1804.) - Extralis from the Port folio of a Man of Letters. 
Joft ; to alter it, impoffible: but to endure 
it, is manly; and to fcorn it, magna- 
nimity. I blefs the Queen; forgive the 
lawyers, and the world: defire to be for- 
given ; and welcome death.” 
Sir Walter Raleigh, in his Dz/courfe 
concerning the Prerogative of Parliament, 
fays—that ** Quen Flizabeth would fet 
the-reafon of her meaner fubjects againft 
the authority of her greateft counfellors, 
By her patience herein, fhe raifed the or- 
dinary cuftoms of London above 50,000). 
a year, without any impofition. The Earl 
of Leicefter, Lord Burleigh, and Secretary 
Walfingham, who, it is taid, had been 
bribed by tome of the Commiflioners of 
he Cuftoms, joined againft a poor waiter 
of the cuftom-houfe, named Carwarden, 
and endeavoured to prevent his feeing the 
Queen ; but receiving a petition from him, 
the countenanced him againft them. It 
would not ferve the turn with her, to be 
told by her great officers, that fhe dif- 
graced them, by allowing her ear to the 
complaints of bufy heads; and that fhe 
difhonoured her own dignity. Her con- 
ftant anfwer was—‘ That if men fhould 
complain unjuftly againft her minifters, the 
knew well enough how to punifh them ; 
but if they had reafon for the complaint 
they offered her, fhe was Queen’ of the 
Small, as well as of the Great, and would 
_ not fuffer herfelf to be betieged by fer- 
vanis, who could have no motive for wifh- 
ing it, but their zzteref? in the opprefion 
of others.” What aa excellent leffon for 
fovereigns ! 
DR. HAWKESWORTH, 
Refpefting his Dedication of Cook's Voy- 
ages to the King. 
‘6 MY LORD, 
‘¢ Thad, fome days ago, the favaur of 
a letter from Mr. Berenger, that has laid 
me under obligations to your Lordhhip, 
which I feel too ftrongly not to with at 
leaft to acknowledge as I ought. My 
knowledge of your Lordhhip, though at a 
very remote diftance, makes me feel lefs 
folicitude about the manner which I may 
happen to do what my heart tells me 
ought to be done; if, therefore, I am now 
iniruding improperly upon your Lordhiip, 
T flatter myfelf that my intention will 
atone for my fault. 
_ "+ T think myfelf happy to be permit- 
ted to put my manufcript into your Lord- 
fhip’s hands, becaufe, though it increafes 
my anxiety and my fears, yet it will at 
leaft fecure me from what I fhovld think 
Monreyry Mac. No. 129. 
a3 
a far greater misfortune than any other 
that can attend my performance, the dan- 
ger of addrefling to the King any fenti- 
ment, allufion, or opinion, that would 
make fuch an addrefs improper. As I had 
no copy fair enough for your Lordfhip’s 
perufal, fome delay was unavoidable; I 
have now the honour to vubmit the work 
to your Lordfhip, with the Dedication, 
from which the duty that I owe to his 
Majefty, and, if I may be permitted to add 
any thing to that, the duty I owe to my- 
felf, have concurred to exclude the fervile, 
extravagant, and indifcriminate adulation, 
which has fo often. difgraced alike thofe 
by whom it has been given and received, 
I have the honour to be, with the utmeft 
regard and eficem, My Lerd, 
Your Lordthip’s mot 
obliged Servant 
Londo, Jno. Hawkeswortu,” 
March 2, 5761. 
WM. GUTHRIE, the GEOGRAPHER. 
Extra& of a Letter from him to Lord ——=, ~ 
1762. 
‘6 Inthe year 1745—-6, Mi. Pelham, 
then Firft Lord of the Treafury, acquaint- 
ed me, that it was his Majefty’s pleafure 
I fhould receive, till better provided for, 
which has never happened, 200}. a year, 
to be paid by him and his fucceflors in the 
treafury. I was fatisfied with the augult 
name made ufe of, and the appointment 
has been regularly and quarterly paid me 
ever fince. Ihave been equally punétual 
ia doing the government all the fervices 
that fall within my abilities, or Sphere of 
life ; efpecially in thofe-criticat fituations 
that call for unanimity in the fervice of 
the crown. 
<¢ Your Lordfhip may pofiibly now - 
fufp<ét, that I am an author by proteffion; 
you are not deceived ; and will be lefs fe, 
if you believe that I am difpofed to ferve 
his Majefty, under your Lordfiip’s future 
patronage and protection, with greater — 
zeal, if poflible, than ever. 
I have the honour to be, &c.”* 
Indorfed, June 3, 1762, Mr. Guthrie 
applies for the continuance of his penfion, 
Letter from the Countefsof Hertford to Dr. 
Burnet, upon tie Death of her Son, the 
Lord Beauchamp. 
eS SIRS : 
<¢ T am very fenfibly obliged by the 
very kind compaflion you exprefs for me 
under my heavy affliction. The Mcdita- 
tions you have favoured me with afford 
the ftrongeft motives for confolation-that 
ean be offered to a perfon under my un- 
ri happy 
