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 executed, and made so graceful and majestic n appearance in his person, that he had a considerable majority of voices, though there were ten candidates for the same honour; on which he was declared, duly elected, and hailed by the whole assembly--King of the Gypsies--The public register of their acts being immediately commited to his care, and homage done him by all the assembly, the whole concluded with rejoicings.

Though Mr Carew was now privileged, by the dignity of his office from going on any cruise, and was provided with every thing necessary, by the joint contribution of the community, yet he did not give himself up to indolence. Our hero, though a king, was as active in his stratagems as ever, and ready to encounter any difficulty which seemed to promise success.

Mr Carew being in the town of South Molton, in Devon, and having been ill used by an officer there called the Bellman resolving the following stratagem, by way of revenge. It was at that time reported that a gentleman of the town, lately buried, walked nightly in the church-yard, and as the bellman was obliged by his nightly duty to go