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 devolve upon the Dauphin;—and Trim's greasing the Parson's Boots, is a Devilish Satyrical Stroke;—for it exposes the Cor­ruption and Bribery made Use of at that Juncture, in bringing over the several States and Princes of Italy to use their In­terests at Rome, to stop the Pope from gi­ving the Investitures of those Kingdoms to any Body else.—The Pope has not the In­vestiture of Sicily, cries another Gentle­man.—I care not, says he, for that.

Almost every one apprehended the De­bate to be now ended, and that no one Member would venture any new Conjec­ture upon the Romance, after so many clear and decisive Interpretations had been given. But, hold,—Close to the Fire, and op­posite to where the Apothecary sat, there sat also a Gentleman of the Law, who, from the Beginning to the End of the Hearing of this Cause, seem'd no way satisfied in his Conscience with any one Proceeding in it. This Gentleman had not yet opened his Mouth, but had waited patiently till they had all gone thro' their several Evidences on the other Side;—reserving him­self, like an Expert Practitioner, for the last Word in the Debate. When the