LET 
644 LET 
my faid invention, and in what manner the fame is to be per¬ 
formed; and to caufethe fame to be enrolled in his majelty’s 
high court of chancery, within one calendar month next 
and immediately after the date of the faid recited letters 
patent, as in and by the fame, reference being thereunto 
had, will more fully and at large appear; Now know ye, 
that, in compliance with the faid provifo, I, the faid R.W. 
do hereby declare, that the nature of my faid invention, 
and the manner in which the fame is to be performed, is 
defcribed and ascertained in the plan drawn in the margin of 
thefe prefents, [if there be no plan, or drawing, thefe words 
of courfe to be omitted ;] and the following explanation 
thereof, that is to fay [here are ftated the particulars]. 
In witnefs wdiereof, I, the faid R.W. have hereunto fet 
my hand and leal, the \_eightlf\ day of [ January ], in the 
year of our Lord [one thoufand eight hundred and thir¬ 
teen]. R.W. [Seal.] 
Taken and acknowledged by the above- 
named R. W. at [the Public Office, 
Southampton Buildings, Chancery-lane, 
this eighth day of January, 1813,] be¬ 
fore me, John Simeon. 
Certificate of the Enrolment .—Enrolled in the Petty-Bag Of¬ 
fice, in his majefty’s high court of Chancery, the eighth 
day of January, in the fifty-third year of the reign of 
King George the Third. P. Parry. 
The Specification may be infpedted by the public, and 
an office-copy had, any time during office hours, at the 
Petty-Bag office, Rolls-yard, Chancery-lane. Particular 
care ffiould be taken, that the Specification is acknow¬ 
ledged and lodged in the enrolment-office, before the ex¬ 
piration of the time, as only the legiflature can give re¬ 
lief afterwards. The Certificate of Enrolment is endorfed 
on the back of the Specification. If the patent is to be 
ablolutely enrolled within one calendar month, the time 
for the enrolment will expire on the day month the pa¬ 
tent bears date. 
Soxicitor’s Bill for taking out a Patent. 
Mr. R. W. to William Hands , Dr. 
Taking inftrudlions for Patent, for your in- £ s. d. 
vention of - - - - - - - - 0134 
Drawing Petition for it, and fair copy to prefent o 10 o 
Drawing and engrolling your Affidavit in l'up- 
port of the Petition - - - -- 0100 
Paid for the ftamp and oath - - -043 
Paid. Fees, at the Secretary of State’s Office, 
for reference thereon - - - - a 2 6 
Paid Fees, at the Attorney General’s, for his 
Report - - - - - - 440 
Paid Fees, at the Secretary of State’s Office, 
for the Warrant for the Bill - - -910 
Paid Fees, at the Patent-Office, for the Bill 20 18 6 
Paid Fees, at the Secretary of State’s Office, 
for the King’s Sign Manual to the Bill - 91c 
Paid Fees, at the Signet and Privy Seal Offices, 
for Warrant to the Lord Chancellor - 10 14 o 
Paid Fees, at the Lord Chancellor’s Patent 
Office, for the Patent - - - -43156 
Solicitor’s Fee - - - - - 10 10 o 
Taking inftruftions for the Specification - 0,13 4 
Drawing the fame - - - - -168 
Fair Copy for Counfel to perufe and fettle - o 10 o 
Attending Mr. H. therewith, and feveral 
times afterwards in conference with him 
and you thereon - - - -168 
Gave him and clerk - - - 5 15 6 
Engroffing the Specification, plan paid for by 
you - - - - - - -0134 
Examining the fame, and Parchment - - o 11 8 
Paid the Stamp Duty on the Specification - 500 
Attending at the Stamp Office for that purpofe 068 
Attending with you to the Public Office, on 
your acknowledging the Specification - o 13 4 
( Paid Fee thereon ... - - 026 
Several Attendances at the Petty Bag-Office, 
enrolling the Specification - - - o 13 4 
Paid thereon - - - - „ - 226 
Letters, porters, and petty expenfes - - 1 1 o 
£1 33 o 7 
Hands's Law and Pradllce of Patents, 
Threatening-LETTERS. See Threat. 
