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Wherein are ezhibfied Views of feveral (Inking Scenes, WITH Curious andintereiUng ANSCDOTEsof the moft Noted Perlbns in every Rank of Lifcy whofe Hands it pafled through, IN America, Ek gland, Holland, Germany and Por t g a.l. ^..^Hold die Mimr up to Nature) io Amw Vice hi own Image, Vtrtae her own Likeneft, And the very Age and Bedj of the Tunea Hit Form and Frcflure. SRAXSsr s a a • Q^i ctpit, ille ftCtt. By an A D E P T. ■ — ^ VOL. L DUBLIN: Printed by Dillon CHAMBBitLAiNB» ijd Smock-Altey. MDCCXX « » fi* '■■■■■■ • . y^*i.f ■ i *; ''U\^Mry^iiMM -'■< I ^'^^ . ; : , a ^ Jir ..% ^ ^' :? ] -: ■ -^^^sr «•>.•*> * M * ♦■ ■ -il •■ ' -«-• - '^f-i-r- If t ) ■..i^fi.^ .£a4iaj , # • •.<■■■' J^ McMASTER UNIVERSITY LIBRAR!^ t m 3 T O T H E RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM PITT, E%; &c. &^c. &c. SIR, HEPubliiherof thefe papers is feniible, that the time devoled to the care of naUons, is too va^ hiable to' be fpared to tha perufal of thetti, yet he ihould K A 2 think * ,.■■ ■ 1 1 I iv DEDICATION. think himielf guilty of a breach of die general gxati^ tude, which^ at tbisi time, fwc^ leveiy honeft heart|v in J Britainj 'if : iie omitted to lay ^ at your feet a work, in whaqh ' every occafioii of 'difplaying tiie- UefGngs of a good aaaoi*^ niftration appears to have been -fe^ght ^ with ^ pleafiirc^ ; and ^dwelt upon^ widi judginent. w ' J The gehim of • vcsf I autbm ^was evidendy fo avcrfe to adulation, that it would be : d6ing him, the fevcreft > in- Juftice, to join any thihg torhis workj whkh eV^ cimr c^ ]^]^e^ of national gosod boa- iUi^ and th^ ba{ipy ibte i:>f &.RDICATrO/\)L > it> It, are a panegyriclc on pre* Stnty not a reprefenUtioci of < imaging (cenesi ? hm f A fenia ^ of ^ ithb iiseclttdes: -mfe from the plciifiirie ofe illCB^ ftrating his remarks ^rkh^^pai^. ^ctf kr ^ inftance^ ; ^ ^^ hvtt^ iil ?i:«i- mrh f(» thaip^^^i^l&lM^ idy I muft be inj[Llged 1110 *pfofeilioo« of the joy^ with whkki\{as muft every Briim TWhofe heart feels for his coun- ctry) congratulate myfelf, on^ my happy fate, in living un- der an adminiftration, in which sthe flights of imagination of a ^'vifionary redufe, dead ib inany years ago, maybe taken for a ijtitatioii of the real events pf tthc p«fent times, aoiiere my addrefs to Mr^ ^'PiT T muft flop ! But nothing A 3 • can I I Ti DEDlCAriON. can ever ftop my prayers to Heaven for the preiervation })M, biit dft> bf the gfieaesf * part of Europe^ do now fb anioeatly depCQd. 4 ..••.^..Jg-ft,- PR * .<• ',>C(]^/'i ^^v>A't^vii. J a"'^ ^^ ;♦ iA» ?: ^.y.TTTT p R. E. rl'ci: .n^i^*"^^" t. '.^:, «■. H. By the Publisher. 1-^-0" acquit myfelf of the ' fufpicioi? of prefuming to arm at par*'- ;. ticular charaders,' in * th^ foU lowing work; ftiould any fan- cied likenefs be thought to direct an application ; as well as to do juftice tp^ th«^ reid author of it, I^ think it my duty to make known the manner by which it happened to come into my. hands. A4 As Tin PREFACE. As I was walkinff one evening, lafl fummer, along frbiuCbaftl^ 1 waa «t their tea, and aa tKe rakvtoii^iMidt I had leifiire to itfled on |h!e|#vai||$)ge» of commerce, which thus in a manner joina the optpofite extremities o{ the* wasgi** ven me on a piece of the farhe papeif. Tbe ^Blrrtill'g^^^^^ riii a preterice for diiayfng there, I entered Into dif- courfe With the woman, and aniong othdi* idle queftion^aikedher where file udraUy gpt jpapfdr to wrap her wares in, to ^vhlcS fte iwfwercdf • Sonietimes * fr6hi th^ jpublic oiliiDe^ and fometimes * from the bdbkrellers and printers ; and * when (he was difappointed at thole . * places^ (he was forced to buy brown * paper, . which was' nAuch deare:r y : * though. at pciefeiil, (he hi^de \\k of •tbniei Old ^u4 Aatiiad lain ^ great ^ whifeiiJinibiriiig her garret, liavingf A. 5 * be- fftlllCE. * longed to a lodger of her iiiotl^er's, * who died many years ago.* 5h£ ■:-rUt^ , 1 then plianged the difcpurie, toxfp^ i:i[he mbuld perceive niy detign ; but prji- 'icntly feeing her going to tear tnoire, lor foinebody e)(e that came in, I cpiild hot forbear any bnger, but oflfered her brown paper for aU the written pa- per (he had, as that was mofi proper fiir Tom work J er(bn living, eo^^ept kmis me, ivhom^ he tai^ht tb read, and faid he would make his heir. An unhappy heiHhip, 1 am (lure for me ; for: it hindered my marrying Jack Tto^^ the cbpe^maker, who is now the tofqptfigdl mah ill all Radcltf^tgb- t»df, Mi ^en o^red to takerhie iii my 'fhift. ^ .^1 But there'sno help for that now f Lock is all 1^ Ta be fure we thought he muftbe ibme extraofdmary mao^ for he neve; wan^d money, and then XIV P R E F A C E: 4 « It : ■.• i < «• i c ' « « € v „ ■ f '« « we uTed to hear him talking tq liim- felf ^metimes, as if all the world was his own, oi building cdki^esy pnd churchti^ and hn/fs^ and ahfrmg Si. Patfrsy2ind \ do not know what great things', and one day in particular, I remember he (aid, before us all, that before ft ven years, he would hire an army, that Ibould drive ^t pope ^nd the devil (Lord blefs us) out of Rome \ for to be fure, he would talk b^ofe us, as if we could not hear him, as we would alfo do any thing before him, as freely, as if he was a cat or a dpg! Well, as I was laying, it was na won- der, to be fure, that (uch ignorpiftt, poor folkSy8swe,ihou|d think muc;hof^mj| efpecially after what the doctor (aid^ and accordingly build great hopes up; on his promifes. ' He went on thus for ntiic ad yekrs, no foul ever coming near him, ridr he going out, above once or twice in a year, and then not (laying above an hour or two at a time. « At ieilgth his health b^n tt) break very mudh; which made my tnqi^er ..* often PRE FA C E. XV ^ often i^eak to him, not to work (b *• hard, for he had been with us fb ^^ long, and was {o ciuiet, and paid to ^'^hondlly, thatwcaJl toved hini, as if •* hie was our father;' But her advice * was all to no piirpofe 5 he ftill went * on, bidding her not trouble herfelf, ^' nor be afraid about him. &ut this did i*; not fatisfy her \ and one day, when •i lie had been locked up, from tlie ^nioriiing before, with6ut having any ^ victuals, or going to bed, (he reiolved > to break through his orders, and' call 1^ him to dinner. -J r. ■ : X00I When (he came to the turret, which v*^' fe' Call^ his laboratory^ (he ta];)ped * gently at the door, but receiving no ^^ anfwei", nor hearing any noi(e within, * (he . was (b frighted, that (he called * me, to fetch the kitchen poker, with J^ jwhich (he made a (hift to force it 1* open, «when we found the poor man * i(lrctched at his length,.upon the floor, ^ to pjl appearance dead. * This (hocked us greatly ; but we ^ did not alarm the neighbours, a& we -^^ ihiagincd thcr6 w^re thinj^ pf .value * th^e, that might be difplaced'or taken f iiway in the confufion : we therefore • raifed 4 i i. % « xvi P R E F A C E. * raifed up oiirfelves, and after a little * while, perceiving figns of life, car- * ried him in, and laid him ir^ our own •bed, and pouring fooe drops into his ^ mouth and nofe, at length brought * him to himfelf: when his firft care * was to enquire for the key of the tur- * ret, and wliether any one elfe had ' been there, or any thing in it ftirred ; ' our anlwefs fatisfying him, he feem- * ed quite eafy, and in a little time re- ' covered, to all appearance^ ais well as * ever. ■ > * From this tkie, he changed hfs. * way pf life a good deal ; end though he wias niuch in tlie turret, which w^ obferved he ever after called ^Lxsjtudy^. and not his laboraiory^ he never fat up whole nights in it, as before,' nor bought anymore charcoal, norcvei^ oil tox his lamp^ but went to bed ocr derly when we did. ' ^*'- • * But this change came too late, hi • about fix months after, we foiihd • him one morning dead in his bed ^ ^ though he had been as cheaty In the • evening, as h^ had £br a long time be« • fore. 1 !Thi» PREFACE. iivii '^'-' This was a great (urprize and con- * cem to us! ^ what aviiils grief : * we muft all die, and he was a very ^ old m^n. As ioon as we^were cer-. '* tain tbathe was dead, the firft things ^ my motli^ and 1 did« was to go ■ to^ ^ the turrcti impatieBt Enough' to tttkb * pofleflion > of our heirfliip > where^ ^ Lord heb our poor heaids L what did * we find t only a few great oM books^ ^ Jdnd (^^ P&P^f^ ll^oft g^t i th<3 i«r^. ': beUpwii^ and to6b» ind ' pets tl^at >v6 ^'iirwdfe]^bef<^^^^ being ail-gbifet^nd Mifbab^i :Whyt/ hi 4iM^h«^<(^<^ f^iipidi Ills thmjBi^ wt iMttild ^iMa- */gine, Jbr 7$re cttver obfef^ed htlti td ^ carry, theiiiout, fi> that we concluded. f he inuft harie buriled thtm. ^ This was a fore difappoimment to •me, not to mention the l6(i to my • mother, to whom he owed a quar- '^aer'srentj befide^n account of near V twenty (hillings in the (hops and fe* *.ven fhiliings and two-pence half pen- Vny, Was all tfie money in his pocket, * nor did we ever find one penny more - . V ' after xwii P; R E F A C E, * after him, though we fearched ql^ * enough ! — — Well ! patience is a re* *^ mcdy.for all things, but. death ! We ^ were forced to fubmit; though I can-* * not help gdcving* when I thinlL of * it,, to this day, efpeciaUy when I * fee Peg Sprout^ the green woman** * daughter, from ^tf^pin/, that Jack ^ TwtH married out of defpair, wheji I * refufed him, ride by, in her cbaife^ y like a lady ; and it < is now 50, ^rj 5 ago ?— No ! let me fee I it will be^x^ * fliftly 29, yeara^ come next Mkhael*- ^ mas t I am fure I have reafen? to re^ ^member it well^ for my ppoi\ m^dse^ I* took it.fe to heart, that file ne<^ef ^ held^up ' her head after^ till it fintflied. ^ herein about nine years •{ ilhdu^ I * caanotiayr but Something «lie .ocnght * haveu helped, .for (he took cruelly to ' drinking drams ; thoueh as (he hmti * it, to comfort her, . for this mktor- .* ;tune, it was all owii^ to that } and 4 poor filler Bctt, too-— -rrm^ v * I was obliged to interrupt her here^ by afking her, what kind of a - perifbn he was, or (he^ would have game on to give me the hiftory of her whole fami- ly, to which (he anfwercd thus^ * What * fort P K E F A C E. xSx * ion of a man ^ Til Jtcll' you then r for * 1 think I ice hinl before my eyes» * this minute* He was a tall thin man, ^^about,iix foot hi(^, and no thicker * than a watchman -t ftaffy as I may *'iay; then his conftant leaning over * his work, bent his long back, like a ^ bow, efpeciaily as he had no belly to * keep it up, for he lived almoft upon *:noitfoing^^ fb^thatwhen he walked^ the ^>ki|gihof faislq^Si and his great (loop * ^made him look aa if he hkd nt> bpdy *< M ' tik • Aa for his face it was a^ long ^r^as my ahD, and not broader than the ^^^kige of^floiyliandi his eyes were (unk hhtS »> foot into his head, and ahrays 1 xdv^coed #ith fpdftades : M&^|io& was 1 I^K>kfid over his mouthy as ' hi$ chin f : ttnimed up an-handful to meet that : ^ and the conflant toaibng over the f charcoal, had fhriveled up Ms (km fb, ^ thai his whole £ace looked, as if it ! was covered withfcorched pardiment * —His drefs (for I never knew, him have 'but one) was a black coat, with little 5: buttons all over it ; which being made .^: for him, while he ftood upright, now 5 that he Hooped (b much, hung down •irtOE hiis ankles : a broad leather bek, ^.that kept his coat about him \ a rwt-'' ♦cloak, 3rir 1^ R E F A e fe •-cloak, which he hung upon his fhoul- * dcirs, but was f(5worn, that it (he\/ed '•* his (keleton through cvcty pan of it j •^ and ah old hign^crowndd hat. In *^fhofthc hed(b K'ltle of the appearance * of a creatufe of this world, in his '• looks or drefi, that Whenever he went ^•^ our, in the day time, the mob all l^'gathered about' hi m^ and hooted hini '-* Iwme, Jaft as the little biids db an '>' owlraridfomeof ovif wididS lld|K- *fc6ur8,'whert anf ac< dxpedt (bme relief to fcis wants; ■■ ■ ' "r^ry^ni ' How juft this expeAatfon might have been then, it is now very hard to ia|, in their prefent mutilated coAditioii *, ^x what coofd have moved any man, to make foch havock in them i uuleib it was, that the orthodoxy of the clergy, man wa& offendied tr the author's noti-' tions, which he wanted judgment to lee, wei'ie oni ; a delicate ridicule, of thde wild, idle dreams, which ^mc men, who call themfelves phibfbphers, have thought proper gravely to ob- trude upon the World, as learning^ and knowledge. ^ 1 ■♦'■ But whatever the tnotiy^ wo^^^the kfsiaaow irrepardbie, hi»* iszau^ttd th* PREFACE. xxA the work to ihc appearance of a novel or romance! almoft the whole philofb- phicii part having been crafcd t for as to the perCbnal application nf any thing in it, to the prefeni t •€ the leaff attentbn to this account of the au- thor, will (hcv the allirdity andinjuf- tice of fuch a attempt ; as it was wrote fo long '4gf>f Kind by a perlbn Co little Acquainted with the world, that aH the ftoriea ia it mud necefl^rtly be the mere creatures of imagination. - For the manner in which they^re publilhed, I (hall only fay. that it is ftri^y agreeable to the faith of the ;iext( not one, of the many alterations , and interpolations, which were in an- other hand, being given ( but where- ever I could not clearly make out the very words of the author, I honeftly somitted the whole, not thinking it al- bwable or ju((, to palm my qwq words or fcLciments upon the worlds on the tH.ilit 6f anv/uien -- :iHi How fcrupulous I have been, tn this point, will appear to any one, who ^all take the pains of coafulting the «rig^ manulcript, whick fluJi be depbfited xxiv PREFACE, iiepofited in the publtck library of one of the uni verities, as foon as the ^ork is printed. The only liberty I hz'^e *^aken, bar * in a few i^tes in ihe Hiargin. '^.v-^f^i-i CHRY SAL; CONTENTS. BOOK THE First* C H A P. I. rj^HE apparition of Chrysal to an ADEPT, in the very moment of Pro- ject i ok. His, account of bitfifelf, and the caufe of his appearing to the author. Page i CHAP. II. Chrysal j^ruf/ an account of the perfon who dug up bis body^ in the mine. The particular manner of his acquiring the knowledge of his life^ with an explanati- on of the nature of memory and confcimf- nefs. 6 C H A P. UL The hi/lory of Tkkffick. His fat her* s advice to bim-y containing fome general Vol. I. b obfervations CONTENTS. ebfervations on the nature and tnd (f trader with rules to enfure fuccejs :n it,. lo r n U . CHAP. IV. The hiftory of Tkwtick continued: His . father* s death. He continues in trade ^ and turns fchemer. His various fcbemes end in his ruin. The rife andprogrefs of his pqffion for Am e li a . The hafe . ahufe of her confidence^ by which be coated her of the greatefi part of her fortune^ Hind afterwards formed dijbo- ^ murable defigns againft herfelf. i8 C H A p. V. Continued. He cheats Am ^lia of the re- Jidue of her fortune^ and marries ano- ther woman. Amelia fues him at . law^ As cafiy and ^oes for Jamaica. . He As ruined^ and follows her. 25 * '. . • ' • , CHAP. VI. / Conchifxon of the hifiory ^ Traffic k. He arrives in Jamaica, where he hams ' that \ Am e li a had- been taken by the ' Spaniards. CONTENTS. Spaniards. He turns buccaniefy and ravages the Spanifh coajls^ where he finds AwfiLiA. Juft as be is going to feize her^ be is knocked down by her hujbandy and taken prifoner. He is condemned to die. He Jues to Am e \a a for mercy \ fin reje£Js him with abhor-* rfnce. His puni/hment is changed from death to fke mines, .30 CHAR.VIt * • . , . Chrysal purfues tbehiftory of bis adven- tures» Hc^expl0insfimejir^ bis own nAture. Me is offered at cMfefi- onto a priefi. The confeffion and creed of a na/rvf PERUvrAN. Thepenance enjoined him by a Jefait» 39 . CHAP. vra. The holy father^ s tendefnefsto another pe- nitent^ who had ravijbed^ murdered^ and robbed his bwn brother's wife. He accepts thefpoils as a recompence to the church. He hints a method of pre- ^ venting the danger of his brother's re- • fentment, and dt/miffes him with gboftly advice. b 2 46 CHAP ^ I I CONTENTS. C HAP. IX. The father's rage on bearing tbat bis pent" tent had Jeer eteijome of the jewels. The ^ficer is purfued by bis brother to the fonvent, whither he flies for fanflu- ary. His reception from the father ^ and the terms of their reconciliation, ^be father fends away the judge in a fright, The officer is received into the Society, , 51 CHAP. X Chrysal changes Ins fer*vftcey and em- barks for Europe in an Englifh man of war. I'be caufe and manner of his eomif^ tbat way. The occurrences of his paffagt. On his arrival in England he is fent by bis mafler to fettle fome miftakes in the voyage, 5^ CHAP. XI. The good confeqnences of aright underjland- ing between certain perfons. Chry- £ A L V reflections on bis firft feeing the pub- lick offices in London. His mafler viflts a genthmauy who, in the vehemence of bu CONTENTS. his rage againft certain abufeSy bits him- felfa violent flap on the face. The ne- ceffity of decency^ and the method of Supporting it^ in/ianced in the hijiory of a pretty fellow. 65 CHAP. XII. ChrysalV majier gives his friend fome hintSy that make him lower his note. An uncommon piece ofgenerojity returned more politely, than could be expelled from the parties. An odd fiory of an unfafhionable fleward. The fuccefs of Chrysal'5 mediation in favour of his late mafler. ,73 CHAP. xin. Chrvsal explains fome farther properties of his nature: He chaHgef his appea-'- ranee for the mode of the country, and enters into the fervice of a noble lord. The Sagacity of Mr. Poundage, and his addrefs in buftneSs. 78 ' b3 ' C HAP. !' 1 i .■ > i CONTENTS. C H A P. XIV. Tbe hjftory of Mr. Thomas Poundage. His lordjhip goes to bis appointment. An evening* s entertainment in high life. Chrysal changes bis fervice: his re- fteilions on the ruling pajfton of the times, 83 C H A P. XV. Chrysal reprefents the company in per- fpe£live. Anecdotes of/ome of the mojl remarkable perfons of the party, A painter-general deceiroed by his own judgment and eminent tqfte for vir- tu. 88 CHAP. XVI. Cn^yskh gives a farther account of his late lord. I'he methods by which be had been initiated in the mylieries of polite Tife. Some Jketches of the character of his next mafter^ who gives him to an ex- traordinary perfon. g^ CHAP CONTENTS. CHAP. XVII. The biftory and chara6ler of ChrysalV mafkr. His adventures at the coffee- boufe. Tbefun of a modern g e n i u s r^- torted upon himfelf by the grave re- buke of a tefty veteran. 98^ CHAP. XVII!. Somefurtber account of Chrysalis maf- ter. His cowverfation and engagements with two bookfellers, Some of the ferrets of the trade. Chrvsal changes his fervice. 104 BOOK w CONTENTS. ■t '^i^^f^^Hi^^im^^iii^}^ BOOK THE Second. C H A P. I. Chrys AL enters ir*otheJervice of the gen- tleman of a general. Gratitude in high and low life. 7be modern way of rijing in the worlds and the bappinefs of de- pendahce. Influence of CHRY$AL*i majier^ with his curious manner offup- porting it. 1 1 a CHAP. II. HhehifioryofyixT^WAAKU. Someoddcir- cumjiances in his condu^ accounted for. By aprogrejfton equally polite and frugal ^ Chrysal comes from his poffejjion into that of a celebrated female. 1 1 9 \ • CHAP. III. ^e manner in which Chrysal'j new mif- trefs received and took care of her friend. How ■ t CONTENTS. How ft) e employed herfelf ivbik be was afleep. Her management of bim next morning. 'i*4 C H A P. IV. fbebiftory and cbaraSler o/ChrysalV mi/irefs. - Sbe gives bim to a noted ma- tron. Some account of bis new miftrefs^ and ber manner ^ managing ber fami- ly, 130 CHAR V. ChrysalV nn^r^ paysAviJit to$btiafl place ftoe could bave been fufpi^ed for going to. Sbe meets a y^m lady f with wbomt by an art^te^ JH goes borne. Herfcbemes to enftu^re the lady. 1 34 CH A^P. VI "lie, bijlory of tbeywng lady. Sbe is criti- cally interrupted by the arrival of an unexpe£led perfon. She is reconciled to ber father^ who rewards ^be woman of the boufey and r^olves to puntjh the bawd, i4t CHAP, . 1 i- IP. : ■ ) \ f ■ "■ I i 1 [^ ] mix. C ON T E N T B, CH A P. VE . - ' . . . •» 7*/&r addre/s ^ChrysalV miftrefs^ and civility of a con^able. She arrives at the juftice's^ am is Jifted and foftened , ^ pis cierkf and terrified by[ his worjbipt Ch R Y 9 A L changes bis fervice. 1 47 ' CHAP. vm. She is dif charged on proper bail. The Ja-' boursofQfOi^^ACs hewmqfter^ intbe fervice of ihi pubh'c^ with fome of the various nrjfierits tf bis e&fe. 155 CHAP. IX. - 1 S2ki3- An higbWay-man^ improperly taken, faves his life, by lofing his reafon. judicial fagacity, and. eloquence triumphant o- ver common-fenfcy and matter of fa£l^ This my ftery explained, 161 C HAP. X. ^ Aninftance of his worfbif s exemplary j}if- tice on a Jb op-lifter. The unfafhionable compajfion^ CONTENTS. pajjion andgenerofity ofafailor. A dif- ptite about fttperiority of fiill between bis worjbip and bis clerky opens new myjie- ries in the profejjion. 1 67 CH A P. XI. The heacb hazily made up by the arrival of an\pany, Ihe evening concluded in cha- rafter. His worjbip goes next morning to hear a Chmty-fermfin^ and from thence to eat a charity-feajiy where Ch r y s a l enters into anew fervice. Somt account, (f ^be nature ef a cbarity-feaft.^ 174 • ■ ' * ' • ^ CH AP. xn. A reprefentation of tkf company. Thehif- tory of one of the principal members. The modern method of bribing heaven with the wages of bell. '79 c H A P. xm. Continued. I'he hjftory of a general aJ- moner. His method of making charity begin at home. He converts a noted bawdf but dif (Appoints bis dejigns^ by too great '. , (li ':■♦! m \ C O N f E N T B, ^reat confidence in bis own Jkiil The cbara£ler of a clergyman. l^ 7 CHAP. XIV. *the reprefenUiUon concluded with an emi- nent man-midwife. His motives for to- king up that prof ejfion^ withfome unfor- tunate anecdotes of his pra6iice, 193 CHAP. XV. Some account of the officers^ of the charity. Their care of themf elves. They fall out about the drvifion ofthefpoil. A terrible uproar is appeqfid by a demand of ge- neral concern. The concije manner of pllfing publick accounts. Chrysal changes his fervice, 1 99 r I CHRYSAL M A ^»^'< CHRYSAL: OR, THE ADVENTURES O F A GUINEA, CHAP. I. \The jfpparithn of Chrtsal to an ade*»t, in tbe very moment »f prpje^hn. Hit aC" count of bimfelf, and the caufe of his appear^ 4ng to the author, N a day» when long and ftri£k abilinence had purified my body from every terrene in- cumbrance, and intenfe con- templation wound up my mind to an etithufiafm fit for empy'%> r//?/ converfationy 4S I (lood with my eyes ri- veted on the ob/ietrick flame^ in ftrongexpec* tatibn oEthebrrthof themj^iVi^ child, thgprfl" Vol. I. B born i \i Si If |a C H R Y S A L r Ofibe ' " horn of iht mornings re«dy to feize the liapfiy moment, lubin tbr earth fttfficiehtly imprtgnated with the watery ajcendeuj white and fplendent^ that I might compound Jbe. pure elements^ hefftre they fly from the fire t and Jo perfe£f the great work \ my e^es began to dazzle« and- the power df imagination overwhelmed my foul. — I ra\7 a blue effiilgence break from the HquM gold, and play about the genial vafe ! — I was ado- niflied ! I thought it the fuhftantial form of thefon of the fun t I thought the happy mo- ment vwas come when the rofe of the eajl fhould bloom in the defartj and mine the favoured liand to. cultivate its growth ! I indulged the pleafing thought ! I melted in the virtuous joy ! and in obedience to the divine impuUe, I kneel- ed to receive the reward of all my labours^ f/^i? radiant crown ofwifdom and glory, from the hand of nature, with every fenfe and faculty fufpendedj for fear of interrupting themyfleri- ous procefs. As my foul hung in this^xtafy, tlie flame whic*h wrapped Ha^f acred birth in the bed of purif cation, arofe with a glory too ftrong for mortal fenfe, and filled flie room. My fenfes funk under the prefTureand I was dilTolved into f trance, when a voice, celeftially harmonious, encouraged me to raife my eyes, and I behead the body of the effulgence C9ndenfe into an incmporeal fub fiance in the form of a fpirit, while a placid (hade foftened the fiercenefs of the radiance, an:! made it tolerable to human fenfe. • An holy horror cuHJjd all my blood; but the melody of the fame voice, which had be- fore emboldened me to look up, reaflured my fainting Adventures of a Guiiiea. 5. feinting heart with thefe words; ** Son of" pains : and votary of fcience! thy unwea- ried perfeverance has prevailed, and I am fent to crown thee with the virgin rofef I am CHaYSAL, the fpirit of that incor- ruptible mafs now glowing in th4t vafe be- fore thee, who in - reward of thy noble conftancy in o^ing this thy Uft mite, on the (hrine of knowledge, am. come to re- veal the myfteries tif nature to thee, and fatisfy that raging third for wifdom, whicli has fo long excruciated thy foul, and thus emaciated thy body! And that thou mayeft the better comprehend the greatnefs of this honour vouchfafed unto thee, I (hall trace the operatfons of nature through her mofl: fecret rect^fes, and illuftrat^ the truth of what I fay, by a detail of the various in- cidents of n^ being, in my prefent (hue, to prepare thee for tbe reception and proper ufe of that grand ficra, which I Aiall after- wards conununicate I <* I can fee your thoughts; and will an- fwer «very C( it (€ ft t( (( (( (( « « <( €€ €( a t( tt *( ft tt The works of nature are infinitely vsi- rious, and her methods of operation infcra- table to the curiofity of that vain intruder^ Reafon, which has of late prefumed to pry into her ways, and to doubt, if iiot deny, the B 2 reality lii m w 4 ~ CHRYSAL: Or the reality of all efFeds, which her (horufighted eye cannot trace to their caufes ! a prefump- tton diat has juiUy (hortened the lin<^ of hu- man knowledge, and condenfed the mift of ignorance which overipreads the world t &me noble efibrts though I fee the nature of man preparing to makei to recover Ihat eminence of conje^re «nd credulity which alone cin merit fuch a communication of extraordinaty knowledge as is now indulg- ed to you. Some of the moil hidden truths which I ihall here unfold, has unaiTiHed ge- nius difcovered already ; and more (hall curi- ous penetration make learned guefies at, even in this fccptick age ♦ ' Know then, that in the oeconomy of nature, to eafe the trouble, and keep up the ftate of hs great author f, a fuboisdination of iiunifte- rial fptrits execvtet the l^ftem of his govern- ment'in all its degrees; oneof whom, for the greater order and «xpedition, is made to a^u- ate every divided particle of matter ui thisim- menfe univerfe. In this diftribution, that pordon of gold was ailigned to my charge, upon its fim feeling the influence of the J^ etherial fire of the fun, the general minifter of * See an the modem hypothetical philofopky. f Eflay«n3pirit, ^ Siris. — — ^Wonldnot thefe, and many other patag^ei of the fame nature which fupport the fynems.of thofe celebrated works, almoft tempt us to think, that the writers of them mail Have had a com- nuBication with this or fome (ach fpirit, to come ac knowledge fo fuperntturftl ? * the to recover Adventures of a Gvivt a, 5 the divine commands. This happened in Peru, whci'e that body of which I then be- came the fpirit, was torn from its peaceful bed 200 fathoms deep in the bowels of the earth. I (halt not defcribe my furpri/c, at my firft plunging into thofe realms of darknefs, nor fliall I fatisfy the curiofity I fee rifing in you, whether that period was the beginning of my exiftence, or whether I was, either as a pu- nifhment or reward for a paft> or a prepara- tion for a future life, thrown into this. Thefe are myfterics not yet diA:everec|> though often moft learnedly guefiitd at. AU I Hxall unfold to you are points already known, or fuch as I /ee ready to ba found out by humdn induflry, as it would put an end to leamtng^'t» mafee a revetatk»i» ef the ob- jeds of its enquiries ! fuch matters, I fay, I: ihali explain to you, and fai4ber relate iomc occurrences, the knowlied^e d which wj|l ^ equally uJefut and entertaining, which happen^ to the fev^ral perlbns with whom i have had intercourfe, in the various ftages ^f my prefent flatft And as you may be at a loft^ to know how I could arrlye at. thi? Huowle^gje pf fuch fa£^s, many of which happened long before my Converfe wi^ thofe perfons, I dlall in- form you, that befides- that infuitht knew^ ledge common to all fpirits, we of fujperior orders, who animate wis univerfal monarch Gold, have alfo a pawer of entering into the hearts of the immediate poflefibrs of our bodies, and there reading all the fecrets. qI their lives.^ Aiid.thi9 will ezplaia to you, ft a. the^ « CHRYSAL: Or the the cauie of that love of gold, which is fo remarkable in all who pofTefs any quantity of that metal. * For the operation of every material caufe, is in proportion to the (Irength of the fpirit a^uating that caufe; as the flrength of the fpirit is reciprocally in pro^ portion to the quantity of his material body : and confequentfy, when the mighty fpirit of a large mafs of gold takes poflefTion of the human heart, it influences all its a£tioris, and cverpowers, or banifhes, the weaker impulfe of thofe immaterial,- uneflfential notions cal- led vtrtues. And this intuition, and power of tranfmigration I have thus explained, to remove ^very ihadow of doubt of what I fliall rchitc. ■•"^ I II I 1 1 H I- '?■ 3! C MAP. II. CnviysKi, gives an aeeaunt of the ptrfin who dug up pit iody, inihi minit, Tki partis ° (tJar manner of bis acquiring, the knowledge §f bis life, witk an exptqitaticn ofibe nafute if memory and confeioufnefL, • TH E firft obje6k that ftruck me, when I darted on the power of a fun-beam, into .thofe infer/ial regions where nxy body wfis juil dug up, was the perfon in whoife hands 4t .was when I took po{Iei31on.of it. E/fay on. Spirit. Dark Adventures u^ << nifhment of the folly, and the wickednefs " of'it." — Grief here choaked his utterance! he could fay no more, but fobbed ak>ud» while all the dre&ry caverxis ecchoed to bit angui^- Curiofity prompted me to team thecaui^ of his diftrefs : I' therefore immediately en- tered into his hearti to read the eviehts of his life, which I doubted^not but I fhoold find deeply imprinted there: but I was furprized to ^ find the fundamental rules of our order, ever to give up an heart of which we once get pof- ieflion. I found the fpirit very bufy, though I thougjit fomewhat pdly employed: flie wa# B 4 running 1 ■ i 8 GHRYS AL: Or the running over a number of nichf/i or im- preflions on the fibres of the brain, fomc of which I obfervfcd (he renewed with fuch force, that {he alrnoft effaced others, which ihe pafled over untouched, though inter*- fperfed among them. The fight of me fcem- ed to fufpend her works a moment, but as if that paufe was only to recover Orength, ihe indantly renewed her labour with greater flifiduity. • I Uoked at ber, my defire to know the meaning of what (he was doing, and to fig< nify the caufe of my viflt, to which fhc re- Urned me this anfwer in a glance^ thae in* lerrupted not her work. :?' (I fee you wonder, that I fpeak of this fpirit, ihongH the se lf of *a man, a» if it was a female ; but in this there is a. myftery j every fpirit is of both fexes, but as the female is thci ivorthiei^ vAth us, we take our denomi*^ natran from that.) You are furprifed, {koktdjbe) to find me {q earneftly Engaged, in work which you do not under«and; but in this workcpnfifU my very eflencer. This place, where we are, is the feat of memory ; and thefe traces^ which you lee nie' running over thus^ are the impreflions made on the brain by « com* munication of the imprefHons made on the fenfes by external objeds.