'Effluxit iam sesquiannus, Vir Spectatissime, ex quo tuis mandatis obtemperans, de Chronologia Nummaria paucis disserui. Utrum literae istae ad manus tuas pervenerint, subdubito, quia nullam earundem mentionem feceris.' [A year and a half have now slipped away, most respected Sir, since at your behest I rashly wrote a few things about Coin Chronology. I doubt whether the letter ever came into your hands, as you have made no mention of it.] (Maidstone, Kent History and Library Centre, U1300/Z11; Burnett 2020b, p. 560)