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happened to me more pleasing than this kindness, (which I 

 shall diligently endeavour, to the utmost of my power, by 

 all ways of love and observance, to deserve); so much I 

 value your own worth and the ever estimable memory of our 

 most illustrious hero, a portion of whose spirit resides in 

 your breast. 



I so greedily expect the speedy edition of his works, 

 which you have promised, that 1 have already almost de 

 voured the whole of it in my hopes. Suffer not, I beseech 

 you, any delay by any means to obstruct this my earnest 

 desire seeing, especially, it much concerns yourself, as you 

 confess, upon many accounts, to promote it with all expe 

 dition. 



My design of a translation of the Natural History has 

 not succeeded so happily as I could wish, as you will per 

 ceive by the specimen which I send to&quot; you. Wherefore I 

 desired him who had undertaken the work to desist from it, 

 he having done only that little which you will see in a few 

 leaves ; whereas he undertook the doing of the whole two 

 years ago. I am not yet resolved about the time of my 

 returning into France. I will let you know it ere I go, 

 and tell you by whom our letters may be conveyed to one 



another. Farewell. 



Reverend Sir, 



Your most humble servant, 



JELius DEODATE, Advocate. 

 London, April 4, 1633. 



The First Letter of Mr. Isaac Gruter, to Dr. Rawley, 

 concerning the MSS. of the Lord Bacon. 



Reverendo Doctissimoque viro Gulielmo Rawleio, 

 S. P. D. Isaacus Gruterus. 



Vir Reverende, 

 Fratris mei cruda mors, cui Latinam Naturalis Historia? 



