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or even civility to you, for "whoever gives a Greyhound to Lord Tyrnon, he quickly in return sends back a beauteous Steed" I say this in relation to the Noble quarter of Venison which you sent, for altho you are Self-denying, You are willing to feed others whether firm or infirm, Youthful or Aged, with dainties, this Noble \present/ we could not invite any one to partake with us because the smell of paint was so offensive in Our house, we therefore divided it in three equal portions, one we sent to my father, one to friend Stothard, and one we feasted on ourselves it was a delicacy indeed, bit 'tho I would not be less obliged to you than I am, I wish I could stop your hand, for indeed your Liberality gives me pain; I am glad your Marine Cottage is finished to Your liking, I wish it may be a Source of Comfort and Wealth to You, and may those and other blessings increase upon You as You advance in life! you have heard from my Worthy Thomas that the King has appointed me to make an Insulated Monument in Westminster Abbey for Captain James Montague, and I have besides been making Designs and Models for a New Coinage which together with those produced by other Members of the Academy are to be laid before the Privy Council and His Majesty —