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I believe he is going only one; and if any thing happens to him, it would greatly distress a man worthy couple for whom I have conceived a real exteem. I finely hope that he is, by this time, recovered.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=290,690,2081,222" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-5", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Your extreme seedlings with me have been on lo very liberal, that I should be distressed if you were not most persecuted fatigued with me you are content then to pay a hundred Quinceas; but you pay, you are not pay them chearfully; an hundred pounds you will pay with chearfully. Chearfully then, for you thall pay; and an hundred pounds thall be the fum. I would not have you disatricied with me for fifty pounds, much less for five.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=536,1367,1828,136" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-6", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "I am change, you make from February to March 25, makes but little difference to me. I agree to it; and I thall draw on you according to your desire, for £50 on March 25-1902; and for the other £50 on March 25-1903.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=542,2612,1876,121" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-7", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "That you were at expenses on my account for printing, advertising &c is certain. I had allowed for it in my own mind; though, as you think otherwise, I feel, not enough. That there was a lot on the Italian Book, I am permaned of. Do not despair of that book yet.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=2246,262,2357,209" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-8", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "There are but two persons in the world to whom I may, without an imputation of vanishest of my falents. These persons are long and my Bookseller at Davis. You have known the breeds degree of my fucceff. I a bure for them. Lit, that would both at Davis and London under very unfavourable circumstances and that I wrote a great deal too quick. It I had had time. I would have given the world very different productions. But I was forced to get a great deal of same in a very little time; and that was lesser upon me.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=2215,1059,2384,201" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-9", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "I could write very fucceful books; and what very few men can do (what no man ever has done, except myself) I could write books in England, that would fucced in France; and books in England, that would fucced in England one circumstance about me is particular; I could write for England only in London; and for", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=2336,2421,2474,286" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-10", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "for France only in Davis. This may be added by lo it is. Here I could not write a fucceful book; if it was to get me a Bishopship.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=4577,264,4829,212" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-11", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "I have the greatest wish and desire to write but my fortune will not let me. Living his sorgacy and all make only a triffle above £50 a fear, and for that I am forced to read dence. If happier days arrive, I think you thall be whether I thall fulfil all these greats; whether I thall make a book that thall carry itself, and all its eldest brothers throw in a number of Editions.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=4696,619,2350,172" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-12", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "The Booksellers in London have given, among my knowledge, to give very common really annual fums to men of falents to write for them. I think I could write as well as most men who have written in prose within the tenth century. One great advantage I have over almost all of them, not excepting Dean briefs or Dr. Johnson; I mean a fuperior Education. You may enquire among the Booksellers, and let if they would make it north my while to labour for them.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=4760,1605,2368,178" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-13", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "I write to you, his, as a femleman, in whom I have the greatest confidence; as Dr. I am far will neither be any letter to any one, nor divulge a follow the of what they contain", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=4577,2846,2374,158" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-14", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Ye how will above would like of my be", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=7277,136,2146,166" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-15", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "with; and that you will belove me to be,", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=8307,427,377,55" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-16", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "January 21, 1902", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=7113,495,894,86" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-17", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Dear Sir,", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=8230,502,1101,108" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-18", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "your very fancere", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=8378,611,1022,93" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-19", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "humble for something", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=8619,705,795,76" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-20", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Martin Pherlow", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=8619,705,795,76" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-21", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "To your Mrs. Lowell First letter January 21, 1902", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=7586,870,848,1562" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/papers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2/131258/p01.json#anno-22", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Be fo good as to direct your future letters to me, under cover to the Lord Bishop of Pillala, Cincintat Speet, Dublin. Write a little plainer, for I could have read your letter. Congratulate you carefully on the future of your Hogarth.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTpapers-of-the-capuchin-annual-and-the-irish-capuchin-publications-office-2T131258.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=7151,2560,2272,172" } ] } ] } ], "metadata": [ { "label": { "en": [ "Level of description" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "Item" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Date" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "21 Jan. 1782" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Reference" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "9" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Extent and medium" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "4 pp; manuscript" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Scope and content" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "A letter from Rev. Martin Sherlock to J[ohn] Nichols, printer, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London. The letter mentions money issues and references his literary talents. Sherlock writes ‘I could write very successful books; and what very few men can do (what no man ever has done, except myself), I could write books in French that would succeed in France; and books in English that would succeed in England’. He also affirms that he has ‘the greatest wish and desire to write, but my fortune will not let me’. A faded pencil annotation on the first page reads ‘Martin Sherlock … author of the ‘Letters of an English Traveller’ (‘Lettres d’un Voyageur Anglois’, published in 1779)." ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "General note" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "For a brief biographical statement on Martin Sherlock see http://www.ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/s/Sherlock_M/life.htm" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "General note" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "See also the Dictionary of National Biography entry at https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Sherlock,_Martin " ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "General note" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "For information on John Nichols printing office see https://londonstreetviews.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/nichols-son-printers/ " ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Repository" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "Irish Capuchin Archives" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Context" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of 'The Capuchin Annual' and the Irish Capuchin Publications Office > Papers of Fr. 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