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fince, without fuch affiftance, I frankly confefs, and "am fenfible, that I have not a month's wit more, I "think I ought, while I am in my found health and "fenfes, to make my Will and Teftament; which I do "in manner and form following:

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Imprimis, I give to the Stock-Jobbers about the Exchange of London, as a fecurity for the trufts daily repofed in them, all my real eftate; which I do here"by veft in the faid body of worthy citizens for ever. Item, Forafmuch as it is very hard to keep land in "repair without ready cash, I do, out of my perfonal "eftate, bestow the bear-fkin, which I have frequently "lent to feveral focieties about this town, to supply "their neceffities; I fay, I give alfo the faid bear-skin, 66 as an immediate fund to the faid citizens for ever.

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Item, I do hereby appoint a certain number of the "faid citizens to take all the custom-house or customary "oaths concerning all goods imported by the whole "city; ftrictly directing, that fome select members, "and not the whole number of a Body corporate, should "be perjured.

"Item, I forbid all N- -s and perfons of Qty "to watch bargains near and about the Exchange, to "the diminution and wrong of the faid Stock-Jobbers. "Thus far, in as brief and intelligible a manner as

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any Will can appear, until it is explained by the "Learned, I have difpofed of my real and perfonal "eftate: But as I am an Adept, I have by birth an equal right to give also an indefeafible title to my en"dowments and qualifications, which I do in the fol"lowing manner.

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"Item, I give my Chastity to all virgins who have "withstood their market.

"Item, I give my Courage among all who are a"fhamed of their distressed friends, all sneakers in as"femblies, and men who fhew valour in common "converfation.

"Item, I give my Wit (as rich men give to the rich) among fuch as think they have enough already. And "in cafe they fhall not accept of the legacy, I give it "to Bentivolio, to defend his Works, from time to "time, as he shall think fit to publish them. " Itena,

"Item, I beftow my Learning upon the honorary "members of the Royal Society.".

Now for the difpofal of this Body.

"AS these eyes muft one day ceafe to gaze on Tera"minta, and this heart fhall one day pant no more for "her indignation: that is to fay, fince this body muft "be earth, I fhall commit it to the duft in a manner "fuitable to my character. Therefore, as there are "those who difpute, whether there is any fuch real perfon as Ifaac Bickerstaff, or not? I fhall excufe all perfons who appear what they really are, from coming to my funeral. But all those who are, in their way of life, Perfona, as the Latins have it, perfons affumed, and who appear what they really are not, "are hereby invited to that folemnity.

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"The Body fhall be carried by fix watchmen, who are never seen in the day.

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Item, The Pall fhall be held up by the fix most "known pretenders to honefty, wealth, and power, "who are not poffeffed of any of them. The two firft,

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a Half-lawyer, a compleat Justice. The two next, a "Chymift, a Projector. The third couple, a Trea"fury-Sollicitor, and a fmall Courtier.

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"To make my funeral (what that folemnity, when "done to common men, really is in itself) a very farce; "and fince all Mourners are mere Actors on thefe occa"fions, I fhall defire thofe who are profeffedly fuch to " attend mine. I humbly therefore befeech Mrs. Barry "to act once more, and be my widow. When the "fwoons away at the church-porch, I appoint the merry Sir John Falstaff, and the gay Sir Harry Wildair, to fupport her. I defire Mr. Pinkethman to follow "in the habit of a Cardinal, and Mr. Bullock in that of a Privy-Counsellor. To make up the reft of the appearance, I defire all the Ladies from the balconies "to weep with Mrs. Barry, as they hope to be wives "and widows themselves. I invite all, who have nothing "elfe to do, to accept of gloves and fcarves.

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"Thus, with the great Charles V. of Spain, I re "fign the glories of this tranfitory world: Yet, at the "fame time, to fhew you my indifference, and that my * defires are not too much fixed upon any thing, I own

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to you, I am as willing to ftay as to go: Therefore "leave it in the choice of my gentle readers, whether I shall hear from them, or they hear no more from "me."

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White's Chocolate-house, April 25.

