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GLEANINGS FROM IRISH MANUSCRIPTS
[Trarís/aííon.'\
Harmanstown, Jan. 28, 171 8.
Dear Friend,
I hope you have finished with the Book of
Medicine, because the young man who gave it
to me was here on Sunday, and left me my own
book ; and he says that his brother is very ill,
and that the owner of the Book of Medicine will
not give treatment to him until he gets it back.
I sent him another to try instead ; but it did not
satisfy him in the absence of that book which
you have. I beseech you to arrange it in order
as well as you can so that he shall not miss it,
and send it down as soon as you are able. Do
not forget to send me Geoffrey [Keating] and the
song which Francis Devlin wrote. Give my
service to Garret Macnamee and to James O
Farrell, and tell them I am longing to see all
they have promised me. I have sent them Mac
Carragher's work with this letter, and the Song
of the Rout of the Boyne before that. If you have
any interest in these you will get them with
Garret. If you have heard anything about my
Doctor send me news, for I am wishing to hear
of him, and I am very desirous to get intelligence
of yourself. Hoping yourself and all your family
are in good health, as I am at present — great
glory to God for it — I take my leave of you.
From your friend ever-faithful to death.
JOHN MacSOLLY.