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maker of a Phanatick Plot, and a Bloody Design to perswade 

 Folks to a Peaceable Rebellion, he oomes Home with a Flea in 

 his Ear, much about as wise as he went. ... Of these, 



whether Mayors, Country Justices, F s, or Exeter Aldermen ; 



I say, as the Text in another case, " WJiat means the Heating of 

 such kind of Cattel, and the Reply will hold, they are reserved 

 for a sacrifice A wise man ought to Sacrifice them all to his 

 Peace, that is, not concern himself at any thing they say or do ; 

 but looking on them as a sort of despicable, or as they say in 

 that Country Madd Men, pass on to the Great Work before him, 

 without disturbing himself about them." 



Here I ought properly to conclude this article, but as I 

 happened to light upon a couple of entries in the " Reviews," 

 which, though not very pointed, are truly local (having appeared 

 July 28th, 1705), I will here reproduce them ; my excuse being 

 this, they were thought worthy of publication by De Foe. 



" To tell us of the Danger of the Church of England, from a 

 Protestant Queen ; a Queen ever Professing, ever Practising, 

 ever Piously Adhering to the Church of England's Principles, 

 has so much contradiction in it, is so Rude and Absurd, that it 

 really exposes our own Party to the Ridicule and Contempt of 

 the meanest People in the Nation. And I'll tell you a ahort 

 Story, just happening upon the Spot on the occasion of Talking 

 of this very Head. Writing this in the House of a Friend, 

 whether (sic] High Church Malice, had obliged the Author to 

 Enter into some debate about the Government and the like, there 

 happened to be, another Fool beside your humble servant, I mean an 

 Idiot, who hearing the Discourse, ask'd presently If the Queen 

 was Turned Papist ? Why so, Jack, says his Master ? Because 

 that Ugly Book (?) says he, tells you she is Weaned from the Church', 

 No, Jack, says his Master, the Queen is a good Churchwoman ; Why 

 then, says Jack, that man must be ' Fool to think the Queen should 

 pull down her Church ; for then she must Tumble Down with it'* 

 Not so bad for an idiot ! 



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