more especially as I am not a profeffed Writer. Nor fhall any thing ever tempt me to take up my pen again upon fo wretched a topic as myself. Perfectly at peace with the world, and every individual in it, even those who have loaded me with contumely and injuries, I can repeat the whole of the divine prayer, without any hesitation or mental refervation, and wait with patience and refignation the inevitable decrees of Providence. Before I conclude this addrefs, I would lay hold of the opportunity to request all my benefactors, to receive once more the warmeft fenfations of gratitude for the favours conferred upon me. I would likewife beg the community to which I belonged, to accept my acknowledgments. I am proud to boast my obligations to them; particularly to Meffrs. Colman, Harris, Garton, Hull, and Mattocks. Nor am I a little concerned, that I am prevented by the late death of the worthy Mr. Younger, from placing his name in the number of those who affifted to fave me from diftrefs. And impreffed with these sentiments, I fhall ever remain, with the highest respect, Their ever obliged, Humble fervant, G. A. BELLAMY. Duke-freet, Dec... 1784. HS A LETTER то JOHN CALCRAFT, Esq. FROM GEORGE ANNE BELLAMY. "So comes the reck'ning when the banquet's o'er, "The dreadful reck'ning, and men fimile no more." GAY. IN compliance with your repeated folicitations, I fit down to write to you, as I am indebted to you for fo many hundreds of letters, I must premife, that it will require your utmost patience to read fo long an answer as I fhall have occafion to make it; but as I flatter myself many others will peruse it befides yourself, I fhall presume to interrupt your parliamentary ftudies; and intreat your attention, as much time and application will be needful for you to digest so long an Epistle. I own, I do not think that a series of facts, relative to fuch infignificant beings as you and my felf, |