few Specificks against it. A Man whofe Principles are corrupted by Hypocrify and Covetoufnefs, can never be either good or grateful; it is a great Misfortune to the Generous, they judge others by themselves, and are never undeceiv'd 'till at their own Coft, and when it is too late to remedy it.

Intell] There's a demure Lady in that Coach, and of Quality too, who had a comical Adventure happen'd to her fome Nights ago; the Gallant fhe has chofe, is neither young nor rich, nor fweet, nor. handfome; all fhe could find to induce her must be his Impudence, and the Reputation he has of pleafing the Lady that favours. him; befides he's a Drunkard, and in his Sleep tells all that he has done, and acts over again the Bufinefs of the Day. This old Stallion of the Senate-Houfe, had a Note fent him by the Lady that her Husband was gone into the Country, and would not return that Night, confequently fhe invited him to pass it away with her; he fent her Word he would not fail to obey her Commands, but ftay'd too long after Supper at the Bottle, believing the Dofe would heighten his Spirits: When he came to the Lady, it was two Hours beyond the Time fhe had appointed him, but very gay, and flufter'd with Drinking. He's one of thofe that intend to be ever Young tho' in defpight of Time, let his Looks contradict his Tongue never fo much; this laft depends

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upon himself, and will always be youthful. Whilft he was pacifying the Lady's Choler, justly rais'd against him, for baulking her of two Hours Diverfion; her Husband with Authority knocks at the Door, the Lovers were in the Dreffing-Room over the BedChamber, he begged the Senator to ftay there in the Dark; her Husband-ufed to fall afleep as foon as he was in Bed, and then the would come up to him, for 'twas impoffible to get out now, whilft their Peo ple were about; then orders her Woman to blow out the Candles, and down the goes into the Bed-Chamber. The Husband was returned fooner than he defigned, and very weary, fo to Bed they went. She waited but the Sound of his Nofe to rife and go to her Lover, who by this time, being in the dark, and the Fumes of the Wine beginning to work, was fallen afleep himself. He puts his Hands upon his Cane, and refting his Forehead upon his Hands, refolv'd to take a little Nap; there was a Couch and an eafie Chair in the Room, but he would not indulge himself there, left he fhould fleep too long, and the Lady finding him in that Pofture, might be fcandaliz'd at his fecond Neglect. In his Sleep he fell into a Fit of talking, and acting over again what he had been doing at the Tavern whence he came. It feem'd (according to Custom) he. had been quarrelling with the Drawers, who knew him fo well, that till he had called and knocked twenty times, they never cared to

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come to him. Being thus agitated in his Sleep, he bauled as loud as he could, Ricardo, Tomafio, Willielmus, and knocked with all his Might with his Cane over the Husband's Head, never waking himself with that Action, no more than thofe Perfons do who are faid to walk in their Sleep. The Lady immediately heard him, and was frightn'd out of her Wits; fhe could not think what he should knock for, in that dangerous Place, unless he were a dying. Nothing, no not even giving up the Ghoft fhould have forced him to make a Noife there. Whilft fhe was bufy with these Reflections, he redoubles his Efforts; he dreamt himself very angry at the Fellows for not coming, and knocks and calls again. This quite awaken'd the Husband, who had heard the first Attempt imperfectly; he ftarts up in the Bed, feels for his NightGown to rife, and fee what was the Matter. Thieves were in Poffeffion of the House, and were knocking down the Things over Head. His Lady cling'd to him, not in a pretended but real Fright, and begs of him for the Lord's fake not to expofe himself; they would fhoot him dead upon the Spot, for they were apparently Mafters of the House (juft at that Inftant the knocking and bawling was repeated) my Lady cry'd they were calling of the Rogues together, and they fhould be all killed. At the fame time fhe rung her Bell for her Woman, who was gone down Stairs for fomething; when the was coming into the Chamber, the Senator

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renewed his, Battery over-head, which was Information enough to the Chamber-maid how Things went; fhe pretended to let fall the Candle in her Fright. The Husband, animated with the fight of the Light (notwithstanding his Wife's Efforts) was got half out of Bed; the Woman pretends to be bereaved of her Senfes with Fear, runs out, and double-locks the Door after her, by which addrefs her Mafter could not ftir forth; fhe goes to the noify Gallant, wakes him, and tells him the Mifchief he has done. There needed not many Arguments to induce him to withdraw, which he was fo lucky to do before the House rofe. The Woman had the Prefence of Mind to throw open the Dreffing-Room Window which anfwered upon a Garden, and conveying away her Lady's Dreffing-Plate, and fome fmall Jewels that were left upon the Toilet, ran and called the Footmen and other Servants, telling them that there were Thieves in the Houfe. Mean time her Mafter made a terrible Battery to burst open the Chamber-door; the Lady rung the Bell inceffantly, the Family came together, the House was fearch'd but no Thieves found, the Things mifs'd, and the Window wide open. It was. not doubted but at the Hazzard of their Necks, being difturbed, they were gone that way. The Lady had opportunity to fell or beftow, as fhe pleafed, her Sett of Plate and Jewels, for her Husband prefented her with new. However, fhe tells her Woman.

it ought to be a Warning how People make Choice of a Debauchee for their Lovers, for if all were like hers, they can neither keep Counsel awake nor afleep.

The next departing Coach brings us the famous laft Year's Toaft (a modern Title for a reigning Beauty) her Health was drunk by the Name of the Bloffom: She had paffed all her Life before in her own Country, without any fuch Reputation of Charms, they even diftinguished her not at all; but after the prodigious Eclat fhe had made here, Heavens! how they thronged to admire her, they could scarce believe they had ever feen her before, or any Thing fo beautiful; accufed their own Blindnefs! Sure they were infatuated! And a thousand fuch Exclamations. So true it is, that we often borrow from others, even to our very Opinion of Things and Perfons.

I fee but two Coaches remaining; the laft is a Hiftory, and therefore to be told at leifure.

If your Divinities please to remove a little out of the Duft they have raised; the Moon begins to dance upon the Water in the Canal, we will repofe our felves near the Bank, and then I'll tell you, that the laft Coach but one holds a young Lady, whofe Mother had fomething particular in her Fortune. Her Husband was a Chevalier, but under fome Circumftances that had impair'd his Eftate. He refolv'd to abfent himself, till Time and his better Oeconomy fhould redeem the