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three propositions, if he could either convince 

 him that they were not deducible from what he 

 had published, or that they were reconcileable 

 to the laws of the Church and State. 



As soon as he had received this advice from 

 the bishop, he dismissed the doctor on his jour- 

 ney to Carlisle ; and immediately after wrote 

 this friendly letter to his lordship. 



" September 11, 1704. 



" My Lord, 



*' I had your's on Saturday. Dr. At- 

 terbury is set out this morning for Carlisle, in 

 order to wait upon you with his patent. I 

 could wish, that upon his tendering of it, your 

 lordship would either think fit to give him insti- 

 tution yourself, or delegate your authority to 

 me by way of remission, if your lordship and he 

 judge that a proper method. But if neither of 

 these can be done, then I have this to beg of 

 you, that you would at the first give him your 

 positive denial, and not insist upon the twenty-eight 

 days, which the canon gives you to deliberate 

 about the matter; that so he may, without 

 more loss of time, rnake his appeal. This I can- 

 not but think reasonable, considering here is no 

 dispute about the right of patronage ; and you 

 likewise know your own mind at the time he 

 tenders you his patent what you mean to do. 



