M Browne del Engrard by Newnham late Apprentice & Pipil to LK.Sherwin of whose Abilities this Plate may serve as a Specimen.

BELLAMY's APOLOGY VOL.IV.

W. Bellamy & M. Moore, alarmed by Ruffians in their Bed chamber.

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Printed for J. Bell British Library Strand London March 11786.

Letter 89.

AN

APOLOGY

FOR THE

LIF E

O F

GEORGE ANNE BELLAMY,

LATE OF COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

WRITTEN BY HERSELF.

To which is annexed,

Her original Letter to JOHN CALCRAFT, Efq. advertised to be published in October 1767, but which was then violently fupprefied.

"The Web of our Life is of a mingled Yarn, Good and Ill

together; our Virtues would be proud, if our Faults whipt "them not; and our Crimes would defpair, if they were not cherished by our Virtues."

All's Well that Ends Well, A&t 4, Scene iii.

THE THIRD EDITION.

IN FIVE VOLUMES.

VO L. IV.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR,

And fold by J. BELL, at the British-Library, STRAND,

M DCC LXXXV.

210. m. 838.

My journey

July 25, 17

Y journey from Briftol to Chefter was very difagreeable, as it was across the country, and through bad roads. When I got to that city, I met my fervants, together with all my paraphernalia, plate, and every thing but the money I expected for the overplus of my jewels. Mr. Calcraft wrote to me; but he took no notice of what alone could have made his letter agreeable. As the epiftle is rather a curious. one, I will copy it. Young gentlemen may learn from it how to write to their fweethearts.

Chrift Jefus God, why do you keep me "in this torment. If you will not write, "tell me fo, and make me completely mi"ferable. I have had a letter from my

"Lord,