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elude my Letter with it. An IriJJo Gentleman 

 there, with whom I was very intimate, and who 

 was unfortunately married to a moll grievous 

 Shrew, did (in order to drive forrow and care 

 away) drink himfelf into fo deep a Dropfy, that 

 the Dodtor durft not venture to tap him, as ex- 

 pecting his Death every day : but Providence ex- 

 erted itfelf moil fignally, in behalf of fo rare a 

 Blefling as an honefl Lawyer, and honeft Law- 

 yers I have known j for in one Night's Time, 

 his Belly (from the fize of a Barrel) fell quite 

 down to its ufual bulk, by means of a violent 

 Sweat, and a vaft difcharge of Urine. The Docflor- 

 and all the Gentleman's Friends begged of him 

 to take warning, and to refrain from hard-drink- 

 ing for the future, but to no purpofe, for he 

 would not follow the advice; the Dropfy of courfe 

 feized him a fecond time, and (to the great fur- 

 prize of us all) went away again by virtue of ano- 

 ther violent Sweat, and another vaft difcharge of 

 Urine. This is matter of fa6l, to which I was 

 an eye-witnefs, though fcarce to be credited in a 

 cold Climate, where moft People will unchari- 

 tably infift, that I make far too free with the 

 Privilege of a Traveller. He afterwards (by the 

 perfuafion of us all) to be rid of this grievous 

 Shrew, went away to Bermudas or the Siumner 

 IJlands, that are fo beautifully defcTibed in Waller ^ 

 Poems, perfedlly recovered his Health there, and 



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