LETTER CVI 175 



some Time : I am sincerely desirous of seeing You, as it is 

 now very long since I had that Pleasure ; I am literally grown 

 grey since then : and hearing of, seeing, and feeling so much 

 of Mortality, I look upon every Year lost as a cruel Defalcation 

 of the enjoyment of our Friendship. 



Mrs Mulso had a very severe Labour, as I wrote You word, 

 but She never recover'd a Labour so well ; I thank God She 

 is very hearty again from it. She went to Church the Day 

 Month, when we christ'ned my Son by the name of George ; 

 it was ye Bishop's choice in Eespect to ye King; He & ye 

 Admiral & Mrs Ogle were the Sponsors. So now she hopes 

 by ye Blessing of God, & if nothing of this kind happens again 

 to be able to ride about wth You, which She is more able to 

 do, & better equipp'd to do than your humble Servant ; for we 

 have this Day, by the death of Mrs Sandford (the widow of 

 the last Incumbent, with whom we have lived in great Friendli- 

 ness) enter'd upon Possession of a good, tho' an old, double 

 Horse ; whereas my own little Dob : is worse & worse, & I do 

 not ride without fear of his falling ; & rid but little Ground 

 in a long Time too. I shall be glad to be able to suit myself 

 wth another before I see You ; but one may almost as soon 

 fit the Moon with a Suit of Cloaths. 



I wish You Joy of the Peace ; I am afraid it will take from 

 your Brother John's Finances,* but hope he has made Friends 

 by this Time who will take some care of Him. Pray, did You 

 ever tell me any thing of Gibson ? for I have forgot. 



Be so kind as to let me hear soon from You, that I may 

 know of your Proceedings, of Harry's Business, of the Time 

 of your Excursions, & what You design wth Eegard to Us, and 

 remember that if I have laid an Embargo, it is wth Regard 

 to Yourself, in Order that we may be more at your Service, 

 when You do come : but do not let what I have said put you 

 from any Opportunity of coming, for we can manage well enough, 

 if You come when the Rest do. Our best wishes & sincere Love 

 attend You. 



I am. Dear Gil, Afftely Your's, 



John Mulso. 



Letter 106. 



Tbornhill. 



July 12, 1763. 

 Dear Gil : 



Learn of me to be expeditious in answering Letters. 

 I shall not take it as an Excuse that you have your House full ; 

 That very Thing, circumstanced as it is, will make me more 



* John White was at this time a military Chaplain at Gibraltar. 



