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 OF THE LATE REV MR PETTEGREW.

for it; thou is realy to be pitied, for I believe there is not a whore in a’ Glafgow or Parfley but what has followed thee here this day, and I can fay nothing to thee, for I fee it is not thy fault, thou has been tempted to do it ; I maun juft alve thee, though it be the first time, for l never faw fo many wnore-like huffies running after ae pcor fallow. The ladies looked one to another, but knew not what to do or fay for themfelves, however none of them returned to hear the afternoon’s fermon, but made the b; ft of their way home, with their new name, A WHORE. There happened a debate between a minifter and a doctor in Edinburgh, and in the heat of th tr atgument, the minifter called the do£tor aiv Ath-ift, as was realley believed to be true, by the do£t r’s pra&'ce and profeffion ; yet the dc£tor purfued the mitlifter and would have him prove it, or lofs his k:rb for faying fo. It continued along plea for two years or thereby. At laft the dpdlor was on the very point of gaining the law on the minifter : ad hop. s of defence being gone, he wrote to Mr Pet eg.ew hw ftate, and pleading that he would adv.fe him to > hai was heft to be done. Mr, Pettegrew fent m n w.rd that he could advife him to nothing but he fliould come in all hafte. to fee what r-1 et could be madt for him. So the laft court day that was to be about it, Mr. Pettegrew came to Edinburgh, and meeting with his brother miimter he fatuteu him, faying, A (Jear man, could thou not uccide this bit of a defeatt without fafhing me, an auid dean itock, to be hob' bliiig fae far awa’ ajter. your nontenle; it is a ftrangf thing that he has caiched fo much at your mouthy apd y can catch m ining at h s Then Mr. Pctts gre* ordered lour gentle nen to fodow him clofc a h:s back, nd whatever he (aid to any perfon, to b; itire.what they at f*ered ag-fin. So he came to tfc' crofs where he law t e lodor and his advocate flandi/ig together before they went into the court thfn he came cmk m othuttf him, ard fpartly clap