that was impoffible, for fhe was juft at my feet; I therefore attempted it, as modeftly as the circumstances of things would admit, carefully fhutting my eyes before I offered to touch her. Blind people often do things very exactly, but every one knows how awkward the condition of blindnefs is to those who have been accustomed to fee, 'till experience has perfected the fenfe of feeling. I ftretched out my hands like one in the dark, and, inftead of her arms, I laid hold of her legs. What an effect that produced may be better conceived than defcribed. She fcreamed; I let go my hold; I opened my eyes, and perceived my miftake. All the ladies were around me in a moment; fome took me by the arms, and fome by the legs, fome by the nofe, and fome by the ears, calling me all the mon fters that ever existed. In the middle of the fray Mrs. B appeared in a frightful difbabille, with one cheek red and another white; no ftays; a gown with one arm on and another off; her petticoat in her hand, her hair dishevelled, and her bofom bare. Not Saturn dethroned, nor Satan hurled from heaven, when he first found himfelf on the lake of liquid fire, looked around him with fo wild a ftare as I at the fight of Mrs. B I meant to have attempted an apology; but no fooner did fhe make her appearance, than I bolted out at the door, leaving my hat and wig behind me. whole fcene, and thought my prefence | might now be lefs difagreeable. I therefore ventured in once more. Nor was I mistaken in my conjecture. Every face bade me welcome, and every eye feemed to fay, "Here is the doctor!” "O the selfishness of mankind!" faid I in my heart. "Upon what flight circumftances depend our love and hate!" I recalled my fair patient to life; and, by the affiftance of her lover, attended by Mrs. B- -, conveyed her to a private apartment. An explanation enfued; the young gentleman offered her his hand, which the gratefully accepted, and with the franknefs that fuch generofity deferved. Mrs. B was recompenfed for the lofs of her apprentice, though the had but lately received a confiderable premium with her, and I was genteelly paid for my attendance. All parties were pleafed, Mrs. Band I laughed at the ftring of blunders which had led it to fo happy a conclufion, while the fond couple mutually poured out the effufions of their hearts, and congratulated themselves on their unexpected felicity. THE FASHIONABLE PAIR. BY R. CUMBERLAND, Efq. My carriage food exactly oppofite to DORINDA and her spouse were join'd the door. To fcreen my difgrace in it occupied all my thoughts, while it added hafte to my fteps. A gentleman happened to pafs between me and it. Unable to retrain my impetuofity, I ftruck him on the fhoulder: his head went through the glafs of my chariot. "Sir !" cried he. "Sir!" cried I. He looked at my head, and thought me a bedlamite; but, obferving my features, he clafped me in his arms, and faid, Doctor! what is the matter?"" Nothing," replied I, recollecting my morning patient; “ I have only got into a bit of a hobble on your account. "On my account!" "Yes, Sir, on your account." "You amaze me. But where is your That and wig?" II I pointed to the fhop. He rushed in without any ceremony, and looked boldly about him, without uttering a word. The ladies underfood his meaning, and delivered him their fpoils, which he was bearing away, when he difcovered his dul. cinea, though in her bed gown, whom the noife had brought down ftairs. The trophy dropt from his hand; he fell at her feer; the fainted, and funk in his arms. The door being left open, I faw the As modern men and women are, Fine clothes, fine diamonds, and fine lace, The fmarteft vis-a-vis in town, With title, pin-money, and place, Made wedlock's pill go down. In decent time, by Hunter's art, The wish'd-for heir Dorinda bore; Dorinda's brain-but, ah! the curse, The lovely babes improve apace By dear Ma'amfelle's prodigious care ;. Mifs gabbles French with pert grimace, And Matter learns to fwear. "Sweet Innocents!" the fervants cry, "So natural fhe, and he fo wild :. "Laud, nurse, do humour 'em-for why? "Twere fin to fnub a child." Time runs-" My God!"-Dorinda cries, "How monftroufly the girl is grown! "She has more meaning in her eyes "Than half the girls in town." Now Teachers throng: Mifs dances, fings, Learns every art beneath the fun, Scrawls, fcribbles, does a thousand things Without a taile for one. Lapdogs, and parrots, paints, good lack I Enough to make Sir Joshua jealous; Writes rebuffes, and has her clack Of fmall-talk for the fellows: Reads every tawdry tale that's new, The Dancing-mafter's in the chaile, Mifs is a wretch for life. In modern manners, and in vice; Returns in all the dernier Goût And buits without a nofe. To every club that leads the ton, Now comes a wife, the ftale pretence,. He drains his fteward, racks his farms, The guinea loft that was his last, Desperate at length the maniac cries-""Tis through my brain!"