The Expedition of Humphry Clinker

I have received your esteemed favour of the 13th ultimo, whereby it appeareth, that you have perused those same Letters, the which were delivered unto you by my friend, the reverend Mr Hugo Behn; and I am pleased to find you think they may be printed with a good prospect of success;

我已经收到了您上月13日的尊函，从中得知您已经阅读了那些信件，它们是由我的朋友雨果·贝恩牧师交给您的；我很高兴地发现您认为它们有可能成功出版；

And, first, in the first place, as touching what prosecutions may arise from printing the private correspondence of persons still living, give me leave, with all due submission, to observe, that the Letters in question were not written and sent under the seal of secrecy;

首先，关于从出版仍在世人士的私人通信可能引起的诉讼，我谦卑地请求允许我指出，这些信件并非在保密的条件下写成和发送的；