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spire, surmounted by a cross. The in- scription is as follows :

In

Memory of Henry Pearson

Gates,

First Mayor of this City.

Besides the arms of the City and See of Peterborough are the following : Per pale, sable and gules, three lions rampant guar- dant or (Gates) ; and Gates, impaling Azure, a chevron sable between three maunches of the second (Mansel).

JOHN BIGGS.

Leicester. On Easter Tuesday, April 15, 1873, this statue was inaugurated in the presence of 20,000 people. It was sculp- tured by Mr. G. A. Lawson, and is of white Sicilian marble, 7 feet high. The granite pedestal is 8 feet high, circular in shape, and merely records :

John Biggs 18011871.

He was a native of Leicester, and engaged in the staple trade. He was three tunes mayor of his native town, and represented it in Parliament from 1856 to 1863, when declining health compelled him to retire.

JOHN T. PAGE. Long Itchington, Warwickshire.

(To be continued.)

0?HE CORRESPONDENCE OF RICHARD EDWARDS, 1669-79.

(See ante, pp. 1, 44, 81, 122, 161, 205, 244, 262, 293, 323, 349, 377, 409, 439.)

LETTER LXVIII.

Richard Edwards to Ralph Harwar (rough draft). (O.C. 3490.)

Cassumbuzar 3d October 1670 To the Doctour

yours by Mr Vincent I have received and returne you many thanks for, esteeming my selfe much obliged to your humanity in Seeking to renue the almost dead corre- spondence between us, and could I have khowne your inclinations, I had, I assure you, anticipated you in the like desire, for indeed the fault was cheifly on my part, and only excusable in that the creditt of my friend, which I thought you somewhat neerly touch' t (rather then any great ex- ception my Selfe tooke) caused me to returne

you so sharp an answer ; but I shall omitt repetitions, and only crave pardon for what was amiss on my Side, and Since I assure my Selfe of your reality I doe on my part promise my utmost endeavours for the perfecting of an entire amity betwixt us, for which I think I cannot lay a better foundation then to desire Jrom you, and from my selfe assure you, oblivion of all actions past, and I hope my future comport you shall find so full of opennesse and reality as may make you willing to entertain a more strict friendship, which if you shall thinke me- worthy of, you Shall ever find me most ready to embrace ; and I doubt not to remove the opinion you may have possibly conceived that I am apt to take notice of any small mistake or irregularity,, for under such was this, only it's happening in the rawnesse and infancy of our acquaint- ance caused it to amount to such an heigth,

[Unsigned] [Endorsed] To Doctor Harwar 3d Octr: 70

LETTER, LXIX.

John Vickers to Richard Edwards.

(O.C. 3492.)

Hugly the 5th October 1670 Mr Richard Edwards Dear Friend

My last to you was Per Mr Vincent which I hope Safely reach' t your handes ; having Received non[e] from you since,, have little to advise, Save that Mr Clavell has Received your bundle from Mr Fr[e]man, it reaching his hands before mine. Mr Marshall Desires kindly to be Reme[mberd] to you and hath Delivered me 2 smell bumboes* and 1 pallamposet for you which I have Sent Per this Boat in Charge of Sheek ChaunJ peon.

I hear nothing from Mr Mainw[ar]ing as yet of the receipt of the Goodes, hope Per the next may advise you their sale,, promising to bee more large, in the interim Remaine

Your Reall and affectionatly loving Friend

JNO. VICKERS

pardon the trouble you will receive in read- ing this, being in hast.

Id. J. V.

[Endorsed] To Mr Richard Edwards

Merchant In Cassumbazar [In Richard Edwards' s writing] Received the 12th October

t A quilt. See Letter IV. J Shekh Khan.
 * Bamboos, an unusual spelling of the word.