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Burgess's in Smith Street. I beg to hear from you, but I shall be sailed before I can possibly receive your answer; however, hope to find it, on my arrival at Smyrna, at Mr. Frimeaux. I am sorry, I shall not see Mr. Foster there; I thought myself happy in finding such an opportunity of recommending, and am greatly concerned it has proved of no service to him. If you see Neddy, pray examine him in Latin and Greek, and I beg you will let me know the true state of his learning. I seldom go out of my room above once a week. I am totally taken up with the Orientals and Astronomy, for I pique myself much on making a figure in my expedition. Pray my respects to Mrs. Belchier; and I hope I need add nothing to convince you of the sincerity of the friendship with which I am, dear Sir, yours, &c. A "EDWARD WORTLEY MONTAGU.' "DEAR SIR, Leghorn, April 5, 1763. "I have nothing to add, to my last, only that, as the plague is again broke out at Smyrna, I shall sail on Thursday for Alexandria; this will hinder me from receiving my Letters by way of Smyrna; therefore, if you have already wrote by way of Smyrna, please to send a copy; and, for the future, direct to Messieurs Frank and Lutyens here, who will forward my Letters, and I shall expect to hear from you by every ship that comes directly to Alexandria. I hope in God you have got the better of Miss Ashë; and that affairs (since I have sent the Letters of Attorney to Mr. Palmer) go on as well as such business can.-I wish other affairs may join us in ease and quiet, and in a better and more lucky climate.-I have wrote both to Lord and Lady Bute; but, whatever may be done in point of business, I have no hopes of any assistance in my affairs. If I could be in England, I believe, I might have what I could reasonably wish; but, as things are, the more I had, the more unhappy I should be; for every one would think he ought to be paid, so that I could not enjoy one moment's quiet; and indeed I could not as yet have any degree of satisfaction in a country where I reasonably expected to have been in a very different situation. I have desired Lady Bute to send George to the Academy at Portsmouth, and then to recommend him to some Captain of a man of war; I doubt much whether she will or no. I hope in God he continues to deserve your kindness; nothing would give me greater concern than his losing so good a friend. Be assured, my dear Sir, my gratitude for your goodness to the poor babe is greater than my warmest expressions can shew. Mr. Palmer does receive 1600l. per annum, for the creditors, the expence of my children, &c. The 600l. devolved to me by the death of my Mother I have ordered as a reserve, that, in case of any accident, I may not be without even bread, and as a fund, if it should be wanted, for the next enstring Election; because, if I should lose my Election, then I am absolutely banished. If it is thought I do receive my annuity, or that I have received one farthing more than was agreed to by Mr. "Palmer before I left England, I beg you will either ask, or let somebody

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somebody else enquire into the truth of it, from Mr. Coutts: he will tell it, as I have told him to inform any body of it who shall enquire, Pray my respects to Mrs. Belchier; and believe me, with the greatest truth, dear Sir, your most affectionate friend and humble servant, EDWARD WORTLEY MONTAGU. P665. William Burrell, Esq. third son of Peter Burrell, Esq. of Beckenham, Kent, was admitted of St. John's College, Cambridge, where he studied the Civil Law, and proceeded LL. B. 1775, and LL. D. 1760. He was elected F. R. and A. SS. 1754; appointed Chancellor to the Bishop of Worcester, 1764; and Commissioner of Excise, 1774. - Mr. Cole says, "Dr. Burrell is my friend and acquaintance. He is of the Commons; and is Chancellor of some Diocese; an active, stirring man; a good Antiquary. He is rather low, and squints a little; but very ingenious, and scholar-like. The first time I was acquainted with him was meeting him at F Paris, at Mr. Horace Walpole's I often met him since, at Lord Montfort's, at Horseheath." He married, April 13, 1773, Sophia, daughter of Charles Raymond, Esq. of Valentine-house, Essex, who was created a Baronet May 3, 1774, with remainder, in default of male issue, to William Burrell, Esq. of Beckenham, and his heirs-male by Sophia his wife, by whom he left two sons and two daughters. (Her fortune was stated in Gent. Mag. XLIII. p. 202, at 100,000l.) Sir William represented Haslemere in 1773. In the course of five years he made the most ample Collections, for a History of the County of Sussex, arranged in complete order, by Rapes and Parishes, in XII folio Volumes, besides another of Drawings of churches, houses, &c. &c. by Lambert and Grimm, three volumes of monumental inscriptions, and four volumes of surveys and records, &c. This Work he spared no pains to bring to perfection; but declined giving it to the Publick himself, though no man was better qualified for the undertaking. Some years before his death, he very generously offered to present to me the whole of these splendid Collections, on the condition of my printing the Work, and engraving the principal Drawings, at my own risque; but having at that time been engaged deeply in the History of another County, I reluctantly declined the very handsome and obliging offer; and the whole Collection was afterwards bequeathed to the British Museum. He was seized with a paralytic stroke in August 1787, which took away his speech for a time; but, though be recovered that, he totally lost the use of his left arm, and in 1791 resigned his seat at the Board of Excise in favour of Robert Nicholas, Esq.; reserving, however, to himself a share of the appointment, He purchased a retreat at Depeden, the air of which particularly agreed with his constitution, which was, however, too much affected to hope for perfect recovery, though he seemed to have recovered enough to appear among his friends. In this pleasant retirement he died Jan, 20, 1796. 1721.

