The Hartlib Papers

Honoured Freind,

      I was so testy, that they were not sans [teste^r?], that I could not write till now. now I thank you humbly for all fauours: if you care for them; send I pray, & take 50 copies connected with a syllabus of all the misprisions of any consequence. if you know any good ingenuous men at Oxford, I pray send a dozen thither. giue me a catalog of those things men most dislike in it; for who can like such a toy, such a Trifle?   if you can heare of any very ancient <Hebrew> writings, or coynes, before the Babylonian Captiuity giue me notice I pray, what character was used in them, our common hebrew or the Samaritan? enquire out this pray, & take not a superficiall ansuere, for I know what most say & write about this, yet I am not fully satisfied. pardon my abruptnes & in what I may, use & Command

                            Sr

                               Your most affectionat

                                   Seruant

                                  Iohn Sadler

College Emanuell

       March 9^o.

              To the worthy my very much

                honoured Freind Mr Hartlib

                      present these

                in Dukes place neere

                      Allgate.