ORIGINAL LETTER FROM DR. SMITH* TO MR. BAKER.

SIR,

I AM very much obliged to you for your readines to procure for me Bp. Andrewe's notes on the Liturgie Offices; for which at prefent I have no occafion. And therefore it becomes me to defire you not to put yourself to any further trouble of fpeaking to Mr. Laughten, much lefs of fending to Durham for a copy, which I can easily obtaine of my old friend Dr. Hicks, who readily upon my first requeft lent me his book: for thefe mutuall civilitys (we grew the one to the other) and it was my owne voluntary engagement not to tranfcribe any thing out of it. I am fatisfyed in my having, in the midft of a great heape of other notes with which they are mixed, been able, by peculiar characters and marks there fet downe, to distinguish them from the reft.

I am not a little concerned, that you fhould thinke that I had any defigne in my last letter to impose any taske, much lefs a very ungratefull one, upon you; I only defired you, that if you should give yourself the trouble of reading over my booke, or any confiderable part of it, breifly to fuggeft to me your opinion, where you judge that I have made any miftake thro' haft or mifinformation, or where I had been to fhort and defective, especially in the life of Bp. Cofint; which you are pleased to interpret as enjoyning you to find faults; but I'defired no more of you than what one friend might defire of another. And I justly prefumed, that, fetting afide the partialityes of friendship, you would read my book with the candor of a good man, and the judgment of a scholar, and that you might obferve feveral things which might be of use to me in the review of thofe lives, which I defired you to communicate to me at your leifure: and I ftill continue to make it my request that you would oblige me herein in briefe hints and strictures, without the trouble of any prolix enlargement : and this three or four months hence, or whenever you please, for I am not in haft.

How I came to be induced to write the lives of the feveral great men, which I published, I have fufficiently fhewen, either in the prefaces, or in the body of

the books themselves; fo that it was not
fo much defigne as chance that has con-
fined me to the times fince the Reforma
tion; for truly I fhould have done the
like to any eminently learned perfon,
either in K. Henry VII. or in K. Henry
VIII.'s reigne, when polite liteuature
began to flourish, if I could have lighted
upon any of their papers, not hitherto
exftant, which might be usefull and ad-
vantagious to this age, or had been fur-
nifhed with memories to illuftrate the
hiftory of those times in which they lived.
But Sir T. More's life, written by his
fon-in-law Mr. Roper (whether in Eng-
lifh or Latine you mention not), is not as
you rightly fay to my purpose. I have
little or no esteeme for what is done in
English upon this fubject, nor follicitous
to purchase any English edition, having
Stapleton's large and particular account
of the life and death of that great but
unfortunate man, published by him at
Doway 1588. I have lately enquired of
my Lord Clarendon, as I have done
formerly to gratify my owne curiofity,
whether he knowes any thing of Dr.
Beale Deane, I think of Ely, who dyed
in his father's houfe at Madrid. He
was pleafed to continue to me what he
had told me fome years fince, that he had
no perfonal knowledge of the Deane, he
being then a youth of about 10 or 11
years of age, and was left in Holland
with his mother during his father's am-
baffy in Spayne; but that afterwards
he had received particular account of the
Deane's death from those who were then
prefent: as that about 3 or 4 hours be-
fore his death, when the decayes of nature
made him more and more apprehenfive
that he had not long to live, he defired
my Lord his Father, and some other, tọn
receive the H. Sacrament with him,
which he in perfect good understanding,
tho weake in body, being fupported in
his bed, confecrated and admineftred to
himself, and to the other few communi-
cante. He was in this his laft ficknes
very folicitous leaft his body should fall
into the hands of the Inquifition, which
to prevent, he proposed to them to burne
his dead body. But after his death, this
expedient was used, that the Deane dying
in a ground chamber, they, taking up

* See Dr. Smith's Life in the Biographia Britannica, Vol. vi. p. 3720. Original Edition. -EDITOR.

↑ See Vitæ quorundam eruditiffimorum et illustrium Virorum, Lond. 1707, EDITOR.

