The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 11/From Robert Nelson to Jonathan Swift - 1

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Ash-Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1710-11.


REVEREND SIR,


I BEG leave to put you in mind of the inscription, which you are to prepare for the earl of Berkeley's monument. My lady dowager has determined to have it in Latin; so that I hope you want no farther directions toward the finishing of it. The workman calls upon me for it, which is the reason of this trouble given you, by, rev. sir,

Your most humble servant,

On the back of this letter is the following inscription in the handwriting of Dr. Swift.


H.S.E.


Carolus comes de Berkeley, vicecomes de Dursley, baro Berkeley de castro de Berkeley, dominus Moubray, Segrave, et Bruce; dominus locnmtenens comitatus Glocestriæ; civitatis Glocestriæ magnus seneschallus; guardianus de foresta de Dean; custos rotulorum comitatus de Surrey; et reginæ Annæ a secretioribus consiliis. Ob fidem spectatam, linguarum peritiem, et prudentiam, a rege Gulielmo III, ablegatus et plenipotentiarius ad ordines fœderati Belgii per quinque annos arduis reipublicæ negotiis fœliciter invigilavit. Ob quæ merita ab eodem rege (vivente adhuc patre) in magnatum numerum adscriptus et consiliarius a secretis factus; et ad Hiberniam secundus inter tres summos justiciarios missus. Denique legatus extraordinarius designatus ad Turcarum imperium: et postea regnante Anna ad Cæsarem ablegatus: quæ munia ingravescente valetudine et senectute obire nequiit.

Natus Londini, 1649.

Obiit......, 1710, ætatis 62.