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 ays a certain learned Author, who, I believe, was never quoted before in any but a Law-book, would be the Means of creating an eternal Diention between them. It would, indeed, be the Means of much Perjury, and of much Whipping, Fining, Imprioning, Tranporting, and Hanging.

Partridge tood a while ilent, till being bid to peak, he aid, he had already poken the Truth, and appealed to Heaven for his Innocence, and latly, to the Girl herelf, whom he deired his Worhip immediately to end for; for he was ignorant, or at leat pretended to be o, that he had left that Part of the Country.

Mr. Allworthy, whoe natural Love of Jutice, joined to his Coolnes of Temper, made him always a mot patient Magitrate in hearing all the Witnees which an accued Peron could produce in his Defence, agreed to defer his final Determination of this Matter, till the Arrival of Jenny, for whom he immediately dipatched a Meenger; and then having recommended Peace between Partridge and his Wife (tho’ he addreed himelf chiefly to the wrong Peron) he appointed them to attend again the third