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P. 721. Before the entrance to Bp. West's Chapel at Ely is a a slab to " Mary, wife of Bishop Keene, daughter of Launcelot Andrews, of the City of London, Esq. died March 24, 1776, aged 49. Unfeigned Piety and Humility, with the most extensive Charity towards the various distresses of her Fellow Creatures, were the distinguishing virtues of this amiable Woman."

VOLUME V.

P. 212. The annexed fac-simile of a Poetical Epistle from Mr. Pope, accurately copied from the Original, requires no farther illustration than to observe, that W. was Samuel Wesley; and that "Father Francis cross the Sea," was Dr. Atterbury, the then exiled Bishop of Rochester.

P. 252. Extract from the Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries: "March 11, 1779. The President communicated a letter from Robert Dingley, Esq. inclosing a short note from the late Mr. Ainsworth, Author of the Dictionary, to Mr. Dingley's father, remarkable for the neatness of the writing in the black letter, or old English character.

"REV. SIR,

Lamb Abbey, Feb. 23, 1779. "Permit me the honour to transmit to you an original and remarkably neat written Letter from Mr. Ainsworth (who was extremely short-sighted), Author of the Latin Dictionary. I am in hopes, through your means, it may be considered not unworthy preservation by the Honourable Society in which you préside, and of which I apprehend Mr. Ainsworth was a member; an honour I once had. The Letter was an acknowledgment to my father, Robert Dingley, for a present of the curious trial crown piece by Simon, the very celebrated Artist, Engraver to Oliver Cromwell, who carried this fine Art as far as it could immor. talize the head and crown of the Son, whose father had been deprived of head and crown, by the very man whom he had by his exquisite work already transmitted to be preserved to the latest posterity. I have the honour to be, &c. R. D." "The crown piece above mentioned, in Vertue's publication, was then in the collection of the late Martin Folkes, Esq.

"DEAR SIR,

"Your noble present was not half so acceptable to me as the generous air and visible kindness which attended it. But neither doth the one nor the other afford a pleasure proportionable to the pain I shall feel, till I have an opportunity to testify the grateful sense I have of your unmerited kindness. In the mean while accept my thanks and cordial respect; who am, as your goodness hath made me, dear Sir, yours, &c. R. AINSWORTH." P. 260. "My dear Friend Mr. Ingham Foster died Thursday Oct. 3, 1782, at 2 o'clock, afternoon, aged 56 years, 9 months, and 30 days, being born 4 December 1725, O. S. His Collec

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Upon a price of News in Mist, that the
Rev. Mr W. refused to write against In Pope
because his best Patron had a Friendship
for the said I.

Wesley, it Wesley tro they mean,
They say, on Pope would fall
Would " his best Patron let his Pen
Discharge his inward
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What Patron this, a doubt must be which none but you can clear,

Or Father Francis cross the Sea,
Or else Earl Edward here.

That both were good must be confest and much to both he owes.

But which to Him will be the best. The Lord of Oxford knows.

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