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means for Hill to make his escape: various expedients
were proposed; and amongst the rest, his friend and his friend's friend
bought some Aqua Fortis to eat off the irons. The irons were
eaten off; but unfortunately the Keepers were so much upon their
guard their vigilance was not to be eluded. However this made
them all as great as Inkle weavers: and there was no concealing
any thing from such trusty friends - By then He told them that
he had been at Paris, where he saw Dean: that Dean engaged
him to make these attempts, and gave him some ready money
and £300 in notes upon a house in London. These notes
when he came to England he kept in his pocket for some time
being afraid of negotiating them for fear of a discovery: and
when he was apprehended, a just before he was apprehended
he burnt them. Who they were drawn upon has not transpired;
it is thought Alderman Lee. It is said the Admiration
Admiral have got the pass he got at Paris which is a special
one more fully than those which are granted of course to every
foreigner at least to every Englishman who leaves Paris (or
I believe France) and without which a man is not suffer'd to quit
the country. This story I can not pretend to warrant: but
Wilson got it from people where I know who are a good
deal in the high world, who are in general well informed &
from whom at different times we have collected intelligence which
has proved true.
This I intended to have written to Mr Davies: but it occurred
to me just now that I ought as well send it to you, by which
means you and Cs would have the benefit of it: it consideration
of which it is my will and pleasure and be it enacted that you
or some of you copy it and send it him as from me. I desire
also that you would make him some fine speeches (as I
know you have a good hand at compliments) in my name, for
the good words he has spoken for you: and after thanking him soundly
for your self thank him over again for me.
More over when you are in the way of thanking, thank my
dear M.rs D, heartily for the two letters: item for the Shirt.
My pen is run out and else my perseverance - Good night.
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Jeremy Bentham |
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