-'tis done, 'tis paft He fires-he falls-he dies! TRANSLATION of an ITALIAN SONNET upon an ENGLISH WATCH. Οι By Mrs. PIOZZI. Hifkill'd to measure day and night! On which to pore with fix'd delight I is maxim founded on the experience Tis a maxim founded on the experience more luxurious, it proportionally grows more refined. The generous plan undertaken by Mr. Howard to vifit thole manfions adopted for the confinement of the imprudent, the unfortunate, the diftreft, and the guilty, does real honour to the feelings of his heart; whilft his judicious obfervations aflift to alleviate the mifery of thofe unhappy objects, and conveys an idea that he poffeffes a well informed judgment. The public fubfcription advertised to an individual's philanthropy, evinces the truth of the obfervation this letter introduced, That though this nation never was more luxurious, yet never at any period was there amongst all ranks a greater refinement of fentiment; hence thofe fine feelings from whence arifes humanity, meek-eyed pity, and expanded benevolence. It were much to be wifhed, that amongst the many who possess those virtues with cpulent fortunes, a few in each county would employ, at different times, fome fpare hours to inform themselves, from the different debtors in the public gaols, the reafons of their confinement; how many, how very many would they find difpoffeffed of freedom, fecluded from their families, from their usefulness to community, by the unfeeling gripe of avarice, by the tyranny of power, by the infatiable thirit of revenge, or by men whofe fordid minds are callous to the emotions of compaffion. To affift fuch diftrefs, to alleviate fuch mifery, would be a charity of the most extenfive ufe to individuals and to the public; and it would likewife be a fource of the nobleft kind, productive of heart-felt happiness in the fupreme degree to the generous mind who conferred it. Mr. Heartfree, amongst many other inftances fimilar to thofe already inferted, received from a prifoner the two following: A father and fon, the old man above feventy, had been confined almost a year; another fon had a child fworn to him, the father and brother became bound for his appearance at the fethons; they lived about eighteen miles from the county town where they were held; the fon went, appeared at the court, married the young woman, and has maintained her ever fince by his labour reputably; ten years clapfed, the old man and son, who were bound, were feized, carried to prifon for a crime they were totally unconscious of; not taking up the recognizance, of course, having omitted paying the fees annexed to that act. However, as they were both tradefmen, they had a few pounds fcraped together, which properly applied, would no doubt, they imagined, procure their releafe, and enable them again to renew the functions of their bufinefs, totally ignorant of even their fault; they fent for an attorney, who foon convinced them where they had erred, but affured them that for the fum of feven pounds their confinement fhould be removed; fix pounds nine fhillings and fix pence was paid accordingly to produce an effect fo much defired; alas! that was above fix months ago, they are ftill in prifon, and their little all, the favings of many years induftry, almoft exhaufted, with only this added information from experience, that all men are not fo honeft as they fhould be. Thus far one instance, which to remove would cermainly, afford real plea tainly afford real pleafure to a benevolent for A poor infirm old man of eighty-four, is now confined in the gaol by a warrant procured from a Juftice of the Peace by his nephew, a man of opulence, and engaged in a genteel profeffion, ftrong and healthy.-A trifling difpute arofe about an acre of land, too little a man of his confequence to contend about with a relation, fo near, fo aged, whofe fand is just running out; a little tefty perhaps from age, and foured by many misfortunes, he was heard to threaten this nephew if he came on the difputed acre; in confequence a warrant was procured, and the poor infirm uncle fent to prifon, that his life might not be in danger. There at this prefent moment the old man is confined, left an individual fo apparently important to community fhould be loft to it by his refentment. Thefe are two real inftances, and I doubt not every public prifon teems with many fuch. I am afraid it too often happens, that the plaintiff ought to exchange places with the prifoner. Mr. Heartfree viewed the interior apartments, which he found occupied by four different defcriptions of people, viz. chamber debtors, who pay 2s. 6d. per week for their lodging; fpar debtors, who either find their bedding, or are obliged for that affiftance to the humanity of the keeper; men who are confined for depredations they have committed amongst deer, hares, rabbits, &c. and felons fecured in the prifon and by irons till their trial takes place when the affizes are held; fuch obfervations as were produced from each may be the fubject of another letter. I am, Sir, Your humble fervant, For the COUNTY MAGAZINE. