Dear Sir,—Amongst the books from Bennet St. is a small vol. of abominable poems by the Earl of Haddington which must not be in ye Catalogue on Sale—also—a vol. of French Epigrams in the same predicament.
On the title page of Meletius is an inscription in writing which must be
erased
and made illegible.
I have read the strictures, which are just enough, and not grossly abusive, in very fair couplets. There is a note against Massinger near the end, but one cannot quarrel with one's company, at any rate. The author detects some incongruous figures in a passage of
E. Bds
., page 23., but which edition I do not know. In the
sole
copy in your possession—I mean the
fifth