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My Heart is sad about it ; It has every Call upon it to feel 

 for Him. I think Interest is not now amongst the Motives ; 

 for it has appear'd plainly to me, that he has long thought my 

 Cup to be full enough. So God bless Him ! and I will drink it 

 with That Toast in it to ye End of my Days. 



I hope your Brother will succeed in his Purpose of settling 

 his Son* to his Satisfaction. The Provision for Children is an 

 arduous Duty. You have escaped it. It puzzles me, for God 

 help me, I have more than Fortune agst me. I am glad your 

 Niece is Something better tho' your Accounts are not satisfactory. 



You will do Injustice to the North, if You take your first 

 View of it after the Fall of the Leaf. But I will not let you 

 judge of my former Situation in the West Eiding, by a View of 

 Lancashire. My Neighbour Woollin gave a just Preference to 

 Emley & made that his chief Place of Eesidence. I wish when 

 You do go You could see Thornhill. You would cross to it thro' 

 Kirkheaton & see that wild Scape ; & the old Cambodunum of 

 the Britons. I have paved your Way wth Mr Mitchell, as I 

 told You ; & I remember & honour the Hospitality of Yorkshire. 



My Wife is much Your's : She is still troubled wth a bleeding 

 at her Nose : The rest of Us well : I have finish'd my strict 

 Eesidence, which avails me 'till Michs 75. I am just going, as 

 Mr Vice Dean to the Audit Dinner at Mr Nott's : This great 

 Honour expires on the 25th. I shall part wth only one Eegrett ; 

 the Comfortableness of ye Stall at Church, which is warmer than 

 my Own, may make me wish for that Seat. 



I hope this will reach You before You set out from home. 

 Health attend You wherever You go. The Love of all here 

 attend You & our best wishes for Nephew John. Thanks to Mr 

 Etty &c for their Hospitality to Ned. He never came to Us. 

 I am ever. Dear Gil, Afftely Your's, 



J. Mulso. 



P.S. We have got Dr Duncan here, whom I found to be an 

 old Oxford Acquaintance. We dined yesterday together at Mr 

 Sturges' & shall today at the Audit. He is a good Scholar & a 

 sensible man ; but has Something of a Formality in delivering 

 himself. He has two Daughters to put to School here, if he 

 likes Mrs Leath. 



Letter 160. 

 Eeverend Mr White, Winchester, 



at Selbourne near Alton, Hants. Jan : 31, '75. 



It is very true, my dear Gil, that the Date of your Letter 

 would put me to a good deal of Shame, had I not some Excuse 

 to urge for my not replying sooner. But I have in fact had so 



* ' Gibraltar Jack. ' 



