as Sir, I would feign hope that by the Same goodneſs you Enjoy yours,
I would Enform you likewise that I have entered the School
which
your Son Opened for me when he was up here.
I Entered
on the Seecond
tuſeday of November. had only 5 Sc
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they are all abſent yet and perhaps will not return long before
New Year. But they promiſe me three more this week, who are gone
only to fetch Some flesh from the
Hunters. they behave very kind
to me Since I came here, all that they have is free to
me as one Born
and brought up in the houſe.
I have plenty of Victuals Such as they can afford, & they are good
Enough, better then I deſerve, Nothing wanting but a thankfull
heart, they have plenty of Corn, fish, Squaſhes at preſent.
I have nothing that is Strange to Enform you in this Letter, you
Said Something to me about chuſing a Lad out of my School
and Send him down to you, I think at preſent there is no choice
I am not able to discern their Genious, here is two very likely boys
look as if they would make men (in time) are
about 12 o 13 years of Age
I cant tell which of them is best, (they are booth
^branches^ of the royal family
In
their Nation and town) perhaps in the Sprin
dg I Shall be more
able to distinguiſh them, when I have Seen what Proficiency they
make. no more at preſent only hon
d Sir, I deſire Still to be under thy
Direction, pleaſe Sir, to Remember me in thy prayers, Pray that God
would fill my heart with
Gratitude booth to him and my Kind Bene
=factors. — that he would keep me from pride & Ingratitude; which
has ruined many a youth. pray that he would grant me
Prudence;
and that I may put my whole Truſt in him booth Soul & body.
for time & Eternity, that he may Enable me to live above the World, as,
not having my treaſure on Earth, but in the heavens, where neither
moth nor ruſt corrupteth; nor theives
brake
though and Steal.
Pray that he would grant me wisdom from on high, Such as
none
but a God can give; that he would grant me wisdom So to be have
myſelf as not to diſhonour or bring disgrace to Religion. that he would
make one a bleſsing to the Children which he has commited to my charge.