Aberdeen,  17th  December,  1779'
i\B0UT  three  months  ago,  a  lady,  who  is  a  great
admirer  of  bishop  Butler,  put  into  my  hands  a  ma-
nuscript charge  of  that  excellent  prelate  to  the
clergy  of  the  diocese  of  Durham.  If  it  is  uot  in
l.is  printed  works,  I  doubt  whether  it  was  ever
j)ublished ;  but  no  person,  who  is  acquainted  with
Butler's  manner,  could  read  half  a  page  without
being  satisfied  that  it  is  genuine.  I  was  so  well
pleased  with  it,  that  I  had  thoughts  of  printing  it
in  a  small  pamphlet;  but  domestic  troubles  have
so  disconcerted  me,  that  I  am  hardly  capable  of
any  thing.  If  your  lordship  is  curious  to  see  it,  I
believe  I  could  easily  procure  a  IMS.  copy.  Let  me
again  make  it  my  request,  that  you  would  collect
all  your  printed  pieces,  and  give  them  to  the  world
in  one  publication.
