ThisletterwasbroughttoDr。Johnsonwheninchurch。Hestoopeddownandreadit，andwrote，whenhewenthome，thefollowingletterforDr。DoddtotheKing：
’SIR，——MayitnotoffendyourMajesty，thatthemostmiserableofmenapplieshimselftoyourclemency，ashislasthopeandhislastrefuge；thatyourmercyismostearnestlyandhumblyimploredbyaclergyman，whomyourLawsandJudgeshavecondemnedtothehorrourandignominyofapublickexecution……’
Subjoinedtoitwaswrittenasfollows：——
’TODR。DODD。
’SIR，——ImostseriouslyenjoinyounottoletitbeatallknownthatIhavewrittenthisletter，andtoreturnthecopytoMr。