Excerpt from Letter to William Hooson: A Derbyshire Miner I don't pretend to be enduetlrwitli any particular Abilities, or to have a more than ordinary Knowledge in this noble Arts but I confidently believe, that I have as much in Manuferipts, as I have leam'd and (1a in other Parts of the World, as would be of fingular Service both ia' Mining and Snacking inzthefe Iflands: But as I in no ways lie'un der any Obligations to the Publick, Button}? Indebted to forne few worthy private Friends, I think; myfelf in Duty bound to ferve my felf and them firft and that confidering the ill Ufage I have met with, and the various Afi'ronts I hate received in England, I am the more readily to be excus'd from this publick Service, which has been fo great. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.