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 As to Squire Wetern, he was eldom out of the Sick Room; unles when he was engaged either in the Field, or over his Bottle. Nay, he would ometimes retire hither to take his Beer, and it was not without Difficulty, that he was prevented from forcing Jones to take his Beer too: For no Quack ever held his Notrum to be a more general Panacea, than he did this; which, he aid, had more Virtues in it than was in all the Phyic in an Apothecary’s Shop. He was, however, by much Entreaty, prevailed on to forbear the Application of this Medicine; but from erenading his Patient every Hunting Morning with the Horn under his Window, it was impobleimpossible [sic] to withhold him; nor did he ever lay aide that Hollow, with which he entered into all Companies, when he viited Jones, without any Regard to the ick Peron’s being at that Time either awake or aleep.

This boiterous Behaviour, as it meant no Harm, o happily it effected none, and was abundantly compenated to Jones, as oon as he was able to it up, by the Company of Sophia, whom the Squire then brought to viit him; nor was it, indeed,