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"In Tenter Alley, Little Moorfields, at the lowermost garden-house, on the right hand, with a sun-dial on the side of the house, liveth an astrological physician, who hath always in readiness chemical medicines for the cure of all diseases incident to men, women, and children; and by the sight of party or urine, can resolve whether they be curable or not; if curable, restores them to health in a short time; and if the disease be mortal, giveth them ease for the remainder of their lives; he helpeth such as are under an ill tongue, or bewitched by natural means. He is constantly at home, from 8 o'clock in the morning 'till 5 at night."

Weekly Intelligencer, Sept. 19th, 1655.

VI.

Whoever you are, to whose hands this comes, let the truth it contains abide upon your mind, as what is intended for your greatest benefit. The method taken, I know, is uncommon, yet, if there is the least probability of success, though it be only with a few, the design will be justified, as intending the glory of God in your salvation. Remember, then, that you were once told in this manner,-that, being zealous for names and parties is what will stand you in no stead at death, except you have the life in you that shall never die. Are you a Christian? or, have you only the name from education, as it is the professed religion of your country? If you can say on your conscience you have endeavoured to lay aside prejudice, wherein you might have reason to suspect yourself of it, and, apprehending your lost condition without a Saviour, as revealed in the Gospel, you have devoted yourself to God in him, and therefore hope you are a true Christian, it is well-give God the praise; but if, in your conscience, you must say you have no more than the name, stay! man, woman, whoever you be, consider, think, before this go out of your mind or hand how you shall escape, if you neglect so great salvation."

VII.

From the Postman, July 31st, 1716.

The following is part of one of the advertisements of the eccentric Orator Henley, during the time he gave his lectures. It is copied from a newspaper of the 28th September, 1729.

"At the Oratory, the corner of Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, near Clare Market, to-morrow, at half an hour after ten, the postell will be on the turning Lot's wife into a pillar of salt. The sermon will be on the necessary power and attractive force

which religion gives to the spirit of man with God and good spirits.

"The Monday's orations will be shortly resumed. On Wednesday, the oration will be on the skits of the fashions, or a live gallery of family pictures in all ages, ruffs, muffs, puffs manifold, shoes, wedding-shoes, two-shoes, slip-shoes, peals, clocks, pantoufles, buskins, pantaloons, garters, shoulderknots, perriwigs, head-dresses, modistries, tuckers, farthingales, corkins, minikins, slammakins, ruffles, round robins, toilets, fans, patches; dame, forsooth; madam, my lady; the wit and beau of my grannum; Winifred, Joan, Bridget, compared with our Winny, Jenny, and Biddy, fine ladies and pretty gentlewomen: being a general view of the beau monde before Noah's flood to the year 29. On Friday will be something better than last Tuesday. After each, a bob at the times."

VIII.

“I, Elizabeth, duchess dowager of Hamilton, acknowledge I have for several months been ill in my health, but never speechless, as certain penny authors have printed; and so, to confute these said authors and their intelligence, it is thought by my most intimate friends, it is the very last thing that will happen to me. I am so good an Englishwoman, that I would not have my countrymen imposed upon by purchasing false authors, therefore, have ordered this to be printed that they may know what papers to buy and believe, that are not to be bribed by those who may have private ends for false reports. The copy of this is left in the hands of Mr. Berington, to be shown to any body who has a curiosity to see it signed with my own hand. E. HAMILTON." Evening Post, May 23d, 1730.

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"Whereas Frances, wife of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Vane, has, for some months past, absented herself from her husband, and the rest of her friends:-I do hereby promise to any person or persons who shall discover where the said lady Vane is concealed, to me, or to Francis Hawes, esq. her father, so that either of us may come to the speech of her, the sum of £100, as a reward, to be paid by me on demand at my lodgings in Piccadilly. I do also promise the name of the person, who shall make such discovery, shall be concealed, if desired. Any person concealing or lodging her after this advertisement, will be prosecuted with the utmost rigour; or, if her ladyship will return to me, she may depend

upon being kindly received. She is about twenty-two years of age, tall, well-shaped, has light-brown hair, is fair complexioned, and has her upper teeth placed in an irregular manner. She had on, when she absented, a red damask French sacque, and was attended by a French woman, who speaks very bad English.* VANE."

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January 24th, 1737.”

