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he had lost his money, and in very large 

 sums. He said that at the last meeting 

 which he attended, expecting some money 

 he had let out on interest, he grew angry, 

 and told them "They were a set of 



d d rogues ! but what better could be 



expected from them ? They, their fathers, 

 or grandfathers, had all been sent there by 

 the consent of twelve honest men, and the 

 king had signed their warrant." He said, 

 he formerly lived in London ; and having 

 got together a large sum of money, he and 

 another gentleman agreed to go to America 

 to purchase lands, and expected thus to be 

 equal to the Duke of Bedford in landed 

 property : however, not liking the land 

 when he got there, he lent his money out 

 on mortgage, at (as he thought) good in- 

 terest and on good security ; but he had 

 been much disappointed in these respects, 

 for there were frequently two or three 

 claimants to the land, and such dpings as had 

 run him out of a good property. Mrs. 

 Mills too had most dismal stories to tell in 

 regard to the women-servants. They had 



