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that at rest*; and in the volume itself it may beseen that Mr. Hobhouse made a false assertionrl hope it was not upon oath,) in his applicationfor the injunction, when he says that Lord Byron deposited them with me for safe custody only,when his Lordship was going abroad. The textshows, that I have long considered them as mine,before Lord Byron thought of leaving England;and that he also considered them so. There wasno memorandum made of the circumstance; itwas a gift made personally, and as had happenedin the case of Childe Harold and of the Corsair .What can be more conclusive than the wordswith which he accompanied the gift ? The ad-ditional words I allude to, conveyed an idea ofsome dissatisfaction with others, and a feelingthat my attachment and judgment were moreto be relied upon. I trust that the circumstanceshave been made clear to the Vice-Chancellor;and that all the disgraceful insinuation of theapplication, that I am capable of publishing let-

* He alludes to an affidavit relating princip-ally to this point, which he sent in thisletter the moment he heard of the Injunc-tion; but which, not being sufficiently fullupon other points, was not made use of inthe legal proceedings.