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pray for I know not whom, nor how, and re- 

 ceive the holy sacrament there ; so that my 

 cousin had something to do to satisfy even my 

 friends that it was quite otherwise : whereas I 

 was never so much as once out of this poor 

 house, and the yards and avenues, since I came 

 first directly from London into it ; and I never 

 suffered our vicar, or any other, nor even my 

 chaplains, when they were here, so much as to 

 say grace where I eat ; but I constantly officiate 

 myself secundum usum Lambethenum, which you 

 know, and never give the holy sacrament but 

 to those of my own persuasion and practice. 



'* I think, if I should immure myself between 

 four walls, I should notwithstanding be thought 

 to send and receive letters and intelligence ; I 

 know not whether, by the pigeons of Aleppo, 

 or Leyden, or perhaps by the old romantic post. 

 Sir Pacolet on his wooden horse. It is some- 

 what strange, that I should be accused to one 

 prince for having invited his Highness of Nassau 

 to invade my native country, and to another for 

 inviting his cousin the King of France thither; 

 whereas I should as soon have consulted the 

 witch of Endor (were she to be found) to bring 

 about any thing I desired, as have made either 

 of those addresses : for rebellion is witchcraft 

 too ; and if I should do any thing that is evil, 

 though with pretence that good might come of 



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