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the world a Character of this giddy busie-body; of which this Letter to you, Sir, is but the first draught, being but a brief touch of some of his actings relating onely to my self; whereas in that other Picture intended for him, he shall be drawn and painted, not onely at length, but on horseback, with all his Squires about him: and it shall contain all his famous Atchievements from before his foot-ball-playing at Cambridge, to his last playing fast and loose with the Parliament.

To prepare myself for which work, I will read over Don Quixot once more; that having as good a subject of Sir Jerome as Michael de Cervantes had of him, something may be done not unworthy a representing next Bartholmew Fair.

Sir,

THe speed of writing this Answer, may have left some things in it misinterpretable, as to which I tell you: Whereas I have not onely here and there spoken slighty of Sankey and Worsley, but have also grated upon my Enemies, that I would not have you think that by ene-