By W. W. Ravenhill, Esq. 65 



a company of Christians were lately met together to worship the Lord 

 according to their present apprehensions. That a rude mob set 

 upon them, plucked the Minister out of the pulpit, and broke up the 

 congregation. A Justice of the Peace at the instance of the Lord 

 of the Towne declined to interfere ' he perceiving their judgments 

 to differ from his own/ The next day the sufferers again besought 

 his assistance, but in vain. They then warned the inflexible magis- 

 trate that God would surely visit him and his because he refused 

 justice." 



"And so," (the pamphlet proceeds) "it fell out through the 

 mighty power of God. On the following day, one walking a little 

 way out of the town met a multitude of frogs and toads in such 

 manner and wise inexpressible. f Yet ' saith the true informer ' They 

 march in two companies, even as soldiers march in field, and come 

 fast on towards the town/ The faithful reporter retreated to a place 

 of safety and vision. He saw 'the Frogs and toads in battel array' 

 enter the town and there for certain one party went to the Justice's 

 House, and the other to that of the Lord of the Towne. Thus they 

 violently marched, till they had encompassed both the said Houses, 

 filling the orchards, gardens, and low rooms of the Houses, and 

 some of them attempting to go up stairs into the Chambers." 



The justice's maid servant, who chanced to have been present 

 when her master repulsed the innocent Christians, cried aloud to 

 him " that this was the judgment of God upon them for refusing to 

 help them." 



Which he hearing, determined to go for them, and do justice, 

 "frogs and toads permitting." 



On his rising to carry out his purpose the said frogs and toads 

 did perfectly separate themselves into two several bodies, and made 

 a perfect lane for the passage of the magistrate. 



Justice was done to the zealots, and the mob discouraged and 

 punished in the presence of the frogs and toads. 



And then on a sudden they vanished, no one knew whither, 

 having done no harm to place, thing or person. 



Oh ! most tender, justice-loving, abstemious set of reptiles ! 



The pamphleteer gravely tells us that no such visitation of frogs 

 VOL. XXII.— no. lxiv. F 



