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doubt) many thoufands now alive, who were 

 Eye-witneffes to the fad: : I have difcourfed with 

 at leaft twenty of them (Perfons of good credit) 

 and they all agree in every particular circumftance. 

 Nay, I have an intimate Acquaintance, who laft 

 year went to Brif.ol on purpofe to drink the 

 Waters, and enquired after the Dog, which has 

 been dead fome years ; However, the People 

 fatisfied him of the Truth of this Relation. The 

 Dog's Name was Fox^ and what is pretty re- 

 markable, he refembled a Fox both in fhape and 

 colour. When his Mafter firft began to teach 

 him, he was forced to put his Fingers to the 

 Dog's Wind-Pipe till he half throtled him, and 

 alfo beat him. But as Fox learned his Leflbns, 

 thefe were by degrees left off, till at laft he fpoke 

 articulately v/ithout fuch cruel ufage: However, 

 I muft take notice, That he could never utter a 

 Word without previoufly faying the Letter O; 

 For inftance. If his Mafter afked him a Queftion, 

 which obliged him to pronounce ih^wovAJudge 

 by way of anfvver, then the Dog would imme- 

 diately fay, O Judge, Judge, J^^dge. He was 

 expert in fpeaking feveral other fuch fliort things 

 which have nov/ ilipped my memory. But had 

 the Brijlol Man lived in the darkeft times of Po- 

 pery, and taught Fox in private, perhaps both 

 Mafter and Dog might have been publickly burnt 

 for Diabolical Practices. Or had they even ven- 

 tured 



