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 artificers did beg and conjure all his friends and acquaintance for help to rake up dirt, wherewith to greaten every heap of his first Dunghil-articles; Whereupon many such Scavengers and Goldfinders accordingly went to work; all Offices were searcht, all my fellow Commissioners pumpt; All retainers to me or the Office tampered with, Perfect Enemies sent for: The Indigent (if they did but say they could help in the work) were supported with Money; Emissaries sent forth to all quarters from whence the least light was hoped; Letters dispatcht into all Corners of the Nation; a formal Office of Address erected; Every man had his part appointed, some being to Rake, some to Garble, some to Calculate and weigh, and some to draw Conclusions; some labouring upon the matters of Fact, some on that of Law, some were appointed for Speech-makers, some for Quiblers: For unto that filthy Buffoonry was ingenious Mr. Mervin designed; ''viz. Eo nomine'' for their Quibler. Now when the play was composed, 'twas privately acted by way of Preparation; one being appointed to act and represent