"My Deare,--A letter from your sister just now is come and gone, Mr.Mennock and Charls Rackitt, to take his leve of us; but being nothing in it, doe not send it....

Your sister is very well, but your brother is not.

There's Mr.Blunt of Maypell Durom is dead, the same day that Mr.Inglefield died.

My servis to Mrs.Blounts, and all that ask of me.

I hope to here from you, and that you are well, which is my dalye prayers; this with my blessing." The old lady had peculiar views of orthography, and Pope, it is said, gave her the pleasure of copying out some of his Homer, though the necessary corrections gave him and the printers more trouble than would be saved by such an amanuensis.