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Perhaps You have not yet hang'd yourself! when you do (as doubtless you must be thinking of it) be
so good as to give me a day or two's notice, that I may be a little prepared. yet who knows? possibly your education at St John's (in
conjunction with the Bp of Glr:) may suggest to you, that the naked Indian,
that found Pitt's diamond, made no bad bargain, when he sold it for three oyster-shells, & a
Pompon of glass-beads to stick in his Wife's hair! if so, you may live, & read on.
Last week I had an application from a broken Tradesman (whose Wife I knew) to desire my interest with the D: of Newcastle for a
Tide-Waiter's place; & he adds, Sr, your speedy compliance with this, will greatly oblige all our Family.
this morning, before I was up, Dr Moreton of the Musæum call'd here & left the inclosed
note. he is a mighty civil Man, for the rest you know him full as well as I do; & I insist that
you return me a civil answer. I do not insist, that you should get him the Mastership: on the
contrary I desire (as any body would in such a case) that you will get it for yourself; as I intend, when I hear it is vacant, to have
the Tidewaiter's place, if I miss of the Privy-Seal, & Cofferership.