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He borrowed his Ruth to tranfcribe for Mr. Madan. Parts of 

 it he played at Lord D's, who rewarded him with fome of Han- 

 del's Oratorios. 



Mr. Madan now began carrying him about to his mufical 

 friends. He played feveral times at Mr. W's, to many of the 

 nobility, and fome eminent mafters and judges of mufic. They 

 gave him fubjects and mufic which he had never feen. Mr. Bur- 

 ton, Mr. Bates, &c. expreffed their approbation in the ftrongeft 

 terms. His extemporary fugues, they faid, were juft and regular, 

 but could not believe that he knew nothing of the rules of com- 

 pofition. 



Several companies he entertained for hours together with his 

 own muiic. The learned were quite aftonifhed. Sir J. H. cried 

 out, " Infpiration ! Infpiration !" Dr. C. candidly acknowledged, 

 " He has got that which we are fearching after," although at 

 firft, out of pure good-nature, he refufed to give him a fubjed. 

 An old mufical gentleman,. hearing him, could not refrain from 

 tears. 



Dr. B. was- greatly pleafed with his extemporary play, and his 

 purfuing the fubje£ls and fugues which he gave him ; but infilled,, 

 like the reft that he muft have been taught the rules. 



Mr. S. and Mr. B. exprefled the fame furprize and fatisfaction. 

 An organift gave him a fonata he had juft written, not ealy, nor 

 very legible. Sam played it with great readinefs and propriety, 

 and better (as the compofer owned to Mr. Madan) than he could 

 himfelf. 



Lord B. Lord A. Lord D. Sir W. W. and other lovers of 

 Handel, were highly delighted with him, and encouraged him to 

 hold faft his veneration for Handel, and the old mufic. But old 

 or new was all one to Sam, fo it was but good. Whatever was 

 prefented he played at fight, and made variations on any tune : 



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