LETTER L.

Sr.

MR. WORTLEY TO POPE.

Wednesday Evening.

I am hindred by, business from being at Twickenham either to-morrow or Friday. So that Saturday will be the first day we can be there. I desire you will give yourself the trouble of excusing us to S' Godfrey for not coming sooner. I believe we shall accept of ye kind offer of your house.

I am,

Sir,

Your most Obed'. Humble Serv1.

EDW. WORTLEY.

LETTER LI.

TO POPE.

SIR,

I beg I may waite on you before you [go] from Twick. this day, or to send me the paper you brought yesterday, I wish to see it, by the bearer to be Returned againe, I hope you

will excuse the early hower, and oblige in this

The two enclosed Letters are just now come to my hands, & I am desired to transmit 'em as soon as I can. I know not where Ld Bathurst is, & therefore beg the favour of you to take Charge of his Letter, & send it to him the first convenient opportunity you have.

I am, in haste (the messenger staying

for this)

Your most Obedient

humble Serv1.

THOS. MOORE.

DR. SR.

LETTER LIII.

MR. DONCASTLE TO POPE.

To MR. POPE.

these

We are here in continuall apprehentions of being Visited, and do not think it proper to be from home, at any other time I or my brother will accompany you.

I am,

Dr Sir,

Yr most affectionate humble

Servant,

J. DONCASTLE.

LETTER LIV.

RENCH TO WARD.

Monday Evening.

FRIEND WARD,

I have sent you the Price of the under written things-Horse Chesnutts 14 foot high, the price is 4',,10' a hundred. the Limes 11 or 12 foot high, the same price. Dutch Elms of your own

higth att £4 - 10s. which are in girt in the middle 5 or 6 Inches. Seringo's on your own higth 16s. pr. hundred. Laylocks is of the same price of your own highth, you may have 5 or 6 hundred of the Elms, and 5 or 6 hundred of the Lymes, and about 3 hundred of the horse Chesnutts, and you may have 5 or 6 hundred of the Laylocks or Seringo's. Which is all from

Yr humble Servant to Comnd.

BENJAMIN RENCH.

LETTER LV.

MRS. ROBINSON TO POPE.

For MRS. POPE, at her HOUSE in TWICKENHAM, near LONDON, MIDDLESEX.

As I carefully returned y' Arcadia wthout damage, I hope you will trust me with a volume of Shakespear's plays, wch I shall take ye same

care to restore.

END OF THE LETTERS.

PETITION

DRAWN UP BY POPE FOR FRANCES BOURNE.

PLEASE Y LADISP.

I do humbly crave y' good honourable Ladiship's pardon to your poor Almswoman, Frances Bourne, who has been supported (with my mother) from y' good Ladyship's house for these thirty years, for wch I shall be ever bound to pray for your honour, and honourable family.

Being for this twelvemonth kept out from the door, and not receiving the weekly bread I always had, or any other charity wch yr good Honour always allow'd me with the rest of y' poor Parish women. My condition is very deplorably sad, and if my good Lady would ourder me to be let work or wash in y' house, or continue y' honourable charity to me by y' Ladishipps ourder*, I shall ever be praying for your honor's

*It is singular that Pope had, in two places, in this petition, written the word order' according to the present mode of spelling it, and, after, altered the first syllable in both instances, to its present state.

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