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« myCircumflances fairly admit it, I will not fay but I
** may meet him upon this Score.
Sir, My 2eal was fuch^ and to oblige you, I did come to
Ajhford y and after a few Days I fent to you to let yon
know I was at your Service if you defired it, to difcourfe
thofe Matters, to which I have made fome Reply, in anfwer
to your Book. Upon which you immediately fenc
for me, and I did accordingly attend on you : But your
Reception was not fo affable and friendly as I mightjiave
expcfted j for your Countenance was auftere, and your
Words foul, faying, I had printed Lies j with other unkind
Refleaions : Which I praife God I can bear, thol
thought my Age Q if not my Learning ) might have required
a Cmoothcr Carriage.
But, in ftiort, your Anfwer was, Your Book was in the
Prefs j and if that were not a full Anfwer, you would
difpute. I asked you when I might have it 5 you faid
you expeaed it next Friday, but you were not certain :
And I ftaid about a Month, there, and there-abouts, and
dcfpaired of it, that is to fay, at lead while I was there
But as I was mounting my Horfc, you fent your Book;
which I received, and went out of Town, being Friday, and
returned the Monday following ; in which time I could
not much confiilt your Book. But fince I have, I find
your Anfwer (or Vindicationy as you call it
J very foul,
fcandalous and unfair j in which I am greatly afperfed and
befpattered, and am rendred the moft infipid piece of Ignorance
that ever printed j and to fpeak Truth, 1 have mec
with more civility from the Scolds at Biliinsfgate, than from
Ut. Jama: Yet I think not my felf dif-jaraged thereby:
let it return from whence it came, I am no way provoked
thereby to be uneafy, nor the Icfs friendly to Mr. Jmes, if
it (hould fall in my way to have any Convcrf^tion with
himj only I take it for granted, that lam fetafi e by Mr,
Jmes for a Difputant, or for fo publick a Difcourfe as I
cxpeaed. But I hope I may be there, and have the Honour
to hear the Difpute, if any fuch thing fhould happen*
And when Mr. James (hall defire it, I hope I may obtain
the Favour of (ome Gentleman that is a Scholar fucabic
tQ his Quality, if that will pleafe him better.
Mr. James cannot perfwade himfelf chac I am any ways
fie to difcourfe hiii\. Take his own Words for it ut,.
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