-— — Thefe firil imprellions are called ideas ^ which are !odg« cd in this repofitory of the memory, in thefe marks, by running which over, I can raif^ the fame ideaty when I pleafe, which dif- fer from their 6rft appearance only in this» kfiat^ Adijentures of aGmviA. >i thati on^ their return, they come with the familiarity of a former acquaintance. How this communication though is made, I cannot (o well inform you; whether it is by the §fcillation of the nervous fiires, or by the operation of a certain invifibU fiuii^ called animal fpirits, on the nerves ; no more than I can explain to you, how my touching thefe marks, on this material fubftance the brain, can raife ideas in the immaterial mind, and- with the addition of acquaintance befide ; for thefe are matters not quite fully fettled among the learned. All I know \Sf that the thing is agreed' to be fo by fbme, or other, or all of theie means; and that my whole employment, and end pi being, is to touch them over,, and acknowledge thei'r acquaintance thus ; without my doing which, a man would na longer continue the fame perfon, for in this acquaintance, which is called confcioufnefsy does ail perfonal identity confid. * As for the work 1 am jufl: how particu- larly engaged in, you mud know, that this man whom, as I am bisfelf, I (hall hence- forthj for concifenefs and perfpicuity^ call my felft was once polTefled of, or in power of poirefTing, every real happinefi 0/ life, till an infatiable deHre of riches hurried him into meafures which overturned all that hap- pinefs, and in the end plunged him into thi». gulph of mifery. The traces of that happinefs are thofe which you fee me pafs over without renew- ♦ Locke. BS •ng; '411 ■1 h ! i hi ' 111- I t 10 CHRYSAL: Or the ing ; by which means he forgets that he wai ever happy, except fometimes, when the trace of any particular unhappinefs comes fo near that of any inftance of happinefs, as unavoidably to touch it ; which touch, by die renewal of the idea of fuch happinefs, only aggravates the fenfe of the prefent want of It : And thus I make memory either a bleiling or a curfe, according to the nature of the trace which / renew. I fee you are afloniihed, how a peribn who was ever happy, could pofTibly fall into fuch mifery as / am now in ; but I Hiall remove that aftonifhment, by the hiflory of my life, in which I fhaVl accommodate my accounts of places and things to the ctrcumftances of my prefent ftate, withoi^t regard to the univerfality of (fur fpiritual nature ; and call them by theilr names a- mong men, without, the delay or trouble of defcription. C H A P. III. 7be biftory of Traffic k. His father* s ad-^ vice U him\ containing pme general obfer" vat ions on the nature and end of trade i with rules to enfure fuccefs in it. . MY name is Traffick'^ I was the only fon of a wealthy naerchant in Loh- don, who bred me to his own buiine^. There was nothing remarkable in niy youth, except that the charaQeriitick pafilon of my hearty /Adventures cf a Cvike a. i i heart, fhewed itfelf, in the very dawn of reafon, in my eagerncft; to engrofs and hoard up the bawbles of my play-mates, and the far-fetched fchemes I laid to over-reach them in all our little bargains. , ^ My father was at firft delighted with this cunning, which his fondnefs took for the firft eflays of a great genius ; but, when he faw me perfift in it after I grew up, and attempt to pradife the fame arts, in the courfe of my bufinefsy it gave him ferious alarms for my future conduft ; for he had ever been avcrfe to thefe artifices which are called the myilcries of commerce, and owed his fuc- cefs foldy to clofe application, in the plain way of a fair trader. But this caution I looked upon with con- tempt, as timidity and want of genius, and, undifcouraged by his cooftant repulfes to all ipy bold Jirokes and deep fchemes, which I was continually fuggeiling to him» I refolved, when I fhould be at liberty, to indulge my o^n inclinations, to flrike out new way$, that ihould afford me opportunities of exert- ing my abilities in their full ftrength, and (hewing them in their proper luilre. ... The; vanity which prompted avarice to form thefe defigns, would fo often break out in boafting, that my father was fully ac- quainted with them ; and a fenfible decline in his heahh quickening his apprehenfions for me, his tendernefs would omit nothing which naight (hew me my error, in its proper light, and prevent my fallings into fo dcflru^ive ways. CalKng ^ lih in ^ HI] wit i llil I'l la CHRYSAL: Or the Calling me therefore into his clofet, one morning, he addreflfed me in thefe words; ivords which dear experience has now prin- ted deeply on my heart, though then thej had no weig!:t with me. *< My fon (faid he) the day approaches ** fail, when you will be in pofleilion of the " fruits of my honeft induilry. I leave you ** i good fortune ; and I have the happi- ** nv?fs to be able to tell you, in this try- '* ing mojient, that no wilful private wrong, '< or public fraud, makes me wi(h it were, •* by one penny, fefs. — As therefore ** it was acquired in the fear of God, if " not abufed, it witl wear with his blef- <* (Ing. Habit had fo wedded me to my '* bunnefs, that I could not leave it ofF <* myfelf ; and 1 bred you to it, to indulge, *< as I thought, the bent of your genius, ** and to prevent jdlenefs from tempting « youth to folly. But now, that dan- ** gerous feafon is pa(l .with you ; and ** the labour of my fiife has taken away '* all necejfllty of labour from yours. Be ** wife then, my fon, atul enjoy the hap> ** pinefs which H^ven oilers you, with- ** out temptbg a reverfe 1 You will have '* riches, more than enough, for every na- " tural want, for every rational wifh ; *' and it will fweeten your enjoyment of ** them, and draw down the blefilngs of *' heaven on your head,^ to employ the fu- " per-plus in ads of pri^te benevolence, ** and public fpirit ; in which bed of em- •* ployments, the abilities, with which you « are Adventures of a Guin e a. 13 ^ are fo liberally blefled, will find ample '< room for their exertion; and your pious *' endeavours be rewarded with a fuccefs, that ** will be an happinefs to your life, and an " honour to your name. " As for the profeflion of a merchant, to ** which you have been bred, heaven points ** it out to the inhabitants of this coun- «< try, by our Htuation ; nor can any other ^< be more advantageous to it ; but ftill, " even that advantage may bepurfued too ** far, and the extreme induftry may fink '< into avarice, and fo difappoint its own " end. «* For I muft tell you, my ton, that ** though trade adds to the wealth, yet " too eager a purfuit of it, even with the ' ** greateft fuccefs, diminifhes the ftrength « of a nation. I am fenfible, that this is '* againft received opinion ; but truth, when " properly difplayed, will force coAvi^ion. ** The real ftrength of a nation xonfifts in " the prevalence ofdifintereiledfpirit, which, ** regardlefs of felfy throws its wei^t in- " to the public hind; as may be proved ** by many examples of fmall, poor ftate^ " conquering large wealthy ones. Where- " as the fpifit of commerce centers all in ** felff difcouragirg and defpifing, as folly, ** every thought whkh docs not tend that > " way ; and f > breaking that unanimity, which is thf very effence of power, and on- ly can give it fuccefs — --7A reflexion this, my fon, ivhich obfervation ccmfirms too ** ftrongly at prcfent, and which feems to « overcaft the profpe^of this happy nation. <« My u <« .# I 14 CHRYSAL; Or tbi ** My advice therefore to you is, to re- " tire from bufinefs, though not to idlenefs. *' You will have a fortune that will make « you of confequence in the Hate, and give *< you fufficient employment in the condu^ " of it, without embarfaiTmg your mind ** with aniiety for more. And, to enable ** you to follow this advice with the great* " er eafe, I have fettled all my aflfairs, and ** (hall leave you free from every entangle- " ment of lite. Thisis the advice, the r&- " queft of a fond father, who defires com- <* pliance from his dear Ton, and would not " force unwilling obedience, by an a^ of " authority or command. — But Should '< the rove of bufmefs have taken fuch as <* hold of your heart, as habit gave it of " mine, and not permit you to comply *' with this requeft, take, my fon, the adU **. vice of experience;, and hold fad the clue it <* j»f]^rs, to guide you through the laby- ** rinths of trade, in which the vivacity of '* your genius may, otherwife, lofe its way. *< Nqt are the rules, I ihall hint to you, << many to be remembered^ or difficult to be f* obferved. . ., . ** Be juft^ my fon^ in all yntr dtalingt \ ** wrong not individuals, ntr dtframd tbe « public, *< Thefe are all the rules I recommend ; « but in them is comprized more thai^ pcr- ** haps, appears at HriL view. %h Bot, there*- '* fore, think them too obvious !• have •* necedary to be repealed I nor tet the ** tion of them give otfence, by any fi^: << ijig implication c^pe-^cal doubt. - jfdvtntures of a Guinea. 15 « In rhe bufinefs of a merchant, thefe <« rules comprehend a great extent of mean- ** ing, though I (hall mention but a few in- <* (lances of it at prefent. " As for the nrft, every mifreprefentation " to midead ignorance, or abufe credulity, " every taking advantage by fuperior know- ** ledge, is a wr ng to the party fo deceived, *< as every artifice to evade the intention of « the legidature is a fraud againft the public, " nay, againft yourfelf, and every indivi- ** dual who claims the benefits provided ** by the ordinances, fo defeated of their fup- " port. " This indeed Is fo obvious, that it were ** an affront to reafon to infift on anv proof of ** it. The moft eager purfuer of illicit trade ** will not vindicate a general indulgence of « it; and if it is not lawful for all, how can " it be for him ; or with what colour can ** he claim a profit, which he is confciot^ « arifes only from deceit, and from the bcne^ ** fit of thofe very laws, which it thus de« <* feats. « The temptations to this breach of ho- M nefty, I own, are many and great, and <* fome of them, perhaps, plaiiiihle ; par* ** ticularly in thofe branches of trade, which ** feem to bear a more than equid (hare " of the weight impofed for general ad- ** vantage. But, in oppofition to this, it. '* muft be oi^fidered, that it is impoflibre " to provide fo exa^ly for t thing, of fo " fluauating a nature as trade, that the bal- ** lance (hall not incline, in fome one in- ^ ilancej aod that itmu(l> by tht fame T . . ** motion ^ i6 CUKYSAL.Ortbe ** motion which opprefles one, be favour- '< able to fome other ; and fo prefenre the '** equi-poife ifi the whole; ana this^obvi- ** ates the only (hadow of an argument, " that can be brought in defence of this too *' common pradice. " As for the former, of avoiding private '* wrong, that is more difficult, and lefs ** defenlible, if poflibl^,. than eifen this. For ** where all the pdwers of the mind are, turn- .'* ed to maki advantage, it is very hard to ** refrain from taking it, where we ought '** not, and bringing the great buHnefs of ** life into common pradice, in its minuteft ** concerns. " The tnan whofe foul is ^ the ilretch ^' to take advantage, in a bargain ^or thou- ** fands, on the Excbange^ w^ll be apt per- f* haps inienllbly to overlook an error that ff is not to his di^vantage in a tradef- "* man*s bill, or to take no notice of a gui~ *'' nea given inftead of a fliilling in change '< at the tavern, though • either is" as great ** diihonefty as if he took them, in a man^ " ner punifhable with d^ath by the laws : ^* not to mention the innumerable little in- <' ftances of temptation to this kind of ?* Wrong, which occUr in every moment's ** dealing. That ve may avoid temptation^ " is one of the petitions of the divine prayer, ** and never more neceffary tp be offered up « than in this profeflidh, whofe conftant ** pra£Hce opens innumerable inftancb of it ** upon us. ** In' a word, my Ion, there are fo many ** and fo ftrong argnments of this nature,' ' « to ..-i <€ it €€ *t tt <( Advent uns of aGvJVEA. 17 to be given againd all trade, that the gene- ral advantage of the common-wealth alone can, in any way, fupport it againft them. This therefore fhould be written in the deepeft charafiers, on the heart of every merchant, that be JboutdAtver let private infer eft tempt him to engage in any trade or ** fcheme that can interfere with the publick in- ** terejif or is forbidden by the laws of. his ** country-"-^! Khali fay no more ; nor burthen " your mind with farther advice. Obferve ** thls^ and be happy.*' - I was obliged, to hear him; but hiawordsy at that time, made no more impreHioti. on my mind, than the whiftliog of the winds, nor in the leafi dtered iny inienti^n^^^^ Chough I felt no Temple in piomirim^dbedience> the breach of tvhkh could never be upbraided to me, as Icoul4 'not think of pfadifing it, hif- fore his death ihould remove the wbf perfo« .wholiadiiich an tuthority. CHAP. iZ CBKY SAL. Or rh CHAP. IV. 7^* bi/fory of TRAFriCK continued. Hh father* s death. He continues in tr^de, and turns fchemer. Hit various fehemet end in bis ruin. The rife and progrefs ofblspaf Jionfor Amelia. The baft ahufe of her - confidence^ by which he cheated her of the ^ greateft part of her fortune ^ and aftertuards firmed difionouirabU defigns againft hsr- felf. THE opportimtties which t had long panted for, arrhred too iboii : my f a^ ther during juft' after I was of age, and leaving mepoflcfled of wealth fttflicieat for 4iie. to exercife my talents on, as I was^ -not blefled with prudence to take his advicet and put it to its proper ufe, in rational en- joyment. I was immediately a man of confequence, and that, not only in my own eyes. I made a figure upon Change ; I iigned among the foremoil in the public rubfcriptioAs. But all this did not fatisfy me. I itckened at the .thought of having an equal, not only in wealth, the darling paiTion of my foi«l ; but alfo in the reputation of acquiring it by me- thods of my own (iriking out, as I looked upon the known courfe of butinefs as too flow for my advances^ and too limited for my genius. I therefore Advtntwrn of dCj v x n e a . i'^ I therefore immediately became a Sche- mer, and entered into every proje^ which my own brain could invent, or artful impo- fition fugged to me, blindly, wilfully giving up the ferenity of an open mind, for the vain appearance of myflerious confequence and defign ; and making my fortune a prey' to every (harking projt£lor ,who flattered my vanity with promifes of fuccefs, in the very attempts which had been his own ruin. - . The perplexity in which this infatuation foon involved iny affairs, far from opening my eyes, only fet me upon clc - Schemes. Sporting upon private advent*. ./ikmg in unwary confidence, flinging \\it faircrs^er,r by eluding thereftriSionsof liiw, \yerenow toofroaU a game forme: I was entangled, and liuift cut the GordiaHknrthy fome bold ilroke. I therefore threw off all reftraint, and en- tered into meafures the moft injurious to my country, which was then engaged in ^juil and extenfive war, I infured the cffcfts of its enemies, and of. vould give me her receipt. As I was not prepared for this, I believe it threw me into a confufion too viflblq ; but I foon recpvered prefence of ^mind enough to anfwer, that *' I could not but be furprlzed at fuch a de- *' mand, as Amelia mu(l be fendble, that I '< bad paid her all the money of her's that was in my hands, for which I had her difcharge in full. The gentleman replied in afloniOiment, Her difcharge. Sir 1 that was when you ** fetfUd her affairs ; but ihe f»ys, that (he, Hnce then, gave her whde fortune into your hands, to lay out for her. And, Sir, mj coufin is known to be neither a fool ^* nor $, liar; thoudi I fear 0)e has fuflPered Te- «* verety for her ill-placed .confidence**.-^— ** Perhaps (he fays fo. Sir, (faid I) but I <' know nothing of the matter, and am not ** accountable for what (hr fays or you think, << Sir ; and I fuppofe, if your coiuiiais not a ' '' fool, (he hs^s oQt given her money without ** fomething to ihc^ for it.— —But you mud V exqufe my taking any longer on foidle a •* fubjed I iand fir 'Sir, your fervapt"— The mine was^ now fprung^ and I waited with impatience -foe- the eyent. As to her demand, Iknewaihe.cQuId o^ver fupport it, as there \-wa$naperfQn prefent ^when fhe jgaye me the 'notes ; and I mA negpciated them in a mjin- her, beyond au pomoilityef tHeir being t|^. ced. While I was hugging myfelf >ih thisfecuri- ty, the friends of Jmeiia perfuaded her to • bring Mvcntures of a Guinea. 29 bring a bill in Chancery againft me, in which the whole affair was fet forth without any exaggeration. But this I made light of, as Ihadwy la oyer ready, under whore direOi- ons I fwore fuch an anfwer as fet her charge entirely afide. Elate with this fuccefs, I ' thought this the time to purfue my vidory, . and wrote her a letter, in which 1 attributed every thing in my condu^ of late, that might have fur prized her, to love, and defpair of obtaining her by any other method i and of- fered her a fetllement above the demand (ho - had made to me, if (he would confcnt to my defires. This I ivrote in fuch general terms^ - that my letter could not be brought in evi- ~ dence againfl me, and the largenefs of the ofier was only to decoy her into a treaty, there being nothing farther from my thoughts than ever to make her independant of my plea- furc. This infult only added new fcweltohef rc- fentment ; and all the ^fwer I received, was by another bill ; but this met the fame fate, by the fame methods, with tl\e for- - mer. After this, I heard no more of Amelia for fome time : but what was my aftonifhment, when I was informed, that ihe had fold off her jewels, and pther little efie£ts, and was gone to a relation of her's, who lived in fainaica. This broke all my defigns ; and defpair of •ver obtaining her awoke my love, and aggra- vated my remorfe for my ill ufage of her al- moft to madnefs. From 30 CHRYS AL: Or the From this time the hand of heaven feeme• On my arrival in Jamaica, Iliad the addi- tion to my grief to find, ihaX Amelia had been jtaken in her paffage thither by a Spanijb pri- vateer : for .(he hid left England fome tim« before the conclufioaof the peace had com- pleated my ru'^v This drove me to defpair : I was wearied of life ; .but resolved not to die unrevenged oji thofe who had thus, as I thought, robbed n)e of my hopes ; never refle^ng ,oa the ii^pFO- bability of her^ hearkening to niy*ruit. Burning with this projed, I fitted out my Sltp^ and -manned' her with a crew as defpe- rate as myfelf ; relblving« thoiigh the war w^s at an end, to purfue. my, revenge upon the Spaniardt on the defencelefs coafts of their American dominions, . ia which my other pf]C- fions were urged to hade, by fear of my Ipi^ - ditors, the news of my failing having con^^ Jamaica almoft as foon as myfelf. " ' '' We therefore fet out upon our cruife, or' rather piracy, without delay, of which I fhall not raife your horror with any further particu- lars, than that we went direftly into the Spa* nijh Main, where we not only rifled all thie fhips we met, but alfo made defc^^its on the coafts, and ravaged with a barbarity' that 'was* reproach to human nature. " -^ The i^^BI '' 32 CHRY SAL: Or /i&^ . Thetumultand hurry of this life kept my fpirits in an agitation, that gave a kind 4f re- fpite fo my grief; and the fpoi! we made in our firft enterprizes was fo great, as to awake hopes of reilnlring my affairs, To as to enable me tp return to England with all the credit wealth could give. And could 1 have known when to ftop, I was foon fich even* beyond my moft fanguine hopes : But urged by avarice, arid encouraged by fuccefs, I ftili went on headlong to my fate, which I met in an attempt upon a town» fome way up in the country, the convenience and pleauinmefsi of whofe Htuation had made it the relidence of the richeft families in the vrhole province; as its dtftance from the coaft made them liv^ in a ftate of perfe^ fecurity, Without any fortification or guard. To this place "wc dircded our march, otie evening, and arrived at it a little after mkl- night, withati intention lofurprize the inha* bitants, and return to our (hip with the fpoil, bi^fbre the country coilld rife to intercept lis. ^e firft part' of our defign fuccceded, and we got poffefton of the town without any re- fiftarice; where we committed ail the out- rages, and roamed about with the licenti- ous carelefnefs of free-booters, u ider no com- maml. While every one thus prowled about for prey, fate guided me to an, arbour in d gar- den, whither I followed the cries of worrien. I wasjuft ruOiing in among tb:nl, inflamed wiih brutal defire, when — — what was my aftonifti- /Adventures of a Guinea, 5 j aflonlfhment to fee /fmei/a, in the moft magnificent undrefs, throwing heaps of .gold and jewels into a vault that opened by ^ a trap-door into the arbour. I flood nip- tionlefs at the fight fof fome moments, in diftrull of my fenfes, but two fuch objefts . as flie and her riches, foon awoke me from , my trance, and I advanced to take poffef- fion of both, refolving not to difcover my- felf till a more proper time ; the ftran^e- *^n€fs of my drefs, that was defigned to ftnke ^^ horror, and the blood which, from fcenes of ."cruelty and murder juft conomitted, ftill reekn ■" . pd upon my hands and face, niaking it impof- Jfible that (he Ihould know me. * ' . At the fight of me, the women all (hriek- ed, and Amelia^ as I advanced to lay hold on h«r, fell into a fw^oon. This embar- raflTed me greatly, as I had no time to Fofe, for our centinels juft then founded a retreat. However, I thought I would wait a little, to fee if (he recovered, and ftoop- rng to raife *her, ta give her air,. I re- ceived fuch a blow from behind as deprived me of all fenfe for feyeral hours; when, on my recovering, I found myfelf chained on the ground m a dungeon. • I was fome. time before I could believe my fenfes, or conceive where I was : but I foon found my fate, when the jailor coming to fee if r was.aUve^ gave me to underftand, that my conipanions had gone off without me, and left me in the hands of a noble* man, who had himfelf ^knocked me down, as I was going to commit a rape upon his^ lady, while Ihe hy in a fwocMi; and that I C 5 ' had If u 34 CHKYS^L: Or the had been thrown into this dungeon, that if I recovered, I might fufFer the pu: Timent due to the outrages we had commifte.i both here, and in feveral other places of thf ir do- minions. I wanted no further information to ftiew me the horrors of my fituation. I faw them . all, and aggravated an hundred fold, by the . j^ccufations of my own confcience, that could now trace the hand of Heaven in the juftice of my punilhment, which had thus [ overtaken me, in the prefence, and on the account of Amelia, > I wilhed for death, as my only relief, and determined to feek it : But, alas I my refolution failed me ; and I feared to die. In. this mifery I was dragged before a magiflrate, who, enumerating the crimes we had been guilty of, condemned me to immediate death. This fentence, lo much milder than my fears, awoke an hope of farther mercy, to obtain which, my evil . genius fuggefted it to me, to appply to Jme- lioy abfurdiy flattering myfelf that fome fparks of her love for me might yet remain alive, or at lead, her goodnefs take delight in /hewing itfelf fuperior to my ill-treatments Bafehope that met itsjuft reward I I therefore • waved attempting a defence of other crimes, as I was confcious, that t could not make any, but aflerted my inno» . cence, as to the particular charge of a bafe defign upon Amelia, at the time I was ta- ken, adding, that ** I had the hdnour of ** being nearly related to that lady, and ** that, if I was indulged with a few words « with her, in "the prefence* of alt there, I "" << hoped r - ! lat'lf Iment both Ir do- /Adventures- cf a GuiiJZA, ^^ " hoped I might be found to merit a miti- " gation of my fentence." On my mentioning the name of Amelia, I obferved one of the principal perfons in the court, whom I foon undcrftood to be her hufband, kindle into rage. He did not however interrupt me; but as- foon as I had concluded, he ftarted up, and ex- claimed with the moft furious mdignatioh : Amelia tby^ relation f No more than angels an j related to devils, by fpringin^ fromtbe famt ' Creator ! Her virtue* are dijhndured by the claim ! But fbejhall appear and dijtro'oe the odious calumny ! Saying which words, he inftantly went for her, while an hollow murmur of furprize and deteftation made the filence of the court the niore dread- ful, and heightened the horrors of my fuf- pence. But I waited not long ; Amelia Toon ap- peared, led in by her hufband, and being •feated by the judge, " Where (faid (he, " looking round with the ferenity cf con- " fcious virtue) Where is the perfon who ** fays he is related to me ?" The fight of her threw me into fu6^ a confli£l of paflibns, that without r^e^ing where I was, or how nece{fary it might be for me to raife. her ccmpaffion by. fome moving addr^fs, that might foften the fe- verity cf her refentment, for nriy former . treatment of her, as well as affu/c her of my innocence of any biife defign againll her perf;n, in the condition Ihe was in v/hen t was taken, I could not fofbear cryiiig out 'in Enftfiy for I had fpoken before in Span^, V ' ' *" ■ in 36 CHRYSAL: Or //&^ in which I expreHed myfelf but badly. O Amelia ! bafl thou then forgot me ? . At the found of my voice, (he flarted and looking earneftly at me foi a moment^ fell upon her knees, and lifting her hands and eyes to heaven, ihe faid aloud in Spa-> tiijby " O Godp how fignal is thy juftice f *• Let me, ler all the world acknowledge *• and adore k !"— And then rifmg, and turning .to her hufbandj, who rtood in a- tnazement; * This, my !f?rd (laid die) tiiia * is the man of whom I have informed * you: This is that Traffic k v^hok. hafc * difhonedy obliged me to Itive my native * country ; and fo, by ^tliat providence * which is abkt to turn the greatcft misfor- * tune into a ble/fing, was made the caufe * of my prefent hapninefs with you. i ab- * jiire^^l kindred with him.; I dtiire he may * be examined as to my ftory; and if he * can vary in the leaft from what /have * told yow, le? me be condemned to the fe- ^ vered punilhnnent, but that- of (laying * longer in his fight, or ever feeing his * face more.* / ..On this jhe withdrew, without deigning a look at me : But her words had a proper cfFed upon my heart, and 1 refolved to do herjuftice. I tlierefore prevented her huf^ band's command, and, in as Cew words as pofllble, related the black va^air 'with Ihe ftridtft truth. ' When I had concluded, heto^. lord declared, that I had not only confirmed everything Aie had told him, butaHb addedi^ many circupiftaBces of my owit guilt, which jfhe had omUtedj or lierhaps not known. So o Adventures of a Guin e a. 37 Sr conjp!icatH guilt fcemcd to require con- /ider.iiicn to find out proper punifhment, fo 1 was remanded 1 1 my ediatety defcend into the mines> ' there to work out thereftdue of thy unhap- * py days, in raiftng that Gold for the ufe of * others, the infatiablededre of which was the ' caufe of all thy guilt.' I would have fpoken, in the agony of my fool, todefire death ; but I was ftopped by the judge, who fternly faid, that to hear a word from me would be an infult uponjiiflice. On his faying whtcb> I was hurried away to the mouBf 38 CH RY S AL: Orihe mountains over vis, and precipitated into this gulph, whero I have now been near Juft as he faid this, I was obliged to fly away to my body, which the unhappy Traf- Jick had thrown from his hand, into the veffel in which it was toberaifed from the mine. The length of this (lory will make you wonder, when I tell you, that the fpirit of Trajfick Jhenved it to me in a moment, for no longer did the gold remain in his poiTcfilon; and I am always obliged to attend my body whenever it chajiges its mailer. But to under- hand this, you mud be informed, that wt fpirits do not diftinguiih our exiflence by time, or a fucceiTion of parts, as men do ; with us, there is nothing part or to come, but every- thing is prefent in one view, fo far as the na- tural courfe of caufes and effeds is prefer^ied freairom interruption by fuperior power* . CHAP. J^etitures of a Guiuza. 39 CHAP. VII. Chrysal purfues thi hijlory of bis adven- tures. Hi explains fame difficulties in bis own nature. He is offered at confejjien to a priefi. The co>ifeffton and creed of a native Peruvian. The penance enjoined bim by a Jefutt. THERE is no crime, however black in its own nature, that does not re- ceive ah aggravation from hypocrify; but the higheft exertion of this vice is, when it makes a pretext of the beft inftitutions, to * promote the practice of the woifl: a6^ioQs. Of this I have feen innumerable indances, in the adventures of my prefent (late ; though none fo flagrant as thofe I Ihall now relate. You may imagine I fek plcafuie at emer- gipr^froiu ♦hat infernal abyfs into light. There was nothing remarkable in the three or four firil ftages I went through, my temporary owners being only the refiners and other tradefmen, who purified me from mixtures of niineral drofs. Ifee you are defiro'is to hnow how I could preferve my identity, v;hen melted down with large quantities of the fame metal. But you mull know, that fpirits have a power of ex- panding or contracting themfelves into what dimenllons they pleafe ; and that their life is not confined to any particular parts^ as the heartj 40 CHRYS AL: Or the heart, or head, as in man, but is diffufed through their whole bodies, fo that any part being feparated from the reft, dees not die, but thj»t portion of fpirit which was in it, at the time of fuch feparatipn, fcrves as a life for it, and becomes a chftinf); fpirit, to in- ' form that diftind body, and fbon, ad infini^ turn : For as it is agreed upon, that bodies can be infinitely divided, upon the fame prin'> ciples fpirit mufl alfo: for it would be ab- furd and impious to deny of the fiiperiour,. any perfection which we attiibute to the • inrcriour. — The etilarging of ray body, there- fore, by the addition of more matter, or the • Icflening it by ev did not his Adventures of a GuiNEii. 41 pcrvef fenefs diftort them from their original pcrfpicuity and pcrfedion. As there was fomething in the tranfa^iions which pafled, when I was offered to this ec- clefiaftick, that may be new to you, I (hall repeat fome particulars of them. You mud have heard of the authority of the clergy, in all the countries which prof^.if the religion of the Roman pont/jf, and particu- larly thofe under the Spanifb monarchy. Of all the feveral orders which compofe this po- litical hierarchy, thofe who call themfelvcs THE COMPANIONS Or THEIR GoD, haVC acquired the greateft power. Though this title may appear profanely great to you, yet they lecm to fupport, it by the (hare which they aflbme, in fome of his Hioft facrcd prerogatives. To a reverend father of this order, was I prefented, on the fcftival called Eafitr, He was feated in a retired chamber of his tem- ple, in the exercife of one of the fundions of the deity, bearing, and punifhing, or for* giving fins, according to his fovereij?^ plea- fure. It is not poffible to give you hre an idea of the folemnity of this ceremony, in a country where all religion is evaporated in- to (hew. Be it fufficient to fay, that the pageantry was fuch a mockery of the deity, as no other of his creatures, but man, would dare to commit. — The man who brought me into this myflerious fane, advanced with fear; and trembling to the apparent deity of the place, and kneeling before him, con- tdTed himfelf guilty of feveral heinous crimes, in the admiflion of involuntary thoughts and indulgence 42 CUKYSAL: Or the indulgence of the appetites of nature, con- trary to the rules laid down for him by his fpintual guide.— But this will be beft ex- plained by inftances. The firft crime which the penitent revealed, was having tailed a morfel of flefh on a day, when it was pro- hibited. I'he father, with a fevere frown told him, * that was a great fin, which he * mud atone for, by working two days for * the church, without hire, and abftaining * from flefh, at the fame time, though it was * generally allowed.' He next confcffed that he had beaten' a dog belonging to a priell, which had broke into his hut, and eaten the pottage prepar- ed for him, by which means he had been obliged to go to fieep without his fupper. At this, the priefl knitting his brow into ten- *fold auderity, exclaimed, 'this is rebellion I < rebellion againft your God! Do you n«t < know, that the dbg of &n ecclenailicky is * above the greateft (even white) layman, * much more a wicked native ! you muft * make amends !• you muft t — or*— The tone and geflure with which he fpoke thefe words, fo terrified the trembling wretch^ that he inilantly put his hand into his *bo- fom, and pulling me out, prefented me» to make his peace. As foon as /appeared, the prieft's features foftened, the tone of his voice fell, and receiving me, with a gra- cious fmile, * You have not faid (fays he) that * the mader of the dog was a Jefuit ! thy ' crime, therefore, though great, may be ' forgiven ! but beware ror the future, and ' reiTiember, that the world) and all in it, * belongs con- ' his ex- which led a Adventures of a Cviuea. 43 * belongs to us; and that to be guilty of * the leaft difobedience, even in thought, * is treafon> and deferves the fevered pu- * niihment. Proceed ! unburthen your con- * fcience I I know your thoughts, but would * have you fpeak them, that I may prove * your fincerity. Proceed ! I am in hafte !