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tinguished honour and indubitable veracity, with 

 which I have been favoured.* 



♦ See Letters from Dr. Guthrie, Mr. Marten, Mr. Wedge- 

 wood, and Mr. Davis, p. 431 to 4-38 : testimonies which could 

 it be thought necessary, I might corroborate by the insertion 

 of at least fifty others, from gentlemen of the first practical 

 knowledge in the kingdom : the more flattering, a$ most of the 

 writers were entire strangers to me. 



