dreffed up by divine Appointment in Petticoats and "Lawn, would write an Untruth, or offer to impose on the Flock!"

The Truth is, Double's Performance was a MasterPiece. He stated Things in fuch a tremendous Light, that the Tenants held up their Hands to Heaven for their Deliverance from 'Squire South and Lord Strut; and particularly from the late Peter Bear's Widow and Executrix, who they had fet on, according to Double, to worry John Bull and all his Family. And though Squat, who about this Time profeffed open Enmity to Bob Bronze, endeavoured to undeceive the Tenants, by pointing out the Fallacy of Double's Reafoning; they had fwallowed too many of his Sugar Plums to relish Squat's Bitters, though wholfomer, and better fuited to their Conftitutions.-Time indeed has proved the Rectitude of Squat's Arguments; but what of that? Double's Perfuafive anfwered the prefent Purpose, which was all Bob required, know-. ing full well that Bullocks-Hatchians are no fhrewd Obfervers of Time, or Slaves to Experience.

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CHA P. XXIV.

How Bob Bronze triumphed over Squat after he had appeafed the Tenants; and bow be intended to lay a Trap for him and others, if his Power had not been shortened by the fudden Death of John Bull by a Surfeit of Musb

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FTER Bob had laid the Ferment of the Tenants, by Means of Double's Sugar-Plums, he was fecure of Mrs. Bull; and by being fecure of her, he fo fecured his Mafter, that he could perfuade him to any Thing. But fearing that Squat, now become formidable by the great Number of rich Tenants that joined him, fome in Oppofition to Bob only, and others in Oppofition to John and his Family, fhould ever circumvent him in his Master's Favour; Bob laid a Scheme for destroying Squat, and fome of the Principals of his Affociates. He was become fo useful to John Bull, that he had a Claim to his Ear and Confidence. And it must be owned, that Bob had both, without a Drachm of John's Affection: For though he had an unlimited Power, he could not be deemed a Favourite.

Bob was not infenfible of his Situation, and endeavoured, by awakening his Mafter's Jealousy of Squat's Principles, to rivet himself in Favour, and deftroy one he dreaded as an Enemy and Rival. John had a favourable Opinion of Squat's Parts and Principles, and was inclined to believe, that he opposed out of Pique to Bob, more than Ill-will to himfelf or his Measures; therefore Bob alarmed his Jealoufy one Day, by fhewing him Squat in the

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Arms of Will Nervous, of whofe Love John was fufpicious, and not without fome Caufe. From that Moment Bob, became a Favourite; and now having engroffed all Power and Favour, he thought nothing impoffible to him.

It was now that Bob had determined to display his Talents and Power. The first by laying a Plan for ruining Squat, and the chief of his Affociates; and the other by executing his Scheme. He had his Emifaries planted about Squat, to give him an Account of his Words and Actions; and ordered all the Letters to him and from him to be inspected: But failing of Materials by fuch Means, he projected a feigned Correfpondence, between Squat and John Bull's Enemies, which must have been attended with terrible Confequences inregard to Squat and others, had not Fate ftripped Bob of the Protection of his Mafter when leaft expected.

John Bull's Summer's Journies to Mumquag were conftant and regular, He had a Nature for the Place, and liked it better than Bullocks-Hatch, though greatly inferior in Climate, Soil, and Situation: But Nature. will be predominant, in Spight of Prudence, and even Intereft. It was this Year, about the Beginning of June, when John fet out for Mumquag; and happening to ride through Nic Frog's Meads, he efpied a Clufter of Mushrooms, which he ordered to be gathered, and had them dressed for his Supper. But lo! fuch was the ill Habit of his Body, that he fickened after the Meal, and was gathered unto his Fathers on the third Day,

There are fome Difputes between the Annalifts of the Bull Family concerning the Occafion of John's Death, and the Day it happened upon. Some fay the Surfeit was from Mushrooms, fome from Cucum bers, and fome again from Melons. Then as for the Day; the Anniversary of it has been kept ever since on the Eleventh, though fome Antiquaries hold it VOL. II.

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fhould

fhould be the Tenth. But there may be Reasons for the Tranfition, which are not material for me to rehearse, or for my Readers to know.

I fhall only remark, in concluding this Third Part of my Work, that all the World thought that the Day of John Bull's Death, whether the Eleventh or Tenth, would be a woful Day to Bob Bronze; but we shall fhew in our Fourth and laft Part, that, like the Palm-Tree, he rofe by the Weight which was thought would crufh him; and that, when his Measure was full, he was preferved from Ruin by one whom he about this Time had refolved to destroy.

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A Supplement to Dean SWIFT's Miscellanies: By the AUTHOR.

CONTAINING,

1. A Letter to the Students of both Universities, relating to the new Discoveries in Religion and the Sciences, and the principal Inventors of them.

II. An Essay upon an Apothecary.

III. An Account of a furprizing Apparition, October 24, 1722.

A Letter to the Students of both Universities, relating to the new Difcoveries in Religion and the Sciences, and the principal Inventors of them.

GENTLEMEN,

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HENI confider with a melancholy Eye the manifold Needs and Infirmities of human Kind; when I reflect on the Execution that is done in these Northern Climates by the Spleen, Scurvy, Cholick, the Alamode Evil, and that numerous Train of Distempers that annoy us British Islanders; I cann t but concur with you in thinking there ought to be a fuitable Remedy provided against them, and that none