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used like an Emperor to he used worse than a Dog 

 at Holyhead. Yet my hat is Avorn to pieces hy 

 answering the civilities of the poor inhahitants as 

 they pass hy. The women might he safe enough 

 who all wear hats yet never pull them ofp, and if 

 the dirty streets did not foul their petticoats by 

 courtesying so Ioav. Look you ; be not impatient, 

 for I only wait till my watch makes 10 and then 



1 will give you ease and myself sleep, if I can. 

 O' my conscience you may knoAv a AVelsh dog as 

 well as a Welsh man or woman, by its peevish 

 passionate way of barking. This paper shall serve 

 to answer all your questions about my journey, 

 and I will have it printed to satisfy the kingdom. 

 Forsau et haec oliui is a damned lye, for I shall 

 always fret at the remembrance of this imprison- 

 ment. Pray pity your Watt for he is called 

 dunce, pnppy a.nd lyar 500 times an hour, and 

 yet he means not ill for he means nothing. 

 Oh for a dozen bottles of Deanery Avine and a slice 

 of bread and butter ! The wine you sent us 

 yesterday is a little upon the sour. I Avish you 

 had chosen a better. I am going to bed at ten 

 o'clock because I am weary of being up. 



" Wednesday. — To-day we were certainly to 

 sayl : the morning AA^as calm. Watt and I walked 

 up the mountain Marucia, properly called Holy- 

 head or Sacrum Promontorium l)y Ptolemy, 



2 miles from this toAvn. I took breath 59 times. 

 I looked from the top to see the WickloAV hills, but 

 the day Avas too hazy, Avhich I felt to my sorroAV ; 

 for returning we Avere overtaken by a furious 



