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made good Proficiency in Latin, Greek, Accompts, and
Writing. When he was at Age he came to Londotf,
and was bound Apprentice to a Wholefale Grocer in
Watling-Jireet, and i'erv'd his Time honeftly, and with
Approbation of his IVIafter. Afterwards he traded.for
himfelf, and about this Time an Uncle dying in Ja-
maica without Children, he went thither by Comniif-
fion from his Mother, and recover'd to the Value of
I 500 /. which he fent Home to her at London, and
gain'd by trading there 5 or 600 /. for himfelf, befides
the Recovery ot a Debt of 600 /. which he brought
Home and deliver'd to his Mailer, having had a Power
from him to that Purpofe; and having done all this
Bufmefs, he return'd Home in the fame Ship in which
he went oat. After which he fet up in Bijhopfgate-
fireet, married a Wife with a good Fortune, and was
in a very good Way of doing well, but after he had
been married feveral Years, and had fome Children,
certain fatal Differences happen'd betwixt him and his
Wife ; (he was inexorable, and would by no means (as
he faid) be reconciPd, upon this they made a volun-
tary Separation, and fign'd mutual Letters of Releafe
from one to another; but the Wife infilling upon his
fulfilling of fome Agreement, he fold a Houfe or two,
and paid her the Sum flie infilled upon, arid then he
gave her a Paper under his Hand, that he would never
feek after, nor have any Thing more to do with her
direftly nor indireftly. Then he lef: the Town and
went to Norfolk, intending to lead a Country Life ; and
there he liv'd for fome Time privately, and at lafl get-
ting acquainted with a Widow Gentlewoman of a good
Fortune, he married her; but her Ellate not anfwer-
ing all Demands, while he was in an unaftive Life, he
then reinov'd to a little Country F.ftate of his own, and
foilow'd firming for three Years, but not being ac-
quainted v/ith thio fort of Bi'f n-fs, and having funk fo
much of his o-.yn Money every Year, he refolv'd to
th'ow up tiic Farm, ;.,.d once more try h.o Fortune at
London, But his Wife could by no Means be perfuaded
to