Mylord,

J hope j shall not have the misfortune of going out of England without having seen y^r Lordship, and y^r house at Chizeek.
As j am the admirer of y^r architecture, j dare intreat y^r Lordship to be the encourager of my book. You saw last year those cuts which adorn the Henriade, and which being wrought by the best masters in Europe, are not unworthy of being presented to you. Therefore j expect you'll vouchsafe to put y^r name in the list there inclosed.

Be so kind as to send the list back by one of y^r servants, and to excuse the liberty j take.

J am with much respect

Mylord

y^r Lordship's

most humble and most obedient servant

Voltaire

Maidenlane at the white wigg Covent garden [c. 1 January 1728]