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II, A Letter from Mr. John Freke F. R. S. 
Surgeon to St. Bartholomew’* Hof pita f to 
the Prefid ent of the Royal Society, inclofing 
a Paper of the late Rev. Mr. Creed, con- 
cerning a Machine to write down Extem- 
pore Voluntaries , or other Fieces eJMufic. 
SIR, 
JWMarch 12 -TtHINK the inclofed Paper is the Effeft 
5 of great Ingenuity and much Thought; 
and as the Subjeft-Matrer of it may tend to give great 
Improvement and Pleafure to many, not only in our 
own Country, but every-where, I hope my prefent- 
ing it may not be thought improper that it may 
thereby be printed and publifhedto the World. 
It was invented and written by Mr. Creed, a Cler- 
gyman, who was efteemed, by thofe who knew him, 
to be a Man well acquainted with all kinds of mathe- 
matical Knowlege. It was fent me by a Gentleman 
of very diftinguilhed Merit and Worth ; if therefore 
from hence this Paper (hall be thought proper to be 
publifhed in the Philo fophical Tranfaftions. It will 
prevent its being loft to Mankind. I am, 
SIR, 
Tour very humble 
and obliged Servant , 
John Freke- 
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