THE Perfon^to whom the foregoing Letter doth re- 
fer> is Mr* Daniel Whaley ( Son of Mr. • . ♦ . ♦ Whaky^ 
late oi Northampton , and Mayor of that Town.) He was 
(foon after the date of this Letter) on the 21 of MajjfSi. 
prefentata Meeting of the^. Society ( of which the Regi- 
Jierof that days proceedings takes particular notice,) and 
did in their prefence, to iheir great fititfaftion^ pronounce 
diftinftly enough fuch words as by the Company were pro* 
pofedtohims and though not altogether with the ufual 
Tone or Accent, yet fo as eafily to be undei ftood ; Where- 
upon alio the faid Do&or was, by the fame Aflembly> 
encouraged to pur(ue what he had fo ingenioufly and fo 
fuccefsfully begun. About the fame time alfo ( His Ma jefty 
having heard of itj and being willing to fee him) he did the 
likeftveral times at WhitehdU^ in the prefence of His Maje- 
fiy, His Highnefs Prince Rf/pert,and divers others of the No 
bility, though he had then employed but a fmalltimein 
acquiring this ability. Inthefpaceof one year, which was 
the whole time of his ftay with Dr. WaUif^ he had read o- 
veragreatp;^rt oftheEnglifli Bible, and had attained fo 
snuch fkill as to exprefshimfelf intelligibly in ordinary af- 
fairs 5 to underftapd Letters written to him, and to write 
Anfwers to them, though not elegantly, yet fo as to be un» 
derftood : And in the prelence of many Forraigners (who 
out of Curiofity have come to fee him^) hath oft-times, not 
only read and 14^;» to them , but pronounced the 
snoft difficult words of their Languages(even Polijb it felf,) 
which they could propofe to him. Since that time, though 
he hath not had opportunity of making much further ira- 
, provement for want of an Inftruftour, yet he doth yet re- 
tain what he had attained to 5 or , wherein be may have 
forgot the nicenefs requi(ite in the pronunciation of fome 
Sounds, dpth eafily recover it with a little help. ^ 
Nor is this the only Perfon on whom the faid Dofior 
baih (hewed theeffedof hisfkill, but he hath fince done 
the like for another (a young Gentleman of a very good 
Family^ 
