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(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.

Transcript

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.'

The sketch is captioned ‘Miserable wretch who has been trying to do Paper B. While Fiddler’s cows were lowing. Bobby shreiking [sic]. Jack snorting. Ann pumping water & Macnaghten dancing with the bedpost above.’ Cf. the sketches on ff. 13v and 14r.

(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.)

The sketch is captioned ‘The deserved Fate of Paper B.’ Cf. the sketches on ff. 13v and 14v.

‘Ούκ ἐν λογῳ άλλ’ ἐν δυνάμει ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεῦ.’ (1 Corinthians, iv. 20.) ‘Was nützt ein leerer Baum der ohne Frucht und Safft? | Und was ist Gottes Reich in Worten ohne Krafft?’ Dated at Giessen. Numbered 101.

Headed ‘3. On the North Road’. Numbered 12.