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& on Which One Prince Guest touchd heavily, We 

 were several times struck by unexpected Voleys of 

 Verses, composed for the Occasion, and that could 

 not Indeed have had a better Effect that that pro- 

 duced — Every One enjoyed himself Very Much, par- 

 ticularly the Compositors who were highly Clapped, 

 sometimes to be sure to put an end to his Loquacity. 



Breakfast over I was told to remain and see the best 

 part. Mr Liautaud the Learned Guest Was about 

 being reed a Mason and My being a Brother entitled 

 me at once to a seat — this was conducted in the most 

 Ludicrous Manner any one can conceive, and I really 

 pitied the Newly Initiated When all Ceremonies Were 

 over the Man Was Burned in several parts, baptised 

 in a Large Bucket of Watter, Tossed in a Blanket, and 

 Make to Crawl Over about 50 Casks of Wine, on his 

 belly and Knees, and When at Last given up for want 

 of Invention, the Poor Devils Who had being pray- 

 ing for Mercy during all this was Left in the Neces- 

 sary — 



To this Man this Might be done perhaps again, but 

 few could bear such treatment and I expected several 

 times that his Cries or a Change of sensation from 

 Cowardice to Courage would shew a very diferent 

 scene but all however was Ended as Intended and the 

 poor fellow took it for Granted that he [was] really 

 Was a Mason — 



I left and Made Mr Doucillier, Guesnore Likeness — 



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