Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Second Day 499 500 ‘ : A 66 é a6 Mr. Matthews, asking for six copies of “ The Bridge of Fire,” line drawn across the text, not affecting it Sir Francis Walsingham), double folio, vellum, dated July 1s¢, 31st Klizabeth, with greater portion of wax pendant seal, a conveyance to Wm. Wombwell and his wife of certain lands, &e. for 51 years at a peppercorn rent for the first five years and £16 p. a. afterwards ; she is described as * i late the wie and sole executrix of S™ Philipp Sydney decessed”’; this assignment is executed as ‘* executrix of the said last Will and Testament of the said S Phillipp Sydney deceassed,” en perfect condition 9th, with address and seal, in French, to Monsr. Panckoucke, Paris, sending him 35 folios of his Voyage, mentioning terms and asking for an answer to his previous letters : “Je ne suis pas une homme a tenor des longues comptes ce nest 502 503 504 1864 Respecting his collection of insects forwarded to England and selected by the British Museum; insects peculiar to the Giraffe & Rhinoceros; a large tick with yellow spots; leeches in crocodiles’ mouths, etc. to W. Baily, Esq., a very closely-written description of life in Germany at that time, illustrated with nine very spirited and humorous drawings ; with four Drawings by the same (5) 1777, in French, 8 lines He knows it is necessary for his correspondent to remain some time far from his lands in Prussia, but he has not given any motive for leaving Frederick’s service. But there is a simple means of remaining in his service, etc. to George Cruikshank, written on the back of a letter ad- dressed to Thackeray [1838] He describes a drawing which Cruikshank is to do for Miss Crutty (“Fatal Boots”) and commences, “Dobbs is in a garden dressed in uniform and making love, kneeling and holding her hand, to a hideous girl—he hears voices and turns round behold- ing an old gentleman,” etc. f pA 60 Fan) P Pi 4 ° ifn a / aA 4 bo A Ad Lt” a f a ragged school and the interest he takes in such matters](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31653017_0069.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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