God Almighty has made my bodily diftrefs as eafy as a thing of that nature can be: I have found fome relief, at leaft fometimes, from the Air of this Place. My Nights are bad, but many poor Creatures have worse.

As for you, my good Friend, I think fince our first acquaintance there has not been any of thofe little Sufpicions or Jealoufies that often affect the fincereft Friendships; I am fure not on my fide. I must be so fincere as to own, that tho' I could not help valuing you for thofe Talents which the World prizes, yet they were not the Foundation of my Friendship: They were quite of another fort; nor fhall I at prefent offend you by enumerating them: And I make it my Laft Requeft, that you continue that noble Difdain and Abhorrence of Vice, which you feem naturally endu'd with, but still with a due regard to your own Safety; and ftudy more to reform than chaftife, tho' the one often cannot be effected without the other.

Lord Bathurst I have always honour'd for every good Quality, that a Perfon of his Rank ought to have: Pray give my Refpects and kindest Wishes to the Family. My Venifon Stomach is gone, but I have those about me, and often with me, who will be very glad of his Prefent. If it is left

at my house it will be transmitted fafe to

me.

A Recovery in my Cafe, and at my Age, is impoffible; the kindest Wish of my Friends is Euthanafia. Living or dying, I shall always be

Your most faithful Friend,

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