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‘Balnea, vina, Venus conservant corpora nostra | Eadem corrumpunt balnea, vina, Venus.’ (The words ‘Eadem’ and ‘corrumpunt’ have been marked to show that their order should be reversed.) Dated at Strasbourg.

First line: ‘Lord: what indouments are inherent’. The lines refer satirically to King George II.

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Lord: what indouments {1} are inherent
In King and Queen and Heir apparent
The second George like Magpye walks
And like that bird great C—e talks
Farr greater is the prince’s merritt
Who both these Virtues doos inheritt
Ancient and Modern Witts extoll
The Goose that saved the Capittole
But Magpyes are reservd by Fate
To Save Brittanias Sinking State
which no body can deney

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{1} endowments.

Headed ‘2.’ Numbered 13.

(Engraved by Hall senior (John Hall?) from a drawing by John Hamilton Mortimer.)

(Engraving published 22 July 1776.)

(Engraved by Walker from a drawing by Edward Edwards. Engraving published 29 Oct. 1777.)

‘Si cui vis tuto fidere fide Deo.’ Dated at Wittenberg.

‘Meritum Meum Miseratio DOMINI.’ ‘Symb. Unum Est Necessarium.’ Dated at Leipzig.

‘Non semper æstas erit; facite nidos!’ ‘Symb: Non est mortale quod opto, æterna de-sidero! | Hic vanitas, illic æternitas.’ ‘Quantò amarior Mundus, tantò dulcior JESUS. | Je bittrer Erd’ und Erdenlist, | Je süsser mihr mein JESUS ist!’ (2 Corinthians, vi. 10.) Dated at Giessen. Addressed to Balthasar Friedrich Saltzmann.

(Engraved by Robert Spofforth.)

Caen.—A Chouan has attempted to obtain money from a judge in return for securing peace at Courson. Encloses ff. 16 and 17.

(Dated 28 Pluviôse, an 4. Letter-head of the Commissaire du Directoire Exécutif, près l’Administration Départementale du Calvados.)

Subscribed with twelve lines of verse beginning ‘Tow [sic] worthy Heroes of immortal Fame’. Undated.

It is agreed that C shall print an edition of 1500 copies of A’s ‘Theological Lectures at Westminster Abbey’ in the form directed by A, and shall pay him two-thirds of the profits from it, after charges of paper, print, etc., have been deducted, the remaining third to be allowed to C. The copyright in this and future editions of the book shall re-main in A.

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Paris 20 Nivose an 6e

Le C. Perregaux Banquier
au Ministre des finances

Citoyen Ministre,

Le C. Gobin Notaire qui se presentera à Vous avec cette Lettre est Chargé de souscrire en Son Nom pour les Cinquante actions que je vous ai annoncé par ma lettre due 21 Nivose que je pre-nois pour ma maison dans le Nouvel Emprunt et qu’elle aura Soin de payer aux termes Indiqués par la loi.

Veuillez Citoyen Ministre me mander que Cet arrangement vous a Convenu.

Je vous presente lhomage demon respect

J F Perregaux

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Only the valediction and the signature are in Perregaux’s hand.

First words: ‘If the contradiction or compliance with truth and reality …’.

'From all cant and hypocrisy
From all bigotry and intolerance
From all Fen parsons, and
From all religious newspapers,
Good Lord, Deliver us.'

(i) Verses addressed to George Cheyne, by John Wynter.
Headed ‘Dr Winter to Dr Cheney.’ First line: ‘Tell me from whom fat headed Scot’.

(ii) A reply to the above, by George Cheyne.
Headed ‘Dr Cheney’s answer.’ First line: ‘My System Doctor’s all my own’.

(iii) ‘A List of the Right Honourable The Earl of Kinneul’s Retinue received on board his Majesty’s Ship the Torrington | October the 30th 1729’ (author unknown).
In prose.

(Engraved by William Marshall. The name ‘Henry Bradshawe’ is written by the title.)