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made me in or before May 1720.] I had then no Thoughts of changing
my Way of life: much less had I signified any such thing to Mr Butler.
But I had come to a soberer way of thinking about Theological Matters:
& I seemed to foresee Difficulties & Dangers in the Profession of
Physick; especially as my Fortune was too small, to bear any considerable
Expence for any long time. Therefore I resolved 2 )[about the
beginning of July,] to accept the unexpected Offer; &
FOLIO 10 came through Normandy to Diepe & Rye, at the latter End
1720 of July, or beginning of August, 1720. South Sea Stock was
then at its Height. My Aunt, widow of Mr George Brough
of Cheapside, was nominally a considerable Gainer in it, & lived at
Brentford. Along with her lived Mr Baker, a Dissenting Minister, who
had married her eldest Daughter; & a maiden Daughter, named Ann.
They had all been very obliging to me for a year or two before I went to
Paris: & Mr Bowes had visited them when he returned from Paris, on
the Footing of his Acquaintance with me; &, on the Rise of S Sea Stock,
was engaged to marry Miss Nanny. I went thither on my coming back,
& was much with them. But the Fall of Stock soon broke the Match, &
entangled them afterwards in a Law-Suit about Money-Matters.
Mr Butler introduced me to Mr Talbot, whom I saw pretty often in
the remainder of that Year: *)[& they two brought me acquainted with
Dr Hülse.] But in December {he}