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persons obscurely and it must be confessed uncharitably alluded 

 to in the following passage. 



" This is like a certain Gentleman's pretending to write gratis 

 merely for the good of that Church, and to receive no Gratuity, 

 &c., on this account ; and a certain Clergyman near the County 

 of Dorset, who own'd to have Collected neer to 100 among the 

 High Church. Gentry, to make him a present for his good service, 

 since the Author (the gentleman) must be a Lyar or the Parson 

 a Thief ; for if tfre Author has not receiv'd it, the Parson has 

 Cheated him of it ; and if he has, his former Allegation must be 

 false." 



That Queen Ann was strongly suspected of harbouring designs 

 antagonistic to the C&urch is shown by the following quotation 

 from the "Keview" of Aug. 18th, 1705. 



"The Queen's Health, says an Honest Gentleman at his Table 



to some of his friends ; D n these Presbyterian Healths says 



the Person Drank to ; I'll Drink none of them, Here's a Health 

 to the Church of England." 



It would be superfluous to enlarge on the points of this 

 narrative. De Foe seems to have met the fate of all sincere 

 reformers. I will only add that the capricious use of capitals 

 and italics is not due to me, but to the several authors. The 

 spelling also is somewhat archaic here and there. 



