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to me could not be exceeded: hearing I proposed 
to publish some works of Linnzus, he voluntarily 
offered all his notes, which will be a great acqui- 
sition. 7 
Mr. Ippolito Durazzo is married since I was here, 
to a very agreeable woman. His father left him 
and his three brothers above 7000/. sterling a-year 
each, in clear cash, besides the estates to his eldest 
son. 
I have now spent a month at Genoa in cultiva- 
ting the friendship of many worthy people, and 
especially the Durazzos. Mr. Ippolito wants me to 
spend a whole summer here, and takes delight in 
showing me an apartment in his new house, which 
he calls mine, and tells me how it shall be fitted 
up for me; but I assure him this cannot be. He 
means in a year or two to revisit England with his 
wife; but she is to learn English first. His nephew 
Mr. Marcellino, who will be the chief of the family, 
is also to come to England one day; he is a most 
charming young man. I really meant this day to 
have left Genoa, but am now obliged to stay an- 
other week, which I hope you will pardon when you 
hear the reasons. First, Signor Jacomo, Mr. Ippo- 
lito’s eldest brother, is just returned from a long 
journey, and I could not with any propriety leave 
him so soon after. Next, he has brought home 
great numbers of natural curiosities from France 
and Switzerland, which he wants me to see. But 
the chief reason of my stay is, that there being a 
vacation of public business next week, he and Mrs. 
Theresina his wife, with Mr. Marcellino and Mr. 
