last four books on the recto are divided from the rest, and below is written: ‘Those Last fore books with Bichop andrewes Sermons Is what you have had some time which with what I send you by the barer maks in nombr fortey fore Books’.

Chelsea. - Encloses another message from 'our rusty Yarmouth friend [William Squire]'; the note which FitzGerald sent him is about the wrong man, as 'his Squire is evidently not the Unitarian Squire,—nor indeed any Squire that belongs to our century, or knows what o’clock it has now become!'. Wishes 'some rational eye could get upon these old Papers of his, and fairly examine them'; Carlyle himself must 'fight rather shy,—and restrict myself to ascertaining whether there are any more Oliver [Cromwell] Letters'; would obviously be very happy to see them if there are.

Two ballads on same sheet.

Undated. From the third volume of The Tyburn Chronicle (1768), to which this illustration is the frontispiece.

(i) ‘Introduction to all the Toasts.’
First line: ‘Such is the List of Our Heroick Fair’.

(ii) ‘On the Dutchess of Queensberry.’
First line: ‘Fair Patroness of Wit and Liberty’.

(iii) ‘On the dowager Dutchess of Marlborough.’
First line: ‘Tell me no more of Youth, this Glass shall Boast’.

(iv) ‘On the Countess of Denbigh.’
First line: ‘Walpole this Charge to Noble Denbigh Gave’.

(v) ‘On the Countess of Burlington.’
First line: ‘Walpole may Give himself strange Airs’.

(vi) ‘On Miss Barnard.’
First line: ‘O! Sprung from Barnard London’s proudest Boast’.

(vii) ‘On the Lady Wallace.’
First line: ‘Thou Patriot Dame, whose Generous Bosom Shares’.

(viii) ‘On Young Lady Walpole.’
First line: ‘Go Spritely Rolles, Go traverse Earth and Sea’.

(ix) ‘On Mrs Cantillion.’
First line: ‘Illustrious Sons of Liberty and Will’.

(x) ‘On Miss Jenny Johnson Niece to Sir John Barnard.’
First line: ‘Since in this Circle of the Brave and Great’.

(xi) ‘On Lady Harvey.’
First line: ‘While Witt or Beauty boast a Charm’.

(xii) ‘On Miss Peggy Hays.’
First line: ‘Unequal’d say what Matchless Dame’.

(xiii) ‘On Miss Fowler.’
First line: ‘Bacchus Crown the Swelling Bowl’.

(xiv) ‘On Miss Delmé.’
First line: ‘Let Some let Virtue and discerning Taste’.

(Engraved by John Kennerley from a drawing by Satchwell, and published on 21 Feb. 1812. The illustration is captioned ‘Christian directed to the Cross as the Way to an immortal Crown’.)

Engraved by Robert Pollard from a drawing by Robert Dodd. Undated. From the fourth volume of Jackson’s New and Complete Newgate Calendar (1795), where this illustration faces p. 107.

(i) Agrees to give Philips forty guineas for his poem Cyder, together with a certain number of copies of the book, and agrees terms for subsequent editions.

(ii) Acknowledges the receipt of ten guineas ‘in full of this note and all demands’.

Endorsed ‘Mr Tonson’s Promissory Note’.

Published on 1 Aug. 1780 by Fielding and Walker, Pater Noster Row.

‘Non secreta tui cordis sciat omnis amicus | Hic tibi forsan erit capitalis cras inimicus. | Psal. 39. Ach wie gar nichts sindt doch alle Menschen! [Hebrew letters] | Darumb | Psal. 37. Befihl dem herren deine Wage Undt | hoffe auff Ihn, Er wirdts wol machen.’ Dated at Lützelstein. Addressed to Elias Mertel.