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defence on the road ; in Hiort, his humanity 

 and politenefs made mc forget that I was a 

 prifoner. 



CHAP. XXVII. 



'The author arrives in iozvyiy is fent to Tothil-Ficlds 

 ■ Bridewell. — Charadler of that prifon. — 'The an- 

 thor'i exploits with bailiffs. — Conclufion. 



J\t my arrival in town I was depofited in Tot- 

 hil-Fields Bridewell, where I have ever lince 

 remained, to ufe the phrafeology of the place, 

 like a parcel left at an inn till called for. Here 

 I have received the utmofi. politenefs, and the 

 moft humane attention, from Mr. Fenwick, the 

 Governor, and his family, who feem, in fliort, 

 to be formed by nature for foftening the rigours 

 of captivity; fuch, too, is the force of example, 

 that the fame humanity pervades all his fervants, 

 and guilt, though nothing human can diveft it 

 of its horrors and remorfe, feels them as its 

 worfl; evils, without the aggravation of tortures, 

 equally crtiel, unnecefiary, and impolitic. 



Thus far has been, what we may call, the 

 more ferious part of my hiflory ; and many of 



