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the man in open court told the judge that 

 he owed him the like sum. 



On another occasion, a female fortune- 

 teller being brought before the judge, for 

 her manner of getting her living ; and be- 

 ing asked how she dared to deceive the peo- 

 ple, said she did not deceive them ; that, to 

 convince him, she would tell him what he 

 had had for breakfast that morning, and the 

 name of each person in company; which 

 she did, to the astonishment of the judge 

 and the whole court : this was not easy to 

 guess; for it is usual to have fish, flesh of 

 different kinds, cold nd hot, &c. Being 

 asked by one of the counsellors, how she 

 had got the money, and how she had built 

 so many houses, she said by telling lies as 

 he did. This woman continues to live in 

 the same manner, and laughs., at the court : 

 all these insults naturally arise from the 

 want of a proper provision for the 

 judges, sufficient to give them dignity, and 

 power to enforce the laws. The preced- 

 ing story was told one day where I was, 

 and the judge was in company: I laugh- 



