Your Papers do not come here regularly. I have not received any of them for some Weeks past. I am glad however to hear from you that it is well established, and likely to be profitable.

You are always complaining of Imperfections in the Founts, which I suppose to proceed from your not having right Ideas of that Matter. They were all cast after the best Rules of the Founderies in England, and in the same Proportions. But as the Stiles of Authors vary, and different Subjects use the different Sorts variously, there never could be a Fount so proportioned as to run out equally in all cases. And if whenever, in any Work, four or five Sorts run short, you cast for the Deficiency, in a subsequent Work those Sorts may be super abundant, and all the rest will appear dificient, so that there will be no End of proceeding in that Manner. Therefore it is, that Printers have usually to every large Fount what they call a Bomcase, or Fount Case, that is, a Case with larger Divisions, and deeper than the common Cases, to hold those Sorts that are superfluous in one kind of Work, and where they may be found when wanting in another. You remark that your now demanding more of sundry Sorts (after being supplyd with all you formerly thought wanting) is owing partly to your not taking an accurate List of the Imperfections at first and I am persuaded that the present List you have sent me is far from being accurate, since it is in Pounds weight, and not in the Number of Letters. This Cumposing Method of calling for Sorts to supply supposed Imperfections, 5 lb of m’s 3 lb of s’s &ca &ca can never be accurate; and in this Instance of the Petit Romain, you may see already the Effect of such Inaccuracy, viz, to augment instead of diminishing the Imperfections of a Fount; for at first you wanted but 4 or 5 Sorts of the lower Case, and now you want 15 or 16, which is a great Part of the four & twenty, and proves what I have said above that there can be no End of going on in this Way.—However, to oblige you, tho it is much more Trouble as the Mold must be adjusted afresh for every little Parcel, you shall have the Sorts you want if you send a List of them in Numbers. My Grandson will cast them, as soon as he has taken his Degree and got clear of the College; for then he purposes to apply himself closely to the Business of Letter founding and this is expected in July next. You shall also have some W’s of a better Form for the Pica as you desire.—And I will willingly receive the Petit Canon again which you propose to return. By the way, I do not know whether I have a perfect Account of what you have returned, and I wish you would sent it to me, I am ever, Your asured Friend &ca