26 | the:traveller.:. ’ Now..4e- 
Vitellius gave him an entertainment at whieh were 
two thousand different dithes of fifh, and seven thou- 
sand of fowl. Compared to this how little does’ that 
appear which the prince of Wales gave in the gar- 
dens of Carleton house in honour of Mr Fox’s electi- 
onin 1784 at which there were only two thousand 
difhes in all! Peaches sold at 4s. 10d. a-piece; pea- 
chen eggs at 3s. 2id.; doves at L. 1: 12: 31 the pair; 
and fifh at a price almost beyond belief. The 
mullet, which rarely weighs more than two pounds, 
was sold from L. 48: 8:9 to L. 64: 11:8. I have 
not forgot that when the king of Denmark. was in 
England in 1468, eighty guineas a-day were allowed 
for the expence of his table at St James’s: and this: 
allowance was by many people thought extravagant. 
Caligula spent a thousand times that sum upon a sup- 
per; and there was more meat drefsed in Mark An- 
tony’s kitchen at Alexandria, than in those of all the 
kings of modern Europe. Eight wild boars were. 
roasted whole for a supper, at which there were not 
expected above a dozen of guests. 
Soon after it became fair I set out in company 
with a chimney sweep, whe had taken fhelter at the 
toll as well as myself. I believe ail mankind are 
nearly the same when. born, and that the difference 
of the educations they receive, will account for the 
great inequality we observe amongst them in advanced 
life. I have conversed with persons of many ranks 
and profefsions, and I have found men of parts and- 
information inthem all. We walked very quickly 
to town, conversing very earnestly all the way. He 
bad perceived me prefs a fhilling upon the woman 
