See if this letter be conformable to the directions given in the Tatler above mentioned.
"To Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.
Kent, Nov. 22, 1710.
"Sir,
"A gentleman in my neighbourhood, who happens to be brother to a lord, though neither his father nor grandfather were so, is perpetually making use of this phrase, 'a person of my quality.' He has it in his mouth fifty times a day, to his labourers, his servants, his children, his tenants, and his neighbours. Wet or dry, at home or abroad, drunk or sober, angry or pleased, it is the constant burden of his style. Sir, as you are Censor of Great Britain, as you value the repose of a loyal county, and the reputation of my neighbour, I beg you will take this cruel grievance into your consideration, else, for my own particular, I am resolved to give up my farm, sell my stock, and remove with my wife and seven children next spring to Falmouth or Berwick, if my strength will permit me, being brought into a very weak condition. I am (with great respect),
"Sir,
"Your most obedient and
"Languishing Servant, &c."
Let this be referred to the Court of Honour.
"Mr. Bickerstaff,