Berkeley and Percival . ey. Wednesday, i August, 1733. This day I went to London, and called on Coun-sellor Annesley where I met Dr Berkeley, Dean ofDerry, and perfected to him a mortgage of lands inIreland for ^3000 Irish money, lent me at 5 p. money payable in Ireland. The money paidme in English was ^2700, which I received onsigning the mortgage and lodged it with Mr Hoarethe banker. Berkeley to the ist Earl of Egmont. London, Thursday noon [1733]. My Lord, This morning I endeavoured to have waitedon your Lordship at your house in Pall Mall, but wastold there that you intend goin
Berkeley and Percival . ey. Wednesday, i August, 1733. This day I went to London, and called on Coun-sellor Annesley where I met Dr Berkeley, Dean ofDerry, and perfected to him a mortgage of lands inIreland for ^3000 Irish money, lent me at 5 p. money payable in Ireland. The money paidme in English was ^2700, which I received onsigning the mortgage and lodged it with Mr Hoarethe banker. Berkeley to the ist Earl of Egmont. London, Thursday noon [1733]. My Lord, This morning I endeavoured to have waitedon your Lordship at your house in Pall Mall, but wastold there that you intend going tomorrow fromCharlton to Bath, I therefore take this opportunityof congratulating your Lordship on your new honour,which I most heartily wish yourself and your posteritymay long enjoy with the greatest prosperity. Howjust a title you have to it, I endeavoured to say in thepreamble, a rough draught whereof I had some timesince put into my young Lord Percivals hands to beperused by you, intending nevertheless when I had. Si y. /)/7u///zW/r/JimlyIA^-D:\ John, Earl of Egmont PERCIVALS JOURNAL 291 your Lordships thoughts thereupon to have reviewedand corrected it. The theme was ample, but I wasstraitened by your Lordships commands which I shallalways think it my duty to obey. Whatever defectsyou observe in it I beg you to impute not to want ofcare or zeal, but to the disorder in my head which isvery great and renders me more unfit for things ofthat kind than I have formerly been. I thank yourLordship for the American pacquet you have pleasedto forward my wife, which she is still hourly conclude with both our humble services, and bestwishes of health and happiness to yourself, and the goodcountess of Egmont. My Lord, yr Lordships most obedient andmost humble Servant, G. Berkeley. Percivars JoMrnal. Wednesday, 16 January, 173^. This morning I visited Dean Berkeley to con-gratulate him upon being designed Bishop of Cloynein Ireland, but he was not at home. Thursday, if-Ja
Size: 1402px × 1782px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidberkeleypercival01berk