ASTER day being a time when you cannot well meet with any but humble adventures; and there being fuch a thing as low Gallantry, as well as low Comedy, Colonel Ramble and myself went early this morninto into the fields, which were firewed with shepherds and fhepherdeffes, but indeed of a different turn from the fimplicity of those of Arcadia. Every hedge was confcious of more than what the reprefentations of enamoured fwains admit of. While we were furveying the croud around us, we faw at a distance a company coming towards Pancras Church; but though there was not much disorder, we thought we faw the figure of a man ftuck through with a fword, and at every ftep ready to fall, if a woman by his fide had not fupported him; the reft followed two and two. When we came nearer this appearance, who should it be but Monfieur Guardeloop, mine and Ramble's French Taylor, attended by others, leading one of Madam Depingle's maids to the church, in order to their efpoufals. It was his fword tucked fo high above his waift, and the circumflex which perfons. of his profeffion take in their walking, that made him appear at a diftance wounded and falling. But the morning being rainy, methought the march to this wedding was but too lively a picture of wedlock itself. They feemed both to have a month's mind to make the beft of their way fingle; yet both tugged arm in arm :: And when they were in a dirty way, he was but deeper in the mire, by endeavouring to pull out his companion,. and yet without helping her. The Bridegroom's feathers in his hat all drooped, one of his fhoes had loft an Heel. In fhort, he was in his whole perfon and dress fo extremely foufed, that there did not appear one inch or fingle thread about him unmarried. Pardon me, that the melancholy object ftill dwells upon me fo far, as to educe me to punning. However, we attended them

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to the chapel, where we stayed to hear the irrevocable words pronounced upon our old fervant, and made the beft of our way to town. I took a refolution to forbear all married perfons, or any in danger of being fuch, for four and twenty hours at leaft; therefore dreffed, and went to vifit Florimel, the vaineft thing in town, where I knew would drop in Colonel Picket, juft come from the camp, her profeffed admirer. He is of that order of men who has much honour and merit, but withal a Coxcomb; the other of that fet of females, who has innocence and wit, but the first of Coquets. It is easy to believe, these must be admirers of each other. She fays, the Colonel rides the best of any man in England: The Colonel fays, fhe talks the beft of any woman. At the fame time, he understands wit just as fhe does horfemanship. You are to know, thefe extraordinary persons fee each other daily; and they themselves, as well as the town, think it will be a match: But it can never happen that they can come to the point; for inftead of addreffing to each other, they fpend their whole time in reports of themselves: He is fatisfied if he can convince her he is a fine Gentleman, and a man of confequence; and the, in appearing to him an accomplished Lady and a Wit, without further defign. Thus he tells her of his manner of pofting his men at fuch a pass, with the numbers he commanded on that detachment: She tells him, how fhe was dreffed on fuch a day at Court, and what offers were made her the week following. She feems to hear the repetition of his mens names with admiration, and waits only to answer him with as false a mufter of lovers. They talk to each other not to be informed, but approved. Thus they are fo like, that they are to be ever diftant, and the parrallel lines may run together for ever, but never meet.

Will's Coffee-houfe, April 25.

This evening the Comedy, called Epfom Wells, was acted for the benefit of Mr. Bullock, who, though he is a perfon of much wit and ingenuity, has a peculiar talent of looking like a fool, and therefore excellently well qualified for the part of Bifket in this Play. I

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cannot indeed fufficiently admire his way of bearing a beating, as he does in this drama, and that with fuch a natural air and propriety of folly, that one cannot help wifhing the whip in one's own hand; fo richly does he feem to deferve his chaftifement. Skilful Actors think

it a very peculiar happiness to play in a scene with fuch as top their parts. Therefore I cannot but fay, when the judgment of any good author directs him to write a beating for Mr. Bullock from Mr. William Pinkethman, or for Mr. William Pinkethman from Mr. Bullock, thofe excellent players feem to be in their moft fhining circumstances, and pleafe me more, but with a different fort of delight, than that which I receive from those grave fcenes of Brutus and Caffius, or Anthony and Ventidius. The whole comedy is very juft, and the low part of human life reprefented with much humour and wit.

St. James's Coffee-houfe, April 25.

We are advised from Vienna, by letters of the twen tieth inftant, that the Emperor hath lately added twenty new members to his Council of State, but they have not yet taken their places at the board. General Thaun is returned from Baden, his health being fo well re-established by the baths of that place, that he defigns to fet out next week for Turin, to his command of the imperial troops in the fervice of the Duke of Savoy. His Imperial Majefty has advanced his brother, Count Henry Thaun, to be a brigadier, and a counsellor of the Aulic council of war. These letters import, That King Staniflaus and the Swedish General Craffau are directing their march to the Nieper, to join the King of Sweden's army in Ukrania: That the States of Auftria have furnished Marshal Heifter with a confiderable fum of money, to enable him to push on the war vigorously in Hungary, where all things as yet are in perfect tranquillity: And that General Thungen has been very importunate for a fpeedy reinforcement of the forces on the Upper Rhine, reprefenting at the fame time what miferies the inhabitants muft neceffarily undergo, if the. defigns

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