I this morning rec^d the Enclos’d w^th an account y^t S^r
W^m went to Town Monday, or Tuesday, in order to settle the affair:
w^t to do I know not, t’was Impossible to write to y^o & receive y^r
orders, before y^e 20^th and I could not Guess where y^o had design’d
Drawing for y^e money – However y^e Shortness of y^e time, & Necessity of
y^e case, made me Venture to give S^r W^m a Bill upon Worthington
payable to Elliot for y^e sum due from you of 25 Pounds
If I have done wrong, I hope you’l forgive me, as I did, w^t I realy
Judg’d, y^r Self would have done in y^e same Case - & w^t I think
could not be avoided – as you see there was no dependence on S^r W^m
as to Dick, I could not Imagin it consistent w^th your convenience
to Lay down y^e money for him, & therefore sent S^r W^m word, y^r
Distance made it Impossible to send and receive, y^r commands
before Friday, that I would therefore Venture to give a bill for y^r
Payment my self – but as to y^e other of y^r B^rs I thought M^r
Schutz as he was so near, y^e most proper Person to apply to accord:
:ingly he has sent to him, & I hope y^t matter will be settled
without giving you any Farther Trouble: We suppose y^r B^r is
gone Back to Ireland, but cannot certainly tell, for he said
nothing of his going to anybody: for God sake write soon, & Let
me know how you approve of w^t I have done – for I can have
no peace till I know your thoughts: & am most miserable when I

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am under y^e Least apprehension of Displeasing you – for whom alone I Live, & whose
approbation is more to me, then y^e whole world beside can bestow: Believe me when I

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give you this assurance, (from a Heart Incapable of Deceit) there is no
misery I would not readily undergoe, Rather than Willingly disoblige you &
y^e very fear of it, Gives me a Pain, I hope y^r goodness will soon relieve me
from.
I don’t know any news but Lady Longvills Death – upon w^ch Cap^t Stapleton
has got Leave to return Home, & is Hourly Expected – How Partial is fortune
but I wrong her Genorosity by that Expression, w^ch I already repent – when
I Reflect she made you Mine – and in y^t Single Gift, Bestow’d x more
solid Treasure – more real Happiness – then y^e Miser Expects from his Hoards – or
the ambitious {^^find} from y^e most unbounded Enjoyment of Titles, Riches, nay
Fame it self – w^t are these to y^e Possession of a Heart Like yours!
“You are my Soul it self Wealth, Freindship, Honour!
“All present Joys, & Earnest of all Future
“are Sum’d in thee – methinks wⁿ in Thy arms –
“When Leaning on thy Breast – one minute more,
“Then a Long Thousand years, of Vulgar Hours.
You have so good a memory, you’l soon discover my Theft - & I dare say
pardon it, for I have no words of my own, that in any measure do justice
to my Passion for you – beside I have been from you almost Seven weeks
I am grown Even more stupid then wⁿ you Left me, & tho’ I wish to say
something worth your reading, & ye Darling Subject of my Heart – tis Im=
=possible, I am Invinceably Dull – and find I am not Chymist Enough to
Extract Gold from Lead.
I am infinitly oblig’d to you, my Beloved Creature! For y^e visit you
Design me, w^ch However Short, will be more valuable to me, then a Life
past without you. M^rs Battle, who is w^th me, begs yr acceptance
of her service. All y^r Family Little, & Great are well, Molly daily

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Improves, & is grown y^e most obliging, best assur’d creature in y^e world. Martin very good
but not so good as his Sister. My own Madan! Thou constant & only Joy of my Soul!
Adieu – I am yours Tenderly, Faithfully, & Eternally
J Madan
Need I press you to write next Post?
Sunday Aug^t: 15^th 1731

I this morning rec^d the Enclosed w^th an account y^t S^r
W^m went to Town Monday, or Tuesday, in order to settle the affair:
w^t to do I know not, t’was Impossible to write to y^o & receive y^r
orders, before y^e 20^th and I could not Guess where y^o had designed
Drawing for y^e money – However y^e Shortness of y^e time, & Necessity of
y^e case, made me Venture to give S^r W^m a Bill upon Worthington
payable to Elliot for y^e sum due from you of 25 Pounds
If I have done wrong, I hope you'll forgive me, as I did, w^t I really
Judged, y^r Self would have done in y^e same Case - & w^t I think
could not be avoided – as you see there was no dependence on S^r W^m
as to Dick, I could not Imagine it consistent w^th your convenience
to Lay down y^e money for him, & therefore sent S^r W^m word, y^r
Distance made it Impossible to send and receive, y^r commands
before Friday, that I would therefore Venture to give a bill for y^r
Payment my self – but as to y^e other of y^r B^rs I thought M^r
Schutz as he was so near, y^e most proper Person to apply to accord:
:ingly he has sent to him, & I hope y^t matter will be settled
without giving you any Farther Trouble: We suppose y^r B^r is
gone Back to Ireland, but cannot certainly tell, for he said
nothing of his going to anybody: for God sake write soon, & Let
me know how you approve of w^t I have done – for I can have
no peace till I know your thoughts: & am most miserable when I

[change of orientation]

am under y^e Least apprehension of Displeasing you – for whom alone I Live, & whose
approbation is more to me, then y^e whole world beside can bestow: Believe me when I

[f.125v]
give you this assurance, (from a Heart Incapable of Deceit) there is no
misery I would not readily undergoe, Rather than Willingly disoblige you &
y^e very fear of it, Gives me a Pain, I hope y^r goodness will soon relieve me
from.
I don’t know any news but Lady Longvills Death – upon w^ch Cap^t Stapleton
has got Leave to return Home, & is Hourly Expected – How Partial is fortune
but I wrong her Generosity by that Expression, w^ch I already repent – when
I Reflect she made you Mine – and in y^t Single Gift, Bestowed x more
solid Treasure – more real Happiness – then y^e Miser Expects from his Hoards – or
the ambitious {^^find} from y^e most unbounded Enjoyment of Titles, Riches, nay
Fame it self – w^t are these to y^e Possession of a Heart Like yours!
“You are my Soul it self Wealth, Friendship, Honour!
“All present Joys, & Earnest of all Future
“are Summed in thee – methinks wⁿ in Thy arms –
“When Leaning on thy Breast – one minute more,
“Then a Long Thousand years, of Vulgar Hours.
You have so good a memory, you'll soon discover my Theft - & I dare say
pardon it, for I have no words of my own, that in any measure do justice
to my Passion for you – beside I have been from you almost Seven weeks
I am grown Even more stupid then wⁿ you Left me, & tho’ I wish to say
something worth your reading, & ye Darling Subject of my Heart – tis Im=
=possible, I am Invincibly Dull – and find I am not Chymist Enough to
Extract Gold from Lead.
I am infinitely obliged to you, my Beloved Creature! For y^e visit you
Design me, w^ch However Short, will be more valuable to me, then a Life
past without you. M^rs Battle, who is w^th me, begs yr acceptance
of her service. All y^r Family Little, & Great are well, Molly daily

[f.126]

Improves, & is grown y^e most obliging, best assured creature in y^e world. Martin very good
but not so good as his Sister. My own Madan! Thou constant & only Joy of my Soul!
Adieu – I am yours Tenderly, Faithfully, & Eternally
J Madan
Need I press you to write next Post?
Sunday Aug^t: 15^th 1731