* The penitent then went on—* O father, be * merciful and I will confefs all I Return- * ing from my labour one evening late, I * found my door faftened, and no one an- * Iwcring when I called, I burft it in, * when behold, I faw father Ignatius in the * very a£t of carnality with my beloved * mft Mootatuf I was amazed I and though '^*' fear prevented my ftriking hini, I could * not forbear thinking in my heart, that ■ ■* he who does thofc things, can be no / f^odf he muft be only man ; and I curfcd . • him in the bitternefs of my foul; but he *^ was drunk with wine, and did not hear ;» me.' 2 * Wretch! devil! herctick! (exclaimed ;^* the father in a rage) thou intrude upon "'* the privacy of a Jcfult f thou fay, he was " * but a man I thou tbtnkf. he could not know * thy vfery thotigh!s, becaufe he had drank * * wine I audacious flave I Art not thou, and * thy wife his ? . had he not a right to ufc * his own? was it not an honour to thee, * ungrateful wretch ? and dareft thou to * tbiuk a Jejuit is but a man? But it is * enough ; the inquifition ihall teach thee * laith and obedience ; the inquifition " * * At hi- 44 CHRYSAL; Or/i&^ At that tremcndcius word, the wretcb» half oead with fear, fell at his leef, crying w\t, * Q father, O Gpd, O king, forgive, for- / giye! (and pulling out of his bofpm tjie * reft of his gold) take this, O lord, fropi * your poor flave, and forgive. — Take this, ' whch I got at the peril of my life, and (a- * ved to buy the liberty of my dear child, * whom my maftei' took from me; take it, ' and forgive ; let her ftill be a (lave ; l^et * me never fee her nt^ore! But O the in- * quifition! O forgive, forgive 1* The prieft, mollified at the fight of the gold,> replied, * Thou knoweft my com- panion, but thou abufeft it, and thy crimes are almoft too great for mercjf. In hope thou wilt ametid, and tranfgrefs fo no niore, I will forgive thee now : but thou muft be puniHied : Haft thou no more " " f* * O, father, no more, no more! and this I faved to. redeem i^y dear child; O let me get my chiI4!* ff^Aat ! infiltnt t d^ji thou prtfum to ca* pituiati f thou Jhalt be punifbed : Inftead of getting back thy daughter^ tbou Jbalt bring me thy fon^ whom I faw yefterday, when I bade thee come to coifejjim* The boy I blej* fed% and kijfed upon my knee*-—'* O father, father, take all the gold, and let my daughter remain : But fpare my fon ; he is too young, O father, too young for thee,^—'— * ^fhe inquifitioh T ^——O take him, father, take him, take all, but fpare me ; I fly to bring my child to thee ; O fpare me from the inquifition !' — * ^Tit well \ be comforted \ thy fins JbtiU be for- • , ' given J Advtktures of a Gv ikha. 4$ * given \ perhaps, if thu bebavefi well, thy * fin may alfi be rejiored. I fear thou baft * forgotten thy Chrytian faith \ let me hear * thee repeat thy rrf^/- ' member and ptaSfife thy creed, and thy fins * fiall be forgiven thee: Go and bring the * h»y when it is dark,' :r <' ■fit" C HAP. 4jS CHRYSAL: Orfhe G H A P. VIII. Tbt holy father*s tendernefs to another pent" tent, wno had ravijbed, murdered, and rob- bed bis own brother^^s wife. He accepts . the fpoils as a recompence to the church. ■ He hints a method of preventing the danger of bis brother^ s re/entment, and difmijfes him with gboflly advice. 5- TH E feverity with which the Jefuit re- quired fatisfa6kion for the imaginary fauhs of the poor Peruvian, may, perhaps, lead you to think, that his zeal would be inexorable to real crimes ; but the follow- ing account will Ihew you, that it was no , fuch thing, and that he looked upon nothing as a crime, which was not detri- mental to the power, or temporal intereft, of his fociety.— »The nex^ penitent who ap- proached the mercy-feat, was a commander in the army. He advanced with a military intrepidity, and kneeling down in form. Father ((aid he) I have a long reckoning to make, and fome of the articles are rather heavy. My fon (replied the prieft) you have had experience of the indulgence of the church, and that no crimes are too black for her mercy, on proper penitence. Pro- ceed then, and open your wounds to your phyiician: nor fear the efficacy of his me- dicmes. You -< Adventures of a GvmE A, 47 * You know then, Father (faid the peni- tent) that I have long burned with a paf- fion for the wife of nr.y brother the judge. It was the fubje6l: of my laft confefllon.* — I remember it right well (replied the father) and you may remember alfo what ghoftly, yet comfortable advice I gave you, to ftrive againft and fupprefs it, if you could.' -i^' True, father; but I told you then, that I knew it woulc be in vain for me to* ftrive, as I was refolved to enjoy her, thouj^h at the hazard of my life.' — -—* But, fon, did I not comfort you, by faying, that if you found it in vain to ftrive, and could not live without her, as life was the great-' eft good, in this world, it was juft that you ftiould preferve yours, by obtaining what you were fo violently fet upon, but always to be careful that you condu£tied matters * fo, as not to give offence by your fuccefs,'— * Ah 1 but father, that was not in my power : * She was deaf to all my entreaties ; and that * threw me into fuchdefpair, that, not able * to wait any longer, I have this very morn- * ing had recourfe to force.' — * That was * really bad, if it could have been avoided ; * but, as you would not have forced her, if * fhe would have complied willingly, that al- * ters the cafe very much in your favour, and * perhaps flie put you to that trouble, only ' to fave the appeararice of her own virtue, * and if fo. you have both afled right, and * there is no harm done, provided the affair * is not difclofed.* o. CHKYS^Ll Or the ' Of father, that Is the thing; Kd had always been a father to me, and all my future hofes depended on him, I fo greatly dread- ed her tiling him, that, to prevent it, as foon as I haA enjoyed her, I cut her throat. ' * Murd»"" I O fie I it is an heinous crime: blood calls for blood: your cafe is terri- ble.*—* I Tared fo, father; but I depend- ed on you. tendernefs ; and as I did not think it rafonable, that I (hould have all the pkafure of the crime, and you only the trouble of forgiving, I ftripped her of tbe/e jewels, which give me leave to offer you.* * You are a prudent man, my fon ; I thought you would a€t with difcretion. I accept the jewels, as a peace-offering to the boly churchy for your fins ; and as the value of them (indeed they are coftly gems) proves the fincerity of your repentance, I (hail not hefitate to pronounce your fins forgiven. ' For though adultery is a great fin, and, in this cafej aggravated by rape and in- ceft, yet, as you fay, it was not becau(e (he was the wife of another man, and ef- pecially your brother, that you defired her, but merely as (he was a beautiful woman, therefor<^ the adultery and inceft come in but by accident ; and then, as yoM raviOied he*- only becauie flie .vould not comply, the fin of the lape is certainly her*s, as I faid hthn ; for, if I force a maii to ccmmit a crime, I ^n guil'^y of that » * crime. Adventures of a Gvi^ZK, 49 ' crime, and not he: And again, though ' murder is a mod heinous fin, yet as you ^ killed her, not merely to indulge a mur- ' derous intent, tut to prevent her difco- * vering your having forced her, and fo ' ruining you, the intention quite alters the ' nature of the faO; and makes it but felf- * prefervation, which is the fifft law of na- ^ ture. And laftly, as you took the jewels, * not with a defign to rob her^ but to offer ' them to the churchy and accordingly have ' brought them, that conclufion fanftlHes ' the whole a£lion, and makes your peace ' with heaven. . » * For know, my fon, that crimes which * r^fpei^ man only, as in y9ur cafe, rape;> * adultery, inceft, murder, and robbery, * though bad in themfelves, 'tis ,tiue, yet are * a pleafure to the church \ tp forgive, to ' a faithful and penitent fon, who believes ^ * all ber do£lrineSy and pays due cbedUnce tp * her clergy, the viceger/nts 0/ God on earthy * the receivers of ber revenues^ and difpenfers * of her favour Si and vengeance \ to whom all * earthly power is fubfervient, who are tbf * kings of kings f and lords of the world.* ■ ■• * * This, my fon, is the do£b-ine of our holy ' church, as delivered by the mod learned ' fathers of our order, in the belief of which * you will be fafe from all the powers of * hefl : do what you will, while you pay faith ' and obedience to the church, Ihe will par- * 4on all your fins.'— When he had concluded his in&u6lion$, with this pious exhortation, and fealed hi* abfolntlon with a bjl^fling* the purified faint Voi. I, D arofc. p, J u if S^ CHRYSAL: Orshe arofe, and faid, * Holy father, thou haft fet my foul at cafe, with regatd to berc' after, but ftill I fear for this world. It unfortunately happened, that I -tvas feci) in the h&. by a -fcrvantwho efcaped me, or I ihculd have charmed her iilence too; and now I apprehend Ihe will inform my bro- ther.' — * This is unlucky, mo{} unlucky (repli ^ the prieft) I icnow not what to advife-, I am utterly at a lofs: If you fhould f/V3vent her malice, and accufe her of the ^z6k* — * O, but ^ther, the rape; ',re may be appearances of that, which would difprove my charge againft a wo- man' Miftake me not, my fon, I did not advife any fuch thing ! heaven forbid that I ihould advife to bear falie wit- nefs againft an innocent life; I am utterly at a lofs.* — * Suppofe, father, I Ihould ftill ftrivc to prevent my fears, by taking off my brother, as I cannot find her: this is the only way to make me caiy; ha, father ; is not that an happy thought ; I wifti it had occurred focner, and then I ihould have given you but the one trou- ble.* — * Why, truly, fon, the dead can jieither make nor receive difcovcries ; *nd feH^refcrvation will certainly juftify any thing, as I have faid ijefr re : but 1 rbuft not advife you, your own genius is ready, and can improve an hint ; I muft know nothing, till the affair is done: all I can fay, is, that work tihfiniftied had better ne- *« vcr have been begun. * Adieu, V i ^ s Adventure i tfaij m ke a . 51 . ^' AdieUf riny fon,-iny bleffing waits oir all * your undertakings. But be fure to hold the f indulgent mercy of the church in grateful ^ remembrance.* The ofiioer^^lit away, k^ppj in having lightened ithe burthen that w^ upon his con- ifcicnce, and big with the pious projed o£ making the murder of his brother the firfl- iirutts of his regeneration. He was. the lall penitent of that morning, dnd as foon as he was gone, h>s t^oftly dire^or retired to mortify his appetites in the refe^ory of the convent. ■ T'^W^-^WP^*' ■» I IU f C H A P. IX. ^be.father?s rag^ on bearing that ,hit penilent f>ad feereted Tome of the jewels, 'Xhe officer . is purfued ly his brother io tbe cottvent, wbitber bi ifii^s fcr fan^iitarj. His re- cepti^n from tbe father ^ and tbe terms of their reconciliation, Tbe father fends away tbe judge, in a fright. The officer is re- f ceived intatbefacitty, TH E honours of this world may be (aid to be placed upon an hili, the afcent to which is thrvugh different paths, the ona, which virtue leads through, difficult and long, .but certain J the other rtiort and cafy, but tlangerous and 4ef fitful,, yet ftill by much ,the moll frequented, vice, the guide through it, ufmg all her allurements to decoy unwary Ji*l venturers, and magnifying every iniUnce I> a ©f ! i I K i 51 CHRYSAL: Or tha of faccefs fo highly, as to make the nuniber- lefs mifcarriages overlooked. ' The great value of the jevt^els, which the ofHcer had prefented to my mailer, took up fo much of his thoughts, that as foon as he had finifhed his collation, he retired to his cell, to meditate on the farther advantages he might make of this affair. While he was- in this pleadng employ* ment, another ecclefiaflick entered, to ac- ^arnt him of the murder and robbery of the judge^s wife, and among other particu- lars of the (lory, faid, that her crucifix, thought to be the richeft in iay pojjfejpon in alT Perut had been taken from her. • That crucifix !' (exclaimed my mailer, (brting, for he knew it well, and had long paid his. devotions to it, and now to be cheaUd thus of it, when he thought it fb juflly his due, provoked him almoft to madnefs) * That crucifix taken too I Damn- • ed I murderous I deceitful villain I vil- * lain, on all fides ! But I will be re- « vcnged!*— The other prieft underdood not what he meant, and was jufl going to enquire, when in ruilied the captain, all aghaft. « O fa- * ther f father! (faid he, as foon as he could ** fpeak) fan^uary f fanduary I my brother ' is at the gate, with all the officers of jaf^ '« ticef— At this the father grinnM an in- fulting fmile, and beckoning to the other prieft to withdraw, « Wretch (faid he) thou • facrilegious wretch ! how couki*ft thou dare * to enter thefe holy walls, violated by thy •guilty /^ Advintures of aG\3\t^%A. 59 * guilt ? Did*ft thou not fear the fate of * Ananias and Sapphira? ^As thou did'il f deceive me with thy feigned peni- * tence, and haft lied to the Lord> in con- f. cealing What thou had*ft moft juftlj^ de- * voted to him, 1 revoke the abfolution I * gave thee, and will deliver thee to juftice, * to receive the puniftiment due to thy * crimes. Thefe holy walls afford tto fanc- * tuary to facrilege 1' The poor criminal ftood confounded at rcr proaches, which he d^red not interrupt, though he cpuld not comprehend the caufe or meaning of them. At length, t^'hcn the prieft had exclaimed himfelf out of breath, the trembling wretch replied, ^ O father! * what can have kindled thy wrath a- * gainft me? I have committed no crime, * fince thy abfolution purged my foul ! I * was only going towards my brpthci's * ^oufe, when I met him, and the fervsnt * with him, with all the oifiters of juftice, * in fearch of me, on which I fled direQly to ' you for fandluary.' * I grant no fan6;uary * to facrilege.'— ——* What facrilege, O fa- * ther ?' * The crucifix, deceitful wretch ! ' Where b thy fifter'c crucifix ? Haft th^ou * not defrauded the church of her due ? * Didft thou not fay, that thou tooled ft * thy lifter's jewels, only to make a peaee- * offering for thy (ins, and then to fecrete, * thus, the mpft valuable part of them!. . f 7»/V is defraudmg the labsurer of Ivs hire I * This is defrauding the church of her riicf * without making the proper com[)enfation,! vf And what can be greater facrilege ?' T> S Juft \ >"! i 54 C H R Y S A L Or tbe Juft at thefe words, a knoclcing at the gate awoke the penitent from his amaze, and macie him apprehend that he had not a minute to lofe ; he therefore, with the rcadi- cft prefence of mind replied, ' The ' crucifix, father ! you aftonifh me ! did I * not give it to you r— — And then putting his hand into his bofom, and pulHng it out with a look of furprize, he reached it to him. — .* Forgive, O father (faid he) the crime of inadvertency ; I meant not to have kept it from you, but only overlooked it, in my confufion t accept it I accept all I am ma- ftcr of, and fave rny life.* 'Son (replied the father, foftening his voice, and taking the crucifix) I am glad thou waft not intentmaffy guilty of fo un- pardonable an of!enc * a wretch, guilty of fuch crimes, fo foon * l>ave made hia peace! He has deceived * you^ father; he has not told you half liis * guilt : rape, inceft, adultery, and murder ! * Can ihey be thus forgiven ? So eafy par- ' dons but encourage vice.'--'* And who art * thou, prefumptuous man ! (replied the fa- ' ther, raUlng his voice, and putting on n * air o^ authority) and who art thou, that ' dareft thus to call the power of God's * holy church inqueHionP What faitli, ov 'rather what hercfy. has taught thee thi'» * prefumption ? Poft thou mcafure the di- * vine authority of our unerring tribunal * by the; weak rules of thy blind law } Are * not th« keys of heavea ours; and have * we not the power to loofe as well as bind ?> * But I Oiall net argue more with thee her^ $ ' there is a tribunal proper for fuch opinhtu. * lis thine ; there try if thy knowledge of the ' laws will juftify thy herefies; there thou art * not judge. V The firft mention of herefy had ftrwck fuch a terror into the heart of the pqot judge, that he was for fome moments un- D 4 able ■ . y IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) & A {./ A%^ < ^^%i :/. / ^ ^> 1.0 I.I m lit 2.0 i i L25 III U 116 6" Hiotograjiiic Sciences Corporation 23 WIST MAIN STUIT WfBSTIR,N.Y. U5M (716) •72-4503 ^ *t^ li /•■ 56 CHKYS A L: Or: tbe able to reply. At laft, recolleding himfelf a little ^ I fubmit, O father, (laid he) I am ' no heretick ; I have no opiniom but what ' I learn from the holy church whofe power * I ■ acknowledge in all its divine plenitude.' W *Tis well ; (replied the prieft) 'tis well ; * depart in peace, and to«morrow I will vidt * thee and examine the fiau of thy con- * fcience.' The jud^e, tl^en making a profound re- verence, withdrew without a murmur, and the triumphant father returned to his peni- tent. * My fon (faid he) thine enemies are de- * feated. Thy refl is fecure berf. But fuch * is their power, and fo ftrong the general * abhorrence that purfues thy iaie guik, * that it will not be fafe for thee ever to * leave this fanftusffy.'— * O father, naufl" I * be confined for ever here ?*-«-* I (aid not fo, * my fbh : there is a way for. thee to go in *^ triunnph out above the power of tinr pre- •Tent perfecutorsi'— * O name it, rather.^ * Take our vows. Heaven has , btefled tiliee * with a- fertile genius, and ileel'd thy foul < with fortitude. Th^fe talents tavA not ' be .buried, an account will be required ' of them; and where can they be put to * proper ufe, except in the fervice of the do- * nor, in his church; ' there they will raiie ' thee to that rank and power, which thou * feeft us enjoy. I fee thou yieldeft. Re- * fift not the motions of the holy fpirit. t * receive thee into fhe fold. Tfalute thee, * brother. From this moment of thine * ele^ion inay'il thou date thy entrance ^ inta Adventures of « Guikea. \s7 * into the higheft honours of this world. « The day approaches, when thy military * knowledge and valour may alfo be called iri- * to pram:e. Great events are ripening in < the womb of time!- -* I yield, Ofa- * ther, (replied the penitent) I receive thine * offer with due fubmilfion and refpefl And * from this moment dedicate my valour, (kill * and every power of my foul and body, to * the implicit fervice of thine holy order.'—— * It is the hand of heaven that leads thee, no * longer fon, but brother. I will go and ac- * quaint our brethren with thy miracuioi^r * converfion and ele^on. Thou hafl: ro « more to do but to make thy will, and be- -^ queath all thy wealth to our order.' — * Bequeath^ my father, muft I die ?* < But, to the world, brother, to live with us'. •^■^— * But I have nothing to bequeath.*— ♦-Leave that to us.- Do you only ^veall your * fortune, in the hands of your brother, to * our fociety, in coufequence of your admiili- ' on; and let lis find that fortune. I go. The * bell rings for vefpers, . I ihall fend our nota- < ry to you ; and when that is done, we will *■ reftore our exhaufled fpirits with a flight re- < paft in the refectory, where I will introduce \ thee to our brethren. "^ - In a Word, all things were executed, knd the new brother admitted in proper time mto the order, of which he has fmce rifen to be one of the b'righteft ornaments. And t^e judpe, to avoid the imjputation of hereiy, , which his impHfd douht or the cburch*$ fanc- tuary had given my mafte.- the liint of, was D 5 glad M if r i" ^ ' \ i i ] i j ■ f I ^8 CHR YS A L: Or /i&^ gf^d to puy half his wealth to the fociety, as the fortune df his pious brother. Soon after this amir was thus . happily com- pleated, my mailer, that he might openty ihew his adoration of me to the world, had me niade into a crucifix, in which flia^t was failened to his rofary, and there publick- ly received that adoration from the knee, which before was paid me only in the heart. ' A repetition of all the occurrences I f^w in the fervide of this mafter were unne- ceflary, as the two I have related give a gene- ral' idea of them, all tending to the gratifi- cation of his ruling pailionsof revenge, ]u(l, and avarice, with the variation only of acci- ; dental c&rcumilances, according to the diffe- rence of their obje^. CHAP. X. CiilttSAt^i&tf*^^// fitroictf and tmh. ufor Europe in an Engliih man of ti/at\ The €ttiijea^manntrifbisc§mh'>thatwaj,'l'bi '^idfeuf rentes tfhis faffagt, 0% hU arrival in Ei^land be isfent by bis mafttr to fettle fame mlfiakes in tbt voyage. I Was heartily ikk of fuch a fcene, when tl« time came for fending me into thefe fmrts t)f the world, where fcarcity enhances my value, and makes my power more^ten- five. There being a war between Spain and England at that time, about a liberty of cutting 4dvt^tures of aGm^^ii. $g cutting fticks upon a defert 0iore» itwasne* ce(&ry to fecure a' fale {Kiflag^ for the tres^> Aire, by eflabliihing a right underftanding with the commander of uiBngtiJb man of which was cruizing in thofe Teas. It war fell to my lot to go on this errand in the (hape of a douhkont into which I was ca|l» to fave the profanation which a crucifix muft Aif-^ fer in the hands of hereticks. There wa$ fome little addrefs requifiteto condud this af&ir with the captain, in fuch a manner as to keep it fecret from his officers, to gain all of whom would have been too er- penilve, befide that he would never truft his ySicr/^ honour to the^if//Vjr of fo many. But this was readily adjufted. The refinements of modern politenefs having foftened the natural feroqtyof a fkte of war, and admitting an intercpurfe of courjtefy between parties whp profefs to feek each other'.<^ deflru£^ion, the Spamfi governor fent out a boat, with his^ compliments to the Englijb captain, with a large fupply of frefb provifions, fruity wine. This necefTarily produced a return of civili- ty from the well-bred captain ; and in this in- tercourfe were the terms of his connivancy fet- tled, as die feal of which / was delivered to him, among ^ very large number of my fel, lows, who honourably puii^ku^l to his prc- mife, at the appointed time, faije4 away from that nation, in qve/l offimejbift tf the enemy's wbieb be expeffedio meet eljetuhere^ ^nA ^\¬, return till the ^anijb treafive wa$ beyond his reach< ■.■ .- ■'■ ■ *■ As 6b CHRYSAL: Or she rst^ As this was a compliment of ^sat confi^- quence to the Spaniards, the captam had been fo handfomely coniidered for it, that his deHres were fatisfied, and he only \vi{hed to be fafe at home, to enjoy the wealth he had fo hap- pily acquired. Often would he take me out, lor the beauty of my new impreflion had flruck his eye, and gained me the honour of being kept in his pnrfe ; often, I fay, would he take me out of his purfe, and gazing on me till his eyes ^watered, ' O thou end ' of all my toils and dangers! (would he ' (ay) thou crown of all my hopes I now I ' have obtained thee I am content ! Let others * feek that" phantom glory, I have in thee the ' more folid reward, for which 1 always ' fought, nor (hall any thing tempt me to ha- * zard being feparated from thee.* A refoluti- on which he had an opportunity of fhewing-in all its . (Irength a few days after, when a (hip appeared which he thought to be a Spanijb man of war. As ours was a (hip of force, and all the offi- cers (except the captain now) were very, poor ; ^nd as tht Spanifl) Hiips are always richly laden ^ith treafure in thofe feas, the crew was in the Ittgheft fpirits at this fight, and made eve- ry thing ready to attack her, with the moft eager alacrity. But the cafe was quite difiti- rent with the captain. He was n§w as rich as he dedred, and dreaded the iofs of that wealth which he had folong laboured for. He, there- fore, retired into his cabbin, while the lieu- tenants were cUaringJbip, and taking «wr out of his purfe^ with a look of teDderne(s that brought Woughtthe tears into his - eyes; * And, ihall * I hazard the lofs of thee, (he cried) the ob- < ]t€t, the reward of a life of toil and dan- * ger ? ihait I facrifice the only real good of < life, to that chimera, honour ? to that bub« ' ble lighter than air, and more variable thttr^ * the wind, the intereft of my country ? ^ What is honour without wealth ? what is a '*• country to him who had nothing in it ? let ' the poor %ht for money, I have enough : ^< let the ambitious fight for glory, I defpife "<' the empty name. Let thofe who have a f property in their country fight for it, I have f i none, nor can have, nor ainy of its bUfiihgs, :*^\vithout thee; and- therefore will not vciv- ' ture thy lofs for any fuch vain confiderati- •* >0n8.* '.' V ■'.•7 ^ ■ .: As foon as he had formed this prudent re- folution, he clafpediTi^ to his heart, kifiiBd me, dnd returned me into his purfe, juft as the lieutenant came in, to tell him, they could mvf make the fhip, which muft be vaftly rich, fhe was fo deep in the water. My ma- (ler made no reply, but taking a telefcope in his hand, he "Went upon the quarter-deck, and viewing her for fome time, with great ap- parent earneftnefs, < You are all miftaken ' (faid he) in' that ihip f rich indeed I and lb * fhe may remain>for us. That (hip is a fird- ' rate man of war by her fize : and as for / her depth in the water, fhe is only brought ' down bv her guns which are fifty-two poun- ' dersatfeait. Pkt about the (hip, and make ' 'all fail poffible from her. I am anfwerable * for his majedy's (hip, committed to my > ' ' * care. !■ 62 CHJLYSAL: Qf^^ ' care, and will ' not! iacrifice berngainftrHqh * odds. Her Wei|;ht: o£ mietal , would t(low. * us out of the water. Befide, I have a ' pacliet on boarc^ and muil ttot go out ef * my vtaji abwtjbip^ and away) da-eftly, I •fay.' The officers ftoodaghail at this fpeech» that difa)>pointed all their golden hopes. They urged, th^ befeeched, they rejnonilrated, that it> was impoirible ihecoi^ be what he faid : they infifted that the colour o( her fails, and the heavinefs of her going, pro- ved her to be a fliip of trade that had been long at fea ; and as for her bulk, it only en- couraged them to hope flie would prove the better prize, as all the. (hips that carry the treafure are very large; that they had ob^ iervod they wronged horfo n»iicb» they could go round her if they plea&d ; ; and begged on- ly thatthev might be permitted to take a near- er view of her,, which they were . confident would prove her : to be what they faid. They alledged the opportunity of making alt their fortiBies; the honour, the interei^. of their country. They begged, fwore, ilormed>> and wept ; but -all ,in vain, k The captain h^ ^ken his refolution ; and would vouchfafe no other anfwer than a repetition of what he had {aid before, * that bt was acccHintable for ^ his majefty*s iliip» and would not Hif^rd *- her, to gratify them : befidci the delay .of ^ the packet he had on board» might be of f worfe confequence than the taking of' liich "^ a (hip, Hiould (he even be what &ey (kid, * though he was certain to the contrary, - * woukl. Ahentans of a Gymz i. 63 'would make amends for. AnithM, m to * going nearer to her, the leogt^ of her * guns would enable them to driv9 every ' fhot through and throiigh his' ihipk aadif- ' tance that hb coiild never reach her fipm ; ' though if they ihould be mad enough to ' engage her, his JmaO (hot could never * pierce fuch moontams of timber as her iides * were barricadoed with.* And (b^ as his power was abfolute, they were obliged to fub* mit, and off hejbeer*d. It is impoilible to defcribe the diftra£lion which this aiFair threw our (hip into. The officers aSed^all the inconfiftent outrages of madnefs. The men chewed the ^id, damo- ed their eyes and- limbs for their bad luck, and went to work as ufual ; while feireml poorfick wretches, whole fptritshaidi'beeiifo raifed by the hopes of fuch a prize, that th^ had forgot their comj^laints, and ^tertcd all their ftrength, to ailift m the engagements now funk under the weight of thetlifeppointnieiit, and crawled back, many of them to die in their hammocks. But the captain had carried his point, and re^rded nothing elfe : though indeed he was fbmewhat difconcerted a few days after, when he learned from another ihip, that fhe really was a regifler (hip of immenfe value, and lo weakened by hard weather and Hcknefs^ that ihe could not have attempted any re* fiftance, but had prepared to Jlrike the moment (he faw us. 1 his information ad- ded fuch fuel to the rage that inflamed the officers before, that all intercourfe be- tween V I 64 CHRYSAL: Oribe tween them tnd their captain was Intird^ broke of, fo that / became his fole com- panion. <' <■■ This lalled all the while we were at k diftance from England^ but as we drew near home, the captain's ftiffiiefs began to bend, and he made feveral advances to a reconcili- ation and general amneily, as he could not but feel fome apprehenfions for his condud from his fuperiors. But all was in vain. The . thought of returning in poverty, inftead of that uealth which he had difappointed them of, kept up their refentments, and they deter- mined to complain, if only for the fatisfafli- on of revenge. This convinced my mafter, that metliods muft be taken to obviate their, attempts, or he might run a greater hazard at home than he intended to avoid abroad. He therefore pru- dently concluded, that the fame argument which had been fo powerful with himfeff, would be the mod e0e£bial to Vindicate what he had done with others, and that it would be better to fhare the fpoil, thanrifk the lofs of all. < For this intent, as foon as he arrived in England,' he took me from his purfe once more, and locking earneftly at me for fome moments, < We muft part (faid he, with a • figh) we muft part ! but J hope to good • purpofe. Thou only waft the caufe of ^ that condud which now gives me fear ; < exert therefore thy influence ec}ually« f where 1 now fend thee, and thou wilt ex* • cufe my fault, if it is ope.* Te^rs, at . . the Advintufis of aCviHEAl 65 the thought of lofing me, here choaked hit utterance. He gave me a laft kifs, and fent me diredly away, in cortipany with a con^^ derable number more, to mediate his peace. C H A P. XL ^btgiid (QHfiquetuet 9/ a right undtrjlanding . hitWien certain pitr/ans, Chrysal'S r#- fie^lont OH his firjl fieing the pkilick offices iff ][ming to town» was to fettle hit bwn^ flnd ptfs.hii oaptain*8 accounts, between which there was a Qoniif dion not neceflaiy to. he known to any other; for though my late mailer did not think it confident with his dignity to be too familiar with his officers, and Eeneralfy flighted their opinion, if only to ihew his own fupertority and • keep them at a proper diftance, with him and his purfer the cafe was qnite otherwtfe, the InA nnderftanding always iubiifting between them, and' every afiaif being concerted with rhegreateft bar* mony» to their mutual advantage*: an egpee- ment, which> beiide the comfort and conve- nience of it ta-themfelvesy had this happy in- fluenet over the reft of the'diipV company, that^it lliptthem» if nolcafy^ at leaft iniet, from all murmurings, and compliMttotrbad provisions, fliort weights, and fuch like imagf' miff griranccs, whidh theni^liA ttlmter tof iiunnen is toe apt to nidEectlM oaufii <9f iRuic^ trouble to the /purler, aadtdiftarbaBce to> the captain,, when thefe happen nob lo agree be^ tsveco: thcmCelves. . But as the contrary was the cafe here, their common interefl animated the afliduttyof my mafler, and made, him go diredly to the feveral offices aadconlra6lorsk with whom his bufinels lay, ito pfepare ever 1^ thing in proper order for publick; infpecr tion. On my firft going to theft puhtick offices, every thing gave me pleaiiire.' There was fuch an. af^iearance or regulari^'. ift aii the fBBceedtngs^ of cafe and attnence in the offif cers^ that I could nqtrfaelp ^ying to myfel^ • * ^ « happy jtdventurts if dGvi kb a. 67 ' happy ihte, whofe metneft fervants are * gentlemen ! whole buiinefs is reduced to a * iyftem, above danger of confiiiion or a- < bufe t' But a nearer view (hewed thingi in another light The firft periim my mafter went to, was the- gentleman- who fupplied him with thofe kinds of cloathing for the feamen> which are by thefe merry poor fel« lows emphatically cnltd Jiopf, As he was ju(V going to dinner, my maftcr accepted of hi's invititton, and ftt down with.him. A round or two of loyal toaftr, tathe fuccefs of the navy, and continuance of the war^ having wailifd down their fare, and refreihed their fpirits af^thr fatigue of a I11II meal, they proceeded t6 bufinefs. * V am come, Sir, (faid my mtftei) to fettle tbe aecompt df the lail cruize. Here it it 'jou fee moft of the arttctes have gone oflr pretty welh but I muflf tell you^ that you are more obKged to- fomc of your fncndsfor that, than: you are aware of perhaps ; for- if 1 had not prevailed on the captain* to let the ale-houfe keepers and gin^women come on board, and keep the flbp-lellers of, when the men received then* pay, on going out, you would- have had but a blank Itit of it. But, by this management, the fellows fpent all their money in drink, and then neceifity drove them to me for cloaths' * Here is to the captain's good health (anfwered the other) and that I may (bon fee him at the head of the navy: I am verv tauch obliged to you and him, and ifaah cbnfider your fricbdthip -properly. « But 6« C H R Y S A L : Or /i&f ^ But is there no way of preventing thoic ' pedlars from intruding thus upon us? I * am refolved I will try : I believe I can * make an intereft, (you underftand me)' * that will procure me an order to exclude * them : at leaft, if I cannot do that, I ;• will infift on raifing my terms ; for evtry ' branch of bufmefs is now fo loaded with ' prefents and perquidtes, that there id * fcarce any tiling to be got. A man who ' goes to a public office, to receive money; 'runs the gauntlet through fo many of < them, that if he does not make up his"" * accompts, in a very mafterly mihner in- ' deed, he will have but little to ihew, for * his pains, in the end.