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thebords, dug a deep grave, and covering Jon with a throud, they threw four or five bathels of quick lime over it, in order to contime it the fooner. Every thing aftoward in the roome was fet right as belie the good Doctor's death and buryail, and the whole affaire kept fecret among a few trufty perfons, without any the least knowledge or fufpicion of the Spaniards. Upon enquiry what papers

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opportunity, and now proceed to the main part of my story.

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"Madam, says I, making a bow of I don't know how many degrees to the plane of the horizon. - Indeed, Ma'am, I continued, I feel a mighty inclination to speech you; but what to Jay I know not, and to say what I ought to fay is faying perhaps what I cannot fay, and to say that I have nothing to say is faying nothing at all to the purpose.Pray, Sir, fays fhe, to what do you refer? -To love, Ma'am, without doubt. "O! love is love, and lovers may well thus talk of love;

WELL, Charley," fays I one morning, I hear you have been out a privateering, and have met with very "I had previously feen a very nice good fucceis. Come, my good fellow, fhip failing on the west coast of Yorkshire, tip us the rehearfal, for the benefit of and of courfe fteer'd to the place. Found fuch as have yet their fortune to make, her-reconnoitred-hailed ́her and perhaps I may go a cruizing in the longfide-handled my arms-fquared my fame channel." "Faith, Ned,' he re- elbows-fquinted-banded my legs plied, "I know no more how to begin turned in my toes-raised my shoulderthan this fame three-footed ftool. You marched retreated — attacked again— know very well I never was a fpeech- brought herto, and entered into negotiation. maker, not even when a member of the Debating Society in Upper Thames. freet; but if a few hints and sketches will do, I'll try to mufter fome up." "Do, Charles, and tell us whether thou caughtit thy prize by open affault, or fap and ambuícade; and what kind of ammunition was used." "You know I failed from London in the Jenny of Sunderland. We run aground in the river-ftopped two tides-put down a paradox anchored in the Roads-became horridly fick of ficknefs-off Scarbro' fired-called a cobble-gave them a young yellow boy to hoift me afhore highly pleated-fpluttered in the streets like a cockney. Ha! Molly, fays I, chucking her under the chin, how are you? Why you are an arrant thief. Thief! quoth fhe, fcrewing up her little chaps. Thief! the repeated.-Whifht, my love, I replied; you must have ftole thefe pretty miles from my own dear girl, Or the hills and far away.' Now have you not, Molly?-Be off, you dirty fnot, fhe cried; you impudent billygabber, you black-bearded nincompoop. Good night, honey, fays I, and may your dreams be pleafant! I then fallied forth in queft of adventures, and foon met with a motley group of oddities; but I had no Sancho Pancho to attend me, with proverbs growing in his belly like mushrooms. No, no; fuch wit factors are now fcarce articles. But I'll tell thee, Nød, the particulars fome other

"Yet my love is good love, my loving lovely dove.

"How your favourite at-you know where, quoth fhe, would fmile to hear you speak thus.-Believe me, I replied, my thoughts do not wander as you hint to Selber Hall. No, my dear, they fly helter fkelter a thousand times oftener to this much-loved quarter, where your Ladyfhip refides.-What, to my friend at the next door, I fuppofe, fays fhe; and I am glad to find you pay her fo pretty a compliment.-Stuff and nonfenfe! Pray, Mifs, I-do you repel every one in this manner? Are you totally incomatable?

As to that, quoth fhe, time will beft determine.-And time, I returned, muft not be trifled with. You little know, Ma'am, with what pleafure I have heard your name toaked in fome of the convivial circles of London.-My name, Sir! fhe exclaimed with furprize. I have no friend at that place, nor was I ever

there.

there. But your humble fervant here has, fays I, bowing as politely as I could, and-and-but a word to the wife is enough.

