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work for inc to * m < tertake ; tieither 4 p I eirap mean to troubfe ffee tvCfirtd ^| i < & a&y of my scribblings , and least 0 * all with * tfa » sla * ion& , ( which is ordiaar&y > tft the spoiling of good books 5 l&e fobbing of others without
enriching one ' s ^ self ) 3 but if you will appoint i » e atiy cha |* tar& of it wfcieh may be of use to yon , or any point handled in f *> I shall most willing ^ - ly translate them faithfully at least , and as well as I can , and send them sheet by sheet to you * The whole
work , I thinks will not be of use to you ; therefore you may know the contents 6 f any who hath and Understands the book . ' Then tie pleased to set me my task , and I shaft speedily go aboat it . It will be to me no more trouble than to read : for I can
read or write English out of French with ^ s much ease as read or wri te English . If , therefore , I ctfft thus serve you iu this or any other French or Italian book , command me freely ; for Spanish books I shall also make a shift . This offer is no compliment , for I shall be most really pleased to
be employed by yon . By being thus an amanuensis to you , I shall be more useful than any other way I can propose ; besides , my " respects to you are so real , and so above all compliment , that it shall be a great satisfaction to me in this or dny other way to witness myself , Sir , a trtie honourer of you , and
< Your most affectionate , real friend arid servatit , u LAODERDAILL . " Windsor Castle , 1 7 th August , 1668 . 4 f To the Rev . and much-honoured Mr . Richard ^ Baxter , Minister df the Gospel - " At Kidermmater . "
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Letter ll . 44 Windsor Castle , 2 OtA Sept . 1668 . €€ Reverend khd ' much-honoured , " Yours of the 7 th came to my hands on Thursday the 16 th late ; an < l
the diligence I have used since to procure the book , in order tb my obeying you , hath been thfcre&sdh of my delaying my atiswer . Friday was spent in seeking for the book at Eton , and I was amazed not to find it ia some good libraries , especialry seeing one of the owners of a very good Otie
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does imde rat and French . 0 a Saturday early I employed a servimt to eeek at London , who was As unsuccessful that day as I have been here . In Paul ' g Church-yard it was not to be found ready bound . Always h « hafth this fnorning borrowed it f < &r ttie , and I fcave it her ^ : it is Mr . Bates' book .
As the dboiefc yoil have 4 r * a 4 e of me to do you Hits ine < mBideracble service was an effect of your jtw ^ ice , ( berceuse my titne may indeed better l > es |> ai « ed , ) so give me leave to tmdferstand it as an effect of yofer friei ^ &hip to me . And if you suffer by the choice by my not
doing it so weH , I must appeal to that friendship for a pardon ; Seeing , I assure you , I do undertake k as willingly as atny friend ytfu have , I shall do it as well to I eaa , and by God's assistance I ehall endeavour to give you
his sense faithfully . I have been looking on his preface , and I find him apologise for his transkiUn ^ ( 3 a < ri \ ev <; Kimp , ( where an Emperor is Bseant , ) and / f ^ cv ^ , sacerdot . This way will be more tolerable in me , and therefore 1 me&n to tfcke it , that
re , not to trouble myself nor you with polishing the English of it , but squarely to give you the author ' s true meaning in any Intelligible word which Suits it best , and which fifdt venerit in buccum . Neither will I spare the English language more than Blondel hath done the French : where he renders
Sacerdot , 1 will do so too , ( for I am sure it is as good English as it is French ); in a word , I tvrrte for you ; if I make it intelligible to you , t hope you will excuse me if I do not care for polishing my English . Before I saw the book I did intend to have followed I your method , but now I will do quite contrary . For in the last place you desire an account of the sum fef the contents ;
rtnd seeing I find it well printed , I wiH in the first place translate the contents , Which I shall , Ood willing , send to London translated this ween . And while I am e * pfedting what chapters or sections you tvDl elioose as most proper fdt the -purpose , I shall be on in ng other
goin ^ satisfyiyour two queries . Btit Whefn * you have the conl teritte , I shall ^ etitfreat yoft to pitch on the sections vtthieh ydu * tt * e uawst curious to be saiti ^ fi ^ a jt& , atid I ^ Uall do them «*«* : Bfe ^ c ^ nfidertt 1 ihxtU be as dlHgefct tip iPopi ^ iii * thetefbre I « # M 1 # y& < ydti iniky n ^ t ^ ti ^ out Jf&tir bow
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260 Letters to and from Richard Baaier *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1823, page 260, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1784/page/4/
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