*—— * Verylrue, * (replied my maftcr) I have had ezperienct / of what you fay, this very morning. -y You know it is fome years nnce I havfe ' been in town before : I was therefore ^' quite furprized at the ^y appearance of \* every clerk, in the onices. Our itli((- ' ihipmen» on the paying off of a (hip, are * nothing to them: Sol thought I to my^ * felf : this is very well ! Such 6ne gentle- / men as thefo will never fixxip to taKe the * little perquiHtes- which their (habby pr6- * deceflbrs were fo eager for: They din- ' not want them. Accordmgly, as ii>oh ' as I had done my builnefs, I was prep^- * ring to make an handfome fpeech, anSi * a leg, and, ib walk off; but 1 was fooh ^ undeceived ; and found, to my no f^iall ,' aftonilhment, that if the cafe was altered* ?A^ it was no way for the better, for me; the * prefent fire gentlemen being to the ftUl * 9» Adventures of aGvivttA* 69 '- ts rapacious as the former poor fellows, and ' with this addition to the evil, that their ex-^ ' pedations were raifed, in proportion to their ' appearance, fo that they niuft have a crown, ' where the others were fatisHed with a (hil- * ling.* < And how can it be otherwife (returned ' the other) while the principals fet them fuch Van example of extravagance, and inforce 'obedience to it in the manner the^ do: for ' though their own exorbitant falaries enable * them to live with the luxury of aldermen * at home, and make the appearance of cour^ * tiers sAroad, how can they think, that their * hackney underlings ihall be able to change < their drefs, with the court, and appear with ' all the precife foppery of pretty fellows, if " they have not clandeftine ways of getting ' money : and that this is the cafe, I can giv(6 ' you an inftance not to be contradi£led. ' Perhaps you may remember a little boy, * that ran about the houfe here, when you * were in Town laft. His mother was .fer- * vant to my firft wife.: you cannot forget ' black-ey'd Nan : who was the father is no* * thing to my Aory, but I took care of the •boy. When he grew up, I 'thought the * beft thing I could do for him, was to get ' him into one of the public offices, for he * was too ibft for my own bufiiiefs, and this 'I imagine J would (harpen htm, and 50/. i ' year keep him from being an expence * tome. Accordingly, I got hmi admitted ' as an additional cltrk, in this bufy time ; * and that his appearance (houki not (hame 'my recommendation, I added a London* • made Hi : 70 CJiH y SAL: Of /5te made.fuit to-his country .wardrobe, which I thought: good tenough for him, to wear eve- ry d^y. 'Well; thus, equipped, to the office he -went, as vgood lookiug a Ud as ever. came from a 10 A a year academy in Yorkfliire, which had been the height of his educati- on. Butt foon found that I had been out in miy reckoning } forvgoing with.him to in- troduce .him to the heads:leck, whom I :hadJ}ie£orei$pQkeproger)3r tQ, luihis behalf, I found thetwhols office ^m^deep mourning, which» > asrit ^ bad ^ beenxOrderod , only ior {he cOfwt, tand wa&4o hold but for a Jl^Ttnight .longei;, I bad jiever .thought jo^dre^Sng, him in i^but I ifoon found < that I had not a pro- per omwontof the. conlequenee of -the place* For the.headidec^fgave me a; friendly hint, that it was; espcided, that all the derks in his nsyefty's QmcQs,.iboUld ftew. the de- cent' refpe^. of conforming io the drefs of the court, >Qn thefe fialenan -occa(ions» . ■ I could not help^exclaiming, I believe, a lit- tle too ihortly. What, Sir4. upon . a falary of 5 a/. -a year ?! » Sir, (repUed'he, no.bo* dy is forced .to^take ^that .iatary ; and they whado.notiike the rules of Uie office, are .at liberty to leave it : and then turned off upon his heel.— -«I beg pardon, ,Sir(raid I, feeing n>y eiTov)it,wasan Qver%htof mine j but. it ihall be amended/*-*— < The iboner vthebcttef;. Sir, (aniweredhe) for.his,.lord- .(hip will be in the. office to-morrow,>«id he .mud not fee any thing 'fo irregulfir; and pray. Sir (turning to the lad) get that 6eece OB your head iborn a little (his hair hung * down L t c- t> 1 € « I « 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4 i- 4 4. 4 4 4 4 4 4 S 4 4 4 € 4 f AivtnHires of aGvtvBA, y i dotirn, in inedeft rmglets> 'Up<3n» his flibiil- den) aiid ftrive to appear fomething like a gentleman. V I fawit Was inivain to fay any thing, and To took the boy away with me; and by noon, next day, brought him again, in alt the fafhtonable trappings of woe, and with his harr ifhorn indeed, and tied up in ui)ag, by a French barber, for I would not' Hand for A trifle when 'nylxaMiwlas 'iff, ^(irous to fee how he wouTd be Tficeived'in^rs new appearance ; but lilas \ 1 -liad )br|;ot tfiat indifp^enfible -Article of a-gentlemairt^ ^dfefs, a fword, which i was<^therefore obliged to fend out for dire3!y. Iim fortnight^ time, the order for ' itt amrt^s going into ■ fecond mournitig, pytr me to the fsfmc «3rpencet)ver apatn ; fdrthe^lcs of dectncy were'not^to be difpenfed'witlt; -and'then, inatndnthtifter, it "Was os'neceffary to trini htslightrgrey frock with a'filver edging dEcbxoombe^ that he might not appear worfe than his fellows ; all which, with many other as neceflary et cettra\ by the end of the firft quarter, confumed his year's falary. * This enraged me to that degree, that I was goine to take him away dredly ; but the boy had% this time, got fome infight into the ways of the place, and prevented me, by faying, that if I would try, but for ano- ther quarter, he was fatisfieid that his per- quifites would more than defray all fuch ex- pences ; iand fo I find they do, for though he is now as fmart well-drefled a young fel- low as any about town, he has never fince troubled me for a (hilling : nay, more than • all I u- i t 72 CHRYSAL: Or th , * all this, he aflbres me, there are fome of * hisfellour clerics who keep footmen and hor- * fes, and have routs and concerts at their ' houfes, as regularly as people of the firft * rank ; and alfby the pvrquifites of a place * of fifty pounds a year. * Now as all thofe perquifites are draw- * backs upon us, as I faid before, we cannot * carry on the bufinefs on the ufual terms, i£ * we do not bring up o\ir lofs in the quality * of the goods, for it would be abfurd to ex- * pe^ that we ;ihpuld lower our living to let * fuch feUows run away with the profit of gJliq * induftry. In ihort, my .wife's chariot ihalt ' not be put down, nor will I deny my * ^ns at home \ I will infi({ upon having thoTe * pedlars prevented from interloping upon our * trade \ and foj Sir, my fervice to you.' > C H A ?. ""*%!" Adventures of a Xj\i\Htk, 73 . CHAP. XII. C B R Y s A J.*i rHf*Per gives Ins friend fame hhtit, that make him lower his note* M uncom* mort piece of eensrojity returned more p9Ute-' ly, than could be expeffrd from tieta/rtiet^ An add flory of am urfqptionable ftewarJ, Thefucc(fs cf Chkti 9^l's mediation infa* vwr of his late mafier, * / ■ • . . ■ 4- MY mafter had beard him out, fbough not wirh the grtfateft pttfencey aifd now taking the opportunity of hit ftopping ro driok^ < All thfs may be true (fakl iie) aijd vrhat yon propofe might poillbly ti«ve be^ done, and with the pfHt^ you dcHiei (bme dime ago : >af matters are acteened » godd attvtniid': and 'mdkt^y ih refee€t to thi$ afikir, ^fe fhiogs are made fo infamously bad/ and rated (a high, that no body can ^^ in thfe de&nce of them : nay, it even goes atoioft againft tsxy own confcknce to ikl/lrritiem '; for onl^ diink with yourfetf, what a ^ar^- faced impoQtipn it is, to maJce a podr wretch payfeven (hidings for a coarft rotteh jacket, when even a Jew fliafl fell him a found one^ and of finer ftuff, for four and (ixpence ; and every riiing elfe art the fiime rate. In (hort this point is fo overtrained, that It "Hm probabh o\Wtuni ilnr whole trade, in the entf ; ror feyeral of tfic cap- Vot. r. £ taiw i ; f- J 74 CHRYSAL: Or tii^e * tains are fo p/ovokcd at it, that the/ take * every method they can, to prevent the men ' from taking up any thing from us ; particu- * larly, that which I hinted before, of keep- ' ing JfF the alehbufe- keepers, and fuch peo- * pie, and encouraging flop-felleri to come * on board, when the men are paying, by * which means ihey buy good comfortable ^ ctoaths, «r 'half Che price of our rotten * tra(h : Indeed one of them went fo far^ as ' to buy in a parcel of good (hoes, at his ^ own expence, and make a preilent of a pair ' a.pieceto'allhis/o/*mtfy;, when they weie * going out on a cruize, as they had (pent ^ their money, and could not buy for our- ' felves, and our (hoe« were fobad, thaif the f firft time they went aloft with them, after '^ they W£re wet, the rattlings Core theih all ' to pieces, fo that it was a common thing ' to llee a man come dovm baite-footed, who ' had gone up with -a new. pair of (hoes on. ,* Though .itJS'but juft to comfort you «with ' an account of the return which hie met for ^ hia kindnefs, which was no lefs thaa. a * round robin * to the lords of the admiralty., * for bis refuHng ta let them go iafliore, and * fpeod their money, in the (aoie manner, ' tne next time they came in.' ' And fuch a return may (heir ofBcioufiieft always meet (replied the other) for meddUng with matters which do not concern them.' * The name that feamen call their con^ltiiMi a- gainft their captain i it is uken from; the manner ^of their iigning them, which Is to a circle, & '^at itheie is no knowing who figiis firft. cannot Adventures of a Guinea. 75 ' cannot they be content with their own ' large gains, without ioterfcrbg to hinder * others i bat I fee how it if : the fpirit of * patriotifm has got into them too, forfbotb, * and they muft be (hewing their regard to < the publick ! What an evil efTea will the ' bad example of one man have f There ' was a time when they would not have dared ' to do this. To fay the truth, my friend. * this is not the firA alarm we have received ' on this head ; though what to do about ir^ ' we cannot tell : indeed, I believe we mu(i ' e'en mend our hands i which, as half a ' baf is better than no bread, hard as it 'is ^pon ut» is preferable to lofing the ' trade quite ; in the mean time, I am o- * bliged to you and your captain for your * friend/hip, and hope you will accept of ^ this return.' They th^n proceeded to fettle their accompts, as foon as which were Haiflied, my mafter toolc his leave, and wen( on with his bufipefs, which was exa£Uy of the lame nature, and concluded in the lame way, with every perfon whom he dealt with. As foon as ehe^ tranfa^tions were ended, hisjiext care wastopafs his captain's accompts, which he alfo fucceeded in,, without any diHi- culty, though for this he was more indebted to thie chance of a lucky minute, than he had [apprehended. For they were no fooner clo(ed, than an affair happened that gave a turn, en- tirely new, to the whole courfe of bufinefs, [in that channel. When the accompts of the next captain |came to beexam'ined, the clerk glancing bis E 2 eye m ^i! ■ I if 16 CHRYSAL: Or the eyecurforily over them, in the ufual manner, on looking at the amount, ' There muft be fome miOake here (faid he).*—* Bow fo, Sir ((aid the captain, who was prefent) let me look St the acconat if you pleafe. No, Sir, there is no miflake, I believe. -—- Pray where do you mean V •■ ' ' * In the eading it up, Sir (aofwered the derkj you fee, th6 amount fs made to be but 800 A'——' Not Ibould it be more (re« plic^ the capuin)' I Aunmed up the accom^ myfelf, and tbele figures are of my own writing.'-^' Hov/ can ihdi poi&bly be. Sir, (returned the clerk in a ftirprize) but 800/. for >il the repiiir», v/^ar 4i»ditwr of ^ naA of w^r, on lucb a (htion, for fqiir years ! 1 fuppofe then^ Sk, the (hip had a thot ough repair going out^ and wants the lik« now i lo be Aii%, it can be* done bectep. and cheaper here> tha(» abroad, and therefore you were in the right to bring her home, to get k.'~-' Not at all. Sir (added the captain) that wa< Aot ^e cafe : (hc^ hiki no thdroBgh repair going out, and is come home in better order than (he went, as this reifurii o^ the blfieei^s of the yard fiiewa.'--*^'^ 6W ChI/ Sir, htm did you mature /'— ^ To the bell of my judgmebf. Sir ; I laid out hothin^ but what I thought tieceflary, and 1 tharged nothin^g but what 1 hrd^otH : I mean not to arraign the con* duft hf others ; I only fpeak for myfelf^ In thefe cafes, I look upon a man as a ftewarx) to the publtck ; and 1 (hould think * it Advtniur.es o^ which bid been dill Mgber, bad gone off fmoothly, and with- out the leall femark^ My matter hsviag conddded this affair (e happly, proceeded next^yi' the great caufe of bis' coming to town, in which, with our afli^aoce, he labonred fo fncceftfidljr, thav the captain's mifiake met only a gjcntle xe* ^ primand. I here vame into the pt>ffeffioii bf «fie»r mafter, end immediately after thanged fiay Spanijh appearance for. tiie faftion of the eountiy, and in. the fhape of^« guimsM^ en» tered into the mofl extenfive ftate of £iblii* nary influence, becooHng the price c^ every name, that is refpeAed under heaven* E CHAP. :A u 78 CHRYSAL: Or tU CHAP. XIIK Ch B Y s A L explains fome farther properties of his nature* He changes his appearance for the mode of the country ; ana enters into the Service of a noble lord, Thefagactty rf* Air, Poundage, and bis addrefs in bufi- ntfs, I Am now entering upon a ftage, where the fcenes are fo variousj and fb quickly changed, that it will reauire your ftrlAefV at* tention to keep pace with my relation. BUt to make this the eafier. to you, and to difia- cumber your furnrize from doubts, at filv repeating the pair lives of perfons, in wh6'w pofTeifion I have been but a few moments, I muft premife to you, that our knowledge isvepy different from thai of men. I have told you, *tbat we know aU things intuitively, without the trouble, delay, and errors of Jijcourje or reafoning. I mtift now further inform you, that this intuition extends not only to the prefent face of things, but alTo has a retro(pe£t to the whole feries of thcic ^xiftencef from its firft beginning : the con- catenation between caufe and effe^l being fo plain to our eyes, that let us but fee any one event of the life of a man, and we im« mediately know every particular that preceded; As to futurity indeed, it is not yet deter* jnined how far forward we can look into that i fomc Adventures of a Guinea. 79 fbme allowing us to have the fame power of firejight as we have of retrofpeit \ which was the opinion that fuppurted the credit of oracles in former day^. But that notion is nowcxplodedy and men argue, that ova fore- fight extends only to natural, caules and ef-^ fefts : but in the a^ons of man, his freC' wfV/fo often bieakf that ordcri that it is im. polfible for us to know this moment how he will aA the next, from any oblervatioo of the paft ; and they think they prove their ar* gument by this, that if fpirita could foreknow all a man's actions, it would fpare them tbe trouble of tempting him to any particubr 9oes.-»A- favourite opinion, this of tempt a* tiwf in the prefent vtay^ of thinking, as it b* A ready excule for throwing the blame of every unfortunate or evil aAiooon the poor Devils who perbapaknew nothing of tbe matter alt Iho whik< But though the Z>#vi7 may not be always^ able to foretell pofitively, every one allows, that he can generally g^ef^ well i a power which I mention to ]r9u,>s I'.may often ex* ect it in this account.-— 1 fay. The Devil, to accommodate himfelf to the general mode of fpcaktng which refers every, a^ion, good or bad, the caufe of which men do not know, to feme being which they call by that name ——But to return to my ftory . . From the Mint, where 1 put on the (liape of a guinea,. I was fent to the Bank, where tlie pieafure I had felt at the beauty and con* venience of my new figure was confidcrably cooled, at my being thrown into fo large an heap, as took away all my particular con* E 4. fequence,, i 'Bi So CHRYSAL: Or the fequence, and Teemed to threaten a long Hate of inaf^ivity, before it might come to my luni to be brought infa adiion. But I foon found • myfelf agreeably mtflaken, and that (he ehxu* latlw tbere was too quick to admit of fuch eforc his com- miiuoners to morrow, and begs*—' IVhat cm J S '" I 'iiould relieve him if Icwldi kvt Ahur*u.: money fir vnyfeif: Ictmnst, vji^l 1^* ^0 fwilhwt fiut hmtdrtdnwe this i'vening, get it nvhere vr how youwiJl.*'^ Ny lord, I was thinkiog to apo^^ to Mr. Difajim*t the fcrivencr, ©nt ibe i«d thcjoft time, that: he would lend no more on ihstt eflate, wttboot the immediate power (rf ctR4ine the tiroher/ — * IVtUidamn himi ki hknhave ity iboi^h it 'villmt befit id €ttt theft ten years % and, dayw hear, get me a thou/and to daf^^* A per*' iitpt, Mr. DifcouMt vi'M call m all lus itio» ney, l£ be fkv/ you pat yourlelf into other hatidi ; heMe, I am not certain that lie will refufe, and therefoat I >(hould think it betr ter to try hinin fif^ ; yoa may do this afier. Though I mu# take iie liberty to %, I ftouM be (ofny to fee your lordAiip obii|^ to ftoop to Sir ^» UortUamd, after all the £5 * expcace. 82 CRYSAL: Or the ^ li 3 1^ ■■■? ." ' expence you have been at to glvehiroirou- ' ble. For to be fure he ivould boaft of it.in- * the couDtry, if it was only to. make you ' loc ^ little,, and prevent your oppofin^ him * agaiii' — • Why thtre may be Jotnethmg irt *• that : and therefore fee what h to be aone * ivith Difcount ; but J mufl have the- ' thoufand at any rate^ five hum/red ofwhick ^ give to poor Buckiam, and hring me the- *• other as foon as poffible, for J am in hope '■ out.*-^* Then your lordOiip had better ugn- '< this deed firft, to iave ihe time of coming ^ back agaiD; if be fiiould do it.'^o < Aye^ let- * me fee it / there,' and make hafie^'^And *■■ then turning to his page) reach me that pa^ 'per, this pen is fo good it temtisme to,writ& *■ a letter 9 while I wait for PoundageV rett^n,*" And fo hummiof a new tune, be \«enC oh with his breakfaft without the leafl concern. You are h great a ftranger to the way^of Aat part of the world which deals in money* fnatters^.ihat you will be^furp rized when 1 tell you, that while this- Mr> P(^» But you muH! not imagin^thii was tolend' bis lord{h!p money. Nothing lefs. . It vim t>nly to appear as thenomieallender of loooA . of his lofdfhip's own money, which Poundage bad that very morning received froinfomeof bis tenants in the country^ aod^bich, if he could not bring it in better,, he meant to re- place with part of the price of the timber> which he was to buy in Difcount's name, who was a creature of his own. r Adventures of a G if ike a. 83 So remarkable a tranfat^iun gave me a curioiity to take a view of Poundage*^ life, the main lines of which I will jull touch over, while you may think him gone for the money, 9nd his lordlhipckefOng^for his engagement. GH'AP. XIV.: The hjfiory of Mr, Thomas Poundage* ,ffi's lorajhip goes to his appointment, Jin even* ing^s entertainment in high life ■ G h r t s a l changes hisfirvice.* his reflexions on the ruling pfffion of. the times, MR. Thomas Poundage was the off^^priug ; of a gypfy> who had left him in the Ih-aw he was born on, in an old barn near his lord(hip*s father's, his weaknefs and deformity making her not think, him worth, theirouble of • carrying, away. r The old lord himfclf hiappenirig to be the fiirn who heard his cries, as he was riding by, took compalfion on the little helplefs wretch, . and ordered him to be taken care of at his own < exppncci and not fcnt to the pari(K. Such ian uncommon inftance^of charity was ' immediately attributed to a tenderer motive : afufpicionv however injurious to his lord(hip, fo advantageous to the fQimdling, that it dou- bled the care and attendance on him, and made him appear of fuch confequence> that Mr, Thomas Poundage himfelf, his lordfliip'd (teward, condefcended to Hand god- father for Mm^ andg^vc bim his own name. AtMaJ^ teri 1-1 g4 CHRYSAL: Or tbe ter Tmfrmy grew up, he flxcw«d all thfc (hirp- nefs and cunning of his race, whieh old Pounds fige reprefenting to his lord, as a capacity for learning, he was put to the bed fchools ; and being of the fame age with bis lopdlhip's ddeft Ton, his prefent mafler, was fettled as an hum- ble companion and attendant upon him ; la which nation, the pliancy of his temper fooa gained him his mafter's mour, as his fecrecy and difcretion did his confidence ; no fervice appearing too difficult or ntiean for his under4> taking, to pleaie his maHer, efpscially in the myftcries of intrigue ; nor a. look ever be^ tray in g his Ihccefs. Thefe fervices naturally produced an inti* Riacy, that opened to him all his maOer'^ fe*^ crets, and gave him fuch confequence witl^ him, that upon the death of his father^ oki: Poundage Avas fu^eranmtattd upon a penfivn,^ and the place given to him, in which he had. behaved himfelf {o jodtcioofly, that in about ten years he had amaflTed fo large aiibrtune, as to be able to fapp^ his maOer's wants (with the affiftance of his own money (bmetimcs): without the fcandal of eKpofing them to any. other : a fervice that amply retompcnced to- his lordftjip's honour, \phatctier prejudice h. may be fuppofed to do his affaifis. 'Tis true, his ihijs fupplantrng his godfather^ and benefadbr old Poundage, fiad not met with the approbation of fuch as were not wefl ac^uainted with the world, and particularly^,^, as the old gentleman^. In his rage, had ac^- counted for all his Jtlndne(s to him, by own* ing a relation, which he had.befbrt ftrove to fix upon his lord, b^ many pfeln indnti* atioQs^.. Adventures <7/^ a G c i« e a. t^ stlonSy thoB-ghhe now faid he had longbe* fore revealed to his ungrateful ion, ihe fe- cret of his bkth. However, if he had communicated thi» fecret, our Iba of fortune had kept it fo well, that he could now d:ny it with fafe- ty ; hoE bad he pr<}fi'ed fo little by his fa- ther'^ examp})B> as to be moved with a fug- geftion that evidently appeared, however true it might be in ikfelf, to fpring at that time from refentnient. And as he could not ex- pert to teap any great advantage from be- ing acknowledged for the fpurious fon of one who had many legitimate children id inherit his fortune, he thought it. better to confirm the iwrnvcr opinion, by his flights of the claim of Poundage , and fmce he muft- foe the baftard of one of them, chufe the lord before his fervanf. But to return to my maftcr. He leas dtiflfed by that time ^Poundege came back, •with ilie money, when taking the five hun- dred fir hisoit/nttfe, he wtin* to his appoiol* ment.. As to the other five hundred, which h^ tiad ordered to be paid to his taylor, for fear of the wretch's applying to the lord himfelf, in his defpair, Pounditgt did fettd for him, and meompaffion to his diftrefs^ ad* vartced him 400 1, of his own money, for he had mt a /hilling of his lord^ in his ht/nds i for tvhich piec^ offorviee he dejfred no othhr cmfideration, than a receipt for 500 /. ihfmgh it might he Jo long before he cotddget- it hach^ that he expeiltd to be a loftr by his friendjhip', Mtfhkh ne CHKTSAL: Or the III 1,1,. *■ n ■;i!i which Mn Buckram need not, as he- could bring' it up in his next bilL It was five o'clock, and dinner juflt ferving, up, when my lord joined bis conopany. At dinner^, and during the rcigu of the bottle for a couple of hours after, the converfati-- on turned upon all the polite topicks of iha times, wherein there could be no long difputes^ . as: every difference ia opini<3n was immedi* ately determined by a ^f f, the fupreme de- cifion of peace, war, religion and law.— >• But this di/Tipated pidling foon gave way to the ferious bullnels of the evening, to which they all adjourned, with an attention and^ anxiety worthy of the confcquence at ftake. ■ It is impo^ble to give you any idea of< this fcene, in which every moment prodU* ced fuch fudden tranfttions fcom delpair ta exultation, from Hiouts of joy to the moft'^ blafphemous execrations of their, very being,, on the viciifixudes in the momentary for* tunes of* the a£lors, that the very recoUeo tion of it is a pain even to me, as it bears too ftrong a refemblance to the tortures ^vof^ the damned. However, it made? no fucb impreffibn upr oo them :: but they continued at it till about v fix in the morning f when they; retired forahe night. In the courfe . of the evening, I .often wait the circuit of the whole company round, and '■. at length was carried home by a. new mafter. . But before I fay any thing, of him, I mu(l give you a few Hight iketches of .the charac* ters of fome others of the company « and ^ pjirxicularly of tny late lord; in whofe whole ; apppar-i- Adventures of a Guinea* appearance and behaviour there was fome^ thing fo extraordinary.. There is fcarce a ftronger inftance of the • tyranny of avarice over the heart of man.| than the paffion for floy, which now is {6 general and prevalent, as to feem in a man* ncr to have drowned eveiy other. The tcn- dercfti the ftrongeft conn:e£)ions of friend- ship and nature, yield to the force of this . retiniefs infatuation. The petfons who cfo teem each other moft in the world this mo. ment, no fooner fitting down to this decijiim- tf fatCf than they labour for each other's ruin, with all the affiduity and eagcrncfs of* the mod inveterate hatred and revenge. Nor is this praOice confined to thofe a-^ lone whom neceifity may fcem to Oimulatc to fo defperate a refource. The richeO are often found to be the moft infatuated with, this paffion j who pofleifing. already more than they can enjoy, yet hazard that,, and give themfelves up a prey to anxiety, and often to dcfpair, to indulge a fruitkfs defire for more. . Of this laft dafswere moft of the compa^ n>y> among whbm my late lord had fpent this evening : fome few indeed there were whom this folly had reduced to the former,, and neceffitated to live by their- experience ia the. art wMch had been their ruin. . GHAP*. g9 CHRYSAL: Or (be G H A P. XV., I Cl H R Y s A L reprefenti the cornpat^ ih per/Pec- tive, Anecdotes of fime fjf the mojiremarkabk perfons of the party, ji painter^generalr de^ celved by his own Judgment and eminenJt tafte for virt.u. * I fee your curioHty rife at the mention ^f (o ftrange a fcene as this muQ be. It is natural, and therefore Hiall be ioduiged. fittt as all defcription muO fall Hiorf of It, 2 Aiall reprefent it to you in perfped^ive. Do you therefore refolve fenfe into imagination, aprac • iice not uncommm with the phikfophick mind^ and to pure abftrafied attention, fiiair my words become things, and appear as vifible to its eyes, as if they, were purged with euphra* fie and ru&. . Obferve ik>w at the head of the table, that heavy looking figure, whofe faturnine cotay plexion gtres a folenmity to bis appearance, frven beyond his declinmg years. This maA "Wore out the prime of -his life in indigencH? atid hardships, till chance, by one fuccefsfol firoke in his bufinefs, gaTehimfuch a fortune^ as was deemed fuffictent merit to defefve no- bility, and entitle him to one of the firft em- ployments in the (late. Sudden elevation makes a weak head giddy ; the plain, good-natured, chearful man, is lofV in the folemn proud peer ; who is harder of accds than his fovereign; and Teems to value himfieir ^idventurej of a Gv IN t A. 89 himfelf on having all the hours h« has fpent in cringing to tJoe great, repaid tenfold iii at- tendance upon him. As to the budnefs of hia office, the whole fyfiena of human politicks is in general ibcb a jumble of blundering and villainy, that I can feidom bring myfelf to beAow a moment's notice on it, io can fay no more of his, than that the little attention, and leis capacity be has for it, may moD pro- bably give juft occafion for all the murmur- ings that are againll him.— -But this was not the motive of my pointing htm to you. U was his infatuation to the love of play, which makes him hazard tbat wealth which be (o long felt the want of, in hopes of acquiring ixKirCy though he has already more tbao be can €q» joy. This has been an unfuccefsfui night with him. Obienre bow Aupified he looks at bit io(s ! extend the view but a £evt moments far- ther, and fee how iie Ats down in the com* mon ball of the tavern, among iervants and chairmen, infen^e of the ioofropriety of fuch a place, and unable to order bis fervantji to carry him home : nor is it improbable that thefcene he has juft quitted may remain fo Wrongly pn his imagination to-mortow, that he may write down the rules of fhe game he has been playing at, inflead of the ordea of his ofHce, as he has done once before. / Next to him, you fee a ihort, ruddy, cbearful looking man. That is one of the deplorable fnOances of the evil of this prcpoHerous paifi* on. With every advantage of rat k, abilities 9nd fortune, did that perfon kt out in life. But alasl 90 CHRYSAL: Or the alas! foon was the profpefl of his future bappi* nefs and grandeur overcafti foon did gaming re- duce him not only to a neceility of proHituting his abilities to the picjudice of his country, but alfoofdefcending to every iniquitous myftery of the art to fupporr his practice of it; for fo be* witched is he tait, that he cannot defiO, thougb he now can fcarce get any perfon to play with him, his want of money and his (kill being fo- well known. This has been afuccefsful eveoing with him^ as you may fee by his extraordinary flow of ^iriis : not that his natural vivacity ever failt him in the worft reverfe of fortune. He ha»^ vron a couiiderable part of the great lofings of the perfon we have juA been taking notice of ; and though he has many demanda upon him for every f billing of it,, yet fo far from> thinking ot paying one of them, he i» this moment planfilng new feenes of pleafura ro confume it all, preferring to let his creditors all be bankrupts^ or even compound with them as a bankrupt himfelf, rather than deny his appetites their full gratiflcatioq. Oppodte to him, at the other (ide- of the table, obferve ah uncommonly large boned< bulky man : that is one of the inftances of the infufficiency, and weaknels of human laws,, which driving to remedy one evil often make way for a greater.