Among the neighb'ring rocks, moreover,

If you'll but look about with care, Perhaps, Parnaffus you'll difcover,From whence arriv'd the forefaid fair. Mufes, for certain, Sirs,- (if any

Be ftill fubfifting in thefe times,) They are that come to fee Mifs Nanny, Who mufick loves, and tuneful rhymes. But, ah!-I've hardly ever tafted

The pure Aganippaan spring: Why then should precious time be wafted?-Or, why poor I pretend to fing? But, who (the deuce !) can help defcanting

On females fo divinely fair,

That, tho' fome folks may call it ranting, Would almoft make a dead man ftare? Fair. Fl-tch-r, I both seen, and heard have; And N-rgr ve too,-(thofe mufes twain: Both whom, fine things might be averr'd of ;)

And penetrating P-rce would fain. This virgin, I came short of feeing,

By, Sirs, a day or two, at most; But, as good folks, have been agreeing, This happinefs e'er long may boaft. Honoria too, a friend of mine, Sirs,

Kind Kit, and Anna fweet invite, (Tho' th' offspring of a dull divine, Sirs!) To share with them the dear delight. But, if confin'd in homely hut, Sirs,

Sweet Wefton-court, I can't attend, 'Twill vex me to the very guts, Sirs!And fo, my fonnet here fhall end. Sept. 24, 1753. PHILOMUSUS.

How kind and yet how cruel the employ, Where while thy lips relieve, thy looks

destroy?

[move,

Thy voice may well the rudeft temper But all our pity is th' effect of love: Some merit elle our charity might boast, But virtue here with liberty is loft: Can't thou invoke a pity you disown, And fue to virtues to yourself unknown? A form fo fair was made not to implore, 'Tis yours to rule, 'tis mankind's to adore: Ah! quit the fuppliant, resume command, But deal the power with a gracious hand; Hear the foft vow, attend the ftealing figh, Th' expreffive filence, and the pleading eye; [prove,

Let him that merits most thy mercy And know all charity's compriz'd in love: Oh! view each object with impartial eye, Nor bid the convent fmile, the lover die.

[fex, And audaciously laugh at the dress of our Pray don't be fo blind to the faults of [be shown: But let them, I beg, in your next lines Instead of small caps, you must then add

your own,

fmall wigs

[pig's; The tails of which moftly resemble a Put a hat upon that, befure peint it up high, [fky;

As if 'twas an arrow aim'd juft at the At the corner of which I pray don't forget A taffel of filver to make it complete; Let the ftock be well plaited in various forms [fom adorns : Whilft a fine diamond heart his shirt boLet his fword hilt be cover'd with ribbon good store, [der hand fore; Left the roughness without make his tenTho' there's no need of that, for they'll take care to fly [is nigh: The place where they think any danger His coat is to be but a foot from his waist, And fix'd there as tight as if it was lac'd: In his pocket a housewife and pincushion place,

Not forgetting a glafs to admire his face; With ftockings of filk, nothing lefs can fuch please, [above knees, Bind his legs round with ulver an inch Hang a taffel to that, or else it won't do, Which generally reaches half way to his fhoe;

His buckles of ftones, of five-guiness price, To adorn his fweet feet and make him quite nice : [to be feen, Thus dress'd and equipp'd, 'tis too plain He's not one jot better than Monfieur Pantin.

Menficar

With mirth, where no wisdom could ever That to the defenceless can ftrut and look [flave: Although he to cowardice fhews he's a And now for to drefs up my beau with a grace,

[face; Let a well frizzled wig be fet off from his With a bag quite in tafte, from Paris juft [Friffon;

come,

That was made and ty'd up by Monfieur With powder quite grey, then his head is complete ; [wit; If drefs'd in the fashion, no matter for With a pretty black beaver tuck'd under his arm, [warm ; If plac'd on his head, it might keep it too. Then a black folitaire his neck to adorn, Like thofe of Verfailles by the courtiers there worn; [fels lace,

His hands must be cover'd with fine BrufWith a fparkling brilliant his finger to grace; [ers come, Next a coat of embroidery from foreignT'wou'd be quite unpolite to have one wrought at home; [befriend, With cobweb filk ftockings his legs to Two pair underneath his lank calves to [to freeze, With breeches in winter would caufe one To add to his height, must not cover his knees; [leather,

amend;