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS O F MR. THOMAS CHUB B. four children, of whom Thomas was the youngeft. As his mother laboured hard to procure a maintenance for her family, the obliged her children to contribute their parts towards it; and, accordingly, Thomas was required very early to perform fuch work as fuited his age and capacity. The whole education, therefore, that he received, was reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1694, he was put apprentice to a glover in Salisbury; and afterward he was under the neceffity of working as a journeyman to his matter, though the bufinefs was improper for him, on account of a weakness in his fight. In 1705, he re. moved to Mr. Lawrence's, a tallow-chandler in the fame city; after which he fupported himself, partly by making gloves, and partly by aflifting Mr. Lawrence in his bufinefs. Poffeffed, however, of uncommon natural abilities, he fpent his leifure hours in the perufal of English authors; to which, indeed, his reading was confined through his whole life, as he never understood any other lan guage than his mother-tongue. And yet, in this way, he acquired a competent skill in Mathematics, Geography, and other branches of fcience; but his inclination led him chiefly to the ftudy of Divinity. In the mean time, he contentedly difcharged the duties of his humble fituation, and appeared to have no defire of emerging from the obfcurity in which he was educated, when an unexpected event drew upon him the notice of the world, and laid the foundation of his future fame. In 1710, Mr. Whifton published the "Hif torical Preface" to his " Primitive Chriftianity revived;" which performance foon fell into the hands of Mr. Chubb. The principai point difcuffed in this preface being the fupre macy of the one God and Father of all, feveral of Chubb's friends embraced Mr. Whitton's fentiments, while others adhering to the contrary opinion, the refult was a paper controverly. Among others, Mr. Chubb drew up his thoughts on the fubject, merely for his own fatisfaction, and for that of his friends at Salisbury, without the leaft view to publication. He was prevailed upon, however, to fend the manufcript to Mr. Whillon; who was fo well pleased with it, as to fignify his with that it might be published. At the fame time, he offered himself to undertake the care of the publication. This propofal being accepted, the manufcript was published in 1715; and thus Mr. Chubb made his firt appearance in the world as a writer. His Treatife was entitled, "The Supremacy of the Father afferted; or, Eight Arguments from Scripture to prove, that the Son is a Being inferior and fubordinate to the Father, and that the Father is the fupreme God." The perfpicuity and ability with which this tract was written, procured Mr. Chubb a great reputation. His extraordinary talents were with him in opinion; and many, of diftinacknowledged by those who did not concur Of a Character fo extraordinary as that of Mr. Thomas Chubb, who, notwithguifhed knowledge and judgment, thought Standing an almost total want of educa-that the fcriptures were explicitly in his fation, difplayed the moft furprising intellec-vour. tual powers, fome account may be naturally expected in this publication. vour. But to many others this publication gave great offence; and though he had treated the fubject with the utmost decency, and ha manifefted a fincere refpect for the facred HIS ingenious man was born at Eaft-writings, he was expofed to a variety ci Harnham, near Salifuas, on the ath groundless afperfions. He foon found himof September, 16-9. His father, who was a felf, therefore, under a neceffity of vindicating maltter, died in 1688, leaving a widow, with both his work and his character; which be did in a Tract, entitled, "The Supremacy of the Father vindicated: or, Obfervations on Mr. Clagget's book, entitled, Arianifm anatomifed." By this performance Mr. Chubb increafed his reputation; and he was generally confidered as an uncommon literary phenomenon. He continued to employ his pen upon a variety of fubjects, with fuch diligence, that, in 1730, he published a large