— ^That man isnowadvan* ced to the foremofVrank of the military lift,, without one military virtue to affifl his rife> but merely and foHy by feni^rity! A grievous abufe of that inftitation, which to prevent far vour from advancing its midons pyerfriendleifs D^erit, ordains, that no fenior officer /hall ferve undjer,- ridvenlures cf a Guise a. gi under his junior; but now, by the natural force of human pcrverllon, this well-defigned reou- ]ation is made a pretext for giving command to fuch as have no other claim to it, than (what fliould indeed incapacitate them) old age, and fo keeping back the advance and damping the ardour ofyouth. ^ As there is no man without feme particular ambition, his has taken a turn which perhaps you may think the moOremote from his profelConof a foldier. PiOures! painting, the fole obje^ of his admiration, the only knowledge he values himfelf upon. Tell him of a fiege, or a battie„ an attack or a retreat.condu Aed with the greateft ikilland he hears youunmoved,ndr will interrupt your account wtih a iingle queftion: bui name Rembrandt or TitUn, and he immediately gives you a diflertation on their excellencies, and the difTerenac of their fchoolsh Tell him but oft iale of piAures, on the day fixed for a review, and if he is forced to feign ficknefs to excuft his attendance in the field, he will be at it. Such abfurd paifions are always the obje^sof artifice and impofition. An ingenious painter of this country,not very long fince whofe works would have been a credit to the beft of foreign (chools, but were defpifed at home, bethought himlelf of a. way to turn this perfon'Ss foible to fome advantage. He madefome defigns, lendfcapes^ and other drawings, in tiie man- ner of fome of the greateft of the ancient Italian mafters, wbofe names he marked upon the backs of diem, in the rude characters of iheir times, and giving them the caft of age, made them up in an haltan cheO, and t>y the aififlaace of a captain of a (hip had them ear icteA ' I i v r. hi is 92 CHRYSALrOr tbe teredatthe ciiftof^'houfe, as dir«6lly from Italy, and configned to a ftranger, as from a friend there, to be difpofed of in London, The report inftantly reached this lover of virtu, uho was ib raviOied with the thought t>f gaining fuch a treafure, that he flew to the place, and being convinctd by his juifg* ment of the authenticity (fthem, bought them all together for a very large fum, but far Ifiort of their real value, had they been to be dif* pofed of by a perfon acquainted with it< Though this fuccefs was very pleanng, and ufeful to the painter, he did not (top here^ This perfon had fome way taken a diillke to hina, which be indulged, by running down his work. This therefore was an opportunity for revenge, not to be mi/Ied. . He let btm boaft of his acqtrifition in all conipanies, and difplay his judgment in proving them t» ; be the genuine produ^bns of t hole grea maflem by crittoifms (hat none but a connoil&or could make : but then, as foon as the vwhoie affair was fo publick, that there was no deny- ing it, wha does the bcen&d artift but pro- duce the counterparts of theni ail, which he had kept for the occadon^ fo like as not pofTible to be known afunder, and unravelled the whole affair, taking caie only to keep himfelf clear of the law, by faying, ihat he had fold thofe things as of no value, at a very finall price, to a Jew. This was a fevere ftroke ! It overturned the only reputation which he had even an ambition of, and robbed him of a large fum of money bcfide^ to recover which Ioh, and divert the chagrine of tbe whole deceit, he "ha* Adventures ^/ ^Guinea. 93 has recourfe to play, which he follows with the cagernefs you Ice. 1 fee your fcnfes fail, under fuch an extra* ordinary exerrion, I (hall therefore dofe thi» fcene with obferving, that the whole company may be chara^erized under the few I have pointed to you* In this view of them, I chofe to take the filent moment, when their bulinefs was near over, for in the height of it, the agitation of fuch complicated paffions wou!d have been too horrible for reprefen* ration. CHAP. XVI. Chr rs al ^es a farther account of his late lord. The methods by which he had been initiated in the my fieri es of polite life. Some fketeht of the charaifer of hiJ next rnaf* ier^'who gives him to an extraordinary per* fOK. IPromifed to give you fome account of my lafe tord, b« was the fon of one of the m^ft di(Kngui(hed pierfoilf of.his age, who had acired a fM-rane in the fervice of his country, Rifficient to fuppert with proper digmty, the nobility with which his taithfal zcdl was rewarded bj his gratefel fove- reign. The youth of his fon opened with fuch prortifing hopes, that it was expeftcd he would advance in the" fteps of his father, to the higheft rank of a fubje^* To faci- litate ■^1 9^ Ihate CHRYSAL: Or the thefe hopes, at his return from his travels, in which he had not only gone to fee, but had alfo taken time to coniider the principil countries of BuropCf with thofe of 4frica and j^fia, whofe interefts might any way affe^ thofe of his own, or whofe hiu tory, illuftrated thus by obl'ervation, might teach him to improve the advantages of his own country, and avoid the evils which had been ibe ruin of others, he was placed in the lower houfe of the fenate, with every advan- tage of fortune, intereft, and opinion, to fupport the exertion of his abilities. He had (carce made himfelf known here, in his proper light, when the death of hi^ father railed him into the houle of peers, where he foon eftabli(hed a weight that mcde hii^ of real confequence to the nation, and alarmed the fears of the miniftry^ who, as they could not confute, refolved to corrupt htm, if { olitble ; for which end the deepeft fehemes were put in practice, to relax hit morals, and embarrafs his fortune, as the prefent fituation of both, raifed him above their attempts. It would require uncommon virtue to refift the temptations to vice, in an age whofe refine- ments have taken ofT^every groflhels, and almoft every horror of its appearance. Hit regard was won, by a mod delicate applicati- on to that vanity, which is too often the (ha- dow of merit, elpecially in youth ; the very perfons who defigned to change his principles, feeming to give up theirs to the fuperior rorce of his reafon. Sudi Adventures r/j Guinea. 95 Such artifice foon won the confidence of his unguarded heart, and inclined it to receive {heir opinions and advice, w ithout farther ex- amioation ; as the heat of youth, and a vivid imagination alfifted their deiigns againft his fortune, the fuccefs of which was in iifelf a fufiicient reward. He had always exprelTed t dlHilcf to playf jior ever gave into it, but in coniplaifance to company. To conquer this averdon was therefore their iaft labour, in which they found eafier fuccefs t-han they could have even hoped for. The aiHucnee of his fortune made him above apprehenfion of lofs, and a difdain to be excelled, even in an art he dif- approved, engaged him with a keennefs, that f^on made his advances in the art a pleafure to him. The work was now done ; and a few years of Us own induHry, with the aiUnance of his faithful fteward, made him willing to en- ter into the pay of a mlniftry, which be might In Icfs time, iiave overturned. This was Iris fituatlon at tliat time ; but feme fecret Uruggles which I faw reafon and virtue making in bis heart, made me think he meditated a revolt from his infatuation, whidi the leaft liberty to his natural good fenfe could not fail toaccompUni ; an event which the ra- pacity of Poundage muA haften to his own juin. The perfoif, in whole poHcITion I left the "(cene you have juA beheld, was one of thofe who had been fb fuccefsfiil in initiating my late maOer into all the myAerics of pleafure. Indeed, he feetned dcHgned by nature to ex- tend >ji In: #11 li l! Rt: KU i if 96 CHRYSAL: Or /;&(? te»d its empire over ail mankind, making it the fole obje(f^ of abilities equal to the mod exulted purfuits, to invent new, to improve the old methods of gratifying fenfe, and en- forcing his precepts, by an example fo keen, and a converfation fo captivating, as not to bt refiftcd. . Appeties fo cxtcnfive required a large (up- port ; to provide which, for fortune had fb fir frowned upon his birth, that he was but a younger brother > he was compelled tofleal fome moments from bts darling pleafurey, and (acrificethem to bufinefs.— The inierere of his family, and his own abilities had railed him to the firft employments in the ftate $ but as the fole motive of his fubtnhting to the reftraint of any application; was to acquire a fund for the gratification of his pleafufes, his hade to arrive at that end, precipitated him into the mod dedru^live meafures, and made him ready and eager to embrace every oppor* tunity or facrificing, or rather (efiing the intereft of his country for prefent private gain. The proper application of the gifts of heaven, makes them a blelling. l^ts caft of his difpofition, made tbofe abilities^ whidh uodcF a right direction , would have been of the highefl fervice to himfelf eiid his country, a real prejudice to both, making him the ready and dangerous inflirument of the mod enormous crimes^ that could promife prefent gratificati- on 10 his paffions. In fuc'- a life, there mud neccfliirily be roanydifav-eeable occurrences, but they make no impreluon on him, for his whole foul h fo Adventures of a G\jive A. 97 (0 devoted to pleafure, that upon the leafl mlf- carriage in builnefs^ he finds immediate relief in the return to that, M^hicb he can fly to, without any difHculty,the natural vivacity of his temperi that makes his converfation fo be- witching to others, never yielding Co a iecood moment's vexation, at any one event. As the viper bears in herfelf the antidote of her poifon, this diffipation of temper prevents his abilities from dobgall the mif- chief he otherwife might, by pulling off the malk, and (hewing his defigns, too foon for their atcompliihment. The very perfons, who would gladly avail themfelves of the venality, not daring to truftto|he inconftancy of his difpofition ; fo that he fi>on loft his greateft power of doing evil, otherwife than by oppofins, and impeding the meafures of thofe, .whole fuccefsfiil honefty dlfappoinced bis defigns, and^ fiicwed the danger of theoi in its proper light. You Dvill not imagne that my day could. be long in .his poSelfion. He diat very day gave me to an author, for throwing dirt on the chara^ers of thofe who had detected and defeated his fchemes of leading hit country into ruin. Vol. I. CH APc 'I ,. ■ i I v4\ 11 I i t hi II 111 :■! 98 CHRYSAL: Or the C H A P. XVII. The hiftory and xharaSler cf Chrysal^jp ntvj mafier. His adventures at the coffee houfe. The fun of a modern oenius rr- t6rted upon himfelf, by the grave rebuke (^ a tefly veteran, MY new mafter was a votary of j^polh, in the double capacity of phyfic and 'letters 4 for the > former not affording (cope enough for his genius, he ufually dedicated "bisKirure hours to the gentier emertainment lof the latter, through nhe exttenfive circle of 6f which he had occaHonaUy ran ; there not t)eing a branch, in the wide wood of fcU cnte, which had not felt his pruning. The lowed rudtotents of ibc moft vulgar arta, being, in his opinion, no more beneath die ^ildfopMcIc pen> than the i»oft abftrufe heights of fpeculation. ^It (nuft be owned, that in foch a latitude 'of fludy, he often wa» obliged to^roftimte ])i9 labours ; but for this he iuid the foiid con* folation, that his gain generally rofe, in pro- portion as his fubje^ funk, the caprice of the world paying be(l, that is, buying mod eager- ly, what it affe^led to decry mod. Nor is this to be wondered at, a loofe tal^, or a receipt for cooking a new difli^ being better adapted to general tafle, than a moral eiJay^ ' or metapbylical fpeculatlon* From Adventures of a Guinea. ^9 From his patron's levee my mafter vi^nt dired^ly home, and uodrefling into bis cap and flippers, afcended to his ftudy, and toolc a meditative turn or two, revolving ia his mind the many grievances that called upon him for redrefs, jrom the fuccefs pf that morning. At length, burfting into a rapture, be cried, * V\\ think no more ! Be the wants of yeOer- ' day forgot I thofe of to-morrow will come * too fopn, v^ithout the aniicip^tioa pf * thought ! I cannot pay all I owe! I cao- r not provide all I W4nt ! Hence then vain ' care ! I'll depend on fortune, and myfelf, * for a greater uipply, another day, and iadi||ge ' my genius with the prefent.'-— Bis with this heroick refolutbn, he gave orders for dinner, and then fending for his heft fuit home, dre0ed himfelf in all his pride, and went to the cof> fee-houfe to look at the papers. The pleafure of my cprppany had given fuch a flow to his fpirits, naturally l^igh^ that he foon drew the attentioii of th$ cofiTce-room, the greater p^rt of the compj^ny gathering in: a circle round l^i^, to he^r Jsis remaik^ pa the publications of the flay, which he tbjrew out with the confidence of ope, who thought his opinion the eftabllihed (landard of 4II writing ; and at th^ fanie time, with a (pright- linefs that made his very in\puclenice.anfl ^i^- furdity entertaining. Whil^ be was thus running on, in the tor- rent of harangue, ^. veterfln, whofe only eni» ploymf nt, for many years, w^s talking over the actions of bis vputb« i|nd cpmparing tbeoi to the miftakcs and lofles of tbt prefcat times^ Fa no ■•! !■ •■ I ,1 ii r: II loo CHRYSAL: Or the 00 longer able to contain his rage, at havlns his audience drawn itotik him, in the nnidft oT his daily tale, rofe up with an execration that /hook the rooiu, and calling for bis cloak and cane, * This is not to be borne (exclaimed he) * Here, waiter, take for roy coffee! 1 fliaU * (lay in fuch a place no longer: is thisjhe * land of freedom, forfooth ! that a man * mud be diflurbed in his dilcourfe, and not ' have liberty to fpeak where he fpends his ' money. Had I but the comnoand here, IM < fettle other orders $ every prating puppy * (hould not prefume to interrupt his betters : * things are like to go well with us, when * matters of the highed confequence can be * broken in upon by noife and nonfenfe. This * is freedom with a vengeance !' The look and accent with which thefe \rords were pronounced, were too terrible for my mafter to encounter ; both nature and ex- perience having given him (b lively an appre- henHon pf danger, that his readied prdfence of mind wat not always able to conceal it. Jle was, therefore, cut ihort at once, and could fcarce mufter (pirits to throw a wink at fome of thofe about him, as the man ffviar looked another way. But the triumph was not fo abfolute over sll the company, one of whom, refolvingto have tomzfunf cries out, ' Pray do£Vor pro- * ceed ; you are juft, in the moft iiiterefting * part of your fiory : the colonel could not ' mean to tnteri t}ipt you ; be 4s too fond of <^ telling Ms own ftoty, to give another fuch * pain : go on, yon &ould not be frighted at * a flafli in thepan.' ' Frighted 'V'f* Adventures of a Guinea. ioi Frighted indeed' (replied the do€lor, gathering courage when he faw himfelf fup- ported) * at what, I wonder ! at the (ight of ' what old age can fink to ! no, no 1 I am < not fo ea^ly frighted ! I leave that to yoar ' antiquated heroes, the exploits of whofe ' youth have exhauHed their courage : I mcaa ' no offence j—- but to go on, as I was faying, * the difcwery of theJJeep of plants accounts * inthe cleareftmanner*'^'' Hold, doftor (cries the other) * that was not as you 'were faying^ * you were telling us of the nobleman, who ' caught his coachman in bed with his lady, * one morning, when he came home, fooner ^ than afual vrom the tavern, pray how did < /he bibg herfelf off. * Oh, was that it (replied the do£^or) faith ^ I had forgot ; the fury of Mars had like to * have ma£ a gap in the atmals of Venus f < ha ! ha 1 ha I why (he made nothing of it, ' but laughing in hit face^ moft heroically, ' titfttr tat my dear is but fair play (fitid (he) / while I fay nothing at your (laying out night ■ after night with Kitty, you cannot in conici- ^ ence blame ihy comforting imyfeif a Kttle *mth John.^ vtimi \ The colonel flood all' this while convulfed with rage, too big for utteranc^, but the uni- verfal laugh that followed the dolor's laft words j routing him fiom his r^vmr, he ad- vanced to him, * Whom do you daije to laugh * at, pyitrwK? ((ays he, taking him by the ' nofe) whofe courage is cxhautted ? but you * are beneath my notice or rcfentment, farther * than this' — (then fpitting full in bis face, he turned to the gentleman who had fet the do^or F 3 on, , i :r ' I I I V .. it 102 CHRYSAL: Or /h on, and vho now began nor to like the joke any farther) * But for you, Sir, yon perhaps ' may be a gei^tleman, arid worth calling to a ' further accouht, will you pleafe to walk up ' ftairs with me, and let me kno\v what you ■ * meant by a flafh in the pan f ' The ceremonies of attending him, on fuch an expedition, would not have beeh much more agreeable to this gehtleman, thart to~ m^ mafter, but he had moVe comnf^^nt) of hb'fear^ and \Vas well ufed to bring himfelf off with ft joke, * Sir (fays he) you need not give * yburfclF thi trouble of gorn^g op ftairs foV ' what I can as well do here ! By bidding the *' do6lornof be frighted^ I mi^ant arthecfr^- ' cumdances of his o#n ftofy, for jiift^'as ybd 'interrupted hitn, he hard faid/ that the Ibrd ' fna^ed a pillol iat his lady, which had fialh^ * ed in the pan ! That was alh Sir I 1 coAld ' never nftean it to oflind you, or (hfew a doufa^ * of your courage, whidh I have heard yoti. ' relatefo many furpritiirg inftanties of, (bf bf^ ' ^ten, and always fo invariably aliktfj that * theymuflijetroc.* * 3ir! Sirlliate ff care (replied the colo-- * nel) I do not defire to be trouBled iirith iuch *- a gentleman, as I pe^ceiVe you are I But let me tell 3^ou, Sir, that I have feen a man's i face broke, before now, for wearing fuiErh a ' fneer 1 As to the ftorieis I tell, I am fatislBed « they will l>e of no fervice tb you, nor raife ' the lead emulation in a man who can (lay < lotin|;ing about town, when his country has « occaflon for him. I was younger than you, #' \»hea I went a voluntier with lord Cutts, * under the duke of Marlborough, ncr was I 4 'urged Adventures of a Gu i ne a . 1 03 'urged by want. I had a good leflatt, Sir, ' fum^ieni to fupply me with what you call ' th^ pieafuresof life> if I could have thought ' any thing a pleafure that was not attended * with honour. Sir, I loft this hand at BUn' * helnif and this leg at Malphquet ! But why 'do 1 tell you fo ! you will preferve your * hands to .take faufF; and your legs^ to walk ' the parky the proper fcene of your cam- ' paigns. ;— ^— With which words the dough- ty heroe marched away to his chariot. Though this lecture was rather too grave for the tafte of the perfon to whoqa it w;is adr drededy it g^ve great pjeafure to the uncoo? ceraed part of the company, and to nojie; more than my mafter, who had wiped his face, and began to come to himfelf, as foon as he faw ' the danger dkc^d anotfaer way. Before the gentleman could (peak, the doc- tor came up to bim, anjd faid, * \ am fbrry^ Sir, ' nhat you ftipuld baye .drawn this ftorm upon ' yourfelf, upon my account f But I bore bad carried away his labours, he was juft def- cending to go out, when a bookfeller came to pay him a viHt. After much ceremony on one fide, and little civility on the other, Mr. Vellum thus accoftedmymafter: W^ell, Sir, I fee there * is no depiendance on the word of an author t ' I thought I was to have the anfwer to yeft^r- ' day?s p^vnphlet laft night ! Somebody elie ' will do it, and then I Ihall be finely oC ' Upon my bondiir, Stir (replied my mailer) ' I aflure you I '0iould have done it, but ' fome bufinefs*— ^' WlHtShufinefs canyon havei * thai fhould interfere a^ moment with your engagement* withme ^'— * Dear Mr. Vellum * before UR, «nd fo waited upon hi$ lordfliip's F5 g^« I it iiii' I • t I liji ) i 06 CHRYS AL: Or the gentleman yefterday morning, vrUh whom I have a particular intimacy, having ferved him in my proFeiTion more than oitce ; and from him I have learned the whole ftdry^ and now leave me to fet it out ! 1*11 engage to make a noble eighteen- penny wortn of it at leaft by to-morrow mornihg.' ' pyfy, there may be fimething lit that; hit in the mean time you Jhould not let other matters coolf — * Never fear ; priiy how did yeftep. day*s pamphlet do ?'— * K^hy tolerably iuell; tut thefcandal luOsfo grofsj that 1 was aU mofi afraid.^ — * Aye ! aye ! never fear me for an home cut ! never fear me I**—* But t hear nothing of the exercitations l*-^-* No 1 your devil carried away the (heet above atn ho «• ago r — * Then there's that book you fro- niifed to re -nut lie i fome bne tlfe vjtll do it 9 , and prevent you.*-'' Ne^er fear, I have jijft laid down a fcale for the Hile ; beflde, I have filtered the title already, and thkt yoa know is the principal thM^'-^^that is right J fifow you /peak of titles, JiudHt half a dozen direeily / this very, ddy if .pofftbter-^^ii rather too late no^ ; but where are the books ?'— * In the lumber garret, ^hert they have lain this feVen years. *^* ThSi^s well ; they arc forgot by this.'-^' Forgot f why they were never ktioiv^ I the author v^as a man offoriutiiy ii)ho printed them at his own expence, but Iprevenied the/akj dftdfo had ihemfor the publifl>im f ttaf ha^* hA! befide agoodconJtderati6nfir the bf*yif^ uf,iat a double prite, what J had (k 6j)foldofthemi fo that it was hot d bUdJob ; and nm^ hie is i dead^theymayflfefycoMe^tmkrntwtitB/ Adventures of a Guinea. 107 ' •— Ji luUl be too great a delav to 'wait tofae ' tifem, hut here are the Qldtitlts, luhich Ijup' * piife may wriiing, before yellttm poifibly couid^ for they were mortal enemies. ■ The difcourfe between thefe was much the iame as the former, oaly* that it was con- c]ud9d in a^djficrent manner ; Pamphlet giving my mader a couplq of pieces to keep him in m ind of hi$ engagement. I was utterly at a lofs to think bow he meant to aO l>etween tbsfe two; when he put an end to my doubts by this foliloquy. ' So, now 1 have difpatched you two> the day is my own ; keep my engagements ! 1 will, with both alike. Let me vttf there is no- thing in it, but s| little trouble of writing ; 1 can divide the hits between both anfwers according to the opens 1 have left on purpole, and fo fend them to both at the fame time ; only to divide the alterations in my fcale of ftile^ and make a fecond title, and fo ^tis done. . This method that I have found, of nfing a feigtied name,, makes it all eaiy. WeU, let thofe who were born to fortunes, (pend them in floth and ignorance, I have an eftate in myfelf, that can never be exhauft- cd« A am obliged to n«ture only for my ^ « abilkiM. Adventures cf a Gisim^k. r H * abilities, and carry the fountain of honour * and fortune in the fluency of ray genius.' He then defcended from his aerial cita- del, and going out' to vijit his patients, changed me at the coffee-houfe, where I was immediately . bdrrowed at the bar by an officer, who was going to dine with his general, aiid wanted money to give his fervahts. End, of the First Book. . eooooo© . ocecoo . OOOv o Book 11 , 1!' It ' '•>'! ' m IE I H2 CHRYSAL: Or the BOOK II. CHAP. I- Qh R Ys A L enters tnta thefervke of the gen*' tleman of a general* Gratitude in high and- hvi life. The modern way of rifir^ in the viorldf and the happinefs of ddpendance. In- fluence o/GhrysalV mafler, with his curious manner ofJupportingit„ O U may judge that my ftay with this owner was but {Iiort : he gave tnc dire^. ly to the geperaPs gentleman, with a letter to be piefented to his excellency next morning, as he could not find courage. to (peak to him inperfon. The cafe of this perfon, though not uncom- mon among men, I own affe£led me. He was the Ton of an officer of diAinguifhed me- rit, the fcrvices of wiiofe life had, in the 8oth year of it, been rewarded with the command of a regiment, and the hopes of his fon crown- ed with a pair of colours ; which, on the death of his fa her, in fix months after his elevation, he found to be his whole inheritance ; the fees of . office, aod the equipage for his new rank, having exhauded ail the favings of the old man's iiibaltern frugality.— —The moft exemplary duty, in five warm campaigns, had advanced the fun to the rank of a lieu- tenant, when the exaltation of the perfon < ta whom be now applied^ raifed bis hopes to aconi^. Adventures of a GvintA. 113 a company, which was vacant in the regiment, and his right by feniority : for fuch was his ignorance of mankind^ that be built fanguine expectations on the very rcafons that (hould have deprived him of any, the obligations of the per f on, to whom he applied, to his father, who had taken him up, the poor friendlefs or- phan of a yoiing enligtr, educated him at his own expence, procured him bis firft commif- Hod, and afterwards lent him the money with which he had purchafed his company : z debt which the fon was weak enough to expe£t a friend/hip from, !**!'> uflrh it, and much more^ had long (incebecb 'd at play. - But though the chr; iier of the (on, and the general's known ifitlmacy with the father, in a manner oUiged bin to promife him bis friend - (tiifff yet nothing was farther from his thouglits than ever to do him any real (ervice ; as be imagined that would be acknowledging the o- biigations which his very attendance (eemcd tt> upbraid him with: a dinner now and then be^ ing the only favour he ever had or ever meant to give him; You may perhaps have expert- enced the miftry of a dependant's dining at the table of his patron, where the tortures of Tan- talus are aggravated by anxiety of giving of^ fence. I fhall therefore haften over this, and the other fcenes of that evening, which were but the common occurrences of military great* nefs, and ended in a deep debauch, as foon as all but the chofenfew had retired, to come te> the condulion of my late maAer's (lory, in which my prefent bore a coofiderable part. At ifi i :!;i:^;! n •i lilt 1^ K : J 14 CHRYSAL: Or the As r?on as the generdl had flept ofF the fame.' of his wine, and awoke next morn- Jngr my matter's hour of iofluence arrived^ which he never failed to improve. After 4 p/elude of coughing and fpitting, the fcene opened thus, ' IfMs there? fyilliam Z*--—- ' Sir/-—* fViliiam, was not I veiy drunk lafi ' n^ht ? my head achs mofl cmjQundtdly*^'-^ ^' Your excellency was a little cot, but you . ' broke up much the ftrongeft of the compa- ' ny.'— * AyCy I wander at that ^ Ifpendmyp * f elf with talking, when I begh logo, and 'that helps a man dn damnably >: thatjloryof ' the batthy where I was taken pri/qner,, is 4 * btttk in my w^. always. ''•^*- That fof^ign * gemlemaoy who never fpeaks a word, has a 'great advaatager then'-^ y^^^ To he has^% * M he is a damned honeftfeUow, at%da v*ry *'good compamon ; he alvtay* fills a bumper * tmd never /peaks a word^-^^Sut my he^l,*'^ * Perhaps your excellency bad better take ' fomethina'-«>' ATo, / have taken too- muchal' * ready; though thing's right/; give me aglafe ' of. the old Geneva ; t am to go tocouacii to * day, andmuftfetthmy head^^jfye, that * will do f I am much letter mw .; there is «• ' nothing like a hair of. the old dog, ' This converfation continued tilt he 5i[as ieated to breakfatt, when my matter turned to ' a new topic. * I wasvery forry (faid he) ' that your exctllsncy happened to ttt in latt ♦-nighty as Mrs. Afotk'rly was to call'— - * my that's true, William', I did not think * of one engagement luhen I made the otJyer j * and when Jhe called me out, I was not in ^ cue i I was too far gone k ire old fellows * tire Adn)enturti of a Guinea. 115 tre not Jj^drrows ; ihefpirit is often willing ^ nvhen theflefh is vteak ; ha, ha, ha,* ' Your excellency » ple^fed to be merry. bur to my thinkingi the ycangcfV fellow of ihe age h^is not more vigour*' — * yfye, William, doytu think fo indeed ? But ivhy do you think f , William /"«— * Becaufe your ^x- cellency aKvays chulcs fuch green things : now 1 (bould think a ripe woman w^uM be better ; 1 am fure (he would give lefs trouble.*—' Ha, ha, ha, why that*s yvur tafle ; hut youihis mine ; and while J have powers (and I do mit think mine quite gene yet) J willfdet^e my tafle. But what had Mri* Mother fy lap night ^— * A very fine giU as your exceileney could wi(b- to fee*— * ifott; o/<^/'— * About fixteen.*— « PJba, meUow pears ; J loath fitch trafi,''-^* But Mrt. jy^kirly^Cn^ flie caoiild fwear (he was uii« th Kfaed. She- came frbtii the count#y bat ye'ikrday^ a relation c^ her own :^he poor thing knew nothing of th)e nMKter, and, thowht ^ (he came to be hired fot » lanifdry TMidi*-^* ff^ihirt Lffimething ; but Jwiftf flje wereywn^er*' -* 1 f your excellency plea Jes but to wait a Utile, \3avfe one in my eye that will fuit your ta(^ exai^Iy ; a Tweeter- c)iiid 18 not in ail £n^gland*-^ut the Utter were only an innocent artifice In favour of his frieod, who had no fuch niece in the world. CHAP. Mventures of a'GviviEA. 119 CHAP. II. , The hiftcry a/Mr.WiLLiAM. Sime odd cit' cumftances in tAs cmduCl accounted for. By aprogreffion equally polite and frugal, C k R Y « SAL comes from his fojfe^on into that of a celebrated ff male, WILLIAM was a Ton of the regiment, born, of one of the general wives (hat followed it. He wbs about the faoie age with J/aWtfr> rbat he (hared his allow* ance with kiim, gave hioi bis, o14 cloatbaj and taught him what he learned at fcbool. A. na- tural acutenefs of ge ni:]s improved the fe^dvac- tages ^a well, that fVUlioK: could read and. write eoough for a geoilemaB ; dance, &nce> and ibrape on the violloy before bl$ friend's power of ferving him was put an end to» by the death of his. father; and his fpirit and appetites were too greaty.tQaccept of bis o0er, of the beftfup- >pottan.eo%n could fpare him, to maimain htm as a cadet, t&li his merit fltoiuki get bim a com- miifion. :But thoiigh he would jiot accept, he did not forset the oiler, iK>r make his obliga- tions a fiaufe ,6f hatred, now that it was in his power to make fome return ; a "way of think- bg, thatproTcd themeannefs of his |i|^rtb ; for quitting tbe^ batten paths of oailitJiry bonotir, he had turned his rgenius to the more thriv- ng .profeflion of a footman ; through the various afcents. of v;hich, he had riien to his prefent rank, of his excellency's gentle- man: s '4 120 CHRY SAL: Or th man ; in which he had the unfashionable gra- titude to return the favours of his former bene* factor in the above manner, which his experi- ence and knowledge of his maftei's temper convinced him to be the only one he could hope to fucceed in. As to his promife about the child, he was in no pain about that, there being no perfon who could contradict whatever excufe he fliould pleale to give. There is one circumftance, which I fee puz> zles you, in thechara^er of this man, and that -is his taking me from his friend, when be muft be fenfible how badly he could fpare fucb a Turn. But you muft condder the power of naturo when ftrengthened by habit. From his mother, IViUiam had inherited venality, which the bribery of vails, in his pre* Tent profeflion, had confirmed beyond all pof- (jbility pr correction ; fj that it was no more in his power to refufe a guinea when offered to him, than to change bis ftature or complex* ion. And attention to this obfervation would take off the wonder, and eafe the world from the trouble of the exclamations that are daily made againft the rapacity of perfon^in office, fbr as fuch are generally taken from the clafs of William, it cannot be expected but they muft aCt from the fame natural principles with him. I fee the depravity of human nature, when ftrtpped of di^ife and ornament, afFeCb your unexpefrienced heart too ftrong* Iv. But condder, that lae fee things as they really arCf and to reprefent them other* wiie to yoU| would invert the defigti of my miilion I 'I i. Adventures of a Gviuea. i a i milTion, and confirm, rather than remove the prejudices that lead aftrav the mind of man. However, this confolaiion I can give ypu, that the vkes I |iave already drawn, and may hereafter draw to your view, are not pahicular to this age or country : they are the weeds whic^ in every age and ciime, have always, and always will, over-run the human heart. Nor is it juft to call them vices (though in compliance with the language of men I do call them To) which perhaps arc but • nccef- fary parts pf this univerfal fyftem ; and though In a paiticular Inftance, and viewed by themfeivcs, they may appear deformed, yet when thrown into the general reprefen* tation of tl^bg^, they mav nave their beau- ty and ufe^ tt only to diverfify the fcene : and with refpeA to men in particular, be as f advantageous ^o the community as they are prejudicial to individuals. But to return to mytmafter William, Be- fide the advantages of education, he had fuch from nature, that he was not only the mod accompliibed ^ntkntan, but alfo the hand- fomeft fellpw of his time ; nn happinefs of which he availed himielf fo well in the polite world, that he was the favourite of all the compliant fair, who (hared with him the * From hence it ihould (eem, the hint of a late treatifeyon (he ori^nof e«il, was borrowed orelft dtdated by the fatnefpirit. • t Fable of the bees. Vol, I. u^ , G pleafufes ,f- ; lii CHRYSAL: Or k\ pleafures they only fufTered from his fubedoi'S for hire, ^ ,^- '.r.i.iuu Of this I faw rufficicnt proof Aat VcW' evening, when he went to an afligiiation wl(n the moil celebrated courtefan of iht' i^'i" who facrificing avarice to pleafure, gav6 did- ders to be denied to every body, and ihdt herfelf up with him, to give a foofe to joy for the evening. This was a fcene too fenfual for a fplritco defcribe : I (hall therefore only fayVthat thdir fatigue and wafte of fpirits were recruite'd with the higheft delicacies and rlcheft wincsj and the paufes of joy enlivened with the reci- tal of the adventures of their profpflibns, heightened with the mod poignant ridictile of thole whofe folly was their fortune. Before fatiety could pall their pleafurel, time fummoned them to bulinefit. The fair, to prepare for the recepti n of htr friend % and my mafterto wait on his y when, to con- clude the evening with proper oallantry, he prefented me to the maid at the door. I was a good deal furprifed, at 'being re- ceived with lefs emotion by this portrefs of Venus than I had ever found before; the (jgbt^^ of me having always raifed joy. But this ' was foon explained, when, on teturnihg to her miflrefs, Ae threw roe on the t^le; and received a Shilling in exchange. An in*, ftance of that methodical oeconomy wh^cb by many fmall faviiigs makes up for one large expence, and extrafb profit even from pleafure. The Adventures of a Gviuza. 