Thofe appointed by Proprietors, as the East India Company, &c. are ftiled Deputy Governors.

To incorporate Bodies.

Incorporate Bodies are called Honourable; as, To the Honourable Court of Directors of the united `Company of Merchants trading to the Eaft-Indies, Your

Honours.

To the Honourable the Sub-Governor, Deputy Governor, and Directors of the South-Sea Company,your Honours.

To the Honourable the Governor, Deputy Governor, and Directors of the Bank of England, your Honours.

To the Mafter and Wardens of the Worshipful Company of Mercers.

'Tis ufual to call a Baronet and a Knight, Honourable, and their Wives Ladies.

To the Honourable C. D. Baronet at E. near F. Sir, your Honour.

To the Honourable W. H. Knight, at G. Surry,' Sir, your Honour.

To T. Y. Efq; at Wickham, or to Mr. Y. ditto, Sir

To Men of Trade and Profellions. To Doctor M. R. in Bloomsbury-Square, London, Sirg or Doctor.

To Mr. G. D. Merchant in Tower-Street, London," Sir.

But the Method of addreffing Men of Trade and Bufinefs, is fo common and fo well known, that it does not require any further Examples.

Proper DIRECTIONS for addreffing Perfons of every Rank or Denomination, at the Begin nings of Letters, and the Superfcriptions.

Beginnings of Letters

To the KING. Sire; or Sir; or, moft gracious Sovereign; or, May it please your MAJESTY.

To

To the QUEEN. Madam; or, Moft, &c.

To the PRINCE of WALES. Sir; or, May it please your Royal Highness.

To the PRINCESS of WALES. Madam; or, May it pleafe your Royal Highness.

To the PRINCESS DOWAGER. Ditto

Note. All Sovereigns Sons and Daughters, and Bro-
thers and Sifters, are entitled to Royal Highness.
And to the reft of the Royal Family. Highness.
To a DUKE. May it please your Grace.

To a DUTCHESS, Ditto

To a MARQUIS,

EARL, VISCOUNT, LORD,
To a Marchionefs; an Earl's
Wife, Viscountefs; or, a
Lord's Wife.

2 My Lord; or, May
it please your Lordship.

May it pleafe your
Ladyfhip.

To the Archbishops. May it please your Grace; or, My Lord.

To the reft of the Bishops. My Lord; or May it pleafe your Lordship.

To the rest of the Clergy. Reverend Sir.

Note. All younger Sons of a Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Lords Sons, are ftiled Honourable, and are Efquires.

To either of thefe. Sir; Honoured Sir; or, May it please your Honour.

Alfo the Title of Lady is given to the Daughters of Marquiffes, &c. Madam; or, May it please your Ladyhip.

To a Member of Parliament. May it pleafe your Ho

nour.

To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London, My Lord; or, May it please your Lordship.

Note. That Generals, Admirals, and Colonels, and all Field-Officers are Honourable.

All other Officers, either in the Army or Navy, have only the Title of the Commiffion they bear, fet firft on the Superfcription of the Letters; and at the Beginning, Sir, or, Honoured Sir; or, May it please your Honour.

An Ambafador, May it please your Excellency; or, Sir.

All

All Privy Counsellors, and Judges that are Privy Counfellors, are Right Honourable; and the whole Privy Council, taken together, are ftiled moft Honourable. Baronets are Honourable.

Justices of the Peace and Mayors are ftiled Right Worshipful.

Likewife Sheriffs of Counties, &c.

All Governors under his Majefty are ftiled, Excellency. Superfcriptions of Letters:

To his most facred MAJESTY; or, to the KING's most Excellent MAJESTY.

To ber Moft facred MAJESTY; or, To the QUEEN'S moft Excellent MAJESTY.

To his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

To her Royal Highness the Princefs, &c.

To her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales.
Sovereigns Sons, Daughters, Brothers, and Sifters.
To bis, or her Royal Highness.

To the reft of the Royal Family.
To his Grace the Duke of K-
To her Grace the Dutchefs of N-

To a Marquis,

Earl, Vifcount, Lord,

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Highness.

-k.

To the Right Honourable the Marquis of; Earl of; Lord Viscount F.h, The Lord H-w.

To a Marchionefs. To the Right Honourable the Marchioness, of, &c. An Earl, or Viscount's Wife, To the Right Honourable the Lady Viscountess of, &c. To a Lord's Wife. To the Right Honourable the Lady, &c. To the Daughter of a Marquis, Earl, Vifcount, or Lord. To the Right Honourable the Lady Ann F-b. Note, The Wives of Lieutenant-Generals, MajorGenerals, and Brigadier-Generals are Honourable. Alfo the Wives of Vice and Rear Admirals, Ambaffadors, &c. To the Right Honourable Mrs.

To an Archbishop. To his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.

To the Bishops. To the Right Rev. Father in God John Lord Bifhop of, &c.

Some

Some neceffary Orthographical Directions for Writing correctly, and when to ufe capital Letters and when not.

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1. Direction. Epiftle, Note, Bill, Verfe, (whether

ET the firft Word of every Book,

it be in Profe, Rhyme, or Blank Verfe) begin with a Capital.

2. Direction. Let proper Names of Perfons, Places, Ships, Rivers, Mountains, &c. begin with a Capital; alfo all appellative Names of Profeffions, Callings, &c.

3. Direction. 'Tis efteemed ornamental to begin every Subftantive in a Sentence with a Capital, if it bears fome confiderable Strefs of the Author's Senfe upon it, to make it the more remarkable and confpicuous.

4 Direction. None but Subftantives, whether common, proper, or perfonal, must begin with a Capital, except in the Beginning, or immediately after a Full Stop.

5. Direction. Qualities, Affirmation, or Participles, muft not begin with a Capital, unlefs fuch Words begin, or come immediately after a Period; then they never fail to begin with a Capital.

6. Direction. If any notable Saying or Paffage of an Author be quoted in his own Words, it begins with a. Capital, though not immediately after a Period.

7. Direction. Let not a Capital be written in the Middle of a Word among (mall Letters.

8. Direction. Where Capitals are ufed in whole Words and Sentences, fomething is expreffed extraordinary great. They are alfo ufed in Titles of Books for Ornament's Sake.

9. Direction. The Pronoun I, and the Exclamative O, must be written with a Capital.

10. Direction. The Letter q is never ufed without the Letter u next following.

11. Direction. The long must never be inferted immediately after the fhorts, nor at the End of a Word.

The COMPLETE

LETTER-WRITER.

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Mifcellaneous LETTERS on the most TER ufeful and com:non Occafions.

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From a Brother at Home, to his Sifter Abroad on a Vifit, complaining of her not writing.

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Dear Sifter,

Muft acquaint you how unkind 'tis taken by every Body here, that we fo feldom hear from you; my Mother, in particular, is not a little difpleafed, and fays, you are a very idle Girl; my Aunt is of the fame Opinion, and none but myself endeavours to find Excufes for you; but I beg you will give me that Trouble no more, and, for the future, take Care to deserve no Rebuke, which you may eafily do by writing foon and often. You are very fenfible how dear you are to us all, think then with yourfelf, whether it be right to omit giving us the only Satisfaction that Abfence affords to real Friends, which is often to hear from one another. Our best Refpects to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, and Compliments to all Friends,

From your very affectionate Brother,

T. C.

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