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houfe, bringing them ina coach to town, 
procuring pafiports, fuitable lodgings, 
&c. After refiding fome time in London, 
the abbé repaired to Bath, in order to 
meet his countrymen, who having miffed 
the opportunity of fpilling their biood 
under the aufpices of M. de Puifaye, 
were determined to regale themfelvés 
with a tour through the weft of England, 
Once arrived at Bath, the ex-curé deemed 
it too agreeable a refidence, to leave it 
quickly. He accordingly remained long 
enough to fpend the Jittle money he had 
brought with him, and when that was 
once gone, it was evident that the pit- 
tance which government allows to the 
French clergy would not enable him to 
make a great figure at fo fafhionable a 
watering place. 
In this dilemma, what was to be done? 
His countrymen, who were not ignorant 
ef his deplorable fituation, reminded him 
that he was defcended from the Englith 
Percies, and as the duke of Northumber- 
Sand luckily happened to be at that very 
Moment at Bath, he would have a fair 
epportunity of foliciting affiftance, not 
from a ftranger, but a relation. Such 
was the reafoning of the Norman noblefe ; 
but the poor abbé, in addition to the 
fcruples arifing from his own delicacy, 
urged another, and an almoft invincible 
This was, that his brother, 
the count, the dead of the family, had ac- 
tually waited on his grace, in the cha- 
raéter of kinfman, but not being able to 
adduce proofs that appeared fatisfactory, 
Was not admitted to an audience. Not- 
withftanding this, it was at length deter- 
mined that the attempt fhould be made, 
and the prieft actually fucceeded, where 
the foldier had failed. 
The duke, on the receipt of a letter, 
returned a polite aniwer, and begged a 
few cays for inveftigation. In the mean 
time he himfelf wrote to lord Harcourt, 
at whofe houfe the duc d’Harcout re- 
fides, and made enquiry refpe€ting the 
de Percies of Normandy. The event 
juftified the affertions of the French czxré, 
and gave a fair opportunity for exerting 
the wonted liberality of the Englith peer, 
who inftantly tranfmitted to his zezw 
goufin a gold box, with a bank note en- 
clefed in it, invited him to his table, 
which was from that day open to him, 
Original Anecdotes—Lbbé de Guillot. 
and has éver fince interefied himfelf iz 
his welfare. 
THe ABBE GUILLOK. 
After nearly eighteén centuries of per- 
fecution, and the murder of many mil- 
Hots of the human race, by tritmphant 
fanaticifm ; it at lengih feems fo be pretty 
generally acknowledged, that every man 
ras a right to judge for himfelf, in re- 
{pect to religion! When will the fame 
liberal fentiment prevail im regard to go- 
vernment ? Alas! we.are yet intolerant 
on that head, and the axe of the execu- 
tioner is ftill brandithed, throughout: all 
civilized Europe, againft thofe who dare 
to differ with the ‘‘ conftituted authori- 
ties.” The war of fuperftition is at an 
end, but that againft opinion is in the 
zenith, and we ftill perfecute, notwith- 
ing all our boafted attainments, and that 
too “ for confctence’ fake.” 
There have been“many inftances of 
heroifm difplayed during the French re- 
volution, by the republicans: the fol- 
lowing is on the fide of the royalifts : 
During the infamous maffacres of Sep- 
tember, there were two Abbé Guillons 
imprifoned in the fame gaol---the Ab- 
bave, in Paris. One of them was called 
into the court-yard, while the ruffians 
were bufied in affaffinating their vidtims, 
and a note, containimg an order of the 
municipality, tantamount to a reprieve, 
was put into his hand. After examining 
it minutely, he paufed for a few mo- 
ments, and Knowing, from circumftances, 
that it was not intended for himfelf, he 
turned round to the mefenger, and ob- 
ferving that there was another abbé of the 
fame name in prifon, he returned with 
a firm ftep, and an unaltered counte- 
nance, to die. 

Thefe original Anecdotes will be REGULARLY 
CONTINUED in the Monthiy Magazine; 
and the Conduétors requeft the affiftance of 
all perfons, who, by a recent refidence in 
France, are qualified to communicate_ un- 
publifhed and interefting fa&ts. 

Our next Number wiil contain a copious 
and original account of ibe Directory. af 
France. 
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