123 The joy of the miftrefs feemed to make amends to my vanity for the indifference of her n>aid, and promife me the full polfeflion of her hearty but I foon found myfelf roif- takcHf and tbat her love for me was only while I was the property of another ; for no fooner did I become her own, than fhe threw me carelefsly into her purfe, and turned her thoughts immediately to the ac- qiifition of more. But though I loft the grcateft part of my power over her, by coming into her pclJemoni 1 ftill found am- ple room in her heart for my abode. The apartments were fcarce got in order, and my miftrefs new drefTed, when her friend appeared, to whom (he flew with all the appearance of rapture. But however he might be deceived, the difference was plain to me, between the joylefs carefles flie fold to him, and the extacy (he (bared with my late mafter, the glow of whofe k\(tcs yet reeked upon her lips. Nor was this ftrange ; the ardor of her lover met her half way, and communicated as much fire as it received ; but with her keeper the cafe was quite other- wife : all the advances were to come from her ; all her caredes were a duty ; nor were the ten- dered (he could beftow, able to warm him to the lead return. You wonder, that a perfon in fuch circum- (tanccs (hould be at the expence and trouble of keepirig a midrefs, whofe extravagance was to be equalled only by her infolence. But this is only a fmall inftance of the tyran- ny of fafhion : and how will your aftonKh- G 2 meat ( -I 124 CHRYSAL: Or the mcnt be increaf^d, when I tell you, that thU very man, in the prime of life, \ firefs received Ant took care ff her friend, •? Jfonxt Jhe employed herfe^ •while he ivas ' afleep, Jfter management ^ him next 'morning* IT "was about iyto in the itiotning wht^ ttiy rtiiftrefs received him drunk and IVu{>i- fied with play» at which he had 16ft de^ly that night. On his coming ilito her room, be threw hlmielf into a chair, without faying a word, or (hewing the loaiV fenfibitity of her carefles; where after (bme time, he fell M afleep, which my tniflrefs ho fooner J)cr- celved, than calling her maid to Undrefs and ': roll Adventuns of a Gvihea. 125 roll him Into bed, ' Here Jane (faid (be) take * my place, by this heap of mortality. IMI * ftcp to ftfcct ; perhaps the com- ' pany may not be all gone. Never fear, * V\\ infure you from a rape I He \wants ' nothing in a.bedtfellow but to keep him ' warm, and you may do that, while I ' pafs my night better than in nurfmg his * infirmities ; I'll be home before he Ours.' J/'ne obeyed her miftrefs, who (lipped into a chair, and went away directly to an houfe, where the nfed to piddle away her leifure hours with 9»y cbaoce cuftomeit, rather than beidle» About five ended this fcene, in the rites of which my miftreis bore a diftinguUbed< part. I flialf not attempt to defcribe thefe myfteiies : they were too grofs for my rela- tion, as well as your conception, in your prefent mortified habit. She then returned home, and laying ber ptmt body in her maidV place^ befide her friend^ who had not flirred yet, her fatigues fooa threw heur mto a ileep> as found as his.. It was noon before thefe fond lovers awoke : the fitft was my oudreTs, who en- raged that any thing which bore the name of man, (hould ihew fo little fenfibility of her charms, refolved (o teize him with en* dearments, whictK, as he was feldom \tt a humour to return in kind» he never failekl to pay for in a more Cubnantial manner. When ibe had awoke him with her toytngj ^tfyren thus began, her fong : ' How cati ' my deareA. deep fo bng, when his little G a ' girl Il'' ,, .,,WK M m Vi it 126 CHRYSAL: Orthe * girl lies languldilng by his fide ! Q turn> ; * and lee me lay my bead on tbat dear bo- * (ova.* — * Ha / what is it o*chck? (replied the lover, yawning, and rubbing his eyes)';— V'^ Alas I know not f I have told fo many ' tedious hours, that I've forgot them : but * what is time to us, who only live to |ove ?' ^ — Paji 12// mufl be gone / feme bufi" * nefs^ * Buiineis ! leave that for duller . ' fouls, who have no tafte for pleafure ; , ,* can yon leave love and me for bufincrs?' < I . * I am firry I happened to ayeirjleep , I .^ myfelfy my dear ; J^lievelviai bewitched^ * to drink fo tnuch ; but weUl make ft up.ano' ^ * ther time.'r-^' So you fey always; but . t # that other time will never come: but I ^%\f: ^ili. not be ferve4 To ; I am (leflli syid '! blood, tvhatever otber people .msiy be ; .^ if rand you yourfelf know,k is not fpr wgfitof ^ friends r ^ k^^p myfelf up, tbps like, ji-nun, . ''-for you; and all, I pp, not ktibw for I what !*— * Is the girl mad ? Ijio nut I give f you every thing you ivant, ei^ery thing you * defire /**— * No, nor any thing I defire I * I defire now-^So, you will get up and leave 'me: I will not be ufed thus: you have 4 got fome other woman: but I bereave ' you fair warning, that I will be even with ' you \ Sir George was here yeflerday ; and f fo was the young lord — ^but I woi^Id not 'fee cither of them : and i am well re- ' quited now : but I know where to fend, to f them t 1 will not be made a fool of every * way, for nothing ; and fo you may fleep * whcreyou pleafe, I care nbt.'— * Come * my dear, let us not fall out for nothing ; you * have i Mventures of a Guinea. i 1 7 have not Jhewn me the diamond ear-rings you got lafl lytff*,*— * No, my dear, they are not come home.' * / thought you told me they were finijhed -when I gave you the money to pt^ for them.**---^ They were fo ; but i^hen he brought themliomc, I did not like them. The jeweller told me, they were not fo fine as thofe he made for your lady, fome time ago ; fo I fent them back, and ordered him to make mt; a pair that (hould be as good as her's at leau.'— — * Not good enough, child f were they ml to cofl 150 V * And what is i5oA-^Sir Richard gave hi" girl a pair that coft 500 ; but if you think thefe are too dear, yoo are not obliged to pay for them : there is another, who will be glad to do it.*—-* yirtd pfay nvhat are thefe fine mts to eofi f*-"-^^* Wbji — only-^ui kifs me firft'**-ODly 200 /. But then I have befpoke a necklace with them*—— i* Zounds, a diamond necklace /•— * And what mighty itiatter is a diamond necklace ? Pray has not your -wife one ? But I fee how it is ; you think anty thing good enough for me ; and nothing good enough for ber : but every pne l^es not think fo : 1 am act at alofs.— * Well y you fawcy little minx; andvihat do they all come to ^'*— **-* Ano- ther kifs, and 1*11 tell you i—whyr— don't frown ; or I won't tell you at. all ,— only 500/.'——* 500 devils i thafs more than my wife*s cofl hy 100.*—* And do not you love m^ loo times better than your wife? 1 have given up thoufauds for yoiK But, as 1 faid before, you need not pay G 4 * for :!;■!'! ■,# A? S CHRYSAL: Or the for them, if you do not chufe it: there aie others who vuH: I fee I am flrghted ; and I dcferve it, for flighting fo many ?|ood' offers : but I will not always be a ooi !»— — * Wetlf my dtar, far this one time I lutll htanour you : give me ike pert and ink : but you mujf not expe£i that IJkafi ever grtUify your extravagance fo'^ fat ag(ttr.'* * I thank you, my lord 5 I fhail not trouUe you again (h4s great while. But what is this? 35a/.! you have mad6 a miAake, my lord; I told yoa5co/r'--^ Well child, did J nut giveym 1 50 to fay for the other pair ^*-^* ¥e», my lofd ^ bti that was not to pay for this pair though^ yoi) kno\7 thefe are d let me tellyou. my lord, not to give yourfelf (bch airs : extravagance I they that will have delicacies, mud p^y for them: and if yoa think the price too dear, vthere are more cuftomcrs in the market ; and fo, my lord, like it, or like it not, I will be fupported; and more than that,. what Iwant Ih pleaiitre, (hall be made up in profit ; l^t wives fave, who may be thr better for the favings, tur buiinefs is to make hay whiie the fun fhines.' * ComCf my dear ; let us have no difputes: you have the money now ; next time lue nvill clear off the other fcore .* give me a kifs^ Pit call m the evening, and take a dijh of tea with you : farewell*-^* Good morrow— *-(<5//tfr he is gone) for ao old impotent, poor-fpiritcd letcher^ that mud be treated like a dog, to make yo« kno^ your duty. What fool would ever be M the trouble of behaving well to any fellow, when /he can, fo vesach betteri n;io^klbim tQ her p|eafi«« by ill ufagjB^j' G5: CHAP.' 130 C H R T S A L : Or tbe^ CHAP. rv. ' Tke hifiory and charaSkr of Qhky s ki.h f yJT. frfjs. She gives him io a noted matron* ^■'^*"Some account of his ntw mffire/s, and her mdhner of managing her family . THIS principle (he aftcd up to, for two days that 1 was in her poflciBonj with» out s.ny other viriat'ioh in her condu in which you think there muft be fometfatng extraordinary :. but you are deceived ; It coiitains nothingbut comnion occurrences. :; -- ' -^ o"* She was the daughter of' tt'tfdii;8!.|ie6plr,' in moderate circuml^ances, whofe fodlifti fond- nefs, becaufe Hie was a pretty, fmart chik!,^ gave ber an education above her raiikvin hopes oTher making her fortune by marriage. This raifed' the vahky, natural to the fe- male heart, fo high^ that (he de(pi(ediher *own ftatioDji, and not beiii^ fo fortuaate as hnme* diatel)^ Adventures rf a Gui n e a . 131 dliately to climb to the one (he dedred, by !h ' way propofed, (he fell an eafy vi£liin to \ht Am feducer^ who promifed it, in any .other.. . f|,-^-%. ..*rv . Thus the accbmp!i(hment8, by v^ich the injuiiiciout tenderoefs of her parents meant to ^aife her into a rank higher than }^ own, became the-caufe of her falling into that of the 1q weft of all human beings : a fall, though xicplorable b itfelf, yet unamAing to heT) as the time, in which her mind (houid hav^j been formed to virtue, was giveii up to the nouriih* mg that vanity, which proved her ruin ; (c) that /he is abfolutely infeniible of the wretchedliefs of her condition, aod never has the purfuit of her moft infamous, profeilion dillurbcd by a moment's romorfe. 1 told yi^u of her (pending the hours that were unemployed at home, at an houfe in ■I ' ■ ftrcet, where (he was always fure of bulinefs. Though this venerable manlioo was dedicated to the myfterious rights of unre- ftrained love, yet as the priefts of all temples- expe^to live by the oficrings made at them, her confcience woul^ not permit the prieftefs of this to b^eak through an or(fiaance,< fo long eftabli(hed, and (he exa^d fees fi;om> the votaries of her's: not mdeed a tythe, iodifcriminately from aU, Aether they re- ceived benefit from their devotion, or not ; but always in proportion to tbe fruits they reaped. At this (hrise was I offered, the third night of my being io podelfioa of this young de- votecy wbea the plenteoufbeft of bergain^ from. 3i:l' i^z CHRYShL: Or tte from a multitude of loversy feemed, to hct piety, to merit ib rich a return. . I DOW entered into a much more extenfivcr fcene than my laft, the proftituiioa of vrhich» made but a imali part of the bufmefs of the profeifioii. But what I have related in tiie hiftoryK3^f my late miflrefs, ihall fuffice foii ihatbranchy^ norihall 1 give more than (bme outlines of the horrors of the reft. My new miftrefs had originally been of the^ fifterhood of my laO> who having fallen tk prey to luO» almoft in her mfancy, and bav" log no beauty, nor any thing but extreme' youth to recommend her, as foon as that was. worn our^ negleA obliged her to apply to other bufinefs for bread, and her natural turn^ determining her to this, as well as 'the out- rageous virtue of cl>e tmdifeovered part of her own lex, excluding her from every other,, fhe ehanged her occupation^, from yUldwg^. to prtfvidmg pleasure, in which her fucceU was fo great, that ihe foon became themoib eminent of her profeflion> ^ i^' it was near five ia the morning,, when I> changed my fervice ;? and bufinefs being end- ed, my late- fniCbrers having tcigtiedy&Ir mii ftrefi of the nighty and feen out all the com. paiiyi, there remained nothing to dQ^ after ibe vtttit home, but to fee the intnat^. ^ to thck tfuclde-beds iit the cock lofts, where i^ripping. 00* every par:,, not only of the fiuery, but even of the comforts of drels, they were crowded three or four together, to keep each other warm, under a ragged coverlet^ upon a baris nittuei«> wb^re tfiek Ibuddef- ing^ Aiventuref df a Ovi}ink, 133' }ngs and groans made a juft contrail to :he fpirited wickedneb of their Coovcrfation fome hours before. This was always the fate of thofe who^ were not Co fuccefsful in the evening at to earn the price of a better bed, above £e fees of the l>oufe>. and hire of cloaths. mm*v ' Thefe happy few were treated with fond- nefs, while they fquandered their poor pecu^ Hum in a drop of cordial to fettle 'heir heads,, and 'were lodged in apartOQents fuited to their purfes ; though the night before perhaps they, had experienced the fanae fate with their fiHers above ftaiis, and knew thicy muft expe£^ it: again the next* if un fuccefsful in theif: buHnefs.. - When matters were thus fettled* this happy, family diCpofed themfelves to take the bed re.- pofe wltich difeafi: in mind and body would permit. M An idivt fpirit difjains red. Though de» bauchery had anticipated old age, in the con- ilitaiion of my miifrefs, yet her application^ to huiinels, made her re fufe nature even ne- ctihry indulgence. She was ready to gP> out before tenihat morning, wheo the modeA decency of her drefs and appearance were fuch as drew tiie general good opinion, and would .'moli! deceive the dsvilhimklf, on< whofcmod fayourite feivice. (he was going, . \v G tt^A p.. I> 'I ^ I f I J 1^4 CRRYSAL: Or /it^ CHAP. V. ••lf*fvt.,v' GH»YSAtV mijircfs pays a vifit in the hfl : place flu could have been/u/pe^tfJ for gaing ^iltu* She meets ayouni^ lady^ 'with vthom, .« iy an artifice ^fbe' goes home,. Her fchtmes' tnenfnare thelady.» IF a judgment wore to be formed for the whok day, from the manner of begtnniRg- it, my midrefs (hould have (pent her's molt happily ; her firlVviHt being to church, where the piety of her behaviour was^ an edification CO the devout matrons, who- having nothing to do at home, meet there regularly, to com* pare their aches and dream» of the night be- fore, and enjoy the innocent amufement of a little gQiliping over the affairs of thlfir neigh- bours. '-Amh ■■■^iftr.'j': But her devotion wafled not itfelf fo fruit- lefly : her induftry bad formed expe^ations of drawing confiderable advantage from it, and fo anticipating futurity, andmakiog fure of the reward here, which others waited for IB another world. ' 'The immediate motive of tier devotion, this morning, was to (ee a young lady with whorsH^e had commenced an acquaintance at this church, and who con- ilantly attended divine fervicc there. You are furprized how (he could think of going to fuch a place, on fuch an errand; but tl»e wolf roams about for prey every where, and is often motl fuceelsful, where his attempts are leaA. fufpe^ted : though I muft rob her induftry Mventures of a Gu inea . »35 fnduftry of the merit of delign in the firft in- trodudiion to this iff'air. Going through St. Martin* j Lane one morn- iflg, about a toonih before, fhe was fo ftruck v>\X\i the appearance of a lovely young creature, in widoVs- weeds, who was f ' ing into the church, that (he followed her ; where the fer. vency, with which Hie poured out her foul in devotion, gave fuch a luflre to her beauty, and' made it (bine lb lovely through her grief, that> rov miflref« immediately marked her for her lifi, not doubting but (he (hould be able ro turn* Iter diftrefs to fuch advantage, as (hould brin^ her into her meafures^ and make her beauty yield her a rich return for her pains, from fome - of her cufiomers. If you confider the nature of woman-kind, you wHl not wonder at this in- fiance of tht profligacy of my mi(lre(«. They arc ever In extremes j either ihfc bcft or worft' of human creatures. — From church (he dogged her to her fudging, tn a Httle coifrt, where (he- lived with a pour, but honed family, in fuch privacy, that no one t^ the ne^hbourhood' could give any account of her. - Real virtue (hines with a luftre that dazzles the mofl confirmed vice, and keeps it at an' awful diflance* My miftrefs, hardened as Aie was in all the ways of (in and impudence, dar- ed not to go dire^ly to hei* without (bme bu- finefs or introdu^ion : but as (he had not ei- ther, her ready genius prompted her to win- her good opinion, under an appearance of re* ligion, and then ^n acquabtance would come eality. ' > She wits not deft (incerejoy ; but pray dearma^am, who are the perfons to whon) I mull d|(penfe your goodnefs ?' > v>vH> ^ < That's truf^ my dear (returned my roif- trefs) I (bould give you (ome account of them, that you may be the better able to i'udge of the joy I feel io (erving them. c is the widow of an officer, who has been killed in this war, rad left her with three poor babes, deftitute of every fupppr^ bu* the allowance of the government, which, wretched ^s it is, and only aggravating rai- fery by barely probnging life iinder it, is of- ten gafped for by thehungry mouth in vain, where tntereft is wanting to procure the im> mediate relief of it, at was her unhappy cafe, fo that they mull have anally petifhed for * want Adventures iff a Guihra. -i^g want of food, had not providence brought them into my knowledge, feemingly by the greateft accident, about ux months ago, fince when. I have my felf afforded them the nc- cefTary comforts of life, and have aifo made fuch intereft for them, with fome of my friends, that I have here got them a grant of a penfion, on the Jri/fo efiahlip^ment ^ fuffici- ent to bring up the children, and make the remainder of tfie mother's days happy ; for, my dear, 1 never do atiy thing by halvc£— Good God, child ! what is the matter with you ? what do you weep fo for ? " ''•Nothing, ^iear- madam (replied the lady) nothing ; I only fympMhize in the dijtrefs of the poor ixftdow.* ■ " * B6t, my dear, that dilnrefs is nOw at an end.'—* madam, Jet mt carry her the bhjpng t let me not de- lay her happi^itfs a moment ! Who knows But her heart is tBs minutif hurfting tvith tie drtadfut apptehenJhnSy tf "want for herfelf, and her dearer ir^antsr—'* With all my heart madam; but you will pleafeto order a'chair to be called to carry me home, when you go ; for I cannot ftay here alone.*—* Dear madam f forgive my rudemfs j / beg your pardon, pray forgive me .• the dijlrefs of the ividow put every thing out of my head ; /»- deed it did', prayexcufeme.*'-—^^ Excufe you, my dear, 1 honour the heart that feels another's woe ; you fhall go direflly ; yoiz (hall be the meijfenger of glad tidings to them. But my deareft young lady, give me leave to tell you, that I fear you have not anfwered me (incerely ; i fear your tears flow from fome other caufe, than mere fympathy ; * fpeak, if \m i ; 140 CHRYS AL: Or the (jpeakf my child ! does any thing aiFeft ypur own heart ? Can I any way be lerviceable to you ? Command me freely, and make me happy in ferving one for whom my heart has conceived fo tender an efteem ! S'peak as you would to your own mother, and wrong not my friendlbip with a doubt.* — * mat dam, madam / (replied ihe mourner, as fooo as fobbing permitted utterance) 1 have m mO' iher to make my compLint to \ I am ihe vjretched luicloiv you have defcribed! A at//- do'VJ without fupporty ivithout friends, or any other hope, thanjuji in heaven /*■ ' And heaven will raife you friends, my dearell child ! heaven has raifed you a friend is me ! You Ihall be my child I I look upon you as my own 1 as a gift from heaven, front this moment 1 You fliall leave this place this ve- ry day 1 it is not fit for my chikl ! I will take a lodging for you^ near rayfelf, till nf)r nepheiUf who is lately come to town la fce^ me, gees home ; and then you (halt live with me forever.' Saying thefe words, (he threw her arms round her defined viiltim, and wiped away the tears that dowed down her cheeks, while a variety of pallioas filled her tender heari almolt to burning. C H A P. Adventures of a Guivea. 14I ,"i,U ,«;. C H A P. VI. fhehijhry of the young lady . She is cniically jnterrupted by the arrival r,f an unexpeSled fierfon. She is reconciled to her fat her y who rewards the woman of the houfCf andrejhlves tojiunijh the bawd. WH Ei N thc;had recovered berfclf a fit- tie, my mirtrefs thus refumcd iier lore ; ' Weep not my dearcft child, all will be well. * And have you any dear little infants too ?'— * Oh no {mywretchedntfsy thank heaven^ is all * my own /"— ' But may I,, my dear, afk your * name, and the circqm'>ances of your ftory 1 ' I would know all, that nothing may be un- * redrefied.'— •* Tou are all gofjdnefs ^ ma' * dam J Myf?ory., alas, has few circumf?ances, * and they are all diftrejfes f J loft wy mother * while J was. yet a child: my father left me * in the country to tlte. care of a governefsy the ' wife of his chaplain, who educated me in the * fent intents ifpkty and virtue, When I was * fcarce fourteen, I returned the love of herfon, ' the mofi deferving and mofl lovely of hisfeXf * who was two years older than me .' Mut young as we were, we concealed our paffion, till my father cbtained him a commifjion in the army; when^ on the regiment being ordered to A' mcrica, J yielded to his fears of hfing me, and cmfented to a private marriage, which •was fooH dffcQvered by a letter falling into * my »i % ' 'vr ;i pill' I 142 CHRYS AL: Or if/'^ my fat her* s hands, v/ho in his rage, turned my huJbamTs father and mother , and me, out 0/ do'trs, nor would ever fee us more, yifmall vicarage afforded us a prefent fupport. My mother-in-lavt foon died; th£ fufpicion of her having betrayed the confidence of my fa- thtr, and been inftrumental in my marriage, breaking her heart ; as did the account of my hufhand^s death, his father's. I then was left quite dtjiitute ; and have fincefupp-rted a wretched being, by my work, which the'ho* nejl w'jman rf this houfe takes in for me, with- out the leaft hope of relief in this world, till your goodne/s has, this day taken compaffion on me '— * And what is your father's name, my dear' — ' That I have never yet revealed, 'as I would willingly hide the dijgrace, my dljirefs may be thought to him ; but with you J need not ufe that caution ; his name is*>* > ■ Juft at this wordy the furgeon, who bad beep fent for, to my miftrefs, entered, and prefen^^ ed a new fcene. At the; firft light of tliis perfon, the young lady gave a great flirick, and fwooned away. The gentleman flood a moment ftupified with r^domfhment, when turning haflily to my mif- trcfs, * Is this the lady ?' (faid he)—* Aycj, ' and a lovely one (he is (anfwered (he) but • hdp me to raife her up, when you will ice ^ her better ; Hie has been juft telling me her ' ftory, and the grief of k has drercome bcr ! Mt is a moving one ; and (he muft be our ' own.' ' Oh, my child f my child f* (exclaimed he in a cranfporr) and fpurning rny miftrefs from h«r with his foot, raifed her himfelf, and kaeed her head upon his bofom, ktfling her, and al- moft Adventures of a Cviut a. 145* moft fmothcring her with his tears. ' Oh my * poor child f tvhat have you efcaped! what ^ have you endured!* It is impoHible to dcfcrlbe ihe ntuation of my miftrefs at this fcene. She faw the error fhe had been guilty of, 'n introducing a womaa to whom fhc was a (Iratlger ; and was aware of the danger, with v hich the horror of filch an interview on fuch an occafion, threatened her. While therefore the father fcemed wrapped in an extacy, that made him as infenfible as his daughter, (he thought it her beft way to retire from the firfl: burft of his anger, and forget- ting her fprained ankle, was going diredlly a- way ; but he perceived her intent, and calling her with a voice, that nailed her to the ground, ' (lir not, upoii your. life (faid he) I will have * this whole mjflery cleared up,' His daughter, juft then, opening her eyes, and finding herfelf laid upon her father's bo- fom, love, rc(pc£>, duty, fear, and joy, filled her heart with fuch a variety of paHions, that (he funk und/cr their weighty and fwooned a- gain. This embarraffed the father aimed to dif- tra^lion, till the woman of the houfe coming in, with her af&ftance ftic was at length reco- vered, for my miftrefs was fo terrified, that ihe did not dare to approach her. As foon as the lady had lightened her heatt by a flood of tears, (he threw herfelf at her father's feet, unable either to look up, or fpeak to him. Moved with the mute eloquence of her grief, and melting in the warmth of na- ture, he raifed her from the ground, and fpoke to her in thefe words. * Be comforted, my ' child ! ii!|:' ??!!■ ■*■ 144 C HKY S AL: Or ihf "..diilci! I am! I will be your father f 8ut 'tell me what has pafTed between you and ' this vile woirjaj? V-—* Oh Sir, UJhe not my * ^<^> wy onj^^/cw^/ Has/henatrtftoredyme '* to your Ivue i^*< ' ..i * Have a care child ! (he ' your friend ! then you are loft beyond ^eco- ' very indeed ! She is a reproach to her fcx ! * to human nature !'■ * Oh Jir ! how can * that be? d'tdjhe mi bring yuu here ^ tome? * does not thiatjhe'j) her virtuCt and com^nffion * tony dijirefs* — * Gompofc ypurfelf a little, child ! it is true, ihe broiight me here; ; bit tell me, I charg<: you, on what ternis ihe told you, I was to jome ; and how (hie came to ' intereft herfelf in your affairs j f'ear not^ but * fpeak the truth.' On this (he told him the whole of her ac- quaintance with my ihiftrefs, and by what ac- dd^nt, and in what chara^er (he imagined he had been fent for ; but that, as foon as (he faw him enter the room, (he thought my mifhefs inuft have been acquainted with her ftory, and had taken this method of introducing her to bim, in hopes the furprize, and (jght at her diftrefs, might operate on his compafudh. Truth forces convi6lion. He was fatisfied with the account (he gave him ; and takii^g her again in his arms, I have found you a. ' gain, my child (faid he) and I will never lofe * you more! Be the errors of your youth; * be my fe verity forgotten ! From henceforth * you are my child, and I will b(i j/owr father ! ' as to that vile wretch, know, that her whole < acquaintance, with you was fought with a pre- ' meditated delign of betraying yoa to ruin. «Shc iher I But I you ;ind be not my eftored.me child ! fhe yarvd fcco- to her fcx ! ^ / h(yu) can re, tome? fclf a rittle, ; here ; bit rmsihetold (hie came to 'ear not, but Ic of her ac- hy what ac- imagmed he m as (he faw my miftrcfs er ftory, and ocing her to I fight at her pamotn.^ was fatisfied ; and takitig found you a- n\\ never lofe your youth; m henceforth k^o«r father! lai her whole ihtwith^pre- yoa to ruin. « She M'Ventu res cfaGmviK, 145 She toM me the whole, nearly as you have done; and encouraged by y?nir diftrefsi of which (he had gotten fome general hihti, but ignorant who you were, (he laid the^ fchemeof this pretended accident, to get admiflion into your honfe; for flie well knew where you lived ; and then fcnt for me to a place I had appointed, thkii might come and fee you, under the appearance of a ftirgeon; that if 1 liked you, I might have the preference of her Intereft in you : for fo deep had (he laid h'T fcheme, that you could not have efcap^ her : (hie trial would have been tod great for hu- man fortitude! and this moft execrable myftery of iniquity did ihe undertake for the paul try reward of 50/. which I mud take the iharae upon myfelf to own, I had prom fed her, litfle imagining that I was bargaining for the fedudion of my ownin- nocentxhild. But I fee, I «cknowled£ the hand of heaven in this whole affair, that 'has thus opened my eyes to the danger of fuch a licentious coyrfe of life, and made the reco- very^of my child the means, and the reward of ray converfion ? * Weep not, my dear ; juftly niay you turn your eyes with deteftation from fijdi a fiend : But Ifhall take care that ftie meets a jtift reward i wl)ile you prepare to go home with me, for I will not leave you a mo- ment in this fcene of horror .'-^ ■ * Oh, mercy, mercy, my lord ! (cried lUy tnif- trefs) have mercy on me I nor overwhelm Vol. I. H ^ witk :^M 146 CUKYSALi.Orshe *. with your anger a wretched creature, * whofe remorfe is a load too great to bear.' — — • Away vile wretch (replied he, in a ^ rage) nor dare to fpeak another word ! and ■* here fiellow (calling to the porter who had < dire^d him to the houfe) bring me the pa> * rifli conftable.' While the porter went for him, my mlf- trefs, wretched now indeed, her guilty feaiN magnifying her danger, Aood trembling, but afraid to entreat his pity with another word. After he had, walked a turn or two about the room^ his daughter entered, and with her the woman of the houfe with her little effects, which \irere ibon packed up,} at the (iglit of them his countenance foftened; * Well, my; dear, (faid he to his daughter) I ' fee you are ready to come with me ; but I * muft wait a ipoment to, do juftice to the ^ wretch who brou^t me hither. Plead ' not for her II wo^ld not have you ever "f fue to me in vain,, again^ and any thi^g f jb jier fyvquT 1 cannot yield ! But my * juftice^ ihali not be only fevere, nor con- * fined: v4jp her alone. You have faid that / this honeh woman has been a friend to < you 1 &e (hall be rewarded. Here, good < woman, is ^e funa of money I was to have ^,nven£{thtjBi;yi|e creature for my daughter, -f ip another; fenfe. Take it as the reyrard of * vQur honefty and kihdneff to her, and call on "^ her pvery year of your life for the fame fiim.* The |)oor woman; took it,^ with a rcve- renc^y but. wj^ unable to fpeak her grati- tude^ Jier lie^rt was lb fuH, while his dj^ugh- ter dropped fuddenly on her knees, and rai- fing Advefstures 0/ a GviVE A. 147 fing her hands and e)'es to heaven* exckini' cd in rapture. Oh pour thy Heffingt, biavirt^ en bis bead, who thus difpenfes happineft on all who mrrit it. As ihe laid thefe words, the conilable came, into wfaofe charge his lordihip gav j my miflrefs, to be taken to a juflice o^ the peace, whither he appointed to follow her ; and then handed hts daugh- ter into a coach, in which he took her di- redly home. ... ^-^ » CHAP, m The addrefst/CHKYSAL*! mijhife, andciv't" lity if a eonflabh, Sbr arrives at the juf- tice\ and is Jifttd andfofiened by bis *ierkf and tertifiii by bis njjvrjbip, ChrVsax. tbanget his fervid, ' 'tt- 9^ ^ • - j AS foon as this happy couple werfe gbne, my miftfef^ recovered her fpiritSj and fmiled vath contempt, at a danger (he had often gone through before without harm. * And fo (fays Ihe) mafter conilable ; 1 am' * given in char^ to you! and for what * pray ? But t ;im no fiich novice, as to * yield myfelf 9, prifbricr, till I fefe proper * authority to hold me ; tho-cfbre. Sir, I Aialt * wiih you a ^ood R»orning : if y6u pteafe, * you may go tell hiii lordfliip, tlutt t wits not * at leifu're to wait for him, « the juf- * tice's ; and becaufe ydU may be dry after < your walk, here is a croWn to' drink my * health.* Ha « jf'thaiik MX ^m m 14.S C HKY SAL: Or /Jbe * I thank you mir.refs (replied the magi- ftrate, taking the money) but in the mean time, you muft come ! I am forry Itianhpt let you go/ * Cannot let mt go / fray Sir, whin is your authority to keep me /'— . Here, miflrefs I (producing his rfaff)*— -« But your warrant ?* ' 9h ! as for that, 1*11 make bold to do without one this time; and take you to thejuftice on my own authority, and his lordmip's requeft ^ . and fo, miftre(3, you had better come along, for I am in haile : you may have a coach if you pleafe.* ' Jye, fo I will,, to carry me home ; and berets fomething for you to pay tht coachman (putting a guinea into his liAnd)* ■' * Tis very well, miftreis, I vvii's fee pu fafe home, to be fure, if you fki^re it ; and the juftice gives you leave ; for i*y him we miift go.dire&ly.' — ^— * Then give me my money ; and be ajjured you Jbdll anfwer for this falfe impr>iJonmeni* ■ ' Vour mcmey, miftrefs ! why, aye! fo*! will, if I do not earn Jt.