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an enemy, with ail the fcorn and infults they are, 

 capable of devifing. They throw hot embers on 

 their heads they throw the moft cruel reproaches in 

 their teeth ; they in ihort load them with all manner 

 of injuries, and carrjr this treatment to the greater! 

 excefs. All this muft be endured with the utmofl: 

 Infenfibility to give at fuch occafions the leaft fign 

 of impatience, would be fufficient to caufe them be 

 declared for ever incapable of bearing arms : But 

 when this is done by perfons of the fame age, as it 

 often happens, the aggreffor muft take care to do 

 nothing wantonly, or out of private pique, or other- 

 wife he would be obliged, when the fport is ended, 

 to attone for the affront by a prefent. I fay, when 

 the fport is ended, for whilft it lads they are oblig- 

 ed to bear every thing without being angry, tho 9 

 this fort of paftime often goes fo far as the throw- 

 ing big burning brands at each others heads, and 

 giving heavy blows with cudgels. 



As the hope of having their wounds cured, fhould 

 they happen to receive any, is no fmall encourage- 

 ment for the braveft to expofe themfelves boldly to 

 danger, they afterwards prepare the drugs for this 

 purpofe, and this is the office of their jugglers. I 

 will fome other time tell you what fort of perfons 

 thefe are. The whole town being affembled, one 

 of thefe quacks declares he is going to communi- 

 cate to the roots and plants, of which he takes care 

 to provide good ftore, the virtue of healing all forts 

 of wounds, and even of reftoring the dead to life. He 

 falls immediately a Tinging • the other quacks make re - 

 fponfes to him, and it is believed that during the con- 

 cert, which would not appear to your ear very me 

 lodious, and which is accompanied with many gri- 

 maces on the part of the actors, the medicinal qua- 

 lity is communicated to the plants, The chief jug- 



