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the Lynn man to have a portion of the 

 ground vacated by the late proprietor, 

 the Ely one a portion of the ground 

 belonging to the Cambridge proprietor. 

 And this proved the most difficult part 

 of my task, as the two gents were both 

 brewers, the one at Cambridge, the other 

 at Ely, both in a large way ; consequently 

 they were unwilling to concede, though in 

 a matter that had little or no connection 

 with their other business. 



The shrimps, to my great joy, were 

 to be discarded, the stages to be short- 

 ened, the journey to be performed in 

 less time, and what affected me most 

 the London coachman, instead of stop- 

 ing at Cambridge, was to go on to Ely, 

 thus making the journey for me seventy 

 miles per diem. 



A month was allowed to carry this 

 arrangement into effect, at the end of 

 which time I took up my residence at 

 Ely ; and one of my profession being 