A pair of fmart pumps made up of grain'd So thin he can't venture to tread on a fea[thine,

ther; His buckles like diamonds must glitter and Should they coft fifty pounds they wou'd not be too fine; [reveals,

A repeater by Graham, which the hours Almost over-balanc'd with knick-knacks and feals;

A mouchoir with mufk his fpirits to chear, Though he fcents the whole room, that no foul can come near;

A gold-hilted fword with jewels inlaid,
So the fcabbard's but cane, no matter for
blade ;
[drefs,
A fword-knot of ribband to answer his
Most completely ty'd up with taffels of
lace :

Thus fully equipp'd and attir'd for show,
Obferve, pray ye belles, that fam'd thing
call'd a beau.
D&ober, 1753.

On DISCONTENT.

To STELLA.

481

AY, dearest Stella, why this penfive

SAY,

air?

Tell me, O tell thy forrows and thy care; Why thy lips tremble, and thy cheeks are pale ? [gale? Why heaves thy bofom with a mournful Let not thy eyes for diftant evils flow, Nor rack thy bofom with prophetick woe: Imagin'd ills deceive our aking eyes, As lengthen'd fhades appear of monftrous fize, [ikies,

See cringing merit at the gates of pride;
See wit and wifdom(that our fathers priz'd)
In youth neglected, as in age defpis'd:
Behold (the fcorn, as late the dread of all)
The politician from his glory fall :
He whofe fly genius cou'd a kingdom rule,
Shall have his exit hits'd by ev'ry fool:
With aking bofom and a ftreaming eye
The hoary foldier fees his honour fly;
Who in his age must to oppreffion bow,
And yield his laurels to a younger brow:
Thofe laurels fhall the proud fucceffor wear
A while; then ftrip and leave them to
his heir.

If thefe are wretched, let us not repine, Whofe meaner talents ne'er were made to fhine:

Our good and ill, our vice and virtue fails Within the compafs of domeftick walls: To thofe fmall limits be thy views confin'd, And blefs thy cottage with a humble mind.

Look not at joys that dazzle from afar,
Nor envy Glaro on his gilded ear;
For all degrees their days of anguish know,
And the most happy have a tafte of woe.
Then calmly take what providence ordains,
He fwells the load who murmurs and
complains:

For all things vary: And who fits to day
Half drown'd in tears; to-morrow may
be gay.
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THE

Copy of a Treaty concluded at Cape-CoaftCaftle, between England and the Fantee Nation, on Feb. 6, 1753.

W

COE the Braffoe and Cur

ranteers, the priests and people of Fantee, do declare, that our fathers, under the conduct of their Braffoe Imorah, were brought by the English from the country now Arcania, and by them furni hed with arms, ammunition, and money, not only to take poffeffion of the land now inhabited by us, but likewife to conquer all thofe ftates around us, at prefent fubject to our dominion.

And whereas we are certainly inforraed, that within thefe ten years past feveral fubjects of the French king have been endeavouring by bribes of various kinds not only to diffolve that clofe connection between the English and Fantee nation which we look upon as our greateft fecurity, but likewife to procure to themselves fome of that ground which was conquered at the English expence; which, befides the natural injustice of the thing, can have no other tendency than to introduce jarring interefts and divifions amongit us, and thereby deliver us up an eafy prey to our enemies:

For thefe reafons, and to recognize the rights of the English nation in the most folemn and authentick manner, and to cut off all claims and pretenfions of any other nation whattoever: We, the whole people of Fantee, did on the 26th of October laft, affembled at Munnin, and there unanimously paffed the following law, which we hereby declare to be conftitutional; and publickly, according to he wonted form of our ancestors, denounce a curfe upon ourselves, or any of our pofterity, who fhall attempt, either directly or indirectly, to break through it. Which law is as follows:

Be it known to all the people of Fantee, and to all under their obedience, that we the Braffoes and Curranteers, the priests and people of Fantee, do enact and ordain, That no fubject of the French king fhall be ever permitted to fettle any where, either by building forts, or otherwife, between queen Anne's point and James fort, Accra; and that whoever attempts to harbour them in his houfe fhall, on the

proof of the fact, be adjudged guilty of treafon against his country, and punished accordingly."

