The second day, there is to be a large market upon the ground: and the most regular reel and count is to have a guinea premium; and the person who buys the greatest quantity of yarn is to have a premium of two guineas.
The third day, the farmer who produces the best yearling calf of his own breed is to have two guineas premium; and he that produces the fairest colt or filly, of his own breed likewise, not over two years old, shall receive a premium of two guineas also. Thus the whole will not exceed ten pounds; and all these useful branches of our growth and manufacture will be encouraged, in remembering the patron who with so much care and tenderness recommended them to others, and cherished them himself.
I am, dear sir,
Your humble servant,
Extract from Lord Bolingbroke's Will, in which his Writings are bequeathed to Mr. Mallet[1].
AND whereas I am the author of the several books or tracts following:
Remarks on the History of England, from the Minutes of Humphrey Oldcastle. In twenty-four letters.
- ↑ The reasons for inserting this extract, and the two letters that immediately follow, may be seen in the note annexed to lord Bolingbroke's letter, dated Sept. 12, 1724, in vol. XII, p. 132, in this collection.
