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injuries. I would rather see myself and boys 

 starved to death than their hands should be tied 

 against such usage ; it is destroying courage, 

 which cherishes badness, and those who would be 

 good become civil rogues. 



From Mr. W. Lake's and Neale's conduct, 

 (pages 86 and 90), Sir Charles there w'ant deter- 

 mined up to his office; but after my examination 

 finished, (page 99,) what Sir Charles's motives were 

 for renewing it again to the Prince (page 112), I 

 know not. (Page 127) Sir Charles might then 

 speak from rumour or appearance, in seeing some 

 led in their betting by persons that are reported to 

 have been concerned with others that broke into 

 a stable to poison a horse for his race. Lord 

 Sackville, Mr. Delme Ratcliffe, and Colonel 

 Leigh, the Prince's Equerry, have for many years 

 been led in their betting by those suspected of 

 bflno; connected with stable-breakers. I left 

 Lord Sackville for this reason, telling his Lordship 

 the same, and my author — which was, that Bloss 

 and Casborne were up all night, riding about, from 



their 



