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now they say if I had blamed them, they might have been 

 corrected before. But as I have formerly written, I found 

 fault at the first fraction that ever they printed and afterwards 

 too. I conceiv they were not then so possessed with suffi- 

 cient hopes of advantage so as to put them on the charge of 

 new stamps, the procuring of which hath made this delay. I 

 am now most taken up with making a catalogue of the errata 

 in the table of incomp. which is necessary to be done before 

 ~~the catalogue of the incomposits themselves can be truly 

 made. Sir, I return you my humble thanks for your candid 

 acceptance of any part of my behaviour towards you in this 

 businesse, of which my Lord Brereton hath been pleased to 

 give me an hint. May there be anything of another nature, 

 I shall thankfully accept of your admonitions, and, in a word, 

 truly serve all your interest. We now hope for further di- 

 rections from you at your next conveniency. At present you 

 are no further interrupted by 



Yours, ever obliged to honour and serve you, 



THO: BBANCKER. 



JOHN PELL TO MOSES PIT. 



[MS. Birch, 4279, fol. 183, Original draft.] 



Brereton, June 3rd, 1668. 



Sir, Yours of May 28 came to my hands May 30. Mun- 

 day June 1, I sent a messenger to Newcastle, who brought 

 me from you Mr. Brancker's new book, more costly bound 

 than I desired. I have turned it over, and finde it no way 

 imperfect ; no sheet deficient, missfolded or missplaced. But 

 the great number of press faults keepes me from writing to 

 you for coppies for my friends, because I suppose they had 

 rather tarry till they may have coppies corrected by my hand 

 throughout. 



Your superscription, both of your letter and of the book, 

 would have startled me, if I had been farr from this place. 

 For in both you say John Lord Brereton, as if William Lord 

 Brereton were dead and the title were fallen to his eldest 

 sonne, whose name is John. But since yours, we have heere 

 received letters from the father, by which we are assured that 

 he is in health, and intends to begin his journey hitherward 

 upon Friday June 5, about the time that this may come to 

 your hands. I hope his Lordship will bring one of Deane 

 Wilkins his bookes with him ; or at least will be able to de- 



