will do me no harm. Pray advise with Walls and
Raymond, and a little with Bishop Sterne for form.
Tell Raymond I cannot succeed for him to get that
living of Moimed. It is represented here as
a great sinecure. Several chaplains have solicited
for it; and it has vexed me so, that, if I live, I
will make it my business to serve him better in something
else. I am heartily sorry for his illness, and
that of the other two. If it be not necessary
to let the tithes till a month hence, you may keep
the two papers, and advise well in the meantime; and
whenever it is absolutely necessary, then give that
paper which you are most advised to. I thank
Mr. Walls for his letter. Tell him that must
serve for an answer, with my service to him and her.
I shall buy Bishop Sterne’s hair as soon as
his household goods. I shall be ruined, or at
least sadly cramped, unless the Queen will give me
a thousand pounds. I am sure she owes me a great
deal more. Lord Treasurer rallies me upon it,
and I believe intends it; but, quando? I am
advised to hasten over as soon as possible, and so
I will, and hope to set out the beginning of June.
Take no lodging for me. What? at your old tricks
again? I can lie somewhere after I land, and
I care not where, nor how. I will buy your eggs
and bacon, DD. . . [2] your caps and Bible; and pray
think immediately, and give me some commissions, and
I will perform them as far as oo poo Pdfr can.[3]
The letter I sent before this was to have gone a
post before; but an accident hindered it; and, I assure
oo, I wam very akkree[4] MD did not write to Dean
Pdfr, and I think oo might have had a Dean under your
girdle for the superscription. I have just finished
my Treatise,[5] and must be ten days correcting it.
Farewell, deelest MD, MD, MD, FW, FW, FW, me,
me, me, Lele.
JONAT. Swift.”
You’ll seal the two papers after my name.
“London, May 16, 1713.
“I appoint Mr. Isaiah Parvisol and Mr. to
set and let the tithes of the
Deanery of St. Patrick’s for this present year.
In witness whereof, I
hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year above
written.
[JONAT.
Swift."[6]]
“London, May 16, 1713.
“I do hereby appoint Mr. Isaiah Parvisol my proctor, to set and let the tithesof the Deanery of St. Patrick’s. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year above written.
JONAT. Swift.”
LETTER 65.[1]
Chester, June 6, 1713.