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him one. Watt. Jones, anothei- magisti'ate, was tlie night hefore, 

 and the morning of the eh^'tioTi, tempted with a still larger halt, 

 })eing to have all his dehts paid, £500 ready mone}', and £100 a 

 year for three lives ; hnt this [had] no more influence on him 

 than any of the others. Sam. Moyle, whom your Lordship had 

 heard me mention to be so poor that we Avere forced to take him 

 into our house and maintain out of our pockets, was offered 

 £1,000 as portion for his daughter, and another for himself, was 

 so honest, though his daughter came crying about him to accept 

 the proposal, to return an answer by letter, that if they would 

 give him £10,000, he would not leave his friends, but would 

 rather die in a jail than touch their moneys. Notwithstanding 

 they have been balked in all their endeavours, they have not yet 

 given over, for this very afternoon Pagett's wife, in company 

 with one of Foott's daughters, attacked Blade's wife, who is in 

 child-bed, with great temptations, yet to come into Boscawen's 

 interest. I shall make no reflections on these proceedings, but 

 only say, if the like be practised in other places, it will behove 

 the Attorney-General to hasten his prosecution for the two-and- 

 a-half per cents., or I doubt the money will be expended before 

 the cause is determined. . . . The old mayor continues." 



