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ADDENDA. 



No. 5. Cipher waiting. At page 398, reference is made 

 to a Cipher letter, engraved in u The Life,&quot; at page 180. 

 It was written by the Marquis, as now appears, at Dub 

 lin, the 29th of September, 1645. The author having 

 made out the character, is able to supply the following 

 key, or alphabet. 



abcdefg h iklmno p rstuwxy* 



Curiously enough it is the document given at page 

 139, so that Carte must have obtained a deciphered copy 

 as well. But the words, u the King of the assent,&quot; should 

 be &quot; the King of his assent.&quot; The words, &quot; towards your 

 Excellency&quot; (in the 10th line) are not in the original. 

 Also the words, u And my intention was ever to acquaint 

 your Honour herewith,&quot; should be &quot; and mine intent was 

 ever to acquaint you herewith.&quot; There is no signature 

 to the original, but the written direction shows it was 

 from the Earl of Glamorgan. 



We have now authentic proof of the construction and 

 character of at least one Cipher method of writing 

 adopted by the Marquis, eighteen years prior to the pub 

 lication of the &quot; Century.&quot; 



No. 53. An hollowing of a water-screw. A slight 

 addition to the comment on this article will be easily un 

 derstood by reference to the adjoining three figures, and 



* No letter q or z. 



