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hand on the Ordination Roll of Kildare, and requested that he would 
look again at the Letters, being assured that he would find that the 
Bishop was described as Darensis, not Deriensis or Derensis. In a 
communication which I received from his lordship in March last, he 
says, after mentioning the foregoing particulars :—‘‘I send you his 
answer. It was one of the last letters the poor fellow ever wrote. 
May I ask you to keep a copy for Armagh, and give the original to 
the Royal Irish Academy, that the evidence may be preserved when I 
am dead.” 
In accordance, therefore, with his lordship’s desire, I now present 
the Letter in his name, and take the opportunity of recording its con- 
tents :— 
‘¢ Parace Gate Hovse, 
‘‘Kenstneton W., Lonpon, 
“11th January, 1876. 
“My Lorp, . 
‘‘You are undoubtedly right; and I am deeply indebted to 
ou for having written to me. 
‘‘T fell into the very error you point out in unwisely correcting 
my corrector. 
“‘T have referred to the parchments in my possession (endorsed 
respectively by Swift himself, ‘ Oct. 25, 1694, Letters of Orders for 
Deacon’; and ‘Jan. 18, 1694, Letters of Orders for Priest’), and 
find that the word beyond all question is Darensis—Gulielmus provdia 
dia Darensis Epis. 
‘The correction shall be made as soon as may be. 
‘“‘T repeat my thanks, and with much respect beg you to believe 
me, 
““My Lord Bishop, 
‘Most truly yours, 
‘‘ Joun Forster. 
‘* Tar Lorp Bisnor oF [ernLator.”’ 
