[Footnote 10: Both Paul Bunyan Anderson, "The history and authorship of Mrs. Crackenthorpe's _Female Tatler_," _MP_, XXVIII (1931), 354-60, and Walter Graham, "Thomas Baker, Mrs. Manley, and _The Female Tatler_," _MP_, XXXIV (1937), 267-72, think that some, at least, of the _F.T._ is from Baker's pen, but they disagree as to what part and how much. I am considering the matter and may have an opinion to express in future.] [Footnote 11: _Victoria History of Bedfordshire_, II, 181 n.; III, 128.] THE Fine Lady's Airs: OR, AN EQUIPAGE of LOVERS. A COMEDY. As it is Acted at the THEATRE-ROYAL IN _DRURY-LANE._ Written by the Author of the _Yeoman of Kent_. _LONDON_: Printed for BERNARD LINTOTT at the _Cross-Keys_, between the Two _Temple_ Gates in _Fleetstreet_. Price 1_s._ 6_d_. TO Sir _ANDREW FONTAINE_ To Address a Man of your Character, gives me greater Concern than to finish the most Elaborate Play, and support the various Conflicts which naturally attend ev'ry Author; how the Town in general will receive it. To harangue some of the First Quality, whose Titles are the greatest Illustration we can give 'em, is a sort of Common-Place Oratory; which Poets may easily vary in copying from one another; but, when I'm speaking to the most finish'd young Gentleman any Age has produced, whose distinguish'd Merits exact the nicest Relation, I feel my inability, and want a Genius barely to touch on those extraordinary Accomplishments, which You so early, and with so much ease, have made Your self perfect Master of. But, when I reflect on the Affability of Your Temper, the generous and obliging Reception, You always gave me, and the ingaging Sweetness of Your Conversation, I'm the more incourag'd to pay my Duty to You in this Nature, fully persuading my self, You'll lay aside the Critick, by considering, in how many Respects, Your condescending Goodness has shown You are my Friend. The vast stock of Learning You acquir'd in Your Non-age, has manifested to the World, that a Scholar, and a fine Gentleman are not Inconsistent, and rendered You so matchless an Ornament to the University of _Oxford_, particularly to _Christ-Church-_College, where You imbib'd it. 'Tis a Misfortune that attends many of our _English_ Gentlemen to set out for Travel without any Foundation; and wanting a Tast of Letters, and the Knowledge of their own Country, the Observations they make Abroad, to reflect no further, are generally useless and impertinent. But You so plentifully were furnish'd with all this Kingdom afforded, that Foreign Languages became Natural to You, and the unparallell'd Perfections You accumulated Abroad, particularly Your most Judicious and Critical Collection of Antiquities, made You so eminently Conspicuous, and justly Admir'd at the Great Court of _Hannover_, and since Your Return, have so cordially recommended You to the good Graces of the most Discerning Nobleman in the Kingdom.