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presence of my wife and journeyman, threatened to cut off my ears- As I exhibited marks of bodily fears, more ways than one, to the conviction of the bye-standers, I bound him over; my action lay, and I recovered. lation you have nothing to fear, and nothing to hope, on that head- There has been but one printer flogged at the cart's tail thefe thirty years; that was Charles Watfon; and he affured me it more than a flea-bite C-S

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has been threatened feveral times by the House of L; but it came to nothing. If an information fhould be moved for, and granted against you, as the editor of those Letters, I hope you will have the honesty and wit enough to appear and take your trial-If you should be fentenced to the pillory, your fortune is made-As the times go, that's a fure ftep to honour and preferment. I fhall think myself happy if I can lend you a lift; and am fincerely,

yours,

London, Aug. 10.

HENRY DAVIS.

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Please my kind fervice to your neighbour, my coufin Madoc.-I have sent an Almanack and Court-kalendar, directed for him at Mr. Sutton's, bookfeller, in Gloucefter, carriage paid, which he will please to accept as a fmall token of my regard. My wife, who is very fond of toafted cheese, prefents her compliments to him, and begs to know if there's any of that kind, which he was fo good as to fend us laft Chriftmas to be fold in London.

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DOCTOR,

HE pills are good for nothing - I might as well swallow fnow-balls to cool my reins- I have told you over and over, how hard I am to move; and at this time of day, I ought to know fomething of my own.conftitution. Why will you be fo pofitive? Prithee fend me another prefcription-I am as lame and as much tortured in all my limbs as if I was broke upon the wheel: indeed, I am equally diftreffed in mind and bodyAs if I had not plagues enough of my own, thofe children of my fifter are left me for a perpetual fource of vexation

what bufinefs have people to get children to plague their neighbours? A ridiculous incident that happened yesterday to my niece Liddy; has difordered me in fuch a manner, that I expect to be laid up with another fit of the gout perhaps,

I may

I may explain myself in my next. I fhall fet out to-morrow morning for the Hot Well at Bristol, where I am afraid I fhall ftay longer than I could wifh. On the receipt of this, fend Williams thither with my faddle-horfe and the demi pique. Tell Barns to trash out the two old ricks, and fend the corn to market, and fell it off to the poor at a fhilling a bufhel under market price. I have received a fnivelling letter from Griffin, offering to make a public fubmiffion and pay cofts. I want none of his fubmiffions; neither will I pocket any of his money-The fellow is a bad neighbour, and I defire to have nothing to do with him: but as he is purse-proud, he fhall pay for his infolence : let him give five pounds to the poor of the parish, and I'll withdraw my action; and in the mean time you may tell Prig to ftop proceedings.-Let Morgan's widow have the alderney cow, and forty fhillings to clothe her children: but don't say a fyllable of the matter to any living foul-I'll make her pay when fhe is able. I defire you will lock up all my drawers, and keep the keys till meeting; and befure you take the Iron cheft with my papers into your own cuftody-Forgive all this trouble from,

MRS. G
GWILLIM,

WHEN this cums to hand, be fure to pack up in the trunk male that ftands in my clofet, to be

fent

sent me in the Bristol waggon without lofs of time the following articles, viz. my rofe collard neglejay, with green robins, my yellow damafk, and my black velvet fuit, with the fhort hoop; my bloo quilted pettycot, my green manteel, my laced apron, my French commode, Macklin head and lappets, and litel box with my jewels. Williams may bring over my bum daffee, and the viol with the eafings of Dr. Hill's dock-water, and Chowder's lackfitif. The poor creature has been terribly conftuprated ever fince we left huom. Pray take particular care of the house while the family is abfent. Let there be a fire conftantly kept in my brother's chamber and mine. The maids, having nothing to do, may be fat à fpinning. I defire you'll clap a pad-lock on the wine-feller, and let none of the men have excess to the ftrong beer— don't forget to have the gate fhit every evening before dark.The gardnir and the hind may lie below in the landry, to partake the house, with the blunderbufs and the great dog; and I hope you'll have a watchful eye over the maids. know that huffy, Mary Jones, loves to be rumping with the men. Let me know if Alderney's calf be fould yet, and what he fought-if the ould goose be fitting; and if the cobler has cut Dicky, and how the pore anemil bore the operation. No more at present, but rests,

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Yours,

Gloftar, April 2,

TABITHA BRAMBLE.

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