LET'TER-WRITING. The art of epiltolary writing, 
as the tranflator of Pliny’s Letters has obferved, was ef- 
teemed by the Romans in the number of liberal and po¬ 
lite accompliffiments; and we find Cicero mentioning 
with great pleafure, in fome of his letters to Atticus, the 
elegant fpecimen he had received from his fon of his ge¬ 
nius in this way. It feeiiis indeed to have formed part of 
their education ; and, in the opinion of Mr. Locke, it well 
deferves to have a (hare in ours. “The writing of letters 
(as that judicious author obferves) enters fo much into 
all the occafions of life, that no gentleman can avoid ffiow- 
ing himfelf in compofitions of this kind. Occurrences 
will daily force him to make this ufe of his pen, which 
lays open his breeding, his fenfe, and his abilities, to a 
feverer examination than any oral difcourfe.” It is to be 
wondered we have fo few writers in our own language 
who deferve to be pointed out as models upon fuch an 
occafion. After having named fir William Temple, it 
would perhaps be difficult to add a fecond. The elegant 
writer of Cowley’s life mentions him as excelling in this 
uncommon talent; but as that author declares himfelf of 
opinion, “That letters which pals between familiar friends, 
if they are written as they ffiould be, can fcarce ever be 
fit to fee the light,” the world is deprived of what no 
doubt would have been well worth its infpeftion. A late 
diftinguiffied genius treats the very attempt as ridiculous, 
and profefles himfelf “a mortal enemy to what they call a. 
fine letter." His averfion, however, was not fo ftrong, but 
he knew to conquer it when he thought proper 5 and the 
letter which clofes his correfpondence. with bifliop At- 
terbury is, perhaps, the moft genteel and manly addrefs 
that ever was penned to a friend in difgrace. The truth 
is, a fine letter does not confift in,faying fine things, but 
in expreffing ordinary ones in an uncommon manner. It 
is the proprie communia dicere, the art of giving grace and 
elegance to familiar occurrences, that conftitutes the me¬ 
rit of letter-writing. Mr. Gay’s letter, concerning the 
two lovers who were ftruck dead with the fame flaih of 
lightning, is a mafterpiece of the fort; and the fpecimen 
he has there given of his talents for this fpecies of com- 
polltion, makes it much to be regretted we have not more 
from the fame hand. 
Purity in the choice of words, and juftnefs of conftruc- 
tion, joined with perfpicuity, are the chief properties of 
the epiltolary ltyle. Accordingly Cicero fays: “ In writ¬ 
ing letters, we make ufe of common words and expref- 
fions.” And Seneca more fully, “I would have my let¬ 
ters to be like my difcourfes, when we either fit or walk 
together, unStudied and eafy.” And what prudent man, 
in his common difcourfe, aims at bright and ftrong figures, 
beautiful turns of language, or laboured periods ? Nor is 
it always requilite to attend to exaft order and method. 
He that is matter of what he writes, will n iturally enough 
exprefs his thoughts without perplexity and confufion; 
and more than this is feldom neceffary, efpeci?.lly in fami¬ 
liar letters. 
Indeed, as the fubjefts of epiftles are exceedingly va¬ 
rious, they will neceflariiy require fome variety in the 
manner of expreffion. If the fubject be fomething weighty 
and momentous, the language ffiould be ftrong and fo- 
lemn; in things of a lower nature, more free and eafy; 
and upon lighter matters, jocofe and pleafant. In exhor¬ 
tations, it ought to be lively tnd vigorous; in confola- 
tions, kind and compaffionate; and in advifirtg, grave and 
ferious. In narratives, it ffiould be clear and diltinft; in 
requelts, 
