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It is but juflice to Mr. Powell to declare, -that it afterwards appeared that, from the peculiar circumfiances of Mr. Rich's will, his Widow thought herfelf bound in honour to declare to fome other candidates for the purchafe, that {he had: given notice to the truftees of her having contraé'ted for the fale. This circum?ance, as well as the necefl'ary applications by each of the parties to their friends for: the requilite fum, tended to make the treaty publick. One part of Mr. Powell's conduct on this occafion, though it certainly contributed to betray our operations, is very much to his honour, though the written Narrative, with the fame fpirit of candour that animates the whole, endeavours to interpret it to, his difadvantage, and to tax him with a fcandalous breach of faith to the Patentees of drury-lanc. Theatre. The truth is, that the very day after Mefi'. Rutherford and Harris had applied to Mr. Powell, he communicated the matter to Mr. Lacey, who very kindly a?'ured him of his belt wilhes, and a continuance of the fame friendfhip which he had fhewn to Mr. Powell on every former occafion. Mr. Garrick was, then at Bath.
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