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&quot; my mind a very memorable relation, reported by 

 &quot; him who bare a part in it, the Rev. Dr. Rawley. 

 &quot; One day, his lordship was dictating to that Doctor 

 &quot; some of the experiments in his Sylva. The same 

 &quot; day, he had sent a friend to court, to receive for 

 &quot; him a final answer, touching the effect of a grant 

 &quot; which had been made him by King James. He had 

 &quot; hitherto, only hope of it, and hope deferred ; and 

 &quot; he was desirous to know the event of the matter 

 &quot; and to be freed, one way or other, from the sus- 

 &quot; pense of his thoughts. His friend returning, told 

 &quot; him plainly, that he must thenceforth despair of 

 &quot; that grant, how much soever his fortunes needed 

 &quot; it. Be it so, said his lordship ; and then he dis- 

 &quot; missed his friend very cheerfully, with thankful 

 &quot; acknowledgments of his service. His friend being 

 &quot; gone, he came straightway to Dr. Rawley, and said 

 &amp;lt;&amp;gt;( thus to him. Well sir ! yon business won t go on ; 

 &quot; let us go on with this, for this is in our power. 

 &quot; And then he dictated to him afresh, for some 

 &quot; hours, without the least hesitancy of speech, or 

 &quot; discernible interruption of thought.&quot; 



