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to the Sagra. . . . But it is hard to wrestle with the great enemy." General Report, withdrawn.
{265b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 14th July 1838.
{265c} Mr Brandram informed Borrow that the General Committee wished him to visit England if he could do so without injury to the cause (29th June).
{266a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 14th July 1838.
{269a} The Bible in Spain, page 602.
{269b} Ibid., page 606.
{269c} Ibid., page 606.
{270a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 27th July 1838.
{270b} This would have been impossible. If his age were seventy- four, he would of necessity have been four years old in 1838.
{271a} By Mr A. G. Jayne in "Footprints of George Borrow," in The Bible in the World, July 1908.
{271b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 17th July 1838.
{273a} This letter, in which there was a hint of desperation, disturbed the officials at Earl Street a great deal. Mr Brandram wrote (28th July) that he was convinced that the Committee would "still feel that if you are to continue to act with them THEY MUST SEE YOU, and I will only add that it is UTTERLY FOREIGN TO THEIR WISHES that you should EXPOSE YOURSELF IN THE DARING MANNER YOU ARE NOW DOING. I lose not a post in conveying this impression to you."
{273b} The Translation of this communication runs:- "Madrid, 7th July 1838--I have the honour to inform your Excellency that according to official advices received in the first Secretary of State's Office, it appears that in Malaga, Murcia, Valladolid, and Santiago, copies of the New Testament of Padre Scio, without notes, have been exposed for sale, which have been deposited with the political chiefs of the said provinces, or in the hands of such persons as the chiefs have entrusted with them in Deposit; it being necessary further to observe that the parties giving them up have uniformly stated that they belonged to Mr Borrow, and that they were commissioned by him to sell and dispose of them.
"Under these circumstances, Her Majesty's Government have deemed it expedient that I should address your Excellency, in order that the above may be intimated to the beforementioned Mr Borrow, so that he may take care that the copies in question, as well as those which have been seized in this City, and which are packed up in cases or parcels marked and sealed, may be sent out of the Kingdom of Spain, agreeably to the Royal order with which your Excellency is already acquainted, and through the medium of the respective authorities who will be able to vouch for their Exportation. To this Mr Borrow will submit in the required form, and with the understanding that he formally binds himself thereto, they will remain in the meantime in the respective depots."
{275a} General Report, withdrawn.
{277a} Borrow's letter to the Rev. A. Brandram, 1st Sept. 1838.
{277b} To Lord William Hervey, Charge d'Affaires at Madrid (23rd Aug. 1838).
{278a} To Rev. G. Browne, one of the Secretaries of the Bible Society, 29th Aug. 1838.
{279a} To Rev. A. Brandram, 19th September 1838.
{279b} The Bible in Spain, page 621.
{279c} Letter to Dr Usoz, 22nd Feb. 1839.
{279d} Ibid.
{279e} Ibid.
{280a} The Report has here been largely drawn upon and has been referred to as "Original Report, withdrawn."
{282a} History of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
{284a} On the publication of The Bible in Spain the Prophetess became famous. Thirty-six years later Dr Knapp found her still soliciting alms, and she acknowledged that she owed her celebrity to the Ingles rubio, the blonde Englishman.
{285a} The Bible in Spain, page 627.
{285b} To Rev. A. Brandram, 25th Jan. 1839.
{286a} On 6th Feb. 1839.
{288a} Letter to Mr W. Hitchin of the Bible Society, 9th March 1839.
{288b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 26th March 1839.
{290a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 10th April 1839.
{293a} Letter to the Rev. A. Brandram, 2nd May 1839.
{294a} Excursions Along the Shores of the Mediterranean, by Lt.-Col. E. Napier, 46th Regt. Colburn, 1842, 2 vols.
{294b}
{265b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 14th July 1838.
{265c} Mr Brandram informed Borrow that the General Committee wished him to visit England if he could do so without injury to the cause (29th June).
{266a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 14th July 1838.
{269a} The Bible in Spain, page 602.
{269b} Ibid., page 606.
{269c} Ibid., page 606.
{270a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 27th July 1838.
{270b} This would have been impossible. If his age were seventy- four, he would of necessity have been four years old in 1838.
{271a} By Mr A. G. Jayne in "Footprints of George Borrow," in The Bible in the World, July 1908.
{271b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 17th July 1838.
{273a} This letter, in which there was a hint of desperation, disturbed the officials at Earl Street a great deal. Mr Brandram wrote (28th July) that he was convinced that the Committee would "still feel that if you are to continue to act with them THEY MUST SEE YOU, and I will only add that it is UTTERLY FOREIGN TO THEIR WISHES that you should EXPOSE YOURSELF IN THE DARING MANNER YOU ARE NOW DOING. I lose not a post in conveying this impression to you."
{273b} The Translation of this communication runs:- "Madrid, 7th July 1838--I have the honour to inform your Excellency that according to official advices received in the first Secretary of State's Office, it appears that in Malaga, Murcia, Valladolid, and Santiago, copies of the New Testament of Padre Scio, without notes, have been exposed for sale, which have been deposited with the political chiefs of the said provinces, or in the hands of such persons as the chiefs have entrusted with them in Deposit; it being necessary further to observe that the parties giving them up have uniformly stated that they belonged to Mr Borrow, and that they were commissioned by him to sell and dispose of them.
"Under these circumstances, Her Majesty's Government have deemed it expedient that I should address your Excellency, in order that the above may be intimated to the beforementioned Mr Borrow, so that he may take care that the copies in question, as well as those which have been seized in this City, and which are packed up in cases or parcels marked and sealed, may be sent out of the Kingdom of Spain, agreeably to the Royal order with which your Excellency is already acquainted, and through the medium of the respective authorities who will be able to vouch for their Exportation. To this Mr Borrow will submit in the required form, and with the understanding that he formally binds himself thereto, they will remain in the meantime in the respective depots."
{275a} General Report, withdrawn.
{277a} Borrow's letter to the Rev. A. Brandram, 1st Sept. 1838.
{277b} To Lord William Hervey, Charge d'Affaires at Madrid (23rd Aug. 1838).
{278a} To Rev. G. Browne, one of the Secretaries of the Bible Society, 29th Aug. 1838.
{279a} To Rev. A. Brandram, 19th September 1838.
{279b} The Bible in Spain, page 621.
{279c} Letter to Dr Usoz, 22nd Feb. 1839.
{279d} Ibid.
{279e} Ibid.
{280a} The Report has here been largely drawn upon and has been referred to as "Original Report, withdrawn."
{282a} History of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
{284a} On the publication of The Bible in Spain the Prophetess became famous. Thirty-six years later Dr Knapp found her still soliciting alms, and she acknowledged that she owed her celebrity to the Ingles rubio, the blonde Englishman.
{285a} The Bible in Spain, page 627.
{285b} To Rev. A. Brandram, 25th Jan. 1839.
{286a} On 6th Feb. 1839.
{288a} Letter to Mr W. Hitchin of the Bible Society, 9th March 1839.
{288b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 26th March 1839.
{290a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 10th April 1839.
{293a} Letter to the Rev. A. Brandram, 2nd May 1839.
{294a} Excursions Along the Shores of the Mediterranean, by Lt.-Col. E. Napier, 46th Regt. Colburn, 1842, 2 vols.
{294b}