gentleman, who is returning by Venice, Vienna, Saxony, Berlin, and fo by the Spaw, and thence through Holland to England-'tis with Mr. E. I have known him these three years, and have been with him ever fince I reach'd Rome; and as I know him to be a good-hearted young gentleman, I have no doubt of making it answer both his views and mine-at least I am perfuaded we shall return home together, as we set out, with friendship and good-will.-Write your next letter to me at Rome, and do me the following favour if it lies in your way, which I think it does-to get me a letter of recommendation to our Ambaffador (Lord Stormont at Vienna). I have not the honour to be known to his Lordship, but Lords P— or H-, or twenty you better know, would write a certificate for me, importing, that I am not fallen out of the clouds. If this will coft my coufin little trouble, do inclose it in your next letter to me at Belloni.-You have left Skelton I trow a month, and I fear have had a most sharp winter, if one may judge of it from the feverity of the weather here, and all over Italy, which exceeded any thing known till within these three weeks, that the fun has been as hot as we could bear it.-Give my kind. services to my friends-efpecially to the household of faith-my dear Garland -to Gilbert-to the worthy Colonelto Cardinal S, to my fellow labourer Pantagruel-dear coufin Antony, rekindeft love and wishes. ceive my Yours affectionately, L. STERNE. P. S. Upon fecond thoughts, direct your next to me at Mr. W. banker at Venice. I LETTER LXVII. TO MR. FOLEY, AT PARIS. DEAR SIR, Naples, February 8, 1766. DESIRE Mrs. Sterne may have what cafh fhe wants-if fhe has not received it before now: fhe fends me 5 word fhe has been in want of cash these three weeks-be fo kind as to prevent this uneafinefs to her which is doubly fo to me. I have made very little use of your letters of credit, having fince I left Paris taken up no more money than about fifty louis at Turin, as much at Rome-and a few ducats here-and as I now travel from hence to Rome, Venice, through Vienna to Berlin, &c. with a gentleman of fortune, I fhall draw for little more till my return-fo you will have always enough to spare for my wife. The beginning of March be fo kind as to let her have a hundred pounds to begin her year with There are a good many English here, very few in Rome, or other parts of Italy. The air of Naples agrees very well with me-I fhall return fat-my friendship to all who honour me with theirs-Adieu, my dear friend-I am ever yours, L. STERNE. LETTER LXVIII. TO MR. PANCHAUD, AT PARIS. DEAR SIR, Naples, February 14, 1766. IWROTE laft week to you, to defire you would let Mrs. Sterne have what money fhe wanted-it may happen, as that letter went inclosed in one to her at Tours, that you will receive this firft-I have made little ufe of your letters of credit, as you will fee by that letter, nor fhall I want much (if any) till you fee me, as I travel now in company with a gentleman-however, as we return by Venice, Vienna, Berlin, &c. to the Spaw, I should be glad if you will draw me a letter of credit upon fome one at Venice, to the extent of fifty louis-but I am perfuaded I shall not want half of them-however, in case of fickness or accidents, one would not go fo long a route without money in one's pocket. The bankers here are not fo confcientious as my friend P. they would make me pay twelve per cent. if I was to get a letter here.-I beg your letters, &c. may be inclosed to Mr. Watfon at Venice-where we fhall be in the Afcenfion-I have received much benefit from the air of Naples-but quit it to be at Rome before the holy week.-There are about five-and-twenty English herebut most of them will be decamp'd in two months-there are scarce a third of the number at Rome-I fuppofe therefore that Paris is full-my warmest wishes attend you-with my love to Mr. F. and compliments to all-I am, dear Sir, very faithfully, Yours, L. STERNE. Sir James Macdonald is in the house with me, and is just recovering a long and moft cruel fit of the rheumatism. i |