collection of tracts in quarto. him to ftill greater lengths. For furely it was difcourfe (though without any particular re- In 1743, our author published "An En- This laft publication was foon followed by It cannot be denied that Mr. Chubb, in this collection, has treated a variety of important points in a masterly manner; and that, while his reflections difcover a mind inquifitive after truth, and devoted to the facred caufe of civil and religious liberty, he writes with a truly chriftian temper. His fentiments, with regard to certain controverted queftions in divinity, are, in many refpects, conformable to thofe of the molt judicious expofitors of the facred writings. But from want of rightly understanding the phrafeology of fcripture, and from other caufes, he fome-which the gracious Author of our existence times deviates into error. He was deftitute has been pleafed to beltow upon us, he did of that learning and critical fkill which are not intend, in fo doing, to exclude the ufe of neceffary to the right explanation of a variety divine revelation. Indeed, whatever may be of paffages in the facred writings. In a word, thought of his fentiments concerning various if Mr. Chubb had stopped at this publica- difputed points in theology, he appears to tion, he would have left a great reputation have had very much at heart the interefts of behind him, and would juflly have been our holy religion, and to have been defirous efteemed one of the wonders of the age. of feeing it fairly exhibited to the world, in Mr. Chubb's next publication was "A its original purity. With this profeffed view Difcourfe concerning Reafon, with regard to it was that he published, in 1738, a treatife, Religion and divine Revelation." To this entitled, "The true Gospel of Jefus Chrift were added, "Some Reflections upon the afferted: Wherein is fhewn, what is and what comparative excellency and usefulness of is not that Gofpel; what was the great and moral and pofitive Duties." The pofitions good End it was intended to ferve; how it is which he had advanced, in the former part of excellently fuited to answer that Purpofe, and this tract, having been objected to, he pro- how, or by what Means that End has in a ceeded to vindicate them, in a piece entitled, great Measure been fruftrated." In this he The Sufficiency of Reafon in Matters of ftated his opinion, that by feparating the Religion farther confidered." This publica-gofpel of Chrift from thofe things which have tion was fubjoined to an Enquiry concerning been blended with it, and which have laid a the Grounds and Reafons of our obferving foundation for most of the difficulties and obthe two anniverfary Solemnities, That on jections that have been urged against it, he had the 30th of January, as a Day of Fafting; rendered it defenfible upon rational prinand that on the 5th of November, as a Day ciples. Indeed, however objectionable his of Thanksgiving. The defign of this piece treatife may be in certain refpects, it can was to fhew, that the two anniverfaries are fcarcely be denied that it contains many adfounded upon two contradictory and incom mirable reflections; particularly on the gepatible principles. His next publication con- nuine fpirit of our holy religion, the nature of fifted of four tracts; one concerning the In- our Saviour's kingdom, and the various corfpiration of the New Tellament; a fecond, ruptions of Chriftianity. This tract met, as to fhow that the Refurrection of Chrift was might be fuppofed, with great oppofition, and not intended to prove the Divinity of his produced a vindication of it. This was folMiffion, for that was fufficiently done before,lowed by a tract, published in 1740, under the but to gather together his Difciples, to com. miffion, and qualify, and fend them forth to preach his Golpel to all nations; a third, concerning the Cafe of Abraham, with regard to his being commanded by God, to offer his Son Ifaac in Sacrifice; and a fourth, concerning the Equity and Reafonableness of a future Judgment. With refpett to the first of thefe four pieces, however different Mr. Chubb's ideas, concerning the Inspiration of the New Teftament, might be from thofe generally ad mitted by Chriftian Divines, his views were by no means icconfiftent with a firm belief in our holy religion. Similar fentiments have been entertained by men who have been the mok eminently diftinguished for their attachment to our Saviour's fupernatural authority. Mr Chubb, in his fecond tract, appears to have manitefted a farther symptom of that fceptical difpofition, which afterward carried No. IX. VOL. 1. title of An Enquiry into the Ground and Among other charges which the adverfaries of Mr. Chubb alleged against him, one