Thomas Beddoes to Davies and Philippa Giddy, 2 October 1803
Dear Giddy
I shd be much obliged to you for your assistance to affront my wife. She has gone on in such a tide of pleasureable feeling of late that she will hardly know how to live at home, & needs a check much as Polycrates or what was the name of the fortunate tyrant of Samos.
Nothing hurts her so much as to borrow money. I wish you wd lend her five or ten pounds. If you come hither soon, you need not carry all your viaticum – if not, I will soon send you the sum back – I have been so hard at work in finishing my sermon to the poor that both head & eyes are weary –
Yrs always
TB
Dear Miss Giddy
Anna gives me such an acct of herself & little Anna that I almost wish you wd invite them again some other summer. Anna’s neighbours go to Weymouth & she does not go – & is not this enough to make her repine? – But you might be very good & save the discontent – please – And I dare say she wd find Tredrea a very tolerable substitute even for Margate or Bognor rocks. If any rich sick man shd ever send for me ⅔ of the way I wd try to make out the rest & shew her the heath of the Lizard & that charming habitation of the sea nymphs, Kynance Cove – I expect & intend to be very grateful to you for doctoring both Annas
TB
Sunday
Address: Davies Giddy Esqr / Tredrea / Marazion / [xxxx xxxx xxxx / xxxx xxxx xxxx] / Cornwall // <Now at / Colonel Dyers / Plymouth / Devon> // Ilfracomb October second 1803 / F. Burdett
Endorsement: Dr Beddoes / 1803 / Octr the 2d
Stamped: ILFRACOMB / MARAZION>
MS: Cornish Archives DG 42/21