*— ' Then lame p home this moment.*^ ' No, no, mif- trefs I . that I cannot do, till you have be^n . to viiit his wo'ihip j and then I will fee you .fa|e home, if he .gives me leave^ and drink your health into the bargain ; and that was i^^at you gave me money for: come, come^ miftrefs I one of your trade fhould know better things thw to aik for mo- ney back a^ii) \ Have I not ihewed you . s^l the ciinlhy in my po#er ? Do you think I would (Ijtnd preaching "w'nh you here this ' liour for nothmg! coine along, the coadi is .at the door.' t"- Adventures ^^Guinea. 149 I fatv you were furprized at the addrcfs and turn of expreflion in my miftrefs's con- verfation with this young lacfy, before the ar- rival of ^er father as above her fphere ; hut nat\ire had given her a capacity equal t anything, and her int«rcourfe, with the.^i. /(/^ world> had -gained her an eafe of beha- viour and eLegance of exprefTioHy that made every condition of life feem. natural to her. As tpth€,ftory of the family j whom flie was going to relieve, ilie had a^lually prepared one of her confederates to have aaed that part, fo that the lord might juftly fay, her defign was laid To well» that Jt was next to impoiTtbla for her to mifs of fuccefs. For by this deceit ihe would h^ve j^a^Red the young Udy*s confidence^ to receive fa- vours from her, and when (he had her in -her debt, ihe. thought ihe could make 'her pwntermsi As foon as my mifhefs and hier condu6(dr were come into the aatichamber of juilice, the clerk recognizing her, addrefTtid^her thua: • Good-morrpw, n5ilrefs7«— j^ray,uhat, has • got us the fajiTQur of your company ? Yoii • havcbeen fo great.3 Anangerrof late, that • I was: beginning, to think.^^e bad loft you,' ' * Pray, Sir,(faid- Ihe) let me fpesi • a word wjUi you in the next room? On wliich he ordered her to be fhpwn in, and only waited to afk the condable, by whom, and for what ihe was fent there, who was able to give him no other, aufwer, than that the lo^d had prdersd . ^htm to bring her, an() faid lie wojiifd follow himfelf di«> redly. .. H 3 Haying M M I %ii ^, IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) i.O I.I itt lii 12.2 Z |£0 02.0 iu — Ill— lllll^ ^ 6" ► V Hiotographic Sciences CorporatiQn 23 WIST MAIN STMIT WIUTiR,N.Y. MSSO (716)«73-4S03 % 15b Cn'fi^ S A hrOr'$h "nAy'm^ got ^tft ^ ififbriAai^ the^ «)erk hittie into> thfe mnii6 mf miftref^, aiicHofd her wtth*^ji loci! I)f ifhpCMttke fl^dcdiHe^thx fcfftt' hr^feTortf t6'ft€?%«*f olt^ft^^acli^ aA acc6dnfc ' ' '-^tr .i S.i ,g%d: 6a^ Kn^ ibtc\i^,' >filr ? • YflW ft^O^ tl'hy I pray Whir^t^ou* think * Ir^arti l)h>ugirt liere for? ^^mrthiitg iff lAiis « #i)rf^^thcy caH tharg^ fiife^^^w^^^ mhkng ^"i}M^ld^)'^f ly^^ Hi^^ ft . *^%4^i dir ^|frh^ «ftft*^ brinanV the Iciok aqd ipanfte^ o^l^^ Uf\xt% *^ niw&ftA ^pliied fie) and indeed I ftofttd ^ tiOsi Mli i^ik^i*e In (feting ycNi; %nA '^'i|t^nt|^ WWth^ ^l», %«r fny lord, >*^'yda'lS4r^1s^a i^t A^ ftftd caf«i'iii^»a * pJe.'-'-^lV'tfji^ *5irr, tan I Jptak a «w*tt#« ^ Okjiimr^^-^^^^X l«rt^*e is fengttotf jaft *1ndiir; 1je(Mi8i it i*Nb Ibtig fikt% luu * fcep or heard from you, that I befiet« \ ^vftiflt «Kpedi 4N»ti Utti» fiftvott^ from ^i<«»;^ i¥m^ ii/ftiok 40^11 piimir Wtd AmnW «M>eif t K4«# f mtsij^^j^h fbi$-pnhtfy4taikal/^ r**fT ^ iky^ lay fhink *9 /in«»'^&'W^-i|t» W 1^» ^ T«pd lead jteff^Aiai ^ '. i ^V '' **^ * * !&^k0tM mt\ ^f l^4i', '^'^¥f^ t^tpuid oWIIPk'.'i? ■• «i<«%*^¥ 'V-'i H 4 ing iSa C H R Y S;A JL,^. Ortie iDg hthxc. On a wink from his cl^k, >ii«7 ^f wbrlhip; * Heri^, Sir (fud h^;fi:ife gui^ f fctre »/ tbifi tedsy tht urge ft 0/; •^ ■tfrn^^^'fi... . |iift at afl llM|g» wtfe tlma preptriBd ^r • |m| ku^iipfs racepi^pn, in . {iroper iDnnalt- ly^ ii^feriiaiit brcmgitt a n9^ Irom hinw^lo ]«f lis ipofi^p ]k3mrrM c^^W fo|>iii4 i eaKj^ |o tm 1^ W ibht^ . * mittcd !— • Committed I dear yom^ ^fbjpi . * fir itftNif i mufi I tig coikmtted l t ikve « ifoiW ii»/W»«|f.*'i— -••Nol tb be fiire yo» < hat« done 4k>thittg| Ikis lordihfp would' ; < pfOfeclMtt y«lf(b fcverely -for nothing : Lock* < at thit letter) dd yon khbw this h^nd^' * wrinM; i H'» lordflitir has her^s ^iven' * ine'iaAiccoimi of the whole affair, and^ H 5 • dtfircd 'V54 CHKY^A^Wtif ^* (feHred thai I wpuM proceed againft „« you, wUh, the >tmo^ rigour of the < law 1 t have ahvadV km to fearch your ' v»;Qrd ^inpieated ffiife "terrte, iilto . ;^«^ ildi.tC;: Itlft"? V - ■ •{ ' c .AM ip. ft Adventures of a Guinea, iss C H A P. VIII. ■J :xf'-rr~ She is fif/cb^rgt4 oti proper hath ^i Jqbuurs tf C}i%\%\iSs titw mi^ir, in ibi fervid »f thepuhUcf with fome if the various »^ Jerie$(^histfffice.y-'^S ^ TB £ work wa^now donci find i a wmk .hiiving fettled the i/&fy? ;^ but the law is greater * than anysmao, ahd; the law is very tender *; of the liber^ of the fubjcai and fayi ex- . * ^x^ in theJiafuU hi feivmiUUrUttis:^ that *; 1^' jierfpa mall be confined' thaii cam get < b^ll; and be{kte,.who knows, if iHe was at • <. liberty, but ihe might find meaat tdbe r»- '. conciled to hislordihipi^and fojaU woqkl * be wtp.'^-^ Ditar Mr, Oerk^ tbati »r true^ y It could . eajity be reeomiled to bimi I inaw * bo%u i$ gain kit favour f wben bis anger is * a little nlce c^fe^ hot if I you'll uep-ifUo ^e nnt no^m, Mre -will cpii- '.^,;n(%'.whi^4;t|9bfYdonfl fw 3f»u.'-f^f Qhthtt — < Never fear, they were not to go witkout ,\*j.furtber..ord(Brs,f Kut!l^ >^'^'' "^.w't^uA- ^liT When ihft wj|8 gone^ out, f Well Xkid * thejui^ice) this has been a good ib'f^ 4t f ina)(es , up, . for the had: week : hut Tctomt r ^V^txfk^^y^^'^ ^^ «o«He^ - it ?*>«*-* Not 'a ,*^^rppped a.^IlJiible htr/elf, that -couWi let '/ lOie the lea(l intoit^ and I would not difeb* f ver my igporance. by alkiog her any iqasf- .f, ti9nVv9ot-^ffippoie'it is ooly^ibme trick J^ihyW played fi^y brdj ab9Ut,a- girli for i, you l^itq^: . ihe^ ■ n^S: often > > told I ut,i - th^ ^ he was one of -her heft, cuftotners^i c^ ^f b9^ed .of i^is protedion ; and if it is no f mo^ than that, as I imagine, he tiwill f.think no more of it, and fo^tiie beft wa(y*is *iq let herrgo, for indeed we cannot keep 5 iier^il we would'; though to ket^ up the * Jj^rmftU^i fegr |he Ihouldi/ii^/^ us ottt,v^ vimuil/J^ite jqnae bail: and' thereof e I'll go < a^ ilil a&opd, aud n»9ke a coiqile of our :^ people put odi th^r Baiuno ci^oath?^, < and cune and fign with her, though I do * notthuok ihelias monej^ left .tO'pay^for^lifc * bondrormakc the>.fellow$dr.iiik:iiMitbiiBe 5 ,has Jflo^ pretty: )- well alreiMijXv that is. 'tk^ : '>$ayiiig.tHis, he weal fiut^.jm^ridtJK fittif liixie xctUfncd with my late mi(|refi^ ndts^o ^^tfiiBjMlmf th^ Au^^ y^ft^^p ^peitttM M «»i6 bit worihip ordf r t^ I-AUm^ tUmtHf » bot if ^biti it evcAimot bu a6t mitdl let lotdifo^ my ^qasf- me trick girb for aera|t aikd r it is no hei'will tot lieep up die out, ^ « im go of oar oii(-of the lord 'S fight jtill htkitt, nowdrefled out lik^ reputtbic' houfe-keepers, who gravely •fign^vwkhtmy itiiftreft, without ever piking .v/hat^) imd, upon' htv returning a negative tfhnig, (to awink from the clerk, went out with- f>ut awocd* ' The buHnefs was now over, and my late miftrels difmifled to follow her occupation, and make jup* by. double diligence, fot the -misfbrtonles of that fnortting, onhr with an af> foMiice to the clef k» that Ihr would remember •his kiddocft, #iid be pitHitnal for the future. . ' Lwas now! enteted into a fervicc, whe^I hadan opportunity of feeing into the whole myAory of jullice'r but you muft not ex- ped tlnit'^I would reveal all theiiicrcts of fe •venerable s trade ; « thourii I naay give a few genend^ hiiit^ for your Herniation, in fo ab* ^ufi^ and' intricate a ftience. ; The afiair of my late miftrefs was the tail of thai morning' My worifiipiiil mailer put- ling met into 'his purfe, and ^vii% di^edly fo dinner, which had WMttid for him fome Itmc^ Boti though, his fiire was good, his care iot 4h« public 'lirould not neirmit ' liim to make long meals, or debauch away his ume. *A^er' a fliort refreifam^itt of only two hours,, he retunied .t6' his ofike, where hcirea^mi^ iiis lkb6urs, in «11 th«, virions branohes |»f hi^ .e^tenlive empldyment;<— ^— » Therfii^idiing^he looMintb^ >wa the w- fmnu^imi wpichil4 yo»i befereVayrheii tilling liis pe6j[>le, one afiiin«flother[t%efdre him,'^ he i^m thr<)tij^' tbanfc ;«^Uriy in th|a manner: ^ Jthn^GW^ ^ kh ^ hitt b/hm me^tbi fm-^h^- ^rfct 'found . ffS CHRYS a;-: Or /Z^(f !^ > found out the perfon 'who took the gentfe- ' man's hftt» in :the quarrel in Cbflfnt 6elds, 1 lail Sunilay evening, which you think 'to ^'oiake a robbery of r* ^ Let- me heair fhe err- '^'CUififtaficcft of that afiii»» for you are tfo ' keen a blood- hound, when you |;et u];>oa * ai^yfcenf) that you: are for making every fi |hii^ robbei^, be ihe cdfe what it will.' » •^^if* PkaieyouFWorihip ^replied GiM^f, tnpn- -^ ing^he ftt/i/ i» hi> cheeky and fi^utrting ffr'ijui ihejutee) I 'do «&t thijpgaA^r thf beft, c>.^ and dfMiyou know ; and that ibftve brou^ /^ many things t^ bear, which nobody elfe *> would undertake, as witnds that afrair en \*'Sbwt^''i'^»Ui that gM ^ you lb LniucH^two>ioi»v^re« more of our ^fMOple. Itai^ug ^ nothitigv to Mf ifif^mmtd'^ t^ ^q^tm^Ay^ m #' which $ geuitkmiiiVt ^ko vias'c^mitigbyA. ^tjoft bit hat. It was a kijg|»,4Mty 1^^ 4f vVfery Woad gold'lice^ fo^h 98>yM #Qm ^ rdgnefs wear ) it.wa» I thkr fltatVM ofi ^ *- hat, y^ feeing a fkM,^ i4le4!Dali«tg jmi^ «t.fiilk)W l^aHdittg lyf ^ithMit 0B|CV I^^ \k^U ^^J9SShiiiirej of a Gv IKEA, ^ktg^ ^*' up, tnd Asking him jf it mta his, reached '^ it to him,'flnd'faw Ifim make ofF with it ^i« dir^aiy. No«r>ir this it not ia plain rob- ^*>betf, I (to'nol'know^kM^ irt • fellow i< hint MvMtf vf (^^ferybti pleifi-'ind ci^ c*lench> the ptofe- ^^^ oiftonilbylW^rNig tHa< I few bim carry » If off the hkf liAiA you know I need fa^^ no '* ntbt^, nor lake afiyniotite who gtve it to •* hiih^* v- '• '■ ■;•- •• — .ti*^ ^#a^,' J'^ iTn, f^W MMy if fimetbtng ''^^inthii im IHki ititery Hnnfii Joutt I ^^dftafi e&'kljta may wtit bim on $hi ii/f, * fif' HiMt fiffim, Tbii affair bai> a go^d '^^ lo6k\H9rHf thurtiny fbing unjuft in it yfor ^ ihougb'yoWfa^ him tbi bM\ ar bi knm it ■^^'tom-nH bit Bwni'andyU tarfuditoff,be it ^ gttiffy bf'tbepift, ^4nd' tbit it tbi /ami ds 'm V0bery; in Jiijncr, Ibaigb it mofmt in law % '^iit$djM(h ii"^ tbi»gU g» byfbitb a Jaf* ^'eimjAAai Jftnd fi ym mngi, Jolui, fwili "^ lf^'>iu - hikf ^iiAen H uillUrfnptr to bavi ^^ binf'ttikin'Mpf onhf -bape an tye^ti bim$ for ''fiHr:^ W;^y»^AI fitah bim :^t: tfmr "^^ajndii S^^WA eometWixiK^ iltcHARi^ r^Sitlr, yiiif "jl^ f^ ^ tbi knot * •FiilmgftHi^ tbatbawbegiin to mfijitbi *^St^ff0r'f^iiit^b»tf»J^:^^^ pleafe '*^;^ "w^Hhib (faya %> ihrug^ng up hia ^'ihoiificier»i ami griiming) I have foqnd them < tit td bi!'fof-ds idid well \ fiiMp^el for it «iNs|M Ui\vm On the H^fui^ Mmi ^ RkiiAitd I take cart ofwbat you Jay /'— ^ ! Oh, ifo CHKYSXL: OFth * Oh, your worfliip, never fear Dick Sly for ' a flippery trick^ I I kn0w what I fay very ' well : 1 have known for fome time that ' thefe yourhi have been playing a fmal!- ' ffanBCy cribbing from the ////, an4 build- ' mg finteHf and fuch^like tricks, that there * was no taking hokl of; I therefore thought * it would be ri^t to bring them tq juftioe, * at any rate, and (o laid the plan of* t}|la} • ' SSfWy '*n^ entered ;tliem into the bni'\ni9 ' 'myfiif, and Bow^ whenever yoj^ij^wt ii ' * mmd to nut them, you need om^tahe me - ' np,aiid Ican^A^themallj^whicKwilliM' * no had affair, there are ib man^df them.. — < Why thai, is At-jfa* KMCHARiyi ttit^iihiji. *fbaue dtii. mthmgyit ibat^iefetyf9t%f%\ftvn% / « rtmt^j atth* gfillowpf Jlttnffrw\iet4bt^ *^\itie^ ^\ptrkap§uikfy jnay wumktft«ohia4uiyaiita|^^mtbe' cotrpidion, an4 to fettte the evidenoe. agsunft ^b^ fo as it might 4)e fure not to^&Qi£alcl7. V, Adviiuura ^ a GuiHt a* i^i C H A P. IX ntui tbquma. triumphant ntrr tommtn-ftfifft 0ttd matttr ^ fait. This mjJUry txpiattud, WHILE he was in the midft of tb» bu*^ .fiiieity^he wa>fuipriMd-with>the news offui htghsrajr-nuMi^ that noooieitt broapht ia bjF • gtBtlenaa who. had. taken htm^ ur the varyiaitcawt':of> robbini^ bim-wi;7irii&««ir Granr. Thk threw the wbek booTe; into an* Mpfar»>'> i " * Alt Mik!'f^mnimH takntiitmd hf ^ fir m>ypmrfyf. (esdaime^ lihv • jufl^ in AH' * i^ny of figi aad Tezatiofl) .Tkis U m^^imr < Ittmmtt yJhtrtt -it 40/ imd^Uf$^k^^bi ' fir«Mr» if Mhtr pUpk em firm iba puiMtfi * mtitk9yi!mf j$jfUumt V f I womksr who it iean be (faid the^ ckrl^) I < (amSk the man mi tha^ white mare* or the 'maik, fj^om Futntj-Ctmrnmil but .wboeve|r * itis»'lQiiitlhiD9iaiihft^b9'doiiet fiir liiuf^ be < laved this tifnc» to fave $ur credit; and we * nujT Have him thr nezt^ ourfehres L Here * they comer do. yoo keep thegernkman in * difoourie^ while 1 fpeak. to the prtfoner, and < fee how h^ caa tmu dnmu Ifliallfeadily < gir^yoii/ybUfriM*' . i .-.>.: Juft theft enieied the gentleman M^h his prifonery whom^hey dircikly knew to be an old ofiiendBC^/ who had long^^ l>affled their por « , iuit; a cifcumftance, that* heigbteped tho vexatjon of his being taken by another^t a^ , was i6z CHKYSALi Or the was not a little favourable to him at this time. • ' •^■■.Ifrr/ii/j.^nM^M ,;,Hts yforihip received the gentleman moft }k>!irelyy .anddefireidhim to ifo down amo^ menty till he (bould finiih a ietter< he was Wfiting t€* the fitfrctary •f flatti and< then he would attend to his bufmefsy. ofderingi the prifoner to be removed into another room for the mean •umes;''4'<. -'i''- i-'-*-*v^-5*»lv.vfe.i i?,hitTv^'- ^ He ^n fateliimf<^*>^bwn tb.wHtil^ Mfidi l^eat deHbenitioii,! and haAjuftifoufiftdii when h«8 clerk ciune«6.dttKvfer<^h«m ^ie^tfromibe ^M^'Mtfjwr^>(whidiihe read, over Atttntivrty^ ttftd riyi%'^ was Verf Weltv hi» then.turnc4 td the gentleman, and mfkiQ^tirfahleiii-fqE: «!««>' Xtti^ hittt^utfii>^ loiigi> b^dr^ tfa»)»itie^ef4Q^ Vj'^IFillr ^hi^wfiywiiiaii |appeared> ^npWTia<^t t^^t ll^Rbtitl' {wrfbiittte» bdPcp^^ ;vhid looks, which were then>ctQdde4 Uritbf the globm df 'lifttei> d^eaSofi and ^ei^r,. Ik- Ini idflamsd^lnle^'lhib^ dSftroeft agttatkm^of l^hrenfcy. ■>'■'■ '■'^^*''^-i-''-(-^' \\' n^nu ,.;,,;.."*■ ^^ ';nje^tleinMn>4h«iii^ Iti9^^^f ichange, its did his ni^^rlhip hti uneaiinds for iiis own r»fety^' fnim 4he fiary -^f fof '4)ut4 Fageous a madiVian^ As foon as he wbs^* cured \ ^he juftkre addreflhig himielf, with the height of judicial folemni^, to the. pro* fecutpr, * Pray Sir (faid be) will yon pleafe *vto inforiti me what'ybu^ have to aUedge * againil this unhappy perfon f*^*^* ,Sir (re- < plied the gentleman) all I- have to fay> is^ * that he Aopped me this afternoon, upon ' Turnham-Gre^n, and prefenting a piftoL At ' * inc 'in •th •In ■ ■-• . •has *any ^thollj •Ml! *riarf« *% y •waiA •haftJ <%ightJ •Sir!^ * henikt *hen * ail be (•>*>■*:■ ^,.- this moft r ^^' tcfthe Jf tfcc im for t, MrHn qft i'hii wtfct tilt HRfy. be- itiODS'Ot >f fa -out* le; ws»^* ^tf, «rtth the pfo: pkafe Sir (r€- Itofay* »i piftpl at '^ *vofi * me, bid me deliver my mdtaey, but bc- ' ing well armed, and having more about me < than I thde tt;0 bfei inftead of my piiirre. < Idrew at' ^iibl too^ andhii n^ffingme^ I * grappled with, and to6k him^^n Hhe fpot, and 'nrom thence brought him diredly here : that ^^ralHhave to iky, Sirl* ^ ^ ^ ^>* Andi praf^ Sir,\wbat did hi jof tuhen you * had uktn him ? ■ ' Nbt a^ord, Sirj nor * has he fpoke a fyUablefinc^; npr'anfvirered * any one tni^i^n. htt has been a(ked.'->^«— <^ » iiy#, .V*r^i ^gtwttnmfn^^ it it p l^ ■ . ■' ' m < ^Hd'fmf^ &it^^ did it' tnalst much' nffiimtt * ^l^^-bcrt beijAp^bntteir ^mdunt^c^ 'tiid miich *4b^hgeFfWBih^' i/oon'dVcrpbi^isi^ htm» ''thoiifi not without girekt ^gtf , fdi^^^ft^ I * l|ad hint'down^ he4^w this lni^,^nd Very * riarraM^ fj^ffed ^hi^^ in(<^niiy"body I *ifep wM % cot lie ? made in iffjr?fcoafe and * waiifoottt ?*>*>^*^ Jfye^fior wani f$tidfk/t is el' *iBiayifiitnterah^ f^fHr^<^^^hri'foulkiii^ hen *ha(ly, ^otiJce-a man in tjife Ver jr adion' of <%igh^ay R^benr^ -i^ do not uhderftand you. * Sir I'^'t** "^ -^^ ^' 'aJ*^"^*-^ ' V'-»? '^''%0''' '-^W - '**'^■'r?^;- ' * Sir, Imtan that this ptr Jon is n9 rtBher} *^hut'i t unhappy gmthman- of famHy and for- * ittHi^ ^ht fjiit htett for fornix timt^vt of his * mind: 7 b^t been appliwd to by bit rehtioni, * more than bnce, to try to ba^e hitn appro- ' hendidf that he might he €Opfin?d\ and now * he is Jectiredf ibty wiii take proper care of ., that hejhall not frighten any bod) for * the future I fir I am Ja^ifted^ Sir, that was *allbemsnti and thai be would not have * taken i^ i64 CHRYS AL: OrJfAf .' itakfn f9ur nuni^, bad youofftrtd it to bim : *-/ fuppofe you ftarcbed bim when you bad ^ overpawer44 hitfi, poet man, .as ysu jujilj *• Urtined It! fray. Sin, did ym find any * thing upon bim, to make you tbink be vtat * aft bighwayman ? Any watches t-jeweh I '- ' or different pur/et afmotuyi or more money f iban' you might think it probable a per Jon of ^ his appiaranci might. conimo/ily.j,cariji.-u^t .. * No really. Sir, ,J did not iind an^ thhig f-. like/whai you ^Buatkva^ ! thjlsspurie, . which f feems to have, abodt 30 or 40 guineas, in I it, (for I have not reckoned them) way die f only thing . in all his pockets*: except ^e f. k|]ife vrhich hedrewva m^v Jiis piiiois were ^openly lA liis foddlig^ asfjei^kmira'comn^ * ■wejtf>rtiemi* ■'- ••■ t?y\;. ?"\^\»&iVi«^ '0 felonious intent, Jn hn nstsd attadt.wppn ,^ ^jw *• Jor men, m^ »*> ; i« "ifyhave m9> ifi' ^ tentian at all\sandi without 4tyfrloniotis. in- ^ ieht^ there can be no robbery v M, J'^frj/umtf ^yoitmaynnderjlandfometbing ef.tbeiawjHif-' ,yelf^.Sir?\ :. > \. , ■ ',* f No, indeed. Sir, Icannot fay I knout Vahy more law, tlwn jnft not to wrong any •^•^i^perfori, nor let them wro^ me, if i can ' help it, as far as common ^fe willdird^^e: ^5 I thank Godj I have fpent my days quietly in .^f the country,, and never h^l a difpute with ♦any man in my life.' r '■ * Cammtn fenfe^ dear Sir^X cosnmon Jenfe is ^ a blind guide in matters 9f law I Law and * cmman ! to him : yau bad .« jupy find any be wfft 'jeweU I ' wrt'tnonty pcrpn of ■ ■•' ''''■'''' .' rfe, which , giianeas. in ft) Way tii« except 0i« pVftoUwere lag^i^ ^^ ft rwr/^'^' baue Jtoyi^- felomou* i^' Aihiiitwei 9f a Gu)nba, i^^ * emfnofi: fetife^ are quite different things y httt * as I was fayng^ Sir, luhere there is ltd fiio" < m'ous intent, there can be no felony y now < robbery is punijBed onybecaufe it is f doty ^ for ^fo the indi^ment muflbelaid; FEiaNics; ^ Sir, Felonice, or it will not do I The in-^ * di£lment ufillbe fuafhed w'itbnt that wordy * and who can charge a man •Ufith a feloniws f intent f ^ho is difordered - in mifid^ and can *. have no intention at dll, *Tis trtiefhe ap- 'ptarance was' betdf afHd Tuffiiiintly terrifying^ * to aktbdrizepur appreberfding bimy ita els * you.fuffered neither kfs^ nor burt^ I cannot * fuppop that a gentleinan of your humane ap^ * pearanee would dejire id did. to i/bi mifery yo% siid^^am yow ^ humble (ecyant.' . k r^ i''^ >;!■/; ^^.X have, hotinterrupted thisaccounti 'mth an^ notice of the behaviour of the criminal^ as' it confiffi^ only of the mpft Outrageons imitatioQ of madnefs^ with imprecations and bUfpliemies' too horrid for f^petition. A& ioon as the gentleman was . gone, and the room , cleared of all, but the juilice, hh clerk, and the madman^ who was left bound to keep up, the. farce, hb worfliip thus adr drefled him, * So, (ir, you thought to reigs * for ever ; but'youfee what your feats havp * come to ! I fufpofe you arc furpriied af ili^ * pains I have taken to bfing you through thi^ * affiiir !'— • Not at all, fir, (replied the crimi- * nal) the .ijJmlcinQtefor app 1 which I hidcoiv « c^led iijthe fle^ye of my coatf, an^ give * ^0(^r clerl|;*^-r-' IJow, fir, iaid the juft^c jha * rage) do you pretend to f^ it wa< uponjiiiy < fuctiic;icoMnl| ,3ut yoM Judge of <^ra by < youffeif. Howreyer, I mall i)^t /ifl^od,, tiO « argue the matter with you now; you have < efc|y^ for this, tiipiie^- and mn^ h* gW * of.U J but t^ke care for the future !. your ;..■ ■ ■ •■ -^ _: ; •■••viuck that I would ;)rchend- i, and do se of K* in bring' p«dy 9xd \em, iol am yoor t, with any inalf aS' it » imiutioij lafphemiec^ gOtlCy «^ ittftice, hi» left bound lip tbis adr it to f«g» , feats havp \tvtJtA at th0 ^rougb th^ f^ the criml- ;•,?»# 8!^ 4 othiera by . vbu nave i«y' V« 8^ ■ itutc I. yp»f AHvetintresof a Guinia. 167 *: luck may not always be to good*' " 1 < l^it * yonr wtrjhifi fleaje /« oriir your people t9 ' reiwti m^'tnyborfif and artiuf and I hopt * yttt wifl glue, me my purfi $ for life witbeut ''fimeibitig t§ fippoft it is no great ebUgation, -^f Wbat: fir, do you pretend to capituUte I ^ Your horfe ^ou fli^u Jiayey not that ypu < have any ; rigbt to. expe£k him, but be* * cauTe it iwouid: not be -proper \6 keep him, < after the reprefentation= that impofed upon * the fool who took-you ; and here are half * «feore^g0iQe$a>tt» carry ypii to ibme place < where you are not knowni and to main^ < tainiyotttili you cafe get into fonte honeft way ' of earniiig your bread. The reft is little *' enoof^ to give the people inftead of your *. horfe^ and toiftop their mouths. You may < ftay here till the crowd is difperfed, when * you may go where you pleafc* ■ ■ .■i .■ As there was no remedy, the criminal was forced to fubmit; nor:, ind^ did he feem muchdifTatisfiedatthe heavinefs of his c6m« pofition. *j ,j -II— »— <— ^— — 1— —— ^— ■— — — *» I I ,, I m)^.. GH A-R x.' Ah kfianee of bit nuor/bift exemplary jujliee in a^ flnp4ifter, Tbe unfafiienable torn" paffSpH and generefity ef k Jailor i A dif- piite dbout Jupefiority 9/ /kill betfVeen Sis worfifip and mcUrk^epnu new mj^fieriet in tbeplrofeffieti, ^ » IT wit aofvr pivtty late, and my mafter * was ^ft< retiring to fupper, pleafed with Ytvnn^ made fo good a day, when he was ftopped iM CHkltSALiOr tJk^^ ftppped bv tnof^ bufmefs. A woman Wbo^ kept a cilandler*9 fliop, in tht next ilreet> had dragged before him one of her {Mor neighbours, whcvi (he had cauiht in di^ very fa^ of dealing a pound of cheefe off her counter, as fhe was Teaching her a' twd- penny loaf ^om'the {ht\f : a crime diat «rair heightened by inj^atitude too, as ihe was ^giv-' ingher the Ipafon truft ; the thief htving owned to her, that (he had not a farthing la the world to pay for it, nor a morfel to j^e her three fmatl ibhildren, who had been fimiflg the whole 4ay. 'Enraged at the heinoofnefs of the crimt,' and sft 4}eiiig kept from fupper, while the- chickens and afparagus were cooling on the' table, bis worfhip, knitting his brows, ann ^^1 )rows, aiiff i the trem- >ierced her ierfelf,ara ime laklto dead :hrcw hcr- ta"flo6tf fflilfH'y v^ was prefled on boaitl a man of war ns-, years ag^i. W has been in the tVeft-indio- ,«^i^ fince, tiN (his fummery- wilkefi ^the .^|K was otxierjed hpme^ to be> laid up^ Poor foul t bethought he ihouki* b(» paid o^ apd fo wrote me word'tb fiW'iftfy to conie tto hinif twhk nieant to go and fet- tle in SmtJaHd^ his chvn coontry; but the moment he came to Pdrt/mtutby hd Was' turned over inta another fhip, wUhoiit get- ting a fhtlUng or' prtze-mdney» and fent away diredlyto^^^rt. rica ; fo tilat> after fpending eVery peniiV: I had in the world, to cohi^ to himfrdih fre^ lemdt as hedefiredy I am left hi^e with my poor children to ilarve in a ftrange place,' where DOK-body hm any cempaflion for nie» though my^ hu^boBd wrote ras word, that he had above 300 1. due to htm for wages and pr)Z6>*money ; here is his letter ! I never go- without it ! it iaall the comfort I have in niy diftrefi*' *^r, / tbwgbt fi! I tbtitgbt you w'&^'\ oneoftbof* Itifh tbievef ^at cam* to rtbus' andpU^ eur tbroeUt ! but I fi^U take (afe ofy put l^ fiaH ^mh y9u tiftib you bad con- tinoed eafinp pBtaiteif at bmti I wijb 1 coidd fr9pdt as wtH for every one of your Vot. f. I * CQUff iTo CHKrSkLi OrJie * try f tfj'i Jbatt tUyet he well, iUl we have * bang* d you alt* ' >' Oh ^ood your wor- « /hip I I am no thief ; I never ftole any thing * before. And this tvortian, Who has brought •me before you, knows the ' truth of every penny * ever finCe I came to London \ but hunger, / and the cries of three (larving chtklren, forced •me to this! Oh my children, my chil- * dren !*— * Peaces woman I ail you am fay * fignljiei nothing ; you were taken in tbefiiff, * and to Newgate youjballgp direilly. And as * for your brats, it is better for tbem to die of * bunger now, tban to be banged hie tbeiff mo' * ther*> ■ ■ -i. ^ '.i it. ■ By this time the mittimut was ready, which he ngned without the leaft he(itati(»i or pi^, and then hurried away tohis fupper, having ai- moft fretted* his bowels out, to think it was fpoiled by waiting fo long. But' though the JuftiCe's compaflion could not be moved by fuch a poor wretch, his clerk was not fo inexorable, but yielded to the perfuaHon of an honeft tar, who fee- ing a croud at thee door, had given Ax- pence to go in, and fee the /u/i; and for two guineas, tubicb barely paid the feei^ ventured to m^ke up the affair, and let her go about her bufinefs^ tbougb he did not knew what migjbt be tbe confe^^ueaee, if it faouM ever come to his 'worjhip^s knoivledgel^—^^Jaek took no notice of what he fatd, but taking the poor ciseature, who was'juft finkri^g under the agitations of fear, joy, and gratitude, by the hind, ^ . - «Chear Mvantures cfaGvivtA, 171 .' Chtar away» iifter (fnid he) chear awav % * we'U bring up all this lee-wa^» next trip» 'D«mn mv eyes and limbs, if 1*11 fee a * brother ieaihan's family at fliort allow* < ance, while I have a (hilling ! come heave 'a-bead; TU rig and vi^oal you and your ' children« againft your hufband comes, to ' man you for a voyage honie. Fll fwing my * hainmock in the next birth, and you (hail * copk the kettle, while X ftay a-(hore/— ^o Saying which words, he led her off in tri- umph.-— r-This the clerk told his worfhip, when he came in to fupper, giving him one of the guineas, as his (bire of the compos fuion. I now thought the builnefs of the day over, and was preparing to take a view of my new matter's heart, while he and his clerk were enjoying their fuccefs over an hearty bot- tle. But I was prevented, by an accident, which dtfturbed for a while, and had like to have entirely broken off tJ^is harmony be- tween them, a difpute, like thofe between ail conquerors, arifmg about the diviTion of the fpoil, and the merit in the acquisition of it. ■.- * This will do ! {faid his worAiip) clap- ^ ping his hands a kimbo, after a full glafs) * this will dol what between the bawd in * the morning, and the highw£^man in * the afternoon, we have made a noble day of 'it! But. what have you ordered about that * fellow ? \ hope you have taken care that * we may have him ourfelves next.* *, Never ' fear (rephed the cierk^ I have done for ^ him. I have fent people to /4i| ^1 ihe fa roads 174 GHRYS AL: Or^ tbt -*~*AsfiQr * the bank-note, herait .is, and here it ihali '< Jbc, till w« bave fettled the accompt of the 'JafifeflioRs, wfoenyoB tvere Ibdever upon 1 me, fcBidingme, on a fool*8.«nand, outof < the y/ay, whfie you took up ihe reward. •*- PeiSiaraa you thougjbt I did net fee through < your defign, or that I. was afraid to ipeak of S \t, but you were quite miftaken; I onty ■* Mrattcid tiH tb^ reniedy Should oeme into my f Qim hands, and now it ha$» be aCfored I ' (haH infid(e.ufe of it^ wiiaitei^ you mafy * tlunk, fir 1 and farther let mt teU you^ that ' if you fay much inoi*e, i wiU think of ^rt- ' ing in caoieft^ if you do not tbiidL proper 13 * to Wv r 174 CHRYSAL: Or fhe ' to come to a new agreement; for I fee * no reafon why you (hould carry off two * thirds of the profit; only becaufe you are ' ju/ftci indeed, though I do all the bufi- •nefsT C H A P. XI. The bnacb batplly madi up by tbt arrival of c$mpaHy% Toe evening concluded in cbara^er, Hn worfkip gget next morning h bear a charity fermon^ and from thence to eat a cbari^ tyfeafit where Chrtsal etitert int$ a new Jervice. Some account ef the nature of a • charity feajl, ^ TkyT A T T.E R S were now at Aich an iXL height, that i. every mihiit^ e3^j;^c- ted they would have proceeded froni wofds to blowSf when a pull at the bell brought them both to themfelves in an inftant. ' Hah I that is true I this is quiurter night ^ (faid the juftice) and here th^ ladies ^ire * come I give me- your hand: why ihotiH .^, we fall out afcbut our rr'dl, while the bu- ^ fine is goes on well: here's my Terr ' to you ) and let there be no more ui « i. *^— < With ail my heart (replied the clerk)|Mlt * why will yoB urge me en. thus, when Vou >* know th. I cannot bear to have ttiy (kill * c*ikd \ri f this fcene, umicient- ly ex|>lain9 thf n ttped 176 CHRYSAL: Orthi ^hoped to have the management, while novel. .vy (hould make it the faihion to foppopt theni. B^ in his he was always dtiappbinted. For though, in thcunirititude of his fchemes, {he fometimes ;ftunib1ed vpon a good qne, yet •his head was fo .cQiifufed|y and hb notions fo wild and inunethodical, that before be could digeft jhis plans into any regularity, fome one die took up the hint, and ran away witfathe ^credit of the defign. At :Church he eJ^Ui gi'oatly, by « com- fortuble iifipt iduring ihe fermon, which fi- nlHied his i^freihment, and fent him with a .clear head, and keen Aomach, to thiefeaft, where every perfon icsemed to vie, in do- mon^rating his attediment ito the caufe of Iheiir noeetuig, by .th . qinnii^ >h€ >e{|t -and ^rank. I hfits changed my fervice once more, .being given by liis woi^ip in his fubfcripd* on, and fo came into the poiTenfion of .a com* m unity in genera^ which gave me an oppor- ti^nity ol* feeing (the human heart in a more complicated view, than perhaps any other fcene c^ its actions could afibrd; as th^rc was hardly a profefli^n, degree, or rank of life, which had not a reprefentattve in this meetuig, nor a motive or a6lion, however arppareptly contrary to its defign, or con- Iradi^ory to each odier, which did not con-, tribute its infiueAce to the bringing them to- gether. While I lay in the hands orf the treafurer of the charity, unafligned to any particular ifife, or perfon, I enjoyed a fbte of liberty^ forot^ t > ! 1 'ihe while novd- to fnppoFt iiiappointed. his fchemes, )od one, yet b notions fo ore be could :y, ibmeone vay iRiidi the , by A com- n, which fe- •him with a to thbfeaft, J vie, in do^ the caufe of L' once mcsit^ is fubfcrlpd- on of .a 'Coiii»^ ne an oppor- art in a more s any other id; as there or rank of tative in this ipn, however Ign, or con- did notcon« ig them to- Ibrtiethtng like that of 4i^ng in a domtnon- wteakh, lunring it in my power to enter into the hearts t>f ail the governors (who were now my owners) as 1 liked, and to make any ob- fervataons^ wtffaout rtftraintto any partiddar perfon, f tme, or placfe. Charity is the mod slmiable, and moft ex- alted of the hu^nan virttfes, and that which rifes to the nearefl imitation of the divine. !Mor can any thing be a longer ptoof of the beneficence of the authotr of the human na- ture, than hie placing tlus virtue, which is the perfection of it, within the reach of every individual.' . Ft>rchs»-ity is a dii^offtion tp think wetl of, and to do well to, every other human be^ ing, without partiality, prejvdioe t>r refpej^ to any other motive, than this univerial duty i giving of alms being bo more than on«, and that perhaps ^e very mea&eft, effe^ of it. But this extenfiveneis of the nature of charity is the reafon of its being generally: mifoonceived,. and moft errofteoi^y confined to this effeS, by minds unable to compren hend its greater excellence; and from this mi- Aake, have proceeded many cff the extraordi- nary inftances of this efFe£k of charity, whici. diftinguifhes the prefent age. This is a moft dangerous error ; it is too like thinking to bribe heaven with the wages of hell ; and yet profanely abfurd as fuch a notion is, daily obfervation fhews the extenfive prevalence of it. Is h i^S CHkYS AL: Or the As charity is fuch a refined and exalted vir- tue, and purely fpiritual, it muft appear ilrange to you, how it fhould enter into the head of man, to make fo grofs, low, and ..