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 particularly his quobdas or drum, to be placed in our museum. To his trusty and well-beloved faithful servant Peter, he has left a great number of original letters and queries, from doctors of divinity, physic and law, lords and esquires, ladies, widows, lawyers, kept-mistresses, politicians, courtezans, attornies, waiting-women, civil and military officers, belles, beaus, spruce curates, and many others of all ranks, ages, denominations, and sexes; together with several horoscopes ready drawn for persons, who, he understood by his art, intended to favour him with their company, many of which last will be sent by the said Peter to their respective owners. The memoirs of several transactions that befel him, since his arrival in this metropolis, being a compleat secret history of all the private intrigues, anecdotes, &c. thereof, he hath ordered to be printed under the inspection of an eminent bookseller who lately went to visit him; so that the public may shortly expect to see several curious, useful, and truly valuable discoveries, the benefit of which works is to go also to his man Peter. It appears by a sketch, found among his papers, that he had formed the plan of an academy for instructing the youth of this kingdom in the Pythagorean philosophy; and particularly in the judicious Art of holding the tongue, which it is thought would prove of great and singular advantage to several persons who speak in public; and that so useful an institution may not be lost, it is hoped, that such gentlemen as have the reputation of this country at heart, will appoint some place of meeting to consider of proper ways and means to carry this important design into execution. 