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The Author is to write a panegyrick on each of them. The greatest part of mankind loves war more than peace. They are but few and meanfpirited that live in peace with all men. The modest and meek of all kinds, always a prey to those of more noble or stronger appetites. The inclination to war univerfal: Thofe that cannot, or dare not make war in perfon, employ others to do it for them. This maintains bullies, bravos, cut-throats, lawyers, foldiers, &c. Moft profeffions would be useless if all were peaceable. Hence brutes want neither smiths nor lawyers, magistrates nor joiners, foldiers, nor furgeons. Brutes, having but narrow appetites, are incapable of carrying on, or perpetuating war against their own fpecies, or of being led out in troops and multitudes to deftroy one another. These prerogatives proper to man alone. The excellency of human nature demonftrated, by the vast train of appetites, paffions, wants, &c. that attend it. This matter to be more fully treated in the Author's Panegyrick on Mankind.

The HISTORY of MARTIN.

OW Jack, having got rid of the old land

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with Martin, and turned him out of doors. he pillaged all his fhops, and abolished the whole difpenfatory. How the new landlord laid about him, mauled Peter, worried Martin, and made the whole neighbourhood tremble. How Jack's friends fell out among themselves, fplit into a thoufand parties, turned all things topfy-turvey, till every body grew weary of them; and at laft, the blustering landlord dying, Jack was kicked out of doors, a new landlord brought in, and Martin reestablished, How this new landlord let Martin do what he pleased, and Martin agreed to every thing his pious landlord defired, provided Jack might be kept low. Of feveral efforts Jack made to raise his head, but all in vain; till at laft the landlord died, and was fucceeded by one who was a great friend to Peter, who, to humble Martin, gave Jack fome liberty. How Martin grew enraged at this, called in a foreigner, and turned out the landlord; in which Jack concurred with Martin, because this landlord was entirely devoted to Peter, into whose arms he threw himself, and left his country. How the new landlord fecured Martin in the full poffeffion of his former rights, but would not allow him to deftroy Jack, who had always been his friend. How Jack got up his head in the North, and put himfelf in poffeffion of a whole canton, to the great difcon

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tent of Martin, who, finding alfo that fome of Jack's friends were allowed to live and get their bread in the South parts of the country, grew highly dif content with the new landlord he had called in to his affiftance. How this landlord kept Martin in order, upon which he fell into a raging fever, and fwore he would hang himself, or join in with Peter, unless Jack's children were all turned out to starve. Of several attempts made to cure Martin, and make peace between him and Jack, that they might unite against Peter; but all made ineffectual by the great addrefs of a number of Peter's friends, that herded among Martin's, and appeared the most zealous for his intereft. How Martin, getting abroad in this mad fit, looked fo like Peter in his air and dress, and talked fo like him, that many of the neighbours could not distinguish the one from the other; efpecially when Martin went up and down ftrutting in Peter's armour, which he had borrowed to fight Jack. What remedies were used to cure Martin's distemper, &c.

N. B. Some things that follow after this are not in the MS. but feem to have been written fince, to fill up the place of what was not thought convenient then to print.

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HE Author, having laboured fo long and done fo much to serve and instruct the publick, without any advantage to himself, has at laft thought of a project, which will tend to the great benefit of all mankind, and produce a handsome revenue to the author. He intends to print by subfcription, in 96 large volumes in folio, an exact description of Terra Auftralis incognita, collected with great care and pains from 999 learned and pious authors, of undoubted veracity. The whole work, illuftrated with maps and cuts agreeable to the subject, and done by the best mafters, will coft but two guineas each volume to fubfcribers, one guinea to be paid in advance, and afterwards a guinea on receiving each volume, except the laft. This work will be of great ufe for all men, and neceffary for all families, because it contains exact accounts of all the provinces, colonies, and manfions, of that fpacious country, where, by a general doom, all tranfgreffors of the law are to be transported: and every one having this work may choose out the fittest and best place for himself, there being enough for all, so as every one shall be fully satisfied.

The author supposes that one copy of this work will be bought at the public charge, or out of the parish-rates, for every parish-church in the three kingdoms, and in all the dominions thereunto belonging,

longing. And that And that every family that can command ten pounds per annum, even though retrenched from less necessary expences, will subscribe for one. He does not think of giving out above nine volumes yearly; and, confidering the number requifite, he intends to print at least 100000 for the firft edition. He is to print Proposals against next Term, with a specimen, and a curious map of the capital city, with its twelve gates, from a known author, who took an exact survey of it in a dream. Confidering the great care and pains of the author, and the usefulness of the work, he hopes every one will be ready, for their own good as well as his, to contribute chearfully to it, and not grudge him the profit he may have by it, especially if it comes to a third or fourth edition, as he expects it will very foon.

He doubts not but it will be tranflated into foreign languages, by moft nations of Europe, as well as of Afia and Africa, being of as great ufe to all those nations as to his own; for this reafon he defigns to procure patents and privileges, for fecuring the whole benefit to himself, from all thofe different princes and ftates; and hopes to fee many millions of this great work printed, in those different countries and languages, before his death.

After this bufinefs is pretty well established, he has promised to put a friend on another project almost as good as this; by establishing Insurance-offices every where, for fecuring people from fhipwreck, and feveral other accidents in their voyage to