was, that his works were the productions of a needy fcribbler who wrote for his bread. To this accufation he modely antwered, that he was under no fuch neceflity; for though he had, for fome time palt, lived independently of la bour, he was principally indebted for it to the bounty of his friends, whofe kindness had enabled him to procure thofe neceffaries of fubfiftence, which were fuitable to that rank in the world wherein he was placed. His demands must have been exceedingly moderate, fince he never affected to appear in any laft period of his life, he delighted in giving affiftance in the trade, which, by Mr. Lawrence's death, devolved on a nephew; not indeed in the making of candles, which must be a difagreeable employment, but in weighing and felling them. Our author had the honour of reckoning feveral eminent perfons in the lift of his generous benefactors. Soon after his appearance in the world as a writer, he was introduced into the favour and family of Sir Jofeph Jekyl, Mafter of the Rolls, who made him his companion at his intervals of leifure. Mr. Whifton had recommended him to Sir Jofeph, who was particularly ftruck with his "Previous Question with regard to Religion." In this fituation, Mr. Chubb had an opportunity of becoming known to many of his patron's acquaintance, by whom he was treated with that refpect which was due to his genius and to his virtues, and whofe liberality he experienced on various occafions. He did not, however, continue above a year or two in Sir Jofeph Jekyl's family. Being ftrongly inclined by nature to retirement and contemplation, he foon grew weary of converfing much in the world; and though tempted to remain in town by the offer of a genteel fettlement for life, he chofe rather to return to Salisbury. The generofity of his friends, and particularly of Sir Joseph Jekyl, followed him into his retreat; and their number encreafing, as his reputation extended, he employed the leifure which their beneficence afforded him, in the pursuit of his favourite studies, being no longer under a neceflity of having recourfe to his former occupation for a fubfiftence. Mr. Chefelden, the eminent Surgeon, was one of his benefactors. That gentleman frequently fent him fmall prefents, and fometimes fuits of clothes, which had been little worn, and which Mr. Chubb was well pleafed to accept, not being in affluent circumitances. In the latter part of his life, he had an eminent friend in Mr. Samuel Dicker, who offered to fettle fifty pounds a-year upon him, on condition of removing from Salisbury. But this offer he declined, as he did not at that time spend, the income of his fortune. (To be concluded in our next.) * What particular department Mr. Chubb occupied in Sir Jofeph's houfe, it is now difficult to afcertain. Mr. Whifton fays, that this gentleman allowed him an annual falary. There is reafon to believe, that, at least on extraordinary occafions, he fometimes waited at his patron's table, as a fervant out of livery. Dr. Kippis fays, that he well remembers being told by an old Clergyman, near forty years ago, that an acquaintance of his, who had dined with Sir Jofeph Jekyl, faw Mr. Chubb affisting in that capacity, and was grieved to be thus attended upon, by a man of such fuperior abilities and understanding. By Mifs A IKEN. COME here, fond youth, who'er th OME here, fond youth, whoe'er thou be, And if thy breaft has felt fo wide a wound, Come hither and thy flame approve; I'll teach thee what it is to love, And by what marks true paffion may be found. It is to be all bathed in tears; To live upon a smile for years; To lie whole ages at a beauty's feet: To kneel, to languish and implore; And ftill, though fhe difdain, adore: It is to do all this, and think thy fufferings sweet. fears: If pangs of jealoufy thou haft not prov'd, Though the were fonder and more true If when the darling maid is gone, If any hopes thy bofom share But thofe which love has planted there, Or any cares but his thy breaft enthral, Thou never yet his power haft known; Love fits on a despotic throne, And reigns a tyrant, if he reigns at all. Now if thou art fo loft a thing, Here all thy tender forrows bring, And prove whofe patience longest can endure: We'll ftrive whofe fancy fhall be loft In dreams of fondeft paffion most, For if thou thus haft lov'd, oh never hope a cure. be inclined to abate fomewhat of the very high opinion which he feems to entertain of a qualification, and to allow, that a lord of a manor has fome little right to be confulted, whether people fhall come on his ground or not. As to an action of trefpafs, I imagine, if fuch were commenced, it would weigh little with a jury, whether the defendant was worth an hundred, or only fourscore