And as a farther proof and teftimony of the reality of our intentions, and to fecure, as far as in us lies, the English intereft in this country, and to engage them, by our candid behaviour, to continue to us that protection which by long experience we have found fo beneficial, we the aforesaid Braffee and Curranteers, the priests and people of Fantee have adjudged it proper and neceffary to fend the following perfons (Imarah fon of Aduafor, &c. &c.) duly and fully authorifed, to Cape-Coast Castle, and there in prefence of the prefident and council, to fwear allegiance and fealty to the English nation, and to deliver the following hostages, viz. Cudjoe Annooma, fifter's fon to the Braffoe of Fantee, frem the faid Braffoe and Curranteers; like wife Quabino Sahi, Quacoo and Coffee, into their hands, to remain as pledges of our punctual obfervance of the above law.

We the aforenamed perfons, deputies from the Braffoe and Curranteers, the priests and people of Fantee, being duly and fully authorifed, have, according to the custom of our country and the form prefcribed by our religion, as likewife according to the cuftom of the English and the form prescribed by their religion, fworn to the due performance of the aforefaid law, and have in confequence fet our marks to two originals of this recognition, being firft read and interpreted to us, in the presence of the faid prefident and council, on Feb. 6, 1753, according to the white mens manner of computation in Europe.

The above recognition was executed at Cape-Coaft-Caftle, by the perfons therein mentioned, the dayand year above written. George Cockburne, captain of his majesty's fhip the Glory; Thomas Melvin, governor; Jofeph Harmer, accountant; Matthew Mackaill, furgeon; Chriftopher Whyttels, fecretary; John Williams, lieutenant of the Glory; William Lille, furgeon of ditto.

By an order of privy council, on Sept. 26, his majesty, by and with their advice, requires and commands, that William Cuthbertfon, William Steedman, William Baird, Adam Lillie, James Manion, James Lillie, and William Lennox, all boatmen at Aber

dour

dour in Scotland (charged upon oath with having been guilty, upon the 8th of July laft, of being together with divers other per fons, affembled at Dalgety in the county of Fife; and there having furrounded four foldiers who were employed to defend a feizure, made by a custom-house officer, of 29 anchors of run brandy, wrefted and took from them their arms, and deforced the faid cuftom houfe officer, and taken away the brandy) do furrender themfelves, within the space of 40 days, to any of the lords jufticiary, or to any one of his majefty's justices of the peace in Scotland.

On the 28th, about 9 at night, a fire broke out in Twifters-alley, Bunhill-row, by which feveral old houfes were burnt, and the back part of the school-house belonging to the haberdathers company.

MONDAY, Oct. 1.

MONDAY, 8.

TUESDAY, 9.

MY

with that candour, temper, and unanimity, which will add dignity to your proceedings, moft effectually advance the publick fervice, and afford the most acceptable proof of your grateful and affectionate duty to the beft of princes.

A due care of the proteftant charter fchools cannot be too often or too earneftly recommended to your confideration; and the benefits already experienced call upon you to cultivate every method of promoting to the utmost the fuccefs of that wife and useful inftitution.

The flourishing state of your linen manufacture gives me the highest pleasure. I will moft chearfully affift your endeavours for the further advancement of that valuable and important branch of your trade; and in providing for its fupport and encouragement, you may fecurely depend upon his majesty's most gracious favour and protection.

Gentlemen of the House of Commons.

I have ordered the proper officers to lay before you the feveral accounts and efti mates, and have nothing to ask in the king's name, but the ufual and neceffary fupplies for the fupport of his majesty's

government.

I am commanded by his majesty to acquaint you, that he will graciously confent and recommends to you, that fo much of the money remaining in his treasury, as fhall be neceffary, be applied to the difcharge of the national debt, or of fuch part thereof as you fhall think expedient.

His majesty, in his great wisdom, judging a time of general tranquillity to be the fittteft feafon for providing against future dangers, will direct an inquiry to be made into the condition of feveral fortifications, that the kingdom may be put An estiinto a proper state of defence. mate of the expence, which will attend that neceffary fervice, fhall in due time be laid before you; and his majesty is perfuaded, that this inftance of his attention to the fecurity of his people, will be highly agreeable to his faithful

commons.

My Lords and Gentleman,

I have not failed to embrace every op portunity, (and it was a part of my duty most pleafing to me) to represent to the king, in the fullest and strongest terms, the loyalty and good affection of his fubjects of Ireland; and 1 have it in command to declare to you, that his majefty relies with an entire confidence on their inviolable attachment to his facred perfon, royal family and government.

It is unneceffary for me, at this day, to make profeffions of my zeal for the welfare PPP2