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<p> It was in consequence <add> as I conceived of <del>than such</del> those</add> disposition, <del>as I conceived</del><lb/> that the the Articles were, as I <del>conceived</del> <add> understood</add> all settled<lb/> <add>between you and me</add> and every thing agreed on, you urged me to engage<lb/> for the completion of the business within <del>six months</del> <add> that period</add> under<lb/> a penalty of £5,000. My answer was that it was so evidently<lb/> my interest to say nothing of my wish, to give it every<lb/> <add> possible</add> degree of expedition in my power, that I saw no end of,<del>being</del> <add> penalties</add> <lb/> <del> penalty. Your reply was</del> <add> Upon your observance</add> that the insertion of such penalties<lb/> was as much in <gap/> as the buying of them <del>without</del> <add> where</add> <lb/> <del>any <add> this was</del> no</add> wilful default <add> appeared,</add> was unexampled, I did not <sic>submit</sic> I should<lb/> to bind myself accordingly, <del> on <gap/> this term</del> <add> not to six months, but indeed, but however</add> to a year.</p> <p> It <del>and not is needless here to dwell upon</del> <add> will be sufficient here to glance at</add> a variety of <del>intervening</del> <add> subsequent</add> <gap/> — at the failure of the <del>separate plans</del> <add> different views</add> we<lb/> had separately <del>formed</del> <add> entertained</add> of beginning the business without recourse<lb/> to parliament — if the failure of the negotiation with lord<lb/> Spencer — of the <del> hope of the <gap/> <add> putting off of the business for that </add> Session, of the assurances<lb/> I received from you (with authority to make use of them <add>as I did</add> to hi<lb/> Lordship) that <del> <gap/> Pitt would bring in</del> a Bill for the<lb/> purpose would be brought in early in the present Session<lb/> of your recommendation to me to have a Bill <del> <add>ready</add> drawn for <add> ready</add></del><lb/> <del>the purpose —</del> <add> prepared in readiness at</add> <del>Of your</del> <add> the</add> assurance <add. you were pleased to give me</add> that the money I had required<lb/> in advance was <del>then</del> ready <add> at any time</add> and <del>should</del> <add> would</add> be put into<lb/> my hands the instant <del>a consent</del> the articles were signed, which<lb/> they would be the instant a consent had been signified by<lb/> Lord Spencer, or the requisite authority obtained from parliament.</p> <p> trusting to <del>as</del> grounds of expectation which to me seemed<lb/> so unequivocal, I <del> <gap/></del> did late <del>make</del> <add> <del>the <gap/></del> such</add> arrangements <add>as</add> <del>which<lb/> under a <add> <gap/> </add> variety of untoward circumstances</del<add> it was</add> <del> were</del> in my power to take,<lb/> for making up by my exertions for <del>such</del> <add> whatever</add> delays <del>as the</del> <add> the business</add> <lb/> <del>business had met</del> <add> had or met with, or might meet</ad> with <gap/> other quarters. I <del> <gap/> up</del> <add> <gap/></add> <lb/> <add> in</add> </p> | |||
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It was in consequence as I conceived of than such those disposition, as I conceived
that the the Articles were, as I conceived understood all settled
between you and me and every thing agreed on, you urged me to engage
for the completion of the business within six months that period under
a penalty of £5,000. My answer was that it was so evidently
my interest to say nothing of my wish, to give it every
possible degree of expedition in my power, that I saw no end of,being penalties
penalty. Your reply was Upon your observance that the insertion of such penalties
was as much in as the buying of them without where
any <add> this was no</add> wilful default appeared, was unexampled, I did not submit I should
to bind myself accordingly, on this term not to six months, but indeed, but however to a year.
It and not is needless here to dwell upon will be sufficient here to glance at a variety of intervening subsequent — at the failure of the separate plans different views we
had separately formed entertained of beginning the business without recourse
to parliament — if the failure of the negotiation with lord
Spencer — of the hope of the putting off of the business for that Session, of the assurances
I received from you (with authority to make use of them as I did to hi
Lordship) that Pitt would bring in a Bill for the
purpose would be brought in early in the present Session
of your recommendation to me to have a Bill ready drawn for ready
the purpose — prepared in readiness at Of your the assurance <add. you were pleased to give me</add> that the money I had required
in advance was then ready at any time and should would be put into
my hands the instant a consent the articles were signed, which
they would be the instant a consent had been signified by
Lord Spencer, or the requisite authority obtained from parliament.
trusting to as grounds of expectation which to me seemed
so unequivocal, I did late make the such arrangements as which
under a variety of untoward circumstances</del it was were in my power to take,
for making up by my exertions for such whatever delays as the the business
business had met had or met with, or might meet</ad> with other quarters. I up <add>
in
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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