APPENDIX. 377 



&c. Mr. T spared no expence in obtaining every 

 thing that he thout curious especially on Nat.' Histy 



I think he has been fondest of Birds, but perhaps, 

 I may think so, from my paying more attention in 

 that way than any other. Pennants Folio Brit. 

 Zoology discribes about 220 all British Ed- 

 wards with his gleanings contains 365 large Quarto 

 plates, with severl Figs on some of them, amountg 

 in the whole to 660 articles ; all " strictly drawn & 

 colour'd from nature" he says he was upwards of 

 20 years in collecting them The number of Birds 

 treated of by Linneus amounted to a few above goo 

 30 or 40 of which were new Latham describes 

 about 1000 5 or 6 hundred of which he says are 



only to be found treated of in his work Thus 



have I given you a hasty outline of the business 

 which I am upon I shall get as many of the rarest 

 British Birds as I can I think we cannot in one 

 Volume do more I am rather inconveniently situa- 

 ted I lodge at one house victual at another & have 

 to go backwards and forwards to the Hall they are 

 strickt Roman Catholicks & have prayers twice a 

 day during which all the doors are lock'd & 

 those who are out must stay till they are done this 

 is the soberest corner in the world. / am quite 

 weaned, & find Milk & twatter a midling good 

 beverage at least for the present I am obliged to 

 think so give my best respects to Mr. Hodgson 

 PS I would like to hear from you. 



I am 



T BEWICK 



direct for me to the Care of Mr. Collier, Wycliffe 



Mr R: Beilby 

 Engraver 



Newcastle 



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