averfion, either of which I can never furvive; to be placed in a gaol, or part with money.

Mofes. Your cafe is truly pitiable. How are the mighty fallen? a few minutes before there was no bounds to your arrogance, now cowardly and look as death, pale and ghafly. O mortal, what have you but inconftancy and weakness? Your boafted fufficiency and rare. qualities are not inherent in the creature, but wholly depend on the will of the Creator. A few minutes ago you thought yourself infallibly fure of giving yourself the consequence of a royal perfonage, as foon as you were equipped in your fham robes of royalty; but alas, behold the change in an inftant. You are a true picture or fimilitude of the weak hypothefis or fabric erected by your boafted relation, and others of the new philofophic tribe, who give themselves to vicious courfes, and ufe every art to perfuade themselves, that the fcriptures are a falacy, contrived and propagated by a fet of knaves, to captivate and make men honeft, for the benefit and good order of the state and community in which they live. I have, in my peregrination, met with feveral of thefe gentlemen, whofe philofophy is, not to be undeceived, not relishing the fharpness of the medicine, to illude which, they have recourfe to the fenfes, with which they erect a standard behind this. They skulk and screen their filthy and beaftly lives, not to appeafe, quiet, or pacify confcience; but to fear and villify the noble and immortal part, reafon, the principle and quality of the foul. I may truly aver, that,

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in the course of fourfcore years, I never converfed with one of this tribe but was innately an enemy to honour, truth and virtue. But why do I thus reafon? the hypothefis difclofes a megrim, of a mean, difhoneft, and bafe extraction. I beg to enquire of these gentry, if, at the hour of their diffolution, they would not have been happy, had they given the preference to an honeft, good, virtuous and honourable life; if they are fo far chafed, not to diftinguish good from evil, or the honest man from the rafcal, I think we may without degra dation confider them as meteors or empty bubbles. To deny the Creator, or pretend to prefcribe limits to his attributes, either in general or particular, is equally principled in folly and prefumption. I will take leave of this tremendous fubject, and will fay a few words concerning Mr. Luther, your own concern, relating to yourfelf and fon. If my information is true, you are in queft of your fon, whose age may be about fourteen years. This boy, at the deceafe of his uncle, became intitled to the family inheritance or landed eftate of 1400l. per annum, net money of Great Britain. His uncle has alfo adopted him his fole heir, by which adoption 20,000l. stock, 3 per cent. reduced, is also added to the child's eftate, and many other advantages that may accrue, he being heir general of the family.

Luther. What do ye fay, or the like of that, do ye mungey, is ftrictly true, and it is wholly by this rafcal's outlawry and difinheriting himfelf by preferring the catholic religion, altho'

my brother's Intereft had opened the door of the church to great dignities; befides had he kept pace with the family prudence and good morals, or the like of that, and then, and fuppofe, he might, as the faying is, have fcraped immenfe riches, without being as myself at the expence of a groat, do ye mungey; but the villain placing himself with Ganganelli, like him is become a fcape goat; for he has incurred the malediction, hatred and curfe, reprobation and difinherifon, both of us, his blood kindred, and the rights and privileges of a free fubject of Great-Britain; which authority and laudable atteftation I proved to you in part, at the head of my common prayer book, in a former conference, or the like of thar, as the faying is, do ye mungey; and as I was faying, this peft of his family becoming reprobate, that a Roman papist, or the like of that, Mr. Taylor, do ye mungey; and as the ftory was handed about, took his uncle, who otherwife carried a keen edge, or the like of that, as Mofs caught his mare, good Mr. Taylor, napping, do ye mungey and as I was faying, dear friend, made all speed to the Papifts in London, where he, an arch wag, made an acquaintance, and wafted himself, tho' a child, on his travels to Douay, where he made ufe of the learning his uncle had inftilled into his quick pate, against the common proteftant Republic, my nincompoop, who lately in your prefence, worthy friend, offended me, hinted, do ye mungey, worthy Sir, Mr. Taylor, or the like of that, as I was faying, that the boy known to Mr. Rabbi Mofes, who

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affifted in one or two of our late conferences in changing one heretofore, a hardy Scotch Minifter, Calvin then, but fince, they tell me, he is called Brother Bonny, which name would have been fuitable when a minifter, he being a huge dunghill of tallow; but I am told, good Sir, that he has played himfelf fo many papift's tricks, or the like of that, do ye mungey, worthy Mr. Taylor, that, as I was faying, I should not know him again, no not if we were to break bread together, or even feed on a Scotch Hagges, or the like of that, do ye mungey, good Sir. But, as I was faying, my hoft told me in confidence, bring your ear clofe to my mouth, my worthy friend, as I wish to keep nothing fecret from the man I love, and have taken to heart to keep him and family near my perfon, at my palace where ever it be, or the like of that, do ye mungey; that this boy who fooled Calvin, and would have tricked me alfo into a papift had I not been difpofed for the new philofophy of this our enlightened age and northern hemifphere. Good Mr. Taylor was and is ny very reprobate papist son, and for whofe fake I fet out on my travels to oblige him to difqualify himself as far as his minor age will admit for his uncle's property, fealing the renunciation with an oath on the Holy Evangelift, and fo help me God; for his maxim from his birth was never to offend his Maker, until his uncle fet him to ftudy the works of the old Chriftians, which are called Fathers. Thefe old fufty rogues have made an afs of the child, which, as the old faying is, "It is an

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ill wind that blows no one good," I shall therefore fcratch him out, and make my confederate of you, my great and good ally, when done we fhall have a happy day. The day of the Lord is at hand, fo be it. I prefume you are a Calvinift, being a Hollander; I am moftly one myself, and if you are, we fhall be extremely comforted. I am fond of their hymns.

Taylor. I am a poor fon of Saint Peter, and an Irishman, who, through those fanguinary laws against the innocent, I am with my family obliged to fhelter my head under the protection of foreign princes.

Luther. I with our holy Religion was restored, it would be a moft happy day when we could with truth fay, we believe in the one holy Catholic and Apoftolic Church; the Church of Chrift, and Peter's Chair for ever: this fhall be my voice for evermore.

Club. Your Holiness will be pleased to difmifs the Taylor; for we fuppofe a large concourse of perfons who wait for admittance, are the retinue of fome Prince who is come to receive your Holiness's bleffing.

Luther. My friends, difmifs our worthy brother I beseech you with honors here is his bill; and receive the prince with majefty, grace, and noble deportment.

Taylor. My time is urgent and will wait no delay; be expeditious I pray.

Club. His Holinefs will discharge your demand.

Luther. My friend, you hear, requires you to pay his bill; it is extremely reasonable.

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