Before Mr. Montagu left England ‘for good’ in 1762, he made necessary preparations for at least a long residence abroad. Among those preparations the most curious may be said to be indicated in the following copy of a bill of articles purchased at an optician’s. Moses’s gross of green spectacles sinks into insignificance by the side of the assortment of spectacles, reading-glasses, pocket telescopes, &c., with which Mr. Montagu provided himself to meet the exigencies of foreign travel. The bill is now in the possession of Lord Wharncliffe, as are some of the articles enumerated. I am greatly indebted to his lordship for a sight of both, and to the prompt courtesy of his permission to copy and reproduce this very singular bill. ‘EDWD. WORTLEY MONTAGU, Esq. _Dr._ to G. ADAMS. 1761 £ _s._ _d._ _Dec. 23_ Six Ellis’s Microscopes at £2, in the Box marked A 12 1 0 -- 12 Reading Glasses, in horn boxes, at 4_s._ each, in the Box marked B. 2 8 0 -- 24 Reading Glasses, Ruff Shell and Silver, at 18/_s._ in the Box C 22 16 0? -- The large Reading glass in Ruff Shell and Silver, in the Box C 2 2 0 -- 12 Concave glasses in Ruff Shell and Silver, at 9/_s._ in the Box C 5 8 0 -- A Silver case inlaid with pearl 2 2 0 With a pair of Silver Temple Spectacles, in the Box C 0 13 0 -- 12 Pockett Tellescopes, Nurse Cases, 4 glasses mounted in Brass, at 16/_s._, in the Box D 9 12 0 -- 24 Dozen of Concaves in horn boxes, at 18/_s._ per Dozn, in the Box E 21 12 0 -- 10 Dozn of Steel Temple Spectacles, at 2/_s._ each, in the Box F 12 0 0 -- 10 Dozn of paper cases to Do, at 4/_s._ per Doz., in the Box G 2 0 0 -- 6 pair of the Best Steel Temple Spectacles, in Black Fish Cases, at 7/_s._, in the Box H 2 2 0 -- 6 pair Do, in Nurse Cases, at 7/13 = 20/_s._, in the Box H 6 0 0 -- Six pair of Silver Temple Spectacles, in best Nurse Cases, at 13/16 = 29/_s._, in the Box marked H 8 16 0 -- Six pair Steel Temple Spec., at 2/_s._ 0 12 0 -- Six paper cases to Do, Box H 0 2 0 -- 12 Camp Tellescopes, at 16/_s._ in the Box marked K 9 12 0 -- 6 Two foot Achromatic Tellescopes, at £2,