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I wrote to you from London lately not knowing but you might care to go with me into Yorkshire tomorrow, but as I neither find you
here, nor any letter from you, I conclude that is not to be. I would wish by all means to oblige
& serve T: in any way I am able, but it can not be in his way at present.
he & you seem to think, that I have nothing else to do but to transcribe a page from some common-place-book on this head: if it
were so, I should not hesitate a minute about it. but as I came from Town only on Thursday last, have
only two days to pass here, & must fetch all the materials from my own recollection, he must excuse me for the present. let him
begin with Ld Bacon's Henry 7th, & Ld Herbert's Henry 8th,
& by that time I return from Aston (wch will be in 3 weeks or less) perhaps I may be able to help him onwards a little. I keep the
letter till we meet, least it be lost. I would reply nothing to the article of separation ( [ ] for himself. [ ] point.
Direct, à Mons:r
Mons: de B: chez Mess:rs
Lullin, Freres, Banquiers, rue Thevenot, Paris.