Thomas Gray to Norton Nicholls, [c. 2 June 1770]

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.