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 Justice asked him why he killed the butcher's dog? The Esquire answered him very carelessly. Because the dog run at him. Run at you, says Mr. Justice! How did he run at you? To which Percy (being a comical sort of a man) replied, He run at me thus Bough, wough wough!!! and therewith taking a little run upon the Justice, threw him and his chair down together! When Mr. Justice looked upon as such affront to his Worship, that nothing would atone for but committing him to NswgateNewgate [sic], aggravating the crime of killing the butcher's dog, him, His dog was his servant, and that for ought he knew, himself or some of his gang, designed to rob his shop; but he would make an example of him. Percy seemed very little concerned at what the Justice said, which provoked him the more; and therefore he called the clerk to make his mittimus, who asking him what his name was, he said, Jocelin. What besides Jocelin? said the Clerk. Percy said he. Of what place? replied the Clerk. Of Northumberland-house, near Charing-Cross, said he. The Justice hearing this, and knowing there was a very comical gentleman of that name, who was brother to the Earl of Northumberland, then a great favorite with his Majesty, changed his tone at once and asked him if he was brother to the Earl? On being answered in the affirmative, he addressed himself to the butcher in an angry tone, telling him, he would examine into the affair, and that he would learn him better than let his dog loose to molest gentlemen as they walked the street, and that he would have him bound over to the peace at the Quarter-Sessions for his future behaviour, Which he would have done, and perhaps more, had not Percy interfered in his behalf. At this alteration