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 By thee Means, we doubt not but our Reader may be rendered deirous to read on for ever, as the great Peron, jut abovementioned, is uppoed to have made ome Perons eat.

Having premied thus much, we will now detain thoe, who like our Bill of Fare, no longer from their Diet, and hall proceed directly to erve up the firt Coure of our Hitory, for their Entertainment.  A hort Decription of ’Squire Allworthy, and a fuller Account of Mis Bridget Allworthy his Siter.

N that Part of the wetern Diviion of this Kingdom, which is commonly called Somerethire, there lately lived (and perhaps lives till) a Gentleman whoe Name was Allworthy, and who might well be called the Favourite of both Nature and Fortune; for both of thee eem to have contended which hould bles and enrich him mot. In this Contention, Nature may eem to ome to have come off victorious, as he betowed on him many Gifts; while