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"A young woman of about twenty-five years of age, who possessed of an annuity of £30 a-year, is willing to alter her condition, provided she can find a worthy honest man, who must be one of those despised people called Methodists. The young woman cannot boast of the beauty of her person; she had rather be esteemed for the beauty of her mind. He must be a man that loves to do his duty, endeavour to be a good Christian, and must not be ashamed of scoffings and revilings for righteousness' sake. Thirty pounds a-year may be a comfortable assistance to a man in trade, and may enable an honest couple joined in the Lord to pass with some degree of happiness through this transitory life, this vale of tears. Letters directed for S. L. to be left at the Chapter Coffeehouse, shall, if approved, be answered."

XI.

Daily Advertiser.

"A WIFE. As a lady has lately accomplished her object of matrimony through the medium of an advertisement, and as I myself have made several useful acquisitions through the same means, I am induced to use it to obtain a wife. I am aware that there is a kind of opprobrium attached to this method; but, upon mature consideration, think the objection unfounded; for I may possibly pass my life without obtaining a lady as below-mentioned, and she may possibly do the same; therefore, this is to give notice, that I am descended from an ancient and respectable family, and am the eldest son of a clergyman of the church of England; about twenty-five years of age; in person rather good-looking than otherwise, five feet seven inches high, and slightly made; will settle £5000 on the lady, who must neither be tall nor short, fat nor thin, between twenty and twenty-five years of age, moderately handsome, moderately accomplished, affectionate, and goodnatured, with £10,000. Family will not be regarded, but respectability expected. I pledge the word and honour of a

Lady Vane was the lady of fashion, whose adventures form so interesting an episode in "Peregrine Pickle."

gentleman that any application shall be kept the most profound secret. Apply by letter to Mr. M. at Holyland's Hotel, 150, Strand." Morning Post.

XI.

"To Members of Parliament. A person (not an Englishman) of distinguished rank and large pecuniary property, wishes to form a friendly compact with any member of the British House of Commons, where the gratification may be mutual, and the benefit to be derived reciprocal. Honour the strictest pledged and required. Letters post-paid, addressed to M. W. at the Cumberland Tavern, Vauxhall: if from principals, will be immediately attended to."

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"After having experienced, for upwards of seven years, the most unjust, the most cruel and barbarous treatment which a human being could possibly endure from the hands of sanguinary dogs! infamous monsters! in human shape! who have by subtilty and villainy arrogated unto themselves prerogatives of the execution of laws, which they themselves daily transgress with impunity; destitute of right, justice, or equity! I hereby declare my determined intentions to fix my residence in my native country, (island of St. Domingo,) thither peaceably to await the development of events the most interesting to humanity, groaning under pressures the most cruel and iniquitous !

There shall soon commence a war the most terrible and sanguinary that has ever existed since the creation of the world!

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Napoleon shall be delivered in spite of all the measures of those Machiavelian dogs of iniquity! who conduct the affairs of a government the most despicable in the universe! whose baneful and subtle influence has unhappily extended itself almost in all governments of the earth! Woe be unto them who by perjured villainy! and all who have in any manner contributed to my sufferings!

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St. Domingo shall become the rallying point,-the general concentration of all geniuses and spirits,-the most determined to maintain the Rights of Man! to the extinction of all prejudice and of slavery!

"From thence shall emanate Shiloe, the lawgiver, who shall rule the whole earth with a rod of iron!

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"BENJ. DE CHASTELLIER,

Formerly of Baltimore.

My honest friends' of the north are at perfect liberty to give publicity to the above.

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May 5."

Louisiana Advertiser, 12th May, 1819.

A CLAIMANT TO "THE MAN OF FEELING," &c.

IN 1777, there was published at Bath an Elegiac Ode to the memory of the Rev. Charles Eccles, rector of Birts Morton, Worcestershire, who was drowned in humanely attempting to succour a young man who was bathing in the river Avon, and had got beyond his depth. Prefixed to it, there is a biographical notice of this unfortunate gentleman, in which, among other things, we are told:

"His merit as a writer will live when every frail memorial that venerating friendship can raise will be buried in oblivion. Goldsmith, that child of simplicity, was his model. Nor do I injure the memory of that excellent writer when I affirm, that, in the pathetic he was surpassed by the tender sensibilities of Eccles. Most of his performances are anonymous, a proof of the modesty that ever attends on real merit. The Pursuit after Happiness, The Man of Feeling, Julia de Roubigné, and a Sermon preached at Bath on the last General Fast, are the only publications attributed to him. Had Providence vouchsafed to have granted him a longer existence, it is more than probable he would have been a greater honour to the literary world. So excellent a heart, united to so clear a judgment, would certainly have produced a work which humanity and learning would have gloried in."

It is needless to inform the reader who the author of The Man of Feeling and its companions really is. The fact was at one time a matter of dispute in the London newspapers; it will be seen from the above notice how it was decided at Bath.

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