journ all, or any part of the Year, at Coverly. Such of them as will do me that Honour, fhall find Horfes, Servants, and all things neceffary for their Accommodation, and Enjoy'ment of all the Conveniencies of Life in a pleasant various Country. If Colonel Camperfelt be in Town, and his Abilities are not employ'd another way in the Service, there is no Man would be more welcome here. That Gentleman's thorough Knowledge in his Profeffion, together with the Simplicity of his Manners, and Goodness of his Heart, would induce others like him to honour my Abode; and I 'fhould be glad my Acquaintance would take themselves to be invited or not, as their Characters have an Affinity to 'his.

'I would have all my Friends know, that they need not fear (though I I am become a Country Gentleman) I 'will trefpafs against their Temperance

and Sobriety. No, Sir, I fhall retain 'fo much of the good Sentiments for 'the Conduct of Life, which we • cultivated in each other at our Club, 6 as to contemn all inordinate Pleafures: But particularly remember,

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with our beloved Tully, that the Delight in Food confifts in Defire, not Satiety. They who moft paffionately pursue Pleasure, feldomeft arrive at it. Now I am writing to a Philofopher, I cannot forbear mentioning the Satis'faction I took in the Paffage I read C yesterday in the fame Tully. A Nobleman of Athens made a Compliment to Plato the Morning after he had fupped at his Houfe, Your Entertainments do not only pleafe when you give them, but alfo the Day after.

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I am, my worthy Friend,

Your moft Obedient Humble Servant,,

WILLIAM SENTRY.

Tuesday,

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Emperor of China to the Pope of Rome, propofing a Coalition of the Chinese and Roman Churches, will be acceptable to the Curious. I must confefs I my felf being of opinion that the Emperor has as much Authority to be Interpreter to him he pretends to expound, as the Pope has to be Vicar to the facred Perfon he takes upon him to represent, I was not a little pleafed with their Treaty of Alliance. What Progrefs the Negotiation between his Majesty of Rome and his Holinefs of China makes (as we daily Writers fay upon Subjects where we are at a lofs) Time will let us know. In the mean time, fince they agree in the Fundamentals of Power and Authority,

thority, and differ only in Matters of Faith, we may expect the Matter will go on without Difficulty.

Copia di Littera del Re della China al Papa, interpretata dal Padre Segretario dell' India della Compagna di Giefu.

A Voi Benedetto fopra i benedetti PP. ed interpretatore grande de Pontifici e Paftore Xmo difpenfatore dell' oglio de i Re d'Europe Clemente XI.

IL Favorito, amico di Dio Gionata

7° Potentiffimo fopra tutti i potentiffimi della terra, Altiffmo fopra tutti gl' Altiffmi fotto il fole e la luna, che fude nella fede di fmeraldo della China fopra cento fcalini d'oro, ad interpretare la lingua di Dio a tuttii difcendenti fedeli d'Abramo, che da la vita e la morte a cento quindici regni, ed a cento fettante Ifole, fcrive con la penna dello Struzzo vergine, e manda falute ed accrefimento di vecchiezza.

ESSENDO arrivato il tempo in cui il fiore della reale noftro gioventu deve maturare i Frutti della noftra vectuezza, e confortare con quell' i

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defiderii de i populi noftri divoti, é propogare il feme di quella pianta che deve proteggerli, habbiamo Stabilito d'accompagnarci con una virgine eccelfa ed amorofa allattata alla mammella della leoneffa forte e dell' Agnella manfueta. Percio effendo ci ftato figurato fempre il voftro populo Europeo Romano per paefe di donne invitte, i forte, e chafte; allongiamo la noftra mano potente, a ftringere una di loro, e quefta fara una voftra nipote, o nipote di qualche altrograri Sacerdote Latino, che fia quardata dall'occhio dritto di Dio, fara feminata in lei l'Autorita di Sarra, la Fedelta d'Efther, e la Sapienza di Abba; la vogliamo con l'occhio che guarda il ciælo, e la terra e con la bocca della * Conchiglia che fi pafce della ruggiada ⚫ del matino. La fua eta non paffi ducento corfi della Luna, la fua ftatura fia alta quanto la fpicca dritta del grano verde, e la fua groffezza quanto un manipolo di grano fecco. Noi la mandaremmo a veftire per li noftri mandatici Ambafciadori, è chi la conduranno a noi, e noi incontraremmo alla riva del fiume grande facendola. falire fue noftro cocchio. Ella potra.

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