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 21 he saw several carried in the servant's arms; adding, he hoped his lordship did not imagine he was come to steal any of them. Upon which his lordship told him, that parson Chad advised him to be careful, as he had lost his spaniel but the day before. "It may be so," replied he, “the parson knows but little of me, or the laws of our community, if he is ignorant that with us ingratitude is unknown, and the property of our friends always sacred." His lordship, hearing this, entertained him very hand- somely, and both himself and his brother made him a present. On his return home, he reflected how idly he had spent the prime of life, and recovering from a severe illness, he came to a resolution of resigning the Egyptian sceptre. The assembly finding him determined, reluctantly acquiesced, and he departed amidst the applause and sighs of his subjects. Our adventurer, finding the air of the town not rightly to agree with him, and the death of some of his relations rendering his circumstances quite easy, he retired to the western parts, to a neat purchase he had made, and there he ended his days, beloved and esteemed by all ; leaving his daughter (his wife dying some time before him) & genteel fortune; who was married to a neighbouring young gentleman.