pounds per annum; or whether he trefpaffed on his neighbour's property, with an intent to kill game, or for fome other purpofe. The observations which gave birth to the letter now alluded to, were hardly worth copying out of the London paper, where they first appeared: they were trite, and fuch as muft have occurred to every perfon at all converfant in the game laws indeed I fcarcely think that they were intended to convey information; I rather look on them as covertly and infidioufly holding forth encouragement to qualified perfons to purchase poached game, and the author of them deferves just as much praise as he would, who, on reading over a number of acts of parliament, fhould difcover and publifh to the world, that in certain inftances a man might buy stolen goods without being amenable to the laws. For granting that a qualified perfon incurs no penalty by buying game, yet the man who fells it is manifeftly guilty of a breach of the laws, and the purchaser is by confequence an acceflary after the fact. Suppofe an application be made by a gentleman to a poacher to furnifh him with game at a ftipulated time, the man goes out, and being in danger of being apprehended, he makes refiftance, and commits murder: will not the employer's heart fmite him in fuch a cafe, as being inftrumental to the lofs of life? A man need not to be a cafuift to answer that it will. I have, in many inftances, obferved the progrefs of the poacher; he is led on, by infenfible degrees, from killing game to petty thefts, and in time to more atrocious acts. He who gets up at midnight to wire hares, or noofe pheafants, if he is difappointed of his prey, is loath to go home empty handed; the darkness of the night, the abfence of witnelles, and the confequent little danger of detection, are powerful inducements with him to make free with his neighbour's property. The poacher is, in fhort, gehufband, and I fuppofe I might defy mannerally a bad fervant, a bad father, a bad kind to produce a fingle inftance of fuch a one his being in other refpects deemed an To the Editor of the COUNTY MAGAZINE. honeft man. If fuch be the cafe, they who fet them on, and encourage them in fuch practices, though they may avoid the lafh of the law, muit be contented with being accounted indifferent members of fociety. That the game creates a deal of ill blood lieve, be denied; it may likewife he affirmamongit people of property, cannot, I be --when he has done this, I fancy he willed, that men are never guilty of more abfur dity, inconfiftence, and contradiction, than when they are difcourfing about it; but it no more follows from hence, that every loofe diforderly fellow may poffefs himself of it, than it does, that if two people are contefting the rights to an eftate, a third perfon, who has not the fhadow of a claim, may ftep in and take poffeffion of it. videntur. reproof, and well pointed fatire, has often "fumption of guilt, according to that To the Editor of the COUNTY MAGAZINE. other acts of injuftice, equally replete with SIR, FROM PROM the perufal of your ufeful Mifcellany, I have been led into a review of the advantages refulting from a due regulation of the prefs. The prefs has been long justly held the glory and birth-right of Englishmen; and whenever violent and defpotic measures have been exercifed, either with a view to abridge, or else totally to fupprefs its ineftimable influence and power, men dear to their country have rifen its zealous advocates and protectors, by whofe laudable and vigorous exertions, this boasted palladium of our privileges ftill remains effectually emancipated; and whilft it is the fcourge of vice and immorality in every fhape, degree, and character, is alfo the means of conferring tranfcendent and unfading honours on the virtuous and good. nocent revenge in the world to return gentle words, or none at all, to ill language. But on the other fide, anger and These are fome of the confolatory conperturbation do not only produce what fiderations confequent on the enjoyment « difcompofednefs and impatience upon "the adverfary defires, but alfo puts a of an unfettered extenfion of the prefs; and what Englishman is there, who does not "thee, fo that thou becomeft unable, heartily with, rather for an enlargement "either to keep filence, or to fpeak with than a contraction of its boundaries; hav"that reafon and advantage thou fhouldeft, ing, as it always ought, the fafeguard of or at another time couldeft." our conftitution, the fuppreflion of vice, the caufe of virtue, and the well-being of mankind, for its chief and principal objects. If thefe thoughts obtain a place in your publication, I fhall be induced, occafionally, to transmit you others, on such subjects