“Greenwich, June 20th, 1808.
“My dear Porson,—My friends at Cambridge direct me to request you will go down as speedily as may be, to vote, and collect votes, for a degree of M. A. to be conferred on me. Now though I know your objections to expeditions of such a nature, yet I cannot help intreating you, if you have not sound reasons against it to go down and aid my cause.
“Kaye tells me that no time is to be lost. So if you can, pack up a small portion of wardrobe and visit alma mater, so will you greatly oblige and favor
C. BURNEY.”
From Dr. Davy, Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, to Mr. Porson.
“Caius Coll. Tuesday 21st June, 1808.
“My dear Porson—I take the liberty of telling you, in case it should affect any of your movements, that Dr. Burney’s mandamus will be voted for on Friday next, at 2 o’clock precisely. Every thing seems in his favour.
Your’s most truly,
M. DAVY.”