Sir Anthony ftole the manner of his Levy 16 from Lord Peter's Invention of erecting a whispering Office, for the publick Good and Eafe of all Eves droppers, Phyficians, • Midwives, Small Politicians, Friends fallen out, repeating Poets, Lovers happy or in defpair, Bawds, Privy Councellors, Pages, Parafites and Buffoons! An Alles Head was placed fo conveniently, that the Party might eafily with his Mouth accoft either of the Animal's Ears. The other Parts of that Paragraph are too courfe to be repeated. Sir Anthony is mightily afraid his dear Relations will hardly get fafe back again to him, and therefore like the Country Fellow who faid, It was Pity there was not an Act of Parlia ment against all Foreigners that should pretend to invade this Land, he has given them a Pafs which he thinks will be of as much Force all over England, as it would lately have been in this County where he is a ju ftice. There is one particular pleafant Claufe in it, wherein he requires all People, notwithstanding their Looks, to let them pafs for honeft Men.

ZACHARIAH difputed carrying that Claufe, and faid he was fure no Body could take him for any other; but Sir Anthony over-ruled him, and in his fnearing way faid, it could do him no harm to have it about him: Which is all at prefent,

From the most unfortunate of Lovers,

Ricardetto Languenti.

Satur

N° 17. Saturday, April 3.

Who taught the Parrot humane Notes to try,
Or with a Voice endu'd the chatt'ring Pie?
'Twas witty Want fierce Hunger to appeafe:
Want taught their Masters, and their Masters thefe.
Dryden's Perfius.

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RS. Anne Page was fmiling very graciously upon me, in a Dream between feven and eight yesterday Morning, when three thundering Knocks at my Door drove the fair Image from my Fancy, as Diana was hurried to the Moon by the Cymbals and Trumpets of Heraclea. My Servant came up to me, while I was curfing the rude Hand that had disturbed me; and delivered me a Letter, which was given him, as he faid, by a lufty fresh-coloured young Man in an Embroidered Coat, who promised to call upon me, two Days hence, at the fame Hour. The dread of fuch another Noise made me break open the Letter with fome Precipi

tation.

Mr.MYRTLE,

Y Story in fhort is this. My Father

kept me under, after I came from "School, and fnubbed me confumedly, till I was Five and twenty; and then he died, and left me Three thousand per Annum. I came

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to London, this Winter, where I am to be <married to a fine young Lady, when I can get her in the Mind. But, I don't know how, there is no pleafing of her. She hath made my Heart ake so often, that I have refolved to follow fomebody elfe; but the hath such a way with her Eyes, that I can< not do without her. When I first came to • Town, I heard the fhould fay, how that I was fo Rough! Upon which I shaved every Day, and washed my Hands once in half an Hour, for a Week together. Being informed, that the hoped I might be Polished in time, I got a broad French Beaver, and an • Embroider'd Coat, that coft me Threefcore Pound. I cannot indeed blame her for complaining that I have no Tafte, for I have loft 'my Stomach; and I entirely agree with her

that I want Air, for I am almost choaked ⚫ in this fmoaky Town. But this is not all. 'She hath given out, that the withes I would

Travel: And fhe told me no longer fince than yesterday, that the Man fhe married 'fhould make the Tour of Italy. Now, Sir, 'I would be at any Expence, in Building, to · please her; but as for going into Out-landish Countries, I thank her for That. In short, The would have me out of the way. For you must know, there is a little SnipperInapper from Oxford that is mightily in her Books. I don't know how it comes to ·་ pafs; but though he hath but a plain grey Suit, he hath fuch a fawning way with him, that my Mind mifgives me plaguily. He • hath Words at his Fingers ends, and I can fay nothing but he has fome Answer or ⚫ another

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' another that puts me out; and yet he talks fo, that one cannot be angry neither. He always reads your LOVERS to her, and I hear 'her fay often, that she should like fuch an ingenious Man as Mr. MYRTLE. Now, 'what i defire is your Advice; for, as I told 6 you before, I cannot do without her. I am เ a hearty Fellow, and believe me, if you do me any Good, you fhall have Gloves, and dance at my Wedding.

Your humble Servant to Command,

Timothy Gubbin.

IT falls out very luckily that I can recommend Mr. Gubbin to a Perfon for his Purpose, without further rifquing my own Repofe. The following Letter, which I received a Week ago, fhall ferve for an Anfwer to His. And I further declare, that I conftitute the Author thereof my Efquire, according to the Prayer of ais Petition. I have accordingly affigned him an Apartment in the Lover's Lodge; and fhall further encourage him, as I find his Merits anfwerable to his Pretenfions.

Launcelot Bays to MAR MADUKE MYRTLE. Courteous Knight,

AS you are a Profeffor and Patron of Love, I throw my felf at your Feet

་ to beg a Boon of you. When I have told you my Story, you will confefs that I am the most Amorous and Chafte of Swains. F

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I am, Sir, by Profeffion, an Author, and the Scene of my Labours is a Garret. My • Genius leads me to Love, and I have a gentle manner. When I have occafion for Money, I fancy to my felf a Lady, and write fuch foft things, as you would bless your felf to hear. But living at prefent in the City, where fuch Ware fetches but little, I fhall, without your Affiftance, fall fhortly into great Poverty of imagination. Would $ you believe it, Sir? I have lived this Month C on a Pofie for a Ring.

'MY Request is, that I may be transplant. ed from this barren Soil into Covent-Gar den. My greatest Ambition is to be receiv ed in the Quality of Efquire to so courteous a Knight as you are; to carry your Pen in this your gentle Warfare, and do the Squire ly Offices eftablished in this Order of Chivalry. You may not perhaps find me un• qualified to take fome Drudgeries off your Hands, which you muft otherwise undergo; and may poffibly appoint me Sub-tutor to the British Savages, before they approach the Fair. It is thought fufficient that the Taylor and Dancing-mafter have managed an awkard Body at his first coming to Town: Nay, upon the ftrength of a Box of fine Myrtle Barcelona, a young Fellow, now -a-days, fets up for Love and Gallantry. The ill Succefs of fuch unformed Ca valiers, makes a Perfon of my Talents neceffary in a civilized Country. You know, the Ladies will be attacked in form, before they liften to Terms; and though they do not abfolutely infift upon Hanging or

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