9i LETTERS TO GILBERT WHITE 



But at all Events I will accept the Loan of the honest Creature. 

 And the sooner You send Him the better, because in a Week's 

 Time I shall have some Company wth Me who will be glad to 

 have me with them to several of the Neighbouring Places. You 

 will therefore be so kind as to let me know on what Day & 

 about what Time he will arrive at Staines, by what Tokens I am 

 to claim Him, & at what Inn He will be found if the waggon 

 shd be gone on before my Messenger arrives. You must know 

 that my Saddle was too wide for my last Beast, & if you have 

 a proper One for ye little Horse, You will send Him accoutred 

 if You can spare it ; if not, I must equip myself here. 



Chardin Musgrave was lately at Keinton Park. He told me 

 there was a Summons of the Fellows of -Oriele for the Saturday 

 before Easter, to chuse a Minister for St Mary's. He men- 

 tioned Whiting and Blakes for Candidates, but seemed to think 

 Whiting the Man because He has so long served there. If You 

 go to Oxford on this Occasion (tho' I think it is a strange Time 

 to summon Clergy fm their Parishes) You may chance to meet a 

 Horse for me. I shall be heartily glad to see You whenever You 

 can come to Sunbury, & it will give me a double Pleasure now, 

 because I hope it will be the Consequence of your Father's total 

 Recovery. 



I have Hopes to avoid this Suit at the Commons. But if the 

 Executors of the buried Family will not take out a Faculty, the 

 Bishop I am afraid can hardly guard me from the ravenous 

 Register. 



You may see by my writing that I am in a monstrous Hurry, 

 I am going to St Paul's Church Yard, but I would write today 

 that You might have the Advantage of a Frank. The Parlia- 

 ment will be up tomorrow & dissolved '^oon next week. 



Miss Hannah-Pannah sends her Love. The Circuiteers return 

 tomorrow. All Friends here pretty well. My Respects & good 

 wishes to your Friends. 



I am, dear Gil, afftely Your's, 



J. Mulso. 



Letter 46. 



Sunbury, 



May 7, 1754. 

 Dear Gil : 



My Time will allow me to say but two Words. I was in 

 Town all last Week, & confined from riding your Grub by his 

 being bloodied yesterday. I am just come off his Back, & as I 

 keep Him no longer will give but two or three Reasons for it in 

 Short. First He is broken winded & wheezes so loud that my 

 Heart Ach will do me more Harm than ye Air Good : next, I 