as may occur to my mind. I am, Sir, Your conftant reader and admirer, Liberty, which is the inherent and much valued portion of this favoured ifle, and the brightest jewel of its conftitution, never Portsmouth Common, Sept. 18, 1786. fhines with more refplendent luftre, or emits a more enlivening ray, than_in_the unfhaded freedom of the prefs. Infinite advantages, too numerous to defcribe, but SIR, J. R. The following lines, and inftance of weeteft revenge, deferve to be univerfally known. "Revenge is sweet." Do you believe "A fweet revenge!" but sweeter still, * The Lord Juftice Clerk of Scotland was a man of the most diftinguifhed talents for the laws of his country, and not lefs amiable in his private character. He had a fine avenue of tall trees, old fullgrown beeches, leading to his house in the country, which is very rare in Scotland, and he, of course, was very fond of them. His near neighbour, the a few of which I will notice, take their To the Editor of the COUNTY MAGAZINE. Laird of —, had a pique against him, and in the origin from hence. If a villain, however rage of revenge, and infolence of power, took the dignified and highly fituated he may be, opportunity of his abfence to cut them all down. This was a damage that was altogether irreparable. attempts artfully to fap or undermine the OOKS are become fo numerous, that The Juftice Clerk, on being informed of fo atrolaws or conftitution of his country, the OOKS many a valuable one is of courfe over- cious an infult, which the laws were open for him prefs, befides prefenting a remedy to coun- looked. In this lift I place the two fmall to punith, to punith, only faid, "he fhould find a time to teract and repel his bafe defigns, inflicts a volumes of Dr. Thomas Fuller's Introduc-this, it happened that this Laird's whole eftate, make him repent it." Two or three years after punishment on him which otherwife he tio ad Prudentiam; or, Directions, Coun- this, it happened that this Laird's whole eftate, which had put it in his power to be fo grievous a would efcape. If likewife a man, by means fels, and Cautions, tending to prudent neighbour, was put in compromife, by the next at the moft fly and defigning, endeavours to Management of Affairs in Common Life. law producing a prior will; which, though it had violate the moral rules of rectitude, with Two of thefe, of general and particular lain long dormant, appeared fo clear and genuine, regard to any circumftance or fituation; utility, I beg leave to lay before your It, of courfe, came before this Lord Juftice Clerk that he in a manner himself gave up his own right. or fhould he wish to lay the bafis of his readers in your useful undertaking. They to try the caufe; another reafon for the Laird to own fame or aggrandizement on the ruin are as follows. No. 1718. "Withhold think he had little chance. This great lawyer fo of the fortune or character of any, that "thyfelf from Revenge with all thy power. thoroughly fifted the matter in the hearing, that he goodly medicine the prefs, whilft in deve- "Revenge never repairs an injury. If difcovered, by n er dint of his ufual fagacity, and loping and expofing his iniquitous fchemes" thou haft been reproached, or defamed, it indefatigable industry and zeal for juftice, that it was a forgery; and fo, contrary to all expectation, and nachinations, it adminifters a fove-" is not the wounding of thy enemy's body the poffeffor gained his "is caufe, as the pretender was reign antidote to the cafe of the injured" that will heal thy fame. Thou may by non-fuited. He waited on his judge with fhame party, conveys alfo a deadly and well me- "that means help to spread the libel, by in- and confufion, to thank him; (for though the rited poifon to the delufive hopes and ex- "viting many to enquire the caufe of your have been difcovered to be fo, without the Juftice right appeared now to be indeed his, it would not pectations of the bafe contriver; and into" quarrel: but that is no medium to prove Clerk's talents alone; for his own couniel had that very gulph of abject ruin and difgrace," him a flanderer; the world being too given it up.) The other faid, "he had nothing where he fo ftrenuously laboured to plunge" well acquainted with the nature of reto thank him for, but his having taken due pains to do him justice," and, laughing, added, did another, he thereby finds himself precipi- venge to imagine it an argument of his not I threaten you, that I would find out a time to tately hurled. Befides all this, the prefs," innocency that acts it. So far it is from make you repent having injured me?" This was from the conveyance it gives to wholefome" being such, that it gives a violent pre-indeed the revenge of a Christian. |