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<p xml:id="par1">To</p>
<p rend="indent5" xml:id="par2">Iohn Conduitt Esq<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></p>
<p xml:id="par3">Member of Parliament</p>
<p rend="indent10" xml:id="par4">London</p><pb xml:id="p002" n="2"/>
<p xml:id="par5">Good <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>:</abbr><expan>Sir</expan></choice><space dim="vertical" extent="1" unit="lines"/></p>
<p rend="indent0" xml:id="par6">I rec<choice><abbr><hi rend="overline">d</hi></abbr><expan>eived</expan></choice> yours. you may please to pay that small sum to M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Bettes<lb type="hyphenated" xml:id="l1"/>worth bookseller in Pater noster row. I have heard of some <choice><abbr><hi rend="overline">l</hi></abbr><expan>lett</expan></choice>ers of <lb xml:id="l2"/><choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>:</abbr><expan>Sir</expan></choice> Isaacs to a friend near Colsterworth when he was young <lb xml:id="l3"/>in the university. I shall give you an <choice><abbr>acc<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>account</expan></choice> of them if there be <lb xml:id="l4"/>any thing that may prove historical. the <choice><abbr>rev<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>.</abbr><expan>reverend</expan></choice> M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>: Annesley minister <lb xml:id="l5"/>of Ingoldby was the person who promised to get me the <choice><abbr><hi rend="overline">l</hi></abbr><expan>lett</expan></choice>ers to D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. <lb xml:id="l6"/>Covel you will have an opportunity of seeing him personally at <lb xml:id="l7"/>the bar of your house on a complaint of <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>:</abbr><expan>Sir</expan></choice> G– Heathe – about <lb xml:id="l8"/>suing a tenant of his, before any body could possibly know he was <lb xml:id="l9"/>his <choice><abbr>serv<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>servant</expan></choice> <space dim="horizontal" extent="7" unit="chars"/> I have heard of your dissensions at the royal <lb xml:id="l10"/>society. I shall send D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Rutty next week <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">an account</add> of a roman mosaic <lb xml:id="l11"/><choice><abbr>pavem<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>pavement</expan></choice> discovered near us last week. You may please to talk with <lb xml:id="l12"/>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Annesley &amp; if you befriend him, it will be a good act, in op<lb type="hyphenated" xml:id="l13"/>posing a great piece of violence. I am Good <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>:</abbr><expan>Sir</expan></choice></p>
<p rend="indent20" xml:id="par7">Your most obliged &amp; obedient servant</p>
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<p xml:id="par9">Feb. 29. 1727-8.</p>
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