"I have read much of attraction, repulfion, adhesion, electricity, and many fuch like fine things; but I never felt their peculiar powers till now. When neceffity compels me to move far from you, yet, like a comet to the fun, I feel your drawing influence, and the nearer I approach, the fafter do I fly; the farther I am from you, the flower are my motions; and the nigher I am to you, the better are my spirits: a plain proof that you are the centre of all my defires, and the only_magnet that thus attracts me. The touch of your pretty little velvet hand excites the most pleafing fenfations; and you know, Ma'am, it is your duty to make every poor creature as happy as poffible. Undoubtedly, if-And believe me, a falute from you does indeed enrich me beyond all defcription; and what is ftill better, does not impoverish you. It is exquifite. It is adhelion of the very beft fuperfine quality.-Fie, fie, Sir, fays fhe, very blithly, what rhapsodies you fplutter. And no wonder, quoth I, feeing I am in love, most pitiably in love. I humm'd,

"How happy will that young man be,

"Who calls this nymph his own; "O! may her choice be fix'd on me,

"Mine's fix'd on her alone. "Her drefs fo neat, with fmiles fo fweet, "Has won my right good will; "I'll home refign, to call her mine,

"Sweet lafs of Crosby Hill."

"I fometimes think that the fair profpect of happiness on the union of an amiable couple must have fome refemblance to the felicity of the first pair in Paradife.-Perhaps it may, fhe obferved. -And now, fays I, we'll talk more feriously. You fee I profefs to have a great efteem for you, and for why? Is it for your beauty? No; I have seen more handsome. For your accomplishments? By no means; I have seen you here excelled. Is it for your riches? Pfhaw! I hate the found.-Well, Sir, fhe exclaimed, go on; you now paint well; I'm all attention.-Well then, my dear, I continued, I feel lonely, comfortlefs, and very defirous of poffeffing a real friend, and think you are capable of being

one.

If in trouble, you'll fympathize; if in joy, partake. I have feen you in many fituations, but never angry; fuch, I conclude you are good temper'd,

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and of too generous fentiments to regard trifles. You have favoured me with a walk out to places which I knew were unpleafant; and thus I found you not felf-willed, but eafy and eafable. We have fpoken occafionally of faulty characters, yet have I not heard you declaim against their failings, and your remarks were well chofen and correct, which proves you think before you speak, and fhews your prudence. Thefe are fome of the difcoveries which I have made, and for which I admire you. It is true, every clown has just the fame expectations, and fancies that the object of his choice will turn out to his heart's defire; yet does the often prove an arrant vixen, a dirty drunken goffiping flut. 'But I'll run the risk. If a Gentleman marries a Lady for her fortune; if that goes, his love goes. If for her beauty; as that fades, happiness vanifhes. If for her attainments; they may cloy, and misery may commence.- But I love you for your good sense and virtuous difpofition, which I hope will never lofe their charms. Lavater obferves that a good countenance is the beft letter of recommendation, and it shall be one part of my bufinefs to keep yours always ferene. When remorse or anxious care creeps to the mind, wrinkles and distortions are the confequence. It would feem that the exercife of the focial paffions is one of the greatest comforts of life, elfe why are monks and old maids fo fretful and difcontented? If I am ambitious, let it be to pleate my wife. If wishing for fame, let it be to hear it from her lips. If for true felicity, let me only look for it in that country from whofe bourne no traveller returns.' But to conclude, for fupper's near ready, are you, my jewel, willing to take me as I with all my faults about me? Under your indulgent hand I hope foon to leffen them. Come, my love, fpeak freely.Truly, Sir, the replied, No is an ugly word. Your thoughts are my thoughts, and your wifhes my wifhes. It is enough, I cried. Welcome the day when heart fhall fpring to heart, and Eliza be mine to part no more. Ye dogs, cats, chairs, and portraits, fee my heartfelt joys! Ye rocks, hills, dens, caves, and mountains, be witnefs to my happiness! Now is the time to put in practice one of my favourite and grandeft maxims :That true content, or the greatest enjoyment of life, confifts in the pursuit after truth or what is right, and in the poffeffion of a loving good wife. Kirkby Lonfilale.

am,

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E. W.

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