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94 Bargain of Figs; gets his Freight abord, and away preently to Sea. It happened to be very Foul Weather: So that the Mariners were fain to Cat their Whole Lading Over-bord, to ave Themelves and the Veel. Upon This Micarriage, our New Merchant-Adventurer betook himelf to his Old Trade again; And it happen’d One Day, as he was Tending his Sheep upon the very ame Coat, to be Jut uch a Flattering Tempting Sea again, as That which had Betray’d him Before. Yes, yes, ays he, ''When the Devil's Blind! You'd ha’ ome more Figs, with a Vengeance, Wou'd ye?''

Peron of Quality dream't one Night that he aw a Lyon Kill his only Son: Who was, it eems, a Generous Cavalier, and a Great Lover of the Chace. This Phany ran in the Father's Head, to that Degree, that he Built his Son a Houe of Pleaure, on purpoe to keep him out of Harms Way; and par'd neither Art nor Cot to make it a Delicious Retreate. This