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ing out to one John Matthews to mind what he was about, and not disturb the Congregation. This John Matthews it seems is remarkable for being an idle Fellow, and at that time was kicking his Heels for his Diverfion. This Authority of the Knight, though exerted in that odd manner which accompanies him in all Circumftances of Life, has a very good Effect upon the Parish, who are not polite enough to fee any thing ridiculous in his Behaviour; befides that the general good Senfe and Worthiness of his Character makes his Friends obferve these little Singularities as Foils that rather fet off than blemish his good Qualities.

AS foon as the Sermon is finished, no body prefumes to ftir till Sir ROGER is gone out of the Church. The Knight walks down from his Seat in the Chancel between a double Row of his Tenants, that ftand bowing to him on each Side: and every now and then inquires how fuch an one's Wife, or Mother, or Son, or Father do, whom he does not fee at Church; which is understood as a fecret Reprimand to the Perfon that is abfent.

THE Chaplain has often told me, that upon a Catechifing Day, when Sir ROGER has been pleased with a Boy that answers well, he has ordered a Bible to be given him next Day for his Encou

ragement; and fometimes accompanies it with a Flitch of Bacon to his Mother. Sir ROGER has likewife added five Pounds a Year to the Clerk's Place; and that he may encourage the young Fellows to make themselves perfect in the ChurchService, has promised upon the Death of the prefent Incumbent, who is very old, to beftow it according to Merit.

THE fair Understanding between Sir ROGER and his Chaplain, and their mutual Concurrence in doing Good, is the more remarkable, because the very next Village is famous for the Differences and Contentions that rife between the Parfon and the 'Squire, who live in a perpetual State of War. The Parfon is always preaching at the 'Squire, and the 'Squire to be revenged on the Parfon never comes to Church. The 'Squire has made all his Tenants Atheists and Tithe-Stealers; while the Parfon inftructs them every Sunday in the Dignity of his Order, and infinuates to them in almoft every Sermon, that he is a better Man than his Patron. In fhort, Matters are come to fuch an Extremity, that the 'Squire has not faid his Prayers either in publick or private this half Year; and that the Parson threatens him, if he does not mend his Manners, to pray for him in the Face of the whole Congregation.

FEUDS of this Nature, though too frequent in the Country, are very fatal to the ordinary People; who are fo used to be dazzled with Riches, that they pay as much Deference to the Understanding of a Man of an Eftate, as of a Man of Learning; and are very hardly brought to regard any Truth, how important foever it may be, that is preached to them, when they know there are feveral Men of five hundred a Year who do not believe it.

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Disappointment in Love. It happened this Evening, that we fell into a very pleasing Walk at a Distance from his House: As foon as we came into it, It is,' quoth the good old Man, looking round him with a Smile, 'very hard, that any Part ' of my Land should be settled upon one who has ' used me fo ill as the perverfe Widow did; and yet I am fure I could not fee a Sprig of any 'Bough of this whole Walk of Trees, but I fhould ' reflect upon her and her Severity. She has certainly the fineft Hand of any Woman in the World. You are to know this was the Place 'wherein I used to mufe upon her; and by that 'Custom I can never come into it, but the fame ' tender Sentiments revive in my Mind, as if I had ' actually walked with that beautiful Creature un'der thefe Shades. I have been Fool enough to 'carve her Name on the Bark of feveral of these Trees; fo unhappy is the Condition of Men in Love, to attempt the removing of their Paffions 'by the Methods which ferve only to imprint it deeper. She has certainly the finest Hand of any

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'Woman in the World.'

HERE followed a profound Silence; and I was not displeased to obferve my Friend falling fo naturally into a Discourse, which I had ever before taken notice he industriously avoided. After a very

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