Ritmennt - 01.01.2005, Page 118

Ritmennt - 01.01.2005, Page 118
BENEDIKT S. BENEDIKZ RITMENNT (Utanáskríft) To The Reverend Mr Ayshough (svo) British Museum By the favour of J. MacCarthy Esqre. June 28th 1790 Dear Sir The friendship, which you have been so kind, to treat me with, on all occasion makes me hope, that however frequently I intrude on you, you will continue in your wonted goodness. It is on that account, I presume to beg the favour of you to permit the bearer Mr MacCarthy of Bordeaux and his family, to talce a view of tlre British Museum. The short stay, he makes in London prevents him from making a regular application for tickets, which can tlrerefore be compensated with your kindness only. I am with the truest respect Dear Sir / Your / most obedient / and very humble / Servant GTliorltelin.4 Hiö þriðja bréf er til James Parkinson, gripasafnseiganda, og er dálítið gaman að sjá hversu Grímur getur lagt sig fram þar sem háttsettur aðili er í taflinu. Bréfið er í tvennu formi, annað auðsýnilegt uppkast að hinu með svo mörgum formsbreytingum að sjá má að Grímur vildi vanda sig sem mest til þess að gjöfin, sem um er talað, yrði ekld gerð afturreka. A-gerð: Sir! The Chevalier Edelcrantz Secretary to His Swedish Majesty having left a specimen of beautifull Porphyry to my care, in order to dis- pose of it as I thought most convenient, I shall beg leave to depose it in Your Museum Hér þrýtur aðalmálið, en Grímur hefir auð- sýnilega verið í vandræðum með að orða beióni sína, því að hann hefir ritað og strik- að út „I would should be guilty of he trust thus lodged in me, were I (ofan línu were I to depose it anywhere but in that) if I did not request tlie favour I slrall beg leave to depose it, in your Museum equally sacred to (neðar) that you will be pleased to (give?) it a place in your Museum". Nú var Gríniur sýnilega kominn í stand- andi vandræði með orðalag formsatriða, og því tók liann sér nýja pappírsörlc, færði sig yfir í þriðju persónu og gekk öllu betur. B-gerð: Mr Thorkelin presents his best compliments to Mr Parkeson (svo) and begs the favour of his deposing A Specimen of Swedish Porphyry in his inestimable Museum as a present from the Chevalier Edelcrantz Secretary to the King of Sweden. Browne (svo) porphyry intermixed white and red is found in great abundance in Sweden the County of Dalarne Elvedals parish, where a manufacture is set up a foot to make Urns, vases, table, Chimney pieces etc. of every shape and dimension. The specific gravity of this porph. compared with water is 2700 to 1000. The hardness is the lOth degree below the diamont. Acids have no power on its surface and it bears the fire fully as well as Jasper and Cornelians. 4 Séra Samuel Ayscough (1748-1814) var prestur að vígslu. Sem uppbót við prestslaun sín fékk hann atvinnu sem safnvðrður náttúrugripasafnsdeildar Bretasafns eftir að hafa unnið um hríð að hinni fyrstu handritaskrá safnsins. Hann var orðlagt góð- menni, og Grímur hefir auðsjáanlega verið búinn að koma sér í mjúkinn hjá honum meðan hann vann að afritun Bjólfskviðu, svo að 1790 sá hann sér fært að knýja á dyr prests með þessa beiðni fyrir hönd MacCarthys vinar síns. Ekki hefir tekist að hafa uppi á neinum fleiri atriðum um mann þenna, en af nafni hans og heimilisfangi (í Bordeaux) má geta sér til aö hann hafi verið írskrar ættar. 114
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