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had got a cataract or film in one of his eyes. Brother Harry 

 is going to have a West-Indian boy at 100 per annum. If 

 Mr. H. Woods could be prevailed on to take an apprentice, 

 he would be the best master I know, as he is always at 

 home : but brother B. asked him the question with respect to 

 Edm. ; but he has never returned any answer. Jack is taller 

 somewhat than Mr. Yalden, and grows large in his limbs. 

 Poor Mr. John Warnford of C.C.C. is, I see, just dead, and his 

 lecture disposed of. If he had a college living, as I take for 

 granted he had, then there is a parsonage at Skinner's option. 

 I fear Mr. W. has left a widow. Easter I find comes this 

 year very early, and will cruelly intersect the spring, as I 

 must attend an election at Oriel in Easter week. If you 

 don't make haste I shall publish before you. All friends join 

 in proper respects. 



Your affect. 



GIL. WHITE. 



LETTER IX. 



Selborae, Jan. ]2, 1774. 

 DEAR BROTHER, 



As I make no manner of doubt but that your many kind and 

 repeated invitations were very sincere, you will, I fear, feel 

 a little disappointed when you come to find the purport of 

 this letter. But I desire you would hear what I have to say 

 before you condemn me. 



I wrote to Mr. Roman * signifying a desire of being set at 

 liberty from his cure, and fixing a day. He returned me a 

 very handsome friendly answer, in which he wished me still 

 to continue ; and as he understood a desire to visit distant 

 friends made me uneasy under restraint, he was ready at once 

 to advance my salary to 50 per annum : hoping that sum 

 would enable me to procure assistance from Oxon or else- 

 whoro whenever I wanted to take a long journey. 



* [Whose curate he was at Faringdon. T. B.J 



