1st. That the nature and intent of the said letters be not talked of before any other than the family (that is to say, W[illiam] L[eigh] – E[lizabeth] L[eigh] – F[rances] [Canning] and L[etitia] P[erceval] – but if anything at all be said of a letter having come from George C[anning] (which must sometimes happen) before strangers – it must be said merely as of a common ordinary letter – not as of anything like a journal.

2nd. That they be never read out by or before any other persons than the four above-mentioned (Mrs. G. and the littler ones of course excepted) – nor any part or parts of them read or quoted, without its being previously ascertained that the said letters, or the said part or parts of the said letters contain only common ordinary matters – not names or characters of persons, or anything relating to politicks (excepting of course the news of the day) – or to political plans and prospects.