“Birmingham, June 30th, 1779.
“Hallelujah! Hallelujee!
We have concluded with Hawkesbury,
217l. per annum from Lady-day last;
275l. 5s. for time past; 157l. on account.
We make them a present of 100 guineas—
Peace and good-fellowship on earth—
Perrins and Evans to be dismissed—
3 more engines wanted in Cornwall—
Dudley repentant and amendant—