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DOCUMENT 23.
THIRTEENTH LETTER * OF BISHOP SWEDBERG
TO JOHAN ROSENADLER .
Well-born Secretary,
Most honoured Brother,
I thank you very much for your letter. In
my answer I take up the points in the same order in which
they are treated in your letter.
You will please to send me the abridgment of the Catechism
by Magister Enegren, who will journey hither at once in order
to enter on his pastorate: for the printing-office in Skara will
soon commence operations again. I hope I may obtain a
mild censure [i. e. an approval by the office of censorship ).
Who this Björckman is, who ventures to print my grammar
at his own expense, I do not know. I did not know other.
wise than that you expressed yourself so much in its favour
as to be willing to have it printed at your own expense,
whereupon I only made the condition of receiving a few copies
on writing and on printing paper. If this had not been so,
I would have borne the cost. But as matters now stand he
must agree to allow me something considerable for my trouble.
He will make a good thing out of such a rare work.
My son -in -law, Dr. Benzelius of Upsal has long ago received
my larger Swedish Lexicon. As soon as he receives word
from you, he will send it over at once. Besides this I have
ready a smaller Latin-Swedish, and Swedish-Latin dictionary,
the publication of which is quite necessary. Both will make
legal octavo volumes.
It is well that the College of Chancery took in hand
a revolution in the school-regulations. If I might venture to
* Bergius’ Collection, Vol. IV. pp. 32-34.
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