-fenfuala paflion as eating, the foundation of it I Indeed fo unnatural is the thought to pure fpeculation, unacquainted with the perverlions of life, that a charlty-feaft, in the literal meaning of the phraie, muft be taken for a meeting of the poor to eat the pro?ifions ^.iiipplied for them by the rich, inft» mal fun£);ionSj and fat almoft choaked tibt pa% fages of vital air. He is one of the prbcipal fupporters of thls> and every other public charity, founded on the modern method of a feaft ; the nfitural ava* rice of his heart outwitting itfelf ra this in- ftance ; for as he is fureof Initiating his a]>pe* tites wirh more and better vi€tuals and wine, at thefe meetings, than he could have at home, for much more than the price of the ticket j the advantage in that bargain, i^ways tempts him to go ; and (hen the happtnefe of his heart, in^hefulnefsof his (lomach, opens his purfe, and he fubfcribes with a Kberaltty that arifesalm.oft to profulion, -fi But look into his heart, and read the reflof his life : the very money which he beftows with fuch an appearance of virtue, on this heft of ufes (for no error in motive, or man- ner, muft take o^ the merit of an adit i on, that does good) this very money (I, fiy) has perhaps been acquired, by vices the moil pppoTite to the virtues it is applied to. The greateft frugality, application, and ikill in the myfterious bufinefs of a fcrtvener have raifed this perfon> from the mod abjeA* poverty, to affluence, above the moderati- on of a rational wiHi. But fo powerful. is the force of habit, that though the caufe has been Adventures ef a Gv i v £ a. 118 1 been long fmce removed, the efieft fltil re- mains, and he perfifts to fave and heap up money, by all the mean and inio^iitous ways, which warn iirft fuggefted to him. Onein- ftunce, and that not lingular, in htm, will gtiRe y6u a fuflicient in^bt into his diarac- ter. A gentleman, whom indifcpetton and in- dolence of temper, had involved in fome pe- cuniary diftrefles, had the greater misfortune fome years ago, to be recommended to this perfon, to borrow fuch a fum of money as Ihedd extricate him from his immediate diffi- culties, on a mortgage of his eftate. As his feeurity was good, hb buHnds «'as foon done; but the convenience of his eftate, to another whicii1?his perfon had lately purcha- fed in hi» neighbourhood, and an acquaintance ' with the unwary eaiinefs of his difpolrtion, made him cail a wifhful eye upon it, and form fchemes ibr getting it abfolutely into his poflef- iion. At firft he drove to tempt his indifcrction,'' by the offer of more money to fupply his plea- fures, but finding that would not take, and that tht fenfeof his former extravagances ditvelt fo ftrongly on him, as to give his mind a kind of turn to induftry, did he know how to ap^ ply it, his ready genius flruck out a method, that he imagined could not fail of fuc* cefs. . He thereibrei cultivated an intimacy with the, gentleman, in which, upon all occaiions, he affe^d to boaft of his own fucceTs in life, and to attribute it to his havii^ always a com- mand iU CHKYS^L: Or the mand of monejr, to take the advantage of anj^ bargain that might offer. ^ As this turn of converfation Teemed to flow only from the fulnefs of his heart, and to be free from alldefign, it had theeffe£lhe propo- fed, and raifed a deiire in his friend to follow a method which had been fo fuccelsful with him. He therefore, one day, communicated to him a refolution, which he Iiad formed, of felliitg his eflate, and applying the money to bufinefs ; and deilred his friend's afliftance to execute hisdeflgn. After an appearance of furprize, - the fcrivener teilified his pleafure and appro^ bation of his prudence, by the readinefs with -which he undertook to ferve him. -i j . ^ The eafe with which the iirft part oif his fcheme had fucceeded, made him form further hopes, and think of getting the eftate he de- iired, even' at a cheaper rate than purcha- fiog it. rj{>irt After fome time fpent, as he faid, in fryit- lefs enquiries, for a purchafer, he moft artful- ly drew his friend, to defire that he would buy it himfelf : at firft he feemed to hefitate, but then, as it were yielding to the impulfe of his friendlhip, he concluded a bargain fpr it, on terms evidently advantageous to the fel- ler. All things being agreed upon, the parties met to conclude the affair, when the writings being read over, and the money lying on the table, while the fcrivener told it, the gentle- man executed the deeds of conveyance, and receipt, before proper wifnefies, who with- drew as fpon as they had figned them. In 'Adventures of a Cj3 IK I A. 1183 In the meantime, the fcrivener continued to tell the money, till a fervant entered hafti- \y with a letter, as from a lord, who was one of his befl: clients, and deHred to fee him that moment. The difficulty this threw him into was foon folved, by his friend's compliance to defer his bufinefs for a few hours, as the lord's urgency would not admit the lead delay. Ac- cordingly, he put up both the deeds and mo- ney, in all the apparent confufion of hurry, and went away to his lordihip. Next morning the gentleman called to re- ceive the price of his eilate, but his friend was not at home, nor to be fpoken with in the afternoon, for his turn was now ferved, and he neither defired, nor perhaps thought it fafe, to keep up any ^farther acquaintance with him. As fuch things might happen to a man in bufinefs, the gentleman took no notice of them, but quietly fwallowed the fame excufes for fome days fucc^ively. At length his pa- tience began to oe exhaufled, and his fears alarmed at a behaviour fo ilrange, and con- trary to that height of intimacy that had been between them, even were there no buTinefs in the cafe.' In this perplexity he went one morning, refolved not to quit the houfe till he Ihould fee him ; and when a meflage to that putpofe was, after long attendance, complied with, upon a warm expoftulation, he receiv- ed for anfwer, from his frUnd, that * he had < been of late too much engaged in affairs of * confequence, to attend compliments, and * knew m il4 CHRYSAL: Of f^^ * knew not any bofineft he could hft? e with * him/ ' Not know my bufinefs, fir, (replied the * gentlenum in aAoniflvnent) I come, fir, for * mj money, and fliall hereafter never trouble * you more with bufinefs, or compliment.'— * flour fMniy,Jir! / do not underjiatid ytu: * fray <, Jiff wbat money do you mtmn f* ) > m* * What money ? the purchafe money of my * eftate, fir ; which you were to have paid me * above a week ago, when I figned the deeds * xX fale !'— — * Poor gfittleman '^itisfi ! as 1 * was informed f and always /eared. He hat ' Jo/f his reafin ; and I Jhould mtfiem tnucb * better y to trufi myftlfhnger with a man in hie * eondition.^-"''T9kt carCj, fir; this is too tender ' a pomt to be trifled with : you almod mal^ * me mad !* — * ylye ; there it is : be is ma4t * poor man ; and is evenfenjible of it blmfelfi'* f • ^ Death, fir; do not dare to daHy with * me a moment longer ! anfwer me dire£lly f * pay me my money ; and do not really pro- * voke me to a madnef^, that may be fatal to * us both/ • * Sir^ your madiefs, or reafoa^ * is tttrtbing to . me : however, I w i7/ anfwer ' you dire^ly, that I ewe you ui mmey, and * none will I pay you. As for the fur chafe * money of your eft ate, your parting wifh wtkh * I fee has turned your brain, when you come * to yourfelf, you will recoiled, that I paid * it to ym, ivben you executed the dceiU of * fale ; or if you do not remember it, your cwn^ * receipt, properly wrtneffed, will prone it, for* * me, and I dejite no more : and therefore^ * fir, let me have no further trouble with you. re with led the fir, for troubbs lent.'— nd ytu: \ of my paid me ne deeds /« / as I Ht has m much an in hit « tender > is ina4i VimfetfJ' Illy with ireftly ! ally pro- ; fatal to • rtafofi^ Atijwer ney, and purcbafe h wliib tou comt I paid dcedf 9/ wr oWJt' it, for nth yoUf AdvMHires of a GviiJBA, 185 ' if y»u d9 not cbufe is take up your hdgings in * MoORFIELDs/ ' This b too much ; juft heaven ! this t» * too much ; too much for human patience * to endure ! or wait the law's delay for re- * medy t I will «tvengc myfelf, aflert the < caufe of juftice ; and rid the groaning world ' ,of fuch a monfter ! ' (exclaimed the unhap* py gentleman) now really irritated into Ihe extremity pf that phrenxy, which the other only wanted to impoTe upon him, and draw- ing his fword, before the wretch could call for hdp, or take any method of defence, he plung-* ed it through his body. His fiirieks foon alarmed his fervants* who ruihing in, found him weltering in his blood, and >the madman fmiling, in the abfence of frantick eztacy over hira, and incapable of at* tention to any other circuradance, though Ibme of them dragged him before a magi(^ trate, while the roft were buiied in procuring relief for their mailer. The madman was committed to prifon, to wait the event of the wound he had given, which heaven, to let the meafure of the fcri- vener's iniquity be full, had dire^ed to a part where it was not mortal. In a word, he recovered, though not to a fenfe of juftice or humanity, but perfifting in his iniquity, which now was (harpened by z fpirit of revenge, for what he had endured, the firft effort of his health, was to have the unhappy fufferer confined in Bedlam^ where he ilill languiihes under all the horrors that attend a total lofs of reafon, without relief, or > » even i! i86 CHRYSAL: Or the even compafllon from his bafe undoer ; who* this very morning, as he was ftepping into his chariot, to come to this charity-ftaft^ fpurn- ed from him with his foot, and refiifed the fmalleil alms to the wretched wife of xht ruined madman, who begs in the common (Ireets, and was driven by mifery and defp.ilr, to throw herfelf even at his feet, to implore relief. I fee your abhorrence rife at fuch a monfter, but how will wonder even heighten it, when I tell you, that this oppre(]£r has neither child, nor ktnfman; to inherit his wealth ; for he was himfelf a foundling, and reared at the publick ex pence, without the know- Xh&gi or tenJernefs of a parent, to foften his rugged foul, nor would the felfiHineff of h*: heart ever |)ermit him to marry, for rear of the expence of a family; but he is thia mo- ment meditating on Tome oftentatious fcheme of charity, to the foundation of which, he deHgns to dedicate the wealdi which he has amafled by fuch villainies. C HA, P. -.,1 . Adviuiures of a Guinea. 187 CHAP. XIH. dntlnuid, Tbt bijitrj of a gtntral almoner. His method of making charity begin at home. He converts a noted bawd, but dtfappoints bis drfigns by too great confidence in his own fkill. The charaRer of a clergyman. MOVE your eye to the left, and view that demure-kwking pi£lure of devoti- on, who (its there in filence, lifting up his eyes to heaven, and fighing in fpirit, at the ieilivity and fenfoai convcriation round him. Who, that can fee no deeper than outward appearances, would not think that man fincere in his profdiions of religion and virtue ? whereas, xik truth he is the mofl abandoned contemner of both ; and deepens the dye of his blacked crimes by the mod hardened hy- pocrify, fecretly living on the pradice of thofe very vices, of which he profefles the greatefl abhorrence. With all that confequence, which he af* fumes, in the direction of this charity, on the nierit of the largenefs of his fubfcription to it, in reality he is but the difpenfer of o- ther peoples benefadions, into whofe good opinion he fo iniinuates himfelf, by his pre- tended piety, that they intruft their charity to his difpofal, who always pays himfelf for his trouble, by fubdu£iing largely, from the fums confided to him. For as real charity vaunt- eth not itfelf^ they never divulge the fecret, compl^atly 1*88 CHRYSAL: Or /A* conipleatly impofed on, by hit nddrefs, that never lets one half of hii contributors know, of the other; by which management, as the fums ht igives, a^e always made pvblic, for example and imitation, each thinks that ^# adds raoft Uberdlly to his own donation.—^ 3ul this is not the only meihod by which he turns his piety to advantage. The accefs which the reputation of it gains him, into almofl every fannily, opens him an oppor*^ tunity of curry hhg on the deepefl imriiut^^ and becoming a p*indar., for rices both na- tural and unnatural, which the tntereil of the |>artie8 concerned makes them flHl keep fecret. As for the former, the myfte* rr of that trade has been in part explained already ; and the latter is too horriblt itit explanation. I (ball thcrcibre paft ever thdfe ftenes, imd conclude my account of this «z* traordinary perfonage, whh one hfftance of his sddrefs, in nnding out and maoajging the weak fide of fuperftition and vice. In the courfe of his love-negotiations, he had made an acquaintance with a womtm who .kept a publick bagnio^ or houfe of proftitutton, which acquaintance mutual in- tcreft cemented into an intimacy. In this mdft inlamous trade had this woman amaf^ fed confiderablc wealth, the difpofal of which {after her death) took up .much of her thoughts, in thofe moments, When ihcconfii- quences of her debauched life forced her to Aink i>f dying. As the fecrets of their trade bad removed every refcrve from between themi Ihc often ufed 's, that low, of as the lie, for that bi hich he atXiCfs m, into oppor- rtTi|ut«v oth n»- :ercft of liU keep 5 m^fte* l ik^ alwa)^ GoaHded ta the difiribution of her (piri»- tud guides Nor did'bi»^ fuecefs-ftop here; he improved hit influence on- her fuperilition» (6 far, thait he- piPevailed on her to compound with hea» ven-fop the- vices of her life, by bequeath- ing the earnings of them to its ule,. after her dMthi» ¥<» this purpofe he himfelf drew Her will,, whieh pious application of her fortune fet he^ oonfcience at eafe ;. and die conti- nued« Her uTual boftnefs to the hour of her deadkyr Vvhich h«ppienid tlire& years atter^ with foch care and iaduilry, that feme in- fiance of negligence, in one of her fervant's adintniflcring: to: the pleafure of her gueAs, gave her fuch uncafmeft, in her lad: momentsj that with her dying^ breath ihe lamented the ruiil her houC^t mwft come to, after (he 196 CHRYSAL-.Or/fo ihe Hiould quit the care of it, for the joys of heaven. - You muft not think, that his defign extend- ed no farther than to prevail on her to make fuch a will ; he had drawn it himfelf, as I have jtold you, and took care to word it in fuch a manner, as he thought (hould give him, un- der the appearance of her executor and truf- tee, as (he deflgned him, a real property in her wealth ; as it was immediately to come into his hands, oh her death, and there vrsa no time appointed for the fulfilling her pious intentions. V But here his fagacity difapi>6inted itfelf; for negleSing to take proper advice, or afraid of making any. perfon privy to hisdefigns, he had committed fuch material errors in the form of the will,. as ^ave roona to learned counfel toTtt it afide, m fa^^our of the heir at law, her nephew, who, from cleaning flioes tinder a gateway, was enriched with at leaft a Ihird part of his aunt's fortune, which re- mained to him, after the cofts of the fuit that I had been carried on tor him, in formd paupe- ris, while her executor had the vexation of difappoinfment aggravated by a decree ta pay all the cofts, — — This was a fevcre flroke : but it did not break his fpirit, though it obliged him to return to his former occupation of an elmoner, which you fee he purfues with that attentioT, which always enfures fucCefs. I fee you fink under the pain of finding the beft anions teiifed, by fprragiug from fuch motives : but be careful to avoid aii error, fatal- ly too prevalent, of concluding from the abufe, againfl, c joys of I extend- to make as Ihave fr fuch a him, un- and truf- operty in to come here was her pious ted itle , or afraid efi^s, he )rs in the to learned the heir at hing (hoes 1 at leaft a which re- lefuitthat vtn& paitpe- irexalion of ree ta pay re ftrokfe: » it obliged ationof an with that cefs. finding the from fuch •rror, fatal- itheabttfe, a^inft, Adventures of a Guinea; 191 agaiiift the ufe of any thing that may, in its end, be conducive to good. Thefe inftances I have ^ven ; and I could add many more ; not to depreciate the cuflom of ^ving to publick chanties, whi'^h is the nobleft ufe of wealth ; but to caution you agaikill the dangerous error of thinking, that fuch laying alone, without reformation of life, and the adive pradice of the other virtues, can be acceptable in the (ight of him to whom it is offered, or efficacious to procure his fa- . vour ; and to ihew the abfurd impie^ of pe- rifhing in vice, with a vain hc^e of bribing heaven with the wages of hell. But to relieve your pain, behold that vener- ,lible perfon who fits pppofite to him ; the fere- I:'iiity of whofe looks mews the happinefs of his mind. Read his heart, and you wilt not , find one diicontent, or forrow there, but what humanity imprints for the diftrefles of his fellow-creatures, which his beneficence, his real chanty, is for ever finding methods to re- lieve, not onlv by pecuniary benefai^ons, though to thefe is devoted the far greater part of his ample fortune, but alfo by his ad- vice, inftrudlion, and good offices, the judi- cious, application and fincerity of which, makes them very rarely fail of fuccefs. — He is a real fupporter of charity in its mod extenfive fenfe ! his example giving a fan^ion, a feal of virtue, to every thing he appears in, which puts wicked wit out of countenance, and flops the tongue of calumny; and is (even were it alone) fufficient to counterbalance ail the in- fiances which could be brought againfl: it. His i^ CHRYSAL: Or lA^X His long,life» >vhich hm been extended b^ heaven^ as a bleiling. to manklind*, has-been » cKmftaitt illuftra^ri of the religion he teaches; no^oae in(hmc6of faisddaQnseyer eontradi6>;(! ing^-his profeffioQ, as near ai^'faunMa i^^eftkaef» cana^up-to^dtvinepeF&Slioik <> :> j. Such 18 this cleFgynum ! fticn flioiildall clergymen be, to prefbrve the pwity^ the^ di^U)rof a fundaoo> whoTe rules are drawn froh^ perCediori^ and cakulated to preparer the- humna for % earticapatiori of th^' divine Rap- ture* io sicconiplidl which grbateft end, all' prdfeiBvn^ Bet enfocoed by^ praStcc, ilntift hie ineffe^aL T'O inetition aity one inftanceof his good WGifeA> would- be doing injuftice to the^reft*. and coriti*i$iiii^ilg the defire 6f his hearrt^ whochy . nesfc to deiiig^ good; is to conceal what he doM^ his awotn bang fo far frbni oftentationV that to hdiven oni3?» and the' parties themiclves, asethey revealed^ nor even: tethefc is the hahd that reaches* ihtxtt the blcffingi always known -.5 Adventures of a Guinea* 193 C« A P. XIV, The reprefintafioH eotichtSed whh an eminent mah-midwrfi. His mcfivei for tahng up^ tbae prefemn^ with Jomi..mi/tf4uiiatt emti^ ' deUs §f &t fraHice, I Shall now prdent yon "wj^h a ch«rader, the foUyofwhich.ts a fhade to its vir- tueti, and (hewe them through a medium of .ridicule and contempt* more humbling to human vanity, than the moft atrocious ▼ice. ■ Obferve that . ikeleton, that figure of h" mine^ who ieven after a feaft, looks as if h^ had failed for a month, and was juft ready to perifh for want. That is anotfier of the principal promoters, and indeed fupporters of publick charity, from the bed oip mo^ tives : his Jbemen&ions always Bowing from the benevolence of ^is heart, though too often qualified in the manner, by circum-o ftances that throw both the gift and giver into ridicule. For fuch is the vehemence of his temper, that not fatisfied with providing for the wants of the poor, he will fee that the fup- plies which he beflows, are applied in the manner he dire£ls, which introduces him too familiarly, into the domeftick diftrelTes of the unhappy, hiany of whom would rather periih f6r want, than make the cir- cumftances of their wants known: nor is liis fortune only devoted to thofe ufes $ his Vol. t. K, very ■-'. t|4 cuter shrvW^ very perfonal -fervicc i« alw^s ,r^dy^ pirtt- cuUrly in fome cafes, wtiere^'unfohatiate- Aere 18 ito 'fftiiaHoij pfji^ timt calls fo ftrongly for cohspaJ^onal^d' re- lief^ as child-birth. How fevere then tiiuft the <^fe ^ ^hdfife mnliiip^ «ra|tiire«^lib^'!«rh^ afeleft tb l¥t*lfg§Ie' t)^ti«:jfeyl fot%etij^, ito Ice i^tii^ x)f his 'c (hve in the reproach.-.for XL. ')$ nftt (ii]j$ci(nt for a ihan to have the tefti- jpM^y <^f hi<| owtv confctf^nce for the re^itud^ jof. his ipfti:ui^tii>iv$ $ there is alfo a debt of ap- g^raftfi^, dyie to. the jvhtii^^ to ^yoid, 9flfepj;|> andiinq?t»tf? yjrtw h;je«an(>j>Ie:^:-.;^ a"'*'!' 'f Of^ iiijftance u'lll illuftrate tMs, andih^^ tiiff ii^co^^ni^i^nciefi 9^ his iqcpnfiderate iMr 4.p(W>i; wm reiki fQmk\imi'%^^^ th^ n^Oiiaehl. Actprding tpjh«^<:iw|QjipV!% jiecc^es^ an^ titKik f 1^^ aijd (ee her. ed by ^jfesTs : tp jjeceivp hhji, told him a >w:^jtia^efc W^ rjiade hi» cpwe too foon ; ai>d/»a %4w'ijn!»dc hJB^ lo^e chaiitablp nreiijji whi^nevei;^ he c^, die ftlU found feme cQ^ptjEui^ to u^ce ft^iii to' repeat hi» vin J.,v ;4t !?#, m^^^sf^i^^^ iin^i^ ©(lie alliey in. which (he lived, who C09l)i hpt <;piiceive any \iOX)^ii bafinefs ths^t a g^tieni?^ Qf |l^i ^^^iippearjinee coulid have V(ij|j,.Ai«:b ^.; |fcor i^oimwi In fb objbtire a pTac^ ; Jand "as'fijch remarks ariJ always Jm- »^^«lf JI^W JC\mi ^*^M to .thlJ'woman*5 '*'^S?^ ?i>yfe|lSkma^/wh6 was c^ut at his wDi:^^ ajf <(iajji,'j^ tTberefo^^ be wh- ipK'jf |tis.||^p5:e;' tJ^it VtS wife had many ipfe CHRYSAL: Orfbe improper vidtors come to her, and muft cer- tainly have taKen to bad courfes, to encoufige fuch doing^. . The cyckotd^ in ' Iniaginatroiiy went directly borne, in the i^reateft ra|(e, at hird!(ii6nour^ but the name of the vifitor, and an adbfance that there came no other, foon' pacified hihi» e/pecial)y as a ready thought ftrucl^ hiitr, tha( he might turn the good ma]i*ii humanity to' an advantage^ of a njlti^^ tert from what he deiigned ; for tile rell&W tvad veil fuppliod with wha^i^ ciVted'^Mer-wif, Whijch want had iQiarpened, and freed from every rcHraint of honeftyV f^t'ilii^tfiiiti {ul- ' j€iily told his \vif«!» that It riiifebilbe ib as Hhe ; fald, but he wojijd bavfe 4 bitteV p^f tKan her word for V, and iK^ittuff fct mtii Tether Mfitor tlie next tjme 1i6 came,'kna as (b^ va< lued her liie, attend tb eyferV tbfii^ vifliich'^he, hefhuAand^(bouldc|o drlS^ ' ^i^^"^ ^ ^Thp re^il\efs, of het tbnfcnt eni*oWiSjed ' Him' to open his d^gn to Hferi wWitb bef nup- tial obedience, ahif ^^P^^ df jniili, mad^^er not biify give into, fetit Ac al»' irti|*t)Yt^tEc Ychei?ie to a certainty tff fucceft.'^ ,: !-^^/'*'> ^ ^" 7^ci huibj^nd actdfdfngfy hiving prtpkred jonie of TiU atjoclaties, pfjkced theni proper- ly, th^ next time the geritleinah went to vt(it his wife. Who initpediately, upon hrs cbitiing iiitotbe Foom^ bcfi^b to mV^/i atid^plore ;;ihsaffiija^c^::.'r'"^-' ^"^^ «A.M..zai^ ^ J ; TKougjl^ the bufinel^ came a Kttlc inconv©- ''meriely ujibhbim, as he v^as fult dit^^ be , 'woiiM tM v> prepared ri prdper- nt wvifit 8 coming f ttn|»lorc lirrconve- bfledj Itc uidire6l- lilift^ce, in *4 met w.ll|t6 Jmrro- of w]|^^9 A^f ^R^^^^'l'?!^ OffdEi tnjs dfljuler (jpfpopfi^tiKJi biiii: 9 JgM^4ftitl»? cri«>,Qt lM8jp^ie?^wo^4^t f^vfjJJMm tiip^ tp WW^^'»#^'* !>M' ^^ way proc<^MiOib?s^fiHff5,,with the moft ^^lxi- »r»iSKi^jWg|.^TCVir4rd^ hij qjM"e wkh ;| J5«]9Jl #;tJeB^ Wip^l^tt^rsci ^ l^c w^^,i^ ^m^^ W)Pu^,x:rJied 9n!x fof ,rfv«|ge, «« the,nfjtne8Wfe)w4w^,tcieA Tj.,, Tjerr«SedjaiW>ft tp de*^^ vengeance that very inbment, aijd i^nfibW 9^ the cppfecijien^e, ^ .(hpu|4 p^H^ faifie catfh ko|4 9^ A:^:l^ a tak, ;,the poor criminal thr^w hl^C^P^f pn hn Kn^^a imdy convinced that all vindication of Hi's in- I'lnpcence would be in vain, befought only a .iCprnpoTition for. his offence. This was jufi what the parties wanted; yb>ut Aillto increafe his terrors, aiid enhance f rihe price of his efq^e, fuch difficulties were Cf aifed, as made 'hira glad to yield to any terms :>, tj^ey ^M)d ^ixipofe ; and accordingly, he not r only purged himfelf of having done any ac- K tual II 198 CHRYS AL: Grii&r tual dilhonour to her hufband, for the inteRai tion they would not admit him to controvert^ but alfo made fatufadion to his refentment for the attempt/^vith io67. fbr wMcti^, ai he had not fuch a dm immediate^ about him> he gave a draught on his banker, and* W«iied in durejfii till the arrival of it releafed himl This mi^rtone made hinri more cautious for ibme time; but he begins to forget it row, and goes on with hit hufintfi as before. One thing indeed he ti^fcesfufRcientcare abofit| and thgt is, that thewafte of hi^bre^hei is ph)per!y fccur^ : for fo flfbhgis the ittint-ef^ ' fion, which that accident made upoh fiim, that he never walks* a dozen ftei without pul-^ lingihemup.- ^^^^J ,?>3*^^-V«^'J^^^^ '»^»V*^ ' You fee moft of them begin to nod, lihaf! therefore draw the cortain here* and leave them to their nap, #ith this obfervatioh, that a few fuch example^j as the iafl but orie, and many of the kind there are, fxartitulariy emi- nent in this exalted virtue of charity, in hoiK the fexes, are foffident to 'take t>fFthe prtjtf*' dice, which the others imiil excite> itnd to preferve the proper refpe^ to the piincf p^ they propofe to imitatioo;- - : ' r ' ' , _.': '■- i ■' -; ■ ' - ;; ■:>-n;ii'Tbd! al" \»#15i0«-H| "ttt..AP XiiS Advetifuns of d GTaiil^Av 199 .cV C H A P. XV. ., ,;i Sm* M^mnltf the •ffian hf thecb^trky. Tbeiti* ■ care 0/* tbemjelves, TheyJaU §ati ' a6tut tbet •\ diwp9n ef the- fpdU A terrible uprtar k efpeajfed fy a* demand tf. geweral -eetP* ftern, ibe^fiomfe manner of pajpttg fuhUc . atwuHU^ QnikiiSAL changes bis Jervici, r WHEN I had tak«n a fufficient view of the governors, ihadleirure to turn my obferyatiom to the fenraats of. the Ibdely,- whofe behs^viour..raiie4 an indignation too flrong to be ezprefledl^- words. ..*i If the governors fe^ed, th^ paid for their' feaftifigv^ut the ferv^mtst feaftcd no lefs, and were pafldfor.itl Nor w^s this enormity con-^ fmed to this .day : their whole time ; was one confinu^ fcene of it, and much the creater . part of the contributions of the: public was prollituted .to this abominable abuTe i while the poor, f or whofe relief theyt were given, io& often Janguifif^ in want of the meanefl^ necef«»- h faries, the&ind beinginfufHcient fortheir wfacs^ ^ and the luxury and wages of th£irfervant9». » jt.i I was diverted from thefe reflexions, by an' uproar, in one of the private apartments of the houfe, where fome of the fuperior fervants, had got together over a bottle of wine, to fet- tle their refpeflive dividends of the fubfcrip- tions of the day^ I call them fervants, for that is the proper appellation of all who ferve for hire. As I was yet undifpofedof to any par- ticular ^perfon, I had it in my power, as I have told you before, to range thrcugh the whole' territories ^ CMR YS ^L; (kOf ttrritories of the fociety, to which I belonged, and therefore ikA to U$i ^O migjlit be the ctufe of this riot in fb iniproper a place, where I «kl wiim6 toikKh t iciM» a^ almitft tfim^. tWHa^belnfc ^ AMheuppcA eiid of il^.tajble ttt: lie 4^4* /iN«|r (€or4iwOiiId'beArapi!oaf[!i) to.th«fP<«»eft foci«lw,,|o fiaye^ fewer oiie^ thaia the 4i^e) with ms aoeouatt before, him. Aftjai t bivvt-' pjr to.ihe.facce(8 of the charity, Mr. ileward A '• • they w«f^;really ibarce worik a g^mBm9n\ .« acceptancc> * ii i >i.i . < i >.v,A:/]^iii& tctte (r^piicilthe flewM^ iail I N- < Keve we. ibay eaharge the hoi]fip-«|i<%wtmse « too, iof upon. tlie prarenteft4bfiuiiM«it»iti* « tiaidiy enough for the days we.meei ht;i^».<3iid *. wUiiiot afford any4hiQ^jt6cacff]i:h0Oft^t^en«»it it bat fweliing.^Qme «f.|h4e,/k4 /fd^ir/iNJkf, which at prefient ais. fearfje sK^ve ^f the^conligiipcion. When I ws9 Qve^f^^ f»C ■A the parifl^, we managed things i>ettfr« < We i than U«td/ like gBntlenieoT nay* tretbem-i % bar whe& I was chunchrwanwo, that we *■ fpcnt an- whole itunmcr jaunting eboiit .the «*, eountryr M'Pfvfu^t of a gmitleman, who had <- a child 'fworn. to him; for filly . ikd4fnig$,. « which he had beep ordeeed to paY) till.the f^ bili<»f oui^cxpencei came, to isZjiind yet ,^; no. body could fay againft i| ; ^ ti^i i^ it, 4 oi|r own faulty if we do not itve velt^ .. . f ^4r» ^.Right (joined the apothecary) nor wtsthe ': ai>pointnQent for medicines anyway fu0icient« •Had i be the where PPQfteft leiMiiV Riili>e- U;;We b.*l we yet lenU < Had Jfdventuru of ^ Gv i ne a . 201 ' Jlad ha\^ wh^t the ph^icians ^refcribed, * be^n ; given^ there Would have been ftb- ^ thing t& be £;ot by the contraft.'— -« Hb*r, ^ytr. dpdthecdry (rettirned thfe cooV, with a • fneer) nbthirtg to fee gbt \ prayi ty^is not illydu /, ^pt ^icar gain ? I am fure, from thcbenefit rfc- ^^,^eiVeA by the patients, the^e did not appWar to /'have M^ten aiiy thing above brick-duft,or {k)>^- '• dcr of r'otten-pibft in ahy'or tht (luflFs'theV ifiViiics ?*-— ^* "Not you 1 thkrtk "Ood, Sir ^•^{ifeld tlw^ eookl as my hcahhflttws: Biit I • have gcpd reafon.for Whartiayi fbf though ;^*tii;inf a d^<^;ifattin\l H^.; T^ d— '^ d— dyf^l^ w^ occafioned by the p— p-- ';^'pOi)f nefs^ tKe b^^ b— broth, and th^ bad- '** ricfs df their p— p— p — provifioni, • and ^■•.^t by the w-^ w— want of medicines; and %' I'll ^ p-i. prove it, Sir \ and hbv^ you *■ ft^-^p— p-i-portcd your ftoiily on the m— *'m~Tneat that fhould hat*e been d-*-d— ;*« drfefe'a for thefick t*^« You'll prove it. Sir! • Tate car^ that you,— Gentlemen take notice *;bfWiiat hie fays! This is ftrikiftg at my cha- ^ raiftfer ; MnA muft aflfeft my bread.* ' ^*^*'That ii true; Mr.cook _(faid the fecretnry, ** vrhdladbeeh sth attorney's clerky and what- * ever Urike* irt af tnan's 'chara(fter, fo as to af. *fdSI: his bread, is aftionable.'— * B— b— but 'Sir, ^ J 1 I ftoi CH9:Y SAL: Oriti * firft^ 4ntJ ril b,-b— b— Ijring my «aiofi •ilOQ.'«— •* So you ma^», Sir (i%pl»eA tj)0 Uuu. * yj8r) the a^iflii will fie pn botb fidct.* * * r Thi dUJMtfc bud hitbtr^p been IkpV vp» wiHi iiuKh iHttt« ^»t ibe cpmnaoy coutd not intcrpofc « wprd to pniQify Anm, bi»k tWs fnei)tiDn< of the Uw mad^it evjeryoiieVcon- cern mb.» moment.---—^ SHtncCf, 0«i|tI»n9Cin '-(faidthe. treafurer, raiiing (lowty >hj#jwgpi(l libulk* jmi ^mkiogi hit bftnd upon? tbe^ we") ^ SilcMfl^ ( fiifri^ Ana let me heoc oo inore qf ^ iliis bmwliffg. Nfr^coc^i Mr. afKtfbecMnr* ^'MlM: do fo» hofh JMAQ ^ lo. difcover ijb* K- ^ cr«ti of oiif ^fbpieiv, and to blow iii«sl(iif^ at _ in^ofitibjbwrjj^l # jMfbr yoii»Mf. recr«i«y# tluK leairai:o£};»iir ;^ profeA9a wiMfbiwaJMntt i i| it kffimU kfkJ9- ^^'ti^ the wbokmaft^ h this your' f roimff , tyoor catb^^ T<^ fbUow ]^c hufiiefty. «i»ldo '^-81 you 9/» ordeced. quic^y and im^i|ly> 4^ witjiQut meddling any IMbery oc pci^kKMS Ifi «t with ^/Uicl»» oftyniaf fiormer tni({e^ But J!4t was m vam toexprn it. A U wycr <3M 9s J^ H^.tt live y^itliotij^ food» «a wttbout fomenting ^^rquafrek*, Ami retcing bM aci^^iboMt^oeeMitr >% tbfe ear»^: briaf aa MSior t)dbed4 and ' ^ Isetfay ovr n^ery^ to tka inip«rtii!t«Bt -*-remark» of cou nfe Horft,, «d ^tbt &ofis of ;^'l«inplirsiii«l2Mst)orncys.cMBi;. Jb^mftTbfar * Qg» iKord aiOFe of diMuod^ aai ih»- 19^ f^mfiUi decliif( offaH comie^kioi^ and leave ''•Midi tffiftortefy fttttM ^itadtf mithmm^k* * qdtwme fniiH'iM fa i« un'ioit» a^it ¥f4uld iniA^ * lidtte the teftimony of ub all' - , : ' . tiftmbfti, «4ioii the itf imi4 caAcbtoghUi^^ tht MrMft, yiM |iiiuMaJii»dulitw 9«iIM{- iHg 1l'3iH#viiy> /l^'MMif ;Mr» mAlrcM Mn aHit tf .iii. . i. ^♦ M ^OcwkliOcA Sifl Hflu» d»^)m* rfile4 Iwwtmliwiiif «(ll« ^Atotfir iof 41 fMtitailigHiMcfAf)^ ;il» ' whofe druilgenr yott loft your tars i I'fy o im ♦i^ttF>ttiBi yi^wiOfhoti inMrilb l4Mh futnm mjf!^ illiifeiftatiaii M/ithfr ^mNi: #« •iMMtl^liiMV bf ihisioffte^ «ii^BM»tbOii»« »!hov6i|«liklg oibnde'alr iiM^4MP4M|i*ii M»> * ter.V— *'Nor w»f« wm^ w*^ was .Lo'liil^ :f bttided tsn-timts b-^ b— b-« bankc upt (iif- * ttrnipr«d the apothecary, aahe wodd bavc i 49tickiOMrp had rage IdFthim power of ut. * ttraikcc) that b*« b«- bn- being unable^ to * get credit any I— 1-^ I— longer^ . came * from cheating the p— p^ p^^ public^ to t» Mid h«l ftnt for their accmiiptift ta fit upon' dieihdiredlx. ' ■■ < r • This broight them all to their £Miet> M made ^hcm friends' in a moment. , ' Gep^' ' tiemen (faid the treafiirer). wiebaveellhieeiir *- «ob hor, ^ all ta blame ;. but hi it^rpt h^ no-, ^more 6f~ it! let u^^l^fe among ourfelvefK ^ Utid! we im^ defy the world.' • / \ t . s .^ * ir|>oathift a general ihake.of the: hm^h M ^ to the whole. conte^> and:they.f«x>« oeedied to boTinefs^' asifnafiiclv thing had ever bappenedi anahimonsjia their efldeayours to* eheat:the pubticy andiattemon.lhe fjpioils pf the poof . ■ ;..•■•' ■. ■ • ^ that time the conwHttee had fmoalied a pipO) and drank their coffee, .the accompt^ were laid before them, over whit^ thfiy, nod* ded »' hw moments, and then paM thena^ without exception./ Hie nextthif^ was to pif theTalariet of theoflkcrs» in whicb 4'iAri- bntion, it fell to 4n^ Jot to be i givfa tf^ the chaplain. - • -^ . find of the FiRfiT VoifUME, * »; .** '*^ '^X^*