28 RICHARD BAGGE, ESQ. 



first of my acquaintance with one of the 

 three, since grown to eminence and dis- 

 tinction in his neighbourhood, from whom 

 the author has received many proofs of 

 a kind and generous patronage, more 

 than common marks of attention on par- 

 ticular occasions, and, what was more 

 prized than all, a heartfelt sympathy in 

 domestic calamity.* These things are not 

 to be forgotten ; neither is the manly 

 bearing and liberal and Christian spirit 

 of one of his companions, who was snatched 

 in the prime of life from a circle of affec- 

 tionate relatives and admiring friends 

 a gentleman who never ceased to mani- 

 fest towards the author the most grati- 

 fying marks of his approbation and es- 

 teem. 



Among my earliest clients was a gen- 

 tleman, whom I afterwards found to be a 

 beneficed clergyman, holding a very valu- 



* Richard Bagge, Esq., of Gaywood Hall. 



