J8l6.] Original Papers in 



Richardson, and our heartiest good 

 'wishes to tliose whom you both hold 

 Bjost dear. 



LETTER CII. 

 My dear Sir, Dec. 21, 175G. 



1 know not tho merit or demerit of 

 what I send ; if it has merit I beg 

 you give it more. How much docs the 

 Centaur owe to you ? If it has no merit, 

 keep tiie secret, and all is well. 



I have no copy but what I send ; I 

 wish it was fairer, but writing pains 

 me, therefore pardon this copy. When 

 you have read it favour me with a hne. 



You know how much we bolli are 

 •bljged to you, think then with what 

 sincere love'and esteem we are. 

 Dear Sir, 



Your affectionate humble servants, 

 E. Young. 



I have read Sheridan with improve- 

 ment aud pleasure, and tliank you for 

 him. 



Our humble senice and best wishes 

 to Mrs. Richardson. 



the British Museum. 41 



in the season) by rheumatic complaints; 

 and the dangerous indisposition of two 

 valuable friends, wlio are with us as 

 giiests ; one a Salisbury-court neigh- 

 bour, (Miss Diitton;) the other, good 

 Mr. Edwards, author of the Canons of 

 Criticism. May all your complaints, 

 good and dear Sir, speedily vanish ; they 

 will, I doubt not, on better weather, and 

 with the free exercise you are accus- 

 tomed to take. JMrs. Hallows' tender 

 care must be cITiracious; to the recovery 

 of a friend so invaUiable. My best 

 wishes and respects, and all happiness of 

 the apj)roaching season attend you 

 both. I am, dear Sir, 



Y our most allbctionate and 

 obliged humble sei"vant, 



S. Richardson. 



LETfER Cin. 

 Rev. and dear Sir, 

 What honour do you do me ! How 

 shall I bear it ? Yet, have been able, 

 from an hurry of appointments which 

 are beginning to take place, to glance 

 •jily on the iirst page, and to read your 

 kind letter; what a sweet repast for 

 the retired part of this evening will 

 your subject be! Your servant gives 

 rac not so favourable au account of 

 your health as I wish for. It is a bad 

 .season of the year, I find it so at Par- 

 son's Green, to which place my females 

 are confined at present (later than usual 



TiETTER CIV. 



Dear Sir, 

 I hope in God that this will find you 

 and your's, especially the invalids men- 

 tioned in your last, in good health. 



I have added to the letter I sent you, 

 if you have perused it, I will .send for 

 it on to-moiTow se'nnight; not before, in 

 hopes that, in the mean time, you may 

 favour it with some strokes of your pen. 

 Under great sense of gratitude foe 

 the many friendships, I am, 

 Dear Sir, 

 Your most adcctiouate 

 and humble servant, 

 Simdai/. E. Young. 



P.S. On second tliouelit«, yoii possibly 

 have not Iiad leisnic to look over it as you 

 would. I rvill not, tlicrefoie, send for it 

 til) Iliave the favour of a line from yoii. 



Many, many years to you all; and a» 

 happy as earth admits. 



THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 



Consisting of Original Papers in that National Depositori/. 



iXll. The Cliaracter of Justices of the 

 Peace for the Cuuntij of York, descri- 

 bed bij Edwyn Sandys, the Archbishop, 

 in a Letter to Lm'd Burleigh. 

 My honorable good I^ord, 



I II AVE considered of yo'fres, and 

 will answer yo' request w"" all faith- 

 fullness. I have made one gentleman 

 oncly acquaifited w"" the matter, a man 

 of great integrity and good skill. In 

 all Ills actions governed w"" an Hi)right 

 conscience, and a man, qui potest taccrc, 

 S"lt E.P. I have noted, in a paper hero 

 inclosed, such as in myuc opinion nniy 

 fce well put out of comission, aud ifivtu 

 JHuNTHLY M<v«. No. 3t>7. 



some reasons why; as also, sucli as are 

 lilt to be put in the comission again, of 

 late put out. Herein I am not over- 

 ruled w'" partial alicction, but directed 

 by a good conscience for the good of 

 tlie comonwealth, rercning the \vliolc to 

 yo'' wim and honorable considtralion. 

 In myne opinion, such as are put out 

 are well put out; and worllicly savingo 

 only three.w'"! have noted in iny paper. 

 I dcale w"> no knightcs, lest 1 should 

 be noted to follow ;ill(clion. But I 

 assure you, some of them be of tho 

 baddest sort,unwor(hic to govcrne, being 

 80 fur put of ordro thcuiselvcs. One 

 y man 



