Cossey July 30^th 1786

My Dear Sister
I received the letter
you sent me enclosed in Mamas and think you
are very good to find time to write to me. I long very
much to have the pleasure of seeing you which I
beleive will be now very soon. M^r Appleton (alias
Moore) who is to be my Brothers Preceptor, is now
at Cossey. He desires his compliments and hopes
you have not forgot him. I am reading with
Mama the History of England and am
now at Henry the 2^nd. There is a great piece of work
at Norwich. Sir Harbord Harbord who was member
for the town, is Created a peer by the title of Lord
Suffield so there being a vacancy for a member,
Mr Hobart and Sir Thomas Beever are the
candidates, one of them must lose: but at present
their success seems pretty equal. Papa supports
Mr Hobart. I dined a few days ago at

Mrs Custances Her eldest son is gone to
school at Palgrave in Suffolk. She has two sons
and two daughters remaining at home. Master
Pitchford is returned from St Omer, he is Studying
Physick under his father. Mrs Norris is with
Child she lays in next month and. Mrs Layton
also is Mrs Fanshawe is arrived in {?Russia}
she was only a fortnight going to Petersbourg, from
Yarmouth. Papa, Mama, my Uncles, the General
&c desire all that is kind to you.
adieu my Dearest Sister
and believe me to be
your ever affectionate Brother
Edward Jerningham

*Yet he, blest Bard could tune the Heavenly lyre
With Pindar sore and steal celestial fire*

These lines must be read after the four first.

[change of hand]

What should I do to be for ever known?
And make the age to come my own?
So Cowley Sung in his quick Panting Breast
When first he felt the love of fame imprest

*
Had Jerningham to young ambition kind
Open’d these leaves to his aspiring mind
The Poet then spurning the muses lore
Had seized this book content to write no more
This book, can consecrate the favour’d name
And bid it live in the records of fame
E’en He, whose hand these uncouth lines indites
And trembles in each finger as he writes,
Snatched from oblivion shall here raise his head
Safe in this page when all his own are dead
Preserv’d in amber thus the fly remains
And from the monument its value gains
Arthur Murphy
August 9^th 1785

Mr Murphy is a Councillor who generally comes to Norwich
at the assizes. He is a very cleavour man & has written a

great many Plays and other things. His Works are
just Published in 7 volumes. The lines in our album are
extremely pretty & very modest an author. I hope I shall
soon receive your little tribute. Pray let me know
if you have ever got the books I sent you by the dilligence
I cannot conceive why they should be lost as some I sent

for Juilly a little before went very safe. Neddy is sitting by
me in my room in a little blue coat with yellow buttons, a striped
waistcoat & Nankin Bruites Long thick fair hair & a beautiful face.
Adieu my dearest girl. Let me hear from you you soon.

[change of orientation]
France p^as p^d to London
Madmoiselle
A Mademoiselle Jerningham aux Dames
Ursulines Rue St Jacques
a Paris

Cossey July 30^th 1786

My Dear Sister
I received the letter
you sent me enclosed in Mamas and think you
are very good to find time to write to me. I long very
much to have the pleasure of seeing you which I
believe will be now very soon. M^r Appleton (alias
Moore) who is to be my Brothers Preceptor, is now
at Cossey. He desires his compliments and hopes
you have not forgot him. I am reading with
Mama the History of England and am
now at Henry the 2^nd. There is a great piece of work
at Norwich. Sir Harbord Harbord who was member
for the town, is Created a peer by the title of Lord
Suffield so there being a vacancy for a member,
Mr Hobart and Sir Thomas Beever are the
candidates, one of them must lose: but at present
their success seems pretty equal. Papa supports
Mr Hobart. I dined a few days ago at

Mrs Custances Her eldest son is gone to
school at Palgrave in Suffolk. She has two sons
and two daughters remaining at home. Master
Pitchford is returned from St Omer, he is Studying
Physic under his father. Mrs Norris is with
Child she lays in next month and. Mrs Layton
also is Mrs Fanshawe is arrived in {?Russia}
she was only a fortnight going to Petersburg, from
Yarmouth. Papa, Mama, my Uncles, the General
&c desire all that is kind to you.
adieu my Dearest Sister
and believe me to be
your ever affectionate Brother
Edward Jerningham

*Yet he, blest Bard could tune the Heavenly lyre
With Pindar sore and steal celestial fire*

These lines must be read after the four first.

[change of hand]

What should I do to be for ever known?
And make the age to come my own?
So Cowley Sung in his quick Panting Breast
When first he felt the love of fame imprest

*
Had Jerningham to young ambition kind
Open’d these leaves to his aspiring mind
The Poet then spurning the muses lore
Had seized this book content to write no more
This book, can consecrate the favoured name
And bid it live in the records of fame
E’en He, whose hand these uncouth lines indicts
And trembles in each finger as he writes,
Snatched from oblivion shall here raise his head
Safe in this page when all his own are dead
Preserved in amber thus the fly remains
And from the monument its value gains
Arthur Murphy
August 9^th 1785

Mr Murphy is a Councillor who generally comes to Norwich
at the assizes. He is a very clever man & has written a

great many Plays and other things. His Works are
just Published in 7 volumes. The lines in our album are
extremely pretty & very modest an author. I hope I shall
soon receive your little tribute. Pray let me know
if you have ever got the books I sent you by the dilligence
I cannot conceive why they should be lost as some I sent

for Juilly a little before went very safe. Neddy is sitting by
me in my room in a little blue coat with yellow buttons, a striped
waistcoat & Nankin Bruites Long thick fair hair & a beautiful face.
Adieu my dearest girl. Let me hear from you you soon.

[change of orientation]
France p^as p^d to London
Madmoiselle
A Mademoiselle Jerningham aux Dames
Ursulines Rue St Jacques
a Paris