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by his Wisdom and Justice the Almighty governs the Universe and by the same Divine Attributes Kings and Judges distribute right amongst men and preserve the order of Human Society, what attributes then can be so proper to Characterise a Judge? and I fear it has been too much the fault of the present aget to supply the place of Truth and Good Sense by brilliant \novelty/ without considering that Truth and Good Sense alone will stand the tryal of futurity

it is also to be remembered in our art that much depends on the manner of treating the Subject and the execution, I have said this mych to shew that what I have done in L:^d M:'s Monument has not been without reflection: permit now [sic] to offer a proof of the high respect with which I consider your judgment in this province of Sculpture, Collins's Monument was Your Idea and I do not think it could have been better concieved: [sic] I am employed to make a Monument to the memory of S:^r W:^m Jones (this is between ourselves for it is not publicly known at present) in which I have introduced a large bassrelief of S:^r W:^m translating the Hindoo laws as the Bramins are reading them to him this he did with the intention to secure the exact distribution of justice to the Natives in the decisions of their European Judges

I have something to say on a Subject which I hope will afford you real pleasure, when you first placed Thomas with me, I had a Strong prejudice in his favour on his Fathers [sic] account; but we now being to percieve [sic] that