erra-Filius. xxv. not hear any tale or tidings of them: however, ha- ving the lYarficular happine? to be acquainted with Mr. C u u x.r., who has had the honour to receive fi:veral obliging letters from there gentlemen, which were inf?ed jn the Eve)?b?g-pofl, in commendation of him and Ns celebrated authors, I thought I could not fail of being infotm'd by him in each particular concerning them. Accordingly I waited upon him one morning, and recluefted this fayour of him; he very civilly deftred to be excus'd S for that the gearbroth had [Mill e 'oin'd him to keep their names !ecret; that/}veral perforts of quahty had tint to knova, ?vho they were, ?ut he durfl not, ]$r his life, di]?over them to any creature living. He added, that the ?vorld might expe? fevera. l excellent things the fame hands, .and l?artieularly a hrge mifce!lany, then in the t?rejS, but that beiag all perrins of_ the beJ? &Jli?ion in the univerfity ; and as tbq tlo laid he, only for their amuj?raent, I doubt very much, yahether eq/en then the gentlemen will �ug}r them. fdves to be }novon. ?'his difippointment macle me utterly fiefpair o� ever making any di�coveryl and therefore from that time i forKre all firth= enquir/es. ^rid yet (�uch is the waywardneff of human life! ) what the utmott labour and iMultry could not accomplith, a racer, unaccountable accident brought to i and when all the vifib!e means in the light world had fail'd, chance, almighty chance, profper'd my withes, and gave me a full account of ? in- .//ituti?, l?s, anil?mem3?r6 of' this renow3n'd fo? ciety, as alto fome of their molt confideralile pro theohs; all which i? i? my duty to communicate to my reader i but ho? he will pardon me, if (for certain teaforts } I cannot oblige h?m with the ./?crvt by which I made this difcovery. Divers eminent and molt ingenious ge.ntlemen, true lovers md judges of poetry, having w?th gr.eat grief
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