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and mud:, for my own fake, bring any illegal 

 act before a Court of Jultice, that I might be 

 rid of fuch plagues for the future. This puz- 

 zled the bailiffs, who, with feme reluctance, 

 went down flairs, and, at the door, enquired of 

 the fervant of the houfe, if there was any other 

 Captain Semple in that ftreet; fiie told him there 

 ■was, and opening the door, pointed out to them 

 the fame houfe that I had done. This fatisfied 

 them, ajid I profited by the diverfion thus made 

 in my favour to efcape, leaving my honourable 

 namefake to fettle the affair with them as he 

 could. In a word, he was taken to a fpunging- 

 houfe, in fpite of all his remonflrances, till the 

 agent of the regiment releafed him ; I have been 

 told, he afterwards attempted a profecution 

 againfl the bailiff", but it appearing that no 

 wanton ufe had been made of the writ, and that 

 the miflake was almoff unavoidable, he obtained 

 no fatisfadiion. 



Another time Colonel had the mif- 



fortune to be arrefted, and two good Jurcties be- 

 ing demanded, I undertook to procure them for 

 my old friend and companion. Two were ac- 

 cordingly found ; but, alas!, notwithftanding 

 they fwore politively, they w^re not credited, 

 and we were forced to come again into court 

 next day ; then, however, we fucceeded, for 

 having procured a nezvface, I dreffed one of the 



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