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 fervent but distracted manner, and making use of of many extravagant gestures, that he astonished the whole ty. Going through Castle street, he met the Rev Mr B---e, whom he accosted with his arms thrown round him, and insisted in a raving manner, he should tell him who was the father of the morning-star;—which frightened the parson so much that he took to his heels and ran for it, Carew running after him, till the parson was obliged to take shelter in a house.

Having well recruited his pocket by his stratagem, he left Bristol next day, and travelled towards Bath, acting the madman all the way till he came to Bath: as soon as he came there he inquired for Dr Coney’s, and being directed to his house, found two brother mendicants at the door; after they had waited some time, the servant brought out each of them a halfpenny, for which his brother mendicants were very thankful; but Mr Carew gave his half-penny to one of them; then knocking the door, and the maid coming out again, tell your master, says he, I am not a halfpenny man, but that my name Bamfylde Moore Carew, king of the